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COLUMBUS TIMES
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No subscription received for a longer term than
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Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for
each insertion.
Where advertisements are inserted a month,
charge will be S3O per square.
Announcing candidates S2O, which must invariably
paid in advance.
Change ot Schedule.
AN and after Sunday. March 20th, the Trains on
Uthe Muscogee Railroad will run as follows :
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Columbus .6 15 P. M.
Arrive at Macon .....2 A. M*
Leave Macon 9 30 P. M.
Arrive at Columbus .5 00 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN :
Leave Columbus .5 30 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus V 4 35 P. M.
W.L. CLARK,
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Medical Card..
DR. E. A. ROSSY.
FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe
-1 male infirmary/' tenders his services to the Cit
izens of Columbus in all the branches of his profes
sion.
Special attention will be devoted'tothe treatment
of the diseases of womein.
ASP" Surgical operations performed for
Fistula in Ano, Visico-Vaginal fistula,
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis,
Varicocele, Haemorrhoids or Piles, Callous Impas
sable strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club
Foot, and contraction of the fingers, Strabismus or
Squinting, Aneurism,'Varix or dilated veins, Pterj '
glum, Cataract and Ilair Lip; also for the remov
al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any part
of the body.
Diseases of ths.QWnito-Urinary System, coinprsing
the dilForent stages of Ohonorrhoea, Strictures,
Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary
secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms,will receive
particular attention.
References given whenover desired as well as the
recommendation of many years practice in New Or
leans; CousultatiOn hours every day at his office
in the Masonic HalUßuilding, from 10 to 12 o’clock
a, in,, and from 2to 4 o’clock p, m. Patients willdo
well to call precisely at those hours, as before and
after that time will be devoted to visiting personsin
the city.
Address ,11 eommuieationsto A lloggY
Columbus. Ga,
' N. 15. —Persons from a distance having servants
requiring surgical or medical treatment* will be
provi ed with comfortable quarters, but in all cases
will have ;o furnish their own provisions and bed
ding. '
also bestow particular attention to
the treatment of the different forms of Ulcers, Rheu
matism, Gout. Scrofulous affections, Syphilitic erup
tions, and all other chronic diseases of the skin.—
Medicated Fumigations and Steam Stilphurous
path.,. - employed in the hospitals in Europe Slid
\ inert'■ i, will form a part of my treatment.
Cos: 11 ;;m E. A. R.
“ Notice to Planters and Con
sumers of Iron.’*
WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or
exchange for country produce —such as Corn,
Fodder, Bacon, Lard, .Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, Tal
low, Butter, Wneat or Flour—the following articles,
on hand or made to order:
PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON;
FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAR IRON;
HOOP, HORSE SHOE, NAIL ROD;
IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN
ROPE) FOR BALING;
SHOVELS AND SPADES ;
FRY PANS;
POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP
TIONS ;
SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40
TO 100 GALLONS;
SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH,
We are prepared to receive and fill orders for any
sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works
and Rolling Mill in Alabama.
JOHN D. GRAY & CO.,
apr 3 ts Next to New Bridge.
Notice to Planters.
1 nni .iiiehonzed by the Government
TO EXCHANGE
. Sheetings* Cotton Yarns,
SUGAR ANO 08NA8URGS FOR
Bacon Sid.es,
HAMS MB SHOULDERS,
for supplying the Army.
JNO. J. McKENDREE,
apl 18 2m - Ageni.
FRICTION MATHCES!
'IMIE Columbus, Ga„ Friction Match Company,
* have attain resumed operations, and will, in a
few clays, be prepared to supply them in quantity.—
They also make a superior article of Blacking, which
can bo supplied in quantity.
Dealers and others wishing to purchase, can ap •
ply to Messrs. Livingston Jc Cos., or .Messrs. Hull &
Duck, who will be kept constantly supplied.
S. D. THOM & CO.,
Manufacturers.
N. B.—lt having cost me about $5,000 in tffe past
eighteen months, above receipts, to learn how to
make good matches, the public can now rely on get
ting a superior article. S. D. THOM.
Columbus, - May 14,1864 dtf
Notice !
WANTED at the C. S. Arsenal, Columbus, Ga„
Leather ami Hides,’
in large or small quantities, for which the market
price will be paid. Parties shipping such to the un
doraigned will be insured against seizure by officers
or agents of other branches of the Government.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
may 11 ts Mai. Comdg. Arsenal.
“STOVE MOULDERS.”
