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Mmhis Mms. j Vs. WABBES, - - - Editor. Tiesday Horning, August ?, 1864. fbe Stonem&n Raid. The Yankee raid, which, for the past few days, has stirred up such an excitement throughout the State, is understood to be un der the lead of this somewhat notorious indi vidual. It is quite certain that the expedi tion which left Sherman’s army a week or more since, visiting Covington, Social Circle and other points on the Georgia Railroad, i3 the same that appeared before Macon on the 30th ult. It probably diverged from that road at Social Circle, going- to Monticello. thence to Clinton, reaching the latter place sometime during Friday of the past week. At this point the main body of the enemj was divided, one j party moving on Milledgeville and the other i on Macon, while detachments were sent to cut j the Central road at Gordon and Griswoldville Friday night. The same night the body of 1 raiders which was moving in the direction ot , Macon camped within eight miles of that city, and early next morning advanced some six miles nearer. Here they were met by a force of militiamen and a few citizen and veteran troops under the command of Gen. Cobb, and, after several hours of brisk skirmishing, were forced to retire. At some point in our line the militia, one or more times, gave way, but they were soon raillied and returned to their work. Considering the completeness ot the and the fact that our troops were almost entirely raw, and wholly without or ganization, their conduct was as good as could have been expected. The loss of the enemy was some twenty odd killed and an unknown number wounded. They buried seven at Cross Keys, a place immediately in their rear, and we were informed by an officer who commanded a portion of our troops that fifteen dead Yankees were picked up on the field. Our loss was estimated at six killed and forty wounded. The damage inflicted on the city by the ene my’s shell was immaterial. Os the operations around Milledgeville we know nothing that is definite, or entirely reli able. On Friday night a force of one thousand militia under Gen. Wayne was hurried over the Central road for the defence of the Capi tal. Fortunately they passed Gordon an hour or so before the road was tapped at that point. We learned in Macon, Sunday, that there was considerable fighting at Milledgeville on Sat urday, and that the enemy was repulsed. j After their several defeats at Macon and j Milledgeville, the two parties reunited at or 1 near Clinton Sunday morning and were en- ! countered, report said, by portions of Martin’s ! and Kelly’s Divisions. A courier reached j Gen. Cobb’s headquarters Sunday afternoon ! with the intelligence that fighting had been j going on all the morning and that w r e were driving the enemy. This will probably close up the business. The extent of the damage ' inflicted on the Central railroad we did not j learn, farther than the burning of the bridge j over Walnut creek and tearing up the track j in sundry places. We heard that a large num- : her of cars and several engines, belonging to the State road were destroyed at Gordon but the report was not implicitly believed. It was j thought that the damage to the railroad would not suspend transportation longer than two or three days. Wc omitted to state at the proper place that in the fight around Macon Gen. Johnston act ed as Volunteer aid to Gen, Cobb. His pres ence on the field must have exerted a good effect upon the spirits of our men, and his cool, clear judgment and great skill, doubtless, contributed, in no small manner to the happy result of the conflict. Macon, August I—. The raiders have made no demonstration on this- place since Satur day. They have been driven from the line of the Central Railroad, and are now between Clinton and Monticello, where our cavalry sire operating against them. They apparently made Clinton their centre, from which they Sent parties to operate against Macon, Gris woldville and Gordon, and the line of railroad at this place and Griswoldville. They were attacked and repulsed at the latter place. They succeeded in burning about 27 cars at Gordon, and burnt about 30 cars and the freight depot at Ocone’s Bridge : also burnt nit- track. The telrgraph line was only par tially destroyed. Dearth op News.— Owing to the non leception of exchanges and the damage to the wires from the raiders, we are still minus in teresting news from any quarter. A few glo rious rumors were afloat in the city yesterday afternoon to the effect that at least a portion of the Macon raiders had been bagged, and also that another party of Yankee raiders had tome to grief at LaGrange. In the absence of leliable news these rumors were food for very pleasant contemplation on the streets, and should they be substantiated by further re ports. we shall feel devoutly gratified. The Blockade Runners,— The Index in London, gives a full list and details of the 1 opeiations of the blockade runners, from j which, it appears that the number of vessels c.iptuiod, burned and destroyed is much larger than has been supposed. The following is the summary given by the Index . Fifty vessels captured ; 44 vessels lost or •burnt; 1 now running in Cape Fear: 6 re turned to England; 1 worn out; 31 running or expected in ; 38 captured or lost before reaching Confederacy ; 12 captured- or lost j before