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journal anb igtessenger^ MACON, TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 1867. Retldent AgcnU for t Ik** Journal and JI MM II jr«*r* Americus — \VM. C. GODWIN, I’. M. Uutlibert -J. M. BROOKS. Dawson-J. C. F. CLARK, C. H. C. Albany— E. RICHARDSON, 1\ M. Tiiniintstmi —f. H. TRAYLOR. Forsyth —F. <». MAYS. IVrry—J. K. JOHSON, Esq. Fort Valley—J. A. Ms KAY, P. M Eiifaiiln. Ala. —15. B. FIELDS. Il.awkimville—L. C. RYAN. Oi?|. tlmr|*-\V. J. J. SMITH. Montezuma—lCHAßOD DA VIS. Talbottou-J. CALLIER, P. M. Griffin-JASON BURR. Miliedgeville—F. L. BRANTLEY. To I*l.aNTKita. —The columns of the Journal & Messenger are at all times open to judicious and intelligent commu nii atioiis from our country friends upon all questions of importance to the plant ing interests--such as crops, labor, and oth er matter of general or local interest. We intend to devote a good deal of our space to matters of interest to the planter, and de sire their assistance in giving such news as in their jiower. TO AOMI.MSTRATORS, executors, AMB (>IIAHDIANK Remember that O en - Pope’s order for bidding State, county, and municipal officers advertising in newspapers that op pose Kherman reconstruction, applies to those officials on/?/, and that you are at lils ity to select any journal you please for ndvertiseinenjs over your own name. Brevities. ('apt. Frank Johnston, a native of New York, but resident in Atlanta for ten years past, died in that city on Saturday of con ges! ion of the lungs. He was a captain in the I nth < la. regiment, during.the late war. The Hon. B. H. Hill, denies in a card to the editor of the Atlanta Era, that he liail anything to do with the speech of young Cox, as charged by an anonymous w riter in that paper. He further says he would have congratulated that young gen glcmaii on the stage, if his subject had l«een the Crusades, and of equal merit. The total vote of Kentucky at the late election will be nearly 13(5,000. Helm ls-ats Karnes, Radical, 56,391 ; Kinkead j party 71,058; and both 43,177 votes. Prentice says there is in North Carolina a negro preacher, named Turner, so exact ly like Brownlow, that is not possible to decide whether Brownlow is a white Tur ner, or Turner a black Brownlow. The Radicals, says Proutioe, who are es tablishing their policy in the South in the expectation of making it permanent, vain ly Mippose that the laws of nature can be violated with impunity. God’s statutes are stronger than radical legislation. At a Radical meeting in North Carolina a few days since it was resolved that “poor I ni mists’’ should of right, have the prop erty of “rebels,” and that Congress ought to see to it. Thieves and vagabonds are always trying to live without work. North Carolina Unionists never had any pro|>erty to lose by the war. in Florida, near Micosoukie Lake, an armed mob of black scoundrels recently surrounded a quiet country school house tilled with white men and women who were attending an examination of the children, and threatened all who attempt ed to leave with death, while they search ed for another darkey who was not a Rad ical. Ir:i Aldridge, the famous negro trage dian, died recently in Poland, while on a “starring” tour. Col. J. H. Hartley, the editor of the Louisville Democrat, is lyiug in a very critical condition in that city. His dis case is inflammatory rheumatism. Mike Lipmau, the circus man, is coin ing to grief financially. At Wilkesbarre, Pa., the other day, the Sheriff took com mand of bis show, and sold six of Ills fin est horses for debt. They brought $2,500. At a meeting of “scalawags” and ne groes in Midway, Ala., last week, a negro held an umbrella over one of the white speakers to keep the sun out of his thee, and white man returned the courtesy by holding ditto over Culfee when he was s|M>aking, to keep the rain off. Umbrel las and big yellow gauntlets are all the rage in this section with the “newish” when they go in the sun—the blacker the negro, the bigger the umbrella, and lon ger the gauntlets. Two bales of new cotton, the first of the season, were received at Mobile on the 17th instant, classed as Good and Strict Mid dling, and sold for 30 and 35 cents. The Marshal of Sweetwater, Illinois, writes to the Chicago Tribune, that an “ t* reliel officer” named Warner, former ly of llie tlth Georgia regiment, was shot and killed at that place on the 10th inst., bv a Yankee soldier named Green. Accidents from base ball are getting quite numerous. At Knoxville, last week, a player in attempting to throw the ball broke bis arm al*ove the elbow, with a * pop’ that was beard fifty yards. At Chi cago, on Wednesday, Jno. O’Donnell was bit iu the stomach with a bat, ami died from the ollecls of the blow 7 . cOaUstioa kept in France allow that du ring the last SO years mortj than 10,000 persons have been struck by lightning, of whom 2,222 were killed outright. A great many more men than women have been killed. It is also demonstrated that open windows are not so daugerous as generally supposed, as liglituiug does not follow a draught. Forty-five cities ami counties in Vir ginia give a white majority on the regis tration tistsof 18,858. It is thought a similar proportion will hold in the full returns from the entire