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At fel ; *3&-. the construction. An air-line would cross thn Macon Sc Augusta Railroad just four and, a half miles north of Mil- ledgeville, two noolh of Eatonton, and » 0 f the Telegraph, turned up his nose at TUESDAY, MAY 30, 187L New Books. We have received from D. Appleton A Go., Publishers, 549, Broadway, N. Y., through the politeness of J. M. Cooper & Co.. Savannah, some very interesting and instructive books. “The Descant of Alan and selection in relation to Sex,’’ by Charles Darwin, with illustrations, in two volumes. It is a work that is creating quite a sensation among all classes, hut especially those fond of scientific investigations. Part I. treats of the Descent or Origiu of Man. Part II. of Sexual Selection. The beads of a few chapters will give the reader an idea of the work. Chapter 1, argues the evidence of Man from some lower form. Chapter 2, Comparison of the mental powers of Man and the lower an imals. Chapter 4, Manner and develop ment from a lower form. Chapter 5. The cares of Men. Mr. Darwin holds that man is a development upon the mon key ; or that there is a general and gradual development going on in nature, The whole field of natural history is laid before the reader, and the facts con- tuned therein are wonderful, interesting and astonishing. He concludes by say ing—‘‘The main conclusion arrived at in this work, namely, that man is descend ed from some lowly organized form, will be highly distasteful to many persons. Doubtless they think man may be excus ed for feeling some pride at having ris- en, though not through bis own exer tions, to the very summit of the organic scale; and the fact of his having thus risen, instead of having been aborigin ally placed there, may give him high Hopes for a still higher destiny in the distant future." “The Genesis of Species," by St. George Mivart, with illustrations. The work is a review of the Darwinian theory of development, and is as fully interests ing as the work it replies to. Full of ins foresting facts in natural history. Both works should be read, if the read er desires to be posted in regard to the great scientific question of the day. Mr. Mivart closes bis work as follows—“My aim has been to support the doctrine that these species have been evolved by or dinary natural laws—for the most part unknown—controlled by the subordinate aetion of “Natural Selection," and at the same time to remind some that there is and actually can be absolutely nothing in physical scienco which forbids them Co regard those natural laws as acting with the Divine concurrence, and in obe dience to a creative fiat originally im- on the primeval Cosmos, “in the Inning," by its Creator. Macon was last week much exercised by the arrival of two Healhan Chinese in that city. It is said that Shropshire •even north of Moaticello. By deflect ing the riad so as to touch these points, on tf ufcout/ re seilcs more of track would be necessary, and the increased subscriptions would more than compen sate for the additional outlay. These facts will no doubt be taken into consid eration when the actual building of the road is initiated. We understand that the Central road will take stuck in the company, by giving the use of their line from this place to Eatonton.a fine track of twenty-two miles. Monticello needs a railroad, and the interests of Jasper county should not be entirely overlooked. Let the citizens along the proposed route subscribe liberally, and then they can have matters to suit themselves. Since the abova was written the Cen*» tral road has leased the Macon Sc West ern ; which is a death blow to the Ten- uille and Atlanta road. We take the following from the Savannah Republican of a later date. The TenniUe & Atlanta It has now been deeided that neither the bonds of the city nor an endorse ment of the railroad company's bonds will be granted to this enterprise. It has been evident in tbe discussions that have arisen in relation to it that there existed a kindly feeling on the part of our citizens. We woold all like shorter roads in the same sense that we all de sire longer purses. These two very de sirable things find their beginnings and endings in tbe expression of a wish. But Savannah has attained in*reality what beuefit was proposed by the Ten- nilie and Atlanta