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The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

forthto battle, with the flames of their home
steads lightning their way to victory or de'th,
dedicatire their household gods to destruction,
and giving all their worldly treasures as tribute
to political sentiment, the word rebellion, as
applied to them, loses its significance, and his.
tory records them as patriots, whether they iait
or win. Against this lndomitable will, this dog.
ced perseverance, this sublime devotion, it Is in
vain for fleets and armies to contend. The Fed:
eraI administration may find in the ruins of
Charleston the beginning of the sequel to the
late p ace Con erence: They imposed conditions
that no free, brave people couldaccept; and now,
as brave, free people, the Southerners are con-
centrating their energies for war to the utter
most. 1t has been said that the rebellion was a
she'll; the shell j. ours, and, while we hold the
worthless fragments, lis ihVulDerahe core, the
great strong heart, Geties, battles us.
To one who truly ,conceivesSthe meaning OF
the change of poIicv that has been inauguFated
by TIE abondonnent ard Ges; Tuctionnf Charles.
ton, tle shadow of coming battles looks darker
and more vast than ever before. TO one Lfa'n,
we know how fertile the resources-tG on2 heart,
We know how firm and trrfe-to one5inteilec;, we
know how grifted with martial attribHtes--to one
man, we know how capable to plan, 70 striNe,' to
thwart, to retrieve error orrto take advantage OF
it. rhe. military fortunes ofthe South Rave been
eonfded. Free to act at his >oItipn, untram-
rneled by administrative interference, trusted,
bel,fyed and honorcd by soldier and civilian, ne
has lost no time in using bis dictate power to
remodel The whole system oiwareGrc; The tai OF
Charleston is a consequence less O. Sa'r'nan S
proves than Of Lees strategy Wao gives
castle looks to gain queen. -
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23
NUMBER 2.
- 4 tf,.-Hr

DIMEss1oNs OF THE PRINCIPAL EuRoPEAN
CHUgcHEs. The Roman Advertiser il an article
compiled to show the impossibility Of St. Peters
at Rome being ever crowded, gives some cEious
statistics as to the comparative capacity Of the
most celebrated churches in Europe We Add q
column, exhibiting the number Of square yards:
'Toose who attended at ST. Peters during the
august ceremonies of Christmas Day, might per-;
haps have imagined that temple in all parts open
to the public during the function, as much crowd
Ell as possible. To show the impossibility Of ST.
Peters being ever crowded, we annex the follow
ing statistics of it's capabilities, as compared With
other great churches, allowing fonr persons To-
every ouadrste metre tsouare yard): ysS...s z
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

ut is stated in an English paper that the
piles sustaining the London bridge have been,
driven 800 years.-71n 1845, they were cFitis
calfy examined, and found to have decayed
but slightly. These piles are principally Of
eltn. Old Savoy Place, in. the city Of Lcndon1
is sustained on piles driven $50 years ago.
They consist df oak, elm, beech and chestnut.
and are perfectly sound The bridge built By
the Emperor Trajan over the Danube, affords
a st,ikiug example of the durability Of timber
in the wet state.-One ofthese piles was IL.
ken up and found to be petritied to the depth
Of three quarters of an inch, and the rest OF
the wcod had undergone no change, though Il
has been driven 1900 yeurs.'''
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23
LITTLE BIZ LITTLE.

One step and then another. 49,.
Ard the longest walk is ended;
One stitch and then another,
And. the largest rent is mended;
One brick upon Snother,
And the highest wall is made;
One fake upon another,
Aud deepest SHOW is laid.
So the little coral workers,
By their slow and constant motion,
have built those pretty islands
In the distant dark blue ocean;
And the noblest undertakings -
Mans wisdom hath conceived,
By oft repeated efforts .,
Have been patiently achieved. 49,
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23
LETTER FROM GEN. LEE ON THE SUB
JECT OF USING NEGROES AsSOLDlERS.
. HEADouARTEks G. S. ARHiEs,
- 18th FEBRUARY, 1865. ~e...
Hon. E. Barksdale, ~. - :
House ofRsmesedtatices,, Richmond:


