Georgia weekly opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868, September 10, 1867, Image 1
GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION.
VOL. I—NO. 6.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1867.
TERMS—$3 00
CONVENTION AND RELIEF.
Four year* of dreadful war and devasta-
tlon left our (H*ople in a prostrate'condi
tion. Wo had no currency, and only a scant
supply of food and clothing. Wo had eve
rything to buy—nothing to sell—and with
bnt very little upon which to bate credit.
This state of thing* wan followed by two
year* of famine, In which our productions
were wholly inadequate to the local de
mand. Bp Muffs had to be imported
from the Western and Northern States, and
this at a time when there was not money
enough ill the South to give security or
stability to any branch of trade.
Thus it was that our people became so
generally involved In debt. Pecuniary
embarrassment fs seen everywhere. It is
depicted in the countenances of our mer
chant* and.buslness men. It has Airrowed
the checks and unuerved the arm of the
planter and mechanic. Three-fourths of
our most prudent and honorable citizens
of all grades and callings, are to-day tot
tering on the very verge of Bankruptcy.
Financial ruin has been averted only by
the Stav-Law. But that measure of relief
is no longer available. Bovyral of our Su
perior Judges have pronounced it unconsti
tutional. Among these is Judge Warner.
now Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the State. One at least, If not both the
other Judges is believed to concur in the
opinion of the Chief Justice. No relief,
therefore, is likely to como from the Su
preme Court. Gen. Pope, nAcr carefully
considering the matter, has declined to
hold up the Stay Law.
What 1* to be the result? There must be
relief, or general bankruptcy ami prostra
tion will soon follow. Belief niu«t come
from the Constitutional Convention, if it
comes at all. Unless this can be had, hun
dreds nay thousands of worthy men will
\*‘ driven to ruin. These, under some wise
measure of relief, and with a good crop or
two, could save their plantations. The
Convention will meet soon enough to do
great good; it can, if it will, save the
Many. Some may lie sold out before the
Convention eau assemble; not tnauy—Let
the people rally—rally for Convention
and Relief for the People.
“ THE PARTY OF PROGRESS.”
In June, ISM, when a portion of the Geor
gia press suggested the jioliey of Impartial
Miffrage. the advocates of that measure
were, denounced quite as bitterly ns the
Republicans now arc. All remember with
what virtuous indignation the proposition
was rejected by the Democratic leaders.
Since then, there lias liecn an advance
movement In Democratic ranks. They now
hold “Conservative mass meetings,*’ In
which negroes are affectionately invited to
participate. Negro orators pay culls to
“Conservative” editors, and these editor*
take occasion to puff ami beslobber “col
ored Conservative orators.” They even go
farther than the most extreme Radicals,
and advocate the sending of negroes to
Congress. In most cases, propositions arc
made to elect negroes to Congress upon
consideration that the colored population
will let tho old political stagers manipulate
the State Convention. A movement of
this kind was Inaugurated In South Caro
lina some weeks ago, and wo observe that
it D being followed up in Georgia. Only
the other day there was one of tliesc black
and tan conventions in Columbus, com
posed of a few “negro orators” and the rop-
rcsentative* of tho great Disfranchised.
They mingled their voices In harmony to the
great progressive idea of universal suffrage.
All distinction of color was obliterated.
The gist of the meeting was—Negroes for
Congress, White Men of the “respectable
• lass*’ (that K Democrats) for the State
Convention. The meeting broke up lu
row, ami Airtlier than this tlm local prints
deposeth not.
These meetings ami the propositions
which niiimato their assembling, only
show with what facility men may run
from one extreme to the other. They first
op|Miscd the right of the black man to tes
tily lu court. They next opposed the exer
cise of Ids legal rights of suelngaud Wing
sued ns a free citizen. Lastly, they opposed
a system of Impartial suffrage, whereby It
was proposed to make Intelligence the
standard of suffrage. But now wo find
them defending tho Principle of Universal
suffrage, and actually urging the claims of
negroes to seats In Congress 1 A few months
ago the negro was too Ignorant and de
buted to exercise the right of suffrage;
now he I* statesman enough to make laws
and discharge all the functions of a Legis
lator! Verily, this is an advance move
ment.
