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The last breeze that swept from the held of Chickahominy, on the evening of the ->lst ultimo, bore upon its blood-bathed wings the sad intelligence of the fall of Charles E. Sanders, Adjutant of the 22d Regiment of Georgia Volunteers. In his death, Georgia has lost a brave soldier, a mother a dutiful son, a wife a de voted and kind husband, a sister an affec tionate brother, and society an inestimable member. Charlie was ambitious, a stranger to fear, yet a lover of peace. In the full vigor of youth, burning with fervent patriotism, ever zealous in laudable enterprise, he ignored j self, and promptly responded to his conn- j try’s call for volunteers; left all, gave up all—determined, if necessary, to die in de fence of our country’s sacred rights. Ac cordingly he entered the ranks as a private in Captain King’s company. His courteous and unassuming manners soon discovered fiis worth and ability, and in due he was promoted to the Adjutancy of his Reg- iment, which ofHee he filled with honor to himself and with credit to his countiy. But, alas ! alas ! on the evening of the 31st £ S; proudly, ayictim to the destructive missiles of our Northern foe. <)n his way to Virginia he talked with the humble writer of this—about leaving his home, his widowed mother, only sister, and lovely wife to whom he had been wed ded but a short time —remarking that it was the most trying time of his life. ‘ But, said he, ‘ I feel it a duty 1 owe my country.’ lie further remarked that many lives would be lost, but they could not be sacrificed in a more noble and holy cause. Said he, Jlt called into action, I will strive to be first and foremost in the fight,’ which promise he kept, for he was among the first who fell, while cheering his men and urging them on. W hen it is remembeied that Charlie was an humble Christian, an exemplary member of the Baptist church —a sincere martyr upon his country’s altar —let every tear be dry. And for the consolation of the spe cially bereaved, may Providence protect and reward them for so noble an offering upon their country’s shrine. Atlanta, 6a. M. E. TANARUS). Back lumbers. We shall be obliged to any one who can send us numbers of The Banner covering the time from the first number in March to the last number in May, 1802. The Banner and Baptist. All Baptist ministers and others, in the Confederate States, friendly to the paper are requested to act as Agents. Cherokee Indian Miaaftiou. b'or the purpose of correcting mistakes and of collecting the. balance of funds sub scribed for Indian Missions, at Dalton and Marietta, I shall publish a list of names and amounts j with the hope that brethren will inform me of mistakes, and that those who; have not paid will do so promptly. At the time these subscriptions were made the funds were not immediately needed—but now, as the Mission has been established, they are needed. J. M. Wood, Chairman Ex. I'om. Cher. Bap. Con. SUBSCRIPTIONS MADE AT DALTON : O. 11. Stillwell ....* 5 Paid. C. W. Sparks 20 A. McGee f C. B. Martin 2 G. B. T. Moore 2 J. McDonald 20 Paid. J. 11. MeClung 10 Paid, .1. A. R. Hanks 10 K. R, Robert 10 D. J. Dobbs 10 A. W. Buford 10 Paid. W. 8. Tweedle 10 A. S. Smith 5 J. N. Cate...... 5 Miss E. Culbertson 5 Paid. S. G* Hillyer 10 H. F. Hooper 20 Paid. A. B. Ross f> Paid. J. H. B.Shackelford 5 Paid. 11. A. Williatns 5 W. Drummond 5 .1. M. Wood 10 Paid. % SUBSCRIPTIONS MADE AT MARIETTA. J. M. Wood *2O p aiJ <?, F. Cooper io Paid. A. W. Buford 10 p a id. Edwin Dyer ]o p a }j. R - F. 10 Paid. C. W. Sparks....... *>o T. 11. Stout 5 Paid. U. Hornady 5 W. 11. Robert 5 M. J. Crawford 5 J. B. Tippin.... 