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Confederate Exiles.

Vtlt4ts kf4e4tnt kGsEGEItt9teT.
The press OF Europe and the United
States seem equally interested in keep
ing the world Informed of the where
abouts and the occupation Of protni-
pent Confederate exiles. The interest
manifested in these. gentlemen, many
Of whom are worthy representatives of
the heroic land in whose services they
exhibited the sublime self-sacrifceS Of
devoted. patriotism, is agreeable to as
and q fhttering testimony to their dis
ttnctton. A few days since we saw
paragraph stating that Gen. Magruder,
or Big Bethet'' and Peninsula = f1me
who routed Butler with 6ne-fourEh the
number of the latterss force and
effectually foiled Mcclellan by his adj
mirable strategy before Yorktown CON.
tamplates an early return to the United
States! He wtll doubtless Tecefvs q
hearty welcome. - 80 y -
From our 1Rte f6lIoW-cft cftiEens General
PRICE, 5udge Perkins, Gov. Harris and
others, who ore now In Mexico we have
frequent intellig igence, which, unfortti-
nately rs not favorable as to their situ-
alton and dctrcumstanees.; WesinCeraly
trust that these eminent gentlemen,
whose expatriat atiun is especially deplos
rable, IN consequences OF the unstable
and insecure society of which they are
mem berss Will promptly abandon the
llte OF discomfort and ipriVation which
they have chosen, 1nd return to the
grateful people who respect their Yir-
tues and honor their fidelity to the
great cause in whose loss We sEefe60m-
mon partictp tpants. - s.tns4 y
True 10 his bFiive instinG ana fohfs
devotion to the, faith which hewas slow
to embrace, but which he so VHifantly
defended Gen. Early has assumed the
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! THE ia NEW WaEExIGiAilN. 81 POLICY,

Nil ~Hf sis.
The President Dispoged to Help the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Martial Aid
Being Sent, Z. = ,i
New sYohK, October 2s.-The Times
ofsthis morning says: It cannot he
doubted that the, Government Of Juarez
has already sought the aid of the United
States In tts:efforts to re-estab1ish its
authority over the contending factions
that will arise upon the ruins Of the
Empire. Unless the reports already re-
ceived from Washington are at fault the
President has indicated his own will
Hngness to enter upon such an arrange
ment, and Is disposed ito. send to, the
city of Mexico, IL such a step should be
deemed advisable, a force of at least
10000 men under General Grant, or
some other officer of high rank and
reputaHOngl clothed with gpoWerlto, paid
the Goverpment oftour sister Republic
In the restoration of, order and SECURITY.
Asa matter of course the Government
OF Mexico will be expected to incur all
the expense of such an enterprise. She
h1s abundant reso ourceS for this, as well
as to secure us. forwhatevsr guarantees
it might be wise for us to give for the
payment of debts Justly due TO England
and France, which were made the pre-
text for the inYaston OF her son and In
dependence, even If we were to assume
the irectpayment of these debts, mot;
of course, Including those Of the sEms
pire, which We have never aclSuoW1-
edged, and of which France can have
no valid claim. The per, cent of GUS
toms to beeollected at Mexican ports
already pledged to foreign powers, and
which would be transferable to us, would
be ample for this object. NJ
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a . What # Costs to be n Rebel. y
1--WE find so many references In our
Southern exchanges to the contest be-
tween debtors and creditors, that a
large proportion of the lands of the
South must evidently soon be sold
under the Sheriff's hammer. Immense
classes are realizing, at this late period,
one ofthe most distressing incidental
evils of the war. The following article
from the Selma [Ala.) Messenger Illus
trates the losses entailed by the rebel
lion upon some of the wealthiest and
most prudent 'planters: i 90
"a little business in the courthouse
led me to inquire into the financial
condition of this portion of the country,
and learn that sherif7s sales are be-
chasers are found for the valuable
lands and other property exposed for
SALE IA gentleman informed me that
some twenty farmers had been sold out
lately their lands bringing less than
one dollar per acre. y A sad instance of
the reverse Of fortune prod byi,the
war was mentioned In, the case of old
Mr. Rrewettt of this county, whose es-
tate9was sold out on the first Monday
in this month. At the breaking out OF
the war he was the wealthiest citizen Of
Tuscaloosa county. Gle owned three
hundred and sixty slaves and large
tracts of Iland.a He had large sums OF
money out at interest, secured by mort
gage on negro property and land. He
was a hcmespun, economical country
man, who bought. everything at the
lowest price for! cash. He paid his
physfcian's bills before the doctor left
the house, When Gen. Croxton came
to Tuscaloosa he took from this old man
some forty head of horses and mules,
all his money, provisions, &C., which
was his first calamitysi Next came
emancipation, which swept his slave
Of all the men to whom. Prewett had
loaned money, or for whom he had
stood security. rFinally,Rn execution
was, levied on his property for a few
thousand dollars, and all his real es-
tatewas sold under the sherifEs ham
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THE DROPS.
z5EI5i f.5F-ffr- . i7f,-,
nthly Report Of the CommIssiOneI
ne AnninnlAmnn q ~ 49, :

