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VOLUMN XVIII
ROME GA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 80, 186$.
NUMBER 51
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TO the Farmers.
We fear that there is hot that inter
est felt by our farmers in regard to soir
ing wheat; that the natue of the caee
demands. It is the most important
erop that can now be planted; and
should not, by any means, be tieglebti
ed. Wo know tho farmers have very
little to labor, if there is any probabili
ty that tho army is to remain near
them for another year, and soldiers be
allowed to destroy whatever they*please
Yet we hope they will all put iu a tul.
crop, and risk the chances, for if we
have anything like success in Tonnes*
see, tho array wjjl bo .fur beyond tile
Tennessee river before another crop
comes iu. But let that bo as it may
ottr farming interest must not bo neg!
looted, for it is of as muoli importance
to have provisions for our soldiers to
eat as It is to hara powder for them to
burn. One is just as essential ns the
other toconquer poace.
Entire Consolidated Vote of Floyd.
Local.
Out absent friends are no doubt anx-
lUtia to hear the local news-in and
abbht the City and country, and some
perhaps thiuk we are remiss in not gir
ing tnoro thah We do, We would Will-
ltt)jly do so if there was anything to
glvb. Everything is quiet hero—no ex
citement of any kind. Those who
Iiavo any business, attend to it quietly;
those who hays none are content to'
do nothing and keep witldn due,bounds
Thieving that was so common a few.
weeks ago seems to have been oheoked,
The only trouble with eur citizens now
U something to sustain life, and keep
the body warm during tile approach
ing winter- It is a serious matter with
a largo portion of our -population to
Wdhtiraiplato. Wood is already beyond
the reach of many and getting Worse,
Something should bo dene to relieve
the poor families of soldiers from cold
0s well us hunger. Provisions of all
kinds are advancing. Beef and mill
For Governor—Brown
Hill
FurloW
For Congress—Akin
Wright
Jookson
For Senate—Mitehuit
Howard
Price ,
Representative—Davis
Dwinell
Turner
Dean
Hargreve
Rambo
Brewer
472
2GB
#7
358
313
58
428
183
57
251
451
208
35
91
202
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WThe vote in this county knd
Chattooga was small' on account of tho
Yankee invasion, particularly so we
hear in Chattooga, and heavy in Bar
tow. Wo have heard nothing definite
from cither Chattooga or Bartow, but
hear that the votes in tho former Were
mostly for Mitohcll, and in the latter
for Price, Wit doubt not that Price is
elected from Wliutne hear, Dwinell
and Rambo are elected to the House
from Floyd.
Rio Corns.—Langston A Jack have
on hand a lot of. Ground Rio CofTee,
from the Charleston Steam Coffee Mills
which they cart sell at $2 per . pound.
This is perhaps the best substitute for
Coffee how in market.
MF’Tho steamers Alfarata and Laura
Moore are still running betWeCh this
place and. Greensport. The Alfarttn
leaves every Monday morning and nr.
mnas .re advancing. nee, anu rant-. ^ , fhur / d ^ t|m , for th „
ton .skew sailing in _the _streets ^U^gSSK The Laura Moore i.
85 to 75 cts., other things in proportion
and Very little brought in.
The State Guard camped near here
arc as quiet and orderly as oould be
desired, and we hope never to hear the
complaint against them; that we have
hoard against many others. . Our Hos
pitals are full of sick and wounded sol.
diers, but all appear to be doingwell—
Very few deaths. The convalescents
give' no trouble but remain quietly
Within their proper limits. Tho Floyd
Legion stick close thoir posts of duty,
like good soldiers, some of them have
almost besorae strangers in the city.—
Such men - will do for. aoldien.-l They
don’t spoil much paper in writing fur-
ratheron the independent order and
comes nhd goos when she pleases.
Both are controlled by dtaVcr men and
office! 1 *
gflr Tbe Rev. Mr Haufman, of Mad
isen, Ga.-, has been called to the Pas
toralcharge of tho Presbyterian Church
of this city, and is expected to be here
nnd take charge of tho Church the 1st
of next month. He is said to be
refugee from Balliindre and a man of
more than ordinary ability. Notwith
standing the times he will no doubt
receive • hearty welcomo and comfort*
able quarters.
DfilLLatf* Success tsi "East Tennks-
sseeI—We have reliable infofmation
that our cavalry under Cols. Dibbrell
nnd'Morrison, have achieved a brilliant
cavalry success ut Philadelphia, East
Tennessee, capturing 700 prisoners, 6
pieces of artillery, 5 wagons loaded with
stores, 10 ambulances, and all the 6av
m
Brig. Gen. Forrest.
