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SHARP PRAoTIoE.-There are some
smart, rascals in Memphis, Tennessee, who
when they find horse unmarked, represent
themselves as1goyernmeut agents, and bold.
ly, claim. the animal as 'fU. 81. horse,
that has been stolen from the government.
If the owner of the horse claims thar there
are no GU s." marks on the animals the
rogues prdauoe q glass, which they dsclare
is magnifying one, and, as the lens of this
glass has faint aU. S.".visible, apparent.
:ly, on the horse. This astounds the owner
of the beast, and with cool audacity the
thieves ride off with theborse theyhaye thus
appropriated. 8 ST.. = q 1ss5s1F7
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LouIsvn1n,. October 1.-THE follow
ing is the substance of q resolution offered
in the Kentucky Presbyterian Synod, by
Rev. R. J. Breckenridge, on Thursday:
! This Synod -adjudges that the action of q
majority of the Louisville Presbytsrians, by
adopting a paper styled ;ssDeelaration and
Testimony" assumed such open rebellion
against the Church as units each and every
one to act as members ofthis or.auy other
Court of the Presbyterian Church.
Aftsfseveral days. discussion the resolu.
ton was voted down. zas
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s@ We are SO much eugrossed in domes-
tic affairs, aud war intelligence from South
America comes so irregularly, that we pay
but little attention to the war raging there
between Paraguay on the one side, and
Brazil and Uruguay on the other. The
forces. on either side number from So, 900
to 10000 men. Lopez, the 'Paragasyan
leader is fighting for his very existence,
and his men are courageous, and fight with
desperation. Where they have been victo-
rious they have acted with cruelty. The
allies have large resources, which iu the
end will have its effect on the result of the
war, though at present they do not manifest
much activity
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-26

THE GEORGIAN, METHoD1sTs TO UNITE
WITH THE Ep1sooPAL1ANs.-Many of the
leading Methodist diyines of our State
have, witbithe approval of>thsir oongrega.
sions, made oyertures Ito the Episcopal
Church Of Georgia, and some of the eleri-
calfoficers Of the triennial convention, to
unite With the Episcopal Church Their
hostility to Northern Methodism, and its
incidental hatred of the South in years
past, is said lie the prime motige,of the
sct.-Aaousta ConstitutionaIist.
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Charlotte Cotton Market.

Charlotte Cotton Market.
The market Saturday was depressed, ow-
ing to reports from New York, and not a
great deal offering. We note q slight de-
cline. The prices ranged from 2S@sl in
gold.-ohar1Oae Times, 2sd instant. 2.
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General, Order, No. !.
l. ALL persons in this District are hereby prohibited
from SELLING or GIVING Ale, Wine or Splntuous
Liquors Of any description persons Of COLOR, except
upon an order from these Headquarters, orupon the cer
eate of respectable pracucing Physician. 3
The above restrictions apply, also, 70 the ENLISTED
MEN Of the u. g. Amy.
H. Failure 70 comply with the above order will subject
the offender to arrest and punishment.
- : - - .HEZ. .sTHOMAS, lst Lieut..
'''s - --"-y Commanding York District.
:, October % ~ r-'zIsg -. 28S z -..- IT.
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HoUsE-PAINTING, 80.

NELSON DAVIS respectfully Informs the citizens Of
York and the surrounding Districts that he Is ready and
willing to attend to the business of Plain and Ornamental
HOUBE-PAINTING, GLAZING and PAPER-HANG
He pdes himself especially in being able to initiate sue
cessfdlly, the various kinds Of Wood, viz MAHOGANY,
MAPLE, OAK, sA1TN:WooD, WALNUT, ROSE
WOOD, &C., &c. Also, Egyptian, Italian, Pennsylvania,
Jasper and Slnah MARBLES. - -
BY strict attention business hopes secure share
Of public patronage and feels assured that he will be able
to dive entire satisfaction those who may employ him.
DO All communications addressed to him at Yorkvie,
9. O., will meet with prompt attention
October o. % 6m
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OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF s. C.,

