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DAILY TIMES, j, n. BARREV «k CO., Proprietor*. D a -’/’(Sundays excop ted; at the rate o jfo subscription received for »longer term thou \rce nu»dhs, RATES OF ADVERTISIXf*. CASUAL DAILY ADVERTISING RATK3. \dTertisomonts inserted once—s 4 por square. "SROULAB DAILY ADVRRTISINO RATKB. tfirst Week—s3 O')per square for each insertion. Second Week— s 2 00 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 Month—s2s per square. SPECIAL NOTICES! j OFFICE MED. EXAMINING BOARD, I 3d Congressional Dist. Ga. / mi IE MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD for JL the 3d Congressional District of Georgia will be at Talbotton, Talbot county, March ifi, IT and 18, Butler, Taylor county, March 20 and 21, Oglethorpe, .Macon county, March 22 and 23, Americus, Suicter county, March 24 aud 25, Georgetown, Quitman county, Jlarch 27th, Hamilton, Harris county, April 3d, Cu-seta, Chattahoochee county, April sth and 6t’n, Lumpkin, Stewart county, April 7th and Bth, Pres ten, Webster county, April 10th and lltb, Ellaville, Schley county, April 12th and 13th, Buona Vista. Marion county, April 14th and j.'-’h, for tho purpose of examining all white person? be tween the ages of 17 and 50 who have not boor, x amlncd subsequent to the Ist of April, 1804: a- > under a requirement of Paragraph VIII (General Orders No. 80, current series, all slaves impressed by authority of the act of Congress, approved February 17th, 1804. County enrolling officers are hereby notified to have each of the olaaso3 above mentioned ready for examination at the time specified. ROB’T W. PARK, Surgeon P A C S, WM* F. ABR MI AMS, Sugeon PA CB, PHIL. B. MINOR, Surgeon? A Q S. march 7, —lOt “EXTRACT.” Headquarters Post and Defencks. f Columbus, Ga*, March 6th, 1865. j Siieci.nl Order*, 1 No. 55. f Opt. G. G. Ragland, commanding C4en. Lee’s Escort, having made application for the return ot all men of his command in this neighborhood absent without leave, all such men aro hereby ordered to report to their command forthwith or be considered deseiters. * * » % # * By command of LEON VON ZINK BN. Col. Commanding Pott. S. Isidore Guillkt, A. A. A. G. mar 7 3t Headquarters Waddell’s Battery. _ ( „ Columbus, March 2d, 1865. S This city, it is supposed, is threatened by a raid of tie enemy. I have a battory, without horses, which is needed for its defence. It requires sixty-four horses. It I can obtain this number from citizens in the city and the adjoining country, both in Geor gia and Alabama, to be used only in [an emergency, I am authorized by the Post Commandant to say, that such horses will be exempted from any order of impressment. Until the emergency may arise, they will be noedod only once a week for drill. Leave all offers in this behalf at the office of Post Commandant, Enquirer office, or with me at Dr. de Graffenried’s. J. F. WADDELL. mar 3 w Maj. Art’y. OFFICIAL. Headquarters Armies of Confederate States,} February 11, 1865. j General Orders, ) No. 2. j lu entering upon the campaign about to open, tho Genernl-in-Chie' feds assured that the soldiers wlio have so lone and so nobly borne tho hardships and dangers of the war require no exhortation to respond to tho calls of honor and duty. With the liberty transmitted by their forefathers they havo Inherited the spirit to defend it. _ _ Xti© choice between war and abject submission is before them. . . , .... To such a proposal brave men, with arms m thoir hands, can havo but one answer. They cannot barter manhood lor peace, nor the right of self-goverumont for life or property. _ But justice to them requires a sterner admonition to those who havo abandoned their comrades in tne hour of peril. _ , A last opportunity is offered them to wipe out tho disgrace aud escape the punishment ot their crimes. By authority of tho President of the Confederate States, a pardon is announced to such deserters and men improperly absent as shalljreturn to the com mands to which they belong within the shortest possible time, not exceeding twenty days from the publication of this order, at the headquarters ot tho department in which they may be. Those who may be prevented by interruption of communication, may report within, the time speci fied to the nearest onrolling officer, or other officer on duty, to be forwarded as soon as practicable; and upon presenting a certificate from such officer, showing compliance with this requirement, will re ceive the pardon hereby offered. Tho a e who have deserted to tne service ortheone mv, or who have deserted after having been q*co pardoned for the same offence, and those who shall desert, or absent thomsolves without authority, af