making one round trip : 16 captured or lost before making second round trip ; three captured or lost before making third round trip; 11 captured or lost before making fourth round trip. Out of 17 vessels owned in whole ' or in part by Government, 12 have been cao lured or lost; 1 is worn out; 1 gone to Eng land for repairs ; three still running. Out of 116 private vessels, 82 have been captured or lost; 6 are out of the trade : 28 still running • °'| , The TrOy Press says: “A New York pub lisher has recentiy published a book purport ing to be a collection of the jokes, anecdotes *C:; of President Lincoln, Here is an extract from the publisher’s announcement in the New York papers: OLD ABE S JOKES. . Fresh from Abraham's bosom, 1 tie following are among the contents : : Bring up the Shickasses for Cott’s sake ! tun Abe and the Bullfrogs. _ ... . Got the Itch. Peddler made to swallow his own Pie- Lincoln and the Wooden Ia Old Abe aud * aOU Abe's Jokes the quiatoU “of p r « :d . nt Lincoln’s Life. Speculators in Yanke^ons. Speculators seem to be a3 numerous In th dominions of Abraham I, as they are in th j Confederate States, and the Yankee press ar expressing their virtuous indignation the irrepressible bloodsuckers. The Phila delphia Bulletin says: Their infamous work is carried on from da; to day. It is nothing to them that their eon 3piracy is costing the Government hundred of millions of dollars in the increased cost o feeding and clothing the army. It makes m impression on their gold-plated hearts tha they are placing the comforts amd even tin necessaries of life beyond the reach of thi poor. What matter It to them if the Govern ment should sink under the burden which tbei are so busy piling up if they can make ten fifteen and twenty per cent a day on their mon lev? What need they care if the little store | that the thrifty widow has laid away in the saving fund is reduced to one-half or one . third, if they can thereby double their monej in a fortnight ? Why need they fret themselves |if tea, coffee, sugar, butter, meat, and even bread, are sv'ept away from the tables of the laboring poor,"so long as their own ill-gotten gains enable them to pay the highest prices the most luxuriant living can command? Their motto and their practice is, let mechan ics and laborers look out for themselves; let gold go up : let prices rise : let the Govern ment sink: let the poor starve ! There will come a day of reckoning for all this. The Elizabeth (X. J.) Journal says: The present high prices of meat, butter, and some other articles of food, is such as topre | elude the poorer classes in a. great measure from their indulgence, it would be well for all to reduce their consumption of meat espe -1 daily, one half, which could be done easily at this season of the year, and with decided advantage to the system. By so doing the demand would be diminished, and the occa sion would be cut off from those vampires on the body politic, the speculators, who are fat-, tening on the blood of the people. It was 1 bad enough when they confined their opera ! tionsto Wall street, or even extended them to j thejdepartment of raiment, but now since they ; have turned their attention to speculating on food, we feel sure that it would be doing a I service to the country could a regiment be | formed of them and sent to the front; There | is no earthly reason why butter and meat should command thepresent high prices which they do, except the combination of specula tors. From East Florida. —The negro raid out of Jacksonville is over for the present, unless jit lias been extended to South Florida. We , learn that our forces, mainly cavalry, made ! good their escape, and are now between Lake 1 City and Little St. Mary’s river, where the bridge was burned. Our commands are re ported to have sustained no loss, while we have been assured that the Yankees, black and white, were slaughtered indiscriminately by them, and that their wounded strewed the country in all directions! These negro raids are most serious matters, and it is strange that the recital of the prompt measures taken to resist them and punish the aggressors, should suggest only the ludicrous side of things to some of our people. It is charitable to suppose, however, that they are simply ; over-joyed at the prompt and effectual repulse j of the negroes and the remarkably small loss { of life on our side. Truly, they have cause ! to rejoice and be thankful. The enemy’s force 1 consisted of four negro regiments, probably j 1200 negroes, and 125 white men to encour- ; age them and keep them to their work. [ Quincy ( Florida) Dispatch, 30 th. Tlic Late Battle in Mississippi. A correspondent of the Mississippian gives , a long and a detailed account of the battle j near Okalona between Gens. Lee and Forrest J and the Federal army commanded by Gen- i oral Smith. “Spectator” thus closes his ae- j count: Let us look at the result. I have already ' told you the object ohthe enemy. Our ob ject was to defeat his object. That we did.