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Nationaltttpoblican Mill's l’A. t*A.. TUESDAY MORNING April 14. IS«8 For PItKSIKENT Os the United States: MASSES S. GRANT. I »> —— For Governor OF GEORGIA : llov. It. II.BULLOCK OF RICHMOND. FOR CONGRESS: J. \V. Clift, First District. K. 11. YVuiteley, Second District. Wii. P. Edwards, Third District. Samuel F. Gove, Fourth District. C. 11. Prince, Fifth District. John A. Wimpy, Sixth District. J. Atkins, Seventh District. Richmond County Nominations. For Stats Senator (18th District.) — Hon. BENJAMIN CONLEY. For House of' Ret resentatives — EPHRAIM TWEEDY, J. E. BRYANT, TIIOS. P. BEARD. For Clerk of the Superior Court— ii. M. BRAYTON. For Ordinari/. —SAMUEL LEVY’. For Sheriff. —A. G. RUFFIN. For Tax Collector. —W. T. PAGE. For Tax Receiver. —J. B. VAUGIIN. For Treasurer. —W. H. STALLINGS. For Coroner. —W. P. RHODES. For Surveyor. —E. W. BROWN. PLATFORM. Resolved, That ice pledge our support to :hc Constitution framed by the Conslitu tutional Convention of this State note in session. Resolved, That we present to the friends of Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution as our Platform, and wc urgently request them to ratify it. Resolved, That we pledge our support to the llo.v. R. B. Bollock, our candidate for Governor, this day nominated. Resolved, That we earnestly request the friends of Reconstruction to ratify the Korn illation of the Hon. R. B. Bollock in their Primaly Meetings , and sustain him bg their votes. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNOR? Gen. John B. Gordon.— We place at the head of our columns to-day the name of General John B. Gordon, of Fulton county, as the Democratic candidate for Provisional Governor of Georgia, under and by virtue of the unconstitutional Recon struction acts.— Chronicle tfc Sentinel. For the benefit of the ignoramuses who compose the Macon regency, wc publish an extract from the LAW. •‘SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUC TION ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JULY* 19th, 1867:” “Sec. 9. And be ii further enacted, That * * * all persons hereafter elected ; * * to office in said military districts * shall be required to take the oath of office prescribed by law, for officers of the United States.” The oath referred to is that commonly known as the “test” (or “iron-clad”) oath BE CAREFUL WHO YO UNOMINA TE. Wc are informed that in many counties our friends are disposed to nominate for office men who are not fully with us, and who will not vote either for the ratification of the Constitution or for our gubernatorial candidate. This course is suicidal; indeed it would be better to vote for the most rabid of the Tories, for it will be generally found that the most extreme men are those who, when they once take the tilm, go the farthest to the other extreme. The greatest sinners, when converted, always become the most rigid saints; in politics the most rigid Whigs and Union men become the most uncompromising of Democrats. It is the moderate and quiet men—just such us our friends, for their moderation, arc now willing to run upon their tickets, who arc most settled anil immovable in their opinions. The noisy man is always the most infirm of purpose. We counsel the friends of Ratification and Relief to have nothing to do with any man who will not pledge himself to vote for and support the Constitution in all its parts. Still more unwise would it be to vote for the candidate for Governor who is openly opposed to the Constitution, and to a return to the Union. The only safe course for those who desire a settlement of our present difficulties is to vote for the Gubernatorial candidate whose platform is the Constitution, and for those men in every county, for Legislature and county officers, who stand on the same platform. We know that it is difficult m some ountics to find men wlio arc willing to face the persecution and proscription to which every candidate on the “Radical” ticket is subject. Few men have the moral and physical courage to stand against social ostracism and the dangers of assassi nation ; but it is better to nominate and elect anybody rather than a secret enemy, and these quiet, easy-going sort of men arc the most stubborn of foes. If, tor want of a good man, the tickets in any county can not be filled, it would be far better that the most rabid and noisy fool in the Democratic ranks (and there are plenty of them; should be elected, than a man whose opinions are doubtful. Chicago Convention. — The Chicago Times eays that twenty three States have held their State or District Republican Conventions and appointed delegates to the Chicago Convention, and all, without a break in the line, have pronounced for Gen, Grant as their candidate for the Presidency. Richmond Whig. Yes ; and the balauce, with one or two exceptions, will bo there to put in their names for the land Grant. ADDRESS OF MESSRS. BLODGETT AND PAIIROTI TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. YVc presume our readers have givon this document a careful perusal, and wc hope lmve weighed well the counsel given to the people of Georgia. To say that it is plain, lucid and to the point, aud the result of a lined belief in the people, and u desire to do them good, is surplusage. To every man who desires not only his own individual good aud redemption from the shylocks of the State, but the good of his neighbors, as well, should heed the warning given, and follow the advice so plainly set forth. Upon the opinion expressed as to the reception of our Constitution by the Congress, there cau be no better information given. On the removal of disabilities the matter is clearly expressed, and shows upon the part of Congress no