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Newspaper Page TextHit* (Mimto ; J. W. - - - Editor. Thursday Moruin?, Mnrrli 24,1864. "All Quiet Alonu tub Potomac.”—A eorres puudcnt writes the Columbia Carolinian, “That the army of Gen, Lee, is actively preparing for its summer campaign, ami that important movements are likely to take place in a month or six weeks.— Nothing transpired Vince the late raid, worthy of record. The roads have been impassable, but •pring weather has again made its appearance.— Uen. Longstreet has paid (leu. Lee an official visit, aud returned to his headquarters near Greenville, Tenuessce. An active campaign is being organ ized aud the spirit of both officers and men points but to one result —success. The army is in ex cellent health, and rations are abundant. Meade’s army is in progress of oranization, preliminary to active operations, but the prevailing impression is that Meade, by reason of his fiasco at Gettys burg, will be removed from his command. Grant ie now presiding genius, and at the council of war which he recently attended at Washington, it was arranged that the capture of Richmond should be the primary object of the Spring campaign.— Grant’s grand idea is that the South must be tak en before the Smth can be penetrated. Troops are to be brought from Chattanooga and Missis sippi, and, if possible, an army of two hundred and fifty thousand men is to be concentrated : the city is then to be approached from three different directions. Kilpatrick and his command have taken to the water. They are returning to Alex andria. Mr. Step lien's Resolutions. We publish below the Resolutions on the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus, us they passed both branches of the Legislature : The General Assembly of the State of Geor gia, do Resolve, Ist. That, umleivthe Consti tution of the Confederate States, there is no power to suspend the privilege of the writ ol habeas corpus, but in a manner and to an ex tent regulated aud limited by the express, em phatic, and unqualified Constitutional prohib itions, that, “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due pfbeess ot law,” and that “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, sup ported by oath or allirination, and particular ly describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized.” And this concussion results from the two following reasons : First because the power to suspend the writ is derived, not from ex press delegation, but only from implication, which must always yield to express, conflict ing and restricting words. Second, because this power, being found nowhere in the Con stitution, but in words which are copied from tbe original Constitution of the United Stales, as adopted in 1787, must yield, in all points ot conflict, to the subsequent amendments of 1789, which are also copied into our present constitution, and which contain the prohibi tions above quoted, and were adopted with the declared purpose of adding “farther de claratory and restrictive clauses.” 2d. That “due proces of law” for seizing the pftrsons of the people, he defined by the Con stitution itself, is a warrant issued upon prob able cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly, describing the persons to be seized, and the issuing of such warrants, be ing the exertion of a judicial power, is, if done by any branch of the government, except the judiciary, a plain violation of that pro vision of the Constitution which vests the judicial power in the Courts alone; and, therefore, all seizures of the persons of the people, by any officer of the Confederate gov ernment, without "warrant, and all warrants for that purpose, from any but a judicial source, are, in the judgment of this General Assembly, “unreasonable” and unconstitu tional. 3d. That the recent act of Congress to sus pend the privilege of the writ of habeas cor pus in cases of arrest, ordered by the Presi dent, Secretary of War, or general officer com manding the Trans-Mississippi Military De partment, is au attempt to sustain the Military authority, in the exercise of the Constitutional judicial function of issuing warrants, and to give validity to unconstitutional seizures of the persons of the people ; and, as the said act, by its express terms, t ontines its opera tion to the upholding of this class of uncon stitutional seizures, the whole suspension at tempted to he authorized by it, and the whole act itself, in the judgment of this General Assembly, are unconstitutional. 