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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-21
For the Advertiser.

With many kind thanks to my indulgcnt friends
for their nattering nomination Of mo as Candi-
date for the LcSislaturc,>I respectfully beg leave
t. decline said nomination. Many nrgontronsons
among them The continual caro- Of eev-
eral soldiers, .aniiliea,. compel mo to rcmain at
home during t!.oso unsettled tiinos. With senew-
ed thanks to lay good friends, susscribo myself
Their worry obliged servant,
SAMUEL STEVENS.
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Dramatic.

The Dramatic Entertainment spoken Of last
week, will take place on the night Of the 2slh OF
tao present month. Immense a.traction-natch-
- Comedy and Earce-ladics s!ittcrinS in beau
t. and goJdness-entrancing music-pfcnty 81
i,oAt-lauga and grow fat-high hopes Of raking
i. filthy lucrc," for Soldiers and Wayside llomos
noble objpctDof womsn's love and chari'y-he
wi o eivcth to tho Scller, lcndeth to the Lotd.
Every boE come!
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IRON, RicI.mcnd.

RICHMOND, Ap.il I6.
The Petersburg papers Of this morning re.
port considerable excitement in the Black
water section in consequence Ethe advance
Of the Yankees. Several skirniishers had
taken place.
: Information deemed reliable by the Peters.
burg Express represents that Barrsidcs forces
we're Iapding.lg large mimbirs at Portsmouth,
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Feb. II
For the Legislature.

The Friends of DR.. ARTHUR W. YOUNG
BLOOD respectfully announce him as a candia.2ie,
for u seat in the next Legislature Tho' exempt
by law, no performed long tour Of service in tho
army, and left it on account of i'll health, which,
service, together with his intelligence and high
charactessentitlcs him to the support of his frl-
oy.citizens.
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Estray.

e1TRAYED from the residence of Maj. John Il
y Hughes. Oil tho night Of the l+th inst, q
LIuHT Ray MARE with q star iu her forehead
and defect in her right hind leg between the
lock aud the ankle. Said marc is about l4a
hands high. Asy information concerning said
Marc will be thsnkfullyreceivel, and d suitable
reward be paid for her dcl;ycry 10 mo at Edge
field G. II. MI. dklFflN.
Apr 1S
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-21

aWuox TO LOVE is DEATH" There is
said TO be in Paris at this time Very lovely;
very charming young lady who is destined
by an extraordinary fate to 60 through the
wsrld without being married. She is dark
beauty, with magnificent eyes, q glowing.
cheek, tivtay cxpression,.a graceful figure in
fact all together, endowed with every attrac-
ton, even to that of having in her own right
a. fortune of 100000, and being an only
daughter, with prospect Of in heriting mill
ions. This lady is nov about twenty years
old, and hssbe engaged to be married twelve
times. Each time the seemingly fortunate
lover has died within few weeks of the time
appointed for the nuptial ceremony. Yet no
suspicion of dagger or bowl can be cas-. upon
tho fair one; dssk, mysterious fatality has
carried them away. Several died of typhoid
fever; enc wxa Killed in a duel; one was
thrown from Horse; two were drowned; two
were killed By railroad accidents, and ono
hung himself The lady has survived all
these shocks. Thirtten rney be for her. the
fortunate, and not tho fatal number. Who
will try?
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Irteresting to Farmers.

The following extract, from Circular No.
S. issued from the bureau of Conscripton,
dated March 18Th, 1864, contains useful in
formation toagricultnrists to having less num-
her than fifteen hands:
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Enrolling Office.
EBGEFIELD: :DISTRJcT q,

EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, s. C.,
April 18th, 1866 4
YTyHE following named men arc hereby strictly
IL ordered to report in person OF this Office on
Friday next the ED instant: ;. g..-S
John Pardue, Rufus P. Jsues,
Joseph Sanders, Lewellyn Mathews,
Moses Davenport, Eldrsd Posey
Middleton Franklin. 4smmon Adams,
Mathew Beasley. Aahon PSelor:
F. J. MOSES, -Jr.,
u Lieut.. & Emf bling Officer.
:, Apr 10 1t IL =
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CirccuIar.@

: All persoas having relatives and friends in
the army on the South Carolina coast, will do
well to read the Circular from Gen. EEAurn-
.aAnp's Head -Qusrtors, published in another
s,o,,rr s,-f
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For the Legislature.

