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Ife itolnmliiiiS f&iwtt. J. W. W ARRE.t, - - - Editor. Friday Morning. June 17, 1864. From Virginia. The “Beast” has at length caught us nap ping at Petersburg, and has gained a partial success at that point. That be will be per mitted to capture the remaining defences of the city, or even to wear bis present laurels long, may w*H be doubted. All the eflorts of Urant to take Richmond by direct approach have failed—signally aud disastrously failed. There Is but one other resource left him, and that i3 the Vicksburg plan—cutting its com'- municatione starving it into a surrender. We have but little doubt that this is his next role, and the capture of Petersburg is an es sential part of the programme. This done, he would fortify the South bank oi the Appo matox, back to a point that could be reached or commanded by his gunboats, and by the use of the railroad to City Point, he could es tablish his base at Petersburg. By this achievement, his work would ba somewhat ad vanced, but by no means completed. The Danville connection would still remain and could be reached only by a march of more than 20 miles. With that road uncut, Rich mond could still exist, for it has been support cd by onlv one road for the past eight months. But we have no idea that the eiumy will be allowed to retain even his present position.— The road from Petersburg to Richmond,is still open, and Beauregard, with ample rein forcements, wc have no doubt, is already with in the beleugcred city. We expect warm work there in a day or two. We were pleased to greet in our sanctum yesterday Mr. Slatter, of the Winchester (LaGrange) Bulletin. Three Cincinnati editoi-3 were recently drafted —Henderson, of the Gazette ; Spencer, of the Times, and one of the Commercial s corps Another Fatal Explosion of a Yankee Smell. —Another of those fatal accidents from the explosion of YanNee shells picked up .n the city, says (the Carlcston Courier) occur red about two o’clock Saturday afternoon. James O’Neill, a shoemaker, residing at No. 311 East Bay, West side, near Calhoun street, attempted to draw the load from a 100-pound er Parrott shell, when it exploded with ter rific effect, taking off the right leg below the knee, and left foot, besides badly shattering the left leg. The unfortunate man lingered about two hours, when he expired. A little boj named McGary, who was sitting by look ing on, miraculously escaped with some slight cuts on the hands and face. Several of the fragments struck the kitchen and an out building, knocking away the brick and wood work, aud causing considerable damage, but doing no further injury to persons in the house. The deceased, while engaged in the act of drawing the charge, had placed the shell be tween his legs. Magistrate 11. W. Schroder held an inquest upon the body of O’Neill Saturday evening. The Jury rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death from the explosion of a shell which he was attempting to unload on Saturday afternoon, 11th inst. The 2d New Jersey regiment has arrived at Newark, their three years’ term of service having expired. They were reduced from over 1,000 to less than 300 men. They have been discharged. — » We learn that the New River Bridge, which was burned by Crook in his raid upon the Tennessee Railroad, will be completed this week so as to admit the passing of the cars. The Milledgeville Recorder says Gen. Doles was shot, by a minuie ball. It entered the right side, passed through the heart, came out under the left arm-pit and shattered the bone of the left arm. Those who were near him, sav that be did not breathe after he tell. We - * learn that he was the only man killed in the brigade. From Saturday to Thursday, the Hag over the Armory of the Blues, was at half mast. Thk Wheat Crop. —We are pained (says the Ma con Confederate) to learn that the recent heavy rains have materially injured the wheat crop.— When the rain Commenced falling, last Friday evening, a great deal of the crop was shocked in the field, and the four days of incessant wet weath er has caused much of it to sprout. Up to that time it was thought that we had the finest crop ever grown in central and southern Georpia, and we hope still that a large crop will be saved. Farm of a Southern Lady Sold.—A Washing ton paper says : “Wc learn that the pretty country residence formerly owned and occupied by Mrs. Clemson about two miles from the mansion of the late John C. Rives, has been sold fori SIO,OBO. Mrs. C. is the daughter of the late John C. Calhoun, and’ early in the rebellion, Mrs. C. left for the South.’ The London Times of May lSvli. gives a statement of the computed value of the imports into the Uni ted Kindom, during the year 1863 as compared with : 1862, showing an increase of 4-31,495,918. the whole j imports for 1862 being t224,716,1f 6, and t< r 1860 £218,980,912. The British possessions furnish more j than one-third of the whole. In 1862 the ’raports j from the British possessions were 165,283,251, and in ! 1863 were .£84,693,720. The greater portion of this | increase was in the imports from India and the Ba- j hamas, the imports from India being in 1862, 434,- 133,551, and in 4863, 148,434,517. The Bahamas j (Nassau,) stands for 6463,952 in 1862, and for £2.