Georgia weekly opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868, September 24, 1867, Image 5
GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION
THE WEEKLY OPINION.
BY W. n. 8CRUOGS AND J. B, BUMBLE.
WE ONES!) AY MORN ING:::: SEPT. 18.
A Heavy Trade.—We are advised that
the house of Smith & Richmond, of this
city, dosed out sale* of tiie single article
of tobacco during the week ending Satur
day, Sept. 14th, to the amount of 914.375.
The chewing and pulling necessary to con*
Hume tills quantity of tho weed can scarce
ly he estimated.
llox. B. H. HILL—We learn by a letter
from a citizen of Butts county, that Ben.
Hill delivered 'an address »t Jackson,
during the session of the Superior Court,
last week. “The harangue,” our friend
writes, “ was characteristic of the speaker
in venom and falsification it excelled all
previous efforts. If General Popk can
pass such language by,” says the writer,
“lie must bo the mildest tempered man in
his Military District. Hill cannot influ
ence tho voters who have heretofore favor
ed a Convention, and I suppos, therefore,
he will lie allowed to rare ad libitum. Pity
it should he so."
Is?” Wo see it stated that General K. K.
Smith, who is now a citizen of Louisville
and President of tho Southern Telegraph
Company, has been chosen Principal of the
High School, of the University of the
South, at Sewanee in the Cumberland
mountains. The location of this universi
ty is n place of great naturul beauty, and
but for our late war the Institution would
now have been in operation. It was de
signed to bo tho great institution of the
South, and was nobly endowed T»y the
Episcopal Church.
Two months ago. Ben. Hill announced,
through the columns of an Augusta news
paper, and the announcement has been re
echoed by every Opposition press in the
State, that no tribunal of civil judicature
could ever be found In Georgia that would
sustain the Reconstruction measures of
Congress. He even went so far as to pre
dict that, should the people of Georgia
accept that “ unconstitutional and oppres
sive measure of a Radical faction.” "and set
up a State Constitution and Government
under it. the Supremo Court of tho State
would declare all acts done thereunder
constitutional, and therefore null arid void.
It now turn*out.that* lion. Hiram War
ner, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the State, and tho majority, if indeed
not all of the aforesaid Judges, hive de
clared themselves In favor of a Convention,
and Reconstruction under the laws of Con
gress!. Alas for Mr. Hill’s “predictions”!
Ilis whole political life has been a strange
medley- of contradictions; not a single
“prediction” of his has ever yet been ful
filled* On the contrary, it |s well known
to intelligent men, that not a single meas
ure which lias had the misfortune of Mr.
Hill's advocacy ever succeeded. This Is
the man who had the brazen effrontery to
stand up before an Atlanta audience and
denounce as “perjured traitors” and
“spawns of bell” all men who refused to
accept his opinions as their own. This is
the man who presumes to advise General
Grant as to his duty in tho War Ofllcc,and
who has tho vanity to suppose himself ca
pable of defeating the Reconstruction
measures Hi Georgia.
CONVENTION IN VIRGINIA.
Notwithstanding tho President's two
Proclamations and the hopes inspired in
tho ranks of tho Opposition by the re
moval of District Commanders, the work
of Reconstruction steadily progresses.
Gen. Schofield, in a spirit of wicked in
subordination and in impudent disregard
of the late acts of the President, lias or->
dered an election in Virginia under the
provisions of that Law which, as a faith
ful ofllcer, ho Is bound to execute. The
election for Convention and for members
thereto, takes plrcc on tho 22d of October
proximo. Tho State, we are credibly in
formed, will go for a Convention and Re
construction by some flxty-flve thousand
majority. Tills Convention will meet and
adopt a State Constitution in burmony with
tho Constitution and Laws of tho United
States; men who arc unobjectionable will
be elected to Congress; these will be ad
mltted to their seats upon presentation of
their credential; and tho “Old Dominion”
will bo readmitted to the family of the
Union, despite the efforts of those who
would keep her out, as tho only means of
keeping themselves in office. She will
then enter upon a new’ career of prosper
ity that is little dreamed of, even among
tlioso who are most sanguine of the ftiturc.
tfJTThe Republicans of Philadelphia
held a meeting on the evening of tho 13th
to ratify the nominations for State and city
officers. Resolutions w-ero adopted de
nouncing tho President, supporting tho
Reconstruction policy of Congress, com
plimenting Generals Grant, Sheridan, Sick
les and Pope, and recommending voters to
support tho Republican ticket. Among
tho speakers w’erc Senators Nye, Cameron
and Catlett. Tho latter ottered a resolu
tion, w hich was adopted amid great cheer
ing, declaring It was tho duty of Congress
to impeach Andrew Johnson.