TWO Stove Moulders can get employment a-,
good wages, bv application to
HARRISON, BEDELL & CO.
Columbus, Ga.
Augusta Constitutionalist, and Mississippian.
copy one month and send bills to this office,
may 61m __ _
Notice.
lam desirous ol establishing a Library lor the
use’ofthe Lee Hospital. Contributions of books,
wagazit 's arc respectfully solicited.
W. N. ROBERTSON,
Surgeon in Charge,
may 17 tl' * Lee Hospital.
C. S. ARSENAL, \
Columbus, Ga.. April 5, 1864.)
\otice.
I WISH TO EXCHANGE FOR BACON
on equitable terras,
supr flails,
l§uprand Salt Kettles,
And all kinds PLANTATION IRON;
Also POWDER. *
As tliis Bacon is needed to supply the necessities
of the eiuptuvees ot the Ordnance Department, at
this place ami Richmond, it is hoped that holders
wil give the GuvernmenUthe p ß {^ipjf- RE Y^
apl 7 ts Maj. Comd'g Arseual.
Shoe tiiakees’ and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
T’HE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
manufacture of the above named articles in this
are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a few doors above C. S.
Hospital. HARRISON,.BEDELL & CO.
Reference— Maj. F. W. Dillard.
Mobile Register, Mississippian and Augusta Con
stitutionali.-t, plena* copy one month and send bills
to this office,
mar 30 ts
€itv Tax Payers,
T AM in-ri u 'ted bv Council to olose the books foi
I receiving CITY TAX RETI RXb, on thelst daj
of July next. All parties not making returns bi
that day will be doubled taxeu. . ,
4b?*Mv oflice will continue to be at the siore.o.
H. Afiddlebrooks. on Broad
may 19 2w Clerk.
Aotice.
MRS. MAA‘V ;]. HENNING is my duly author
ized Agji.t ;•>. the transaction and settlement
of all business concerning the estate of Col. Seaborn
Jones, deceased,
SEABORN J. BENNING,
Columbus. May 9,4504. 1m Adm’r.
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Vol. XL
J. W. VVAKREY & CO. Proprietors ........................J. W. WABREN, Editor
CATALOGUE SALE
* OF
iifK fintiEs,«, a
-A_T -A.TJOTIOILsT.
BY BELL & CHRISTIAN.
On TUESDAY, 21st day of June next,
at 11 o’clock, in front of our store, Sa
vannah, Ga.,
The following invoices—
-2 puncheons Genuine Holland Gin, 105 gals each
1 do Pure Beurborn Whiskey, MO gals.
10 cases Pure Jamaica Rum, 100 gallons each
14 bbls do Bourbon Whiskey, 40 do do
16 chests Preston’s Whiskey
25 cases London Dock Gin
75 boxos do do Port Wiijp
1 bbl Scotch Whiskey
1 bbl, 4 dozen, Old Rye Whiskey
10 doz Duff Gordon’s Old Brown Sherry
20 doz Superior Old Rye Whiskey
5 bbls do do do
2 bbls Jamaica Rum
20 cases Holland Gin
10 crises Cognac Brandy
1 bbl Holland Gin
2 bbls Cognac Brandy
30 bbls Machinery Oil
50 pieces Alex Collie’s Mourning Prints
40 do do do Dark Ground Prints
2 cases Bleached Long Cloth
20 cases Blue Mottled Soap
10 boxes Chemical Works Soap
20 boxes English do
323 yards Bunting
46 pairs Iron Clad Shoes
30 pairs Misses’ Gaiters
2 boxes Borax
Half-bbl Washing Soda.
25 doz Fine Tooth Combs
10 kegs Bi Carbonate Soda
3 boxes London Double Crown Yellow Soap, 106
pounds each
8 boxes White Cocoa Nut Soap
22 boxes London bright Yellow Soap
4 pieces seal skin coating Jj^ards.
4 pieces Double Width Cloth*
Terms —ln Netv Currency or its equivalent, or
approved endorsed notes at 60 days with-interest
Catalogues will be ready by the 15th of June
next. may so-m ioul juuo
CARGO SALE.
BY
JAMES H. TAYLOR.
Oil Wednesday, June 15th.
COMMENCING at 9 o’clock, will be sold in my
store, corner of Broad and Campbell streets,
Augusta, Ga., a desirable assortment of Goods im
ported in steamer Hansa and other vessels, consis
ting in part of— •
10 cases —Foolscap Paper;
Letter Paper, Ruled;
Note Paper Ruled;
Buff, Cream and White Envelopes;
Large Yellow Wove Post Paper;
Thin Cream Laid Post Paper.
