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ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORN
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i'-^rr'iStoTand Proprietor,
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.iifp.rtlsing his wife, (in advanc.)
Home High School.
Prof. ,f. C. Holmes has arrived in Rome
■jbi] will open his school for boys in the
Fooche Academy on Jlonday, the 6th
inst.
Seir Advertisements,
yiiisauiio Canopies—Mr. Kctcham
offeis a beautiful article ready made and ve
ry cheap.
Coosa River Lands Foe Sale.—On
the 18th of Oct. next James A. Reeves,
Chancellor .will sell at Gadsden several Lots
if hue Land lying near that place. See
Mr.
Horse Stolen.—T II. Boone Adver
bs a stolen Horse.
atoms Iron Manufacturing Co,, (Rolling
Mill.)
At the recent annual Meeting of stock-
hcldcis of the above named Co. the follow-
in,’ Officers were Elected :
II. M. ANDERSON, President,
X. J. UAYARD, Secretay
II. D. COTHRAN, Treasurer
SAMUEL NOBLE, Gen. Supt.
The Works are being completed and
ttley hope to commence Rolling Iron in
ahoetfwo weeks;it will probably be a month
or more before they commence manufactur-
ing Naili It will take about one hundred
hinils to run the entire works when com
pleted.
J®“Mr. J. S. Wilcox an old and promi
nent merchant of Augusta, diedsuddenlyin
-’■cv Haven on the 1st inst. where he was
visiting.
ted"Judge E. S. Bird of Dalton, died on
the '26 ait.
IIrst llnlc of Sc-w Uotlop from down the
River, .
The first hale from down the Coosa this
year was shipped by Liart, & Fiddler, of
badsden, and arrived here yesterday con
signed to Pitner & Smith, who are regular
ly in the cotton trade for . this year. The
cotton was stored in the New Fire Proof
'fare House of Griffith, Clayton & Co.
Tbc Etowah Iron Work*.
We learn that the Etowah Iron Works
, r known as Cooper’s Iran Works,
tare recently been seized by the United
states Government, as the property of the
ou oderate States, at the instance of the
ommissioncr at Washington, under the
- section of the act of 1866, and amen
datory ac ts 0 f Congress. The Etowah
proper.y comprises some ;15,000 acres of
Suit has been instituted, and Loch-
raac and Clark retained as counsel for the
■ vernment. We look for a big fight among
&S£tu£i priocely estate ’ worlh
1Southern Recorder reports
M;n -y' five „ baIes of new cotton received at
•4 e ,§r ilIe ,ast week and sold at from
-3(«)29i cents.
Snperi-
casc
debts scaled in Baldwin
« Court under Relief Laws in one
-lemdoUar, in another to 66ic.
* . , e Supreme Court under late
to
Cases
ruling
• for
* le l ead '"g European journals ex-
- s tlle opinion that Cuba is lost to Spain.
sin*"' 9 otton -—There were received
4 i&T; for the week cndin s x estor '
anfl . , B of new cotton. Of
ZT! ? bout 130 bales sold.
vipts for the last week in August,
^ tb fc for the same tic^T 1
this
The
1869
* of any
i Market.
, AND Fe6 tive.—Tho
Crvlitr 1 " Wb ° thron S the
7 stable carriages, has gotten ™
tin^t \ at | cn .^ el •“dies are actmdly
that is i C a ^ raid to r M® °nt in a
« a ‘« known to hekng to a livery
ecomnampA t- - gentleman
crowd
streets
of
in
be so
get-
carrioge
’ stable,
-uuuicu Dy a gent]
we cTn “? not allowed in other oil
cities,
These
and
allowed
Rome- Ga., Sept. 1.
YoUr correspondent wrote last from
Chattanooga, and at that time it was his in
tention to hava given a full description of
the arrival of the Press in Rome, and'"of
the trip down the Coosa. Bat so mnoh has
been written and published in regard to
.what'was .done and seen in Rome and on
the'Coosa, and this being familiar ground to
most of your readers, I pass on-to the
oorsion over the* Selma, Rome & * Dalton
Railioad. The line of this road>- I
through one of tho most beautiful and fer
tile sections of the South. The valleys are
unsurpassed in the production: of corn,
wheat and cotton, while the hills and moun
tains, of either ride are formed of -immense
deposits of iron ore of the richest qoality,
while the Southern termious taps the im
mense o:al fields of the Cherokee valley,
rrtfd we predict that era long the whole line
of this road will be aglow with furnaces.—
As it was the reputed object of the Press
Excursion to develop the mineral resources
of the Cherokee country, we will now pro
ceed to state how they proceeded in their
laudable enterprise:
Our first stop was made at Cave Spring,
and al' hands made a flying visit to the
cave, and to many of the party it was quite
a show. Prom the eoye of any visited the
Asylum for the Deaf and Dqmh, »U
united in pronouncing Cave Spring one of-
the most beautiful spots in all the land, but
were at a great loss to understand why the
railroad did not pass through the town. I
will not repeat the sad story of old fogy-
ism that was related to ns as a reason, suf
fice to say, property suddenly became valu
able, right of way a terrible obstacle, aud
tha boss of the poad simply made a little
vurve, and went around our forest village.
Leaving Cave Spring and its cool shades
and sparkling waters—for it was an awful
hot day—with much regret, the Excursion
party ne*t stopped at tha iron ore beds of
Messrs, King and Pryor, which are iQPSted
immediately on the line of read, a few
miles sooth of Cave Spring. The supply of
ore, at these places is immense, and of the
finest quality. We learn to-day that
company has been formed, and that if a suf
ficient quantity of land can he bought at
reasonable figures, that a fornaoe will 'be
built at osm on the Pryor property. We
wish the parties sverysuccess, and will do
all in our power to aid the sntorprise.
