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COLUMBUS TIMES
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' A deduction of 20 percent, will be made on all
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ment i» made.
GEORGIA—Marion County :
liULE NISI. Whereas, Amanda L Cattle, Ad-
J.fe ministratrix upon tho estate ot David L, Murry,
deceased, having applied tor letters ot dismmission
from said Administration. ,
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to sliow cause, if any they have, why said Adminis
tratrix should not be dismissed from said adminis
l* Given under my hand and official eipature, Oc
tober sth, Im. MALLOAI « AIK,
decliimbm __ Uramary.
GEORGIA—Marion County s
.* u EKE AS, B. A. Stary, Administrator upon the
W estate of Joseph N. Stary, late ot said.county,
deceased, having applied lor tetters ot dismssion
''TSitl-ftoreSwcitoana admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors ol said deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, to show cause, it any they have, whj
said letters of dismission should not be granted to
said applicant on the tirst Monday iu October next.
IXi-ny Notice.
TONATHAN ENGLISH, of the 772d District G
fj M transmits, to me the following certificate ot
an estray steer :,A itaep red color, supposed to'be dor
4 years old, marked with a crop and undei bit in the
right ear, and underbit and split in the lett. Ap
praised by James Cooper ami Jeremiah Cartledge,
freeholders, to be worth one hundred ddlars
A true extract trom the *? n
January, 1854, A. ! . JoNEto, U k i. t.
fob 1 ts __
GEORGIA—Marion County s
I)ULE NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adm’x on
II the estate of Daniel James, Jr., having peti
tioned this Couyt for letters ot dismission trom said
are therefore to cite and; admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors ot said deceased
to bo and appear at my office wlth .*P time pre
.scribed by law, and show cause>it any
why said Administratrix should not '» o .. clls P nas ?“
from said .Administration on the hist Monday in
J Gfveifuiider my hand and official Bignature, this
December the 7th, 1863. MALLOM HAIR,
dec 14 m6m uramary.
Administrator’s Sale.
T>y'virtue of an order from thejeourt of Ordinary of
A> Taylor County, will be sold before the Court
house door of said county, on the first Tuesday m
March next within the legal hours ot sale, a \alua-
Ulo negro HOY by thename of Jacob, sixteen years
old, and the property ol thy estate ot .J ames Mont
gomery, dec’d. UEOKOE 11. DAV lb,
tab 3 40d -*** A(tm 1
Estray Notice.
DINKINS McCO\ r , of the 77th, District G. M.
transmits to me tho following certificate ot an
Estray Yoke of Oxen. One area and white color,
and another ft white and brindle color, marked with
a smooth crop and underbit in both ears. About
4years old. Appraised by A.S. Boydin and Joseph
Lawson Higgofs, freeholders of said county and
disrict, to be worth four hundred dollars.
A true extract from the estray book, this the 29tb.
of December 1863 A. 1 JON Eb
Jan4—W6od Clerk i.C.
Medical Card.
DR. E. A. ROSSV.
FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe
male Infirmary," tenders Ins services to the Lit
izens of Columbus in all the branches ot hisprotes-
W ‘?ipccial attention will bo devotedito the treatment
- ,t %£sSg£i"U£S&l ****** fV
the Bladder,Fistula in Alio, Visieo-Vagnial hstula,
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis,
Varicocele, Hccuiorrhoids or Files, Lai l >.mm
ssable strictures, False Passages, lallapcs or liud
Foot, and contraction of the p^ry-
Souinting, Aneurism, V anx or dilated \ eins, rieiy
glum, Cataract and Hair Lip; also tor the remov
al 0 i a n tumors or abnormal growths from an> pait
ot Disciises of tlis Genito-Urinary Bystom, comprsing
tin* different stages ot Chonoriluea, btnetures,
GraveL bperiuatcurlica, Syphilis in its primary
secondary, tertiary and henditary forms,will recen e
P Keferencesidven whenever desired as well as the
recommendation ol many years practice in Ncw Oi
lcans Consultation hours every day at his office
in the Masonic Hall Building, Irom 10 to 1- o clock
a m.?and from 2to 4o’clock p, m. Patients willdo
well to call precisely at those hours, as betoie and
after that tune will be devoted to visiting persons in
the city. . . ,
Address all commuicationsto uOSSY
Columbus. Ga,
N B—Patrons from a distance will bo visited
and treated at home if desired. 1 shall be thanktul
To my proffessional brethren tor any lavor they inay
dome by sending me persons lequiug burgica
attention.
