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COLUMBUS TLW Published Daily (Sundays excepted) at the rate *4.00 per mouth, or sl2 tor three months. No subscription received for a longer term (JUn hret month*. ADVERTISING RATES s Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for each insertion. Where advertisements are inserted a month, the chance will be S3O per square. Announcing candidates S2O, which must invariably paid In advance. Adj’t k Inspector General's Office, ) Macon, Ga., August 1,1864. > special Order, | As there is a misapprehension about the powers of tfao Inferior Courts in making details for police duty, the following orders are published for the in formation of all concerned : One policeman is allowed for each 500 negroes in each county. All men between 55 and Go, able to ride and carry a gun, arc to act as a police force in their respec tive counties. The Aids dc Camp are specially in structed to order them upon this duty, and any man between these ages, able for service, who refuses, will be sent to the front. They are to ride all through the county, confining themselves to no par ticular district or plantation, and are to give their whole time to this business. Ah they can sleep in houses at night, they can do this duty, when they would not be fit for other inilitaiy service. They will visit the plantations, correct insubordinate ne groes, and do all in their power to protect property and preserve order. It is believed there are but few counties in the State, in which there arc not in the county, one man able for service for each 500 negroes. If there should not be that number in any county, the Infe - rior Court will recommend for detail a number of men subject to the late call sufficient to make up the deficiency. These should be selected from such overseers and others as have most control over the negroes. The recommendations of the eourts must bo sent to these headquarters, where they will be allowed, if the evidence of deficiency in the num ber of old men is satisfactory. The court must accompany the application for the detail by n certificate, giving the following facts: Ist. The number of slaves in the county. 2d. The number and names of the old men bc i ween 55 and 60 in the county, with the name of each, who is t&o feeble through the county. 3d. The names of the porsons recommended by the courts to make up the deficiency if any. All details granted by the courts without an order from these headquarters, are valid, and will be so treated by all Aids-de-Camp and other State officers, who will send all such detailed men to the front flame- late interruption in the railroad transpor tation may have caused some of the militia who had started to Macon to return home for want of transportation, all such are required to press for ward to Macon without delay, as the channels of communication wil l be open again in a day or two. All officers at K*me will exercise great energy in sending all men subject to the call forward prompt ly, under arrest when necessary. HENRY C. WAYNE, augl 2t Adj’t & Insp. Gen. Headquarters Georgia Reserve, \ Macon, Ga., July 23, 1864. ) h'rnentl Order*,) No. 13. ; _ I. All questions of details from the Roserve for agricultural purposes, on the part of those persons having less than fifteen'able-bodied field hands, having been placed under the control and direction 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 Force, and bo subject to be ordered to the companies to which they may bo 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 suen persons to the District Enrolling Officers, who will 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 respcc tivo companies. V. In the ease of persons of the Itesorve Class applying for exemption under the third paragi aph and first clause of the fourth paragraph of Section Tenth, of the act of Congress, entitled “An Act to organize forces to servo 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 applicants a? heretofore allowed. VI. In all cases arising under the second clause Paragraph Fourth, commencing with these words, "In addition to the foregoing exemptions/’ Ac., the applicant will be sent forward as provided in the Fourth Paragraph 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 cases 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. GEN. HOWELL COBB, Commanding Georgia Reserve. Lamak Cobb, Major and A. A. G. iul 29 6t HEADQUARTERS CONSCRIPT SERVICE, l Augusta, July 25.1364. ( (ftueral Orders, | No. 42. > ! The following extract from Circular. Mo. 24, iJu- j reauof Cbuscriptiou, (current scries.) is published for the information and guidance of all concerned : II The sale