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- - The ?faB.
The Wed?'e'er ran the gardas.
Tho weeds neurped'the field,
For nothing but*weeda said brier*
Tho idle land w|U ji*\4,
When a burly Man upstepplng,
A Man, I say-a Man ?
Criad aloud, " I will amend this,
If a ron of Adam caa"
To say it was to do it,
"When he bad rewed his word,
So, full of hearty act ian,
Himself he graped the plough.
The neighbors floehed around hire, . .
And gazod withrrpnrblind eyes, v
Or lifted up.their tiaqd hands
In marvelous surprise.
.Many ibero wer o who mocked-hirc,
Ania few there were who then
Went home with hearts np!
"Wiser and botter men ; .
BBL the maawrottghf ca uadanated,
- Nor stint nur stay he knew, i . .
TUM, where tb? tr?d weeds flourished,
Fair grains and grates grew.
The etulburn glebe ho tiUetfc, '5
With an iron, resolute will,
And the blossoms of the sprinj tha?e
The air with pertume fill.
The autumn brought the fruitage,
The cora, bil, and" the wine,
And the man, he said, yet humbly,
'.' Lo ! these good deeds -.re mine!
Though X have read but little,
-Sure I hive wrought the more, -
AL J have made two blades of grass to grow,
Where one blade grew before."
Sy brave words and ?tout labor,
His high rucees* he taugb ;.
And'tbough bis 'ramo wa? homely,
'Twas manhood spike and wrought:
And vr Lc rr his work was ended,
He luid1 calmly down tb reet,
Fillf of years and re veros J roeeknee?,
With tho >uusLine on h?3 breast.
And when flowers bloomed above him,
Aud time some years had won,
"Mea began to know and love him,
Throe gb the good doeds he bsd'done.
' From the M?con Daly Telegraph.
Capture of Air. Davis.
Preparation for flight- Desertion of his Es
cort-Threatened Attack nf Guerrillas
Betrajel br a'Ferryman-The Flight and
Capture-Arrival in tbivCiiy.
LKAVIXG CHARLOTTE.
When the armistice agreed upon by Gene
ral Johnston, of the Confederate army, and
?ajor - Geiferal ?hermanr commanding, the
Federal army, waa; o .m m untented tb Mr. Da
?ia, aud all hopn of further'resiataiice on thi
aide of the Mississippi thus vanished, he de
termined to escape toT Tesas. What were
his intentions after arriving there are' nor
known to any one save- I1?3 confidential .ad
visers. ; , .
A strong; cavalry escort, consisting of Fer
gurson'?, Vaughan1--, Duke's, and Breckin
ridge's brigawes were ?elected tu accompany
and protect Mr.'Davis and his family, and
immediate nertfonsl Isiends. in their, flight.
The mea and officers of all theso brigades
were consider* d of the truest Southvm chiv
alry, and it was known that they had each
faced death a- thousand times during- the
sanguinary conflict which baa just termi
nated.
The whole party, ooneiating of Mr. Davis,
Jno. H. Reagan, Ex-Gov. Lubbock, of Tex
- as, A. D. C., Burton N. Garrison, Private
Secretary to* Mr. Davis, Col. Wm. Preston
Johnston, and the brigades' above mentioned,
arrived at. Abbeville. 8. C., on the 27th of j [j
April, without any particular incident haring J "
occurred along the rout?. . j ^
DESEKTION CF THU 2SC0ST.
When Mr. Davis arrived at Abbeville,
which was ou the 27th of April, he discover
ed that there waa universal disaffection among
bis escort and they -.vere derermined to make
no resistance in thc ?veot they were attacked, I
no matter iflM^crt-at or ?. mali the attaoking j ]
force might be! "
But little or no effort was made to induce
them to follow the fortune? of their chosen
aad once revered leader farther. They all
chose to remain behind, except sir noble
Kentuckian*, of Duke's brigade, who manful
ly remained by him.
, NAMES Or THE ESC03X. .
Thc following are the names ot'the soldiers
who refused to leave Mr. Dsvi-. They all
belonged to the '?i Kentucky cavalry : Lieut.
Baker, pri rates Sander?1, Smith, Urti-, Wal
bert, and Harkness.
MR. PAV1S AND FAMILY.
Mr. Davis, had several days before. leaving
Charlotte, seut oil bis family, -consisting of
his amiable Lady and four sweet little chil
dren. They were accompanied by his wife'*
sister. Miss Howell, of New Orleans; and her
brotber. Midshipman Howell, C. S. Navy,
Lieutenant Hathaway, C. S. Anny, and pcr
fear_ one or two other.individ?ala. <
?>" MR. DAVIS. AT WASHINGTON, GA.
Mr. Dayis arritjed at Washington, Ga-, on
the 4tb instant, and much to his chagrin,
found thafonry eight men of* his escort came
up with him ; and to still further aggravate
th? case, unpleasant rumors reached him of
the probabilities of an attack upon his farailv,
who weio one-day yei in advance, By guer
rillas. Passing through Washiugtou, he took
the Saudersvilb? road, aimost due south,
but for certain reasons left the village to the
right. Jig
TUB O.UKRRrLI-AS. ?
At Irwin'* Cross Road a in Washington-:
county a baud of desperadoes made a demon- j
Btratiou.opon!bc. carriages and ambulances'
containing Mrjpag? family, and ajain at !
. Dublin, but al?r hearing who tbebjst?ng?ish- j
? ed occupants were, and bei ag assured they j
could not rob tba partyjtrrboat first shedding
blood, they deafer cd and drew off. At Dub- j
Un th^y.'hiiomnteaVi.o rat lean thirty men, |
aud consL?ti?d of def criers Yrom'botli. the Fed
eral and Confederate armies, banded together
for the puni?se of highway robbery.
Mr. Dav*5" bad nt rnididgbt on tie Oth, over
taken and rejoined his family, six milesntorth
of Dublin, and just before the . esperad oes
organized, there intended to make the attack,
tn juntice to them,."however, it may be said
that they, villiaus though they ,-were, upon
learning/who tho party waaf ?liv?ued in opin?
ion'and finally determined to respect the dis
tinguished statesman trie^S-iUth had honored
as its chosen leader dttriog. tho war. Re. pass
ed them unmolested.
