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h-anftssed. , jfc
^JiM. importair
fi (lod e6a»*0l^ *2 '
depend* ?*>•*
Militia.;^*** 1
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, nt to Atto*'»' 4 -1
d1-
and
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irn0 jt>* above-' stritld. mud all applies.-
[Jpsfor furlough,, detail or-difloharga^nuitt
1 ‘ mn do to him through the regular mjli-
c . ^imonela. None of them yrlil be acted
' Ion hr me. The Hospitals of the Militia
re a | S (5 urdor the direction and control of
“ l0 "oifiera in charge of. the Department,
inter lien. Hood, and the State has no
control over them 1 . "*• • •
During the time that Gen. llood com-
pjuds the Militia they are tut absolutely
under hi* control for the defence o. Atlan
ta a s the Goorgiaps in Virginia are under
Dkj control of Gen. Lee.
The ontv difference is in the term of
ci vil e- Those in Virginia are in for the
wi tr, while the, militia are in tor the emer.-
,micv. to he judged by the Governor, and
v Vy arc disbanded or withdrawn by bis
oidcf- , ' ; 3. £. Brown.
kilji
enemy
cludm;
it f c
ami burn's
[ •*. <. fsECOXJ
• Forrest kiJ](
it off 23!
num
was a very
oumjuiuoiwi iwvls i TOMritri. 4-
uers, m- W bile the enemy’s cavalry under Geo.
Spears wsa-engaged tearing op the track
<v/
four hundred Y*
tween twoam] three ha
be^hding uffioero. (J
is reported-,ki
lively slight, u
. i Anfoog oqrw
McCulloch, of the
ugh.the breast'.
several miies beyond Pa'aroa’ Station,Gen.
Ilurupion. attacked and forced them buck
behind their infantry -supports
Gen. Hampton bi-imbmit^d his
fought thorn as infantry, grad'
stpndHy pushing them t back -t_.
reached their strong works, one. u
ten and
r __ _™ jfoftw
side of Reams’, eaptaricfr 800 prisoners.
s 3 At-fivo O’clock in the afternoon Gen. Hill
'v 1 • attackedvtbe enemy’s wdrks, and lifter a
« u oat T i *hort*at|dmrp fightiloa5t them, capturing
* nti ** alarge uifmber of prisoners and nine pieces
bi4 wuyout, making a fortuuate fscane. of artillery. .i _
'Wom his spoils aWfivfe huDdnBdtfiae.t HJHe -
it*. ,«.#.3 -I"j tt
bor8ea,;^KAtt,tndthe«. &c.
flips was the moat dating itdd-and com-
pletejsurprise of _j.be war,
t Ii.'j u waPAtCH,] 1
■ in the dash upon Memphis, Gapt. Forrest
commanding Gtm. Forrest’s advance guard,
rpd« jot;©. the Guyotso House before, the' J
enemy lied iri great|confusion _ __
1. Fe^fam, of itichinotid, turned the
turod gens.
cot. ?x* «. r..
g- Gen. Cattler wascaplurod.,
hiei prisoners- belonged to JIancock’s,
corps hud have been brodgbt to tenvu;
There was considri&bla firing dtewm the
Yankees.kuuw that the Coo federates were
in '£**1 road:to day, but oo heavyf firing. .
'' made his escapri Vy^jtrmpniri Our cavalry acted with “«onspicaous
out. ol the,wiptfpw in his night gown. gallantry.. 4j;
Ihreauthor Major Generals were in town, ! - From Rlchnioad.
alt of whoM esikjied
P«'EHiP Mrireha^pripL’lYilITriwaXi
reported killed.
Northern New#.
I’KfKttSui ro, Aug. 25.—The New York
j{,i :i Id of llie22d ha* been received. ;Jt
ccutaio* a hitter from Niagara Fulls which
jgvs that Judge Black, Attorney Geiieral;
u ,,(lor Buehanaa, and Ilay, Lincoln’s piv
T«ie secretunvl)tt,ve had another interrew
with Clay, illolcotaiie & Co., and that. Lilu
coin was about to offer an armistice, awd
proposes that the meeting of tho commis-
ginnors take pls.ee in Baltimore orsomo
#ther border city.
From Petersburg. £
PrTKRSBURo, August 25.—-Ourforcesen-
p_r, <| and drove in the enemy’s skirm ish
lii.c in front of Bermuda Hundreds tins
DHii ning, capturing some fifty prisonera.
Tliet iigegement lasted but u short lime.
O.ir loss small.