5 Paid. M. H. West 5 H. F. Buchanan 5 Paid. S. Root 5 Paid. BANNER AN fanner mb § artist. Pacing Events. The Fight on James’ Island. —On Satur day, 14th inst., there was a heavy skirmish on James Island, near Charleston, in which the Forty-seventh Georgia regiment bore the brunt of the battle, losing a considerable number of men. On Monday the enemy again advanced upon our lines, when a se vere conflict ensued, in which our arms weie victorious. The Federals were repulsed at ! every point, with a loss of four hundred ! killed and wounded. We took 30 prisoners. The Battle near Richmond. —The Confed erate loss in the battle near Richmond w’as 2,300 killed, wounded and missing, ihe killed on our side was remarkably small as compared with the number of wounded Avery large proportion of the wounded will recover. The Federals confess to 800 killed, 4,000 wounded, and we took 800 prisoners. It is thought there will be an other battle there at an early day. M c think this doubtful, as the enemy was rough -1,. * m cii otner engagement. lie will certainly not be in a hurry to risk a general battle. His plan, we think, will be to approach by regular siege. Hung. —There were seven ‘engine thieves’ hung, at the Fair-grounds near this place, on the 18th instant. One of them address ed the people, as we understand, and ex pressed sorrow for having engaged in so ignoble an enterprise, and said they would not have been in such an affair but for the persuasions of others. The news (from Northern sources) is that France has acknowledged the independ ence of the Southern Confederacy. Lord Lyons has returned to England, and it is thought that England will soon example of France. Military Change. —General A. R. Law ton has been ordered to Virginia. Gen’l I Hugh A. Mercer has been remanded to Sa vannah, and General William D. Smith has assumed the command at Charleston. The Late Col. Ashby. —The remains of this chivalrous officer were interred, with military honors, in the University burying ground, near Charlottesville, Ya. His grave will ever be a hallowed spot, to which the votary ofSouthern freedom will oft turn with reverence, and lay a laure] wreath to garnish the tomb of the true pa triot, the brave and daring soldier, and the noble gentleman. Saved by the Bible .- —Another instance in which a pocket-Bible saved a soldier’s life (told by an eye-witness) occurred at the battle of Williamsburg. The ball went, clear through the blessed Book, and lodged in the pocket that carried it. Death of Captain Berry. —This gentle man, well known as the former popular commander of the New York and Charles ton steamer * Columbia,’ died recently in Brooklyn. It will be remembered that Captain Berry was the first man that enter ed Charleston harbor under the Palmetto tlag. lie was soon afterwards imprisoned in Fort Lafayette, for ‘ alleged secession tendencies,’ and released but a few weeks since. A Traitor. —Neil S. Brown, of Tennes see, who didn't kill Andy Johnson, has gone over to Lincolnism. He had not, at last accounts, imitated the example of his infamous prototype —-he who * went out and hanged himself.’ The Mississippi. —The great ram ‘ Ark ansas,’ the rival of the Merrimac, is said to be finished, and has made a successful trip to Vicksburg. It is believed that she will be able ‘ to sweep the Mississippi.’ ‘.l Great Victory.' —ln an article noticing the battle at Shiloh, the New York Herald quietly remarks that * two more such vic tories as those of Donelson and Shiloh will leave us [Federal*] without an army in the Southwest.’ The Express says there is no paper published in the North of suffi cient volume to hold the list of killed and wounded at Shiloh. Kentucky. —The Memphis Appeal has in telligence daily from Kentucky, most en couraging to the hopes of the friends of the Southern cause. The high-handed acts ofi tyranny which have been practiced by thei Federal authorities, coupled with the Lin coln policy of emancipation, andtheenor-j mous taxes they are called upon to pay to j carry on a war in which they have no sym pathy, has aroused among the people a feeling of the most promising nature, and; their movements indicate a strong desire toj avoid the apathy which has so longcharae-l teri/ed their action. * The Cotton Famine. —Accounts from English papers represent the distress in Great Britain and Ireland, in consequence; of the cotton famine, as appalling. The matter has been brought before Parliament for the consideration of that body. The Pastor otji| w ill of Daniel. Wt preach on ic! s ' ffajlll siili'-riuH S< fJH arc ii the ■ u£| . ■ i - :- " bed <9 the ill make bin?® service. 'l’m is absent. Ivlfi substance in d< day of your csniwjld fall in the battle, iW the widow, and will bless you in su 4M § a patriotic duty.