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ATHENS, CLARK COUNTY. GEO. APRIL 30. 1862.
VOLUME XXXI---NUMBER 8.
THE SOUTHERN BANNER
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
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ISA AC MAYER.
Importer of
RHINE WINE,
ALT.I STA, C A.
*€&* Imported by himself and warranted
Pure, and sold as low as any Northern
House.
CP*Orders promptly attended to.
Oct 35 tf 1
ATHENS STEAM COMPANY
R. N1CKKBMOJV, Agent a Slt't.
M anufacturers of cimiar saw
Mills, Mteniu Kn(ln(,„ forcingand lift
ing PUMPS, SB iFTiitr. and Maciiinekt; Mux
His, and all other kind of G RARING. Inoir and
Brass Casting jof every description. SMITH
ING, Repairing and Finishing pr»'.. ptly exeeu
led. Select pattenm of Iron Feneiug, Ac. Term.
CASH. May II 1 v
A. M. 1UYXG,
W HOLESALE and Retail Dealer in Hard
ware, Crocker.' and House Furnishing
Goods^one door below K.L. Bloomfield's ClothinS
Store Athens, Ga. Jan.7,1858
NOTICE.
D URING my absence from tho State, Dr. W.M.
King i» iny authorized agent,
lie can he found at the Drug Store in tho sfter
noon K.M. SMITH, M. D.
Athena,Sept. -1.
BUSIN ESS DIRECTORY.
t ^Prot.-asional and Business men can have
h.-i r ,, arils inserted under this head, for one year,
t at the rate of Five Dollars for a card of not more
* t ban six lines, and seventy-live cents for each a ildi-
IM onal line.
L. A. A1 A_ R COBB
ATTORNEY AT tAW t
MACON, GEO.
O YFICB on A/nlberry Street, over die store
■of A. M. I.laokshe ir Ac Co., in Boardnmn's
Washington Block. Will practice in Bibb,
Crawford, Dooly. Houston, 111 aeon, Twiggs,
Worth, and Sumter. Nov ‘JO tl
F. IV. LUCAS,
W HOLESALE and ret ail dealer in Dry Goods,
Grocieriea, Hardware,ftc.,No.2, Broad st.
Athen , Ga. L Jmi 19,
R. L. BLOOMFIELD,
W HOLESALE and retail Clothing Store,
Broad Strroet, Athens, Ga. (May 1U.
Tt BISHOP & SON,
W HOLESALE and Retail dealers in Grocer
ies, Hardware and Staple Dry Goods, No.
1 Broad St. Athens Ga. |May 1
WILL'AM G. DELONY,
Attorney nt I.niv,
Office on Broad Street, over the store»of 1
Kenney, Athena,Ga.
BOLTING CLOTHS.
F W. t.l'C AS keeps a full supply of the
• liest Anchor Brand Cloths, at city pric
M.
March 15—tf.
LUMBER! LUMBER!!
mwo HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET o
1 JL Lumber, well seasoned, now on hand at my
mill, about live miles from Athens. Any order
cam t»e fillo.i nt short notice, Pickets ol all kinds
furnished at short notee
The sawyer, Mr. James Gunnels, is one of the
most experienced iu the ciountiy, and will give-
entire satisfaction.
All orders left at the store of J. 1{. A IV. F
Matthews, or handed to J. A. Witherspoon, will
ho piomptly attended to.
June 2b dm. JAS. D. MATTHEWS.
T. M. DANIEL.
A TTORNEY at I.aw.—Athena, Georgia,
will practice iu the couotlesof Clarke, Walton,
Jackson, Madison, Hurt, Elbert, Oglethorpe
Wilkes, Warren, and Hancock.
.; t?~ oiliee one door above Longs' Drug-store
J) stairs.
November 17.
~ R, J. & W. T. MILLICAN,
A TTORNEYS AT L \W—Will practice in the
counties of tho Western Circuit, and the
counties of Madison, Elbert, and Hart, of the
Northern Circuit.
K. J. MILI.K-AN, I W M. | SX7 E would inform our customers that we still
Jefferson, Ou. | Ci.rneaville.Gnj \\ | 1HV o fur sale a Urge amount of seasoned
t ' e P t - ,,i i lumber ol vnricus kinds. Also, Pickets, Laths,
POETRY
From the Richmond Enquirer.
WHAT THE T1IJ.AGE BELL MAID.
BIT JOHN C. M'LEMOllE;
Full many a year in the village Church,
Above the world, have I made my home.
And happier been thau if I had hung ’
High up in the air in a Golden Dome.
