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soiinull & HJcsscnget. J. BOWLES and S. ROSE, )RS IXI) PROPRIETORS. Th<‘ v Citu Road—Tlie ISrid^o. Wt ad the pleasure yesterday, of seeing in m . vlaj. Howland, the Superin ten ' the •State Road. From him, we lea ' • m tlm 10th instant, the passage, or <-h do line of the Hoad to (Jhatta n ‘ dear to the Engines and Cars of t! . ibe obstructions to which, in the di o nos the bridges across the Chicka n. v iug been removed by the erection of Major Rowland has given his pers. attention to the erection of these bridg and has persevcringly labored to have • ;> m finished, in order that passengers and fi ’-i. -lits might be passed over the whole line of ■ he State Road, without being divert ed to th East Tennessee Road, a day longer than was necessary. One of the bridges across the Chickamauga is thoroughly com pleted : the other in a condition to pass the ears over without risk. At the last named bridge, a froilhet occurred a day or two ago, that had nearly destroyed it—the water here rises in a heavy freshet some twenty feet, and this was the case the other day, but through the vigilance of the Superintendent and his assistants, the bridge was saved, and it will now be tiuished in a few days, when freshets can do it no injury. In Major Rowland, the State has an able and efficient Superintendent of her great Railroad. All that perserving industry, vigilance, and ecouomy can do, to make his administration a successful one, we can as sure the people, will be forthcoming. There are “no drones in his hive,” nor will he tol erate any neglect of duty by those over lvhom he exercises control. He is, however, fortu nate in having about him those who have the interest of the Road at heart, and who are faithful to their trusts. —Atlanta Intdligen cvr } IBt/t. l atent from Cedar Keys. Late last evening a passenger arrived from Florida, who has furnished us with the fed lowing particulars in relation to the opera tions of (lie Federals at Cedar Keys. lie reports that on Wednesday last, at about 10 o’clock in the forenoon, a vessel of the Fed eral fleet came in sight and anchored off the harbor About that time the schooner Staff, which was ready for sea, commenced weigh ing anchor. As soon as the Yankees discov ered tiiis, they fired three shots at her, all cf which fell short. The owner of the Stag then ran her ashore and set her on fire, the crew making their vseape. The few soldiers, with a number of the ladies at Way Key, attempted to make their escape in a flat and to reach the railroad ; hut were unable to rear h (he shore. The Yankees perceiving their situation, sent out from the vessel three boats, who captured the flat, and put the men in irons. The men in the flat, some fifteen in number, having no arms, no re sistencc was made. The Yankees then went to the schooner Ann Smith , lying at the wharf, captured the captain, and attempted to tow the schooner out, but finding they could not succeed, they burnt her. The schooner Faun;/ was run up Crystal river, and succeeded in making her escape. The Federals burnt the wharves at Cedar Keys, with everything on them, including about fifty bales of cotton and about oue hun dred and fifty barrels of turpentine. The captain of the schooner Ann Smith, and some civilians who were captured, were re leased, after two days’ imprisonment, on ta king the oath not to bear arms against the I inted States. The Yankees did not bom bard the town, as has been reported, but destroyed all the property within their reach. It is that they were infoimed, in reference to tlie property and unprotected condition of the place, bv fishermen in the neighborhood. —Savannah ics. Frauds in the Treasury Department. —We are aware of the recent occurrence of some buhl frauds on the treasury, which have been conveniently hushed up in that department.. We have avoided any particu lar statement of facts, as Mr. Meuuninger, instead of bringing the matter to the exam ination of the civil courts, where it would have got to the public, adopted the expedient of turning out all the clerks in one of the rooms of the department, thereby confound ing the innocent with the guilty, on account of the former of whom were loth to make the subject oue of publication in the news papers. In the matter, however of those frauds there has been an amount of official careless ness and negligence to which we not only lcel free, but are constrained by public du ty, to refer. It appears that the fraud con sisted in the abstraction of whole sheets of signed treasury notes. At one time one | sheet was abstracted, and the fraud reported to Air. Mennmnger. But a few days ago j two sheets were abstracted. In both in stances, occurring at differrent times, the fraud was accomplished by the neglect in tlie department to cut the sheets as they passed from hand to hand. Each sheet probably represented several