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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION. THE WEEKLY OPINION. Murders ft Harris County#—A letter from Wliltgmlle. Harris county, to the Co- Ciianok ok < ommandkes.—Thu tele- lumhus inquirer, Hives the details of a grams of Sunday morning announce a conflict between tho postmaster and some change of Communders In this District. I negroe^tn that place. The negroes hud, it Tho reason for the removal of (Jen. Pope ! seems,/*een marching In uniform and mak- ' Ing Some demonstrations during the Chrhtmas holidays which greatly displeas ed the postmaster. The writer says: On Christmas day the negroes were march ing by the office, und. witli gun in hand, he (the P. M ) called on them to halt. The gun was charged and the hammer raised. They took It from him and shot it off, throwing him down at the same time, and made some boast fid remarks about it. While no om Justified the old man, every one felt Indig nant at the treatment he had received The next day the society again formed at the usual place of meeting, and marched toward the business part of town. Frank Davenport, a white man. finite Intoxieuted, rode up the street, meeting the negroes, and encouraged them to route on, that 1m* would lead them. He then turned and rode at full speed, forcing his horse into a store. TltU intcn.-ilied the excitement, and was regarded l.y many of the ririxeiHu* tiie outhiir»t of hoMilitie*. and of a fixed purpo.-e on the part of the Leaguers to overrun the place. Earnest efforts were made on the part of (he citizens to stop the disturbance. Da venport dismounted in front of the house, hut could not be pacified, dame- Lyle and others tried to reason \stth him, hut lie was furious. At this t ime lie received a gun from the hands of a mulatto, one of the principal men of the society; with this lie shot Lyle, wounding him in the arm; Lyle shot also, killing Davenport instantly. The negroes fled in every direction, and "order was restored. is not stated. Wo presume, however, that no one will be more gratified at this intel ligence than will the General himself. His task has been no less thankless tliatrHilll- cult and perplexing. Gen. Meade. Ids sue- ! ccssor. has reputation for firmness and 1 moderation, Ho is understood to he a geti- , tlcniaii of great personal merit, und will. we doubt not, he kindly received by our ; people. ....... A NOTH Kit MURDER Xh»k ( imTA.NOOOA. Win. Frier and Jerry Frier, In-others, liv ing on tin* river, six miles above I'liatta- , nooga. had a dispute aiwmt some corn. On the 27th, Wm. Frier sent to Ids brother for whisky, Jerry refused to let him have it because he was drunk already. This so inecti-cd William that l.e took hi rode over to ids In-other's, called him out , to tho door and shot Idm, the bull |i : clear thiongli Ids body. f The Chattanooga Union, from wli leai ti the above facts says the mil jtle-neame t<» town and bought a which lie sent out to JJoyce's Matlo then left lor parts unknown. Another ac count stated that the murderer immediate ly fled. Anoiiikk Exponent.—Another Radical editor lias felt himself "authorized” t< ] give tho political status of Ut acral Grant 1 This editor lives somewhere out West- I away out in the Iloo.-ier State, wc believe file has been to Washington, called oi; j Gjoint, and returned to Ids "post*’ thor- | ottghly imbued with the conviction that * Giiant i< sounder with the extreme i | of the extreme party, than Mr. Wadk 1dm- ] self, lie gives it as Ids opinion thatGuAN' I wa» the originator of the Military llecon • struction Law, and that he is, therefore, | opposed to tiie Ciiask-Giikki.i.y plat ft: \ of Universal Amnesty and Impartial Suf frage. ••Ax»s to Grind.”—On disgusting incidents in t!iu organization of the Constitutional Conventl importunity with wldeli cert know of applied for olliec at the hands of a body which they hud previously de nounced as “ infamous.” Ren. Hill wo not himself an applicant lorolHcc; hut w could name something under a dozen of his pimps and followers who were. Speaking of this same subject, the Au gusta Republican, of Saturday, says: It Is somewhat singular that those win 1 have, with the greatest persistency and vigor, cursed and abused the Convention, an- those who have the most favor ‘ ' of tho delegates. Numbers of mi being sent forward to he included in the lists of those recommended to Congress to lmvc their i»olitical disabilities re Again: on the subject of relief, the greatest cry comes up from those counties r which gave the smal.cst white vote for tho Con ventioh. As a matter of justice and policy, such relief as is in the power of the Convention ought to lie allbnlcd. irre live of sinv consideration. Rut the j who have by e\.