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DAILY TIMES, i. W. WARREN A CO., Proprietors. . Published Daily (Sunday® ®xo«srt«d)-at the rate of 65.00 per month, or sls for three months. No subscription received for s longer term than <!**.<■ month*. ADVERTISING RATES : Advertisements Inserted for $2 00 per square for each insertion. Where advertisements are inserted a month, the charge will be S3O per square. Announcing candidatess2o, which must invariably paid in advance. SPECIAL NOTICES Tlie Medical Examining Board, Forth". Third Congressional D ; ?trict, will be at Hamilton, Harris county Nov 11 &12 Cusseta Chattahoochee c0....N0v 14 & 15 Lumpkin Stewart county Nov 16 &17 Preston Webster county Nov 18 kl 9 Ell&vi'le Schley county Nov 21 &22 Buena Vista Marion county Nov 23 k2l Columbus Muscogee county,! 2 - 2( ; 27 28*29 November J ' Talbolton Talbot county Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 Butler Taylor county.. Dec 2 k 3 Oglethorpe Macon county Dec 5* 6 An oricus Sumter county Dec 7 * 8 Georgetown Quitman county Dec .9 &10 for the purpose of Examining all persons between the ages of 17 and 50, who have not been examined subsequent to the Ist day of April, 1864. Each county Enrolling officer will notify all men between the ages of 17 and 50 to appear at the above mentioned places, for examination, at the time herein specified, and have a suitable room pre- pared for that purpose. ROBT. W. PARK, * Surgeon, P. A. C. S. W.T. ABRAIIAMS, Surgeon. P. A. C. S. P B. MINOR, Surgeon, P. A. C. S.. oc 29 2w’s Notice. parties desiring to send Letters or Packages to their friends in Pemberton’s Cavalry can do so by leaving them at J. ENNIS * CO’S Store before the Bth instant, Cooked provisions willlnot be re ceived. H. A. CHAPMAN, no 2 fit Government Sheep for Exchange, •j. a HEAD SHEEP will be exchanged for Bacon DLU or Beef. The Sheep rated at $2 00, Bacon 10c., Beef 2c. gross per pound. The Beef to be de livered alive. Apply to J. A. i I Lnil. Columbus. Nov. 2,1861—ts , Deserted. Headquarters Government Works (Ord.) Columbus, Ga., Oct. 31, 1864. J AMES PATILLO, a detailed conscript employ ed at this Arsenal, having absented himself from work without authority, is hereby published as a deserter. Said Patillo is 27 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, has dark complexion, gray eyes ai*d dark hair. M. 11. WRIGHT. nov 16t Colonel Commanding. OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS, Columbus, Ga.,Oct., 29,1864. N'O Freight will be received at the Southern Ex press Company’s Office after ?> X A o’clock p. M.t 0 go East on that day, nor will any be received to go West after 4V£ o’clock p m. oc 29 ts S. H. HILL, Agent. Notice. n RAND and Petit Jurors summoned to appear at IT the May Term, 1864, of the Seperior Court of Mnscogoe county, are hereby notified to be and ap pear at the Court House in said county, on the Fourth Monday in November next. Witnesses and parties interested are also notified to appear on that day. By order of his Honor E. II Worrell, Judge of said court. » Oct 31,1864-td F. M. BROOKS. Clerk. UiT Enquirer and Sun copy until day. Bonds of the 500,000,000 Loan, I AM authorised to continue tho sale of the 6 per cent, long date Non Taxable Bonds of this Loan at the Government rate of One Hundred and Thir ty-fivo Dollars. The principal of the Loan being free from Taxa tion and the Coupons receivable lor all Import and Export duties, makes it the most desirable yet offer ed by the Government. I therefore recommend it to the favorable notice of tho people. W. H, YOUNG, oc 19 1 m Agent for sale of Bonds. Wanted rrO HIRE—Four or Five able bodied Negroes.— i Good wages given. Apply at our Government Works. oc 28 ts JOHN D. GRAY & CO. $25) Hollars Reward. v TRAYET) from my place in Wynnton, a dark G bay mare MULE, about nine years old, hair rubbed off of both hips and a large scar on the right hindquarter. JOHN.COOK, oc 13 ts A GOOD PLAATATIOA For Sale. 1 N Macon county, Alabama, lying directly on the 1 Montgomery and West Point Railroad. The tract contains 1,200 acres—about 700 cleared. There is a comfortable Dwelling House on the Negro cabins with brick ehitnnies and ail the neces sary out-buildings. The land is productive and location desirable. Possession given in November. For further information apply to DAVID ADAMS. • 0c27 Itu Columbus, Ga. AtS“Tele-graph & Confederate, Macon: Montgo mery Advertiser: Constitutionalis, Augusta, copy.. Wanted to Employ \ GOVERNESS in a private family for a limited TV number of scholars, in the country, a short dist ance from Columbus. Address Box Id. oc 31 2w’s * IV. Q. IV. To Kent, \ BLACKSMITH SHOP withsix oi seven Forges. A all complete. Apply at oc 31 ts THIS OFFICE. S2OO REWARD. Vf’ILL be paid for the apprehension and delivery VV to us of our two Negro Boys, BILL and JIM, who ran off some timesmee. BILL weighs about 150, is tall ant! slim, black complexi m, hair very short and thin, has a down cast, sullen look', and talks longand draw ling, Left us about the Ist of August last. JIM is h fine looking negro, weighs about ISO, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, black complexion, thin visage and high cheek bewes, hair short. Left us about the Ist of October. We will pay the above reward tor both, or SIOO tor either of the above described negroes, if delivered to us or placed in some sate jail where wc can get them. We will also pay SIOO for proof to convict any white person o: harboring them. BEDELL & CO. