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MILLEDG-EVILLK: Tuesday. September 27 1870. OtK MOIIINEE FOR CONGRESS, j. ‘ T »UKTn DISTRICT. Wioburn J. Lawton, OF BIBB. liUr liiiiii.dinr hr l H- r\s—LuWIjii. Tli*- DrnmcrHlic C«nt-| valive (J<iU\v{i iiuD, ai F<>rt,y lii, <*n the 1->1 iowt , bavittg uouHnaii-u Col. W inbukn J Lawton. •>; tbe county <>f Biob, as mu caudiuati- 1m the 4Ifl and 42<1 sessions ot Cougrtss. Jm ; mi the 14tb first, this DiStric:. ami (bin gen ti tin an having accepted the nomination, we least hi* name at the bead ol mn editorial columns Aud we put it there, “not lor the present,” but to remain there uulil liie last vole is polled at tiie coming election ; in the meau time doiug ait we can to secuie bis tri umphant election. Although, Col. Lawton may not be personally kunwu to many in the extreme Eastern and Northern and North-Western portions of the District, yet be is not tin- «f the time between this and the election, I I, therefore, b* g that my friends will no longer consider or use my name, in cod'* neetion with this subject. Very respectfully and truly yours, PETERSON THWEATT. Milledgeville, Sep. 26, 1870. CAPT, wTw. PAINE. We are glad to perceive that the Dem ocratic and Conservative Congressional Convention, for the first District has nominated Capt W. W. Paine, as a can didate to fill the unexpired term of the list Congress. Capt. Paine, if not a na tive of this place, resided here fro'm early boyhood, and was highly esteemed by all. Not long after becoming of age, he re moved to Telfair county, which couuty he repiesented in the legislature with ability and fidelity, for several years. If elected he will make a very valuable member of Congress, lor he is not only able, but be longs to that class of legislators who are always looking out for some way in which they can benefit iheir constituents. Complimentary—We see from the Baltimore Gazette, that our talented fel low citizen. Mr. Fleming G. Grieve, was elected first Vice President of the Pharma ceulical Association, for the ensuing year. Hard to Uhuk.—A special telegram from Atlanta, in our addition of yesterday reads thus: “Urge Democrats and Conservatives to return to their posts. - ..<1 call meetings at once to petition tor a fair and free elec tion in Novtmber.” Any legislative Democrat who is absent from his post, at this juncture, without the best of reasons, must be a bard subject for •pmsiiasion.” The people in his neigh borhood ought to shame the delinquent fjack to Atlanta, or, if needs be, conduct the gentleman thither with a posse comita- known in the Councils <>f the State—has a j /us— Constitutionalist. large acquaintance in other parts of the j It is our opinion, that all who are true State — and is universally esteemed as a i Democrats aud Conservative 6, and wish to gentleman of high character and intelli j serve their coustitueuts, will need no “pur- geiice, and well worthy to represent the i suasion” to return to their post of duty, people in Congress or any other position | If they have to be "shamed” back to their they might see fit to call him to. i seats in the Legislature, it is to be feared Originally educated for the bar, he was but very little good will be done by them a succef-slul practioueor of law for twelve after they get thevo. years in the Middle and Eastern Circuits Such men should be remembered in the of Georgia—from 1839 to 1861. In 1S42- j next election. 3, he represented Scriven county in the li>-pres*Miiative branch of the Legislature. Er»>ni 1845 7, he was in the Senate from the 8<h District. Again in 1849 he was a Representative of Scriven comity, and iu i860 was elected a member of the Con stitutional Convention from that county. In 1855 he repiesented Dougherty county in the State Senate, lu all of which po sitions he was au able and faithful Repre sentative. Since the close of the war, he settled iu Macon, and lias been largely engaged, iu connection with a relative, iu the Cotton, Provision, Warehouse aud Cotmnision Business. He consequently ought to he well acquainted with the wants ol not only the merchant, hat of the agri cultural aud other classes of our people, and with his intelligence ought to make one of the best members of Congress from tins State. lu the nominating Convention, Baldwin presented the name of her taieuted Bris coe. Without at all disparaging the oth er gentleman voted for iu the nomination, we have uo hesitancy in sayiug, that, as a man of ability, and as au orator, he was not the iuterior aud perhaps the superior of the best. A nobler and truer Demo crat, lives not in all Georgia. The per sonification «»t a gentleman, and a good and kind man, all who know him, white or black, aUtoire