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JOHN
H. MAltTIN
..EmTon.
TUBS!
COLUMliTIS:
)AV AUGUST
15, 1871.
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—Trrm** of Snlinrrl|ifIon—
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Tin: ric mc at sum mi villa.
Tho nniuml pic-nic of the East Alabama
Agricultural Association, held on Tuondny
nt Spring "Villa, nonr Yongesboro’ and
Salem, was nttomlcfi bv an unusually large
nnnibcr of ladies and gentlemen from thin
city and viciuily. Tho number of persoun
cu the grounds, how over, was not ao largo
as Inst year. This w os mainly attributable,
no doubt, to tho defective arrangemonla
for carrying porsous from Yougosboro' to
the Springs. Tho narrow-gauge railroad
joule, which many roliod upon, was by no
mcauR a huccohs- not to put too flno a
point on it, it utterly failed to “make the
connection.” Hut this, it was evident,
was caused by tho lack of proper tnolivo
power and rolling stock—not by any
defect in tho road. Tho company were
disappointed in tho expectation of rocoiv-
ing now cars in time for tho pic-nic, and
iu fact, us wo understand, had suffered a
diminution of thoir carrying capacity by
the disabling of ono of their cars. Only
one was in running operation, and this
was the open platform used for the trans
portation of lime from the Lime Works.
The visitors from a distanco, disappointed
in thoir anticipations of a co/.y and com
fort abb* rido on the narrow-gauge, had to
accept as u substitute wagons and hacks
of all styles and Hi/,os, And theso were no
heavily loaded as to make the trip from
Yougosboro' to tho Springs a very slow
and rough ono. Visitors who left this city
and the stations on tho railroad line early
in tho morning did not reach Spring Villa
until 11 or half past l] o'clock.
Very soon after tho arrival of the
visitors from tho Columbus train (among
whom was I'rosidObt Peabody) the Asso
ciation war called to order nud the Presi
dent introduced Col. Cullen A. Hattie, of
Macon county, tho orator of tho day.
The address of Col. Hattie wan ono worthy
cd his reputation ns a public speaker. It
wus strong in its argument, pointed,
eloquent, and at timos highly humorous.
He urged the importance of divorsiflod
agricultural and manufacturing industry
m t i e South, and though it is a subject of
uni- h discussion, his fine illustrations and
happy applications gave it freshness and
attraction. It was a speech just suited to
the occasion and to the condition of the
country.
At the conclusion of Col. Hattlo's spooch
the Association was adjourned until half-
past. 2 o’clock. Hut before tho hour of
ro-nKHcmhling thoso who went by the
Columbus train had to hunt up their
wagons and commence tho return to
Yongesboro'. And hero they encountered
the unpleasantness that throw a damper
over tho cujoytuonls of tho day. A heavy
rain set in soon after the departure from
tho Springs, and lustod until tho arrival of
tho thoroughly drenched excursionists at
Yongesboro'. Most of thoso returning nt
that hour woro iu open vehicles, and tho
tituo mndo was oven slower than that of
the morning trip. Cmbrollas raised in an
open wagon containing twenty or twenty-
live persons only served to distribute tho
rain in ahowors rather than drops, and
shawls or overcoats afforded but little
more protection. Our party of twenty or
more (about half of them ladies) woro
thoroughly w ot w hen they reached Yongos-
lioro’, and there being no puhlio house
there, nud the regular Columbus train
having boon minsod, tho situation was by
no means a felicitous ono. Hut rooms
woro obtained iu which flros wore mndo
for tho Indies, nud iu which they dried
fbeir clothing during tho four hours of
wailing for a special traiu from Opelika.
The liberality of some of the ladies, wlui
here upened and distributed thoir stores
of good things from baskets bounteously
filled, allayed any approhousious of huugor
before tho holntod party could roach homo.
The speciul train arnvod nt Yougosboro',
from Opelika, about 7 o’clock, and readied
Columbus shortly before 10, returning to
their homes aloug the liuo some forty or
fifty excursionists whoso day's pleasures
lmd been rather mixed.
While this party were nt Yongesboro',
anxious and doubtful about the moans of
gutting home boforo Wednesday, Mr.
Clapp, Superintendent of the Lime
Works, freely i fl’ered tho hospitalities of
his house iu the cvcut of their being
compelled to speud the night in Yougos
boro.
There 1ms been not luiioh apparent
change at Spring Villa during the last
twelve mouths. It is tho most inviting
nud pleasant retreat in tiiin section of
country, with its great bubbling springs,
its beautiful vale utnl lake, and its roman
tic Jiiilti—all
foCHo aT Las* !—Oen. Grant lias al
last found the Kn-Klux of the South, and
a “big thing" L« found them to be. 'I bey
aasciiil'ltd iu bUle Convention for Lou
isiana, and were mi violent and threaten
ing that a large force of United Ktafen
troops was necessary to prt*Horvo order.
True, they were all Radical*, and em
braced both tlm wings of that party : but
that is nothing strange to Southern men,
knew all the time that the parly of
violence and disorder was the Judical
party among us. Such a thing as holding
jcratic State Convention at the
South under the protection of Federal
•ayoueta, to keep the two factions of it j f
from open warfare, was never heard of, [
and never will lie. If the Federal inter j k
foroncu with the Radical Convent.
N$w Orleaus can be justified at all, it Can j bad policy,
only be justified by the plea that the
A Ian Mmt Iff I.Nihfikilt.
It is reported Imre, on goo 1 authority.
♦ hat Mr. Ilh/.h'burst, President of the
Macon and Hrtinswick Railroad, has ar
ranged with the citizens of Lumpkin
and wffli other parties along the roe'*, i*
build I ho proposed railroad from Hawk-
insville. via Lumpkin, to Florence.
As sit independent proposition, w<
would have no ri"lit to derum to tl.i. nr
fitr IllfMllftltQfti
I We have for two or three days been
, reading the reports in the New York pa-
j pen of the testimony given before the
| court of investigation into the causes of
j 'he explosion of the boi!cr of the ferry-
j boat “Westfield"; and our conclusion is
that tho evidence baa only served to
j ••make confusion worse confounded.
