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DAILY TIMES,
j, W. HARR EX & CO,, Proprietors*
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Change of Schedule.
• (■FiCR ENGINEER aSL> SUPERINTENDENT, |
Charleston and Savannah Railroad. >
Charleston, June 7.1864.)
npppjfiillSL
iN THURSDAY, June9,lß64, and until further
1 ‘ notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will
oe as follow, vis:
Leave Charleston 9.45, a. m.
Iriave in Savannah 5.40, p. in.
Leave Savannah A 3O, a. m.
Arrive in Charleston 1.15, p. m.
Phis Train makes direct connections, going north
and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char
lee ton, and the Central Railroad at the Junction.
H. S. HA INKS,
une 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent.
of .Schedule.
v \ T and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on
1 ' the iißeogee Railroad will run as follows .
P\SSKNGER TRAIN:
leave Columbus 6 45 P. M.
trrive at Macon 3 25 A. M.
Ceavo Macon 8 10 P. M
\rrivo nt Columbus 4 25 A. hi.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M.
vrriveat Columbus 4 55 A. M,
W.L. CLARK,
.a a r 19 If Supt. Muscogee R. R.
t in'* month*.
Tli rough to Montgomery.
NEW SCHEDULE.
MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT
RAILROAD COMPANY.
COLUMBUS. August 27,1864.
, \N and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on
\ I the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will
Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. in.
Loavd West Point at <:10 a. m.
Arrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. m.
Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. in.
,4 rrive at Montgomery at 3:00 p. m,
Jniveat West Point at 4130 p. m.
Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:10 a m.
Arrives at 8:27 p m
D. 11. CRAM, Sup’t & Eng.
*g27 1864 —ts
MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
CMANGE OF SCUEDIJLE.
Girard, Ala., Oct 7,1864.
i\N 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 35 a. m.
Arrive in Girard at 10 00 “
Freight Train.
Leave Girard at 4 00 a. in.
Arrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m.
B. E. WELLS.
sglHtf Eng. & Sup’t.
Dr, B. B. BEARD,
(Late Surgeon P. A. C, S.)
OFFERS his Professional Services to the citizens
of Columbus. Office at Dr. Carter’s Drug Store.
Can be found at night at the residence of Yvm. C.
Gray, in Linwood. (nov 10 lm*
Dr. R. ffOBLE,
IDEIsTTIST,
A T Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of
/A Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found
all hours, [oc 186 m
ST EBB,EXt'HyiXOE!'
i FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange
\ for sale in sums to suit purchasers by
agl6 ts RANK OF COLUMBUS.
NOTICE
TANARUS« Vli**i««im»i Soldiers!
CUE ’‘MISSISSIPPI DEPOT” and Office of
l Agency f r the Relief of Mississippi soldiors in
the Army of Tennessee, has been removed from
Atlanta to Columbus, Gn., and is near Barnard’s
corner, between Main st., and tho Perry House.
Your baggage is there.
0. K. MARSHALL,
sop-28 ts _ Agent.
(vovermueiit Sheep for Exchange,
•>i ri HEAD SHEEP will be exchanged for Bacon
t» or Bcof. The rated at $2 00, Bacon
I(k\, Beef 20. grosi per pound. The Beef to be de
livered alive. Apply to
J. A. TYLER.
Columbus, Nov. 2. 1864 —ts
XiOST,
/\N Friday morning a RED VELVET BOW coa
*J ta nin/r a goldstar, with the letter “J.” engrav
ed on it. The finder will be rewarded by leaving
it at this office. n<>v26— dtf
NOTIOJEI.
Office Grant Factory, \
Nov. 29. 1864.)
a LL per? ms having demands against the estate of j
A Daniel Grant, deceased, a*e hereby requested to •
present them to the Grant Factory,
nov 3o tl JOHN J. GRANT. |
Sun copy anti send bill to office Grant F:xetory. _ j
Lost or Mislaid.
DOUR SHARES of the G. & A. S. S. 00., No. j
l 160, in favor of Afrs. J. L. Wil;on.
nov 30 rs 1). &J. j. GRANT. |
To lU' lit.
at) USE for rent, posse sion given I t December.
Apply to 11. EISIIACKER.
no v 30 6t 104, Broad Street.
WA.IsTTEID.
\ N OVERSEER. One without family, who has
i hist an ami in the service, and thereby unfit for
military service preferred.
Apply to ROBERT R. HOWARD,
Beynolds, Taylor Cbunty.
MRS. CHAS. J. WILLrAMS,
non Columbus, Ga.
\VA i T TED!
" jvi. LBS. of TALLOW, far which u liberal price
'•' vill be paid. Apply to
F. W. DILLARD,
tt Major and. Q. M.
Wanted
i'O HIRE—Four or Five able bodied Xogroos.—
I Good wages Avon. Apply at our Government
Works.
_oe 28 ts JOHN 1). GRAY A CO.
W ANTED,
• oaoj) rt*~INESN MAN, uutil the first of
A January. The best wages paid. A disabled sol
dier preferred, and it matters not how badly muti
nied by wounds so he has firmness and judgment.