Ulo-1 will also bestow particular attention to
the treatment of the different forms ot Hirers, Rheu
matism, Gout. Scrofulous attentions, byphihtic t op
tions, and all other chronic diseases ot the j-kin.
Mcdieafed Fumigations and btcaui bulphuious
Barths, as employed in the hospitals iu Europe and
America, will form a part ot uiy treatment.
teb 11 am b. A.
' NOTICE.
rrliE notes and accounts of J. n. Dainel &
l have been placed in our hands loi collection.
Persons indebted to them and icwlnny to pay, will
nlease come forward at .once and do so. Those who
do not wish to pay we will endeavor to make them.
\V e are also authorized to transact any business
for said firm, or BRANNON,
feb 6 dim Attys at LaW *
Pleasant Hour.
THIS old and well known S ALOON wo have re
-1 fitted and opened tor business. \\ e have thiee
Bowling Alleys and necessary hope
conducting our business in an orderly manner, hoi
'»>““ W * lU * er “' Ky itRINQEK.
tel. 11l tt
FRANK AI.I.KA.
THIS beautiful and Thorough Bred S C ALL U N
will make (he ensuing Spring boason at the
CII ATTAIIOOCHEE COURSE, his old -da-d, neai
Columbus, Ga., commencing the loth mat,, audcnd
l"f attempt here a long pedigree or descrip
tion of FRANK, as his form, blood, beauty, perfor
mances and fanm, arc too well known to make it
“ Terms— sloo for the Season in advance. Should
a mare not prove in foal, she will be entitled to his
his services another Season free °t charge,
fob 19 lm 1 • '' • 1
Wanted to Hire,
A GOOD FIELD HAND, Man or woman. Good
wages will be paid monthly it desired. Apply
at this office. Feb.j29
IS© ID*. Blue Mass.
A T WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
A For sale by J. S. PESIBERT i. .
feb 13 ts Druggist under Cook s Hotel.
Old Iron Wanted.
WE wish to purchase a large quantity of ScRAI
IRON, both cast and wrought f»r '’ hl^ h
will be paid. HARRISON, BEDELL A LO.
jyi 27 ts
Fine Smoking and ( hewing Tobacco.
A T WHOLESALE AND-RETAIL.
GOODRICH fe GO.,
(Formerly of New Orleans,),
74 BROAD ST.,
COLUMBUS, tiA.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Staple cfc Fancy
DRY-GOODS.
GOODS, which they otter cheap for ea.h.
feb 5 3m
Beaver Skin* Wanted,
THE highest price will be paid or Plow Steel given
A in exchange for Beaver Skins, A large number
feb 22 4w L. HAIMAN & BRO.
Albany, Eufaula, Cuthbert, Bainbridgo and
glakely papers copy 4w and send bills.
Vol. XI.
J. W. WARREN & CO. Proprietors.
Change of Schedule.
MUSCOGEE RAIL ROAD, )
Superintendent’s Office, y
Coluinbus, Dec. 3d. 1863.)
ON and after Dec. 6th the Mail Train on this Road
will run as follows :
Leave Columbus 7 45 P. M.
Leave Macon..'. 6 30 P. M.
Arrive at Macon 4 18 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus 2 00 A. M.
Passengers can now go through to Charleston, via
Savannah, without delay, as the Mail Train on the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad makes close
connection with the Central Railroad at Savannah.
W. L. CLARK,
Dec 4tf * Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Change of Schedule.
ON and after December 6th, the Passenger Train
on the Montgomery West Point Kail Road
will
Leave Montgomery 10 30 A. M.
Leave West Point 2 30 P. M.
Arrive at Columbus 7 10 P. M.
Leave Columbus 2 30 A. M.
Arrive at Montgomery 11 37 A. M.
Arrive at West Point 7 50 A. M.
Making through connections to and from Atlanta.
Freight leaves Columbus 8 40 A. M,
Freight arrives at Columbus 8 00 P. M.
D.H. CRAM,
Dec 4 ts Supt. <fc Eng’r.
Change of Schedule.
Office Engineer and Superintendent, 1
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, >
Charleston, Feb. 18, 1364. J
ON and after SUNDAY, Feb. 21st, Passenger
Trains will
Leave Charleston 7 15 A, M.
Arrive at Savannah 4 25 P. M.
Leave Savannah 7 00 A. M.
Arrive at Charleston 4 30 P. M.
Passengers by this route from Columbus, Mont
gomery, Albany, Fufaula, &c„ pass through Sav
annah without detention.
H. S. HAINES.
feb 241 w eoaSw Eng’r and Supt.