For example: A number of witnesses
rangiuiicut on tin* part of the citi/.uLM of I testified moat positively that the fracture
Lumpkin. We would rather applaud it | found iu the boiler was an old oue ; while
id outer-
I as civditsble to their sagacity
j prise. Hut if the design is to dire.it the
upper section of the H., (J. X C. Railroad
Columbus to a junction wi h the
Macon and Hrtinswick Railroad at Haw-
kinsvillo, it is a project that the friend*
if Lumpkin will soon find to he one of
They can gain nothing by i
vkinsvillo that will compete
waa necessary to the preservation of the j the luck of a direct connection i from 33 to 40 pounds. Ihe widely
with Columbus when our city perfects i variant positive statements of theso wit
her direct lines to the North and West—.
one or two others were equally positive
in the assertion that it was started at the
time of the explosion. Again: Home
witnesses testified that there was or ne<jd
to have been only 27 pounds pressure of
steam to cause the explosion—tho engi
neer swore positively that the pressure
was only 27 pounds ; while others de
clared thut the pressure must have been
public peace. It is true thut tho War-
mouth party charge that it was
purpose of securing the vote of Louisiana j shortest possible lines for Lumpkin
for the re-nomination of Gen. Grunt, but
that's a slander, we all know! lie was
hunting for the veritable Ku Klux, and he
had struck the right scent at last. It only
remains for him to f*»llow it up persever-
ingly, and he will be able to report to
Congress that he has found and put dowu
the Ku-Klux, us he has just done iu Lou.
ixiuik. And thin in thn lir»t snbhtuuti.l to be not only woro pluiiHible but better
onnoot with—and wheu we secure the
road to Albany. The road to Hawkius-
villo will not obviate tho nrccseity to
Lumpkin of a connection with Columbus,
anti the substitution will soon bo found
to be one that will not realize its design.
Won* Aliout Hu* lUnklanvilli* It nml.
Another report and ono which appears
fruits of the Enforcement Law, or Ku-
Klux hill. Grant is making a good thing
of it, sure, and Greeley and Wariuouth
and nil such will have to hide their
drooping beads.
Deaths kkom 'I itinsr. - -The Hun Bernar
dino (California; (tiwrdian Uf the 22d of
July coutaius accounts of the death of
two men, from thirst, in the desert iu the
southern part of California. One of them
had arrived within a few hundred yards
of water, but evidently did not know it.
He hud chewed the dried gniHs of the
desert to ohtuin moisture from it, and
polished almost in sight of water. Tho
other had killed a man and was Mooing
across the dosert for safety. Kin mouth
was tilled with dirt when his body was
found, und tho curlh was furrowed around
him for yards in Ida dying struggles.
authenticated- in that tho oirutigcment
mode by tho officers of tho Macon X
Hrunswick Railroad is to build a railroad
from Iluwkinsvillo to Kufauln. This
would probably run south of Lumpkin,
but as it would conuect with or cross the
llainbridgc, Cuthborl A Columbus Rail
road at some point between Cuthhort und
Lumpkin, our Lumpkin friends may con
sider that it a ill give them ft satisfactory
outlet to an Atlantic port.
It is said that the Macon X Hrtinswick
Railroad has become involved for the
Montgomery X LiifuuU road, and wants
this direct connection between them to
It) fchtotta'i,
lr;i
r.f D'XU'Ju h>. j/bieH
nesses—all men of professed science and
experience in such mutters—at first in
clined us to the opinion that “much
learning bud made them mad." Hut
when we came to read the acknowledg
ment of Robinson, the engineer, that he
could ueithur read nor write, and found j Generals Hurbridge, WhIIhci
ditli, and various colonels
After much hesitation and trimming,
the Secretary of the Treasury has decided
against the claim of the State of Kentuky,
for equipping and subsisting troops under
tho aci of 1801, wliicL is «a folio** :
An aot to indemnify the States for ex
penses incurred by them in defence of
the United States.
He it enacted, etc., That the Secretary
of the Treasury be, and ho is hereby di
rected, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to pay to the
Governor of any State, or to his duly au
thorized agents, the coats, charges, nud
expenses properly incurred by such States
for enrolling, subsisting, clothing, sup
plying, arming, equipping, paying and
transporting its troops employed in aiding
to suppress the present insurrection
against the United States, to be settled
npon proper vouchers, to be tiled ami
passed upon by the proper accounting
officers of the Treasury.
Approved July 27, 18111.
When General Sherman determin'd
upon his march to the sea, he informed
the Governor of Kentucky of Lis plun of
campaign, withdrew twenty thousand
troops to aid in carrying it into effect,
and advised him to call out 10,000 volun
teers to guard the lines of communication
and protect his rear. He enrolled l.ooo • l’ el
for that purpose under the terms
foregoing act,
Washington. Almost 7.- Mr. William
P. Wood. Imi** U-hiet of tin. Secret Service
of the'Area-ury Department, publishes a
card to-day severely icanihug Secretary
Rootweil. He was for a JoogtitneiDa
position to know the sec nt workings of
the department, and he thr'atens to pub
lish :• pamphlet in which ho say-* be will
prove the following tacts:
First—That there are millions of dollars
of government bonds w hich have been or
uAj now in daily progress of exchange
and redemption, while me true owners
nre receiving the intciest due on said
bonds, 'ihe identical bonds on which
•<H dr*w
have be
nt are o
landed’ Dv ! I, " ‘ r a fuir
.nd Mere-
* hut he was equally pretentious and dog-
mutic hh the others in his theories and
propositions,
‘1*T »r»<>
like a feeling of wonder at tho assurance
of those people in denouncing us South
erners for our ignorance! AVe, at leaHt,
don't employ steamboat engineers who
ain't read or write to send people to
“kingdom come” with a through ticket
countersigned with a cross mark (x.)