SrR-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of the 18th inst, with
reference to the employment OF negroes as
soldiers. think the measure not only expe-
dent, but necessary. The cnomy will Ger;
tainly use them against us if he can: get pos
session of them, and as his present nutherical
superiority will enable him to penetrate many
parts of the country, cannot see the wisdom
of the policy Of holding them to- await his ar:
rival, when we nay, by timely action and
iudicious management, Use them to arrest his
progress. do not think that our q hIta pop
ulation can supply he necessities of a long
war, without over-taxing its capacity and;iin-
eposing great suffering upon our people; and
believe We should provide resources for a
protracted struggle, not merely for battle
or a campaign.
In answer to your second question, can
only say that, in my opinion, the negroes. I'M
der proper circumstances; will make efficient
soldiers think we could do as we'll with.
them as the enemy, and be attaches great
importance to thnir assistance. Under good
officers and coed instruction, I do not see why
they should not become soldiers. They pos
sess all the physical qualifications, and their
habits Of obedience constitute o good founds-
ton for discipline. They furnish a more
promising material than many armies Of
which we read in history, which owed their
efficiency to discipline alone. think those
who are employed should be freed. 1t would
be neitherjust nor wise, in my opinions to
require them to- serve as slaves. The test
course to pursue, 1t seems to me, would be to
cali for such as are willing to come with the
consent OF their owners, An impreSsment or
draft would not be likely TO hiring out the best
class, and the use of coercion would make
the measure disgraceful,to them and to their
owners.
have no doubt that If Congress would au-
thorize their reception iAto service, and EN-
power the President to call upon individuals
or States for such>as they are willing to con.
tribute, with the condition of emancipation to
all enrolled, sufficient plumber woul'! be
forthcoming to enable US to try the experiment.
If it prove successful, most of the otj ctions
to the measure woultl diSappea$, and. if indi-
vidnsls still remained unwilling to send their
negroes to tie army, the force of public opin-
ION in the States would soon bring about such
LEGISLATION as would remove all obstacles /
thing the matter should be left as tar-as pos
sible to the people and theStates, which alone
can legiSIate as the necessities of this partlcu.
lar service NAV require. As to the mode of
organizing them. it should Be left as flee from
restraint as possible. Experience wIllsuggess
the best course, and it would be inexpedient
to trammel the subjees with provisions that
might, in the end, prevent the adoption of
reforms suggested by actual trial.
With great respect,
= yos- obedient servant
R. E. LEI, GensreE
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

1.-THE paZza Of st. Peters in lEs widest limits,
aiTowin. twelve persons to the qhadrate metre
(sqntre yard{ bshIs 900; allowing four to thy
same, drawn r8h military array, 20S,oOo. In
it, nkr.ca e7 li"iiis not uprising the porticos
or tic Pazzo Rustcocci, 475,mo crowded, AID
$4,000 i'll military array." - - D. >s.&+
How To'GRow iToMAroEs.-T j. Winston,
in communication to the Tribune OF Gala }
says: 'In December, dig holes in s line two
feet deep and two feet de--makipg a square :
fiji in one fort and half with good stab'e ma.
nure.. Then mix the top earth from the ditch
with the same quantity OF manure, and tif IN
several inches above the surface. Let u stand
.nntil youare ready to set your plants in the:
sp:iag. Then take pieces Of timber 8 Eor .k
inches in thickness, and - feet long; put
them in the ground firmly, say two teet---tWc
pieces at one end Of the row or line, and tWc
every eight feet along it's whole length. Set
the plants out betEeel these posts six feet
apart. (not1Rn inch neareT, J and as they grow
up and require support, nail strips or slsta
from one post, to another, iengthwiSe, or each
side, lifting the tender branches upon them.
Before setting the plaTt<, stir the earth web,
one foot in depth, and REMEMBER that ptanta
mast be used, not seed.-By observing the
above Instructions closely, and having fair sea-
sons you will gather from twenty plants or
wines, more fruit than large family can use,
and they will bear until killing frost.
THE writer of this tried this plan for him.
self the present year, and to-day, Nov. Cd, has
plenty tomatoes in his garden. Cultisatsd in
this manner. the vine will grow from eight to
ten feet high. He calls upon every lover Of
this delicious vegetable to try It for bimselsr
The best tomato is the large smooth red. ~
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

RICHMOND, MARCH 'I9.-European advicea 20
the 25th nit, are at hand. The subject Of the
Canadian defences was debated in the House Of
lords Earl Derby favored the adoption Of
vigorous measures in view of the hostile feelings
OF The Americans Earl De Gary said the Govern:
inens would ask for vote OF fifty SAouSand pounds
sterling for the defence of Quebec. leaving
Montreal to the Canadians Lords MalmesbaFy
and Eenborongh complained Of the inadequacy
of the amount asked for. Earl Russell regretted
the discussion, aniSsaid the Government had
declined to make any movement while the
Canadians declined to take measures themselves,
but as they now show different position
Government will assist them. The debate cause4
a,depressiou in the funds and fall IN censolG
No other news of interest. @2 .<-
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

