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Office op thy: Georgia Home )
Insurance Company, r
r olumbus, da., Feb. 4, 1865, j
iHvith'iid Mn. 8.
The Directors of this Com; any, have declared a
dividend of five dollars per share on the Capital
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Wedne day, Bth inst.
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Ware-House Notice.
ON nod ’.tt'T the first «j.aj,- t February, 1865, the
Storage on Cotton in our respective Ware
house.-, w; I! he two loil.irs ($2 Os); per bale, por
month.
Hereafter the rule to sell cotton to pay storage
will bo strictly entor- od quarterly iftbey arc r.q
paid promptly.
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/I PROCLATIATION
To ill© O Mice is and Meinberx of
the General i^sembly.
In conformity to the Resolution of the General
Assembly, passed at the close ol its last Session, re
questing the Governor to convene the Legislature at
such time and place as he may think best, lo com
plete the necessary legislation which was unfin
ished at the time of adjournment on the approach
of the enemy. 1 hereby require the officers and !
members ot the General Assembly to convene at the
City Hall in the city of Macon, at ten o’clock, a. m,
on Wednesday tho 15th day of February next.
civen unde, my hand and the Great Seal of the j
State this the 25th day of January, 1865.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
All papers in the State are requested to copy
jan 27. td
Notice.
Southern Express Company, 1
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 9, 1865. J
' Persons owning freight shipped by the Southern
Express Company, that is detained in this city, and
other places, in consequence of damage dono'to 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 b-ss oi damage Vy fire. Consignees,
and others interested will take notice of the above.
JAS. SHUTER,
jau 19 lm Acting Pres.
Macon, Columbus, Montgomery, Mobile and
Selma papers copy one month. "
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 hiyuircd* Measurement Freight $1 25 por cubic
Capt. H. WINGATE, Shamrock.
Capt. DAN FRY, Jackson.
'’apt. .-IBEFRY, Indian.
Capt. JOHN COUCH, Mist.
Capt. A. O. BLACKM A R.Munnerlyn.
feb7— tf
Wanted,
I?0R ibe State of Louisiana TEN MOULDERS.—
1? Wages liberal. Transportation furnished. Mp-
Maj. R. A
feb 12 ts Coiuissioner for Louisiana.
Pocket Book Lost,
S3OO RewardL.
A large enameled cloth Money book lost in the
ladies car of the Opelika R. R* on baturuay tho
llth insf- The name of Martha James Ross was
written in full within it* It contained throe five
hundred dollar bills, tea hundred dollar bills and
two fifties besides some small bills, the total amount
about $2,600* Tne above reward will ber paid for its
delivery at the Times Office* It was dropped at the
seat while leaving the Cars at Columbus -
Feb 12 ts M- J* ROSS.
ON CONSIGNMENT,
AND FOR SALK BY
M. P. ELLIS cfc Oo
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
10 Bales Yarns,
S “ Osnahurgs,
2 *• Hurd Waste,
15 “ Bagging,
20 Cods Hope,
88 Barrels Cane Syrup.
•• SuperiorSorgnum.
2 Tierces Tallow.
120 Sacks Salt,
8 cases Florida Loaf iobacco,
10.000 Segars,
2 old Copper kettles, large sue.
iOO Heme Bagaing Twine,
—ALSO—
-72 Bales Cotton, in various Juts,
fob 11-St* '
itVNNS! HI (MR!!
Just Received.
Fine English LONG CLOTH,
<* *' Gentlemens’ HALF HOES,
Extra tine BRAID, for Ladies Dresses,
Also, two Barrels COFFEE
STANFORD & CO.,
teb 10 lw No. 78 Broad Street.
SIOO Reward.
nTOT FN from the subscriber’s lot in raylorcoun-
StSniir Howard, tta., one moderate sue sorrel
“Ta>S!w.SS. ~OIM ARInA StMfIHIWS. I
feb 19 it* _____ - -
Louisiana Bakery*
prepared to ;
tint & Cos., old Postoffice corner. caLDWELL .
feb 9 lw
For Exchange or Sale.
AI^SSS:'S
7ard Wheat Flour, Fodder, or any other articles
•S2K ? Ste‘S2tf; ior plan
ta&r Mills and Kettles, of all sizes, from 30 to
12 Pots!’Ovens and Skillets,
Fry Pans and Andirons,
Club and Broad Axes,
Shovels and Spades. w 1j„
M«W.« Work
P jan P s l U eXCCUted * JOHN D. ORAY k CO.
