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Thk SmuTto. it. Ka*t TtSJMiL****.—
Tlie Ctilcajro Tim**, in nn nhSclc on (lie
military tuuat'toii iu ItnoentM!*, nays:
Dio official report* that have l.eeu ve
oeWoii here lately Jo not coiuciJc will*
ilia statement* tlml l.avu been pubtiebcJ
la ihe Atltuiuisirauuu orgaus, In relat ion
to the state of uJjaii'S at Chattanooga
anil Kuoxrille In the tirat jilaoo, Uett.
bougati eot. is uot ret real mg lo \ irguttn.
lie is firuily establielieil at llugersville,
Do miles southeast ot Cumber auil Gap,
where he is awaiting rwiol oxeu.etii*
from Uen. Ur's army, whud* are on tbe
way to liiui. .Joined by ihiui, Pin t*
peoteJ that be will either malte a '««»"•*
attempt to take Knoxville, or <!• that
he will rejoin the army of (leu. Ji»jalee,
at Ringgold. In the m'Cuu<l [.lace, it
appears that the Couia'lnrateS are i rally
endeavoring to carry out the programme
muled in my letter -of November 28lb,
and December 2d, viz; to make Chatta
nooga untenable by Gen. (Irani by gel
ling possession ot tne hecfliatuhio \ alley
roads.
'i nr; Noutii Caiiomna CiiutoKi.*. H
niAMs.—The Auhville News says :
It. has seemed to have escaped the at
tention of the jmldie tbe very important
services rendered the cause of the tfonllt
by the North Carolina Cherokee Indians,
organized and now commanded by Col.
William il. Thom*- of Jackson comity
These troops hnvb doho much valuable
service in the mountains of this State
and Tennessee, and wo arc pleased to
observe by General Order that they have
attracted tbe attention of lieu, ilmgg in
a marked manner. The detachment of
( apt. 0. 11. Tailor (himself a half breed)
arc all Cherokee Indians. Wo believe
ifant sinoc the comuiuncement of hostili
ties, the war has not d.iv dop T a ingle
Indian tory or frailer. Ami in connec
tion with this oruditaMe fact, we may
stale another. (Some Iwoor i hryo cases
only of desertion have token pi ic among
i lie ludians, and ihey were easoH in which
a youngster ju t l-n off lo.see his sweet
heart, or a husband t o seo his wife, and
in both cases the offender expected to lie
back before ho was missed. On Hie up
poarnneoof ine 11 nun a; home, the chief
imiiibdiafcly caifed bis council together,
to deal with the liialttr considered as a
disgrace to the uibc. in oue or move of
these eases the do-crier was ui reeled and
soundly thrashed, and in all 'of them
they were tied soouiely ami stiff'll,.ek lo
lIni; command in oustody nf a guard
composed ol elder member*.
Track kray's Last Hocus. — The
London journals teem with notices
s|nd anecdotes of Mr. Thackeray,
whoso denth was very sudden and
unexpocled. ’flu. London Times
oaves the followin'.; account of his last
hours:
Ne was suffering from two distinct
complaints, one of which has now
wrought his death. More than a
dozen years aim, w hile he was writing
T’cndemiis,’ il will he remembered
that the publication of that work was
stopped by his serious illness. lie
was brought to death's door, and ho
was saved I'nim.douth by Nr. Kiliot
son, to whom, iu gratitude, lie dedi
cated the novel, when he lived to
finish it. Hut. ever since that ail
ment, lie h;c been subject every
month or six weeks to attack ol'siek
iic; s, attended v. it h \ iolent fetching,
lie was congratulating himself the
other day on the failure of his old
enemy to return, and then lie cheeked
himself, as it he ought not to be too
arc of a release from bis plague. (In
Wednesday morning, the complaint
returned, and he v.as in great suffer
ing nil day. He was no better in the
evening, and his servant, about the
lime of leaving him for the night,
[imposed to sit tip with him. This
ho declined, lie was heard moving
about midnight, and he must have
died between two and three in the
morning of yesterday, lias medical
attendants attribute his death to effu
sion on the brain. They add that
ho had a very large brain, weighing
no less than fiS ] oz. Mo thus died
of the complaint which seemed to
trouble him least, lie died full of
strength and rejoicing, lull ol plans
and hopes. On .Monday last he was
congratulating him-clf on having fin
ished fourmunbe, of anew novel;
lie bud the manuscripts iu Ilia pocket,
and, with a boyish frankness, showed
the last pages to a friend, as king him
to read them and see wliat lie could
make of them. When he had com
pleted four number- more, he said
he would suhje. t himself (e the skill
ol a very clever surgeon, and be no
more an invalid. In the fulness of
bis powers lie has fallen before a
complaint which gave him no alarm.
Cotton Catch is and Tithe—
S\w Mlixs.—Thf> Richmond Sen
tinel in answer so > inquiries says :
("All cotton, whether raised in large
ot small quantities, is liable to the
tithe tttx.Jhr law making no exemp
tion. Rut the Commissioner of
I axes, as a matter of convenience
and discretion, has instructed the
Assessors to take no note of quanti
ties so small that the tithe would not
be worth the expenses of collecting
it. This practically exempts all small
patches.
Saw mills are not taxed ns such.
It lumber is sold from them, there is
u tax on such sales.
Ed. Sk-ntinki..]
A V amker N it'; ro Cam* A Vicks
tuirg correspondent writes:
Any oue wlio look- at a large map of
the Mississippi river, can notice, just
below \ icksburg, an immense bend, en
closing a space of the shape of a horse
shoe, with the heels pinched close to
gether. Uuveruiuem has takeu posses
sion of the property, nud is to establish
a camp for the collection and employ
ment of negroes. At the neck of the
peninsula, less than half a mile across,
an; ntrenchment will be thrown up, and
a i tic able guard of negro troops will be
kept to defend the place sgair.st guer
illas.
