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Oar Morning *«‘rt Kvenlng Edition*.
Wr have a letter from Thomas H Arm-
trong, Frq., of Ellijay, from whioh wo learn
that he ia laboring under a misapprehension
regarding the edition of our paper bo re
ceives. He gets the same edition now as
formerly, and gets the news of our morning
edition at the same time he did boforeour late
change of form was made. This change
would hare been made sooner—indeed, when
we commenced our two editions per day, it
wonld hare been under the present system —
if wr bad not boen laboring under an incon
venience whi;h we oonld not then avoid. It
i* n->w remedied, and our evening edition
bears date of the evening, when it is issued*
and not of the next morning, as it did for
somo time past.
Our evening edition is sent to all o ir sub
scribers who are supplied by the State Road,
the West Point Road, and the Georgia Road,
heran«e thn mails on these roads leave horn
in the evening If wo were to send our
morning edition to subscribers on these roads,
it would be twenty, four hours behind time
in reaching them.
Srnit-Ocenalonal.
Wc inviic special otleniion to the very inter
esting teller of our friend Semi? Occasional. giv
ing e comprehensive mvnitnt nf the raid on Mc
Minnville, and Gen Morgan’s escape. We
would thank our correspondent for Occational
letters, end even frequent letters would be high
ly appreciated by ua.
Correspondence from Morgan's Com-
•Atlanta, Cta. 5 Friday Evening, M!ay 1, 1863/
Volume III—-jSTo. 68.
l‘ow Ttiey Talked Too Ytail Ago.
HJte fol.owing articles were published in
the three leading papers of New York city in
the spring of 1861. Tbnt they have not
proved altoj;othar prophetio, the authors
themselvrs have been forced to admit—that
they were sufficiently characteristic no one
will attempt to deny :
| Prom the New York Tribtniv]
••fluty come, they come, the warrior braves
of the North with mudsills odged with steel!
Mark this, ye traitors of tbei palm and pine.'
Matlc Ibis slaveocrats, aristocrats, and kid
nappers of burden freedom;.the Northman
c .me like the wings ot the wind I In three
little months—three brief sunny months of
spring—from a faint white cloud which shall
be seen hovering over the South, will be vis-
ib e to the blaok soul of the Southern Confed
eracy, going up tq God who punishes guilt
and treason Mark it! Take it to your heart
of hearts I Like some hideous nightmare
yuur dreams of utopian, aristocratic life shall
go out, it may be in blood—surely in disaster
and disgrace ”
|Pruiu the New York Herald.]
“Our brothers of the seceded States had
best aot wiBely, if they would^ct well. No
one in the North anticipates a longer war
than one or three, or, at farthest Bix months.
At the end of that period we shall, in all hu
man probality, behold the ceroaes of the Con
federate States hung from the dome of tho
Capitol nt Washington, with Davis and Steph
ens on each side of it, instead of the flying
an j triumphant folds of the Confederate flag.
We submit the case to the TObel War Depart
ment It is not yet too late. A little grace,
a little patience, and a great deal of mercy,
await the return and repentance of sin
ners”
(From the Now York Time*.]
“The war will end by 41 li of July. One
column of 60,000 men to V.ichmond. Another
column of 6O.OO0 men to the heart of the ral
ley of the Mississippi by Cairo. Still another
column into Tennessw and Alabama, via Ken
tucky, starting lrom Louisville. Aeulfsquad-
roa at Now Orleans. An ocean fleet before
Charleston. Thus, in three months, the
anaoonda is complete, treason is squelched,
rebellion crushed, law re-established, order re
stored, Union reigns, and the stars and stTipeB
float agaio in triumph o’er the land of tho
free and the borne of the brave.”
Mossy, tux Raid Maker.—It is often
asked, who is Capt- John S. Mosby ? The
family is a very numerous one and many of
hie name are in our army. C»pt. Meshy is
the ton of Mr. Alfred D. Mosby, formerly of
Albemarle count v. but at present residing in
Amherst, in Uevicinity of Lynchburg. Capt.
M. is a very young man. lie was edu. nt< d ■:
the University of Virginia : is hy profession
... , . Hud had located him.-eii in Liiet- i.
Washington county, where he is highly es
teemed, and waa rapidly ri iug in his prates
sioa. He married the daughter of tile Hon
Buverly L Clark, of Kentucky, and the Mm
ister to Central America. Capt- Mosby en
tered tho service as a privato in the Washing
loo couuiy cavalry.
