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The Family Journal.—Netts—Politics—Lite ratube—Agriculture—Domestic Affairs.
GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING
ESTABLISHED 1826.
Onr Queen.
BJ EDGAR FAWCETT.
D.rhana tliere are mwy as lovely as she:
. You'11 pardon my stating,
This tabl is ft pri'«»of Labes unto me;
I «ttlo berswptre, her throne my knee,
A naW> fo1thu lad r m waiting 1
_ K i, 0 obev them with tireless zeal,
10 n 'nuuiilateii are issued serenely;
JvLflis a fiat that knows no repeal;
XZ&« is a praise of her courtiers leal,
la tones condescendingly queenly.
tier bath is » quostion of Btate; ’tis a sort
Of treason to break her siesta.
Papa, at his sovereign’s tyrannical court,
imnines. by the right of his genius for sport,
‘ The role of her majesty's jester.
MACON, TUESDAY, if^NUARY 25, 1870.
VOL. IXIY.-NO. 26
Receptions of grandma, when visiting town,
Are held amid pomp rare and splendid;
, iwn,
fen curls for her
In radiant ribbons and costliest go -
{QoA gave her those bright golder
crown)
Hie greeting is grandly extended.
Her personal income of corals and cape
Quito equals her royal position;
The rule of her nursery suffers no lapse—
la *1 solute monarchy, tempered with naps,
It meets an uuvaried submission.
I&e that of all despots, her reign is not free
From faults. I am candid in stating;
let who such a despot's proud slave would not be ?
A rattle her sceptre, her throne my knee,
and nurse for the lvly in waiting 1
[Oliver Optic’s Magazine.
Wind ami Sen.
Tie Sea is a jovial comrade,
He laughs wherever he goes:
His merriment shines in the dimpling lines
That wrinkle his hale repose;
He lays himself down at the feet of the Sun,
And shakes *11 over with glee,
And the broad-backed billows fall faint on the
shore
Iu the mirth of the mighty Sea 1
But the Wind is sad and restless,
And cursed with an inward pain;
Ten may hark as you will, by valley or hill.
Bat yon hear him etui complain.
He wails on the barren mountains,
And shrieks on the wintry sea;
He sobs in the cedar, and moans in the pine,
And shudders all over the aspen tree.
Welcome are both their voices,
And I know not which is best—
The laughter that slips from the Ocean's lips.
Or the comfortless Wind’s tmrest,
There’s a pang in all rejoicing,
A joy in the heart of pain.
And the Wind that saddens, the Bex that glad
dens,
Are siuging the eelf-eamo strain 1
Caprice,
nr w. r. howells.
Sho hung the cage at the window:
•’If he goes bv,” she said,
“He will bear my robin singing,
And when he lifts his head,
I shall be sitting here to sew,
And he will bow to me, I know.”
The robin sang a love-sweet song,
The yonng man raised his head;
The maiden turned away and blushed:
"I am a fool!” she said.
And went on bordering in silk, >
A pink-eved rabit, white as milk.
The young man loitered slowly
By the house t hree times that day;
’Sbe’took her bird from the window;
“He need not look this way.”
She sat at her piano long.
And sighed, and played a death-sad song.
Bnt when the day was done, she said,
“I wish that ho would come !
Remember, JIary, if he calls,
To-night—Fm not at home."
So when be rang, she went—the elf!—
She went and let him in herself.
They sang foil long together
Their songs love-sweet, death-sad;
The robin woke from his slumber,
And rang out, clear and glad.
"Nowgo!" she coldly said; “tislate;’
And followed him—to latch tho gate.
He took tho rosebud from her hair,
While, “You shall not!” she said;
He closed her band within his own,
And while her tongue forbade.
Her will was darkened in tho eclipse
Of blinding love upon his lips.
LA FLOR DEL SALVADOR.
The Daffodil sang: “D irling of tho sun
Am I, am I, that wear
His color everywhere."
The Violet, pleaded soft, in undertone:
“Am I less perfect made!
Or hidden in the shade
So dose and deep, that heaven may not seo
Its own fair hue in me ?”
Tho Rose stood up, fall blown—
Right royal as a Queen, upon li*r throne:
“Nav. but I reign alone."
She raid, “with all hearts for my very own.”
One whispered, with faint flnsh, not far away:
“I am the eye of Day,
ADd all men love meand with drowsy sighs,
A Lotus, from the still pond where she lay,
Breathed; “I am precious halm for weary eyes ’
Only the fair Field-Lily, elim and tall,
Spake not, for all;
Spako not and did not stir,
Lapsed in some far and tender memory.
Softly I questioned her:
“And what of tlieo ?”