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 13, 13d b —ltn BTB KEI XG EXCHAAGE! i FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange A for sale in sums to suit purchasers by **l6 tl BANK OF COLUMBUS. SIOO Regard, \\ r ILL be paid for a negro boy named Henry, who \Y runaway about two months ago. He is abouts feetSinchos high; weighs about FoO or 170 lbs.; com plexion yellow; fine looking; when laughing has dimples in both cheeks. It is probable he went to Atlanta with some of the troops from this city, oed ts 11. M. CLECKLEY. SSO neward.. V EGKO boy CIIAKLEY ; about 25years old, yel j.\ low comt'lexion, hair nearly straight, below or linarv intelligence ; left Mi. Nat. Thoi pson’s near Box Springs, Talbot county. I bought him ol a Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, who now resides in Tuskegee, Ala. He originally came from Charleston, 3. 0. A suitable reward will be paid for his delivery at this office, or in any safe jail and information sent to me at this office. JAMES M. RUSSELL. Columbu's G a., aug Its * Strayed or Stolen. S3OO IR, IE W .A. 10 ID ! ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 3th instant, two medi um sized MULES, one a black the other a bay. They were in fair order and fresh shod. A reward of S3OO will be paid lor their delivery to me at the Perry House. iHOa. h. SMIIH. oe 19 ts 81ioe Pegs for Sale. \ BOUT 500 bushe ! s, in quantities to suit purcha- A sers, at reduced prices. Applyxo HARRISON, BEDELL «Sc CO. Columbus, Oct 23—ts To He nt. A STORE on Broaistreet. Apply at Tl oc '1 ts THIS OFFICE. VOL Xl.} Change ol Schedule. Office Engineer and Superintendent, j Charleston and Savannah Railroad, > Charleston, June 7,1564.) j|N THURSDAY’, June 9.1564, anil until further ■ > notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will be as follbw, viz: Leave Charleston .*? 9.45, a. m. Arrive in Savannah 5.40, p. in. Leave Savannah .5.30, a. m. Arrive in Charleston 1.15, p. m. This Train makos direct connections, going north and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char leston, and the Central Railroad at the Junction. H. S. HAINES, June 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent. Change ol Schedule. (AN and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on '/the v.uscogee Railroad will run as follows: PASSENGER TRAIN : Leave Columbus 6 45 P. M. Arrive at Macon 3 25 A. M. Leave Macon 8 10 P. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A. M. W. L. CLARK, mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Through to Montgomery. NEW SCHEDULE. MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY. COLUMBUS, August 27.1864. ON and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on the Montgomery and AVest Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. m. Leave West Point at 7:10 a.m. Arrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. in. Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. rn. Arrive at Montgomery at 3:00 p. in. Arrive at West Potnt. at 4130 p. m. Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 a m. Arrives at 8:27 p m D. H. CRAM, Sup’t k Eng. ag27lß64—tf MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Girard, Ala., Cct 7, 1864. ON and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will Run. Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows: Passenger Train. Leave Girard at 1 30 p. in. Arrive in Union Springs 600 “ Leave Union Springs 5 8 a. m. Arrive in Girard at li u Freight Train. Leave Girard at ..4 00 a. m. Asrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m. B, E. WELLS, ag!B ts Eng. * Sup’t. Med. Exam’g Board, 3d Congressional I)is. For Chattahoochee. The new, first class, steamer SHAMROCK, llez Wingate, Master, will leave, on her first trip, for Chattahoochee, and all intermediate landings, on Tuesday morning, Bth inst., at 9 o’clock. For freight or passage, having superior accom modations, apply on board, or at tho office of HANSERD * AUSTIN, nov 5 It Agents. Hotter. Headquarters Rf.serve Troops, Columbus, Ga.. Nov., 2,1864. Circular. The late members of the "DAWSON ARTIL LERY,” are requested to meet at the Carriage Shop of Jaques k Cos., at 4 o’clock, p. m„ the oth instant, for the purpose of organizing anew company. This hasicference only to such members as are not subject to duty in the field. S. L. BISHOP, not 2t Major commanding Reserve Troops, Dr. J. $. CLARK, DENTTIST, FORMERLY OF NEW ORLEANS, HAS returned, and can be found at 106 Broad street, over Dr. R, A, IVare’s Drug Store. octlO-dlm Dr. JR, HOULE, IDZEISTTIST, \ T Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found at all hours, . __ foe 18 6m_ Hands "Wantecl AT THE ei(;le factory, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FIFTY