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MORNING EDITION. JAMES W. W ARREST, Editor. Colambns. Thursday February 11, 1864. Temperance Hall: A note from Major Allen informs ue that a telegram from Gen. Howell Cobb, received yes* trrday, states that the latter gentleman would address ihe.citizens of Columbus and the plan ters of Muscogee and surrounding counties at Temperance Hall to-day. The hour set for this address is 11 o'clock this morning, and wo trust tho distinguished speaker will be tendered the just compliment of a crowded audience. The ladies are invited'to attend. . [communicated.] Is there Lite In the Land TANARUS, There is life, the life of valor,'self-sacrifice and glorious honor in the heroio band now keeping watch and ward at Dalton ; in the brave legions of Leo, in the toil-.worn,’scarred, r barefoot vete rans of Longstreet; lor theirjclarion notes of high resolve aro startling the wretched croaker from .his gloomy .dreams and quickening the. blood with a thrill of pride and joy in many a woman's heart—pride in her noble absent ones, and joy that they [stand still unmoved by thirst and hunger, toil and wounds, keeping their life-long vow —to be free.! But is there life at [home ? Where are; those who for three long years have been in safety, comfort and warmth, with abundant food; unmolested while gathering into their store-houses and barns their gains and goods ? Now that our bravo little bands in the camp and field oall for brothers to come up to the help of the land and shoulder to shoulder with their defenders present a living w ill of stout hf*rts between iheir[homes[and the ruffian scum now threatening our borders, when is the gathering host that should ory, we come, we hasten with willing ? Oh ! shame! where are they? Hiding in shoe shops, writing abject portions for exemption, creeping into auger holes or contracts! Is it true that with few exceptions, all our true men are in the army ? ( The women begin to believe so, and are marking in thoir hearts;.the cold-blooded cowards who can sec thoir compatriots hunger and thirst, freeze and bleed and die in the cause, while they are sneaking into the refuge of un justifiable exemption. Some of our officers and soldiers aro wearing thread-bare clothes; now, if any mart will play the woman (no, not woman, for they are not the sneaks of this war,) lot him bag cast off garments from our ladies, put them on, and send their fine grey suits of^warm cloth up to the army. They will find monj there who will not only wear them, but fight iu them, yes, and whip the Yankees in them. Qh ! show us some few at home who are not dead in soul! Is there no life in the land at home? Oh! friends, countrymen, our soldiers aro this day fall of hope, enthusiasm, and daring, as eye witnesses attest; will you still shrink coldly -from your duty; your safety, your only Way of esoape from abolition rule ; ignominy deep and dread; from outrage and [.losses, from pillage and de struction, of all you prize, in a word, from sub jugation? Forward< t brothors! forward! fall in men ; and God defend the right! M. Yankees Coming Sure ENouau.—A courior arriAed here yosterday, says the Romo Courier of the 6th, with the intelligence that enemy, estimated at 600 strong, were on Thursday eve at Portersvillo, four or five miles this side of Le* ban an, DoKalb county, Alabama. Portersvillo is forty-five miles from Rome. Thoro is a ru mor that our pickets were attacked last night at Weaver's Mills, four or five miles below Alpine. Wo hope ample preparations will be made to give this party a suitable reception, if they come this way. News from Hilton Head—Another Kx. pedltlon Organizing, The Hilton Head correspondentjof the Now York World says: The preparation for movements long contem* plated are now noarly completed,-and the mo notonous inactivity of the troopaj who were obliged to watch the grand and coveted priza of Charleston from one of the barren sand islands near it, will bo by a fiery engagement not less important tban any which have occur red on the Mississippi or the Peninsula, Al though an immoiiso force, land and naval, are to participate in this coming conflict, I havo reason to believe that tho principal reliance is to bo re posed in the route which has been chosen, and the tactics to be usod. If is, perhaps, neod!*as to stato, that much depends on secrecy. 3,'he unwarranted publication of some facts connected with the expedition to which I allude, led to its temporary abandonment sorno weeks sinoe. For that reason I shall be careful in what 1 transmit to you. It is not, however, a breach of prudence to state, whai is already kuown to the enemy, that for some time past troops havo arrived here Iron- Folly Island, for the purpose of joining an ex pedition which has been organized. The soldiers gladly left their unwholesome quarters, renderod occasionally peculiarly uncomfortable by the near descent of shot and shell, to which they could not even reply. A small force, however, remain on Folly aniLMorris Islands, sufficient for the purposes of defence, and to work the guns on tho latter. The expedition promises to be one of vast magnitude, aud fully equal, if no unforseen event