For set oral days past theenemy’s pickets
have been it front of Bormudu Hundred*
with negroes in front and on the line of
iliu Weldon Railroad. No change. The
enemy have been engaged to-day in shift
in'.' their force from tueir right to their
left.
Fuller s cavalry engage
cavalry 1.0 miles bek>W,-m u
and repulsed the effort they, were making
to drive in our picket lines. Loss small.
Heavy hring beard some distance do wn
the line of* the Weldon Road for the last
hour. Causes unexplained.
From Atlanta.' . Z
Ailanta, Aug. 25.—For some cause the
Federal battories-are silent this morning.
Last uigbt a shell struck the First Pres
byterian Chnrcb, on Marietta streot, and
exploded in the basement, where a number
of citizens had sought shelter. A trig-,
merit of the shell cut off an arm of a citizen
lying on a bed in the basement. There
w ore no other casualties.
Scouts report the Yankees again destroy
ing the Georgia Railroad below Decatur.
Lieut. <>d. Gus. A, Henry, Jr.,is tempo-,
rurily appointed' PreVost Marshal' General
ef i his army.
Colonel G. YL Gordon, of the 11th Texas
Regiment has been appointed Brig. Goner
al and assigued to Vaughn’s brigade.
Cay turn ~i&f Feaipklt-f«rrcti(’» OtQcIal Ao.
i 1 • : vi Sl „,vi,- count*-
. , Ttf© following fdisjJutcU. ,waS' received
from 1 Goo oral Forrest, dated Hernando,.
21st: *“f attacked -Memphis nt'liour o’clock
.tins morning^driving tlvo cMiemy fo'his
fertificaiionsv WekilU'd and captured four ;
hundrecL <^ipt,afing.th9irentvre c«mp,witj)
about nmvfe ' tmndred horses s-nrid 'mules. v '
Wpwii&urn' escaped.in the darkness of the
ntoraing leaving his clothes; behind. ’ My
loss is twenty killed and grounded.
* t.*h
. tba, enemy’s
if’-'beforo last
f i
Augi 2b.—l>io Gonfednrato
au tho indies have offered to exohango officer
for officer, man for man,:with the Federal
authorities. m V „ v .‘
Heretofore the point of contention Baa ■
heeo ttm^effver^ofUfl>ttwmB«r «»wper?y;reai,'
our Go
An litviuitiou
IJUtSHMp G
10 annexed
d: Yankee soldiers
”^It havjng been re
Department .that
foreigners oii'.ruppcd
into the railitary aud na
United States, who wouk
from farther participalio
warfare wag
ilflEd&meQ;,... _
arid that tliero aro many ihhabitantB of
of the Ohalted ^ates no w retamed ;fn tl
uerrice against their will* v/ha' are ave
4o aiding io the unigst wArnw heit^ju- .
^aipst .tte ( Pqo^^feder^Le .Staljes^ '
* these rich .
such com-
with
of tiiem'
the lines of tbo.Gon
roceived ixrotoeted ,and .
TB fl8«.
as desire iu can Jbje warded f to the n;ost
convenient points on the border, wbefe
facilities will bo afforded them to to
their homes..
;afAX NQtoCE.
g t« ’ E- W. ifutcfaiesuQ, Jr.. or Caritou
•8 for.Hits J&trtct, ono of whoia-vrill be
rnAXPAVElifi vaspfifpfHo.cosie.ljpf wild ail «| mak*
J- retjirija.jiitJwjgg" ' 'jUg “
—" assessors
“fuitad at riiy ittco it'all' Urnes; bs the lollbwlog sutijacta
ortaxatlaaji 1 » ' -_■ ;j. ; voA.->
1st. ;iaK.ou pronertv. eiabracinr every specif of
of Uni cartol,-w|jiokimi„,^.
-of.all prisoners on both sides, the excess to
Lbfo*;on parole. -STMUOD MOitfl
The Government now propose* tbatjrhjqp
excess, if any , remain in the hamis of .-the* «v *&!
enemy until thohb captured!aris. made an. d»y °f February $n
)Jf^he offer,. ‘though - ihade earl;,.;',4)0^ tft^
month, has ant yet been accepted. - •. •
* * The correspondence on the sakject will
shortly appear. ■* ^ - - n
paO ; ^ FROM ATLANTA.* *>o
——^-rrrornsmJMo ^rifr»opS^«ciFrth® YsalieeKatrf #ch»Satt.
Fro* NnrtblMUsIssippl-Tankee Itepredatton* : Atlanta^ Attest *§^be enemy'retired
From Forrest.