All tho PniliC'tlarst f the Yankee Raid oa Mrtilnorilt.
—escape of Morgan and McCann, Ac, Ac
Sparta, Tcnji., April £•<?, is&l.
Messr-i. Kiutors:—
The telegraph ha* informed you before this of
(he Yankee raid into McMinnville, where Gea.
Morgan baa bad his headquarters for. more than
three months; but bis command has been scat
tered daring Ibis lime lrom Woed.mry on the
left, to Liberty-on the right, guarding the front
a»d longing as close to the enemy as possible ;
also for the purpose of falling on ilicir wagon
trains and fasrraasing their coutinuncation with
Murfreesboro and Naehville whenever thn op.
portuuiiy offered.
On Friday morning Gen. Morgan received in
formation from Major Bullit commanding at
Woodbury, that the Yankees were moving in
heavy force of cavalry and in sniry on McMion
ville. He immediately sent out a scout to as
certain the truth ot this, who returned a'rout a
II o’clock, confirming the first report. Every
thing was ordered to b.s held in readiness for an
immediate evacuation; the wagons were loaded
and sent to the rear, and every preparation made
that our facilities of transportation would permit.
Mrs Morgan was also sent toward Sparta, when
a third courier arrived with a dispatch from Maj
Bullit that the enemy had fallen back.
Not liking, to evacuate the plaee until the
enemy were actually approaching; the Qeue-
ral determined to send out another scout. In
a few moments a courier (Tom this seout re
turned elating that the enemy were within
two miles of the town and approaching rap
idly. His message was scarcely delivered bo-
fore a tremendous yell was heard, and up-
wards of fire hundred Yankee cavalry with
drawn sabres, were seen dashing up the main
street. They got within twenty feet of Gen
Morgan and the officers who accompanied
him before they were aware of it, and com
menced hacking one of them over the head.
Gen. Morgan drew hia pistol and killed the
foremost of bis pursuers and then fled. Hav
ing a good horse, ho succeeded in making his
escape, bat Lieat. CoL Martin of Johnson’s
regiment, was shot through the lungs and Re-
riuu.dy wounded, and Maj. Dick Cann woe
struck from his horse by a sabre and badly
wounded also.
Maj. McCann acted with great gallantry, and
to his presence of mind Gen. Morgan is indebt
ed for his escape. Major McCann has since
made his escape and arrived at this place to-day.
all covered with blood, flat as gay and cheerful
as nsuaL IIo says the .cause of his being cap
tured was itiat he feared the Yankees would
not only overtake the General, but also the ams
hit la nee which contained Mrs. Morgan and Mrs.
McCann, and he accordingly ordered them to
halt, ~ayin-a*-*b»*«me tipie, “Yon have cap
tured the great chief at least.” They at once
halted and when they found out that he had de
ceived them, although he was already badly
hurt, they struck him another severe blow in the
mouth. Capt. Vail, who had be* n once the prisi
oner ot Major McCann, recognized him at once
and caused him to be treated properly. He was
placed under a strong guard and carried out
about three miles from town with the rest of our
prisoners. He determinud to effect his escape
and- making himelf as agreeable as possible, he
soon ingratiated himself with his guard and ply
ing the whisky very freely, he had them all in a
very somnolent condition before 12 o’clock. He
was confined in an old stable and he according
ly dug a hole ttnder the sills, large enough to
admit his passing out; and crawling on his
hands and knees, for upwards of three miles, he
eluded the vigilance of the guards; and paasing
through three Brigades of cavalry and infantry
reached the river and swam to-the other side,
notwithstanding his great exhaustion from loss
of blood. He approached tho house of a man,
who proved to be a’ good Southern man, where
he remained all night. The Major is a gallant
officer, and hia many friends are greatly rejoiced
at hie wonderful escape.