For 1 have tolled
When the slow Hearse rolled «
Its lurdeu sad to niy door. >’■
And each echo that woke
With the solemn stroke,
Was a sigh frum ilie heart of the pool.
I know the great Bell of the City Spire
Is a prouder one far than I,
And its deal'ning stroke, coinparc'd with mine.
Is thunder compared with a sigh.
But the shattering note,
Of his brazen throat,
As il swells on the Sabhutli air,
Far oftener tings.
For other things
Than a eaU to the house of prayer.
that with such odds against them it was only
left to the militia to surrender, or escape as
best they could. Many effected their es
cape to the swamp; il is said, all could
have done so. But having a faint-hearted
>- iU 0 ulnr DiSCOIcries ill the Swiss ! with my ideas. I Lave only time to
. Lakes. j add that I am in a great hurry,
lie peasants who dwell on the P. S.—If you do not receive this,
v —- 7 , i(T . , f ,lores °*'h e Lakes of Switzerland of-j of course it must have miscarried,
ereT«l ) ei i an faiJ 0 manv SS mmaiid to snr* 1 * n f t,t « J »^t,at a short distance from J therefore I beg 3011 will write and let
ence to then fate, many . the land, rows of stakes might be seen j me know.
render. It is said, much me. u.- e . TO r . **• j
if tiuefthat some were indulging the hope j tnrough the water, emerging from the
of an immediate parole,and thus being allow mud of the bed. No interest '»*» !
ed toteturn to theirhomea.where they would
then be free from inilitia doty. It is to be
hoped that if any were influenced by so base
a motive to surrender themselves, nt a lime
when they were imperatively called to the de
fence of their homes, they will he accomo
dated in theeells of Fort Warren. Doubt
less the North Carolina miliiiahave in some
) instances been judged too harshly. They
; have been unfortunate-on many occasions.
I having leaders incapable >o*'«mntand, and
I have frequently been surrounded by unfa-
i vorable circumstances, engaging the enemy
* at great odds, &c., &c. With able coin*
! nianders and fair opportunities, I believe
was, Feeling for the Dying.
however, attracted to this phenomenon j 1 from " Physician to
yea , rS I A ! tf,e J Drar Sir :—Our" friend will make
r , . . * ie wa _l® rs Uie Lake of. his exit iu a few days at farthest. I
aurtch sank considerably, and the beg you to remain with him. I know
thrifty proprietors of land on the bank
1 proceeded at once to add to their es
tates the portions of the lake bed left
bare, by constructing permanent dykes
against the return of the water. Whilst
these works were being carried on, a
row, or rather a system of stakes was
discovered at some little depth below
When your mater yon gave to your friend
Oh! 1 rang with delight
On that Hweet summer night
When I hey vowed they would love to the end !
But a base foe comes from the regions of crime,
With alicart nil hot with the flame* of Hell,
And the tones of the Bell you Imre loved so long.
No more on Ike nir sludl swell,
For the people’s Chief
With the proud belief,
That the country's eausoii God’s own.
Would change the song
The Bells have rung
To the thunder's harsher tone.
Then tske me down from the village Church,
Where iu peace so long 1 have hung ;
lint I charge you by alltbe loved and lost.
Remember the songs I have sung.
Remember the mound
Of holy ground,
Whore your mother and faithei lie,
And swear by your love
For the dead above
To beat your foul foe or die.
Then take me, but when /I charge vou)
You have come to the bloody lield,
That tho Bell of God to the cannon grown.
You will ne’er It, the false foe yield.
By the love rf the past,
Be that hour jour last,
When the foe have reached this trust,
And make him a bed
Of Patriot dead.
And let hint sleep in this holy dust.
Got.DsitoRO', N. C.; April, I86J.
States. proved that a large number of human
Variety is the spice of life and change beings had once had their dwellings
sMSMttU j w-** r«"«»■»>" by ,lie ***
Eastern North Carolina. "Yb -fsct we arc i Lunosity having been aroused, re
searches were prosecuted not only by
Obemelien, where the first discovery
T. II. WILSON & BROS.,
W HOLESALE A retail dealers in Dry Goods
GroeeritM, Hardware, Crockery, Ac.,Nos. 3
! And t, College Avenue, Athens, Ga.’
| M> rch I u
PEOPLE'S MILL SOLD.
HULL &. U1LLYER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
FIT HE undersigned havingaasoeiatedthemselves
X together in the practice of law, will attend
the several Courts in the Western Circuit, and
give tinir joint persona! attention to all business
entrusted to thorn-
GKO. lHLLYER. WM.II.HULL,
Monroe, Ga. 1 Athens, Ga.
July 14—ly.
BI. M. PITTMAN.
