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m rnMnuA _ ATLANTA, GEORGIA. printers-®* SATURDAY, AUGUST It',. Till: SEWS. ”hi rary <U*grcu of LL.D. wts con fevred 111,011 Miiior-Generul Henry Wagner Halle.!. I', the 1 nionCollege. N. V., at its re cent .•..Tiimeneement. - The Governor of Virginia ha« c»U»<l out •l.tlici uici: 10111 counties in the Western part of that State to protect the Salt Works ia Pmvtli comity. * I : i-,l that the Imperialist party of I': generally sympathising with the 1 , .while the Orleacists and tho Ite pul.o re in favor of the Union. ■ ■ .1 Sickles addressed a large War ,11 New York, but only Jour men vol ii!,! •<■•!. whom the gallant General, accord in. !., i. • New York papers, embraced as tho 1 ‘p|m-.1 oil the plattoim. !: m, ; in Richmond indicate that Me r.-, .1 : irk list is enormous, and that he is ev.tr,util,. his position at Berkeley. The doubts ttie latter, althoughit ad im: ilie proof is pretty strong. ■; niuali -News" learns from Col. ••• Treasurer, that lie has received ..surer of the Western and Atian f i:.oi:> nt s 17,000, net profit* of tbe road 1., 1 tin- im till of July. i . |,.,rt w.i current ill Richmond. I, .it McClellan's army had evacua l, ; , , mid gone down the river in t! oil.-. The Richmond papers dilTer in , , to its probability. McClellan » .h . iaid l« be enormous. ,! the cannon abandoned by the j .ja . in their precipitate flight lrom after the recent skirmish there, , in a ravine, and are now in the I. ,! „l „111 troops. , •irrepressible conflict” between the 1 ml whites is going on at the North. ,-ue and the Irish laborers of Brook. N, .1 York, are lighting desperately. Tb>- I.,have driven the negroes out of , factories and attacked them in an ti hail storm in Van ifureu coun , , i |At week, cakes of ice two or three i diameter tumbled to the earth. — ~ of corn and oats were destroy ■ iwi- were killed, and liorses bruised. ’! he Raleigh, N. C. -Standard” of the arns that tour Yankee gunboats went 1.1. t owan river on the Bth inst., as far as Y, : 1: and shelled the village, burning two •dwellings. They then steamed up the : , r where, it is not known. ~ ; ecia! to the New York "Herald,” V,.. biugton, reports the marriage of the ( 1 ,„• I’aris to the Duchess of Parma, v , , the two roynl branches of Rour ! . 1 and Orleans, and makes him the legiti repie.-enUtivc of both Houses. London "Times,” in commenting on t!,. v.i confiscation bill, says that it will , , ■. ... a-a monument of infamy to those ■ L -cl it, and be ranked hereafter with iu -muted destruction of Charleston har : ami t!ie savage vagaries of General But ler." [ .ale, f Memphis advices mention t umors j ilmt there of the capturu of eight Fed i’aj loaders by the rebels at Humboldt, •m.. including Jacob A. Camp, Galzmer, mi. Hanna, Zouker and Hazleton, with a« .... legate Os $1,800,000. The Yankees have arrested and hold as 1. . for the infamous I Jr. Rucker, Col. line! MeOlnng, Samuel Tuckwilcr, Austin lluudiey. l’eter Kink, and other citizen* of Greenbrier. Hr. Rucker is still in close con iinenient. Ho. acknowledges his guilt, and i\ lie deserves death. The draft recently ordered m the North . ill hue, !y increase the cost of the war. The w.ii 1- aew costing the North nearly $4,000,- teie a day. Lincoln has called out 600,000 more troap . This levy will add $600,000,- (iiill per annum to the cost of the war—ap. proxiinating au addition of 52,000.000 a day to the $4,000,000, now expended. At this rate the North will soon be brought to bank ruptcy. Klee Flour and wheat Floor Bread. What is economy now, wasnot once. In ordinary times Flour lrom wheat is cheaper than that from rice—but now the price of wheat flour is from fifty to seventy-five per cent, higher than rice fiour. Rice flonr, when cooked alone, very much resembles extra fine corn meal (or flonr) bread. Ii makes batter cakes much superi or io corn meal or wheat flonr, being much finer, richer and more delicate and delicious than the former, while much less close than the latter. Rico Hour made into egg.bread. as corn meal egg-bread is made, is perfectly delicious, being white, porous and rich. The rice