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walton, and was sent north. While at
Nashville was permitted, under guard,
to-take my meals at the hotel-aud here
l met the editor of the Nashville Union.
who asked me q great many questions,
none of which l answered in a way tina
prove injurious to the Confederate States,
But talked as mildly as possible, for l
desired to make my escape. Upon this
the editor wrote the article which has
been published in the Southern papers.
The whole story. as he published it, is a
base fabrication, and bears mon its face
the stamp of falsehood. The statement
in said article that had written Il recon
struction editorial for the Georgia Times
is entirely without foundation, as news
paper readsrs in the South we'll knows.
1t is we'll known to the reading public,
as well as to a large circle of friends and
acquaintance, that l am and have ever
been staunch supporter of the South
ern cause. / founded in the city of At
lanta, at my own expense, a new paper
to support the administration of Mr..
Davis-and, subsequently, bought the
Southern Confederacy and changed it to
an administration organ.
| have now succeeded in making nv
escape from Yankeedom, and am once
more in my native land, and the native
land of my wife and children, where
hope to live and die, if need be, battling
for the cause of Southern rights, South
ern honor and Independence. l hope
the Southern papers which have publish
ed the article alluded to will publish
this statement also.
JoSEPnUs CAMP.
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%. ". JENKINS,
Tee state Of MISsI1sIPPI,

GREEN COUNTY
To Wilmothe A. Valley, Berry Stevens.
Jane Stevens, Ephram Stevens, Mar
tina Stevens, Ephram Morgan, AZ eri-
Gus Morgan and John Mccain, of the
State of Texas, and all other persons
interested in the estate of JAMES
VALLEY, deceased: za-ai
VOU are hereby cited to be and per-
Il sonally appear before the Honora-
BILE Probate Court next to be holden in
and for the aforesaid county and State.
at the Court House thereof, in the town
of Leaksville on the Second Monday OF
January, A. d. 1865, then and there to
show cause if any you can why the Pc
tition of James NJ. VALLEY, praying q
sale of the real estate of said decedent
should not be made, and to do and suffer
such things as may be ordered in the
premises.
~ Witness the Hon. VIM. e.
I LIS. Denmark, Judge of the Probate
~ Court in and for. said County.
Given under NV hand and, Pri-
vate seal, for want of seal. this
November 28th, A. d. 1864.
JAMES BLACK, Clerk.
P. c. g. G. Miss
Dec. 6, l864-72-4w.
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LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Probate Court, NoveHa6er. Term, 1864.
To John A. FuIIitovo and e. III. FuliiIOVs
his Guardian, OF ChOcktaw county,
Alabama, and all other persons inter
ested in the settlement of the final &C
count of Elisha Moseley, Guardian of
John N. Fullilove, in Lauderdale coun-
ty, State of Mississippi. tei
UOU are hereby notified to be and ap
u pear before the Probate Court of
Lauderdale county, State of Mississippi,
at the January term thereof, A. d. 1865.
then and there to show cause, if any you
can. why the final aco 'unt of said Guard
ian should not be allCw we'd as stated.
(~l Given under my hand and
LIS. seal, this Sd day of December,
~ 1864.
n. S. MAYFIELD, ClSgk.
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ID court of Lauderdale county, will
proceed to sell on the third day Of jan
uary, 1865, to the highest bidder tor
cash at the late residence Of MOSES
WARREN, deceased, in said county,
five negro slaves and one mare and
colt, to.wit: Woman, Maria, girl, Rilly
and boy San ly. belonging to the estate
of l.. s. WARREN, deceased, and woman.
Jane and girl, Lydia, belonging to the
estate of NJ. V. WARREN, deceased,
for distribution. r. II. WARREN
Dec6-52-4w -%As 81 = admir-.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Northern Dispatches.
Failure OF Wilmington Expedition.
Late Congressional News
Heed Recrossig the Tennessee.