- | 282,713 in 1863. France stands next to the British possessions, the j imports from that country amounting to £24,024, 619. The United States comes third on the list. — They formerly stood second and next to the Brith ish possessions. The imports from the United States into the-United Kingdom, fell from 627,715,- 157, in 1862, to £19,370,815 in 1863. Strangely enough Egypt comes next to the United States, having in creased from $12,225,783, in 1862 to £16,495,681 in 1863. This increase, like that in the imports from India and Nassau is due to the blockade of the cot ton ports of the South. Arabia contributes 4-2 to the imports, and Pata gonia is just ahead of the Papal States. Hermes, the Richmond correspondent of the Mercury, says: Sheridan’s cavalry, fi.OM) strong, is moving up the country, either to cut oh lireckinridge’s trains, or to join Hunter and Crook in the \ alley. Should the three unite, the joint force would be about f)0. 'lbis would give us trouble Pton is close up to Sheridan, will be seen by Gen. Lee’s dispatch General Hampton has caught Sheri and materially deranged his plans. [From tue v.adoa index, May Idid.J American Cotton Still King. In an article on our cotton industry, which appeared in the Times of Tuesday week, it is observed :—“put the truth is, we cannot have our olehcotton trade with our new cotton.— What we want is not so much 3,500,000 bales in place of 2,500,000 as good cotton in the place of bad, and certainty instead of specula tion in prices. The inspectors tell us of a sin gular state of affairs in the manufacturing districts. There is no confidence in the future, but no contentment with the present. The manufacturers are building new mills and en larging old ones, but not for the trade as it now is, or the cotton which they now get. — The operatives are hanging on with similar expectations, reluctant to migrate, and cling ing to their homes, but sorely discontented with Surat cotton, and compelled in many cases to eke out by the acceptance of relief what would otherwise be insufficient earnings. What form the desired consummation is ex pected to take it would be hard, perhaps, to say, but probably the leading idea is that some day or other cotton will come from America once more. This would not only furnish a good material, but would remove the present element of risk. As things now stand, there is on one side an actual supply of indifferent cotton, and on the other a possible supply of excellent cotton, so, that, besides the dissat isfaction created by Surat, there is the chance or prospect or anticipation of some such sud den influx of American as would turn the market upside down. As long as the American War continues a revo lution in the cotton trade will be a possibility at any moment. Whenever it ends, Lancashire in dustry will take a fresh start. Those sotm to be the impressions prevailing in the cotton districts, and in the meantime there is work enough to keep the mills going, and to enable the employers and employed together to hold out for better times. Perhaps American peace may not bring us American cotton as before, and yet the misfortune is that hitherto no other cotton has take* its place. Lord Derby expressed his hope that we should never again be dependent on a single source of supply ; and it is certain that, as far as mere bulk of imports goes, we seem to have outgrown this risk. But it is, we fear, equally certain that the new supply is not accepted as tho equivalent of the old, and that either the former must bo im proved, or the latter must be forgotten, before the cotton trade can really be revived. We have on several occasions shown that, though cotton can be procured from India and other countries, yet a substitute for American cotton is not to be found. Without American cotion, our stapl# industry can not resume its former dimensions. Europe Drifting towards War. The last trans-Atlantic intelligence i3 regarded as deep significance. Following close in the Aus tro-Prussian squadron, which was making its way toward tho Baltic, a British frigate, under com mand of Sir L. McClintock, had set sail, it is said, as the first of a British fleet which will oppose the entrance of the German men-of-war into the Sound. Tho English press, almost without ex ception, is agreed that considerations, not only for tho honor, but for the material interest* of Eng land, now require that her naval power aha ll be exerted to bar the entrance of the Baltic to the Austrian forces, and to prevent any additional pressure being brought to bear upon Denmark. The step thus tardily taken, or about to be taken (as is alleged) by the British Government, has al most tho effect of a declaration of war; it is an act of direct hostility toward one of tuc bellige rents, and in that character it. w’B be hailed with delight by the whole nation, with but one excep tion—that exception being the most important that could be named. Tho Queen no longer takes sides secretly with, the German despoilers. The most inveterate and astute of the prime movers in the invasion of Denmark, the Baron Beust, is specially singled out for the hospitalities