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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-22
FHE ADEER TSER.
JAMES I. BACON, EDITOR,
WEDNESDAY, FEB. a2, 1865.
Nothing Definite from eolnmbin.s

: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creers in-thiStpetty pace from day to day.
And stilf no definite intolligence'flom either Co
-lumbia or chasicston. One report-~now Of long
standing g-says that Columbia was evacuated on
Friday last. Anothcr-and a later one-says that
our forces were ati in possession of the town on
Saturday morning; and that the main body;oi
the enemy WAS on the North side,of theariver
two or three milessto sthe.laft Of Columbia, ash
intending or. attempting to pass.it by. Other
rumors say that Confederate reinforcamentsare
docking to thescsne Of action as well from the
Richmond sids as from the Branchviile side. The
o0ngaroo Bridge at Columbia has undoubtedly
been burned-by our authorities. sHERnAN ough
to be crushed liksan egg shell in South Carolina
let US obstiaately hope and pray that, he viii be
. Even if he passes Columbis there is many a Reril
ous mill between him aud the North Carolins
frontier. = *
I: The Yankees have undoubtedly burned Lexing
ton villagsto the ground-onlya few scattering
.hOuscslcit standing.
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DURIs0E, REESE eco.
Important Order from Gen. Lee.

81 .sts RICHMOND, February IA. :
General. Lee has issued General Orders; of
fering pardon to. all desegtes, men improper
" absent who return to their commands with
in twenty dsyszfom the publication Of this or
der at athead1narters department ntinSwhich they
may Be. No general amnesty will again be
granted;and those who refuse to accept this
pardon now offered, shall hereafter desert
shall l.suffer such punishment as the courts
may impose; aud no application for clemency
will be- entertained. - :. 80
Thesorder closes as follows: Taking new
resolution from the fate, which our enemies
intend for US, let every man direct all his en-
ergeesstpt the common defence. Our resources
wisely, vigorously emplsIed, are ample, and
with care, the army can be sustained. Bya
determined united people sucsess, with Gods
assistance, cannot besdoubtful. The, advan-
tages of the enemy will have butiitfle value
ii we do notpeftnit them to impair our reso-
lutioh.s Then oppose constancysto adversely,
iorsitude to osuaering, courage to danger, with
the firm assurance that He who. gave free.
dom tosour. fathers will bless the efforts of
their children to preserve it. - -, :.
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/. 49, - "a
s=gn2 residence costing $50, 900 has besn pro
sented TO General Grant by the citizens of Phila
Fdeiphia. 80.
eG- Washington lctter'writers state thatpr
parations have already bean begun for the com.
ing inauguration Of Lincoln on The 4th of March
noxt; and il is hoped BY t6ose in charge of the
cspitol that the entire east front ibe completed
by that time. a monster OK 10 to be roasted
whole at banquet apd aro engine and political
olsbs have sent delegations to engage accomnios
dations.
~ ,Wm,. B. Astor, of Kew York, in paying
his war tax, acknowledges TO an annual income
OF ss3s,5aa. e.4
@s Thomas has been made aiNIsjor General
in the regular army, eies Gen. Resmont resigned,
dating from the victory oyar Hood. Similar nomi-
nations for fisherman, Meade and shsrid,n have
been sont to tho Yankee Senate.
fgg Mr.. Mohl orosgud tho Misss,ipfi rixcs
the other day, direct from Texas, snd represents
srerrtllipg III gooo 'e' ''"' VI 'n'
great stream. lie says everything is nLunaan. |.
over there, aud that people scarcely feel tho war
il. going on. There are no federal forces now nj
any point in Texas, and itis thought generally
that itvill be long time before thoy make any
demonstration npon amp part of Texas.
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Administrator's Sale.

hey virtue of an order from W. F. Durisos,
>Ee Ordinary of Edgefeld District ! will pro-
-ceed to sell at the late residence of RICHARD
WRIGHT ADAMS, decd, on TUESDAY, tho
fth day of Msrch next all the rersoual property
of said deceased, consisting of.
ABoET FORqY.TWO NEGROES,
Among them one 'gnod plantation Blacksmith,
:, MULES, CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS,
FODDER, sHUCKS,
goTToN-BALED AND IN THE SEED,
COTTON SEED
Thrse Road Wagons and ono o1-cart,
Ono Carriage and Buggy!
Ono Fan and Thrasher,
Blacksmith and Plantation Tools,
Household and Kitchen Furniture, and various
ether articles.
TERMS-Said property will be sold on a
crodit until tho e5th December next, with intors,t
from day of sale. Purchasers willibs required TO
pivo Notee with two.or moro approved aurstios.
No property 10 bo' delivered until terms Of sale
I. .rs~ Two CELEBRATIONS viii be rented at
the same time and place.
= = IT. D. PADGETT, Adm'or.
Rob IS et -
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1mmense Meeting in Mobile.