Mr.. EDITOR :-As the country ut this time re-
auires the best talens VIC propose the name of
Gen. r. g. NJ. DUNoVANT for Seat in The
next Legislature. We hope he will not refuse TO
give the State the benefit Of his Council.
MANY VOTERS.
Foh ~ IA. S
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ENROLMENT Of Free Negroes.
HEAD-eUARTgRs ENROLLING OFFICE,

HEADQUARTERS ENROLLING OFFICE,
EDeEfIELp, April 1sth,, 1864.
n ALL MALE FREE NEG RoES and FREE
H. PERSONS OF COLOR in Elsefeld District,
between tho ages Of IS and 5e 80 IS, are hereby;
ordered to report at this Office fol enrolment, on
the 25th day of April, instant, with tho view to
being assignedto service under provisions Of the
Act of Congress-, entitled An Act to increase the
efficiency Of the army by the employment of-frs
negroes and slaves in certain capacitiesn
IL. Applica*pns for exemption on fairgrounds
that the interests OF the country require it, or
demanded by-justicc, equity or necessity,
will be received and considered, if presantedvin
writing.
III. Medical exahInatiOns will ,bs afforded to
thoes who report on the day indicated, to ascer-
tain their physical fitness for The duties to be
quired Of Them. Those who fail to report will be
arrested and sent forward. - -, Z -
~. The privilege of elocting service in the
Nitre and Mining Bureau or in the Ordnance
Bureau will be allowed to cortain ofAthe ola,ses
indicated - - ,Sas
F. J.. MOSES, Jr,
Lieut. L E.0. Edgefeid District.
a il
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I,eatb ofEr.Goy. w. Aston.

wcregrcs to announce (ssys tho Charleston
Nereu,iy of the 12th) tie dssth of thsHon. R. F.
W. Al,ten. Ex- Governor of South Carolina. He
died on TAurs1ay last, at hi, plantation on
Dan naa
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HYMENEAL.

MARRIED, ut Edgc6eld G. H., on Thursday,
l4th April. by Rev. L. R. Gwaltncy, 1T the resi-.
dence of Csps. S. S. Tompkins, Dr. W. u.
SHAFFER and Miss L. JULIA, second daush-
ter Of. Tie lsEa Z. A. shOcut, all Of charlest.n.
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mTuI PRouDgsr WoRDs."- Writes Chap
lain. in the forces gent from the Army VI
Northern Virginia to the Army Of Tennessee:
When the din of war shall have died away,
and the sweet notes of peace shall be heard
throughout our happy and redeemed country,
the proudest words any lips may utter ara,
"IssrYed as a private through the fierce
struggle for Southern independence"
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Head-Q Quarters,
.CONSCRIPT DEPARTMENT

C0NSCRIPT DEPARTMENT,'l
COLUMBIA, April5, 1864.
SPECLAL ORDERS, N0.e6l.
n MAJOR. ALLEN. j. GREEN is. assigned to
As duty as Conmantapt Of the Camp of In
struetion Of thiS- State, and will be obeyed and
respected accordingly. :,.s7e>
By order Of Maj. MKLroN, Coat. Conecripts.
ISAAC EAYNE,
Lieut. and Hdjutant.
Aprls 1t II !,
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Assessors Notice.