RIcHNosn, DEC y.1he Baltimore American
of tho -sth, - .ggssl u,eiy.tl rv
flag of truce boat Bieging supplies for Yankee
prisoners
A special Telegram syw Columbia 2sth, p. II.
An escaped prisoner asst arrived from Florence,
reports the advance OfiIoods army bad reached
Florence on the 2Ist.
During the whole onext day his infantry were
crossing the river.
Forrest covers the eemy's retreat.
A dispatch from Forress Monroe has been re-
ceivcd announcing thi failure of the expedition
against Wilmington, tltugh claiming great damage
done Fort Fisher, caparing company of the en-
envy outside of the foEr
A torpedo boat loadd with three hundred tons
of powder was explded within three hundred
yards of Fort Fisher.
Gold advanced, opeing on Monday at 2233.
RIcHMoND, Dee 30-Senate in secret session.
The House passed alill to facilitate the payment
of claims of deceasedsoldiers.
Various new propositions have been introduced.
RICHMOND, Dec. 3.-Eo Yankee papers re-
ceived yesterday ttday.
There was heavy fling heard in the direction
of Dutch Gap this fOsnoon.
Congressional proceedings o-day unimportant.
No official news fron any quarter.
A snow storm commenced this morning, snow
still falling rapidly buimetng it reaches
the ground.
The soldiers New Tears dinuer will be sue
cessful.
RICHMOND, Dec. 8, The Baltimore American
Of the 18th and 29th received tonight.
Official dispatches from Thomas represent his
army still in pursuit OF Hoods disorganized force
Chestar abandoned an smuuition at train Pulaski
IGens Lee and Bufo,d are both wounded
At last accounts Hood was at BainbIidge.
According to a WasApgton telegram Sherman
had communicated to the Secretary of War his
purpose to move up the Savannah river imnedi-
ateIy and capture Augusta
Admiral Wilkes had been reinstated by Lincoln.
Gold 2I7
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ADMINISTRATORS Notice.

WHEREAS, Letters Of Administration
IN on the estate of EZEKIEL WAL
KER, deceased, were granted to the I'M
iersigned at the last May Term, of the
Probete Court of Newton County, State
of Mifsissippi: :
Therefore, all persons having claims
against said estate, will have them pro-
bated and registered in the manner and
within the time prescribed by law orthey
will be forever barred.
j. R. JOHNSON, Admir-.
Nov. 20, 1S64.-5l-Iw*
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OBITUARY..

Died, at his residence in Carroll county. Miss,
ON the 22d inst, EDWARD CAGE, in the 52nd
year of his age. -T
Mr.. Cage had been for many years piors mem
Der of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was
exemplary christina, a useful citizen, y kind
neighbor, a tender husband and an affsctionate
parent He was also a true patriots In him the
soldier and the soldiers family always found q
sympathetic heart and ) helping hand. lie was
much beloved by all who knew him. May God
who tempers the windto the shorn lamh, support
and Comfort his bereavd family in this their deep
afiiction. B. =. NJ.
Dee 9th, 1864
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order to preserve their liberties and
whereas, the efforts made by the Gov
eminent of the Confederate Slater. i'm.
mediately upon its organization, to es-
tablish friendly relations between it and
the Government of the United States,
having proved, unayailing by reason of
the refusal of the Government of the
United States to hold intercourse
with the Commissioners appointed
by. this Government for that pur-
pose aHd, whereas, the Government
Of the United States having since, re-
psatedly refused to listen to PROPOSE
tions for an honorable peace, and having
declared to foreign powers in advance
that it would reject any offer of media
ton which they might be prompted to
make in the interest of humanity for
terminating the var and thus, having
manifested their determinations to con-
tinue il. with view to the reduction of
the people of these States to degrading
bondage, or to their extermination.
Therefore, be it resolved, That while we
reiterate our readiness to enter upon me-
gotiations for peace whenever the hearts
of our enemies are SO inclined, we will
pursue without faltering the course we
have deliberately chosen, and for the
preservation of our liberties will employ
whatever Meanx Providence has placed
at our disposal. g . - q - 9 -. -
Resolved, That the mode prescribed
in the Constitution of the Confederate
States, for making treaties of peace,
afford ample means for the attainment
of that end whenever the Governmsnt
Of the United States abandon their
wicked purpose to suhjugate. them, and
evince willingness to enter upon nego-
tiations Tor terminating the war. 81
Ths resolution was offered by Mr..
BarkSdAle, of this State. He shows that
eur government has made repeated eff
forts and is still making them to estab-
Eah paaess that the mode no=z pre-
soribed in the CONSTITUTE on for --16tegOtia-
ting treaties Of amity and commerce is
ample, and therefore. that we have
not had peace. bscause we hav'nt tried
to gst.it, nor because the mode precribed
= not sufficient, but because our-enemies
lave reje0tod all Overtures and persist
in saying that war can be determined
eotFon ths OonditiOn of our bondage.
The delusioa tkAk our auth critics don't
want peace, and have not tried to ne
HoaiAts it; y tcoabsurd TO be INDUCED
and jet many credulous seem to think
%. Not less absurd is the idea that the
trainers Of our Constitution did not pro,
yids 4 mode of making peace. These
deinsisnssa are errors that ought to be
corrected, for they work mischief in the
publjo mind. -c.1-a-
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AdminisIruteE.s NOTICE.

