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DAILY TIMES. J. W. WARREN - - - Editor. m COLUMBUS: Saturday Morning, October 1, 1864, While some of our troops at the firat battle of Manassas were horring forward to the position on the Henry hill, where the fight was decided, they tnet a number of runaways from the field, who conjured them to turn about and save themselves, that we were whipped, the battle lost. &c. The officer com. atanding denounced them as cowards, who, .because were whipped themselves, thought everybody was whipped. These fugitives have their.rcprcsentatives itill (says U e Richmond Sentinel) —not in the army—but among those who are doing noth ing for the war, and have suffered no hard ships. There are some of these who are whip ped, subjugated and ready to kneel down and eat dirt, if Lincoln were to command and the Confederates to allow. Hew despicable is such steanness of soul ! It w,0,n14,be an able insult to our heroic ladies to liken,-s-uch cravens to their sex. It is unmanly to be de pressed by reverses ; they should but nerve as to new efforts. We can at least act worthi ly of brave and virtuous men, worthy of our brave old State and our noble <lonfedera« y ; ami this will tiding us a glory of ■whl'ch noth ing cast deprive tis<. Rtesults are in the.hat. s of God ; it tfe not for us to repine under His chastisements, or to doubt our ultimate deliv erance, in His own good time. Away, then, with all long faces whenever the telegraph fails to tell of victory ! Let us rather imitate the conduct of the old Romans who became but sterner and more resolute ander defeat, and were thus always enabled to retrieve their fortunes even from the most desperate conditions. Let us tell our boasting enemies, as they told the boasting Pyrrhus after he had so heavily defeated them, that they were unwise to forget the T vicissitudes of war, and to place confidence in the steadiness of the favors of fortune. Let us, like them, consider only The bellt means of strengthening our armies, and repairing ou* losses the greatest dilligence. It is an outrage upon the soldiers who, though unfortunately, have bravely fought our battles, to meet them with puling lamentations, instead of thanks and encouragement. It is the province of true greatness of soul to rise superior to disaster and to maintain courage and serenity under all circumstances. Tlie Rebel Ram Tennessee. As the details of our victory at Mobile come to hand, thoy bring new proofs that the engagement was characterized by all of the fierce and indomit able gallantry of our Commander. The great naval qualities which make us proud of the previous roll of American Commodores are more than rivalled— are outshone by the undoubted naval hero of this war, Admiral Farragut. In passing the concen trated fire of the forts on the morning of the sth ®f August, our iron clad monitor, the Tecumseb, with her gallant commander, Craven, and crew, were sunk almost instantaneously by a torpedo, incurring the loss of the vessel, and more than 90 lives. Undeterred by this saddening circumstance, Admiral Farragut, from his position at the mast head of the flag ship Hartford, finding they had left the formidable ram Tennessee in their real’, im mediately ga xS the signal to ’boot ship and give her battle. His own fleet consisted of thirteen ves sels of various sizes, six of which were iron clad,, with a total armament of two hundred guns. The order was not only to open fire, hut to run her down. Her formidable character will be best un derstood from the fact that the Monongahela, a new steam frigate, not iron clad, struck her at, fall speed, with no effect. The Lackawana and the Hartford followed with the same fierco concussion without auv apparent effect. Eroadsidos of niue inch shot fired at a distance of twelve feet rebound ed from her sides harmless. The entire fleet thon closed in upon her so choking her up as to deprive her altogether of sea room. She replied with an armament of six of Brooks' rifled guns, throwing 95 and 110 pound solid shot. After thus standing a steady ramming and pounding for an hour and a half, the Tennessee surrendered, so slightly in jured that our naval officers within a week report her fit for service, and uee her with great effect in an assault on Fort Morgan. Although tho Tcn □csseo was captured, therefore, the invulnerability of her iron plating was triumphantly demonstrated. Nine 11-inch shot fired at the short ranges above indicated, struck her within the space of a few square feet without injury. But one 15-inch shot penetrated her armor. Her sole weakness lay in her defective machinery, which our superior facil ities in that department will easily remove. We should be glad to see the invincible pluck with which she was fought, and her own invulnerable qualities made effective in the James River. We fear wo noed just such a naval combat before we can take Richmond. — Chicago Tribune. Wheif the wind is “raked out” of this guscy tirade, the melancholy fact remains that the Yan kees have captured the best iron