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RIcuNuHp. March 80.
Tho New York Tribune oi tito ;2,sth ccn.
tains Grants last oiiicial telegram relasivo Il
hefght q, Petetsburs'on Saturday. lie re-
ports the Yankee loss in Killed and woInde'
at Eve hundred and one, with seTea hundred
missing Three corps were sng"g-d
The dispatch saya eighteen lUndrea ard
eighty three Ccniederates were captured.
Another dispatch from Grant SAYS be is il
receipt of Sherman's report Of operations frop
the time he let Fayetteville up to he - d
Narc!l. They show hard fighting resulting
in very heavy loss to tae enemy in killed enc
wouaded. Over two thousand prisoners il
our hands. Sherman says his own loss Nil
be covered By t"a thousand i've hundred ,,no'l
:i%ce l.; left Savannah. Many Of them arc
oni, Slightly ,soan;,e:!. =
Press kilograms AID lo..ters claim Fau!iey
Victories at Averysbo:o, and 'EAa,onyile. :
c. TIE jauclon c: Scaoicfd 3 4 s!.ermaa':
armies wa' completed cn the ed. =,
Stere;ary He:ies, .a.s5st:lnt Sscfe:nvy FS:.
snA Major General -hAdet.ua are IL -i.i.
i'i:.riesira. n.d rsise Tie Oh! ii,g'' oceE
Fort Suulser.
it is believed AT " Washington t:iat Pic5uond
has been evacuated snd that ony o, .s!rc =
picket liue'ieft alons Grants froat.
II is ramorsd t!l:t La, st tie head of his
arlny Is marching in hase 10 unite vita Join.
s!on and lsll upon Sherman.
Tic Washington Chronicle of tie ol.l las
ano.lcr zee article which is regarded as
sigrics.,t il view OF .Foue.'. intimate teia
tions.w;ta II. PFs sitlent AMI .iir lastet's de-
parturc:dy Grants headquarters. It adyo
cstes litssst rolcy 10 rebel leaders to pre-
vensfurtaersbiooi.sAei. Iacre is growing
conviction thu; the.leadars On o:hsides hs ve
row Under discussion somo project VIII b
POINTS towards & suspension of lIos' liti3s. i.
.Iaha d. Stoeasan, Demcc:a:, l:. befn c!ec.
led L. S. Senator from New Jarssy,sin plaes
of Ten Eyck, Republican. :
Orders had been received at Padueah, Ky.,
G5rihc tr.n<portntio!i zen thousand priso-
nersss who are q 90 exchanged at Eostpor,.
m:cqrdiins TO an a@rceineps uldc iy Genera,
''t:,i!i'.S ssith me Cah:as s;e!a;e aatloritias
G;sp.s;a Beaasessarisa i.foihc. OF Gen. 8.
l.e Passsd ,lr5nghthc City OF Mexico la2yse
IDr-i~yi,fil z.
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1f9iOr Murreli.

!. This worthy gentleman, one of ths editors and
propristors of the ancient and honorable Charles-
ton Courier, has arrived in our town, after many
woeks of adventure and riciseitude. lie left
Charleston few days before the evacuation, pre-
ferring toSacriaee interest ra therthan honor. a
Yankee paper is now issued from the Courier
Office called tho United State, Courier.
: We earnestly hOps Edseaell will prove Kind
ly and hOspitsblc refuge to Major N. 50 long as
&c shsll be en- exile from his Lome--snd from the
scene Of his useful labers. And may the proud
place which ha, Known him go long aud 50 we'll
;kzor t;ir Tct again through many happy years
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- MOBILE, Marcb29
Fighting hos continued sllday mend around
.isiI fJrt tsls advantage being decidedly
with Us. The eremy's loss is said te be Sc
ye5s-ouys is very slight. :.
One monitor was suns this morning by q
shot from Spanish Foft.
The YanEse Ace. took no part in the Gght
to-aiy on the Eastern shoTe.
The eGe,ny's sunb2afs commenced sheliing
,hewestern shore al 10 o'clock, but were driv
, en- ottly Jabine's Missouri battery. Two sol
,liers slyl citizsp named Frederick wtis
wounded.
Forsy sarsa vessels Of all classes are in
sight.
Esecy thing is encouraging.
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saa,:e. where is.u.y sia.h." ;

