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k 4. THK DAILY SUN Saturday Moknoto Sbtembeb 16. THE ATLANTA W EEELY SUN JWr The publioatioix of Tlui South, a freckly paper "devoted to the material interests of the Southern States,” has just been commenced in New York. It appears that the publishers, Messrs. Tar- drew & Co., have selected rather a remote standpoint of observation, for the faith ful preparation of - the class of literature which theypurpose disseminating through The South. It is natural that one should think New Orleans. Mobile, Memphis, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah or At lanta, a better locality for the publication of such a journal, especially if it is to be made acceptable to Southern people.— But the projectors of this enterprise think differently. They will, however, have to manage their craft very artfully to avoid the suspicion that The South is to he made the vehicle of Northern ideas of the necessities of the South, and what the South ought to do and be. Of the special fitness of Messrs. Tardrew k Co., for the enterprise which they have pro jected, nothing appeal's to satisfy the pub lic mind. Their publication office is 31 Park Row, New York, and the price of their paper is $3.00 per onnnm. The Courier-Journal sows: “When we see the name of Alexander H. Ste phens linked with such names as R. Em met MonaghaD, S. Edwin Megargee and P. Gray Meek, we may be pardoned for in dulging a distant suspicion that Mr. Ste phens will ultimately part his hair in the middle.” And when the name of the editor of the Courier-Journal is seen linked with the names of R. Manton Mar ble, P. “Moxa” Morton and B. Funky Butler, it is understood that a combined effort is to be made to part the Demo cratic party in the middle. B££U Tho Washington Chronicle says: “There was nothing left of the great Democratic party except its head after tho election of 18GS.” Bat that head contained about all the brains in the country, and that brains, pitted against fraud, corruption iu high places, usur pation, criminal waste of publio money, and other equally flagitious conduct, is expected to win a victory for the Demo crats, over Radicalism, next year. Our Montana Litter. We publish a liignly interesting and in it vuctivo letter from Helena City, in Montana Territory, which will repay ©very one for reading it. We are happy to state that “Montanian” will occasion- < ally contribute to the columns of The Son. Davy James. Yesterday, \v6 had the pleasure of meeting David James, Esq., of Henry _ T^nnlrnw J1 f L 1 1 Tir - 1 - - * / well-to-do old gentleman, active and lively as a boy, full of fun, and makes himself agreeable wherever he goes. Air. A. JU. Speights. Mr. Speights, one of the proprietors of The Sun, left last evening for New York City. He will stop a few days at Baltimore, daring the session of the Commercial Convention, after which he will proceed to New York, to be absent for some weeks. Ml STxrHZHS and the Dkmockacy.—In a r*- cent number of The Sch Ur. Stephens, in speaking of the unconstitutional amendments, says: “We hail as friends all those who acquiesce in them as dt /ado, bat not de jure parts of the organic law.’* Mr. Stephens has made a hard fight, bat we always tiwaght there warn little or no dUfersaaa between kirn ant the people ha Was fighting.—.SanaaixA Rrpdbli- ctm. We clip the above from the Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Ga.,) of the 14th inst. We have not seen the issue of the Savannah Republican from which the Chronicle and Sentinel made the extract. But why either of onr cotemporaries referred to should reproduce these few disconnected words from “a recent” Edi torial of Mr. Stephens in The Sun, with the accompanying comments made upon them, is a matter of some surprise to us. The object we do not understand; but we have no hesitancy in saying, that these words, if reproduced at all, should have been given in their proper connection, if the purpose was to represent Mr. Ste phens fairly, either as to what he has been making “a hard fight” for, or liis position in that “’fight” from the beginning to the present time. From the comments made, the purpose seems to be to impress the public mind with the idea that Mr.Stephens, in “a recent” Edito rial, has modified, to some extent, at least, the position at first taken and heretofore maintained by him. If that really was the object, we have onlyto reproduce these words with their context, iu the “recent Editorial” alluded to, and compare them with the words used by Mr. Stephens in his first Editorial on taking charge of the political columns of The Sun. The words in the ‘ ‘recent” Editorial stands thus : Wo have no objection to those who acc'pt the fraudulent amendments” as existing facts, while tho administration of the Government is in the hands of those who are clothed with power to enforce them; hut who do not endorse them &sf polities. We hail as friends all those who acquiesce in them as de facto, hut not dejurc parts of the organic law. Now wherein does this language vary from the position assumed by Mr. Ste phens in his Salutatory, of the 17th June, when he stated : With regard to tho past usurpations and revolu tionary measures of Congress, since the restoration of the Union in 1865, by the resumption of their obligations to the Union under the Constitution, by all tho States which had attempted to withdraw from it, and for the prevention of which attempt alone, tho