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salt.
, iVe h Ct .n held in several counties, for
s for thka purpose op our roast.
I a moat important one, and should be
■ n with rt P r °P f ’ r f,ier K v 11011 resolution,
■ l» r?u ,u ftre |;0 joubi safe and suitable localities
8,-- ‘ , j... r that purpose. This was doue in
■ , D <, r v war in the manner now proposed,
| rter has seen the remains of the “old
f f ' ' t | ja t supplied our Revolutionary fathers.
•| 0 |« labor now as they did then, and we
B j, Ol b salt and salt-petit , to meet the
■ * . 0 f the times.
m . ,'itnstiained to make an explanation to
% viU . requested the proceedings of these
® t,,. published “in all papers friendly to
B■ They have been too numerous to
V jijaro iii our columns for the w«r new.-.,
■ important items of the day—and not
■ ' unfriendly feeling-, to the object.
S . , riii article from m intelligent r»lrtl«*r
■ Hi 1 *' 1 ’ . . 1
■ > ,!t‘M .rtf'Uitv, which H worthy of attention :
B i/,ir r-’f’At-T. —We s«*e in one of our ex-
I ...pi* piiraj?rapU credited to the Columbus Sun
I dis-it that “it those who have smoko-
I ri ||iji have been used lor sotue time, will
I ~ ~i iit floor, put It in barrels, and leech it
| . /f do ashes, theu boil the lixiviated water,
I , obtain more than enough salt to pav for
1., . >le rts** writer knows of two instances
I , , the Geld of one was ten sacks, and the
j , ongb >o “upply a largo family for a year.”
Ii .ju-Rj the yield mentioned seems too large,
I , an b>* some truth in the foregoing puin-*
I- j J th- eiperiiopot is certainly worth a
j W . jtp informed that a gentleman in La-
I it veuts ago dugkt well, on the side
:.! iiu-at house, and that the water is, in tbi -
I ut, s.jit to be used far dliu! itig. A wall ,8
, i t . 60 leet deep,; arid ,t the s-.-.U penetrates
depth, and saturates the earth nt. tar as ii
r not impossible that a considerable gouti
• >ult may be made front the dirt in an old
£f,[ liuuec.
to< Onvanuah Republican c'Vr-sa Hal of the
~j derate soldiers in Fort I'ulusM. We regret
in the list the names of two of the Editor’s
u<. We sympathise with our friend Sneed in
noxious uncertainty he must feel as to then
mid admire the patriotism with which he has
,„nt a word of complaint or any claim forsyui
»tbv given up Ins boys so the cause ol Ills court
,, Augusta Sentinel.
pt only are two sons of Mr. Sneed in duress to
federalists, but also Capt. Situs, one of the
- priators of the Republican. Not satisfied with
-p heavy requisitions upon that, office, we learn
,i the “ pow.-.r-i that be,” appreciating doubtless
fine military talents nf Prof. Sneed, are for
» o him Into the service. We hope the pub
pH See to it that the patronage of the Rcpub
, pufferno diminution in these trying times.
{, ■; A. S. Johnston. — Since the commencement
| Jthe aar no officer baa fallen, and perhaps none
r Id have fuller), whose death would have visited
.port the voung nation mcro intense regret, than j
i j been experienced at the loss of General Albert j
y Johnston. The circumstances surrounding i
fall on the bloody field of Sniloh, where he was :
♦,-gling to uphold the honor of hia country’s j
, have left an impression upon tne public mind, '
-f . a feeling in tie public heart, which will cause j
-name to be handed down aa one of the most ;
ustrious of freedom’s martyrs. In connection ‘
■i his honored name, in reading a biography
f iblished in Harper'* Weekly, of January, 1868, j
„ftve been struck with a remark attributed to 1
'he gallant, and Impetuous Worth, who know j
nsi&n well. In a large gathering of officers j
at gr.utletnen, Worth was asked the question,
-in the bent soldier he had ever known? fits j
ply was, “I consider Sidney Johnston the best
ldier I ever knew.”
I j and No. 10. —(Join. Foote, in his official ac
iv.int ot the surrender of Inland No. 10, says that
th capture was made by Gen. Buford, and that
h - to iu .j prisoner.-) 17 officers, and 388 privates, j
besides ii-0 ot ihetn Dick, and 100 men employed !
or. board the transports, 7o cannon together with j
ammunition and provisions, 7 steamboats, 8 of !
them simk- and 1 floating battery of 18 goon,
tvi'ts also captured. This explodes the Herald'.*
au-ment about 6,000 prisoners being captured,
‘ I hen. HaUeck's statement ol 6,000.