Tuk Krkncb Tobacco.—The Haiti
more American says that by treaty
arrangements with the government,
trench war vessels will be permitted to
ascend the James river for the purpose
-at SUehmond^hfck* B ° h toba , ooo “ oretJ
felons to the rrc
ouamg out of the rebellion.
Rei'l-t to r«B Ai>drr»» of t*" ,
raPKHATE rt.B«OT.—The Address tti tiW|
Christians throughout the AN orld . y- thfr )
(j) e ,gy of lh« Cuu led crate States of A am
rica, has been replied lo by (bt ‘‘MS* <l# .
ii-rs iif ihe Churches of Scotland 1 >j-j ie
j reply N signed by one thod-- : .j* [ niilli , j
tern, including nearly, ȣ he all
of ihe leading dlviiier fit nil denoarina
liuns, of Edinburg, Oltvsgow, and other
town* of Scotland fir, lone i* the result
of .view* of blavury [firmed from North
ern sources of information, and slihwe |
how little slavery has been known or I
considered In Furofte. We give two ex |
(rants from il :
\V«, the undervignc l, ministers of the
.Churches in Hoollaud, iu reply to the
appeal mndo to «s iu the "Address to
(J(ii '.-linns throughout the World," re
geii.Jy put fQivh "by the Clergy of ihe
Cuniedoial# Suites of Amoriea," feel
bound to give public expression to our
views, lest our continued'silence should
he misconstrued as implying either ac
quiesoeneo in (he principles of the docu
ment, or indifference to the crime which
it seeks to defend. * * *
Ilul, at nil even!.*, the obligation lying
upon us, as thing* now stand, towards
them, toward* ourselves, towards the
church and the world, towards the Gos
|, 1 arid the Bible, is to record, in the
strongest possible terms, our abhorrence
nf ihe doctrine on the subject of slavery
which the Southern clergy tench, and
upon which they net; anu to tertlfy be
fore all nations, that any Stale, Empire
or Republic, constituted or reconstruct
ed in ihesc days of Christian light snd
liberty, upon the basis of that doctrine,
practically applied, must, in the eight of
Cos l, hr regarded as founded on wrong
and crime, and ns deserving, not His
blessing, but Ilia righteous wrath
Dim Ron ho Smaiiiaa.— 'lhe Journal
of Commerce thus answers an inquiry
ofieu made:
A corresponded asks for nn explana
tion of “how many rents” uro represent
,.,| by a ceriain sterling quotation. He
can always ascortain by multiplying the
quotation by $ 14.1, wbicb is the nomi
i, i, 1 par. If Ibe quotation for sterling is
lffO per bent., then four dollars, forty
four cents and four mills equal the
pound : and IG()XS4 44 4, is $7 IT (with
a small fraolion) - that is 100 per cent,
equals seven dollars and eleven ceiils lo
ihe pound sterling. Various attempll
have been made lo conform tbo quota
(ions for sterling to Ihe simple rule of so
many cents to the pound, but Ihcy have
hitherto been unsuccessful. No other
exchange quotation is so intricate. In
Emnclt exchange 1 ‘‘l fill" means the three
frillies anti lifry centimes (i. e , three
and a half frnnos) are reckoned lo the
dollar, and all the other quotations give
so many cents to Iherix dollar, guilder,
or leading money piece of the country
which is named in the reckoning. Ex
change on London or other Biiflsh'ports
(oalled sterling exchange) is the only
exoeplion to this convenient rule. An
I>■ vtderate babtt is the only obstacle to a
change, which should always quote the
pound sterling at $1 00, $5 00, $0 50,
$7 17 or whatever its value might be at
the filing rate.
——
linn or tint TV ak - Lyons Ehuousinu
Skwahd. — Lord Lyons, in a dispatch to
Lord Russell, from Washington, announ
ces that tint war iu America will he ter
minated within tlio next three months.
This is very gratify ing, llut Lyons adds,
"the Confederates, being in the greatest
extremities, will have speedily to pro
pose an armistice.” This puts ano
ihei- face on the matter. We here at the
"Rebel” Capital are not prepared to bo
mod Tip at such short notice. For po
liteness' sake, I.ord Lyons ought to have
made his announcement throe months
ago. Ninety days is a short time for a
people, who have whipped the Yankees
iu nearly every goneral engagement, to
settle up their accounts. Why, a regi
mental qunrlennasler could not settle
Ills accounts in less than half a year.
Alluding Ip Lyons’ reported dispatch,
the London Globe says dryly : "We ro
ootamend our readers to receive such
statements with reserve, and not too
hu.-tily to assume Lord Lyons' readiness
to accept the ninety days’ bills so often
drawn by the more enthusiastic Federal
sympathizers, and so often renewed at a
heavy rate of interest.”
We agree with the Globe. It is possi
ble “ Alarse Robert” Lee will do the
some. So will “ Littlo Ueuury,” and so
will "Uncle Joe” Johnstou and "Old
Dad” I’rtce, and many others—among
them about 200,000 lmrdy, hearty, whole
settled, thorough going, bull headed,
stiff necked, double jointed, rough roil
and tumble, never give it up and never
any die fellows, sometimes called " high
privates," in the Confederate army.—
These fellows have made up tlielr minds
that the wav shall end in a certain way,
not Lord Lyons' way, either, and they
arc mighty mulish, —Richmond \V/i< : /.