Notice to Travellers and Shippers!
Office Muscogee Railroad Company, 1
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 22,1864. J
On and after this date persons purchasing tickets
and receiving and shipping freights over this road,
will be required to furnish the exact change.
TV. L. CLARK.
feb 24 lm Superintendent.
Shipping HotieC.
MUSCOGEE RAILROAD, 1
Superintendent’s Office, >
Columbus, Dee. 22d, 1863.)
Owing to '.the want of sufficient transportation for
Government freight, private freight will not be re
ceived at this depot until further notice.
W. L. CLARK,
dec 23 ts Supt.
OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY", I
Columbus, Ga., Feb, 14th, 1864. )
Much complaint being made of the delays of tnia
Company in forwarding merchandise, I am instruc
ted to advertise that tho rules of the Company re
quire that Government packages shall liavo prece
dence over all others, and next in order paekegos
forwarded by friends or associations to officers and
soldiers in the field or hospitals. The observation
of this rule together with limited facilities for trans
portation, necessarily cause delay in the forwarding
of packages l'or merchants and others.
S. H. HILL,
feb 13.1 m Agent,
OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY,)
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 10th, 1864, j
Legal notice is hereby given to all concerned', that
persons who ship packages containing spirits, wines
and cordials, without informing our Agents of the
fact will not be entitled to, nor will they receive, the
benefit of valuation. Spirits, wines or cordials, will
not be forwarded by this Company except under
special contract JAMES SHORTER, Supt.
feb 13 lm Acting President.
Express Notice.
All freight for shipment by the Southern Express
must be pre-paid from this date, except for the Gov
ernment. " S. 11. HILL,
feb 15_lm .Agent.
NOTICE.
QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE j
Columbus, January 27,1863. J
On the first of each month. Major J no, E. Davis,
..Post Quartermaster, will make payment to all em
ployees of this department, .Also to owners of
slaves hired, and,for property rented, Parties in
terested will present their bills to Major Davis
monthly.
The employees of the Transportation Department
will be paid by Capt. 11. D. Cothran. All purchases
of supplies and payments therefor will be made by
myself. F. W. DILLARD.
Major and Quartermaster.
jau 29 till apl 1
MOBILE & GIRARD K R, I
Girard. February2o.l3o4. j
On and after this date all parties receiving or ship
ping freights over this Road, will be fur
nish the exact change for freight.
W. H. WILMIAMS,
feb 20 ts A £ ent
NOTICE.
HEADQUARTERS POST, t
Columbus, Ga„ Jan. 27, 1864. j
GENERAL ORDERS. No. 0,
I. All officers or soldiers remaining in Columbus
over 12. hours will require a pass from these Head
quarters,
11. All persons between the ages of 18 and 45 years
visiting Columbus (Officers of the Navy and Army
stationed at this Post excepted) will in future be re
quired to procure a pass frem theECommaudant of
the Post. No other document than the pass spec
ified will be regarded by the officer charged with the
examination of passes.
111. Officers and soldiers absent from their com
mands. or citizens claiming exemption by virtue of
contracts or otherwise, will save themselves annoy
ance by immediately procuring the required pass.
By order of Col. ROBERTSON.
CHAS. WOOD, A. A. G.Z
jan 29 ts
NOTICE!
I am ready and prepared to receive SUBSIS
TENCE TITHES due the Government at this Cost,
and earnestly beg that all parties will send forward
their dues without delay to the Tithe Agents or my
self. Sacks are always ready at my office.
A. 31. AiiLLiN
feb 23 2w Maj. A C. S
PLANTATION WASTED.
TO PURCHASE OR RENT 1
ONE that will accommodate sixty hands.
Inquire at THI& OFFICE.
feb 26 ts ___
Piano for Sale.
A VERY superior instrument just received from
A the front, with request to sell. Drigg’s patent
seven octave-carved rosewood finish, and mperfect
order. Apply to H U. UOAHKAft.
feb 24 st*
To Those Interested.
Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds
in our hands, that thesamemust be withdrawn prior
to the Ist of April next, or under the Jaw we shall
be coinpolled to return it, which will subject them
ta a tax of thirty-three and a third percent, on the
IcTt ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Columbus. Ga., March 2d, ts
Columbus, Ga., Wednesday Homing, March 9,1864.
City Military SHvcrtavy.
HEADQUARTERS POST—II 9 Broad Street,
Up Stairs.
Col. J. W. Robertson; Com’g.
Gapt. Chas. Wood, A. A. G.
Capt. J. S. Smith, A A & I G
W. T. MkKendree, Chief Clerk.
ENROLLING OFFICE.