ter the publication of this order, are excluded from its beneffts. Nor does tho offer of pardon extend to other offences than desertion and absence without theTauio authority, it is also declared that no general amnesty will again be granted, and tho.e who refuse *0 accept the pardon now offered, or who shall hereafter desert or absont themselves without leave, shall suffer such punishment as the courts may impose, and no application for clemency win b Tak t Sn!e»rc!olation Jororeau'hS'en-' a«sr o\v resources, w'sely and vigorously employed, are ample, and with a brave army, sustained by a determined and united people, success, with Gods assistance, cannot 00 doubtful. The advantages of the enemy will have but little value if we do not permit them to impair our reso lution. Let us, then, oppose constancy to adversi ty. fortitude to suffering, and courage to danger, with the firm assurance that He who gave fseedom to our fathers will bless tho efforts oi t heir children tolpreserro it. R- E. LEK mar 5 fit General* All newspapers in the Confederate States are re quested to copy six times the above [General Order Ne. 2j and scud bills (with a copy of the paper) to the Richmond Enquirer for payment. A ““'“ 0F O,> KK£k T 5&- i Okmeeal Obdeks.^ No. 3. : The discioline anrl efficiency of the army nave hAnnGreatly impaired by men leaving their proper jWotltcnlu which they.had service ns injurious in its. conso ouenee« as the crime of desertion. by the articles of War exposes the offender to a similar punishment, and subjects 3 the officer receiving him to dismissal 1 declared that the provisions of General Order No. 2. of this date, troin army head regularlj tiansl or( j e / upon complying with its "conditions. or suffer the eonseeucnces attached SSStK ported to these healquait > ujediate measures Taft SSiE JSS‘if, SjggsSßSii* Richmond Eequirer lor payment. Atlanta Arsenal. HKiM Ul™bi S ?S..'M°a R S $ «k} lam now prepared to pay all claims against the "Atlanta Arsenal,” and request all I'arties holding any to present them at once as the business must Sneed; if they do not. and delay occur, in tlr. future, they alone.wul be respond ie- p , 3 Vouchers properly signed may be sent o> LxpresS for collection. H. WRIGHT, mardlw Col. Commanding Sorghum Molasses. WANTED from one to one hundred BARRELS, "‘jMJanfc mar 41w _ WAVXED! r AAA lbs. of TALLOW, for Which a liberal price D>UIH/will be pa:i. Apply to DILIiAR j) > gp7tf ‘ Major and Ck#. # : ■ ' VOL. XII.} MYERS, WATSON & CO., AUCTIOITEEBS AND Genera! Commission Merchants, At Hull &' Duck's old stand. Opposite Bank of Colurabu3, Broad Street. JfcfsT’ Personal and prompt attentioa given to all consignments. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 21, 1865. jan23 ts ROBERT A. CRAWFORD, Slave cS?oLe:*?, AND DEALER IN STOCKS, BONDS, CERTIFICATES, GOLD AND SILVER COIN, Gherrv Street, Macon, Cra., NEARLY OPPOSITE THE DAILY TELE GRAPH AND CONFEDERATE OFFICE. Ail classes of NEO-ROES usually on hand, and stock constantly replenished by experienced buyers. Cash advances to regular traders, as heretofore. Negroes also sold on Commission. My trusty Porters, Andrew and An tony, attend the Trains, fob 27 3m Rosette, Lawhon & Cos., 9FFES AT PRIVATE SALE One Copper Boiler, 8 feet long. Five or six hundred pounds Lead Pipe 8 or 10 Large Brass Bib & Stop Cocks. jen 18 ts 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 Pioviiions 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 Andirons, Club and Broad Axes. Shovels aud Spades, Trace Chainos and Plough Moulds. Orders for Castings and Machine Work promptly executed. jan 5 tl JOHN D. GRAY & CO. Stolen. DTOLEN from my residence, eight miles below u Columbus, a light BAY HORSE, about 14 hands high, with a white spot in his forehead. His prin ciple gait is a pace. A suituable reward will be paid for his recovery. W. G. WOOLFOLK feb 24 tf_ __ Wanted, UOR the State of Louisiana TEN MOULDERS. — J. Wages liberal. Transportation furnished. Ap ply to Maj. R. S. Hardaway, of this city. D. A. BLACKSHER, feb 12 ts Comissioner for Louisiana. Negroes to ifire. ?fO HIRE, ten young Negro MEN, also a good 1 Cook and Washer. Apply to Win. G. WOOLFOLK, jan 17 ts Agent. Dr. R. DIEHSTTIST, i ! Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of X Smith’s Jeweiry Store, where he can be found all hours, foe 18 6m To Printers ! TITE offer for sale a complete BOOK BINDERY, V V (except Ruling Machine,) two hand PRESSES, and about 1,000 Founds of Type Metal. nov2l-tf Change ol Schedule. AN and after Friday, Jan. ,20th, the Trains on \) the Muscogoe Railroad will run as follows : PASSENGER TRAIN : Leave Columbus 6 30 A. M. Arrive at Macon 2 50 P. M. Loavo Macon b ou A. Nl. Arrive at Columbus 3 06 P. