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**' ' -W1.V4, .’•l‘> VOL. ROME, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1864. <lI)C Sri-lUcckln (touvicv! ' 6t|ide. published nvKitr 1 I fttKSlUY, THIIUSDAY * SATURDAY HOUN’Gb j By M. DWIKELL. | | Tf FIVE DOLLARS FOR, BIX MONTHS j on Oni: Dollar ri:u Month. JT Invariably iu itilvnncc. ■.. TERMS’ OF wS:KlV. 83 for sis months, in Advance. ,1 “ Two “ « « Advertising Bates. H EREAFTER tho laics of ndvortisiiig ill the Condor will bp as follows: I TnuVaidut.advertisements pry square of ten [ lines or less: I First Insertion ft! .01) I Much aubseqiioMt iHscrti( u 1 00 I.egtil Advertisements, I Letters of Administration 5 SO |Dismission front ’Admriniatrution 10 00 I DisiiiissiOii from i tnantiiinsliip 1 fi 00 rt.isivc to tell land 6r tiCevocs 8'00 J Notice to Debtors (til'd, Creditors. 8 (10 |Si:ln of f>-rsdn'd pfoperty, |)«ir sqn ir« .1 00 iSa)e of bind «r negroes R 00 I Knnh Sheriff's LeVjftif ten lines or less j 00 lul moro than ten iim-sbt Iheretlcs per I square of ' . 3 00 lEiiun mortgage sithfper square 10 oo I f’ommtiuicftpblis rocetitineiiiliiij- candid lates for office, or t6' prninnte their election, [will ho inserted ns advertisements, payable ■ in lilyn’ncivnt- the rates of one dollar for Lovonty-tive words. The motley and the I name.’of, the \vritcr_.must acremrany thr ; Icommnuifhtien to insure its ptiblhintit n. Announcing candidates $t0, iii "advance. All military orders, eomlnimientions. no- Itieos. Ac., will he charged us transient ndytjr- llierments. I Tributes of Respect., Obituaries, Ac.,, [of I more than five lines] are ehnrgcd us ndvvr- llisrinents ; • : M. DWlNEt.Ii. 1'ropriotor of Courier.- Xotire {if and Death*, rot e*t- 1‘AlJnr Five runes Yu looqth. ate published Ipraluitottsly in the Courier. Tlie--fricAda of ■the parties aro reqocatod to send in these no. Itices nctoinpnhiod With n responsible mime land they will hc'pithilHhe.d With pleasure. ; ROME RAILROAD. Mna'ipsjii I TUtOM and r iifli:i - Monday, February 1st,, the trains will run ns follows: MorniSg train (Sundays excepted) Jeavc Rome..,..,: ' ,8 36 A. M.' • Arrive at Kingston 10 00 « «■ ■Leave Kingston 1 00 P: M. Arrive nt RorrtC - 30 “ t‘ EVENING TRAIN, brave Homo 4 00 P. M. ^Arrive at Kingston 3. 30 ■' lienve Kingston 0 00 A. M- Arrivo at R.«mu 7 30 A. M, O. II. STILLWELL, Sup'!. W, & Atlantic (State) R, R. Athntln to Chattnnnngau.iaR miles. Jons S; Rowland, Supc't. NIGHT l’ASSEXGER TRAIN. am E is hereby given sNors will att. nllAuod in thi tliat one of tho will atTend nt tho time and 'll in this notice, for the pur pose of Taking in "tho Returns of Cqiifqjlei*. I he I-runt. I Cotton Cnrds. Dai.toN’ Feh. tl. 10 P. St. I.cSt.week we stated thnl earth could Ibis morning, n i niikecinfantry reg- p, 0 R a( q nt the l’enitontiurv for six tlol intent ubont 300 strmig, wentfi’omGen. llU . s u ^ ono half in skins and the «!. II. JITTITH, NOTARY PIUT/1,0. i’ , oinmi*,i«aur of Died> Tor AlsO-aum and |Teiine«sw, . aug3. |Drs. GREGORY & FARELL, BROAD ST., ROME,- is A. Ornc*'—liJl&i/lt'fe'ice Hotel, oetlfitwly Rome MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY:. ROMS. . i . '. . . . GA. O. Finn —Homo Railroad Depot,' W. )Ce.l'M4A”. Pre'st. <\ It, Arn.i.wei.u; Soc’y:'- My 28 LnayesAtl.il.la, al.,...»