of the Court at Osborne; while the second son of the Queen is ordered to Berlin to be the recipient of the hospitalities of the Prussian Sovereign, and to accept the questionable honor of decorations at his hand. This defiance by the Queen of the pub lic opinion of the nation has called forth protests such as have not been heard since the commence ment of the present reign, and which will assur edly hasten a crisis in tho relations of the people of England and of the empire, towards the reign ing sovereign. Another crisis also appears to be fast approaching. —Atlanta Confederacy. The Raid oil the State Road. A member of Col. Malden’s Regiment fur nishes us with the following statement of the raid. On the Bth instant, the 3d Alabama cavalry under command of Col. Malden, was ordered to the rear of the enemy, with instructions to reach the railroad and set a torpedo under it. On the evening of the 9th it reached a place in the rear of Adairsville. The Colonel, with a detachment of thirty men, advanced and se lected a suitable place for the purpose, then ordered the regiment up within supporting distance, but before it had arrived, one of the thirty deserted, which caused him to change his plans—he ordered a counter march, and at 4 o'clock reached the railroad above Cal houn, at which place he succeeded in setting the torpedo, which a scout reports blew up a train of seven cars and engine, laden with troops. After placing tho torpedo, they charged into the town and took a few prisoners and their horses and equipments, and then burned a train of six ears, laden with corn. They fed their horses and supplied the citizens with what corn they wished, besides carrying off their forage sacks full, before burning the train, besides helping themselves to wearing apparel without stint. All praise is due to Col. Malden for his daring and successful feat. [Atlanta Register. — * Latest from Europe. The steamer Virginia, from Liverpool on the 24th, via Qeenstown on the 25th, reached New York on the 6th. Pelissier, the Duke of Malakoff, is dead. The news o: the great battles in Virginia, received by the Europa, had caused a profound sensation in all England, and the people are astonished at the magnitude of the losses.. The probable result of the bloody contest is eagerly canvassed. The Confederate loan re ceded three per cent., and cotton was weaker under the sews. The London Times says : “General Grant has fully sustained his reputation for uncon querable tenacity, and if he did achieve abso lute success, be bid for it more desperately and approached it more closely than any of his predecessors.'’ It thinks it hard to dis cern the inclination of the balance, so evenly do the scales of battle appear to be counted. The London Morning Post sees no ap- on either side, but on the following day expressed a conviction that the Federals had sustained a crushing defeat. The London Star thinks that Grant paid very dear for his victory, and regards his suc , cess as indecisive. The London Morning Herald pronounces | the advance on Richmond a failure, and hopes the South has passed the last fiery ordeal. The London Globe thinks that General Lee has fully succeeded in barring the road of Gen Grant to Richmond. We have been furnished, from Gen. Wright s Headquarters at this Post, (says the Atlanta Register.) with the following official dispatch from General Forrest: Guntown, Miss., June 14, via Mobile, 14. To Hon. Isliam G. Harris : I met the enemy under Gens. Stewart and Grierson, 10,000 strong —7.500 infantry, and 2.500 cavalry and 20 pieces of artillery—ou the 10th iust , with 4,000 cavalry and IS pieces of artillery. After a hand to hand fight ol six hours. I complete- - lv routed him. Their battle cry was ■ Remember Fort Pil low." My loss was 150 killed and 450 wounded. Among the killed was many valuable otticers. The enemy’s losses were 1,000 killed, 2,000 prisoners, 250 wagons and ambulances, and all '.their artillery and ordnance stores. We are still following and killing many in the woods. Their loss cannot be less than 5,000. Buford. Bell aud Ligon distinguished tbem -e’vt- the officers and men did ou this occasion. N. B FORREST, Major General. | It is said that that brave man Forrest was | a? ked by a Tennesseean what sort of a soldier I Isham G. Harris made ? “By G—d,’’"said the t General, “Harris is a fighting. Governor. Whilst some Governors stay at home to quar rel with Jeff Davis, our Governor has been with me to fight Yankees.” —» ■» The following Veto Message was sent to the Confederate Senate on the 7th in stant : To the Senate of the Confederate States : I regret that a sense of duty conipls me to return to the Senate, without my signature, a joint resolution which origin ated in your honorable body entitled, “Joint Resolution in regard to the ex* emption of editors and employees of news papers.” The terms of this resolution extends to editors of magazines and peiiodicals, other than newspapers, together with their employees, the exemption from military service as is now accorded in favor of newspapers. I see no reason for exempting these citizens from the duty of defending their country which would.not apply to all oth er authors, publishers, booksellers, prin ters and all other persons connected with the publication of books, pamphlets, relig ious tracts and other reading matter. At a moment when our lives, our liberty, and our independence are threatened by the utmost power of our enemies, when every citizen capable of bearing arms ought to be found in the ranks, I cannot but it impolitic to add to the list of exemp tions without the most urgent necessity. Seeing no such necessity, and believing the precedent set by this resolution, if passed, to be productive* of evil effect, I am constrained to return it to you without my approval. Jefferson Davis. Richmond, 6th June, 1864. • Escaped Prisoners from Point Lookout.