young women can find steady work and liberal pay at the ocll dAwlm EAGLE FACTORY. WAHTED! E. flOfl LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price tLUV/'J will be paid. Apply to F. W. DILLARD. sp7 ts - Major and Q. M. LARGE COA^iIGA.HEAT OF LETTER PAPER! AND MEUOItAADIDI BOOKS! For sale by J. K. REDD & CO. oc 12 ts NOTICE To Alississippi Soldiers! THE “MISSISSIPPI'DEPOT” and Office of I Agency for the Relief of Mississiupi soldiers in the Army of Tennessee, has been removed from Atlanta to Columbus, Ga., and is near Barnard’s corner, between Main st., and the Perry House. Your baggage is there. C. K. MARSHALL. sep2S ts Agent. PERRY HOUSE. rHE undersigned would respectfully inform his old friends, patrons, und the traveling public generally, that as he has to be absent for a short time he has been so fortunate as to have associated with him his well known and vrouhy friend Mr. EDWARD PARSONS, late of Atlanta, Ga.,whose reputation and superior t:ct for business is well known throughout t' e Confederacy. Th ; s House is large and commodious, and no pains, nor expense shall be spared to fit it up in the very best and most elegant style, and to obtain every thing in the line of substantial eatables and luxuries that this market affords, With these assurances we most cordially solicit all our old friends, and the travel ing public generally, to give us a call and an oppor tunity of rendering them comfortable. oclslm* THOS. E. SMITH. Lard \\MNTED in exchange for Sheetings. Osnaburgs * and Yarns, at the , m nov slm EAGLE IACTORY . Wanted Immediately, t GOVERNESS well educated and witi* unex — y eeptiouable references. A liberal salary will be given. Enquire at noS 12t THIS OFFICE. Executor’* Notice. TWO months after data application will be ma le l to the Court of Ordinary of Taylor county, for leave to sell the Ncsroes and perishable proper y of the Estate of Elizabeth T. Johnson, deceased, late of said county. SAMUEL K. JOHNSON, Ex'r Oct. 20w2nri Per THOS. D. BRAND. To Rent, For Confederate Money, TWO PLANTATIONS in Sumter c anty, five 1 and tea miles from Americas. For further particulars apply to H. R. JOHNSON & CO.. nov“ I2t* A®ericu. e , it j. COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1864. Wednesday Evening. What’s Your Name.—A subscriber writes to us from Russell County, AJa., under date of the 7th inst., enclosing ten dollars and re questing the Daily Times to be seat to him. No name or Post Office is given. If he will supply this deficiency he shall receive the worth of his money. 1 » ’ A private letter from City Point, Virginia, under date of the 30th ult., written by J. M. Moore, states that the following members of Cos. K, 7th Confederate cavalry, are, with him self. prisoners of war at that place. The let ter also states that they are all well cared for : Lieut. Davis : Serg’t Sherwood ; Privates : Ashley, Benfofd, Davis, Jerrel, Patillo, O. Thomerson, Douglass, Darden, Chadwick. Forrest s Great Triumph.— The telegraph this morning, says the Memphis Appeal, gives us a few of the particulars of Gen. Forrest’s latest operations in the Tennessee valley. Enough has been transmitted to warrant us in saying that the work he accomplished cannot be over-estimated in importance. Johnsonvilie is situated on the east bank of the Tennessee river, four miles above Rey noldsburg, and is the terrainous of the North western railroad, connecting Nashville with the river. The town was named after Andy Johnson, who caused the railroad to be com pleted, to enable the 'Federal authorities to transport stores to Nashville in low stages of water in the Cumberland. Since the comple tion of the road, Johnsonvilie has grown to be an important point, and has been for some time a great depot for Federal supplies, which were here shipped direct to Nashville, Knox ville, Chattanooga or Atlanta, as desired. This explanation will enable the reader to fully appreciate the probable extent of the destruc tion of property that took place. — »i A Startling Rumor.— The Columbia Car olinian says that a gentleman just from Rich mond, states that he saw an intelligent officer of the army, who told him it was currently reported in the city, that intelligence had been received by a citizen there, to the effeet that his cousin, who had just returned from a se cret expedition, had heard from the most un questionable sources, that a man had been heard to say recently, that an officer high in position at Richmond had understood from a lady just arrived by the morning train, that she had heard it stated on the cars day before yesterday, that a lady had said, a few days ago, that her husband had told her a rumor prevailed, and vfas.to some extent credited in official circles in Richmond, that there was still a few gallons of apple brandy left in the Shenandoah Valley, which possibly accounts for the recent defeat of the army of General Early. The Loss ol the Iron-Clad Albermarlc— Fall of Plymouth, N. C. The re-capture of Plymouth, N. C., by the Yankees is the obvious consequence of the sinking, on the night of the 27th ult., of the Confederate iron-clad Albennarle, the partic ulars of which have reached us. Our readers will remember the important part played by the Albemarle at the time General Hoke as saulted and regained possession of Plymouth. Now, that the gallant vessel is lost to us, the enemy will, doubtless, once more hold the mastery of the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. We copy the following detailed ac count of the sinking of the Albemarle from the Goldsboro’, (N. C.) State Journal: The Albennarle was moored near the wharf, a gangway connecting her with the shore.