4th. That, in the judgment of this General Assembly, that said act is adaugerous assault upon the Constitutional power of the Courts, and upon the liberty of the people, beyond the power of any possible necessity to justify it; and while our Senators and Representa tives in Congress are earne.stly urged to take the first posible opportunity to have it repeat ed, and refer the question of its validity to the Courts, with the hope that the people aod the military authorities will abide by the de cision. sth. That as Constitutional lihcrly is the solo object which our noble army, have, in our present terrible struggle with the govern ment of Mr. Lincoln, so also is a faithful ad herence to it on the part of our own goverr ernment, through good fortune in arms and through had, oqp of the greatest elements of our strength and final success; because the constant contrast ol Cos \stitntionnl government on our part, with the usurpations and tyran nies which characterize the governmnt of our enemy, under the ever recurring and ever false plea of the necessities of war, will have the double effect ol'animating our own people with as unconquerable zeal, and of inspiring the people of the North, more and more, with a desire and determination to put an end to a contest which is waged by their government openly against our liberty, and as truly, hut more covertly, against their own. Rev. Mr. Wingfield, ot Portsmouth, has had his sentence commuted, in the following coarse order from the Beast. The Petersburg Express, in which we find it. taken from the New \ ork News, well remarks that none but a coward would have insulted a man not able to resent it: NoitFOLk Ya., March 2, 1864. The following order from Geu. Butler, remit ting the sentence oi ihe Rev. Mr. Wingfield Episcopalian Minister at Portsmouth, has bceu published : Head’qrs I.lth Army Corps, j Dep’t \ a. and N. Carolina, Fortress Monroe, March 1, 1864. j The remainder of the sentence imposed by Brig. Geu. Wilde open the Rev. Mr. Wingfield, is re mitted. He will be sent to Capt. Basse’s, at Fort ress Monroe, for custody. His punishment is re mitted, not from respect for his acts, or because it is unjust, but because its nature may be supposed to reflect upon the Christian Church, which by his connection with it has been already too much disgraced. By command of Major Gen. Butler, (Signed) A. B. IVfi-er, Captain A. D. C. What Young Mr. Dayton Did Report.— The Baltimore Gazette gives this version ot the story: Notwithstanding the semi-official announce ment that the rumors in regard to the recog nition of the Southern Confederacy by France were entirely groundless, the Washington correspondent ot the New York Tribune states that the son of Air. Dayton had read ic'd Wash ington as the bearer of dispatches from his father. Mr. I>»> Urn expresses the opinion that the recent course ot the French Government in permitting Confederate vessels ot war to be repaired in French ports, and allowing them to depart freely when ready for sea, foreshad ow* the recognition of the Southern Conted eracy. How to Meet Hotel Expenses. “Air you the keeper of this here tav cm?” inquired a tall, lanky individual, belonging to the Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, and now in the Con federate States service. “I am the proprietor of this hotel,” re plied the bustling little hotel keeper of an establishment between this city and Kich | moml. “What can Ido for you?” “What do you tax fur a bed? asked the soldier. “Seven dollars, sir,” responded the gen tleman addressed. “ Oulu seven dollars-yer say; well that, u cheap; dog gone me es it aw t e a Confederate five and there s a two, . all right, ain’t it, Mister?’ “Certainly, sir,” replied Boniface, it is all perfectly correct.” “You heern him, didri t you, Jeems. said the military gentleman, addressing one of his companions. “I heern him,” was the response.” “Arid you heern him too, didn’t yer Ike?” enquired he of another. “Os course I did,” was the reply. “I ’spect it’s all right between you.” “That’s a blcssin’, anyhow,” said the soldier, a and now Mister, es you’d only traveled as far as I hey, you would want to sleep mighty sudden.” “Certainly, sir; all right,” exclaimed the landlord as ho proceeded to direct a ser vant to show the gentleman his apart ment. The soldier evidently slept soundly; but very early in the morning he might have been seen descending the stairs with the mattrass, upon which he had slept, care fully tied up and slung over his shoulder. He had not proceeded far, however, be* fore he was met by the astonished land lord, who indignantly demanded to know what ho was doing with that bed. “Gwaine to take it out ter the reegi ment,” coolly remarked the soldier. “You are, arc you?” roared the exas perated landlord; “how dare you carry off my property in that manner?” i Your property ! Well, I like that. — Didn’t I give you seven dollars for this here bed, only last, night, and didn’t two of our fellows hear the trade ? Your prop erty, oh?” “The seven dollars you paid me, was for your lodging,” said the proprietor, growing somewhat irate as he spoke. “Nary lodging el* I know it,” responded the soldier. “ l axed you what you taxed for a bed and paid yer own price, and ac cordin’ to the natur of a trade the bed’s mine.” “Well, sir,” interrupted the angry host, “and what do you ask lor your bed? 1 want it.” “Now yer talkin’,” replied North Car’s olina, as he dumped the bed upon the floor and carelessly threw himself upon it. “I want to he reasonable, and being it’s you, I’ll let you have the bed for fifteen dollars,” “Fifteen dollars !” gasped the landlord. “Jest so,” quietly remarked the soldier, “es a man don’t make at least one hundred per cent, durn me es he can pay hotel ex penses." The landlord paid the money, and will probably avoid speculating in future with any of the North Carolina .Slate Troops. Distribution of Letters in Europe. —The following table shows the manner m which letters tire-distributed in the illi ferent countries of Europe: Austria.