We have no force at McMinnville, oxcept
about fifty infantry, who succeeded in getting
away safely, and a few convalescents who
were captured. The enemy have since evac
uated, the town, and moved on Smithville, and
will probably make the circuit of our lines,
and destroy all that remain in the country,
although that is very little. Their force con
sisted of upwards of seven thousand cavalry
and infantry. They never attempt these re-
reconnoisatmes with anything bnta very heavy
force—eo large that it wonld be folly for oar
small bodies of cavalry to attempt any resist
ance. Maj. Bnllit’s mistake in supposing that
the enemy had fallen baok, waa occasioned by
the enemy going around him and getting be
tween him and McMinnville. It came near
proving very disastrous to Gen. Morgan, and
mt for his remarkable good luck, he certainly
wonld have been either captured or killed.—
Upwards of a hundred Yankees were within
a sabre length of him, when McCann waa
strnok from'his horse and surrendered, saying
as he did so, « Halt, for you havo got the great
chief at last.” They at once halted and gave
a tremendous shout, but when tho General
on tot danger, and McCann informed them
of the chance they had missed, they wero very
angry, and one of tho soldiers struck him a
severe blow with Ha sabre. Here, in the
name of Maj. McCann, let me acknowledge
the humanity of the private who bad the Major
in charge. When ho was struck by the scamp
above referred to. this private told him if he
dared repeat such a cowardly met, he wonld
kill him.
In this raid the Yankees captured about
thirty of our men, bnrned the cotton faotory
and livery stables and destroyed about five
thousand pounds bacon, which oould not be
removed for want of transportation. They
also captured the same day, the traia to Tnl
lahoma with a few aiek and wounded.
Interesting Item from oar Charleston
JCxehangM of Yesterday.
VANKfSs at.MUmax’s Ihlbt—Reported
Loss ok Vessel*.—A private letter from
ifteorgetown, 8. C., dated Monday, April 27,
wriiteff to a merchant in this city, states that
a seaman from the sobooner Antoinette had
just armed from Murray’s Inlet, and reports
that the Federate hod destroyed the schooners
George Chisholm, Antoinette and several
otbem, which he believed they had set on jire
at tho time' he left. Most of the vessels wore opening of
’ Tbs California Legislature has passeo
a In* punishing with health any person guilty
of aiding treasonable enterprises—or in other
words, giving assistance to the Southern cause.
It is stated that the friends of the Sontb have
secret organizations throughout the State.
Row eagerly do our mem desire to be turned
loose as of old npan the vandals! We would
soon got them at tbeir old habits again, being
chased instead of chasing.
8EMI OCCASIONAL
Tort Band.—A citizens of Jackson county
tells us that a number of tongs have banded
themselves together in Sand Mountain to resist
conscription and the arrest of deserters—that
they worsted a company, more or less, of Con-
federtsc cavalry, who weot there to arrest de
serters and conscripts, some eight or ten days
ago—that the facts havo been reported to head
quarters nt Tullahoina, an» a torce has been de
tailed sufficient to overcome the tones.
Hxnlscillt Confederate, 23d.
10- Subscribe to the Confederacy.
high up in the Inlet, oat of range of a steam
er. Tbe Yankees, after shelling the place
furiously, landed a force of some seventy
men, who marched across nnd destroyed nil
the boats within their roach. Tho latter
wore taoitly loaded with cotton, and were
ready'fur sea. One or more of the vessels
had bat lately arrived from Havana.
Presbyterian General Assembly.—The
Genoral Assembly of tbe Presbyterian Church
in tba Confederate States of America will
hold its third anutial session in the Presby
terian Church in the city of Colombia, S C.,
commencing on tho first Thursday (tbe 7lh
day) fit May, 1862. at 11 o’clock a. m. The
openiug sermon will he preached by Rev. J.
Kirkpatrick, D D , the Moderator of ihe
last Assembly. .
iOT The oxtensivo sales of goods this week
have attracted so tinny persous to our city
that the Charleston Hofei aud Mills House
are more perfectly blockaded than the port of
Charleston. Hundreds of personB have been
tarned away from these establishments during
the past two days, they not having rooms for
their accommodation.
flfi?*We regret to learn that the venerable
Episcopal Church on James’ .Island has be in
bnrned to the ground. The wood-; were on
fire and communicated the flames to the
building. This ancient structure, overshadow
ed by numerous live oaks, the growth of cen
turies, and surrounded by the dead of many
generations, formed one of the most interest
ing objects ou the Island.
We read in Dalcho that-in May, 1783, Rev.
William Guy, a refuqee from St* Helena Parish,
on account of Indian desturbanccs. was iu
charge ot St.- Andrew's Parish, and wrote to
the “Society” iu London that the Chapel on
James’ Island,-which had been blown down by
a hurricane three years previously, had been re
built and fit for public worship. An act of As
sembly of the 19th March. 1756, established this
Chapel its the Chapel ot Esse lor St. Andrew’s
Pariah.
learn from our Nassau correspondent
that the British steamer Gertrude, Capt. Raison,
was captured by the Vanderbilt, Captain Wilkes,
oil Eleuther.-i, on the morning of the 26th inst.