— Some distance down the river, in the stream, lay the hull of the Southfield, sunk there by Captain Cooke when Plymouth was captured from the Yankees. The Southfield was used as a picket station by our infantry forces, to which they passed to and from the shore by a boat, and this boat was usually kept at the Southfield. Thursday night was very dark and stormy. In the darkness and storm, at the hour stated, the Yankee expedition surprised, it is said, the Southfied picket station and captured all the pickets, twenty-five in number, without firing a gun, and sent them down the river to the fleet below in their own boat. The ves sel used for the Yankee expedition was a long low steamer, or torpedo boat, propelled by steam or muffled oars. Having disposed of the pickets quietly, the Yankees crossed to the side of the river opposite Plymouth, and sweeping round, came upon the Albemarle from the stream. Our informant, who says he was on the Al bemarle at the time, as a visitor, and was somewhat injured by the explosion of the tor pedo, says that in consequence of the dark ness and the noise of the storm, the watch on th* Albemarle knew nothing of the approach of the enemy till she was close upon them.— The boat was hailed, “What boat i3 that?” The reply was, “The Albemarle's boat,” and at this moment the Albemarle was struck by the Yankee boat, on the starboard quarter.— In this aitempt, it is thought, the Yankees failed to blow up the Albemarle through a defect in the torpedo. They immediately swung around their boat again and were coming down upon the Albe marle's bow, when they were again asked. “What boat is that ?” The reply was, “You will soon see,” and on the instant the Albe marle was struck and the torpedo exploded. By this time the alarm was general through out the ship, and the men rushed to arms and mode for the outside of the armor, where they were met by one or two volleys of grape from a howitzer in a Yankee boat. The Albemarle's men commenced a rapid fire all around*the ship, but they could see nothing of the enemy in consequence of the darkness. It was soon now ascertained that the torpedo had had the intended effect, for one of the bows of the Al be marie was stove in, and she was rapidly setting down. In the meantime the Yankees, in their con tusion. got their boat, in the midst of some logs, fixed around the Albemarle for her pro tection. and being unable to extricate her, the whole party, with the exception of the Cap tain in command, surrendered, torpedo boat and all. so- tar as we can learn none of the crew of the A-oemarie suffered more than a few slight wounds. Three of the Yankees are said to have been wounded. They reported to be all commissioned and non-commissioned officers, volunteers for this daring undertaking. The Albemarle went down in a few minutes, but the water being shallow her portholes are not submerged, and though her deck is a few inches under water, and her guns still com mand the channel up and down. The injury she sustained can be repaired in two or three weeks, including the raising of the vessel. West Tennessee. From the Grenada Picket and Motive, Nov. 3.] We had the pleasure of taking by the hand our old friend, Capt. Wm. Estelle, of Mabry's brigade, Forrest’s army, yesterday. He has just returned from above Jackson, Tennessee, and kindly furnishes us with a full statement of the condition of affairs in the artsy. The captain assures us that Gen. Forrest has a sufficient force for his conjectured purposes, aud all are in fine spirits. They are well fed and supplied with everything they need with out impressing stores or otherwise annoying any one. That portion of Tennessee is as true and loyal as an}' part of the Confederacy. Washburn is right in calling Tennessee a “rebel State," if the State is to be judged by the western portion of it. Captain E. assures us, of his personal know ledge, that large numbers of recruits are hur rying to the standard of the bars. Our men were kindly met and cordially greeted, every where they went. The ladies of Jackson and Bolivar turned out to salute them with waving handkerchiefs, and even, in their enthusiastic joy, with cheers. The greatest kindness is everywhere shown them. Where they were unable to purchase articles of necessity, they were freely given to them. The Tennessee regiments under Gen. Forrest are swelling their ranks by squads from every neighbor hood and will be full to repletion. Isham G. Harris, Tennessee’s noble souled governor, who has never yet for a day deserted