11l MOltlN tuk l't i.riT. —Uhl His hop
Aylmer, seeing his congregation pretty
generally asleep, took his Hebrew llible
Irum hi.t pocket, and read a.olmptcr,
which roused attention, when the old
minister sharply rebuked them for sleep
ing when they might have understood
him, and listening when they knew not
a word ho said. Os the witty Dr.-South,
it is said that, preaching before King
llbarles, he saw that potentate asleep;
lie stopped short, ami in a loud and
altered tone of voice three’times called !
out, "Lord Lauderdale.” llis Lordship
stood up and looked at the preacher,
who addressed him with great compos
ure; "My Lord, 1 am sorry to interrupt
your repose, but l must beg of you not
to snore so lend, lest you should wake
the King.” Andrew Puller, one Sunday I
afternoon, saw the people, during the
singing of the hymn before the sermon, j
composing themselves for a comfortable I
nap, and taking the Bible, he beat j
against the side of the pulpit, making a !
great uoise. Attention being excited, J
he said : "1 am often afraid that 1 preach
you to sleep, hut it can't be my fault to
day, t >r you arc asleep before I begin.”
' t.a«r Moments or Archbishop IVhatk
jt v. “The Archbishop's last illness
showed his principles: then he spoke
plainly. To one who, observing his suf
ferings, asked him if he suffered much
pain, he said: ‘Some lime ago I should
hare thought it great pain." but now I
ant enabled to bear it.' Ilis intellect
was unclouded by illness ; he could think
nud speak. Someone said to him, ‘You
are dying, as you hare lived, great to
the last ;’ the reply was, ‘I am dying, as
I have lived, in the faith of Jesus.’ An
other said. ‘What a blessing that your
glorious intellect is unimpaired.' He
answered, ‘Do not call intellect glorious,
there i* nothing glorious out of Christ.’
Another said, ‘The great fortitude of
your character now supports you.’ ‘No,
it is not my fortitude that supports me,
but my faith iu Christ.’ With such a
witness on his lips and his acts. Arch
bishop Wh&tely passed away.”
How long did it take Commodore Per
ry to build on Lake Erie the fleet which
gave him his memorable victory Was
it built by pet contractors, or by men
selected because they knew something of
ship building and of fulfilling all con
tracts V Any exchange having at hand
the documents will pleaae answer.— Ch,
.up Utiglic*—Theiekcny.
,n f ’r'frttpL tievrs informs us of
ac death oi Lisbon II and Wil
i liutu Miiki {twice ’i liaekertiy. Jltshop
Hughe* was born in the north of
Ireland in 17!lh. His father »aa a
I fanner of limited mean*, who emi-
I grated to this country in I*l7 on ae
'•ount of religious disabilities a theme.
.He ( tbe Buthop ) via.-pul to the blinly
of floriculture with a gardener; but
[exhibiting a strong disposition to
nunc suholuatic pursuits, was sent to
St. Mary’s College, Maryland, to
prepare himself lor a higher destiny.
After he had run througli his curri
culum, he served for some years as a
teacher. In 1825 he was ordained
a priest in Philadelphia, and settled
in a parish there, lie had hardly
got seated before itis religious real
gave an opportunity for controversy,
and he had various debates, orally
and written, with eminent men ofthe
Protestant faith. Among them was
the Rev. John Breckinridge, a near
relative of Gen. Breckinridge. He
also founded schools, established
churches, brought by his skillful man
agement., churches out of dcjjt. In
i«dß, by the Papal authority, he was
appointed Bishop of New York in
place of Bishop lbthois, whose infirm
ities disabled him for his office. The
same energy which was displayed in
Philadelphia was exhibited there.
The Catholic churches were heavily
in debt. There were eight of them,
five so trammelled as likely to be sold
out at auction; he took the matter
iu hand, and finally put them in a
condition of security. Asa Speaker,
Bishop Hughes was very attractive.
We hoard him often in Philadelphia
when a boy, and our recollections are
that lie was logical, discreet, eloquent
ami ulways insinuating, lie obtain
ed large influence by gathering force
outside his priestly office. He knew
his parishioners intimately, and con
trolled their opinions on all subjects.
Ho sought out pour youths who ex
hibited oupaeiLy,atiil managed to .suit
port them with a religious education
at iSt. Mary’s, One ol theso we knew,
a nobly endowed boy, who had grad
uated only a few months before he
(lied.
Bishop Hughes' controversies in
New York, in relation to the school
system of that State—his often en
tering into the political held —his con
stant watchfulness for ,jhe safety of
the church in all quarters- —are known
to most persons, He might have
been a grand politician—perhaps, a
statesman. President Polk, it will
be recollected, urged him to accept a
special political mission to Mexico,
which he refused, lie wont, how
ever, to Europe on many private mis
sions for political purposes. Only
last year he went thither, with what
purpose wo cannot tell. He was an
industrious writer —threw pamphlets
off with frequency—was often in the
newspapers, and, in short, kept the
printers pretty busy. There is no
doubt, either, that he was a good,
honest, pious man—such a one as in
other times might have acquired for
him the reputation of a Loyola.
Thaekomy is well known in anoth
er field—that is as the author of a
peculiar kitHp of fiction. He was
horn in Calcutta in 1811, where Lis
father occupied a high official posi
tion. lie studied at Cambridge, hut
ditl not graduate. 11 is father died,
leaving him an income of a thousand
pounds a year, which allowed him to
travel and dissipate, as he did very
heartily. After running a pretty
wild continental career, he returned
to England, and eugaged in the study
of law. lie got along not very well
in that, and then tried to make him
self an artist. That he also failed in.
Then he resorted to literature, which
made him a name, although not one,
we imagine, of long duration. There
was a hardness about his intellectual
character which did not touch the
heart of popularity. 1 1 e was, we may
observe, one of the originators of Lon
don Bunch, and wrote some ofthe best
articles of that famous periodical.
The Spirit op the People. —A
citizen approaching his three score
years anti ten —whose only son, well
tilted for military service, is and lias
been in active service from the first,
and whose other sons are doing any
thing else except speculating on the
war, and are ready for the field if
properly wanted—writes as follows
from Ridgeway:
[ ant not yet discouraged about our
cause. I never was in better heart
about it titan i am now. We are
just. about beginning to be in earnest.
