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Newspaper Page TextBOUtiHTuX, NISBET, BARNES & MUOft E Publishers and Proprietors. { Editors. j 0 «. ii. ftisiiEr. i Cic Confcforntc Union o Is published Weekly, in MilledgcvHle, Ga., ('.orner of Hancock and Wilkinson S/s., (opposite Court House.) At $5 a year in Advance. OI K NEW TKK.VIM. On an I after September 1st, lS63,theTenns ot Sub- sciiptien to the Confederate Union, are Fite Dol i ^ ns, iu.iribly in a lvnnce. Alt indebtedness for subscription to this paper, previous to June 1st, 18153, is at the rate of Three Dollars per year. ADVERTISING. TatKsiENT—One dollar and fifty cents per square „f tea lines, for the first insertion, aud one dollar f,,r each subsequent insertion. Tributes of respect, Resolutions by Societies, (Obit uaries exceeding six lines.) Nominations for otlice, Communications or Editorial notices for individual benefit, charged as transient advertising. Legal—Citations for letters of administra tion by Administrators, Exet liters. Guardi ans, flee. $3 Of Application for Dismission from Administrator- Applieatiou for Dismission from Guardianship, Application for leave to sell Land or Negroes, Notice to debtors and creditors •Sales of personal or perishable property, (per square of ten lines— Sales of Land or Negroes, (per square of ten Each Sheriff's Levy, of ten lines or less Each Mortgage sale, of ten lines or less All advertisements by Sheriff's exceeding ten lines to be charged in proportion Foreclosure of Mmtgnge and other Monthly advertisements, per square of ten lines.... Establishing lost papers', per square often lines, S (It) For a man advertisirg his wife (in advance,) 1(100 f> 00 1 00 5 (HI 4 00 2 00 f. 00 3 00 ti 00 1 50 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Ex ecutors or Guardians, are required by law to be held ou the first Tuesday in the month ; between the' hours of 10 in the forenoon aud three in the afternoon, at the C >urt house in the county in which the property is situated. Notice of these sales must be given in a public ga zette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale of personal property must be given in like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors aud creditors of an estate must also be punished 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Laud or Negroes, must be published for two months. Caution.< for letters of Administration Guardianship, Ac, must be published .30 days—for dismission from Administration, monthly six months—for dismission from Guardianship, 40 days Rules for foreclosure of .Mortgage must be published ni nthly fur four months—for establishing lost papers, thn full spare of three months—for compelling titles from Executors or administrators, where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months. Publications will always be continued according to t! , the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. VOLUME XXXIV.] M IULEDGE YIL LE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, ISOS. [NUMBER 23. To tlio Readers of the Confederate Union. Now that 'the Election is over, we shall have a large space in our paper to ilovote to Miscellaneous reading—com prising choice selections of Literature, Agriculture, Science and Art. To the ladies, we promise as good a variety of miscellaneous reading as can be found in any paper at the South. Not love sick, namby-pamby, tales, but solid, entertaining and instructive reading. We now have ten times as many lady leaders as we have had at any one time since our connection with the paper. Of course the “ War News” will have , a conspicuous place in our columns. Politics will be eschewed for the pres- j eat, at least to a great extent. The ; doings of the Legislature will receive due attention. All local matters con- ' needed with the State offices at the i Capitol, of public and general interest, ! will find “ brief mention” in our paper, j Persons who wish to subscribe to a j cheap and good paper,now have an op- i portunity to do so. Our Terms are j 85. 00 a year, in advance ; 6 copies for. 825.00. Address Confederate Union ; oillce Milledgeville, Ga. A Small Business even for Yankees.— J The Petersburg Express lias the following i specimen brick of the smallness of tlie | Yankees. The last batch of Confederate prisoners who reached here, caine with the tails of j their coats all torn off. They had been j furnished with good cloth-frock coats du- j ring their imprisonment at the North, but j before they were allowed to use them,they | had to lie submitted to the car-tailing pro- j cess, which not only injured the good | looks of the coats, but positively injured j their value. The object of the prison | officials in uerforming this operation was i evidently to make some capital out of the j severed "cloth by making it into military! caps, bats, etc , or selling it for some other equally profitable purpose. We are in l.ivor of strict retaliation, and hope that every Yankee officer who is hereafter to he sent North may be allowed to go with a bob tailed coat. Iron,—‘As little is generally known even theoretically, of the manufacture of iron, a few observations on this sub ject will not be without interest, es- pecialy when attention is so generally turned to our resources, in this article. Iron enters into three forms, iron, (not metal,) bar, or malleable iron and steel.