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It is said by Coleridge Hint no man
thrown to tho surface of human atlairs
ever buccuedod in simultaneously Ruining:
distinction anil HllVction, unless ho pos
le §,ed soiuethiug of im opiceno nature,
that is to say, a mixture of masculine and
fctnitttnc qualities. Without claiming for
(lei,oral Leo in tho liighosl fccr.-o ot tho ti
tie “groat.” it is impossihlo to deny that
his memory will bn cherished by tboso
wh->. in tho crisis of his throo ycur=’ trial,
ilou 1 and guttered by his side, as an ex
ceptionally dear and precious possession
K. w >.Miliars, if asked whether they would
mUmr have sorvod under Leo on the ono
hand, «t under Uromweil, Frederick tho
Groat, Marlborough or Napoleon on tho
other, would hesitate to prefer tho fou
famous generals to tho discomfited Con
federate. Yet it is doubtful whether any
of tho four, aftor they had passed away
and had ceased to Communicato the elec
tric shock of their presence and contact—
of eye, voico, character and lntluonco—to
others, possessed such hold on tho alloc-
tions and esteem as wero inspired by Rob
ert E. Leo
Tho truth seems to bo that the greatest
men are necessarily and intensely selfish
All groat men are monsters, says a Ge
man proverb, and it may, 1 think, bo con
coded that when a man is playing a con
spicuous role in life,and is generally loved
he is not, in the world's highest s \nso,
great, lie i-i probably something better,
Ho has tho thoughtfulness about others,
the unobtrU'ivenoeS and renunciation of
sell, the truthfulness, purity, modesty,
charity, gentleness which cannot long bo
unnoticed by those around him, and which
jay firm hold upon their hearts. Rut to
bo great, to fill a very largo spaco in the
world’s eye during a man’s few brief
years upon earth, ho mu.-t throw modesty
and unobtrusiveness overboard; he must
l« grasping, aggressive, discreetly groedy
of praise, covetous of a largo share of
honor, judiciously envious; must know
how to undermine troublesome rivals
without being found out, and to help u
ful friends without being supplanted.—
Heartily agreeing with Coleridge tl
where distinction ami affection have been
won coincidently, tlioro must ho tho opi
cene element in their winner, I venture to
doubt whether man’s affection 13 ever won
hr the greatest, or, in other words, wh
ther in the greatest any of tho woman
to he found. The men who are brnv
from tenderness are braver than tho men
who aro brave from pride. Rut tho men
who, to encourage or spare others, aro
gratuitously brave, arc not selfish enough
to be great. The calm judgment of pos.
Verity, especially if assisted oy the pen of
Mr. Carlyle (who is said to hold that
Washington stands too high, and who,
lam rightly informed, contemplates low
tring his pedestal), will, I think, reverso
the verdict of Mr. Everett’s well known
lecture, and will pronounce that Wash
Njgton was not greater than Deter, o
rredericlc, or Marlborough, as Air. Eve
tettcontends, but was simply rnoro esti
tnible.
The exceeding lovablenoss of Leo bo
more patent as your consciousnoi
that a* a politician he lacked vigor and
wf-assertion became more irresistible
*hu iovablenoss was based upon a nt.
or-tinng unsolflshness, a contagious endu-
rim e ot hardship and danger, a shrinking
rooUeity, an abounding tenderness. The
(mid and the young girl, who hud novor
wn him before, ran to him instinctively
to a friend, llis look spoke of honesty,
irectuess, kindliness, courage. His smile
•^ irresistibly winning. Rut the stuff
bichtnado Cromwell, Napoleon, Wil-
.rVP® Sdent, greater as politicians than
JJioldier* was lacking in Leo. All that
•iT W i as ol truo &n< l in tho people
om he so nearly made a nation called
. "J* signs that he who ran might
V°. n K rf ss aside, to control tho
0 Rietator indeed; and yet ho
ihitiK 0 *- ^^verthcleii, in the belief
tArtJiS® 18 V? . lrt<,ro powerful stimulant
aA. 0 i b eamb ' Uon than the study of such
ktfiro r,lC ‘ 0r as k®o’s, 1 desire to throw my
k l l^ on , Ch im by gathering together
whirK n i 0tCii * ^ ur .^° general a<?curacy of
inun v can enl,r ®iy vouch, exhibiting tho
«.u- n « futures of the eventful six days
White House (whore lie recruited his
•trength by picking up 1,200 fresh horses
vhicli awaited him there), and upon the
2oth of March joined Gen. Grant in the
linos before Petersburg. To Sheridan’s
untiring and sagacious activity in tho sub
sequent operations, more than to tho
agency of any other man, is due the com
pleteness of the Federal triumph—tho
seemingly inexplicable collapso of the
Confederacy.
kt wb6 not lone before Grant's accession
of strength wns tolt by Lee.
Upon tho evening of S turday, April
. General Longstreet, who had *o long
defended Richmond by commanding tho
Confederate forces on tho north of .lames
river, received information from Lee that
rant had detached Sheridan’s cavalry
and two corps of infantry (about 25,000
men in all) to act against tho Southside
Railroad. Boforo communicating with
Longstreet, Lee had dispatched Pickett’s
and Rushrod Johnson's divisions, linger’s
battalion of artillery, and Filzhugh Leo’s
division of cavalry (in all about 17,t X)
men), to intercept the Federal?. Leo had
so weakoned his lines beforo Petersburg,
that, there was hut one Confoderato left to
every fifty yards,
Under these circumstances, Loo called
upon Longstreet for men. But ut dawn
pon the 2d of April, beforo Longstreot
mi had time to obey l.eu'fi orders, Grant
descried from his wooden tower of obser
vation tho weakness of the Confederate
ines. Immediately he threw a very heavy
column, consisting, 1 believe, chiefly of
Gibbon's corps, upon the weakest spot.—
Tho Federals carried with very slight loss
tlie outer line, thinly held by Heth’s di-
ision of Confederates, and bulgod inward
ntil they struck two of tho detached
forts, whereof a string or systom ran be
hind the whole longth of tho Confederate
outer works. These two detached forte,
which wero ef couiso designed to cover
each other, wore named Forts Gregg and
Alexander.