war was professed to have been waged against them, The Son will advise and enjoin strict obedience to all acts of Congress and acts of State Leg islatures under them, which have the forms of law, as expounded by the Courts, State and Federal, and enforced by thoso in authority, clothed with power to execute them. After stating how these usurpations could be rectified in a peaceful manner, by a resort tQ the proper instrumentalities of the Constitution, the Salutatory went on to say: But no people devoted to Constitutional law need over expect to secure a rectification of admitted usurpations of power, by granting, in advance, a general absolution to tho perpetrators of them. Now we submit to our cotemporaries, and to all readers, whether there is any difference as to our position in the mat ter of acquiescence in, and giving strict obedience to, all the acts of Congress hav ing the forms of law—even the “fraudu lent amendments”—so long as they, in Assumacy. Dr. Bard trying to make himself im portant by attributing to Mr. Stephens the authorship of everything that appears in The Sun concerning the Doctor or his journal—no matter in what department of The Sun it may be found. Some men have greatnris thrast upon them; others try to thrust themselves into important positions#, and assume greatness. Personal. Dr. David "Wills, President of Ogle thorpe University, leaves this morning for a visit of a week or ten days to Southwest Georgia. Oglethorpe College has prospered un der his management and he will, no doubt, build it up—making it one of the great institutions of learning in the South. A SHOOTING SCRAPE. X Daring Act of a Policeman—A Long vhase and Capture of tlio Offender # Last evening, just about dork, at the junction of Marietta and Walton streets, a man by the name of Coppege—said to be a brother of him who was, not long since, killed by a woman in this city with an axe, was seen by policeman O’Shields having his pistol presented at a man by the name of Smith. He endeavored to shoot his intended victim, but the cap only exploded, and the charge missed fire. O’Shields rushed to take him ■when Coppege turned and fired at him without effect This brave and deter mined man did not halt, but re-doubled bis vigor, seeing which Coppege turned and ran in the direction of the old fan-yard in the Walton Spring Branch eagerly- pursued. Coppege turned and fired twice at O’Shields after starting to run, and O’Shields fired at him once and would have done so oftener, but his pistol was out of order, and failed'to shoot any more. Coppege was overtaken below the tan-yard, and taken to the guard-house. He will be carried before a magistrate this morning. All honor to the brave O'Shields. It is'pluck that wiins. Ql'lty, clnt.hprlAuUL jjo-n-cr to execute em; between the “recent Editorial” and the first, or any other ever penned by us? What we want, in all discussions on these subjects, is fair dealing on the part of those who may differ with us. But if the Savannah Republican and Chronicle and Sentinel really think there is “very little difference” between us and “the people we are fighting,” then we say to them, they had better wake up from their slumber, and learn something more of the momentous issues involved in the controversy, than they now seem to be aware of. It is the difference between simply obeying and conforming to an unconstitutional measure, so long as it is enforced by those clothed with power to execute it, but with a protest against its justice or validity, by one party; and the acceptance and indorsement of the same iniquitous measure, by another, with, the declaration that it is all just and right, and should never hereafter be questioned or even discussed. The “people” we aro “fighting” wish the Democratic Party not only to peaceably acquiesce in these Radical usurpations, so long as the present Dynasty is clothed with power to execute them; but to give their solemn sanction to their validity, rightfulness and continuance for all time to come. This is a difference which, we think, “the people we are fighting” look upon as one of very great importance in view of the objects they are aiming at— that is, the centralization of the Peoples of these States into one Consolidated Empire; and hence the earnestness with which they “fight” us. It is no “twee- dledee” and “tweedledum” business, either with them or ns, as much as our half-a-sleep cotemporaries of Savannah and Augusta may be disposed .so to con sider it- A. H. S. -+ From the (Cincinnati) Commoner, 9th. Sept.', 1871. Critical Notice—Alexander JOT. Stephens on tlie Study of the Law. by c. reemeltn. There are persons whose apparel is so studiously proper as to attract- attention to the slightest spot, and so there are public persons whose opinions are usu ally so rightful as to make the least de viations from truth conspicuous. Mr, Stephens, of Georgia, is such a public man, and his letter to his law students of which we have a copy before us, is piece of writing open to such a notice. The author and the pupils addressed are persons of distinction, and the subject is of great importance; moreover it is dis cussed with great ability, and if space permitted it, we should spread it before our readers. As things stand, we must confine ourselves to the less agreeable task, that of pointing out those portions that deserve correction in our opinion. The first we will notice is the clnssifiAq tion of lau into three branches, viz: mu