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* - MACON TELEGRAPH. r ''T L •FRIDAY MORMNG, JUNK 19, 1&6'J> J "AN appeal fok the wayside home. Tiic iniUcroignedhave been rtqueated by the La dies in charge of the WnyB.de Home in Macon, to aid them io raising money and supplies to sustain it, as their funds are exhausted, and lljey urgently and oonSdently call on the citizens of Macon to assist then. Contributions, either of money orsupplies of any kind, may be left with any of the ladies of the Soldiers' Relief Society, or with either of the under- Several gentleman have united In purchasing a iarge uhJ ell arranged house near the depot, which they offer the ladies to be used at their Wayside Home l'reo of rent. Bo soon a* possession is ob tained the accommodations and comforts for the soldiers will be much enlarged. The expenses here tofore have been near #1,500 a month, and as the ladies wdl be able hereafter to take care of a larger number, the amount of expenses will also be in creased. Largo as this expenditure Is. our citizens havu cheerfully responded to its wants, and &s but !<.w of the suluiera who are entertained at the es- tabliahnn nt are from Macon, or liibb county, we call on citizen, of all the counties contiguous to Macon-to aid us. a • ' Not only money, but contributions of meat, flour, meal, poultry, eggs, butter and vegetables, or any other articles of lood, will be thanklully received. Sick or wounded soldiers,*or those without the raaans of payiug hotel bills, no matter from what part of ibe Uonlttderady they come, are entertained atthe Wayaido Heme. (mm nf expense, when pass im, througn Macon. Surgeons are in attendance to car* f°r ttle wounded and tick. E. J. JOHNSTON. . . . . . *• L.N. WHITTLE, W. K. DxQBAFFENREID, J. W. BUKKK • , VIRGIL POWERS. Macon. Gz,.i Jiino 13—lw. • ■ Requisition upon Alabama,—The Montgom -■ery Advertiser says the Governor bas a requi- sition for sev.eu thousand State reserves to ' defend the Suite in case of invasion.-. The Ad w& 'vertisersays: Those who volunteer will bo legally enrolled in the service, and remain at home ready for duty suhjtCt to the call of the Governor, when the military exigencies shall" require it. The drafted men will be enrolled and sent imme diately to camp and thero held.until needed.-;— When the re erves are called ontto defend any point in the State, their movements will be di rected by the Confederate officers in.comiSjand where they may bw needed, an'd they will cos operate.with Confederate troops ln Uelerlcs of - the place assailed. Death or John P. Boas.—W e grieve to learn that a dispatch was received last .night an nouncing that John F. Ross, younge^ son pi John B. Ross, Bsq, of this city, was killed in Pegram’s late fight in Monticiillo, Kentucky. Mr. Russ was"a member of the Ocmulgco Ran gers, Goode’s Battalion, and about twenty years of age—a' quiet and amiable, but .exceedingly leariess and resolute young man. At the time of his death preparations lor his nuptials with a bcautiful.nnd accomplished young lady were in progress. Wo understand his remains are shortly expected here. VICKSBURG. Not a line of hews for our early edition, and yet the mysterious hints about “ contraband tidinga” from the telegraph correspondents in Mississippi'are very'inefcusable, if important events are not now in actual • progress. We think they are. But in asserting such a belief as this, we are throwing discredit upon our Press correspondent who formally announced last week that the fate of Grant’s army would be scaled in five days. If it were sealed at all within that timo, the wax is cool and it is high Time to break the seal and lot us into the mys tery. • " ■ V ' * The public anxiety about Vicksburg sur passes that ever yet felt in any'period of the war, and this anxiety i3 vastly increased by tho absence of even that modicum of informa tion which has been engaged in respect to all, the other campaigns. The darkness is total, with tho exception of now and then a. glimpse of light by some adventurous blockade runner from the beleaguered city. Every thing on our side is, as no doubt it bhould be, tabooed. It is out of the question that militaay opera tions should bo safely conducted within a few miles of the • enemy,. without preserving the most rigid wficaia Every body must see and acknowledge this fact, and that it alone sufficiently explains all our ignorance of Gen.' Johnston’s resources and movements; and yet notwithstanding this, many persons ore ma king themselves unhappy by drawing unfavor able auguries from the silence. Yfe think thero is no good reason for despondency. Vicksburg is in peri!