During the passage Of Sherman through
South Carolina, fat laden With about three
hundred negroes was swamped, in attempting
to CT osS the Salrda river. Only two OF the
unfortunates escaped, and ho.efort ,ThsteFsg
was made By s6e Yabkees to save their color.
e3 brethren. .,. ...%ss T.
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

A TALE OF FRYING. PAN -,ExsGov. Aiken,
man ofimmense wealth. as every one knows
sent large quantity Of s. lendid silver to
Winnsboro-to get it out of the way OF the
Yankees. When the YsnkS reached WinlIs-
borp, il fell into their iiands-or rather, a
part into their hands-or rather, part into
the hands of certain negroes. After the with
drswaI Of the Yankees army, an ancient slave
was found frying bacon in a magnificent silver
waiter, Of elegant workmanship and huge val
ue. -
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

Gen. JEFF C. Davis repeated in Carolina his
Georgia tactics. At the crossing of Broad
river he left behind him several hundred starv-
ing.and helpless negro women and children,
who had been seduced from their happy homes
and kind masters.
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

News from Mexico confirms the report of the
capture of Oaiaca, with the garrison of 1000
men, being the largest body Of troops which
defended the sinking fortunes Of the Republic, 80.
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23
Proposition to the Women OF the South.
BATTLE HOUSE, Feb. 25, 1866.

Messrs. Editors:
I propose to pay the Confederate debt Now
don't smile, ye ''iords Of creation: at Us poor
women, for although We have encouraged you
by on. smiles even while we suffered, and given
Won the reins and urged you to die for liberty
vet after all, you've gotten US into a dreadful
scrape; and now that the ship is drifting Mt ram
dom. we venture, albeit through the veil Of mo-
desty, to speak. ... - =,
There are two million women over II years Of
age in the Confederacy-some. heads have one
and some three to four braids of har-say they
will a7e erage two; therefore, there about four
million braids-worth, in Europe, $40 each in
gold. which gives forty millions in gold, and in
Confederate money two bEons-ncary double
our present Indebtedness. -" y
A ship loadedawith this precious traffic might
make hair J.sadth escaprss but angels would
guard it 10Y Gen. .Aaury,s pArmission) and land
it safcfY a. iiavre! Ali Europe would purchase
at speculative prices. Many brai'!s-ctrrins
on the altar of ii,erty-vould L"ing in Paris,
labeled with he name OF the donor, thousands
It anctioli! Cur debt'wolld be a mere circuEl-
stance to the anIoEnt reaiZrd; and ! propose
that every loyal woman in the South send forth
with her hair, tied with a ribbon and labeled
with her name, to Madame LIE Vert, in Mobile.
Eere's mine. and two brail>! etsnery pttraot-
&c eopGa's lead be Mimqlsd-a drop OF whose
blood IN iather, brother, sou, or lover, has been
she'd and even the Fiiest foe will stand sH!aShcd
in !icr presence. Our ~devo:ion and patriotism
vi he recorded by our children, and a nations
will honor Us. @'s. DELiLAH, = -.
~ niece of James Madison.
The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

: ARREST OF A. GAY LoTHARIo-A sEsERTER
WITH Four WIVES Two or three days since a
Young couple, evidently rejoicing III all the sum-
iner delights of the honeymoon reached the
city and engaged apartments at the Augusta Ho-
tel. They enjoyed the peace and quiet OF that
establishment, and the hustle and activity of our
fashionable streets until evening before last, when
the. bridegroom who Lad alEead;' been noosed
was forced to capitulate with prospect OF being
battered. u -. &. e. sss-g
1t appears that member of the 1lth Tehnes-
see Regiment recogHizcd the gay lothatio as 9
de>erter, and caused his arrest. The Fellow was
originally frem Nashville, where as Slade, tie en-.
listed under the larented Col. Rains, III May,
1861, leaving wife behind him in the Rcck
City. Tired of war and signing for the anorous
sweets of domestic life, he deserted on the 9th
of the following July at Knoxville and took unto
himself wife at that place How long the maid
EN- of the valley of the Holstou was enabled to
retain the love and mart al duty of this tickle
outh, we are not advised He is next heard OF
at Wilmington, where he changed his name to
Bryant, and acted for two years as Government
detective. .
Ofcourse he married again., Knoxville and his
two former wives having ta!len into the Yankee
hands. To the astonishment of his oldcomrades,
he appears on the scene before them while they
were in line of battle at KenneSaw mo,Trtain last
summer But his tastes Eere not for the maSic
of shells, and though mile aud half to the
rear, he became demoralized and fed.
Nothing more was heard of Slade Of Bryant
by his former associates until Tuesday, when he
developes himself as a.newly married man. He
had Quilted Wilmington, when the city and his
third wife fell into Federal possession, and was
travelling on papers that granted him permission
to visit Greensboro, Ga, for the ful6lmeht Of
marriage contract. Some three weeks slnce ne
espoused his fourth wife at Saw Dust, in this
State. But the honeymoon was not allowed to
wax and wane before he came to grief
? And this ends our little chapter of romance
the hero in the Augusta Barracks, ard the he
roipe lonely and sad in her 50 itary bridal cham
Der. slade, or Bryan, (whichever he pleases)
has a brilliant prospect before him. For deser-
tio, he is liable tc be shot, and for Indulgence IN
the Mormon doctrine of plurality o; wives, ne
subjected hms'H to a. long duration Of prison
life -C0nStitutienaltSt. -.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-03
INCORPORATED.

