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■oorl *or.| 5r*t| op. I fOttJME XXIV ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 4, 1870. NEW SERIES-NO 27. Moinc Countf. ® / 0 .ML E<lit»r o» d Proprietor. 1GRADY, Associate Editor. PCBE ^ED EVERY FRIDAy - baTE 3 OF WEEKLY. $3 00 1 75 1 00 fjf I :*ii ,nths ,cr I^^bfoetw-webklt. $i00 «r .. * 2 50 advance. r ,rf,bof f ' iroor more cne copy will be fur- M. DWINELL, Proprietor. ir -, L ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 hr Adm ! cistrator», Exeelore or ad-* 0 '' U “' riuire<l by law to be held on .i.-].*: 4 - x , eaca month, between the iTird T-n^Vte- “reooon and three in the *f “* J° p c „ort House in the county in I i miSsa’e^mu^'be given in a pub- 'personal property must S to .; te manner, through a public gaz- 4W I* days■jjUJ.jaand Creditors of an eetate, pf'^.'iications Will be made to the ^-S'for leave to sell land must be •looted *.««»•*■ Administration. Guar- M ‘" m,.=t be publishod 30 days-for ^ft'mutdmini^fotiuo.tbrcc nonths- >3 -, nhsios from Guardianship, 40 ays. * fte foreclosure of Mortgages must sales for tee i ,r f„ nr months—for es- ' <f S '*tI'per*- tuT ,hc ful1 CI S Ce ° f thre ° ^.omnelliag titles trom Executors or where bond has been given by jtarantrstor., three months. bE co “ ,ittU, ' J accor h d - P * «e °he ; p;a l requirements, unless oth- wirt ordered, at the following RATES. I - sales per levy often lines or less *S 00 22* ‘ 00° TuColleetor sa inistration 3 „„ ? U r 0 °!r f ”rl!lter< o | G UHrdianship 3 00 Vot'ee nt application for dismission from^ ## Soric7'”f applfcitinn' for dismission from # ^ Guardianship. ——— „ 00 gS?SdK?ia'<£«££=.::: *•• j StdpyrisW^ortVTVo"dkys"'. 4 00 filrir Xoliees. 60 day, rweelMore of Mortgage, per square. ,,drertising his wife. 4 00 4 00 advance) 10 00 country is the blessed treasury in which natuie hits stored her choicest treasure. It has shown us that by study t Sort we can dictate to the world. And by the Gods who fed os Olympus, we will work out for ourselves a future that will make the nasal- whanged yankecs of New England wake np and howl. S1TCBDAT .HORNING, Kcb. 26. reconstruction reviewed, The seeds of abolitionism and universal .jfnje, plant:<1 forty yens ago, have garaiinatoJ, sprucg into full power, pael into generous u aturity, aDd the nits thereof have been gathered. Now tbr '.he harvesting of this huge crop of inlitieal reforms is accomplished, let us see abether or not Uncle Sam—into whose aib they have beeD garnered—is much richer therefrom. la 1356 the American Union was the grandest power in the world. The stars upon our National Banner then iutjat something—lltey were fit embleu s of tie State they represented. The Congress vis then the expounder of the law—the la* was the Constitution of '76. The Piesident was the guardian of the States. I .Ui> business was to sec that iu the family of the Union every member had justice.— Oar credit was unimpaired—our cities Vcte growing with a magical growth— our nils whi'ened every sea. We were happy Uu prosperous, and we loved our country with a deep and fervent love. And as with »arsouls on o”r toogurs we chanted the val stirring symphony of the Star-Span- M lianner—our Natioual Marseilaisc— *! thanked God for our glorious Union— eat grand brotherhood of sovereign States. Hat of all the happy people iu ourjoy- herders, the most royally happy—the fcit supremely jolly, and most eternally jubilant, were the plantation darkies of the Saotn. "iib no cares to perplex them—uo re- ‘feasibility to weigh chem down—they •nejnst as happy as big sunflowers. What Njuthron bs not envied them their lot, as tilhey whistled carelessly through their W“'k ol the day. and held high carnival overtheii corn shuclaiugs at night—as they W nwed the plow till the sun had set, and t-en hurried to the house, called ‘‘young •'lussa, and started out on the traditional r° u * lu “ t 'they were happyp, creatures! en, they had hard work to do, but they were comfortably provided for, and had Eire lir.-t class fun ’ than any class of peo- Uf m the world. We ask every planter in e '-ontli if he has ever seen a class as free roa are, and as continually happy as were “e dancing, singing, hunting, healthy ne- ?L<S 01 the slavery times ? . 'hnnge came—a reform was de- Tb! r ’ tnC Pur ' tans °? New England.— - overament spent millions upon mil- LOs of dollars, and slew thousands and unaands of good men, and the reform enect-.d. \\ hat is the consequence ? The ^ nc H roes * happy as they were ? World "Vt!* 6 m ° St u ‘ iserable people in the are starfi °S the hundreds their nU aTC ll, e friendship of have bn md! 'j etS ’ ^ their new friends i-s ’”" r ™ *«*“'*• Z ffwTi days/./ 00 ^ fcact npon the slavery hidden Eden* °°‘ e<1 ** Up °“ “** f ° r ' wirtli 0 ! h “ thi8 UDion fa ted ? It is W e * eStr °- Ved ' H at red and distrust »W, r °°f “Pi> et ween the sections, ajd •I trem °j ^ U t0 S ct!ler by bonds of iron. “ us dr ° °?. d f bt hanss 0Ter “• aa< f crush- «dall * D ' e,ire taac d beyond endurance of f« enter P r ' S0 trashed down; our halls j&fsir b b ecome the hiunt * ° f Ire - lang-whangers. The Consti- * 5 ° ur fullest ,ei1 a »d tattered. The Na- t0 ol ^ er case i° st the stars that glitter- r^tsmT 168 ° i0tIr Soathefn States and ^ the cc ],' esreniai n-fit emblems of our 8 1 !| , 1, >!ont ? 0,alld the l* 0 ^ now curse the Ji fui-4, pi - Tcc l erJ ! De0t ’ with i,B eowvardly *h«ut >„ f ltb k® ' ts SauntiDg meanness and > 5 9.86 32 ^ Annies. i,* 1 ' 'f- 0,’2- ar bas < * ofle this one good. It 3!C*.« P"i as men of ‘he South what tu. th^" 1 * hlTe ' Jt has shown us that ,,r thUe-^ L aughty languor, and our aria* *®Mletl’ to 4 *? 