MOBILE, Feb. IA.
One of the largest meeting ever assembled
in Mobile was -leld at the Theatre last
might, which vas presided over by Hon,
Judge Forsyth.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted de-
Caring our unaltcrable purpose TO sustain the
civil and military authorities to achieve inde-
penieuce shat our battlecFy henceiorth should
be '' Victory or Death that there is now
no middle ground between treacaery and pat,
riotism-that we still have an abiding conf
dence in our ability, to achieve. our independ-
encc-thetsthe Government should immedi-
ately place one hundred thousand negroes in
the fieiI--tha' reconstrnction Is no longer an
open question. .
That. at this time an order reinstating Gen.
Joseph f. } Johnston in commander the Army
OF Tennessee, will effect more to restore con-
iience, aud increase tue army, and secure
the successful defence(of this Department,
than any other that coald Issue. from the War
Department-urging better discipline in the
army, and thanking foc its heroic conduct,
and piedging al for liberty, which with the
Divinesassistance, is assured.
The meeting was enthusiastic, and speeches
were detiyered.by Judge Tucker of Missouri,
Judge Phelan of Mississippi, and Judge Jones
and Col. Langdonsof Mobile.
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Items of the Town.

Ons;tho Sabbath last past, only one, Of our
Churches was open, the Baptist whittier We all
went, and where we all heard sermon SO uncom-
monty good in every respect that We hesitate not
to speak of it thus publicly; sermon so full of
wise truth and Judgment, bold and Well-morited
reproof and warning, earnest and eloquent ex-
hortation, that it cannot but bear fruit an hum
drcd fold. This good pastor is doing his work
for his people; whether or not he is doing his
work IN thom, they must answer. Well were.it
for us all, il NO oould-or would--cast sour an
chors in the unseen world then would the peace
<of our souls not be disturbed $50 orermuch' by
worldly storms. Andson the saEe occasion, q
lady presided at the Melodeon, Who, apart from
ter rich and triumphant voice, sings "English
undefled"- in manner MS admira-
bic as ii is fare-changing neither sound nor syl-
liable. A rich treat in these days.
Our schools, thrown into o little temporary
confusion by the alarms of ten days ago, are
again in quiet,an successful operation. Better
sohcolsthan ours cs1notbe found.
Our .towns- people, generally, still do nothing
open, tongue hanging out-seeking for nsas.
There is NO denying the fact, that the absence OF
all official or reliable accounts from our large
armies is we'll calculated to beget rsstlcssness
and uneasiness in the public mind. People leok
with eagerness to the columns of the newspapers
for information, and finding little there to allay
their curiosity they are faa to listen toand repeat
the countless runer, which are found floating
about without any responsible author.
The tide Of refugees has entirely ceased. Not
so of struggling soldiers The latter arc ricochst
ting between Augusta and Columbia, aud Augusta
and Ninety Six, like shuttccocks between tive
battledoors.
On Friday last while the wind was blowing as
corn house Of Mr.. T. j. WHIrTAxEn wuG discor-
cred to be on FIRE; as soon as 1t was discovered,
the citizens rushed to the erescue, but the flames
had made toe great hsadway to be cztinguiahed.
Tho house and its contents, rs to 100 bushels Of
.corn. were consumed. "A littlo crippls negro boy,
belonging to. Mr.. I. N. TrAeuu, has since con-
Tossed that he fred the buildiug, end has been
lodged in Jail to await hls trial.
Tho "soldiors Home has eighteen -r- twenty
sick and wounted inmates. People ha,o almest
entirely ceasedte contribute to its support Weary
mot, wspray you, in .ssdins and caring for these
homeless and exhausted men. Remember 'shy
they are homeless and exhausted -
Tho Supporting Forco is cnenmped at the Fair
Cronnd. n cuard chosen from this BODY. orua,
ments daily ono or moro of opr eo.ness-for the
purpose'of perusihg the "papcs" of stragglers
and suspicious looking wayfarars. Yes, provost
be5onets now brffstle in our midst:
: It is reported thattbe patients at the Govern
.ment Horse Inhrmary have the "slanders." One
who ought to know tens-ns howeror that this lie
not true..
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TRAGEDY IN WAsnIHGToS.-0n Tuesday,
Jan. 2sth, about halfpast four o'clock, az Mr.
Burrows, clerk in the Controllers Office in
the Treasury Department, was coming down
the stairway in the east end of the building,
he was ahot by Miss Marry Harris, of Cbica.
20, one ball passing through his body, peue-
trating his heart. He sank upon the steps;
and, without uttering word, soon died.
Miss Harris walked out very deliberately
and started down the ssenue, when she was
oycrtaken by one Of the doorkespers, and
without any resistance taken back, and was
soon afterwards taken away bya police Off
Ger. She is very young and handsome, with
lous black curly hair, and fyerJ. proposes
There arc many conflicting rumors rs to
the cause of shooting; but all agree as to the
point ofhis having been rery intimate with
Miss Harris and having promised htr mar
riage. She visited him once here last winter.
but lie postponed the marriage and finally
married another. She says he refused her
the position she had a right to, and but one
thing remained for her. ,.e.
Burrows has been here about three: years,
coming from Illinois, and was avery efficient
officer in tue Currency depsrtmeut.-Wash-
Fington Tele. Dispatch.
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che ,,aptist Banner.