to the Government or to the families of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Commissioners of the State, under the Impressment Act, of the mar ketable surplus remaining after furnishing the Gov ernment with the stipulated quantity of provisions, and which he may raise from year to year, while his ( exemption continues, is made by the act of Con gress, approved February 17th, 1564, one oi the conditions of exemption allowed to an overseer or agriculturalist. A claim is asserted by some of those exempted as agriculturalists to exchange sueli part of the aforesaid surplus as they may please, for 1 supplies of provisions, clothirg, and the like, to be consumed in family use, and to sell to the Govern ment or to the families of soldiers only what re mains of such surplus after malting said exchanges. The claim is in violatian of the law and of their contract with the Government, and cannot be al lowed. Upon satisfactory evidence being furnished that persons exempted as overseers or agriculturalists have or are thus disposing of their surplus produc tions by exchange as aforesaid, Enrolling Officers , will arrest all such persons, forward them to their nearest camp of instruction, to be retained there until final action shall be taken and announced in their cases, and forward through the proper chan nels of communication to this Bureau a report of all the facts and circumstances of each case. Every agriculturalist or overseer, upon receiving hii estate of exemption, should that the action indicated above will be taken m event of his not disposing of his marketable sup plies in accordance with the requirements oi tne law.” By order of WM. M. BROWNE. Commandant. P. Looney, Lt. and Adj'i. jul2B 5t __ _ ON and after the Ist July, my office and dwell ing will be on at the residence of the late Mrs. Cairn?, urI)B1)I T julyl ts W. J. MURRBLL. M. I> ' « Vol. XI. J ‘ ff ' WARREX & co> Proprietors j. w . WARREN, Editor NEW GiH!! NEW MODS!!! .A.T Mrs. DESSAU’S. FROM THE LATE BLOCKADE SALE AT A-ugnsta, G-a. The goods are all superior to what is offered elsewhere, and will be sold lower than lately. In the assortment can be found: Ladles’ Aeu Hats, Mew Bonnet Ribbons, New Belts, Boblnet Musquito Netting, Tucking and Dressing Combs, Cadies’ Hoser>, Three y’ds wide Linen .Sheeting, Superior Bleached Shirting, Printed Jackonets, Ginghams, English and French Calicoes, Bombazine, Alpacas, Elegant Eeroes. O.A Hjl_i JOSTID SZEIE. Se w books JUST FCJBLISHED BY EVANS & COGSWELL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THE SPIRIT INSTITUTIONS, By Marshal A/armont. Translated from the latest Paris edition by Frank Schaller, olonel 22d Regiment Mississippi Infantry. Price $5. One third off to the trade. INFANTRY TACTICS, For Brigade, Bivision, and Army orps, by Gen Casey, U. S. Army. Pronounced the best work of the kind in the language. Illustrated with 29 Lith ographed Plates, and well bound. Price $5. One third off to the trade. CHISOLM’S SCRGEIiV, Being a third edition of this valuable work. Splen didly illustrated, and finely bound. Price $lO. One third off to the trade. The editions of all of these valuable works arc under-2,000 copies, and those in want will do well to send in their orders at once. ALSO; General Orders, A. & 1. G.’s Office, up to Ist April, 1364. Price $5. One-third off to the trade. Andrew’s Eight Artillery Drill Splendidly illustrated. Price $4. One-third off to the trade. Any of these books will be sent free of postage on receipt of the price, in new issue, or the old at the discount. EVANS & COGSWELL, Jul} b 34 Publishers. LETTER PAPER & BLANK BOORS FOR SALE ! XjiTE have for sale 49 reams of Letter Paper, and “ 2,000 small Pocket Blank Books, at Wholesale or Retail. Paper, SSO per Ream; Blank Books, $l5O retail, 75 cts. wholesale. Apply at _ _ agOtf , THIS OFFICE. THE ATLANTA ununinn, The undersigned proprietor of the ATLANTA Daily and Weekly Intelligencer, announces to the public that he has made arrange ments for the publication of these Journals in this city (ilfacon) and that in a few days subscribers to the same will be furnished as usual with their pa pers : Correspondents, advertisers aud all persons hav ing business with the H>TTELX_.XC3-E]src EX?, will pleasse address their communications to Tlte Intelligencer Office, Macon, Georgia. . All JOB and GOVERNMENT WORK on hand will be resumed at an early day. JARED I. WHITAKER, Proprietor ju!27 It Flag of* Truce letters. Confederate States of America,'! Was Department, > Bureau of Exchange. ) Richmond, Va., July Ist, 1864. 1. All letters to go North by flag of riuce must be sent to this office. 