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DAILY TIMES, j, \f, UMRIftEX A C 0«, Proprietors* Published Da' 7(Sundays excepted) at the rate ot }4.00 per month, or $lB tor three months. So subscription received for a longer term than ( \ r ge month*. rates of advertising. CASUAL DAILY ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements iuaerted once—s 4 per square. «KOULA* DAILY A»VKRTIfiT?ff* RATHS. fust rr eek —$3 00 per dq flare for e.t/’b insertion Second Week—s 2 00 per square for each insertion. Third Week-,sl 50 per square for each insertion. Foarth \\ eeg— sl 00 per square for each insertion, doeond Month-—s3o per square. Third Month —$25 per square. Dllt-ECTORY For Uovernincnt Officers i.u this ('iff COL LEON VON ZINKEN, Commanding p >st— 'loi tquarters in the ‘ Winto- Building," side Br ti Street, nearly opposite Express Office. —8 ft', Lieut. 8. IS LOO Hr! UUILLET, Post \ j —C tpt. T. S. FRY Pest inspector. Ordnance Department. Col. M U. WitfffHT, Commanding Govern, me". W r’"- —Office corner Oglethorpe and S*; Cia.r '.Mr, .»v r Post Office. Major P- HUMPHREY:), Executive Officer, Columb"‘ Iric.i:at—Office over I* ns Office. Maj J-t MB HARDING, iu etiirge of Anno ry—Office a P.st..: p arory <ai Ogldtuurpe Street, between Fruikbc *n 1 Bridge. L ent. J. M. MiJLDEL J ~ M S. K —Office at Ordiwn ii S-oro House, near Oifv Cemetery. Quartermaster's Department. M.j F. VV. DILLARD, 0- M.—Chief Quart. •• mast, f's Office, East side of Groui Street, opj, % site Um ■ u Buck. Maj. A B. RAGAN, Army Paymaster—Office in fame bail ling with Post Commandant. Citi . B F. BO.Vf AH, A. Q M. Past Paymas ter —Office West side of Broad Street, opposite Walker Hospital ; tpt. y. A REDD, A. Q. M„ P>> Qj-iroi niis'cr —Office No. 82, East side Broad Street. Capt. ti- D. 00 I' till t Ni, A. Q. M. in charge of Transputtation and Forage—Offioo Wost side of Broad Street, .pposite Waiser Hospital. Cap'. J. T. PEYTON, A. Q. M., Depot Q- M —Office on Randolph Street, one door East of Daily'fun-)'office. Japt. J. F. COOPER, A. Q,. M., Tax in Kind Q. VI. B'h Cong, of Georgia—Office West side of Broad Street, 2d door below Agency Marine Bank. Commissary Department M*j. A .VI ALLEN, O S, Di'Brict Cominissa. ry—Office a? Alabama Warehouse, on Front St. Capt, J II GRAYBILL, A C S, Post Commis sary—Office corner Broad and St. Clair Streets. Capt, G H FULKERSON, Provost Marsha!— Office >ue dour North of Post CbinmandantU. of fice. Medical Department. Surgeon 8 H STOUT, Medical Director of Hospitals—Office West side ol Forsyth Street, between Bryan and Franklin. Surgeon S M BfiMIS, Assistant Medicai Dm rector of Hospitals, „ Surgeon G B DOUGLAS, Senior Surgeon of Post —Office on Raadoipa Street, between Broad and Front. Surgeon C. TERRY, Surgeon in charge of Walker Hospital, corner of Broad and Bryan Streets. Surgeon R P HUNT, Surgeon in charge of Lee Hospital, corner of Broad and Randolph Streets. Surgeon T A MEANS, Surgeon in charge of Marshall Hospital, Court House Building, on Oglethorpe Street. Surgeon R L RUT TANARUS, Surgeon iu charge Cairns Hospital, at Camp Montgomery, just North of :bb Cay, Rev. G, W. 3TICKNEY, Chaplain Post, Resi dence corner Forsythe and Thomas streets; can usialiy be found at office Commandant Bos', Conscript Department. Capt, W S DAVIS, - Inspector for 3d Cong. DUt.—Office at Lowell Warehouse, on Randolph Street. Cipf. W A COBB, Enrolling Officer, Musco* gee Coun-y.—Office at Lowell Warehouse. Examining Board tor 3d Cong. Di* l . —Surgeon P B MINOR, ROBT- W PARK and W T ABRA HAMS—Office ar Lowell Warehouse. Chief Engineer—J H WARNER, CSN in charge of Naval Iron Work —Office opposite Lowe; Bridge. Cap', G H UAZLEHURSr, Engineer’s De partment-Office on Mclntosh Street, between Bryan and Randolph. ©1 Schedule. AN and after Friday. Jan. 20th, the Trains on '7 the H u *eogee Railroad will run as follows : PASSENGER TRAIN : weave Columbus . 6SOA. M. Arrive vat Macon " "V ueave Macon...'.'. 50 A. m, Arrive at Columbus ......6 Ob Jr. JL. FREIGHT TRAIN: weave Columbus -5 00 A. M. Irrlve at Columbus ...........4 5o £?M. W. Ii« CLAKK, mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R. R. ' Through to Montgomery. NEW SCHEDULE. MONTfiOMERY & WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY. COLUMBUS. August 27.1864. ! IN and alter August 27 th. the Passenger Train on the Montgomery and We s t Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. m. Leave West Point at 7:10 a. m. Arbive at Columbus at 5:32 p. m. Leave G’olumbus at 5:50 a. in. Arrive at Momgomery at 3:00 p.m. Arrive at West Point at 4130 p. m. Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 a m. Arrives ..at 8:27 p m l). H. CRAM, Sup’t & Eng; ag27lß64—tf MOBILE A GIRARD RAIL ROAD. CHtHGE Olf StIIEOVLE. Girard, Ala., Oct 7, 1864. ON and after loth inst. Trains on this Road will Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows: Passenger Train. Leave Girard at 1 30 p. m. Arrivo in Union Springs 600 " Leave Union Springs ~.5 35 a. in. Arrivo in Girard at 10 00 " Freight Train. Leave Girard at 4 00 a. m. Arrive in Girard at 6 00 p. in. B. E. WELLS. aglS ts Eng. <fc Sup't. W-AirSTTIEID AN OVERSEER. One without family, who has lost au arm iu the service, and thereby unfit for military service preferred. m Applv to • ROBERT It. HOWARD. Reynolds, Taylor County. MRS. CHAS. J. WILLIAMS, nov2l-tf Columbus, Ga. j WAATEB! c I in/ 1 LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price O.WU will >» paid. DILIjARDi g p>- tf Major and Q. M. and OSXABUR«S TO EXCHANGE FOR OB.OTJWD PEAS, At the GRANT FACTORY, dec 17 ts - To Hire. A LIKELY sixteen year old house GIRL, that has been well'raised, sews well, has a good disposi- U j ° f childrcD - App jfais OFFICE. To Georgia Soldiers ! Phillips’ 4th Georgia Brigade. Statb or Georgia, | Quartermaster General’s Office. > Augusta, Dec. 2Sth, 1861.) The members of this Brigade now living, and the representatives of those deceased, wilt please inform tu where the Half-Pay due them, under the Act es December 7th, 1863, may be forwarded to them. In response to each communication we will forward the necessary papers for signatures. Bach correspondent will furnish us the company, battalion or regiment to which, he or he represents, belonged in this Brigade, and his full address at the present time. IRA R. FOSTER, Q. M. Gen. of Ga. N. B.—After the Ist of Mareh letters will be ad dressed to us at Milledgeville; until that time, un lees U case es danger to this place, we will be ad dressed at Augusta, I. E. F. • jan 7 lm ”^ il * VOL. XII.} SPECIAL NOTICES Circular from General Lee. II.K ADQOARTE RS ARMY OF VIRGINIA, I J anuary 16, 1864. J To the Planter % of Georgia : The recent heavy freshets having estroyed a por tien of the Railroad from Danville to Greensboro, and thereby cm off, temporarily, necessary supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia, an appeal is re spectfully made to the patriotic people of Georgia to furnl-h whatever breadstuff, bacon and molasses they can spare. Such citizens as Major A lien, of Columbus, Major George Robertson, of Macon and Jfajor ti. Cranston, of Augusta, may select are asked to act as agents and collect, supplies through the various offices con nected with the Commissary Department in Georgia and on the line ol railroad. Arrangements have been made to pay promptly for all supplies delivered under this appeal, or re turn the same iu kind as soon as practicable. R. E. LEE, General- Office Dist. Commissary, < Columbus, Ga., Feb. 2d, 1865.1 1 present to the people of Western and South western Georgia, the above Circular. Our greatest necessity at this time is Bacon, you have a superabundance and can substitute, if .nec essary, syrup and molasses in lieu of a part of the bacon ration on your plantations. Who will doubt, or fears to trust Gen. Lee t The following are my agents : A F Johnston, Hamilton, T A Brown, Geneva, Maj. Geo. Robertson, Capt. A 0 Bacon, Macon, _ U B Harrold, Americus, Maj. J D Maney, Cuthbert, J J McKendree, Columbus, Capt J A Houser, Ft- Valley, Charles Wilson, Thomaston, B Pyc, Forsyth, Geo Hill, Florence, Capt J A Davis, Albany. Embracing their sub-agents in their districts. A. M. ALLEN. * feb3 lw Major and C. S. Enquirer copy. Tax In Kind IVclice. . Office Post Quartermaster, 1 Americus, Ga., Jan 27, 1865./ The assessment value of Tithe Corn of crop of 1864, for this District, is regulated at 'six dollars per bushel. All whose tithes have been assessed at less price, will apply at once to the Assessor of their re specfive counties to have assessments changed to this price, in order to get their proper credit of the tax imposed on agricultural interest. Other articles of the second assessment will be as sessed at prices of Schedule No. 15. JOHN F. CRAFT, Captain and P. Q. M. feb 1 6t 3d Cong. Dist. Ga. Headquarters Enrolling Office, 1 Muscogee County, >- Columbus, Ga., Jan. 21, 1865. J Special Orders, No. All officers and men furloughed to visit this coun ty, are hereby required to report to these Head quarters within twenty-four hours after their arrival for the purpose of having their furloughs recorded. W. A. COBB, Capt. and Enrolling Officer, feb 1 lw Muscogee County. Headquarters, Gov. Works, (Ord.) \ Columbus, Ga., Jan. 31, 1865.) Wanted to Exchange. Pig and Wrought Iron, suitable for Plantation purpooooi for Dat/ou; Luu<l| Dj i UPi Oom cIQCI 01D.6r produce. Apply at office of M. 11. WRIGHT, feb 1 lOt Col. Commanding. Ware-House notice. ON and after the first day of February, 1865, the Storage on Cotton in our respective Ware houses, will be two dollars ($2 00) per bale, per month. Hereafter the rule to sell cotton to pay storage will be strictly enforced quarterly if they are not paid promptly. • . KING A ALLEN. WARNOCK & CO., GREENWOOD & GRAY, HUGHES & HODGES, POWELL, FRAZER & CO., CODY <fc COLBERT, J. R. IVEY <fc CO. Jan 31 2w A PROCLAMATION To the Officers and Members of the General Assembly. • In conformity to the Resolution of the General Assembly, passed at the close of its last Session, re questing the Governor to convene the Legislature at such time and place as he may think best, to com plete the necessary Legislation which was unfin ished at the time of adjournment on the approach of the enemy. I herebj; require the officers and members of the General Assembly to convene at the City Hall in the city of Macon, at ten o’clock, a. in, on Wednesday the 15th day of February’next. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State this the 25th day of January, 1865. JOSEPH E. BROWN. 4®" All papers iu the State are requested to copy jan 27_td Aotice. Southern Express Company, 1 Augusta, Ga., Jan. 9, 1865.) Persons owning freight shipped by the Southern Express Company, that is detained in this city, and other places, in consequence of damage doneito rail roads by the Federal armies,"and which cannot be forwarded to destination in consequence thereof, are hereby notified that this Company will not be responsible for loss or damage by fire. Consignees, and others interested will take notice of the above. JAS. SHUTER, jan 19 lm Acting Pres, ft®, Macon, Columbus, Montgomery, Mobile and Selma paper® copy one month. Dr. R. YOItLi:. JDJEnSTTTST, \ T Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of .1 Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found all hours, - foe 186 m To Printers ! WE offer for sale a complete BOOK BINDERY, (except Ruling Machine,) two hand PRESSES, and about 1,000 Pounds of Type Metal. nov2l-tf To Hire, A NEGRO WOMAN with one child. She is a good Washer and Ironer, and a good common %b l 6t l>l Iy l ° MRS. JNO. A. TONES. FOR SALE. t OOn ACRES OF WOOD LAND 2}4 miles north- OL\J west from Crawford, Russell county. Ala.— Titles .arreuted. -*»**«• JOHH McCART Y. jan 28 ts Oftumbus, Ga. c*old tor Sale. / \NE THOUSAND DOLLARS INFOLD gr s * le - Exchange Broker, jan 31 lw At Paper Mill’s Office. FOR SALS3 2 WAGON HARNESS, COLLARS. HAMES, Ao. W Also a few setts of RUGGY HARNESS. Apply to SHKRKAN ALU, ' MaaoaiQ Hail, up stain. COLUMBUS, GA. WEDNSDAY, FEB. 8. 1865. DAILY TIMES. KYKNING EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1865. Postponed.— OwiDg to the inclemency of the weather the Concert, which was to have come off to night for the benefit of Messrs. Ward and Eaton, has been postponed until further notice. A New Port for Blockade Runners.—-The Times publishes the following: New that Wilmington is closed, the vast in terest engaged ia blockade running wilt doubt less seek anew point uti the coast where they may still continue their traffic to a limited extent. In this connection, the following let ter from our Consul General at Havana, to Collector Draper, of this city, is interesting : U. S. Consulate General, ) Havana, Jan. 9, 1865. j Simeon Draper, Esq., Collector of the Port of New York : Sir—The steamer Coquette sailed from this port on Thursday lasi, the sth inst. From in formation communicated to me yesterday, I believe she has gone tn one of the keys called “Cayo lie Sal,” about fifty miles northwester ly of Cardenas, to be fitted up as a practical cruiser. It will be well to warn masters of vessels sailing from your port to be on their guard against her. She is about 225 feet long, has two smoke sacks, lays low in the water, and is painted a light color—almost white. The Secessionists here are making efforts to stake out - the harbor of St. Marks, on the wes tern coast of Florida, as anew port for block ade runners, so that they may enter with steamers in the night time. I am, very respectfully, yonY ob’t serv’t, William T. Miner, U. S. Consul General at Havana. Decline in the Price of Gold.— The Rich mond Examiner of January 25th, in speaking of the decline in the price of gold, comments thus: A panic continues in the gold market, which is partially attributed to the scarcity of Confederate notes. Confederate money is in great demand, which is daily becoming more stringent; the ulti mate effect of which must be to establish some well defined relation between paper and specie, and overrule the combination of brokers to put up gold to speculative figures. Gold sold Monday at thirty five, and yesterday the market price was so uncertain as to be nominal. It is known that the Government has accumu lated at Richmond, within the past few days, a large quantity of gold : and it is surmised, to the great terror of the engrossers of specie, that the Government may throw some of it on the market, (if it has not already done so) and put the prices at its own figures. The Yankee government has sustained its finances, because it has been the great oporator in the gold rooms of New York, and is always ready to “bear” the market when emergen cy required. There is no doubt that our govern ment might control, almost entirely at its pleasure the price of gold, considering the limited amount of it in the hands of private speculation—far too limited to make it a matter of “bulls and bears.” * We may safely conclude that whatever may be the price Government may put upon gold, the current market price would soon fall far below the standard on ai-oouiii of the scarcity of Treasury notes, which is even now severely felt, and which would be made more stringent in exact propor tion as these were absorbed, or rather put out of existence by the government buying up its cur rency and cancelling it for geld. The practical effect would be that many persons who had bought gold at the government standard would be com pelled to sell again on on a falling market; and thus a double profit would ensue to the govern ment, while everybody would be benefitted but a few speculators. Spirit of the Army. Headquaeters 57th Va., Infantry, 1 January 26. 