Court HOUSE, CHARLzsTos, October IL, 1855.
THIS BUREAUS located forthe presentin CHARLES
TON, to which place all communications should De ad-
dressed. Sl-1s ~ SS7nS
A Departmental ocers. supehntendents, District and
other Boards required by law TO pd TO this Bureau qe
requested 10 make their returns on before the F1F
TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT. It Is desira-
bic that these returns statement be made Of the assets
and other property OF the State In the hands of the said
Oces Superniendants and Boards, and that account
be rendered Of their outstanding liabilities.
JAMES TTyPPER, State Auditor.
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tions be realized, will, il is easy to perceive,
tend to populate the South with white Ia
borers. If Northern mem invest. in our
lands they will do so with the purpose of
having those lands cultivated Their in
formation concerning the instability of the
freedmen, and the little dependence that
can be placed on them as laborers will cause
the purchasers to decide at once in favor OF
sending out white men to till the soil.
The Company first named for its Presi.
dent, Gov Andrew, Of Msssachusetts. The
other officers are men of equally high res
pectability and standing in the Northern
community. That the reader may obtain a
clearer view of the objects embraced in the
enterprise we introduce the. following por-
,tion of the prospectus issued:
"1t designs to aid, through the means Of
fsred by central ofice.in New York, and
its branches elsewhere, in the great work
of the social and economical reorganization
Of the South, by bringing together the ogp'
ers of plantation aud farms seeking pdf-
.chasers and industrial development on the
one hand, with those who command the
capital and labor and skill on the other
hand. 1t will devote itself to the work of
accommodating and methodizing information
and statistics useful for those who may, on
grounds Of pecuuiary profit, of business
enterprise, of patriotism or philanthropy,
desire to contribute, through the reorgaui-.
zatiou of industry, to the material means by
which the South can be restored, its peo.
pie Of every condition made prosperous men
and good citizens; and its communities
brought to take their share in promoting
the welfare of the whole country" /.
2 The other Company mentioned is "orgau.
lied for the purpose of introducing capital,
mechanical skill, emigration aud labor-sav-
ing machinery into the Southern States"
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2 The Public DEBIT

For the first time, says the Richmond
Times, we have an official announcement
of . "decrease in the public deb" which
has produced mingled feelings of satisfaction
and surprise. The Nation states that Sc
cretary cCulloch's official schedule of the
public debt Of the United States to 30th
September, exhibits the first positive de-.
crease in the grand total since the begin.
ming of the civil war The amount is now
S12, 500, 600 less than at the close of Au.
gust, and S255, 100000 less than the So,
600, 900, 900, which was generally esteem
ed q few months ago the minimum total. on
the settlement of the war. The figures
were: -. sa~, -
ca August 81, 1865. ........2 ,757 76s9, ,57l
On September 80, 1865. 2,744, ,946, ,726
Decrease. ...................... $12,74l,s ,s45
On the present settlement, the unpaid re-
quisitions on the Treasury amount to only
81, 1900 On the conclusion Of the war
in May, they were $40,150,000, The bal
.ances then in the Treasury were $25, ,l4S,-
7O2; they are now sSs, ,977, ,230
The actual decrease in the public debt
in September, in the face of continued
heavy payments in settlement of the olo.
sing expenses of the war and the disband-
ing of the army, is mainly due to the large
interna! revenues of the month and the re-.
ceipts in gold from imports; the latter be-
ing so far in excess of the wants of the gold
interest charge on the public debt, that they
we're converted into currency BY the sale of
s12,00O,000 or sl5,00O,000 gold in the
open market. We should not make haste
to congratulate the country on the arrest of
the public debt in August, aud its first evil
denoe of decrease in September, if we had
reason to suppose that any considerable
claims against the Government had been
postponed, or their audit at Washington
puposely delayed but the evidences of the
promptness, and even enxiety, of the Sec.
retary Oh these points are al against any
such suspicion. Nor should Werejoice so
ssooD at these results, five had reason to
believe that the October receipts from taxes
and customs would fall off so materially as
to render it inpraoticable for the Secretary
to make an equally good exhibit at the end.
of the present month The evidences Of
the first week in the month are in the oppo.
site direction. The internal revenues con.
tiuueto pour into the Treasury at the rate
of 81, ,OOO, 900 or S2,O00,0o0 per day, and
the gold customs of the first week are over
ss,000,000, equal to nearly $4,000, 900 in
currency. The November interest on the
public debt being already anticipated, the
Secretary will no doubt continue his sales
of gold until the close approach of the first
of January, when the next instalmeut of
gold interest falls due. And altogether,
we regard it as quite certain that another
moderate reduction on the total of the debt,
and a very considerable settlement of legal
tender paper, willsppear on the succeeding
schedule.
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.FURNITURE FOR SALE.

