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Volume il. «'sia\«»k of seuGitiiLE. MUSCOGEE RAIL HOAD, 1 Sitpcrin'enduiU’s Office, > Columbus, Dtc 3d, 1H62, ) ( |N lied .tt r Dec 6th the Mail Train on this Road > wlii run an follows : Leave Oohuiitius .7:45, I’. M. Leave P. M. Ar.ivpiit Macon .4:18. A. M. Arrive at C 'iumbus..., 9 a. M. Passengers can now jjo tluuujrh Charleston, via Savannah, without delay.as the Mail Train on ihe Charleston and Savannah Railroad makes close con ne. lion with the Central Railroad at Havahnah W, 1. CLARK, riupt. Museogee It. R. Dec 4 if Change of Schedule. i .N AND AFTER Deer mtier fnh, the Passenger * f Irani on the Montgomery 4 West Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at .10.30 A. M •* West Point, it,3o P. M. Amve at Columbus, 7,10 P M Leave - 2-30 A M Arrive at Montgomery 11,37 A M “ “ West P0int...... .....7,50 A M Making through connections to an 1 from Atlanta. Freight leaves Columbus 8,40 A, M. Arrives at Columbus 8,00 P. M, ID. 11. CRAM, Dec 4 ts Engr._ Administrator’s Sale. BY viittte ofan order from the Court of Ordinary of Taylor County, will be sold before the Court House door of said county, on the ftr.-t Tuesday in March next, within Lie teg.t hours of sale, a valuable negro RO Y by the name of J ucob, sixteen years old, the property of the estate of James Montgomery, dec’d *oss OORGIC H. DAVIS, telT3 41hI Aeni’r. Estray Notice. DICKENS McCOY, ot the 77Jd District G. M. tninsiiii s’to me the following certificate of and Lstray Yoke of Oxen: »-lie a ret and white color, and Ihe oilier a white and bundle color; marked with a smooiti crop and undeibii in bath years. About four years old. Appraised by A. 0. Bovuin and Jo nrph i awson Riggers, freeholders of said county an itibnici to be worth four hundred dolllais, a tiue oxtiact from the estray book, this the 28th ot December, 1863. A. P JONE-t, .lan4—wOOd Clerk I C. Estray JNToti.ee. JONATHAN ENGLISH, of the772d District G. M., iruiisnuts to me the following certificate ot an estray steer : A deep red color, supposed to be 3or 4 years old, nuiked with a crop an 1 underou in the ■ igntear, and underbit and split in ihe left. Appraised by James Cooperand Jeremiah Caitledge.lreei.oleers, to ne worth one hundred dollars. A tine extract from Ihe Estiay Rook this 30th Jan wary, ,864, A. I*. JON ES, Ci’k I. C. lebl-ll (iEORtiIA- Marlon County: j, WO mouths after dale application will be made to . the • on. tof Ordinuy of Marion county lor leave to Heh a portion of the negroes belonging to the estate of C. W. Ross, deceased. ARM NLA P. ROBS, l)er.lsth, 1813. 2m_ Adin’x. Notice to debtors and creditors,—an persons having claims against the estate of Win J Patterson, dec’d, are hereby notified to present them within t-.ie time prescribed by law, and «li per sons indebted to Baid estate are requested to inane immediate payment. in’x HENRIETTA A. PATTERSON, Ad December vß—w6t Aiotlce to Debtors and Creditors ALL persons having claims againsi the estate o John A. Jones, deceased, are hereby notified to present them duty authenticated within ilie time pre teiihed by law, and all persons indebted to said es taie are requested to make immediate payment. MARY L. JOIN ES, (joe 4 -6t A rim’rx. AD ts INIBTR ATOK’S SALE. AGREEABLY to an order ofthe Cotnt ot Ofdinaiy of Stewart County, will be sold within the legal hunts of ule before the Court House door in the town of Luint km, on the first Tuesday in March next. ••Sophie” a negro woman 21 years old and her child 4yearsofa>?e, belor. gtng to the estate of Susan Yax brough, deceased. Terms cash, . SARAH DENNARD, jan 23 td Adiu’x. GEORGIA—MarIon county: RIJLI. NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adm’rx on the estate of Daniel James, Jr., Having petitioned ttus Court for letters of disuitssion Horn said Admin tstraiion, Tnese are therefore to cite and admonish all an singular (be kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and appear at my ollice within the time prescribed by law««ud show cause »t any they have, why sani Administratrix should not. be dismissed from said Adninlisiration on the first Monday in July 1864. Given under my hand and official signature, this December the 7th, 1863. MALCOM IIaIR, Dec 14 nffim Ordinaly. GEORGIA—MarIou County RULE NlSl.—Whereas, M Butt and William M But', Administrator upon the ei-t ite of Eidridge O. Butt, dec’d, having applied lor letters ot liistms siou lrom said Administration.