—The two latter are usually made from the former, by being re- melted, and converted, by labor, heat and the chemical changes produced by these in conjunction with atmospheric influences, into malleable or bar iron and this again, mainly by heat, long continued and moderate, produced by charcoal, into steel. Nearly all the bar iron manufactured in modern times is done from pig iron, and this again into steel when desired. The ancient or primitive way of making bar iron, was direct from the ore. This mode is for wearing purposes, as in ploughs and other agricultural instru ments. P,y this process, iron, which I s in the ore in the morning, may be into ploughs, at work, by ‘bight. A forge with two fires can be built at '-cry nearly the cost of a good saw •mil, provided it is a suitable site. Lis but for the people of the South make coninued exertions, to pro duce, in a short time all the iron they Heed. Too much capital and labor cannot be invested in this enterprise. •After the war does close, it is hardly possible that this generation will, af ter the terrible lessen it has received ot the wants of the South in manufac tures, relapse into its former depend- ei| ceon the markets, foundries, and b ork-shops of the North. A GAM.AVr NAVAL EXPLOIT. One of the most daring and gallant have exploits of *he war, distinguished bv the greatest coolness, presence of mind and in trepidity of the brave men associated in the enterprise, was peiformed Monday night. This was no loss than an attempt to blow up the L nited Stales steamer New Ironsides, lying off Morris Island. Though not fully meeting the expectations of those who conceived the plan and those who car ried it into execution, it has called forth the unbounded admiration of our citi zens for the brilliant heroism of the actors in tlieir dangerous hut patriotic and self- sacrificing undeitaking. A general feel ing of deep anxiety prevails to learn the fateof two of the gallant spirits who went out with the expedition. There is every reason to believe, however, that these gal lant men, with the means of safety about their persons, endeavored to reach shore and have been picked up by some of the enemy’s launches. We gather the follow ing particulars from the other participants in the affair. T he torpedo steamer David,with a crew of volunteers, considering of Lieut. Wm. T. (Hassell, J. II. Toombs, Chief Engineer and James Sulavan, Firemen cf the gun boat Cliicora, with J. W. Cannon, Assis tant Pilot of the gunboat Palmetto State, left South Atlantic, wharf between six and seven o’clock on Monday evening, lor the purpose of running out to the Ironsides, exploding a torpedo under that vessel near amidships, and blow her up. The weather being dark and hazy, favored the enterprise. The boat, with its gallant little crew, pioeeeded down the harbor, skirting along the shoals on the inside of the channel until nearly abreast of their formidably autigonist the New Ironsides. They remained in this position for a short time circling around on the large shoal near the anchorage of the object of their visit. Lieut. Glassell 'with a double — barrelled gun, sat in front of pilot Can non, who had charge of the helm. Chief Engineer Toombs was at the engine, with the brave and undaunted Sullivan, the volunteer fireman, when something like the following conversation ensued : Lieut. Gassell—It is now 9 o’clock.— Shall we strike her ? Pilot Cannon—That is what we came for. I am ready. Engineer Toombs—Let us go at her, then, and do our best. Sullavan (Fireman)—I am with you ali, and waiting, Go ahead. The boat now- put how on, and aimed directly for the Iionsides. As the little steamer daited forward the lookout on the Ironsides hailed them with “Take care there you will run into us. What steam er is that ?” Lieut. Glassell replied by dis charging one barrel at the Yankee senti nel, and tendering the gun to pilot Can non, told him there was another Y’ankee, pointing to one with his body half over the bulwarks, and asked Cannon to take care of him w-ith the other barrel. The next moment they had struck the Ironsides, and exploded the torpedo about fifteen feet from the keel, on the starboard side. An immense volume o£ water was thrown up, covering our little boat, and, going through the smoke stack, entered the furnace, and completely extinguished the fire. In addition to this, pieces of the ballast had fallen in the works of the engine, ren dering it unmanagable at that time. Yol ley after volley of musketry from the crew of the Ironsides and from the launches be gan to pour in on them. Lt. Glassell gave the order to back, but it was found impos sible. In this condition, with no shelter and no hope of escape, they thought it best to surrender, and hailed the enemy to that effect. T he Yankees, however, paid no attention to the call, but barbar ously continued the fire. It was then pro posed to put on their life preserveis, jump overboard, and endeavor to swim to the shore. All but pilot Cannon consented. The latter, being unable to swim, said he would stay and take his chances in the boat. Lieut. Glassell, engineer Toombs, Sullivan, the fireman, left the boat. The two first having on life preservers, and the latter supporting himself on one of the hatches thrown to him by the pilot. En gineer Toombs becoming embarrassed with his clothing in the water, got back to the boat and was assisted in by Can non. The boat was then rapidly drifting from the Ironsides. He now fortunately found a match and lighting a torch crept back to the engine, discovered and removed the cause of its working, and soon got it in or der. They then commenced to run the gauntlet of the Monitors and launches.