3 that we •‘W, energy and M of t-usin, has stown ®» that our suuUt [Communicated. Shelby Springs, Ala., Feb. 10. Ed. Courier—You will please excuse us for addressing you on the present sub ject. Thinking, perhaps, by letting the public know our feelings, we would remove prejudice from the minds of many (who are ignorant of the facts) against the peo ple of Chattooga—and particularly the boys of Chattooga, who, by some, have al ready been adjudged guilty because of their leaving their homes, we address you a - few lines. You know that somo of us have been reported as belonging to a secret organiza tion—making night raids, doing mischief, and committing lawless deeds. We say re ported. It is rumored that the military have our names, with orders for our arrest. Unwilling to take the chances of arrest by the military authorities, and of a trial be fore a drum head c urt martial, which ia only organized to convict-, and deuied the aid of council or the benefit of testimony, we preferred to absent ourselves for a time Now wc are perfectly willing to surreader ourselves to the civil authorittes, and be tried by the corn ts and laws of our State, or have our cases referred to an impartial jnry, and if convicted of crime, wi'l suffer the penalty. But when we think of the Columbus prisoners, and the tortures of a sweat box prison, or confined iu a narrow cell, three by six feet, for the purpose of miking ns tell something wo drn’t know; deprived of exercise and everything elso that is calcnl ited to make life desirable— wc arc inclined to avoid such chances.— We address these lines to you for your con sideration, and if in your judgment the publication of this letter would have a ten deucy to alleviate our troubles, or the trou bles of the good citizens of Chattooga yon have it at year disposal. Yours, truly, Boys on tiie Scout. tially partisan “organ” to tell the tiuth about any other party leaders than its own? The poblic have no confidence in it. It can never make converts because those whom it wonld convert do not believe it. A foryonr party organs! They are never Belf-sustaining, and always break- their owners. Which is about the only good purpose they serve. Legal Tender—Decision of U. 8. Supreme Court. To the exclusion of other matter we print on the outside of this edition a volu minous sysnopsis of the decision of the Sn- preme Court of the United States on the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act. The decision is made on a ease appealed from the Courts of Appeals of Kentucky and affirms a decision of the latter that greenbacks are not a legal tender for a note executed prior to th» passage of the Legal Tender Law, by Congress in February 1862. In the Kentucky Courts the plain tiff brought suit on such a note, and the defendant set up the deleuce ot a tender of the amount of the debt in greenbacks; the Court decided that gold must be paid, and from that decision the defendant appealed with the result stated. The opinion of tbe Court was delivered by Chief Justico Chase, and it decides that tbe act Is constitutional, but is not retro active and does not affect contracts entered into prior to the date of its passage So far as private individuals are concerned, the decision will affect but little, for there are, we appre hend, very few unsettled matters contract ed prior to 1362 yet outstanding and an liquidated. But there arc thousands of obligations of public and private corpora tions contracted prior to.1862 yet outstand ing and unsettled,that will be veay serious ly affected by it; for not only will the prin cipal have to be eventually paid iu specie, but also all interest that may te now due or accrue hereafter. The bonded debt of Al abama, both principal anti interest, created prior to the late war, under this decision, will have to be discharged in gold and sil ver, bat, as that debt is very small, it will amount to but little. There is however, a very considerable debt c-cated by private corporations in the State prior to 1862 yet unpaid—how much we havo no means at bund of ascertaining even an approximate estimate. Some cf the Southern States will feel the effects of the decision very sen sibly, for instance Tennessee and North Carolina, tbe public debt ot each being probably twenty times a3 much as that of Alabama.—Selma Timet. We copy the above article on the Legal Tender Decision from the Selma Times. Georgia will be very little affected by this decision, because she has but a small debt that was contracted prior to the Legal Tender Act, and is not yet settled. Chi cago will be more affected by this decision it an any city or State we know of. Her anti-1862 debt is enormous, and very little of it has been liquidated. We may safely say that this statement will not produce much grief at thfc South. It has been lately decided by Justice Pratt iu a case from Brooklyn, in the Su preme Court that the interest as well as principal of all debts prior to February-1862 must be paid in gold. ORGANS” AND PARTISAN JOURNAL ISM. A Now York dispatch says the very in dependent and courageous coarse which the Democratic organ, the World, is pur suing at this time in its dealings with" the corrupt Democratic ring iu the 8tata Leg islature, and also with corrupt Democratic Tammany ring that rales the city of New York, attract a great deal of attention. It is admitted that by its coarse on these mat ters the World has built up for itself* power far greater than it could ever have attained as a mere party organ, playing only the tunes of the ring. As such, it could never have been a journal of author ity, wielding an independent power, and exercising an original influence over pub lic opinion. AM| No great joBSBlean afford to be n mere party follower. ’ISa journal can become peat, or remain great, as a party haok. The journalist has a grander function than toba merely a flag-bearer? He is,or ought to be a General. We never hear reports and intimations, and hints that this or that fit- tie political-clique of partisans are about to establish a paper or an “organ,” without a feeling of supreme disgust. For what is a mere partisan yrgau worth to the public af ter all? or even to its party,for the matter of that? Does anybody ever expect an essen- All About the Mormons, Brigham Young and