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DAILY TIMES. J. W. WARRES, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Wednesday Morning, October 19, 1864. c. : ~ ■■ ■■■ ■■■. The Southern Confederacy is quite confident that Hood’s army was at LaFayette on the 11th. A correspondent of the Montgomery Mail located it at the same place on the 12th. If these assumptions, or assertions, be correct, it is not difficult to. divine Gen. Hood’s object. This, doubtless, comprehedds the investment of Chattanooga and the consequent isolation of the garrisons at Atlanta,’ Allatoona, Car tcrsville, 4c , and the destruction of Sher inan'V v i,tnrnun * catiun w ith Nashville. If Hood could re-oecupy Bi^ 3 ‘ onar 7 Ridge the first desideratum would be achieved, while Forrest and Wheeler might be safely relied on lo accomplish the last. We would like to be more sanguine of our ability to supply the army at its present distance from its base. This, it seems to us, depends entirely upon the condition of the weather and the roads, Sherman’s cavalry is a mere cypher ia the cal culation. The condition of his stock renders that arm of the Yankee service perfectly worthless. \Vith firm roads and favoring skies for the next lew weeks, the Army of Tennessee will give a fresh impulse to out hopes ano write a bright chapter in the his tory of the war. The telegrams in our noon edition of yes- i terday place quite a different aspect upon the j political situation in the North. Pennsylva- i nia, it seems, has given a Democratic majority, j and Ohio is not so desperately Republican as ■ was at first reported. The next three weeks j give time enough for a complete revolution in ! Yankee politics. If Hood’s movement be sue- | cc?sful within that time, Lincoln will have not where to lay his head, except on the block of the executioner. Blow it Works- The Richmond Enquirer of the 14th, after sta ting that 1500 employees of the Nitre & Mining Bureau had already been sent to the front, says The prompt response which all Departments and Bureaus arc making to the call for men has already changed the aspect es affairs below Richmond. The activity, zeal and energy of Major General Kemper has already hurried to the front, a streng reinforcement of men, and daily, almost hourly, the tide of defenders pressing to the front flows steadily by. The list of “indispensables” has been contracted throughout all the Departments of the Government, and it is surprising to see how few men are absolutely necessary out of the army when the enemy are thundering at the city gates. The people, too, are alive to the occasion—they eomo forward with alaerity, and soon the country behind the army will be too hot for doserters, stragglers and skulkers to hide from duty. The noble women of the country are', the best police to send back men to the army. They will not permit straggling. W iiat the War has Revealed. —Official documents from the War Office at Washington shows, says the Richmond Whig, that the Yankee Government has called into the field, from first to last, over three millions of men. They have, be sides, some six hundred vessels of war, equivalent we should think, in wuat they have done and what they have prevented us from doing, to a million more of men. They lmv® the advantage of a superabundant supply of arms ammuni tion, the finest and mu3t effective in the world. — Their transportation is ten times superior to ours. They have the amplest stock of horses for cavalry luul artillery, are able to keep them well fed, and to replace them as they become unserviceable. — They are able to clothe and feed their men better than we, and to take better care of them when sick or wounded, thereby adding groat,ly to their effi ciency. , Wobk it possible to commute these ad vantages into men, they would . oibtless be equal to hall a million. So that, it may be said, what we have had to face, and have been enabled to re sist successfully down to the present time, has been equal to four and a half millions of men. Revoking Details. —The Richmond Sentinel says: It is gratifying to witness the alacrity with which the proper officers are enforcing the orders revoking details and sending the men forward, and the cheerfulness of the men themselves in re sponding to th® order. A large majority of those coming in are men in the prime of life es fine per sonal appearance, aud will, no doubt,perform effici ent service in the field. Hood’s Army. —Our advices (says the Macon Telegraph A Confederate) from the army of Ten eessee, are of a hopeful and cheering character. At the request of the proper authorities, and believing it to bo for the good of the cause, as woll as the success es present movements, to refraia from any definite statement relative to the situation at the front, we cheerfully do so, trusting that eur rea ders will appreciate the motive in eur conduct, and await patiently tte development of events. Destruction of Mills, Crops, &c. A correspondent of the New York Herald, at tached to Sheridan's command, thus chronicles the wanton oxecuii m of Grant's order