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■—■ ■'— ■ KB—— rn I■■ll■'l ■I9II M lIMH ■m■,| M „II ‘ —J Jtj LUCIUS c. BRYAN, Editor & Proprietor. vol. y. (Tljc .Souiimu CLntciuris-e O O A— —■ Thomasville Georgia WKDXKMDAY, \OVR. N. I n(>s. is fcjU INSCRIPTION TI•'.IIMS. The ‘‘SoI’THtUS i.STKBi'K! - h %and weekly at Folk Doli.aes per annum, fetlictly is APVA.NCK. ADVLItTISI NCt TKUMS. Advebtiskmf.sts will bo insert cl tor one Mortar per square of twelve En s or fcr each insertion. From tins rn'cadis count of TWENTY-: .VF. per cent will be ma ,c tor advertisements .'.sorted tor tb.ee inoHll.s or under six menfbs, nm fifty pet* eent for twelve ntomlis cr mere. All an- Tcriiscments sent to the o.bcc must be marked widt the mimber ol msvrL .r.s • e red or the period to oe 1 f- T .• be very instauce aceotopauiea ■’ 1 ‘ \ required for payment. Marriages ni.u deaths will hereafter be eharged lot t.s ad verliecmenta. tip eml or c ‘ .“ will be published nud charged at uouuie.n.e above rates. Lay in n's m.ust be m.iu in current funds, Kemi-tancrs may uc made by Express at our risk All oihcn must be at the n-k of those “-King the saute.*ubscri t rs a i.nes Will oe drop.-U from the list a. the end of the term U,r which the subscription has been pat , a.i le'ss renewed. All c, it boaddrt Ito 1 ‘ 1 pn9€ f 7 illc (i* - y •• ■ I(LM t. : • - All net's >n* dtaving cc Use Legal’ Sales, N . “ . polled In law to c.n-piy Yalt the : , rules: ... - r Guar* ’ . * All ialcsof -Land •*’ ‘ • ecutors or- Guat law to he hold on the first Thesdtty it the month, between the hours of ten • u’cioek in the forenj n, and thret • the afternoon, at the Chuit ltou.-e in I . County iu whi. h the property i- vitimte Notices of these ales m.u-i be gum n. n public Gazette Forty Days i uvipus to • Ihc day of # sale. ; Mill;- of Person'll Pr !'*'*> Notices of tiro sale of I’eraoi al tV- i ‘ • ’ must be given at Uast iVu Days pievi ous to the day'o! sale. ! j Mebtom un<* € < < litcrs t Notices to Debtors and Creditors ot all cs fate must be pu lishcd Forty Days. ( curt of Ordinary ianre to S-. J 5: Notice that a[plieation ni l to’ made to ti> the Court ot Ordinary for leave to sel. Lands, must be published weekly (or Two Months. Alm in Ist ration •-> i-iiar.lsunsS;:, i Citations for Letters ot Adminisiranon must he published Thirty Days; (ot Dismission fn ni Adiuiuistfat.ou, itiautli ly for Bix Months. I'orfcloKiirc .* -* : Rules for Foret Insure of Mortgage must he published monthly air loin ..toiitos. lUlabJi.hins -.-*• S'tii.cru : N dices for estahll-hing Dost i'a.j-rs n-ttst lx- published for the full term of T..i ■* Aloaths. jjrJJ?. I'uMtcrttiotts will nlways he Ce tinned according to the above rules, un less otherwise ordered. L C- LEY AN, attoiiney at law. TIIOTIA stV ■l. I.E. GA* z:. o. iuxoSii>, RESIDENT DENTIST TIICMASVILLE, GA. VfTllX be found at the old sutud occupied ly him ior v tin last ten Years Aug 23-5 m IIALSKV. W.iT."OS 1-. IS*. Jtli|cic §nc ii) FINE FAMILY groceries, •iTT' r TANARUS Tr">T Tjpi'O C* S’ ’"t t- < „ ?\J ,v >, C ‘f. - j V^>vV.‘o Persons wishing good bargain; can b accomodated :it ti e LO I VEST MA RKE Ti 121 CE Savannah, G* August 30, IS'A. ft Dr. W.E. DeWitt KEEP constantly iii store and tor sale a well selected stock of MEDICINES and all other tirticks usually kept iu drag store July 5, ISOo. ts F. W. SIMS & CO., FACTORS AND giii, commission mm. BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, Ga. DEALERS IX rlcrclinu<ti*o. Produce. Timber (.um ber nml, Cotton. Consignments are respectfully solicited ands will receive strict attention, and the Forwarding Business carefully anu pronapt * ly done, Oct-13 -5t > T otk*e. SIXTY days after date I shall apply to the Court of BrooKs county, for leave to sell thejreal estate of Joseph Yates deceased. Oct26od JONAH YATES. Adijar- TO THE iEPTTIOrjAXO ! I am pi epared to 111 mill 4LL GOODS COXSJG.\Si TO ! ME and SHIP to anv partv in AVAMTisTA ¥T * As there nre two or three boats running fi < if! this ; !a<-e to Sitvnumdi, wlaVli will eiuiblo O t-> g” forward with dispatch. J’ JAMES DILLON. TLa-tor Town. Aug.. 2-L 1865. • Aug 3flif NOTICE.” _ I.IQTOK.M XOl.ft to Colored Per. FN sous, either in tlTe Front or Re,,rof the “(H U HOUSE” VOORHEES & GARRISON. con|)i|is,.sioi) hlelcii^fis, NO. 7.1 WILLIAM STREET -rormc. and V‘ EER their services to tin- ph-mfers. nier vT chant.- and eottou it, • Dl.