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PERSONAL ITEMS.
Governor Buckingham has recovered irom
his recent illness, and is expected home
soon.
It is said that Eldridge T. Gerry, Esq., of
New York city, has the best law library in
the country.
A race is expected in Paris between
Prince Achille Murat, on horseback, and one
M. de Verin, in a velocipede.
Maurice Strakosch, whose contract with
la diva Patti is at an end, is about to take
up his permanent abode in Paris.
The Rev. David A. Wasson, the invalid
preacher and essayist, has been appointed to
an office in the Boston Custom House.
Richard Williams, o( Milwaukee, and his
brother, of Watertown, Wis., of moderate
circumstances, have just inherited £500,000
from a deceased brother, of London.
It is proposed to place in the chancel of
St. Paul’s Church, in Portland, Me., a stained
glass window, as a memorial to the late
Bishop Burgess—an elegant, ns it will be a
tender, tribute to his memory.
Mr. Burlingame is not a Yankee, al
though his political career was commenced
in Massachusetts. He was born in Che
nango county, New York, and the Chenan -
gonians have just got awakenei to a lively
sense of the importance of that natalitious
occurrence.
A tablet to the memory of the late
Captain Benjamin B. Howard has been
S laced in the Unitarian Church in West
ridgewater, Mass, to the left of the pulpit.
It will be remembered he bequeathed a
fund of $21,000 for the support of Unita
rian preaching in the town.
The natricians of France are now and
then quite as rough with their wives as
the patricians of Ireland. The Duke de
Mouchy, who married the Princess Anna
Murat, has been gnilty of flogging his wife
repeatedly. Once she forgave him. but
when he repeated the offence, she quit his
“bed and board’’ for ever. She is said to
be very beautiful, and, by all odds, the best
member of the Murat family.
The language of compliment has seldom
been carried to a higher point than by
Victor Hugo, who, in reply to an extrava
gant puff addressed to him by a lady,
replied: “You, madame, arc, the daughter
of a poet and the wife of a poet, daughter
of a king and wife of a king ; you arc a
queen yourself, and more than a queen—a
muse. Your aurora smites on the darkness
of my night. Thanks, madame; and I kiss
'"your feet I*
POLITICAL.
Hon. Thomas A. Hamilton, of Shelby,
is proposed as the next Republican candi
date for Governor of Tennessee.
Gov, Seymour is expected to preside over
the Democratic National Convention in New
York.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) lleral'i, contains
the following frank admission : “We do not
ask nor want the negroes to vote either for
or against us, and we propose t<i dis franchise
them all as soon as we get the power.”
The Washington correspondent of the
Charleston News says: “The friends of the
President here claim that be will certainly
receive the largest vote on the first ballot at
the Democratic National Convention.”
The New York Times says that Caleb
Cushing has more brains than any other
leader of the Democratic party, and wonders
•hat he has not been mentioned for the Pre
sidency. As if brains would commend hint
to Tammany Hall.
The Democrats begin to suspect that what
Mr. Chase is after is not so much their suc
cess as his own. Hence, they now talk of
demanding from his friends, as a condition
precedent to allowing his name to come be
fore the National Convention, that they will
squarely support the nominees, whoever thej
may be.
The Washington correspoudeut of the De.
troit Tribune writes. “The object of the
present movement against McCulloch is to
gain sole possession of the Treasury for the
benefit of the Democratic party during the
Presidential campaign. That is why the
National Intelligencer is so fierce in its
denunciations of Mr. McCulloch.”
The Oneida Dispatch nominates General
Sickles for Governor,'and says : “His name
was written upon tljut bow of promise that
spanned the heavens when Lee and his
invading columns turned ’ their faces in
dismay toward the Potomac. Nor have the
voters of New York forgotten how it was
read by millions of eyes dimmed by tears of
joy and thankfulness.
The Memphis Acalanche thus speaks of
the Democratic nomination : "The nominee
at New York must be a Democrat, who was
born in the mad passions of the war, who
was baptized in principles when it required
nerve and patriotism to plead for the Con
stitution, and to expose the tyranny that was
making our country a military despotism.”
The Richmond Enquirer says: "If Mr.
Chase is in favor of perpetuating negro
suffrage and permanently imposing the
'Congressional plan of reconstruction’ upon
the Southern States, as he is understood to
be, it would be the height of folly to expect
us to ask the Northern Democrats to nomi
nate him. They can nominate him if they
think proper, but certainly never at our
request.
The LaCrosse Democrat read the Chicago
Times out of the Democratic. party for
squinting toward Chase. It says : “What
t, we have apprehended and predicted now
I appears. The Times has again betrayed
r those who have confided in it, nnd we’hope
for the last time. It should be no longer
tolerated by the Democratic party. Cast it
off—turn it out of Democratic fellowship—
spurn it as vile and unclean—and its power
of mischief will be gone, and a wholesome,
generous, honorable, Democratic sentifccnt
will be maintained, in spite of all its efforts
to debauch and undermine it.
The following rich extract is from the
New York correspondence of the Charleston
Courier: “Now, then, to come at once to
the end of a long story, it is as well to say
that, in certain Republican circles, it is
well understood that if Mr. Chase obtains
the Democratic nomination General Grant
will, after having made a little show, with
draw after the month of August. The
election of Chief Justice Chase would then
be almost unanimous, and in so far the
great Presidential contest would be settled ”
It is announced that Ex President Pierce
still declines to express a preference among
the candidates for the New York nomina
tion This is a reticence for which, no
doubt, all the candidates will be grateful,
as each may suspect himself to be the
favored one. It probably springs from a
kindly feeling toward the candidate whom
he approves . for we imagine that nobody's
chances of nomination would be materially
improved in the convention from it being
announced taut he was Frank Pierce’s
choice.