—These are therefore to cite and admonish ah ami singular the kindred and creditors ol said deceased to show cause, if any they have, why said applicant should not be dismisses from said Administration. Given under my hand and official signature, Sep tember 2d, 1603, MALCOM IlAltt, sept 7, iiiOin. Ordinary. GEOKUIA- Marlon County: WHEREAS, Joseph Beik having applied lor lei ters of Adininsiraiii.n upon the estate of Zacua* rialt Belk, deceased, * These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to he and appear at my office within the tune pre scribed by luw, to show outre if any they have why »aid lelieYa ot administration should not be granted to said applicant, cn the 2nd Monday in January next. Given tinner my hand and official signature, Nov 24th, 1663. MAi.COM lIAIR, Nov 27 4t). Ordinary. GEORGIA—MarIon Bounty: TWO months after date application will be made to the t ourt of Ordinal/ ol said county, for leave to sell ihe negioes belonging to the estate ot Pollard J Payne deceased. Dee. 7ih, 18U3. WM Payne, ) Henry Payne, [ Exet’irs. Fou-ard J. Paths, \ Dec 14 2m GEOitUlA»lKarloii County t RULE NlSl. — Whereas, Amanda 1,. Cattle, Ad; ministiatrix upon the Estate of David 1.. Murry, der.ea. ed, having app ird for letters of dismission from sa.d Administration These are tliorefore toci'e and admonish all and singular, the kirdred an creditors of said deceased to show <>aus.\ it any they have why said Amutuis tratrix sh utul not.be dismiss*! from said admit,iatia tion. Given under my hand and official signature. Oc tober sth, D63. M ALCOM HaIR, dec |r nilioi Ordinary- UKUllb 1 A-Marlon County. WHEREAS* M, A. E. Mayo having ptiitioned this Court forlett.rs ot Administration upon the estate oft.’. \V. Hillman deceased. These oe tli refore to cite and a. monish all and gular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to sin aml appear st my office, within the time prescribed be law, and show cause if any they have, why said adniiiiis latton n the estate of sad deceased should not be issued to the applicant on the first Monday in Fe rirwyjncit. Given under my hand and official signature, liec. 17th, 166 . * MALCOM HAIR, Dec 2- 40d tirdinaiy. GEORGIA-MARION COUNTV. Mimi* REAS, w B Walker having petitioned this VV Conn for letters of Adtttini tration upon the estate » f Sarah Parker;deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonhh all and singular the kindred and creditors ot said dtctased to show cause, it any they have, within the time pre scribed by law, why said letters of Administration upon sain estate, shrill'd not t e granted to s rid appli cant ou it.e Ist Monday in February 1604. Given under my band and official s gnature, Dec. 19th, 1f63. MAI.CoM HAIR, dec 22 40d Ordinary. GEOKUIA- Martou County. WHERE \6,8. A, Stary, Administrator upon the es ate of Josdp N Bury, late of said county, deceased,; having applied for letters ot Dismission from said administration These aie therefore to cue and admonish .all and singular the kindred and creditor* of said deceased, to lie and appear at my office within the tune pre scribed by law to show cause, if any they have, why said letters of dismi smn slum! t not be granted to said applicant on the fir-t Monday n Octobor next. Given under my hand and official signalure. Jan. 23d, 1604. MALCOM HAIR, Jan. 26 tufiin Ordinary. PLANTATION IRON WILL be exchanged f r Corn. Wheat, Bacon or I.ard, at PLANTt R’ti WAREHOUSE Columbus, Ga , Fell. 3d, lw €dmkm Sail® Stme& SPECIAL NOTICES HOURS ENROLLING OFFICE, i 3D CONGRESSIONAL DI9TRICT, > February 2d, 1864. ) Notice is hereby given to all 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 of Instruction tor assignment by Maj. Harris. Any officer violating this order will be arrested and sent to Macon, Ga. VV. S. WALLACE, Capt. and Enrolling Officer. Feb 3 lOt Enquirer copy. * Lumber. Proposals for supplying the city with lumber for the present year are inviteJ, the same to be delivered in the city. The party to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to give bond with security lor the faithful perlorntance ol the contract. Rids iru-t be sent in by Monday. Bth inst., and ad dressed to M. M. Moore, City Clerk. By order or Council. W 11. GRIS WO! 1), Chairman Contract Committee. Feb 4 td .Notice. HEADQUARTERS POST, / Columbus. Ga., Jan. 27,1864, J GENERAL ORDERS, No. 6 I. All officers or soldiers remaining in Columbus over It hours will require a pass from these Head quarters. 11. All persons between the ages of 18 and 45 years visiting Columbus (Officers of the Navy and Army stationed at this eicepted) will in future be re quired to procure <f pass from the Commandant of the Post. No other document than the pass specified will be regarded by the officer charged with.the exami nation oi passes. 