Hut we commenced this article with a
view of bringing to the notice of our
readers a novel theory —novel to us at
least—adduced by one of the witnesses,
who appours from his answers to have
been ono of the most intelligent men cx- 11
Hiuiued. His theory was thut the explo- ^
sion was caused not by an undue pressure v
of steam, or any previous fracture of tlm t
boiler, but by what he called the “difi*
| pruU-.-t it* own inli.rnt.lM utnl loBi-nttro tin, j enlul tnrnpnrntnrn" of tl.u w»ler. ,
I onstward transportuti ‘ *' ** “ ’’
t «.t
ill b.*
id to the
Thn Radical county convention o
Montgomery, Ain., called to noininat
candidates tor county offices, split int
two wings on 'Tuesday, and nominated ! vunt ig<
two sets of candidates. John G. Stokes, to (Job.
white, acted ns chairman from one sent,
and Holland Thoiupsou, colored, from
another.
in tho M. X E.
The report is that it has prom
the lliiwkiusville and Eufaiila
amount of $750,000, The movement
seems to be a judicious one for the Macon
X Hrunswick company. Hut the question
for our Stewart county friends to deter
mine is whether it. promises them the tul
ip md
on tended that II.
Aith i
• 1 u N.i
The Rome Courier of the Hth inst. say
that it has “positive assurance that tliei
is a deliberate and determine t purpose oi
tho part of cortniu parlies controlling the . inasnni h
Cartersville X Van Wort Railroad, baekv'l
by the city of Atlanta, to defeat Ihe
building of the North X South Road." It
supposes that these parties will attempt to
secure “a controlling inHuouco iu the
company,' and warns the fiiondsof the
road to be on their guard.
lions with the North and West, und its
close connection with Hrunswick by the
proposed railroad to Albany, and with
Suvaunah by the rouds now in operation.
Hu* Bayonet Bale In New Orleans.
It may hastily be thought by some that
tho political squabble in
Louisiana, which Gen. Grant decided for
the time by the intimidation of Fuderul
soldiery, was confined to the two divis
ions of the Radical party of that State,
the Democrats need not trouble them-
hoIvoh about it. Hut this is a very short-
sighted view of tho nfl'nir. It was the
riding ! j*' ct ‘ 11
•rvice of the United
of the State were
ex|>orienced something I always under the authority of Jhose iu
the Federal service. These troops ren-
I dered most valuable service, and General
: Sherman bears the strongest testimony
! on this point.
j After long delays and difficulties, this 1 I' 1 1
claim was recently urged, and the service *'"!
regularly certified in due form by the ‘
Secretary of War. It was then amjited, ■ n "
I passed through ail tho accounting offices, ,,f 1
and tho warrant to draw the money waa ' t ,r
actually signed by the Acting Secretary <>f v ' , l r
, the Treasury, iu the absence of Air. 1
| limit well, ou the both of June. The ‘
allowance wu*, therefore, legally ennq.lt - J. v -
ted, according to n!l the strict formalities * ,,M
of law and the Department. Mr. Bout- *"'*
well returned to Washington, arrested the ' A '"
payment, und bus now nudeitaken to re- "
, verse the whole proceeding, by an arbi- I ''
ryoxercisoof power, the practical el!c. t ' !
of which, if sustained, wmiwt be to annul r '‘
all tho acts of the Acting Secretary of t!.«• ur .'
Treasury during the term of his ab-en- e : 1
for if he can thus, by obstinacy, caprice ’
or resentment, intervene after the con- “ K
summation of such an u t iuono instance,
he, of course, may in every other. ‘I"
This decision substantially declares that ""
the Secretary of War and Gen. M»» rmnii " ’
buy* c-ertitiHil fulMi.lv; thut the An.lllt.r j l "'
Cmi.|,tr«.II.TH ..i the Treasury 1.I "
approved an illegal account, and that the i ' T
acting Secretary sign- d a fraudulent war ,l,:
runt. There is no escape from these con- 1111
elusions, and no technical quibbling will I
avail to prevent that distinct issue being I' 1 ’
raised. It is thus seen that Mr. Boutwti l
has assumed to overrule all the recogui/.cd
authority and to set himself over and, D""’.' H*‘
above the 1 i«v and tho liiiiueiuorial pruc- ’n.
lice of the Department. | * * •' l-' s «i,t
During the progress of this ca* ~ — : , ‘ l v ‘ ,,nn ,n "
Oils obstacles weie enoountered a
step, and particularly on the last
the attempts of Huhoidinutos iu
ury, and even in Mr. Bout well
office, to levy black-mail on tiu
redeemed or exchanged by the government
undersecretary Bout well, as also Lis pre-
iloceHHor, tiirongh toe c<iuuivauce ot un-
scrupuio m bankers ar.d ignorant and cor
rupt offi •iuls of the government, t>y or.»s-
uith and ti tiiions numbering of genuine
bond.-, the result of which will be that the
creditors of the government will either
have to suffer the loss of their bonds or
bo relieved from loss by some special act
of (.engross, m which case the govern
ment w ill be the losers of thousands aud
thousands of dollars on the article of reg
istered bonds alone.
Second—It will be shown that the pa
ins of the Treasury Depart
ing character they will not
lamination without exhibit-
g the Secretary’s ignorance of the snb-
:o at the glaring
favoritism which hen been in
under his administration of the
nt. lie will also show that fibre
p iper lor bank-note or other purposes as
a prev. .. i*e against counterfeiting is a
delusive theory which will be established
by statistics, itotails, and mechanical ex-
p» lienee. It will also be proven thut the
honorable Secretary disposed of the valu-
n! le paper-making imcbiuery «.f the gov-
fourth its original cos', and
i-ha’.f of th^
ry by parties not his fa
it through George S. Boat-
imnlinesH ho stoops to pet-
i to defame those around
t volunteer subservience
indifferent himself us to
uld make v
< political d
over the T
Ttthnii’ 1’i.antino Time. 'The rnins of
Hiis week afford the first season that poo- 1
pie generally of this section have had to
plant turnips. It is n crop that should ’
not be neglected or stinted this year. !
claimed to bo <
mh </ U
political uv
loon i
he fro
Jilts fo
litlis. The
lull
The fodder is certainly short ; the long ' MO doiiDt the fust
drought just broken 1ms been unfavorn- 1
bio to pens and potatoes, ‘and there is no 1
assurance that good seasons dur.ng tho
fall will bring out thoso crops; tho grass,
too, has not been growing much lately.