50 cases —Light Fancy Prints:
Dark Fancy Prints ;
Madder Fast Color Prints;
Black and White Prints ;
Chintz and Shirting Prints ;
Purple and Lavender Prints.
5 eases—Earlston Ginghams ;
•ASolid Checked Ginghams:
and Fancy Ginghams.
21 cases—3B in. Bleached Shirting;
Fine Cambric Shirting ;
33 inch Long Cloth;
-10 inch Pillow Case Cotton.
1 case—Printed French Lustres.
S cases—lrish Linen Fronting:
100 inch Linen Sheeting ;
Inch Shirting, Linen.
6 eases — Organdie Muslins;
Fancy Printed Muslins ;
Black and White Muslins :
1 case—Expansion Skirts.
10 eases—Madder Square Handkerchiefs;
Medium Madder Handkerchiefs;
Cochineal Handkerchiefs ;
Printed Turkey Red Handkerchiefs ;
Cambric Handkerchiefs.
5 cases —Ladies’ white Cotton Hose;
Mens’ Half Hose.
2 cases—Black Alpacas.
1 case—Crepe Moietie :
1 ease—6-4 Fancy Cassimeres;
3 Bales—Red Flannel;
. Magenta and Plaid Flat nel.
2 cases—Union Stripes.
10 cases—Best Sewing Needles:
Hair Pins, Crochet Needles;
Spool Cotton. Pen Holders.
2 cases —English Pins.
4 pases—Bone Buttons;
Looking
5 cases —Pocket Knives;
Table Cutlery :
Shoe Hammers, Pincers, <fcc.
1000 pair—Leaf Cotton Cards.
40 cases—Straw Hats;
Super W.hite Felt Hats;
Youths’ Hats and Caps;
Wool Hats, super.
4 barrels—Best Writing Ink ;
20 kegs—Bi-Carbonate Soda :
50 cases—Super Brandy ;
25 cases “Old Tom” Gin,
10 cases —Sparkling Champagne:
25 cases—Ale and Porter :
3 barrels-Whiskey:
30 bags—Sifted Black Pepper :
5 chests —Oolong Tea:
5 bags—Rio Coffee :
5 bags-Prepared Chicory;
40 cases-Assorted Drugs:
5 jtegs-SlO lb. nett Cream Tartar, warranted
pure ;
• IS kegs-112 lb. each, Eng. Epsom Salts, asst’d :
25 drums-1000 lb. Bals. Copaiva, strictly pure
10 cases-Ladies ana Mens’ Shoes ;
10 doz. —Fatent Leather.
ALSO,
5„ bales—4-4 Frown Sheetings:
7-8 Brown Sheeting?:
7-S Brown Drillings.
Conditions, cash on delivery,
may 23—16 t JAMES H. TAYLOR.
Columbus, Ga., Monday Morning, June 8, 1864.
Saturday Evening'.
For City Sexton,
R. T. SIMONS is a candidate for the office of
City Sexton. Election Saturday next, June 4th.
may 30tde
To the Planters!
The demand on this Section from the Army for
Cora is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand is
nearly exhausted.
I earnestly beg every planter to deliver at his
nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, fifty to five
hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to be consigned to
me within the next ten days: of which notify me. —
Sacks will be forwarded or delivered as ordered.
I know the great press upon Planters at this sea
son in cultivating crops, but the urgent necessity of
our army, at this time, makes the above request
necessary.
I trust every planter will respond promptly, to his
utmost ability.
9 A. M. ALLEN,
Maj. and C. S.
may 31 5t
Chattahoochee & ISaiabridge
The steamer Mist, Van Marcus, Capt., will leave
for Chattahoochee and Bainbridge, Sunday morn
ing at 9 o’clock.
Correspondence of the Times.
Marietta, June Ist, 12 o’clock m.
Friend Warren : — We arrived on Monday
night, and found the wounded of Friday, Sat
urday, and Sunday’s operations coming in
from field. About 300 came in that night,
which were dressed and fed, and sent on to
Atlanta. The Relief Committees are nil sta
tioned here until a general engagement. Our
armies occupy the same position they did on
Friday last, with occasional skirmishing along
the Our lines extend from New Hope
Church to near Acworth. Wheelers cavalry
occupy our right, and Forrest is at Tupelo .
So much for the burning of Chattanooga,
which many persons here believe to be burnt.
