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ADVERTISEMENTS.
* K '* . , v \ i- : . ;.i>tr:itor'. Electors or
’ 1. re-i ureii by law to bo held on
»• arc . . j. e;i ca month, between the
'I-.-'-t,; urenoon and three in '*
! ‘* n , j'„ u rt House in the county in
*rM> rtv's situateJ.
> C m ist be given in a pub-
4 * personal property must
01 1 m.mitcr, through a public gaz-
j n> sale day. -
' pi*. U nd Creditors of an estate,
‘ ' oliuMtions will be made to the
" ’ . . J,.r leave to sell land must bo
1 r'*r'• ’vi> mouths.
'-tiers of Administration, Guar-
’ 1 '' u ist be publishod 30 days—for
A ‘ '■ ‘ ^ministration, three month-
lr >« fpoui Guardianship, 40 days.
3 • - forecl *seure of Mortgages must
r j nioiithlv for four months—for cs-
!" t !.'ii»er>" for the full space of thr
1 impelling titles trom Executors
' T ' r / w he:e bond has been given by
t tor the lull ppaco ol three months.
, . -.mI 1 always be continued accord-
, .-..ar.1 requirements, unless oth-
r-.l* at i!>« t‘'Mowing
rates.
. r ', vv of ten lines or less $3 00
li! fa. .ale,, per levy, 5
for di=
ship...;
froir
00
l land....
r dismission from
6 00
3 00
5 00
,C '»*r-*M*iiarvV 2 00
' Idle property, 10 days 4 00
;:; fi oda
M-
c. per
ife. (i
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... 4 00
4 00
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:\'HT.PAY MOUSING, Dec. 3.
IIII.L
Uw'.s K. i‘jr.
for Hill
T( l \N!) HIS MANIFESTO,
has written tt defence
,..... Jocinient. abounding in the
mU t/i'iut of Parson's poetical iaiagry
•• cu! imagerv. however, does nost
•ratea:: 1 moral reasoning. It is
;; xU ..Aru that tit j finest attire ofteu cov-
i iii,* must shameless harlots, and iu this
p,.; fine rounding periods and
hi[ j.; v f, ,vp:a« F sentences are prostituted
::a same degrading purpose.
Tiic dis’ lay of legal acumen is faultless;
: authorities quoted are ail uood; the
wh nel! uu lo out, but the application
; ,i a ,y f.roigit The dress is elegant, be*
.i-l i with jowjU, but—but it co vers a
Mr. 1*.
speak, but we
nil Male /ir own applieatio
••Nesriv thirty years ago, the Supreme
t .art .if Al ibiui t announced as clear law
An office U is much a species of proper-
tn* anyth,tii which is capable of being
kii r iAiicd; :.ud to deprive ore of, or to
laia-iii withhold it, is an iujury which the
hi-an rodrc'S. in a manner, as ample as it
mi jnv other wrotr/. An office oeing a
votes id’pnperty, is is evideut that cob*
ti. :in'claims to the right to hold it must
lisibtertaitied in the same, constitutional
kiQiwr as all other claims respecting prop*
tru. Wv.naek vs Holloway, 2 Alabama
A ill this is precisely what is the matter
v -h Hill, lie came into possession of that
e i>y fraud, and a shameless oppression
•ugress. and being indebted to the peo
thriwagency in the matter, be concludes
>fjre that the people have no right to
•»l'er it to auother. Hy no election of
people did ho come into the office of
'■t-i'T. and by no election will ho va-
I'le v..ry essen c of civil liberty con-
* the right of every individual to
^ tiic protection of the laws, as well
' in irreparable injury is about to be
••cl by him as when an injury has
& received. One of tue first duties of
--’J.erit U to afford that protection.—
ciisu irreparable injury is about to be
■ Yu individual, the law does not re-
c h. a to wait uutii it is douc, but will,
; i 'U.'oper showing, give him its aid to
iVv cll-uch injury.”
Hiaonhas said that tnere is nothing
■ r srjd^rthe sun, nor doe3 this political
ri '® viunci itcd here, disprove the saving
l-eal Solon.
‘-'jr iavr is not so defective as to be des
•tVoi preventive remedies. It places “a
'liiiui face on liberty, and makes it pow-
t " 4 *‘ ,r g..,)d, producing no turmoils.”
Dim none nt* Parsons* favorite quota-
‘• 'J' Ue have heard him repeat it in that
* -. in.meal voice of his a dozen times.—
’ JiAos know that he has the worst kind
■ 1 roane for his client when he begins
t* -rate about the “beautiful face of
au 'I the majesty of the law.
. " 1V ^ no pretext for a stormy South
* - r, v.u liberty, supported by arms to-
• 11J 'i cru.slied by arms to.morrow ”
' auother of bis good things, and
Galway?puts it iu with artistic effect, but
.' tn c dickeus this lovely phase of the
j 14 applicable to the traitor Smith, we
^ vo - After placing armed soldiers 4 in
S ; -K We should have supposed that
C WlJU; 'l have beeu silent on the subject of
1 ir is.
. “-tnilts in our country, in opposition
ii.J. r J, ' S ’- 0r rights asserted in the
c 1 rescr ibcd by those laws, are neither
v nor justifiable.”
are they, and if we mistake not the
^ V rUl l h«* people of Alabama and of
, r ' ' U! * 1 - they will teach this infamous
1 ‘ “ : *' J ur ch agitator that he cannot with
J invoke tumults audset the law a!
^ believini* that tny right to the
s. ' Juttru ‘>r of Alabama is not de
ij/' or ‘“‘paired by the late election,
•-''.Ip'. 'r ** un ' 11 n Lindsay has no right
: ' :e - 1 have tiled a bill in the Chan-
feL/ A'- 0 ! ^ Ont o°m er y county, the oh-
'Og dc-* 1 i ' 3 A° i Jreve “I myself from be-
toth. ',’ rlVl! j. ot tlie °® ce upon mere return
Vo» e> ' ° sl f:'"S officer of the Senate; which
l*, t £ r ta i , on their face, will, as I be-
wholly invalid by tho ev
! ' le i edv A e Pco-kcd whenever
_ lc ‘ l,1 o cbiimsof him and myself, to
**J: :’. ate properly presented for trial
H _ 111 “")• proper tribunal.”