111. Officers and soldiers absent from their com mands, or cit.it. zens claiming exemption by virtue of contracts or oiherwise, will save themselves annoy at;ce by immediately procuring the required jlsj. By order of Col. ROBERTSON. CHAS. WOOD, A. A. G. jan 99 if , - NOTION. QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, > Columbus, January v 7, 1864. J Outlie first of cue!) month, Major J no. „E. ‘Davis P<» l Quarle. master, will make payment to all employ ees of .this department. Also to owners of siavcs hired, and for property rented. Parties interested will pre.selit their biils to Major Davis monthly. The emplo ecs of the Transportation Department will be paid by Capt. If. D. Cothran. All purchases of supplies and payments therefor will be made by myself, F. W. DILLARD, Major and Quartermaster, jan 29 ts _ Shipping Notice. MUSCOGEE RAIL loan, ) * St'PEHINTKNPENT’S OFFICE, > Columbus, Dec. 22d, ’63. J Owing to the want of suHident transportation for Government, frtight, private fieiglu will not be received at ihi. depot until further notice. W. L. CLARK, Dec 93 ts 1 Supt. Notice- The Citizens of Harris County are requested to meet the first Tuesday fn February next, (*# inst .) at Hatni'ton for the purpose of meeting the Commissary ot this Department, that we may arrange in reference to sub tstence for the army from your county. Let eveiy citizens of H rris who feels ail interest in his country be present, GEO. H. BRYANT, W, C. JOHNSON, J. M.MOBLEY, it M, RAMSEY, H. W. PITTS, jan 22 td A. T. fiROOKg. Wanted OA ABLE-BODIED negro men for Teamsters on Government Drays. H. D. COTHRAN, jav 14—ts Capt. At A. Q. M. Medical’Card. E. A. ill. OF MEIV ORLEANS, TENDERS his services to the cit : zens of Columbus in all the branches of his profession. Oj".S(e;ial attention, as in New Orleans, will be devoted to Surgery, and to the treatment of the Dm ia.se peculiar to Females. Patients front a distance requiring Surgical or M.*‘i c ti treatment will be visited and treatment aL itone < desired. Office, No. 140, iu the Masonic Hall, UP STAIR" dec 12 tt golu :rs/i::e tjts mmm establishment i 1 1 HIE SUBSCRIBERS having perfected their air- JL rai.gements. arc now prepared to do all kinds of DYING tit Silk, Wool and Cotton. Dye House on sonth-we.st corner of Bridge and Oglethorpe streets. Orders led at the office ol the Southern Express will meet with prompt attention. — Parlies irmn the country can send any aiticle by Ex press. Address ‘ OIGHT & HILL Nov 19 3m. COLUMBUS GLUE AND PKINTER’S COMPOSITION MAUI FACTORY. 11/ E wish to inform our friends and the public in if general that the above business will hereafter be conducted tinder the name and style of ZORKOWSKY & CO. Dry Clue always on hand. Oiders_filkd promptly, jan 5 - Im LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE. 3VI- T_ HUaHEa. Attorney at Law and Notary, RICHMOND, VA. Claims of every description against the Conlederate States settled with accuracy and dispatch. Legal nusiness will receive prompt attention. augPJ ly Old Iron Wanted. TV7E wish to purchase a large quantity of SCRAP fT IRON, both cast and wrought, fjr which ca>h will be paid. HARRISON, BEDELL & CO. jan 17 if 320 or 640 Acres of Land for Sale. 1 offer for sale the tract known ns the M-rcer place, about I*£ miles from station No, 5, of »he Mobile & Giiard It. R. It cont ins 370 acres, 16.) ol which is in cultivation, the balance timbered land. There are cabins for about 3u negroes, gin house, stable 9, A lwo wells of good water and a large quantity of light wood convenient to the R. R. The other half of the section, all heavily timbered will be sold if de sired by tbe porch oner. Apply to Greenwood A Gray, Columbus, Ga., for terms Mr Mercer on the place will shew it to any one wishing to see it D. G. FREEMAN. Jr.: Bun Copy, jan 12 To Hire. A HOUSE GIRL. Apply to feb s 4i* j, mccarty. Ci lambus, Georgia, C. Thursday February 11, 1864 ADJ’T & INSP’R GENL’S OFFICE, } Richmond, Va., Feb. 4, 1864. S [GENERAL ORDERS, No. 2 ] The following order is published for the inform* lion ot all concerned : Confederate States of America, ) War Department, Richmond,Feb. 1,’64. J EXCHANGE NOTICE—No. 3. 1. All prisoners heretofore held by the United States; authorities, whether officers, soldiers or civi lians, recived at City Point, before the Ist of January 1864, arejhereby declared exchanged. 2 All officers and men of the Vicksburg captured who reported for duty at Enterprise, *,Mjss , at any time prior to the 14th of November, 1863, and whose names were forwarded to me by Maj. Gen. John M Forney, are declared exchanged. 