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Newspaper Page TextVOLUMN XVlll ROME GA„' FRIDAY MORNING/ AOGtiST 28, 1888, NUMBER 42 CtJBIISIIED EVERY FRIDAY MORN'S ^¥y JL DWINELLi EDITOR AND 5 PROPRIETOR. TERMS OP ‘SUBSCRIPTION. |2 for Sis Months, m Advance ADVERTISING RATES. H EREAFTER the rates of advertising in tho Romo Southerner and Courier, will be M follows i Transient Advertisements per square of ten lines or least first insertion fach subsequent insertion Decal Advertisements >1.S0 0.75 ..iters of Administration tismlssion from Administration .1.00 0.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 pirmission from Guardianship >avo to sell land or nogrocs tolino to Debtors and Creditors Pale of personal proparty, per square 8,lie of land or negroes “ " finch Sheriff’s Lovy often lines or loss 3.00 Of more than ten Hues at tho ratcB per sriuqro of 3.00 Each Mortgage Sale per square 0.00 Communications recommending candi dates for office, or to protiioto their eloction, will he inserted as advertisements, payable' in advance, at the rates of one,dollar for [cvcnty.fivo words. The monoy and the name of tho writer must accompany the communication to insure its publication. Ahnouncing candidates >10, in advance. All mllltarv orders, communications, no tices, Ac., will bo charged as transient adver tisements. Tributes of respect, obituaries, Ac. Ac., (of more than five lines) nro charged os stiver- Stmeuts. H. A. GARTREDD, Proprietor Southerner,. M.DWINELL, July 30, 1803. Proprietor Courier. -Volina of ifarriaqca and Death*, not ex Ming Five Lines in longth, ate published iratnltously in tho Courier. The friends bf the parties are requested to send in these no tices acoomnanied with a responsible name anil they will be published with pleasure, Hasten on the Preparations. Tie not likely that active operations will be much longer delayed along th c Tonn. River line. Tho enemy have already showed great restlessness, and the feint at Chattanooga last Friday, and renewetl again on Saturday, as it is rumored, will doubtless prove tho Jireeursor of movements on a more extensive scale. Let all the companies for State defonoo bo ready to rally at a contents warning. All absentees from the Provisional Army able to do duty, hould return at once to their coin nnnds. Let oyery man, woitian and hi'd in North Oeorgin do all iri their power to sustain our armjt on tliO Tennessee River. If Bragg is compell ed to fall hack from that position, we .ire ruj/ied. It is lumored that large reinforcements are being sent tb firtgg. This is probable. If all will do tiicir duty, no fenrs need be entertaihed. Col. A.J. Hutchinos.—This gallant young officer, now in ill health is on a Visit to his friends in this vicinity: tns Wbatbsh is hot and dry. Capt. J, W. Turner, is at homo oh sick leave. Weave glad to aeo him and hope lie may Boon be well again The 29th Regt., is still at Morton Miss Water.—Can’t our City Fathers help hs iu proourlng a supply of water! The wellB all appear to be out of fix end nobody to fix them. nrntoi Fight at Chattanooga, bur town was somewhat Btartlod last Saturday morning with a report brought down by passengers that a fight was' going on when tho train left Uiatiniiooga dti Friday, It seems to have been a complete surprise, and "hit an earth Gen. Bragg's Flokets w,, re about puzzles tho most astute. The following is tho brief account of Gib affair a* given by ihe Rebel of Sat urday evening i THe Front. 