S “*ith ^^ beUevius b ° ooJ ' J uat “ >f Bill
lif e j, ct 1 d an honest thought in his
tad „ A 1 * or c ct it is Parson’s tbiukin^
ify,.... Ultb ' But then, Mr. Parsons,
u ^ w ’>y not wait until those
liahcl b.r * ) ' ien m dc an< l P u b-
pair t g.' assuuii “g that they would im-
® ,5l, r «or n v°‘ Y ° Ur clleut to the office of
L U,., uu are lo o ?uod a lawyer not
■ ? that lldl liadhis remedy in^a due
•of law
VOLUME XXV.
If Governor Lindsay had been illegally
declared Governor of Alabama, the matter
could have been very properly brought be
fore the General Assembly where the Con
stitution of the State very properly puts it
“The facts npon which I base my claims
to the office, and deny the claim* of Mr.
Lindsay to the office are, are, in a great de
gree, disclosed in the bill. I do not desire
to do him an injury; but I do desire to pre
vent him, or the presiding officer of the Sen
ate, from doing me the irreparable injury
of wrongfully deprivieg me of the office, up
on such mere returns, before a proper op
portunity is offered to me, in a proper tri
bunal ot our State, to prove, as I believe I
can, that lie was not fairly and lawfully
elected over me to the office,"
Which for cool impudence and pettylog-
ying casuistry excells anything that we
have ever before seen or hearj.
To follow this argument through would
occupy too much of our space.
The grand idea of Bill is this. He be
lieves that a count of the (.lection returns
will reveal the fact, as they did, that the
people of Alabama wanted him no longer—
af they did not want him at first—as Gov
ernor. To dodge this unkiud expression
of the people, Bill determined that the
vote should not be counted all.
But Bill counted without his host.
IS COTTON KINtJ t
Vurily it is a king. Mot so much of
commerce as we once imagined, but of the
minds and hearts of the Southern people.
They have witnessed the dethronement of
the tyrant from his commercial Kingdom,
but still, in their energies they cling to and
uphold him.
And this they do too in the face <>i all
reason and common sense. Bliudly they
adhere to his cause, and submit to his pain
tul requisitions. All personal freedom, all
peace and comfort is sacrificed by his sub
jects, that t ey may contribute to his pow
er, and sweli the number of his exports.
But oue grand, prevailing idea seems to
move the Southern breast, and that is to
out vie each other in duty to this tyrant.—
The folly of this idea would be ridiculous
were it not so painfully serious. If the
posterity of the couutry did not depeud up
on the wise direction of Southern euer
gy, this cotton mania might very properly
be made the subject of ridicule, but when
the very life of our lovely and beloved
laud depends upon a judicious disposition
of all our energies, it cannot be so li.htly
regarded
It is for this reason that we are glad to
hear mir wisest and best farmers beginning
to raise their voices against their king. The
following cornmanicatioij is from the pen of
one of the most experienced and suLeessfal
planters in Polk county. His theory is em
ineutly correct, and wo do hope that our
readers will bestow that attention upon his
views that they so richly deserve. Wo will
be pleased to hear front our corespondent
again :
Does it pay to raise Cotton to Buy Corn,
Meat and Stock With t
I think not. I know not. Men may
figure as much as they please, but 5 years
of direful experience ought to convince us
all that it is folly. We have tried it all
over the South and I think nine-tenths of
the farmers will admit it We hire hands
at high wages, feed them on high bread and
meat, work hard all the year, and when we
have sold our cotton, find the last dollar
;one, no meat in the smokehouse, nor corn
in the crib. We commence again and re-
peat the same thing the following year. We
are thus wearing out our lands, aud grow
ing older and poorer every year of our life,
but seemingly no wiser. I*, docs seem to
me that intelligent men (such as our farm
ing citizens ara^-rould correct this error.
But a wild fanaticism seems to have possess
eel them, aud they follow the ignis fatuus,
although their better judgment tells them
that it leads to uncertain fortune, and prob
able ruin.
Farming at the South has become a reg
ular gambling business, each one betting
that everybody besides himself will make a
small crop. We arc losing at every deal,
and unless we conduct our operations on a
safer basis, wa will scon ho a bankrupt peo
ple.
I propose tog.ve some reasons why we
should lessen the cotton and increase the
corn crop. Eve'ry* one knows that if we
make one and a'half millions, instead of
threo million hales, we will get as much
money for the small crop as the large one,
Well, let us riiduce the eotton crop (area
planted) one-hulf, aud put the other half
in corn. What will he the result 7 In the
first place, we will make as much money
and more than double the corn. This ex
tra corn will feed our plow stock and labor
ers, and euablc us to make all of our meat
at home.
In this way the cotton, after the laborer
is paid well be a clear gain. We will thus
save these heavy corn and meat bills, and
will get rid of these heavy mortgages that
are crushing the very life out of us. We
can thus save our cotton better and cheap
er, and have it earlier, because we will
have only half tho acres to pick with the
same hands we now use, We will then
have time to ditch and fence our lands,
save manure, and do thousands of things
that the white king now forbids. Every
day in the year belongs to him.
Let ns as a great farming community,
take this serious matter in hand, and deal
with it as onr judgment dictates. Wo will
then after a few years be the richest and
happiest people on the globe, instead, as we
are now, dependent upon the merest acci
dent for success.
Mr. Editor, this is a serious matter, in
which every man, womanand child in the
cottou States have a vital interest, and it
should be urged upon the people with all
the power that can be brought to bear np
on them. Let the papers warn them. Let
the farmers’ clubs act, and everything be
done that can be to aronse the people to
their interest. If we could all act together
oh, what a country we would have.
I am a farmer, which business 1 have al
ways followed, i have never before writ
ten a line for the public eye, and would not
now if I did not see the country being de
stroyed by this blind policy. You may
talk to farmers about this all cotton system,
aud the la-ge majority of them will agreo
with you; but when planting time comes
the last ODe of them will plant cotton as
before, hopingthat every one else will adopt
the mixed crop system
Expeuience.
ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 9. 1870.
NEW SERIES-NO Hi
Till-: FIRST BOOK OF TUB C1IRONI.
t'I.ES OF GEORGIA.
OlIAE. IT; .
And it came to jusi that in those days
there was a certain -(.an named Arnos who
was a Tinker, and ha was a wis). and, and
well skilled in the law.
2. Aud this Amos, the Tinker, had also
been a man of war, aud Ins duty hat been
to provide shoes aud breeches lor the
soldiers.
3. Aud the mighty deeds of war whith
this man Amos, the tinker, did, are they
not also writeu iu the book of the Confeder
acy.
4. But a vision fell upon the spirit of
this man Amos the Tinker, and he repented
him of the deeds of war which he had
done in days of yore, aud he turned from
the field of battle and became a man of the
law.
a. And it came to pass that when the
highl and mighty ruler of th - great yau-
kee universe heard of this man, Amos, the
Tinker, that he sent his servants unto him
with a message.
C. Saying : Thus saycth the high and
mighty Ulysses—ruler ot this great Yaa
kee universe—Amos, thou art a brick.
7. Aud Amos, who was a Tinker, straight
way arose and went to Ulysses.
8. And when Ulysses beheld him from
afar off, he ran to him aud said
9. Let us have peace.
10. And ho then elad Anns, the Tinker,
iu purple, and seated him upon a moss
cushioned stool.
11. And he offered unto An os a cigar,
but Amos did not smoke.
12. So Ulysses was well pleased with
\iuus, the Tinker, that he did not smoke
and he smoked the cigar himself.
13. Aud straightway the fame of Amos
went out over the whole ya’i ee laud.
14. Aud it came to pass that this same
Amos, the Tinker, aud l! ufus Behemoth,
surnamed the Bullock, were brothers iu in
iquity, and very familiar friends
15. Aud when Rufus Behemoth, sur-
natued the Bullock, heard of the fame of
Amos, the Tinker, he rejoiced in his hide,
aud was exceedingly glad.
1(1. And l.o seut ucto him messages of
reeling and mu -h low.
17. And Amos, the Tinker, was well
pleased with Rufus Behemoth, surnamed
the Bullock—the king, aud he also sent
unto him a greeting.
18. And he spoke to him, saying, ask
whatsoever of me that ye will, I will grant
it, even unto the half of my honor.
19 And when Rufus Behemoth, sur
named the Bullock, was told this that Amos
the Tinker, had said he was glad iu his
heart—for he knew that Amos, the Tiuker,
was cutiniug in the law.
20. Aud it came to pass- that when the
days drew uigh which were appointed lor
the people to choose whom they should
have for their law makers and public mas
ters, that the king was greatly troubled.
21. For he fouud that the people would
not look with favor upon his fricuds, and
would choose some that were at enmity
with him, the king.
22. So he was sad in his mind until he
bethought him of the euuniug of Amos,
the Tinker.
23. And then the kings’ countenance
brightened up, and he sent for his fugle
man, Geotge, who was likewise a Burnett.
24. And he said unto his fugleman.—
Bring hither to me my chief servant, Fos
ter, who is also a Blodgett, that I may
may speak unto him about a matter that
concerns me very much.
25 And when Foster, who was aLo a
Blodgett, came into the presence of the
king, he uncovered his head aud bowed
himself at the feet of the king.
2C. And after he had kissed the great
toe of the king, he lifted up his voice and
said :
“What wilt thou, oh king 7”
27. Aud the king said : Foster, my
own chief lervant, Thou kuowest that the
days draw near when the peoplo arc to
choose their law makers again.
28. Aud now, less peradventure, they
should prove rebellious, aud choose contra
ry to my will, I desire that this evil day
should bo put off.
29. And I bethought me, peradventure,
my good brother,(Amos, the Tinker, who
is so euuniug in the law might devise some
trick whereby the people may not have the
choosing of their masters.
30. Then spoke Foster, who was also a
Blodgett, aud 3aid, true, oh king. Amos,
the tinker, can do this thing—hut will he
do it 7
31. And then tbs king looked sad, and
he turned to his fuglemau, and said, “will
he do it 7”
32. And then tho fugleman lifted np
his voice in council, and said, “grease him,
grease him.
33. Then was the king rejoiced, because
this saying pleased the king.
The Ne»v York Herald on the Alabama im-
broglia.
Harmony in a state with two executives
is hardly to bo expected, and Alabama,with
her two Governors, finds her government
at a deadlock and- her people threatened
with another civil war. At the last elec
tion the majority for Lindtay (democrat)
for Governor was one thousand four hun-
and twenty-nine.
On Satirday last, while the Legislature
was in joint convention for the purpose of
canvassing the vote for Stste officers, Gov
ernor Smith obtained an injunction forbid
ding the counting of the vote for Govern
or and Treasurer. This injunction was
obeyed, and after declaring the vote for
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of
State, the Senate, composed almost entire,
ly of republicans, withdrew, thus breakinj-
up the the joint meeting.
The Assembly, however, with the_ new
Lieutenant Governor presiding, continued
the session, counted the vote for .Governor,
and declared Lindsay elected, Lindsay im
mediately took the oath of office and enter
ed upon its duties. ° ,n - *
dicate, and obtained the services of a num
ber of government troops, which he posted
in froat of the executive room and Treasur
ers office. Throughout the State the ex
citement caa.-ed by these proceedings is in
tense, and Governor Smith’s action is de’
nounced by all parties.
Resolutions were adopted in the House
yesterday reciting that, in the face of the
fact that peace and order prevailed through-
oat Alabama. a military force of United
States troops had been quarterd w.thi i the
oapital ef the State duriug the plescutses
sion of the Legislature, au I demanding by
whose authority au-l upon whose applies
tion such troops had been scot there.—
These inquiries are most pertinent and
timely.
Alabama is a recognized State of the
Union, and federal ' interference in her
purely loca- affairs cannot be too strongly
reprehended.
[Communicated.
Bullock’s Last Outrage.
