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MASONS. u i 1 iilgc i-f Ocorgia for 1 Sdo, October 81st. ■; a i‘ . 1, , N'o. 5, first and third Monday nights in each CoDiTsnt'ite Chapter, No. 4, second Monday night in each Wi.sMn'tVm Council, No C, fourth Monday night in each -t n , n i-i, ■ uupinent. Knights Templar, No. 2. Meetings (v ? ry tint Tuesday ntglit in each month. ODD FELLOWS. brand Lodze, first Wednesday in June. orv.d Knc '.tnpiTient, Tuesday previous. irni k\\Q bodge, No. 2, every Thursday evenlog. C„,tcd Brother?, N ».6. every Tuesday evening. m k Union Encami 'lit, No. 2, <>*.■• nd and feurth Mon day evenings in each month. tiO NS OF TEMPERANCE. »itl rth M lay la October, aaaaally. i KOfKBBION -iT,"TAUiiiB. i.l.VirH A .1.1 Ml.ibO.t, ArrOßi'JEVi) AT LAW, ]?g 4CMN, i. t. PHAOTICf ,n the Counties of ihc Macon Circuit, and in k, ,fiit.iutcr, Mcnrm: and Jcnca; also in th» jvilr.<»i cull' il* havaunab. [apr 31 1 58*11 y] t’HLV I SIiI.U:»H A ANSI.EV, AfTOftNEYS AT LAW, KNOXVILLE AND FORT VALLEY, GA. ft P OIbVERifOUSE, V. A. ANST.EY, ivuoxv ille, Ga. Fort Valley, Ga. ocUt-'&O-l y 1.. N. irMIT'I'LE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. •'■'tU uevt to CONCERT HALL,over Bayne's Dtug Btore iii!:] yj_ . TilOiKK as it. CABAN iss, attorney at law, Porsytli, Ci«-iv \\ u.i, attend promptly to all business entrusted to his M m in theOounlieaof Monroe, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Pa, : Spalding and Upson. l ma y It i;iiov Alt. I) ilU.ii !i*> removal bis Law Oltiee to Cherry street I K up stairs of hulldin* next below 11 A. Wise’s tui nisb- ,to,e He will attend the Courts as heretofore. Macon, Oot. 1,1881. oot 9-ts f .".illto. ■ «i fin i.«: 11 i 1 _L_. . . IMPORTANT FORTHCOMING SOUTHERN BOOK. moral beauties from the HEART OF WOMAN, - *it o :ti ii»»: soitii,” T * KiNG a collection of literary gems contributed by tal 1> i nted ladies in every State of the Confederacy, i • he published by THOMAS S. POWELL. >l. I)., Profes vr I Obstetrics In the Atlanta Medical College—the nett i ccds to he appropriated to the erection ot a “Homefor ili i option and Treatment of Invalid Ladies.” Inc work «ill embrace about Out* pages, and he put up in three styles. bt . nily, with engravings, per c py t 5.00 11 copies to one address bo 00 .U'dity, with engravings, gilt cleth, per copy 0.00 11 copies to one address.... 4 . .• 85.1*0 Si quality, fine paper, cloth 9.n0 11 copies to one address 20.00 “■ it by Mail or Express, to subscribers, free of expense. Address THOMAS S. POWELL, M. 1> , dec IS Atlanta, Georgia. LAST C ALL! TAKE NOTI CE I \T T E have turned over our Books, Notes and Accounts it to W. L. STAUK, Esq ,at tlie store of Freeman A Hcitettg who is fully authorized to collect them. JNO. N. KEIN A CO. Macon, June 5. ISf>2—tf iIEHUIANT lAILOKING! E. WTXSHIP I* now prepared with a first class cutter good Tailors and LARGE STOCK OF PIECE GOODS, to furnish any thing 111 the clothing line At «hort notice, and in the very he*i «iyi e . iapr3 Aiacsjii, | “» p' BAKREIA Pikes Mavr iia Whisky. I i vi 75 Birrels Hock opening Rum. 15 Barrel* Phelps Pye thn. 150 Boxes Tobacco—various grades. 115 Boxes Cigars KfO Barrels Flour. 100 Tin. ea Leaf J :rd. 75,000 U Clear Sides. 10,000 R. Hams. 10,000 TI. Shoulder*. lf> Hhds. Molasses. 20 Barrels Syrup 50 Sacks Bio Coffee. 75 Barrels Sugar. 10 Hhds. Sugar. ‘ r sal? at reasonable prices for OASH, by June 5 ASHER AYRES. Important _Noti.ce, SOUTHERN EXFRESS COAL PA NY bow running a trf-weeklyjiay Express on the Ceh s *“*11 hoad, leaving Macon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and ~'* t< “l'i at 10 o’clock,*A. M. Freight received and for- Uhr to all Nations on rhe Road. Freight on goods to P-tpald In every case. No advance on previous rates. u „ M. C. MCDONALD, Agsat.' business cards. fKoe. HaaiitMai,,f,a. o a.c?aar& HARDEMAN & SPARKS, WARE-HOUSE AND Commission Merchants. MACON, OA„ WILL give jirompt attention to the selling and storing of Cotton, aud to the tilting of orders for plantation and family sup plies. With many years experience aud with tneir best efforts to serve their friends, they hope to have a coatinuance of the liberal pationage heretofore extended to them Liberal advances made when required. August 15th IstKL fly.) COATES & WOOLPOU, cotton factors, Ware lidu .ou J iaird \V 1 •- f- continue to give prompt attent: .r, to businef-e \1 entrusted to theig care. Advances made on Cotton in iitore. Sept. 25,156L —ts toys scHOFiEi.n, josbca scuomm Hcliofielcl & Bro., FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS MA€4jrN, tifiiOiiCiiA, WEI are prepared to Manufacture .St«- ma Fu« iiic'S, CIUCUI.AR SAW MILLS, MILL au.i GIN GEAR ING, SUGAR MIC lit, BRASS A.Ni) (RUN CASTINGS of every deset lption IRu.Y UaILING and YKH .