Tho condition of all these crops is such as
to call fora liberal sowing of turnips now,
und of rye and barley for winter pasturage
in a short time. Tho farmers of other conn
trios rely chiefly on those fall-growing
crops for their winter provender, and
surely the plnntcrs of our Southern States
tuny with them largely supplement thoi
far red by the Enforcement or Ku-Klu
act, and could just as plausibly be use.
for the control of Democratic meeting
or Slate elections as for the iimiingeuieii
*f Radical <
night lie a vast dif-
i ferenee in tho tomporaUire of the water
I iu the upper part of the boiler, und that
in the lower part—not a momentary dif-
; ferenee caused by the introduction of
j cold water, but a difference continuing
until some agitation cuuscd thn water to
mix as if stirred in a small vessel with u
spoon, lie said Hint the temperature of
the water might be as low as mo degrees
ill one pail of the boiler, und at the same
time as high ah 2h'J degrees, or higher,
in another part; that he hud tented this
for a whole mouth at a time, with two
thermometers placed only four inches
apart in the boiler, the difference in tem
perature indicated by them being some
times as greut as above stated. He at
tributed tho explosion to tho difference ^ ^
iu the eupunsioti of the iron of the boiler, 'l |, MV ’ r ,.
caused by these unequal temperatures of being tl
tho water ; and ho instanced, in support objects
of lus theory,"the explosion of a boiler,
with great force, at Grand Rapids, Michi
gan, when it was entirely without steam
or wnlci the explosion having been
caused by the engineer building a tire of
iu his furnace to burn off tho
ill b.-
l.-d
ample:
Crnrsl* inritaUeri) WtklD
Mj-r'Al Iu fhf ion. I
1«omk. Au a ust 11.—From the reports
resd Indore ihe Society, ihe indications
are that the cotton crop ot Georgia this
year wni not exceed live-eights ol last
year’.? ca*p. The corn ervp about the
wtuie. G it fourth Lie qtiaotpy of gnauo
waa used u» what was u*otl lL*> preceding
year. Greater attention was show u to the
improvements of stock, provisions and
ho:i:e-in*de fertilizers. A larger am amt
of capital has been invested iu uianut ic-
turing. South Georgia is raising iuo*e
sugar esue than usual. A Greene couiiiy
farmer raised five ions of clover to the
acre. Thu Convention adjourned to
meet in Macon Tuesday night, UctuLer
24th.
al I
, hi*
follow
.nd fro
ourmunieution ns
i interval I may fownrd fl
n to General Pleasanton,
Uoinmis..ii»ner of Internal
niring of him under what
“hill hjmcittlly ii|i|»ntpri*t.-rl
I"• paid the amount condi
tio* ol the commission and
ncnt w Inch I now hold from
lied l
clients, but
tlm
Tl"
’barged, v
before t'otigross, that
and here we see that it has I
Loiiihintia to secure tlm mu
Radical faction iu that Slat
tlie r«* nomination of Gen. G
evidently but “the beginning
--the entering wedge of a F»
at toll that will make the Lx
rolling the military p
*• «'«« lmmllug
arted, set to work to coi
s, which led to delay am
nt, aud were finally pres
■retary, without Ins reqties
stop
that an
ury. by wl
'f any conaequ
The
ngs
• nit side
ollll
h .dll.,
s subj
r tin
id V
• »p
id I he
the Tr
that i
S. H*
it he
»"d'iirv
parti.
Ih them arc it
intend that the
We learn from tho Savannah Hrjiuhli-
cu/i, of tho l»th, that Capt. Irviue, of tho
bark Grace, has determined to tuko ad
vantage of Ihe Ku-Klux net and have the about Hun ext
deficient summor-grown provender. It is t| (0 nox ( presidential contest,
tho opinion and experience of tho best n a|»poi
stock raisers that a mixture of green food Orleans i
i of the
oudlv to
the uiInter of
Court
iu the winter is greatly proinotive of the '
health and the growth of all the domestic I selected
animals, from tho horse to the pig.
While ou thin subject, wo will tnko oc
casion to recommend Hie free uso of a
compound fertilizer, iu which bone-dust
forms an important part, prepared at Mr.
Young's guano depot iu Huh city. Hav
ing tested this compound, in tho spring 1 (fy
ami Hummer, upon cabbages and eollards, *
we know its great value upon those and
kiudred crops. The turnips must huvo
manure, and this compound fertilizer,
which seems to enrich without tiling, will
he found the very article to produce a
bountiful yield. Try it raise turnip
abundance
from tho reports of the Now
ots, that tho United States
i iu tho Custom House was
tho place for the meeting of
tho Couventioii ; that, before the hour
for tho meeting, three companies of
United States iufautry, with thoir muskets
a nd tiro (an non, wore stationed around
the house to guard the approaches ; and
that when Gov. Wariuouth, with o tnnjoc-
f tho regularly appointed delegates,
J attempted to enter tlm building, they
j were refused ndmiHsion by the military.
I They then retired, and tho Dunn or
Grant wing of tho party wore admitted.
: Could a more tlugrant net of military des
potism than this be perpetrated V
The Wariuouth party seem resolved t
nml your corn mid fodder J ,,Volin till* outrugn to tho bottom. 'J bin
will hold out much longer next year.
North Carolina KUvtiou.