Apply at the TIMES OFFICE,
nov 30 ts ,
3500 Howard. !
CjTOLEN out of my stable, 2 miles from Columbus,
O on the Crawford road, ou Thursday night last,
TWO MITJXjES,
one a small bay mare Mule, blind in the right eye.
The other a black inaro Mule, medium size, with
whith mouth and white spot on rump. Both m good
l will pay the above reward for the delivery of
the Mules with the thief, with proof sufficient to
convict, or Two Hundred Dollars for the Mules.
H M. CL,. KLEI.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 9, 1864 —ts
please copy.
WANTED.
W, BUSHELS CORN, for which wo will pay
*»' earii ©r exchange Salt.
novl2t>t JEFFERSON A. HAMILTON.
4S»Sati and Enquirer copy.
CTRAYED from my place in Wynnton, a dark
O bay mare MULE, about nine years old, hair
rubbed off of both hips and a large scar on the right
hindquarter. JOHN LOOK.
oc 1.1 ts
SSO Howard.
VEORO boy CHARLEY : abtut 25years old, yel
-y low ootuploxiou, hair nearly straight, below or
dinary intelligence : left Mr. Not. near
Box Si>rings. To lot, ;ouut>. r bought him of a
Mr. brown, a refugee trow. Mir.'is iiipi, who now
in fotsh-Koe, 4 la. Ue originally i-bme from
Charleston, S. C. A suitable reward will be r aid
tor his delivery at this office, or in anv ale iail and
information -en t. nu. at this office.
JAMES vt s ( >s«*i •
I'otUfflbn - ■ ,i. n \ir if *
yol. xi.}
Headquarters Georgia Reskrvb, )
aod Military District Georgia. j-
Macon, Ga., Nov. 30, 1864. j
T Extract. 1
Special Orders l
No. 149. <
* **»**«
11. Major A. M. Rowland, Commandant Camp of
Instruction, will, in that section of the State cut off
from communication with Augusta assume and per
form the duties of Commandant of Conscripts until
communication with Col. W, M. Browne. Com
mandant, &c„ can again bo resumed.
By command of
* Major General HOWELL COBB.
R. J. Hallktt, A. A. Gen.
lld’qrs Camp of Instruction for Ga., I
Camp Cooper, Macon, Nov. 30,1864, S
Special Ordors, l
No. 322. 1
The attention of Enrolling and ail other Officers
connected with the Conscript service, who are not
in DIRECT communication with Augusta, is called
to the above order of Maj. Gen. Cobb.
Until, further orders they will report to these
Headquarters. A. M. ROWLAND,
Major and Commandant.
Columbus Times, Albany .Patriot and La-
Grange Reporter, copy five times and send bill to
Camp Cooper. doc 2 5t
Tproclalatioix
BY
JOSEPH E. BROWN,
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
STATE OF GEORGIA, ]
Executive Department, >
Milledgeville, Nov. 19, 1864. J
The whole people understand how imminent is
tho danger that threatens the State. Our cities are
boing burned, our fields laid waste, and our wives
and children mercilessly driven from their homes
by a powerful enemy’ We must strike like men for
freedom or we must submit to subjugation.
Death is to be preferred to loss of liberty. All
must rally to the held for the present emergency or
the State is overrun.
I therefore by virtue of tho authority vested in
me by the statute of this State, hereby order a levy
en massee of the whole free white male population
residing or domiciled in this State between sixteen
(16) and ufty-five years of age, except such as are
physically unable to bear arms, which physical de
fect must be plain and indisputable, cr they must
be sentto camp for exaD'ination, and except those
engaged in the Legislature or Judicial Departments
of the govrenment, wh:ch are by the recent act of
thelLfgislature declared exempt from compulsory
service.
All others are absolutely required, and members
of the Legislature and Judges are invited to report
immediately to Major General G. A Smith, at Ma
con; or wherever else in Georgia his camp may be
for forty (40) day3 service under arms, unless the
emergency is sooner passed.
The statute declares that all persons hereby eallep
out shall be subject after this call to all the rules
and articles of war of the Confederate States, and on
failure to report, shal' be subjeot to the paius and
penalties of the crime of desertion.
Volunteer organizations formed into companies
battalions, regiments, brigades or divisions will be
accepted for (40) forty days, if they even approxi
mate to the numbers iu each orgaization which is
rtquired by the militia laws of this State which were
in force prior to the late act.
All police companies formed in counties for home
defence will report, leaving at homo for the time,
only those over 55 years of age; and all porsonshav
ing Confederate details or exemptions, who, by the
late docision of the Supremo Court of this State, are
held to be liable to State militia service and bound
to obey the call of the Governor.
All such refusing to report will be arrested by the
police force or by any Mid-de-Oamp, or other officer
of this Stated and carried immediately to the front.
The necessary employees of Railroads now actively
engaged, and the necessary agents of the Express
Company, and telegraph operators are from the ne
cessity for their services in tjieir present position,
excused.
All ordained ministers of religion in charge of a
Church or Synagogue are also excused.