State. The Kufaula News hears said reports of the ravages of caterpillars in Flander, and lower Alabama. Crops that promised finely two weeks ago, have beau nearly ruined. “Site only wore a single rose,” accord ing to the song. Good costume for this weather. Mad dogs are “on the rampage” in Mobile. Several have been killed in that city, recently. The Tallahassee Floridian tells of a ne gro dwarf in that city fifty-five years of age, and only forty inches high! The recent heavy rains carried away several hundred feet of the dams at the Kalnia and Bath mills, near Aiken, S. C., and submerged the track of the South Carolina Railroad, near that place. What Can the Conservatives Accom plish? The Montgomery Mail, by the way one of our most brilliant and plucky exchang es from any quarter, asks, and answers itiis question very cheeriugly, a* follows : We commend it to the consideration of those rising-sun worshipers who have been wont to contemn the party of princi ple as hopelessly weak and imbecile. It run?) be to their interest, yet, to join it. We rejoice to know, too, that recent events have added hundreds of recruits to its ranks. Tyranny’s tide never yet rose and raged with unusual hatefulness, with out raising up thousands of brave souls to stem it, who might otherwise have re mained quiescent. If Gen. Pope is desi rous of solidifying the white vote of his “District” “against Convention,” he could have made no more masterly move to ac complish that purpose, than by issuing his last two orders. Let his suggestions to Gen. Grant be adopted, and the men at the South who have dared to tell the peo ple the truth, anddefend Liberty and Law under the very frown of military power banished, and he can muster very quickly and stow away in anyone of his barracks, thereal representatives of the white race, at least of Georgia, who will vote for that scheme of “reconstruction:” What can a Conservative party in the Southern States accomplish ? It can, in hulf the Southern States, defeat a Radical State Convention, even though it should determine, through prudential motives, to adopt the plan of suffrage proposed by Congress. It can prevent taxation of prop erty alone, to carry on governments which are enjoyed by property owners and non property owners. It can defeat Radical schemes of lavish expenditures of private islatures of incompetentjudges. Inshort, it can prevent the imposition upon tliepeo ple of the many novel aud absurd schemes of reformation, which are flitting through the brai us of ambitious demagogues who desire the vote of the negroes. In the States of Virginia, North Carolina, Geor gia, Arkansas, and Texas, the Conserva tives, by organizing, can easily elect to Congress men who will not vote with the Republican party. In Alabama aud Flor ida, the Radicals have a majority of regis tered voters, but by sending to the Con vention, sound Conservatives from the upper counties, aud by throwing our bal lots in the lower counties for moderate Republicans who will stop short when they shall have done what Congress re quires, we will have a Convention which will beConservativein fact, if not in name. Such a Convention would disfranchise no one—and in the subsequent elections for the Legislature and for Congress, the Conservative vote would be swelled by thousands upon thousands of men who cannot under the Congressional Acts vote for the Convention. To accomplish this, the Conservatives must unite and organ ize, and not permit Radicals to be elected throughout the State, by default. It is absolutely certain that, by the least exer tion, after Congress shall have accepted their Constitutions embodying universal suffrage, the votes of Virginia, North Car olina, Ueorgia, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, and Florida will be cast for the Conserva tive ticket at the Presidential election next year. We contend, therefore, that an or ganization of Conservatives can effect the following objects in a majority of the Southern States : 1. It can prevent the adoption of any measures more dangerous than those pro- Sosed by the Sherman Acts—such as dis •anchisement by the State, and indirect confiscation. 2. It can consolidate the forces of the true friends of the Constitution, aud ena ble them to wield a potent influence upon each question as it arises. 3. It can discriminate between local can didates, and throw a united weight in fa vor of honorable men. 4. It van divide the vote of the South in [he next Electoral College , ccnd even though it should uot strengthen the ‘ Conservative candidate, it can neutralize the vote of the South, and let the States of the North fight the question out on their own respective lines. *» Wasting Ammunition. —Our cctempo rary of the Chronicle & Sentinel, we most respectfully suggest, is wasting much val uable ammunition in devoting a two col umn leader to a letter recently written by one B. H. Bighain, of Lagrange—whil om, by grace of Ex-Gov. Brown, and un der a mysterious dispensation of Provi dence .Judge of the Coweta Circuit, and defeated candidate for Congress in 1865. Such a broadside is as if One fired at hum ming birds with a rifled ten pounder. The Ex-Judge, like a great many more "’urn ble pie” eaters, wants “persish,” and so Gen. Pope et al read his soporific effu