The officer in command of Fort Alex
ander, which was farthest away from the
on-coming Federals, deemed it moro im
portant to save his guns than to try and
lelp Fort Gregg. Receiving no assistance
from its twin-brother, Fort Gregg,manned
by Harris' Miss ssippi Brignde, number
ing 250 undaunted men, breasted intrepid
ly the tide of its tnulludinous assailants.
Three times Gibbon’s Corps surged up
ml around the work—three times, with
Ireadful carnage, they wero driven back.
I am told that it was subsequently admit
ted by Gon. Gibbon, that in carrying Fort
Gregg he lost from live to six hundred
men ; or in other words, that each Missis-
ppian inside the works struck down at
least two assailants. When at last tho
rk was carried there remained, out of
its 250 defendont J , but JO survivors. In
those pine incmorablo April days there
was no episode more glorious to tho Con
federate arms limn Urn lioroio self-immo
lation of tho Mississippiuns in Fort Gregg
to gain time for their comrades.
Fort Gregg fell about seven o’clock on
the morning of tho 2d. After a delay of
two or three hours, tho Federals swept orn»
ward in tho direction of Petersburg, tak
ing tho Confederate lines en revertt. A
this moment Longstreet, accompanied by
Renning's Brigado of Field’s Division,
about 170 bayonets strong, mot tho on
pouring-flood and checked it long onougi
to enable fresh troops to hufry up in his
rear, and to form a fresh line in front of
Petersburg.
Simultaneously in an nttompt of Ileth's
Division to ro-establish their linos, Gon,
A. P. Hill (who commanded tho Corps to
which lleth'a Division belonged) lost a life
which for nearly four years ho had un
flinchingly exposed in nearly a hundred
ot his country’s battles. About the same
moment was dispatched the memorable
telegram which surprised Davis in church,
and announced that tho last day of heroic
resistance which had mado Richmond the
<st notable of beleaguered cities had at
longth arrived. The delay purchased by
the obstinato defense of Fort Gregg, an '
by Long*!root’s bold handling of Ren
ning's Brigade, saved Petersburg until
tho tobacco auu cotton stored in that city
could be burned, und until lei-urely pre
paration for its evacuation could bo mado.
It is remarkable that no further on
slaught was made by tho Federalsthrough
out the day, or during the ovening, al
though the flames springing up in many
parts of tho town must have told their own
tale. At nightfall on the 2d a 14 tho
Confederate troops, about -1.UU0 strong,
which remained under the command
General Ewell, to the north of James
Rivor. fell back from their linos, and
passed through tho bewildered streets of
Richmond,traversing before daybreak tho
bridges over tho James River, which wore
so soon to bo given to the flames. About
eight on tho night of the same 2d, th
Confederate troops also commenced
ing Petersburg, their retreat being cover-
od by Field’s Division under Longstreot,
Pursuit thero was nono. It is probablo
that already Grant was bonding all his en
ergies to get round and cut off I.
treat. Tho Petersburg section of tho Con
federate troops, full of vigor and elan
crossed to the noith sido of the Appomat
tox River on a pontoon bridge, and made
sixteen miles during their first night of
retreat.
It would bo difficult to conceivo any
thing brighter or more hopeful than th
tone of Gen. Leo’s spirits on tho morning
of the 3d. “1 have got my array sale out
of its breastworks,” he said, “and in ordor
to follow mo, my enemy must abandon
his lines, and can derive no further hone-
tit from his railroads or from the Jamos
River.” There c-tri ho littlo doubt that
Leo’s design was to recruit his army with
rations which ho hoped to find in abun
dance at Amelia Court Houso, and to fall
in detail upon the Federals, who breaking
up into bodies of one or two army corps,
were scattering all over tho country with
a viow to a vigorous pursuit. Two day
rations at Amelia Court House for 40,Ut
inon would possibly have made a gre
difference in tho immediate, though, as
believe, none in tho ultimate history
tho Continent of North America.
There is little satisfaction in dwelling
detail upon the fivo subsequent days, for
which a parallel must he sought on th
hanks of the Burenina, or in other
postages of military anguish, it s hardly
necessary to stuto that ut Amelia Court
House Leu found not a ration. 1 shall not
pause now to distribute blame, or to in
vestigate who was at fault. All that
have to atuto is that tho fault was not Gen
Leo’s whoso orders on this subject for
fortnight past had been urgent und pro-
Wbit-h i luu evenuui six uaya lorimgm. past imu urm uwu hi«-
of th« p 1 fjened between tho evacuation i cise. ft became necessary for Leo to break
bur® (v- . rat0 linos around Peters* noarlyhaifliisarmyupintoloragingpar-
&aJS? n ' ch . ra ond on the night of thi ‘
“'^ynona on me night of tho
cn thl*} a nfith 0 surrender of Loo’s army
I?lM 0rn . , V. of April 9.
dir. . r, Khtly to understand those six
tralVlif >ul “ promised that the Fed-
•lun tHh ^ ec l under Geu. Shnri-
*dlV i?.!S2?5 ,l ! > ?9 t lu.OOOaabres, splen-
coinmaoder into a body of military
upon whom a n Austrian or
b L . or »em,n
Ltncb
(, utdirtfi. 1 -' lJ ‘ ,,<r nn’glit havo looked with-
v»: ■ r n \, m °y «a .-uutliward* down llio
lllih of i bolwcen tho 1st und
XTitoh r # i*™-, Bn -* encountered n
tost tuwL ra * e »Muy of nbout 8.0U0
C K.h R»rly, at \V»yi#.boro.