1865. f The following preamble and resolutions were read to and adopted by the majority of the men and officers of the 57th Virginia Infantry, Pickett’s Di vision, this day: Whereas, The long continuance of the bloody struggle in which we have been engaged during the last four years, for liberty, independence, and all the sacred rights dear to men ; the many sacrifices ! which the army and people have been called upon | to makeinthe prosecution of the war; the many j trials and dangers which beset us upon every side; ! and above all the reverses which have recently be fallen us; disaster after disaster having followed I alter each other in rapid succession, have caused some of our people to hesitate, to falter in the brave, proud course which has hitherto been marked out for them, a.ud even to think of retracing their steps, of recanting their declaration of independ ence from the accursed Yankee despotism which once enthralled us, and aclualty to dream of sub mission to. that enemy who has been guilty of the most fieudish outrages and cruelties—has desolated and destroyed our country and committed every bar barity recorded in the past annals of rapacity, wrong and rapine—therefore, for the benefit of all such weak-minded and misguided men, whether in the army or out ol it, by the veterans of the 57th Regi ment Va., Infant.y, who have, during the whole war, been breasting every danger, and always ready to discharge their duty to their country and her sacred cause, be it Resolved Ist, That now is no time to dream of submission or reconstruction when the enemy is at our very door, when the blood of our brothers, our sons and our lathers call upon us for vengeance.— When their bones lie bleaching on every hill-top and valley, from Jhe blood-stained heights of Get tysburg to the placid waters of the Rio Grande.— While the shrieks of our insulted women ring ever in our ear. While the smoke of a whole country consumed and desolated yet hangs over the lovely Valley of the Shenandoah, and when the flames which destroyed the whole of central Georgia have scarce died out. Resolved 2d, That in such a cond tion of things as now reigns in our beloved country, to abandon the struggle, and surrender the cause, in which all have so long been engaged in defending, would be acts of the basest cowardice, and would not only cause our ruin as a people, together with the loss of our na tional self-respect, and all that we hold dear, but also consign us, and our children to a bondage and slavery, which would be insupportably base, and degrading, and hand us and our posterity down to the latest time, coupled witu an infamy, which anything, even annihilation itself were far pref erable. Resolved 3d, That we take occasion to express our unbounded confidence, in that great and glo rious patriot, General R. E. Lee, who has so often led us to victory, and our belief that if sustained by the people, government and army, he will lead us again to victory and success, and crown our efforts with an honorable independence, and last ing peace —that we again dedicate ourselves to the : cause, and express our determination to fight to | the last to gain our freedom or perish in the at tempt. Resolved 4th, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions be forwarded to the Richmond papers for publication. C. R. Fontaine, Joha D. Watson, Adjt. Col Com’dg. Metropolitan Record on Recognition. —The New York Metropolitan Record has the courage to maintain its independent tone in the face of the overwhelming re-election.of Lincoln. In an ar ticle entitled “The Democracy and the Coining Crisis,” in its issue of the 17th December, it says : | It is at least understood that the war is a failure ; 1 and the Southern Confederacy- a fixed fact. The i Democratic p»rty must secept the logic of aceom i plished facts, and openly proclaim its opposition i to the further prosecution of the war, a* a neeless and criminal expenditure es life and money. Op ! position to the war must hereafter be one of the principal planks in its platform—opposition to the war on the principle that the people of the Southj have a right to select their own form of doverß-’ ment. Peace and recognition are now the great points in onr policy ; they arc, in vital issues of the hour. « ' From Savannah. The Chronicle and Sentinel has received copies of the Savannah Republican and the Savannah Herald. From them it takes the following : General Geary, in his order No. 3, regulates trade thus: All dealers must have permits from headquarters. Extortioners will be se verely punished. All dealers must conform to established prices published in newspapers. A post fund tax will be assessed on all dealers and places of amusement. Persons violating the rules regulating trade will be arrested, their establishments closed, their goods con fiscated and sold, and the proceeds appropri ated to Post fund. Sutlers and purveyors are required to confine their sales to their own commands; those who do not so do, will be dealt with in the same manner as other unau thorized dealers. All offenders are notified that if they are caught disobeying Gen. Geary’s order that no mercy will be