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volume XI. « ;msr; op scHPOiiiiE. MU.iCOOEE RAII. ROAD, ) p'tipp.rintendent’a Office, J Columbus, Dec. 3d, 1803, ) ON Mod .-U rl> r Mli the Mail Train on this Road will mu as (■’How* : i t :tve i niuutfiu* ........ 7:45, P M l.tdVß Mut’dn .„ t,:30, P. M. Ardv.ai Macon ....4:18 A. M. Anivc tC Minfins. 3 A , m. can now go through to Chuileaioa, via Savannah, without delay.aa ihe Mail Train on the GharlesMii ami (Savannah Railroad makes close con neiUon wilh the * ! * mtral Railroad at riavahnali W, 1,. CLARK, Hunt. Muscogee R. U. Dec 4 if Change of Schedule. ON AN l> AFTER December fith, tho Passenger fi»m on Ute Montgomery West Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at ..10.30 A. M *• West Point „ 2,30 P. M. Arrive at Cos ambus, „„ .....7,10 P M Leave Columbus. 2-30 A M Amve ai Montgomery. M ll 37 A M *• *’ Wen Point,... ..7>o A M Mikiiii? through connections to an 1 from Atlanta. Fitiubl leaves Columbus..»» .......8,40 A, M. *• Arrives at Columbus, ..8,00 P. M, ID. 11. CRAM, _ Dec 4 if Hupl. Si Engr. Administrator’s Sale. 1) V virtue ©fan o.drr from the Court of Ordinary of _D Taylor County, will be sold before the Court, tioiise and M>r of said county, on tiie fir.-t Tuesday in Mircli next, within t e legal hours of sale, a valuable neg o BOV by the name of Jacob, sixteen years old, Ihe urn perty of the estate of James Montgomery, dec’d flsS£& GORGE H. DAVIS. lth.3 4(}<t Adm’r. Estray Notice. DICKENS McCOY, of the 77Jd District G. M.. triiiisuiiis lo me the following certificate of and . Estray Yoke of *»x 11: One a re,i and wiiite color, and the other a v* h.t.e andbrindie color; marked with a smooth 1 roji ami underbii in both yeais. About four years old. Appraised by A. 18. Boviim and Jo eeph iavvson liigceia, freeholders of said county an- Uisiriet to be worth four hundred dolllais, A tine extract iivm the estray book, this the 2 H th ol December, Mt>3, A. P JONES, Jan4—wiiOd Clerk. 1. C. iiistray iSJotice. JONATHAN ENGLISH, of; lie;77ld District O. M., tr*h sum a to me ihe fo.lotting certiticale ol an eslray steer : a ilt ep red color, supposed to be 3ot 4 years old, matked with a crop and undertm in the rignt ear, and umleroit and split in the left. Appraised hy .lamia Cooper and Jeremiah Cat Hedge, tree, olders, to is worth one hundred dollars. A true extract from the Estiay Book this 30th Jail*, wary, .804. A.P. JONES, C.’kl.C, tebl-tt ___ and IkORG I tY—Alar lon County: At WO months at er date application will be made to the Court om r unay of Maiion county lor leave to sella portion oi ihe negroes belonging to the estate of C. VV. Ross, deceased. ARM I NLA P. ROSS, Declstli, IBi3. 2m Adm’x. Notice to debtors and creditors^—ah peibons having claims against .ihe estate of Win J Patterson, tlec’d, aie hereby notilied to ’present them wiihin tiie time prescribed by law, and ah per s ins indebted to .■ ■« id 1 state are requested to make immediate payment. ju’x HENRIETTA A. PA xTERRON, Ad December 28—wot Notice toDebtorn amt Creditors ALL persons having claims against the estate o John A. deceased, are hereby notilied to presentthtin uuiy authenticated within the time pre scribed hy law, an 1 ah persons indebted to said es tate ar>- requested to make immediate payment. MARY L. JOjvES, (jec 4—lit Adin’rx. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. AGRtl EARLY to an order ofthe Court ol Ordinary of Hieivan County, will be sold within the legal Uoute of: ale bt fore tiie Court House door in ihe town of Lumi km, on the first Tuesday in March next. ♦’Hoiiliie’' a negro woman 23 years old and her child 4 years of age, beloi ging to tho estate of Susan Yar brough, deceased. Term? cash, SARAH DENNaUD, jan23td Adm’x. iiKOßhiA—Muriou i uunty: RIJLL NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adm'ix on the estate of Daniel James, Jr., having petiiioue .. this Court for letters of dismission horn said Admin (stratum. These are therefore to cite amt admonish all an singular the kindred and creditors otsaid deceased to be and appear at my office within ihe time prescribed by law, and show cause ii any they have, why said Administratrix should not be dismissed from said Administration u ■ the first Monday m July 18U4. Given under my hand and official signature, this December tne 7ih, ißt>3. MHi.COM HAilt, Dec 14 in6m Ordinary. GKOBGIA— Marion County Rule NISI.— Whereas, M- Butt and William M But, Administrate! 8 upon the e.i >te oi Eidiidge O. Butt, dcc’d, having applied lor U tters ot Diemis tiou from said Administration.