Wo understand that the independent
command; awarded Forest, is to oper
ate ih the Mississippi bottoms. It is
said,' that tho command is to oonsist of
a portion of his old command, say 1000
inch, embracing what is left ot his orig*
inal regime lit, With a carte blanche to
add to it ns many other* 83. ht) can
ratio. Forrest is a modest man, evin
ces no overweening vanity, nnd is not
accustomed to indulge in tno boasts.
Which his military successes would be
apt to prompt most men to make; but,
so earnest was bis- conviction, of his
prospective usefulness in tho now field
sought by him, that he, it is said, told
the President that he would not promt
iso to. whip 50,000 Yankees, but he
thought that ho could give occupation
to that muuy and would keep them very
uneasy.—Iluntsvtlle Confederal*. L .
Tfifc VotE for GoveHxdft,—Tlid Alil-
ledgoville Union gives the vote for
Governor in onehUndrod and five coun
ties as follows: Brown 19,327; Hill 11,'
428: FUrlow 6, 842 Brown’s minority
Over both 1,057. The other 28 oOutities
will doubtless increase tbe majority of
Governor Brown soVeial hUhdred.—
The returns from seventy-three regi
ments and military organizations foot
up for Brown 10,012 :■ Hill 3,324; Fur
low 1887—giving Brown a majority in
in the army, so fm\ as heard from, ef
6,80l. The majority tor Gov. Brown
over both his conipotitors will probably
be over ten thousand.
Tho Marietta Confederate says :
We had the pleasure, last evening, of
meeting with Judge Hun ley, a momber
of the Confederate Congress from Ar
kansas.. He is just front Arkansas, and
brings 'confirmation of tno news, of
Gen. Richard Taylor’s riotory over
Banks, and capture of him and staff.
He says he learned that it was believed
ip Helena, and a gentleman, Who came
oat of Memphis told him it was fully
credited there.
itlTaUtod that the tfniotl tfiert
of East Tennessee are selling oitt Utid
moving up to Ohio anil other Western
Staton This is especially true Of Mur
freesboro audita vicinity. Wo hopl
they will all go with no intention of
over returning agairii'
Conn Shoo* ParisH.—The Austrian
Government has published tho offioiai
catalogue of its school books, which are
all printed at tbe Impend printing of»
flee at Vienna (ono cf the Wonders of
the world) in an admirnhlo style. It is
interesting to note that they are prin
ted on ptlpbf itiade of corn shucks, or
of leaves which protects the ears of
maize. wf'aT {•
This material gives the pago-a yellow
Color; Which niedical men hold to be
less fatiguing to the eye than our showy
page. osT
JMF*McMinnvillc is a mountain vill
age of about 1500 inhabitants, the ter
minus of the MoMinnvillle and Man
chester railroad, and county town of
Warren county. It is on tho bonks of
8 bettutiful little river,' and a plac'o of
local nnd military coi!sequence, It was
well stooked w,th private goods, etc.
Wartraco is the junction of the-Shetby-
I*jf“Major Tlios. D. Hamilton Who
has been long and favorably known
here ns 'the' Post Quartermaster has
been relieved of duty by his own re
quest and ordered to report to General
Beauregard for assignment to duty in
Florida. Our citizens will no doubt re- , ......
grot to part'with the Major for he has , ** ^’upmePts of the pnsoners, to
done his duty promptly, energetically «° thcr W,th a 6 ° 0 ? !?!£
and faithfully, always endeavored / 0 | <*nip equipages, 4c .-Atlanta Jntclltgen.
do full justice between those he had ur '
business with nnd the Government'. Ho
carries with him the good wishes and
kindest regards of the officers of the
Tost, besides a -.host ef other friends.
Capt. Jas. M. Elliott is now the Post
Quarter Master, Transportation Agt.
and Pay Master. Capt, J. R. Miller*
Hospital Quarter. Master, , !•
*di~ 'f'lio Richmond', correspondent
of the Atlanta In telligencer, speaking
of Lincolns’ recent Fast Day says;
Lincoln has even had the audacity,
I understand, to affirm that God has
ordered him to hold on to his offioe,
in order that'be may be made an in
atruraent in His hands fer the subjuga
tion of Southern Rebels,
He will, probably find that God is
“hardening his heart,” for, an event
similar to that of a noted character in
history, which, of all others, he most
Vegetables—Fharoab of Egypt—for a
taost terrible and total overthrow and
Summary of News by Telegraph, Ac.