n WILL attend at the time and places indicated
below to receive returns of Taxes. levied, un-
dor the Act of Congress of 18th February. 1854.
This Tax is on addition to the Tax on Income
and Profits under tho Tax Act of 24th Apr, 1863.
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sUBscEprioNs 10 tho ADVERTISER for one
,,ar FIFE DOLLARS in advance For Six Months
THREE DOLLARS.
ADVERTISEMENTS viii be Inserted at TliEEE
DOLLARS per Square 90 m!non lines or ks' for each
;nser,ion Advertisements without instructions as 10 The
nsb.r Of Shines to he inserted, will be published Until
forbid, and charged accordingly.
! Announcing Candidates for any oAico Of homer OF
pront, TWENTY DOLLARS 10 be paid before the ail'
nouacemcIt is published
Obituary notices, Tributes Of Respect or any eenmn
riesion personal IL lis nature, will be rated asIdver
.,isemcn.s :nd cb:tsged accordingly. g.
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Piano at Private Sale.

owe OF CHICKERING'S bcst Seven or Sew.
on and a half Octave PIANOS for sale,
ro,rIv new. The Piano can be yeeM ut Mrs. M.
pouknisht's, three miles West Of Mount Willing.
Apply to - oVhS auAEI: 3
Apr 10 " IL
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For the Legislature.

For the Legislature.
Mr. Epiror Tho many friends of Or. A. W.
YoUEGDLo0D in tho l4th Rogimont, S. c. ",
propose his name for seat in the Stale Lcsisla-
ture ut tho next election.
I4rH RECT. S. C. v.
April to Is
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Tax Payers are required to return al proats
made by buying and acllins at any timo betwcon
the 1ss Day Of January 1858, and the 1st'day of
january 1881, any Spirituous Liquors, Flour,
wheat, Corn, Rice, Sugar, Molasse,, or. Syrup,
Sheep, Oats, Hay, Fodder, Raw Hides, Leather,
Horses, Mules, Boots, Shoes, Cotton Yarns, Wool,
Woolea, Cotton or Mixed Cloths Hats, Wagons,
Harness, coGl, Iron, Steel or Nails.
Also, ali profits n,aes Ey buying apd selling
Money Gold, Silver Foreign Exchange, Siocks,
Notes, Debts, Credits or Obligations Of any kid;
or any Merchandise, Property, or effects Of any
kind not enumerated in the preceding paragraph
tax Of 10 per cent. shall be assessed and coll
lectcd. :
Eett Psrk-Thoso persons who hare fsiloi 70
make their returns of Pork will ,snvo themselves
much trouble and expense BY doing sa7orthwith.
Registered FaS HayeFs are-rceaired also to re-
turn tbei. quarterly sales for the q:srtcr onlirs
slst March, or they be liebln to donbio tax.
r. C.. GRIFFIN,
Assessor 18th Col. Dist.
Apr 10 Ct IL
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The emancipation ;.a.Naf ~. 80. sss
go = us Inv thus rapidly pressing Che
- aatsd change. Should success at
eosskeir effort, it OPENS wide the sluiee-
ttEss to other, and, if possible, more ag-
gravating evils, affecting all classes and
all parties. One thing is certain, and
that is, that the sreat, motiue power of the
|cou4try y aiming and directing its efforts
TO bring about an sqi.dhzahio,t9t heqohttc
and negro races, social and political. 1t
is needless to discuss the effects of the in.
aug6ration of lthe2 Abolition schema; as
every mans mind instinctively revolts at
the degradation that such system would
fix upon the citizep,of a. rTres1 t75
The object Of every voters in April
should be. to- guard his State from evil,
and l think, to de that, thesway is plain
and .cIear7; I totc dga;ast q Coaveatioh -
Letlthel storm which is now bowling, over
ms sspbside;I let the angry waves. cease;
let the sunshine come out, and light up
the, darkness, and then we will be better
prepared 10 accomplish a change in our
Eonstitution. That man would be a mad
man who would crowd, on, the canvass
when the tornado in its fury was driving
Ills ship o. the ,foaming breakers, regard
less Of ship, cargo az crew; but it would
be wise, under such circumstances, TO cast
out every anchor, take. down every sail,
and 2 Icy to untils the storm had spent its
.dt Citizens of Maryland I! over your Ship
Of State, the storm is Blowing; all hands
should be on deck, and. heaye out the
anchors ll that she may safely outEjjde the
81 Storm. sif WI 49, In s,.5..,1fsi O..
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True Patriotism.