THE Subscriber, anticipating the return Of his family
the City, offers for sale prices much below Charleston
rates, his FURNITURE, consIstIng Of fine BEDSTEADs
WASHSTAND, MOHAIR- and CANE-SEAT CHAIRS,
MoHAIR sea- sETTEE, TABLES, and other articles
too numerous 10 n,enttop -
The above art =. and well kept; and, to family
In need; parties Intending 60 House Keeping, fur
nshes good opportunity TO supply themselves, and can
be seen nj my residence, opposite Mr. George stse!e's
.o.,,h., oes i On "' ." ehelN T.
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master This viii greatly facilitate the
postal system, and by the first day Of Jan
uary next, the Southern country will be
.webbed by some four thousand post Offices,
supplying es many communities with fire.
quent, regular, and certain mail accommo.
dations. ...G.ys..
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October %
CARoLINA-YORK DIS

GOUTH ROLlNA-YORkD DIS
~ TRICT.-Whereas, WIN. HARDIN has applied to
me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular,
tho goods and chattels, rights and credits Of HENRY
PRATT, late Of the District aforesaid, deceased.
the kindred and creditors oe said be and
pear before me Ordinays the said Dis
Of November next to s1ew cause, any, why the said
Administration should not be granted. .ast3.es.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 23d day or oc-
dred and sixtyve and the nineteth year of the In
dependence Of the United States Of America.
JOHN A. BROWN, o. Y. D.
octobei &c % 2r
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H----<e0e<------
THE RICE CRoP.-From the Columbus
Enquirer we clip the following valuable
little article:
We regret to hear that the rice crop of
Georgia this year will be almost an. entire
failure. In the region raising this crop the
negroes have been free from compulsion du-
ring the whole year, and this failure of the
rice erop,is the first fruite Cor lack of fruit
of the experiment of free black labor in
Georgia. AZ zs1Sg>
We are permitted to make the. following
extract from business letter from Ssvan-
nah to gentleman in this city. The letter
is dated Savannah, September 2S:
"The freedmen have not done much raj
sins. rice this way. On the Ogeeehee and
Altamaha Rivers the usual crop before the
war was,about 100000 bushels; this year
it will not be over 10; 600 orsl2, 900 bushels.
On. the Savannah, before the war, the usual
crop was 300, 900 bushels; this year it will
be about 10,000--not enough to feed those
who made it six months. East India rice
is now selling here atsless than Savannah
River rice. . The East India rice and that
raised here last year BY the freedmen is very
inferior indeed" ' "
The Cape Fear.--Here on the Cape
Fear River, where formerly avery large
crop of rice was. usually raised, we know
that last Spring several rice planters enter.
ed into agreements With Governments agents
for the employment of "freedmen" to cul-
tivate their crops; the labor was furnished.
Shortly after the rice had been planted, and
at the most critical time, these rice planters
found themselves destitute of any labor at
all, and were compelled to abandon their
crops entirely. The result is, that not e.
nough rice will be made onsthe Cape Fear
the present. year for seed for. an ordinary
crop. This is the fruit of the first crop sea.
SON of "Freedmen's labor. We can only
hope for better luck next time.
Walmmgtou Journal, l7h,
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CAROLINA-YORKD DIS