Editor of the Courier : I am anx
ious to know why His Excellency remitted
the poll-tax I can hardly realiz - that
the State Treasury is suffering from pletho
ra; on th a contrary, with many others, be
lieve that the skilful manipulations of Bul
lock, Blodget and Go. have left no possible
chance for such an occurrence. If I am
correct in my estimate of the Governor's
financial abilities, then I am left to specu
late as to his probable object. Perhaps it
was intended as au expression of sympathy
for the poor Freedmeu, although they pos
sess equal civil and political rights with the
whites, yet his commiserating Excellency
considered it would be an act of oppr .ssiou
to require them to pay anything, however
small the amount, towards—I wiii not say
defraying the legitimate expenses of the
State Government—bat the honest, jatliciont
disbursements of Our Governor par excel
lence. He was confident of oue fact, that
the Radical vote would be greatly increased
hy the act. The lessening of the amounts
of reveuue to the State was hut a passiog
thought, but perpetuate the power of the
party aud tliiugs would be provide 1 tor
hereafter. Why this iuiquitous discrimina
tion agaiuot property if not to subserve his
base purpose of retaiuiug power at the ex
peuse of right, justice and the prosperity of
the State 7 To the property-holders, who
are yet suffering from the embarrassments
iucident to the war, aud upon whom rests
the material advancements of the State, he
offers no relief. He wisely considers that
they are the ouly cluss from whom moDey
can be abstracted to subserve his own pur
poses. Uuder the present dynasty of Geor
gia it is unfortunate to be a white mau, and
particularly so, if he should be an honest
one—his condition is further aggravated by
the possession of property. No Georgian,
uninfluenced by mercenary considerations,
caa respond to this outrage, either directly
or iadircctly, iu supp rt of the party. Does
Flatwoods or other timber ” c jutiuue his
adhesiou to the party hy supporting Bur
net, thusly recognizing the flagitious act 7
But Burnet is virtually Bullock’s nomiuee
—with him originated the nomination.
Feoyd.
A HUMOROUS View OF TOE FARM
ER’S GLU1L
Smith refused to ab-
[From Montgomery Advertiser.!
Correspondence between Gov. Lindsay and
Capt. Drum.
We take great pleasure in publishing tho
following correspondence:
It will be seen that the soldiers
have been withdrawn from the Capi
tal.
Montoo.meuy, Nov. 27,1870.
Copt W. F. Drum,
Commanding, <tc., ste.;
Sir—The presence of United States
soldiers on duty at the Capitol of State is
no doubt iu compliance with a requisition
made upon yon as Post Commander, by my
predecessor Governor Smith, but inasmuch
as no necessity now exists for such military
aid, I respectfully ask you to withdraw any
sohleirs you may have placed on duty in
the building or upon the grounds of the
Capitol.
Permit me to call your attention to Sec
tion IV, Article IV, of the Constitution
of the United States which reads as fol.
lows:
The United Stacs shall guarantee to
overy State in this Union a Republican
form of Government and shall protect each
of them against invasion; and on applica
tion of the Legislature, or of the Executive
(when the Legislature cannot be convened)
against domestic violence.”
It is proper to state that on yesterday,
the 2Cth inst., I was duly qualified and in
augurated as Governor of the State of Ala
bama, in accordanco with the Constitution
and laws thereof.
Be pleased to advise me of yoor intended
course in the premises.
This will be handed you by Col. J.
J. Jolly, my temporary private Sccreta-
Any communication will find mo to-day
at my Chambers 26 Exchange Hotel in
this city.
Respectfully,
ROB’T. B. LINDSAY.
Head Q'os Post of Montgomery, 1
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 27,1870. j
Eon. R.B. Lindsay,
Montgomery, Ala.
Sir—I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of
this date, by the hands of Cdonel J. J.
Jolly.
In reply, I desire to state respectfully
that the troops at the Capitol are there
merely as a posse, with a view to preserve
peace,on the requisition of Governor Smith,
and under what I regard as general in-
structio' 8 to furnish soldiers ior that pur
pose.
I have already reported my aotion to
my superiors, aud am in hourly expecta
tion of receipt of orders which will control
my future action, and of which yea will
he duly advised.
1 am sir,
With much respect,
Your obd’t serv’t,
W. F. DRUM,
Capt. 2d Inf. Com’g Post.
Montgomery Ala., Not. 26, 1770.
Eon. R. B. Lindsay,
Exchange Eotd,
Montgomery, Ala.-,
Sir—I have the honor to inform you
that I am this evening in receipt of instruc
tions fom Deportment Headquarters, in
compliance with which I hare ordered im
mediate withdrawal of troops from the
Capitol.
I am, with the highest respect,
Yonr obedient servant,
W. F.DRUM,
Capt. 2d. Inf. Com’g Post.
Mark Twain’s Report of the Proceedings—
Mr. Creely’s Straggle with Hit* Pump
kin—Advice to a Mau who has a Cap
ital of Ten Dollars and a Large Fa mi-
iy-
Mr. Grecly exhibited a puuikiu of his
own raising. A* it embodied his solitary
aud erouruiug success, alter several years
<>: discouraging iuilure in pumpkin culture,
the club surrounded . it with uncovered
heads and mingled emotions of surprise, ad
miration and envy.
U was a snpeib fruit.aud when Mr. Gree
ley's hat was placed on it to illustrate its
size aud symmetry, and the hat aud pump
kin seemed so perfectly adapted to each
other, aud together produced au effect so
staling, that several enthusiastic members
swore :hey would have known who raised
that pumpkin if they had seen it auy where.
It is to be photographed by Gurney, and
next year’s Tribuuc subscriber will receive
copies.
The pumpkin was the flattering product
one of bushel of seed planted on the farm
iu Champagua. Soon after blossoming,the
vine manifested an inclination to wither—
It was thereupon transplanted to a large
flowcr-pot and removed to the town resi
dence of its founder.
For some time it piued and drooped, aud
they set up at nights with it, expecting
that every moment would be its last, but
every moment turned oat not to be its last,
and with carefnl nursing it finally rallied
aud came np to maturity, as cherished and
tough a pumpkin as ever grew.