Frox the Front.—The enemy aro
said to bo building water works above
their pontoon bridges, to prevent their
being swept away by raf'sfloating down
against them. nti .,..1..,^
A dispatch hum Lee to General Coo
per bn tho 21st, states that Stuart on
the 19th opposed the advance of Kil-
patrioks tlivbnon.of cavalry, while Fitz.
Lee attacked his flunk nnd rear. The
enemy was routed and pursued“Until
he rbached his infantry support at Hny-
maikct. At ijordonsvillo 200 prisoners
with,horses,.arms, and equipments, and
eight wagons and ambulances wero
capturod.
A special dispatch to tho Richmond
Enquirer from Stnbnton, oh tha:2ist,
says that Imhoden entered Charles
town on Sunday- surprising and bring*
ing off 430 prisoners and sorao vnlua.
bio property. ,
About ^OO’jaHsoHfiVJ oaptbred dur
ing. Loo’s advance movomont, had ar^
rived in Riohmond.
A flag oi truco boat, with a largo
number of women nnd ohildren on
beard, arrived at Suffolk from Nor*
folk.
Official information from Meridinn,
Miss., report tho Yankees retreating to
Big Black tnpldiy, Hud beitlg pUrstied
by our Cavalry. Grio regittieHt entered
Clinton in their retreat and burned
some houses. The loss on either side
not reported. President Davis loft
Meridian on the 20th for Enterprise.
At Charleston on tho 20th oUr batte
ries coiltih)ied their fire bn the Yan
kees, who appeared in larger numbers
than usual at Gregg and WagneB. An
other Monitor has arrived, making
five in all. The Ironsides, for the first
time sides the recent attack, steered
round -Cumming’e I’oint, evidently
making a trial of her machinery.
On the 21st a reconnoitering party of
the enemy, in barges, was diccqvercd
near fiumtor between twelve and one
o'elock at night, and drived away with
grape shat. ■ ,
The Congressional election passed off
quietly. There being no opposition
Wm. Porcher Miles was Unanimously
elected representative of the Second
Congressional district.
ThoTruthfulnOs* ef the Tress Ropor;
of tho President’s Speech, on tho 13tll
inst., in Camp boforo Chattanooga, hav
ing been questioned, Mr. Thrasher, the
Superintendent of-the Press Associa
tion, required of the reporter his au
thority for the languago reported, to
Which lie replied as follows : “I did
not hear’the speEdh of the President
refoired tn, ns I Jw*3 cn route to At
lanta at the time. Col. McKinstrey,
Col, Waters mid Capt; lived, of Gen.
Bragg’s'staff gave me the speech as
reported, And numerous gentlemen also
told mo the sauiUi”
NoitTJieav Items,—CuiClli majority iu
Pennsylvania is 20.UUU. Btwiigh’s ma*
jority in Ohio upwards of 75,000. Stone
AbolDronisc is elected Governor of
Iowa. Lincoln has grafftod a respite
of ono week to Dr. Wright;, sentenced
to be hung in Norfolk
The Yankees claim a decided victory
at Bristow Station. Meado telegraphed
to Washington that he enpturod fivo
picces.of artillery two stand of colors
and 450 prisoners. Ono thousand men
from tho convalescent camp at Wash-
AttUttUI Report ortho Comptroler Gen-'j Confitmatton-ylloligiong Culture. ef
T ® f “!* . .. i On Slihday morning last, in St.
The A tlanta Iutelllgenoer makes tho Jamc8 . a church, Marietta, Bishop Eljiat
followin g flnanoial summary from the ! ndmimstered the Apostolie rite of Con-
ComptrolerGehebai's Annual fehportfor firmalion to 12 persons—6 mules, 0-fa-
the fiscal'year of 1863, beghihilig bh
males. Two or three of the males had,
apparently; attained, or were verging
on middle agtt. The rest of the cans
didates wore young : porsons, probably
not more than ono or two of whom
wero adult. It was especially pleasing
tb see these young persons come for
ward and publicly avouch Christ os
their Havlor and devote themselvel to
tho Lord. - . - tmblsi mavaH
One of tho candidates was a Colored
girl, who lms attended, regularly, the
.! lectures of the Rev. Mr! Benedict, the
the 21st of October 1862, and ending
the 15th October, 1863.
