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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XLII. ' 3JS . t.# v..^. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1861. HI I*. M. OR ME & SON. editors and proprietors STEPHEN F. MILLER. ASSOCIATE EDITOR. rs? The Recorder is published weekly, at the . price of Two Dollars pep annum, when paid «aicance—if not iu advance, Two Dollars and Kirrv Cents—and if not within the year, Three ‘ |( [1 rs per annum. No subscriptions received for . than six months—to be paid always in advance. Remittances by mail in registered letters at our risk. Subscribers wishing the direction of their paper changed, will notify us from what office it is to be ‘advertisements conspicuously inserted atf 1 00 oe " r square for the first insertion, and 50 cents per jjuaie for each subsequent insertion. Those sent witho«t a specification of the number of insertions, will be published until ordered out, and charged ac- cordinglv. Sales of Land and Negroes, hv Administrators, Ex ecutors, or Guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours often in the forenoon, and three in the afternoon, at th> Comt house, in the county in which the proper ty situate. Notices of these sales must he given c a public gazette FORTY days previous to the day .iu # Notices for the sale of personal property must be at least TEN days previous to the day of sale. 8 Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must ^published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court jf*Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be published for two months. Citations for Letters of Administration must be pnblished thirty days—for Dismission from Admin istration, monthly sir. months—for Dismission from Guardianship, forty days. Ki lls for Foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub- liihed monthly for four months—for establishing lost papers, for thr full space of three months—for eompel- injtitles from Executors and Administrators, where , bond has been given by the deceased, the full ,pace of three months. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. All business in the line of Printing, will meet with prompt attention at the Recorder Office. COURT CALENDAR FOR 1861. REVISED by the southern recorder. SUPERIOR COURTS. JANUARY. SJ Monday. Chatham (tli Monday, Richmond Lumpkin *Floyd FEBRUARY, lit Monday,Clark Si Monday, Campbell Dawson !d Monday, Forsyth tPolk Glascock Meriwether Walton Ith Monday, Baldwin Jackson Monioe Paulding Taliaferro Walker MARCH, lit Thursday,Pierce lit Monday, Appling Chattooga Cherokee Coweta Columbia Crawford Gwinnett Madison M arion Morgan !l Monday, Butts Cass Coffee .Elbert Fayette Greene Pickens Washington Webster I::r»dayaft’r, Montgomery /Monday, Cobb Calhoun Hall Hart Heard Macon Newton Putnam Talbot Tattnall Ware fvAjy after.BullucVi fa Monday, Clinch j|Chaitahoochee Emanuel Lee TWigga White , Wilkes Monday af.) wr ith Mod- ( ?U ho , d, y ^ Effinghana APRIL. htA 2d Mon. Carroll ut Monday, Dooly Early F ulton Gordon Pike Rabun Taylor Warren Wilkinson "* Monday, Habersham Hancock Harris Laurens Miller Scriven Sumter To. ad ay after .McIntosh «y, Franklin Glynn Haralson Henry Jefferson Junes Liberty M urrsy Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart I Worth j ’Bryan hit Monday,Wayne Banks Decatur DcKalb Houston J asper Lincoln Schley Whitfield Wilcox 'nJay after,Telfair Camden ‘faradjy after,Irwin Monday *< Berrien Charlton , , MAY. “ Monday, Clayton Gilmer Randolph ,,,, Upson •"Monday, Burke Catoosa Chatham Fannin Mitchell .. Muscogee Monday, Bibb Quitman Spalding Troup Union Baker ’•‘Monday, Dade Terrell t Towna ““‘Monday, Colquitt l, tlI JUNE. Monday, Dougherty Lowndee tin , Milton Monday, Brooks tClay Dw , Johnson liyl’I'Thotna, onday, Richmond 3d Monde Monday after, JULY 1st Monday, Floyd* lih Monday, Lumpkin* AUGUST. 3d Monday, Campbell Clark Dawson 3d Monday, Forsyth fPolk Glascock Meriwether Walton 1th Monday,Baldwin Jackson Monroe Paulding Taliaferro Walker Thursday after,Pierce SEPTEMBER. 1st Monday, Appling Chattooga Cherokee Columbia Coweta Crawford Madison Marion Morgan 2d Monday,Butts Cass Coffee Elbert Fayette Greene Gwinnett Pickens W—t-—B—" Webster 3d Monday, Cobb Calhoun Hall Hart Heard Macon Newton Putnam Talbot Ware Bulloch, 1th Monday, Clinch ||Cnatahoochee Emanuel Lee Twigga White '*Glkes Monday af- A the 4th > Echols Monday ) OCTOBER. 1st A 2d Non. Carroll 1st Monday Dooly Early F ulton Giliner Gordon Taylor Warren Wilkinson Pike Wednesday aftei.Rabun 2d Monday, Fannin Habersham Hancock Harris Laurens Miller Scriven Sumter 3d Monday, Franklin Glynn Haralson Henry Jefferson \ Jones Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Union Worth Thursday I Montgomery after J 1th Monday,Banks Wayne Decatur DeKalb Houston Jasper Lincoln Schley Tattnall Towns Whitfield W ilcox jFriday after Telfair Camden Thursdayafter, Irwin Monday after Charlton NOVEMBER. 1st Monday, Berrien Clayton Effingham Milton Randolph Upson 2d Monday,Burke Catoosa Mitchell Muscogee ,3d Monday, Bibb Quitman J Spalding Troup Baker Itli Monday, Dade Terrell Thursday after, McIntosh Monday after, Colquitt Jo do Liberty Mon. after Liberty. Bryan DECEMBER. 