— Our attack on him Wednesday, both in the ; rear and at two different places on the flank, impressed, him with an idea concerning the strength of our forces, which exceeded the reality. It was hoped that these attacks might throw them into confusion and compel them to fighfat a point at which our infantry could be more available. Fear lent wings to their footsteps, and they could not be made to halt. ; The weather had been so intensely hot that I many of our men fell dead from sunstroke or completely exhausted by the heat, while march . ing along the roads. It was more terrible j than I can describe to you. In making the attack on Thursday, both Gens. Lee and For- I rest were in perfect consonance of views. It i fsiled because of the superiority of numbers i on the part of the enemy, and the character of his troops. His forces arc now estimated at between 15 and 16.000, 7,000 of whom were veteran infantry, one brigade of negroes, and about 4,000 cavalry. - The enemy had a posi tion than which, if he had spent days in seek | ing, he could not have found.a better. All felt confident though, that as Forrest's men | had never been defeated, they could not Jail | this time. I have rematked before, gallantry ; L not always a match against mere brute ; force. As nobly as they fought,, as patient and heroic as they proved themselves to be, as worthy as they showed themselves of the feeling entertained toward them by their Gen (nfl, still it was useless to throw themselves i against such overwhelming odds. While claiming that our object was accomplished in defeating the object of the enemy, I must admit that our expectations were not realized. ! f° r we expected to badly defeat him. We claim nothing more than a drawn fight. If the statements of their prisoners and the L country people in the neighborhood of the | battle ground are worthy of credence, their 1 loss is equal at least to ours. I estimate ours ;at between seven and eight hundred. The ! many rumors always incident to a battle field : are ii? this case, as in others, very exaggera ted. Our repulse is regarded as unavoidable by all those acquainted with the fact. Gens. Lee and Forrest have been all the time, as ! far as I know, in perfect accord concerning I the campaign, and the best of feeling animates I them at present. Both entertain for each other the warmest personal regard and official respect. Their combined qualities make them . irresistible when not hurled against inipossl ' bilities. A Singular Scene. —The Realm, an Eng lish paper, describes a singular scene. Some cotton has lately been imported into farring ton, whera the mills have been closed for a considerable time. The people who were previously in the deepest distress, went out to meet the cotton, the women wept over the bales and kissed them, and finally sung the doxoiogy over the welcome importation. IVesgroes Returning to their Masters. Mr. H. J. Smith, of Wayne county, Miss., in a late letter to his son in Atlanta, says that one of his ne groes named Charles, who left him and joined Sher man, when that General made his notorious raid, has returned home thoroughly disgusted with Yan kee rule and soldiering. . The negro carried with him when he left, eight oi Mr. Smith's best slaves, all of whom joined the Yankee army- Charles was placed in an infantry regiment, and wont-through all the battles that oc curred during Banks Red River expedition. "When he rmirned to Vicksburg lie was placed in a cav alry company, and being very tired of the knocks and blows be received, he deserted at the first op i portunity. He was placed on picket duty ou out post, and left, arriving heuic after many days of i suffering and trouble. He says that the niggers who I are taken by the Yankees, or who join their army, ! are made to undergo great hardships and obliged to 1 be soldiers under penalty of death. When they de sert and are caught, or if when they are first taken they refuse to do duty, they are made to dig a hole, and as soon as it is prepared they are placed over it ' and shot and buried in it. He earnestly advises the niggers of the country to keep away from the Yankees, tor toe work of a sol dier i« not quite as easv as that which a farm hand does on a plantation. Mr.fpaiffc also states that a large uuniber es the negroes who left that neigh borhood and joined the Yankee army had escaped and returned to their masters, heartily tired of their , unhappy experience, and delighted to get back. — 1 They are behoving themselves remarkably well. ! too. 1 Eater from tlie Worth. s | The Baltimore Grazette, of the 23d inst., ; was received last night. It states that on i j the authority of the Washington corres . j pondents of several New York papers, that a Rev. Col. Jacques and a Mr. Edward Kirk were recently at the Spofcswood , i Hotel, Richmond, on a secret mission; . that they were elegantly entertained for i three days 3 that they had two interviews with “Mr. Davis,” etc. What passed at 1 these interviews will not be disclosed for the present, but “it is intimated that Mr. Davis would consent to nothing short of the recognition of the Confederacy.” [Richmond Dispatch, 25 th. ANOTHER “PEACE NEGOTIATION.” I The Gazette publishes a'summary of a | correspondence which has taken place be tween Clay, of Alabama, Prof. | ; Holcombe, of Virginia, and George N. i 1 Sanders, on the one side, and Horace | j Greeley, asking safe conduct for Messrs, i Clay, Holcombe and himself, to Washs ington. His letter is dated at the “Clif ton House,” Canada. Greeley, understanding they were the ; bearers of propositions from Richmond ! looking to peace, tendered a safe conduot from the President. They replied that they were not accred ited with such propositions, but in