Tho Raleigh Stittinrl of the 10th inst."
has returns from Ml counttes, in which
the majority against Convention is 8,
passed n resolution
West to introduce ii
(nesting Senator
esolutiou in Con-
gresa impairing into tho authority for
the use ol Federal troops. .They also ap
pointed a committee of twenty to visit
It thinks that tho majority in tho whole Washington and petition for tho removal
State will hardly reach 10,000 against Co
of the United States officials
The taste uud enterprise of Col. Yongo
have made it mi earthly clyttiuui, whose
attractions delight and enchant every vis
itor. Every arrangement had been made
for the accommodation aud comfort of
persona on Hu* grounds, and barring the
difficulties of getting to and from tho
locality and the dreurhiug rain, the excur
sion would huvo been ouo of uuiuixed
pleasure and enjoyment.
Thf. “Narrow Gauo*" at Yokokh-
nOho. --The short narrow-gauge railroad
from Yongesboro’ to the Chcwarkla l.ime
^ *»rkn bus been substantially built, aud
presents a very trim aud well-proportion
ed appearance. The gauge is just three
feet inside of the rails. The rails are
much lighter thaa the medium T rails on
the roads of common gauge, but are |
vent ion. The Sentinel
says:
‘Wo learn l»dod iu the high ham led net.
from all parts of the State that the negro
i attention will I
vote was never before so thoroughly con- J but it will serve t»
nolidated as at the late election. Theue- lines of division
groes voted as one man, from one end of Hons. The Wan
tho State to the other, against Convention
and for the office holders' candidates.
Many of them aay that they were sworn
so to vote."
According to u statement published by
tho Treasurer, the bonded debt and
change bill liabilities of the city of Macon
amount to l$744,tiOff. Of this amount
$18(5,7,18 is for change bills, and ^ 12.'*.000
for Mercer University bonds.
» parttet-
•1" course
io given to this petition,
» draw more sharply the
between Hie two fuo-
»outh wing resolved that
when it should be ascertained that the
President endorsed the acts of tho “Cus
tom-house officials' Convention," they
would “withdraw their support from aud
repudiate nml condemn him." As they
appear to be litis earnest in the matter,
we may nt hast hope that the nut hots of
the outrage will not ho permitted to enjoy
their triumph in quiet, but that its agita
tion "ill make repetitions more difficult,
if not more damaging.
negroes who interfered with him and lus
vessel arrested by the Fodorul authorities.
He has also, by tho aid of tho British
Consul at Savannah, commenced a cor
respondence with a view of bringing tho
tiiulter to the attention of the British
Government.
Wo were mistaken, the other day, in
alluding to Mr. C. A. Peabody as liesi-
dnut of tho East Alabama Agricultural
Association. Geti. George P. Harrison
is now the President, Mr. Peabody hav- 1
tng resigned some months since. Both
are thorough farmers, and energetic, en
terprising men. The Association is for- ,
tunate iu having a number of such n
among its members.
N. A S. U. B. Meet I ii*.
our possession
roguery shall be fully exposed.
A partisan opposition to the claim was
also made by members of tho Radical
committee, and it in supposed that thin
influence was most ottectivo in bringing
linury decision. Hatred
pro.
'Hl'.vp.
in bill pi'
r, by
tililush
of Kentucky,
and ot her km
Admiuistratim
to excite prej
of
U|.t
'*ry
»pt il l! *
lice and to invent a p
text lor an act of glaiing injustice.—
What makes the decision more offensive,
is the fact that Indiana, Pennsylvania
Missouri uml Connecticut huvo receive!
millions from the treasury for far lost
service, all adjudicated upon the huiiu
principle. And in tho very last Uongres*
Massachusetts obtained more for mure in
teres! upon n claim which hail been pie
vioiisly twice paid over than Kentuik*
asks for the services of 4tHHi soldiers,win
guarded Sherman's lines, and bad to con
front all the perils of an exposed country
These are the plain facts of the case, am
they carry their own comment.— lU</.»/<
inyton rift riot.
A Most Inteui stin.
remembered by our o
weeks ago the whole ei
hear of Hie extruordiui
Hie il supposed, fatal
Harry Selnffer Kuhn, i
boy ubout eight years i
enl
* If Ulialte
s ami corrupting course of t
itlon, and plofge. hlmaelf
opposition both open and n
•ing. Senator Tipton's positii
ly was shocked to
ry, and as it was
accident to little
. very intelligent
r ape, aud l lm sou
ot oueol our most respectable uierelmuts.
While ut play with some companions on a
sheil near Court street, and w hile sliding
from the shed dow n a stout piece of scant
ling, a terrible splinter became disengaged
from the mam tiuiik, aud indicted a
wound from which his recovery has boon
_ 0 ... f ( little short or a miracle. The ease is cer-
Tho people have been ' •» tll *y “ and intorealing one, belli
; iti its surgical and other aspects. The
I injury was indicted by a rough, sword-
shaped spliuter, three quarters of an iiu-h
| iu diameter at the larger end, and twenty-
two inches iu length. We have conversed
i with Mr. Kuhn upon tho subject, and
particular in trying to get nt
Franklin, Heard County, >
August 8, 1871. i
Editor Enquirer:
Your suggestion, contained in your pa
per, “that your subscribers iu this place
keep you posted in regard to railroad mat
ters," induces me to utteuipt a newspaper
letter; and being my first attempt, hopo
you w ill pardon all mistakes.
To-day is one of great importance t
Heard county.
called together for the purposo of con
suiting together and putting forward their
best efforts for the promotion of the North
and South Railroad. Everybody is keenly
alive to the importance of the early com
pletion of thin road. This morning we precise* facta. The
splint e
entered the abdominal cavity about ui
i inch and a half above the groin, nml pass
i*ivon in the inter- 1 !“« u l ,wnrd merged from the body jus
k , behind the collar-bone, midway betwee
o neck and point of shoulder. Thor
is no spparent wound of the intestine
any abdominal organ, but the splint*
hsciI up through tho diaphragm an
lungs from base to apex, just missing Hi
* * ' ' * Hu
>. as time will sh
• dent Senator leads, they
mg particulars c
appear 'd in Jad;
“In lndepeiul
witnessed the largest crowd that Ims en
livened our village for a series of years.
A largo burl
eat ot tho North and South Railroad.