‘ LituU of provisions are at famine pt ices in
city, and the influx of sick soldiers must send
“i up to hu intolerable height. Our friends in
. ottntry all along the rail roads and for miles
cither side of them will do a benevolent act,
obtain the •■highest prices by sending provisions
o thir market. A dozen eggs sent hero is worth
are now than the value ol a negro’s labor per
in the eorolield. Slaveholders here w»ru!d do
-u excellent business to hire out field hands at the
Hite of a half grown chicken per day.
b-irtt or Chancellor Johnston. —Judge Job
Johnston, Associate Justice of the Court of Ap
i'vJ.-s, died at his residence, in Newberry receutlv,
R uer a protracted and painful illness, at the ad
’-u.c'il age of sixty-eight years. Tin- Judiciary
ot .South Carolina will deeply deplore the loss of
tin- distinguished ornament.
intelligent Arkansas correspondent of the
s '.thern Cultivator says: “If you have plenty
i C! corn, you have everything .” So we repeat,
I Plantcorn early plant late—plant hillside
| bottom -plant hammock and sandy land, and
■ie, that your garners may be tilled to over
' ng, and that there may be plenty in all the
land 1
Xkokoks’ Crop.—The crops usually grown
| has heretofore been planted in cotton,
' to & great extent remunerative, but for the
•vure we would advise all planters to encourage
- !r negroes in the cultivation of potatoes, rice,
; "Jnd peas, or peas of any kind, and particularly
Vp getableß. They are easily cultivated, easily
f-’- ieted, and will pay them better than cotton.
The defensive system pursued by us last
J e tr (says the Iliclunond Dispatch) is unlike any
Other of which the history of the world presents
«!; example. It defended nothing whatever. It
give up everything. It permitted the enemy to
come upon our soil and to fortify himself wherever
9 thought proper. It did not permit any attack
dislodge him. It enjoined a defensive policy on
occasious. It has been called the Fabian sys
m—why, we never could imagine ; for any body
“is even slightly acquainted with the writings
j Polybius and Livy, or of Arnold, must know
I there is not the slightest resemblance between
e two.
li; f jteavboat WiLLiaTaken.- The steamboat
j ia - s on, which arrived yesterday frotn New Or
" cepprts that rhe steamboat P. 0. Willis was
1 H> ir»d l |lß t Friday not far from Pass ObrUtian.
| on her way to New Orleans with a cargo
| ( 'Psniine. So says the Mobile Tribune of the
military.
'i Thunulay la9t, the Macon Volunteers, com
manded by Lieut. A. G. Butts, and Floyd Rifles,
by Capt. G. W. Ross, arrived at our depot at seven
o clock A. M., by an ext!a train—being two hours
earlier than was expected—therefore much de
ranging the programme of their reception by their
companions in *;•?*.*, both military am} otherwise.
A dinner was provided at. the atmories of the two
companies, at which the Spalding Greys and Co
lumbus Light Guards, participated. Both -out
companies returned in good health, amt it is wor
thy of rentalk that out of both but one man has
died diiriug the twelve month- campaign, and he
was infirm when he entered the army, it is un
derstood that the principle portion of both com
patties will re-enlist « n d again enter the service.
<bj Monday, the Ross \ oiunteers, Capt. Wool
iu!k, returned home, their term of service having
expired It i- expected they will soon re organize
and again be ill ihf
On Monday ut lust week the Macon Volunteers,
< oinpaiiv 11., i ipt. Bi aiihatn, and tlte Floyd Rifles,
Company If., Capt. Westcolt, left our city under
an order Itum the Governor—their services being
■le ejiied tn-ce-'ary, irom the anticipation of an
curly attack uu Savannah. Irj con-equence of the
pa- sage ot the Conscription act, and no immediate
danger beinp atiticififlled, they were discharged,
and at rived at home on Saturday morning.
We copy tit.- following Muster Roll of ihe Wise
Hunt'd , of Macon eonniv, from the Savannah Re
publican ot ihe. 16ih in-t. VV T .- have corrected
®cv*-th 1 rirmr, iii the nanti-s a- publi-hed, but no
doubt some > et reu-airi:
win*: u t Hits,
*25111 RFGIMKNT GFOP.OIA VOt.rNTKFRS
M. J. McMULUN, Captain.
T W. Montfop.t, lot I.ieutenant
J lb \. St I'TON, '.M
John H. Blow, “
.lalue-K W Hoy, ISi Sergeant
Pinckney Hatfield, 8d “
\\ J. Bridges, 3d “
M. H. Gilmore, 4th “
Wru. B. Rranrly, Ist Corporal.
Pleasant A. SVuddle, 2d “
C. Taylor, 3«J “
George R. Johnson, 4th “
pp.ivateh :
Thomas Asbttry, Rich’d Hawkins,
James Adams, W. W. Hubbert,
J E. Babb, Wright Jones,
( C. D. Barfield, Daniel Kleckley,
O. D. Barfield, D. B. Kteckley,
Ellas Barnes, C. B. King,
R. M. Brooks, J. B. Miller,
James Bridges, J. J. Murray,
J. D. Bowies, F. M. Moulton,
B. D. Childee, J. H. Martin,
C. IT. Cox, James Murphey,
Elijah Cloud, A. W. Norris,
W. B. Clark, W, F. Oliver,
Thomas Crutol.fldd, W W. Ricks,
H. L. Cox well, J, T. Ricks,
John M. Dinkins. C. J. Roberson,
J- M. Duncan, I). A. Smith,
J. W. Duffev, E. \Y. Stubbs,
A. A. Danforth, M. L. Shealey,
| T. V. Hits, ,T. S. Souter,
A. B. Edge, J. B. Smith,
W. J. Gratham, John W. Thomson,
j G. W. Gaines, Julius Turner,
John R. Grover, G. W. Taunton,
i H. C. GUnthlan, W. S. Williams,
I R. Holland, J. M, Wicker,
Thomas Holland, Henry Williams,
j Wiley Hall, G. W. Whittington,
i J. S. Hilton, 11. F. 2-icrey.