clad that has ever yet stood tho test of actual war, and all owing to the most criminal botching in some of her vital points—not her machinery (her steam power)— but in her steering gear and her chimneys. Tho Vankee3 still refuse to tell the truth concerning her capture, which was effected in the way the Persians destroyed Alcibiades, by standing off and shooting at long range at an enemy that could not reply. If our constructors at Richmond will take a lesson from this failure, we welcome them cheer- Uilly to their naval combat in James River. [Mobile Regitft,■>-. » «mi ib i— [From the Charlottesville Chronicle.] General Hood and General Early are j two of the bravest, and, as corps* I manders, two of the very best officers in the Confederate service. If Gen. Hood i was beaten at, his previous digs ' tinguisheu services are not to be forgot* ten. He bas upheld the fortunes of the day in many hard-fought battles; and both as a man and a soldier commanded the respect of the whole country. If General Early has suffered a defeat at Winchester, who shall omit to remember the proud record which he has achieved, from the first battle of Manassas, through all the bloody combats that have marked the history of the Army of Northern Vir ginia ? Beauregard failed at Shiloh, Lougs failed at Knoxville. Ewell commit ted Ms mistakes. Stewart erred at the Yellow Tavern; but who doubts that each, possessed military qualities of a high w&r? * The difficulties "which Gen. Early con- j tended with in the Valley have been of j no ordinary character. He was opposed j 'by a greatly superior force, commanded ; by very able officers, and he suffered for the want of a cavalry force string enough j to cope with the large and . admirable cav* i *lry of Torbert—three divisions, number- | ing, perhaps, B,Q£)O men. It seems to us j that a grave error was committed, not oun ly in not sending §ren. JElosser to assume .the command jof *pne of our divisions,! but also in hot sending ,his excellent brig ade along ’with him. .Thfe would not only have held in cheek the constant and an« noying attacks of the enemy’s cavalry, which have prevailed for two mentbs; v* ou ld) probably, have prevented . e defeat of our cavalry on our left wing, i itt the recent battle, and the flankin'* of f the army. = [From the Richmond Christian Advocate.] Tlie War. It was a saying of Seneca that “Power exa r_ ciaed with violence has seldom been of leng dura tion.” A greater than Seneca declares, “I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tre*; yet he passed away and io he was not; yea, I sought him, but he cenld net be found.” While our minds are specially exercised upon the subject of the probable duration of the war, and y we are on the qui viva for signs of approach ing peace, history consoles us by its records of the brief duration of power outraging law, the reac tion of violent sentiments, the fall of tyrants, the failure of falsehood, the retribntien of dishonesty, and the glory of unwavering devotion to whatso ever things have any virtue and any praise. Nor is it necessary to our comfort that our enemies shall acknowledge themselves to be wrong. They, as parties to the controversy, may think what ! they please; but “the Judge of all the earth will do right.” They have gradually formed the habit of calling us “rebels] 5 * and stigmatizing our with- I drawal from the Uniew as ditloyalty. They did netware such ground in the j beginning of the* war. JAke a bey learning to swear, or lie, or steal, shrinking the first trans gression, our enemies shad some® esitation in as suming a pi sitidn that their previous history taught them Io regard as not less absurd than un principled; but recovering from the shock which the first idea of such a violation of law and right gave their sensibilities, and emboldened by leaders whoso consciences had long since been corrupted :by political prostitution, they acquired mat' ■ streugth which the criminal illustrates when he no ; ioager shudders at the sight of blood, but coolly proceeds to rifle the pockets of his murdered vic tim. Even the hoathen poet tells us, “no man •vor arrived suddenly at the summit of vice,— Shakspeare explains the matter when he says: “But wheu we in our viciousness grow hard/ \ (Oh, misery oa’t,) tho wise Gads seal Incur own filth drop our clear judgments [make us : Adore our errors; laugh at us while we strut To our confusion.” t Thus our enemies “adore” the “errors” which they would four years ago have ridiqu]ed, and only when they return to their senses will they exclaim with proper emphasis, “Oh misery on’t.” McClel laa’s letter has given a rude blow to the fist signs of returning sanity in any organized body of Northern men. But moa never recover from so great a calamity as Black Republicanism with ease: and, perhaps, we ought not te be surprised that tho peace party should find itsolf confronted by unexpected difficulties at the beginning. The blow has stunned, but will not kill the hopes of that party. How far Providence may turn this new difficulty to good account—how far the peace party-may be ultimately benefited by it—or how far the interests of peace even belong to the party at all, are matters yet in the womb of the future.