GENERAL BEAUREGARD.
Gen. LoNOSTnRKT, although one of the
most earnest, able and successful leaders
of tiie Southern armies during tho war,
and therefore one of the most popular men
in the Southern States since the close of
the war. is at present tiie object of unqual
ified abuse and denunciation. This comes
not from the brave men wiio fought under
his banner through the four years of ter
rible conflict, but from a pack of thieving
Commissaries and Quartermasters; from a
ring of unscrupulous place-hunters, who
have constituted themselves the head of a
“respectable white man’s” association for
tiie perpetuity In office of a set of con
stipated politicians; men who, during the
war, were either swindling the Confeder
ate Government, oppressing the families of
poor men w ho fell victims to conscription,
or from those who used their influence in
tiie Confederate Congress to establish a
class of nobility under a Dictatorship
whicii, for tyranny and oppression, would
have eclipsed the Star Chamber of the
Stewarts or the licentious Court of Aus
tria.
Gen. Jeff, Thompson, a Virginian liy
birth, a routherner in every Impulse, a
gentleman from Instinct, and who wo
enviable reputation as a soldier in the
eayse lie espoused. Is likewise made the
target of vituperation. And all for what?
Simply Idealise these gentlemen have de
clared theimelves advocates of restoration'
upon Republican Principles and in con
formity with the spirit and genius of the
American’systemof government!
Second to neither of tiie gentlemen
named in personal character and military
fume, apt! unrivalled by living man in his
devotion to Southern interest, is lie whose
name heads tills paragraph. And yet Gen.
Bkaukkuakd has incurred tiie sore dis
pleasure of tlio ** respect aide white man's”
ring, because he, too. advises the abandon
ment of exploded theories, advocates Re
construction and an ardent and honest
support of the Central Government.
A public dinner was given him a few
enings since by some friends in New
York, at which he express^ his preference
for a strong Government, over a united
•ountry, based upon the theory of Federal
Supremacy, and in accordance with Re^
publican Principles. He is represented to
said it was folly to talk of another re
bellion; that such a tiling was not only
impossible but that its very conception had
Its origin in wickedness; and that it was
v.the duty of tbo people of every sec
tion to strengthen the Government, and
frown down sectional animosity,. This is
enough, lie has thrown himselfttndcr the
ban of Condemnation. . jle may as Ayell
prepare Ids neck for tiie Guillotine. Tiie
Knitters of tho Scaflbld ff and the flshwo-
men in pantaloons who cohstltuto the di
plomatic corps of Ups Assembly of “Re
spectable Wldto Men,” havo decreed his
decapitation. His head must tumble in
the basket with tlioso of Loxgstklrt and
THoMrsoN.
Crop Prospects.—A letter from Holmcs-
ville, Georgia, to tho Savannah News, says:
It has been raining here for the last
three weeks, and still continues to rain.—
The crops are materially injured, espe
cially. cotton, which is rapidly shedding its
bolls in consequence of too much rain.
Another letter from Quitman county,
gives dlscouragliig reports from South-west
Georgia. It says:
Our corn crops are good; indeed, tho en
tire crop of cereals has never, withiu my
acquaintance of some lltteen years, been
better, though the area planted is not so
large as it should have been. Up to tiie
middle of August the planters expected to
make a very line crop.of cotton, but it has
rained almost incessantly for the last
month, which has brought rust, boll worm,
caterpillar, and indeed almost every disas
ter which the cotton plant is heir to. We
will be satisfied now with half a crop, but
unless wo have some clear weather with
sunshine very soon, wo can’t realize a half
cron, for the unmatured bolls are rotting
rapidly! —
C5?“ A Washington dispatch says that
many of tho National Banks whoso officers
do not like the labor of signing notes of
small denominations, are causing tho
United States Treasurer much annoyance
their requests for small greenbacks,
which it Is impossible for him to supply.
They can supply themselves wjth ones
and twos if they will only sign their own
bills.
rapidly.