his followers are not disposed tamely to submit to Con gressional Reconstruction. Indeed, the Prophet defies it in language the reverse of classical, but certainly very terse and acrimonious. Here is a sample: “I am the real Governor of this people and by the powers of the Most High, I trill be Governor of this Territoiy forever and ever. If the Gentiles don’t like this they can leave and go to hell. The Gov ernor of the Territoiy is nzeles, and can do nothing If tney undertake to try ma in a Gentile court,I will see the Govermeut in hell first. I am ready to fight tne Gov ernment and the mob. I have soldiers, ri fles, pistols, ammunition, and plenty of it, and cannon, too, and I will use them. I am on it.” His prime Minister and right hand Apos tle, George Smith, is equally rampageous. He thus spoke at a recent convocation ot the Saints: A Northern army is a curse. They burned and destroyed everything in the South, and abased by lorce, their women; but let them come here to abuse the fair tcoaun of Utah in like manner, and all, old and yonng, will have plenty of arms, and, when they ap -roach, God will fi ht the battles' and the Saints will be victori ous. He said the United States Govern meat was not at peace, and he damned it and hoped to see it sink into hell; that nothiag in the shape of a tree government could stand ou North America soil that was opposed to Morinonism and polyga my.” After following the usual amount of blaster and bravado, there is still left a prodigious smell of villainous saltpetre in these outpourings of the head men of Mor mondom, and we telieve that, if attaoked they will show fight. Brigham presides over fully 100 000 pt no as of both sexes and, in an emergency, he can bring into the field 20,000 srldiers no* to be despised. The capacity of the country is summed up in this comprehensive paragraph: “Id I860, twenty counties organized in Utah bad 141,158 acres of land, valued at 81,637,854, divided into farms; 82,000 acres being under cultivation and well im proved. In I860 there were raised in Utah 382.697 bnshel of wheat.93,681 bush els corn, 183,036 bushels oats.12,000 bush els of barley, besides a considerable quanti tyofrye and buckwheat. In 1860 the Mormons had 5.175 horses, 1,080 moles. 10,000 working oxen, 13.052 milch cows, 41,000 head of sheep, 10,780 hogs, and vast herds of beef cattle, numbering over 20,000 head. There were 140,370 bushels Irish potatoes raised in I860, and 32.509 gallons molesses made, besides quantities of peas, beans, flax seed and grass seed In I860 Utah bad 237.000 worth of flour, 8100,000 wotth of leather, and 840,000 worth of shoes, and made steam engines, guns, pistols, and could east small cannon. Their artisans embraced every known oc cupation.” As the Federal Government is rapidly getting into the proper temper for a milita ry raid upon Brigham Young and bis re ligion, it wifi not be amiss to note well the above statistics, and also to recall so much of the past history of Mormondom as hears upon the possibilities of the future. Tbe New York Exprta furnishes the subjoined interestining information : Just 12 years ago Young enrolled 7,500 men against the Government, and the mii itary expedition sent ont under General Albert Sidney Johnston ‘conquered apeacc,’ but did not conquer he Mormons.— It was expected at the time that the Fed eral troops wonld advance through Echo Canyoo, a narrow passage thirty mfies long, with high rocky walls, and with s stream through the canyon, and dams there con structed so that tbe water in the canyon could be- raised to thirteen feet, and it was Young’s intention to close the dams when the Federal troops had advanced ten miles up the passage, and dam back the water. Gen. Johnston learned of the Mormon plans, and determined to flank Echo Can yon. Yonng, ascertaining tnis, caused all the houses in Sa.t Lake City to be filled with straw, and retired into the hills with his forces, at the time sending word to the Federal commander that if be attempted to occupy the city, it should be horned.— A company of Mor irons whs left in the eity with orders to fire it whenever the eity was in danger of falling into the Gentiles’ hands. It was then Young’s intention to retire in to the mountains, where game was plenty, and wage a guerilla warfare on the Gov ernment troops. Such is the man who de fies the Government, and who said to Vice- President Colfax in Utah, when remined that the Pacific Railroad would settle the Mormon Church, that it was a d—d poor church that coaid not stand one railroad! We wonld not have Congress be indiffer ent to, or in fear of, aoeh a holly; bat it is wise to measure the monster before at tempting to cat off his claws. When we say that the Mormons are defiant,we mean, of course, Brigham Yonng, who is at all times the master-spirit of his peop le."—Aug. CoatL Bradley’s Biography. We are indebted to the Conrier-Jonroal fora full, true and particular history of Grant’s last appointee as Supreme Court Judge. For convenience we divide it into five chapters : CHAPTER VIBST. born at Berne, New Jersey: CHAPTER SECOND. In Ins boyhood he work homespun nnd drove a charcoal wagon. CHAPTER THIRD. He has a brother in Springfield, Massa chusetts, who is a shoemaker. CHAPTER FOURTH. He was chiefly inztmmenal in getting np the subscription to hny'andpresenttoGrant a cottage at Long Branch. GHAPTUL FIFTH. He has pledged himaelf to decide the legal tender act constitutional. -What record could giro more Mtisfaeto- ty assurance of his eminent fitness for the high position he. has been thrust in- Josh biifiugslaf^er^[Exchangs. The Lord be thanked! He has been “very bad’’ for a long time. Caw Manure. The very best manure for all kinds ol flowers, strawberies and other small fruits, is cow manure. In fact, actual test has demonstrated that it is valuable as a ma nure lor all kinds of vegetation, and better than anything else for flower and small fruit gardens. Cows feed npoa herbage princi pally—the grasses, in their green or cured state—and the very essence of that her bage is applied to the plants in the shape of well fermented manure. 