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i / BOMEj GA. TUESDAY MORNING, August 3. Virginia Politics. The result of the late election in Virgin- a, so far as we are able to understand the ituation, leaves political matters in a mix- id state. I : 1 Our understanding is that the controlling notive ofthe Conservative men of that State, in co-operating with the Walker 9 ving of the Republican party, was one 'of nere policy, hoping thereby to defeat some -'ofthe most objectionable features of the proposed Constitution, and bar Wells, Those heart wrankles with bitterest radical latred, from the Gubernatorial Chair. In regard to these two important oonsid- , nations, the election was a triumphant suc- :ess of conservatism, and vindicates'the jolicy of contending for a half loaf, in- itead of yielding the whole to venal scalar Tags and malicious carpet-baggers. So far so good, but from the following lispatch, it will be seen that patriotic Vir ginians, will now be compelled to cut loose ■‘rom the “Grant-Walker” party, the Chair- nan of whose Central Executive Committee isserts that it represents “ the policy of the President and Congress.” It is notorious ■ .bat the President has no policy, and that >f Congress is merely intended to strength en the radical party, and punish and de grade the South. ■■ We bad hoped that the Walker men |;rould merge into a constitutional party, ind form a nuclens, aronnd which conser : native men of ail sections could gather with bo hope of saving the country from its threatened destruction, but the following bows that hope to be fallacious : Richmond, Va., July 31.—John W. Jenkins, Chairman of the State Central Committee of the Wells-Republican party, laving written a letter to Dr. Gilmer, Chairman of the Central Com- nitttee of the Walker-Republican party, irging that the two parties now re-unite for be purpose of carrying out Republican arinciples in the State, the latter gentle man writes in reply that the Walker-Re publican lelt the Wells party because they were either forced to oppose or approve the President’s policy. Alter alluding to the ilmost unanimous endorsation of Republi can principles by the white men of the State, and asserting that colored people, who were misled by Wells leaders, are now flocking by hundreds to the Grant Walker standard, he concluded as follows : You ask for a coalition of the two wings of the Republican party. I cannot admit bat the party is divided; on the contrary, [ claim that the Grant-Walker party is the National Republican party of Virginia, ... -(representing the policy of the Presidentand ■Congress, and, as such, has no division to heal. To the late Wells party I have only to say, we shall gladly welcome them to our ranks, for we are unwilling to deprive, any . class of citizens of the immemorable bles sings that must flow to Virginia from the unequivocal ^enforcement of these national principles, of which President Grant and Congress are the head and front. BS%,The annual meeting of the Minis ter’s Institute, will commence at the Bap tist Church in this city, on Wednesday, the ‘,11th inst, and will continue in session five days. Price of Property In Home. ! Last Satu-day Mr. 0. O. Stillwell sold \ at auction, his vacant lot at the lower end (of Broad street, and bounded on one side by the railroad, 100X180 feet, for $1800 H. D. Cothran was the purchaser. JUrs. Eve’s School. We take pleasure in calling attention to the advertisement of Mrs. Eve’s school, for Kittle boys and girls. We hope she may re ' jeeive the liberal patronage she richly de serves. Ware Houses.—Col. Shorter has re moved the wooden Warehouse in the rear of Berry & Co.’s,and is now ereetinga very large brick Fire Proof one, in its piace. Col. J. R. Towers, and W. L. Wadsworth, having purchased the Warehouse lately oc cupied by W. S. Cothran & Co., have mov ed it across the Etowah River,and are now putting it up near the bridge. Itoll,-;ig nm and Nall Factory. , The immense buildings of this company, in our city, are steadily progressing, and jthe machinery of the exteBsire establish Iment is now being put in place. The main building is 180X190 feet. The achinery will be propelled by two 80 horse power horizontal engines, one 80 horse walking beam engine, and a small en gine for pumps, etc. There will be twelve 30 inch boilers, 30 feet long, and one 40 inch tubular boiler, 25 feet long, with fire box. The rolling mill will have, when com- . pletcd, five trains of rollers. They hope to i have three trains of the rollers and the nail factory in operation in aboiit 30 days. It will take about one hundred hands to run the establishment when it is all done. A Fine Barbecue. Chulio & Spring;Creek, Church 1 July 31, 1869. / Mb. Editor—Being one of the few Ro- manites who had the honor of being invited to a barbecue given this day-at the above named place, and having gladly embraced the opportnnity, I deem, it due. not only to the location, bnt those whose generosity pro; pared the “treat,” to make pnblio some of the incidents connected with this most de lightful trip. The affair was truly a social gathering— about four hundred persons were present— The principal management devolving on J. Estes, Capt. E. L. Cooper, Maj. J. Hays, A. C. Arnold, T. J. Arnold, A. P. Wood ruff, Lieut. W. Bass, F. Freeman and oth ers, aad well did they execute their du ties: Immediately on the creek is located the mills of Messrs Wilson & Cooper, a beauti ful stream with never failing springs emp tying into it, being located about two miles from the Rome Railroad, and on a public thoroughfare at the intersection of five pub lic roads, which form a junction at the mill, Herejare two good churches, and an Acad- emy, and one of the largest and most pro lific lime springs in North Georgia. The neighborhood is thickly settl'd, and the people generally in good circumstances. To crown it all, no section of: Northwestern Georgia can excred it in the production of female beauty. I had nearly forgotten to . mention that the crops arc looking remarkably well, and, considering the long drouth, -: especially fine do'the farms of Messrs Scott, Mitchcl, Freeman, Bass and Ayers look. But, to -business. Arriving on the ground, we were soon taken charge of by a host of friends, ready to minister to the