thousand dol lars, and was as.good as so much money, and the practice of shuttling them from hand to hand, and taking no account of them, af fords not only an instance of the grossest carelessness ever heard of in a government, but actually offering a premium for the fraud of clerks. What would be thought of not counting coin in a mint; and vet it would be less reckless than the omission to count sheets of paper representing thousands of dollars, any one ot which might be abstract ed as easily as a single gold eagle from a bean of coin. —Richmond Examiner. Tli<* Mew Orleans Tigers. The Centreville correspondence of the Louisville Courier says: Asa sequel to the execution of the two “Tigers,” by order of court martial, I have to record that yesterday morning, the bodies of two officers of the «th Louisiana Kegiijient, were found with their throats cut. They were the officers of the day and officer of the guard at the time of the commission of the outrage by the “Tigers," aud were instru mental in bringing them to punishment. MACO: -11 iA : VVi ilnesdav, Jaguar) 29, 1862. ZW We publish on the first page an interesting article from the CVtarlewton Courier. The reader will do well to file it away for reference. We are compelled to omit a communica tion trom L pson, this week, for the reason that it seems unfinished and the want of space. Will the esteemed writer send the conclusion? .y Hon. G. T. Ward, the able member of the Confederate Congress from Flosida has resigned his seat in that body. Zl&' Most cordially do we welcome “Mollie Myr tle: ’ to our columns, and endorse her closing sentiment in regard to the encouruginent of South ern Literature and Southern Institutions. Both shall have our hearty co-opeartiou and support* £3*?“ By reference to the proceedings of the city council it will be perceived that they refuse to repeal the hog law and give these somewhat important animals, at this time, tue freedom of the city. The news from Savannah is of rather an ex citing character. Though Macon has sent off so largely of her gallant sires and sons, there are a goodly number still left, who, if necessary, will rush to the defence of our sister city. As no one knows what a day may bring forth, it is well for every man who can bear arms to be ready at his country’s call, to rally to its defence. STATE ROAD. We refer the reader to Col Rowland’s advertise ment. From personal observation as well as the testimony of others, we are happy to believe this important interest is in safe hand*. THE SUPREME COURT Is now in session in this city—all the members present, and quite a number of distinguished mem bers of the bar. LIEUT. J M. STUBBS. We are informed that this gentleman is autho rized to raise a battalion of light infantry for the war, which w ill be equipped with Enfield Rifles, and be permitted to serve probably either in Geor gia or South Carolina. Mr. Sr funs is a gallant officer and we wish him success in his patiiotic efforts. The signs of the times indicate that the services of every man may be needed. learn that Mr. Marcus A. Win afield died suddenly, on the 25th inst., near Norfolk, in the camp of the Floyd Rifles, of which company he was a member. He was aged about thirty-five years, and several years a resident of this city. His remains are sent to Madison (his native place) for interment. If the editor of the Telegraph will turn to his files, commencing with the Presidential cam paign of 1856, and follow them up to the present time, he will see how little cause he has for self gratulation and glorification. He certainly cannot have forgotten the scene which occurred in his own office and the deprecatory article w hich fol lowed it. It is very possible his allusions to Cols. Trippe, Wright and other “dark lantern” gentle men may have escaped his memory. His course towards lion. B. 11. Hill lias been particularly kind and considerate. How complimentary to ihe per sonal character of that pure patriot and Christian gentleman was the intimation, that so intense was his greed for office that he would buy his way to a seat in tire U. S. Senate with his “wife’s silver spoons!” We repel the insinuation of the Telegraph that we have assailed private character through the Messenger, and challenge him to present the proof. No one dislikes controversy more than ourselves, but so loug as we occupy our present relations to the public, we shall fearlessly discharge our duty as public journalists, regardless alike of the sneers of the Telegraph or the aspersions of its corres pondents. Let that paper observe those amenities and practice those courtesies which generally cha racterize the editorial profession, and they will be most gladly reciprocated by the Messenger. Dr. Thomson, we regret to see, has worked himself into quite a passion, and, for aught we know or care, may have achieved, duiing its paroxysm, in the held of personalities, a