TTOR.VUY «t Law, Tcfferson, Jacksonconn-
yV."tyr<Ta', will g..e prompt attention to any bu.
rutniMteJ to bin cure. January 21 —l‘2ni
JOHN IU. HULL,
A ttorney at law, Augusta, Ga., win
attend promptly to all business entrusted to
few care |Jam S.
*H. A. LOWRANCE,
Resident DENTIST,
■■ ATHENS, GEOHGIA.
OtFlCK College Avenue, Athenn, Ga.
and Common fencing, nt the Mill stand, and at the
Lumber van! in town. For particulars, enquire
of W. I*. TALMAGK, Agent.
Nov. 2ft, 1801.
Correspondence Southern Banner.
Berea Church, Near Elizabeth Citv, N.C.
April 15th, 1SG3.
Editors Southern Banner:
Perhaps you are looking with interest to
the movements of the Third Georgia. Sup
posing that the items of new, relative to
our regiment which you are able to collect
through the telegraph and leading news-
channels are at best meagre, I venture n
contribution, hoping that it will, at least,
have a local interest for your readers
Speakin
Georgia
CASH!
A FTER tho first of January, I860, the under
signed will sell exclusively tor CASH *
daily witnesses of many sceries in real life
made familiar to many of yoi^r readers hy
(the pen and pencil of “Porte Crayon.”—
| The people adhere to many unique customs.
| “Wood-cuttings,” “log-roHiqgs,” “quit-
: ings” and “cottony-pickings,” (picking the
1 lint from the seed,) arc in vogue ; nn which
| occasions the young people are assembled
! for frolics of dancing, “kissing plays,”
' Ac., Ac. Almost every man tells us of the
j exploits of Ins “1vessel" ai sea, or of traiis-
i porting “jvomimiwim” to tho Vvolunteers.”
, The sJund of 10 being almost universally
substituted for that of». Loom* are in al
most every family, and the tittle flax-wheel.
1 have seen as good linen-ilutk here of do
mestic nianufaclure as that we-'.-hsed to im
port from Yaniteedom. Flux' is grown,
spun, and woven for pantaloons, shirts, &c.,
to a considerable extentmuch for the
creditable industry and skill ol the North
Carolina girls. Very little cotton is made,
and gins are scarcely used, it being picked
from the seed by hand.
The N. C. girls are quite smitten with
the Georgia soldiers. 1 opine that some of
the blooming, cherry-lipped creatures have,
at least remotely, entertained thoughts of
being transplanted to Georgia soil.
In this latest expedition of Burnside’s,
j sent out for the laudable purpose of protect•
! ing ami respecting private properl1/, two com-
patties,one of Mawkiii'6 Zouaves of New
S’ork, known as the “Red-cap Devils,”
and the other a Massachusetts regiment,
(perhaps the 25th.) distinguished them
selves by perpetrating deeds of such atroci
ty as would put to shame Tarleton’s band,
of Revolutionary fame, and the notorious
tories of that period. In several cases la*
dies* wardrobes were searched for secession
was made, but all over Switzerland.
It was gradually established that the
mud near the shore of almost every
single Swiss Lake supplied similar evi
dence. At some primeval period a
population of very considerably densi
ty was shown to have lived in huts
constructed on stages which rested on
wooden supports driven in the mud
just as the Malays in Borneo and the
Siamese at Bank-kok may be seen
living to this day.
A wonderful number of articles per
taining to the daily life of these forgot
ten races have been brought to light.
In some places the materials of the
dwellings have been preserved in mud
—the lloor of hardened earth and the
twisted branches and bark which form
ed the walls. Arms have betn dis
covered in great quantities, tools, from
saws in Hint to needles in bone, orna
ments, children’s toys, the remains of
stored up lruits ot various kinds—nay,
even a cellar receptacle full ol coin,
and a loaf of bread composed ot bruis
ed grain, and preserved by carboniza
tion. By the side of these relics are
lound the bones of animals whom they
slew in the chase, belonging to species
extinct before the rise of history or
1 lucai mieicsi itu jour reuuria. i ' «... » . , » > _ l :*
aking ol the movements of the Third flag*, and their b, st dresses taken from l barely mentioned in it.
ia—wfcv. sirs, it is rpnllv difficult to i One old, gray^iiaircd citizen was j I lie urns, the bison, the elk.
and the
Athena, Jan. 1, V8f,2.
R. M. SMITH.
GOODS SOLD ONLY
Oct 18.
DR. WM. KING.
Ilomceopatfiec Phymrtan,
O FFER* bis pr.-ft-ssn-iml services to the cit
izens of Athens ami ' iciwity.
