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II. Until furthes orders al furlOughs granted
for period exceeding fifteen (lsl days will have
the condition annexed that the person furloughsd
shall communicate with, tho nearest Enrolling
Oficor, and lend his aid. in the. vicinity of his
own home, to the Conscript service in it, various
branches. A aatisfa ctory certificate authsntica-
ting tho fact that the soldier has been oefirely
detached on such service. will if promptly trans-
inittcd to these Head-Quartsrs, be taken. into
consideration as sffordirg grounds for an extern
sion of furloush, corresponding to the tino CEN
sumcd in active and useful employment.
II e. g -,
II. All Officers or Soldiers from this District
who received furloughs in this Department, and
who do net, in accordance with the above orders,
report at this Office, for the purpose above indi-
Gated, will be promptly reported to the Head
Quarters of the Maj. General Commanding tho.
Department.
F. ;. MOSES. Jr,
Lieut.. & Enrolling Officer.
July S 1t 2S
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Musical.

We call attention to the card of Mrs. V. M.
WHITE, to bo seen in another calrmn, and lake
great pleasure in recommending Ter 20 nur citi-
sens as an accomplished uusic'."--hoth vocaiiy
and ipstrumcp,ally. And, what is still u.ors i'm
portaat, she hash some seven or eight years
experience irtoaching. This lady has boon driven
fronser home in Marietta by tho advance Of tho
Yankee Army and isuow refugee in our midst.
This fact TO say nothing of her decided capabili-
,y, should cn,ihc her to the patronage OF cur
public. TSr te.mI are reasonable TO the last do
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HE.ADVERTISER.
JAMES T. BAsoN, EDITOR.
/. WE'D DNEsDAY, JUAE G, IsoFi.
Cnnt. IL. Addison.


This popular Officer hiss agsin returned to us
after spending two months With his Regiment tho
glorious 18th, in Virginia he has followed the 7sh'
in all its late marches, endsmakcs merry nara
tive of his wanderines--aad bis one-leg expert
enees. The brave fellow cam. do mnch more fight
ing, but he still seems to have penebant for the
aasbing Of tho guns" Like all men who have
fought and tasted and left a limb upon tho heid'
no tells q hopeful tale, and assure, US that orery
thiugi going VOL. 'ris only those who feast .nd
atten a.homo that are brset With doubts and fears
and tremelings.
We are gratifed to state chat Capt. A. ispoW
candidate for the Legislature. Ring him in by
all mesus he has clear head-brains not ut al
impaired by the hard knocks of tho last thrSe
years. He deserves it fully. He need not elec
tioueer With the Adrertiser fraternity; they arc
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LATEST NEWS.
Marietta Evacuatcd.

wo have been permitted to glance fer few
moments at m Augusta paper of Tuesday NOR
ming, brought up by gentleman passing through
from which we learn that Ger. JOHNSTON cyaeua-
ted KenesaT Mountain and Marietta on Saturday
last-nnd that these positions were occupied by
the enemy on Sunday. Gen. j. has withdraw
his line three miles South of Marietta, where he
has lately completed very formidable lines Of for
tificntions. This move las been made in accor
dance with plan. contemplated by Gen. ]. fol
some weeks pnst.
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Onions.

ar JAS. l.. Hit has kiniiy':snt us bssksl
ef 0uions-the larsest-oniopa, not basket-and
soundesl and s.vories. and strongest wo hayo over
seen or handlsl c, tasted. Each was quite a, large
as any t,co put together thst wo have evcr bcneld
onions generally, this Sdsson, are inaultingly
small and ..iang. Or Fo the knowing ones tell
ua at least. Boundlesa thanks, friend Hull.
Wont he offended if you send us'such : sample of
az YOUR large vegetables.
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..rr;vo, of another wounded Soldier.

Arrival of another wounded soldlcf'
: Mr.. ToY JENNINGS, son of our popular towns
man, DR.. W. JENNINGS, reuched home on Monday
rast, with painful wound in the arm. This
young gentleman attained the age Of eightecn
but few weeks hack, went out imme'iat:ly into
.he scrvicez,joiuing Gc:l. GARr's comma'd-and
returns 3Ssts thus early with the pr''ud marks OF
his zeal upen his body. Our hest thanks are due
him for copy of the Richmond Why Of July
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Assessor s.Notiee.

