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i) AIL 1 i’ ILS, j. A AitUE.\ & CO., Proprietors. lblM&ed Da ; ’y (Sundays excepted) at the rate of 5.00 per month.or $lB tor three months. V subscription received for a longer term than ■ t month*. hates of advertising. CASUAL DAILY ADVERTISING BATHS. Advertisements inserted once—s 4 per square. REGULAR DVILY ADVERTISING RATES. First Week—s3 Odper square for each insertion Second Week— s 2 00 per square for each insertion p. W.«k r sl SOpor wur. for «Sh imKi”"' -""nr vfonit. pera< * uar ® for rachinsertion. Second Month—>3o per square. Third Month—s2s per square. SPECIAL NOTICES Headquarters Georgia Reserve,") Ard Military District Georgia, ' ). Ga., Fob. 10, iB6O. j loners! Orders No. 4. I. In a orrdance with Par. XXXVI. Special Or ders No. 18, Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, Richmond,"24th January, 1865. Brig. Gen. W. T. Woiford s < h;i go<i with the duty of collecting nrafcglers and des'-tf-rs, and dissolving illegal or ganizations in Northern Goorcia, and placing them in temporary organizations for immediate duty, un •il they can be sent to the r proper commands, lie is also authorized ro enroll all meu liable to con scription in that section of the State who have thus far evaded the service, and to disperse all band- of desorter- that may in \st that secti >n of the. State. 11. To enable him to discharge fully acd energeti cally the--* duties, the organizations of Col. Fi* *- ,ey and )th* rs, recognized in Goueral Orders O. 0,1864. from these headquarters, and all other ir regular organizations in Northern Georgia, are hereby directed and ordered to report to General Wt ff"rd without delay, and will hereafter be sub ject to his 0 lers under the authority granted to him by the Spec.at Order from Richmond, referred to in preceding ; aragraph. lir. Enrolling officers in Noriiiern Georgia will recognize the authority g ven to General Wofford to enroll the men subject to conscripti n and who have si) far evaded the service, and will render him all the aid a >d assistance in their power. IV. All Confederate officers acting under orders lrqm these Headquarters will give to Gen. Wofford their lid and assistance, when called upon by him, to earn out the duties to which he has been as signed. By command of Mfcjor Gen. HOWELL. COBB. it. J. HAf.LKTTI A. A. G. Atlanta, Ga„ Feb. 11th, 1865. General Orders, No. 1. I. The commanders of the organizations men tioned in the above order of Maj. Gen. Cobb, will report to me in person at Cuinmiug, Forsyth coun ty, Georgia, on the 20th ol this month ; before leav ing their commands they will give orders putting them in readiness to move to the general encamp ment at the above named place at such time as may be hereafter designated. 11. All stragglers, deserters and absentees, not belonging to the above organizations, and all men liable to conscription, will report at the Adjutant General’s Office at the above mentioned place, on the 25th of this month, with such arms as they have, or may be able to get, for the purpose of being or ganized into companies, battalions and regiments, for present duty. On leaving home they will take enough rations to supply them to the place of ren dezvous. 111. All officers and soldiers under my command will pay proper respect to civil offioers, and aid them in the execution of the laws. IV. The impressment or irregular seizure of pri vate property, or any interference whatever by sol diers with the rights of citizens, either in their per sons or property, is forbidden. Any violation of this order will be promptly reported. W. T. WOFFORD, Brig. Gen. Coind’g Northern Ga. Macon Telegraph, Columbus Times, Augusta Constitutionalist and Register, copy *3 times and Athens Banner and Watchman 3 times, feb 14 j6t Headquarteks Enrolling Office, 1 Muscogee County, r Columbus, Qa., Feb. 13. 1865,) Slave owners of this County are hereby notified that I will be ready on Monday and Tuesday, 21st and 22d insf., to receive and receipt for their quota of slaves, authorized by Act of Obngress, approved Feb. 17th, 1864. Owners are required to furnish each slave with one good suit of clothes, one blank et or bedding and (3) three day’s rations. Those having furnished their quotas under instruction from the Secretary of War, Sept. 23d, 1864, will bo credited for the same, upon presentation of their receipts at these headquarters. W. A. COBB. fob i4 td Capt. and Enrolling Officer. To Retired Soldiers ! Headquarters Post, 1 Columbus, Ga-, Feb. 13th, 1865. j Special Ordert, \ No. 36. I * * * * * * V. All Retired Soldiers who have reported and filed their descriptive lists in this oflice. are ordered to report on Tuesday the 28th inst., at 9 o clock, a m., to these Headquarters, for muster. * » * * * * By command. LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Commanding Post. Wm. Q. Moses. Lieut, and Asst. Post Inspector. febl4-td . „ Country papers near this Post please copy to the 25th inst., and send bill to these Headquar ters. Marshall Hospital, ) Columbus, Ga., Feb. 13, 1865. j Books Wanted ! I respectfully solicit additional contributions of Books, Periodicals, &c., 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 the 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. Notice. Southern Express Company, l Augusta, Ga., J an. 9, looo. ) Persons owning freight shipped by the Southern Express Company, that is detained in this city, and other places, in consequence of damage done,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 loss or damage by fire. Consignees, and others interested will take janl9 1m Act ™* O, Macon, Columbus, Montgomery, Mobile and Selma papers copy one month. Owing to the increased 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. e o lowing rates« , aa Passage from Columbos to Chattahoochee w From Chattahoochee to Columbus.. * IW w Intermediate landings in proportion. Freights to any point on Chattahoochee River $4 00 pet hundred. Measurement „1 mpm CUoIC f ° ot ’ Capt. H. WINGATE, Shamrock. Capt. DAN FRY, Jackson. Capt. ABE FRY, Indian. Capt. JOHN COUGH, Mist. Capt. A. 0. BLACKMAf* .Munnerlyn. feb7—tf __ notioej. Office Grant Factory, \ Nov. 29, 1864.1 A LL persons having demands against the estate of A Daniel Grant, deceased, ®Je hereby requeated to '•oVsotf “ 100 rant f *jo2n j. <irant. Sun oopy and 3end bill to office Grant Factory. *r 1 VOL XII.) (Change ol Schedule. j\N and Alter Friday, Jan. 20th, the Trains on 7 ttle U3< Railroad will run as follows ; PASSENGER TRAIN: Leave Columbus r. 6 30 A. M. Arrive at Macon 2 50 P. M Leave Ma< on .’.6 5.J A, M- Arrive at C dumbos 3 (*> p’ V FREIGHT TRAIN : *, * Leav : Cola nbtis 5 00 A, M. Arrive at Co'uni bus t 55 A. M. W . L. CLARK, mar 19 tl Supt. Muscoaae R, R. Through to Slontgoesiery. NEW SCHEDULE. MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT RALLRO A D COM PA NY. COLUMBUS, August 27,1864. . |N and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on ’ the Montgomery and We»t Point Rat road will Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. in. Leave West Point at 7:10 a. m. Jrrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. m. Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. m. lrriveat Montgomery at 3:0o p. m. Arrive at West Pqtnt at 4130 p. m. Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 am. Arrives .at 8:27 p m I>. H. C'RA M, Sup’t & Eng. ag27 18(34 —ti MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD. < fiuia: or sciigoi le. Girard, Ala., Oct 7, 1864. and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will • Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows: f*it*>4e«iger Train. Leave Girard at 1 30 p. in. \rrive in Union Springs 6 00 Leave Union Springs 5 35 a. in. Arrive in Girard at *...10 00 “ Freight Train. uflav# Girard at 4 00 a. m. Krrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m. B. E. WELLS, agis ts Eng. & Sup't. Regular Line of Steamers on the Chattahoochee River. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 9th. rIE Steamer Jackson, Daniel Fry, Master, wil leave Columbus, until further notice, every Sun day aU9 a. m. Returning leaves Chattahoochee every Tuesday at 2 p. m. j The Steamer Indian, C. D. Fry Master, leaves Columbus every Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. Re turning, leaves Chattahoochee every Thursday at 2 A. M. The Steamer Mtst, A. Fry Master, leaves Colum bus every Friday at 9a. m. Returning eaves Chat tahooche every Sunday at 12 m. jan 10 2m MMTTEfIODsTT Just 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. For Exchange or Sale. AT the office of the “Southern Iron Works,” near 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 P-oviiions or Confederate currency, viz : Bar and Hoop Iron, of all sizes, suitable for plan tation uses. Sugar Mills and Kettles, of all sizes, from 30 to 120 gallons, Pots, Ovens and Skillets, Fry Pans and An irons. Club and Broad Axes, Shovels and Spades, Trace Cbaines and Plough Moulds. Orders for Castings and Machine Work promptly executed. jan stl JOHN D. GRAY & CO. Louisiana Bakery. PHE UNDERSIGNED begs leave to inform the l citizens