} W. D. Haugabook,
The four other companies captured in the Fort,
were all from Savannah, viz: Oglethorpe Light
Infontij, Cnpr. J-* -nr. stum; cf.-rinsiri volunteers,
Capt. John 11. Stegin; Montgomery Guards, Capt.
L. J. Guilmartin, and Washington Volunteers,
Capt John McMahon. The whole number of the
garrison captured, according to the listg of the
companies and superiot officers, was 891.
Tit? only parties In the Fort besides the garrison
were Rev lather Peter Whelean, their Catholic
Chaplain, 1 1 colored sevvatns belonging to parties
in the Putt and city, and two free men of color.
THE WEATHER,
For the last tew days, has been anything but
I pleasant. Wheat and oats, in Middle and Lower
Georgia, look »iekiv.
s ’ _____ ;
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
We had the following despatch in the Columbus
j Times:
Corinth, April 17th.
j Urn. Jl. }.. Lee, Acting General in Chief:
j Reports of commanders show 11 pieces of the
j enemy's artillery brought from the field of battle,
over 2.7 colors, and 8,000 prisoners. captured. My
genetal report of the battle will be sent in two or
three days. I have applied for an exchange ot
prisoners with those takeu at Madrid Bend.
G. T. Bf. iCRKUAf’.It.
There h quite a difl'cretice between the above
modest, mattet-of fact statement, and the exagger
ations ot letter writeis and sensation telegrams.
IntkrjvßTlno from fix as.— Brownsville dates
to the 20th ult., state that the British frigate Phte
| (0!-, 66, (not the Rialto) Admiral Teasham, and
; corvette Berthold, six 80 pounders, Commander
Jonquiere, are off the Rio Grai.de. Admiral Teas
ham had visited Brownsville, and sympathises with
our cause. He says his mission is to keep the
mouth of the Rio Grande open to the trade of the
| world at all hazards. England is reported to have
withdrawn from the alliance against Mexico. A
f fleet of 800 guns is at Vera Cruz, expecting to
! sail immediately for New Orleans and the Southern
! coast.
Gen. Humphrey Marshall has issued an order
directing that hereafter, all passage and communi
cation across the Cumberland range of mountains,
between Kentucky a-nd Virginia, within the houn
! daries of Lee, Wise and Buchanan counties, Vir
ginia, either way, shall cease, unless the same shall
be conducted under military permit from brigade
headquarters.
The Batti.e ov Shiloh. —An official dispatch
received yesterday, says the Richmond Dispatch
! of Saturday last, from Corinth, statee that tlte re
por:° of the several commanders show that in the
engagement at Shiloh our troops captured and
| brought in fourteen pieces of the army’s artillery,
and twenty-five stand of colors. The number of
prisoners taken exceeds three thousand.
iTST' We regret to learn that the armory at Ab
erdeen Miss, was destroyed by fire recently. Every
thing in it, except a few guns, was destroyed. It
was a very us>-tul factory and is a great public loss.
V hether burned by accident or design was not
known.
The F.nkmt attacking New Orleans. -Official
dispatches received at Richmond state that the
mortar fleet of tie enemy is bombarding the works
just below the- city of New Orleans
The bombardment has continued for three days
Yesterday, however, ihe fire was general, and
rage«} srribly during the eotirs day.—vE-ccA,
FIGHT OX THE PASQIOTAVK RIVER, I
». t. j
Third Georgia Engaged
Norfolk, Va., April 20. \ large Fed j
eral force ?oppose* 1 to be about 5,000 strong,
landed oq the Pasquotank river, in Camden j
'county, anti near Elizabeth City, N. C. ves j
ferday, and were attacked by Col. A. I».
V- right’s Third Geoigia Regiment, and Capt
Ferribee’s Militia Company, at 1 o’clock, P.
M. Our -mall force fought with great brave
ry. The Federal loss was heavy ■ that of
the Confederates was cu killed, including
Capt. McCuuias, of Henning shatter?, \\ iso >
Legion and Lieut. Wilson, of the Hrd (Geor
gia Regiment, Sixteen vvouudtd, also fifteen
missing.
The battle lasted for hve hours Col.
W right retired from the hel l at midnight,
and lell back to the Halt- \\ av.Hou.se, on the
Dismal Swamp Canal, a very strong position,
where he has been reinforced.
Our wounded have arrived here and been
placed in the hospital. Most of them are
wounded siightly.
i he body of Capt. MeOomas have also ar
rived here
-1 rom Carolina.
Wilmington, April 20 Nothingfmiher
has been heard from Fnrr Macon It L
generally believed thai communication with
the fort has been cut off.
'1 he bloekaders capturnd u schooner off
Cape Fear bar on Friday hi t, tr\ing t-. make
her wa\ in.
All is quiet here.
From Norfolk a ltd Ui«* Peniuvulaf
Richmond, April 20.—-There was heavy
cannonading yesterday afternoon at the Kip
Raps, trom which place 31 shells were thrown
at Sewell’s Point, without damage to our!
batteries.
Discharges of musketry continuing for
hours, were heard here on Friday night, sup
posed to be some distance above Newports
News.
Confederate Congress.
Richmond, April 21.—Tbe Senate on
Saturday last passed tire House bill appropri
ating $1,500,000 for ihe construction of a!
Railroad between Galveston and New Or
leans, it also passed the House bill to pro-'
vide for the organization of partisan rangers '
The Senate refused to concur in the resolu
tion.