After spending some time in tho exami
nation of the iron beds of King & Pryor,
we were informed that all was ready, and
as the boor of noon, bad arrived, and no
signs of dinner were apparent, it was with
out much loss of time that all parties were
recalled, and off we went, lightning speed-
We soon entered Alabama, and to our joy
ful surprise, at an early dinner hour, we
were stopped at Platona, where Capt. E.
G. Barney, Superintendent of the Selma,
Rome & Dalton Railroad, had prepared a
feast that, to our empjy stomachs, yasmost
suiting, and of a most delicate flavor. After
an honr spent in eating, drinking and toast
ing, we, with well filled stomachs, went for
ward to Oxford. The same vein of ore as
found at King & Pryor’s, runs in a few
hundred feet of the road, and at one time
was successfully worked; but Wilson, the
fell destroyer, tefr hi» impress upon it, and
the works, which were onto to successful,
are a mass of ruins; but the wealth of na
ture is still there, and other men will resur
rect the now chilled fornaee, and a fortune
will yet be made at the Oxford works-
As the day was for spent, we only had a
few moments to stop at other points—off
we went for Selma, and here we met with
marked hospitality, and after spending a
night tit the Troupe House, and doing full
honors to a splendid breakfast, we took a
view af the city. Wfi were well pleased
with all we saw, and you Romans were in
danger of loosing your laurels, % the Sel
ma people kmftv how to entertain str?n-
ggrs, aud even we poor creatures of the
quSB,w&k# Med st ° maobs > and * e
pleasing knowledge that it was all free, felt
delightfully delighted, and swore 40 wbi P
onr devil if anything should he said agsls#
Alabama, and especially Selma-
It was with regret that we bade adwfo
Selma, hot the best of friends’ must part.—
After a lively run of several .hours, we
were informed that a splendid dinner was
awaiting us at the Shelby Springs. We
feel onr inability to do justice to this beau
tiful spot, and notwithstanding the good
cheer, and our well filled storoaohs, it was
with regret that we left, and if we only
could get a free ride, we would go back
again.
We now come to the last (except one)—
and by for the most interesting scene pre
sented to ns daring the entire trip. 'The
Shelby Iron Works were at one time per
haps rite most extensive in
the Confeder
ate States, thefe capita} slS«* bein S S800-
009. U is ptinfirf U>
cent regions. WHson here jjk# W
work—not leaving one stone upon another,
reducing at one blow, all to rnius. But,
owing to the irrepressible owner’s great en
ergy, she is rising again from her ruins, and
$210,000 has been spent j.u repairing, but
$200,000 more will be required toreste.rp ip
to its former proportions. One furnace is
ii» foil blast, and turns out about 110 tons
of first das iron, pig, which is worth
$40 per tea. Tltete is also a mi-
chine sliop OB'! foundry in
from all the signs, we would say Shelby
Iron Works wiR soon bo folly rebuilt and
reaeypfl. These works have been, and are
being rebuilt by * Northern company, and
we were informed that they are i)Qy pay-
handsomcly.
world. We have almost.overy mineral of
value, indeed, except gold, we may say
that we have aU of them, and we are des
tined t^ hold the balance-of power on this
continent, If not throughout the world.—
We have a* great future ahead of ns, aud
.time will show' some things wonderful.
We have digressed, hot will return—^at
Platona, Capt Barney gave us a splendid
supper, and here let me say that such men
as Barney should be encouraged and fos
tered. I feel proud of him and his friends,
and the time will soon come when he will
receive the praises of all disinterested and
liberal minded men.
The Press Exchrsion is over. We have
seen it all. We have sacrificed no princi
ple,- and do not intend to do so. We feel
under no obligations to any one. So long
as Halbert does his daty as a railroad man,
and shows a disposition to work for the
good of the people, we shall- snstain him,
but as Bulloek has never done anything but
attempt to ruin and oppress us, we have no
praises, no sympathy, no respect, and bat
little charily for him. As a matter of pol-
icy, we may strike a trace with him, pro
vided, in future he will behave himself, but
we can never forget what he h*.s done, and
tried to do. We can never forgive him
unless he will do works meetfor repentance.
We hope that the Press will remain true,
and as we hade them farewell, we hoped—
bat still had fears, that some of them had
crossed the Rubicon.
We deem the Bxonrsion a.success, and
that the result will be beneficial to the
whole State.
It is tme tflat some of onr brethren may
have fallen by the wayside, still we hope for
the best, and if they have, we can only say
we part with them in sorrow, but without
regretfor we would know who we fop ai)d
who are against ns—in this struggle there
is no middle grounds.
s invi-
Besolvcd, That having accepted the
tation of Col. E. Hulbert, Superintendent
of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and
having travelled with him as his guests,we
recognize the excursion as totallydisconnect-
de with politics and political parties; that in
CoL Halbert we recognize a man of deep
thought and thorough investigation,’ of in
defatigable energy and steady pnrpos o
advance the interests of the State, by a
successful administration of the great pub
lic work over which he presides, by the aid
of his deep sagacity and forethought, as to
railroad exclusions, the judicious gradua
tion of freight tariffs,and by the use of all
means in his power todevelopo the vast re
sources of the country. Hence we approve
heartily of his Excursion, from which we
have jnstreturned, its aims and purposes,
of the skill shown in planning, and the po
lite, and courteous and successful manner
in which he has- conducted it through
out.