—Brought to the door. In all larger places without carrier’s fee. In smaller places (villages and farms,) a fee of two kretuzers (one cent) is charged. Belgium.—Brought to the door through out the Kingdom. England.—By carriers without fee, France.—By carriers without fee (to the door) in both city and country. Hanseatic Cities—Bremen—By loiter carries to the door. Italy.—To the door by carries without fee. The Netherlands.—By carries without feel Prussia. —By carriers. In large cities the fee will soon he abolished entirely.— In the rural district it is six plenninge, (about 11 cent) per letter. Switzerland. —By carries without fee. The Tillimg Tax. The Clayton lianner contains an able article on the late financial legislation of Confess Irom which we make the follow ing extract, which will be read with in terest by the planting community: The Richmond Enquirer contends that inasmuch as the act provides for the pay* rnent of this tax by the first of .Line, the planters will be required to advance in currency the whole amount of live per cent, on all their property employed in farming, and that, at the el .>■< of the year, when the frithes are paid over to the (Gov ernment, the value oi the tithes will then be refunded. We protest against any such construction of the law. We do not believe that Congress intended to do what the Enquirer says it has done. This five per cent, tax on capital invested in agricultural pursuits, is levied for the year ISO 1; and the first section of the act declares that from it . he dtducted th? rulin' of-the tux in kind" delivered to the (Government. The law clearly pre supposes the payment, of the. tax in kind, before the planter shall be required to pay the difference in money. Tt is true, tlmt the sixth section provides that the “taxes laid for Isbi,” shall be due and collected on the “first day oi dune next.,”'as stated by the Enquirer but the act does not stop there —It goes on aqd adds, 11 or as soon thereafter us practicable.” As it is not “practicable” to collect the tithes of 1861 before they are made and harvested, it fol laws necessarily that the -farmers’ five per cent, tux on lus planting investments, are not due and collectable until the end of the current year. To submit to the con struction given to the law by the Rich mond paper, would compel nearly every planter to sell a portion of his property this spring to pay the very tax which the law says he shall he credited upon by the mine, of his tithes. The Enquirer raises another question about the tax on gold; but we have not the space to-day to discuss that point, and some others that we intend to notice. Taken as a whole, the law is a good one, and will restore confidence in our currency and sustain the credit ol’ the Confederacy at homo and abroad; but there are defects in it which requires legislation to explain < or remove. The Mob at Dayton, Ohio. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Lnquirer gives the following annexed account of the recent Abolition Mob at D.ayton, Ohio: We arrived at Dayton on the morning traih from the North. On our way to _ the hotel, bells sounded the alarm offive- As we neared the principal streets shouts of mob, mob, saluted our ears, followed by cries ot “The Empire office is being mobbed —an exclama- j t on which seemed to be unusually popular with the peddlers, upon tjie streets. Ap proaching the Empire office, we discovered the whole cause of alarm, which brings us to particulars. An article in the Empire of the 2d, referring to the Sixty-third Regiment, had given of fense. Misconstrued, exaggerated and dis torted by the Abolitionists, it was resolved to gather a posse of furloughed spldiers for the purpose of removing all opposition to t|ie Journal—a consummation most “devoutly to be wished.” Thirty or forty of these “furloughs,” excited by liquor,, and led on by the enemies of the Union, Avere induced to attack the Empire office, at a time when it was well known all responsible parties were absept at dinner. Mr. Tom Hubbard, one of the proprietors, was in tlje room of the second story at the time the rioters entered, and demanded their business. He was immediately assaulted, and, in defending his person, knocked some three or lour of his assailants down. Others rushed to the scene, and in his at tempt to escape, Mr. H. was thrust rudely from the window, falling a distance of some twenty or thirty feet. He was carried tp the office qt a physipian insensibje and badly in T jured. Stoves, types, cases, and other portable materials, Avere thrown into the street, and power presses demolished j but, luckily, the neAvs rooms escaped uninjured. This completed, the mob gathered round their leaders and followed them to the court house, where repeated calls brought Captain Badger, of the Forty-fourth 0. Y. 1., to the stand. He delivered himself of the following patriotic speech, which deserves to be re corded : “Fellow-citizens, by the great God, and Resurreetor of everybody, I swear I am respon ble for all this. I led this Avhole thing. These men are under my control, and I am respon sible, Tayo hundred veterans such as we arc, are Avorth one thousand citizens, There is no line of distinction