should intervene, to tho great task it is designed to accomplish. Many of tho vessels here are of light draft, aud this circumstance has led some to believe that a portion ot the fleet will sail up the Savannah River. This seems to be the impression of tho rebels,who have increased their battorios at Fort Jackson and other points near Savannah, It is evident, however, that tho enemy do not know the preciso destination of the expetition, or, at least, that they distrust their own specu lative theroies about it. They believe tho most vulnerable portion of the reboldom will be select ed, and fiom a prisoner who Was recently cap tured near Fi.rt Pulaski, I have learned that the chivalry ; expect Gen. Uillmore wiil make a grand attack on Charleston on the rear, and that the movement will be preceded by aa expedi tion to the line of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, to cut off all communication and re inforcements between those cities. Tho state ment has boon corroborated by the faet that Confederate sent ne’.s now guard the portions ot tho road whore the attack is anticipated. "* Tho third theory of his expedition is, that it is intended for Mobile; that it is to bo bombarded by the land and naval forces—that is, by the fleet off the harbor and tho army which is to march overland from Pousacola, a distance of some forty miles, Those better informed in mili tary circles repudiate this speculation and pro fess to hope and believe that the capture or destruction of Charleston and Savdnnah are in tended by this movement. Oce important fea ture connected with it, which should not be overlooked, is that a larg-i negro force is to accompany the expedition which will be landed at various points where they can make occa sional raids and bring to their ranks the slaves who largely abound in the interior.” Df.cidecly Cool.— When Wright’s Georgia regiment was drawn up in lino of battle to go into its first fight in North Carolina, Wright, in passing in front of his regiment, observed a tall, giant w.th a violm case strapped to his ba. k. \\ ,ght asked him "what he was «ninto do with .is fiddle ?” The rude soi.feV Tin 1 never heard of Miraheau a dying exclamation but he almost quoted it when ho said he waut.-d to “die to the sound of Betsy,” this being mo term of endearment which he applied to his violin. After the fight was over, the fiddling soldier did not answer at roll-call. He was found with a broken leg at the foot of a tree, to which he had crawled, quietly sawing the strings of Bc‘ey. A French “Protectorate” for the CoNFEDEAACY —WHAT Mr. G. B. LAMAR says about it. — Among his letters of the intercepted “Lamar correspondence, pub lished in the Yankee papers is the follow ing: To Nessrs. Hartstein and Lamar: Gentlemen : When you go to Paris pall on Mr. Slidell and till him from me to ne gotiate for the French protectorate in case of necessity. The people will gladly ac cept it in the last extremity. With Mexico, France and the Confederacy in alliance, and free trade, we could eclipse the world. [Signed] G. B. LAMAR. A New York letter of January 30, says: The Paris correspondent of the Daily News has started n story that the Emperor of the French is about to renew his offer oi me diation in our civil war, and that he has been moved to that proceeding by the in fluence of a committee of French manu facturers, representing houses in Lyons, St. Ettenne, Mulhouse, Roubals and Strasburg: This is probably a romance manufactured in the secession mint, in Paris, for Ameri can circulation. The correspondent of the News is understSod to be on intimate rela tions there with persons who could not set their feet in New York ten minutes without being subject to arrest for treason, apd you may judge, therefore, of the motives sug gesting the circulation of the story. YANKEE OPINIONS OF THE POPE’S LETTER TO PRESIDENT DAVIS. The Northern papers comment sharply upon the correspondence between Presi dent Davis and the Pope. The Washing ton Chronicle, Lincoln’s own organ, in re ferring to the letter of Hits Holiness, says : There is a tone in it that will win the Pope no favor with loyal Americans,— When he' expresses the wish that “the other peoples of America and their rulers” may be equally desirous ot peace, &c., he insinuates much that will be distasteful to the people of the United Stales ; and when he expresses the hope that the rebels will -be attached to him by a perfect friendship, he further alienates the goodwill of the American people. In fact, lie betrays a sympathy which he, of all foreign rulers, ought to be the last to entertain. PROGRESS OF THE CONFISCATION OF LANDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. We lind in the Washington Chronicle the following, in regard to the disposition now being made of confiscated lands in the “Department of the South,” by which is meant, we believe, the command of Major General Gilmore, on this coast: Under the auspices of the Secretary ot the Treasury, and by the authority of the President of tho United State:-, the lands purchased by the Government, at the tax sale of February last, iu the Department of the South, have been surveyed and divided into tracts of 320 