Daily Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1858-1873, December 20, 1865, Image 2
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JOHN II. MARTIN
COLUMBUS:
Wednesday Morning, Deo. 20,1868,
DON’T PLANT 80 MUCH CO rTON.
W* *re full; persuaded that one of the
greatest dangers before the South ts tho
probabilit; of the devotion of too much
Attention to the cultivation of cotton next
year. There are many prudential rea
sons why the culture of this crop should
be restricted. Tho most serious of these
relate to the uncertain character of free
labor. Most of our plantori believe that
the negroes, as a general rule, will not
work with the steadiness and fidelity ne
cessary to the successful cultivation of
cotton; and no planter knows that the
froedmen employed by him will work as
this crop requires. The strong probability
is that there are very few plantations on
which nil tho negro force employed can
he relied on to work as they did under the
old system. A portion of the crops plant'
ed must then sutler, and the planter who
gives up his food crops to savo his cotton
will find hlmsoif a loser by the year’s ope
rations if a large cotton crop Is raised. To
give up his cotton, ul'ter incurring all tho ex
pense necessary for all the processes of this
crop, will also be seriously embarrassing.
The safe plan would ho to make sure of
the grain and other food crope in any rea
sonable contingency, and to dovole to cot
ton only tho amount of labor that could
be spared without endangering the othor
products of the plantation. Tho man who
makes plenty of food and othor requisites
for a comfortable living will surely be
better ofl‘ than tho man who noglocts
these and rnises only cotton. It is true
that cotton brings n high price now, but it
is not higher, in comparison with ante-war
prices, than bacon, or flour, or sugar, or
salt, and not much liighor than oorn. And
the strong probability is that all these ar
ticles will noxt year come nearer main
taining present pricos than cotton will. It
would not, thoreforo, ‘'pay" to raise cot
ton with a vlow of buying these articles
with the proceeds.
Any other Southern crop will do bettor
whon Inadequately tondod than colton.—
As there is no other crop that requires so
long a time from tho plantingtolbo gath
ering, there is none other so much in dan
ger from tho unreliability of froo labor.—
Thefreodmen mny work pretty well uriti;
July or August, whon the grain crops will
require buL little farther attention; but it
would not do to neglect the cotton crop at
this season of the year. If fair progross
is made with tho corn cropB in tho spring
months, a considerable yield may bo
counted on with very little furthor atten
tion, Hut not so with cotton.
Again—a crop of two millions of bales
of cotton in tho United .States would, in
view of present circumstuncos, bring al
most as much in the markets of the world
as four millions of tales. Thero is no
proposition susceptiblo of cloarer demon
stration than that it is only tho scarcity of
cotton that keeps up its present price, and
that the price will doclino as the produc
tion increases. It behooves the pooplo of
tho South, then, not to "kill tho goose
that layB tho golden egg,” This thoy will
do by overstocking tho cotton markets,
and having to pay out what little they
may receive for tho crop for food for them-
elves and their laborers und stock.
All tho world, except ourselves, will reap
tho benefits of a largo crop of cotton in
tho South nextyonr—wo moan a crop so
large that food will bo neglected for it,—
Wo could not pleasn Great ltritain hotter,
but she would not therefore abate a penny
in tho price of hor cutlery, hor linens,
and other few urticlos that our high pro-
toctlve tarill' admits of our receiving from
her. Now England would give thanks
over such a crop, but only her cotton
manufactures would bo furnished to us
cheaper in return. The 'Western States
would bo well satisfied, but they would
not soli us any cheapor thoir mules, their
grain, thoir flour, or their bacon. Wo
would at once overdo the busiuass on
which wo roly to keep even with the bal
ance of the world, and would mako little,
if any, progross in thu important work of
building up ruined fortunes and regaining
a lost prosperity.
The South has beforo hor a great work
of reconstruction—not political merely,
but also social and industrial. Much de
pends upon the judicious manner in
which she may apply to this work the re
sources still left her. Our people must
not try to get rich too fast. Nothing is
plainer than that wcare In great danger of
a relapse next year, produced by the ef
fort to mako too much cotton. We cer
tainly cannot loose by stinting the world
iu colton for a year or two longer, thereby
keeping up the prico and keeping our
selves on the safo s.de, uutil our new sys
tem of labor can bo bolter organised and
iU reliability losted. Venturing every
thing upon tho cotton culture next year
would be very much like embarking with
our all upon a craft whose capacity for
sea navigation is wholly untested. We
ought to keep near the shore, or within
tho bays and sounds, until we have tested
the vessel and found out that It is safeand
seaworthy; then, with a reliable crew and
a perfect management of the craft, we
might saroly boist all sail and venture
into the open and boundless ocean,
GhumBUKO AhoMQ Itta Sfa*D,cAL8,
The Washington correspond of tha
New York Harid writes I n tha n lh
,. rher * " “ D,ider * bl# ooal plaint among
t m °! . menib8r * of <Mgrea. that the
President does not treat tt am wlth tha
consideration they are cX^ t | 0 d to in
re-
gard to patronage. A pt lty |, rfa forca
called upon tho I’re»idi/ t yeaterday re-
** > * el * D * l®*ding ^appointments in
their districis. The- J, 0 t no satisfaction
as to the course 1 '/i ntendi t0 purtua>
imously chosen President. The Chess
Rooms Have, therefore, become perma
nently connected with my Institution,
and form a popular feature under my
supervision and control. 1 have selected
a number of appropriate prizes for tho
occasion, which will be suitably awarded.