Capt. TV. S. Wallace —rear of Joues’ Building.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Cor. Olgethorpe and St. Clair Sts.
Maj. F. C. Humphreys, Com’g.
Capt W. Latham, Ex. Officer.
Lieut. J. M. Mulden, Military Store Keeper
Q UA R TERM A STER DEE T.
At No. 15 Broad Broad St.
Maj. F. TV. Dillard, Com’g.
Maj. John E. Dams, Post Q. M.
Capt. H. D. Cothran, A. Q. M.
COMMISSAR YDEP' T.
At King, Allen & Carnak’s Warehouse.
Maj. A. M. Allen, Com’g.
Capt. J. H. Graybill, A. C. S.
ENGINEER'S DEFT. .
Capt. Thos. Moreno.
Lieut. Win. Hansell.
MEDICAL DEP'T.
G. B. Douglass, Post Surgeon.
(Office at Wayside Home.)
J S White, General Hospital Snrg. iu Charge.
J P Moore, “ “ Surgeon.
L D Carson, “ “ Ass’t Surgeon.
R Fowler, “ “ “ “
TV TV Dickie, “ “ “ “
NAVAL DEP'T.
Office near tho Old B ridge.
J. H. Warner, Clif. Engineer.
PROVOST MARSHAL.
Capt. Geo. N. Knight, (East of the Bank of
Columbus.
Examining Board.
3 S White, Senior Surgeon.
The Board meets at the General Hospital on
Tuosdays and Fridays.
WML H. H. PHELPS.
1 AAA CONFEDERATE CUPS,
11/UU “ PITCHERS,
“ BOWLS,
“ SOAP,
“ COPERAS,
Dried Fruit,
Sugar for Wool,
Meal and Flour Sieves,
Confederate Sowing Thread,
Cotton Yarns to Exchange lor Country Pro
duce.
By WM. H. H. PHELPS.
mar 2 <F2twlt
€. S. Marshal Sale.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in April next,
between the usual hours of sale, before tho
Court House in Muscogee county, a fine four wheel
carriage, levied on to satisfy twenty-six fi fas vs
Beall & Murphy, one fi fa, vs A. A. Beall and one fi
fa vs R. A. Murphy, garnishees in favor of the Con
federate States of America, for interest due on debt
to allien enemies to tho 30th August, 1862.
PHILIP A. CLAYTON,
C. S. Marshal.
Columbus. March Ist td
. NOTICE.
All poisons hoi and Non-Inteve»t
Certificates of deposit, or money collected on ac
count or otherwise, are hereby notified to call for
the same by the 20th day of this month, if not, the
amounts due them will bo funded in due form of
law and held as special deposit, subject to their
order. A. FRAZER,
Pros. East Ala. Ins. Company.
Auburn, Ala., March 2d —st*
Notice to Stockholders iu the Bank
of Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4th. 1864.
On the first MONDAY in April next, an election
will be held at the Banking House for nine Direc
tors of said Bank, for the ensuing year.
DANIEL GRIFFIN,
feb tde President.
Special Notice to Stockholders.
Muscogee Railroad Company, >
Columbus, Ga., March Ist, 1864./ |j
All persons to whom Dividends are due are rei
quested to call for the same on or before the 26t tl
inst.
All amounts not called for by that time will bp
held in Confederate Treasury notes of the present
issues as special deposits for those to whom the same
may be due.
By order of Board of Directors.
J, M. BIVINS.,
mar 1 till 26th Sec. and Treas.
BANK OF COLUMBUS, \
Columbus, Ga,, F*eb. 25, 1864./
Notice is hereby given that all depositors in this
Bank are required to withdraw their deposits by the
twenty-fifth day of March next, in order that thoy
may choose for themselves between funding and
taxation under the new currency act, before thp
first day of April following.
And that all persons having claims upon thiji
Bank for Deposits, Bank Balances, Collections,
Cei! ificates of Deposit, Checks, Dividends or other
due accounts are required to settle them by the 25th
Mareh next, othwise the amounts due them re
spectively, will be funded in four per cent. Bonds,
according to the act of Congress of 17th inst., for
their accounts, unless especially directed to the con
trary. D. ADAMS,
feb 25 till Ist April. Cashier.
Sq/i and Enquirer copy.
Warehouse Notice.
ON and after the first day of March next, the
charge for storage on Cotton in our Ware
houses wifi be ONE’DOLLAR per bale per month.
KING A ALLEN,
WARNOCK A CO.,
HUGHES A HODGES,
J. R. IVEY A CO.,
GREENWOOD A GRAY,
POWELL, FRAZER A CO.