acres. Every alternate tract has been sub divided into lot® of 20 acres, and reserved for the occupancy of colored men. Here they are entitled to settle and acquire a pre-emption, which they can easily make a fee simple title to a part of the soil on which they once worked ass class. A Peace Meeting in North Carolina. The New York papers, which copy so much about the Union feeling in North Carolina, will doubtless be a little surprised at the following results of n‘peace meeting’ recently held in Greensboro, N. C. The * account is from a correspondent of the Rul» eigh(N. C.) Confederate, dating the let inst: The announcement of a “peace meeting ’ to be held in our town, filled out loyal peo ple with the gloomiest forebodings; but now as it is over, we breathe more freely. The meeting was a disgrace to our patriotic lit tle town—but it broke up in a row, and a laughable affair it was, Crowds of people came from the country “to see what would be done,” as they said. The three leaders, R. P. D., F. C. and J L., tried to get up a meeting. The Court House beil several times sent out its inviting peals, and finally, at 12£ o’clock, the meeting began by one of the leaders trying to speak. But the crowd cheered, hissed, screamed, and ap plauded in such a manner that every effort to be heard or to organize- was utterly in vain. The resolutions could not be read. The crowd used all kinds of abusive and ridiculous epithets, rendering the appear® ance of the speaker supremely ludicrous. Even rotten eggs were iu demand, aud the tiaitors gave up in despair, and sneaked out of the Court House at 1 o’clock, the meeting having lasted only half an hour. Lute in the day one of , the leaders was accosted on the street by a soldier, who asked “if he was one of the Union men?” and upon his replying in the affirmative, gave him a good thrashing, and if left alone mightJhave knocked ali his treason out of him, but several persons interfered and he was curried off uy a negro man covered with blood. Regret is experienced by many dial the others did not get a thrashing too, but they were smart enough to keep out ofthe way. Ibe whole town seems to feel indignant at their course,and would like to see them suffer for their attempts to get up a “trait® ors meeting.” A fourth leader had the sa gacity to leave town early on {Saturday morning, no doubt having some ‘important’ business elsewhere which demanded his attention} and his experience in mili tary matters dutiug the first vea#of the war having taught him that ‘ discretion is the better part of valor,” and th.it “he who runs away may live to fight another day ’’ In the published diplomatic eorresprm® dence of the Washington Government for 1863, we find the following. Seward takes total leave of “the M<*n.roo doctrine,” and flings the door open for the freest inter ference of European nations in American affairs: RELATIONS OF FRANCE TOWARD MEXICO. The subject front which 1 propose to re mark in the second place, (says Mr Sew aid) is the relation of France toward Mex ico. Tho United States hold in regard to Mexico the same principles that they hold in regard to other nations. They have neither aright nor a disposition to intervene by force in the internal affairs of Mexico, whether to establish and maintain a re on b ic or even a domestic Government the-e or to overthrow an imperial or foreign one, if Mexico choose to establish or accept it.; The United States have neither the right nor disposition to intervene by force on either side in the lamentable war which is now going on between France and Mexico. On the contrary, they practice in regard to Mexico, in every phase of that war, the non intervention which they require a!! Foreign Bowers to observe in regard to the Ut.tied States. ((The Jews.” In a “Catechism for the use of the Meth odist Missions, by Bishop Caper®, is a “Chapter ou the Crucifixion,” from which we extract the following passage : “It was as if the world of sinners were in league with the world of fallen angels lo do the utmost wrong to the Son of God, the seed of the woman. We Overlook ourselves when we ascribe it all to the Jew*. Jesus could not have been crucified at all if a Gentile Governor had not given sentence against him ; and this he did, protesting as he did it that it was unjust. Those were Gentile soldiers, too, who put tho crown of thorns upon his head, mocked him, smote him, and spit upon him. The world was there, as if come together to lay both hands —the hand of the Jews and the hand of the Geotiies—on the head of the victim who was to bear their sins away to the land of forgetfulness. The deed actually done was if Jews and Gentiles, priests and peo pie, high and low, rich and poor, Pharisees, Saducees, Herodians, men ot all sects, and men of no sect at all, offended at the purity of Jesus, would rid themselves by violence of his teaching and example ; too true, as they were to be disproved, and too holy for them to endure.” If theJGentile world would bear in mind such truths as these, its propensities for persecution would receive a salutary check. It had its representatives in the most fear*» ful tragedy of all time, and if it had been in the place of the nation which