84*iJRl)AY. 2 o'clock P. M. bn yesterday about II o'clock the onemy appeared in front of this point, tnd without the notification usual to civilized warfare, began to sholl the •own. Our batteries replied with spirit, and >ho cannonading continued until dark. There was also, in tho beginning of he action, a slumbrous fire of musket, y, which did some damage to the ferry feat whilst crossing with a load of Ftafii Solibl'orhor of 20lh. C'Ortcspohtten-ec. ' Home, August 17,1803’. Lieut, M, Dwincll— Dear Sir:—You! friehtlS supposing from tho condition of your wound you may not be in a condition soon to re turn to tho army, desire tho uso of your name as a candidate to represent Floyd county in the House of Repre sentatives at the approaching election. Yours very resp'ActFuliy, . D. R. MITCHELL, A. B. ROSS, H. A. GARTRELL, N. J. OMBERG, SAML’L MOBLEY, S. D. WRAGG, JOHN SKINNER. Rome, Ga. Aug. 18,1873. To D. R. Mitchell, A. B. Ross, H. A Gartrell, N. J. Omberg, Sam’l Mobley, S. D. Wragg and Johu Skinner. Gent lb men :—YBur note of tho 17th lint, is received. We are now in. the midst of a roost cruel ahd talentless war. .Our cause is just. All that 1 have and am, under tho blessings of Proviuonce, pecuniarily, rtittHlUliy ahd physically are pledged for the success of my adopted country. I hope my wound will soon get so I can return to the lteld, Ahd 1 do hot expebt to be in Georgia at tho timo of the elehtjeh referred to. Yet yftur flat tering attention is highly appreciated, and, if you choose you can uso my namo in the proposed connection. If eleoted,.it is my intention, as soon as the aotivo duties incident thereto have been performed, to return to tho army. Address ol the PrbSidbid to the Sol- di'eta of tlib Confederate States. After more than thro years of a war fare scarcely equalled ih the number; liiagrtitudo, and fearful carhago of its oaUlei—h walfAta IH Wht'oh Jiohr cour age and fortitude have illustrated your eoUntry and attracted .not only grati tude at homo, blit 'Admiration abroad— your enemies continUo a struggle in which our final triiimpli must be inevi table. UhdUly bin tcu with their recettt successes, they imagine that temporary reverses can quell your spirit or shake your determination, and they arc now gathering honVy masses for a general in. vitsioh in the vain hopo that by a des perate effort success may at length be reached. * Yell knew loo well, my oSunlryuion, Soldiers Meeting. Haynesville, Tennessee;, * August 10th, 1863. At a fikeetiiig 6f (He members of com* pahihs E and H, of the 6th Georgia Cavalry, held for tho purpose of nomi nating a candidate to tapI'eSSrit Chat; tooga county in the next Legislature of Georgia, Capt. John T. Burns was ap pointed Chairman, ahd Cdl. If. R. Hart Seoretary. Whereupon Copt. Hallow, Liouts. Hill and Weathers, and Messrs. Rob’t Patrioir ahd Eli Dickson, were appointed a committeb to nominate a candidate. After a short deliberation, they announced the name of Dr. R. Y. what they mean by success. Their ma- Hudicil, Surgcon’of tho above regiment, lignum rage aims at nothing less than „„ With my views of the jUsthfess of til cause ahd the great Mbkfetlnnss of the abolitioh noldes now invadihg oilr ter ritory my paramount duty to the coun try is to fight, even to the end of this wioked war, if ! have physical ability so long. Please accept hiv thanks fbr this evidence of your confidence, and be lieve mo as ever. ^ Your Friend and Follow Citizen, M. DW1NELL. The Courier will please copy.—fEo. Southerner.] Editorial Abstract of Latest News. From Charleston. The latest dates arc to tho 22nd. Fort Sumter Was Ihfeh nearly ih tains— the south face completely battered down. Tho Flag Staff had been six times shot down—four times in one day, but the dolors ivero ih every in stance promptly re-raised. 'Tis thought the Fort will have soon to bo abandon ed, but it is aHoged*tfiat tve have still stronger defences inside of Sumter and our officers and men there are buoyant and confident. The Captain of one of tho Yankee Monitors was killed oil the 14th. At 11. o’clock on Friday highl an unsigned demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter and MorriB Island batteries was sent to Gen. Beau: regard With notification that the city would bo shelled in four hours, if not complied With; Gen. B. sent back tho paper for tho ivHter to Sigh; At 2 oVIUbh Saturday mnriiiilg the PHtillly bblnhlehtetl throwing twelve inch Par ret shells into the city from a point bctwcon Morris and James Islands, five tittles distant. No damage Wat doiifc. At 7 A. M. the doinand Was returned signed by Gen. Gilmore. In his reply Gen. Beauregard charges