flour egg-bread is u little more costly, but there is no comporison between the two in excellence. lint its superior claims, ju3t now, to atten tion lies in the fact that it can be used in combination with wheat flour lor biscuits— | those usually made up with buttermilk ’ami soda — actually decidedly improving them, while the cost is lessened. We ate ol some last night. at home, made up, three parts of rice. I to two parts of whoat flour, which for light ness, whiteness, sweetness and Holiness even surpassed the best wheaten biscuit. The very best judge, and most delicute palate could not have detected tho presence of any thing but wheat flour, yet would have been delighted with the biscuit. We sbull continue our experiments, and. in the meantime, we would counsel all house keepers to experiment also—we feel sure they will reach results that will astonish and pleaee theui—both in the quality of the bread and its economy. We believe that with three parts rice, to one part wheat-flour, all the qualities of bread made of the,latter, entirety, will be preserved except that the bread is softer and richer. At our borne, to day or Monday, it will be tested in light bread. Communications on tbe subject, and re cipes for compounding anil cooking are re spectfully invited. The rice flour is lor sale a; Messrs. Stewait A Moore's, near the Athena urn. fi r the ( Mmiu' iiw dth. Familiar Letter* from Home* M MIIKI - . TWO. Dear Commonwealth ■' —Though it i- lolly to ay anything to Southerner.-. " to tli • 111 mot born," of file utter fallacy of abolition uov eiists’ opinions, it is really amusing to trace the "plot” of this romance. Mark Suther land at once emancipated his scores ol slaves, despite tbe remonstrance of all his relatives gives up his princely home, hi gentle mother, and his beloved and loving •• Heart lor Hie sake ol the •• knocking down" he g.ii in that abolition meeting. He then marries another girl, a Southerner also, but a recent convert to his newly adopted doctrines, 1 iu-il by her " falling in love" with him, us the saying is, and removes to the west to begin the prae tice of law, and suffer many hardships and privations, lint very strange, while Mar k becomes an abolitionist, his Northern young friend, a class-mate, who accompanies him South, ami who first persuaded him to attend the abolition meeting, tils friend becomes a convert to slavery at least so it |< presumed, as he marries a pretty * young Southerner, the widow of a wealthy planter, adopts the vmth tor bis home, and nothing is said about his setting free any of her slaves. Ry the way, do you think abolition principles are really born in the heart, or in the pocket ? Still stranger than all, " India,” who is so very indolent, yet loves Mark with the most intense devotion, after seeing him married to another—the benutilul. haughty and buy In dia frees all her slaves, and goes to work as a music teacher, lint in the meantime she had married a Virginia planter, a short time before Mark became a Heacdlct; and this gentleman, young, handsome and intellectual, and a member of Congress, soon is trans formed into a drunkard of the lowest depths, seemingly, just because he is an owner of slaves ; and soon he dies a horrid death : his young widow, then frees tier slaves, the frail little wife of tbe self-sacrificing Mark dies, lie meets his first love his •• Pearl of Pearl River,” and then of course—they marry, while Mark has already been successful as a barrister, a politician, and elected a member of Congress from some Northern State —it appearing that his success is all owing to his becoming an abolitionist, ltut enough oj this. More, much more, might be said about the inconsistency of the book. Ido not say the plot and dramatis persona: are impossible, but every true Southerner must know, they are most improbable : and it is said "Truth is stronger than fiction,” if f had ever heard, read or known of any parallel in our social history, Mrs. Southworth would bo acquitted of giving i;arte Uanche to her most fertile imagination. The ladies ol our city, at present, especial ly, are rejoicing under the bonelicient reign of martial