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| vilual.ze. individuals suspected of having
conc-aled large sums of money, were hung up
repeatedly, nutil, almost in the agouaes of
death and to escape the torture, tIfey confessed
where the deposit had been made. a family
! Of the name Of Fog, of Lexington, were treated
with especial cruelty. The head Of the family
was hung up thrice by the neck TIL nearly
robOefs Mr.. Meetze, Of tie same dists,cr, is
reported to have been robbed in like manuer
and by the same process; aud one poor idiot
crazy creature, mistaken for another party,
was subjected, till nearly dead to The same
Treatment. This mode uf torture, from What
We can learn, was frequently resorted TO. Other
! parties Were whipped; ctheIs Outeted VI knock-
! ed dewn, and, indeed, every form OF brutality
seems TO have beeu 0lt III practice whenever
DISAPPOINTMENT But We sickeu at the farther
Recital Ut these crueltles and horror! Ihe soul
tut Us away With loaLhlng from their cOnteu-
platlon. The heart bleeds, the MUD, III de-
SPAR, cries to- til great Master OF natlots, with
plea and prayer asking If tnere be no vengeance
! Ill the stores of heaveu-no fiery bolts
TO aight upon The heads OF thesStends Set trae,
! aud auhlhiiute them with the snarpesL aud
swltl.st Of deoms-.uch as usLice and mercy
and all the virtues must sanction with ciapuiug
OF hands, evea III The sacred aboI> ) OF eternity.
Can IL be tnaL these reckless deulons, mockluga
equally Gou and numaAiLy, shall pursue With
| lmpunity tneir dIaooncai progress. Do they
not march 10 reLrloutioue. Are they not cursed
with such impedlmsata, Is will lake courage
out of thetr souls and strength ouC or Lhelr
| ilmbsf The spolls they have borne away from
ten Thousand desolated nomes, must weigh
equally upon their shoulders, tueir conscleuces
| aud courage. Robbers are rarely Dr ave men,
and whatever nignt have existed III virtue OF
| thelTecause, Is tOr1eIt by The proceAs.s which
| tney have taken tDr its lnalnLalnaucs. Eucou u
tered by u determined enemy, stuug by the
sense OF loss aud suffering, Intensified ny the
sLlngs Of such a record oI Violated homes, as
is here written, They will surely quail before our
sons. We look Yet to bsaolu the retrlbation,
III It's most terrible aspects dogglng> their heels
! aud Tearing AT their Lhroa.;. line Judgment
! vi Col Oh crimes OF the toulest-the revenge Of
man, Tor deeds LOO Terrible for humanity to
Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-08

voluntarily seeking d hiding place along the
swanps OF the river; at other tunes, hndlug IL
under the bed Of the owner; and not leaving
these places Of refuge Till long after the enemy
had departed. For fuilys month after they
had goue, the negroes. singly or in squads, we're
daily making their way back to Columbia, hav-
ing escaped from the Yankees by dint Of great
perseverance and cunning, generally in wretch
ed plight, halEstarved aud with little clothing
They represented the difficulties in the way oil
their escape 10 be very great, the Yankees
placing them finally under guards at night
aud that they could only succeed in flight at the
peril Of lite or limb. Many of these were ne
groes of Columbia. but the larger proportion
Seemed to hail tro:L Baruwell. They all
sought passpor S to return to their owners and
PiantaLons.
NXXIV.
We should not overlook the ravage and de-
struetion which marked the progress Ut. the
enemy III the Immediate preclucts Qt the city,
tioug Il beyond Its corporate boundaries. Win
IN few miles Of Columbi, from Two to tive
miles, it was girdl b. beuutlfai country seats,
such as those Of the Hampton faml!y-Mill
wooi--a place famous of yore for lts charm
and elegance of society, lis frank hospitality
AMI The lavish bounty Of Its successive hosts.
Ihe destruction of tins family seat of opulence,
and grace, aud hospitality, will occasion Sen
satlon in European countries, no le:s than
iu our own, among those who have
joyed its grateful privileges, guests, IN bet
Ter days. This was destroyed by e gang OF
banAitti, sent forth TO torage-ioragug, III
Gen- Shernan's dictionary, being Identical with
burglary and arson. The beautiful country
! seats OF Mr.. Secretary Trenholm, of DR. John
Wallace. Mrs. ThoA starke, Col. Tnomas Tay-
lor, Capt. j. u. Adams, Mr.. c. F. Pelham,
Mill Greek, as we'll as homestead-aud many
nore-all shared the fate of Milwood-ali
were robbed and ruined, then given 10 the
flames anc from these places were carried OF
all horses muiss, cattle and hegs, stock OF every
destroyed. In many cases. where les and
horees were not choice. they were shot down;
and where the msrsudesA abuAdoned their own
beasy. IN hnding better, they almost invariably
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III HorseSs lHulaos cHCCla aHu HeEs, stUeR OF every
sort, and the provisions not carried oil, were
destroyed. In many csses, where mu les and
horses were not choice. they were shot down;
and where the msraudesa abaAd Adoned their own
beasv, in finding better, they almost invariably
common history. On all the farms and planta-
lions, and along the road SIDES everywhere, Tor
many mile, horses, mules and cattle, strew the
tace OF the country. Young colts. however
nne the stock, hau the.r tnroats cut. The
same demonlc SPIRIT prompted the destruction
OF every vehicle winch the plruderers could not
carry away. Our informant tells us that III
one Mie he counted forty SLAIN mules on the
pGnks ot the oaiuda.
XXXV. .
But there were other ba.barities of more
hsInous character, reported OF their proceed
ings IN the more isolated farm settlements and
, 1865-03-10
THaE DAVENPORT REKOTM-
REkS III lOi3ESEEb.
Scene Of Excitement In liverpool
The Davenport Cabinet Destroyed.

