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SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEAD.
BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR

HAvlNG received frequent applications
IL ffVm the friends Of deceased soldiers
TO place in permanent form and make il
accessible 10 all who might desire n copy,
the "ROLL OF HONOR" on which | am
engaged for the State. | propose to publish
n work mOrS extended in iis scope and de.
sign than the State Roll. embracing Bio.
graphical Sketches Of the officers and me
from this State who have fallen or died in
service during the present war, and whose
friends may furnish me with the necessary
materials fer such sketches.
The plan IL this The friends Of the de-
ceased soldiers desiring place In this work
will forward 10 me the necessary informa.
tisn to make up for publication the bio.
graphical sketches, or send. me the notices
they wish inserted, when they will be re.
sissd and compiled for publication. Each
biographical sketch must he accompanied
by the name Of nj least one su bscriber and
Ten Dollars TO d.fray the expenses and Ia.
Dor involved In the preparation and eompi-
lation OF the sketches, for which n receipt
will be given emitting ths-ho.der To cspy
Of the work at the subscription price.
m, perfeetiRg arrangements with lead.
ing Publishing house for the publication OF
the work ], will be published in monthly
numbers, and issaed in the best style oi
letter press printing, on fine white English
book paper and printed with the best Eng
lish Ink. Each number will contain one OF
more portraits Of officers and men whs have
distinguished themselves during The war. a
The Twelve numbers will make four hand
some volumes,
Terms $50 per annum. or for twelve
numbers, payable on the publication OF the
iirss number, Of which due notice will be
giyso. The work will be continued until
the Roll is completed. Those intending "a
ssbser'be or fusniah biographical sketches
should do so without delay, as the fra,
edition will be limited to the number o
subscribers.
Address WILLIAM b. JOHNSON.
Columbia, s. e.
Feb. ~, 1864. 1T
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Letter from Richmond.


| ~
RIcnMoND. Friday, April Is.
Rumors Of troop movements rhicksn IL
the air. Regiments go through the city
a, dead OF night and no man knoweth
ThSre is hurrying to and fro uIder cover
OF darkness, aud the bn.y note Of prepar
alton is mutfi ID, so that only dull con.
fused mur'Hur is heard in the day time.
You may guess where Longslreet Is or
soon vii! b. You would never ru.,,
that, for the hrst time. Lees am, con.
tsins a battalion Of MIss"urisns.
Why 10 the Yankees send two boats
to City Pom, and bnng only four Con
iedersts officers. number Of ladies, and
plenty Of frsi sh. tor Yankee prisouersi-
This question is asked aDxr,l,. Wnhou,
pretending to know anything, I think !
can answer 1t. Ysnkee prisoners, in spite
OF the utmost care. are dying rapidly !;
but. as soon as Yankee j. put on board
the boat, he counts in the exchange OF
prisoners. lie may die before be reach
es Fortress Monroe, yet he counts all the
same.
Gold I73 8, that is q traction higher
than il has ever been. Good ! Defeat
at Shreveport confirmed by Yaukses.-
Good 'agsi" |! Recognition Of the Con
federscy advocated IN Yankee Conp,es,.
and the advocate not expelled by two.
thirds vote. Very good Fremont breach
10 Republican party widening. Very
good a!so Old Abe looking the picture
of death. Still good!
A Colonel in Lees army, Scotchman
formerly in the English service. who WAS
badly wounded At Gettysburg and has
been here on sick furIough during the
winter. went to Orange lately, TO look sf
ter bis horse. On his return he made
this brief report II found the dom'd
basls sitting down 10 his oats. lie ~as
too weak 10 stand up" This tells a tale.
am afraid both horses and men will
have 70 60 where there is something to
oat. The policy is bad. bot AL empty
stomach has no conscience.
More rain coming. HKKxKs.
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The Capture Of Plymouth.

We are indebted TO the Richmond Dis.
patch for the following additional partic-
alars Of the capture Of Ply mouth by Gen
HoIs:
The force engaged on our side was
Hoke's brigade, commanded by Col.
Mercer, Of the 21st Ga, Ransom's brig
sde, commanded by Gen. Ransom, and
ksnpers tVirgini~) brig ade, commanded
BY Col. Terry.
On Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock,
our forces, under the command OF Gen.