Columbus, Ga., March 2d, 1864. —lm
A PROCLAMATION.
BY JOSEPH E. BROWN,
Governor of Georgia.
To the Oficers and Members
of the General Assembly :
AS in my opinion the public exigencies require
that the General Assembly convene at an ear
lier day than that fixed by law tor :> our meeting, 1
issue this my Proclamation, requiring you and each
of you, to assemble in your respectn e Halls, in the
Capitol at Milledgeville, on lhnrsday, the lothdaj
of March next, at 10 o’clock, a. m. Spn i fl f
Given under my hand and the l' 1 /, •
the State, at the Capitol in the city ot
Millegeville, this 27th day of February,
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
andsixty-four. josEpH £ fiROWN
Governor.
By the Governor:
N. C. Barnett,
Secretary of State,
mar 2— lt
Tuesday Evening*.
Notice.
Columbus Arsenal. Ga.)
March 4, 1864. J
Persons holding claims against the Ordinance De
partment at thispoiut are requested to present tho
the same for payment, to Lt. Muldon, Disbursing
officer for this Arstaial, by the 20th hist.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
Major & Ord Officer Comd’g Arsenal.
mar 5 6t
Old Type Metal for Sale.
Wo have a few hundred pounds of Old Type Metal
for sale. Persons wishing to purchase should make
immediate application. Apply to the
mar 3 ts TIMES OFFICE.
Personal. —Capt. H. C. M., Richmond, Va.
All well. I have just written. R
[communicated.]
Perry House, )
Columbus, Ga., March 7th, 1804. j
Mr. Editor: A near neighbor, anil familiar
acquaintance with your city, but now return
ed from the army, hails with pride the in
creasing improvement manifested in both
public works and street trade. When here
but a few weeks ago a spirit ol apathy ap
peared to pervade all classes of trade. Broad
Street seemed to be deserted, and business
men, to whom idleness had hitherto been a
stranger, moped in indolence. It now' rejoices
us to see the picture changed, and it rejoices
us still more to know that the popular cry of
a "depreciated currency” has but given an
impetus to trade. Men—sensible men are
being aw r akened to the fallacy of the cry
which had its origin in the feculent brain of
the heartless extortioner. If we are defeated,
the fault will be our own. The familiar ad
dage of "save me from my friends” cannot be
applied with more truth or emphasis than
can the knives of our young Confederacy, if
we are defeated, extort upon these vampires—
“ 'Twas thiuo own arm that gave the tatal blow,
And help’t vinfliot the wound that laid me low. ’
We have passed through many of the pub-,
lie works of the city, and without feeling dis
posed to Hatter the indefatigable and obliging
patrons of each, must say that in our humble
opinion they are reheating much credit not
only upon themselves and operators, but are
working incalculable benefit to the cause w r e
all have so much at heart.
We also visited the Nail Factory in Giraid,
and left impressed with the conviction that it
is not only well conducted and useful, but
almost indispensable. While in this village
we had the pleasure of forming the acquaint
ance of one of its oldest and most respected
citizens, Henry M. Lanier. We cultivated his
acquaintance somewhat, and.parted from him
impressed with the conviction that hie diffi
dence tvas only equaled by his merit. An
obliging, upright, honest man. We have
since learned that Mr. Lanier is a candidate
for the Probate Judgeship of his county. An
old man, disabled, and thoroughly qualified to
the duties of the office. Why shouldn't he be
elected ?
And the Press of Columbus; is there in
any Southern city such unanimity and ‘-good
will ?” Indispensable guardians of our rights,
long may you all live to defend them.
Before closing this hurried note will you
allow us, and we would draw no invidious
distinction, to make our bow profound to
Smith, of the Perry House. Long may you
live, most fastidious of caterers, and enjoj' all
the patronage y6u so richly merit!
No. 23.
♦ ♦ 4
A Question in Engineering. —A young
man recently presented himself for exam
ination as assistant engineer in the navy.
Among other questions, the following was
asked of him : “Suppose you had built an en
gine yourself, performed every part of the
work without assistance, and knew that it
was in complete older, but when put into a
vessel the pump would not draw water, what
would ycm do?’’ The young man promptly
replied? ‘‘l should go to the side of the vessel
and ascertain if there was any water in the
river.” Guess they let him pass.
Here is John Happy’s Last. —The married
“Roughugees” will bear in mind- that John
has his eyes upon them :
Scenes “in the rear Dramatis persona? —
Mounted Refugee and cornfield Darkie.