&c ipac oil:ea.Tan!eIy god sHfhHTiiy lhsF e
itiuv. -.rt.x .aa e,Frd lhs-oah df .:iiegiaaeo 20
Liacoia, sn4, is n,lias . laJsr Of Charleston.
Aaa that Mr.. C7Aglrs'i.owspEs, a1-os.tby c0r-
b4hee PLANTER. har also tater tas sa;s. s:.,ac
s.lch nl.s wili e !osh; in e,s;;s s!i5.;--n.svoF:
country. p'h.. n::'t.nnt laJe. ci n:':,ay bring g
,naa %. VIXEN :!,' R,r AEr E::::ssr n.'i.es
in clar'c. tcp.-ta ,'.:s - Nj pyea.t :ersa"2
for the especial as.al. ef ;s's a-orsssi'! a;en'o
naa, anu take 60. h.sts that meat apropo' ras-
ga:.: "Aal tho r:oh man also died, and vas
buried. And in hell he lifted up Las cyOe, Icing
in tormept." =
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Booksl Books!!

T I NTkE NEzss. give fsll price for sss ssllssis'
Watts on the Mind;
Wayland's intellectual Philosophy;
:" Moral
Abercrombie's intellectual
AleraudrTs Evidences of Chrittianity;
Dagg's Moral Philosophy;
YOuman's Chemistry;
Course Of Composition and Qnackcabos;
Robbins Outline History;
Tytler's Usiversal History;
L:ncolu's Botany;
Davies Algebra and Geometry;
F" Arithmetic;
comstock's Philosophy and Chemistry;
Ancient Ancient Ge.graphy-Mseh'll.
Analysis-Green.
Simni's History of South Carolina;
Goldsmith's History England and Rams;
Markham's History !"
Bullion's English Grammar;
.McGuFey's Readers;
Towers ar Smiths English Grammar;
First Lessons in Compost ION;
Histories for Children;
Spelln; Books. ssf -
Fauiliar Scienee-Peterson and Brewer.
Elements Of Mythology;
Hedges Logic;
Arnuld's First Latin Book:
Second Latin Book;
Lntin Grauimar<>Andrew': aud Dullion's.
PasqueIlc's French Course;
Voltairc's Charles XII,
Telemachu's French.
Life OF Washington. J
N. W. SANS.
APPS 2t rs
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Sale pay.

M.-...y ls.i MAS 2iie ny. .riiu srca: s:ainIc
of the occasion 'SA; . &C.: IT dilani3a.et horseS
and mules belong ging 10 TO fn:cTnulont. This
sale, having 5::r aGror;;ani FOR sorlo Tesks pre-
.tcvsly, vas :::;.n !sa - finkse rubbed gontie-
laei. from pasnwcli, 0:arget"rg, Lexington and
Columbia. About eighty ohies;o, that had in
former days been h9rses an! uiu!e!, 1e:c so!l
Th:y brought rom $2OO to s3l0o. Tsriy.a U,cn-
c5-making business for ;he Government as soca
a4 knocked down by the eucteaeer, !aese e!sreteh-
Cd aad rarlora animsls wero turned into tho Park,
the-s to course sGout aaa ,oss teig cory beads,
urt! evening, whom tho unfnttunssc men Who
hui purchased theu, led them CT 10 lpdicrons
;riuvth Oh. tho nsts and abuses of that pretty
little park |. The idea C: Sala0 f"r q mulc ;iat
csnant get h9r.e soG i:ai u 90 left behind, %h 10
liRsly negro icli9s ss'j i"r 'aly 5a!5Qs WY
s!,:.: peep.s s:rarp& all .i:ci: nrles and h'rss5
ivr ,.y..:y..',A'y svao srss '.rwh il Barnrchi
ap: ms.:e s. c7";, v;t the hos: :! nisge- cats
nino .l-n,h. i.ii than mu.s. Daring The gal" CT
iac:e war !.v.y:s, &r- tnairc; sp'iors, en- rc.lte
for ;or.i: C.:,eiina,-u,.rchei tito t,o i""p and
oh, haw r:=y ls.,si~.l aN.e j-o-cd Ana ja't 81:
this juaa=r, too, a.:oarfa!l jack wat led thr.Q:y
tbs street., drpos'ias hlaet in the mast yocifrr
oas aid uaiaec"n,irs ..annsr. Eile srli: rs r.s-
seated a-in. 70 uis } ,tksGip and iof tea Iinaiea
mad. tbs earth shake rl'; Jhc wei.kin r.us ai!a
;th@ir antics and shc1's. Ths wLolc scero, AZ
We've from tie Court lioaz4 st2f:, w.s intensity
amusing. Bu. NC must no: bo too ight-hr4l~a
in those dark days, SO We cry up"
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;sattIe atDinwidlie.