WHEREAS, Letters of AdministrS-
w ton on the estate of Langford
Parker, late of Kemper county, deceased.
were granted to the undersigned at the
last November term of the Probate court
of said county. All persons having
claims against said deceased are hereby
required to exhibit the same properly
probated within the time allowed by Law
or the same will be barred, and those in
debted will make immediate payment.
JOHN G.. B0BBETT,
P. P. CULLUM.
ian2.-4 At Administrators.
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MARENGO NURSERIES.

Seven Miles Below Demopolis, Within
Two Miles Of PAGES Landing.
fIlHE Proprietor of this pu!ar establishment
has the pleasure this Of ottr ing for safe
one Of if not the largest collections of the most ap
proved varieties of
Fruit Trees
nov to be found in the COufe derscy Also srawber-
ries Backberries Ote etc. the folio wing terms
Apples one year old, 81 each; two years cid. 81 70
each Peaches, Chimes Cling Beauregard, General
Johnston, jeff Davis and Banana. 81 so each All
other varieties OF the peach 600 Ia number) 81 each
Psare, Dwarf and StAndard-SOO varieues- 81 30,
50 60 each according to size Plums, Cherries
Apraoots Nee,arinss, Ounces, Figs and Peeans, Or
nameutal Dwarf and Weeping teaches, ond dollar
ali to and halt each, IN to size Strawberries
seven most approved vRrieties-two TO three dol
lars per dozen, siS to twelve dollars per hundred
$50 thotis AnS Black be- riSs,LAnShtH1 nd
improv ed high bus six dollars per dozen or thirty
dollars per huudred
Terms cash.
The proprietor has made it speciality 20 procure
ea1 aud lave hovr'ng
anon which eI4i kinds Of large pears which
he kept sound all last winter. .
All orders carefully packed and delivered st the
railroad depot, DemopOs. or steamboat landing on
the Bigbee after which all responsibility ceases.
Dec I6-dtf r. J. MANNING Proprietor.
r. Y. REV, Agent, Meridian, Miss.
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SCHEDULE PRICES.

| Our Brandon contemporary in his late
issue has a lengthy article on the injus-
tioe done to the people of Misssissip pi
by the Commissioners for fixing prices
in this State. We think the Republican
has just ground sof complaint Much
| injustice has been. done the people, by
reducing the prices to one half the mar
ket value in this State, while in Alabama
the figures have been raised. Our peo-
pie did not complain as long as the bur-
den fell equally on all, but now that the
schedule of Alabama has been again rails
ed, there is considerable murmuring. In
Mississippi bacon sides are put down at
81 81, in Alabama 81 35; in Mississippi
corn is 81 IS per bushel and in Alabama
SO so; in Mississippi the Government
gets -four at $50 and in Alabama at Sos.
We sell hides at 81 SO and Alabama
81 so. Wheat is s. GO here and in Ala.
bama SO. Mules are $500 and hors es
| $3.50 in this StBte, while our neighbors
get $1,000 for each. And thus it is with
everything else. The people of this
State who have been overrun and robbed
of everything they posses ed, pay nearly
thrice as heavy tax on almost every ar
ticle furnished the Government as the
planters of our hboring State who
have been living in comparative ease.
There is the item of lumber which we
omitted to specify above. The Govern.
ment pays from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty dollars per thousand
feet in Alabama, <xaile the owners of
mills in this State are only allowed forty
dollars. This we think rather low fig
ure when circular saws are worth $4,000
and $1,000, betting $45 and $50, files $50.
and everything else proportionately high.
The most of the lumber cut is for the
Government and it is only right that
a living price should be paid by it. As
the Republican enquiries, why is Missis-
sippi made to bear double the burthen
imposed upon Alabama? Here the plan
ter has been robbed of his negroes, his
fences have been burned, his horses i'm
pressed or..stolen, his farming implements
broken up, ard almost every means of
making crop uessr.y I'd, whilst in Ala
bamS he has not been disturbed, except
in the Northern end of the State. Here
nearly all the negroes that the Yankees
did not get have been run off to Georgia
and Alabama for safety, and consequent
ly labor is very scarce and high. In
Alabama negroes are more plentiful
than ever, and therefore labor is very
cheap. Alabama is a better corn country
than Mississippi, and taking all things
into consideration, we believe the plan
tiers of Alabama can afford to raise corn,
meat, ETC., at least thirty-three and
third per cent. cheaper than the planters
of Mississippi, and yet the Government
pays them just double as much for i'll
We are not the advocates of high prices
but believe in dealing equitably with
all.
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Acting Medical Director.
doc8 1u
TAX q KIND.

