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The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-11-07

- The Cherokee Pills and Heiu-
vetl0ttng Elixir, sold by ell enterprisng
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desl-rs however, frv 90 seil worthless comp0ond'
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eonadencs. stating fully and plaluly their diseases
kot symptoms. as We treat all diseases of = chronle
nature Ia male or female. Patients need sot sesi
lel< hece1se Of their inability 70 vist %. have
treatsf paienis successfully 10 all portions or ~
fyliitei gohc. by eonsspondence
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ths symptous u their complaints, and vrtis Poe
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'ncless postage stamp for reply.
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The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-11-07

No. 81 Liberty street, Nss yoss
q. n. COOK, cuicAoo. No. "a MARKET str.~s
rsusiai Arsnt Tor The STATES of Illinois, lews wi,
rosin, Michigan and indsnA who stl supply
s'gists n or regular card prices
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

QUEEN VIoToBzA's ABpIcAT1os The
Memorial Dipzondtsqus makes itself res.
ponsible for The extraordinary stpssment
that at recent cabinet .counci5 on the DAM
ish question, Queen Victoria nose from the
table declaring that she could come ID po
decision without consulting With Prince
Albert, retired into her closet, and, on
emerging, announced that the Prince was.
hostile to any act Of war BY England.
> This unmistakeabie proof Of mental
aberrstionsis said; TO have determined Lord
Palmerston to urge the abdicat;on Of thes
Queen, and the fact that, instead Of joining
his motherat Osborne, The prince Of Wales
has gone with his princess to Sc Lsonards,
is interpreted as an indication that Edward
VII, is preparing to mount: the throne, and
ta.inaugurate new foreign policy in the
affairs Of Great Britain. q
It is certain that the present attitude Of
the English Government cannot long Be
maintained if England isto keep her placa
as q power of:the first rank, and if the alb.
dication Of Victoria is q necessarily pfeiimi.
nary to victorous and honorable action on the
part Of Great Britain, thatabdication Is likely
to be insisted upon and accomplished with
no unnecessary deisy. gomnsrcisf Ad;s
yertiser. s. y; 3. ;5.ss:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

GEN. BEAUREaARD AND THE FLORIDA
DEsERTERs.-The Lake City Ella Co.
hnsbian contains proclamation from Gen.
Beauregard offering amnesty and pardon to
certain citizens of East Florida south of the
Withlacooehee and west of the head waters
Of St. Johns river, ,,deserters from the army
Of the Confederate States, and othera liable
to military service, who tsevade byaonoeal.
ment, aud sometimes by open resistance TO
the constituted military authorities the duty
which they owe to their country on con-
dition that they report to the Confederate
Commissaries Of their respective districts,
within forty days, and agree to furnish
their surplus beef cattle to the Governments
at schedule prices. Those Who comply
with these conditions will, in consideration
Of the necessities of their families requiring
their support, be detailed to gather cattle,
fish, eto., and will receive the compensation
allowed to detailed men. seTo all those
who refuse, or fail, without q satisfactory
reason therefor, to avail themselves of this
proclamation, it is announced that the
Commanding General will, at an early day,
visit upon them the most condign punish
ment by the adoption of such measures as
will efectually rid the country Of their
presence"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

Mrs. GENERAL BEAUREaARD.-From
the remarks of LIE Courier Francats, it
appess that not even the well known res
pectability of the deceased, as we'll as the
high position occupied by her, could save
the dead from insult. The dastardly Yam.
kee who controls the columns of the Era,
knowing that he was safe from theayenging
sword of the Creole ohieftain, did not heai-
tate to use. the, most insulting language
when chronicling the death Of Mrs. Beau.
regard. The Register says in reference to
the remarks of the Era:
We have notseen the number of the Era
to which the Courier alludes in the article,
translation of which we published in yes.
terday's Neos. We are informed, howev.
er, that the passage referred to was in subsss
stance as follows: 'aThe wife Of the rebel
General Beauregard issdead atslast.; There
is one less left to spawn forth brood Of
traitors" It is almost Incredible that such
language should be printed in Christian
country. The reptile Of the Era will be
remembered "when the stern monentofre-
vepge is nigh"
The whole Confederaey, says the Atlanta
Intellsgeaeer, condoles with Gen. Beaure-
gard, at the demise Of his wife, while they
trnst that the craven hearted crea-
ture who penned the lines quoted above
may yet receive the punishment his afro
oious conduct merits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30
s@B1-eov. Chapman, Of Alsbama--

