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j.-tu iteiil *r*i:se VOL .5. i ii M a titfeyrti ROME, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1864. NO. 17. Zljc Zri. Courier PVBLI8HID BTERT ^ UMOAY, THURSDAY & 8A.TURDAY MORN’Ob By M. DWLVELL. T FIVE DOLLARS FOR SIX MONTHS oji One Doli.au per Monte. Invariably in advance. TERMS OF WEEKLY. $3 for six mouths, in Advance. 1 « TWo « " “ Advertising Rates. EREAFTER the rales of advertising LA. in the Coaricr will bo ns follows • nro“ Vert,aemeiltS P " , ’ uar8 *'*$»! Arrive at R5&0 ^Qliiro^d fiiilde. first insertion Each subsequent insertirn ■ . Legal Advertisements. Letters of'Adirtinisfration ' kbmission from Administration pismissiou from Guardianship Leave ie sell land or negroes lotice to DebUvs end Creditors pto of personal property, per square ale oflautl or negroes “ “ ch Sheriff's Levy of ten lines or less 6 00 more than ten Hues at the rate, per square of 5 00 .•h mortgage sale per square 10 00 Csmimtnieations recommending candid is for office, or to promote - their election, 11 be inserted ns advertisements, payable advance, at the rales of oiio dollar for ivouiy-fivo words. The money and the ime of the wrilor must accompany the minunicatien to insure i 1 publication. . Announcing candidates $10, jn advance. Ail military ondertj'.coijtmniiioatieit... no- :es, Ac., will be charged os transient adver- rraents. 4 \ (Tiibutes of Respect, Obituaries, Ac., [Of re than live lines] are charged as adver- ements ,, M. DWINELL. Proprielof’V Courier. Mice of Marriage* and Deaths, pot ex- ding Five Lines iu leifgth, nre published utuitously in tlie Couricr. The friends of « parties ere reqftcstod to send in these no- rs accompanied with li .responsible name d they ROME RAILROAD. I>66m and after Monday. February 1st, J? the trains will run as follows: Morni8g train (Sundays excepted) leavo Rome 8 SO A. M. Arrive at Kingston 10 00 " " Leave Kingston ■ • 1 00 P. M. „ Arrive at Romo • 5 30 “ “ EVENING TRAIN. Leavo Rome 4 00 P. M. gfArrivo nt Kingston ^ 5 30 “ “ Leavo Kingston . 6 00 A. M. Arrivo at Romo ■' 1 ,. 7 30 A. M. ' C. II. STILLWELL, Sup’t. CHOICE HOTEL,* RE-OPENED. J. C. Rawlins, Pro’r. . T HIS Hotel has been thorough ly renovated and put in or der for the reception of company. No pains will bo spared to mako guests comfortable and tho Table will bo supplied with the best the country affords. . janl9'84-ly JUST PUBLISHED, ^COMPLETE 1 # * W. '& Maritime 0 50 10 00 8 0# 8 00 8 00 3 00 ]0 00- p, Sup’t. HlRi GRAMMAR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGF. 141 pp 18 mo. May bo had at all * Price Tun* tho trado,, GiiOIlGE DUNN A CO., Ric' Atlanta to Chattanooga—138 miles. Jobe 8. Rowland. Snpn’t. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, at. 8-00 px Arrives at Chattanooga....... y...7 32'A V Lfcaves*diattanoogh at „ i '30 pit Arrives at Atlanta. 4 00 A. u EXPRESS .FREIGHT A PASSENGER. Leavfs Atlanta at. ........7 25 a m Arrives at Chattanooga 7 35 p u -Leaves Chattanooga, at 3 46 a u Arrives at Atlanta.... 3 45 r u ACCOMODATION PABSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta at 2 00 P M Arrives at Kingston at.... .........7 25 v'u Leaves Kington at.-..., «7i....4 30 a s Arrives at Atlanta at 9 50 a M This road connects ettoh way with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tnnessee A Georgia Bailrpad at Dalton, and tho NashVillE A ChatlanobgiiRailroad at 0MBERG& HOUGH. Having consolidated their busincBsand forimda ccportnership as Merchant .Tailors, will kon-p constantly on! hand .all kinds of military and citiseNB’ goods. Tho business will be continued at tho old Van A "f N. J. OMBERG, nnt(cr the Arm namo of Omberg A Hough. , E. C. RODOU. N. J OM1RRO. july9-ly jmpanied mi Ms ii t will bo publisiiod witli i Ai.ta - £fofeSS§ioK)!