*ry means in their p< I attempted to defeat and obstr is menagerie i.-lv favors fro entio l It. ul arc ai am .* the last tv the stockholders of hanks want- ' lug relief from the Convention. They o .-lit to have it, as far as it can be atl'onl- i cl. but they ought, in decency, to keep ; tioi.i nialigningand misrejireseniing tlu»>e i w!i«> propose to do w hat they can to confer I- upon them the benefaction they ask. Tin: Gijkknvim.k, Ai.auama. “Riot.”—As j our readers were regaled last week with romances by the Associated l’ress Agent at Montgomery, relative to the Greenville . "outbreak,” the/act* In regard to the af fair may not he uninteresting to those who would like to know the truth. We copy from one of the local journals, the Sentinel of Montgomery: We have succeeded in getting at tiie real ‘ facts in the Greenville a flair, which had been magnified into a lingo mountain. It j seems that oil Christmas eve, alittle white boy. son of n Mr. Morgan, while enjoying himself with llre-crackers, was knocked over by some person unknown, who con ceived that the boy had Intentionally poped n cracker In Ids face. The father of the lad, hearing of the matter, repaired to the spot, and shot and killed a colored man. pointed out to him as the offender, who, it turned out, was entirely innocent of it. The af fair, as was natural, caused considerable excitement, which, however, was soon caused to subside. Mr. Morgan immedi ately tied, an J is still at large. General Sw-ayne sent a detachment of cavalry from hero to Greenville, on Wednesday, but [they lmve returned, as they found order restored. _ Removal or Gen. Pope.—Tho Cincinnati Commercial says: “ The determination of • the President to remove General Pope is ^announced upon authority that we do not 1 doubt. Ti e reason for the removal, we luspect, Is that he has too literally, to please :he President, executed the laws of Con- gross. We are unable to see wherein Gcn- iral Pope has exceeded his authority, and - t U due him to say that, In our judgment, | , its administration has been characterized [ >>' discretion.” Fratricide.—One of those crimes which ends a thrill of horror through even a end-barbarous community, occurred near Chattanooga last week. Whisky was at ;thc bottom of the affair. A similar tragedy occurred near Colum bia, Texas, on tho 10th Inst. In the latter jease, both the brothers were sober; but otlt, according to tho custom in that out landish country, were armed to the teeth. _owle knives and pistols, well supported by mean wldsky, seem to be tho essential elements of civilization in Texas, as they are in some portion of Georgia. On Drr.—That Ben. Buttler Is maneu vering for the Vice-Presidency on the tteketwith General Grant. An lit: • Ri:st’j FROM niLirv.”—Gen. Waui: Hampton, of South Carolina, had better look out. Tiie fate of Gen. Longstrkkt, Jeff. Thompson, Gen. Beauregard, Hon. 11. C. Yancey, and Kx- Uov. Brown awaits him, should he not re tract. The conscript ollh‘urs.8iitlcrs,nud boot blacks of the Confederate army, will place their seal of condemnation up will he no longer •* respectable conversation, lie is reported to have said that hei- ‘•peifectly willing to see a constitution adopted by the State conferring the elec tive franchise on the negro, on precisely the same terms us U exercised by the white man, guarding against the abuse of lids privilege by a slight educational and prop- perty quid ideation for all c lasses.” Generous.—Tiie New York Times thinks that notwithstanding negro sufl'rage has been repudiated in the Northern States, It Isa very good tiling for tiie “excluded States.” It says : As a matter of fact, wo consider negro sufl'rage in the Southern States to be fixed. We have no doubt whatever that It will be. And when once tiie American mind is made up to this, tiie greater part of our troubles about it will lie over. Doubtless; hut would it not come in (let ter taste for the North to illustrate the pre cept by example? Important to Smokers.