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Volume XI. CttANtiF' Os SCHEDULE, MUSCOGEE RAIL ROAD, I Superin'endent’a Office, > Columbus, Dec. 3d, 1863,) ON and art* r Dec Ath the Mail Train on this Road will run aa follows : Leave Coluiubus .45, P. M. Leave Macon... .............6:30, P. M. Arrive at Macon 4:18, ▲. M. Arrive at C ilumbua ...5 a. M. Passengers can now go through to Charleston, via Savannah, without delay.as the Mail Train on the Charleatou and Savannah Railroad makes close con nection with the Central Railroad at Savabuah. W, L. CLARK, Supt. Muscogee R. R. Dec 4 if _____ Change of Schedule. ON AND AFTER December 6th, the PasseHger 'I ann on the Montgomery $• West Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at —. 10.30 A M •* West P0if1t,.,MMn...»4 ...tiSO ?. M. Arrive ut C0minbua,....................7,10 P M Leave Coluinbua,..... M . 8-30 A M Arrive at Montgomery.... 11,37 A M “ •• West Point ...7,60 A M Making through couoeciiona to anl from Atlanta. Freight leaves C01umbu5.................6,40 A, M. "• arrives at C01umbu5...........8,00 P. M, |D. H. CKaM, Deo 4 If Hupt. *t Engr, Administrator’s Sale. By virtue ofan order from the Court of Ordinary of Taylor County, will be sold before the Court jttouse door ofsaut county, on me fir.t Tuesday in March next, within t..e leg.l hours of axle, a valuable negio Buy by tne name 01 Jacob, sixteeu years old, Uic njooetty of me estate' ofJaiuesMontg.imury, dec’ll 1 v ’ ucHOii u. DA via, lebji 40*1 A am>r - Estray Notice. 1 vICKENS .MoCOW, ol the 77id District O. M. XJ traiismj s’to me the following certnicate ol and Astray Vose Oi Oxtii; cna a tea and wiilte color, and the other a while and brindle color; maiked Willi a Biitooin crop and mideibit in both yeats. ADout four years old. Appraised by A. 0. BoYuin aud Jo sepn Lawson Biggeis, freeholders of saU county an u,si,id to he woiui four hundred dolllais, A uue exuact In.nl the tsiray book, this the 28th ol December, I6t>3. A. P JUNES, Jau4 —wbOd Clerk. I. C. Estrav Notice. JONATHAN ENGLISH, of iUe772dDisliiet G. M., transmits to me ilie I'oilowiug certificate ut an c.ti ay steer : a deep red ruior, supposed to be 3or 4 years old, maiked with a crop ana undertm in tbe ugutear, and undertnl ami split in the left. Appraised by James Cooper and Jeicmiab Uaitleuge, liee„olneis, lu ue worth one hundred dollars. A true extract trout the Estiay Book this 30th Jan uary, ißt>4. A.i*. JONfis, tVKI.C. lehl— U ADMINISTRATOR’S BALE. AGREEABLY’ to an order of the t;ouit ol Oulmuiy of Siewan County, will be sola wittiin the legal bouts of .ale before the Court House door in itieiowi. of Luiupkin, on the first Tuesday in Matvli next. ••Sophie" a negro woman year. old and her cm.d 4 years of age, netoi gtng iuiu«. estate oi (Susan Yar brough, deceased. Terms ndslt, »ARAH liENNARU, t JttU S3 Id Agio's. tiKOiUflA—Murlou fouitly: HULL NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adui’rx on the esute of Daniel names, Jr., havmg petitioneu this Court lor letters of dismission from said Admin lauation. t’uese ure therefore to rite and namotitsh all an singular me kindred and creditors ui rata deceased to be and appear at iuy otttce withiu me tuna pte.vtrtbcd by law, and sboW cause it uny they have, why said Administratrix should not be owiuiSseii trout said Administration Ou tne Ural Monday m J uly i»f*4. Given under my Hand c iid oinciai siao-ture, tnia December tne 7 lit, .on3. MALCtiftl ilaih, 4Wc 14 mom 4nju.ra.>._ LtoiUiiA—iiatiou utuniy I* tjLE Nisi.— Aitereas, M- Rutland William M IV Hut , AduuiiWtraioia upon the estate oi E Kludge c>. Bull, deu’d, having applied ntr letters ot Dismts iiou irom said xtliitsiuuiuuu. —l ttese are theretoie to cite and admonish an and modular me kindred and creditors ot said deceased losliow cause, it any tuey bave, why said applicant euuuid out be dtsimsseu trout said AdilUHlst.attdli. Uiven under my hand and official signature, Sep teinber Hd, iooa, MAiiCUoi liAiu, sept 7, m tint. uidinaiy. UEORQla»ftiarian bounty < KlU.li NlSl—Wneteas, AttiamliL. Hattie, Ad. muusuauix upon the Estate ui David L, Muiry, saving* app !• u for loners of dismission trout said Administration Tuese a.e lhoretore loti e and admonish a,l and singular, tlyc studied au, creditors of s.»td deceased 40 snow outisri, ti any ituve Why said Auiiiiiii9 trutm should not oe dtsa.xsseu fro,ti said dumiuisun- UOti. Given uitCei ray hand and official stgna.ure, Oc tuber bill, 1 (>d all ALCuAi 11.a lit, dec lx mlnn _ tiiuinaiy. OEORtiIA-Marlon County. WHEREao.B. A, Slur*, Adlltlu.sl.aior upon the estate of Jussp N 8.. ry, late of said county, deceased,, having applied f«r letters, ot DisuhSbluii troiu said aoinmistra.ioii. These ate ittereioie to c>te and admonish all and singular the autdieu and citdltora of said deceased, lo lc and appear at my office within me tune pro scribed by ,uw, to show cause, if any litej have, wny said iclieis of disnti siou Simula not ee ptra.neil