2. Each letter must be inclosed in a separate en velope and addressed to me. Bureau of Exchange. Richmond, Va. 3. No letter must exceed in length one page of ordinary sized letter paper, and its contents be con fined strictly to personal or family matters. No letter alluding to the movements or localities of troops will be allowed to pass. 4. Each letter must contain a United States post age stamp, or its equivalent in silver or United States currency. These regulations will be rigidly enforced, and no letter transmitted in which they are not strictly observed. R()B>T OULD> Agent of Exchange. (Official,] W H Hatch, Captain and A A It. july22 ot _ Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’ TOOLS. rpilE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the l manufacture of the above named articles m this city, are prepared to fill orders for the same. Office on Angle street, a«few doors above L. b. Hospital HARRISON,‘.BEDELL & CO. Reference —Maj. F. W. Dillard. , _ Mobile Register, Mississippi and Augusta Con stitutionalist, please copy one month and send bills to this office, mar 30 ts GEORGIA— Muscogee County. WHEREAS, itfrs. Mary V. Davis, adm x of Dr. George S. Davis, deed has filed her Petition for leave to sell a negro woman by the name ot Maria, about 25 years of age and her four children. All persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, (if any they have) why an order should not be granted at the next September Term of the Court of Ordinary for said coufity, authorizing the -ale of said negro. , , , , . I Given under my hana. July Dt. l jy 42m Ordinary. Martha A, Taylor 4 Libel . for Divorce in Ma,non > Superior Court. Returnable to Green B. Taylor. } September Term, 18d4. At Columbus, April 2d, 1864. IT appearing to theCourfby the return of the Sher -1 iff. that the defendant is not to be found in the countv, and it further appearing to the Court by other evidence that the defendent does not reside ‘"it therefore ordered by the Court, that service be perfected on the defendant by publication of this order once a month for four months, bmore the next term of the Court, in some newspaper of this bllite - FDMOND H. WORRILL, J.S. c. C. C A true extract from “Stlmta ® ,rt - Columbus, Ga. Saturday Frilling, August 13,1864. Headquarters Conscript Service,) Augusta, Ga„ August Ist, 1864. J General Orders) No. 44. / I. The attention of Enrolling Officers is directed to Circular No 25, Bureau of Cbascription (current series) herewith published, withdrawing from this Department and transferring to the General Com manding Reserves, all jurisdiction over persons of the Reserve classes, except such as are strictly en titled to exemption under third paragraph, and the first clause of the fourth paragraph of the tenth Section of the Act of Congress, entitled an “Act to organize Forces to serve during the War." 11. Enrolling Officers will observe that they arc placed under, and subject to the orders of the Gen eral Commanding Reserves, so far as this class of Conscripts is concerned, with the exceptions above stated, and are enjoined to give all his orders and commands relative thereto prompt attention and obedience; but they will bear in mind that the per formance of these duties will in no case excuse them for the non-performance of their more appropriate duties as Enrolling Officers. 111. Their attention is further called to General Orders No. 13, “Headquarters Georgia Reserve,” and strict compliance with its provisions directed. District Enrolling Officers wilHmmediately make out and forward to these Headquarters a full and accurate report as required by second paragraph of said order. WM. M. BROWNE, Colonel and Commd’t. Con federate States of America, 5 War Department, Bureau of Conscription, f Richmond, Va„ June 30, ’64. > Circular, < No. 25. < Commandants of Conseripts will forthwith com municate to Enrolling Officers these instructions made by order of the Secretary of War. Ist. In the class of Reserves Enrolling Officers will under no circumstances receive applications for, or grant details until after the organization of the companies, and the transmission of tho rolls to the]General’s commanding of the Reserves and then only under instructions from said Generals com manding. By a decision of the Secretary of War the juris diction of the Conscript authorities over the classes of Reserves extends simply and exclusively to granting exemptions prescribed by the Act of Con gress, entitled an act to organize Forces to serve during the War. These exemptions are provided for in the 10th section of said act, but these shall be excluded from these exemptions thus authorized to be granted in the Reserve classes all contained