— The latter seemed inspired with a seeming dread of something supernatural, and opened a path right and left for the little steamer. The Ironsides fired two 11-inch shots at the party as they sped away, hut fired completely over them. The crews of the Monitors which the steamer was obliged to pass on her return, were also out and commenced a heavy fire of mus ketry upon her as she was passing. The launches made way evidently from a whclesome regard for her explosive char acter. Engineer Toombs and Cannon reached their wharf in the city about mid night, fatigued, and presenting a worn out appearance, hut rejoicing at their fortunate and narrow escape. The David bears the honorable marks of thirteen bullet holes. With regard to the damage of the Iron sides nothing positive is known. At the moment of striking there was great con sternation on board. It was reported that the crew in gangs were heard at work at the pumps all day yesterday. Small | boats were seen continually passing be- j tween the Ironsides and the Monitors. At | nightfall, however, she remained at her old anchorage. Such is the narrative of this brilliant | affair, which, had it been an entire success, ! would have rid us of the most formidable foe engaged in this siege- Some few have styled it a rash undertaking, but it needs just such an example to lead to still grea ter deeds in the present condition of our good city,and the country at large. [Charleston Courier 1th. | Many bave been ruined by their friends ; many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it, fihe great have become little, and the little bave become great.—Zimmerman. From the Richmond Examiner, 7th. The Great Swindle—some Farther particulars. The sensation of the w-eek, in the ab sence of exciting war news, has been, and will continue to be. the great bogns finan cial stroke of J. B Livingston, which fell like a huge disturber in the placed money circles of Richmond giving, as might be expected, an unwonted motion to the pen dulum of premium on gold and ex change. Transactions, in addition to those prac ticed by Livingston, but not so success fully, came to light yesterday. Living ston, in his rounds, looked in upon his old friends, the commission merchant, examin ed samples, made selections oflots or goods etc. At Messrs. William S. & George Donnan, hardware commission merchants, Governor street, near Main, he made a purchase of $8,000 of assorted •nails, but failing to call at the time agreed upon for a settlement, the article was not ship - ped. It leaked out yesterday that Messrs It. II. Maury A Go., brokers and exchange bankers, were taken in by the great con fidence man, and done for to the tune of $147,000, instead of $7,7,000, as the firm represented on Monday. Twenty thous and dollars of this sum was in good avail able checks, which the firm exchanged with Livingston for his fotged drafts. The lat ter drew on him and bowed himself away. M essrs. w m. M. Sutton & Brother, bro kers, had dealings with the great financier, hut saved themselves, not being honor ed with any’ of the drafts ou the inexhaus tible “J. J. North & Go.” If Livingston is yet within the Confed erate States, he is informed that a number of gentlemen withe elongated visages are most intensely concerned as to his present whereabouts. Livingston is a man apparently under forty years of age and not very prepossess ing, if the representations of his victims he taken as evidence. It seems he really was in business in Savannah, hut settled up before doming on to Richmond to en gage in his recent bit of speculation, which netted him such a lump of the “simon pure” in such a short time. A new phase in the great swindle de veloped itself last evening. Among the parties relieved from any implication with Livingston is Mr_ Clapp, the gentleman spoken of as having disap peared with him. Mr. Clapp is a citizen of Richmond, of wealthy family and high reputation for probity, and, if any imposi- tion was practiced, Mr. Clapp was one of those imposed upon, not of those practicing it. The way he was brought into the circle of Livingston’s operations was this: The firm spoken of yesterday as having a heavy Government contract was applied to by Mr. Olapp, who proposed to associ ate Jiimself'with the firm, and furnish part of the capital, which he did, giving Living ston’s checks. One of the partners of the firm was absent from the city r , but before the other one would accept Livingston’s paper he sent a friend to Messrs. Henry & Co. to know the character and standing of Livingston, and was informed by Mr. Hen ry' himself that Livingston was perfectly good for any amount; that he was a gentle man of considerable wealth, and not the slightest suspicion could attach to his probity as a business man.