|r 6i)lr0§5. u LWCV. TEOS. P. M'm.RATIP LUCY A.^’ELRATII^ Ala. IWIt-'g ,, ()U) (>t . e. Ex»EKWoqn. . . , . e. b. smite. tiJdlKHWOOU * SMITH, { ATTO.RfHEY AT LAW, - IOMF.. . ' t . GA. 1'sicTiOB in Upper Georgia; also in the deral District Court of Mu riotta,.- inU'Sl^lj *)UUUH v. H. SMiry,•; NOTARY PIIMiO. I ’.•retiii.,i*a*r of D;mt.« for Alabama and rum.rot aogl,' Chhttannega. mar3tri. . Geo. Railroad_& Banking Co. Augttsta te A'tlnnta—87 miles—Fare <6 00 Cnona* Yonoe, Supt. Nioht Passenger A Mail Traik. Leave Atlanta at 4 16 p Arrivo at Augusta at.;...4 30 a Leave Augusta at..,...,., 6 30 p m Arriye at Atlanta at... .....6 52 a X Dav Accomodation Passv.norr - Tram. LOst* Atlanta at...~... 30 a x Arrive at Augsta at...., r.7!..i..5 02»x Leave Augusta atr.t. »......? 30 a x Arrive St Atlanta - at .7 49 a k rs. GREGORY & FARELL, BROAD »-T., ROME, OA. • Irrier—First deor WeUw Choice lintel, octl Btwly ~DrlTB7W00D. TAVING located permanently in R-me L would rerpei tfuliy ask u share of the Reties of this city and surrounding coun- I am a graduate of tho fedical College of St. Louis, {among tho beat in the land. I have spent pch time in the Hospital,, Collages, and ner medical institutions of . 4 I LONDON. PARI8 AND AMERICA, J haring had ten years’ experience in i practice of my profession. I consider it i vanity to say that I am prepared to.tieat I diseases with the bust, nf success. I will give particular attention to the catmint of the diseases of . Women and' Children. }d the various nflectionsof the EYE. Office on Broad Street neat the Post Office, I Dr. Battey’s old stand, Rome. fla. jfebl3-ly E. B. WOOD. Macon & Western Railroad. Atl^flk ^ ftBes,..^^^»/|6 < . ^ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent. ' Passenoer Tram. T.eave Atlanta at 8.30 A M Arrive rt Macon at ...; >..12.84 P M "LcaVo Slucon nt...l i.f.tt ....^1 00 AM Arrive at Atlanta at,.,. 4 P M Tilts .Ruud fconneets at Macon with tho Central lloail f->f Savannah and Millcdgo- rille, and the South-Western Road for Al bany, Fort Gsinia and Columbus, Ga Atlanta Sc West Point R. R. Atlanta to West P»iflt, 87 mile*, Far* $4 55 GEORGE G. HULL, Suporlnteadant. MORNING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave ’Atlanta, dally at...,.-.-7 45 A M Arrive at West Print at. 1 58 PM heave West Point, daily at .....3 -15 A M Arrve a Atlanta at 2 30 P M EVENING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Atlanta, daily at ...8 16 PM Arrivo at West Point at..,..'. 2 30 A M Leave West Point dall; at 1..9 15 P M Arrive at Atlanta at ,....3 82 A M This Road connects With the Montgomery and West Point Road at West P< int- Rome [UTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. ROME, ...... . ,GA. tlrriCB—Romo Railroad*Dopot. [ W. S. COTHRAN, Prcs't. . H. Stillwell, Seo’y. july28 - Daily Stage Line. BETWEEN 1 Rome and Blue'Mountain. Tc the I KINGSTON HOTEL, KINGSTON, OA. ” A V1NG runted the above Hotel, and ure- cured the services of Mr. B. F. Mc- kin. and Mrs Ells, both experienced U-l kucjiii*. I flutter myself Unit I will tble to furnish the'ira volfli'g public, with nfortnhlo rosms, clean beds and the best • the country affords. CICERQ A. SMITH. |tar20 Projirietor. VERANDAH BOARDING HOUSE, ROOMS TO RENT Furnished for Officers or Soldiots, when their friends ^call to see them. . 