mo3t glo rious victory. As we have no taste or skill for such encounters, we have no ambition to share his laurels or dim their lustre. If our articles upon his official course , wore the aspect of too much harshness, the public will bear mind that it was provoked by wanton attacks upon the Messen ger and its editors, who had uniformly treated him with courtesy and kindness. The intimation that the editors of the Messen ger shrink from responsibility in any respect, whatever, is entirely gratuitous. When we assail private character, or suffer others to do it through our columns, even under the head of “Advertise ment,” we shall not interpose “cloth” as a shteld against personal redress. Equally gratuitous is the allegation that we wish to suppress “truth,” or that our note to the editor of the Telegraph bad any reference to the Doctor’s communication or any particular individual. It was marked “private,” and related to the general conduct of that paper, for the last “six years,” to wards one of the editors of the Messenger. When the facts and circumstances of the case are made known to the public—as they will be if necessary —we have no fears relative to the verdict which will be rendered by an enlightened public in re gard to the propriety of our course. With this brief statement, we dismiss the subject for the present, and give our attention to other aud more important matters. GUN. ZOLLICOFFER, ho so gallantly fell at the battle of Somerset, was born in Maury county, Tenn., May 19th, ISI2. lie served Ijr a few months iu a printing office, and then undertook the conduct of a newspaper at Paris, Tenn. lu 1534 he was editor and pub lisher of the Columbian Observer , and iu 1835 was elected State printer of Tennessee. Iu 1842, he removed to Nashville and edited the Banner. In 1843 he was elected Comptroller of the State Treasury and was re-elected in 1845 and 1547 ; in 1849 he was elected to the State Senate, aud in 1853 was eleeted Representative in the United States Congress where he served several vears with distinction. He was among the first Briga> dier Generals commissioned by the Confederate Government. Editor's Convention. —lt is proposed to hold an Editorial Convention at Atlanta about »he middle of March, lor the purpose of making better ar rangements for procuring telegraphic news from all points that exist at present. N'JTI E’' Is a! ,we thirty, ss req are . . ..itmcr 10 ine ta« ’article from the Mayor, th.v appearad in the Tele graph of the 27th inst. The subject will bear no new phase that may be attempted to be given it; is comprised in a very few facts. We have said, and repeat it,"(however mortifying it may be to admit it,) that city property has been devoted to vile purposes, and become a nuisance to the peace and discreditable to the character of a neigh borhood. We have said to whom this is to be as cribed, which has not, and cannot be denied. Also, that other property in the vicinity is occupied in the same manner, and under the same control, and is slid more objectionable to the community in the acts of some of its occupant*, nrnate uereiuiuic excepted a few—about uie earn**, aud smallest number that could have saved Sodoru from its doom of fire and brimstone. Os such matters, the neighboring citizens have a right to, and do com plain. If our unemployed public property is to coufer a benefit on any person, none would be more worthy, or entitled to it than soldier’s wives and families, and their cause we have been advo eating from the commencement. Our columns bear us aud the public testimony, notwithstanding tie contrary is insinuated in such significant terms as might bear me mteience of attempting to inau gurate mobocracv, for our reproval, as we suppose, for noticing abuses and nuisances. The Mayor says of soldier’s wives, “are we to take from their sides their sworn protectors, ar.d then suffer them to be subjected to indignities at which their honest natures shudder?” This is the very class whose cause we have advocated, but have said that theie were others who should not rely on,the ladies’ benefactions for support, as “their honest natures might shudder” by the con tact, and that they should rely on individuals. Our great offence with his Honor seems to have been committed in writing a small paragraph re specting the disposition of funds raised by the la dies, to be distributed to the poor, in which we incidentally introduced the word “worthy” a woid, as we supposed, appreciated, aud its import respected in all times and ages, by saint, sinner, Jew, Gentile and savage—and for the first time, to our surprise, have fouud it offensive to any one. His attack made on it was officious and uncalled tor, and the intention very evident—and such as will never be sanctioned by a virtuous and* honest public, whom we think have already passed their verdict upon it. Where any “malignity” has been exhibited on our