the confidential employ of the Government, | and felt authorized to declare that if the circumstances disclosed in the correspon dence be communicated to Richmond, | they or other gentlemen would be invested with full powers. Greeley answered that the state of facts 1 being- materially different from that sup'* posed to exist by the President, it was advisable for him to communicate by tele ! graph with him and obtain further ins i structions. The following was accordingly received j from Lincoln : Executive Mansion, 1 Washington, July 18, 1864. j j To Whom it May. Concern : Any proposition which embraces the j restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and vath an authority that can control the armies now S at war against the United States, will be I received and considered by the Executive Government of the United States, and will be met by liberal terms on substantial and collateral points, and the bearer there of shall have safe conduct both ways. Abraham Lincoln. Clay and Holcombe, in a closing letter to Greeley refer to the repeated declara tions of the Confederate authorities of their willingness to negotiate for peace, and deprecate the decision of Lincoln, as expressed in his document addressed “To Whom it May Concern.” They say: “It precludes negotiation and prescribes in advance the terms and conditions of peace. It returns to the original policy of no bar gaining, no negotiations, no truce with the rebels, except to bury their dead, until every man shall have laid down his arms, submitted to the Government and sued for mercy, * * We have no use for the paper which has been put in our hands. We could not transmit it to the Presi* dent of the Confederate States without offering him an indignity, dishonoring j ourselves, and incurring the well merited ! scorn of our countrymen. The Propensity of the Yankees to Steal.— The New York News gets off the following idea: As to the question of slavery, it has no more to do, constitutionally or legitimates ly, with the “putting down of the rebell ion” than any other local property held under local law. Do our armies not de stroy property of all kinds, from houses and horses to gold watches and finger rings ? Are houses the cause of this war? Are horses the cause of the war? Are family trinkets, corn, cotton, flour, cattle, fences and pigs the cause of the war ? If not, why are they burnt, carried off, stoL en, used up, “liberated” from their own* ers, the same as negroes, if one is not as much the cause of the war as the other ? IVoble .Sentiments from a XortSi- ern L.ady< A lady in lowa- writes to her brother, a soldier in the Confederate army in Mobile, as follows. Oh, how I long for the day to arrive when hos tilities will cease, and the Southern Confederacy will be crowned with the glorious wreath of victo ry having achioved their independence and secured themselves from the Yankee tyrants! I pray fervently that the South may succeed, aud I know they will, for God is with them, and they must succeed. ~ „ jf j were in the South I would make clothes tor the soldiers.’” I wish I were near you, for I know I could aid in making you comfortable. It is needless for me to say to you to be cheerful amid all the privations and hardships you have to un dergo, for a knowledge of the holiness of the cause in which you are engaged is sufficient to silence the cry of complaint or dissatisfaction. The South’s all is at stake! Never—never give up to be slaves of the Northern despots. My heart throbs in anxious expectations of the happy results of this spring’s compaign. Victory must he yours! The noble soldiers ofethc South cannot be per mitted by an all mighty, merciful and just God, to spill their blood much longer, fighting with the worthless scum of the North. How many hearts the hateful Abolitionists have made to bleed! I cannot hear to look at one of them, much less to speak to them. A call was made through the papers for the Catholic ladies to meet at one of the public school houses to adopt measures to collect means and take tables at the Sanitary Fair; but, thank God, only seven Catholic ladies in D attended it. Three'cheers for the Cotholic ladies of D ! True to principle, to justice, and the Constitution framed by the wisest and best of men. If the ladies of D——— could wield the governing scep tre, peace would soon smile upon the land now desecrated by this most unholy war. Ido love to hear you speak so hopefully and sanguine of success ; but why should any one feel or speak otherwise? I feel so, too, and if I were a man I would be at your side, battling for the homes, the firesides, and the altars of the South— above all, for dear—sacred liberty. Truth. —It there is one thing more than another which we would teach it would be a love for truth. All things would be worthless without that crown ing excellency in human character. Without it the noblest structure is but a wliited sepulchre.— With all other qualifications, a man is to be shun ned when deficient—in this. The beholder may admire a fabric of general beauty aud symmetry, but when tho seam of falsehood is found running from cap stone to bas<*. be will shun the danger ous presence. There are few things more painful, experienced in our intercourse with men, than to feel that they are unworthy of our confidence—that they are not what they seem: that they will betray while they smile ; that we tread upon a crater’s mouth where all is hollow beneath. Teach the child to tell the truth, to venerate and love it. Teach him so that, whatever wrong he may commit, he will frankly and promptly admit it all. Reward the honest speech. Washington's father was never prouder ,01' his boy than when be acknowledged his false hood.