in the last clause of the 4th Paragraph of said section from the words “In addition to the foregoing exemp tions to the conclusion of said 4th Paragraph. Except as herein specified in all matters per taining to the Reserve classes, Enrolling Officers by order of the Secretary of War, are to obey the orders of General commanding Reserves, but no Enrolling Officer under any plea will be held to be excused from the full performance of his reg ular duties prescribed by and under the orders of this Bureau, and no assertion that duties under or ders of tho General commanding Reserves have prevented the due performance of other duties will bo accepted by this Bureau. The Secretary of War has directed that all de tails heretofore granted inconsistent with these in structions, will be promptly revoked and the men placed on the company rolls. Paragraph XIV of Circular No. 8, Bureau of Con scription, current scries, is hereby revoked. By command of Brig. Gen. JOHN S. PRESTON, Sup’t. [Signed,] C. B. Duffield, A. A. (1. augl2 5t » Change ol’ Schedule. Office Engineer and Superintendent, 1 Charleston and Savannah Railroad, > Charleston, June 7,1864.) i\N THURSDAY, June 9 1364, and until further \J notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will 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. H. S. HAINES, June 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent. Change of Schedule. ON and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on the v * uscogee Railroad will run as follows : PASSENGER TRAIN : Leave Columbus 6 45 P. M. Arrive at Mac0n......... 3 25 A. M. Leave Macon 8 10 P. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. 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. COLUMBUS TO WEST POINT! On and after the 30th inst., the Passenger Train on the Montgomery A West Point R. R. will Leave Columbus 2 40 p. in. Arrive at West Point 8 00 Leave West Point 3 50 Arrive at Columbus 9 10 Freight Train will Leave Columbus...s 50 a. m. Arrive at Columbus 12 23 J. E. APPLER, July 23 ts A g ent - STOLEN! the OWNER of a BLIND HORSE stolen by l a deserter, can hear of him by applying at the Enrolling Office. WM. L. DA\IS, agll lw __ Capt. & En. Oft. FOR SALE ! One of the Most Desirable Resi dences in Wynnton. THE Lot contains forty acres of Land—twenty of. 1 which are in the woods. The House is commo dious and convenient; containing six basement rooms and seven on the first floor. On the premises are good and new out-houses, barns and.stable3; an orchard filled with selections of choice apples, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums and pears; also a vineyard of grapes in full bearing. This location is healthv, 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 for this property will call on E. J. Pinckard, who will give them any in formation desired. Possession given immediately, iul 29 ts J. R. RAM Kb. SoO Reward. I WILL pay the above reward for 808. a black 1 boy, about 24 years old. He has been out three or four weeks, and is supposed to be luraing about the city. JNO. U. wASS. jy 4« _ _ TO HIRE! FOR the balance of the year fifteen able-bodied T Negro Men and seventeen ISegroM omm. Apply soon to R. M. Gl Ag t. jui 2S ts - Notice to Debtors and Cred itors. ALL persons indebted to the estate of Seaborn A Jones, deceased, are required to ma £®. j diate payment, and those having claims again, t sa estate are required to render them in terms of the u " W.?skN j. mms- Br MARY H. BENNING. Agent. juISS TO HIRE! BY the month, a smart 15 year old House GDL“ Apply at this office Friday Evening. Wanted! Office Chief Quartermaster, Columbus, Ga., Aug. 5, ’64. One Hundred Negro Shoe-makers to work in Government Shop. Call at once and help me to shoe the army. Liberal prices will be paid. F. W. DILLARD, aug6 6t Major andQ’r. Correspondence of the Times. In the Field, near Atlanta, Aug. 8. For the last few days pretty much all the fighting has been confined to our picket lines, and some of the time it has been quite heavy. Whilst I am writing the roar of artillery is rapid on ofir left. The enemy is seemingly making all his demonstrations on our left, no doubt with a view to turn our flank. So far, he has been unsuccessful, and I think will continue to be. In his recent charges upon our lines he has lost heavily. Many wounded have fallen into our hands. The situation here remains unchanged, and in my humble opinion, Atlanta will not fall. I have partaken recently of the hospitality of your Relief Committee (or Douglas Ambu lance Corps), and met with much kindness at their hands. These gentlemen are doing great service in relieving the wants and suf fering of the wounded and