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DAILY TIMES, j, WL W ARREN A CO., Proprietors. published Dai'./(Sunday* excepted) at the rate ot f6.UO per mouth, or $lB tor throe months. So subscription received for a longer term than l tree month*. rates of advertising. casual daily advertising baths. Advertisements inserted once—s 4 per square. REGULAR DAILY ADVERTISING RATRS. First Week—si> 00per square for each insertion. Second Week—s 200 per square for each insertion. Third Week—sl 50 per square for each insertion Fourth Week—sl 00 per square for each insertion, second Month — $30 per square. Third W>nth —$25 per square. SPECIAL NOTICES 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 ■' °ck I’ Ou ile at toe Company’s othcoon and after Wedne day, Bth inst. *• " : _* p F SecV- 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. KING <fc ALLEN. WAitNO 0 K & CO., GREENWOOD <fe GRAY, HUGHES <fc HODGES, POWELL, FRAZER & CO., CODY** COIrBERT, •J R. IVEY * CO. .1 :i n o 1 2 w /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 ' ' ''''i ’ 7 ''' 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. — ♦ 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. —— » m 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. ♦ 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. {*^¥l] 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 J*’ *'• ’• ‘ wi I .' ■; Aptr'y l*.. V. w TALI. * HD, .p* t: M* vr »n 4 \4. H,