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A. M. W. L. CLARK. lUUI' 19 ts Supt. Museoaroo R. R. Through to Moutgomery. NEW SCHEDULE. MONTSOMERY & WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY. COLU-SteUS, August 27,1364. AN and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on IJ the Montgomery and West Point Railroad wil. Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. m. Leave West Point lu <:10 a. m. Arrive at Obiutubus at 5:32 p. m. Leave Columbus a.t 5:50 a. m. Arrive at Montgomery at 3:00 p. m. Arrive at West Potr.t at 4130 p. m. Freight Train leaves Colu*irus at 8:40 am. A " ‘ D. H. CRAM, Sup’t & Eng; a*271864-tf _____ MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD. CH.4i\GE OF SIHEDILE. Girard, Via., Oct 7,1864. AN and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will 'J Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows: Passenger Train. Leave Girard at.,». I \rrive in Union Springs b w Leave Union Springs V n on a, .< Arrive in Girard at w Freight Train. Leave Girard at.. 4 *• Arrive in Girard at b -JO p. m. B. E. WELLS, aglßlf Eng. St Sup’t. Regular Line of Steamers on the Chattalioocliee River Columbus, Ga., Jan. 9th. THE Steamer;Jackson, Daniel Fry, Master, wil 1 leave Columbus,until further notice, every Sun day at',9 a. M. Returning leaves Chattahoochee every Tuesday at 2 p. m. The Steamer Indian, C. D. Fry Master, leaves Columbus every Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. re turning, leaves Chattahoochee every Thursday at The Steamer Mist. A. Fry Master, rearesCo! am bus every Friday at 9a. m. Returning leaves Chat tahooche every Sunday at i~ >f. jan 10 2m _ Owing to the increased price of Provisions, La bor and other expenses, the Steamboat? on tae Chattahoochee River have been compelled to ad vance their prices for freight and passage to the fol- Passage from* Coluiabus to Chattahoochee .....475 00 From Chattahoochee to Columbus. * IUU w Intermediate landings in proportion. Freights to any poim on Chattahoochee Riv er U* per hundred* Measurement i Ye«ht $* 25 per cubic fo ° r< Capt. H. WINGATE. Shamrock. Capt. DAN FRY, Jarkson. Capt. ABE FRY. Indian. Capt, JOHN COUvH, Mist. Capt, A. 0. BLA£KM.AP.,Muanerlvn. feb7—tf COLUMBUS, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1865. DAILY TIMES. EVENING EDITION iuesday Evening, march 7, iB6O. “Tiik Greatest and Most Fearful op all Civil Wars. ” —So at last, has the Satanic Yankee Secretary ot State, Wm. H. Seward, come to consider this insignificant “ insurrec tion, " as he called our defensive war of seces sion in 1861. It gradually rose to the dignity of a real “ rebellion”—then a serious “ war” —and now, he announces it. in a late speech before the “Christian and Sanitary Commis sion'' in Washington city, as u the greatest and mo3l fearful of all civil wars. ” He is at last 011 the right track. In a little while longor—or a great while longer, as we may be resolute, energetic and successful, on the one hand, or timerous, discordant and unsuccess ful. on the other—he will arrive at the logical conclusion, from his premises, that the best way will be for his master to make terms and let us go in peace. His “ ninety (prophetic) day3” are running their las» sands, and the contemptible little “ insurrection ” is the “ greatest and most fearful of all civil wars. ” Bravo ! The good work goes on ! From Our Richmond Correspondent. Richmond, February 18, iB6O. The outside public here, were not exactly prepared for the sudden fall of Columbia, but we have been so often in the “crisis of our fat*” that it has made but little apparent im pression. A shudder and a sigh for th* un protected women and helpless children there, and attention is turned at once to the next probable objective point. If Sherman is not checked, the great strug gle must of a necessity take place around this city. We "have no place so capahle ot defense —none at which supplies can now be gather ed with the same celerity for the support of a large army. It is believed that Thomas’s Troops, to soma extent, are joining Grant. If this be so, the first, perhaps the only battle of the next campaign, may be fought in sight of this capitol. From want of prudence, fore sight, or nerve, on tRe part of our military authorities, it is said, we lost all our money making machinery, plates, &c., at Columbia. One of the partners of the firm of Keatinge & Ball, it i3 said, remained behind with all the material for his friends the Yankees. The latest Yankee papers, received h*re> contain accounts of the great excitement iu New York, produced by the apprehended ar rival and