wants of the inner-man. Soon the air be came fragrant with the odor of viands, be ing prepared by skillful hands, tempting the ready crowd-te wish the call not “to aims,” but to substantial work, might soon be sounded. Tbe delay was not long, and Delmonico himself would have been proud to have received the credit of being the ca terer. Bountiful to excess were the rich provisions dispensed, audbuton3 universal vote of entire satisfaction indicated the re sult. Dinner being over, the party might have beeD seen coupling off, straying aloug tbe winding stream, or reclining under tbe magnificent shades, where, doubtless, many a young aud blushing maiden has this day registered her first pledge of love. W e wero under the especial charge of a veteran soldier, who had lost one leg in the Lost Cause, to whom we are indebted for much informotion, as weil as generous hos pitality' There is much more to attract in this most beautiful place, but we have already occupied so mnch space that we must close —suffice it to say, that the fine mills of Mr. Cooper are overrun with business, and his smith and woodshops, superintended by one of the best men in Georgia—a patriot in the lata war—and at the head of his profession as a mechanic, are sufficient to testify to the growth and prosperity of the place. In conclusion, wc earnestly recommend to our fellow citizens this location, whenev er they desire to enjoy a day or two relax ation. They can find no more suitable loca tion than Spring Creek, to the citizens of which we return our everlasting thanks. “Visitor.” Sorghum Machinery* The Southern Sorgo Machine Company of Nashville, have established a branch of fice in this city, with J. H. Parker as gent. Great improvements .have recently been made in machinery for the manufao- ure of sorghum syrup and sugar, and it is 1 very important that purchasers should get (the best. The above named, which is rap idly coming into use, may be seen at the hardware store of Morrison & Mitchell.— ;iSee adv. Grand Jury Presentments. We publish to-day the general Present ments of the Grand Jurv for the second 'week of the July term of Floyd conniy Su perior Court. They are very important "and highly interesting, and should be care- lly read, and the good suggestions put in practice. Price of Wheat Id Nashville. According to onr latest report, wheat in ashvillo is quoted: Red 81, 00 Amber iij 05 and white 81,15. In Rome a go id article of Red Wheat ily commands ?1, 30. . Ice.— Messrs. Yeiser &Cuylerhave fitted an ice house, and will - keep constantly m hand a full supply, at prices so low that lilies can afford to use it freely. . All cr iers from a distance will be promptly filled nd parties liying in town can have it de- ivered at their booses, [Fox the Borne Courier. THE WHEAT A1ARKET. To the Farmers of Floyd and Adjoining Counties. Rome, Ga., Aug. 2,1869-. We are asked every day what we are giving for wheat, and our answer, for some time past, has invariably been 81 30 for good red. We answer the same yet, for tbe reason that flour still has a downward ten dency; and that we have submitted to the decline, and arc unable to pay more than 81 30. To raise the price of our flower to higher figures would at once check the de mand, and compel ns to stop onr mill. Thus situated, we have either to bhy at not ex ceeding $1 30, good red wheat, or with draw from the market. We are aBkedtoo, for onr views as to tbe probable advance or decline. We have to remark, in reply that the large yield of wheat this season in tbe United States, ren ders gn advance on present prices impossi- ple, whilst the great abundance and down ward tendency of dour now in market, ren- deis a further decline ip wheat very prob- bable. There is not a market we can ship onr wheat to at present prices, without sari one loss. Even one dollar a bushel would leave no margin to encourage investments. Flour is coming in upon us from Nash ville. Louisville and St. Louis, supplying the wants of onr people at very low rates; and they can continue to do so, supplied, as they are, abundantly with good wheat, at low figures. If any change takes place favorable to the interest of opf farmers, we will not hesi tate to pay higher prices, it being under stood, however, that better prices for flour will be required -o enable as to give more for wheat. Very respectfully, Stewart & Aust,n, Merchant Millers. Dissolution. Col. W. S. Cothran has withdrawn from the firm of Cothran, Son & Co., and the banking business in Rome will hereafter be done by H. D. Cothran and Geo: E. Ma guire, under the firm name of Cothrau & Maguire. See adv. Removal. Messrs. Sullivan & Gwaltney, one of tbe best dry goods firms of this c ty, have re moved their stock of goods to No. 6, Shor ter block, where' they will bp jdeqscd to see their friends, and the public generally.— See adv. Miss F- T. Howard’s School. This highly accomplished young lady will resume her school, for young ladies, on Howard street, the first Monday ' ip Sep tember. See adv. Airs. II. C. Cooper’s School.' ■Jhg pext session of excellent school will commence on Monday, the 23d inst., See adv. pe: Ul; President Boutwell. Old “Hole the Sky", alias Boutwell, ap- iears to rule Grant with a rod of iron. lysses is nominally President,but Boutwell is master. Grant’s disposition seems to be fair and conciliatory to the Southern States, and he makes their representatives all sorts of fine promises, meaning, no - doubt at tbe time to fulfill them; bnt whether he does or not,depends upon his master,Bon well.