ami love him ; and bad lie been nominated, we could have given him a rousing vote iu old Baldwin, and w bile c-tuvasring in other portions of the District, and becoming known, we doubt not but that he wouiil have aided much iiis political friends every where. But, the present is no time *o be “griev- over spilt milk"—no time to bp whining ovei the defeat of our highly pnzeh per sonal friend—no time to be quanelling with oilier counties for not choosing him. Our trieuds, two thirds of the Repre sentatives of the Dem u-r;-cy in the Dis trict, after meeting at F -rsyth, and liter- ebanging view's, deemed it best that Col. Lawton shall be our candidate—and we know we are but carrying out the wishes of our noble Briscoe, when we urge every Democrat aud Conservative in the Dis trict, to go to work,and earnestly work.ami leave no stone unturned to elect our can didate, who is every way worthy. This being done, we think success is sure. GOL PKTERSOS THWEATT. By the following note from this gentle man, it will bo seen that he declines to permit his name to he used, in any way, as a candidate for the Representative branch of the legislature for this county After what we have already said, as to Col. T’s. qualifications aud acceptability, it would be needless for us to express our regret at his decision. But lie says he has fully considered the matter, and means what he says—aud thus expresses himself ; Editors Southern Recorder:— Having been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the Representative branch of tire legislature, for this county, and a writer in the Federal Union, aud an edi torial in the Southern Recorder, having spoken of my qualifications and accepts bility to all in the most kind, complimen tary and flattering manner, I take this oc casion to tender my sincere thanks to you and other friends, for their kindness, and high appreciation of me, and at the same time say (as I have heretofore said to all others who have spoken to me upon the subject) that I have no desire to be, and will not be a candidate. I have no desire, whatever, to he a member of -the legislature, at this time, even, though, I could be elected withru* opposition. There are- no doubt others, equally acceptable, who would like to rep resent the county iu the- legislature, and who, if “designated,” or nominated, would enter the canvass energetically, or min gie with the voters freely. My’ business engagements will keep me from borne most 1_From the Atlanta Constitution-T Democratic Absentees. The following Democratic members of the House are absent from their places : Bennett, Duncan, Felder, McDougald, Nisbet, of Dade, Price, Phillips, Seale, Sorrells, Smith of Telfair, Tumliu, Tate, Vinson, Welchel. Two, we are iuformed are paired of— Nisbet and McDougald. Unless sickness is the cause of absence, these gentlemen should be at their posts. The public inteiests demand it impera tively. Democrats to your posis. As a matter of interest, we state that taxes on gross receipts and sales, except those on tobacco, spirits, and wines, will expire on October 1st, and the income tax on iucomes over $2,000 will be 2b per cent. After that date, the use of stamps on promissory notes for less than $100, aud also receipts, checks, and drafts will expire. On deeds, leases aud coni tracts, the tax remains. AURORA^BOREALIS. On last Saturday night, an unusually brilliant display of this phenomenon was visible in the Northern horrizon, exhibit ing itself in the most beautiful colors. Attorney General Akerman, after doing all the harm he cauld to the State, has left for Washington, where, it is hoped, iie will remain (he balance of his days. Br^Wbat is cheaper than the Record er t Just think for a moment, $2 will get the paper twelve months, fifty*two copies for only two dollars, it is worth more than that to cut up into patterns. We hope there is not a man.er woman, in the State who think they are too poor to take the Recorder. If you are nut willing to pay tbe $2, send us $1 ami we will send you the paper six mouths Thanks.