A S Congress has male an amendment TO tho
IA Tax.Act Of 18th Of February, 1864, prrn-
pose to suspend tho Assessment until 90. tina
provisions Of tlIat ancndment;Astaui receive in
struc,ions.. under ihc snmo. Tax Payers will
therefore wait for further notice,
~ haze the names of 100 Tax p,y9rs on m~
books " ho have NOT returned taoi, Pork. thy
will Be kind enough to do SO for,fgith. BY 81:
dressing NO note at Eincty.six Dopot, OF | VIZ
he comp ,ls2 to return them as dsfaul .c.s.
+. c. GRIFFIN, ASSESSOR
lath Col. Dist
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rallow aud Becswa. wanted.

Major TREIESANr, Commandant of the C. S.
Arseua, in Columbia, sivertisss in another columns
of our paper that he will barter various kinda Of
cloth aud various implements Of hardware for
Tallas and Beeswax. Read tile advertisement,
and proceed Immediately to preparing your Bees
wax. The land scems 10 be flowing VIA honey
just nor, SO of course thsre nocd be no lack Of
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llackherries.

The crop is overwhelming, and every body knows
the medical virtue Of the BIackberry--knows how
excellent is Blackberry vino, brandy, cordial,
jam, &C., fcv certnin dseases terribly common IN
our climate, especially in tho summer. Make
therefore vast quantities of these things-onc
part to keep at home, and too parts 10 be semitic
Soldier. and to Ht.pitals. Ladies, 10 charge
you not to forget this duty.
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TheniricaIs Ara1n.

The Ladies, encouraged by their late brilliant
success, have SUI 'e aactier another dramatic en-
tertainmeut. This time they propose perform
ance. on two consecutive evenings-"The Lady
of Lyons" and The Rough Diamond" one cY0-
ming" London Assurance" and "The Dend
Shot" the following evening. With the proceeds
Of the Inst performance they have already given
a brave young soldier IN artificial leg. Further
aud more expllci, p5;icc win of course be gr.n.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-07-06

Tue Journal has received the Richmond
papers Of The 2Sth. They contain no news Of
interest.
PETERSBURG, juno %, 7. 3oP.M,
The situstion is unchanged. There has
been the usual picket firing and cannonalss
along the lines Of the two armies, some points
Of which are not over two hundred yards
apart.
Our troops are in excellent spirits aud muck
refreshed by the rain and cool weather, which
are also quite favorable TO the wounded.
Itis reported that Buruside's corps has
gone to Washington.
A Yankee Lieutenant, captured Tuesday
says Grant is going to tear Petersburg to
pieces With shot and shell in day OF tHo.
Gold was quoted in New York, OF the
26;h, at pa, closing at 243s.
A private letter from Petersburg, dated
June 18th, says: The enemy continued to
shell the city day and night. No damage 81
Importance has been done.
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For the Advertiser.

CAMP Urn S. C. Reg't., June 18th.
MR. EDrToR,-Pleasc publish the following ad-
ii,ional list of cssual,ics in Company L, 7th S.
C. Reg't., in the fighting around Richmond:
Kilisd.-serst. L. A. Smith. Wounded,-corP.
John A. Pow, nortally, since doad; Willis
Crouch, right arm amputated; Henry Ethersdge,
slipht. JAMES MITCHELL,
Can't. Co. E.
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Public Meeting.

The citizens of Coleman's K Roads md vicini-
ty are invited assemble at that place on satur-
day evening next, at o'clock, for the purpose Of
forming an Auxiliary Confederate League. A
full attendance is desired.
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tye It is said that that brave man Forrest was
asked by Tennesseeen what aort Of a soldier
Isham c. Harris made? "By 3d. aaid the
General, Harris isa fighting GO7sror. Whilst
some Governors stay At homo, to quarrel with
JEFF Davis, our Governor has been with me TO
fight Yankecs."
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Sa> We rogrCt'to notice the loss en- Friday Of
yearly 400 Of Hagood's brigade, mostly capturcd.
They we're thrown forrare as skirmishcrs to as
CERTAIN the strength Of the ensny's rife pits, but
allowing their zeal to get the better Of them, thoy
not only took the riaO pits, but charging up to
tao hyesstwsgks, were entrapped and taken.
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Promoted.

Csptain d. &. FLkxISo, lst S. C.Artillsry, has
been Transferred to the e2d Regiment Infantry,
lately ccwlasudel by Colonel o. N. DAs7zLsn,
US Colonel, and has. already assumed comma nd
and beeu in scmc uc;ioGs. Col. FLiNIsG is an
officer Of skill, experience - gallantry. lie is
native Of Columbia. So says the Charleston
Nareusz
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Woodville Academy.
Piano.FOrte Instruction & Singing.