Hoke. arrived in front Of Plymouth, the
Notifications being plainly visible through
the trees behind which the Confsderates
we're drawn up. The lst Virginia regi.
men,, commanded by Major Norton, was
thrown forward as skirmshei., and the
enemys pickets retired behind their for,i.
ticstions. Just as the firing commenced
a white object WAS seen in the field in
front, which was supposed TO be flag Of
truce, but which proved to be a
target planted there bS the Yankees for
artillery practice. In the same field there
were several targets planted, and by pre-
vious practice the enemy had gotten a
perfec. range Of all the approaches to
their works The Yankees opened on the
skirmishers with the large guns in the
fort which they were approaching. in
which was mounted 100 FOUNDER Par
rott and 8 inch Columbisd. No assault
WAS made on Sunday afternoon, though
the skirmishers were kept oI..
During the afternoon q gunboat came
out from behind the town and start cd I'D
the river with pleasure party on board.
Oar artillery opened on her, but though
struck she proceeded on up the river,
landed her passengers, and that night at
tempted TO drop down to the town. She
was again attacked by the artillery, and
BY some sharpsboo,en posted on the
banks for the purpose. but without stop.
ping her.
On Monday our forces held the position
assumed Sunday evening, the enemy
shelling at times fariously. BY this shell.
ing the follow casualties, OF which we
have heard, occurred in the lst Virginia
regiment Delaware McMin, wospded in
the side, supposed moralIy; Frank Jo-
sephs, ankle crushed Tbso. J. Robertson.
10 eight places, all slight; Lieut.. Payne,
face, slight.
On Tuesday, it seems, heavy fighting
occurred, With varied success, and on
Wednesday morning tho place was car.
risd by assault, Hoke's brigade entering
and charging with the bsyonet up the |
principal streets. Col. Mercer, who led |
them, vas killed. During Tuesday our |
artillery, including the Faystts Artillery, |
Of Richmond, was planted within l6O |
yards Of the for,ifcations and opened
Gre. The Fayet,e Artillery, IL is stated,
suffered heavily from the enemy's FIRE.
The gunboat which went out Of the
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Roanoke it is said made short work of the
shipping in front Of the town.
Sunday morning our cavalry pickets
found negro spy coming into our lines
wearing the dress Of field hand, and
having red handkerchief tied around
his head. Under this dress was found
the full uniform Of a Yankee soldier
The negro was hung on the spot.
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RATHER OF RICn RksoLurox.-In
the Federal Senate. on the 7th instsrt,
Mr.. SAUI sBURY offered tie following:
Resoteed, That the chaplain Of the
Senate be respectfully requested, hereafter,
to pray and suppicsts Almighty God in
our hehs'f, and not lecture Him, inform.
lug HIM what to do. o. state 10 Him
under p'etsnce Of prayer, his (ths said
cbapls,u's) opinion in refsrsacs TO Hi-
duty ss the Almighty and ,ht the said
chaplain be further requested, AS ~iors-
said, not, under the form Of prayer, TO
lecture the Senate 10 relation to the ques
tons befo'e the body.
The resolution Was otj,c,ed to by
some Of the Black Republican member,
who though, the prayers Of the reverend
about right IN tone sn.l color, and il was
laid on the table.
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Sorghum.

PLANrIN0.-After ths soil has been
we'll broken. and thoroughly pulverized.
the process ofplanting becomes very sim.
pie. The spaces between the rows may
be little lees than are sIlowed for
corn. The object being q large crop OF
stalks. without much regard to the pro
duction Of seed, the plants viii bear more
erowding .thao would be consistent Will,
afull yieldin corn crop. Hence the
rovs, 10 fertile soil, and on a favorable
Southern exposure, not be more than
three and Ahalf feet apart. and il the
planting is' done 10 "hill," one and q half
. ortvo feet apart in the rows; the space
between the rows may be reduced to three
. feet.
The question, As to whether the plant
ing should be done by drilling" or in
"hills, ,"is still an open question, on which
fsrmera differ 10 opinion. The chief cause
Of sihis difference. we presume, is to be
found 10 The difference o: soil and loca
tion The circumstances limiting the ex.
teut'to which the stalks may be crowded
are. fret, the degree Of fertility in the
coil, and it's natural warmth +; secondly,
the situation Of tho surface With reference
to the sun. II these are both favorable
the soil will bear tie largest number OF
plants that can he brought 10 full growth
and maturity ona given. quantity Of
land.
Then comes in the secondary question
Of convenience in the planting and cul.
ture Of the crop.