sions, lie is satisfied. To convince or change the opinion of the people, is a very secondary affair. Let him have his say, then, without notice. Holt. —The announcement by telegraph a few days since that this red-handed wretch had been driven from the Bureau ofMilitary Justice, is welcomed by all hon est men, North and South, as a measure of justice and retribution tardy, it is true, but still eminently well deserved. A ren agade and a traitor, able, cruel, aud re morseless, and the foulest reproach to the land that coffins in its historic soil the honored dust of Clay and Crittenden, he reproduces in his dishonored person the worst qualities of the most exeerated tools of despotism ever pilloried in history. If it be possible that one spark of con science has survived the blood-guiltiness of Iris career for the past six years, the memory of hia myriad crimes will poison the remainder of his ill-spent days. May the ghost of the murdered Mrs. Surratt haunt his waking and sleeping hours! When he lies down to die, may her prayer for mercy, and that livid, swollen face as it dangled upon the gallows, be the last sight and the last sound that shall affright his soul, and blister his eyeballs ere he sinks to the regions of the eternally damn ed! Another Honest Blow Struck.— l'he wires flashed the good news yester day over the laud, that President Johnson had followed up his victory over procras tination and timidity, the first blow for which was struck when Stanton was ejected from the War Officer We need not say bow gludiy we chronicle this event. To the people of Louisiana and Texas, we oi&rour hearty congratulations upon their release from the grasp of one of the most brutal despots that ever bullied a brave people. We wish the Sioux, and Co manche, and Arrapaho, aud Cheyenne ‘ braves,” much joy of the Ravager of the- Shenandoah Valley. We are no prophet, uot the son of one, but we are not afraid to venture the pre diction that somebody iu Georgia will hea r it thunder, at least, before many days! The Press Meeting.—As we stated Sunday morning, Friday, the 23d, inst., aud not Tuesday, the 2SUi, is the day agreed on by the Press here, for the meet ing proposed by the Intelligencer. Will Maj. Steele make a note of it ? Just In Time. —The Colnmbus Sun, of Sunday, pays the Fort Valley Gazette the following compliment. The crucible of order No. will separate, if it serves no better purj»ose, the fine gold of devotion to principle, ami pluck to defeud the Right, from the base alloy of trtickliugex pediency. It is comforting to know, too, that for all the deeds done under this in decent greed for the crumbs that fall from the great man’s table at Atlauta, the Peo ple, some day, will most surely reward those who now pre/fit by them. The Fort Valley Gazette of Saturday morning, contains a leader in which that paper is put on the Pope line. This se cures to the Gazette the Court patronage of Houstou, beretorore, for years, enjoyed by our veteran friend Simri Rose, of the Macon Messenger. There is an old say ing—“a stitch iu time saves nine.” The editor of the Gazette is evidently wide awake, in money-making at least. In this case .‘Pope has proved himself a “dead shot’” Brave News: We feel authorized now in expressing great gratification, aud our confidence iu the report alluded to recently in the public Sprints, that District Attor ney Fitch would at the next session of the U. S. District Court for Georgia, pros ecute for perjury several of those misera ble creatures calling themselves “loyal ists,” and who are now in possession of the wages of their infamy, if Col. Fitch will prosecute to conviction the scurviest one of the squad we will forgive, and free ly, too, the disappointment he has caused lalely not only many of ‘his ante beUurn friends,‘but hundreds who knew and ad mired him as the author of a letter, the peroration of which was the enunciation of one of the noblest sentiments ever born in a freeman’s soul ! Notes on the Situation No. 17. BY B. H. HILL. No nation or people ever realized, during the descent, how rapidly they were rush ing to destruction. If people could only be made to see whether they were hurry ing they would not go. Those who do see aud raise a voice of earnest warning, are generally considered as excited —some- times as mad. People will not believe their own leaders will sell them or betray them until the bond is executed or the treachery is complete. Here is the trouble with our Northern friends. The masses love the Union and the Constitution.— They have shown that love. But they will not see that the very men they send to Congress are trampling on the Constitu tion and forever destroying the Union.