disposition to keep our State out of the Union; but shows a fixed determination that none but those who are plainly identified with the Republican party in the coming election, as well as in the past—those who have beau abused and vil ified by shysters and barrators, and such like exponents of Southern chivalry—can have and receive the benefits of relief from disfranchisement, and a removal of all disa bilities. This is right and eminently proper, men who have borne “the heat and burden” of the day—men who have been impugned and accused of entertaining the worst of motives, for showing their faith by their works in advocating restoration to the Union of our State, upon a full compliance with the instructions of the Congressional Bills— men whose every interest in the State is as great as any other man’s, some of whose ancestors repose in the soil for generations back, aud whose pride aud patriotism have led them to wish for, and do all they can to to restore the old Empire back to her place among the original thirteen stars are the men who deserve, aud should re ceive, the sustaining hands of the gov ernment. They are the men who should be held in remembrance when offices are to be distributed ; and they are the men, as we said before, who clearly arc entitled to be enfranchised and protected, and from whom every disability will no doubt be removed. Words of Truth and Sohehxess.—YVe are rejoiced to know that the recent Address to the People of Georgia, by Hon. Foster Blodgett and J. R. Parrott, is having a telling effect upon the minds of candid inen t YVe therefore offer no apology for continuing its publication daily until the polls shall close on the evening of the 24th instant. It D a lucid and able paper—clearly setting forth “the situation,” and appealing irre sistibly to all right-minded men to rally for the good of the Union and the political salvation of our beloved State. No one can peruse this Address and avoid the conclusion that the Ratification of the Constitution offered by the Atlanta Conven tion, and the election of the Reconstruction nominees to offices in the State Government, will not only bring relief to, and secure the homesteads of our people, hut will render certain the early restoration of Georgia to tlie Union. Who, we ask, will not strive, by voice and ballot, to secure such a consumma tion ? The gentlemen who thus address our fel low citizens are in a position to know whereof they affirm—they speak by the catd—and plainly tell us the fixed determi nation of the party controlling the peace preserving power of our government. Shall we, at “the hazard of all that we cherish on earth,” turn a deaf car to the entreaty made us for securing the blessings ol peace and good government ? Truly, “the issue is now fairly made in Georgia, and it is Union or Disunion.” Union— with Buli.ouk, Reconstruction, Re lief, law and order. Disunion—with Gordon, anti-Recoustruction, anti-Relief, anarchy and confusion. People of Georgia, which do yon prefer? Question Answered.— The Chronicle has asked a question which we shall make a guess at answering. It queries, ‘'lf the ‘Relief Measures’ arc to be adjudicated in courts hereafter, what will the decision he?” We quote now a paragraph from the address of Messrs. Blodgett and Parrott, to tiie people of Georgia, issued by those gentlemen after satisfactory interviews with the National representatives: "The sentiment prevailing amongst Con gressmen as to our relief measures, seems to be that this is a mere local question, having reference to the people of Georgia and her local interests, which will be open to con sideration and adjudication of our Slate Courts hereafter, and that they will be no obstacle in the way of the reception of our Constitution by Congress.” The Governor to he. elected by the people has the appointment of our District Judges. We need not tell our readers that Col. Buli.oik is in favor of Relief; nor that, when Governor, lie will hardly appoint any man to the Judgeship who holds contrary views. Do you see it? Is Genera i. Gordon Eligible?— Cana man, who is a prisoner of war, only suffered to be at large on furlough, be elected Gov ernor of Georgia ? Order No. aB, rather an important order from General Meade, appears in our columns this morning. If the order a little further it. would have been better. If it had prohibited the violent suppression of freedom of speech, such as took place in Lincoln county last Saturday; if it would prevent conspiracies to guard tlio roads, so as to keep freedmen from coming to the polls, such conspiracies as were entered into in Wilkes county, at a dark-lantern meeting on the same day, the order would have been improved. The young bucks, who don’t consider themselves men, unless they have two or three pistols belted under their coat tails, will he considerably disappointed at the part of the new order prohibiting the carrying of weapons on the days of election. A Democratic Candidate out or the Field.