Regular Line of Steamers on Hie
Chattahoochee Kiver.
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 9th..
r IE Steamer Jackson, Daniel Fry, Master. wil
leave Columbus, until further notice, every oun
day at. 9a. u. Returning leaves Chattahoochee every
Tuesday at 2 r. M. t
The Steamer Indian, C. D. Fry Master, leaves
Columbus every Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. xle
turmng, leaves Chattahoochee every Ihursday at
2 A. M.
. The Steamer Mist, A. Fry Master, leaves Colum
bus every Friday at 9a. m. Returning leaves Lnat
tahooche every Sunday at 12 M.
Jan 10 2m
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VOL. XII.}
DAILY TIMES,
EVENING EDITION.
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1865.
From Florida. — are permitted to make
D e following extract from a letter from Flori
da, of the 19th inst. : “ Captain Dickinson has
made another raid on the east side of the St.
Johns’, capturing 85 prisoners, amongst them
a lieutenant-colonel, badly wounded, 3 cap
tains, 61 lieutenants,several non-commission
ed officers, 10 wagons loaded with cotton, 55
horses and mules, 1 large four-horse ambulance
complete, and n quantity ot. smali arms, and
has them all safe on this side of the river. I
think it was the post near Picolata he sur
prised and captured. The enemy’s loss was 5
killed and 4 wounded ; our’s nothing. ”
If the reports which we receive from the
East, and which it might be improper to pub
lish, be true the military affairs of the Confed
eracy will soon assume a more encouraging as
pect. The greatest tattle of the war will be
fought on the soil of the “game cock State”
within the next sixty days, and unless the
signs be very deceptive, it will he decided in
our favor.
Rumors prevailed in Paris when the last
steamer sailed confirmatory of the report that
the Emperor Maximilian, of Mexico had ceded j
to Louis Napoleon the States of Sonora, Du- j
rango, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Lower Cali- ;
fornia. The Paris reports state that Marshal
Bazzine has received order from the French
Emperor, to seize and hold Sonora as indem
nity for tho expenses incurred by the French
Government in placing Maximilian on the
Mexican throne.
+. +
From Wilmington. —On Friday last, the
3d, two gunboats engaged Fort Anderson at
long rango. The fort put a shot through one
of them, compelling her to haul off. Six of
the garrison were wounded severely.
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Gen Forrest’s Movements.— -Northern pa
pers report Forrest to be concentrating a large
force at Paris, Tenn. A great number of his
men are hovering around their homes in
Tennessee and Kentucky, conscripting Union
men.
Trans-Mississippi Intelligence. —A Gov
ernment courier is just arrived from Trans-
Mississippi with dispatches of much import
i ance, says the Mobile Advertiser and Register.
—He reports everything quiet in that depart
j ment,.
General Price left Missouri with 5000 more
j men than he entered the State with. He
; claims to have accomplished all the objects of
! his mission, and to have harrassed the enemy
i sorelv.
A dispute has arisen in the newspapers at
Shreveport between Gen. Price and Gov. Rey
nolds, of Missouri, with regard to the results
of the campaign.
In a military point of view, everything is
quiet in the Trans-Mississippi. The rivers
are higher now than they have been for many
years ; but no apprehension is felt of a land
incursion by the Yankees.
Blockade running between Galveston and
the West Indies is carried on very successful
ly, perhaps rivaling in this respect the ports
of Wilmington and Charleston. Quite a num
ber of steamers ran in and out of Galveston
harbor in the course of a fortnight.
The Government stores in Texas and also
at Shreveport are full of clothing and other
necessaries.
The expedition fitting out at New Orleans is
believed, by high authority in the Trans-Mis
sissippi, to be intended for Galveston, and not
i for Mobile.
The army of the Trans-Mississippi is in ex
cellent spirits and condition. The troops are
well supplied with clothing, foo'd and muni
tions of war. All that is required to satisfy
them completely is, new issue, and plenty of
it, to pay off dues.
The message of Gov. Allen, of Louisiana,
strongly urges the placing of 200,000 negroes
in the army, as wagoners, pioneers, &c. The
message meets with universal approbation in
Louisiana.
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Mobile-— Many of our exchanges, says the Mo
bile Advertiser and Register, are speculating
about an attack on Mobile, and, in the despondent
vein of the times, are expressing fears of its being
evacuated. They were never more mistaken. Ev
ery preparation is being made to hold the city and
none to abandon it. The interior of Alabama and
Mississippi are vitally interested in this
for Mobile is the gateway that leads to their plan
tations and firesides. We shall expect their help
when the pinch comes —not inside the city, for we
are strong enough here to keep off any direct as
sault, but outside, in aid ot the army that will
guard our communications.