Ps1EEssuae, March 50.-A heavy fight
:,a5 been progressing all day in DidTidGie,
:.-er' Itit2her's Run, eight miles from Pc
!o.shu5c. Nothing ofiicial, bat reports up
to5 o'oock, deemed reliable, states that
three furious assaults were rspuised.
At half-past two O'Clock the cre,ny came
up overwhelming numbers and drove Bush
rod Josnsoc's division one mile and a helS.
The Confsderstes wers&tSen reinforced
which tpTned the tide Of battle: snd we drove
The enemy with great slaughter 10 and Co.
yoad their original position in tia morning.
The grouad was strewn with dead aad dying,
andcseyen hundred prisoners were sent to the
rear. 80 ..,..,
..s!l auiei:. in fort today. -.
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Arseue! cadets, sisteeners and scvca-
lsp::erS.

Li.,'t. paTs,cx, o: t:ie A,ss.al .Aoade!sy, pass-
ed through Edsea,,d cn aiondsy List, and stated
that tie Afsonsl Cadets wonld not be removed lo
Qrccr+;,:a, as previously reported, but would be
retained ia Spartsuaar:, where ;hey rse a: pr.s-
c.s. ...t.us ss~eo l.;naFel you:.as between six
.ss.. IN ssysl;lsa l;al aTr's- at .ta ls.srr r!aet
"a vbeiienee to.ti.c order loiSG6s.- Mlaa.rE
They ars to I'd snca'aped in SpafianhuTs, where
Icy .T,iI &c is!,1i Hal Ls:.' iR sss::ye isr S'a
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Rocky. Creek Academy

yHyRB Exercises Of this, Institution will bo re-
q sumed on tho first Monday in May undor
the supervision OF r. w. CANNON. r.
Terms. 500 per Session Of fro months for
En;Iish Draachrs, or old prices if paid in prori-
sions at old prices. Extra charge will bo made
Ter the higher branches. Payment will he re-
April 4t Is
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THE ADVERTISER.
JAMFs T. BACON, EDITOR.
WEDNESDAY,, Apr 5,ase5.
Extra Meeting Of the Legislature.

Gov. MAeRATR invites tho Legislature TO con-
vene in Greenviilc on The 25th of the present
month. Tho main object of this extra session is,
ws pine. to make some provision for tic relief
of tie inhabitants Of these Districts latoly desc
lated b. the YANKEES A7a:y. y
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II YM.EN E-AL.

MARRIED.. on-tic evening of thO.2Tst March, ct
I.casidc, Edsc6cld District, by The Rev: l.. G.
Lance, Gel. WM. CAPERS BIRD, of Florida,
member or Lieut. Gen. Hardco's Staff and Miss
CARRIE HARPER, daughter Of ttc lato Hon.
prEsrca S. DRooss.
MARRIED, in this Village, on the. 1s!h March,
at io Plan sers' Hotel, by tho Rev. L. R. G.snlt-
new, Mr.. s. J.. McCoNZEY, Co. @, 37th Tenn.
Regiment, and Mis- ADILAH B.RYAN, of this
place.
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|. CIV. A:wriies to the Columbus Sun that
GENERAL r'.rrost called mp twenty-six Of his
negroes. t!io other night. and gave them their
choice to 20 ut nnce to tlie fsi:hecs, or join
te ar'oy and fsht 10y his side. and have their
freedom At ;Dc cad oil tbs var Twenty-Five
who said iley were willing to take ZIP arms,
stnppe.: out. '0an said he did not :.ant q
GUN, but h.. wonla drive n wagon to HI
dor massa Bedford, if nc would tell him to-
The negroes make tirst-rate soldiers, and
whenever you hear a man say he will quit il
the negroes arc put in, If yoi will dig down
around Els Eeert, be wants to qnit anyhow.
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Notice..

