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SPECIAL NOTICES
HISAUyUAHTERS GEORGIA RESERVE.)
fiad Military District Georgia. ' [
» Macon, Da., March 13,1365, )
General Orders <
No. 6. <
General Orders No. 5, these Headquarters are
hereby revoked, all officers and soldiers returning
to army of Virginia will report to Lieut. Gen. S. D.
Leo, Augusta, Ga.
By command of
Major Gen. HOWELL COBB.
It. J. Hallett, a. a. g.
Columbus Times and Atlanta Intelligencer
copy,
mar 15 3t
Slier in an Must *>e Whipped!
All officers and men belonging ts the 16th, 33d
and 15th Alabama Reg Meat*, now absent without
proper authority, are .her >y ordered to report to
their commands by the 24th insr.
All who do not report by that time will be arres
ted and treated a? deserters.
It. 11. ABERCROMBIE,
Lieut. Col. Commanding,
mar 15 3 1 Consolidated Regiments.
OFFICE MED. EXAMINING BOARD. \
3d Congressional Dist. Ga. j
rplIH MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD for
JL llie 3tl Congressional District of Georgia
will be at
Talbotto i, ral'oot county, March 6, 17 and IS,
Butler, Taylor county, March 20 and 21, .
Oglcthoi pe, .Vac ci cminty", March 22 and 23,1
Americas, Sumter county, March 21 and 25,
Georgetown, Quitman county, March 27th,
Hamilton, Harris county, April 3d,
Gusseti, Chattahoochee county, April sth and 6th,
Lumpliia, S .nwart count;', April 7th and 3th,
Preston, Webster count', April 10th an tilth,
Ell ivillp, Sohley county, April 12th and 13th,
Buena Vista, Marion county, April 14th and 15th,
for the purpose of examining all white persons be
tween the ages ol 17 and 50 who have not been ex
amined subsequent to the Ist oi April, 1864; also
under ;i requirement of Paragraph VIII General
Orders No. 86, current series, all slaves impressed by
authority of the act of Congress, approved February
17 th, 1864,
County enrolling officers are hereby notified to
have each of the classes above mentioned ready for
examination at the time specified.
ROB’T W. PARK, Surgeon P A C S,
\VM* F. ABRAHAMS, Sugeon P A 6’S,
PIIIL. B. MINOR, Surgeon P A C S.
march 7, —lot
ISaaiL or Columbus.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this
Lank for the election of a Board of Directors, will
take place on the first Monday in A{■ ri 1 next.
DANIEL GRIFFIN,
mar 9 td President.
SUPERIOR JAVA TOFFEE
AND
FINE NEW ORLEANS SUGAR,
For sale at J. H. MUT.FORD’S Old Stand.
m»rl43t
Book-Keeper Wanted.
AN accomplished BOOK-KEEPER and Accoun
tant, with unexceptionable reference?, can find
employment. Address Box 800, City Post Office,
mar 14 3t*
30 TOVSIROA
Bale for Casli
OR EXCHANGE FOR PRODUCE.
31-2, 4 and '% inches wide.
J. ENNIS k CO.,
mar 8 Ira Columbus, Ga.
Wanted to Purchase,
A QUANTITY of Timber within five miles of
x\ Columbu*. Wo will purchase the Land ana
Timber as the seller may prefer.
Apply at our Government Works.
mnrchlO -Tt JOHN D. GRAY k CO.
For .Sale.
Thirty TONS OF IRON, for cash or exchange
for Produce, 3%, 4or 7 inches wide.;
J. ENNIS k CO..
march 8-lm Columbus, (xu.
WAITED!
r Jinn LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price
D.tHMI wi n b , paid. DILLARD,
Bl> 7 [j * Major and Q. M.
Grind Stones,
|) fJ “*“• fr »'“ 18 Kte.
march 12 OOd
M/ULIOJS.
WANTED SIX A No. 1, MULES. 1 will pay a
liberal price for such as will suit, if shown to me
within ten days from this date. verm to
mar 5 3t JOSEPH IIANSERD.
All Excellent Plantation!
Corn, Fodder, Pens, Potatoes, (Sweet and Irish)
Plantation Tools, Stock Hogs and Cattle, to go with
it, CHEAP !
X'o be Sold! Conte Quick!!
r r uE place is well improved. A good DWELLING
1 with eight rooms and three store rooms in the
brick basement, six tiro places, negroe houses, Gin
house and Screw, all good, in fine repair and high
cultivation. Fifty acres of promising growing
Wheat! Contains 725 acres, about halt in the
woods. Red land, Oak and Hickory. Lies on the
Loachapokacreek, four miles from Auburn and tour
miles from Loachapoka, in Macon county, near the
line of Chambers, in a good neighborhood and not
likely to be visited by a Yankee raiV. , . , ,
Possession immediate 1 i‘ties lnduputab. . -
hundred acres already ploughed foi corn.