1 saved two cords of this valnable fertilizer last fall and winter in the following manner:—1 kept two cows, and a wheelbarrow and a spade in my barn lot I built two pens eight feet long, four feet high and four feet wide, and covered them over with buards, leav ing one end open. Knowing the value of this manure, and the difficulty of saving it properly if left lying about uneofieered in the yard for pigs and other stock to de stray, I told one of my boys that I wanted him ttrtake it np with the spade and bar row every morning and eve ring, at milk iog time, and wheel it to the pens have it thrown in. By way of encouraging him to do this work regohurly, I agreed to give him twenty-five cents e>ery Monday morning,as extra pay. He was faithful; and at tho end of four months I had two cords of manure, worth more than the same quantity of any other fertilizer known at a cost of only four collars. I would not have taken twenty dollars for it the first of March. At that time I composted the two heaps with an equal quantity of sods from the roadside, wetting down tbe mass with soap sods, and oi the first of April applied it to my flower borders and straw berry bsds; and such flowers and fruit l never saw before. Its good effects wifi be seen for years, or as long as 1 desire to keep the beds in coltiva'ion with berries and flowers. Woodman. Stamford. Ky. Corn Planting, Daring this month all the preparations most be made for corn planting, ai d we sincerely trust that all oar readers will plant for an abundance of this valnabiecrop and abandon forever tho fatal heresy of “all cotton and no com,” which found so manv deluded be ievers daring the past two years. Plant “corn enough to do you” and then plant a little more in case of accident. You will not regret it,your ha- da will not regret it, and yonr stock, oow feeding sparingly on western corn bought at 8145 per bushel and hauled from the nearest railroad depot, will certainly not forget yonr benevolent provision for their better and less expen sive suppoit Success in corn planting imperatively demands thorough, clote and deep plowing, so that the noil may be deep, mellow and perfectly pulverized, that the young roots may spread easily in search of food, and that air, heat and moisture may reach them and supply the plant with the healthful food which the atmosphere yields in such abun dance. We would again urge our friends to nse the anbsoil plow as far as their means will permit in tbe preparation of their land for corn. Send a <1 ne-horse brinley sub soil after the scooter rr tm n plow in form ing the list, if yon cannot do more, and we promise yon that it will pay better still to ran the subsoiler in every farrow that yon tarn. When the Jnly and August dron 'ht* ccme. and yon see the corn of yonr neigh bor who don’t “believe in no subsoiling,’ twisted mud parched, yon will see yonr own green and vigorous, and when yon come to ■tack yonr fodder, and corn-shucking time arrives, yon will find the constrast still more gratifying.—Farm and Borne. Fattening Fowls. An exchange gives the following method for fattening in a week or ten days iocred ibis as it may appear. We copy the meth d without any experimental knowledge of its valne; set rice over tbe fire with skim milk, only as much as will serve one day. Let it boil till the rice is quite swelled and add a teaspooufnll of sn ar, bat will do well without. Feed the fowls three times day in common pans, giving them only as much as will fill them at one:. When yon pat in fresh rice, set the pans in water, that no sourness may be conveyed to the fowls, as that prevents them from fattening. Give fresh water, or milk of tbe rice to drink, bnt the less wet the rice is when perfectly soaked, the better. By this method tbe flesh will have a clear whiteness which no other food gives, and when it is considered how far a pound of rice will go, and how much time is save - by this mode, it will be fou: d cheaper than barley meal. The pen sho rid be dai ly cleansed, and no food given for sixteen hours before tbe poultry is killed. Protect Yonr Trees. A capital mistake, it seen s to me, is be ing made by tome of the dairy farmers of onr own State. One who has a hundred aens of good soil, whereof twenty or thirty are wooded, cots off bis timber entirely, calculating that the additional grass that he may grow in its stead wilt pay for all the coal he needs for tael, so that he will make net gain of the time he has hitijerto de voted each winter to catting and hauling . He does not consider bow much his ■oil will loose in summer moisture, how his springs and tunnels will be dried np, nor how the sweep of harsh winds will be in tensified, by baring his hill-tops and rav ines to inn and bteese so utterly. In my deliberate judgment, s farm of one hun dred acres will yield more feed, with far greater uniformity of product from year to year, if twenty acres of its ridge crests, ravine-sides, and rocky places, are thickly covered with timber, than if it tie swept clean of trees and all devo ed to grass.— Hence, I insist that the fanner who sweeps off his wood and resolves to depend on coal for fuel, hoping to increase permanently tbe irodnct ot bis dairy, make* a sad miscalcc- ation.—Horace Greeley. To Destroy the Striped or Cucum ber Bug.