Dr. Sixhammers suggested that the re
sult of Mr. Greeley’s iu- omitable struggle
with this pumpkin, showed how every i i-
ty family could provide itself with pump-
kin-pic.
He hoped to see the day when every
window-sill, in every city, would be adorn
ed with fructifying pumpkin-pots and ev
ery workman's cottnge embowered in pump
kin vino-.
Thomas Dodd, of New Hampshire,writes
to the club that he is fifty years old, in
firm with consumption, has a large family,
ten dollars m money, aud wants to know
what to do.
Mr. Moker; Go out to Greeley Colony and
invest iu our irrigating ditch.
Mr;. Layman: Buy a Texas rauehe, or
Florida orange grove.
Dr. Siimbie: His heal'.h requires light
farming iu a bracing climate. Let him start
an indigo plaotatiou iu Alaska.
Mr. Greeley: He rnusu’t come t> New
York. His S10 wouldn’t last a year; but
out West he can Invest it, aud grow up
with the coautry.
If I had gone West wi h S10 at his age,
I should he a happy mau now, with two
suits of respectable garments, an office, aud
a conscience guiltless of distracing tariff
aud faruiiug essays.
Mr. Herrings iuvited the club to visit
his farm, ilirty miles up the river, next
Wednesday, aud iuspeet a horse-radish
that he had persuadeu to vegetate. The
grouud was tilled, sub-soiled aud top-dres-
acd. •
He had expended upon that plaut only
half a mii of bone dust, one cart load of
ashes, aud a barrel o! guano ; yet, iu spite
o his neglect, it ban within a year grown
to the size of his little finger.
His foreinau would explain to the clerk,
th j peouliar difficulty of raising this rare
exotic.
He would treat the club to a regular
farmer’s dinner, the materials for which
he had done already engaged at the city
markets.
The club accepted and adjourned.—Bug.
falo Express.
The Governor Replies.
Stuug by the ccmmeuts of the press, and
people upon his silence under the damaging
exposutc of his extravagance. Gov. Bul
lock at last utters a feeble note ot reply.—
now 7 By disproving the charges 7 No !
By showing their incorrectness or falsity 7
No ! By explaining them satisfactorily 7—
No ! How then 7 Why, by dodging them
under the prete lse that they arc not the
issues of the campaign. It won’t do, Gov
ernor. Of course you don’t waut them
made the issues, for they are too much
against you. We well understand why you
would bury them, and talk about national
issues that have nothing to do with the
present contest. Yon shall have your fill
of discussion of national issues when the
time comes.
Bat now the people mean to make issues
of the outrages of the administration. They
are the live questions ot State importance.
Yon shall not escape the inquiry into yonr
extravagance and lawlessness by yelling
tariff or reconstruction, or platform of 18G8
The vital matter for the people of Geor
gia is to get an honest Legislature that will
not help you, as the last one did, in squan
dering criminally, the people’s money and
overriding popular rights. And it is nec
essary for this pnrpose to discos3 yonr ad
ministration and show how yon have been
misgoverning ns and who helped yon do it
And yon can’t dodge the issue and substi
tute others not pertinent. And if yon
don’t choose to discuss, these live matters of
State importance, why yon will have to
bear the inference that neglect implies, viz:
that as yon dare not deny, yon cannot de
fend yonr administration.
We have given yon solemn figures.—
They are crashing yon. It is indeed a
wise strategy to try to flank them. But it
shall not succeed. We drag you before an
inqnest of the State for mal administration.
We charge that yon and yonr faction have
been a public injury. We have given the
proof and will furnish more of it. And
yon shall not evade the verdict by calling
fora trial on other matters. Yon most
clear yonr skirts by proof, or you and yonr
accessories most take the doom oi the guil
ty.—At. Const-
Utilizing Waste Substances.
Many substances known as “waste,” and
which is exceedingly hard' to dispose of
effectually, will probably in time be util
ized so that there will be really a demand
for them.
Among other applications of waste mate
rial to practical use may be enumerated
that of the dyeing establishments and tan
neries, the convenient disposal of which is
sometimes a serious problem. The various
woods used in coloring in so Urge quan
tities are,'in'some planes, now mixed with
tar, either vegetable or mineral, and com
pressed inso blocks of suitable size,and mule
an excellent hind of fuel.
Senator Cameron on Georgia Polities.
Senator Cameron ai rived hero this morn
ing from Georgia, whither, it is an lerstood,
he went to help the Republicans to arrat ge
matters so as to carry the State at the ap
preaching election. The Senator says eve
rything now looks very hopeful for a Re
publican victory. Of course he disclaims,
iu his usual modest way, any services of his
own that would be likely to coutributc to
the success of the party The organization
is very good, and the members of it j retty
gencrilly united. Senator Cameron thinks
if the full negro vo' c can be bronght out
the Republicans will have a fair majority
There are some fears, however, that the ne
groes in the country districts may he kept
away from the polls through intimidation.
To prevent this the Senator is of opinion
that a strong force of troops should he dis
tributed through the State. ’.'Ms would
give courage to the negro voters, while al
the «ame time it would prevent any rtisor
der or outbreak.
Governor Bullock, of Georgia, is also
here, and had au interview with the Presi
dent, as did also Senator Cameron It is
understood that both gentlemen expressed
their views of the situation in Georgia to
the resident, and urged the policy of hav
ing a sufficient military force in Georgia to
protect all • he legal voters
As already indicated in these dispatches,
the President, through the Secretary of
War, has ordered that additional troops he
rent to Georgia, to remain until after the
election. Should the Republicans carry
the Lcgisliture Governor Bullock w 11 be a
candidate for tho Uuited States Senate, and
the chances are that he will be elected.—
The success of the Republican party io
Georgia will natirally strengthen the posi
tion of Attorney-General \ker nan—who is
from that State—in the Cabinet. That
geutleman, therefore, is very solicitous fur
the success of the party. — Washington Cor
respondence .Vac York.