...... Arrives at Cnnttanpngn ..8 00 e h ..7 32 A M Leaves Challannoga at .4 30 p M Arrives at Atlanta ,4 00 A u EXPRESS FREIGHT A.PASSENGER. Leaves Atlanta lit 7 23 a m Arrives ht Chattanooga.... 7 25 r »i Leaves Chattanooga, at.. 3 15 A h Arrives nt Atlanta..... 3,45 v m ACqOMOD AT ION PASS ENGKR TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta ut it r ..,.2 00. p H AtriVes nt Kingston at 1 7 25 p >i Leaves Kington at .VI 4 30 A M AeiiVfcs iit Atlanta at..-. 0 50 a m This road ennuecta each way with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston: tlio East Tnnessec A GeorgiaRdilroad (it Dalton, and tho NaslmJlo & Chattanooga Railroad fat ChpUanoegn. mar.'ltri. tile Tax. viz: Tho Tux in Kind: Thu-Tux on Cut lie, aud tlie Tux on Incomes upd Snlu- *'At Cave Spring, •AVcitncsduyiind Thursday, 27th and 28lhlust. At Thomas’ Mills, Saturday,- 3|}tli hist, 'At l’iilson’s Store, Wednesday and Thurs day,Feb. 3d and 4tl'. : At Coosa, Friday, Feb. 5tb. At Toxus Valley, ^Saturday, Feb. Bth. At Floyd Springs, Monday and Tuesday Feb. 8th andflth, • At 'ChillIn, Friday: Feb. 12. Ouo of tho Assessors will be at mv office every day until tlie 12tli of Fob’y-. after Which linti-th,. books will Lu elosg.l’ and nil ivl-.d fail to make tligir. returns within that time, will have the'per oentnge ad'cd to tlieir Tux. Also ull persons registered must uittkb He- turn of tlieir tlunrterly Sales, and pay tlio Tax on i] by that time, and persons wishing to renViv iljrefr Registry.' lutisf eomi 1 to my olfiee unit Jtegisior. by ilie I2tli day of Fuh. next, nnd I will also state tliut tills Registry includes ull Tunnel's, iiatlevs, Millers, Slioe- rriaUcrs, nnd ovel-yperson who^'manufactures any article for sale. My office is in tlie 3d story over N. J. fliii- berg's store. I>. M. MeCURRY, jnn23-tw*w-folil2. Wqr Tax Cijji SEWING MACHINE, Foil SALE. ^^N"excellent' ono fer'coai-Bp. work, sUeb ns Negro Cl dlilng, SaeUs, Ac. at tho Courier Office. Enquire fob2. CHOICE HOTEL, REOPENED. J. C. Rawlins, Fro’r. trniHSli.iiei has been thorough: , JL lv riM*.i»vat.|| and put in w, |i|pp f>r the reception of colli,puli,.. No pains ■ llbo spai'.-tl to in like giu-sls eotitDirliil^o lumt I he Table will be supplied will the host J the- country -Ii lb.I d», j.Ull tl’UJ-1 y KINGSTON HOTEL, KINGSTON, GA. H AVING rented the above Motel, and pro. cured tlie. icrviees nf Mr. B, F. Mc- I Mukiiif and Mis KUs, both cxpcrb-n-cd 1 Hotel keepers, I flutter myself that I will | be aide to furnish the lravdJin.it public, with oinforutblc rn‘ms, clean bods hud tbc best I fare the country nllbrds. (.T(,j-:itO A. SMITH. in:tr2& Proprietor. VERANDAH BOARDING HOUSE, U00M9 TO itEN^T Furnished for Oflluars or fioldlois. who.u tlieir nir-nda oafl to ^e«' tluon. S G. WKLfiS, Pr*. ETOWAH HOUSER Rome, Ga- |\Vm. HO WEN, Pr.iir-imou. ocUU-Uin. .