From South Carolina.—From a gentleman
who arrived on a special train, says the Chronicle
and Sentinel of the 10th, we gather the annexed
news :
The Foderals, on Thursday morning were at
Windsor, about fifteen miles from Aiken. It is
not known in what force. No movements were
made by them on Thursday. Cause of this not
ascertained. v;1
The troops in the vicinity of Windsor are Kil
patrick’s corps.
It is reported that Gea. Hampton and Wheeler
engaged the enemy on the 7th and Bth, repulsing
them at all points. Our loss about seventy killed,
wounded and missing; that of the enemy much
The enemy are reported to be moving towards
the Congarce river. . ,
A gentleman from Columbia states that Slocum s
corps is moving on that city en this side of the
Eiisto. His main line when last heard from was
on the railroad. .
It is stated in Columbia that Kilpatrick s corps
is protecting Slocum's left.
It is ascertained that Porter is again moving on
Charleston. When last heard from he was at
Green Pond. , .
It is not known where General ouerman him
**Barnwell Court House was burned on Monday
B 1 Tha roads are teeming with
all kinds ofmevable pn»f>erty. fteemg .or Georgia
and upper Carolina.
c’owmbVts, o h Tuesday, u im.
The Issue Fairly Made Up.
Ihe <ffici.il statement of the result of the
peace confer ace at Hampton's Roads, on the
30th ult., be.; ween Messrs Stephens, Hunter
and Campbell, on the part of our Government,
and Lincoln and Seward for the United States,
is more than confirmatory of the first dispatch
published on the subject. The written history
“U bis effort A aegotiation proves, beyond
rhe possibility ot cavil, that there is no ave
nu oi escape for us except through the most
determined a d persistent war. No proposi
tion fur negotiation by the Confederate States,
or any State acting seperately, will be enter
tained. No armistice will be granted, with
out previous, e .«urahce of the restoration ot
the Consti u!io> and law3 of the United States
over all places held by the Confederacy ; and
then, no promise of pardon for rebellious Con
te derates that would relieve them from any
<4 the pains a:;d penalties which Mr. Lin
coin’s legisi-atui es, courts or votes would see
proper to inflict. But after all this, our sub
mission would not be accepted as- complete
without tne emancipation of slaves, as provi
ded by the recent abolition edict of the Yan
kee Congress.
Such is the temper in which we are met on
a.mission of peace by our implacable foes.—•
Shall we submit? Shall, we crawl upon our
bellies and lick the hand that smites us ? There
is nothing else left for us to do, unless we
have the spirit to resist until our rights are
acknowledged. We believe there is yet that
spirit in the land. For four years our soldiers
and people have heroically breasted tbe tide
of invasion; often victorious, but sometimes
beaten, they have on every occasion risen
higher as the demands have been greater upon
their patriotism. We are now at the most
trying crisis of our fate. It is too lata for us
to look back. Our enemies would not let us
retreat if we would. All we have, aii we are,
and all we ever expect to be, is staked upon
the issue Glory and independence await us,
if we are true, and shame and ignomy, if we
are false. Let us catch inspiration Irom the
perils which surround us and rise like men
who are determined to be free. With such
a spirit re-animating us all, we will be un
conquerable by any force the enemy can bring
against us. If there be any amongst us who
are not willing to risk all in such a contest,
they will do themselves and the Confederacy
a service by packing up and leaving, for we
assure them there are men enough in this
country to fight this war through-against all
comers. Our cause is yet strong in the heatts
and hopes of all true patriots. A few weeks
will bring tidings of victory, which will lift
the clouds of doubt and despondency, and
send a thrill of joy to every friend of South
ern independence.— Mont. Advertiser.
Noble Conduct of the Ladies of Colum
bus, Qa. —We have had our attention called
to the patriotic and generous conduct of. the
ladies of Columbus, Ga., as exhibited in their
treatment of many of the soldiers who have
recently passed through that city.- One of
the beneficiaries informs us, frequently the
most bou teous supplies of cooked provisions
were provided, and on the arrival of the trains
fair hands were to be seen busily engaged in
distributing welcome and substantial viands
to the half-starved objects of this generous
conduct. There was no lack of provisions,
nor of gentle women to dispense them, and
thousands were sent on their way rejoicing,
and again reminded of the fact that they are
not forgotten by the women of their country,
at least. “ Would that we always bad such
commissaries,’’ was a'wish frequently express
ed.