— As far as these events arc circumstances in the method of that Providence in which we trust, they interest us, and no further. , To tho intercessions of the Christian Church, accompanying our leaders and armies, and im ploring success, in order to peace, and for the sake of high and holy ends, we look with confidence. In prayer and virtuous endeavor we behold no doubtful agents of peace. Providenee may always constantly employ those. The wisdom of those who think and plan, the energy of those who bravely execute, and the supplications of those who invoko the Lord of hosts, are signs of good are worth far more to our reasonable hopes of triumph, in duo time, and upon the best principles, than any flitting shadows which transi ently appear and disappear along the Northern horizon. : Again and again the North revives the cry ©f “superior numbors,” and exults in t o conviction that our armies are small and cannot be enlarged. Such boasting does not indicate any improve ment in the moral coudition of our foe, nor does it deprive us of the power to defeat him. If the Lord do not favor him, numbors shall not cause him to triumph over us, and if God's blessing ba on us, however small our armies may be, they shall be equal to our interests, and an overmatch for our foes. In answer to such sentiments, we have read how tbe people of the North call us enthusi asts, and say wo are vainly expecting God to work a miracle. And yet what do thoyjirean when they invoke God in • ehalf of their arms? Do they mean ; merely tohouor a custom of invoking Deity while | they regard aid from Heaven as superfluous? But ; if aid bo expected, then how much ? Enough to j ensure a success not otherwise attainable ? If so, ; why may wo not reckon on achieving great things with small means, and yet not to be counted en ' tbusiasts? Was David's victory over Goliak a As tii it boastful heathen invader was by feeble means and without a miracle brought the dust by the sKifPof a wisehearted child of tho Most High, so may we by tho blessing of God yet bringdown, as on many battle fields already, so ! on many more, the proudest of the North’s cham • pious, until our armie3 at last celebrate the praises | of God over the final defeat of ail the vile hopes of ; Black Republicanism. The C&srap and Works ofGvaut. [Correspondence Springfield Republican.] j Picket Trenches Before ~Petkr&surg.— ; After all the descriptions given of this batfle | centre, there are probably few at the North ; who have a correct idea, of the position as it is. Even old soldiers, familiar with siege erations, coming here from other points, have been surprised at what they saw and what they did not see. The extent of ground occupied is enormous. On this the excavations and embankments (all systematic and correct to the eye of an experienced engineer) have the appearance to a casual observer of incomplete ness and confused irregularity. There is no well defined chain of works with finished front, as at Bermuda Hundreds, to be seen from any point along the parapet stretching away in cither direction as far as [ the eye can reach. There is no succession of ; parallels anu saps clearly tending to a promi -1 nent object of attack, as on the Morris Island ! sand waste. The whole country for miles above seems dug up and shoveled over, with no other purpose than to make as many heaps and as many holes as are possible in a given space. There is a long line of low rifle pits for our advanced videttes. Back of these there is a stronger line of embankments before a wide trench for the picket reserve. there are bomb>prOofs, huge bemisperical heaps of earth and logs like a New England potato cellar, in the outer line, for the videttes to crawl into when shelled by the enemy. Ihere are bomb-proofs iu the second line lor the pickets. There is a larger bomb proof for the picket headquarters; I write from that. There-are covered ways, long trenches to pro tect the passing soldiers from rifle bullets, from the vidette pits to the reserve, and from the reserve to the rear. Along these covered ways are small bomb-proof dodging holes in like bank swallow’s nests. Then there are graves. Away at the front a single grave on a barren sand hill, two or three graves in a row on the plain ; low mounds of yellow clay with head and foot-boards of am munition or cracker box covers, rudely mark ed with the name and regiment of the fallen soldier, and the date of his death. A strange place for burial. No rest even in death. The roar es artillery and the- rattle of musketry shake continually the dead soldier's narrojv bed. At times even his clayey covering is torn from above him. as though he hacl no right to sleep yriyjg war went on. Since I sat writing here a rebel she'll has struck and exploded in the very centre of a Pennsylvania soldier’s grave, but a few yards to my front and right, and opened it anew, as if to call its