—A distinguish ed medical man in England has discovered that amaurosis or nervous blindness is occa sioned by smoking. Tho following are among the conclusions which he deduces: Among men this peculiar form of ntinu- ro-ls (primary white atrophy of the optic nerve) isrnrelv met. except among smo kers. Most of fts subjects have been heavy smokers—half an ounce to one ounce per day. It i- not associated with any other a licet lot i of the nervous system. Amongst the measures of treatment, the prohibition of tobacco ranks Hr-t in importance. The circumstantial evidence tending to con nect the disease with the use of tobacco as a cause descries the serious attention of the profession. Demoralization among Cor ton Deal ers.-—We tiiiri the following item in the Columbus Sun of Saturday: Not long since, in .-aiupling a bale of cotton brought tooneofour warehouses a hard substance was struck. Further search revealed a heavy iron crowbar which had been packed with tiie cotton. In handling another halo a hook was stuck in further than ti'H.'il. and something harder than cotton was touched. A >ix pound cannon bail was discovered. Chase and Grant.—The Constitutional Convention, lately hi session in this city, held two caucuses over tiie Presidential question. The result was live members for Grant; uud one hundred and otto for Mr. Chase. Suicide in Alabama.—A man named John Rush committed suicide tills day week near Brooksvillc, Coosa county, Ala., by blowing bis brains out with a shot Run. m 19 s The 4 th of March next !« the day set apart for hoisting tho American flag In Havana by native Cubans in favor of an nexation. Cotton in Columbus.—The Sun says the receipts last week were 3,740; total re ceipts 41.071; total shipments 32,89*1; stock on hand December 27tn, 10,070 bales. Mid dlings 12Jtfc. Insanity from the Use op Tobacco. The Binghamton, (X. Y.) Republican has tiie following: Our readers will remember tiie story concerning one Thomas Smith, who had become deranged from the inordinate use of tobacco. Tills morning, the Superin tendent of tiie Poor, Major A. Morgan, re ceiving a letter from tiie Commissioners of Emigration, acknowledging their respon sibility in the case, had Smith brought be fore Recorder Andrews. It was learned from tho Physician who had treated the case that Mr. Smith—since lie had ceased to use tobacco—hud come to his mind again mid was anxious to return to his work, and while before tiie Recorder lie expressed his determination to let tho vile weed alone. ^ Tuurlow Weed’s Tf.acher.—Thurlow Weed says: “In early life a copy of Dr. Franklin's personal memoirs fell into our bands, and was read with ever-to-bc-re- membered Interest. Tho strongest desire to bo a printer was then awakened. It was in our thoughts by day and In our dreams by night, until, alter several repulses, we be came In,1810, a ‘printer’s devil,* For what ever little of good to ourself or others has resulted from a long lift, we are Indebted to Dr. Franklin. A Fire at Sea* Burning of the Steamship Jlaleigh—A Fear- jut scone—Great Iajss of Life—Names of the Sated cml Lost. From tlio Charleston Hally New*, aO'.h.J On .Saturday last tho line sldcwhecl steamship Raleigh, commanded by Capt. ('• P. Mandimun, left; Pier No. 20. North River. N-*w York harbor, for New Orleans. The vessel was a staunch one, and com manded by an experienced seaman, so that she had a good passenger list and fair cargo. Her living freight consisted of the officers and crew, numbering thirty-nine, and twenty passengers, three of whom were ladies, making iti all flfty-nine pc sons. As the Raleigh steamed down the harbor there was no thought ol danger. No one cared to remember that between them mid eternity there was nothing hut a few inches of wood, and that a llery monster lay in the hole, w ho, though ironed down to the M*rvlee of man, might at any time assert it.' mastery and avenge in an hour thcMMUi'ttaint and bondage of years. No im identof any moment occurred on Saturday or Monday, but at about middn. on y'u«-•!ay, wlu-n tbc Raleigh was about twenty mflcs southeast of the Charleston light ship, the passengers and crew ^ awakened from their landed security, and the cry j.rosc that the ship was on lire bre i tin as blowing fro Hit around Mio for • l*'«t that lire laid bn ml end of tiie In, longst the pas-ens •n ran hurriedly to and fro deliverance and crying l. This did not last Ion man. a man of great co« »red order; and the ship w ;ore the wind to throw t at i lire forward. Nor wits any measure m lected that looked to tiie safety of those board. The flames spread with amazing rap! ty. and wit win live, minutes’ time trom t lir.1t appear nice of the flames they had « tended themselves from tiie forward iiai to the smoking saloon. Again a fearful excitement seized upon the pas-c; and now it could not be quelled tv the thorough self-possession ami tried skill Vn. »f the plain. There was no hope o saving the ship; there was Rome lupe o saving every life. Then was the oriel gi ven to low er the boats. DOWN WITH THE BOATS. The llr.