—We return our thanks to Mr. E. H. Gray, Sec’y. of the Cotton States Mechanics’ and Agricultural Fair associa tion, of Augusta, Ga., for a complimentary ticket to the Fair commencing on the 25th proximo. All the railroads in the State will pass visitors to the Fair for one price. Also, to T. L. Massenburg, Sec’y, of the Central Georgia Agricultural and Manu facturing Company, for a complimentary ticket to their Fair commencing on the 3rd prox. District Convention. Forsyth, Sept. 21, 1870. According to previous appointment, a Convention of the Democratic party of the 4th Congressional District met this day in Forsyth for the purpose of nominating candidates for the unexpir < j d t< rra of the 41st, and the full term of the 42d, Congress. On motion of G. W. Adams, Maj. B. F. Ward, ol Butts, was called to the Chair, and T, B. Cabaniss, of Monroe and J. J. Hunt, of Spalding, were ap pointed Secretaries. Upon a call of the counties compos ing the District, the following delegates appeared and enrolled their names : Baldwin—T. F. Newell, F. C. Fur man, Sam’l A. McComb. Bibb—J. B. Cumming, T. J. Sum mers, Jackson DeLoache, James Tin- -.'ey, C. A. Nutting, R. W. Stubbs. Butts—Henry Fletcher, B. F. Ward. Henry—Elijah Foster, David Knott. Jasper—L. A. Lane, T. R. Wil liams, M. W. Pope, J. C. Key, Ja3. Henderson. Jones—Sam. Barron, F. S. Johnson, Jr. Monroe—G. W. Adams, B. H. Rei ner, J. F. Childs, T. B. Cabaniss, JSewton—Ed. L. Thomas, J. F. j Mixon, Mv D. Cody, L. F. Livings ton. Pike—R. V. Ried, C. F. Redding arid J. A. Hunt. Putnam (By Proxies) T. F. Newell, Sam’l A. McComb, F. C. Furman. Spalding—J. T. Banks,-J. D. Stew art, J. J. Hunt, D. H. Johnson. Twiggs—J. A. Barclay. Upson—E. A Flewelien, J. I. Hall. Wilkinson—Allen L. Barge. On motion of T. F. Newell, Esq., it was Resolved, that a majority of two- thirds of the votes cast shall be neces sary to constitute a nomination. The names of Col. W. J. Lawton of Bibb, J. S. Boynton, Esq., of Spalding and L. H. Briscoe, of Baldwin, wete put in nomination, and tbe Convention then proceeded to ballot for a candi- date for the 42d Congress. 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. Lawton 14 IS IS IS 24 Boynton 11 10 10 10 12 Briscoe 9 8 8 S 0 Upon the fifth ballot, Col. W J. Lawton, ha> 'ing received a majority of two thirds of the voles cas t, was de dared duly non ‘mated as the De mo- cralic candidate in the 4lh Congres sional District for the 42d Congress. On motion of M. D. Cody, Esq., the nomination was made unanimous, and Col. Lawton was also unanimously nominated as a candidate for the un expired term of tlie 41st Congress. On motion of Capt. L. A. Lane, a committee consisting of Capt. L. A. Lanp, Col. J. D. Stewart and Maj. T. F. Newell was appointed to inform Col. Lawton of his nomination, and request his acceptance of the same. On motion, the proceedings were or dered to be published in all the Demo cratic papers of the District. The Convention then adjourned sine die. B.F. WARD, Chairman. T. B.Cabaxiss, J. J. Huxr, I Secretaries. Kukiux Again. The farmers of Montgomery county, Pa., invited Hon. Alexander H. Stephens to deliver an address at their county fair, whereupon the Phil adelphia Bulletin (Radical) calls for a mob to drive him from the stand, as follows : . “If Mr. Stephens accepts the invita tion, and undertakes to speak at Nor ristown, we hope loyal people will ei ther have nothing to do with the enter prise, or will attend and hoot the speaker from the stand.” THE ELECTION BILL. As Agreed upon by the State Central Com mittee and Endorsed by Attorney Gener al Akerman. A BILL to be entitled an Act to pro vide lor an election, and to alter and amend the laws in relation to the holding of elections. Section l. The General Assembly of Georgia hereby enacts, That an election shall be held, beginning on the 20ih day of December, lS70,and ending on the 22d of December, 18 0, lor members of Congress to serve dur ing the unexpired lime ofihe 41st Con gress of the United Stales, and for members of the 42d Congress; for Senators in the State Senate for each district numbered in the Constitution with an odd number; for members of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly; for Sheriffs,Clerks of the Superior Court, Tax Collectors, Tax Receivers, County Treasurers, Coroner’s anti County Surveyors, of the several counties of iftis State. Sec. 2. Thai the said election shall commence on the said 20th day of De cember, and continue between th>- hours now fixed by law for three sepa rate days. Sec. 3. That said election shall be managed and superintended at the Court house.at the county seat, and at any election precinct that may exist or to be established in any incorporate and organ:zed city or town by manag ers chosen as follows: Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Governor of the Slate, bv and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as soon alter the passage of ibis aci as possible, to appoint live fit and prope r persons of intelligence and moral worth for each election precinct established at the county courL house, or in any city or incorporate town in this Slate ; and said five persons, or any three or more of them, may and shall hold the election at said court house and pre cinct in said city or town Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Governor to cause the iaid appointees to be duly notified of their several ap pointments as aforesaid ; and it shall be the duly of said appointees to ap pear at the said court house and at said precincts in said city or town, ort the day fixed by this act, for the said election, within the hours prescribed by law, and hold said election. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Governor to furnish each of the Judges of the Superior Court with a list of said appointees in the several counties of .their respective circuits, and at the next term of said court in each county, after the said election, it shall be the duty of the Judge to inform himself iF said appointees have appeared as re quired by the act, and held the said election, and if any such appomtees have failed to appear, and the absence of his signature to the returns required by law to be made to the clerk of said court, shall be prima facie evidence of such failure, it shall be the duty ofihe Said Judge forthwith to fine such ap pointee one hundred dollars ; provid ed, that said fine rnay be remitted on said appointees satisfying said Judge that his failure so to attend was caused by severe sickness or oth er unavoidable causes, or that he was legally disqualified from serving. And provided further, That said appointees shall each of them be citi zens of the county for which they are appointed and voters of the same. tScc. 7. In addition to the duties now [ prescribed by law for the managers of elections, it shall be the duty of said i managers to preserve order at and near ' ilie polls, but they sii,*ll have no pow- j er to refuse ballots oi any male person of apparent full age, a resident of tbe * 1 county, who has not previously voted at the said election. Sec. S. They shall not permit any person to challenge any vote, or hin der, or delay, or interfere with any other person in the fiee and speedy casting ol his ballot. Sec. 9. It shall be the duly of said managers to prevent, rioting, disturb ances, and rioting at or near the polls, and to secure the end, it shall be their duty not to present more than one per son anil he, only while voting, ap proaching or remaining within fifteen feet of the place of receiving ballots, and said managers may, if they see fit, tequire the persons desiring to vole, to form themselves into a line, and when a line is thus formed, said managers shall prevent any person, not in the line f rorn approaching the polling place nearer than fifty feet, but in no case shall more than one voter at anv time be permitted to approach the polls nearer than fifteen feel. Sec. 10. It shali be the duly of the Sheriff', Deputy Sheriff, Town Mar shal, Bailiffs arid Police officers, the whole to be under the orders of the Sheriff or his Deputy, to attend at one or the other of said places of voting during the election, and obey all law- i ful orders of said managers, or either of them, and to act as conservators of the peace, and lor the protection of the voters against violence, intimida tion and ail unlawful attempts to in fluence voters or to interfere with the perfect freedom of each voter lo cast his ballot according to his own wishes. Sec. 11. The said managers, or anv two of them, shall have power, by patrol, to order the arrest arid confine ment during the day, of any person disturbing the peace at or near the polls, or disobeying any reasonable or der for the enforcement of these pro visions for the preservation of order and the protection of voters ; and the Sheriff and his Deputy shall also have power, without warrant, to arrest, or order the arrest of any person for the causes aforesaid. Sec. 12. It shall be the duly of said managers to receive each ballot and deposit the same in a ballot-box, and it shall not be lawful for either of them or for any clerk, to open any closed ballot until the polls are closed and the counting of the votes is commenc ed. Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of said tnanageis to prevent any person, ex cept themselves and the three clerks, by them to be appointed and sworn, to remain in the room when the ballots are received, so near the ballot-box or polling place as to examine the tickets, or to handle any ticket, and they shall have the same power to enforce this as other duties herein cast upon them. Sec. 14. The said managers may select three competent persons to act as clerks in keeping the list of voters and tally sheets, but said clerks shall not be permilted to handle any ballot or examine the same. Sec. 15. One of said managers shall receive the ballot from the voters, and hand them to a second, who shall de posit the same in a box,and at no time shali any vole be received,unless there be at least three of said managers pres