inmate again to arms. The lines of vidette pits and of picket ti’enches i are so crooked and complex that it requires careful I observation to decide which is for friend and which for foe. They seem to run in all ways, right and left, forward and back, over one hill, around anoth er through a* ravine, now almost touching the works jvhere are seen the rebel cannon and the rebel flag, andagainy widely diverging therefrom. A battery faces this way, that is the enemy’s. A | battery faces tho other way* that is ours. \ct they ! look as if both were in the same intrenched line. , Other batteries are seen atri»ht and left ; stilloth | ers are in tho rear. Covered ways run from one • line to the other, from one battery to the next, | from one covered way to covered wuv again. ; Bomb proofs are every where, and so are the sol diers’ graves ; a cluster here, and another just be i vend. Tho brave fellows were buriel where they j fell. 1 Ilalflcveiled embankments and svau-circul&r i vidette pits, taken from the enemy, are seen here and thare, not at first distinguished from our own, more recently erected. There are heavier lines of works at lb® rear, large redoubts, mortar and nfle gma batteries. Away ’jack, white tent-tops g.eam • through a 4mall piece of open woods, A reserve Icamp *A camp for the soldiers in these picket trenhhcsi-whcu they are relieved. A camp protected by low breastworks and supplied with t the everywhere-?cen bomb proofs for hoursofvigo- I ros.s shelling. Brigade kealquatbra stro io the woods witk tho camp. Division headquarters aro too far back to ba seen, and corps headquarters are still further in the rear. Petersburg is not in sight from our brigade front, although batteries behind us pour directly into the city above our heads. The rebel works which we 3ee are as ir - regular in appearance as our own. They ran hither and thither, crowning hill tops and skirting ravines. Far beyond they show themselves, line upon line. On that side as on this. Vidette pits, covered ways, banked trenches, bomb proofs, graves; more covered ways, more banked trenches, more bomb-proofs, more graves, batteries, deserted works, sand hills ragged bellows, briar-tangled ravines, scanty woods, extended plains. Now and then a deserted dwelling or a stack of chimneys above a burned ruin to suggest that all was not always thus. Naught now but gives sign of the siege. Not a green field but is crossed aad cris-crossed by the yellow lines of trenches and covered ways, and dotted by the yellow heaps of bomb-proofs and graves. Not a piece of woods but shows the frowning battery or the gleaming tents. East, west, north, south, front and rear, right and left, thus ever? where for miles around. Such is the Petersburg battle-field. i Latest from the United States. From tbe New York Herald of the 22d we ! take 'be followirg: ! 3 3CON NOISANCE TO THE RAPIDAN. A Washing ten telegram of the 21st says . On Sunday,la..a detachments of die Thir- Aeenth aad S xteeath New York cavalry, num bering in the aggregate four hundred men, t. commanded by Colonel Laselles, by direction of Major General Augur, made areconnissance j-from hereto the railroad bridge across the ; Rapidari, which was destroyed, as well as the | bridge at L^ber;y. The rebel quartermaster’3 . depot containing a considerable amount of i stores, and a mill, in which were stored four thousand barrels of flour, were also destroyed, 1 and two .hundred mules and forty prisoners were captured. On the way back the reeon noitering party fell iu with a division of rebel cavalry at O.Rpcper going to reinforce Early, i Being greatly outnumbered Colonel Laselles ! fell back towards Washington, and arrived I hove this morning with tho loss of only twea -ty three men. Most of the captured mules and some of tho prisoners were necessarily abandoned. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST i * A teiegram dated St. Louis 21st, says Dispatches to headquarters announce that a j *ght occurred on the 19th at the Powder I ; Mill, on the Little Rock river, in Southeast | Missouri between a detachment of the 3d Mis souri militia, under Lieut. Poper, and a por tion of Shelby’s command. Our loss was 20 | killed and wounded. The rebel loss is un j known. Wounded prisoners report Price and his whole army at Pocahontas, Arkansas. One thousand rebels are reported at Chalk Bluff and four hundred at Kennett, preparing to attack Bloomfield, Stoddard county. Shelby was reported at Powhatan, Ark,, on the I2th, with from 4,000 to 8,000 men. FROM THB SHENANDOAH VALLEY. The only official dispatch relative to the fight in the Valley is that published in Friday’s Whig. A Washington dispatch in the Herald dated 21st, attempts to magnify Sheridan’s success. It says : Much anxiety is manifested here to night to ; hear from Sheridan’s pursuit of Early beyond ; Strasburg, as it was at Fisher 3 Hill, a point three miles below Strasburg, where Early made his effective stand and ended the last pursuit, in July. This point 13 called the key 1 to the valley, and it is said to be so fortified