part, we are unable to discover, ami will excuse his Honor for using harsh terms, when it is evident that he was ‘‘sorely perplexed” to make out a case for the public eve. S. THE CORNER STONE. We find in this paper, of the 21st inst., under the head of “ Gov. Brown and local Legislation,” some very forcible strictures. Our excellent Brother Bethune, takes the game law passed at the last session of the legislature, forbidding the killing of game in R chmond county, except at certain sea sons of the year, as the basis of his remarks and in illustration of the evils of local legislation. We have complied with aid request and submitted bis “account of a trial, which may take place iu Richmond county next fall upon an indictment of a m in for killing a partridge in September” to “oue ot our most able jurists, aud safe and enlightened legislators” for his opinion. He lias authorized us to say that, after much reflection, and deep ajul thorough cogitation, it is his deliberate opin ion, that the editor ol the Corner Stone wag great ly in default ol his duty in not adddressing his im aginary speech to his friend, the Governor, before tlie obnoxious bill received his sanction. If he had enlightened Ilis Excellency, as he has the Juris', with his able, chase, ornate and eloquent speech, it would, no doubt, brought forth a veto, lor it contains just such views, and so felicitously expressed, as His Excellency usually indulges in himself. A fellow feeling would have made them irresistabie. We are inclined to favor the views of our worthy contemporary, and think every man should be permitted to kill game on his own lands or fish in his own streams whenever he pleases. As for the editor himself, our friend, the “Jurist,” says he knows how utterly impossible it is to turn an impracticable man fiom the error of his ways, and he begs leave to decline making the effort, for lex nemincm cogit ad impossibility The same paper contains a very pungent article upon the Confederate Congress—its proposition to abridge the liberty of the press and its usurpa tions geuetally. RELIGIOUS PAPERS. We welcome again to our table “ The Banner & Baptist” published in Atlanta, and are also happy to learn that the venerable Christian Index, tem porarily suspended, will soon be revived in our city. FIRE IN ~AMERIC uiT We regret to learn that the building occupied by Mr. J. W. Wheatly as a large provision and groeery store, and owned by our worthy friend, Mr. James Stewart, of Americas, was entirely con sumed by fire, with all its contents on Tuesday mght of last week. The printing office of the Sumter Republican , by Mr. C. W. Hancock, who is now absent iu the army, the law books and papers of Kent McKay 1 sq., and Ilills, also Cook’s Deguerrean Rooms were in the same build ing and destroyed. There was no insurance on any of the property. We sympathise with the sufferers, especially with our contemporary of the Republican. We hope the friends of that paper will come to its rescue. A slip will be issued until re-establishe.!. The fire is supposed to be the result of accident. DRUNKENESS IN THE AEMY- The Augusta Constitutionalist, Savannah Repub lican and other influential journals are very prop erly raising their voice of warning against the vice of intemperance which now prevails largely in portions of our army. The latter paper says: If some check is not put upon it speedily, our camps will be demoralized and utterly unfit for the duties of the soldier. No wonder our bospit* als are filled with patients suffering from pneumo nia and other diseases resulting from exposure.— Let those whose duty it is, set about at once and effect a reformation. * Speaking of the terrible disaster to our arms ia the recent battle in Kentucky, the Nashville Gazette says: We fitmly believe that the investigations to be made of the causes leading to this great disaster to our arms will disclose the fact that Gen. Crit tenden was at the time of the action in an almost beastly state of intoxication and had been so, al most incessantly, since the commencement of his connection wit's the Confederate Army. We shall feel some little astonishment if this investigation does not also connect with Crittenden’s crime of drunkenness, the greater sins of treason, treachery and cowardice. We hope that developments will show that this judgmeut is too harsh and hasty. The whole country should, ho#ever, be aroused upon this subject. THE DISASTROUS DEFEAT, 1 Os tbe forces under Gen. Crittenden, aud the j toss of a large amount of munitions and army subsistence, whilst it must be greatly deplored and will somewhat embarrass army operations in that section of tbe country, should by no means dispir it our people. It would indeed be marvellous were no reverses to happen to our armies. It is won derful that so few have occurred. Let us nerve ourselves up for the couihct which is likely to rage lor awhile most