sarEx-Gov. Chapman, Of Alabama
one Of the sturdy old patriots who are hon
ored BY the special hatred Of the Yankees
suffered seriously in Banton spiteful dep
relations on Ills property near Huntsville,
Ala. Thinking that some of the doings Of
the Yankee Williams were beyond orders, he
waited on the Yankee commander, (Col.
Alexander, and stated his case 3 ss
Colonel &c Veil, Governor, ] don't think
you havs any property about here s:
GoYernor. ell, sir, if it is not mine,
be So kind as to inform me whose il is. -
E Colonel. -GIti is the property Of the GOV.
ernment Of the United States, Sir. y 81. s,
: Governor--ssAh very well, Colonel, I
have come to inform you, then, that the
soldiers are treating the stproperty Of the
United States Government damned. badly.
Good day, uoloneln = =.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

DEATH OF A FORMER CHARLESTON MER-
oHANT.--We learn bya gentleman just ar
rived from the West, the death of Mr.. T..
W. Shepherd, formerly of the house Of
Shepherd, .McCreery & Co., of this city,
doing business on meeting street. The de-
ceased is reported to have been found mur-
dered in q cess pool on alot near his resi-.
dence in Memphis, Tennessee. Our infor-
mant states that Mr.. Shepherd left his resi-.
dence on the night Of the murder to get
some medicine. Not returning, bis wife be-.
came alarmed, and arousing the neighbors;
search was made for him. His coat was
found in one lot and in the other his body.
he had been both robbed and murdered.
Mr.. Shepherd was highly esteemed III
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30
The Fall of ViOkSburg.

TIE Richmond Examiner brings US, at
last, the hitherto unpublished history of the
fall of Vicksburg in General Johnson's Of
fetal report. In connection with this docu.
ment, says the Eraminer, are some other
extraordinary developments, which are ne
cessary to history, and which show how the
popular credulity has been abused with re-
ference to the Vicksburg disaster.
So far from Vicksburg having been SUR
rendered|on account of scarcity Of sup
plies, it now appears, officially, that Penn
berton had, at the time of the surrender, a.
bout 10000 pounds of pork and bacon,
which had been reserved for the subsistence
Of his troops in the event of attempting to
cut his way out of the city. Also, 51,24l
pounds of rice, 5000 bushels of peas, 1l2,-
23f pounds Of sugar, 3,24O pounds of soap,
527 pounds of tallow candles,27 pounds of
star candles, and 42S,OOO pounds of salt.
If curiosity insists upon knowing the real
cause of the surrender of Yicksburg, it must
satisfy itself as we'll as 1t can with the words
of General Pemberton's own official report.
He says: "Knowing the anxious desire of
90 the Government to relieve Vicksburg, I
"feit assured that, if within the compass of
[" its power, the siege would be raised but,
"when forty seven days and nights had
"passed, with the knowledge I then pos
h hsesSed that no adequate relief was to be
"expected, I felt that ought no longer to
"place in jeopardy the brave men whose
" lives had been entrusted to my care"
So there appears to have been nothing
but general occasion for the surrender of
Vicksburg-that is, as Pembertop express
ed it in his note to Grant, "a desire to save
the further efusion of blood"
But the most astounding disclosure of the
documents referred to, is Pemberton's ex-
plauation of his selection Of the fourth of
July for the day of surrender. The expla-
nation is thisl
elf it should be asked why the fourth
d" of July was selected as the day for the
" surrender, the answer is obvious. I be-
(" lieved that, upon that day, I should OBJ
" tain better terms. Well aware of the
" vanity of our foes, knew they would at
" tach vast Importance to the entrance, On
" the Fourth of July, into the stronghold of
"the great river, and that, to crafty their
" national vanity. they would yield then
" what could not be extorted from chem at
" any other time"
The fall of Vicksburg has heretofore
been story written in the character of mis-
fortune. But we did not know until now
that it was an incident of such humiliation
on the part of the Confederacy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30
{ RATES OF POSTAGE IN THE
C.. STATES OP AMERICA. .