. Tho icdoipts into the Treasury tho
past year amoUht to the UhbreBodent-
ad sum of $9,451,444,87, all cf whibli
has been, or will be, absorbed by the
appropriations required by tho Legis
lature, with tho exception of $50,000,
63, which remains as an unappropria
ted balance iu the Treasury.
Tile fallowing atotlie principal sour . „ _ ...
ces from which tho above 1‘evenuo was I faithful pasldl’ of the Parish, to: -his
obtained- confirmation class. Tho cnly distmo-
From Gen oral Tax 1862, $915,294,70 tion, to bo observed, between lid- And
ville road With the Nashville nnd Chat
tanooga read, and also a point-of con-'
siderable Importance. Shelby ville is I itigton, wore detailed to throw up for.
woll known as ilie third town of note ! tifiaitionv South' of the Potrimle." Af-
in Middle Tennetsoe, and the scat of fairs in Rosen.crans army aro reported
last summer’s Campaign. ’ The', route of’’
Now Advertisements,
fgy'CoL H. Fielder offers his house
and-lot in Cedar Town f Jr sale.
jgy-Any parson.having a small bouse
to rent can secure an excellent tell a fit
by applying at this office.
g@r»Dr. S. H. Nswlin offers a reward
for his horie, which was stolen a few
nightaainco.
, JDdjT'fhe -fine Arabian horse presented
to President Davis, which has been'
awaiting passage in Nassau for some
months, has arrived safely in the Con*
federate States. ...,..-t „-7 v '
Wheeler’s march upon Huso places rih.
through the richest portions of the Biqtoi
fairs in Rosonor^ns army aro repor
to bo without interest.
Lieut. Gen. Polk.
A paragraph ih one of the' A tlanta
Ij^yThe lalest “national” notion of papers,-givii.g an acoount-uf tho bus-
tbo Yankee is u grand national ccmo*
try, which is to bo inaugurated on tho
battle ground of Gettysburg. EdtVafd
Manet’s BrICA&e.—We hear it stated
that it is in contemplation to mount
this gallant brigade, to serve as mount
ed infohtry.—BunUvitU Confederate.
..— 4<«A.
iHroiiTANT Rdmoh.—It is rumored
that our cavalry have reached Loudon;
: East Tennessee. nssaMsan:;
pension of Gen. Polk from his oom-
mand, lms done injustice to the vete
ran soldier. We leat-li from the best
authority that the suspension wrts fill -
Net earnings -W. A. R , 1,650,000,00
Tuk oil Banks 1862-’3, 65,331,83
Tax Cn Railroads. 12,182,54
Tax 6n Bank Agonoics, 301,39
Tax on oxpress Companies, 688,25
Income 'l’ax, 125,241,84
Issue of Ga. Treasury notes, 5,268,000;
^ of Siato Cliungo-Bills, 473,600,00
n Trcaa. Oct. 20, 1862, 693,002,-12
Nett earnings Of Card Fac'y, 15,304,11
expenses eoi: me next fiscal tear.
The report contains an estimate of
the probable expenses of tho ensuing
fiscal yeai- and intimates the sources
from which the fevenuo for these ex-
pences nre to be met. Tho',.demands
on the Treasury as required by this ex
hibit, for tho next fiscal year, will not
bo for' a less sum than $6,498,769,04,
of which all but 3,000,000 is provided
for by the Comptroller from taxes, earn
ings 6f the State Railroad, and miscolla
neous souroes of revenue. It is suggest
ed in tho report that the balance of
$3,000,000 needed to meet tho current
expenses of the next year be raised
from 8tato “Treasury Notos or Change
Bills, payable in currency or Confederate
'treasury Metes." The argument against
1 ho issue ofState' Treasury notes of tho
tamo nature ns those already issued,
payable, in six months after a treaty of
ji-sce between tho United States und
Confederate States in speoio or 8 or 0
1.or cent bonds, (ns the case maybe)
a that such notes will not Circulate ns
currency, but have been bought tip and
would still'bo boligUt kp by capitalists
nnd laid nWny ns property; nnd it is
suggested that, if the State should de*
cido to issue bonds, it is hetlor thntslfo
should recoivo the benefit of her own
superior credit, and sell-her bonds for
the prbmlum they Would bring In mar
ket.
FDBL'C DEBT.