The c re a- were released and have arrived in
Na8.au, but the Captain and Engineer were
taken on to Now York.
The entrances to tho Bahamas are closely
blockaded by a large Federal squadron. It has
been ascertained that officers from the blockade
era approach Nassau in the night time tor the
purpose of examining the steamers in port and
obtaining information about their time of sail-.
When the Granite City was captured, the
cer commanding the Federal cruiser told the
British Captain that he was a slow traveler, for
he (the Yankee) had been expecting him along
for two hours.
The following are the casualties that have
happened to the steamers trading with the Ba
hamas, and Bermudas since the 1st of January,
1863:
Captured— Princess Royal, Gertrude, Nicolai,
Granite City and Duoro.
Beached and Destroyed - Wave Queen, Geor
gians and Stonewall Jackson.
Foundered at Sea—Nina.
Tbe Atlanta Amstensi In Charleston*
The Charleston Courier of yesterday says:
“ The Atlanta Amateurs ” were greeted on
Wednesday by an andienc-e. testing the fullest
oapacity of Hibernian Hall and including a
very flattering proportion of the ladies.
Our time and space do not permit a report
in detail, but we may briefly express our grat
ification ar the trinmphaut success of this en
tertainment as an additional success for the
Atlanta Amateurs’’ who hare, since the
Amateuri
' the war,
transferred nearly $20,-
000 from (heir entertainments to public and
charitable purposes. Mr. W. H. Barnes, the
Manager, appeared in varied roles with con
tinued succors, and exhibited a lively versa
tility and fertility of resources in singing* and
reoitation and characterization. l)r. J. K. E.
Con Mirier, who appeared with the Amateurs
for this occasion, was more than usually, hap
py in his r<' citations, and was specially hon
ored with applause for his rendering of Da
vid’s Lamentation for Absalom. The ladies
deserve a more discriminative notice than we
can now accord, or thau would bo in all cases
acceptable to amateurs. We congratulate
them on the flattering approval bostowed by the
attend suae and the approval of one of the larg
est assemblages we have seen in Hibernian Hall
in war times. The attendance shows both the
determination of our community in favor of
the Free Market, and a cordial appreciation
of tho claims and merits of the Atlanta Ama
teurs, who have left many calls in their own
State to give this acceptable offering to one of
the worthiest of our local institutions, not of
charily so muoh as of duty..- - * ■ V
We invite attention to the programme for
this evening, which inoludea the recitation by
ait Amateur of the famous and admired ballad
of the “ Old Arkansas Gentleman,” by Albert
Pike
From Tascmubla,
This, during tbe past ten days, has beeu the
mint of interest to us. The Federate, under
3rig. Gen. Dodge, are in large force—cavalry,
7th Kansas, 10th Missouri, and Stewart’s
[8 pieces of artillery, and infantry, 20 regi
ments were counted. They advanoed as far
up the valley as Leighton, and near to Town
Creek—Col. Roddy falling back, skirmishing,
and impeding their march. On Friday sever
al of their offioere ’are reported to have been
killed in a skirmish. They are now said to
have fallen back to Tuseambia, which they oc
cupy. The people, generally, are badly treat
ed—the enemy take what they want, burn and
destroy the balance. The country is laid
waste. - :
Gen. Forrest has crossed the river with a
considerable force to Roddy’s relief, and will
take chief command. He will do everything
in the power of man, with the force at hte
command, to protect the people, fight and
drive the enemy baok, if possible. We look
to hear of active operations in and about. Tus-
cumbia.
p. a.—There was fighting yesterday near
Town Creek and Forest reported as falling
bock. No particulars.—Southern Advocate.
Taking the- Oath Under Protest.—A few
weeks Rgo a laughable incident occurred in the
neighborhood of Nashville; which is-worthy of
record- A saucy, dashing young girl, ot the
Southern persuasion,' was, with a number nf
other ladies, brought into the presence of Gen
eral Rosecrans, iu order that tne Southern ardor
might be cheoken by the administration of the
oath of loyalty. The bold, bright eyed Juno in
question objected to taking the oalh, saying
that her niolher had taught her that it was
wrong to swear; that her social education had
instructed ner that it was unlady like to swear;
her sense of morality forbid he to swear, and
swear she could and wcqild not. The officer in
sisted that the lady must take an oath before she
ielt his presence.