3. All officers and men of the Vicksburg capture belonging to the Ist Tennessee Heavy Artillery who reported for. duty at Marietta, Ga., and whose names were forwarded to me by Col. A. Jack so.), are declared exchanged. RO. OULD, Agent of Exchange. By order. (Signed)' S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General. feb B —lw Notice. LIEUT. WAIL is hereby ordered to arrest all members of the 3d Georgia Cavalry, absent from their commands without leave. He will be assisted in making such arrests by the Provost Guard. Persons who have furnished substitutes will be held respon sible for the same. By oidei of R. THOMPSON, leb 6 3t Col, Com’ug 3d£la., Cavalry. MOTICE. •f The Planters of Muscogee County aru earnestly re quested to meet at Temperance Hall in Colnmhus, on THURSDAY, 11th inst, to consider supplying the army, prices, Ac. Planteis of adjacent counties are invited to attend Gen. Howell Cobb is expected to address us on the occasion, A. M. ALLEN, feb 6 td Maj. 4 C. 8. Knitting Needles. SOLD at manufacturers prices, at wholesale and r tail. D. KEITH, febblw Agent. Arrived at Nassau. Information being received of the arrival of our Agent at Nassau, the Directors ol the Georgia Inipor ting and Expoitiug Company hereby notify the Stock holders to bring in their Certificates of Stock, and re ceive new Ceitificates; representing the money value thereoi, and teccive their receipts for the Cotton sub sc.ibed, the ownership and liability for which reveils from the sth inst , to the Stockholder. P.ease call or send forward promptly your Certificates and receive your Cotton Receipts. M. L. PATTERSON, feb 5 lw Sec’y. UOOOJEtI.C'II & CO„ (FORMERLY OF NEW ORLEANS') 74 Broad Street, COLUMBUS GEORGIA. Wholesale and Retail, MAPLE « FANCY MY GOODS. ARE constantly receiving fresh importations, direct from Europe, ol staple and fancy DRY GOODS, which they otter cheap for cash, teb 5 3m Plantation for Sale. i OFFER for sale in Macon County, Ala., on the Montgomery and West Point R. R, four miles from Tuskegee, a fine plantation 1200 acres, fOO open and in a high sta>u of cultivation, well watered and in every respect a No I farm. The improvements are a good dwelling house, barn, gin house, negro c.bins with britkcbi oneys. and in deed everything which such a place requires and needs ter immidlite occupancy, feb 8 fit F. W. DILLARD. Sun copy. r'l'llE notes and accounts of J. U. Daniel A Cos., X have been pa< ed in out hands for collection Poisons indebttd to them and wishing to pay, will please come torwatd at once and do so. Those who do not wibh to pay we will endeavor to make them. We are also authorized to transact any business for said firm, or lor J, H. Daniel, PEABODY A BRANNON, feb 6 and im Altys at Law . A Fortune. HAVING made it my study recently, I am pri pared to give receipts for making good and durable Black Writing Ink. None of the dye that is being made in some por tions of the country If satisfaction is not given, the money shall be refunded. Price s's. Address T A. PHILLIPS, feb 5 3i* Cotton Valley, Ala 1 Steam Engine for Sale. 1 OFFER for stile a No. I Steam Engine and Boilers, I ut little used—fixtures complete, and all m good order—ol sixty horse pow. r Also, two wagons and harness, one cait, two Fairbank's Patent Scales, on wheels, two sets of Black nitu’a tools, ja large lot of cast.iron, 100 pounds best steel, copper and brass wire sievs, belting, roping (some very large), one iron safe, and many other articles of value and much wanted these times. The above property can be seen at Canton, Chero kee county, Ga. It it is not Heated for at private sale, will be sold at public out cry in Atlanta, Ga , on the 18th of February next For further information apply to the undersigned in East Macon, Ga. feb 3 Ist V. WOOLLEY. Notice from tlie Commandant of Conscripts. For the information of the public, it is publi hed that the Entolling Department of Georgia is divided into ten (10) Congressional Districts, each of which is under charge of a District Enrolling Officer. The Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th and 7th Districts are under the immediate supervision of Maj. A. M. Rowland, Ma con, Ga., and the Mb, 6th, 6tb, 9th and 10th, under that ol Maj. Join F. Andrews, Decatur, Ga. All special applications for exemptions or detail, and communications regarding ths Enrolling service, wil be foiwardedthrough ihe county Enrolling Officers totbeCbiet of Districts. The Enrolling Headquarters of the several Dis tricts are loca’ed at the following places, viz : Ist Congressional District, at Savannah, Ga. 2d do do do Albany, do 3d do do do Columbus, do 4th do do do Macon, do sth do do do Augusta, do 6th and» do do Athens, do 7th $ do do do Griffin, do Bth do do do Atlanta, do 9th do do do Alpharetta, do 10tb do do do Cattersvil.e, do CHARLES J. HARRIS, Major and Commandant Conscripts, feb 3 lOt State of Georgia. W anted. 