acknowledgement Of the Commissioners.
lt ,.-ss5,t Of Agriculture. y
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The monthly
report of Isaac Newton, Commissioner
of Agriculture, says: The returns of
the local correspo mp TO the first
Of October, yerifyfin all essential par
ticulars the statements respecting the
crops contained in the previous month
lyi exhibition. The condition of corn
has suffered some deterioration nom
early frosts and excessive rains, but
the crops are larger than the largest
ever previously chronicled in the coun-
try. In. the production of wheat, next
70 corn our most important sereal, our
agriculture has been unfortunate. Eor
the preseut year, now nearly complete,
the yield will not vary much from
143, ,000, 900 bushels, showing small
per centage of decrease, which is fully
compensated for by the comparatively
superior quality of the grain, as was
predicted in previous numbers. This
is IL, 900, 900 bushels more than the crop
duct in proportion to the Increased pop
ulation. This diminution in the South
Is apparent, The estimates point to less
than t7,000, 900 bushels in the eleven
States heretofore unrepo ted-a fraction
less than fye-tenths of the crop Of
1859. I1iil7il55- $50 = al
It Is worthy of remark, in connection
with the diminution of the three past
seasons, that the wheat crop of England
has been likewise deficient since 1864.
The California wheat harvest, of which
little note has been publicly made In
connection with the present crop, is ex-
cesstve. In 1860, the product OF this
young State was nearly 6,0OO. 900 bush
els; nowit is claimed by. leading Cali
tornia agriculturistG that the surplus
for export will nearly double that guam
tity. S 40 ~ .NtisJy=}z.E
1t Is evident that the entire wheat
crop will exceed, by several millions,
that of 1854, when the yield was REPORT
ed at 173, ,104 1924 bushels. Then there
were five and q half bushels to each in
dividual.d In 1866 the estimates point
to five bushels to each inhabitant. There
is no ground, then, for apprehensions
of scarcity, and little excuse i'm the
amount Of the crop for rstarYation prices.
The yield of oats is sextraordinary, and
the quality excellent. The indications
potnt: to an increase from II; 1;492 2072
bushels in 1859 to 21ll ,e12, ,6g5 In 1855. It
Is the. only, crop in the South that
maintains an equality with Its last CEN
sus exhibit. Hay Is less in quantity
than In the previous year by from one
to tWo-tenths, but Is better in quality.
AnIanalySis of the Southern returns up
to October 1st does not warrant a re-.
ductton of the former cotton estimate
much below 1,750, 600 bales, though it Is
too early fol the small eshmates9 The
severity of the damage from insects is
reported as increasing. II & sfFit4J
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AN ENTERPRIsIN6 PEoPLE.4Th
fearful fire which destroyed a great
part of the city Of Portland, on the 4th
Of July, might have been expected TO
paralYze It for many months; and eerl
tain1y It was supposed that years would
elapse before the damage could all be
repaired. But the papers announce
that already between six and seven
hundred buildings have been put up,
including q number of elegant brick
and granite stores. Allthis In the short
space of about ninety working days!
this rate, Portland will be rebuilt In
the course OF RFeaF- The public build
ings will require longer time; but the
populations and the business OF the
city viii be substantially housed by
the time the first anniversary of the. IRE
arrives. The prompt and liberal eon-
trfbutions Of the people Of other cities,
amounting 70 about half q million of
dollars relieved the temp Porary distress
and desatufion Of the people of Port
land, supplying them with clothing,
food and shelter, But Il Is their in-
dpmitAbie energy that Is clearing away
the ruins and febnil ding the city.
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nt 70 any part Of the country, by Mall or Exprl
y Of charge on Teoaip OF the price. Address
.......... IaUMPHREYS' SPEOIIIO. 3 -
-HOMnni