The Davenport brothers were mobbed at
Liverpool, England, en- the 18th ultimo. The
Liverpool Post Of the 10th says:
The audience elected HI. Cumnins and Mr.
Hallcy o. the committee to tie the brothers. The
Darenports objected ut ret but ultimately agreed.
r. e. Wgged and tTstsd e. s9od
turned round Suddenly TO- Dr.. Ferguson Mr..
Cumn.ins shrugged bis shoulders and walked
sna es
back Of his hand 70 The audience, Wfth Stood
was extreme, and although It was hardly o1plica-
bic how rope could p1oduce q wound from
which the blood would thus copIously low, the
tho gentlemen whose br1tallfy had been npso SO
hastily ,and With an nndlgnat expression Of conn
Nj. Cumming the5 addressed tha andiencc near
Save sesa blood upon thsh@a I q dc Psrsoa 1Se 10
By Dr. Ferguson IN cutting he ropa.''' Upon this
an immense shout Of mingled triumph and sndl.-
nation sToee from the audience, whose sympathics
ausne he seasaeR xfe
messed. In The noise which ens1ed Dr: Fergu-
sons explanation Was to us inau1ible. Mr. Cum
would certify that the wound had not been pro-
duced Us he had st1ted he would g1Tc five pounds
to any Liverpool charity.
their own hands. One gentleman led the why and
several others scrambled over the footiehts on to
he Rsiof wlh tho 11sv bg apEsn' ef d. d.
to Messrs. uulley and Cn1nnlns to say that they
did their utmost to keep The crowd back, and to
protect Dr. Ferguson and Nj. Leighton, who were
still On the stage. Tho numbers, however, were
toe great fir The resistance to avail, and the next
thing witnessed WAS the overthrow OF the cabinet,
Or. Ferguson being pushed backwards into IT,
lie Immediately rose, but as Immediately retreat
ed, and VIC are Informed TINT he. the DaVeupo:ts.
and Mr. Fay were out OF the building ALMOST as
soon as DR.. Ferguson WIS OF the stage. :Shorty
afterwards, Mr. Hu1icy was borne from the room
The crowd On the platform It once proceeded to
demolish the cabtnet, ana Dr.. Ferguson's much
rldicu1ed t'st1uctuse'' will neVer again battle the
scrutiny or bcgulle the creani1ty Of British an-
dlencc. The scene during The smashing and dis
tributon Of The fragments Of the cabinet Wac very
exciting, Pieces were thrown up INTO the gal!e-
rIcs, and The occupants Of that part Of the hall
bueily wed with those In the body In scramhlng
for the spells, while many rcsorted, probably as
relief to their excitement, In the c1h1lara1ng
cupatiou OF letting themselves down from tho gal
lerles on to the stage. tne person only fell into
tho hands Of the police upon charge Of breaking
ported. 4 portion -ot the right arm Of the fgufa
was Knocked OF by the young man placing bis
hsnd upon It az he dropped from the gallery. The
proceedings, though turbulent were exceedingly
good-humored, und they were cnlivened By few
buretqua addresses, delivered from the platform
to thoee In the body of the hall. In the meant,ma
some thirty policemen hAd arrived; they occupied
the stage, snd The hall Was shortly a{teswasda
cleared,
, 1865-03-10
8 counties in East Tennessee
ITEMS.