lo said applicant on the lirst Monday ,n Ocioooi next. Given under my hand and officnl st b na u.e, Jan, JJ3U, ISO 4. MaLU'lji HAIR, Jkii. xb utbm i ___ mdinary._ PLANTATION IRON \\) ILL be exchanged tor Corn, Wheat, llacon or VY Laid, at PLANTER'S WakEuIHJSK. Colnti.bua, Ga.. Feb. 3d, lw SiftiSftClHAftl & CO., MOVED TO MASONIC HALL , Third Door to the right, on tsicuoinl Floor. feb 8 Notice. fI*HE notes and accoui.ta ot J. U. Daniel A Cos., A have been p a*«d lit our hands tor collection Persona indebted to ihent uiid uutnng to pay, will please coiue toiward ut t ine ana do so. Tuo.e who do not wmh to pay wo will endeavor to make >hem. We are also amfioiized to traiuaci uny cusinets for saidhtun or lor J,ft. Daniel, * PEABODY A BRANNON, feb fi dim Ally s hi Law. LAYV AND COLLECTION OFFICE, ivi. a". Attorney at Law and Notary, RICHMOND, VA. Claims ot every description against the Conlederute fitates eeuled with accuracy and dispatch. Legal business will receive prompt auenliou. augl? ly Old Iron Wanted. WE wish to puuhasea large quaiiti y of SCRAP IRON, bath cast and wrought, f.r which cash will be paid. HARRISON, BEDELL a. Cos. jan S7 320 or 640 Acres of Land for Sale. Ictier for saio the tract known Bathe Mercer place, about 1 miles from station No. 5, ot die Mobile A Guard It. H. It contains 3*20 acres, 16.2 ot which is in cultivation, the balance tiiuberul land. There aie cabins for about 30 negroes, gin house, stables, 4 <*., two wellx of good water and a large qtin tny of light wood convenient to the ft. R. The other half of the section, all heavily limbered will be sc Id u de sired by tbe purch s<-i, apply to Gr«enw< nit A Gray, Columbus, Ga , lor leims. Mr Men tt on the place will show it to any owe wishing ;os<-e it D. C. i-REKMaN. Jr. Bun Copv. jan H COLUMBUS DYKING ESTABLISHMENT I ff'IIE SUBSCRIBERS having perfeciud their a'« 1 rargemenls, are now prepared to da all kinds of DYING in Silk, Wool and lotion. Dye Uouse on south-west corner of Bridge and Oglethorpe streets, ordeis Jefi ai he office oi ihe Bouihe.it Exptcss will meet with pn mpt ulteaiion Parlies trom the couniry ran send any att.cie by Ex press. Address > OlGliT A lllU. Nov Hi 3m. 150 lbs English Blue Man. A T WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TA. For gahiby J. B. PEMBERTON, Wb, 13 if Druggist under Cork's Hotel. feb fi dim iulttttibts lailtt ofme& SPECIAL NOTICES OFFICE MOBILE !c GIRARD R R. > Girard, February 90, 1864. $ On aud alter this date all parties receiving or ship ping freights over this Road, will be required to fur nish the exart r.htnge tor freight. W, H. WILLIAMS. feb 90 ts Agent. Notice- HEADQUARTERS POST, I Columbus, Ga„ Feb. leth, 1864. { GENERAL GREERS, No. 7. The alien lion of all parties concerned is called to the following paragraph of General Orders, No. 16, from Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office at Rich mond, and officers at this Post will be held accounta ble for reccuiting in violation of that oider.J “I. The Beaureau oi Conscription affords adequate means for bringing into service persons liable to military duty; and all authorities given prior,to De cember Ist, 1863, to raise troops from men not within the lines of the enemy to recruit for any particular command in the field are hereby revoked." By order of COL ROBERTSON. Chas. Wood, A. A. G. feb 19_lvv Notice. HEADQUARTERS FOaT, > Coiumbus, Ua., Jan. *7, lbt.4, y GENERAL ORDERS, No. 6. I. All officers or soldiers remaining m Columbus over IS hours will require a pass from then; Head quarters. 11, All persons between the ages of 18 and 46 years visiting Columbus (Officers of the Navy and Army stationed at this Post excepted) will in future be re quired to procuic a puss 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. HI. Officers and soldiers abce.it from their com mands, orcitit.zens claiming exemption by virtue of contracts or otherwise, will save themselves annoy airce by immediately procuring the required pass. By order of Col. ROBERTSON. CHAS. WOOD, A. A. G. jan 89 ts NOTIOJS. QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, > Columbus, January>7, i6t>4. $ <»u the first of each month, Major Jno. .E. 'Davis PuriUuaitmmaster, will make payment to alleiuploy ees of .this department. Alsu to owners ot staves hired, and lor properly rented. Patties interested will present their bills to Major Davis monthly. The emplo «es of Ute Transportation Department will be paid by Cape 11. D. Cothran. All purchases of supplies and payments liteielor will be made by myself, F. W. DLLLaRD, Major and Quartermaster, jail 29 it Shipping Notice. MUSCOGEE RAIL Koau, ) 81l CERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, > Columbus, Dec. 2?d, ’b3. ) Owing loihe want of sufficient transporiaiion tor Government frtigto, piivule freight will not be received at this depot until turiber halite. W. L. CLARK, Dec S3 t< Bupt. notice troiu tbe Commandaut ot Conscripts. For the information olthe public, it