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The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
Inportant.for Raference:
W.. CHGrRSi,

The annexed staten*eRt of distances
between different points at the seat CT
aar' between Richmond and Petersburg,
houEGcI.oG> tie S6atts krr tie, .Jamcs.
River, has been furnished US by Or. r.
x Gregory. The map to which wes
referred yesterday is posted ia THE:
Charlotte Tim"s office with references.
both of wich wi!i'affrl much valuable
information;
Frons Eichese,sa TO- Petersburg, By
railroad, ii; miles.
From Richmond to Petersburg, BY
Jh,nes River, sixty miles.
FROM Richmond to- Chester Ii
miles.
Prom Chester to Petersburg, To-
miles.
Prom-Cbester to Drewry's Bluff, five:
and half miles
From Chester to Chesterfield Court
House, six. miles
From Chester to Bort Walthalls juno.
t:ea.. two miles.
From Chester to Port Walthall, FIVE:
miles.
i'rom .Chrstecr to 'J'e:wHds' HtDdreds,,
thirteen miles.
From Petersburg To- Port Walthall,.
seG'en miles:
FromPort Naithaii to Bermuda Hun.
d.ets, eight miles.
From Petersburg to City Point.
twelve miles.
From Drewry's Bluff to IIowlett's MILL
five miles.
From Chester to Warebottom Church.,
five miles.
From Chester to Salem Church, six.
and;a l,alf miles.
From GheEtc. to Water Station, two
miles
From. Richmond to- Drewry's Bluff,
seven miles.
From Drewry's bluff to Stone Bridge"
on turnpike, three miles.
From Drewry's Bluff to Proctor's
Creek Bridge on turnpike, two miles.
From Drewry's Bluff to Halfway.
house ou' turnpike, FIVE miles.
From Drewry's Bluff by river to.
Dutch Gnp; eight miles.
From' Dtewry's Bluff; to. Chesterfield;
G. H., seven and half miles:
From Drewry's Bluff to Rice's turn.-
pike, two and half miles,.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
A Scriptural Prophecy

The end of the war-Editor of the
Savannah Rcpublican-Lct us notice the
prophecy in Daniel concerning a war be.
tween the North, and South and see il
there is not an analogy"ssficient to create
the belief that it has reference to the
present war. know that commentators
have given a.diftrent view ofthe subject:
though none have girena positive assur:
ance that their uOtion was correct.
| would particularly refer to, the arsny
raised by the King of the North Dan,
Nic; 3 v. y and then after the overthrowof
that army the second great army, (Dau.
xic; l3, ~ Rhioh' met with asimilar
defeat; and then the possession taken of
the Islands and cities: "The tidings out
of the East" and then the desperate
effort to destroy, and his final overthrow,
in all which, | think, we have clear
prophecy from Scripture of the present
struggle.
Now as othe time of the end (Dan.
xii C; &, I, l2v)
And one said to the man clothed in
linen, which was upon the waters of the
river. How long SHALL it be to the end
of these wonders ?" The full. duration is
gi'en-."a thousand three Eundred and
five and thirty days" Now according to
this prophecy, if it has reference to the
present war;, peace may cofdently be
expected 6etwecn' this and the first of
September; counting the days from the
first battle at Fort Sumter, April II,
1861, it will. be observed that the thous.
and three Hundred and thirty-6pe days
will be accomplished on the first Of
September, 1864
DNWFHG..
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

mounted the brcastwork to obtain a
clearer view Of the enemy,s lines, and
stepped back to his r'ace amongtsc men,
when the ball sped on. its fatal errane:
Col. Kennedy, of the I'd, had been pre-.
vously wounded in the shoulder and
gone to the rear. Major Wallace then
assumed commInd, and with the GOODNESS
and ability which has characterized that
officer on every fGld of battle, ca:=::ed the
regiment through tue remaining scenes
of the day. We regret that we are una
bic to say more concerning the part
subsequently, performed by the brigade,
owing to the wound which disabled our
informant ard compelled him to 60 to
the rear.
The public arc already aware of the
circumstances attending the wound of
Gen. Longstrcet; but it is not generally
known that that otf;Cr, with Generals
jenkins and kcrshaw, was on the eve OF
initiating flank movement, which in all
probability would have broken the enc
my's columns and achieTed perhaps one
of the grandest victories of the war. The
unfortunate mistake, however, cost some
thing more than lives and services of the
valuable men who were sacrificed. The
loss in Kcrshaw's Brigadc is estimated to
be not more than 400 killed aud wounded;
but it is disproportionatc: when various
commads arc compared with each other:
owing to the heavy fankiugfre to which,
by reason cf superior positions held by
the enemy, some of tie ts00ps were
exposed.
1t is now beyond pcradvcnturo that no
inconsilerablc portion Of the Federal
army consisted of Western men. Various
incidents establish this fact; but none
more forcibly than the capture of a'sword
taken by the Yankees from the body of
Maj. J. S. Hard at the battle Of Chicka-
mauga. Tie weapon had travelled from
that point, possibly in the hands of the
same officer who had confronted the same
brigade on thatibloody field; ; been waved
amid the smoke of the same rifles, and
was finally yielded back to those who
mad so often followed it to victory. The
doubly precious relic wiiip avs 5S sent to
his family.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
TFoR TIE CAMDEN CONFEDERATE.
TO the Citizens of Kershaw Dis
ti.iot' : Ie