And winds were lnlled about the bended head,
And the warm sunlight swathed her as in flame,
While tho awed answer came: .
“Hath He not said?”
[Overland Monthly.
tVlmt General Sherman’s Orders to
Gen. Terry Were — Tho President
and Secretary of War Favor Harsh
Measure*.
We find tho following telegram in tho Rich
mond dispatch, of Saturday. Terry is obeying
Sherman's orders with a vengeance:
Washington', January 14, 1870.
Gen. Terry, military commander in Georgia,
is in constant cypher correspondence with Gen.
Sherman, making statements and asking for in
structions in reference to matters daily coming
before him for decision. Gen. Sherman Btated
to-day that the correspondence, in a great meas
ure, was puroly military, and that he did not
desire its publication; that Terry was the mili
tary chief or Governor of Georgia as implied
“7 the reconstruction acts, and he was of a very
sensitive nature, and that his object was to try
and get thiDgs right in that State. So far he
(Gen. Sherman) wonid approve of Gen. Terry’s
acts, and would give instructions, etc.; but that
in no case would he allow Gen. Terry to view any
question in a partisan light, or render any decis
ion or give any order in which a partisan view
conld be taken. He had not ordered Terry to ar
rest any of the members of the Legislature for
alleged per jury. The courts are in existence, and
“ any of them have been guilty of snch a sin
they should be properly indicted and tried; but
until so tried and found guilty, they should not
be deprived of their seats in the Legislature. If
; l is necessary, court-martial trials will be held
m the absence of courts, etc. Up to 2 o'clock
io-day General Sherman had received no advi
ces from General Terry announcing the arrest
uf any of the members of the Legislature.
General Sherman also stated that no order from
the President had gone through his hands in
truding General Terry to make the arrests, etc.
The Secretary of War has no voice in the
fatter nnder the reconstruction acts. It is well
knowj, here that General Belknap is iu favor of
tueni Te8 t of these alleged perjurers, and that
jbe l-pesident is inclined that way, bnt General
”“ e >man has set his faoe against all harsh or
P at liaan measures; and therefore, on the ques-
*°i of Georgia, there may not be a little “on-
Pbasantneaa" between these three gentlemen.
Wau,tea.
Watches and Jewelry repaired. Engraving in all
Jgca elegantly executed at L. H. Wing's 48 Seoond
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FISH FARMING FOR THE SOUTH.
From the jflural Carolinian for January.
During this period, the young trout requires no food, being nourished entirely by the
contents of the "yolk snek;’’ but immediately after its absorption, it is necessary that they
should be regularly and cairefullv fed. Various substances, all - of an animal nature, have
been tried, hut after various experiments. Dr. Slack has found the muscular fibre composing
the hearts of hcef cattle, to be the most suitable. This is prepared by being chopped into
minute fragments, which ^re passed through a fine win? seive. When the fishes have at
tained the length of one and a half inches, the eggs of other fish are employed as food.
When placed in the first pond, they will be led entirely, for some time, upon maggots, the
larvae of the conitnom Hue-hot fie fly. Tho appearance of these disgusting, though to the
pisciculturist useful little anirnals, is regarded as fixing tho period at which the transfer
from the hatching house to the pond should.take place. -
View of a Fish Farm. ' ' V ' ;' ’ ’
Fish cnlture is not a new thing, having been practiced in Europe by Jacobi more than a
century since; but it is only recently that it has taken its place as a recognized branch of in
dustry. _ _
In Europe it has assumed a national importance, and has received the fostering care of
governments.^ The National French Fish Farm at Hunigue, on the Rhine, is an. extensive,
as well as an interesting establishment, covering eighty acres, and distributing to all parts of
the country many millions of eggs and young fish every year. * Its success, which seems to be
complete, has led to the founding of a great many other fish-breeding establishments in vari
ous European countries.
Salmon have been restored to all the rivers of the British Islands, whence they had been
driven, and introduced into some in which they were never known to propagate in the natu
ral way; and such is the extent of this comparatively new enterprise, that fish has become a
cheap and common food in districts where it had long been scarce and dear.
~ In this country, fish culture has. made
comparatively little progress. A beginning
has, however, been made, and we have no
doubt progress will he rapid as soon as the
conditions of success have been well ascer
tained. At present, experimenters, both
North and South, are foiling their way, as
it were, to the desired result. We have
every reason to believe that it-can be made
profitable, as a Im-iuess, but at present we
cannot advise everj body to rush into it with
the hope of making a fortune in a year.. It
is rather for the purpose of encouraging
those who have suitable streams to construct
and stock small fish ponds for the purpose
of providing fish for their own use, than to
show the commercial advantages of the art,
that we here introduce illustrations of a
New Jersey fish farm, with a brief descrip
tion of the somewhat complicated process
of hatching practiced there.