is publi hed that tbe Euiohiiig Department of Georgi a is divided intoien(fO) Congressional Districts, tacit of which is under charge of a District Enrolling officer. The Ist, *2d, 3d, 4th and 7th District are under the immediate supervision of Maj. A. M. Rowland, Ma con, Ga,, and the ath, bth, 6th, 9th and 10th, under that ui Maj, Join A'. Andrews, Decaair, Ga. All special applications fur exemptions or detail, and communications regarding the Enrolling service, wil be fuiwatded through he county Enrolling Officers to the Cbiei of Districts. The Enrollin<g Headquarters ot the several Dis tricts are localed at the following places, viz : Ist Congressional District, at Bavauuali, Ga. Sd do do do Albany, do 3d do do do Columbus, do 4th do do do Macon, do sih do do do Augusta, do bih do do do Athens, do 7th do do do Griffin, do Btli do do do Atlanta, Cos 9th do do do Alpharetta, do 10th do do do CartersviUe, do CHARLEB J. IIARItIB, Major and Commandant Conscripts, feb 3 lot State ofGeoigta. Medical Card JDr. E. A. BOSSY, FORMERLY'; Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fc ntaie lutirmary/’tenders his services to tbe citi zens ot Coliumbus, in ah the branches of his piotes ston. Special attention will be devoted to the treatment of the Diseases of women. |I7“ BurjToal operations performed for Slone in the Bladder, Fistula in Auo, Ven o-Vagmal fistum. Hyd rocele, Congenital amt Accicentai Thymotis, Varico cele, Mcemorrholds or Piles,Cal ous Impassable Stric tures, Farße Passage, TaUpts or Club Foot, and Con traction of the Fingers, Stratiismus or Squinting, Aneurism, Vaiix or uiuued veins, Pterygium, Cataract aud Hair Lip ; also lor tbe removal of ail tumors or abnormal giowths liorn any pailot the body. Diseases of tbe Geniio-Druiary Bysteiu, comprising the different stages of Gonorrhcße, istnctures, Gravel,. Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in us prtmaiy, scondary, tertiary and heiedirary forms, wi.l receue panicu.ar attention. References given whenever desired, as well as Ute recommendation of many years practice in New Or leans. Con.iiltutiOM hours every day at his office in the Masonic Hall Build mg, hoot 10 to 12 o’clock, a, nt., and ftont 2to 4 o’clock p. m. Patients will do well to call prec.seiy at these hours, as before atm after that time wiil be devoted to vistitng persons in the ciiy. Address all cominunii aliens 1 1 DR. E. A. ROStY, Columbus, Ua N. B. —Patrons irum a distance wiil be visited and treated at Uutue, if di sired. 1 shall be thankful to tny professional brethren tor any favor they may do me i.y sending me persona requiring Hurgical atten tion. U 7“ In a tew days I shall have rooms for the pur. pose of giving BTtAM 'ULPHUttGUS BATHS and MEDK aTED FUMIG.vT.oNS, as employed m the ho.-pita sos Eutope ana America, as one ot the most efficient means for the cute of Rheumatism, eerolu lous Diseases, Syplii.n c Empiion, Gout and all Chron ic affections of the skin. E, A. R leb 1 1 3ut GOODRICH & ( 0., (FORMERLY OFXEW ORLEANS ) 7*i Broad Street, COLUMBUS ..GEORGIA. Wholesale and Retail. STAPLE A FANCY DRY GOODS. ARE iutir-tsally receiving fresh importations, direct from Europe, ot staple and fancy DRY GOOOS, which they offer cheap for cash. Itb 53m Stray Mule. &ED BAY HORSE MULE, ab-mt lb hrnds high, 10 or 12 years old. The owner can get him by calling on J P. COKER, feb 22 4i* at Greenwood, Fta. Fine Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, At wholesale and retail. For sale by J ». PEMBERTON, leb 13 It Diuggisi under Cook’s Hotel. a -4 Old Scotch Whiskey. |IA DOZEN pure Scotch Whiskey, a supeiior article—•‘yery oid." For sate by. feb 10 lw GOODRICH a CO, Colambns, Georgia, C. Friday February 26, 1864 IIEADQ’RS 24TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, i 1 Columbtip, Ga., Feb 11, lfc64. J SPECIAL ORDER, No. 1, There will be elections held on the 2d of March next ( for a Captain and four Lieutenants, for each of the present Militia Districts of Marion county, viz: at the School House near Judge McCalls* for the 710 and 948th, consolidated Districts; at Buena Vista tori the 808th A 1034th consolidated Districts; atTazewel forthe 807th At 955th.consolidated Districts and on the 12th of the same month at the Court Ilpuae and va rious precints in said county, for a Major ol said Bat talion, said elections to be conducted by a Justice of the Peace and a freeb ’ ie; or by two freeholders or two militaiy officers. The isd’ey sheets and returns will be properly executed and forwaided through these headquarter. By otder of the Commander-In-Chief. P. J. PHILIPS, feb 15 lw A. D. C, Express Notice* All freight .or shipment by the Southern Exprea must be pre-pa and from this date, except fvr the Govern mint. H. 11. HILL, Feb 15 1m Agent. Lost ON Saturday afterno >n, a GOLD WATCH KEY, the plate in the iorai of a key sum*, and com tins on one side the symbol of a Royal Arch Ma3un. The centre of the symbol has an itise.iplion in