inhumanity and violation, of the laws of war and threatens retaliation. The shelling bf the city had Hat been resumed up to latest accounts. The enemy are within 430 yards of Wagner. From Mississippi. Ou tho 19th inst. Grenada fell ititb ihe hands of the Abolitionists. They came both from Yazoo .and the North and united their forces without Opposi tion. Tpey got a large lot of engines and c/fk belonging to the Memphis and tho extermination of yourselves, your wiyes and childron. They seek to des- troy what-they cannot ipliihdbr. They propose ns the spoils of viotory that your homes shall bo partitioned ntnong tho wretches; whose atrocious cruollies have stamped infamy ou thoir Govern' qrent. They design to incito servilo in • surroction and light tho fires of incon diar sin whenever they can reaoh your homes, and they debauch the inferior race, hitherto docile and contented, by promising indulgence of tho vilest paB- Bions os the pribe bf treacherj® Con scious of their Inability to prevail by le gitimate warfare, not daring to mako poace lest they should be hurled from their seats of power, tho mon who now rule in’Washington refuse even to oon- fer on the subject Of putting an end to outrages Which disgtaco our age, or to listen to a suggestion for Conducting tho war according to the usilgeS bf Civil ization. Fellow-citizens, n6 alternative is loft you but victory or subjugation, slavery and tho utter ruin of yourselves, your families and yoUr CbUlitl'y. The victo ry Is Withih your reach. You need but stretch forth your hnnds to grasp it.— For this and all that is necessary is that thoso who are called to the field by ev ery motive that ban move tho hutttail heart, should promptly repair to tko post of duty, shoul4 stand by thoir com rades now in Front of the foe, and thus so strengthen tho armies of the Confed eracy as to ensure success. Tho men now absent from their posts would, if present iH the field) suffice to create nu merical equality between our force and that of tho invaders—ttnd when, with any npptaabh to SUClt etjliality, have wo failed to bo victorious ? I beliovo that but few of those absent are actuated by unwillingness to servo their country ; but that many have found it difficult to resist the tamptmioh bf a visit w their homes and the loved ones from whom they have been so long separa ted ; that others have loft for tempora ry attention to their affairs with the in tention of returning, nntl then have shrunk from Ihe consequences of their Violation bf tllity; that bthefts tlg&ih liavo left their posts from mere restless ness and desire of change, each quiet ing tho upbraidings of his conscience, by persuading hiHist?lf llidt Ills iHlllVid- Vial services could liiiVti ho infiuenoe on the general result. These and other causes (although fbr lesfl disgraceful than the desire to avoid danger, ot to escapo from the Sabi-iflces rSjUvffed by patriotism,} are, neverthe less, grievous faults, and place the cause of our beloved country, and of every thing we hold dear, in imminent peril. I repent that the men who now owe du ty to thbir bolintry, who have bceti called out and liavo absented them selves from their posts, aro sufficient .in number to scouro us victory in tho struggle now impending. I call on you then, my oountrymen, tb hasten td ydUt- camps, in obedience to tlie dictates of honor and of duty, and summon thoso who have absented themselves without leave, or who have remained absent beyond the period al lowed by their furloughs, to repair with out delay tb their respective commands, lit and 1 do hereby declare that I grant a general pardon and amnesty to all offi cers and men within the Confederacy, noW absent without leave, who shall, with the least possible delay, return to their proper post* of duty, but no ex- Jackson Railroad. They burned both | / * uv' railroad bridges across the Yallabhsba. I ^ ^ tho first pubh- Col. Slemmins was in command of our troops there, At the hour of Writing the lines are iaiefc. The enftny retired last night the hills , on the other side of ihe