“TROUTDALE,” NEAR BLOOMSBURY, NEW
JERSEY.
This place is the property of Dr. J. H.
Slack, a thoroughly educated naturalist who
has entered upon the business of fish farm
ing with a full appreciation of all the condi
tions of success. We condense some notes
of his experience:
THE SPAWNING SEASON.
As the spawning season approaches, th'c
colors of the adult fishes begin to alter to an
extent noticeable by the most unpracticed
eve. Losing the bright tints with which
they were formerly bedecked, the female
trout become dark and sombre in color, put
ting on a grave and matronly dress. The
hues of the males are, on the contrary, more
brilliant than before. The distension ofthe
abdomen of the female by the eggs causes
the section of her body to assume an oval
shape, while that of tho male resembled
the outline of the eye ofa broad-axe. Fierce
battles take place between the males, the
conqueror celebrating his victory by feasting
upon the body of the vanquished.
As their time draws near, the females
swim uneasily about the pond, trying the
bottom with their fins, seeking for gravel in
which to deposit their eggs. The bottoms
ofthe ponds being formed of clay and large
rrrj „ „„„ stones, they were obliged to pass into the
v . . TI l a T ™i .> Th?eemonths o’. 1 races for that purpose. These had pre-
Fig. 1. One week old. Fig.2. f hreemonths o,.. ^ vr ' cpa ‘ r( , d b y covering their
Fig. 3. Six months old. Fig. 4. One year o . bottoms with fine gravel, and placing across
them obstructions, fbrminga series of darns, and eddies.
ARTIFICIAL SPAWNING.
This is the way Dr. Slack captures the trouts aud obtains the eggs and the milt for artificial
'^Across the lower end of the raceway a net was quietly placed, and the gate at the race-
head closed, by which rheflow of water was stopped. To avoid oning left high and dry, the
fishes were obliged to pass dotfn stream, and were thus captured in the net, the fishes being
placed for the nonce in a large tin kettle. Ahout a quart of pure spring water was placed in
the impregnating pan; a male was then taken and held in the manner depicted in the engrav
ing, (Fig- 3,) the left hand grasping the neck below the gills, and the right the bodyjostabove
Securing the Trout Spawn.
tho fall. By a gentle pressure with the fore and middle fingers of the left hand, a quantity
of the milt was expressed, the amount being further increased by gentle friction toward the
tail- This wascontinued until the water became opalescent or pearly in its appearance. A
female was then taken and in a’ed in the same manner, eggs, instead of milt, being extruded.
The eggs and milt were allowed to remain in contact for about fifteen minutes, at the expira
tion of which time they are can fully washed.”
HATCHING THE EGGS. .
It has been ascertained hy experiment iliat fifteen grains of the nrlty fluid of the male is
sufficient to impregnate ten thousand eggs; hut in piact ce a much greater quantity is used.
The bottom ofthe impregnating pan, ns Fown in the drawing.having a depression calculated
to hold one thousand eggs, ihe quantity’obtained could Ikj n-adiiy esiimated. The eggs aver
age one-sixth of an inch in diameter, an l weigh ono grain each.
After being thus secured, too cegs ara taken to the hatching house, which had been made
readv for their reception in the fol'owing manner: ., - - , „ „
“The hatching trough had been filled to the depth of two inches, with, fine gravel careful y
boiled, to destroy the etrgs of any in-ects which might have been present; oyer this a gentle
stream of water from the spring, filtered through four screens of tine flannel, was conducted.
Upon the gravel the rpzs were place.!, the greater caio being taken to avoid any sudden jar,
as the recently impregnated egg requires the tno.-t gentle handing, lest its suddenly acquired
life be as suddenly extinguhhed. After resiing in their new location for a few moments, they
to aid in conducting tho affairs of a bank, and
wereevenly spread OTer fbe hottcmVof tbMrougbs by n tans of a fine feather During the was never sworn.
liClCUVCillj v.ivA utv.a iuv . v » • _ • • , i
entire process the, eggs had not for an m-tai.t been exposed to ihe atmosphere.
THE rOU.VG TROUTS AND 1VIIAT THEY EAT. .
When first hatched, the youne presented the grote-que appearance shownitn the smaller
figure ofthe cut of the trout. Tho ungainly abdominal apj endage. technicallytermed the
“yolk sack,” is, however, gradually absorbed into the body of tho young fash, the entire
process requiiing six weeks for its completion. j
The Hatching House.
Other kinds of fish besides trout can, of course, be propagated in a similar way, but this
is tho most valuable in those parts of the country where, as in our Southern mountain
regions, the streams are suiubl.. and the climate sufficiently cool.