between the Administration and the Government, and I tell you, if any action is taken against mo and my men here, the city of Dayton shall suffer.” This man belongs to Springfield, is a pseudo Captain in the Forty-fourth 0. V. 1., and Avears a uniform which the Democrats of Dayton purchased for him. He was followed by a person known as Robert G. Corwin, a ropegaffi? pi Cincinnati, Avho, pettifogged out of your city, is okeing out a sort of a living bj attending to habeas corpus cases in the County jail. lie 9aid to the crowd, drunk as they Avere, that he had been a Union man ever since this Avar began. He had done all be could to send soldiers to the field ; he had never gone himself, for va rious reasons ; be respected the soldier, but this business was Avrong ; let the law take its course and all Avould be right. No one had suffered more from the Empire than he had, but it Avill be all right, The Empire Avas a mob in itself, and ought to be put down ; but let the laAv take its course. The crowd here rushed once more upon the Empire office, but Avere met by the Democrats, who had congregated in large numbers, Ayell armed and prepared. A single Democrat, a Mr. M., stood bis ground with the crowd, and drawing his pis tol, bade them come no further. Stones and missiles of all kinds were burled at him as he retreated to the curbs. Being overpowered and his life in danger, he finally fired, when shooting became general. Forty shots Avere fired. A Mr. Sarle, from Needle Smith’s dis trict, Avas killed, and several wounded. Here the posse comitafus, numbering some two hundred, ordered by the Mayor, appeared upon the ground,'when quiet was restored. As we bade his Honor, M*yor Gillespie farewell, ms chiefs were rapidly making arrests. A Dying Government. In the Yankee Houseof Representatives last Wednesday— Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, said "it was a melancholy spectacle to behold a free Govern ment die. Liberty once lost has never in the history of the world been regained by the same people. A republican form of govern ment once overthrown has never risen again. Whenever in the wide domain of human con duct, a people once possessed of liberty, with all the power in their own hands, had surren dered those great gifts of good at the com ma*d of a usurper, they have never afterward proven themselves worthy to regain their for feited treasure. The American Republic, he said, is dying, and he proceeded to enumerate the causes which are working its downfall, saying, among other things, that under the present Administration, justice was no longer established, nor the blessings of liberty se cured to the citizen. No instance in all his tory could be found where a people claiming Christian civilization has waged a war of any kind against any foe, in dumb ferocious silence, without a word, sign, or look in be half of a peaceful solution, as long as we have now been engaged in this cruel conflict. He argued at length that negotiation now opened would lead to a restoration of the Union without further slaughter, and that such a course of statesmanship was sanctioned by enlightened precedent, and especially com manded by Div ine law. But such a course would not accomplish emancipation, nor bind up a central despotism ; hence it was not pur sued by the party in power. He argued that the management ol the Treasury Department had rendered bankruptcy and ruin inevitable. He spoke ot General Burnside as infamous and brutal for his agency in banishing that statesman and Christian gentleman, Mr. Val iamligham ; and, in conclusion, said the Union could not be fully dissolved, but that every day the present paity remained in power ren dered its restoration more remote, and the burdens and sufferings of the people more in tolerable. He warned the South not to look forward to separation and Independence, but to embrace every opportunity to cu-operate with the conservative men of the North in re turn to their allegiance on a basis of perfect security for all their rights and institutions as American citizens. If tins be done, the next Presidential election will put an end to the war and death, and bring a constitutional Union of the States. llow to Forward Funded Notes to the Treasury. —Tho following letter Is published by reqeust, as the information it Contains will be de sirable to many besides- the officer to whom it is addressed: Treasury Department, C. S. A. ) Richmond, March 15, 1864. j T. J. Morrison, Esq., Confederate State s Deposi tary, Wythe*ille, Fa. : tiiuz—Your letter of tho 12th instant, addressed to the Register, asking as to the manner of for warding notes funded at your office, has been re ferred to this office. You will cancel the notes with an ordinary bank cancelling hammer, or in any other manner that may suggest itself, so that the notes are effectual ly cancelled but not too much mutilated for exam ination ; put them up in packages of 100 notes of each denomination and date, and send them week ly in sealed boxes or parcels to the Treasurer, ac companied by a schedule in accordance with prin ted regulations, a copy of which is herewith en closed. Respectfully, [Signed] 0. G. MEMMINGER, Secretary of Treasury. ®§*“The denominations of the bonds under the new currency act will be as follows, to-wit; iIOU, SSOO, SIOOO, S3OOO and SSOOO. By comparing these denominations with the sums proposed to be funded, depositors can ascertain precisely the numbers and sizes of the bonds which he will re ceive tor his certificate. The certificates as well as the bonds will be transferable under existing rules of authentication for registered bonds. TELEGRAPHIC. Reports of tiie Press Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Macon, March 23.