caused Jesus to be crucified, would have done precisely the same. The Jewish people, in their whole hisiory, and in no part of it more than their crowning crime, are a fair type of the whole race ot man. It was not the sins of the children of Israel alone, but,the sins of all mankind, that caused the great sacrifice of Calvary, and sprinkled the blood of the Atoning Lamb upon the throne of Divine Justice. “Father, forgive them, for the]? know not what they do,” was the dying prayer of the Son of God. Do Gentiles prove themselves good Christians by refusing to forgive as Christ has forgiven ? Do they remember, when the word Jew is terms of bitter re proach and dork-ion, that the Divine Found er of thoir faith was of the seed of David, and that all his Apostles were likewise Jews? Do they remember, that they not on ly were the chosen people of God, but that according to the plain teachings of both the Old and New Testaments, and the univer sal opinion of the Christian Fathers, when the consummation of all things approaches, they are to be restored to the truth and be again His chosen people, and unto them shall the fullness of the Gentiles come? We are thoroughly disgusted, in this era of universal speculation and extortion, with the slang of “Jew, Jew,” a cry akin to that of the practiced pickpocket,, when he joins the hue and cry of “Stop Thief,” to divert attention from himself. As Mr. Cobb justly remarked in a late speech in Georgia, “there are Yankees born in the South and Southerners born in the North, and a good many uncircumcised Jews among the Gen tiles.” What ever else the Jews have speculated in, and wo do not believe they have speculated in anything more than the Genfiles, they have not speculated in flour or in any of the necessaries of life, ar> enor mous crime which is perpetrated every day by men calling themselves Christians. They have contributed as liberally, both in money ami men to the Southern cause, in proportion to their numbers, as any reli gious denomination. Thoir eoldiere urt; among the bravest in our ranks, and if there are some among them, mostly of foreign birth, who have sought reiuge from con scription in other lands, how many native Confedeutles after making vast fortunes, have done the same, and are now serenely basking in the coal fires of Liverpool and London. We would respectfully suggest to these so-called Christiaes who are giieving their righteous souls over the audacity of Jews in speculating in jewels and other luxuries, whilst they are starving people to death by their horrible extortions in ibe staff of life, the consideration of sundry exhortations uttered by Him whom they profess to wor ship and obey. “Let him that is without sin among you, cast the first stone,” “Thou hypocrite, first cast out tho beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’* eye.” [Richmond Dispatch, TSiree Hundred Federal Kecrults Drugged and liobbetl. We find the following in the news col® umiis of the Memphis Bulletin:, A Cairo telegram states that the most daring scheme ot villainy ever perpetrated on the cars, was committed between this city and Centralia night before last. The particulars ars as follows; A large, number of recruits were on the train en route from Camp Yates to Vicksburg. They were known to have a considerable amount ot money on thefr persons; and it appears that three meu who had enlisted and started with the rest conceived the design of rob bing ’their comrades. To accomplish this they procured a quan tity of whiskey, which they drugged and placed in bottles and canteens. After the train had test Centralia these men entered one of the cars, which was filled with so!* diers, and distributed liquor. The night being quite cold, the soldiers drank freely, it was but a short time until every one of them, including the guards, fell into a stato of profound stupor. The viilians then ex tinguished the lights, and proceeded to rob their victims ot all the money and valua bles. They took $l5O in money and a gold watch and a revolver from one man, who died from tho effects of the drug taken in the liquor. About S9OO were taken from soldiers, who awoke from unconsciousness to find they had been robbod t he scoundrels who committed the rob bery got off the train immediately atn-r, somewhere between Cairo and Centralia. The Price of Paper.—A bill was pre sented at the office yesterday, says the At lanta Confederacy, of one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars, for eleven bun dles ot paper! In times of peace, paper was the least expensive item in the busi ness of newspaper making. Members of Congress need not worry their brains about the suppression of Confederate newspa pers. The paper mills, at this increase, will soon effectually put an end to them all. The foregoing has been reprinted in ail the papers from Virginia to Mississippi as something marvelous, but no doubt the Confederacy long before this has learned to regard it as a low price. He paid for forty reams of paper, $1,650. which is $37.50 per ream. We have paid for forty of much smaller paper, $1,900, which is $47.50 per ream. The same paper, before the war, cost $3.75, and we leave readers who scold about the price of newspapers as extortionate, to consider with what rea son this charge is made. It may be safely sad that the cost of producing them has increased about tenfold, and doubtless will go on increasing.