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|T A. LOWKANCE, Surgeon Den-
1 I • TIST, Athens, Ga. Office on CollegeAvenue,
Co bn- .Icwi-Itv otoreof Mow#. TalmadgeA Winn.
GILLELAND, Dentist, Wat-
• kinsvillo, Ga,, respectfully solicits the patron -
the surrounding country. Full satisfaction will
ven i: h ,s profession. tf
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} M. KENNEY, (next door to the
A • Rank of Athens. 1 constantly keeps on hand STA
PLE mid FANCY DRY GOODS; and Choice Family
tirii'-cri- s. cheap) for on*h, or to prompt customers.
M. MATTHEWS, Attorney at
1. \W, Daniel.yille, Ga. Muv L_
il. CHRISTY, Plain and
Fancy ROOK AND JOB PRINTER, llroad St.,
Athens. Ga. Office corner Broad and Wall streets, over
tkc st.itc of Sansotn .t Rittard. 0~
T F. OKELDEY, Photograph and
t/ « A M HUOTYPK ARTIST. Rooms on Broad and
.Serin,, -tr els, o-er the store of John R. Matthews,
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JOHN
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l!. DAVIS, Land Broker, Collec-
i TOR ami (lE.NfcIHAL AUENT, Augusta, Ga.
ui tended U> iu any county of the State.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
‘SALT FOR TIIE PEOPLE.
We publish below an interesting corre
spondence between Governor Brown a.nd
Col. John Harris, of Covington, in this
State, on the important subject of Salt for
the People—the supply and the demand
for it—how much of it can be got at,-and
where it may bp found, that can only bo
reached by prompt legislative action. We
commend the perusal of this correspondence
to the people of our State:
Covington, Nov. 23d, 1862.
His E:ccttt$xsy % Joseph E. Jtroion
• Bear Str—Much anxiety exists amongst
the people in relation to the Halt supply.
Apprehensions are entertained that, after
all that has been done by yourself and
others for the manufacture of salt, the large
quantity oi salt in Virginia for supply in
this State will be lost to us for the want
of transportation. Speculators aro work
ing to create a panic in the public mind
and extortioners aro at work. I cannot
believo it possible that tho public spirited
men who control tlio Rail Roads will per
mit your patriotic efforts to aecuro the
people a supply of salt, to come to uaught
because of a want of that enlarged patriot
ism on their part, which I believe they
have, rendering every one ready to make
.sacrifices of ■mere personal and too often
selfish ends for the good of the public. Tiie
men vho have sustained these Rail Roads
with freights and passenger transportation
are the men they arc now called upon to
assist. Will they, or any of them, consign
themselves to disgrace by failing to be
equal to the crisis ? I do not believe they
will. For tho purpose of relieving tho
public anxiety, will you be kind enough to
favor mo, for publication, with a statement
of such facts in relation to transportation
of salt, and the salt supply, as you can
spare the time from your other duties to
prepare. Yours respectfully,
JOHN HARRIS.
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Office
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ami Kills streets.
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KIKS. puy GOODS, HARDWARE, SHOES Jk BOOTS,
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P BARRY, Fashionable Boot and
• SHOE-MAKER, lJroml street. Athens, Ga., is
xl'.viiv»in rcailinern to f«U orders in bia line,
\Y r M. G. DELONY, Attorney at
T T LAW, Athens, Ga., will attend promptly to all
t urines* entrusted to hi? care. Office on Broad street,
ever ]. M. Kenney’s store. “
ARM. PHILIPS, Attorney at Law,
r T Marietta, Ga., will pructico in all the counties
of tiie Bine Ridge Circuit, in the county of Fulton, of the
Coweta Circuit, in the Supreme Court, and in the U. b.
l)i-trict Court at Marietta. tf
X\7mTE&”RITCII, Wholesale &
> T Retail CLOTHIERS and MERCHANT TAI-
L'iUS. Broud street, Athens, Ga. *■
WM. N. WHITE, Bookseller and
| f STATIONER, and Newspaper and Magazine
Agon* Dealer in Music * Musical Instruments, Lamps,
Fine Cutlcrv, Fancy Goods. Ac., corner Btoad Street and
0.liege Avenue. Order# promptly filled at Augusta rates.
GLOBE HOTEL,
Augusta, Oh..