fiercely. GEN. ZOLLIOOFFER. Most deeply do we deplore the death of this gal lant soldier and sound atalesUidi —most sincerely 1 do we lament the defeat ot band. When , the cause of the South wu- the scales t in his native State, when he Union which he so ardently lo- 1. defended was irretrivably sunder*. all the weight of his great influence into the balance to make Tenuessee a unit in the pending struggle for a new nationality. Tennessee mourns the untimely but glorious end of her cherished son, and her sisters will mingle their teats with hers over his memory. On the reception of the melancholy intelligence at Nashville, the Mayor addressed the ‘ iV.tOwiug message to the City Council: Mator’s Office, City llall, ) January 23, 1662. ) To the Honorable City Council: With a heart full of sadness, I announce to both houses of the City Council, the death of oneot our distinguished fellow citizens, General Felix K. Zol lieoffer, who nobly fell iu tbe defence of his couu try on the 19th inst., in an unequal engagement with the enemy. His loss will send a thrill of sad ness throughout the South, and the warm gushing tears shed to his memory in this, the city of his i residence, attests the estimation in which he was held at home, and where he was best known. A descendant of a noble Swiss, but born in a neighboring county, always magnanimous, eliival ric and brave—his name was a proverb of true manliness ; early attracting the notice of his fellow men. He was a printer, then an editor, then Comptroller of the State Treasury, then a member of Congress, and then a General in our Army, and always the high-toned and intelligent. A feeling of unusual sadness falls upon the heart, at the tid ings of the loss of such a man. He was a brjjve commander and true soldier. The city of Nashville lost one of her jewels when Zollicofter fell! And our people will mingle iheir tears, with the mem bers of his family, in a loss which will be sensibly felt by the whole Confederacy. I make the official announcement for thepurpo.se of recommending the Council, if his remains shall be brought here, to attend his funeral in a body and to take such action as they may deem proper. Respectfully, K. B. Cheatham, Mayor. TEMPERANCE IN THE ARMY. Wlii’st there is much wr.tten and said in regard to the demoralization of our brave soldiery, in camp, we are glad that efforts are made for their moral safety as well as physical comfort. With the approbation of Gen. Huger, the Sons of Tem perance are zealously at work to protect the sol diers of that gallant command from the masked batteries of an invader more to be dreaded than the Federalists. We also find the following Gen eral Order from an old Florida friend, in the Talla hassee Floridian. We hope those in authority will, by every possible means, discourage and dis countenance the twin vices : The Ring of tiie Truk Metal.— Col. Dilworth, Senior Colonel commanding at Fernandina, has issued the following peremptory order, by which those twin vices, drinking and gambling, are pro hibited and banished from the Island of Amelia : General Order, No. 25. ) Head-Quarter* , Avidia and Talbot Islands Fort Clinch, December 30th, 1861. i 1. The use of intoxicating liquors among the soldiers of this Post has beeoni' so deleterious to the proper deeipline and good order of this Army, that the commander of this Post deems it abso lutely necessary, for the good of the public service, to put an effective stop to this, the greatest curse of the camp. While the necessaries of life cannot be had, clothing and shoes cannot be procured at any price, the Liquor \ ender still has an inex haustible supply of this curse. While the soldier is toiling to prepare the defences of this Post, the vender of this evil moves not a hand to protect his country, but is planning through this medium, the means of obtaining the pittance of the volun teer when pay day arrives. Thus the poison is administered, di orde r ensues, the citizens are dis turbed and disgusted, the soldier unfitted for duty, demoralized, and his physical strength exhausted, while the liquor vender is the first to exclaim against the outrages perpetrated by a depraved soldier. T herefore, the sale of liquors or ardent spirits is forbidden on Amelia Island, or at or near any ot the camps ot this Post, except upon the or der ol the Senior Surgeon of this I’ust, for medical .purposes. 