The first year of the war we flattered
ourselves that the vile Yanks would
not tight; the next year we congrat
ulated ourselves and
France would interfere in our behalf;
and now we are just waking up to
find that wo must rely upon stout
hearts, strong arms and the blessing
of Clod only. 1 never believed Nulli
fication or Secession Constitutional
remedies; but I believe most heartily
in the necessity of a final separation
from the whole Puritan Yankee stock,
and only regret that 1 ant disquali
fied by age to contribute my mite in
the ranks in a cause that 1 believe
just and good.
A Loxt! War.—A Southerner in
New York writes, that he has looked
with anxious eyes for some sign of
exhaustion in the North, but looked
in vain ; though volunteering is not
bri-k, the conscription was a failure,
the debt is enormous, labor is scarce,
the currency is depreciating, strikes
are numerous, and taxes are high.
He warns the South to expoct a long
war.
A short time since the Pennsyl
vania Iron Works at Danville, Pa.,
made one hundred and four tons and
ten hundred weight—2,24o pounds
to the ton—of railroad rails in ten
and three quarter consecutive hours,
on a single train of throe rolls. They
were fifty-six pounds per yard, and
thirty feet in length. This is said to
he the greatest day's work ever per
| termed in any iron mill in the world
X JfcdL XC
Report* of the Press Association.
J2nterc4 aecortlinp' to act of CougrffiM in tho year
by J. 6. Thka&ukk, iu the Clerk’d office of
the Inatrict Court of tlie Confederate Hutej fur
the Not them Idatrictof Georgia.
Pascagoula, Jan. 23.—0n Ihe night
of the sth lust an outward bound sloop
laden with turpentine, while attempting
to escape from Pascagoula river, ground
ed uu the bar in tbe middle of the Pass
to prevent falling in the hands of the
enemy. Our pickets and crew set her
on tire, and succeeded in making their
escape in small boats. Tbe vessel and
cargo, which with the exception of two
barrets of turpentine were subsequently
picked up on the west side of the > iver,
were wholly consumed.
On the evening of the 20th, a gunboat
came to under Round Island, aud took
on board 8 or 10 negroes, who had fled
from their owners residing on the river,
and carried them to Ship Island yester'
day.
Anew gunboat not seen before on
these waters, and three schooners, cut'
ter rigged, were abreast Horn Island,
standing to wei.twurd last night aud this
morning.
Several heavy guns were heard in the
direct ion of Chandlier Islaud. No gun
boat visible to day.
An Atrocious Mlrukr.—Last Friday,
while Mr. lfuJuey, of this eounty, was
in the act of correcting his slave for
some misdemeanor, the slave struck
him a couple of blows ou the head with
an axe that he held in his hand, from
which lie died in a few hours. The first
blow did but slight injury comparative
ly, but the second was dealt with the
blade of tho axe, which pehetrated to
his brain, resulting in death. It appears
that ihe slave had for some time contem
plated Ihe perpetration of this diabolical
act, and as soon as the fatal blow had
been struck, went to a neighbor's house,
told him that lie had killed his master,
and surrendered himself to be dealt with
according to law. The slave is now in
jail awaiting his trial, which will take
place at an early day.— Quine/ Dispatch ,
l'.Wi.
The destruction of property in Wes
tern Mississippi has been enormous—
and this, in connection with the aban
doned plantations, presents a sad and
melancholy sight. The railroads de
stroyed, the debris of the fires, and an
almost wrecked country, should arouse
men to action —should nerve them to
deeds of valor, ami an honest and pow
erful effort to punish (he enemy and
regain lost and abandoned homes—
should induce the meanest to strike for
his country, and not bend tbe suppliant
knee fur a little trade and the enjoyment
of articles that they are too lazy to make,
or have not the firmness to do without.
Cor. Mobile Register.
Accidknt.—The two rear oars of the
train from Opelika were thrown from the j
track (lie other side of Salem last night,
the engine and Express car escaping.
No one was injured. The passengers
were brought to Ihe city in time for the
Macon train. Uen. Hardee, lady, and
staff were on board. They are e/t route
for Savannah. The accident is supposed
to have been caused by the breaking of a
truck.
A dispatch has just been received by
Capt. Ellsworth, Uen. Morgan’s Tele
graphic Operator, containing information
of the death of Col. It. S. Cluke, Acting
Brigadier General iu General Morgan’s
command. This distinguished officer died
in the Ohio Penitentiary, iu a dungeon.
CLOTH FOR*IuifKETS!
Comforts for Blankets!
Ofih’e Georgia Relief Hospital Absoc’x.)
A i Ga., Jan. 20, IhOJ. j
Through tho liberty of tlio Augusta Factory
Company, I am pycparefl to exchange Cloth and
Comforts f»*r Blanket-* for the Soldiers. I will
give fifteen yards of light 7 <J Shirting for 1 blan
ket, or two Comf »«• t«, largo wise, for three Ilian*
keta. Vernon - at a distance can tend the Blankets
by Express Cos. to my address and write me their
address and instructions how to send tho Cloth or
Comforts. Here id a good chance to snpidj the
the soldiers with Biank.es without depriving your
families of bed clothes. Send the Blnukets at
once. W II VOTTKIi,
jan24.l!m Gen. Sup’t.
Noticed
C. S. ARSENAL, >
CViiuil.ua, Uft., J.vu. 23, ISM./
A. 12 ItICII, a man claiming Maryland protec
tion, ha# quit the employ of the Ordnance Depart
ment without p-tTiiisNiou. All olllcors and gov
ernment contractors are warned not to employ
him. F C HUMPHREY’S
jan24 ts Mi\ior Comd’g.
Notice.
Tho Soldier's Aid S< ciety propose t j exchange
Comforts (i»indf of now material, thick ami warm.)
for blankets, for oar soldiers. Their necessities
are very great, and this is our only menus of sup
plying them. Wo earnestly plead that persons
having Blankets to spare will tnako this small
sacrifice for tho health anti comfort of our brave
tie fenders, arid send them to the Soldier's Home to
day. jan23 It
Notice!