The Chess Fraternity throughout tho
country are cordially invited to be prosi nt
and participate in the Reunion.
I herewith tender to the editorial corps
of the Enquirer an invitation to bo present.
I feel assured that much pleasure would
be experienced during the holidays In the
“Crescent City."
Yours, fratornally,
Kpwin E. Overall.
The Alabama Act
To Regulate Contract* with Freed men
and to enforce the same.
Section 1. lie It enacted, That all froed
men have a rigbttocontract with any one
for the performance of labor or service,
and upon such terms, stipulations and
condition as thoy may agree upon.
Soc. a That all contracts made by and
with froedmen for a longer period than
one month, must bo in writing, specifying
all tbo terms, stipulations and conditions
agreed upon, and must bo executed in
duplicate,tho froedman to havo ono copy.
Before It is executod, such agreement
must be carefully read to such ireedmun,
and must be signed in the presence ol two
white citizonr, who can rend ur.d writo,
who must subscribe their names thereto
as witnesses.
Boo. 8. That any person hiring n froed
man and entering into an agreement ss
above proscribed, failing or infusing to
perform his part of the contract, may bo
sued before any Justice of the I’eaco ol
the county, and damages assessed not ex
ceeding ono hundred dollars, nnd if such
person shall, knowingly and wilfully, fail
or refuse to fulfill his puit or tho contract,
be shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon oonviction befuro any Justice of the
l’uece of tho county, may bo fined in ;i
sunt not exceeding ono hundred dollars,
to go to the party injured or aggrieved.
Sec. 4. That if any froedman contract
ing as above providod for, shall fail or ro-
fuse to perform his part of said contract,
' iy nogligenco or carelessness
loss, damage or injury to his
omployer, suoh froedman rimy bo sued
before any Justico of tho Tosco of tho
county, and damages rocovored not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; and if such
frond man shall wilfully and porversoly
fail or refuse to perform all the duty, la
bor or servloe,stipulated to bo performed
or shall wilfully injure,damage or destroy
any property of Ids omployor, unless bucI
oflunso is above tho grade of misdemeanor
by the laws of Alabama, such froedman
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
complaint to any Justico of tho 1’eaco,
and on conviction bo fined ir. a sum dou
ble the value of the property so injured,
damaged or destroyed, to enure to the
Sec.^i. That if any froedman shall run
away or abandon tbo labor or service ho
agreed to perform without a good cause,
he shall bo duomod guilty of n misde
meanor, and upon complaint to any Jus
tico of tbo Teuco, such froedman mny be
apprehended, and if convicted shall for
feit all wages due him, and bo subjected
to all tbo pains and penalties of the vu-
K nnt laws which muy bu then in forco in
is Stale.
Sec. 0. That if any person shall por-
suado or attempt to persuade, entice or
cuuso any freedman to desort nr leave the
employment for which he stipulated, or
ill t ' ' '
shall knowingly omploy any froedman
when deserting, or snail knowingly give
or sell to such deserting freedman food,
raiment or other thing, the person so of
fending shall be guilty uf a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction before any Justico
of the Peace may be fined in a sum not
exceeding live hundred dollars, or com
mitted to the county jail for a term not
exceeding six months, nt tha disci otion of
the Justico trying the same.
Bee. 7. That the term froedman in this
aot, includes nil nogrota, mulattos und
porsons of color, malo and female, and
those descended from the negro to the
third gdheration inclusive, though one pa
rent in each generation muy have been
white, provided thnttboso persons known
as creoles specially accepted in treaties
heretofore made, bo exempted from the
operations of this act.
News by Telegraph.
I‘Mobile, 18ih.-Cotloo-Sales to day
600 bales, Middling 40 to 47c. Markot
quiet.
JSkw York, Dec. 16.—A rumor was
circulating upon tho street* this morning
that Gen. Logan bad left Washington for
bis destination an Minister to Mexico.
Tho order recently Dnued by Colonel
O’ Mahony, calling tho delegates of Fe
nians to assemble in Congress on tho 2d
of January, will bo countermanded by
Mr. Roberts, now President of tho orgAn-
lM Niw York, Dec. 10.—The Salem (N.
C.) Press says a Capt. Wilson, of Yadkin
county, late commander of the lit battal*
ion of North Carolina sharpshooters, was
brought to that place on Tuesday last by
order of the United States authorities of
that county, under a charge or shooting,
or causing to be shot, several Union oul
cers and soldiers.
Nkw York, Dec. 16.—The Tribune s
Washington special says : Desertion* from
tho regular army are becoming alarming
ly frequent. *
Gen. Banks and Swift delivered ad
dresses last night before tho National
Equal Suffrage Association at Washing
ton, taking strong grounds in favor of ne
gro suffrage.
Great activity porvados both headquar
ters of the Fenians in this city. Anathe
mas from each party denouncing the oth
er continue to be issued, Laet night the
usual meeting of the Manbatan was so
largoly attended that the floor began to
givu way, and tho meeting adjourned to
the armory of the 99th regiment. Thoy
emphatically ondorso O’Mahoney.
Tho World’s Washington spoolalsays:
Two banks with a capital of two hundred
thousand dollars each were chartered to- |
day at Charleston, S. C.