nicipal, federal and international law. Composing criminal, commercial and othar civil law branches under municipal law, has the sanction of Blackstone, and though we think it a defective classifica tion, yet we shall not animadvert on it, because so sanctioned, and for the further reason, that it does not do much harm. It is otherwise with the separation of feder al law from international law, for that subdivision deprives the student of the fundamental truth, that federal law is an integral part of the international law, and it must be studied from that basis. Vattel divides international law into three kinds—(vide § 27,) to-wit: volunta ry, conventional and customary, and he says: “They all proceed from the voli tion of nations, the voluntary law from their presumed consent; the congression al law from an express consent; and the customary law from a tacit consent.” He adds by way of caution that he “care fully distinguishes from them the natu ral or necessary law of nations,” and he furthermore, for further warning, says: “As to the laws introduced by treaties, there is no room to fear that any one will confound them with the natural law of nations.” Federal law is conventional, or treaty made international law; it is jus strictum, that is to say, it requires the express consent of the States or na tions. It differs from all other law in this, that it is not obligatory on any body, unless the express consent of a State or nation can be shown for it. In short, using Vattel’s words, “it is not a universal, but a particular law.” Mr. Stephens loses sight- of this dis tiuctiou when he says, after dividing law into the three departments, as already stated: “These several departments of law all emanate from the same source, and rest upon the same basis—that of natu ral right.” The law-writers of Germany avoid this mistake. Grotefend, the latest federal jurist, says: “The compacts that create federal law emanate from conventions of indepen dent and mutually free States, and fed eral law appears only,as international law—it is a part of the positive inter national law. The sources of federal law must never be assumed to be the principles of general, philosophic (natural) law, nor the scientific deducti ms therefrom.” Heffter, also a German federal jurist, s iys: “Federal law is pure treaty law; it is not made by a higher legislative au thority; hence it is not to be completed or added to from general principles of civil law, nor to be construed like other laws, but as international treaties.” Klueber, who wrote a very good book on international law, says: “That general or natural civil law, or legal analogies drawn therefrom, can be federal law, is an oft-repeated error of doctrine.” These extracts, and their application to the history of federal politics in this country, will satisfy every one that we must even deny that the source of federal law is “natural right.” We may readily admit that universal international law has for its basis natural reason; and Vattel says so in his terms, for he declares that it is “common to the whole human race,” while federal law applies only to the nations or States ex pressly creating it, by erecting a Federal Union. Our revolutionary Congress declared the new-born Federal Union subject to the law of nations, and by this, the £4? they recognized themselves bound Madison, though they disliked it, and re fused therefore to become conscious of the law reasoning which guided all their States. ’ Washington was once carried away, and called the United States Govern ment “the grandest model of a confed erated republic,” and Mr. Stephens quotes this remark, but the real opinion, the one with which he died, was that our federal constitution was an experiment. Nor does Mr. Stephens help the mat ter when he gives us Brougham’s words, that “to Thomas Jefferson’s -genius this wonderful system is mainly due.” We know better on this side of the Atlantic; for Jefferson’s merit consists simply in the efforts he made, after our Constitu tion was framed, to make our Union really federal, and to instill into it sound federal law. Mr. Jefferson succeeded in establishing a party that, amidst much weakness, adhered rather faithfully to an approximately true federal law; but the constitution contained too much munici pal or civil law, and established too pointedly a civil government, to ever al low Jefferson’s construction of the con stitution to be adopted by the whole country; it was merely the platform of a party. And for the cause of this political phe nomenon, we must take into account the antecedents, of our federal Union. We are at least in origin, more British, than we are any other Europeanism, and nine- tenths of our education has ever had and has still its root in the British Isles ; — Our jurisprudence especially, is essential ly English. We established in theory a federal Union, but in practice, we con tinued British politics. We are an ex emplification of Professor Haering’s doc trine, that all life is but conscious or un conscious memory, and British memories are still alive all through this people.