A special dispatch to tho Advertiser and
Register, dated Senalobiu, August.22d,suyr,
that Goiu-ral Forest surprised the enemy
at Memphis at fouro’clca k yesterday morn-
ii-g, ar.'j killed, wounded and captured
four Lund red. A largo number being kill
urti.
Our loss is Might.
A.nongour-wounded'is Colonel Robert
MuColong'.ijOf the 2d Missouri^ elio* «,urp’
the breast. •
Forrest found that tho enemy outnum
bered him four to one, und had to fight
hi* way out, making a narrow«*bch|k».'
o'.lo horses were captured, besides cloth
ing -
The pr'soncrs are arriving here.
A not her dispatch says that Wuahburn’s.
staff was captured, be escaping.
Forrest’s Joss was 30.
cupied Oxford this morufng w'un a heavy
foruA cif infantry, cavalry and artillery, and ,
cAnunittod c vb^y manner of depredation bn
'the inhabitants. They lqUedotllilhfetpoah
try pad stock, burned up the court hemse
and entire jMjunre; the.depot; the-residenee
©tC’ol. Jacob Thompson, and many other
private residences..- They retreated-north
ward this evoning, their rear leading Ox
ford, about’sundown. , -
AcKlltl&asl from Oxforfl-Our Farces la Tur-
suit ef Smith.
- — 8pcci.il to the Mobile Advertiser.
Oxford, Aug. 22.—The enemy’s rear
left town at 6 o’clock, P. M., yesterday.
Their force in town was 7,000 of*ali anna.
All the business portion.of the town, the
Court , House aud several residences are
byrped. .
’ Gen. Smith had the guards from all tb#
houses withdrawn on reception of tho news
of Forrest's capture -of Memphis, ordered
the town burned, and commenced a hasty
retreat for Memphis."'Hdls now in full
. retreat towards the J3oUy Springe, with
cavalry, in advance to intercept Forrest.
They : committed depredations j pillaged
houses and attempted to destroy the entire
town.
"Our forces occupy the town and will
press them rupidly.
GOOD NFWS FROM VIRGINIA-
Brilliant Victory over the Yankees.
JtionsfoND, Aug. 26.—The following dis
patch wum received tonight:
HeAdqi'artkrs Army No. Va., )
August 25th, 1864. j
Ht»n. J. A. Setlden :
Gen. A. P. JJill attacked fcbe enemy In
bio intronebmenu at Reams’ Staltoa yes
terday evening.'
At the second assault.they carried tho
em iie tine of works.
Mcituc's North Carolina Brigade under
Hcth, Lime's North Carolina Brigade rind".
"Wilcox’a. Division, under Connor, with
,^eagram’s Artillery, composoi tluassflult-
{ ipg column. ..
One iipo-of breastworks wsr carriejl by
otiv csvjrfry under Gotn: Hampton whh
groat gallantry, tjr.Uo contributed largely
to the success. •- >
Seven-stands of colors, two thousand
prisoners and nirio pifeceS of kltiMefy aw
in pur possession
t«?
oon-
ssp#» fwlarn.,
Q l>er cent, un moflts mad
nyi?a» : »l«3,‘!rntjt
buying aud! selt-
- ( ,p —, ..— r — fn 9S , 3AW»; ! tobS
reinraM j*d0r<Milt«miai<Jtft tho peoaltji of
in 20 day*, 1 the penalty &f. the
InAfetmi » T ! - ft:?* *> -
HqflicUjU.' f
4 jb-.*bWf cento* oUproSt* ex«odi|i« 2S per cent.}
made by joint stook companies during tho'yuar l863,
whether incorporated or not. ’
! 6 th. Dinillerftef fniiiforVOitnysare natihad-to make
thetr rotu|r*s «r^i)6ur the penalty of, Also all
persons «fLo have nut registered are required 1 fo do so
at once, nhder the penalty .of dbablb'lAkiltion tTbc in- •
flicted every 3U days.
7th.' OtM-tgUtdifoeW issqe) non thb ro|;iatratiun, aud
STITUTE.
>4»pte
As, on :ic-
r--, uu 1 tho
atminily. the
r than heretofore,
' Term, cxcepfin
in i charge of
■ pupils
niciitli' teach
in advance in
30.00
..r.: mi d6
. r w ;
Pupils will fansiih UrtSt Offl'AUAoatry,
Stag
I
Ahg3».
W.r fitU^LjgR.'yrcsidebtl j
H!V
! du4.
War-Tax Ons»C»ei st DisT .- Aug. 1SS4. .