Upwards of two millions of currency
have been issued to National Banks with
in the last two days. Total amount now
issued, is two hundred uiui twenty-eight
millions four hundred thousand dollars.
It is announced that thedeoretary of the
Treasury has now good reasons for being
satisfied that the wants of tlm War De
partment will not amount to anything like
what ho was led to suppose they would.
Many circumstances have occurred tinco
tho estimates were made to warrant the
conclusion now reached and believed by
tho sSecretary to bo correct. Ho is vory
confident that bo can gel uloug during the
prasent yoar without furthor loans and
without increasing tho public debt, arid i*
of opinion that next year ho will certainly
be able to diminish it vory much.
The Tribune’s Washington special con
tains the following; Intelligence has just
been received by the Commissioner of cus
toms, that the collector at Rochester, N.
Y., has just made an important seizure of
a Canadian vessel containing contraband
good*, whiskey, drygoods, etc., at Fonda,
N. Y.
Tho Great government ?alo of war ma
terials at Alexandria will probably last
through the week.
Count Dehavornay Forrest, Secretary
of the French Legation, sailed foi Eu
rope in tho Scotiii yesto.day. Ho was
sent to Franco by the Marquis Month<>•
Ion to report on tho slato of feeling exist
ing here with rogurd to the Moxican inva
sion, and to bring back instructions from
tho Imperial Government. Tho French
.Minister, wno did not gild in tlm Presi
dent’s Message any ground for carious ap
prehension^ appears somewhat alarmed by
tho resolutions relative to tho French in
vasion of Mexico recently introduced by
Mr. Wade in tho Senate and by General
Sclmnck ir. the House.
Tho Herald’s Ottawa correspondent
stiitos that Mr. Galt, Canadian Financo
Minister who went to Washington on a
special mission connuclod with thu remo*
val of tho reciprocity treaty returned to
Canada with no success to report. It is
said that J. Bridges, President of tho
Grand Trunk Railroad who was also at
Washington, givos his opinion that there
will he no war botweon the United Slates
and Great Britain.
An Affair of Elopement**
From tho t^incinaali Commercial.]
A Ne# York morohant, named Ssv-
mmir, passed through our city Recently
in hot pursuit of an absconding couple—
his daughter and her intended husband.
The two eloped from the girl’s residence
on Tuesday laet, and, being provided
< with / a considerable amount of money,
obtainoi on the young lady’s diamonds,
purchased tickets to this point, by way of
the Now York Central. A very few
hours alter their departure the father of
the thoughtless ana headstrong young
lady haa obtained information aa to tho
direction they had taken,and immediately
started in pursuit, in the company *uf a“
detective. It seems that the favored lover
in ibis affair is a worthless fellow—a bro
ket) down gambler, with nothing but
good lutoks, a fine wardrobe, and any
amount of ^oman-killiog tact to recom
mend him.
The acquaintance began about three
months since, in a purely accidental man
ner. Love at first sight was the first folly
of the easily impressed beauty—for she is
described as being very beautiful—and tho
adventurer, perceiving his advantage, was
not backward at least in his attentions.
As lie was almost immediately forbidden
thu house by the Cut her, stolen interviews
resulted. At one of tbeso mootings the
young lady informed her lover of a fact
which startled him in a very pleasant
manner. Shu told him that, by tho will
of a maiden aunt of groat wealth, who
bad but recently died, she would como
into possession on the day of hor marriage
of property to the amount of fifty thou
sand dullurg, in Boston, Philadelphia and
New York. Here was an opportunity
which he grasped eagorly. Immediately
dropping the dishonorable purpose with
which he hud in one wouk met her half a
doauu times, ho sought her hand in mar
riage, and the clopemont just mentioned
wai tho result.
The couple passed through this city
without stopping, on their way to 6t.
Louis, to which point tho father has pur-
mod thorn, hoping to come upon them in
time to prevent a marriage, which cannot
f til to wreck his daughter’s happiness and
throw a largo property into worthless
hands.
Someth!no of a Wao.—Mr. Sim-
mons, of the Tennesseo House of Repru
sentativoi, is evidently something of i
wag. But he combines “business” with
waggery, os is evidenced by tho following
preamble und resolution which woro in
troduced by him on the 4th instant, in the
regular order of “Bills for the Relief of
tho People” ;
By Mr. (Simmons: Whereas, Tho Gon-
orul Assembly has been in session about
live months, expending about $60,000 of
tbo public money, and have enacted no
law or laws from which tho pooplo can
derivo much relief; and
Whereas, There is no good or sufficient
reason to believo that there will be any
judicious luws enacted by this body for
tho relief of ihn people; and
W herons, It is thought proper and right
and the indispensable duty of this body lo
pas* some measure for the relief of the
people ; therefore, bo it
Resolved, That this body adjourn on
the 16th instant, and stand adjourned sine
die.
Laid over undor the rules.
Go u, tSimmons I
A DRAMATIC
Musical Entertainment!
i... ., r±l-
TEMPERANCE HALL,
Miss Oarrie Oorinne Lester,
ASSISTED BY
Seme of the best talent of the City!
THURSDAY BVHNIflfU, DSC. %U
ADMISSION $1—Doors opened at 7 o'clock.
To commence at VA.