of Columbus and viciniiy, 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 thit & Cos., old Postoffice corner, feb 9 lw D. B. CALDWELL. A N OVERSEER. One without family, who has A. lost an arm in the service, and thereby unfit for military service preferred. Apply to ROBERT R. HOWARD, Beynolds, Taylor bounty. MRS. CHAS. J. WILLIAMS, nov2l-tf Columbus, Ga. l>i\ R. NOBLE, DENTIST, . f Pembertoo A Carter’s old stand, back room ol .1 Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found ail hours. • Toe 186 m To Printers ! tTTE offer for sale a complete BOOK BINDERY, W (except Ruling Machine,) two hand PREaSEb. and about 1,000 Founds of Type Metal. nov2l-tf Lost or Mislaid. i;OUR SHARES of the G. A A. S. S. Cos., No P 160, in favor ol Mrs. J. L. Wilson, nov 30 ts D. & J. J. GRANT. YARNS and OSNABTBOS TO EXCHANGE FOR OB.OUND PEAS, At the GRANT FACTORY, dec 17 ts _ To Hire. A LIKELY sixteen year old house GIRL, that has been welFraised, sews well, has a good disposi ti?° n a ?7 d tf folld QfchildreD ‘ APP THIS OFFICE. CITY FOUNDRY! SUGAR MILLS AND KETTLES! WE HAVE OF HAND Sugar Wills and Kettles, holding 20,35, 40. 60. 80 .and 130 gallons, which we will exchange for Provisions or any kind of country Sa ” m ° n pOKTEs7 McILiHKNST 4 Columbus, Jan. 20, ts WASTED! r aoa LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal pric. S,UIiU will be paid. Appjrto DILLARD, s P 7 ts Major and Q. V. FOR. sale ! WAGON HARNESS, COLLARS, HAMES. Ac. ■ fe b 41m Masonic Hall, upstairs. Wanted, TPOR the State of Louisiana TEN MOULDERS.— V Wages liberal. Transportation furnished. Ap ply ,o Mm. K. S. Uarhaw»r.of.hu c^ :3u Eii febl2tf Comissioner for Louisiana. Poeket Book S^ost, gSOO Reward.. A large enameled cloth Money book lost in the 1“ Joilc” It n> drooped at the cars at Columbutr Rl>ss . Feb 12 tt _ Negroes to Hire. mo HIRE, ten young NegroMEN, al«v a good f ebok and Washer. Apply to Agent. jan 17 ts COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY, FEB. 16. 1860. DAILY TIMES, JSVSMI.NG EDITION. ' WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 15, 1865. Gold at } ichmo\j>.— From a statement in the Richmond Disp tch of the Ist inst , we are led to believe that there has already been some bucglinsr in manipulating the large amount of gold in the hands of the govern ment. That jcurn&l says: Gold was on yes terday still held at forty-five. It is known that the Treasury has put a large amount of gold upon the market. The object, however, seems not> to be to reduce the price of the precious metal. but to obviate the necessity of a further issue of Treasury notes by purchas ing sums sufficient to meet the immediate wants of the Department. If it was sought to to enhance the value of the currency by re ducing the price of gold, it were an easy mat ter considering the great amount of specie of which the government is known to have the command; but this, as we have said, seems not to be the present policy, whatever may be done in future. Since Government gold has been put on the market, it i3 much, we think, to be regretted that the fact of the agent en» trusted with its sale was not either kept a profound secret or made generally public. He is now known to comparatively few persons, who find it easy to speculate upon their knowledge. The Richmond Examiner states there is no doubt anew harbor will be staked out on the coast for blockade runners. ♦ ♦ # Ladies with Southern sympathies, in Wash ington and Baltimore, have anew way of “distinguishing” themselves now. Instead of wearing red and white favors, they wear two curls over the left shoulder. The Rebel expresses the opinion that Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia are destined to be over run, unless their people come out to a man and assist in meeting the invader. There mast be no shirking or dodging. All must do their duty. If we do this, under the favor of an overru ling Providence, our rights and liberties will be safe. Otherwise there is great apprehension that we are undone. The question is in the bauds of the people. - Mail communications between Selma end Me ridian is open again. Passengers who arrived at Selma Friday night, say the gap iu the road this side of Meridian is only about two hundred yards in length, aud will be repaired in a short time. Until then the cars will meet at the gap, change freight and passengers and return, causing but very little delay. ■— • —i The Richmond Examiner mentions a report that Colonel Drinkard, of Richmond, would be appoint ed Assistant Secretary under General Rreckin ridge’s administration