—tho Federals are in dead earnest and mean to spare nothing to in sure her downfall. But so'Richmond was in peril several times, and so every point is’ in peril whose fate hangs on the chances of war. We may be well justified in feeling a degree of anxiety, but wo do not think there is oc casion to despond/ The letters from Missis sippi. are generally assuming a very cheerful tone, and we believe affairs are brightening there every day. The favorable crops' report ed in that State are exceedingly propitious and they are coming forward jiow_ to relieve, tho wants of our army and tho pressure upon the railway transportation. : PROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE. . - Special correspondence of the Telegraph. SnnLBwills, June'ltJ,'i863. Tho Orton tragedy is on every tongue. It is certainly a most strange, unnatural affair, and the mystery rather increases as new points come to light. What was the object of the man ? Win* his ulterior purpose? Or was ho insane? These questions pu'*' theresolyes to tb* - ' fsffc One account—compares tb of information Correspondence of the Telegraph, 3F” The following letter waB received.yos- terday, announcing tho death of young John F, Ross: . '•• '* •; . ” Monticello,-Kv., June IT, - 1863. John B. Ross, Esq., Macon, 'Ga.: My Dear Sir: It is my painful duty to send you the sad intelligence of the death of your sod, John p. Ross, of my company. - He was killed on the morning of the 9th instant, in a skirmish with tho enemy, in which our Regi ment was engaged. Ho was shot in the right temple, the ball coming out just behind the left ear, killing him instantly. His remains were buried yesterday in the best condition that our circumstances would allow. I gave my own personal supervision to his interment. • Jack had been quite unwell for a few days preceding the fight, and I endeavored to dis- suado him from going with me, but his anxiety to bo at his post was so great that I acquiesced in his determination to advance with his com pany to meot the enemy. Whero tho figlit Tagcd tho hottest, and the fire of the enomy was especially concentrated, I-'last noticed him sitting erect in his Faddlo and. loading and dc liverii.g his (ire with the steady composure of ono inured t'o danger and' unknown to feav.— Tho onemy pressing us back with overwhelm ing numbors, wc were forced to retire, leaving his body upon the field.. In a few moments, however, ho was removed to a neighboring farm house, whero I found him a few hours afterward. . I cannot tell you, my friend, how much his comrades loved him, nor how deeply they sym pathize. wi th his family in their sudden and sad bereavement. As his Captain, I must say that •he was possessed of all the noble qualities that constituted tho perfect soldier—prompt \o re spond to every call upon him, faithful and conscientious in the - discharge of every trust committed to him, respectful and courte ous to his officers, and generous and affable in his intercourse with his brother soldiers. I commended him oftentimes to his comrades as a model worthy of imitation. Truly can I say of him, that .“none know him but to Jove him, nornamed him but to praise.” I shall see to the proper disposition oi his effects lelt in my hands. I encloso a letter to his address re ceived since his death. • • . Deeply sympathizing with his stricken rela tives, I am yours sincerely, . • T. G. Holt, Captain, com’ng fith.s'quad’n, 10th Confed. cav’i*— Something very much to the Purpose.—The [ MISSISSIPPI INTELLIGENCE.. .. Lf. •* Mississippian of the 18th bas the following, by’From the Mississippi.™, June 10th. . . , ONthcl^^to^s otty.b, which it will be seen our cavalry is awake and ' From Vicksbckg. A.courier arrived in town L ; Ban « andMissAnn L. Starts, boa which it Will oe seen our cavauy -. . , frCm Vicksburg, yesterday evening, bringing i working. Tho loss of 800' wagons was a seri ous disaster to Grant in his present situation: Gallant Dsti&f General Walktp-.-^irby Smith’s Texas Troops, under General Walker, dsshea upon the enemy’s wagon train opposite .Vicksburg, on last Monday, and captured three hundred wagons, with their full compliment of wagoners, provisions, &c. you wc!L.^ifiBO, “Keep p>' hz-'Afra. Stratto- berg. jems—Then Switzer’s Fares , awake, Mother,” words vTVr rr v' Surrender of the Atlanta.—From first ac coupts,* tins wear's tho appearance of a very silly and disgraceful affair, but wo will, wait for particulars before pronouncing it other than an inevitable misfortune. m P. S. Where was our Constitutional press agent in Savannah that ho failed to give news of so'-imphittoCan occurrence over the wires ? Gunboats lost Castj:.—Tlie*dread of Federal gunboats which was the feature at the opening of tho war is gone forever. The following good ono from Porter’s fleet before Vicksburg is told in a Northern letter from the rear of Vicksburg, da ted the 7th instant;'— - . A Northern letter from the rear of Vicksburg, dated 7th, has the following paragraph showing the indifference of our men to the bombardment by tho gunboats: A flag of truce this evening from Gcu. Pember ton, proposes no armistice of two or three ho'urs for burying tho dead. On being Informed that owing to ttie length of.our line, and the shortness of time ndhied, pur forces could not all be notified-, that this would be especially true of the gunboats, as it would take all the time proposed io nolily them; the rebels said this made no sort of differ ence ; the gunboats Sever had killed a man of theirs in Vicksburg, and probably never wquld; that Geri. Pemberton was utterly indifferent as to whether they were notified or not; that, on the whole, th'ey.rather preferred the-gunboats should not be notified ol the armistice, as they were wast ing an immense quantity -of ammunition for Uncle Sam and thus doing'the Confederate Government good service. The remarks were apropos. Everybody but gunboat men considers it the best joke ot the sca- It js a sorry commentary on Spar Admiral Porter’s bombastac dispatches to Washington. -*t~ ' * Ocxulgke Rangers.