— -We have to announce that the Rev. Robert Crumley Democratic (colored) can didate for Congress, has declined to run any further, and has retired disgusted with Democracy. Wo thought,Crumley was just the man to represent them, hut it seems he could not cone down to their level. Our Special Corroapondent. WASHINGTON LETTER. Impeachme Hi—Hennaed Intern I in the Defense — •hthuson and hie Rupee —'7run( and Butler— Speculations n« to the Result of the Trial North Carolina Adventurer Emancipation Celebration. Washington, D. C., April 11, 1868. The proceedings in the high court of impeachment have attracted considerable interest during the last threo days, because people were curious to learn upon what the defense would rely for an acquittal. As before intimated, as it now fully appears, Mr. Johnson has no legitimate line of defense, and does not pretend to rely upon an at tempt to justify his conduct, or even legal technicalities alone for an acquittal, but rather to the chauces taken by the reckless gamester, who stakes his all on the turn of a die ; we find him, consequently, not only abandoning, but attacking the characters of his dupes, with a heartlessness peculiar to selfish and unscrupulous politicians. Even the unfortunate and superannuated Thomas, who sacrificed his own self-respect to serve the master of the White House, does not escape, for while Manager Butler has him in the pillory at the Capitol, Johnson at the YY’hite House is pouring into the ears of his numerous super-serviceable corres pondents a detailed account of his dupe’s infirmaties subsequently published in a Western paper. If Thomas is superannuated and was so elated at the questionable honor of being appointed Secretary of YYar ad interim, as to get drunk, as the President alleges, these fiicts only place in a still bivader light the offence committed in selecting such a man to perform the duty assigned him, after every available distin guised soldier had spurned the bribe. Through his correspondent, “Dala,” of the Baltimore Sm, the President seeks to break down the influence of Butler and Grant; he alleges that there is no truth whatever in the state ment that these men have settled their differences, and the only reason why Grant is not put upon the stand, is because a majority of the managers will not give their consent. But if Butler is really so anxious to examine Graut, the defense in the very nature of the case would make haste to gratify him—for next to an acquittal, the President wants most to retaliate upon those who have been the means of thwarting his revolutionary schemes. The bitter feeling entertaiued by Johnson towards Grant is shown in the fact that he has stooped s i low as to seek for a justification of his own short-comings, by accusing Grant of being drunk, not only while swinging round the circle with him, but at the White House. Allowing this statement to be trub, the impartial reader will fail to see how it is to benefit his un manly accuser. These arc only some of the miserable subterfuges resorted to by the defendant to affect his case before the High Court of Impeachment. Counsel have rather over stepped the mark in representing Mr. Johnson as innocent as a sucking dove, for I believe he would rather have the reputa tion of being a knave than a fool, The managers of the whiskey ring are also rather overdoing the thing by the money they offer to stake on the result of the trial. If money can secure an acquittal, I believe there is an abundance obtained for that purpose. Madam Rumor goes so far as to allege that $500,000 is the price to be paid one prominent man for his influence. The amount appears largo, but the “whiskey ring” had better spend millions of dollars than have the President turned out of office. So far as the Senators are con cerned, I do not believe there is one who can he approached improperly, and still it is hinted a certain well known woman, who, under ordinary circumstances, can influence quite an array of public men, seams to be more interested in Johnson's welfare than the circumstances war rant. But, notwithstanding all the outside pressure, from whatever source it may come, I believe the trial will bo to the end a fair one, and a just verdict rendered. Some over zealous politicians affect to believo that an acquittal would be disastrous to the Republican par.y. The party lias flourished two years and more since Mr. Johnson commenced opposin'', and can, if necessary, bear up under the inflection a few months longer. Fortunately, it is Andrew Johnson, and not the principles of the Republican party, that is on trial in the capital; the principles of the party have been on trial for the last eight years twice have they been ratified by the people, who will do so again in November next. We have the most encouraging accounts of the canvass now going on in North Caro lina, and there is no doubt but what the new Constitution will he approved by a, majority of the voters, and all the principal Repub i can candidates elected. I). R. Goodloe, an old time Abolitionist, but now the candidate of the “sore heads” on the Union side, for Governor of that Slate,has been her* for several days endeavoring to bring such influence to bear against W. W. Holden, the regular Republican candidate for Governor, as to compel him to withdraw ; but he meets with no encouragement- The Hon. Mr. Goodloe was a Johnson office holder, and used what little influence he had to defeat the call for a Convention in December last. His strength may be judged by the fact that, in his own county (Warren), out of 800 white and 1,200 colored votes cast, he only received 40 votes for the Convention. His eflorts to defeat the Republican cause will be equally futile at the present time- To show how keenly alive both parties are here to everything pertaining to the great trial, I will state that the fact that* Miss Maggie Mitchell was present one day in the .gallery with one of the President’s special correspondents was seized upon for a para graph. One class of correspondents praised the President for his gallantry in supplying an actress with a ticket, while another class saw something ominous in the alleged fact that Miss Mitchell’s mother is a sister of the late J. B. Booth, father ot the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. If the alleged consan guinity is true, it is hardly possible that the President knew it, or if he did, gave no thought to the fact. If he did, what of it ? EMANCIPATION DAT will be celebrated in this District with un usual eclat. The colored people will turn out cn masse —some 30,000 in all; and all the churches, political and other organiza tions, will join in the general procession. CAPITAL. , We would no more touch the hand ol a man in the Southern States who has given a negro vote than we would touch a poisonous toad.