Well, General,” said bright eyes, “if 1 must
wear, I will; but all the Bin of the oath must
rest on your shoulders, ior I swear on you com-
puteion q <3—dd—ncce--t/ Yankee to h—‘l‘f~ A - -
And ifie defiant beauty tosBfed her dark curls,
and swept out of the. presence uuntoleaied.
The Southern Express Company.—The
Charlestou Courier; in speaking of the South
ern Express Company, pays its. Ampioyees the
following well merited complitf enf‘;
Iu returning our thanks to ti • >nd friends
who have so lately laid us under many obli
gations, we also take occasion < under our
acknowledgements, to the Soviheru Express
Company and its ever attentive and courteous
Superintendent Mr. W. T. J. O. Woodward.
The other officers of the<Company are also en
titled*! o the thanks of the citizens for the affa
ble and accommodating spirit which, notwith
standing the great pressure of business, they
always evinoe in their desire and efforts to
give the fullest satisfaction to their patrons.
They are always ready to give information on
matters of business to those who seek their ad
vice in the transmission of packages, goods,
&c.
The Murder of Catt Freeman.—Correspon*
dent of the Mobile Advertiser, writing from Shel
byville, gives the particulars of the assassina
tion of Capt. Freeman, a Confederate officer, by
the Yankees. He says:
I wrote yon in my last an acconnt of the assas
sination (as it may be truly called) of captain
Freeman, commanding a battery in Van Dorn’s
command, and taken with a part cf hia battery
at the attack on Franklin, Tenn. Yesterday
Gen Polk sent me with important dispatches to
Van Dofn’s headquarters, and I there teamed
from parties who took part in the engagement,
all the particulars ol thd fight. It seems when
Capt. Freeman’s battery was captured and he
and his suboidinates sent to the rear, our caval
ry made a dash at the Yankees, resolving to re
capture our battery at all hazards. The Yan
kees. to meet this charge, ordered Capt. Free
man to take command of his guns and use them
against our country. To this inhuman demand
tho brave Freeman flatly refused obedience, and
instantly fell, pierced by more than a hundred
balls. The fact of his assassination immediatly
reached our men, and they instantly resolved,
one all, that no more prisoners were to be taken
—the black, flag in all its dreadful purport, was
raised, and the gallant Freeman wa3 tvenged.
I have it from an officer in Van Dorn’s command
that not one prisoner was that day taken ; and
the hatred existing between our cavalry and
that of the enemy has been greatly increased.
Van Dorn is now anxiously, but patiently,
awaiting the advent of Rosecrans’ 20,000 Datch
who have been recently mounted, that he may
th* more effectully equip his own command.
Tbe Position at Suffolk.
Tho general direction of. the Nansentond
river iB Northeast and Southwest. At Suffolk
tW stream is very sinuous. General Lcng-
■6treet’s position is curvilinear in form, and on
the Sonth and West of the town. Hia right,
under Gen. Pickett, extends Eastwardly to the
Dismal Swamp, on which it rosls. llis left,
under Gen. Hood, extends West and North
west to tbe Nansemond. The distance of
Longstreel’a lines from the works of tbe ene
my, is about two mites. The picket line, of
oouree, ia much nearer.
No attempt has been made by us to pene
trate the Dismal Swamp nor to crosB the Nan
semond. in order to get into the rear of Suf
folk. Gen. Hood, on tho left, has had all the
fighting with the gunboats, and the lattSr have
kept up a noisy ear.iianode. Pickett, on the
right, has twice driven tho onemy into his
trenohes in heavy skirmishes.
Tne object of Gen. Longslreet scents to be
served in holding the enemy closoly in his
trenches. Our commissaries and quartermas
ters, tliub secured from interruption, have been
able to render an immense service to the cause
It is not probable that Longstreet will storm
the enemy’s works. If Uie enemy conies out,
there will be a fight.
The capturo of Strikling’a battery is charged
upon Gen French’s defective arrangements, and
a jrreai deal of feeling exists against k>m in
consequence. We take it for granted there will
be a court ofinquiry to investigate the matter.
The above statement is from a source well in
formed and reliable. We We publish it as giv
ing a succinct view, likely to interest our read
ers.— Richmond Sentinel, 28th ult.
Presentation of Spurs to the President.