Tennessee, and encamped, os We Ithtn, near Stringer’s Branch. They lave not reappeared to.day, .Our casualties are slight. .Two or Li}it°i S0 ^ ierB and fi vo or si* citizens hilled and wounded embrace the losses i da y- Among the latter are two [Wies, one of whom is mortally woun- fisd, and a child, daughter of Mr. Roach, of NaBhvillo, since dead. . JW^The report of D. H. Hill’s fight "ith the Yankee’s at Harrison, is un true. The soldiers are unusually* spirited, life 80 man ’ la< y 'h' 96 * 18 of quiet camp From UichmHid. Nothing particularly exciting from thiB point. An interview was expected between the Oommissint-erfl fbr the ex change of prisoners on the 22nd, hop ing to adjust prefint difficulties.— Twonty.three ol.erks in the Post Office Department resigned on Fridry becausb bf insufficient pay. They got only $700 a year—less than the cost of board by $200. All quiet in Lee’s army at last aocounts and no prospect Of oti immediate fight. Wxs Morgan’s Head Shaved.—Al though positively stated by several Yankee papers, there seems to bo-somo doubt regarding the' indignities alleged to have been offered to Morgan and his men at the Ohio Penitentiary.— The Augusta Constitutionalist of Fri day slljs: We have published statements made' by Northern papers, that Morgan had been lodged in.the Ohio Penitentiary and treated as a felon, having his head shaved and suffering other indignities. On the other hand, a letter has b'eoh reoeived in this city, from Mrs. Morgan, stating that she has late intelligence from her husband, in which ho states that he is kindly treated, and hopes to' be with Her on his parole in a short time. cation of this proclamation in thq State in which the,; absentee may. be nt the date of tlie publication. This amnesty and pardon shall extend to all who have been accused, or who have been couvio- ted and are undergoing sen-ences for absence without leave, or desertion, ex cepting only those who have bbeU twice convicted of desertion. as the nominee, whoso name wub then put before tho meeting, abd unani mously en lorsed, and that the proceed ings of the .moetirtg be published in tho Rome papete. Copt. j. T. BURNS, .Chair’n, Col. J. R. HART, Seot’y . bitaUlnh State or Georgia. AM. A Insp. Gen’s Office, J From tho 20th Regiment. Milledgevillc, Aug. 13, 1863. The numerous inquiries addressed to this office, by letter and. ih person, (amounting to about one hundred anil fifty per day) arising from tile tabOiU edit of the Presideht for 8,000 men from the State, ronders it impossible for this office to give answers in each case. Henee this circular for public informa tion. I. It is usoIobs to apply for exemp tions or details in cases of phySi'diahs, teachers; bldbksthiths, niillers, tanners, shoe-makot's, overseers, oWners of prop erty, civil officers, Jbo., -to., or because tho parties are deemed useful at lrurne. Contractors for State supplies must be endorsed by the Quartermaster General or Commissary .General .of the State, os tb the existence and importance of their contracts. Contractors or supplies for the Confederate Government must produoe certificates of exemptions from the bhief of the Department under whioli they have contracted. Tho force hbtV being raised !b intended mol-ely as aU dt-^ahizod reserve for home defence. Its services will be requited only, tor and during an emergency seriously threatening tho safety of the State. Otherwise, the ordinary avocations of the people will not be mterferedwith except so far as the cenftsderatu Cuihmandcr may deem necessity Ibi-the drill and discipline necessary tb make the foroo effective. II. Persons having substitutes in the Confederate army, whatever may be tho ages of the substitutes, are not exempt from service for looal defence. The terms bf the contract of subBtitu' tion will show that the parties are ro lieved only from service in theConfed crate Army under the Conscript Law, whioli i3 essentially different from service under the Acts providing for service for Local Defence. III. Substitutes for service UUder the Acts providing