Hebrew characters. The under will be suitably rewarded by leaving it at the TIMES OFFICE, feb 15 4l* OFFICE SOUTHEP.N EXPREBS COMPANY, > Columbus, Ga , Feb. 13th, 1864, > Much complaint being made of the delays of this Company in forwarding merchandise,! am instructed to advertise that the rules ot the Company require that Qm'emmeiit package t hall have, precedence over all oihers.f and next in order packages forwarded by friends or£aesocialionsto officers and soldiers in the field or hospitals. The observation of this rule 10. gether with limited facilities for transportation, nec essarily cause delay in the ot packages for merchants and others. S. 11. HILL, feb 13 1m Agent. OFFICE SOUTHERN EXFIf&SS COMPANY, t Auoustx, Ua., Feb. 10th, 1864. > Legal noticeis lureby gwen to all concerned t that pei sons who ship packages containing spit its, wines and cordials, without informing our Agents of wil not be entitled to, nor will they receive, the benefit of valuation. Spirits, wines or cordials, will not be for warded by this Company'except under specia. con tract. JAMES SHORTER, Supt. l’eb 13 1 m Acting President. Printing* Binding* Paper, etc. HAVING constructed alarge^buildihgin Columbia, 8, C.. and removed our machinery from Charles ton, we would inform Quartermasters, Bank and Railroad Officers and the public, that we &>e as welt prepaied as before ihe war to execute all orders In our line. We have been importing fiom Europe largely ol articles used in our business, and now have on hand a stock ccnsi-ting in pan of the following ar ticles • 200 Reams English Double Cap Writing. »oo Reams English Royal—white, blue and buff. 200 Reams English Bank Note Paper, 500 Reams White and Blue French and English Folio Post. 500 Reams White and Blue Eng lish Cap. 1,000 Reams White and Blue Eng lish and French juetter. 1,000 Reams English Bath (small)- Letter. 2,000 Reams Whited and Blue Note. Also, Blotting, Copying and Do mestic Papers. 7,000,000 Assorted Envelopes. 7,000 Gross Gillctt’s and other makers’ Steel Pen?, Pea Holders, Pencil?, Sealing Wax. anb, and almost all anicles of Stationary. ALSO, A SMALL STOCK OF Best ENGLISH BLANK BOOK PAPER [Super Royal and imperii 1 not yet arrived], which we are prepared io manufacture into any kind of BLANK BOOKS. We are now opening the abnv v luable stock and advise our old customers, and eli others iii want, to send lit their oideis at once, or the > tock may be so much broken as to pi event us from tiling them prop erly. MEW PUBLICATIONS. ISTOW JR.E.A.ID'SV "ANDREWS’ MOUNTED AND FIELD ARTIL LERY DRILL," by Lieut. Col. R. 8. Andrew?, Army of Northern Virginia, liiustrased w.th nearly mu fine lithographed cuts, punted on fine white paper, and lull brown cambric This book is publi?he i under instructions ot the Ordnance Department, G. S. A., and*sh<>iild be in the hands of every Ariiilery officer. Price $4, one third off to the trade. XJNf PRESS, soon to be published: GENERAL ORDERS, from tile Adjutant and In spector General’s office, up to January i, 1864, with copious index and other valuable mutter. Edited by Gen. Thomas Jordan, Chief oi Gen. Beauregard’s St iff Price #3, one third off to the trade. CHISOLM’S SURGERY', being a third edition of this valuable work, revised and enlarged by the au thor, J. J. Chisolm, Surgeon S,A„ superbly illus trated. MARMONT’S YVORK ON MILITARY SCIENCE, translated from the Fieuch, by Col. Frank Muller, C. S. A., with notes by the editor. Illustrated. PHILIP, anew Novel, by Will. H. Ttiackery ( aiely deceased), splendidly illustrate i with portrait ot the author and other engravings. being a reprint of this valuable woik, now nearly out of print, and much needed by thejoutn of our coun try. Also, lOO.OCO copies ol the Netv Testament and Psalms lor ihe Confederate States Bible Society, with seveial works for omer Societies and Publishers. Haying arrangements for securing full supplies of all kinds of Priming Papers, we are prepared to undertake ihe printing and pubishing of any book of value to the country, and expec t to continue the pub lication oi Military, Schoorand other useful hooks. EVANS St COGSWELL, Near So. Ca. R. R. Depot. feb 15 12t Columbia, ei. C. 1,000 Pair Cotton Cards at per Pair, to consumers only. One bun dred pair im 1 be given to needy soldiers’ lamilies of ihi* and adjoining comities ofGeorgW and Alabama, eaiisi'.