% IN Mi A *IN» Having the most complete assortment ol Iron Railing in the State, which for elegance, neatness,du i ability and deii;. i n, cannot be *ui passed, and are suitable t.,i the fronts ol Dwellings, C meter y L-'-ts, Public Square#, Church Fences and lialoonies. Persons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to give n call, as a, are determined to otter as good bargains as iny Northern Establishment. Specimens of our Work can be setu at Rose Hiii Cemetery, and at various pi ivate residences iri tins city . ||B 1-1881 IRON WORKS, MACONf, T. O. NISH ET, HAVNICJ icmoved his FOUNDRY AND MACHINE W ORKS to the line of the Rail Road near the Macon * Western Shops, he is now prepared to manufacture aii kinds of MACHINERY AND CASTINGS, A 1.30 Steam Eng ines & Boilers, On terms a*! favor .hie as ar.v Establishment eiiher North or South. (mar If?) T. 0. NToBET. I). O. HODUJONS & SON, # DBALKR Ti IN ANi} I& ANCrACTERFH? OF C3r 'XT JST JEs RIFLES, k Aud Sporting Appai a FEW DOORS BELOW XHK Lanier House, |fpp£~ .lan. 1,1860. ts F.H BURGH ART), WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND DEALER IN PaNCY WARES, DIAMONDS ANI) PRECIOUS STONES, IN GENERAL, ARTICLES OF VKRTU, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, CUTLERY, FINEST IMPORT ED AND AMERICAN WATCHES, TIME PIECES, CLOCKS, CHRONOMETERS, CHIROGRAPHIC IMPLEMENTS, Ac., Ac., Cherry St, Macon, Second door be low the Telegraph Printing Hoiho. F|l If \ N 14 it? ti I. for pastfavora .reminds i the public that all the most fashionable, elegant and desirable goods in this Hue will / ql|£, continue to be found at this elegant stand (AY idrjff in the greatest variety. No trouble to thiow Q'loda. feh 29- , SO-y NEW FIRM. L. I>. SI'RONG & SONS. | KWIS P. STRONG ten 1J ders hisgrateful tlianks or the liberal patronage as, k tended to him for thelast Av . wenty seven years.and re ectfully announces that tie /fi s associated with him in e further prosecution of the business, bis two sons, ;;2Ha. :A'.? EDGAR 1’ STRONG and t FORRESTER W STRONG, under tiie name, firm and -of L. P. STRONG A SONS, and will continue to keep on hand and offer, a large and Select assortment of Boots, Shoes att«l Lealfaea of all kinds, and Findings for Country manufacturers. He respectfully asks for the new firm, a continuance oi the lib eral favor extended to the old. Macon, January 2,1860. 41-y c ; RANITE HALL. IWOI |,D respectfully Inform my OLD FRIENDS and . PATRONS, that since the Are, I have obtained the Rooms in tiie building NEXT ABOVE the “Granite Hall,” and over the store of R. P. McEvoy and Messrs. Bostick A Lamar, where I have opened, and will be pleased to see my friend.-* and customers, and will do my best for their comfort and pleasure. Very Respectfully, may 1 BKNJ. F. DENSE. BROWN'S HOTEL, Opposite the Passenger House, Macon, Ga. By E. E. BROWN & SON. MEALS ready ou the arrival of every Train. The Proprietors w ill spare uo pains to make their guests j comfortable. f*b 22 48-’6tVy I TILE “STUBBLEFIELD HOUSE “ Like the Phoenix trom its Ashes.*’ Till AT large, new and elegant House, recently crectr-d . on the ruins of my old establishment. Mulberry -treet, j Macon, Ga., Is now open for the reception and acccnimda of Boarders and transient guests, ine ilouse h*> l est iuauner, and the wiii endeavor to make it a riHsT CJLASS HOTEL* Its situation is eligible, a littie below t/ie Methodist and opposite the Fresbyteri*a Church, and near the Banos and pi&ces of business. Connected with the House is a urge Livery and Sale Stable, where Drovers and others can find accommodations for their stock. The patronage of his old friends and of tbe traveling public generally, la respectfully solicited, nev 5-ts M STUBBLEFlELD >Vasiiingi:oii Hall IS STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BASSEENE, Proprietor. i AUaau, Ga., December * ISfii. MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, iSi;2. Giiiciai hepoii oi Ce,i ioiia ii Morgan. Headquarters, Morgan'® Command, ) Knoxville, Tenn , July 30, 1862. j To Major General E. Kirby Smith, Com manding Department of East Tennessee ; General: l have the honor to report that, upon the day of the engagement, at Tornkinsville, a full report of which i have already sent you, I moved my command, consisting of my own regiment of Partisan Rangers, commanded by Col. A A. Hunt, and Maj. Gano’s Texas Squadron, to which was attached two companies of Tennessee cavalry, in the direction of Glascow, which place l reached at 12 o'clock that night. 