! The following passage in the Sd vol
ume, page 100; Of the Life DIVA shington
Irving, although written a quarter of a
century ago, il peculiarly appropriate at
this time. If, the spirit that breathes
through these words had net died out OF
the hearts, Of our leading men long since,
the country would haye been saved from
the dreadful judgment Of civil war; and
if it could even now be revived, the bless
ings Of peace and reunion would soon be
restored ;L3s '.g Hi ! iIita Ya~a. 5sdsi@'
Gas far rs know my own mind, am
thoroughly a republican, and attached,
from complete conviction, to thesinsitu7
tions of my country; but l am . republi-
can without gall, and have no bitterness
in my creed, i have no relish for puri-
tans, either in religion. or politics, who
are for pushing principles to an extreme
and for overturning everything that stands
in the, way of their. own career. have,
therefore, felt strong distaste for some
of those luminaries who OF, late have been
urging lstreug and sweeping measures, sub.
versiyey of the interests of great; classes Of
! the continuity. Their doctrines may be
excellent in theory, but if enforced in VIC
lent and uncompgomising opposition toall
our habitpdes, may produce the most dis.
tressing, effects. The best of remedies
must be cautiously applied, and suited to
the state and constitution of the patient !;
otherwise, what is intended to cure, may
produce commissions The late elections
have shown that the measures proposed
by Government are repugpant to the To-
terests of great portions Of Jour fellow citi-
zens.l They should not, them, be forced
home with riger.: Ours is Government
Of compromise We have several great
and distinct interests bound up together,
which if not separately consulted and Sc.
verally. Accommodated may harass and i'm.
pair each other. A stern, inhexible, and
upilorm policy may do for small CON-
pact republic, like one of those of ancient
Greece, where there is unity of character,
habits and interests s. but, a more accom-
smodatiug, discriminating variable pc.
licy must be observed in "a vast republic
like ours, iarpeda of variety Of. States,
widely different in. habits, pursuits, char
aeters and elimes,1 and banded together
BY afey general ties, / always distrust
the soupdness.of political counsels that are
accompanied. by acrimonious and dispara-
|ging attacks. upon. any great class of our
fellow citlzensi3ihsm s'1o59ob 5di Adv
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THE COMING ELECTION
Tor Of Tie go,siaSras .Egis !:

40 The Editor Of The SoahSrn -1Egis; ,..,,,
ISL. ;-ry7Tbe people of The State Of Ma
fglapd are. called on by an act of the Legisi
lature now In session, IT'D per form ,theiesa-
cred, apd responsible duty Of voting for
or AGAINST q Convention TO- change the or
genie law Of tie State. This election pis
70 fake. placepn the 9Th Of April next,
and at the same time they are called 10
vote for delegates tcsthat Constitutional
aConseptien,ihph uJfssigbi Brs2 n ~
3 IL is not necessary 10 soy anything about
ths, harrisdhand precipitsts nannesqi in
which thisn call was passed. by our, State
5represeptatiyes, norof theinhuaneeswhich
pressed them todthis act; abutto the sfn.
5pse we must look, andIin the9 futurelwe
must act,sin,order that waamay avoid the
evils which would result from that precipi-
istsncp band thoseinfusnces. mo sdBsmaa
rsemsb ezssosdAat this ssd propifs;oas sisneItc
slfeov aotnd md biil5 ap a Consolidation Al
eltmiehi yOa require of theEman whoif
s1zbo3ihg under Me madaessp Of sahagine
fever, 10 work. out thsp dificult Problems
in Euclid, IS to expert from men elected
7 1i81of 6xisting circumstances, to- erect y
00uktisa(iob, Ind aGx Ia. Il those fdnda'
mental lind organic laws, (which would b
proper, right and just.
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4 lHom ihei Nsy Eork World,
Paper Issues and the Public DEBIT


