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DAILY TIMES. J. W. ITARRES, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Tocsday Morning, October 18,1864. Tbs military situation is about the same as It was yesterday and for the past week, so far as we know. Experience has proved that we knew nothing about it then, and we are quite sure we have learned nothing since. If “ignorance is bliss” there should be a heaven on earth just now. General Hood. When this young soldier, under the most unfavorable und trying circumstances, was placed at the head of the Army of Tennessee, his reception wtis anything but cheering, i The enemies of the President assailed him for j the act and predicted a failure to the new , commander. The army, adopting the popular . opinion that Gen. Johnston was a great com mander, looked with distrust upon his sue- i cessor. Babbler, Bombproof & Cos., which respecta ble, patriotic and intelligent firm is composed of a few idiotic editors oi small anff obscure thumb papers-, ; lg , vc tive, and a host of mili tary loafers and home generals as sleeping, partners, were loud in their denunciations of the change and lugubrious in their prognosu cations of disaster. It there wii3 little in the situation to com fort him, there was lees in the reception the people at large gave to an young, honest, ca pable and brave man upon whom a most weighty and important trust had been 3udden- ' ly imposed When, true to his nature and the cause, he struck two powerful blows for At. lanla and worsted his powerful antagonist, Uabbler & Go., whiued that it was just what Gen. Johnston had intended to do if he had been retaiued in command. When Atlanta fell on account of the want of spirit in troops accustomed to, and demoralized by defeats and retreats, Babbler & Cos. indignantly shout ed, “We told you so 1 He is outwitted, out generaled and whipped by Sherman.” And now, when he has re-organized his shattered ranks, re-invigorated the spirit of his men, conceived aud executed a plan which has out generaled Sherman and driven him in three weeks over ground which occupied him three months in possessing,'Babbler and Cos. discov ered that it was just exactly what Gen. John ston intended to do. The picture is not overdrawn and the injus tice it exhibits to a gallant and deserving sol dier, too manifest for comment. »Ye confess ourselves mortified and ashamed at the sup port accorded Gen. Hood by a portion of the Press and People of Georgia. The public will be glad to learn from Dr. Elliott’s card elsewhere that he has taken per manent charge of the Female College at Tus kegee, Ala. Previous to and at the beginning of the war, Dr. Elliott was at the head of a similar institution in Nashville, Tennessee—an institution whose reputation and beneficent influence were co-extensive with the South. After the fall of Nashville Dr. Elliott remained firmly at his post, and for his steadfast adher ence to his political faith and the cause of the Confederacy, suffered ten months’ confinement in a Yankee prison. He is, therefore, the right kind of a man to conduct a Southern College, and we trust that under his manage ment this popular institution will move for ward in anew career of usefulness. The flippancy with which some persons speak of “monarchists,” is decidedly refresh ing. One would suppose, from the frequency of the use of the term, that it would be no dif ficult matter to find, throughout the Confed eracy, thousands of people who were openly for the establishment of a monarchy in this country It is not certainly settled who is to be the dreaded King, but those who appear to be in the secret, throw eat dark insinuations about President Davis. We exchange with a good many papers, and have a tolerably extensive acquaintance, and have yet to see a man, or read a paragraph, advocating any such "orm of government in this country. If nur observation has taught us anything, it is that the people, as well as the rulers, are mere devotedly attached than ever before to simple republicanism as known to ns and established by our fathers. If harsh laws have been enacted, it was done by the representatives of the people. If stringent orders hare been issued and enforc ed, they were in accordance with the wish of that people, as expressed in the spirit of the laws, and in consequence of the necessities of our struggle with a relentless and overpower ing foe. Not a single mov**has been made by the Executive, without a previous enactment by the Legislative Department giving specific authority and power. Despotism is the arbi trary exercise of power, unlimited and uncon trolled by constitutions or laws. It awaits not the granting of that power, nor asks the sanction of its acts. Orders and regulations promulgated in Russia are despotic, whilst the same orders and regulations may not be despotic in England. In the first case, the the Czar carries into execution a law made by himself and in the other, the Queen is de pendent upon the authority granted by those representing the interests of the persons to be affected by her orders. Our President cannot proceed without law ; that law-is made by the very people who are subjected to the power they confer, and they always reserve the right of repealing what experience teaches to be ob jectionable. Beside* this, minorities—even so small as individuals, have a protection in the Judiciary, which can thwart the purpose of both the Legislative and Executive Depart* rryvr-T'i when encroachment is made upon con stitutional rights.