This action on the part of her daughters
gives the world assurance that the fires of
patriotism in the Empire State, are yet burn
ing brightly ; that the sufferings of our sol
diery are known and grieved over at home,
and that only opportunity is wanting to alle
viate them as much as possible. The heart
of the old State is righ' . The Army of Ten
nessee had reason to bless the liberal action
of her people, as developed by the numerous
relief societies organized, which constantly
attended the movements of the army from
Dalton until the fall of Atlanta; and now, as
heretofore, her pei.nle are not found backward
in the good work.
Let the ladies of Alabama and Mississippi
endeavor to emulate, nay even excel, their
sisters in Georgia, whose example we hope
may become contagious. Their fathers, hus
bands, brothers and lovers are tEe recipients
of their kindness, and each will only be nerv
ed more strongly to battle for mothers, wives,
sisters and sweethearts. As theladie3 of Co
lumbus did not forget our heroes, neither will
they be forgotten by them. Let others, all
over the land, “go and do likewise. —Memphis
Appeal.
Atlanta <fc West Point Railroad. —The
LaGrange Reporter cf the 10 :h, learn* from Mr.
John C. Guinn, the gentlemanly and energetic
supervisor of the above road, that but few days
would suffice to complete the road to Atlanta if
iron was in readiness. There are now only nine
miles of track to kv—three miles this side of
East Point and Atlauta. The iron, however, is
in transitu, if it is not already received.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Volenteer aid
to Gen. Hardee. —We have responsible authori- i
ty for saying that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston is now
acting as volunteer aid on the staff of Lieut. Gen. j
Hardee, in South Carolina. This voluntary act on
the part of Gen. Johnston, furnishes additional
evidences of his exalted patriotism and disregard
of self,in the cause in which he has enlisted, and
should mantle the cheeks of his sow defamers with
shame. And the country will rejoice to learn that
his counsels will be enjoyed by “ Old Reliable,”
Gen. Hardee.
We have also the most encouraging reports of
the strength of the forces Gen. Hardee will be
able to concentrate for the defense of Charleston,
and to oppose the movements of Sherman, but
further mention would be imprudent. We can
only say there is good reason to anticipate the n ost
satisfactory results. —[Memphis Appeal.
Consistent. —Papers that have of late be
come much addicted to the quoting of Script
ure seem to be reducing its teachings to prac
tice ; that is, in speaking well of their ene
mies. If we may believe all that some of them
say of the state ’of affairs in Savannah, we
think it would be a good place to live in. It
would be really nice, to t>e able to buy any
thing a person wants, and to live as we used
to before the war. and to have one’s property
bo well taken care of. Sherman m ist be a
benefactor to the people as fast as he subdues
them. We think if Sherman and his minions
are treating the people so well, those who are
so fond of dealing out bis praises should go
. jjve with him. He would oo doubt make
a good thing of it lor them. Birds of a fea
ther should * "her as much as possible.
—[Augusta R*~ " ■
We wonder if a certain editor in Augusta
takes the hint!
Capt Maffitt.— On the night of the cap
ture of Ft. Fisher, the steamer Owl. command
ed bv Capt John Newland Maffit. with several
other steamers, ran into the old inlet, and sftnt
j* pilot up to see what was the state of affairs.
On learning that Fisher was fallen, the ships
put to ag*!n* honing to *«*♦ :n a " sotue
other uort, and we hone -bey did.
Northern News.
There has been introduced in the United
States Congress a proposition to lax distilled
spirits three dollars a gallon after the first of
July next.
A delegation of the leading Canadian
merchants are at Washington, endeavoring
to prevent the abrogation of the reciprocity
treaty.
Claims of Government contractors to the
amount of $30,000,000 are before the Naval
Committee of the House. They ask an extra
compensatipn of 25 per cent, on account of the
increase in prices.
Brig. Gen. \\ heelock died in Washington
Jan. 21.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
reopi-’.ing the postoffice at Savannah, Georgia,
and placed it in charge of James G. Mills, of
that city.
The large room in the north wing of the
Patent Office in Washington is being fitted up
for the Presidential inaugurgtion ball.
A letter from Monterey, says Hon. Pierre
Soule has arrived in the city of Mexico, on a
Emission for the Confederate States.