to convert the Valley into a howling desert: No doubt the rebel papers will cry out against what if now being done in the valley toward ren dering it unfit to subsist the rebel army. Yet it is only since we have commenced the work that we fairly see how fteceasary il is. Many of the mills were found to eontaiu thousands of bushels of wheat, which the millers were grinding up. as fast as they could tor the use of the rebel army. The jjmount of wheat which we tied in the valley is l*vge. The mills are full of it. Tho barns eslored wHu.it, Stacks as high as houses are bound in the fields. Besides, there is an abundance of oats in the sheaf and enormous quantities of corn. Almost every barn we come to is loaded with wheat, hay and eats. The des truction of thoso barns is being accomplished as fast as possible. Os course it is no pleasing sight to witness fires in every direction that the eye can penetrate. Still, it is pre-eminently necessary, be yond all doubt a vqry great step toward putting down the rebellion. Unfortunately, some few houses caught fire from the barns, and wore con sumed ; but it was not our fault that this happen ed, nor was it our desire and intention that ,it should be so. In every instance that has come t» the knowledge of your correspondent the great est care has been takeu to spare dwelling houses, which are looked upon as strictly private proper ty. The barns are not now looked upon in this ii«ht. They contain the means of subsistence for the rebel army, and that subsistence has been de clared “contraband es war,’ and the. barns must be destroyed because of their containing it. Persecution of Women Rebuked. From a speech by Governor Seymour in Philadelphia, wme days ago, we extract the following : What, I ask, in God’s name, in this land of ours, are men so lo'st to all sense of manhood, that they would tear tho gentle sister and the loving wife from their homes, because they still cherish a love for those who may be fighting under- the flag of tho South? Now, I care not how severely war may be waged against men ; but I do protest in the name ot all civilization; Ido protest, by the lt>vo wo beat to our families ; I do protest in the name of the most sacred relationship which exist ed in our homes, that to punish a woman fer as exhibition ot true womanhood, fer clinging with love and tenderness oven to the erring, is a piece mean tyranny, uuparalled in history. Army Correspondfiiee Savannah Republican. Richmond, Oct. 11th, 3 864. Perfect quiet prevails along the lines in front es Richmond and Petersburg. Ths mnsket and the cannos have been succeeded, I at least for the time, by ths spade and the ; shovel, ths pick and ths axe, the mallet and the nammer. From Battery Harrison, on our extreme left, around to Battery Mcßea oh the extreme right, the click of the hammer and the rush of the saw is heard instead of the rifle and tho detonation of bursting shells.— The spade has played an important part in the campaign of the prooont year, and still main tains its ground as tho favorite weapon of both belligerents. It wilj be thrown aside ere long, however, and then in place of the saw, we shall have the rush of squadrons and henry tramp of moving columns. In that day- th# fate of the Confederate capital will bo deter mined. If the shock do not corns before the first of November, with the blessing of God, all will be well. If it conies before that time, we gtill expect to hold our own. Indeed, we have a report that Grant has written to Wash ington that be shall have to let go his hold here unless he is reinforced, and that he de sired that Sherman might maintain his posi tion in Atlanta with as small a force as pos sible, and send the i’emaind«r of his troop3 to Virginia. The situation in Georgia, Tennes see, Missouri and the Valley of the Shenan doah is such, however, that it is not improb able that henceforth reinforcements will bo sent to thoss quarters rather than to Grant.— The tide is evidently turning everywhere ex cept on the James, and we hope to witness its ebb here in a short time. The New York Tribune aud the Times both admit that the object of the lato move at Battery Mcßea was n»t accomplished, though they do not state what that object was. Sheridan has retreated under cover of the night from Harrisonburg down the Valley to I Strassburg, followed by Early. The dam ages done to the Central railway at Wayaes boro’and near Staunton have been repaired, and the trains will run through to-day from Richmond to Staunton Two construction j trains sent out from Alexandria on tho Man- j nssas Gap Railroad, with tools and material lor its repair, have been isolated by Mosby ; uear Salem, and a considerable number of the escort and workmen captured. The operations ! of this übiquitous chieftain on’tbe eastern side j of the Blue Ridge, and of bands of guerrillas i in the Valley, have made it necessary for Sher- 1 idau to retrace his steps, and, if possible, place his communications on a surer footing, j These bold raiders sweep down from the j mountains on either side, like eagles upon j their