1 st Monday, Dougherty Lowndes 2d Monday. Brooks ’Clay Johnson 3d Monday, Thomas told three weeks, if necessary, at each ..IU® change not to take effect till after the next f"‘ Jr term of the Court. Courts in Clay county, which, under the would sit between now and the times as la by this act, mast stand over till the Hm»a fi-*- above. gJL. County of Chattahoochee, Cb«tt° u’ to be added to, and becon 186] 0oc bee Judicial District, aftt GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE OF THE CONFEDERACY. The following are the Regiments, Battalions and Companies whose Officers have been com missioned by the Governor of Georgia. FIRST REGIMENT. Colonel—Ramsey Lieut. Colonel—Clark . Companies. Oglethorpe Infantry, Walker Light Infantry, Dahlonega Volunteers, Bainbridge Volunteers, Quitman Guards, Gate City Guards, Southern Rights Guard, Newnan Guards, Washington Rifles, Southern Guards, . Major—Thompson. Lieutenants. Adam, Allen, Crane. Russell, Hood, Hardin, Kelly,- Counties. Captains. Richmond, Clark, Richmond, Crump, Lumpkin, Harris, Decatnr, Evans, Monroe, Pinkard, Fulton, Ezzard, Houston, Houser, Coweta, Hanvey, Washington, Jones, Muscogee, Wilkins, SECOND REGIMENT. Colonel—Semmes Lieut. Colonel—Harris Major—Bltt. Colbert, Griffin, Fleming. Stephens, Banks, Cabaniss. Wylie, Stone, Leydau. Palmer, Felder, . Sxvint, Brown, Mann. Rudisell, Evans, Carter. Leonard, Brooks, . Companies. Counties. Macon Guards, Bibb, Burke Sharp Shooters, Burke, Wire Grass Minute Men, Ware, Banks County Guards, Banks, Cherokee Brown Rifles, Cherokee, Joe Browns, Fannin, Columbus Guards, Muscogee, Buena Vista Guards, Marion, Wright Infantry, Whitfield, * roup Artillery, Clark, Companies. Confederate Guards, Wilkinson Rifles, Governor’s Guards, Brown Rifles, Blodgett Volunteers, Athens Guards, Young Guard, Home Guards, Dawson Grays, Burke Guards, THIRD REGIMENT. Colonel—Wright Lieut. Colonel—Reid Captains. Lieutenants. Lamar, Freeman, Hill, Brown. Holmes, Heard, Thompson, Oakman. •Styles, White, O’Neal, Pierce. Candler, Charlton, Allen, Boling. Dickerson, Harris, Shuford, McDaniel. Campbell, Goddard, Germain, Beaver. Ellis. Hodges, Clemons. Everett, B'Uti Blandford, Wiggins, Mason. Glenn, Ault, Edwards, Bruce. Stanley, Carlton, Pope, Lumpkin. Counties. Richmond, Wilkinson, Houston, Putnam, Richmond, Clark, Newton, Morgan, Greene, Burke, Captains. Walker, Beall, Griffin, Nisbet, Blodgett, Billups, Lee, Reid, Major—Lf.e. Lieutenants. Snead, Tutt, Phillips. Clay, Washington, Wall. Trippe, Wiggins, Mims. Turner, W. T. Reid, -J. S. Reid. Stallings, Bennett, Moore. Daniel, Langston, Jones, Luckie, Levy. Andrews, Schelpart, Harris. M’Whorter, Sanders, Geer, Wilson. Musgrove, Burton, McCullers, . FOURTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Doles Lieut. Colonel—Mathews Major—Whitehead. Companies. Macon Co. Volunteers, Southern Rifles, Glover Guards, Twiggs Volunteers, Albany Guards, LaGrange Lt. Guards, Toombs’ Volunteers, Sumter Light Guards, West Point Guards, Baldwin Blues, Counties. Captains. Macon, Prothro, Talbot, Curley, Jasper, Bartlett, Twiggs, Folsom, Dougherty, Rust, Troup, _ • Smith, Gordon, Mayes, Sumter, Johnson, Troup, Todd, Baldwin. Caraker, FIFTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Jackson Lieut. Colonel—Beall Lieutenants. Willis, Hall, Worsham. Wimberly, Daniel, “Strickland, W.F. Jordan,Meriwether, Smith. Champion, Nash, Morton. Smith, Jones, dcGraffeuried. Hill, Morgan, Bull. Jackson, Sullivan, Carey. Winn, Toole, Brown. Hill, Lanier, Croft. S. McCornb, Walker, Fair. Major— Saulsiu’r y. Lieutenants. Shivers, Hundley, Nelms. Douglass, Janes, Byrd. Sandilord, Saulsbury, Burns. King, Black, Companies. Counties. Captains. McDuffie Rifles, Warren, Pottle, Cuthbert Rifles, Randolph, Long, Georgia Greys, Muscogee, Iverson, Upson Guards, Upson, Beall, Griffin Light Guards, Spalding, Mangharo, Hardee Rifles, Decatnr, King. Irish Volunteers, Richmond, Hull, Clinch Rifles, Richmond, Platt, Dawson Volunteers, Terrell, Wooten, Schley Guards, Schley, Burton, SIXTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Colquitt Lieut. Colonel—Newton Major—Tracy. Wright, Cline, Bloodworth. Whitely, , . Duffy, O’Conner, . Ansley, Adams, Moore. Whitlock, Weston, Nelson. Green, Hudson, Wyclie. Companies. Crawford Grays, Mitchell Independents, Look Out Infantry, Sidney Brown Rifles, Butler Van Guards, Gilmer Blues, Baker Fire Eaters, Beauregard Volunteers, Twiggs Guards, Butts Volunteers, Counties. Captains. Crawford, Cleaveland, Mitchell, Shackelford Dade, Hanna, Hancock, Arnold, Taylor, Griffin, Oglethorpe, Lofton, Baker, Plain. Houston, Anderson, Twiggs, Barclay, Butts, Dupree, Lieutenants. Barden, J.M. Reid, R. P. Jordan, W. F. Jordan. Wilcher, Caldwell, Bateman. Harris, Dozier. Grattan, Baggs, Russell, Hudspeth. Richardson, McBateman, Miras, Crocker, Wimberly. Siappey. Pittmau, Head, . SEVENTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Gartrell Lieut. Colonel—Cooper Major—Dunwoody. Companies. Davis Infantry, Confederate Volunteers, Franklin Volunteers, Coweta Guards, Cobb Mountaineers. AVB Orsoit viuoiuB, Paulding Volunteers, Stone Mountain Vol’rs, DeKalb Light Infantry, Confederate Guards, EIGHTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Mercer Lieut. Colonel—Rockwell Major—Olmstead. Counties. Captains. Fulton, Ballard, Fulton, Foreacre, Franklin, Brown, Coweta, Lee, Cobb. Paulding, Buiiwoody, Jenkins, DeKalb, Hoyle, DeKalb, Fowler, Cobb, Lindley, Lieutenants. J. Thompson, Howell, J. E. Thompson. West, Dillard, Moore. Stallings, Featherston, Houston. Bryant ,_Bo wers, BepUip_ Bishop, Wing, . Weaver, Anderson, Compton. Browning, Brogan, Holley. Powell, Hawkins, Wilson. Companies. Phoenix Riflemen, Irish Jasper Greens, Sav. Vol. Guards—A., Sav. Vol. Guards—B., German Volunteers, DeKalb Riflemen, Savannah Artillery, Republican Blues—A„ Republican Blues—B., Counties. Captains. Chatham, Gordon, Chatham, Foley, Chatham, Screven, Chatham, Davenport, Chatham, Stegin, Chatham, Wetter, Chatham, Gallie, Chatham, Anderson, Chatham, Davis, Lieutenants. Black, Lamar, Giles. O’Conner, Ford, Dooner. Bassinger, Rice, Habersham. Stiles, Hopkins, T. F. Screven. Werner, Umbaek, . Ilartridge, Hardee, Herrman. Wilson, Lamar, Cope. Oliver, McFarland, Mercer. NINTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Goulding Lieut. Colonel—Turnipseed Major—Mounger. Lieutenants. E. H. Doles, Watkins, McGregor, lleaton, Allen, Hoge. Companies. Counties. Captains. Baldwin Volunteers, Baldwin, Beck, LaFayette Volunteers, Walker, Gordon, Chattooga Rifles, Chattooga, Joues, Americus Volunteers, Sumter, King, Walton Guards, Walton, Hillyer, Toombs’ Guards, Bulloch, Belt, Irvin Guards, Wilkes, Norman, Fort Gaines Guards, Clay, Brown, Brooks Rifles, Brooks, Jones, Talbot Guards, Talbot, Gaulden, Dudley. Cobb, . Arnold, Bacon, Ragan. Talbot, Knight, Connelly. Wingfield, Arnold, Andrews. Webb, Tennille, Hill. Cockerell, Rainey, Hardee. McCrary, -Jameson, Hagcrman. TENTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Anderson Lieut. Colonel—Guerry Major—Goode. Counties. Captains. Murray, Wood, Union, Anderson, Hall, Mitchell, Gilmer, Welch, * Fannin, Dobbs, Murray, Luffman, Fannin, Hyde, Qnitnian, Guerry, Houston, Goode, Lee, Stokes, ELEVENTH REGIMENT. Colonel—Brumby Lieut. Colonel—Ramsay Major—Price. Companies. Beauregard Rifles, Walton Infantry', Gainesville Lt. Infantry, Gilmer Boys, Fannin Young Rifles, Murray Rifle Company, Mrs. Joe Brown’s Boys, Quitman Grays, Houston Co. Volunteers, Lee Volunteers, Lieutenants. Guthrie, Little, . McDaniel, Nuuerly', Arnold. Bower., Jackson, . Milton, West, May. Noblett, Trammell, Paris. Jackson, Leonard, Ramsey. Johnson, W.N. Crawford, J.E. Crawfd, Dozier, Bledsoe, Smith. Birch, Wimberly, Riley. Companies. Counties. Captains. Ramah Volunteers, Wilkinson, Folsom, Confederate Volunteers, Monroe, Etheridge, Lester Volunteers, Forsyth, Lester, Blackshear Guards, Laurens, Ramsay, Jeff. Davis Riflemen, Butts, Price, Jasper Infantry, Jasper, Jordan, Etowah Guards, Cass, Jones, Ysncey Independents, Worth, Harris, (Jher’ke8 Brown Rangers Cobb, Fielder, Johnson Grays, Johnson, Lieutenants. Kelly, Solomon, Lingo. Haupt, Hammond, Mays. David, Patterson, Reves. Yopp, Chappell, Rowe. Boynton, McMicliael, Hall. Lane, Ward, Walker. Burge, Fields, Goldsmith. Giddens, Johnson, Weeks. Hunt, Abbott, Thompson. Fortner, Clegg, Kent. Harman, TWELFTH REGIMENT.—[CHANGED TO FIFTEENTH.] Colonel—Thomas Lieut. Colonel—Stephens Major—McIntosh. De^ii Companies. Counties. li Rangers, Wilkes, Firislde Guards, Elbert, Mclitosh Volunteers, Elbert, Bownan’s Voluuteers, Elbert, Pool Volunteers, Hart, Stephens Home Guards, Taliaferro, Tugajo Blues, Franklin, Hantock Conf. Guards, Hancock. Laimr Guards, Lincoln, H&niock Voluuteers, Hancock, 1 Captains. Cade, Martin, McIntosh, Burch, Poole, Farmer, Millican. Stephens, Lamar, Smith, FIRST BA TTALION. Major—Villipigue Lieutenants. W. B. Cade, McClendon, Quinn. Heard, Bourne, Lofton. Smith, Shannon, Clark. Clark, Craft, Edwards. Linder, Johnson, Knox. Tilley, Flint, Ivey. Lester, Young, Terrell. DuBose, Latimer, Culver. Haruesberger, Paschal, Bird, Culver, Lamar. 'Companies. Etowa> Infantry, Itinggld Voluuteers, Brown .nfaatry. Independent Volunteers, Cot panics. Macon Vtunteers, Floyd Ri%s. City LighfGuards, Spalding Grays, - Computes. Lee's Volunteers, Washing tor Lieutenants. Howard, Sproul, Johnson. Hackett, Whitman, Thompson. Nixon, J. Jeffers, Price. E. G. Jeffers, Poe, Fields. Lieutenants. Butts, Knight, Conner. W. H. Ross, Redding, Turpin. Moffatt, Shingler, Chapman, Dnpree, Bedding, Bryant. Counties. Captains. Cass, Larey, Catoosa, Sprayberry, Bibb, G. A. Smith Bibb, Aderhold, SECOND BATTALION. Maj or-^B ARDEMAN. Counties. Captains. Bibb, Smith, Bibb, Ross, Muscogee, Colquitt, Spalding. Doyal, INDEPENDENT COMPANIES. Counties. Captains. Lieutenants. Fulton Lee, Rhodes, Brown, McConnell. Richmond, Girardy. Barnes, Jacobus. GEORGIA REGULARS. »n.:. -j-a Col Charles J. Williams, and has been stationed at Pulaski, and T4ee. until recently, when it was ordered to Virginia by the Secretary of War. INDEPENDENT REGIMENTS. Under an act f Congress, President Davis has accepted a number of companies from Georpa which have beenWmedinto Regiments. The organization of the latter has not been reported to the State Executive, and therefore the officers cannot be ascertained from the Adjutant General a of to. The Rerimats are generally known, however, as Bartow s, Conner s, McLaws , Pnntnp s and Egor’s, the letteringcalled the Toombs Regiment. In addition to these, there wiU aoon beH, the field, T. R. B. <Sbb*a Lerinn. Oov Pohh’a Fort is for sale at th Senatorial Districts. The people of Georgia in Convention assembled, do hereby declare and ordain that the Senatorial districts of this State shall be organized by coun ties, as follows : 1st District—Chatham, Bryan, Effingham. •id 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13 th 14th loth 16th 17th 18 th J9th 20th 21st 22d 23d 24th 25 th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32d 33d 34th 35th 36t.h 37th £8th 39th 40th 41st 42d 43d 44th Liberty, Tattnall, McIntosh. Wayne, Pierce, Appling. Glynn, Camden, Charlton. Coffee, Ware, Clinch. Echols, Lowndes, Berrien. Brooks, Thomas, Colquitt. Decatur, Miller, Mitchell. Early, Calhoun, Baker. Dougherty, Lee. Worth. Clay, Randolph, Terrell. Stewart, Webster, Quitman. Sumter, Schley, Macon. Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski. Montgomery, Telfair, Irwin. Laurens, Johnson, Emanuel. Bulloch, Scriven, Burke. Richmond, Glascock, Jefferson. Taliaferro, Warren, Greene. Baldwin, Hancock, Washington. Twiggs, Wilkinson, Jones. Bibb, Monroe, Pike. Houston, Crawford, Taylor. A arion, Chattahooche, Muscogee. Harris, Upson, Talbot. Spalding, Butts, Fayette. Newton, Walton, Clark. Jasper, Putnam, Morgan. Wilkes, Lincoln, Columbia. Oglethorpe, Madison, Elbert. Hart, Franklin, Habersham. White, Lumpkin, Dawson. Hall, Banks, Jackson. Gwinnett, DeKalb, Henry. Clayton, Fulton, Cobb. Meriwether, Coweta, Campbell. Troup, Heard, Carroll. Harralson, Polk, Paulding. Cherokee, Milton, Forsyth. Union, Towns, Rabun. Fannin, Giiiner, Pickens. Cass, Floyd, Chattooga, Murray, Whitfield, Gordon. Walker, Dade, Catoosa. Congressional District*. FIRST DISTRICT. Appling, Glynn, Liberty, Bryan, Bulloch, McIntosh, Chatham, Montgomery, Camden, Pierce, Charlton, Scriven, Clinch, Telfair, Coffee, Tattnall, Effingham, Ware, Emanuel, Wayne. SECOND DISTRICT. Baker, Irwin, Berrien, Lee, Brooks, Lowndes, Calhonn, Mitchell, Clay, Miller, Colquitt, Randolph, Terrell, Dooly, Decatur, Thomas, Dougherty, Wilcox, Early, Echols, Worth. THIRD DISTRICT. Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Marion, Macon, Quitman, Stewart, Sumter, Schley, Taylor, Talbot, Webster. FOURTH DISTRICT. Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Houston. Laurens, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson, FIFTH district. n CttftVihbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Richmond, Warren, Wilkes, Washington. SIXTH DISTRICT. Clark, Elbert, Oglethorpe, Greene, Hart, Madison. Morgan, Newton, Franklin, Taliaferro, Walton. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Hehry, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Spalding. Troup, Upson. TO THE PUBLIC. Augusta, Ga., August 12th, 1861. Under an appointment made by our fellow-citi zens, we have been some time acting in the man agement of a Hospital Fund, which has been rais- d, and is being raised in our State, and applied for the benefit of the sick and wounded of the Georgia forces in the field.‘This has been called the “Geor gia Soldiers Hospital Fund,” and we respectfully ask that you will assist us, by organizing an aux iliary committee, or otherwise acting in your coun ty. We have at present two surgical directors, and several assistants or nurses, who, by permis sion of the {Secretary of War, are in permanent at tendance on the Hospitals. These not only afford the necessary ministrations to our sick and wound ed, but supply them with such extra comforts as are proper in their situation. As the number of the sick and wounded increase, there will of course be an increased demand for such services and such comforts , and we appeal to our fellow-citizens in all parts of the State, (for we make no distinction in our ministrations, and know noue ; every son and soldier of Georgia having the same claim up on us, and equally receiving the attention of our agents.) to aid us iu this interesting work. A patriotic aud humane planter has suggested in one of the public gazettes that the planters of Geor gia should contribute each one bale of Cotton to this Fuud, so as to put it upon an entirely secure and independent basis. Upon this many have act ed, and have sent us subscriptions. If others choose to do so, we will thankfully receive them, and prom ise that we will dispose of them to the best advan tage in aid of this pious charity. The Cotton can he subscribed—to be sent to our chairman, or to the donor’s factor, aud the proceeds turned over to our chairman for the purposes in tended. If at the end of the war there should be a surplus of this Fund left, we propose to divide it among the indigent families of such of our soldiers as may die in the serv ice. Persons sending boxes of articles will please place a list and the number of the contents legibly upon the outside. Any package intended for the sick and wounded of a particular compauy, if sent to our care, will be carefully forwarded. We append a list of the articles, arrauged iu the order which (if the subscription should be in such things) will be found most useful: Sheets, pillows and pillow cases, handkerchiefs, hose, jackets, drawers, socks, shirts, towels, blan kets, coverlids, tea, coffee, arrow root, rice, sugar, corn starch, isinglass, lime juice, medicines of all kinds, bandages, wines, brandies, liquorice, rose water and flax seed. Shirts,—Two breadths of unbleached cotton, 1] yards long, 1 yard wide, open at bottom 4 yard ; sleeve, leuth yard ; armhole, length 12 inches ; length of collar 20 inches; length of slit in front 28 inches ; a piece 4 inches wide, lapping under, fastened with 4 tapes; short bed gowns, as shirts only, only 1 yard long and open in front. Cotton drawers. 