COUTH CAROLINA-YORKDI DIS
~ TRICT.-Whereas, JOHN BURRIs has applied TO
me for Letters of Administration all and sIngular the
Dods and chattes, rights apd credits Of ELI A. ROSS,
late OF the District Aforesaid, deceased.
These are therefore cite and admonsh all and sngu
lar the kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be
and appear before me- at next Ordnays Court for the
said District 10 holden York Court House on the 9Th
day of November next shew cause, II any why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and Seal this 25h day Of October
In the year Lord thousand eight hundred and
srtyve and In the Goth year Of the Independence Of
the United States Of America.
.srctohey o6 E.sr % 7> 2tt
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TIE PRIoE OF BANK NoTE Paper. =
We observe that the New England paper
makers have made an advance of fifty per
cent. on the bank paper Of the Treasury De.
partment, which consumes large amount
Of the material in the issue of paper cur
rency, bonds, aud so forth. This rise in the
price Of material has suggested the idea of
establishing government mill on the Po-
tomac, where all the bank. paper required
can be made from foreign rags, imported
from tie Mediterranean free Of duty. This
idea, excellent in point Of economy, can be
improved upon by taking hint from the
Bank Of England, which manufactures its
own bank paper with water line mark that
cannot be counterfeited unless mill be spe-
cially established for fraudulent purposes
thing not at all likely tobe. done either
here or in England. Another lesson might
be learned from the Bank Of England, and
that is the system Of destroying every note.
as it is redeemed and issuing another fresh
one with the same number on its face
By this means the possibility Of circulating
counterfeit Bank of England note is very
small. Counterfeits upon our currency are
becoming quite common, and the next thing
we shall hear Of will be counterfeited Uni
ted States bonds. The idea of the Treasu-
ry Department manufacturing its own bank
paper, if it adopts the system Of water
line, which wilFrender counterfeiting i'm
possible, is an excellent one, and We hope
it will be carried out.-New Fork Herald.
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Ygnerede

MlsnEDt resIaeIss The 5s lin Inst sS BY
J. P. Hood, Esq,,, Mr. JOHN 1 moNI'omhhf ana miSS
MARY SANDLfN, all Of this District.
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N7ANTED.-A CROPPER TO
wv TO work with ten or twelve hands, on plantation
on Broad River. Must be without family, and sober,
competent farmer Board furnished and liberal share Of
the crop. Apply 10 ,,,,, ,,, ,,p,noy
October 26 %
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:GTOVE FOR SAL E.-AN OF
- FlcE STOVE of small size, In good order, for sale
n the ENQUlhEh OFrlCE"
Octoberl9
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EsTATE SALE,
21 BALEs OF COTTON,

WILL be sold on TUESDAY, the Nth day Of NOVEM
BER next, at the late resldence of HUGH n. SIMRIL
deceased, near Clay HILL the entire PERSONAL PROP.
ERl,Y of said esfafe. Consisting of =. -
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Horses Mules, Cattle Sheep, Hogs Corn, Fodder Farming
implements, and various other articles belonging 10 the
house and farm, not necessary now 70 mention
sTsRms-The Cotton will be sold for CASH. The other
property credit Of twelve months with interest from
day OF SALE NAMCY .MSs sIMp slMMpEL Administrators:
EOcfober 96 ~ 3 % 81
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STATES POSTAGE
~ ssTAMPs.-A few u 8. POSTAGE STAMPS for
sale, for SPECIE, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
Z October 10 49,. y - ~, . sG. ].
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.YET eAGAIN.

SOME matters required win be MADE, and Surveyors
Compasses win be REPAIRED, and their Needles MAG+
NETIZED, together with some ether Mathematical Ilst-
ments made and repaired BY the subscriber. ~
TERMs-CASH, OR BARTER. ~ lsns -. y. Y. :
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AM 0LD BUSINESS .RESUMED.

his line with and dispatch, and Al prees current
here thirty years ago. - -ics
TIME-kfEPERs of all kinds, and sseapemenss, yhish
ED by the subscriber, WIN be WARRANTED In al hls
WORK for their good performances, for the space or OE
YEAR. If wen used, and keif owrenhip remain hcban
p. 7, ~ y 3 u e. AsCRENSuAW. =
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MoREovER.

sILvERrNG by lima cornea, and PLA ATTNG with sfl-
r. - z. "A: oRRNsrAw.
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IL persons Indebted to the above
~ ESTATE are requested to make payment immedi-
THOSE having demands will present them ior set
semen' s'' properly a.lsH M H o. STOWE, Administrator
October 10 res.- 81 ~. = - sS:. =.
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ALL small Cutlery, Surgical instruments, Metallic WI
ting Pens, &c, &ey win be GROUND, POLISHED, or
ber. TeRas-CAsH, OR BANTER .ss
- 50 -. A. CREESHAw.
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! A DEMONSTRATORS SALE
~ At the late residence Of DAVID WEBB, deceased
will sell on WEDNESDAY the 18th Of NoVEmBEh BEN
FARMING TOOLS, and an the HOUSEHOLD and
KITCHEN FURNITURE, belonging TO said deceased.
frRMs-Made known day Of SALE
H. D. STOWE, Administrator.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-09
Thursday Morning, February 8.