—[Macon Telegraph, 'TEIjEJCa-H.A.I’HIC IMPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION* Entered according to act of Congress In the year 1863. by J $. Thrvshkr, in the Clerk’s offlee of the Dia trict Court of the Confederate Bt.ite3 for the Noit-ltern District of Georgia Marianna, Fob. 10. A courier brings an official dispatch this morn ing that our cavalry, under Capt. Jeter, recap tured Capt. Fiovd’s company, taken by the enes my some two days sinoe, capturing a Yankee Captain, one Lieutenant, ten prisoners and some deserters, small arms, Ac., on the Chattahooehee Morristown, 10th. Mrs Colonel McClocg, and Mrs Boyd and Walsh, came through the lines from Knoxville yesterday. An election is being held for Congressmen in the Kentucky regiments to-day. Richmond, Feb. 10. The House tosday agreed upon amend* meats and passed, in secret session, the Mili tary Bill of the Senate, and returned the same to the Senate, affer which the injunction of secrosy was removed from the principal amend ments. One of them provides that all men between IS and 45 be detained in service in the field daring the war; all in provost, hospital and conscript service, all guards, agents, and quartermaster and commissary departments shall be filled by disabled soldiers, and if more are required, the President shall call upon the Governors of the States for quotas for such service, of men mot liable to military service. The exempts are one editor of each newspa* per establ shed on or before the Is: of October, 1662, and published regularly since, who was editor or owner at that time, and who is a prac tical printer; Presidents of Colleges, who have been regularly engaged for two years previous to the passage of this act, having 20 students ; one white male, the head of a fami* ly of eight white persons dependent on his laßor for support; one overseer on each farm ol 20 slave where there is no white aduit not liable ; the President, Superintendant, and Auditor, of each railroad doing military trans portation, and such officers employed as the Superintendant shall swear are necessary for the effectual working of the road, not to ex ceed one for each mile a in actual use for milita ry transportationi the officers of Degro fire companies in cities. The bill authorizes the Governor or Secretary of War to giant ex» eruptions to farmers when satisfied they will be moro useful to the country in raising produce than in the army, but such exemp tion shall cease whouever they fail to diligent ly employ themselves exclusively in the pro duct.on of grain and provisions, which must be sold to the Government and non-produo* ers at not exceeding the schedule price. Tho House also agam passed the tax cur rency bill. The Front. Dalton, February 5. 9 p. m, Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o’clock, tcseniy oiglit persons—men, women ond children—who were ordered to leave Knoxville on account of their devotion to the Confederate cause, arrived at our lines, between Tunnel hill and Ringgold, under flag of truce, and asked permission to come in. Their request was communicated to Gen. Johnston, who gave permission for them to come in, on condition that they should pass on to the rear immediately. Xtils condition was annex fd, probably, on account ol the want of accomo dations horo for travellers, especially women and childrer: The banished reachod here this evening, and comprise the foiling persons: C. McClung, R. M. McPherson and farnny, Dr. C. M. Goodiin and family, L. 11, Rogan and family, Mrs. Hamilton, Cob J Davenport, Rev. W. A. Harrison, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Ileidt and family. All but the last passod down the railroad. They represent the smallpox as raging in Knoxville. They think the Yankees are pro paring to leave the oity. They had put theifc most valuable stores in the market house, so that thoy could bo burnt or blown up at a mo ment’s warning. The exiles floated from Knoxville to Loudon on a flatboat, and wont thence in a steamer to Chattanooga, whenco thoy wore sent under the flag of truce. A grand review of the entire infantry force of the army of Tennessee, with the exception of such troops as woro on special detail or outpost duty, took place to-day in this immediate vicini ty. It was, perhaps, the grandest spectacle' of the kind that has been exhibited since the war began. General officers, who have been with this army or the army of Virginia since the war began, say thoy have never seen so largo a body ot men reviewed before. All who witnessed it expressed their enthusiastic admiration. Gen. Cheatham having made an application for the reorganization of his old command, the War Department sent him, a dispatch, granting tii3 reqaest. The Tennesseeans got wind of it to-day just before the review, and whenever he approached them, testified their joy by loud cheers. He evinced much gratification —[Dal ton Confederate. Retaliation —Some days since the officer in command of the Libby prison reeeivod