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DAiLt TIMES, j. H. irAttilO & CO., Proprietors. Published Du* j (Sundays excepted) at the rata of M.OO per mon*h. or $lB lor three months. No subscription received tor a longer term than t krr.e month a. RATES OF ADVERTISING. CASUAL DAILY ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements inserted once —$4 per square, REGULAR DAILY ABVRRTISISG RATES. First Week—s3 00 per square for each insertion. Second Week—s 2 00 per square for each insertion. Third Week—sl 50per square for each insertion Foarth Week—sl 00 per square for each insertion. Second Moatn—s3o per square. Third Month—s2s per square. DIRECTORY For Government Officers in this City. COL. LEON VON ZINKEN, Commanding Post —Headquarters iu the “Winter ‘Building," East side Broad Str>:et, nearly opposite Express Office.—Staff, Lieut. 3. ISIDORE QUILLET Post A jc.——Capt. T. 8. FRY, Post Inspector. Ordnance Department* Col. M. 11. WRIGHT, Commanding Govern* ment Works—Office corner Oglethorpe and St. Clair Streocs, over Post Office. Major F. O. HUMPHREYS, Executive Officer, Columbus Arsenal—Office over Post Office. Maj JA MBS HARDING, in Charge of Armo' j ry—Office ac Pistol Factory on Oglethorpe Street-, j between Franklin and Bridge. Lieut. J. M. MULDEN, Jr„ M. 8. K.—Office at Ordnance escort) House, near City Cemetery. Quartermaster's Department. F. W. DILL \ RD, Q. M.—Chief Quarter masters Office, East side ot Broad Street, oppo, eire Union Bank. 1 Maj. A B. RAGAN, Army Paymaster—Office I in same buiidiag with Post Commandant. Capi. B. F- BOMAR, A. Q. M. Post Paymas- j rer—Office West side of Broad Street, opposite j Wa'ker Hospital. Capt. J. A REDD, A. Q. M.> Post Quarter- i master —Office No. 82, East side Broad Street. Cape. 11. D. COTHRAN, A. Q. M. in charge of Transportation and Forage—Office West side of Broad Street, opposite Waiter Hospital. Capt. J. T. PEYTON, A. Q. M., Depot Q- M —Uffioo oti Randolph Street, one door East ot Daily Time** office. Capt. J. F. COOPER, A. Q. M., Tax in Kind Q. M. Bth Cong, of Georgia—Office West side of Broad Street, 3d door below Agency Marine Bank. Commissary Department Maj. A M ALLEN, O S, District Commisaa* ry—Office at Alabama Warehouse, on Front St, Capt, J II GRAYBILL, ACS, Post Commis sary—Office corner Broad and St; Clair Streets. Capt. G H FULKERSON, Piovost Marshal— Office one door North of Post Commandant’s Jol fice. Medical Department. Surgeon 3 H STOUT, Medical Director of Hospitals—Office West side of Forsyth Street, between Bryan and Franklin, Surgeon S M BEMIS, Assistant Medical Di* rector of Hospitals, Surgeon G B DOUGLAS, Senior Surgeon of Post—Office on Randolph Street, between Broad and Front. Surgeon C. TERRY, Surgeon in charge of Walker Hospital, comer 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 BUTT, Surgeon in charge Cairns Hospital, at Camp Montgomery, just North oi :he City, Rev. G, W. STICKNEY, Chaplain Post, Resi dence corner Forsythe and Thomas streets ;~o&n usually be found at office Commandant Post.s Conscript Department ,J Capt, W S DAVIS, Inspector for 3d Cong. Dist.—Office at Lowell Warehouse, on Randolph Street. Capt. W A COBB, Enrolling Officer, Musco* gee County.—Office at Lowell Warehouse. Examining Board for 3d Cong. Dist.—Surgeon P B MINOR, ROBT. W PARK and W T ABR A HAMS—Office at Lowell Warehouse. Chief Engineer—J H WARNER, CSN in charge of Naval Iron Works—Office opposite Lower Bridge. Capt. G H HAZLEHURST, Engineer's De partment—Office on Mclntosh Street, between Bryan and Randolph. of Schedule. , \.4 and alter Friday, Jan. 20th, the Trains on >' the '■•useogee Railroad will run as follows: PASSENGER TRAIN: ue&ve -Columbus § §0 A. M. Arrive at Macon 2 50 P. M. ,eavc Macon § 50 A. M. Arrive at Columbus FREIGHT TRAIN : Leave Columbus PP 4" Arrive at Columbus w! LV CLARkf' mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Through to Montgomery. NEW SCHEDULE. MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY. COLUMBUS, August 27,1864. . \N and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on ’ ) the Montgomery and WeR Point will Leave Montgomery at Leave West Point at 7.10 a. m. Arrive at Columbus at 5.32 p. m. Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. m. Arrive at Montgomery at *:UU p-m. Arrive at West Potnt at 4130 p.m. freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:10 a m. 4 D. H. CRAM, Sup’t & Eng; ag27lß64—tf _ MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Girard, Ala., Oct 7, 1864. ,\V and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will *1 Run Daily (Sunday excepted,! as follows. Passenger Train Leave Girard at...... 1 30 p^in. Arrive in Union Springs 6 UO Leave Union Springs..