TU # P t aa Y H A|fc* T A h B EV.t 1.1. E.
Leaving Dublin. yR the^can.p in the woods !
neap thar iniserabtp little v?lajj?!, on lliejooijn. '
ing of ?he T'.b, the whole parry traveled l??sV |
urely k\o:\z until they leaclud the <JcmiiIgee i
river at Abbeville, Wilcox county, ou the j
i'th. But before teaching there Mr. Davis
had a^ainNer^ratcd from his family retibiinz |
oniy a lew ptr:ot'? with him. His lady ero-.?
ed before hitu,.out coming up on the s?tn?
night he was r?cOspv/ cl by "?he ferryman,
who made haste to 'tell bi* pursu-rw a few
hours' altetwa.rds, ?V? vb-;' ft \ acrtW the
birt*"'
At Abbeville ibo pp.rty karned i,-^ citr*
zens thai thc Federal cavalry were at -Haw?
kinsville, and at midnight, left their, encamp
meat and .took-tho Irwiaviile road. Arriving
within one mile of that place at a late hour
in the afternoon, th ev went into camp, which
they were destined *"? Tease aa prisoners.
THE PUR^'U '
When General Wilson received ordpj-s from
Washington, to take- measures to arrest, if
po?fcibl?, Mr. Davis, Col Prichard, of the 4lK.
Michigan, tn command of one hundred aud
fifty men of his own regiment, and perhaps
?lty of the 2nd Wisconit?n, were dispatched
down the Oe? ulgee, to watch the Crossings.
Going directly to Hawkiosville, information
was there reccjved-through unknown agen
cies, that Mr, Davis would cress, or had
crossed at Abbeville. Going to that ferry,
the ferryman at ofoe offered "tobet $100*,
0?? that bo had set Jelf Davis and his family
over the river." Such was indeed the fact,
and from thence to their encampment was a
straight i?td smooth road.
TUE CATTDR?. " " .
Mr. Davis had posted two videttes respec
tively, on the Hawkitfcville ard the Abbeville
road, but from utter exhaustion Ihey slept in
stead of watching, and were either captured
or passed by before they were aroused.
Aaa conaeqatnee, Colonel" Pritchards ad
vance came up tb thc very camp without be
ing observed. The 2d Wisconsin medea au
tour and gained the road in advance, whilst
the 4th Michigan came ditectly up to the
camp, whose inmates.-V?ere all. .sleeping, abd
perhaps dreaming,' underneath, green; oaks
and beneath their own native bl tie Southern
sky.
'--1* Grey-eyed .morn, ' .
With one brightstarupon ber ^pebe'adbuhg
St ?od blueing in the Orient
And tv? i tiering ;birds came forth
To carol out the day.' '.
Then/giving the signal, thc 4th Wisconair
Charged into, the camp, and ?captured all its
inmates. Co.'onel Johnston and oae or two
servants w*re alone-awakoat:lhe i*ame! "They
it first thought that they had been attacked
jy the hated and. detested ?uerrillas,..bot the"
;ruth^oon became known that they bad fal .
en iuto^otber bund*.
A ?ATAL MISTAKE.
Learing a guard ov?f 'Mr. Davis, bis family
iud escort, the remainder of the 4th Michi
gan, supposing that' a iarge force of- Confed-'
irate-cavalry must be on ahead, .went forward,
o attack?then*? At a short distance they
net the advance of tie 2d ' Wisconsin, and
iring at once commenced. Many volleys
rere.exehanged, Mr. Davis assuring the'men
nth him that they were killing one another,
.nd that he had no nen out upon that road.
Lfter the firing ceased, it was ascertained
hat four men out of the 3d Wisconsin were
;illcd.and two wounded, and that of- thc 4th
?icb?gau two were killed and two were"
rounded, among"whom was one officer.
^OFFICIAL' Ul STA' CU.
Ap official dispatch was wrwarded that
norning, tho 10th day of May, back to-Ma
on containing a briervaccount of the expe
dition and its results, and- announcing that aa
he enpture took place seventy five miles
'Om the city, it would take three days to en
er the city.
TI?E ARRIVAI. AT :iACOX.
Nothing worthy of note occurred on the .
oad from Irwiuville to this city. Mr. Davis { B,
ntl bis family were treated with the utmost
ivtl?y by their captors, and many tokens of
ffeetion and esteem were abowu thom by
he people along tho road.
Going down tie Houston road at noon [?j
esterday, the reporter took a position two
niles lrom town, and. thero awaited the ar
ival at 2 o'clock.
The advance guard came iu sight, and
ptickly the whole party came up. First
?fter the advance came a fine carriage con
dining Misa ' Howell, Lieut. Hathaway and
wo others. Next an ambulance drawn by
3ur splendid mules, containing Mr. Davin, i ^
ts laay sud l^tle daughter. The sweet little j |
irl occupied ? seat in front and looked out
,<?m the vast throng of soldiera and ci ti ?ens,
?;.') crowded each side of the road with a
leasing -mile. Porbup? the little ?irl thought
hat is ?as oue of those pageants si'c bad
hen ee?*n assemble to do reverence to her
oi?oved father.
ON THE STREET.
Atpvcrj a:ep. in-cr.'W i ;nereased. When
he carriages crossed to* M'-con and Weitern
?ai?road, so vast, had it become tba; it was
eCe?a&rj for men lo clear the .wav W;th
rawn swords ttud pointed rifles. From all
arts of the city roe?. *wonion and children,
uHSe?s and negroes .locked to the sidewalks
nd blocked up the way. Pas-ittg the Brown
loto!, the throug moved directly forward to
Julberry atrc-t, and frons thence up to the
yinier House. In front of that betel the
rowd had grown so dense that it was with
ifllculty thc way could be cleared.
