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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-06
THE ELECTION.

TIE ELECTION.
At an election for Intendant and
Wardens, hel6 in this town Oh Monday,
April 3, 1865, the following gentlemen
were chosen to compose the Clown
Council of Winnsboro:
Lntendant-JAs. r. AIKEN.
WardenS-J. Fl. CATHCART, J. II.
PRopsr, Il. II. ROBERTSON, Il. B. MAD.
DEN.
We hope. now that new council is
in office, that the rubbish that has accu.
mulated in the burnt district. will be
cleared away, the sidewalks made passa-
BILE and the dead trees cut down; and.
In fact, general improvement will be
made to progress under the new regime.
We look forward to an activity among
our council, until our town shall once
moro wear its face of old. There is Ger.
tainly room for Improvement, and we
trust that we will have the pleasure of
saying of the gentlemen composing the
council, that they are 1.-THE right men III
the right place."
THE EVACUATION OF RICHMOND.
The telegraph announced to us yes
terday that the Capital of the Confeder.
ate States had been evacuated. The
cause of this is explained in our tele.
graphic column. We do not attempt
review of the good or disaster that may
befall the Confederate States by the ne.
cessity of this step, but take occasion to
say to all who may feel the least gloomy
from the news, to be Of good cheer. No
war has ever been carried on, with cvc,y
engagement and every move of an army
successful. We must expect disaster
and reverse of fortune to our arms.
The fall of Richmond is not the sub
.jugaton of the free and enlightened peo-
pie of the Confederate States-they are
not whipped, by any means-and bv the
blessings Of GoD, neither do they intend
to be. Our troops will be more thor.
,onghly concentrated--LEE uniting with
JOHNSTON, will present an army of most
formidable array, the valor and bravery
OF whose troops has been tested on many
battle field, and whose brawny arms
will yet strike decisive blow for free.
DOM.
We are not dsheartened at the mere
evacuation of a acity-even ifit isthe cap.
itol of the South. Did not the evacuation
of New Orleans, Wilmington, Charles.
ton, Savannah and other ports cause q
gloomy feeling and gloomier talk among
the faint-hearted And what real harm
has the evacuation of those ports done
us, None that we can zee. But we
have longthened this article more than
we intended. Our only object being to
refer to the fact of Richmond's evacua.
ton.
Our troops have not been whipped,
our army has not been demoralized, but
are ready to meet the foe upon an open
and fair field.
More news may be expected, and we
Will pay close attention to keeping our
readers posted.
Rev. j. I. Leftwich, of Wytheyille.
Virginia, has received a call to become
pastor Of The Prcshvterinn ch,,rol,, ,e
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an alien population planted in our
ad--ris q thought that should Inspire
with undying hostility to an enemy
'e enough, even to have conceived it.
cry motive, then, of honor and, Of
l.interest--of patriotism and OF do.
site; afection--every sentiment of
nhood and selCrespect--unite in nerv-
us to resist, tothe, last extremity,
cruel invaders, Success gives usa
mtry and q prond position among the
ions of the earth. Failure makes us
vassals ofan arrogantpeoplc, secret
ifnot openly, hated by the most cn-
ltened and elevated portions of man.
d. Success records us forever in let
J Of light upon onerof the most, glori-
pages ofhistofy. Failure will com
usto drink the cup tof humiliation
n tothe bitter dregs--of having the
,ory Of our struggle written by New
gland historiansI Success is within
reach. We have toiled and painted
Yards s'nearly to the goal. We have
ost grasped the costly prize Of indc-
wonw except through
,uish and blood. Tho crown stands
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Communicated.

Mn. EDiToR: Every acR ofymdaiism
committed by the Yankees in their
march through our country should be
carefully chronicled We had q convcr.
sation with gentleman to-day (Satur.
day,) who states that, Judging from some
questions put to Him by a yankee OH.
GER on the day of the burning of the
Episcopal church, he has no doubt that
orders Were issued for its destruction
prior to the arrival Of the enemy in
Winnsboro. The questions and answers
ran thus:
Yankee "What church is that we
passed on our left, as we came in town."
Ans; "You came by the Aston road,
[ believe; if so, you passed the Presby.
terian and the new Baptist Churches |"
Yankee: "I allude to the brown
church off to onr left and some little dis.
tance from town." !.