Ncll+to-do peop1e-Pctrolcans.
The Princess RadziEill died Of grief at be-
ing imprisoned for debt in Vienna.
a Richmond paper mildly demonstrates
agaiDst ten dollars quart for SKINNED milk.
An auction sale OF the old paintings Of the
Dusseldorf gallery, in New York, brought
s15,0o0.
It rained all the way from Portland to
Washington last weak.
Engluud is adopting "no cards" in n'ar-
riages-
Thcop1ilc Gautier is translatlng Moore's
noems into French. Poor Tom!
Dublin is much excited over the marriage
Of IN Irish nobleman with his houseu1aid.
In view Of the immense number of desert
ers, refugees, &C., arriving in West Virginia
from tho South, Gen. Stevenson, the Com
mandcr Of that Department, has ordered that
every person 80 coming shall report at the
nearest military post within fire days, to be
sent to such points SIS may be deemed neees.
sary for their own end the state's safety.
The people are grllmbling In the prln.
cipal cities at the high rents.
Fed Douglass and his wife were at the Pzcs'-
dents inaugural reception.
There were no drunken members Of Con-
.ress during tho closing scenes Of the ses-
ions, An improvement on previous years.
The Youngest veteran soldier in our army IL
Henry Weidensaul, Of Montgomery, Berks
county, Pa. He enlisted before he was four
teen, md participated in the battles Of Win
chester, Cedar Mountain, Charlottesville
Gettysburg, Reeaea, Dallas, Kenesaw Noun
tain, &c, and was finally wounded IN front o
Atlanta.
The Legislature Of Rhode Island have abol
fsted colorcd schools in that State. Al
children in that State arc now equal as tar B.
law can make them. =
on has been discovered in Milo, Durea1
county, Ill. A Chicago company has leaset
the land where 1t was found.
, 1865-03-10
CATTLE HARRIET.

THURSDAY EVENING, March 9. 1865.
REEF CATTIE-Thc receipts toasy, according to
,be Board OF Trade report. amounted 10 Isl head
and .h,pmen.s 81 hcad- The trains on toe Of tha
roads zero delayed 60 that the Cattle we're received
rno1atc for to-dsys trade. The market was. consc-
ouent,y hardly bstk as there we're but few dessa-
bic Cattle cfering-
Observation-Disclosures were hardly ii anxious fot
Cattle to-oay Yesterday as they have peen buying
yerE heavily lately. and ind great Difficulty in ship
ping tbeis Cattle through
ost oi the extra shipping C,ttle that arc 1eceiyed
h.se ere held above the vswa Of buyers and ara
sequently shipped through to New York on owners,
account There bat oceaalonsltot OF that grade
however, RES ived.
There will be, undoubtedly, = faIr demand for good
prime steers for time to come, and II they a.a
not received fsster thsn 1heJ can be handled there
will hardly be much decline from present prices,
There no material change In prices to day. hut
On account OF the reasons stated, tho market Fas
Nstlc weak.
Tue talcs to dsY amount to some 12a head at sas75
to $40 e0fosscalaWsss to primo aeected steera. Ths
are but TN cattle 1eft oyet, and taoae musY ordl.
n1fY. T. .,.~.:..
, 1865-03-10
The Constitutional Amendment In
New Jersey.
[Fr0m the Newark Daily Adycrf{ser1

It will surprise few who understand the
politics! CHARACTERISTICS Of our Legislature,
though it will disagpoint many who do not,
jccted the Constitutional amendment which
proposes to remove the cause OF MI our woes,
by prohibiting slavery wherever the United
States Government has. jurisdiction. After
a debate Of two days' duration, in which the
Union members struggled manfully against
that partisan prejudice which denies freedom
to mankind, the votewas finally taken, under
a call for the previous question, and rooulted
In tic. thirty nyeH-ail Union members, and
thirty i,oes-all Democrats. There was st
the outset some cheering Indications Of dis
shacklcs Of party, on the part Of several Of
Tie opposition members, but the final vote
proves how powerless they were-how CON-
plcte'y enslarcd by the influence which
crushcs private opinion here, while it main
tains with equal zeal the right Of human
bordage elsewhere
In their speeches upon the subject, sketches
Of which were furnished by our reporters,
some Of the Democratic members Justified
their opposition with arguments In favor Of
human slavery Which would have almost
stBrtlcd its Southern advocates. They quo
ted freely from the Bible, which they appear
to hare 1ansackcd with a greater zeal for this
doomed institution than Tor their own ealya-
tion, and were profuse IN inyectiye against
the ministers Of the gospel for not interpret
ing its prccepts In accordance with their own
peculiar views.
But, the main political argument against
the amendment sprung from the very spirit
Of the rebellion Itself, md was based upon
the ltug-cherlshed doctrine Of State rights,
which they make paramount to the rights OF
the United States. Forgetting that these
States, By repudiating the Constitution, have
resigned all claim to my rlghts-or privileges
under II, the Democratic party In our Icgis-
hlurc has at last thrown OFT the 1tMsy mask
by Which it has formerly concealed its real
sSmlatb,cs, and proclaimed itself the friend
and supporter OF an institution which our
{athers long ago abolished, and which sliu
eecks to destroy the whole fabric Of the Union.
This action or cur Legislature must not be
regarded as the verdict Of the people. The
subject was scarcely thought Of when the
piescnt members we're elected It certainly
had not the aspect Of Nationa! importance
which 1t has since assumed In the progress Of
the rebellion, and which hns justitl:d tie most
summary measures. The friends Of the Union,
therefore, sincerely hoped that New jersey
would be Us prompt In ratifylng the amend-
mcnt as other loyal States have been, with
only two other exceptions. In this, however,
they are disappointed, and o final decision Of
the question must be postponed till another
year, and another election, in which the peo-
ple Of the State Will have m opportunity to
express themselves upon 1t.
, 1865-03-10