I think I may go up to the front to- tnorrow,
and may ascertain something of sufficient im
portance to communicate.
I write these few items in haste to send by
Clayton, who leaves in a few minutes.
♦
The whole face of the country along the line
of the railroad bet ween Lynchburg and Dan
ville, Va./ is planted in corn, and looks re
markably well for the season. The extent of
cultivation is greater than was ever
knowrroefore.
• Losses in Lee’s Army.— All of his Generals
have submitted their reports to Gen. Lee, as we
learn from the Richmond papers, and fourteen
will cover our enure iuoa vi jvinea, wouu
ded and missing in the recent series of battles with
Gen. Gram’s army. The Superintendent of Hos
pitals reports officially that 11,130 wounded from
Gen. Lee’s army have been received and distribu
ted among the various hospitals. It appears then
that 2,870, the balance of 14,000, covers our killed
and missing. The claim of Yankee Secretary of
War Stanton of S,OOO prisoners is at least 6,000
over the mark, but Stanton, et id omne genus Yan
kee, has long since abandoned even all approxi
mations to the truth.
The whole number of prisoners entered at the
Libby prison since the first battle of Manassas,
July, 1861, up to the 27th ult„ was something
over ninety seven thousand.
Major-General John B. Gordon takes command
of the division of Gen. Edward Johnson.
The Memphis Appeal, of the 2d inst., says:
Through Lieut. Gates, who came down this morn
ing, in charge of some prisoners, we learn that
Gen. Chalmers has retaken Rome, and is at work
in the rear of the enemy. .
mm %
Catholicism. —Catholicism is spreading with
unheard of rapidity in Thibet. Recently a mo
nastery of 700 houses burned their idols and asked
for catechists to instruct them in Christianity.
The Propaganda is now sending numerous mis
sionaries to that region.
Death or a Senator. —Hon. Jefferson Adams,
Senator in the present Legislature from the district
composed of Putnam, Jasper and Morgan counties,
died at his residence in Eatonton on the 21st ult.
The Yankees are now publishing a paper at
Rome, called the Tri-Weekly Union, the first num
ber of which has found its way to Atlanta. It is
published from the office of the Courier, and is de
scribed as a filthy little eight-by-ten-miscegena
tion-negro-worshipping sheet.
The report that Joe Brown is about to assume
command of the Army of Tennessee, with Bill
Arp as Chief of Staff, is unfounded.
A Yankee writing to a New Orleans paper from
Pass Cavalle, Texas, states that about two or
three weeks ago the negro garrison revolted and
tried to make their escape. The garrison numbers
about twenty-five hundred, and of this one-third
of the number became dissatisfied at the low wages
they received and other indignities, and threw
down their arms and fled. They were pursued
and brought back; twenty-seven of them were imi
mediately executed, and the rest placed under a
guard. These negroes* received six dollars per
month and rations, and they thought they were
.entitled to more. Sambo is gradually becoming
to find out who is his true friend.
Lawrenceville Factory Bubned. —4Ve learn
that the large cotton factory at LawreHceville,
Gwinnett county, was burned on Monday last, sup
posed to have been caused by the friction of the
machinery. By this accident, a heavy loss has
been entailed upon the company, and some two
hundred and fifty employees have been thrown
out of work. Factories in want of hands ought to
employ these men.
-
A New Rebel Envoy to Napoleon. —Mrs.
Greenhow, the Southern heroine, has been staying
here. She is decidedly considered a wonderful
woman. She has been admitted to an interview
with the Emperor, and is regarded by the ladies of
Paris as the personification of the patriotic hero
ine. Tall, handsome and graceful, her youth and
beauty produced as much surprise as admiration
among the diminutive race which people the draw
ing rooms of Paris. The volume published in
London by Bently. and called “Mv Imprisonment
in Washington,” has excited great sympathy for
the statements it contains.— Pari * Correspondence
Liverpool Jovrnal.
[Special Correspondence Atlanta Intelligencer.] *
The Georgia Front.
In the Field, May 30, 1864.
flight Attack on Our Lines.
To my last letter I appended a postscript
which stated that movements were expected.
About one hour afterwards the Yankees open
ed a terrific fire along our lines, and the re
serves were ordered to advance and prepare
to support our men in the line. The Yankees,
relying on the darkness, charged along nearly
the whole extent of our line of battle ; but,
after, a severe struggle, were repulsed with
fearful loss.