■■.w. . l-r-r-1 0MBERG& HOUGH. I Having eonsolidntrd their busluissnnd ] ftirm du oftpoH erihlp as Merchant I ifgf Tailors, will keep couBtantly ou hand I all kinds of military and eitisinni goods. I The ulirlh -I- will It. e .iilium d al the old |"♦And of N. J. OMIIKKG, under- tho Ann mine oj' Ombcrg A Hough. a, th iiorou. x. i ovsithc. julytl.ly Ga. State Treasury Note FOR SALE. I NNQVIUK at tho Courier Oflico, Romo li Ga. Geo. Rivilroad_& Banking Co. AhgVula t« Atlanta—87 miles—Eure to 00 GroiioK Yonhk, Siipt. NinnT P.i»s«xo«!i A ilAtt .Tn.itx, Leave Atlanta at ; 4 If. p si Avrivo at Augusta ut .....4 30 a m Lpuvo Augusta - al 0 36 p si Arrive at Atlanta at 0 52 a in ■ Day Acccixoiiavion- pASSEfaoait Thaix. Leave Atlanta nt.... ...A 80 A si Arrive at Augsta -at —V 02 p si D-ave Augusta id ,, 30, a m Arrive at ACanta iti ...’. ,..7 40 a m Macon & Western Railroad) Atlanta to Mutcii, 102 mi:c,,......Fiiro, 45 #0 ALFl’KD I«. TYLER. 9«por!ntendent. Pas?-xsmall Tiuix. Leave AtUuita at.. 6.30,1 M Arrive at. Slncob al-> ......12.51 P 31 Leave Miie.m al 0 00 A M Arrive at Atlanta al ......4 P M Th’.i R'aid eminee’s at Maoon with the Central Rend f .i-.Savuiiniili and Alill.-dge- iville, and the SeUth-Weetern Itmui far Al bany, Fort Gaines and Columbus, Gu Atlanta ■& West Point R. R. Allanta.-t* West,Point, 87 tuiles, Fare Jl 25 GEjlltGE o: HULL, tiiiperintendant. -MORNING PASrtKXGER TRAIN. I.eave Atlanta, daily nt -. 7 45 A M AYrivo-ul West Pi tut at i I 5s 1’ M •I'.eavb West I’uint, daily iit ....8 ,45 A M‘ An ve ii Atlvutn ut...., 5| .30 P M EVENING PAB9ENGEB TRAIN. licaToAtliiniii, daily at..... ;8 15 1‘ M Arrive iit West’Point at ..2 30 A M Leave West Point 'dull; at,.,. 0 13 Pitt Arrive at Atlanta nt..., 3 32,A M This Ko:ul cuiinecls With the Montgomery and t\Vst Point Road at West Pfint. Daily Stage Line. •4 vmj' ■ BETWEEN- Rome and Blue Mountain. T nrc aches now make ^ close csnncetioiis wiihj Ihwdftii’t'OadB, at both onds of the-route. IJittancu 60' mil.-s; tiu:o 12 linutp. l^itfS'igk Passengers will llinl tin’s all ngreh- n.e loille.b . Xiwiiyea Homo eviry day at 7 o'clock. TdSivtis Blue Mountain every iday :it o'clock; ■ ' - . POWELLA IHITCHINSdN, . jiittTO-trily. Proprietors. ^Particular Notice. A LL ptrs.iseliHviiig arii-p.es in our store for? sa.e or repair,- ure uutilRu to call immediutclv. and take them away, as we wiM not be' responstbln for any urtlrle. if e.iplured by the'Yankees. 'Vc will not be responsible for any article left-with us hereafter, if captured by the Yankees. Tho owner lakes tho yvar risk. We will not* be renponsil-le, under any circumstances, for lytieles left 1«rVepair, if the}- remni'i iu tho slop' for two Weeks. "No goods or ivork cun' lravo the store un less they are paid for. YKAL A CO. jttnoO’ WAGON MATERIALS FOR SALE. A lot’of RIMS from U to 21 for ’ Wheals. Keusoncd SPOKE TIMBER and ..leu a few-small size hubs. J. C, EVE. feb2 2wffiiv4 w House and Lot FOR SALE. OUSE AND LOT ottnipjvd by (.'has, E. ^ Ilills. A ~ - - ■ -■ jnn28tfiw2w H ' „ . , . „ , Hills. Apply at the Rordivare St re Stanley’s camp near Cloveiutul to lied Clay; staved half an hour and returned to Cleveland. They seemed in a great huny and did llo damage. Stanley’s Division of infantry aro still camped within a few miles of Cleveland. Scouts report 1 that Gen. Jell’. C. Dni vis’s Division of infantry aro encamped nt McAfee’s Spring, upon tho upper edge 6f the lmttlo*field of Chicknniaui ga. The enemy ’■ pickets arc ut -ChicK- amnuga Station and arc mailing tlio cars tt> that point. A small forco is at Shallow Ford, nnd a small picket force along the Cfiicknmauga river. Largo forces