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places Of public worship The bov Who
r-csv"s at home proper instruction. re!a-
tive TO the -'n,ionsh,p existing between
himself aud his Maker. il not apt 10 d-port
himself in church, where that Maker il be-
Ing wo'shp~d. as though he were attending
the perform INC. of o.yro minstre,s. The
hoy who is Taught good mannrr- at hom-
would not. could not behave Thus i, su, h
u place and nrd-r sueh circumstances -
Darlington S'uthsrne'
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II wUuiG be lar better 10 con,cribe Edi
rhau to subject The Press OF The country 10
br itamm-l-d b. a deiaii it would be far
better Ia conscIib- Ministers Of the Gospel
aud pat them ~ the army ihan TO dcLati
~ deisiLed t."-p-. would be NICE. thlrg Tor
Tee Cov-rnmen,! Under such cir
ru,ns,.nrr .hr",e - detailed Editor un.
drrIo"k l." .pyt",- AID sustain the cond uct
t-d IA supp",'ng that he was seeking favor
from ni- m ,st-r.. \" independent, honest
Editor ~ouId feel flee - call on the peo.
pie TO .us, ain ih. authorities (ss nine. .teuths
Of the Eiiior- are now doing) when he
kn." that lie VAS doing so BY viItue Of IL
Lta,I itom said auihoriiIes tn. Consti.
,utI"u 81 the tonl lrd-,ate ~ airs recognizes
th- ffe~dom Ut The PES, aud it ought To
rs".Aiu i'e. or let DC ~p,d out entirely
A. TIE PrH,ieg.s aud ire.d"m 81 ths Pre..
A"e nbs>eo, EEL The gent, be exposed aud
puni>h Bat Tor ireedu IN i sake never lei
Us have n deta,lei Gospel OF ~ deiaiLed pi,ss
i" The Confederate Sta,es, subject to the
| caprice OF corrupt aud uTbnkru or honest
s0d sober official. Al individuals, Editors
all" pr,n'~fs ciSim oexsmPti"n. but ss cou.
| duc,urs ct the pre-- the, claim simply what
Tue Consultation HUG more
n.r nothing less - Chgioite Democrat
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Women in Soldiers Apparel.

The cen, raj cars. on F,idav uight brought
dow" t"" girls. named Mary Bell and Mol
Tie BE !, ~ b" were dr-s,,d d in soldier clothes
The, claim To be cDn,,n>, nad state that he
tore the war they lived with th-,r uncle in
South" es,eun .Vrginis Lu, sbout two
wears sinre h- left th-m and went over TO
tie Yankee, T'hrN ihen aiiirrd themselves
ca'a.ry company it'cn"d Ia tn. Conf-de.-
ate service A tsA mon h after their rn
li-iment ii'e,' encountered n force Of Yam.
KEGS. were defeated aud captured with the
G-nrr"l John Il A",gan, with reinforce.
mrnis, ",erio"k he ! aBkc-s " no han tLer,
l. r""rp-, eau. 'ng such u ! rrcipiia,e r-tr-at
IL" ie' were compiled to abandon their
n-rs Alter lhfe' InuDths' service "a
tie cavalry they j.ned Ia" III irn sl>th
-VHg'"la infantry, ann hn. been " ilh il ny
I" 'r presrr, 'iuIe bn~uu- o-va-i"n Moi.
lac killed three Yankees viii. un picket,
and on her return L" VI brigade ua- pro
n"'"d tor g"lian,ry to coporalcy. The
co'pora,-hn. miss~I bu one battle that
oI Crdn'.Cr-.k Is q having been zen, OF
on dnt' a. t.c line. On.- she WAS slfphl
Is ~ouni,h Ia 'he atm bv 4 piece OF -hrL
Fr.Di the time these girls -n'.r-d tie
"er,'cr ny 10 t.e fnN at tue hg ~Lih
t"ok piac-. between Earl, and SHERIDAN on
he i9. ''rt"b'r. the secret nf their sea
MAS only known TO tue cap ain OF tn- CON
pany Ia which they belonged. At thts bat.
tie he Was taken pri>"n.r, aud they then.
hndIng it necessary 10 have soin. protector,
co"nded their secret to the lieutenant com.
ma"h'ng the company but lac did not keep
IL t"o day sbeior- he reported il to General
Early himself, wno oruersd taem To be Ia
Ken 10 k,c.m"nd. la Ihf interview with
the Ge""'aI, ""'cn s"s"-d ia consequence
OF t"s ni"6.ua i"" mp"ri-d to hlu, by said
lieutenant. M"iiie stated that l"er. ~rre siA
.'i'er females II, disguise !" im. amy bot
s"e " fused To trii ~no or ~h.r. they were
T",ss girls We're known in ,he arm, b,
the names Ut Tom Parker aud Bob Nor
yam. a, d "-re acknowledged By ali IN. sol.
uic's MI ~hom they were associated to
be valiant soldiers, 'hasing never been
know" u .r'"gg'e or ,hirk duty.
As ttry "pPrared IN The chief of polio,
othcs on Friday hight, there Mas nothing IA
ti'rir HpI sa' ance 10 eAcils susp icIou ,ha,
t'cy We're "t"rf Tia 10 what ih.y appeared
To. oe, Coniedr'".s soldiers. 'i".y .s- mod
est in demeai'or, and ere always know q
o. 4"i.t AID "Ider, u,stnb-.s Of their co,r
tnand. MUIm, o!ids BoD Horyan did uiosi
OF the talking. auu uisp.sy ed evident marks
ut rdnca'i,n aud refinement Mari, stias
Ten Parker, MAS isscnurn and mood, but
yo' hot a""geihsr VI inlefe-iing. Moline
say ."ai :" F"n. ~ -he called her COUSIN,
WAS never iulenG,d TO be . soldier ala. i.
10 modest oud b.cs ward
T"es acre both committed tu Ca-ti.
ih"Dder 1" 49, NJ i"r,n-r Arrangement. for
t"eir ~elIAre. - Richmond Di,paacA.
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N Jotily.
Gold 2l2.