— What kind.of a rnn would Boutwell.have made for the Presidency? Yet this man, who conld not have had the impudence even to aspire to that office this utterly ir responsible demagogue,is really tbe Presi dent of this great Republic, whilst Grant, who was elected to that officers a mere wood en figure head of the ship which Boutwell steers. This is a new invention in.repub lican politics. The people of the United States have no more t£ do in the choice of their aotual ruler than the people of Russia. Hereditary despots generally choose some able man to conduct the government for them,and this is necessary, because they are often incompetent themselves. Onr re publican theory is,that the people them selves shall choose their most capable citia zen tojdirect executive affairs,but that is not our practice. It seeing^ indeed, as if the elective pricniple had come to be as impo tent as the hereditary in. the production of competent heads of government. There is crowned heads in Europe as week and im becile in statesmanship os the President of the United States. Most of them have at least sense enough to select capable advis ers. The Emperor of Austria has VonBuest, one of the masterminds of Europe,and the King of Prussia has Bismark. Grant has Bontwell. He passed by all the acklowl- edged leadeis of the Republican party in the Senate and took this narrow-minded, puritanical, partisan pigmy .to .be his master, and what is of more importance, the master of the country. We see no hope for the restoration of national peace and prosperity while this malign and irresponsible despot wields the power of the Presidency—Bal timore Statesman. From a Fourth of July Oration at Xenia, Ohio, by Brevet Brig. Gen. DonTPiatt. The Rings that Rule In Wasblnton Last fall a distinguished journal sent me to Washington with instructions to look imp irtially at the transactions th’re, and write troth regardless of consequences. I did my best to comply with his request. I strove to lift myself above partisan consid erations and feelings, and give to print a fair statement of all that conld be seen. I say it now as I wrote it then,with a sickened heart,that we have the most cor- rapt Government in the world. It is ran by rings. There are no moneyed interest in tbe land that is without its ring in Wash- ington. We have railroad rings, land job bing rings, Indian Bureau rings, whisky rings, protection rings, that Branch off in every conceivable direction. And they were intriguing, caucus sing,baiting with out cessation. I do not wish to be understood as charg ing that a majority of our Representatives in Congress are dishonest men. On the contrary, I was surprised to find that,liv ing in this atmosphere and under these in fluences,there were so many pure and up right men. But I will say .without fear of accessful contradiction,that adding the in- scapables to the rogues, and they made the majority. Not the least disheartening part of all this is tobe'found in the utter indifference with which the public at large regard all this. It is no longer a shame to steal. It has ceased to be a dishonor to defraud. I saw Senators who came to Washington with scarely money enough to pay their board bills, rolling over ihe street in splendid equipages and entertaining society in pala- tial residences. They are now millionaires, and not only tolerated,but followed flattered, sought and sued by men and women who would be honest were it the fashion to af fect that virtue; and if yon turn from men who have made their fortunes out of their places,it is to stare at men who bought their way to it. Pig with a Human Head. The editor of the Holly Springs report er has seen a white Chester pig with a hu man head. Its chin, jaws, month and nose are not at all of the pig kind, but looks ex actly like the chin jaws,month and nose of a human head. Although only ten hours old when seen by the editor of the Report er—fatigued and fretted—having Seen bandied by a'great many people—it was ac tive and as strong as a pig usually is at the age of two weeks. This cations thing has no eyes, and its nostrils are insido the mouth, rendering respiration-difficult. It has rows of teeth as regular and as perfect as the rows in the human month,and uses its tongue like a human being.— Vicksburg Herald. A Decidedly Cool Sejieit. The coolest thing we have seen since the commencement of the heated term is the resolution of the negro convention at Bal timore, invoking Congress to “drive Chi nese labor nut of the pountry.” The ne gro most be allowed to “throw down the shovel and the hoe," whenever he pleases, and go to attend conventions and public meetings, and the poor white employer shall not be allowed to secure industrious labor er? who will mind their business and earn tijeir wages It is, of course, a direct attack on “the rights” of the colored race even to complain of their laziness and reckless disregard of their contracts. It is a sign, of a very un- reeonstrncted frame of mind in any white man who wants a laborer to work instead of attending political meetings, But it can not be b’elpleil- If the negro continues to pursue politlos as a profession, and leave tne cotton-row in the grass, he may as well make jp his mind to it that the white man will get Chinaman or some other man to take his place, and leave him to the unin terrupted enjoyment of political life. Even Congress fiSOfiPt avert this inevitable —jlqam Me*t : fate. AST A considerable Bnow squall visit ed Page county, Virginia, on the 9th inet. cotempomry says that Mrs.Helm- bold, leader of the ton at Long Branoh is one o’the bnchnriosities of Ameri ca. ASy Mr. A. P. Messenger, Thursday evening, accomplished in New York the feat of riding 500 miles on a velocipede, within fifty coqseontiye hours. tg^-Thomas Barrett, a member.of the jury which convicted Dr: .Webster, o the murder of Dr. Parkman in Boston twenty years ago, has written a letter to the New Orleans Times, confessing that he himself was the mnrderer and that Webster was en tirely innocent. tgyMotto for a rejected suitor—He wooed, and she would’nt. He cooed, bnt sljp <;Q!>l<J’qt. SgyLamartine's favorite phrase in re gard to Napolcin I, was: “Great in action, small in ideas, nothing so far as virtue is concerned; such a man he was!” B-S-TheNew York Mail remarks that Mrs. Star tun Is the sa[t, Aqna Dickinson the p'epper, an# Mis? Apfliony the viqpgar of tbe Female. Suffrage inovemsuj, .BSk-The fine Steam Mill of liilton & Sons, of Darien, burned on the 2Qtb 820, fiOO. Lowndes county laid by. ■Wl From Washington. Washington, July 30.—The through Noithern and Eastern and New Orleans mail of Monday was lost, and through mails from points between New Orleans and Clarksville, Tennessee , were burned. Gov. Toncey, of Connecticut, 13 dead. The policy of the President regarding Mississippi and Texas elections is to be gov erned by furore events. In order to secure a fair election in Mis sissippi, tbe President will order a Board ofKegistrarsfor each conntv, to be compos ed of one Radical, one Conservative and one military officer. The President will, at present, not interfere in favor of cither par- ■ __ t m ( A Floating Fight. Rock Island, July 30.