were moving from Tyner's Sta tion towards Knoxville. Besides this, nil is quiet ill-front. » A gentleman of high official position, iust-lYqitt tiichlhopd, brings tho gratify ing intelligence that tlio Senate has confirmed the nomination of . Wheel er as a Major General, to n jjich lio was', originally, appointed by the President, under an get of Congress authorizing him to confer temporary rank and com mand, in,the volunteer scrv.ico, on offi cers of the regular Confederate. States‘ Army. ,' This is hut simple, -justice to a gallant officer tvhoso merits are only equalled by his modesty. Wo rejoico that prejudice and detraction ivero im potent to deprive him of Ilia hij{h rank to tvhioh his eharaoter, attainments and services entitl3tl him. We undcrstitml tliat Gen. Wharton hits been ordered-to report to the Trans- Mississipjil Depitrttriont, in nc«ordunco with his own wishes, Texas being his home.—ffunt.nii/e ffin/aLrijA. other lvalf in itloiicy. it- was correct at time ; but we are informed that; to cov er the e.tpenso of mnnufnotuiA, tlie Iirico has been since raised to ten dol lars. Tho samo quantity of skins to mako three dollars is required as we gnvo last week viz: 22 inches ill length nnd 5 inches in width, at 25 cents for raw, or 50 cents for (tinned, of sheep, goat, dog or deer. By this scale n cor rect estimato can he made; Tlie bal ance, seven dollars can bo paid in mon ey. The advance is not for profit, Nut How is it he, u mail so brave, For the Rome Courier. Having waited to hour some Georgian reply to Virgil, yet, wailed in vain, I (like tlie task upon myself. Adopted Daughter of'Alabama. Rcpl)- to Virgil’s l uicivcll to tho •“tiunrils.” In mercy spare tlie trenchant pen, Ur deal to enemies thy stroke, Oh, let tnc deeds of nobler men By greater bards bo sung nnd spoke. Does Virgil wield the glittering sword 7 Has he a cnown of honor wonf Do Yankees tremble at hie word t At sight of him do vandals run i Wanted Now, Without Delay. 1 A AAl) l.BS. -Leather, of any and 1 U a V /V. \ / every kindfb l«r which lho ; highest market jiriee WIN be paitl. : • ' Bring or sen-I in your, leather sow, before the Yankees ilestrov il. Aihlross me ut Roue. Ga. 11 ,'lv. SHACKKLFOKD jliii28*tivlln ' Public Sale. I WILLsoll nt ptil»I ; r «.uter.v at mv ivfli- five aiiUa frrttn liutne, mil If CM**, md Jt a<lia < froja CulhuUn, r»n Th.rr#« day, tho 11th day of Fohruaiy m*xj Six eoWS with vouiit' onlVeH, bnuheh ttf«*oru, njnio ur lepHv throe cr. fi'iir thoiisjiwd |ovuiddi of Fodder. 5fi hit-lK^b Wiiont. 10 Iiu^TioIn Oat#j BhueTiV, Poii?, StoiiU Irri^d*, * T. 8. lUHiNKY. Tuos. G. Wattkiis. Aticlioa cr. j;'ii28wAirhv;c1 DEPOS IT® IiS AND DEBTORS. TAKE NOUOE. I’AN’fE1LS’ H.VNIC. I •U.uxtV -IT Rojii:. Fill. 6. ,1864. j I nin ordered, in'iimilb t-ly t i hue the b sirie,s nf ibis Air-o'eyf iq-positoi* w therefureqibutnwi hilraw th-ir.fnmlsi oth envise the Bank will in no way be reap u|?i ble. Perrons iuaobtert by noti-’t.r oUi.-nvist are requestoil to settle as promptly as no* ‘ ble, N. J.. BAYARD. feb!>2w ’ Agent. to prevont loss in preparing tlio cards. Wo give tit is information at the earliest moment.