8. G. WELLS, Pro. % HE Crmohes now mako ; doge connections with* Rui.VoiuIfl at both onrfflj of the route. Distance 60 miles; hours. • Through Passengers will find this an agree a'.e route.b . Deaves Rome evtry day at 7 o clock. . Yjeavos Dl’ue Mountain every, day at 0 clock. poWJ , IjL Jj. Htj jcHlNSON,. junlO-trily. Proprietors. ETOWAH HOUSE, Rome, Ga- |Wx. BOWEN, Proprietor. Negroes Wanted for Next Year. . * IE undersigned wishes to hire one hun dred good NEGRO MEN, with the priv i to work them from ono to twp hundred ~i below this place, at le.Bt at a safe dls- i from the enemy—we will taken few Particular Notice, LL persons having articles in our stortj for sale or ropaiys or. notified to cal immediately, utid take them away, alt We will not be responsible. fur any article, if OMi.titrqd by-tho Yankees. • • v.’c tvilFnot be responsible for any article left with us hereafter, if captured by tho YankecB. The owner takes the war risk. We wi'l not be responsible, under any circumstaiucB, for articles left fur repair, 11 they reinaiu in the store for two weeks. No goods or work can leavo the stero un less they are paid for. VEAL A .CO, juneo • BOOKSTORES. Dollars. Ono third off jan20-0t iichmoud Virginia, #150 0. Ga. State Treasury Notes, FOR SALE. NQUIRE at the Courier Office, Rome Ga. jaa7-2w REWARD. Three Runaway Slaves. *Will give tho above reward forathe fol- flowing ' NEGROES, Who ran'away oh Sunday, the 20th inst. NUERSON—nged SO years, about 5 (be 11 inches high, dark complexion—(Von teeth out, and a heavy goatee, and walks a little stooping. SOLOMON—aged 38 years—black— small goatee—front teoth iuit—weighs about ISO pounds—has a wen on the. back oi his neck—about 5 feet 8 inches high:. JIM—aged 20 years—voi-y likely—dark copper color—lioavy head of hair—about 6 feet 8 inches high. -Corn, Fodder, Shucks, Oats, Wheat, Wool, Peas, Sweet and Irish Potatoes, for sale at my place near Yarbrough, Ga. dec24 .THOS. C. AYEB. SALT AND SWEEDE’S IRON. . LOT of FINE WHITE SALT and a 9 small lot of SWEEDE’S IRON for sale at tho Hardware Store. jsnlttrilm. REWARD, S TRAYED from the Undersigned, a Horse about 14 hands high—light sorrel —flax man. and tail*~ln thin order—sheath frost bitten—C. 8. on lijs -left shoulder, end G. on his hip. The above reward will be paid for bis delivery to P. L. Turuly.or J. B. McKOWN. dec31tf .Rome. Ga. $50 REWARD. ■\yfY Negro. Bey JOE has rmuWSjr, and iV-L I will give any on* who will lodge him in the Rome jail fifty delli-rt, of otic hundred dollars if 4.0 is <!c)tverucl tome at Gaitsvillc, 50 mi.es south of Port Gaines,' Early eo. Ga. He may be about Arinuchee, Floyd co„ where he wps formerly owned. Joe is ol Gingercake color, pure 11 Bft ck eyes, full round face, quick spoken, weight about 170 or isoibs. and is rather ho.- vy set. My Post OBice is GaitsvUlu, Eurly i-l. G. . . Jan20-5t v. A. J. BRAMI.ETT. EXCHANGES. I will oxcliangc Sugar for Bacon, Lard, and well salted Pork, and salt for fat Beef. jan20triw2w GEQ. Mi PROCTER. - • MaJ. k C. 8. NEW SONGS. “Call me not back from the Echolcss Shore,” in answer to “Rock me to Sleep,” by tho _ . author and composer of “When this-cnlel War is over." Price $1 50. “Tis the March of th* Southern Men,”— from a Scotch Melody. Price $1 00. “No Ono to Love," by W. B. llsttey.—■ I’ricc til 50. m Trado half off. GEO. DUNN A-CO., jau26-0t Publisher*,(Riehmond, Vu. House and Lot for Sale/ I i propose fo.sel! tho hottso and lot which . I am now occupying, situated in front oi tho ldt formerly occupied by John Eve. * ALSO, a farm owned by Yciser A ttOCse lying on the road leading up Silver Croek from Rome to Cednr Town, ten miles South of Rome. There is ou the place some cabins, a good Well of water, 320 acres of land, of which there is about 120 acres cleared and well enclosed. - f J. C.’REESE,- t jan22triw'Aw2m Rome Ga. NOTICE. 