AUSTIN MULLAllKY, I'KOPRIF.TOR.
V11". ifJJ Passengers holding 'lhrougli Tickets, will
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removal!
T in: subscriber has removed his Boot and Shoe Es-
tbldishment to his fermer stand on the east side of
J.r kmiu street, where ho will be pleased to wait on his
f r i>in'ii auil the publio. ’ ■
J;u, 1 . CHARLES niTOHLS.
Col.
BLACKSMITHING.
REMOVAL.
T ill: snl.scrihcr has removed hi* shop to the stand
fimurlv occupied by J. B. Burpee, corner of Jaek-
*" and Clayton streets—where he is ready to have
•Writhing in the Blaok smithing line promptly excentcu.
Jaiili. - •
^QHliLS. Now Orleivus Syrup ;
Tor
J. M. ROYAL.
half obis,
ah* cheap for cast
J. I. COLT.
Ja= i. *No. U and 12, Franklin House Building.
Buggies ! Buggies!
j A NEW BUGGIES,
I vj 1 Secoud-haud Buggy,
1 Four Uorse Wagon,
1 Two Horse Wagon,
1 One Horso Wagon,
1 Ox Cart, new and complete,
1 Fair Carry-Log Wheuls,
1 Currv-Log. eoaipleto, second hand,
„ Dt.fluOBHggy aud Wagon Spokes,
uostjry Shafts, llubr ned Felloes, Enamelled Cloth, Pat-
Leather, Peggy and W’agon Harness, all kinds of
Buggy Triu.jungs. Bund, Harness, Solo and Upper
leather. For sale low hv JOHN H. NEW TON,
^gejdemher 10, ■ •' ■ ~
Office Southern Express Co.
. Notice.
A LL freight must be paid for.on delivery. Other-
**• »i-r, it will he brought back and stared at owner’s
Dsk and expense. WM. WILLIAMS,
'Blums, April SO, i 862. Agent-
HouseandLot
T il !■: suhscriber, offers for sale 1
' "hhhain, adjoining Mrs. Ba
in the lot, a nice irtijl of good t
**i‘.<ary outbuildings. The in " “
- a good state of repair.
rvrsont wishing to »oe C
cn -Mr. R. R. Salter.-
Exkcctivf. Department,
Millcdirevillo, Nov. 27th, 186
Dear Sir—I have the honor to acknowl
edge the receipt of your communication.
Tiie question of the salt supply is one of
the first importance to our people; and I
cheerfully comply with your request. We
aro now making 500 bushels per day at the
>Slate Works at Saltville, Va. The Troup
Company is making 600 bushels per day, we shall be able to
and the Georgia or Augusta Company 300 tor the next year.
JwiUwV .ri'akiog^a aipzrcgate ^if >
1400 bushels daily. Those two Companies
are acting under the sanction of the Slate
with the distinct understanding that they
are not to sell on speculation, but so soon
as the}’ have supplied their own stockhold
ers they arc to sell to citizens at prices
which will only' cover all costs and charges.
While this daily production, if promptly
brought forward, will not be sufficient to
supply the wants of our people and save
all the meat which will soon be ready to
be slaughtered, it will supply a great part
of the demand. In addition to this, there
is a considerable quantity mado daily upon
the coast. The question, how is the bal
ance of the supply to be obtained? is an
important one. My own opinion is that
there is enough in tho hands of speculators,
hid away in cellars and other places in
cities and towns, to supply the rest of tho
demand. This will only be brought out a
few sacks at a time, and sold at most ex
orbitant prices, under the influence of a
panic produced by tho supposed deficiency
in the supply.
If the General Assembly now in session
should flel authorized to pass a law em
powering some officer of this State, to open
the dark places where the salt is- hid and
bring it to light, and to pay the holders
reasonable and just compensation for it,
and to distribute it at fair prices among
tho destitute portion of our people, such
relief would be afforded as would give new
strength and vigor to our cause. If it is
objected that this can only be done by the
State for public use, it seems to my mind
to boa sufficient reply to say, that when
the very existence of the State is threaten
ed, and our people aro actuallj r suffering
for one of the most indispensable necessa
ries of life, when our armies in tho field
are likely to be demoralized by tho accounts
of the sufferings of those dependent upon
them at home, and when not only the whole
property of the Stato, but J*he life and lib
erty of every citizen is at stake;—that
which affords substantial and indispensable
relief, may property be taken to avert this
great public calamity; and that such tak
ing is as much an appropriation of private
property for public vse, as is the taking of
the farmer’s bacon aud corn to support the
■army which, is kept in tho field to defend
the existence of the Stale. If tho army is
not supported, wo are conquered; and if
the army is demoralized by the sufferings
oCiheir families and friend's at home, caus
ed by the unholy exactions of heartless
cormorants who,' for the sake of gain, will
feed upon, the very vitals of society, the
isame result must follow. But I am digress
ing somewhat from the purpose, of this let-^
ter. .''’VI-\V../ -V . ■,
To your inquiry about transportation,!