*. yS £> a. m. Arrive in Girard at to **• Freight Train. Leave Girard at 4 00 a. m. Arrive in Girard at b 00 p. m. B. E. WELLS. aglßtf Eng. Agup’L. W.A. HSTTIEID . 4 N OVERSEER. One without family, who has A lost an arm in the service, and thereby unfit for Mef<! ROBERT R. HOWARD. Apply Beynolds, Taylor County. MRS. CHAS. J. WILLIAMS. nov2l-tf Columbus, da, WAITED! r aaa LBS. ofTALLOW, for which a liberal price o>„ . v will bo paid. Apply to DILL ARDi gp Y t s Major and Q. M, YAMS and OSIfABIIR^S TO EXCHANGE FOR * 0-ROXJ]Sri> PEAS, At th. grant factory. dee 17 ts ’ To Hire. . T TTr-c'T y sixteen year old house GIRL, that has A w&rsA .“,r r '«n ““amu*.? tion and is fond of children. I OFFICE. jan 27 ts . r —' CITY FOUNDRY! SUGAR MILLS AND KETTLES! WE HAVE OF HAND sugar Mills and Kettles, k.1din.20,35, «.ofSjOT Wjl exchange for Provisions or terms . Orders Produ’s or ®on^ o |n T v£y M Lb«^ E t NN Y k CO . Colv. ". J-u. 20, ts jSTOTIOB. or™, ALL persons having demands against th« estate of A Daniel Grant, deceased, are hereby requested to 'srys”* o®* 0 ®*® 1 " 1 JO& j. grant. Sun copy and send bill to office Grant Factory. Lost or Mislaid. POUR SHARES of the G. 4A. S. S. Cos., No " 160, in favor ol Mrs. J. L. Wjkon. a » »vt aov 30 ts D. A J. i- GRANT. VOL. XII.} SPECIAL NOTICES Circular from General Fee. Headquarters Army or Virginia, 1 J anuary 16, 1864. j To the Planter* of Georgia : The recent heavy freshets having destroyed a por tion of the Railroad from Danville to Greensboro, and thereby cut off, supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia, an appeal is re spectfully made to the patriotic people of Georgia to furni.-h whatever breadstuff's, bacon and molasses they can spare. Such citizens as J/iijor /liien, of Columbus, Major George Robertson, of Macon and Major H. Cranston, of Augusta, in.;y 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 of railroad. Arrangements have been made to pay promptly for all supplies delivered under this appeal, or re turn the same in kind as soon as practicable. R. E. LEE, General. Office Dist. Commissary, i Columbus, Ga., Feb. 2d, 1865.( I 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 ? The following are my agents : A F Johnston, Hamilton, T A Brown, Geneva, Maj. Geo. Robertson, Capt. A O Bacon, Macon, U B Harrold, Americus, Maj. J D Maney, Cuthbert, J J McKendree, Jolumbus, Capt J A Houser, Ft- Valley, Charles Wilson, Thomaston, B Pye, 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. Office of the Georgia Home ) Insurance Company, > Columbus, Ga., Fob. 4, 1865, J • Dividend No. 8. The Directors of this Company, have declared a dividend of five dollars per share on he Capital stock payable at the Company’s office on end after Wednesday, Bth inst. feb7 6t D. F. WILLCOX, Sec’y. Headquarters, Gov. Works, (Ord.) \ Columbus, Ga., Jan. 31, 1865.* Wanted to Exchange. Pig and Wrought Iron, suitable for Plantation purposes, for Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Corn and other produce. Apply at office of M. H. WRIGHT, febl 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 A GRAY, HUGHES A HODGES, POWELL, FRAZER A CO., CODY A COLBERT, J. R. IVEY A 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 hereby 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 uudcr my hand and the Great Seal of the State this the 25th day of January, 1865. JOSEPH E. BROWN. All papers in the State are requested to copy jan 27 td Aotice. Southern Express Company, I Augusta, Ga., Jan. 9, 1865.1 Persons owning freight shipped by the Southern Express Company, that is detained in this city, and other places, in consequence of damage donoito rail roads by the Federal armies, and which cannot be forwarded to destination in consequence thereof, arc 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 lin Acting Pres. S®, Macon, Columbus, Montgomery, Mobile and Selma papers copy one month. For Exchange or Sale. * T the office of the "Southern Iron Works.’’near A the new bridge, the following articles of Hard ware which we will exchange for Pork, Bacon. Lard, Wheat, Flour, Fodder, or any other articles of Psoviiions or Confederate currency, viz: Bar and Hoop Iron, of all sizes, suitable for plan taSugar vfills and Kettles, of all sizes, from 30 to 120 gallons, Pots, Ovens and Skillets, Fry Pans and Andirons, Club and Broad Axes, Shovels and Spades, - Trace Chames and Plough Mouldy. Orders for Castings and Machine work eX6CUtOd - JOHN D. GRAY A CO. Regular Liue of Steamers on the Chattcboocbee River. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 9th. rIE Steamer]Jackson, Daniel Fry, Master, wi! leave Columbus, until further notice, every -.un day at'9 a. m. Returning leaves Chattahoochee every Tuesday at 2 p. m. | The Steamer Indian, 0. D. Fry Mastcr Columbus every Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. ne turnmg, leaves Chattahoochee every Thursday at 2 A. M* The Steamer Mist, A. Fry Master, leaves Coluin bSSSS »• *■ RrtwmiM leases Chat* tahooche every Sunday at 1a m. j an 10 2m Dr. R- DEITTIST, ,* T Pemberton A Carter’s old stand, back room 01 ' A Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found all hours. 00 ! For Sale. A FINE LARGE COW with a young Calf.— at Warehouse of WARNOCK k CO. For^ale. 00 a ACRES OF WOOD LAND 2M miles njrth- DZv west from Crawford, Russell county. Ala. Titles warrented. Apply to J()HX McCARTY , jan 28 ts Columbus, Ga FOR SALES! TTTAGON HARNESS. COLLARS. HAMES. Ac. " !,,b “ r . feb 4 lm Masonic Hall, upstairs. • Jlegroes to Hire. fTO HIRE, ten young Negro MEN, also a good I Cook and Washer. Affto WOOLFOLK. jan 17 ts COLUMBUS, GA. SUNDAY, FEB, 12. 1860. DAILY TIMES. EVENING EDITION. SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 11, 1865. Change of Publication Day. The Times will, hereafter, be published on > Sunday mornings instead of Monday as here tofore. Gen W. T Wofford. —We learn, says the Atlanta Intelligencer, 9th, that this gallant officer, to whom the command of Northern Georgia has been assigned, for purposes to which we referred in Tuesday morning’s issue of this paper, has arrived in our city from Bartowville, where he has been for some few days. His efficiency, energy, and popularity, in that suffering section of our State will soon promote, we have no doubt, a great change for the better, and' restore confidence among the loyal inhabitants thereof. What Kind of Peace. —The Peace which Lincoln and Seward proposed to our Commis sioners may be known from the following reso lution of the Yankee Congress : “Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in Congress assembled, That no j negotiation, terms of settlement, or conces | sion, or compromise, be entered into, proposed, ! yielded or made with the rebels, directly or indirectly, until they have manifested their implicit and unconditional submission to the authorities of the government; and further, that however much peace may be desired, the present war must be waged with all the re sources and energy of the government, until said submission shall be secured, and the su premacy of the Constitution and the laws es tablished over the entire territory of the Uni thed States, as heretofore claimed.” Sale of Autographs. —At an antiquarian sale in Washington city, an autograph letter of Lafayette to Mr. Madison was sold for $16.50; the signature of Napoleon Bonaparte brought $8.50 ; a letter from William Henry Harrison brought $5.50 ; John Hancock’s au tograph, $6.50; Von Humboldt’s autograph, $4.75; a letter from Andrew Jackson, $6; a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, $9; Thomas Jefferson’s address to the Tam many Society, $5.50; the autograph of Tous saint L’Ouverture, $5.50. While the Prince of Wales was at Hebron he and his suite obtained permission to visit the Cave of Machpelah, Abraham’s burial place. They are the first Christians who have been allowed to enter it since the Crusades, nearly seven hundred years ago. Dr. Stanley says everything is kept in the most beautiful order, and nothing could be more satisfactory than the state in which the tombs are pre served. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah are buried there. General Lee as Commander-in Chief.—The country and the army will be delighted to hear that Gen. Robert E. Lee was on yesterday nomi nated by the President and confirmed by the Sen ate, as Commander-iu-Chief of the Confederate ar mies. We do not doubt that he will yield to the call thus made upou him, and enter without delay upon his enlarged sphere of duty, retaining per sonal command, however, of the army of North ern Virginia. Let our whole people and our government, in all its department?, rally to the support of General Lee in the position to which he has been thus ap pointed, with all the resources and all the zeal and energy at our command. We must not ex pect him to do our fighting, but to direct it; not to render unnecessary our own efforts, but to en courage them, to guide them, and apply them. We stand on the threshold of a stern campaign. Soon we shall be busy amid its trying scenes. As we love our country, let us not lose another day of those which remain to us for preparation. Let the most efficient means be adopted for gathering in the absentees from our armies, for bringing in recruits, for wholesome reorganization, for provi ding supplies and munitions, and for putting forth our whole strength. We have called General Lee to the command, let us heed his counsels and second his efforts. We have the material for an admirable cam- | paign. We have a noble and powerful army. We have abundant supplies. We are less straitened for munitions after four years of war than we were in the first campaign. We can do great things if we will apply ourselves to the work like men. We trust that every bickering will new b* bushed, and that there will be among us enly a noble emu lation which shall best serve his country, and best support our leaders. —Richmond Sentinel. Ist. A Short Lived Sensation.