Persons wishing t flood their friends iu »uy
company Clothing c.vi do so by leaving their pack
ages at “Columbus Factory cilice.”
1? B FONTAINE, Capt.
jan2l lotpd Cos. “I,” 3d Ga. Car.
Dividend 6.
The Directors of the Georgia Homo Insurance
Company have this day declared a Dividend of
Fight dollars per share on the Capital Stock of-the
Company, payable on demand,at their office.
D F WILLCOX, Sec’y.
January 22, 1864 (1%
Notice I
1123 AD QUARTERS POST. \
Columbus, Ga., Jau. 19, IVAI j
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 4.
Until further orders, Capt. JOHN S. SMITH,
T. A. C S. is aunonneed as Acting Assistant In
spector General at this Post.
He w i.l be obeyed and respected accordingly.
By order of
COL. ROBERTSON,
Commanding.
Cuas. Wood, A. A.G;
ts
State of Alabama, Bussell Cos.
In Probate Court, March Term. 1804.
('I AMR this day Richard T Webb, Guardian of
J the estates of Carrie M, Callie 8, and Orrie E
Parker, minor ■*, and filed his account and vouchors
for the final settlement of his guardianship of
said estate; and the Second Monday in March
uext, having been appointed by the Court for
examining, auditing and stating the same, no
tice is hereby given to all parties interested, to ap
pear at the term of the Court aforesaid, and con
test the same if they think proper.
Given uuder my hand, at office, the 21st day of
January. A. D., 1864.
GSO. H. WADDELL,
jan26-W3t rsS] Judge of Probate.
State of Alabama, Bussell Cos.
1* Fbobati Court. Marcs Term, 1564.
(~1 AME this liny Frauces Nelson, Administratrix
J of the estate of Uideon Nelson, deceased, and
tiled her account nud vouchers for the final settle
ment of said estate: and the Second Monday in
March next, having been appointed by the Court
for examiuing. auditing and stating tho same, no
tice is hereby given to all parties interested, to ap
pear at the term of the Court aforesaid, and con
test the same if they think proper.
Given under my band, at es;e, the 20th day of
January, A. D, ISM.
GEO. It. WADDELL.
Jan26-W3t fsS] Judge of Vrobate,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Change in Kates.
Iu conaeqaence of the continued a lvanro iu price
of material and labor consumed iu conducting our
Lusineaa, we are compelled, to secure ourselves
against lose, to aguiu advance our prices, which
will, until farther notice, he at follows :
Dam paper for 3 moot hi... d.$H Ob
!• “ “ l mouth : oo
Wkkkiv » “ fl months »00
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Fliiglw copies
THOMAS GILBERT A CO,
jas. w. Warren a co.,
THOMAS RAGLAND.
January Ist, 1864
Memorandum Books.
A lot of Memorandum Rooks, neatly
ruled, fur sale at the SUN OFFICE.
6*£fThe steamer Jackson, Fry mas
ter, will leave for Chattahoochee and
intermediate landings this morning at
9 o’clock.
Concert. —" Blind Tom” will give a
concert Monday night. Ilis musical tal
ent is too well known in Columbus to
need comment. A large crowd should
attend.
Deserted. —Capt. D.eKalb, of the lid
Arkansas, deserted to tho Yankees not
long since. He was arrested at the
picket lines, and sent to the commanding
officer, where he affected the indignant
and loyal to such a degree, that the
officer arresting received a reprimand.
The next day he went to the front to
exchange newspapers, and succeeded iu
getting into the enemy’s lines, where he
now is.
Forward Y'our Papers.— Col. Harris,
commandant of conscripts in Georgia,
orders all exempts, not having certifi
cates from a medical board, to forward
their papers to headquarters, for revis
ion.
The Conscririno ok our Firemen.—
That a fire organizetion is essential to
the security and protection of a city, no
one will be so foolish as to deny. We
must have eftioient fire companies, or
else there is no safety in towns. They
ensure against every danger, for they
are not only ready to battle against the
elements, but prepared to drive back the
enemy from our boundaries. Who could
tell the untold ruin and devastation
which Columbus might suffer, were our
fire companies conscribed? They num
ber but a few men, and their presence
would scarcely be noticed in the field;
while at home their services arc iudis
i pcnsable. There is much valuable pro
perty in our city (bat, time and again,
would have' been destroyed had it not
been for their presence. If Columbus
is destroyed, the Confederacy will deeply
feel Ihe loss, and from it will scarce re
cover. Then let Congress pause long,
before they tnke from us Companies that
ate absolutely necessary to the safety
and well being of our city.
Market Report. —Cotton, nothing do
iug; Osnaburgs $3 per yard ; Cotton
Y’arns S2B to $35 ; Bacon $2.10 to $2.25;
Pork $1.25 to $1.50 ; Flour per bl. sllO
to $l3O ; Corn per bu. $4.50 to $5 ; Meal
$4.50 to $5 ; Peas $5.50 to $6 ; Salt 35
to 40c.; Sugar per lb. $2.75 to $3; Lard
$2 to $2.25; Butter $3 to $3.50; Eggs
$2 to $2.50; Tallow $3.25 to $3.50.
Syrup $9 to $10; Rye $lO to sl2; Oats
$3.50 to $4; Nails $3; Powder sls to
S2O; Ground Peas sti to $8; Brogan
Shoes $25 to S3O.
JstaF* If Mr. Wm. A. Wright will in
form us where his former postofiice was,
we will change his paper to llannahatcli
ee, as desired. Patrons should always
state the postofiice the paper has been
sent as well as the one they desire it to
be changed to. With thousands of names
ou our subscription books scattered
among hundreds of postoffices, it is im
possible for us to recollect what olfice
parties take their papers.