4^* Tickets lo be had at T. S Spear’s ; J. W,
Pease’s ; at the Hotels and at the Door,
The proceeds of Friday evening to he given
for the benefit of the ORPHAN'S HOME at
Columbus, Ga.
deo 20 It
HALL
Florida Klkction.—Returns sufficient
have been received from Florida to show
that tha annexod gentlemen havo boon
elocted to Btato offices: Judgo 1). B. Wal
ker, Governor; Major W. W. J. Kelly,
Lieutenant Governor; 1). F. Allen, K*q.,
Secretary of Stats; Mr. Galbraith, Attor
ney General; Colonel Pyles, Comptroller
General; Mr. Austin, Treasurer.
Judge B. A. Putman has been olncled to
the Judgeship of tho Eastern Circuit,
Colonel T. T. Long of tho Suwannee Cir
cuit, Judge J. Wayles Baker of tho Mid
dle Circuit, end Judgo Allen Bush of the
Western Circuit.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gaaottu telegraphs that paper
on the lllli inst. as follows:
“For the first time to-day tho conserva
tive wing of the Union parly oo-operated
with the Democrats. Mr. Sumuor called
up his bill confirming tho titles of froed
men settlod on the Sea Islands by Gen.
Sherman's order, to their lands, and mov
ed its reference to the Mililury Committee,
whioh was known to be friendly. Messrs.
Trumbull, Dixon. Doolittle, Fessenden,
Morgan and Harris voted with tha Demo
crats, and oarried It instoad to tho Judi
ciary Committee, supposed to bu hoslilo.”
There is some hope yotthat tho Radicals
will not be able to havo
way, "Look to the Scnato
rite rallying cry of a class of politicians
■evoral years ago. Let us hope that tho
people will now he justified in taking up
the refrain, and that tho Sonate, following
the lead of the President, will yet save tho
country, or at least deprive tho Radicals
of their power for evil.
things thoir own
ratewas a fuvo<
Nuuno Disturbances.—Tho Savan
nah Herald of tho 14th says:
A rumor has boon current in tliis city
for a day or two past to tho cfiVo.t that a
serious difficulty had occurred at Thomas-
villa, in this State,botweon the whites und
blacks, occasioned by the nggressivo and
lawless conduct of somo of tho latter. We
have not keen able to loam the particulars
of tho ull'uir any farther than that tho ox-
cilement produced in tha community at
tained such a pitch a9 to render it nocos-
sary to parade tho military as a conserva
tor of the peace.
In viow of certain rcmarkuhlo disclo
sures that transpired yesterday at tho
headquarters of the Freedman’B Bureau,
indicating that we havo in our midst col
ored incendiaries Irom abroad, who aro
busily engagod in the propagation among
our colorea population of the most in-
sano schemes of rupino and revenge, is it
not peculiarly incumbent on our pooplo
and city authorities lo heed tha unmis>
tollable signs of tho times by prompt and
vigilant action in the direction we have
pointed.
Wo would not ho understood in theso
remarks as reflecting upon our colored
population generally. They are confined
in their application to the vicious and un
principled.
Governor Johnson passed through our
eity last night on his way to Columbus.
During a snort interview we hoard him
express himself well satisfied with the in
augural address of Gov. Jenkins, whose
administration ho believes will ho national
and conciliatory. He thinks Gov. Jenk
ins will use his best efforts to procuro tho
rostoration of Georgia’s political relations
to tho Union,and that there will bo ontlro
harmony between him nnd the President.
"Georgia,” he says, "in putting Gover
nor Jenkins In tbo gubernatorial chair,
has put tho right man in the right place."
[.Macon Telegraph, \9th.
An Ihbortant WfTNKstt.— Jeremiah
Mason wus outraged as counsel in the cele
brated trial of Kov. E. K. Avery, a Meth
odist divine, for the murder of a youm
lady in ltliodo Island, lie experience!
vrent ditUcully in ubluining evidence suf
ficient to establish bis caso, wbon ono
night about 12 o'clock, as ho was hard at
work, a well known clergyman rushed in
upon him broathlues with excitement, and
exclaimed:
"Mr. Mason, I’ve got tho evidonco that
will clear brother Avery."
“Well, sir, what is itV’’
"Yes, sir, I have it. I had n dream Inst
night, in which the angel Gabriel appeared
and said Avorv wus innocent.”
"Very good, sir; then lake that sum
mons and have it servod on Gabriol at
once,"
No Panic.—Tbo Now Orleans Crescent
says: „
We advise our citixons not to permit
thu rumors of failures of National Banks
to send them forth into the Btreets panic
stricken, and causo thorn to dispose of
funds of this issue at a sacrillco. All Nn
lional Bank money is secured in a manner
(hut renders redemption certain so long us
tho United Slates aro good. Porsons de
sirous of disposing of their surplus of this
Issue can obtain greenbacks therefor at the
First National Bank of New Orleans, and
also at tho U, S. Depository, on Camp
streot.
Hoas,—Tho hog killing saason has fairly
openud, nnd pork was offered la largo
quantities yostordny. Tho luling rnto is
twelve cents, at which figure it was freely
taken. Evory groon grocery store in the
eity yesterday bad nn abundant supply of
sparoribsand tackbones, and every wagon
from the country was moro or less loaded
with pork. This section of the country,
wo are pleased to say, abounds in hog and
hominy.—Nashville Gazette, IBM.