-ctoiy re'erer.ces fur such families will be required. Apply tu Gunby * C-. W H. YOUNG. feb :94t R. M. GUNBY. Pleasant Hour* '1 > HI3 old and well known SALOON we havere- A fined and opened for business We have three Bowling Alleys and necessary fixtures, ad shall by conducting our in an orderly manner, hope to met it a libera: share or patronage OGLETREE & .BARRINGER- Feb 16 ts FRANK ALLEN. THIS beautiful and Thrrough Bred STALLION wit! make ?h» ensuing erring Season at the CHATTAHOOCiiBR cXM K-E, his old stand, near Columbn*. Ga.,eo...meaning the 15tn inst, ana end ing on ihe 15th of June mxi. I will not attempt here a long pedigree or tUaerip tirn of FRANK, a* his form, blood, beauiy, perfor mances and fame, are 100 wed known io make it nec esaapr Trrma-S’tO for the Season in qdvanre. Should a mare not pr.ve in fjai, she will be entitled to h:s ser vices ano'ber Season f.ee of charge, iefcl« im P. W. PRYOR, EVENING EDITION. UECKIPTS, The reception oj the T>>w, taken ordered if mail, will be ettr reseipt i >* tk* money / espetiai ly to those subs enters for a Use time than a ye*r. When subscribers receive the paper wtth this paragraph marked, the# will understand tt as in forming them that their subscription is about te tapirs, and that the paper will eertainly be stop ped unless they make a *•emit tenet Advanced Bates- In consequence of 1 lie continued advance in price of the material and labor consumed in conducting our business, we are compelled to secure ourselves against loss, to agiin advance our prices, which will be until futther notice.: Daily Paper for three months ~.,58 00 “ ** ** one “ 3 00 Weely Paper six “ ....... 5 00 “ *« " three “ ........... 300 Single copies 25 cents TIIOS GILBERT St CO., TlfOS. RAGLAND, J. W. WARREN & CO. January Ist, 1864. For Chattahoochea. The steamer Jackson, Captain Fry, will leave fortbe above, and intermediate landings FRIDAY morn ing at 9 o’clock. feb 25 id o Retehateu, —The Rome Courier, of Saturday t states that the Federal lorce, a of in fantry under General Onerliaus, uud a brigade of eavairy, commanded. by Gen. Wilder, that recently occupied Wilis’ Valley, have all retired beyond the Tennessee river. They tecrossed last Tuesday night, and have fortified on the north bank of the river, opposite Larina's ferry. Their pontoons had not been taken up on Wednesday. Our scouts now go to Larkin’s ferry, and aUo to Guntersville. Yankee dispatohea from Tennessee report movements oi the army thora ami a design to flauk General Johnson. A dispatch from Chattanooga says General Logan left Huntsville, Alabama, some days ago with the Fifteenth army corps, to act in con. juclion with General Sherman. The cavalry expedition under Grierson and Smith, crossed ibo country from Corinth moving southwardly. It is understood that these columns are iuten* ded to act in conjunction—one to attack, aud the other to cut off Polk’s re:real and dis perse the cavalry of Forrest, repotted as scouring Central and Northern Mississippi. There is rio reason to dobut, though beyond this enterprise ihe combinations are merely con jectural, but mat a great Hank movement on Johnstou’s army is intended. The army at Chattanooga is by this lime in motion for Tunnel ilui and Dalton. Its move taeuts may have been delayed by circumstances unanown to us, but it,is under marching orders. A Sword lor Gen. Lee, Tbe lltchmond Enquirer : "A spendid sword has lately been brougnt to this oity and deposited at Muchuii & Taylor’s store, a piesoux for General Lee. It is ot Parisian manufacture and was brought from Europe by the last steam er that rufi the blockade into a Conltderaie port. The blude is of ibo cavalry pattern, and embell ished with many of the most boauuiui designs known to art, Ou one side of the b.ade is en graved the motto, •'Aide toi et Dieu V aidera,’ on the obverse side, Gen. if, E. Lee. From a Ma. rylander." The sworu is emblazoned with a cross on tbe shield, and other appropriate devices. It is worthy of the duliuguisnod gen eral fur whom it is intended by the patriotic donor.” The hotel proprietors of New York are pro« posing to organize a special Intel police, “to protect the travellii g public irom the profession al sharpers and thieves who livo upon the pmo der they levy upon strangers.” Tub Armt.—The work of re-enlisting among our veterans has become so general that ic may be said to be universal. From all quarters, and in every issue, wo have additions to make to the glorious record of the patriotism and gallantry which have added new lustre to the fame cf our citizen goloicrs Siege ot Ctiai-lestou. TYYO HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHTH DAY. The number of shots, says the Charleston Mer» cury of the 22d, fired by the enemy at the city since our last report has been one hundred and twelve. Two shots were fired at Sumter on Sat urday, both of which struck. 'i beie Las been a very material diminution ot late in tho number of Yankee lent? on Morris and Cole’s Islands. The enemy has fce o n bu?y modifying the construction oi the embiasures of hia batteries on tho site of Battery Gr<gg, so as to give him greater facilitiea for working his guns against any attack that might be made upon his position in barges. The Yankee blockading steamer, the sinking of which was noticed in oar last issue, was a large three masted propeiier. She now lies offMaffit’s North Channel, io the direction of the buoy formerly known as the Cummings' Point buoy, and is sunk, apparently, in about five fathoms water. It gratifies us to be able to state that stiU another blockader is since missing—gone to the bottom, too, w® trust. Five deserters from the enemy’s force on Kias wah Island surrendered t finis rives to our pick ets on John’.