1$ yards long, with breadth of 1 yard in each leg, with liem and draw string around each leg and the waist; length of waist to crotch 12 inches on the back, front 11 inch es, with 3 buttons and button holes. E. STARNES, ] GEO. W. EVANS, ) H. F. RUSSELL, /Committee. H. MOORE, \ J.M. NEWBY. / Try it! Try-it! Try it! Corn Bread, • irmr tit a srr run ir i nu rm i NEW POSTAGE ACTS. INSTRUCTIONS TO POST MASTERS. The following laws have been enacted by the Congress of the Confederate States of America: LETTER POSTAGE. “An Act to prescribe the Rates of Postage in the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes. ‘ 1 The Congress of the Confederate States of Ameri ca do enact, That from aud after such period as the Post Master General may by proclamation an nounce, there shall be charged the following rates of postage, to-wit: For every single sealed letter and for every letter in manuscript or paper of any kind, upon which information shall he asked for or communicated in writing or by marks or signs conveyed in the mail for any distance between pla ces within the Confederate States of America, not exceeding five hundred miles, five cents; and fo any distance exceeding live hundred miles, double that rate ; and every letter or parcel not exceeding half an ounce iu weight shall be deemed a single letter, and every additional weight of half an ounce, or additional weight of less than half an ounce, shall be charged with additional single postage ; and all packages containing other than printed or written matter—and money packages are included, in this class—shall be rated by weight as letters are rat ed, aud shall be charged the rates of postage on letters, and all drop letters, or letters placed any post office not tor transmission but tor delive ry only, shall he charged with postage at the rate of two ceuts each; aud iu all the foregoingeases the postage must be pre-paid by stamps ; and all letters which shall hereafter be advertised as re maining over or uncalled for in any post office shall be charged with two cents each iu addition to the regular postage, both to be accounted for as other postages of this Confederacy.” POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS AND OTH ER PRINTED MATTER, INCLUDING BOOKS. “And be it further enacted, That all newspapers published within the Confederate States, not ex ceeding three ounces in weight, and sent from the office of publication to actual and bona file sub scribers within the Confederate States, shall be charged with postage as follows, viz : The postage on the regular numbers of a newspaper published weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; papers published semi-weekly, double that amount; pa pers published thrice a week, treble that amount; papers published six times a week, six times that amount, and papers published daily, seven times that amount. And on newspapers weighing more than three ounces, there shall be charged on each additional ounce in addition to the foregoing rates, on those published once a week, five cents per ounce, or fraction of an ounce, per quarter; on those published twice a week, ten cents per ounce, per quarter; on those published three times a week, fifteen cents per ounce, per quarter; on those published six times a week, thirty ceuts per ounce per quarter; and on those published daily, thirty-five ceuts per ounce, per quarter. And periodicals published ofteuer than bi monthly, shall be charged as newspapers. “And other' periodicals, sent from the office of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers, shall be charged with postage as follows, viz: The post age on regular numbers of a periodical, published within the Confederate States, not exceeding one and a half ounces in weight, and published month ly, shall be two aud a half ceuts per quarter; and for every additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, two and a half ceuts additional; if published semi monthly, double that amount. And periodicals published quarterly or bi-monthly, shall be charg ed two cents an ounce ; aud regular subscribers to newspapers and periodicals shall be required to pay one quarter’s postage thereon in advance, at the office of delivery,unless paid at the office where published. “And there shall be charged upon every other newspaper, and each circular not sealed, hand-bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical and magazine, which shall be unconnected with any manuscript or written matter, and not exceeding three ounces in weight, and published within the Confederate Stotes, two cents; and for each additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, two cents additional; aud in all cases the postage shall be pre-paid_bvaiaimv« or_otherwi«e «*<*-**-* u --‘ »• “And books, bound or unbound, not weighing over four pounds, shall be deemed mailable mat ter, and shall be charged with postage, to be pre paid by stamps or otherwise, as the Rost Master General shall direct, at two cents an ouuce for any distance. “And upon all newspapers, periodicals and books, as aforesaid, published beyond the limits of the Confederate States, there shall be charged postage at double the foregoing specified rates. “The publishers of newspapers or periodicals within the Confederate States, may send to and receive of and from each other, from their respect ive offices of publication, one copy of each publi cation, free