have to reply, that the railroads through
Memphis & Charleston Road when the Ab
olitionists took Huntsville, it is impossible
for the State Road to supply the necessary
engines aud cars to bring all the salt from
Saltville. It is understood that there is an
accumulation of about one hundred car
loads of salt fjr Georgia there at present.
In this state of things, I appealed to some
of the Presidents of the company Roads in
this State for assistance. Mr. Coyler, the
President of the C. R. Road, promptly put
a train subject to my direction, and cars
enough from the South Western Road to
make up part ol another train. Soon lifter
this the General Assembly passed a reso
lution authorizing me to seize trains for
this purpose in case I cannot obtain them
upon reasonable t,ei*ms, v to bring in the
State’s salt non; at the works. This reso
lution limits the power to seize cars to such
number as may be necessary for the re
moval of the present accumulation only,
and does not provide for like emergencies
in future. Believing that this was an over
sight in the Legislature, I cannot doubt
that th03- will ao amend tho resolution as
to provide for the transportation of tho
future as well as tho present production of
our works. Since the resolution was pass
ed, Mr. Scott, of the M. & W. R. Road, has
sent one engine and six cars, to which Mr.
Cuyler has added cars to make up the bal
ance of the train ; and Judge King, of the
Georgia Road, lias also set apart a train
for the salt service. These three trains
with one from the State Road, will be ex
pected to run constantly between Georgia
and Saltville till all the salt on hand be
longing to tho State, or her companies or
citizens, (which is not uitendod for specu
lation,) is brought forward.
Every company or citizen of this State
who has purchased or made salt in Vir
ginia, for home supply, will be permitted
to pass it over tho State Road free of charge,
upon filing in the office of the Master of
Transportation, an affidavit that the salt is
for home consumption only, and that no
part of it shall be sold on speculation.
Tho State of Georgia.was the first to ob
tain a contract and engage in the manu
facture of salt for her people, at tho Vir
ginia Works. Tho contracts which tho
State and- her Companies have secured
there, are more favorable than any obtain
ed by any other State or her Companies,
and I .think I may say with truth, that
none have been conducted with better econ
omy or pressed forward with greater en-
Di’gy.
If we are not interrupted bj’ the enemy,
make an ample supply
am, vorv i’ei^>ecj,fujly A -
Your ob t servant,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
John Harris, Covington, Ga.
valor of her sons; ail these and other ele
ments of greatness entitle her to be con
sidered one of the chief bulwarks of South
ern power, and one of the chief ornaments
of Southern civilization. In this hour of
fierce conflict, we turn to this great Slate
With hope and confidence. She must now
put forth her strength: Lot Georgia move,
and her march will be that of a giant. Let
Governor Brown proclaim, in subordina
tion to the will of Heaven, that Georgians
will never be, cannot be conquered upon
Southern soil ; let him call tho ploughman
from his field, the merchant from liis shop,
the lawyer from his office^ the idler from
his inglorious lurking place; let Aim call
for 25,000 high-souied, -patriotic men to
follow’ their Chief Magistrate, to the field
to do or d*ie for freedom, and history will
ehx’oniofe a proud ora iu our glorious strug
gle ! Abolition Governors of Slates have
called their followers out, and led them on
the field. Wo want to hear from a South
ern Governor' tho elariou peal in a call to
battle J VVe want to soe the inherent, un
conquerable energy of Sovereign States
put forth in our defence. This ist a war
for the So vereignty of States ! We owe
all deference and fealty to tlie Confederate
Government, but it is a new Government,
and wants time to give it the necessary
efficiency and energy. It is a limited go
vernment, and an agent only of tho States.