prey, aad, like eagles, they seldom re turn empty-handed. When overpowered, they retire to their hiding places among the rocks and cliffs, only *o issue forth again when a coavoy comes in sight, a bridge is to be burnt, a telegraphic line to be cut, or inforraatiom of the movemenlß of the enemy to be obtained. Even oil tha James, where tho ground is not so favorable to eaterprizes ofthis kind, Grant's telegraphic wire is severed almost every night. As long ago as 1862, the Prince de Join ville, then with McClellan’s army, declared that the American war had then already es ia .Eshed the fact that an invadiDg army cannot sustain itself by a single line of rail way,unaid ed by wagon trains, of more than twenty miles in length. Railroads are permanent fixtures : they cannot retreat, aud require for their pro tection a military force throughout their sa tire length. A wagon train, on the contrary, is movable, and, if accompanied by a sufficient convoy, may pass from the depot of supplies to the army with comparative safety. Meade’s ; army, while occupying the line of the Rappa hannock, did not rely upon the railroad alone, but employed large wagon trains in addition. How is it, then, that Sherman was permit ; ted to penetrate one hundred and thirty-seven | miles into the territory of Georgia, without a | single effort having been made to interrupt his communications ? Previous to the change in thejeommand of the army, no cavalry was sent to bis rear, no band of partisan rangers was let loose upon his communications, no patriot was encouraged to issue forth at night and apply the torch ta a bridge, or a hatchet to thetelegraphicwire ? So far as the public are informed, not. one rail was displaced on the railroad stretcliiag from Atlanta back to Chat | fanooga, and from thence back to Nashville, nor a siugle effort made, or any disposition shown, to interfere with the enemy’s commu nication by the telegraph. | A nightmare seems to have paralyzed both i the commander of our army and the people l residing along the line of the railroad. One j thousand active horsemen, aided by the coun try people, could have done almost as much, by cutting his lines, destroying his trains, and firing upon his railway conductors and guards, to delay the advance of the enemy, as the en tire array did. Gen. Hardee said to the wri ter, at Dalton last winter, that with a sufficient force of cavalry to operate upon the lines of the enemy, he could never reach Atlanta. But Hood has laid his claws upon Sherman’s communications, and let us hope he will not take them off. Grant has issued an order to Sheridan, froai which the following extract is taken : “Do all the damage you can to the railroad and crops, (in the Valley) carry off stock of all descriptions and negroes, as to prevent fur ther planting. If the war is to last another year let the Shenaudoah Valley remain a bar ren waste.” Tho barbarous policy heretofore enforced between the Rappahannock and Potomac is now to be applied to the beautiful and fruitful Valley of the Shenandoah. The object ofthis policy is obvious enough. Unable to hold tho Valley himself, or to advance up it to Lynchburg, Grant hopes by converting it in to a wilderness or “barren wasto,” to render it incapable of supporting a Confederate army. He knows we cannot haul our supplies from Staunton te the Potomac, and he trusts in this way te be able to release the greater portion of the forces lie’ now has thert, and yet secure Maryland from further invasion.— What he cannot do by the sword, he hopes to accomplish by the torch. Sheridan has exe cuted his order to the letter. Fire and the sword are the weapons now used in the Val ley. P. W. A. Latest from tlie United States. We have received a copy of the New York Herald of the 11th, which seems to have been converted into a sort of official gazette, as it is filled up with war bulletins. We need hard ly say that it exemplifies the old saying, that is, it is as lying as a bulletin. Our readers will decide this very soon when they read grant's official report of Friday’s fight. It is proper to state that, whilst the dispatch is dated from Grant’s headquarters, the loca tion is not given: GEN. grant’s FIRST DISPATCH. I find our loss the other day was much less than first reported. Four hundred will cover our entire loss in killed, wounded and cap tured. About one hundred and fifty rebels were captured, and a great many dead fell into our hands. The loss of the enemy could not be less than twelve hundred. U. S. GRANT, Maj. Gen. In his second dispatch he has found a locus in quo : City Point, Va., Oct. 10—4:30 p. m. Hon. E. M. Stanton , Sec'p of War : Our entire loss in the enemy’s attack on our lines on Monday, the 17th instant, does not exceed 300 in killed, wounded and missing. The enemy’s loss is estimated by Gen. But ler at 1,000. The balance of the dispatch refers to news obtained from the columns of the Whig. A RKCOXNOISSANCK IN FORCE. One of the correspondents of the Herald writes from Grant’s army as follows : Ninth Army Corps, Oct. 9 — 4 a. m. This morning the