-t boat lowered was tiie ship*.- boat No. 4. A German was the, llrst mat that jumped in, but us he\ I id not understand tin; patent lowering apparatus some cions moments were lost. Finally tile w as lowered and ten persons got safely in. Only a moderate sea was running and there was a chance lor the lives of these ten jiersotis; but the rapid motion of tiie vessel, and the swelling waves upset the boat in an instant, and riie whole of its in mates were thrown headlong into the sea. Tiie persons who were in tills Iniat are sir posed to lie lost, although nothing certain is known as to their late. Boat No. 1 was then taken In charge and lowered in safety. It was, however, a dan gerous and difficult task, and, owing to tiie ship’s headway, It was only accomplished at great and terrible risk. In tills boat there were thirteen persons, but as there was some danger of the boat swamping, three «>t the number were transferred to anotle-r boat as soon as It was fallen in w if i. The ten persons left in boat No. 1 have arrived In safety at tills port. Boat No. 2, in charge of (J. W. Bartlett, chief officer of the Raleigh, was lowered successfully, and with eight persona aboard, put off from the flaming wreck. This boat which, with boat No. 1. was inakin. this port* fell in with the brig Tangent on Monday evening, and Its crew and passen gers w ore at once taken on board. These eight persons were brought in yesterday morning from the brig Tangent, by the lug l i i i 'liana, Captain Sly. Tills tug also brought in tho ten persons who were in • »«>:*t No 1, which she picked up at sea at an «-a: !:our on Tuesday morning. No. .I, which was both largo anil sea wo.. .has not yet been heard from; Imt a- - was in charge of a good seaman, it I* !. d that she will prove to be safe. Tiii- • : * known to have eight persons .. l.IKVED TO BE LOST. Ihm: •. 4. which capsized, there were per- . . einployceson tiie fated ship. . v’ED IN BOAT NO. 1. ic tei. "'Otis who were left in lioat No. 1. an*. ■ have arrived here safely, are name. . .Hows: Purser Thomas Mc- Mnnu> an- win*; D. B. Rice, chief engin eer; Jo- • 'onitli, seaman: Thos. Keating. ' >r: James Crowley, third cook; John )onaiit seaman; Margaret Murthen, an; •: Captain X. R. Mills, Captain New Yur . Police; Chas. Wlilttron, pas- enger. SAVED IN BOAT NO. 2. The following eight persons who were in lioat No. 2 have arrived hero: C. \V. Jlart- Ictt, clilcft’ officer; Gordon Young, second officer; Charles Smith, quartermaster; Michnl Giblmcy, Mcssman; Thomas P. Brown, llreman; E. ltabbars, steerage pas senger; J. Short, steerage passenger; Francis Melial, steerage passenger. NO TIDINGS OF BOAT NO. 3. The following persons were known to have been aboard boot No.3, which not yet been heard of: Patrick Harrington, Hre man; John Larkins, llreman; Eugene Ki lls, captain's boy; C. P. Marshuiau,Jr„ son of the captain and acting quartermaster; and four steerage passengers, names not known. STILL MISSINO. Allowing ten persons to boat No. 1, eight to boat No. 2, eight to boat No* 3, and ten to boat No. 4, as already mentioned, nearly twenty persons remain to be counted for. Some of these probably fell overboard In •heir hurry to reach the boats, and were drowned. Others clung to such light arti cle* a* were floating about and may have been. In this way Mr. Bartlett, the chief officer. id Mr. Gordon Young, the second officer. i ado their escape. They got on a hatch\» ., and remained there until picked up. F. ur persons were seen upon a raft, and a boat was making towards them, which may have taken them oil'. THE CAPTAIN. Captain C. P. Marshuiau, the commander of the Raleigh, is well known In Charles ton, and was for some time master of tho steamship Keystone State, naming be tween this port and Philadelphia, lie had been a ship master for over twenty years, and no man on the coast bore a higher reputation for seamanship and thorough knowledge of his profession. Captain Marshman was about llfty years of age, but still In the prime of hU health, strength and ability. When last seen, Captain Marsliman