2d. A HOUSE: (and LOT ot 10 acres, already
deeply ploughed—ditched and manured) three fur
nished rooms in a convenient locality and good
neighborhood.
See ~, Auburn. Ai». SAMR)UD .
For Sale.
•jlu 1 Acres of bine Land.oight miles below Auburn
DO'' Oil the road to Society Hill. Seventy acres
open land. Common improvements. Possession
gi feb22“t“ Cdiate!y ' CheaP WM. F. SAM FORD.
CITY FOUNDRY!
SUGAR MILLS AM) KETTLES !
WE HAVE OF HAND
Sugar Hills a«d Kettles,
huldine 20 35 4b. GO. GO and 130 gallons, which we
il l exchange for Provisions or any kind ot country
ssjga or
Columbus, Jan. 20, ts
For Sale.
, FINB style single horse ROCK AAV A\ %nd liar
a s s& s
mar 9 lw
Sun copy five times. _
Notice to Defaulter*.
At i PKRSONS who have failed to make theii re
turns to the Tax Receiver for 1861. and thereby
„« • i-.-. hereby notified to come lorward
fnx causeofdefruft, and,ray their proper tax before
the first of April next, or executmn will be issued
against them f° r the Q^Q X I \ O SETTE. Clerk.
Gr O O X> s
exchanged fob boxes.
at the
(jRA\I I tt rOKV.
march 12 ts
IR O N
Exchanged for touiitrj Produce,
at the
<.KA\ r I'Ad'OBV.
march 12 tt ____ _—
pOH- SAXiES 2
» v 0 1 HORSE, WAGON and JHARNESS,
Arsuitable for or ap
good order, for sale cne.if . pciA CO.,
P ma t r°l42t N°. 114 - BMad reet *
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VOL. XII.]
DAILY TIMES.
EVENING KIHTIiIX.
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 16. 18657
•'
In the Kentucky Legislature, on the 22d, the
Senate rejected the resolution ratifying the
constitutional amendment. The vote to rati
fy unconditionally, was—yeas 11, nays 22
The vote to ratify on condition that slaves be
paid for, was—yeas 9, miy3 24. On the na
ked question of satisfaction t- e vote was—
yeas 12, nays 21, In live House the Judiciary
Committee reported against ratification, and
their report w-as male the special order for
to-day. Ratification will be refused, -of
course.
Gov. Allen, of Louisiana, expresses great
confidence in an early termination of the war.
Nevertheless, he urges the employment of
able-bodiecUslaves to assurance doub
ly sure.” They should do the labor (says tho
Governor) now imposed upon soldieis, and
be mobilized, and used to military discipline,
to be employed as an armed force whenever
necesaaiy.
The Democracy of Connecticut have re
nominated Judge Seymour for Governor, and
the whole State ticket of the last State cam
paign. L .
During the consideration of a bill before the
United States Senate, to provide a bust of
Chief Justice Taney, Sumner, Hale, Wilson
and Wade seized the occasion to vent their
fanatical spleen at the dead jurist. They op
posed the measure vehemently.
Special Correspondence Constitutionalist.
The Burning and’Sacking of Columbia,
FULL AND AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS.
Ruins of Columbia, Sunday. March sth.
Where to Login, and how—that is the ques
tion. One cannot comprehend the amount or
character of wanton destruction and uncalled
for outrages heaped.upon this once beautiful
capital without seeing its bitter fruits. The
optics of others fail in satisfaction when they
attempt to descry the points which all would
.wish to observe; and I must content myself
with a bald narration of facts, without making
a requisition upon descriptive faculties. For
here indeed the paucity and feebleness of mere
words are manifest, and none can understand
the blight which fell upon this place within a
day and night without being fa* re to witness
the sad, the deplorable, the incalculable effects.
This much, however, may be said, aud with
perfect truthfulness, that accustomed as your
correspondent has been to all manner of woe
ful sights—to the wreck of battle fields, the
miseries of field hospitals, the upheavals of
turbulent city population in more peaceful
times —never yet did such a spectacle present
itself. *
Under the calm and benignant smiles of the
vernal moon Columbia lies to-night. B*t there
is no clamor of iron tongues from steeples and
towers —no pealing of organ notes from con
secrated lofts—no melody of chorister voices
mingling with the charmed air—no sound or
sign of worship, save that which from some
smitten and stricken fireside wails forth its
pleadings to the One Merciful, and, alas! He
seems to have stayed his mercy while lifting
the chastening rod.
Through the perfect hush and silence of
this beautiful night there comes to us naught
but the indications of that paralysis
with which a busy, teeming people have been
suddenly and sorely stricken. Bare and grim
the naked walls stand, casting their fitful
shadows. The magnificent State House looms
up a solitary pile amid the wreck and desola
tion, its white marble gleaming sickly and
sorrowfully; while the beautiful evergreens,
burned and reddened by the torch of no
autumnal fire, rustle mournfully to thq sob
bing, sighing breeze.