—These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singuhrtlte kindred and creditors ot said deceased to show cause, d'any they have, Why said applicant should not he dismissed trom said Administration. Given under my hand and official signature Sep tembcr i*d, 1603, MALCOM DAIK, sept 7. mfim __ Ordinary GEOHUI \-- Alarlon County i WHEREAS, Joseph Belk having applied for let tersot Ad mi net ration upon tl.e estate cf Zacha« liali Belk, deceased, These are litereu re to cite ami admonish all and singular the kindied and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear ai my office within the time prw’ scribed by law, to »bow cause i('any they have why raid letleis 01 udmiiiistration should not tie granted to *ud applicant, < n the ‘2nd Monday in January next. Given under my hand and official signature, Nov Stffi, 1663. MALCOM HAIR, Nov S/ 40. Ordinary. GEORGIA- Marlon bounty: mwo months i fer date aprlic ition will be made to A the Cornt of Onl nary of-said county, lor leave to aeilihe negroes be ongmg to ihe estate ..i l*ol ;ud J Bayne deceased Dec. 7th, isu3. WM Paynk, ) Henry Payne, \ Exec’trs. i 01. LARD J. i *YNE, N * Dm 1 1 \ 2iri i —Wai iou C'ouiUy I RULE NISI Whereas, ’Amandt L. Cattle, Ad, ininisiiatrii upon the Estate of David L. Mmry, deceased, having ap > ied for letters of dismission from said Adiiiiinstra.ion. Tnese aie itiorefurv to cite and admonish al! and singular, the u.i died an . credimis of said deceased to show oau- ■, lit* • \ i hey have why sail Aominis iratnx sliou and not be disu.issed from said adminisiia lion. Given mii’ei my tiand and offir.i <1 signature, Oc tuber sih, 1-63. MAI.COM »UIR, dec IS mi'iii Oruinaiy. UKOItCI A- Marlolt County. WHERE AH M. A. E. Mayo having pi thinned ibis Court u,r letters ot Ad ministration upon the estate ofG W. II 1 man deceased. These a e tit-icloie t > cite and at in ni-li all and gu lar ilie kindri and and creditors of said < created to tinund appear ; i iuy • (fire. within the time pi escribed be law, and show cause if any they have, why said adiuinis tauoii n tlie <.• late of sad deceased should nor be issue I !<> the applicant on the first Monday in Fe >niarvincit Given under n y hand and effir a' signature, l.'ic ]71h,166h MAI.COM HAIR, Dec at -tod ordinary. GEORGIA—M AUION COUNTV. WHEREAS. W B Walker having petitioned this (joint for I -iterj of Adinini nation upon the estate of Sarah I’a ker)deceased. Ttiese are iheii l ue to cite and sdmonun ail and singulai ihe kii died and credit" rs oi said dec. used lo show cause, a a* y they have. \m hin the lime pie scribed by law, why said loiter* ot Administration upon sain esta**. should not it* gruiu’d to s.ul appli cant on the Ist M i day in Felirn i y 1864. Given miner my Land and oili.ml s gnature, D.-c. 19th, 063. MaLCuM HAIR, decS34od - Ordinary. GEORGI A Mtirlon Comity. WHERE ah R a. Stary, Aemiiiist amr upon the es ate of J .sap N.SUry, lne of said county, deceased," having plied for letters, ol Dismission from said adtu'iiistriiion. Thepeare therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kir-diod and creditor-ol said deceased, to be and appear at my office within ite time pro scribed by aw. to show cause, if any the- It tve, why said letters of dismi sion shou; i not e granted to said applicant on the tirst Monday it October next. Given under my hand and officmi sign a. me, Jan. 23d, 1864 MAl.CO.ti HAIR, Jan. 25 inCin Onbuaiy. PLANTATION IRON WILL be exchaiiL>**d fir Corn Wheat, Bacon or Laid, at PLANTER'S WAREHOUSE. Columbus, Qa,, Feb 3d, Iw SPECIAL NOTICES HD’QRS ENROLLING OFFICE, j 3d Congressional Di3Trict, > February 2d, 18G4. ) Notice is hereby given to ail Recruiting Officers in this District that they are not allowed to receive any one as a recruit be tween the ages of 18 and 45 years. Every man subject to conscription must go to Camps ot Instruction for assignment by Maj. Harris. Any officer violating this order will be arrested and sent to Macon, Ga. W. S. WALLACE, (’apt. and Enrolling Officer. Feb 3 lot Enquirer copy. Lumber. Proposals for supplying the city with lumber for the present year ate invited, the same to be delivered in the city. The patty to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to give bond with security (or the faithful uerfoimance oi the contract. Bids nu 4 be sent in by Monday. Bth inst., and ad dressed to M. M Moore, City Clerk. By oidei or Council. W H. GItISWO! D, Chairman Contract Committee. Feb 4 id Notice. HEADQUARTERS POST, » Columbus. Ga , Jan. V 7, 18U4, J GENERAL ORDERS, No. 6. 1 All officers or soldiers remaining in Columbu3 over 1* hours will require a pass from these Head quarters. 11. All persons hi tween tiie ages of 18 mid 45 years visiting Columbus (Officers of the Navy and Army stationed at ihi-r Post excepied) will in future be re quired to procure a pas.? from the Commandant of the Post. No other document than the pass specified will be regarded by the officer charged with the exami nation of passes. 