q 0fos and iSSp5t Ia: II III ~ No
DR! HuhRH6gE9 y eongnlted daily ct his oGi6e,
persqnAy or Py Letter, a8 above, for All forms 81
fSbasiy = ~ i'0'AN esCo'' 'HBsSlI5sg HABsHlsIIs
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TIE EUROPEAN UPsHor.-A few days
since We copied, from an,E glsh paper,
the following French epigram on the
European situation, with q literal trans
~ tts ,E2l.9l 3IEi M e 9.ts5S7
L1taHe est fRite, ct Rome contretaite;
pAutriche est defaite, ct. t.lAllemagne
refaite; Ia Prusse est surfaite, Ia France
parfaite, etlaAngleterre satisfafte.
To this the AshtahnlR Telegraph koffars
the6lIowing EnRlisl1 duiYaIent, which
Is almost as good, in ,its way, as the
Italy Is done, and Rome Is o1td0ne;
Austria, done mp and Germany is done
over (Feconsfructed;1 Prussia Is over
done; (surfaftedl France is done brown
and England cries we'll done. Allais
done9sIf 'tWere done Yheh 'tis done,
] 'tWsre well ,fEeEe done quickly sg
.sla q -N. =.
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ia nTppFyIopas
x,l: Z: logn, 2. 2. shallcrosS, ]. 8. Rhodes,
geo. Mendel, j. H. Hobbs, Sarnl. McClets
Langhlin. ~ ''7-N''' @ef4t'fi'
THIS COMPANY Now HAVING BEEN
II. olghnlHed IouI years, and in that tIma
done snecessinl business, Is still prepared
to take risks at fair rates on BuiIdinQSI 6f an
kinds Merchnndisss Manufacturing Estafl-
nshment9, Furniture, Steam Boats md Car.
goes on the Western Rivers and i.aEeS ~
This company, offers superior Inducements
70 Farmers, whereby they can be insured on
Well!iies y! Furniture. Bans and contents, for
9r years Mt reduced TRtetk ~. % IiriI -
Thts being q home institution, with the lar
Eest capital md surplus Of any company In
~ III I.l Ltle! STATE and composed OF some
mn nlneIy-lopr stockholders, most of fwhom are
among our Dest business men, recommends
itselI 70 Inc favorable consideration Of the
lnsur1ns public and soliciia their patronage.
Applica tions for insurance VIII Ile promptly
attended to by the seOretaEys ! 80. -
KS9 S9ss5Se, e! ~ North SIDE Of MonEoe. between
over the Savings Institution Of WISeelInp,
h 49, N. ARTHUR SeCTetSfy.
SAM'I MCCLELLAN, President II -
O GEO. lMENDEL, Vice President ft oclR
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It's Object In. .Assemb1ine-AFehbIhso o.
2 0RureeIl's Sermoa..EFhe status Ofthe
POpe's Power in 1t0ly-s-Fhat tho
baltimore Council Insisted Upon In.
the Way Of SehoOls-.The Negro Ri.
ement as = Future Field for MIS.
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W. T. SINGLETON.

no BLACIXHlIITH8. -
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n best timportsd. -
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VGBE5, ssPastlByS lSalsnnE q CO1R,''7 iti,sf53
+ iSLEDGES, Eledge Mould. Hand 4arnToay,
sI13IsI.. CT and sheaE, Round; sGuaFe
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~ s.-.ti p @ CsHII1DRETHRlH lHR6l S J.l
SS Main street. Bet AInnroe aud Quincy.
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THE Iond6n Sttt,sdard, having doubt
ed the story Of itheIlittle "Red, White
and Bluen making the trip across the
Atlantic, and suggested that she was
carried across mid ocean ON "A vessel,
thelbuiider made the foll6wihg Offer in
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VIRoINIA AREvIvINa.-The Richmond
c6rresp pond dsncei of the. New York Times
gives the following good news from
Ntrginia. It's the most promisingpar-
agraph we have seen in the history of
the officer. in Lees army who was
breaking upI ground for a corn crop,
with his war horse to the p1ow, three
days after the surrender, Of his COM
mander: The Virginia held, Just at
earth for the letter writer. Everybody
i5 attending strictly TO his own private
affairs and letting those of eVerybody y
else including the nations, seYerel1
alone. There are no outrages on freed-
men, no streasouable' societies, no no
tl!leA meetings OF, meetings OF any
kind. This perfect quietude Is the best
thing possible for every body except the
newspaper Wrtter.YY IL 80 n. =
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gusataufe. E. -s'is = ...@o5., a,4s
Franklin Insurance Comnrp[laniIiYl IN

{ sl7' ti1 II! 'WHEEnHe. &, I.ssi t,..t.isai
CaRital,.....r........................sI6O.OoO 900.
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MERE-MENTION.