1 HAVE left my notes and accounts in the bauds ot Mr. C. H. Stillwell, who will aet as my agent during my absence, and at tend to any aSttJcnjonU dec31 ADE S. : COTHRAN. Farm for Sale. 1 OFFER for solo my Farm lying in Polk i county, Ga., four miles , east of Cedar- uwn, on the Vau Wort roafi, consisting of 970 acres of land—500 cleared and in a good state of cultivation. The placo has on it a one story dwelling bouse with soycn rooms, the outbuildings aro good log cabins—a woll of excellent water, and a.plenty of stock water. Also a good outlet and rango for stoek—a cln house and screw. 1 havo 160 cumbered women and some boys if it stoek—a gin house —- - . , . i owners of negroes. Goed wages will acres of wheat sowed, and 80 acres oi winter paid and payments quarterly. •" - oats. Tho placo is a dciwable ono and im- Ipply to ' JAMES C. YOUNG, mediate possession given. I can ftirnish CartersviUe, Ga. torn, fodder, and stook hogs and cows sufflet- G.N. WRIGHT* ent to servo the place. v |eel0-lm - Rome, Ga dcc31lf H. F.- WIMBERLY. FOH SALE, A DESIRABLE FARM, 7 miles north of Rome, containing 320 acres, 80 of Brat quality creek laud, upland very productive, about 125 acres in a- state of cultivation. Tho dwolling bonse is now, well finished, and contains six rooms, four with llro places —good out-buildings, negro cabins, Ac. Or chard, of fine fruit, and several springs of excellent water. For terms or further In* formation, apply at this office, o- on the nremisos. W. G. DICK. Short Rations In Gen. Lee’s Army. Gen. Lee has issued the following ad* dress to his army in relation to a "tem porary reduction of rations." A co* temporary remarks who can read its no ble,'beautiful sentences, or hear its touching- strains without emotion ?— Who can turn aside from suoh a paper to higgle with the commissary who asks for moat and bread to feed Lee’s dear suffering patient heroes. Whp can load down his table, and then presume to ask Ifoavoil’s blessing on tho beautiful board, while the army suffers and he heeds It not? Every barn and every storehouse should fly open; and we trust they will.' Fellow-cltistons, let us remember, that" tliis .address of Gth. Lee while a noble and well deserved tributo to liis soldiers, is to us at home a burning disgrace 1 It pours coals, of flro upon us— may it not excite us to action worthy of patriots and human men! Head’qrs'Armt of Northkb.v Va., ) January 22d, 1804. ( General Ohders, No. 7. The commanding General considers it due to the army to state that the temporary reduction of rations bos been caused by circumstances beyond tbo control of those charged with its sup port. Its welfare and comfort.aro the objedts of his constant and earnest so licitude: and no effort has.been spared to provide for its wants. It is hoped that the exertions now being made will render the necessity but of short dura tion, but the history of the army has shewn tb‘at the country can require no sacrifice too great for its patriotic devo tion. Soldiers I you tread, with no unequal steps, the road by which yom- fathers marched through suffering, privatlun and blood to Independence I Continue to emulate in the future, as you have in the past, their valor in arms, thnir patient-endurance of hurd. ships,-their high resolve to l»e free, which no trial could shakeJ’no bribe se duce, oo danger appal, and be assured that the just God who crowned their ef fbrts with suceess, will, in Hi* own good time, send down His blessings upon yours. s. (Signed) K. E. Lee, GenT. Cheering Signs.. Our telegraphic column of this morn* ingi contains much that is both inter* esting and suggestive of much that is encouraging. | The sudden advance of the Confederate cotton loan in England