The Best. —Tom, what sort of wine
do you like best ? Well Jim, that’s ra
ther a difficult question, but, 1 believe,
I infinitely prefer other folks’ wine.
Trial of Forde.— The trial of It. E.
Forde, of Kentucky, charged with mur
dering Emmett Dixon, of our city, was
expected to be be commenced last Wed
nesday, in Richmond. Senators Simons
and Burnett, from Kentucky, and Maj.
Alien B. Magruder, constitute his coun
sel.
Northern News of the 7th January.
Daring the last three weeks the Yankees
claim that Ellett’s marine brigade? has
captured fifty prisoners, most of them
cummißsioned officers, about 100 mules,
and several rebel mails. The infantry
regiments of the command are mounted
on caplured stock.
Five thousand negroes are at Milli
ken’s Bend, La., and Thomas says that
by Spring there will,be a sufficient num
ber lo guard the whole length of the
Mississippi, and have a surplus.
Ice is so thick at Cairo that cavalry
men rido across the river.
Several arrests have been made in New
York of persons charged with complicity
with the rebels —among them Mr. Segur,
formerly United Stales Minister to San
Salvador, and a British Lieutenant. All
the parties were sent to Fort Lafayette.
The affair of the Chesapeake will pro
bably prove a very interesting question.
Lord Lyons had a very lengthy interview
with Secretary Seward on the matter it
short time since.
The Washington Republican announ
ces from high authority that Gen. Grant
will not be a candidate for the Presiden
cy.
The Yaukee loss at Chickamauga is
put down as follows: Killed, 2299; dan
gerously wounded, 4780; slightly wound
•d, 10,600 ; missing, 1950.
Davis Nominated and Rejected. —ln
a Methodist Church in Newark, N. J., a
member proposed Jeff. Davis as a life
member of the Sabbath School Mission
ary Society. Even the boys and girls
hissed the proposition, when the member
of Southern convictions threatened to
throw the whole party out of the win
dow, and thus the matter ended.
Notice
HEADQUARTERS POST W COLUMBUS.)
January 7,1504. )
In pursuance of Order* from Headquarter* De
partment South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
the undersigned hereby assume# command of the
Post of Columbus.
Capt. G N KNIGHT having been assigned te
duty as Provost Marshal, all applications for pass
ports will be made to that officer.
• J W ROBERTSON,
janß ts Col. Corad g Post.
- Kecoditr&ctl!(Hi»
Reconstruction is a thing of tLe pas.!*
an idle dream of some fanciful -it.ioHU
ry. ’Tin but the feeble lingering <?» *
buried memory that cannot he lurgOt
ten, and a phantom ahape that will not
down at the bidding, doe** it loom before
some distempered brain. Lovely it may
appear, when viewed uf»tv, btmntfou.s in
form to many tni»«K but ’tis nothing
but a Hooting vieiou, naught but the
hportive play of a delusive thought.
What common glories have we now to
bind us together ? The past is as ban- t
i'ghed thought, while the present alone ;
is seen. What maiden could with piias- j
ure view her father’s murderer, what j
mother bear hioi in sight who slew her j
darling boy, what sister associate with '
the slayer of ihe brother, what -widow
hear tbe soft murmured vow of the hated
one, who laid the husband low '! What
kiudred tie can unite the two sections?
Can the father cease to mourn the son
who perished on the battle field, and
love the destroyer. Can wrongs and
insults be effaced by a reunited Union?
Can houses burned, and ravaged fields,
be made beautiful as before? Can wo
men debauched, and crimes that call
aloud to heaven for vengeance-can they
be expiated by a politicians pen ? Cau
Southern honor be laid aside, aud the
destroyer again be claimed as a brother?
Can the vast heaps of slain that, thickly
lie on every plain, and the an buried dead
that with vacant stare goza into the si
lent heaven—can their memories live
fresh and preen, when union i* restored ?
Cun the white man be a negro's equal?
Wheu these things happen, then, and
not till then, will reconstruction be pos
sible.
Where will North and South harmon
ize ? The present has obliterated the
past with its common f>yne. Will the
histories of Sharpsburg aud Murfrees
boro, of Get tysburg aud Lookout Valley
agree in fact ? Can we ever in friend
ship take the hand that has striven to
blast and ruin all that life holds dear ?
To reconstruct is now impossible. We
cannot do it eveu if we would. The
sword has divided and remembrance will
ever keep us separat e. Vile indeed is the
man that recommends it. Devoid of soul
aud heart is he who gives it countenance.
*Tis but the Utopian dream of an idle
schemer, vain 09 the baseless fabric of a
vioion faded. The glory of our rape, the
memory of thousands slaiu, the heart,
despairing wail of stricken grief, hon
or, and a nation’s weal—all tell ihe po*»
tent truth that union is at an end, and
reconstruction impossible.
By Bosette, Lawhon & Cos
100 1-4 ACRES OF LAND
AT AUCTION
WE will noil on WEDNESDAY, January 27tli,
at 10o’clock, iu front of our Auction
room,
100J4 Acres of LAND, outlie old Express road,
0 miles from Columbus ; ou the premises is a good
Log House, Smokehouse, Ac ; 20 acres cleared,
balance heavily timbered aud well wutereJ; joiua
Messrs. Law rence and Jones.
j:iu22td«
NOTICE l
NAVY DEPARTMENT. CHIEF ENGINEER’S,)
OmcK, Atlanta, Jan. 19,1804. j
KAILBOAD COMPANIES using or having in
their possession any of the following named
Navy Cars, will turn them ovw without delay to
the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company,
at Atlanta:
C R It, No 38 jM& W R It, No 14: £&W It It,No 74
“ “ 138! 25 i *• *‘H
“ « 14Si 371 “ “ 81
“ “ 19:’.' 41 : •“ “ 58
* £ 78 52, “ “ 73
‘* “ 147, til* I “ “ as
‘ “ 183 92! “ “ ti3
« “ 142 U4i « “ 7o
• “ “ 200 115 j “ « b
“ “ 209 * 147 1 “ “ 59
“ “ 185: 15'*!