*ere tonin' “'flfu.tful of his men, who
theui .distrustful of him, planted
ord, r l L® lr back, to a deep river, in
re, u u ■ retreat impossible. '1‘be
*»«sed s ,'“ s !l y . furosrcn. Gen. Sheridan
K'Wkkii of his enemy s force
i&t ranidu “ ison emy's artillery. Sweep-
oow-ard toward the James
®i“srid.„ r Vn Richmond and I.ynchburg,
,, , un< I himself confronted hy a
tak r ,, i 1 ‘ ll passable stream. lie loll
^ U i? lo '' 1 wi "K «>f Isoeb. ar-
>i tuu I Mmunkey river at the
many of his guns, which wore, of course,
subsequently exhumed (soventy of thorn
at ono haul) by tho captors.
It is easy to seo that tho locomotion of
an army in such a plight must have been
slow and Blower. Tho retreat was con
ducted in tho following fashion: About
midnight the Confederates slipped out of
their hasty works,which they had thrown
up and held during tho previous day, and
fell back until 10 or 12 o'clock tho next
morning. Then they hultod, and imme
diately threw up earthworks for thoir
protection during the day. It was not
long beforo tho wolves wero again on
thoir bools, and from thoir earthworks tho
Confederates exchanged a heavy tiro with
thoir pursuors throughout tho day. De
layed with tho necessity of guurding an
ammunition train from thirty-Uvo to forty
miles in length, enfeebled by hunger and
sleeplessness, tho retreating army was
only utile to make tun miles each night.
Tho delav enabled tho activo Sheridan to
get ahead with his cavalry, and to destroy
the depots of provisions along tho rail
road between Burkevillo and Dunvillo.
Upon tho 6th many of tho mules and
horses ceased to struggle. It became ne
cessary to burn hundreds ol wagons. At
intervals tho nnomy's cavalry dashed in, I
and struck tho interminable ammunition I
train bore and there, capturing and hum- 1
it.g dozens upon dozens of wagons. To
ward evening of the 5th, and all day on
the 0th, hundreds of men dropped from
ihuuslion, and thousands let fall their
uskots from inability to carry them any
farther.
The scenes of tho 6ih, Gth, 7th and 8th,
wero of a naturo which can bo appre-
houded in its vivid roaliij only by men
who are thoroughly familiar with tho har
rowing details of war. Behind, and on
ilbcr Hank, an ubiquitous and increas-
ngly adventurous enemy—-orery mud
hole and every riso in tho road choked
with blazing wagons—tho air tilled with
tho deafening reports of ammunition cx-
iloding.and shells bursting wiion touched
>y tho flames—dense columns of smoko
ascending to hoavon from tho burning
and exploding vehicles—exhausted men,
worn out mules and horses, lying down
sido by sido—gaunt famine glaring luipo-
' issly from sunken lack-lustre oyes—dead
iuIos, dead horses, dead num everywhere
—death, many times welcomed as God’s
blessing in disguise—who can wonder if
many hearts, triod in the fiery furnace of
four years unparalleled Buttering, and
hitherto never found wanting, should
have quailed in the presence of starva
tion, fatigue, sleeplessness, misery—unin
termitted tor fivo or six days, and culmi
nating in hopelessness ?
Yet there wero not wanting occasional
episodes which recalled something of tho
old pride of former memories, and re
minded men that this hunted, famished
crowd was still tho samo army that had
won two Bull Runs, which had twice (in
pursuit of a fatal policy) trodden its eno
my’s soil, and nad wrilton Fredericks
burg, Chancolloravillo, and a dozen other
glorious names upon its banners. Un tho
0th a large body of Federal cavalry, hav
ing got ahead of Leo’s army and occupied
Rice’s station, was attacked by some Con
federate horse undor General llossor, who
drove them off, capturing 080 prisoners.
On tho 7th a heavy uttacli was mado upon
Malione’s divisiou.and tho prowess of this
activo Confoderato Gonoral, so frequently
exhibited during tho last twelve months
of tho war, was maintained to tho end,
inasmuch as a Foderul brigade, gotling
entangled in a ravine, was surrounded by
Mahono’s men, and literally disappeared.
On tho ovening of tho 7th,Gonoral Gregg,
with six or sovon thousand Federal cav
alry. mado a desperate attempt to capture
all the wagon truins. He was gallantly
met by two thousand horsemen under
Filzhugh Leo,and defeated. Gregg him
self was captured.
Throughout these gloomy days, as an
offset to tho countless Confederates cap
tured whilo foraging, by tho Federals,
numerous Federal prisoners wore taken
by tho Confc Joratos, and bocomo partici
pants of a hunger and suffering of-which
they had no previous conception. I may
as well montion now that as tho surrender
became more inevitable, Gens. Fitzhugli
Loo and Rosser, with about two thousand
Confederate cavalry, tacitly determined
not to ho included in it, and started off
toward Lynchburg. On thoir road they
fell in with a Federal supply train und
burned 800 wagons. The scanty and par
tial rations which, after tho surrender,
were issued on tho night of tho Dili lo tho
starving Confederates by thoir captors,
wero apologized for by tho Federals on
tho ground of the destruction of those 800
wagons by Fitzhugh Loo.
The reader will have gathered that
when Gen. Loo found his depots along
tho JDanvillo road dostroyod by Sheridan,
ho had no ullurnalito but to mako for
Lynchburg. He still hoped to got rations
and to turn suddenly upon Grant, whose
army was dispersed into many columns.
Tho fatigue of the pursuit, though unsg-
gravateu by famino, was beginning to toll
upon the pursuors. But in pressing for
Lynchburg, Dee touud himself in a dan
gerous prodicument. Ilo was on a strip
of land, not rnoro than seven or eight
miles broad, between tho James and Ap
pomattox rivers. On tho aftornoon of tho
7lh, Leo’s situation seemed so unpromis
ing that Grant, for tho first time, sent to
propose surrondor. Leo at onco repliod
that his circumstances did not seom to
him such as to justify his entertaining
such a proposal. On the morning of tho
bth, Grant renewed his solicitations. Lee
did not decline, hut debated the matter,
calling a council of war in the evening.