10 the ClCl2eQS OF herSQaW LIS
trict:
GENTLEMENa As my term of Office, {
as Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
and General Sessions for your District
viii soon expire, 1 take tho present ops
portunity of addressing you; few 4ihts,s
to inform-yeuthat lam a candidate for
sai office again. I will not have the
pleasure of canvassing the district, and
calling upon you at your homes, as=Is
have done heretofore. 1t would afford
me great deal of pleasure to have done :.
so, but circumstances beyond mytcontr6li
will net admit oft. Duty again calls s
lie. tceht front. I.leave on. she 10Th.
inst to reioia r,y eoAriand. feel SIM
cerely gratcfal you fellow citizens for
thu. confidence reposedy and the homer
cen*ertcd -ou-'rse for the last eight years,
and beg you to rest assured that L viii
proudly and cheerfully serve youanotber~
term, if elected Itruly hope that this,
is.the last ye&p'ot the'wSf; ,asa IIxi4 be-.
permitted to fulfill the duties of the Of.
flee myself Until our difficulties are
sctssd1 !. l. Hil remain in the field and ap-
poiAt some cUmpctent'person %tois' esE-
cmpt from military duty, to act for me
during my absence Inthe preseut'iu1--
He+'condition of our country, the
services of every able,bodied man is re-
quired in the field l am therefore sat
i<fed that it is my imperative duty to-
remain in the front; ard continue to as,
sistin repclling our ruihles invaders, un-.
tfsithe, iaaenende'sc"2f, c-s, country is
established upon satisfactory basiaY an&t
acknowledge by the world. | claim no
higher privilege o:"hoHer thar'to relhaiss
in its military service
l. remain, Gcn::snfcF:
-FOUR grateful 'fefiow citizeN;.
W.. ChIrnS;.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
Reasons for Yankee Living.

The lNerc"y says: 1t is important to
General Grant that disgrace from failure
should be avoided as long as possible,
and that he should get the benefits of
time, even though brief in order tore.
deem his affairs by all practicable efforts.
1t is important to the tottcring finances
of the Yankee Government at Washing
ton to conceal, as long: as. possible. tiic
failure to crush Lees army and take the
Confederate Capital. IL isihportapt to
the credit of the Yankee nation abroad
that such failure should not be known.
1t is important to the interests of many
of the financial bulls in Wall street. 1t
IS important to the tone and spirit of the
army operating against Gen. Johnston
in Upper Georgia.
TO lie accords with the habit and prin-
ciples of the Yankee Government, and
it has had great success in the practical
effect hitherto produced-at least in Eu-
rOpe.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
From the Georgia Fro Mt.

The Coro1cnon ofa late date says: :,qhe
grandest game of strategy is now being
played among tic hills aud valiies of
Northern Georgia that ever rested on the
chess, board of campaign. Seventy
thousand are dropping slowly back, foot
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
j. T. HERS REHABILITATION.
Camden, Wednesday, May %

Gen. SrUART's funeral took place at
St. james ChArch, Rirhmond, on Fri.
day. The attendance was immense, and
among the pail bearers WAS Cen Brax-
ton Bragg;
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
GeIf:.Breckinridge's Battlac

On Friday week, at GA. m, Major
General Breckinridge moved'from sta'us
ton down the Valley to New market:
On Sunday following, he engaged Sir
gel three miles above Newmarket, and
by Sunday evening, at I O'Clock, had
defeated and driven him. beyond the
Shenandoah river, six miles fforr' New
market-having marched fOrty,niue
miles, fought; defeated ard, rostcd the
enemy, numbering from seven. re ten
thousand, iH'tEo days aEd'a7iiaif:
TIE Cadets. Of the Virginia Military
Institute sere iH'tbe GgHt and behaved
splendidly. They. lost Eve killed. and
fifteen woundcd!,
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

