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COLUMBUS TIMES Published Daily (Sundays cxcoptcd) at tho rate of $3 per month, or $8 for three •^onlbs. No subscription received for a longer enn u three months. advektisi*® bates : . , * ; n «frted for $2 00 per square for u A ' ' T undfllo for each additional. Where'advertiseinents are inserted a month, the Ch Am»ouneing candidates $lO, which must invariably I n«iid advance. ' A deduction of 20 percent, will be made on all advertising accounts over SSO, when prompt pay 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