In warmer-regions, snch as .. ir low and middle country, the Perch, the Bream, and what
we are accustomed to call the Trout, (Migoxtoma Carohmensit,) the Mawmouth, etc., will
perhaps be the best kinds to tiy.
The cainplicated process, s of artificial impregnation may. in ordinary cases, be dispensed
with, and ponds stocked bv simpler means, such as gathering the spawn in natural ponds
and streams, and placing it t» hatch where the little fish can he protected from the devouring
j'aws of the big ones. This In -1. point is an essential one, and any attempt to breed fish with
out. separate ponds for the various sizes and ki“d.s will be sure to result in at least a partial
failure. ’ - -
2he Fish Ponds.
An interesting experiment, from which we may take a hint, was made in Sweden, as long
ago as 1761, by Charles Frederick Lund : , , ,
“He obtained some breams, perch and mullet?, with mature spawn, apd placed them n
large submerged or floating wooden boxes, in which he had placed quantities of pine boughs,
In these boxes tho fish were kept several days! until they had completed tho process of
spawning; they were then removed. The eggs nad adhered to the boughs. These species
hatch quickly, and in a short time multitudes of young fish emerged from the boughs. In
this way he obtained from fifty female breams, 3,100,000 young; from one hundred female
perch, 3,215,000 young; and from one hundred femaje mullets, 4,000.000 young.”
These aie wonderful results, obtained by very simple means. Thrtse species., like the
speckled trout, whose eggs fall free from each other to the bottom, cannot be managed in exactly
the same way, but they may be made to spawn in places where it will be convenient to pro
tect them from marauders by suitable enclosures; and with a suitable arrangement of small
ponds and streams, the young fry of all species may be separated from the old ones that
would devour them. The details of such a plan will suggest themselves, and must be mod
ified to meet the particular conditions of each case. . .
The Military Commission.
EVENING SESSION.
JIr. R. "W. Phillips, Representative from
Echols county, being included in the list of
members of the House charged with being in
eligible, wished to make a statement in his
case. ;. t o
Tho Attorney General had no objection, and
the Court granted Mr. Phillips permission to
make a statement in writing, and hand it in.
In the case of Holcombo, the Attorney Gen
eral nmended his specification by inserting
militia captain in Sonth Carolina. • . -
Blnford D. Smith testified that he lived some
four or five miles from Holcombe, in South
Carolina; he was called captain; saw him
muster men; have mustered nnder him myself;
don’t know whether he was militia captain;
don’t know whether he held the office of militia
captain or not. This occurred in Pickens Dis
trict, Sonth Carolina, either in 183G, 1837, or
1838.
Don’t know whether ha was elected, commis
sioned or detailed as captain. It was in the
cavalry arm of the service. It was a volunteer
company. Don’t know ttmt he even exercised
the duties of a captain of a beat company. Wit
ness was a member of the company. Never had
anything to do with the patrol laws.
Counsel for defendant admitted that Hol
combe was marshal of Marietta in 1853.
Dick Fletcher deposed. Counsel for defend
ant admitted that he had aided and participated
in the “rebellion” to the extent of his ability.
Dr. John G. Westmorland testified that he had
two conversations with Holcombe. Holcombe
said he was captain of a cavalry company in
Sonth Carolina.
The case here closed.
George S. Thomas, Farrows’ maid of all work,
was announced on Saturday as associated with
him in these cases. The absence of Jndge
Bingham was noted yesterday, and the qnestson
was freely asked : “Has the salt lost its savor.”
In the case of Senator W. J. Anderson, At
torney General Farrow charged him with being
a notary pnblio in the year 1SG0, and aided and
abetted the rebellion.
Col. Lester, for Mr. Anderson, admitted that
he acted as notary public, though never quali
fied as snch, and admitted aiding and abetting
He was appointed notary public
Here Attorney General Farrow announced
that he would rest his case.
Col. Lester, in behalf of the Senators, offered
In evidence the order of General Meade, proc
lamation of Governor Bullock convening the
Legislature, the convening of tho Legislature,
the taking of the oath prescribed by the bill,
and the oath to support the Constitution of the
United States and of the State of Georgia, and
the journals of the first Legislature, showing
the appointment of a committee on eligibility
who reported these Senators to be eligible, that
they had taken part in the confirmation of offi
cers nominated hy the Governor, the vote on
Tlie Military Commission.
In the proceedings published yesterday morn
ing, the testimony of Senator Winn was omitted.