— S o llie dirisliSK Orders were read at last evening, commanding us, Major-Gen’! Pemberton, to hold in readiness to be called into action. We know not where we may be* ordered. I have ohe request of the Christian public to make, ere we leave. Nearly all the Tracts that our societies have issued have been read by our men. The thirst now manifested for religious reading ought to be gratified. Our brethren of every de nomination can do much in this way.— There are many, of our Christian friends who have large quantities of religious pa pers, pamphlets, etc., lying about their houses. No matter how old th§y are, if they are only good. Those good brethren or sisters who have such, and desire that the brave defenders of their homes, their altars and their firesides, shall enjoy the reading thereof, can have them distributed amongst them by the plan herein suggested. Those living in Atlanta or the immediate vicinity can send the papers, pamphlets, etc., to the Rev. Messrs. Scott, Brantley, Wilson, McDonnell, Freeman, Hornady, or to myself on the encampment. Those living at a distance can send them by Ex press, directed to me. I hope the brethren will pay Express charges; from each one twenty-five cents w'ould pay all—whereas if it all came out of my private purse, the| cost would be felt in times like these. Shall I appeal in vain ? Will not some | dear, kind sisters undertake this work, and J flood my tent with papers and pamphlets ? i God only knows the influence they may exert. Mothers, wives, sisters, remember the loved ones on the tented field! • Geo. C. Connor, Chaplain, Col. Watkins' Bey. Oa. Vot. Eulogy upon llic Life uiul Charuc ter of the 11011. Charles .1. McDonald, Pronounced, by Henry R. Jackson, at Ma rietta, April 20/A, 1861. This is a pamphlet of 35 pages, published by the Franklin Printing House, Atlanta, Ga., and its contents afford unmistakable evidence that they are the production of a vigorous and highly cultivated 'mind. We have read Eulogies upon many of our great departed ones, by their surviving compeers, but we do not remember ever to have seen anything of the kind, which so entirely cap tivated us, as the one under review. Ex- Governor McDonald was a most exemplary character, upright, honest and truthful, and | it is fortunate for his memory that he has, found a Eulogist so fully competent to the task of portraying his great and manly vir tues, as the Hon. Henry R. Jackson. In reading this production, one can scarcely tell which most to love and admire, the great man who has fallen, or the no less gifted one who pours forth, in strains of im passioned eloquence, his touching eulogy of the mighty dead. Every Georgian who is capable of appreciating that noblest work of God, “an honest man,” should procure a copy of Mr. Jackson’s Eulogy. Those: who desire to possess a literary gem, so pure and rare, may be gratified by sending . their orders immediately to Wood, Ilan leiter, Rice & Cos., at this place. Price, 25 cents per copy. School Moticc. ggg- Miss ANNIE SMITH, a graduate of a Southern Female College, has just opened a School, for girls and small boys, in the base ment room of tho Second Baptist Church in this city, and respectfully solicits a share of public patronage. For testimonials of scholarship she refers to Prof. U. W. Wise, Pres’t 11. D. Mallary, and to Rev. H. C. Hornady. Atlanta, June C, 1862. Wool! W 00l ! WOOL CARDED INTO ROLLS, —-AT J. M HOLBROOK'S Hat Factorjt, Jane ?. Atlanta. Ga. ffl B|i H ’ > Kcv. 1 )r. Ti cKKi;, of the anniversary address. Adiel Sherwood, Griffin, May 15,1862. |g§f“ Will the Press in the Confederate States please give this one insertion ? Elder Dayton’* Appointment*, Tor June. Elder A. C. Dayton proposes to preach or lecture on the National Sins of our Con federacy, and the means by which we may secure God’s blessings on our country, at j the following times and places : j Second Sabbath in June Newnan. Tuesday night, June 10 LaGrange. Wednesday “ “ 11 LaGrange. Friday “ “ 13 West Point. Sabbath, “15 Columbus. j Tuesday, “ 17 Glenville,Ala.; Thursday, “ 19 Eufala, Ala. j Friday, “ 20 Cuthbert. Sabbath, “22 Americas. f Tuesday, “ 24 Albany. Thursday, “ 26 Fort Valley, j Friday, “ 27 Perry. Sabbath, “ 29 Macon. The Flint-Kitcr Association. Dear Brother Hornady; Permit us to remind the brethren of this body, that we need money to remit to the Indian Missionary, J. T. Foster, whom they authorized 