— Augusta Register. A CokfkdesaTS luon-Clad on THI Water. —From the Charleston Mercury of the sth, we learn that the Iron-Clad Ram Alexan dra has put to sea. followed by two vessels, one laden with her armament and the other with her ammunition. It is believed that she will be heard from in due time and in the right quarter. It is not known how she got out, the British Government having done all it could to prevent her sailing. Resistance to the Draft. —At a recent Democratic convention in Cass county, Illinois, the following resolutions were adopted: • “Resolved, That we the Democracy of Cass county, will resist the draft at all hazards. “Resolved, That a committee be pointed to visit the other counties in the State, learn the organized strength, and report to the Springfield meeting, and there appoint delegates to visit the Indis anapolis and Columbus (Ohio) meetings.” One of the speakers declared every thing in readiness in Illinois; and when the time came, the first movement would be the capture of Springfield, seizure of State officers, and relegation of the State government into the bands of the revolu tionists. Late*! from (he lor(h. Northern papers of the Bth instant have been received. The news is interesting. The following is Stanton’# bulletin to Dix : War Department, 1 Washington, October 7, A. M. j ' Major General Dix, New York : In a recent dispatch, it was mentioned that Major General Sherman wae taking measnres to proteot his communications from the rebel forces operating against them. Dispatches received last night show the fulfillment of this expectation. Major General George H. Thomas wae seat to Nashville to organize troepe in his district and drive Ferrest from oar line, wkile the attention of General Sher man was directed to the movement! of the main rebel army in the vicinity of Atlanta. — On the 4th of October, the rebels had captured Big Shaniy, but they were followed closely up by General Sherman. On the 6th, a se vere engagement was fought by our forces under General John E. Smith, and the rebel forces under General French, in which the rebels were driven from the field with heavy loss, leaving their dead and wounded in our hands. The details are given in the follow ing dispatch irom General Thomas : Nashvill*, Tenn., Oct. 6 lion. E. M. Stanton, fyc. The following dispatch is just received from Chattanooga: General Smith, who left here yesterday, sth instant, telegraphs that the enemy retreated last evening irom Alatoona, moving in the di rection of Dallas, leaving his dead and from four to five hundred wounded in our bands. Our loss is about one hundred killed and two hundred wounded. The railroad bridge near Ringgold was washed away yesterday. S. B. Moors, Assistant Adjutant General. * * • * Nothing further has been heard from Gen. Sherman since my dis patch of yesterday ; but the retreat of the ene my towards Dallas indicates that he was close upon their rear near Alatoona. I have not heard of Rousseau or Washburn# to-day, but presume that they are pushing Forrest as rap idly as the conditioa of the mads will admit. ■* * * * * * * I have just received the following dispatch from Gea. Granger, dated Huntsville, 10 P, M., October 6 : The courier reported drowned in crossing the Elk rteer is in. He lost his dispatches while crossing the river. He reports that two rebels were captured yesterday, who say that they left Forrest at Lawrenceburg the night before, crossing southward. Gen. Morgan’s advance was skirmishing with the enemy this morning On Sharvis’ creed, he being unable to cross the creek on account of high water. He hopes to be able to cross to-morrow, when he will push him further on. The Alabama railroad will be repaired from here to Pulaski in one week. George H. Thomab, Major General. LATER. Another, but unofficial dispatch, reports as follows The telegraph has been repaired to Alatoona to-day. The action of yesterday was severe, French attacking with liis division, seven thousand strong, and suffering heavily, leav ing his killed and wounded in our hands to the number of one thousand, while we lost only three hundred. The fight lasted six hours From Florence we learn that Morgan has Forrest cornered, and has captured his trans pertation, and that the gunboats prevent all retreat across the Tennessee river. PROGRESS OP OPERATIONS BEFORE PETERSBURG. Satisfactory reports of the operations in progress before Richmond and Petersburg have been