Tho neXt subject to which our atten
tion is called in tho 1‘eport of the Comp
troller, is the Public Lebt of tho State
and the information on this subject,
through, the State Treasurer, John
Janes, lisq., is most gratifying to. the
State pride of every Georgian. As
compared with the assets of’ the State
among whioh is the State Railroad, es
timated at the low value of $7,849,224,
08 placed upon it by a committee of
the Legislature, the public debt of- the
Slate is only one third greater. But if
it be considered that of this debt $6,000,
000 havo been created by the State du
ring the war, for military defenses, and
for assistance in clothing the soldiers of
tho Confederacy from Georgia, whioh
sum, thus nocessnrily spent, will no
doubt at somo future day be assumed
atld be refunded- by the Confederate
Staes government—then the publlO
debt of Georgia, which lms to be paid
out of tile resources pf the State, is now
less that: the aatual assetts of tho State
and as a consequence, us tho Report
stales, “if the State is not. forced to in
crease her Uobt further for war pur
poses, even -with eur present tax of
not quUe onedifth of ono per cent.—
(which is’not high, compared with the
taxes of other Statos in peace times,)
and With the annual.income from our
Jiuilvoads, we,call go on and defray the
ordinary exepnse of our Stato Govern*
inent, nnd bo liberal towards eduoation
our Lunatip, Blind and other institu
tions and pay our debt promptly.”
The following are the items in the
public debt Of the State, amounting
to $14,149,410,, including the $6,000,
000 above-speoified: , 1-no' 4 ’
Bonds bearing interest, , $ 5,911,750
. -- not m 176,000
Treasury Notes not bearing inter
est 17,588,000
State Change Bills not bearing
inter 1st, 483,660
We shall continuo our comments on
this valuable document in our next is
sue.
the white candidates, was that She sat
at tho leoturcs, and kneeled to receive
tho laying on of hands, a little apart
39 from the rest 61 ,the candidates, as be
came Ubr Caste. This was right, for
thoy all wore disciples of one common
Lord nnd Hester. It was a .pi-notionl
rebuke, too, to the insane,’ fanatical,
t has beett sadly neglected by our peo-
>lo. With few exceptions, we'have
>cen careful to ameliorate thoir condi
tion, in reBpcct to bodily comforts, but
havo, almost wholly, noglcoted thoir
spiritual welfare, and, as a corrollary to
it, to disregard their social condition
and family relations.—They havo boon,
usually, left by their owners to go With
out any roligious instruction whatever,
except suah as their curiosity or grega
rious habits might lead them tosoek
in the ordinary religious Services oof
Christian denominations, .the owners
manifesting little or no concern'aS to
whether thoy were riglitly or errone
ously taught, or; even, taught at oll.
Instead of being toUghMB observe.the
Sabbath ns n day for holy i-ost and-spo*
oial devotion, to the services of God,
they have been permitted to go ot large,
“like the wild ass’s colt,” ana torn*
dulse in whatever sin, license, unre
strained by ine sanctions uua interaicw .
of the moral law, might load their cor
al natures to fancy.—Their marital
nd parental relation havo not been,
sufficiently; regardod, nnd their obser
vance unforced by the authority of
their owners and by legal statutes.
Wo do not consider, it .iuopportue to
call this matter to tho attention ofthe
publio, at this time ; nor is it a siibjeot
inappropria.e to the columns of the
Secular Frets., We afe appointed fdr
the development of the African .race,
for thoir resurrection ’from the grave of
barbarism and heathenism, and eleva
tion to. civilization and Christianity,
and we ought, as good stewards, to jhl-
fii tho duties of God’s. appointment.
We do not know how much of the
suffering; we have experienced in this
war, has been bfoUgkt Upon us, as a
punishment for our sinful neglect of
tiiese dutios. Let us, oven, while tho
war is yet going ou, set vigorously to
work to redeem tho lost time and pro
pitiate. tho favor of God, by earnest
endeavors to discharge qur whole duty
to our servant.
The duty df presenting this subject
to tho consideration of tho publio
ought not, wo think, to be left to tho
religious Press, but to be done by the
secular Press, also.
w . uuwiut iij a lies* v 1110 PUO|>ctiOJVii ” ir* >4ss
Everett has been selected orator’and Jnecessary and hasty, and that upon in
' vestigation ho will be entirely vindica-
tea from the charges against him. In
faot, tlioro is every reason to believe
that tho charges will bo withdrawn,
and the court of inquiry be dispensed
With- In expressing this . conviction,
we are sure that it will give satisfaction,
to'the country, which is the highest
confidence in tho military ability of
Gen. Polk.—iSfowA Carolinian.
lias consented to strvtn
The Sabine Pass Expedition.