that five thousand of the enemy can hold it against fifty thousand. The question is, wheth | er Early’s troops are too badly demoralized to I make a stand. | Most encouraging accounts continue to come | from General Sheridan’s command. The j greatness of the victory i3 yet to be apprecia ted. The number of prisoners from last ac j counts is estimated at seven thousand five ! hundred. The destruction of Early's army Is | unquestionably complete. VALLANDIGKAM. Mr. Vailaadigham recently made & speech at Dayton, from Vinca m take the follow ing . ! He spoke iu defence of the Democratic party and State rights and peace, and in support lof the Chicago platform. The Democratic party was a State rights party—a constitu j tional party—a Union party—and just now a . peace party. It was his party, and its candi dates were his candidates. It bore the Ark of the Covenant ; it carried the fortunes of the | Republic. The Chicago platform enunciated ' its policy and principles by authority, and wa3 binding upon every Democrat, and. by them the democratic administration must and should be governed. It wa3 the only authorized ex position of the Democratic creed, and he res ; pudiated all others. The unity and harmony | of the party were essential to success, and ; without success in November tbe country was lost. In conclusion, he declared his purpose to vote for the nominees of the Chicago Con vention. as the only hope of securing the de feat of Lincoln and the rescue of the republic. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The closing quotation of gold in New York on the 21st was 221. The Herald says : The markets were rendered more quiet than ever by the decline in gold yesterday, and the merchants evinced little disposition to do busi ness. There was a perfect willingness to 3ell, but very little to buy. In all commodities there was a mateiial difference between the view3 of buyers and sellers, and business was greatly retarded thereby. Commercial trans actions were light in the aggregate, but the sales, reported elsewhere, show no important change in prices. MISCELLANEOUS. It hag been ascertained that a large proper* tion of the persons already drafted in Wash* ington have skedaddled to part3 unknown. The question has been raised whether this number is to be made up out of the extra drafted men. The Massachusetts Democratic Convention adopted resolutions endorsing the nomination of McClellan and Pendleton, and approving the platform of the Chicago Convention, as embodying the only effective way of restoring the Union and securing a permanent peace. Colonel Sharer, Chief of Staff to Maj. Gen. Butler, ha3 resigned his commission and will go North immediately. His resignation is generally regretted throughout the command. Advices from New Zealand to July 3, state that the war was virtually closed. The British troops gained a signal victory a few days before the 3d of July, and the leaders of the insurgents were yielding unconditionally. GRANT NO LONGER DESPONDENT. From the subjoined, it would 3eem that Grant's beverage is a little more exhilarating than formerly. The “dash of despondency that crossed him gJt|phow gone.’’ The follow ing is coDied from the Herald : The Army and Navy Journal of last says: “We know that the Lieutenant-Gene ral believes he has the enemy in his grasp.— We do not speak from idle rumors, or from conjecture founded on speculations upon his movements. Whatever momentary dash of despondency may have crossed him once has gone." THE CRUISERS ON LAKE KRIS. The following dispatch from Washington, on the 21st. is taken from the Herald: Commander Carter, of the United States steamer Michigan, has telegraphed to the Secretary of the Navy, dating off Johnston’s ; Island to-day, concerning the capture by pi rates of the steamers Parsons and Island | Queen. He says, they were pursued by him, and that he has got tho principal agent pris oner on board, and many accomplices. He adds : “All is well and safe at present. The object was to capture the steamer Michigan." It further appears that Colonel Hall has six of the pirate part? on Johnston’s Island i FROM grant's army. It appears that Grant was [expecting an at ' tackfrom us last week. The Herald say3 : Information from the Army of the riotomac is to toe effect that nothing of importance has occurred for the past three or four days. The attack of the enemy expected on Mon day did not take place, although from indica tions it was believed that tho rebels seriously meditated an assault Scarcely a .shot ha3 been heard along the Lae for twenty-four hours.* Numbers of deserters were coming in daily, but they brought no news. THE HERALD WANTS PENDLETON OUT. Referring to the rumored withdrawal of Fremont from, the Presidential ll3ts, the Her ald say 3 We are promised a Utter from General Fre mont, withdrawing from the Presidential con test ; but we hear nothing from Mr. Fendlta ton. Would he “not do well to withdraw,' and give General McClellan a fair chance ? What say3 Mr. Fremont ? RUMORED DESTRUCTION OF THE HARTFORD BY A TORPEDO. The Herald cf the 22d, state? tbe follow ing : There was a rumor in circulation last even ing that the flagship Hartford fliad been blown up by a torpedo in Mobile Bay. We were un able to trace it to any authentic source, and hence we would advise all interested to give themselves no uneasiness in reference to it.