atfaek of two ironclads, built for us in Frauce. The idea of two vessels, of any description, destroying New York, is of course farcical, and would not be entertained, save by the excitement hunters of the New York press ; but if ironclads are coming over the water at all, it is significant to us. Rumors have obtained here in knowing cir cles for more than a year past—that the Empe ror of the French, had made a persenal plegde to aid us with vessels ;at an auspicions moment. The Special Committee on Taxation have re ported bills seizing cotton and tobacco, and provi ding for a now issue of revenue bills—coupled with taxation. Don’t think they will or should pass. The negro soldier bill drags slowly along. It don’t stand the test of criticism and debate, but military evonts may induce the experi ment in a limited and well guarded form. Commissary Northrop is at liberty of returning to the investigation of the healing properties of “roots and yarbs.” His successor has been ap pointed and confirmed Gen. St. John—formerly Chief of the Nitre and Mining Bureau. Publics opinion greatly divided as to his merits and the policy of the appointment. It is unfortunate tnat some gentleman could not have been found will ing to assume the duties of the office, who .had norer seen red-tape, or served an apprenticeship in the circumlocution Bureau of Richmond. | .The whole country hereabout, land and water, is a huge torpedo, and a gentleman cannot safely indulge in the pleasures of a promenade or sail ing excursion. Last night one of our flag of truce boats was blown up on the James, killing two soldiers and two negroes. Fortunately on account of a fog delaying the Yankee steamer there were none of our roturned prisoners aboard. Geld in an unsettled condition. Prices steadily advancing. Weather spring like and seasonable VIRGINIUS. General P. J. Phillips. Editors Columbus Times: As many state ments, relative to the battle of Griswoldville, have been circulated—and some of which are derogatory to the character of Brig. General Phillips—l have taken special pains to collect all the facts connected with the affair, from the most authentic sources, and desire to lay them before the public, not for the purpose of criminating any one, butte shield the fair name of a patriotic and honest man, who has been the sufferer from many malicious tongues. It is a conceded fact, that the Georgia mili tia and State line troops suffered seriously in the fight, owing to the superior strength of the enemy and the disobedience of orders by subordinate officers, and not to drunkenness and iacompeteacy as has been charged against him. I have made diligent inquiries and have yet to find a responsible man who says that Gen. Phillips was the least intoxicated on that or any other occasion; and from a long and in ■ timate acquaintance with him. I pronounce the charge an unmitigated falsehood. On the 20th of December, there was a feint | attack upon the city of Macon by a cavalry j raid, and on the 21st it retired down the Cen tral Rail Road, tearing it up. when the mhitia and State lines, under command of Genera: PhUlip?- were sent in pursuit of them, and on the evening of the 22J they were found in po : s :,jon. behind temporary works, a short dia : lance below Griswoldville. at right angles with the Central Rail Road, when Gen. Pbil ! lips proceeded to form b : s lines, to meet them, as folioW3 Captain Anderson's battery was ordered to silence the enemy’s battery ; which was done in handsome style. General McCoy's brigade and the State lines were ordered to make the attack in front; while General Anderson's bri gade was ordered to turn the enemy's right flank ; but from some misconception of orders he faced to the right, crossed the railroad and joined McCoy's brigade in the charge. Major Cook, commanding the Augusta and Athens battalions, was ordered to turn the enemy’s left flank. This order was never attempted. Major Cook says, that while he went to And erson’s battery to confer with Gen. Phillips, “soma officer” ordered his command into the fight. Col. Mann, commanding the second brigade, was ordered to be held in reserve : I but after the action began, Col. Mann, think ing he could be of more service in the fight, ; than where he was, ordered his command for * ! ward; and hence the entire force (about 2000) j was engaged, and, finding the enemy’s lines I too strong, we were compelled to retire. In ! 