received ; but their details are not at present proper for publication. SHERIDAN ALL RIGHT. A dispatch from General Stevenson reports that an officer of General Sheridan’s staff has just arrived. General Sheridan was still at Harrisonburg. His supply trains were going os all right, occasionally interrupted by guerrilla parties, the only rebel force on the road FROM MISSOURI. Gen. Rosecraes reports that Gen. Ewing made good his retreat to Rolla, losing only a few stragglers and the killed and wounded on the way, which were very few. From the nums ber of the wounded of the rebels, the enemy’s loss will not fall much short of a thousand placed hors du combat. [Signed] Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Under its general news head, the Gazette .has the following : According to the lastest advices from Mis souri, Gen. Price reached the Osage river on Thursday ; blit was prevented from crossing it by the Federal force that was posted on the opposite side. A desperate engagement is said to have ensued ; but, as is so frequently the pase in these encounters, the result es it was not known. It was thought, however, that Price would cross the riverat some paint higher up. If he succeeded in doing so, a march of a few miles only would bring him to Jefferson City, the capital of the State, and the point he was evidently aiming to reach. Interesting from Mexico. From the latest Yankee papers received, we gather interesting details of recent movements in Mexico. The political news is decidedly impor tant, if true. It is stated that Miramon has pro nounced against Maximilian, and that the elergy have joined him. We wonder if Padre Miranda has joined him, Joo. This would not be less as tonishing than the announcement that Miramon had raised the flag of the Republic and ealled en the people to sustain him and drive out the foreign invader. This is evidently a sensation rumor, and pen dent for the Cortina exploit. Indeed, as we find it in tho New Orleans Era, the father es all lies, we shall not wonder to hear it contradicted soon : The Brazos Santiago correspondent of the Era, writing on the'22d, says : We have news by way es Mataiaoras that Gen. Miramon had “pronounced" against Maxmilian while the latter was on a visit to some other part of his new empire, and that Miramon was endorsed by the Archbishop of Mexico and all the clergy.— At the latest date he had got possession of the largest share of the city of Mexico. Miramon had raised the flag of the republic, and had called on the Mexican people to sustain him and drive out the foreign^invaders. Monterey, the capital es New Leen, is also re ported recaptured by the Mexican General Cai roga. The French, after the capture of Monterey, left a small force to hold the city, and with the balance of their troops they started for Matame ras. After they had left Gen. Cairega “pro nounced” against the French, and took the French garrison prisoners. The French at Bagdad are badly frightened since their defeat before Matanaeras. They have boon engaged at Bagdad ever since in landing soige guns and building a large fort. Tho French Admiral Bossa refuses to let any one pass out of Bagdad. He won’t allow a messenger to pass through to the American Consul. The orders given to the French gnards and pickets at Bagdad are to fire en every person that approaches their lines after dark. [From the New Orleans Times, Sept. 28.] For the following interesting and important in formation we are indebted to S. W. Pierson, Esq. By news received to the 21st instant from Mata- by the commander es the French vessel in this port, it appears that Gen. Du Pain, of tho French army, took possession of that city, on the 30th instant. Cortina had previously fled the country upon the arrival of the French. A large number of exiles from r»ew Orleans, liv ing in Matamoras, went over to Brownsville for pro tection from Oblonel Ford, of the rebel army, who politely informed them all that he was sorry, but he | was obliged to send them all to Shrevcpor r as con -1 scripts, and they were accordingly placed under guard for that purpose immediately, j The city was perfectly quiet, and business was ! going on as usual, | General Du Pain was very sorry he did not catch Cortina, as he hoped to have the pleasure of hang ing him. Siege of Charleston. FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THIRD DAY. Seventy shots were fired at the city during the twenty-four boars previone to six P. M., Thursday. The firing was kept up with two guns from Battery Gregg. Thirty-two shots were fired at Fort Sumter from Gregg and the Swamp Angel Battery. The Monitor reported in our issue of Wed nesday as missing, was towed off South by a gunboat Wednesday afternoon. From what we learn it appears that she got aground near ly opposite Battery Rutledge, Sullivan’s Is land, Wednesday morning. Our batteries on Sullivan’s Island opened heavily on her, strik ing her four times in fifteen minutes, when she got off in a crippled