No determination was arrivod at on tho.
blh, and at midnight the usual droary re
treat was resumed. Tho springs of energy
and will, unstrung by long want of food,
had run down in tho men like tho ma
chinery of a broken clock. Hitherto tho
retreat had boon covered by Longstreot
und Gordon alternately,but now the Fed
eral force which had got ahead of Loo,
und was obstructing bis retreat, had be
come so considerable that Gordon was
thrown out with two thousand men in
front, while tho “old bull dog,” Long-
strcol, whoso pluck neither hunger, nor
fatigue, nor depression, could abatg or
subduo, still covered tho roar.
At daybro&k on tho 9th a courier from
Gordou announced to Loo that a large
body of Federal cavalry (iu other words,
Sheridan's army) was across tho road at
Appomattox Court Uouso. At tho samo
moment a heavy forco of infantry under
Grant was pushing Longstreet vigorously
in tho rear. Between Longstreot and Gor
don wero the remaining wagons, and cling
ing to thorn thousands ut unnrmed arid
famLhed slrugglors too woak to carry their
muskets. Lee sent orders to Gordon to
cut his way through, couie qu'xt coule.
Presently came anotnor courior from Gor»
don announcing that tho enemy was driv«
ing him back. Loo had at this moment
loss than IJO.UOO men with muskets in their
bunds. Tho latal moment had indisputa
bly come. Hastily donning his bent .uni
form, and buckling on his sword, which it
fa‘hion lo wear, General
seek the
oral Leo was scon riding to tho rear,
dressed more gaily than usual oral begirt
with his sword, tho rumor of immediate
surronder flew like wildfire through tho
Confederate lines. It might he imagined
that an army, which hud drawn its last
regular rations on tho 1st of April, and,
harassod incessantly by night and day,
had been marching and lim iting until the
morning of the Dili, would have welcomed
anything like a termination of its suffer
ings, lot it como in what lorm it might.
Lot those who idly imagine that tho liner
feelings aro tho prerogative of what aro
culled tho “uppor classes” learn from this
and similar scenes to appreciate “common
mon.” As tho great Confederate captain
rode back from his interview with Gonoral
Grant, the nows of the surrender acquired
shape and consistency, and t-.uld not any
longer he denied. Tho llicet on tho worn
and battered troops—some of whom had
fought since April, 1801, and (sparse sur
vivors of hecatombs ot fallen comrades)
had passed unscathed through such hurri
canes of shot as within tour years no other
mon had ever experienced—passes mortal
description.
Wholo linos of battlo rushed up to their
beloved old chief, and, choking with emo
tion. broke ranks and nt-ugglod with eac h
othor to wring him » qco nioro hy the
hand. Men who had fought throughout
the war, and know what tho agony and
humiliation ol that moment must bo to
him, strove with a refinement of unsol
flshness and tendorness which he ahum
eould fully appreciate, to lighten his bur
den and mitigate his pain. With tears
pouring down both cheeks, General Loo
at length commanded voico enough to
say, “Mon, wo havo fought through the
war together. 1 have done the best that 1
could lor you.** Not an eye that looked
on that scene was dry. Nor was this tho
emotion of sickly sentimentalist?, but of
rough and rugged men, familiar with
hardship, danger and death in a thousand
shapes, mastered by sympathy and feeling
for another, which they never experienced
on their own account. I know of no other
passage of military history so touching,
unless, in spite of the melo-dramatic col
oring which Fronch historians have loved
to shod over tho scone, it can bo found in
tho Adicux do Fontaiuhlcau.
It remains for mo briefly to nolico tho
last parade of un army whereof Ihn ex
ploits will bo read with’ pride so long as
tlm English tonguo is spoken. In pursu
ance of an arrangement of tho six com
missioners, tho (Jon federate army marched
by divisions, on tho morning of April the
12th, to a snot on tho Appomattox Uourt
House road, whoro they stacked arms and
deposited accoutrements. Upon this sol
emn occasion Major General Gibbon rep
resented tiio Unilod States authorities,
with the same exulted and conspicuous
delicacy which Gonoral Grant had exhib
ited throughout these elo ing scenes. Gen
eral Grant was not again visible alter his
final interview with General Lee. About
7,b<H) Confederates marched with their
muskets in their hand-, and they wore
followed by about lK/HK) unarmed strag
glers, who claimed to ho included in the
capitulation. Each Confederate soldier
was furnished with a printed form of pa-
rolo, which was lilloi un for him by his
own officers, and a duplicate handed to
tho designated Federal officer. By tho
evening of tho 12th the paroles wore gen
erally distributed, and tho disbanded men
begun to scatter through tho country.
Hardly ono of thorn had a farthing of
money. Some of thorn had from 1,500 to
2,000 miles to travol, over a country of
which tho scanty railroads wore utterly
annihilated. Many un interesting diary of
tho adventures of theao individuals, as
tdoy journeyed from Eastern Virginia to
Western Toxas, or possibly t<* Mexico,
may well havo beon written. It is to bo
hoped that ono or two such will yet be
given to tho world.
Shortly after noon on tho 12th, General
Loo, escorted hy a guard of honor of
Federal oavn.y, mounlod his horse for tho
last tin)** :*nd started for tho city of Rich
mond. Un tho road lie arrived about
ovening at tho headquarters of his “old
war horse,” Longstreot, and tho last und
saddest of their many interviews took
place. Those aro scene- which aro too
ftftcrod and affecting for description, oven
though tho pen wero guided hy a Macau
lay or a Hoffman. If over there wore
two gonuine, simple-minded men upon
ourth to whom anything molo-dramatic or
theatrical is utterly abhorrent, they are
tho mon of whom I am now writing. I
closo this brief chronicle with tho remark
that in proportion to tho reador’s estimate
of tho sustained heroism with which L *o
and Longstroet for four years bore up and
stood erect undor such a burden as nover
yot was luid upon rnun, will bo his appre
ciation of tho circum tarn cs and emotions
umlor which thoir parting interview took
placo.