—The war spirit snuf fed in a considerable martial breeze yesterday morning, and the old military fogies about town immediately set about making themselves illustri ous. Fortunately, the city escaped the usual sub jugation by the early explosion of the sensation, ac cording to which the Brooke turnpike was alive with Yankees. It appears that a demonstration was begun by the enemy on Monday night, on the left of our lines, but abandoned after a reconnois sance yesterday morning. The enemy intended simply, it is said, to make a sortie on our picket lines, in retaliation for a like favor a few nights ago from our side. With the retirement of the demon strating force, the excitement in town subsided.— The season of raids is approaching, and it is to be hoped that the new Secretary of War will see that on every occasion of this kind in which Richmond is directly interested the city is not turned np-side down about it. — Richmond Enquirer, Ist. Official Dispatch from General Grant.— City Point, Va., Jan. 28.1864—10 p. m.—Hon. E. M. Stan ton, Secretary of War: One of my staff has just re turned from Fort Fisher, with dispatches from Gen. Terry, from which I extract the following : "On the 16th the enemy blew up Forts Caswell and Campbell, and abandoned them and the works on Smith’s Island, and those at Smithville and on Reeves’s Point. These places were occupied by the navy. The number of guns captured amounts to one hundred and sixty-two. "A large number of small arms also fell intolour hands, besides quantities of ordnance and commis sary stores. Our casualties prove smaller than at first reported. They foot up thus—l 2 officers and 107 men killed; 40 officers and 495 men wounded.” (Signed) U. S. GRANT, Lt. Gen. E. M. Stanton. Sec’y of War. The Black Republican Peace Prktenc*.— ! Under the above eaptlcm, we find the subjoined paragraph in the New York News of a recent 1 date : Gustavus A. Henry, of Tennessee, is a man ! whose reputation is as broad as the Old L nion. A Whig Unionist at the time of Clay, he has al- I wavs been a man of moderation and conaerva l tism. A descendant of one of the glories of the revolution. Patrick Henry, he possesses like him, many of the highest gifts of oratory. A Senator : from Tennessee, he is perhaps one *1 the ablest, i and he is certainly one of the most moderate mer ! in the Confederate Congress. The determination I es the Southern people to fight for the rights es j their States against every attompt of Federal cen* ! tralization, can, therefore, be proved in no way ! more conclusive than that such a man as Gustavus ! Henry, an eld Unionist, a statesman, a man of i thought and moderation, should have introduced ! into the Confederate Senate as he did a few days ago. a resolution of such calm and we must cou i fess, grand defiance as the following : “Resolved, That the time has come when the I Confederate Cengress. in the name of the people of tbs Confederate States, de«ai u preper again to proclaim to the world their unalterable deter mination to be free, and that they do not abate one jot of their high resolve to die freemen rather than live slaves; and further, if the people of the Lnited States, by re electing Abraham Lincoln, means te tender to them four years more of war, or reunion with themoD any terms, deeply depre cating the dire necessity so wantonly thrust upon them, and relying opon the justice of their cause and the gallantry of their soldiers, they accept the gage of battle, and leave the result to the righteous arbitrament of Heaven,” An “offer” of grandiose amnesty, in the face of such a declaration of conscious power as that conveyed in this resolution, were at best but. a shallow trick. ♦ ——- Latest frtm the United States. the New York Tribune of the 26th has been received. Gold advanced to 207 on the 24ih and clos ed at 205. , THE SHENANDOAH STILL DESTROYING. A dispatch from Fortress Monroe says that ! the Confederate steamer Shenandoah has de j stroyed several American merchantmen