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— --—>*** ■<■’■ ... ■ i —— ■ ■ ** m f 9 '■ 1 jT»£D I. WHITA K KR nOPBUTOB. 9 •> II ^ II. §TBBl editob. r, \ . K a MAB8HAU. .,i<OCIATE edit OK A HP BIPOBTHB ATLANTA, &EOBGHA. Frida-*' Miraing, September 18, 1W9 FOR GOVERNOR: . JOSEPH E. B ROWN. PRESIDENT DAVIS TO GOVER NOR BROWN. “In conclusion I take great pleas ure in recognizing that the history of the past year affords the amplest justification for vonr assertion, that it the question had been, ’whether rhe conscription law was necessary in order to raise men in Georgia, the answer must have been in the negative. Yonr noble State has promptly responded to every call that it lias been my duty to make on lier, and to von, personally, as her Executive, *1 acknowledge my indebtedness for the prompt, cordial and effective co-operation you have afforded me in the effort to defend our common country against the common enemy.”—Jefferson Paris THE SITUATION IN 7K0NT: All la cheering In the front. “The wily Rosecrans has been defeated in liis advance into Georgia, and la falling back rapidly to Chattanooga, from which he will bo driven at an early day. We have many items of reliable information, which we regret we cannot publish, simply beeauge we ought, yet lor a lime to withhold them, lost the enemy should take advantage of them. 8pies ore la Uie land ; some of them doubtless iu this < ify, and many from here to the lines of the enemy. The press, therefore, must bo rire fill. We cannot refrain, however, from giv ing to our readers the following attract from a private letter received ou yesterday from the front, and written by an officer attached ’ now lo the army of Tennessee, and who leads a gallant. Georgia regiment.. The writer saj s: “I trust the people will be patient and wait the results of the campaign of this army be fore passing judgmsnt upon its Generals, and destroying the confidence of the soldiers in their leaders. Thus far Rosecraus has displayed no great generalship. With an army superior to ours in numbers, he confi dently expected to cross tlio Tennessee river and, with Chattanooga as Ida base, drive Bragg in iho interior. Thus far he has ac complished nothing to .van! this cud.. He lias violated every maxim of war in separa ting his forces, and although he has crossed the river above and below, he can’t unite them. Nor will Bragg permit him. Had Bragg remained at Chattanooga, Roaecrans might have crossed Hie mountain, directed his march to Dalton,forced Bragg to fall back, and been iuapesilion to unite with Burn side. As it is, Bragg confronts him at the mountain. Burnside keeps at a respectable distance. If he comes too near Bragg, he will bo overwhelmed; his main hope is in a union of Ida force with Rosecrans’. Bragg van at. any moment “re possess” Chattanoo ga. in this state of affairs, Rosecrana being foiled, has no other alternative than to ro- vrons Hie river. He can accomplish nothing without tho co operation of Burnside.” "Then give Bragg al 1 Iho force that can be spared him-let, him have a hundred thou- rand men, if possible—a large array for once ro operate in Tennessee, and the Confeder ate flag will float over tho BtafeHicfote The eampR-’gn closes.” probable. But to defeat Governor Brown, ho ie willing, If n'-t to enter into a direct combination with a man whose opinions as expressed in his recent expose, he is diamet rically opposed lo, to bo a candidate and risk his election. Alas, that our passions lead us to such strange inconsistencies! We find nothing particularly to applaud or censure in the sentiments of Major Fur- low’a address. Like nearly the whole of our patriotic population ho is lor the prose cution ot the war, heart-rending though the straggle be; but we look in vain in this ad dress for any evidence of profound states manahip such a3 the helm of our State at present needs. Major Furlow was cs nally a secessionist he says, and is one stil 1 why, therefore, wc again ask docs he con sent indirectly to combine with one holding sttch different views from those which ho himself cherishes, for the purpose of dt feating a tried statesman V And will the people become privy to such a course to de feat' their own chosen method oi electing their Chief Magistrate ’? We shall see ore long. • Major Furlow giveau s the main point in the policy which he would pursue as Gov emor. He would screen no man from con scription that the Confederate Government should declare subject The question might be asked has Gov. Brown ever shielded any such ? He interfered it is 4 true to prevent the militia officers from conscription, and the points ho made were admitted by the President, and those officers ot every State were not conscribed. Why Gov. Brown interfered in the behalf of this class of ohr fellow-citizens, he himself has informed us in hie speech at tho dinner to the Vicksburg soldiors, a synopsis of which we published It was not to make pets of Militia Officers that Governor Brown desired that they should cot be conscribed, but to provide for the very contingency winch ha3 happened, and which he foresaw might happen- -the neoesoity for providing for the organization of troops for local defence. And the wisdom of this measure is made manifest by the ease with which double the number of troops asked lor by tbo President.