10 BUSHELS RED PEI’PER. H. D. COTHRAN, feb 3 2w Capt. and A, Q. M. SHERMAN A CO., MOVED TO MASONIC HALL , Third Door to the right, on Second Floor, feb 3 ts EVENING EDITION. RAOhIPTS, Th* reception of tht Twits, when ordered by trial l, wit U it out raeeipt tor tht monty ; especial ly to those subscribers for m lots time tkon « tftmr. When subseribers reeeivt tht paper with this paragraph marked, they will understand it as in forming them that their subscription is abou t to tapirt, and that tht paper will urtainiy be stop ped units• they make a ~mittarue Advanced Kates. In consequence of the continued advance in price ofthe material and labor consumed in ■conducting our business, we are compelled to secure ourselves against loss, to again advance our prices, which will be until Anther notice^: Daily Paper for three months one “ 3 00 Weely Paper six “ .. —5 00 “ “ “ three “ 300 Single copies 26 cent* THOS. GILBERT & CO , THOS. RAGLAND, J. W. WARREN A CO. January Ist, 1894. For Fort Qalnes, The C. 8, Steamer, Marianna, H. W. Van Veighten Master, will leave for the above and intermediate ladings THURSDAY at 8 o’clock precisely. Capture ot Jackson. A gentleman of this city, says the Maoon Tel egraph of the 10th, just arrived from Mississip pi reports that he saw the city ol Jackson fora third time surrendered to the Federals, last Friday night about sun-down. His errand wsb to Jackson, but he got to the East bank of Pearl River just in time to take the last train East ward, whioh brought away the remnant of the public stores, some fugitives and wounded sola diers. All tho public property at Jackson was saved, and the wounded wo speak of wero shot down by the Federal advance while destroying the pontoon bridges, whioh operation they were left to porfotm without the cover of a single piece of artillery though there was an abundance at hand. Sherman’s army was estimated at 20,000 strong, and a running fight with it had been kept up from the Big Black, by Leo’s cavalry alone. No infantry had been engaged. With the excep tion of a repulse when they first attempted to cross the Big Black, the enemy had moved straight along and took possession of Jackson without serious opposition. All our forces are East of the Pearl with the excepuon of Lee’s oavalry which remaintd to harrass the enemy Our informant thinks he saw Confederate soldiers enough in Mississippi to swallow Sherman’s army unbuttored, and presumes the occupation of Jackson, after so long a notice that they were coming, has bsen suffered lor some deep military strategy, or perhaps to permit fortify in Jack&ou in order to take no undue advantage of the foe ; but it is due to truth to say that our friend was in a very dissatisfied frame of mind The news, however, is certain that Jackson was oocupied by the enemy on the s:\—although the Mobile papers ot the 7th make no mention ot it. How far the misunderstanding betwoon (olo graph operators and companies may explain the absence of information from that source, we are unable to say ; but, it is certainly remarkable that so important news should have been lift to passengers. We are confident, however, that it miy be raliei on. Blockade Running. A gentleman from Nassau, who is well informed in regard 10 block* ade runners and running there, says the N. Y. Times, states that seamen are paid sixty dollars a month, in gold ; that freight to Wilmington, where most of the vessels go, is ono hundred and forty dollars a ton, payable m gold, and in ad vanoo; that those who successfully make one round trip, which occupies, on an average, three weeks, can afford to lose vessel and cargo on the next, so immense is the profit. All tho blockade running vessels arc painted lead color, and all aro piloted by Northern piloft, whose pay is enormous. Since the active and succossiul ef forts to prevent shipments from this port have been taken, the plan has been adopted, and ig being carried out, to send goods hence to Canada per railroad. Large quantities have recently, it is stated, been forwarded to bt. John's, whence they are shipped to Nassau. Rather be HuNO.-i-Forde, recently oonvic. ted and sentenced to the Penitentiary for the murder of L'ixon, bears his fafe with manly res* ignation On his way to tbe jail, after tho ver dict had been announced, he expressed his regret that the jury, if they believed him guilty of rnarder, did not sentence him to be huDg, as he greatly preferred that to an ignominious impris onment in the Penitentiary, The Impressment Nuisance —The Adjutant General of the Confederate States has found it necessary to publish a general order forbiding the impressment of supplies of provisions tn transitu to arson als, armories and ordnanoe de pots, under the order of the commanding officers of the same. It appears that the mania of im pressment has gone to such extent that even the Government hae to protect itself against the violence of its own officers. — i— • m* Mending the Wat3.