In botli Houses, the report of the joint!
committee on a flag and seal for the Southern
Oonrcderacy, with the accompanying design j
w#s presented. The design for the litg is!
as follows: Red field and white saltier,
having in the centre the device of a sun on
ari assure shield, with one star for each!
State. The House postponed the considera-;
tion of the report for the plan by a vote of I
yeas 30, nays 21.
Memphis, April 15.—The enemy com
menced the bombardment of Fort Pillow on
Sunday, the 13th inst., and renewed it next
day, but without results. Five gunboats
and three mortar-boats are engaged in the;
siege. The Federals have landed a consid
erable force above the Fort on Forky-deer
River.
It is believed that the Federals are falling
UUVVU lilt ilvu, » 11.11 lilt' View Ol HTTITv TlXlig
across and joining the forces from the ?viis
sissippi, and then marching on Memphis.
Northern news of the 14th states that the
wounded continue to arrive, and great griefi
and despondency till the country.
Huntsville lias not been retaken. P. YV. A—
Sa va nnah Rejmhliran.
liitpoi’iatil rroiu Stirhiaiomt-I’islil
aisg oil Hit 1 IVitiii^da.
Richmond, April 17.—Official despatches,
received lust night from Lee’s Farm, on thej
Peninsula, state that the enemy began a fu
rious bombardment on our lines at half-past
eight o’clock yesterday morning which con
turned until seven in the evening. The
main attack was upon our centre, and wasj
splendidly repulsed. The enemy’s forces j
tried to force and occupy General Cobb's
position between Lee’s and W ynn's Mills.
They waded the creek, and for a moment,
occupied some of our rifle pits, but were
soon driven out. and repulsed with heavy
loss. Our troops behaved nobly. At ten
o’clock last night all was quiet. Our loss
was lit) killed (including Colonel MeKenuv,
of the —Oth North Carolina Regiment), and
not over 75 wounded, besides eight artillery
horses killed, and one howitzer disabled.
Hilary Dej»ot Destroyed.
The Memphis Appeal of the 15th has the
following :
Henry Station, M. and O. R. R.,)
April I*2, 1862, 2p. M. j
S. M. Jones, Superintendent :
The Federal cavalry came here this morn
ing, about 10 o’clock. They surrounded the
place and kept all persons inside the lines
until they made ready. After ordering all
private property out of the railroad depot,
they scarttered hay over the premises and
set themvm fire.
The place is now at this writing, almost
entirely consumed. There was in the depot
about five car loads of government stores,
consisting of bacon, corn, wheat, peas, and
oats —all of which is lost. I saved my
books, papers, etc., belonging to the compa
ny. The officer gave me that privilege.
Everything is destroyed that was noi taken
away by the citizens. The Federals took no
prisoners. Don’t know whether they are
gone entirely, or are only lying in ambush.
They have left here.
J. A. Carter, Agent.
Western Virginia.— The Staunton Spec
tator says that the forces we have stationed
through the winter on the Allegan}’ moun
tain, have been moved eastward to the Shen
andoah mountain. As soon as our force-;
changed their location, the enemy took pos
session of Monterey, the county seat of High
land county, with a force of four thousand.
It is since reported that the enemy have ad
vanced to McDowell, ten miles east of Mon
terey.
Col. E. R. Goulding, commander of the Ninth
Georgia Volunteers, died suddenly of apoplexy, at
Orange Court House, Virginia, on Thursday, the
Si April instant. He was a gallant and skillful
officer, and bis loss will be severely felt by the
tVBJ',
City Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING, )
Gocncil Chamber, April 19, 1862. )
Present—;be Major AlJ’tn’o Boifeaiilet, Adams,
t-rinLia-i, Jc nea, Goo<f-li, Ilsrri-.
Absent— AlfWrnwn Grirr, Driggin,
THp minutes of it. ia.? meeting were read and
coiiflrir nl
The Bridge Keeper reported toll? s„2 gq
The Clerk of Market reported fees b 70 1
BILLS BASSti).
i 225 Grier A
b- Fiiistein Mr<->H! G.,i C’n. p..s ;,,i
A. i»rydi*» , o.»h» E J Johnston Jb Cos. 11.-76
4ae ! imnee Coium.it*-*> m n-lmm was tc-f*'ricJ i
tltf- Treasurer’s isuienn-ut of receipts i
and expenditures to Ist ot April, 1662, report it
eorreei i.d sustatned by the proper voucher®
ex! ibitir.g h bHlm.ee ;n the Treasury to that date
.1 m e thousand fifty-eight dollars arid V 2 cents, j
Tli t ntumitree to whom was referred the peti
ion ui Vlr. Bmawanger tor the privilege ot build
: ;g u woo.l kitchen on the lot occupied by him
report adversely. Adopted.
I hi* Special Committee, » , whom referred
the niatier of furnisl ing ..» -, and medical aid
tor the poor, beg lean- t.i That after
in.uun- conattl'an Hi wah some cd our practising
, l '' H :UIiJ Druggists, they are of the opinion
tgit the intere.xu of the poor, as we !l us the fanii
i r.,. indigent soldtcrs, w ill be hpst subserved by
adopting ihe alternatire presented bv the Physi \
cans it. their recent petition, i. P . relieving them j
irorn nil expense of inedit-uies, r.nd at the same !
tune make uich an nrrangenjertt with the Dtuggisis I
ol the city, u vs ill enabt.* the poor to procure >uch i
Hi.pie medicines as they may need, in such cases |
*t- do cot require a medical prescription. This !