Here tho market On the street opened at 19G aud
gradually fell to 1o3, at which It closed. On the
Stock Exchange, the market being ovcrao1d, the
decline was not so rapid, opening at 195l3 3l9oa
aEd r1oelng in the afternoon at 19aD19aH. Silver
vaa dull and nominal ut 1S0@155.
Government Bonds we're steady. VIC quote:
SOS, 11oi buying and 1til selling; 1o~sos oaDs05
buying aud o:G97s selling. c.
Cook County Scrip was active and b1oyaat, md
VIC rotc an advance in quotations Of 13D1 per
cent, with liberal sales ct 80t167. The demaadi is
chiefly by parties who are purchasing - a pcrna-
ncnt Investment.
The demand for money continues brisk and the
market is still stringent and Close. The rate OF
discount still 10 per cent per anna, hut street
rates arc firm at 1}G2 per cent per month.
Eastern exchange Is still scarce and firm, and
The market Is atm at par buying and premium
selling.
Investments in the Seven Thirty loan are etill
active, md this has stringent effect on the money
market as Government Is drawing on the depos-
itor1es almost daily. Heavy subscriptions are
coming In from all pats Of the Northwest The
prospect Of speedfer resumption Of specie pay
mcnts than vas generally expected has stimulated
lie demand for United States securities, mud rea-
dcsed spectators extremely cautions.
The capital stock of tho First National Dank Of
tlis city has been Increased $s0 o00 and the paid
In capital Ii now $1,000 GOETHE largest IN the
city.
In St. Louis, New York sight exchange was
steady al Is per cent premium.
Tho Missouri Legislature has authorized the
tssuc Of s., ,0coc ct0 Union M1litary Bonds.
The indianapolis branch Of the State Bank Of
Indiana Is about to be converted into a National
Dauk.
Money in Cincinnati is rather easier, and East
ern Exchange is steady at 1-lo@s prem.
Prom the Wisconsin Bank ComptrolIer,a re-
port OF the 1st inst. we extract the following:
The following stocka hare been decreased sfnee
ststenent Feb. lat A. D. 1865:
Tho tooMspg n .tocEs hsyc been Increased s1nee
statement Feb. 1st 1866:
United States 81 tt0aUs}. coo
Wisconsin e.. .....................,. S,ooo
rots1 ............................... .ss7, 200
The siseaiadon las been decreased duriss fas
The whoie anoani ii circulation outstanding i.
Par Banks. u!
Banks winding up.....--...-. 7s,asl
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ct, ,90s
Tho Money market In Boston is close, and tho
Banks arc generally short" Rates OF d1sco1nt
arc arm at 69S per cent on strong col)aterals aad
u per cent on stock loans~
The following are the comparative earnings
Of the Toledo & Wabash Railway for the month
Of February: >......=
1se5.
1E6{. e,o4l.oo
Increase. .s1aa.s.e5
The failure Of the Sen1te to reach the Bankrupt
law Is regretted by every sound business man In
the West We trust there Is no grounds for the
suspicion Which ts afloat that the Committee har-
ing 1t in charge purposely kept 1t back. in order
to defeat it. This, however, II tue, Will not pr1-
vent lis final paEsagc.
, 1865-03-10

The force Numbers $4,000 NIen-'Th
Start south lls&rd-1he Object
Correspondence Cinciunah Commercially
WHGnEa1ER Va Eeh n7