—A beautiful and ingeniously made pair of
spurs bas recently been presented to hte Ex
cellency, the President, by Dr. E ‘H Richard
son, of Georgia, through -the Hon. Augustus
R. Wright, upon whioh the following interest
ing correspondence occurs:
House of Representatives, C. 8. A , )
April 20..1863 /
Hon. Jefferson Davis,
President C- 3. A. :
Mr. President: Dr. E. H. Richardson, of
Polk county, Oa., has transmitted to mo a
pair of bra s spurs, silver mounted, with a
request that I would present them to you in
his behalf. I take great pleasure in doing
They are tho workmanship of Mr Allen
Pledger, an humble meehanio, resident in his
county, laboring under an open shed, and are
the offspring of his own untutored genius.
In pecuniary value the gift is very inconsid
erable, but as a specimen of the skill of a
Confederate citizen, and as one of the many
tokens of,the confidence and'admiration in
which you ar& held -by your follow-citizens,
it will bo above tho price of gold, and I am
jura, will be appreciated by you. With as
surances of my profound respeot for your"
privato character and continued confidence in
you as the chief Executive of the Confedera
cy. I am, sir,
Your ob’t serv’t,’
Augustus R. Wrioht.
zm
Hon. Aug. It. Wright,
*' ~ :—I h
Colonization of Blacks.—A Washington
telegram says that “the President haB closed
the contract proposed some time ago by Mr..
Barnard Cock, for the voluntary, colonization
of five thousand persons, at a cost of fifty dol
lars each, to be paid by the United States, the
colonists to be furnished with free farmB on
the Island. A society of free persons of color,
desirous of emigrating to Florida, has been
organized in Now Orleans, with W. C. John
son as President.”
jg- The Federal War Department has de
cided that the muster out of two years’ men
mast date from their muster into thg service
of the United States. This will keep the two
years’ and the nine months men in the field
from three to six months longer, thus giving
L’ncoln time to enforce his conscript act to
replace them. #
jsa-Tha National Intelligencer, of the 13th
inst., says: "A great portion, if not all of the
troops aronnd Washington, moved oil yesterday
a rul'd ay before ; whither we did not learn., and
should not deem it proper to state it we knew.”
^t3~BurnBide’s order is being enforced, and
the first victims, it seems, are two Tennessee
ladies. A dispatch lrom Columbus, Ohio,'dated
April 13th. says:
“Miss Fannie Battles, daughter of the rebel
General Battles of Davidson couuty. Tennes
see, arrived here this morning from Cincinnati,
as prisoners, arrested under Gen. Burnside’s
order against affording aid and comfort to ,th'c
enemy. They go to Camp Chase.”
Jgf* An exchange has the following, as an
excellent system of gardening for ladies
Make up your bed? early in the morning;
sew buttons on your husband’s shirts; do not
rake up any grivanees; protect the young and
tender branohes of yonr family; plant a smile
of good temper in yonr face; and carefully
root out all angry feelings, and expect a good
crop of happiness.
* -Flatterino Prospects.—An intelligent
farmer of this country (Wade,) assures us
that the wheat prospects were never better
than now, and that the general prospects for
seeding and harvesting a large general crop
this year, is good.
We are glad to learn also from gentlemen
from some of the best wheat growing counties
of the Western part of the Slate that the
prespecis is as flattering as could be wished.
—Wetahem (W. C.) Progress’
MARKETS OF TBE COUNTRY.
RICHMOND MARKET.
COMMERCIAL.
Ricusonb, April ISOS.
Bacon—For tlio last few days the market has beeu
very irregular, and prices are difficult to quote. We
note sales of some lots at low as $1 20, and of nice par
cels at $1 f 0 hoc round.
Beans—The demand is not so active; we quote at
$1S@20 per bushel.
Corn Meal—gales to-day at $nt ft bushel.
bu-hcl~ Dr *“ A PP les * 12 °0@18; Peaches $18 per
b l u^r B,ackeTed * 13 to 20; Brown $15 to 18 per
Lime—Sales to-day at $10 per barrel. *
Molasses—$8J4 to 10 per cal.
bitshcT" 1 * 16 market It lower. Sales to-day at $3 por
. ’P'jktC'S—Tho improvement noted in our last report
nasi oeenifirmly maintained, and the market Is » shads
« S, c ?°l l P ua t° quote inferior lugs at 16 to 20 ;
good lugs 24 to 30; common lean 25 to 25; good 40 to
^ ’ tmf sh'Pping 50 to6°; fine manufacturing 60 to 73
per 100 lbs.
Manufactured Tobacco—Market continues Tery dull,
hales at ,5 to 7 for commons, $2 25 to 2 50 for fine
$100 per lb
Whiskey—We note sales at 22 to 30 per gal.
M ood—Oak 25, pine 22 per cord.