Refugee loquitur. —“ I say, boy, what’s the
chance for a good-looking young man to mar
ry in this country ?”
Darkie. —“ Dunno, boss. Is } r ou a Rough
ugee ?”
Refugee. —“ Yes.”
Darkie. —“Well, boss, white gals is mitey
scace of dem Roughugees ; you see day bin
carryin’ on wid dem, an’ day done found out
most of ’em got .wives way up yonder whar
dey cum from !”
The Yankees in Knoxville. —Perhaps no
city of the South has suffered more from Fed
eral occupation than Knoxville, Tenn. The
Bristol Advocate gives the. following items
from that city :
The utter disregard of the Yankees to all
the decencies of civilized life, is evinced by
their utter disregard of every feeling ol respect
for the dead, in their conduct of the funeral
of Rev. Isaac Lewis. The procession was
halted on its way to the cemetery, and John,
(a negro boy of Joseph A. Mabry’s,) was forc
ibly taken from the driver s seat of the car
riage in which the daughters of the deceased
were following the remains of their only
earthly protector to the grave, and amid much
confusion, he was dragged off'and forced into
the Yankee army. Comment on such an act
is unnecessary.
The city is represented to be the most woe
begone, heaven-forsaken place ever visited by
the wrath of God or man. Hundreds and hun
dreds of dead horses line the streets, and fill
the alleys —scarcely a vacant lot, but has up
on it one, two, or more, of these carcasses,
polluting the air and breeding disease. It is
said that no sanitary regulations whatever are
laiurced, that cattle are butchered in the
streets, and that a pestilence must certainly
ensue.
The Federals are constructing a fragile
bridge over the Holstein just below the month
of the creek.
Capture of a Yankee. —A Yankee prison
er, says the Savannah News, who escaped
$3 Per Month.
J. W. WARRE), Editor.
from the cars near Augusta some days since,
was captured on Saturday near the fifty-mile
station on the Central Railroad, and brought
to this city. As a number of them are still
at large, our people in the interior should
keep a good look out for them.
a Novel Suit for a Divorce. —The
following incident is related by a New
York correspondent:
A fashionable couple up town married,
but not mated, as the story goes, quarrel
ed a few mornings since, and the irate
wife, by advice of her parents, has sued
for a devorce. The case is only notewor
thy trom the ridiculous cause of the quar
rel. One morning, it seems, the hus
band washed himself, as usual, in the bowl
used by both but the lady for some reason
refused to use it that morning, and rang
the bell for another. It was brought,
when the now indignant husband flung it
violently to the floor, breaking it to pieces.
The wife thereupon called hard names
when he locked the bed-room door and
insisted that she should use the bowl.
She vowed that she would not if she went
with a dirty face for a week, lie swore
that she should; and so filling the bowl,
he seized her hands, and using sufficient
force, washed her face for her He then
unlocked the door and went to his business
while she went to consult a lawyer and the
suit was commenced.
Personal— The Augusta Constitution
alist of Saturday says: Vice President
Stephens arrived in our city on yesterday.
He was serenaded last night at the resi
dence of Mr Patterson, near the Lower
Market, and made a few brief remarks.
It is a source of gratitude that our distin
guished countryman has so far recovered
his health as to be able to travel; it is
sincerely to be hoped that it may continue
to improve so that his potent voice shall
again be heard in the councils of the na
tion.
A Model Love Letter.
Mr. Editor : The following is the
eopy of a letter appended to an applica
tion for a furlough, forwarded a few days
since to Headquarters army of Tennessee.
This application for indulgence was made
for the purpose of getting leave to go to
Georgia to carry out a matrimonial en
gagement ; and was approved by the Gen*
eral commanding the Army for fifteen
days. I will mention no names, but as
sure you vLat Ovi« i s a veritable copy of
the original letter:
February 13th, 1801.
My Moast Esteemed Friend —l am
awair that you will be surprised to hear
that father and mother has consented for
myself and you to get married, which
affords me great pleasure; for 1 don’t feel
as though I could ever give my consent
to marry any other gentleman, for you
know yourself that 1 always esteemed you
higher than any one els.
Mr. , bear in mind—you know
that you once said that you never coulu
live an see me in the arms of Another
man. Know is the time to prove it. You
will has to come home immediately. 1
am shore that the commanding officers
will not object to your having a fur low
to come on such important business as
that. Ma an pa has give their consent,
thinking that you would hardly get a fur
low, an then they could say it was not
their fault; hut I want you take them on
a surprize. I know, if you love me as
you say you do, you will not. fail to come.