worn down sol dier. It is a great satisfaction to know, in case of mishap, one will be cared for and his wants administered to by kind friends from home, and helps to cheer him in the hardships he has to undergo. Believe me, these Relief Associations are doing an immense good, and they should be sustained, with the utmost liberality, by the people at home. Let them not flag in their efforts. They will have their reward in the heartfelt thanks of the » SOLDIER. A Revolting Spectacle. —The Petersburg Register of the 2d says: A war-worn lieutenant, in quest of a coffin for his captain, who fell on Saturday, told us on yesterday morning that he had witnessed most of the battles of the war, but never witnessed so shocking a spectacle as the pit, made by the explosion, presented, after its recapture by our troops. He describes this hole of horrors as about sixty feot deep, by as many in diameter,’and filled with white and black Yankees, dead and mutilated in every conceiva ble shape-—some with half their heads blown ofl', some with entrails protruding ; while others piled up and utterly unable to move from under the horrid mass, were gasping out their last breath. The scene in “Spartacus,” of the gladiators dying on the crosses, which lined the road on either side, although the offspring of a poet’s imagination, does not compare in horrors with this scene enact ed in sight of Petersburg on Saturday last. The Yankee Victoky. —The Baltimore American states that Kelly reports Averill having overtaken McCausland and whipped him, says the Macon Telegraph, captaring nil his artillery' and five hundred prisoners. If this is even true it could have only been a very small affair and scarcely worthy of men tion. McCausland’s command only consisted of fifteen hundred or two thousand men and two or three pieces of artillery. If even Averill has defeated this s nail force and cap tured all the guns, he has not gained much nor injured the Confederates in any great degree. Perhaps when we hear our own story of the affair, it may be quite different from the ex travagant reports of the Yankees. The Immediate Front. Yesterday afternoon the most furious can nonading of the siege of Atlanta, was indulged in by both side3, all along the lines. From the Federal batteries the firing was particu larly brisk, while ours replied regularly but more slowly. The musketry practice was not more general than usual. Our casualties were few. During the night, and this morn ing up to nine o’clock, an unusual quiet has prevailed. The enemy is still massing towards his right, whether by weakening his lines at other points, or by using reinforcements coming in, is a problem not solved. His trains are ar riving at the wood station on the State road, two miles from the city, and the whistle of the engines in that direction is frequently heard. There are parties, too, in the city, who assert that from positions commanding a view of the wood station, they have witnessed the arrival of several trains of troops the last three days. It may be reinforcements are coming on, but we doubt it. Grant’s necessities will compel him to gobble up all Lincoln can muster, in our opinion. The City.—The amount of Federal spite vented against the city yesterday far exceeded any demonstrations our enemies have yet made. His batteries opened about 11 o'clock, a. m., and were kept continually at work until after 4, p. m. During the time many hundred shots fell into the city and suburbs. Os course many buildings were struck, and, strange to say/most of these were private residences. The damage to the business part of the city was slight. But two casualties have been A gentleman in the outskirts of the city had both legs taken off by a shell, while sitting on his doorstep, and died before a sur geon could be procured. The other was a child, who was severely bruised by a lump of earth set in motion by a shot. We must again call the attention of the au thorities to the self-constituted guards that are in the habit of roving around the city, night and day. Several of these parties, armed as guards, were on the streets last night. We have heard of one gentleman who was robbed of a considerable sum of money during the night, and doubtless other cases occurred. Yesterday a negro, sent to the city from the camps of the State troops, was met by one of these parties and robbed of all he had on his person. There is a neglect of duty some where. for surely the united efforts of the pro vost marshal general, the commandant of the post, and the city authorities should be suffi cient to protect the public. Let the regular guards be increased, if necessary. These outrages can and should