— Those who undertake tolay bare to a people the corruptionsoftheirown leaders assume a task as difficult as it is dangerous. The wicked become their enemies aud use eve ry means to destroy their power, and the good will not believe their revelations or heed their warnings. Yet no man who ever undertook such a task was ever able to tell all the real truth. The realities of national misfortunes and downfalls are al ways far greater than the descriptions of those who, by warnings, sought to prevent them. So the measures which produce national ruin is beyond remedy. De nounce them as you may, and they areal ways worse than you said they were. His tory furnishes us many sail illustrations of these solemn truths. To recite them would be instructive but I will not now delay to do so. The Military Bills will furnish one of the most striking proofs, iu the future, of the truths I have uttered. lain denounc ed a calumiuator because of what I have said of these measures and their authors and supporters. Time will pic ve my lan guage to be lame and feeble. Every day something is developed which gives them a more infamous character than was eyen suspected before. I have denounced these measures as being contrary to the Consti tution; as abrogating State Government: as degrading the white race; as calculated inevitable to begeta warof races, as destruc tive of all constitutional liberty; as being enacted in fraud, executed by force, and consumed ;by perjury. Can anything be worse? you will ask. I reply, yes; these very bills are infinitely worse. I find I have never fully—indeed but vaguely— comprehend their turpitude. I have all along supposed that odious as they were, the people—a people—were, at least, al lowed a semblance of right to reject them and, of course, by rejecting them escape the purposes and objects of the measures. I had frequently called attention to the fact that Congress had devised a scheme of relieving themselves of the odium of these measures by at least seeming to submit to some people the privilege of accepting or rejecting them. This, 1 supposed, also ex hibited a lingering, though farcical respect for the once pure aud great idea that the people—at least some people—should have a government founded in their consent.— And this I had supposed was the reason for permitting the voters to express their approval or disapproval of the scheme by endorsing on their tickets “for a Conven tion” or “against a Convention. ” But in this I have been greatly mistaken. Tlie whole country has been mistaken. What I have been laboring so earnestly to prove was a cheat turns out to be a trap—a snare —a downright pitfall! This is one of the remarkable discloseures made in Govern or Brown’s last article reviewing the notes : Hear him : “If we reject and vote down the Convention, when Congress again meets in December, it will pass an act extending the disfranchisement to every man who votes against the Conven tion, whether white or black, and proba bly to all others who voluntarily aided in the rebellion.” If Congress never intend ed to abide the decision ol’itsown selected, qualified voters, why ask for a decision? But let us hear the Governor fully. I will not imitate his example by cutting sen tences in two and changing words to rep resent him as saying just the reverse of what he does say: “But it may be asked why disfranchise a man because he votes against the Con vention? The reply is, Congress, repre senting the conqueror, has submitted its plan for reconstruction and restoration of the Union, ami the vote of each man, white or black, will be looked to as a test of his loyalty and willingness to see tho Union restored and peace once more es tablished. The tickets of all, black and white, will no doubt, be numbered, aud It will be an easy matter for the Govern ment to see how each voted. The question is not whether we will allow thefreedmen to vote. That is already established be yond revocation.” Again he says: “Mark it—be not de ceived. If you vote down the Convention, in less than two years Georgia will be re constructed with a representation iu Con gress ; the great mass of white men in Georgia, including all who vote against the Contention, will be disfranchised, and there will be a very general confiscation of property to pay the war debt and pension the Union soldiers who were disabled iu the war.” Now, let every man, in Georgia and iu the U nited States, fairly analyze the above remarkable disclosures. Iu the first place the object of submit ting the plan of reconstruction to the vote of the people is not to ascertain the will of the people with a view of respecting that will. Georgia is to be reconstructed any how in two years, even though the people are to vote, but the vote is uot to decide the question voted on! Iu the uelt place we are not called on to decide “whether we will allow the Freed man to vote.” “That,” we are distinctly told, is “already established.” and estab lished “beyond revocation.” If we are not all ciphers we might ask, when, where how and by whom was this established But what is the object ? If did not intend to abide the decision why ask it ? The vote is asked as a means of ascertain ing who is loyal. “The vote of eadh man will be looked to as.a test bf his loyalty.” Loyalty, then, is not to depend upon sup port or adherence to the Constitution, It is not to depend upon connection with the rebellion ! A man may have come from the North ; he might have fought four full years in the Union army, still if he has settled in Georgia and votes against Convention, he is disloyal ! It does not depend on color. “Whether black or white” if he votes against Convention, he is disloyal. The ticket of all, black and white, will be numbered ! So, a man may be a Northern man—a Northern black man —a Northern black Union soldier— but if he votes “against Convention,” he is