Give my kindest regards to Gen. John
ston; an tell him to be a friend to matrimo
ny this time for my sake.
Nothing more until T hear from you;
an be asshured that I shall await your
arrival with the greatest anxiety.
Yours, as ever,
Ton ami, H, T W.
[ Cor. Mobile Tribune.
Letter from a Thief.— The follow
ing note from a thief to the owner of a
trunk he had stolen is decidedly eool:
Wilmington, N. (1, Feb. the Bth.
Mr. Jones— -
Dear Sir : I send your letters, would
send your trunk, but I think I can make
use of it myself. lam very much obliged
to you for the suit of clothes and the
oranges, they was very nice; also them
4 p£V of shoes. I would like for you to
send send me the key.
Very respectfully,
A SOLDIER.
P. g—p e more careful with your trunk
the next time.
— • mm ,
To the Friends ol' the Soldier*
Throughout the Confederacy.
Q. M. General’s Department, j
Railroad Bureau, .<•
Richmond February 20, 18G1. j
The friends and relatives of soldiers in the
army of Northern Virginia are hereby noti
fied that an arrangement has this day been
effected with die. Southern Express Company
to carry all packages of food and wearing
apparel to Richmond, Va.
To secure the advantages thus obtained
through the Express Company, the following
instructions must be observed:
Packages must not contain more than one
hundred pounds, be well secured and plainly
marked, and sent at the expense of the ship
per to either of the .Soldiers' Relief Associa
tions, which are located as follows:
In North Carolina, at Raleigh; in South
Carolina, at Columbia; in Georgia, at Augusta,
in Alabama, at Montgomery; or to any other
point at which one of these associations have
an office.
The Agents of these Aviations will there
take charge of them and ship daily by .-miith
ern Express Company to the proper agents of
the respective States at Richmond who wnl
see them distributed to the proper individual
OW To meet the wishes of the soldiers, and to
give them a certain and speedy communica
tion with home, the Southern Express Compa
ny has agreed to give this freight preference
over everything else; end in order that no ob-
stacle may occur to tho success of so lauda
ble an enterprise, the several railroad comp*
nies are hereby requested to render the Ex
press Company such facilities as willenabl
it to make this arrangement a complete sue
cess.
As the Southern Express Company assume
all responsibility 0 f the transportation o
these packages, the Relief Associations are re.
quested to withdraw their Agents who havi
heretofore acted as traveling messengers. I,
the Relief Assooi&tions will 'establish agenda;
in the rear of others, they may enjoy the sam>
privileges hereby secured to the Army o
Northern Virginia.
F. W. SIMS,
Lieut. Col. and Quartermaster.
Approved:
A. R. Lawton,
. Quartermaster General.
TELEGRAPH IS.
Reports of the Press Association.
Entered according to aot of Congress in tho year
1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office ot
the District Court of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Charlkston, March 7. —The enemy continuo
to keep up a slow tire upon the city. No signs 0 f
activity on Morris Island or other points. Fleet
unchanged.
Lett. Forreat-DUsshilppi.
The Confederacy, and especially tho State of
Mississippi, owe it to Uen. Forrest to erect a mon
ument to his heroic energy and courage. What he
aid tor Georgia last year, in thowiDg his shield
between that State and the invading baud of
Streight, ho has now done for Mississippi and Wes
tern Alabama. It was he who defeated tho Yan
kee campaign. It was owing to his address, cour
age, and celerity of moveuiout, not only that Smith
and Grierson were whipped and chased out of
Mississippi with immense loss, but that Sherman
was forced to tako tho back track, because tho
combined movement in which lio was ougagod had
been frustrated and brought to naught by General
Forrest. If our infantry and artillery had been <
put into tho fight as Forrest did his troopers, there
is every reason to believe that we should have
been rejoicing now, not only in a baffled attempt
of tho foe, but in a victory that would shine along
side of Finnegan’s splendid success in Florida.—
General Forrest made a complote job of tho Grier
son column. That braggart cannot repeat bis
jocular boast of bis successful cauvass of the
State of Mississippi. Forrest has whipped him
soundly and sent him howling and bruised back
to Memphis. So much for tho street report that
Grierson was returning and Forrest retreating
before him.
And now, what does this experience teach tho
people of Mississippi? Tho truth must bo told
and it is that Mississippi has lost caste for heroic
constancy and patriotic fortitude since the fall of
Vicksburg. It is painful to relate it, but it has
been said and belioved on .all hands that the spirit
ot Mississippi was cowed by that disaster and her
people have been ready tt> receive the Yankee yoke.