Ans: "rhat is the Episcopal church" I"
Yankee: "Who is the pastor?"
"S . ,,.o''' -,
=. "nNee y" I" ''o 10 '''e o'siop o' 'n'S
'A'.0'e
ans D'snop DaV'S. i
"NOo %, . "' " ie''''S9 o' foS''
's',
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since, there has been ,mbroken quiet on
this portioniof the lines.

since, there has been nnbroken quiet on
this portion, Of theglines.
.oPERATioNs on THE RIGHT.
, About nine o'clock on Saturday morn.
ing after the lighting on our LETT had ceas.
ed, the,encmy Commenced demonstrating
on the right, in the Vicinity of Hatcher's
Run, and thence during the day, down to
Fort Gregg, some two and a half miles
from the city. Our, picket lines were
charged and captured in front Of several
,brigades, and in turn portions of them re.
captured by our troops. These demon.
strations--for they were nothing else
were kept up allths day, the heaviest Of
them being made between 8 and 4
o'clock, p M.
The enemy advanced in double line of
battle, the length Of q brigade front each,
aud drove in General Thomas pickets,
and pursuing to within some two hundred
yards of our lines. a battery Of artillery
was placed in position on their flank,
which opened upon them with grape and
canister, and une.second fuse shells. A
large number of them were killed and
wounded, the line of battle quickly brok.
en- and the Yankees retreated i'll confn.
sion to their wor,,;;SS,.rtQ(M.!r. main line Of
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Of Tie enemy icam6 upon Waller, of Mos.
by's command, and killed him ,as he
was attempting to escape .--Ssntinel.
80 $50
SToNEMAN's RAID.-For some DAYS
past runors have been current in this
| place, about y raid from East Tennessee
in this direction, or Salisbury or Greens.
boro. 1t is said that the Yankee Gen.
Stoneman has some four or five thousand
cavalry under his control, and that hu
was in Caldwell county on Thursday last,
and burnt Patterson's factory Thursday
night. The latest news states that the
enemy had entered Iredcll county ami
burnt Eagle factory. IL is also reported
that a part or the whole of the force oc.
cupicd Salem on Saturday last. Ifthia
is so (and we learn that the news is au-.
thcntic) the design of the enemy IS to
reach Greensboro or Danville, or cut the
railroad running from Greensboro to Dam
vile And it may be that portion OF
the commend will attempt to reach Sails.
bury We learn that preparations arc
being made to defeat the enemy, what.
ever his designs may be-Democnat.
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Mayor Harris received last evening
the following dispatch which we arc
permitted to copy - Bulletin.
To ,S 4. Harris, Mtyor of Charlotte I:
Stoneman' forces were at Y adkinsville
yesterday, supposed to be FIVE Thousand
strong. His raids are destroying fac.
tories, &C. He has fourteen pieces of
artillery. JOHN /. SHAVER,
Mayor Of Salisbury.
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The celebrated guerrilla, Dick Davis,
long in prison at Memphis, has beenl
hung by the ESederals. He isrepo,ted
to have sent last messagsto his men,
requesting them not tosretalihte for his
death. He is generally believed to
have slain about seventy Yankees with,
h'sown hands before they caught aud
hung, him. The merciless war waged
by him against the Federals all on his
oSn hook--ior he had no commissions
m our service war in retaliation for
their barbarity to his brother, member
of the I'd Missouri Cavalry, whom they
horribly mutilated and then murdered
after he had surrendered himself a prison.
er. J.. ~
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ALBERT.

We hope Mr. Editor, that you will
never allow that very unreliable "Rclia-
BILE Gentleman" Just from headquarters,
to get a hold OH your columns. But
watch him he is very insinnating; al
ways brings a tremendous story, Just
such one as editors like to SEQ in their
papers-looks big, and makes them sell
well. We trust that you, from your
long connection with newspapers, know
this lying scamp by this time; but it is
well to warn friend when an enemy
isaround. Some of our oldest and. d.a!Acst
'qull.drivcrs' have been cajoled into re.
ceiving his friendly advances. We
would like always to pick up the DAILY
NEWS, with the frm assurance that we,
can rely on what it states. If one will
pay close attention to Mr.. Reliable when
dealing out his sensation reports he
can tell by the ring Of his. voice whether
there be truth in it. Nine times out Of
ten, it lacks the clear ring oftrue metal.