-—Wo lcapi that it loltea from Czpt.Holt states that in tho action of the 7th, besides the raclaneholly loss of Sergeant John F. Ross, Messrs; W. W. Parky and Geo. Price, both of tbis city, were wounded. t2F We arc requested to call the attention of the militia c facers to the order of Co I. Holt in another column. '■* Wet Again.—We had some considerable rain yesterday, and the weather is stilLunset tled; 1 . * - * . FROM FRKDKRICKSnUG,. \ -J?. ■ Special Correspondence of th'eTtichmond Enquirer ; • Fredericksbcr«, Va., l 11, A. M., Juno 15, 1863; j The enemy have, evacuated the Stafford heights, and are falling back in the direction of Manassas. The depots have beep burned, and the cavalry picket withdrew from opposite Fredericksburg at -daylight this morning. The infantry pickets with drew at 10 o clock last night. Small squads of onr , men have crossed this morning, and some ioiir or fire stragglers have been picked up, apd aoma thir ty wounded were left at the residedt qfw£np 0 |_ lock, just below town by the enemy,' vaS#; ol course, have fallen into our hands. ’ ' ’ 4 - It is said the railroad bridges havo not been burned at Accokeek and Potomac Creek, bnt this I think, a mistake. ‘ ’ The Yankee bands played a farewell yesterday evening,and the balloons went up for the last ' on the Stafford hills. Private Henry Grotz, 80th Virginia regimer?., furlough at home, lias juav itnmcd from acr . mind .or the Northern .a court with tho sources . .liftfr.aro. numerous here—and et mo reSu; HP ,, , ?g«tinfr#<l viile paper; story from a Southern point of view. It is de stined to live in history as a most startling and romjmlic personal incident of "this war. ■Orton was a very handsome man. A perfect blonde—clear blue eyes—florid complexion- pleasing expression of face—commanding per son—graceful address and accomplished man ners, he was eminently calculated to make an impression among strangers. His reputation in the army was that of a hair-brained, reckless soldier of fortune. He was all “dash.” There was little solidity about him, 1 or ballaBt. -His dress uras faultless," and his stable Arabian.— No man in the sorvico surpassed him as a horseman. I once mounted the splendid black charger upon- which ho was captured, and, al though rather vain of my own equestrian powers, must own to a littlo embarrassment as tho noble animal, given to spur, suddenly reared upon his haunches and waltzed grace fully down the street. This trifling feature is a sort of koy to tho character of tho master; daring, Bhovfy,- and perfectly athletic and manly. Poor fellowi what was he about? Ho did not go by authority. WHatthen? If Jt was his intention to make his way to Eu. rope, as he alleged himself, ho took a strange route. Why go by Franklin ? Why engage in that hazzardous business ? . Again, he had no gold with him to make the journey—only a few hundred Confederate bills. Strange, strange, very strange. I confess that I cannot unravel it- * There are same hints of a nature hardly proper to be discussed. They may come out in tnne'. It is sufficient.to say that they rclat. tb the heart.- Indeed, from much reading and - observation, I am comb to this opinion ; that wherevor your friend-ia m great trouble, yo'u may safely, enquire Who io the woman ? There lies tho poiDt. I will moke no raids ppon .the gentler sex, but the lact, fts stated, is true. I may be enabled hereafter to throw some light on this dark subject. Acdile. REGULAR M*”'" . ' . Council Or * • _ ^ Pres-’ ^’ING, ’ : l .camber, June 16th, 1868. J -At—The Mayor, Aids. Clayton, Powers, Groce, Cherry, Goodall, and Collins. Absent—Aids. Adams and'Rbss. The Minutes of tho last meeting were read and confirmed. . - J. The Bridge-keeper reported toUs four BIIXS TASSED. Geo. S. Obear ... :.. $373,?'.. Macon Gas Company..."..,1.1,.;.v.\-285,10. Dr. G. Harrison.. . ....... .. .. r. .v 200,00. J. W. Fears..' 243,75. A. Brydie • • 1 • pr* w&k Tho Sexton reported the interments at Rose Hill and Oak Rid go . cemeteries, during .the month "of May, white adulis; 7; children, 4 ; colored, C,—Total i7. Four oi -whoin weio non-residents.