W." <A8
According to the Tribune. New York
t'ves Lincoln a n.nj"ritv of 8 500 votes
= Now England States. O.OOO. including
he soldiers vote; Peun>, II an'a, a5 to 80,
o u INCLUDING the ,ntii-rs v"'. M,rvInnd
1000; Obi" 10000; Iowa 5OUUU; Il,inuis
ID UU0; " i.consin 10000 No upp"siri"r,
10 Lincoln in West .V.ssinia. Mis-"nr,
voted for Lincoln. NrCIsIlan's uajnri,y
IN New Jersey wps 1000 Hr carried ID !.
aware and Kentucky.
The Republicans gained lnrg.l. in their
Congressional .d.'egsliun. in N.>LvilI.
Lincoln Received 2UUU Mcclellan n
LORD J"o"s Il Yer, iJ with typh"lu fs,sr
st Washington
Seymour az. been ~ elected G",.snrr
Of New Y"rk
IL l. repOr I'd that I.iur"l, In. c.llud tor
n miiii"n "f.mr.
ii"e"i" rsr-ivsd about iso .irc'oraI
votes.
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REMEDY FOR SICK HEADACHE
large teaspoon iuli Of common salt in
half a common tdmbler of cold water and
drunk It Let this be repeated twice ar
thrice at interval. Of 20 minutes. while IN.
patient sits with his fee, to large IRE. ard
n cure will be rtfscted in les, than 20 MN.
oes. Try II, all who are thus afflicted and
see Tor yourselve, L., N the salt be dis.
solved before drinking. else naussa aud
''""'''hs "n' en.ue PHno.
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es- Bless our noble President !

FATTEsiNG PoULTKy.-it i. asserted Ia
The "Irans"c"u's OF the Society OF Arts
that 'her. is II great advantage iI fauening
geese, turkeys. and, in short, fowls Of every
description, on potatoes mixed with meal.
10 th'sdiet the, are said to fatten in less
than one half the lime ordinarily required
to bring them TO the sahe consi,i"n of..x.
ce'Ience" on ans kind Of corn, OF even meal
itself. The potatoes must be boiled and
mashed fine while they are hot. and the
meal added, just before the food is to be
presented.
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ADVERTISER ENTs,

Will be inserted at three dollars pea square
for the 6rst, aud two dollars per SQUIRE
for each subsequent insertion. A square
to espSIst Of the space Of 10 lines. Brewer type.
No advertisement considered less than . square.
The number Of insertions mpst be written on
each advertisement, or they will he Inserted till
ordered out and charged accordingly.
Local advertising AMI jor work must be paid
for in produce-the old price to goye,n each
way
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lfrom the Savannah News.l
G v Browns Message.