The Rev. DR.. Thomwell, I think, who
ones said, tive should never believe lie
there is always an inherent improbable.
ty in falschood, and rejecting mind
will rarely, if ever, be deceived by one."
Then kick Mi Reliable head foremost
from your sanctuary and receive him
very warily when presented by your
editorial brothers. ALBERT.
A oo;,, tho iS,r.,,o co,,., 1c .
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Gold in Augusta is selling ut thirty for
one. The value of Confederate money has
evidently been greatly appreciated by
the closing of the blockade, the calling
in OF the notes at Richmond, the circu-
I~tlon OF gold in limited quantities and
more than all by the destruction of the
printing, presses in Columbia. Months
will elapse before paper money can be
issued as freely as before, and it's scarcity
is likely to compel downfall in prices.
Certain as we are of ultimate. success
and the ultimate redemption of every
dollar ofthe public debt, we seeno reason
why confidence in our currency should
not make every nan wiling and anxious
to receive it,
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Again the 'Syreno Song Of peace is
coming to our ear. Will we be once
more deceived? Will we once more
relax our efforts, and be lullcd into re.
pose by shch hypoctitical demonstra-
tons? I hope not. One nation can.
not use a more powerful weapon against
adversary, than that of peace ru.
,mors. Let us listen to no more ofthem.
We have already been injured seriously
by swallowing every little peace.pill,
that the Yankees have heretofore con.
cocted. Our energies should all flow to
one point--the prosecution of the war.
II we act thus, peace with its manifold
blessings, will follow. Let us look bold
ly and unfiinchingly in our foeman's eye,
and bid them stern defiance.
Thank God thatold worn .out quilt, once
called compromise, and afterward patch.
ed up and dubbed with tho new name
OF Reconstruction, has fallen to, pieces.
Wehave gone through this baptism Of
fire, and have come forth purified. Don't
be again deceived by. Yankee cunning.
hr.nt.r,s
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TELEGRAMS, &c.

Late Mexican papers received by the steam
er Manhattan state that il Is rumored in Vera
Cruz that Juarez was in Texas, on his way TO
Pledras Negras- 1t was also rumored that the
United States troops in Texas were more and
more approaching the river, as if contempla-
ting some hostile movement. Dates from Mo-
rella to the 27th state that the Imperialist
Colonel MendeZ ordered the Liberal Generals
Artega, Salazarabe, and three colonels TO be
shot. A Republican camp was attacked by the
lmperialists near Matamoros, and among the
prisoners captured there were thee soldiers in
United States uniforms. who were handed over
Tor trial to court martial, which would no
doubt order them to be shot
Within the past few days the Government
officials have brought to light most extensive
frauds in the oil region, against the Internal
revenue Department. On Thursday the off,
GERS seized wells Nos. AZ, 54, and 20, three of
the largest on Thomas Holden's farm The
Government claims the amount Of SIiS 900, of
which amount SSS, ,0O0 is owned by the United
States Petroleum Company, and about $4,000
by large operator here, who, il is alleged, last
night made his interest over 10 a second party
The Government has notified the owners of
the working interest in the wells not TO deliver
until the claim is paid.
A dispatch from Toronto says the Fenian
excitement of the last two days has apparently
disappeared. A general feeling of Confidence
now prevails that all necessary precautions
have been taken to prevent lawless depreda-
tions by members of the Brotherhood
La Pare, the murderer Of Stanlllaus Barreau
was executed yesterday, at Montreal, in the
presence of fifteen thousand people.
The Republicans Of Boston have renomina-
ted Mayor Lincoln.
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Southern News.

Richmond papers contain a report of a diff
Guilty between negroes and some of our soldiers
in Henrico county, Va, in which one negro
was killed an dseyeral wounded. The cause of
the collision is said to be the efforts of the ne
groes 10 collect the debris of the camp, which
white citizens wanted. when the troops Were
abandoning their quarters.
The steamboat opposition on James River
has been discontinued, and passengers are no
longer furnished passages meals. and q cock
tail, free of expense.
The letting of mail routes in Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and
FLORIDA was closed Wednesday evening. In
Virginia many of the proposals were so high
that the Government declined to give out the
contract.
As an illustration Of the extensive changes
the ownership of real estate, il may be mem
toned that in the County of Fairfax one hum
dred and fifty deeds have been admitted to re-
cord within the past month.