The Imperial Consolidated Mining Com
pany, New Truckes District, was incor-
pora;ed last Saturday, the papers being
recorded in the Records of Storey county.
The consolidated claims of the company
consist of $500 feet; the capital stock IS
S2,4Oo, 900, at $500 par value. The CON-
pany is fully organized, and The following
is list of the officers and stockholders ::
Trustees, E. B. Reed (President), George
Swenson superintendent, q. w. Peass
(Secretary), Philip Lynch, and c. J. Nell
son. Stockholders, George Swenson, E. B.
Reed, J. Schooling, J. B. Ringgold, J. C.
Nelson, J. D. Mcdonald, Philip Lynch,
John Nye, E. Freeman, John Johnson, o.
Wike, Michael Burke, \. J. Beals, ]. N.
Kennedy, o. H. Plat, G. W. Pease. s..
II. Robinson, H. r. Hawkins. The COM
pany has already adopted measures for
the development Of the mine, which prom
Uses TO be one of the best in the State.
The nature of the ore in this mine, which
precludes the working Of it by ordinary
ouartz-mills--it being argentiferous ga
lena, one-fourth being silver-the company
has concluded to have smelling works
constructed on the Truckee river. twelve
miles from the mine. After the ore is
crushed and the bullion separated from
tie quartz, it will be cast into pigs, and
either subjected here to the Patterson pro-
cess of working that kind Of metal, or 1t
can be shipped to San Francisco for work.
ing, or shipped to Swansea, Wales. AL
though the company has not cut one of
their lodges deeper than ten feet. and have
had only three assays of their ore made, a
number of persons are quite DESTROYS of
purchasing some of the stock. The Trps-
tees have concluded 20 sell only two hun
dred feet at present, which will be ready
by next Wednesday. The proceeds OF the
sales of this stock will be applied to the
further development of the mine. Offers
were made for stock last Saturday, at the
rate of gil per foot. The stockholders of
the company viii hold meeting in Gold
Hill on Tuesday evening.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-03
Still Later Dispatches {!
DATES TO YESTERDAY.
Grand Whole Line Assault upon
Richmond and Petersburg II
The Fight StiII RagInR !!

From the Sacramento Unions special,
issued in an Extra at l o'clock P. N. to-
day:
81, CHICAGO, April 2.-President Lincoln
telegraphs from City Point at 8 o'clock
this Sunday morning as follows:
LAST night General Grant telegraphed
me that Sheridan, with his cavalry, and
the Fifth Corps, Warren's. had captured
three brigades of infantry. train OF
wagons, and several batteries. The
prisoners number several thousand.
This morning Grant having ordered an
attack along the whole line. telegraphs as
follows:
"Both Wright and Parke (sixth and
Ninth Corpse got through the enemy's
lines. The battle now RACES furiously
Sheridan, with his cavalry, the Fifth
Corps, and Miles Division of the Second
Corps, which was sent to him this morn
ing, Is now sweeping down from the west.
AL now looks highly favorable. -,
A second dispatch dated IL o'clock
Sunday I'd, from the President, shows the
smash up of the rebel lines in front OF
Petersburg, BY Wright, Park and Ord, who
have joined in the fight.
Sheridan's cavalry, the Fifth corps and
part of the Second corps are coming IN
from the West on the enemy's flank.
A dispatch from General Grants Adju-
tant General says: Fighting has been
going on for three days, during which the
forces on both sides have exhibited unsur-
passed valor." ....
This is all we have received thus far,
but it is sufficient to show that all goes
well. Signed, RANKIN.
Agent Associated Press.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-03
PALMETTO BLUsTER.