« <• 1 158
« “ 134 179
“ “ 135! 184
“ “ 13«
‘ ‘ 165;
“ “ 171!
“ “ 181'
“ “ 204 [
T ALP BONE JACKSON, l
jan23 lOd Ch. Eug’r C 3 Navy.
FIHE HAVANA CIGARS
CAN be obtained at
C BUSY VOGEL’S,
janSdltp l Broad street.
Notice.
ITNDER and by virtue of an order of the Pro-
J bate Court of Russell county, I will sell for
Cush, on the premises, on TUESDAY, tho 23d dsiy
of February next, the following described proper
ty, belonging to the estate of Gideon Nelson, de
ceased, to-wit: S ]r2 °f BWVi of Soetion 10, N W
Vi ( f the N W Vi ot Section 16 and tbo X E *,4 °f
ihe N E Vi °f Section 16, all iu Township. 19,
Range 29, in llunsell county. Also, throe Negroes,
Mitchell, a boy, 14; Ann n girl, 12. and Angelina,
a girl, about 10 years old—all very likely. Also,
27 head of Hogs. 11 head of Cattle, 1 Buggy and
Harness, *J Mules, 1 Ox-cart, about SO bushels of
Corn. 12u0 pounds of Fodder, together with house
hold and kitchen furniture. Ac.
WILEY J GIBSON,
Adm’r. ■
January 26, ISG4 W3t
NEW CAVALRY REGIMENT
LHAVJC authority from the War Department to
raise a uew Regiment oi CAVALRY, of mm
conscripts. This is the last opportunity that the
people will have to volunteer in this inoH popular
arm of the service. All know theadvautsg s Cav
alry li*«ve over Infantry. The Exemption laws
will certainly bo repealed, the Conscript Act will
( ertaiuly be extended so as to include all between
the ages of 16 and 20. probably 55. These bills
will be passed very soon, and uulessyou volunteer
now you will be enrolled as Conscripts. Think of
being conscribed and sent to companies where you
have no friends, no acquaintance. Orgativ.e jour
own companies, elect your own officers, arid tender
them at once. A Bounty of SSO will be paid.
For particulars address me at Rome. lln.
1) 'COTT,
jan 21 d6t Capt Cos E. Bth Gil Vols.
For Sal 9
i VKRY desirable RESIDENT, iu Wynntoa,
I jl 1 mile from Columbus. The llou*e contains
6 rooms w ith lingo negro and outhouses in good
order. A large garden and 30 acres of productive
land are attached to the premises. Immediate
possession can bo given.
For terms apply at tho office of tho Kitamelod
Cloth Factory of
WILLIAMS, BRANDS A CO.
jan2o ts
PUMPS FOR SALE.
ONE Double-action PUMP, capable of throwing
400 gallons per miunte.
One Gwin's Patent ROTARY PUMP, almost
same capacity.
Apply to J F WINTER, Pro-.
jan22 dGt Rock Island Paper Mills.
Board 'Wanted
rpHE subscriber wishes BOARD in a private
.2. residence, for a small family. Liqeral price
paid andean offer favorable advantages in supply
of provisions. Best recommendations furnished.
Address * C r ” BOX 109.
with locality. Furnished rooms Will suit.
jan22 4tpd
Suburban Residence for Sale.
HOUSE and LOT ill Wyauton, one mile from
Columbus. House contains 8 rooms, 6 fire
places, in excellent repair, good stable and out
houses. Lid coutains nearly three acres.
Apply to PEA BODY A 15 RAN NON,
jaul ts Broad street.
For Sale.
One Tan Yard—3o Tats,
AND
FIFTY ACHES LAND.
Enquire or RICHARD PATTEN*.
jau 19 if
Contributions for Morgan’s Men
Capt. HIBBLER, df Morgan’s command, will
remain in Columbus, until will
receive Recruits and contributions in money or
blankets for the above command.
HAc.
.by Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
ON TUESDAY, J, 11 miry 'Ztllli, «t 11 nVlocli u ,
will hi, 11 In float of our itor,., ’ *
A Likely Negro Man 40 years
ot.l. »Hfi lif m two Glut, CHIDRKN, 7 amt 4 year,
Clll
i,uZ4 lit. Vl_
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
t'iN tVjkSDAY, January Zflttj, Ht It o’clixik
V ‘ we will sell in front of our Auction Store,
One TWO-HORSE ROCKAWAY, not much
worn, strong and substantial, with double 3et of
I! ARM ESS.
jau23 tds $4
By Ellis, Livingston Si Cos.
ON TUESDAY, January 20th, at II o’clock, w«-
will sell in front of our Store:
A VINE BUGGY AND IIARNESS-nearly new .
jan23 tdti $t
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
ON TUESDAY, January 26th, we will sell in
front of our store, at 11 o’clock,
An Extra No. 1 NEGRO MAN, good Cook, and
general House Servant.
jan 23 Ids |4
By Ellis, Livingston 81 Co
s TUESDAY, January 38th. at U o'clock,
we will sell iu front of our Stoic,
Avery likely NEGRO WOMAN, good Cook,
Washer »ud Iroi.er; her TWO CHILDREN —a
bright aud active boy, 7 years old; a bright ac
tive girl, 4 yuirs old.
jati23 t-»a U
Fine Family Horse for Sale,
/’••Il will hnexchangml for a pairof good Mules.
I P A tine Family or ltuggv Horse, is kiml aud
goutle aud also rides well. He is eight years old.
C’lUi he seen at HARRIS * CO’S Stables, for a
few days. jan32 d-ttp
TEMFE3AJVCE HALL!
AN ENTERTAINMENT
Will be given, thepioceods of which will be ap
plied to the purchase of Blankets aud Socks for
our brave defenders, and
Prof. CHASE
Has kindly volunteered his services on this oc
casion, aided by the most able Vocal aud Instru
mental performers in our city.