— Louisville Journal. How about touching the hand of a modern Democrat, eh ? You were the champion once of the great Clay Whig party. Where are you now? Strange is the bed you have crawled into, and it must surely he a hard pill to take. Rates. —The Radicals in the Convention evinced their love for “the old flag,” jester terday, by voting down a resolution recog nizing the commendable effort of Sergeant Bates in behalf of national reconciliation.— Richmond Whig. They ought to have sent a Sergeaut-at- Arins, and took him by the neck and crop, and pitched the worthless skunk across the street. There never was a more consummate pot house humbug in the United States. PARTY DISCIPLINE. The Macon Regency having attempted to lecture the independent Fitch, of the Griffin Star, for speaking the truth (one of the things not allowed by the Regency), he “talks back” in the following manly style : YVfl can also assure our Macon friend that our nerves are not in the least troubled by having our editorials copied into Radical papers. Such papers show their good sense by occasionally thus giving their readers something decent to read. YVe have never yet seen occasion to with draw what we have said about Mr. Bullock. YVe take a great pride in having independ ence enough to publish our opinions of public men and measures, freely and frank ly. We do not consider it our mission to blackguard all our political opponents, or to cover with indiscriminate praise aud fulsome flattery our political friends. YY’c commend the right wherever we find it, and condemn the wrong as irrescrvedly. If a few men like Fitch were on “the Committee,” there would be more brains in the “clique.” * [ Correzpondence of National Republican. The following is an extract from a letter from “the Seaboard,” dated April 11th, 1867 : A large aud enthusiastic meeting was held yesterday at Thomasville. Hon. J. L. Seward, Dr. J. W. Clift, and Hon. Isaac Seeley, speakers. The news from that section good. The coast country will roll up a heavy ma jority for the Constitution and regular ticket. The President of the Fifth District Regis tration Board writes me from Blackshear as follows : “Registration foots up 89 in a11—25 col ored, 64 white. Only five expressed them selves against Ratification; nearly all ihe balance expressed themselves in favor.” That’s the way the tide is running now. All’s well. 7 HE MEETING A T ROME. Editor Era : YVe had a glorious meeting of the Reconstruction party here to day. The City Hall—which is a very large room— was crowded. About two-thirds of the au dience were white men, mostly from the country, and about one third black. Col. Atkins, our candidate for Congress, lead off in the discussion, and made a telling speech of nearly two hours’ length, which was well received by the whole audience. He was argumentative and, at times, elo quent. Ex-Gov. Brown followed Col. Atkins, in a speech of over two hours duration, which was a clear, logical argument. He took up the new Constitution, and discussed its various provisions, and demonstrated to every unprejudiced mind that it is the true interest of the people of Georgia to accept it, and elect Col. Bullock. Governor Brown’s whole speech was cour teous and respectful to the opposition ; but the argument was overwhelming aud unan swerable. Governor Brown was followed by our noble candidate for Governor, R. B. Bullock, who made a short, but plain and practical speech. It was chaste aud forcible, and was listened to with great interest by the audience. At the close of his speech, Col. Bullock read the address which he published to the people ot Georgia some days’ since, and stated, that if elected Governor, he would carry out the pledges contained in it in strict good faith. The large audience, for more than four hours, during the speaking, were us attentive and respectful as any I have ever seen at a public meeting. The meeting was a decided success, aud will have great effect for good. All is right in his country. Floyd. > > > A Picture of a New York Politician. — The following is a photograph of a New Y ork politician of the so called Democratic school, which we produce for the benefit of some in this meridian who we think must have sat for the picture, and who, we are sure, cau he recognized by the least judge of perspective, full face, side view, or any other phase iu which such characters afe taken. Read it, and inwardly digest, to wit : . There is no nobler, no worthier duly de volving on the good patriot than that of instructing and enlightening his fellow citi zens with regard to the functions and opera tions of the Government under which they live. He may be prejudiced in his views and mistaken in some of his conclusions ; yet if he is honest and candid—above ail, if he takes care to state facts precisely as they exist, and never mislead his hearers as to w'hat has actually taken place—he can hardly fail to do good. Let him give his tory her honest due, and he can hardly lead his hearers far astray by his deductions and arguments. But of all evil doers, the political liar— one who habitually and enormously falsifies occurrences and statistics, thereby deceiving and miseuiding honest, well meaning men, whose leisure and opportunities for studying documents are inferior to his own—is among the basest and most wicked. He is like a belligerent who poisons fountains, burns hospitals, and decoys the enemy’s vessels into his power by displaying a flag of dis tress. No malefactor more richly deserves the scorn and execration of mankind. —New York Iribune. Virginia Convention. —There is some prospect, the Lord be praised, of the baboonery at the Capitol dispersing in a few days. Yesterday they resolved to adjourn on the 14th. May we or our descendants never look on their like again. Amen and amen I —Richmond Whig. Neither yourselves or your posterity will, probably, ever have the opportunity of looking upon a more conservative Con vention. Ben. Hill’s Last Letter.