—-1 ■h *!d *'*’ it V t4m id r . —♦ » "Morgan" Horses.— Gen. Morgan took $25,- fiOO worth of horses from John M. Clay of Lex ington, Ky. Amongst Thera is the ‘era-us tS.OrtO har.-e “Skedaddle.” , *"C Nigger question in tlie Yankee Congress. In the House of Representatives on the 29 th the Civil Appropriation Bill was under consideration. The Senate had proposed to amend the bill so that the Bth and 9th sections of the act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port within the ju risdiction of the United States after the Ist of Jan uary, 1808, in which said sections undertake to regulate the coastwise slave trade, be repealed for ever. The Committee of Ways and Means recommended a concurrence. Mr. Brooks, of New York, (dem.) suggested the danger of interfering with the question of coastwise trade,. which was now a monopoly in the hands of Americans exclusively. The public mind might be so agitated that changes would he made detrimen tal to commercial interests. Mr. Davis remarked he believed the gentleman was mistaken as to the nature of the amendment; it only proposed to so interfere with the coastwise trade as to prevent the importation and transporta tion of slaves. Mr. Mallory, of Kentucky, said if the Aholition* ist could make any profits by continuing the slave trade they would do so. Mr. Blaine, of Maine, (Union) said the gentleman from New York [Brooks] would by his policy strike down protection to the navigating and commercial interests. Mr. Brooks said that if there was free trade New York would vastly improve in all her material in terests. , Mr. Blaine replied that the gentleman would strike down the laws of navigation in order that New York might be built up. Mr. Cox said that the advantages of the coastwise trade was a contract between the North and South. The North has broken the contract, but holds the consideration. Mr. Blaine said a Western Confederacy was talk ed of. Mr. Fox said he never heard of it. Mr. Blaine, in the course of his remarks said, a Western Confederacy could not be set up long enough to be kicked over, without an outlet to the ocean. Mr. Arnold, of Illinois, [Union] said the gentle man from New York remarked some time ago, that slavery was dead. Did he still thinks so ? Mr. Brooks replied that he was no undertaker or embalmer to bury the body of slavery. Mr. Arnold asked, if slavery was dead, why con tinue the slave trade ? Mr. Brooks replied, that the gentleman, like Don Quixote, was fighting a wind-mill. Mr. Arnold said, he wished slavery was a mere shadow; he was for removing from the statute books all tracts recognizing slavery. Mr. Brooks, noticing some remarks of Mr. Blaine, said that the latter was guilty of moral treason in • saying that if the votes were taken. New York would give a majority of 80,000 votes for Jeff. Davis. This would give aid and comfort to the rebels, and be paraded in the Richmond press. Mr. Blaine asked how New York would decide between the Montgomery constitution and the re election of President Lincoln ? Would she not pre fer the former ? replied she wanted the constitution of our lathers and no other. The debate was terminated by order of the House when the question was taken on the Senate’s amend ment, which was agreed to. It seems from the following paragraph, from the Nashville Union of the 14th, that the Yankees are having some trouble in the neighborhood of Clarks ville, Tennessee. The point at which the attack re ferred to was made upon the train is about fourteen miles from Clarksville, and thirty-five from Nash ville: The train from Bowling Green to Clarksville, on the Memphis Branch Railroad, was fired into last Saturday afternoon, when passing the State line, by a party of about 40 guerrillas. The engineer was wounded in the leg, and a lady narrowly escaped with her life, a ball passing in such proximity to her head as tc cut away some of the trimming on the front of her bonnet. The guard on the train re turned a brisk fire, but it is not known whether any of the highwaymen were killed. This is the second occurrence of the kind within the space of a few days on that road, in the same section of country. It cannot be denied that the rebel residents are aware of their presence, and it is to be hoped that Colonel Starling will bring the strong arm of the military to bear upon them, and their aiders and abettors. Boot them out, and if need be, give their bodies as feed to the carrion birds. The prisoners captured in the fight near Atlanta on Friday last, arrived here yesterday forenoon. — They were marched through from Atlanta to this place, and were here furnished transportation by railroad to Andersonville. There was a tremen dous number of them, about 2,000 we were inform ed, and their arrival threw the whole population into excitement. The prisoners seemed to be gen erally provided with Confederate money, which they were anxious to invest in apples, or anything else they could eat. We hear it stated that they passed off some counterfeits on our new issue, but saw none of it. Quite