‘ The Albany News, of Thursday, says the
work of picking cotton progresses slowly,
iu consequence of the continual ruin, and
adds: Tho past few days has been harder
on cotton than any of the season. A great
deal is sprouting in tho boll. It Is the
opinion of one of tho most extensive plan
ters i a our community that tlio crop will
hardly exceed that of last year. At all
events, it is greatly damaged.
Dry Weather—The Oops.—The dry sea
son continues in this vicinity without any
prospect of rain. Fortunatqly, our corn
crops were too fur advanced to be serious
ly damaged by It. Tho cotton, wo fear,
will however bo cut short considerably.
Many of our friends who depend on ponds
and running creeks for stock water aro put
to serious inconvenience by the continu
ance of tho drouth, some of them being
obliged to haul their water for mllcs.—Zefc
anon (Tenn.) Herald, 14th.
Macon and Wabrknton Railroad.—
The Federal Union of tho 17th says: “Tlio
work goes bravely on. Tho track Is laid
to Devcreaux’s, eight miles this • sido of
Sparta. Track-laylnk on 'this end of.tho
road will be completed to tho river this
week,audit iathought tlio bridge, which
ll already framed, can be put up In six
weeks. The road will, without doubt, bo
completed to this point by tho inlddlo of
November.”
Immigration.—A public meeting held at
Valdosta, Ga n a few days since, appointed
MqJ. P. 0. Pendleton an agent to go to Eu
rope for laborers. Tho Valdosta Times
aays: ■
MnJ. P. was Instructed to. contract with
laborers for two and three years, if In his
opinion practicable, and to allow a Minis
ter of the Gospel of .the faith of the emi
grant, and also a brewer to accompany
them, if desired. Each subscriber was re
quired to give a descriptive list of thq.num-
ber and kind of laborers wanted, and ti|e
agent authorized to pay os high as fifteen
dollars a month for labor, tlio laborer sup-
I porting himself. ;
LIFE ANNUITIES.
The recent election In Richmond, Va.,
whereby that city Is taxed some two mil
lion of dollars for the support and exten
sion of a railroad, contrary to the express
ed will of u majority of the property hold
ers and tax payers, is referred to by tiie
Opposition Press as an instance of the bane
ful effects of universal suffrage.
Well, it was proposed, some eighteen
months ago, to erect, through State legis
lation, a standard of qualified soffrage, ac
cording to which no man should vote who
could not rend and write, and who did not
possess two hundred dollars wortli of
property; but according to w'liich no man
should he excluded from tiie Ballot merely
on account of color.
Tills plan was not only founded upon
Just and equitable principles, hut had the
additional merit of securing amnesty to all
those who are now disfranchised under the
operations of the Military Acts. And yet
this measure teas as violently opposed by
Democratic leaders and journals as tho Mil
itary Acts note are. Tho Inference Is there
fore plain : We have a class of men In our
midst who are opposed to Reconstruction
upon any basis, except upon such terms as
will guarantee to them life annuities in of
fice. They lmve held office so long, and
have been so long accustomed to disregard
the will of the masses, where their i>crsoii-
al interests are at stake, that they seek to
keep the country in a state of turmoil and
confusion, merely because they can no long
er rule it in peace. Any plan of recon
struction which docs not place them at the
helm of State, and recognise their divine
right to rule, meets with their unqualified
Communication. They seem to have some
how got it into their heads that they
privileged class, acting under patents of
nobility, whereby their right to rule is
Indisputable.
We can respect the opinions of a man
who favored qualified suffrage and nniver-
,al amnesty, but who now opposes tlio
Congressional plan of reconstruction on
the ground that he is opposed to unre
strieted Suffrage. We can respect the opin
ions of.him who advocated the adoption of
the Constitutional Amendments in Octo
ber of hist year as the basis of restoration,
but who now opposes the Sherman Act and
its supplements on tho ground that a largo
class Is not only denied office, lint tho bal
lot also. But when we And men who, in
1805, yielded a refractory obedience even
to tbo “repeal” of the Secession Ordinance;
who ratified ‘the Emancipation Amend
ment under the lash of Andrew Johnson ;
who adriiitted freedmen to their legal
rights In,the State Courts under preempto-
ry orders and measures from the White
House; and who have persistently opposed
every scheme of reconstruction yet devised,
wo cannot resist tho conviction that he
seeks to keep up strife and contention as
the only means of keeping himself in no*
tice. .