Francis Ijawi.rv.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
OFFICE COLUX’TOU INTERNAL REV., |
Kuvkxi-k 2ii lusriucr, Ui.iuikm. I
Maoiis, (1a., AueusUl, 1Si'.5. )
By or tier from Treasury L>orarlmcnt M tu\e8,
when due, urc required to bo ludd beforo rbi|>-
luont of eotlon ouu bo mado from this dislriet.
Tho 2d Biotriet is composed of tho following
counties: liakor, Bibb, Butts, Calhoun, Chattu-
hooeboe, Cruwford.Docaiur, Dooly, Dougherty
Early, Harris, Houston, Leo, Macon, Marion.
Millor, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscogoc, Pulaski*
Piko, Quitman, Randolph, Schley. Spaulding'
Stewart, Sumpter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Up
son, Wobster and Worth.
. ,, , JAMES C. MoBUUNEY.
August 22, isi.-tf Collector.
Internal Revenue Notice.
Official instructions having keen received this
day from tho Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue. Rail Roads, Steam Boats. Express Cum-
paniosumlnM prntoui a~o hero y notified not
to transport any Cotton, or move it out of tho
2d colloctoral district, unless they flr.-t procure
a permit from this office or from my deputies.
Colton can he shipped on nny HuIIroad to Ma
con. Duty cau bo paid at Columbus to Richard
W. Jatjues, Deputy Collector.
JAMES C. McDPUNEY,
August 22-tf Collector.
OFFICE COLLECTOR INT’L REVENUE,)
2n District ok liicmtm v, -
Mneon, August It, )
Notico is hereby given that all Distillers of
npj.Jos, poaches, jrrapos, corn, or othor substan
ces, and all manufacturers of tobacco, eig
»Ve., are requir
d to take out a lice
iso mid give
bond- Those v
ho fail to give bond
and procure
licouso aro, iu
addition to all otli
;r penalties
and forfeiture?
liable to pay one
imidred per
centum additic
rial duties thereon.
Notico, luorchiiuts aud other?
purchasing
liquors beforo
the duty is paid, d
oso at thoir
own risk, ns th
law compels mu t»
seize it, no
matter in whoso hands it may be found.
JAMES C. McBBRNEY,
aug 22-tf
Colic
COLUMBUS, (l v.. August 22. 1R05.
Having been appointed Deputy Collector for
the counties embracing Muscogee, Talbot, Har
ris. Marion, ChattahoochoeamlStewart, all par-
tioaongiigod in diatUUiivspiriluous liquors in tho
ubo\cnamed counties will apply at once at my
office,opposite the Ferry Homeland lilo bonds
and procure permits,
RICHARD W. JAHUES.
Deputy Collector
aug22-tf Internal Rev.2d DLl.Ua.
To the Voters of Columbus.
JOHN KING,
BANKER AND BROKER,
“'“re at (lie ol<l Marine Bank Agency,
. WILL BUY AND SELL
<;0LI>, SILVER, EXCHANGE,
33-A.3NTK NOTES -A.KTI3
UNCURRENT MONEY.
ALL KINDS OF STOCKS. BONDS. AND
OTHER SECURITIES,
Bought ai.d sold ou Commission.
I’urtioulur attention’paid to Collections a
this and other points and tho proceeds romittod
promtly. Oct 13—2m
EFFING, 1IANSERI) A. CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
COLUMBUS, GEO.
Advances mado on Cotton consigned to our
mends in Apalachicola, Now York or Liver
pool.
II. 11, Eppiko, Jos. IIaksbrd, R. If. Watson.
oct 17-1 in
HANSERD, WATSON a t’O.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
APALACHICOLA, FLA.
Advance? mado on Cotton consigned to our
friends in New York and Liverpool.
Jos. Haxhkkd. R. B. Watson. 11.11. Effing.
oct17-1w
I). II. BALDWIN & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
17N PEARL STRKET,
NEW YORK.
1). II. Bxi
J. F. Cum
11. Bui.IMAM, (
('• M. Holst. »
'MNcw York.
tf compliance
names of all pi
uual election, I
ith tho laa
ons entitled to v«
’’Mayor and Aide
. . 'tered, 1 have opened
Chamber, in the Court lln
M. M. MU
ptP, l$ti"i—2m Sun vi
ii list at the
ISO. fortius p
HIE, Cl’k Co
I»1
Through to Atlanta,
Sl’P I -: RIN T END A N 1 S u F F10 E,
MUSCOt 1 csE RAILROAD Ou .
Col.llMIU’H, (1 \., Sept. Util, lHt)’>.
it hi-ogee Rail Roail Melted it tc.
‘ussciiKcr Train on this road will
Leave Columbus at 7 o’clock, A.
Arrive in Macon at -I.lu ** P.
Leave Si aeon at 7.2-i " A.
Arrive in Columbus at 1.21 " IV
Macon und Wentcru R. R. Scltedn
NIGHT TRAIN.
DltlGlIAiU, BALDWIN & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SAVANNAH.
Advnncos made on consignments to our House
In New York, and to our frionds in Liverpool
and Glasgow. Oct. 10,1865—3m
F. J. Conant. A. J. Young
C0NANT & YOUNG,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NO. 39 SOUTH STREET,
New York,
avo Mat
rive ui Atlanta
avo Atlantu
rive ut Macon••
ep lo—tl
W. Is. CLARK. Sup 1
A. M
I*. M
A. M
Notice!