division. of Gen. Wilcox, holding the centre of our line, made an ad* vance, with the intention of advancing our position, and reconnoitering that of the enemy. The force making the reconnoissance consist ed of the division of Gen. Wilcox, composed of the bridades of Hartsuff and that lately commanded by Colonel Steer. An advaace was made over a mile and a half, under slight skirmishing, when the 57th Massachusetts, commanded by Colonel McLaughlin, was fired upon by the enemy. £!ome fifteen men lost. The reconnuitering party was accom panied by Capt. Twitchell, with his battery, of the 4th Massachusetts ; but no opportunity was afforded for using the pieces, so well known for their destructive powers to the enemy. The deduction from the recent recon noissance is that the enemy are not in force this side of Petersburg or the Appomattox, and that any effort on our part will force them to anew line upon the latter mentioned river. This is the amount of the information which 1 gather to this morning. ANOTHER NIGGER BARBAR ON THE WING. The Washington correspondent of the Her ald, writing on the 10th, gives the following revelations of another “nigger” barber who, negrolike, manages to be übiquitous until he finally lands into Yankeedom : The steamer Manhattan arrived this morn ing from City Point, and brought up 75 refu gees and deserters and one prisoner of war. Among the party is a colored barber named Edw. T. Drew, who for some time past has been serving on the rebel ram Richmond as captain’s steward. Drew was formerly em ployed in this city, and seems to be quite in telligent. He states that, unless the rebel fleet in the James river is brought into action very soon, ther<* will not be men on board to work the Teasel, so many have left by deser tion. The fleet numbers seven vessels, three of them being iron-clad rams, each mounting four guns and manned by 75 men each, while their full compliment should be 150. from sheridan’s army. There are two dispatches from Sheridaa to Grant—one that must be placed on record were it only to perpetuate the infamy of its author, who burns the houses of inoffensive citizens because any officer of his army is killed in battle. The other ref£r3 to Rosser’s check near Edinburg : Woodstock, Va., Oct. 7-—0 p. m. Lieutenant General U. S. Grant : I have the honor to report my command at this point to-night. I commenced moving back from Port Republic, Mount Crawford, Bridgewater and Harrisonburg yesterday morning. The grain and forage in advance of these points had been previously destroyed. Iu moving back to this point the whole country from the Blue Ridge to the North Mountain has been rendered untenable for the rebels. I have destroyed over two thousand barns filled with wheat and hay and farming imple* ments, over seventy mills filled with flour aad wheat, have driven iu front of the army over four herd of stock, and have killed and issued to the troops not less than three thousand sheep. This destruction embraces the Luray valley and Fort valley, as well as the main valley. A large number of horses have been ob tained, a proper estimate of which I cannot now make. Lieutenant John R. Meigs, my engineer offi cer, was murdered beyond Harrisonburg, near Dayton. For this atrocious act, all the houses within an area of five miles were burned. Since I came into the valley from Harper’s Ferry every train, every small party and every straggler has been bushwhacked by the peo* pie, many of whom have protection papers from commanders who have been hitherto in .the valley. The people here are getting sick es the war. Heretofore they have had no reason to com plain, because they have been living in great abundance. I have not been followed by the enemy to this point, with the exception of a small force - of rebel cavalry that showed themselve?, ne distance behind my rear guard to-day A party of one hundred of the Ivy' to cavalry, which I had stationed at t:l over the North Shenandoah, near .v k son, was attacked by McNeil, wit on men, while they were asleep, de party dispersed or captured. <,B«y will all turn up. I learn that them had reached Winchester. M j mor tally wounded and fell into o • ». This was fortunate, as he was the m t ing aud dapgerous of all the bushwit. •. rs in this section of the country. P. H. Sheridan, Major General. Strasburg, Va, Oct. 9.—Midnight. To Lieutenant General Grant, City Point: In coming back to this point I was not fol lowed up until late yesterday, when a large force of cavalry appeared iri my rear. I then halted my command to offer battle by attack ing the enemy. I became satisfied that it was only all the rebel cavalry of the valley, com manded by Rosser, and directed Torbert to attack at daylight this morning and finish this savior of the valley. j The attack was handsomely made. Custer, commanding the Third cavalry division, charged on the back road, and Merritt, com manding the First cavalry division, on the Strasburg pike. Merritt captured five pieces of artillery. Custer captured six pieces of ► artillery, with caissons, battery, forge, Ac. The two divisions captured 47 wagons, am bulances, &o. Among the wagons captured are the headquarter wagons of Rosser, Lo max, Wickham and Col. Pollard. The num ber of prisoners will be about 330. The enemy, after being charged by our gal** lant cavalry, were broken and ran. They were followed by our men oa the jump 26 miles, through Mt. Jackson and across the north fork of the Shenandoah. I deemed it best to make this delay of one day here and settle this new cavalry general. The eleven pieces of artillery captured to day make 36 pieces captured in the Shenan doah Valley since the 19th es September.