ALL persons having any claims or demands
"A aeaius. tho Bstatc Of Walker g. Samuel,
decd are required to present them, properly
urovsa /: and all persons having suy Nutcs, Pa
mar, or Property OF any kind belonging 1T said
Es.,tc are requested tahand thsra In to tho un-
Fastened. whois the. lawful Administrator; aad
nlso those indebted viii please pay up immsdi-
a,oiy. in lawful monsy of the State. or its cquiva
len. IN currency. word to tho wiso is sufficient.
''1' = W. B. SAMUEL, Adm'or.
Mar3l 3ns u
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Wal, not-fo1-Y aIlsges or. a. Sreigaers

W stiC
Wait not for Yankoos or Foreigners to repair
ard tune your pianos. Alr. H. A. GRAY, an Edge
aell man, of AZ old Edgedsld family, who is ina
tire herb and to tho manner born," can do a. this
IL u: complete styl. 81 any German that ever
crossed the OCEAN. And besides, he is q gentleman
and oau bs depended upon; which is moro than
can be saiI ofevary struggling Yankee or German,
Nr. GRAY go has every appliance for tSis sort of
baI:1tss. w have lately seen him draw out
!a:so s;zra vifoio .l.o Gnenefs o: u thread Mr.
0's :aayieai nao"!ssgc and Susceptibility ara too
nc!l k;u%pt. Ei;e'si';, tcr US to make any state
nicnt in regard to .ae perfection Of his tuning.
AZ for onr part, 30 long aS re can obtain his ssT-
yisls.. we will certainly lvt tac YankeuS and for
signers slide.
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ulass, and IS cera;h!y equal to : aay troops
in the Confederate States ermy. We hore
Colonel Butler, who commands Il 1St InfaE-
try, will receive promotion which he so well
deserves, ard1by which we are sure the ser.
vice would be- benefited. Greenvilie Enter
prise, 9Oth.
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Brought to the Jail

q who saws his name is PETER; and that he
belongs to Mr.. Vim. EMS, Of Jackson County,
Ga. Suid Peter is about. %, years old, 8 feet s
inchc. high, ana of black completion.
The owner is requested to come forward, prsrs
property, pay charger and takc him sway, other.
wise no will be dealt with as the lam dirocts. -.
j. ii. McCULL0UGu,J.yE E. d.
Anr s # Is
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Enrolling. Office,

EDaEFIELD, S. c., March 2sth, 1865.
II IN accordance with orders recsiyed, NIL per
10 sons in this District who hold papers Of re-
tfremens or furloughs, to await the return of re-
tircment papers sent on, are heteby ordered to
report in person at this Office, on or before the
goth of April ensuing, for The purpose Of having
their said papers recorded at'this Office. -
II. All persons On duty in this District, In
connection with this Office, nra hereby instructed
not to recognize or respcct after the dny aboye
mentioned, any Of the papers, unlOss they boar
evidence Of their having been recorded at this
Office.
F. J. MOSES, Jr.,
Lieut.. & Enrolling Officer.
APPS .2t. Is
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Apr S
NoMce.

a LII rersons'l!avirg claims against tho Estate
"A Of William Msbloy, decd, Nill present them
to the undersigned properly attsstest; and those
in any, ,si.e pdcbtea will please mako payment.
JEREMIAH MORLEY, E1'or.
-Arro ste Ii
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Enrolling. Office,

EDGEFIELD, S. G., April Sd, 1853.
N IN accordance with ordcrs received at this
Es Office, all Officers and Solsiera in this District,
absent without leave from the Army OF Northern
.Virginia and the Army of Tennessee are hereby
ordered to report, Immediately on receipt of this
ordor, to Col. W. W. Pefryman, eommandant
Post at Gresnville, s. C.
F. j. MOSES, Jr.
Lieut.. il Enrolling efioer.
Apr5 Ct Is
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Barter! Barter I

EEVuE GranitOville Manufacturing Company
Il will continue to Bmrter Cloth for FLOUR,
CORN, PEAS, BACON AND LARD. giving
Augusta prices for produce, and Furnishing Cloth
ut Wholesale rates.
Graniteyille, April IT Is
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Yhc Dnyhreuk Of summer.

Winter has departed. Winter always carries
With il something OF our sadness. April, tho
d.; brcak OF sumter, ha. come, fresh Ike every
da,p. gay Ike every childhood; weeping somc-
.:uo' like !,sinlhnt that it is. Gods brigat sun
i, wsrmias ali creation into beauty, life, joy,
,,erfnre. Nature in this month. has charming
gl=.,os witch Pass fsUn ide sky, the clouds. thc
trees, tho fields, and the flowers, into the heart Of
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Newberrv Items.