be stopped. Many of the Yankee prisoners, captured since the practice of shelling the city has been troing on, protest most vehemently that their guns are not directed against the place, and assert that the shells that daily visit us are fired at onr batteries, bat miss the mark at which directed. This is all 3heer humbug. The Yankee gunners are better marksmen than these assertions would give them credit for. and that the act of shelling the city is a purposed one there can be no doubt. The unwarrantable practice—unwarrantable be cause no notice has ever been given—cannot be excused by any such shallow pretences. $4.00 Per Month. The whole procedure is the result of Federal spleen at the successful resistance to their plans, and they have doubtless determined to destroy what they no doubt begin to conclude they cannot possess. —Atlanta Appeal, 1 Or//. — • - mm United States News, From papers of the 2d inst.. we take the following: THE OCCUPATION OF CHAMBERSBURG. Harrisburg, July 30.—A conversatio* with a gentleman attached to one of the newspaper establishments at Chambersburg, who left there this morning at 3 o’clock, reveals the following facts: The people of Chambersburg received in formation, yesterday, of the approach of the Rebels. At once, the merchants and business men commenced packing their stocks, and be fore 10 o’clock last night the most valuable merchandise was sent far beyond the reach of the rebels. At 3 o’clock this morning a Rebel force of 800 mounted infantry reached Chambersburg and encamped on the Fair Ground. This force was met a short distance from Mercersburg by a small party of troops from Carliale barracks, who fought the advance stubbornly, but were compelled to withdraw on account of the over whelming numbfc-s of the invaders. The rolling stock of the Cumberland Valley Railroad is being removed to this point. Large numbers of fugitive colored people accompany this stock, and present a deplorable condition as they are huddled on the heated sidewalks around the railroad depot. EXCITEMENT AT HARRISBURG. Harrisburg, July, 30.—Governor Curtin ar rived in a special train from the West about twelve o’clock, and immediately called upon the citizens to take up arms without even the formality of a muster. The church bells were tolled and the resi dents were generally making arrangements to comply with the request of the executive and vigilance committees. Arms and ammunition are to be furnished them, and places will be found them in the entrenchments with or with out officers. 1 o’clock P. M.—An immense meeting of citizens has just been held at the Court House here, General Cameron presiding. The great est enthusiasm prevailed. Tie called upon Capt. R. J. Dodge to organize the people. A committee of Safety was appointed. Martial Law was called. The citizens resolved to shoulder arms and make a firm stand if the enemy should advance. The wildest stories prevail. The stores were all closing up and the citizens reporting for duty. Gov. Curtin has just arrived, and is exerting him self to the utmost for our defense. Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, July 30.—The enemy have once more entered Penn sylvania. They occupied Chambersburg at 8 a, m. to-day with cavalry and artillery. A few hours will develop their force and intentions. It is possible their movements may be directed against this city. In view of such a contingency, I there fore, call upon the people of Harrisburg and vicini ty to organize at once to defend their homes. Arms and ammnition will he delivered to each organized company upon application to the Adjutant Gener al. No muster into the service of the State or of the United States willbe required. A. G. Curtin, flans of tiie enemy. Lancaster, July 30.—Most of ChambersVturg is said to he in ashes, and three thousand people arc thereby rendered houseless. 4 A raid towards Wheeling is intended by Breck inridge, who relies upon returning by the Kana wha Valley. In the meantime Longstreet is to threaten Washington, while Gen. Early holds the Valley. Our military authorities are in possession of these facts, and the attempt of the raiders will no doubt be effectually defeated. AFFAIRS AT IIAGESBTOWN. Washington, July 30.—Yesterday morning Ha gerstown was still occupied by Averill’s and Colo’s cavalry, but all the stores were closed and busi ness entirely suspended. No person was allowed to leave Hagerstown in either direction without a pass from the military authorities. No Rebels had made their appearance on the Maryland side of the river, but it was reported at Hagerstown that they were concentrating their forces at Shepberdstown. APPEAL FOP. THE RELIEF OF THE CHAMBERSBURG PEOPLE. Chambersburg, July 31.