—Partly, we may say entirely, upon the strength of this indorsement it was that Livingston,s checks for $150,000 were accepted aud the con tract closed. The next most unaccountable part of this most stupendous business is what could have influenced Livingston, while he was really playing the knave, to have acted so unreservedly as he did, except on the pure sumption that his former business transac tions in Richmond, through a period of nearly two years, would disarm all suspi cion. lie bid many of his victims a familiar “bye by T c” before he left, may he intending a pun oft his penchant to buy gold and ex- cli^nge, drew a balance from the Farmer’s bank, and, in a parting glass at the Spots- wood hotel, informed some of his financial friends of the exact amount of gold and sterling enchange he carried with hint some $30,000. It is now understood lie went by r way' of Staunton, the Valley, and the Po tomac, into the United States. Indeed, | lie made no secret of his intended destina tion, and exhibited his passport. As the whole matter is about to take a legal shape, we forbear further comment at this time. Submission in East Tennessee. A gentleman recently from East Ten nessee informs us that previous to the bat tle of Chicamauga, the Y ankees had so far, by lies and misrepresentations, indu ced the people to believe that Bragg’s ar my was destroyed and the rebellion crush ed, that great numbers ot credulous Con federates expressed their willingness to submit to the yoke cf Northern despotism. At Sweetwater, Tennessee, a meeting of citizens was called to discuss the proprie ty of hoisting the Union flag over tha place and only one man, Dr. Bogart, raised liis voice to denounce tiie disgraceful proposi tion. Several ladies of the town, with that unquenchable patriotism which is so ; characteristic of Southern women, declar ed that they' would, with their own hands, tear down the Union (lag as often as the era- j ven should put it up, let the consequeu- : ces be what they’ might. Among these ! were Mrs. Bogart and Mrs. II. F. Smith. | Ali honor to these ladies, and to Dr. Bo- j gart.—Their sterling loyalty to the South saved the community of Sweetwater from ! the stigma of having by a formal public! declaration announced themselves the sub- j jugated slaves of Abraham Lincoln. By another arrival from East Tennessee ! we learn that Brig. Gen. ^ auglin is now i at that place, with a large force of cavalry* j and infantry. It is presumable that the ; weak-kneed gentlemen, who were shamed out of their submissionist design by the heroism ef a few courageous women, will, for a time at least, hide their diminished beads. It would not be very- discreet in them, at all events, to expose themselves much to the indignation of the chivalric Vaughn.—Atlanta Register 0th. Men of genius are often dull and inert in so ciety ,- as the biazing meteor, when it descends to the earth is only a stone.—Longfelluic. The surest way of making a dupe is to let your victim suppose you are his.—Buluter, Important to the Ladies—A. Sew On no line.—The Petersburg Express says; Unacquainted as we are with the inys- terious unmentionables of a lady’s wardrobe, we have seldom ventured a word about the “latest fashions.” In fact, we never could memorize the names of the hundred garments worn | by fashionable ladies. And then, since the breaking out of the war, we imagined that “fashion,” with her many changes would leave these un- genial parts, where material, at least, could not be found to do her justice. But an ingenious tradesman in Lon don has lately made an astounding discovery that entirely meets the great want of the age. We feel justified in announcing it to our fair lady friends, that at least they may conjecture its delights, or realize its full enjoyment, “when this cruel war is o’er.” This distinguished person has discovered a crinoline which won’t get into eccen tric or unbecoming angles wln-n la dies get into hacks or omnihusses, or press through crowds. The article in question is called the “Ondina, or Waved Jupori.” We give the inven tor’s own description of its wonderful properties. “It does away with the unsightly results of the ordinary hoops; and so perfect are the wave like bauds that a From the New Ycrk HeraW. Tlie Election in <4eorsia to-ilnr The I'niou Elements* of the Mouth. The rebellious States of Georgia, Mis sissippi and Florida hold their annual elec tions to day. In the two last named notli- ingbut lepressentatives to the rebel Con gress and the ordinary county officers aie to be chosen: but in Georgia, upon the contest for the Governor the'issues assumes some degree of national importance. The two candidates lor the office iruli cated are Joseph E. Brown, the present incumbent, anil Joshua llill. Brown is a notorious radical secession fire cater, of the school of Yancey; Hill is an old line Union whig, or was to the last hour in which he could avow such sentiments with out danger to his life or personal liberty. If we are not mistaken lie was among the two or three members of the extreme South who still continued to linger in the House of Representatives at Washington in ISO I. when the rest of their colleagues from the seven original seceding States had packed off to Dixie, to serve in the cause of Jeff. Davis and his experimental Confederacy. We anticipate the election of Hill. The fire eaters of the South, ever since our cap ture of Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans and Norfork, have been losing ground in their local elections. In August. 