I'Ukwlng Invents.
The strike of the girls in the, cotton Ulilla
near Pittsburg lias failed, and they arc
obliged to submit to a reduciion of one dol
lar from their weekly earnings of four dol
lars, working, at the same time, twelve
hours a day.
Bishop WhRehouse, of Illinois, has l>ccn
requested by the Archbishop of Canter
bury to preach the inaugural sermon at
tiie Pan Anglican Council of Bishops to
be held at Lambeth, England, during this
month. Eighty Bishops, from all parts of
the world, will be presont.
The yellow fever is bad at Key West.
Third Engineer Cohavcr, of the United
States steamer Lcnapo, uml two more, of
tiie hands employed on the Gulf cable,
havo fallen victims to the epidemic.
Tiie Great Connell of the United States
of tho Improved Order of Red Men con
vened in animal session in Philadelphia on
Tuesday.
Tho Morning Sun, a newspaper iri St.
John, N. B., says the Iron moulders of that
city have procured ground, and aro going
to erect a foundry—co-opcratiVe, wo sup-
posc.
A tiro proof dress of an ingenious form
is one of tho latest inventions. Tho clothes
arc woolen, but the waist is in connection
with the tire engine, and, being provided
with a stop-cock, the wearer can instantly
saturate himself with water.
A mass meeting was held in Baltimore,
on tho ovening of tho 12th,of tlio delegates
to tho Border States Convention at tho
Front Street Theatre, which was densely'
packed. A number of speeches were made,
generally favoring tho impeachment of the
President.
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A Useful Citizen Gone.—Mr. Samuel
Griswold, tho founder of tho town of Gris-
woldvillc, and projector of tlio manufac
turing establishments located at that point,
died on Friday last, at an advanced age.—
The Telegraph says:
Mr. Griswold has been widely known,
for a quarter of a century, os the manufac
turer of tho celebrated Cotton Giu that
bears his name. As a great mechanic ho
was a publlo bencfiictor, and his example
of industry and thrill is a valuable public
legacy, lie accumulated a good fortune by
the sale of his gins, which always ranked
high in tho publio estimation. Tlio town
or Grlswoldvillc, on tho Central Railroiid,
was built and owned by himself. It was a
thrifty place, and devoted wholly to manu
factures of various sorts, tlio result of mg
enterprise. ’
Won
tSTAn Atlanta correspondent of the
New York Tribune claims to have ascer
tained the regietration in this State, and
asserts that it is as follows:
Whites.... St),802
Colored w, StB
Total.. 188.010
Colored majority, 3,794.
Bask Ball.—To think of a business
man’s priding himself on catching flics.
MYonderfulIS
Editors Opinion: With what wonderful
sagacity does tho watchman of the Intelli
gencer observe tho passing events of tills
country! There seems to havo been two
cases within tho late rebellious States
where tho Federal soldiers havo had a me
lee with tbo negroes, and'that intelligent
shoot Is very much troubled, and enquires,
with bristles up, Of what is that Indica
tive? Why should United Htates troops
and negroes quarrel ? And with horror
and tremenduous “shuddering” concludes
that It Is tlio beglning of antagonism be
tween tlio races. Is it thcflrst time that
it has ever heard of a white man and a col
ored man lighting? And why ho so trou
bled? Jf a rebel had killed a negro, or a
dozen of them. lie would not give himself
any trouble about it; and if a Northern
paper had made tlio charge, he would have
denied it most lustily and charged it as a
Radical lie. No danger, then, of any an
tagonism of races. What intelligence!
What sagacity! Knowhow.
A New Version of Maximilian’* Ex
ecution.