2. Another evil of the camps is that of gambling. Gamblers, the harpies of society, keep well posted as to pay days, ami assemble at or near the camps tor the purpose of replenishing their empty poekers bom the pay ot the soldier. The victim is plied with every means (liquor is most commonly used,) to get him to the gaming table ; w hen once there his pocket is emptied, when the sharper huuts an other and another victim. The soldier then may fight the battles of his country in rags and tatters, while the gambler lives in ease and comfort on his ill gotten gains. Gambling and gaming of all kinds is therefore forbidden on the Island of Amelia, or in or near the camp3 of this Post. These two vices, the commander of this Post is determined shall no longer blight the camps of this Post. 3. Colonel Edward Hopkins will detail a sufficient guard from the 4th Regiment and the companies encamped in and near Fernandina, to be posted around tbe city of Fernandina, and make it his es pecial duty to enforce this order in and around the city of Fernandina, and commanders of other can'ps of this Post will see that this order is rigidly enforced and carried out. By order of WM. S. DILWORTH, Colonel Commanding Post. Tax Collectors.— As many inquiries are being made for the reasons why the commissions of Tax Collectors have been not been sent with the com missions for other county officers, says the Federal l nion , we are requested to state that an act passed by the last General Assembly makes it the duty of the Governor to withhold tbe commissions of all tax collectors till 12th March next. "A Startling Fact.— At the mass meeting last evening in this city,” says the Charleston Courier of Monday, “held in behalf of Colportage among the Virginia soldiers, it was stated fifty thousand soldiers in that State are destitute of a copy of the New Testament. The Colportage Board, lo cated in Richmond, is doing a sublime work in supplying this destitution.” What is the religious public in Georgia doing to supply this fearful destitution ? Commissioners.— The following named gentle men have been appointed by the Confederate Dis trict Judge, Commissioners to take acknowledg ments of deeds, depositions, Ac.: V iley Williams, of Columbus. William T. Gould,, of Augusta. William Hope Hull, of Athena. James T. Nisbet, of Macon. Col. M. Myers was also appointed Commissioner, at the late term at Marietta. “.floral Beautl-M from Hm Hrart ol Wo~ • mi*ii ;«r V<ii«* 8 (r*uii tkic «oti«lt ’’ Is the title ot a worn edited, an. -.*«> j i»c published, by Dr. T. 5. Powell, Prof, in th* Atlan ta Medical College. And, excepting an t ,*v on woman by the editor, it will be entirely composed of contributions from southern lady writers, n-n. whom are some of our most brilliant and distin guished female authors. Those who have read Mrs. Gilman’s works w ill hail with delight any thing emanating from her truly gifted pen; and the ad mirers of “ Beulah,” that offspring of a powerful mind, will be pleased to learn that Miss Evans has prepared them & literary treat iu Moral Beauties; so, also, has Miss Dupuy, the talented author of the “Conspirator," and Madam Le Vert, and Mrs. French, Bryan. Vaughan, Shindler, McLeod, and a host of others; making iu ail a southern literary constellation. The articles contributed are of every description, and written iu every style, according to the ability or fancy of each writer; poetry, romance, history, and philosophy, from the sub lime to grave, gay, pathetic and sentimental. It abounds in pure, rich, and deep thought; and sparkles with the scintilations of dazzling wit.— We may confidently expect the work to compete, ( in excellence, with any that has been handed i down to us from northern publishing houses; while the price will be such as to secure it a wel- j come in every southern home. The object of its publication is laudable and praiseworthy—the nett proceeds to be employed by Dr. Powell in establishing a borne for invalid ladies, in the city of Atlanta, for the proper treat ment of the thousand and one diseases that female flesh is heir to. Such an enterprise as this, deserves the support of every southern heart. We need an iustitution of this kind, and we must build it. We need a literature, the South is too far behind other nations in this respect, for we have cone, and we must go to woik and make it, as we would any thing else we need and the public demands; even, then, it will fall back as a dead weight into the stagnant waters from which it struggles to aiise, unless it meets a helping hand from the people.— It is useless to declare our independence unless we arc willing to maintain it by encouraging do mestic institutions and literature. Mollie Mtrtlk. [communicated.] To Major Thompson. Please state to the public what disposition has been made of the two ware houses on the old Macon aud Western Depot yards. If rented to whom, and by whom, and for what amount. Some of the tax payers complain that you make fi-h of some and liesh of others. Messrs. Nogc and 110 l lings worth had to rent (lie brick yard, under pro posals, as the highest bidders, from the committee on public property, after carrying the m alter tin o’ the Legislature. TAX PAY. R. ANOTHER SOLDIER GONE. We are pained to learn that Walter Scott Il.irJ en, son of A. T. Harden, our Postim stor, died of Camp Fever, at Richmond on Monday, the ]3tli inst. lie was a lovely youth of some 13 years, a favorite all who knew him, ad« sirable com panion, an excellent soldier and a young man ot tine promise ot future boih to his own community and the com try at large. Bul he has gone, another rich sacrifice upon tin* altar of our country’» sacred cause. “Liie’tj fitiul fever ovei he sleeps swe. tiv now.” We join with the entire community in heart fi ll sympathy with his bereaved parents, on account ot this most sad and melancholy alii ctioli. Max He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, be their stay in this sad hour. llonie Fourier. 