^>r„]ocal defend was raised in Georgia. Notwithstanding Gov. Brown believed in the uneonslitution- ality of the law, and flaw no necessity for it, and believed that the spirit, of volunteering and the resort to drafts by Slates would raise all the troops possible to be raised, yet ho has never interposed any obstacle to the free exercise of the not in Georgia, aud has even lent all the aid in his power to len der it more effectual. Nov what more could Mr. Furlow do, if he were Governor, toward rendering the conscript act effective? Major Furlow, we are glad to learn from his address, would provide for the wants of the soldiers and soldiers’ families if he wGre elected Governor, though he did vote, as we see by the Journal of the Senate, against the motion to strike out the smallest amount na med iu the bill, which motion did prevail,and a larger amount was inserted. Now when Mr. Furlow is a candidate for Governor, he is willing to do all lor soldiers’ families in his power, but when, as a Senator, lie was called on to vote to strike out “two millions,” which was deemed by the Senate too small an amount, that three millions might be in serted, Mr. Furlow votes in the negative, for what good reasons let him explain to the people, or let the “Recorder" at Milledgcville do so tor him! More anon! meats of fact In the prc?s, or iu letters inter cepted by the enemy. The unguarded con versations of officers in camp are noi unlre- quently reported to the Federal command ers by deserters from our lines. There has been many a spy in our verv Capitol, who has borne to Washington important intelli gence which he has overheard at tho discus sions at the hotels. There is an officer at Gen. Hooker’s head quarters, charged with the duty of compiling ! statistics and information from newspapers and other Confederate sources. Our government and our generals have uniformly set a laudable example of prudent silencein moments of critical suspense. Their reserve has sometimes met tho disfavor of the people and the press—possibly, to some extent, the army—but the end ha* always shown it to have been wise. On several memorable occasions, such as the movements fromCentreville,from York- town aud from Corinth, silence in campaign ing has proved a golden virtue. It involved some sacrifice of property, but with what grand results! Nor is scarcely anything in our military history finer than the perect order, confidence and buoyancy with which the troops made those long retrograde marches, in utter ignorance, but trusting im plicitly that every backward step was taken only to acquire new v.gor for an early ap proaching onset. Such conduct would have been creditable to an old army, but it was glorious for a new one. M A J. FUELOW’S ADDRESS. l ia- enemieB of Governor Brown have long been exercised to find some one candi date, or a number of candidates with whom they might deteat the election of his Excel ienoy at ilui-pojls in October next, and loav to the"General Assembly of Georgia the business of deciding who shall be our nest Governor. For this purpose the first- candidate they brought forward was the Hon. Joshua ftill of Morgan county, the other, Maj. Furlow, r of Sumter county; and ihe reason they have not brought iorward others, is that the rtis tinguished men whom they desired, to use lor the purpose, doubtless felt a degree of repugnance to being.made parties to any such transaction. Two, however, have consented to tho use of their names, and however diverse their sentiments on the vital questions which have been forced on the people by a few malcon tents, they arc both agreed in that one dear and cherished object, to prevent the election of Governor Brown by the people, or other wise ; and arc, therefore, so far as this ob ject is concerned, par nobilo fralrtim, a no ble pair of brothers. They do not unite, but they\combine; but whether the objoct lor which they combine is a laudable one, or otherwise, it is for the people in October to determine. Maj. Furlow goes so Tar as lo administer a scathing rebuke to liis partner, Mr. Hill.