The States are old governments. They
possess the confidence, hold tha atiect-
tions, and nerve the pride of their people.
Let States do something as States. There
need he no collision of authority, there can
bo none reasonably, in a common effort to
win our common independence, a id fight
and beat back a common enemy. South
Carolina did not w’ait for Confederate ar
mies to defend her. She did not fold her
arms and delay for conscription ! All her
male population up to fifty years of age
stand enrolled with rifle and battle axe!
We want to see the State of Georgia—
the first among her sisters, set the example
through her noble and patriotic Executive
and cull out an army by State authority.
We want to see that army called out as
volunteers! We want to see Jo. Brown
put himself at tho head of that column!
We want to see them fed and clothed by
the State of Georgia! A place on the
pagesof history is reserved for those States
and statesmen whose noble self sacrifice
and unconquerable ourage and devotion
shall drive back the tide of invasion and
give us a country, and a home ! There
was a time u’hen such immortal heroism
shed lustre upon our name and race.
“When plowmen rose upon thsir mountain sod,
And nv,>« did arm, and vrornau did call on God!”
Lot f&Lrgia ; tike the lead. Chr:; Srov, u
is just the man, and is equal to such noble
deeds.
The United States Congress.
The Chicago Times, of the 12th, gives
complete returns from the Congressional
elections so far held in the North. The
following is its classification of the mem
bers.. Conservatives 78; Republican, 75.
In the present Congress, the delegations
from tho above sixteen States stand as fol
lows : Conservatives, 45 , Republicans, 96.
The following States have yet to elect
Congressmen: Vermont, 3; New Hamp
shire, 3 ; Rhode Island, 2; Connecticut, 4;
Maryland, 5; Kentucky, 8; California. 3;
Virginia, (probably) 5; North Carolina,
(probably) 2; Tennessee, (probably) 2.
Of these, the Republicans are likely to
elect 3 in Vermont, 3 in New Hampshire
and 2 in Connecticut—making 8 in all
whito the Conservatives will elect - the re-
m’aindcr*—29 in number. This will make
the nextHousostand thus: Conservatives,
107; Republicans, 81—Conservative ma
jority, 26. The present House is divided
as follows: Conservatives, 71; Republicans,
107—Republican majority, 38.
The Odors of Hell—Ax Incident of
Columbus.—Our readers have heard of
the explosion of a rifled one hundrod and
twenty-five pounder, which occurred at
Columbus, Kv., on the 10th of November
last year, by which the lamentable Capt.
Kliter and eight others weie instantly
killed, and many were dangerously wound
ed. Among the injured wore Col. Pickett,
ofUhe Engineer Corps, Major Rucker, of
conscript immortality, and Lieut. Genomt
Polk. ' ■
With the gun tho magazine beneath it
exploded, filling the air with dust and,
earth and shell, and with fragments of tim
bers and iron by which tho gun was
moved. . --
Rucker was blown from the embank
ment that surrounded the gun. When he
had partially recovered his senses he felt
some one beside him. The air was lo
densely filled with smoke and powdir,
tlmt the sufferers could not see, and broach
ing was painful and difficult.
Rucker asked who ho was that lay be
side him.. “ I am Gen. Polk” was the almost
inaudible answer.
“This is h—II, ain’t it, General?” inquired.
Rucker.
“ It smells like it, T believe,” answered
tlio General. V '
This 4s a literal fact, and all the stories
bruited about, especially by tbe Abolition .
press, to tbe effect that Gen. Po'k-haa ever
forgotten his habits as a Christian, since
his assumption of the duties of a soldier.
j . .
East Tennessee have not sufficient rolling ! are utterly false. He has never been heard^
■ stock to mtait the demands of the military I under any circumstances, to employ a pro-
and other local business, and transport our I fane expression. His quasi endorsement
salt. It therefore becomes.necessary for j 0 t Major Rucker’s smothered ejaculation
* , to do on#| ;; ivoQrd baldly , present an, actionable case .
' 1 beforo a Court of Bishops.—Knoxville He-
' ns to send tralns’from this State, to do
• own carrying. I have recently* sent as
A GEORGIAN IN SEARCH OF SALT—HE VIS
ITS THE LINC0LN1TKS IN EAST TENNES
SEE.