along I the eoast of Brazil, in consequence of which vescels bound to the United States were ob | taining British registers so as to enable them to sail under British colors. BLOCKADE RUNNERS ON THEIR GUARD. The blockade runner Owl succeeded in reaching Fort Caswell the night it was evacu ated, and immediately returned to Bermuda, arriving on the 21st with the news of the cap ture of Fort Fisher, and stopping the Maud Campbell, Old Dominion, Florence, Deer, and Virginia, all ready to sail. The Charlotte and Stag sailed for Wilmington at the same time with the Owl; and the Rattlesnake, Charnel ion aad Stag, between the 13th and 20th, and had not since been heard from. MORE EXILES. ' A St. Louis dispatch says : Gen. Sanborn, commanding the district of Southwest Missouri, has banished 48 families and 100 other men and women to a distance of 50 miles, outside of his district, tor feeding and harboring guerillas and bushwhackers. The parties are to leave the district by the 20th of February, on penalty of arrest and punishment. BUTLER TO BE EXONERATED. A special dispatch to the Evening Post says: “The committee on the Conduct of the War have completed the investigation of General Butler’s couduot in the first attack on Wil mington. Their report will soon be presented to the House, and will completely exonerate the general. Some of the facts of Butler’s defence of his character are interesting. Butler started on his enterprise against Fort Fisher with 6,500 troops and six small pieces of artillery. Terry had nearly 15,000, besides the help of 2,000 marines, and also a siege train. Butler lan ded with only 2,200 men, and was immediate ly engaged by the Confederates—the storita prevented the landing of more troops; Terry landed 8,000, in a calm, and not a Confeder ate near, and improved the opportunity to en trench himself, having nearly three days for the purpose and to prepare himself for the assault. The fleet co-operated with Terry in a manner which protected Terry and dam aged the Confederates ; in Butler’s case the fleet did no good to him and no harm to the Confederates. With the guns of the fort si lenced, Terry could not take it after two hours hard fighting, with an assaulting column of 6,000, and had to bring in a fresh brigade of 3,000 before heeaccomplisbed the work. But ler wisely declined the job with an assaulting force of only 1,200 and 1,000 forming a thin line to protect his rear. Porter’s column of 2,000 marines were checked and driven back in disorder from the “least difficult side” of the fort. ’ How could it be expected that But ler with 1,200 could gain anything on the most difficult side. THE FIRE IN TH* SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. The fire in the Smithsonian Institute had probably been smoldering four days in the loft at tbe west end of the main building. The pipe of a stove had 'been placed in a flue in tbe south wall, and their a joist running directly into this flue. But four or five pic tures were saved from this Gallery. “The Dying Gladiator” (a copy by John Gott) was utterly ruined, crushed to pieces and burned to lime. The books and records in the Re« gent’s room, over the south door of the build ing, including the effects of the founder of the building, James Smithson, consisting of silver plate, the library of Bishop Johns, of Va., and the Beaufort (S. C.) library, placed in the in stitution by the Governor for sate keeping, were totally destroyed. The sarcophagus brought from Syria by Commodore Elliot for President Jackson was damaged. The large collection presented to the Institute by Dr. Robert Hare, of Phila delphia, was mostly destroyed. Some that was got out was broken and many of the pieces are. missing. In the offices over the north front entrance, with but little exception, all the correspondence of the institution and a large number of back reports were burned. The east wing was not in the least injured, although the staircase leading from the Pro fessors’ apartments to the apparatus room was several times in flames. The lecture room is gutted completely. The towers on the north front appear to be cracked, and some of the walls are warped. The library in che east end was uninjured, and much of the ap paratus having been stored below iB also saved. There was no insurance on the build ing or effects. LATEST FROM MEXICO. A French paper of Mexico reports the Re publican army under Porfirio Draz to number 8,000 men with 65 pieces of artillery. He is said to be now supported by a large portion of the church party, who have advanced the cause of the Empire where Maximilian has ratified the past sales of church property and introduced religion