was near the wheel-house of the Raleigh, ap parently attending to the wants of some of those who were still on the vessel. The Raleigh had, In all. sis boats of the best description, and It Is hoped that one or more of those left unlowered may have been able to retch the land. Captain Marshman will, It is earnestly hoped, be saved; but, whatever his fate, it may be sahl ol him that, like a true sailor, ho stuck to his ship to tho lust. TIIE DOOMED SHIP, Tho Raleigh belonged to the Atlantic Coast Mall Steamship line, was built at Grecnnolnt, Long Island, In 1805, and was eight hundred and sixty-eight tons bur then. She was in every way a staunch and seaworthy vessel. It is not known whether she sank or not, but one of tiie boats reports that tho reflection of the flames was seen until about eleven o'clock Tuesday night, when it suddenly disap peared. THE CAUSE OF THE Pin*. Tills Is unknown, but it is supposed that it originated in tho over heat ng of tiie boiler, and tho consequent igiiijon of tiie wooden bulkheads. The ibjoigli had aboard a moderate freight of pneral mer chandise, and as several explosions were heard after the ship had boen burning for some time, it is surmised tint explosive compounds formed a part of l t*r cargo. MONEY AND DEATI. Many incidents of tragic /yoicsq tie ness took place on tho burning sli : J>. and one of these will point a moral it it will not adorn a tale. A lady named Bryatt. from Mo bile. about liny years of age, fell overboard during tho ru-’h for the boats She haioti a life preserver, which would have kept W * r. hut around b-r wnht die had bcRgM 1,1 He, and this additional unfortunate woman li' bottom. McManus was ready teleguaphic intelligence. Heinoval of Goncrul* Ord, Popennd Nuuyiic*. Washington. Dec. 28.—Tlio following was issued to-day: Headquarters of the Army. j Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Dee. 28,1807. ; General Orders No. 101. By direction of tho President of the Uni ted States, tho following orders arc made I. Brevet Major General E. O. C. Ord will turn over tho command of the Fourth Military District to Brevet Major Geueral A. C. Gillcm, and proceed to San Frauds- eo, California, to take command of tho De partment of California. ^ 2. On being relieved by Brevet Majcr General Ord, Brevet Major General Irvin McDowell will proceed to Vicksburg, Mis sissippi, and relieve Gen. Gillem in coii|- mand of tiie Foj#h Military District. J. Brevet M:^R* General John Pope is hereby reiievi^of the command of tho Third Militai* District, and will report ■it the headquarters of the mr orders, turning over his he next senior officer until large mu in i without del; army for fu omniand «»iintift 4. Major Gen. George G. 3Ieadc I* as signed to the command of tho Third Mili tary District, ami will assume it without leave the rdiip with his boat, lie Jumped do Un called .die did liowevt inn When Ik instructed hi do the leap he t to his wile re jump ithotit hesitation: unfortunately, some J> »rt ion of her dress caught n tiie gangway, and she hung suspended or sonic minute', being alternately plung- •d in tin* water and to-sed in the air. as tiie • essel lolled from starboard to port. Can- aiu Marshman. who was watching the •oene, \\4ili .acute interest, shouted to the Fur.-er.-For God's Mike save her.*’ Help .\ns obtained, Mrs. McManus was enabled o let bei 'clf down into tiie sea. and was lafoiy put aboard tiie boat. the saved. Purser and Mrs McManus are staying at lie Mills House. Imt most of the olllcers iiid crew who were saved are aboard of lie Saragossa, where quarters were kindlv offered to them by Captain Crowell until they could leumton Ids ship to New York. Those who were saved, lost, of course, all their baggage and effects, and some of the passengers arc said to bo em'-arras-ed for the means neeess-iry to enable them to pro ceed to their destination. Secession in Georgia—How it was Done.