disloyal ! And so a mau may be a South ern man—an original secessionist— and a real white man—a Southern white Con federate soldier who fought four years for the Confederacy—but if he only votes for a Convention, he is to be considered loy al ! But why is a vote for or against a Convention to be taken as the test of loy alty or disloyalty ? Because it is a vote for or against the plan “submitted by Con gress” which plan is to secure ten States to the Radical party. Here is plainly con fessed what I labored to prove ; whoever is a Radical is loyal. The Radical party is thus substituted for the Convention, for the laws, for the Union and for the gov ernment! People of the United States was it for this you fought ? Did the South, sure enough, fight for the Constitution, and tlie North for the Radical party ? But this is not all ? Why so anxious to ascertain who is loyal, or rather disloyal ? Because all who, by this test are ascer tained to be disloyal, are to be disfranchis ed and their property is to be confiscat ed ! Thus it turns out, that the only feature iu this Cougressonal reconstructed plan, which had even a farcical resemblance to anything virtuous, is shown to be a suare, a trap, a disgraceful, iniquitous inquisi tion. I affirm there is nothing in the dark, cruel aud bloody history of the in quisition of surpassing this scheme in the iurtJSly of its corfception, in the hypocrisy of its plan of execution, or in the villainy of its purpose.—And dark, cruel and bloody, beyond any precedent iu the past, will be many years of Ameri can history if this plan be consumated. I have said, and I now re-affirm with all added emphasis, that the time will soon come when not a decent, respectable man will be found iu the Radical parly. I beg all such, now lingering in it, to consider wither we are going. If all who vote against Convention are to be disfranchised, only negroes and a few Africanized whites will be left to rule the country. Does any sane man believe such a rule possible? Under pretence of restoring the Union ten negro States are to be formed ! Under pretence of allowing the people to vote a hunt is devised to find victims for dis franchisement and robbery! And all these things done under oaths to support the Constitution ! If this be only a threat, originating with Governor Brown, what shall be said of a 3outhern man who would manufacture sucli a threat against his own people ? If it be the real purpose of the so-called Con gressional plan, what American citizen, after understanding it, can be so lost to every sense of justice, of decency, of man hood, of honesty, and of honor, as to sup port either the plan or the party which could desire or adopt it, or whose existence could depend on its success. If it be a desperate threat how cowardly are they who will be alarmed by it ? If it be the reaf purpose, how base is he who could possibly support it? So in any view it is absolutely necessary for every mau who would preserve moral, political or social respect, or any sense of manhood, either not to vote, atall, or vote, like a man, “against a Convention’” Gov. Brown makes another very re markable statement. He tells us that almost all the entire property of Georgia is “already confiscated!” And, reader how ? He says by the Act of July, 1862. And this singular statement is made by one who has been Governor of our State—who tells us he is a lawyer, and has a good profession. In reply to this I say : 1. That this act was unconstitutional and even as a war measure, aud has been declared so even by some of the Northern States. / 2. That if constifuTfrmal as a war meas ure, tlfen; bv its »t could only be of force during ike wir, operating on property seized during the war, and nec essarily ceased to have any force as soon as the war ended, and such has been declared to be the law by the courts of even Massa chusetts. 3. That the act on its very face makes itself only a war measure, and declares its only purpose to be “to insure the speedy termination of the present rebellion.” Thus over the nature of the subject— over the nature of the act—over decisions of Northern courts—over the declared pur pose of the act, and, I will add, over the express authority of every respectable in ternational law-writer in existence— Governor Brown tells the people of Geor gia this act is still of force aud by it their property is already confiscated. Why don’t the President execute it? — "lie seems bound to execute all acts of Congress. Gov. Brown tells us that “Thad deus Stevens arraigns the President for having failed to execute it.” Well, I do not know what Stevens has done. Heaven forbid I should keep posted in his opinions, or quote his acts or threats as authority for any people! But I believe Governor Brownhas slandered «ven poor old Thad. Stevens. He and Sumner have both been trying to induce Congress to pass bills to confiscate partially our property. Why ask such bills, if they already have one by which the property has been con fiscated ? Not long since it was stated Mr. Stevens was perfecting a bill for mild confiscation, which he hoped to get through Congress if he could live five years longer. Why pray for five years to perfect a partial measure of confiscation, when one more extensive is already on the statute book unrepealed ? Has not Congress been anxious to find a reason to impeach the President? Why not impeach for refusing to execute a law which was passed by Congress aud approved by the Executive? I have desired to find some excuse for Governor Brown’s advocacy of the Mili tary Bills. But I am qtterly unable to palliate his conduct. Ite rushed out in support of the Shennan.rJßill before the President had acted on it, aud before Con gress had passed it over his veto—thus weakening the President and encouraging the Congress. He was then declaiming against the case pending-fh‘ the Court be fore the Court had <hKbiie4.it. Arid now what Stevens SumSijsr have been vainly trying to induce (jjpngress to do. against the 'Southern* peMfie, this naan finds out is “already done,?’ No need fop poor old man Stevens,to -fRe five years more. Do let him be informed of this great discovery of €he L.foften honored” Southern statesman, that 1» may die iu peace ! - Every decent Radical paper in the North has denounced the idea of confiscation even Mr. Stevens’ mild confiscation—as disgraceful robbery, which, would make the nation stink with infamy: and, yet, Gov. Brown—so willing to sacrifice him self for the dear poor people—has continu ed to threaten us with confiscation —“tlie sleeping on ou speaker’s desk”—and now, at last, proclaims our property already confiscated. The terrible lion has waked up—crawled off the speaker’s desk, and actually entered the “statute book!” Man, alas ! is a more dangerous animal than the lion, Aud better that all the lions of the earth were turned loose upou the American people than that this Radi cal party should be allowed longer to tear the American Constitution and prey upou American liberty. “Poor man ! I knew he would nol be a wolf. But that he sees the Romans are bnt sheep; He were uo lion, were not Romans liinds.’’ Murder of Judge Horne.— We learn that on Saturday last the case of the mur der of Judge Horne, ofSumtercouuty, was laid before Gen. Pope by Col. Haw Kins and A. Blown, Esq., in Atlanta, and that lie left all action ou it witk the civil au thorities- TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, [By the New Yorfc Associated Press. I <ieucral News. New York, Aug. 19. —It is stated on good authority that uo arrests or prosecu tion or the defaulting tellers of the Trades man National Bauk will be made. The ! alleged defaulters were in this city and at ' the Bauk yesterday, and etlbrts are being made to affect an amicable settlement. A man named O’Niel died yesterday of yellow fever, at a tenement house in the tenth ward. He had been at work on a vessel at quarentine. Arrived schooner Arctic from Apalache cola. She reports on the IStb, oft’Tortugas, Spoke Bark James M. Churchill from Pensacola for Bueua Ayers with Captain and mate both dead. There being no nav igator on board, they instructed them to keep in company, which they did until the loth when off' liatteras, they lost sight of her during a heavy squall, and have not seen her since. Fragments of the New York steam tug Adeline have been louud. The crew have not been heard from, and it is supposed the tug blew up, and all hands perished. A patch in the boiler of the steamer Palisade blew out as she was leaving for Fort Lee. Five huudred persons aboard stuggled to escape, and two jumped over board but were picked up. None hurt. Several vessels with sickness were quar antined yesterday. Nothing contagious, hopever, so far as known. Herald’s special says Grant has already assigned several of Stanton’s favorite sub ordinates to active duty. Montrael, August 19.—Destructive fire at Middleton’s coal oil stores, 000,000 gal lons oil destroyed; loss $150,000; price rising in consequence. Richmond, August 19.—Gen. Blunt, Quartermaster General of this District, has been relieved, and Col. J. W. Moore, of the Burial Corp 9, appointed to the place. The sum of $150,000 was received here to-day, the expense of registration in this State. Augusta, August 19.—50 far a9 heard from the recent rains have done uo serious damage to •crops. Heavy showers yester. day, but clear to-day. Some feeling is caused by Gen. Pope’s recent order No. 49, and letter to General Grant, and it is believed to have injured the cause of reconstruction. The press is agitating a call far a State Convention for the purpose of making organized efforts in opposition to reorganization under Military bills. A number of papers favor the calling of a Conveniion. County meetings are being held in Ala bama to elect delegates to Conservative Convention to be held at Montgomery on the 4lh of September. Corn and cotton crops in Alabama are better than in many years. The yield es corn is immense, and cotton prospects are flattering. New York, Aug. 19.—The Bank State ment shows that deposits have decreased $5,362,000 ; legal tenders decreased, $6,573,- 000; loans decreased 8177,000; specio in creased $008,000; circulation increased $104,000. Washington Items. Washington, Aug. 19.