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MASONS.
ATLANTA LODGE, No. 59, F. A. M., meets on the sec
ond and fourth Thursday nights in each month.
LEWIS LaWSHE, W. M.
John M. Boring, Secretary.
FULTON LODGE, No. 216, F. A. M., meets on the first
and third Thursday nights tn each month.
DAVID MAYER, W. M.
R. J. Misbky, Secretary.
MOUNT ZION ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, No. 16, meets
on the second and fourth Monday nights in each
month. L. J. GLENN, H. P.
0. R. Haklriter, Secretary.
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MASTERS, No. 18, meets quarterly, on the first lues
day in January, April, July and October.
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John M. Bobing, Recorder.
CGEUR DE LION COMMANDERY, No. 4, meets on the
first and third Wednesday In each month.
W. W. BOYD, M.'.K.*.
W. T. Mead, Recorder.
ODD-FELLOWS.
CENTRAL LODGE, No. 28, meets every Tuesday night.
T. P. FLEMING, N. G.
William Wilson, Secretary.
EMPIRE ENCAMPMENT, No. 12, meets on the second
and fourth Friday nights.
U m. H. BARNES, Chief Patriarch,
W. W. BOYD, High Priest.
T. P. Flbmixo, Scribe.
MECHANICAL.
FULTON MECHANICS’ ASSOCIATION meets 2d Fri
day In each month, al Engine House, No. 2.
C. M. CALDWELL, President.
James Nobli, Ja., Secretary.
BANKING.
BANK OF FULTON—Alabama Street.
K. W. HOLLAND, President.
A. Austell, Cashier.
AGENCY CENTRAL RAILROAD A BANKING COM
PANY—Office on Alabama Street.
A. W. JONES, Agent.
AGENCY GEORGIA RAILROAD A BANKING COM
PANY— Office on Whitehall Street near the Railroad.
WM. W. CLAYTON, Agent.
AGENCY NORTH WESTERN BANK—Office at Wash
ington 11*11. W. P. INMAN, Agent.
ATLANTA INSURANCE COMPANY—Office, next door
to Georgia Railroad Bank.
J. P. LOGAN, President.
Pkbimu Bkowh, Cashier.
ATLANTA FIKE DEPARTMENT.
Meets quarterly on the third Monday evening tn Jan
uary, April, July ami October.
WM. BARNES, Chief Engineer.
K B. SHERWOOD, Ist Assistant.
R. F. MADDOX. *1 Assistant.
F. M. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
JOHN F. EZZARD, Treasurer.
ATLANTA FIRE COMPANY No. I, meets first Monday
in each month. J. U. MKCASLIN, President.
W K. Mssox, Secretary.
MECHANIC FIRE COMPANY, No. 2, meets first Friday
night tn each month.
LEVI RICHARDSON, President.
C. C. Ronca, Secretary.
TALLULAH FIRE COMPANY. Na. R. meets Ist Wexines
day in each month. JOHN F. EZZARD, Pres id t.
Johe Mclxxdoe, Secretary.
ATLANTA HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, N-o,
meets first Saturday night In each month.
FRANK JOHNSTON, Foreman.
Noam R. Fowuta, Secretary.
TO ADVERTISERS.
THE McKinney (Texas) Messenger, now In its seventh
volume, Is published In the heart of the richest portion
of Texas, has an extensive circulation, am! is one of the
cheapest advert Ming mediums In the sLiuth Wert, as wit
tMsa the following rates per annum: (Halt cash, balance
la twelve months;
One square (W tines! $10; 2 squares sls; Aaqurea $18;
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s£k>; S squares $331 • squares SM; W squares SB9, Ac.
ygr* avascarwoM at abvaxcb two MuxasuL_ja
Address, THOMAS * DARNALL,
April at’ Publisher*.
WANTED, IMMEDIATELY.