of the War department, and says : Colonel Drinkard occupied a similar posi tion in the ©ld Government, when Governor Floyd was Secretary of War at Washington, and his ex perience in this respect, and his eminent qualifica tions as a business man would, no deubt, add much to the vigor and efficiency which the public expect from recent changes in the War office. Mr. Stephens in the Field. —We are pleased to learn, says the Memphis Appeal, that Vice President Stephens has determined to take the field in Georgia, for the purpose of rekindling the spirit of the people of that State. The effect will be instantaneously benefieial. We would suggest that Senator Hunter and Judge Campbell also appear among the people—the former in Virginia and Caroliaas, and the latter in Alabama and Mississippi. They can do their country and the cause no better service. Npirit oy the Army. —From every brigade in the army, we daily receive patriotic appeals evin cing th© indomitable of our troops. The Louisiana brigade, Army of Northern Virginia (Hays’) and Stafford’s Louisiana brigades) held a meeting on the 23d of February and adopted a series of spirited resolutions. We publish the last four and recommend them, particulary the Sth resolution, to the gallant stay at homes who embellish our street corners. Foreigners in the Yankee Arjit. —ln the Presidential election the entire.vote in all Grant s vast army was but 18,000. All the rest were foreigners. A citizen of Montgomery informs us, says the Memphis Appeal, that while the troops were par taking of the bounteous and welcome fare pro vided for them by the ladies of Columbus, several of the Alabama veterans were heard to remark, with mortification mantling their manly coun tenances, that in passing through their own State they had been entirely neglected. Ladies of Alabama, if you do not wish your brothers and son* to blush for yen, never allew this remark to be made again with truth. We believe it ii only necessary to call attention to the late emission to avoid a repetition. No Doubt. —A correspondent of the Bosten Post, in allusion to the rapid increase of popula tion among the Mormons, says more of their peo ple are in arms than can be found among the same amount of peplation anywhere else in the country. Both Houses of Congress having passed, by a two-third vote, the bill to authorize the mailing of newspapers to soldiers free of post age, the bill is now a law. Cavaliere Righetti, the fortunate owßer of the gigantic statue of Hercules, lately discovered at Rome, has begged the P-'pe's of it, and hie holiness has been graciously pleased to * it. The magnificence of the gift may be iw. * -vhen it is known that only a few days before a Roman noblemiui offered two hundred thousand scudi fever forty thou»and pounds) for I the splendid work *f art, and M. Schents made : even a higher bid for it, on behalf «f the French ' government. The Reporter 3t*tea that the re-bnilding of the telegraph line between Atlanta and West Point is nearly completed, and that aa office is to be opened at LaGrange. [From the Montgomery Advertiser, 13th inst.] War Meeting and Soldiers’ Dinner at Tus kegee, Ala. On Friday last the citizens of Macon county gave, atTuskegee, a barbecue, principally de signed for wounded and furloughed soldiers and soldiers’ wives; and advantage was taken | of the occasion to invite several distinguished gentlemen to address the people on subjects connected with the war. About 12 m., several hundred persons—cit izens, soldiers, and a goodly number of the fairest aod noblest of God’s creation—assem bled in front of the Court House, and were ably and eloquently addressed, by Col. Mike L. Woods, of the 46th Alabama regiment, Gov. j IV atts, and Rev. Dr. Elliott, formerly Princi pal of the Nashville Female College, now of the fethodist Femaie College at Tuskegee. Want of time and space prevents our attempt ing, even, a brief sketch of the speeches.