shown them, but ttiat they will be summarily aud promptly dealt with. A large number of vessels have arrived at Savannah to load with cotton for New York. Col. Ario i’ trdee, * 147th P. Y. G., has been announced ;■$ Provost Marshal of the Eastern District in place of Col. Wm, Wood, 76th Ohio Volunteers, relieved. All persons who desire to leave the city for the Confederacy can still do so. Wagons and ambulances are tendered such patties to con vey them and their baggage to the boats. Parties are required to furnish themselves with twenty-four hours’ food. Gen. Geary, in his order No. 4, lays down some rules to preserve health. All the streets, alleys, &c., must be kept clean. The Provost Marshals have charge of this matter and are enjoined to faithfully discharge their duty. Parties occupying buildings must have sweep ings and refuses piled up at stated periods in the day to be removed. Troops occupying camps in the city, must keep them clean and remove offals and sweepings regularly. Teams are assigned to each district to remove all things not conducive of good health ; and the officers in charge of each district are held per sonally responsible that the work is promptly and thoroughly done. Among the articles advertised in the col umns of the paper we notice nearly every one formerly advertised in the columns of papers in days of yore. Some of the things mention ed reminds one of the good things formerly enjoyed in the eating line. Also new books in abundance. Perfumery for the ladies and young gentlemen who wait on them, and choice wines and liquors for the thirsty. The U. S. Christian Commission have estab lished an office at No. 147 Bay street. Sol diers are invited to drop in ; and are furnished with pen, ink, paper and stamps free. They are also supplied with religious reading gra tuitously. Mayor Arnold still continues to distribute wood to the needy without charge. Supplies for the poor and needy from the North have reached the city. Grand performances come off at the theatre nightly, Sundays excepted. The dramatic, gymnastie and musical are represented on the boards. The Herald comments upon the good order in the city, and the good behavior of the sol diers, and says it is all owing to Gen. Sher man’s discipline and practical knowledge of the way things ought to be done. Maj. Gen. U. Grover U»b been <‘ppninted to the command of the District and Post of Sa vannah. All orders of his predecessor remain in force until farther notice. Gen. Sherman has issued a congratulatory order upon the success of the Northern array in Tennessee- Also he notices the successes of the Northern armies in Southwestern Vir ginia. Five hundred bales of cotton were burnt on the night of Jan. 14. It was the work of an incendiary. Several other incendiary fires have occurred. The Chamber of Commerce have elected Mr. Charles Green president, and Mr. John Gamraell secretary. They are discussing the cotton question in secret session. The Educational Association of the colored people of the city of Savannah, has been or ganized. Five hundred children are in at tendance. There are ten schools in the city. The negroes fitted up the school rooms them selves. All the teachers and officers of the Association are negroes. That class are to bear all the expenses Several hundred dol lars in greenbacks have already been raised by them. A negro teamster was shot at a few days { since by a guard for insolence. He was slight ly wounded in the left breast. The Republi lican says some of the male negro population are getting altogether too unruly upon the streets ; and informs them that order will be j maintained. A long letter addressed to Mayor Arnold by the Boston Savannah Relief Committee, was sent to him with a steamer loaded with sup plies. In it they speak of the relief afforded the poor of Boston in days past by the citi zens of Savannah ; of the old associations be tween the North and South ; of the feelings of good will they have still towards the residents of the Confederacy ; and express the hope that the day will soon com§ when existing troubles will be settled amicably—“leaving all questions which remain to be adjusted by the peaceful means of legislation, conference and votes.” The obstructions in the main ship channel have been removed. The huge pens of stones and iron chains have been fished up. The wreck of the Confederate gunboat Georgia is still in the river opposite Fort Jackson. All the wrecks which have been sunk ia the har--. bor will be removed as soon as the pToper ma chinery arrives from the North. Two steam ers—-one drawing fourteen and the other fifteen feet —have arrived at the wharf. Tbe passage cleared is about one hundred feet in width. All persons in business are requested to re-, port the names; places and kind of business, amount and. character of stock on hand, and by whom &hey were permitted to trade, if bolding permission, in order that the same may be registered. Any person concerned, failing to so report, will forfeit all right and title- to trade in the city. . The steamer which brought the relief sup» plies for the poor of the city from .New York, contained among other things—97o barrels of flour, 428 barrels Indian corn meal. 47 bwxes