A gentloman who has seen a late
number of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
containing a letter from one who par
ticipated in the Yunkeo-oxpodition to
Sabine Pass, informs us that'the ter
rible repulse which it recoivcd from
the gallant garrison at the Pass, was
the least of its disastera. On its return'
the expedition encountered a terrific
gale in the Gulf, and fo; a timo the loss
of the entire fleet seemed inevitable.—
They were compelled to throw over
board thirty-three pieces of valuable
cannon, three hundred mules, and
much, ammunition, comissary and quar
terraaster’s stores, It i« stated that
the expedition seemed to have sailed
under art ill-fated star, and the poor
creatures engaged in it were truly
thankful when they again reached N.
Orleans in safety. They have not tho by Secretary Cameron, nearly two yeafs
slightest desire to repeat tho effort.— \ a „ 0 w ,th private parties, for two hun-
Mayall such thieving expeditions of dred thoU8and nfied drtm> only 26,000
•ay-A late Washington dispatch says
that the Federal Government nt pros*
ent hwfou'hand; in the different arse
nals in the country, five hundred thou
sand effective stand of arms, and that
the number is rapidly increasing, tbe
Springfield armory alone turning out
twenty-five thousand rifled.muskets et-
ery month. Under the contract made
the Yankees come to grief, os this has
done, is our sincere and hearty prayer.
-PtUrtbury
have as yet been delivered ter tbe Gov
ernment,
$9* Tbe conductors of tbe press of
tho South are mere immediately inter
ested in the success of Southern arms
than any other, 'class of the commu
nity at large. 'Che oruelty of the op-
pressor, if We are conquered, will be
jfamiced upon thoso .who incite revo>
ution and encourage ‘resistance more
than'upon the active participants in
the field. The siokly twaddle about
editors in their sanctums, at • safe dis*
tance from danger, indulging in criti
cisms upon campaigns and campaign
ers, only disgusts the more intelligent
of the populace. Who is in more d
me
tho oneniy because he \Vas hot in arms
against him, was dealt with mere se
verely for inciting others to battle with
his Martial strains—the writers of the
Seutb would be. more certainly “books
ed" for the 'feferigs and malice of a '
victorious enemy. HenBo the absur
dity of impugning tho patriotism of
the editors. The Press, tho guardian
of the liberties of.the people, must ex<
poSo arid! condemn officiaririca’pacity
ns a duty, regardless- of the cancoquen- ■
cfes, and without fear or favor. It is
otiminal to bo silent when dangors
threatened from stupidity, ignorance
in insufficiency .demand a bold, out
spoken oxprossiou of public sentiment
against tho delinquent; 1
How tiIk Neobobs Escate.—Wo un
derstand that an arrest has been made
whioh throws some light on the man.
nor by which our slaves are Induced
to dosert to the enemy. Getting them
off seems to bo a regular business, and
a profitable one, with certain free ne
groes of our community. Two of these
patties, whose names we have riot been
able to obtiiin, were arrested a day or
two since and lodged inf jail, There is
that they jricitOfl'the ,ue
el Pftifn’Hn nsonnp** niirT«
JSfThd Richmond correspondent of
the Atlanta Intelligencer says:
The penalties attached’to the porpotra
tion of this offence henceforth in this
State, is tlfo confiscation of the prop
erty employed in gambling putpo'seS,
and the infliction ef thirty nine lashes
on tho bare back of the gambler and
of the player of the prohibited games
tbb precedent is, however, from a sim
ilnr aot of tho North, Carolina Legist
ture,. oi-which the salutary effect has
been to drive all the gamblers but of
that State. Tho example is worthy of
imitation' every where.
Wo hope the Georgia Legislature
will .pass-a similar bill. ,
g/tg' Tho Wealthy citizens of S'elma
have taken a step in the right direction
to aid the poor arid the mechanics. I evidence that they incited the .negroes
At a late meeting. a Mr. Weaver Cdn-' of Sarriuel Papo't to escape,"aud’agreed
ttibuted.se von teen acres of land and. 1 to arrange all the preliminaries and get
$3,000 to build houses. A large addi
tional amount in cash was also sub
scribed, and six thousand pounds of
bacon offered at one dollar poi' pound,
and a large quantity of corn at .One
dollar per bushel. ...This is moving
right rtnd'tcr'some purpose.
them off at the rate of $50 for ; each
ijorol
been doing an extensive business in
this line, and their.detection;,wjw,most
fortunate.—Sarannahltipvbliean.