The Loss of the Yankees
Is said to be absolutely fearful. Up to this
hour oue thousand dead bodies have been bu
ried, and there yet* remains a large number
lying on the field. Among those killed is a
Yankee Brigadier General. His head was
shot off by a shell, and only the star on his
shoulderstrap was the evidence of his rank. I
have not learned his name. From the num
ber of dead left on the field, I can safely say
that the loss of the enemy within forty-eight
hours must exceed ten thousand in killed and
wounded, while our loss is not more than two
thousand.
The Situation.
To-day but litte or no firing has taken place,
and there is no chance of any fighting this
evening. A general engagement, however,
was anticipated, but the Yankees will doubt
less act in darkness, and endeavor to achieve
what they cannot perform in the day.
In the Field, May 31st, 1864.
The Situation
Remains unchanged since my letter of last
night. The day passed without any heavy
fighting, and but little or no skirmishing was
heard along the lines. The movements of the
enemy are full of mystery, and if they do come
to the knowledge of Gen. Johnston, he does
not make them public, while his Lieut. Gen
erals appear to have imbibed his reserved and
silent manner, for but little or no intelligence
can be gleaned from them. There are,
however, manj rumors afloat, one of which is,
that the Yankees are moving further up on
our right with a view of flanking the army.
If this report is correct, it will necessitate an
extension of our right wing, and consequently
we will be nearer Marietta than before.
Capture of Yankees.
Four Yankee pickets were captured by our
forces this morning. When taken they stated
they had been placed where they were found
with orders to remain until relieved, and one
of them rather facetiously remarked that they
were getting tired of being on picket and were
wishing to be relieved, when our men came
up and gratified their desire. The reports
they give are the same as those given by
those previously captured, the principal one
of which is, that the Yankee army is one hun
dred and fifty thousand strong. From the
manner in which all their reports agree, it is
evident they have been well tutored by their
officers and have studied their lesson well.
Mnmona, Cti.., 1. ( lOCi.
The Situation.
I have just arrived from the ‘‘front,” which
is 16 miles from thia place. All day yesterday
there was skirmishing along our lines and
some cannonading. Last night there was
heavy skirmishing on our left, but no serious
attack. 'Ais morning skirmishing is going
on along our line, and sharp cannonading, but
beyond these there is nothing of interest.
There are a great many rumors afloat of the
whereabouts of Forrest, but I have it from
good authority that Chattanooga was not in
our hands four days ago. Gen, Chalmers was
marching on the town, but would have to
fight for it.
Reports from the Yankees
Numerous, but scarcely deserving of notice.
One of them, however, is possessed of some
importance, and if true, would make it appear
that Sherman intends to advance. It is stated
that on day before yesterday evening the chief
commissary in the Yankee army issued the
last five days’ rations in his possession, and
Sherman informed his men that they would
have to go to Atlanta with that. Can it be
true ?
Let but an unfavorable harvest come, or let ag
riculture become neglected as it bas been before
now for more profitable pursuits, and woe to those
who have anything to lose and enough to eat.—
English Paper.
And yet the insane fanatics who control this
Government are doing their very best to bring
about this consummation—to knock away the re
maining stay of our prosperity. They propose to
take 85,000 men from that portion of the country
devoted to agriculture in order to exempt contract
ors, speculators and those “engaged in the inte
rests of God and humanity.” Can mismanage
ment and incorapetncy reach a lower depth than
this ?—Chicago Times.
Arrest and Imprisonment of a Wealthy
Englishman. —Last Friday, James Judd, who
owns some 12,000 acres of land in St. Charles
county, was arrested in this city, and commit
ted to Gratiot street prison, by order of the
provost marshal general, for the persistent ut
terance of disloyal sentiments. He is an Eng
lishman by birth, but was naturalized in
Charleston, S. C., twenty-eight years ago. He
has frequently declared that he was for Jeff.
Davis and the independence of the South. He
will have an opportunity to revise and correct
his sentiments during his stay in Gratiot.
[<SV. Louis Dem., 2 6th.
Resumed. —Col. J. A. Sperry will resume the
publication of the Knoxville Register at Charlotte,
N. C., on the 7th in&t It will be published week
ly, for the present, at $1 per month. We hope
soon to see it hailing from Knoxville.
The Petersburg <fe Weldon Railroad having
been repaired, (says the Danville Register of
the 27th ult.,) the Government is now using
that line exclusively to transport troops, and
is sending commissary and quartermater’s
stores over the Piedmont and Danville roads.
Thus the two lines of railway, connecting the
capital with the Southern States, are at this
emergency fully employed and are of invalu
able service in keeping an army in Virginia.