for Local Defence will nbt.be received. • . IV. Slight iri-egdlal-itles in the man agement ot a draft Will not vitiate and set aside the whole proceeding. If by neglect, or oversight, th&names of any S ersons not volunteered feave not been bposited for draft, ana the quota of the country remains unfilled; SUCH persons will be attached lb tho list for further draft, until the quota shall bo made up. If from conscription, disa bility or other cause the number vol unteering shall be reduced below the quota, of any county, the quefta shall be supplied by draft. Reports under these heads must be made forthwith. V. After tho quota of the counties are supplied, other companies for local defence will be accepted and commis sioned. Several tenders of this kind of persons Over the ago of 45 years havo been made, and their example is commended for imitation. VI. Transfers will not be made now; but will be presented to the Confederate General who may be pldtied in com mand for consideration. VII. Appraisements of horses oan be made'by any three respectable OitizHns sworn to’ the duty. VIII. Companies must be organized ns the luvvt require, into squadrons, battalions .or regiments. “Legions 1 ' are not known to State or Confederate laWs. U.ridef out systenis, they are anomalous organizations, thul must be Finally, I conjecture my counirj wo dissolved when brought into notion men—the wives, mothers, sisters and duugbtb.M of the Counfedoraey— to use tlieir all-powerful influence in aid of this call, to add one crowning sacrifice to those which their patriotism has so freely and constantly offered on their country’s altar, ahd lo take care that none who owe service in tho field shall be sheltered at home from the disgrace of having deserted their duty to their families, to their country and to their God. Given under- my hand, and tho seal bf the Confederate States at Rich- [Seal] tnond, this 1st day of August, in tho year of our Lord ono thousand . eight hundred and sixty-threo.. irtigii-aid Jefferson pa vis. The Negro Soldiers. -Col. Thotbas Jordan, Chief of Gen. Boauregard’s Staff, in:crrifis tho Merciiry that the negroes captured on the islands have been turned over to Governor Ecr-.ham, in accordance, with tho President’s order. Tho Governor, however, lias requested that Gen. Beauregard taxe care of them until he cah complete his arrangements fbt disposing of the them. ■ unless they number five thousand men or more, when thej can be handled os Divisions to whiah the Legion in old tfrjfti cptfrOspolldetl. ;)JUCB[1UUUCU, . Under the laws for Looal De fence, the President has the appoint ment of all Quartermasters, Cemmis- sarieB and Medical officers. Applica tions, therefore, for Such commissions should be made to the Seoretary of War-. . X; .Application for arms, accoutre ments and equipments must be made tb the.Secretary of War at Richmond: the Confederate, Government having undertaken to arm and supply all troops mustered into its service. XI. For laWs providing for Looal Defence, see Acts of Maron 6th; 1861, Atlgusf21st, 1861, October 13th; 1862, Confederate Congress. XII. Papers throughout tho State are requested to publish this circular once and send bill to this office for settlement. ,- 9H% HENRY C. WAYNE, Adjutant & Insp; Gen. CaSip near MomoN, MlSS., . August 17,1883. Dear Courier i I believe it is gene* rally believed that when the Vioksburg garrison is re-oTganized, and ieady to enter tho field again, Gen. Hardoe will take command and operate in this State, and a large portion, if not allot Gen. ^okbston’s rrmy will be sent to Sqme other field whero their services are more needed. It is not reasonable to aitpposb that both arttties Will Re main bore m nr state of inactivity while they aro so much noeded elsewhere. The men are all anxious to go and do What fighting thoy will have to do, and not delay the matter any longer. If the etVeffiy doeB not advance on us, let Us advance on them and fight it put, Ril'd brltig this unholy war to a speedy closo.