All Railroad companies in this State will trans
port all persons applying for transportation to the
Front, and in case any one refuses, its President
Superintendent, [agents and employees will be im
mediately sent to the front.
All Aides-de-Camp and other State officers are
required to be active and vigilant in the execution
of the orders contained in this proclamation, and all
Confederate officers are respectfully invited to aid
State officers in their vicinity in sending forward all
persons hereby ordered to the front.
The enemy has penetrated almost to the centre of
your State. If every Georgian able to bear arms
would rally around him, he could never escape.
(Signed) JOSEPH E. BROWN,
Governor.
USb. Each paper in the State will publish tho
above Proclamation. nov 22 It.
CbNFEDKRATE STATES OF AMERICA, 4
4Var Department. Ordnancb Bureau, s
Richmond, Nov. 11, 1864.)
All officers on Ordnancb duty are required
byGouoral Orders. No. 70, Adj’t. A I. G. Office,
Aug. 29, 1864, to report without delay to the Chief
of Ordnance, Richmond, by letter, stating
First. —Their rank.
Second, —Date of commission (or appointment)
giving date from which their rank takes effect.
Third.— Arm of service.
Fourth. —State to which they belong.
*V<I.-Data of assignment to Ordnance duty.!
Sixth.—' The authority by which assigned, furnish
ing date, and ifpossible, copy of order of ass gnment
to which will be added.
Seventh.— Present duty, and order of assignment.
Officers of the Regular Army will report both their
regular and provisional commissions,! or appoint
ments, conferring temporary rank.
Failure on the part of officers on Ordnance duty
to report immediately as above, will be treated .as
a delinquency. J- GORGAS,
nov 22 eod tw (Thief of Ordnance.
PEE.R,? HOUSE.
pH B undersigned would respectfully inform his
1 old friends, patrons, und the traveling public
generally, that as he has to be absent for a short
lime he has been so fortunate as to have associated
with him his well known and worthy friend Mr.
EDWARD PARSONS, late of Atlanta, Ga„whose
reputation ar.cl superior tict for business is well
known throughout tho Confederacy. This House
is large and commodious, and no pains, nor expense
shall besparod to St it up in the very best and most
elegant style, aud to obtain every thing in tb*> line
of substantial eatables and luxuries that this
market affords, With tueso. assurances w< most
cordially solicit all our old friends, and the t .avel
ing public generally, to give us acall and an oppor
tunity of rendering them comfortable.
r,e 15 Im* TMOS. E. SMITH.
Executor’!* Notice.
i-WO mouths after date application will be made
! to the Court of Ordinary of Taylor county, for
leave to sc-ll the Negroes and perishable property of
•he Estate of Elizabeth T. Johnson, deceased, lata
1 i: " ‘ : SAMUEL K. JOHNSON, Ex’r
Oct. 20w2in* _ Per THOS. D. BR AND.
A GOOD PLANTATION
For Sale.
| N Macon county, Alabama, lying directly on the
1 Montgomery and West Point Railroad. The
tract contains 1,200 acres—about 700 cleared, .here
is tco mfortable Dwelling House on the plao -ood
Negro cabins with brick chiinnies and all t ho neces
sary out-buildings. The land i3 productive and
toeat on desirable. Possession given in November.
For further information ADAMg>
oc 271 m Oolambus, Qa.
•-jrTelegr»ph i: Confederate, Macon; Montgo
•‘•ry Advertiser; Cb»»Ututioaaii#, Augusta,copy.
COLUMBUS, GA., MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1864.
SPECIAL NOTICES
To the Citizens of Columbus !
Having announced myself a candidate for re-elec
tion for Mayor of the city, since which time a por
tion of my fellow citizens calling upon me to take
command of them under the recent call of our Gov
ernor, to aid in repelling the enemy against our
homes and fai iili s —not feeling and sposed to reject
their request—l h ive consented, and shall cast my
destiny with them, and in accordance with this de
termination, I call upon the cstizens of Columbus,
if my former administration meets their approval,
that they will re nember me and elect me for their
next Mayor.
Mr. R. L. Bins, who goes with me to Ithe front,
declines being a candidate for Mayor, in my favor
for which 1 e will please accept my thanks.
nov 29 5t F. G. WILKINS.
To Printers !
WE offer for .'ale a complete BOOK BINDERY,
(except Rul ng Machine,) two hand PRESSES,
and about
1,000 Pounds of Type Metal,
nov2l-tf
Headquarters Gov. Works, (Or».) I
(JolumUus, Ga., Dee. 1, 1864. J
Wanted to Hire !
FIFTEEN NEGRO BLACKSMITHS.
Good quarters furnished and liberal wages paid.
Apply to M. H. WRIGHT,
dec 2 lw Col. Com’dg.
Headquarters Military Division )
of the West, >
Macon, Ga., Nov. 29th, 1864.)
General Order*, I
No. -. j
All supernumerary Officers of this Military Division
not otherwise assigned to duty, will report to the
Commandant of the Post, Macon, Ga,
By command of General Beauregard.