—A writer in the New York Times, whom the editor of tiiat paper endorses as “who has reliable authority fer the statements*’ made, makes, tho following disclosures. They may lie new to some of our readers; but to many they but coutirm a thrice told story: In December, 1800, the prospect* of se cession In Georgia were gloomy. Gov, Brown had given it thecolu shoulder; Mr. Stephens had made ids memorable speech against It; Herschel V. Johnson was un derstood to oppose It and Mr. B- 11. Hill, himself tho leader of tiie Senate, after a Held day there, had beaten it by a vote of 5G to 50. declaring in tiie crisis of the de bate that if Ills opponents “attempted, as they threatened, to carry tho State out by a vote of tiie Legislature, he would appeal from that kitchen of hri-toerats to the palace of the people*” atrancitig from his seat to tiie central aisle, aid darting a llery glance of menace und baklc into tiie faces of the foe as he said it. Tit realtor a change of tactics was made, j attorned on that once adopted in Ed\n. A “pro- er man ”• was sent !to sound Mr. 1111. Tills “proper man took Mr. Hill up into an exceeding high mountain,” viz: that on which the Capitol is built at lei ay. 5. The Department of the East will bo enumanded by tho senior officer now on dity in it until a commander is named by tin President. .’lie officers assigned In tho foregoing oilers to command of military districts wli txercise any and all powers conferred by the nets of Congress upon District Com mander. and also any and all powers per taining o Military Department Comman ders. 0. Bract Major General Wager Swaync. Colonel <tli United States Infantry, is here by relieved from duty in the Bureau of Refuges, Frecdmcn and Abandoned Lands,and will proceed to Nashville, Ten nessee ami assumo command ot* his regi ment. By omuiand of General Grant. E. D. Townsend, A. A. G. Steamship Nil ilk* Tie Boston Traveler publishes a Rio letur, dated November 21th, stating that th> English mail steamer Santum, went d»wn with four hundred aboard. Only fitirtccn escaped. Internal Revenue receipts to-day $3Go,- m. Southern Dcwtitutioii. Southern destitution is attracting a great deal of attention. Gen. Howard is report ed as favoring governmental relief. Ho thinks the suffering is exaggerated. Alex. II. Stephens is in Baltimore. New York, Dec. 28.—Princess Salm Saltn sailed for Europe to-day. Severe Storm** San Francisco, Dec. 2(5.—Severe storm for the past two days. Most of tiie ship ping in the harbor was damaged. Disas trous accounts from the interior. Stage and railroad communication is suspended. Tho mining news is encouraging. Acts I.cgiUizcd. New Orleans, Dee. 28.—General Han cock, in special orders No. 220. legalize* the official nets of 11. L. Speller, appointed Clerk of the Second District Court by pointing Charleston as the place and Janu ary 14th as tho day for its assembling. Ford* u. Dec.29._An unsuccessful Fo- n ‘ att0l, ‘ l ' t " a " ‘““do to burn the Dub* lln General rostolllce with Ureck (lro. Iho [rawder mill „t Fcveriham 1 rll0 1 auceu Of Spain In her Cortes speech pledge, the nation to sap- port the 1 ope s temporal power. 1 The London Observer says that h.a n*- eminent will ask no 0 ?°£ suppression of Fenlanlsm. It U excepted tho revenue! m, "" < WlU 8ho " !l Crease la Fanis, Dec. 29.-Tho Pope's offer to pay Interest on Italian bonds was refused*by 20 - Th “ ro U much agl- ' at o„ h, 1 iedmont and Naplcs-Oarlhaldl rising apprehended. S r. Pm:, U1 ,turn, Dee. 29.-A Congres* 1 Itusslau diplomatist on tho Eastern question Is progressing here. -’lurlicu, J.ivnnroo,. Dee. 29,-Cotton more ac tive; sales lo.ooo bales; prices unaltered. IV'asnrxuiuv Dee. 30.—Tho Consul Gen eralship at Havana has been vauant for several mouths hy Iho failure of .Senator ial continuation*. The President’s nom inee. Mr. Savage, who lias been in ciuirgo of tho consulate as Vico Consul, was re lieved by II. Ji. Do La lilentrle, a clerk in tiie State Department, who will remain in charge until the regular Consul Is appoint ed. • Tito acquisition of British Columbia lit tho settlement of the Alabama claims havo been united. Several Imlucntial Senators favor this modo of adjustment, and tho Alabama spoliation claimant* urge It. Xuw \ui:k. Dec. 30.—Flour quiet and un changed. \\ heat llrin. Corn n shade hot ter. ltyo quiet. Oats o little firmer. Pork dull at 21.09. Lard quiet at 12'ijal2 7 ;. Cotton firm—middling upland* 13' .''cents. Freights dull. Stocks heavy. Gold 33Jf. Money 0. Sterling Exchange, sixtv duvs. 10*u • l-qi2 coupons SL.. 1 LiVKitroOL, Dee. 30.—The total stock of cotton at sea designed for Liverpool is estimated at 191.000 halos, whereof ri.OOU hales are American. Lo.vmix—noon—Dec. 30.