Senator Winn testified that there was no con
tract between himBelf and the Confederate au
thorities to famish beef. They impressed his
market house and hands at the butcher pen and
allowed him at first $3 per head, and afterwards
ns much as they choosed. He had no option in
tho matter. He did not vote for secession, bnt
opposed it. He never engaged in the rebel ser
vice until conscribed. Went to Chattahoochee
bridge because a raid was expected. He was a
duly registered voter, and served in the Senate
during tho past two sessions of the Legislature.
He voted for tho Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments.
SECOND day’s PROCEEDINGS.
The Board met at a few minutes after ten
o’clock, this morning. Attorney General Far
row asked for subpoenas in the case of Senator
Wellborn, to be directed to W. F. Wright, J. E..
Brown and J. D. Pope.
Attorney General Farrow announced that the
case of Senator Wellborn would first be taken
up: 4
Col. Lester asked for a copy of the charge and
specifications in the case.
Attorney General Farrow, with an air of great
pomposity, replied that ho had filed them with
the Board, and he presumed that the counsel
could see them. He found that when he had
the witnesses in. the Court room ready to prove
a fact, the counsel on the other side were ready
to admit it.
Jndge Clark said he repudiated the direct at
tack upon the connscL It was not true, and
entirely ont of order.
The Attorney-General here blurted out;
“I did not say that it was unprofessional,”
and craw-fished out.
The Court cheeked it with a single remark.
Attorney-General Farrowthen read the chaj^
and specifications against Senator. Wellb£j_
His offense was holding the offioe of StaF .
brarian. in 1 " ~~ " *
the rebellion.
officer in either case. In my opinion, under
the Const! to tion of the United States, the amend
ments and the Eeconstmotion Acte, the State
Librarian was not an officer.
In my opinion it was not an offioe nnder tho
law of Georgia. Jndge Brown stated that he
would like to give his reasons at length, bnt the
Court objected. Mr. Wellborn was not com
missioned in 1858, ndr did he take an oath. No
time was fixed for his service, but removable
at my pleasure. The position of Librarian was
like that of State House Guard.
Colonel Lester then submitted a question in
writing as to whether the positions of State
House Guard, Keepers of Fnmitnre and Mes
senger, were nqt subject to the same rules as to
appointment, pay and removal, as that of Li
brarian.
The Court retired for consultation, and, upon
returning, announced that they would not per
mit the question to be put.
Mr. Wellborn did not hold the position of Li
brarian after 1863. He held the position from
1838, to November, 1861.
Wm. F. Wright testified that Mr. Wellborn,
daring portions of the years, 18G1-62, acted as
quartermaster of the State troops. He was as
signed to my regiment in that capacity. The
regiment were stationed at Savannah.
The regiment never went into a fight—were
stationed in a plain, and never marched up a
hill and down again—drew and ate their rations
regularly consuming what ought to have gone
to the Confederate troops—drilled and had dress
parade occasionally.
Attorney General Farrow announced closed.
Defense announced that they had no testimo
ny to offer, save documentary evidence.
Conrt took a recess for half an hour.
The Court reassembled promptly, but Attor
ney General Farrow was absent. He returned
in the course of ten minutes, and announoed
that Senator A. W. Holcombe’s case would be
taken up, and read the charge and specifica
tions.
The substance of the charge is that he held
an office in Greenville District, S. O., which re
quired him to exeente the patrol laws, and the
office of Marshal^ of the city of Marietta, in
1852, and made speeches in Cobb county, and
volunteered.
Colonel Lester found no objection, to the
specifications, except to that part relative to
holding office in Sonth Carolina.
The Conrt sustained the objection and or
dered the. Attorney General to state specifically
the office held by Holcombe in South Carolina.
Defense filed the same pleas as in other cases.
The Conrt then adjourned until half-past two
o’clock, p. ix.—Constitution, 17th.
Weekly Resume of Foreign Affairs.
FBEPABED FOB THE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER.
Gbeat Britain.—The draught of the new ed
ucational law to be laid before tbe next session
of Parliament has been published. It provides
for the establishing of school districts and dis
trict colleges, the latter’s duty being to carry
ont the law, which makes the attendance at
school compulsory for all children from six to
fourteen years. Parents, declining to send
their children to school, will be fined. To de
fray the expenditure connected with this new
measure a tax for education is proposed. No
distinction shall be made as to creed; but the
district colleges are authorized to allow the use
of the school rooms without the regular hours
for religious instruction, on the. condition that
all confessions are treated on the same footing.
A company with 250,000 shares at £1 each
has been started in London' nnder the auspices
of the Duke of Manchester, for the purpose of
favoring the emigration of the poorer popula
tion.
Several large fires occurred in the metropolis
'during the Christmas holidays, causing enor
mous damages.