— Some of the artillery was new and never had been fired. The pieces were marked “Trede gar Works.” P. H. Sheridan, Major General. FROM MISSOURI. Price was still keeping up the excitement in Missouri, being, at last accounts, within ten miles of tbe eapital of that State. The following is the Herald’s dispatch on the subject: St. Louis, Oct. 9.—Official dispatcher from Jefferson City state that the advance es Price from the Osage river to Moreau ' creek, ten miles from Jefferson City, on the 7th, was spiritedly contested by our cavalry. A con« siderable number of the enemy wore killed and wounded. On the morning of the Bth the rebels drew up in line of battle before our works, but, af ter being well peppered by our batteries, moved off towards the west, and were follow ed by our forces six miles, receiving sharp punishment from them. A detachment of tbe Sixth Missouri militia, Hnder Major Montgomery, attacked a camp of three hundred rebels, under Hildebrand, at Tyler’s Mills, St. Francis county, and killed thirty-one of them. FROM KBNTUCKY. Some mysterious movement is going on in Kentucky, the result of which cannot at pres ent be anticipated. The following, which we find in the Herald, is but the forerunner per haps of mere important movements : Clarksville, Oct. 9, 1864. Gen. Lyon, with a force estimated»at from three thousand to seven thousand men, at tacked Hopsxinsville at seven o'clock this morning and demanded an unconditional sur render. which was refused by Col. Johnson. The fight lasted four hours, when the rebels retreated. The rebel loss was eight killed and fifteen or twenty wounded. Our loss was six wounded. Fever at Wilmington.— The Journal of-Fri day says the yellow fever has made its appearance in Wilmington. But a few cases had occurred, but those were attended with unusual fatality. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. 6. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of the District Court es the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Charlottesville, Oct., 18.—In the affair at Fisher’s Hill on Thursday, wo killed and wounded from 50 to 75 of the enemy and took as many prisoners, who report that the 6th corps was at Front Royal. Ths enemy were near Strassbarg on Friday, and a small force of their cavalry are in the town. Lieut. France, Adjutant to Acting Brigadier General Carter, of the artillery, was severely but not dangerously wounded in the leg on Thursday. Nothing else has occurred. Mobile, Oct. 18th. —Special to the Adverti ser.—Senatobia 17th.—The Memphis Bulletin of the 16th say3 the Republicans claim forty thousand majority in Ohio. Chief Justice Taney died on the 9th.— Chase is spoken of as his successor. Nothing from Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, or Missouri. The Yankees admit a defeat at Eastport by Forrest. After all the various shiftings of the North Georgia campaign, from the evacuation of Dalton to the seige of Atlanta, the Army es Tennessee is closer to Chattanooga to-day than before Sherman took command of the Federal forces. YANKEE ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR AT RECTOR TOWN. The following i3 the Yankee account of Mosby’3 attack of the construction train and supports at Rectortown : The Manassas Gap railroad has been re paired as far a3 Rectortown, and trains have recently run between Washington and Alex andria and that point. Major Wentz, the su perintendent of the road, when near Rector town last Friday discovered that a small por tion of the track had been torn up, and promptly commenced repairing it, when ho and his party Were fired upon by guerrillas.— Notwithstanding this attack, they continued their work until it was completed. Several shells exploded near the laborers ; but there wore no casualties, aud the train escaped without damage. On another day last week a laborer, who had been sent out to make re pairs, was seized by guerrillas and taken to the woods, where he was robbed of a num ber of letters which had been given to him to bring to Washington. He was furnished with a receipt for them, and then restored to liberty. But much more serious guerrilla operations took place this morning. The Superintendent of the Manassas road had started on the way to Pedimont, or beyond that point, with two trains containing material for building the road. When a mile and a half the other side of White Plains, which is about fifty-eight miles from Washington, it was discovered that the track had been torn