"*!• re lie vr- the Physicians ot . gieai deal of, per- :
‘.ipf- ui.iif.-i> nn trouble -»t .I ■; i s’-., -lamp time I
”11 .> ii convenience w;* are n-v-nred has been long 1
needed, the rtan of which, ut sontc other Dispen* ;
aiv privileges, haa been it.juritiusly fell. Tlte
pro wit.-,al hberftliiy ol the Uiedical profession,
precludes ifte idea that, in tiio*s like these, when
uttsi'lfiih men are fighting our battles, and suffer
ing innumerable hardships m-.d privations for a
mere teiUDOe, any ooa of them will refuse to wail
on their sick families when called upon, and the
established reputation of our Diuggiats, lor fair
and honorable dealing, assures us that, no advan- j
tage would be taken by thern of the public neces
lie- in so sacred a cause. Your Committee would
therefore respectfully recommend, that the Coun
cil pay ail PruggistY bills of prescriptions ordered
by Physicians, at such prices as may be agreed
upon ; and that all simple medicines furnished by
litem to the poor, in small quantities, be also paid
for, at such rates as the fluctuating state of the
market .shall indicate as reasonable ; provided, the
ordt-r of the Mayor or any one member of Coun
cil accompanies the charge. All of which is re
spectfully submitted.—Adopted Jones, )
Adams, - ,
Gkanniss, ) r
flis Honor, the Mayor, presented the following
communication:
Gentlemen : —Since our last meeting I have been
called on by the Confederate Medical Director at
Savannah to provide accommodation for between
two and three hundred sick Soldier?.
In conjunction with the Hospital Committee re
cently appointed I called on Mr. Dempsey, who
has control of the Floyd House and a portion of
the furniture—and upon Mr. Doody and ladv, the
occupants, who own the rest of the furniture
and made arrangements for the use ol both, en
gaged their services as Steward and' Stewardess,
and gave such orders as will insure the necessary
comfort of the men in addition to what is being
daily nppiu and by the ladies oi the city nbo have
kindly lent efficient aid in fitting up the rooms,
and giving those uameless attentions that go mo
Hr to soothe the pillows ot affliction of our brave
defenders.
In effecting these arrangement? T have used the
credit of the city, with the expectation that the
cash outlay will be reimbursed either out cf the
appropriation set apart for hospital purposes by
the State, or by the Confederate Government, or
both.
I have since been called on for additional ac
* * *■*• * 4 --t.Tx.4r. i ir tnrrnxu uivit, mm \>ir
consultation with the Hospital Committee the
buildings at Camp Oglethorpe have been selected;
but by an arrangement with the military commit
tees who have them in charge, the buildiugs have
be.-n used in part for Cotton storage and cannot
now be had, unless storage somewhere else is ten
dered to ike parties, and the expense of movement
of the cotton paid.
An arrangement of this kind can probably be
made, and I have appointed anoiher Hospital
Committee who have taken upon it the charge,
and will doubtless carry out the necessary details
with promptitude and dispatch.
That Committee consists of
Messrs. J. H. If. Washington, Chairman,
if. L. Jewett, Secretary,
Hon. N. Bass, Stephen Collins,
Jainc-s Dent, Chas. J. Harris,
\Y. A. Cherry, J. DeLuacue.
On motion Aid. Boifuillet
/.Vs. tiinf That the action of the Mayor in re
leiencc to the ilo.-piral arrangements meets the
approbation ot liiis Council, ami .s lieieWv assum
ed and continued. “assed.
On motion Aid. Jones
Rrsolved, That his Honor, the Mat or, be re
■ queued to have served upon the several retailers
ol spirituous hquors in the eif v a copy of the 6th
section ot she License Ordinance a-, amended and
passed Feb’y 6th, 1868, and at the same time no
• iiv litem that henceforth the conditions of their
; licens- s will be rigidly enforced; especially that
part which requires them to keep an orderly house,
and that drunkenness, fighting and riotous con
, duct, urouad or about their premises, shall subject
tiit* proprietors to the penalties it prescribe?.—
Bassed.
On motion Aid. Junes
Re sol rtd, Tuat the Treasurer be, and he is here
by, instructed not to issue anv more licenses to
retail spirituous liquors for the year 1862, and that
he give notice to ail persons who have taken out
licenses and not paid in full, that the balance will
be required within one day after notice, or their
licenses declared void. Passed.
On motion Aid. Jones
Resolved, That tlie Committee on Finance be
authorized to confer with the Clerk of Council in
reference to anew Compilation of the acts of the
Legislature incorporating the city of Macon, and
of the Ordinances passed by the Council to pre
sent date, with a view to their arrangement and
republication under theirjoiut supervision. Passed
Macon Gas Cos. petition to move the pipe that
run? from Second street up Poplar to the Negro
Mart belonging to James Dent, was received and
refeired to the Committee on Gas.