—MMcdgcriUe Deeurder. .Should spend tho hours in prosy rhyme, A bubble ou the rolling wave, Tho fruit of all his wastod time. The <4oober Train Itolilicil. Tiiesdu'- night whilo tlio ’’Gloouer 1 ,, , , ... , , . i, ., ., , , . | Ah v irgil, wake! Oli dream no more, ffnin” ou (he stnto Railroad was lying 1 , ,, , , , , ’ i UojointhohravchomoGuardsawhile, over at Kingston, some unknown per- l , ... . . , , ’ c • - •; > ( .1 1 in ttli rolling drum And cannon's roar son or persons entered the passenger The. Front'. Dalton, Feb. 10, 0 1’. M. Cifficiul iutolligeneeiwas received Io- J command, am iy; lhAt three small Yankee regiments j confined in.tl: ear, iu which the train hands, fireman and a hoy passenger were all asleep, and, robbed, them of their hats, coats a-.ul shoes, titid oven took the pants of sonic of the party., This is a groatout- rago upoit tho rights and property of pur railroad friends, and especially do \yo sympathize ivitli them in litis their "sad bercavemont,” because theirs is the only accommodation train on tho road, and tho ono upon which very many ladios ride to town. Tl»is “Gbober train” has become ono of the institutions of tho country, and an Indispensable ono too, and we hopo the rascal who Would steiil from tho clover boys m charge, may bo Caught, bohvictcil and taught a bettor trade—- down lu Millodgoville.' —Confederacy. HctnUntioit. Major Webber, of General Morgan’s ind one of the prisoners day; lliAt three small Yankee fogiim-nts j confined in.tho Ohio Penitontiary, says gre at Charleston end ono'at Columbia, , the Richmond Examiner, recently HORSE STOLEN. \i QTDLEN from the Hub^rlbcr on Jan. I'Hd, O a bay Iloric, 0 yeur-s oM, with Hark m ine and fail, saddle uuivks and Wart as a hen eg^ between foro Jnpfi; nnotbir murk.' reinoinbernd. 1 will gjy.o the nbov- reirurd for the borso tUdivcrctl iit lav r«.di- dencMe, 7 South’ of Itorne.% febOtriwAwliw I)n. W.C. DAHJLS. "notice, ~ A LL scrvaii’S <augld away frnm their piopcr iftiti-tOre in tho city of Homo af tv; mno v'cl;ck at right withqut passes will bo put In e.illabboso and t(i-,ir uniK-rs eUar- -gotl lot. ,1'iliars fee. lie r.r.ler of.City CouilciVipf Rtiiito, ' • A. M, KERR, LMtriivif Mar«liiilT. B. 12 luilegfibovo on the Hiuwr.rsi c Riv Tlie ciuniy /ire still woiking on tlio bridge ut CliarU-ston. Tbescturts could not detsrrtiine how ueariy it js com [ik ied. Scouts from S'imnu-vvHle, Lebanon and tlie l'ropt, generally, only corrobor ate pl-evious difafatdhes. There is no new mbyi-uieiit of the enemy in that direction. We sire reliably informed, that, on Kriiliiy night last, n-parly ol'tlie enemy ■(believed' to bii renegade. Must IV tines - see and North Ui-ol-gianH) made iv raid to the section of country between fjplitig Place nnd Cleveland, about nine mik-vBjsl uf V.antoll’s Stutioti, and 12 'miles from Dalton, and carried off a Mr. Stanford and com'm'irted depreda tions oh [u-fiperly as/Usiiul. They nrq said to have a emvp on the old Federal road—al CumbciTiuU Shed, we believe- Two - Yankees and ii negro were brought in as prisoners, yesterday.