from forty to fifty cents, the refusal to grant a new trial in the case of Alex* andria, the resignation of Wenatof Bay nrd, of Del., rather than take the hew test oath required by the Yankee Sen ate, the mustering out of service the 9th Federal army corps,' the withdraws at Wilson’s motion for the expulsion of Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, and the general indisposition of the Yankee qoldivt s to re enlist* are all most encour aging signs, and go to show that the powers of Lincolndom are sadly if not hopelessly on the wane. The principle involved in the cose of the Alexandria, if we mistake not,'also applied to and would determine the fate of tho Confederate rams, seized up., on some time ago by the British Gov ernment, and held to await, the deci sion of the court. As tho Alexandria lias been released under this decision, so-we have a right to expect that tho rains will also be at once liberated. It is this fact. In all probability, that has caused the sudden jump in - the Confederate loan, as it gives promise of an early opening of ono or more of our ports, whereby cotton may be got out in safety, wherewith to meet this loan. In addition t* all this, wo look for ward to an early collapse in the Feder* al finances, accompanied with a gener al burst up that, will bring despondency and dismay to our dastard and ruth loss invaders.—Memphis Appeal. The Situation. t>ay by day the prospoct grows bright-, er before us. Cloud after cloud vanish es frotli the horizon. Full soon “the sun of AUsterlitz,” tho harbinger of vic tory, will shine upon us in uncloudod splendor. Ouvtroops everywhere nre ro-enlist ing for the War; (ho Yankeo troops at Chattanooga and other points refuso to ro-enlist. All accounts represent ben. Lee’s eran army as being in splondld condi tion. Tho same may bo said, and is daily said of the Army of Tennessee. » The forces undei General Lengstreet are rapidly sweeping .the enemy from East Tennessee. Gen. ForreOt, We learn, will have a force of ten thousand men, well armed and mounted. Gen. Morgan will soon be ‘upon the war path against tho head of a large force, all handsomely equipped. The tide turns in oup favor. Gener* al Jones has captured two Yankeo forces in Western Virginia, ono of them consisting of 500 men. Gen. 'Pickett has obtained a brilliant victory in North Carolina, as stated in our telegraphic dispatches ofyesterday. Our Dalton correspondent, "290,” telegraphs us that the Yankees say they will be’com'pelled to abandon Chatta* nooga and fall back to tho North side of the river. The enemy ha* abandoned North Mississippi, and the people -there', so long subjected to bis tyranny, are-once more free. Charleston—tho brave and bSatitlfUl the Gibraltar of the Western World— still sits calm and quiet beside the sea, defying the red bolts of the enemy, and laughing his seige to scorn. "Now, by St. Paul, tho work goes bravely on 1"—Knoxville Register. GET TOUR WATCHES And Jewelry. TAKE WARNING. We aro preparing to close our Establishment anil leave Rome by. the 15th of Fcb’y. All persons aro' notified to ooll and got away their Watches and Jewelry in time. VEAL A CO., jan25-2w • , Cotton Cards. - We understand, says the Milledge- ville Recorder, that the increased num* her of machine* constructed in the Penitentiary, for the manufacture of Cotton Cards, will do much towards supplying n great pubtltffteed, and that Cards may now be bud at tbe sale-room at the Old price of 8lx dollars a pair, half in skins, and the dtlier half in money. This is u ehutigo of the for mer rule; which required th* whole price io be paid ih skins. For the ben< eflt ef those desiring Cai-ds on these terms, atid th no other way can they be obtained at the Penitentiary,) we again state the quality of skins, and tfio price, to buy a pair of Cards: For sheep, goat, dog or deer skins, rsw.