—Consols 92i„'a 92> 4 ’; bonds 72Js. Livkiii-ool— noon—Dee. 30—Cotton au let: sales 10,000 ha.es; middling uplands f 1 *; Oi leans 7"«; shipments from Bombay siuco August llrac 78,000 bales. Mlliedgevile, ami on tho re;fi steps thereof,, General Mower, and removed in turn by a solitary place whence a considerable i, saying: “Mr. Hill, what arc y Ing do? Aro you going with us or nut Said Mr. Hill: "l very much doubt if t people sustain the movement.” Alter l . “ Nonsense! Mr. Hill, when wo are on i!i>’ stump we use slieh language as that, of course, and talk about what tiie people are going to do, whit tiie people think, Ac.; Imt now you and I aro supposed to under stand each other,and to talk sense. What I want to know from yon is, what arc you going fo tell your your people to do, for we know that they Will do whatever you tell them to do.” After some further conver sation, in which Mr. Hill would not com mit himself, an appointment was made to meet at a certain time and place. Evi dently Mr. IIUl did not say. “Get tlieo be hind me Satan,” for he kept ids apjioint- moltt. In that room, at that time were as sembled Bob Toombs, and others of that ilk. As to what occurred there, sub sequent events speak louder thnuwords. Mr. llill was made Confederate States Senator; so was Ilcrsche! V. Johnson. Alex. Stephens was bought with the Vice Presidency, and when it becamo evident that their trusted leaders had betrayed them, Union men of Georgia said: “If we hud known we were to be sold out In tills style wc would have pitched into our hot- bloods without leaders and whipped them ourselves on tho spot; but now it D too late. And God only knows what will be left to us or of us.” Members of tho Se cession Convention, of tho class of steady yeomanry of tiie State, ns tho waters be gun to deepen, after they had been beguil ed into signing the ordinance, would gath er secretly and say to each other, “I am afraid our leaders have got us Into trouble. We must watch them.” Poor souls. It was then too late, because they had done whnt they were told to do.” The fact is known of all men not blinded, that the people ofGeorgln were sold by their “leaders” for a mess of pottage, nnd evi dently It will not be the -leaders’” fault If the sale is not reiieated for a consideration still more ofl'emdvo. And Airthermore, among all the “leaders” In Georgia none could more become himself by “modest stillness and humility” than the said Ben jamin H. Hill, for he, ut least, “sinned against the sight.” Mr. Hayes’ Condition—Thanks.—We are glad to announce that Mr. Hayes, un der tho skillful care of Dr. King, has be come so much better as to bo pronounced comparatively out of danger. We hope that in a short time ho will bo able to re sume the duties of his position. Air. Haves desires us to return his sin cere thanks to bis many friends, who have left remembrances in Ids sick chamber, in the shape of flowers, delicacies, etc n for their kindness, and also for the many ex pressions of sympathy which have been conveyed to him.— 22d. General Hancock, uimhent. Viuuiatni vho reinstated tho fur- -.vu-/nna* Republican thahead*of hi* clerks x. tnlned nhreno- logtcalljr, and dismissed tlnue whoa* bump* ware not properly developed. nttoiK. -owing was adopted by the.Con liter two days- discussion: A .1 [icrsons, without regard to nice, col or previous condition, born or naturalised in tiie United Stater, nnd residents ot tiie State one year, aro citizens of tills state. They shall enjoy tho same civil, [Kditicai and public rights and privileges, nnd he subject to tiie aarao pains and penalties. The Convention adjourned till Monday, the 30th. Eleven a. m„ to-day, was the 2Gth day of tho Convention, and havo progressed as far as tho second article of the Constitution. IVomhiatloii. In Alabama, Montoomkhy, Dec. 28.—Tho County Re publican nominating Convention to-day nominated eight negroes and sixteen whites, four wnltcs and two colorod for the •Stato Legislature. A majority of tho whites are Northern men, and connected with the Frocdmcn’s Bureau. Acgro Shot, A negro was shot dead yesterday on the plantation of Mr. Meriwether, near this city, by another negro, for declaring him self opposed to the Union league. K.lf.r Expelled from tho l.eaaue, The Montgomery Council, which claims to be the genuine league, ha* expelled Jno. C. Kcffcr, a leading radical, for dishonor able conduct and action calculated to ex cite a war of races. Kcffcr has a league which ho claims to be genuine. Tho whole affair will bo laid before tho Grand Coun cil of tho Union for its dlscuslon. A Negro lllirned, Augusta, Dec. 28.—A negro, who raped a white girl on tiie public road near Lou isville, Jefferson county, on Saturday last, waa arrested on Monday, tied to a stake and burned by a mixed crowd of whites and blacks. Foreign, Loxdox, Dee. 28.