A HALF DOZEN SHOEMAKERS, (Raaset
workmen) eaa obtain <x»n»Unt employ
ment at good w*gee and prompt pay, by ap
plying at ® Q< B T xRR, ORR > STEWART,
June IS—dtf Oxford, Georgia.
Georgia Railroad & Banking Company.
Augusta to Atlanta, 171 Miles—Fare, $5 50.
GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent.
morning passenger train.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 9.05, A. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 6.20, P. M.
Leaves Augusta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 9Ab, A.. M.
BrfflHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 8.40, P. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 5.56, A. M.
Leaves Augusta at 2.30, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 11.45, P. M.
This Road runs in connection with the Trains
of the South Carolina and the Savannah and
Augusta Railroads, at Augusta.
ATLANTA & WEST-POINT R. R.
Atlanta to West-Point, 87 Miles—Fare,..s3 50.
GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent.
day passenger train.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at West-Point at 3.10, P. M.
Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.00, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.51, P. M.
night passenger train.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at West-Point at 5.46, A. M.
Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.15, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.59, A. M.
This Road connects with the Montgomery A
West-Point Road at West-Point.
WESTERN A ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
- ... jKwiiJCTrflmiinrilwirniinrr.-irin
Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,....ss.
JOHN W. LEWIS, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga at 7.00, P. M.
Leaves Chattanooga at 1.45, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 10.00, A. M
This Road connects,each way,with the Romo
Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Ten- j
nessee and Georgia Rialroad at Dalton, and the
Nashville A Chattanooga Railroad at Chatta
nooga.
MACON & WESTERN RAILROAD.
Atlanta to Macon, 102 Miles—Fare,.. $4 50.
ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent.
Macon A Western Railroad Company, )
Macon, Georgia, July 30, 1861. J
ON and after Sunday, 4th of August, the
Passenger Train will run as follows :
Leave Macon 10 A.M.
Arrive at Atlanta 4 P. M.
Leave Atlanta 11 A. M. i
Arrive at Macon 5 P. M.
The 11 A. M. train from Atlanta connects at
Macon with the Central Railroad 10 P. M.
train for Savannah, and Southwestern Rail
road at 11.45 P. M. for Columbus.
IMPROVED
META LIO BURIAL CASES.
ALSO, a general assortment of WOOD COF
FINS, including Rosewood and Mahogany.
Marshal’s Sheet Metallc Burial Cases,
An entirely new article, nearly as light as wood,
and closed up with India Rubber—air-tight—
for sale at my Rooms, in Markham's New Build
ing, on Whitehall street, up stairs.
L. ROBINSON.
Residence on Bridge street, near Col. John
Collier’s.
Orders, by telegraph, or otherwise, prompt
ly attended to. Jan. 15, 1861—ly.
V IrTiffliwiSrv COLEWYLY ’
kJ Wholesale and Retail
. Dealer* In
CHINA, Glass, Silver, Plated Ware. Vases,
Parian Figures. Kerosine Lamps, Candle
sticks. Tea Trays. Table Mats, Baskets, Glass ‘
Shades, Table Cutlery, Ac., A.,
CHEAP FOR CASH.
White Granite and common Crockery at
wholesale, at Charleston prices, nearly oppo
site Beach A Root’s, Whitehall street,
Atlanta, Georgia.
April 2d, 1861.
THOMAS F. LOWE,
MB Commission Merchant,
I For the purchase and sale of Western Produce,
Cotton, Groceries *m! Merchandise generally, I
Franklin Building, Alabama Strrrl,
ATLANTA GEORGIA.
April 5, 1861.
SCHOOL OF THE GUIDES,
OR THE PRACTICAL SOLDIER, designed ;
for the use of the Militia of the Confede- j
rale States—sent by mail on the receipt of one ■
dollar. j. McPherson a co.
Jane S. '
THE PUBLIC GOOD BEFORE PRIVATE ADVANTAGE.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1861.
DR. H. W. BROWN.