- 1 > ot Ge.or^pa ) and rcfei* by special perinission to id:win Ali u:dek, Savanna.. C.n Nation w. Dank “ “ E. A. Wilcox, Maeon, f ia. D Davidson, Augusta, Ga. E. Ki minuton &, Son, ThonSisv'Jle, Ga. C. L. IvoltiNsoN, Jacksonville’.Fla” C. K. Garb iso.v. William St., N Y (>i;kan Xvi ion u. l : i , New York. M Ktu ;l 1 - EkCM >N’ i> \i ion \i. 11k. n Y Ally hiisincss'eiitri:.- led to us will meet with ;■ roll:; 1 and careful attention. S lit lh ‘hu 11VW ftAftTlQ •"j. ’ ED HAVE just i f*l ■ •• : ’ n . • of If . * Aiii im iwnjtn #:•: w Our Stock consists of the latest Gyles cf LADIES MESS GOODS’ •< f add DEsenirri< ns, LAI'IE'S Xjs .A. £5 AND SII WL S , A riNE LOT OF T. (t I I* T-l" : ZJ A rp s2 ji_t —l■- ■ k-t J. .i. JL k} x - li ive ;Oso_a cumpl-.-fc assort merit of Rea<!v jfado Clothing,- O’ 11’ % 18 D Dill AND s2s 3HC O ‘Ms m, 0 smestic mnm Delias Georgia made rSey 3SNABUF.G3’ AND JEANS. Aliicdt we are able to otter at if o.mi vt infill, Hcfore buying elsewhere you will do well ia call and examine our slock. 1 KUDUS I! EX £ LT.O. Oct 25-(T:r.o Candy, Gandy. / J v FUST EEUEiYED FROM NEW YORK, *J a supply et Sundries, among which are th following : OYSTERS IN CANS, LOBSTERS do do SARDINES TICKLES ALMONDS BRAZIL NUT COG OICuT®, -.c , , V .G -A - ; v> .. T aisens, CHEESE, CRACKERS, COFFEE, yeast powder SODA. VINEGAR. MACKEREL, SEGARS. SMOKING TOBACCO, RAIL ROAD. SCOTCH, MACCABOY SNUFF. Liemon i^yrup. Candy of my own ‘manufacture, at Mil Sill 418 RETAIL AT THE OLD STAND OF JOin STARK. Aug SO-ts ALE AND PORTER /* DOZEN of Ale and Forter in pint OvLndhalf pint bottles, just received and for sale by JOHN STARK. Sept. 20-ts. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1865. For (hr Kn/erprise. TKE OL TV OF AM. TOBK BEAU j TIFII.. Acs, it is not only the privilege, but it is the bonnden duty of every person in the v orl J to be boauti tl. A strange tlietne wo say, ar.d one scarce !y comprehensible. But du wc say truly ? Let us devote sonic of the time usually allotted to universally ac knowledge 1 duties, to the* investiga • tion of th:s subject, and perchance wo may change our opinions. To tins end let us firs! inquire what j is duty t To use a common p.lace definition it is whatever ought to be done, as for esamtift, to di vine and civil law. It is au obliga tion or debt. Obedience to parents is a duty or debt wc owe them, which • dtould undoubtedly be liqnldaied. Doubtless all ase agreed as to the meaning of the term duty. Now to the proposition : beauty a duty, nay it is a part ot the chief duty of man. Hero* we arc ready to exclaim again, a strange proposition ! “Truth is of ten stranger than fiction,’’but the rea son wc imagine this to he strange is bcoausc wc’ have : ot pc rformed anoth er duty, that is examined tho'subjeet. ‘A hit . says a pug nosed, cat-eyed specimen of the genus homo, is it my be beautiful? II 1 ! Ua ! Croaks u slinveiled old crone,• who c bleared eyes and yellow snags remind ■ •neof’ the witches* of Macbeth : the idea of m< ever becoming beautiful ! And here the feeurved tasks gleam again,.and the Jeat: ery throat cackles hunrse.y. , diy duty to he beautifu ! ejaculates a hyena-headed,’ hunch. bttcktd dwarf. Mine? demands a sooty priestess’ of Obe'ah, whose aj> pcaiancc has become goblin -like f,om long pcrf'uiman e of Fetish rites rind ceremonies. Stuff! says the stoop ing miser, as with skinny fingers he crimps his god'; th re is nothing bcau tiful hat gold. Nonsense ! says the black-leg, as with sinister eye lie leers fr mln neifth his slouched hat. Wish I.could believe it, exclaims a cou-ntry swain, contrasting his own broad bro-- gans, ill-fitting suit and uncouth, man ners, with the elegant and fashionable attire, and city• bred airs of the polish-’ cd ft p, wh se appearance seems to ab<= sorb the who e attention of pretty Gallic the precinct belle. Impossible, 0 serves a raw-bon al spinster of un certain age, and 1 know that the Deity would not require of us a duty that we arc unable to perform. Indeed God docs not require of us any duty that cannot be performed, but the suL rosa remark of the middle aged dam sel without force, for, as I shall prove directly, all may-become beau tiful. Yes the awkward monkey snout, the shriveled hag, the misera ble dwaif, the ugliest African, the ue crepid miser, the abandoned gambler, and the veriest country boor may at tain this virtue. Beauty is desired by all ; high, low, rich, poor, old and youeg, with out an exception, wish to be beauti ful, and to this end they devote a great portion of their means. Ob serve the rage for fashionable apparel, not confined to ladies alone, nor yet to the wealthy, hut pervading all ranks of society. How many princely soy. tunes have been accumulated by the manufacturers and venders of cosmet ics, “hair restaurateurs, 5 ’ “pimple bam ishers,” and the hundreds of other quack remedies for physical defects, and why ? Because there is such a univeisal d.sire among men and wo men to he beautiful. Unfortunately however the desired end is not at tained. A person may have the brigh test eyes, the ros : est cheeks, a perfect ly Grecian profile, the most unexcep tionable attire, of the very latest cut and texture, and yet be far from beau tiful ; ‘while this heavenly virtue in the highest degree may beam froufthe face of the most humbly clad, in the most subordinate sphere. People mistake the remedy. They are as it were afflicted with the disease homeli Currents, ness, and instead of consulting the good old family physician, the Bible, they fly off to mushroom quacks, the ; northi rn and foreign would be “chem ists,’’ and .destroy .their personal ap pcarance Ir u.-ing those lofty named decoctions, which make such unnatu ral pretensions. The only iccipe for the cosmetic which alone can make man truly beautiful is contained in the Bible. All the teachings of that book may be summed up in twoshort words, “be good.’’ 11 we arc good in the true sense ol the word we will neces sarily obey the precepts of the Scrip tures. This then is the long sought recipe for beauty—“be good.” How simple, and yet how few adopt it. Ihe boguty of the human counte nance docs not consist in mere facial lines, and symmetrical it is the expression which makes the face beautiful, or not as the case may be. Probably it has not. occuired to many of us that the two words hand some and beautiful, although 11. quent lj nsod iuuisciTtmoafcly, have not cx actly the same meaning. A person may be regally handsome, and yet be beautiful. One of the best mod ern writers has said, ‘'true beauty is the expression of a pure soul.” The soul shows itself in the countenance, 2nd the purer the heart the more beau tilul.the face. Very young children arc versally beautiful, and why ? Because they have not yet learned to be sin-, -ul. A little chi J. may have irreg ular features, eves mol couleur, nay, may be deformed, but if his infantile l.cait bus never been subjected to th# evil influences*of sin, his expression is sure to be beautiful. Ah yes. some ! one remarks,*but your argument only goes to prove that the express fan may Tc-beautiful. In reply to this, I yew quietly'observe, every pers m’s heart is judged by the expression of tho j face, and as’ the heart is so #. the im. . This position cannot be shaken. 1 • . Now since lKo * s . ; rv , dex of the mind, which is identical ‘viin tdio soul, and since the mind makes its expressions by thoughts, is not that person whose thoughts'are good, arid consequently beautiful, nec essarily more beautiful than those whose thoughts are of the opposite character ? Beyond a doubt. ‘ihe little child is often a better judge ol the beautiful than persons i of maturer years, (for the reason that : those who look through green glasses see green), and the little fellow will 1 sootier go t - the arms of a plain coun-, try maiden, from whose eyes looks forth a good and honest soul, than to j the handsomest city belle, who not- j withstanding her rouge and sozodont j robes and costly decora tions, has a miudjii’ed with fashion and conquest, fine airs and all vanities. A good soul makes the wrinkled lace and toothless mouth beautiful.