■PAYERS^aro notified that the Assessors Are
now ready to Teed ve issessinentf on nil Taxes nhw
«i ; 1- ......
All persons liable to tho following Taxes, are notified
;tOfiQaVe
.torinakn immediate retttrr, thereof:
Pe/u-ralTavepnll p«ipotfy.
TUeTiisedb Sales fhr the qnhTteVending July 1st; 1884.
THeTax «o Profits try buying or selling, for the year
.The Ta^ J on IPro^ts trom Fehrnary inti to Jnlvl.t,
rs»4. i < - i ; R. s. TAYLOR,
' -SHgtS-h- J * “
TaX-'Collactbr 81st District.
DR. J. A. CLOPTON,
L*visit Athens. Ov. oft tho T9th of Sfeptcr-iher,
, andmsyhaeonsuUejl forafewdnv* *t tho LUMP
KIN llOySK. It is kaowa to tbe.eiiitene of ifSe»#,
. thaJ.ite oporates witti perfect success for PILES, FIS
TULA, DUenser of Fe-.nales, ,Vc.;
Ladies! Wilt he,vi*;tod.at their houses. All letters
, must conjoin fifty ceup tn BtamteJ . 'AfigVT -r-lm.
r jbsst ~
I lr.VVB a vRHY-ftssa -Eng!*«b CAVALRY SADDLE, ,
WPtl fumfisbod with everything necessary for the
-opnvehich'ed and e-iuifort of the cavalryman, viz : Sad-
. die Vidis6| fiU'oo Pocket*i J Hatter, : Bridle, Martingales
, • , j . ?•.,-•.
4?aU upva dr address me at" nanier. Banks eounty,
1 hargain can l>e bad, as I h-tong to tbe
'Ifei^^’Angn fi. H. MCDONALD.
r-.-tA.-j « |ll.>n.,l|, -
jOa.. A,
thfaptry (
n>ent« this morning.
’■The Jfotatu^
Peachtree rMurfareaO abandoned,
still remain on pur lef¥4t»U centre,
r’. ,'Tbis5h<»ycnr^ijt is interpreted as a
Ctntjration bn our left. ; T./
. Tnere was skirmishing this morning on
oor leit and centre.' I *
NYitb the exception df three tiioll* fired
from the ri«(bt last night before I he enemy
withdrew kom that ! pwfifr,-they 'have ' neb
Shelled the cily for twentyifouf liSurs,
Two deserters reached olor lir e* yester
day. 'They^clatta to have been dratted in
Dayton, Ohio, and never tnuaici-sd iutc*
- service.
Tbeylfilso state that they came through
ovef the road direct from Cbalfunooga.
•.No news from Wlieeier. _- a . ' .‘eviii
, A prisoner brought in this morning
from the right'states that be only tapped
the road twice which was rcpail ud-imme .
di&tely,. and train*, are funnirigfthrough
He also reports Sherman’s army In IttUra-
tidiis. , :ii . ! • ■
- • Atlanta, Aug. 26th—Since morning
the'euemy. b^ve retired from oi: r rixtrume,
left. ao.-j..), '* ; I ' ';'-T x
Prieonors state that trains came through
frdih Chattanooga yesterday;
.. Th* 'Cbaljsuiiega Gazette oT tba.' 22d
states that-Wheeler dest oyed the depot at.
.Cleveland, Ten,,’and burned tho towa,
j Tne Kncmy Xasilng on the left.
Atlanta, Aug. 26.—The enemy have
massed between PriOes Ferry anil Campbel-
ton road, and abandoned bis ent.iro.-)p6e on;
the l ight of the Cbattanooga lisulroad:
Sherman's orjier, dated tbe 2;>tb direct^ 1
ing the reduction of rations, wat.’picked tip
in doBorted camp. i - .
There was*sharp skirmishing'on tho left
all tbm afternopn.
:*/ A Special to tho. Cincinnati C ommercial
dated Nashville," Augyl.8, says, the rebel
eft'tjalr}' attaclted GVaysvi!le,_ jf few miles
below ChickainaugA, on TuesdayV Dinting, ,
the fight, General Steadman was seriously '
wounde^, rind Col- Straight kiljrid. .
'A dispatch from Indianapolis yf iihe 18th
. says, that as the tiraoof (he draft approach- '
" es [ieoplo become" tad'iis ‘oXcitcfl./ There is .
- groat demand lor substitutes, of any arid,
colors.
From Atlanta—Enemy Manning on oaf Lefb—
A Collision Imminent.