—Raftsmen on tbe steamer Dubuqne attempted to occupy the cabin. Tbe crew and passengers re sisted. A fight followed in whieh eight were killed. The Autt-Coolle Law. We pnblished yesterday tbe section of the act of 1862, on which that profound jurist, the Secretary of the Treasury, says he relies for crushing bnt the present ef forts ofthe Southern people to procure la borers from China. In another column will be fonnd an able article from the Journal, of Commerce, in which the law is fully dis cussed and its intentions clearly set forth. It appears ibat Mr. Bontwell is entirely at fault in construing it as investing tbe fed eral government with power to prevent tbe importation of laborers from China, or even interfering-with the genuine coolie trade, should it be carriedon with this country. The object of the law is clearly shown to be to prevent the fitting out of ships in American ports, of using American vessels to carry on the trade with foreign countries We think the Journal of Commerce makes this appear beyond all donbt, as the sole ob ject ofthe law, and that it was no part of the intention of Congress, if language means anything, to interfere with the free' immi gration of the Chinese to this country at any time, and in any nnmbers that they may think, proper to come.—Saoannah Re publican. Georgia Teacher’s Association. The regular meeting of the Association will be held at the City Hall, in Atlanta, on Wednesday, the 11th of August, at 10 o’clock, a. m. Business of importance will be presented. Teachers throughout the State, whether members of the Association or not, are respectfully and earnestly invit ed to attend. H. H Tucker, Pres’t. Penfield, Ga., June 28, 1869. A Discovery. Workmen, in overhauling the old fort at St. Aognstine, Florida, discovered coveral subterranean cells,or prisons, each of which contained a long iron npright box, and a human skeleton in irons. It is supposed these were refractory Spanish soldiers, or perhaps prisoners of war. who were incar cerated in these sweat boxes and left there to die hundreds of years ago. Another Reprieve. Governor Bnllock has again reprieved Jesse Watkins, convicted at Savannah of the murder of Charles G. Wilson,who was under sentence of execution on yesterday, and for which preparations had been made by SheriffDower. The execution is post poned until the 13th of Angust. The Times of India reports the cheerful news that owing to the frequency of deaths among travelers by the East Indian railway the board of directors have 1 esolved to by in a supply of coffins at every station alen the line. The Last of the Irish Church Bill. Her Most Gracious Majesty Qacen Vic toria has signed the bill, which has passed both houses of Parliament and which dis- establisles and disendows the Irish Prot estant Church estahlislftnent. This terri ble bill is now law. We must now wait to see whether or no the Irish people will be satisfied. We mnch fear that Qncen V.c- toria or her heirs will have to sign many more such bills before our friends of the green isle will say “enough.” Gladstone, Bright and Lowe have, however, done well. They have work still before them; bnt they have given proof that they know how to do it. If Pat keeps at it Jonny Bull will do more for him He can’t help it.— N. Y. Herald. ffia^A Lawyer in a certain city in Con necticut, not remarkable for his cleanliness in person, appeared at a party a while ago with a rose in his buttonhole. “Where do you suppose it came from ?” said he to a brother lawyer who was admiring it. Tbe latter looked np and down the entire length of the questioner, and with great delibera tion responded, “Why, I suppose it grew there.” The St. Paul Press says that half the business of the conrts in Dlinois seems to beta satisfy the vengeance of women be cause they can’t get the men to marry them, and the other half to enable women to got rid of the men vhp have married them, Regula ions for Selling Smoking Tobicco.—fhe Internal Revenue Bureau has, decided that smoking tobacco cannot be retailed from pound packages, except from ■wooden ones, packed and stamped—and has directed notice to he given to'all dealers in tobacco that the practice of retailing lobao- co from ponnd packages, as now prevailing, must at once cease. J66ySixty-one thousand five handled and thirty-one dollars were expended for the support of the colored schools in Wash ington pity daring the year ending Jane • JJSyThe next State elections will bo in Kentucky, August 2; Alabama, August 3; Tennessee. August 5; Montana, August 10. The leader of a recent* <Himp-meeting in Qbip announced, ‘The brother-in-law of President Grant will now lead us in pray er.” A, Miss Rnrnoti was married recently at Nashville, Tenn., to a Mr. O. F. Fare well. The last words of Miss Barnett to. her friend were, “I am 0, F.—Farewell” gL-There is a lady in Sutton, New York, who was married at twelve years of age, who’ is tho mother of sixteen children, .weighs 210 pounds, and is “fair, fat and forty.” fi©“Tho Bishop of London disapproves of ritualistic music and services, and says they remind him pf “those -pnblio p’aces where the music of Handel’s oratories and Rossini’s 'Stnbat Mater’ mingle with the B@.When Dan Rice’s first wife ran away with an affinity, the bereaved hus band said, “it is a comfort to know that she went off with a gentleman.” A-yonpg lady, heing charged, by a geq- tlemqn with haying trifled with bis feelings, ■yery.iunnily, as she thought, exclaimed, .“Well, I plead jilfy.” ftivA premium of five hundred dollars is to be given at the St. Louis iair.far the cow that \rjll give the largest and richest yield of milk ; irii felt*S-a iT ihJT .5^551 v . i £3r*Crops are spiend'd in Baker twenty [Cor- Far. AVici, THE COTTON PROSPECT IN SOUTH WEST GEORGIA. That false and exaggerated estimates and reports of the growing crop in this sec tion have been widely circulated, no one will deny who is posted as to facts, and capa ble of forming a correct opinion. Personal olservation, aud information derived from ca.