1SG2, Zebulon Vance, an old line Union whig, was elected by a large majority Governor of North Carolina, as a conservative caudi date, against William Johnston, fire-eater, whose platform at the head of his ticket was blazoned abroad in these words: “An unremitting prosecution of the war. The . I iiiii viii linn ca pi uoii-iiw</u xiiu • -» «•* ady may ascend a steep stall, * ean war to the last extremity. Absolute iiule against a table, throw herself into an pendence. Eternal separation from the arm-chair, pass to her stall at the “ opera, or occupy a fourth seat in a car riage, without inconvenience to her self or others, or provoking the rude remarks of the observers; besides re moving or modifying in an important degree all those peculiarities tending to destroy the modesty of English wo men, and lastly, it allows the dress to to fall into graceful folds.” As a benefactor to mankind, the result of this tradesman’s researches entitles him to take rank with Cop ernicus, Galileo, Hunter, Newton, Fulton, Watt, Stephenson, Davy, or any (or all) the philosophers who have surrounded their names with a nimbus of glory. To be able “to modify in a peculiar degree all those peculiar tendencies to destroy the modesty of English women,” is itself a magnifi cent achievement, worthy a statue. The success of Washington at Trenton has been generally considered as the tur ning point in the war of our independence. Y'et very few are perhaps aware upon how slight an event that great and critical event was made, to hinge. On the Christmas Eve when Washington and followers cross ed the Delaware, Colonel Raid, tiie com mander of the Hessians, sat in a private room, near Trenton, engaged with a com pany of his officers in drinking wine and playing cards. A Tory, who had discov ered the movement of the American troops sent a note, by a special messenger, to the Colonel, with orders to delive it into his own hands. The messenger found his way to the house, and a negro opened the door but refused him admittance; took the let ter and delivered it at once to the Colonel, who was just suflling for a new game. Sup posing the letter to be unimportant, or not stopping to think of it at all, he went on with his play. The reading , of the letter would have thwarted Washington’s d North. No abandonment of Southern teri- tory. No diminution of Southern boun daries.” This, throughout the South, was and is, the platform of the “last ditch” Yancy, Toombs, Mason, Slidell and Jeff. Davis party: Vance and his party, as has subsequently been abundantly prove.d, were, and are, opposed to the war to the last extremity,” not very particular about “absolute independence,” and had very little laith in that extremely absurd idea of a Southern Confederacy, bounded on the north by the Potomac river and the Ohio and the northern hue of Missouri. The people of North Carolina elected Vance, their Governor last year, and now with the first inviting opportunity, they are ready, under his leadership, to come back into the Union, from which they were dragged off in 1861 by fraud and by vio lence. Nor is this old Union leaven of the seceded State, now confined to‘ ‘the Old North State.” In August last John Gill Shorter, then Governor of Alabama, run ning for another term as a fire eater of the exact pattern of Johnston, of North Caroli na, was defeated by Thomas II. Watts, old line Union Whig; and a similar result has lately occurred in Texas, in the elec tion of Pendleton Murrah Governor over an intractable “last ditch” secession oppo nent. From all these suggestive facts we con clude that the popular Southern reaction, first developed in North Carolina last year against the secession destructives, has been spreading all over the rebellions States, and that accordingly the conservativecan- didateHill will fie elected Governor of Geor gia to-day. If not, it will be because of tiie disturbing influences of the great army of Bragg. The evidence we have produ ced is, at all events, sufficient to show that there is a powerful conservative party still existing in the rebellious States which is opposed to following Jeff. Davis, and ultras to the “last extremity.” What this great conservative parly wants, we think, was broadly aud clearly indicated in the late Chickamattga, or River of Death. In the spring of 1S5S, while se, king the benefit of a change of climate and relaxa tion from laborious duties, 1 met the late Colonel Whiteside at Chattanooga.—A- mongthe many interesting traditions asso ciated with various localities in this beau tiful region cf country, he relates one in explanation of the meaning of the word | “Chickamauga,” and how it came to be i applied to the two small streams which J bear this name. A tribe of Cherokees oc j cupied tiiis region, and when the small | pox was first e unmunicated to tfie Indians 1 of this continent it appeared in this tribe, and made a frightful havoc among them. It was the custom of the Indians, at the height of their disease, to go by scores and jump into the river to allay the tor menting symptoms. This, of course, in creased the mortality, and the name “Chickamauga,” or “River of Death,” was applied to the two streams, which they have borne ever since. The remnant of the tribe was also afterwards called the “Chickamauga tribe.” We hope General Bragg will call his great victory the bat tle of Chickamauga, and not “Peavine Creek” or “Crawfish ciprings,” as is sug gested in Rosenerans’ dispatch. lie has certainly Crawfished out of Georgia, but we prefer “Chickamauga,” or River of Death.” She JVlonster Gun at Charleston. We understand that the second mon ster gun in Charleston has been tried late ly under the direction of a board of offi cers with entire success, throwing its huge projectile over two miles at an elevation of only two degrees, the gun being not yet ready to fire at a higher angle. This is far beyond any thing ever done by ar tillery before. These immense rifle guns are constructed on a new principle which permits enormous charges of powder to ho used safely, and thus imparts the required momentum to the ponderous shells and solid bolts. The injury sustained by the first gun was an oversight, and it is understood from good authority can be, effectually re paired. The powder tube used with these guns is now being manufactured at the Government Powder Works, and is quite a curiosity, looking like anything else than gunpo wder: the grains—if they can be so called—being solid blocks looking like ebony, one iucli square; it would be supposed that they were projectiles them selves by their appearance, each grain weighing about one ounce.