The delegates to the New York Coaven
will act be likely to hasten there in ad
vance of the day appointed. Even the
New York Express admits that at most of
the hotels its reporters were informed that
one or two delegates had been there from
such and tach a State, but there were none
there now—at least none who avowed
themselves delegatee- The delegates who
arrived first were *0 pestered, pursued, nnd
haunted by al! manner of lobbyist* and
politicians that ail those who can preserve
their incognito and eo escape the indiction.
National Republican
AUrtUSTA. G-A.
FRIDAY MORNING July 3, lSt-8
For PRESIDENT
Os the United States:
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
Schuyler Colfax,
OF INDIANA.
[OFFICIAL]
Pro cl ama tioi i
w
BY THE GOVERNOR ELECT.
Under authority granted by an Act of
Congress, entitled "An Act to admit the
States of North Carolina, South Carolina,
Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida,
to representation in Congress,” which this
day became a law : the persons who were
elected Members of the General Assembly of
this State, at an Election held on the 20th,
21st, 22d and 23d days of April last, and
who arc eligible to office under said Act, are
hereby notified to convene in the City of
Atlanta, at twelve o’clock noon, on Saturday,
the Fourth Day ol July next.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Governor Elect of the State of Georgia.
Augusta, Ga., June 25, 1868.
OfiS Augusta, Savannah, Atlanta, Macon,
Columbus, and Milledgeville papers will
publish till dny and send bills to National
Rccuulican Office.
undersigned deems it proper to
state that he .regrets the insertion, in yes-
terday’s paper, of the article tinder the
caption “Masonic.” He was at the time
confined to his bed by indisposition. If
the manuscript had been soon by him the
article alluded to would not have appeared.
E. 11. I’uoiik.
• ♦
THE DA WzV OP THE NEW DAY.
We already are beginning to receive
material benefit from the prospect that our
restoration to tlie Union will soon be per
fected. The securities of the State have
risen in’ the money market until they are
now nearly at par, and we learn that
enterprises in contemplation,and delayed in
their accomplishment only by the uncer
tainty of the political' status, are to be
pushed to Completion. Already we hear
of Northern companies quietly buying up
mill sites, and preparing to take advantage
of our-uncqpalled advantages for manu
facturing. Home companies are contem
plating the enlargement of their operations,
and the tlcprcir’ivjt ivlduh has weigtiCU
down industry and enterprise seems fast
disappearing. If the people could be
persuaded to disregard the counsels of
those pestilent politicians whose whole aim
appears to. lie to keep the country in a state
of turmoil and confusion we might look
confidently for the advent of a long day of
prosperity.
‘We have what the moneyed men of the
North and of Europe want—opportunities
for the profitable employment Os capital I
they have what wc want—capital itself.
The bringing together of our opportuni
ties and their capital is prevented by
nothing else but the political commotion
caused by unprincipled demagogues. Alon
who attempt to induce capitalists to invest’
in enterprises here, are met with the reply
that property can not be safe where the
law’ is so uncertain and unstable. Per
haps they exaggerate the uncertainty and
instability, but capital is proverbially
timid, and will go no where except where
its safety is assured. Northern men,
capitalists, or mechanics, will go to no
country where they’ are liable to be socially
ostracised for their political opinions un
less they happen to think as the neighbor
hood thinks ; and the moneyed man is
not likely to send his money where it is
unsafe or disagreeable to go himself.
But the perfecting of the pl*m of recon
struction will give an impetus to the con
fidence which is now growing. When the
State is fully and entirely back in the
Union, and civil law is restored, it may be
expected that the reasonable portion of
those who opposed the manner in which
she was brought back will acquiesce in that
which they strove, but found themselves
unable, to prevent. Knavish politicans
and their foolish followers may still attempt
to keep up agitation over issues dead and
buried, but practical people will look
rather to the hopeful present or the bril
liant future than the dead past, and will
ask what can we gain by political commo
tion and intolerance ? The answer will
suggest itself at once—nothing but contin
ued depression and poverty.
The Legislature about to assemble can
do much towards strengthening the confi
dence which is already beginning to be felt
in the future of the Stale. Let the only
act that remains to be done in the pro
gramme of restoration be done at once.
Wc know that the ratification of the pro
posed article of the Constitution will meet
with bitter opposition from those who wish
to continue the reign of confusion and
discord, and who, while vociferously de
claiming upon the evils and cruelties of
military law, yet do everything in their
jxtwer to peqretnnte it ami prevent the
establishment of civil law. Yet we hope
the good sense of members, even of the
Democratic party, will prevail, ami they
will not stand in the way of .the welfare of
the ]>eople. That done, let political quar
rels Ire forgotten for a time, and men of all
parties cooperate in the great work of
developing the boundless resources ol the
State, encouraging enterprise, protecting
industry, and making the desert places of
old Georgia again to bloom and blossom.
This Legislature has a momentous and
noble work before them, and, acting in
harmony with the Governor, whose prac
tical business capabilities are of tlie highest
value in this juncture—qualities rarer and
of more worth than the dazzling and dccep
tive ones of the men who brought secession
and its train of evils upon us—wc may
confidently hope that Georgia will become
the Empire State, not only of the South,
but of the Union.