Road. Tbe amalga mation of tbe Central with tbe Maoon and Western secures to us all that the direct Atlanta road could ever have achieved. Several shorter routes, or short cuts, have recently been built. By the light of their experience we may learn what would probably have been the fate of the Tennille and Atlanta had it been built. • ••••• Our $500,000 are now saved to the city. If it he expended in sewerage and paving, we shall at least have some thing for our money. Sewers and scav engers press upon our immediate atten tion. We cannot read the account of the awful desolation of Buenos Ayres without connecting it with our own par allel condition. The yellow fever, which has utterly destroyed tbe population of 100,000, either by death or flight, is reasonably attributed to the innumerable cess-pools in the city. The whole area on which the city stands is represented to be honey combed underground by these receptacles of filth, so much so that good foundations cannot be had for new buildings. Our city, to be sure, is but little more than one-third of tbe age of Buenos Ayres, but let us turn that ad vantage to sanitary regulations and pre cautions. them, but we don't believe it. The Rome Courier is guilty of the following: “We wish Atlanta all ma terial success and prosperity, but we do think that the Capital ought to be moved back to Milledgeville, and it will be.” On last Friday the Air Line Road sect out an excursion train to Gaines ville carrying tbe Stockholders, Knights Templar, Mayor, Press, &c. This is tba first train through to Gainesville from Atlanta. Horaee Greely ought to visit Tbom- aiville while on Lis Southern tour, to learn some new things about Irish pota- toe trees. A tree of that kind down there bears frait on its limbs as well as on its roots. The Central Railroad company has leased for ninety-nine years the Macon A Western Road from Macon to Atlan ta. That knocks up all prospects of Savannah’s co-operation in building the Savannah A Atlanta Railroad. The Covington Examiner says that a Baptist minister, DeCbamps, was mur dered in cold blood while in his pulpit, in Newton Co. The murderer Hendley shot him twice, and mounted his horse and fled. No politics involved. Maeon will soon boast sonic temple: of a fine Ma< Savannah is still enjoying frequent raids from burglars. They steal cigars, and bacon. Athens is waking up to the impor tance of building the railroad from that place to Clayton. Thomas county is bragging over stalk of cotton two feet high, that ha 1 ten forms and a blossom. The Knights Templar held their tenth annual conclave in Atlanta on Wednesday. Quite a number of Knights from various parts of the country joined the encampment. They live in regular soldier fashion, in tents; wear military cloths, hats, swords, Ac. Wonder if tbe B. will not issue a proclamation agaiuct them for being in a state of armed iu- surrection. Jefferson Davis, the Great Chieftain, was in Augusta on Thursday and Fri day. Ad enthusiastic crowd of citizens met him at the car shed, conducted him to the Planters’; aad everything was done to let him feel that he was still the Presi dent of the Southern Confederacy, in the hearts of our people. He was re ceived with a speech from Hon. H. W. Hilliard to which he responded briefly. Like Breckeuridge, he does not wish to be again involved in politics—not fo r his own, but his country’s sake. Rufus Behemoth Beelzebub, the Bul lock has issued a column proclamation offering five thousand dollars reward for some twenty Ku Klux organizations who have been butchering negroes by the wholesale. Tbe Bullock can beat all the editors and reporters in the State combined in collecting news; frequently informing a community that half a doz en murders had been committed in their midst of which the good people never heard before. We would like to hear the explana tion given by the Radicals of the fact, that notwithstanding the thousands of negroes butchered in cold blood month ly in the South, the census shows an increase of several hundred thousand since 1860. The Atlanta & Savannah Railroad. The people of Savannah, we are glad to see, are moving in the direction of the Atlanta A Savannah Air-Line Railroad. There is some opposition to the freight line amongn Savanah people, but so far as we arc able to judge from the papers, and from frequent