toleration. A Consul General of the Mexican Empire has been ap pointed at Havana, who made a demand upon the Consul General of the Mexican Republic for the archives, but, of course, met with a pointed refusal. The steamer Harriet Lane was on the 18th of January found to be on fire, bhe was towed ashore and scuttled. MISCELLANEOUS. A number of Philadelphians have purchased a four story double front house on Chesnut street, in that city, as a permanent residence for Gen. Grant and family. It cost over $30,000. A meeting was held at Cooper Institute, New York, on the night of the 25th, in be half of the “suffering blacks,” liberated by Sherman's army. The reports of the affair say it was very thinly attended and deplore the lack of popular sympathy. Horace Cushing. & well known broker, jumped out of a second story window ~ New York on the 25tb, and killed himself. “Men tal aberation.” The New Yorkers are in excitement because they are called upon to furnish twenty, thous and instead of fair thousand men, under tbe new draft. Lincoli, it seem 9. will not credit them with their surplus. Everett's Last Letters. MR. EVF.RETT TO MR. ROBERT BONNER. Boston, Dec. 30, 1864. My Dear Robert; Having been hard at work all day, I sit down by way of relaxation, late in the evening, to have a little chat with you. I am rejoiced to hear that the Ledger is do ing, as you say, “remarkably well. * * * I do, 1 assure you, take great satisfaction in the thought, that, through your columns, 1 speak to so large an audience, and occasional ly with good effect. What are four thousand persons in Faneuil Hall compared with the numbers who read the Ledger? 1 often're ceive letters of acknowledgment. * * * With respect to the French mission, it has been occasionally mentioned to me, never by me except at this moment, in writing to you. Unless our ministers now abroad are recalled it is not likely that Massachusetts, which has now three full ministers, will be allowed to have another. Even if they should come home, there are other Massachusetts men who will do what I shall not—seek the place by themselves or friends. In fact, I am very doubtful whether I should accept it if offered to me. I have been ten years in Europe. I am in my seventy-first year. I don’t want the salary. I refused two year’s ago to go abroad on a confidential mission to all the leading courts, with leave to*stay as long as I thought expedient in each* capital*: to have a secretary and an allowance equal to the highest salary. It is true I was not to have a regular commis sion, but I was to have a plenary credential from the President and a letter from the Secre tary of State to all the Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Having declined this when urged upon me, you can judge whether I am very eager to go abroad or very likely to solicit any office. Ido not wish these things pub lished now; but when I am gone you can affirm them on good authority. In the mean time my moderation is pot likely, on this oc casion, to be put to the test, for there is not the least probability that the office will be offered me. Ever sincerely, yours, Edward Everett. Robert Bonner , Esq. MR. KVBRETT TO MRS. WISE. Boston, January 13, 1865. I have yours of the Bth. lam just recov ering from a pretty severe attack of' illness, which has kept me in bed most of the time since Monday. On Monday morning I was at .the court room two and a half hours, testify ing. 1 then went to Faneuil Hall, which was cold, and, till my turn came, I sat in a draft of air. When I got through—though I spoke but half an hour—my hands and feet were as ice, and ray lungs on fire. In this agreeable condition I had to go and pass three hours in the court room. This finished me I came home, sent for Hayward, and went regularly to work. I hardly left my bed next day. I have barely weathered an attack of pneumo nia, which was an oldfashioned lung fever.— Hayward comes twice a day. I have turned the corner, and as soon as I get a little appe tite, shake off my carkling cough and get -he kidneys to resume their action and subdue the numbness of my limb3, and get the better of a sharp neuralgic pain iu the left shoulder, I hope to do nicely. Everett behaves very well, in the somewhat abnormal condition of the household. His new sled—the “ Kearsage”— behaves as well as its namesake. The Arago has got back to New York, so that I think we shall get news from Sid to-night. Best love to husband and babies. Your ever affection ate papa, E. E. The “Everett” alluded to is Edward Everett Wise, a young son of Captain Wise, who was visiting his grandfather at the time of his death. “Sid,” also alluded to, is Mr. Everett’s oldest