a brisk trade was carried on with them in postage stamps. They appeared to be generally in very good condition, and were well supplied with clothes, oil cloths, knapsacks, and blankets. They spoke confidently of the death of Gen. McPherson, and state that Logan is now in command of his corps. They were exceedingly boastful of what they had done, and what they yet expected to do, and exhibited a eood deal of solicitude on the sub ject of the resu- otion of the exchange of prisoners. [Chat. Rebel, 28 th. The Richmand Whig says it is singular that for sinking the Alabama, as well as for other naval exploits, the Yankees have to thank a Southerner. It was a Louisianian who bombarded the forts on the Mississippi, a Tennesseean who took New Or leans, a Delawarian who ventured into the deadly fire of the Charleston defences, and now a North Garolinian who destroys the Alabama. Onlt Twelve Left. —During its last session, the Yankee Congress adopted a resolution tender ing thanks to the surviving soldiers of the Revo lution for their services in that war, and providing that they receive a sum of money as pensioners which shall help ;to smooth the rugged path of life on their journey; to the tomb. The Ilerald says that only twelve:of them survive, and gives the following as the names, birthplaces and ages, so far as known to them : Amaziah Goodwin, bum mersworth, N. 11., 155 ; John Goodnow, Sudbdry, Mass., 102; Rev. D. Waldo, Windham, Conn., 101; Adam Lisle, Washington county, Pa., 102; Wm. HutchiDgs, Y'ork., Maine, 103; James Burnham, LouthanTpton county, Va., 00. Benjamin Miller, Springfield, Mass., 100; John Pentingill, Wind ham, C0nn.,97; Alexander Maroney, Lake George, N. \ r .. 94; Samuel Downing, Second New Hamp shire regiment, Lemuel Cook. James Gates (no birthplace or ages given). Yankeedom has lost one of its ablest military men, and Sherman his main pillar, Major Gen. James B. McPherson, who, up to a recent period, commanded the 17th army corps, was the moving spirit of Sherman's army. The part he played in reducing Vicksbujtg to bondage, gave strong evi dence of his shrewdness as a commander and skill as an engineer. In waging the war against our people, McPher son, to his credit be it said, has always respected private property as far as he could, and whenever asked supplied the wants of families robbed by his hireling soldiers. His policy was to concili ate. Always polite, attentive and liberal towards the Southern citizens, he did much to demdfalize and alienate them from our cause wherever he stopped. He was, therefore, a dangerous man— dangerous in the field, where his ability was cast against against us, and dangerous among the citi zens. who became demoralized under bis lenient reign.— (Hnrion. Prater in Line of Battle.—A chaplain writes from Johnstan's army: “A few days since, as we wore going into battle line by a regiment that had already formed, we saw the Colonel, j with his regiment gathered around him, holding prayer, and that too almost in the midst of battle, for the firing had begun on the right and left.'* Brother and Sister. —A .gentleman said, not long since, that he could tell which of the boys would make a gallant, worthy gentleman, by knowing which of them was gentle and attentive to his sister. A sister is a dear, sweet relative, whose love for her brother is next to the love of his mother, for purity and faithfulness; yet some times one meets a brother who, though he really may not feel nor intend it, seems careless, or even surly, towards his sister. Such a boy may be perfectly certain that observant and knowing peo ple have but little respect for him. They think he will, when he grows up, lack some very im portant attributes of a first-rate manhood.—Chil dren* Guide. r egro Teamsters Wanted! I wish to hire a number of Negro Teamsters for the Army of Tennessee. Citizens having such hands will please notify me immediately: as in this way a number of soldier? may be relieved to strengthen our struggling army. Apply to THOS. C. JOHNSON. jul27 2w Government Transportation Yfork?. 810© Reward. LOST, in this city, on the ISth inst.. a Diamond Pin, with two sets. It is believed to Lave been lost near Dawson's corner. The above reward will be paid by leaving it at this Office. . julv2s Iw 850 Reward. J WILL pay the above reward for 808, a black I boy, about 24 years old. He has been out three or four weeks, and is supposed to be lurking about the city. JNO. If. BASS, jy 4 ts ,r[ - Wa ill ed 1 turned ia te Iy . 'T'WO STONE MASONS. Apply to 1 jy 6th lm GREENWOOD A GRAY. Southern Cnnfetterxoy copy lm and so-war-i bill to us. C>, ’ UTTERS. T. J. JACKS! - LOCAL EDITOR. A Spuhky Wokam. —On Saturday night a lady, the wife of a soldier, hoard a noise at one of her dining-room windows, and was soon satisfied that someone was trying to break in the house. She got up cautiously, seized a loaded gun, crept along noiselessly in the dark to the post of danger. She found that the window was up, and without she recognized the dusky outlines of a burly negro who was trying to raise himself up. She took de liberate aim at the black rascal, when bang went the gun and off ran the negro unhurt. She says he "got up' and got” to the ttfrie of double quick. We think all ladies should prepare themselves for such emergencies, and by displaying the pre sense of mind and pluck of the iady in question, they can do mueh towards protecting their per sons and property in these days of lawlessness and danger. By shooting rfevrn -1 few of these impudent and thieving negnes. an example will be set that will likely have •• '•>.