After a few preliminaries Judge Watt was
called to tho eluiir, who, after some ex
planatory remarks, introduced Col. Chip-
ley, of Columbus. He made a brief, but heart aud spleen. Immediately atto
»ro are thirty or
forty- soiiih nf them the finest kind of
animals tlmt ha\e completely lost their
sight, and are now wandering about in
pititui helplessness. In Westport the dis
ease is spreading rapidly. Along down
the line of the Memphis aud Kansas City
K.tilroul the epidemic is raging, and in
Bine, Sm-a bar and Lone Jack townships
the reports come up very gloomily of the
ravages of the strange atlbetion. Iu Kan-
H.\s City there are not less than two hun
dred blind cows. Some of the dairies
have had, in the last week, fifteen blind
milkers ut one tune. The eyes begin to
swell a little, lasting generally from five
The negroes nt Darien, Ga.. are on a
j big rampage. Tho latest outrage com-
j milled by them is reported by the Savan
nah lirjoddicon of Wednesday. They re-
, . tl . . . . . : •»«"Cii the insubordinate negro crew
doubile** Inl y ,* o.p.bl. of »u,taimn 8 | the ltrillllh llRrk Ura( , c , bmmfi
activity iu behalf
if the proposed narrow-gauge r.ulroad
>- from Opelika to Eufauln. A meeting in
f the interest of this road was to have been
the wear and tear of their lighter rolling . • . ... ... . . .
4 ? , b , Captain by vexations suits, m which they
Rtock us tho wide gauge tracks are to bear '
their heavier loads. The cross-tiea, too.
the held iu Gle
villo
sterdav.
mmit-
appointed by u meeting held at Sealo
ere aided by the negro Ordinary. Tho Station on the .'»th inst. have issued an
Captain had applied to the proper authori
ties at Savannah for relief and redress,
and more trouble was expected.
nro proportionably smaller. The bed is, I
of course, considerably narrower than j
those of tho wide gauge, and tho grades [
nre much heavier. The Yongesboro'! Columbia Factory Burned.--Wo re
read will afford u good test of the capaci- j grot to learn from the Eufaula Acie* thut
ty of engines to make speed over such j the new cotton mills near Columbia, lien-
grades as uru claimed to be within their ! ry couuty, Ala., wore eutirely cousnuioil
Burmoonting power over a narrow truck. I by fire on Saturday last. It is a loss that
At present the* motive power is a couple ! will be felt by the people of that whole
of mules part of the way, and for the re- section of country. The following letter
tnaiuder of the distance the car runs j from the principal proprietor briefly re-
down grade by its own momentum, the
detached mules following in a brisk trot
behind. We believe that the Yongesboro'
experiment will demonstrate the adapta
bility and ufficieuoy of the narrow-gauge
for most railroad routes iu the South. Iu
length is about three miles.
ports the sad event :
Columbia, August 1871.
Atem. Solomon d Jioiedon :
address to tho people of Russell county,
setting forth the importance of the road
, uud the ability of the country interested
to build it. They estimate that the road
can bo built from Opelika to Eufaula, a
Uislauco of til;, miles, L-r 5>.'*vh\<kh». It is
our intention to publish this address iu u
day or two. A meeting is to be held at
, Seale Statiou on the noth iust., wheu
! hooks of subscription will be opened.
A Washington special to Ike Louisville
1 I.rdyu says il is generally understood
that the I'rcsidcnt s real sympathies were
with l’hasauton. but his fear of an issue
lusive speech iu f ivor of the narrow- I
gauge railroads, urging the people to j
take stock, not alone fur the purp*
securing the advantages of a railroad, but and applying
as a good investment for their money.—
Applying his argument to 40 miles of
road, he placed the cost at $111,000 per
mile, aggregating $.'*20,000.
earnings $11000 per mile,
total.,
is working expenses..
f tills alarming in
mil experienced l)r. J. F. Johnston
ailed to tho paticut, amt on usetM'-
tuiniug the nature of the frightful wound
h remedy as the state of
the ease then culled for, ho summoned
Dr. Gaston, one of the most accomplished
surgoous in the State, into consultation.
Drs. Gaston and Johnstou then proceeded
| with great skill und success«|o remove the
I splinter from tho body. We understand
$120,000 1 that there was not a very copious etVusio
uki
t j ing commences tho ejes also begin to run
i dear water, just as though some hard uud
.> I foreign substance was beneath the lids.—
s j After the running cesses, a hard white
i film covers the eye-bails, completely de-
1 i stroying the sight. ThisdtseH.se does not
a j seem to affect the general health of tile
cow. Her appetite is as good as ever.—
I here appears t** be uo change either in
the piality or quantity of the milk—uo
pain, no un« asiness of any kind, uo pecu
liar thirst indicating fever, and, iudeed,
no symptom that would indicate disease.
Tho eyes alone suffer and arc destroyed."
40,000
Net profit $ 80,000
showing nearly 10 per ceut. on the origi
nal cost, aud when applied to a longer
road will be correspondingly greater.
Col. A. Oliver, of this place, was then
called upon, and made a good speech to
the people in the interest of railroads.
Ho was followed by your young towns
man, Mr. Williams, in an able and elo-
queut argument in the interest of the
North ^ South Railroad, llis allusions to
of blood, but the escape of air from the
upper orifice of the wouud and the ex
pectoration of hlood indicated the wound
ing of the lungs.
Rut, strange to say, after a slight fever
for a day or two, the brave little sufferer,
uuder the judicious treatuieut of his phy
sicians and the rw medicotrix foituro,
begau to recover and is nowr convalescent.
Dr. Johnston, a few days ago, removed u
small fragment of the spliuter from the j disposal of tuo matter,
lower pari of the wouud, which had occa
sioned a slight local irritation, and the
wouud is rapidly aud tiually healing.
It really appears to us that after Mich a
I recovery as this, no oue need fear bodily
Tlit* l. rit ulltiml < onrfittion.
Romk, 11 \ . August 10, 1871.—The Ag-
licultur.d College scrip question wna dis
cussed all lh«* inoruiog session by lion.