— Suffice it to say, that they breathed the spirit [ of genuine patriotism; they counselled unity, harmony, and a self-sacrificing spirit among eur people; a liberal confidence and support !to the Confederate Government; sustaining i our soldiers in the field by providing for their families, and maintaining a better spirit— more hope and courage aud less despondency —among our people at home ; and firmer and more unflinching resolution, with God’s help, never to eeaee our efforts, until our freedom and independence are established. All of the speakers expressed perfect assurance of our final success The speeches were well received, and exert ed a most happy influence in encouraging the hopeful and reviving the despondent. While Gov. Watts was speaking, a paper was band ed him containing the repor". of our Peace Commissioners. He read it to the audience, and it caused a visible sensation, and many renewed vows of resistance to Lincoln’s inso lent demands and barbarous efforts for our subjugation. The spirit of the people present may be ga thered from the following capital resolutions, which were presented by Rev. Mr. Henderson, and adopted, seriatim , without a dissenting voice: Resolved, That our confidence in the final triumph of our country in this terrible strug gle is still unshaken ; and that, trusting in the justice of our cause and the Lord of Hosts, we now renew the pledges we made four years ago to the Confederate Government, of all that we have, and all that we are, to secure our liberty and independence. Resolved, That the unparalleled bravery, sufferings and sacrifices of our soldiers new present, as well as those who compose the armies of the Confederate States, entitle them to the admiration of the world and the undy ing gratitude of their country; and that we will leave nothing undone which mortal agen gy can do, to add to their comfort and support their families, while they are in the field bat tling for our rights. ! Resolved, That we see nothing in our recent disasters to discourage the true patriots of our country; but, withacalm and settled purpose of our soul, we aocept all the calamities with whioh tbi3 barbarous war can afflict our coun try, rather than the dishonorable terms of peace tendered to us by an insolent foe. Resolved, That we, a portion of the citizens of Alabama, solemnly protest against any method of settling the questions at issue be tween us and our enemies other than by the constituted authorities of the Confederate go vernment—and that we will never violate our plighted faith to our sister States, by being a party to any peace negotiations, which do not involve the independence of every member of the Confederacy. After the meeting adjourned, a plentiful re past of the best and most substantial food was furnished, wounded and furloughed soldiers and soldiers’ families being invited, first, to the tables. We trust that the people of every other county will follow the example of our Tuskegee friends, in order that the patriotic fires of 1861 maybe relighted, and our people may devote themselves anew to the glorious cause of redemption of ourselves aud our pos terity from the degradation and infamy of I Yankee and African domination. It ma 7 bs proper to remember that the brave Louisianians in Lee’s army, from fifteen thous and, their original number, are now little over six hundred. These war-worn veterans who have been near four years in the field battling for the country’s independence, whilst their homes were invaded by the foe and their fam ilies driven into exile, have the right to re buke the luke-warm, soft-place seekers, whose absence from the army is one of the most cry ing abuses of the day. 5. That whatever have been our toils and sacrifices in the past, we count them as noth ing in comparison with the objects for which we have labored and fought; and we are pre pared to encounter yet greater with cheerful hearts rather than abandon the cause of lib erty and our country. 6. That, in our opinion, the great danger to our cause is to be found in the absence from , the army of thousands of able-bodied young men who, under pretext of details, have been permitted to shirk their first and highest duty of bearing arms, and who, seeking a shameful security from danger, are playing the craven 1 part of enjoying freedom when it shall be won j by those now in the field. 7. That whilst we contemn and despise the conduct of all such, we invite them to go with us in the coming campaign and assist as in teaching our boastful enemy the oft.repeated lesson of history, that a nation fighting for it3 ; liberty and loyal to itself is unconquerable. 