law. We can now walk the streets' without fear of being rudely passed by some tall form staggering under its fallen man' hood, and hearing oaths that make us trem ble and a prayer for mercy rise to our lips ; and a burden seems removed from our hearts since we think there are no wives, mothers and sisters in our city, with pale cheeks and wistful eyes keeping tearful watch with tho midnight hour, and waiting oh! so wearily, for him who lingers in the saloons of blasphemous revelry, or with “ curses, not load but deep," rattles the dico box in bis feverish bands, and stakes bis all, even tbe lives and happiness of those wtio love him so well, upon tbe pitiful turning ot a card. Some men may say that woman bad ao right to interfere with their pleasures; but at tbe same time, in their heart of hearts they know, that we do have tbe right to do all we can to maintian their soul's nobility, their honor, their happiness and unsullied manhood, just as it is our duty to make their clothing, keep it in order, aud see that their meals are suitably prepared to their taste.— What is all their beauty, wealth, intellect and greatness worth to us. if a dread miasma poi sons It all; and can men believe that we who glory in all their noblo and royal attri butes of soul can be indifferent to their dis honor and degradation, or can stand by witn lips that never quiver, and hard cold hearts while wa Me their prwud maafcood falling lower, lower etillNo, no : the vilest and most degraded men know, in their souls, that the woman who is most zealous of their hon or and dignity is their best and truest friend, and they love and honor us the more, when they know we have tbe yearning wish to see Them all such as those. " t.’pun whom every god hath id * seal. Woman suffers the most, or feels the most exquisite joy in the dishonor or the social elevation ol man. Then is it not very natu ral she should teel the most interest? and ii we would only tell them all what pride and jay thrills our hearts when we hear of those men, good, great and brave, who walk the earth and make it bright with the light ol their presence, surely each one weuld make more efforts to be ■ K ill -iorioiiii. -rami anil noblest work of (io,!— A man who Imuoroi! Him m Ihc royal realms Os Intellect, or the lowliest work To which In-111111- tils pure anil tender hands, Amt win, fear? not aught of earth hut ns ilurk, I'tiholy things. Perhaps you expect me to tell you some thing of my tue 1 trip to the river ; but 1 do ,iot think particulars would be inter .■sting only •• to nil whom it may concern." f never cftiigh' one mud un tie, but amused myself a good deal by sitting on the river bank and watching them pass up their heads to inhale tin- fresh air, and then suddenly disappear bem uih the miniature billows ol tlie shoals. Indeed. I never fished at all ; 1 did not go for tha! purpose, though I would not sav so until I got there : out it was delicious to sit under the deep shade of the trees with the water flowing at in; feet, and the sweet river breeze, that had and uiced over a thous and flower . and kissed every dimpled ripple of Hi'- wafers, playing upon my uplifted face, and with its cool geulic lingers parliug the tresses on my brow. I could have drawn largely on the imagination ami fancied tny sell sitting upon the banks of the Arno, but I was really as happy lor the moment as many a tourist wandering beneath the blue voiieil skies of Iluly. tVe threw aside all Chesterlieldiau restraint, and laughed, talked, sang, or senrimed when we chose: and then we had music, floated 011 the river in bat- tenux, and as a prelude to our siesta, reclin ing under tlie low hanging trees with the river murmuriug at our feet. I would read Tenny son's Prince--, and l.seksley Hall to that saucy but appreciative brother of mine, until ho tell fast asleep. Ours was entirely a family party with the exception of one or two, und this cir cumstance added to onr pleasure. And I did something there, dear "Commonwealth,” i never did before; ] helped kill— u small smile, just as Joe did the Indian, in Wild Western Sjpnos —I struck it alter if was al ready hors ilu combat. Rut 1 