At as- the carriages and the ambulances
rere stopped, and the party alighted. They
rere received by GeneraPWilson1? ofStter of
he day, and taken to rooms prepared tor
hem by Messrs. Logan and Mears, the pro
trietofg.
General Wilson's steward says that he is a
tersonal friend of Mr. Dal?is, tbc latter 4iav
ng partaken of many a good meal with bim
it hts restaurant in Washington in the olden
ime, and therefore he is determined to cater
veil for bim while here.
Not a about or token-of exultation was
nanifested during tbe-whole time by the Fed
.ral soldiery, while the citizens looked en with
iountenances generally expressing'regret.
Mr. Davis, his family, and the gentlemen
captured witkhim, were setit forward by spe
:iai train to Atlanta. He ia in feeble health.
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Two good old darkies, whose work on
earth is well nigh finished^ and- who are
mouldy with Time, wire discusing t he doc
trines of thcirvrespective religious, suasions.
One wa? a Baptist; thc other a Presbyterian.
The former argued that^.the jriwj of .immer
sion was aa old as the "globe ..itself-" Case
why,'' he remarked,'u case de Lord baptized
do whole Veartb in de beginning',* and cub
bured it all ober wid water, and drowned but ?
ebbety body but de ole man Noah an ?e big k
ship dat be'sail 'r?un iu." fi All dat berry jJ,
treo," was the response, of Jhc Presbyterian ,
brother ; " but dat rain was only Jfst to tn' t
de power ob de water for dc lus time, and j
wheu de Lor' bc find um out, he berry sorry, j \
and dat* why he olltrs sprinkle ebber since" j ?
AK anecdote, relative to the lale Professor
Wilson, ia just now circulating. Wbtn.thp
suitor for the minti of Proressor Wilson's
daughter "bad gained thc lady's approbation,,
be was, of cours?, referred to .papa. Having
stated this probably not- unexpected case,
the younger jjontlcmau was directed to de
sire the lady to come ro-ber falherrand doubt
less dior., obedience wa,s prompt. Professor
Wilson bad before him, for review, some
work, on the fly leaf^of which was duly in
scribed, ilW<Uhihc aui/tor^ 'complimfnl-i."
lie tore thia out, pinned it to bis daughter's
droav's'lctnu.y.ied her to her young lover,
und went bade to his *wrk. ? 1
-? .: .'-- g.-?$..?.'?..- .
fcgTOao <he s.'iiiui-a who was present at :
thc Time Kr. Davis Ra?! family were captttrcl,.iu- j
forran the Maigri Telegraph, thittwh?e Mr. Davis- |
trun,/.a w>reacing searskcti, Mr.-, Davi* informad j
tho ColtWM?! in (?uutnantt that her traolo?, wbieh j
rbcr |?'iut?sd ?-?Jt, ennui:,! d'a i-tiiu ul lU' iiuy ia-,I
t*?tiil?j>l f->r ber.-o!f und children, ond which waa
all thal wa? left lor ber and theta. A f/uard was*.
appealed f??r and at.oucu granted, and the perso- ^
ual efi'j^.i pf tb. la ly w;i e pieeerved loiter uu- j
diitnrbw, -
0 Washington .Kews.
IMPORTANT CABINET \1J:ETINC_There
a special Cabinet meeting to-dav, cont in
over four hours, at which important anti
fidentiel mattera were discussed. The sui
of trade and commerce with the insurreci
arv States was under consideration at
meeting, but will again br-, considered at
regular Cabinet meeting to morrow, whs
is hoped that raattewraay be arrauged s
to tftrow open the door as widely nnrj as i
ly as existing legislation will permit,
importance of unrestricted commercial io
course, as.ari agent of reconstruction and ]
ificatioD,.is fully appreciated by the Presic
and Cabinet ; and the only discussion is a
how this caa 'best he accomplished under
laws of ' Congress framed for a very diffei
condition-of affairs. The general finan
condition of the Southern States, as affect
commercial returns, has .also been fully c
sidered in the tabinet consultatiana uj
the KU ? j cet. t
ll may safely be stated, that the conn
will be gratified bj the promulgation-of mt
pore liberal and satisfactory regulations
reference to Southern trade than have he
t?f?lS been deemed advantageous or advtsat
The.stat?menta of a general discbarge
?ebel prisoners, on.the taking of the oath
iliegiauce, are -premature. Until the issuai
)f the order of to-day, directing the discbai
)f-a ll who had mado application for perm
(ion to-take the oath previous to the captt
)f Richmond, it had only been administer
>n special, order of the Secretary of War
ndividual cases. It is true that a large pi
portion of the prisoners now express a desi
o be allowed "the fame privilege, and it
probable-that an arrangement to that et
viii soon bo made; applicable to all but e
leptipnable ceses.-New Yorh llerald 7th.
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Emigration..
That we should be a restless people is n
ronderfttl. The blood of emigrant sires
i~.our veins. Aud local attachments,., t
trqng in .European nations, bave, among n
fen"affected-by the'knowledge that va?
i?TeTtile regions ianthe West invited oca
aricy. Hence a result which, however ut
ivprable in some respects, bas liad man
a u nt er balancing advantages. There ha
?en roora for'enterprise, and.adventu'rc.: th
)il has been reclaimed ; tho outlying fasl
esses of barbarism have, beon subdued ; am
ie arte, the sciences and the virtues bnv
iscovcrcd new-spheres for. their beaeficen
;tivity. *
We mi^ht as'readily explain, but cari no
) easily, justify, the; resolutiqn avowed by i
iw of whom we-have heard, lo emigrnti
om home and country-at the present time
ome-to whom the excitement of the.conflic
a's habitual, .aro impatient of thc gudd'er
tim which baa su'cceeded'th? storm. .Otbw
-e nioved by dread of'groat sncitl c.bangH
id reverses of fortune. . While others ari
apres?ed by the fall V.f hopes that f-uatainttl
) many hearts, aud marshalled such mighty
Dsts in arms-their only- hope,' now, is iq
ive their traditions and recOllnctioos, and
?&r them away, as tito Trojan? ti?eir-house
rAd gods, to some foreign -shore? Is thia
asign wise ? When the patriarch of Hebrew
istury left nts country'and his kindred, the
re?t sacrifice waa not made until he was
rat assured of a Divine mandate and the
aidance of'a Divine hand. Have ?ny of us
ich a cali to leave ours?