We print entire this morning the mes-
sage of Mayor Sweeny as submitted to the
City Council on Tuesday night, synopsis
of which we gave yesterday. We do not
feel ourselves prepared 10 give critical
opinion in relation to the Mayors reform
atory recommendations in all their length
and breadth. AS a man conspicuously
identified with one or two of the improve.
ments urged by him we take it for granted
that what he says has long been a matter
ofpEactIcal knowledge with him. Wereter
to the inadequacy of our water supply and
the ways and means of improving it, and
to the needed repairs on the wharf. Asto
the Police system every body who has eyes
to see and ears to hear, knows that as at
present organized it is simply the merest
skeleton of police and wholly unable to
maintain order in our midst. The Mavor
advises that it be increased to thirty. one
men. This is long step, but probably no
shorter one will answer. This recommen-
dation the Council will no doubt carefully
examine. The Aldermanic regime is alto.
gether worthy of the left handed compli-
ments paid it by the Mayor. Iu days gone
by we have had occasion to pay it frequent
compliments of the same sort. How far
Recorders Court will be an Improvement,
and the best Improvement, is a matter
which we intend to examine into. The
present system which it proposes to super
sede is sore upon the body polite and
needs radical treatment. In regard to q
city Jail or work house there is but one
view to be taken Of the proposition. If it
Is more economical to start such an insti-
tuition than to continue our present method
of dealing with criminals, we should start
it. Expense is the only consideration in
the case at the present time The Mayors
data is not as satisfactory as we could wish
upon this point.
Thus much for tie practical suggestions
OF the message. The little piece of politics
10 which the Mayor INDUCES at the outset
of his document might as we'll have been
eubordinated to things more important and
not put forward as something of moment.
1t would seem as if the Mayor had found it
necessary to thus unburden himself before
proceeding to business. For the want of a
better name we may call it a harmless in
diligence of splenetic feeling on the part
of his Honor.
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and vigorous system of taxation, which
would have sustained the public credit and
enabled the government to borrow what it
needed in gold at a reasonable rate. In
this and in other matters the people are
leagues in advance of the politicians who,
bred under an evil system, are the last to
feel the influence of a great national regen-
GRAFTON. The American nation isa gallant
horse it it had but a more gallant rider.
What the history Of our contest might
have been thus far had it been carried on
financially as suggested by Prof. Smith,
will always remain a matter of speculation
among controversial people. AS an alb
straction his theory is, we think, correct.
Gould We have borrowed gold enough and
taxed deep enough during the first year of
the war, and could we have had an encour-
aging measure of military success all the
while, we doubtless might have saved a
large amount of the present huge debt
But it will not do to take for granted, as
Prof Smith does, that there was any alter
native bat to issue Treasury notes. Mr..
Chase borrowed his first payments in gold.
He would have preferred to borrow still
further in gold. But in the meantime the
National arms had suffered defeat and dis
grace at Bull Run, aud those who had gold
to lend preferred to hoard it up and to lock
it securely in their vaults. What resort
had Mr. Chase but a paper issuef At the
time he began it no one had any idea how
long the war was to last. But fifty million
Treasury notes were first issued. The
amount was considered immense at the
time. We had no conception of the work
that was before US. We did not know that
We were entering upon boundless sea OF
blood and treasure, and that our resources
were to be laid under tribute as they have
been.
We look upon the paper money feature
of this war, just as we look upon any other
incident connected with it-viz: as a mat
ter of Providence, out of which is to come
a new, and heaIthful and improved system.
If We should have in the future a country
no longer distracted by the barbarism Of
Slavery, and possessing uniform currency
and be indeed a united people, then it will
be for US all to acknowledge how little al
last the opinions of learned and expe.
rienced men are worth in a great season
of disturbance and revolution like the pres.
emit.