Joseph E. Brown, ou tho part of the
Alumni of the State University; Colonel
McKinley in behalf of Milledgeville, aud
Hon. \\. I*. Price iu behalf of Dahlo-
The discus- ion
strong feeling prevails in favor of locat
ing tho Agricultural College at Athens.
The whole subject w«s referred to the
Executive Committee, to report at the
next meeting a scheme for the proper
Report «f the C'nnaralflew
Tj the n.ieiiity heid in the interest of the
Loiuznuus ana Albany ii ii. al the
C'uuncU Chamber on uu Vlh inst,
iue vooiuuuee appoiuicU by the
QieeULg ot Saturday night lo examine
me question ui tuuuing a railroad irum
oo.uuibUa to Aioauy, respectfully sub
mit to this oiiiciing me louowiug report:
1 ratio inakua iiuoa, and tfiegrta.ci
the tiado lire greater tne cttlea. iHew
York fraa lire trade ot a continent, aud
htr population la over 1,000,000; Lou
dou nua the trade ol a world, and tier
population is ueeriy 4,000,000. Rome
once Ui • popu.ation ol 4,00o,000. Ail
ol ihe men anuwu world was iu trade
and iistli', not teat than in taxea (tier
inbutar) ) ; now ahe hardly Lae a poor
hundred moiismd. Why? dbe is with
out trade, wiiaoul tr. file, aud without
tribute, except me v*uuna.ry offerings
. f euthudaaU iu art, iu literature, and
in rcbgtou.
Goiuarhu* to grow or even to eubsiat
must have trade, aud tree irfadc, not a
trade dependent on the will ot rivals,
•iways the ruolt releutleaa enemies.
At preaeul elie trkdea by peruusston.
l< the C.ntral Railroad chooses lo aay
mat sue shall pay treble freight on
evtry keg ot nails ehe receive*, ehe
may murmur, but ahe nuat pay the
freight ; or choose* to say mat «he shall
pay on every bale ot cotton ahe fend*
to davaunali a* much a* Troy or Mout*
gouitry or Opeiikt pay*, Hie must obey
the word ot couiuiaud, or send off uo
cotton. 8o if she wool i have bacon
and tl Ui I . our the West, she must pay
both iu liure aud mouey tar beyond her
neighbor*, Montgomery, Opelika and
West Point. They haVc the bin fit* ol
“through r ight," being on one ot
the great Bids of traffic. We are off
that line —which btaiues is a line iu the
interests of tin * neighbor*, our rivals.
What i* our remedy ? it Is a compe
ting road running to the sea. buck a
road, if U will carry for u* a* cheaply a*
the Central (in which >• to be included
the Southwestern, the Mobile A Girard,
snJ to some extent the Western and
Montgono-ry & Wist Point,all being un
dr r the influence of the Central) carries
for our competitors, will at once put us
on a level wnh them ; if it will carry
cheaper, will put us above item : tor
Hfter the sea 1* reached the coat of car
ringd Incomes comparatively equal.
How much more d*>e* it cost to carry a
bale of Colton Bom Savannah or liruu*-
wick to Liverpool iiiau it doe* lo carry
one from New York to Liverpool? The
difference is certainly uol to be ompar
ed to the difference of cost in laud car
ria?e lor similar distances.
1) >e* the Columbus and Albany R <ad
present such a competing line V That
it doe* is demonstrable from a mere
n ferenee to distance*.
Our great rival is Montgomery, next
is Eufaula, and next is Opelika.
Moutgonif ry will soon have the beno
fit of the South and North Alabama
Railway. This terminating at Decatur,
about Ibd mile* distant, puts her in
communication by railroad with Nash
villo, Louisville, and all of tho North
wes*. Besides it cuts the Alabama
and Chaltan toga railway, terminating
at Chattanoi ga, and the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railway, which connects
with the East Teumsiice, Virginia and
Georgia Railway, (assiug through
Knoxville to Bristol, Vs. Thus Mont
gomery is also put iu connection with
ail of the Northeast.
Then Montgomery will soon have the
u^e ot the Montgomery aud Eufaula
Railroad, Urminali; g at E ifsula. This
road will put her in commuuicatiou
with Biuuav. ick. From Ducatur to
Muntgomi ry is ibO milts, from Mont
gomery to Eutaala 83 miles, from
Eufaula to AI any 81 miies, from
Albany to Bruuswuk ltiil miles—mak
i> g iue whole line trom Decatur lo
Brunswick 513 miles.
8ht has railioxd commuication with the
Gulf at Pensacola and Mobile—besides
uav.ng a great river to Mobile. Mont
gomery must be destined to become a
* i y that will absorb the trade (or a great
distance all around her.
How can we prevent her from taking
away much «f our trade. (July by
offering lo the public a butter market
to sell m and a better market to buy in.
Such a market the Coiuo.bus and Alba
ny Railroad will be the means» f giving
us, because tl will be the shortest prac
ticable route to and from the North and
Northwest lo the sea.
From Columbus to Albaoy is about
80 miles, Rom Albany lo Brunswick
100 miles, mak'ng trom Columbus to
Brunswiik 240 miles. From Mont
gomery to Albany is about 104 miles,
tbeuce to Brunswick is 109, making
the whole distance 333 miles, a differ
ence of 84 miies in favor of Columbus.
From Columbus to Ravannah by Macon
Is 290 anles; from Montgomery to Ha-
vanuah by Eufaula and Macon is 417
miles, 83 to Eutaula, 144 to Mt.c in and
190 to oavanuab. This makes 127 miles
u*flVrcnce iu favor of Coiumbua.
But It may be t skud, does not Mont-
goax ry tuska up lor thi* disadvantage
by hating rluitor lines than Columbus
to the North and Wes.? Let us see.
Her shortest line it the Houih and
North Railroad, which terminates at
Decatur. This is about 180 miles long.
Add ttiia to her distance from Bruns
wick, 333 miles, and we have 513 milts,
a* me leugth of her shorteat liue to the
North and Weal on the one hand, and
to the sea ou the olhtr.