condition. There is no doubt if she had remained fifteen minutes longer she would have been sunk. It is sup-, posed she has gene to Port Royal to be turned over to the carpenters and blacksmiths there for repairs. The enemy's flag of truce communications with Col. Rhett’s Headquarters, Wednesday, was for the purpose of effecting the special ex change of Lieut. Platt, 3d S. C. Cavalry, whom they had brought with them for a Yan kee naval officer of similar grade. Gen. Har dee, however, declined to make any special exhanges, and Lieut. Platt was returned. General H»rd<-e has the matter of a general exchange, which it has been rumored is short ly to take place, under negotiation. It i$ believed this will lead to satisfactory results. Several vessels deeply laden, passed the bar from the North yesterday afternoon, go ing South. There h is been a slight increase of tents on Black Island. A transport landed a regiment or troops on Morris’ Island Thursday even ing. There was no change of note in the fleet. Major Lamar Fontaine, who has been una ble to effect a special exchange, goes to Port Royal Ferry to-day to deliver himself up a prisoner, in accordance with the terms of his parole. We hope, however, to have the Major bask again in a very short time. Major Fontaine will accompany Captain N. Soule, who has been commissioned by Gene ral Hardee to hold a flag of truce communi cation with the enemy at Port Royal Ferry. [Courier, l4fA. Reception of tbe Mexican En voy by tbe Queen of Spain. [By telegraph te the English papers.] Madrid, Sept. B. —The reception of Senor Francisco Fazio, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor Max imilian to his Court, took place to-day. In delivering to the Queen the letter from the Emperor, announcing his accession to the throne, and attesting the diplomatic character of his envoy, Senior Fazie said : “Your Majesty: My august Sovereign has deigned to honor me with the high mission of placing in your Majesty’s hands the letter an nouncing his accession to the imperial throne of Mexico, to which he has been solemnly called by the nation. Sincerely desiring that the Empire and Spain may maintain good and friendly relations, he has also appointed me his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to your Majesty, as confirmed by the letter that I have the honor to present to your Majesty. “I shall consider myself fortunate, if, in the discharge of my official functions, it is given me to contribute by all possible means to strengthen ihe bonds of sympathy, amity j and interest that should unite the two nations. Great also is my satisfaction at the distin guished honor or being the first envoy to your Majesty of a Government frem which that no ble portion of the New World expects its re generation, and the assurance, by God’s favor, of the inestimable benefits of religion and monarchy, which are those that will give the rising empire peace, prosperity and great ness. “Full of zeal and hope, ! shall unceasingly labor to this end, and my wishes will tee ful filled if I have also the honor to merit year Majesty’s goodness.” The Queen replied : “Sir—l am interested in the well-being and prosperity of the Mexican nation as iuthat of every people forming the civilized world. I desire that the anarchy of which that country has been the victim may cease, and that it may generate In Ike bosom of religion, order, and true liberty. If tbe empire which has just been established is the base of this fu ture, I salute the empire with sincere sym pathy, as well as the distinguished prince who has accepted and assumed its crown. Spain, who ever held to Mexico a friendly hand, can not deny or withdraw it now. “I am equally gratified at the selection ! which has been made of you to reside near ! my person, in the quality of envoy extraordi -1 nary and minister plenipotentiary of the new emperor. I receive the assurance you give me of your sentiments and I offer you a sin cere welcome. Let us hope that with the fa vor of Providence the relations between the two states will be uninterruptedly good and friendly. They should be so frem the ideati • ty of origin, by the similarity of customs, and j the evident concord of all their interests.” Gen. Breckinridge the Ilero es tlie Saltville Victory. The following magnanimous letter from General Echols to the editors of the Lt nchburg Republi can, explains te the publie the fact that Major Gen. Breckinridge is entitled to the henor es, hav ing so badly whipped the enemy under Burbridge, at Saltville, Virginia, a few days since: Abington, October 0, 1864. Gents: In your paper of the sth inst, you speak of the late fight at Saltville as if it had been een structed by me. It is proper that I should state that in this you are mistaken, and that I had be fore that period been relieved of the command es this department, to which that distinguished efiicer, Gen. Breckinridge, was ordered and of which he had taken the command, greatly to my gratifica