—An immeace moun tain of sand, excavated from the grounds of the Gubernatorial Man-ion, is being carred away and deposited along the beds of the streets surround ing the Square, where an application of clay soil would be beneficial. Letter from President Davis. Confederate States of America, 4 Executive Department, > Richmond, Va., January 26,1864, j H. C* Moorman, Chairman Convention of Officers and Soldiers ol the 13th Tenues* see Regiment: Sir—l have received a copy, transmitted by you, of the resolutions passed by your convention on the 16th instant, declaring your “purpose to remain in the service of the Confederate States until the complete independence of the South is acknowledg ed.” Such declarations, adopted by our gallant troops, and followed by the heroic deeds that have hitherto distinguished them in the field, cannot fail, under Provi dence, to advance the glorious result which is dearest to the heart of every Southern patriot. My best wishes and pravers shall follow your regiment through the struggle it has so nobly elected to pursue. Very respectfully yours, JEFFERSON DAVIS. [Correspondence of the Mercury.] Letter from Richmond, Richmond, Wednesday, Feb. 3. New Yankee Programme—lmpressment Eureka — Forde's Case—Gossip about General Hood — Town Topics, etc., etc. The most important item in late Northern papers is the plan of campaign given by an editor of the New York Times, and for which he is said to be on the eve ofim« prisonraent. Two attacking columns are to be thrown against Richmond—one by way ot the Rapidan, the other by the Pen* insula. This may be a Yankee ruse to direct our attention from General Grant.— Bat it may be the mode adopted to achieve military success, which is essential to Lin« coin’s election, and, at the same time, to deprive Grant of any additional glory, which would make him a dangerous rival to Lin* coin. • A writer in the Whig proposes to obvi ate the mischief and the misery of impress ments by a very simple plan, viz : issuing proposals for contracts for army supplies to the lowest bidder, to be paid for in cot« ton and tobacco. This seems to me to be the long sought Eureka. I hear informally that General Lee favors the plan. The public thiuk Forde’s sentence to seventeen years in the Penitentiary was, on the whole, just, and reflecting men be lieve that the verdict will have a fine effect abroad, where the reputation of the South has too long rested on the basis ofthe bowie knife and revolver. Quite a neat capture that in the Black water. Most of the prisoners arrived here last night, and the best looking of them all is a mulatto Lieutenant. Butler has been paid in part for his raid on Lower Bran* don. ‘ A marine was shot dead yesterday for intruding upon Castle Thunder, While in a state ot intoxication. Mr Northrop has displayed his sense ofjustice by discharging exempts and retaining men within the coni script age. It is understood that our troops have moved in force upon Newbern, to repel an expected advance of the enemy. There has been some talk, too, of a movement on the part of Lee’s army, but it is mere talk, I fancy. Gossips say General Hood has been cap tured, and even completely subjugated, by a fair daughter of South Carolina, and a represemative of your most honored fami* lies. It is believed he will soon take the oath of allegiance, but the date of the swea ing has not been stated. We had the unusual phenomenon of lightning in the North, last night, and to day it is quite cold. Editors, express men aud others are now much agitated on account of the Military Bill. It will be changed to please some, but not others. There is a disposition to get little notes in place of big notes ; the idea being that the former will not be affect ed by the currency bill. The danger is that the difference of opinion in matters of finance between the Senate and the House is too wide to be reconciled before the close of this session. Better draw straws or toss up than go away without doing anything. Shot and shell are again raining on your devoted city and noble old Sumter. God send that the superb defenco of Charleston, as a Northern paper terms it, may warrant all the praise that friends and foes have be stowed on >our soldiers, citizens and chief. Hermes. [Correspondence of the Atlanta Register ] Letter from Dalton. Army of Tennessee, ) Dalton, Feb. 2d, 1864, 8 p m. This has beon a perfect summer’s day, but at sundown the wind shifted to the Northeast, blowing a perfect gale, and it has turned quite cold, threatening a rain storm. I sent you a telegram this morning of the crossing of the enemy over the Tennessee at Larkin’s Ferry, ten miles below Belle fonte to this side. [The telegram did not reach us till after our last edition was printed.