Atlanta, Aug. 27-—The enemy disap.
peured from our entire froiit last night,
except, tbe extreme left, and it is supposed
they art moving upon our left.
Picket firing ceased at midnight during
the rain. Rumors are current this morn
ing Hint Sherman is crossing the Chatta-
boueheo. .
Louisi ille papers of the 20ib state that
Colonel Woodward, of Ivy., wa."mortally
wounded and taken prisoner'on thrf I7th,
while making an attack at liopkinsville.
[llECONB DISPATCH.]*
The Enemy Moving on odr Left—Northern
News, «Ec.
The enemy still in, onr left..
Iic-ury cauuonadiug waa heard in that di
rection this evening. : j j
Nasliv ilio files of August’ tho 26th' have
been received, which declare that Wheeler
has destroyed the railroad 25 miles ras’l of;
Athens, Term. The force' is said to be 6,0601^
«sv»lry with ten pieces of artillery. *
The Cincinnati correspondent of .tho,.
Chicago Times givss the infufmatlon that
a|l the F.entucky Delegates to tbe Chicago
Convcnuon have been ejected with instrac-
tiona iio go fur Governor Seymour, of Con
necticut, for President. '
“'J’bft tJinciiinati Gazette’s Chattanooga
correspondent of the 24lh, says : *
Neither General Steadman nor Straight,
were injured at Dalton. f
More About tbe Armistice.
hF.NAroBtA, August 22.—-Tho Chicago
Times, of the 17th is received.
A Washington special dispatch to tho
New York VVorld Bays ft- is reported, und
currently believed, that Lincoln has under
consideration propooilions for an artnislicq,
with Uni cu&my. It is a political maneu
ver. . V. - SMMWWKSS.1
SolUiers 7 Gx, embrai-iugoue-fiftL’ Rtf the taxes
fjfssr Ikfitt'lifiyitbW ielh»ii*W-iwu# fcnly.
, AU pf ihe shkro^tMses are.nuw <lac, and those woo
rail tf m*ka returns aaJ payment will be reported
)>rou]ttly us defaulters. .' • '
Au-St 4t. •• ■ R. S. TAYLOR,^hiCol.SIstDUt.
Y \ L ' ■— ■ . » f yv i ■. ..»n
' . List of Freight- Unclaimed.
A'lfSSSSSSff^T^' ATBIi ^'
twaddle, B W Cush, Athoas,
! 1 box, ' D A Aldridge, . >
1 bale, J TPhfM».v.. • ‘
tl box, Mrs. M-P’Sc-ulos, “ .
\ JJiftWte' iftfc'*
1 pacti^e. K Tyner, “
If s* ; 2?boses, I»Pr.‘Coutt'JaeksoB <!o. •.
2 boxes. Inf. Courl.'FraDktin i:o,
- . 2 boxc8,-Iuf. ; Court, Buaks co. "■ .
X package. A'L Miltboll,
1 parcel, E Boggs, u
1 parcel, - Mins H A Harden, “
' Rjuifdi.' H A Fuller, “
1 parce 1 , J E Caldwell ' “
This freight is now-rtored at fttnifirs* risk and ox-
pease, and is liable to be sold for charges, if not called
.frftf Hithin ninety dnj-s from this date.
A*k»K- a it. ^ WII.LlAMS, Agept.
: .Athens Iron Co.
OURSCRIlIhRS ro the new stock of the Athens Iron
O Mftnulbetfiriug Company -are requested . to- call,
withuqt 4etay^ and pay th® amounts .subscribed, os the
taooey ia.n.ow needed. .
Payments maybe inade'lo-F. W. Lucas, President of
the .company, vr to cither of tho.Dircetots.
; -• . F. W. LUCAS, President
: F; W. HUTCHESON, Jr., Y
-JAMES A. PRICE. I n . *
’SANDER^ COT,-RVkT 1 Directors.
Augl 7 -
'SANDER^ COLBERT,
JOHN' H. NF.WTON.
T FOR SALE, -
f'kRjTO EXCHAlJOE FOR A HOUSE in this Town,
v/ I 160. acres-Timbered Laud,
with run'D|og wator, in Piukuu. co .nty, 5 miles from
the oeuuty euat. A good Saddle Horse is also offered
for s^le, ‘ Angtff C; P. McALLISTEM, Agt.
LOST OB.MISLAID,
O X Saturday list, my Town Tax Book—whi.ib, be
sides, tbe town tax returns for the,.present year,
conta>iu«4 many papar? uf gnSr' viidae to mu, hut Cotc-
pariitively worttifess-'to-oyorybmly ul?t7. " It is oarnesfty
-requested that the finder will Vefurn it imiuodia'toty, for
wbieb Ua wiUJieliberally rewarded,.