ent. Sec. 16. Said managers, clerks and officers, except police officers actually on duty, shall receive Iroin the County Treasurer three dollars for each day’s duty at said election. Sec. 17. It shall be in the power of said managers, or any three of them, to fine any Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Marshall or Police officer, not more than one hundred dollars, as for con tempt, If he fails to obey any lawful orders of said managers, or either of them, for the enforcement of the law's, for keeping the peace, or preserving order, and for the protection of the freedom of elections on the day of elec tion. Sec. 18. Said managers shall each of them take the following oath : I do swear that I will faithfully, ful ly and impartially hold the present election ; I will prevent no person from voting who is of apparent age, a resi dent of the county, and who has not previously voted at this election ; 1 will not open airy closed ticket until the polls have been closed, nor will I divulge for whom any person has vot ed, uidess called upon to do so by some legal tribunal. I will permit no one lo challenge, delay or hinder any voter from the free and speedy casting of his ballot. I will, in good faith, to the best of my ability, endeavor to carry into ef fect the provisions of this act, and tbe other laws for holding elections. I will make a fair, correct, honest and impartial return of the result of the election. So help me God. (Any manager may administer to another.) Sec. 19. Nothing in this art prohib iting challenges at the polls shall be construed to authorize any one to vote who is not, by the Constitution, a qual ified voter in the county of the elec tion ; but all persons not duly quali fied to vote are, and shall continue to be, subject to all the pains and penal ties fixed by law in case they vote il legally. Sec. 20. each of the said clerks shall he sworn fairly, impartially and truth fully, to keep the list of voters, and fairly and honestly to keep the tally- sheets at said election. Sec. 21. It shall be the duty of the Ordinaries of the several counties of this State, lo furnish stationary for the purposes of said election ; also, to have ready, and (urnish for each of the sets of managers provided for by this act, a ballot-box sufficiently large lo hold the ballots likely to be cast at said poll ing place—-said ballot-box lo be made so that it cannot be opened withoutse-1 rious damage lo tbe box, on all sides except one, and on that side have a movable lid, with an opening there sufficiently large to admit the pushing in of the ballots one by' one—said lid to be so constructed as that it may slide into grooves in the box, and have a lock thereon; and it shall be the du ty of the managers to open and exam ine said box at the opening of said polls, and then to lock the same and at the close of the Dolls on each day, it shall be the duly of each manager lo put upon said lid a strip of paper with his name thereon, and affix the same by adhesion to the box, so that the box cannot be opened without the rupture of said paper, and this being done, the box for the night shall be entrusted lo the keeping of the managers, and an other of the managers shall take the key; and it shall be the duty of any such managers entrusted with sard box or key to permit no one to tamper in any way with the same, and it such tam pering be done, the managers entrusted with the same shall be prima Jacie guil ty of having done the same, and on conviction all be punished as pro vided in 460o section of the Revised Code for the punishment ofmisdemean- ors. Sec. 22. An election manager or clerk, or other officers on duty in the holding of any election, who shall be guilty of any fraudulent practice in changing any ballot, or in using any trick or device by which any false re turn is made, or any ballot-box tam pered with ; or who shall, in any way, be guilty of any false or fraudulent practice or act by which any vote ac tually cast is not fairly counted and returned, shall be guilty of a misde meanor, and on conviction shall be punished as provided in section 4608 of the Revised Code. Sec. 23. Repeals conflicting laws. IIow Lon; can Paris hold Oat ? The Paris Revue des Deux Mondes publishes an article on this subject from a high military authority, from which the following is extracted : The possible duration of resistance increases in proportion to the size of the place. Sebastapol was defended for eleven months against an army of 200.000 men and an artilery which at the end of the operations amounted to more than 800 pieces. Why that long defence ? Because the fortress was not blockaded, because it could con stantly renew its troops and its muni* tions- The