—Aug Ckrtm. Liberal Donations. We learn tliat at the late Session of the susper- ior Court in Emanuel county, Judge Hook, at the close ot ids charge to the Grand Jury, presented the claims of the sick and wounded soldiers in this city, and urged the people to send forward contributions of money and provisiouus. In re sponse to the suggestion of Judge Hook, the sum of seven hundred and twenty seven dollars was raised, of which three hundred and seventeen dol lars was contributed by the Grand Jurois. On the day of the election, we learn that at the sug gestion of Judge Hook, a subscription was tak en up.for the same object, in Washington county, and the sum of nine hundred and forty-three dol lars and twenty cents was raised, of which three hundred was contributed from Davidsboro'. These liberal donations show that the ardor of the people, in support of our cause is unaba ted.— Coast] Wit.—Wit, like every power, has boun daries. Its success depends upon the ap titude of others to receive impressions; and as some bodies, indissoluble by heat, can set the furnace and crucible at defiance, there are minds at which the rays of fan cy may be pointed without effect, and which no fire of sentiment can agitate elate.—Johnson. Kentucky election, in which the people of ' signs; hut the love of play conquered the j that State, by titty thousand majority, vo- j Colonel’s prudence, and gave success to a ted for the restoration of the Union, under ; worthier cause, involving the loss of his the constitution, against the extreme war j life and army, ultimately the freedom of measures of the abolition radicals and the j the colonies. | extreme peace of the copper heads of the Little did the Colonel think, when suffl- 1 North, and against the impossible adsur- j ing the cards, tliat lie was losing the great- 1 dities of the reckless Southern Confedera- j est game that was ever played among the cy fire eaters of the South, nations of the world. Royal Modesty.— King Charles II. ask ed Stillingflect how it came about that lie always read his sermons before him. when he was informed, he always preached with out a book elsewhere. He told the King, that the awe of so noble an audience, where he saw nothing that was not greatly super ior to him, but chiefly the seeing before him so great and wise a Prince made him afraid to trust him self; with which answer the King was very well contented. ‘But, pray,” said Stillingfleet, “will your Majesty give me leave to ask you a question, too.—Why do you read your speeches, when you can have none of the same, reasons?”—“Why, How to SKake a Girl Irresistibly Handsome. In Cincinnati, the other day, a wo man named Madame Bertha Van Griefetchinn was arrested for false pretences. Tiie complaint was a do mestic named Barbara Hammond. It appears that madame advertised for Whatever, therefore, under extraneous ' sale, at two dollars, a recipe which, if influences maybe the result of the Geor- I faithfully followed up, would “make gia elections to-day, the general drift of I the homelie8s the handsomest.” The public opinion throughout the South, since i . • , „ . f . 1 c , , ir . . I recipe rims as follows : last August a year ago, has been sufficient. ; 5,, , , c , , , i ■ .i.”- , • , , “lake half a gill of hyenas b ood, ly developed in the intervening elections , _ ^ J ’ in North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama I “ ie } u ' v ot two ostncll eggs, ail ounce and Texas to indicate the true Union sa- ! of gold dust and a pearl as big as your ving policy for President Lincoln. Let ! thumb nail, dissolve iu vinegar. Mix him make sure work of “Captain Bragg,” anil secure a decisive victory over the last great army of the rebellion, which is now in Georgia, and, with any degree ot encouragement to return to the ark of the Union, the conservative Southern party, represented by such men as Governor Vance, of North Carolina, anil Governor Watts, of Alabama, will, without further spread upon the before going to be astonish- wil into a paste and (ace every night sleep. The effect ing.” Barbara, not satisfied with the charms with which nature had adorn ed her, called on madame, gave her two dollars, and received the recipe. She iuc y, octor, says t tc xtng, j our bloodshed, p U tan end to the political ca- j next set about to seek the several in- b ° eerof Jeff. Davis, (unless lie shall move I gredients; but being unable to procure oil and set up his Confederacy in Mexico,) either of the enumerated articles, ex- an end to the war, and open the way to a peaceful and satisfactory restoration of the Union- The leaders and managers of tho re bellion are intractable because they* fear the consequences of their guilt ; hut the suffering people whom they have betrayed and who are uot responsible for the crimes of their masters, have ceased to sympathize with