>,l effect upon the balance. Return ok the lioStu llrtmi.—Our valliant home defenders seem destined n<>t to rest during the present campaign through inglorious supine ness. A portion of tueui returned from Macon this morning, ail covered with dust and glory, whither they resorted on Saturday to assist in re pelling the late raid, ft turn* out that they got there too late to participate in the fight, and the nearest they come to- smelling gunpowder, wa3 while guarding an ammunition train. This is the second campaign of the home-staying “melish” in the last week or two. We suppose none of them seriously regret not seeing the enemy in either. Columbus Companies in Aotion.— We learn that Captains White sand hent’s companies which recently left here for Atlanta, participated in the fight last Thursday and that a number cf each company were wounded—perhaps one or two kill ed. Our information is not definite or reliable enough to enable us to give names or particulars. - Sales To-day.-—lt will he seen by Ellis, Liv ingston & Co’s advertisements that they will sell to-day, salt, osnabergs. clothing, shoes. Ac. V - ♦ Sundries. —Billy Phelps advertises a number of useful articles to housekeepers and others. See the list and give him a cal!. Tue Printer’s Company,—This company for city defence is not yet complete. A few more J names are wanted. A roll may be found at the j Times office, and persons who have not yet identi- i tied themselves with any organization, are request- I ed to come forward and enrol themselves without delay. Capt. J. M. Russell i> the commanding officer. FOR SADR -OR EXCHANGE FORfOIM PRODUCE —AT—* 114, Broad. Street. Coffee, Sugar, Soda, Black Pepper. ! Syrup, Potash, Cotton Cards, Tin‘Ware, Snuff, ; Salt, Sugar, Tumblers, Candles, GEORGIA REBEL SINIFFF, Pickles, Flysß ms 7 !-, j Eggs, Butter. Salt Fish. Cigars. . V >oft N>ap, Bar-Soap, | Chewing awfl s took gig Tobacco. aug 2 ts HOOF ttIORTS Made aud Repaired iu Good Style, BY MRS. S. E. HERRING, At her Retidena. </• ' 'mu/i Montgomtry. 45F-Laoies will please call ami examine her work. ag2 St* TO HfltK. BY the month, or for rhe balance of the year, a 16 year old Boy, Apply at this Office. ag2 6t ATioTisrr s/.ias. TICKING, DENIMS, &C. By JAMES H. TAYLOR, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Oil lug. 3d. WILL be sold in my Store, a tine lot of Staple Goods, by recent importations, consisting in part of Bales Bleached Shir ting : Bales Blue and Brown Beni ms: Bales Bed Ticking. ~4I>« Casks of Socket Shod- and Spade--: Casks of Knives and F irk-: Cases of Cut Tacks ; Gases of Wood Screw -: Cases of Handsaivs? Cases of Mill, Saw ana lap or Pi i ; Gases of Cotton Card-, Holland Gin in cases 11 cases Morphine; East India Rhubarb Cases Carb of Potash • 1 case Bengal Indigo Cases Powdered Cubo a- no -id, >: Ipecac, Oil of Almond-; Calomel, Opium, Altow Boot: Oil of Peppermint: Gases Huckaback Towed: Corsetts, India Rubber Shoes: Ladies’ Straw Bonnets and Hais: lb cases Latjies’ and Misses’ french Shoes, very fine. CONIiITP i.vy CASH. jy 2S od COPPERAS, ALUM. SUTS. E, If. BY JAMES H. TAYLOR. AUGUSTA. LA. Oil the ild <»l August, WILL be sold in my Stove, without eserve, the Chrgo of the Steauisii PciiClbert. just ar rived, to-wit: ■2B casks English. Cop,> -a - . 250 casks Supr Carl) > . • .: * 20 barrels Sal Soda 17 barrels Epsom So -. 2 “ Alum : 5 bales Hop?, 8 casks Alcolu>:. 39 coils Manilla Ro. \ 25 bags Sifted Pepr a . *?*CONDITB>X- r.v-jfy julv 25 td to Him;: t’OK the balance of th* fifteen able-bodied Negro Men and seven•-•■»:• Negro Women. Apply soon t It. M. <!! NBY, Ag t. j .ml 28 ts i _____ - _ ! Aotiee to :««d Cred | ilorw. ALL persons indebted .• »** estate f Seaborn r\ Jones, deceased, are . and ■>> make imrae , diate payment, and tbove u: ' ;? claims against said ! estate are required to in,- • : vm in terms of the ! law to the undersigned SEABOit i . sp jVNING. Adm'r. i By MAR' ,} o \NING. Agent, j juKS rrGt BY ROSETTE. EAW HOY & <j®. SHT. WHMEf, mm, it At Auction ! j\X WEDNESDAY, id of August, atlOoY-inr.i- V we will sell in front of our st^re. 200 Bushels Coast Salt; 100 Boxes' Chewing Tobacco; various grades; 3 Bbls Corn and Rye Whiskey; 5 Bbls Corn Whiskey; 100. Pair Men and Wgmea’s Shoes. ju!3o S2O . . BY ROBETTE, LA W HO* A €o* A LIKELY IVEGRO BOY ! -A.T -ATJGTIC%J I ON Wednesday, 3d of August, at 10 o’cl.