— He informs us that he had never heard that the Union was broken up in order to render it more permanent, until it was broached by Mr. Hill iu liia recent letter to Mayor Cal houn and others, of this city, and then goes on to argue against such an idea with great zeal—altogether forgetting the mean while, his copartnership with Mr. TTill, whom he terms “ the distinguished Georgian.” Mr. Furlow is coo conscientious to con- ‘ * al anything rtf opinion or design, or to re- *°ri, to any claptrap of studied silence, or of. concealing uia opinions, ardently as he may desire to prevent the re-election of the pres ent Chill Magistrate, hy the people—for we cannot seriously 3uppc.ee that he regards his own election by them ,, Hmnng X thill ^ A WORD OF ADVICE AND CAUTION. Now that the enemy is within tiie borders of our State, we would call the especial at tention of every citizen to the subjoined re marks, extracted from a number of that ex cellent publication, tho Richmond “Recor der,” and would add, not only is a discreet reticent* due from every patriot, but that on every occasion where news of the strength, movements or machinations of the enemy may be in possession of any resident, let him immediately convey it to the nearest high military authority; let him not deem it of but little importance, because he and his whole neighborhood may chance to know it; for foots of but little importance in the eyes of the citizen, may be of the greatest momenbin a military point of view; and that so cur rently known in a smali neighborhood, and which could very speedily be communicated, might bo Searched for by a commander for a long time in vain. As an instance, the other day some 2500 of the enemy might have fallen into the hands of Gen. Forrest, if some citizen of the neigh borhood through which they passed, had given timely knowledge of their strength.— And as an instance of the lack of reticence, we might mention the iase ol the Postmas ter at Tunnel Hill, who, we are informed, when the Yankees came into the place,-in stead of secreting or destroying the irdli!, as ho might easily have done, atouce met them at the door with it, thus unwittingly giving them probably the very information desired with regard to the progress of their move ment: Prom the Richmond Examiner. MOSSY’S LAST SAID, IN WHICH HE WAS WOUNDED. On the 25th of August, Maj. Mosby took 25 men, aud retaining 10 under his immedi ate command, gave the command of 15 to Lieut. Turner. His scouts had informed hfm that there was gamo in the neighbor hood, and for three days the men lay in tho pines watching for it to come within their toils. On the 25th, when nigh Goodwya’s Store, six miles from Alexandria, a drove of horses, about two hnndred in number, was descried coming up tho road from the direc tion of Alexandria. A guard of seventy-live cavalry accompanied the drove, with fifteen men mounted and leading. Maj. Mosby quickly disposed of liis command, sending Lt. Turner to the front, and himself making a detour, and getting in the rear. Mosby, with his usual dash aud impetuosity, attack ed a little too soon, before Turner could get in their front. With his handful of ten men he drove the Yankees back two hundred yards, when half of the men .dismounted and took to the tavern and out-buildings, from which secure cover they oponed lire on Mas by and his uncovered men. While charging upon the house Mosby was struck in the side the ball inflicting a flesh wound. lie eon tinned to fight- on, and was again wounded this time in the thigh, but lie Still retained his seat in the saddle. Meanwhile, Lieut. Turner had attacked and charged tho enemy. He came down with a volley and a yell. The horses were stampeded, and tho sand being very deep in the road, such a dust was perhaps never kicked up before. Friend and foo wero hardly distinguishable. As soon as iho Yan kees saw him coming they dismounted and formed a breastwork of their horses, lashing them together by the bridle bits. Lt. Turn er charged, firing right and left, and-cutting and slashing, effected a junction with M09- by on the other side. The Yankees, w.ho had not galloped oft, or been cut down, then surrendered. The fight l isted about thirty minutes, and in that tiine Mosby’s men killed fifteen of the Yankees, wounded as many more, took twelve prisoners, and one hun dred norses—all our men could lead away and manage, their number being so small. The Yankee captain and four sergeants were killed, and toe four remaining sergeants ta ken prisoners. Mosby’s loss was private Charles Shriver, of Frederick, Maryland, killed; Lt. Smith, mortally wounded, and privates Colburn and.Semon, slightly woun ded. After th'-' fight was over. Major Mosby called out Surgeon Dunn, of his command, and rode off about two hundred yards,where he dismounted and laid upon the grass, and Surgeon Duan applied bandages and madi- cinaL applications. Immediately after dis mounting, Major Mosby’s horse fell down and died on the spot, from wounds he shared with liis daring rider in tho fight.