— At last accounts nearly all the torpedoes had been taken up, and a sufficient time has elapsed since they were put down to almost preclude the possibility of any one of them being the least dangerous at the present time. CAPTURE OF A BLOCKADE RUNNER. The Herald learns, by the way of Havana, that the blockade runner Matagordo was re ported captured, with 600 bales of cotton on board. A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE TO SECURE M’CLELLAN’S ELECTION. The Democracy of the United States are about using Lincoln’s weapon to secure their Section —that is force. We will see who can browbeat most and yet accomplish more : • A meeting of the mililary friends of Gen. McClellan is called for Friday evening, at No. 534 Broadway, for the purpose of forming a vigilance committee to secure his election to the Presidency. LATER FROM EUROPE. Tbe steamship Persia arrived at New York, Wednesday, with dates to the 11th instant.— The only featuie of interest in the news is the declaration by the British Government cf non-interference with the seizure of the Brit ish steamer Georgia, captured by the Yankees off Lisbon. The following is the official let ter : Foreign Office, London, Sept. 9,1864. Sir—l am directed by Earl Russell to in form you, with reference to your letter of the 27th ultimo, that her Majesty’s government are of opinion that the case of the Georgia must go before the Prize Court in the United Stales, and that you must be prepared to de fend your interest therein. I am, sir, your most ob’t, humble serv’t, . , H. Hammond. Edward Bates, Esq., Liverpool. The London Telegraph of the 10th instant, | says : An order in last night’s Gazette bear? upon the case ot the Georgia, supplying an omission in previous notices of the same kind, which while prohibiting all- vessels of belligerent Powers from equipping, refitting, and so forth, did not forbid their entering our ports for the purpose of being disbanded and sold. An agent of Lloyds reports that a large steamer is stated to have put into Niedup, with signals for a pilot, She changed colors at Bremerhavcn and hoisted the rebel flag. The pilot who took her to Bremerhaven be lieves she still remains there. She steams ten knots at half speed. She is reported to bo commanded by Gapt. Semmes. has three hundred men on board, and is pierced for forty guns. She is stated to have been built at Bordeaux. The pilot volunteered the information. Military Fashions. General Amberfc, in an article in the Moniteur del’ Arrnee on military fashions, alludes to the many different manners in which soldiers have worn them. First, the hair was long • then to suit the hel met, it had to be cropped close; and af> ter this came the peruke, without which no man was perfect. One day France underwent a profound humiliation. The gazettes announced that, at Cremons, Villeroy had been taken without his peris wig? The English army at Ramilies wore the peruke as a souvenir of victory, and out of compliment to the peruke of Marlborough. At times appeared very seldom ordinances with respect to the number of tails to be worn, and what per* sons were entitled to them. At the coronation of Louis XVI, each of the marshals appeared with three tails, a number which had long been envied by the dukes. In the archives of the war office may still be found long reports about fights between regiments whose ideas dif fered as to the manner in which the hair should be dressed. There are also docu ments which it is hard to imagine were seriously written. Louvois, Louis XlV.’s war minister, directs that the peruke shall be worn the least little bit longer; that the regiment Vermendois shall wear its hair a Paiseau royal. Under the Regent the toupet a vergette was ordered, and then toupet a Vavantgarde. When the Revolution was at hand Di derot, one of the Encyclopedias, pleading the cause of long hair against the Marquis de Joufflors, declared for hair a 7a ro mainc. In 1791, many styles existed through out the various regiments. A Colonel of the National Guard of Paris, called La> gard, who was war minister for a month, ordered all the army to adopt the queue , which was to be neither more nor less than six inches iiTlength. The minister, however, counted without the Royal Com* toise, who refused to give up the “cato* gen” for which it had fought and bled. In 1864, a corps of Grenadiers, under the command of Junet, was quartered around Arras, where frequent assaults of arms took place, and heavy bets were laid. One day a fencing master bet his tail and lost it. The man was placed bes tween two alternatives—either he must commit suicide, or kill all his friends and scholars. He demanded five minutes re flection. He finished by persuading all the masters to immolate their queues. The grenadiers, however, refused to imi* tate the fencing masters, and so many du els took place that Junet had to interpose his authority. This did not avail, and ! several military sedions took place. Row- j ever, when Oudinot led 12,600 grenadiers I into Austria, none of them wore the queue,! which gradually went out of fashion with winter campaigns and hard work. Wa are informed that Montevallo is now in tele graphic communication , v*ita this city. Wire enough has been received, and the Ilavwi’l soon j be extended to Talladega and Blue Mountain.