3tead of a cavalry force, we were fighting a | division of infantry with a strong cavalry ! support. This fact was obtained from prisou ers recently captured, who state they were engaged iu the fight, and that their loss was I over 500, killed and wounded, which was equal to our loss. j The plan of the bailie was heartily approv ed by Gens. Hardee, Cobb and Smith, whose J sagacity and generalship no one questions, ; —and hence an impartial and discriminating i public will not fail to place all parties engag ; ed in their true light. Justice. (Special dispatch to the Enquirer.) j Marianna, Fla, March 6. —The enemy, about i twelve hundred strong, landed on East river, near ! St. Marks, on the evening of the 4th. Lieut. Col. j Scott, with two hundred men, engaged the enemy ! near Newport. After short but sharp fighting, I Cos). Scott fell back, and being reinforced, con | fronted the'euemv again, fighting till a late hour 1 last night. Troops and artillery are moving rapidly to the trout. The enemy burned Newport. Skirmishing continues to day. A large number of the enemy’s vessels are re ported at Spanish Hole, off St. Marks, this morn ing. [From the Mobile Tribune, 2d.] Meeting of the Ladies in Mobile. Night before la3t, according to public notice, there was a large meeting of the patriotic la dies of the city held at the Presbyterian Church, on Government street, It was or ganized by the selection of Mrs. Percy Walker for President, and Miss Augusta Evans for Secretary ; and was addressed in an eloquent speech by Judge J. W. Tucker. After which the following resolutions were unanimously passed: Realizing the mimiuence of the peri? that now girdles our land, and thoroughly con vinced that all the sacrifices, trials and pri vations attending Revolution, are infinitely preferable to the horrors of subjugation and social and political slavery,—be it Resolved, Ist, That we, the ladies of Mobile, do most earnestly and cordially pledge our support to the “Society of Loyal Confeder ates,” and dedicate unreservedly our energies and influenceto the raaintainance of our cause, and the achievement of National Indepen dence. Resolved, 2d, That during the continuance of the war we will discourage, by example, all extravagant and giddy festivities as not being in harmony with the general distress of the country, and as not implying a becom ing appreciation of the bereavement, grief, destitution and suffering of many thousands of our sex. Resolved, 3d, That during the same period we will discourage by our example and influ ence all expenditures of money for imported articles of dress which can be regarded only as luxuries, and not as necessities ; and that we will advise the better u3e of such means— expended either in balls or ball dresses—in relieving the destitute, and especially the fum* iiies of disabled soldiers. Resolved, 4th, That we will discourage in all practicable ways all unauthorized and improper absenteeism from the army, either on the part of enlisted soldiers, or of those citizens whose age and health make them amenable to military or other effective public services; and to tbi3 end we mutually and solemnly pledge our truth—lst, To recognize no man socially who is either a deserter, a loafer from his post of duty, or a skulker from service. 2d, To hold all such persons as marked—as of leprous soul—and as un worthy the respect of woman, whom they have rot the manhood to defend : and 3d, To disseminate these views, and as far as in us lies, to create thus a public opinion and a so cial law which we trust may endure for our generation. Resolved, sth. Without pretending to en- j ter upon political questions, we shall hold j those public men, and those conductors of the ! press, and those candidates tor public offices, as the best friends of their country , who endeav- ; or to unite their countrymen to uphold the j government, to encourage the soldiers, and to j preach the gospel of faith —of patriotic, he- 1 roio, sublime faith in the final and glorious success of a people struggling for country and home. Resolved, 6th, That we will hold him who : foments division and political strife, and who ! disheartens by teaching distrust, and him who croaks only of evil, and him who withs holds his raeane and his influence from our t cause, whatever may be his name, whatever may be his position or his intentions, as ex erting a power against his coortry. and thus i living “aid and comfort to the* foe. ° Resolved, 7th, That we beseech our coun- j trv women, of all classes and ages, especially j those who are mothers in our Confederate Isreal, to join us in the enforcement of these j principles : and let our sous and brothers— j let the world know that Southern women can j dare the responsibilities of the hour, as in- j heriting the blood and spirit of those who j suffered in old Virginia and the Carolina* in j the war 0f1776. Par.RT House, Columbus, Ga. — ln a reeent visit to the pretty little city of Columbus, we had tht pleasure of meeting'our old friend Parsons, whilom of this city, now proprietor of that popu lar resort of the travelling pubiie, the Perry House. We can assure all who may have ocea' sion to stop in Columbus that they will find in its proprietor an attentive and obliging host, anxs 1 ious to promote the comfort of his guests and to [ famish them as good fare as the market affords ; j and his charges will be as moderate as the high j prices of provisions will warrant. [Atlanta Intelligence*-. | A Brutal Murder.