— Surgeon Duun dismounted aud gave up his horse to the wounded Major. He was then conveyed from thence to his father’s home in Amherst county, where lie remains for the present. Tho Yankees, learning the route Mosby had taken, sent two brigades of infantry and one of cavalry to cut oil' and capture him, and also sen!, one regiment after Lieutenant Turner, who had started off towards the moutains with the prisoners and horses. It is well known that both succeeded in es caping. The following incident related as .hav ing taken place after the surrender of the Yankees. The Yankee Captain surrendered to Dr. Jones, but immediately after drew his revolver and fired every barrel at him. Jones had emptied his revolver, but not to be outdone in compliment, threw his pistol at the Captain, who tref'w his in return, and both went, at it a 11 Heenan and 8ayora.— Some of Dr. Jone J men coming up, tho Captain was shot down dead for tea trea chery. ' Lieutenant Turner sot out on another tan gent bn Saturday, and tho Yankees have heard from him ere this. Mean whim the wounded Mosby is chafing like a caged lion longing for his accustomed hunt. THE POLISH WOMAN’S PATRIOTISM- “Suwloiska, open the window ; I desiro to die in the sounds of the church bells!” Suwloiska had not courage to obey. Bhc looked pensively nt her mother. “My daughter, is not this the Sabbath . The hour of prayer has come. Help the oiu mother to prostrate herself before our goo a Godand, pious child, the young woman helped her mother to kneel. “Suwloiska, I implore thee, my daughter, open the window, in order that I may ne» the hymns of the church.” ... She opened the window on the puoiio square in which the church was situated,an tnen returned, and sat* down at the feet her silent mother. . “Suwloiska, I do not hear the sound ol me bells.” “Not hear!” “It is the cannon.” ‘‘Yes, mother, they have come flow n in m the steeple of tho church to kill the hns- sians.” “God is with us.” The mother listened again. “What has nappened, my daughter t'mn a single chant, not one voice In the church. What is oiir priest doi<>g‘'" “He has turned soldier.” “Let us pray to God for him. Ho has prayed for us often enough. It was ho who blessed thy marriage, my daughter. on well do I remember it. Thou wert bcauti ful; I had dressed thee myself Then tho bells rang out joyfully. Then on tby knees, before the altar, thou didst promise fidelity to tby Suwloiski.” “I have kept my oath,” replied the young woman, blushing with pleasure. The aged mother pressed the hand of her daughter closely in liers—but,suddenly start ing, sho exclaimed in a shrill voice, “Where is thy wedding ring ?” “I have given it away,” said the daugh ter, holding down her head. Suwloiska, has God reserved such a por tion for my old age 1 Oh, my daughter, who has caused thee to forget, to such an extent, thy duties as a wife ? That ring the token of an eternal covenant between Suwloiski and thee! what hast thou done witli itV To whom hast thou given it V “To Poland,” and she raised her head with confidence. “Our husbands are soldiers, our church-bells have been melted into can non, our collars, our ear-rings, our pearls have beon bartered for muskets. We wives had no longer anything to give, and never-, tholes?, Poland lacked powder. Well, there are aixthonsand of us already, who have for our couutry made a sacrifice of the only property which remained to us, that which a woman esteems of all ornaments the most precious in the world, our marriage rings.— We have, given the n up to purchase pow der.” Tho aged mother slipped from her finger the golden covenant, wnich she had thought she should never part with; and after having kissed it repeatedly, she wiped her eyes and said ; “Buwloiska, tako this ring; sell it with 1 bine. Go, my daughter, toll our victory; for the country in which wives sell their wedding ring9 to buy powder is lree. Perish the Russians; Suwloiska, open all the win dows. I desire to die in the sound ot the cannon.” TOAttlUHD. In Vicksburg. Miss., oa Saturday, August Si' 1S60, by Hon. L.8. Houghton, JOHN ARMSTRONG, Editor oi the Vicksburg WDlsr, to Miss MOYLEB II. NICHOLSOV, of Vicksburg. [We wish our Lien,l John all the hairiness in the world. And to Ms lovely bride we tender oar wishes that she may obtain all that cirthly , > y and felicity she deserves ] SPECIAL NO TICES U Not to mk Conquered.