A now logal question, growing out of
tho emancipation of tho negroes, has boon
raised in South Carolina. It is whether
dubls incurred for slavos purchased beforo
tho proclamation look effect, aro now col
lectable. Many of tho people of tho Pul-
inotto Stato are deeply interested in
tho matter, still in arrears on old pur
chases from tho Virginia slnvo dealers.
The subject has been brought to tho at.
lenlion of tha Legislature, which it is
expected will make provision, for partial
ly discharging the creditors' claims.
)ATES.
& CO.
) ittwuu W UV.)
No. 96 Broad St.,
COLUMBUS, GA.,
IMPORTERS AXD DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
HARDWARE,
IKON, PLOUGH STEEL. NAILS,
CASTINGS. CIRCULAR SAWS.
MILL and CROSS-CUT SAWS.
8C0VIL HOES and
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
Of all kinds,
AXLES, SPRINGS, HUBS.
KIMS. SPOKES.
OILS, of all kiuds,
PAINTS. Dry aud in Oil,
GLASS. BLACKSMITHS' TOOLS.
GUNS, PISTOLS,
SHOT and AMMUNITION,
Are Agents for
FAIRBANKS’ SCALES,
At Mmufu'Jturera' prices.
Orders received for
STEAM SAW MILLS,
And all kinds or MILL GKARINU.
deo 20— tf Sun copy.
For Tn< Receiver. *
We are authorised to announce
JAMES M. LENNARD
ub a candidate for Receiver of Tax Returns for
Muscogee county at the election 1st Wednesday
In January next. deo 19 to*
Fur Tax Collector*
We are authorixed to announce
WM. L. ROBIN 80S
a candidate for Tax Collector of Jfuscogoe
County at the election In January next,
dec lfi-te
For Clerk Inferior Court*
We are authorised to announoe
JOHN E. LAMAR
as a candidate for Clerk of the Inferior or
County Court of Muscogee County, at the en
suing election,
dec 16 te
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorised to announce
R. R. HAWES.
as a candidate for Sheriff of Muscogee county.
Election in January, 1806.
dec 12 td (Sun oopy.)
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE W. MARTIN
as a candidate for Shoriff of Musoogee county
at tho election in January next,
dec 13 te
For Tax Cillector.
We are authorised to announoe the name of
R. W. B. MUNRO
as a candidate for Tax Collector for Muscogee
county, at the eleo.ion in Janaary next,
dec 12 te
For Tax Collector.
The friends of I. T. BROOKS announoe him
a candidate for Tax Collector of Muscogee
county at the onsuing election tn January next,
dec 10 te
AUCTION sales;
BY D. P. (Sc R, EjVjn
(LataEllis, Livingston
large stock sale.
P»rtj Win, aphis pi,*5,?™ S***}
90 hood Pork and Stock bon,
40 fln " c »‘tle. among them IRa .
Beer Cattle and Yokes of 0i *
2 very fine Saddle Horses; *
Lot of Wheat. Oats, Plantation
Sagar Cana Sand, Gin, Cotton Sand. Thl
-ALSO- ' *'
For and an aeconnt af W. Abarcrombi.
7 likely Mules;
100 head fat Sheep j
20 head Cattle;
Plows, Hoe, ,
BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, W* G0|
I vory fine young Mare, well broke loh w '
1 fine New Buggy ; *
With other valuable properly.
-ALS0-
Valuable House and k
formerly owned by Judge J. J. Abererml
east of Mu.-cogee Depot, with about u
land attached. House has four
rooms, with good out-honse.", garden u ;
ocllent well of wator.
This property Is owoed by , p , rlJ jn ^
slppl, who Is determined to eell. ’*
Posseeaion tiven 1st of Jinaary
deo 17 4t $15
To the Members of the Columbus
Fire Department.
I am requested by his Honor, the Mayor, to
notify you that it is not expected that you will
join any military organisations in the city.
You will hold yourselves in readiness and meet
promptly at your respeotive Engine Houses in
oase of any alarm.
JOSEPH L. MORTON.
Chief Engineer,
dec 20—11 Columbus Fire Dep’t.
AUCTION! AUCTION!
-BY-
I. Clifton Moses & Co.,
No. 1G1 Broad St.
YylLL BE SOLD in front of our store on
WEDNESDAY, 20th INST.,
commencing at 10 X A o’clock. A, M.,
(Sale Positive and Without Reserve,)
A Large and Desirable Lot of
CLOTHING,
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES. Ac., Ac.
These goods are of No. 1 quality, not trash
gotten up for auction sales.
Every article guaranteed as represented.
Consignments solicited,
N. B. Will commence on the same night our
regular sales of JEWELRY', Ac., to be contin
ued through the Seaton
dec 19—td
AUCTION SALE
OF
Valuable Property
Mnscogco c-muty, Ucargia, wilt be sold on
THURSDAY, the 11th day of January next,
nt the above named plantation, a lot or likely
MULKSand HORSES, in fine order; PoRK
and STOCK HOGS; CATTLE aud SHEEP;
CORN and FODDER; Potatoes, Farming Im
plements, Carts, Wagons, Tools, etc.
-ALSO-
Household and Kitohen Furniture,
Beds and Bedding, very desirable with other
articles of value,
Sale positive. Terras Cash.
SARAH H. JONES.
deo. 20,18(V). tds
A. W. PERSONST
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
COLUMBUS, QA.