111. Officers and soldiers absent from their com mands, orcitit.zen-' claiming exemption by virtue of contracts or otherwise, will save themselves annoy ance by immediately procuring the required p.ss. By order of Col. ROBERTSON. CHAS. WOOD, A. A, G. jan 29 ts NOTICE. QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, > Columbus, January *7, 18C4. $ On the first of each month, Major J no. _E. ‘Da vis Pott Quarter master, will make payment to all employ ees ot\ihis depaitment. Also to owners of slaves hired, and lor property rented. Parties interested will piesent their bills to Major Davis monthly. The employees of the Transportation Department will be paid by Capt. H. D. Cothran. All purchases J of supplies and payments therefor wili be made by myself. F. W. DILLARD, Major and Quartermaster, jan Sfllf Shipping Notice. MUSCOGEE RAII, t oad, ) . Sij pen in ten dent's Office, S Columbus, Dec. 22d, ’O3. ) Owing to the want of sufficient transportation for Government fraght, private f.eight will not be received at this depot until further notice W. L. CLARK, Dec 23 ts Hupt. Notice Thu Citizens of Harris County are requested to meet the first Tuesday fn February (2d inst,) at Haini'ton fjr the purpose of meeting the Commissary oi this Department, that we may arrange in reference to subsistence for the army from your county. Let evuiy citizens of H riis who feels an interest in his country be present. GEO. H. BRYANT, W. C. JOHNSON, J M. MOBLEY, J. M. RAMSEY, H. \V. PITTS, jan 22 td A T. BROOKS Wanted ‘)A ABLE-BODIED negro men for Teamsters on L\J Government Dra>s. H. 1). COTHRAN, javll-tf Capt &A Q. ML_ Medical K. A. uomw JH. Ob' JVTG w Ok 1. KMJv'S, TENDERS his services to tiie citizens of Columbus in all ihe branches of his profession. 1D“ Sped il attention,as in New Orleans, will be he voted to Surgery, and to the treatment of the ) ease peculiar to Females. Patients from a distance requiring Surgical or Msd ral treatment will be visited and treatment at hone » dished. office, No 149, in the Masonic Hall, UP STAIR*' dec 12 li aOLUMBtJS MMSti ESTABMSHMJiT! * 1 QIE SIIBSCRIBERS having perfecied tbeir ar -1 rai gemenls, are now prepared to da all kinds of DVING in Wool and Colton. Dye House on sonth-west corner of Bridge and Oglethorpe streets. Orders ieli at ihe office, of the Southern Express will meet with pr- nipt a'tention Parlies from the country can semi any aiticle by Ex press. Address ' OIGHT & HILL Nov la 3m. COLUMBUS GLUE AND Pi INTER’S COMPOSITION MI AHU FACTO KT. t V E wish to inform our L tends and the public in If general mat the above business wtll hereafter be conducted under ihe name and ityl- of ZORKOWSKY & CO. Dry Glue always on Hand Orders filled promptly jan 5 —im LAW AND COLLLCTKJNT>FFICL. IVI- X. HUGHES. Attorney at Law and Notary, RICHMOND, YA. Claims ot every description against the Confederate Btat.es settled with accuracy and d,..patch. Legal ’ usiness will rece.ye prompt attention. itugl2 Iv Old Iron Wanted. WE wish to puichasea large quantry of SCRAP I HON, both cast and wrought, f.i which cash will be paid. HARRIsoN, BEDELL at CO. jan 7;f 320 or 640 Acres of Land for Sale. I offer for sale the tract known s the M“rcer nlace, about \% miles from station \o 5, ol -.he Mnbi'e i Guard it. R. It cont ins 3’2u acres, ISJ ot which is in cultivation, the Uaiaue • t mber »and land There are cabins f>r ahoui 3;i negroes, gin house, stables, 4 >•., iwo we b ol good water and a' la ge quantity of light wood convenient to the R. R. The other "half of the section, all heavily timbered will b * sold if de sired by the purch s-r. Apply to Gr. emvtod A Gray, Columbus, Ga., for terms Mr Mercer on the . place will show it to any one wish ng ns--e n D. C FREEMAN. Jr. Hun Copy, jan 12 To Hire. A HOUSE GIRL Apply to fob 3 4.- i, mccarty. Columbus, Georgia, C. &.. Saturday February 6, 1864 EVENING EDITION. KHiC if. I PTB, Tht rettption of the wntn oiderni s>y mrnti, will it our reieivs A*, tho moneyv-ptm ly to thou tuaseriiert for « leu Hint than a When tuksiriitrr rurivt the ?«?*r with thi* formgrajth mtritd, they **Ui under ziond u as m rorming them theu their lubssTtpHon is about to taptre, and that the paper anil eertatniy he stop ped unless they make a -e-mtto.net Advanced Bates. In consequence of ihe continued advance in pace ofthe material and labor consumed In conductin'' our business, we are compe led to secureourselvesagainst loss, to again advance our prices, which will be until fuither notice.; Daily Paper for three months*B 00 “ one “ 3 00 Weely Paper six “ 509 “ “ three “ 300 Single copies 25 cents THOS GILBERT & CO , THOr*. RAGLAND, . J. W. WARREN & CO. January Ist, 1834. A Voice from Harris County At a meeting of the citizens of Harris .county held in Hamilton on the 2d inst., the following patriotic resolutions wtre passed: Resolved, by the citizens of Harris county, That in this crisis of our country’s history, we will stand by and support the Government in the prosecution