AN ORDINANCE
To prohibit gutters or spouts being constructed to
c-jrrv water or filth into any of the streets or
alleys in the city.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the
city of Macon', and it is hereby ordained by the
authority of the same, That it shall not be lawful
for anv person or persons to construct any gutter
or spout to convey water or filth, from their lots,
into any of the street- or alleys of the city, under
a penalty, .'or each and evejy such offence, of a
sum not exceeding twenty or le j s than five dollars,
at the discretion of the Mayor; and said gutter
or spout shall be removed within ten days from
notice; otherwise, they wiil be removed by and
under the direction of the Marshal, and the ex
pense obtained from the property by the usual pro
cess.—Road the Ist time.
AN ORDINANCE
To raise supplies for the support of the Govern
ment of the city of Macon for the year ! c 62.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the
cits of Macon, ana it is hereby ordained bv the
authority cf the same, That the rate of tax on
persons and property in the city of Macon, on the
first dav of January last, shall be as follows:
Sec. 1. That the sura of one dollar, poll. tax, be
imposed on each and every white mate citizen be
tween the age of 21.and 45 years.
Sec. 2. Tnat the sum of three dollars be imposed
on each and every white male citizen between the
age of 21 and 46 years, and on each and every
a*ale §Uve twn«4 Ui cRj Uic o(
21 and -45 years, as a commutation tax for road
dutr.
Soe. X Tuat the snni of ten dollars he imposed
on each and everv male -Uv*, of the ago
years and over and the sum of sis do Won each
nnd evert iemale slave of the of 14 rears and
over, whose owner or owners reside out of the c itr
hired j;j the city, at any time between the r „e of
mak.-ng the return—the return to be made and the
tax to be paid by the person hiring.
Sfc. 4. That the Suns of fifty cents be imposed
on every one hundred dollars' value of real es:*t v>
stoeh in trade, horse*, mules, slaves, household
itid kitchen furniture, musical ittatruniculs, car
tinges, wagons and vehicles o! all hinds.
Sec. 5 That the sum of ten dollars be impotted
on each and * very practicing lawyer, j.lit dcian,
dentist, daguereotypist, dancing master, broker
cashier, bank or insurance agent cither residing or
having an olfiee in t-.is ci»v.
::00. x. That 'he sum of fifty cents bo imposed
on every oco hundred dollars' value of goods,
warf’, merchandize and produce, other than cot
ton sold on commission, bv any person or persons
in the corpora te limit? of the citv.
>ec. 7. That the sum of 25 cents shall be
pud on every one hundred dollars’ value of capi
i il ti'cd tor banking, manufacturing, insurance,
broket age, or exchange business, and money
loaned at interest, except the stock of Building
and Mutual Loan Association, and the bonds of
the citv.
*>ee 8. That » very warehouse merchant or fac
tor, who receives and sells cotton and charges
storage and Commission on the same, within the
* tty, shall pay a Uk of half of one cent per bah' on
the'r eutiie receipts— returns to be made Ist July
and Ist J am u y cacli vear.
iv-c. •.*. 1 hat eadi agency of a banking company
doing business in the city shall pay lir«» hundred
dollars, and each agenev of an insurance company
shit) pay two per cent, on their gross receipts.
10. i hat to* it an*! r veiy I'.xprcns Company !
and -ii.g bu-iiH'-' in the city, sitall pay one hundred !
dollars.
Sec. 11. That for the purpo-e of paying the in
terest on the Bond 9 of the citv issued for subscrip
tions to Railroads, a *ptc>al fur ol 2a cents on the
dollar of the entire net tax, be imposed and added
thereto, and collected at the same time.
Ffi.it further ordained, That the City Treasurer)
open the Books at his office and receive upon oath
the lax returns from the l«t day of May to the lat
day ol July, mid that nil who tail to make their
returns witinri that time shall be double taxed.
Be it further ordained, fh»it nil Ordinances or j
pans of Ordinances militating against this Ordi
nance, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Bead the second time, and, on motion, laid over
until the next meeting of Council.
Council then adjourned.
RICHARD CURD, C. C.
Tavpa Orjifrfp to SrRRiNPKR.— The following
endorsement appears on a post bill received here
yesterday from the Postmaster at Tampa, Florida :
“Tampa, l'ia., Aprii lf>th, 1662.
“To P. jf ., Savanunh :
“The commander of the blockade is within two !
miles. He sent a beat, which was met by Major
Thomas. The town was ordered to surrender in j
24 hours, or be bombarded.
“The Major replied: “Come along and take us
all then, as I shall not surrender.’
Onk or the Fruits ok War. — The Gaiusville,
Flu., Cotton States says :
\\ e have seen an envelope stained w ith the
heart’s blood of a man who might Inlve employed
his time to u better purpose than selling himself to
n despotic taskmaster. It is post-marked, “BufFn
-I°, N. \ Feb. loth, 1562," and directed in a neat
hand as follows :
LIEUT. THOMAS A. BUDD,
CoiTiiHandiuii L. S. SUtamer Peinfuiu,
South Atlantic JiloctiO.de,
Port Koval ,S. Carolina.
Ihe envelope was taken iiom the person nnd
was stained with the blood of I.ieut. Build, who
was killed during the skirmish at New Smyrna, of
which we spoke in our last issue.
Tht? I.£iXAJZ U’ltiiJx UL'lia XmillAOA/1 UruJ |»v
Mrs. iUki Jto nor hu<b;iijd ia i cbiuary last, a.ud n
gentleman who read it states that she said, “ she
vnh r expected to see him a</ai)i , us the rece/u! hut
ties South hud clad the .\octh- til utoifi'uhtf/."