TIIE SEWING GIRLS OF NEW YORK-
Macaulay” writes from New York to
th Rochester Democrat:
By uo class is the approach of winter
dreaded more than by tne poor girls of this
city. This class numbers at least thirty
thousand, and includes some very worthy
characters. Iudeed there are lrequeut iu-
stauces of families reduced from wealth to
poverty, aud dependent on the carniugs of
au industrious daughter who teaches or
selves io a store, aud thus kcops.her aged
pareuts from the sti eels.
The autumn uowjust closing has been a
very dull seasou, aud most branches of em
ployment have been diminished. Clalflu Si
Co., who usually employ large numbers of
;irls in their cloak department, discharged
must of them early in the season. The
stamping establishments whose imication of
embroidery has been so very popular, have
also discharged large uutiibers. The hook
trade has been very slack, and hundreds, if
tint thousands, of bookholders and paper
stitchers have beeu idle. The perfumery
business is greatly reduced, and even dress
making, which improves as wioter fashions
prevail, is unusually dull. T io highest
price paid for women’s wages is live dollars
per week; that is, on an average. A very
capable baud iu some shops can make sev
en dollars but there are f:w tliat reach
that figure.
The cheapest rate of board is three aol-
lars an 1 a half, and the reader can form an
idea of the chance these girls have of sav
ing aoy thing.
H ;viug been occasionally brought be
hind the scenes, I cannot now gaze into
any of the splendid windows of our fashion
able dross makers without a sign. A few
ycras a very remarkable pieee of embroide
ry was exhibited. It was noticed in the
papers, and ma.<y went to admire the wuo-
ful skill which it manifested. A few days
subsequently a strange suicide occurred. I
have not the time to give the particulars,
but the victim was the author of that ex
quisite embroidery, and the story of her
life aud death afforded the crowds -i fresh
sensatiou as they gazed upon this last ef
fort of despair.
Some of these girls are of very rcspecta
b!e and even first class families, which have
fallen into evil times, and thus try to resist
want.
I knesv an excellent man who was high
ly related, but who became poor, aud who
had several accomplished daughters who
had beeu very tenderly brought up. One
of these girls determined to take in fine
sewing, but having uo acquaintance in the
trade, she knew not where to get it. At
last she made a tour through the great es
tablishments, but sought in vain and be
came very nervous and distressed by these
refusals- However, at length she did get
some materials and an order to cou plete
them, and returned horns in great haste,
but such was her state of mind as the en
tered the room, that she dropped all and
fainted. Her mother and sisters saw at
once what she bad done, and after she was
restored thep all went to work and compl J-
tedthetisk. The girl returned the woik
and not more, and thus the family was
kept from suffering until better times dawn
ed upon them. It was a bold movement
for a delicate girl to make, but it saved tho
family, and poverty is apt to make aoy one
bold—au experience which was early learn
'ed.
The Cincinnati Commercial says : “Gen
Gram is losing his grip” If it ba anything
tike the once famons “Tyler Grippe” the
sooner he loses it tho better.—Mew York
Eerald.
It is worse. Tylers’ grippe merely stran
gled men, whereas Grants’ first strangles
and then robs its victim.
THLE&aAPHIC.
A Man of his Word —President GeD-
era 1 Grant promised in his inaugural that
he would have no policy to enforce against
the will of the people.
The people do not want U. S. bayonets
at tho polls, bnt Grant does. Grant’s idea
of the people is similar to Lonis XIY’s idea
of the State—e'est moi !
Georgia Senators.—A Washington
dispatch, Nov. 28th, to the Macon Journal
says:
‘It was stated in Republican circles last
night that R. H. Whitely and H. P. Far
rell will be admitted to their scats as Sen.
aton, from Georgia, early next week.—
Their credentials are now iu the hands of
the Senate.
If these geatlemen are admitted every seat
in the Senate will be filled for the first time
since I860.’
TRe Florida Election.
The Tallhassee Floridan, of the 22nd
instant, figures op the official and unofficial
retains, showing a majority of402 for
Bloxham, Conservative candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor and of 371 for Niblaek,
Conservative candidate for Congress. The
official majorities will not Tary much from
SCO, and this in the teeth of very general
frauds throughout the State.
Just as as a traveler was’writing his
name on the register of a Leavenworth ho
tel, a bedbug sallied and took its way across
the page. The man pansed and remarked:
“I’ve been bled by St. Joe fleas, bitten by
Kansas City spiders, and interviewed by
Fort Scott graybacks, but I’ll be d—d if I
was ever in a place before wher the bedbngs
looked over the the hotel register to find
ont where your loom was!’’
Reported for the Tri-Weekly Conner;.
London, Dec. 2.
To-days’ Standard has war dispatches to
3 o’clock this morning.
A Berlin dispatch says the French organ
here claims a brilliant victory forthe French.
No signs of weakness at Tours.
Eleven new entrenched comps forming
in France.
Times thinks that the policy of the Ger
mans m changing p -sition indicates impor
tant new movements, likely to bring about
great results.
Uortsehakoff’s reply to Granville published.
Gorischakoff refuses to discuss the propriety
of his finmer note. b..l accepts a conference
of [savers. . % .
Dispatches dated Paris, Nov. 30, says:
Operations commenced around Paris yos-
terday. Ducrot, with a large force, moved
from l’aris, and occupied Montrealle, which,
however, he was soo : compelled to evacuate.
Heaviest fighting at Champigay,. Brie and
Fillers Sur Alarne.
French are now returning the attack,. Sub
sequently evacuated Messly, and engaged
the enemy at Chapiguv, fighting his way to
Brie, then recrossed Marne by pontoon
bridges, and maintained his position on the
bank. Two Prussian Generals have since
taken position at Themay.
Tours, Dec. 2.
It is announced that Gen. Ducrot, with
1>',000 men yesterday made great sortie from
Paris Wednesday. He crossed Marne.—
Movement was completely successful. De
tails momently expected. ..
Mouitcur has the following details :
sortie oegan on tho 29th; battle lasted all
that night to next night. Gen. Ducrot then
crossed the Mena and occupied Messly.
News of a successful sortie around Paris
caused iudiscribablc excitement here.
To-day Gambetta publicly announced that
the army of the Loire successfully resisted
attacks on the right and left wings, and is
now moving forward. Gambetta continues,
Victory now favors the French. Te dcums
being chanted hero.”