of the war, so unjustly waged against us. Resolved, That we will sell all our surplus supplies to the Government, in preference to any person, after furnishing the families cf soldiers the price to be determined at the time of de livery by arbitrators of the vicinity. Resolved, That we recommend to all a- rigid economy in the consumption o‘s all .articles of food, and untiring energy in the production of the same. Resoived, That the army must be supported, and that we will submit to the privations nec essary to enable our gallant soldiers to drive back the invadets of onr soil. G. 11. BRYAN, . Chairman. W. C. Johnston, Sec'y. Movement on Savannah. — Wo have appar ently reliable information, says the Macon Tele graph, that Skidaway Island’lsss been occupied by the tnemy in force, and the island is white with their teiUs. If this be so, a movement upon the city by way of Thunderboit is probably im pending. Gen. Brago.—The Eufaula Spirit of the South of the 2d, says, “Tnis true patriot, tried soldier, and able commander is now on a visit to his nu-. rnorous friends and admirers in this city. His stay Be very short, y n account of the imperative nature of hispublie duties. Wo trust he will soon bo assigned a place where bis great experience, skill and ability will aid our causs ia the future as much ae they have done in the past.” The Fortune es Longstreet’s column, The Yankees arc marvelling at the success of Longstreet in East Tennessee, anti are forced to acknowledge the ability which he has exhibited in his ir dependent campaign. The bombastic rhodomontade of the New York Times, which predicts his utter annihilation, is quite amusing just at this time, when the forces of Fosrer r out manoeuvered and threatened with destruction, are upon the retreat, with Longstreet’s bayonets accelerating their motions. Says this paper : «‘The fortune of Longstreet’s column is the great est pu jflo of the war. It is a perfect mystery how h*? continues to subsist his/orce; for, rich though the great Virginia and Tennessee Valley is, it has already been drained by two mouths occupancy of Burnside’s army. He is entirely without base of supplies or lines of communica tion. To add to the embarrassment of his situa tiox, Averill has cut off all possibility of his dr,.wing supplies from Lynchburg or Richmond. He cannot possibly rejoin the rebel army at Dal ton, for Grant is in his way j and he has a ma-eh of (our hundred miles over the horrible rosdsof the season iDio Virginia. While g ving the column and its commander credit for every imaginable energy, pluck and perseverance, it is impossible to conceive how it can fail to be almost utterly broken and used up—its transportation destroyed and its artillery and material abandoned. A very short pe iod now must decide Longetreet’s fate. ’ Marrying a Negro in Vicksburg Cite doc trine of negro equality, so liberally advocated by the Northern Abolitionists, is bearing its legiti mate fruits in practice, and the negro worshipper* have now the grim satisfaction of knowing their labors.have not been in vain. As an evidence of this fact, says the Meridian Clarion, we will state that a white woman imported from Yaokeedom to educate Sambo was recently united in matrix mony to a big woolv headed .negro fei;.,w whom sho had been teaching at one of the negro schools in Vicksburg. As tho Abolitionists have sown they shall reap. wmm • The Enemy.— lt is believed in official quarters at Montgomery that the enemy in force, of in fantry, artillery and cavalry, have crossed the Tennessee river and are moving southward to th .* interior of Alabama. We learn that Gen. Rod dy's command ba* retired slowly before the ad vance, and is already out of Will's Valley. Whether this movement has any immediate con nection with that from Vicksburg and above and below on the Mississippi rivei, is for our military authorities to determine. The Yankees are open ing the campaign quite early, but we suppose where weather end roads will peimit them to op. orate offensively, Confederate soldiers can do likewise in defense. We are not sorry to see him dividing hisstrength and moving in detachments. It gives advanta ges which we trust the skill and enterprise of our Generals will improve. But the circumstances ad uonish us to be ready for the impenping con test, as it appears to be coming sooner than was expected.