The Columbus (Ga.) Timbs publishes the
following letter from a gentleman in Geor
gia to his boii in the servico on th 3 coast,
giving some amusing incidents in his recent
experience;
Dear Son :—Here I am at homo with a
whole skin—reached here yesterday morn
ing. I shall not attempt to give you a
detailed history of my trip after writing
to you at Knoxville, but will reserve some
incidents until I sqe you. When ][ wroto
you I expected to go to Groose Creek or
Blue Lie? in Kentucky. I first went to
Saltville m Virginia, and found plenty of
Salt, and also found Gov. Letcher, with a
sledge hammer in one hand and a bottle of
whiskey iu the other, swearing no Georgi
an or any one else out of the Old Domin
ion should have or move a teaspoonful of
salt out of thelimi ts of saidState. After walk
ing around and cursing Virginia and Gov.
Letcher in particular, I left, as I thought, for
Kentucky. Well, I reached Tazewell, with
in ten miles of Cam bland Gap, and bought
ten mules and two road wagons, and one two
horse wagons. 1 thought then I was rea
dy to cross the mountain. * Just about
that time there were two men brought in
—one dead and the other nearly so—both
shot by bushwhackers right ou tbe route
I was to travel. Well I did not say much,
but I tell you I did not fancy than road;
no sir, I did not. But as there weroeeverale
other wagons just iu the act of starting, I
concluded to risk it, and started with
twelve other wagons about sunrise. We
went about three miles and met three
men, who informed us the gentlemen
whackers has just shot and killed I)ivHil
lard and wounded three others. I told
the boys, as we were at a good place for
water, we had better stop and feed. We
did so, and kept feeding all day and night,
and fed late the next morning, that is un
til about twelve o’clock. We then got two
bottles of old peach and after handing the
aforesaid hottles ar>und uutil th<j" juice
disappeared, we fell quite courageous, and
thought wo could face any number of
bushwhaekors or any other whacke rs. So
we put off and went about throe miles;
met an old man that lived near tlio Gap,
-he advised us not to go another step in that
direction; said we would never live to get
through. I then proposed another feed,
which proposition was unanimously accept
ed. After resting two hoars I found I
could get no more peach, and as tliakl.had
in me was already dying out, I begun to
ieetythat it took tioo kinds of spirits to enable
a man to paiH through the mountairis, and
as I had neither one at hand, I slowlil caine
to tlio conclusion that. I was not i n any
great want of salt any way—iu fact did
not want it at all—and as I had sbmp ur
gent business; down About Knoxville; I
at least .fifteen hundred in the county.
Several persons advised me not to venture
among them, but I felt sure I could man-
age to get along finely with them, as some
of them knew me. Well, I will not attempt
to tell you all that passed. I will only
say if Jeff Davis could know what I said
and all I said while there, he would have me
hung in forty-ei^ht hoars. There was no
difference of opinion between the men of
Sevier county and myself—uo, not the
slightest shade—except in one instance.
I gently hinted that I had sometimse
thought it might have been better for
theglorions Union cause if tbe President
—our President (Lincoln)—had not eenA
out his last proclamation. Thoy swore it
was a d—d.Rebel iif, and concocted by th^
cursed rebels, solely to injure the Union'
cause in Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland
and Missouri, and asked me if it was pos
sible that I (a good Union man) could
* fora moment be imposed upon by such a
Rebel fabrication I told them I had ne-
4 vor thought of it before, but I was willing
then to betono.tihousond dollars that it was
a forgery.
To make short of a long story, they treat
ed me like a prince—gave me Peach, Ap
ple Jack, broiled ham, scrambled eggs, in
fact everything heart, or rather stomach,
could call for, without money. They said
a man who was right in Georgia was enti
tled to all the good things that East Ten
nessee could furnish : —and told me if secesh
got too hot for me in Georgia to go to them
and invited me to carry m3’ family with
me, and I have a ding strong notion of
tnovingall hands up andstaying with them
through back bone, spare rib and chicken
season. What do 3’ou suppose would have
been m3’ fate could they bavo read my heart
or could they have known that I was a
candidate on a secesh ticket, and had
spent half of tho last eighteen months in
cursing Tennessee Tories, never forget
ting Aud3’ Johnson or Parson Brownlow ?
What do you say would have been my fate.
I am myself unable to sa3’ how or in what
manner they would have put me to death ;
but lean say with perfect safet}’, that if
they had been posted, you would to-da3 T
have no daddy.