— Our population never was federal in its spirit; federal law was always entertained by but a few, and by these few imper fectly. $We have, in the foregoing, done tow ards Mr. Stephens, what small men would regard as a mortal offense, but we know that the Statesman and jurist of Geor gia will not so regard it. He knows our devotion to federal institutions and will accept our strictures as a' tribute to his title to be the leader of the friends of States rights. Even minor error becomes vital in him, and for that reason we have objected to the doctrine, that “natural right” is the source of federal law. A Brilliqnt, but Rather an Impractica ble Idea. Dr. Bard to leave the ranks of the Radical party, of which he has been a distinguished and influential member, and come over to the Democratic party, but bringing with him and retaining his radical principles ! That’s the brilliant idea which is rath er impracticable, iv We hear it stated that Dr. Bard says that during his recent visit North he did not have an opportunity to sit down and have an easy half hour’s social chat with the President in a confidential way, as of yore. The President was exceeding busy. ( The President ought not thus to mis treat his warm friends. as to all other countries, by the natural reason of mankind, or if the words of Mr. Stephens suit better, by the natural right evolved and recorded in the univer sal law of nations; but when several years thereafter they made the Constitution of the United States, they made a particu lar international law or treaty, or federal law, by which their conduct between the States of the Union was to be regulated Our readers will now see why we are so tenacious of the distinctions presented in the foregoing remarks, and they will also perceive why we except further to the following passage inMr. Stephens’ letter: "The government of the United States presents the federal form in greater per fection, than it was in any model of the kind ever before exhibited.” The history of onr Union shows, that this very government had hardly been bom, before a schism arose between, the best jurists of the land, which finally gathered them into two parties, respect ively under the lead of Adams and Ham ilton, or Jefferson and Madison and which parties continued even after amendments had been made, that were meant to cure the defects, especially Ar ticles ix and x. This schism ended in an inter-State war, and that has now landed ns in complete anarchy as to any legitimate construction of our United States Constitution. .Nor need we go far to find the fountain of. all the strife! It flowed from the imperfectly understood nature of federal law. The framers of our federal government were excellent jurists in municipal (English) law, and they were familiar with the law of na tions, but they did not know, that federal law is particular international law, and must be treated as a special branch of the law of nations. This ig norance continued through all our ad ministrations, including specially that of Lincoln. We have before us, as we write, Mr. Stephens’ book on the Constitution of the United States, and also Reimann’s excellent work on “The Transition of the United States of North America from a States-Union to a Union State,” which latter work contains a history of the Con vention that framed our federal Constitu tion, and these books indicate to us Yery plainly, how the Convention groped along without the beacon light, which a true knowledge of federal law would have given it; and how it finally took the fatal leap into the dark by stepping beyond tbe fundamental logic of federal Law. They took that fatal leap under the pre sumption, so flattering to their pride, that they were going to improve federal law by stepping beyond it, and by mix ing with it municipal, natural, commer cial and other law Alexander Hamilton shows us how clouded, his otherwise dear intellect was, when he said : “A nation without a national govern ment is an awful spectacle! The estab lishment of a constitution in time of pro found peace by the voluntary consent of a whole people, is a prodigy, to the com pletion of which I look forward with trembling anxiety.” The words Nation—national Govern ment—whole people, dire significant indi- cations of the Status of his mind. IJe had some instincts about federal law, but no real erudition. His acknowledged model was the Rritish government, but it was also that of Washington, Franklin, DSL, The Golden Age says “Grant is working like a beaver for renomination.” And like a beaver’s, his work will end in a dam(n). jf/JB E@=. “Laura Fair has acquired reli gion” is now the newspaper announce ment. It is hoped that it is not of Mrs. Stanton’s quality,- fiiaoir 1 Messrs. Phillips & Crew have Godey and The Galaxy for October.— Both are very superior numbers. The latter contains Dr. Greeley’s article upon the one term principle. floe Relief Law Again before the Su preme Court. In the argument of the case of Col. C. B. Wellborn, of this city, vs. Hon. War ren Akin, before the Supreme Court yes terday, Hon. Milton A. Candler, of De catur, rawed some new points on the Re lief Act of 1870. Our readers will recollect that the Su preme Court has, during its present ses sion, held that the Relief law is Consti tutional and valid. Mr. Candler yester day presented these points not hereto fore made: 1st. That the Act on its passage by the House of Representatives was not read three times, as required by the Constitu tion. 2d. That this Act has reference to more than one subject matter—whereas the Constitution requires that all laws shall have reference to one and only one sub ject. 3d. That, the Constitution requires that all laws, to be valid, shall be general in their operation; and that this law is not according to this requirement. Mr. Candler was a