From the NewberrY Tri Weekly Herald,
of the 3Oth, we.gsther the annexed items:
SERVED AIa RlcAT.-W We understand that
the man Metts, who was hanged.on Monday,
ut Frog Level, hailed from Lexington, but
was originally from Georgia. lie is said to
lave been quite desperate and had commit
ted marry ou,rages in the neighborhood in
which he was taken. also as having been con.
soieucus H leading the Yankees. through
Lexington. AT the time of capture, three
were in camp, one escaped, being shot at, the
other was turned over to military authority.
e. We. learn that apa,olcd prisoner,
from Elmira prison. New York, died at the
Newberry Depot last Saturday night. He
was from Macon Co., Ala. His parole was
IS follows: Private N. d. Mcqueen, Co. H.,
10Th Ala, Reg, Infantry.
A soldier who saw him after he had died,
said that his name was Geo. Harris, that lie
knew him well and that their homes were
not more than half mile apart. =.
!, E THE OATH TO DE FoRcED.-We un-
derstaDd that the oath is to be forced on the
citizens of Charleston, on,the lat of April,
those refusing, to be ordered off:
{. - DR.. j. ". spearman reports three;
cases o. small poz about .hree miles from the
town OF Newberry,
|, E@ DEATH OF CADET T. A. JOHNSON
We regret to record the death of this noble
youth, who departed this life, at Spartan
burg, on tie 23d Instant, Of brain fever. His
siFefna;ns reached home Sunday, and were
buried in the Newbarry Cemetery yesterday
afternoon.
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SrSfsn Hl,l RIGHT FOR SrAYINa There
John S. Riggs, the ayel-known s:ave-desler,
st Charleston, rep'ained with the Yankees.
Here is what befell The redOubtsble John: a
lot Of negroes called upon aud put him up At
mock auction. The b.1ling wns very spir-
tied from five cents lip to SIX dollars and a
hall, at which. price he was knocked down 10
. likely darkey. Stepping up to his pur-
chase. tie negro pa.ted him on the head, say
ins, {" ! kin ;.li;,rd ak dollars ana g half: YOU
Kin go-you is free OH! Oh!'
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- -. Secretary of War.
Gen. Erwin. reported the enemy q: II P NJ
Yesterday had advanced against part OF his
line defended By Brig. Gen. Lewis, bnt was
re7ulsed.
The fire Of the artillery and mortsrs con-
tiaued for several hours with considerable &C
tiyity. No damage on our lines reported.
il. e. LEE, General
Another telegram irom General Lee seys
thasthcre was skirmishing yesterday near
Dinwiddie Court House without result:
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g-Adyertiss,nent. and original articles omit
ted this week, willie attended to. in onr next
ISSUE:
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~ We have quoted from the New Orleans
Pcaynnc, specimen of Yankee Hypocrisy; the
following, from the Missouri Republican, is an
unsurpassijle specimen of the lie-a brilliant of
the frat water i" Rebel papers bear Witness to
the good conduct Of oar troops at Columbi., the
cnp:ial CT South Carolina"
gy Ameng the hcrses captured on Gen. Ches-
nuts place, in Kersaaw District was tho superb
stallion presented Is President Davis by the Vice
roy of Egypt. One of the Yankees, after riding
the animal through the streets, teok OF the sad
die, and patting him Oh til. back, remarked,
YOU'RE loo fine TO ride in these parts, and aoll
send y;u to Old Abe"
aD- The Mobile News is assured by an officer
having the bcst ricans Of forming correct opin-
ion, that Cen. Lees amnesty proclamation will
have the eject Of returning nat less than ten
thousand old soldiers ts thor co!ors, from the
Stale Of Mississippi alone.
sI The Alb army corps, under Stanley, iG
Reported on tho way to Knoxville, to join in the
Western Virginin campaign. Its strength i. es-
tinatcd at Is to $4,000. A cavalry force, six
thousand strong, under s'oneman, has lef. KNOX
sii!p, moving towards Western Virginia.
s1yY- We learn i'sys the constimi"sali.!) thnt
Ike fnur siaYc, Of Solomon Cohen who escaped
from this place on last Friday night havo been
rcespturrl aJont siztr:fiye miles below the ci:y,
while making their way toward Savannah. Ia
e::;srtirg ;ao CAPTURE two of tie segsscs we're
Shot. and baaly wounded that he had to
be iuft behind.
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School Wanted,

a COMPETENT Classical Teacher, exempted
IA from all service, iboth State and Confedc-
ratc,) cah be employed by addressing" Teacher"
Harrishars, Ahbevillo, SIC.
April5 ., III I5
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Notice.