French capital would be still more difficult to block up ; its contin uous enciente is about thirty-six kilo metres (five-eights of a mile each) is circumference, and the line of the forts more than 100 kilometres. To invest it would require a vastly superior ar my than the one the Prussians can bring before the walls. The great ex tent of the fortifications moreover pre sents a considerable advantage. What inflicts more injury on beseig- cd places is the convergence of the en. emy’s fire. The town being ordinar ily of no great extent the concentric lines with which the beseiger surrounds it causes the missies to cross, and, ably directed on a few selected points, they could do the greatest mischief; during that time the forts reply by fires necessarily divergent, so that, for an equal expenditure of ammunition, its guns can only have a very inferior ef fect. At Paris the case is very different ; the considerable extent of .the works sensibly diminishes the curve ot the lines and the convergence of the ene my’s fire ; the attack and defence must therefore be considered parallel, and consequently if lh£ artillery of the be- seiged is better served than that of its assailants it may have the advantage. On the other hand, owing to the long range ofihe cannon, the forts pro tect each other ; and at least three of them would have to be taken before au enemy could arrive at the fortifica tions. As to these latter ihev aieso construed that each advanced bastion is protected by the four others to the tight and as many to the left. However, the Prussians have shown at Strasbourg that they count lesson the evil ihey can do to the ramparts and the garrison than on the disasters they can inflict on the unfortunate pop ulation. In the capital that odious calculation would he foiled. The Ger man batteries, if established outside the torts, could not reach the city ; if they were brought to the walls they could hardly send their projectiles be yond the old octroi barrier. A large space, all the old Paris of Louis Phil- lippe, would, therefore, be a shelter for the population. But we have supposed the siege reg ularly commenced : could that be so easily accomplished ? M. Rtymond calculates that at Sebastapol the allies had the sea and their was ships to bring their heavy guns. At the attack on Antwerp the French had before the citadel ninety pieces, which required 10.000 horses to draw the carriages.— Thus, then, more than fifty thousand would be necessary to bring to the cap ital the artilery which assailed the Rus sian fortress. Those animals are not to be thought of, but Prussia, doubt less, counts on replacing them by road locomotives. Best Interests ok Colored Peo ple”— Views <fa Colored Preacher.—We find in the Harrisonburg (Catboula parish, Louisiana,) New Era the fol lowing letter from T. O. Bannon, min ister of colored churches on the Little ami Black rivers, which should be read by every colored person in the State : My attention has been called to the fact that my name has been placed as a member of the parish Executive Corn- mitee of the Republican party ot this parish at. a meeting of said party held, etc. I beg leave to stale through the columns of your paper that this has been done without my knowledge or consent, and further, that mv convic tions lead me to act, politicaify, in con- sert with my old neighbors and friends of this viciuity, who have generally ex tended cheerfuliy to the colored people of the parish all the political rights and privleges due them in their changed relations, and given them lihertv, wa ges and support for themselves and families. In my opinion, the best' in terests of colored people require them lo stand by and sustain those with whom they have been raised, and whom they know to be honest, true and faithful to their promises w'ith their race. There exists a mutual de pendence, which is fast producing a slate of mutual confidence, kindness and goorl feeling, u'hich I trust and be lieve will soon be firmly established. Experience teaches us to be suspi cious of the promises made by those whom tve don’t know’, or when or where to find. The French Victory at WissoB*. London, Sept. 21.