EN ROUTE THROUGH DISASTER,.
Almost immediately after entering Lexing
ton District, we fell into the footprints of the
proletarian invader—footprints which, though
time aud industry may efface from the land,
will be forever impressed upon the hearts of
the peonle and their posterity. The army of
Sherman followed all of the main roads west
of the Congaree, and everywhere swept with
the besom of destruction. In scarcely an in
stance did they leave a house—it mattered not,
the humblest tenement of logs, or the abode
of the richest planter —all were given to the
flames. All, too, were sacked. Clothing,
furniture, table ware—everything, in fact,
which could not be stolen or carried away—
was burned. Provisions were taken, cattle
carried off, horses and mules shot down, and
the people, bereft of everything, driven into the
woods to starve, or live as they could.
We passed scores ot families upon the way
side ; from some came direct appeals for as
sistance, accompanied by terrible recitals of
wrongs endured; from others, the mute elo*
quence of hollow eyes and gaunt frames was
more impressive. Who could resist such call
for aid? Not, 1 ween, a man constituted with
the largeness and tendei ness of heart of our
friend Cohn. Os his private supplies he dis
tributed freely to these sufferers, and received
in requital a sufficiency of ”God bless you?
to render secure the salvation of any one, be
he Jew or Gentile.
COLOAIUIA BKEOHE ITS FALL.
For several days prior to the withdrawal ot
die troops from Columbia, apprehensions were
felt in the minds of the people that disaster
was to befall them. Vet this was, in a great
degree, quieted, and the inhabitants lulled into
fancied security by the inspiriting presence in
their midst of Beauregard and Hampton.—
With tAvo such men iu command, it seemed to
matter not whether there were any troops or
not: they dreamed that the tide ot \ankee
invasion would be beaten back. In truth,
they avowed that it was determined to hold
the capital of the commonwealth, eveu were it
necessary to contest the advance of the foe
street by street and house by house. Rein
forcements from Cheatham s corps'were also
reported coming to their relief, and thus the
Columbians indulged themselves in a lethargic
indisposition on the arrival of the eventful
catastrophe. , , ‘ ,
Qn Wednesday and Thursday, the loth anfl
16th of Februarv, there was considerable skir
mishing, without result, between Wheelers
cavalry and the advance of the enemy. Our
feeble lines of works were, however carried,
and a steady advance made. Wednesday night
it was determined to evacuate the city, as with
the small force at our command our leaders
found the position uutenaoie. Then ami .he c
commenced the scenes of tro»W.
which beggar description. Find w .
the dull, heavy tramp of the cavalry, as aeel
* , men through the silent tree's and
sickness of he*rt can.,, over the jieop.e ’vaen
COLUMBUS, GA., FRIDAY. MARCH 18, 1865.
they saw their defenders quitting them. Next
a lurid glare of flame illumined the city, and
a heavy column of smoke fringed the shores
of the Congaree, indicating that the bridge
was being burned.
THE SHELLING-
Thursday morning, the 16th. looking to the
westward the lines of Sherman could plainly
be descried on the opposite heights or the
Congaree. Without warning, and contrary to
the rules or civilized warfare, the batteries
were planted and the shelling of the city com
menced. Os course consternation prevailed
among the innocent non combatants, and they
fled in ail directions for places of security.—
But the quick. whizzing shells seemed to fol
low whithersoever they might flee, and fail in
all points of the place. Luckily no lives were
lost, and but little damage sustained. This
species of Yankee sport was continued during
the day, and for some hours of the night.
THE SURRENDER.
Oa Friday, Gens. Beauregard and Hampton
and Gov. Magraih, with their respective staffs,
quitted the city, and Mayor Goodwyn deter
mined upon a surrender, passive resistance
being wholly useless. Accordingly, the may
or, accompanied by two aldermen, wont out
of the city to meet the enemy, who oy this
had crossed the Congaree on the pontoon, two
miles and a half above. The advance into
the doomed precincts of Columbia was led by
an officer and four men in a carriage, bearing
that detested symbol of despotism, the gridi
ron flag of the Abolition States. Passing
through Main street, they halted in front of
Nickerson’s Hotel, and when in the act of rais
ing the flag, were fired upon by a cavalryman,
the ball passing through the miserable rag.
The Yankees immediately returned the fire,
but the gallant horseman escaped unharmed.
Another flag was afterwards unfurled upon
the oid State House.
THE GRAND ENTRY.