thought it was longer dying, than any tiling I ever saw : for while 1 vas left alone for a short time near where it lay. I thought dead. 1 heard a low rustling on the ground, and looking around, the snake was wriggling awlully and seemed to be moving towards me, and 1 jumped up and "stundiug alar off" lei tly another rock ut its head, and then watched its death agonies with more pleasure than uny young gentle man over did the la.il gasp of the rich old uncle, who had made him his heir. Rut, what nonsense 1 you exclaim. Good-bye, goodbye. Ever yours truly, M. L. K. Position of 1! reck in rid KL-’it Army. Various rumors prevail says the Jackson "Mississippian” of the 11th. as to the posi tion ol Breckinridge'* army near Raton Rouge. One ol these rumors gained curren cy yesterday that the entire force was cut up by the enemy. We are authorized to state that they are all sit ',. The command is now in good trim, and our pickets extend within a mile am! a half ot the city. Gen. Pope, in assuming command in the Peninsula, bousted in regular Rombastes Furioso sty e, that it • was in the habit ol puramug. uui retreating, of looking upon the backs nt tlie enemy, not .heir laces. Very receut events indicate that his habits are un dergoing a change, though ho still avoids looking in the faces of his foes. Our "better hall complains that we do not lake interest euougu m tue gariteu. From Et\- lim a to tile plew nt time tbe women have aad Control of lliu gu.deii. ADAM wa., beguiled into tie- commission of a great sin by staying too much in the garden with Kvk.— LaGrangc. Itejeorter. Wc are in tbe same category with you, brother "Reporter. ! * Adam* misfortune should be a warning to ail men—and if pos s.hle avoided. There's no use of one's run ning into temptation, needlessly, is there ? Business in New Orleans. At New Orleans, on the 6th inst., the Mo bile T’ribue” informs us, there were no clearances. There wme no arrival that day lrom sea. Four small vessels are reported from tho coast, with 155 barrels of molasses, and 22 bhds. of sugar. There were no arri vals from tho country—no exports—no cot ton. In short New Orleans would be dead stock on Lincoln's hands, if it were not for Butler's thieving propensities. • '<* Murk Laiuiiim; at a Fckkral.—ln one of the recent numbers of "Harper's Weekly,” one of the humorous cuts is a New York fath er promenadiug bis two daughteis with pla cards on their backs, offering them and one thousand dollars to officers enlisting thirty men. I.lbrral Donation*. We learn from the "Examiner” of the 11th. that Mrs. George W. Randolph, the wit*' of the Secretary of War, ackaowledge- the re ceipt of five hundred dollars, through the hands of Major J. R. Ferguson, of this city, from the Eagle Manufacturing Company, of Columbus, Ga. Tho'moncy to be appropri ated to tbe benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers ia Richmond. This is an instance ol rare generosity, and reflects great credit up on the company, who have evinced the same patriotism aid generosity in their dealings and contracts with the government. General Rurn-itlrs. This General, the "Examiner” of the 11th says, turns up now at Fredericksburg, liis division is considerably reiniorced, and is ul Acquia creek, which is to lonn one ol tlie points of tbe contemplated advance 011 Rich mond. At ten o'clock last night, three deserters from the Yankee army at Fredericks!)! rg were brought to this city by ibe Central train. They report that. Rurnside has a force of twenty-five thousand men. The New York "Tribune" of the Dili says : “We learn (ram our correspondent with Gen. Rurnside's army that his whole lorcc is in camp at Fredericksburg, ready and anx ious for a movement soon to take place. Gen. Rurnside is undoubtedly to cooperate with Gen. Pope, but whether the designation is Richmond or some other point is not yet made public.” Iluttlr or Cedar Creek. Alluding to this battle the Richmond "Dis- patch” of the 14th says : We believe that tile public is disposed Io attach much less importance to this engage ment than the magnitude really de.