Ax Advance Movement in Kentucky.—
The Louisville Courier and other promi
nent Democratic organs In Kentucky are
urging the Legislature of that State to
enact laws giving negroes tho right to tes
tify In civil tribunals, to sue and lie sued,
audto admit the colored men to all the
legal rights and privileges heretofore ac
corded to the white man.
TOO LATE.
One or two public journals In this State,
conducted by thoughtless men, have so
fur taken courage from the late order of
President Johnson os to urge the propri
ety of Gen. Grant's removal
Congress foresaw the possibility of such
a contingency, and prevented It, at the
late called session, by adding to the Army
Appropriation hill a supplement providing
as follows:
1. That the headquarters of the army
shall Im in the City of Washington. 2. All
orders and Instructions relating to mill
tary operations. Issued by the President or
Secretary of War. shall be issued through
the General of the army, and In ease of his
dislhlllty, through the next in rank.—
3. Tho General of the Army shall not be
removed, sus|>cndcd, or relieved from com
mand or assigned to duty elsewhere than ut
said headquarter*, except at his owH re
quest, yithout the previous approval of
the Senate; and '"any instruction* and or
ders relating to military operations Issued
contrary to tlm requirements of this sec
tion shull be null and void, and any officers
who shall Issue orders or Instructions con
trary to the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in
office, and any officer of the army who
transmit, convey, obey any orders so Is
sued, contrary to the provisions of this
section, knowing that such orders were so
Issued, shall lie liable to imprisonment for
not less than two nor more than twenty
years, upon conviction thereof in. any
court of competent Jurisdiction.”
This act was ojqiosed by the President.
The language Is explicit. The head of the
army 1-* entirely Imyond the reach of the
Executive.
Gen. Grant's Powers under tiie Sup
plemental Act.—It seems doubfiil if the
Reconstruction Bill passed lust mouth at
the extra session gives all the powers
to the General of the army, in cheek
>f the President, that was intended, and
that It has !*«■, u supposed to do. Sec
tion 3 of that hill. provides that “ the
General of tho army of the United States
shall he invested with all tin* pow
cru»t week n forger, under the guise
of * -‘BnptUt preacher," calling lilnuelf A.
Burnt, aucGccdal In getting forged draft,
on the Tenth National Bank of New York
cuhcdit the Pint National Bank of Mill
ion, Wla„ to tho amount of *7,000, and de
camped. Twenty-live hundred dollars re
ward has been offered for hla capture.
OT Major John II. Oee, formerly com
mandant at tho SaulUbury, N. C„ prison.
U reported dying of eonramptlon near Tal
lahassee Fla.
WASHINGTON ITENI.
The Cabinet Embrol|IU,
GRANT AND JOHNSON.
One of the main causes of difference be
tween the President and Gen. Grant was
In reference to Major General O. O. How
ard. Before the order of Gen. Grant was
issued, a few days sluff^Mh reference to
officers being addressed only by their titles
according to their rank in the regular ar
my, the President, It is said, had prepared
an order recognizing Major General O. O.
Howard only by his rank of Brigadier
General in the regular army; hut General
Grunt objected to special action In the case
of any particular officer and that order
was not Issued; but one was issued apply
ing to oil officers.
Fernando Wood was closeted with the
President on Saturduy. Ills mission is tin
derstood to be directed against Secretary
McCulloch.
Gen. Grant addressed a note to the Presi
dent on Friday evening, asking the with
drawal of his letter protesting against the
form of the order sending Hancock to New
Orleans. The President returned the letter
as requested; and as it was’ virtually sti|»e
ceiled by tho discussion Saturday. It will
not be made public.
(JEN. GRANT AND “LANGSTON.”