—The Prussians sustained a very serious check yester day in their third attempt to cut the line of the Oi leans Railway. After their repulse at Juvisy and before the fortifications of Ivrv, they yesterday undertook to force o passage and se cure control of the line. They were met in their advance from Corbeil, up on the main trunk ol the Orleans line, at the hamlet of Wissons, a village commanded by low hills and buried in woods, by tbe French. The Prussian column of thirty thousand men was encountered by a French force of about equal number, posted in a mostadvan- j tageous position and with formidable artillery. The engagem°nt was ex tremely severe and lasted nearly six hours. A fresh column of nearly twenty thousand Prussians came up after the battle had gone on three hours and at tempted by a flank movement to enter the wood. The slaughter here was fearful. Masked batteries of French milralleurs kept up so continuous and terrible a fire that cavalry and infantry of the Prussians w r ere decimated and repulsed along the whole line. They finally fell back in disorder, hotly pursued by the French, wffio cut off their retreat upon Corbeil and the Esonne, and drove them down to the main line of the Orleans road more than three miles through Savigny and Epernay-our Oise, and back about a mile and a half upon the village of Monthiery, where a firce stand was made in the Burgundian cemetery, but (he Prussians were driven in disorder back towards their main body, being cornpellod to evacuate Corbeil at the same time and were reconcentrated upon Melun. This victory clears for the present the Orleans line, which is the only communication now open be tween Paris and the provinces. THE FORCE BS703.E PARIS. A special from Berlin telegraphs that the forces now assembled before Paris number 400,000 strong men, and that Prince Frederick Charles has over 1*50,000 men between Metz and Rhoims. SICKNESS AMONG 5BS FXLUS SIAM’S. Advices from Namur say the preva lence ol dysentery is spreading through out the invading armies. It is aggra vated by the water of the limestone districts, and the troops unused to cam paign life are suffering fearfully. This state of things is further made worse by the dreadful rain storms and the premature chills and damp weather. Admiral Rodgers reports from the Cape of Good Hope that during bis visit there the English authorities had been very courteous, offering every assistance and facility in their power. The Admiral was preparing to pay his respects to the Duke of Edinburg on board the Galatea, when he, as Captain of that vessel, came, on board of the Colorado. On leaving the ship he was saluted with 2i guns, which was returned by the Galatea. A little boy, disputing with his sister on some subject, we do not now re member what, exclaimed : “It’s true, (or ma said so; and if ma says so,it is so, if it ain’t so.” In Benton county, Iowa, last week, a vouug man named John Simpson, who had been out on a hunt, dared, a daughter of Mr. Sanders to fire his gun. The girl (14 years of age) took the gun. Simpson told her to point it at his head. She did so, it suddenly discharged, and laid Simpson dead at her feel.— The girl in raising the gun raised ihe hammer also, which fell as she relaxed her hold. Trochu’s Discipline. Trochu has introduced in the garri son a sternness ofdiseipiline not known in the French army for years, and with good results, as are already visible in the perfect order of the city, the bear ing of the soldiery, and the general high spirit which prevails in the me tropolis. There is much alarm, how ever, among the shop keeping classes at the arming of the working classes, which Gen. Trochu is carrying out under a full understanding with the chiefs of all societies of working men. Flying parties of Prussians have succeeded in culling all other roads at points more or less remote fiom Pairs, within a circle of thirty miles, and in every case they caused proclamations, in French to be distributed, denouoc- ingdeath to all working parties at tempting to repair the mischief done. Pairs *is abundantly provisoned for more than two n ohtfis. Lord Shaftesbury believes that the next census will show a population in- London of nearly 4,000,000 a seriou proportion of whom are, he states in state of social and moral degradali so great that unless something is d to improve them, the British consJ tion will not be worth a quarter / a century's putebase. FROM THE WAR Fighting in Paris. New Yokk, Sep, 24.—A special to tbe evening telegram of last nigbt sayg, t [, at there was firing near Paris at 10’o’clock to-day. cs Rifle and cannon firing were heard on tbe streets of Paris this morning: On th 21st it was distinctly observed from th! heights that a conflict was going on i n t [, city, hot nothing was learned regards the details or the parties engaged. Later intelligence says, that a revoln tion is threatened by the Red RepublU cans, who are furions against tbe pregso! leaders. The Hotel de Ville will pro t' a . bly be seized. Resistance to the revolt tion will probably be impossible. Tonrs baa been captured by storm. T : - a town is badly damaged. London, Sep. 25.