—A correspondent of Littletor, N. C- writes to the Maryland fanner: “I send yon an item if yor think it worth pnMishine, which effect tally protect ed my melon, squash, cucumber, and other vines from that destructive pest the “strip ed encumber hug,” the past season, with only one application, viz: A strong solu tion of hen hone manure—say one peck of the manors to one and a half gallons of water; let it stand 24 hours, and sprinkle the plants freely with it after sunset. «L°°» -opr»J savant ytqrt ‘am ‘jpstnoX mtq te uol—ooiapm ‘waa» ‘pom*P» dn padarof nsmqoaas^ oq£ „ °P IL aln P ‘aqop •«aqx,„ ‘pres sq aaqa “wg »qi no [too qnd oj a am q as aim stq os Suite svn »q ®nm ■! p*** v* on i«m pqqM nsaunaty aq£ 'jooRp -W Jq sasaiajnol ma—ooiapm ‘oojafll*X •jt asaq j ami] as jjs pos ‘puaqwdmoa jon 1 op J oS«nSnt[ loot m pro*, ano si atafl„ ‘nsauamy ns 0) pnw nvmqauatj y Tbe Southern Empire State. , comes np from the great State for laboring hands to til) her ids. . The white population it to tally insufficient in numbers for the in- inensc work before them, and the negroe- are rapidly dying ont. With vast espaei ties of production and equally grand oppor tunities opening before her, tbe Empire State of the Sooth finds herself crippled simply, for the lack of moving force. Of the 37,000,000 acres comprised in her magnificent domain, only about 8,000,000 have undergone any kind of clearing an > tillage; and not the half of that total can now be eonstdered in fur condition. Yet, from the - latitudes in which her main ex panse exteodpjrad <Ee character of her sofl, Georgia is capable of producing the finest staples of the Santh^long with many which bold tile first rank at the North. The rich allnriab that line the low banks of (he Sa vannah, AHamaha, Ogecchee^ and a host ot minor men. yield eotlon, sugar and rice or excellent quality and in great abundance, while tire famous Cherokee r-gion in the Northern pari of the Stale affords nearly all the fruits, grains, and vegetables of the MiddleSutes. In minerals cf all kinds, as we have re peatedly shown, in figures, Georgia is pecu- iliariy favored, even gold being found there in Bach noticeable quantities as to enconr age the belief that it may be one of her grand resources at a future day. Coal,which it is onr creed to hold in .far higher estima- t on than any glittering dross, underlies ex tensive districts, and in qnidity will bear comparison with the best in PennsyIrani t This circumstances affords snob high en cooragement to manufactures and ra'lroad- ing, that Georgia, in spite of tbe draw, backs of warfare, has shot ahead of her Southern sisters in the race. Along with Coal comes Iron, which is found so rich and pure over far spr. *4ing reaches of coantry, that pieces of the virgin ore. when broken, look like pig metal. It is claimed, too, that steel made from it has been tested in Eu rope, and pronounced to be quits as good as any manufactured on that ^Conti nent. Slate, granite, and marble exist in rare abundance, and are easy oi access, and tim ber of every variety is found in endless pn • fusion. Together with all these surpris iog acenmulations of natural wealth, Geor gia presents singular facilities' for stock raising and dairying. Cattle and sheep of delicate breeds thrive inmost ofthe- Northern counties, and wool of the Caah- goatanl the famed Merino seldom attain higher perfection of beauty. Georgia is also remarkably favored as a fruit country. Every thing but the strict ly Tropica] fruits may be raised in in some part of the State, and in the Ripper dis tricts, apples,peaches and pears attain great size and richness of flavor. While manufactories encouraged by the more promising aspect of things, general ly, at the South, have been springing up in ail directions in Georgia; railroad enterprise manifests extraordinary vigor. The State was in advance of all her Southern sisters, in this respect, before the war began iu 18- 61, and she has now resumed it with such energy as to indicate that she will proba bly continue to lead them. With tbe pres ent year, several new and important roads are being rapidly pushed to completion, and these, when finished, will open direct and swift mercantile connection with tbe nrrounding States. The many fine riven and ports which the Commonwealth can boast, give her easy access to tbe world’s commerce, and alonsr these lines ot internal communication and external traffic, flourishing towns and cities are already doted. Geonria,then needs on ly a sufficient supply of agricultural labor, in order to distance her elder competitor*. All the inducements that we have, thus briefly mentioned, are backed and sustain ed by the charm of a delightful climate .and we ean only wish that the thousands of sturdy arms now unemployed in onr great Northern rides could be set to work in the fields and forests that stretch away for ban dreds of miles beyond the banks of the pleasant Savannah. Here is another worthy undertaking of feted to ths good citizens among «s,as well as in the seiports of Georgia,—one that would bring profit to all engaged in tbe enterprise, while extending most welcome reliet to both the planter and the labor er It seems incredible that there should be so many willing and able hands left idle here, while there is eo strenuous a call for their assistance in a lovely conn- try. Remarkable Duel. A duel was fought on the Alabama aod Mississippi State Line, on, we believe. Sun day or Monday morning, bv two young men of a village in East Mississsipcurot a thons and miles away, which had some sing alar features in it. Theaffiur was strictly pri vate, and the parties to it have since made friends and desire to avoid notoriety, and we omit namer aod place. Tbe challenged party did not want to fight, but the challenger insisted^nd he complied. The time and place was fixed with little de lay. Toother they went to a livery stable and hired horses, and rode together to the boose of a rnatnal friend who entertained them,uniu-pecting the deadly business they were on. They sit pt in the same led that night When they were dressi g the next, morning swapped breast-pin* We believe we understood our informant to say that they had but one friend between them, who was eqnat y the second of noth. They rode to the field of honor and dismounted. The ground was measured off, and tbe par ties look ther positions with revolving pis tola as the weapons. One of the parties remembered that the pistol he held in his band was a present from the other, aid be did’nt feel