Resolved, That we are pleased to learn
EXCURSION.
The following are the Proceedings of the
ErfSrsIonlits at Bond’s Hotel,
Wednesday.
We are compelled by pressure upon onr
space, to abbreviate and condense the re
port of tite proceedings. Neithgr the edi
tors nor proprietors of this paper were
ent;
Col. Halbert arose, and alluding to the
fact that for the first time the press were
together to consult on tite practical inter
ests of the State; said that they Rad seen
for themselves Georgia’s resources, and
now they innst awaken the people to the
importance of their development. He ton-
eluded by toasting the “Press of Georgia”
—may it sustain all the efforts to devebp
the interests of the Empire State of the
South.
Mr. Clishy then made a speech of senti
ment. Among other things, he toed the
following language:
Onr Governor, in compliment to ns, has,
as it were, become one of ourselves. At
very great personal inconvenience, he has
accompanied us on opr trip. When
left ho remarked to me that he knew not
how long he could continue with us, bnl
he was reluctant to leave ns as long as he
could contribute to the enjoyment of the
occasion, Our iftterempte daring that
time has been of the most agreeable char
acter.
He spoke about the power of the PrteS,
and the necessity of harmony; and, with
words of adieu, closed.
Col. Lester called on Mr. Flemming, of
South Carolina, of the Charleston Courier,
who respetided as follows :
Qentiomen—While I regret that you
did not call upon some one more worthy
among you, yet I cannot do Otherwise than
respond to the hearty invitation which yop
have given to myself as a representative of
the South Carolina Press- Of that State I
have to say that though she te perhaps less
to-day than she has ever been in its history,
for she is now in humiliation, yet she is for
dearer to me at this time than she was in
her most glorious epoch,
word or two, Mr. I
A word or two, Mr. President, of the
expedition. I apprehended when Mr.
Halbert harnessed up his iron horse, and
Invited the Press of Georgia and the
Chpjrieston Qpgyfer, which I have had the
BSSiH&s
■at State, and examine the wealth which
i embedded in her hills—for wjkat, after
is the Press but the exponent of the
’ \d figwtf * BOjSsjblo for Col. Hul-
to bring more advantageously pglore
the minds of .tho poofde, and fff 'onrs flie
and otitef resources of tins
section, than by the excursion froni jrl
we have toAay returned. Upon that
carrion the Commonwealth of Georgia has
represented. We have had the
> Department, the Legislative de
partment, and the judicial department all
Press. [Applause,] TJte great responsi
bility, after tul, rests upon them. Here
then rests thejoy and the fatigues of the
expedition. It has been, nevertheless, a
memorable trip, and will be so regarded for
years to come. To my mind it marks a
new era in the history of Georgia, and in
the history of the Southern States. [Ap
plause.] Volumes, will be written on the
experiences of the past eight days in Geor
gia, and they will reach the people of more
northern ffim .apdyJteTf them foot though
conquered as we are behejied to b& UPt on
ly have we iron in onr bui»,T>S5 iron ypt in
our hearts. [Applause.]
Mr. Weston, of the Dawson Journal, of
fered the following resolution:
iaFrSsfceP^ 5 ' ° f th<> fie01 '
fulCkA ..
C. W. Howard, Kingston; Gen.
lips, Marietta, Hon. W. P. Price, Dahlone-
ea; Chancellor Lipscomb. Athens; Col. Sea-
bPFU Jones, Van Wert; Messrs. £oj>\e &
Sons, Rome, and s»ph Pfhei
committee may think proper for
..-fc
lieve What WC say, thst within a belt of
country 300 miles in length aud one hun
dred end fifty in tod*, of which Chatta
nooga or Roma will be the centre, there is
more mineral and material wealth than can
be found in the same space in the known
tion upon the mineral resources of Georgia,
and compile and publish such information
they may obtain.
Unanimously adopted.
J, Mr. Willingham, of the La
as they may obtain.
Unanimously adopted. ^ ^ ^
appoint Sir. ivesion, oi jue xfuwson Jour
nal Mr Willinsrham, of the LaGrange Re
porter; and Mrf Atkinson, of the Athens
Banner. ,
The committee appointed by the "rp 81 '
dent of the Press Association, representing
tiro Association *nd invited guests, he
leave to submit tho following;
and other State officials who have accompa
nied the excursion; that with pleasure we
recognize the hospitality of the city of At
lanta, represented by her accomplished and
genii Mayor, CoL Halsey, and return
thanks to him and the citizens of the Gate
City;to Messrs. Kimball for the use of their
magnificent sleeping cars, which have ren
dered onr travel a luxury, instead of labor;
to the authorities of the city of Chattanoo
ga, for their hospitalities daring onr visit to
Tennessee; and to Mayor Z. B. Hargrove
and other citizens of Rome, and through
him the city for the generons and continu
ed hospitality and courtesies showered up
on us, and we tender to them onr heartfelt
thanks and best wishes for fntore prosperi
ty. In Capt. Barney, of the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railroad, we found an accom
plished gentleman and indefatigable Super-
iptendent of a splendid road; and ye tender
thanks for the transit over his read, his
courteous attentions, and profuse hospitali
ty in entertaining onr party 'dining onr
whole stay upon his road.