[Richmond Sentinel.
N KW ABVEBTIHKMKNT8.
$100 REWARD.
R ANAWAY from the subscriber on the 27th April, the
’“IIuuIue named hays: BILL, a bright mulatto,
about 28years old; long ringlet hair; about 6 feat 9 Inch
es high; weight about 150 lbs ; harness maker; ceme
from Davidson county, I think. DANIKk abont 4S veers
old, black; 5 feet 7 Inches high; weight abost 140 lbs ;
Blacksmith by trade; from Tennessee. The above two
boys .were brought to my yard by K Ray, and belong to
him. RI0HM0ND, about 18 years old; very light oolor;
6 feet 8 Inches; mulatto, ahort hair; weight about 160
lbs.; belongs to R. Ormo. HENRY, blaok ; about 18
years old; weighs 150 lbs.; 6 feet 0 Inches; belongs to a.
Cotes, of Tenu. The above-named boys all esme from
Tennessee, and are making their way back. They broke
out of my yard on last Monday morning, the STth April,
Any person taking up said boys, I win give $100 for ah 4,
and 125 for any one of said boys, delivered to me.
It M CLARKE,
Atlanta, May 1,1868. may2-lw«
Chattanooga Rebel will copy for one week, and tend bill
to R M Clarke, fox collection.
Cotton Carding Machinery
FOR SALE AT AUCTION!
BY a. D. RICKAKBY.
A T Mobllo Custom House, on Thursday, 7th May, at
Auction, without reserve, at 10 o’clock-
just received from Manchoeter, England, per Steamer
Neptune—nnd made to order—tho following :
One case containing—
8 Cylinders, each 200 ft x a in, 7 rib 80 cloth
One case containing—
7 Cylinders, each 200 ft x2 in,7 lib, 80 cloth
One Cabo containing—
6 Oyltudeis, each 170 ft x 2 in, 7 rib, 80 cloth
6 Dctfers, each 110 ft x 1)4 In, 5 rib, 90 cloth
5 Takers iu, each 14 ft x 1)^ in, 4 rib, 70 cloth
_ 6 Rollers and t'le»r..-n, ea'h 100 ft x lit in, 3 rib, 8j
c’oth - .
6 I mdiDg Rollers, each 60 ft x )£ in, diamond point leath-
6 Pots of 8 Tops, each SO In. X S in, 70 cloth
6 rets of 8 Tops, each 80 in. x 2 in, 80 cloth,
mayl St
Mv Dear Sir
ave the honor to acknowls
edge your very kind note, accompanying a beau*,
tiful pair of spurs of Georgia - manufacture.—
You have rightly appreciated the grateful feeling
with which I would receive this token oi regard
from u fellow-citizen, who removed from any of
the disturbing influences of personal contact,
has judged my conduct as a public agent to be
worthy of such manifestation of his approval;—
It was also gratifying to me as evidence of the
steady progress our people are making in the
useful arts. No small part of the embarrass
ment which has been felt in providing for the
public defense has arisen from our want of
manufacturing skill. This want, however, nat
ural adaptation is rapidly supplying, as is
evinced by the artistic specimen, which I will
proudlv preserve. Please do me the tavur to
make my grateful acknowlegments to Dr. Rich
ardson, and accept my thanks for the very grat
ifying terms which yon have been pleased to
smpfoy.
Very respectfully and truly, yours, »
JEFFERSON DAVIS. *
[Richmond Enquirer, 27lh Aprl.
Mississippi. ■ ' *
Spoken Like Cornelia.—A young lady of
Louisiana, whose father’s plantation had been
brought within the enemy’s lines, in their opera
ations against Vicksburg, was frequently cons
strained by the necessities ot her sitution to
hold conversation with the Federal officers*—
On one of these occasions a Yankee official en-«
quiredhowshe managed to preserve her equi-
nimity and cheerfulness amid so many trials and
privations, and such severe reverses oi fortune.
Our armv, said he, has deprived your lather of
two hundred negroes and literally desolated two
magnificent plantations.
She said to the officer—a leader of that army,
which had for months hovered around Vicks
burg, powerless to take it with alt their vast ap
pliances of war, and mortified by their repeated
failures : “I ain not insensible to the comforts
and elegancies which can secure, and of which
your barbarian hordes have deprived me ; but a
true Southern women will not weep over them,
while her country remains. If you wish to
crush me, take Vicksburg.—Canton (Miss.)
Commonwealth.