tike he wanted to kill him with it. The other then proposed to exchange and it wa* done. The duel then proceed ed. Two shots were exchanged,every shot taking effect, bnt luckily, inflicting pain ful though not serious wounds, except one Cue oi the parties was wounded iu the pis tol arm at the last fire, the ball entering near the wrist, passed longitudinally and out near the elbow, and yet unspent,wound ed tbe muscle of the back. Notwithstand ing the severity of this wound, it was still contemplated to continue the fight. The parties t jok their position again. The man with the crippled arm could not briog np his weapon to bear npon his antagonist, who, observing his situation, proposed that the fight stop for tbe present, to be re newed in tea days, if by that time tbe arm had got well enongb, and if net by that time, at the expiration of twenty days, and if not in twenty, then, whenever it wa« weil. Upon these terms the fight was sus pended, and, we are happy to say, not to be renewed at all.’ The difficulty has been amicably adjusted .and with a party oi hap py frieods they have pledged each other of the sincerity of their reconciliation in sparkling wine.—Meridian Mercury, 1UA COTTON—CORN—PROVISIONS. Fatal Accident.—The Mifiedgeville Recorder says: We are pained to record a sad and fatal acrideat which happened in this city on Saturday afternoon last, resulting in the death of Mr Zaek McCombs. While pro ceeding to the M. & A. Railroad depot in the Express wagon, :he hones attached to it became frightened, ran away, breaking the wagon to pieces, and throwing Mr. Me- Comt-s against a tree with treat violence, inflicting injuries in the head and breast, which caused his death almost instantly.— His brother, Adolphus McCombs, who was also in the wagon, fortunately escaped on- injured. Strangers presuming on an tance with father Grant, are ~ awered tbas: Ah, jest so, jest so, I forgot yonr name, Skose me, Mr. Jones; fact is, I see so ma ny folks. Its like my son Lyseee, when he was in the army. He knewed all his sol diers, bnt eoold not call their names, ye know.” Chit Chat For the Ladies.—A Min- nessota county hts 164 babies to the equate mile. Micnessota is a growing State. A very charming toilet for a small din ner party is nude of pile dove-colored Ly ons silk, soft and rich, with a satin face. The skirt is plain Jhe tunic lined with pink pros grain, and tamed back to display it. Sash composed of innumerable loops and ends of pink ribbon. The little vest of pink silk, with round buttons of pearl, sad tbe esseade of fine Valencienner 1 — ** the throat, mast not he forgotten. The Circular of Black mar, Roberts. Chandler & Co., Commission Mereban-s of St. Louis, dated the 10th inst., contains some interesting statements and specula- tions concerning the scpply and future pri ces of corn and provisions. As regards the corn crop of the country they say: The crop in the first plsee, is more than two millions busbels short. In the second place, a very large per. centage of this crop was spoiled; and, in the third place, tbe high price of pork has induced a very liber al consumption nf corn npoi the farmjeav- ing the amount of sound merchantable corn available for market, unusual !y small This is shown to be true, by the fact that the stock stated to be in store at all important points is' very mnch tinder the avenge. When the demands of the Cotton States are considered, with the probability of a large insrease in the demand for consump tion on the ‘Plains’ this season, by reason of great emigration, every candid mind will conclude that tbe probabilities for a consid erable rise in the price amount to almost an absolute certainty.” They estimate the Pork packing at very nearly the same aggregate ,as that of last winter—perhaps one hundred or one hun dred and fifty thousand hogs more. They allude to the smallness of the stock on hand at the commencement of operations this winter, and to the fact that the- packing com- menced earlier than usual, and add: “With these facts before us, aod the further facts that a much larger area will will be planted in cotton this year; and that emigra ion—ever consumptive of ba- cou and corn bread—is pouring in a great tide into the South at this moment, we can not believe that a much larger reduction in prices can possibly be forced, and we firmly believe that it would be the part of wisdom for planters to pure! ass their bacon now. The amount of side meat out of smoke,and available is vety light, and any sudden in crease of orders will be sure to posh prices a cent Mess pork may possibly touch >, but we are inclined to believe that an advance is verr shortly to take place in this article, unless the amount of hog*, yet to arrive, vety largely overgoes 100,000 head. We feel pretty sure that the bulk of the mess pork stoe ' will sell at from 828 to 830, take the year through." We believe that these are very valuable calculations by our StLoui- friends. Indeed our readei s may remember that we made predictions of the continued high price of corn and baoov several, weeks ago. We oould not then see—neither can we-now— any good reason to hope for a material de cline at any time throughout the year. In view of the facts and opinions of this circular, above noted, we are rather - sur prised at advice which it gives to the cot ton planters concerning the pitching of their crops for this year, vie “The North will pi nt an immense corn crop this year, and we predict that when it comes npon the market folly it will net range mnch over 40(aj50 cents per bushel, if *4 high. In view, of the fact it wonld seem most excellent policy for the South to plant all the cotton and sngar they ean take care of and rely upon the North for their corn and apork.” There is no propositi n plainer' to onr comprehension than that a neglect to raise corn and pork at the South;will help to bring about or keep up to the high priceof those commodities in their great producing Ice Manufactured in Columbia.