The London Times contains a long ac
count of Maximilian’* death, written by
lU cerrespondant lu the City of Mexico,
from which we extract the following in-
testing portion, giving a different account
from what has hithprto been published:
And now for the horrible finale. On the
morning of the 19th of 31ay, the Archduke
Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, Empe
ror of Mexico, in company with General*
Miramon and Mejty were taken out to bo
shot; they were cosveyed to the place of
execution, a short distance outside tho city
of Queretertro, in 1 a coach; the streets
through ‘which thdy passed were lined
with soldlera and the coach itself surround
ed hv a guard. When within a hundred
yards of the place Ills Majesty descended
from tiie coach, and With his usual firm and
naturul step walked jo tho spot which had
been assigned to hiin> He then, asking for
the men who were going to shoot him,
f ravo each of them an ounce of gold. Hav-
ng embraced Miraraon and Mejia, who
stood on either side of him, ho advanced a
little, and 1* re|>orted to have saki with a
firm and steady voice—
“Mexicans: Perrons of my class and
origin are markets by God cither for the
happiness of nations, or to die ns martyrs
in tueir cause. Called by a portion of you,
I came for tlio godd of the country. Am
bition I had none.] 1 came actuated by the
best wishes for tlio future of my adopted
country. Mexicans, may my blood be the
last spilt, and may it regenerate tills
wretched country.”
Ho then fneliiifd ids head, received the
blessing of the Priest, raised his eyes to
Heaven, and. advancing one foot, awaited
death with a serene countenance, pointing
with his hands tj» tils heart ns the mark at
whicii his executioners were to aim. In
this country tc/i soldiers lire invariably al
lotted to each Execution; but on the pres
ent occasion, doubtless ns nn additional
degradation, there were only lour, with one
In reserve to complete tlio dreadful deed,
if necessary. The soldiers were so nerv
ous that, instfcuT of aiming ns directed by
tho royal ipartyr, they lodged the four
balls in his/right side, lacerating him in uti
awful manner. Writhing in agony, arid
almost suffocated with the blood rushing
out of his mouth, lie nover for one moment
lost that serenity and dignity.so peculiarly
his own, but, dropping one hand, * - ■
ued pointing with the other to Ills
Tiie fifth man was so horrified that lie
threw down Ids musket and ran away, and
Upward of live minutes elapsed before any
due could lie found to, put him out of his
misery. Even then two men were brought
Whose muskets both missed fire, and it was
not until a third was brought that the hor
rible tragedy was. brought to a conclu
sion.
Tin: Amnesty Proclamation.—The
New York Tribune, referring to President
Johnson’s new Amnesty Proclamation, re
marks :
We were in favor of a sweeping amnes
ty, when Mr. Johnson was raving and roar
ing thrice a day that “treason was a crime,
and traitors must be punished.” We arc
In favor of it now, and would gladly havo
every peaceable, well-disposed man in tho
South assured that no harm will befall him
because of his share in tlio rebellion so
long as he deports himself as a good citi
zen should. Let those who were rebel*
foci and know that they may plant and till,
build and. trade, buy lands and soil them,
without fear of confiscation or molesta
tion* So far as President Johnson’s new
proclamation tends to secure this end, it
has our hearty approval.
The New York Times takes- ground
against the proclamation, and says:
Tiie true place for amnesty is after rc-
g nstructiou. It would then be available
a recognition' of compliance with the
law on the part of the Southern people. It
would then entail no risk, and encounter
but slight Hostility. As proclaimed by Mr.
Johnson, it is a premium on disloyalty, and
an incentive to opposition. Instead of
pacifying the country. It will add to its
disturbing influence; Instead of hastening
Southern peace and promoting tho recon
ciliation of the sections, it will encourage
rebels to renewed disorder, and will most
likely delay the completion of tiie task
widen Congress lias Undertaken.
Tho Trlbuuo estimates, that tlio excep
tions in Mr. Johnson’s Amnesty Proclama
tion cannot exceed one or two thousand
persons in number, whereas hU former
proclamation excluded not. less, it thinks,
than one hundred thousand.
ty Dan Castcllo is coming, with new
attractions. This foot is authoritatively
announced. A Washington cotomporary
says: :
Tiie establishment is a largo ono. The
circus company it composed of somo of
tho best riders* acrobats and gymnasts in
tlio profession. Mademoiselle Pauline, a
beautiful and accomplished equestrienne
from Paris, and Little Minnie, tho “Child
Dan Castello and his wonderfully trained
Russian horse, “ Czar,” and his school, of
educated animals, including the horse An
dy Johnson, attract much attention. Tho
menagerie la composed of a collection of
rare and beautiful animals, and Prof. Hall
enters tho den of Van Amburg's perform
ing lions, and goes through a series of rc-
markablo feats, Including feeding them
with raw meats.froinhis naked hands.