—The imp«sta bility of our subjugation, remarks the Rich mond Whig, is shown, among a thousand other proofs, by the increased difficulty with which objects *are accomplished now, that, in the beginning of the war, were achieved with comparatively inconsiderable trouble. With the indifferent ordnance .and inexperi enced artillerymen at his command, General Beauregard compelled Fort Sumter to sur render in a day and a half. Now the same work has withstood for two months a tem pest of the most destructive projectiles ever used, from soa as well as shore, and still bids defiance to its assailants. So in the first sumtnor and fall of the war, earthworks at Hattoras Inlet and Port Royal were reduced in a few hours by United States vessels oi war. But Fort Wagner, built in the same way, withstood for more than 50 days the combined cannonading of the land and na val batteries, and repulsed repeated efforts to carry it by storm. As the war goes on, we grow in skill, in endurance, in the art of seLf-proteciion, and in obstinacy of purpose. Tho enemy makes progress, but it is slower and slower, like tho moving of a body whose momentum is nearly spent. This slacken ing and waning or power to advance will grow more perceptible as they get further nland, and as hy compression we'are forced into the policy of concentration. Every movement then wifi make them weaker and ourselves stronger,, till a point is reached when they can advaqpe no further. Then wifi come our opportunity. Too distant rom their own country for safety by flight, and too remote for succor, they will be at our mercy—and our armies, Jike savage ani mals driven to bay, will spring on them and tear them in piece?.. Let us be patient. The time will yet come when a revenge that would satiate the most merciless wilf’be m our power. PRO BONO PUBLICO. 7 ’ PEOPLES TICKET. Tried and True and worthy the PeopleV Support!- FOR CONGRESS. COL. L. J. CLENN. i’CI? STATE SENATE: COL. E. P. WATKINS. FOR RE1 PRESENT ATIV E: JUDGE WM, EZZARD, CAPT. S. B. LOVE. A host will rally to the rescue in support ot tin/above ticket. MANASSAS. To the Voters of the 43rd Sena torial District of Georgia. Haiiag consented to become ;i candidate lo represent you in the Senate of this State, and being unable (owing to my coaacclion with the army,} to see you in person, I adopt (Ills method of giving publicity to the fast of ray cancida y. If e.ected I wIU discharge ray duties to the citizen, to the soldier, and to tho jomtry to the bes; ofmy ability. I am in tho service of the Confederate States for the war* My election will not sever this connection, for whether elected or not, If my life and health are spared, I intend to remain a soldier until our independence is achieved and acknowledged. CICERO D. McCI'TOFIEN. fleptl? dte UKADpUARTE&SSTATE TRojPd, I Atlanta, Or., Bept. 15,i OfN’EiUL Orioprs / no. a. t Officers corriKanillng Ocmpanita < f iiu'c Tioei-awll hold weekly inspeelions of the'.r commands and will eee that the damage done to, and the loss of arms or accou trements issued to their commands are properly accoun ted for on the muster roils of their companies. Oornm rdlng officers of Regiments Itattalloiio and de tached Companies will give especiah attention r. i the execution of this order. By command of Brigadier General HOWELL COBK. II. J. HaU-ett, A. A. A. lien fleptlC-dlw Hiuixi'ns Isv Brigade, StevussosV- Dn isiot, < September j5t.h, jStih. ) General Orders No. Si. This Brigade was duly exchanged ou the lfcth Inst.— All officers and enlisted men will at onee repair to Deca tur, Ga , which is designated as the point of rendezvous for the Brigade, lt is enjoined upon all officers to use the utmost dBigeoci la a?3e_-.hing their commands. By order of GEN. BARTON, A. C. 'non, A. A. G, SiptlG dnv* NOTICE. The Bar.kof Jha’tanoog i his opened Its office tempo . rjxlly at the Atlinta Iasuraucs Company's Office 8sptl7-d3l* Wfc D. FU LTD Chashh 39l;li Senatorial District. We are authorised to announce JOHN T. I./ - ZAUD of Forsyth County, a candidate for th • Sena , In the£fHh Senatorial District composed-cf tho Omni- of Cherokee, Fofsyh, and Milton. SeptlE-d wjtw.l* C I T Y hTa L L , GO AND SEE Tfl£ (?reat Southern Panorama! Tickets 81 50—Children and Servant . Cents._ ’ septlo-dif ATHEN/EUM. I,o«*eo «t««t IWanascr, - W • **• < ****5’. ( Also of the Mjnltj art.i Montgomery .heatres.t OPEN EVERY EVENING. First MgUt of 1UOO v unffMlUluPtA, First Apoear.nce of a Young Lady of Atlanta— Mb- IDA OLHTjN. Friday Sept. IS, ly Demie Cherry cVratu> of a Soldier's DOTght£>: Wide - C etrly Governor Ue^-tiia'l to* Mrs W. H Cl!.