—The President has assigned Gen. Thomas to the com mand of the stli District, Gen. Hancock to the Department of the Cumberland, and Gen. Sheridan to the Department of the4liSßouri. Necessary orders will be is sued from the War Department. It is understood to-day, that Mr. Plumb proceeds to Mexico, as Charge de Affairs, relieving Ottenburg. Roger A. Pryor, publisher an affidavit, denying personal knowledge of Conover and his confrees. They were nevor at his office. Nearly six inches rain fell here during the recent storm. All the coast steamers out in ihe recent storm have reached their destination. The Commissioner of internal Revenue has made the following decision; The interest of any successor to arise from the sale of any real estate, under any trust for vhe sale thereof, shall be deemed a succes sion thereof chargeable with duty, and the duty shall be paid by the person having control of the funds if a will be over a thousand dollars. And for want of per sonal preporty, an executor sells real es tate to pay a legacy, the money arising from such sale is deemed a succession, on which the executor must pay tax. Any person having an interest in an instru ment unstamped, or improperly stamped, maypresent it to the Collector with proper stamps, and SSO penalty, which act legal izes the instrument. The Collector must note date and fact on margin of the instru-. ment. The Collector must remit fees on evidence that the stamp was inno cently or ignorantly omitted. This appli cation must be made within twelve months after the making of the instrument. In connection with the muster out of volunteer officers, it is confidently stated, that a Colonel of regulars will relievo Gen. Howard, as Chief of the Bureau of Freed men, Refugees and Abandoned Lands. changes dependent upon the removal of Gen. Sheridan, have occasion ed frequent visits between the War and Executive Departments to-day. Ti» qi**- tions, however, relate to minor details.— The assignment of Gen. Thomas to the stb District, may be regarded as fixed. There are $190,000,000 in ilie Treasury, whereof $109,000,000 is gold, Revenue Receipts to-day $641,000. Brevet Maj. Gen. A. B. Howe, of 4th Artillery, reports to Gen. Schofield for du ty. Minister Berthemy and M. de Fewerot te, first Secretary of French Legation are about marrying Washington ladies. Foreign News. Washington, Aug. 19.—The following is Cable Summary: Vienna Gazette says there will be an alliance between Austria and France, if Prussia and Russia becomes allies. The Emperor and Empress of France, the Emperor and Empress of Aus tria, and the King of Bavaria met at Sals bury on the 18th. The Emperor of Aus stria gave a grand State dinner. Reuter and Von Buist were also there. Confer ference of Sovereigns on the 19th. Registration. Charleston, Aug. 18.—Registration returns for the past week from all the Dis tricts heard from, foot up as follows: Whites 2,687, Blacks 8,894. Challeston, Aug. 19.—Registered 487, of whom 209 are w’hites, and 272 blacks. Wilmington, Aug. 19.—Registration in j first ward to-day, 58 wbitesaud 21oblucks. The Board of Registration are refusing to allow lawyers and many others to register, who are almost uuiveraally considered en titled to registration. Heavy rains above, and tremendous freshet in Cape Fear river. Columbia, 8. C. Aug. 19. —One hundred and tbirty-oue registered to-day—Whites 60, Colored 77. Markets by Telegraph. Financial. London, August 16, Noon.—Consols weak, 941. Bonds, 70J. Evening.—Consols, 94y. Bonds, 73j. Liverpool, August 19, ’Noon.—Cotton quiet, steady; storms abated ; weather favorable for crops. New York, August 19.—Gold 140 J; Stocks dull; Money 4to 5 per cent; Ster ling 9|; Sight l()c. Heavy shipment of Bonds last week; some say as high as 7000,000. *62 Coupons 13§aj|. Evening.—Stocks dull. Gold 141,5. ’62 Coupons 13f. Prod nc.c. New York, August 19.—Cotton quiet, 281. Flour, old, 10 cents better. Wheat firm. Corn a half cent better. Oats dull. Pork quiet, $23 6c. Evening—Cotton quiet, 27j. Cincinnati, August 19.—Flour firm, demand moderate—Family $lO 50c; Ex tra 9a9 50; Superfine SSaS 50. Wheat firm, red, $2 15c, white, «$2 25c- Corn firm, scarce, number one#>aß6c. Oats dull, 57c. Whiskey 30c. Pork $23 50c. Bulk meats in demand, slll3c. Bacon slioulderr, 12J Mobile, August 6. —Cotton—no sales. New Orleans, August 19.—Cotton stiff. Low Middling 26J ; Middling 581. Flour firm, quotations unchanged. Corn dull, 105a112. Baltimore, August 19.—Cotton and Flour unchanged. Wheat, white, 2 50; red, 1 20. Corn, white, 112al 15 ; yellow, 117a120. Oats declined 2to 3 cents. Sugar unchanged. Bocon shoulders I3al31; rib sides 15J; clear rib UU. Lard 13a13j. Savannah, August 19.—Cotton dull, no demand, quotations unchanged. Mid dling 261a27. Augusta, August 19.—Cotton stiff', un changed; Middling 26c. Wilmington, August 19.—Spirits Tur pentine quiet, 52c. Rosin steady $6 00. Consignees per Railway. MACON A WESTERN. W R Brown; J F Davis; Jewett A Sni der; Artope & Son; Seymour, J & Cos; Asher Ayers; Porter &H; Jones B I); J B Ro9s; E Whiteside; F Balentine. Going! Going! Gone !!—Faster than t.l»e auc tioneer's hammer knocks down merchandise, neglect dispose# of the teeth. Bid, therefore, for that prize r.f life, a perfect set., by brushing them legularly with Hozodont. August 20-lw NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. # ™« nr,,, RIBBONS, Millinery and Straw Goods. ARMSTRONG. CATER & CO.