Not Compliment aky.—Those who are
so fond of denouncing General Grant as a
stupid drunkard, ought, to remember that
they pay but a poor compliment to Gen.
Lee and other skillful Confederate officers.
If they could be conquered by such an
idiot as the Democratic papers represent
Gen. Grant to be, they are not the men
whom we and all the world have taken
them to be. In belieing Gen. Grant, the
slanderers do*not consider-that they are
destroying the military reputation of their
best and bravest favorites.*
A PARTY ON NEGATIONS.
The Democratic pirty believes nothing,
affirms nothing, lias no principles beyond
certain declarations in opposition to what
the Republican party may do or propose to
do. The Democratic creed consists solely
and exclusively in an array of negations.
Anything the Republican party may do, or
even foreshadow as a work to be done, is at
once condemned, and the bitterest denuncia
tion of the men and the measures is resorted
to, to excite prejudice, and to mislead the
public mind in respect to the purposes and
the principles of the party in power.
This was the case all through the war, and
it has been most emphatically the case ever
since lite close of the contest. Every men
sure deemed -necessary to put down the
rebellion was attacked by a band of wicked
men, confederated together to overthrow this
Government, and the friends of the Union
were denounced and opposed by the self
styled Democratic party, both in and out of
Congress. How has it been during the efforts
made by the loyal people, North and South,
who, acting in accordance with the laws of
Congress, have struggled for more than three
long years to bring the whole South into
harmony with the Federal Union ? At every
step Democratic opposition has been most
violent.
The whole conduct of the Copperhead
Democracy, in its activities, and in all ol its
agencies and efforts, has been the denial and
opposition of every republican principle and
measure.
Let us state a few facts so obvious that
all cut sec them. Congress passed the
Arkansas bill, and also the act known as
thef Omnibus bill. From first; to last, before
and after the veto, every Democratic mem
ber in Congress opposed the adoption of
these measures for the admission of these
States, and every Democratic newspaper in
the land and every politician of the Copper
head persuasion cried out against the
admission of these States. If every unre.
pentant rebel had been allowed to vote and
every white and black loyalist had been
excluded, there would, not have been in
Congress nor anywhere else among the
Democracy the least opposition to the
admission of these States. Thus it is
Democracy 'Consists in denial in saying no
to everything the Republicans may do,
without regard to the merits or demerits of
the measures.
The other day there was up in the House
the bill lo remove certain political disabili
ties from some twelve hundred Southerners,
whereupon every Democrat in the rtousa
out one voted against the passage ot tlie
bill I
These States will come in; and the politi
cal disabilities will be removed from all
loyal people, but should the Democrats by
any possibility get the next. House—a thing
not at all likely to occur—not a single
representative elected to the next Congress
in accordance with the constitution and
laws of these reconstructed States, will be
allowed to lake his seat in the Forty First
Congress. This is already avowed as a part
of the programme. We have been told -this
by a leading editor of a leading Copperhead
journal in the Westy within the last twenty
fonr hours. We have it also from other
sources equally reliable.
So we say again, the Democratic party is
a parly of destructives. Its principles are,
deny, pull down, de troy ; conserve nothing
that the Republicans have done ; turn the
States out Os the Union; turn the statute
book topsey turvey ; blot, out all Republican
legislation, and smash things generally.
This is modern Democracy. Will the
people trust it ? Never 1— Washinytin
Republican.
- .re »
. [From the Atlanta New Era.
TRIAL ON THE COLUMBUS PRIS
ONERS.
EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES CONTINUED.
The Court assembled at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning.
Record ol the previous day’s proceedings
were read and approved.
The Judge Advocate announced that,
during the remainder of the trial, in order
to facilitate matters, the examination of tlie
witnesses would be conducted orally. In
consequence of this rule, we are not able to
make our report verbatim, but will endeavor
to give the leading points as correctly as
possible. We had much difficulty in hearing
the answers ot the witnesses, and to several
important failed to bear entirely
CROSS EXAMINATION CONTINUED.
Sergeaqt Charles Marshall still on the
stand. Examination conducted, by Mr. Ste
phens.
Don’t know what was the character of the
house in which Ashburn was killed. I’never
was in it before. Have heard it spoken of as
a bad house. It is net notoriously a house of
ill tame, that I know of. It is reported to have
been kept by Hannah Flournoy (colored).
1 do not know that Ashburn lived in the
house. Had seen Mr. Bedell before the might.
Think I had spoken to him, but inn not posi
tive if it was before the occurrence. It was
in Columbus. Not positive where—whether
on the street or in business house—not posi
tive that 1 ever spoke to him. My difficulty
with Ashburn was in the fore part of the after
noon—three or four o'clock—not positive
about the hour. I afterward went aroumj
town to several places—stopped in fwo
saloons ; one was the “Arbor,’ - on St. Clair
street below Broad. Met no 'one there 1
knew, but bar-tender. Went to Cook’s
Hotel, and then to tny quarters. R ached
tny quarters at five o’clock, but did not re
main ; went down town to take supper with
a trieud ; Mr. McSpradden ; and came up to
my quarters and remained till after roll-call
at 9 o'clock. Remained in quarters bah au
hour, und weut around on Broad street
Got a drink at the "Ruby.” Went back lb
quarters and remained till half past eleven,
wheu 1 left lo join the party. 1 passed the
sentry. 1 don't remember who was on.