1 Dei e weie but few troops u< the * n who tied at our approach. The commissary ►stores, clothing, <fec., together with a large supply of medical -tores, found in Glasgow, were buned, and tlie guns were distributed am mg my command—about two hundred ot which were iiuanned when I left Knox viile. From Glasgow I proceeded along the main Lexington road to Barren nvei, halt ing for a time near Cave City—my object being to induce the beiiei that J intended destroy’ing the railroad bridge between Bow ling Green and Woodsouviiio. 1 caused wires cennectmg with a portable battery that. 1 carried wiih me, to be attached to the telegraph line near Horse Cave, and inter cepted u numbel of dispatches At Barren river I detached three compan ies under .lack Allen, to move forward rap idly and destroy the Salt river bridge, that the troops along the ime ot the railroad might be prevented from leturmngto Louis ville. On the following mormng i moved on to wards Lebanon, distance thirtydive miles from Barren river At 11 o'clock at night f reached the bridge over Rolling Fork, six miles from Lebanon. The enemy had re ceived information of my approach from their spies, and my advance guard was fired upon at the bridge. 1 After a short tight the force at, the bridge was dispersed, and the planks which had been torn up, having been replaced, the command moved forward to Lebanon About two miies from the town a skirmish commenced between two compan ies that 1 caused to dismount and deolov, -nd a force of the enemy posted upon the road, which was soon ended by it 3 disper sion and capture. Lieut. Col. A Y John son, commanding the troops m the town, suirendered, and i entered the place. The prisoners taken, in number about sixty five, were paroled. 1 took immediate possession of the tele graph and intercepted a dispatch to Col. Johnson, informing him that Col Owens, with the 60th Indiana regiment, had been sent to his assistance ; so i at once despatch ed a company of Texan Rangers, under Ma jor Gano, to destroy the railroad bridge on the Lebanon Branch, which he successfully accomplished iu time to prevent the anival of the troops l burned two long buildings full of commissary stores, consisting of up wards of five hundred sacks of coffee, aud a large amount of all other supplies, marked for tbe army at Cumberland Gap. 1 also destroyed a very large amount of clothing, boots, »kc. I burned the hospital buildings, which appeared to have been recently erec ted aud fitted up, together with about thirty five wagons and fifty-three new ambulances. [ found iu the place a large store of medi cines, five thousand stand of arms with ac coutrements, about 2 thousand sabres, and an immense quantity of ammunition, shell, Ac. 1 distributed the best arms among my command, and loaded one wagon with them to be given to the recruits that l expected to join me. I also loaded one wagou with ammunition. The remainder of the arms, ammunition, and the hospital and medical stores, I destroyed. \Y bile in Lebanon [.ascertained from tele graph dispatches that l intercepted, that the force which had been started from Leba non Junction to reinfoico Lieut. Col. Johu sou, had met and driven back the forces un der Captain Jack Allen, kiiiiug one of Ins meu, and preventing him from accomplish ing the purpose for vvaicb he hud been de tailed. I proceeded from Lebanon on the follow ing day through Springfield to Mack* wile, at which point l was attacked .by Home Guards. Two of my men was taken prison ers. and one severely wounded. 