‘Residence, at Mrs. Liny Ion s. Office, corner of
Ctay'on and Thomas streets. AlayJ. iy-
Jan. 1, IStfc!. _6m.
J. I. COI.T.
20 HHDS. SUGAR
P OU sale ohonp for each, Nos 11 and l2Frnnk
liu Ho'-iho Building. J. I. COLT.
J an 1, 1802.
E XVKI.OI’K* and writinc I*A
PER.—These can bo stilt supplied at re-
ail at the Bookstore. Get 23
G. L. McCLESKKY, M. D„
A VI NO permanently located in Athens,wil
ooniir.ueih -practice ofMedieino and riurgery.
I^lietodancp, that recently occupied by Mr.
Albou “base. Office at home, where he may be
found. March 8ih, 18C0.
( . W. fc II. U. J. LONG,
W HOLESALE and mail Druggists, Athen*
Ga. _
THURMOND & NORTH,
attorney» at Law,
VCrtLL practice in co partnership in the coun-
Y T lies ol'Clark. H’alton, Jack*on, Gwinnett,
I 7/all. Kabuu, White, Franklin, Hanks, Haber-
! .ham of the Western Circuit} aud Hart and Mad.
1 iron of the .Northern Circuit: and wil. give their
' ndividual and joint attention to all bustness eu
I .rusted to them. The collection of debts will re-
I r eive prompt a..d careful attention.
S\M’L P.THURMOND, I JOHN R. NORTH,
I Over Longs’ Drug store, 1 Jefferson, Jackson eo
[ Athens, Ga. Qctlg - tf t
J U KS0V A HUTCHING.
A TTORN EY ti AT LAW.—Will practice
j\. in tlie counties of Gvrinnctt, NYalton, Jack*
sun, »nd ilnll, of tbu Wes'.ern.snd the county ’it
Far.vtn of the Bine Ridge Circuit.
.t.NlES JACKSON, fS. L. HUTCHINS, Jr..
Athena, Ga. | Lawreiiceville, Ga
p. s.—During Mr. Jack mn's altsence fro* Geor-
ym, business letters should bo addressed to the
i inn at Lawreiiceville. Sept 30-tf
A FTER XewYoar'sDay no accounts at Ilie
Book Store will be coulinued. Nales will be
made only for cash. Those having accounts hiih-
erb> will oblige by ait early setile nent of ihe same.
Dee 25 WM. N. WHITE.
CLOTHING.
A l^trge lot of clothing can be ’found nt R. L.
Bloouifield’s, at very reasonable pi ices
ALSO,
A lafge lot of boys’ and child ten's c othing to
be sold cheap.
ALSO,
. Fax thread an.l Military Buttons.
Dee. 4.
threatening bowie-knife to deliver all the plentiful and periect are the remains
iGALRDEIsr SEED.
1 AM paying cash for the following garden seed
when 1 am satisfied they are fresh and pure,
nntii I get ftin supply I need. Those displayed
are most desired:
It■>neb Brans, Butter Brans, Fate
Beans, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Oninn, Ou-
inn Buttons,Carrot, Pi.rsnip, Engli-h P*«*'s
Scarlet Radish, Turnip Radish, Squash. Early
Cabbage, North Carolina do.. Beets. Mixed seeds
arc of no into to me. WItf. K* •» IliTE.
October Uth, 1861.
Dr. R. M. SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
mUGS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERY,
PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS,
■KtlteiNM. B.tANDV AMU WIRE, Ac., &C„&C.
NOW receiving and opeuinga large stock of
j;o...L, selected iu the Northern Markets by liiir.
win. crest care,and which hscoutidcmlv recoil}-
u<t» to the p ihlic as bciug pure
tilieus, J nir 9,1C59.
B , J- P. O’KELLY,
UO'I'OGRAPH AND AMDROTYPE
ARTIST.
srate.axf'
march 2'J 60 • • ■,
DR. II. GILLGL.1ND, DENTIST, .
J ATKINSVILLE C.i,TU8poct fnlly solicits the
» ▼ palrunage of the ettrroanding Country.—
Full satisfaction will beriveu in their pi
April 22. *
DR. C. 0. LOMBARD.
1'kENTUiT, ATHENS,GEORGIA; Rooms In
U haUd'ng with North cf thajPost Office.Col-
«S« Aven to.
Feb 9-.jy.