of postage. “All newspapers, unsealed circulars, or other un sealed printed transient matter, placed iuauy post- office, not for transmission but for delivery only, shali be charged postage at the rate of one cent each.” FRANKING PRIVILEGE. And be it further enacted, That from aud after the day when this act goes into effect, the franking privilege shall be abolished : Provided, That the Rost Master General and his chief clerk, the chief of the Contract, Appointment and Fiuancc Bu reaus, and the Auditor of the Treasury tor the Post Office Department, shall be aud they are hereby authorized to transmit through the mail, free of postage, any letters, packages, or other matters re lating exclusively to their official duties or to the business of the Rost Office Department; hut they shall, in every such case, indorse on the hack of the letter or package to be sent free of postage, over their own signature, the words ‘Official Busi ness.’ Aud for any such indorsement falsely made, the person so offending shall forfeit aud pay three hundred dollars. And provided further. The sev eral deputy post masters throughout the Confede rate States shall be aud hereby are authorized to send through the mail, free of postage, all letters aud packages which it may he their duty or they may have occasion to transmit to any person or place, and which shall relate exclusively to the bu siness of their respective offices or to the business of the Rost Office Department; but in every such case the deputy post master sending any such let ter or package shall indorse thereon, over his own signature, the words ‘Rost Office Business.’ And for any and every such indorsement falsely made, the person making the same shall forfeit and pay three hundred dollars.” PAYMENT OF POSTAGE IN MONEY UNTIL POSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMPED ENVELOPES ARE PRO VIDED. “Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That until postage stamps and stamped envelopes can be procured and distributed, the Rost Master General may or der the postage of the Confederacy to he pre-paid in money, under such rules aud regulations as he may adopt.” REPEAL OF THE LETTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM. 11 And be it further enacted, That the third section of an act entitled “An act to further amend an act entitled ‘An act to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States, and for other purpos es. passed March 3d, 1851,’ ” approved March 3d, 1855, whereby the letter registration system was established, be and is hereby repealed from and after the day when this act goes into effect.” CONVEYANCE OF MAIL MATTER BY “EXPRESS” AND OTHER CHARTERED COMPANIES. “Sec. 5. That it shall be lawful for the Post Master General to allow express and other charter ed companies to carry letters and all mail matter of every description, whether the same be enclos ed in stamped envelopes or pre-paid by stamps or money; but i f the same be pre-paid in money, the money shall be paid to some post master, who shall stamp the same paid, aud shall account to the Post Office Department for the same, in the same man ner as for letters sent by the mail; and if pre-paid by stamps, then the express or other company re ceiving such letters for delivery shall obliterate such stamps, under the penalty of five hundred dollars for each failure, to be recovered by action of debt in any court having jurisdiction thereof, in the name of the Post Master General, for the use of the Confederate States; but if said letters or mail matter shall be received by such express or other company, not to for delivery, but to be mail ed, then the matter so carried shall be pre-paid at the same rate that the existing law requires it to be paid from the point where it may be received by such company to the point of its destination, and the post master, where such company may mail the same, shall deface the stamps upon the same. “Sec. 6 Be it further enacted, That agents of any company who may carry letters under the pro visions of this act, shall be required to take an oath that he will faithfully comply with the law of the Confederate States, relating to the carrying of letters or other mail matter, and obliterating post- ica in Congress assembled, That all the laws of the United States of America, in force and in use in the Confederate States of America on the first day of November last, aud not inconsistent with the Constitution of the Confederate States, be and the same are hereby continued in force until altered or repealed by the Congress. “Adopted, February 9 1861.” Post Masters’ Returns must be made to close on the 31st March, the 30ili June, the 30th Septem ber, and the 31st December, in each year: And the Return for the fractional part of the current quarter, which ends 30th June next, mnst be promptly rendered to the Chief of the Fiuancc Bureau, Post Office Department, Montgomery, Alabama, in the form and manner prescribed by existing laws and regulations. Has it come to Tbis ? It appears that with a little more promt ness in the charge of tho Rebel CAvalry, “Gen Schenck’s entire brigade, with all the civilians, would have been entirely cut off.” The country would have mourn ed the capture of Gcq. Schenck’s brigade, but if the civilians bad been taken with them, there would have been full compen sa:ion. This tardiness of the Southern charge may be termed our greatest misfortune of Sunday.