— The Supreme “ourt of Geor gia to-day unanimously affirmed the Constitutional ity of the Anti-Substitute Law. Richmond, March 23. —The snow storm yesterday >vas the most violent for several years, the ground was covered at an average depth of six inches. To day the weather is clear and warm and the Ishoav is rapidly disappearing. It is reported that Burnside has arrived at New born and will probably take command of that mili tary Department, At the auction sale of Ronds and Stocks to-day there Avas some improvement in the five year bonds and 15,000,(XX) loan. Gold sold at 21. (Correspondence of the Enquirer.) Letters from Gen. Longstreet’s Army. QPPKNVG.LB, T e filU: March 10, ’O4, Dear Enquirer : Having just arrived here, I hasten to write you. Henning’s Brigade is about 18 miles distant from liere, at a point on the railroad, knoAvn as Bull’s Gap. We learn the troops are all in the best of health, and the clothing and feed better than repre sented by the armyjgrumblers. Gen. Longstreet passed en route towards Lynchburg yesterday ; Iffs destination being unknown to your correspondent. Lt. Col. Seago is here en route for our regi ment. Although not fully recovered from his wound, lie is anxious to again enter the ring and take a fety more rounds with oqr antago nists. CoL Waddell and Major Boss are uoav absent —the Colonel being 3ick, aud our Maj. on furlough, Capt. Win. Craig, a model captain and excellent gentleman, commands the regiment until Lt. Col. Seago’s return. The companies from Columbus, and in fact all of the boys, are Avell and cheerful. Capt. R. B. Lockhart is on detached service here its Gorumanfiaut of this post. Will write you fully from the brigade. Nothing new to transmit. J. T. S. Bull’s Gap, Tenn., March 12, ’G4. Dear Enquirer : This Avill inform yon of my arrival here on yesterffay. The vyeathpr is fine, and the troops of Henning’s Brigade are in fine and cheerful spirits. Lt. Col. Shep herd, of the 2d Georgia, is in command of the Brigade at present, Gen. Banning being ab sent as counsel of Maj. Gen. McLaws, whose trial is now put before a court martial con vened at Greenville, Tenn. General Long street being absent, Gen. Buckner is now in command of the corps, and Maj. Gen. Fields is assigned to t|ic command ot Hood’s old division. Maj. Wm. A. Barden is noAV in command of the 17th, and he exhibits his ‘military fitness by the manner he commands his regiment. Capts. Moore and Week’s com panies are in excellent spirits, and though few in number, yet none the less patriotic, The gallant Colonel is at home sick. Health of brigade generally good. Weath er fine and bracing. Mothing new in our brigade. All quiet with us. J. TVS. Dying Opr ok the Convention Scheme.— Within a few days AA’e have received several assurances by letter and otherwise that the project of getting up a State Coirventiou to enable North Carolina to “take her own affairs into her own bands,” and to “withdraw the keystone from the Confederate arch, so that the whole structure would tumble to the ground,” is pretty effectually knocked in the bead. A letter from Stokes county informs us that but feAV even of the subscribers to the Standard are in favor of a convention. A letter from Guilford says that the project is dying out in that section of the State. And we see a card in the Greensboro’ Patriot, signed by a gentleman who had acted as Sec retary to’a convention meeting in Rocking ham county, saying : “I have since become satisfied that such meetings can do no good, but aye calculated to aid and encourage one enemies, and that the political Avire workers Avho are at the bot tom of them so understand them. I, there fore, disclaim all connection with them for the future.” Upon the back of these comes the speeches of Gov. Vance at Wilfcesborougb, Statesville and Salisbury, in Avhich lie took decided ground against the convention agitation.— This is no sudden vieAv of the Governor; his speech is but an exposition of his well known and Avell settled vieAVS of this question, made public on the first proper opportunity Avhich was afforded by an invitation to address the people of Wilkes. Upon the whole we congratulate our read ers upon the death of the scheme. It has done a deal of evil to the character of North Carolina, but we have much to be thankful for that its power to do much more and Avorse is at an end. — Fayetteville Observer . Surgical.— The following inventions which we copy from the Nassau Guardian are worthy of remembrance by our Sur geons in these war times: Among new inventions in the medical arts are two very powerful styptics, which will, doubtless, be taken into consideration by the profession. One is a solution of one part crystalized perchloride of iron in six parts of collodium It must be pre pared slowly and carefully; the eolor then appears a yellowish red, in which condi tion, if applied to wounds or loech biles, it farms over them an elastic pellicle. The other, discovered by Professor Piazza, of Bologna, is composed of equal quantities of a solution of chloride of iron with con centrated solution of chloride of sodium.