Great excitement over German dispatches
announcing great szecesses around Paris,
where sorties in force defeated the ^Prussians
along the entire line. Line of battle many
miles in extent. Mirny prisoners end cannon
captured.
Gambetta attributes the evacuation of
Amiens to Prussian defeats around Paris.—
Battle commenced on the 29th, and at last ac
counts the garrison remained outside, holding
the position they had captured.
Berlin, Dec. 2.
To-day King William sent tho following
to the Qoecn:
Versailles, Nov. 30.—Tho 6th corps ye -
terday repulsed a sortie near Le Hay, over
100 prisoners, aud fi. ur hundred lulled. The
French also sortied on the Wurtembergers
aud Saxons. Position was token by the
French and subsequently retaken. Sorties
were simultaneously made North and West
and at St. Dennis. French were repulfed and
driven behind their works in all cases. I re
mained at Versailles, as it was a central
point. ’
Following just received from the command
ant of the 7th Prussian corps, dated Thurs
day : Great sortie yesterday. Erench mov
ed against Prussians and Wurtembergers ear-
iy-in the morning, supported by a heavy fire
trom the forts, Troclm and Duerot comrnad-
ing, leading 123,000 men. Frcneh were re
pulsed by the 0th corps und retired. Subse
quently, at 3 o’clock, the French attacked the
Wertemburgers, and were again repulsed.
London, Dec. 1.
The French claim successes yesterdayJiD
the department of Loire
Tours, Dee. 1.
Y-.sterdy, midnight.—The army of the
Loir engaged the Prussians to-day. Position
extended iioin Chattau Dunn through Join-
ville to Tourv, and from there to Pithireers
aud Beauvais La ltalan.
New York, Dec 1.
To the Associated Press. Please noti
fy the public that, although therewill be con
siderable delay, we can send slowly to Eu
rope through the French cable. Therefore
messages will be received and transmitted as
early as possible, and in the exact order ot
their reception. Signed, Cyras W. Field
London, Dec. 2.
\ telegram to the Times says that Prince
Frederick Charles is retiring before the army
of the Loire, which is in great force.
It is reported that Garibaldi has had great
accesses at Autnn. Nothing official.
Latest dispatches from Tours says, the
moyement of the army bogan yesterday, di
rected by tho Minister of War. First opera
tion favorable. Gen. Cbansy left his position.
Next day found the Prussians entrenchedand
immediately gave them battle, which ended
only with uigiit. Prussians compelled to re
tire. German loss heavy—French very light.
Versailles, Dec. 2.
A dispatch says, yesterday a sortie of fifty
thousnnd French against Wortcmburger. at
Villiers, was flanked by the 6th Prussian
corps. French suffered great loss, The ob
ject of the sortie was to open communication
with the army of tho Loire, via Fontainbleau.
French killed and wounded in yesterday’s
conflict severe. French ask several hours res
pite to bury the dead.
All quiet before Paris to-day.
Munich, Dec. 2.
A dispatch just received announces that
Van Der Tann defeated the army of the
Loire on the 1st, in several battles west of
Orleans and Tours.
NOON DISPATCHES.
In the House, Dixson. of North Carolina
was seated on the old oath, his disabilities
having been removed.
Platt of Virginia, removed. Dukes’ cre
dentials referred to Committee on elections.
Lust. Resolution that Dake be qualified pass
ed. Notice was given by Reeves to contest.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
* London, Dec. 5.
It is rumored that Erlangor is storing large
quantities of provisions at Harre, for Paris
when tho siege is over,
Florence, Dec. 5.
Aosta, upon receiving the crown, congratu
lated Spain npon reconciling order with lib
erty.
CoNSTANTLNOFLE. DeC. 5.
Russia furloughs troops and consents to
conference. Rumors of Turkish apprehen
sions.
Tours, Dec. 5.
The army of the Loir, after spiking guns
and destroying amunition, evacuated Orleans.
The Prussians re-entered Orleans at mid
night. French retreated orderly.
Versailles, Dee. 5.
French have been driven from Chevilley
and have abandoned Campagny. French
massing at CretiL Troops suffering from inj
tense cold.
TELEGRAPHIC MARKET.
Nzw York, Dec. 5.
Cotton dull: sales 5.000 bales; up
lands 151; flour; State-Western, superfine
4 90a 500; Southern dull; common to lair ex
tra 5 95 o6 35; wheat, winter red and amber-
Western, 1 45al 40; red and amber Southern
1 40; com lower, 74 to 75; pork $221;
lard firmer, kettle 13al3J: whisky firmer
at 89Ja90; groceries quiet firm; turpentine
4oi; rosin dull at 1 95a2 00; tallow
heavy at 8Jo9; freights very firm; cotton;
steam, J a 9 1-16; money 6a7; sterling low
er; ^1 gold 10’all; governments firm;
Southerns qniet and steady.
Baltirore Dec. 5.
Cotton closedeasy; middlings I5p, flour firm,
pork firm at $23; shonlders 15}, whisky dull
at 89.
Augusta, Dec. 5.
Cotton steady demand doted easy
soles 900; receipts 960; mids 14}-}.
New Orleans, Dec. 5,
Cotton lower; middlings 14Jal5}; saiga
7600; net receipts 10,335: coastwise 812; total
11,147; export to Great Britain 15.791; stock,
116,716.
. Under the French EtLp're thB'.^iloave
"were the idols of the army anp people, b‘n
tje Breton Mobiles have taken their plact
in the popular citectn under the Republic
aid are now regarded os the “eraee" corps
Taey are at presmt stationed iu large uuu
b.rs outside the walls of Paris, and I i
Slid that they < utirtain the most picli»ui-s
contempt for ti e 30,000 National Guard
within the capital, who are exposed to i
actual danger,'but live in comparative con
fort, instead of ' roughing ir” under ;ljr^
sian fire every day."
These Mobiles are brave, religions peas
ants from Brittany, who fight for France,
but at heart dislike the present Paris gov
ernment. Ari Englidi'Correspondent, who
writes by. balloon post ftomthe-beleaguered
city, relates an amusing icciceut r. hich oc
curred while he was on a visit to their
camp, Whi'e I was talking, to these Bre
tons, he says, ‘‘one of them blew his nose
with hishandkercfaief.His companions apol
ogized to me for this peace of affectation.