Men not allowed to pass in and oat. There
was no restriction on me, as 1 was in charge
of the company. The coat was given near
the Perry House by Hennis. 1 did not say,
when working for the Democratic club, that
1 had three citizen’s suits. Said I could get
three suits. Didn’t s.y I had sent out men
with th ■ suits on. When arrested by Capl.
Mills i was accused of trying lo influence
the election. 1 co-operated with the Demo-
• crats. I was arrested for endeavoring to
influence the freedmen’s votes. The election
was conducted by the judges with sentries
at the door. There was no guard of soldiers
in rows between which voters had to pass.
There was no difficulty in negroes getting
across to the polls. (Some questions follow
ed which were not answered because the
Court objected.) The parties were masked
in different kinds of masks. Mine was of
ordinary pasteboard. lam positive as to
Bedell, but not as to his mask. Barber's
was one, I judge, made by himself. It was
dark. Hudson’s was something like Barber’s.
Duke's was small. It camo down above his
chin. lam not positive about Kirkscey’s
mask. Malone’s was something like mine.
Something was spoken when we arrived
at the house, but I am not positive
what. Hennis joined the party after
giving me the coat. He didn’t lead
the party. Ashburn opened the door.
Barber, Duke, Malone, Hudson, and the
man I took for Belts, entered about simul
taneously. The man 1 took for Belts en
tered first. I was nt th i door. We all
remained on the thro hold of the door. All
fired stnndb gin the door. The man 1 took
lor Hudson Was on my left. The man I
took for Barber wn ß 011 mv right. Some
one shot over ray shoulders. No one
entered the room. When I first saw Ash
burn lie was in the third room in the rear of
the table. It was a round table, and was
in the centre of the room. There was a bed
in the room; on the right hand as we entered.
I am not positive about other furniture.
The candie was on the table. I think it
remained there all the time. I tore tny
mask up and threw if away. Threw oft’ the
coat as soon as I left the House. I don’t
know whether it remained in the street or
not. 1 threw it off in Oglethorpe street. I
struck Ashburn the evening before he was
killed because we had some words. It was
not because fie threatened to report me to
Captain Mills next day. I did not tell
Foster Chapman that was what I struck him
lor. 1 told him I struck him, and he was
going to report me for striking him. I don’t’
remember telling Chapman I meant to kill
Ashburn. I would wot swear I did not s'ay
1 meant to do sit. I do not know that
Ashburn was at a public meeting that night.
The majority of those voting at the polls
were of Ashburn’s party. 1 never heard of
strong opposition to Ashburn in his party.
1 knew Mr. Bennett. I don’t know whether
he lived in the house with Ashburn. I
did not see him that night. The white
woman remained in the house. A candle
was in her room. The colored woman
got out of a side window. I didn’t
see her as we returned. I was arrested
three' weeks ago. Was not aware it
was fur this matter. Became aware when
brought here—was told so by Major
Whitley. I don’t know who had me arrested.
I have received no letter nor written state
ment from any one. Maj. Whitley told me
I had better make full confession. He said’
it was my duty to do so. He proved to me
that there was sufficient evidence against
me. He held out no inducements to mo
whatever. He offered no inducements to
testify against any particular person. I
knew I could not be put on the stand and
prosecuted, too. I didn’t know whether I
would be discharged or not. My first im
pression was that it was my duty to do so,
and I did so frankly without thought of the
consequerfces. I was not positive whether
I would go free or not. Maj. Whitley did
not tell me he would guarantee me against
prosecution. I had interviews with no one
but General Dunn and Governor Brown.
Saw Major Whitley three times—twice in
cells and once out. He merely asked me
to tell what I know about the matter.
HE DIRECT EXAMINATION.
I did not promise, nor intend in future, to
pay the loan obtained of Mayor Wilkins.
The person recognized as Chipley did not
have a revolver.
witness discharged.
A. E. Marshall was sworn in as assistant
reporter.
George F. Betts was sworn.
DIRECT EXAMINATION.
Witness examined by Gov. Brown. My
name is George F. Betts. I was raised in
Columbus and live there. My parents live
in Columbia. I have no occupation in par
ticular. 1 have been fireman on a railroad
for seven or eight months. I was not ac
quainted with Ashburn, but knew him by
sight. He is dead. 1 was present at his
death. lie was shot. Twenty-five or thirty
were present when he was shot. He was
killed in a house on Oglethorpe street in
Columbus. Parties met in a vacant lot near
the house. When they got to the house, they
knocked at the door, and asked for admit
tance- Some one inside asked who was there.
The. answer was, "Mary TlUinghurst.” The
one inside asked, “Who do you want to
see?” The answer was, “Hannah Flour
noy.'' Tlie. one inside said, ‘'You can’t come
in ; you’re too late.” The door was then
partly knocked down. I, Dukes, Hudson,
Roper, Wiggins, Barber, Dr. Kirkscey and
Bedell went in. I was not certain that Chip
ley was along. There was a man command
ing the squad that I took to be him, from
bis appearance. He was disguised with a
mask. Dukes, Hudson and Barber weut
with me ftito the house. I saw Sergeant
Marshall. He was with me. When we
went in, 1 saw Malone, Hennis, Dr. Kirkscey,
Bedell, and a fellow named Blair, in the
, house. I, and those who first went in, with
me, were armed with pistols. Mine was a
revolver. When the door was broken in,
we went tp Ashburn’s room. Ashburn
said: “Who games there?” and opened
his door. Ashburn was on the right hand
side of the door. When we got to the door,
Hudson said "You're a d—d and
the firing then occurred. I, Dukes, Hud
son, Barber and Marshall fired. 1 saw
Ashburn fall. I think Hudson fired after
Ashburn fell. He was stooping down. I
believe the table was between him and
Ashburn. After he fell we all went out. 1
believe Bedell's mask fell off as we entered.