—Men with blackened faces stormed Mortcllo Castle, near Cork- and took arms and ammunition nnd es caped. l non WANUIMiTOV, Washington', Dee. 29.—General Gillcm recommends special appropriation by Con gress for the destitute of Mississippi, and the establishment of depots for the distri bution of provision. General Howard ap prove* the suggestion, ■oath Carolina Coavoatlan Called, Chaklkstok, December W,—General Canby has Issued an order, olll. daily announdng that Convention has How TO Maks: Cons Brkad.—A certain Farmer's club, at one of tholr meetings last winter, were regaled at their supper with a ilojjer tiiat was universally praised. A committee of one was finally appointed, with a private secretary, to wait upon the skilful hostess and learn her choicest methods of cooking king corn. The be hest was obeyed, and the committee make the following report : Receipt fur a Sl.nl. Cafe.—Two tablc- spoonfulls Indian meal, two tahh'.poon- fuils molasses, one tahlespoonful saleratus one and a half tea.'iips buttermilk. Tho whole to lie thickened with rvu Hour till of the consltencv of thick paste, .-mil then baked half an hour. Of course cream and '•gg» Imprcvc the mixture, if , .d, Isi-dii-'iin-dior Mich delicacies. Tin- more simple the taste tiie greater tho joy. \\ e are sure that a cake made In tills way is tit to set before thu king, it must lie a matter ol patriotic pride that a native and peculiar cereal should he such a staff Of tile. Cora grows everywhere in this country abundantly and without disease, and is cheaper than potatoes as an article orhcalthml diet. At a show of two hun dred and fifty specimens In tho New York Agricultural ollleo a few years ago, a Penn sylvania lady took a»10 premium tor a loaf made ns follows; Take two quarts corn meal, with about a pint of (thin) bread sponge, nnd water enough to wet It. .Mix In half u pint of wheat flour and a tablespoonllill of salt.— Let it rise and then knead well a second time. Bake one and a half hours. This loaf was a good form, cut light nnd was of fair quality when three or four days old.— For cheapness and quality tlds stood pre eminent. As corn meal is now appearing for sale, wc shall be aide to obtain, from this time out, a supply of good coarse meal for do- ’ purpose. ~ ileffraph. Politics ix tub Social CtnCLK.—Tho Atlanta correspondent of thu Cincinnati Commercial says; It Is perfectly well understood, down here that when a man depart* in a pro- slavery community from tiie prescribed circle of prejudices, which are mistaken lor Ideas and principles, he must ho put down, and such n pressure Is brought to bear upon him, socially and professionally, that he must succumb, or leave. Accordingly, one of the two articles 1 refer to is headed - Refugees from Respectability.” which title presents, In tlireo words, the entire system nnd philosophy of the persecution 1 have dcsclrocd. Does n roan dare depart from the sacred teachings and traditions of pro-slavery f Let him he anathematized, lie ceases thereby to be respectable. Let hint not bo spoken to. Have naught to do with him In his business. Let his wife not be visit ed. Let his children tie thrust from Sun day-school. Shun contact with him at tho very communion-table of tho church In which you both worship I Such Is the practice hero among gentle men claiming to lie high-toned, chivalrous and Christian. And Ir, when this nrticlo Is read In Georgia, »uy man dare gainsay the truth of this description, t wiU cite him names, dates, places and persons, that will compel his acknowledgment. Understand me. 1 do not mean that Northern men—mere Yankees—are thus treated. I mean men of Southern birth and life-long residence. Getting IVur.—When a person Is wet ho ought never to stand, but to continue In motion till he arrives at a place where ho may be suitably accommodated. Hero ho should strip off his wet clothes, to ho changed for such ns nro dry, and havo those parts pf his body which havo been wetted, well rubbed with a dry cloth. Tho logs, shoulders and arms arc generally tho rnrts most exposed to wot; they should, therefore, bo particulaly attended to. It la almost Incredible how many diseases may be prevented by adopting tbla course. Catarrhs, Inflammations, rheumattima, dl> arrhasa, fevers, and consumptions an the foremost among the train which freauentlv been csnrlod In South Carolina, and ap* follow an accident of thla kind, 1