— The Columbia, South Carolina, Guardian is informed by Mr. John Seegen that he ■ ordered a machine for the manufacture ince in that city. The machine is ex pected to arrive in May. It is of large capacity, and trill tain out 1,000 pounds per hour, and will cost 19,000. He prom ises to supply ice at lower rates than ever sold them before. Petty Meanness.—Cadet Caldwell, who was appointed to West Point from the Third Congressional District of Georgia, ha* been dismissed from that institution — The World’s Washington correspondent says the secret of it is that his father, J. H. Caldwell,has been opposing Bullocks corn ' plundering schemes. k** regions. It may help the Western form' err and pork raisers, but how will it affect sad pork” hut yetr, irfora great portion Baltimore, Feb 25.—The of it, and that tbe corn crop of that regio. Southern Railroad Convention werein aessic wa3 cut shor., while its pork crop is not u great as to afford us any reasonable prosper- of cheap bacon. Wbat lias happened onci may happen again.— Cincinnati Enquirer TELEGRAPHIC. Reported for the Tri-tVceltly Courier. Wasuikoton, Feb. 24.—House.—Whit more presented documents from the Governor of South Carolina accepting his resignation. Tbe Chair refused to recognize him as a her. A resolution was offered that Whitmore, late member, had dispensed with West Point and Naval Academy appointments contrary to law, for a pecuniary consideration, and that he was unworthy of a seat in the House. The yeas and nays in progress. The reso lotion will be adopted almost unanimously. Senate.—The disability bill, covering three thousand names, passed and goes to the President. In the Senate Stewart introduced a resolu tion declaring the expansion of currency in expedient. Adopted by a large majority.— Adjourned. In the House unanimously, declaring Whitmore unworthy of a seat in the House Whitmore will ap peal to his constituents for re-election. London, Feb. 24.—In a divorce case, the Prince of Wales solemnly asserts that there had never been any improper or criminal in timacy between himselt and lady Mordant- Great cheers followed this declaration. Sas Fhancisco. Feb. 24.—The people are jubilant over the crop prospects. Numerous outrages on Chinamen yester day. Fearful that a riot was eminent hut heavy rain and large police force dispersed tbe mob. Several persons were injured while attempting to rescue the Chinese. Washington, Feb. 24.—-Revenue to day 366,000. Kirpatrick’s distillery at Chattanooga » ed, with three handled barrels of whisky. The following resolution was adopted by tbe Senate to-day: Resolved, That to add to the present re deemable paper currency of the country would be to render more difficult and remote the resumption of specie payment; to enoour- age and foster the spirit of speculation; to aggravate the evils produced by frequent and sadden fluctuations of values; to depre ciate the credit of the nation, and to cheek the healthful tendency‘of legitimate business; io settle down on a safe and permanent ba sis, and therefore, in the opinion of the Sen ate, the existing volume of such currency shall not be increased. Montgoxekt, Feb. 24.—The bill endorsing the first mortgage bonds of the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad to the amount of 82,- 500,000. has passed both Houses of the Leg islature by the Constitutional majority. Washington, Feb. 25.—The Mormon preachers have been driven from last Mea- dcro, Long Is lanA The Louisville Courier-Journal mulcted two hundred dollars for calling Mary Evan’s establishment a bawdy house. Mary wanted $20,000. The Indians throughout the regions of Lake Superior are starving. Derado issued a decree freeing two thous and negro prisoners of war who had been hired ont by the government Derado is about issuing a decree to the spe cial courts for army and navy ehurehmen for 18 members of the Caban Junta at Santiago, executed. The Methodist Convention at Syracuse ta bled a resolution favoring further overtures for re-uion with the church of the South. In the House appropriations was resumed. The clause appropriating $14,000 to the Ed ucational Bureau, paused The Senate is considering the bill to diride Texas into one State and two territories. The Georgia Conservatives are malting their fire before the Senate, (and the Rad icalism the House. It is stated that a majority ofthe Judiciary Committee favor the seating of Hill and Mil ler. Wasuinoton, Feb. 25.—Revenue today 8343,000; month $2,500,000. The Judiciary Committee will act on- ths Naturalization bill Monday. Special Agent Briggs reports that he has successfully established free mail delivery in New Orleans. Territorial plan for tho government of this District reported in ths Senate today, was referred to the District Committee. Boutwell bought $20,000,000 of bonds yes terday, and sold $800,000 in gold. No Southern nominations to-day. Lewis voted with the majority—Johnson absent; otherwise the vote on seating Bevels was a strict party rote. In the House a bill establishing a Nation al system of education was introduce! The Committee on Ways sad Means was instructed to inquire into the expediency .of reducing the tax on spirits distilled from fruits. The Legislation Appropriation bill finally The bill admitting Georgia reported and ordered to bo printed, and refered, is pre cisely the same as that of Mississippi Pension resumed. Indian approp'ropriations resumed. Spir ited debate. The recent masacres denounc ed. The Abolition Treaty System urged.