—■ That dear old aunt, or perchance be loved mother is palsied and shriveled* her eves arc sunken, and her hair is thin and gray. Is she handsome ? Oh no, but she is leautifu! ; not to us alone, but to all who come within the sphere of her inbuenec. Why is she beautiful? Because she is good. We enjoy her company more, and go away more in love with her than wc would be with the finest decked belle the world ever saw. So it is with the other cases; all may become beautiful by being good. The toothless gums will not he filled with pearly dentals, the pug-nose will not assume the Grecian outline, the lump of deformity will not leave the dwarfish back, but the soul will shine forth with such refulgent splendor, that the mind of the observer will not J perceive these physical defects, and if pointed oat they will only be the cloud, which heightens the beauty of the moon that peers from behind it. The old philosopher spoke truly when he defined eood looking, “look ing good;”, and the homely adage “pretty is as pretty docs,’’ is more truthful than poetical. Now to our conclusion. It is ad mitted that the substance of all Scrip tural commands is to “be good ;” it 1 has beep, demonstrared, and the expe rience of. ail will corroborate it, that good tics is beautiful; it is undoubted ■ ly the duty of every 011 cto be good, hence it is plainly the duty cf ;.I1 to !he beautiful. I said, moreover that it’ was an integral part of the dial uur\ ‘of n;an. Obedi ‘i.eo to the Scriptures, of God is our chief duty, being good is that obedience, and since beiiur goo 1 is beautifu', it natuiu ly follows that it is our chief duty to be beautifu!. Then take courage all ye ugly men and women : you can [all be perfectly, supremely beautiful. Such is the beauty of the 1 ngels, an 1 who would not rather have the beauty of good ness, than the graces of ar. hour!, tho fb; m of an Ap polio, ortho lineaments of a Venus ue Medici ? IN QUISITOiI VEIiIT AT IS. Guard Against Vulgarity. There is as much connection between the words ami thc-thoughts 11s there is L etween the thoughts and the actions, ihe latter arc net only the expressions ct the former, but they have a power to react upon the soul, and leave the stain of their corruption there, A young man who ailuws himself to me one vulgar and profane word, lias not only shown that ilieie is a iou’ spot upon hi: mind, but by the u tcrance of that word he cs tends that .- x t nd inflames it, t.ll, by indulgence,’ it w .il p.dute and ruin the whole soul. Be careful of jour words as well as your thoughts. It you can control tho tongue that no improper words arc pronounced by it, you will soon be able, also, to control the mind, and save that from corrup tion. You extinguish the fire by smothering it, or by preventing bad thoughts banning out into language. Never utter a woi*. any’ where which you would not be willing to speak in the presence of the most refined fe -1 .h,‘, or the most rch rious man. Try this practice a , title while, and you will Sraii have command of your self. ■ A spirited comp on now exists b-j v.cci two rival lindfi of steamers re ling between Richmond and Nor- I 1 ; Va , and the fair has been reduced gradation from §1 to 75c., then 50., cn 25c., until Saturday last, when 0 represented the price. Onecf the rival lines has added a band of music to its other attraction, while the other announces that the onlv tarns? ort the %> • public'frce of cxpence but throw in a •copkta it” before breakfast. As whiskey has more charms than music with the peeular class seeking a free trip, the patronage extended the latter line is said to exceed the former two to one. Tho rumor that Wirtz was to have been executed last Friday, was false. Tt is believed, however, that he lias been found guilty, andtbat his execu tion awaits the order of the president A Lawyer's Appeal. May it please the Court and Jury Bom the snowelad summits of Ararat where for thousands of years, Noah's ark has reposed in lonely grandeur, to the soft cerulean isle of the Grecian Archipelago, has tho name of my cli ent extended ; his forefathers fought at. the battle of the Nile, and danced Juba on the top of Bunker Hill, yet these witnesses’ have the infernal au dacity to say lie stole them eggs. — Why, my client has soared aloft in the regions of iuirn >rtal and transceudar.t fancy, where angels might blush to dwell ; and he miMrt have soared on the wings of his stupendous and glo lious intellect higher, had not his tribe of perjuiing men tried to make him fall like a hickory saw log in a mill pond ; but the Court knows, I know, all nature knows, that a man of his gorgeous magnificence could not be guilty of stealing eggs ; atid even if he did steal them, they were as rotten as Denmark, and had smell enough to stock a dozen polecats with perfumery for a year. Gentlemen, the evidence is not worth reviewing, consequently I shall close ny appeal by informing you that if you don't acquit my client you will, every mother’s son of you, get your necks twisted into double jointed cork screws, us sure as Bel i chezzur’s dead. Barnum has purchased seven lots i of ground in Union sqare, New Y'ork, j and will commence the erection of liis ’ new Museum next May. Contracts tYitii ITt'ccdincii* Ofr i H’Uf,. UiSce Acting Ass’t. Commissioner'! Bureau It. !