Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-01-06
General News Items.

.ag- a sham election, ordered by Lincolr, 10
to he hold in Lsusisna to frame > new Slate Con-
slitui;on.
srsr Macon is to bo tho capital of the State Of
Mississippi until the city of Jnck,on may again
be. tepsbo. The officers of the State Government
are now in Macon.
ns- The onioe ef the D.ily Missis.ippirn, at
Meridiun, has been discontinued, siid il has only
ono office, which is at Selma Exchanges will
please take notice of this and direct their favors
accordingly.
81 The Yankee Major General Buford's Inst
words, as reported in the Northern -ff:rss, ~rr;-
rot very complimentary 10 bis tr,oIs. lie said
"Put guards on all the roads, and don't'!et the
mcn run back to the rrnr."
az Clcrsymen in Yarkcedum, are not to be
,1.npted fr:m the draft.
s.@ The ccntrabands at Newbern, n. c., are
dying at the rate Of about fifty u day from Email
pox and other malignant discusses;
~ Hun. Ben. Woods organ (tLe N.w Turk
.s.seirsj announces tiIat .ast sOnIelnan will NIT
while he holds sra, i'll Congress, vote oil. dollar
or one man to carry ON tie prss.nt war.
zs- Five ,h.usard hnrs-s stnmpeaed from
Camp Sruarn,au, near VI arlington, fow nights
since. orc lbeu-rni Of them drowned in
the Putomsc and Eastern Broad rrers.
:ees.- Meade has commenced grnuti1g fMr'oug!u
to hi. ,aicc,s and r..n. This shows he does no,
intend 10 fight again room.
tS WAYrhp-Ten rho usnnd women AID chill
d,en to travel constantly I'll Suuihern railroads
The ckd.,n II, 1t hive stout lungs, md each
woman will 10 expected to oscupy onr % at FOR
herself and ol.e iur her baggage. Fare frer ;u.d
ior iurt;.er pait.cuiurs apply 10 Iii sics aud
wvur,usd soldiers lra,oii: & "S iurough.
scss- The physicians o: Columbia, S. c., on &C.
count of enormous expenses. huvc added one
hundred per c.ht. to the amount Of their medical
accousts Tor The year 1863, except tu those Of
their patrons who pay their bills in country pre-
ducu ut old prices.
J..- the order that three. .iosrths Of the vet
cram Fsdral reg ments must re.cuIist to get fur
laughs almost stubs enlis,mcns III many cuss
marc than mt-"ur'h being .iiher in ho.pi'al
prisoners, nnd u. of the men want to get
hume
gA-- Accounts from Dalton represent that the
arrival of Gcu. Johnston has had n cheering in
huenco upon the troops.
Ices- II is stated that there is man in r leigh
n. c., who is older than his po,hur-.he being
forty eight and he fifty. .This is said to be
miracle worked by the corserpt act. musket
il. the shoulder migLt lessen the wonder.
Ets- Tho Confederate prisoners Ut Lou,villr
attempted to make their rsenpc lew lights .i.ce
Ly digging tunnel lending out to the strue, but
it was unfortunately discovered and the u;;umpt
wn6 ioiled.
E.ss- A Post Office has hecn establi,sd for the
special accommodation Of tho Army, now under
the command Of Gsn. Hardeo, called "Army of
Tsnnessee," to which all mail matter for any Di-
vision Of tho army, shoald be addressed. This
onicc l. intended to bo moved with tho army. and
to rennin in operation, 80 long the present or
ganization is maintained.
9.ss-' A resolution was adopted c. S. House of
REPRESENTATIVES on the soth, instruct;ng lie mill
tary c"mu.i;tee 20 ieroit tillt repeal all c1-
cmrtou. now allowed by Inv .eh Is AID 45.
except far disability, for state or Confederate
Offices, ministers Of the gospel. government Gln-
ployces in erdnunce Department, and report bill
to regulate dot.ils.
1,,l, IL,
selves under warm llanlels ut night ever say
their prayers in that position, and if they remcm-
ber, in their prayers, tho banketlc.s sleepors
around Dalton
twelve guns, was recently destroyed by fire near
New Point Comfort.
r:y duel WAS fought Dec. 16, near Indepen-
dence, in Grayson county, Va, between a Captain
63d Va, regiment, attached to the Army of Ten
uessce in which the former gentleman wus shot
dead.
rs Mr. T. P. Jarrett, of Habvrshlm, has
presented ench soldiers family in his di'trict--
Tocco,--with five bush lis oi corn and peck Of
rye.
ds4a- Tho Iynchhurg virginian learns that tho !
rcsal: of Jaekson's operations asainAt Aysrll was
Ibs capture Of the ambulance train, about tive !
hundred prisoners. their horsos, and equipments,
f'rty or fifty noyroos, whom the Yankees were !
akng "G eight "f Avcrill's officers, iuclu,ling n
AdJutant aud 1t. Colonel Avcrilrs horse, servant,
oagg.ye, DC. Another account aays AySrill made
! narreW epeppe.