By the one route troops are sent to reinforce
Gen. Lee, and by • the other provisions are
conveyed to his jarmy; the more interior line
and one least exjposed to raids of the public
enemy, being selected for carrying the sup
plies. The Piedmont Railroad now com
pleted, though, ciwing to the great pressure
upon the rolling stock now employed in bring
ing norn and bacon from Greensboro' to Dan
ville. no passenger trains are, for the present,
allowed upon the road : nor are any troops
sent by this route, as they were some days
ago, the line being devoted exclusively to one
purpose.
The necessity for this slate of things, we
< hope, will not long continue.
$4.00 Per Month
The Mighty Fallen.
The following is a copy of the naval
General Order, suspending Admiral
Wilkes, who captured Messrs. Mason and
Slidell, and was unanimously compliment*
ed by a vote of the Yankee Congress for
his management of that disgraceful affair:
Navy Department, |
Washington, May 3, ’64. j
General Order, No. 32.]
At the Naval General Court Martial,
recently convened in the City of Wash
ington, Commodore Chailes Wilkes, of
the Navy, was tried upon the following
charges preferred against him by the de
partment :
Charge I.—Disobedience of the lawful
orders of his superior officer while in the
execution of his office.
Charge 2.—lnsubordinate conduct and
negligence or carelessness in obeying or
ders.
Charge 3.—Disrespect and disrespect
ful language to his superior officer whilst
in the execution ot his office.
Charge 4.—Refusal of odedience to the
lawful General Order issued by the Sec
retary of the Navy.
Charge s.—Conduct unbecoming an
officer and constituted an offence made
punishable by article eight of the articles
adopted and put in force for the governs
ment of the Navy of the United States.
On each of these charges the accused
was found by the court “guilty,” and was
sentenced in the following terms :
“And the court does hereby sentence
the accused, Commodore Charles Wilkes,
to be publicly reprimanded by the Secre
tary of the Navy, and to be suspended
from duty for the term of three years.”
The finding of the court in this case is
approved, and the sentence confirmed.
In carrying into execution that part of
the sentence which requires Commodore
Wilkes to be publicly reprimanded, I need
hardly say more to an officer of his age
and experience than that the promulga*
tion of such charges, and of the decision
upon them by a court composed of officers
of the highest rank in the navy, consti
tutes in itself a reprimand sufficiently
poignant and severe to any one who may
have desired to preserve an untarnished
record in the service.
The department would gladly hafe been
spared the unpleasant duty which has de
volved upon it in this case, but the ap
peal made to the public, by the accused,
in a paper which the court has pronounced
to be “of an insubordinate and disrespect
ful character, containing remarks and
statements not warranted by tacts," ren
dered it necessary for the department
either to tolerate the disrespect and sub
mit to unfounded aspersions, or refer the
case to the investigation and decision of
a court martial.
• Gideon Welles,
. * Secretary of the Navy.
Pbesident Davis on the Peace Move
ment. —The correspondence which we publish
this morning, between the President and Gov
ernor Yance, of North Carolina, will attract
attention. It is to be regretted that it did
not make its appearance at an earlier day.—
The letter of the President puts to shame the
Peace men of the South—those who would
have ua ever standing with an olive branch
in our hand begging the enemy to take it.—
The President suggests the proper policy to
wards those mischievous tories who are seek
ing to create trouble and get up a war upon
the government. We never though such men
should be allowed quarter of any sort: These
times are too perilous, and too much is at
stake, to talk about handling traitors with kid
gloves. They should be met with the stern
defiance of the Go v ernment, and silenced with
a halter, if no other argument will avail.—
Above all, do we detest those miserable cow
ards, who, afraid to avow their real purposes,
are seeking to accomplish them by hypocriti
cal appeals in behalf of State Rights and pop
ular liberty. The honest, straightforward
tory is entitled to some respect, but your
dodging, whining villian,who would assassinate
his government in the dark, besides retribute
justice, deserves the scorn of bis race. Let
the authorities, Confederate and States, lay
their heavy hand on all such men ; they will
be sustained by the virtuous and patriotic
throughout the land. —Savannah Republican.