: we csl sejy special attention to the advertise
mont in. anotSsr column, headed /: g The Faverits
Home, Newspaper. The BAptistsBu""er, pub.
lisbed. y.sasnrday in Augusta, Ga is ably
and faithfully conducted by JAS. n. Ella, Esq:
furmerly Of the Southern FieM d Frcsiis, 'snd
the Rev. A. C. DArros, latoef EAshrills, Tenn.
Each numsor contains, eyerand above tho cur
rent political and religious news of the dsy, sto-
rcs, Sketches and Incidents Of tho highest inter
sst nnl merit. This paper too sends (giyes) 10
.ur brave defenders in the field 500 copies weekly,
thereby contributing immensely to their spiritual
and intellectual benefit. This is very noble, very
christian. We take great pleasure in recommend
ing 1t to the patronage OF all cultivated and intel
Ugept Southern people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-22
The Southern Cultisator.

This sterling agricultural Journal, having sur
.viyed the storm of war which lately passed over
Georgia, is now published at Athens in that State
For many good reasons, tho calfiuator has aga;u
become o Monthly. This journal has ever been
highly useful, practical and we'll conducted LIS
patrons arc now assured thatits issue will be
puuctual. Price, SO . year s. for six months
siz months preferred. Alsubscr D
lions and communication, should be addressed to
WIZ. N. WHITE, Athens, Ga. The Editor assures
any one who has tpaidsfor theCultiIator as
,oeekly and pEefcrs Tia money to the monthly, al
an equivalent, that upon notice being given him,
theisaid nsney will bs.p.onptly refunded. -oi
coufso no decent Southern mhn,will siso any such
niggsrdly notice.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-22
sneech of Presideat Davis .

An immense mass meeting has, been held
in Richmond Ten thousand persons we're
present. Governor Smith presided. Presi-
dent Davis madea speech. He said:
Hc had never hoped anything from propo-
si,ions OF peace made to the enemy, unless
accompanied with. victories of our arms; the
true hope of the Confsderacy was in brave
soldiers in sufficient number to contest her
claims in the military field; but he would
i.ave been moro or less than man not to have
yielded to y natural desire to testify, on every
OCCASION, his anxiety, his yeaEning anxiety,
Tor peace. He had received notice from
Mr.. Liucoln, opening the way to an unofficial
conference OIL the subject. He did not feel
at liberty to decline the invitation which it
implied. In the notes which passed between
Mr.. Lincoln and himself in the matter, tAere
was one marked difference. He president
.Dayis) spoke always of two countries. Mr.
Lincoln spoke Of Common country. He
could have no common country with the Yan-
KEGS. His life was bound up with the Con-
federacy; and ifauy man supposed. that, un-
der any circumstances, he could be m agent
of the reconstructiou.of the Union, he mis-
took every element Of his nature. With tho
Confederacy, lie would live or die. Thank
God, he represented . people too proud to
eat the look or bow the neck to mortal man.
Beaurcgsrd held another army in Sherrnan's s
path, and it might saon be shown that Shers
mans march through Georgia was his last. If
there had heen mistakes in the past, let us &c.
ceIpt them SIS lessons of wisdomiin the future.
Letus improve the crrors of by-gones; let US
unite our hands and hearts, lock our shields
together, and we may we'll believe that be-
fore the next summer solstiee falls upon US,
it will be the enemy who will be asking us
for conference and occasonsin whichto make
known our. demands. - -
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Unlawful 1npressments.