The Albany Journal publishes the grand
Eloquent Proclamation Of Governor Ma
Hrath of South Carolina, issued upon the
approach Of Sherman, but before the cap
ture of the whole Palmetto State by tine
"madman." Il reads rather richly by the
igh, of the whirlwind of fire which has
swept over both Carolinas. As the Journal
truly says Magrath is the prince Of brag-
CARTS. If possible, he beats BeaureSard.
There is an righteousness and redundancy
of magniloquence about his style that
raises him immeasurably above the COM
mon mob of Southern ire-eaters. He has
a sublime disdain of monosyllables and
habitually talks in what Shakespeare calls
"Caubyses' VEIN" Take, as an lnustra-
ton. the following, culled at random from
his address to the chivalry -
LET him read everywhere and in every
thing that in this State, from one portion o.;
it to the other, there is but one purpose ana
Fixed resolve. That purpose is to meet him
,
resolve is to undergo all suferings, submit To
every sacrifice, welcome every fate, sooner
than subsection BY his army, or submission
TO his terms"
Bombastes Furioso is come again. Sher-
man has "read" page in the history OF
South Carolina. And what page, in
deed! What record of craven-hearsed-
ness-whas an exhibition of the white
fearher-what an illustration Of the hollow
ness Of big words The invader came !;
but what did the chivalry do: Did they
20 forth TO confront him: Did they
"mees him at every point" Did they
light him a, every road:" Did they
submit to every sacrifice sooner than
submit to his army: Let the record OF
Rebel vaior, Is exhibited at Columbia and
Charleston, answer. The brsggart South
Carohnians fed like focI of sheep be-
fore the advancing hosts Of Sherman.
They abandoned everything in their frantic
haste to get out of harms way. There
was but one impulse, but one rallying cry
from one end of the State to the other,
and that was the French panic-roar OF
"sa,sve que peut." So eager were they to
&c. out of the way that they couldn't ever
find time to destroy wha: they couldn'!
carry of.
A brave people might have offered con-
siderable resistance to an invading army
without, literally standing hre. They
could place formidable obstacles in the
path Of its progress. Bat the South Car
olinians hadn't the spirit to do so much as
burn bridge, or block up highway. or
set a forest on FIRE, Ut destroy the sub
stance of the land on the route of the in
vading forces. They only thought how
they could save their miserable carcasses
from the halter or the bayonet. South
Carolina has for some time been in bad
odor with her sister States Of the South {;
il only needed this exhibition Of her cow
ardice to make her an object of unmixed
contempt. Henceforward she will be, if
possible, more utterly despised by the
rebels than she is by the people of the
North
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-03
.AN FRANCISCO DISPATCH.
steamer sniIed-The Courts.

HBe1LuGE = "O ~
SAN Francisco, April 30 r. N.
The steamer Golden Age sailed this
morning with few passengers and S664'-
S6l in treasure.
Judge Hoffman this morning sentenced
WIN. Ross, boatswain of the Great Repub-
lie to six months imprisonment in the
County Jail. His Honor, in pronouncing
sentence, said that the prisoner was ex-
ceedingly fortunate in not having been in
dicted by the Grand Jury, for if he had
his sentence would be two years in the
State Prison. AS it was, he gave him the
full extent of the law. The other officers
convicted will not be sentenced till Sat-
urday next. ..a ... a.....
Attachment suits, amounting in the
aggregate to $l4,lOS 40 were commenced
this morning against ]. Lyser, of FL Do
RADIO county.
Forenoon Stock sales.
Uncle Sam. $33o@325.
Ophir. $5OO@5sO.
Savage, $4,000.
Wide West, $l3.
Golden Age, $40 so.
Potosi, $ll25@ll50.
Hale s. NUcross, $465@472 SO.
Buckeye, 81 30.
Chollar, sos.
GREENBAcKs-6l 5-S,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-03
THE NEWS,

The Eastern line is working again ou'
brings US news ofno later than 10 the zou'
uls.. only two days later than that which
broke the wires Thursday.
A heavy battle was fought on the 55sh
in front of Pe,ersburgh; the &sastrousfe-
suit of which constrained the rebel Gen
eral Gordan to exclaim in disgust: "By
God it is just as expected; these men
won't fight"
The balance of the newsis not of great
importance. The depression in prices,
consequent upon the fall in gold is the
chief topic of interest in the East.
b p. S.-we have just received dispatch
n, yesterday.