an order from Col. Robert Quid, directing that, in accor* dance with the requirements of the Secretary of War, there should be selected from among the number of Yaukea officers confined therein two Captains; who are to bo put to hard labor, with ball and chain, till the end of the war, in retail tion for similar treatment which is now being in** dieted upon Captains William Waller Shull z Lecah, by order of Gen. Burnside. These brave officers are Kentuckians, and it is alleged were recruiting in thht Stato lor the Confederate army They wore captured at Maysville, Ky,. last summer, and under Burnside's order (No. 33) worn tried and Condemned to be shot, but the sentence was afterwards commuted to harJ labor during the war,||?ith ball and chain attached to their legs. Yesterday the oecretary’s order w-a carried out, which tosulted in the selection ot Capt. B. C. G. Reed, of the 3rd Ohio cavalry, and Captain R 0. Ives, of the 10th Alasachu setts infantry, who wiir receive the same treat ment as that which is now being inflicted upon Capts. Waller and Leach. These Yankee offi cers will leave Richmond this morning for Salts., bury, N, C., which is to ba the field of their future operations.—[Richmond Dispatch, 6ih. History Against Bragging. —From the beginning of this war to the present time, says the Lynchburg Republican, the Yan kees have been confident of whipping us by mere advantage of numbers and large armies. Thetir Gettysburg orator (Everett) ought to have told them the folly of such reltar.ee. The hosls of Persi i were beaten both on land and water by the Spartan lands of Greece, at Marathon and Salamis tel! The Saracen hordes were driven from the Walls of Vienna, and, in modern times, Napoleon with his small “Army of Italy,’’conquered that country, while hi* halt a million of Franc<4* chivalry, fled battled, cut up and disgraced from Russia. Tho fctanish armada never landed on Eng lish soil. The millions of Mexico and Peru yielded to the srnad lorce of Cortz and Pi zarro. Multiplication of instances are un necessary. The pages of history are dot ted with examples showing that mere num bers are as often as otherwise the source of weakness. Come on, then, with your mammoth Spring army. The people of the South will welcome them with even pulse to “hospitable graves.” A Sorry Joke.-—Punch for February 6th advertises, editorially, that one of bis publish ing partners, Wm. B. Campbell, “has abscond ed from Richmond, without the consent or knowledge of hia partners.” Did dhe anti-sub* Local. Personal.— We were glad yesterday to take by the hand Capt. Tom Chaffin, of Longstreet’s corps. Tom is Captain of that gallant and pop ular company, the 'Columbus Guards, 'home on a short furlough. We are glad to see him lock ing so well. Ho baa seen much hard servico with the above corps in Virginia and Tennessee, and has won the love of all as a gallant officer and noble gentleman. We wish him a happy onjoymeutr of his visit to Oolumbus. Medical Notice. —Tho reader’s attention is invited to the medical card of Dr. Rossey in to-day’s paper. The Doctor is a New Orleans refugee who has resided for some time in onr city, lie offers his professional services to this community in all the brauches of medicine and surgery. Read his udvertisement. A New Blockade Company. —See advertise ment of anew biotkade Company in Charleston. Lists of subscription to stock will be opened for a few days at the office of H. H. Epping Eaqr., at the Union Bank. T&is is probably an excel* lent chance for investment, and capitalists will do well to take the matter under consideration. Sales To-Day, Attention is called to the advertisements of Ellis, Livingston & Cos., who will sell this day a number of valuable negroes, a lot of fine tobac** oo and ether articles. Theatre. —The second appearance of the Taj lor troupe at Temperanoe Hall on Tuesday evening was greeted by a good audience. Those capable of judging pronounce the aoting of the troupe excellent. On this occasion “Ingomar" was pictured true to life by Mr. Wallace, while Mrs. Taylor rendered “Parthenia" in admirable style* The oihor characters, though less impor tant, displayed proper spirit. The Farce, “A Day in Paris,” proved that the,troupe were quite as efficient in farce as ia tragedy. Those of our citizens partial to this class of entertainments cannot fail to be delighted with the performances of this company. We would not forget to mention the singing, of Mrs. Wallace as a deci ded feature in the „ programme, while Prof Camps gives unmistake&ble evidence of a thor ough acquaintanceship with the Piano. The programme for this evening will be com posed of tho military “Tho Old Guard," and thobarletta of the “Silent Woman,” interspersed with a fine selection of music. Government Transportation. — Wo have heretofore failed to allude tho fact that the steam planing mill formerly run by Goetchius, Hedges & Cos,, but now under lease of the Con federate States, is turning Jts entire„energies to government transportation. , The concern is un der the immediate 1 super t ision of Col. T. C. Johnson, government jigeac heretofore, of the trans-Mississippi department, who is turning out a largn number ot as handsome