up. A party of guerrillas at once fired into the train, killing M. J. McCriakett, the Assistant Superinten dent, Ed. J. Balt, the Conductor, and ex- Lieutenaut Colonel Fuller, formerly of the 16th Michigan Volunteers, who had come out on the train to acquire experience as a con ductor. An engineer is also reported killed. Mr. Glascott, the agent, and a number of others were wounded. After executing their mur derous work the guerrillas fled. A car was' sent out from White Plains, and the killed and wounded were removed to Manassas, whence they will be brought to Washington. YANKEE FRIGATE WABASH IN A DANGEROUS PO . SITION. The Herald says: We learn that the noble frigate Wabash, 48 guns, Capt. John De Camp, while on her passage from Port Royal, went ashore on the Frying Pan Shoals, off the coast of North Car olina, aud remained in that perilous position eight hours. All her shot and shell were thrown overboard to lighten her ; but she was unable alone to extricate herself from her (rou bles. They were about to throw overboard her battery when one of the Wilmington biockaders came to her assistance, and she was got off’, but. not without damage to her hull. There was a heavy sea running at the time, and she pounded her bottom badly on the shoals, causing her to leak in a serious manner. None of the officers or crew ware injured. The Wabash is now lying at Hamp ton Roads. * Interesting to “Foreigners.” —The follow ing letter, from the British Minister at Washing ton, settles the status of British subjects within the Confederacy : British Legation, ) Washington D. C., August 25, 1864. J Sir: I have now received instructions from Her Majesty’s Government, concerning the position of British subjects at Memphis. Her Majesty’s Government thinks, under all the circumstances that if British subjects who are domiciled or resident at Memphis have a fair op tion es leaving it, or remaining in it without the privilege of carrying em trade or commerce, and if the military authorities really consider it neces sary, for military reasons, that such an election shall be made, Her Majesty’s Government cannot insist upon British subjects being relieved from it, however serious ithe hardships may be. Her Ma jesty’s Government cannot undertake te secure to British subjects, who voluntarily reside in a for eign city in a time of civil war, the same rights which are incident to their natural status, in time es peace, in their own country. Such a demand is, in the opinion of Her Majesty’s Government, unreasonable in theory, and impossible in practice. Her Majesty’s Government have, therefore, direc directed me te apprize British subjects resident at Memphis, that if they wish to pat themselves ef fectually under British protection they must dis. continue their residence in that place, which is governed by martial law, the operation of .which law, during civil war, a foreign State cannot, in ordinary cases, interfere with. I am, sir, your obedient servant, LYONS. m • - m Gen. Logan Making Speeches for Lincoln. General John A. Logan delivered a political speech at Carbondale, 111., on Saturday, Oct. I. It was lengthy, and mostly devoted to the history es the rebellion and criticism es the Chicago plat form. The following statement he made in expla nation of his present position : “but two parties, patriots and traitors.” Over one year ago I spoke here, and then stated that there were but two parties or classes in this country. One was the noble band es patriots standing by the Constitution and Union, and sending all the assistance in their power te sup press treason and restore the country te peace hy conquering the rehellion by force of arms, the ether the !men who would surrender and, ob tain peace on any terms. The one willing te sac rifice property and life, be taxed and pay it with out grumbling, to save the country; the other, always finding fault with any measure or act done to assist in prosecuting the war, always wearing long faces when the Union armies are victorious and smiles when defeated, never pleased except at the measures adopted by rebels and their sueeesses. I said then, and say new, that althengh I have over acted and voted with you as a Demoerat, I will neither act with'nor support a man, or sot of men, ne matter by what name they may be called, that are net in saver of oxhauscing all the men and means under the contrel es the government in order to put down tbe accursed rebellion. Men who are in favor of restoring this Union by any means necessary to do it, are my fri nds in this struggle, and those who are not in ft vor of this, are my political enemies, and I aix theirs. No peace" propositions to rebels in arms or mongrel tickets of peace and treasoa forme: and when I say this I believe I speak the sentiments of almost j entire armies of the United State*. Mosby is represented te have crossed the Po | tomac in Montgomery county on Friday. T33EB CITY. T* J. JACKSON , LOCAL EDITOR Theatre. —By ospecial request of many, citi zens, the gentlemanly manager Mr. Crisp, gives notice, that his excellent troupe will to-night