, I’rotfrftjume :
1. MUSIC.
2 . Sceno at the commencement es the War —Pre-
paring for the Soldier’s departure.
3. During the War—Distributing Socks aud
Blankets
4. A Comic Delineation of tho State of Society
After the War.
5. MUSIC.
0. Comic Song.
AN INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTES.
1. A ; rs, with Variations.
2. MUSIC.
3. Leap Year Party.
4. MUSIC.
PANTOMIME CIIAItADKS:
5. An Evening Party of Young Girls Interrupt
ed by ilie IntrUfion of Yankee Olßcera.
6. Prison Scene, Ladies Incarcerated by order
of Gen. “Bombastes Furiouo,” and Unex
pected Deliverance by *‘Go». Morgan.”
A Confederate Flag will be unfurled, which
the young ladies have just finished making, when
tl»e following Linos will be repeated :
Unfurl to the breeze, ye proud flag of the brave,
W hich we Southern girls defiantly wave;
Tho’ trampled on now, we must struggle and bear
The yoke of the Northman we never will wear,
Our boys lighting for us, their country aud fame
Stakes all, but the freedom no tyrant can chain
Vir Due notice will be given of tho evening's
entertainment.
jan2l d2t
Eor Sale I
1 set Platform Scales & Weights,
For sale. Enquire Ist door above
Union Bank.
janl9tf
For Sale, on Consignment.
4/ k DOZEN SUPERIOR CALF SKINS;
1 * 30 dozen pair COTTON CARDS;
Will be sell low to Dealers;
Apply at L U SOHUESSLER’S.
jan23 eod 3t
Lost!
ON Thursday morning, ou Bridge street, be
tween Oglethorpe and Troup streets, a SIL
VER BREAKFAST FORK, engraved “E. II.,”
stamped with makers’ name, K. htebbins & Cos.
The fiuder will bo liberally rewarded by leaviug
itatthe SUN OFFICE.
Jan 23 2tp4
Corn, Fodder and Peas.
A ; J BUSHELS of Corn, 250 bushels of Peas,
I \J < r and 30,000 lbs of Fodder will bo sold to
tho highest bidder, on TUESDAY 2d day of Feb
ruary, :or cash, a-' my re.-idencs, 4 miles east of
Society Hill, ou the Tuskegoe road, in Russell
county, Ala. , R BUCHANAN,
jan‘23 ltpd
Negro Hands Wanted.
1) Y the weak or month, IS or 20 Negro Hands,
> wanted immediately, at our Faolory. Good
wages, work light and healthy,
WILLIAMS, BRANDS A CO.
J«.23_tf
$25 Reward,
LOST or mislaid, at Harris’ stable, a PORT
MOKIE, with various Receipts and Notes,
some 4 or $5 in change. It can be of no use to any
one except the owner. Deliver them to A K Ar
gy!o, and no questions asked.
jau23 d6t
To Rent.
AVERY desirable RESIDENCE, iu a couveni
ent part of the city.
Apply aoon to N L HOWARD,
or J W SAPi'INGTON.
jan'lS 2tpit
Negro for Sale-
A LIKELY able-bodied NEGRO MAN fur ante
i* «t a reasonble price.
Apply to JOHN II ECHOLS,
Jan 23 2tpd at Telegraph office.
Removal—Wm. Paine, Barber,
WOULD inform hia custamera that ho has re
moved trora the Berry House to Sandy’s
shop, on Randolph street, a few doors east of the
Post Office, where he will bo pleased to serva
jau23 dlt pd
320 or 640 Acres of Land for
Sale.
1 OFFER for sale tho tract known as the Mercer
place, about lb£ miles from Station No. 5, of the
Mobile* Girard Railroad. It contaius 320 acres,
180 of w hich is in cultivation, the balance timbered
land, There are cabins for about 30 negroes, giu
house, stables. Ac., two wells of good wator and a
large quantity of light wood convenient to the
railroad. Tne other half of the section all heavily
timbered will bo sold if desired by tho purchaser.
Apply to Greenwood A Gray, Columbus, Ga.,
for terms Mr Mercer on the place will show it to
any one wisliing to see it.
D C FREEMAN, Jr.
janl3 ts
Wanted to Hire.
FOUR Negro MEN to Dray in the city. A libe
ral price will be paid, by calling ou W II Wii
li uns at Mobile A Girard Railroad.
jauiH ts WILLIAMS & CO.
Russell County War Tax!
BEING providentially prevented from attend
ing to our previous appointments, we will
attend at the times and places specified below,
for the purpose of assessing and collecting tho
Confederate Tax on cattle, Registering for A. D.
1804, collectiug quarterly returns, income tax,
tax on salaries, tax in kind, Ac., Ac.:
At W hitten's Shojß Monday, January, 25th, 1664 j
At Girard Tuesday, “ 20th, 1864;
At Silver Run,.,..Wednesday, “ 2"th, 1864*;
At Hurtville, Thursday, ** ißth, 1864;
At Girard, Friday, u 29th, 1864 •
W G WILLIAMS,
Collector.
J A DODSON,
Assessor, 35th Dist. Ala.
January 21,1864 dlOt
For Rent.
A DWELLING HOUSE in a pleasant part of
the city. Possession given immediately.
Apply to Mrs. R BENNETT',
or A 0 BLACKMAIL Sr.
fan'23 dGtpd
Wanted.
4 COMPETENT gentlemen to take charge ot
a mixed school. Balary secured. Board for
a single man. or a comfortable house, rent free
for a married one.
Address W LOWTHKR,
’an2o 6tpd Post ofliee, Columbus, Ga.
For Bent.
A GOOD HOUSE with « room* on Broad street,
occupied at present by the undersigned.
R N R BARD WELL. Agent.
janl» dtf