O N and after Ute finit of Jauuary,
bought of us wil! be due on delivery of the
goods. AII person, indebted to us. either hy u«e
or oceonnt, are requested to pay. up as eatly as
* > °VVe «i!l hove a good stock, snd wi.l sell vety
'""vrair# 1 * siTCa' 1
I. M. KUNNE V,
A t HIM IU8 OLD STAND, will contin
ue to sell such good, as he haoor Canpw*
cure as cheap tmtmabe sold in tbis market FOR
CA81I or iu equlTolnit. He will also buy or soil
any mtoufaotures or count iy produce on commis-
siou, If desired. Thankful torpast patronage, he
hopes a coetinuanco by his maoy friends and ous-
torarrs. [Jon.Io.
biqnitous
lias henn our regiment of late that the boys
have appropriately termed the organization
a “Traveling Menagerie,” or “Big Show.”
It has also been a subject for serious con
sideration as to whelhei we should employ
an avon courier to post our bills in advance,
invariably notifying tho public that we ex
hibit lor “Three Nights Only” in each com
munity.
We had just been in our barracks near
Portsmouth two weeks, and were settling
down again to tho ease of camp-life, when
we were ordered back to the N. C. coast.
The order came to us at the dead of night.
In the midst of a stor.n and darknpss, the
“long roll” was beaten, and the regiment
formed to receive orders. From 2 o’clock
A. M. till daylight, we were busily engag
ed cooking three days’ rations. At day
light wo marched to the Navy Yard, and
there embarked on barges to be towed thro’
tho Canal to South A/ills. The day was
rainy and cold, and as our little steam-tug
made slow progress, to say nothing of the
delay of getting through the locks, we
iound our ride on the Dismal Swamp Ca
nal rather wearison e and disagreeable; un*
der other circumstances it might have been
tomantic and delightfully picturesque; par*
linularly, if we had turned from our way
just three miles and lingered to dream a
dream on the classic banks of the Lake of
the Dismal Swamp. Of our ride, suffice it
to say, that we arrived at South Mills, a
distance of 30 miles from Norfolk about 12
o’clock at night. After standing awhile in
the. rain, we found lodging, much to our
satisfaction, in a barn ; its two stories and
loft were soon filled with sleeper*, devoid
of care, wrapped in blankets on a bed of
fodder and enjoying the hnaven-given bless-
ing of sleep as only a soldier can.
We had heard rumors along the way of
fifteen hundred Yankees advancing on South
Mills, of their occupying our intrencbuieuis,
and other exaggerated accounts, such as
arise among a terrified people. It was im
possible to teceive two accounts alike, and
each man we met magnified the true state
of aflairs. We advanced on Thursday to
our intrenchment, where the Athens Guard*
and Young Guards were posted. Several
other companies under Afajor Lee continu
ed to advance. Though the enemy had
threatened to take and destroy our breast
works, we passed the day without being fa
vored with even a glimpse of the rascals.—
About midnight we were again called up
Capt. Billups had received orders to march
the force left at the entrenchment to a point
8 miles below. The moon was shining
brightly, and we found this march quite
agreeable. Our companies arrived at the
foot of the advance force about an hour be
fore daylight.. Here we halted and took
another short nap. At daylight, Cen’l
Blanchard had his forces in motion. We
advanced to a bridge within half a mile ol
Elizabeth City. There our forces were f ee t apart each way, three «e*3s lit 9
posted, while a reconnoissance was made, >-J? .,
I1ST STORE,
iiSBUKsa^:
No 11 and J2 Frauklia Hopee Building-
. Feb.5 3m
; a--., 'i 1 eu ;■ ■; 1 1;r— ;
MARBLE WORK.
money in his possession—about one Uun- j f oun d'in the lake that much more has
tired dollars. \\ hen these jail-birds return- • 1 1 • .1 1 -t.. i:r.
ed to their gunboats, (which they wore not t ^ ,een learned concerning ie (I I V
long in doing,) they took witfethein pouL and manners of men whose existence
try, caiile and several horses. j was not suppcted ten years ago, than
Our time of enlistment has nearly expired, • * *' * 1 1
but our friends need not expect us home
soon. Il is thought the exigencies of the
times will cause ihe Government to retain
the twelve months troops, either by con
scription or in some other wav, at least for
a few months. Onr regiment has not re*
enlisted. Perhaps the public may wonder at
this, but I think if all our surrounding cir
cumstances were considered,, there would
he no charge of a weak patriotism against
the Third Georgia Regiment. I have scarce*
ly heard a man say that he intends to re
main at home. All expect ur re enlist,'but
it is but reasonable that they should desire
to visit their homes. Many .Itave-business
obligations, which, in their haste to serve
our country, were left uncared for. Two
companies of the regiment are enlisted t it
the war—Capi. Carswell’s, which joined us
last September and was mustered in for the
war, and Capt. Jones’, which has enlisted
as an independent Artillery company. In
other companies many are desirous of enlist
ing for cavalry or artillery servir.e, and ma
ny have relatives and friends in other regi
ments, to which they desire to be transfered.