Railroad Items.—The Selma and Mont
gomery Railroad is being pushed to com
pletion with great energy by tho contrac-
tors. /41 '* " !* '
For the Dally Opinion.]
Ta Alice—On Her Thirteenth Birthday. •
BY WJf. O. MOFFITT,*
Thirteen bright years, ou crystal wings,
Ifuve flitted o'er tbo earth.
Since fairies bright, with sapphire light,
Announced tby maiden birth,
hoy gathering, smiled upon thy brow,
bo ample, proud and fair;
For Beauty, (iraco, aud Genius, too,
Had mode their dwelling there.
They tinged thlno eyo with heaven's owu blue
Aud, blessing, smiled ou thee;
While pure as cryrt nl-haunted dew,
They pledged thy life should bo.
Thoy wove thee many a Joyful spell,
At evening’s mystic shade;
And midnight airs were heard to bless
The blue-eyed little maid.
From bowers of rose, and eglantine,
Love, wooing, sought tby arms;
“My subtle power, sweet maid, is thtiu,
With all my fairy charms I"
lie fondly touched tby pouting lips
And thrilled them soft apart.
While Virtue on a srailo wont down)
To ruin tby pulsing hoart.
Tby moUicr's eyo grew bright, to view
A face so Bwect and mild;
What recked she for tho pain she boro,
For such a beauteous child/
Vi tint dear hoptt swelled thy father’s breast I
What pride illumed his eye I
As, thrilled with bliss, the first-born gives,
Ho saw thee smiling by.
As balmy breeze, and sun and dew
Expand the budding flower,
So Time unfolds thy growing charms,
And magnifies thy power.
The queen of Beanty. since thy birth,
Hath watched with Jealous care,
And planted round tby temples curls
To make thee seem more fair.
Fraud Genius, from his blazing throne,
Deigning to bear control,
Lit up tho torch of poesy,
And boro it to thy soul.
With genius, virtue, beauty, blest,
01 maiden pure and true,
What labor for thy stiff’ring kind
Remains for thee to do?
lie thlno, denf girl, tho glorious task,
Through sorrow’s night to move.
Diffusing over the wounded hearts
The dews of hope and love.
In vain I strive to »lng thy charms
As merit would require;
•Twero liko attempt to gild tho sun,
With but a glow-worm’s Are!
JIuy heart-felt Joys through life be thine;
TImo gently press thy brow;
And when thy locks are slivered o’er
Thy Atari bo youny as now.
Sweet friend, adieu; may pleasure’s light,
Illumo thy future way;
Should we ue’er meet, where Joys aro fleet,
In J/eacen, I trust, its may.
ATLANTA, GA., September 14,1867.
FALL FASHIONS.
New Sty low For Use Lord# of Creation.
From the New* York Evening Gazette, 11th.]
Although tho foreign travelers havo not
yet returned, bring* rig ’V-
mode, KtUi the full IMsum..- it g n
are pretty well settled.
Business ami morning coat* will still In-
worn short.anil the variety with.sliort tails
will prevail. . Walking coats will dose
high on tho chest, the collar will bo small,
and cut away in front, with square shoul
ders. Tlio. double-brc.*i8t6d reefing jacket
Still continue* a favorite for the street.
G'hovoit suits of the aanm material are much
liked, and wljl be much worn this full.
Diagonals, faced with silk, Will be a pre
vailing material for coats. These will bo
double-breasted. Broadcloth will not be
used except for full dress coats. Dress
coats for evening will be tho English va
riety of several colors, such as dahlias,
undines, London smokes, blues and blacks.
Sleeves will bo of medium size.
Tiie stylo of overcoats will be completly
changed. Surtouts or or frock-tops, will
be the style. These will not be so long ns
formerly, but merely roach to tho knees or
just^above, them being merely long enough
to conceal the under garment. Yet the
sack overcoat is such a favorite for com
fort that it will not bo wholly discarded;
hut instead of being double-breasted as
heretofore, it will be single with a fly.
Overcoats of all descriptions will bo made
mostly of beaver and other rough mate
rials.
Full-dress vests will bo low in tho roll,
of black silk, and havo but three buttons.
The tendency of all vests Is to button lower
than heretofore.