— Lint, saturated with this is applied to wounds. “A Union of Independent States.” Tt will be noticed in our telegraphic ac count of the great Democratic mass meet ing in New York, that one of the resolu tions calls for a man for President upon whom the people may rely lbv s speedy suppression of the rebellion and the main tainance of “a Union of independent States.” Our own politicians ! who favor peace through the intervention of* the States, are tor the vnaintainance of “the independence of the States.” There seems to be a good understanding between the wire-pullers, but neither party has a word to say about the “recognition of the independence of the Confederate States.” It looks very much as if som|e juggling was going on, and that somebody was go ing to be cheated. If it means recon struction, the arm)*and the people of the Confederacy will have something to say about it. All desire peace, but all know there is no peace in a union of any sort with the Yankee abolition States.—[Sue. News. A Novel Marriage License. —The following a is copy of a marriage license captured on a Yan kee by our troops at Gallatin, Tenu , a few days since: Pravost Marshal’s Office, ) Gallatin, Tenn., July 22,1863. j This is to certify that John R. White has per mission to marry Milly M alls for two years, or during the war. Albert Lamb, Capt. and Provost Marshal. Ppprcved: E. A. Paines, Brig. Gen. The River. —The Chattahoochee has risen 10 or 12 feet iu the last day or two and is now in spendid boating order. CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, Local Editor. Consignees per Mobile Si Girard 11. R.—March 24, ’64. —Major Humphries; Major Allan; Capt. 11. D. Cothran; J Prido; D L Booher: Woodruff A Cos.; Grant Factory; W II Hughes; IV Wadkins; Folsom & Cody; Dick lliTghes; Eagle Factory; X Brittingham; E A Lawrence; Goetchius; W Welsh; R S Hardaway; Estes & Bro.; C C Cody; L. G. 8. Notice to Patrons. —As a matter of self-de fence, wo give notice to our patrons, whether in debted for job >vork, advertising or subscription, that after Saturday, the 26th, no old issues, except fives and under, will he received at the Times of fice Avithout the usual deduction of 33 ; \ per ceut. Those sending money will therefore take due no tice and goA r ern themselves accordingly. Machinery for Sale. —Engineers and machi nists are referred to the advertisement of I. C. Plant, of Macon, Ga., who offers for sale engines, boilers and valuable machinery. Mr. Plant also gives notice that he Avauts to buy a good iron planer. Master William MitTex. —It will be seen by reference to advertisement that Messrs Burke, Boykin & Cos., of Macop, Ga., Ayill haya this hu moyoqs storey of Judge Longstreet ready for deliv ery, in book form, by the Ist of April. Those fa miliar Avith the Judge’s style of writing, will need no further assurance that tiffs story is readable.— Price $5. Liberal discount to the trade, An Agreeable Change.—The overhanging clouds and falling Aveather have at last passed away, and the bright and cheerful sun came forth from his obscurity yesterday morning. Wo are glad to note such a pleasant change. Nature once more seems to smile, and people and things look more eheeyfuh The atmosphere is still quite cool, probably owing to the heavy fall of snow in the upper country. We shall doubtless ascertain in a few days the extent of damage to fyifit and vegetables. Wqo IVxntw yg Hire Negroes?— Wm. G Wool folk gives notice that he has ten or twelve negroes to hire for the balance of tile year. Those that AY&nt should apply at once. ♦ ♦ Militia NoTiCE.-riJee advertisement of Col. P. J. Phillips, in reference to militia elections in Mus cogee county. See advertisement of Mobile A Girard Railroad in regard to deduction of currency after the 26th. Arrival Extraordinary. —Wo are pleased to chronicle the arri\ - al of an esteemed lady friend of this city, Avho has been to the Avars, and Avho has passed through the Florida campaign with distin guished honors. She gives a very cheering re port from the “land of flowers” of the health and spirits of the troops, and tells of many wonderful incidents of the courage of our brave boys in the late fight. She has been on volunteer hospital duty- in that section, and by the offices of gentle ness aud kind attention, has contributed much to the comfort and well-being of many of the unfor tunate men Avho were wounded hit Olustoe. All honor to the noble qualities of head and heart, Which prompted such kind consideration for the suffering soldier. SoaiethiNG Goon. —We see by an advertisement that Mr. Geo. Magnus, on Front street, promises to open for sale this morning a few gallons of good oysters. Wonderful —We saw a boy, yesterday, sell a very ordinary one-horse load of tvood for S2O. — We asked him if his conscience did not trouble hint for such extortion. He said no—everybody rise’s conscience had “played out,” and so had bis’n. It is sad to rotiect