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Northern News-Lincoln -R..1ls ct. d.

RICHMOND, Nov. I2-N-w York ~ d
Baltimore papers Of tho YIN are ut hand
The Herald .duorisjIy announces the re-
sIee,,"n Of iincoln. The Baltimore Amer.
lean Of the sf'-rn"on contsins the hate I
re,urnr from New York by telegraph. ~h'h
SAYS the Tribune claims for Lincoln all the
New England States, Pennsylvania, NV
Y"ik. Delaware, Mar. land. O"io. Irdian".
Michigan, Illi"oIs, .Visc"n in, Minnesota
Iowa snd kan.as, making 1t total "f 100
electoral VOTES. The New York Congress
sionaI Delegation stand- ~ U"ion. 8 I'en
Ocra's The Herald says Fernando Wood
j. Il, f.ated. Brooke M jor,ty l15 The
Herald concedes Lincoin's election. rlaiu,-
ing, however, New York, New Jersey, K-u,
tucky and Missouri, for Nc, ,leIIun. The
T'ibure claims only 300 majority in New
York.
The Herald Of the 10Th inst, has been
received.
l.inc"ln Is certainly elected, hut the vote
in New York and Psnn-, kana ws- very
{; lose. McCleiIen carried New Jersey, Della,
ware an, Kentucky.
C,pt Arugo, from New OrIran. reports
naval engagement off the Nor,h CaruIir.
c"a.t on Tuesday last, between thre. Fed
srul war steamers and rebel STEAMER, srp
posed to bs the Tallahassee. tn. ,eb-Is
had long range guns. and we're apparently
cornrred when t'apt Arsgo lett
Reports from Sheridan say EnrIy 10 ac.
) thsI preparing tor another offensive NOV.
p'ent ~ New Market.
M"soy Is still annoying the F-deraIs be.
tween Winchester Spd Mnrtinsbu.g, and
hung several Federais in retaliation for a
like number of Confsderat.s hung b, Gus
tor.
Il il reported that Sherman hal ds-,ro,
I'd the rail "ad b-'~ ~e~n Chsitnno"gs and
A'lants- had busnt ihs latter place. unG
at the head OF fur corps, WAS murrhing on
ChsTlrs'2n. Tie rPort wss not sredii-d
in military circles st Washington.
The Baltimore ~huferican.' OF Sa,"rda,
af:srnoea. contains teisgr.m from hat
tanooga, Of the iiib. which -sy. w-dn--
day morning the enemy made three attack
on Atlanta. their .heiis being thrown .s
A. - the rolling mill. A uiosl ds-p.rn,.
attack was nado on Rough aud R-ady. the
ensmY bsi"y within . hundred ysros of f"ur
works With their infantry, and dismoun,.d
cavalry within Two hundrsd Yards. Our
force. qpickly manned the def-ncs. and
soon drive tho rsbsis "a. We sustained
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rHE LANCASTER LEDGER
tnblishs1 every Tuesday Morning
w. M. @ O N N O r 6
Editor ana proprietor.
r z r II 8 ::
For Six Msnths, 10 advance,