—The following has just been issued by a committee of citizens : “Appeal to the Benevolent Citizens of the North. On the morning ©f the 30th of July, 1864, the reb els, under the command of McCausland, with a force of about 5000 men, entered Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and demanded five hundred thous and dollars from the citizens, under a threat of burning the town. This requisition was its writing, and was signed by Gen.J Jubal Early. It ie now established by indisputable proof that this d«- mand was a mere pretext on ’ the part of the marauders to cover up a purpose formed before they reached the town to burn it to the ground, without giving any time to remove private prop erty, and scarcely time enough for the citizens to remove their families. They fired the houses of our citizens in perhaps fifty places. “Upwards of 250 houses in the heart of the town were consumed including all the public buildings, stores and hotels, comprising about two-thirds of the town, containing about 6,000 inhabitants. Thus a large body of citizens arc reduced from compara tive wealth to absolute poverty. Many families have lost all their bedding and all their clothing, except such as they had on their persons. The loss will be largely over one million of dollars. With out the aid from abroad there will be great suffering in our community. The Rev. John R. Warner, of Gettysburg, providentially with us at this time, is the accredited agent of our citizens for receiving subscriptions and contributions for re'ief,” THE EXPECTED RAID ON WHEELING, ETC. Cumberland, Md., July 31.—Reports in circula tion that the Rebels intend a raid on Wheeling do not deserve credence. It is possible te accomplish such a thing, but it is not at all probable they will undertake it. But there is one thing that deserves notice: Gen. Hunter sent out of our lines South ward many families for aiding and sympathizing with the secessionists in arms. Now the Rebels threaten to raid on Cumberland and other places for the purpose of retaliating on the persons and prop erty of Union men. There is much excitement here. Report has it that the railroad bridges between here and Cherry run are again threatened with destruction. On the line of the railroad we have iron-clad cars that are constantly sent out on a sort of reconnois ance. . , , Gen. Kelly is active, as usual, and seems deter mined to defend his lines as well as he can with what forces “happen” to be under his control. A body of Rebels are reported advancing in this direction, but of course we can do no more than await their near approach, and then ascertain their strength, and, if possible, their intention. EXCITEMENT AT PITTSBURG. Pittsburg, Pa., July 31.—Intense excitement ex ists here consequent upon the news of the Rebel in vasion of Pennsylvania. The editor of the Richmond Senti nel has had an interview with a gen tleman just arrived from the United States. He gives a most gratifying ac count of the change in public sentiment with regard to the prosecution of the war In Pennsylvania the reaction in favor of peace is very great; and he is confident, without some unforeseen occurrence aris es, that the peace candidate will be tri umphantly elected next fall. We are satisfied from data exhibited to us, but which it would not be prudent to publish, that the call of Lincoln for troops, will furnish two white men from Maryland to the Confederate armies for one to the Federal r * «>m Virginia. A come '*’nt of the Whig, writing on the 26F *n> Winchester, says that, by order o , u Hunter, the house of A R. Boteler aud J£. F. Lee, with their con tents, were burred. They refused to suf fer of the hooka in Mr. Boteler’s ele gant library to be saved. Our loss at the late ‘‘mine ’ fight at Pe* tersburg is estimated at eight hundred The Yankee loss is said to be thirty-five hundred. It is stated that after the | charge by Mahone’s, Wright's, and Saun ders’ brigades, the enemy, finding escape impossible, rushed for safety into the im mense hole made by their explosion, and around the edge of this chasm our men closed and fought hand to hand. The contest was a desperate one,, and Gen. Saunders’ men, after removing a large number of wounded, buried in this hole fifty-five negro troops and one hundred and seventy-eight whites. Gen. Mahone’s brigade lost one hun» dred and eighty in killed and wounded, and the division commanded by him four hundred and fifty. The Yankees have burned the residence of Col. John Sedon near Fredericksburg. Va. It is rumored that they have burned that place also. Among the negro prisoners brought in to Petersburg several have been recog nized as runaway slaves of gentlemen in that vicinity. No mercy should be shown them. They should be dealt with accord ing to the laws of Virginia. m • ——- From Charleston.