Immediately after the surrender, in flocked
the Northern legions. To the fifteenth army
corps, Maj. Gen. John A. Logan commanding,
was delegated the duty of guarding the city
and protecting the citizens. How well this
body oi men fulfilled their mission, let the
world know. In their own army they have
the reputation of being a set of 'marauders
and pillagers, and admirably did taay sustain
the renown they have won as the most con
summate of Yankee thieves and poltroons
Gen. Sherman and staff left the grand cav
alcade, and rode through the principal streets,
eyeing with curiosity and envy the manifesta
tions of wealth and domestic comfort that
everywhere abounded. Shermat; is described
to us as a tall, athletic, rawboned man, with
no particular beauty of physiognomy. He
was dressed in plain blue, without ornament
ation, or even any insignia of rank. Cold,
calm and calculating, his blueish grey eyes
sparkled only when he glanced at the thou
sands of houses he had given up to despoil
ment under his order of license for 36 hours,
His staff were, however, most sumptuously
clad, and the gold lace with which their
“cerulean” clothes were embossed would
have put to shame even the “chicken entrails”
which flame under the guise of Hungarian
knots upon the sleeves of eur Confederate of
ficers. Sherman established his headquarters
at the house of Blanton Duncan, a man we
are loth to say is a Kentuckian, whose whole
career in this revolution has been one system
atized scheme of personal aggrandizement,
petty meanness, pillage and rascality: and
who having fattened off the Confederate crib,
has goDe to Europe to spend his ill gotten
gains.
THE SACKING.
Immediately alter the order to stack arms,
the Yankees showered through the streets. —
They left no tenement unvisited : they inva
ded the sanctity of ladies’ chambers; they
robbed indiscrimina‘ely ; they were rude, sav
age and boisterous. “What do you think of
the Yankees now?” was their common expres
sion. Gentlemen were-meton the side-walk,
“What is the time of day?” is the first query,
and then a snatch at the gold chronometer,—
This continued for hours, neither-age nor sex
nor color was respected. Jewelry was taken,
ladies’ clothing stolen or destroyed; plate
made way with, fine liquors guzzled, provis
ions poured into the streets; everything done,
in fact, that could terrify and dishearten the
people. No one was safe from those encroach
ments. According to Sherman’s order,.“thir
ty six hours” was granted to pillager*, aad
right well did they avail themselves of the
privilege.
THE BURRING.
During Friday several fires occurred, which
were speedily extinguished, the cotton in the
streets being also consumed. But afterwards,
when attempts were made to stay the progress
of the flames, the hose w?re cut, and the en
gines rendered powerless. It was not appar
ent, however, that the- enemy intended destroy
ing the city by fire until late in the afternoon,
when they burned the residence of Hon. Geo.
A. Trenhoim, Secretary of the Treasury, Gen.
Wade Hampton, and William Wallace. After
nightfall fires broke out in various sections of
the city, and soon the flames were seen as
sending from ail quarters. To escape with
property was a Vain attempt. AVherever one
went the angry, element followed. All was
chaos and confusion. Everything was given
up to the great devoured and no one seemed
concerned about saving aught but himself and
household. The wind blew furiously, and the
mad, lurid flames lashed each other from
street to street, the tumult of the conflagra
tion sounding as the deep, abysmal roar of
the ocean upon a much* fretted iron-grit
coast.
Thus a greater pan of the city fell a prey
to the fire—thus were robbed and beggared
hundreds and' thousands—thus were happy
families reduced by a sudden blow to the or
phanage of want and poverty, and. thus a
slightly city became a waste of smouldering
ruins.
AVhere the fire originated it would be im
possible to state. It burst fotgh with violence
in all sections at the same time. Yankee sol
diers with band grenades, bails of phosphorus
and other combustibles visited all parts o: the
place and fired it indiscriminately. Such wick
ed, malicious exhibitions of diabolism were
never before witnessed on this continent. —
Attila, in truth, was never so wanton. Nor
were the hordes of Goth3 so ruthless as the
Illinoisians and lowans and Ohioians of Lo
gan.
The whole of Main street was burned; but
one house remaining. To show the extent of
the fire, we may remark that it followed the
course of Main street from north to south, ex
tending one square to the AA est. and as tar as
Bull street to the east. Here and there may
be found isolated houses that by some chance
were saved j but the fire-fien i spared but little.
But I sicken* and tire ot this recapitu.ation
of calamity upon calamity. By to-morrow’s
sunlight let me hope to continue this record of
disasters, which, like the evil omen of Poe’s
Raven, “following fast and taster,' have whel
med a whole community in grief and poverty.
In order to preserve the narrative of history,
'it mav be best to state that trie danitees
mained in Columbia until Monday, the last an
1 the delectable blue coats quitting on that --f
--: teinoon. when there w as an instant elation ot
spirits, and a determination that ftUUMAX
j should be written over the black and smoui
i dering nuns c 1 the piate.
Ss Ds Kav.