Reaolycd, That the thanks of the Super
intendent of tb§ Western find Atlantic
Railroad and the Press Association and in
vited guests traveling with t-his excursion,
are due, and hereby tendered to Col. Wade
S. Cothran,President of the Rome Railroad
Company, and tho Superintendent J- M-
Selkirk, for the free passage of onr train
and other accommodations extended to ns;
to Col. Wade S. Cothran, President of the
Coosa River Steamboat Company, and Capt.
J. 5J. Elliott, both of whom are pioneers
in this enterprire und have been favorably
known to the public in tbeiy prerent posi
tions for the fort twenty years, for onr dfc
lightful excursions down the Coosa jn the
steamer Etowah, and for their generons
hospitality and polite attention; to Col.
Wade S. Cothran, President, - and L. L.
Thomasson, superintendent of the Cornwall
Iron Works, for the superb, barbecue serv
ed at their works, and for their polite at
tention and courtesies.
That onr thanks are likewise |}jie and
tendered to Mr. Lowe, of the Chattano
Rolling Mills, and Capt Pratt, of the
na Coal Mines; to Messrs. Noble, of the
Rome Works, and Mr. Wells, of ther Shel
by Mines, for courtesies extended and es
pecially for valuable information imparted
in reference to the several important enter-
Prfs§ fU Wbicb they are respectively engag-
That we also tender "thanks to J. W.
Holtzlaw, conductor: John Ellsworth, en
gineer; James Cook and P. H. Pate, con-
dactors of sleeping"carg, Robt P. Rush,
baggage master; L. A. Pond and Wm
Knowles of the refreshment saloons, and to
the whole corp& of servants, for the
courteous and faithful discharge of
duty.
SEPTEMBER
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10, 1869.
NEW SERIES-NO 2.
in the shape of
by the
the Chief Magistrate of
the Treasurer, forces that
officer to respond in a statement of facts,
and make some disclosures to the public
heretofore unknown.
Before allowing my name to be used as
a candidate for theoffice of State Treasurer
knowing the salary was not an adequate
compensation in view of the heavy respon
sibility of receiving and disbursing nearly
two million dollars per annum, giving bond
in the ram of two hundred thousand dol
lars, and performing labors of office. I con-
salted legal authority, and was advised that
both by law and eastern, the Treasurer
was entitled to the interest accruing npon
temporary deposits. Acting under that
advice, I allowed my name to go before the
General Assembly.as a candidate for State
Treasurer, and was duly elected. After
my election, having no secure place in the
Treasurer’s office to keep the funds of the
State, I assumed the risk of depositing the
aBne ia the Georgia National Bank, at the
same tune entering into an arrangement
with said bank, by which I was to be al
lowed a smaD per cent on the daily bal
ances of the funds required for immediate
use, all the fnuds on hand at the time be
ing of this character, and even having to
to temporary loans, and my own cred
individual funds to meet' the heavy
to the little
porary deposits which,
Mr. Pitch moved that tha report be pub
lished in all the Georgia papers, and tile
Charleston Courier. Unanimously car
ried.
General Wright—I move to strike ontall
but the first resolution.
Jpdge Harrell —I move,Mr. Chairman,
that it be adopted as a jfhole.
The Chair—Has'the first motion been
seconded. Motion has been made apd
seeondefi tite repp# be adopted as 'a
m- Wi
inwto''s!r Sh ^' m0t5 °° fq ' 8fF ^ 9SBf %
The Chair—Has it been seconded?
A Voice—It has not been seconded.
The Chair—The motion then is on tho
adoption of the report.
The motion having been pnt,was voted
upon affirmatively by all except General
Wrigktiyho voted “No!”
Mr, Hancock—I now rooys you, sir, that
this Convention adjourn sine die.
Senator Nnnnally—I do net know wheth.
er I have or have not any right to
speak at this meeting, but if I have, I
move that the gentleman who last spoke,be
granted leave of absence for the balance of
the svening. [Laughter.]
Mr. Hancock—Mr. Chairman,!
Moore—I second it.
What busi-
Mr.
ness is now before the
Mr, Weston—As one of the excursion
party, I desire to offer a resolution to ex
tend the thanks of fhis stsoeiation foCoJ,
Cothran, who is President of tbree different
‘ ins, the dividends of one or two of
I learn, have been only 90 per
cent, within the past year. [Laughter.]
I think that he deserves the sympathy of
this Excursion*
Mr. Pitch, of the Griffin Star—Seeing
that we are about to part, I desire to offer,
as the last proposition,thongh by no means
the least,a resolution to the effect that _ we
tender the thanks of the Press Association,
and of the entire excursion, to the Messrs-
dinner for us at their own expense. [Great
P (Jn being putto a vote,the resolution was
jaly adopted.
Upon motion of Mr. Medlockjhe meet
ing adjourned amid cheers.