- j IMPORTERS AND'JOBBERS OF Bonnot Trinaming & Velvet Ribbons, bnnnets, Silks, Satins, Velvets, Blonds, Nets, Crapes, Euchos, Flowers, Foatliorg, Ornaments, Straw Bonnets and Ladios' Hats, TKIMMKf) ANI) UNTKIXUKD SHAKER HOO DS, Ocd. 237 and 239 Baltimore St., BAETIIUOICK, MIL, Otter the largest Stock to be found in this Coun try, and unequalled in choice, variety and clmap ne*s, composing tiie latest Parisian novelties. Orders solicited and prompt attention given. August 20-lm 50 Wagons. 50 NEW FOUR OR TWO-IIORSK WAGONS, Wood Axels, Well Ironed. Price $76 00. LITTLE & SMITH. August 20-2 ins baggingT WE wish to call tlio attention of Planters and Merchants to our laige and varied stock of Bagging, and ask nllthost wishing to purchase to call on or communicate with us through letter, prompt attention given same. 126 bales BEST GUNNY, 3f)o rolls Perfect do 150 rolls Patched do 50 rolls Patched do Also 200 SACKS SALT. Seymour, Johnson & Cos. August. 20-c THE MISSES SEDGWICK’S boarding amt uay ucnooi, Comer Washington and Telfair Streets, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THIS School will re-open OCTOBER 2d. For circulars containing terms, &c., address the Principals. REFERENCES Hon. Chas. J. Jenkins, Angusta, Geo. G. McWhorter, Esq, “ Hon. K. A. Starnes, “ Dr. J. P. Garvin, “ Prof. Geo. W. Rains, Cel. R. It. Bulloch, “ Dr. L. \V. Battey, “ Hon. Wm. 8. Gould, “ James Miller, Esq., “ Geo. M. Thew, Esq., “ August 18, 1867-ft WFLFE’S SCHTEDAM SCHNAPPS lathe purest liquor manufactured in the world. WOLFE’S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS are recommended by ail the medical faculty. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS are sold by all Grocers and Apothecaries. Guano! Guano! Guano WE have in store a large lot of Whsnu’s Haw- Bone .Superphosphate, and Kettlewell’s Manipulated Guano—the best Fertilizers known for Turnips, Win at and ai! grain. Call soon and get your supply at JEWETT A SNIDERS. August 17-3t.* BROWN’S HOTEL, OPPOSITE THE RAILWAY DEPOT, MACON, CIA. B. E. BROWN <£ SON, Brapneiort. GROCE KIES, Provisions, &c. WE call the attention of lluy er» to our well xrli’cltil Stock of GKOCEIt Ii :s, BOTH FANCY AND STAPLE, which we cllbr them, knowin;j that we can give satisfaction hoth in quality and price. Our Stock of WINES, W II IS K I KM, BRANDIES, ALES and PORTERS. Is acknowledged to tie the rlioirMt, and most vstried iu tlio State ; and wc offer them at most reasonable prices. SOLE AGENTS FOB CHAK MBLSON * CO a WHISKIES, Copper-Distilled, Also, for Harrison’s LONDON ALE and PO.^ER, which we enn offer to the Trade at sl2 pci tank of six dozen. Wo are prepared to sell a PI’HE Imported Claret Wine ut the LOW PRICK of $5 jut dozen CORN! BACON!! We otter to Planter* CORN and lI.M'ON both, for gakii and on time, payable on the gathering of the growing nop. This* wishing to purchase on time, wdl please make early and |M>rsonal application, the amount offering being limited. ON CONSIGNMENT. 10,000 POUNDS DRY-SALTED SHOULDERS, The sweetest Meat over offered in tin* market. MEGRATH & PATTERSON, Mulberry street, Maeon, fin. junolß-ct STYLES AND FABRIC’S FOB SPRING, 1867. 'iniK LARGKHT and MOST PKKKF.iT PTOTk' 1 of DRY GOODS 111 the city call i»«iv In-m-« ii «l S.T. COLEMAN’S. My Htock embraces full lines <>i every itiwil|,- tion of Goods heretofore l(c|)f, to which I liar* added a fine variety of Ready-Made Garments, for Ladies and Children i Underwear, IN warrs goods The variety was never h<i areal, in lII.KAf’UK.Ii and BROWN HOMKHPIIN there has liven m great decline. Os DKK.SH GffoDW I have an Inexhaus tible supply. A great variety of Goods for Men niel Buys. The public from HIM, and ad'oinmg nolle, arc invited to give me a cull. I have a LaHUK HTOCK, and intend to SELL CHEAP. Times are hard, and If yon have but hill., own uey. get all you ean lor it 1 will no mv •>< *, im you. H. T. TOLLMAN. m&r22-ct SEYMOUR JOHNSON & CO'S, Corner Cherry and Third 8t» ir>n BBT**. WHISKEY. 100 lift lon (tuny Bagging UK) rolls perfect «lo 100 rolls patched do »J 0 sacks Halt. 1 300 boxes Caudles. . 100 bales Stewart's Hngar. 7ft hints Bacon, *' Lanl. • J^"V, 100 kegs do .--AS 50 bbls Bine Plsii. ISO packages new Catch Mackerel. 200 boxes Soap, .»-,>*<■• -risie v 100 lings Coffee. 10 bags Uncbo Coffee. 50 bales Twiue. Whaley’s Iron Ilamls. Illce, Cheese, Tobacco, potash, Molasses, Hyrup, Blacking, Barrel Covers. Pickles, Candy,Hardincs. Ac., dec., Ac We offer the aoovo Gooes to purchasers at low est prices, and we think It to the Interest of those buying to examine our .stock, wh|cli has, w ithin the last two weeks been vastly IlicreaMal. Minrwjuii, joiinmon a co. August 15-ts DISSOLUTION. rpHE LAW PARTNKU.NIIIP of “ KUTHKK 1 FORD A WKKMS" Is illssolv.il by consent. They will both occupy their pres, m office until the Ist oft tetober next ami w.n K ive their joint attention to the uusctlh-il l.uMnesn of the Arm. JOHN KI'TII KKKt iltli JNO. 11. WKKMM. Macon, August 13,18«7-3t FOR RENT. From October ist, the dwelling anon the hill opposite llie residence of Col. p m j|,,„ Apply upon the premises. , ... MIW. T. B KCKK. August 18-Jw SMOKING TOBACCO. - mon t 2 a Jl d * n i a,) kfailes. In eighth, .piarht anddrums) ' iiUU ono po " n ' 1 (| i.|»-r» This Is a desirable lot for retailers, ami w ill Ist sold low to close consignment For sale by JONES, BAXTER A HA V August 18-;tt WOLFE’H HCHIEDAM SCHNAPPIS corrects the change of water.