Debate oa Reconstruction ia the Yankee
'Congress,
Oa the 22i of February the following debate
occurred in the Federal House of Representatives,
It is interesting'to all, and especially to those who
suppose that Lincoln or tee Radiea’s who now
control the Northern Government could be induced
tn give us any other peace than that of submis
sion, subjugation, and degradation.
WHEN RE3EL STATES SHALL 33 REPRESENTED IN
CONGRESS.
Mr. Wilson, (Rep.) o? lowa, from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, reported a bill providing that
neither cbe people nor the Legislature or any State
declared ia insurrection by the proclamation dated
August 18, 1861. shall hereafter elect Senators
and Representatives to the Congress of the United
States until the President has declared by procia
(nation that armed hostilities within such Stats
have ceased; nor until the people o: such State
have adopted a republican Government act repug
nant to the constitution and laws, and not until by
a taw of Congress such State is entitled to repre
sentation in Congress.
Mr. Wilson said the principle on which the bill
rested was that provision of the constitution which
authorized Congress to prescribe the times and
manner of holding elections for Senators and Re
presentatives.
Mr. Mallory, (Opposition of Kentucky, saw no
propriety in enacting reconstruction laws, as in his
opinion the secession ordnance did not carry States
out of the Union. The measure under considera
tion restricted tho rights of the people and pla
ced their action under the control of the Presi
dent. *
J/r. Kernan, (Opposition) of New York, denied
that under the clause of the constitution quoted by
the gentleman they could pass Jfais bill. That
provision did not give Congress tie power to pro
hibit elections under any regulations. If to-mor
row Georgia should disavow the ordinance of se
cession aud send representatives here would any
Union man say they should not be admitted? We
should deal with each State as its case was pro
sented, and lay down no general rUle3 in relation
to the admission of representatives; but judge as
to the fact whether such representatives came from
loyal constituents.
Mr. Pomeroy, (Rep.) of New York, said the bill
fixed no time for holding elections, but that cer
tain things should occur before an election is held.
He believed that all the constituents of the rebel
States had been subverted, and that new life must
be breathed into them by the same instrumentality
by which they were overthrown. He desired to
see anew state of things; and this would come
when slavery was wiped away from them. The
initiative of taa reconstruction of the States was
with, the people thereof, and not with Congress,
When members presented themselves here, gentle
men would be called upon to decide to their qual
ifications.
Mr. Cox, (Opposition) of Ohio, gave his reasons
for opposing the bill. It was a prohibition against
elections being held.
Mr. Higby, (Rep.) of California, said that with
out an act of Coagress to the contrary the House
would be obliged to readmit the same number
of members from the South as came hither pre
vious to the rebellion. To this ha was not dis
posed td assent.
Mr. Wilson answered the objections which- had
been made to the bill. Tile object was to fix the
conditions of election by law and act on the ad
mission of representatives when they shiuld pre
sent themselves. He said he would never vote to
recognize the Government of any State unless on
the condition that African slavery is forever
prohibited. The perjured traitors in South
Carolina, for instance, are subject to our jurisdic
tion, although they have destroyed their local
government.
Mr. Ashley, (Rep.) of Ohio, submitted a substi
tute for the bill, similar to the reconstruction bill
laid on the table yesterday. He said it would se
cure the civil rights of every man who had served
in tbs military and naval service, and give him
the right to vote for delegates for State Conven
tions proposed, and whether he would accept the
constitution when formed.
Mr. Cox understood that personalty his coR
league was in favor 0? the negro ; but as a com
mitteeman he was in favor of the white man ; say
ing, in effect, if he could not gat the negro he would
take the white man.
Mr. Blair, [Rep.J of W. Virginia, moved that
the whole subject be laid upon the table; and thi3
was agreed to by a vote of 79 against 65.
Important Resolutions of the Georgia
Legislature,
The following important resolutions have passed
both Houses of the Legislature and been approved
by the Governor. AVe are informed that they
passed the House unanimously :
The General Assembly of the State of Georgia
do resolve:
Ist. That subordination of the military to the
civil power, in all places where the authority of
the civil law is not displaced by the presence or
vicinity of the public enemy, is a fundamental
principle of civil liberty.
2d. That commandants of posts and provost
marshals, exercising authority outside of the
army line, over citizens unconnected with the ar
my, are officers unknown to the Constitution and
laws of the Confederate States ; and that these
illegitimate officers, while serving as a refuge
from military service to a large-class of at
taches and supporting forces, are a grievous
vexation to citizens in pursuit of their lawful busi
ness, and are rendered unnecessary, from the fact
that the functions pert'yrmei by these.persons be
long to the Enrolling officers, whose appointment
and duties are prescribed by law.
3d, That the action of Lieutenant General Rich
ard Taylor, in abolishing these illegal and obnox
ious offices within his military district, meets our
cordial approval,"and commends itself to the imi
tation of *ll our military authorities.