Aug24 WM. TL DORSEY.
I
J
SAXitT, Vy th? ^ack pr ^ound,
■'/. SODA, by tbe keg or at retail,
'tOBACCO, by the^ tiox or 25 cts.
•’ ; worth,.
COPPERAS, BLUE STONE >
Ixogwood, Borax,
JiPSOM SALTS, ALUM,
BLACK PEPPER,
GIXfiElt, mm STARCH*
BAR, TO I LET AND CASTILE
'i»l
i'he less of tho enemy- in killed and
won ruled is reported to be heavy—ours
rolntivelv small.
Our profound gratitude is duo to tl>e
Giver of all victory, and our th nnks to the
brave men arid officers engaged.
(Signed) R: K. Li*, Generate «
FfWMtTHENQKTlI.
Forrest’s Attack on Mcmftdi.
Rkjkmond, Aug. 26.—The Washington
Chroriftje of yesterday Jhas the following i
Memphis,
g,'^l.-rr-Thecl ty wrisattack- .
ed ; at four o’clock this morning by Forrest
wribChtre.e thOo^and Cavalry* " ‘
"t They drove in our pickets, and dashed
ii aobiU^ICM^.—-Thaenray hli'rit^rown
a three oi .4,000i <f n tlie main luridai Grant’s
: Pus*, opposite .Fort Powell.
Mobile, Aug. 26.—Advices irony Osyka
'. to day, state : that .jGvl- Scott .fought the
enemy in the suburbs of Clinton, yesterdays t.l
and drovo them l>ack ? pnq mile. Thp fighY
was desperate our Wen changed thrifo
gallantly. The enemy receivcd rflinlorco-
mqiits arid recovered their ground^ and are
:iioW occupying Clinton.’ Cur°jfoi*ciwi are
lierir Clintoiv: v L-riJwf
.! Tho eoe'i»»Y’ri’f orce “ reported to W 6,000
Infantry aprfipppIrjY wi|*h 30‘
J0llery.
PHsonerscaptpred flay it is their into a-'
tion to reiriain in-.Ciiritou^ but It is riot be-
rifaMli
directly at the headquarjei-svjf Gen,lYasb* >tieved. ; is,;i
bume, who;mode • rush for BucklAnd’s
»!w,*i» <"gw!; tESSS* lir-,-.'.. .
. This is said tn be ibo result of dolibc
lions of ndiii iitirtiratiou
lo eoun oiHci *
coin’- - --
* MoB.^‘Ai«L 26—Ti.b linos'at Vioka ,
under any circumstances. It is thought;
another movement is on hand, a» all the
horses in tho city were being impressed by
J the Yankees, i • ; - f rH ' ■ '
Tlie prisoners captured at Memphis bj
were irepuUodby _ .
• TWiy p.ext 'ti^tCdH'he T^hiyMRo House,
.expeciing^to’crinliife Hulbert, but d»d not
Succeed in. getting possession of him.
- Our troops now attacked the rebels and
drovo them from the eitV, killing thirty or
*nore. Our loss wWabout come up to that * Arie pn»oners capiurea u. luempuis oy
: vu *:3r-'C r ' ♦. .v-c jFprrest left here for Cahaba this-morning.
jthe rebels
Memphis, Aug. 22,—The rebel raid on
ihp city yoaterday was a complele failure.
. Our troops being without leadet^ the
-robels .carried off some plunder, and" cap
tured quite a number of prisemers.
New York telegrams aay that rnroors
.are current there, and are credited iu the
>be$t financial circles, that the Goverriment
Jias decided to sind five commissioners to
Richmond to arrange tbe preliminaries for
3>6»ce. .v .
Gold closed at 254L
The Governor of Ohio has issued a pro-
clamntiori warning at! perriims preparing
"“■1 ■' * desist from such a
PACKET AND CASE KNIVES*
FINE, COARSE AND POCKET
GEORGIA—Clarke county,
'LATHE REAS, Jarnos P. Hud sou applies to me for Lct-
V V tors of A»l.tnini. tp»tion vn the estate of Martha R.
ITmlfi.in. fato of j;lici eciai.ty, •iooe-isb;!— .
'Ches’e.are therefor^, to cRo and H’liaomsh all. concern-.
*•! t.» show ratue (if any they have) at my office, on
-or; before the first MouMivy in-Soptembor next, why said
Letters shotikli3ot.be granted.