the boys he called into the field, is along with the army and is doing good work. West Ten nessee under her chosen son in whom she has unbounded confidence, will before very long not only come out from under the cloud whose shadow has long rested on her but will shed abroad such a glorious Confederate light as to illumine the whole territory of the lion-heart ed “Volunteer State.” From Missouri. —The absurdity of the North ern despatches is too apparent to allow supposi tion, for a moment, that the statements,about Price are truer: General Pleasanton telegraphs that he, with six thousand men, is driving Price, who has twenty five thousand ! If there is any instance on record in which the like has occurred, we have not heard of it. But in order to set the matter still further beyond doubt, we will lay before the public a few facts: General Price entered Missouri, on the 13th day of September, with thirty thousand mounted men, including Shelbj’s force. Three thousand of these were without arms. Up to the 14th of October he had recruited and armed twelve thous and more men. This d%es not include what was done by Generals Shelby and Clarke in Northern Missouri. In Price’s attack on Pilot Knob, he charged the place three times, and lost three hundred men killed. . That night the Yankees left in great haste for St. Louis. Unfortunately for them, they ran into General Shelby, who was at Big River bridge, with a force of thirteen thousand.— He captured the whole party, including all trains and attachments, except Brigadier General Ewing, commanding the Yankee troops, and eighty of his men, who escaped by taking to the brush. Since that time we have taken Booneville, Lex ington, Glasgow, and various other towns and garrisons, where we, of course, captured ammuni tion and other supplies. The Chicago Times said that, if Price get the arms, he could recruit a hundred thousand men. It must also be recollected that the election is to come off in a very few days, and it wor’d not do to let it be known that the Federal arms had suffered a defeat. Captain Pike, a son of Gen. Albert Pike, wa3 captured, sometime since, with seven of his men, and killed, after they had surrendered. Trial of the Vermont Raiders. —Their Appearance—What they say, —The exami nation of the St. Albans raiders has been commenced at St. Johns, Canada. A dispatch from there says : The raiders are understood to have engaged as counsel, Hon. J. J. Abbot and Messrs. Carr and Laflame, of Montreal, and Hon, J. H. Cameron of Toronto. The examination is conducted with closed doors, only the counsel and reporters of the press being admitted. ■ George N. Sanders is here, managing the case of the rebels. He says they belong to the first families of Kentucky, and formerly be longed to John Morgan's forces. This raid, he asserts, is only the first of a series of plundering expeditions soon to take place on the frontiers of the State. E. G. Johnson, Queen’s Counsel, of Mon treal, is here as counsel for the Canadian au thorities. A letter from St. John’s, Canada, says : The prisoners are all young men, hail from Kentucky, are well dressed, and appear in good spirits, save very much worn out by their hard ride from St. Albans to Canada. They are confined in separate cells, not allowed to converse with each other, and thus far, no one has been allowed to see them. One of the prisoners, a young man of nineteen, is said to have made a confession. He alleges he is one of Morgan’s men, and that the expedition was commanded by a cap tain in the Confederate service, duly commis sioned for the purpose. They declare that their intention was to burn the village of St. Albans, but a portion of their band did not ■‘•'come to time.” According to the statement of those thus far captured, those who did the work numbered exactly twenty-five. The St. Albans Messenger has the follow ing : . The ‘-Confederate gentlemen. a3 the raid-* ers claim themselves to be. are for the most part, intelligent and good looking men. Some of them, on being arrested, said that their work was but half accomplished, owing to the orders not being obeyed. They declared it was their determination to burn St. Albans, then to proceed to Swanton and to Sheldon and fire those places. The man who gave his name as Wallace, C. M., who is evidently one of the ringleaders, has th/appearance of being a Southerner.