8. That those who desire peace on any terms short of national independence are slaves in spirit and need only the chains which the oppressor is forging to be slaves in fact. Northcri Repirt of the Gunboat Adventure. A Washington dispatch of the 28th ult., gives the fallowing report of the operations of the Confederate gunboats on the James river, below Richmond: Yesterday morning at 2 o clock, taking ad vantage of the high water in the James, five rebel war vessels, including, we understand, two rams, ran past the obstructions we had placed in the river, with the purpose of de stroying our transports and warehouses at City Point. Our batteries on the shore opened fire at one of the rams, which had got aground and was so hotly peppered that the rebe’s blew it up, setting a slow match to the mfg azine and escaping in their boats. Two oth ers also got aground and were shelled warm ly. It was doubtful whether they could es cape. The fourth ram returned toward Rich mond. One is said to have got below our batteries. She caused a sensation certainly, at least. If she did damage, and how much, if any, is not yet known. There will proba bly be a removal from command in the James ; river flotilia as a punishment for the negli gence in this case. But one iron clad was injured, and that •lightly. The steamer blown up was a little wooden tugboat. It seems the Yauk-ies were ' terribly frightened. (From the Augusta Constitutionalist, Sth.) By Clothes Line Telegraph and Saw Horse Express. [Reported expressly for the People’s Organ by Bamboozle and Humbug, new* agents and re porter*, and entered according to Act of Parlia ment in the large safe in the Clerk’s office in the Southern District of Nova Zembla, February 31. 1865. N. B.—Reliable gentlemen, officers, ladies, run- j agees, little boys, and intelligent contrabands are respectfully requested to report all startling news 1 to Messrs. B. A H., at their office, northwest cor- i ner of Broad and Reynolds strees, Augusta Ga. ! without delay.] LATEST FROM EUROPE, FRANCE AND MEXICO— i I PUBLIC OPINION OF THE AMERICAN WAR —NX INS j FROM CHINA, ETC. Nova Zembla, Feb. 1, t 865. j Professor Low’s Balloon from Hong Kong, via j Cowes and a market, has just passed high over this place, but i»w enough to obtain the following i startling intelligence. Louis Napoleon declines te grant a further loan t© the Mexican Empire. He alleges as a reason 1 for his refusal that he has already given that Gov ernment a million. On being asked by the Mex- 1 icau Envoy, when had that event occurred, he re plied, “Have I not given you a Maxi million t” The Envoy very curtly replied, “Sir©, the maxim we can get along without, but the million we need very much to sustain the maxim.” Consuls have gone up (for money) in consequence ot thia correspondence—two of them went up from Havre to Pari* by the last steamer. The Brier Public states that the Emperor is to have a large navy afloat in a short time, and adds he is looking to Sea-ward with reference te the Monroe doctrine. A Scotch journal, referring to th© Yanke® Con grass, says “they mon-row their own doc ; trine—the British Government is up to (Scotch) | snuff.” The Fore finger, the rebel organ at London, ! states that public opinion is strongly in saver j of recognizing the South, but that the commis • sioners hare changed so much by reason of | high living in Paris, that their own friends can scarcely recognize them, hence the European governments are not altegether to blame in the premises. From China, it is reported that the Emperor A B Ab Link Horn has ordered his Secretary of War, Mr. Sea Wahrd to procure anew supply of gongs, hewgags and tomejins, with which to fright en the rebels into submission. LATEST FROM THE NORTH —ARRIVAL OF THE REBEL PEACE COMMISSIONERS —THEIR MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION. Hamburg, S. C., Feb. I.— An intelligent contra band has just reached here, bringing with him a copy of the New York Blower, containing the fol lowing accounts of the reception of our Commis sioners at Washington. As soon as it was known that th a rebel envoys had arrived, a large crowd of rebel sympathizers, consisting of one adult contraband, two little con trabands, three newsboys, and a blind fruit seller, and a little poodle dog, gathered round their quarters, and proceeded te give them three vocif erous cheers. The provost guard instantly ar rested the party, gave the contrabands 25 cents apiece in Federal postal currency, sent the news boys to the barracks and kicked the poodle. Af ter which quiet was restored, and business re sumed as usual. The rebel commissioners were assigned to com fortable quarters in the Old Capitol prison and on the following day sent in the following note to Mr. Lincols : Sir: We have been especially appointed by ourselves in behalf of the Confederate States, to await ,on your Imperial Highness and ascertain whether you will treat with us on the basis of independence of the “said Confederate States.” Signed by Campbell, Stephens and Hunter. To which Mr. Lincoln immediately replied : Dearly Beloved, but erring brethren : You re mind me of an anecdote