C. H. C. Willingham,
A. B. Watson.
Secretaries Georgia Press'Association.
it and
demands, the General Assembly being
session, and the State greatly in arrears.—
As I assumed the risk of depositing (events
having since transpired which prjved it no
“ >) I thought I was clearly entitled
‘ benefits accruing on the tem-
ih, for the period of
to ■ tho small
sum of three hundred and thirty-six dollars
and ten cents.($336 10) By a'strict con
struction of {h@ law, doubts having arisen
whether the Treasurer was entitled to add
interest, I pud the same into the Treasury
previous to any knowledge that I was be
ing persecuted, although leading lawyers
and the best commercial and financial men
of the Legislature gave it as their Judg
ment that the Treasurer was entitledlo it
Jn contrast to the pitiful amount received
by the Treasurer, but sirce paid into the
Treasury, that officer wUl present to the
public a few instances pf ti?e illegal uses of
the State funds by the Executive for his
own benefit:
On the 21st of November, 1868, when
the State had sufficient funds on hand to
meet all reasonable expenses (having on
the day previous drawn twenty-five tboru
Unff dollara) ($25,QQQ) fte Cashier of the
Georgia National Bank presented the Gov
ernor's draft on the temporary loans for
thousand dollars
s prose en tion against an official bc-
s dares tell the truth and act honesth/,
c finds plenty to join him in the
cause to complain of disloyalty i
This is the man with all his corruptions,
squandering the State’s fends by thousands
in whose interest, in violation of law, with
mind so perverted that it seems to be his
pleasnre to shield and reward iniquity, and
pnnish honesty and virtue, who has the
superlative littleness to commence a vexatious,
malicious
cause l.e
and he finds plenty to join
cry, “crucify him!” “crucify him!” who
can get their hands in the State Treasmy
through the Executive patronage. Thus,
by his reckless extravagance and inroads up
on the Treasury, docs he find willing accom
plices, and forces poor Georgia to fur
nish the dagger to cut her own .throat.
Amid all these villainous efforts to crush
a faithful officer, who has nothing to con
ceal, and whose crime is not being a tool
for corrupt purposes, and who has been told
that he “could have made one hundred
thousand dollars by running with Bullock,’
and that he “was a fool for not doing it,’
bnt who preferred honesty and an approv
ing conscience to dishonest gain, who has
tried to stem the tide of venality and Exe
cutive plunder,and save the good old “Em
pire State of the South” irom bankruptcy
and rain, it Ls gratifying to know that the
great mass of the people, who arc beyond
the corrupting influence of Executive pat
ronage, and whose commendation is worth
having,are with tite Treasurer and send
him cheering greetings of approval and
praise.
N. L. Angies, Treasurer.
P. S.—One foot is worthy of remark,that
no former Treasurer of Georgia credited
the State with any interest on deposits,’
either temporary or permanent, although,
some of them held hundreds of thousands of
dollars at a time, for many months undex
the same laws now in force.
N.L. A.
The Columbus Sun thiqjp fhjit our peo
ple should feel deeply gratefol to the agent
of the Associated Press at Washington.
Major Barr has not foigotten bis old friends
with (
characteristic kindness has notified
them that Beast Butler will attend the
Georgia 8tato Pair to bo held at Macon in
November next. After the announcement
all visitors will, of course, go in plain dress
and leave their jewelry at home. As for
ourselves w? do pot believe tRat the Regst
be hired, coaxed or driven on the South
side of the Potomac, bat for fear of apei
dents the energetic and sagacious commit-
tee having the Fair in cliarge will donbtless
wthdrawthe premiums offered for silver
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)
more, and voluntarily stated that Gov. Bol
lock was indebted to their bank seventeen
thousand dollars, ($17,000) and tiiis twen
ty-five thousand dollars was to ' cover up
to the bank the Governor’s
:nal indebtedness, irftljoqeh $ai(} de-
to the credit of the State.
State was thus forced to pay, as per
statement of Cashier, nearly eleven per
cent on this twenty-five thousand dollars,
drawn solely as an offset for the time being,
against the individual deficit of the Gover-
paia ana nnaecoantea lor.
w5.tKi*,aA“b
ared dollars each to two legal firms, by 1
The Governor admitted to the Treasurer
that oat of tiie thirty-five thousand dollars
.illegally drawn item the Fourth National
Bank by him, four thousand dollars be re
tained for his own use, part as his salary,
though he did not foil, after the adjourn
ment of the General Assembly, to draw his
warrants for the fall amount of his salary>
independent of the fonr thousand of the
State’s money used by him, and still
paid and unaccounted for.
Ite
legal firms, by Ex
ecutiyp warrants drawn on the Treasury,
which is three times the amount of interest
received by the Treasurer.
The General Assembly qt its last
made an appropriation is the salary of the
State Attorney General, as follows :
“Be it enacted that the snm of two thou
sand dollars in corrency be, and is hereby
appropriated as the salary of the Attorney
General of the State, and that no other
fees oi emoluments be allowed him from the
State, and that among the other duties of
his office, shall be that of Attorney for the
gfcnto Road. etc.
Ju Y io]ation flf tils appropriation, the an
Governor has drawn warrants’in fovor of
that officer for nearly three thoosam} dol
lars in less than nine months, and there is
no telling to what further extent these war
rants would have been drawn had the
pay as the
Governor was to draw. Betides the amounts
paid that officer as Attorney General, the
Attorney General for the State Road.
The Governor drew a warrant for nearly
one thousand dollars solely for lighting
Kimball’s Opera House daring the last ses-
> General ‘ Hr
tion of the General Assembly, while the
building daring that time was not occu
pied six times after dark for State purpose!;
and he is now, doriag the summer months
drawing his warranto for the rente thing,
at the rate of sixty dollars per month, while
the building is not occupied at night for
State official business. The public ean
whether it is to reward bis adherents
»n
Segroes' 6 Georgia,
• received in Wa ’ *
A letter received in Washington from
a Georgia colored man, engaged in forming
trades unions, states that the colored peo
ple cannot get justice; and that they are
preparing to emigrate to the Northwest —
A coipmtetee ha# been appointed to gp pqt
there to ee* how the lapd lies. Their pur :
pose extends farther, to the zeenfing of
aid to enable {!>?“ to <>ht there- The
Richmond Dispatch thinks Congress ought
to yotp them po™? l*“4- Then we should
see the ’shrepere about the pi»r emigrants
like sharks about a cholera ship.