their hopeless cause, aud, disgusted with Jeff Davis and all Iris works, are anx iously waiting their day* of deliverance. question is a very pertinent one, ani will he my answer. I have spoke them so often, and for so much, lam ashamed to look them in the face.” A WIFE- No sensible man ever thought a beauti ful wife was worth as much as one who could make a good pudding. I wisli the girls all knew this, for I feel a great inter est in tlieir welfare. Cyrus W. Field, in whose honor tiie great jubilee was gotten up in New Y'ork city several years ago, over tiie Tians At lantic telegraph, which never transmitted a message, lias just returned from England, where he has been in perfect arrangements for the laying down a line of wire, during the summer of IStil, from Ireland to New foundland. The official Russian paper at St. Peters burg says it is certain that there will be no war this year between Russia and the three powers which entered in the Polish question; but that nevertheless, all possible precautions are not too much, with such adversaries as Napoleon HI and the pres ent prime minister of Great Britain. Scene in General Bragg 1 s Adjutant General's Of fice —Old Lady—Is this where Capt Bragg lives? Col. Brent—Yes, madam. Can 1 do anything for you? Old Lady—Well, you see, mister, 1 lives over where the titten’was and when Captain Bragg’s company sheered they Yankees, the run right past my house right peert. when up comes Capt. For rest with his critter company and makes a line of fight right through my yard, and oversets my ash hopper and treads— Gen. Bragg (sitting near)—Col. Brent, see that the lady’s claim is settled immediately. Revolution in Fashion.- The “fashion” writer of the New York Express announces the fact that no lady of ton will dare to appear now on Fifth Avenue or Broadway with trailing dresses or long petticoat. Short drosses are now the “stylo.” They are scolloped around the edge, aud are worn over balmoral jupow, of sufficient brevity to display the kid boot, or else the skirt is looped up at every seam, nearly to the knee, showing the colored petticoat of mohais, caslnnrc, or silk, trimmed either to macli the dress, or in graceful contrast to it, and in correspondence with the shade of the hat, or mantle worn, ’the leather Loots have very high heels, colored per haps, aud strings and tassels of leather also. The petticoat is short enough to disclose tlie instep, at least. To every dress suitable for walking, French modistes now attach little rings, through which pass cords, running through to the waist, to join another cord, which is drawn at will around the waist when a lady prepares to promenade, and loos ened within doors, thus allowing the dress to re sume its original Jength in the saloon. Hoops and skirts are quite exploded in Baris; flounced mohair skirts used instead, to enable the drebs to fail gracefully The prospect of the fall of Ch lrleston is much debated in England. The friends of the 8outh assert that it will affect tho issue, and the editor of the Army and Navy Gazette (Mr. Russell) cannot perceive what great military advantage would ac crue from the capture. cept the vinegar, she unwillingly came to tiie conclusion that niadaine was not what siie ought fo be, and caused her arrest. Madame is now in j ail - . , That recipe was all a humbug. But we do happen to know of one which will make plain ladies (if there are any such) as lovely as the rising evening star. All those who try it will please send us acknowledgment. Le void! “Take a pint of pigeon’s milk, put it in a Log's horn, and stir it carefully with a cat’s feather, until it freezes to a red heat. Let the application be made sine die." A good one is told on the Agent of the S. A. Society, which occurred on his trip to Sultvillpin charge of packa ges for the troops. Whilst traveling on the cars, on a very cold morning, wrapped up in his blanket, lie was ae- costed by a jolly son of Mars, who was about half seas over. “Aud,” says lie, “who are you?” “I am the soldier’s friend,” was the answer. “Well, b-y-y G—d,” says he, “you are the first one of tiie animals I have seen. You are the soldier’s friend hey? Give us a corner of your blanket.” Somebody called his attention from the Agent of the society at the moment, and the latter had no opportunity of demon strating his well known practical friendship for the soldiers. Heac quarters State Trooqi, AT LANTA, Ga., Sept. 1863. General Orders No. 7. Major General Howell Cobb having been assigned to tbe command of the Sta'e Troops by tbe Prerident cf the Con federate Siatcs, and the Governor of Geor gia having turned over to him the muster rolls and tbe entire contrc l of all troops organized under Act of congress, for home defense, who were called into the field or yet remaining at home, assumes command of the same. II.—It affords the Major General Com manding special gratification to announce that with a solitary exception, the troops called into the field have promptly re sponded to bis appeal to waive their terri torial boundaries, and manifested their willingness to defend the soil of their ; State wherever assailed. This patriotic | conduct on tlieir part has enabled him not only to organize the State force in the most efficient manner, but also to respond to every call made upon him for troops.— He earnestly commends tho example of those a’ eady in the field to tbe imitation of those whom the exigencies of the coun- tiy have not yet catleil out. t T ' I.