W ILL proctlco in tho Courts of the Chatta
hoochee Judicial Circuit, also, the coun*
tioi through whioh passes the Musoogee and
and S. W. K. U. Also, the counties of Macon,
Russell and Barbour, in Alabama. Will give
prompt attention to all business in the military
courts.
I am prepared to reduce to shape all claims
against tho Government, to be finally managed
by n distinguished legal firm at tbe capital
Special pardons procured for tha $29,000
at snort notioe.
Office on street,
deo lo tf
) class
Especial ly 1, this th
New York collector:
i in regard to the
Editor Daily .
bus, Dec. 16. I860.
■er: As a matter of
Frelernity mod a
e, I request that you
Chess Tournameal ia
the holidays, on
•easant Reunion may be
xchtnge News Booms,
meats of this Instilu-
w the popular plaoe of
‘eaas, will be entirely
the Tournameal for
Club of New Orleans
er my auspices on the
on which occasion
Morphy was unan.
eat,
Dkatu or Younu Oarhktt.—It is
our painful duty to announce tho death of
young Conrad Garrolt, which took place
early yesterday merning, from the wounds
received in tbe melancholy difficulty, on
Friday night last. His funeral, Wa learn,
will taka plsoo to-day.
Mr. Dalton Yanoy surrendered himself
to tbo Sheriff yesterday, anil an investiga
tion, we understand, will take place to
day.— Montgomery Mail, 19th.
Mu. Lincoln's Opinion or Stonc-
wall Jackson —Col. Foraey.in a recent
lecture, said: “To show the magnanimity
of Mr. Lincoln, I may mention that, oa
one occasion, when sn editorial article ap
peared ia my newspaper, the Washing
ton Chronicle, speaking well of the brav
ery and tbe mistaken sincerity of Stone
wall Jackson, the news of whose death
had been just received, tho President
wrote me S Uttar, thanking mo warmly
for speaking kindly of a fallen foe.
These were his words: ‘1 honor you for
your generosity to ono who, though con
tending against us in a guilty cause, was,
nevertheless, a gallant man. Let us for
get his sics over bis fresh made grave.' "
The Louisville Journal, of Saturday,
says: "Thoreuin our city a rumor, to
which we confess that we attach some im
portance, though it does not oeraa lo us
from any source authorised to give infor
mation. Xt is that a most tremendous
quantity of powder has accumulated, and
is still rapidly accumulating, at Cairo,
nod that commissary, quartermaster's
and medical stores are gathering there for
a hundred thousand men. The rumor we
speak of says that the stores hsva been
ordered South, hut that the powder, so
lor as is known, remains for the prwent at
Cairo."
A conductor out Weat recently demand
ed two tickets of the Siamese twins, who
were riding oa the train, but tbe twins in
sisted they were ona, and as the conduc
tor Could net ajeet one without the othor,
he had to let them pass.
WAsniNUTON, Dec. 14—Hon. Dsniol
S. Dickinson, in a speeoh at the srronadu
to-night, said Andrew Johnson is not 11
hot-house plant, but a mountain oak,
which defies the fury of the thunder gust.
Intrepid, yet patient; firm, but forgiving,
with tho Union and the Constitution as
his pillar and his cloud, ho seoks to re
concile and bring together again the es
tranged children of a Common father.
Let us all aid him in tho good work and
secure its accomplishment.
In the list of two hundred and thirty-
two members of the present Congress
sixty-nine woro born ia Now Knglandana
forty-seven in the single Slato of Now
York.whilo the remaining places ofnnliv-
ity are equally divided botwocn tho Mid-
dfo and Westorn States ol tho Union, ex
cepting one born in Cauada, one in Ba
varia, one in Scotland and two In Ireland.
Un thescoroof profesi'-ns tho law claims
a large majority, while printers and nows
paper men nutnbar ns teas than fifteen.
■ [Boston Courier,
A meeting of the friends .or General
Butler in Congress has b*en held for the
purpose of consulting as to tha course
they ought to take respecting tho assault
of General Grant upon their chief. They
are disposed to fight Washburao'a resolu
tion creating the ranlc of Goaeral, end de
feat it if possible. Butler is expected here
to-morrow, when their plans will ha er-|
ranged. He haa been ei gagud preparing
a reply.
Gen. Butler, it Is roportod, told Thadde-
us Stevens a fow days since, that it would
have been w«ll It there had been moro
"corked bottles" in the army, in which
Gon. Grant made his headqusrlers. Of
course, the meaning of this intimation is
plain,—Chr. JV. Y. World.
A Sab Pkactical Jokk.—A foolish
practical joke was lately played at Kastatt,
Prussia, which proved eventually to be
no joketo tha party playing Ik A soldier
belonging to the company ou guard wrap
ped himself up in leaves and branches in
suoh a manner as entirely to conceal his
humanity, aud, iu the middleor tha night,
crept up oa all fours to one of tbo senti
nels. The latter, astonished at the extra-
ordinary phenomenon, challenged It three
times without raoaiving any answer. Up-
on this he put his bayonet into it, and tbe
intruder fell without uttering a sound. It
was bis last joke. Tho mao was dead.