■. A A. R. State of .Georgia, Augusta, Oct, J>, 1 tS(j.. | Circular No 2. * 1. To prevent starvation and death among thu irecvi people during the uiDid apjnoaeliiim, vvinter o-Ti** ■* ■ on ] agents oi tiic bui~au ’m&vi %u ous efforts to provide an treed people, whoiuay.be out of omrdoymctte, with oppoitunities lor • labor, where lair compensation rnd kind treat rant wi.i be secured to them. This is th ■ mdy practicable pi nos providin ‘; K, r then- necessities, and to this ail’homes asylums, hosjijtais, or other modes of furnishing relief will be regarded as subsidiary and for the tempor u v use only. In ah the larger cities, and where practicable in sub-districts, a census’ , , be ta!iCn of the i'reed people, showing the name, present and former residence, sex, a-e,.occupation, value oi property and couditi. u, viz :wim?h ei aL.e-bodied, dccrepij or permauent- I) incapable oi self-support. This can bo done by intel.igent soldiers de tailed for tlie purpose, with very slieht t xpense to the government. o. Officers and agents of the [- nau will invite *il! persons in their sub-districts,- wanting labor to make known the iaet, together ’with t! eir address, or name of agent ncar<4 of •ecess and a full statement of the numuer and kind of persons wanted the kind ol employment and the compensation offered- which will he kept on file in the office, or entered upon a book suitable for the purpose, intelligence offices established bv un vote parties, if managed honestly, may be ei couraged and used as auxil iaries.. Whenever it shall appear that • hero is more ter less labor ‘ti an can tim. profitable employment in any rub elite! ict, the fact will be made known at this office, to the end that the pees ded d.stribution may be secured. 1 • 1 oitions Will not be issued or o her aid given no aLdu-boJfeil refu gees or freed people who are offered or can find, opportunities to labor for their own support, and who neglect or refuse to do it. Only such persons of cither class as have sufficient means or who are permanently employed as to make it probable that they will be able to provide for their own wants through the coming winter, will be allowed to lemain in or about cities and towns, but must be compelled, if necessary, to go to the country and ac cept places cf labor found by them selves, or for them by officers or a :ents of the bureau. 5. Unfortunately, there is a wide* spread belief among the freed people of this State that at Christmas there is to be a distribution of property am* ng th in, and under this impression they are refusing to make contracts for the coming year. All officers and agents of this bureau are directed, and other officers of the army throughout the State are earnestly requested, to exert themselves to convince the Irecd people that they a r e utterly mistaken, and that no such distribution will take place at Christmas, or at any other time ; and to induce them to enterin' s to contracts now, that they may not at the end of the year, be in a condi tion to entail severe suffering on them selves, their families, and upon the community. G Contracts for this year, however made, verbal or otherwise, will not be interfered with, except to compel, if necessary, both parties to comply in good faith with their agreements, and tc settle disputes when they may arise. Contracts for next year will be made in writing. The form of* contract us ually adopted reads as follows : ‘“Know all men by these presents, that , of thd County of State of , held and firmly bound to the United States of Ameri ca in th sum of dollars, for the payment of which bind heirs, executors, adm ‘nistrators firmly ty these presents* in this contract ; that to furnish to the persons whose names are subjoined [freed la borers], quarters, fuel substantial and healthy rations,all medical attendance and supplies in case of sickness, and the amount set opposite their respec - tive names per month, during the con tinuation of the contract; the laborers to be paid in full before the final dis posal of the crop which is to be rais ed by them on —— plantation, in the County of , State of r. w and It ate of pay per month- No- Names- Age Dolls, | Cts. TERMS $4,00 A Yoac, iu’ Advance. This contract is to comm • cc with \ tins date and close with the y- ar. Given in duplicate at day of- IS— Witness Superintendent of I .riel. Registered at .