I think he remarked to the woman "he'd
kill her if she told on him.” The man I
took to be Chipley did not go in. I know
Mr. Bennett. I did not see him in the
house. 1 suppose he could have been in
there without my seeing him. I left the
party in the vacant lot and went home. I
met Dukes first that night Met the
crowd ten minutes after. I went to help
kill Ashburn. I expected to meet others
there. Dr. Kirkscey told me I would. I
had one-conversation with Mm on the sub
ject. He called me to him on the street and
told me he wanted me to join the party to
help kill Ashburn. He said be would give
me fifty or one hundred dollars, und I agreed
to go. The time was fixed for Monday
night, March 30th. He said'the meeting
was to take place on the vacant lot. 1 went
home between 10 and 11 o’clock and weut to
bed—got up in half hour or three quarters ;
got out of a window and went to the place of
meeting. After killing Ashburn, returned
home nnd got in at the window. Got up as
usual nett morning. Family did not know
I was out. Dr. Kirkscey gave no reason
why they intended to kill Ariibuni. 1 knew
the reason: they wanted to get him out of
the way in election times.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
1 went back to the lot after it occurred.
Nobody left with me. I went one way and
the crowd another. The ict is on Oglethorpe
and Church streets. I went up Church street.
I didn’t leave all in the lot. Some went down
Oglethorpe street. All I knew went through
the lot with me, I believe, but am not cer
tain. I left them at the lot and went aloue.
Going from the house, Malone asked me
why I didn't shoot my pistol off. All of the
crowd that 1 knew weut into the lot. 1 tore
up my musk in the street. It was a black
mask. Bedell had a black one. I made
my mask. I never asked Kirkscey for the
fifty or hundred dollars promised me. He
said he'd send it through the post office. I
never got it. I never said anything to him.
I will swear that I have spoken to Kirkscey,
and he to me, before killing Ashburn. I don't
know whether I can prove it or not. I sup
pose my bed room window is higher than my
head from the ground. I had on a black
coat, and dark pants. I was arrested
on the 21st day of May, I believe,
and 1 was then taken to Fort Pulaski.
Capt. Cook had charge of me. I never saw
Whitley till in the fort. I have not ac
quaintance with Chipley. Have no recol
lection of ever having spoken to him. I
spoke to all I have mentioned and recog
zizetl them by their voices. Dukes was not
masked when I first saw him. Ido not
know whether he put on one or not. I think
the rest were all masked. I had been raised
up with them, and knew them as well as I
know myself. I have not heard Bedell
speak often enough to recoghizo his voice
under, a mask, and swear positively to his
identity from his voice. I’d know Kirkscey
sooner by his voice. I don’t recollect how
long I have, known him. I was not raised
with most of the party. I have known
Kirkscey some eight or nine mouths. Can’t
tell how loug I have known Wood. Could
recognize his voice. I don't recollect how
he was dressed. Hudson said he'd “give
him hell.” J don't remember what any
other one said. The voice was not
the only grounds of i cognition; I knew
them well. I was Cat taken to Fort
1 ulaski. Got acquainted with Major
Whitley fhep. Captain Cook had charge
of me. Had an interview with Whitlev
then. I don’t recollect the time when I
first knew what I was arrested for, nor who
told me. No one was present at the inter
view. The interview took place in the
fort. I don’t recollect who told me what I
was arrested for. I first made the dis
closure to Whitley, in one of thesfc houses.
Made no disclosure to him at the fort. I
don’t remember what he said on the sub
ject. I knew if I testified against the other
parties I would be protected. Whitley told
me so. I knew his business very well; ho
is a detective, from what I heard. Some
thing of the kind was said. I believe he
said Kirkscey and others said their money
would save them. I believe he told me if
1 would make a statement I would not be
hurt.
KP-DIRECT EXAMINATION'.
The promise was not dependent upon’
testifying against any particular persons. I
have not done it. I am well acquainted
with Mr. Bedell’by sight. Some one acted
as commander of the party, I wouldn't
swear it, but think it was Chipley. Bedell’s
mask fell. I recognized him at that time.
I thought Ashburn was a tyrant in the place
and ought to be out of the way. The killing
took place between twelve and one o’clock.
The Court then adjourned till ten o'clock
this morning.
IHE CROPS.
Alabama. —Harvesting is the order of
the day all along the line of the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad, in North Alabama.
The cotton and grain crops in that section
will be good.
West Virginia. —A correspondent, writing
from Mason county, says he lias planted fifty
acres since the 20th of May, and that his
crops look promising. Oats look well. What
little wheat has beeft sown in his county bids
fair to thrive.
Missouri.—All accounts show that the
wheat crop will be unusually large. In
Livingston county the yield will be im
mense. The chintz bugs have been inju
ring the wheat in Perry county, but the
yield will be good, notwithstanding.
Illinois.—torn planting is over in parts
of the Stale, but the rains have interfered
sadly. Fruit—that is, peaches and grapes—
will do pretty well. The apple crop does
not look well, and small fruit crops will be
short.
Minnesota. —A correspondent, who has
just returned from an extended tour through
Minnesota, reports that, in the Northern
part, Winter wheat is not generally planted,
but that what was put in looks well- Corn
and potatoes seem healthy, and-the yield
will be large.