A . R. CHISOLM,
dec 2 eod2w A. D. C. and A. A. A, G.
Headquarters Post, )
Columbus, Ga., November 29,1864, J
Orders No 19.
* *> * * * * *
I. All men retired from service that have repor
ted and tiled their papers at this office, will report
at these headquarters on Saturday, the 3d of De
cember, at 11 o’clock, a. u., for the purpose of being
mustered for pay.
By command
S. L. BISHOP,
Maj. Com’dg Post.
S. Isidore Guillbt, Post Adj’t.
doy 29 5t
Stop the florse Tihcf!
SSOO Reward,
QTOLEN fr jm tho premises of C. P. Levy, across
U the new bridge, on tho night of 30th November
two BAY HORSES and one BLACK PONY.
Above reward will be paid for the horses and
thief. JOHN D. GRAY & CO.
dco 2 4t
Lost Trunk, SIOO Reward.
AN SATURDAY night, the 19th November, at the
U depot in Macon, a LEATHER TRUNK, marked
"R. A. Chambers, Columbus, Ga.,” was mischecked
or in some way misplaced. I will pay one hun
dred dollars for the recovery of the trunk and con
tents. JAMES M. CHAMBERS,
dec 6 2t* Columbus, Ga.
A Plantation For Sale,
THE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale a Planta
-1 tion on the Apalachicola river, 25 miles below
Chattahoochee, containing 1,500 acres, more or less,
embracing 1,200 acres of unsurpassed bottom land,
tho balance superior pine land. In a favorable
season sixty bushels of corn or 2,000 pounds of seed
cotton, may bo safelyjrelied on. On the premises a, e
first negro quarters, gin house, screw and sta
bles. The dwelling is small but comfortable.
There aro two orange groves on the place, one on
the river and in full bearing. A portion of the crop
of 1863 sold for more than S9OOO. The other grove is
young but in good condition, embracing not only
oranges but lemons and other tropical fruits.
The place is finely watered and healthy. A rare
opportunity is offered for the investment of Con
federate money if application is made early.
Titles perfect.
Apply to R. L. B \SS,
Columbus, or
VAN MARCUS.
dec 6 ts Steamer Shamrock,
Wanted.
<)AA aaA FEET ASH TIMBER, in plank of
UU.UUU V& inch, or by the cord. Apply at
our Government Works.
dee 2 6t JOHN GRAY k 00.
S3OO Reward!—Stolen,
J7ROM Room No. 46, Cook's Hotel, a SINGLE
f CASED GOLD WATCH, with the initials “ M
F” carved on the back of it The W atch has e white
face and steel hands.
A reward of S3OO will be paid for its recovery and
no questions asked, by leaving it at the
nov 29 3t» SUN OFFICE.
Coffee ! Coffee!
200 FOUNDS CHOICE COFFEE
ALSO,
200 lbs. Black Pepper.
STANFORD & CO.,
nov 30 3t No. 78, Broad Street.
Administrator’s Sale.
AN the first day of January, I will sell at public
U outcry at the Court House iu Marianna, 500 acres
(more or less) of pine land, belonging to the estate
of John Bird. On the premises is !a fine spring of
water, negro cabins, etc. W. S. POPE,
dec 6w4t Adra’r.
FOR SALE i
QA | ACRES OF LAND, thirty in cultivation, two
DU ' hundred and seventy in the woods. This
place is near the ten mile house on the Cusseta
road, and is snugly improved for the times. Apply
to L. o'. BIGGERS.
nc > ’A) 4t* Joi nmhus. Ga
Plantation to Rent or Sell.
ONE and ahalf miles north of Union Springs, Ma
con county, Ala. It contains four hundred and
eighty acres, a little less than four hundred is
cleared. Most of the cleared land is black prarie
and creek bottoms. For particulars apply to
GEORGE STEWART.
dec 5 Iw Union Springs, Ala.
To Rent,
A BLACKSMITH SIIO.P with six or seven Forges,
all complete. Apply at
©o 31 ts THIS OFFICE.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
ALL persons having claims against the estate of
Joseph W. Wooliolk, dec’d, late of Muscogee
ceunty, are hereby notified to render them duly
authenticated within the time prescribed by law;
those indebted to said estate are requested to
mr xe immediate payment.
WM. G. WOOLFOLK.
nov 23, 1864 —w4od Adm’r,
Lard
VT7 ANTED in exchange for Sheetings, Osnalurgs
Y» and Yarns, at the
nov 5 lm EAGLE FACTOR 1.
Confederate Tax Xoilce.
I SHALL commence on Monday next sth inst..
-*■ collecting all Taxes that are due the Cunfeder icy.
Tax payers must come up promptly and pay, oi the
penalty of the law will ‘as visited upon them. There
are now many delinquents on their Quarterly Sales
Tax. Mr. Green, or myself, will at all timet Vs
rvitdy to receive the -money.
J. A. L. -Ur.fc,
dec 5 St Collector 4lst Dist.
FOR SALE.