1 remained at Mueksville that uight to recover the pris oners, \yhieh I did next morning. I then left for llarrodsburg, capturing a Federal captain and lieutenant on the road ; reached llarrodsburg at 12;! o’clock, and touud that tbe Home Guard of ail that portion of'coun try had fled to Lexington. A force was al so stationed on the bridge where the Lex ington road crossed the Keutucky river.— Mv reception at this place was very encour aging. The whole population appeared to turn out and vie with each other as to who should show us most attention. I lefr llarrodsburg at 6 o'clock the same eveuiriu, and moved to Lawrenceburg, twen ty miles distant, threatening Frankfort >n order to draw ofi tfie troops from Geoigj towu. Remained there until the return of my courier from Frankfort, who brought the information that there was a force in Frank fort of two 01 three thousand meu, consis ting of Home Guards collected from life ad jacent counties aud a few regular troops. From Lawrenceburg X proceeded to Shrykes’ Ferry on the Kentucky river, rais ed the boat, which Lad been sunken, and crossed that evening, reaching \ ersailles at 7 o’clock. I found~this place abandoned by its defenders, who had fied to Lexington; remained there that uight, aud ou the uext norning marched to Georgetown. While at | Versailles I took about three hundred gov ernment horses and mules. I passed through Midway * n the road to [Georgetown, and was inform* and bur liefore | reaching the place that n train from Frank t‘*it i'as nearly due, with two regiments of h edeials. I tore up the track and posted the howitzers to command if, and formed mv command along the line of the road; but the train was warned of our presence and returned to Frankfort. Having taken pos sesdon of the telegraph office, f intercepted : a dispatch asking ii tfie road was clear, and ; and it would be safe, to start the ‘train frowi Lexington. } replied to send the train, and , :u&, le j r --parations to receive it ; but it was aho turned back aud escaped. i reached Georgetown, 12 miles from Lex ington, that eveiriug, Just before entering the town i was informed that a small force i ot Home Guards had mustered to oppose us. : 1 sv*nt them word to surrender their arms, and they should not be molested, but they tied, lire people of Georgetown also wel comed us with gladness, and provided my troops with everything that they needed. I remained at Georgetown two days, during which tunc i sent out. a compauy under Ca.pt. Me Mil Iran to destroy the track be tween Midway and Lexington, and Midway and i rank tor f, and to blow up the stoue budge on that road, which he successfully accomplished Beating that a com party of Home Guards, wme encamped at “Stamp ing Ground, thirteen miles distant, I dis patched a company under Capt. Hamilton > break up the encampment, burn the tents and stores, and destroy the guns. This was A 3O accomplished—Oapt Hamilton taking nttecn prisoners and all their guns, and des troying a large amount of medical aud com missary supplier. I also while at. George town, sent Uupt Castleman with his compa ny to destroy the railroad bridges between Pans and Lexington, and report to me at , Winchester. This was done, Determining to move on Paris, with a view of returning, and hearing that the ’ place was being rapidly reinforced from Cyn i thiana, I deemed it of great importance to ; cut off the communication from that place, while I drew off tire troops that were already •there, by a feint on Lexington. I therefore despatched m, portion of two companies tow wards Lexington, with instructions to di’vc the pickets to the very entrance of the city, while i moved tbe command towards Cyn tui»na. U hen I arrived within three miles of the piace i learned that it was defended by a considerable force of iufantry, and cavalry. I despatched the Texas squadron, under Maj Gauo, to enter the town on the right, and the Georgia regiment to cross the river and get into the rear, while I moved mv own regiment, with the artillery under the command ot Lieut* J. E. Harris, down the Georgetown Pike. A severe engagement took place, which lasted about an hour and a half, before the enemy were driven into the town and compelled to surrender. I took tour hundred and twenty prisoners including about seventy Homo Guards. I regret to have to mention the loss of eight ot uiy uien in killed aud 29 wounded. The enemy’s loss was ninety-four killed and wounded, according to their own account. Theii excess in killed and wounded is re markable a.s they