conference with Sa vannah gentlemen, the people of the Forest City favor the road with a singu lar unanimity. A meeting was held on the 18th, and the Mayor and Council were authorized <o call an election to de cide whether or not tbe city ef Savan- nan shall subscribe ball a million of dol lars to tbe road. Tbe action of this meet ing is sufficient testimony that the op position to the movement is not very strong. It is not easy to form an exact esti mate of the great importance of this road. It is true we have seveial lines from tbe mountains to the seaboard; but here is a new one suggested, which will shorten the distance from Atlanta to Savannah over fifty miles, which is a matter of the utmost importance to com merce, as well as to the agricultural in terests of the country. The road will pass through a section of the State which is not now penetrat ed by any road, and which is noted as being one of the most thickly settled and fertile sections of Georgia. The people are intelligent, enterprising, in dustrious and economical, ana know the value of ready intercourse with the out- aide world. They are all eager for the road to be built, and in each coonty they are ready to do wbat they can to help it along. On the whole, we regard the prospect of building this road as very flattering, and we believe that tbe time is cot far distant when tbe Atlanta and Savannah Air-Line will be added to the network of railroads that is being rapid ly spread over Georgia.—Atlanta Sun. The subject of the above road is again on tbe tapis in this section, and the anx iety of the people to have the road built |a increased. There has been a rumor afloat that Savannah and Atlanta intends to subscribe only on condition that the load is as far as possible an air-line, thus leaving out every town of any 6izo be tween Tennille end Atlanta. AH the eitizens between these two points would in this event strenuously oppose it,'if fheir interests also were not consulted in Warrentou has been heard from. She don’t know whether it was au earth quake or a chill that she enjoyed. Hon. B. H. Hill has written another letter on “Tbe Situation"—of the Geor gia Railro ad, and yet he is not happy. Augusta leads off with a barrel of flour ground from wheat of this season—ship ped on the 21st. So says tbe Sav. News. Templeton’s Opera Troupe was last week performing in Brunswick. These little salt-water hamlets are holding np their heads. McLaughlin, the Atlanta Poet-office embezzler, after conviction has been granted a new trial before the ftfli Dis trict Court. The Central and Southwestarn Rail roads will pass for one fare visitors at tending tbe Regatta at Savannah on the 31st, and 1st of June. A snake was recently discovered on tbe principal street of Columbus, mak ing for a drug s*ure. He was doubtless hunting up a srpply of poison. Hon. Henry S. Fitch, formerly U. S. District Attorney for Georgia, and since the war a citizen of Savannah, died at Dea Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday last. By way of variety we torn to Savan nah thieves. They tunnelled into tbe Poor House, stole 50 chickens, and 4 turkeys. What will become of that lit- aeasport town t i Covington thinks she can now stand a money order office. Several other wa ter stations of no more importance than herself stand them without the quiver ing of a muscle. Atlanta is troubled about the Mariet ta and North Georgia Railroad. She thinks it is in tbe hands of a clique that intends to eontrol it in the interests ef the State Road, and onder pretence of building it, actually prevent its construc tion. Atlanta certainly has a mania for railroads. The Pestilence in South America.— A letter from Buenos Ayres says: “The yellow fever is taking the people off at the rate of 250 a day. The fright a- mong -the people is somewhat awful. No nurses can be had at any price. If a servant is taken sick, tbe whole family clears oat; and in some instances, the closest family ties are entirely disre garded. Whole squares in the south ern part of the city are abandoned, and every little town within forty miles is overflowing with fugitives. The few Americans here stick by each other, and nurae their sick well. We have lost bat one yet. and we buried him last night. Strange to say, the harbor and shore are entirely free of disease. It is only tbe air of the city which seemB to be poisoned; and this comes of its crow ded population and overflowing, neglec ted waterclosets and cesspools. The eity is a white-washed sepulchre." Heavy Verdicts.