bacon, 16 pkgs hams, 5 pkgs shoulders, 5 -bbls lard, 100 sacks salt, 21 bbls pork. 50 bbls beans, 9 drums codfish, 510 bags and bbls po tatoes, turnips and other vegetables, 10 bbls onions, 60 bbls pilot bread, 150 quarters fresh beef, 100 slaughtered sheep, 25 bbls molasses, 10 bbls pickles, 10 bbls vinegar, and sundries. Mr. A. Baxter is the name of the gentleman having the cargos in charge The gift is ten dered the citizens of iu tbe name of the citizeDS of New YorE? The articles are to be distributed ward committees spe cially appointed, t • '• Gen. Geary in turning over the command of the eity, concludes his order wish the annexed paragraph,: / ~v . \ , Jha General eomm ending embraces this occa ;un to thank the Mayor and Aidermen of tbi* cfo fer their Taluah’je cO;Dp s e£aurtr, and the citi j Jen t generally for the cordiality with’ which they here acquiesced and assisted him in all measures for the public good Believing that very soon tbe tim* wi.l come whan military government will no f SIX DOLLARS l PER MO\TH longer be necessary in this city, the General now takes his farewell of it, and commends it, and its inhabitants to his successor, trusting that they will extend to him the iame confidence and courtesy which have rendered the relations heretofore ex isting so satisfagtorry. The annexed extract from .General Order No. 64, issued by the Adjutant Geneial at Washington, Feb. S, 1564, is published : Whenever refugees frern within the Rebel Hues Or deserters from the Rebel armies, present ihem selves at U. S. Camps or Military Post, they will bo immediately examined by the Provost Marshal with a view to determine their character, %nd their motive in giving themselves up. If it np pears that they are honest in their intention of forever deseriing the Rebel cause, care will be taken to explain to them that they will not be forced to serve in the United States army against the Rebels nor be kept in confinement. The President’s Proclamation of December, 8, 1864, will be road to them, and if they so desire, the oath therein prescribed will be administered to them. They will then be questioned as to wheth er they desire employment from the United States, and if so, such arrangements as may be expedi ent will be made by the several Army Command ers for employing them on Government works within their commads. Those, who come to the Army of the Potomac will be forwarded to the Military Governor of the District of Columbia, at Washington, with reports in their cases, that em ployment may be given them if desired; or, if not, that they may be sent as far North as Phila delphia. By order of the Secretary of War: E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General. [Official: ] W. L. W. Buger, Assistant Adjutant General. Gen. Benning for Governor — -It will be seen that our correspondent with Gen. Lee’s army makes mention of a movement in camps to run Gen. Henry L. Benning, of this city, for Governor of Georgia at the next election. We are satisfied that (he people at home will not be slow to respond with approving voice to this nomination by the army. Gen. Ben ning, though he has proven himself “every inch a soldier,” will not have to rely on his military merits alone for popularity. He is one of the ablest lawyers in the State, and is a man of comprehensive intellec’ and varied talent. Even without* his military fame, his fitness for any of the highest offices of the State would have been appreciated by the people. We do not know of a man in the State more fitted by honorable service and tested ability in both civil and military life to mane just such a Chief Executive as Georgia ought to have in these critical times, than Henry L. Benning.— Columbus Enquirer , Ith. Gen. Early asks an Investigation.— Mr. Sparrow, Chairman of the Military Commit tee, laid before the Senate a communication from Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, referring to the fact that the Senate Military Committee had declined going into the investigation called for by Mr. Orr’s resolution relative to “ the reverses to our arms in the Valley”; express ing regret that the Committee had so declined; stating that after all that had Oeen said in the Senate and published, that in his opinion an investigation into that campaign was necessa ry, and asking that it might be made either by the Military Committee or a Special Commit tee Gen. Early denies the insinuation made in the Senate and in the newspapers, that the reverses in the Valley had been due to “ apple brandy, ” and “ challenges the production of any respectable man of any grade or position who will state that be has ever seen him un der the influence of intoxication in the camp, on the march, or in battle, ” He attributes the loss of the last battle near Middletown—to the bad conduct of the troops, resulting entirely from the absence of discipline, an absence from which it results that our armies are frequently as much disor ganized by a victory as a defeat. Mr. Sparrow said the Commfttee was ob liged, from want of time, to decline making the investigation ; but it was due to General Early to say that nothing had come to the knowledge of the Committee in any way. sub stantiating the reports circulated to the dis paragement of that officer. He moved that tbe communication be laid on the table and printed. The communication was so disposed of for the present. Gen. Scott’s Opinion of Gen. Taylor.