fought, us from betiiud stone fences and tired at us from buildings as we charged through the towu. M’e cap tured a very fine 12 pounder piece of artil lery, together with a large number of small arms, aud about three hundred government horses. Tiie arms and government stores were burned, aud as many of the horses as we could bring with us were kept. 1 found a very large supply of commissary aud medi cal stores, tents, guns, and ammuuit.ou, at this place, whica 1 destroyed. The’paroled prisoners were sent under au escort, to Fal mouth, where they took the train for Cin cinnati. I proceeded next morning towards Paris, aud was met ou the road by a bearer of a flag of truce, offering the unconditional sur render of the place, i reached Paris at -1 o’clock, remained there that night, and star ted towards Winchester next morning. A.s my command was tiling out of Paris, on the \\ inchester Pike, 1 discovered a large force of Federals corning towards the town, frpm the directiyu of Lexington. They immedi ate!) euuuierniHieiied, supposing, tio doubt, that my intention was to geL into their rear. This enabled me to bring off my entire com mand without molestation, with the excep tion of two of my pickets who were probably surprised. I reached Winchester that day at twelve o'clock, and remained' until 4 oclock, when I proceeded towards Richmond. At Winchester I found a number ot arms, which were destroyed. i arrived at Richmond at 12 o’clock that night, and remained until the next after noon, when I proceeded to Crab Orchard. — I had determined to make a stand af Rich mond, and await reinforcements, as the whole people appeared ready to rise aud join me, but I received information that large bodies of cavalry under Gen. Clay imith, and Cols. Wool ford, Metcalf, Mundy and Wynkoop, were endeavoring to surround me at this place. Sol moved on to Crab Or chard There I attached my portable bat tery to the telegraph leading from Sanford to Louisville, and learned tfie exact position of the enemy's forces, and directed my move ments accordingly • .• Leaving Crafi Orchard at li o’clock, I arrived at Somerset, distant twerty-eight miles, at sundown I took possession of the telegraph, and countermanded ra the prev.- ous'orders that had been given by Gen. Boyle to intercept me and remained in per- ( security all night. I found n very largo "upply of comom'nry nnro«, clothing, blan i 1-shot*?, hits, etc , at thG place, which > were destroyed. T niso found the arms that hid been taken from Gru. 7. ollicnffer, to* gi .her with large quantities of ;hell nod am* j i tniiiii.ion, ah of Hindi were destroyed. I 1 also burned at this place, and Crab Orchard, i about one hundred and thirtv givernnipui wagons. from Somerset f proceeded to Monficel lo, and from thence r i between Livingston ; and Sparta, whore my command is now en camped. i I left Knoxville on the 4th day of this j month with about nine hundred men, and returned to Ij-vihg.-jicn On ihe 2th instant with nearly twelve hundred, having been absent just twenty-four days, during which lime 1 travelled over a thousand miles, cap tured seventeen towns, destroyed all the gov ernment supplies and arms iu them, disper sed about fifteen hundred Home Guilds, and paroled nearly twelve hundred regular troops. I loet in killed, wounded and ima aing, ot the number that l carried into Ken tucky, about ninet\. 4 1 take great pleasure m testifying to tbe | g a dant bravery and efficiently of my whole j command There were individual iustsnces | of daring so conspicious that I must beg the privilege ot lettering to them Private Moore, <4 Louisiana, a member of company A, of my regiment, particularly distinguish ed himself io leading a charge at Cynthiana, which had au important effect iu winning the battle. Ihe jcports of the regimental commanders, which are inclosed, art* respect* fully referred to for further instances of in dividual bravery and efficiency. F feel in debted to all my aids for the promptness with which uiy orders were executed, and particularly to Col. St Leger Groufel, for j the assistance which his expoiicuoe afforded | j All of which i.s respectfully submitted. John H. Morgan, Acting Brig. Gen C. S. A. i U. A. Alston, A. A. C. Betlloril l otmt. Ye find the fiollowiug memoir of ihis active aud successful officer in the 'AfLinti Confederacy : ’•fr As the whole country Las been tfiiilled with the daring deeds of thi-» gallant officer, time and again since tlm commencement ol this w r and .»v* n ,*w v:ii .1 with enihn-k; rn at hi- pee ■ I. : r< propose giving a brief sketch r.f Ms career, in we have known him intimately lorn num ber of years. Gen. Forrest is about 4o years old, i- -lx feet two inches in altitude, weighs 17-*> lb:-., has no surplus fLrdi, is erect, well propor tioned and moves with great ease. But few men are his equals in muscular power. lie has a dark complexion, black hair, and thin black beard. He has a full and expansive forehead, black piercing eyes, deep set, heavy black eye brows, and a sicjn but, not un pleasant face. Firmness and c mage are stamped in every lineament of bis feature?, which are set off by the most perfect and beautiful set of teeiii we ever saw. His size and genera! appearance are very similar to that of Col. \\’. \\, Boyd, of this city, now commanding # the 19th Georgia regiment before Richmond. He is a native of Tennessee. His father was a Kentuckian, and the son of an emigrant from Holland, who accompanied Daniel Boone to the wil derness of Kentucky, in ancient days. Bedford was brought, up on a farm, and is familiar with the us** of the axe, the knife and the rifle. He is passionately fond of the chase or any other excitement that, will bring into play his skin, and his powerful muscles, or gratify his love of adventure aud daring. He first commenced horse trading on a small scale. Then he got hold of a fast quarter uag and in one year made $4,000 out of a trip through Mississippi and Louisiana. Stopping at Hernando, Miss., at the sum mer races, he won a good pile of currency, and finally, at the close of the week, took a deed to the landlord’s premises and opened up a hotel in Hernando, in North Mississip pi. Here he “kept a hotel” and dealt in horses for several years. In the meantime he married a beautiful and accomplished lady, by whom he has an only son—a spright ly lad of 15 years. When Memphis began to look up, owing to her railroad and river facilities, aud the prospect of it rapidly becoming a great city, Col. Forrest sold out, moved to Memphis, and opened up a negro mart, where in a few years, by his energy, probity and fine judg ment, he amassed a large fortune. lie has frequently been Alderman of tfie city. He always took an active part upon every public measure, and generally carried hi« point in every tfiintr calculated to enhance the inte rest of the city. He ably advocated every public improvement, ands w»n stood at the head of tfie able finanmol buJnc-?-; in-n *<f tfiat fast and flourishing city . Three years ago, he purchased a large body of bottom had- in JkJivar • mat* Miss. He selected from fi;u> to time one hundred of the likeliest r.error•• that came into the Memphis market —fifty <*f each «r-x and stocked his plantation II is **iid to 1-3 the beat selected and likeliest lot of negroes ever seen on one plantation. He bad retired from trade, and was spend ing his time mostly on bis plantation when the war broke out. After Tenaeasee receded, aud ii* blockade tuu established, lm w*t»t in person to OmeinuaG and .ft Louis, and bought horses, arms, nnc accoutre ments f<*r a cavalry regiment, which he had raised, and brought them all throueh safely to Mein* ( VOT.UMK X L-NO .1, phi*. since tvlu.k line he? hav boon ®ngi-cl in a lumber of i ril Lint skirmish. 4 aai fights. fl. w.is r.t I\ t: Ik X on ; > o*.v • men who refined t , |, O « U TietiJej»Hi, un i 1* the uiau tvKo cm hi- way throui. h the 1• - * hk s lines with his e .nnumi, utuinii : bu little los**. At Shiloh he «a iu th** thicko ol the fight, rendering the most iui portai t services, where tie received a severe w nn , hut, thank heaven, he h again himself a el iu his stirrup*. Ilia lute dashing exploits about Chatta nooga, ami especially his brilliant achieve meat at Murfreesboro*, sud the rapture t Lebanon, are fresh in the min is of all ou render- i«cn. Forest is not au ti; jc t man ; but he reads 1. a correctlv a; s -lam lie seems to know everything about him by intuition. \\ c have spent months with buu and partakcu of Ins elegant hospiLaUtu • i,d unhesitatingly prououuoe him the most gift od man by nature we over met with. li. has tine conversational powers, agreeable manners, and wiua the confidence and k j < •: at every body around him Une sure si, n of a kind heart i<=, the ladies and little al.ii dicu take to him wherever he 1 ■< • to hia fellow men he is dignified .nd t.i: - ble, but cross him and he will v dia th. , up generally He is tipi best business man we ever n * He has a place for every thing, ind ■ > -. v thing in its place it exactly the i.