I emplo3’ed two of them to buy hogs for
me aud drive them to Dalton, Ga., and then
put out for Knoxville, and fouud Gen.
Bragg’s army, or a large portion of them,
moving in tbe direction of Chattanooga or
somewhere else. I have no idea as to the
number of troops be had, nor have I any
conception of the wagons and mules, but,
from what I saw', think there wero wagons
and mules enough to pull all the houses in
Charleston, Savannah and Augusta, brick,
shingle.-r.ntd srM, and tiibn lnrve a few
dred to spare.
Next in order, I will tell you how I
made m3’ escape from Knoxville. After
reaching there I learned that Gen. Bragg
had seized the railroad, and given orders
for no one but wounded and sick soldiers
to bo allowed to go aboard until tbcj’ all
got off, and after that tho Road was
to be used exclusively by his troops for
fifteen or twentj* days. Now’ was not
that a fix fur a man to be caught in five
hundred miles from home and nary mule
to ride? After thinking the matter over,
I como.to the conclusion that I was in
want of a new suit of clothes.. Sol went
to a tailor, bought me a grey jacket and
cap such as I frequently see gentlemen vol
unteers have about tueir persons. I then
went to a wood shop and purchased a pair
of cratches, then an old blanket from
an old negro woman, tied it round my
satchel—could get no canteen or knapsack
—but managed to got near the shed be
fore the cars arrived. At last they came,
and it would have killed you outright to
have seen me mount my crutches one foot
and leg twisted up, my blanket, satchel
ur\d all* tied on m>’ back. The guard gavo
way and even assisted several kind heart
ed persons to get. me on a train ; they all
expressed great 83 r mpathy and pity for tho
poor old fat wounded soldier. One chap
said lie thought the old man was about to
faint, and that chap did not miss it much,
for it was the hardest work I ever did in
my life ; but at last I was seated among
tbe halt and the muimed. The crowd
would not average a leg found,'but I had
two, arid after riding about ten miles. I
made out to hobble to the water without
my crutches. A one logged goDtleman
sitting near me said I certainty improved
faster than any man bo ever saw. By tho
time I got to Cleveland I was able to dis-
5 ense with my blankets and crutches.
'bo conductor walked up to me and said
he was “sold, and promised to carry me
back free of charge, and pass mo back to
Cleveland, or Dalton, whenever it suited
my convenience. I thanked him and told
him I bad no particular business in Knox
ville, I then put out for home.
Good)
POOK’Sfipiwio
. tie head, fur 1:
One of the Romances of the War.
A sprightly newspaper correspondent
has given the public the following among
the incidents of the war:
A few years ago Sir John Musgrave, of
England, and his beaatifal'daughter, visit
ed New York, bringing with them the
prestige of a good name, and wearing the
Itvory of exceeding gracefulness and refine
ment of manners. They were feted and
caressed by the merchant princes of
the great commercial metropolis. The
daughter won the heart of the gallant son
ofHebrjr Grin Sell, the generous and noble-
hearted merchant of New York who has
been, and' is ,u6w, the unflinching and
dauntless friend to the Sooth, and who has
"-defied'the'Lincoln-Government -in the ex-,
pression-of a bold and manly opinion in
our behalf, and in' tho manifestation of the
most substantial aid and bomfort to our
tv h- ^
daughter returned to
lor; his daughter
ce Nightingale
tbe constant cor
that angel of m<
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her minis tration to the dying and wouuu-
ed soldiers in the Crimean war. On her
return to ^England young Grinnell met her
in London, and they were married, whertf
they settled, enjoying all the luxuries and
oieganeiesof life, which theprincety wealth
of their fathers could so well afford them.
Col. -, of Virginia, had often met _
Mies Musgrave in New York, and whilst
passing down the street in Richmond sud
denly and unexpectedly met her. “Mercy!”
exclaimed Col. — —, “ I would as soon
have expected to see an angel from Hear
ven! Pray, Miss Musgrave; how cameyou
hero?” - #3 .
Her story was soon told with moat nil*.-* ,
affected simplicity. “ After leaving New
York,” sayi she. “ I returned to :England
and went with Florence Nightingale to
the Crimea. On my return home, 1 mar
ried Mr. Grinnell, and on the breaking out
of the war in America, my husband avow
ed his determination to link his fortunes
with the South ; and I accompanied him.