-eful and competent indi viduals, lead to the following conclu sions : 1st The crop is at the lowest calcula tions, two weeks behind its ifsnal status at this stage ofthe season. This is the. re- snltof the exceedingly late spring, and the repeated slight frosts np to May, which though not killing the plant outright, yet left it feeble, yellow, and covered with lice. Afterwards, abundant rains induced great snccnlency and a rapid growth, which was again suddenly checked by the late dry and exceedingly hot spell. When the rains set in, two or three days since, thousands of acres in this and ad joining counties had ceased to grow, and were flowering all over like fields early in September. Except where ample distance in the hill, also, had been left, the burn ing sui.s had played sad havoc with' the squares and young frnit. We have seen crops in whieh at least one-half of the embryo fruit lay on the grohnd, or had dried upon the branches. This fact hundreds will attest. 2d. Whcre icriilizers have been lavish ly employed, under the stimnlns of re- peathed rains prior to the drought, the cotton weed has sprung forward, luxnriantr ly an-i developed !or more stalk and fibre than bolls. The burning guano beneath, and the fiery ordeal above for several weeks past, have each conspired to bring to grief the exuberant hopes of many, planters, who talked largely of harvesting more than a bale to the acre. This portion of the crop, therefore,'has' ■offered most. We feel justified, accordingly, in the as sertion that the forthcoming crop in South west Georgia will not he an average one, leav'ng out of account even the well au thenticated tidings that the genuine cater pillar had appeared in Donghertv, Baker, and other ofthe lower counties. Should this scourge prove as fatal and general as last year, the falling off will be sad indeed. Of course the above statement? are snbject to modification in particular locations where the seasons have been more propitious. In the main, however, they will be found to he correct [Cuthbert Appeal, 29th. Troops tor Columbia County. On yesterday morning, before tbe down passenger train on the Georgia railroad left Atlanta, a detachment of United States soldiers—fifty in number—were placed on the cars The troops were brought down the railroad as far as Sawdust, in Colom bia county, where they were landed. The soldiers belongedoto an United States In fantry regiment, and we were informed, are under the command of a certain Col. Chris topher, who, it will be remembered, has been recently engaged in the cruelty to convicts investigation The soldiers were famished with tents, a baggage -wagon, and n regular camp equipage, indicative, we think, of their intention to remain some time in Columbia county. We were informed that after landing at Sawdust, the troops at once took up their line of march toward Appling, the Conrt House town of Colombia county, where they will commence an investigation of the recent lynching of the negro, Berry Bar nett and his wife, who were taken from the connty jail and shot by disguised parties.— Citron. <£• Sen. 31. Hints From a Postmaster.—When yon call at the postoffice for yonr mail, and the postmaster hands it out, ask him if that is all. If yoa ask him for mail and he tells yon there is none, tell him there ought to be ; then go home and send tbe rest of the fami ly aronnd to ask through the day. Don’t bring yonr mail to the office anti) tbe mail closes, then d—n the postmaster for not unlocking the mail-bag and patting your letter in. When you want a stamp on yonr letter, tell the postmaster to pnt it on ;it he don’t lick it, you lick him- Tn case yon put the stamp on yourself, soak it in yonr month long enough to remove the mucilage, it will than stick till it is dry. Be sure to ask the postmaster to oredit you for stamps ; if he has aDy-accommoda tion about him he will do it. If you have a box, stand and dram on it rintil the postmaster hands out yonr mail, it makes him feci good, especially if he is waiting on some one else. A very heavy rain stopm prevailed at Augusta,- Ga., and in tbe adjacent district of South Carolina, on last Wednesday af ternoon. In Augusta the outlets for the escape qf the surplus water from the streets beoame charged so far beyond their capaci ty to discharge that many parts of Broad, Greene and other streets become filled to the depth of two and three feet. The track of the Angnsta and Colombia ran- road was mnch damaged botipepn Ham burg and qrautyillf, -so'muohso that the trains were unable to pass that evenieg. Tbe Southern Express Victimized;' Nearly Five Thousand Dollurs Stol.en. No Clue to tbe Robbers. There is in the employ of the Southern Express Company a young gentleman, a resident of this county, and of the best family, Mr. Bntier B. Mays, who had a sit uation as Messenger, and ran in that capaci ty on the Central railroad, between Savan nah and Macon. A few nights since he left the Company’s office in Savannah to go to Macon,'receipting for and taking on board of his car with him~a quantity of Ex press freight, and one of the iron chests : n which the money forwarded by the Compa ny. is nsnally transported. • Entering his car with the money all right, the train left Savannah for Macom— On the portion of the line between Savan nah and Millen. we understand .that Mr. Mays went to sleep, leaving his money and freight all right. On arriving, at Milieu, he awoke and found a package containing four thousand nine hundred dollars had been stolen from his possession while he slumbered. Not knowing what else to do the horrified Messenger immediately re turned to Savannah and reported the loss to his superior officers. We are informed that Superintendent Dempsy and General Superintendent O’Brien, were, fortunately, in Savannah at the the time, and at once took the matter in hand and endeavored to ferret ont the robbers. Up to this time, however, thefr efforts in that direction have been of no avail and the affair still remains enshroud ed in mystery. —Citron. & Sen. Decree in tbe Columbus Bunk Case*. The Clerk will enter the following de cree: DeWitt F. Wilcox, Assignee vs. Justice’s Infenor Conrt, et al.