son, about thirty years of age, a major in the volunteer service, and now at Beaufort, South Carolina, serving upon the staff of Gen. Saxton. Mr. Everett had'three sons and two daughters by his wife, Charlotte Gray, daugh ter of the late Hon. Peter C. Brooks, who died about two years ago. One daughter died while Mr. Everett was minister to Lon don, and subsequently he lost a son. Two sons, Henry Sidney Everett and William Ev erett, and a daughter, survive him. The latter is married to Commander Henry A. Wise, ©f the navy. A Prophetic View. —ln the life of Col. Geo. Hanger, written by himself, and published in London, in 1801, occurs the following proph-* etic remarks on the future destiny of the American Union. The writer relates a con versation that took plaoe at Gen. Dickinson’s table, at Philadelphia: “Ju3t,as this war commenced you are go ing to fight among yourselves, and would have fought had the British not interfered. You then, one and all, united against us as your common enemy, but one of these days the Northern and Southern powers will fight as vigorously against each other as they both have united to do against the British. This country, when its population shall be comple ted, is large enough for three great empires. Look, gentlemen, at this map of it. View how irregularly the provinces are laid out, running into each other. Look particularly at the State of New York ; it extends 150 miles in length, due north ; and in no place above 15 or 20 miles in breadth. No country can be said to have a boundary or frontier unless its exterior limits are marked by an unforda ble river, or a chain of mountains not to be passed in particular places. The great finger of nature has distinctly pointed out three ex tensive boundaries to your country; the North river, the first; the Great Potomac, which runs 300 miles from Alexandria to the sea, unford able, the second; and the Mississippi, the third and last. When the country of Kentuc ky is completely settled, and that back coun try farther on the banks of the Mississippi shall become populous and powerful, do you think they will ever be subjected to a Govern ment seated at Philadelphia or New York, at the distance of so many hmndred miles? But such a defection will not happen for a very long period of time, until the inhabitants of the country become numerous and powerful. The Northern and Southern powers will firgt divide, and contend in arms.” The Yankees in Milledgeyille. —We find the following account of the blasphemous pro ceedings of that portion of the Yankee army which reveled in and desecrated the balls of the Capitol at Milledgeville, during Sherman’s retreat from Atlanta, in the New York Herald of December 22d: The State House, when I viMte.i it, present ed an appearance of devr.*- > and chaoi. The troops had entered the _ —d Repre sentative chambers and the offices attached, and torn up the furniture, scattered the con tents of drawers about the floor, destroyed the library and State papers left behind by Gov. Brown and his associates in their hurried flight, appropriated to their own use every thing tbev could carry, cut the trimmings from tbe windows and reveled in broad sheets of unsigned State eono* and currenev, several millions of which found piled up in one es tbe rooms. I SIX DOLLARS l PER MOXTH Loss OF THK SrFAMF3 RATTLESNAKE —The line si earner Ktitiio4UM»c, from Nassau, N. P., ; iu attempting »<> run the blockade off this port went ashore on L ng Is,and atom 8 o’clock, Friday morning. She ran ashore about three ! mile? from Battery Mu •‘shall, on Sullivan’s Island. An un-uccesstui »ffort was made to lighten her by throwing overboard a portion of the cargo. Finding Ins exertions hopeless i the captain ct fire (o the vessel, and with the passengers and crew landed on Sullivan’s ■ Island. They arrived in the city Friday eve ning. Ba terr Marshall opened upon the blocfcader firing on the wreck, and protected the crew in (heir landing. The Rattlesnake is said to be the consort of the Tallahassee. Two thirds of her cargo were on Government account, and consisted |of coffee, bacon, Ac. The passengers were Messrs. Clement C. Clay, jr., Scott and Dewcin. [Charleston Courier , 4th. Proclamation by the President. The Congress 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 and adv rsity, to acknowledge our dependence on his mercy, and to bow in humble submission beforo llis footsool con testing our manifold sins, supplicating his gracious pardon, imploring His Divine help, and devoutly rendering thanks for the many anu great blessings which he has vouchsafed to ua. 