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GM TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE ATHENS, CLARK COUNTY. GEO. APRIL 30. 1862. VOLUME XXXI---NUMBER 8. THE SOUTHERN BANNER PUBLISHED WEEKLY, SLEDGE & REESE, A. SLKDGE, I AKDIRSON \V. ItF.ESE. liilitow and Proprietors. OFFICE UP-STAIRS, No. 7Granitic Row TERMS : TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. IN ADVANCE To Clnl>< remitting 810 in advance, •-•pica will be sent. Au} subscriber failing to i;ive notire of his ilo lire to discontinue liia subscription At the eipirn- t ion of the lime for wtrich itbss been paid, n ill ho considered ns wishing to continue it, and held liable incordingly. IlS^Xo paper will be diseootinued. (except at tin option of the editors,) until all -rrcara-e* are paid. R ITES op advertising. !'or one sijaare consisting of twelve lines unal ype, or space equivalent. One Dollar or the first nseriion, aud City cents lor each woealy oonlinu- at ion. Special contracts can he made for yearly ailver- tizing. Legal ad vertisemrnisinserted at the nsnalr.ttes. Announcing candidates lot office. Five Dollars, invairakly advance, in all eases. Advertisement h should always have the desired nttiiiher of insertions marked upon them when handed in, i.r otherwise they will he published till forbid, and charged accordingly. 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