The Militia in Camp—They Elect two
Major Generals in one day. —The Militia
called out by Gov. Brown, exhibited a rath
er singular freak of fiokleness of purpose, yes
terday in their election for Major General.—
The vote being taken in the morniDg, Gustavus
W. Smith, late a Major General in the Confed
erate service, at present Superiutendant of the
Etowah Iron Works, was elected without any
opposition. Later in the day, a letter, it was
said, web received in camp, stating that Ad
jutant General Wayne would have accepted
the position if he had been elected. The Mil
tia boys upon hearing this, exclaimed that
ithey had been sold by somebody, and at once,
and in a very unparliamentary manner, threw
General Smith overboard, and elected Adju
tant General Wayne.— Atlanta Register. 3d.
How Spe ars Controlled his Men.—The
Richmond correspondent of the Augusta Con
stitutionalist relates the following:
While at the coal pits, near the canal, ten
miles above the city, some of Spear’s troopers,
in defiance ot all (alleged) orders to tihe con
trary, fell to plundering indiscriminately ev
erything that came in their way. One of
them, in particular, carried on his depreda
tions in the immediate neighborhood of a house
in which Spears himself was resting. Hap
pening to catch sight of him. the robber chief,
with great inconsistency rushed out upon him
and cut him down with his sabre, laying the
fellow 3 head open. As the wretch fell to the
ground, Spears turned to the lady of the house,
who had looked on in horror, and observed :
; “I see, madam, you think this is very wrong.
! but it is the only way in which I can make
the scoundrels obey me, I have some of the
greatest villains in the world in mj command.''
Shortly afteward he and all the other vil
lianstook their leave.
1
The paper having the largest circulation ia
the world is now said to be that issued by
Secretary Chase. It is ap extremely lor*.
publication, too. It supports both the Ad
ministration and the Union. Exchange paper.
And it is also the cheapest paper ever i:-
I sued: it now costs only halt as rnucU as it uni
at first, and in a little wine can oe hadfor
; nothing.— Chicago T*r.es. _
The Soldier 7 * Grave.
••Duke et decorum eat pro Patria naori.”
No co9tlj tablet rears its bead
. Above hi3 sacred place of rest,
Rude Nature’s lavish hand hath spread
A covering o'er the soldier's breast.
The liolet scents the-fragrant air,
Pale liily-buds are blooming near
The weeping willow bends iu prayer.
For the brave one who slumbers here.
Earth s fairest flowers around it spring,
Beside it laughs a rippling wav*; a
The mock bird plumes its radiant wing.
“And thrills sweet music o'er that gravo.”
W hen the first rays of Luna pale
Are mirrored on the glittering wave.
I list to hear the wild wind wail
A requiem o er the soldier's grave
Covington, Ga. Jclu.
Wc have lost or missed many citizens—we can
not call them good citizens—who havo not fallen
in war, and who do not intend to fall into war—
Whether we must class them as defunct or default
ing, or missing, we cannot yet tell; but the fact is
painfully evident that some persons who were con
sidered citizens, and who so considered themselves,
as to go through the form of voting and other at
tributes of citizenship have disappeared. It is
feared that some of them have fallen through some
weak planks of our political platform, made of
very badly seasoned consular timber. Information
concerning such persons would no doubt be thank
fully received by any good Magistrate or by anr
Managers of Elections before the next opening of
the polls.— Charleston Courier.
♦
An Incident of tlie Siege of
Charleston.
The \ankees from time to time throw a shell in
to the city and nobody seems to mind it. But
misfortune willed that yesterday a shell should
throw the entire community into mourning.
Miss Anna Pickens, the daughter of our former
Governor, never consented to leuvo the city. De
spite the representations of General Beauregard,
she remained braving shells and Greek fire, attend
ing the wounded and cheering all with her pres
ence. Among the wounded officers under her care
was Mr. Andrew do Rochelle, a descendant of one
of the noblest Huegonot families of the city. This
young man was full of the liveliest gratitude for
his fair nurse; gratitude gave birth to a more ten
der sentiment; his suitwas listened to; Governor
Piekens gave his consent, and the marriage was
fixed for yesterday, the 23d May.
Lieut, de Rochelle was on duty at Fort Sumter
in the morning, and it was determined the ceremo
mony should take place at the residence of Gen.
Bonham, in the evening, at 7 o’clock. At the mo
ment whpn the Episcopal clergyman was asking
the bride if she was ready, a shell fell upon the
roof of tho building, penetrated to the room where
the company were assembled, burst and wounded
nine persons, and among tho rest, Miss Anna
Pickens. We cannot describe the scene that fol
lowed. Order was at last re-established, and all
the wounded were removed, except tho bride, who
lay motionless on the carpet. Her betrothed
kneeling and bending over her, was weeping bit
terly and trying to staunch the blood that welled
from a terrible wound under her left breast. A
surgeon came and declared that Miss Pickens had
not longer than two hours to live. We will not
paint tho general despair.