Mr. "Motley, the American Ambassador, was
robbed of property valued at: $5,0G0 by house
breakers, who effected an entrance into his
house while the inmates were asleep.
On the occasion of an election for Parliament
in Longford, Ireland, the partisans of Martin,
the Fenian candidate, sustained a regular skir
mish with the friends of Nugent, the other can
didate. After a severe contest between both
parties, troops made their appearance on the
scene of action and fired upon the Fenians who
fled. Several engaged in tho skirmish were
wounded. The government has taken ample
measures to prevent any further disturbances
of the peace.
France.—The “ Law of Antagonistic Princi
ples” is one of the fundamental laws Natnre is
teaching us wherever wo look around in this
wide realm of hers. Opposition is as indispensa
ble to the body politic and healthy progress of
a nation as the balmy sunlight to the humble vi
olet at our feet. The Emperor’s Asiatic rule had
banished all opposition; and the youth and
chivalry of France, being unable to shine in
Parliamentary debates or to play an active part
in the political life of the nation, have devoted
their time and energies to pursuits of a very
questionable order.
“Le Demi-Monde” has become a power in
the capital under Napoleon III. Its represent
atives display the most gorgeous splendor, and i i _ nv t i j . .
the morals of “modern Babylon’ forcibly !sJl 6 te at present. It is, therefore, said that
mind ns of the reigns of Loms XIV and | majority of the bishops have not the full
Tho members of the House of Bonap:
present chief inoluded, have won a con^"”^
place in the “chronique scandalens/j Trjv”
times, and Pierre Bonaparte, who r ’
cannot be exempted from this atav nrrenc0 of
Only a few weeks before the, ^ f
this lamentable tragedy, he j tothe ^ e J e8t
gross act of violence; but ow^ fli s 8 nm for
partiality, he was onl .V fi . ne /deprived any other
an offence which would hfa ^ Th J e
one of his liberty for se repr ^ 8ented both F by
ticnlars of .he affairojj e have already been
the Pnnce and Fg der —
peachment of the depnty Rochefort for having
insulted the Emperor and excited the people to
acts of violence. The demand was referred to
a committee.
The Cabincthas issued quite a series of liber
al orders.
Algiers will be represented by four deputies
in the Corps Legislatif in the future. All for
eign papers will be distributed without being
examined by the censure. The radical paper
“ Le Rappei” may be sold in the streets. The
political amnesty lately granted is to be extend
ed on Ledru Rollin, Louis Blanc and several
other prominent exilos, now enjoying the hos
pitality and protection of England:
Baron Haussman, the Prefect of Paris, has
received a successor in the person of Henri
Chevreau. This is a proof of the power the new
Cabinet is wielding, for the Emperor, strongly
.attached to Haussmann, endeavored to keep
him in office, and yielded only reluctantly to the
wishes of his Ministers. There is a rumor that
the Chamber will impeach Haussmann for hav
ing overstepped his jurisdiction. Napoleon
Darn, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has ad
dressed a circular to the diplomatic represents- -
tives of France at all foreign Courts, declaring
that the policy of the government would be one
of peace.
An expedition is being fitted out to recover
from “the deep bosom of the ocean," five hun
dred millions of francs in silver, which were
lost with Spanish vessels near the coast of
Spain.
North German Confederation.—The Post
master-General of the North German Confed
eration is abont to establish North Genpan
postoffices in Constantinople and the chief com
mercial places of the Turkish Empire. A high
official of the department will soon leave for
Constantinople to make the necessary prepara
tions for establishing the first North German
postoffice in the capital. The next is to be
started in Alexandria. ’
In the mines of Waldenburg, Silesia, eight
thousand miners have struck since a fortnight.
Great want is spreading among them one
hundred and fifty have resumed work, while
tho remaining majority Beem determined to 0
hold out. The authorities are endeavoring to
bring abont a compromise.
The Lower Chamber of the Prussian Landtag
has terminated the preliminary deliberation on
the Budget for 1870. M. Lasker and Miguel's
proposal, recognizing the competence of the
North German Confederation in the whole de
partment of civil law, was passed by a large
majority. Among the petitions presented to
the House the most important was in favor of r i
abolishing stamps on newspapers, a form of,
taxation which the Minister declared his perfect
willingness to repeal as soon as the financial
condition of the country would allow him to
do so. Although Count Bismarck has returned
to Berlin, he will not resume his offioe at onoe,
as a continued quiet of soma weeks is necessary
to the complete restoration of his health. He j
has, however, been several times received by. T
the King.
During his sojourn in Egypt, the Crown '
Prince of Prussia laid the foundation-stone of
the New German Protestant Church in Cairo.