"Q'n-eu untlcr iny baud, at Office, this 4th Jay of Jnly,
18S4. .. ASA M> JACKSON, Ontinary.
Auguit :t. -
TO TOWN TAX-PAYEES.
A hLOW me reapeotfuUy to eatlyonrattention tot'no
XX. foet’* mt e.eoneUlerable number of you have not
yet given in y.mf.iV.vn/i'a* us for this year, find that
the time in 'Thiel* N oil Icon do so will soon expire.
Those who have ;-ivcn' iu, will please call wml pay as
eoo)i as possible, as there is not a dollar in Ae Treasu
ry ; and hills were to-<lav allowed by tho Board, amouut- -
ing to s<Vme S700 or #800. AH of these creditors want
their money, and I most collect before I can pay them.
' My oSico i? at the Auction Jloorfl. ot Grady’s corner.
Julyli—2in. W.U. II. DORSEY, Clerk.
' j.— u.-,: :
University Hign School,
ivTUEaxrs, Georgia.
T HE Summer Torm of this School, consisting of 20
wcoks, willoommeuce on WEDNESDAY, the 13tli
of JULY, 'su'd end tho 7th December next.
jEif CadetB-jat the school, between 17 and 18 years
of »;-e, orespecialLy exempted from Confederate service. '
F>ir circulars clcUiHhg terms, Ac. of school-address
T#r , B. R. CARROLL.
Junol5 Pres. T7. H. S., Athena, Ga.
•_ if :
4o resist the'draft to
purposo.
Fernando Wood in a speech at Dayton
An the 25th, asserted that a ptmeri man on
Mobile, ''August 26.—Tbe tiag of tract)
boat returned this evening. _ The Yonkecn
say that Fort Morgan capitulated at two
o’clock .on Tuesday last. On Monday tlio*
enemy concentrated their ibreps on thn
fort, which replied spiritedly- On. Tues
day the bombardment was renewed. Mean
while the enemy succeeded in getting threo *
howitzers in position undone line of skirm:- /
isbers on the glacis of the fort: Tlldjjf
kept up a heavy fire on our (, r unners, ami
‘With the assistance o< theii* mortar fleet.,
•aucceofod In ^damaging ral
Goo/*Page dest roy^4-ea«iyt hing in' the
POCKET GLASSES,
' ptmsjss,
SPURS, CLURY-CQMTRS,
j . PAPER, ENVELOPES, '
i pens; pencils; Ac. &c;
. i 'f»i..nrm b.iir ■ ij; •-:.
| ; - ' L'.iYr*1tTi . ■ :.v :••. •
»{■•:; Waatede
i Gjray * J eans, Stri-pes, Sojcjks^
iU : Flour, .
f TttH^jY,: liagN &e. ■
; ■ I. M. KENNEY,
A?#* i RcSt door atwve Bunk of Atbees.
- • Cotton 9
rpjlE best offered - far iilte sfi
X cheaper, by Aorr24
- . I: .j-—u mt
NEW STOBE.JCN ATHENS!
FINDLEY, U0PE & CO.
(Lnlc of liukloHcgn , Geo.,)
WHOLES ALU AND RETAIL ,
Grocci-s & Commission Mcrclliants,
NEW STORK ia Athens, ad-
Enghiad, anu
*-' r A’.
GEORGIA—Walton Goitnty. - -
jpaffcj-of Oediuarjp Jvue Tctin, 18C4.
\\T H L R EAS, TV in. F. Haitus and Thomas Cooper,
AdminSsJrators ob ihb• estate of* Win. G. Hailes,
deceased, apply to this Court for Letters'bf Dismission—
This is therefore to cite and admonish all persons
interested, tosliow cause f if any exists), why Lettois-of
Dismission .from said estate should not be granted tho
applicants ftt/'tho January term v 'lSfi5) next of this
Court. , .
By order ot tho Court, this f.th d;iv of Juno, 1RC4.'
Juno29 ‘ ' • THOMAS GILES; Di Clerk.
Georgia— cirirke county.
B ARTON TilRASHERvOf 222d Dist"G. M., exhiliits '
before George W. 'Anderson and Joseph* ii. Wil
liams, freeholders of said District, an eslray dark roan
Horse, about'fifteen hands high, 4'or 5 years old, hind
feet white, and nil-enlargement of the bone on left hind
leg. No other marks or brands. Appraised to he
worth eight.hundred dollars.
A true extract from Estray Book. Giyen under my
baud, Juno 20. JOHN CALVIN JOHNSON,
Jabe29— OOd, [Pr’s fee, $16.] Clerk Inf. Court.