—Bill for Direction, etc. This came on to be heard, and after ar gument had by the Solicitors of the pais ties, it is ordered and decreed by the Court that said complainant retain for his os#,from the land in controversy, to pay expenses in administering the assests of the Bank, the sum of 812,963 27. It is farther ordered and decreed, that said Assignee shall pay ont of the balance of the fund to-wit: the sum of8143,495 37 to the bill holders before the contt, and whose bilb have not been withdrawn, and to Dr. Billing on his certificate on their re spective demands,in the ratio or proportion that the whole demands allowed, to-wit: the sum of $579,016 36, has, or bears to the aforesaid snm in hand to be distribu ted. And it is farther ordered and decreed, that the bilb of the Directors withdrawn, and the bilb that may be paid off under thb decree, shall be by the Assignee mark- ed,so that the same may be distingnbhed from other bilb of the bank. It is farther ordered and decreed that the Assignee pay the cost ont of the Binds by him retained, and that he report to thb Coart on the first of the next Term in No vember, and to what extent he shall have executed thb decree. J. Johnson, J. S. C-, C. C. Columbus Enquirer. To Cure Blind Staggers. The following core for the “Blind Stag gers,” b said by General Hampton, to be infallible. — “Measure a stick from the nostril to the inner corner of the eyes so as not to have it too long; sharpen well and ran itap the nostril twbting it nronnd once or twice, so as to make the nose bleed freely, and it will give instant relief.” Thb remedy b so simple—the material being always on hand that we consider it invaluable to farmers and horsemen. Good Time on ttie Pacific Railroad. On Saturday last a car arrived at New York from San Francisco, in six days and a half. It contained over forty persons— and the trip was accomplished without the slightest accident or mishap. The. road b described to be in good condition, The cat stopped twelve hours at Promontory Point, and half an hour threa times a day for meab. In future there will be no de lay at Promontory Point, The average speed over the Control Pacific road was about fifteen miles qn hoar, and over the Union Pacific from twenty to twenty-five miles an hoqr, Altogether the entire route is spoken of as very beautiful and enter taining. We are now just beginning to re- a'ixa the bonefits of thb wonder of the age, the iron road from ocean to ocean.—Ex change. The harp at nature's advent strung Has never ceased to play; The song the stars of morning sung, Has never died away. And prayer is made and praises given, By nil things near and far; The ocean looketh up to Heaven, And mirrors every star. Its waves are kneeling on the stra-d, As kneels the human knee; Their white locks bowing to the sand— The priesthood of the sea ! Married—In this ->ennty, on ih e 294 inst., by tbe Rev. Jesse Lambeuh, X, 1 John A. Rice and Miss Maggie Wood I Abo, in Forestville,atthe residence of the bride’s father, by the Rev. Jesse La a berth, Mr. Joseph H. Duke and Mis3 Jo. sephine Trammell. 4Sy*Andy Johnson had a “policy,” and it broke down under him.—H. Y. Her ald. Yes, his “policy” was to save the Con- stitution of bb country, and its enemies were strong enough to ovorpower him. Tby deoide him for tha:? As well might yon ridicule a man who had been overpow ered by highwaymen. The “policy” of the North seems to be to regard ?yeyything that b an nccessfal jq t, erlme—Sac. A Chance for another Exodns. Reverend Wm. McLain, of Washington city, Secretary of the African Colonization Soeiety, gives notice that the Society’s ship Golcondu will ssil from Baltimore for Libe ria about the 1st of November. Through tickets will be given to all colored persons, of good character, who desire to emigrate to their native heath; and six months subsis- tance after their anival. Those qualified to actaa missionaries or teachers, whether male cr female, will be employed at. good salaries. A Good Joko on Gov. Bollock. Talking of electricity, it is saifi that q noted wag of thb coqnfry wrote Bullock a 1 etter recently, asking him to send a de- taohment of military to inquire into the facts ofthe killing of three masculine dar kies in his neighborhood. The joke will be appreciated when it is kqowa that these pais of the Atlanta Governor were struck by lightning!—Indian Springs Correspon dent Macon Journal. Sgfc.The Brunswick Appeal has secured the editorial services cf Bev. C. A- Fnl- ood. «■* *. . A Safi Mistake. Miss Mary Lard, of Barnwell, died on Wednesday morning last from the effects of morphine, taken by mistake* for quinine. She sent to the drag store of John S Shock for ten grains of quinine on the cyqnjpcf be fore. Ry ipistako iporphlne was weighed ont instead of qnimne, and Miss Lard took the whole quantity, and did not discover, the mb afcfi uqtil'too lato. The aid of Dr. Duncan was summoned promptly, but she was so complete’^ under the effocts' of the opiate that her life could not be saved. She died in a few hours after. We deeply sym pathise with the afflicted family, and take occasion to say that the proprietors of the drug store are sorely distressed at thb ter rible accident-—BannreJ/. S. O. Journal Senator Welch Resigns.—We learn upon good authority, that F. O. Welch, the Radical Senator in the State Senate from this dbtrict, has resigned his sjqt, Ho has removed to q N°? ; hwastorn State. Representative Reid is no longer a citi zen of Dougherty, aud we respectfully cqq- gpf-t to hi'-s the propriety of following F, Q’s. example.—‘Albpni/ JVajs :Turner denies that he has been summon ed to Washington as a witness, and says he knows nothing of the counterfeiting case. [Macon Journal, of Saturday. Heavy Defalcation. Charles H. Hopkins, Jr., late Conven tion Tax Collector, iVa defaulter to the tuao of $13,000. and executions have been issued by Madison Bell, the Comptroller, against him and bb securities, A. M. Ross, Mary Hopkins, M.J. Alder, and others. Sheriff Dower left Savannah Thursday for Baltimore, with a requisition for the Gov ernor of Maryland, from Bullock,for James Maloney, indicted for killing Henry Lion. Rqmor says a Radical paper is to be start ed in Savannah.—Son. Hews. A good anecdote b told of a honse paint er’s son, who used the brash very dexter ously bnt had acquired til 6 habit of putting it on too Ihiofc. Qne day hb father after baring frequently scolded him for hb lav. bhing doubling,and all to no pnrpese^ave a severe flagellation. “There yon young rqscal,” after pCT&jqdW Gte painful doty," “how do you like, that?” “Well, I don’t kno.w, dad," whined the hoy, In reply, bnt it seems ta me you pnt it on a great deal thioker than I did.” 86?" A coffin maker was asked whom he was making a coffin for, and mentioned the intended. ‘.