— His talk and manners indicate that he ha3 seen service in th«i Southern army. There are only eleven of the raiders thus far captured. Col. or Capt. Clyde, who as sumes the leadership of the gang, keeps up the most brazen effronery. He declares that he is a Confederate officei, and that his or ders came from Early. Big. Game. —Brigadier Gen. A. X. Duffle, eonr manding first division cavalry, department West Virginia, Sheridan’s army, who was gobbled recent ly by Colonel Mosby, arrived in Richmond yestei day, and was committed to the Libby. Gen. Duffie is a Frenchman, was born in Paris, and would pass for a gentleman in any other than Yankee company. [Richmond Examiner, 31st. Wm. Y. Cheatham, of Nashville, relative of Major-Gen. Cheatham, and well kiown to the sporting circle of the South, and at one time proprietor of the race course at Lons Island, is reported dead. f FIVE DOLLARS \ PER MOUTH. Ynnkfe Raiders. Dispatches were received in Eufaula on last Monday from the commandant ot the post at Marianna, Fla., stating that the Yankee caval ry had been crossing the Chattahoochee river at Hewlett's Ferry all day on Saturday. They were coming from the direction of Milton, and evidently are making their way toward Mari anna, or in the direction of this county. They visited and burnt Marianna only a short time ago, and we therefore see no inducement to lead them in that direction now. We should not be surprised, at any day, to hear of their being in Coflee, Dale or Henry counties, and if they come there, what is to prevent them from visiting this county? We have men enough at home to whip off any ordinary raid ing party the Yankees may send up this way, and are pleased to know that our county com mandant is wide awake and detlhnined to give the robbers a warm reception should they venture thus far. Every man in the county, able to ride horseback, ought to belong to some company organized to defend our homes against these raiding parties of the enemy. One hundred men can frequently, by ambus cading the raiders, drive back a thousand of them. Such has been the experience of our home guards in Mississippi. We called the attention of our people to this matter only a few weeks ago. We now again sound the alarm. Preparation cannot possibly do us any harm, and might possibly save the lives and property of many of our citizens.—Clay ton Banner. War’s Terrible Harvest. —The following table, from the New York World, compiled from official statements, tells more plainly than- words possibly can of the terrible harvest which war has reaped in the Northern States since Mr. Lin coln was inaugurated. It comprises a list of some three years regiments which lately returned, and shows the terrible losses they have suffered during the war: Original Number Regiment. Number. Returned. Losses. Ist California, 1,647 113 1,534 11th Mass., 1,043 333 315 21st N Y S V, *I,OOO 327 653 90th NYS V, f 1,594 159 * 1,735 4th Michigan, *I,OOO 199 900 12th Mass, *I,OOO 200 300 3d Excelsior N Y, |1,555 437 1,14S 2nd N Y S V, 1,150 143 1,007 sth Wisconsin, 1,280 121 1,159 67th N Y S V, 1,200 70 1,130 10th Mass., *I,OOO 150 450 4th Vermont, *I,OOO 130 870 Sth Ohio, *I,OOO 151 549 14th NYSM, 2,200 91 2,109 2nd RI 2,000 250 1,750 3nd New Jersey, *2,000 500 1,500 Penn. Reserves *15,000 1,530 13,500 Total, 37,004 4,375 32,629 flncludes recruits after the regiment left home. [From the Chicago Post.] Miscegenation. One of the most shocking cases of misse genation which has yet occurred to the dis grace of the civilization of society of this city, has recently come to light, wherein one of the parties is a negro drayman as black as midnight, and the other a young and, in many respects, accomplished woman, the daughter of a Chicago merchant. Monstrous as the statement may seem, these twain are man and wife, and their marriage took place with the consent freely and unhesitatingly given of the bride’s parents. It is something over a year since the disgusting spectacle was presented of a well to do merchant voluntarily, and proudly even, giving away his daughter to the embraces of a negro—something over a year since the select party of devotees to this ad mirable philosophy gathered together upon that festive occasion to admire the trousseau of a negro’s bride, and witness the ceremony which was to brand forever her offspring.— From' that time to this, husband and wife have lived together in the most affectionate manner. The man wa3 her choice, her dear ly beloved, and no wonder they should live happily together. The establishment main tained by them has never been an imposing one, it was early found that even money could not repurchase the position which the young woman had once held, and the newly married pair very quickly found it to be for the advan tage of all concerned to take a small cottage in on obscure quarter of the city, where they now continue to dwell, and from whence the happy groom each morning starts off with his dray, after imprinting a kiss upon the fair cheek of his affectionate wife, smoking a short, black pipe and gaily whistling “Kingdom Coming,” or some other "popular tune. The citizen above referred to, and whose name for common decency’s sake, we sup press, is a strong believer in a certian mod ern school of politics, and like many unfor tunate individuals in that party was led far astray from sound reasoning by the boldly maintained falacies and oily rhetoric of some of their leaders and orators, and became a firm and ardent supporter of the doctrine of the absolute equality—social and political— of the white and black races. In this faith he rejoiced in being of she strictest of his sect. His children were taught the same creed, and grew up with a constantly deepen ing conviction that the question of color wa3 but a silly prejudice, and that the black man was after all in every respect the white man’s peer. In this way all the objections to such a remarkable match had been at an early day uprooted from the girl’s mind, and she was gradually schooled to make the extraordiary choice above mentioned. So far as the immediate parties to this af fair are the mother is of trifling importance now. If any young woman is un happy enough as to be possessed of such strong African proclivities, it can only be hoped that she may enjoy herself, in such a union ; but it3 tendencies upon public society, affairs of this nature cannot be too strongly con demned by every well-wisher of the race. The Two Candidates.