TWO FINE BREED SOWS to sell or exchange
1 for pork. Apply at Sherman dr Co’s, up stairs
in Masonic building.
dee 6 ts ,
FOR SAXs£].
ASJ/JLL FARM, containing about 10ft acres, bO
in the woods and forty cleared, about one mile
above the Fountain Factory, on the river. On the
place is a good dwelling with three rooms, a large
apple and peach orchard and variety of other fruit
trees, good water. Ac. For terms apply to
rs. J. A. JONES.
deeStf Rear Ce’atahiti,
Saturday Evening.
“Up a Rocket—Down a Stick.”
The greatest of Federa 1 raiders, the original
inventor of cruelties to the defenceless, GeneraP
W. T. Sherman, has doubtless reached the climax
of his short lived glory, says the Montgomery
Mail, and is about to experience the fate of that
“vaulting ambition which o’erleaps it3elf.” Ac
cording to the original programme which stole its
way to the light through the Yankee papers, he
set out for Savannah. The prediction of many
Southern prophets fixed his destination at—
“grief;” to which, they <'.eclared, he would surely
come. That prophecy would seem about to be
realized. The delay of the enterprise is most in
auspicious from a Northern view, and lively fears
of disaster must now begin to excite “the friends
and acquaintances”, of the late hero. To the
bungling maaner of its execution ; to the energy
of his enterprising adversaries, veteran and mili
tia ; to the natural obstacles of his course, may
be attributed the failure ot’ a raid so brilliaut in
conception, s j laring in design. The expedition,
which was to have acted in concert from the coa st
has been frustrated by Gen. Gustavus W. Smith,
and the irrepressible Georgia Reserves. At th is
stage of the proceedings, the drama which was to
have “ startled the Republic” begins wofully to
drag. Tho players aro not up in their parts, and
Ulysses, the prompter, is dismally out of ear-shot.
In vain rings the curtain-bell but the scenes ob
stinately refuse to shift. The Confederate audience
of cannoniers and riflemen await the denoument
with a grim smile of oentent, and the great
“Star,” who “played the Yankee trick” on Hood,
is evidently about to die as “Kirby” did, with the
American flag around him, amid the jeers and
hisses of the Northern galleries, and decisive
laughter of the Southern parquette. The noble
dust of this modern Alexander may yet fill a vac
uum in a South Carolina prison. Alas! “To
what base uses do we come at last.”
From Mississippi. —Tho Meridian Clarion
learns from good authority that the raiding
force of Yankees which came out from Baton
Rouge and visited Tangipahoa and Franklin
ton, after leaving the latter place and march
ing northward some miles, crossed Pearl river
at or near Fordsville, and is now probably in
Marion county, in that State. It is impossible
to know the precise point they contem
plate reaching, but we imagine they intend
striking the Mobile & Ohio railroad at Win
chester or Buckatuna. They will never reach
those points, or any other points on the rail
road, in our opinion. If they attempt it, they
will “come to grief;” and should they essay a
retrograde movement, if they are properly met
on their return, they will encounter certain
destruction. So mote it be.
The Yankee D^bt.— The Yankee debt on
the 30th of September was $1,955,973,410.
The increase of debt for the month of Octo
ber is by the additions in the published tables,
$61,126,099 —nearly two millions a day —which
expresses the excess of adjusted expenditures
above the revenue of the Government. The
money writer in the New York Herald pro
fesses to have discovered errors in the addi
tions and substraction, which corrected would
add upwards of $6,000,000 to the aggregate
of the debt. *
The pay of the army due on the Ist Novem
ber is not included among the accrued debts,
and will come into the next monthly state
ment. The amount is about $60,000,000.
We learn that quite aa extensive intercourse
has grown up between Macon and Atlanta.
The latter place and vicinity is entirely re
lieved from the presence of the enemy, as is,
also, the line of the Macon and Western rail
road. The trains of the latter run to a point
about ten miles above Griffin, and repairs on
the intervening distance are progressing as
rapidly as possible. The Southern Express
company has opened its office; Col. Howard
has been making preparations to open the post
office, and an early issue -of the Intelligencer
is expected. There will, therefore, soon be
some evidences of civilization amid the deso
lation left by the vandals in the Gate City.
Want of Confidence.
We notice that some of our cotemporaries
ot the Press are exhibiting a very great want
of confidence in the result of the present cam
paign. Their stomachs appear to be turned
and the rebellion with them is at a discount.
Sherman’s movements have dislocated their
joints and thrown them from their equilibrium.
They snuff danger in every gust of wind, and
expect the news of disaster by every mail.—
We observe in them the singular fact of bone
changed to gristle. Their spinal vertebrae
has softened and will not hold their bodies
erect. They start at shadows and see fright
ful gobblins on every side. In their fright
and desperation they denounce and villify the
administration for notprotecting them against
the appearance of these horrid spectres
They do not seem to understand that the ter
rors which beset them are merely the creatures
of a disordered imagination with which the
government has nothing to do. They cannot
comprehend that Thomas is on the eve of an
nihilation and that Sherman is doomed to dis
appointment and defeat. The scare upon
them has assumed the chronic form and seems
to be incurable. We hope that the events of
the next two weeks will show that our cause
is not in the terrible condition these despond
ing patriots apprehend, but the Confederacy
is moving along in a cloudless sky of victory,
and that our independence is assured.