For Six Msnths, 10 Ndvance, "a on
For Three Moa,hs, in advance, 225
wh-n not paid 10 advance. fifty per cent
upwn the above rn'es vii. be charged Paw
aeat within "as month from the date Of
subscription viii Ne considered in advance.
PsoDucsRs will he charged q. the rate Of
$50 for i2 months, TO be paid in provisions
- old prices.
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MIsprHANoR IN HUgCH TIE beat =, /.
dsnce o' home Hsinn 4 ma, b. ioand In
tbs msnnsr children souasst ,hsassI,s. .,
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iUrToS SkLD SOAR -i'.t cotton seed
into large and rtrong ir"o pot. ia small
= '"n,''irs .ta time, mash them with a
~o"dru pes''e. aud inen por. IN ~ certain
quaniis, ct comm"h icy, and boil thorough
" sir"i" Ia an ordinary sieve, and proceed
IN the usual sa,, in DR., i, 4 and cutting into
rskes. Sinc- ,hers j. every probability
,hst gr-"sc may be scarce u some parts Of
the eo""''' the ensuing year, it Is worthy
Of trial. Le, rome Of our domestic soap
b"iiers make the experiment, aud rrp"r.
progress. because hereafter we shall hay.
to wash our hands clean Of the whole
Yankee "~''s", a"d King C",on soap is
he proper 1 Gle Tor 'ha' purpose
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MEsQUIT GgAs IL i,s seed car be pro
cured. tnnd ". presume il CAM We adv Isr
the -"~i"G IT i.w hcr-s. On bstlop
ian.is IL gr' ~s niei.. tn, far our sand y
Iand- /, .."uId br-so~n under SHADE. 10 .
Gr~,,. with the undr grost rrmos-u -
f-ing " perennial. IL msk-s line pasture
aud "nswrrr very p'.oi purp"-s for q
lava b.i IN at ease IL uus, be ke,i
uivsn dv~a.
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Ragsl Rags -

The highest market prices will be paid
for all clean cotton aud linen rags. 10 large
or small quantitie, delivered At this odics.
Persons ~ making uP their package. af
rags will please DO careful not u iuciud.
my ~ools" scrap, II
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Tax Office Pleasant Hill, 5. G..
APPEALS FROM assrssvrxTs

IN accordance With the Iah Section of ,b.
Assessment Act Tax Payers Of the eightesnth
C1liectiOfi District are hereby notified l.!at the
Collector. will hear and determine appeals IRON
assessnentsof the Advalorern Tax, from Satur.
day the 18th instant, until Monday the 18th inst.
inclusive. The question 10 he determined ~
the Collector, on an appeal respecting the val
uAuon Or enumeration oi property, Or object.
liable To taxation shalt be, whether the. v.Iu.
ton 'onpls'"cd ot b" or be not ia u Jus, re,..
40" ar p'Op"ttiOn u otAcr -,lu,tiuhs la ia,
s"m- Dist. .cI, aud vi 'tner tho enuny ration l..
o n", correct, Aud al a"p"vi- T., III. p,.,,ic,
Cpiirstor ~ "IJr.sAIG shat be- male L., sr.tiny
1"d s.'all pc, y the pa &c ,,.r cave, IA Itt,r
o. thug Respecting which decision IL reuueS.
ted; aud sEsi moreover -ta'r the ground or
Pr'ncp.i OF inequality or error complained OF.
JAMES Il. MAGiLL,
18th District Collector.
Nov. 9, 1864. 80 A.
J.. S.-Al appeals will be heard by the Col.
lector, At his Residence, 10 miles South OF L.ar.
caster Z. H., on the Camden road
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ADJ'T AND INSP'T'R GEMS OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, Nov. 2, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS NO Ia.

~ oHDE no AVO,
I THE commanding ofEcers Of compa
L. ni-s organized under orders from thi.
othce for service be, ond their Disiric,s, will
forthwith return To this Office full foIls Of
their respective companies, including tho
Da,nrs OF persons who have been added to
the rolls since their original organization
VI General and field officers having in
'he'r possession IN. rolls above specinod,
viii also make returns Of the same
III. Persons who are Liable to service in
said companies. and who have failed to r-.
port their DANES, when the companies shall
be- ordered into service, will be arrested,
carried into camp and tried by courts. mar-
tial, in pur-usnce-ot the PROVISIONS Of the
Act of the General Assembly.
Nv. General officers and the commanding
"tbc-rs Of regiments will extend these or
defs
BY commsnd:
(SIgn-d.) &C. DARLINGTON,
Adj and lnspf. .Genr 5. G.
Official G A FoLLiH, A. a. G.nr
Nov Is, 1864, 4U-3r.
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Some Republican paper. in i's grr", zeal
exc c'ai,n-, God bless our noble President
To this q Western paper says:
God bless our noble President!
, 1864-11-28