-k, we wi!» sell in front of our Auction f?oom. A LIKELY NEGRO BOX, 23 years old, Good Field Hand. jy3osl2 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. TUESDAY, 2d August, at 10 o’clock', we will sell in front of our store, A GOOD PIAISTO -1 Rockaway and Harness ; 1 Harness and Saddle Horse ; 1 Fine English Saddle : 1 One Horse Cart: ONE BALE OSNABUBOS £ 50 pr. Ladies Shoes, Clothing &e,. & c . LOT SALT! Together with many other Goods of V c jul3o sls ” c ' bonds Os the 500,000,000 Loan for f*aie l T AM authorized to offer for sale the 6 per cen^ * Coupon or Registered Long Date Bonds of the' Five Hundred Million Loan authorized bv Act of Congress, February 17, 1864, in sums to suit pur chasers, at the Confederate States Depository Oo lumbus, Ga. *' The principal and interest of this Loan are free irom taxation and the Coupons receivable in pay ment for all Import and Export Duties. These Ronds are the best securities yet offered by the Gov ernment, and I recommend them to the~ favorable notice ot Capitalist. W. 11. YOUNG, Agent, augl 1m for Confederate States. BIAAUAY ! TVTEGRO boy CHARLEY T ANARUS; about 25 years oM, yel- A* low complexion, hair nearly straight, below'or dinary intelligence; left Mr. Nat. Thompson’s near Box Springs, Talbot county. I bought him of a Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, who now resides m Tuskegee, Ala. He originally came from Charleston, S. C. A suitable reward will be paid for his delivery at this office, or in any safe >'ai! and information sent to me at this office. . , , JAMES M. RUSSELL. Columpus, Ga., augl tf* COLUMBUS TO WEST POINT! Z On and after the 30th inst., the Passenger Train on the Montgomery Sc West Point R. R. will Leave Columbus 2 40 p. m. Arrive at West Point 8 00 “ Leave West Point 3 59 “ Arrive at Columbus .....9 10 “ Freight Train will Leave Columbus...s *0 a. m. Arrive at Columbus 12 23 “ J. E. APPLER, July 23 ts Agent. Headquarters Georgia Reserve, I Macon, Ga., July 23, 1864. j General Orders, \ No. 13. j" I. All questions of details from the Reserve for | agricultural purposes, on the part of those persons ! having less than fifteen able-bodied field hands, j having been placed under the control and direction 1 of the Commanding Officer of the Reserve Force, it. is ordered that the details heretofore granted by the Commandant of Conscripts in this State, shall stand until otherwise ordered from these Head quarters. 11. The Commandant of Conscripts will cause a full an accurate report to be made to these Head quarters, of all persons of this class who have been thus detailed, stating the residence and age of each person detailed, and the grounds upon which such details have been made ; and they will be immedi ately assigned to companies in the Reserve Fc-Vee, and be subject to be ordered to the companies to which they may be # thus assigned, whenever their details may be suspended or annulled. 111. Enrolling Officers will continue to send for ward all persons liable to duty in the Reserve Corps under the orders and directions heretofore issued to them by the Commandant of Conscripts, ex cept as these orders and directions may be modi fied or changed by orders from these Headquar ters. IV. County Enrolling Officers will send all suv’i persons to the District Enrolling Officers, who wiil send them to the Camp of Instruction at this place, where the officer in charge will report daily their arrival to these Headquarters, that they may be promptly assigned and sent forward to their respec tive companies. V. In the case of persons of the Reserve applying for exemption under the third paragraph and first clause of the fourth paragraph of Section Tenth, of the act of Congress, entitled “An Act to organize forces to serve during the war,” approved February 17th, 1864, the application will be for warded to the Commandant of Conscripts, and the same privilege will be extended to applicant' as heretofore allowed. VI. In all cases arising under the second clause Paragraph Fourth, commencing with these word;, “In addition to the foregoing exemptions,” Ac., the applicant will be sent forward as provided in the Fourth Paragrapli of this Order, and no furlough, will be allowed, and his application will as soon, as practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters for decision. Enrolling Officers will make in such case3 investigations as heretofore, and will as soon as practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters for, decision. Enrolling Officers will make in such cases investigations as heretofore, and will forward the papers to these Headquarters, with the application for detail. VII. All applications for details from the Reserve Force for Government works, or any other purpose must be made to these Headquarters. By command of MAJ. G£N. HOWELL COBB, Commanding Georgia Res?- ve. Lamar Cobb, Major and A. A. G, iui 29 6t TO WOOD Gt'TTERSf T WILL Exchange 100 Cords Oak and Pine W. . I 1 for the labor of Cutting and Splitting Rails: ;'i cing each at prices before the war. j ul29 4t R. J. MOSES. FOR sale: A NO. 1 COOK, WASHER and IRONER, PS yV? ia old; sold for no fault. Applv to jul29 ts E. J. PINCKARD Sc CO. FOR SALE ! One of the Most Desirable Resi dences in Hjnuton. THE Lot contains forty acres of Land—twenty of which are in the woods. The House is commo - dious and convenient; containing six basement rooms and seven on the first floor. On the premise? are good and new out-houses, barns and stables; an orchard filled with selections of choice applet peaches, apricots, cherries, plums aud pears; also a vineyard of grapes in full bearing. This location i? healthy, supplied with excellent water and con venient to the city. Persons desiring to invest will not have as rare chance probably during the war Parties wishing to negotiate fpr this property will call on E. J. Pinekard, who will give them any in formation desired. .Possession given immediately, j ul 29 ts J. R. BANKS. THOMAS tfAYACwF, A?ent, (At Mulford’s old Stand, * 3STO, 101, BBOAD ST.i HAS FOB Stlt 1)11 EffllW Nlieetiugs- Shillings. Twills. Yarns, Lins«j,«, l.aguuray ioften?, Tobacco, Ric«, Sfails ol aiM siaew, A.C.. Jcc,, i*Wi£