Tie .'lcreu,y Of moGday says :: About
daylight the encmE landed, from 500 to
1000, strong, at Legarts. place, cu' .Jhmes
Island, where they evidently hoped to
surprise and capture our picReSs. under
con-msads Of Captain Humbet: But
they were disappointed. A brisk skir-
mish ensucd, in the course of which We
lost five wouuded--oue seriously. The
enemy's loss was much greater than ours.
At about 3, p, M, the Yankees evacua-
ted their position, and retired to Battery
ISLANDS.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

Tie subscription price of the Daily
Atlanta IodfederaeyJ ard others papers
of that city we believe, is now SIS PEI
quarter, or at the rate Of $50 per an.
mum.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

hy foot, before force He.1dse; essihassis,a
third greater We read Of, battles and
skirmisheg gcf gigantic scale, and yet see
not one word to dishearten-not one
thought which shows the spirit of that
noble army. unequal to final task hefers
it. Cur 'niiei:'seem to feel that they arc
not rctreating to escape, but retreat
ing to fight. The memory Of Mis-
siouary Riege is to be avenged; the de-
feat thatha caused many Drowned
cheek To flush with shame, is to be wip-
ed out, and these soldiers know that
every foot of rugged soil the enemy
places between himselfand Chattanooga
every d5y thai he proGacts his march
every pound that diminisilc5 La; stores
of subsistaucc-draws him into their
tolls, and will add to the completeness of
their revenge. We look tor &c disaster.
On the contrary, VIC believe that the
vicinity of the Etowah River is destined
to become historic among the closing
scenes of this war, and that Thomas and
his proud hordcs will be the last inra4-
erswho will press their feet on the soil
of the Empire State.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
The Battle Monday Near Drewry's
Bluff-Details OF Beauregard's
Victory.

victory
As expcctcdand already stated,
tie great battle near Drewrv's
Bluff, WAS joined Monday. The
plan Of battle WAS conceived and
decided upon on Sunday night by
the gallant BEAUREGARp, and as
daylight broke. the work com
mcuccd. \ Richmond papers
thus refers to it:
Almost before the gray Of
morning, our forces on the left,
under the command Of Gen.
Ransom, marched out against the
enemy, and gave HIN battle. The
enemy, occupieda >trongposition:.
and was strongly cntrcnched in
some Notifications that had been
evacuated by us on Friday last,
with Il view Of drawing the enemy
on and inducing him to venture
an assault ON our inner line of
Notifications. This was tic enc
my's right and our left. and pcr-
hans about Il mile or SO from Drew
rvs Bluff. No sooner wcra our
mon I'M thnn thn,- ch,rnnd unon
the enemy with a perfect yell.
The fighting Grew severe, and the
battle for u time. wavercd. But
the onset of our men was too
much. In q moment our men
swept over the Notifications like
an ayalanch, and the enemy was
soon in rapid flight, leaving our
men in full Possession ofthe torti-
ficationS and the captors Of four
stand of colors and one battery.
This movement on. our left was
most handsomely executed. AMI
all accomplished by seven o'cloeaa
in. The mornig.
Driven from these fortilica-
tionS, the enemy fell back upon
his own entrcnchments and Il gen
eral advance was ordered along
the lines. The victory on the
left WIS quickly follwcd up. The
enemy WAS no sooner within the
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

Why a preacher near the end of
his sermon like boy with rent in his
trowsers? Because he's tored his.
clothes.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

Gcneltl Longstreet was struck by a
peicc of shell from the enemy's gun
the report that he was wounded by
Mahone's brigade being mistake.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
Latest From Beauregard's Army

Latest fIOn' beduCfSdru 5 ARMY.
RcHM@sn, May 21-A. telegram
from General Bcauregard, dated at
headquarters this morning, says: "All
quiet last night. We remain IN posses.
sior.ofthe enemy's rifle pits and the
gro:shd gained in yesterdays fight, which
was quite severe during part of tine day
especially, near Wares Bottom Church
l rcgset' to cay that' General ". 3 'F>I
ker'is: missing-it s>feared he fell into
HE hands of the enemy whilst gallantly
leading his troops into action
RICHMOND, May 22--Last night the
enemy made an assault onsourr right, to.
wards Petersburg, with a"view to rc!ake
th~rosi,ion ard battery. los. hy, then-
on Friday. They were as;Hjt' repciscd;> ;>
with heavy loss sbrc 2a.sa'iies, vcet'
light.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25

We set our Price on the Yankees, and
took 5000 of them at that figure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06