aster to Gen. Hllem's command. the reba,
women rejotced aloud. and talked ont tasason
'dcdant!y. Rebel traitors Of the n,dk persua-
sion, Wild md taken the oath to save theIr
properly, we're 30 rejofced that they could not
conceal their feelings. Old Secession Rips.
Who cant I'VE at home, and have come here
10 saVo @ 1as'r l!Yes, were on the street exult-
soon. 'oN'AN ~ ''A0 N''
What Fe want, and what Justice demands,
Y, that these traitors, male and female, all be
sent sonth and their property confiscated.
t1,n5a o a,a authorities have either to e1pe1
county, or they viii drive tho authorities.
ard m the rest Of us, north Of The Ohio river.
i,1a ne h teoes stul swear that hut one party can
TEE TRAITOR uSMAsKED.
me Nashville Psea, tho Mcclellan organ;
Mo Npw comes out fatty for separation Of the
3seI North 81 and South. Th3 3uhole party will fol-.
i9". ! lhls u what they were for all the time.
chicago IS not now out OF hell It is a Judas
eeoneelyed, -Janus-faced, Catalina organiza-
ton. It could only be the work OF the devil,
=! assisted by tho Canadian, Richmond and
r,agl English descendants Of the thief upon the
: = :'ruD THIRD AND LAST pRor, ~! =
Southern leaders depended for success upon
England and France to intervene in their be-
half: Losing all hope Of did from that quar-
ter, they have relied upon the Peace Dcmoc-
racy. Of the North. Lincoln having been most
triumplantly elected, and all hopes Of "aid
and comfort from Northern traitors haying
led, the Southern leaders now turn to the
niger for relief They call him into the field,
and offer him his freedom and tiftY acres 81
and. il he will fight for the rebellion. This
$ the last card, and 1t will play out in 1865,
Mark what VIC sayl
, 1864-11-28

Esess fos i7e and slssoS1s.s nsst ior dsesssd:
ana T. ssnsea =. mash DA hs
currency, as ~ the indlspositon Of packers to
keep on working and accamu1attnx stock, whi!o
.oducts. Eastarn operators are scarce as yet Ou.
packers. while an1foualy awaiting tbalF, advent,
1eser lose an opportunity Of placing theas pro-
auGtss Wnene7ef aey CAL make o4fe rnanal1c-
There was considerable .etiylty anticipated in
ne fork market rom the dsclaEaton Of the apY~
the fesnlf was known, but thus isr il hss not had
e e Nset 1s pfssa ass Saf in
Mess at $3.50, and $500 asked Both have grad
asllyy deefined, the former closing = saaa:to
Somo sales Of Prime Mes. for December deliyery,
we're made ct g3s.5o. Extra Prime Pork Is held al
Fes-0e 70 ssgoos but no sa1es arc reported; Bids
prime mess Pork and Bacon shoulders. The CON
ttacts Eil1 not: be declared It'll Monday, but the
bids for Pork arc understood to range about
scarcity Of barrels WILL ere long, compel tic pacE
c!s t9 stop packing harreled meat. Atany are ex-
can Bulk meats next week.
1-Therc has been little more doing In the-1nanu-
1astapem 1sc Of EnE1sh. meats cumheF1ands sold At
-1ess, 4S@1s3c; shoEtmiddles, 1sG51s.c; AID short
Bonc1ees at 19c.. Long cut Hams sold a. TIC.
Bnlk meats "a hafo ruled 1rm at '15c Tor Shoulders,
Sugar Picked Hnmaarc freely offered at 174Sal7lc:
bull the demand + trialng. Green meats arc In de-
rand na At Eod2r Shoulders. and 15'1159 for Hamsj
sstipal 1nguiE -. being FOR No. /. Prime
selfs so o,sloyfy y at1s14s14c;7 while No. Is drm
in demand at .1sc for the former, and. iGA1Gio
toI The Latter: There :is no demand for Mess or
Ex VA Ness Beaf:f Beef llama have heon much In.
). On Monday >the various Railroad Companies
maken fnEther tdvanoe on tho rate of freight Of
10c T 100 tbs 10 oalf points East.
, 1864-11-28
[From Our Special Correspondent