and substan tial wagons as can be gotten up anywhere, .this gentleman is,engaged in a good work, and one which must lond.groatly to the efficiency of the government. Tho weather still continues beautiful—cold frosty nights and bright phasant days. Tho earth is bccMiuing. dry and firm, and the pros pect for early active military operations seems good. To Imbibers —Goodrich & Cos. give notice that thoy navo in store a few dozen bottles prime old Scotch whiskey. This will doubtless bo,pal atable news to the thirsty. A Liberal Proposition, —Mr. James F. Winter advertised some days ago that he had one hundred pair of Congress Gaiters, valued at $65 a pair, which he would exchange for shoes suitable ior tho soldiers, tho shoes so received in exchange to be given as a donation to our patriotic defenders. Wo hear that this propo sition has not yet bean accopted. It is a, little strange that some gentleman engaged in the manufacture of shoos has not embraced this op portunity to confer a benefit on the soldier, us the ..exchange could not possibly involve the shoemaker, in any loss, as tho gaiters would readily sell for more than the shoos and, it would therefore be a matter of gain to all par ties except Mr. Win tor. We trust, ior the sake of tho soldier, this noble proposition will be speedily accepted, as at this time tho army is in need, and shoes are scuroe and hard to get. Mr. Winter deserves praise for this evidence of liberality, aod we trnst his example will be imi u tated by those having the means. The blessings of our brave boys will rest upon the heads of those who make sacrifices in their behalf at this time. The Free School. —The reader will observe that Revs. Mr. Devotie and Key, solicit dona tions of second hand school books for the free school now in suceessful operation at the Fac~ tory Chapel. As it is almost impossible to pur chase suitable text books for our schools at this time, we trust those who may have such books in their possesion will bring them forward at once for the use of this school, composed as it is of many of tha poor children of the city, and the chidren of soldiers now in the army. We stepped into this school yesterday morn ing, and were astonished at the progress being made. Although it has been in operation but a few weeks, it now numbers nearly two hun dred, with tha prospect of increasing to double that proportion if necessary. It is therefore a groat work and should receive all tho assistance iu the power of our people to give. The importance of educating these children oannot be over estimated, and tho dictates of phi lauthrophy and humanity alike urge upon ihe public to lend a helping hand. OBITUARY. Departed this life at bis residency, isi Bar’y cotinty* o i ihe S9th of December, 18fK, Major. VVni C» Cook. Our deceased iriend was not only a useful citizen i ut his pleasant and affable deportment won the friend ship of a large circle of acquaintances The poor of our coumy have indeed lost a fiiend and his death will be lung lamented. He was ever ready to respond with cheerfulness and generosity to all calls ci I e". nevolence, ihe widow and orphan have been frecnie. t recipients of his hospitality The memory of his many noble virtues will linger long around the heaits ot numerous mends besides his own affectionate fimi lv, who have sustained an i,r. parable loss. At home “NEW KTE IO~”~ QPARE RIBS, & backbones SAUSAGE MEAT FVbl IVCdl VC d I thl3 DK ; roin * at a,d -PHELP^S? ° S ’ rebil—dlt One door above Gunby’s Coner. SOUTHERN MECHANICS’ XJ3VTIO3ST. A Regular Meeting of the Southern Mechanic's Union will be held this llih a t tbe meeting room; of the Columbus Fire Company No. 1, at 7 o’clock, P. M. By order of the Pres’t. John r. biggers, feb 11— It isec’y, TEM P ERA NOE IIA EE 4th NIGHT OF THE PARLOR ENTERTAINNRYr.'i. Thursday Evening, Feb, 11, THE MILITARY DR AMA. Entitled the OLD ! GRAND MIMICAL OLIO, And Burletta of the SUoxx-t Woman* The entire Company will appear. Feb 11 it NEW Blockade Company, SUBSCRIPTION LISTS ’ F r, l *r,r > -.!iv« h pLi , ?f k - ■—°»»- lIViS MILLION DOLLARS, which has already received the support of tne housed of Charleston, are now open f or a lew : dav* at the office ot H. 11. Epping, Etq., Union n ,1 where all further information can be obtained ’ leb li. st* Medical Card Dr. E. A. ROSSY, FOUMhRLY Surgeon to ihe New Orleans “F e . mate Infirmary,” tenders Ins tervices to the in, Zens oi C'ol.umtius in ah the b.anchts of his n 0 sion. Special attention will be devoted to the lioatmeii ot the Diseases of women. Ik/* nurfcicai opeiations perfoimed for Stone mthe Biudder, Fistuia in Ano, Vein o-Vagiuat fistula jivo^ recede, Congenital and Accidental l*hymoths, V4nco cele, WcemorihoiUa or Piles, im oils liupass&’b.o stric lines, Faise Fassugo?, Tal»pts or t tub Foot,and con traction of die Fingers, Strabismus or Fq .imine Aneurism, Vanx oi mimed veins, Pterygium, Cauruu and Han Lip; ulsotor the removal id ail luiuurs oi abnormal giowtns irom auypaitoi me*body. Diseases of the Genno-Uruiary System, comprising Uie different ctuges ol Gonoirhoee, tint lures, (travel Spciuiaionlica, Syphilis, in us primaly, Hcuiul.ry ’ ternary and huieci aiy fonns, wi 1 teceive