Arc our, people aware that no ono has poYel pol
and authority. to order impressments but the Gen
eral in command Of the Departmcnt1 0en'
BsAuREc ARD is now in command Of the Depart
mcnt OF South Carolina. A fortnight or three
weeks back, when such urgent appeals and such
strenuous efforts wero being mado to procure
horses for Con. rBuTLEn's cammaud Gen. HAFDEE
thon in command of the Department, gave nc
order for impresameut-though the need was Sc
greet md :preasilJg. Our people will rememboi
this. Therefore, all these orders from Gen.
wHgrIxa, &C., &c, Re-, ought to be storuly and
stubbOrnly retiste5. They lsve no authority
whatever TO issuc such order..e 20.
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sHsaMAN's Psoessss-Itis is definitely as

SHzaMAN's PsoeREss-It is definitely as
ce,tained that the main portion of the Fede-
raj forces have moved towards Columbia.
They no longer occupy, any point, threaten
Ing tbs City, and all apprehe ension of an at
tack here has passed for the. present. The
policy; of Sherman appears to be 70 threaten
interior points, while he e-aanks Charleston.
To accomplish this, he may make q feinton
Oolumbia, as he did-on Augusta, thus COM
peiiing -our forces to. eyacuate ,RTarchyllle,
and placing MIN within essY striking distance
of the North Eastern Railroad. Thisaccom-
plshed. he willhsye. the supplies Of Charles
ton cut of, and may move on TINT coveted
''nest Of rebellion" or with q portion Of his
forces attempt to ssarve i into capitulation,
while his main body proceeds towards Rich
mond.. 49, b
We shall know more of his programmeby
wai.ing.-Chronicla & Sentinel.
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Life is strange problem. One moment
in the midst Of prosperity we stand with the
world in homage o. our feet, the applause Of
the multitude ringing in our ears, and the
sunshine of happiness streaming along our
paths. moment more, an evolution in the
wheel of fate aud the hand Of an invisible dca-
tiny tha. had. pursued our track, unseen,
pours its wrath upon our heads, adversely sets
in, the world puts on o look of scorn, the
voice Of praise Is hushsd, the light grows
din, aud our career on earth closesin dark
ness to open again in the Gght beyond the
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rate States.
The emilitary systom Of tho Confed.racy with
its huge and unwieldy proportions--its impress
ment bureaux and its bureaux of conscription,-
its impressins officers agents, employees and
'stragglers,-its- supcrintendants, commandants,
enrolling ofcers, sub. officers, exemptions, details,
and skulkers from,autY to their country, has at
last shared tho fate Of oil such damuabls hum
bugs, Il has fallen tsforo the adaanoo. of the
enemy. and has hurled the pride, ths honor
yea the liberty of the couptry,-beneath Gle
armed heel of tho orpressor. It oppressed the
people until they forgot the high duty of patri-
OTIS and citizens. 1t plundersd their property nm
It'll they shrunk from the maintsnnnco of their
country's independence. It lies now the. ..strug-
Cling, but dying monster Of ignorangs, arro-
sance and imbeoility, sport.of Sherman and
his m3fmidons who call l'in.Yain :fos the brsggaft
spirit of the South, 10 battle sfsr independence
and alf-goyemnont. - -
|. The cloud has lowered upon our country, bui
1t is only the funeralspsl of democratical dsma.
goguoism. From the sepalchro of this hereby
will arise those principles of trus government
and those manly virtues which aione can give
pcrmanenca and character to nations.- The ordeal
is nearly finished. Apursr spirit il arising from
the erucibls. of suffering, and the country vii
come forth purified and prepared for that gov
ernmentwhich the Almighty has ordained for
yirtuous people, Be not then faint-hearted, Of
people, for the hour of.yous dcliyerancs is-a
Ehand:, a PETER THE HERMIT. ;,
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Po1soS. journal of Health says if O
person swallows poison deliberately, or BY
chance7 instead of breaking out into nultitu-
dinous and incoherent EXPLANATIONS, dispatch
some one for the doctor; meanwhile, run %
the kitchen, get half a glass Of water in any.
thing that is handy, put into it a teaspoonfnl
of salt, and as much ground mustard, stir il
an instant, catch firm hold of Ae persons
nose, the mouth will soon fy open-thsn
down with the mixture, and in a second or
two up will come the poison. Thus it will
answer better in large mum ber of cases than
anything else. If, by this time the doctor
has not arrived, make the patient swallow the
white of an egg followed by cup Of strong
coffee, as aniidoes for any poison that re-
mains in the stomach, because these purify
a larger number Of poisons than any other ac-
cessible article.
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OBITUARY.