—Daily Advertiser. When it is remembered that a large number of members of Congress, of both branches are comprehended in this expos tulation against the too slow movement of the Southern cavalry—including both of the Massachusetts Senators—multitudes would feel what a gain it would have been to have met with their loss. Their cap ture would have been one ’of the most efficient means of settling the whole controversy. But, alas! they were on the out skirts of the battle-field, neatly five miles distant from the actual con ilict, and like the lame Vermont cap tain, on another occasion, thought it fair to start first. With such an advantage in distance and a display of agility said to have been entirely unparalleled, no cav alry could be swift enough to overtake these chief promoters and fugitives from war.—Boston Courier. A RECORD OF INFAMY. The disclosures of Gov. Dickens iu re lation to the secret of the Lincoln Cabinet upon tlie question of reinforcing Fort Sum ter, wbile they will surprise nobody in the South, will make their appeal to every hon est and candod man North of the Poto mac and help forward a reaction, if any has commenced. It will be seen that the Lincolu Cabinet bad determined upon an abandonment of Fort Sumter, for the rea sons stated iu an editorial for a New York paper prepared by them, and a proof sheet of which was before the Cabinet. In that article is the damning—the diabolical suggestions, that by the sacrifice of the garrison at the Fort, they could rouse the North to the highest pitch of war fury, bat its consequences would be so horrid upon the South, in stimulating a servile war and unusual massacre, that the Cabinet coaid not take the responsibility of setting such a war ou foot. Yet in one night, in fall ac- ception of the consequences dej>icted lyr verse the policy they had agreed upon— did conclude to sacrifice the Fort Sumter garrison—light the match of the great War Magazine their hellish ingenuity had described, and consign the South, accor ding to their conclusions, to universal mas- sacree. Following out this diabolical poli cy then deliberately agreed upon, all the armaments sent to the relief of Fort Sum ter were a mere sham and blind—they were doubtless instructed to act as they did act—lay outside the harbor and make no effort to relieve the doomed garrison, when the Cabinet had deliberately determined to offer up a bloody sacrifice to the Moloch of Noithern aboltionism, in order to stir it up to an infernal phrenzy which should demand an unsparing vengencc. But just God intervend to save the devoted garrison, and in part thwart these diaboli cal machinations. That miracle of this century happened—thirty six hours’ bom bardment and not a soul hurt! The effect, however, upon the North was hardly shprt of what it was desigued to be. A univer sal clamor to arms followed, from thou sands who thought they were following the instincts ot patriotism, rather than playing the part of poor dupes of a bloody cabinet plot. Surely some effect mnst fol low Gov. Pickens’ exposure of these in fernal machinations !—Telcgrajdt. Tiie Geography of Consumption—The following information is derived from manuscript of the forthcoming work enti tled, “Iufiueuce of Climate in North Ameri ca “Consumption originates in all latitudes from tho equator, where the mean tempera ture is SO deg. Fahreinheit, with slight va riations, to the higher position of the tem perate zone, where the mean temperature is 40 deg., with sudden and violent chages. The opinion long entertained that it is peculiar to cold and humid climates, is founded in error. Far from this being the case, the table of mortality warrant the conclusion, that consumption is some times more prevalent in tropical than in temperate climates. Consumption is rare in the arctic regions, in Siberia, Iceland, Orkneys, and Hebrides ; also in the North western part of the United States. In North America, th^diseases of the respiratory organs, of whicli-.consumption is the chief, have the maximum in New England, in latitude about forty-two de grees, and diminish in all directions from this point inlaud. The diminution is qnite as rapid Westward as Southward, and a large district near lorty-two degrees par allel, is qnite uniform at twelve to fifteen per cent, of comsuinption, while Massachu setts varies from twenty to twenty-five.— At the border of the dry climate of theplains, Minnesota, a minimum is attained, as low as that occurring in Florida and not ex ceeding five percent, of the mortality. If is still lower in Texas, and the minimum for the Continent, in temperate latitudes, is in Southern California. The upper pen insula of Michigan, embracing the whole of Lake Superior region, Minessota, Ne braska, and Washington Territories, are all alike exempt in * remarkable degree from the above fatal disease. Invalids suf fering from pulmonary complaints and throat diseases, are almost uniformly bene fited by the climate of the above Northern region, having a mean annual temperatuie from 40 to 45 degrees, Fahrenheit. ,N t he Conf 1 be New Orleans D lowing statement i n r in the Confederate Se In the regular C< there is but one rank- There are no Major ot in that service. Befn the action creating th the Confederate State the United States Aim the ranks of Major an als were created. It that Gens. Twiggs ai Generals; and Bragg and others, are Briga being at the head of tlie Brigadier-Gen erals of the Provision.