A London correspondent of the New
York Times, writiug of the funeral of
Lord Palmerston, says :
Pidmerston lies with Pitt nnd Fox in
West-ministor Abboy. Tho Queen will
ed it. Ouoo they used to bury poets nnd
men of letters thero—Dryden, Janson,
Popo, Addison—you have seen their
monuments in the poets’ oornor; but there
is no room now but for warriors aud
statesmen. Thaokoray lies in Kondall
Green, where they havo just laid the
body of tho gout Id Vinoent Wallace, the
Irish composer and musioiau. I remem
ber the last iime I spoke to hint as it
were yesterday. We were walking about
tho saloons, and idly looking iuto the
ouriosity gluss oases of Baruum’s Muse
um. Byron was doniod a plaoe in the
poets’ oorner, but how would it—how
will it bo with Tennyson? There will
ho no plaoo for Dlokens, nor Bulwer
Lytton, nor Disraeli, unless be oorhos to
he Prime Minister, whioh is a long way
from impossible.
EDWIN E. OVERALL,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
Merchants’ Exchange,
NEWS ROOMS,
Corntr St, Charles St, and Cvuatrciil Place,
NEW ORLEANS, L.A.
dec 15 tf
KEROSENE OIL,
A PURE Article just r-cetvei at V, u ,
"dec 12 tf ".P.mflirft
RICE.
*•rcwgiio
Notice.
200 bushels STOCK PRAS. („,
itV^Sw BKDEkLtc’ol
City Trade.
100 bbls. EXTRA FIKK FL0CR,bn
v exprossiy for the city tr«.lc,
FONTAINE & HUGHE
WAREHOUSE AXD 0KNERU
COMMISSION MERCHANT!
LL business entriuted to them shallrn
. prompt attention.
Coiambus, Doc 14.1865—if
-AXTCTICXN,
By COX & BROOKS,
No. 159, Broad Street,
OPPOSITE COOK'S HOTEL
W E will commence lell nr at our Store at
Auction, on WEDNESDAY EVENING
next, tbe 20th inst.. nt 7 l A o’clock, P. M., a large
and extensive assortment of
jnwxijziir.
Consisting in part of—
Gold Watches;
Silver Watches. (Warranted,)
Guard Chaina, (New Patterns )
Fob Chains,(Beautiful Designs,
Breast Pins. (Ladies A Gent)
Finger Rings;
Ear Rings ;
Bracelets ;
Gold Pons:
Sleeve Buttons ;
Studs; Fancy and Gold ;
and many other unique and beautiful designs.
Gold Jewelry, tale to continue fro in night to
night, until the entire lot is sold. Come and
secure a beautiful Christmas present for your
wife or swoetheart, at your own price. Many
goods will bo sold not mentioned ia this cata
logue.
Bell rings at 7—Sale commences at7J^ o’clock.
COX k BROOKS,
dec 19 2t Auctioneers.
NO IMPOSITION 1
Direct Importation of Habo
Cigars.
J^ONDRES PRINCIPE, of lV.llu,
Londros Intimidad:
Breva§ Ingonuidad;
Londres Sculapio;
Conohas el Viajero de Lima;
Wholesale and retail hy
R. P. DURAN,
Corner Randol ph and Broad itm.
CLIFFORD, WALSH & CO.,
QENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Nos, 17 and 19Gr$vitrud22 NewLtrttSk,
NEW ORLEANS, L.A.
EMPORIUM,
No. 104.
£)0 YOU WANT
Nioe Baskets and Brooms?
Do you want
All kinds Wooden WareT
Do you want
The Best Soaps and Soda?
Do you want
Sardines, Crackers and Piokleb ?
Do you want
Irish Potatoes and Onions?
Do you want
Mustard and Macoaroni?
Do you want
llalsins, Lobsters, Oysters ?
Do you want
Pino Apple, Strawberries and other
Can Fruit ?
Do you want anything for
Making Egg-Nog, Syllabub, and
“Tipsy Ed ?”
Go to
SAPPINGTON, DEWS t CO.
deo 19 tf Son oopy.
For Sale or Rent,
A PLANTATION with SCO acre* oixols
A. Theaveisge crops he'ctoforerauidcu
place are equal to rhoce raised on aojed
plantation in this section of country
deo 15—lot M. L. PAH
ANNUAL OIKCULAK.
Dolbear Commercial Colie;
Of the city ol New Orlean?, La.,
Corner of Camp aud Common Stm
oppoklte City Ilelel,
Entrance on both street*, in the ij>iciou
elegant Story Building, id constantly ia ire
under eight uble Prolauorf.
the Stato as u peruiai exit Institution, ui
direction ol' a Hoaid of Trus cm appui
the Legislature, and is authorised t'i«
Degrees, Diplomas, etc.
Verms—Payable in Adrii(t<
Penmanship—Lessons not liinittd» •;•••-•-
Book-keeping—Double ana Single Entry.
etc., a nerfect course ;••••
Arithmetic—Including all Comoercul
Calculation* —
Lectures on Commercial Law —
Algebra
Geometry..- -
English—G r urn at leal coun
Full course, not limited •
Orders for Western Produce filled promptly.
Consignments respectfully solicited.
VIRGINIA TOBACCOS.
As Agouti for the Manufacturers we keep
constantly on hand a full assortment of Vir
ginia Chewing and Smoking Tobaecoe.
REFER TO
Messrs. Chas. Rogers k Co., Columbus, Ga.;
W, W. Garrard, Esq., do.