-. . - Mr. Jas. A. Ralston’s petition to cover his buildings oh Triangular Square, with ..cypress shingles, was received and'rcferrvd to the Com mittee on Firo Department. Mr. J. A. Ralston's petition for'Council'to continue the Sower, that terminates in front cf VV. B. Johnston’s lesidence, to .the Alley be tween Mr. Isaac Scott .and his lot! Referred to the Committee oil Streets. Miss Emma Ifright’s petition for an en croachment of J5 feet on Fifth street, so as to bring out her fence on a .lino with Messrs. Schofield & Blake oh The next squaro/was re ceived and referred to the Committee oh Street Crops in Mississippi.—Tho Memphis Ap peal-gives most gratifying news .in the follow ing. It is the sure promise of abundance to our army now operating in Mississippi; TKe'most encouraging reports reach us from tho productive regions in North Mississippi.— A late letter from Panola say3 the farmers bu sy getting out wheat; quartermasters are do ing their best to get all the corn from north of tho Tallahatchie aad shipping !! to Canton dai ly; price owe dollar and twenty-five cerr.s at the crib. Goreihuisntls’paylng ttro dollars, and seventy-fire cents for wheat delivered, at thu depot. Wheat good as ever grew and moTe than can be estimated. Meal ono dollar and seventy-five cents ; .shelled corn one dollar and a half at the dgpot; cattle, twelve and a half cts. r cheap enough. Tekr'ible -Accident at Watkesville.—JL dispatch icceivtd here yesterday from Wayuos- villo says a shell brought from Brunswick, whilst being bandied by the men, expioded, killing Sergeant Birney instantly, mortally wounding three, severely wounding three and inflicting slight wounds on several others—all of Company B, Fourth Georgia Cavalry, Ook Clinch. v When will soldiers cease to be children in bo.matter of curiosity ? Encroachments.- . . • Commissioners of Baptist dhurch petition for the privilege of covering' their Church with cypress shingles, was received and referred to the Committee on Fire Department. ■ Mr. A Powell’s proposition to compromise, and make a filial settlement -of all .the ditllcul ties between ’him and tfio city, by chirring him to remove the stone in the Rmlfoad Cut, was referred to the Ooinmuteo on Streets with power-to act. -. • . • *•* Mr. Isaac 'Scott, Prest. M. & W. R. llif Com munication calling the attention of council to .an infnngpieut' of the contract betiyecn the city and the' railroad, by tho party occupying fractional lqts, No. 3, Block 55, and No. 4, Block 56, by obstructing tire right of way.— Was received and rc-U-ried to the committee on Public Property. On motion,’.Aid: Powers was added to said committee. - Messrs B. EL IVrigley, J. O. McBurney and Hr. Mitclpsll, asked;ior a reduction i f Dray Liceiino for the remainder of "the ttinn, were read—when Aid. Groce moved tha’t’tbfcy bo al : v.cd a license of two third.-; of the, regular rates. Carried. 7 . .fy- Aid. Clayton moved to amend the fith Sec. t:on of tho license Ordinance, so ns to read “each Hotel Kocper shall pay $50, ana each : p.ub|ic hoarding house keeper 25.” Tho rules were suspended and the amendment passed- ' On inotifm, ,Ald. Colons . * r Resolved, That MV. Robt. Sandlin be notifi ed to. move his fericQ buck (o tho proper line within five' da>s ana in.default to comply, his Honor the Mayor, have iho samo removed at his -expense. Passed. ’ . ' •' - On motion Aid. Clayton Resolved, That the keeper of the city clock be, and he.is hereby instructed, tb .cause tho. jiAina to c tifform to Railroad time. Passed. - Aid. Collins moved tii'.t the f .Herka salary be raised to two thousand dollars. Carried. Aid. Collins; moved that- the sum of one thousand dollars be appropriated to the use of the .Soldier’s Wayside Home. -Carried. Aid. Collins moved that xho price of badges for dogs be two dollars, and that iho Treasur er pay tho officorp for killing the same, one dol lar. Carried, , * BILLS KEFERREdI • Macoo G&s Co., McTIhenny, T. Hardeman, Jr., J. 11. Zeiiin & ijo., Macon Manufacturing Co. and John Doyle. Council then adjourned. Richard Curd, Foreman. • . „ This is the secofid _ . JP I accident of the kind on our coast,'and tbe two the river, bringing two Yankee prisoners belong-j should teach the troops, as well.as everybody ing to the 2StU Mafflacbueett?, and has retumedin'I olst, tW uncxplodett shells are dangerous -qrcii of otbera. - - X. I things to bo meCdTca witlu--Repnbliuin. FEDERALISM IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. Tho Rev. Dr. Stewart, late of Alexandria, Virginia, who was dragged from tho Church altar by the Federal soldiers, gives the follow ing account of the affair to Rev. A. A. Watson, a Rector in Wilmington, N. O.: i ' *. ;• Wilmington, N'. O,, April 2d, 1863. Deo. and Dear Brother ; 1 cannot but fail to convey in language, any adequato idea of the scene which transpired in St. Paul’s Church, Alexandria, Va., on tho 9th February, 1862, but at your request, I will describe it to the best of my ability. • Tho sorviCo had progressed so far as tho'sC' cOnd suffrage of tho Litany ; Rev. Geo. Smith •waa knecling at one end of the altar, and I was conducting tho services, at tho other end, when a confidential agent of Secretary Seward,named Morton, arose in tho front'of theChaticel, and demandedThat I should pray .for the President of -tlib-U. S. - At