The above named societies held Their
annual meetings in December last Da-
ring each month in the year about the
same number of auX!iIaries IN this State
hold their anniversaries. But the results
reported in December are larger than the
average, because those of the Chicago BIZ
0le Society and one or two ether Of the
larger auxiliaries are included
The Chicago Bible Society was organz-
ed in 1897, since which It has circu lated
about 10000 volumes ana RENTED 10 tn =
American Bible Society, in payment for
these and as donations, over $4,000 Its
efficient Secretary Mr.. +. B. Carter has
served the society since lS4O. and to him
is due much OF the credit OF what has been
done.
The la Sale County Bible Society oc-
cupies more territory than any other in
the State, and has the largest number of
branches.
The receipts Of the Bureau County Bi-
ble Society during tho year previous to
the adoption Of the present plan Of opera
ting. were about 500 Last year there
were nearly 100, being more than those
Of any other society in the State Gin any
year,) except those O! Chicago.
The number of families reported as vIsI.
ted and found destitute. a. above, pTeba
bly, below the actual number, owing to the
difficulty Of getting full reports But it Is
gratifying TO observe that the proportion o.!
destitute families so far as reported Is
small, thus showing that the auxiiia!ies are
keeping their fields well supplied with the
Scriptures In addition to what they have
paid for books, agency, freights etc, they
have during the past year sent the AmeIi-
can Bible Society between S3 ,000and $1,000,
as donations to AID in supplying other
places. L.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06
THE CULTURE OK SORGHUM

A sorghum convention was lately hsid
at Columbus, o, which was nuaierous!y
attended from all parts Of the By t1ese
interested in the culture of the new staple
4 pie Of beautiful light brown sugar
was presented to the convention, which
was manufactured by T 5. Kicker, Of C!er-
mont county. from the oomseena variety OF
the inaphee cane. and the following nlofas
opera,saG OF its manufacture was thus stated
by the President OF the convention:
The juice was first concentrated IN a
Cooks evaporator to the ordinary density
of syrup, lime being added 10 neUtralize
the acid, and the utmost care being ena :
ployed to secure perfect deiecation. At
the close of the boiling season, syrup was
reduced with about an equal part OF water
and again treated with lime until perfect
naturalization was effected Then TO the
semi syrup was added quantity of pniver-
lied bone coal and about one gallon OF milk
to one hundred gallons of the semi syrup,
or its equivalent in e-gs. The whole was
then carefully raised to the boiling point,
Ehen a heavy matted scum appeared on
the surface. and was carefully removed.
Withou. further boiling but while still
hot the juice was passed into couical
filter vessel, eight feet deep, supplied with
granula.ed bspe cSal After remaining lo
contact with the coal three or four hours:
a snail stream was Paraiitted to How oil
from the bottom of the fitei. AT the same
time fresh syrup was added to keep the
filter full. The filtered syrup was then
concentrated in the Cock evaporator' 10
the proper density for granuiatins' ana
placed in appropriate vessels, IN warm
room. IN the course of two or three
weeks, a very heavy crop of crystals APP
peared in the molasses. A plug was then
drawn from the lower part of the vessels,
allowing the molasses to drain off, which
it did vely sluggish!y, owing to its great
density, and the presence Of still consid>
erable portion of vegetable albuuer or
gum. Mr.. Kicker made l75 pounds otfa!r
family sugar by these means.
sample was presented by the PRESS
dent, which was produced from the molas
ses DRAWINGS Of Mr. Ricker's sugar, purged
by a centrifugal machine, constructed by
him for thespurpose. This machine con.
sists Of wire screen carried by vertical
shaft, which is revolved at a high velocity,
causing the molasses to fly off from the
periphery of the screen, leaving the drain
ed sugar retained by the meshes of the
wire within the screen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06

ForeTcry LADIES Work ALL Day WITH
o,r, Sps.slyG. Hon. Ezra Cornell, of Itha-
q. hayipg conceived the idea that the
ladies of The Hospital Aid Society of that
village could progress faster in their noble
work of sewing for the benefit of the sol-
d,ers. if they would talk less, accordingly
offered to contribute fifty dollars to the
Society if twelve ladies could be found
who would sew all day without speaking.
The task was entered upon by fifteen self.
sacrificing women of that village, and
fourteen of them actually accomplished
this very difficult feat Of self-denial, al.
though tempted IN various ways by
large number OF visitors and interlopers.
One Of the number failed in the UNDER
taking, having been tempted, ike Eve OF
old by the offer of an apple, into shp q
the tong.e-Rechsster (N ~ Democrat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06