-: Islano on .Saturday. They are Yankee conscripts, having been in the service but two months, and belong to the 54ih New York Regiment. They represent that a large proper tion oftbeir regiment would likewise desert-if they could get tho opportunity. The battle in Florida was of far larger proportions than we had any conception.— Instead of four to five Unhand, as report ed by the Federal deserters at Savannah, Gen. Finnegan says the enemy’s force was ten thousand, and this estimate is confirmed by a correspondent of the New York World, wtiling from fijlton Head on the 9:b. He says that “nearly eleven thousand” Federal troops embarked from that point f'*>r Florida on the 4th instant. The battle of Ocean Bend was tbeu a “big fight,” at ieast on the part of the enemy On our side we think it will be found that not half the number were engaged, AH honor to the heroes of CFe*n Bend- Weil and gloriously have they ushered in the campaign of 1864.—[Macon Telegraph. From the Front. Very strangely we have no special dispatches at this hoar, 12 o'clock, to-day, from the front. We are satisfied, nevertheless, from many indica tions that Thomas is advancing on Gen. John ston. We are (old that there is a column from ten to twenty thousand strong moving South from Cleveland. Everything betokens active operations in the vieinity ot Dalton. There is said to be another column advancing from King gold. Oar pickets have been driven in at the •Stone Church four miles this side of Ringgold. Such are the rumors, to which we give credence, from the front.—[Knoxville Register, 23i. [Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.] Dalton, Feb. 23 —Two Squadrons ot cavalry and one Regiment ot infantry advanced by Ringgold Gap yesterday afternoon, and drove in the pickets, and halted at Ringgold. No fur ther demonßtaiicn was made. The enemy are in front in force, to make a reconuuissance. They advanced this morarng at 4 o'clock, within for miles of Tnnnel Hill, wa* ambuscaded by Hawkins’ Sharpshooters and Lowry's Alabama Brigade. The enemy wax driven back, leaving 13 dead on the field. A large number of wounded were oarried off by the enemy. Oar whole army is _eager for.a general fight and advance. From the West. — A gentleman who left the vicinity of Wyatt, Miae., on Tues day night last, reports that Gen. Forrest bad been lighting the Yankees for two days —Monday and Tuesday—and had suc ceeded in driving two hundred of them into a river and drowning them. He also reports that the column which was advancing m the direction oi Aber« deen had returned in the direction of Gren ada or Memphis, having given out their expedition,—[Selma Rep. ADDRESL To the Daily Press of the Confederate States. The period for’which the officers of the Press Association were eleated has now drawn to a close, and as the constitution of the body fails to provide a day for the annual convention of tbe members, the duty of calling you together in general convention devolves on mo. The expiring year of the Press Association was the initial year of its existence. The pre vious one had witnessed the suspension of many journals, under the adverse influences which had borne and still bear upon publishers. The past presents as with the gratifying laot that since the organization of tbe Press Association, no daily journal has suspended its publication; several which have been forced by the opera tions of the publio enemy, to leave the scones of their labors, have been able to pursue iu other localities their career of usefulness; ana a num ber of new ones have oome into existence. Tfiat these results have been entirely owing to tho ta bors of tbe Press Association, I will not claim , but we may well believe that without the or ganized system of general and equally distribu ted news reports, at a cost within the reach of every one, which the Association has estab lished, a e should not have witnessed them in their entirety. The labors that have been performed in behalf have partaken largely of an experimen tal oharaoter. They-need revision, and e cine of them may need your sanction. Those winch are yet before us require your counsel. Oints siona in the provisions of the constitution, suon as thai which calls forth this address, should be supplied- The necessary election of officers calls for your attention. An exammutlon, and possibly a reconsideration, of the manner of as sessing the burthens ot toe service, may bo oand desirable. Praiices injurious to yvur interests demand consideration. The powers wnioa your elected representatives may justly claim in be half of the comtadu good will acquire gre.ter force from an expression of the general wi.l in regard to their exercise and limits j and the principles upon wtiion the press associauou has been foimud and administered will acquire