EHAvING been forced to. leave my homo in
III Marietta, and being settled for an indefinite
time i'll Edgeheld, offer my services toits citi
zens as Teacher of TIE pIANO-F0RTE and
VOCAL MUSIC. Having had several years e1-
perience in this branch Of teaching. indulge
tho hope of being able to give entire satisfaction
SO all parents who may eutrust their daughters
to my tuition. Mr.. JOIN CoLGAE has very gen.
ereusIy offered Inc the use of rpleesant roem and
q good instrument. Terns $40 per month. Three
leosSns zach meek.
4 Mrs. Y. N. WHITE.
Jul, If rs
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HYMENEAL.

MARRIED on the 2sS June, at the residence OF
the brides father, by the Rev. Mr.. Smith, Lieut..
FELIX LAKE, 81 Regiment 5. c. Artillery, and
Miss MATTE S., daughter of .Mr. James NJ.
Hill, all Of this District
. MARRIED, OF tho 18th Jsps. at the residence
of Mrs. Nancy Blsdsoe, bysM. NJ. padsett, Esq,
Dir. WILLIAM A. TURNER, Of the 10th Regi-
.mcat S. C. ", and Miss SUSAN e. POWELL,
.daushtor of Mr.. John W. Powell, all of this Die
trict
MARRIED, on the 27th June, by ]. A. Lott,
Esq, Mr.. JosEpHsOUzTs and Miss MARGA-
RET ELLSMORE, all Of this District.
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Ga- The New York Times thinks {" there will
iup but little moro campaigning in Louisiana, or
West Of the Mississippi, for some tims to come"
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Enrolling Office,

EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, S. c..
Jsly 4th, 1854.
T THE following Extract from General Orders
he Eo..2, Headquarters Dept. S. c., Ga. and
EIa.,-Ssries 1sG4,-is herewith published for the
information Of all concerned.
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Enrolling Office,

EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
July 9Th, 1864.
T TIE following Extract from General Orders,
Es No. I'll, Adjutanr & Tnanector Gehcral's Of
Ges, Serie, 1858, is herewith published for tho
information OF. all concerned:
.
(Er'ruct.)
II. Sol;icrs returning b 'm- on :rriopSa.. = on.
reaching places At y: .,n :r"y viii s..y S'-:ac
fd,loue. will ;mnc,.:.,~'y rcrurt >; ,is ....:-!:
Enrolling ot'c-- ~
II. All rers"n. ,!.pj "a a.. .iav. shu
arrive L: -:u,e "r iur :. :='ric, sad
do u-t .:;:ort Al h.. Ci:.*. i. .rrlLFrly q
rorttc ier .!:sob,'.i~;rt si -G:r@ 80 the lead
Quarters vtenco ;iss;r :rr;ousts were cb;a," o.
T. J. MOSES, Jr..
L:-rt. i EaroliiGg Officer.
July ) q 25
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July )

Attention, Farmers.
DEEswAX AND TALLOw are very mrch
I'D needed at the c. S. Arsenai in Colun.Lia. 'or
which will pay liberal price in Ae rc. cur
rency, or exchange 0snaburss, Spun CUttor.
Shovels, Spades, &c, if delivered in quantities
/, DR.. PattorsS4 OF Mr. Bee, Agents of the Nitro
& Mining Burenu. At EdgcdelS C. II.
]. r. TRRZEVANT,
Major CcnMsniinS.
July 5 It IS
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The War in Virginia.

WILMINGTON, Jsy2.
Tue Journal has received the Richmond
pspsrs Of The 2Stb. They contain no news Of
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ry VIZ haIe been authorized by the friends
of Maj. Yprw. ADDISON to announce him o
candidate for seat in the House of Represents.
tivss at the easuins election.
July 8 to t28
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W-e have been authorized by the friends Of
S. D.. GRIFFIN, Esq, Of Co. +, I'd S. c. caval
ry, to announce him a candidate for the Lcsisla-
turs at'tho ensuing election. =
June q te 2G
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-26
|-~F
Scene.