Indian*.—Wheat will yield an average
crop. Grass is luxuriant, and oats and rye
promise well. The only fear is that the wheat
straw will be too heavy, and fall down where
there is a strong soil, and rust. Great fields
of potatoes are growing all along between
Elkhart and Burr Oak. Fruit is a partial
failure.
Georgia.—Toward the south the wheat
crop has been cut and thrilshed. Further
north it is heading out finely, though the
rust has made its appearance on the blade.
Corn and cotton look well. The young
cotton is healthy. The last mentioned
staples have been planted in about‘equal
proportions.
Connecticut. —Rye looks well on the
uplands. Oats-late, and, on lowlands; will
turn'out a poor crop. The prospect for corn
is not encouraging. Potatoes did not- come
up well this season, but the yield ■ will be
healthy. Grass, without more sun and less
rain, will prove a failure. Insects and worms
are damaging the fruit trees, and. in some
localities, have denuded the apple trees of
their foliage.
South Carolina.—The cotton crop of the
Sea Islands, though backward, is in a vig
orous and healthy condition. Storms have
hurt the wheat in the northern tier of
counties. Intelligent farmers (Carolinians)
say that the crops of Pennsylvanians and
New Yorkers who have come among them
are much better than others. Gardens
took well, and a large yield of fruit is
expected.
■Wisconsin.—The crops in this State
promise to turn out well. In 1867, the
yield of the staples was 25 per cent, over
that of 1866, which places the wheat crop
at about 25,500,000 bushels; corn 12,170,-
000 ; oats 21,50.0,000 ; potatoes 5,000,000,
and hay 1,450,000 tuns. Hops were raised
in Suak county in large quantities last
year, and it is thought that the yield this
year will be at least 50 per cent, greater.
One county received $3,000,000 for hops
alone, at ptices ranging from 50 to 60
cents per pound—a clear profit to pro
ducers of from 28 to 38 cents.
lowa.—ln the vicinity of Des Moines the
farmers are discouraged at the poor prospects.
The grasshoppers have appeared, and the
Keokuk Gate City says they will average
forty bushels to the acre. In the vicinity qf
Council Bluffs they are as ruinous, and are
doing great damage. One farmer reports
that he tried carbonate of lime, but the grass
hoppers rather liked it. lie bought a barrel
of it and put it on his corn, thinking to save
it, leaving an oat field for them to work on.
As soon as they found out that he had sowed
the lim? they left the oats and went for it,
licking it up like it was good. He left them
hard at work at it in the evening, and went
to bed. In the middle of the night he heard
n noise at the door, and on going out found
an army of the hoppers who demanded more
lime.
—The following.is said to be a sure cure
for the biles of mud dogs : Mix one pound
of common salt in a quart of water, then
bathe and aqueeze the wound with the same
one hour, then bind a little more salt on the
wound tor twelve hours.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
B©"' The Friends and .Acquaintances of
JAMES MULLEN, Sr., and James Mullen, Jr.,
and family, are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral of the former, from bis late residence, No
-12 Fenwick St, THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
July 3d, nt 5 o’clock p. m, jy3—lt*
—'mim’M <• mm* swthitt-i wmm— r» tr-. . .mri—— t— n
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL
RAILROAD, July 2, 1868.—J <t- T A Bones, E
Mustiu, .1 0 M, Jones S A Co, <} A Oates, 0 A D,
C A Robbe, Barrett C if- Co, Branch Sous Co,
Miss A C Janies, F Von Kamp, J Bender, J C
Schreiner rs- Sens, West A May, I Lovy, O’D A
M, F Lotz, G A J Rappold, R W Maher, [B], [N],
(A), (I Vulgar A- Co, J A Gray A Co, F Von
Kamp, E R Schneider, Conley F A Co, J C M A
Co, W E Jackson, M A Co, C If Warner, C A Co,
T Turner, D It Strother, Lt Col Flagler, J T Mil
ler, F W B, A Rodney, B P M, Jennings.
ggj“CONBIG N EES PERBOUTH CA R -
OLINA RAILROAD, July 2, 1868.—W C Jes
sup d Co, T S Morgan, Mullarky Br#», N Galla
her, Gray A Turley, Stovall A E, C A Cheatham
A Bro, D L Adams, D A S, C Pemblo, J A Gray
<t Co, Z McCord, Kenny A Gray, J Hahn, ILevy,
0 A D, Chronicle A Sentinel, I) StelUng, Ga R
R Co, L M Churchill. G A A, J 11 Blauvelt, J W
Rigsby, Derry Co.
AUGUSTA FACTORY, )
Augusta, July 1, 1868. j
DIVIDEND N0.37.—A QUARTER
LY dividend of Five per cent, this day declared,
will bo paid to stockholders on demand.
W. E. JACKSON,
jy 2—6t* President.
Booms or tub State Central Committee,)
Union Refuilican Party, >
State of'Georgia, Augusta, June 26, 1868. j
Jfey THE STATE CENTRAL COM
MITTEE of the Union Republican Party is
requested to meet at the National Hotel, At
lanta, on FRIDAY, JULY the 3d, at T 2 o’clock,
noon.
A prompt and general atlen-dance is earnestly
requested, as business of importance to the
Party will bo presented.
FOSTER BLODGETT,
jc27—td Chairman.
Republican papers please copy.