tion, for I know that in his hands the groat in terests of this portion of the Confederacy will be entirely safe. While I thank you for The kind terms in which you hare spokon of me, yet I beg that you will make the proper correction in this matter, as an act of justice both te Gen. Breck inridge and myself. Your mistake no doubt was caused by the publication of a dispatch to Gen. Kemper which was not intended for the public. I have a great horror of appearing in the papers in my own name, and I will,thank you to make the correction in such manner as shall appear most proper to yotf. I am very truly, etc., JOHN ECHOLS, Brigadier General. — 4- m Letter from Hon. Lewis Cass. General Cass sent the following letter to a Mc- Clellan meeting held in Detroit on Wednesday last: Detroit, First Ward,, ) September 28, 1864. j Dear Sir : The state es my health has confined me to the house for some months, and prevents me from accepting your invitation to attend the meeting this evening at the McClellan Club es the First Ward. But I avail myself of this opportu- to say that I approve the nominatien es Gen. McClellan, and shall vete for him at the next Presidential election, if able te attend the polls. Wishing that success may reward your exer tions, I am, dear sir, Respectfully yours, LEWIS’CASS. To W. S. Biddlb, Esq. ♦ ♦ » The present Kingdom of Italy appears by a cen sus recently taken to contain a population of 21,- 777,334 souls. With Venice and Rome a United Italy would contain a population of aboul 36,000,- 000, with a territory of unequalled beauty and fer tility, with unrivalled harbors and magnificent cities, of present splendor or historic renown. Tu rin, Mi.an, Verona, Mantua. Venice, Bologne, Rome, Naples, Genoa, Florence, Palermo, Leghorn, Pisa, Ferrara, Cbmo, and how many others we know not, bring up before the mind an array of celebrat ed place, and great actions that no other country can rival. And this notfimply in the past. There are are very many of these cities still beautiful and populous. Milan, among the most ancient of cities, is still splendid and prosperous. Turin, the capital of Sardinia, the nucleus of thenew Kingdom, com paratively modern, is a handsome city. Florence, is the pleasantest town in the world. Naples is as populous as Berlin, and has a site inferior only to Constantinople, if indeedit be interior even to that. "\ eniee even in its decay is the most interesting of cities, and Rome has the grandest memories of all the world. Surely if ambition can be regarded as excusable, some excuse may be made for the Prince who has sought to unite this glorious land under his own sceptre, with the hope of restoring its past power and prosperity.— Wilmington Journal. TELEGRAPHIC. BIFeSVf OP THE PRESS asso#iati#ji. Entered according to set of Congress in the yea: 1863, by J. S Hrashbb, ia the Clerk’s office the District Ceart es the Confederate States hi the Norther* District of Georgia. Mobile, Oct. 16. A special to the Advertiser from Seuatobia 15th, says, the St. Louis Republicaa of the 11th aud 12th received. Price retired with out attacking Jefferson City, and went west ward to the neighborhood of Beonville. 2000 of his men crossed the Missouri river for tbe supposed purpose of operating on the Hanni bal and St Joseph Railroad. Price was ma king a clear sweep of the Pacific road. He burned the splendid bridge over the Lamoise, also two other bridges east of that. The in vasion is very formidable—Priee’s force being estimated at 15,000 to 25,000. The conditioa of affairs is considered worse for the Federate than at any time since the beginning of the war. The same papers advise an abandon ment of Arkansas to save Missouri. Sanburn was skirmishing with Price’s rear. The Con J federates are represented as being clad in new I clothes, and as having abandoned their worn out horses for new ones. Men and horses I were loaded with plunder. Railroad trains I and bridges burned near California. I The Memphis Argus of the 14th has later I dates which confirm the destruction of thel Gasconade, Osage and Moreno Bridges. j Bill Anderson, Thrailkill, Perkins and I Thornton, have all joined Price with 15’000 cavalry and nineteen pieces artillery. Burbridge has arrived at Ciucinnatti. The Commercial admits that his expedition was uasuccessful. Passenger trains on the Ken« tucky Central railroad have been destroyed I by Guerillas. The election returns in Ohio aad I Indiana indicate the success of the Republican ticket. Morton’s majority will probaby be 20,000. Republican Congressmen elected in the place of Cox and Pendleton. The Washington Dispatch says tbe 10th and 18th corps lost three thousand in the assault on Chaffin’s farm on New Market road. The sth and Bth corps lost over 20,000 during the advance south of Petersburg. Sheridan’s losses in the valley, 3,400. • Sheridan is at Strassburg closely pursued by Early. The Republicans thinks affairs look gloomy and pronounces Stanton's encouraging dis* patch about the