l1AuAA oAA CPcSAlA correspondent
CHAT1AGoooA, Nov. n 1854.
During the past week our troops under the
direction Of Major General Stedman, hare
taken up all the rails on the Atlanta railroad
between Tilton and Resaca, and burnt the
railroad bridge at the latter place over the
Ostenanla RIVER. The rails, iron, and other
material Of yalue, have been brought to Chat
tanooga- Tilton Is a small station few miles
beyond Dalton, which now becomes our fur
thest point or outpost in the direction OF Al
laLtA, 1t Is thirty eight miles from Chatta-
npoga, In = southcasterly direction, and con
meets by railroad with Ceyeland, Tenn. all
three places being connected BY railroad
iea49e aA Atanis shsTnsas troops s'taas entIre2 to
destroyed the railroad between Big Shanty
and Atlanta, distance of 26 miles, and burnt
al the culyerts and bridges, The whole coun-
try from Dalton to Atlanta Is thus rendered
unavailable and worthless In military point
Of view, and the railroad is totally impracti-
cable except for short distances, beginning
nowhere and ending in the woods.
About three days ago large force Of Wheel
er's cavalry appeared at Villanow, small
place few miles west OF. f.Tilt0n, with the oh
ject Of lntereepting and capturing our Inst
trains from Atlanta, Altoona, ind other
places. Unfortunately for Wheeler he arrived
too late-the trims were fur enough north.
ward to be out OF his reach.
Gen. Stcdman has recalled oil ILLS troops
from places beyond Dalton. He has strength.
,encd Ills posts between that point and Chat
tanooga, and is now awaiting Wheelcr's fur
ther movements. There are plenty Of troops
here TO meet any emergency that may arise
from The rebel Generals Operations.
Sherman left Atlanta IN the best Of sp11ts
on The 10th inst. 1Aeve excellent authority
for saying that biz line Of march will be 1rst
10 Macon, then to Mil'edgeyillc, and then to
Augusta, where he can strike other Charles.
ton Of sayannal.-thnse places being nearly
eou}-distant. Nothing heard further from
Hood. Gen. Thomas is still At Nashville.
his army md prcpatingfo for defense
against the rebel movements.
The heavy rains have been succeeded by
severe frost. Last night was yesy cold, To-
dayit is blowing great guns. L foods troops
are seantiiy clad they must suffer severely.
The Tennessee is again rising witl,a very good
stage Of water. 81. 1
The regiments here nre rapidly filing upr
with recruits from the North.
uDM
, 1864-11-28
MAY. GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN,

After spending few days very pleasant,
| in Chicago, Maj. Gen Logan returned hom
on Friday evening. While hero be received
very nattering attentions from our best cIti
xcns, hundreds Of whom called to sec him
His ROOMS we're constantly filed with gentle
men who appreciated his great services to tht
Union cause both in the field and in Southern
Illinois. In TINT part of the State called
"Lower Egypt" consisting Of the counties
south pf: the Ohio and Mississippi Railway
the gdins Of The Union ticket over the vote
Of l6G0 amount to tighs1e1 Mousdad. The
Northern counties did better than In. 1860 by
1900, gaining that much over the immense
major1ties Of four years ago. The Central
counties did WORSE by 4,0o3-the gains in the
one section just about balancing the losses in
the other. But the gains in Logan's old
stamping ground were perfectly enormous,
and = carried our majority of E,oao ii
1850 up 10 $1,000 in 1864. It would
not he correct 10 attribute all Of this
political revolution ), to Gen Losan's
influence There were many other strong
End ,zoalous War Democrats at work with
lin. The Union League also did INST good
In that section, in gathering mp and organ
ling the patriotic men Of Egypt. y and in
wcaning them away from their old political
associations. But the influence OF Logan
the favorite and trusted leader Of 81 Egypt"-
WAS more potent than that of any other man,
He WAS largely instrumental at the :openin.
of the war III placing Southern Illinois firmly
on the side Of the Union. .Hls district has
furnished more volunteers for the Federal
(1&x.~ r1a
, 1864-11-28

! If It will be remembered that govern
slaves on the Arlington estate, who were left
free BY the will Of Mr. Custis, but kept, IN
slavery BY Gen. R. E. Lee, ran away, were r.
captured, whipped severely BY the General
and afterwards taken to Richmond. Theaa
have been released by Gen. Lees son, and
have returned to Arlington, free. The young
woman who was 80 badly treated by Lee, aud
whose case was the subject Of some contro.
versy in the papers about the timo of thc re.
bellion' Is among them, and is living nearher
aged and worthy parents.