OFFICE —At his residence on Calhoun street,
near the Medical College. march 20.
DR. JOHN G. WESTMORELAND,
OFFICE on Alabama street, opposite Market
House. Can be found either at his office
or next door above. March 26.
DR. W. F. WESTMORELAND,
Office and Residence JVorth Side of Ma
rietta Street,
March 21.
DRS. ALEXANDER & SHELBY,
Office, on Marietta Street, North side.
DR. Alexander’s residence on Marietta St.,
South side.
Dr. Shelby may be found at the Trout House.
March 27.
JAS. W. PRICE, M. D.,
HOMEOPATHS PHYSICIAN.
OFFICE in the Washington Hall, Atlanta,
Georgia. July 13, 1861—ts.
S P RING MILLINERY?
Mrs. J. M. Boring
HAVING just returned from Charleston,
where she purchased her present Spring
Goods, takes pleasure in inviting her friends
and the public to an inspection of them.
Her stock is quite full, and embraces all the
latest styles, which will be offered at prices to
suit the times.
Rooms in Parker’s new brick building, on
Whitehall street. April 11.
COX, HILL & CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
AND DIRECT IMPORTERS OF
WINES, LIQUORS,
CIGARS, TOBACCO, &.C.,
Peach-Tree Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
March 23.
b. e. McDaniel,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND DEALER IN
ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE,
Hunter Street, between Whitehall and Prior,
Atlanta, Georgia.
March 20.
"butler & peters,
(Successor, to High, Butler A C 0.,)
Commission Merchants,
FOR THE PURCHASE AND BALE OF ,
TE JVJVE SS E E P HOI) vC E
Cotton, Groceries, Ac.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
HAVE in store, at their Fire-Proof Ware
House, on the corner of Forsyth street and
the Railroad, (opposite the State Road Depot,)
100 BARRELS LARD OIL;
50 BALES YARN ;
100 BARRELS LARD;
200 KEGS PRIME LEAF LARD;
1,000 BARRELS FLOUR.
May 4.
J 011 N FICK EN ,
Importer, Manufacturer and Dealer in
HAVANA CI6AHS, TOBACCO i
SNUFF, PIPES, S.C.,
Wholesale and Retail, at the Sign of
Atlanta Cigar Manufactory,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
March 26.
i. o. McDaniel,
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
6RAIN, BACON, LARD, FLOUR,
AND LEADING GROCERIES,
Hunter Street, between Whitehall Loyd Streets,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
April 13, 1861.
CUTTING & STONE,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and
Domestic
DRY GOODS, '
CONNALLY'S Block, Whitehall street, four
doors from Alabama Street. aprl 1.
THOMAS A ABBOTT, ;
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
>Vtltiixtix, Grecwsia.
Office in Smith’s Building, Whitehall street. !
G. S. Thomas, jalStf Bax. F. Abbott, j ’
I i
Xaiis! bails’ l¥aii«!
THE ETOWAH MINING A MANUFAC- I
TURING COMPANY, located in Casscoun- !
ty, Georgia, are now making, and prepared to '
fill larze orders for any and all sizes of, a very j
superior CUT NAIL. Address, or apply to I
I 8 8 H W N 'j~
Roma. Ge., May 24, 1861.-m26-3m.
FRESH
DRUGS 4 MEDICINES.
HUNNICUTT, TAILOR 4 JONES,
BSIGN OF THE
GOLDEN EAGLE
1 Corner Peachtree
and Decatur sts.,
ATLANTA, GEO.
HAVING unequaled facilities for the pur
chase and Direct Importation of goods, the
Proprietors would respectfully call the atten
tion of Physicians, Merchants, Planters and
the public generally, to their extensive new
and carefully selected stock of DRUGS, MED
ICINES, PERFUMERY, FANCY ARTICLES,
PAINTS, OILS, AND DYE STUFFS, which
they are now prepared to sell on the most rea
sonable terms for Cash or approved paper In
addition to their stock of Staple, Drugs and
Chemicals, they have a full assortment or
TOOTH, NAIL, HAIR AND PAINT BRUSH
ES, DENTAL AND SURGICAL INSTRU
MENTS, Ac., Ac.