- C. Ttd.r Wod To conclude with ihe Laughable Farce ol WANTED 1000 Young Milliners?! .Toe liavs, Mr. Anderson;Tom. Mr. Wa£ Woed; Young Milliners. v ".s Jessie Cla k-, fcSiss Ctoi.ia Vr ep, M1-.1 JUry *»\ hselon, Miss da Clifton. (h;r first { ppe^rance.) lit rrcpariition- Savago. -Pocahontas, Ye Gentle Daring the French invasion and occupa tion oi Spain, nothing so much Interru ated tbe continuity and marred the completeness ot the successes ol' the foreign army, as the difficulty of obtaining information of the re sources and designs ot the Spaniards. Nei - ther the local newspapers nor provincial gar-, rulity, ever ungardedly betrayed a fact that would aid the enemy in their military opera tions, nor could the fear of death itself extort from a native anything that it would be ser viceable for them to know. Even village rr os- sip was hushed in the presence of tbe foe or the informer, and the patriot nursed liis wrongs in silence. A similar experience attended our armies in Mexico, among a people retaining some thing of the caution ot the parent race. To the United fetates troops, all outside of their encampments and the roads that lay bet ween them, remained during the war as unknown j as uncertain, and dangerous, as if hostile ar mies pervaded the whole territory. Unfor- | tunately for us of the Confederate States, j our people, like the Athenians of old, are* j lovers of news, gossip and discussion,’ and j have not learned as citizens or soldiers, the i vital importance of reticence in their publi cations and correspondeaces’; in their ctmp- fire talks, nor yet in their personal inter course with the enemy. It would not be difficult to point out disasters, which may be directly traced to improper, careless state, business. Excjtemtcnt in Georgia.—The election excitement in Georgia reminds us of the old time. It is getting so warm that “ traitor” is not an uncommon word of tho vocabulary of the papers. For Congress aud the Legislature the can didates are as thick as autumn leave?. Thet is no way of enumerating them. For Gov ernor there are three candidates; namely, Joseph E. Brown, the incumbent; .Joshua Hill; and a late nominee, Major T. M. Fur low. The excitement is mainly confined to this branch of the popular service. Every one knows what Brown’s position is. He is the Governor, and as jealous ot tho rights of the State as a hen can be of her one chick en. If lie err, it is on virtue’s side. His whole soul seems to be occupied by one pur pose, and that is lo defeat tho Yankees.— Having a profound respect for the loyalty of Georgia, wc have a right to expect that he will be elected by a largo majority. Hill is a man of marked ability. Ho is an accompfished gentleman in the manaoe- mect of our English tongue—a scholar, doubtless, more than a man ot sc lion. He splits oa terms, and is very careful in his use of them. A recent letter defining his posi tion lacks a good deal of what we sinmld think the loyal people of Georgia desire, and is certainly liable to a construction which implies, if not proves, a want of earnestness in the cause of the country. . Major Fallow has abo published a letter, and a very well written one. The central idea of it is respect for the President, and a determination to give him a hearty sup port . The election is to iji'heid on the first Wed nesday of next month. The soldiers of the State, no matter where they may be, have a right to vote. In all probability, they will ■ support Gov. Brown.—SfoMla Tribune.. Tho pearl fishery of Ceylon has l his year DasrHuorioN os' Thao. Stevens’ Iron W orks.—a. Lancaster correspondent of the New York Tribune furnishes that paper with an account of the destruction of “Hon.” Thadden3 Stevens’ iron works, in Adams county, Pa., during the “ Rebel ” invasion of that State. The following paragraph, if , triii*, will show That the work was effectively 1 done: Tim order was given to remove all tho wagons 1 irons, tools, and whatever would be useful to the army. Tho work of destruc tion was then commenced. The large smelt ing furnace, two foigea, a puddling mill, the roiling saw mill, blacksmith shops, storehoa- ‘ Bes i wagon houses, and sheds were reduced 1 to ashes. In providing for a large and profitable olast, Mr. Stevens had at great expense laid in a large stock of anthracite and char coal, and provisions and stores lor the com ing seasoD, all ot which were carried away or destroyed. Several hogsheads of bacon, sugar and molasses and several thousand bushels of wheat, rye, oats and corn were appropriated tor rebel use. The fences and some of the dwelling houses were torn down and heaped against the piles of coal, and thus reduced to ashes. Wood was piled on oaeh of the platform scales and fired; and thus even to the smallest degree nothing was lets undone to make the destruction of Mr. Stephens’ property complete. The loss, as estimated by the manager, amounts to ninety- thousand dollars. It is indicative of rebel spite against the proprietor that o'the three extensive iron works within the sweep of a seven-miles radius, only those belonging to M r. Stevens were destroyed; tho other works guttered no damage beyond tho loss ol horses. HEADQUARTERS STATE TROOPS, i Atlan a, Seut. 14th, ISSL j General