"Will you do me favor?' SAID young
George Brooks to his wealthy friend, ST.
mon Hanson.
What is it, George said Hanson.
81 wish you to lend me 3 hundred dol
lars, sir"
Call at my counting house" rejoined
Hanson. ...
George was not long in paying his re.
spects.
= What security can you give me,
George?'
My own personal security, sir
Very we'll; get in here" said Hanson,
lifting up the lid of very large chest.
"Get in hsrev' exclaimed George in
astonishment What for ??
"Why this is where l always keep my
securities
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06

IRyIyG's HUNoEs WITH CHlLDgEY-Mr.
Charles Augustus DAVIS gives the follow.
isg auecdote Of Irving, illustrating his hu-
rnors towards children. The fist took
place at Saratoga
Ia one Of these rambles. l reco!lect his
attention was arrested by the crying ana
sobbing OF poor little barefeoted and
ragged boy, wearing AZ old ''cone-shapsa
hat that had lost its original form. lie
had just been punished 10y an elder sister,
thin, slatterulv young vixen, VINO wa.
following him Nr Irving at once read
ing the whole story, turned aside frona cur
route. and commenced, in most friendly
atfectionate tone, with:
:" know what is the matter with nay lit
tie boy |! is enough to make anybody
cry, to wear hat over his eyes so that he
can see, and stubbins his little toes. !
see the cause OF all this trouble.
And with that he took off the old bat,
and rolling its fiabby brin iHward, replace
cd il on the little boys head
There, SAID he, " that's all right now.
Both the children. confoun5ed by the
event, stood for Il time silent, and then
moved off, chuckling together at his oddi-
ty; while Mr. Irving, resuming his walk
seemed not less gratified at his success at
turning the scene Of grief into one CT
gladness
And III this connection will venture to
relate another simple incident, shown 2
his interest in children. On his return
froa, Saratoga accompanied him por-
ton of his way homeward. We were
seated together, and directly in front of
us sat an an nxious mother with three chill
dren-one an infant in her armes, and the
other two boy and girl of some two or
three years of age, giving the mother great
trouble, and waking the infant by striving
10 Chamber over her to look out of the
window. Mr.. Irving at once interposed,
and lifting each alternately ever TO his lap,
and looking at his watch, said:
Now, three minutes for each to look
out of my window and began lifting them
over and replacing Ism, each in turn, ac-
cordingly. till they were tired of it, though
much gratifed. .
"Ah, sir, isaid the relieved mother, "anv
one can see that you are kind father OF
big family
This amused him greatly, and amply re
warbed him for his interposition. He
would not spoil a good joke by refutation
or controversy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06
Lumber Yard. Planning Mill,
Sash. Door and blind Factory.

WE have moved our Lumber Yard to Planning
w Mill, the Inoh River Bridge, and are pre-
pared furnish former customers and all others
with all kinds of Lumber, Lath, and Shingles Also,
constantly hand good assortment of DRY SEA-
SONED FINISHING LUMBER.
Having in connection with oar Lumber a Sash, Door
and Blind Factory, and Glass, Nail, Paint, and Oil
Dep enabled to furnish each an5 every article
that Builders may want saving you the trouble OF
lug number Of different places to make ont your nii
I'VE also invite attention to our SHINGLE MILL,
which ready for operation, and We can iurnlsh
Sawed Shingles by wholesale or retail.
Our terms cash, and sell as low as the lowest
Please call and examine for yourselves.
ONCE Ii Sale St. opposite Van Doren Osborn's
Store. ldec 22i STRAWN q POW ELL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06

How TO KEEP HORSES IN CONDITION.
were asked to account for my horses legs
and feet being in better condition than
those of my neighbors, l should attribute
1t to the following circumstances First,
that they are all shod with few nails, SO
placed in the shoe as to permit the foet
10 expand; secondly, that the animals
live IN boxes instead of stalls. and can
move whenever they please: thirdly that
they have two hours, daily exercise, when
they are not at work; fourthly, that
have net a headstall or rack chain in my
stable. These four circumstances conl-
rrchsna the whole mystery Of keeping
borses legs fine. aad their feet in sound
working condition up to good old age.
-!Millss.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-06

During rec:nG examination for assistant
engineers in the navy, a candidate was
asked: Suppose you had built an engine
yourself, performed every part Of the
work without assistance, and krelr that it
was in complete order. but VIXEN put inte
a vessel the pump would not draw water,
what would you 90 p The young man
promptly replied: | should 60 to the side
Of the vessel and ascertain if there was
any water in the river"