Nay oven a darker picturo is presented in her sol
diers falling off from her regiments like autumn
leaves, a sure sign of the demoralization at homo,
and darker than all, the spectacle in Jones county,
whore armed deserters from their country’s colors,
have assumed tho audacious functions of makers
and executors of the law. Mississippi’s fair fame
lias deeply suffered by these reports and by those
facts patent to the world. We deplore it and we
would see her gallant people rise up in their
strength and wipo from the proud escutcheon of
their State theso foul blots of dishonor. And now
is your opportunity,[men of Mississippi! You have
tasted of tho fruits of Y'ankte power. Your women
insulted and robbed and stripped by fiends in hu
man form whom it wore base flattery to call cow
ards. Your women can tell you how bitter are
those fruits. Happily for you, too there comes to
mingle in your cup of humiliating experience, a
diamond drop of hope to blaze the path to your
safety, your deliverance and your vengeance. Be
hold what;Forrest has done by his good sword and
his few but valiant followers. See what courage
and determination can accomplish, “the might
that slumbers in a freeman's arm !’’ Arm and join
him, fight with him as he fights, and you and your
homos, your wives, your children and your slaves
Ttttl 1/v «xn pwuev tv vma V u.wL’Vv tj » kuuj) no If JVU
were all shut up iu the castle of Gibraltar.—Mo
bile Register.
Smoke for the Cure of Wounds.—A cor
respondent of the Country Gentleman recom
mends smoke as a cure for wounds in men and
animals. He says:
I cut my foot with an axe. The lady of the
house, seizing my foot while it was yet bleed
ing freely, held it over a pan containing smok
ing tag locks. In a few minutes the bleeding
stopped, and the smoke was removed, and a
bandage applied to protect it from accidental
blows. The wound never gupurated, and
consequently never pained me. 1 have seen
the remedy tried in many similar cases, and
always with tile same results. Lei the reader
bear in mind that no liniment or salve, draw
ing or healing, should be applied. You have
merely to smoke the wound well and nature
will do the rest.
I suppose the smoke of burning wood would
produce the same results, but it would not bo
so manageble. There is a principle in the
smoke of wood, which when applied to flesh,
coagulates the albumen, thus rendering it un
susceptible of putrefaction. The same prin
ciple stops bleeding by coagulating the blood.
It promotes healing, and may be applied with
decided benefit to almost all ulcers, wounds,
and cutaneous diseases.
Buttons and Lace. —The inombers of Genera
Finegan’s staff have a right to wear just as much
of these ornamental materials as they please. At
tho battle of Olustee Colquitt’s brigads got out of
ammunition, and while waiting for more were en
aided to keep up the fight by tho supplies brought
them by members of the staff in their haversacks.
[Mobile Register.
All right, except that it was the members o I
Gen. Colquitt’s staff who supplied the want o*
ammunition in the mariner stated.
TBHEFERASTgE HALL
Wediinilav Night, iTlarcli V.
COME AND AIdThE SOLDIERS.
CONFEDERATE NIOHTIN6ALES
Will give one of their Entertainments on Wednes
day Evening,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF
C:OL.imiBIT& COMPANIES
ill ilfneral Henning’* Brigade.
Arf- Ticket* $2. No half price. They can be had
at .Messrs. Acee X Collier’s Drug .Store.
W. E. TERRY, 4
marStf Agent.
Confederate States Depository.
Columbcs, March Ist, 1364.
Holders es Treasury Notes (except those bearing
f interest! can now obtain Certificates which will en
title them to four per cent. Bonds, which privilege
will continue until first day of April for notes of all
denominations, after that date, all notes above the
denomination of Five dollars can only be landed a
sixty-six and two-third cents to the dollar, except
One Hundred Dollar Notes which are no longer re
ceived after that date for public dues and can only
o funded at a further reduction ofj.en per cent per
month. The Certificates issued, as well as the Bonds
or which they will bo exchanged, are receivable in
payment of taxes for the year 1864, and are not sub
ject to the tax imposed as on other Bonds.
Come forward promptly and obtain your Certifi
cates and not run the risk of being excluded by the
presure that will take place towards the end of the
month. W. H. YOUNG,
mar 3 till Ist April Depositary.
Enquirer and Sun copy till Ist April and send bill
to me.
Plantation and Shovel Iron.
T HAVE on consignment 20,000 lbs. of Plantation
1 Iron, and will receive next week some Shovel
Iron, which I will exchange for Bacon or sell fog
Confederate money. ’ W. P. TUJUtBJV,
mar i lea