—Ed. Reg.] It is supposed that two brigades have crossed in order to cover a depot of supplies at that point, prepara tory to the grand move on Georgia next Spring. Surgeon Keller, of Morgan’s command, who has lately been exchanged, and who came through Cincinnati and Louisville, reports that Gen Grant had told the people that he would move a grand army of one hundred and fifty thousand to two hundred thousand on Atlanta, as soon as the crust of the ground would bear his wagon trains. This is but a grand boast as to the numbers of his grand army-—but there is no doubt he will make the movement as soon as he cau get his men back from their furloughs, if they will come. Surgeon Keller states that the Yanks are making tremendous efforts to get ready, and that the railroad tracks from Cincinnati to Chattanooga had all been made on the same grade, so that supplies and ammuni tion can be run straight through. He says immense trains were loaded with provis ions, munitions of war and cannon going South. Kentucky was being enrolled preparatory for conscription, aud the highest excitement orevaited. The strongest Union men were renouncing tne administration, and the State was considered ripe for revolution. General George W Moigan, formerly of the Yankee army, who held Cumberland Gap at the time General Kirby Smith in vaded Kentucky, had resigned, and was making speeches in Indiana denouncing the war. In a recent speech he stated that when he first joined the army he supposed it was for the restoration of the Union, but that he had since found out that it was a crusade against the Southern planters to rob them of their negroes. That he conse quently was opposed to giving another dol lar, or raising another man lor the contin uance of the war. Mrs. Law, Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs. Forsyth and other ladies constituting the committee behalf of the glorious women of Columbus, Ga., who brought out one thousand pair ot socks and blankets for "our soldier boys, were serenaded at night by the band of the 7th Mississippi. Change or Cobmaedebs.—Tbe management of the Department of Southwest Virginia, un der command of Major General Sam. Jones, baa been changed! The President has relieved Gen. Jones and assigned M jor-General John C. Breckinridge to the coifimand of the- depart ment in question. It is to be hoped that this new appointment wilt prevent the recurrence of those raids by tbe enemy which have so lately been made a feature of Southwestern Virginia, or may result in the capture of some ot the raid ora. —[Rich. Dispatch. j For Three Mouths, $8 TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Conger' * in the i gar 180S. by J. 8. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of site District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern Vist/act of Georgia. .. " - - ~ t —.-7 T- w Chari.eston, Feb. 9. About daylight ibis morning a large forco of the enemy supposed to be five to our one ad vanced from Seaboard’s Island with artillery ritlodjpieoes and imantry. A skirmish ensued and our pickets on Johnson Island are tailing back. The enemy at 9 o’clock had advanced one and a hall miles from the harbor on John’s Island. Some few of our men were wounded. Captain Humphrey was wounded and had his horse shot. No further particulars received.— Only four shots fired at the city since last re port. Arrest of General Toombs. We have said nothing of the recent arrest of Gen. (now Colonel) Toombs, and his trial now progroesiDg before a Court Mariial, in this city, for the reason that we regarded it as simply a case of military discipline in which the public would feel no particular interest. But it seems the event has got abroad: tho story gathering most marvellously as it travelled, is done up at length in the Riehmoifd papers with an almost endless variety of minutiae and speculations, not one of which is correct. It is, tiiorefoie, due to Gem Toombs, and to truth, that the facts should be staled as they are. And in the outset, we would assuro our Riolt* mend contemporaries tuat the “treason,” “di»* loyalty“passport,” and “old woman” parts of the story arc all puro* fabrication*. The facts are well known here to be as fellows, or per haps we should say the allegation*, as rho trial has not yet been concluded. Gon. Toombs was at Augusta, with a regi ment of Slate recently mustered into the Confederate service limited term, and which ho commanded, His command was about to take tho ears for Savannah ououo of tho oold days of the late severe spoil. They were to travel in box cars, and tho soldiers after laying a place on the floor of tho cars with bricks and sand, and built fires thereon lor the purpose ol keeping themselves wavut on tho journey. The agent of the road, Mr. Selkirk, seeing this, re