— They report that. (Jen. • Stoueman, of Virginia in.tofiety, .is iu cptnmand of the.; Yankee cavalry. Gen. Breckinridge nnd wife .arrived here yistmdiiy. The Gen end lias beeh ordefeil to take charge of the Depart, merit of SJoutli Western Virginia, and c'xpcptp to leave iof his now command ubout Monday r.cxt. Ilia -departure will ho deeply rogrotted, especially : by Kentuckians. The only member ofhis Staff who jwilt accompany him, is Col. J. Stoddard Johnson. Official information was rceoived from Longstreet two days ago, tliat a iai-gc body of tho briehiy had left Knoxville? ntul were at a point between Marysville nnd Campbell’s Station, fifteen to oigll- teen milewTrotu Knoxville. It is be- lie’ved that having, as they think, suffi eientl.v fortified Kuoxville for a small- foreo to hnld il, they aio.,wttliJraiving the larger pari of their force to Cliattr.- nobga. A etipiain arrived here this nfu-rnoon, jun7-2w SALT AED SWEEDE'S IRON, A LOT of FINE WHITE SALT and a small tot of SWEEDE’S IRON for snlo [ at tho Hardware Store. junlOtrilm. House and Lot for Sale. I propose to sell tlio houao ana lot which I am now occupying, situated in front of tho lot formerly occupied by John Eve. ALSO, a farm owned by Yeiser 4 Reese lying on the road leading up Silver C'reek-ft-oni Romo to Cedar Town, ten miles South ol Rome. There is on the pluco some cabins, a good well of water, 320 ucrca of land, of which there is about 120 acres cleare.d und well ciM-loscl. • J. C. REKSE. • j«n22triw*w2m Rome Gu.' NEW SONGS. ••Call me not back frcie tlifc Echoless Shore,” in answer to ‘■Rock mo to Sleep,” by tho __ atithorand composer of -‘When this cruel war is over.” 1’rieo $1 50. ••Tin tho March of tho Southern Mon,”— from tv Scotch Melody. Price SI 50. -No One to Love,” by W. R. Harvey— Prico $1 50. Trade half off. GEO. DUNN * CO., jaji'26-Ot Publishers Richmond, Vn. EOR SALE, A DESIRABLE FARM, 7 uiilo* worth of A Rome, contaiuing 320 acres, 80 of first ?|uality creek land, upland vory productive. ibont y i25 aeres. in a state g! cultlvaMon. Tho- dwelling honse is new, well finished, and ebutains six rooms, four with firo places —eoml out buildings, negro cabins, 4o. Or chard, Of flue fruit, aud several springs of execUent water. For terms or iurther in- foriuatloii, apply «t "»<s office, o on the premises. "• DKK - oetJOtf A Few more Men Wanted TH E opportunity to join rny compa ny will close vary soon. A few tncro recruits will ho received if application is made immedialdg. The company has been recelvcd by ■ „ , „ , , . I.iie Si’cratary of Avar, and wa.- a.—igm-d i who lott Gen. Vaughn s headquarters to tl»i> command of Oon. N. B. l’oriest.' Elegant arms, saddles, bridles Uult- wroto a lot,ter to some person in tho Confedertlcy, in whic-h ho took the high ground, Hint no matter whether they sufibred Ti life-long imprisonmont, or died iu prison, tho Confederate Govern* tnont should preserve its integrity’ of principle, nnd never reenganizo negroes as soldiers and prisoners of war. For this expression of bis sentiments Mu* jot- Webber was placed in solitary con finement, in a dark cell, and subjected to other indignities. This coming to tlio Unowledgo of Gen. Morgan, ho Communicated the fact to the Confed erate Government, and and an order lias been issued consigning 31ujor White, the member of Hie Ponnsylva' nhi Legislature, now held a prisoner at Salisbury, N. C., as hostage for. the hu mane treatment of Major Webber, From the York Hirer Region. The York River train brought with it, yesterday evening, a, report that