— With a good store of common sense, General Taylor’s mind had not been enlarged and re freshed by reading or much converse with the world. Rigidity of ideas was the consequence. The frontier and small posts had been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His simplicity was childlike, and with innumera ble prejudices—amusing and incorrigible— well suited to the tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable, chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat a little on one side of the head, or an officer to leave'the corner of his handkerchief dangling from his outside pocket—in any such case, this critic held the offender to be a coxcomb—perhaps something worse, whom he would not,'to u|p hia oft-repeated phrase, “touch with a of tongs,” Any allusion to literatnre much be yond good old Dilworth's on the part of one wearing a sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In snort, few men have ever had a more'comfortable, labor saving contempt for learning of kind Yet this old soldier and neopfilte statesman had the true basis of a great character ; pure, and uncorrbpted morals,‘combined with in domitable' courage. Kindhqarted, sincere, and hospitable in a plain wav, he had no vice but | prejudice, many'friends’, *and left behind him j not an enemy in the #orld, not even in the ; autobiogfElpher, whfc, in the blindness of his j great Weakness, lie,’after being named for the ! Presidency, had seriously wronged.— Scott**' 1 Autobiography. ' ;- - I Velocities of Nound and of Projectiles of War. —Sound moves with a uniform velocity of 1110 feet in a second. The velocity of projectiles undergoes a constant retardation owing to the re- the air. In the eatly part of ita flight, a ball from cannon or mucker, out travels the 4 8onnd of the explosion which gives 'he impulse. Afl’er a time, in of the progressive dimiration of the velocity of the projectile, the sound overtakes che flying body, and immediately assumes the lead. In the latter part'of its course the speed of the projeotile is greatly reduced, and the sound is soon far ahead. A gentleman, who was near Howiett’s on tbe occasion of a late bombardment there, gives us the following results us his observations, which may interest the reader. Our picket line wa.- in ad vance of Howlett’s, about a quarter of mile, and was about a mile frem the enemy’s battery. Tbe enemy’3 shells, being aimed and elevated for the Howlett batteries, passed over the heads of our pickets. At the distance above named (one mile, as estimated) the sound of the explosion and the rush of the eight inch shell overhead seemed sim ultaneous. The sound iThich had lagged behind the projectile up to that point, there overtook it.— At ear batteries, about a of a mile further on, the sound arrived before the shell, by a per ceptible interval. It was observed of tbe minnie balls fired by the enemv, from a distance of about sir hundred yards, that the sound arrival perceptibly in advance of the projectile. M: nies, from that distance, were nearly spent when they arrived. -*™*”*™ [Richmond Sentinsl. The '-ksatr Vots -*Tb“hviffirg re moved scoresy from its journal, wc now give the vote of Senators on the important biil creating a General-in-cbief. and the join res olution for Uk reinstatement of General Jos. E. Jouaston : Ayes— Me*sra. Baker, Brown, Burnett, Ca perton. Dortch, G.wlaud, Graham. Haynes, ilenry, Hunter, Waldo P. Johnston, Maxwell, Oldham, Seurats, Sims, Sparrow, Vest, Walk ef, Watson. Wigf’l!— 2o Nors—Messrs. Barnwell and Hill—2. Vote on the resolution requesting the Pres ident to reinstate General Johnston : Ayes —Messrs. Brown. Burnett, Caperton. Dortch, Garland, Graham, Haynes. Henry. Hunter, Waldo P. Johnston, Oldham, Sims. Vest, Walker, Watson, Wigfall—l7. Noes —Messrs. Barnwell, Hill, Maxwell, Sparrow, Semmes—s. + n —, The Emperor Napoleon the First was a much greater man than his nephew the present Em peror of France. He was uo abolitionist.— Speaking on one occasion be said : Had any of your philosophic Liberals come out to Egypt to proclaim liberty to the blacks or Arabs. I would have hung him up to the mast head. In the West Indies, similar en thusiasts have delivered over the whites to the ferocity of the blacks : and yet they com plain of the victims of such madness being discontented. How is it possible to give lib erty to Africans when they are destitute of any species of civilization, aud ignorant even of what a colony or mother colony is ? Do you suppose that had they been aware of what they were doing, they would have given lib erty to the blacks? Certainly not but few per sons at that time were sufficiently far sighted to foresee the results - ; ati i feelings of hu manity are ever powerful with excited imag inations. But now, after Uie experience we have had. to maintainthe same principles can not be done in good faith ; it can be the re sult only of overweening self-confidence or hypocrisy. "Come wife,” said Will, "pray you devote. Just half a minute to