OFFICR CONTROLLING QUARTERMASTER,
CoIubus Miss Dec TO- 1864.
Notice is hereby glen that Government cattle
hogs, and worn dOwmorses aud mules, to be re-
cruited will not be farished with tax in kind sup
plies within twelve mil, Of any railroad or nAvigable
stream
Onseers of the tax i1knd are instructed to desiS-
Bate interior and inaccessible depOts where supplies
will be furnish ed for sub stock.
Planters within the eove limits are warned net TO
deliver their kin to officers or others in charge
of such stock; their eceipts will not be allowed at
the offices of the District Quarermasters after this
date.
The above does net pply to stO * in trAnsitu.
JAMES HAMILTON.
Major and Controlling cuartermAster Of Mississippi
doc23 2w3tAw.
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Runaway Am jail.

COMMITTED to the Jail of Leake
" county, on the first inst, anegrO boy
named Harrison said boy 10 black and
about forty years old, about FIVE feet eight
inches high, and will weigh about one
hundred and seventy-five pounds. Said
negro was sold by B. F. Burb, of this
county, to Lev. Simpson. Of Mobile, Ala,
to whom it is believed he now belongs.
The owner of said negro is hereby mott
fled to come forward, prove property,
pay charges and take him away, or he
will be dealt with as the law directs.
w. II. RODGERS,
Sheriff Scott County, Miss.
Hillsboro, Miss, Aug. 9, "a GOVT.
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fHE CENTRAL n arfROAD.-We are informed
that a large number of hands are at work repairing
this road and that it is expected that it will he
put in running order speedily possible be-
tween this city and Macon.
The road from Savannah to namber four and n
half has not been injured in the least-with the
exception of the culVerts The Yankees probably
spared this part OF the road, thinking that they
might have further use for it.
! From Macon to Gordon the road is in complete
running order. The road from Gordon to MilledSe-
vile will soon be in rss9ning order also augusta
Chronicle.
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Some people affect to believe, or
Ssc s"I y believe, that we have not had
pe4as. lat, because our Government has
made no efforts to that end; and second.
because We have no mode of accomplish
ing The object, if both parties to the war
we're willing. The object of the resolu.
lions we print below TO correct these
Misrepresentation:
w heress, The people of the Confede-
rate Stotes having been compelled. bv
the acts of the non-siayehoIdinp States
70 dissolve their connection with those
states. and 70 llEEas..a- n...., - -.
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$4,000 REWARD.

VTNHR Board of Directors has ordered arewArd OF
Il Five Thousand Dollars for the apprehension OF
ROBERT REDDICK, the slayer of Thomas L.
I3roVu baggage master, who was killed at Meridian
while in the discharge Of his duty. The above re-
ward will be paid to any one who will deliver salo
Reddick to the custody of the proper officer SO that
he may be brought to trial. ,,>,
dar9atf Prest N. g. o R. z. Company.
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& BY q Brazilian decree of the 9th
Of September last, all the free Africans
existing in the empire: whether in the
service. OF the State or in that of privat
1odlyAdasls. thus annulling the decree
No. 1903. of the 2Sth of December. 1850
Which exacted fourteen years service
from that date.
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WANTED TOIMEDIATELY,=S

10y LADY. with Little Girl, Situation as a
ID PRIVATE TEACHER. She fully competent
TO teach the English Branches. Would prefer at
uation near Meridian, within few hours ride OF 1t
bv railroad GOOD ESs~.G-ls given and required
Apply at the Competitors room Of this office
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~eJohn H. Ripler. Yankee prison
81 has written North that he was inform
ed by Union citizen of Georgia, thai
one Capt. Montgomery, formerly of Bal
tlmore, was the agent charged with firing
Northern cities. -..-
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D@rMr. Josephus Camp, of whom we
spoke the other morning, arrived here
on Saturday night from Selma under ar
rest. 1t will be recollected he was charg-
ed some time since with deserving to the
enemy. and supplying valuable informa-
ton. Here is his statement furnished
us yesterday:
About the LIST of September last,
made an attempt to reach my forme
residence in the northern part of Cob
country, Georgia, for the purpose of get.
ting out some property, and for the fur
Their purpose of relieving the necessi
ties of an aged motherin-law residing
there. In this attempt i was captured
by the enemy, who. attempted; to make
me out SPY; but net finding sufficient
proof, they finally proposed to send me
north of the Ohio river if [ would take
the oath of allegiance. Thinking this
would the surest way to make my escape
took the Ino''clad with a mental reser-
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49, Northern journals state that a
meeting of deserters from the Federal
a1tny-was recently held in Canada re-
sulGng in the forwarding of a petition,
asking that they might be received back
into their regiments. They number five
thousand.
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NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS.