TREASURER’S OFFICE,
Mu
i It. It.
cling with tr
ties to get food. Tho country through
which he was passing was u tract, of strag
gling woods and pine barrens, with occa
sional littlo patches of clearing*. The for
aging parties had to go ao far a-field in
quest of food that they wero taken prison-
era by wholes-do. In the face oi such
suffering as they left behind, it cannot bo
wondered at if some of them courted cap
ture. —
Those foragers who returned to Lee was never ms ._
brought little or nothing with them. The | Leo turnod «*adly to the roar t- ■
•ufluringaol the mon from tho pangs ul final intorviow with Gonoral tirant
hunger im i it b K n approached in the
military urinals of the pn>t fifty years. But
tho sutlering of the mules and horsea must
have boon even koener; for tho mon as-
•»agod their cravings by plucking the buds
and twig5 of trees Juit shooting in tho ear
ly Spring, wberoHs tho gruss had not yot
started from its Winter steep, and food for
the unhappy quadrupeds thero was none.
As cany as the morning of the 4tb Loo
sent off halt his urtillory toward the rail
road to relieve the furnished horses. The
artillery making slow progress, thanks to
to tho exhaustion of the hon»o«,, was cap-
luied hy tho Federals on the Ktli, hut not
uutil General Lindsay Walker had buried
ELECTION NOTICE.
'll ERE will he an Election hold at tho va
rious Election Procim-ts for the County of
Russell and State of Alabama, *»n tho fir.-r
Monday In Novombor instant, lor the offices of
(lovornor. Representatives to tho Congress of
ilio United States, Senator m l Representative?
to tho State Legislature, Sheriff, Clerk ot tho
Circuit Court, Tux Collector, Tax A»sc.--or,
County Treasurer, four Judge.-* of tho Coiumi>-
Rionors’Court, and the following named per
sons aro horoby appointed 1 i pootors und Re
turning Officers of paid Election:
Precinct No. 1—Ciuwford. lurner Morton,
R. D. Heard and S. D. Claytcr, Manager*. A.
Nobles. Returning Officer
Precinct No. 2—Uirard.—.Tame? K. Hidden?,
Joseph R. Nix and K. S. Roberts. Manager*.
Henry M. Hawes, Returning nffin-er.
Precinct No. .'1— Stewarts’--' William Stewart,
P. 11. Perry and James M. Ford, Managers.
John S* Ware, Returning OH < r.
Precinct No. -1—Sautl F*»rt.—William Pitts,
Matthew Thompson and Elias R. Fort, Mana
gers. John <3aDup*. Returning Officer.
1‘rocinot No. 5—Lehec,—U-born It. O’Neal,
Thomas M. Walton and William L. TilltsunJ
Managers. Bart King, Returning Officer.
Prooinct No.7—llurtvillo.—Thompson Earle
J. L, Pollard und K. A. Hrailoy, Managers, II
S. Pearson, Returning Ufficor.
Precinct No. rt—Brown*? Shop,— WiUtnu
(lutowood, L. Cl. l’itl.s and Edward Chapman
Managers. Henry Avorett, Rr’turning Officer
Precinct No. ti-llinw’.-Richard Alien. II
1». Johnson and C. B. Bh.ck, Manogrrs. Jam.
Dudley, Returning officer.
Precinct No. 10—(ipclika - -1-. 1. B"xciuai
Jy.seph Farley und D. 1» Pre-lull, Manager
James Baily, Returning Offu-er.
Precinct No. 11-. .»b-m - D.a-ul Hoad, W. 1
Ambrose and George Edwards, Managers.—
William Adams. Returning Ufficor.
Precinct No. 12—Wocoochio \ alley.—Oi
Allbright, Nathan Pitts and William W. Wil
Bums. Munagcrs. B. M. Milton, Returui
Officer-
Precinct No. 13—Whittens’.—Major Stroud
W. J. Weems atid V. M. Johnson, Man
Richurd Tillery, Returning Officer.
Tho Returning Officers are required to
their return? to mo at the t.'ourt llou-e v
three days after the Election.
No
ain? ol A. A W. P. R. K
irrivos in Atlanta at 7 P
. t with the Western ami
Atlantic Kail Road fur Chattanooga und point
north,
DAN’L H. CltAM,^
JOHN MILLER,
iLATE OF KN0XV1LLB, TENN.,)
It ACTIO A L an.I Experienced rv
WATCHMAKER,
Thoro is no pasiNgo t*f history in this
hearl-hroakiiiK war which will, lor years
to come, bo moro honorably monttoned
und gratefully roimirahered tliati tho do*
tueanor on thu 9ih of April, lb»)5, of (run*
oral Grant toward General Loo. I do not
so much allude to the facility with which
honorablo terms wore accorded to the
Confederates, hr to the boaring ot General
Grant and of the officers about him to
ward General L**e. Tho interview was
brief. Three Commissioners upon cither
sido wero immediately appointed. '} bo
agreement to which these six commission-
on acceded L known.
In the muaulime, immediately that Gen*
Advances on Cotton
\\r K will SHIP COTTON to first cl..,
>> in N«w York, und make libera)
u<l\ uncos. „ .
oct 27—tf J. R. IVEY A
DEL M. J. MOSES
O FFERS his services, to tho cituon?
lutnbus iu the practice ol hi- prot
Offieo over Spear’s Jewelry Store. Ro..m
Rividonco N. E. corner Jack-on and B
stroet*. oCl -
E. W. MOISE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Coluiubus, Gu., Oct., 2lili, IHf.r., j
Oil and alter this date tho lure ou this road
fill be .-even cents per mile.
JAS. M. BIVINS, Treasurer,
Oct 2i-tf
MANUK of snu:nru:.
5 OFFICE. I
U. It.. [
MMKRY, Sept. 2'», |S'i, r ». j
day, Sept. 221, ls*» ; ', T-aius
ill be ruu a« follows:
t <i 2. r . A. M.
12 M.
uory l’». P. M.
• I A. M.
1 15 1* **
O N and after Fi
on this Road -
Leave U.dunibus i
Arrivo West Point
Arrive at Motitgo
lint
I .. P. M
Offer their services foi
or other produce, and
goods of all kinds.
sales Cotton, Tobaceo,
vill purchase ou order
O. W. KOSKTTK. H, K. I.AWIIOM,
ROSETTE & LAWHON,
A.tJCTIOISr
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
131 15ROA1) STREET,
COLUMBUS, UA.