They are also Sole Proprietors and Man
ufacturers of TAYLOR’S ANTI-DYSPEPTIC
ELIXIR. march 30 ’6l.
SILVEY &30MERT1'
HAVE just received
. a large lot of
new
WBPWm.
HOOP-SKIRTS from 3 to 50 Springs.
VIRGINIA PLAIDS,
PRINTS, GINGHAMS,
MUSLINS, BAREGES,
DRESS SILKS,
Military Buttons, Trimmings of all kinds,
MOSQUITO BARS,
GLOVES, HOSIERY and
RIBBONS, of great variety
A large variety of
STAPLE GOODS.
Also, a splendid assortment of
JEWKLRY, WATCHES, &o.
A heavy stock of
ALr KINDS OF SHOES
All bought for Cash, and will be sold cheap.
SILVEY & DOUGHERTY.
Atlanta, July 3—-dAwtf.
1861. 1861.
SALMONS & SIMMONS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers la
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Corner of Whitehall and Alabama Sts.,
Atlanta, Georgia.
NEW SPRING STOCK!
ONE of our firm having returned from Mar
ket, wheje he has just completed an exten
eive purchase of our
. »,- Spring Stock of
«|H|opRY GOODS,
>j W 8 ta^ e Olis method
of advising the pub
he of the same.
Ou r stock of
Staple and: Fancy Gcoda
were never more attractive. The supply of
BLEACHED AND BROWN SHEETINGS AND
SHIRTINGS, Ao..
is ample.
Crepe B'Anglaie,
Barege Anglais,
French Chintz,
Mozambique,
Grode Rhine,
and a splendid assortment of
Plain if Fancy Silke,
Silk Mantlee,
Dnetcre, Ec.,
may be found among our assortment also,
Ladies'
ALEXANDER EJU GLOVES, SJLk MliS,Ac.
Every variety of Ladies' and Misses’ SHOES,
manufactured in Philadelphia expressly for
our trade. A more beautiful lot of
CARPETINGS. OILCLOTHS AND MATTINGS
we have never displayed in this market
All of which we will sell low for CASH. I
Orders promptly attended to. 1
SALMONS A SIMMONS, :
Atlanta, March 28, 1861.
VITHISKY 1— 399 barrels Pure Corn Whisky
V V in Store andfor s ale by
iunel» .BUTLER h PITERS,
HAMILTON, MARKLEY & JOYNER,
(LATE G. K. 4 J. L. HAMILTON,)
DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Ogg
THIS firm has been formed for the purpose
of carrying on the
DRIIG BUSINESi ’
in all ’ ts branches.
We have lately been
to replen
‘Bh th® Stock with
about twelve hun
dred gallons of va-
rious kinds of
OILS, ALCOHOL, &c.
We can also now offer
Gum Opium, Cream Tartar,
Sulphate Quinine, Super Carb Soda,
Sulphate Morphine, Sal Soda,
Gum Camphor, Sulphur, <tc., Ac.,
With the usual assortment of
CHEMICALS, DRLOS, &c.
We give notice to our customers that the
earliest day ships can come into a Southern
port we shall commence to IMPORT DIRECT
our supplies of Foreign Drugs, Spices, Cognac
Brandy, Wines, Glassware, Ac.
Terms strictly and invariably CASH.
HAMILTON, MARKLEY A JOYNER.
July 27, 1861—ts.
ATLANTA
CLOTHING HAIL
I HAVE just returned from the North with a
large stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING,
and am ready to supply the cit- ffJl .