The Lancaster Ledger of last week, an
nounces the death, in that town, on the 18th
instant, of Mr.. s. Buck Massey. ..''''.'.'
The question of subscription or no subscrip.
tion to the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
was submitted to the vote of the citizens of
Augusta, by the City Council, and carried
by majority of four hundred and fifty in
favor of the subscription. ......"'The value
of the entire real estate of New Orleans in
1860, was but ss3, 900, 900; the value now
reaches 1923, 900, 900, an increase of 49,.
900, 900 over the palmiest days of the city.
.........Prentice says it seous unkind in
the Confederates to make so many charges
against General Butler When he com.
manded Federal Army be didn't make any
upon them. .........A Savings Bank of Mo-
bile, established by the negroes, collapsed
the other day in consequence of the depos'
itors Withdrawing all the funds to attend a
circus. .........During the past year one cot.
ton factory in Augusta, Ca, has turned out
6,41O,O0O yards of cloth. ..'..''".Robert
Morris, the colored lawyer, is talked of for
Mayor Of Chelsea, Mass. .......'Every per.
son in the Nevada State Prison can play
poker. .........No white person is allowed to
own land in Liberia or become citizen of
the Republic.
A waggish editor says that the streets of
one of the Western cities are to be lighted
with red headed girls. The chap wants to
hug the lamp posts '.''"Texas has raised a
greater amount of cotton than she can gath.
er..........An old lady hearing somebody
say the males were very irregular, said,
"It was just so in my young days-no trust
ing them.'. .'......PresideDt johnson is said
to have assured Mrs. Jacob Thompson that
her husband is at liberty to return to this
country. .......A dispatch from Washington
says it appears from official compilations
just made that nearly SIS, 100000 were ap-
propriated for the public service for the
year ending June 30, 1867, including sl9,.
100000 for the ravy and s3e,OOO,OOO for
the army.
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For the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
MEMORIAL,

At meeting Of citizens of Rock Hill
and its vicinity, COL G. Jones in the Chair,
and H. White, Secretary.
The Rev. H. Dickson, W. s. Dunlap
and Fl. Hope, being appointed Commit
tee, reported the following resolutions which
we're adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased God to call sud-
denly from among US, member of our com
munity most highly esteemed and deeply
lamented, Mr.. s. B. ZIMMERMAN ; it is
the sense of this meeting that some due ex-
preston of the feelings We entertain with
regard to this melancholy event, should find
utterance. Therefore,
Resozyed, That in the death of MIR. s.
B. ZIMMERMAN, this entire community,
and the Sabbath School in which be took
so deep and active interest, is moved with
profound seDsibility by the affective dlspen-
sation.
Reso1ved, As mark of respect for his
memory, and of sympathy for his bereaved
widow and relatives, this expression of our
feelings be published in the YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER and Church hutellTgcncer.
C. JONES, Chairman.
HUTCHINSON WHITE, Secretary.
November 20, 1855.
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Virginia, as we'll as from Philadelpbia,
Harrisburg and other Northern cities, and
the morning train from Washington came
in filled with passengers, as did also those of
the Northern Central Railway, bringing 9th
er delegations and persons desirous of visit
iDg the pageant. The President of the u
nited States reached the city in special
train, about o'clock, and was met at the
Camden Station by Governor Swami and
staff
The various bodies of Masons met at 81
o'clock the subordinate lodges at the Ma
ryland Institute; the Chapters of Royal
Arch Nations at the Masonic Hall, St. Paul
street the Commanderies of Knights Tenn
plar at the Holiday Street Theatre, and the
Grand Lodges at Concordia Hall. Punctu.
ality was manifested in all the movements,
at the appointed time the different bodies
to form the general procession were conduct
ed to their positions in line by the assist
ant marshals detailed for the purpose. The
members Of the masonic fraternity appeared
in full black suits, high black hats and
white gloves, with the appropriate regalia
and emolems. The Knights Templar wore
their rich black uniforms, snowy belts and
highly FURNISHED swords, many of them
decorated with costly jewels, with cbapeaus
and white flowing feathers, and, on the
whole, made most magnificent appearance.
The streets, in the meantime, became
densely crowded in quarters where the com.
ing pageant was to appear.
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Masonry.