rryuE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stockhold-
4 ers Of the Graniteville Manufacturing Com
pnny will be held at Granitcvillc on. Thursday,
the goth day Of. April. -.
B. C. HARD, see,y.
Gran Mani. Co.
ernnitevillc, April st Is
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sTA fowl joker snys if our soldier. are'uell
fed on turkey, they will be better able to gobbla
up The enemy.
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Negra,le,.s- to Fire.

WILL Hire at the late rssidsneepf MIRA Chloe
L Watson, doc d., on Saturday, the Sth instant,
several likely NEGROES, at tho risk Of the fer
insr hire-. E.-HATS0N, Trustee.
April 1t =. Is.
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zs:;s- X Germ an recently committed suicide in
Philrdelphia because he had' not succeeded as
wcll in tho United States as hO expected.
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OBITUARY.

FE11. ot the Rattle of. A Averystnrn. N. C.. on |
Thursday. March liz. 1863. Iieut.. Oscar La
BORDB. Comnanv A. 1st Rariment South Caro-
Ina Artillery. Harde.,s (iofnS =
aWhat T do. thoiI knovest not now: but thou
shall know hereafter.nis
~. y 5.s,ses ;. i
DIED, at Edgeheld g. U., on the 9th Feb 1862.
EDMUND PENN, in the 56th year OF 'hisage
10 the providence of God, ara called upon
to chronicle the death of.on of 3Edgeheld,s most
honorcd citizons; and in performing this Sad
duty. wedo it with hearts filled with grief, and
souls bnrdcIed withsorroH.
Thssubject of this brief notice was oosn IN
Virginia. In early life ne lett tue scenes OF the
Old Dominion for South Carolluu, ana there ne
remained until death removed him to the realms
of uninterrupted quietude.s In Edgsfolt be was
widely X nown md .by industry, sngaoity and
sterling piety, be gained the love and admiration
of all he was indeed model man. The vir-
tues, without the vices, of humanity. wore to be
.esn In his every day life; and in his transactions
with his:fellow-men: principle and right chnsacl
.terized his7erery movement. His heart was 80
Eiarge, nthiss good intentions so:inapite, that
men Of every grade and condition were the. Happy
recipients Of his kindness. He Hasa friend to
the helpless and needy, and like bis blessed Mas
| ter, BIO went about 'aleviating the suferingsfof
Adams lost and ruined race. He Esanedto the
tale Of the broken-hearted; ones, and endeaEorsd
to remove tho rnseries of mankind,
/ Language fails in attempting TO-, portray the
| character Of this good man. If my tongue was
fired With the eloquence Of heaven, my pen
| plucked from IN angels wing, and possessed tno
combined knowledge OF Eurke, Addison and Mil
tor, could but point to the ocean Of his purity,
aud remain speechlesa, He neods no high-sound-;
ing eulo2ium, nos towering mansolsuin ta peTpet.
uate his memory. He lives insths hearts OF his
| eountrymcn, and their children will sing his
praises.
AS a husband, he was unequaled, aud always
anticipated the wants and desires of his bosom
companion; .s afather, hs was loving, afeetionate
and indulgent; as a master, he was kind and
considerate. But above all, ho Easa Christian,
believer in tho Lord Jeaus Christ. He uas
connected with the N. p. Church, South, and re-
mainsd consistent, 1eaious msmbefof the Church
militant until his ransomed soul carried by a
convoy OF angels to the Church trin@phaut. His.
/ fervsnt prayer, holy walk and Godly convers.-
ton, disclosed to the Torid the purity Of his soul
ne was n9 az n.a nf NJ Sa.n;,;,a. ~
Hons, sna -. f",. ;s,s, ana b;a ,nnaranron,;,;r
sas nu,'a th ~; r ~ dm,v The s;r,p vo;cs af
nIsa.nr. n. he aeisEtfI tOnSs Of inclination we're
lSid aside, and the.iron-iite mandates' OF duty
were obeyed to the bosts OF his ability He re-
claimed the wayuard, encouraged the penitsnt,
md disseminated alons tho shores Of life, the
| principles OF that religion Wplcn caeereu ana