O h izens of Atlanta and the sur- M M
|Wj rounding country, with LSuJ
COATS, PANTS,
VESTS, SHIRTS,
Handkerchiefs, Neck-ties,
HATS, CAPS, SOCKS, and everything else
ys. - in the Clothing line, ot good
< T ua^*, y an< i at LOW PRICES.
Es Mll who desire BARGAINS
should give me a call.
—ALSO, ON HAND —
Jewelry! Knives !
Combs!
And other N’otions.
M. OPPENHEIMER,
Whiteall street, nearly opposite
marchlstf Eddleman A Bank
McNAUGHT, BEARD «fc CO.
gvjs Commission and Forwarding
MERCHANTS,
Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia.
Wm. McNaught, | f Wm. K. Beard.
James Ormond, J mar2o ( John Denham.
J. W. HEWELL,
a, Wholesale and Re-
- ta *l Dealer in
Fancy and Staple
S^O DRY GOODS >
markham’s block,
Corner of Alabama and
Whitehall Streets,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Feb. 16, 1861—ly.
DE WITT BRUYN. THOS. W. SAVAGE.
BRUYN & SAVAGE,
ARCHITECTS,
Savannah, Georgia,
In Battersby’s new brick build
ing, corner of Bay and Dray
. ton Streets.
WILL furnish Plans and Specifications, and
give their personal attention to the erec
tion of Buildings in any part of the State.
Refer to the Citizens of Savannah generally.
March 18-ly.
TO TtEISTT,
A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE of six
r oouiß, with closets and conve
niences throughout the building, and 150 feet
of verandah running round three sides of the
house. This lovely suburban retreat is situat
ed upon a beautiful sheet of water, one mile
and a-half from the city, and presents induce
ments which are unequalled for a retired,
{de&sant and convenient location near At
ari ta.
For terms and particulars apply at this of
fice. June 2 6-ts.
ICE-CREAM SALOON.
A THE subscriber has fitted
K * up a neat SALOON, in con-
Aji nectioa with his Confec-
; tionary, on Whitehall st,
‘ where Ladies and Genlle-
men may procure a first
rate article of Ice-Cream
l- lAi t any hour during the day
<' -■ * 'Xi I or evening. A share of
patron age is solicited.
F. M. JACK,
May 24. Agent.
WANTED!
SOMA eight or ten good journyemen Hatters, to
make Wool and Fur Hats. Steady employ
ment and good wages. Apply to
ml 9. J. M. HOLBROOK. Atlanta. Ga.
Air-Tight Fruit Jars
A SMALL LOT FOR SALE BY
aug.!B-lw. T. R. RIPLEY.
TO'SERIES: VOL. I-NO. 160.
> Cotton (ConfcdrtiKn
B@“The Daily and Weekly “Confederacy”
for sale at all times, at five cents per copy.
Notice.
Very often our friends hand in local notices
and advertisements too late in the even
ing for their appearance next norning. The
printers leave our office at six o’clock; and for
more than two hours before they leave no new
matter can be got in. In order to insure in
sertion, they should be furnished to us by two
o’clock.
i
Advertising'.
The Confederacy has more than three times
the circulation of any paper in Georgia, North
of Augusta, and is fully equal to that of any
paper in the State. We do not make this state
ment either as a boast, or in order to convey
any erroneous impression, we say it candidly
—knowing what we say—and because it is
true.
_— —q—♦
Capture of the Steamer Equality.
Ou Thursday morning the 14th instant,
while the stern wheel steamer Equality— which
is owned by the Lincoln government, and used
as a river patrol between Cairo and Evans
i ville, on the Ohio river—was lying at the
mouth of Mayfield creek, at the head of Is
land No. 1, about three miles below Rird’s
Point,taking on board marketing for the troops
at Cairo, a party of seven horsemen rode up
to the boat and made a bargain with the cap
tain to convey them to Norfolk, on the Mis
souri shore, (where there are two of Lincoln’s
regiments encamped,) at the rate of a dollar
each, for themselves and horses. As soon as
the .boat pushed out, the pilot and other offi
cers of the boat were astonished to find a loa
ded pistol pointed at each of their breasts, ac
companied with instructions to head the boat
down stream. It is needless to say that the
, orders thus given were immediately obeyed.