—[Mobile Register. Nellie Bryant, and three other female Convicts, who escaped from the Penitentia - ry on the 23d tilt., were captured near Au gusta on the 25th by an . fficer of the Pen itentiary who went in pursuit of them. Poor “N'eilip’! her soldier 9 uniform didn’t save her. We understand that she made an attempt to join a company in Augusta, but before her arrangements were perlected she i was pounced upon and brought back to ihe Peniteutiary, and, worse still, she will have to stay three or four years longer to pay for her short absence without leave. We ex pect Cos! Green will be so cruel that he w ill put her where she can't “dig out'’ again, [Milledgeviiie Union, i More es tire Correspomleuk-.e The Yankee paper, from which ’we copied the correspondence between General Longstreet and General Foster, very wisely omitted Geti. Long s’rcei s rejoinder—which omission we supply: Htqr’s Depaetment of E. Tennessee, ( January 11,1)864. i Sir: I have tiie honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter oi tho 7th of January, with its inclosures, etc. The disingenuous manner in which you have misconstrued my letter ot the 3d nan disappointed me. The suggestion you claim to have adopted was in words as follows, viz : ‘T presume, how*- ever, that the great object and iuterview was to hastenjhe day of peace. I respectfully suggest for your consideration the propriety of I commu nicating any views that your Government may have on the subject through tne, nther than by handbills circulated amongst our soldiers.” This sentence repudiates, in its owu terms, the con struction you have forced upon it. Let me remind you, too, that the spirit and ton-i of my letter were to mtet honorable sentiment^. The absolnie want of pretext for your con struction of th*' letter induces me to admonish you against triti.ng over the cvenis of this great war. You cannot pretend to have answered my let ter in the spirit of frankness due to a soldier.— And yet it is hard to believe that an otiicer com* mandmg an army ol veteran soldiers, qn whose shoulders rest, lu no small part, the destinies of empires, could so far forget the height of this great argument a: arms, and so betray the dig nity of his high s.ation as to iali into a contest of jests and jibes. I have read your order announcing the favor able terms cm which deserters will "be received! Slep by step you have gooe on in violation of the rules ot ctviiized warfare. Our farms have been destroyed, our women and children have been robbed, and our houses have been pillaged and burned. You have laid your plans, and worked diligently to produce wholesale murder by servile insurrection. And now you propose to degrade the buaian race by inducing soldiers to dishonor and foreswear themselves. So.dier3 whb have met your own on so many honorable fields, who havo breasted the storm of battle in defence of their honor, their families', and their homes, for three long years, have a right, to expect more of honor, even in their adversaries. I beg leave to return the copies of the proela* mati©n and your order. I have tho honor to renew to you the assuran ces of great respect. Your obedient servant, J. Longstreet, Litut. General Cotnd’g. Maj. Gen. J. G. Foster, Comd’g Dep’t of Ohio From the Charleston Courier, 3d. Siege of Cliaxleatoo. TWO HUNDRED AND NINTH DAY WRECK OF THE STEAMER. PRESTO. The enemy, with tho exception of aneccasion . al shot, has discontinued fifing upon Fort Sum* ter. l our thirty pounder Parrott shots only were fired at the fort during Monday, and two more shots Monday night, since wbiuu the firing on the fort ceased. The number cf shells fired at Ihe city from half past five Monday afternoon to half past five Tuosdav evening was 136. No casualties were reported. Bo<ween eleven and twelve o’clock, Monday night, the steamer Presto, Captain Horsey, from Nassau, in auempdag to run tho blockade into this port, struck the wreck of the steamer Minho, and unfortunately got ashore eff Sullivan’s Island nearly opposite ihe Beauregard battery. Every effort was made by the captain and crew to get her afioa ! , by throwing over tho cargo And oth erwise lightering her. It was iouq-I thr.r ;he ves sel had goo into a kind of ja: where n was im possible to move her. About davlght she discovered by tho on etny, who at once opened fire upon her from two thirty pounders at Greeg. The creW having thrown over a greater part ofthe cargo -and so curing their po- sonal effects, übadone l thio steam er ami lauded on Su’livan’s Island, front whence they came to thoc;ty. The enemy shortly after wards opened with a two hundred pounder Par rott at Wagner and n three hundred pounder at Gregg upon the grounded steamer. The four monitors also moved up and joined in the firing upon the steamer. A vary heavy fire was kept up on her by the enemy alt Nicy. A number of shells hid burst in and over the steamer, and it was expeeled that she would be a total logs. Most of the cargo has been saved in good condition. The Presto was a very fine ntw steamer and brought a valuable assorted wgo of shoes, blan kets, bacon, hams, Ac., tor the. Government Only a soiaf portion oi the cargo belonged to private individuals. There was no change of importancp in ihe fleet. *a*ae®S>EO*. Another Serious .ccident Explosion of a iwo Hundred Pounder Parrott.