—In the United States Circuit Court at Savannah, on Saturday, the following heavy decree waa rendered: W N Marsh, el. al., vs, W H Bur roughs, el aL Decree for complain ants in the aggregate sum of $444,505- 46, less $9,500 heretofore paid, to be collected from tbe stockholders, who are parties defendant iu tbe above cause, from the 1 amount they have in their bands of the unpaid capital stock of tbe Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank. The amounts of unpaid stocks are as follows, to-wit: W H Burroughs, $5,000; W N Habersham, surviving copaitner, $9,765; R. Stafford, $30,000; J W Nevitt. $2,500; N B Knapp, $9,000; J V Con sent, $41000; GeorgeS Nichols, $2,000; John Screven, 913,114; Thomas P Screven, $13,193; II D Weed, $4,500; George B Camming, $40.000,. Hiram Roberta, $360,000; John Cooper, $9,130; Edward Lovell, $2,950; the estate ot E Molyneanx, $96,4S0; the estate of Seaton Graotland, $25,000; the estate of Isaac W Morrell, $9,000; which sums are decreed to the trust funds for tbe payments of the debts of the hank. The defendants in said case severally appeal each for himself from the entire decree, to tbe Supreme Court of the Un ited States, and it is allowed that a transcript of tbe record, proceedings and evidence in said cause, may be sant np. A special to the Atlanta Sun, says it is rumored and believed in Washington that Williams, of Oregon, will succeed Akerman as Attorney-General, The Present State of Palestine.—M r. Cook, the excursion manager, writes to tbe London Times, giving a very favor able account of the state of Palestine now as compared with laat year:—“The land smiles in the beauty of green ver dare and promising crops. The appear- aneo of the corn fields is such as would gladden tbe heart of an English farmer, while the fruit trees of Damascus pre sent one blaze of floral promise. Every where we found the people hopeful and cheerful as it is possihle for the Arab race to he cheerful. Tbe valleys and plains of Sharou, Esdraelon, Jericho, Samaria, and the Lebanon are covered with tbe finest crops of wheat and bar. ley, in some places ready to burst into ear, so that if no more rain should fall the crops are secure." It is estimated that there are two thousand Chinese laborers employed on sugar plantations in Louisiana, obtaiu- ed chiefly from California; and a num ber of agents have been sent recently to California, China, and the West In dies to secure a larger supply of them. The majority of the planters who have tried them prefer them to negroes.— They are extremely exacting in regard to a precise fulfilment of tbe conditions of their contracts on the part of their employers, but tbe higher wages paid for job work sometimes lead them to break their own obligations. They arc slow at their tasks, but sure and nice. Their weakest point is in ploughing, as they cannot manage mules. In this the colored laborers have a great advantage over them, for no one can handle a mule so well as a negro. Bat tbe Chinaman cannot understand the mule, end the mule is quite as much puzzled by the Chinaman.—Sun. Excitement in Constantinople.—The following piece of intelligence is taken from a Constantinople letter published in one of the daily papers:—“There was once a Greek Patriarch, Gregory, who was hanged in Constantinople during the Greek war of independence. He hung in a public place three days, and his body was then given to the Jews, who dragged it about the streets for two days more; finally, what was left of it was thrown into the Golden Horn. The Greeks profess to believe that it after ward floated, and was picked up by a devoted fisbermau, and smuggled away by night to Odessa. There Jt was re ceived with great honors, and buried in the cathedral by the Russian authorities. The Greek Government has just had the boldness to demand of the Porte that a Greek man-of-war be allowed to pass Constantinople to go to Odessa and con vey tbe remains of this martyr to Greece, where there is to be a great national fu neral over his remains, and he is to be enshrined as a saint. The Turks very naturally refused, but have finally agreed to allow the remains