The Richmond Enquirer urges the lmpor-
tance TO the citizens of not having the United
States troops removed from that city, until
proper means shall have been devised for put
ung the State militia on a proper footing.
AT meeting OF the Board of Directors of the
Richmond and Danyille Railroad Company a
rev days ago, II was resolved to substitute
white for negro labor, wherever employed, up
on that road. This resolution was the result
OF the experience of the company in relying
upon negro labor, which has become so uncer-
tain as TO be entirely impracticable. The
transition will be as gradual as the circum-
stances will permit.
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MORE. ABoUT HON PRESTON KINe.-Mr
Charles ii. Macy, father of the children who
saw Mr.. King throw himself into the river,
does business in Sixth avenue, in this city On
reading in the papers that the party who had
jumped overheard was the Collector, this gen.
ueman at once sought an interview with Mr..
Ierwllliger, and gave his version of the story
as follows:-When Mr.. King first came on
board, the children were particularly struck
win his appearance and manner, and re-
marked TO each other that he was ga funny
looking man." AS soon as the boat left the dock
they observed him take out his handkerchief
and wine his face, and after returning the
handkerchief TO his pocket, he felt about his
breast as il looking for something. which IS
now supposed to have been a bag Of shot that
he hung about his neck, underneath his coat,
before going on board He then took OF his hat
and laid IL on the deck; next he walked to-
wards the edge of the boat. unfastened the
chain, and refastened IL after he had passed
through, and Immediately jumped into the
river feet downward. The children who were
the only parties at the after part of the boat
then, gave information 10 the other passengers
The boat was instantly stopped, but no trace
OF the unfortunate gentleman could be dis
eerned. Mr.. q. ]. Brown, who keeps a gun
store at No. 1876 West street, states that a
gentleman answering TO Mr.. Kings descrintion
called at his store about s O'Clock on Monday
morning, and asked If he had any lead He
was answered no. except in the form of shot
He purchased bag of shot weighing twenty
five pounds, and placing il in the pocket OF his
oyercoat went away. He very soon returned,
and said he could not carry il in that way
The proprietor then said he would send II 70
his address, but the gentleman declined, and
asked them TO arrange It so that the weight
would be equal on each side. 1t was put into
two bags, which were tied together by a cotton
cord, passed around his neck, so that one nag
could rest on each breast. He was assisted in
tins by the person from whom he had bought
IL, and then buttoning his overcoat so as en-
urely 10 conceal it. he went away. Dredging
machines were engaged all day yesterday in
dragging the river in hopes of finding the body,
but up 10 q late hour il was not recovered. No
public demonstration in relation to the meIan-
cboly event will take place until the body fs
found, or at least until the certainty Of his
death shall have been ascertained beyond even
the shadow OF doubt. reward Of $500 has
been offered for the recovery Of the body.-N.
i. Sun.
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~Fuller and most interesting particulars
are contained in the Rio Janeiro and Buenos
Ayres letters of the capture by the allied
armies of Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine
Republic, of the town of Uraguayana and
its entire Paraguayan garrison. The beseging
army numbered about 25.0Cs men, and the be-
sleged, when first shut up, about 1000: but at
the time of the surrender the latter had dyiu-
died down 10 five thousand electives The
Paraguayan commander, Colonel Estigarribia
after stubbornly withstandng the seige for
about SIX weeks, finally agreed TO capitulate
on the 18th Of September, and his surrendered
troops, according 10 the novel system intro
duced by tie allies in this way, were imme-
diately after Incorporated in the army OF the
latter TO fight against their own flag
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The Jamaica In.urree,ieu.

From the Jamaica Guardsan IL appears that
the Insurrection in that island originated from
an incendiary publication OF Dr. UnderhiII,
Secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society
This document recited in extravagant terms
the real and fancied expressions OF the blacks,
who held SUnderhill lconyentlons," and finally
6rganized secret society, called the african
Liberation Society"
One of the prime movers and leaders in all
tnese things was Mr.. George William Gordon,
large landed proprietor, and n member OF the
!ower branch of the Legislature Of the county.