4th, That ills Excellency the Governor is re
quested to send a copy 0? these resolutions to the
commanding General of thi3 military district, to
the Secretary of AA’ar. and to the President of the
Confederate States.
. Thus. Hardeman, Jr.,
Speaker House of Representatives,
L. Carrington,
Clerk House Representatives.
A. R. -Wright,
. President of Senate.
L. K. Kenan, - j
- Secretary of Senate.
Approved, March 9. 1365
Joseph E. Brown,
Governor.
Northern Items,
A AVashing?on dispatch of the 2bd ult., says: The
Government has reliable advices to-day, that the
pira'e ram Ofindo had put into Corunira for repairs
which, there is occasion to believe, she will not be
allowed to receive, and without which she will not
be dangerous to any port this side of the Atlantic.
Gen. Palmer, commanding in Kentucky, announ
ces his policy, will in no material degree, differ from
that pursued by Gen. Burbridge, the enlistment of
negroes to be vigorously prosecuted, no State troops
to be enlisted or allowed within the State.
Anew gallows has been erected in Grat at Prison
vard, St. Louis. This is to obviate the necersity of
carrying out military executions in the jail yard
Ihe business of hanging is reported to be vigorously
prosecuted.
Mrs. M. J. Carroll, who re fide* sear Memphis,
wa- recently arrested an . imprisoned in the Irwing
block by tha military authorities. For what cau«e
is not stated.
Louis Napoleon is said to charge, through his
journals, that the false story of the cession, of the
Sonora district to France was a malicious scheme of
the English press to excite -he people of t .e 1 nitei
States to hostility against Maximilian,
♦ *
StkaM3oxt Explosion on the Texnesske.—The
stearnwheei steamer Eclipse, in government service,
while lying at Johnsonville, on the Tennessee river,
recently exploded ne of her boilers, in-tantly kitie-i
twenty seven soldiers, including the clerx. ni se
riously sealiias seventy-eight others, ‘he majority
of wh on, it is thought will die from injuries received
by the explosion. The sufferers w mostly sol
diers belonging to the 9th Indiana Battery,en route
for Indianai»o!is. lait-no, to oe mustered out, their
term ot service oav.ai expired, fae bit ery num
bered sixty-five no on oi boari. only seventeen of
whom escaped. A .‘oge' ler there ware one hundred
ands xty sou’s on board. The wr*-ic immediately
took s'e.
Fire and Loss of Life.
AN ENTIRE FAMILY BURNED TO DKAIH.
We have to record one of the most calamit
ous fires which has ever.occurred in Rich
mond. This morning, about 1 o'clock, flames
were discovered issuing from the windows of
the rea? addition to the brick building on Main
street. (No. LTj the main ttoor of which was
occupied by Mr. S. L: Kutzler. as a variety
StOlc.
i The alarm brought a number of persons to
the spot, many of whom rendered such assist
ance as they could, until the arrival of the fire
men. out the flames spread so rapidly that be
fore the firemen got fairly to work, the upper
part ot the main building and the stairway
leading tnereto were enveloped in fire and
smoke.
The flames communicated to the roof of the
: oufiding on the west, occupied by Mr. Joseph
Knotts, destroying the' rear garret. The build
| mg a:so sustained some damage from the
water thrown into it. The fire in No. 117
was extinguished before the second floor was
burnt. The building on the east, (No. 115)
! separated by an alley, and occupied by Messrs
Peyton, Johston & Bro., was not damaged.
The deplorable part of this record is now to
be given. The third story of No. 117 was oc
cupied by Mr. Joseph Stebbins and family,
consisting or his wife, Mrs. Mary Stebbins,
their daughter, Laura, aged 19, and sons,
Henry and Arthur, aged respectively 10 and 8
years.
The silliness which prevailed about the
premises for some time after the discovery of
the fire induced those earliest on the spot to
believe that the building was unoccupied, aud
consequently no efforts were made to rescue
Mr. Stebbins and his family until, perhaps, it
was too late to do sc. Captain Hayward, we
learn, made an effort to get a ladder to the
window of the chamber, but was ordered to
desist, it i3 said, by the Fire Brigade, who do
not allow any interference with their opera
tions. Another statement is that mattresses
were placed upon the sidewalk, and Mr.flSteb
bins, who appeared at the window, Vas en
treated to jump dovyn or to save his family in
this way. but it is believed he shrank front
availing himself of this perilous method of
avoiding the more horrible fate which threat
ened him, and he held most dear.
The room was now filled with stifling smoke,
and there can be rio doubt that the entire fam
ily, were, in a short time, overpowered and
suffocated.