— This line will be of great advantage ia a military point of view, and we hope to see the Government give farther attention to building lines ia all parts of the Confederacy, —Selma DUpatch. TELEGRAPHIC. - < ■ ■ RZP9RT3 *F IU PRESS A33OCIA.TI«N. Entered aoeording to act&f Congress ih the year 1353, hy J. S.Thrasher,“in the Clerk’s office ot the District Coart of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Petersburg, Sept. 30. The Herald of the 27th received. Stanton telegraph's Dix on tll f 26th as follows: Sheridan dispatched at 11 o’clock Saturday night 6 miles South of New Market that he had driven the enemy from Mount Jackson without being able to bring on an engagement. The enemy mo ving rapidly, Sheridan has ne cavalry to hold them. Torbett attacked Wicklfaars force at La rey, and captured a nuipber of prisoners. Sheridan found rebel hospitals at all the towns from Win chester to New Market, and was So miles from Martinsburg. 20 pieces of artillery were captured I at Fishers Hili together with 100 prisoners, andl a number of caissons, large quantities entrenchingl tools, small arms and sabres. [Breckinridge hs c l gone to take command in the Southwest. e/1 Dispatches received from Sherman state Hood appears to be moving towards the Alab line. A strong force of rebel raiders are rep,,.-B operating against Sherman’s communication had captured Athens, Ala. Vigorous ex will be made to capture the force. Steele is Iv reinforced and is taking the Mgjm Grant reports no operations. •^l't^Bll Stanton / he foregoing is all prop/ 0 ’ Sieved from couuaa iP) {^p The whole Price Shelby UoseM • ■ all YesteHHBBBBMMBBH and Sauk Gregg’s Yankee cavalry which had fired on our cavalry pickets on the Vaughan road, 8 miles below here, near Wyatt’s House, capturing about 20 prisoners and established our liaes this morning. The enemy with infantry, artillery and cavalry, advanced on our right about four and a half miles below here to the west of the Weldon Railroad and dislodged our cavalry from their breastworks at that point. Arrangrments have been made to affect this movement, and it is not believed they will bold the works long. Griffin, Sept. 30. Gen. Hardee at hi* o.wn request has been relie ved of the command of bis corps. He is to take command of the Department of Charleston, and left here this morning, accompanied by his staff? for his new geld of operations. After spending several days with the army, the President went to Montgomery. llt> is expected to reach Macon tomorrow morning. Our army is in the finest possible spirits, and the country may expect good news from it before -the lapse of many days. The impression that Gen. Forrest has superced ed Wheeler is a mistake. Forrest is operating on his own hook. ! Warriors in Giiarriots.-— We heard | a little incident related in reference to ! the Alabama militiiTthe other day, which ! shows the laxity of military discipline ! about Opelika. A captain of a cavalry | company reported about ninety men for duty every morning, and on an occasion of parade the colonel asked him why he did not parade more than twenty-six men. “The fact is,” says the captain, “there are about seventy of my men who have re ported here in buggies, and only this number are properly equipped.” We suppose these melish have read of the style of the ancients who went to war in chariots, and are only imitating the an-' cients as nearly as they can. — La Grange Bulletin, Gen. Morgan’s Horses.—The Abingdon Vir ginian, of Friday last, says : When General Morgan was killed, ho had in his possession four valuable horses. The finest of these he rode in his last inarch, and was captured at Greenville when the General foil. The three others were sold here on Tuesday last at public outcry. One was a bay saddle horse, and the others a pair of blacks, well matched. They were sold separately, and brought respectively, the bay $1,675, and the others $2,100 and $2,000.- Neither horse sold for much more than half its real value. Dr Talmadoe. —We rejoice that we were mis informed in regard to Dr. Talmadge’s health, as lately published by us. Tho truth is, the only de fection of mind he has is loss of memory, more or less. He converses as usual on any subject, and is as much interested as over in our national con dition. He was subject to paroxyisms or con vulsions, which temporarily affected h ; .3 mind, and he went to the Asylum, where ho sleeps : but he Spends the day at his own home, returning to his retreat after tea. His physician says there is no reason why he should not recover, but that he will never be able again to preach or teach. [Oh ristia n In dex. A Female Captain. — We find the following in the local column of the Charlotte Times of Fri day : Another Belle Boyd,.