A few days since, John M. Langston, a
“colored lawyer’* from Obcrlin, Ohio, hear
ing that the President had expressed a de
sire to see him, called upon him, where
upon Mr. Johnson said; “1 have deter
mined to remove Gen. Howard; he must
go soon; I have reason to believe that he
Is running his Bureau as a ]>oliticnl. parti
san. and sectarian machine; and further,
sir, 1 ai» prepared to give that place to a
good colored man. If your pimple w ill Indi
cate such a man.” During the whole in-
iew, Mr. Lung-ton says the President
intimated jjiiu lie^'oiild like to have bin
accept the TltVfinMy^ui'l: “I liavi
»..|-rvl»lo«, removal, appo.nt.i.ent
detail granted in the jreetilinj eection f'l I i " '' H< ' °, a
Metrin The preceding see- It* pre.onle.1;
tl.m read, as follows: , 1 wil1 "f 1 «“ of th "
Ski*, 2. That the commander of any
district named in said act shall have power,
bject to the disapproval of the General
of the army of the United States, and to
have effect till disapproved, whenever in
the opinion of such commander the pro|>-
er administration of said act shall require
it, to suspend or remove from office, or from
the performance of official duties and the
exercise* of official powers, any officer
or person holding or exorcising, or
professing to hold or exercise, any civil or
military office or duty in such district, un
der any i>ower, election, appointment, or
authority derivedTrom.|oV granted l*.r, or
hi lined under, any *o-o«Vd State, or the
ioverninciit thereof, or any municipal or
other division thereof; and ti)M)ii such sus-
iH'iisiou or removal, such commander, sub
ject to the approval of the General as afore
said, shall have )iower to provide, from
time to ’time, for the performance of the
said duties of such officer or person so
susiiendcd or removed*' by the detail of
some competent officer or soldier of the
army, or by the appointment of some other
person to perform the same, and to till va
cancies occasioned by death, resignation or
otherwise.”
Gen. Grant Is thus limited to the eo-ordi-
nato and supervising powers in regard to
suspension, removal, appointment and de
tail. If any District Commander appoints
disloyal person* or tho municipal office.*
within his District, General Grant can re
move them; or. If the District Commander
.*us( tends or removes loyal Ineumlients, the
General of the army can annul Ills action,
thereby reinstating the removed officials.
But Ills authority seems to ho limited to
these co-ordinate and supervising powe
in regard to 8US{Mm*ioii, removal, appoint
ment and detail.
QTUnlversal suffrage Is tho tendency of
the age. It is a reform that Is not routined
to tho United States. It prevails in all tho
civilized countries of Europe, and is rap
idly gaining (tosifUm hi each.
The French Liberal* won a signal victo
ry on tho 11th of August (ult.) when the
candidates for the Council's General, wli
hud not obtained the legal or absolute ma
jority In the first ballot on .Sunday. Aug.4,
again presented themselves to the electors,
The success of the Liberal* hi this second
operation was almost universal
The late Reform Bill In Great Britain,
and which Is now a law* of tho realm, adds
some ten millions to the voting population
of that country. Quito us largo un aeces
slon was had to tlio Austrian Government
a few years since by the enfranchisement
of the Serfs. Liko tho Reform of the 10th
century, It is confined to no particular
climo or locality. It Is one of those moral
revolutions which sw eep mysteriously over
the civilized world. Resistance only serves
to strengthen It.
Courts Adjourxed — Sickness. — Tho
Crawford and Macon county Superior
Courts have been adjourned In conso-
qucnce of tho great amount of sickness In
those counties. Two prominent members
of the Bar arc reported sick at this time.
The Macon Messenger learns that the hotel
at Oglethorpe Is closed In consequence of
the sickness of tho Landlord and his fami
ly, and that there arc no accommodations
for the Bar and citizens at either Ogle
thorpe or Knoxville.
Houston Court liu been adjourned until
the fourth Monday In November.
Crops in East TKXXissmL--In many
portions of the upper oounties In East
Tennessee corn crops have suffered for
want of rain. The recent heavy rain*. %
however, have caused them to revive very d stand b
greatly. A Bill corn crop Is anticipated, to tight * • • -
eek to see me ii|n>ii this suhj
Mr. Langston called upon Gen. Grant
and stated the substance of Ills inf
with the President. Gen. Grant replied
that lie thought, under the circuinstanc
that it was not advisable for him. in
every rcsiieet. to accept the office of Com
missioner. He thought if Gen. Howard
should lie removed, Mr. Langston could
not hope to give greater satisfaction in the
Bureau. To which Mr. Langston replied:
“I now ask that you will do everything
you can to khtpG<4i. Howard at the head
of the Bureau, for the good of my people
and for tiie friendship I have for him.—
Further, sir, 1 am fully satisfied that Gen.
Howard lias administered tiie affairs of
that Bureau in the most conscientious
manner, and looking only to the good of
the colored (tcoplc and the Government. 1
cannot, therefore, consent to take this po
sition; and, ftirthcr, I desire to say I will
not accept it, believing it to bo offered to
effect tho removal of Gen. Howard and to
embarrass the interests of my race.”