11s to employ. He has been la boring as the Missionary of our Association since the beginning of this year. The sub scription made for this object is in the hands of brother J. Q. A. Alford, in Griffin, to whom brethren will please make remit tances at their earliest convenience. The Executive Committee. Minute* Wanted. As I disliked to make out an imperfect statistical table, I have delayed the comple tion of the Convention Minutes, hoping brethren would send minutes of Associations held in 1861. I can not give much more time. Will brethren please send me the following Minutes: Hightower, State Line, Iliwassee, Sunbury, Houston, Southern, Lawrenceville, Tallapoosa, Middle Cherokee, Taccoah, Mountain, Tugalo, Mount Vernon, Union, N ooday, W ashington, Ostanaula, Western. Rehoboth, Brethren in possession of the above Min-, utes will confer a favor by sending them 1 immediately. E. W. Warren, Macon, Ga. A Word to Thane who Love to Do Good. Richmond, Va., May 17, 1802. Brother ITornady (editor of The Banner and Baptist) has kindly consented to act as depository agent for me in Atlanta. This is indeed a great favor; and our Board feel that in doing this, brother 11. deserves the thanks of ail who feel interested in the moral improvement of our soldiers. We can now very easily reach and supply every soldier in Atlanta, or that may be there during the war. All that is needed is, that our Agent have the cooperation of the brethren and sisters in thrs matter. A. E. Dickinson. her clea, such as, ENGRAVINGS, GOLD PENS AND PEN CILS.WINDOW SHADE SAND GILT CORNICES ; PICTURE FRAMES' WALL PAPER, FIRESCREENS, RICH CHINA AND PARIAN VASES, PARIAN FIG URES, <&c., <&c. Their Stock of School, Miscellaneous, Reli i gious, Medical and Cheap Books, is not surpassed by any in the State. All new publications received immediately after their publication. Foreign Books imported to order. Teachers and Merchants supplied at Charles ton prices, freight only added. JOlrPicture Frames made to order. Remember the New Book Store of jas. McPherson & Cos. BAPTISTFEHALE COLLEGE, CUTHBERT, GA. /TMIE FALL TERM will begin the Ist MON- J. DAY, in September. Parents desiring Board for their daughters, can apply to Prof J. F. Dagg, or the President. Confederate Bonds, taken in payment, foi Tuition fees, &c. K. D. MALL ARY, President. August 3 1861 RAILROAD GUIDE. Georgia Railroad & Banking Cos Augusta to Atlanta 171 Mii.es Fare $5 50 GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent. Morning Passenger Train. (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.) Leave Atlauta daily at 7 00 A. AL Arrive at Augusta at...., 5 55 P. M. Leave Augusta daily at 8 DO A. M. Arrive at Atlanta at *7 15 P. Al. Night Passenger Train. Leave Atlanta dally at 7 40 P.'AL Arrive at Augustaat 5 48 A. Al. Leave Augusta at 4 00 P. Al. Arrive at Atlanta at 2 05 A. Al. This road ruus in connection with the trains 01 the South Carolina and the Savannah and Augusta Railroads, at Augusta. Macon and Western Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE!, Alauon to Atlanta.... 104 Miles.... Fare |4 50. ALFRED 1,. TYLER, Superintendent. Macon, Georgia, July 30,1860. On and after Sunday, 4th of August, the trains will he run as follows: Leave Macon at 10 00 a. ni. Arrive at Atlanta at 4 00 p. m. Leave Atlanta at 6 00 a. m. Arrive at Macon 12 05 m. This train connects with Central, South-western, and Muscogee railroads at Macon. Western & Atlantic Bailro&d. Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,.. tft. JOHN S. ROWLAND, Superintendent. PASSENGER TRAIN. .leaves Atlanta, nightly, at 7.30, P M Arrives at Chattanooga at 4.10, A M Leaves Chattanooga at 8.05, r >j Arrives at Atlanta at 2.33, A M EXPRESS FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 4.00, A M Arrives .at Chattanooga r M Leaves Chattanooga at 4.40, A M Arrives at Atlanta at. 4.J0, F M This Road connects, each way, with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooea. Atlanta and West Point Railroad. Atlanta to West Point 87 Miles Fare $3 50 GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 3.00, A M Arrives at West-Point at 7.30, A M Leaves West-Point, dally, at 2 00, P M Arrives at Atlanta at 6.38, A M This Road connects with the Montgomery and West-Point Road at West-Point.