The Prisoners. —The prisoners who arrived
yesterday arc a rough looking set of fellows, and
just as filthy as it is possible lor men to be. ’ We
understand that they are of Western regiments,
and mostly of foreign birth. They seem (o be
very contented with their lot, and have, generally,
not the most remote notion of tlip moral phase of
the war. They fought because they had nothing
to cat, or any mode of earning somethiug to buy
food—went into the armv lor food—and aro very
well contented here, where they will lx* kept put
of the way of danger, and the labor which accom
panies it. Otherwise, they are not able to tell for
what they were in arms against us. fn this re
spect tin v are the antipodes of the men who com
pose otsr army.— .\[<d,,[r ilntuc.
.’VcHm It-«cm I lie i ? i«l<*ral Fle<‘t.
Capt. Kroeg, Mr. Deqnar, and two other pris
oners captured bv the iVdetuka short time since,
have b*jen released by order of t'otnraodore Du
pont They reached Capers’ Island Saturday,
and Charleston Sunday morning.
The F-ideral report of the bombardment of Tort.
Puiaski states that seventeen of their ovvn num
ber were killed, and hutoue of the garrison of the
Fort. The Fort was shelled from the weakest
side. The walls were not breeched, as reported
in the Savannah papers, but the garrison were
completely shelled out by the tremendous lire
i brought to bear upon then;.
The federals ridiculed the fact of the Confeder
ate garrison at Fort Pulaski allowing them to
erect their batteries so near the Fort at such com
manding positions.
Captain Margrath and son they intend to hold
as prisoners.
The officers say that four iron-clad vessels were
nearly ready, with which and a land force of fifty
thousand, assisted by other gunboate, they des
igned to attack Charleston. They assert that
i they receive Savannah papers nearly every day.—
| Charleston Courier.
HOHSOEB OF WAR.
Personae, writing from Corinth to the Charleston
j Courier after the battle of Shiloh, says:
1 The wounded etiil continue to come in, and the
houses in Corinth are rapidly filling up. The hotel
has been turned into a hospital, and five hundred
•men are already here coveting the floors.
While I write I atn sitting on the door of one of
the corridors, with the bodies of the living and the
dead ranged on either side and opposite as far as
the eye can reach. Groans fill the air, surgeons
are busy at work by candle-light, a few women are
ministering to the wants of the suffering, the at
mosphere is fetid with the stench of wounds, and
the rain is pouring down upon thousands who yet
lie out upon the bloody ground of Shiloh.
Maj or of Augusta has issued a procla
mation suspending the retail of spirituous liquors
within the city. We should like to see such a
course adopted jn every town and county through
out the South, remarks the Southern Recorder.—
The public authorities mntt rise tip to the occasion
by arresting the infamy and ruin caused by tip
pling shcp°, or we rhuil soon become a nation of
drunkards to which liberty can be no very great
bleseing.
The Atlanta Con red-. 'new, of April I Qr .b, is
informed that the Federal* have advanced from
Huntsville, acro.-a the Tennessee river to Cunter -
Landirg, distant about 6u ntile3 from Rome, Ga.
Martial law has been declared in Wayuea
boro, Ga., and ail persons entering or leaving that
city must have a passport.
XABBIED,
At the residence of the bride’* father, by the Rev. Jarne*
Williamson. acoc&tcs C. McFiuo. and M’i« I. Tar*
cirdl<\ i
Tribute of Revpect.
At a special meeting 0 f th* Row Volunteer
held at Camp Lee, oa the moraing of the of
April, the following preamble >r< j rr<M .) cr , rc .
ported by u committee p'evioudv *? pc- ,-.d, <**• e
unanimously adopted bv the comp*- - :
It has been the will of a Di*ir a .*1 *p, .
Providence to r - move Bom cur
be*t member* of our company, private F. • 0.
Uisi.rv. This is the firs* tin ell .*t dt ts h « en
tered our ranks, but it selected cu r too get t at
'ill as one of our bravest Icilow-soldier*. Le
was b*'i"vcd and rcapocted by all, and was ever
r< gaiiicd a faithful companion and h noble soldier.
N*o one was ever more prompt in the discharge of
iuty, or more ready to nar.st in anvtlring that
tended to the common good, then he. iie died
far away from n-, In his own home, with tho-j
that loved him around hit bedside. Iloaor to the
remains and “peace to the ashes" of our boy tvl*
di< r!
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That, in luo death of private Robe:*
1 (1 usley, we loose an honored and caiceuiesl
member whose loss to us is Irreparable.
Resolved, That, humbly submitting to the kits
teiion- designs of or.r Creator, we mourn his loss
and respect his mom'ry for his virtue,-
Resolved, That a ropy of these proceeding bo
fumbhed the parent- and relatives of our deceavd
brother, and that they have our wairnert &\u>p»
tides in this their hour of sorrow.
Resolved. That the M-eon papers he fhrtri-fu*J
w.ilt a copy ot these resolut'ons and tliev be kiu-JLi
; requested to publish the same.
I-ttri. A. T. RF.DDINO,
Skß«.r. W. C. RICE,
I’Ri'ATt M. I. BABri,
. Committee.
Promotion.—The Richmond (V*.) TTAir/, of
April 17th, says: Among the recent promotions
I m the army, we take pleasure in noting that c!