—Dispatches f ron , Tours confirms tbe reports of the fightin* iu Paris between the Reds and thetroops under Troucbe. No particulars given. ^ A local Junta will rule Rome until af ter the Plebiscite vote is taken. A French steamer from Havre will come to New York via Cowes. Tofrw, Sep. 25.—Ministers Gambetta and Ferry, addressing M. Cremieax, gay - “Paris is prepared to make a heroic de fence. All parties unite to sustain tbe Government of Defence. You hear thro’ Prussian sources of troubles in Paris. De ny it. We have an enormous force of Na tional and Mobile Guards, and troops ot tbe line, with munitions and provisions to hold out all winter. Let France make a heroic defence. A GENERAL "REVOLUTION. The signs of the times are full of sig. nificance. The wonderful change of government in France, is beginning to affect other countries. Spain, Italy, England—all are more or less influ enced by the recent revolution. The situation in England is of course, more interesting to Americans than the state of affairs in other Europen Stales. The meeting at Hyde Park and St. Jomes’ Hall, in London, on Monday last,show the progress of Republican ideas in the Old world. When speakers are per mitted in that country, to denounce ! the government, and assert that the recognition of the Republic of Eng land is only a question of time; when assembled, thousands are allowed to hiss the Queen’s name and insult the prince of Wales, the inference is that these things are endured because the government dare not interfere. ft was not so thirty years ago. Then the slightest manifestation of this char acter was prornptly surppressed. Moral suasion had nothing to do with it, eith er. The sabre, the bayonet, ar,d ihe howitzer were the means by which a parental government educated its chil dren into obedience and loyalty. But at present there seems to be a general upheaving all over Europe. The ele ments of mutation are at work in poli tics, society and religion. Old things are rapidly passing away. The stur dy common sense of England revolts against the absurd fiction of Kings.— The English people are alienated from their Queen,—and for the son—that genteel blackguard—they feel the ut most contempt. The Repgblic of En gland is not an impossible, perhaps not a very improbable contingency.— Exchange. OTTIiREISrr NEWS. Showing the Age and Body of the Times. Disastrous Fire.—Quite a disastrous fire occurred, on Saturday night last, about five miles from the city, on the Columbus road. Mr. Hastings resi dence, gin house and corn-crib, with almost their entire contents were de stroyed ; the family barely escaping from the residence with their lives.— The fire was, evidently, the work of an incendiary, as, while the residence was burning, an effort was made to re cover a trunk of valuables, when it wa» ascertained that it had been stolen from the house during the night. The loss is estimated at eight or ten thous and dollars.—Macon Tel. A Representative County.—The Mon- roc Advettiser points out the fact that Monroe county is now represented in Atlanta by Monroe Clower and George Clower, his former slave. Monroe is a representative county as well of 'he existing status as of the political effects of the war. Mr. Wm. Koon and a friend of his from Albany, New York, are in Han cock county for the purpose of renting or buying land and settling in that county. He reports numbers of his acquaintances desirous of coming to Middle Georgia. Hon. Andrew Stewart, the only sur viving member of the Twentieth Con gress, now in his eightieth year, and well known as “Tariff Andy,” has re ceived the nomination for Congress in the Twenty first Pennsylvania district, A. W. Taylor having declined. M<‘. Stewart was in Congress fifty years ago, serving with Clay, Adams, Cal houn, Webster, and all the great statesmea of the last generation, yet he is bale and hearty, both physically and menially. If elected he will have served l#nger than Benton, he having taken his seat in Congress at the same time as 3enlon, and left at the same period. Fatal Explosion of Whisky.—The Danville(Va.) Times states that a few nights ag> Mr. Hillery C. Mosely, ot Charlotte county, was drawing some whisky fer a servant fwn a runlet, and while driving it his little daugnter six years ofige, held tb# caudle very n ear which paused the escaping gas or whisky jo rake fire, and bursted the head of) ,e runlent out, which struck Mr. M^y the face, breaking his jaw an d killing him instantly.- - ^rtle daughter was so badly burn- r at she died the next day. ncodraoing Home Enterprise. learn from the Columbus Enquir- that Messrs. Crittenden &Co M in an gers of the Kimball House of Atlanta have given an order to the Eagle & Phoenix Manufacturing Company of that city, for one hundred pairs of blankets for tbe use of that hotel,