[Chattcmocya Rebel.
Latest from Yazoo City. —Through the
kindness cf Lieut. Ingraham, we are in pos
session of news from the city up to Thursday
mqfct. The Lieutenant himself. Willie Cham
bers, and five others, were out on a scout, and
a .re ambuscaded by a large party of (been*
emy and only escaped by e bold charge and
firiny their pistols iu the face of toe enemy;
3vt, however, without the loss of two of their
nntnber.
On Thursday evening last, Maj. Jeff. Davie
Bradford, with his battalion, is said to have
had a most desperate reconnoitre with the 2d
Wisconsin, in which the Major and his men
behaved most gallantly, and drove the enemv
from the field.
Several gunboats aul transports have
reached the city from Vicksburg, carrying ~
inforcements and supplies, we sup’-ise
enemy speak of holding the place u:.u.
can forage the couatry above and around
With the forces at hand and 'he reiuforce
mentsjOov. Clark € wiil souabaveai command,
/FITE DOLLARS
\ PER MONTH.
the enemy will hare rather a warm time of it
in their occupation of the city. They cannot
now send parties two miles from town with
out having them fired on, and when additional
Confederate foroes arrive, if they hold the
place the} may expect to fight for it.
[Canton Citizen, oth.
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.
FROM THE JAMES.
City Point, Nov. 27, 1864.—Nothing of
general interest has occurred beyond the con
centration ot all thecolored troops under Gen
eral Meade and Butler into one corps, to be
commanded by Major General Weitzel; and
the sinkiug of our steam dredge by the lebels
in the Dutch Gap Canal. The tormer has
been contemplated for months ; the latter was
accomplished two days ago. The dredge has
been undergoing some repairs, and was just
ready to resume operations, when a shell ex
ploded squarely amidships, and sunk her al«
most instantly in water, said by some, to be
eleven feet deep, and by others sixteen. Be
ing the only steam dredge here it would have
seriously delayed the completion ot the canal
had it occurred sooner, but the work is so near
completion that but little inconvenience will
; result. Measures are being taken to raise
j her, or, at least, tow her out of the way.
\ General headquarters presented quite an
: animated appearance early yesterday morning.
Generals Meade, Warren, Gibbon, Crawford,
and possibly ono or two others, were in from
the Petersburg front, and proceeded by invi
tation and arrangement on a visit to Dutch
Gap Canal, accompanied by Generals Grant
and Ingalls, United States Senator Nesmith, of
Oregon, and other notables and visitors, on
General Grant’s dispatch boat the M. Martia.
i The following shows what harm the “States
Convention” men are doing our cause, by ex
citing the hopes and zeal of the enemy:
organization of a peace party in tiib rebel
STATES.
Washington, Nov. 28, 1864.—Information
has been received here of the organization in
the States of Alabama, Georgia and Missis-,
sippi, of a strong peace party, under the de->
nomination of a “State Rights Party.” The
leaders of this organization are informally in
communication with the authorities here, and
will probably receive encouragement in their
enterprise from the forthcoming message of
the President.
They claim that the Southern States, each
for itself, has the same right to negotiate
terms of settlement and retrocession as they
had to secede from the United States, and
they aim to control the State action, through
the Legislatures, to this end. The same party
has already shown itself boldly in the rebel
Congress. It is known that so much confi
dence in the success of this movement is en
tertained at the South that prominent seces- i
sionists have begged the leaders of the new j
party to make with the United States the best j
terms possible for the protection of the prop- 1
erty of these who have been active in the re
bellion. It is believed that the allusions to
this matter will be most interesting, if not the :
most important, feature of the President’s j
message.
FROM THIS SHENANDOAH.
Martinsburu, Nov. 28. —Parties arriving
from the front to-day proclaim all quiet in
thal vicinity.
Chief Engineer Moore has the Government
railroad completed to Stevnson’s depot, four mile*
this side of Winchester. Superintendent Boggs
will run trains offer regularly for the Government
on and after Tuesday next. The measures taken
by order of General Sheridan to protect this road
will be seen by reading the following order :
The Government of the United States having
rebuilt the railroad from Harper’s Ferry to Win.
ohestcr, Va., to protect the same from molestation
from guerrillas and disloyal citizens along the
line of the same, the general commanding is in
structed by the major general commanding, in the
event that the operations of said railroad are in
terferred with “by guerrillas or disloyal citizens,
to arrest all male secessionists in the towns of
Shepherdstown, Charlestown, Sraithfield and Per
ryville. and in the adjacent counties, sending.them
to Fort McHenry, Md., there to be confined during
the war, and also to burn all grain, destroy all sub
sistence, and to drive off all the stock belonging
to such individuals, turning over the stock so
seized to the treasury agent for the benefit of the
Government of the United States. Upon the con
tingencies arising requiring the execution of the
instructions herein set forth, the same will be ex -
ecu ted promptly and thoroughly, by order of
Brigadier General Stevenson."