— We never believed in total depravity till wo read the last infamous letter of this Nero of the nineteenth century. Ben. has pulled out all his hair in rage, and has been drinking freely of wormwood tea, sweetened with snake root syrup. The man who could dictate such a letter would sell the State, and barter iu human blood, in order to gratify the ragiugs of his ill-nature and mad ambition. Mr. Hill has proven to the people of Georgia that he is the possessor of a bad heart, and that he ought never to be trusted with any position of honor or trust. —New Era. I)a. Livingstone. —At length we have direct news from Dr. Livingstone himself. All the information received about him heretofore made his safety only probable, not certain. Now, Sir Robert Murchison has received a letter from the great traveller, announcing that lie is in good health, and that his journey of exploration* has been •uccessful. Dr. Livingstone will soon re turn to England, where a grand ovation undoubtedly awaits him. Gen. Meade has taken a hold hold of the secret rebel gangs of Georgia and Alabama. How different these midnight conclaves from the Union Leagues ! The poor blacks meet to educate themselves in liberty and law, to prepare for suffrage and schools ; the .educated whites meet to pre pare lor midnight assault, housebreaking and murder.— Washington Chronicle ; [From the New York Times. HIE ENGLISH THRONE. Mr. Disraeli has been weak enough to resort to the* old cry of English poiitusians at times of extreme party excitement— that the Throne is in danger. 11c closed his extraordinary speech on the Irish Church question the other day by attempt ing to frighten the House of Commons with his awful threat; hut it seems it had no more titan its usual effect, for immediately afterward the House voted, by a largo majority, to take the preliminary step toward the disestablishment of the Irish Church. It is one of the valuable uses of the Eng lish throne to be pressed into party service in this way. It is one of the misfortunes of its too frequent use that it has ceased to have any particular effect. If it were only brought out iu the most solemn and impres sive manner, on the grandest and most critical occasion, it would unquestionably exercise a tremendous power. It it were believed, it would produce a wide spread panic, and would result in the defeat of any measure which called it forth. That throne is something which must not be shaken, whatever else is overthrown. It is too great and high, too old and venerable, too valuable and imposing; it is too deeply planted in tho national heart to be rudely tom up, or to be imperilled by any of the schemes of the passing politicians of the day. Parties may come and politicians may go, but the throne abides forever. And the great party leaders show their keen appreciation of this Eng lish feeling by their ominous allusions to its perils when all their other arguments and appeals are powerless. It is one of the elements of strength and endurance for the English Throne that the English people never hold it responsible for the wrongs and evils under which they suffer. No one blames the Queen for the political or social ills of England. No one accuses her of a desire to prevent the extension of the franchise, or to hinder the elevation of the working classes, or to maintain any of the abuses that are complained of in any quarter. Consequently, no one ever thinks of attack ing her throne, or ol seeking to gain their end through its destruction. They may blame the Tories, or the Whigs, or the Par liament, or the aristocracy, or bad laws, or an expensive administration ; and they may assail either or all of these with all the bit terness of political warfare ; but the throne is the one thing iu England which every body always rallies around. Iu France, at the close of the last century, the people charged their sufferings directly to the throne; and as a consequence the King was brought to execution. In 1' ranee, at the present day also, the system of per sonal government causes the throue to be charged with all the evils of the country. Iu England, centuries ago, the throne was in like manner held responsible. But in Eng land, at the present day, the system of ministerial responsibility relieves the throne from all such charges. The crown always accepts the dictation of the country as expressed through the voice of Parliament, aud at the same time remains itself always unaffected by the changes. The Queen accepts Disraeli as freely as Derby, and would accept John Bright or Robert Lowe as freely as Disraeli. She accepts Reform or Liberalism as freely as Toryism, and will assent to the disestablishment of the Irish Church as readily as she lately assented to the suspension of habeas corpus in Ire land. These things give an immense and exccp tional strength to the English throne ; aud save it from any such dangers as angry and disappointed politicians like Disraeli are in the habit of portraying, in order to frighten Her Majesty’s loyal subjects, and retain their own hold upon power. GENERAL ITEMS. To authors and others ; llow to tilt a page—let him have six square meals a day. Once step too much—that on a