tho sauio timo a Captain of the 8 th Illinois cavalry, named Farnsworth, began to flepeat, trom a - front pow, the prayer (or the President. Finding that I paid no re gard to his demand, but proceeded in tho Lita ny,-Morton gave a sign to Farnsworth, and the officers and soldiers who bad accompanied him into the Church, who immediately surrounded the Qhanccl, and a sergeant was erdefed to “seize that man if The Sergeant sprang over tho Chanccl railing, and made several motions as if he would lay*hold upon me, but, inas much asl still continued tho Litany, ho hesi tated, -and tbe order was given to take the Prayerbook from me; thereupon the book was violently wrested from my hand and thrown upon tho floor. Tho order to seize mo was now repeated; T was about, using tho suffrages “from all evil and mischief; from tho grafts and assaults of tho Devil—from envy, hatred and malice; Good Lordl-deliver us;” when I felt the officer’s hand upon my shoulder, as I knelt at tho altar. But just at that moment, a gentleman of the congregation seized the officer and threw him out of the Onancel. “Thereupon tho officers, and.soldiers drow their sabres and revolvers, and there was jrre** noise and confusion ; women were to hold their husbands, oth' ' _ --•> crying “for shat”-” oiruggling the vrG-- _w,s 6crexming, others ' . - and amidst-it all I heard ~ • .uc of Lieut. . s tying “<lon t tire.” I immediately aroso, and .facing the Captain (Farnsworth,) said something, in reply to which he said : “I arrest you as a rebel anti .. traitor, in tho name and by the authority of the President of'tho lJnitcd..States. I rm nii e d “and I summon you to appear before tho bar of the Lord of Lords -and King of Kings, to answer upon the charge of interrupting Ilm Ambassador, by armed violence, while in Tbe act of presenting tho petitions of- HJSPSQpleat IHs altar.” Ho them ordered me to taka off the Surplice. This I refused to do, observing, ‘won have entered the Church-of God, and Vjaajrccd Religion frbtn its altar,.and now you ■««* mmmm, .'--...a.uiatter by removing Two -sergeants then seize" mo Hr TOem#i> cel, and with great violence, holding a revolver at iny breast, thby forced me out of the Church and through the streets, .with the sui plicd on eaJh of them grasjiing it upon the. shoulder so tightly as to leave upon it the murks of their bands. At the sanio time my daughter, having left tho choir, whore she had been, ingaged-in singing, and approaching a Lieutenant, said “You a;o not going to aircst my father “Yes, and you too,” replied tho officerj who rudely seized her by tho arm, and‘forced her through the streets to be shut up in tho guard room of tlie 8th Illinois cavalry. About Jho timo of greatest confusion, au armed, company who had been placed in reserve at a short distance from the OhurcU broko in, ami begged tiieir officer to let them fire upon these damned se cession woman and children. While in tho guatd room, being surrounded by many officers, who sought to reproach mo for violation of cannon law and rubrics, I first replied that if I was under tho jurisdiction of the Bishop of Virginia, I had viola ted no law ; but if not under his authority, then I was as'independent and tree as the Presbyterian or Baptist, and no rubric could bind me. But be ing vexed by continued discussions,I observed that thero. were limits to theirpoirer,an<2 that they could not .hurt the hair Of my head without my master’s permission, but that if He willed it so, yet even at peril of dcath.in five minute?) I would not allow military power to enter the church and dictate prayers lu the Minister of God. Gen. Montgome ry now came in and rebuked the officers for vio lating the sanctity of tho Lord’s day and Church; and for going in a Church armed with weapons ol death. Ho told them that I was a resident of tho city, and could been arrested on a week day, and that ho had himself reported to - tho Government tho omission of tho prayer, and had no instructions to arreso-me; that ho regarded their action as an intrusion upon his own province; hoalso.said that I had'violated no civil or military law; and that there weic Church tribunals to which I should Be amenable, if guilty of ecclesiastical irregularity.— He then askcd'me to go with him to his own quar ters, where I remained until lie 'obtained authori ty to act in tho'matter, when he at once released uic. When lie at first Offered mo a parole, I de clined it, on'the ground that I would accept noth ing but an unconditional release. When ho urged me to settlo the whole difficulty by praying for the President, I assured him that though it might, as intimated, “make my fortune" 3 et I should not do it; and that I regarded it as unmanly ia his Govern ment to make use of women aud * children, and timid clergymen, to brow-beat and crusK out the liberties ol the South ; that we were ncn-combat- anls, and should be at least tolerated. General Montgomery thought that his Government would disavow the whole matter. But ho was mistaken. Ho was ultimately removed from his command,and aff the Episcopal Churches closed—some of them being shockingly desecrated. Every indignity was bestowed upon me that the preBS and mob could invent; a Union flag was fastened upon my house and eventually I had to seek, in exile from my family, that safety which even Turk affords minis, tors of religion, and the privilege of worshiping God according to; the dictates of my-conscience. Z3T Savannah news please copy.. * , OX Tuesday evening, 16th Wt., by the Hev M*. WuL.Bagloy Danl&e, all of.iUcan.