— We had the pleasure of a call from two Confederate soldiers who have just arrived from Point Lookout. Their account gs the mode by which they escaped and the friends they met outside the prison, is very interesting, but as it might interfere with the escape of others, and compromise those who who aided them on their way, wc refrain from pul> lishing their narrative. There are about ten thousand prisoners confined on the Point. Among the number are nearly two thousand citizens arrested by order of Butler—most of them old men from sixty to seventy-five years of age. Some of these citizens are in hospitals, suffering from the cruelties of Butler’s negroes. They had been tied to trees by the ne« groes and whipped unmercifully. Among the citizens confined at the Point is Col Humphreys, of Culpepper, a gentleman near eighty years old. The health of the prisoners is generally good, though many are suffering from par tial blindness, caused by looking at noths ing but the white sand and the water of the bay. Their rations consist of nine worm eaten crackers and from four to seven ounces of beef per day. For a while they were allowed three small potatoes per day, but that has been stopped. The negro guards, commanded by white scoundrels, are very brutal, shooting the prisoners without the slightest cause. On the 22d of May, a number of the prison ers were gathered around the pump for the purpose of procuring water, when, without notice, the negro guard deliber ately fired into them, killing one and se* verely wounding three. Our prisoners will have a debt of vengeance to pay, which we hope they will soon have have the opportunity to liquidate. —Richmond Sentinel. General Wise and the Wounded in our Hospiral. —On last Saturday and Sunday Gen. Wise passed liis time in our city hospitals, visiting the sick and wounded of his brigade. He was receiv ed by his men as a kind father by his af* fectionate children. At the General Hoss pital he approached a wounded Lieuten ant, and sitting down upon the bed beside him, he pressed between his palms the thin, bloodless hand of the brave fellow. The Lieutenant could hardly speak. Tears ran down his cheeks, and with trembling lips he said “General, I am so glad to see you; I hope soon to be well and ready to fight the enemy again.” Nearby lay a private with typhoid fever. He had noticed no one for seveial days. As the General bent over him, the poor man’s eyes’bright ened, a faint smile played* over his face. “There he is,” he murmured, “that’s General Wise, that’s my General. To another humble private General Wise said: “If you want anything, let me know it.” “We are verv well attended to here,” he replied. This man was a gallaut soldier, and badly wounded. Turning away, the noble commander looked compassionately upon him and said, “May God bless you and spare your life.” As he passed ward, the brave fellow, turning his head after an effort, followed his beloved leader with his eyes until they became so full of tears that he could see him no longer; but he continued still to look that way until the footsteps of his General could be heard no more. While many of our snperior officers are smoking, drinking, frolicing and dancing their time away, never deigning to notice nor care for the wants of the poor private, this gray-haired old man.spends his spare hours in minis tering to his wounded men, ami speaking to them cheerfully as a kind father to his grateful children. —Petersburg Express. A Peace Letter. —The birthday ox Thom a* Jefferson was celebrated in New Y >rk by the An ti-Abolition S'ate Rights Association, at which toasts of peace and recognition were drunk, and speeches made by ex-Governor Seymour, of Con necticut, him* inkers. A«iong the letters read was one from Hon. Wiu. B. Reed, of Pennsylvania, which expresses in the following paragraph the spirit of the celebration. He says : In nil that you say about this wicket! war I en tirely concur. It ought at once to stop ; and if recognition for the purposes ©i negotiation, or even ultimate recognition of Southern Indepen dence be necessary to arrest bloodshed, then there should be recognition. Two years ago I thought I saw this necessity, and honestly said so. The dreary chapter of blood which has since been written, has not weakened my faith. I cling to it resolutely, and am proud of the obloquy which, in certain quarters, such faith attracts. If peace does not e> me s =in >ve may have anarchy, as wo now have oppressive despotism. The Yankees have retreated from in front of