The American Hotel at Buffalo, and other
buildings have been destroyed by fire. Loss
$1,000,000.
Northern papers 3tate that Gen. Thomas
will move soon.
George Smizzar, formerly State and County
Collector of St. Louis County, Missouri, has
been' sentenced, by the commanding general
at Memphis, to banishment south of the lines,
and a fine of SIO,OOO, on charges of burning,
or conniving at the burning, of Government
cotton while in the Confederacy, and also of
attempting to bribe a Union officer while in
Memphis.
Foreign Items.
The Emperor of Russia has issued an ukase ex
tending the abolition of serfdom to Transcancasia,
the only province of the Russian Empire where
that institution still exists.
The railway between Stockholm and Malmo, a
town at the sou h of the Swedish peninsula, on the
Sound, _ nearly opposite Copenhagen, has been
opened. The capital of Sweden, is in conse
quence, at a distance of only twenty hours from
the Continent.
L. Voa Maltitz, a Dutchman, of Colesberg, in
the Cape of Good Hope, has discovered anew in
dustry. He says he can tame ostriches and keep
them like poultry, and has actually bred seven
teen. They want about ten acres of grazing land
apiece, but each bird yields twenty-four feathers
every six months, worth, with the small feathers,
about £l2 10s., or £25 a year.
The number of persens who emigrated from
France to foreign countries in 1863 amounted to
4,285, arid those to Algeria, 1,486, making a total
of 5,771. This number is less by 1,029 than in
1862.
The King of Greece has decided that four otfl
cers of the army or navy shall proceed to
France and England to inquire into the naval
and military organization of those two countries,
and make a report of the commission formed at
Athens for the reorganization of those services in
Greece.
“Peter’s Pence,” at Rome, produces less and
loss. At the commencement the produce was about
four thousand Roman crowns a month ; it after
wards fell to two thousand, and goes on decreasing.
November oniy gave seven hundred included of
ferings from Tuscany.
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The first iron plated vessel for the Brazilian
navy was lately launched at the Seine build
ing-yard, near Toulon. She is a corvette, and
named the Don Pedro 11.
Two hundred and ninety-one million, five
hundred and ninety-seven thousand, two hun
dred and forty eggs have been imported into
England in the first ten months of the past
year. /
The Swedish census, taken Decemcer 31st,
1863, is published. The total population of
Sweden is 4,622,564, and there are 105,940
more women than men. The increase of pop
ulation during the last quinquennial period
has been h per cent. About three and a half
millions live in the country, ahd the rest in the
towns, Stockholm containing '350,000 in
habitants. The population of Norway is
about 1,500,000, which would give the United
Kingdom about five and a half million of in
habitants.
The Bergamo Gazette announces the dis
covery of the skeleton of a mastodon, or ele
phas primi-genius , in the lignite beds of Leffe.
Professor Ferrero states that its tusks are two
metres in length. The works at the pit have
been suspended in order to enable some Ital
ian geologists to take a survey of the place.
The General Correspondence of Vienna
states that a percu33ion cap burst on the car
riage of the Emperor of Austria as he was
returning from Scboen'brann on tUg morning
of the Ist of December. The care*which the
ministerial journal takes to state that no per
son was wounded would almost lead one to
suppose that the affair was not that of a mere
harmless cap, but of some kind of projectile.
Hon. John Bell. —Miss Bell, daughter of
Hon. John Bell, ot Tennessee, who has recent- j
ly passed out of the Yankee lines into the
Confederacy, passed through this place Wed
nesday last, on her way to join her father,
who is at present sojourning with Mr. James
Freeman, at or near Flat Shoals, Meriwether
county. We regret to learn that Mr. Bell has ;
become quite infirm. We deeply sympathize
with him—having lost all his property by his !
devotion to the South, and is now a refugee
from home in his old age and infirmities. A
true man to his country, we honor his name
and shall ever revere his memory .—LaGrange
Reporter , lOfA mat.
How to Live Cheap. — rVe got a bit of advice
yesterday, that cost us nothing, and on the
same terms we give it to our readers. As we
passed through the market we heard a Bogue
homa pork butcher remark to a customer:
“ I knows it, csyise I’ve tried it—sarsingers
and eggs is the cheapest things you kin buy.
They’ll fill up a feller chunk solid; and arter
he s had a good bait of b’iled eggs and fried
sassage, he wouldn't eat dinner with Loui3
Napoleon, no he wouldn't.” Let city house
keepers try it by all means.— Mont. Mail.