*.* Army, was pro moted for his gallantry and generalship to the grade of General in the regular Army of the Confederate States. He ia ranked, however, by Johnston, Lee and. Cooper, and w ith thorn makes np the four Generals in the Confederate Army. It was doubtless to prevent any conflict of rank and the superseding of Beauregard in command at Manassas by Johnston, that President Davis appeared on the field, ranking both as Commander in- Chief. Prince Jerome Napoleon, second heir to the French crown, and* the confidential agent of the French Emperor in more than one of the most serious and thorny trans actions with foreign nations that have been epochs in his reign, is now at Wash ington under circumstances of considerable mystery, lt is a trait of the country and the period that this singular conjunction has attracted scarcely any public atten tion. Yet, among Europeans nations, ac customed and acquainted with the signs of diplomatic work.itjwill be observed with ab sorbing interest and considered an incident of preponderating importance. Tbis man has not been ordered here for nothing.— Two nations are engaged in deadly hos tilities, a id a member of tlie imperial fam ily, according to diplomatic usage, could visit one of them on two grounds only ; first that France designs to make canse with that one against the other; or, second ly, that she offers her mediation between the belligerents. The first of these suppositions is clearly mpossible in the present case. That great and politic Government has no motive to take np the quarrel of the North with the South, and everything to lose by that step. It is, indeed, evident to common sense that the visit of the Prince cannot signify alli ance. It must mean mediation. This war cannot continue longer than this year without raining large classes of French citizens and creating the gravest embar rassment in the financial and political af fairs of that country. The Emperor would, naturally desire to do all that he can to wards the conclusion of this war by diplo macy, without restoring to the extremity which mnst follow if negotiation fails and. j4pV”Yc8fifiM n ^i France is the only great power in con^ dition to act at present; for England is balanced between Exter Hall aud Man chester. Official denial of all politicial significance in the Prince’s visti to Wash ington will of course be made ; they were also made in the strongest form when he contracted the Italian marriage that was the signal of the Italian war. [Richmond Examiner. Sweet Temper,-—General Jackson once said to a young lady, in whose welfare he felt a deep interest: “I cannot forbear pointing out to you, my dear child, the great advantages that will result from a temperate condupt and sweet ness of manner to all people, j>n all occa sion. Never forget that yon are a gentle woman, and all yonr words and actions should make yon gentle. I never heard yonr mother—your dear, good mother— say a harsh or hasty r thing to any person in my life. Endeavor to imitate her.— I am quick and hasty in my temper, hat it is a misfortune which, not having been sufficiently restrained in my youth, has caused me inexpressible pain. It has giv- in me more trouble to subdue this impetu osity than anything I ever undertook.” A Gentleman.—Show me a man who can quit the compai^^of the young to listen to tho kindly voice of age—who can hold cherftil conversation with one whom years have deprived of ail charms ; show me the man who is willing to help— as if the blush of Helen mantle on his cheek; show me 4tbe man who would no sooner look rndely ai the poor girl ia the village than at the well dressed in the saloon ; show me the man who treats un protected maidenhood, as he would tire heiress rurronnded by the powerful pro tections of rank, riches and family—show me him that abhors the liberfine’s gibe— who shunsiiim as the blasphemer and tra- ducer of his mother’s sex—who scorns a a ho would the coward the ridicnler of a woman’s reputation ; show me a man who never forgets for an 4081301 the delicacy and respect that is d^e to a woman in any condition or class, ana yon show me a true gentleman. A Cook’s Report.—The following D e »i.« n..ii t»„ —, 3 A Perfect Man.—The man deserving the name is one whose thoughts and exer tions are for others rather than for himself; whose high purpose is adopted on just principles, aud never abandonedjwhilelseav- en or earth affords means of accomplish ing it. He is one who will neither seek an indirect advantage by a specious word, nor take an evil path to secure a real good purpose. Such a man were one for whom a woman’s heart should beat eon- | stantly while he breaths, and break wheu he dies. Curious Facts.—There is iron enough in the blood of 42 men to make 20 horse shoes, each weighing half a ’pound. A man is taller in the morning by half an inch than he is at night. Water is the only universal medicine ; by it many diseases may he alleviated or cured. About the age of 36, it is said tbattss lean man becomes fatter and the fat man leaner. The atoms composing a man are heliev- “A to be changed every forty davs. and the

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Southern recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1820-1872, August 27, 1861, Image 1