— The enemy’s fire upon Fort Sumter has considerably slack* ened since our last report. One hundred and twentystwo shots were fired at the Fort Sunday night, and seventy on Monday up to six o’clock in the evening. Several wagons and carts were observed hauling ammunition from the lower end of the Island to Battery Gregg, on which a gun was erected Monday, aud the ene» my engaged in either mounting or dis mounting a gun. No shells were fired at the city either Sunday night or Monday. Heavy firing was heard in the direction of Stono Monday morning, lasting about two hours. The Monitors that have been in Stono several days have disappeared, and it is believed have sailed South. There was no other change of impors tance.— Courier. Treatment of Our Prisoners at Fort Delaware.— The following order, issued by Gen. Schoepf, the commandant at Fort Delaware, will give some idea of the treatment given our prisoners confined there : (Special Orders No. 148.) I. Visiting this post out of curiosity is strictly prohibited. 11. Relatives of prisoners seriously ill will be permitted to make them short vis its, on application, accompanied with sat' isfactory proof of their loyalty to the Uni ted States Government, to Brigadier Gen eral A. Schoepf, commanding this post. Under no other circumstances will any person be allowed to visit the prisoners without special permission from the ident, Secretary of War or Commissary General of prisoners. All contributions to prisoners must be forwarded by Express, and plainly direct ed, giving name, rank and regiment, to the care of Captain George W. Ahl, Act-, ing Assistant Adjutant General. Uniform clothing, military equipments and intoxicating liquors are among the contraband articles. IV. Prisoners will be permitted to write and receive letters of a strictly private nature, must invariably be limited to one page of common letter paper. By command of Brig. Gen. A. Schoepf. George W. Ahl, Captain, And Acting A. A. G. The naval force now off Mobile consists of tho following ship: Hartford, (flag-ship) 20 guns; Richmond, 18; Brooklyn, 24: Monongahela, 12; Lackawana, 14 ; Oneida, 10; Metscomb, 10; Gennessee, 8; Sebage, K>; Port Royal, 2; Kennebec, 5; Pindola, 4; Lusca, 4; Pembina, 4; Penguin, 7; Tennesse, 5; Cono magh.9; Ossipec, 12; Galena, 14. Cowslip, Phil ippi, Glasan, Jasmine, Buckthorn—tugs. A private dispatch from Gen. Sherman’s head quarters announces the assignment of Gen. 0. How ard to the command of the Army wnd Department of Tennessee, the position made vacant by the re cent death of Gen, McPherson. MAXiMiLLiAii Sends a Commissioner to the Confederacy.— lt is asserted, says the New York Herald, by the Southern sympathizers in New Or leans that Maximilian has already sent privately a commissioner to the rebel authorities at Richmond. The most jubilant individuals in the world are the secessionists of this city, who boast that the Confed • eracy will be recognized by France and England within three months. Eighty-two prisoners came down on the train from Atlanta yesterday. The train brought nothing further than is contained in our telegraphic dispatch. It brought the ru mor of the capture of Marietta by our troops, which we hope will prove true. It is not im probable that it was generally known in our camp that movements had been made which would render such an event probable. [Macon Telegraph, 11 lh. Ry Ellis, Livingston & Cos ON TUESDAY, 16th of August, at 10 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, 500 IBS. BEST ENGLISH CAST STEEL. Assorted Sizes. 200 lbs Sole and Upper Leather : 2 Cans Fine Smoking Tobacco ; 12 bbls. SALT; 1 Marble Top Bureau ; Lot Summer Clothing; Lot Furniture. —also, — A LIKELY YLt.RO BOV, 24 years old —Field Hand, Cook, &c. AN EXTRA LIKELY JNEGRO MAN. 23 years old—splendid Dining Room ser vant, Gardener, & c. A LIKELY NEGRO MAY, 34 years old—Field Hand, Teamster kc. ag6 td *32 CIGARS! T?OR SALE by the Thousand at r DR- R. a. WARE. ags 2t lft>. Broad st. $5,000 rjewardT THE above reward will be pail for the arres; and I production before the Coroner’s Ccurt Talla poosa county, Ala., of one WM. A. PAULK, wh* murdered my husband. Benjamin Gibson. onMo dsur night, Ist ot August. Said Paulk is a resident of Macon county, nea<~ l nion Springs, aged about 35 years, .about 5 feet 9 inches inheighth, stout built, fair complexion, darif hair and blue eye 6, Believed to be a deserter from the 2d Ala. cavalry. JULIA A. GIBSON, Near TaUassee. Tallapoosa -0.. Ala agß 1»