lady’s dress. Ohio has 12,009 acres devoted to the grape culture. ' French papers mention an unusual ac tivity in the silk business at Lyons. Five hundred dollars is the entrance fee to a London club called the Creme de la Creme. Twenty thousand French seamen are engaged in the fisheries on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Fifty seven vessels are among the Bahama Islands, collecting sponge for use in uphol stery. YY’auted—a needle and thread, to sew a patch of potatoes on ths pants of a tired dog. In a game of cards a good deal depends on good playing, and good j,laying depends on a good deal. Mr. Charles Dickens has sent home tor investment .616,000 as the first proceeds of his American tour. Meetings are being hold all over England in favor of the diseudowment of the Irish Church establishment. The peach trees in Southern Illinois are now in full blossom, and the gardeners there promise ripe strawberries in about three weeks. Olive F. Floyd died in Boston. A good obituary notice is published of her—“she served as a domestic in one family sixty five years.” There is a young lady in Camden so refined in her latigttago that she never uses the word “blackguard,” but substitutes “African sentinel.” Notice to correspondents: Anonymous communications sent to editors only bring one third the price per pound that they did daring the rebellion. Sir Roderick J. Murchison has been elected a foreign member of the Paris Academy of Science, in place of Professor Farraday, deceased. Young Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, grandson of Madame Patterson, of Balti more, has been appointed orderly to the Emperor Napoleon. The Rev. John Henley Bromby, said to be the oldest clergyman in Englaud, died last month. For til) years he was vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Hull. An old woman, over ninety years of passed through Charleston, a few days ago, on a pedestrian trip from Soutli Carolina to the mountains of Virginia. The Auditor of Montana states that, owing to improved machiney and the dis covery of new gold and silver fields in that Territory, the yield of the precious metals will he ten times more than last year. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s income last year, as reported by the tax collector, was $38,248. That includes the profits on Norwood and other literary labor outside of his ministerial duties. I’oel Swinburne lias just written a song entitled, “Kissing her Hair.” It is sug gested that modern practices have rendered this title absurd. It should have been, “Kissing Some One Rise’s Hair.” New Orleans papers speak of numerous capitalists there from the North, and heavy speculative purchases of plantation lands at cheap rates, without any intention of imme diate cultivation. There is not now a single theatre in operation in Tennessee. The Memphis theatre having been kept open at a loss for some time closed last week. The Nashville theatres have been closed for some lime. A slump speaker at a late meeting declared that be know no east, no west, no north, no south. “Then,” said a bystander, “you ought to go to school and learn your geogra pby.” A monster Salmon was last week sold iu the Paris markets, caught in the Rhine near Stransbourg, which measured two metres in length (nearly eight feet), and brought 1,100 francs ($220.) Whew. A diminutive attorney, named Else, once asked Jekyll, “Sir, I hear you have called me a pettifogging scouudred ?” “No, sir, I never said you were a pettifogger or a scoun drel; but I did say you were little Else.” The employees of the London underground railroad had a dinner the other day, at which a director made a speech, telling them to always bear iu mind three s’s—signals, safety, sivililg. The Paris correspondent of the London Telegraph says, that the last new thiug in dress is a “puff petticoat,” which sticks out in a bunch, and causes the female form divine to look rather like the Gnathodou or Dodo. “They saw no man save Jesus only,” was tho text of Mr. Tyng in the Baptist church on Sunday. It is said that. Stubbs and Mnjtfro consider the use of this tex a piersonal slight, anl will again unlimber their can nons. Swinburne and the Menken have been photographed together. Theory and practice. The Pall Mall Gazette is clear that if th* picture ho not genuine a gross outrage has been perpetrated, but declines to commit itself as to which has been libelled. A man recently sued another for use of room, lights, fuel, meals, etc., while he was courting the plaintiff’s daughter. The court, justly indignant at this attempt to reduce courting to a matter of dollars aud cents, decided that there was no cause of action. It is related of two old Scotch ministers that one asked the other if he was not sorely tempted at times to go fishing on Sun day afternoon. “Oh, mou,” replied his fellow laborer, “I’m never tempted long ; I jist go.” On some railroads it is customary to have a lock on the stove to prevent the passengers from meddling with the fire. A conductor being asked why they locked the stove, replied that “it was to prevent the fire from going out.” Pretty gill to Charles—“ Charley, how far is it around the world ? Isn’t it twenty four thousand—” Charles (who adores pretty girl and puts his arms around her) —“That’s alia mistake, my love; it is only about twenty four inches. ’ She was all the world to him. “Dear, Charley.” An exchange says : Two young ladies “want introductions to husbands.” YVith pleasure. YY'e have been a husband a long time, and our secretary is in the same con- dition. The young ladies'may call, but wc don’t sec what particular good it w ill be. Two physicians are attending a rheumatic patient ot Bloomington, Indiana, and the ocal paper