Correspondence Cincinnati Commerc{al,l
WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. IT.
This morning, at daybreak, we'll equipped
and well-appointed column Of Il 600 cavalry,
with ten days rations and eighty rounds Of
ammunition, and headed by the best cavalry
officer in the world, filed out on the Winches
ter and Staunton Pike, and moved rapidly
southward.
By the time this reaches you, you will have
heatd tom the expedition through rebel
sources, for their tottering ttconcefn" shall
hare received blow that will cause qnaking
at King JctT's capital never felt before.
The morning opened rather inauspiciousty;
dull, gray sky threatened snow or rain, aud
the mild weather Of the three days previous
bad taken the frost ont Of tho roads, aud
melted the snow In the mountains, and every
stream vas pouring forth its torrents, and
oycreprtadang Its banks. But the gay troop
ers dashed along through the mud and slllsh
ia fpe spirits. Pontoon trains accompanied
the expedition, but comparatively little ar-
tIl1ery. and 200 wagons. No surplusage Was
toktn. The Eabe1s we're ground sharply, and
every preparation made for rapid, desperate
work. :,
nassed beyond Flaher's Hill. There Is no
force of the enemy this side Of Lynchburg
that can check The headlong charges Of Sher.
idan's splendid cavalry for moment, and
aeon Gen, Lee will find his escape ria Lynch
hnrr and East Tennessee, 1ope1ess1y cut ott,
and to march his infantry from Rtchmsnd to
4ha Potomac; Mt this season Of the year, over
rosds in tue present condition, is an fuspossi-
17ifu. He must crush Sherman, or he Is lost.
, 1865-03-10
Cincinnati Provision nlnfkct.

City mess pork has been offered at {3F.0o@ssoo,
without leading to any business. Bulk meats
fer shoulders and eides, and at the close sales
could not have been u1ada without dedacting Ac
from these quotations. No demand for bncon, and
prices nominal. Lard neglected and not salab1e
al over 2ltc for country and 21fc for city; and It
was doubtful that these rates could have been o.
timed at the close for lots OF any amount The
week have been generally settled up, though re-
sultDg In he7vy 1osses to buyers IN some cases 70
5000 barrel. The stocks q pork and eard p
&, los 6sls; W prime mess, 13,I95 btle; md ramp,
llos; total 475 bIls Lasd 1eSis f5 f tEcs Pfns,
ten1nt has been made to nscertaIn the stock Of
bnlF neats. There is no doubt that the stock of
ali Kin1s Of pork Il email enough, but tas price is
- NOR md the. basis Of value so unce1tain, that
caiefs arc afraid to buy, md sp peculators arc dis
posed to stand o With The experience q ~, tn
nrndnce lust noW, under tho circumstances
, 1865-03-10
The State Fair ut chicago.

There is one answer to all this senseless and
stupid clamor about the State Fair being To-
Gated at Chieaso-the only place IN the State
place In the State where the people attending
The Slate Fair cau be accommodated. It was
q failure at Decatur last fall, because there
were not accommodations for man or beast.
It is idle and preposterous for small places to
emulate large ones, as contestants for the
honor and emolnment e Of n holding The State
Knowing this, they won't 20; OF, if they do,
thew viii curse their unlucxy stars that led
them into any such scrape.
Small towns may with. advantage hold
cornty ] Fairs, in their immediate Vicinity
Int 1ie only really suitable p}aee for STATE
in as sss ssyea st aa Gss "he asd It t
eens3b1o to locate it there.
, 1865-03-10

The Alton Telegraph canounccs that owing
to the fact that the new election law, passed
at the late session Of tic General Assembly, re-
or1r.ns the registry of MI voters, took effect
immediately a1ter:its passage, the election
which was to bc held in that city on Wedres-
day fur Cpf Judge, has been indefinitely
postncpt1. Elections hare been held in the
c;tjee Of Rock Island and Ga1en1 for NUM-
c:paI officers during the present week, which
were not conducted In accordance with the
nj n law. and will therefore be declared yosd.
, 1865-03-10

We Yesterday had the pleasuEe OF conyers-
ing with III, 7. Il. Russell, Of VirEinia City,
Montana Territory. who left there on the 1st
Of February. Mr. r. informs US that be net
Denver. md none Of the parties bad met with
any molestatlon from the t'red skins" Troops
we're found stationed all along the road, and
he Was Informed that NO hostile Indians had
been seen within forty miles Of it. Scouting
partles were dut from the different posts all
the time, and no Indians were; to be found.
All The tribes. and bands Of Indians on the
P}alns were supposed to be banded In two
large hodies-one north and the other south
Of the great thoroughfare,, at least one hun
dIcd milcs.
Great confidence Ia now felt By emigrants
, 1865-03-10
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