— Private J. J. Potts, es Captain W. E. Chambers’ Command of a detach ment, captured two deserters at Micauopy on the 9th inst.: Jas. Furgason and Hoeser were their names. They stopped during the night at the house of Jos. Furgason in Micanopy. who went to \ the enemy some time since. Mr. Potts was killed dead in "his chair, and the prisoners made thei* j escape- We are not informed who did this dark j deed.—Cotton St-i>-%. An Old Maid Makes a Young Widow.— It is generally the case that the richer nud more beautiful a young female is, the more I difficult are both her parents and herself in i the choice of a husband, and the more offers i they refuse. The one is too tall, and the. other too short—this not wealthy, that not respect able enough. Meanwhile one spring passes j after another, and year after year carries away ; leaf after leaf of the bloom of youth, and op- ! portuuity after opportunity. Miss Harriet ! Selwood was the richest heiress in her native | ! town ; but she had already completed her i twenty-seventh year and beheld almost all j . her.young friends united to men whom she i ! had, at one time or other, discarded. Harriet began to set down for mi old maid. Her pa- i rents became really uneasy, and she herself i lamented in private a position which is not a ! natural one, and to which those to whom Na ture aud Fortune have been niggard of their ' gifts are obliged to submit; but Harriet, as ; we have said, was both handsome and very : rich. i Such was the state of things, when her i uncle, a wealthy merchant in the north of England, came on a visit to her parents. He i was a jovial, lively, straightforward man, ac -1 customed to attack all difficulties boldly and i coolly. “ You see,” said her father to him one day, | “ Harriet continues single. The girl is hand some ; what she is to have for her fortune you know ; even in this scandal-loving town not a creature cau breathe an imputation against j her; and yet she is getting to be an old | maid. ” ! “ True, ” replied the uncle ; “ but look you, • brother, the great point in every affair in this world is to seize the right moment; this you have not done. It is a misfortune, but let the girl go along with me, before the end of three months I will return her to you as the wife of a man as young and wealthy a9 her self. ” Away went the neice with her uncle. On the way home, he thus addressed her : j “Mind what lam going to say. You are i no longer Miss Selwood, but Mrs. Lutnley, my niece, a young, wealthy, childless widow ; you had the misfortune to lose your husband, Colonel Lumley, after a happy union of a quar ter of a year, by a fall from a horse while hunt ing. ” “ But uncle, ” i “ Let me manage, if you please, Mrs. Lutn ley- Your father has invested tne with full powers. Here, look you, is the wedding ring given you by your late husband. Jewels, and whatever else you need, your aunt will supply you with; and accustom yourself to cast down your eyes. ” The keen vvitted uncle introduced Ills niece everywhere, and every where the young widow | excited a great sensation. The gentlemen thronged around her, and she soon lmd her choice out of twenty suitors. Her uncle ad vised her to accept the one who was deepest in love with her, and a rare chance decreed that this should be precisely the most amiable and opulent. The match was soon concluded, and one day the uncle desired to say a few words to his nephow in private. “My dear sir. ” he began, “we have told you an untruth. ” “How so? Are Mrs. Lumley’s affections V “ Nothing of the kind ; my niece is sincerely attached to you. ” “ Then her fortune, I suppose, is not equal to what you told me ? ” “ On the contrary, it is larger.” “ Well, what is the matter, then? ’’ “A joke—an innocent joke, which came into my head one day, when I waa in a good humor; we could not recall it afterwards. My niece i3 not a widow. ” “ What, is Col. Lumley living ? ” “ No, no, she is a spinster. ” The lover protested that he was happier than he had ever conceived himself; and the old maid was forthwith metamorphosed into a young wife. Judge Chase’s First Opinion.