Col. Paul .1. Se mates, of the 2d Georgia Regiment,
to the post ol Brigadier-General.
Cotton Planters* Contention.
4 I.HI I A lit V to ndjournro- nt « tneetij.ir of
Am. nx-rul-M or Corie s Plasters’ Cosvemi v », .
occur in thi* citv of Amertcwi. Sumter comity, on ti- Vnu
Tuevilay In May next Tiie xnnubera of th- Oonvpt-.t; n 1
earnrstlv rcqucateJ to »/*: *mnctual in th«lr attendat.ee
Ati.l nil Planter* UcAlrous of boconilnit m«ubrr§ of vhot'*..
\ entlon are noUfirtl that they cun <lo *0 I*s attending at tio
titr.e and place tpeclfled.
Bv order of the Pi>»ldent.
apr 28 5-td >. H. J. BI3THCNK, Pcc’y.
LAST CALL!
TAKP: NOTICE!
! \VT K have turned over ou: Book*. *' to sr- • ■ti
| v v U 8 Q RIO 1i \ t-■
I collect them, wbh In.-tiuctlon that >il t p 1 ti.
i iued. J.\ti. h. U 1 IN At 0
I Macon, April 11 !3«*2 —wpr 10-ts
Isuga'rTsyri r l wn.
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ISA lili .'"fliAiiS M 44 A i- ,
Olf '287 !.ft-. ».< .I No .1 ~ .
4S a.acits Turk's t ml halt.
V. r > I'M*. Cidei Vintgar.
apr lit—) For a ale by i SU'i M u
BEEF, I’ORK, 15A
ii. Ct li. S. • S ~sS . . .
jmm*W lrt -‘ Pit. POHK.
20 hlidi. BACON.
f>o tuba LEAK i.ARD.
200 bl>U. " “ For ** c ’>>
apr 16— . U
SIJXI >RIK^).
I 'h'*- YUVftT low DU s.
!f)U 25 do*. COTTON CAllL*
uob«x«;6 abnoktei) candy
200 “ TOBACCO, a 1 bland*
.Xii do*. BUCKETS.
l-a-s UACE GINOFft
n “ RI’ICK. For rale by
f apr IC kCKo A SEYMOCa.
Sun [’lower
t SHALE supply of this mot! valuable art<c!t for
iV feeding boric* and utl.or stuck, either u- rrccti < r diy
food, «-;»n be bad at the Liu;. SU>»e of the s ib. riber
apr 16 4-8 t GEO. i AYN£.
Dooly Couitly Slec iff Sußs.
fjTdilK fhoriii sales for this county-111 be p-oK;»h*d In
I the GeorL'la Journal arxl Messenger of Si aeon. My
Post Ofiice Is Millwood, Dooly comitv.
» pr 1G 4 8t JOHN W. CONE, Sheriff.
j ImASSENBI R6&SOK,
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j Cwr.ftr Tliiid and Mulberry Streets,
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CHOICE DRUGS,
SELECTED MEDICINES,
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I*nr«* Chfinifah*
SUIIGK'AL IXSTRUMF.NTS,
WINDOW GLASS,
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PAINTS,
OILS,
ipatent Medioiaco,
FRESH GARDEN* SEED.
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& 'A' A 3 L, I SHED 18 05.
! Merchants and Physicians, ;
vao fttt>* Taz*?«.r*9
j Oil Doalißg in of
FIRST QUALITY,
) AND AT LGW PRICE?, t
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1 nil ttF.LT upon BEl\t fcCiTEIi.
j nov 2?
; OROtRS~PMMPTIY ATTEhOEO TO
Rocket Book Lost.
lo.vr or mislaid in Upaon county, on tK it
J a Pocket |»ok contain nf the follow'*.? >o’t- : V: -
0.. Graham, in lot? 00, ;i .v ci cr *t. ot
tsiih Dec-inber, I§s't, with three ert-li'*, ri, - for %£> * i : -)
ti*? for l>) QA etch.dst-i of cmlit not i>* llccted. «r«'E
R. M Collier, for *ki. due 25th Deo jy3 One
nn Jeremiah Adam*, for IT'S *«*, due *ct* Mine u. 1 -C*.
One or. tiek'el Haminnnd, tor •' •si ’ti L i>r -r,
l»el. One on Kliia.li Shelton, for $5 (X> due r'T.,r ; . I
March. IrGl. Two on Evan Shelton, one ft* > •
totne time in 18C0, the other for #$ to, da* voc e nr. f • '
e«ue year, with a credit ts I 0»'». Tv-. c .n J C. .*
onefer fit 00, doe 2Ml> December, 12A), an< : t
■>le to B. M. Codier. or ts-arer ; the cti.er or |’ O , C--
25tb December, IfeCl. made pat able to Jame* S : m, r
nearer. One on Z fcev;’, and TLo*. E liott, ►ecnritj, r
*22 25, with a credit of |;5 00. Ore or . i r ' t: op, Tor
|22 00, due November last. One on W. V 8 fc(d«ici, for
14 00, due 23th December last; both rotee paj able t r e.
All persona are forewarned from trading far any of t'n
above notes, as they arc my property, and I have not re
ceived value for them, and the maker* to P a 7 l ~* ®
I opt hot myself or my order. Vvjf. o. KA&P,
k Si
Euuaire our Goods and E ru-*» i before buyiy g cfowcai o