- They don’t understand this in activity on our part, while the enemy if dosing iii on d4 eV'el-y day, yet they have unbounded aonfidenoo in Gen Johnston, and believe he will ero long lead us to victory. Tiie diarrheon still prevails to a eon. siderable extent iu this camp, but not of a serious nature. There has bcoit no dedths from it M y<Jt Since We Came hero. We frequently receive letters from frjends making enquiry ooneorning the whereabouts’ and condition of thosb who are absent siok at some of the bos pitals, and hb doUbt think vory strange that we cannot give them the desired information. It is true tho offiaors of a company should know where all their siok are; but situated as we are, it is is Impossible for its to know, ns there nro so many hospitals, and they sent. rered over such a large extent of terri titory, and the mon transferred from one hospital to another so often; that our Surgeons themsolveS don’t kndW where they are or anything about their tidnditibn; after thby Send them to the depot,) that is the last they soe or hear of them until they are returned to duty. With this explanation I hope the friends will not attribute it to in difference on tho part of tho Captain or Lieutenants: Wo taceiVed news a feW days sinoe of the death of H. B; Ayoock. He died at Loudon Springs, Miss., July ,12th. He entorod service last Spring, as a substitute for Win, Bailey, was Bont to the hospital, and has been in the hospital about half of liis time, and when in camp was not able lo do duty, llis will was good but his constitution was not; and gave.way under it. Capt. Turtlsr left fof homo Friday night, on 18 days furlough. We heard from Lt. Hooper a few days ago. His chills bad returned, consequently he Will remain at homo awhile longor. Lot. Camp reported for duty this morn ing. Our old friend E. Bruton, is here on a visit to hiis son, and will leave this evening for Gainesville, Ala. In justice to Jolin.L. Tanner, I will say that when ho returned from Meridian ho produced satisfactory ovidonco that he was sent theta by a Surgeon of an other brigade: consequently we did Hot know suoh wai the onse, not having been officially notifieu of it. He is all right and makeB a No.,1. soldier, does his duty promptly and oheerfUlly Henry Burns is at Meridian. The Cap tain reoeived a letter from him a few days ago, stating that ho was Still unfit for duty.. R. 1. G*. Elako is regimen talteamster at present. The Colonel has succeeded in getting one wagon. Capt Cameron’s health is improving, and he has sent up application for a furlough to visit his friends and attend to some business. Tuesday August 18.—The slippers and miners have been ordered out again to work the roads, but I have not learned the direction in whioh they go. This indicates a change of camps; We will doubtless leave here in a fev4 days. Capt; Ciirrtoron received his fur; lough last evening for 18 days, and left last night. I understand he will first go to Savannah, and return via Rome. Ac order was issued yesterday, chang ing our drill from heavy to light infan try; according to Hardee’s • TitoticS. Sergts. Green and May; Coipls. Btatori,- Green a.nd Smith, Privates J. L'. Dodg- in, D. H. Hanna, Manning,'. Morgan and J. M. Payne are on tho siok list this morning. Sergt. H. C. Smith has been sont to the general hospital. No news in camp this morning. •FLOYD. tjtfjy-The Chicago Tribune publishes tho following bill of fare, found in ob'o bf the camps at Vioksbttrg.' It is sur mounted by an engraving of a mule’s head, behind whioh is a hand bandish- ing What may bo a bowio or a carving knife. The Tribune thinks it- is .a Mel. uneholy burlesdhe. Tlib ffiost Melan choly thing about it is the reflection whioh it must suggest to a thoughtful Yankee- if there be any suoh an ani mal—on tho prospect of conquering the mon Who can live and jest on suoh fata: HOTEL DE VICKSBURG. BILL OF FARE FOR JULY, 1863; iS'omc—Muie pib. '" / -Boifvd-Mulo bacon with poke greens; mule liam canvased. Rout—Mule sirloin ; mule rump stuf fed with rico. , Vegetables—Pons and rico. Entreat—Mule head stuffed a-la mode; mule