situation, mad t e to effect e ] eo . tions. Clinton, La., Oct. 17. On Friday night our scouts burned three hundred bales of cotton in sight of Baton Rouge. Canbv has sent 10,000 men to Little Rock, 3,000 to Natchez, and 1,200 to Baton Rouge. The bogus Legislature at New Orleans elected King Cutler and Charles Smith of St. Mary, U. S. Senators. Gov. Moore, Slidell, Benjamin, Morse and all the members of the secession convention are to be tried for high treason, " ■ ♦ —i Up the Road. —Within the past week a number or 1 ankee prisoners have passed through our city en route to some point below this. Many of them were captured while out foraging in the vicinity of Stone Mountain. A party of sixteen —the advance picket line, in cluding a lieutenant who was in command, were captured on Thursday near Decatur, and were brought in Friday morning. We learn that the Yankees have drawn in their lines of pickets which formerly extended cast of Decatur to a line somewhere near the rolling mills on the Georgia railroad, some four and a half miles west of Decatur. In fact, our scouts venture as near to Atlanta as the rolling mills —and a few days sin e one of our scouts captured and brought out two mules from tke last named place, [Covington (Ga.) Advocate. ♦ ♦ t —— [From the South Carolinian.] Beauregard. A SONNET —BY PAUL H. HAYNE. Where’er a resolute will, a guiding soul, A prescience clear as noonday, and a force W hich speeds electric on its withering eonrae, Straight thro’ all barriers to the imminent goal— Where’er thought, wisdom, genius, in centrel Ofruggedest facts, (coercing one and all Te bond obedient t© their sovereign call, 1 ) Where’er such pregnant powers, in part er whole, Wo need to save us— there, invincible chief, Summoned by Heaven and thy leved people’s voice, King-like thou earnest! lift thine eyes! rejoice ! Fair Liberty ! and golden-winged Belief, Fly ©n before, till victory’s thunder roll On some great field, shall justify thy choice! McClellan Squibs.— ln a speech at Port land, Maine, recently, the Hon. John A. Pe ters “brought down the house” with the re mark : “If McClellan couldn’t take Richmond, making Washington his base, you may safely swear he will never take Washington, making Richmond his base 1”. Itooi the diaries of officers on board the gunboat Galena, during the retreat from Rich mond, it seem? to be conclusively proven that General McClellan was part of the crew, in stead of the army, during the battle of Mal vern. To which, then, does Gen. McClellan belong, the army or the navy ? We presume that be is an amphibious general. ijr—Ti-iTiinr mam n ■■ m ——————i DIED. In this city, on the 11th instant, of congestion, NANCY E„ youngest daughter of John L. and Cynthia E. Hays, in the Bth year of her age. Little Nannie was a sweet and sprightly child, Srid her loss will be deeply felt by many who knew and loved her well. “So fades the lovely, blooming flower, Frail, smiling solace of an hour* So soon our transient comforts fly. And pleasures only bloom to die.” Apple Brandy, DURE “Accoaaac” direct from Virginia, high i proof. A few bottles for sale. Ayylp to GOODRICH & CO. oc 18 3t Dr. R, NOBLE, DEITTIST, A T Pemberfoß & Carter’s old stand, back room of Smith’s Jewelry Store, where ho can be found at all hours, foe 18 6m Money Found. BY my little son, which the owner can have by describing the same and paying for this adver tisement. oc 18 3t* Wm, DEIGN AN. By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. 200 O-j^LXjOILTS PM HIM (RAP! BI«! A VERY FINE ARTICLE. ■ For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons And upwards, aa-36 LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF LETTER PAPER! AND MEMORANDFM BOOKS ! For sale by J. K. REDD & CO. oc 12 ts I THE E CITY. T- J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOI Important Salks To-dat. —By refereao# te advertisements, refugees, capitalists and others, will learn that a good opportunity for investment will occur to-day, at tke auction sales of Ellis, Livingston A Cos., wke propose te sell a valuable store house and let, and a desirable dwelling house and let in this city, and pleasant hemes at Silrer Run and Enon, Ala. Tbe opportunity to secure good property, at moderate prices, will doubtless be most favorable. In addition te this property Messrs. E. A C 0.,, will sell negroes, groceries, liquors, furniture, Ac., Ac. Let these who wish te secure bargains be present. Theatre. — By reference te our advertising columns, it will.be seen that Mr. Crisp’s fine theat rical troupe will appear this evening iu the cele brated play es “ the Stranger,” te be followed by the amusing afterpiece, “ the Spectre Bridegroom” ia both of which a happy distribution es charac ters has been effected. Grammar.