We take the following account of the
great masonic demonstration in Baltimore,
on the occasion of laying the cornerstone of
the masonic temple, in that city, from our
exchanges, and regret that we have not
room for the full proceedings:
The ceremony of laying the corner. stone
of the new masonic temple in Baltimore,
designed to exceed, in dimensions and ele-
gance, any other similar structure in this
country, was consumated Tuesday, with
great splendor and ecat The interest
manifested in the occasion had extended
largely beyond the limits of the masonic
fraternity, and the arrival of delegations of
the order from distant cities and towns, to
take part in the ceremonies, and their re-.
ception by organizations there, showed the
degree of importance attached to it beyond
the limits of the city, Early in the morn.
ing, the principal streets we're lively with
the gathering of the populace, male and fe-
male, to witness the promised pageant, as
we'll as the proceedings to take place on the
site Of the proposed temple. The high re-
spect entertained for the masonic order, and
the character of its brotherhood. its bene6.
cent objects, the splendor, of its emblemat-
ic insignia and forms, all conspired to ex-
cite the interest of the community general
ly 10 regard to the events of the occasion.
Organizations of the order had arrived
during the previous evening and night from
Richmond, Petersburg and other points in
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IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT
The following form of petition to Con.
gress, praying for the impeachment Of
President Johnson, is being circulated in
Ohio for signatures:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tiues of the United States of america,
in Congress assembled:
The petition of the undersigned citizens
of the State of Ohio respectfully showeth
that Andrew johnson, President of the
said United States, is guilty Of divers and
sundry high crimes and misdemeanors, and
of language.and conduct utterly unworthy
of his high Office, and calculated and in
tended to bring the authority of Congress
into contempt; that without the authority
of the law. be has restored to traitors the
property forfeited to and owned by the
United States; that he has appointed to
Offices of trust and authority notorious
TRAITORS, contrary to law; that he has melted
to sedition, riot and murder in the City of
New Orleans; for which crimes and misde.
meauors your petitioners earnestly pray that
be may forthwith be impeached by the
House of Representatives, tried BY the
Senate, and dismissed from the exalted Office
he so scandalously disgraced.
And your petitioners, as in duty bound,
shall ever pray.
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POLITICAL STRAWS.

POLITICAL STRAWS.
1t evidentthat heavy pressurei is being
brought to bear upon President JOHNSON,
in order to induce compromise upon the
questions in issue between himself and
Congress. To what results this pressure
may lead is matter for those addicted to
political prophecy, to decide. 1t is certain
that the Radicals desire the President to
pronounce in favor of negro suffrage a.
mendment to the Constitution; and to se-
cure this, are willing to grant general am.
nesty to the Southern rebels. Even this
proposition coming upon the heels of the
recent elections looks strange. 1t is con-
cession on their part, if we consider the bull
lyings and threats under which the cleo
tion campaign was conducted.
The effort to "compromise" is on foot, and
we should not be surprised to learn any day
that it has made some headway. It is need
less to say that We would oppose RECONSTRUCT
ton on any such grounds. Better that the
South should remain under martial law for
an indefinite period, than to submit bel
LOYALTY to such test as would be exacted Of
it. The admission of the right of univer.
sal suffrage, is an admission of moral and
social equality with the negro, and such will
be the ultimate fruits of the sacrifice.
The fear of impeachment may move Mr.
JOHNSON to advise the South to adopt such
settlement of the difficulty as that pro-
posed but no honest Southerner can in
good faith, say to his people "accept these
terms"
In the meantime, preparations for the
grand gathering of "Union Soldiers" in
Washington, on the LIST proximo, still con.
tiuue. The Radical newspapers do not hes.
itate to tell us the meaning of this demon
stration, and their euigmatical iuterpreta-
tions cannot be construed to mean anything
else than what the call announces, viz : that
they go to the support Of Congress against
the Executive. Whether this support is to
be of moral or physical nature, we are
not in plain words Informed; but these men
are called to assemble "prepared" to sup
port the Congress, &c. We leave our read.
ers to draw their own inference from these
statements