He is from Finisferro, they said. In Fin-
isterreit appears luxury is enervating the
population, and tl c-y ffliiw iheir nnsee with
handkerchief-; in other parts of Brittany,
where the hardy habits of a former age
still prevail, a more simple method is adopt
ed.” v . :•
From th.* At'anta Intellixcacer./?
[COMMUNICATED.] |\|
Van Wert, Ga., Nov 28, ’70. |
Eds. Intelligencer—If you have nev
er traveled, np the valley of the Euhailce
iu Polk county, then you wonld.be amply
repaid by doing so at an early day. The
Van Wert and Cartersville Road is now
completed some ten miles west i f the latter
point, where a comfortable h .ck can he
procured to convey yon to the village of
Van Wert. This place is situated just in
the rear of a slate mountain, which bounds
the valley of the Euharlee on the west, and
is a beautiful eight for a town, possessing
salubrity of climate, good water, and pic
turesque scenery.
The mineral wealth of this section, too,
cannot be surpassed by any of the same ex
tent in any portion of the South. A ran ;o
of mountains, four miles in extent hounds
the adjacent valley on the west and South,
through which runs a vein of as pure slate
as can be found iu this or any other coun
try The value of this article is not appre
ciated by our citizens. Its manifold uses
seems not to be understood. It is a l only
the best roofing material in use, hut it is
valuable and ornamental as a building ma
terial —door and window sills, hearth stones
pavements and flooring, aro all ui.ndc -ot
them, for which it. answers an admir.hiu
purpose.
Slate is impervious to water, and hene i
makes the best floor for cellars when ‘ !ai I
in cement. No briek building should be
erected without a coarse of slate Did abo.-e
the ground in the walls, to cut off the junta.-
tore which is absorbed by the brick and
carried by cappillary attraction to the ex
treme height of the wall, causing dauipue—
and producing diseases among the oecir
pants of brick houses. The streets of At
lanta arc to some extent paved with rough
slabs of granite. How much more benuii-
fn] and useful would he a slate pavement.
The material being finer, would give to'i.ur
streets a more luxurious and arist wraio
appearance, and the front walks, of private
residences more of taste and cleanliness—
The slate caa be quaried, when a quarry is.
once opened, cheaper than granite and be
sawed and split into more regular Si.apes
with less labor. It occnrred to me that an
enterprising man csuld easily make .it .for
tune at this business.
The time will come, ere long,when these
deposits of slate will be appreciated and
sought after, and he who moves at once will
make money by the operation. To a nov
ice the process of quarrying and splitting
slate for roofing is very interesting. A
hole is first drillet from 6 to 111 leet deep
in a bed oi slate and about 5 feet from its
edge, it is then tilled to within 6 inches
of the top with powder, and dry clay add
ed and tamped until it is compacted upon
the powder, the fuse being first inserted he.
fore the tamping is added. When the ex
plosion takes place the bed of slate will
be found to be split from the depth otwhu
hole through its entire length, and loosen
ed from that portion of the bed lying bq-
neath. ,.
Now commences the process of getting
it out by means of crowbars. >\ hen got.
ten out it is split into suitable thickness for
making blocks. These again are brukou
by catting a notch on oue side and striking
the opposite with a heavy maul into blocks
of suitable length and are conveyed to the
splitter. It is remarkable with what skill
he uses his chisel aud wallet in dividing’ it
into pieces suitable for roofing slat.. It
is then passed to the dresser, who, svith a
long knife on the snarp edge of the bench,
trims the edges atone blow to eacn, and re
duces it into the desired shape and size.—
This is an art only acquired by long prac
tice iu early youth, and it has become a
common saying that a Welshman only can
split and dress slate. The number of piec
es split ont in a day usually run from two
to four thousand. The usual average of
products in a mine is one square of slate to
each hand employed in the quarry. Tho
price of roofing slate is about $8 per square
at the quarry. Now it is evident that this
must afford a large margin for profit as the
wages of the hands cannot exceed two dol
lars at an average.
There is no probability of glutting the
market, as it will increase in propo tion as
orders can be promptly filled. The slate
use 1 in the South comes from Wales, and
the cost of transportation on these would
afford a profit sufficient to satisfy the moat
avarieous.
In pursuing the subject oi slate, I bad
overlooked the beds of rich iron ore, and
extensive forest of long leaf pine which
arc also to be seen in that section, bnt I
have already, exhausted your patience,
and will bid you a adieu for the present—
Yours, Gl
Miscellaneous Items
Though Butler wants war, it isn’t Britan-
ia metal he’s after.
A toper in Albany recovered from a re
cent debauch to find that his wife had died
in the same house and been bailed, having
been two drank to know of it or to attend
the funeral-
The porter of one of the Chicago hotels,
an industrious and very saving man, has a-
massed a song tittle fortune of twenty
thousand dollars from his salary and per
quisite, duriug the last fifteen years*
The Chicago Republican raves abont
“driveling gramma smashes who ruthlessly
depicted the labor market oi plow boys and
over-stocked the supply of bad editors.”
There are two reasons why some people
don’t mind their own .business. One is
that they haven't any bussness, and the sec
ond that they have no mind.
A Terre Haute yontb calculates “that
during a period of five years be has 'walked
thiitecn thousand two hundeed and fifty
cules iu visiting his sweetheart-” lb-must
be a fearful road tq^ travel to. her
“The Hon. Mrs. -Telverton” don,t take
mcch interest in the Yosemite country
since she lost her way in the snow tnere,
and the Pacific Slope brevities remarked
that “she was rescued and thawed out.’
' Hon Horatio Seymonr, of Now York, is
is president of a cheese factor, which he
coeiders to he more useful than hadhe been
elected President of the United States. ..
The new Lord Mayor of Londoo, Mr- Al
derman Dakin, when a youth, went to Lon
don, to seek his fortune, He enterdjt a
wholelele drugists establishment as rales-