that this evil feeling is so wide-spread. [For the Times.] The Officers and Men of the French Ship Ca- TINAT, AFTER A FERVENT PRAYER, STREWED THE Coffin of the Deceased Lady with Flow ers. 1 ’ —New Orleans Paper. Thanks to thy sunny heart, oh ! France, Full from these shadowed hearts of ours, Thanks for that gentle utterance Os Love and Hope, in prayer and flowers. An Empire’s hope may fall unwept; A Kingdom’s stay, without a sigh; Our old and troubled world has kept Childhood's grief for few that die. Such Hero-deeds, such Woman’s worth, So linked, evoke that priceless tears, And loving hearts through all the earth Kneel with the bravest, now, and here. Ye Flowers above yon summer sod I Ye Prayers beneath yon cloudless sky, Be as the burning sword of God, To guard that gate of Paradise. The New Napoleon.— The new Napoleon of the North is having a very lino time just now. Liko all the other Napoleons, his Elba is not far ahead of him, and the following paragraph which we copy from a Washington telegram of last week will read curiously next autumn: On Tuesday afternoon an officer, leading a child by the hand, quietly and modestly entered the dining room at Willard's, and took a place at the table. A gentleman from New Orleans and his daughters recognized him, rose from their seats and shook bauds with him cordially. In a flash, as by electric communication, the news that Gen. Grant was in the room spread through the immense hotel, and the hundreds of guests, Senators, Representatives, Supreme Court Judges, women, officers, lawyers, and all the customary household ot* Willard’s, sprang from their seats and cheered in the most tremend ous manner, and crowded around the blushing and confused object of this sudden ovation, and over whelmed him with theiifadmiriing interest. When his meal was concluded and ho b it the i >om, it was but a fall into another scene of enthusiastic love that awaited him from a-great. crowd in the lower hall, llis retreat from this superior force up the stair case and to his room was characterized by un soldicrly blushing. The reception of (Jen. Grant at the President's levee in the evening was more fu rious than any si-cnee that ever transpired in the east room, lie was literally lifted up for a while and in obedience to adfeinand and to a necessity, so great was.the dfcsire to have a fair look at him, be was obliged to mount a sofa, under the auspices of Secretary Seward, who preceded him to that dota tion. There has never been such a coat-tearing, button bursting jam in the White House as this sol dier has occasioned. The cheering and waving of handkerchiefs was in the c-ustomaiy fury of Ameri cans over popular favorites. Death of Julies Cummings, Esq.—We arc informed that tbe melancholly intelligence has beers received in this city of the death of Adj’t Julien Cummings, son of Col. 11. 11. Cummings, at. Johnston’s Island. We have no particulars as to his disease. It is stgted that bis remains had arrived in Richmond,*and that Capt. Lew Doughty would accompany them to Augusta. The de ceased was a young man of brilliant talents, and enjoyed the admiration and esteem ot a large cir cle here. We deeply sympathise with the be reaved relatives in their affliction. Chronicle A Sentinel. Southern Mechanics’l nion. A Regular Meeting of the Southern Mechanics’ Union will be held this (Thursday) Evening, 24th at tho meeting room of the Columbus Fire Company, No. 1, at 7 o’clock, P. M. ' By order of the President. JOHN R. BIGGERS, mar 24—It ifße’y Office Mobile*axd Girard R. R.. [ March 23, 1»04.) After Saturday, 26th inst., the present Currency will be taken in payment for Freight and Passage at the following rates. Fives at Par. Tens at Six dollars. Twenties at Twelve and a halt dollars. Fifties at Thirty-two dollars. One hundred dollar bills willnot be received. J. M. FRAZER, mar 24 ts Treasurer. Headquarters 24th Military District, i CMumbus, Georgia, ,- March 23, 1864.) Special Order, No. 3. There will be elections licld on the 12th of April next, for each of the pi&xent Militia Districts far a Captain and four Lieutenants, at the places as des ignated. | FOR MI'rtOOGKK COUNTY: At Flat Rock School House, lot the 772.1 aud 774th consolidated Districts. At Edward’s Precinct, for the 921st, 675th aud 1128th consolidated Districts. At the Eagle Factory Parade Ground, for tho Eagle Taetory District, comprising the managers, employees and operatives iu said Factciy aud its immediate vicinity. At Office of the Howard Factory, fur tho Howard Factory District, comprising' the Superintendents, employees and operatives of tho Howard Factory and immediate vicinity, Atthc Office of the Muscogee Railroad Depot, for the Railroad District, comprising the Superinten dents, agents, employees and hands of the Muscogee and Opelika Depots and Machine Shops. At the Office of Harrison, Bedell A Go., on War ren street, for the West 773d present Militia DDiriot. to-wit: all west of Jackson street, sayo the two Fac tory Districts. At the Work Shop of Mr, John 8. Alien, for the East 773d present Militia District, vis : all oast of Jackson street, in said original District, save those belonging to the Railroad Depot District, At the Court House, for tho B est 668th present Militia