Upon the arrival of the boat at Columbus,
twenty miles from Cario, the crew was set to
work taking in coal, the captors retiring to
the hotel to narrate the particulars of the cap
ture, and also to refresh the inner man. Be
fore each of the seven had given his own ver
, sion of the affair, the proprietor of the hotel
s came rushing down from the roof, where he
[ had stationed himself on watch, and reported,
“ the gun boat’s coming, he had seen the
’ smoke.” This was more than the captors had
bargained for, and six of the seven inconti
nently backed out, and would have nothing
further to do in the matter. The seventh one
! immediately started for the boat, with a bot
tle of “red eye,” and after a short discourse
with the crew, ordered the plank in, and soon
the “ solitary horseman,” with his prize, was
steaming down the Mississippi, en route for
New Madrid. In about an hour and a half,
two of the Lincoln gun-boats, the Lexington
and Conestoga— the former carrying six, and
and the latter two guns—passed Columbus in
full chase. At 5 o’clock, p. m., they passed
Hickman, eighteen miles below ; but had not
gained upon the runaway. Before the Equal
ity reached Island No. 10, fuel became scarce,
and the prospect of a recapture imminent,
when, to the unutterable joy of the rebel
“ horse marine,” the Confederate dispatch
steamer Grampus came booming up the river.
She was soon alongside, and taking the prize
in tow carried her to Madrid, where the gal
lant “horse marine” turned her over to the
Confederate forces at that point. The gun
boats kept up the chase until within three
miles of New Madrid, when their officer con
sidering “prudence the better part of valor,”
thought proper to retrace their way to Cairo
without their prize.— Memphis Appeal August
nth.
♦ ♦
Good for Arkansas.
We have shown a statement of the forces
furnished by Arkansas to the Confederate
Slates, all of which are now engaged in ac
tive service. It is a reliable statement and
might be summed up as follows :
Now in Virginia, two regiments of infantry, one
thousand strong each 2000
Under Hardee, in regiments 6000
Under McCulloch, in regiments 6000
Seven new regiments just organized and under
marching orders 6000
Independent companies and battalions of artillery
and cavalry with Hardee and McCulloch 1500
Total Arkansas force 21,500
The largest vote ever cast in Arkansas was
something over 59,000 —consequently over
one third of her voting population are now in
the field bearing arms in the service of the
South.
This is not all. There is scarcely one of
the fifty-five counties in the State that has not
yet one or more, and some of them two or
three organized companies, seeking and de
siring service. Ten thousand more men might
easily be raised for active service if the call
should be made.
These figures show that as yet Arkansas has
probably done better, than any other State in
the Confederacy, and Tennessee must look
well to her laurels or Arkansas will win from
her the glorious title of “The Volunteer Slate."
—Memphis Appeal Aug. VSth.
Exploits or Capt. Marsh. Miller.—Capt.
Marsh. Miller, of the Government steamer
Grampus, formerly a tow-boat, and one of the
fastest on the river, is making himself famous
by bis daring exploits in reconnoitering Cairo
and Bird’s Point. A few nights since, learn
ing that Gen. Prentiss bad dispatched eighty
one guns to Milburn, fourteen miles above
Columbus, for the use of some Union men in
that section, and ascertaining tbeir wberes
abouls, he proceeded thither with his boat,
and succeeded in obtaining possession of every
one of them. They were taken to New Ma
drid, and we understand are dow in the pos
session cf the Southern Guards. It is noth
ing unusual for Capt. Miller to take his boat
within sight of Cairo, blow her whistle, as if
inviting the gun-boata there to pursue him,
and after remaining there awhile, to slowly
start down the river.— Memphis Avalance,
Aug. ISth.