General Suferintrndent’s Office, j
Georgia Railroad Co., f
Augusta, Ga., 19th June, 1868. J
)K£y BUSINESS TICKETS,ENTITLING
the holder to ride One Thousand Miles on the
Georgia Railroad and branches, and the Macon
And Augusta Railroad, can bo had for Twenty
Five Dollars, on application to J. A. Robert,
General Ticket Agent.
Ministers of the Gospel, travelling on these
Roads from point to point, on Ministerial Duly', r
will be furnished’ with authority, by the Station
Agents, to travel at half rates.
E. W. COLE,
Gen’l Sup’t.
Altanta, Milledgeville, Athens, Covington,
Madison, Greensboro, Washington, and Sparta
papers copy daily one month and weekly five
times. je23—dim
jgfcjjy GRAIN AND FLOUR SACKS!!
The old established
“Corn Exchange Bag - Manufactory”
Is prepared to furnish GRAIN any
desired size or quality, and at short notice.
•Also,
COTTON AND PAPER FLOUR SACKS
Neatly pi in ted td order.
Information promptly furnished upon applicae
tion. * W. B. ASTEN.A ,
SCRIP DIVIDEND, NO. 1, OF
THE GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE CO.,
of Columbus, <la.
Assets Ist of January, 1867 $416,280.87
We have received ready for delivery the scrip
of Dividend No. 1, amounting to 2£> per cent.,
of the not premiums paid on participating,
annual policies, on policies issued during the
nine months interval fram April Ist to Dec.
31st, 1867. Dividend No. 2 will bo issued
January Ist, 1869.
Persons to whom Scrip is due arp requested
to call at once and receipt for same.
A G. HALL, Agent,
je7—lui 221 Broad street, Augusta, Ga.
Sleeve Buttons Lost,
ON TUESDAY MORNING, BETWEEN THE,
Georgia Rail Road and 190 Broad Street, a
pair of-Gold Sleeve Buttons, set with Green
Blood Stones. The owner’s name is engraved
underneath on the gold. The finder will bo
liberally rewarded by returning them to
F. 11. P.UGIIE,
jy I—ts 190 Broad st.
BY W. B. GRIFFIN.
Valuable Real Estate.
ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN JULY
will be sold at the Lower Market House, be
tween the usual hours of sale, that valuable piece
of property,No. 142 and 144 Broad street consisting
of two Brick Stores and dwelling overhead, with
brick kitchen and out buildings. Lot 42 feet wide
and running through from Broad to Ellis street
same width.
Titles indisputable. Terms one-third cash; bal
ance in one and two years, with interest, to be se
cured by mortgage, and insured and policy assign
ed. Purchaser to pay for papers.
jyl-tt
Fourth, of July
CELEBRATION.
THE DIFFERENT MILITARY AND CIVIL
Societies and citizens of this city are res
pectfully invited to join a procession on the 4th
of July.
The procession will bo formed under tbo Mar
shal of the Day on Broad street, above the upper
market, and proceed down Broad to Lincoln
street and the Parade Ground, where appropriate
speechos-will be made.
Reforming again, will proceed through Centre
to Greene, up Greene to Marbury and down
Marbury to Broad where the procession will be
dismissed.
While we invite all to participate we would
state, that no horsemen will be allowed in the
procession except a regular Horse Company, and
tbs Marshal and his Aids.
Good order will be strictly kept, and all join
ing the procession arc required to yield obedience
to the Marshal of the Day.
W. 11. DbLyox, Chief Marshal.
R. Cummings, Ist Assistant.
G. B. Snowden, 2d “
L. D. Cotton, 3d "
je3o—at M. K. Johnson, 4th “
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
rpilE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE RICH
-1 MOND County Public Schools (white and
colored), within the bounds of Augusta, will take
place on WEDNESDAY, JULY Ist., at the time
and places hereinafter designated:
The nine white Schools will assemble at Con
cert Hall, at 9 o’clock a. m., when an award of a
Medal to the representative pupil of each School,
will be inode by G«-n. F. W. Capers.
In the afternoon, at 4 o’clock, the teu colored
Schools will meet at Springfield Church, wjion a
.Medal will be presented to the representative
pupil of each of the Schools, by James N. Ells,
Esq.
The exercises on both occasions will be varied
and interesting.
Friends of education, and the public generally,
arc cordially invited to bo present.
MARTIN V. CALVIN,
je3o—2t City Sup’t R. C. P. 8.
To Cattle Owners.
A FINK BULL. KEPT FOR SERVICE.
Parties interested will please call on me,
36 D’Antignac street.
je27-lw E. D. REESE.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Official.
Headquarters Third Military District, 1 *
(Department of Georgia, Florida A Alabama, !•
Atlanta, Ga., July 2, 1868.)
General Orders. No. 95.
Whereas, the Ist Section of the Vllth Article of
the Constitution of the State of Georgia provides
as follows;
I. Each lieadofa family or guardian or trustee
of a family of minor children shall be entitled to a
homestead of realty to the value of two thousand
dollars in specie, and personal property to the
value of one thousand dollars in tq>ecie, both to be
valued at the time they hio set apart, and uo court,
or ministerial officer in this State shall ever have
jurisdiction or authority to enforce any judgment,
decree or execution against said property so set
apart, including such improvements as may be
made thereou from time to time, except for taxes,
money borrowed and expended in the improve
nient’of the homestead, or for the purchase money
of the same, and for labor done thereon, or material
furnished therefor, or removal of incumbrances
thereon, and it shall be the duty of the General
Assembly :>« early ns practicable t,o provide by law
for the setting apart and valuation ofsaid property,
and to enact laws for the full and complete pro
tection and security of the same to the sole use and
benefit of said families as aforesaid.