beef jerked n-la Mpxioana: mule ears frioossed a-la gotbu; mule Side steWed, hew Style, hair on; mule liver hashed. Side Dithea—Mule salad,; mule hoof sousedj', mule brains a-la omelette; mule kidney stuffed with peas; mule tripe fried in pea meal better; ihule t'ongno bold a-la Bray; Jellies— Mule foot. Pulry—Feu meal pudding, blaokber-- ry sauce; cottonwood berry pics; china- berry tart. Desert—White oak acorns; beeoh nuts; bluokberry leaf tea; genuine Con federate coffee. Aijuors—Mississippi water, vintage of 1498, superior, $3, lime stone water, late importation, very fine, $2 75; spring water, Vicksburg brand. Meals at all hours; Gentlelhen to wait upon thehiselves. Any- inatten tion on the part of tho servants will be promptly reported at the offioe. JEFF. DAVIS & CO., * Proprietors. Card—The proprietors Of the jdstly Celebrated Hotel de Vicksburg, having enlarged and refitted tho snme, aro now prepared to accommodate nil who may favor them with a call. Parties arriving by the t-lvet, or by Grant’s in land route, Will find Grape, Canister & Co.’s carriages at the landing, or any de pot on. the line of entrenobmbnts.— Buok, Ball & Co take charge of all baggage. No effort will bo spared to mako tho visits of all as interesting as possible; ». • Yankee Prisoners.—Tho following is a statement of the number of- Yankee prisoners taken during tho seige, from July 9th to the prosent time, giving a total of whito and blaok ol five hun dred and seventeen -. Uninjured prisdilefS. 23T Wounded prisoners zetit to Colum ; ' bia. 42 Wounded prisoners remaining in Hospital. , 16 Wounded prisoners paroled. 105 Wounded prisoners died in hospital 61 Total. ' ' 461 Negroes confined in Castle Pinckney 25 Negroes confined in hospital. ' 22 Nogroos died in hospital. 6 Total; Vj. 517 Charleston Courier, 10th. Calcium Liqhts.—Tho enemy, it seems, are using their luminaries for tlie piTrpose of lighting up tho harbor of Charleston by night and thus pre vent communication with Morris’ tsl, and. Thus far tho experiment has - pro, ved a failure, and it will likely continue to bo sueh. If wo only had half the energy and perseverance of these Yan kees wo would have finished the War a year ago, if not Bodncr.—Sav. Ltopubti- ian, Lincoln and New York.—Aooording to the dispatch, Lincoln and Seymour have Hmde up a district isstie, add now wo shall see who is to baok down. We shall not be surprised if either should, as Yankees are adepts at the business. In this ease it depends altogether upon which' has the strongest confidence id the poltroonery of the other. We are rather inclined, from bis reoent his tory, that Seymour will be the man to Sixth District.—We are gratified tel observe that Miles W. Lewis, of Greone; is aririoiiuoed as a candidate' for Con gress in this distriat, He is the man ' for tho place—honest, intelligent, well versed in tho politics Of the country and the science of government, an excellent debater, and ip all respects a noble and chivalrous gentleman. What is more, bo is popular, and tfie candi date who beats him will have to work twenty-four hours in the ’day.—&n>. Republican. iNtBEABE or Price.—The Atlanta . press havo been again compelled to . advance tne price of their papers. , They charge $3G per annum and 20 " cents for a sjngle copy. For 8 S a »[ bero iSt uujdrtuifii garriso* ing they.ohrirge $2 per square for first ThlS r^nera! passed through msertieh, rind $1,50.for:'each sucoeed- ■ 1 . Ma'j. Gen. Stephen D. Lee.—This distinguished and gallant officer, we are glad to learn, has beeti promoted to Mqjor General, nr»d assigned to the command of all the cavalry in Missis sippi. This is a well-merited reward, and we doubt not Gen. Stephen D. will add a newTu- n-c to tho already gldfio’iis name of L>«*. U Vioksburg, ■ Geti. Lee was-helil in tho most un bounded est-em by the officers of that' Ing. towu yesterday on hi# woy to the point of duty.—.Visaiaaippian.

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The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, August 28, 1863, Image 1