Pe tersburg, and recrossed the river eight miles below. In their advance they succeeded in reaching .the corporate limits of the city. 225 mm Cr uTi* jL ■T' JSi Urn • Reports of the Press Association. Entered according to act of.Congress in th® year iB6O, by J. S, Thrasher, in tha Clerk | office of the District Court of the Confederate States tor the Northern District of Georgia. Latest from the Georgia Front. Hooker’s Corps Charges Our Lines! Cleburne Gallantly Repulses Them! Enemy Assault Our Works at Petersburg! They Carry an Outer Fortification ! Private Dispatch from Gen. Forrest. • &Ctf &C*t &€. Three Miles West of Marietta, June 16. A little cannonading by the enemy to-day ; our batteries scarcely replying. Sharpshooters firing all day. Most of the wagons of the enemy have moved from the locality occupied yesterday. In the skirmishing yesterday,’ Maj. Massey of the 20tb Miss., was killed. At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Hooker’s corps made a charge on Cleburne’s division in three lines of battle, and was repulsed with great slaughter. A few prisoners were taken, who confirm the above. Cleburne’s division fired 315 times with shot, shell and canister. The enemy was not able to bring his artillery to bear. Atlanta, June 16.—A telegram from Genera 1 Forrest to Capt, Adair, from Tupelo, 16th, says : No Georgians hurt. Our victory complete. The enemy’s killed, wounded and captured, ex ceed tho total of my troops engaged. Have sent forward 1300 prisoners and have more yet behind. Richmond, June 16.—The Petersburg Express of this morning gives a full account of another demonstration against that city yesterday. The enemy advancod'in force by the City Point road early in the morning, and were held in check until sunset, when a furious assault was made upon our outer works defended by two regiments of Wise’s brigade and Sturdevant’s Battery.— Three assaults were repulsed ; the fourth was made by such overwhelming numbers that our men ware compelled to fall back. The enemy occupied the and captured three guns of-Sturdevant’s Battery. The force of the enemy is rumored to be 10 or 12,000. v Private Dispatch- PETERSBURG, June 15. To L. P. Warnef — Capt. W. E. Cropp was mortally wounded and fell iuto the enemy’s hands last night. W. D. Matthews. The Front - Parties who left Marietta at midnight last night, (says the Memphis Appeal of the 15th,) report noth ing new or startling having occurred up to that houT, Slow cunnonading was heard in this city this morn ing, the nature of which we have no intelligence.— We are under the impression that Sherman, should the weather permit, will again renew his maneuver ing policy. During the [heavy rains his columns seem to have been comparatively quiet, but our im pression is. that taking advantage of the change in the last two days, he has again attempted a flank movement—this time on our right and in the direc tion of Roswell. In anticipation of such a move corresponding operations seem to be going on upon our side, to meet him. The death of Gen. Polk is said to have cast a deep gloom over the army, and thousands of vows of vengeance have been registered. &Cq ACq All From Virginia. In the Richmond papers of June 11, we find the annexed: There is nothing: of any interest transpiring be tween the two armies in front of Richmond. There was heavy skirmishing on our right on Fri day. Both armies are reported to be carrying on con stant firing from mortars. Our object being to pre vent the enemy from entrenching, jwhich they are endeavoring to do. Our firing has had the desired object. Nothing new has occurred with the enemy about Bermuda Hundreds. The Yankees have advanced their pickets to within almost two hundred yards of Bottom’s bridge. About eleven hundred Yankees are in our hospi tals at Richmond. Our loss in the battle in the Virginia IValley is said to be quite heavy. Gen. Imboden is not cap tured as reported. A letter from Lcba" n, Russell county, Va., to a member of Congress, brings news from Gen. Mor gan’s command. He encountered the enemy, under Gen. Hobson, near Pound Gap, defeated them and captured 200 prisoners. It is thought that the Yankee force in the Valley will attempt the capture of Rockfish Gap-. Business at Nassau. —A letter from Nas sau published in the Charleston Courier, says: To give you some idea of the business of the place, Major W. told me the other day that there were one thousand tons of bacon and pork here belonging to the Government and awaiting shipment; much of this i3 spoiled, and much more destined to be in the summer months approaching. There are eight or ten vessels now in port, loading. Three of them have just arrived from England, and more are expected. It is thought that there will be 20 or 30 vessels running between this place and Wilmington during the coming summer. I fear that all of our cotton will be taken away without giving back much substantial benefit, and we will be left at the close of the war without a bale for credit. There are some facts with reference to the sending oqt of Con federate bonds which it seems to me should be brought to the attention of the Government. They are sacrificed out here and in Europe at about eight pence