— About hail-past one o’clock Tuesday afteri-' noon, another dreadful oXptosion ot an eight, inch ur "two hundred pounder J'arrbit shell It'ok place in the blacksmith sho/) of Mr Wui S Henerey’s foundry, oh Meeting street, near Line street, wounding six ot the boys connected with the blacksniitij shop— one mortally, one seriously and four [slightly'. The boys, it appeals, had taken one of the loaded shells from a pile (hat had been picked up in the city, and sold at tjie foun dry, and roiieu it nsio ih-* shop, with the intention oi dr., wing tin*, charge. 1 hey filled the chamber with water, and supposed that the powder had become thor oughly absorbed with it. One of (them, to test if, r.ui a red h“t wire into the charge, when the shell exploded with terrible effect. The following boys were wounded ; Ben, a free negro, wounded in both legs mortal* ly ; William, belonging to Mr Tlf O’Neal, wounded in the leg seriously ; Jackson, be longing to S E Seaman, & lightly j Anthony, belonging io Mr W »V Rhey, slightly ; Wil son and Wheeier, two tree itegroesL slightly. This is another warning to use the ut most caution in handling these Bhebs. We learn that the powder in these shells is packed very lightly and afier remaining exposed to ihe rain and weather tor weeks they have been opened and the powder at the bottom found dry and easily ignited. [Charleston Cornier, 3d, “Tile ll—lt. Frkfzes Over.’—Tie Texas Telegraph offer- to receive contribntiops in ac cordance with ihe following request: Fort Point, Nov. 27, 1563. Editor Tki.yoraph: Can’t some of our good friends send u- some tobacco ? Oar money has bean out for a long Lunej we don't draw aDy these times. A few twistj of homc-ipm* would be a Christmas present that would rinse the sun# shine in our faces. We inlet:-! to “iis.tig up our stockiDgs.’' If the / can't send tobacco, pLease send us the seed, nd wo wi:l commence preparing the ground ; for we moan to de'end this - place till h— li freezes over, and then Sgh'f thbYankees on tht > Te. “ Private, Cos. A, Cook’s Reg!,, Halves oiji Island. The Duke of Wellington said thajl, if ho kn«w anything, it was h-w to feed an aifciy. The Genera who possesses tin? knowledge, and ex ercises <f. pre-erves thereby tho health of his troops. Every General, then, should be a sani tarian. It is not the enemy, we arf fold, how ever numerous cr skiillui. who tff •-ta the de\ siraction ot unities. It is fatigue, ex. ojure, want of food, (and, more particularly, pr jer food,) wan" ot gf.eiter want f elo'hing, wanjtof sani •ary prevention. Let us ‘Reel ourre.-f.-4 -ibilmea towards Ibe is to whom we entrust the violence us our soil and our honor, ” i Violations ofthe Constitution by Lin* coin. We have nowhere seen a more succinct ami concise statement of the violations of the Constitution by the Lincoln Adminis tration, than is contained in the following, from the Camden (New Jersey) Democrat ic Association. They thus speak ol the tyrannical acts of the leaders of the Black Republican partv; I. The freedom of speech has been vio lated by the arrest and imprisonment of a number ot persons charged with no crime, and whose only offense was the utterance oi sentiments distasteful to the iren in power. 11. The freedom of ihe press has been subverted by the suppression of a number of newspapers. 111. The right to security from arrest when crime is charged has been disregar ded in the arrest and incarceration of a large number of persons, denounced by the parasites ofthe Administration as “svm« pathizers wilh the rebellion.” Uv • The right lo security from unlawful searches and seizures, has been violated in numerous instances, in which domiciles Im ve been visited, and papers, etc , seized without legal authority. * \ . Ihe right of trial by jury has been re fused in the cases ol citizens arrested and imprisoned or banished by military orders or court martial. VII. Tin* freedom of every citizen has been taken from him by the illegal and un necessary suspension of the right to de mand the writ ot habeas corpus. VIII. The right of property has been ab rogated by the emancipation proclamation and the confiscation act. IX The inviolability of contracts has been destroyed by the act which makes depreciated treasury notes a legal tender lor ail debts. X. The freedom of religious worship has been violated on repeated occasions by the interference of military officers. XL The right of States to the manage ment of their militia has been taken from them by the conscription act, which places the whole military power of the country at the disposal of the President. XII. The formation of the State of “West Virginia” was a violation of the 3d section of the 4th article of the Constitution. XIII. The heretofore undisputed right of the people to elect their legislatures and rulers has been taken from them, and the will of majorities disregarded, as is abun dantly manifested in the manner in which elections have recently been carried by the grossest corruption in Northern States, and military orders in the border States of the South, Newspaper Borrowers Someone, whose name does not appear, pitches into newspaper borrowers, with a vigor which is no less just than refreshing. Hear him: A ’’borrower” is an unfinished being.