Yet lio.vr shall on? coldly argue upon stich
theme ? \l ja Providence that has placed
) here-that bas m ado us familiar with all
ie conditions necessary to the development
: tho resources of this broad, fair land-that
as endowed us with a bounteous industry
hereby the nakedness of tha worId*has been
ad- hat baa revealed the priceless treas
res of the soil to our ploughshares. The
?l, thc cliinsie, the culture, the society of
?jr native land have made u>* what we are.
Te aro held to it by ancestral and domestic
;3oeiation.s, by the subtle inspiration of if?
louutains and. cataracts, the plenty of its
irvestt", and the wild, iree air of its gulfs
id seas; by all the golden hours of life ;
y Ibo riche;, honours and rewards it has
inferred, and the ashes'oj thu dead jt has
apt inviolate. To forsake our couutryisto
T-ake the better part of life.
And where would the Southern t migrant
j? <o Central America ? Sonora? Cali
irnia? Btazil ? How few, at such a time,
hen there is no monay in the country, eau
car the expense of ?iuch a journey. What
uuYuips aud privations to-delic&prly nur
ircd women-arid' tender children, both on
ie way and at its eud 1 A solitary adven
U'er, " maki'tg his legs bi? compasses.'' might
ave! anywhere.and endure everything; but
hat a mournful retinue ?oubj b* a South
.II household travelling to region? whore
icir religion would be under ban-where
ll the civil and social disfranchisements of R.
ireigncr must be' endnrod--where they
ismselvcs would be loot among nev/ mon,.
lanners, morals-and where the children
ould un'oarn the accents of our sweet Sax
3 speeob ! whero all that gave beauty and
lory to domestic life would be lika the ivy
ben, torn from its supports, it is left to trail
ad die upon the, ground.
To us it seems that a manly acceptance of
ie situation- is far better. If these are
tnesqf peculiar trial, let it be remembered
lat it ia not the trial of- Providence, but the.
urr.c of Providbnce,' which ti?kea its ubj.?ot
a fugitive over the earth." Trials involve
iscipline ; and discipline ?6 sent to call forth
lie nobler virtues-pious submission, digni
:c? T. titndc, uncalculating and unswerving
onsisiency to principle. And why not here
rid now display at once the' resignation of
i?tb, that bows at the outspoken will of
J Oil, and the hopefulr-ess of -Experience, that
liscerns His guiding hand and His boly.ra'a
estic purpose in history?-rat once tho mag
lanimify of the warrior..who sheathes the
word that can effect no wnire by slaughter,
,nd the spirit of the patriot who cherishes
?nd perpetuates what is -highest in national
enown ; yea, who. esteems the " blessed
icrcs" of "his own country more than tba
vorld beside !
Tho. problema yet await solution : What
ball Bc the fortunes of our country-what
>ur own ? Tab issues of the future, there is
io prophet to foretell. Who knows "what
icy-relations are to.be 'adjusted, what new
>rder is to be .established, what eruditions of
ife shall exist? Amid such complexities
low can a wise plan "of-life be adopted? It
s not time to .embark upon strange adven
ares, when tho wholo surface ol H.icicty,
ashed by recent storms ol war, is in such
umnltuous agitation--* Augusta, ^rnnscript.
Hg,-..?-*?-.*-rrr
WntsitY RAIO_A raid wa* made jester
lay Upon theiyarious l;ar rooms,.saloons, gro
:eriea, quiet back parhirs, ? out-of-tbe'way
itooks, C'SV retreats anil jj holes ?ri thc wall,
where the ardent has of lato heen disposed of.
Quite a quantity of the precious fluid was
thrown into tho street to " Waste its fragrance
an the desert ??r.'' A' better disposition of
it than those men would have made ^of it,
who are so fond of'putting an enemy into
tiieir mouths to atpa' away- their bruin*, cat
up their atoniach?. pat?jyjte their bodies and
deba?e 'heir -manhood?--Augusta Constitu
tionalist,^ 17th ?not.
-.
ip$?h apecial to thu New York Tiibuna anya
that most of Crook's en valry hayeg'nna to Lynch
burg, where it ia Said ?httu*h?noos have ncrurred
between tho whites and blacks. There are \?r\
OUS rumors t-oncerninc tho trouble, sumo ?tying
t'iat the whites are to blame, and nth-rs Hint Mic
blacks commenced it wita*1 arma pickofl up by
them on tb? battle-field.
News and Miscellaneous Items.
UST" Suspicious persons have recen l l/
> been discovered lurking in the .vicinity- of
Chief Juhtice Chase's residence in Washing
ton, and a guard has been placed around tu*
house.
JBS^Thc Levant Herald says the Circas
sian slave trade Las recoiled ol' late an im
mense impetus. At Trcbizond and Tatusouu
boy6 aiid girls go off in large number at low
prices. " Prime samples" bring about $tt)0
each. *
The reau.-is of. the courf- martial
which tried the alleged rebel conspirators !
charged with the heinous design of destroying
Chicago by Pre on the.day of the Presiden
tial election last fall, were made public by
General Hooker on Saturday, so far as relates
to five of them. Chsrles Walsh aud K T
Ser?mes were found guilty, and sentenced to
hard labor in the penitentiary, the former for
five years and the latter for three. Buckner,
Morris and Vincent Marmaduke have been
acquitted, and will be discharged on taking
the oath of allegiance. The decisions in the
cases of the two others accused-Grccnfell
and Daniels-have not yet been promulgated.