great or stability trom discussion and judicious at tention. Tbe general relations of the press to other in teres ot widely extended influence in the soc>ai scheme also require cafeml conpiiiera ion. I need not recite idem here, but bn instance will convey and enforce my meaning. Tbe relations oi the pres? to the teiegraph are ill defined anti little understood. While this great mstiumeui for the rapid transmission of intelligence i- an invaluable auxiliary to the press, the operations of the past year have demonstrated that ic can also beootno a rival whiob defies competition. Through the system of concentration of news for the purpose of publication which the Frc?? Association has established, with the ass L-tar ce of the telegraph, a temptation has been hold out to those controlling that instrument also to be come publishers. Some of these have given way to this temptation, and hive found tha means to increase ihe profits of ihier lines by an early distribution of the news reports published in the morning and evening editions of the daily journals; thus turning to the injury of the prtea the widely ramified system of labor and expendi ture which tbe Association has established for its own bemfit-and the public good. The earn st and laborious efforts of your oU fleers to organizr tbe association on a firm basis should be considered and supported by a full meeting Much misunderstanding wiil thereby be removed, and many suggestions made to ren der the institution the most valuable in the Con federacy. The press and the people are all in. teresced in its success. The annual meeting of the Press association will be held at Augusta, Georgia, on Wednes day, the 6th of April next, and 1 re?pecifully but earnestly urge a full attendance of the members. Will the daily prma please extend this notice? R. W. Gibb as, M. D., President Press Association. Columbia, February 17, 1864. tuixuisaau Treatment. Rev. Isaac Lewie, a Methodist minister, who for forty years has been a preacher ot tbe Go.«pel in Knoxville, died in that city lately. During hie last hours he was eub* jected to the most inhuman treatment by a Federal soldier. The following is Irnm a letter describing the affair*. The evening before he died the privacy of his quiet bed room was invaded fy tbe rude knock of the Yankee soldiery at his door. One of them, when the door was opened, inquired with an oath “it that old rebel spy was not dead yet, the house is wanted tor a hospital." He was told to come and see for himself. He entered, and nothing awed by the presence of Mrs wis and her daughters standing in tears around the bed, he rudely came forward and felt the extremities of the dying man, and tor three hours remained by his bedside impa tient to see him draw his last breath.— Death soon came to relieve him from this unwelcome intrusion. In words scarcely audible to hi* indignant and deeply be reaved family, he calmly whispered, “Be still—«ay nothing to him—l will soon be beyond their power and their malice— where tho wicked cease from troubling— aud the weary are at rest" So died anoth er martyr to the Southern cause. For three months he had suffered horn Yankee tyr anny and insolence. Tbe city where his lung life had been spent was under a siege in want ot fuel and subsistence- His sons were to the camps or the field, and bis wile and daughters soon to be turned out of home upon the cold charities of strangers | and enemies. Under these influences he sickened—under these savage circumstan ce# be died. For Three Months, |8 Mews from Bermuda. MOVEMENTS OF THE BLOCKADE RUNNER*. We take the following from the Bermu da Roja! Gazette ot February Bth; The steamer Don, which lett here ob Sunday morning last for Nassau, N. P-, is reported (falsely of course,) to have been captured uu leaving Nassau by the United States steamer Tioga. From the 3d to the 6tn ult, the steamers Fannie, Syren, Sco tia and liansa hod arrived there from Wilo nungton The Presto and the Wild Day* reli had also arrived. The steamer City of Petersburg hence tor Wdmmgtou, N, C, was cap ured off that port uu the morn ng of the 18th ult., by the United States ship Connecticut. Toe su-amer Red Jacket, from Mobile, with 600 oales and a quantity ot Rosin bad been captured by the United States steamer Kennebec. The R.d Jacket is valued at 3100,000. The steamer Isabel, under Spanish col ors, arrived at Havana trom Mobile on the 15th ult., laden with cotton. Toe blockade runners Cumberland, Alice, and Little Lula wore at Havana on the 16th ult. It was reported at Havana that the steamship Harriet Lane, formerly the Uni tod S ates gunboat of that name, had been tilted up at Galveston, Texas, for blockade running purposes, and was expected at Havaua with a full cargo of cotton. The steamers Index, Emily, Minnie rnd Caledonia had arrived at Bermuda from England. They were supposed to be in* tended ior blockade running. The Advantages of Heavy Taxation The bills passed by Congress