Georgia-Olarko county.
A lfred j. stjswart, of mth dul-g. m., ex-
bibits’before John L. Elder, Jr. and Seaborn Bur
ger, freeholders <tf said .District, an estray Filly-—a
bright bay, thought to be throe years old, of medium
sire,- tho left fore-foot and both bind feet white,, and &
small streak in tbe forehead. Appraised to bo worth
six hundred dollars, July 6th, 186L
A'truo extract from Estray Book. Julv 8tb, 1864.
JOHN CALVIN‘JOHNSON,
Julyl3—60d.. [Pr's fee,.$18.) : Clerk lnf. Court.
H’
j ftJ blockade, and
.J.- TW. KENNEY.
Executrix’s Sale.
IY virtue of an ordo'r from the Couft of Ordinary of
‘ Walt od feoohtyj and under the last will of John L.
Kilgore, deceased, will behold, .before the court house
in Monroe, Walton county, within tho legal hours of
sal«, on the 1st Tuesday iu Septomocr noxt, a negro
man natned Reuben, about 45 yeurs old. Sold' as the
property of John L. Kilgoro. late of' said county, do- •
ceased. July!3 NANCY KILO0RK, Adm’x.
Notice. *.
T WO months after date, application will be made to
, .the Court of Ordinary of Rabun county, forleave*
io'sell tho NigrccBS* belonging to the estato of Edley
"Powell, latt-.hf K-ahun cuu’! tv, deceased,,
i - M.JL.KINQ, ' l Adm’rs
Ang2* 10: ’JOHN ft, DERRICK, J A,,m ra *
—".'"‘I — 1 V. 1 * 7 **•
Georgia—Clarke eotrnty.
fipAVo'months attar date, application will be made to .
A tho Hon. the Court: o; Ordinary of Clarke county,
for leave ffvriell Ahh -Lands auti -Negroes' of tin; *estate of
Wig. F. Ba«s» dceeased,'. late of said county,' for tho
•we of makmg Uistrihociou amoDg the heirs of said
. M’ARY A. BASS, Adu’x,
tloce*
dcehsqd.
Ang3
JOHN CRAWFORD, AdmV
7 oflWm. F- Bass; deeca-sed.
TtA'VE just opened-a NEW STORE iu
XX joining the old. stand -of Pitaer .^ ,-
arc now receiving for sal«> *
20,001) lbs. Sail,
5Q0 lbs. Soda;
500 bunches Cotton Yarn,
5 boxes Cotton Cards,
3 ririfijsheadfl Sugar,
10 barrels N. O. Syrup,,
A. large lot of Luts—-H8scn*ted sizes;
Aikrgelot brown Sheetf rigs and Shij ungs
Stationery of every-kinJ, in abtintlanee,
Xnd various articles, too nuotpntus to name ia detail,
flaring been for several-yeura<Migsgsd in di-usinesa ia
aarif ' " ' ’ ■obi - " vaancc- of
Asg2t
Collector C -t District.
-v3«
CONFEDERATE TAX.
A S thy collectinu of Confederate Taxes is very much
behindhand,- it- is earn csily hoped th at Tax Payers.
Will ooioe forward imnieduttcly- Having received in-
structiohs from head<|i(aiders to collect as last as as-
antrod, I c. B a«t indulge any one.^ s TAVl/ p R>
: : •: WANTED,
A O00D, steady girt, who can wash, iron and attend
to house work. - For such a ono good wagus trill
be paid.; Apply to C»pL Williams, at the Express
Office. • - - Aug'I-L
SALT, RICE AND COFFEE,
A LL first-rate articles, are offered for sale by the
subscriber, at- the corner store under the Banner
Office. Aug24 JOHN YARBOROUGH.
List of Freight-Unclaimed
A T SOUTHERN EXPRESS OFFiCE, Athens, Oa.,
’August 22ff, 18C4; - •. - . , yttSBBL
l boxes, l table, I chair and 5 trunks,
ft S.Pom'Toy, '-fSHiFS'i Athens. .
1 box, (J. W. Leekcy, CarnosvRle. ,
l bundle, Miss S. A. Johnson, _ Athens. //,
l bag; J, C. Hall, : ‘
. 1 box, Mr*. J. D. Miller, ^ . “
I box, T. R. Perry- ”
1 parcel, Mrs. P. ft Black,
ThU frei 'ht is now stored at owners’ risk andexpenW,
l '“' to bo sold for charges If no't called for
r days from this diUe. i,'