—George Francis Train has made another great speech, in which he destroys both candidates. The fol lowing is a specimen of his style : One is old Abe and the other is not. [Laughter.] The people pay their money, but the politicians give them no choice. George and Abram are very much alike, especially George. George goes in for wiping out States. So doe3 Abram. Abram goes in. for draft. So does George. George goes in for illegal ar rests. So does Abram. Abram goes in for manumitting the slaves as a military necessi ty. So does George. George goes in for sus pension of habeas corpus. So does Abram. Abram goes in for military interference at the polls. So does George. George goes in for spoils. So does Abram. Abram goes in for prosecuting the war. George dodge3 the question, but would wade through a national graveyard to get to the White House. George is surrounded by corrupt politicians. So is Abram. Abram would commit all the crimes in the calendar to retain office. So would George to obtain office. [Oh !] George stands on the fence when they tell him to. so does Abram. Where, then, is the difference be tween the two ? Here it is. George 13 mort gaged to Rothschild, inside and outside, right side and left side, bacii side and .rout side. panic in r vines ha? used up the .margins :“hence the 'sj>eCu'!ati<ya Is a bad one, and the broker wili be ready to sell out on Tuesday night, when the returns come m from Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana. Abram i3 not sold tc England. Again, Abram has his pockets full. George's are empty. This reminds m ! e dfErastus'little story. [Laugh ter.] Fast conductor applies for a situation. Keep fast ho v ;e ? Yes. Fast woman.? Yes. AH paid for ? Yes.** Those diamonds yours ? Yes. The business man turned to the board and said.- lie is our man ; has all these things now; hence,. wont get them out of n 9 [Laughter.] Tlie Finanrial Crisis at the North. The New York Herald has a lory article touch ing the financial crisis in the North, and speculates as to how it will be affected by the result of the Presidential election. It says: Many are disposed to place undue importance upon the result of the forthcoming election. The argument of the McClellan side is that if Mr. Lin coln should be re-elected the war is likelv to be prolonged over a longer period than if the'Deino cratic candidate Is triumphant, and that a vast in crease of public debt, and much further deprecia tion of the currency will be inevitable. The argu ment of the opposite side is that if McClellan i? elected public confidence in the national credit will be shaken, and politicians of the Democratic party will begin to talk of measures tending to repudia tion, But both these arguments are prejudiced, and the future of the national finances depends less upon the success of either candidate than many are disposed to believe. Whatever tho result of the contest may be, the present financial policy of the country must be changed if the ultimate Jisaster which it is inviting are to be averted. The first duty of Congress is to take into serious considera tion this important subject. The public debt is un dergoing augmentation at a rate so enormous that further paper money expansion will aggrevate the' existing evil in a rapidly increasing ratio. Yet the policy of paper money inflation is being steadily persevered in, and the incubus daily becoming greater, Our national debt is nearly two thousand millions, and of this $687,006,873 was in the form ol currency issue at the end of September, exclusive of more than fifty-three millions of national bank paper.' The worst blunders of Mr. Chase have been repeated by his no less incompetent successor, and are likely to be continued till legislation steps in and provides a remedy. Whichever, therefore, may be the dominant party, the future of the finances of this country may be easily foreseen, unless measure? are adopted to counteract the currency evil and so improve the value of the paper dollar. [From Harper's Weekly, October 22d.] Davis* Last Speech and Confession. The late speech of Jefferson Davis is very significant. At first it seemed so evideutlv a cry of frantic desperation that it was doubt ful whether it were authentic. But, authentic or not, it is equally significant. If he really made it, it is the most pitiful wail of baffled treason. If it were forged by the Macon paper in which it appears, the object of the forgery could only have been to dispirit the rebels by the apparent