on the dollar, and as that is belter than paying twenty for orie for ex change. a great .'amount of them are sent out, and in that way! our obligations at the close of the war will'not be to ourselves, but in a great measure to these English, who are buying them.now at a merely nominal sum. The business, I fear, is carried to an enormous extent. Ax Amusing Incident. — One of the train hands on the Western and Atlantic railroad— whose mother was, by the late advance of Sherman's forces on the line of the road, thrown intotheienemy's lines—attempted and succeeded in pairing the old lady a visit, but on his return, in" passing warily through the woods, lie, at some short distance before him. discovered a stalwart Yankee with his musket in band, who at once hailed him. Not under standing what the Yankee said, and not being armed to defend himself against so formidable a foe, he “made tracks”—that is run from the Yankees as fast as his legs could carry him. But Yankee was not to be outdone; be, too, ran. pursuing bur train hand, shouting at the top of his voice for him to stop—but “nary stop” did our dying friend make, until Yank had fairly run film down. (These Yanks can run must faster than our boys. \ Terrified, he begged for his life. But want was his sur prise. when the \ autre toiu him to fake his I musket and lead him. as a deserter, into the Confederate lines—that he vras tired of the war, and wished to surrender to the rebels. — He w«.a, therefore, marched into our lines at j RL- Shanty, where, while -train hand" was ; proudly narrating in the parlor of the hotel j there the gallant feat fie had performed in 1 bringing in the deserting prisoner. Yat.k was amusing a number of persons in front of the I house: wish his account <■•? t c capture and -•m-endtr. which caused no little merriment at the expense of our adventurous train hand, who is still, we are told, not a little sore at his singular adventure, though,- perhaps, pleased at not being a prisoner himself.— lntelligencet. CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON...... LOCAL EDITOR Gratuitous Advice. —Our brother Jones seems to have taken the bad boys of Columbus under his especial guardianship, aud in yester day morning’s Enquirer devoted a half column or so in the shape of fatherly advice, to the reforma tion of these “hard, cases.” Joseph, my son, if you succeed in the work before you, no small amount of good will be accomplished, and you en titled to the gratitude of your fellow-citizens.— Our own opinion is that but little good can be ac complished in this way. Tho fault of all the pre cociousness and indecencies of the rising genera tion lies at the doors of parents. Unless boys are properly indoctrinated at home, in nine cases out of ten they will turn out bad. No other measures can counteract this omission. Around the family hearthstone must bo inculcated those principles of morality, of obedience, of decency, of self-respect, which is to shape the future destiny of the man. Although outside influences and an innate princi ple of right, may lead some youngsters in the light way, in the majority of cases there is but lit tle hope for those who have not correct principles instilled in them at home. Let parents take the matter in hand, and give their boys lessons as to the proper method of behariour at the house of God as well as everywhere else, and if gentle measures are not sufficient to produce the desired effect, administer a few doses of “hickory oil,’ which frequently acts like a charm in such cases. Fruit a sd Flowers.— We are again placed un der obligations to a sweet sensible littlo Miss of six teen for a basket of plums and flowers sent in yes terday, to which we paid our respects with becom ing zest. We say sensible, because the fact of her sending a Local a present is the strongest evidence we could possibly have of her sanity, and of course there can be no diversity of opinion in the matter of her being “sweet,” as all girls of that age are supposed to be made of sugar plums, honey, mo lasses, with a slight admixture of ginger cakes and chicken pie. We are certainly proud of the con sideration of the rising generation, and return many thanks to the fair donor of this present. Change of Schedule.— By reference to an ad vertisement it will be seen that the schedule on the Muscogee Railroad has been changed so that pas senger trains will hereafter leave Columbus 6:45 p. m.; arrive at Macon, at 3.25 a. m. Leave Ma con at 8.10 p. m.; arrive at Columbus at 4.25 a. m. _ _ -♦ —1 -- Short-Lived — Our happiness at seeing the sun on Wednesday afternoon was doomed to short life. Yesterday he had retired from tho view of the Columbus public, behind a drapery of clouds, and the prospect at the present writing is good for more rain. The weather however, has mode rated. Fine Soap.— We are iiudebted to Billy Phelps for a sample of the Griswoldville toilet soap. We have not yet tested its virtues, but to all appear ances it seems to combine the properties of a most excellent article. Those in want should call at once as Billy’s stock is fast depleting. Col. Johnston, Government transportation agent in this city, has first quality of osnabergs, yarns, and sheeting, which he wishes to exchange for bacon. See advertisement. From Johnson’s Island.