— -We are terprising publishers, Messrs. Burke, Boykin A Cos., of Macon, Ga., for a neatly printed grammar of the English language, by J. L. Dagg, D. D., late President es the Mercer University. The work seems handsomely compiled, and suitably arranged for students in the language. Let Southern teachers investigate its claims to public saver by giving it a trial in their schools. [communicated.] Oct. 17th, 1864. Social Tom :—A Doge of Venice, for *ome imputed offense, was ence banished to the Court of Louis XIV. Upon being asked by that illustrious monarch, “what, amid all the beauty and magnificence with which you are surrounded, you see most to admire?” “To find myself here," was the reply of the indig nant Lescaro. Amid the gems of thought and treasure of wisdom which illustrates your columns that which strikes me with most force, is to find myself a subject of your com pliments. Undeserved though they be, Tom, the compliment has been awarded and is ap preciated, er will be in “A bowl of fat Canary— Rich Palermo—sparkling sherry.” Around your usually quiet and orderly town, I find several objects of interest. First and most prominent, is the liberal dis cussion of the chances of the respective nom inees of the Northern conventions. In the popular vote, let me concede the majority to Lincoln —in the electoral vote, are not Young Napoleon’s chances more flattering ? All of the prominent, and certainly th# msst influen tial Northern journals claim that he will have the most votes, on the established two-thirds rule,a tthe first ballot. Western copperheads are for him—Frank Pierce is for him—Millard Fillmore is for him—Vallandigham and Long, and Seymore are for him—Dean Richmond, the leader of the New Yorkers, is for him, and is the face of all this, his record exhibits a consistency of political conduct, in ketping with the great fundamental principles that disrupted “The fairest fabric ever reared by mortal hands.” Asa people, enjoying the peculiar privileges and institutions we do, we were, and still should be, cautiously jealous of any encroach ments. Was it Lincoln’s policy—not his con duct—or his bare election, that has precipita ted us into this whirlpool of blood and tears? We pledged our honor and liveß not tc live under the administration of a man elected up on principles diametrically antagonistic to our rights and sectional interest. We have been true to our word and to our plighted faith, for we have fought the administration we swore to oppose with all our might, and, under the providence of v God, we have not been unsuccessful. If McClellan succeeds to power, may not a politic stroke of exalted and aublime statesmanship—to which, for four awful years, we have been political strangers —close the bloody drama ? Nous verrons. The approaching local elections are grow ing interesting. With the jiersonal antece dents of the respective aspirants I am unac quainted. One of them, Captain Robinson, I know to be a disabled soldier, who has stood nobly and faithfully in the breach, and why, and why need our representations legislate, if the vox populi is to promote men to exempted positions, who are as capable as you or I of meeting the threatening emergency now upon our country ? DAD BURNETT. Tuskegee Female College. I have purchased the lease for ninety-nine years of this Institution with all its appurtenances, and it will hereafter be conducted by me as a Private Boarding and Day-School for Young Ladies. Having for many years desired the separation of the Slave from the Free States, aad having used all the influence which I possessed, as the Principal of the Nashville Female Academy, to bring about that result; when it took place, and involved us in this war, I cheerfully accepted; for myself and family all the afflictions found in the path of duty te eur country. I have followed that path about the length of time during which, at the beginning, I thought our country would require the all of every one of its citizens. Having at this time, found a community, Sehool buildings and a rare cembination of circum stances favorable te the enterprise, I have resigned my Chaplaincy in the army and am about to resume the labors of my profession in this pleasant village and as the exclusive owner of thi3 Institution, so well known throughout the Confederacy. I do this, not that I despair es {my country’s cause, but becanse I feel that the work is well nigh done, our nationality established and this glorious war n.arlits close. Hence at my age and in view of all the facts of my connection with it, I feel that I am permitted to anticipate, by a few months, others, and resume the labors of my Profession. No act of my life has cost me so much pain as this separating myself from the army, the true noble men of the land. Perhaps, however, I can do more good in this field, than in the one which I have been attempting to fill during the war. Excepting the time occupied in the attempt to bring my family out from Tennessee, I expect to give my undivided j attention to all the Departments of the Institution, 1 will, in a short time, have ready a Circular, giving all needed information to frionds at a dist ance. In the mean ti ne Parents can address me