Rain in Rappahannock County, Va.—The
Riohmend Sentinel of the 27th, bas the follow-
ing:
On Tuesday night the 21st, a squad of Yon
kee cavalry, about fifty - in number, made a
bold, if not, indeed, an impudent scout
through a portion of the county. They cross
ed the Rappahannock pretty high up, at
Rock Ford, aud passed through Flint iiiil to
Washington, tbe county seat, whioh they
reached at about 8 o’clock at night. Thence
they showed a disposition to go to Sperry
ville, but being “halted” by two Coufederate
soldiers shortly after leaving town on that
road, they seem to have concluded that these
were the pickets of a force that it might be
dangerous to encounter, so they changed their
ixection to Amisvilie, and recro33ed the Rap
qabaunock into Fauquier. They committed
n o outrages in their tour, which seems to
have been one merely of obse:v*tio 2
$10,000 REGARD!
S TOLEN from a car on tho Central Railroad, on
Thnnday night, a kog, containing FORTY THOUS
AND DOLLARS, and a box containing THEE THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GOLD. Mvo thotuand
do.la-s of tho HOLD will be given for ft* recovery, a&d-ln
prop rtlon for any part of It, and an additional sum of
five thousand dollira lo currency wll be paid for the de
tection of the thief or thieves, placed In tbe Jail at Sa
vannah The circnmatancca under which the rotbery was
committed were that a car waa chartered to brirg certain
things from Macon to Favannah, and placed fn tbe charge
of a special agent, who, after travelling from Macon to
Station Nnmb r Five discovered that the door of ;hec,r
had been opened and the keg and box taken cut. The
above reward will to paid lor the recovery and detection,
or for information that leads to the recovery and detec
tion.
mayl-ot BIMAM ROBERTS, President.
$10 REWARD.
MfT, a small black COW, one side of her face and
white; has no horns; missing Monday, eilh
Apply at the store of
Oppcstte tbe Atherwnm,
F. COB
Decatur
>BBA,
Atlanta, Georgia.
FOa COUNCILMAN, 5th WARD.
A. C. WYLY will be supported by
hia friends, for Councilman from the Sth Ward. Election
Satnroay next, apr2S-Iw
FOR COtlNCILUAH, Sth WARD.
geg-NOAII It. FOWLER, in consequence
of the withdrawal of T p Fleming, and by request of
friends, is a candidate for Councilman of 6tn Ward. A
respectful aoppor t solicited. aprSTtd
A ROSEWOOD CHICKESING
r HAVE a Rosewood Chlckering PIANO, as gotd as
J_ new, which I will sell for $600.
Address
npr29tf
H H WORSHAM,
Covington, 8a.
NOTICE
To Commission Merchants and
NEGRO-BROKERS,
*\ TONDAY nest, the 4tb of May, prox., Is the day 'for'
1VA making Returns and Battlements, at my office, for
lljo month of April.
Blank forms ot retnrm, with affidavit, can be had any
J»v by application to me
Tbe law U now well understood, it le presumed, by all,
and, therefore, p omptntse le looked for on the put of
all concerned.
I vn, most rerpect'olly,
H 0 HOLCOMBE,
• - - Clerk Oooncll.
qty Cletk’e Office. April 29,1852 5t
Runaway Negro—$50 Reward..
R ANAWAY from the reel Jence of John Battle, at Rough
A Ready, lay negro man LAWSON, aged about 40
, lie Is Mark, portly, and weigh# over 200 ponnde;
large head, large round face, and high cheek bones.
. a likely negro; wore a full beud whan he left;
led off some clothes and a bed qnilt; no mark# re-
lu-iobcrel. I will pay the abrve reward for delivery to
ms, or lodge him In a safe jail and 'Inform me. I raise-1
him liotu thrvu years old. MOSE8 TB1MBLB,
apr3o-4t« East-Point P. O., Fnlton county, Ga.
$10 REWARD.
(NTRAYID from my residence, a sorrel Mare, slender
O bnlU, having a large white spot on each side, from the
middle of the shoulder, to the middle of the thight; a
light afar in tho face, and a large lore on tba back.
The above reward will be paid to bring bar back-or $5
for re'erbhee where abe le. DR. N. D’ALViaN Y,
eproO-lt. Near the Medical College, Atlanta, Ga.
BENGAL INDIGO
AHD
EPSOM S A. LTS.
For wile by
DR. D. TOUIG,
AND
W. E. YOUNG & 00,
, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, *
WHITEHALL STREET.
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