And whereas, the Legislature of said State is to
assemble ou the 4th inst., it is ordered ;
First. That no court or ministerial officer in
said State shall have jurisdiction or authority
to enforce any judgment, decree or execution
against any real estate or said estate, except for
taxes, money borrowed and expended in the im
provement of the homestead, or for the purchase
money of the same, and for labor done thereon, or
material furnished therefor, or removal of incum
brances thereon, until the Legislature of said State
shall have had time to provide by law for the set
ting apart and valuation of such property, or until
further orders from these Headquarters,
Bv order of Major General Meade :
(Signed.) R. C. DRUM,
Ass’t Adj't Geu.
Official copy,—T. T. A dams,
Ist. Lt. 33d Inf., Comd'gPost. jy3—lilt
The Piano Book,
WHICH CANNOT HE EXCELLED; IS
Richardson’s new method. Regular sales,
30,000 a year.
Sold by all music dealers, price .$3.75. Sent
post paid’.
OLIVER DITSON & CO.,
Publishers, 277 Washington St., Boston.
CIIAB. 11. DIT.SON A CO.',
jy3—t-f 711 Broadway, New York,
High School Choralist.
A SELECTION OF CHORUSES AND
Four Part Songs from the works of the great
Masters, fortheuseof colleges, high schools, ad
vanced singing classes, etc., SI.OO.
V A volume containing those meritorious
pieces usually selected for special occasions aud
practices, but which cannot otherwise be obtained,
except by the purchase of several expensive books.
OLIVER DITSON A CO.,
Publishers, 277 Washington St., Boston.
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U. S. Marshal’s Sale-
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT
of .fieri facias issued out of the honorable the
Fifth Circuit Court of the United States for the
Southern District es Georgia, in favor of the plain
tiff, in the following case, to-wit: George W.
Hatch vs. thq Bank of Commerce. I have levied
upon as the property of the defeudant the Bank
of Commerce, part of lot. of laud number ten (10),
Jekyl Tything, Derby Ward, together with all
the improvements thereon, consisting of a build
iug, known as the Bank of Commerce Building,
situate, lying, and being in the city of Savannah,
comity of Chatham, und State o’s Georgia, and
will sell the same at public auction, at the Court
House, in the citv of Savannah, Chatham county,
Georgia,on the FIRST TUESDAY IN AUGUST
next, between the lawful hours of sale.
Dated Savannah, Ga , May 29th, 1868.
WM. G. DICKSON,
jy3—lawlt U. S. Marshal.
IN BANKRUPTCY? ,
Tins IS TO GIVE NOTICE .- That on the
16th day of June, A. D., 1868, a War
rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of
JOSEPH M. HAYWOOD,
ofSavannali, in the county of Chatham, and
State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank
rupt on his own petition ; that the payment of any
debts, and delivery of any property belonging to
said Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the trans
fer of any property by him, are forbidden by law ;
that a meeting of the creditors, of said Bankrupt,
tp TW/tVO tlnkTl. .la.l-4 -• -1 •« V*• V .
Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Register’s
office, corner Bay aud Drayton streets, Sa
vannah, Ga., before F S Ilesseltiue, Esq, Regis
ter, on the 4th day of August, A. D., 1868, at 9
o’clock a. m ’
WM. G.- DICKSON,
jy3—lt U. S* Marshal as Messenger
IN BANKRUPTCY. •
rpnis IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on flic
1 29th day of May, A. D. 1808, a Warrant in
Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of
EPHRAIM EHRLICH,
of Savannah, in the county of Chatham, State
of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt
on his own petition, and that the payment of
any debts, and delivery of any property belong
ing to such Bankrupt, to him, or for his use,
and the transfer of any property by him, are
forbidden by law; that a meeting of the cred
itors of the said Bankrupt, to prove their debts,
and to choose one or more Assignees of his
estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy,
to be holdeu at the Register’s office, corner
Bay and Drayton streets, Savannah, Ga.. before
F S Hesaeltine, Esq., Register, on the 23d
day of July, A. D. 1868, at 9 o’clock a. m.
WM. G. DICKSON,
jy3—lt U. 8. Marshal as Messenger.
QTATE OF
O Richmond County.
Whereas, Anderson W. Walton applies to
me ior Letters of Administration on the estate
of John J. Clayton, late of said county, deceased.
These arc,therefore,to cite and admonish all
and singular, the kindred and creditors of said
deceased, to be and appear at my office on or
before the first Monday in August next, to
show cause, if any they have, why said
letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand and official signature
at office in Augusta, this Ist day of July, 1868.
E. M. BRAYTON,
jy3-lm* Ordinary.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF~THE
A United States for the Southern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of )
JOSIAH SHERMAN, >IN BANKRUPTCY
Bankrupt. I
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed Assignee of the estate of
Josiah Sherman, of Columbia county, Georgia,
within said District, who has been adjudged a
Bankrupt upon his own petition by the District
Court of said District.
JOHN S. DAVIDSON,
jy3—law3w Assignee.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the Southern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of )
C. V. WALKER, >IN BANKRUPTCY
Bankrupt. ) ,
Notice is hereby given that tbo undersigned has
been appointed /tssignee of the estate of Clarence
V Walker, of Richmond county, Georgia, with
in said District, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt
upon liia own petition by the District Court of
said District.
JOHN S. DAVIDSON,
jy3—law3w Assignee-
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