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 11 is merciful love; that His sustaining grace be given to our people, ami Bis divine wisdom impar ted to our rulers, that the Lora of Hosts will be with our armies, and tight for us against our entities; and that He will graciously take our 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 namo the thanks and praise which are justly due His great goodness, an 1 for tho many mercies which He has extended to us amid the trials and sufferings of protracted and bloody war. Now, therefore. I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, do issue this, my proclamation, appointing Friday, the l()th 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 ol reverence, peuitence and prayer. f G Given und*r my hand and the'seal of -s seal > of the Confederate States, at Richmond 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. Funeral Notice. Tho funeral services of Capt. Jno. K. Redo will be preached at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. February 11, 1865—1 t. Owing to the increased price of Provisions, La bor and other expenses, the Steamboats on the Chattahoochee River have been compelled to ad vance their prices for freight and passage to the fol lowing rates : Passage from Columbus to Chattahoochee $75 00 From Chattahoochee to Columbus SIOO 00 Intermediate landings in proportion. Freights to any point on Chattahoochee River $4 00 per hundred. Measurement Freight $1 25 per cubic foot. Capt. 11. WINGATE, Shamrock. Capt. DAN FRY, Jackson. Capt. ABE FRY, Indian. Capt. JOHN COUCH, Mist. Capt. A. 0. BLACKMAR.MunnerIyn., febT—tf 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 HW GOODS! NEW 6001!! Ju§t Received. Fine English LONG CLOTH, “ Gentlemens’ HALF HOES, Extra fine BRAID, for Ladies Dresses, Also, two Barrels COFFEE. STANFORD & CO., feb 10 lw No. 78 Broad Street. SSOO R.©wardL ! T7OR A LOST TRUNK, lost somewhere between P Maj field and Milledgeville, marked Coleman, Augusta, Ga., a flat green Trunk. Please address Rock Island Paper Mills, Oolumbus, Ga. Macon Confederate & Telegraph, Milledge ville Confederate Union, and Augusta Constitu tionalist, copy three times and send bill to this of fice. feb 10 3t HOTEL FURNITURE, THE best lot of HOTEL FURNITURE in Geor -1 gia, for sale. Consisting of every article neces sary for a first class Hotel. Apply, by letter, or in person to R. A. McCOMB, feb 10 2t Milledgeville, Ga. SIOO Reward. QTOLEN from the subscriber’s lot in Taylor coun- O ty, near Howard, Ga., one moderate size sorrel mare MULE, main roached and tail trimmed. I will give the above reward for the delivery of the mule, which was stolen on Saturday night, the 4th of February, 1865. MARTHA B. MATHEWS, feb 10 4t* Confederate Tax Collector** NOTICE 2 PIE INCOME and SALARY TAX, for 1364, are now due, and I am instructed to collect them without delay. All tax-payers will at once come ia to the office and give in their taxes to the Assessors. Many of you are now defaulters. Are you going to force me to visit the penalty of the law on you ? Numbers of you are doing business without regis tering. For this the penalty is heavy. Come in then and do your “duty, and save cost, vexation and trouble. This is a notice, and a final notice, to all defaulters. J. A. L. LEE, feb 10 3t Collector 41st District Ga. Louisiana Bakery. THE UNDERSIGNED begs leave to inform the L citizens of Columbus and vicimiy, that he is now prepared to furnish BAKERS BREAD of all de scriptions at as liberal rates as any establishment in the city. Customers can be daily supplied by call ing at the Louisiana Saloon or at the store of Dou tbit Si Cos., old Postoffice corner. feb 9 lw D. B. CALDWELL. ' ON CONSIGNMENT, and for sale by M. P. ELLIS cfc Oo COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 10 Bales Yarns, » 3 “ Usnaburgs, 2 " Hard waste, 15 “ Bagging, 20 Coils Rope, ■ 38 Barrels Cane Syrup, 6 " Superior Sorghum, 2 Tierces Tallow, 120 Sacks Salt, 8 cases Florida Leaf Tobacco. 10,000 Segars, 2 old Copper large size, 100 Hemp Bagging Twine, —ALSO— -72 Bales Cotton, in various lats. feb 11-3t* MYERS, WATSOtf & CO., AUCTIONEERS AND General Commission Merchants, At Hull & Duck’g old stand, Opposite Bank of Columbus, Broad Srreet. E&* Personal and prompt attention given to all consignments. j Colnmbu3. Ga.. Jan. 21. 1865. jan23 ts Rosette, Lawhon & Cos., OFFER AT PRIVATE SALE One Copper Boiler. 8 feet long. Five or si x hundred pounds Led Pipe 8 or 10 Large Brass Bib & Stop Cocks. jen 18 ts Postponed Sale. • THE SALE of Stock, Ac., advertised to take place 1 on theT't is postponed until Saturday the 12ta. at 1 o’clock. Conve ances will be at Reynold- for these wishing te atteau from a disMuce. :ebll-U C. L. HOW A AD.