to be taken by a Greek merchant steamer, on condition that tbe passage of the Bosphorus be made in the night so as to prevent any unpleasant demonstrations on the part of the Greek population here. The whole city has been iua state of excitement over this affair, and it may yet make se rious trouble, if the time of the steamer’s passage should become generally known.” The agent of the Associated Press has written from Loudon to the manager of the Ocean Cable Telegraph, char ging the grossest favoritism upon the London office, and, wbat is worse, its corrupt use. Thus he states that a pri vate commercial despatch was preferred to one previously offered for the press, and the latter was held back seventeen hours. It is easy to see that dealers who can thus get information in advance of the public may iu a few hours make vast sums of money, and they are willing to pay largely in the way of bribery to get such advantage. It was hoped that there was one public institution, an in ternational one, an ocean telegraph, that might be above the reach of such corruption; and if these statements of Mr. Simonton are substantiated, it will go far to destroy all confidence in human nature, and coufirms the Walpolean re mark that “Every man has his price.” N. Y. Observer. Change of Schedule on the New York and New Orleans Line.—The Macon Telegraph says: A convention of par ties representing this line, met here Thursday, aud made a complete revision of the schedule going North from the latter point. The schedule, as it now stands, is about as follows: Leave New Orleans at 11 A. m , Mobile at 6 r. m., Montgomery at 7 a. m., Columbus at 12 m., aud Macon at 6:15 r. m., arriving at Augusta at 3:30‘A. m. next day, where passengers will be detained until 8 a. m.— four and a half hours. The schedule, it will be observed, greatly lengthens the time between New Orleans and New York via the intermediate points named above, and if we are correctly iuformed, was adopted solely to accommodate local interests, it being found impossible to compete with the fast schedule made since tbe opening of tbe Alabama and Chattanooga road, over which route the time between the two cities is only 70 hours, against about 90 hours over this route under the schedule just adopted. John H. James, the Atlanta banker’ is building a palatial residence, whichi when finished and furnished, will cost a- bout $60,000. SUBSCRIPTIONS Are respectfully solicited for the erection of a ■DXUIEXf J? TP THE Confederate Dead of Georgia^ And those Soldiers from other Confederate' States who were killed or died in this State. THE MONUMENT TO COST $50,000. The Corner Stone it is proposed shall be laid on the 4th ot July, or so aooft thereafter as the receipts will permit. For every Five Dollars subscribed, there will be given a certificate of Life Membership to the Monumental Association. This certificate will entitle the owner thereof to an equal inter est in tbe following property, to be distributed as soou as requisite number of shares are sold, to-wit: First. Nine Hundred and One Acres of Land in Lincoln county, Georgia, on which are the well-known Magruder Gold and Copper Mines, val ued at-......-- -.............. ..$150,000 Aud to Seventeen Hundred and Forty-Four Shares in One Hundred Thousand Dollars of 1 chare of $10,000 $10,000 1 “ 5,000 5,000 2 “ 2,500 5,000 10 “ 2,000 20.000 10 “ 1,000 10,000 20 “ 500 10,I'M) 100 “ 100 10,000 200 “ 50 10,000 400 “ 25 10,000 1000 “ 10 10,000 $100,000 The value of the separate interest to which the holder of each Certificate will be entitled, will be determined by the Commissioners, who will announce to the public the manner, the time aud place of distribution. The following gentlemen have consented to act as Commissioners, and will either by a Committee from their own body, or by Special Trustees, appointed by themselves, receive and take proper charge of tbe money for the Mon ument, as well as the Real Estate and the U S. Currency offered as inducements for sub scription, and will determine upon tbe plan for the Monument, tbe inseiption thereon, the site therefor, select au orator for tbe occasion, and regulate the ceremonies to be observed when the corner-stone is laid to-wit: Generals L. McLaws, A. R. Wright, M. A. Stovall, W. M. Gardner, Goode Bryan, Colo- onels C Snead, Wm. P. Crawford, Majors