Miscellaneous*
The Saints at Utah have finished their
tabernacle, and, according to nil accounts,
have nearly finished themselves.
Hamilton. Ohio, is accommodated with
one drinking saloon to every forty inhabit
ants.— AV
There are but few tow ns in Georgia that
cannot l>cut that.
A religious paper calls clergymen to ac
count for drinking ale and other tonics.—
Kxchahyt.
Then, how about coffee and cigars?
The negroes of Brennan. Texas, acting
under the had example of some idle white
men, are preparing to hold a tournament
at tiiat plaee.
The Episcopalianson Divorce.—In the
Episcopal Diocesan Convention held in
Chicago last week, a resolution was adopt
ed instructing the deputies of the diocese
in the next general convention “to pro
cure l»y general common law, with suita
ble qualifications, a prohibition of the use
of the marriage service of tho church in
cases where either party contemplating
marriage shall lmve Itecn previously di
vorced by tiie civil law on grounds other
than that of adultery.” The deputies are
also instructed to procure a rule of duty to
be followed by clergymeu, whoso services
are thus applied for, in asccrtai ning the
facts bearing on such prohibition.
Personal.—Some of the leading Demo
crats of Columbus, Georgia, are fraterniz
ing with negro politicians in order to form
colored “Conservative” party. Six
months ago they opposed colored suffrage.
At a fancy hall at tho Union Hotel, Sar
atoga, one young lady apjieaml in a dress
composed of pieces of sheet music sewn all
over a skirt and corsage, witli a fan cover
ed with music.
In the native town of Edward Everett,
a new avenue, called by his name, lias been
opened, and in tiie sign-post his Uagucrrco-
typo likeness lias been inserted.
Jshmou-Pope.
Editors Opinion: What is the difference
between tiie condition of our State Gov-
ernRu-uJ now and Its condition before the
Military Bill? None ut all lit practice.
The civil courts and civil officers coutluuo
In the (tcrfot-niauce of their ordinary Amo
tions. It is true General Pope has his
headquarters in Atlanta, and has notified
all civil officers tiiat unless they please him
lie will displace them; hut was not tills
precisely the state of tilings before? In
deed, has there been any time since the war
when tlm military did not exercise just
this power? How many orders did Gen.
Thom:.-i issue stopping proceedings before
the courts? How many laws of the State
did ho prondunce Inoperative? How many
citizens did he arrest for acts not made ille
gal l>y any law? Was there not a stand-
Ingo.' i • in G« I er»l Grant authorizing
and re paring the arrest of every offender
against tlm law not arrested by tho civil
authorities ?
What, then. Is tho difference ? The state
of things before, was tlm will of Andrew
Johnson; the state of things at present is
the will of Congress. Tlm first was the
exercise of (tower from the Executive De
partment; the last is tlutaxercise of (tower
from the Legislative Department.
Tin* first was without any claim of law;
the last has at least the form of law.
The Military acts ought to iiave been en
titled, “Acts to provide by law for the ex
ercise in tlm Rebel States, by the Military
authorities, of the (mwers now exercised
wltho it law.”
Never before has a public man so stulti-
wn word as has Andrew Johnson.
ritten three vetoes declaring un-
ional acts of Congress providing
■r the exercise by the Military au-
of (lowers which for two years
ig under Ids command
fled i i-
Hc ha.
by la
thorii
they had 1
wltho*it law! Union.
Caucuit N a pits'i.—The New York Her
ald i* still joking the Democrats. It now
advises Mr. Johnson to Lsuc a proclama
tion of universal amnesty—lit which case,
it argues tlm District Commanders will be
comiicllod to receive as voters any among
the now disabled who may claim the right.
The stupldist part of the Joke is, that cer
tain Journals in this State have run blind
fold into Bennett's jest, thinking him sin
cere, and are echoing his suggestion*. We
advise all such to read the Supplemental
Reconstruction Act, tlm seventh section of
which says:
“ No )M>r«on shall at any time he entitled
to bv registered or to vote by reason of any
pxg^M’KtV'irJoii or amnesty for any a*
or thing. which, without such pardon <
amnesty, would disqualify him from regii
tratiou or voting."
Ah Irrepressible relic-hunter carried off
Sherman's bat at Atchlsou.
Revival at West Point.—Tho West
Point Observer says upwards of one hun
dred persons ha\ e united with tho churches
In that dUco ►!» ce the religious meetings
began, about »»x weeks ago.