'V e knew Walter well, many years gone bv, as a sabbath school scholar and lad ot good promise. Sincerely do we sympathise with his worthy and stricken parents.— Mess. IMPORTANT. A writer in the Mobile Advertiser, from Pen sacola, gives tl«e following ‘‘‘‘intensely'' important intelligence : One of the great, and the greatest abominations of the vermin species, that annoys the army at tht3 place, is the ffi*a—the mill itudinous fl.-a.-- Matiy’s the night I have not sh-pt a w : nk, from tin annoying visitations of the fleas. I have tiled many tie vices to get rid of them, arid all failed but one. 1 have found the secret out at last, aud fl it is of vast, importance to the artnv, I hasten to reveal if. Ihe infallible flea bane is vinegar.— Rub your bodv well with vinegar, and the 11 *a will cut your acquaintance as quick ns his elastic leg will carry him off. I have ired it, and sptak from experience. RATHE* PUNGENT. The Richmond Examiner says: It is not the blockade that is making the tear so hard, or the want of patriotic fire that is weaken ing the enthusiasm of the country ; but it is the extortioners who add to the distresses of the times, pinch the poor and carry the painful realiza tion of war home to every fireside The extortioner, in a time of war, is not only the spoiler of the poor, but the worst enemy of his country. The conduct of Judas Iscariot squ . red with the maxims of commerce; and so nisv every villain plead, who sells the innocent blood and cooliy betrays his country to sati-fv his gr* ed for gold. However the government may nurse and tolerate the extort’orier, and however he mav hedge himself in the gain of oppressions and in the pampered insolence of riches, there is a day of retribution. He will be an outeu-t from the new order of “society” that is fast ensuing in the South, when the claims to all social consideration will be the services and sacrifices of patriotism.— He will then be marked with scorn and hunted from the ease of his riches and the peace of his mind, and will transmit the brand of his infamy to his posterity. “ Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needv, even to make the poor of the land to fail; saying’, when will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn; that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of tne wheat ? Shall not the land trem ble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein ? I will turn your feasting into mourning, saith the Lord God, and your songs into lamenta tions. ’ — Amos, ch. 8, vers. 4 to 10. The following advertisement appears in a Cana da paper: “ VV aR ! war ! ! war !!! —To the Colored Popu lation.— Ail the Colored Male Inhabitants of Dunn ville and the surrounding country desirous of join ing Her Majesty’s Roval Volunteer Militia, can do so by calling at my othee, where the service roll is now lying for signatures. Whea completed, the company will be officered. “3. Amsrkn, Capt. Com g Yol. R. C. “Dunnvdle, Dec. 2)?, 1861.” Tbe N. Y. Tribune remarks: “ Wouldn’t it be 6trange to see these fugitives from the blessings of slavery employed by Eng land, the great Abolitionist power, in a war for the establishment of Jeff. Davis’ negro despotism ? ’Tis a queer world.” Another old Citizen Gone.—Dr. Hugh Neisler, aged ninety, probably the oldest in habitant of the county, died on the 13th.— He was quiet and retired in his habits, aud respected by all who knew him. .Thus one by one are our old citizens dropping into the grave, and exchanging the mortal for the immortal and the “corruptible for the incor ruptible.—Athens Banner , 227 For! Pn4j»«*ltt " "'S LtlCuiy, i j i’ * .‘ 1 veiti incut in ,j, 'r JV * C ; lU ' ,ui ,y . and re P”rt that l e ! -CD >f t.: ID my had entered th,.