> hi t He is remarkably neat and phin in 1 - dr. . , but always weais clean good ck.;h • that fit i well. 1 We predict for him the m< t brill, success, not only :<s a.cavalry leader, but ■. | great general, tie has natural capacity foi ! any responsibility; and in an emergency whilst a book general would be look in- up a precedent, ho, with Ids active mind, r< un practical judgment, and strong will, would have the work accomplished exactl\»~ right. One crowning glory of hi excellence and secret of his groat success is, that he is not a drunkard. “Voii»* Purve or your Life!" This is the exclamation of the armed ! highwayman when ho nieetc the benighted I traveller in some dark doll on a lonely rote Unarmed, the traveller is fared to yield ; liawever brave be may be Jtr.t so, the ox ; tonioum; who find tbeii fellow-citift-us n the point of starvation—knowing that then* 1 little* ones are crying for bread, and n i • ; starve wit hour it hard, md «li . rdai r note'• rep*it tho highwnym ill’s n*• i 1 *t.nri.* 1,, 1 “your purse or your life 1" Lll both cm s the fear of death induces a < )iu| it u the demand. \\ iiicli is thebettir man t the two—the highwayman or ext rtouirr : We unhesitatingly r.i, -w r, the 1: ;.uw t rm:n ! lie exhibit i some courage by . p i ! dising bis pursuit riie exo rti.u.cr - i plishes the same end—the robbery of his victim—without endangering h:s earea.-- They are both robberk. One dees tl:e ti boldly and bravely—the other rneakiup, and cowardJv I— A-hen a f^atchtnnn. About Frictio.v Matchf*—The mb of the friction < r lucifer match villi .••r • realized by the coining generation. 1 . they will know nothing ct‘ obtaining and pr. *cry ing fire pi rriou * t»their invention. :*’o 1 ap idly do we move on, that, persons that i member the tinder-box are getting old.— Then matches made by hand were valuable and carefully preserved; now they are as atmnuant as dew drops ol an autumn morn ing, and as almoßt as cheap. An Eugli'L writer says that .one firm, Messrs. Dixon, « 1 London, constantly employ four hundred workmen in making matches, and make twenty-two hundred millions in a \et>.r Tb* average consumption in Kuglai.d j- two hun* dred and fifty millions a day, or eight to each indvidual in the kingdom. It i.. a much or larger in the United State;. Thei.* are two manufactories iu Austria an Bob mia that turn out forty five thousand no h u in a year. The friction match is, therefore cue of the institutions of modern time , a 1.1 one that having once known aud empio . J, we could no more do without and move *<n at the rapid rate we are doing, than we couid live without air or water. i _ ” (Cotton fci'tct latohs r kcrtrated Another effort of the Vankee peculatoi tl ■: infest Memphis, to speculate in the staple of the country was frustrated by a -quad i Porter’s cavalry Friday last, at a point from eighteen miles northeast of Memphis i h small party overhauled some 25 drays, loaded with sixty-four bales of cotton, ev. route for the city. The driver-wer* oidere.i to unload and pile up the bales in the ror j, which was done in a workmanlike manner when tire pile wn* fired and the covcto i Yankee prize destroyed. Those accompany ing the contraband train were then dismi i, with the injunct. >n that ii t; c-y were >-stirht engaged in rbe- brdness again they would h held personal!v ro-ponsibie. The \ anicee, will find “J jrdnn a hard road to travel" iu the vicinity of Memphis Th-.-y lose tb.dr ycdlcw bow and their cot* r. Icih —S.V/.\- rJt'S Ajpitif, 1:2. Owing specie in the North the Yankees f;av< report ed to ail manner ot means for n eircubti? n medium. A Brooklyn paprr ra- • boy purchased an article in Fokon street t. u other day. whrn sfie rccf-:T«a the fthbvrl: r as change for a one dollar bill : Ferry ticker, shin piaster, counterfeit penny, car ticket milk ticket, butcher - ' I. U l , gr eet s 1. O. U., bread ticket, three cents po?'aie stamp, one cent postage stamp, and an ice cream ticket,