Pantaloons are to ho Worn as tight as
possible, and tho peculiarity this autumn
Is a very broad brokeu stripe one and a half
and two Inches wide. The stylo will be
diagonal weaVck checks and plaids. Some
of tlio latter will bo very large—three-
eighths of an inch to an incli and even
larger. The prevailing color is green; and,
indeed, somo shades of this color is a favo
rite for coats also.
Dress shirt bosoms will not be plaited,
but have tho centre very highly bordored.
The button holes uro made entirely for the
new eyelet studs. Common bosoms will
have tlio plaits of all widths to suit the
purchaser.
Garrote collars will have tho fronts turn
ed down. The Shakspcarcs will not he so
deep as heretofore. In scarfs, very high
colors, and probably stripes, will prevail.
Tho scarfs will bo confined with a tuuuel-
shapod ring of copper-allovcd gold—tho
so-called red gold. Pins will not bo worn.
Dress neckties will bo wholly of black.
Cuffinvill boas heretofore,no turnbacks.
Dressing gowns mpro plain than for tho
last two years, but trimmed with bright
contrasting colors.
Silk hats have low crowns, broad brims,
and aro vfcry well shaped. They styles of
soft bats aro as yet undetermined.
Tim prevailing stylo of high shoos will bq
donble-soled, box and tipped, buttoqcd or.
laced gaiters. Imitation buttoned, with
congress sides, aro also worn. These and
boots are not so pointed as heretofore. For
toilet slippers, a maroon colored Morocco,
with fancy stitching and low heels, are
very pretty, and aro much liked.
Cleansing Wool OF Gummy Matter.—
The Maine Farmer gives the following t
Take ono pound, salaratus for 12 pounds of
wool, dissolve in water not quite boiling
hot, then put in tho wool; stir occasionally
for one hour; take it out and squeeze it
thoroughly, or what is better, run through
a clothes wringer, rinse in cold water, and
spread on grassy ground to dry. This pro
cess will remove all gum and dirt from any
kind of wool, and make it much better for
custom work.
OT A baso-ballist In Canistco, N. Y« has
made a throw of 314 feet.
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE*
From tfte New York Frets Association.
Liverpool, Sept. 17.—James M. Hewitt
a heavy American trader, has suspended:
liabilities unknown
Havana. Sept, 17.—Tho. press protefU
against Halriavo entering five millions of
dollars without the approval of Congress.
Import duties increased fMtyjpr cent.
Leavenworth, Bept. 17.—The Indians
have resumed hostilities on the Turkey
Hill route, attacking several stage station*.
They attacked ft Government train at Bun
ker's Hill, killiiig two teamsters and
wounded, three others, and captured one
woman and three children, and stampeded
all the stock. The woman and children
were subsequently recaptured. *
There wero several wlilte inen disguised
as Indiana in the attacking party. Two
Indians were killed.
Key West, Sept. 17r-M. Medley, electri
cian of the cable, is very ill.
Hague, Sept. 17.—Tiie forged notes seized
yesterday proved to be Confederate States
bonds. v
Washington, Sept. 17.—The attendance
at Antletara numbered 1,400. Among thoso
S resent wero the Governors of New York,
Tew Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
and Maryland.
Ex-Governor Bradford, Orator of the
day. concludes : “ Como peril to It. The
Constitution, whence it may, from States
rights or consolidation ; let me, on this an
niversary of its adoption,'in the name of the
men who made ft—by the memory of the
men who have died for it>—upon tho spot
where blood has been so profusely shed for
Us behalf, appeal to you to protect, pre
serve and defoudit.
General Mulford, Commissioner of Ex
change during the rebellion, has been ap-
B Anted Collector of. the Third Revenue
Istrict pf Virginia.
The G QVernment ^oldgold to-day.
The Commissioners orlriternal Itovenuo
have rendered the following decision: A
printer is liable to the special tax as a
manufacturer, if tlio articles ho prints ex
ceed in value $1,000 per,annum. A prin
ter Is understood to bo any person or firm
whose business it is to take impressions
from type, or engraved surfoces, ,upon pa
per or other materials. In determining the
liabilities of printers to special tax as
manufacturers, the value of the articles Of
merchandise produced by them should
alone bo taken into consideration. Amount
received for inserting advertisements in
newspapers are not therefore to bo so in
cluded.
Pressing duties prevented Gen. Grant
from visiting Antietam.