The cry of the Gold Picker3, that was wont
to sound so high-keyed and musical along
Richmond’s streets—“ Gold. gold, got any gold
for sale?” like the trade cry of the street rag
pickers, hai-all at once changed to one of do
lorous pitch—-Gold, gold, who wants to buy
an▼ gold to-day?” Gold is tumbling about
their well-tnnned ears, and with it is tumb
ling the airy castle of wealth of those who
sacrificed their Confederate notes to the god
:of mammon and gold. The cry has gone
forth, sending terror to holders like an alarm
| of fire a: midnight, and the‘yellow boys are
! coming forth from unexpected places; from
the strong tin boxes, from the gold hoarders in
1 high places, from the rag bags and stockrngs
of the old women and and holders
are beggars, begging for hovers.
But higher yet the cry sha’.l grow.
As lower yet, the gold 3ball go,
And naper yet shalPovertbrow
The suecie falling rapidly
\ Com tit’s tio rtalist.
Leona.
3Y JAMES G. CLARK.
Leona, the hour drawoth nigh.
The hour we’ve waited so long.
For the angel to open a door through the sky,
That my soul may break from its prisou and try
Its voice in an infiuite song.
Just n w, as the slumbers of night,
Came o*er me wiih peace-giving breath,
The curtain, half-lifted, revealed to tny sight
Those windows winch look un the kingdom of light
That borders the river of death.
And a vision fell solemn and sweet,
Bringing gleams of a mor-ning lit laud ;
I saw the white shores which the pale waters beat
And I heard the low lull as they broke at my feet,
W bo walked on the beautiful strand.
And I wondered why spirits should cling
. To their clay with a struggle and sigh,
When life’s purple autumn is better than spring,
And the soul flios away like a sparrow, to sing
In a climate where leaves never fly.
Leona, come close to my bed,
And lay your dear hand on my brow ;
The same touch that blessed me in days that are
fled, »
And raised the last roses of youth from the dead,
Can brighten the brief moments now.
We have loved from the cold world apart,
And your trust was too generous and true,
For their hate to overthrow, when the slanderer’s
dart
Was rankling deep in my desolate heart,
I was dearer than ever to you.
I thank Thee Great Father, for this,
TThat our love is not lavished in vain ;
Each germ, in the future, will blossom to bliss,
And the forms that we love, and the lips that ’,we
kiss,
Never shrink at the shadow of pain.
By the light of this I am taught
That my labor is only begun ;
In the strength of this hope have I struggled and
fought
With the legions of wrong, till my armor has
caught
The gleam of Eternity’s sun.
Leona, look forth and behold,
From head, and from hillside, and deep,
The day-king surrenders his banner of gold,
The twilight advances through woodland and
wold,
And they are beginning to weep.
The moon’s silver hair lies uncurled
Down the broad breasted mountains away ;
Ere sunset’s red glories again shall be farled
On the walls of the west, o’er the plains of the
world,
I shall rise in a limitloss day.
I go, but weep not o’er my tomb,
Nor plant with frail flowers the sod ;
There is rest among roses too sweet for its gloom,
And life where the lilies eternally bloom
In the balm breathing gardens of God.
Yet deeply these memorios burn,
Which bind me to you and to earth,
And I have sometimes thought that my being
would yearn
In the bowers of its beautiful home to return,
And visit the home of its birth.
'Twould even be pleasant to stay,
And walk by your side to the last ;
But the land breeze of heaven’s beginning to
play—
Life’s shadows are meeting eternity’s day,
And irs tumult is hushed in the past.
Leona, good bye ; should the grief •
That is gathering now, ever be
Too dark for your f uth, you will long for relief,
And remember, the journey, though lonesome, is
brief,
Over lowland and river to me.
Travel from Montgomery to Augusta.
A correspondent cf the Mississippian' gives
us information, after experience, as to how a
trip from Montgomery to Augusta can be made
in these troblesome times. He says :
Experience has taught me the propriety of
having a traveling companion of the other sex,
and so, at Montgomery, I eagerly embraced the
opportunity «f taking one in charge. It is
true, one has' to look after trunks, baskets,
band boxes and sometimes babies; but to be
admitted to a seat in the ladies’ car is alone
sufficient to compensate for all the little atfen
tions expected.
