£nt» who labor earnestly and ’ of purpose for the public nsequence of these things lly, great want of the proper nd experience among inein-e wants, the character and Halation required, jnce man, as a presiding of-derstands the history and cur-atiou, is acquainted with the the members, and eompre-essity of selecting essential ii the volume of matter that on the tables, can do much, to facilitate the business of d prevent the consumption of eterial and unimportant sub-How citizen, Lion. I). C. Bran-^en designated, in different State, as the most suitable iker at the approaching ses-dection of Mr. B. for the posi-? a compliment to our county; ue to the State, its business, . himself. Ten years consec-in this branch of tho Genera!pv* vo u vo uiovuuvmvu xioiijto be rapidly retreating down the Valley, and deserters say with a view of striking across the country to the rescue of Charles ton and Mobile.Sydney Smith once remarked, “After you have written an article, take your pen and strike out half the words, and you will be surprised to see bow much strongerit is.A very large portion of the rolling stock on the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad is employed in transporting refugees from Georgia, who go North to find peace end com tort.All Mrs. Jeff. Davis’ pretty silk dresses were captured on the blockade runner Hope —nice, new stockings, See., all gone. What a row there w ill be in Jeff’s house.The Mobile Tribune says there are men%under arms in Mobile wilh beads as grey as badgers, men who have not only lost sons in battle but grandsons.The company engaged in boring for oil at Jackson, Michigan, have sunk a shaft to the depth of 2,020 feet. Signs of oil have been discovered.i.:__ -____-____l „ -___l IAn eight-pound breech-loading rifle has700JiG. IVwonLa die,*MissesCbildrSkatin