panicuiai attention. lleiereiiccs given whenever desired, as well as the recommend a: ion ot many years practice m New in .Cans, (Jonsuuatioii hours every day ui h.s office in the Masonic liaii Building, from 10 to lz o’, mck a, m., and fwiiii aio 4 ..’clock p. m. Patients Ki i uj wa.l to call piec sely at these houis, as before and after lUai nine vi in be devoted tu visiting persons m tin ci.y. Adurcss all communications to rnt. E. A. ItOcisY, Columbus, Ua N. B. P. tionsiroin a distance will be vniied and Heated at koine, it and. sired I shall be thanked to my prolessioi.at brethren toi any favor they may uo me by tending uie poisons requiring Huigical aiien i ion. in a lew days 1 shall h-ve rooms for die pur, pose of giving ttT t. AM e Ul-PIiUKOUd UAlllS and MKOli ATl'.u FIfMIGATiUiVPi, as employed in the s ol Ruiope- ana America, as one oi ilie mosl efficient means ioi the cuie of Rheumatism, s-ermu lous Diseases, oyphi.is Eruption, Uoui ami a 1 Cuion ic affections ol me skin. K, A. it leb il Uni AUCTION SALES. By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON # CO. ON TIIIJH.-iDAY, lltli otFebiuaryal 11 o’clock, .we wm sell in rroiu ol our store, 65 Boxes line Tobacco, leb 10 at $3 By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO. 32 LIKELY NEGROES AT A UOTIOjISI l ON TUESDAY It.til of Febiuary, at ft o’clock v\ e will sell in irom oi our auction store, in the city . t (Jo.uuu.us, for and ouaccountofartfugee from Alabama, 32 Likely Plantation Negroes, Embracing all qualu.es, you. g iikeiy and well trained, raised prmcipailv on the plantation ol the owner, who setts them ior the omy reason that he is driven rout home. fib 10 id sl6 ISj ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO. FLORIDA L,A,NIJS AT AUCTION. ON THUHSDAY, lltli February, at.il o’clock we wiE Ssii in lrutu of our store, 4 Sections of 2,500 Acres of Land, in Franklin county, Florida. Particulars and terms made known at sale, leb 8 $lO To the Women of Georgia- STATE OF GEORGIA, 1 QUAItTEItMASrEE GENERAL'S OFFICE, > Atlanta, l>eb. sth, ißn4 ) A report has been put in circulation in various par lions oi the Mate that the Socks knit by the Ladies of Georgia for tins Department, have been « . id by me to ihe troops in the ti..d. Without entering further iuu* the details ol this vile and malicious report, I hereby pronounce the whole, tale to be a malicious FALSE HOOD; 1 deny and challenge the wor,d for proof to ihe contraiy that theie has ever been a sock sold by this Depaitment to a soluier ufthe Confederate Army since iny first appeal to the Women of Gorgia.to knit lor their destitute defenders. 1 hereby bind luyseli to present One Thousand Dollars to any person either citizen or soldier, who will come forward and prove that he ever bought a sock from this Department, that was either knit by ihe Ladies, or .purchased for ssue to said troops. This report has been invented on the one hand by the enemies oi our noble boys, vvnu rejoice in iheir sufferings, and are delighted when they suspend ihe efforts of the noble women in their behalf. On the other hand by peurile opponents of this Department, who lorget that in venting their unproked.spile upon us, they are causing the troops of their Mate to maich over irozen ground and the drifting snow with un covered and bleeding feet. Women of Georgia! agam I appeal to you. This time I call upon you to frown down these vile false hoods. Deni ,mi ofhini who peddles the tale ihe evi dence 1 call lor above. Until that testimony is pro duced I noplo.e you stay not vour efforts. I you in the name ol all that is holy _and noble—on ihe honor of a man ami an officer—that myself or any of my assistants have never sold u pair of Socks that weie knit by you, Every pair has been issued to the des tiiute troops as a GIFT, as about 17.000 gallant sons of the Empire State will gladly bear testimony. Daughters of Georgia, 1 still need socks. Requisi tions for them are daily pouring in upon me. I mid have yarn to furnish you. I earnestly desiie to se cure a pair of sucks for every b*ie footed soldier from Georgia You are „iy only reliance Past experience teaches me 1 w 11 not appeal to you in vain. IUA r. foster, fel ' 9 6t Qr- Mas. Gen. of Ga. Militia Take Notice, We will be at C 1 Philips’ II a qua. tern in Colum umbus. Ga.-,on ihe 12th and 13th ;at Cus.cia Chat tahoochee county, the ISM andlMh; at Hueravi.ta* Matron con. ty, the 17tn and 18th of this momh , fo r the purpose of examining and discharging such appli cants as are unfit f.,r u.Unary duly, T. A. RAINES, Surgeon. P. J. PHILIPS, A. D C. For the 21th Senaioii.il Dial N* B The Sub-Enrolling officers of the various uiili i.t Dt,trios will give.publiciiy to the above notice frh 9 *w p, J. PHILIPS. A. D. C. Sun and Enquirer copy. Grape Cuttings, I HAVE TEN THOUSAND Grape Cuttings for sale. Catawba, Warren, Black July and other va. rieties. J. ECHOLS, feb 9 lw* To Shoemakers! I ha VE 100 pair of English Congress Gaiters worth per pair. I desire to exchange ilrom for Shoes suitable for soldiers, for a donation? Call and look ai ‘hem, and give a liberal difference and assist to shoe the barefooted defenders of cur homes and firesides. leb at J.F. WINTER,