Senator, and knows something of the unlawfal proceedings of the late peculating Legislature. We learn that he offers the Journals of the House, besides other evidence, that the bill was not read the three different times as required by the Constitution. If this bo true, the Court cannot, it would seem, frame an excuse for sustaining the law again. >-•-« Narrow Gauge Railroad Design. Not long since we called attention to the great number of railroads chartered by the late Legislature (so-called), to which aid, in the shape of indorsing their bonds, by the State, was granted; and predicted that every one that was huilt would prove to be a loss to the State. Since that time we have heard it whis pered about that the programme is to commence the work on most or all of them on the narrow gauge plan, and claim and confidentially expect,-to receive from the Governor the full amount of indorsement intended for the broad gauge system. Now we would like to know if this is really true? Is this the intention of the Corporators? Will any one of them answer plainly. If this be the intention, we would like to know if Gov. Bullock or any ^ State official has given any intimation that the Bonds, in such a case, will be indorsed? We ask our people every where, to take this matter seriously into consideration, and let their voice be heard in unmistak able tones, announcing the full determi nation, to hold every man who aids in getting a dollar wrongfully out of the Treasury, strictly to account for the same. — —And-we-smeeiallp ack-the people not to allow these Railroad schemes to be used as engines of corruption, to save Bullock and his coadjutors from the punish ment they deserve. Counsel Employed. We hear it stated that Gov. Bullock and Foster Blodgett have employed He® B. H. Hill as associate counsel, and Col Farrow, the Attorney General, to prose- cute those who have been or hereafter may be arrested under charges of de- frauding the State Road. BgL, Theodore Tilton has just written and published a life of Victoria Wood- hull. It has been hinted more than once that Tilton was very familiar with his subject. The latest “New Departure” is that of W. H. H. McClintock and Dr. R. A. Simpson, of Pennsylvania, who an nounced in the Perry County Democrat their withdrawal from the Radical party. The True Union is the name of a new semi-weekly paper which has just been started at Opelika, Alabama, by W. B. Thomas & Co. The editor is Hon. Wm. F. Samford, LL. D., one of the best known And most accomplished schol ars, not only of Alabama, but of the South. The True Union is a Democratic paper, and obstinately refuses to bow down and worship that false god—the “New Departure.” Another Railroad Lease. We have learned (no doubt reliably) that the Pennsylvania Central Railroad has leased the Atlanta and West Point road—the contract to commence on Mon day next. This is a most important Rail road move—not only to all who are per sonally interested, but to this city and the public generally. The Pennsylvania Central is the strongest corporation in America. It will make the Atlanta and West Point Railroad a very useful and a very important feeder in the West. Some reflections having been cast upon the officers of the Central Railroad regarding their treatment of the passen gers who were detained by the recent break in the road, a statement is made on the authority of the passengers, many of whom are well-known, which not only removes the false impression but reflects great credit upon the officials, especially upon President Wadley. This gentleman happened to be on the train that was de layed. When it reached the break and it was found that it could go no further, he set out himself on foot, and sent others out, and hunted up carriages and other vehicles sufficient to transport the passengers to Gordon. At Gordon all hands were kept upon the best of treatment for two days, and when the time came to depart no one was per mitted to pay a cent, as President Wad ley footed the hotel bill of the entire party, as well as the expense of the ve hicles hired to bring the passengers away from the train. This certainly relieves the authorities of the road from even the shadow of a charge of negligence. The Cotton. If the rain now prevailing in this sec tion, is extended oVer much of the cotton region, we fear it will destroy many of the big calculations made on the cotton crop, by Northern and English specula tors; and from four and a quarter mil lions, the South will come below two mil lion bales. The prospect, at best, is very poor; and if planters are prevented much longer from gathering as fast as the boll opens, a great deal will be wasted; and continued wet weather will cause much of the fruit to rot. We have no “great expectations” about the cotton crop. The Fair Prospect. A glance into Secretary Echol’s office discovers the work pertaining to the Fair being pushed earnestly. Applications for premium lists come in from North South, East and West. Manufacturer and stock-men are plying the office with letters, and the indications are that the Fair will be well attended. The boik are open, and entries begin to come in From the following note, it will be teen that one of our leading dry goods houses offers a very handsome special premium Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14, 1871. Mr. Sam'l, A. Echols, Sec'y., Atlanta, Ga. Deab Sir: As a special premium, w will give a $50 gold medal for the best pianoforte of .American manufacture, ex hibited at tbe Fair, held in Atlanta, in October next—the premium to be awarded by the Judges of your Associa tion. Respectfully, Peck, deSaulles & Co. The following will be of interest to our friends in reach of the Air-Line Railroad, who contemplate attending the Fair: Office of A. R. Aik-Line Railway Co. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14, 1871. Samuel A. Echols, Secretary. Deab Sib: Passengers attending, and freights for exhibition at the Fair, at Atlanta, commencing on the 16th Octo ber, will be passed at half rates. B. Y. Sage, Eng. and Supt. Governor Bullock to Come Georgia. Tlic Investigation Committee. The Committee of citizens having custody of the State Road Books, and their clerks, are wearily plodding through the piles of records and labyrinth of fig. ures inscribed upon their pages. We cannot see anything like an early end to their labors. No doubt, how ever, their services will be worth much. They will, in the first place, take care of tho records. In the next, they will do much towards ascer taining the balances on the hooks and getting them in an intelligible shape, to be ready for the use of the Legislature when it meets. What is mostly needed at this time, however, is a committee of - tho Legislature to taka charge of the matter in hand, who will have authority to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers instanter. The labors of the present committee will be worth much, but they have no power. [COMMUNICATED.) Fruit Trees with, a Second Crop of Blooms and Leaves. Editors Sun: I notice in your issue of the 15th inst. an article headed “Strange Freak of Nature,” giving account of or chards in Virginia containing this year’s crop of apples and fresh blooms on one tree. No less remarkable is it with some late pear trees on my lot. Soon after the hail the leaves on several of them commenc’ed dropping, and I feared they were dying from the effects of drought. They continued dropping until one tree was literally denuded of leaves but a con siderable portion of the pears remained on. Now two of the trees have the pears, yet unripe, while also a new set of leaves, more than half grown, are growing flour ishingly, and blooms are coming also— some full grown. The first we noticed of the budding was last Sunday; since then they have grown very rapidly. The pears are a late kind and are sound and hard. T. S. Reynolds. Remakes.—It is a desideratum, long sought to be filled, to have fruit trees— such as apples, peaches and pears—bear continuously during the summer, like figs. We hope the fact here furnished to the world by Mr. Reynolds will give a valuable bint to pomologists, from which valuable knowledge may be acquired, and the very desirable object accomplished. We leam that J. R. Wallace, Esq., of this city, already has a variety of pears, which continue to bloom, produce fruit and mature from early summer till frost. •Ed. Sun. Onr City Agent. We take pleasure in announcing that we have secured as Agent for The Sen, in this city, Capfc. John S. Wise. He has long been well known iu this city, and enjoys a deserved popularity.— He is a live man, and will devote himself exclusively to the interests. of The Sun. He is authorized to take subscriptions, make contracts for advertising, and make collections j(pr us. His receipts and agreements will be respected by this Office. In addition to his being long and fa vorably known here, he has an extensive acquaintance from the Gulf to the Ohio, and from the Atlantic Coast to the far West. He has engaged in various pur suits, and has always been successful iu what be has undertaken. We hear it stated that Governor Bul lock, before leaving New York for Cali fornia, told a gentleman who resides in this State, but there on business in that city, that he would return to Georgia by the 4th day cf October next, and that when he did reach here a very different phase would be put upon all the proceed ings and the general opinion of the pub lic concerning the prosecutions now go ing on against delinquents and plunder ers, of the late State Road administra tion. In what particular this new phase was to appear, we did not leam. We are anxious to know, and suppose we will find out when the new phase appears, if not before. WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT Receipts at all ports 19,5Gl a Against for last week. 9,131 “ » previous week 7,579 •• ‘‘ three weeks since............... 7,814 Total receipts since September 1st. 21,863 For the corresponding period last year...... 33,882 Showing a decrease of. 12,022 Exports from aU ports this week............ 15,815 Same week last year 3,840 Total exports for the expired portion of the cottonyear 30,430 For the same time last year....... 10,903 Stock on hand at aU ports 85,228 “ « “ same time last year 55,253 Stock at interior towns 10,291 Same for same time last year 12,975 Stock in Liverpool.. 498,000 * “ “ same time last year...... 490,000 American afloat for Great Britain 51,000 «* «• game time last year. 17,000 Indian aftoatfor Europe...i......... 716,186 <« “ same time last year. 443,245 SSH3& “A New York reporter has of fered to die for Mrs. Woodhuli.” Mrs. Woodhull would oblige the morality of the country by dying in person. #<►* The Savannah News says: “ At lanta houses are still miLumbered. ” It might have added, if building continues a few years longer as it lias for the past five years, the houses will Be numberless.