Ii PERSONS having claims against the Conted-
N W I'm
pressed fOr ths of the army. are notified that
be at
tFarsfrKs. = NTH QOuEty, miss, from the
assa to't - a6tzt NOvelnbers
VVestviIIe, simpson County, Miss, from
the xSth tG the 3Oth November
jackson. from the 9th to the 15ths De-
cember.
brandon, the 10th and nth, December
For the purpose Of receiving and taking proof in re-
Aton 10 all claims in counties for Forage, Pro
visions Cattle Sheep, Hogs, Horses, Mules, Teams
and w pons hcrett furnished for the army by the
yner or taken informally impressed tor
the use of the army and not yet paid for.
The claimants viii be required in all cases TO pro-
duoe witnesses pI their respective claims Their
attention is especially directed the following extract
from General Orders No "a, AdJutant anu inspector
Generals Office, June 18TH, leo4; -.
iii Every claim under this act shall be presented
In writing to the agent the district which ths
claimant resides pported by his oath to ths JUS
tiee of the same and by the affidavit of one or more
Witnesses and claimant shall also state by whom
his property was impressed or taken, and at "hAi
time and for hat purpose, ana az What price 'snu
shall produce any written evidence in his possession
relative to the provided, if tho claimant DC
dead or be prevented from any cause from appearing
befo re the agent proof shall be submitted to the
fact and the occasion therefor and ether proof OF tht
claim NAV be taken The exact value of the property
must be proved and speculative or contingent oAin
ages or values to be assessed o.
Commissioner 9th Cong1 District, State of Miss
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&rThs San Jose Mercury says the
wife OF jose Castro, of Montery, has Civ
en- birth to .thirty-six children, all of
"aom are living together in that coun-
frw
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Maj. Steele was captured in Ken
tncky recently and carried to Louisville,
where he is confined with ball and
chain. He is son in-law to DR.. Robt.
j. Breckenridge.
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FRoM HOOPS ARRIVE learn III

FRoh HOODS ARHY.-We learn that
Gen. Hood has crossed his army to the
south side of the Tennessee river. On
Thursday last Gen. Cheatham's corps
was at luka. Forrest was expected at
CorInth ON Friday. The army crossed
Municipality at cambridge, near Tuscum-
bia. We win give full account of the
Yankee raid In to morrow's issue.
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HRADQ'Rs STATE VF MISSISSIPPI.

HRADO'R6 STATE UF MISSISSIPPI.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Macon December, 81. 1854.
0enoRAA Orders = o. 100.
l. The Militia who responded to the PrOcla nation
dated 29th November asst are discharged until further
orders. They Will be mustered for pay before dis
charged, by the superior officer present.
IL All compensation due the militia and State
troops, be paid the funds are received
from Richmond. Estimates have been sent, and the
money is expected shortly and notice will be given
By order of Charles CLARK, Governor and Com
man der- Chief.
THOS. B. LENOIR.
Deca7 st Colonel and Adjutant.
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REPORTED EvAcUATIoN OF PLYhoUTH.-The
Tarboro Southerner says it is rumOred that tho
Yankees have moved all their guns from Plym-
adds that it has good reason to believe there is
some foundation for the rumor. The Yankees
have not occupied Washington.
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Gnctnnati papers state:that Buffers
proposition to exchange Mr.. Pollard of
the Examiner, for A. D. Richardson of
the New York Tribune has been refused.
Richardson, it will be recollected, was
captured at Vicksburg in April 1868.
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TO REET

WILL RENT my tract of land seven miles below
l. Meridian, the Mobile and Ohio railroad, con-
tanning 500 of Ian cultivation, most
of it rich bolt land with ginhouss, negro canbiHs
and a large mule shelter. Fer further particulars
refer to DIR Peyton King, on the place, who is au
-thorized to rent it. Z.
des5ltf H, W. REESE