Soil OF given quality will undoubtedly
produce larger stalks Of cane when drill
ed than when planted 10 bills. Because
there ie. then the most general dis,ribu
non OF STALKS over the surface, that is con
sis'sot With proper .iIlage Of the land
she plants being nowhere crowded 10 the
rows.
But, on the other hand, the mode OF
cultiva,ing in HIS has the advantage OF
greater conven:sncs in planting and hoe.
ing.
II. then, the object is to make the land
yield a full crop Of the largss. possible
stalks, We believe the plan Of drilling is
best. This should be done with care II
ths soil is At all cloddy, IL is best to le.
hand follow the plough which draws the
iurrows for planting, with a garden rake,
and remove the ciods from the bottom Of
the burrows. The seeds should then be
scattered uniformity along the row-,wo
OF shsss times ss many being put in a.
will be wanted to produce stalks. The
sovering sbould be With very loose mould,
apf nolNpors than an inch In dsptb.-
u plants ere Of convenient size,
th5yoxthoud be ihisned out, 20 ~ TO
staad 81 . distance Of . TO 2 inches apart.
II Isad 10 more abundant than labor,
the method Of planting iRzlQ1Is 10 proLa
bly, tsss. For tAaz7 ke1 re.
:; : : ! ! !! !! | !:
ssssAsy is then Ind
psItivsting. In ed
Akbs SO csss6u &eds
fslIy s6m one and half
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PRIcEs IK ArGUsrA.-GoldS $50. silver
l5al Ia. Cotton 80 . 90 cents. Whea,
$ls 90 per bushel corn sl0; peas
SIS; rye tl2; barley so; oats $5.-
Bacon - so -; coffee Sl2 Is per
pound; rice 40 q Is cents per pound i,
sugar - a6. Beef $2 a . per pound,
nett; pork o. 3; eggs $s = $50 pe.
dozen; bud" $oa 10 per pouad, and
sweet potatoes $40 n Is pc, bushsl.
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A private letter states ,hs, the people
Of California are .stiefing at present from
drought. Eight thousand sheep and
eight thousand beeves have died, And
the farmers are killing the cattle Tor their
hides and tat. This drought will prove
most disastrousro the farming and by
h'aulic mining in,eres,s Of that State,
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BARBAEiIT OF NEGKo SoLDIERs We
are permitted (sals the Semthsrn O6ser.
r>r) to make the foiio~ing eItract from q
letter, written by ais'iy in Yszoo Ci.y
TO n friend in Alabama, relative To the
recent visit "f the Yankees to tbs, city :
We dreaded veiy much TO see them
come on scconu, Of The neg,oes. Most
Of the me" ~ers "egross. They, ss sol
diets. are the mos, fsrocious and unrs
lsnting Of bu.nsn hs'ngs. We dreaded
their coming as 81 Md beasts. 90 last
week they t,ok an old man from near
Satartia-Coi Hsrris-and beat him TO
death with n fence rail. They captured
two Of our scouts. and. after shooting
them seven times, Knocked them in tie
head and left them. Such bsrbaVities
rs these are being daily committed.
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EAST TxNsKssxE -Msuy dssponden,
persons are Of the opinion (says the
Charlottesville Chresiefs) ,ha, Esst Tenn.
essee is forever .ost TO The Confed eracy,
simply because i's territory is a, present.
occsP'ed by the enemy This, ia one
sense Of the word, amounts to nothing.
Aher lev hard bioTs, we are Of the
opinion bat EsI Tennessee will again
be ours. We feel satisfied hat the Fed
er~i army. under Sshofsid, IN ,bu sec
ton of county. is Gar inferior to our.,
commanded by Coos. Buckn.r. Ransom,
Vaughan. Jonss and others. They are
still in East Tennessee. aud at the proper
tune will speak Tor themselves.
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from " aahIugtOl1 t.

WASHINGTON, Aug ga special to the Post
says:
Our cavalry has done great injury 10 the rebel
railroads
Gen. Early has been ordered back to Rich
mond
The rebels greatly greved at the loss of
the W edon raiiroad.
Mosby has hanged thirty of our men in CLARK
county. Virginia, for burning guerrilla's houses
John A. Stuart has been appointed Assistant
Treasurer. to ill the vacancy caused by Nr.
Cisco's resignation.