JCSST The military commission at Wash
ington^has begun the trial of the seven engra
vers of Confederate notes and bonds who
came from the Sotfth after tho capture of
Columbia by Gon.- Sherman. They are all' ,
young Scotchmen, who entered the service of !
the_rebel Treasury Department from Scotland J
in 1862. They were arrested in Washington '
March 15. They are defended on the ground
thatsthey,are entitled to. the" amnesty terms '
of the President's proclamation of March 14, *
providing that all domiciled aliens who should (
leave the South within twelve days tbereaf- '
ter should be free from prosecution. 1
JC3??Edmund B irke said that a man had t
lot command of language unless he. could
?xpress. his thoughts without tho use. of
tatics.'
" Mr. Smith,"_8aid the counsel, '' you
?ay you once officiated" in a pulpit- do you
uea.u that yoii preached !" No, sir; I held
i candle for a man who did." "Ab, the
to uri understands you differently. They sup
>oaed. that: the d'scodrse came from you."
'No, air, I only throwed a lighten it."
J*3r"**To do'things on an immense scale is
.?natter of course in tho great West. Speak
ng qrt??lumber business on the Upper Mis
issippi; ?'Minnesota paper records the move
ncnt of a vast amount of logs, just after the
ic gaye away. It says ; " The spectacle now
resented is grand. It,is estimated tbatthare
re ironLlirteen tc twenty million feet of lum
er piled'in every imaginable wav, in some
laces towering up twenty or thirty feet, and
caching to. the bottom of the river."
A recent official report shows that 31.000
oloied men have been enlisted io the army
i Kentucky : 1.000 wore drafted. 2,000 ran
way *:ul enlisted i? indiana, To-ou^ee and
>hio Eleven nsw; regiments are being > rgan
Eed, winch, when complo'ed. will make the
U )U of 3Ur0U0 colored men for Kontueky.
.ver one hundred negroes a day are enlis
Gen. Halleck, now commanding, in R'ch
?ond, bas issued an order designating one
articular locality in that city at winch all
sbct officers and soldiers are to reudezvoUs,
nd ordering all of them stoppiug at tho
potts wood House to leaye that hotel. Ar
ii?!i<?meirs hav-1 also been perfected by the
atitmal military authorities to furnish'good
read at a very low price to tk? indigent
f the city, of whom thero arc several thou
in ds.
. Tho income of the four Rothschild**,
f England, 5? estimated'at 9,000,000 a year,
r a thousand dollars an hour.
A young, professor at ono of the col
iges married s lady twenty years bis senior,
bis was said, by a witty friend, to bc a proof
f his ambition, as bc appeared desirous of
udying "the ancients."
?y?&* A gentleman at a whist party, when
e proponed going home, was urged to stay a
ttle longer. " \Ve|J,'' he replied, "perhaps
may as well j my wife probably is already as
lad as she can be,"
tgSF The career of tho famous Rvd river
onfederate ram, Webb, has ended. A few
a s since she passed New .Orleans al broad
ay at a rapid rate, displaying the stars and
trines, but. after passing hoisted the R?bel
ag. When a few miles above Fort St. Phil
p. ber condensers got out cf order, and she
as deserted and blown up. As far as known
be had inflicted no damage save cutting the
degraph liue. A portion of her crew arrivt d
i Nf.w Orleans. The remainder left lor parts
nknown.
Several persona were severely lynch
tl in San Francisco, for expressing graUfica
ion at tho assassination of President Lincoln,
nd General McDowell issued au order for
Lie instant arrPStof any pei son. and supprea
iou of any journal, expressing approbation I
f the aa mo,
A. terrible accident recently occurred
a thc Charlestown Navy Yard, near Boston,
lue of the workmen was engaged" in drilling
rut the fuse of an old Schenck 150 pound
hell, when it exploded, instantly killing
Limotby Lyons, John Murphy, Nathaniel
lurch and Daniel Drew. All the workmen
ii the yani are more or less wounded, and
eu or twelve others, it is feared, fatally. The
explosion took place near the house of thc
Joni mandant. o
.EST Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow of Teu
lossee is said to have requested permission to
je allowed to.return to bis home at Coluiii
;?a, and offers to take the amnesty oath and
rive bonds ipr his future good conduct i G?.n. I
pillow has, or had, a lurga plantation near j
Columbia, and was joint owner with his sis ?
1er, Mrs. Govenor Aaron V. Brown, in anot h
er still more extensive "~one near Helena,*
Arkansas. He has lost over seven hundred1!
slaves by the failure of thc rebellion.
.j^rTho explosion at-Erilh, near Londoi ,
has led to thc manulacture oT a. new gun
powder, ibo discovery of Mr. L. fl. G- Eur
hardt, a German, it consists of tannie gallic
acid,'or thc-rosin of commerce, and chioraJ.e
or nitrate of potash. The new gunpowder is I
stated to bo of three times .th?explosive 'oreo ?
of that now in use, and one hjjf cheaper, lt j
I paves no residuum when exploded. It can ?
abo be kept iu magazines with 3afetv, by the j
rr^-iia and preparation ot' potash being kept '
.i:p:ira'-iy, aad mixed as wanted, both thc
articles tiatned being incombustible by them
selves. Jl it bear? the tost of aotual cxpori
tuent a saving of onifethird will be effected;
and the combustion being ontiro, it will: -
move allobjeclioti'* ru tided firearms, such as
tho fouling of Enfield r'fles and Armstrong
-funs.
.-J-? ?
?5>" The Wept Point and Montgomery Railroad
Company (says tb? CoiHh'tulijpiai?tt) have patched
up tho damaged engines nntMvc flat car.?, and
aro now runuin<: train? from the fermer place to
Ch'ebaw within forty miles ul Montgomery, Ala.
Trains o-iuld nani over the whole line 1-ut for a
bridge destroyed near Chehnw which is luting re
built! Passengers gt>'mg west, had better j*o thro' j
Atlanta aud that place, and from theue* take |
their chances to Montgomery. We know nothing j
beyond exae.pt taut rtaamboats r-nn bo obtiinc-d
on the AJuhaut? to Mubilo aad abo 6h tho Tom?
highce to Columbus and l" Aberdeen.
fc3?"*Ncver rljtnk ICHH of another nu ueoouutuf
hi; differing from you on poli'i?-ul or religious*
subjects. ? v i
Gov. I?i e.un's Arrest
\ H'D Qa's CxvA-i}i\- Cours, M. D. M. }
Macon, Ga., Maj "9, '05, P. M. $ '
SIR-In pursuance of instructions received
this day from linn. E". M. Stanton; Secretary
of War, 1 have thc honor to inform you that,
your telegram ol tho '7tb 1 iunt., forwarded j
byTjjy sanction,- hal been laid beirre the I
Pref?ident of the United States, and the foi- I
lowing are his reply anti orders.