-cives. Iu every particular it was a sanguinary slid desperate struggle, ami resulted iu .1 com plete aud decisive victory for our arms < )ur lorces engaged amounted to about eight thousand, whilst those of the enemy could noi have been less than fifteen thousand. 1 >ur loss was near six hundred killed, wounded, ami missing, that frf the enemy little. :! any. less than two thousand. We captured live hundred prisoners, over Illteeii bundled .-tuiici of arnrs, two splendid Napoleon guns, twelve wagons loads ol ammunition, several wagon loads of |new 4 anl excellent clothing, ami drove the enemy two miles beyond the Ii- Id ot battle, which we held for two dr. and nights. AU our dead were caietully buried, and our wounded secured aud attended to.— On the morning alter the fight our artillery shelled the woods iu which tho enemy ii.nl taken refuge, hut there was 110 response to our guns. Ilaviug attended to our own dead and wounded, and also cared tor the w. mid ed of the foe, opportunity was given them in bury their dead, which they did iu lull view of our liues. The number of ibeir dead uiusl have been large, as several hours wen- oc cupied iu tbnir burial and removal Irani tin field. Gen. Jackson was all the wnile 111 the thickets ol the light, and was within a few paces ot Gen. Winder when that officer re ceived his tatal shot. The report that Colonel Garnett, command ing the fid brigade, was killed in the engage ment, is erroneous. We learn from Captain Turner, who «uw him afterwards, that his wound was slight, not miflieiently serious to cause him any great inconvenience. The "Examiner” oi the same date affords the following iu relulion to it: We stated yesterday on the aitllioilly of gentlemen wlio had participated both in the battles before Richmond and the battle oi Cedar Orcejp that the enemy evinced unpre cedented obstinacy on the latter occasion.— Me have, however, since heard a very tliUer r*nt opinion, coining lrom a high quarter. Au officer of high rank in our army, who ha- just relumed to this city from the region about the Knpidan. where he saw und conversed with many of our officers just lrom the last battle field, says that they were unanimous in tbe opinion that the enemy lougbt with much less than his usual spirit. In the beginning ol the fight the Yankees, trusting in tlieir su perior numbers, lor a time pressed impetu ously o 11 our left wing; but meeting with a determined resistance, aud becoming aware of the approach of our reinforcements, they gave way at once and finally. Our victory was decisive and it is believed has had 11 most dispiriting effect on Pope's previously boast ful legions. From the same source, we learn that our loss in killed does not exceed one hundred, while the enemy 's is at least five'bundred. Anotukk Monster it* rut Yazoo. —The Vicksburg correspondent of the Chicago • Tribune” says, much fear is entertained of Yazoo river, from whose womb lias already been b. ought tortb one monster. The .Star of the West, of historic fame, developing the treachery oi the Federal Government, aud afterwards captured off Galveston by the Confederates, is up this river. .She is iron plated, and armed with 'J" pieces oi heavy calibre, tue rams Webb und Sumter, armed with guns brought lrom New Orleans just before the capture, are there, too ; and the Confederates have also J 6 steamers, which the Federal fleet ure prevented lrom ap proaching by impediments in the river, a land battery, and a fear of the three Confed erate war vessels. Tux Yankees is the Valley.- From a gentleman who left Winchester a few duys since, we understand there were üboul three iDuusand Yankees at that place, and that Tuesday iast was the day appointed to ad miuister the Yankee oath to the citizens, but upon tbe reception of President Davis's proc lamation, ft was postponed until the 14th in stant. Our informant says that nearly all the citizens of tbe Valley will leave their Louies before they will take nn oath to sup port the Lincoln Government.