- f -«wu»e mrumaiw DEATH OF Mrs. ANflf E. HASLEtt Mrt. Ann Carolina.Haslem, wife of Wm.* and dangliter of Darnel and Carry Frederic?‘wA iJ®’ March hist, lSli>, and died June 3d, bt “» lt.woald bediUlcnit to say too^muchotu£d as tr.o possessor ol that cluster of Vlrtura tw ilfo useinl aud happy. 10 msuiu. aim nappy. J Vlrt “ee that aufa.’ Receiving by na uro a strong mentality, and n Yitcd by o incatlon and enlaced by exticrim opinions and decisions wereks »«*r ptJfeSJJviS humanity esn well attain. Rut it was lrom the hlSl 1 , clusuroi virtues teat her Uselul lii 0 thone'^iiM. 1 purest, steadiest and holiest beams. uc ' * lU >iu tidier immediate family she was all that mm i wished. Aa a wire she was kind, loving ■ nd 212 ** Sadly Will he miss her pleasant rmlloaial onc^JSSmi • word, who so long received them. c o ravins As a kind and humane mistress, eho had no and the wail of sorrow inm the servants wt«®E55' “Miss Arm is dead,” proved bow dSplyi&yfcn As a devoted dsnghlcr and Staler, the writer ha, , tainiy .never recn nor superior,. . She did noi „ ! many doamldil the care 01 a TamUy, rorcet ktr infi' to there of her father’s roof. Sven sin» h«r mi? fof some months did she remain by her mothtrvS. to admiaUteh to her.wants, during a long "o >*’ ncs*. Mid the writer can tray say, irom alon^i.J' uon with her, In tilts respect, thai he has voumm, her superior, in that ciearuesi oi head and cCLtieiuS of hand, so r.tpiis!te 10 kind atUcmtoM sraiid S.Ca ued. jHer beatness war prominrnt, and her who c hou«.. hold displayed oystOM.; all was done “decently au 1 In order.” But while a pairem in tier la-nily, lurklml nhoj U’W i 1 r nn m.snu K..J a. . ‘ u ‘ the welcome intelligence that “ our boys " at Vicksburg arc in good health, fine spirits, have plenty to eat—in short, “ they are all right,” and are eager to bo led against tho vandal hordes of.Old Abe, who now, with their hated presence, pollute tho soil .around the “Hill Citif,”. This is good news, and we hope it will' h*ve some effect in allaying the excited imagi nation.of the eternal croakers, who arc con tinually-creating mountains from raolo hills. From tho same, June 13th. * »” * Night before last the hoavest firing was heard from Vicksburg. Vo like it It tell.3 us that heroic Vicksburg still holds out . . Major General S. G. Gholson has issued an order rovoking all furloughs and leaves of ab sence granted to officers and men in the Stale militia. Absentees are required to join their commands immediately. ' We hear many' rumors of a Very favorable character, but deem it best for the cause to withhold them from our columns at least for tho present Our latest advices from Vicks burg aro highly encouraging. No fears are entertainod of the fail of that heroic city. Our loss in killed is very small—compared with the tremendous slaughter of the enemy, it is al most nothing. Our gallant cavalry corps are not idle, and so far have given a good account of themselves. ■ . We learn from tho Oolumbus Republican that the'following is the number of companiW ki in the counties heard from'organized for home defense: Lauderdale, six; Noxubee, four ; Oktibbeha, seven ; Monroo, five. If all tho counties in the State were as prompt and libe ral in response to the call , and necessities of tho State we would soon have a force^mpiy sufficient to protect ourselves against the raids of the enemy. Lot other portions of the State exhibit an equally creditable record. A gentleman who left the Yankee lines,wiear Vicksburg, a few days ago, overheard one Yan kco officer ask another what he thought of “tho situation.” He replied: “If it is true, as re ported, that Kirby Smith has .possession of Milhken’s Bend, and that Johnston is'in onr rear with 70,000 men, as is also reported, there will not bo enough left of us to toll tho tale.” From other accounts, it.socms evident that the Yankees are getting considerably alarmed,— Many thousand of them havo alroady h»-- tq account ior their vandalism r ~ ' .^jnsent ncrTnjbrtiven.” olio- aleo knt wtrj to tw sand moro will, folio*” ., ..nd many thou- only brotiu r, now ia the army, u > bt <-uro un-.l meet u.-t hurry awav suit, if Grant does not at £fe^toais iuS'ebo -became nncon'slom, in z • .* %.• Tirmnn\Sp condliiou reiutlaed uutU tiw moruiuROt taoSa, 3r"'“ ^" ‘ ■wn»ks longer, until certain .preparations oi sure of their deserts may bo moled out ti. them. From the rime, Jane 14. I - - • r - . Gallast DAsn or Gen. Vi alker.