Hobbs, of the Genessee Republic, thus
describes the following sleighing scene
which occurred on the streets of that en-
terprising "burg"
We like to see some sleigh-riding peo-
pie tip over; it pleases us to see them
sloshed QUITO have them gently split
don't bring tears to our eyes, nor regret
from our vital parts. It's jolly to see a
certain class 90 over For instance: yes
terday team came along Main street; the
cutter was good one, the horse was as
smooth as an otter-head and tail elevat-
ed, nostrilswide open-stepped lofty and
gingerly; the feller was dressed in the
best of broadcloth, patent feathers, buffalo
skin collar and cap; the bright red rib
bons were wound around his hands, clean
upto his elbows; an ivory-handled bow
whip sat jauntily in the socket; the gal
was good un, dressed a Ia mode; the
tails to her cap were of more than ordina-
ry length; she smiled disdainfully upon
us poor pedestaian-la you couldn't touch
her with ten-foot pole. Well, they
were coming down Main street at the rate
of several knots an hour; they felt good;
their look at each other said as plainly as
look could. 'sdon't we take the rag off the
best of 'em slightually~ With uncheck-
ed speed they approached the corner of
Main and State streets; they turned; the
cutter slewed-it slowed muchly-it slew
ed clear round-and the next thing we
saw were two pair of pedal extremities
sticking up stiffiy out of a large snow drift
near the town pump, and a horse and cut
ter making tracks for 'Limerick" at light
ming speed. That pair of balmorals didn't
cut very handsome figure sticking outof
the snow drift; there was great display
of ruffied lined; skeleton was little too
conspicuous. On the other hand, patent
feathers were trying to wiggle-they
couldn't wiggle to any great extent-the
snow was too much for them. These
beauties had ample time for cool reflection;
what the character of their reflections was,
we don't know A coal HEAVIER soon ex-
tricated the balmoral and patent feathers
from their unpleasant position, and from
the saucy observations of. lawless youth,
and we haven't heard of the pair since.
Good enough for them, though.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-26
Afraid TO venture.

The rapid pace at which the world is moving
on seems to astonish and alarm those who have
adapted themselves to slower motions. We Of
ten see true and loyal men shrink from PROPOSE
tions that seem radical; they say that such a
policy is not suitable for the times; but the
times are much ahead of the people, and the peo-
pie are much more radical than is publicly ac-
knowledged. You may approach an objector to
radical views and he will tell you that he en-
dorses your doctrine, but that it is bad policy to
bring it before the public; and you may go to a
thousand individuals and they will tell you the
same thing. They are timid because they don't
know the opinions of the masses that have new
er been developed or brought before the public
But why should not all loyal men be radical on
the issue now before the country-it is radical
ism in itself Our CAUSE is radical-strictly
radical; there is no middle ground. Did you
ever know person to be too much of Christ
ian-too honest, or too moral? 1t would be Just
as impossible for man to be too patriotic-too
much devoted to his country. 1t cannot be de-
MED that the issue before us is between union
and liberty and disunion and slavery; the two
parties are arrayed in deadly conflict. A man
to be friend to one must do all he can for it. and
all he can against the other; he 'cannot serve
two masters" Can man. be too much opposed
to sin? Can he too strongly deprecate vice2-
If not how can he be too violent in his feelings
against treason the greatest crime of alL-Cdr-
lyle (IU. Union Banner. -
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saIdiers Alter the War.

Macaulay, in the portion of his history relat-
ing to the state of English society at the close
of the great revolution, touches on a subject Gu
riously paralleled in our own times Speaking
of the fears that were then entertained as to the
result of disbanding Cromwell's army and
throwing its unruly elements back into society,
he says: r.
The troops We're now to be disbanded Fif-
ty thousand men, accustomed to the profession
of arms, were at once thrown on the world, and
experience seemed to warrant the belief that
this change would produce much misery and
crime-that the discharged veterans would be
seen begging in every street, or would be driven
by hunger to pillage. But no such result fol-
lowed In few months there remained not
trace indicating that the most formidable army
in the world had just been absorbed into the
mass of the community. The royalists them
selves confessed that, in every department of
honest industry, the discarded warriors prosper
ed beyond other men; that none was charged
with any theft or robbery; that none was heard
to ask an aims; and that, if baker, a mason, or
a WAGNER attracted notice by his diligence and
sobriety, he loas, IN all probability, one Of Oliuer'S
old soldiers -,,--
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group of splendid ones on the floor, and
lovingly mated; the gents encircle their part
ners waists with one arm. The ladies and gen.
tlemen closely face to face They are very erect
and lean little back. The ladies lean a little
forward. (Music.) Now all wheel and whirl,
circle and curl. Feet and heel of gents go rip
rap, rip rap, rip. Ladies' feet go tippety tip,
tippetp tip tip. Then all go rippety, clippety,
slippety, fippety, skippety, hoppity, jumpity,
sumpity, thump. Ladies fly off by centrifugal
momentum. Gents pull ladies hard and close;
They reel, swing slide, look tender look silly,
look dizzy. Feet fly; tresses fly, hoops fly, ca
resses fly, all fly 1t looks tuggity, huggity,
pullity, squeezity, pressity, rubbety, rip.
The men like cross between steelyards and
lumber jacks, beetles and jointed KS. The
maidens tuck down their chins, very low, or
raise them exceedingly high. Some smile, some
giggle and frown, some sneer, and all lsweat free
ly. The ladies' faces are brought against those
of the men, or into their bosoms, breast against
breast, nose against nose, toes against toes
Now they again making sound, like geor-
gy, porgy, deery -peery, didy-pidy, coachey,
poachey. This dance is not much. but the ex-
tras are glorious If men were women there
would be no such dancing. But they are only
men, and so the thing goes on by woman's love
of it.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-26