Gen. Harry 'I. Hays, New Orleans,
dec 13—lm
Election of Delegate for Georgia
Convention.
I N Conformity with instructions from his Ex-
collcncy. James Johnson, Provisional Gov-
•™or of Georgia, there will be an eleotion on
the first Wednesday in January next for one
Delegate from Muscogee county—to AU the va
cancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. Hinee
Holt—in the Convention of Georgia. (If the
law should be so changed as to hold the elec
tion for county officers on any other day than
warned the eleotion for Delegate
will be held at the same time and places os the
election for county officers )
r -°-
I). B. THOMPSON, J. L C.
deo 13—te
Wool Cording! Wool Carding!
i NEW SET OF WOOL CARDS, jwt built,
let Mill, Use grinding both wheat and oorn.
ir. Wool andreetiwethoir
P. at the Druut Store of
er k Co., under Cook'i
Uriel
can leavo tbcii
Rools from J. J. Claj
Meeer*. Dawson.
Hotel,
lun oopy
Flour! Flour!
BBLS. EXTRA FAMILY FLOUR;
?5 BBLS. ORTHODOX FLOUR;
In store and for ssl. by
BLOUNT k ClIIPLEY
I. Clifton Moses & Co.,
TJAVE taken out a lioenee as Auotionoers,
AA and are now prepared to eell at Publio
Outcry, for everybody who will favor them with
their patronage, anything and everything, on
commission, at any place, or any time morning,
noon or night.
Solicits consignments of Merchandise, of any
kind—Drv Goods, Clothing, Groceries, Provis
ions. Produoe, Jewelry, Ac., Ac. Ample storage
room at no oolt, at 161 Broad street, .opposite
Cook's Hotel.)
J'pmyHA'* R “‘ E "
JS^offlSU tSL?* 01 " ,#on • ” d
not interfere, bnt rather fa
cilitate, our present Commission Business, u
oor oonsinor. will bar. th* advaatM* of pub-
lio and pnrat, iiles.
I. a MOSES A CO.,
161 Broad .troot.
d M 17 tf
dso9 2w
Crier’, Almanac, lor 1866,
Br th, UroM, Dos.o or Bind, Copy
At J. W. r*Asrs
4h w tf Book Stor,.
Notice.
For tho convenience of CoDiixnees by Munt-
fouery and Wsit Point Rail Road. I oan be
found at th. Southern Kxproio O0ce from S to
Li o'clock a. m. and 2 to A r. u.
Person, reoeivlux freight by thle road wUI
please oall at the offloe before eendia, to the
Ifopot (at Girard) for their rood..
J. K. APPLKR, Axent.
‘ dcql'ilf
French
Spnoi^b
(ierinan
Teachers course in Penmanship--**"
A Life Ticket in all the Repaitmenti
N. B.—A etudent having paid fjr»
any branch, os above, is entitled to -
Ticket” in thut Department, lie <?»“ 411
such branches as ho may desire.
For any lauguage, per month-—
Drawing, per month ••—•••
Stationery for Commercial Course
Stationery for Penmanship
A Dl' loma from this Lplle^e is a p»W«
all commercial communities. t
Students oan begin at any time.
Usual time lor Penmanship . t'' « "
do. do. Book-keeping. 3 lo 5
Commercial Course, b to
French or Spanish, 12 toAJaeelu
are not limited in any brMOh*
All former students are invited to reo«
studies free of charge.
The .Sou h must now educate tier^ “W i
^Wouavcumplc arr»n P emcnlifori’ t ”j;
during lb. ourrent scar. Is™"'-
liberal conditioos tar their sons
soon. Those from the couuinJ^ j,
»od n» tailUJ.W*"'
Eh or German, at*': h i; , p ,bl« *
A Business KdnoatloD, tbit «"* lhlfl
earn **iOU or $30.0 annually. ‘“V c^qrl
parenIs can give their sons. AslM w 1U(
been in successful operation 1°'“^,
quarter of a century, andMb,
Lore »»" f “S. , SSSrJd b““S
dations ol the rrens » ua l#rw«r***
WiiyisisAssisi.--*;
‘si tar M known, not one of IhJJJjS
andl of former atadent* is no* ou
ment, and so far ns known, n l (orr »i
and of those who bai t- oeeo
Europe or the Nort^i* 0“ ht-uir. sj^
ofdollart “ n
^nordVhe wise 1. if ci p *& M h*
The oily snow healthy. »«
montfi opened, loung ihair mir’-**'
their funis in th,-hand. «f W
he President ol the CoUfl Co ll«.0
etraogers are invited to
B N. U ‘B N -Th.A.rienlloral*»J“^>
partmeuts will be o “ ft*-* *
gSK Uk. charge olffi.ft,
dM itf—Uljanl
Adjourned Sale.
f)N TOKSDAY, 19th D<
j sail at th* let* re.ii
WMMi in SuBBtarvUl,
_ residence of Elies Hull,
kAlabama, for oash,
A km. i? * >#r#0n J^ Property of said decseged.
Will be rentod1 at tbo same time and ploce,
SWsE-ssi-dSrsesia?*- f
a.n a
MUIedgrrllla:
Watchman! fIfiSfi'.’ 1 ‘iend*PV" *Jm«
Mules! Horses!! Mul
This is nil good . ,toC v )L n I Joi* A
dve W
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