-;j JTut this m ybe m hfied to ro. pjt tt’.C iil.H . - .... / 7 eumstances of the c at;acting paities, who can make any trade or agreement i that is satisfactory to themsciv s, and ; so long -US'S-!vantage is i. t taken of I the ignorance of the fret G people to deprive thorn of a rcas liable and fair ! compensation for their labor, officers oi the bureau in this district will nut iutciierc, but j. n the contrary will give aid, eneoiuag*ueut ami assistance in making contracts without charging any fee or imposing any other burden. The bureau refuses t • fix a price for labor or allow it •to he done bv any community or combination of people, but leaves labor like any other com ! modity, to sel; itself, in the open mar* kefc to the highest bidder, in case the employer’s circumstances are such as ruako it doubtful whether or not they will have the means necessary l enable i’. cm to comply with their p. t of the contract, good and suffici* nl< I sureties to the bond will be required or wages will he secured Ly a lieu of the crops or land. These contracts must bo made in duplicate and a].proved by the officer of the bureau, or nearest provost map* shall, who should also, if po.. bio, witi ness the signature of ail the paitie and explain to them the terms, c udii tiontj and probable results oi the con tract. In all cases the officer will in form tite parties, that having of their own free will joined in the contract,, they will be compelled, if necessary, to comply in good faith with its- terms and conditions. They will especially impress upon the laborer that he is to work under the directions of iiis em ployer, to be industrious and faithful, and-not to leave the plantation or place of his employment without permission unless Lc is cruelly treated. Parents arc responsible for their children, the children for tluir aged and decreed parents, and must labor for their support, and in making cun'* tracts this fact must be taken into consideration, then l y providing for a targe class of persons who w mid oth erwise become a burden upon the community or government- Persons who refuse or n. elect to - make written contracts for the ex? year with the freed people employed by {.hete, will be r< quired, should any dispute arise as to the compensation “to be allowed, to pay the highest wa ges given for the same kind of labor in their neighborhood or section cf country. 7. Officers and agents of the bu reau will on no acconnts, fail t ('pro tect the freed people in their just rights, as set forth in the aws of Con gress and the proclamations of the President of the ( kited States, and for this purpose will, if necessary, cail on the nearest military commam der for aid, in con* lianc .th goner-* i ul order 102, C. S., from the v.ar de partment. At tiic same bine they j will not allow the freed poo, e to {mac ! tice any wrong or inju-tiec on th ir employers or on society. I hey will remember that it is the chief object of the bureau to do simph justice to all persons, white and black —to aid to the utmost in securing to tiic em ployer perma ent and reliable labor, and in restoring the State do its for mer condition of peace and prosperity. Davis Tilson, PrigaGier U. S. Volunteers, Acting Assistant Commissioner. The death ofSir William *lmilton is anounced. He died Just month in Dnblin. He had, says the Philadelphia Gazette, been Professor of astronomy in Dublin University and Astronomy Royal of Ireland to which latter post he was appointed in 1821 when but twenty two years of age. liis knight hood dates to that hour, lie wrote lar gely on astronomical, mathematical ahd allied topics, and ocupicd an enviable position as a scientific man. He was aged sixty years at the time of his death. Old storms ofthe War are constantly coming to light. It is stated that when General Bragg was in command at Agusta, Georgia, last winter, Jeff. Davis telegraphed to him “to hold the State at all hazards, stop up the roads, destroy the -supplies, and crush Sher man.’’ At the close of the dispatch the President inquired: “ Whata is your available force for this purpose?” I General Bragg promptly replied: ‘:Five proclamation and one Brigade NO. 2L