Their fate was, however, not ascertained
until this morning. \ arious statements were
afloat among the crowd viewing the ruins,
borne declared that Miss Laura Stebbins bad
escaped, and there seemed to be some ground
of hope that other members of the family
were also safe, but all aijxiety and uncertainty
were soon removed, by the discovery among
the debris on the half-burnt third floor, of five
charred corpses, almost as
the remains of human boings. A large crowd
had assembled to view the ruins and to learn
the result of the search. The presumption i3,
as stated, that the unfortunate victims of this
calamity were suffocated, and that their bodies
were afterwards burnt to a crisp by the flames
and heat.
Mr. Stebbins wa3 well known in tki3 com
munity. He was formerly associated with his
brother, Mr. Charles Stebbins, in the crockery
business, but for some years prior to the war
was connected with Mr. 0. B. Taylor, who
conducted a similar business in the store oc
cupied by Mr. Hutzler. Since the war. he has
been identified with Dennis’ dying establish
ment. and had an office in which the business
of the concern was conducted, in the rear of
his residence. The fire originated in this of
fice, and is believed to have proceeded from
the stove used for heating the room.
Mr. Hutzler’a family were asleep in the rear
of the store when the fire broke out. Mrs. H.
was awakened by tho crackling of the flames,
and aroused her husband, who ran to the
street and gave the alarm. He also called up
stairs to Mr. Stebbins, and Mrs. Hutzler states
that Mr. Stebbins made his appearance at the
foot ot the stairs, near the back door, opening
into the alley before mentioned. In the ex
citement of the moment she may have mista
ken someone else for Mr. Stebbins, although
it was reported that others had also seen him
and his daughter in the street.
Mr. Iltilzler lost all of his furniture. His
stock of goods was ruined by water, and much
of it was stolen. His loss will not fall short
of $30,000. No insurance.—[ Richmond Whig,
22 d uit.
Thr«e Federal iron-elad vessels are now stationed
'at the mouth ot lied river, to Irusirate any attempt
at a raid down that stream and the Mississippi which
' the Confederates may design, making.
By Ellis, Livingston «fc €o.,
OX SATURDAY, 18th inst., at II o'clock
we will sell in front of our store,
2 bbls. Choice Vinegar.
°
2 boxes X. O, Sugar,
Lot Fine Clothing,
Lot Sole Leather.
Lot Feathers.
1 Show Case.
I Large Sole Leather Trunk
1 Howe’s Sewing Machine.
Lot Furniture, etc., etc.
mar 16 $27
By Ellis, Livingston & t o
ON SATURDAY, 18111 March, at 11 o’clock,
we will sell in front of our store,
A Good Cook, Washer and Ironer, 21
years old, and a first rate House servant
and her 2 Children, 2 and 3 years old,
aad sold for no fault, sound and healty.
mar 10 81%
By Ellis, Livingston & €o.
ON SATURDAY 18th March, at 11 o'clock,
we will 3ell in front of our Store,
One Twelfth of the Store and Ground,
occupied at present by Capt. Graybil! as
Commissary Store House, on Broad street.
ALSO —
A Young Likely House Servant an-d
her three Children,
mar 16 818
Notice !
'J HERE being another person of the same rurna** a*
* myself (excepting the middle name) engaged in
business in this cuj, aad as j consequence ur *-u
--siness becomes contused. I will be obliged it par
Rock Island Paper Mills Company.
m:ir IS lw __
LOST.
\ street, between Mrs. Acea’s and
‘Crawford street, u P ir| !e Corded Calico BpN
NET. with one String off. The filler wi . ne o.ocr
alij reworded by •*-» v at ; t o* t'o.s #<fi *e
mu- Ml-
f SIX DOLLARS
l PER HOXTII
TELEGRAi iuv,
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in the rear
r<->3. by J. S. Thrasher, in* the Clerk’s office of
tho District Court of the Confederate ikata-' tor
the Northern District of Georgia.
FROM RICHMOND. V.
GEN. BRAGG DEFEATS THE ENEMY.
NORTHERN ACCOUNTS.
CONGRESSIONAL. 4c.
Richmond. March 9ih.—The following was
.received this afternoon, dated, Headquarters
Confederate Armies. March KTh:
To Hon. J. C. Breckinridge, Sec. of War:
General Bragg repqrts that he attacked the
enemy yesterday four miles in front of Kins
ton, and drove him from his position. He
disputed the ground obstinately, and took up
a position three miles from his first. We cap
tured three pieces of artillery and 1500 pris
oners. The number of the enemy’s dead an i
wounded left on the field is large. Our loss
is comparatively small. The troops behaved
most handsomely. Maj Gen’s Hill and Hoke
behaved with their accustomed gallantry.
(ISigned) R. E. LEE.
General-in-Chief.
Richmond. March 9th'.--A large quantity of
manufactured Tobacco, recently sent to the
vicinity of Fredericksburg, was captured and
destroyed by a party of Yankees from the
gunboats in the Rappahannock.