Tho Herald’s special says that, in view of
the anticipated trouble with the President,
there is a manifest disposition on tho part
of tiie Radicals to cultivate tlio friendship
of Gen. Grant.
Secretary Seward arrived home from An
tietam to-any.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day $250,-
000.
Gen. Hancock will proceed to his de
partment soon, making his headquarter*
n some healthy locality.
Gen. Hheridnn is expected to arrive here
ton.
Cornelius Cabell is has been strongly re
commended bup not yet. appointed Collec
tor of Customs at Corpus Clirhjtl.
New Orleans, Sept. 17.—Gen. Mower,
in his order assuming eoimnnnd, continues
in force tho existing orders of his prede
cessors, and assigns Brevet Major General
Reynolds to tiie command of tiie District
of Texas, and Brevet Brigadier General
Ceiiz 4 '* to the ^nnmnnd ofthc Sub-
Jii^ricr^-i' r.u» Rimliraiiflc. .
. ihymdds U to establish hishcad-
|*,u *an Antonio or Austin tilt'the
lever >Tiall have abated sufficiently in Gal
veston to render it safo to remain there.
There ha« been (^.deaths from tho fever
in the last 24 hours, ending at G this morn
ing; amon£ them K, W. Hherbournc, spe
cial hgent of tiie Treasury Department.
New Yonk, Sept. 17.—Tfio firm of Gill,
GilletU Noyes,,tea dealers, has failed.
Indebtedhes half niillicfif
Augusta, Sei)t.J7,—Eoi , s;vmc days past
thcro have been row* between tiie freed
men and soldiers. Ono negro is reported
mortally and one soldier badly wounded.
Tlio freedmen threatened an attack on the
barracks last night, but no collision oc
curred. It is said that the soldiers were
the aggressors,
An Indian Council.—The correspond
ent of the Chicago Times attended the Into
council nt Fort, Sujly, where the Indian*
and our Peace Commissioners had a talk.
Tiie council was held on the 31st of Au
gust. Tlio correspondent says:
Into a low wood cdttagc, ono story high,
windowlcss and Wallets, wo wero soon
ushered* finding six. hands' of fcioux—the
Brules, Black -Feet, Mlnnecouguas, Ogal-
jnllas, Uneopapas, and Two Kettles—all
represented by appropriate specimens of
tlio noble red men, Gen. Sanborn briefly
stated tlio object tiie Commission had iu
coming to treat with the peaceftil Indians;
said that ho was glad to see them, and hear
from them, and learn their minds upon all
matters pertaining to a reservation.
Then came a lull, painful, because pro
longed and uncertain, during which- the
Indians proceeded to smoko, and General
Stanley to observe that “ Au Indian could
no more speak without a smoko than a
(’onfodcrato could without a drink.” Gen.
Sherman sat uneasily in his chair chewing
a segur stump. Gen. llarncy, half frozen
to dentil, wrapped his military cloak tho
lrioro closely around him, and Senator Hen
derson, sitting uneasily on his bent-back
chair, looked out knowingly from behind
his quizzing glasses. The prominent In
dians were pointed out, and wc waited long
and patiently. It was liko a Quaker meet
ing, blit nt hist the spirit moved, and Lord
Mandon, a man of influence, but an orator,
arose, and said that Two Lance ivould
speak first; who, arising, shopk hands with
all the Commission, and said: “ I cannot
shako hands with all the. room, but think
Just as much of them da If raid*. YofideS
sits my friend General Harney, who came
put and whipped us, and tried to heat sense
Into our heads; and I don't forget his good
words,
Grant and m Presidency.-A Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Post, writing on the 11th inst., makes tho
following statement:
An officer of General Grant's staff relates
a conversation which he had with the Gen
eral a few days ago, wherein tho General
remarked, concerning the talk of making
him President, that “ho would notbcPres-
fannt of the United .States if the opportu
nity wero offered; that ho was no politi
cian ; that he hated politics; that, so fur as
reputation and honor were concerned, ho
thought ho ought to be satisfied with what
of theso no already enjoyed: that holding
the office of President would mar his pres
ent comfort, and drag lilm into tho storms
and excitements of politics; that, as tho
General of the Army, be had all the work
ho could do, and time enough to enjoy the
comforts of his fltmfly and home; and that
ho, as a soldier, had gained friends enough
in the country without now seeking a
place where he should gain no more, out
probably lose those whom ho had gained,’*