• ished French author, and
Senate, has fast tnken a
sing to accept a challenge
Doubtful Experiment.— iMiiaii Wil
liams, a colored citizen of Baiiibridgc, in
this State, acting under tlm advice of tin*
Disunion party in that section, 1ms an
nounced himself a candidate for a seat in
Congress. When madness rules the hour
reason Is silent; the time will come, w
greatly fear, when these bitter opponents
to Reconstruction will repout their
thoughtless folly, when repentance
avail nothing.
More Troops.—About one hundred more
Austrian troops have arrived at New Or
leans from Vera Cruz on a schooner, which
also had on board a party of Germans,
who hud colonized in Yucatan under the
protection of the late Emperor Maximil
ian, but who have been obliged to leav
tho country, owing to the political change
which It 1ms undergone.
SSTTho entire Southern Relief Fund
amounts to $2,876,801). Of this amount
$300,000 comes from Louisville; $321,000
JYom New York; $1,000,000 from tho State
of Maryland: Boston, $10,127; St. Louis.
$317,375; Philadelphia, $65,000, and Chica
go, $11,306.
Prize Fiaiitino.—Great interest was felt
In the contest between McCool and Aaron
Jones, at Cincinnati, tin* 3lst. Great piles
of money were staked on the result. Me-
Cool was the winner. Such brutal exhibi
tions are a disgrace to the age and country
Wouldn't Take.—A freedman In the
■inploy of Messrs. West & Guthrie, Gro
cers. Peachtree street, while working In the
■cllnr last Saturday, so arranged a side of
bacon at tho grates under the window, os
to make It easy to be removed tatween the
bars. One of the clerks of the establish
ment discovered tho trick In time to keep
a watch upon It. When tho ineat-hunter
came, the clerk confronted him and caused
him to “anty.” The freedman was carried
to the “Lock-up.”
Excitement.—Tho accidental discharge
of a pistol In tho hands of a drunken man
In a bar-room on Peachtree street, yester
day afternoon, caused considerable excite
ment for a few minutes. However, as soon
as It was announced “uobody hurt,” there
was a complete squandering of the crowd,
all of whom were as calm as a May morn
ing.
Coffee.—A case of burglary was perpe
trated lost Sunday night upon Messrs.
Ford, Hightower & Co., of this city, and
five bags of coflfce carried off. As yet no
duo has been obtained of lu whereabouts.
Snake Bm.—A little boy In West
End was snake bit last Sunday. As the
snake was not a very poisonous ono, the
bite U not likely to prove fktal.
OT Prcntlcc says tbat in hlsclty stuffing
improves the frlras well as the fowl.
TELEURAPHIC lNTELLIUENCEi
From the New York Press As«ociatlon.
Washington, Sept, l^—The rcceut order
of Gen. Grant tluit District Commanders
will make no appointments to civil offices
of persons who liavo been removed by
themselves or their predecessors, does not
make a new issue between Gen. Grant and
tho President. Tho rumors of difficulty
having arisen o-.v title subject are without
foundation. The Reconstruction acts vest
In the General Commanding tho s:\me
(mwers as are vested In the District Com
manders In regard to removals and ap
pointments, mid therefore tho order of
Gen. Grant Is merely considered as a no
tice in advance that he would dlaapprov
of such appointments as those indicated in
the order.
Accounts from Sicily arc deplorable.
Cholera rages at Palermo with great vio
lence.
The Insurrectionary government of Can-
dla has notified foreign consuls of its inten
tion to Issue letters of marque for the equip
ment of privateer*.
Iii the month of May eighty-nine million
pounds of cotton, valued at three million
three hundred and sixty-seven thousand
dollar*, was ddppod from Bombay.
Napoleon lias addressed a letter to Min
ister Gatcreor urging Internal improve-
lents and Increase of means of conununi-
ution and transportation within the Em
pire.
Tiie Paris papers regard the situation of
affairs in Spain as extremely serious. Ex-
Minister Motions had beecn arrested.
Martial law lias been proclaimed in Bar-
ilOna.
A battalion of French troops has left
Perllgnan for the Spanish frontier.
The King of Sweden had arrived at Ber
lin.
It is stated that tho Bavarian Council
blisters emphatically opposed King of
Bavaria's visit to Galesburg.