Ordi: s ) No. 2. f Ccmmaading fficeri of re^lm jats, bat talions at J <>iH- er separa’e commands belonging t, 1 1 li 2 Stale Troops tn jamped in the vicinity of ho City, are authorized to grant permits to their commands to visit the City at the rate of fonr to each Company a day, the permits rot to extend longer than sundown; all applications for a longer period to be foiwarded tlirongh thejpropcr military chan nels to these Headquarters for action. It is necessary thit a T . lea it two commissioned, ollirers be presentatall times with each Comp iny. Each command will c-oily forward a morning report by 9 o’cl-xk A. M. All applications for leave of absences and fai toughs mast be in writ’ng and forwarded through the proper channels. No application In person will be entertained. The troops not encamp e 1 in the vicinity of the Ctty will forward their reports dally by mall. By order of Brgadler General HOWELL COBH. R. J. Hall err, a. A. A. Gen. Septdfi-rtlw MASONIC. lion. Geo. S. Barry, Grand Lecturer of tii* Grand Lodge Oi Georgia, wilt lectore^jflkd exemplify the work on Thursday night ljth.inst. Ail Worthy Master Moswna are invited to be present. LEWIS LA1VSHE, W. M. No. 5". DAVID MAYER, W. M. No. 21C. Sept lS-d-lt. Price*-—P;urp.ietL', $2. -Upper.Tier, !j>l.f>0. Colored Galiery.fi. BEN T hi CARD. D ll. J AS. JS. OKAIV hrast r.-spedfuliy begs leave to announce to hi* Irltnd9 and t.' e citizens 01 Atlanta and surrounding country, that he has r»aum ed the uractfceof his profession in this city, and has opened an office at . i* residence on Mrretta fctrei t — Bv udopiiog this st le of pra tice, ho hopes >o nice* tin wishes of his friends-and lh-<*e who prefer aprivJT. Dental office Sitperiu ■* op-rettb:!^. Patients calling on Dr. B will find a pleasant, quiet place, with all the ennv niences and modem !m jiroventents of a firs' r i.v.s‘ c tal o tab Ishmen* H. will be found on duty ntaV tih-.eand with punctuality and fidelity to engagements, promise entire satis net.ion, ia everv case <■ Elide to his care. Office on Marietta .Sh eet, s. cond run re f ora SprU , Street, a flu* carriage way. and on y three minuo. drive or five minut a wa k firni V. hln-.hr.li and leaili tree. , faff— Patients suti'ering fiom ach’.ng .teeth will no rd loriiled al soy Lour of ha night. Hefereiieo*. 3h- B^.n ha 1 fie pr.vilege of referr’ng. o the follow Ing gentlemen of Atlanta: — Prof. Pauli*’. Eve, Mtj. ra. B own k llapo, Dr. 3. A. Raborg, sr.vnan. 0. le A Co. Uev.WT.Br.inuy, “ Btac. & Root, Capt. E. N Spiller, .l,.iio Neal, E q *iso to.the f rrno- Fatuity of BaltimoieU Her, . 1 Dental Surgery, and to more than five hunhea pa hols in Georiha, Florida and Tennessee. SeptlS-d:w + GEOUUA, DeKaib Coi-snv. f fllWO months after date app leaden will l>a trade to I the Couit of Ordinary o DeKalh County, G a , a! the first rtgu ar term ader the expiration o f two months from tills n doe, for leave to sell a trac or piece of inti.i belonging to the estate r.i Thomas W. Wilkins late i f said ciuaiy d ceased, for-the 1> utlil. of the heirs ami creditors of said deceased. September the ICtJi, if, 8eptiS-w2m DRURY W. PACE, Ai m r. W‘ GEOHGIA, Fayett? CauiUy 'HEltSAS, Lorenzo D Pad cite, administrator of Stephen II. king dec’ll, havug pi taiutied this Court for a dismission from his administr Mon This is, therefore to cite and admonish all concerned to show cause, if any they have, why said administrator should hot .be dieehirged in te.mjoflhj'aw, and recti w.- letters ofdlsm>ssion Given under my hand anil official rignatlire, lliin 16th Sent SG I. GEO. C. KING, Ordinary. Sept 38 wdm. City Tax. Tux Reckiver asd Collector's Of-ku'k, I Atlanta,Ga , Sept. i4, 1803. I AU persona who have made City Tax Return ? to ray office and failed to make payment, are hereby notified that the City Council has extended the Urae r.r collect ing to the first Tuesday in October. At. the expiration of that tlma the uncollected tax returns wilt be turned over to the Clerk of Council who will f *rthwith proceed to issoofl fas against all fairing to respond hy the tfore mentioned. q. j,j_ PAY^E, f ept 15-dtd Rocciyor and Co'Jeo or. Circular to Commandants of Cor scripts. BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION, / Rjobmond, Sept. 2d, 1863. j The following decision of the Assistant Secretary of War, Is issued for the guidance of the Commandants of Conseripta for the several States, viz: Theclainj set up by the officer of the Nitre and Min tog Bureau, seems to fee that any Government Contract or, making affidavit that any Coaacrlpt Is wanted for his service, is entitled to claim for- Lira an exemption and detail on the fact being certified by the officer. This is proceeding mneh too far. All detailed for new service in the Eureaa of the Government, must