* under a pretense as a guard
Manaion^at MiUedgerilte,
one hundred and twenty dollars per month,
when responsible parties in that city pro
posed to take special care of the building
and gronnds solely for the use of the
grounds.
He has multiplied offices and clerkships
unknown to the law, to appearances that
he may purchase influence and reward time-
Servers,
Bnt three months ago, a sheet theq pil
ing him “the man Bnllock,” bnt now his
home organ, was in the most straightened
circumstances, unable even to pay its type-
frote PTW
probably
money come from.
He has exercised the pardoning power
until eourto and juries have nothing to en
courage them in the prosecution of crime.
Instead of striving to allay hitter animosi
ties,and promote peace and prosperity, as
the Chief Executive of a great State, it has
been, and is, his effort to stir np hatred and
strife, i
y get a firm hold on Geor-
is tire PRUmpel reuse pf the unsettled state
of public affaire in Georgia. Had it been
tkp good fortune ofGeorgia to have a wire,
honest apd just Executive, the General
Government would not at this date have
wave, gift dresses, pianos and pictures. We
are surprised and mortified to know that on
outlaw, with no cltim upon humanity,has
teen honored with an invitation.
Outrage In Atliena.
We learn that a German blacksmith,
named Stammer, was knocked in the head
with an ax on Saturday night lqst iq Ath
ens, while retnrning homo from a saloon
where he had beep drinking freely. His
skull was fractured and hie lie§ in a crit
condition. The outrage is supposed to
have been perpetrated by a negro. Will
the Governor ofGeorgia offer a reward
for the capture of the assassin?
CWwfcrattS at B««s.
Chloroform Is now extensively used in
England, and without injurious results, to
stupefy bees, so as to remove the honey.
For this purpose a table is set about ten
feet from the hive, and covered with a
cloth. Some chloroform (about a quarter
or a sixth of an onnce( is then poured into
a shallow dish and covered with a wire
gauze to prevent the bee? from foiling into
it. The hive is then removed from Its
stand and set over the chloroform. In
abont twenty minutes all the bee3 will have
fallen down on the table in a state of stupe-
fication, not one remaining in the comh,tbe
hive and the bees are restored to their
place, the latter soon reporting with
out suffering the slightest inconve-
BS&.A gentleman called on a lich old
miser and fonnd him at the table endeavor
ing to catch a fly. Presently he snee
ed in entrapping ope, which be immedi
ly put in the sugar bowl, and shut down
the covering. The gentleman asked for
ationofhis singular sport. “I’ll
toll yon,” replied the misery triumphant
grin overspreading his countenance as he
spoke, “t want to ascertain if the servants
steal the sugar.”
ANOTHER NEGRO MOB—ARMED NE
GROES IN HANCOCK COUNTY-
OUTRAGE ON A WHITE FAMILY—
TRE RjqqLEADERS IN JAIL-
The Greensboro’ Herald gives the par
ticulars of the recent negro outrages in
Hancock ooocty. It appears that on Sat
urday night, the 14th inst., a negro man,
who was living ’ on the plantation -of Mr.
Marohmam, on or near the dividing line of
Hancock and Greene counties, was murder-
ed by a party of unknown persons in dis
guise. It seems that the negroes in til®
neighborhood became greatly oxoited,
supposing Mr. Marchmam to be implica
ted in the number, a body of thirty-five to
forty organized themselves into » regular
armed comnanv, on tho night of the 18th
* !; and repaired to Mr. Marohmam’s house.
iy aarrounded the house, and, with hor
oaths and tows of veDEreance, commenc-
efi an indiscriminate fire nT^he premised;
in which Mr. Marchmam was severely
wounded. After keeping np the firing
for fifteen or twenty minutes, on tho assur
ance of Mrs. Marchmam that thoy had kill
ed her husband, they loft the premises,
uttering the most hitter curses against
the whites. So far as we can learn, the ne
groes made no effort at concealment.
Mr. Marchmam made hi# escape iq dis-
proewgd assistanca- The
'acted promptly, and fif
ths party have been arrested and
confined in the jtil at Sparta.
coDicssion
They have
and given the names
of all the parties implicated. Floyd Moore,
the leader-of tho gang, is yet at large.
made a ftillt
The Chinese, when
sometimes stake their
chance. Daring the Game they keep by
them a vase of sesame oil, under which a
fire is kept-burning, and between the play
ers is placed a small sharp hatchet. Whep
one wins, he takes th<5 band 04 tbe '°® er >
it on a stone and cute off one of the
I with the hatchet. The piece falls,
the loser immediately dips his hand in
to the oil, which cauterizes the wound.
The cpentioqdoes not prevent the players
from beginning again. Such is the|account
of travelers who have visited
ible as it may appear to ns.
i China,in cred-
innation of the people of
Georgia, I ask a place in your columns to
say that I liare a communication from CoL
Samuel Weil the Foreign Commissioner of
Immigration for the State, announcing his
safe arrival in the city of Bremen.
He set sail from Baltimore, on the steam
er Berlin, on tho 14th of Jnlyl It is his
purpose to make tho latter city his head
quarters for the present.
Col. Weil informs me that there prevails
in his native land a prejudice against the
country and people of the Squth, resulting
from the stndied'oud persistent teaching of
'and persistent teaching
the enemies of our section. For want of
proper information on the subject, the Ger
man people are afraid of onr climate, and
have been led to believe, from Northern
journals, that the South is no place for a
happy homo ora prosperous life.