‘Why he is not a dead man.i” said the.querbL “Don’t you trouble your self,” replied the other ; “Dr. Coe told ns to make his coffin, and I guess bfl bqows what he gave hitU;” 8®*“Williain,” said a Quaker, “thee knows I never call anybody names, but, William, if the Mayor of the city were to coma to mo and say, ’Joshua, I want you to find me the biggest liar in all Philadel phia,’ I would come to thee and pnt my hand fin thy shoulder and say to thee, Wil liam, the Mayor wants to see thee.” 8£&,One method, qf gelting rid of a cold in (he head, aeoording to Good Health although troublesome, is seme times very successful. It consists in abstaining, as much as possible, fromdrinkingany liquid;. By this means the supply cf fluid to the blood, whi'ih ? 06a 1° beep np the discharge from the nostrils, is ent off, and with it the discharge itself. In this way a bad cold in the head may somefimev he cured : n a Single day, Another One Sent Home.—Taliafer ro Page, the negro door-keeper of the Radical Senate of Alabama,was on Sunday last convicted of perjury in the City Court of Montgomery,and sentenced to hard labor for five yean. They pour their glittering treasures forth Their gifts of pearl they bring, And ail the listening hills of earth Take up the song they sing. The green earth sends her incense up From many a mountain shrine; From folded leaf and dewy enp, She pours her sacred wine. The mists above the morning rilfr, Rise white as wings of prayer; The altar enrtains of the hills Are sunset’s purple air. The winds with hymns of praise are load, Or low with sobs of pain, The thunder organ of the cloud, The drooping tears of rain. With drooping head and branches crossed The twilight forest grieves, Or speaks with tongnes of Pentecost From all its snnllt leaves. The bine sky is the ten. Its transept earth and* air; The music of .its starry march The chorus of a prayer. » So nature keeps the reverent frame With which her years began; And all her signs and voices shamlt The prayerless heart of man. POOR ECONOMY. • Many a man for love of self,-. To stuff hi° coffers starves himsefl; Labors, accnmalates, and spares To lay np ruin for hb heirs ; Grudges the poor their scanty dole; Saves everything ^ except his soul. WORK FOR*TH£ MONTH. The main crops of the farm have already received their last working, and the farm er’s attention shonld now be directed to fa cilitating, in every possible way, tte gath ering and housing the products of the year’s labor. Fodder pulling will first claim attention in a large pertion of the country vbited by the Cultivator. It may be, that in some localities, clover and gras ses have supplanted fodder, or at least sup plemented it* to such an extent, that if the fodder b spoilt from a Jong rainy spell, daring pulling time, there will stijl be a sufficiency of long forage for the farmer’s stock. If there be any such places, we most heartily congratulate the people there of- * J- As soon as the shuck ripens (loosing its green color) begin to strip the blades, if the weather favors. Some persons, after pul ling a handful, throw it on the ground to take tbe snn until evening, when it b taken np and tied in bundles. We prefer the method of tying in small bandies as it is stripped, and hanging on the stalk to dry. When, say three-fonrtbs cared, gather and throw in good sized close heaps, late in the evening, and Iqt it go through a beating process during the night; next day throw open the heaps—the heat will dissipate the remaining moisture, core the fodder 3joner and give it at the same time a tenderness and flavor much ralbhed by stock. Sparc no pains to cure it well—if monldy and dusty it may prove mere than worthless. The gin-honso and packing-screw shonld now be overhauled and pnt in firstratc or der; perhaps new cogs are needed 01 new rollers, or some part may have become ont of level, cansiogthe machinery to run heav ily, and by altering the adjustment of parts cause them to wear too rapidly. Baskets, pockets, eto—all the appliances used in cotton picking should be gotten ready. Pre pare a good scaffold for sdhning cotton as it u picked—it pays well. Damp cotton can not be ginned properly. It 'will certainly nap and make a bad sample.— Southern Cultivator, for August. Drought, Forage and Deep Plowing. We were gossiping yesterday with a Mid dle Georgia p'auter about matters and things in general. He says be has not had rain enough to stand or run in hb fur rows since hb corn was planted, and yet thinks he will make a fine crop—fifteco bushels to the acre upon hb uplands.: Hb corn has not suffered seriously from drought —simply because hb ground was mellowed very deeply. The sub-soil p’ow b tho great instru- mentin preparing the land f>r crops. The turning plow, in hb judgment, shonld be used with great care and moderation—aud hat a very moderate depth of clay turned up to the .-urface every year—that it may be incorporated with and servo gradually to deepen the soil. The snb-soil, however, sliou d he deeply mellowed—tho deepei th better. How deep docs tho tap root of our lustiest cotton stalks *. gc * down into the earth? A Bibb eoanty planter says three feet, and he will prove it. Our gossipping friend has met with first rate success iu red clover.. From one »nd three quarter acres he has cue and housed, thb summer, ten wagoq loads uf firstni’t forage, which he say# weigedat least one thousand pounds ouch,' I hat f; five tons, or two hundred dollars Worth and more- town prices. He says there b no difficulty with clover upon fair uplands. Pulverize the surface soil well, and mellow ..the sub soil to the greatest possible depth; but be careful not to go below the surface soil with yonr turn plows, ('lover needs a * gr. at depth of mellow ground to penetrate with its long-roots that it may m>t suffer from the hot sun and drought. If ean be cut twice hi the year, and it will, as green for age, keep horses and mules fat with on t ration ofcornaday. Onrgossip iskuown to he one ofthe best farmers in Middle Georgia, bnt we call no n tines.