— Lynchburg Virginian. General Pope says that he keeps his Head cpiarters in his saddle. This will prove a great convenience to the General while he remains in the vicinity of Stonewall, as it will tauilitnte bis "change of base” opera tions (aatßaWlttoataPapw. Wliat' do without a paper r *«, j f’v* tried tt t* wjrsorrow, M So WvubecrflM l»r owl'll go. Hot v.a.l will to-morrow Should 1' VOWKniwnorhanc tli-«•**.,, Gr other Mtrli caper, nines or gal to hear of It— I do nut take the paper. Wliy lliure’oray neyhliur, Junnthan Stout , He always i.as Un imwe. And havtag news to lujk about, Ho never Rots Uie "blues ** Wnile "liters yawn Iu ennui, Hi- io uni is like a vapor ; Tlie cause Is plain to half au eye— He always takes the paper. *■ ' •' ’ • ’ ? ' Wiulo neighbor Stout bear* all (lit news, And know* <*nch current price, And always minds his l**s aud Q’s, Hy Uklng good advice, I cauuct tell the price of delves, or poultry, coffee, Upe, or Any k ind of merchandise, cause I hike no pap cr - Tlmugh I have studie* which require Much tim*' and mental labor, Yet I ca t s|Mirc a little time, At well as Stout, my neighbor. Though time be precious, I can A longer midnight taper ; And thus take time to read tlio new*— Therefore , i’ll take the pajM-r. Administering the Oath. Wherever the Federal power has a foothold in Northern Virginia, they arc attempting to carry out the odious order of I’ope requiring the citizcim to take the oath to KUHtain the Gov ernment. In Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Clarke, and perhaps other counties on the border, procla mations were issued, fixing a day in the early part of last week for the assembling of the people at their re spective county seatß for that pur pose. Os the result iu Frederick and Berkeley wc have not heard, but learn that in Clarke and Jefferson not one mutt was fonnd so bankrupt in char acter as to respond to the summons of Lincoln’s unprincipled agents. In Jclferson they were required to ap pear at the Methodist Church in Charlestown, and early in tlie morn ing tho Commandant of the Post und two Lieutenants repaired to the Churi'h, where they remained until night, when the hooks were closed without the nutne of a single disloyal Virginian being registered upon them. — Dispatch, i Uh. A Simii.s. —"The fate of our rams.” re marked a hen-peeked husband, "reminds m* ol uiy own experience when 1 go home fate at night." "How is that?” inquired his li«- leiiei. "Because lam invariably hloic'd up.” - Hick. Whig. in pi'Wm. ami mm, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. 11HE CONFF.DEHATK (iOVItitXMEtH nvjulr*** Wool to elotlif? tho troop* now ii* tl.* flolil, anti will purriuute it at a wtlr market voiw, .» ary quantity For the of plan for* and other*, tho wool can bo delivered u> the yuarforma*trrs at tho following narnod plan* : Kavon null, ruluinhu*. Matron, GritUn, Atlanta, Marietta, Cnl lioun, Kotno. and Augusta, Ga. Ii 1* hopvd that those residing In the Pt.ifo, who have wool for sail*, will respond promptly to tho vanu of the Government, and forward the worn without delay u* tin* |>ohitM named, or to the nearest Quart<*rnuuit«w or Quartermaster’* Agent In their vicinity, J. T. WfNNKMORK, Major * A Q. M. Awft. Q. M. Office, \ Augusta Ga., Juno 10,1863. J )ano 30, lm FAMILY FLOUR! FROM TUE CELEBRATBD EMPIRE MILLSJ At,SO G-rits, Meal, Bran, Shorts, and Concentrated Ley. Just received oml for sale by E. M. EDWABDY. fanludly vARMomt ovemaoof WARMOUTH &. GUETEBROOK, ixmrrxM uni kumcimm o* ' ‘ HAVANA & AMERICAN GTGARS. nsAuun u* uokiixau)'* Maccoboy and Scotch Snuff, SMOKING Sc CHEWING TOBACCO. PIPES. &C., &C., &C A GOOD assortment of tbe best Cigars lor retail *. I trade to be found at their store on Whitehall St* between Ripley’s Crockery and Gilbert's Jewelry store, Atlanta, Georgia. msrcfl 18-ly Shoemakers and Binders WANTED. TIIIC undersigned having remove ! his JLAOUC*’ SHOE MAIfUPACTOHY, lrom hte rest deuce to the rooms IN RAWSON*S BUILDING, Over Rawlin’s Hardware Store OK WHITEHALL STREET, arlahra to omploy atx woraae art*) aroqoalSSed tttbfcd La,lira' Slinoa. Hliwly wortc will be *iT?D, and. >ar*l wage* pai>i. Ho atao withas to employ iwo good JOItKRETm IRUSKAKKKI, to work "arlnatvely no lAdlra' flhoea, to whom good wages will Im paw. Mono bat (nod wortmau weed ap ply HOLLY 4k fIWOnxCB, Whitehall Rrvet, Attoole. C* " Jiis* 11. Viet -Sm