The German press has caught the infec
tion, and its influence is sec asainst us. In
that country, as well as in regions nearer
home, our reviled and persecuted section
has hid no advocates or defenders.. Agents
of railroads and land companies, from the
Northern and Northwestern States of this
country, are to be found all over Germany,
and they make a special part of their busi
ness to villify and tradnee the Southern
States and people. Col. Weil goes among
of his natr ' "
the people of his native land; pr epared to
meet these tradneers of the South, and re
fute their slanders. '
will
Bold and fearless as he is, Georgia
find in him a dilligent and faithful repre-
sentivo of ner interests He carried with
him facts and figures and documents, which
conpled with an experience of eighteen
years residence in the State, will enable
him to place Georgia in her true fight, and
to show that no State or country under the
sun, presents to the sober, industrious, and
may be found in this commonwealth.
v: Weil enters upon the duties of his
mission earnestly and hopefolly. He will
at once have his circulars printed and dis
tributed, and from his hcaduuartors at
Bremen, he will travel in the interior, dif
fusing correct information among tbs
pleas to^theclimate,resources and
ities-bf Georgia, with a view of inducing
such of the German people, and such only,
to come to our State, as will make good cit
izens and add to the wealth and prosperi
ty of onr people.
' It is the purpose of Col. Weil to induce,
if possible a large steamship company to
establish a line from Bremen direct to Sa
vannah, and if he should succeed in thS,
many of the impediments to immigration
will be removed.
By your kind permission, Mr. editor, I
will continue to inform tho people through
yoqr columns qf the movements and oper
ations of our foreign commissioner.
Respectfully, Geo. N. Leseeb,
Domestic Commissioner
APPRENTICES.
The New York Tribune has some prope'r-
er suggestions on the subject of apprentices.
The probationary period and discipline of
apprenticeship in this country are not well
settled. Mechanics are too frequently
skirmished through it without such regu
lar progress and conformity to safe roles m
are best for all—employer and employed,
manufacturer and operative. For the good
of the manufacturing classes in this country
the standard of competency should be high-
It protects every body; the journeyman
from being underworked by inferiors, the
manufacturer from injury to his fame by in
ferior work, aud the public from every
disaster -by tin. breaking of imperfect
work.
Betides, the steady' and rapid increase
of demand for all branches of mannfac-
tures in the United States requires a more
rapid addition to the manufacturing force
of skilled and competent mechanics. There
should be more and wiser legislation on the
subject, and the trades unions should relax
Somewhat of (heir measures, and on all
hands there should be an effort'to multiply
mechanics and to make them as competent
as possible. The field is widening for their
operations, and tliereb no danger of crowd
ing it. ’ -
; -,
Chinese L a Tmrff8i
The Charleston Setts says it learns from
Mr. Joseph that he has received orders to
supply nine thousand laborers at once.
One thousand will be employed upon the
Selma Borne and Dalton Bailroad. Another
thousand are for Celmnbia.
Close of tbe .Simms Trial.
Tho Atlanta Constitution says, at the
closeofthe testimony in the case of Simms,
late Radical Postmaster af Atlanta, accnsed
of stealing twenty-three thousand dollars,
“General Gartrell arore anl stated that
the evidence having disclosed the state of
the accounts between Mr Simms and. the
Government, and Mr. Simmsbeing desirous
of having the whole matter sifted thorough
ly before ajury of his oonntrymen, his coun
sel voluntarily tendered bona in the sum of
$2,000 for his appearance at the next term
‘ " States District
of the United
wer the
by thp Commit
the Governme
Court to aua-
5 charge, which hand was accepted
Commissioner and the counsel for
ient.”
The same paper goes on to state that
sreupon the Court, oounsel and. prisoner
_ Wed themselves into a mutual admira
tion society and complimented each other
upon their respective ability, integrity,
politeness and honesty
Preaent Prospects of Cotton Crop.
From information wc hava isoaived
from all quarters duriag the week, we are
compelled to believe that the oatton crop
hide fair to be much smaller, even than last
year. All persons concur in the opinion
that the whole making of August is a loss.
The bottom crop has opened rapidly, many
of the bolls being quite small. Estimates
of falling off in the last thirty days vary
from onc-tbird to one-half a crop. In conn-
tics ofMiddle Georgia we suppose more
cotton will be picked and ready for market
by the first of September than was ready
Wamunston, September 1.—Sen ter
and Stafaa are both here.
The President leaves to-night to be ab
sent two weeks, when he will return and
and remain.
Dent has departed for Mississippi.
The debt statement shows the decrease
of debt to be five and a half millions.
This statement includes eleven millions for
pension.
Philadelphia, September L—The
Continental no’cl was saved from burn-
iog, but' the Club Stable, on Broad street,
and thirey-nine horses were burned.
. The Imperial Insurance Company paid
one hundred thousand dollars on the whis-
kyrecently burned, and in a few days will
' hu " ‘ i " lataM ■
pay two hundred thousand more.
Washington, D. C-, Sept. 2.—William
G: Moore, has been appointed United
States Marshal for California, Vice Rand,
suspended; aud Claiborn R Mobley; Fed
eral Attorney of tbe Southern District of
Florida.
Secretary Rawlins was attacked again ;
yesterday’s exertion in Cabinet meeting,
was contrary to the physicians advice, and
cauied a relapse. His friends are very so-
licitious for his welfare.