re peat Shakespeare’s master-piece “Richard the Third." We are assured by gentleman who wit nessed the first representation of this piece last week, that it was a perfect success, and that Mr. Crisp acquitted himself most creditably as King Richard, being handsomely supported in the oth er characters. Admirers of the drama, in its high est and parest representations, cannot fail te ap preciate the fine delineations of this piece, as brought out by the admirable corps of Mr. Crisp. Give him a showing to-night. Auction Sales. — At auction yesterday by El lis, Livingston & Ce., the following prices were obtained: One negro man, about 25 years old, $4,200; one negro woman, 28 years old, $4,000 ; one negro woman, 20 years eld and infant, $>3,375; Cornelia, 20 years old, $2,800; Chany, 15 years ©ld, $4,1)00; Carry, 30 years old, $3,600 ; Lucinda and 2 children, $4,100; Mahala, 20 years eld, $3,125; ene idiot girl, 13 years old, $475; one house and lot in the city $23,100 ; store house and let in the city $20,800 ; a house and 51 acres land at Silver Run, Ala., $3,000 ; sllO in silver, S2O 25 for one ; SI,OOO Georgia six per cent Treas ury notes, $1,400 ; one Wheeler A Wilson sewing machine $450 ; ene set harness $450; salt 63 to 73c per lb ; sugar $6 25 ; nails $3 : peach brandy, $76 per gallon; sole leather, sll to sl2 50 per lb. Carriages, horses, furniture, Ac., at good prices. Important to Details. —Detailed men who acted in conjunction with tho militia during the late campaign before Atlanta, will find a most interesting order in reference to themselves in this morning’s papor from Major General Smith. + —«- Didn’t Rain. —Although yesterday morning dawned with a sombre, cloudy appearance indica ting the commencement of tho fall rains, towards noon the clouds wore dissipated, and the afternoon was as clear and beautiful, as was ever developed even by eur most charmißg month—October. Dr. Elliott. —This gentleman, so long and favorably known as an accomplished female in structor in Nashville, has leased the Methodist College at Tuskegee, and will henceforth conduct it as a first class private institution. The Doctor possesses a fund of experience and wisdom, that eminently qualifies him for his vocation, and we congratulate our own and sister State upon his ac cession to our midst. There is no more charming spot in the Seuth for educational purposes than Tuskegee, and that lovely village is peculiarly fortunate in haring secured Dr. Elliott. Apple Brandy. —Goodrich & Cos., advertise a few barrels of Apple Brandy—said to be pure and a No. 1 article, though we have no further proof of the fact than the word of the firm, which in most cases we should deem entirely credible, but in this instance nee is confirmation. The imbibing man/of our concern, says the proof es the pudding is eating thereof; and the best test that could bo applied to the brandy would be to inhale the fla vor and imbibe the essence of the same. “This world is all a fleeting show," exclaimed a lady in concluding an exordium on the muta tions wrought by time. “Then, ma," exclaimed a-Miss not yet in her teens, “you had better let me go to the Theatre to night and see as much of the show as possible while it is going on." The mother prescribed cold water for the feet, and “Baxter” for the head. 9 —«. A Sugar Cans Excitement.— About the only excitement in the city yesterday occurred in front of Ellis & Co’s auction store. A negro drove up with 700 sugar canes, which he disposed of with electrical dispatch at the reasonable tariff of 50 cents per stalk. The sensation produced by this unusually cheap invoice was immense—a fiddle in a country doggery in election times could not hold a light to it. Many persons, including this Local, who have not hitherto been enabled to chew cane at one dollar per stalk, “pitched in” in discriminately, our conduct being the subject es imitation by several hundred persons, including the rag-tag and bob-tail of the city. Verily cheap things have become scarce in these parts, when a country sugar cane wagon is bailed with such demonstrations of joy. Moral. —ls anybody has anything to eat to sell, let them bring it to Columbus, for here everybody have more money than they want, and nothing else. Desertions from the Enemy. —Since ©ur Government has adopted the policy of Beading Yankee deserters through the lines to their homes, instead of holding them as prisoners of war, says the Richmond Sentinel, they have been coming within our lines in large num bers, and when those who are drafted learn how easily they can escape and the facility afforded them by the Confederate Government to return to their own country they will come by hundreds. At first most of the Federal deserters were foreigners, but for several days nearly all who have arrived within our lines are natives of the United States. ♦ ♦ » Ten mounted men, suspected to be Mosby’s, broke open and plundered the store of Gilpin & Bentley, at Sandy Spring, eighteen miles north of Washington, on the 7th inst. The account in the Intelligencer says : A party of stout