The discoveries of recent African explor-
ers have dispelled many of the popular
notions concerning the great desert of Sa-
hara. 1t used to be described as a nearly
level sandy plain. This plain, it is now as
certained, does not exist, except at the
eastern and western extremities. The
central portions rise, in the form of terra
ces; to 300 or 1000 feet above the valleys
ofthe Atlas and Soudan. They are inter
spersed with ravines and granite hills
Barth speaks of mountains 1000 or 5000
feet high. In general, however, the sur
face of the desert is flat or slightly undula-
ting, in some places covered with thick
bed of sand, in others hard and finty.-
Every aspect confirms the opinion of Hum
boldt, that the desert is the bed off for
mer sea, elevated by geological convul-
sions. The traveller, almost at every step,
meets with mounds of fossil shells and 9th
er debris of marine animals. There are i'm
mense deposits of rock salt, in some places
as pure as marble, and SO compact as to
serve in the construction of houses. Sou
dan derives salt from this source The eff
foresence of nitre and saltpetre is almost
everywhere apparant Lions tigers, and
other voracious animals with which the
desert has in imagination been peopled,
are met with only in the forests of the
oases, where only they can find food and
water. The lion is the king of the desert
only In poetry. Man is the true wild ami
NAL only with whom the traveller breads
an encounter, and bandits infest every car
avan route in the Sahara.
The Sahara is not always destitute of
water. Inpassing between the tropics the
sun carries with him heavily laden nim-
bus clouds, which, not meeting with any
mountain high enough to condense their
moisture and cause it to fall at intervals,
descend occasionally by their own gravity,
and drop their watery treasures in gushing
torrents, which I'LL every ravine, 1t is a
deluge which lasts but for moment, the
water disappears in the permeable soil as
fast as it came, and forms extensive sheats
of water short distance below the sur
face. This fact has been revealed by nu-
merous soundings Already excellent ar
tesian wells, sunk by French engineers,
have created verdant oases in places where
every yestige of vegetation appeared to
be eternally buried beneath the sand.-
But these hidden lakes, on which the de-
sert partly reposes, are not recent dis
covery. From time immemorial the
Arabs have sunk in the open desert wells
several hundred feet deep, till they met
the Yatery bed, which they called the
subterranean sea. ,rfs Fssz st st
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-26
BAroNrrs RApIcAI.-Gen. McNeil. in

BAYoNErs RADIcAL.-Gen. Mcneil, in a
speech welcoming the return of Missouri veter-
ans to st. Louis, says, r ., 1s.
and many others have stood here, the
faithful sentinel over every mans negro. They
dared this rebellion in order to open the slave
trade. They were afraid of the growth Of popu.
lation in this great bread-growing country, and
broke the contract under which we worked
faithfully, and when they broke that contract
said we would make a new contract which
would wipe out Slavery. ECheers.1 I never
should have interfered-I was Conservative in
times of peace; | always have been a Conserva-
tive. thank God my father gave me trade,
and when he sent me out he said he was putting
a loaf of bread under my arm.' I never asked
for public office. ] felt conservative l felt like
sustaining everything that kept peace and quiz
etness between our neighbors. When this war
came / said we will have new deal entirely,
and before this war is done we will do away
with the cause of it. You may suppose | am
diverging into the line of politics, but in this
war soldier cannot talk without getting into
politics. Everything is political, and bayonets
are radical