King "William I. has subscribed 20,000 francs to
the building.
Spain.—Strange rumors, intimating a Spanish
coup d'etat, and the establishment of the dicta
torship in Spain, reach os from Madrid. This
extraordinary news not having been confirmed
since, the report lacks projbably a solid founda
tion, though, after the resignation of Prim the
Cortes seems to have deemed the situation criti
cal enough to think of investing Serrano with
supreme power. In the meantime the immi
nent danger has passed by, as another ministry
hasbeen formed. Senor Rivero, President of
the Cortes, has aocepted the offioe of Home
Minister, Admiral Topete, that of marine, and t
Sagosta has become Secretary of State; Senor ;
Montero Rios, has been appointed Minister of
Justice. The new ministers took the constitu
tional oath in the presence of the Regent Tbe
Cortes was to re-assemble on January 11th.—
Slight disturbances were reported from several
provincial towns. The capital was quiet.
On the occasion of the Epiphany festival the
Parliament in a body waited upon the Regent ,
Senor Rivero addressed Serrano, declaring in
the name of all deputies, that only united setter
could bring the revolution to a xuccesafnl iss 1 ***
The news that the Cuban Jonta in New. 701 ®
had given orders to discontiaue the movcUent,^
created an Immense aensafcbn in Madrid
Italy.—The second pnblio sitt^K °f the
Ecumenical Council torf plaee 0 iX" anoar y
6th; but there are stji difficulty* ahead, as the
Council, though constituted, jannot adopt or
proclaim yet anriresolnU^ P««me
that there are tw/pte>tacte» • At t^ e do
cility of findinran ad^ate language for the
mutual undemanding of the pnnees of the
Church whrbave vOne from all quarters of -J
the oloba-*ecopdy» the resistance offered to
nrd^of business Pins IX has prescribed
for the Jotln< *" 11 ’ is tni0 that ’ ragarding the
first r« n t ike Latin tongne has been proclaim- '
d ,ie official language of this Council, as it
“ 30) yejrs ago in Trent; but in those times
Xti* was still the ruling tongue in eccleaiasti-
laband learned circles, while it has become ob-
Fcediag the Young Trout.
Amendments, and acquiescence in proviso* -
of Omnibus Bill, date of secession ordinj^
meeting of Convention, seizure of Fort "Sr
etc. * /6nt he
Attorney General Farrow announeg't would
had no farther evidence to snbmjfto statute
send in with his argument referer
laws, etc. Junced that he
Attorney General Farrow until to-
oould not be ready with biv
day at 2 o’clock. presenting J. B. Sor-
George Hillyer, I’fiq. q^psARentative, asked
rels, of Walton cong£ p( yfponed until Thnrs-
that action on his car K
was holding the offioe pi Sta^
18(58, and afterwards'enga/* 5
’onrt to
Attorney-General Farrow asked the pr j n { e( j
grant him leave to have the teB1 j5fio (; raphe r .
in each case, or get a copy from the- d tbe '
The Court refused, because tV ■ 1
had no right to grant it. fl 4d to permit
•The Court, however, cor a re q ne8 t t 0 Gen.
the counsel to join togethe dence to facilitate
Terry for copies of the ^ent.
them in making their ah e wbo i e proceedings
Judge " Clark thongJfpP -
should be pnblishe&r Wellborn plead “Not
Counsel, for Syjajigfljctjca c f the Conrt.
Guilty, and Farrow presented the cer-
Attorney-Gy Ejecutive Department, setting
tifioate from; Wellborn held the office of State
forth that/j 858 . Beceived.
Libranag^eph j;. Brown deposed that he did
Jnogr G f any overt acts committed by Mr.
not ^rn daring the war. At the commence-
of the war he was State Librarian. Can’t
how long he remained in office, but it
as most of the time. Don’t recollect any ad'
the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteent ’mission by him that he participated in the war.
day/' Agreed tQy
Judge Brown shown copy of Executive or
der, appointing Mr. C. J. Wellborn Librarian, in
1858. Jndge Brown said he had no donbt it
was a correct copy.
Col. Lester asked Jndge Brown if the State
Librarian was an officer prior to the adoption of
the code in 1863. Farrow objected because the
law specified what an office was. Jndge Clark
said that until the code went into effect the
State Librarian was a mere servant in charge
of the books. Judge Brown: The Librarian waa
in imy department and under my control Con
sidered Librarian and Messenger equally as
much officers of the Btate, but not legally an.
brought before thf nated i n an a -rticle of “La
whole quarrel o cb treated the Parisians to
Marseillaise, r> g Bcanda i 0 us adventure.