be made by the Bureau of Conscription, upon principles and ln- stractions irom tins Department. By order. (Signed; J. A. CAMPBELL. A. S. W. By command of Col. J. B. Preaton, Sup’t. (Signed) P. M. PAGE, Capt. and A. A. G. Ccnfedtracy copy. sedlS-lw Seventh Congressional District. We are authorized io announce the name of Hon. IS. Cl. CABAftlS.S, of Monroe county, es a candi date, at the next election, for Hie House of Represents tivea to the Con'ederats Congrest. for the 7th CoDgret- GSORGIA, Gofdon Count}'. O N the first Tuesday «f '-nvembor next appihwl!..;, will be made o the Courf'of Ordinary of Gordon Count y for leave to sed ihe land belonging to the estate of Ba ztrl Lowery dec’J, late o* said county, number nine (9) In the i ti-h district audit <1 section of said coun ty.. bept. 16 18133.- 1>. W. fr.EiL, Adm’r. . 3sptiS-w2m CrKOJKOIA, Bi'Tiy County : W HEREAS, Jula A. Face appHtij to on- f„r letters ol administration on the estate of v iffiUin A P . late of sa ; d county deceased. These arc therefore to cite and admonish ail and singular tit-- > ind'-en and creditors of sa:d deceased, to be and appear at my offiri- within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any they have whfy said letters ri-MUki not, b gi antt ii. Given ucd :r my hand at 1 fiice, Sept H, lSCS ffeptlS-w«Cd WIiiY GuODMAn, O.d’y. GllOSSCtIA, Bvitj CotiSTV: W HEREAS, Riley S. Fears applies to me for letteis o: administration with'the wiil" tnOeiCd on tu<- estate of Sarslt Cookto of said county d ceased. These are therefore to cite and a> mon sii ail and sio- (Ular the kindred ard credl ora oi said utc’d to be anil appear at my office Within the lime pi escribed by law. lo show "cause if any they have, > i-.y [ aid lei leva shcnM not be granted. Giv n under ray liaiui at office. 8fj»t. 13,1 : Oi: Sept,S-w30d WILY GOODMAN, Cid’y. Noti -e to Debtor?, aud Creditors. A LL persons indebted to tho e Darden late of Butts count; ;atr of Con. If. 11. Ga , dec’d,. are r< questea to make immediato payment, a .d lho**e having demands against said estate will ; ..-resent them In terms of the law properly attest ed, Sepf 8-?.4 .'d MARIA F DAEDiN, Adm’r. AT AUCTION. AT IALL HAYDEN’S / Friday Sept. 18th, S A, M. BY CBAWFOBD, FBAZSB & SO. sional DatrUd. sepll-irte’ opened nine millions of oysters, at:d found ! woulu niRteriiilly swell the estimate, thefcia half a milLion dollars worth of pearls, { doubi if any other State has contribut , which indicates a good time in that lice ot • men, in proportion to^ their population. Troops sent to the Field by Florida. By an estimate made by the Adjutant Gene ral of the State, it appears that Florida has furnished 16.U92 soldiers to the Army of the Confederate States. The largest vote ever polled in this State waa 12,898. Florida, then, has furnished to the Confederate Army 3,194 troops in excess of her entire voting population. In the foregoing estimate are not included the men between forty and forty-fire, recently called into service.— These are flocking to the army daily, ami . . . 2—11 i. .v_ eal i mate \|r e contributed, in Floridian <t Journal. To the Vot .ru of tha 8th Congressional District. Permanently disabled from rejoining my regiment, in compliance with the expressed wishes of many triends, as well as in accord with my own feelings, I announce myself as a candidate lo represent you in the House of Representatives of the next Confederate Congress. My physical condition will prevent, me from visiting the several counties of the District, and seeing my lellow-citizens, ci ther at public meetings or in private inter course. Should it be your pleasure to’ elect me, I can only say that I will discharge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. But, whether elected or not, whether in or ; out of Congress, I wish it distinctly under- j stood that I am utterly opposed, and will I never consent, under any cirumstancep, to ■ any compromise or settlement with' the Abolition Government at. Washington, short i of a full and complete recognition ol our In- ; dependence. Very r«ip,...fully,^ j GLENN, j w Tbe papers of S ■ 3 Fine Piano Fortes, Beds, Bedding, and a Household Goods, Sofas, Cribs, Wardrobes, &, &e. great variety of Tables, Child’s For Sale. 100 Lbs. Fng. Shoe Thread, ICO do Pig Lead, 50 Bbta. Sugar, 2 IX t. Pale Ale, 50 do Fine Combs, 10 do Corse do C, do Tooth Brushes, by CRAWFORD, FRAZER *t- CO. Septl7—d;it District Will please copy oucea weeknnul . oL Carti£{5 iatoRo the day of electioD, and send hill to _ _ ■ ■._ ONE BASKff CKAKPAirtE, * For Sale By CRAWFORD, FRAZi-jR A CO. ^eptlT-d'ft ^-■ CITY kESIDENCE FOB SALE, On Cottage Sreet. Apply to CR A W FO u r>, PRAZ ER & Go. ScptlT-dot WOOL! WOOLS day offing. Atlanta Sept lT-drf l>Ts at natFftctory of J. M. HO-BEOOK.