1st. That the collapse iu tho currency and
the great destitution of provisions among the |
people of Georgia, raentiout-d in y?,ur tele
gram, haVe been caused by trcacon, inmrrrc
tion and rebel?ou against the lawn of the
United State*, incited and carried*on for the
last four years by you and " y-ur Conned-rate
rebels anti traitors, who aionu are respomibie
for all the waste, d< 'stittwfsn and want now
existing in that State. ^
2d. What you call " thc result which the
fortunes of war Lave imposed upon tho peo
ple of Georgia," and all the loss and woa
they have sui?ered are charged upon you ami
yonr Confederate rebels, who have usurped
the authority of the State and assumed to j
act as ita Governor and Legislature, made
act? treasonable to the United States, and by
means of that usurped authority prov- ?"ed the
war to extremity, uutil compelled bc superi
or force to lay dowu their ai ms and acCt-pt
the result which " the fortunes id' wa.-" have
imposed upon the people of Georgia, as the
?Uat penalty of the etiinos of tr-nt^u ae-i u
bel lion.
3d. That the restoration of peace and or
ier cannot be entrusted to rebels and trai
tors who destroyed the peace and trampled
iowa the order that had existed more than
?alf a century in Georgia, a great, and pr s
)erous State. The pura ??.ns whu'incired 'the
var abd carried it on at so great a f-aiTiHue
o the people ol Georgia amt of all ot the
Jnited States, wilT n u be allowed io usse't?
>le ?t the call of their accomplice fr.ac! again
is "? Legisla'uro o? the ?tate, aud again
lanrp it** authorities and franchised. il<?r,
rhnsemimeYapiiled soTunch blood of their fol- ? (
JW citizens, ar.d pressed .?:o--mueh wne up-.m j t
be, mop,e. ??etreyed thc finances; currency
nd credit ol :h- ?SfnLc, and nduci'd the peer
0 destitution, aiii ?ol b? allowed to usurp le?
dative power th;,r might bc intended roset,
ri foot froh acts of treason and rebeliiun.
M calling "then, 'ogelher with'nut. permission
f tue. President, you have perpetrated a fresh
rime that wiii bo der.lt with ace->rd? ugly. I
m ?uriheT directed to inform yon that lite
'rosid??t of the United States Stilt; withrjnt
clay,' Giert all the lawful powers of his oL'ice
) reliove *he people of Georgia-from de^tttu
on by ile'fivering them from the bondage-of"
lililury tyranny which- avowed rebels and i \
.aitors hare long imposed alike upon poor1
nd rich.
Tho President hopes that by restoring ;peact
ad order, giving security to lire, lioerty ar.d
roperty, by cn cou raging" trade, arts, manu
icturea and every specics of industry, to re
)vcr thu financial credit of tao State and
fcvelop iu great resource?, thc people will
.ain soon be aldo to rejoice under the? Con
Hutton and law? of the United States and -of !
teir ?>wn Seato in thc prosperity and bap|ii . T
BSS they once had. To all good people who ' .
Mum to their allegiance, liberality will be
cerejjed.
If any person xball presume to answer or.
^knowledge the jcall mentioned in your tele
ram to tho President, 1 am directed to cauto
is immediate arrest aad imprisonment and
dd him aulject to the orders of t'Je. War Pe
irtmant.
1 am, sir, very resp'y? FW ob't serv't,
.1. II. \Vru.s"N. Brev't Muj.-Gen'l.
Joseph E. Brown, Milledgevi?e. Ga.
LETTER PUOM C. C. Ct.av, Ja-In thc
tlanta Journal we find the annesei letter
om C. C. Clay, Jr.:
LAGUANCK, GEORGIA, 1
May 10,1803,4 o'clock P M. j
revet Major Gen. Wilson, U. S A., Macon.
Georgia ;
Genera!:- I hare just Si><?n a proelarnatioi:
Om tho President ot the United States of.
?ring a reward of one hundred thousand dol
irs for my arrest, on. a charge of having,
ita others tbureiti named,' incited ann cja
>cted the murder of tho late Pre dricut. *
Conscious of my innocence, unwilling ern:,
) seem to fly from justice, and Conti lent of
ty entire vindication from so f ul au impu
tion, upon the full, fair and impartial trial
hieb I expect tu receive, T shall go, as anon
? practicable, to Macon, to deliver myself
p to your custody.
I am, respectfully,
C. C. Clay, Jr.
P. S.-This wili be delivered by Hon. P.
hil lips, of tb is placo.
C. C. C., Jr.
LA GIIAXOI-:, GKORGLA, 1.
M*y. U, 1805. j
Irevct .Major gen, W?sou, U. S. A., M con,
6 CH) ruin :
Seeing' thc proclamation of .'the Pr?sU?iif
r tbe United Stales I go ?oday wu fi HT .
Phillips, to .dclive.r ni^sell io your < us
3D)'- ~ et
C. C. CLAY, Jr.
A truo copy of original.
P. PUUAM*.
May llUi. iSiif?.