asserts that Dr. Miller’s side of the man is getting along very well, but the other side, in charge of Dr. Turner, has not been heard from. A most irreverent song about tho Empe ror’s last pamphlet, is now being hummed in the streets of Paris to a popular air. It roads as follows: “Have you read the pamphlet? If not, don’t, for it’s not worth reading.” The Deseret (Salt Lake) News, of recent date, speaks of expecting large additions to tho Mormon population of Utah the present year, and agitates the prosecution of new industries, such as the culture of cotton, and the manufacture of woo:, cotton and silk. On the first anniversary of the birth ol a young gentleman in Ludlow, Vermont, his mother invited all the youngsters under one year old, with their mothers, to a banquet. The attendance was large, and the affair harmonious, though squally at times. A little girl, showing her little cousin, about four years old, a star in the firmament one clear night, said : “That star you see up there is bigger than this world.” “No, it ain’t,” said he. “Yes it is." “Then why don’t it keep the rain off?” A dry goods clerk relates that a stylish young lady requested to sec some lavender kid gloves, and was shown several different shades of that color. Being a lit tie puzzled by the variety, she ingenuously asked, “Which of those pairs are the lavenderest?” The Louisville Couriers ays Masonry wears upon its forehead the gathered scars and wrinkles of a thousand years, aud yet it is as vigorous to day, as resolute of moral pur pose, as if it boro upyivits frontier only the glittering dew of youth. An old Marquesan chief on being told by u missionary that in Heaven there was no war, or hunger, or thirst, or sickness, or death, replied “That will be a good place for cowards and folks who are afraid to tight and too lazy to climb bread-fruit and cocoa nut trees.” Mrs. E. A. Skinner, of Randolph county, Mo., lias been exhibiting a patch work cotton quilt, composed of seven thousand five hundred different pieces, all very neatly stitched, aud ail done by hand. Jt is sug gested that the patience of Job would be no where in such au undertaking as this. Tho wheat crop is unusually promising in Forsyth county. Several farmers have slated to us they never had better prospects for an abundant yield of that, best of cereals thin this. Wc have heard of one gentleman’* crop that is knee high, and heading.—For syth Advertiser. At a bold dinner table atTuscumbia, Ala., two “gentlemen” seated opposite each other, simultaneously arose and commenced a duel with revolvers. One was shot dead and the other wounded. The room was full of people at the time. Is tho heroic age of Alabama indeed returning? “In press—the Chicago Bible (patent ap plied for.) Among the new features ol this edition will be a ‘family record,’ suited to the wants of the day. In addition to the pages ordinarily devoted lo births, marriages and deaths, several leaves will be added for divorces.” M. Indennericli, the Executioner of Paris, has improved the guillotiue and its manage ment to such an extent that be can cut off a man’s head in six seconds from the*timo he reaches the scaffold, if the victim is only accommodating. He is rich, but follows his profession from philanthropic motives. A child in an English Sunday School, being called upon to say her text, promptly delivered herself of the following: "He that hatched me, hatched my Father also.” After some questioning it was discovered that the passage which the little innocent intended to repeat was, "He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. An Englishman lately called at one of the Paris postofliecs to inquire how much it would cost to send him home to England by mail. Ho was weighed, and the calcu lation was 8,046 francs. The sum was counted out, but the clerks objected to sending this new species of parcel, aud the police being called, the gentleman was taken to his hotel as insane. An improved racing hurdle has been in vented. It presents the appearance of a close board fence, the boards of which arc hinged at the bottom to a base of timber, the upright boards being held in position by stays ol gutta-percha. If a horse hits in going over, the stay gives by stretching, and the board falls down, so that it is really no more an obstacle than the paper hoop the acrobat leaps through iu the circus. SPECIAL CONSIGNEES PER~SOUTII P A n OLINA RAILROAD, April 13, 18*3._ C g ‘ R Douglass, lieratj A Armstrong, v/ y j*','* 1 ' M Frazier, J Janfts, 011 P Scott, Og i r ’ T K A Son, J O Matbairion A Cos O’hr ‘x Mulherin, II II Hickman, J Oalvao, C A p,n* O F Cheatam, J W Moore, L J Pattern C »J * J T Gardner, RJ! liullock, M J| yac . . * Fleming A Rowland, W O Gibson, J w Mo 2 ’ A Cos care of Jennisgs A Smith. gjg-WE ARE AUTHORIZED!^A\ nounce John U. Meyer as a candidate f or q ~ of the Superior Court of Richmond, Count the election to come off on the 20th ioet apt i td Many vonog. LETTER FOR MRS. HOGAN and at Mr. Robert Campbell's, No. 13 Mclntosh «, which he is anxious for an opportunity to del * ap 12—3 t NOTICE THIS.