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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 * ' V • '• ' ' ■ " 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 '- I *' ‘h.t v ibiuj..