— lie is incomplete. T.iere is a screw loose in his organization. He never conies to anything good, and is always poor. It is an old Scandinavian proverb thti when Satan wishes to angle with and finally catch a man, he first eels him to borrowing; and it is a good old Saxon proverb that “he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing.” The whole tribe of borrowers are utterly mean, and the newspaper borrowers are the meanest of the tribe. In this country, newspapers are so cheap that every man can—and every decent man does—buy his own. It dirties and rumples a paper to handle it, aDd no man likes to have his fa vorite larnily journal soiled by borrowers 5 hands. .Subscribers to good papers like to preserve them in good condition; and in order to do this the papers must be kept smooth, clean and whole. No one likes to preserve a dirty, torn or rumpled paper, and one such unsightly number spoils a whole —one number of a paper lost, breaks the continuity of a—volume. There is a de gree of sentiment, too, about a favorite fam ily newspaper. A man acquires an affection for it, and in case of his wife and baby don’t want anything else to fmeddle with it. Therefore, the newspaper borrow* er is a disturber ol ihe peace and happiness of families; he is a pest, a nuisance and should he permanently disposed of in a suitable manner. The Mississippi Soldieto.— Gen. Lie, in transmitting resolutions ot thanks, passed by their Legislature, to the soldiers of his army fiom Mississippi issued the following speoial order : llrad’qrs Armtof Northern Va., 1 January, 2(kb, 1864. J Special Orders No. 18 : L Soldiersof Mississippi! It is with great gratification that the Commanding General an nounces to you the joint resolutions of thanks passed by the Legislature of your Slate. Ii is a just tribu;e to that conduct which in every cam. paign and on every battle field of the army of Northern Virginia, has won for you his highest admiration. lie mourns with pou, your gallant leaders and brave comrades who’have (alien. May you cherish their memories and emulate their deeds. From her wasted fields and deser ted homes, Mississippi calls upon you to vind> cate her honor and achieve her independence. (Signed) R, E. Lee, Gen’l. Destruction of River Steamers Du ring the War.—A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial has taken the trou ble to collect interesting statistics in regard to the destruction of steamboats on the Mississippi, and its tributaries, since the oeginning of the war. H<? gives a list of one hundred and H-venty by name that have been either burned, sunk or otherwise destroyed by the war. Cott.ou Cards, We understand that the increased number of machine constructed in the Penitentiary, for the manufacture of cotton cards, will do much towards supplying a great public need, and that cards may now be had at the sale room at the old price of six dollars a pair, half in skins and the other halt in money. This is a change of the former rule, which required the whole price to be paid in skies. For the benefit of thoee desiring cards on these terms, and in no other way cm they be obtaiaed at the Peniten tiary, we again state the quantity of skins, and the price, to buy a pair of cards : For sheep, goat, dog or deer skin 9, raw, the price allowed is twenty-fire cents for 22 inches in length and five inches in width; and for tanned s-kins of the same description, the sum is fifty oents. The skins u ust he sound, and with*> out holes. It will take from two to three skins, according to size, to bring three dollars in ex~ change; the o'her three dollars will be received in money for a pair of oard#, under the present regulation—[MibedgeviUe Recorder. For Three Months, $8 TELEGRAPHIC, REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in the tear 1863 6* J. S. ttrasker, in the Clerk’s office of' the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Congressional. Richmond, Feb. 3d.