Truly tiiutiucut.
sWe know not whop when WA !. tve
villi any thing in proV- tu rp *lrvifif?t; hy.:
.he burs? ol eloquent we at ab'-a' . .....; y. ;
)fic Pu: Pento?, o! Tex a'-?,' a Mnihodis j
trencher,'it appWrs i rf?s*d a bart-*- ,
-tie with b?ittr nbuors ?bai? an?* generally !
urt'isl.e'i. Wbe?i tlie people werenaariubleicl .
i desperado in che cr>>wd cried out, " Mr. \
P.-.'i! D- . : >n voitr r-".-'.'.."vitr.-. hn^Iiod. Y?*u \
?Jriui ?S? . . : ' >iy H ;-' o i li?rb^cue, but rtet- j
ter : i- i V. IVhar*? thc frcjtt >?-1' ;? \
.?? riler?- !" ar*e^. red thc misai ?nary,- in a !
t->'.e ie thu1 der. ana, poiutiri^ his mat . nle-o,
finger to tho mateidess doabie springs, gush
iag up imo two strong columns with ti -?>ufn] .'
like a shout ofj;;y tro ti thc boetittt ul tho j
earth". " There ! ' he repe&ti'd, wirb a lock i
terrible as lightning, while his enemy actual
ly trembled at his feet ; " there ia the liqn* |?
wbich Go?, thc Eternal, brews for-all'his j
children. "Not in the cimmertoi' still, over ;
smoky lires, choked withtht>poinoiioaf ga^e", j
?utrounded with*the stench of- sickening!
odors and corruptionn, doth your Lather. m?
Heaven preparo tue essence of lifo-tho pm? L
cold water; but in the greenglade-and-gras- [.
sy dell, where rho red deer'wand ere, and tho
child loves to p'.ay, there God brew* it ; and ?
down tn'the deepest valleys where the fono-1
tain murmurs and the rills shu*, and.hi^h j
upon the-mountain tops, wheraf the naked '.
granite glitters like- gold in the sun, where
thc Storni clouds ImtQcla and tim!. thunder j
storms crash, and nwav far out. on the wild ?
wide sea, where the hurricane howls music, j
and toe big waves roll tlic chorus, sweeping f
thc march ol' God--there bc brews it. that ;
beverage of life, health-giving waler. A'nd !
every where it ?s a thing ol' life and beauly, j
gloaming in thc dew drop, .singing iu tito j
summer rain ; shilling in tuc ioe vern til! thc '
trees ill seem totaled to living jewela, spread (
i g a goldeii veil "over tho sr-lting sun or
white t?fluiio around the turon ; spoiling ?ti '
the catteraet | dancing iu thc hail shover; i
sleeping in the glacier, folding its bright :
snow curtains - idly obout t'ie wmtry. -yorld,1
an I we^ying the many colored iris, that sy
ftn. wh/-!3e warp is the ra"in drop of ?fhe * a~"th,
whose woof is thc sunbeam, of heavm, all
checkered over with celestial howers by the
mystic baud.of refraction.. St^ll alway it is
beantifal-that blessed lile water t. no poison
bubbles on its .brink: ils .foam bringa^00?
madness'anti -nburdee?- no obied Mains? Mr
liquid phis.". 5 pale widows and orphans weep
not burning tears, in J ts depths, no drunkard's
*bri< king ghost from the (?ravi',' cur?es It'in
words ol' eternal despair ! Speak cut, my
friends, woo-ld- vW?tcBarip?^it (br 'b* de
j mon's drink, Alcohol !" A sbtmt. like the
roar of a tempest/answered. .StfW"
- v ?*- ?. - - *.' -< ' *3 . ?'
Something Yoo Much of .'niia.'
We fear that lYosidoc't ,'ohnson wilHrar'ftf
Cause to exclaim, a hieven save me from rtry
frotn my friends.'' ile hhs been Pieside?tt"1
s:x days; K?? days oj unexampled wrniT*1
and distress ; six days, during which,' in coa
.rqueneo of the '-xiiaordinary duties sudden
ly thrown upon him, and ont of respect't^
thu me usury of ?is predecesor, who Ifty, un
buried, Le bh-mid nave been Icft alone. 3fe?,
so littler t bought ?P* feeling bas- thete-been; -'
among those who areundoubtodly .bis friends/:
tiiat he has not only been troubled every day,
but Several times iu each dav by delegations
of self-iuvtted visitors, who hiv? determined
to Wait iip^'Ti him ano aliare bim infotnnl.ing
speecbes. Seihe nf rinso drto.'ation&r wera
ol sufficient i.npoiunce to require attention,
i b? only regret 13. that the persons-conccrn
od in tbeafRed HUT taken counsel of .prpprie
ty ani noi'tjiutird their oilers of assistance ?
ami Rupp?.rt-dur a lew days. Others haye,,.,
been simp'i ty^ejoblages of politicians, wbgr /
. ti; :.r:ir'l?v.s Hellishness, were eager tobe >
noted among the early worshippers c f the
ritdjjg.auu, hoping to.obtain personal advan
tage thereby hereafter. Sqnte .trent ?hr?f .
curiosity, aud others ??ere e.tgbr io s?risfyv
their rcstlc. s desires tb know in advance wbtit
Lhe. policy, of the new ad ennis ration will bc.
Such proceeding* must lc very 'annoying (0 '
the .President, whose time shou'.ff 'be 'given
lo more important, affairs.' f.nd liet are, in
iddit-ion, iu tho worst possible ' taste. We ;
rust that there will be fewer of them ib?re
tfter. The President has declared his policy .
is fir as ii 13 at present prudeut for him Ui"
lo so. There let the matter feat and k-t L,!r.
Cit also.-Philadelphia Euquirerl/~
G i.>\ A. J. SM tnt AND THE Tiy vis Ci.o.'t,.
-Tue confirmation of Cen. A.M. .Smith aa a'
daj.-.r General of Volunteers, r-irain'ds me of
ittle irjciifetit'in connection wif'a thc Yicks- '
>urg campaign. Gen. Smilb commanded a
livision in JicClernand'a (l3?h ) corps.
Ute was directly tn the'rear of the centre of
i e besieged city, and the court ho?st? wtis'
n lull view.of ol bis headquarters. An ar
ill.ery oMcer entered the GeneraPs tcnt ODO
norning after a severe caunon???nglall along
,ur lines, to request permission 'tb go to the
L'azoo.river,.where our fleet of steamboats
rere lying.
li.What timo is it?"' asked the General,"
vi* had 'not y 4 left his cot.,
.'.lt i? ton minut% to seven,''' tiaid Ibo ar
?loryman.