u Yunkt-o transport aud two gunboats had come up the river, arid were within ten or twelve miles of West Point, but were apparently afraid of ascending Iurther on account of -torpedoes. Tlie enemy are rebuilding tho bridge over bisscund creek in New Kent coun ty; and are also reported loboatGlou- cester Court lio'iso, variously estimated at from 1,50.0 to 3,000. . Tho Gloucester cavalry have recently boon tc-rirpofarily disbonded, in order (o recruit, and on Friday night the voting indies of tho county gave' them a complimentary party, In the bight of tlieir conviviality, tho Yankees sur rounded tho house where they wore as sembled, nhd captured, it is reported, some twenty-fivo or .thirty, Tho bal ance succeeded in-making thoir cscapo. —Itiehmon'd Examiner, 4th. cis and equipments huvo been.secured. . Let- ull who intend to join, do so at pnee. H. A. GAKTUELL, Capt. Coift'd’g. Camp Foiikst, near Rotito, Jan. 28, '64. AUCTION SALE, C ORN, Fodder, Shucks, Household Furni ture, Forming Utensils, Ac.,*'also one find top Bngjy, will bo sold to the highest biddor’at my residcnco, three miles from Rome, on-Wodnesday, the 10th iust. Sale commencing at 10 o’clock, A. M. .febatt : miles REESE. MILITARY EXEMPTION FOR SALE. Having made arragements to go into tho service,' I will sell tho ‘‘Romo Weekly Southerner;” with its material find fixtures, good'Will and patronage. H. A. OARTRELL, jao*8 4t Rome. Ga. al'Strawberry Plains, last Friday, He' reports that bo learned there, that G3n. Lonstreet’s forces were, at Lenoir’s Sta tion, 20 miles this side of Knoxville, and had captured a large number - Of prisoners, 1,600 ca,ttie, a largo quantity of Sour, blankets, shoes, <S;c., &c. As no' official or Press dispatches have communicated this intelligence, wo are inclined to doubt its correctness.— Huntsville Confederate, ■«>. % Tlio.42d Tennessee regiment has followed the glorious example of tho ■Escaped PitisoNEr.s.—L. L. Eastmead Injd J. C. Height, members of. tho Oglethorpe Light Infantry in the 8th Georgia, who r/et'O captured .in tho as sault on Knoxville, rcado good their escape nnd have arrived . in this city Eastmead was badly wounded in tho thigh and Height was left to nursoliim, but a favorable opportunity presenting itself they leit tho hospital camp at night and after a tramp of over two hundred miles on foot' succeeded in landing safely in tho rebel part of Dix ie. They were a whole week in gotting through tho Yankeo lines, so'great was the vigilance of tho enemy’s pickets [iShwannaA Republican. Lgy-A late Nashville paper says: You’d best the weary hours beguile. But should you scorn this good advice, And wish to battio witli tho pen, Quick, raise tho gauntlet, I’ll rejoice, And do Ihc best a maiden can. Yot choose your words with nicety, Pnvo nnd primo your rhyming well, And pray blot out all jollity, When you answer E Mnrtelle. February Dth, 1804. Handsomk Avi-airNear Smithmiud— CAVTunE or Yankees and Destecciiok oi-a Gunuoat.—The Richmond Dis patch of tlio 3d inst., says: On Sunday last a gunboat came up Pagan creek, in Isle of Wight county, and landed twenty-five cavalry, (wo pieces of artillery, and one hundred arid fifty infantry at Smithfield.. Ttaa parlies composing this expedition had instructions to march across the coun try to Olierry Grove, on Clmckatuck creek, nnd capture the Confederato pickets thore. In the meantime tho Yankee gunboat was to go around.and meet tlie Yankees nt Cherry Grove.