—Macon Telegraph. Favorable Signs. The Barnwell Journal, in speaking ofthe late townships election in that county,states that the colored people showed quite a spir it of comprombo, and in most of the town ships were content to run a mixed ticket, which gave tbe whites an equal share of the offices. In some localities they ex pressed their preferences for white candi dates as being more intelligent and bettor qualified, and elected more whites than blacks. This deference to tho superiority of the whites b surely a favorable sign of the times. The Latest Discovery qf Jenkins Concerning Genera* Grant.—That the General prefers brown sugarin his cof fee, army fashion, and has a great partiali ty lor scrambled eggs. A twenty,;neh gun, weighing over fifty- sevvn tons, and capable of throwing a shot weighing 1,100 pounds, has been oast in Pittsburg. There is bat one other of eqw 1 rite in tho United States. mu c A. J. KING, Beal Estate Agent, Cave Spring, 6a. W ILT. Buy and Sell Lands at reason,ti. rates m the surrounding country V- '■-*—»- 1 *~^*--«'Hot e] _ or augatw-srtf Georgia Home Insurance Co, OF COXUMiSUS, GA. INCORPORATED 1859. Capital #350,000. A gentleman from near Lowndesbdro,’ Ale., has presented the editor of the Hayso- rille Examiner a bucket full of eaUerp'l- lars taken from hb cotton. . Dr. Lipscomb will not give op the Presi dency of the State University. J. F. BOZEMAN, Presidtnt. . D. P. WILLCOX, Secretary. - This Company makes a speciality of issuing Participating Policies On dwellirg and Furniture, -whereby the Insured shares m the profits of the Company rriihout in curring liability. Agents may b« found at nearly every promi nent point in this and the neighboring States, to whom applications for insnrance may be made. Scrip dividend to holders of participating pol icies, TWENTY-FIVE per cent. 1 The scrip of 1867 (25 per cent) is now receiv able as cash in payment of premiums. N. J. BAYARD, Agant, aug5tw-w-:iin Rome, Ga. ^ ” POSTPONEMENT OF POIiK COUNTY COURT. AT CHAMBERS, 1. Rome, Gat, July 39,186y. > At the the request of a large majority tiie Attorneys at Law practicing* in the county o£ Polk, and because of the large number of causet pending in said - Court in which RELIEF U sought (which question has not been considered or adjudged by this Court for the reason that it is now before the Su* reine Court ior adjudication) and it appearing further, that the Supreme Court of the State is in session, which most of the At torneys arc compelled to.attend, anil on aeeount ofthe illness of Joseph A. Blance, one of tne principal attorneys practicing in said Court, it ia THEREFORE ORDERED, that the regular Term of the Superior Court of the Coumy of Polk, of the Rome Judicial Circuit, be adjourned* to the FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER next and that Juries lio privided Dceording to law, for the First and Second Weeks of November next, and that this order be entered upon the minutes of aaid Court, and that nr lice of the adjournment be made public, by publication in the Rome Pa pers, and by notice by tbe Clerk upon the Court House door of said County. F. A. KIRBY, J. K a B. C. july3Iwlm J. N. Robson, COMMISSION MERCHANT. No?, 1 and 2 ATLANTIC WHARF, * CHARLESTON, S. C. ; S AVING ample means for advana^.a DusA ness experience of twenty ycaw». and.con fining himself strictly to a Comm\»i*ja Busisen. without operating on his own. account, r — ' fully solicits consignments . Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Ac. , .. ^■Shippers of Pro luce to h?«i may at their op tion,have their consignments sold either ia Char leston or Now York, thus having tho advantage of two.znarkets without extra Commissions. REFERENCES:—Bishop W M Wight man, 8. C,; Rev. T. 0. Summers, D. D., Tenn.; Col. Wm. Johnson, Chariot e, N. C.; Hon. John P. King,. Augusta, .Ga., Messrs. Williams, Birnie A Co.* New York; Messrs G. W. Williams A Co., Char leston, S. C. july!7tw-w3m. SULLIVAN & GWALTNEL No. 6 Shorter Block, Rome, (»a. H AXIN'G BEHOVED to the aLove location we are now prepared to offer Gnat Induce, men Is to Cash Buyers in Foreign end Domestic Dry Goods, Hats. Boot;, Shoes and Gaiters, Gru- iteand Glassware. An Hraminaticn of our Goods and Prices so* licited. SULLIVAN Jt GWALTNEY. auj3tw2twit Branch Office of the Southern: Sorg*ho Machine COMPANY^ No. 6 City HhII Block,, BROAD SfREEr, RiJIE, GA. We are manufacturing «ar celebrated Self-adjusting Cane Mills, Broad Under-flow and. Corrugated Evaporators, and Cane Juice Clarifiers. It is tho only Sorgho Machinory that wp what is 'rbpresenied, or will give entire satisfy' tion, and on which :i goo J Syrup or Sugar made.from Sorghum Cane without the use-ei ebemieals. *V« guarantee all our Macbinefy 35 represented, and being a homo «3A$q*rise our guarantees are available. •• '.. Oar machinery is adauled to both Sorgho ti® Louisiana Cane. Wo defy competition ia Trice, Capacity, Workmanship or Durability. Call oui>r address .1. H. PARKER, or MORRISON A 3IITCHELL, aug3wtf Rome, Ga- . SOUTHERN MASONIC Female CoUege. r PHIS Institution, located in Covington. -1. is now in successful operation. ftbclbngBto’ the Grand Lodge of Georgia, and i4«K>ntmU*i VT authority of the same. The ex<&ci*«& of ti« is* stitution will he resumed on tb«.16th of Anjo*^ with the cld Board of Insfruoirun coaapitta, .con sisting of Three Gentlemea atjdjSrx Itodie*- For full information apply ta the President, GUSTAVCS J. OKU, A. H- july31fw3t-wlt IIEARM SCHOOL. Cave Spring, Ga. T HE Exercises of this School wiU on MONDAY, August 2-1. , . TUITION per sosslon of Four Menths— Srxteen and Twenty Dollar*. BOARD, iu good Families, Fifteen per month. P. J. KING, A. B. Principal; julyl3w3w Cave Spring.^ GEORGIA, Polk County .17 HEREA6, John Wright having *PP^“ » f for an exemption of personalty, » a d ^f t .7 apart and valuation of homestead, I upon said>pplijAtion on the 10th day <? f 1SC9, by 10 o’clock, A. M., at my office, in C*d town, Ga. By order of the Ordinary - aug3-2t S. A. BORDERS, C. CEO. G1A, Pyllt Count,. , 1EREAS, R. F: Caldwell h»*i»* *«“T Sir «a exemption .1 per*a»*lity, ting apart and ' ' ^ if homestead, 1 cn the 10th »f A**"* . » o’rioek, A.ii.; at my offle. in (>darte«“- ^grder of SHERIFFS AND 0*DIS**l® G O (6 the RomaCourim Oteetbr joarbn^- Thfc rery beat alwaji on hand.