which I remember to have heard when I was in Illinois. There was an old hunter who used to annoy an old farmer very much by hunting on his grounds. The con sequence was that the two parties, who had pre viously been friends, fell out, and remained “fell’d out” (excuse me gentlemen—its a techni cal term I used when engaged in splitting rails— a better business by the way than splitting horns with Rebel Commissioners!) for some tine, until another gentleman by the name of Stevens, volunteered his services te make peace between the belligerents. The reply which he received from the old farmer substance, as follows : “As I am no Cambellite and Stevens’ so deceivin’ nobody wont believe him, I am afraid to trusi my friend, the Hunter; lam afraid he’ll tresspass on my grounds again.” I apply the anecdote to you, gentlemen, and can assure you, in conclusion, that if your people will lay down your arms and agree to take the places of their slaves, perhaps— understand me, I say perhaps—l will see whether I can allow them to come back in the “glorious Union” once more. (Signed) Abe Lincoln. To which our eemmissioners replied as fol lows : Your Highness also reminds us of an anecdote we once heard. It was in substance as fellows: “A long eared animal of the horse tribe once es sayed to pass himself off upon the werld as a nightengale. He succeeded pretty well until he attempted to sing, when it was discovered that he was an ass !” You can apply this aneedete to yourself, - and in conclusion, we beg leave te say, that as our people have been so ,ong Cera fed, and have lived on peas for euch a length of time, and can live en them longer yet, and don’i care a bean for such peas as you offer. They did hope for negotiation peas; now sir, they are go ing to have field peas ! Signed by the Rebel Commissioners. [Here the sawyer had to nse his saw horse, and the old lady wanted to hang out her clothes, so that nothing more can come through this eve ning.— [lioportei 8. — Information Called Fob. —ln the Confede rate Senate, on the 24th ult., Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, offered the following : Resolved, That the President of the Confe derate States of America be requested to fur nish the Senate— 1. Informatioa as to the number of white men, between the ages of 18 and 45, and the number of negroes who, in addition to their own officers, may be required for the necessa ry employment and the proper discharge of the function of the Department *f Medicine, of the Commissary General, of the Quarter master General’e Department, of the Engineer, of the Ordnance and of the Nitre and Mining Bureaux. 2. A like statement a3 to the Postoffice and Navy Departments. 3. A like estimate in regard to the rail road transportation of the country, including cot only the working but the equipment, repairs, and construction of the number, in his consi deration, required fer such transportation. 4 To specify the rail roads, if there be any such, whose repairs and construction, in his opinion, will be necessary for military purpo ses, and ought to be effected, in whole or in part, by appropriations from the Confederate Treasury. Mr. Hunter said, in his opinion, the time had come when we must organize the industrial system of the country. If this had been dons before, we should have bees able to keep a ! greater number of men in the field. He bs i lieved we had men enough to keep up the r.e --■ cessarv industrial pursuits of the country and ito take the field and win the cause. He desi red that the Senate should have thus asked for information that they should be able to j legislate on the exemptions, which would in a *»w deys come up for con sideration. iH Tha resolutions were agreed to. I SIX DOLLARS 1 PER MOKTU The Gallant Louisianians. —The Columbia South Carolinian pays the following j ...» ><■« o the Louisianians : AtuoEgtbe States whose son* have unC"it; >a.a ingly followed tbs Confederate banners into many a sanguine eot fl et, far away from their native soil, none staud ont to-day iutc conspicuously upon this picture ®f the “carnival of death," tbaa bleeding Louisiana. The valor of her sous has been no more illustrated in th© ranks or th© army * f Northern Virginia, than their endurance has gained the r. fmiratiou and lev© of tteir fellow soldiers in the ill starred army of the Weet. Pre eminently among the most dashing of our soldiers, the Louisiana ehasa©urs-a pied, zouaves and rifle men have met the enemy in the front rank upon every battlefield, and the Washington artillery has won a name envied by every battalion, in tie service. Os fifteen thousand ©no© belonging to the command of Gen. Lee, now barely six hun dred remain to tell the story of their battles.