Dispatches received in Washington from be-
fore Atlanta s:ate the Atlanta papers Of the 9th
announce that Fort Morgan has been surrendered
10 our forces, with all its garrison, including
Gen. Paige. also its guns. munitions of war. &c
A letter received from the Army of the Poto
mac. dated yesterday. says:
All is quiet with the exception of occasions
picket firing in front of the LIST corps.
The firing our right on Thursday and Fri
day was occasioned by movement of the troops
from one position TO another. which the enemy
evidently did not understand.
Our total loss in the fight or Thursday will
not execed2 900. while that of the enemy is sup
posed TO be about B 600.
We still hold about four miles OF the Weldon
railroad. and the position abandoned by the %
corps was effectualy destroyed
DeseTters who came IN yesterday say that zen.
q. +. Hills corps. with two divisions Of Long
streets corps, and the JEFF, Davis Legion were
the rebel troops engaged on Thursday.
Pork has advanced to Sc and beef to 81 4
pound in Richmond
The rebe. officers declare that the Weldon
railroad must be recaptured at all hazards.
Richmond papers of Friday and Saturday
rounce Gen. j Smith sweeping through
" estern Mississippi and Alabama.
Gen. Sherman is said 10 be well supplied with
God ard ammunition.
The latest intelligence from the Shenandoah
Valley represents that large part OF the rebel
force has been Withdrawn towards Richmond
The latest reports from Gen Sherman repre-
sent that thus far hi. recent movements to
cupy the rebel lines of supply have been success
ful
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From PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA. August % The Evening
Telegraph has Richmond papers contsining the
following daIed Mobile, August "a:
Fort Morgan is in the enem''> hands. whether
surrendered or blown up is unknown. There are
conflicting reports Nothing reliable
Richmond papers OF Saturday contain the fol
lowing:
A dispatch to the Advertiser. dated near Alb
erdeen the oath. says:
The enemy burned Ashville las: night
A large force passed through Holly Springs
this morning toward Lagrange.
Their wagon train crossed A. Waterford last
night
A they were about crossing yesterday they
were fred into and sharp skirmish took place
We captured three wagons and teams and three
prisoners.
Our loss vas 20
ATLANTA August "a -Another large confa-
grafton occurred this evening on the Alabama
side, destroying large warehouse and several
dwellings.
The FIRE was caused by shell from the Yam
kee batteries
During the FIRE the Yankees sbeled that por-
ton Of The city with great rapidly.
Prisoners report that Sherm,n's army coz
trues TO be well ted, and Federal officers claim
that there are % DAYS provisions in that place
BzIsToL. Tenn. August % Some 300 Yam
kee cavalry dashed into ROgersyille on The 2lst,
and captured n Shields AMI Others. and re
,rested 10 the direction Of Beans Station
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%. Confirmed or mslighant sarcocele; by
drocele, IL complicated With orgsnc disease Of
the testicle Vsricocee is not Of itseli. disqual-
flying.
80 Loss Of bend or foot
81 Wounds which would manifestly ineapa
citste the man for military service: muscular or
cutaneous eOniractons from wounds. or burns.
or tumors, which would prevent marching, or
otherwise msnifestly incApacitate the man for
military service
% Fractures. irreducible Gislocations or an
chyloss Of the large joints. or chronic diseases
of the joints or bones. that would prevent
marching. or otherwise unfit the man for military
service
80 Total loss Of right thumb loss of ungual
phalanI Of right thumb; total loss OF any two
fingers Of same hand: loss OF first and second
phalanges Of the fingers Of the right hand Per
maneDt contraction Of two fingers Of right hand
all the fingers adberent or united
"a Club feet: total loss of great toe Other
permanent defects deformities of the feet, such
as will necessarily prevent marching
80 FaricOse veins of inferior extremiiies, II
large and numerous. and accompanied with
chronic svellings or alterations.
So Chronic ulcers; extensive. deep aud al
herent cicatrces Of the lower exiremiiies.
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by the wisdom Of our forefathers. we here adopt
as our broad platform the Constitution OF the
United States in its length and breadth. and
pledge our candidates TO maintain, preserve, pro
tect aud defend il
Resolved, That We cannot view with indifer-
ence the open reputation of the Monroe doc
trine, the establishment of sd empire on the
ruins OF neigbbOring republic. and that We vie"
with greater alarm the fearful strides OF The gen.
eral administration st our national capital toward
despotsp in their repeated inserfereoces with
State rights, with the liberty of speech, OF the
press and the rights OF private property
On motion the Convention adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.