— adjourned to Monday. - In the Senate the Committee on Public Lands reported a substitute for the bill in corporating tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas Wilson introduced a hill placing prize fighting under the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts. Penalties heavy. Revel’s credentials defeated, and the ad- the cotton planters? It is at least donbt- fnl whether a large cotton crop rill bring more money to the pockets of the planter than a small one; and If they pursue a P0I4-. ey that forces them to buy corn and bacon from the West aod at the same time to help run up the.price of those necessaries of life, what profit ean they derive from an increase ot the cotton crop? If three millions of bales will sell for as mnch money (or nearly as mnch) as four millions, would not the ^ better policy be to keep the- down to three millions and devote the surplus labor to the raising of Let planters remember that they “relied upon the North for their corn ty Tote. Ames’ credentials referred to the Jndicia- • Committee, without debate. Adjourned to Monday. Austin, Texas, Feb. 25.—The Legislature adjou ned 1 West and En- late Confed- here yesterday, and departed northward to day. New Yoke, Feb.^.—Dispatches from Col. Yarona announces the arrival of Ques3ada, * via Nassau, at St. Augustine, Fla., leaving Jordan in commaud. Quesada left Cuba ou the 27th Jan..' The Spaniards have been de feated everywhere. Richmond, Feb. 25.—Congressman Por ter’s Committee met and approved the call .or the consolidation of all Virginia Repnb licans. Wasuinoton, Feb. 28.—The Judiciary committee will give Bollock a farther , hear ing on Wednesday. Revenue to-day a trifle over a million; for the month of February two millions over last February. Work at the various Navy Yards resume! Revels was appointed on the Committee of labor and education. No confirmations to-day affecting the Sooth. Supreme Court discussed several hours— no action. The State Department has ad vises from Yokohoma that the steamer One- dia. on her way home, collided with the British steamer and Onedia, sank. Hun dred and twenty lives lost In the Senate the Funding hill was dis cussed all day. Adjourned. In the House hQls were introduced exempt ing formers from taxes os produce brokers. Buffo* introduced a resolution to collect wrecked and abandoned property, and re claim does belonging to the United States. The bill repeating the tax on pork packers after a straggle, was referred to the Ways and Means, after striking out an amendment .refunding the money already paid. The following was adopted, 130 to 61: Resolved, That the best interests of the country require sufficient Revenue from im ports and each tariffs as will afford sufficient protection.to our manufacturers, and best* promote the industries of tho country. The resignation of Dewees and Galladay Indian appropriations resume! Mr. Clay introduced a bill extending the time for bonding whisky three years. No action. Hatanna, Feb. 28. Bavaria sailed for Halburg. Santa Anna was sent to Nassau on the Spanish war steamer. London, Feb. 28.—The Great Eastern has successfully laid the cable between Bombay and Aden, completsng communication be tween England and the Colonies. Messages from Bombay dated to-day. Naples’ bank failure at Scilla, causes great distress throughout the Southern States. Richmond, Feb. 28.—John C. Thompson, Depnty Postmaster at the University of Ya., was sentenced today to ten years' imprison ment in the Albany Penitentiary, for robbing the mail. . Columbia, S. C., Feb. 28.—A hill to pro vide for the sinking fond for the State, passed the South Carolina Legislature. Under its provisions one-sixth of the bonded debt ofthe State will be purchased and cancelled dur ing the year. New Orleans, Feb. 28.—The steamer Mississippi, Southward hound, heavily laden with stock and Western produce, struck a snag at 2 a. m., near the landing at Water proof, Louisiana, and Bank. No lives lost— the boat and cargo a tola. .oss. letter to Governor Bollock. Provisional Gov. R. B. Bollock, Deab Sib :—A friend of mine waute yon to give him some information. He de sires you to answer the following question at yonr earliest convenience. “Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the wretch,who owes hia greatness to his coun try’s ruin ?" Fogletree. Runaway accident—elopement of one’s wife. Cold muffins—ragamuffins in winter. Forney has finally got np a party, but his house is large enough to bold it. Really the very last things out—the street lamps.—[Judy. A trade that never foils—the. miller’s; he can always grind his teeth.—[Punch. Oshkosh, Wis., is overrun with game — faro and poker. Boned turkey with truffles was much in demand at a recent Washington banquet, being mistaken by members of tho House for hog’s head cheese. A Texas farmer indiscriminately shout ed for held as the Indians were preparing to cany him off prisoner, and they left him scalp. The colored Union League at Raleigh, N. C.. goes into mourning for the sadden death of two of its members. They were hanced for murder. Yate’s friends talk of making him Gov erne* of Alaska, now that whisky is pro hibited there, as the only means of saving- Ths Ohio Legislature has been petition ed to prohibit the use of tobaocco except for “.mechanical purposes.’ That will not cutoff chewing. Nestle is the comfortable and proper name of a Frenchman who has invented a latent, duplev-elliptio, cash-iron wet nurse, ties kind of a chair surmounted by a tank. You lay the haby in the chair, pour “sustenance” into fhe tank, turn a sprigot, give the baby one end of the hose, and it ;eta along as nicely as if it was drinking horn the maternal fount. It may be worth whi’e to mention, in passing, that the in vention is a suck-cess. A fellow in Michigan earns his drinks by swallowing ten-penny nails. Tbe liqnor . . ordered—strict nor- out there is strong enough to dissolve them ministration of the oath onfered-strict par ^ preTeQt injury.-From Ac Botton Pott. Dull Timxs in Nxw York—A gentle man who was in New York last week states that trade is very dull there this winter in nearly all branches of mercantile business. 1 While at the custom house ou Tuesday last he was told that no vessel had arrived from a foreign port for the forty-eight hours pve- }. ” 5, a circumstance that had not occur- - , ..ore in the last-twenty years- There were at the time nearly one hundred gov-