Wheu the wounded girl recovered her conscious
ness, she asked to know her fate, and when they
hesitated to tell her—“ Andrew,” she said, “I beg
you to tell me the truth. If I must die, I can die
worthy of you.” The young soldier’s tears was
his answer, and Miss Anna, summoning all her
strength, attempted to smile. Nothing could bo
more heartrending than to see the agony of this
brave girl, struggling in the embrace of death and
against a terrible mortal pang. Gov. Piekens,
whose courage is known, was a'mos t without con
sciousness, and Mrs. Pickens looked upon her
child with the dry and haggard aye of one whose
reason totters.
Lieut, de Rochelle was the first to speak, “An
na,” he cried, “I will die soon, too, but I would
have you die my wife. There is yet time to unito
us.”
The young girl did not reply; she was too
weak. A slight flush rose for an instant to her
pale cheek: it could be seen that joy and pain
were struggling in her spirit for the mastery. Ly
ing upon a sofa, her bridal dress all stained with
blood, her hair dishevelled, she had never been
more beautiful. Helpless as she was, Lieut, de
Rochelle took her hand and requested the Rev.
AT** Dioli luaon 4j o wi SV» tKo PArATUBIIJ
When it was time for the dying girl to say Yes,
her lips parted several times, but she could not ar
ticulate. At last the word was spoken and a
slight foam rested upon her lips. The dying ag
ony was near. The minister sobbed as he pro
ceeded with the ceremony. An hour afterward
all was over aud the bridal chamber was tbe
chamber of death. Lieut, de Rochelle has sworn
to perish in battle against the Yankee, and we are
sure that he will keep his oath. Ho has now a
double motive to bate them and bis own existence.
Char. Mercury
Siege of Charleston.
Three Hundred and Twentieth Day.
The firing of the enemy continued brisk during
Tuesday night and Wednesday. Fifty-five shells
were fired at the city, since last report, up to sir
o’clock Wednesday evening. A white woman named
Mrs. Conroy, and her little daughter, were slightly
wounded, and one negro girl wounded in the arm.
About half past ten o’clock. Wednesday morning.
Battery Gregg opened fire upon Fort Sumter and
was still firing at the time of writing our evening
report at six o’clock, Thirty-eight shots had been
fired at the fort up to that time.
The enemy seems to be making a full test of anew
gun at Battery Gregg. All the shells thrown are
from a thirty-pounder Parrott. The shelling of the
city continues steady at the closing of our report.—
Courier, 2d.
It has so far been overlooked that Mr, Chase, in
his recent letter to the Senate Finance committee,
threatens repudiation if Gen. Grant does not win
victories. He says: , . _
It must not be thought, however, that I regard
either or both of these measures as adequate reme
dies for financial disorders. Nothing short of tax
ation to one half of the amount of our current ex
penditures, and a reduction of those expenditures to
the lowest point compatible with efficiency, will in
sure financial success to the Government. And
without military success will fail.— Chicago Times.
Gold Movements in New York. —16th May, 161
to 170; 17th, 176 1-4; 20th, 181 1-2; 21st, 182 3-8 to
183; 24th, 184 1-4 : 27th, 186 1-4; 29th, 188—20 cents
in thirteen days.
NOTICE!
IMarshall Hospital, 1
June 3d, 4864. j
Capt. W. H. H. PHELPS is hereby authorized to
purchase supplies for the sick and wounded of this
Hospital, giving in EXCHANGE MONEY or
Cotton Yarns,
Osnaburgs,
Knitting and Sewing Cotton,
Sugar, Nails, Potash,
Glass Tumblers & Jug Ware.
T. A. MEANS,
j e 4 6t Surgeon in Charge.
In accordance with the above authority, I re
spectfully solicit the co-operation of farmers in
meeting the wants of the sick.
Butter, Eggs, Soap, Chickens
and Vegetables, are the articles mos‘
needed.
W. H. H. PHELPS,
114 Broad street, Cblumbus, Ga.
junol 2t
Cotton Cards for Corn or
Bacon.
I WILL exchange a pair of Whittemore's No. 10,
Cotton Cards for 7 bushels of Corn, or 20 pound?
of Bacon.
The Cards are the best. _______
J. F. WINTER, President,
Rock Island Paper Mill?.
jc4 Ot *
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