—Ktrby Smith’s Texas.troops under General_ Walker, dashed upon the enemy’s wagon tram oppo site Vicksburg, on last Monday, and captured three hundred wagons, with their full coraplc mentof wagoners; provisions, etc. Yankee' Cavalry at Rodney.—Wo learn that a body of tho enemy’s cavalry-dashed m : to Rodney a few days ago,.and destroyed a good portion of tho town. . . ' , Many have apprehended that our garrison at Vicksburg would havo' to surrender if mot speedily relieved, on account of the scarcity ol provisions.- But we learn from an officer who ns iust arrived, VArngiog dispatches to Gen. viTTiffr.'I.Mllit''i, iimr.' ifif the next ■■■ hii t reaay to porlsa came uiion'hcr,’'ami irom Ur =U.rc did sliogive tnoau thin that ar.t i:«dlnl - Thcogh diseased for tweivo yva^ with Hvrr atd bmr- cl uQieciiun, disease? oTall other? tocanss>adnc-?an 1 gloumt yet amidst it all, her amualone-.. and chuet m- ueas were tver'proinlnent, aid many a nondrd b-ow bas beamed tv fin rsdieiiCM beiore the light aiiJlovc.if horplMiahtncss. Mot we know UtiscluslAr of rotaw as portrayed la her pniolllc. could not i-xi-t by natutc' they mnat come by grace. Id her tenth ye=r she™- i.raccd the rellgtou oi Jcsuh and joined the Muibodi-' Church, and over remained an nnmtile, i.ious. hevuid child ot God. B WUhheriiie wo should..expect nothin' bnta Ujip, ifaT ■* JL, Hir^lsca'C, conj-;sli u ol its death—and sq tt wav. liver and ntonucb, was exceedingly viulsiit. Atone o'clock at night, tbe writer of thla, her medical aro- she had .no .tears ot death—Unit she had bo^-7 corrir^ od—her. hq-pe? et heaven were bused.a;r- jU0 n , foriAgh the rni rlta of her bio.*ed4ettt' wera atVh^'-* 8 ^ muI 5 e, lSi «b“lt«.Ced 1 j her, reuu*^‘ tiiU ’nought014«ith. ^.othru gv,c her tu L.ioro aronha •her,'oept.ci>t',iy -hit psrenu,. Sisier and hughand; upon tno head ot tto laUa As ocallv laid her hand, • nd affectionately reqaittedUa “ 1....i., Vimiv.ti ” Htie-also sent word to bet As sinks to rest, ' - Tuw Rolden sun tu the mellow West, , J So euded she o the good and the blest, b ■ Away at home. . After the fonefal obscqidcs were conducted, before a himo-nudlenc -, be Kev. Vt’m. U Allen, her temslte wer?deposticd ia fhe vlilago churchyard, iheiotoie- . m.in till the angel’s unmp su&lt bldher atite. writer bas not indulged in ffn.ro eulny; te | dy smTho hundreds who knew her wlllai- tStto what he hue said. As by one ot old. it may t* said “she hath done woat ehacoulo. * To those of her relations, who have a lively hope 10 Joins wo merely add. you have occasion no; u> amurii, but rcloico. 0 bho is “hbmo at Ins;-” No mine cays « anguish or nights ot wrlnrts, wiU be her s- tht.eihr wharf arc at a .” ..Look up, yon will soon ne t ho, and moot 10 part uo more. . • Foet Valley, Ga., Jnn%rt, lSbi yitll'IL’E I’O Art VJi Hji lrsttttrv. ‘AH advertisement* must br prepaid “■ *• rate of one dollar per square orientin'* for each Insertion. Non.- others will bryn>- lisired. LIST OF .CONSIGNEES PER S. W. R. R. .June IStb, 1868. •J-T Neshit, Dunn & Burdick, Capt H O Cun ningham, Hardeman & Sparks, Wheeler & Wil bur, W A Huff, N S Prudeh, J G Gilmore. 'Special to the Memphis Appeal. Senat01)1a, -Time 16.—Tho exodus of citi zens from Memphis, under lluilbut’s late order, bas commenced. J. O: Jones, the pioneer, has arrived here/ and reports others on the way. Nothing hut Federal hospital boats have as- conded the river recently. Twenty thousand reinforcements for. Grant have descended. Thif regiments are small and tho baggage heavy. Tho hospital flag on tho ascending boats is abusod very much, as it Is mado to cover every thing but troops and horses. • _ . ' It is generally jsuppoBed that tho reinforce ments gone dowrf’will havo to bo used in de fending the west bank of tho river. It bas been-definitely ascertained that on Saturday evening last Gen. Price encamped about twenty miles trom Helena. Heavy Bring--was heard in- that direction yesterday, and is continued this morning. to the men daily, to-wit : T* One quarter pound of bacon, one.half pound of- beef, one quarter pound of flour, five eights of a pound 01 meal, and the usual allowance of peas, rice, sugar andmolassas.. So it will be seen at a glance that the gallant , defenders of tho Gibraltar of the West, instead of starving, are living .better than tho.troops in this vicini ty, and oC course if . thero was a scarcity .of subsistence, it would be hoarded by tho com inander. • .. -. '• ' j >' Wo sincerely hope that all fears in regard.to this matter will be settled now, for the above is entitled to tho highest credit.