farmers, mostly men of peace, under the lead of a much respected member of the Society of Friends, was quickly gathered and start ed in pursuit, hoping to overtake the marauders and persuade them to disgorge their booty, for which purpose the party provided themselves with such arguments as came most readily to band, in the shape of shot guns and other persuasives adapt ed to the discussion of the prevalent errors of the times. A messenger was also dispatched to the commander of the military department at Wash ington to invoke the aid of the carnal arm, but with what success has not yet been made known. m • m\ The late draft in Washington City was less pro ductive than by the first accounts. The deficiency for which a draft was made was 1,140 men. Al though double the number, or 2,280, was drawn, yet out of the whole they obtained but 355 men ; leav ing anew draft to be made for obtaining the re maining 785 men, Such unproductiveness affords a vivid idea of the kind of material which remains to our enemies after the vast levies heretofore made. Strayed or Stolen. ON the 10th instant, a medium sized yellow COW, with mark swallow-fork and over-bit in right and swallow-fork , under-bit in the .left ear. A liberal reward will be paid for her delivery to me at the C, S. Labratory in this city. ocl9 2t S, M. CREW. Apple Brandy, PURiI “Accomac” direct from Virginia, high : proof. A few barrels for sale. j Ayylp to GOODRICH k CO. oe 18 3t 1 LARGE COASIGAHEAT , OF LETTER PAPER! AND UEMORIIIDI tl BOOKS ! For sale by J. K. REDD A CO. ! oc 12 ts i THEATRE!. LESSEE AND MANAGER w. H . fRISP, Wednesday Evening, Oct. 19, 1864, Kll¥Cr RICHARD III! I Pronounced by old residents aHd competent criti s, the most DECIDED HIT, AND PERFECT SUCCESS!!. In the annals of Theatricals in this city THE PUBLIC AND PRESS demand a repetition of SHAKSPEAR’S Illustrious HISTORICAL PLAY ZING RIOHAE.D 111 ‘ 08, THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH’S FIELD! Mr W H CRISP in his great character of RICHARD, the “CROOK-BACKED TYRANT." Mr Theo Hamilton, as Henry, Earl of Richmond Mrs. W. H. Crisp as Elizabeth Queen of England Miss Cecelia Crisp, as Lady Anne Popular Ballad, by Miss Maggie Marshall. In preparation, the Grand Play of Richelieu and The Lady ©f the Lake, oc 19 It Bonds of the 500,000,000 Loan. I AM authorized to continue the sale of the 6 per cent, long date Non Taxable Bonds of thi?Loan at the Government rate of One Ilundred'and Thir ty-five Dollars. The principal of the Loan being free from Taxa tion and the Coupons receivable for all Import and Export duties, makesit the most desirable yet offer ed by the Government. I therefore recommend it to the favorable notice of the people. W. 11. YOUNG, ocl9lm Agent for sale of Bonds. Notice! Headquarters Post, 1 Columbus, October 18,1864, j The following named NEGRO MEN captured from the enemy ar e now in Jail: Annanias, claiming to belong to Dr. Harris, Mar shall county, Ala. Rolla, claiming to belong to Mrs. Smith, Giles, county, Teqn. Stephen, claiming to belong to Mr. Burns, Cherokee county, Ala. Owners upon proving property and paying charge can obtain them. LEON VON ZINKEN, oc 19 3t Col. Commanding Post. AUCTION SALE& By ESI Is, lAving-ston &, Cos. mm • «- ~ Fine Furniture, <Scc. I / IN SATURDAY. 22d October, at 10 o’clock, we j v/ will sell a very desirable lot of Furniture. We ! name in part— -1 Mahogany Hocking Chair, 1 Mahogany Arm Chair, 1 Mahogany Centre Table; Work Table, 1 Fine Walnut Music Hack, 1 Fine Walnut Secretary and Book Case, 1 Fine Walnut Office Table, 1 Fine Walnut Fining Table, 6 Fine new Quilts, 4 Fine new Bed Spreads, 6 Extra Bed Blankets, H New Counterpaius, 1 Large new Brussels Carpet, 1 Large new Worsted Carpet, j 20 Yards new Stair Carpet, i 20 Yards Straw Matting, 1 New Feather Bed With other desirable Furniture and House Furnishing Goods. —also — A CASE FINE DENTAL INSTRU MENTS with a good lot GOLD FOIL. *—ALSO — An extra pair HOHSES, 5 and 6 years old, kind and gentle, oc 19 4t S4B By 12111*, Livingston A Cos, Salt and Sundries. WE will sell on THURSDAY, 20th October, at 10J4 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room 43 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, j 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. Administrators .Sale. UTILL be sold on Tuesday, the 25th inst,, in the V. City es Columbus, at the store of Messrs. Elli3, Livingston k 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, kc. Sold by order of Court. Terms cash, Sale to commence at 11 o’clock a. m. G. E. THOMAS. Oct 14,1864.—0 c 15-tilloe2o Adm’r. By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. 200 O-.A.ILjILjOIISrS pibscamwba bbapb bbm! A VERY FINE ARTICLE. For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upwards, ag3Q Dr. R. SOBIE, ZDEHSTTIST, I T Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of A Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found at all hours, foe 18tim Money Found. BY my little sen, which the owner can have by describing the same and paying for this adver tisement. oc 18 3t* Wm. DEIGNAN.