P b con,?a N nmea“ J uUenlion *' lvcn “>
_jg-Oottom iiurehaaoj. * jaly20-tf
W, L. 8AI.I3UURV. 8 . B , VTA RHOuK.
VVARNOOK & OO.,
COTTON BROKERS
COM MISSION ’’MERCHANTS,
Ofiico Xo. 131 Broad St.,
(Kosctte Law lion's Auction ltoom.)
THEY aro I.reiuiroj to store Cotton, Mcrok-
A anJiso, Droluoo. ten.
cottun^pudduck!*" 1Blven 10 aa '° of
*Hce AU,N<i ' ^ *kc., furnished ut the market
Columbus, (la., Aug. 3, IS.".,—tf
J. X. TVI.KU SAML IC. KOHI.HON,
TYLER & ROBISON,
Wrocery X roiuiniskiuii 'Icrrliuuls,
NO. 129,
(Aearly <)p,„.,site the Hank of Columbus,)
K EEP on liand a good stock of FA MU. Y
n A JIL. inn.!■: r s<>.\ /-. /-/ v.v. s\/:kblks
•W its. spot) i.-co rro .v, ou mss tic ou r
I'artieuiar attention uivon to tho ottrekuse or
sale of any kind ot produc® or morehandiso.
, J. A. TVLIiH.
augS-tf BAM-I, K. HoblSON.
BEDELL & CO„
Grocers and Commission Merchants,
(Menrlu opnn.it, D ink , f Cohonblll,
COLUMBUS, QA..
K KUI-oonstantty on Land OKOCBIUEa and
uol N iltV l-KUDUUK of every kind.
Consignments of Merchandise flolleited.
Prompt attention given t<> the purchuee and
sale of (ioods of every dc.-criptivn.
W. A. BEDELL,
.... A. «. BEDELL,
Julyll,—tf C. s ll \EEI8QN,
ATKINS, DUNHAM Ss OO..
OOMMISSlUNaa.! KUKWAIIDINU MERCHANTS,
APALACHICOLA, FLA.
_July 14th, lStiS.—if
WM. G. SWAN,
(LATH OF TENNESSEE.)
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
COLUMBUS, QA.
Office over Gunby’-* store, corner of Broud
and St. Clolratreeu. __ oct 15-3m«
THOS. C. JOHNSON, ”
(LATE OF ST. LOI'IS, MO.)
ATTORNEY AT RAW,
t lain) and Ileal Estate Agent,
No. 30 Market Sired, tip HI airs,
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
OeE lu—dm*
J. T. EEYTON,
ATTORNEY AT RAW,
JtKBlI’lltS, TENNKSSKK.
PROMPT attention given to all businesa en -
Holt, Columbus, Hu.
REFER
Atkin?, Dunham .V Co.,
C. K. Wood*.
E. B- Young,
W. II. Young,
R. M. Gunby,
T O :
Apalachicola, Flu
Eu fan la, Ala.
Dot. 7—Ji
D. S. BENEDICT vV SONS,
GROCERS AND COMMISSION
MBHCHANT8,
NO. 236 MAIN STREET-,
Between Third and Fourth bt?.,
LUCIS VII.I.K, 1CV.
and atjrlo ol
. M. IRVINE. ri..S. STEWART
ROWLAND, IRVINE & 00.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
sept 22-tf ___________
Wotico.
NOUlbK A\U <■ I It A 111) llAlbltO.M).
i ami alter Monday, '.'th instant, the Pu?-
terTrain will leavoGirurd f*>r Union Spring*
o,clock, P. M.
it0—2m B. K. WELLS, Sup’t.
Notico to Sliippers.
On
Mi
C'oluiuli
Tho Mu-eoxoo Raili
DAILY TRAIN to M
rwurd freight wil
Milledgovillo, Atl.ililu,
july31-t! N
July .JIM, is
id i? now running a
<»n, and are prepared
dispute!) t> Macon,
d intermediate points.
L. CLARK, Sup’t.
NOTICE TO smm:its.
SIP E RIN T E N D A N T”S i»V V1C E.
Mr
R \
. Rn
U\ 11,
1,1. «
Columbu.-*, <
Shipper? und Consignee? are hereby i
that this Company wRl u»tt be reipomd
freight? shipped to any Station on this It
at Columbus, alter it is discharged from oi
curs. W. L. CLARK, Sup’t,
aug li-ii
NOTION.
OFFICE Ml SCUiiEi: R.U 1.RUA|) CO., \
Col.l'MRl'H, U \., Aug. II. lS-Q. /
'PHIS COMPANY i? prepared t . make ci
1 tract? lor tno delivery ut ibis nlucuol Uak
and Pino Wood by the car I .ad. Partio wDh-
in* Hauie will plo.wo iiihU : M-l'd.-a'i-'u imiuedi-
ately, W. L. i. I.Altlv, Sup t.
augll-tf
General Collecting Agency.
r PUH undersigned is now Prepared to receive
I all account* for collection, both from thu
North and South. My office, l«»r ilio present,
will be at tho law room ot linn. Janie- M. Ru?-
?ell, over the store of ll. C. .Mitchell A lV»., late
R. Si. Uuuby A C>
NO. 102 WALNUT STREET,
Between Pearl and Third Streots,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Oct. 6,2m
J. W. PEASE,
bookseller aud Stationer,
COLUMBUS, GA.
I JINK LETTER PAPER, by tho quire or
I I ream,
Fine Cup Paper, bv tho quiro or ream.
Fine Commercial Noto Patter, by the quire
Ladies' FinoNoto Paper,Gilt,
Commercial. School and Ladies. Pens.
Whito, Buff, Opaque and Canary Envelopes,
ludia Rubber Round Comb?,
” " Dressing Combs,
" " Tuck Combs.
Morocco Voeket Books, Violin Bow?.
Leather Wallets. ,Briarwood Pipes,
il. D. Gun Caps, Iin’t Morchtiutn Pipes
Playing Cards, India Rubber Pipes.