From every one who became a member OF the
secret society an oath was extorted as 10 a pro-
mise OF secrecy and a comb lat ion with them,
under pain Of immediate death IL Is generally
belieyed-says Capt Atwood. of the Kinr,ton
Troop-that these misguided people have been
sswearing in" their own class all round the
country for several months past, and secretly
taking the life Of every one upon whom thew
had the slightest suspicion of being inconstant
Men Were sent for 70 attend their meetings az
the chapel Of Stony Gut and were then and
there required TO take the oath that had been
prepared for them, or told that they would be
killed If they did not do so at once.
Gordon was captured and hung in October,
and afterwards a number OF the subordinate
leaders were executed. Among the reasonable
documents recently captured by the authorities
in their search since the outbreak in ST Thomas
in the East is "a plan Of Kingston" said to
have been prepared under the direction OF
General Lamothe, the Hayten refugee. The
plan presents the point at which the city was
10 be nred-the points 10 which IL was expected
the authorities would repair-the points at
which the massacre was 70 commence, and the
points at which posts were to be stationed, SO
as TO cut of the flight Of those who escaped TO
the roads leading out OF the city. The con-
splrators were 10 await the arrival of the troops
at the scene OF confiagration, and then on a
given signal were to seize the camp, the bar
racks, the arsenal and the batteries: there was
TO have followed a general massacre in every
street, from both ends, every house being en-
tered and searched.
From all that can be gathered il appears that
the outbreak OF Norant Bay was premature. It
was 10 have commenced, according 10 the best
information that can be obtained, on Christmas
I've, and was to have been general throughout
the island
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~ The comedy of THE Debutante" was
played lately at Petersburg. One of the Incl
dents of the play consists in the leading comic
actors leaping off the stage and wrestling the
times one Of the other instruments is seized in
stead. The stupid Petersburgians did nor un-
derstand the joke, but thought there was a
fight going on among the performers; a portion
OF the audience, including all the ladies, ran
out Of the theater; and the tumult became so
great that il was actually necessary for the
manager to explain that the unusual incident
was part of the play.
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HA pleasure excursion on a grand scale Is
TO leave New York next spring for the Medi.
terranean and Black Seas. The voyage will
be made in frst-class vessel, and will occupy
ten days. Stoppages of from three TO We days
each will be made in the principal seaboard
cities Of Europe, Asia, and Africa, on these seas
The number Of passengers is limited to a hun
dred, who are to pay S2,500 in gold each as the
price of the trip.
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I LATEST FROM A. WARD-The latest effu-
sion of the renowned Artemus we have not
yet seen in print. 1t is said that A. w. being
at one OF the New York churches recently ed
ified the audience by his unexpected reply TO
the preachers text, which was as follows -
show are the Mighty fallen 70 "How are the
Mighty falleni'' After a short pause Artemus
looked up inquiringly and said meekly, a.
give il up."
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A sUprRIoR REMrDy

We can conscientiously recommend to those suf
LANDS MELLIFLUOUS COUGH BALSAM
1t gives relief almost instantaneous and is withal
not disagTeeable to the taste There is no doubt
best preparations in nse, and is all that its propri
etor claims for 1t. We have tried it during the
cough. 1t is prepared by DIR. Strickland, No. 13S
Sycamore street; CINCINNATI Ohio, and for sale by
YATES Drug Store, and OHAS. CHRISTI
ANI'S, BIZ Pa. avenue and 500 Ninth street.
-lv
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SA lady and gentleman entered the ferry
house at Jersey City, on their way to New
1ork, ana walked down on the bridge engaged
in earnest conversation. They We're so deeply
mindful of everything else, and not noticing
that no boat was in, walked deliberately over.
board, With some difficulty they were rescued
by the terry hands
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. ~ From the middle Of October 10 date there
have been seventeen railroad accidents, eight
OF which were collisions. In the same period
out OF fourteen fatalities to inland steamers but
four We're collisions. Thirteen boiler expIo-
sions OF various characters took place, four of
which were TO steamboats, and three to loco
motives. There were Al ship and steamboat
disasters and IA railroad saccidentsn during
October.
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IL A novel fleet arrived at Omaha recent
ly, consisting of about fifty craft, containing
some 500 men from Montana Territory The
boats are kind of fiatboat, built expressly for
the purpose. with few skiffs along. for pick
ing up wood along the shore, making recon
noissances, &c. The party embarked on the
yellow Stone River, $40 miles above its mouth
Ihey We're "a days reaching Omaha, a distance
of 2. .:s}0O miles