at this place. C. D. ELLIOTT, Tuskegee. Ala., October 13,1864. THEATRE. LESSER AND MANAGER w. H. CRISP. Tuesday Evciiiug, Oct. 18, 1864. By desire of many patrons of this Establishment Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Crisp Will appear in their very popular characters es the STRANGER and MRS. HALLER! In Kotzbues most celebrated and strikingly inter esting play of the STlß^nsra-EIR,; Or, MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE 1 Great Distribution of Characters! Mr Theo Hamilton, as ...Baron Steinford Mr C T Wolfe, as „.01d Solomon Harry Crisp, as Peter Master J Keith, as Franci- Miss Cecelia Crisp, as Countess Winterton Mrs Jessie Clarke, as r. Charlette Two Popular Ballads by Miss Maggie Marshall. Glorious Farce—SPECTREE BRIDEGROOM. In preparatien Lady of the Lake. Shakspear’s grand play of KING RICHARD 111, will soon be repeated. [oc IS It AtJCTION SALES By Ellis, Livingston. A Cos, • ’ Salt and Sundries. WE will sell on THURSDAY, 20th October, at Tt 10} o’clock, in front of our Auction Room 48 BBLS. COST SALT, 1 TWO HORSE BUGGY, Assorted lot Granite Ware, including Plates, Dishes, Bowls and Pitchers, Lot good Trunks and Hat Boses, 50,000 Percussion Caps. 15,000 Needles, Lot Bale Rope, 10 pairs Glass Decanters, LOT DESIRABLE HARDWARE, One Trunk of Valuable Clothing, Lot Desirable Furniture, A Splendid New Silk Velvet Mantilla. A Fine Cow and Yearling, Clothing, Shoes, Navy Pistols, Shot Gun, with a desirable lot of Goods, too nu merous to mention, oc 18 3t $32 By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. ♦ ♦ » PEACH BRANDY AND SUGAR ON TUESDAY, October 18th, at 10 1-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our storu, 1 Bbl. Fine Peach Brandy, 4 Sacks Sugar, oc 17 2t $8 By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. —m • FINE HORSES, &c. WE will sell, on TUESDAY, October 18th, at 10£ o’clock, in front of our Auction Room 2 Fine Harness and Saddle Horses, 1 Genuine McClellan’s Cavalry Saddle and Trimmings, oc 17 2t $8 By Ellis, Liviaagston A Cos. m ♦ tm VALUABLE NEGROES. AN TUESDAY, 18th October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, \J wt will sell in front of our store Avery likely Negro boy 20 years old, A likely Negro Girl, 28 years old, good Waster and Ironer, and an excellent Cook and House Servant, oc 17 2t $8 By Ellis, Livingston A Cos., SEW IN G MACIII N E WE will sell on TUESDAY, 18th October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room 1 Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine, Mahogany Case, in good order, oc 17 2t $8 j _ ’ iiv Ellis, Livingston A to, NEGRO GIRL AND FINE SADDLE HORSE. ON TUESDAY, October ISth, at 101 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store A likely Negro Girl, 15 years old, good House Servant and fair .Seamstress, A VERY FINE SADDLE HORSE. oc 17 2t $8 By Ellis, Livingston A Cos V 4 Administrators Sale. 4 4 WILL be so'd on Tuesday, the 25th inst,, in the City of Columbus, at the store of Messrs- Elks, Livingston & Cos., Auctioneers, a portion of the perishable property of the estate of B. A. Sorsby, dec’d, consisting of several Hogsheads of Sugar, Kegs of Nails, Boxes of Tobacco, Pieces of Osna burgs, Envelopes! Writing Paper, Buttons, Thread, &c. Sold by order of Court. Terms cash, Sale to commence at 11 o’clock a. THOMAS, Oct 14,1864.—0 c 15-tilloc2s ‘ ’ Adm’r. By Ellis, Livingston <fc Cos Executive Sale of Valuable Property. ON TUESDAY, 18th of October, between the usual hours of sale, I will sell in front of Ellis, Livingston & Cos., Auction Store, THE DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT, corner of Forsyth and Franklit streets, No, 373, adjoining Mr. Slade’s Academy, with half acre of land attached. Improvements good. Sold as the property of John Bethune, dec’d. ect 10-8 t $32 CHERRY BETHUNE, Exu’tx. By Ellis, Livingston A Cos, Valuable Store House and Lot, ON TUESDAY, 18th of October, at 101-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our Auction Room, THE STORE HOUSE AND LOT No. 22, three doors below the corner of Broad and Bryan streets, known as the Randal Jones property, now occupied by A. Velatti. Store fronts 30 feet, running back 90 feet, with four well finished rooms up siairs. . [oc 11-7 t $23 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. Homes for Refugees. ON TUESDAY, 18th of October at we will sell in front of our store House aud Lot at Silver Run, with 53 acres land attached. The house has two large rooms, two kitchens, one of which has two rooms with brick chimneys: stables, cribs, Ac., with excellent water —making a very comfortable resi dence —formerly owned by J M L pshaw. -ALSO- House and Lot at Enon, Ala., Four and a half miles from Duerr>*s Depot. The house has six rooms with kitchen, smoke house and fencing nearly new. with fifteen acres land attach ed. Good water on the place, oct 10-St $lB FOR V% LE ! A GOOD Saddle and Harness Horse, fi Applyjo R. B. MURDOCH, * sep 2-ts or, at this offlea.