—lt seems to be gcner* ally understood that the Finance measure, or Tax bill, as reported by tho House, contempla ted a tax on Confederate notes so heavy as to absorb the bulk of the currency with a view to increasing our currency value of notos, left the matter to Special Committee, who have it now under consideration. Richmond, Feb. 3. This morning, in the House, Mr. Curry, of Alabama, submitted an important joint resolu* tion iD relation to tbe exchange of prisoners of war, especially negroes, endorses tho resolutions of Congress of Ist May last, and Prcsideut Davis’ proclamation in reference to Lincoln’s emancipa'ioo proclamation, and policy, recog nise that the North in claiming the exchange of colored troops and their officers, intend this claim to apply to slaves, the property of our people, whom they have seized, abducted aud impressed into their military service, and armed against their lawful masters, declare the eman cipation of slaves by tho enemy within the Con federate States, as not among tho acts of legiti mate warfare, but classed by writers of public law wrong, and most commentaries and publicists class such acts as putting prisouors to death, as cold blooded, aud using poisoned weapons, as assassination. That the claim of tho North, that when we recapture our own slaves, whom they have ab ducted and armed, we shall doliver them baok in exchange as prisoners of war, is in effect recog nizing the right of the United States to legis* late within our own limits, and aiding them in giving effect to such legislation was too mont strous and revolting to be yielded for a mo« ment, and the pretext for violating the solemn obligations that the Government release all prisoners of war on parole. But neither these resolutions nor those of the first of May last to be construed so as to exclude from treatment as prisoners of war free negroes, not residents of the Confederate States at the commencement of the war. The House adopted a resolution of thanks to Gen. Longstreetand men. Also a number of resolutions of thanks io soldiers of various States who are re-enlisting for the war. Re-enlisimenta arejhe order of the day in our army, and is going on everywhere, with an enthusiasm ie sembling the volunteering at the commencement of the war. The Senate passed a bili to create the office cf ensign in the army, and a bill to provide for the organization of Generals staffs tor tho arua o, and went into secret session on a bill to regu late Foreign Commerce. The House has been in socret session on the army bill Inost of the day. A Fortune, Having made it mv study recently, I am t»r pared to give receipts for matting goad and oura-le Black Writing Ink.. None of the dye that is being made ia some por tions of the country Ii *aiisfactioir is not given the money shall be refunded. Price $ 5. Address T A. PHILLIPS, feb 5 3.* Cotton Vaiiey, Ala - TEMPERANCE HALJL,. TAYLOR~& CO.’S PARLOR ENTERTAINMENTS WILL OPEN Monday Evening, February 8, MRS. NELLIE TAYLOR, MR. J. J. WALLACE, MRS. BELLA WALLACE, MR. J. R TAYLOR, WILL APPEAR. The Entertainments will e>ch evening embrace Tradegy! _ Comedy ! ! Farce!! ! Music, Singing and Dancing ! CET* Tickets 82, lo be had at the Hotels, Book Stores and at the Hall. Doors open at 7, curtains tise at 8 precisely. tar No money taken at the door. J. T. BE'rtIELL, 4 Agent. Steam Engine for Sale. 1 OFFER for sale a No. I Steam Engine and Boiler*. tut little used—fixtures c inp et ;, and all in good order-of.-ixiy horse power Also, two wagons and harness, one cart, two Fairbanks Patent Scales on wliee's, two sets of Hiackx-itiTs tools, a iarg • lot of cast,iron, 100 pounds hett >teel, copper arid brass wire sievs, felting, roping (some very age), one nm s ire. and many . ther aiticit sos value and much wanted these times. The a >ove property can be Feen at. Canton, Caero kee county, Ga. If it is not treated for at private sale, will be sold at public outcry in Atlnriia, Oa , on the 18th cf February next For far her information app y to the undersigned in East Macon Ga. . feb 3 I fit V. WOOLL EV. J¥otlce from flie Commandant or Consjcriptn. For the information of the p iblic, v is publi bed that the Enrolling Department of Ge .rgi . is divided into ten (10) Corgressional District, eac t of which ia under charge of a District Enro.ling Officer. The Ist, 2d,3d, 4th and 7th Di3tr.cts are under the immediate supervision of Maj a. M. Riwland, Ma con, Ga., and the sth, 6th, Bth, Oih and 10*h, ’udder that ol Maj. John F. Andrews, Deca ur, Ga. All special applications for exemptions or detail, and communications regarding the Enrol iog a. rvice. wilj be so warded through he county Enrolling Officers totbeChiet ofD'stricts. The Enrolling Headquarters of iha several Dis tricts are loca ed at the fol.owing places, viz ■ Ist Congressional District, at Savannah, Ga. ®d do do do Albany, do ' do do do Columbus, do do do do Macon, do slh do do do Augusta, do 6,il do do do Athens, do 7th do do do Griffin, do do do do Atlinti, do 9lh do do do Alpharetta, do 10th do do do Caiter.vii e, ilo CHARLES J. HARRIS, Maj «r and Commandant Conscripts, _feb 3 IQt ____ State of Georgia. Wanted. 10 BUSHELS RED PEPPER, H D. COTHRAN, feb 3 2w Capt. and A. U. 6|. & co., MOVED TO MASONIC HALL, Third Door to the right, on Secoud Flour feb 3 u *'