DIED. Of Pneumonia, at Elmira, n. Y,, PRES
LEY II. PR1TER, In tho oath year of his age.
p. II. PRArEE was one Of the 6rst TO respond,
when South CaSolina Called upon her sons to
rdlgy under the Palmetto banner, soon after the
State seccded. He left Edge6eld c. a. with the
Edgeaeld Rifemen, enahs 9th of. January 1861,
to Join the LIST Regiment, S: O. Y, under Col.
Maxcy. Gregg. This. Regiment was subsequently
ordered from Morris Island, s.. G., to Virginia,
where they did d'honorablerscrvice in tho cause Of
South Carolina and the South.
Al the expiration Of his term of service under
Col. Gregg he returned dshomc, where he remained
only three weeks, when he again volunteered un-
.dsECapt: Abner Perrin, in the IAN Regiment, S.
CIV. Since that time until bis DEATH he had
been nobly battling for hisscoantrs..s Yes, he has
done all that an honorable. and gallant soldier
could do to adEancsssthc triumph of eo6r cause.
He has given his Gfo as n sacrifice upon tho altar
OF: his country. BE was wounded seversl times
in Virginia, and was suffering from n severe
wound received at Chance ellersville when captured
on the 2Sth July 1854. - - Z; = .
he was obcdient and, respectful to his officers; !;
skiad and pleasant to his comrades. BE vas q
.truo model of tho Southern soldier. Soldiers Of
tho South, emulate his example. <'s'-
- EOHRiDY.-
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southern Ingenuity and Industry.

For many months. past, while perusing our
numerous exchanges, We have been struck NTH
the advertisements Of divers useful articles and
materials not heretofore manufactured in the
South. The war has undoubtedly developed our
resources most wonderfully; and ahere are but
few articles for which We we're formerly indebted
to Yankee handicraft, that ere .notno manufac-
tured to aomc extent in our midst. We mako our
own shocs, hats, cloth, lIcifer matches, paper,
shos-blaeking, ink, nails, hoop iron, bngsips aud
rope; to say nothing. of the thousand and ono
articles necessary in equipping an army. Our
own brooms, bucl,cts an3 tin pans, baskets, pets
and oven, come into The listi some Of them very
roagh to be sure, but all of thom good enough TO
answer the purpose. And il the wax lasts much
longer, there win be nothing excluded from the
list. The ati1 distinguishes tho article from that
which comes, or used to come, through tho block
ade |. to wit: "Confoderato" this, that, or tho
other. Certainly the Southern people have prcred
themselves, contrary to oil thooricf,;hc most 10
dustrious, and the most practical and inventive
people in the world.
Our Seeen too How nobly they have Stood
up to the acquisitions of the times 50ne half, if
not moro, Of the property and estates of the
country are managed by them, 9pa managed
with admirable results And still they have time
to fabrcate cloth and clothes for soldiers to wait
upon hospitals, to visit the camps and tho neigh
borhouds of battle-felds, and to keep up all tho
evidences of comfort and civilization. Sometimes
tboy aro even found plough or hoe in hand. Very
many reared to wealth and luxury, now enrn n
bare living pittance in the public Offices of Gov
crrment. And yet how cheerful arc they-and
happy withal The greatest heroism and mar
,tyrdem of the times are not be found upon the
battlefield.
+ There is no fear si;her that the war will check
the growth of population. There is something
in the habits Of life engendsrod by war that is
favorable to the growth and dereOpement of
children. The absence of luxury is a powerful
stinulant. Itis found SO in all grsatfevoutiona-
ry cpoehs. In few years usually, oil traces Of
tho groat conflict are renewed. The Yankee thore-
fore can find smnll comfort~in their diabolioaf
threats and schemes of determination" Very
soon after the war, the land will be as. populsus
as ever and let it bo part of religious creed
in the future, that tho only citizens of tho Con-
fodoratc States are to bc those who are born upon
its soil, or who shared its fortunes in tho dark
hours Of its history.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-22

{, STATE OF GEORGIA Grange BlbLs.-Many
persons seem to be under an erroneous i'm
preston in rogardto the small Bills issued,
by the Treasury of Georgia, All 6,lls&nde'.
fire dollars, are not limited to the time OF
taking them ups and they afford coevernient
change in business. Those Of Eve dollars,
and larger bills are redeemedatfhe Treasury
until o6th March, and then they are redeem
able for taxes and other public dues--aid
undcr this regulation it is not probable that
many will be presented for redemption, a.
they aro generally perferred 10 Confederate
bills.