Augusta, March- 15.-%-Information has been
received, at this post, that a very heavy skir
mish occurred between the enemy's left and
out* forces, during the march of the Yankees
from Cheraw to Fayetteville, on the 10th.—
We succeeded in capturing 600 prisoners and
recovered a large number of our men who
had been captured at various times by the en
emy while en route through Carolina. They
arrived in Charlotte on the 12th.
During the heavy skirmishing which occur
red on the Bth and 9th in the vicinity of Che
raw, amounting almost to afliattle, the enemy
suffered severely ; but was not prevented from
crossing the Pedee and moving towards Fay
etteville.
The latest accounts' from our forces on the
.line northeast of Fayetteville, are, that they
were gradually Shoving, and continually skir
mishing, towards Smithfield and Goldsboro.
Parties arriving from North Carolina report
that there is a decided improvement in the
tone and spirit of the army and public mind
since the appointment of Gen. Johnston to
command.
The Southern Express Company has arrived
with a letter mail, with dates to the 4th inst.,
through from Richmond.
Col. J. S. Thrasher, who has just arrived
from Richmond, reports that the confidence
of the people is strong and everything is be
coming more hopeful.
The exchange of prisoners is going on ac
tively at Richmond. Our men are ariving at
the rate of 1000 daily, and are in fine spirits
and earnest for the prosecution of the war.
Richmond, March 9. —Tbe t Senate rejected
the House bill which provided for the payment
of horses lost or killed in the service of tho
Confederate States.
Senator Wigfall submitted the following,
which was agreed to :
Resolved, by the Congress of the Confeder
ate States, That the thanks of the Congress
and of the country are due to General Wade
Hampton for his letter of February 27th, ad
dressed to General Sherman, and that, in the
opinion of Congress, the Executive Depart
ment should sustainfieneral Hampton in car
rying out the policy indicated in his letter.
The House passed the Senate bill fixing the
commencement of the next regular session of
Congress, with an amendment striking out
November and inserting October.
! In the Senate, the House amendment aa
! thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
borrow specie, to be applied to the reduction
of the currency, was agreed to.
The amendment in regard to the destruction
of property under military necessity, was re
! jected.
In the House, the Senate amendment tc the
biil putting negroes in the army, was concur
red in—yeas 40, nays 26.
Augusta, 15.—The Constitutionalist has
special advices from Savannah, dated March
10th, which says that a Yankee special order
has been published by which persons are for->
bidden taking or in any manner conniving at
the taking of any letters, newspapers or any
other communication whatever out side 0? the
lines, by command of Major Gen. Grcver. .
Yankee reports from Hilton Head to March
10th state that the Steamer Arago had arrived
there with Northern dates to the Oth. Geri
Early and 800 cavalry were reported captured
near Charlottsville, Va., by Sheridfh.
At ihe time of the Arago’s departure, no news
bod been received of any great battle betweri
Sherman and Beauregard.
The most intense anxiety prevailed- u the
North to hear of Sherman’s whereabouts and
p* ogress.
The Savannah Republican editorially say j tha-
French journals begin to give signs of war, and in
political circles such a possibility is name freely
discussed than hitherto.
From Ship Island.—Commodore J. E. Mont
gomery arrived here a few days ago from Mu -.
bile, having beeu one of our exchanged pris
oners who recently arrived there from Ship
Island. It will be remembered that he was
captured last Fall while attempting to cross
the Mississippi river on his way to Texas. Ir,
publishing this fact, we are informed that we
gave currency to reports, current here at the
time, which did great injustice to him as »
citizen and officer of the Confederate States.
We learn that he was betrayed into the bands
of the enems by a discharged Confederate
soldier, the driver of an ambulance in bis
train, in which a gemleman and his wife wore
traveling. The rascal stole the lad,**. .rpaf
bag ct-ntainin» her jewelry and ofS
bles. and manng his way to a Yankee gun
boat, put the Yankees o;i the alert, and they
pounced down pn the commodore and his par
ty one night and captured them. So far from
the commodore having surrendered to his bro
ther, he has no brother in the Yankee service.
He was going to Texas, with the expectation
of going thence to Europe, not only with rho
sanction of the Confederate Government, ou:
under its express orders.
He gives a terrible account of the sufferings
and indignities to which Confederate piisoj
er~ were subjected- at Ship Island. They we e
fed on quarter rations, and no attention w»?
paid to their physical comfort. Tbeir negro
guards were incessantly carsing them, 'aat
use 1 to double-quick the privates ameng the
prisoners six miles a day after wood and baok
nitaii Three of them were shot by the asg
roe? W'.ile he was thcr**, without an . ruovoca
* ion — [Montgomery Adt.. 15? A.' * \
A New York telegram says that furry thousand
per? ;nr wfcoye •name-: had been enrolled \>r the
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