Leaving Montgomery on Tuesday morning,
at eight o’clock, we arrived at Columbus the
same afternoon at five o’clock, without change
of cars. The distance is ninety-seven and a
half miles ; tare fifteen dollars. On Wednes
day morniug, at half past six © clock, we left
Columbus, and arrived, without change of cars
at Macon the same evening, at three o’clock—
distance one hundred miles—fare thirteen
dollars. At Macon, 1 would recommend the
Brown House to travelers, being convenient to
the depot, and quite reasonable in charges—
only twenty-five dollars per day for board,
and five dollars for each fire which you may
order in your room We left Macon on Thurs
day morning, at eight o’clock, for Midway;
distance thirty-five miles—fare eight dollars.
Midway station is about one mile from Mill
edge ville; and here passengers will find every
description of vehicle to take them across the
“break”—the price depending on the demand
—from fifty to five hundred dollars per head.
We arrived at Midway at 12 oclock, and
taking a wagon reached Sparta at 7 o clock
that night, distance twenty-four miles. Here
you stay all night, and have to pay enormous
ly for inferior accommodation. On Friday
morning at 5 o’clock, we left Sparta for May
field station by wagon—distance twelve miles.
Leaving Mayfield at 11 a. m., the train arrived
at Kamak at one o’clock, fourteen miles, where
we changed cars for Augusta, forty-seven
miles, arriving here at 6 p. m. Travelers would
do well to scissor these paragraphs.
Rich Scene before a Grand Jury.—A Yan
kee paper relates the following :
(Enter disconsolate looking female wiihout
hoops.) .
Foreman. —Madam, what complaint have you
to make ?
Complainant.—l cometo enter complaint against
my companion.
Fore.— Your husband, I suppose. Well, what
is your name, and what has he done?
Com.—His name is , and he struck me,
and threw me out doors, and threatened to kill me
if I came into the house again.
F ore .—What provocation did you give him,
madam, for such treatment?
Com.—l don’t like to tell, sir.
p ore . —But, madam, you must. The grand jury
must know all the circum3t mces.
Com.—Well, if I must 1 must. He done it just
’cause I wouldn’t sleep with’m.
Fore. Ah ! that’s the nature of the '-ase. Very
well, why did you re use to sleep with him?
Q om .—Because he was drunk and I didn’t
want to.
Fore 'Well, how is it when he’s sober ? Du
you refuse to sleep with him then ?
Cosm —No, sir, but when he’s sober he won’t
3leep with me. f A general roar followed, in which
tbe foreman eouldu’t help but “jine."]
One iav on the retreat of oar army from
neseessee Gen. Hood became generous and good
humored. He said to a dirty, ragged veteran of
the 19th Tennessee, “How are you boys getting
Soldier—Pretty well, General: we barefooted
fellers suffer some.
General—We’ll bsv- Setter luck next time.—
There wi* a fair deal. ‘ luck was agamst us.
So d;er—D strikes m general, them ierds was
j—d ballv shuffled t.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OF THB PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act ol Congress in the yea;
1863. by J.S > brasher, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Court of the Confederate States* or
the Northern District of Georgia.
FROM AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Feb. 12. Our cavalry attacked the
enemy yeeteiuay morning just beyond Aiken. —
After a sho.t contest the Yankees fell back to
Johnson’s Turnout, where "Kilpatrick took refuge
behind entrenchments, supported by infantry
and artillery, and’helieved to be in large force.
Official report says many of the enemy were
'drilled anditwunded. .n jur os* small. A quoit)*'
he NnYthetP «ere brolPJjUin last eveßecgf*q r
'Public opinion here is now calm and confident.
Richmond, Feb. 10th.—Northern papers, in
cluding the evening edition of the American,
of tbe Bth, received.
They admit considerable loss in tbe battle
of Hatcher's Run, but claim that the Confede
rates lost heavily. The object of the move
ment was not developed.
Foote arrived in New York Tuesday, still in
custody. His destination is supposed to be a
military prison. He refuses *o take the oat a,
but expressed a desire to emigrate to Sonora.
Major Harry Gilmer was captured near
Moorefield, recently.
Tbe Government of Braiil has issued a de
cree excluding the steamship Shenandoah
from the ports of that empire. Seward’s an
swer, iu the case of the Flortda, had not been
received. „
Burly, the Lake Erie raider, has been surren
dered to the United States by the Canadian
authorities.
Gold 211.
Mobile, Feb. 11.—A special to the Adver
tiser and Register, from Senatobi*, says that
Memphis papers of the 7th and Bth have been
received.
The Herald’s Washington correspondence
says that those in position to know, regard
the result of the Peace negotiations as very
far from being a total failure.