District, viz: all that portion of said origi nal District which lies Attest of Jackson street. At John Durkin’s Corner, for the East 668th pres ent District, or all of said origiral District east of Jackson street. FOR CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY; At Cusseta, for the HORh. 1106th aud 1108th consolidated Districts. At Halloea Court Ground, fur the 678th. 787th, 1107th and 1153d, consolidated Districts. There will also he elections held on the 22d us April at tho Parade Ground of the District, fora Major to command a 2d class Battal ion, to be formed of the two Factory and Railroad Depot Districts, and on the same day at the two County Court Houses undffit each of the various pre cincts in Muscogee and Chattahoochee Counties, for Lieutenant Colonel and Major to command a Ist class Battalion, formed of all tho men liable in said two ( utilities, save the 2d class Battalion before mentioned. The elections will be managed by a Justice of the* Peace and a Freeholder or two Freeholders, or two military officers, the rolls and tally sheets, properly made out and certified to, and forwarded tu meat his place. By order of the Commander-in-Chief.. P. J. PHILIPS, mar24lw Col. and A. D. <?, A NEW WORK, BY' JirUttE LOSIGSTBEET WILE BE READY ON Ist OF APRIL, Master William Mitten, OR A YOUTH OF BRILLIANT TALENTS WHO WAS RUINED BY BAD LUCK. |>Y the author of “Georgia Scenes.” A work of Jj great hmuoVand unusual interest to readers of all olasee. Price s6—with usual discount to the trade. Address BUItKE, BOYKIN & CO.. tnar24 2t Publishers, Macon, Ga. MACHINERY sale:. ONE Engine, Boiler and Pumps, Engine 8 horse power, Boiler 14 feet long, 42 inches in diameter, with two flues. 1 Upright Tubular Boiler Engine, four or five horse power, suitable for printing oflice or any light business. 1 Daniel’s Planer, (Planer 24 inches wide.) J Rotary Planer, 2 Morticing Machines, 1 Tenoning Machine, 1 bush and Blind Machine, 1 Coping Machine, 1 Slat Tenoning Machine, 1 Scroll Machine, for working irregular forms, 2 Lathes, 1 Boring Machine, 2 Cut otfSaws, frames, Ac., 2 Kip Saws, frames, Ac., 1 Alcots’ Concentric Lathes, 1 Scroll or Gig Saw, Shafting and Puliies, 8 Hand Screws, And Belting for the lot, Also, one Rope 2]-£ niches iu diameter, and about 1,000 leet long. Also, WANTED, A good IRON PLANER, for which a liberal paicc will be paid. I. C. PLANT, mar 24 It* Macon, Ga. FRESH OYSTERS. I HAVE just received FRESH OYSTERS, and A am prepared to furnish them by the plate, dona up in the best epecurean style. Call soon if you wish to bo served. GEORGE MAGNUS, mar 24 It* at Chattahoochee Bar. Negroes to Hire. G'EN or TWELVE NEGROES to hire for tho 1 balance of the year. Apply to mar 24 ts Wn. U. WOOLFOLK. Loit. A GOLD FOB CHAIN, square links. The finder H will bo amply rewarded by leaving it at mar 24 It THIS OFFICE. HO FOR SAVANNAH. UtiRV ARTILLERY! TWENTY-FIVE RECRUITS WANTES ! SSO BOUNTY. I IEUT. It. C. JONES, of Barnwell’s Light Artil -14 lory, Maxwell’s Battalion Light Artillery, .sta tioned at Sa\ annab, is now in this city recruiting for his Company. Now is the tiiqe for young men to join the most desirable arm of the service. You will reeieve SSO bounty, uniform complete, and transportation to camps. All wishing to join Will report to him at tho store of Messrs. Aeoe & Collier, or to Mr, J. I*. Collier, or to Mr. F. W. Aeeo at the Confederate Shoe Shop. Mu will return on the 2rttli iust., and will take clothing or provisions to any members of his Company. • mar zl till 28th* I wish to hire 20 or 25 hands, men or women, t« whom I will pay the highest government price and giv e permanent employment. Enquire at tho office of the Leo Hospital, over Spear’s Jewelry store, June’s building. W. ROBERTSON, mar 21 ts Surgeon in charge Lee Hospital rpeiitertt Wanted. TWENTY CARPENTERS to work on the now l 8.-at below the Navy Yard, lor which the highest wages will he-given. Apply to JOSEPH HANSERD, mar 15 ts allied. f PEN good able-bodied negro men wanted for twe 1 months, Good wages w ill be given. Apply to H. S. SMITH. Jr., marli Iw* or J. K. REDD. Btsirahic Fan«l for Kale. A TRACT of land in Hines county. Mis.-., one and a fourth miles from Raymond containing 3<io acres 50t) of which are cleared and in a tine state of culti vation, thet most of which is creak bottom* not sub ject to overflow, and as fine cotton and grain land as any in that portion of the State. On the premises is a good dwelling house with six rooms, kitchen,smoke-house, potatoe house, chicken house, Bor 10 good negro houses, with brick chim neys, good stables with 111 or 12 stalls, double cribs, a good gin house with mill, good overseers’ house, with two rooms, a goed cistern and well, with milk house. This land, if not sold in a few days, will be with draw n train the market. Persons wishing to purchase should call immediately at the office of A. C. Me- Gehee, Broad street. mar 21 4t FOR SALE. Flour and Meal, fresh ground. Nails, assorted sizes. Tobacco of all grads Osnaburgs and Y'arns. Coperas uud Extract of Logwood. Snuff —Mnecaboy and Georgia Rebel—in packages. Cigars, Needles, Pins, Writing Paper, En velopes, Yarns, Osnaburgs, and a variety of Dry-Goods. For sale by H. I ISCHACKE’R, mar 15 lw 104, Broad Strret.