Jos. B. Gumming, George T. Jackson, Joseph Ganahl, I. P. Girardey, Hon. R. H. May, Adam Johnstou , Jonathan M. Miller, W, H. Good rich, J, D. Butt, Henry Moore, Dr. W. E. Hear ing The Agents in the respective counties will retain the money received for the sale oi Tickets until the subscription Books are clos ed. In order that the several amounts may be returned to the Shareholders, in case the number of subscriptions will not warrant any further procedure tb& Agents will report to this office weekiy, the result of their sales. When a sufficient number of the shares are sold, the Agents will receive notice. They will then forward to this office the amounts received. L & A. H. McLAWS, Gen. Ag’ts. No. 3 Old P. O. Range, McIntosh sts. Augusta, Ga. W, C.D. ROBERTS, Agent at Sparta, Ga. L. W. HUNT & CO., Agents Milledgeville Georgia. r p & n May, 2, 1671. 6m. CHARLESTON HOTEL. E. H. JACKSON, Proprietor. CHARLESTON, S. C, Herring’s non Safes! Champi THEIR TRIUXPnS IX THE LATE LARGE FIRE ! THEY NEVER FAIL! BELL & HULL’S LETTER. Savannah, Ga., February 24,1871. Messrs Herring, Farrel & Sherman, 251 Broadway, New York: Gents.—The large and destructive fire of February 22nd, consumed the building occu pied by us. We were using one of your Her ring’s Patent Champion Safes, made sixteen years ago. It contained Seven Hundred Dol lars in money, our books and valuable papers. We were unable to get the safe open until eighteen hours after the fire. We found the contents in excellent condition; the only injury was the binding of the books, drawn by the steam. This test of the fire-praof quality of your safes was a severe one, as all can testify who saw the fire. The amount of combusti ble materials of the building itself, added to the cotton and other goods stored in it, made as hot a fire as often occurs. Respectfully yours; BELL & HULL. W. M. DAVIDSON’S LETTER. Savannah, Ga., February 24, 1871. Messrs. Herring, Farrel Sc Sherman, 251 Broadway, New York: Gents.—I had one of your Herring’s Patent Champion Safes in the fire of Wednesday night. February 22d. It remained in the rums thirty-six hours before it could be opened. My stock of goods (being a wholesale liquor mer chant) made a very hot fire, thoroughly testing the quality of the safe. It contained some money, my books and papers two gold watches two silver goblets, and other valuables All of them are preserved in fine order. The covers of the books are drawn by the steam. It was a genuine test, aud your Champion Safe has done me excellent service. The fire was one of the hottest that ever took place in this city. Truly yours, W. M. DAVIDSON, HERRING’S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES. The most Reliable Protection from Fire Now Known. HERRING’S NEW Patent Champion Bankers’ Safes! The best Protection against Burglars' Tools Extant, HERRING, FARREL & SHERMAN, 251 Broadway, cor Murrav St , N. Y. FARREL, HERRING Sc CO., Philadelphia. HERRING, FARREL & CO.. Chicago. HERRING, FARREL & SHERMAN, Hew Orleans. PURSE & THOMAS, Agents. SAVANNAH, GA. r May 9,1871. 18 3m. MACON ADVERTISEMENTS—FINDLAY’S COLUMNS. Findlay Irotf^fiorks! HEAD OF THIRD STREET\ Macon, Georgia SISS Of "“23 m'W HAS,” -:o> Steam Engines and Bolters OF ANY REQUIRED KIND OR SIZE. Circular Saw Mills, Merchant Mill Gearing. Iron Railing, Leffell Turbine Water Wheel; Hubbell & Capron Turbine Water Wheel. In Fact, anything and Everything of Cast and Wrought Iron and Brass. Northern PruesJ or Machinery Duplicated! Findlay & Craig’s Eclipse Screw Cotton Press. [PATENTED FEBRUARY 21ST, 1871.] Warranted the best aad the Fastest on Record. W. A. HOPSON & CO., Have received this day a choice variety of the Latest styles of LADIES’, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN'S SUITS. ALSO SWISS OVERSKIRTS, CORSET COVERS, • ALSO A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF DRESSING SKIRTS, PIQUE WRAPPERS, Ladies’ TTndergarmeiits. W- A- HOPSON & C0-, 41 Second St, 20 Triangular Block, Maeon, Ga. Eo’c. Fob. 14,1871, . & CRAIG’S PORTABLE HORSE POWER, [patent secured.] -:o:- The Celebrated Moore Cotton Gin. AND A Genuine Pattern of the Celebrated “GSISWOLD GIN” Manufactured and for sale at this Establishment. Particulars of all the above in subsequent issues. Send lor Descriptive Circular. R. FINDLAY’S SONS. par April 151871. maoon ga 15-66 fin