The New York herald., 1864-12-22

tures the surroundings Of which show the owners 4
have been Peopls of hisa degree OF taste and refine
ment The gardens OF tie wealthy are beautiful,
laid Out the lawns spacious and beautiful and the streets
clean and well propcrtioned 10 the centre Of the towf
Capitol building, large brown stone building OF
modern sty OF architecture, situated IN the centre
a ten acre square, upon OF which and usd,
OF thoeence which surrounds the whole, small, bu
nessy furnished churches Outside and adjacent to th,
Cato grounds the arsenal and magazine both very
good ngs for the purposes for which they
These, the Governors msnson and the Milledgeville
Hotel the chief public buildings OF the city. TIL,
Penitentisry Institution unkno own, as it was
d In the night that the Twentieth corps snereS
the city.
The rebels on evacua.ing the place released ail tn
Onion men oonned in the prison, aud conscrpted then
into the rebel army
THE sTArx HOUSE.
when visited It, presented appearance OF devasta
tioa The troops entered the Senate and
Representative chambers the offices attached and
torn the urnure scattered the contents OF drawers
about the door, destroyed the library and State papers
left behind by Governor Brown and his associates IN their
hurried fight appropriated to thor everything
they could carry the trimmings from the windows,
and reveed In broad sheets of unsigned State bonds
and curreRcy, several millions OF which were found
piled up 10 one OF the ms, vel as the plates from
which they had been struck
As stroled lesurely through the chambers and com
mittee rooms and gazed The hundreds or
who filed the Capitol and reyeed IN its halls, could not
but feel that II desecratiop-that It firing
that council hall where the reasonable ordinance OF
secession was hatched and given form should
be spit upon ana insused by conquerng troops
and Olsen darkies under the very shadows the
lnelike portraits OF Georgia's chvalrous that
adorned he walls both chambers 1t is ony matter
OF surprise that General sherman eyacuating that
city, dd not lay the building IN ashes.
BOGUS STATE LEGISLATURE.
On the day that the Fourteenth corps triumphantly
marched into the capital TO music or the unop the
ooers OF the twentieth corps TO the number OF about
one hundred, assembled at the Senate chamber called
the roll OF the House appointed Speaker aod clerks an
opened the Legislature with prayer the faceous chap
the return u Georgia TO the od union fine weather and
little fighting march to the coast concluding with
the remark, "Ai Of which Is respectully submitted"
lobby member very gragely arose in the gallery and
asked II this honorable body would hear from the gal
iery.
Hall hours discussion followed, and, division
IL decided that the gallery should be heard
Rising with all the dignity and polish of Chesterfield
he quietly put his hand in side pocket, drew a
flask placed II his lips replaced his pocket and
resumed ns seat.
The srKAKgR-I must raise a point OF order be-
lieve IL is always customary TO treat the Speaker.
LoBBy MsMBER-l beg the pardon Of the honorable
House for my thouchtessness believe il is customary
Here he Or the qsk and proceeded 'sYes beg
to inform the House that shall treat the Speaker-re
spectfully.
The dropped into his pocket and he into his seat
amid cheers from the gallery aud smiles from the hon.
orsble Sneaker's colleagues
After the organization o the Legislature the question OF
reconssucng the State taken up and discussed
some hours With all the gravity conceivable. by the
Iankee representatives, from the various counties. The
result OF the deliberations that the state led
back like conquered cnid INTO the Union, and COM
mit.e appointed TO kick Governor Brown and
President Davis mates, which committee retired,
aud returned aud reported they were an.
mated by progressive spirit, bat that the articles
which they 10 exercise their sspedal
The Legislature adjourned after the style OF Governor
Browns Legislature OF the previous Friday-by taking
square drink and n handful ~ ,'hOgnuts /"
MmLEDcsvJLLK SAVANNAH.
Leaving Colonel Esee 10 cover the evacuation, the
morning o. the cath slocum moved forward upon San
dersve. the county OF WASHINGTON county Davis,
corps on the Lett and Williams (rwenteth corps the
rishs.