-diTbe National debt 6guresin Mr.. Chase's
accounts as about 81, 100000, 0O0, bat
with gold at e159 II is only about. $780,.
i00O, G00. Wien. the national debt 49,
'600,900, 1000, worth only about $19S00,-
O00,V00 Id gold, is the nation expected to
pay if2gold tho 81, 200 100000 Of hum
\ bug created by Mr. Chases's paper money
policy; ana for which the nation hasinerer
Rreceived one dollar Of valuable consider
ationA? The tax levied by Mr. Chases's
paper money system on every laberer,
clerk mortgage holder, landlord and recei-
yer. Of fixed income is '591 per cent, With
gold at1595. The premium on gold is
The tax levied On alp these iclasses when
prices are advancing owing to the excss!
siye issues Of paper money, and aisimiIar
tdx will be levied whetis Tho process is re-
tefsed, and contraction takes Jpihce, and
prices decline. Ifthese taxes aenufed' Ito
the benefit Of the government ana wehtsfo.
ward the payments Of the national debt.
then IL would be equitable, and nobody
would grpinblej but they 7enure only 10
fhe bebaft Of speculators, and to the I'M
poveriyhmeft Of tie great mass Of the PEG.
BE, aud the Nationaf debt his enhahecdat
least Fifty pes cent. byitke process. Tlt
ssatioa does not e1ist hat possesses ait
xaeasss ID pay he losses muotsd III me !sfst
and faH cfprices attending g paper money
gswstens IKE ours, and IN addition thereto
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T1HE subscribers are now building a new Tread
il Power, one iof their own impFo yement, which
they have tested I'd CONNECTION with their com
bined Thresller and Cleaner, and would say tc
the public abroad, that they can now furnish q
more complete Two-horse Power and Thresher,
than has ever before been offered. The SPoweI
is so geared that it runs with avery slow step
faT the horses, and nee.ls hut, little allegation to
give motion to4the. Thresher and Cleaper..
The Power and sATinnp Herlis CONNECTED bf one
straight belt running it US an Overshot Machine,
making it an Improvement over the .Undershoi
one by, its not beingso liable to- carry through
stonesS sticks, &C., that may be gathered up with
the grain. No other combined Thresher Rnd
WipnoEer is simple, and easily put into oper-
aton46 ITS extreme6widthfis 3 feet; length i
feet; height q feet ~ and weighs about 800
pounds. The ThresheL. Rake, Separator and
that the machine issshipped in one piece, and
moved when set for use without being taken
apart.ss The Revolving Rake isso arranged, that
as the grain is fed in and passed from the cylin!
der, it divides the straw from the grain and carl
ries it through and over a Separatorsor Shaker,
obviating q create difficulty that other Winnowi
ers are liable to, in carrying over grain with the
Straw, which has heretofore been 50 much COM
planned Of. 'f', - i's'' ''@ss' . 55R'
with twd medium sized horses or mules, they
will both thresh and clean, and id such alnanner
th6t The common flaming Mill is dispensed with
entirely two men and two ,boyswill thresh, and
bag $50 to 175 bushels Of wheat, or, 800 bushels
Of oats persday, with ease.
There are two sizes of these, machines The
large size, or3No |, isfgeneally run by lever
power. Eitlleriof Observation-Disclosures be run with
any lever power. The No. ! Machine with 2
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WAR NEWS