—In order that such call, when it shall be made, may be met without tLe delays inevitably attending the organiza tion of regiments, it is enjoined upon all companies and battallions not yet formed into regiments, to preceed to form such organizations before the 1st of November next, sending one returjfcf the election of field officers to the Adjutant General of the State, that the required commissions may be issued, and one to these Headquar ters. All companies and battalions that shall fail to comply with this order, will, after the above-mentioned date, be formed into regiments by order. IV.—General Orders No. 24, Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, State of Georgia, will continue in force, and the rules prescribed therein for the drill and discipline of troops not yet called into the field, will be observed and obeyed. By command of- MAJ. GEN. HOWELL COBB. R J UALLETT, A. A. A. Gen. 20 4t EXCHANGE NOTICE, NO. 0. Richmond, Sept. 12,1863. T HE following Confederate Officers and Men, captured at Vicksburg, Miss., July 4,1863, and subsequently paroled, bave been duly exchan ged, and are hereby so declared: 1. The officers and men of Gen. C. L. Steven son’s division. 2. The officers and men of Gen. Bowen’s divis ion. 3. The officers and men of Brig. Gen. Moore's brigade. 4. The officers and men of the 2d Texas Regi ment. 1 5. The officers and men of Wanl’s Legion. 6. Also, all Confederate officers and men who have been delivered at City Point at any time pre vious to July 25th, 1863, have been duly exchan ged, and are hereby so declared. ROBT. OULD, Agent of Exchange. I'gr- Southern papers copy six times and send bills to the War Department. 19 6t I Bank Note Engravers. GEORGE DUNN & COMPANY, H AVING completed their engagement with the Confederate State Treasury as Bank Note En gravers, having removed from the office they oc cupied in the Department to their new premises on the corner of Main and Fourteenth streets, are now prepared to fill orders for, State or Bank Notes, Change Bills, State, Cor poration or Railway Bonds, Bank ers’ Checks, Bills of Exchange, dtc. They will be glad to show the original designs and impressions of the steel plates engraved by them for the Confederate States Government, or to supply designs and make estimates for Engraving and Steel Plate Printing. A large supply of BANS NOTE PAPER on hand. Parties at a distance, requiring Bank Notes en graved and printed, must give a reference either in Richmond or Coiumbia, S. C. Georue Dunn, William Gellately, John Gemmell. Richmond, Sept. 3, 1863. 19 4t. I — Administrator's Sale. A GREEABLE to an order of the caart of Ordi nary of Mitchell county, will be sold on the fiist Tuesday in November next, before the court house door in Camilla, the plantation of Wiley Bullard deceased, consisting of the following lots of land, to-wit: lot’s no’s 298, 274, 312, 262, 273, 300, 272, 271, east half of 263 and west half of299, ; all in the 8th district of Mitchell county, contain ing in the aggregate 2250 acies, all fine farming land aud well improved Terms on the day of sale. DAVID FITZGARAL. Adm’r. 1 September 7, 1863. [ Pd $5.00]J J n 17 tds Administrrtor's Sale. GREEABLE to an order of the court of Ordi nary of Mitchell county, will be sold on tbe first Tuesday in November next, before the court house door in Camilla, the plantation of Elijah Pickren deceased, consisting of lot of land No. 345, and the East half of lot No. 375 in the 10th district of Mitchell, well improved, and containing , 375 acres. Also, at the same time and place five negroes, as the property of said deceased, to wit: one man about 23 years old, a w ornan about 25 years old and her three children, all sold for distri butions. Terras cash. EZEKIEL MILLER, Adm’r. September 7, 1863. [ Pd. $5.00.]j J B 17 tds Atteotfen Capital Guards. A S ALL companies organized for home | defense are requested by a late order ! of the Adjutant General to drill twice a week, you will iu compliance therewith assemble at IheUapitolon Wednesdays and Saturdays, at three o’clock P. M., with arms and accoutrements complete, and in good condition until further orders. Absentees from drill must hand in their excuses,in writing,on or before the succeed ing meeting. Members of the McIntosh Light Infantry and others, late members of the Capital Guards who have drav/n arms, accoutre ments and ammunition, from me and after- terwards become connected with other com panies are notified and requested to return them immediately, and have their receipts cancelled. JOHN JONES, Captain Commanding. Milledgcville Sep. 10, 18G3. A' PRESS FOR SAIjB. A Double-end Adam’s Power Tress, in perfect order. We have used it and can recommend it. Bed 28>*i 40. BOUGHTON, NISBET & BARNES. Milledgeville, March 10th. 1863. 4*2 tf. Western & Allantic (State Railroad. Atlanta to Chattancogs, 138 Miles, Fare $6 00 JOHN S. ROWLAND, Suft. . Paaarnger Traia. Leave Atlanta at ^ j?® ®[ { Arrive at Chattanooga at 4 o7 A. M. Leave Atlanta at ^ "• “• Arrive at Chattanooga at 5 15 P. M. Acramai.4ali*a Paawagtr Train. Leave Ailanta ? r? d’ k" Leave Kingston 4 30 A.M. Arrive at Atlanta 8 45 A.M. This Road connects each way with the Roma Braneh Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashvilla a nhattanooira Railroad at Chattanooga.

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The Confederate union. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1862-1865, October 27, 1863, Image 1