Railway. At Ocopee bridge, where Wheesrs cavalry
ccntesttng It's passage with considerable spirit On the
2Sd and 24th there was considerable skirmishing be-
N WHEELER AND KrLpATRIcK AROUND xAcoy
resulting the repulse OF the former with considerable
ioss Fitzpatrick could captured city easily had
it ben Shermans intentioa 70 do demons.rA-
tou aonv was ordered, be retired sfer driytpg the
ooeny inside MS works. Fitzpatrick spent several hours
Sssssoy,Ss .ns railway s.wsrdS SorasI and followed on
% Hewards column st the 0cones bridge. which
stossly held BY Major H.rsridge, Of wheeer's com-
mand, bus be was eventually disodgsd alter burning
the bridge The troops passed over pontoons and on
the night Of tbs 3sth arrived ~ Irwin roads
wRxKLkR srAMYEDnp A YoRAGIxG PARTY.
o. the evening of the 10th General Morgan Second d.
within me Of sandersvIs the mounted foragiug par
tes advance encountered WhceIers cavalry, under
command OF sns general hmssl Ins forasirx party
from his barrcade OF rsis when Aorsaus advance the
sc od brgade came up, and in ten minutes heeer and
his three tn ussnd horse rushing madly the
town. winch was st once occupied by Morgan, whose
command burned the court house and number shops
The men, retaliation having been upon amost
ealed the hotel. house. Offices and stores aud
@forsged literally" upon the iphabisantA
On the evening OF the 2Sth tho left wing arrived at the
oGExcHEE RIVER
bridge which had been burned. The Ogeechee runs
through williamson swamp one OF those marshy
bayous tnat are becoming more and more numerous
We penetrate the country towards the coast VI
coursc the river had be pontooned and hall mile OF
swanp orduroy ed Tor the passage Of the wagons which
quickly cut ih oush the marshy soil every where found
about ,icse rivers.
LotIsynLg. THE ORIGINAL STATE CAPITAL.
Bsrds and M)fsan's divisions OF Davis corps, moved
upper ogee,bee there early afternoon
ine place was sacked and several houses ana public
buildings buried
HowArn MOVING on siIIsS
toward arrived ut Swsiusboro. the Great Choopee
river, day moving towards the great railway centre
al kiien. here khparick Is believed 10 be- and TO
which point toe LETT wing Is also destined
tonsidrs.oe railway "as torn up ~ oeary Ward and
Jackson Octseen tie oconee md me ogeecnee rivers
On the 2sth Dawn column marched TO
LOUISVILLE,
the county seat OF Jefferson county where It epcamped
rh town Is one " the oldest n the State,
the irst caplta when the stale IN its
fancy. tie kindness OF Lieutenant Colonel H.
Miles the seventy. .pinth Pennsylvania, bad the
pleasure ~ peruslng q copy OF the Louisville Gazette
and Rrasb IN 7rpmpc, published early rs lso3 iu
the style q typogr pny. The Gdkte started 10
I 100 ambrose Day and James Hely, and though a
sheet contained cons derable news. large por-
too II devoted 10 legal ad, ,ertisedients and
Uolces benpecked husbands, who caution She
pu bc against harburing trusting their upfaniul
~ivs. Tue number bc,,re contains . letter
from Thomas Paine, taken from the National
Itettocacsi relative the contest between Aaron Burr
aud Nj Jefferson Tor President OF the United States,
hch remarkable lor its causc properties; report of
Con. proceeding Of tnst cay memoir Of Hon.
Seoaior wait washington county, nero - the Ecvo
lutiouary war. who disa the l6.b keoruary 1903,
comm Lcdtrns. essays, &c. IL Is quite cur,osty IN
the vspaper iiue.
me twentieth corps to-day have been employed in
ing up the railway between marlborough and the
Ogeccuce river
The frft division of the Fourteenth corps on The
muiug the 3O.h moved 70 Bu ton tatioD near the
0yoecnee BRIDGE leaving the second and Tnrd dvis
tOns march the dtrect road 10 Way Desboro Csru
Was wtbn ne mile OF the Sev e4tecnth corps
which crossed TO south side 81 the Ogeechee tnai
even tue Fifteenth corps encanped three miles north
ot The rty % o. 10. frevios % sav Lou sve,
seyeIsl baldIng. were .esLIolnd. as wei as . large