Gen Rawlins is regarded as the champ
ion in the Cabinet of generous measures to
ward the South.
The President told Scnter, that he had
determined not to interfere in State elections.
Matters of law, as —ell as removal* and
appointments, would be referred to the prop
er departments for action.
From New Yo rt.
New York, August 30.—A special dis
patch from ilhGsbarre, Pennsvlvania,
dated at midnight lust night, states that
late in the evening a lire broke out in the
Pine Ridge Colleiry, two miles and a half
above that place. The fire caught at the
entrance of the mine and burned with fear
ful rapidity. The wildest excitement pre
vailed, and thirty men were at the bottom
pf the mine. The fire originated from an
explosion of the fire damp.
About a year and a half ago this mine
took fire and burned furiously for several
weeks, bnt was finally extinguished by be
ing smothered out. The ''Superintendent
of the mine reached Wilkcsbarre at elevon
o’clock, p. m-, and reports that all the men
were rescued from tho mines alive. Tho
fire is still burning, but now that the men
having been rescued it will bo smothered.
New York, September 2.—Stock strong.
Money easy at 8a7, Sterling, long, 9) ;
short 10 h Gold 1 33}.
91
Flour lOalac better. Corn
Mess phrk 31 87}a32 00. Lard di
19Ial
13|aI3i; sales 10,000
Post- Ofliee,
Mr. J. H- Washington took formal charge
of tho Macon postoffice yesterday. In ma
king this statement, we are tempted to re
view the history of the Maeon post-office
and its infamons incumbent during the
last two months, but we forbear. The gov
ernment official at Washington, who ap
pointed Turner as post-master at Macon,
acknowledges, by the change announced :'
the head of this paragraph, that he was
mistaken inhisman, and he retires in shame
and silence from the con
Alabama Ss -63. Georgia 6s, .84J ; 7s,
steam 10ial9|. Cotton qinetat 35.'
Liverpool,' September 2, neon.—-Cot
ton a shade firmer ;• uplands 13} ; Orleans
, . , bales .. .
Gov- Bullock and tbe Excursion.
The following is the conclusion of the
last letter of “King Hans” the special
correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution,
upon the subject of the recent excursion:
From Patona wc went to Rome, where
we breakfasted, and from thence to Atlan
ta, where we dined at the expense of Messrs.
Pond. While at dinner, some resolutions
were offered, thankiog everybody for every
thing, and, among other~things, thanking
General Gordon's opponent for honoring
the Press with his presence. (What is tho
pnhlio printing of a county worth?) The
motion was passed simply because we had
not anticipated such a resolution
from the committee,and henee had organ
ized no opposition to it.
We were opposed to the motion to thank
Governor Bullock from many reasons.
First, the motion itself says, “We wish to
whatever, ect.”
altogether Gov-
thereby drawn from his
political position,dwindles into the condi
tion ofa private oitizen, and as such, de
serves the thanks of nobody. Secondly,
because the people of the State are begin*
ing to look upon the' Excursion with suspi
cion, and tiiis offioial homage to Governor
Bnllock will justly increase the -suspicion.
Thirdly, because wc arc opposed to track-
ling to a tyrant, or licking the hand that
lashes us—and lastly, because Governor
Bullock knew he was looked upon as an in
terloper by most of the Press, from the
very first; hence, should have had the good
taste to have withdrawn, and because wo
believe thatbribery was attempted on the
trip, and bocause he did wrong and usurp
ed Col. Hulbert’s position, and placed the
Press in a false position when he said at
Cartersville, “I have invited several gentle
men to accompany me on this trip, etc.”
Still, the mischief has been done, and we
must make the best of it. This much we
will say concerning the gentlemen who ac
companied us on that trip. Every one
of us will be watched with suspicious eyes
for the next few months,and we must be
careful to vindicate the Press against the
insinuations which have been mado against
it.
Col- Hulbert, we believe, was actuated
by good motives, and of course, tho Ex
cursion will prove vastly beneficial to tho
State.
The Excursion is now over, and I will
hid farewell to the pleasant rides,the sumpt
uous dinners,to,red hematito.and frown upon
the demons of the minc3,and the hobgob
lins thereof; to all these things I say fare- '
well, and retire to the manifold embraces of
my wife and six children.
King Hans.
onseqnenoes of an
fast yeaVbv Octoker”firat Tndfoations ve 1 f bicb tbe ™tee a “d intdligeno
that'the orbp in many lower counties will ? f the who ‘° « at, ? n protested at the time j
- it was perpetrated.
2 ml
i many
I by November, and all in the
allbepi ____
State by December first. We hop# ou"
people wili get high prices to make np for
their loss in quantity.—Macon Td.
ISyThcre iz this difference between
gnorance anderrortignorance is (tone blind,
and error is near sighted; ignorance stands
still and error moves on to run against s
post.
^“The cotton receipts in Columbus to
August 31st 1869, for the year, have been
48,337 bales.—Columbus Enquirer.
7k/. Sep. 2nd.
Let it rest.—Macon
\fgiS. jetSCt
FUtoThe largest factory of shoe pegs in
this country is at Burlington, Vt., where
one factory transforms every day four cords
of wood into four hundred bushels of shoe
pegs.
«a-A cheerful temper, joined with in-
nocence, will make beauty attractive, knowl
edge delightful, and wit good uatured. It
will lighten sickness, poverty aud affliction;
convert ignorance into an amiable simplio- \
ity, and render deformity itself agreeable. '