Pierre Napo^jng replied by a publication,
The prince^ ^JaronJet, the writer of
Fonvilla and Victor Noir, both be-
that artg tbe g^g- 0 f Marseillaise,” simply
jg'JnPierre Napoleon in behalf of their
®.i to arrange a duel. It does, therefore, not
fI 2n very probable that Victor Noir for-
St "himself so far as to slap Pierre Napoleon in
&e face; bnt to judge from the past martial
' career of the Prince, it looks more likely that
having premeditated an act of vengeance, he
only waited for the declaration that they were
the representatives of their friend, to give way
to his passion. However, it may be, the imme
diate cause of the deed will, probably, never be
cleared up, as there were no witnesses present.
In the meantime the . “Journal Officiel” pub
lishes an imperial decree, convoking the Cham
ber in order to accuse Pierre Napoleon of man
slaughter before the High Conrt. The “Haute
Conr de Justice" assembles only by order of
the Emperor to pass sentence, without any ap
pear, upon all persons charged with a crime or
conspiracy against the Emperor or the State,
and all members of the Imperial Family, who
are accused of a crime. This Court consists of
two Chambers—Chambre des raises en accusa
tion, and Chambre de jagement—each com
posed of five counsellors of the Highest French
Court—“La Conr de Cassation.” The Minister
of Justice, on hearing the news, at once issued
orders to airest the Prinoe ; bnt Pierre Napo
leon already five honrs before the warrant was
issued, had surrendered to the authorities.
The office of “La Marseillaise” has been "closed
by order of the Government
The debate in the Corps Legislatif were very
stormy. Gnyot Montpayroux proposed that
members of the Imperial family should be made
responsible before the law, without any distinc
tion. Rochefort, being exceedingly excited,
made a report concerning the death of Noir.—
He said: “Noirwas one of the people, and the
people must judge his murderer who, though a
cousin of the Emperor, should not be allowed to
escape. Emile Ollivier, the Premier, replied by
assuring the Chamber that justice would have
its course. In his speeoh he .made use of the
following remark: “We are justice, law, mode
ration ; if you compel us, we will become force.”
The Imperial Attorney General sent a com
munication to the Chamber, demanding the im-
oommand of the Latin, while the few who are
able to converse fluently in that classical
tongue, pronounce it according to the roles of
their native language, thus renderibg again a
general understanding impossible; tins Bab
ylonia chaos of tongues will hardly sdmit a
general debate. As for the second point, all
bishops opposed to the tendencies pursued by
Rome, have found fault with the Papal bull
fixing the order of business, as it is destined to
degrade the Council to a mere tool in the hands
of the Curia. The Pope has not only arrogated
to himself the right of appointing all officials
for the Council, bnt he has also formed the
committees in such a way as to exclude before
hand all propositions hostile to the Papal su
premacy. All reports from Rome tend to show
that, most probably, the infallibility of the Pope
will be declared a dogma, for the opposing el
ement, being mainly composed of the German,
Austrian, Hungarian and French bishops, to
all appearances, will be overwhelmed by a vast
alppHit xsatr&iftkod
The Oriental bishops are aaid to be very poor,
while the Spanish are the wealthiest. The
Archbishops of New York possesses an unlim
ited letter of credit on a Roman banking firm,
and also the remaining American prelates are
accredited from 100,000 to 150,000 francs.
How little the bishops are prepared to con
duct parliamentary debates in the Latin tongne
was best shown by a deliberation which took
place in the Chambers of Cardinal Altieri on
the subject of an address to the Pope. Every
one endeavored to express his opinion in the
purest idiom of Cicero, but the result was only
a general confusion. In this emergency some
of the American bishops resorted to French,
and the conversation became tolerably intelli
gible until the btehop of Baggio, _ Italy, pro
tested, declaring that all ecclesiastical matters
should be discussed in Latin. The consequence
was that the majority, having forgotten the con
jugation of regular and irregular verbs took no
part in the debate and signed their names in
meek resignation. Jasno.
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Cattle on the Hoof.—Twenty-one head of beef
cattle from near the Tennessee and Georgia line,
were sold by the drovers yesterday, on Mulberry
street, to Hr. Wm. Holmes, for 5 cents per pound,
on the hoof. In the lot we noticed a few Very fine
beeves; bnt the whole of them would have sold tor
more and looked better it they had been well fed
tor the last few weeks.
Full Biveb.—The rains of last Monday afternoon
and night raised the river at this point abont 14
feet, and yesterday afternoon" it was the fullest
river we have bad for the last year or two. The
water courses all through this section arc now out
of their banks, and wagoning will be suspended for
a day or two in oonseqnenca. There were not a
half dozen wagons from tbe surrounding country
m the city yesterday, and but very few strangers.
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