- * w ofLitti, Tybee and had ZLj north poition of Wilmington M 7 smon where they could readi],- T , t 0 ‘ * passing up and down the n>er Ti • ?eßßel * was brought by the Ida on h f ‘' 3 rt T r from the fort, aud she bom .v foturn tn» truth about her. Sure*! &,"'*• <* at her ou her passage up, and aXI? ** ded iu some twenty feet of her i • F i one, but breaking a portion ’of about the boat by the coueussion > I '' they be allowed to remain where th * the navigation of the river may hoc a3 closed to unarmed vessels We saw two gentlemen last evenio were hunting in a boat at the north . i of \\ iiiuiugton when the Yankees matU ‘ appearance. They shelled the I>] ai every direction, aud indicated bv their * inents that they intended to effect a !at Scriven’s plantation. Tb*» ‘ I ing to the city around the norm tuu * mington was heavily piled some mml. and it will be impossible for the V, boats to pass uutil the obstructions >h\ \ been removed, which will prove no coy | Should the enemy succeed in maim his present position, communication V" Fort Pulaski will be cut off', for the r . before stated, though wo have the mean' making their berth anything but a ( v . table one. The fort is well supplied u provisions and water, perhaps euougii ; six months, and has little to fear from t uc k. j Upon the arrival of the Ida, i D f o , n! i ,- was immediately communicated to th • tary aud naval authorities, who took |. r , la * : measures to meet the emergency. Tuf uately, Com. TatnalFs little fleet w.,. Thunderbolt, having been attracted by f, warlike demonstrations of the cm; \V arsaw Sound, and to remove his v*»- . town was a matter of immediate and ;r,. ing importance. We were at Thuivl.-rM: when the ffeet turned their heads upstrou and notwithstanding they had to i»a>- m i neighborhood of the enemy, the U nnni ! was hopeful of getting through in sufVtv All the vessels that went into Wars Saturday afternoon, left early \ ‘-trr!: morning, but eight of them returned iu t:. afternoon. It is but proper that wo should exh >rt on people to the calm aud res date under i circumstances that now surround th.m.- We do not consult r the city in any imtn ate danger if in all, and licnc, can see no ground f« r alarm, whilst we 7 every reas .n to be diligent in our pn :... lion to meet every emergency that nny :ir. P. S. —Just as our country edition g to press, we are gratified to 1 e übl*» t nounco the safe arrival of the Com.ni*! and his vessels. There were seven re.s.std» at the north end of WiSmingt n. eng . and iu efforts to remove the piling across the *n nel.— >S(iv<innuh I\<publa an of y‘>[,nUr>. The Ruinside Fleet. The Richmond Uxamuirr, of Jan.?ltfi, gives a lengthy account of the Uurnside ii According to that account, the string! I lie fleet is as follows : Steamer Picket, (gunboat), with (1 Rurnside and staff on board, S mJ wli steamers, 8 propellers, (gunboats) f> ti batteries (in tow,) G ship--, (two oi ti. hospital ships,) 4 barks, 2 brigs, I ■> -di ers, 5 ships, I barge—total 53, which - trout Annapolis. The 9 gunboats cti 38 guns. In addition to the above, a of 12 or 1«) largo s zed schooners have !• , chartered, to carry horses, provision*, < nance, and baggage—s of these are li ; transports, 2 pontoon bridge side siege train schooner, and 8 supply v- The total number of guns distribute 1 ‘ the transport fleet is 45, not including tit on the floating butteries, and all but and a rifled. Adding to these Bulgier*s haft and there is equivalent to 51 pieces of artillery iu the expedition, and all rifled. The floating batteries carry Pi g ,; n. j , are protected by breastworks of 3 b ; 0 A signal corps of 22 Lieutenants and t privates accompany the expedition. P arc also two pontoon trains and a di\ - hospital. The military force consists o‘ Massachusetts, 3 Connecticut, 3 New \ i 1 Pennsylvania, 1 New Jersey, 1 Nt Hampshire, and 1 Rhode Is) .and iegituen! and 1 Rhode Island battalion. Bad, Blossom and Fruit. —A -genth n handed us, yesterday, a sprig taken fr "• myrtle orange tree in Greenville, that ing, bearing buds, floweis, and fruit. £<-i:. of the fruit on the tree was fully ri{ °, some green. The buds and blos-oni- the third crop of the season. This is, if unparalleled, yet exceedingly rare, f r month of January, even in our “£i u > South.” — Ac it Orleans Picayune . Cotton and Coffee. —We learn from t who have tested the matter, that tae o of Sea Island Cotton, parched and pr* f as coffee, are fully iqual to the le-t M coffee imported, and that the seeds of upland prepared in the same way make excellent coffee.— Columbia Guardian. The New York llerald's Washington patch says; Champion Vaughan will be on Gee Jl - staff, with the rank of Colonel P is a South Carolinian, bat for many y noted anti-slavery man. When Lane *** confirmed a Rrigadier-General by the 7*- ato, the other day, Vaughan sent a di'P a to Leavenworth, in these words; “Lan :l c nfirmed. Glory to God ! Let the rtP hunt their holes V* The Postmaster General lately wr postmaster in Virginia that his office u: be discontinued, iu consequence ol it' F ; imity to another office, lhe postinu-'<J plied, complainiug bitterly of the disc U ance —not for the sake of the salary, wt”- was 62 J cents a week—but on aeo ul ! the charge of proximi f y % “for,” sai lP • never was guilty of proximity in m) ———— " " . | j)l> Fire at Fort Gaines.— We regret to 7' Fori Gaiues was tHited'wiih a destruni Sm dav iiinht last, destrojin ' a ho'el oilier buiidings. Ungin unknown.