embody tiie financial ideas which commonplace people have ever advocated. Taxation waa the only remedy for financial evils, and with a degree of courage which we had net as* cribed to our legislature, they have met the issue like men. There is no great abundance of money among the agricultural classes, and heavy taxation will compel the sale of supplies so greatly needed by the army. There ia abundance of money among speculators, and these are now forced to fund it. The plethora of currency will no longer be felt, the'priees of goods must decline with the price of the necessaries of lite. Above all, the army will bo ted. Seizures and im pressments will no longer be necessary, and the inducements to production are thua aug mented. Speculation now ceases. The mar kets will be open and free, and prices will soon adjust aud regulate themselves. The excitement of the hour will soou subside. The local banks can furnish the medium of exchange that commercial necessities require between ’this time and the date of extinction of the present currency. The conflagration of Coniederate notes which we wrote about some days ago is almost letmzud, and no permanent harm, but a dsgiee of inconvenience, and ultimate soundness ol the curtency must be the re sult.—[Kuoville Reg. The London Tnuee, in commenting on Lincoln » retumt of the military event* of 1V63, nays, ‘Can he (Lmcolu) deny that the,year closets with tnaiKud evidence of the superi— • ntiy possessed by tne Confederate army in Virginia* that Gen. Lougstreet still clings to East Tennessee ; that Gen. Johnston is infusing new life iato Gen. Bragg’e army, nod that he is backed by all the armed strength ot the most powerful of the Con federate States ? Besides, the obstacles which irom the commencement have ham pered Federate iu their stiategy, are as actively operaiive as ever. No Federal ar my has ae yet succeeded iu getting faraway from it« .vater base* their enemy has con* stautly moved upon an inner, and conceal ed oase ot communication. Could some power beetow upon President Lincoln and his advisers the gift of seeing themselves as others see them, what a picture would tneir handiwork, as read in this once happy ami favored Continent of North America, present to their view.” Horrible Mistake— A Sad Case or Poison ikg.—Due of taoßo distressing accidents which sometimes occur, and whioh thrill us with hor<* ror, occurred m cur city on Tuesday night. Tha facts of the case, as reported to at, are pub srnntiaily these: Un the evening in question Mr. George Hanna, an employee of the M. and W. P. R. R. Cos., and three others, went into the room of Mr. David Barrett, on Commerce street, for the purpose it u supposed of spending the evening. Mr. Barrett happened to be absent from I- e room at the time, and seeing a bottle on the mantle-pieoe which they supposed to contain whiskey or other spirits, they imbibed freely. In two hours Mr. Hanna was a corpse, and the others were seized with violent contortions, which produced great suffering- The bottle contained medieina instead of whi»key, one of tbe ingre dients being poisonous, of which we are assured Mr. Barret was not aware. Mr. Hanna was hurried yesterday. Tbe others, we are glad to learn, are recovering. What a sad comment is this upon the thoughtlessness of people iu taste ing or drinking whatever they may chance up on, without knowing their properties.— [Moots gomery Mail. To the Citigsns of Columbus and Mus cogee County. There are many of you who have not called at the office of the Aijessor of the Confederate Taxes and given in your property, fjr this neglect you are liable to a penalty. Many of you have been assessed and have failed tu pay your Tax, f«r this neglect you are liable to a penalty. For this neglect you bave no ex cuse, ss the Collector's and Assessor's office his been open every day (Sundays excepted) fur three months. After Monday, Hfcbjnst., I tha’l .commence issuing executko* and rha.l visit the penalties of law on ail di-fan ters. J. A. L, LBS, feb 55 3t Confederate Collect >r. Columbus Relirf Association, CoLVMSC*. Feb. 54. 18G4, At a meeting of the Directors of the Columbus Relief Ann lation this day, the following Resolution* were pis ed: Resolved, That no one shall be allowed to purchase more than one week’s supply tor fah or herself and family at one and the tame date, and no one be par mitied to puichase a second time .of the same article* until th*4r f >rmer purchases are within one day of being exhausted. Resolve and 9d, That no one shall be permitted to pur cb*<eattb« Storehouse of rhe Columbus Relief As. sceiatiin. but >be Sorkh'ilders and such persons as har or .nay ber-after be furnished «Kb cards by me ..fine D rectors of the Assoc atioa. Res Ive 1 i*c The Sel stnan b \ Instiuc ed to tell at the .'owe t p r fl-. rates to e ver expen es of purchase. t ra ?p nation and sale, wl regard the recent legislation of Con refs on the On re< ey Mil. B F COLEMAN, Ffeetdeatpio teat,