Tho Dutch minister at Jcddo had boon
iliot at by the native?, butc*ca{>ed injury.
I'he assassin had not been arrested.
In the House of Lords the clerical vest-
nent had been postponed until the iu-xt
•i-s-ion.
New York, Sept. 1.—A lire in Buffalo
last night destroyed property valued «t
$150,000, including two foundries and a tool
factory. One fireman reported kill'll.
A special from San Francisco reports the
rrival at Vancouver’s Island of the United
States steamer Rcsaea, with two men con-
alcscent from yellow fever.
The United States steamer Lincoln was
, at I-'ort Simpson; would sail for Mika.
Five hundred and eighty deaths here hist
week.
A. D’Marincau, French Commander, ami
the remnant of Maximilian's body guard,
together with sixty members of tiie Corps
Diplomatique, from Mexico, departed for
Europe yesterday in tho steamer William
Penn.
Mexican detectives are hero in pursuit of
a young man named Medanlch, suspected
of robbing tiie Liberal Government of two
hundred thousand dollar* in gold bars.
Ills wife has left for Europe, it issup|>oscd,
with the spoils. Medauieli has not y
been found.
Chattanooga, Sept. 1.—A destructive
fire occurred here last night. The foundry
of Webster & Co. was totally destroyed,
Their loss Is sixty thousand dollars. The
origin of the tire is unknown. Four men
were badly bruised by the cxploslou of
shells.
New York, Sept. 2.—The following ad
ditional news from Europe is clipped from
files received through the Liverpool packet
Hausa:
The Prince ami Princess of Wales lmd
arrived at Dordrlcht, Germany.
The King of Greece had arrived In Eng
land.
The Queen of Spain, it Is announced, is
cnclcnte.
The European harvest accounts are sat
lsfactory.
Hungary contribute? twenty-eight and
a half per ecutUin of the expenditure
Austria.
The steamer Boston lias arrived from
Europe with dates to the 22d.
Harvesting had commenced, with favor-
blc weather.
The heaviest thunder storm ever known
in London hud occurred. Mauy buildings
were struck and much damage done.
Tho Reform Longue celebrated the pass-
ago of the act by a banquet. Mill and
Bright wrote letters urging the League to
demand the ballot.
The cholera In Sou thorn Italy is virulent
and spreading.
The vessel Chauncey brings $1,103,000.
Washington, Sept. 2.—A dispatch from
Fort Hays says the savages in that section
don't want peace, and will kill the Com
missioners If they can. They are driving
all the buffalo toward their villages on tho
Republican river. They attacked a train
near Fort Smith, ami were repulsed by
twenty Indians; one officer and four sol
diers killed.
Gcu. Grant has ordered seveuty clerks
out ono hundred and forty-five to be dis
charged from Pay Department.
Cincinnati, Sept. 2.—Jones Is comforta
ble. lie attributes Ills defeat to fractured
ribs which occurred on tho twenty-ninth
round. I injuries about tho head not serious.
Savannah, Sept. 1.—Weather clear. No
rain for tho past two days, with a good
prospect for dry weather.
ST. Tiiomas, August 23—American pro
ducts dull; supplies liberal.
Berlin, Sept. 2.—City elections resulted
In tho choice of radical members for the
new Parliament.
Paris, Sept. 2.—The Minister of Foreign
affairs has Issued a note to diplomatic rep
resentatives regarding recent events» and
declares that tho auspicious meeting st
Salesburg should be regarded as a fresh
pledge of tho malntalnancc of European
peace.
W AftuiNGTON, September 2.—Nino regu
lar Array Surgeons have died within three
weeks.
.Simon Cameron favors the Impeachment
of tho President.
Tho revenue receipts to-day amounted
to $1,500,000.
Tho Secretary of tho Treasury to-vlay re
ceived a dispatch from special agent Bel
stating that only threo of the twenty-six
custom house officials were on duty. The
Secretary ordered tho custom house to be
removed further down the river, outside of
the city.
Maximilian’s adopted heir, young Itur-
bldc, with his grandmother, paid a visit to
Georgetown Height* to-day.
Tho chango in the cotton tax from threo
to two and a half cents, goes Into effect to
day.
New Orleans, Sept. 2.—There were 30
Interments of yellow fever yesterday.
Among them wero Tom King, the pugilist,
and Lieut. McCormick, of the iron-clad
Mahaska.