TOR the convenience of the public
thefollowins slmpIed statement of of post
the act Of Congress o the Confederate States Of
America has been prepared. II must be borne In mind
that the Act Is TO go into effect from and after such period
as the P. NJ General may, by proclamation, announces
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Single letters exceeding half ounce In weight to
of the Confederate States, shall be each III cents
An additional single rate for each additional half ounce
or less.
Drop letters Q cents each.
In theorgong cases. the postage be prepaid by stamps
or stamped envelopes.
Advertised letters cents each
- on NEWSPAPERS.
Sent TO regular and bona fdc subscribers from the Office
of publication and exceeding three in weight
Weekly paper, l3 cents per quarter.
Semi Weekly paper, 26 cents per quarter.
Trl-Weekly paper, 80 cents per quarter
Four times week, 56 cents per quarter.
Five times week, G5 cents per quarter.
Six times week, Is cents per quarter
on PERIODICALS. '-
Periodicals published oscncr than semimOnhly shall be
Pefodicas published monthly, no, exceeding II ounces
in weight cent on each number and one cent additional
on each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.
EtJ 80 ON TRANSIENT PRINTED MATTER
The inland postage every other newspaper, and on
each circular sealed, handbi engraving pamphlet
perodica magazine other paper, which shall be uncon
nected with any manuscript written matter, and not
exceeding In weights shall be cent and for every
additional or traction of ounce, cent addition
nj and books bound and unbound not weighing over
four pounds shall be deemed mailable matter, and the In
land postage them shall be at the rate of2 cents an
ounce or fraction of ounce and the postage all such
transient matter and books shall be prepaid in a
cep when sent by ocers musicians or privates OF the
army. lg
The following persons only are entitled the fankinS
privilege, and all cases strictly confined to official bus-
ness.
Postmaster GENERAL.
Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office Department
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30
From the Richmond Wing.
The Strength of the Enemy.

Grant was to advance on our Georgia ar.
my this spring with a column of 100000
men,, while second of like strength was
to march by way of Knoxville to Virginia,
and a third to be held in reserve. We be.
lieve it is safe bet, that in all of his lines
he will not be able to muster one of these
columns. Sherman has to drag-net a long
line of garrisors, heretofore thought impor-
tant, to muster 25, 900 men for his expedi.
ton. Texas has been abandoned for want
of men to keepup the invasion. Banks is
far more frightened by Dick Taylor in the
State where he is establishing his masters
sttenth.vote" Government, than he is able
to frighten us with any force at his disposal.
We have pretty positive information that
the enemy's force is almost nothing in Mis-
souri,, and that General Price believes this
is his opportunity to march his veterans
home to arouse and redeem their State
General Meade's army is not only below its
usual complement in numbers, but is sadly
demoralized, and the Yankees are speoula-
ting upon an early visit from General Lee
across the Potomac. A force must be kept
in Kentucky, for the Yankees know that
Morgan is free, and mounted with his
troopers, each armed with pair of scissors
in addition to their rifles and revolvers.-
Meantime, Yankee enlistments are expiring,
and the veterans are generally tired of the
war and going out, while the last draft has
not supplied their place, and the new draft
not yet executed How then can the Yam
kee armies be strong enough for offensive
movements on grand scale? With Grant,
two to one is an Indispensable requisite to
his tactics. He isa lucky manager Of brute
force and has at last to face his master in
the art of war. Instead of that oVerwhelm-
ing invasion we have all been looking for
with so much breathless anxiety, we shall
not be surprised to see the enemy taking
the defensive and the gray coats pushing
forward to fight for and recover the ground,
from which. they were. crowded in the last
campaign. We should not be surprised, if
the figures could be compared, that the
Confederate effective force in, the field to-
day is equal to that of the foe; and when
that is the case, what Confederate ever ask.
ed surer guarantee of victory?
These favorable divinations should have
the effect of inspiring the South to renewed
and desperate energy in the coming cam
paign. Let us gather up our whole
strength As General Polk said when
Buell. moved off from Duck River, and no
longer interposed his great army between
Bragg and Cumberland Gap, "God has
opened the door for u.s." So we believe
opportunity has come, and Heaven has so
shaped the elements of trouble and discord
and weakness among our enemies, and so
given our Government and people nerve for
the conflict, that if we do our duty faith
fully with the means in hand, our victory
and Independence are sure in one more
campaign.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