We have reports to-day that a rebel force,
amounting to fifteen hundred, appeared at New
Creek this morning, on the line of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, and took possession of the same.
Troops are now being sent up to drive them away.
Passengers by tbe down mail discredit these re
ports, as they saw and heard nothing of them at
New Creek, but did hear of a little fight at Mooro
field yesterday, in which our force lost some twen
ty men. The same force may have come down to
New Creek to-day aftor the train passed.
A NEW ARET CORPS —HANCOCK TO COMMAND IT.
The organization of anew corps, to be styled
the First army corps, haß been ordered by the
War Department. Major General Hancock, lately
commander of the Secondjcorps, in the army of the
Potomac, is to take charge of it, and it will be com
posed of at least twenty thousand infantry. Its
formation will commence on the Ist of December
proximo, and be continued till the Ist of January
next. The privates admitted to it are all to be
able-bodied men who have served honorably not
less than two ye rs in the army, ana are to be en
listed for one year’s service. Recruits will be paid
a*special Government bounty of three hundred
dollars, furnished transportation to Washington,
and will be credited to the districts of their resi
dence. Soldiers of the corps who preserve their
arms to the end of their terms may keep them as
their own.
Hancock is succeded in his late command by
Gen. Humphrey.
Aq Example for Military Men.
In 1808, the Duke of Wellington was placed
in command of the important British expedi
tion destined to operate in the Peninsula.—
He had made all his preparations with the
foresight and thoroughness characteristic of
the man; and the expedition had actually
started, when the Minister determined to su
persede him in command. In a very lacenic
note, assigning no reasons for the change,
Viscount Castlereath, Secretary of State, in
formed the Duke (then Sir Arthur Wellesley)
that the command of the troops had been as
signed to Sir Hugh Dalrymple. with Sir Har
ry Burrand second in command. By this op
eration, Sir Arthur’s sphere of command was
suddenly diminished from an army to a brig
ade while iu the very act ot preparing to meet
the ecemy. An ordinary soldier would at
once have thrown np his commission in dis
gust. Though deeply mortified, no doubt, he
sacrificed all personal consideration* to pa
triotism and princi'd?. a n't * letter, written
soon after said : Ci l shall do my ifest to ensure
the success of the army; and you may depend
on it, that 1 shall not hurry the operations, or
commence them one moment sooaer than they
ought to be commenced, in order that I may
acquire credit of the success. The Govern
ment will determine for me in what way they
| will employ me hereafter, either here or e,se
wb«re r When aeked, by a familiar .rmud
■ .tv he. commanded armies *f forty
usand meD, who Lad received the thanks ot
, Lament for hi 9 victories, and been elected
Kuigut of the Bath ould submit to be re
da;;«id to the command of a brigade ot infill-
try 9 “For this reason,” w* 11 the reply, “T un
nimukwallab, as wo say in ibeKust; l nave
ate of the King's salt, and, therefore, I con
sider it to be my duty to serve with zeal and
promptitude when or wherever the King or
his Government may think proper to employ
me."
A great military principle is here enforced
by a great military man, nut only by precept
but example. Officers who decline to eerve
their country in a capacity which they con
sider inferior to their merits may study with
advantage this page in the history of Welling
ton.— Richmond Dispatch.
In the Confederate Senate, op the Ist inst.,
Mr. Johnson, of Georgia, by leave, presented
the following bill which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary:
An Act to amend the several acts jow in force
on the subject of impressments, and to de
fine w hat is “just compensation.”
Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That the fifth
section of “an act to regulate impressments,”
approved March 26, 1863, and that all parts
of acts now of lorce, which confer appellate
jurisdiction and power upon the board of com
missioners of the several States, appointed by
authority of the said fifth section of the above
recited act, be and the same is hereby re
pealed.
Sec. 2. That “just compensation ’ is hereby
declared to be the fair market value of prop
erty “taken for public use.” at the time and
place of impressment.
Sec. 3. That in all cases where property is
impressed for the use of the army or navy or
for other public use, the same shall be paid
for at the time and place of impressment, ac
cording to the valuation agreed upon between
the parties, or ascertained and determined by
the judgment of two loyal and disinterested
citizens of the city, county or parish in which
such impressment may be made; one to be
selected by the owner, one by the impressing
officer ; and, in the event of their disagree
ment, these two shall choose a third, of like
qualification, as umpire between them, whose
decision shall be final. The persons thus se
lected, after taking an oath to perform their
duty, fairly and impartially, (which oath the
impressing officer is hereby authorized to ad
rniuister and certify,) shall proceed to ascer
tain the fair market valuo of the property so
impressed ; and the value of the property thus
ascertained shall be held and considered as a
just compensation to be paid to the owner for
the same.
Sec 4. That all laws and parts of laws mil
itating against this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Attempt to Assassinate Roskcrans A Cos. -
Yankee papars state that a few days since the U. 6.