— Chase has delivered his first elaborate opinion as Chief Justice in the Supreme Court. It was on a ques tion of national importance. A few days after the taking of New Orleans the Circassian was cap*> tured by one of our vessels, while attempting to run the blockade into New Orleans under the im pression that the city was still in rebel hands. The owner of the Circassian claimed that though they had intended to run the blockade, yet New Orleans having been taken by our forces, the blockade was raised, and the voyage of their ves sel was thu3 converted into a lawful one. The Chief Justice held that the occupation of the city by our forces did not raise the blockade, and that it was not raised until the President had, by proc lamation, declared tho port again open. All the Judges concurred in the decision, excepting : Judge Nelson who gava a dissenting opinion— i Yankee Paper. The Whistle <»f <hc Locomotive. —We take great pleasure in announcing to the pub lic that, on Friday inst, 3d inst., about one o’clock in the afternoon, the shrill whistle of the steam engine announced the first arrival of a train of cars wiihin ihe corporate limits of Atlanta, since its abandonment by the en emy. To Major J. M. Hottel’s indomitable energy, the connection now made by the At lanta an J West Point Rail Road with our i Gate City, is due. The honor of making this first connection with it, belongs to that road. Our readers abroad can hardly realize the i feeling which the whistle of the engine inspi i red in our citizens. Upon hearing it, men. women and boys shouted with jov. The old, familiar and inspiring sound, was grateful to us all. Soon the other rail roads will form their connection with our city, and then, from her ashes, Phoenix like. Atlanta will rise to resume her former importance in Georgia and the South, never again, we trust, to be wrest ed from her by our savage foes. — Atlanta Int. A Northern paper estimates the overland emi gration during the past season at over 130,000 persons. The Rocky Mountain region and Pacific coast have given home?, temporary or abiding, to this vast migratory multitude, and yet so broad is the land to he peopled that the increase of popu lation is hardly felt. The main body of the emi grants have located in Colorado, Nevada, Utah, ' California, Idaho and .Vontana. Oregon, Wash ington, New Mexico and Arizona nave had com paratively saw accessions. Wrestling With Tempeb. —lt is sail that ; Rev. Robert Hall, in the earlier part of bis ministry, was easily irritated ; bu r if he iost his temper he was deeply humbled, and would acknowledge himself to blame. On one of these occasions, when a discussion bad be come warm, he suddenly closed toe debit*-; quitted his seat, and retiring to % remote part i of the room, was overheard by a lady who i was just entering, to ejaculate with deep feel ; ing. “ Lamb of God. Lamb of CTod. calm my i perturbed spirit." What kind of paper resembles a sneeze ? Tissue. Yesterday wu? a most delightful spring day. Toe i rains have subsided, and we have the promise of ! an early samaior. We notice that early vegtta ' tioa is besrinning to put forth, and the hyacinths and their kind are plentiful. All hail the pleasant > change / SIX DOLLARS l PER MONTH ;ha Tel*gr»ph k Confederate ] The Siildier to the Cmktr. ST I. G. Is thii a time, my carpuiant friend. When fo«s aro thund'ring Around, Aad aur only duty now tv defend To the last, each foot of ground— Is this a time. I earnestly a*k Our glorious worVue impede By shrinking h« patriot ? manly u.x F *r sf 'culation’* greei * '2la tiue, I know. Sis / G<n Mxed In feeling and proper! —- And as war progressed, u.' «. asr *t fixed The faster your substance Jew , And iaipiessmcnt men and conscript won, With high tyrannic capers, Have scored your same with a deapat’s f»eu On a devil's batch of papers. But still, my friend, you're alive and well, And thousands of property own: At a snug fireside with your family dwell— And yet, with a miserly moan. You grumble und growl, and sn tfle and w’a aa, The war and its leaders abuse, And are ready to step o'er the Yankee line To cure your Confederate blues .' Look at me. my friend ! for four long years I’ve trodden the warrior's track, And the whole extent es my worldly gear Is the uniform on mv back: Don’t curl your lip—l had a home. And property great as yours— . But let that pass —a soldier I'll roam Till valor our freedom secures. And from that home like beasts wore iri.