An official order relieving Sheridan was
reived this morning at headquarters.
Gen. Griffin has been telegraphed for.
Upon hi* arrival. Gen. Sheridan takes his
h*(Mirture. Colonels Forsyth, Sheridan and
Moore, accompany him.
chmond, Sept. 2.—John (Jody, n sol-
of tiie 11 th U. S. Infantry, cut his
throat at headquarters this morning, lie
as from Newark, N. .1.
Applications for bankruptcy in Virginia
luring last week exceeded the total num-
made since the bankrupt law has been
issed.
New York, September 2.—Bank loans/
a reused 2,820,000; specie increased 1.213.-
000; circulation decreased 21.000; deposits
creased 2.143,000; legal tenders Increased
(72,000.
Panama. Sept. 2.—Tho leaders of the
volution to restore Mosqucro, liavo been
discovered and arrested.
liolera is dying out in Xi.aragr..,
but Is still raging in sorno district*.
The Peruvian conquerors will allow
Spaniards to remain in the country. Ap
prehension of the return of the Spanish
fleotls dissipated, mi l th«* work on the Pet
ries suspended.
A furious storm at Valparaiso. Dwell
ings damaged. One barque wrecked and
ten Jive* lost.
Mo-quero Is to 1h» tried for treeson.
The Fall in Rents in New Ynt.k.—It h
a remarkable fact that whereas a year or
two since It seemed iinpos-dhlc to procure
even the smallest room for business pur
poses on Broadway, there arc now some of
the most eligible stores mid lots on that
thoroughfare “to let.” The fact is, rent*
have been so exliorhltantly high along
Broadway, tho sum demanded are so total
ly out of proportion with the extreme limit
to which business might bo transacted, ns
to preclude the possibility of renting the
laces wo refer to, and there can be no
doubt that unless a great deduction is
made In prices, they must remain vacant.
It U pleasant to add that in parts of tho
city rents are falling, and next year will
doubtless witness a still greater decrease.
During the war, when so many thousands
of |icopie crowded Into the city from tho
West and South, and so many were pre
vented from going to Europe on account
of the high rates of exchange. New York
was filled to overflowing, and there was
not actually house room for all. Now that
we are resuming u somewhat more normal
condition, landlord? will have to lieeomo
more reasonable, and the sooner they do so
the better will It ho for all parties.—X 1’.
Express,
Trades-Unions in Europe.—Accorvling
to nn English Parliamentary blue book,
trades-unions are unknown iii Russia, Por
tugal, Denmark. Sweden and ScicUy. In
Austria strikes are Immediately put a stop
to, ami the ringleaders are liable under the
(HMial code to imprisonment fora term va
rying from eight days to three months. In
Germany and Prussia the interference of
tho State with workmen's societies is direct
and positive, mid trade combinations for
the purpose of influencing wages have
hitherto been illegal. By the Industrial
code of 1S44, persons exercising a trade
or manufacture, who endeavor to com
bine with; a view to force either their
workmen or tho authorities to con
cessions wero liable to In? Impris
oned for twelvo months; and journeymen
or workmen who attempted to cotnbfnc in
tho same way were to receive the same pun
ishment* Operators, journeymen or aj
prentices forming associations vltliour the
(lermission of tho police wero to be lined
or imprisoned. Those laws have often pre
vented strikes In Germany, butpublic opin
ion lias sot strongly against them during
the last ten years, and in ono State after
another they have been repealed. In Prus
sia it was only at the last session of tiie
Chambers that this was accomplished. In
France tho old law was severe against com
binations of workmen, but this rode was
changed by imperial decree in ISfM.nnd nil
combinations that arc not accompanied by
violence, menaces or fraudulent procedure
are legalized.
or- Ono of tho Macon pnpon publishes
the following canard:
\ white man has been lodged In the La
Grange lall, for selling land scrip to tho
negroes In that section. The Reporter says
his tiaino Is Gray, and that iie Is from Car-
roll or Heard county. Ill* “scrip” reads
tbusly:
“Gen eral pope Gives 40 oc kora of land.”
Or An English photographer Is report
ed to have invented a macnlne by which
"fry Photographs of oue person or object
tan bo taken simultaneously. As yet this
discovery Is not very exM-ndvely applied,
but the photographs tak« n a e raid to be
excellent.