" How do you know it's .that late?" in
uired the General, a little vexed at the idea
if having slumbered so long.
*: 1 can see by the town clock," replied the
nitlcryman, referring to the clock of the
'hksburg Court House, which, 1 may remark
nut here, furnished tho time of ?lay for both '
unies for more than six work's.
'.Town hell and damnation,'' exclaimed
he General, jumping' out. of bed. " Have
on been shoot ing'all, morning without kit- '
faff that old clock?'' *
'"Yes, sir: ive couldn't hit it. Tiled or.r'
est, but couldn't make lhe shol."
" All right then. Men who can't hit such
good mark as that can't get any leave of
bsence from mc. You can't go lo th.? river
)-doy."
Thousands ra snobs were aimed at tho
lock, to my certain knowledge, it was tli9
t'getfor at least twenty batteries every day,
at waa ucver Struck, and is keepin? good
ime to this dav, I believe.-N. Y. Herald.
Factory Goods.
tTfTE will now uko all Cottons at our taciory.
Tv i utap in bugging or stuvo*. TVirt give
itu*Jut price bl currency, or barter Oso?bnfga
ur i', giving nt'prcseni ?i>e yard Osn'abii'rgi for
our pounds Cotton. . -
J. J. GREGG & CO.
.Ma.. 1 -lt 10
We liiiv,? been authorized by tho Frieads
? Cup:, ii. li0ULWARE to Mioowtca him a
Candidate for Sheriff of L'dgefieij District at tb?
test election.
Apr 12_ tr". U
Foy Tnx 'Collector.
The Many Irleud'i nr I). A. J. BBtlljW&fa
e?.j, ?ti ally nomi.-.ate him a- Candie atc for
Tax Collector at thc nts', ?loetion.
.- . ? . gb. . .. . j*. ? ?i ir>T*B
r?ir Tai t.oiiectov. A
Ti.-,: many Friends ot Cart. dAaMK.'i Sj IICH
EI.L re??:>-.?t-'n !y ??rof?kte him ?s 11 Cairtidato
"or TAX C'LiJOiTfOR at Thc next elarfion.
6AJJUDA.
Dre ?_ te?_Sj 66__
Dick Ch?atliam
- Xi - . . .
W'IIJL stand thc Spring Penson of ?l?o at
' tin?'- riiindr"d Dollnr.i tho scaann. - ' 1
He wifl b?i nt lC.lirc?c1d C II. MondH3-H, Tu*3-#
il?ys. HTodifoadwys and Thursdays,-tLe n maint
ii'r ?.!' thc: week ll.irui'-n t?alUii.m'a.. Ile will
bo^itj'^b- MM'-'?ri.-t i'e!.?:v.ary and end il. fita
June, Mg will lemalu- at li. IJ allman V ilur'n<
? :i . . i ttl ? f Pearwairj airer ^hich lun-i be wm
he iii mutely ?I ??fe?eeltl C. li. and-IL- t?a*'
mati's. ?'.1. . ? ?. ??. - , r . , .
f.? i;,"i>i?l ceutisaui ?with\ \m Agent, Jas. .M.
.inr(i-^a. ii.r.UJjVS?l?i maras will bo insured wi*b
:,> t..i- Twu ?Jiriidre.f f)..li ?rs. ?T/be iflo'?cv will
lis I .'uaitb red ?u? af t?iC end' rf InrVcasnu. - - .
. a ll?). O. ?ACOM..
4,.n : I Vt -. 0.
Notice.
AU. per*"-.? lu lent<..! i'-'thc f?tntc ?1 Robert
J. b bb, '.aie afE^cWra District ??cuttvi,
aro re?i"o.-t?'d tn rome 'orwerd ?nd taako- pay,,
mont;,:iu'1 tllOTj having demands against ?aid
B?late willyt ?cut them tn due lime, and pr-?per
ly autbebxieaied.
A! J. PEblETIltR, Ada r, .
OerW ly-'' '
4 _. fair .- -
Notice.
ALL persons' having aojv claims or dc we nd s
against the Estate of Waiker'J\. Famuol,
tlee'd.. ?re required to present thcni.^p'opr'dy
p^Svet? and all persons^ havingaay-yi'te..^ P.i
pnrf orTrnperty ofaoy klnd.-bel ngia*, to ?aid
Jli?tate ara.rb<{n?ab^Hd,b*i^.tbm.> to tb>"un
dersigned,, who is the lawful Admitistrati.r; and
also those iud'ebt*^ nfl? V^Ojfivijf up iramedj
atoly, i? lawful pemey ?if ?iTali?. or its aqalra
len- io en'mneyr'?','?ord't?th#:?*1w ia"anft?dewt.
. W. ??. FA-MFEL, Adm'*?r.>
Mar 31 * . > ?- . 1S
Estraycd or Stolen, ,
P'lOM die Sjijbfcribr'r; TWO- COWSi-sM&fljav
whitc-epwlfliB and th<< ntbef a brindlo, willi
Ttbite back and'1>?fl'y-both probai.ry bavo calv.ee
beTore this. "Alco, a rtd- Ileifcr>-?ll tbroo marked
with a ?rup in both eare^Atvlit it? tb? I-.*ti and.an
under biTin tho. riuhj. _ A?am one red ^?55 whi'a
?entjing,-one ear cropped,T iderbir in thr other..
It fl Intel v. ff not stolen, thtit they aro niaKirgOieir
w'.Y t<> li.e D.TU Cioi.er. "A lilnnl TeWBni will
be paid fer their 'TWO very. A??y infonaution coa
eeruiesthem Utflukfe??j reeeive*.
W. H. OrENNINC?.
Morl . tf ? I>
" ^ine Bay Mare. .
5desire' to exchange a fine TIA Y M AUK, (lhe
fears o|ib) with to?I, fur a4;n..d dcart norw--*
idiek er rick browiij medium sise. Also, two
lE?HLK?US ferag'ood M Heb Co*.
JOHN E. BACOV.
I' Jlayl? tf - Sir