—A beautiful dashing lady in the uniform of a Captain, passed on the North ern train towards Richmond yesteriay afternoon. She wore a black belt with a chain attached. She is said to be from Mississippi, and has participated in several hard fought battles and was promoted on the field for distinguished gallantry. She wore a straw cap, set jauntly on her head, adorned with a heavy black ostrich feather, and her jacket was adorned with two rows of miniature gilt buttons.— He who seemed to be her travelling companion, appeared about forty years of ago, and wore the uniform of a Major. She had probably been home on a short furlough, and was. on her way back to join her command. There is some mystery yet un ravelled about this heroine and her strange career, and which will never see the light till the heart l history of a love story is written. School Wanted. BY a Teacher with nine years experience and good testimonials. Applicants will please state ’ages and attainments of proposed pupils. Would prefer a class of young boys in Latin Grammar, Arithmetic, Ac. Terms: One'hundred dollars a month and board ing. Address M. GREENE, Yongesbor j\ Russell co., Ala. i sep23 eod 3t* REMOVAL! ! DR. WINGFIELD has removed his office to his residence,_ near the Muscogee Rail Road Depot, I immediately in the rear of Dr. Bozeman’s, where he may be found during the day or night, unless . absent on profesjional duty. sep29 6t* SELECT SCHOOL. V| R. GEO- M. DEW S will resume his School*wit'n iU a limited number of pupils on M onday the 3d j October next. Tuition for half a scholastic year $125 00, paya- ' ble in advance. sep29 4t* WA3¥TE¥TO HIRE riVE er SIX NEGRO FELLOWS, for which the V highest price will be paid. Apply at TIMES OFFICE. , sep29 Iw* TO RENT. A COMFORTABLE HOUSE with four rooms, in j a convenient part of the city Apply at Agency ■ of the Marine Bank octltf , THE CITY T- J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR The President’s Arrival. —The President according to previous announcement, arrived at ; this city yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock. Quite a number of citizens, were ia the depet. In consequence of having no lights l»3fc night we are unable to give thia morning an ac count of the President’s reception and speech.— We will give a more extended notice in our noen edition. ■ . . AUCTION SALES • ... - BBH Hi*, DAY. -itli October, at b'l-2 ..’clock, w-? hi front of our store, IBPII Choice sii£'ar! BHBnB 888 oi ls hemp Horn: gHHfI > Extra Heavy Baggage : —also, — * Wmr ra. home ins. stock : BHHp.iliK. Livingston & Cos. AN TUESDAY, 4th of October, at 101-2 o’clock, U we will sell in front of our Auction ifoom, 2 Tete-T'etes, 1 Rocker, 1 Arm Chair, 6 Cushioned Chairs, 6 Cane*bottomed Chairs, 2 Marble Top Tables, 1 Cane Rocker, 3 Cottage Bedsteads, 1 Trundle , Bedstead. —ALSO. — *7S BusliHs Corn 2 —ALSO, — A LIKELY AECiRO WOMAN, 22 years old and two Boy children, ages 8 months and 4 years old, the woman ex tra likely. —also — Jk. XfZtesjesxjTk- » about 20 years 01d.,%. —also — ONE EL FINE ROSEWOOD PIANO! Seven Octave, fine tone and finish. —ALSO- f Iff EM FI HE! 2 Handsome Sofas; j 2 “ Mohair Rockers; 1 Elegant Marble Top Sideboard ; 1 “ What-Not ; 1 Rosewood Marble Top Centre Table ; | 1 u “ “ Bureau; ! 1 Damask Settee ; | 31,000 ll3Sr. Bacon 2 —ALSO— ! ONE FINE TWO SEATED BUGQY! ONE DOUBLE SETT HARNESS f A VERY FINE CLOSE CARRIAGE! j sepSO 4t S6O j'By Ellis, <fe €o | AN TUESDAY, 4th of October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, U we will sell in front of store, *One Chest Black Tea! Containing 105 pounds. : sepSO 4tsl2 Ily Ellis, Sc Cos. AN TUESDAY, 4th of October at 1014 o’clock, U we will sell in front of our store Two Horses. OUSTS TOP leTJGrGrY. ©lie ft T © Top Buggy, TWO SETTS SINGLE HARNESS. sepSO 4t sl6 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. 200 Gr A.LXjODTS PURE CATAWBA GRAPE BRANDY! A VERY FINE ARTICLE. For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upward*, ag3o ts AUCTION SALES. BY ROSETTE, LAWIIOX & CO. j SIX 10, MM Mill! At Auction ! WE will sell on WEDNESDAY, sth October, at 10 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room SIX LIKELY NEGROES ! , Mary, 28 years old : Mariah, 12 “ “ Dick, 10 Ci “ Gilbert, 8 “ (i Robert, 4 11 Jim, 2 “ sep3o ot BY ROSETTE, LAWIION & CO. SILVER WARE AND Pearl Handle Knives! AO? A-XJCTXO3NL \VJ"E wili sell on WEDNESDAY }th Oetojor, a- YV 10 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room SIX PIECES SILVER WARE. Coffee Urn, Cream Pot, Tea Pot Sugar Dish, Slop Row!, Water Pitcher. 1 Dozen Pearl Handle Dinner Knives. i • u “ * Dessert sepSO ot _ WANTED TO RENT! ONE or Two Furnished Rooms, with or withou' Board—a small family. Best ofroferences given. Can furnish supplies at low Address^ i S /T3O ts 1 * B'-x’l'G,