— This simple statement is touching than any rheterio could possibly be. These six hundred oomprise ten regiments, divided into two brigades. They ar© new commanded by Brig. Gen. Zebulea Yerk, an officer who has fought his way from captain upwards, who has seen thirty-six ensan guined fields, was thrice severely wounded, th© last losing an arm, and who thus, we need hardly say, has proven himself to be on© of the moat gallant from a gallant State. We are glad to hear that this officer has received authority to recruit his command, and that „he has th# most flattering prospects es increasing his brigade to five thou sand before the spring campain opens. We trust every Louisianian will rally to that distinguished Louisiana brigade. Geo. Yerk is on a short offi cial visit to Columbia. We wish him weic me aud a M»\ior General’s commission. Cavanaugh s Perimeter Mill —A number of officers, parties engaged in grinding for the government, and others, were yesterday invited to look at the mill patented by Mr. Cavanaugh, and now ruuning at Purdy <fc Kings’? establishment, coiner of Conception and Canal streets. Their unanimous verdict was that they had never seen anything to compare with it; a stone of twenty inches diameter and seven inches face, turning out a bushel of good meal per minute, and that with out heating to any sensible degree. The name “Perimeter Mill” indicates the nature ©fits operation—grinding not on the face of the stone, but is circumference. Seme of the visitors thought Mr. Cavanaugh was no more entitled to credit for his invention than Col umbus was for discovering America; the thing was so simple that aomebody else would have found it out it he had not. Nev ertheless he is entitled to the credit of stand ing the egg on end.— Mobile Register. ♦ ♦ Thr Duty of the Citizen to his Country—- By Hon. O. A. Lochrane, Judge Superior Court in Georgia. —lt is the solemn duty of every citi zen, area when he differs with the public gov ernment, to maintain his fealty and allegiance to it.. This is especially the duty of every man to a government like ours, formed by the people in anticipation of war, and whose rulers, by the people’s voice hare been placed in circumstances of the most extraordinary peril. It is not a question alone of national honor, but es personal honor, from which no power can absolve the citi - zen ; and allegiance commenced in honor, cannot be displaced by disasters ; begun in victory; it is not dissolved by defeat. ATJgTIOTT SALES. Rosette, Lawhon & Cos., (Auction Sales of the 15th is Postponed until the 17th.) Auction© ers, 131, Broad St., Columbus, Ga., WILL SELL AT 11 O’CLOCK MM M D J&M Rif FEBRIIRARY 17th, 5,000 CIGARS, 1,000 ORANGES, 79 NEW OSNABURG SACKS, 9 Reams SAND PAPER, 3 Cushioned ROCKING CHAIRS, 1 Coil MANILLA ROPE, 14 Doz. Roys' COTTON HALF HOSE, PARLOR STOVE, MUSIC BOX, BLACKING, LEAD PENCILS, 1 Negro WOMAN, 25 years old, good Cook, Washer and Ironer. ALSO, A Fine Lot ot Jewelry. GOLD RINGS, “ BREAST PINS, “ BRACELETS, “ PENCILS, “ EAR RINGS. feb 15 $72 ALSO, 6bbls extra fine Green CANE SYRUP, for family use. feb 15 $9 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. VERY DESIRABiTnEGROES. WE will sell, on SATURDAY, February 18th, at 11 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room A likely NEGRO MAN 51 years old, good Hostler, Farmer, &c. A likely NEGRO BOY, 13 years old, A “ “ Woman 32 years old, Field hand, and her child 2 years old, 1 likely NEGRO BOY, 6 years old, A “ “ Girl, 19 years old, house servant, cook, &c , A NEGRO BOY, 20 years old. feb 15 S4B —ALSO— -10 bbls Fine Corn Whiskey, 2 four, and 1 two-horse wagon, Lot Furniture, &c., <fcc. feb 15 sl2 ALSO — A Likely Negro Man 28 years old, Carpenter, X “ “ Woman 30 yr3. old, field hand, 1 «< “ Boy 14 “ “ 1 « “ Woman 23 “ “& 2 children 1 “ “ Man 26 “ “ Blacksmith, 1 “ “ Woman 26 “ “ X a »« “ 22 “ “ 1 “ “ Boy 17 “ “ 1 “ “ Woman 30 “ “ good Cook, etc. feb 15 $24 AL^O, A Very Fine 7 Octave Piano, Aeoleaa attachment, iD good order, A Good Close Carriage and Harness, late style, in good uider. 2 Road Wagons, etc., etc. I Circular and Upright Mill Saw, 10-inch Guttapercha Belt. Lot Grass Bale Rope, Brocade Silk, Window Curtins, etc. feb 15 $24 Attention, Nelson Rangers! All members of the Nelson Rangers, on furlough or detail, are ordered to meet at Columbus, Ga., on Saturday, 18th hist.. prepared to march i.r medi ately. J. & OWENS, feb 15 td Lieut. Camma Lag.