If we shall be retained in service it will be
a disappointment to us; but, relying on the
wisdom of ihe “powers that be” and the
integrity of our government, we shall be
content to remain in the field so long as our
Confederacy continues to be beleaguered by
ils enemies.
Please excuse my writingsal.'r.galetter.
MILKS ATHEN IK Nl’IS.
resulting in tho discovery of no Yankees
on shore. We awaited them, sucked arms
and cooked and ate breakfast, within easy
range of their shells. After waiting in vain
T HE undersigned ie
kind ol Marble “
Mantle T<
is prepared to furnish any
Work,.Tomb Stones, Mon-
umeotfl. Mentis Tops, Ac., from GLEWDEN
INQ’S WORKS st Auguote.Gi
•March Vi. vt ROSS Ci
CHANS. Agent.
our company returned to their oh! quarters
at Berea Church. " _ '
On Tuesday, the 8tb tost, the vandals.
1 St informed by traitor* dr the removal el
the 3rd Ga. Regu.and guldedhy these same
reprobates, made a raid upon the good citi
zens ol this neighborhood. They planned
an expedition by which they succeeded in
cadturing i largo proportion (about 70) oI
one milhia company stationed near the
city. By landing a force of eeveral nun-
dred below the city, and two or three com*
panic* at points above, on the river, they
cot off all retreat by the main road.
ts known .of races which have left a
famous name in history or tradition.—
Saturday Revieio.
A Drove of Irish Bulls.
The following was written half a
century ago by Sir Royle Roche, a
member of the Irish Parliament. The
letter was addressed to a friend in
London and it is old enough to be
new to nine out of ten readers :
My Dear Sir:—Having now a little
peace and quietness, I sit down and in
form you of the dreadful bustle and
confusion we are all in from those
blood-thirsty Rebels, most of whom are,
thank God, killed and dispersed. We
are in a pretty mess; can get nothing
to eat nor any wine to drink, except
whiskey; and when we sit down to
dinner we are obliged to keep both
hands armed. While I write this 1
hold a sword in each hand and a pistol
in the other.
I concluded from the beginning that
this wou.d be the end of it, and I see
[ was right, for it is not half over yet.
At present there are such goings on
that everything is at stand stilL 1
should have answered your letter a
fortnight ago, but I did not receive it
until this morning. Indeed, scarce a
mail arrives without being robbed.—
No longer ago than yesterday the coach,
wftth the mail from Dublin, was robbed
near tbe town. The bags had been
left behind for fear of accident, and
by good luck there was no body in it
but two outside passengers, who had
nothing for thieves to take. Last Tues •
day notice was given that a gang of
Rebels was advancing here under the
JSThe New 0ile*n» W4CC«»f has
been furnished with the* flill&wiog. re
cipes for preparing castor oil trora the
castor bean:
Strip the seeds of theirIt usks or pods;
then bruise them in n ortars. After
wards they are to be tied in iineo bags,
and^boiled in water until the oil which
they contain rises to the surface. This
is carefully skimmed off, strained, to
free it from any accidental impurities,
and bo’tled for* use. T Pressed castor ^
oil is obtained like almond oil,by bruis- j French standard, but*they had no col-
tng the seeds into paste with water >; ors n0 r any drums except bagpipes,
and distilling the mixture, when the oil [ Immediately eveTJ man in , he place,
your humanity will, as much as in your
power lies, smooth the avenues to death,
and evpu in some degree make his
death-bed easy In truth, the physic
al process of death is generally not very
paiufnl; lor, although tho difficulty of
respiration sometimes excites a kind of
struggle, yet frequently tho dying ob
viously sutler nothing. In those especi
ally who die of chronic diseases, the gra
dation is slow and distinct, and in real
ity they appear to languish for complete
dissolution. I have known some to
express great uneasiness, when recalled
from beginnipg insensibility by tbe
cries of their friends. The approach
of actual death produces a state similar
to that of failing asleep—sensation is
diminished exactly in propotion to the
decrease of tho vital function—all im
pression are impaired, and the patients
only wish for absolute rest. Even in
acute diseases, a degree of insensibility
often precedes death a considerable time
During this interval, between insensi
bility and the absolute cessation of mor
tal existence, be it the task of your hu
manity, my friend, to prevent the rela
tions and officioua attendants from
expressing useless pity and inflicting
useless pain. Abstain from the cruel
custom of forcing liquids into his mouth,
when he can uo longer swallow—dis
turb him not—suffocate him not—draw
not tbe pillow—let him pas9 peaceably
—and when be ceases to breathe, let
the room he kept as quiet ns if ho were
in a transitory sleep. Be not over
precipitate iu laying him out; for it is
too certain that in this helpless situation
he is sensible ot all the cruelties prac*
tised upon him. although he has become
unable to express his sensations. The
testimony of many, recovered from ap
parent death, leaves no doubt upon the
subject. After two or three hours,
however, the body will have become
quite cold, aud the limbs begin to grow
rigid—the remainsof sensibility will
then havejbeen extinguished entirely,
and the windows may be thrown open
and the body laid out. It must remain
unbnried, ncverthelcss.until some ap
pearance of putreffletion has taken place
This is the < niy sufficient security against
tho revisiting*, of life, anti indicatos the
proper time for interment. F.