He soon raised a company—fitted them
dut at an expenso tc himself of fifteen
thousand dollars—preferred that some one
of more experience thanhimself should ba
captain, taking for himself a lieuten
ancy, and he has goue to fight for the South
and I am here in one of the hospitals in
Richmond caring the host I can for the
wounded and dj’ing soldiers of tho Confed-
eracy.” And she passed on—the Florenco
Nightengale of America.
A most Daring and Extraordlnae? Bpnk Bob
bery In Europe.
The subjoined letter, extracted from a
late English paper, relates the particulars
of a criminal enterprise of- surpassing au-
dacit}’ in its conception and of success in
its execution. The robbery was commit-
tod on the banking houso of Parodi, the
richest banker in all Itaty. Tho fact3 are
these, and are detailed in a letter from
Turin:
The banking hou3o of Parodi, tho richest
banker in Genoa, is not far from tho Post
office, in tho Via Nuova, one of the main
thoroughfares in the city, and always full
of traffic. On the two days before the
robboiy, Signor Parodi was repeatedly
visited by an. elegantly dressed stranger,
who desired information respecting a loan
aod as to the mode in which a large sum
might bo remitted from Rome. At 2 P.
M. on the 1st day of May Signor Parodi
was engaged, with his son andeight clerks
in receiving pay’inents and deposits, when
tho same person presents himself again,
accompanied b>’ another in traveling cos
tume. Recognizing him at once, Parodi
told him he had* not been able to procure
- t- thc-’vqv^.'od H*£«vTy.’tV‘-c. “JEhajnka,” re
plied the stranger “but this is not nity pre
sent business.” At the same time two
other persons, dressed nearly in the same
st3 T le, came in whilst another pair appear
ed at the entrance and took post there.
One of the first four then produced a big
roll of silk cord, and all the six drew from
their pockets either double-barrelled pis
tols or daggers. “Silence!” cried the lead
er of tho gang, “the first that stirs or
speaks is a dead man, and”—clapping his
pistol to the bankers broa6t;—“we shall
begin by killing Signor Pqrodi ; but if no
one budges we shall do no haym to any
one; wo only want the money.” None of
the ten dared to move; they were petri
fied. Then two of the gang, having tied
every man’s hands behind his back with
.the silk cord, led him into the adjourning
room, and making him sit down on the
ground and tied his legs together, the
leader meanwhile keeping bis pistol at
Signor Parodi’s breast, and another of the
gang standing, pistol iff hand, at the - door
of the inner room. The ten prisoners be
ing thus bound, each of them had hismonth
stopped with a cravat. But meanwhile
other persons came to tho bank on business
and these were attended to by* the pair
who wore posted at the door. Tho mo
ment they stepped in they were silonced
in the same way, led into tho inner room
and bound and gagged as tho others had
been before them. Seven were thus serv
ed, among whom was a postman, who
brought sixty thousand francs in bank
notes which were overlooked by the rob- m
beri. These primary operations having
been accomplished, four of the robbers re
mained on guard, whilst the other two
sacks 700,000 fiancs in notes, and
100,000 francs in gold. Content with
this booty they kissed the banker’s
son on tbe forehead, telling him to cheer
np but to keep silenoe for at least ten min
utes longer, and away they wont quite
coolly, in sight of a great -number of per
sons’in the courL yard and tho street.
They separated at once, and disappeared'
in various directions.’
Notice was given by telegraph to all
the railway stations, and all tho outward
bound vessels were examined, but not a
trace of the sixtliievescouldbe discovered.
A Yankee Visits the “Contrabands.’—
A Yankee correspondent who visited a
camp of the “contrabands,” relates the
following incident of his visit:
Wishing to get into the notions of the
darkies, I passed among them as a farmer,
my army hat offering a capital purpose in
the game. I proposed to hire a roan, “Dan
no, sah. Whore you wont me to go?
What you gim.’ee ?” Going up to the dirti
est woman I saw, I proposed 10 her. “ Can’t
go, sah! I’se got four babies!” “Well,
I’ll take your babies.” “ But I’se got a?
husband.” “ Well, I’ll take your ha
too.” “ But dar’s old granny, I can’t
her.” “ Wliy can’t you go, too,
S*‘0 master, I’se in I
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