, IrThe Nashville Unioa is requested
aby the highest authoritS to announce
that no more passes win DO gtantsd 70 the
wives and families Of officers to the front of
any Of the armies in that theatre Of opera
tions. - Iss 's.s:s s.. s
The Philadelphia Age notices the curious
fact that the number of men who were
killed, crippled or captured in the recent
Florida disaster would have snHiced to re-
organize that State under the amnesty
proclamation fourteen hundred votes
were more than were required, and about
that number we're placed zors da cons5as
A life for vote s g.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30

The fact should be borne in mind that the
Currency Act revokes the power. heretofore
granted to and exercised by the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue fifty millions Of
Treasury notes per month. he can no lon
ger food the country with paper money
The only mannerin which he can meet the
wants Of the Treasury isaoi issue six per
cent. bonds, the principal and interest
whereof shall be free from taaation, and
for the payment Of the interest thereon the
entire net receipts Of any export duty here
after laid On the value Of all cotton, tobacco
and naval stores, which shall be exported
from the Confederate States, and the net
proceeds of;the import duties now laid, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary, are
specially pledged. This factshould inspire
confidence in the new currency.
About the LIST of May, we presume, the
Secretary will sell OF hypothecate aportion,
of the said six: Per cent: bonds, and thus q
further drain upon the reduced amount of
currency in circulation will be made, and
money will become sosrcer. Creditofsof
the Government whose debts have been
contracted since the passage Of the aGur-
rency Act are allowed to receive thea
mounts due them in q certificate of ofindebt-
edness, payable two years after peace, bear.
ing six per cent, interest, payable semi.ap.
pually, and exempt from taxation in princi.
pal and interest. This is. another safeguard
against an increase of the currency.
Richmond Whtg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-03-30
Condition of the Yankees in Florida.

The Savannah Nesos of Saturday says:
A soldier who left Baldwin on Wednes.
day last informs us that FIVE deserters from
the Yankee army had come in to that post.
Three of them were Germans who could
not speak q word Of. English. In conver.
sation with German Confederate soldier
they represent that they belongto the 150th
New York Regiment. They state that they
had only been four months in New York,
that they had been made drunk, and when
they came to their senses they found them.
selves on board of q transport ship, bound
for the Yankee army in the South. They
state that there are about one hundred other
deserters from the Yankee army between
Palatka and GAINESVILLE, endeavoring to
make their way to our lines. One of the
number, a fine looking young fellow, states
that he belongs to the 47th Ohio Regiment.
He gives as the reason why he deserted
that negro corporal was placed over him,
with whom he had some difficulty, which
resulted in his knocking the negro down
Disguised with his association with negroes,
and to avoid punishment for his offence, he
deserted to our lines.
These deserters represent that many Of
the Yankee recruits, who like the Germans
above mentioned, were kidnapped and
forced into service against their will, have
never received any pay-that there is much
dissatisfaction and discomfort in the Yam:
kee army, and that hundreds of them would
desert if they had fair opportunity. One
of the deserters at Baldwin states that the
number of negroes killed and wounded in
the fight at Olustee, had been ascertained
to be seventeen hundred and fifty eight;
Our informant states that when he left our
lines on Wednesday there was unusual ao.
tivity observed in the Yankee camps, and
it was thought that they were preparing
either to fight or evacuate their present po..
sition.