-00, My children —my darling wife— But lot it pass—as God’s in Heaven. A soldier I'll be tor life ! And to listen to you aud your sordid ir?id, Lest your wealth you may not keep— 'Tis enough to stir the bones of the lead, And make the angels weep ! You may go your way—whoa the enemy comes, I can guess what you wiil do ; You'll bend tho fenae, hold np vaur thumbs, Aud join the vandal crew: And boll's whole list of black disasters, Y'ou’U then foretaste on earth— ’Midst negro peers and Yankee masters, You‘ll live to curse your birth. As for myself, I’ll hold to the strife. Where'er stern duty calls, And feel that I owe stilt more than life, Whene’er a eomerade falls : And if ever the foe shoald encamp asm -uo And ask my peaceful croth, I’ll spurn the offer Scornfully, And swear a Southron's oath : By the slaughtered dead of a thousand fields, By our legion of maimed braves. By that heroic host whom God still shields From imminent gory graves— That deaths defying and godlike band, Who thro’ battle, blood and mire, Still stand to tho fight for our Southern laad, With hearts and swords es fire. By the widow's moan—by the orphan's tear— By the shrieks of helpless maids— _ By tha burning homesteads, far and near, That mark your cowardly raids— I swear I’ll fight—if I live, I'll Sgh Your hellish hordes forever— But bend the knee or surrender the right, Never— never —never I Macon, Ga., Feb. 26, 1860. By Ellis, Livingston & to. Administrator’* Sale. ON THURSDAY, 9th March, at 11 o’oook I will sell in front of ;he auction store of Ellis, Livingston & Cos. The perishable property belonging to | the estate of L. C. Morton, dec’d. con sisting of one Bureau, Bedstead, Ward robe, Tables, Wash Stand, Chairs, Baths ing Tubs, Water Buckets, Tin and Crock* ery Ware, Fender, Shovel and Tonga, fine Gold Watch, fine Rifle, Colt’s Revol ver, Bed Clothing, Wearing Apparel, Traveling Trunks, besides many other ar ticles of value too numerous to mention. Sold by order of the Court of Ordinary of Muscogee county. E. BARNARD, feb 24 wtd $24 Adm r. FOR CHATTAHOOCHEE AND BAINBRIME. The Steamer Shamrock, H. Wingate, master, will leave for the above and intermediate laaJSag«, Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock, mar 6td Cabbage! Cabbage! J UST received—a lot of genuine Drumhead, Early Y'ork and Green House Cabbage Seed, in bulk. Also. Rut* Bajza Turnip Seed. At RAVESNCROFT Sc CO., 91 Broad Street march 7 6t ‘‘First Come, First Served.” Looli. "Well 2 I OFFER FOR SAFE FOR CONFEDERATE MONEY. I ] s t. Tice.nty-fi.ve latest es good COTTON, in good | order, scattered in small lots in the counties ol Chambers and Macon, Ala. 2d. A HOUSE: (and LOT of 10 acres, already ! deeply ploughed—ditched and manured.) toree * •»■ • ; nished rooms in a convenient locality an t good : neighborhood. j 3d. A NICE little FARM of 160 acres near Au i burn. Ala. 100 acres of open land—3o^or 4 ) acres «(m3d down in Wheat and Oats. No houses I Plenty of Wood, Water and Pasture i 4th. My HOME PLACE—consisting of the lot on which I live (40 acres; and another House ana Lot across she street. Very valuable —well located. N. B.—l will give good bargains to those who ap ply soon to me at Auburn, Ala- n feb 26, 1865—ts WM. F. SAMFQRD. An Excellent Plantation! Corn, Fodder, Pea*, Potatoes, (Sweet and frith) Plantation Tool*, St ok Hog* and Cattle, to go with it, CHEAP ! To be Sold ! Come Quick!! I'BE place is well improved. A good DWELLING with eight rooms and three store rooms m the brick basement, six 6re places, negroe houses, Gin house and Screw, all good, iD fine repair and h:z‘j cultivation. Fifty acres of promising growing Wheat! Contains 725 acres, about half in the woods. Red land. Oak and Hickory. Lies on the Loachapoka creek, four miles from Auburn and four miles from Loachapoka, in Macon county, near the line of Chambers, in a good neighborhood and not likely to be vinited by a Yankee raid. Possession immediate! Titles indisputable ! uno hundred acres already ploughed for corn. See me at Auburn, Ala. feb 28 ts WM. F. SAMFORD. For Sate. o n.\ Acres of PiaeUar l.eight miles below Auburn ZD * on the road to Society ilill. Seventy acr»s open land. Common improvements. Posses*: >n given immediately. Cheap ! feb22-tf WM. F. SAMFOP.D. Fresh Garden Seed*. THE GROWTH OF 1864. Great Collard, Late Tennessee Cabbage. Cashaw Squash, Yellow Crook-nock Summer > . Double Curled Parsley, Asparagus Kale, Cuba Tobacco, Dwarf Okra. Green Heal Lettuce, Round Spinach, Green Nutmeg Melon, The above seeds were raised by Mr. Char.c* A. Peab'viv, and are offered at wholesale and retail a* 114: BROAD STREET. mar 4 7t CITY FOUNDRY! SCGAR HILLS AND KETTLES! WE HAVE OF HAND Nus;ar t£iH* and Kettle*. holding 20, 45, 4*?. 60, B<J md 130 gallons, which wo will exchange for Provisions or any kind of country Produce, or money on very liberal term? Order* olieifvl. PORTER McIF.H ENNY k CD. ’ ... T > rs