-aiAutiSes ressiyeutp Stpcinhas1 aeoHa uussii'I
Inoogn reporethat the Coniederasss we pressing
,ts Union 3'ness iIRe Union troops are ssidt 70
haveFithiraSa from iunne'IH hui TO- ihinggoid'
eien. hoagstreef Is supposed 70 De at dfeenyilie'
ana pisiorces noia oains Sap'cl ~ sss gnA
Asn'spacn Hopl foftress monroe STATES s tna'
Oofuaaigrehl of den.s kiipasrick 9 cavalry force,
VINO was repor'ed captured oy Tue Iohieaerates
near hlcnmona, has reachedr the MON lines in
saietya Dispatches. however, are said to have
feaened aeasmngsohinfo~ing considerable doubt
over tine icerrectnesss oE the announcement go
sar as. relates TO- COL Ds arrival within the
Feoegai' 'nes. ihenmona papers received 81 I'm
'~asnihg'on'9 y ~ lsfeported announce
thst Gels Dahlgref and TWO hundred ofhis CONF
1aand We're taken prisoners, ana that papers,
constdefed important ey the Confederates, were
doand en- his persons a. '!A2' 'sn ~ f&.'07ht
ut lsseported fhat'Cen. Gilmore bias sent orders
70 ffenda ihatin faturec only Jacksonville shall
DC heid oy tue onion troops, and no offer must
peIfnade whatever to'oeeupy other towns
II SSdispateh 'hom1"est Virginia says that the
cnvairy expedlttoii. under Lent. Col. Root, of
me Fifteenths New York, had returned from PEN
fdietor county and reported no enemy ii force in
11at nergnoofhood:, TIE expsdition etiectually
Destroyed the SAT- works at Franklin ,' ,,;J
i one OF OF the washington papers announces that
% urA'' Wit cer'ainiy go on az tne tune to which
Twas postponed SUBJECT OF course, to such de-
aoctlons as the volunteer enlistment quota may
Dc entitled to- AS the postponotnent'was indef-
nl'ei further aay WIN nave to be designated by
sns.propsr auloonty'' bonnties viii be paid up
10 aus Ere. OIL pril SO tnat no draft will take
alSr oay!I , ~ ta'''5 go
''AartS ohiSa'orday morning two steamers in
ensempioy lying at 'Chetfystone Point,
pa'I were se'asd s6y the oedfederate5. Zone of
'aem'was subsequently, released and her crew
pasqled. tne' other, with aFon board, was car
floaAo'p .up the Kappahanock = IL ne. ...',i''
nuA spr'Sase aet'er received at Memphis, from
N'oksourg s''n'ait'' stafes that the Seventeenth
Army Corps under command Of Gen. 'Mcpher-
son, is back at3Jaekson, Miss, where It Is expec-
ted torepaih efor .f'e' PRESENT Gen: sherman
and the remainder of his forces are also on their
way 70 the same place an the railroads On
Gen"shefn M route are utterly DESTROYED.
Later dispatches state that Col Dahlgren who
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MS l4 i'a zsafsoF, THE aaf 1&id., ri
CIR MD JURY
,3f&1lN 4laps THE THE asa IIflhT
+: .CONDITEoNiOF THE JAIL.
ltH : gGsl ~ 49, 9g9k4str
r FEBRUARY TERM. 1864.

fff' thtF
Toathe Honorable .JOHNAH. sIaRICE,
Judge 9fMe Circuit cowt for Hartford
@seytapog< Gztiage5g stah 5a1
I'm conformity with custom, the Grand
L Jurors for the February Term of the
above named Court, have visited the Coun-
ty Jail, and doFmakeIt6 yoursHonor the
following report, vizi.siI W. ~
We find confined therein. nine white
incentive for theft, and four insane; three
negroes7-oiie for sale-keeping, one for
theft, and one Insane. Ofthe above. three
white men have been tried during the
present term of Court ,,,.
Every thing relating to the duties Of the
Sheriff, appears, to be conducted in as
clearly and efficient manner as could be
expected from any person, in consitlera-
ton oil the miserable construction and d.
lapidated condition of the huilding--for
the'want fproper ventilation and sundry
repairs. -,
We feel it almost nrneces sa,y to call the
attention of your Honor to the above facts,
as the matter has SO often been brought
to your notiee by former jugies, but a
sense ,ofs duty seems to leqiiire US to i'm
press upon your mind that the copstruc-
ton of the building and the condition of
the apartments are such, that it is wholly
inadequate, in any reasonable degree, to
seizure the comfort of the lunatics and
keep in proper condition the other priso-
ners. We do, therefore, most seriously
appeal in the name Of humanity, that
Something may bedone for the ameliora-
ton oftheir condition, by the proper au-
thorities. 2h' q: t,)a il:"' ~ t9lh*
All of which is most respectfully sub
mittetl. y HENRY C. STUMP,
mill .F''- Foreman.