— A correspondent of the. Canton (Miss.) Citizen reports an interview with Lieut. Jesse Mills, lately from the Yankee Bastile on Johnson’s Island. Lieut. Mills states that on the Ist ofFefcruary last there were 2,437 commissioned officers on the Island, the non-eom msssioned officers and privates having been all sent away in November previous. Os the number, there was one Major General —Trimble ; four Brig. Generals —Beale, Jeff Thompson, Archer and Frazier; 50 Colonels, 41 Lieut. Colonels ;62 Ma jors ; 575 Captains; 1,975 Lieutenants; and 29 Adjutants. They were distributed among the dif ferent Southern Slates, as follows : North Carolina, 332; Tennessee, 298; Arkan-, sas, 278 ; Alabama, 270 ; Virginia, 256 ; Missis sippi, 240 ; Louisiana, 178; Georgia, 164; Ken tucky, 141; Missouri, 85; Florida, 52 ; South Carolina, 49 ; Texas, 47 ; Maryland, 19 , miscel laneous, 29. Os this number, between five and six hundred had been transported to Point Lookout, Md., for an exchange, up to the 2d of May last. Tho Yankees conducted the exchange alphabeti cally, except in eases of vn unded officers, and had ntarly reached the letter D when Lieut. Mills lefi. He states that, on account of the Confederate .offi cers declining to receive their rations on fast day (Bth of April,) the Yankee authorities withheld their meat rations for three days. This is a con temptible meanness quite in keeping with the characteristics of the Yankees as exhibited during the war. General Jolm Pope. The following very humorous sketch of the character and services of this notorious indi vidual is taken from a very admirable review of “books of the American war,” published in Blackwood's Magazine. The author had evi dently a keen appreciation of the ludicrous side of Pope's performances. “Gen. John Pope has signalized himself, and illustrated the Northern genius for smart ness by a feat at once simple and grand. He had, with a stroke of his pen, converted a hun dred Confederates, whom he had made the captives of his bow and spear, into ten thous and, and had thus at once given great pleasure to the North and great reputation to himself, lie was, in character, the opposite of the Gen eral who had just tumbled from nis pedestal j for, whereas, McClellan was distinguished for modesty and reserve, and a faculty Oi keep.ng his own councils, John Pope was prompt and vociferous in self assertion and anticipation of success. A brilliant discipline of the new military luminary, Stanton, he announced that “the onlv lines of- operations he knew of was the line of the enemy's retreat: and with a view, probably simplifying the details as well as the I, principles pi war, he declared that his headquarters would be “in the saddle' -—the dependent branches of the staff being perhaps in this compendious arrangement, situated in the stirrups. , . - “Furnished with these new ana sinque ele ments of victory he took command of the ar my "which rushed toward Richmond .from Al exandria to take the pressure off McClellan. ••Melon the Rapidan by Jackson, i ope s ad vanced guard under Banks was defeated at Ce dar Mountain, and at the approach of Lee he retired behind the Rappahannock, lae next move of the Confederates must have greatly disturbed his theory of war. for it brought Jackson, by a circuitous movement, on his line of communications with V* asmngton, and ciim Del led a general concentration to secure his retreat. _ “Next d;tv the remainder of the Conieaerate Army, following Jackson's line of march, came into line, and General Pope was compelled to mount hastily into headquarters, and to trans fer himself, and the remains of bis army, to the shelter of the fortifications of Washing ton. “Ik# clii-ge which, thereupon came upon the calm and reflective spirit es his country men would have left him the most comical example of exploded protrusion on record had ne net been so soon displaced trom his ore-era in’'met*, by the superior claims of fight ing Joe Hooker. Th*' Richmond Examiner says if what vessels we have in James River had been allowed to co-oper ate with Gen. Beauregard wita ms la.ci.aht ir..j Butler the victory would have ueen more couipiet... The Examiner blames Mr. Mallory, in the matter ana* nerttuently asks whuts the use ot hav in* a if net to use it when it can be used advan .ageous- Federal Prisoners. —Over eleven hundred Federal prisoners left Macon fur Anderson Tuesday evening at half past eight, but did not reach Fort Valley till daylight. The engine, when it camo to the up-grades, refused to drag so much Federalism, and the consequence was, the train had to be divided. Thirty-four prisoners were brought down from Gen. Johnston’s lines yester day, and a sorry looking set they were— some shoeless, others without hats, all men of feeble physical development, and many of them boys fourteen or fifteen. Indeed, were we to judge from the few prisoners already brought down from Sherman’s army we should suppose a large part of it was made up of mere boys. We have yet to see the first half dozen samples of that stalwart Western manhood, which is said to characterize his army. It is stated there are eleven hundred more prisoners on the road from Virginia, and some think the prison camp at An derson will soon be full. —Macon Tele* graph, 16(7?. The New Six Per Cents.