Prepare for a Dry Summer.
It is more than probable that a very
dry summer will succeed the heavy
rains and freshets of the past winter.
It is therefore most important that eve
ry prudential measure should be adop
ted in arranging for the crops with a
view to meet this more than probable
contingency. Planters should select
land best adapted to drowth, and plant
at different times, so as not to risk all
upon the chances of one dry spell.—
Then let them, in preparing for their
crops, plow very deep / and let the af
ter culture consist or a constant and
shallow stirring of the surface—keep
ing the ground mellow and open, and
allowing no grass ot weeds—those rob
bers of moisture—to get the least foot
hold among the cultivated plants.
Thus, and thus only, so far as hu
man skill can avail, may the fatal ef
fects of drowth be prevented. The re
sult must be left to Him “ who giveth
the increase,’’ but who has also ordain
ed that only by labor and skill proper
ly directed, must he win bis food and
raiment from the earth.—Southern Cul
tivator.
Mrs. Lincoln’s Brother Killed.
—Mr. Samuel B. Todd, brother ot
Mrs. Lincoln, died on the battle field
ol Shiloh, of wounds received in the
action o the 7th of April. The. New
Orleans Delta says he was a gallant
private in the Crescent regiment and
died in defence ot his countiy against
the hireling invaders whom the husband
of his sister, Mr. Abraham .Lincoln,
sent to desolate our country and dis-
lit nor our people. It must be a pleas
ant reflection to Mrs. Abraham Lin*
coin, amid her vulgar attempts to ape
royal fashions, with her balls and soir
ees at the Federal capital, that a gall
ant brotner should have thus fallen by
the hands of her husband’s mercena
ries.—Memphis .Appeal, Jlpril 17th.
Northern Insolence-
In a letter to the editors of Ihe
Memphis Avalanche, the Rev. Georffe
C. Harris, Rector of an Episcopal
Church in Nashville, describes an
interview he had with Gen. MeCc.oV,
the Federal commander, before whom
he was taken by a military guard.—
It seems that Mr. Harris had incurred
the displeasure of the I.iucolnites by
omitting to pray for the President of the.
United Mates, as prescribed in t!u* old
form of Prayer, before the Confederate
Government was established. The
brutal temper of Gen. McCook, and
the avowal of his despotic purposes, i<
simply a specimen of what may be ex
pected if the South is overrun by the.
Yankees. This should nerve us t»>
still more determined efforts to disap
point the base invader. The disclaimer
of all abolition sympathies or designs
is a shallow pretext to conciliate the
timid in the slaveholding States. Ev
ery man of sense can see through tbe
disguise. We give an extract from
the Rev. Mr. Harris’ letter. Refer!ing
to Gen. McCook, the writer says:
“ After introducing the subject of
complaint, he proceeded in the follow
ing elegant style: “Those guards are
mine—are my representatives, and the
permit with which you were to pass
them emanated from me, as an officer
of the United States. If your people
suffer inconvenience you have no one
to blame but yourself. We have come
here to enforce the laws—the laws of
your own land. We are not abolition
ists as your vile sheets have represent
ed us to be. On the slavery question
Wm. L. Yancey is a baby to me. If
1 had an abolitionist in all my army—
and I have tweutv thousand men—1
would cut his ears off. No, sir, I am
here on a legitimate errand and will
not he trifled with. We intend to
crush out the rebellion and restore the
laws—cost what it may. The mind
of the Northern people is made up to
that. If we cannot accomplish this iu
one way we will iu another—if we
cannot subdue you, we will kill you—
we will make it a war of extermination.
We are the masters here now, and it
is time you understood it. I am com
mander ot this division, and have
around me twenty thousand men ready
to do my bidding. I am king here. I
am your king—you are my slave, sir.