The Washington Chronicle says the only
condition to honorable peace has.been declin
ed by the rebel commissioners ; that condition
being the restoration of the Federal Union in
obedience (o the law of Congress.
The Times’ special says that Lincoln assur
ed the commissioners that if the South would
return to the Union, under the Constitution
they would be treated with the utmost liber
ality ; but without that, the war must and
would go on. Neither side yielded one hair’s
breadth.
Lincoln and Seward returned ro Washington
and the result of the conference was laid be
fore the cabinet, who endorsed Lincoln’s course
and are unanimous in their determination that
the war must continue.
The Washington special correspondent of
the Commercial Bays it iB asserted, that Lin
coln will issue a Proclamation, showing the
result of the Peace negotiations, and urging
the people to fill up the ranks for a more rig
orous prosecution of the war.
Gold in New York on the 6th was 213.
The Hoof of Shbkp.— For rainyday work
in the summer time, there is no job better to
be attended than getting up the sheep and
clipping their hoofs into shape, if it was not
done at shearing time. A sheep’s toot needs
pruning as much as a fruit orchard, and it is
a sign of bad husbandry to see a flock of sheep
with all sorts of hoofs, some turned up like
the toe of a skate, some flattened out like an
overgrown clam shell, some turned in like the
dried up rind of a pumpkin, and very few with
the neat, shapely form which a sheep’s hoof
should wear. A frowsy, shelly, overgrown
hoof is always catching and holding filth, so
that the sheep is liable to catch foul humors
in the foot, which may lead to serious results.
Long, turned up toe3 are a nuisance, often
catching under roots and giving the sheep a
hobbling gait. All the shell or overgrowth of
the hoof which is not in contact with the
quick is so much dead rubbish, and can be
taken off without giving pain, just as long
finger or toe nails can be taken off without
giving pain.
This is a good job for a rainy day, because
when the hoof is soaked it will cut easy. At
some of the hardware stores are kept stout
toe-nippers for this purpose ; but where these
cannot be had, the flockraaster can do the job
with chisels and knives. For long toes, set
the foot on a hard block or on the barn floor,
set the chisel where the toe is to be cut off,
taking care that the toe rests on the floor or
the block just uuderneath the chisel, then a
smart blow with a mallet will shorten the toe
inajiffy; a,few cuts more in the same way
will take off the corners and leave the 3heep
free of its hobbles. For a shelly hoof, wheth
er turned in or out, set the sheep on end, and
with a stout, sharp knife, pare off the flanges
of the hoof close to the live sole. The work
may be neatly finished by the use of a fine,
sharp rasp, leaving the hoof in just 3uch
shape as desired, and free from cavities where
filth can generate disease.— Ohio Farmer.
Marshall Hospital, \
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 13, 1865. j
Books Wanted !
I respectfully solicit additional contributions of
Books, Periodicals, Ac., to the Library of this Hos
pital.
The importance of such an appeal will be at once
seen and appreciated by all interested in the welfare
of tbe soldiers of our army.
Any donation, however small, left either at the
office of the Sen. Surgeon of Post, Pease’s Book
Store or at this Hopital, will be most thankfully
received and properly accounted for.
T. A. .MEANS,
feb 13 2w Surg. in Charge.
For Chattahoochee.
The steamer Shamrock, H. Wingatb, Master,
now lying at the Wharf, will receive freight unti
Wednesday morning, 9 o’clock, at which time she
will leave for the above Port,
feb 13 td
For Chattahoochee and Cambridge.
The In Han, A. Fry, .Master, will leave for the
above and intermediate findings, Tuesday morning
at 9 o’clock,
feb 13 td
YARNS and OSMBIRGS
TO EXCHANGE FOP.
GROUND PEAS,
At the GRANT FACTORY.
dec 17 ts
To Hire.
\ LIKELY sixteen year old house GIRL, that has
been well raised, sews well, has a good disposi
tion and is fond oi children. Apply at
jan 27 t: XHIa OFFICE.
CITY F-UNDSY!
SUGAR MILLS AM) KETTLES!
WE HAVE OF HAND
Sugar Hills and Kettles,
holding 20,35, 40, 60, 80 and 130 gallons, which we
will exchange for Provisions or any kind of country
Produce, or money on very liberal terms. Orders
olicited. PORTER, MeILH - NNY k CO.
Columbus, Jan. 20, ts
WAvrElf!
Z. AAA LBS. of TALLOW, for whieb a liberal him
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