Visiting Cards, Tooth Picks,
Violin A Goit ir Strings .Memorandum Rooks.
Violin Bridges.
September 1 -tf
__ _j»tod to
Relors t<* lion, ilii
sept 8,1HG5—liui
K. J. MOSES, 8KNIOU. It. J. MOSES, JUNIOR.
L_AW NOTICE.
r PUE l NDEUSIGNED ha\e
-L piurtnersuip, under the uamc
R, J. MUSES, ami will establish mi office in
Coiumhus, Gu., en the 1st Uetober next, lu the
lueuniime letters uddre-.-cd a? above will be
promptly attended lo.
The senior partnor will attend regularly the
I lilted Mate' bi-iricl >' - nr: al Savannah, the
Supremo Court ul Gi rgi i l« r this Judicial
District, the Courts the Chattahoochee Cir
cuit, ami upon special retainer in important
cases vull attend any ul the Courts iu Georgia
i, foderul or statu.)
R. J. MOSES, Senior.
ftUgl3-tf R. J. MObES, Junior^
JAMES M. RUSSELL, ~
Attorney at U«w.
(Office over Store of Gunby Jr Co.,)
H AVING resumed tho practice of Law, 1
will hereafter give my undivided attention
to all bu.'iucs? entrusted to mo for this aud con
tiguous counties.
July 20-tf -
LAW NOTICE.
ersigned is do\
attention to tho practice ot law.
HINES HOLT.
Coiumhus, Ga., July G, Hdo. tf
Law Nolire.
gned.at their old o
Via., aro
. . . unde.
sty proclamation, and also to tram
professional business.
G. D. A G. Wii, HOOPER.
tile uppncu
d« nt’s a mm
act ail ulhe
aug 23-tf
~ DOCTOR STANFORD
iKKhiti.
Utfic
i the
can hud
-ity.
> 11 till 2
of Modicino and
distance requiring
couit'ortuble a/com
)’clock. P. M.
, Col
for to Me,*r'. G
imbue: E. A.
I. Me Nab, Eu
a. Vugu-ia, a
ab.Gik
J. En ui? A
on broker,
BAN ul
beptfl. lVft-tf
DR. H. M. CLECKLEY,
II OMEOPATIII8T,
1 P EN DERS his services to tho citizens of Oul-
1 uiubu and vicinitv. Uflieo at hisresidoncu
>n McIntosh street, between Randolph and .St.
Clair, next door to Dr. Cushman’s burnt corner,
Offieo hours from ti to 3 A. M. i
P. M.
TIL
t’olutun
aug IS-tt
MEDICAL NOTICE.
iiiuroasiou ha-
ot my '* Patrol
'Medical Pr.de
.'until
e. ihr
y. tii.i
obtained auiou*
and the citizen* ut
l have abandoned
lie
vail my
ot your
. 4—In
Jno. W. Ande
W. II. BENNETT.
Notice to Shippers.
jfiiKit’sOm. K.Mu It. K.
A LARGE J.0T 01' CHEAP
MiW SHEET MUSIC,
JUST RECEIVED BY
J. W. PEASE.
Sept 10—If
11. 7.. K U C K U11,
WITH
BLAIR & GENNETT,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,!
COMMISSION
AND
dry goods merchants,
I dll, WENT HIUK 111(0\ 11 NT,
\ LWAYS ON HAND a full und cumplute
A Stock
Dry Goods, Groceries, Cutlery,
Hardware. Tinware, Glassware, Crockery,
Boots, Shoes. H it-.
Douicstle ami Fuiugn Liquors. Wine-*, Ac.,
•jiKiu lbs I C Tin Ware,
which can bo bad at lowest market prices—
\Yholeaaloor Ri-ta'l.
No difficulty in having your money changed,
aug 21-lf
STEAM SAW MILL
FOR UAIjIS.
I N GuUD Running order, perlcolly new !)e||»,
I every portion ot machinery in cuiidete
self the (del
paper oi • -r.e -ting the err -r, ami to assure the
•' Public’• ih it I -hi.il not permit nv business
operations - i wh»tc\er nature, t«* interlcro with
m> medical rur-uits. • r iutei rupt those social
relation? of .» proter-ioonl character, which
have boon, I<*r year?, v< ple c.-atit and agreeable.
Culls left at the Drug Store <>t Messrs. Brooks
A Co., tone door above Ennis »V »?o.,)or at my
residence on Forsyth street, will meet with
prompt attention.
\VM. W. FLEW ELLEN, M. D.
OoL.10 lm
H. } Cincinnati. ! X Y
BAKER, ROGERS & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
—ANP-
COMIV1ISSIOIM MERCHANTS.
'iO »V :iO #0«mt 8rt-otl<l Ntr««t,
CINCINNATI, OHIO,
HOI.i:SAl.i: DKAI.KKS in l'um'y aud
w
and Butter: Duo
I'lsh .a all kind.-.
w .
icing thu- eons
aki- advantage
ing troui lira h;
•d. Ac.
?«•! <-ur firm r
tantly in tin
>o| favorable
amis, gi
'\ E> l M»i|< I.LAN D,
in Now York,
ktt. ready to
ges, and buy-
e? us tacilitio? for get -
mg Uoodi, un.-mi pasM-d by any hou?o in the
i\ e-t.
4M»‘ Advances made on consiguuionts to
B. P. BAKER ic (U,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
■ iu (•carl at., flmtuvcr s,,„«, r
NEW YORK,.
NOTICE.
M KIU'II ANTS •lulothois »k.. k-v..rot.. KK
MU' I I Mis NulUTI ,•«„ .1,. so WITH
III i KXI'KN.-F. I.y a|.|.|> III, ,|I ts.-iu’y ot K
M. Uru.Ni A ( ■ , M'l.oro Vorltici ti J'\.*(iati,# cau
bi- pur.'lm.■ I u i n.
■ i:Li\ ai.ia tNDF.it, a,'Mil,