—* At Scott’s factory, four or five miles from Smithfield the invaders were met by about seventy-five Confederate caval ry, when a skirmish ensued, and tho Yankees retreated back to Smithfield, losing seven prisoners. At Smithfield they woro without the aid of their gun boat, it having gone to Cherry Grove, and our men being reinforced, attacked Uriel captured the whole party, with not a man hurt of tlio Confederates, and four Yankees killed and two or three wounded. A tclpgratn from Col. Jordan, at Ivor .Station, states, in addition to theabovo ‘.acts, that tho gunboat ‘‘Smith Briggs” was attacked by tho Confederates at Cherry Grove and destroyed. A train wus sen t down from Petersburg yester-, day to briug up the prisoners, who had urrived at Broad Wator. Tho train front Petersburg yesterday evening brought in III of these prison ers among whom were five coinraisi sioned officers. Among them was a no* gro lieutenant. Artemus Ward on Reorganization- Artemus Ward, in a recent letter, thus gives his ideas of reorganization : “I never, attempted to reorganize my wife, but onco. I shall never attempt it again. I’d bin to a public dinner, and had allowed myself to bo betrayed intodrinkin’ several people’s healths; and wishin’ to make them as robust as possible, I continued drinking their healths until my own bocame afl'eoted. Consokcns was, I presented myself at Betsy’s bedside late at nite with consul' orable licker concealed about my per? son. I had'somehow got persesshun of a hosswhip on my way home, and' res mernberin’ seme cranky observashun of Mrs. Ward’s in tho mornin’, I snapt tho whip putty lively, and in a very loud veice, I said, ‘Betsy, you need re organizin’ ! I have come,Betsy,’ Icon' tinued, eraokih’ the whip over thei bed, ‘I have come to reorganize youP I dreamed that nite i that sumbody had laid a hosswhip over me sev’ril conse- kootivo times, und when I woke up I found she had. I haint drunk much of anything since, and if over I ’have .... «4L^.. reiv! »»* mVt tvn Vinnrl T a Vi nil •^EEUJ-EK. NEEDLES,Ml sale tiy VEAL A CO. other organizations from the Volunteer ' “H° n - -B- H- Ewing, one ot Hie most State - distinguished citizens of our State, last ——— - .— | Saturday took the oath prescribed by Cotton:— Tho Augusta Conititutionaliet \ Lincoln’s proclamation—the am- quotes cotton sales in that city during | nes ty.” the past week at 75080 cents, with a | ^ x^jfiev? C. W,. Howard’s !&»; good demand., tur0 in - Savannah produced $1432.00 . j for the Wayside Home. i ' * another reorganizin’job on hand I shall let it ouK.” >! i - - ?-i€) Fiiom tee Blackwateii Reoio.v.—A Yankeo gunboat, with troops aboard, approached Windsor, North Carolina, coming up K4shinh river, which unites with tho Roanoke river, near its mouth. When within live inilos of Windsor, tub boat a*us alllicked by thirlyciWalry, belonging' to tioinpitny B, 6gd Georgia Regiment, who, after killing three and rruunriingjrven of the enemy, sttcceded in driving one boat bai-k down the civet' We Ii-tl. tine man anA -Horse. SShi' ftre'diU'r.n.