Provost Marshal atS«. Louis received an annony
mous letter, stating that a conspiracy was in pro
gress to assassinate Gens. Rosecrans, JfcNoil, and
other officials, and that the leaders could be found
at the residence of Mr. George 11. Grover. The
United States police proceeded tojthe place named,
and arrested George M. Moore, a clerk; Dr. S. F.
Mercer, a refugee from southeast Missouri; S.
Gilkerson, and MoDowell and Frooman, the twe
latter clerks in the British Consul’s office; also
three female members of the family. After being
examined before the Provost Marshal, part of the
prisonors wore released oa bond, and others were
sent to the military prison.
Acknowledgement,
I offer our gratitude to onr friends of Columbus
and .vicinity—many personally unknown to me —
who have privately made generous contributions of
money, etc., towards replacing the losses suffered
by my household in the late incendiary fire.
These gifts are characteristic of our people, al
ways noted for their charity and public spirit. It is
the manifestation of such virtues tfcat has ever en
deared our citizens to all corners, and made us all
happy to call this our "homo.”
C. T. t’USIIM A.N.
Columbus Ga., Dec. 10,1864.
Marshall llolpital, 1
Columbus, Ga., 10th December, j
Aolice!
All having claims Against the Hospital for hire #f
servants, are requested to call for payment.
T. A. MEANS.
doc 10 3t „ in Charge.
Sun copy.
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.,
wm • m
WE will sell on Tuesday, December, 13th, at 11
o’clock, in front of our Auction Room—
-1 Close Carriage and Harness,
1 Very Fine Mahogany Piano, *
10 bbls. Corn Whiskey,
100 lbs. Sole Leather,
55 Sacks Salt,
1 Lot Ready-Made 'Clothing,
2 fine Saddle and Carriage Horses,
2 Likely Mules,
Cows and Calves,
t£o., &c., efcc.
dec 10 td $27
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
GROUND PEAS.
ON TUESDAY, 13th of December, atllo’cloek,
we will sell in front of our Auction Room,
250 Bushels No. 1 Ground Peas.
dec 10 $9
OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
Columbus, Ga., Oct., 29,1864.
VTO Freight will be received at the Southern Ex
iA press Company’s Office after 3% o'clock p. M.t o
go East on that day, nor will any be received to go
West after o’clock p u.
oc 29 jf S. H. HILL, Agent.
TO GEORGIA EDITORS AND THE
IIATLENS !
I WANT rabbit skins, coon skins, fox skins, otter
skins, mink skins, beaver skins, and all other skins
that have ur upon them. I want them for the pur
pose of making hats, and will pay the highest cash
prices, or swap bats for them. 1 will give a good
rabbit hat for sixty rabbit sains; a good coon hat
for two dozen good coon nKins; a good beaver hat
for three beaver skins; a good wool hat for two
pounds of clean washed wool, free of oockleburrs,
and cut from the live sheep’s back, and so on. Tho
skins must be taken from the animals in winter and
be well stretched before drying. Parcels may be
sent by express, and hats in the same wav,
J. A. TURNER.
Eaton ton, Ga., Dec. 9,1864.
N. B.—All Georgia editors who will copy the above
notice, four times, including this note, and also the
following prospectus, the same number of times,
sending me their papers in exchange, with the ad
vertisements marked, shall receive by express, free
(f charge, a good, soft, rabbit for hat which will
bring in tho market $100; provided they will have
their beads measured and send me the dimensions'
IViles’ Register Revived.
PROSPECTUS OF
THE COE.WRYMI,
\ ILES’ Register, the most useful journal ever
J 7 issued in America, has been revived in the pub
lication of The Countryman. This journal i a sac
simile of its original, in the number and size of its
pages, its typography,and all the features which gave
value to the standard publications issued by Mr.
jfiles.
Besides the features of Niles’ Register, the Coun
tryman has others which should render it still more
attractive—to-wit: a department of elegant litera
ture, rejecting the siyle of Y'ankee literary journals,
and modeling itself after the best English miscel
laneous weeklies, but at the same time, being
stamped with an independent, Southern tone, origi
nal with and peculiar to itself. . .
An altogether novel feature with it, is that it is
published in the country on the editor’s plantation,
nine miles from any town or village, and devotes
much attention to agriculture, rural sports, and
everything that interests the country gentleman.
The Countryman is a handsome qnarto, ot sixteen
pages, published weekly on the editor s plantation,
near Eltonton. Ga., to which all communications
should be addressed.
Our terms are $3 for three months, or S2O per
annum.
- „ I O.U remtOmoe by express
j. A. xURNER,
dec 10 d4t Eatonton, Ga.
Wanted
VI T E ms h to hire for the ensuing year, six good
YY Negro Carpenters, on* good Blacksmith anl
one wagoner.
ee 10 2w JEFFERSON k HAMILTON.
Sun and Enquirer copy.
Wanted.
»>/ti W k LBS. PORK, for wbich we will pay
OvvlVy ca.-h or exchange salt.
,«: 10 6 JEFFERSON A HAMITON.
. i C qairer copy.