despair of their chief, with the further purpose of suggesting submission by revealing the hopelessness of the rebellion. But there seems no reason to doubt its au thenticity. Jefferson Davis did probably make the speech, of something of which this is a general report. He doubtless called. Gen. Butler a beast, because Mr. Davis is not choice in his epithecs, and has formerly spoken of his loyal fellow-citizens as hyeuas. Doubtless, he spoke of General Butler as seeking, in his efforts to exchange prisoners, “to whitewash himself by intercourse with gentlemenal though in what particular a Southern planter who sells babies and lives by the unpaid la bor of men and women whom he whips at pleasure, is more gentlemanly than a Northern, lawyer or mechanic, who lives by his owr. labor, Mr. Jefferson Davis fails to show. Doubtless he said that “the end must be the defeat of our enemy,” for Johnston and Hood had drawn Sherman from his base all the way to Atlanta ; and because the rebellion hold? hardly a quarter of the area with which it be gan ; and because Davis himself says imme diately afterwards, “You have not many men between eighteen and forty-five left.” Doubt less he said, “The city of Macon is filled with stores, sick and wounded.". Doubtless, he added, “Two-thirds of our men are absent, most without leave.” Doubtless, too, he add ed, “In Virginia the disparity in numbers is just as great as it is in Georgia.” And doubt less, as a logical conclusion, he said, “Let a', one despond. Let no one distrust; and re* member if genius is the beau ideal , hope is th > reality.” There are those who have tried hard to form some heroic conception of Jefferson Davis, to represent him as a flue historical figure. The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gladstone, spoke of his “creating a nation.” The rebel penny-a-liners for the British newspapers and for our own Copperhead journals, have been very fond of comparing his “dignity” with Mr. Lincoln’s want of it. But where was ever seen such sorry want of pluck in the defeated leader ofa great and wicked enterprise ? Where was ever beard such a shameful whine as this Macon speech? The Roman Catiline, Da vis’ great exemplar, but less guilty than he, died sullen and gloomy upon the field. But this renegade American, this wretched traitor who has brought all the woes of war upon his country because he wa9 defeated at an election, whimpers, “if one half the men now absent without leave will return to duty we can defeat the enemy. With that hope fam going to the front. I may not realize this hope, but I know there are men there who hare looked death in the face too often to de spond now.” Even the foot-pads of Houn slow Heath used to ride gayly to the gallows with a nose-gay in their button holes. But they had merely eased travelers of their pur ses. Thi3 man who speaks at Macon has headed an insurrection which has saturated the land with innocent blood. This is the man and this is the cause to which the Chicago Convention invites the American people to surrender, by voting for Genera! Mac Pendleton. Let us stop fighting him, say? the Convention. Let U3 exhaust the resource of statesmanship, says General MacP. Let us pul down the rebellion ! the American people will thunder on the Bth of November The Confederates Ruling in West Tennesssl. The Memphis Bulletin of the 27th instant says it i reported that the rebel leaders of West Tennessee are exceedingly active. They have established rail road and telegraphic communication between Cor inth and JacKson, and are conscripting eveiy per son able to bear arms, including old men, and send ing agents to every part of West Tennessee, outside our lines, for sheep, stock of all kinds, goods, money, and everything that can be of sen ice them. The rebel Governor Harris has been in consulta tion with Forrest and other rebel leaders, and un less the Union authorities prevent it, a session of the rebel Legislature will be held at some place in West Tennessee, so that it may go abroad that they have permanently secured that portion of the State By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. ON Thursday. November 10th, at 11 o’clock, we will3ellin front of our store, 100 Gallons Catawba Brandy. nov 9 2t $4 By Ellis, Livingston & t o WE will sell on Saturday, 12th November, at 11 o’clock, in front of our store 63 Bbls. Coast Salt; 3 Bbls. Sorghum Syrup; 5 Cases Fine Smoking Tobacco; 10 Boxes Fin® Chewing Tobacco; 1 Buggy; 4 Milk Cows; SHOES, CLOTHING, Ac.; 90 Dozen White Spool Thread; Together with many other desirable goods. —also — A likely Negro Woman, good House ser vant, 24 years old, and her child 4 years old. Sold for no fault, nov 9 4t S2B SSO Reward. FOR the recovery and delivery to me of a Negro boy named JIM. Said boy weighs 160 lb:„ U? feet 6 inches high, dark color, and belongs to Mr. Jarret- He was hired to me by F. M. Brooks of Columbus, He is probably prowling about ;Dr. Jeter’s or McCall’s plantation, in Marion county. Ihe above reward will be paid by me on his being delivered, in irons, to me at Salem, Ala, nov 9 6t A. H. DsWITT.