monstrated with tho men, told them it was pro hibited by tho rules ol the Company, and that when tho train got in motion the tire .would blow about and the train be destroyed. He furlhermoio is 3aid to ha-o stated that, the train should not leave the depot until the” fires were extinguished. General Toombs coming up in the midst of the altercation between tho agent and his men, declared that the fires should not be extinguished, that tho train should leavo in spite of the agent, and after cursing and usiug much bitter language towards tho latter had him arrested and kept in custody by a guard." lie also threatened to havo tho agent cut to pieces and thrown into the engine foi fuel, together with other direful calamities to his oorporeal man, Whether the fires wore put outer not we did not learn, but the agent, being outnumbered, offered no further resistance, and tho train with tho troops left for Savannah. The agent reported the case to the Railroad Company, and on their complaint to the military auttioiities, Geo. Toombs was arrested and carried before a Court Martial. Such are the facts as we have learned them from appai lent 'y re iablo aouicus. If any other cir cumslunoe entered into the cause of Mr. Toombs* arrest, it has not coma t > our know edge,— . [Sav. Rep., Bth. Iron-Clads for Sea Service. —The New York Times say* : It is semi-ofScially intimated that tbe Navy Department is about to construct a lleet ofbroad* side iron'dad ships, meant t«, bo seaworthy. No more turretod ships of the enlarged Monitor patern, like the Dictator aud Puritan, will be built, nor will sea service be expected of those now on the 6tock9. The fate of i a Moniior and of the Weehawkec —one sunk in a moderate gale off the coast, and tho other while lying at anchor in Charleston harbor—ogotber wi'h tbe axtra oadnary difficulty experienced so getting the existing Ericson fleet, as far .v. P«rt Royal, and the almost unanimously unfavorable opinion of their offhers, demons rate tbe impossibility of attempting to build good sea bouin on the prin ciples involved in the construction o i the turret ed vessels. Theory and experience, professional science and practical common sense, arc agree ! upon that point, ana tne Monitors wnl hence - forth or at any rare so soon as their places can be filled by more capable hWcs, be assigned per manently to the duty of hart or defense. Dismissal for Impressing Negro Re cruits. Head’rs 18th Army Corps, > Department of Virginia and C., > Fortress Monroe, Va., Jan. 9,1864. y General Orders, Nov. 4. —Colonel John A. Nelson, 10th U. S. colored troops, hav ing authorized and permitted the impress merit of negro reciuits into his regiment, thereby hindering recruiting, and spread ing distrust and alarm among the negroes, is hereby dismissed ihe service of the U. States, subject to the approval of the Presi dent, and will cease to be an officer from this date, unless reinstated. By command of Major Gen. B. F. Butler. R S. DAVIS, » Majbr and Asst. Adj t Ghn. Ff.om TRANs-Mi.S‘-iS3rpei —Advices from Trans Mississippi state that Gen. Kirby Smith is still at Shreveport. The three divisions of his army, under Price, Taylor and Magruder aro well equipped and clad, and are io fine condition for the spring campaign. Oar armies in that sec* tion are increasing, and everything wears a bright aspect. Through tbo energy and enterprise of Gen. Kirby Smith, the town of Shreveport, Li., and Marshall, Tyler, and Houston, Texas, have be come large manufacturing piace3, There are already three powder mills if successful opera tion, and foundries are working toe Texas iron into ammunition for ordnance, acd they will soon commence making heavy guns The West ern department is fast becoming lelf-sustain ing. t - - : j, j Gld Scotch Whiskey. DOZ pure *<■ -t !, Whiskey, a superior article—-very old,” For srle l.y feb 10 Iw GOODaICII & CO. To the CiUzsns cf Ccinmbus. On account of ihe scircity of school hooka the Board of Tr toees of t.,e Columbus Fre- .-chool, re quest all permits hav mr src uU-hand text books to furnish litem f* r t ie use of Uie Free School. We wish ?peßcrr, Readeis. Crammer-*, Aruhmeiics and Geographies. The books may l e left a* the r.ffio • •>: Mr. I). F. Wilcox, J- H DtVoTIE, Pres, feb. 10 3t J, (*• KEY, .-ecreiary. MOBILE # GIRARD RAILROAD. ) Huperiu’eadcnt‘s office, Dec. 4,_1fc63. | Aid. WOOD delivered or, the righ' way of ihe road fie.- ibis and itc will be eonsi.iergd the properly of Uie Company, to be paid for at the advertised rale at the tune f delivery. Patties wishing to ship Wood on (heir own account ■*re hereby notified tint it must so- delivered at some oneofthe regular Stations on the Roat, -, n d subject to ru es g vern ug .niter fr. fi*ins Decs 5w B E. w ELLS, SupT,