— The military opera tions in Virginia have rendered expedient the post §or.ement of the public sale of six per cent. long ate non-taxable bonds, which was to have taken place on the 12th inst., in Richmond. We observe that the Secretary of the Treasury proposes to seli them at public auction, at Columbia, South Caro line on the 21st inst. We look forward to this sale with much interest. These bonds are by far the best investment in the market. They possess every quality to render them attractive to capitalists.— They will no doubt go off quickly at a high pre mium.— Rich, Whir/. ID THE ID, At Union Springs, Ala., June 14th, 1364, Har riet Eliza, only daughter of T. G. and N. 110 lt > age 21-2 years. June 17 It* By Ellis, Livingston Cos AT PRIVATE SALE. Ox\E CASE )IOIRM.\G PRISTS, JUST RECEIVED, je 17 2t $4 By Ellis, Livingston A Cos, To Refugees, Lawyers, Doctors and Others. CTIIE HOUSE AND LOT situated at Crawford, A Ala., formerly owned by J udge Tate, is now for sale at a reduced price. House has five well fine large rooms, good out houses, good vineyards, fin e young orchards of desirable fruit, 116 acres land at tached, with fine well and spring of water. Those who want a comfortable and healthy place in a good neighbohood, will do well to apply soon. Other land radjoining can be bought at reasonable rates. . junel7 5t S2O Government Transportation Works. J Columbus, Ga., June 16, 1864. S I have Osnaburgs, Augusta Sheetings and Augus ta Spun Yarn, some numbers as high as 12, which I desire to exchange ’on equitable terms for Bacon and Meal. * THOS. JOHNSON, jel7lm Special Ag’t Q. M. Dept. WMTED! Muscogee Railroad Office, 1 Columbus, Ga., June 16th, 1864.) WANTED a good BOILER MAKER or BLACK' SMITH. Apply to W. L. CLARK, je 17 2w Superintendent Muscogee R. Ft. Change of Schedule. ON and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on the Muscogee Railroad will run as follows : PASSENGER TRAIN: Leave Columbus 6 45 P. M Arrive at Macon 3 25 P. M Leave Macon g 10 p! M Arrive at Columbus .’’’4 25 p M FREIGHT TRAIN"- Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A M* „ W.L. CLARK * mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Wanted, a Piano! PERSONS leaving the city for the Summer months I and wishing to hire a Piano where it will be carefully used, will please address E. 11. M., Box 965, stating terms, .i e 16 3t. S2OO Reward. Headquarters Enrolling Office, ) 3d Congressional District, > Columbus, Ga., June 15, 1864.) I WILL pay the above reward for the delivery of Thomas Freeny, a deserter from the 12th Geor gia Regiment, who escaped from the Guard at No. 1, on the S. W. R. R. Description—Age 25 years, height 6 feet, complex ion sallow, eyes grey, hair dark. ' W. L. DAVIS. Capt. and Enrolling Officer. June 16 3t Enquirer, Sun and Macon papers please publish three days and send bills to Times Office. Hkadquautkhs, 1 Ist Class Battalion, Columbus, Ga., June 13, 1364. j General Orders No. 4. All militia officers in this command who have not yet reported at Atlanta, together with all civil offi cers in Muscogee, Chattahoochee and Marion coun ties, who are subject to the call of His Excellency, the Governor and Commander-in-chief, are hereby ordered to report immediately to Headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia, or suffer the penalties imposed for failure to comply with said call. D. B. THOMPSON, Lieut. Col. Commanding. T. F. liIDENHOUR, Actg. Adj’t. June 14 ts “FOB SALS*;” At 114: Broad. Street, FINE CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBAGO REMEMBER THE PLACE. 114, BROAD STREET. W. H. H. PHELPS, Columbus. Ga. June 14 dstw2t Wanted to Purchase. A SMALL FARM within four mil Columbus. A Enquire at THIS OFFICE June 14 3U Change of* Schedule. Office Engineer and Superintendent, } Charleston and Savannah Railroad, > % Charleston, J une 7,1564.) ON THURSDAY', June 9.1864, and until furthc notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train wiil be as follow, viz: Leave Charleston 9.45, a. m. Arrive in Savannah .5.40, p. m. Leave Savannah 5 30, a. m. Arrive in Charleston 1.15, p. m. This Train makes direct connections, going north and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char leston, and the Central Railroad at the Junction. 11. S. HAINES, June 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent. Wanted. \ WET NURSE, without a child preferred. Ai - A ply rt once at COOK’S HOTEL. Columbus, June 13, lw Lee Hospital. I would respectfully call the attention of the citi zens of Columbus and vicinity to an act of Congress, punishing with fine and imprisonment, any person found guilty of buying any article of clothing fros: any soldier ©f the Confederate States. T sh-Obra Arturo, «ouse the prosecution of any person violating this act, by buying any clothing from aav i-ntiertt of this Hospital. W. A. ROBERTSON, j.jne 13. 6t Surg’n in Charge. Wanted, TO HIRE by the month, a good negro man, to go L to the army as cook for an officer, in the 4;tn Ga.Regt., now in North Georgia, juno 13 lw. JOHN KIN^