—JACOB R. DAVIS is nominated as a candidate t'.,r Congress f r this (the sth Congressional) District by both * apt'—t i WHITE A COLORED. *@~THE CITY TAX DICES! r has beeu placed in my hands for collection >; in dulgence beyond that provided by the Citylj. Ordinances can be extended. I- P. OAK VIS ayrT—lOt Collector A Treasure:. BSg“FOU COUNTY TKEASCbIB respectfully offer myself as a candidate f or n . election to tho office of Treasurer of Rithie; 1 County at the ensuing election. apr7—td» HENRY E. CLARKE. ©sr'VE ARE AUTHOPJRED = ToA’k ncunce the Hon. John Harris, of Newton ecus-, as the candidate of Relief and tha Constituy ’ for Senator from the 27th Senatorial Dior • which is comprised of the counties of Yu.. ' Walton and Clark. apr7—td° figF for tax collectorZweare authorized to announce JOHN A. EQHLEBm candidate for re-election to the office of T al cf lector of Richmond County, at the ensuing eV Ben- apro—td- ffefp YY’E ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN NOUNCE the name of Mr. MATTHEW SHERON as a Candidate for re-election to tie office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Richmond County at the ensuing election. apf—y ' ASP THE Host HEN BY YY. ffILUABD will be supported as a CANDIDATE FOR COS. OKESS from the FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT of Georgia, at the election on the 20th of April next, by MANY VOTERS. mh24-td NEW ADVERTISEAE£NT-r~ VALUABLE Ileal Estate tor Sale, A VERY DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT n. on Broad strtet, containing two itore; aai a very desirable residence—all iu good order. Terms very liberal, viz: One third cash, bal ance iu one and two years, wish interest from date. Mortgage to secure the payment of hi last two notes. Property to be insuredandpolicy assigned. Apply to W. L. GRIFFIN, apU—3t Cor. Jackson A Ellis Sts. Assignee’s Sale. AT7ILL BE SOLD ON THURSDAY, THE ■ • 23d day of April, ISOS, in the city of Sava:- nah, at 1 o’clock p. m., by Messrs. Belli Hall. Auctioneers, at their auction rooms in said city,all of the notes and accounts rendered in b? David Davidson, bankrupt, as belonging to his assets also, a lot of ground in Waresboro. Ware county, Georgia, containing from two to three acres of laud, with the buildings thereon, consisting of a dwelling house aud stores. PETER V. ROBINSON. ap 11—td Assignee IN BANKRUPTCY. rpms IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the A 6tii day of April, A. !>.. ISiiS, a Warns: in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of ' WM 15 DAVISON, of Augusta, iu the county of Richmond, aud Suit of Georgia, who lias been adjudged a Haul::;: on his own petition - that the payment of uy debts and the delivery of any property belong to said Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and tb transfer of any property by him, are forl-ik by law; that a meeting of the creditors of sM Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and choose tu or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to he holden at the Reg isler’s office, No. 1, Warren Block, 3d floor, Bni No. 0, Jackson street, Augusta. Ga.,before Alter. G Foster, |Esq, Register, on the 12th day of Ms; A. D., 1868. at 3 o'clock p. m. WM. G. DICKSON, apl-i—lt C.S. Marshal as Messeuge. IN BANKRUPTCY. '■jpuis IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on tie JL 6th day of April A. D.. IS6B, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against tie : tate of ROBERT L MILLER of Scarborough, in tho county of Screven ot Georgia, who lias been ad jiiilsi 1 a Bant:;: his own petitionthat tile payment of an-K'r and delivery of any property ’ lu-longiDg ’ -- Bankrupt, to him or for his use. and tlietrt»t of any property by him, are forbidden ir that a ineet’ng of the, creditors of said BZ’ nipt, to prove their debts, and to choose#*® more assignees of his estate, will he held a' s Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Bs User's office, No. J, YVarren Block,odfloor, k'- No. 6, Jackson street, Augusta. Ga . beforeAa - G Foster, Keip, Register, on the l'-i: day ot Ik- A. D., ISiiS at 12 o'clock m. WM. G. DICKsO.V apll—lt U. S. Marshal as Mteu^ IN BANKRUPTCY. '■pins 18 TO GIVE NOTICE: Tluto» u 1 ~>Stli day ~f March, A. D 1«8, **-. rant in Bankruptcy was issued iivaiaA CHRISTOPHER D KIXDLAV of Macon, m the county of Bilik, of Georgia, who lias Been ;ul| ndge-i any' rapt on his own petition; and t™ j payment ol any debts and delivery es sh erty belonging" to said Bankrupt, to - l|,m liisuse, anil the transfer of any property a' -- are forbidden b\- hnv: that a mectM® ‘ creditors of the said Bankrupt, to prove hii*-;- aud to choose one or more will he held at a Court ot HaiikinpN)-"V, Bankruptcy, 1.0 be hohien at the Keguuo' • in the Court House. Macon. Ga.,lido:e G Murray, lit:;.,Register, on the --J da.' 0 1 A. IV 1808, at "J o'clock m. W.M. <..;DlCkso> apM—lt u. s. Marshal IN BANKRUPTCY. , U. S. MARSHAL S . Atlanta, Ga.. April I THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE:, ® —7til day of April, A. O. 1S». »%' iu Bankruptcy was issued against theyy- - JAMES L SAI-BSBLRKI. of Atlanta, in the county of la ton, of Georgia, who has been adjudged:! . his own petition : that the payment o ■ g; aud delivery of any property bc"' ll h Bankrupt, to him or lor his use, an* l ' of nnv property by him, are forbidden that a meeting of the creditors 01 -a to inove their debts. aiui to ronrtv* assignees id his estate, will he new “ u ei #r: Bankruptcy, to be hohien at tne ■ u otliec in the United States Hotel. j,.; : fore Lawson Black, Register, on da- 01 ' ' April, A. IV. ISOS, at I(I o clock a-ni- CHARLES 11. apll lt C. S. Pep. IN BANKRUPTCY V. S. MARSHALS U> ICw,, Atlanta, Ha.. April lb ‘ ,j* rivals LS TO GIVE NTHllb. JL 9th day of April A. IV 'L, ( |ie e rant in Bankruptcy was issaoit . tate of ~,-vnv Ila. JOSEPH s HI.NIO of Now tun, iu the county ot fi £ of (Jeorgia. who lias boon adjuutft* • , Vil r fc--. his own petition : that the V ,;l > ,n S j„jr u> ami delivery of any proport} > .I,(ruin- 1 : Bankrupt, to him or for his ufo.; |„iv anv property bv him. are ioiouu t . •' a meet ini' of the creditors prove their debts, and to cu ~(Al ^ assignee 4of his estate, will belt ‘ Bankruptcy, to he hohien «u in the city of Newmui, McKinley, Register, on the -Jib 1868. at 10 o’clock a. m. . i,-|,yl-.A CHARI.!'.* ! .Jr, apll—it C. S. Hep. Marshal as “