^tbe price ayowed is 25. eonts for 22 inches in length and five inches in width; and for tanned skins of the same description, the sum is fifty cents. The skins must be sound, aqd without holes, It. will take from two to three skins, according to size, to bring three dollars in exchange; the other three dollars will be received in money for a pair oi Cards, under the present regu* lations. Address Thomas T. Winsor. One dollar additional must be sent for Boxing. , « -a j » Ctitttotis Epfect of Cold in the Anxr. —-A friend writing to the Macon Con federate from tbo Army of Tennessee says: » ‘‘We have had the coldest weather, up here you over felt* but it is now quite warm. To give you an idea how cold it was I will relate a circumstance. We have in oUr regiment a veryunpop- ular officer, It got so cold that words spoken would fresze before they could travel two feet. The men took that occasion to approaoh close to (he offi cer and curso him for everything they could think of. But imagine their and his astonishment when the weather 'turned warm and the words commenced thawing ont! Bedlam-was nowhere.’’ Important Capture by,Gen. Rosser. Orange G. ii., Feb. 6. To Gen. S. Coopor: On the 30th, Gen. Rosser captured 93 wagons loaded with United States stores and forage, on their-way from New Creek to Peters, burg, 300 mules, and 20 prisoners. The guard of 800 infantry escaped to the-mountains. Our loss 28 killed and wounded. Information of an advance upon Pe tersburg having boon received tbo gar rison evacuated it during the night. On the 2d Rossor destroyed the bridges over Patterson’s Crook, and captured-40 prisoners'; 270 prisoners, 50 wagons, 1200 cattle, and 500 sheep were brought off. Gen. Rosser has shown great energy and skill. Ilis command aoserves groat credit. (Signed) R. E. Lee.-. CIRCULAR. State of Georgia, Adj’t and Insf’r Gen’l’s Ofeice, Milledgeville, Jan. 30th, 18G4. As the enrollment prescribed by tkia Act, will not, of itself, in any manner interfere with the ordinary avocation of Citizens.; and as they cannot bo dis turbed except in cases of extreme ne cessity,' tbe Governor declines to grant any exemptions or details until such contingency may arise as. shall force him to call the militia into active ser vice. Thqh lie will be better able to judge, whether or not the public in* terests, at that time, Will warrant special exemptions or derails from service in the field. Independent or volunteer Companies are not permitted by the Law re-organ izing thS Militia—one uniform military system throughout tho State/haring been prescribed by taw. Very respectfully, Henry C. Wayne, Adjutant and Inspector General , Resolution of tho Last Legislntnre as to Sheep nnd. Dogs. Tho last Georgia Legislature adopted the following joint resolution,'viz: Resolutions requiring Tax Payers to make returns of the number of sheep and dogs owned by each Tax Payer Whereas it is highly important to tho interests of the citizens of this State to be informed as its present con. ditio'n and future prospeets with regard! to a supply of wool, and ns to the best means of increasing the same. Be it further Resolved, That it shall he the duty of tho Tax Receivers in the several counties of this Stato, when they take in* the return of Tax-payers in their respective counties, to require all tax payers to -make a return of the number of sheep which they may own at the tine of giving in ; also the num* her of sheep which-they may' have had. killed by dogs within one year previous thereto; also ths number of dogs own ed hyphen! or on their premises. - This is a good resolution, and it is to be hoped all tax-payers will mako a full nnd fair return to the various Re. oeirere of Tax Roturns. If this resohn tion is fairly carried out, our tax books in the fall will settle the “vexed quest tion" os to which wc have most of in tho State,- sheep or dogs. If a tax payer has a dog or dogs and no sheep, he has to return them: if he has both, l^e has to return tbe number he owns of each. . 