And now, sir, there is another mat
ter between us. You clergymen
choose to take part in this rebellion,
even in your prayers—supposing, I
guess; that your cloth will protect you
but in this you are mistaken. I have
plenty of guard houses and jails, and
it may shortly become necessary I
should circumscribe your limits. I
have reports from your church, of last
Sunday. I was prepared to hear it,
and now, once for all, I give you to
understand, that clergyman of the
Episcopal church will be required to
use th^ir prayer books just as they are
printed. You shall pray for the Presi
dent of the United States or be hung.
That ought to have been the policy be
fore. You rebels ought all to be
hung, and but for Gen. Buell, I should
long ago have been using henip. It
will come to that, and you had better
take warning in time. We are han
dling you now with gloves. That is
only an experiment. If it doesn’t suc
ceed better than it seems to be doing,
we will try something else. We will
try the virtue of ropes, which, in my
opinion, should have be *n done from
the first.’"
passes over.
Plant all the seeds you can of the
castor oil plant (Ricious Communis.)
Let the seeds be planted on a good
sandy soil, without being manured, six
feet apart each wayythree -seeds irt a
hill. Raise your crop, and there will be
no difficulty in directing you how to ex
press tbe oil. It is a certain and prof
itably aud the oil is essential to the sick
sqldiers. Think cf this, you who have
sons and brothers in the camp.
Take Care of tub Factowg® Afil>
Foundries,—Ono of the rascals taken
with the stolen engine confesses, that
another band of incendaries.is either to
he sent. or bashren sent South to born
and destroy ill the foundries. Facto
ries, &c., that they cam This is not
the first timo that we bavo been warn
including men, women, and children,
ran out to meet them. We soon found
our force much too little; and were too
near to think ot retreating. Death was
in every face; but at last we went, and
began to be all alive again. Fortu
nately Ute Rebels had no guns but
pistols and pikes, and as we had plen
ty of muskets and ammunition, we put
them all to the sword. Not a soul of
them e leaped, except some, that were
drowned in the adjacent bogs, and in
a very shoit time nothing was heard
but silence. Their uijforms werd all
different colors, but mostly green.—
After the action we went to rummage
a sort of a camp they had left behind
them. All we found was a few pikes
without heads, a parcel of empty bot
tles ol water, and a bundle of French
edoftha danger, and again wo urge commissions filled with Irish names.—
proprietors to guard well tbeir factories Troops are now stationed ail around
end foundries.- Atlanta CcnrnnoeiufcdtK 1 the country, which exactly squares
The Yankee invaders at Port Roy
al, at our last accounts, were suffer
ing from sickness, even in March.—
As the season advances, we will hear
further reports of their sufferings.—
The prevalent diseases, according to
the bills of mortality published in the
New York Herald of the 2d inst., were
congestive fever, typhoid fever, remitt
ent fever, cholera morbus and variola.
There are also reports of pneumonia.
Three deaths are charged to gunshot
wounds utder date of March 13th.
ThthNashville correspondent of the
St Louis Republican writes.* One of
onr generals had a short interview the
other day with Mn. Folk, and although
as po-
remain*
Southern
cause. She look occasion to say that
although the people of the United
States once made her husband Presi
dent, the Abolitionists did rot do it.
Fort Pillow.
This fort, which the telegraphic ad*
vises os theFedcrals have commenced
bombarding is thus described by a
camp correspondent:
Fort Pilow. where we are now en
camped, is on the Tennessee side of
the Mississippi, about twenty miles
above Randolph, and about eighty five
miles above Memphis. It is an im
mense intrenched camp, situated in the
midst of the hilliest of the Tennessee
hills. The fortifications on the river
consist of a rifle batteiy, (six 32 poun
ders) on the bluff, and the water batt
ery below, thirteen 32 pounders,
smooth bore, and one 11 inch Coium-
bkd, now being mounted. A deep
ditch, rampart and fine military road
extend from the river front on the right
to the river front on the left, in the form
of a horse shoe, on the brow of the
highest hills, fully mounted with heavy
cannon at the salient angles; some
idea of the extent of which may be
formed by the fact that it vfould re
quire 2D,000 men formed in line of
battle to cover its circuit. In the ren r
outside the ramparts, the woods are
not only cut, but stripped ol all
lor over 500 yards—and is again fur
ther strengthened by an almost im-
passiple morass, which stretches in
wards and upwards of the river as far
as the eye can reach. The channel
of the ritor is wifbio 100 yards ol tho
batteries, and *nl*oaU. of however
light draught, can^ pass at a greater
distance. . , ,
It would seem impossible from the
nature of its defenses that artillery