mend this coat Which a nail has chanced to rend. ” “Tis ten o’clock.” said his drowsy mate ; "I know,” said WilL "it is rather late, But it’s never too late to mend /” Proclamation by the President. The Conuross of the Confederate States have by a joint resolution invited me to appoint a day of pub lic fasting, humiliation and prayer, with thanks giving to Almighty God. It is our solemn duty at this time, and more es pecially in a season of public trial andadv rsity, to acknowledge our dependence on his mercy, and to bow in humble submission before His footsool con fessing our manifold sins, supplicating his gracious pardon, imploring His Divine help, and devoutly rendering thanks for the many ana great blessings which he has vouchsafed to ns. Let the hearts of our people turn contritely and trustfully unto God, let us recognize in His chast ening hand the correction of a Father, and submis sively pray that the trials and sufferings which have so long borne heavily upon us, may be turned away by IT is merciful love; that His sustaining grace be given to our people, and His divine wisdom impar ted to our rulers, that the Lord of Hosts will he with our armies, and fight for us against our enrnies; and that He will graciously takeiour cause into His own hand and mercifully establish for us a lasting, just and honorable peace and independence- And let us not forget to render unto His holy name the thanks and praise which are justly due His great goodness, ani for tho many mercies which He has extended to us amid the trials and sufferings of protracted and bloody'war. Now, therofore. I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, do issue this, my proclamation, appointing Friday, the luth day of March next, as a day of public fasting, humiliation and prayer, (with thanksgiving,) for "invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” and I do earnestly invite all soldiers and citizens to observe the same in a spirit of reverence, penitence and prayer. (, —A Given under my hand and the'sea! of ■< seal > of the Confederate States, at Richmond — r~') this 26th day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. JEFFERSON DAVIS. By the President: J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. FOR. SALE 2 100 Gross Columbus Matches Enquire at 79 Broad Street, feb 7 3t* Sign of State Bank. MYERS, WATSON & CO M AUCTIONEERS AND General Commission Merchants, At Hull & Duck’s old stand, Opposite Bank of Columbus, Broad Street. Personal and prompt attention given to all consignments. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 21, 1865. jan23 ts Office of the Georgia Home ) Insurance Company, r Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4, 1865, J Dividend Ao. 8. The Directors of this Company, have declared a dividend of five dollars per share on the Capital stock payable at the Company’s office on and after Wednesday, Bth inst. feb 7 6t D. F. WILLCOX, Sec’y. FOR CHATTAHOOCHEE AND BAINBRIDGE. The Steamer Shamrock, H. Wingate, master, will leave for the above and intermediate landings, Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock, feb 7 td For Exchange or Sale. A T the office of the "Southern Iron Works,” near A the new bridge, the following articles of Hard ware. which wc will exchange for Pprk, Bacon, Lard, Wheat, Flour, Fodder, or any other articles of P-oviiions or Confederate currency, viz : Bar and Hoop Iron, of all sizes, suitable for plan tation uses. Sugar Mills and Kettles, of all sizes, from 30 to 120 gallons, / Pots, Ovshs knd Skillets, Fry Pans and Anuirons, . : ' Club ana Broad Axe3, Sljovajls and Spades, '■'* " Trace Chaine3 and Plough Moulds. ' Ai®- Orders for Castings and Machine Work promptly executed. jan stf JOHN D. GRAY & CO. CITY FOUNDRY! SUGAR MILLS AND KETTLES! . we have” Os hand Sugar Hills and Kettles, holdingp2o,3s/ 40', 60, 80 and 130 gallons, which we will exchange for Provisions or any kind of country Prcdfice, or money on very liberal terms. Orders solieiteda PORTER, McILHENNY <fe CO. Uoluibus, Jan. 20, ts Liue of Steamers on tbe Chattahoochee River. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 9th. r IE Steamer!Jackson, Daniel Fry, Master, wil leave Columbus, until further notice, every Sun day at‘9 a. m. -Returnifik leaves Chattahoochee every Tuesday at mM . •' The Steamer Indian, C. D. Fry Master, leaves Columbus every Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. Re .tijurmng,. leaves Chattahoochee every Thursday at 2 A. M. Th 6 Steamer Mist, A. Fry Master, leaves Colum bus every Friday at 9a. m. Returning leaves Cnat tahooche every Sunday at 12 m. jan 10 2m NOTICE!. Office Gbaxt Factory, \ Nov. 29. 1864. j LL persons having demands against the estate of ~ Daniel Grant, deceased, are hereby requested to , r o T,“t;?r toth '' iraDt joifo J. GRANT. Sun copy an<l send bill to office Grant Factory. Wanted. i SITUATION AS A STILLER, by a man who A. has had much experience in the business. Apply to J. T. H. feb 7 3t # care of Times Office. For Sale. t FINE LARGE COW with a young Calf. — A Apply at Warehouse of feb 4 lw WARNOCK A CO. IVegroe§ to Hire. ■f O IHRE. ten young Negro MEN. also a good Gx>k ac l Wuher. Apply to Win. J, WOOLFOLK, jan 17 ts A*e*t.