8@- Gov. Watts, of Alabama, has telegraphed to a citizen of Selma, that Mobile will probably be attackod very Boon by tbe enemy and as it is desirable that noncombatants should be absent during tho siege, it will be incumbent upon the people of Selma to extond suoh hospitality to those of the junfor tunate refugees, as the intelligence and* generosity of all good men and women will diotate under the circumstances. Glass Factory.—A Glass Factory has been established in Columbus, Georgia, under favorable auspices. This, wo bolieve, is but the second in the Con federacy—the other Demg in Rich mond. The process of making glass is, in a measure, simple and tho mate rials necessary, not very numerous, nor hard to got.' FOR SALE. C ORN Fodder, Shucks. Peas, Wheat, Bye Barley and'Syrup—.at my plantation .in^Flo^d county.^ N- BASS. Tbe Currency in 1778 and 1864.—In the third year of the Revolutionary War, 1778, General. Washington, wri ting about tho currency, said: “ A rat in the shape of a'horae is not to be bought at this time for less than two hundred pounds, nor a saddle un der thirty or forty; boots twenty, -and shoes and other articles in like pro. portion. How is it possible, threfore, for officers to stand this without an in crease of pay? And how is it possible to advance their pay, when flour is selling at different places, from five to fifteen pounds per hundred, hay from ten to thirty pounds per ton, and beef aiid other essentials in its proportion?" Counting a pound at $5 we must per ceive how nearly price* then correspon ded with those prevailing now. Destruction of River Steamers Du. ring .the War.—A ‘correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial has taken the trouble to collect interesting statistics in regard to the destruction of steam. boats on the Mississippi. nndHts tribu* taries, since the beginning of tbe war. He gives a list of one iiundrod a./d seventy by name that have been either burned, sunk, or otherwise destroyed by the war. JfGS* Robert D. Johnston’s brigade of North Cnrolinans, forming part of .the army of Northern Virginia, .last week reinlisted for the war. The brigade is composed of the-5lh, 12th, 20th and- 23d regiments, all.of which have done g allant sorvico qn nearly all the buttle elds in Virginia Maryland and Penn sylvania, " fifisr We learn,-,that th© blockade steamers Pet and Heroine hare ar rived at Wilmington, with full cargoes. A Worrnv Ex*vi*t.E.--*-The Sander*- ville Georgian publishes a list'of fifty- six planters of Washington county, Which paper has carefully compiled tho | who have pledged themselves to sell statement 8605,000,000. By ner own i corn at. two dollar.-- per hushel to tho valuation tho whole State is worth 1 wives nnd rihildt «n of inditjent soldiers $596,000,000. So that ff Pennsylvania in the service, and the widows and oliil- were sold for tlie-full sum at which her ! dren of indigent soldiers who have died own revenue board valued her, sh* or been killed in the service,-or any could not meet her obligations by nine | disabled soldier. -• -ib millions .of dollars. Such is the! result | of abolition rule. - J*