- - A responsible lady residing hear Vicksburg withia the prcsentlinesof the oi emy, managed to get out.vshort time since. She reports that the Yankee lino of investment extonds fifteen miles from tho Yazoo to Warrcritbn. She says their transportation is limited, and that their center can only be watered from tho Missis-' sippi river—the water does, not agree with the troops, aud much sickness prevails, They arc greatly chagrined and alarmed because John ston does not attack tliein in their rear, think ing that his delay will bo ruin to them, on ac count of their inability to take Vicksburg by storm, and tho constantly accumulating forces of tho rebel commander. They have scoured the whole country for vegetables; everything in the way of provisions has been appropriated by them. Sho.statCB that in consequence ol their want of transportation, . tho army is pressed for rations, and everything else. They are very much depressed, and seem to think some trouble and undetinablo fate hangs oVer them. They would rather light Johnston now thsn a week or fen days hence. Tho lady, also stales that on last Saturday, tho troops wore ordered outfor another assault upon tbo rebel works/ but positively- refused to advance agatnw Information was received here yesterday that General Jackson had czptured the. Big Black bridge, driving tbo Yankees away from it. pcxmaueu immediate application at BURKE, BOYKIN & CO. Macon, Ga., Jnnn 19 t lSG3-uzit FLOYD ES^LES—COMPANY B. A Drill will take place this eveei/v, 191 a lutu.vf ivc o'clockat t-:o C'onrtBonsc Square. Kverycicmtit is expected to be tbere.„ Bwordet M. tt. ROGERS, l.l. Cnmnatiiiicc. . J. JOSEPH UOtiUES; O. S, jdno 19-dtlt . • ATTENTION 11 MACON VOLUNTEERS—GO. R A Pi'EARat'tbe Armory. Friday 19.1» jn»t., at He r- o’clock lor Company drill. By order 01 eapt. a. u. uuTM. T. W. FR&EMAN, O. S; Jatel9dl.t ATTENTION MILITIA OFFIOEBS. .'i'HK MilUlaOfficer?of BiahcoantyarecbnuiuLlk' A to appear airije City H<?|1 on Saturday tbe * at It o ctock A. Al. A fall aUcnjunc*. u r i<j ;cfid liy Older ot T.L. livA'f/ ' - ' CoL Coitt’g 30th Reg., S.T. COLEMAN, Adjutant. . ' . ' Macon, June 19 dStt u^.TJOT'iojsr -BY- J. JS. SJUMTM A' &JLJLES Co. YX71LL bo eo d TBIS DAY at AO o’clock VV A lot of Drnvctst Paints, B-ticrcee Eice,3kp Nails, 10 'pai-' Wool Cards, X barrel Engilrh l-i'.-A' Salts, a eH of very (ln$ D^maait C.irtaln», teveral kd tinged, with many hojdsidDUUiher^MHBg^H * Juno lDdltt on? to meetly *. 3. B. SMITH «a>., AucUoncre NEW MUSIC. „■ _ sosas. Keep me Awake Mother.. 2 Bream.,..'. 1‘nnl Vncc, Lorena's Reply. Attempt to Kill Gen. Forrest.—We learn, that several dajs since, supposed to be on Friday last, Lieut. Gottld, of C’apt. Morton’s Battery, attacked Geu. ForreBt, atBethesda Church, between Co lumbia and Franklin, snaping a revolver at lijtn, the cap failing; to explode, . Forrest closed upon him, with a knife cutting him where, or whether or hot severely, we ai-e not apprised, Gould,then, fired , his revolver, shooting Forrest in one of lib hips, tbe ball striking tho bone. It was, afterwards, extracted. Wo understand that General Forrest wrote to -his wife, in the vicinty of this city,that he expected to*he m his saddle in ten days—which we very muchdoubt,- -We are net informed as to he cause of Gould’a.ns.^ault.—Hunts. Cone, 1C. JPO.ri SALE. ■ d*HAT dtfctr.ible Cottage Houbo and Lot; oa corner of JL Second and Plum Street. It contains seven large Rooms, with UcBcts and gas thrbnghou’ with basement cow. ItMfiU bo uold at Pnblic Auction on the flrtt Tuesday in-vJnlj', ftt tho Court House, unless sold at >ublic es.1© before. Any parson* wishing to examit e ho property can do to ty calling on Air*. Baber on the ot. It. li. CLAVTON * Co.. june ly-eodtiildiy sale . Auctioneer?. Wanted A BOUT half dozen Mechanics, Wheelwrights to Mx - work at my place ia Perry, Cta. Aden at . JacelU-dlw* J. U. WHITE, Perry, Ga. . C, !• . DOGS! DOGS I -nSM alter tho 23th inst, without a badge. = 1 Ut « e > -TEOlS-dSi • RICH. CUItD, C, CL S: riko for tho South Swltzer’a Farewell Then You’ll Remember Me. Wlu-n the SWallow’a Homeward Fly Como Here my L6ve Lies Breaming (sjk>)-- - INSTRUMENTAL, AuvilChorns,... Auvil Chorns. - Qen. Beaurcgatd’s March (orlgfoal copy) •••••■ * We have justcoraplcted,an agreement wiihftofci*: T. U. Hewitt, author ot Rock uieio Sleep MotsjL®* F. Koenigs berg, author .of Keep pie Awake r* 0 ;™ two or the. beet composers, Mr tho exciotiro r-gt/' . pablirh their own productions, all <4 welch *• 1 , laithrnlly recommend.' . - * .. „ • . JenolU-d3t* JOHNC.SCHRSlNBlt&, Mac-m, Colton Avenue, and Savannah St. UnHrB * | J CRUCIBLES, ; • P ‘ARTIES wishing Crucibles can be sapp>l«j. «*i plication, atthe Soatbweste.u Railrysd'M^' chops; Macon, to June 19—livBw* ON CONSIGNMENT, MASSKSBURGASO*’ 0 Cases French Brandy, jtme 19—d!t* ' . CAVALRY HORSE. - A Good Cavalry. IL.rse, works la doable hanKA . Macon;. IN' STORE, AND POB-SALE » , 1 hbl. feopcrlor StrainedHoncy» 50 boxes line Tobacco^ p 1UKVK VSCQ. Alacon, Juno 19-dlt* ■ RESIDENCE FOR SALE, ■ W ITH 25 Acres ol Laud of the Court House. /j^toUeo. DiiLoacho & < Macoc, Jane I9*dlwt CITY TAX. ' , sft&r lel - Ju,yi -dMKSS NOTICE. *. Stockholders of the Central Georg* /««"«*«. '.- Company- ' . * ■ • M'HK Stock or this Company i!L c ? 1 $i00 00o, holders Of tho. oH M^k arc «nu.uii 1 rata to tho now Stock at par, on a mentor 90 per cent, by the cHyof-Jnlt^AUJ* taken by that time wdl be disposed of at pu^bl.c sale alter dna rotfre. * r ■ ■ A. R. FJthl.WAr., alter dnenotice. - s -e.,-f»rv Macon, June 19-d2w3t btCtcwry.