From Columbus by Albany to
Bruuswick, ts 249 miles, and from Co
mtubus to Eietport, on the Tennessee
nvtr, by the Savannah and Memphis
Railroad, it is 293 miles. The whole
dia.ance between Brunswick and East-
port is 512 miles, making the tine oue
mile shorter than Montgomery's short-
lsi line.
This is not aP. The Savannah and
. , Memphis Railroad will cut the 8. & N.
v warm, and a ^ia. about midway between Monlgom
‘ try and Decatur, and thus bring Co
lumbus within a few milts as near to
DtCi tur as Montgomery is. Aud this
is not at>. The Alabama and Chatta
nooga Railroad also terminates at De
cai ur—not much more distant from
Opelika than it is from Montgomery.
The distance from Columt-us to De
Cay fenth'.ng r.f ih* prnsp»cit of the * s o*
bile and OirarTl Railroad, will stund n*
ieasl on an tqu** i*y wnii Montgomery.
CoininDu* ia nearer to Atlanta thaa
Montgomery, and much u.sar lo Au-
t,u*!b and Charleston.
All tnesfl adyantag' S are secured to
Columbus by tue building • f'he Colum
bus and Albany Ktilioad. With such
advantages, she may well compete with
Montgomery and h* r other rivals. Iu-
| deed th**se others, Eufauln and Opelika,
: wi 1 only rite to ihe ih* k of uvals in
i rase tfier* shall be no roan tiom Colum
bus to Albany. This must be manifest
from what has been said in refermce to
the relations of Coftinbut and Mont-
j gomery.
But is it certain that tho building of
that road* ill secure to Columbus these
] advantages? One thing is certain bo-
1 voud dispute, and that is that that road
•d by
* say rea
ltor
end
lean of tin* most
Republicanism
, he bold-
mds of Republic ans in
low the lend helms mark-
v., there is no redress for
> BAve in change, and be
•cores und thousands in
o State nro ill the same
ill Ih
; Blindvi: h.—
lives the follow-
ii sense ns it has
Rome, g.
(ho hullo* prenont wore well received. I perforation. The case, in our judgment, I ilia end elected theVulIoemi* otHcer.:
: . VriMwl P m The Sl»lp ' C» l “ r *>7 •>•«*» "* »l«e *»° rolltH Will
.1' Sucittv to day held « iueeh ; P*ub»bly I • .bout 200 mile*. This will
His tqa'
dotes, .
crowd.
vith anec- 1 reflects the highest credit on the Doctors i
ilh the | in ut tendance, and ou the Medical Proles- [
I sion iu Montgomery, uhich we ha
Preside
He was followed by Judge Righnm, of aIwhvs maiutaiued
LaG range,
about half an ho
favor of tho Road. I have uot time to
go into details, but must shv his speech
was well received, and he has proven him-
i»lf an able advocate t*f the road.
acquirements to the
telliug appeal iu ! in any other city northVr south of us
‘ [Monty, Adr.y iUh
qual in skill aud ! Reddiug, L. F. 1.
dical profession j nett, of Washing!
-A. 11. Colquitt.
Miients—Wu». Schley, of Sa-
of Albany : R. E.
bring Decatur, by these two routes,
within 4-19 mile* of Bruuswick—where
as, by the Montgomery liue Decatur is
513 mile* from Brunswick—a difference
R. 1>. Wynn, Wu
Phillips, of Marietta.
The Aluiuni State Uuiv
Samuel Bar- tn favor ol Columbus «1 04 milts.
will put Columbus ou the shortest line
of trade and traffic from the North and
Northwest to the Atlantic ocean. Another
thing is equally certain, that the shortest
line is or m»y be made to be the cheapest
liue. Aud * nobody will deny that
it is tho shortest aud cheapest line,
and everything considered will draw to it
ail trade and travel.
Being the shorteat and cheapest line
other lines will strive to connect with it.
All thought of starting a rival line, such
as that talked of from Opelika to Eufaula,
will die in despair. And lines iu connec
tion with it, such as the Savannah X
Memphis and the East Alabama X Cincin
nati, the North A South and the Air Lino
to Atlanta, will double their exertions to
complete themselves. Our line will in
sure the building of all of those roads,
and insure their terminus here. Without
our liue the first two of them may seek
Eufaula as the nearest point iu oomxnuni-
catiuu with the sea; the last two may
never be built.
The Committee then are of Ihe opinion
that a ruilroad from Columbus to
Albany would very greatly benefit Colum
bus. They also think that such a road
w<*uld bestow proportionate benefits on
Albany, Dawson and all intermediate
points, and on all the counties near tho
Jine of the road. And their only regret is
that they have not time to give their rea
sons for this opinion.
If the Committee are right in what they
have already advanced, another conclu
sion of the greatest importance follows,
namely, that the roud will be a paying
road to its stockholders. It is impossible
that the great trade of the North and
West referred to can pour itsilf backwards
and forwards through this road without
deeply gilding the rails. Then, how licit
is the region it runs through. Pick Geor
gia over and yon will not find its equal in
the value aud quantity of products need
ing railroad transportation. The wayside
traffic and travel will of themselves be
almost sufficient to keep up the road.
Can there, be a doubt thut such a road will
pay good dividends?
Can this road be built ?
T he gtouud it will pass over for two-
tlnrds ot the way is most favorable, aud
fox the other third not unfavorable. From
Albauy to the north line ol Stewart there
is a ridgo separating the waters flowing
ea^t from those flowing west. A line fol
lowing this ridge will be freo from
bridges, from deep ents, and from high
embankments. Between Stewart and Co
lumbus several lines may be found of leas
than average difficulty und expense.
As to the cost of construction—
It may be assumed as the settled though
recently formed opinion of Loth scienco
and business, thut the gauge of a railroad
ought to be adapted to travel ami traffic ;
and, consequently, that the broad gatigo
generally iu uso should yield in most
places to a narrower gauge. A road of
three feet gauge may he constructed for
from forty to fifty per cent, less than ono
of the usual gauge—four feet eight inches.
And it may be worked with a diminution
«»f expense in the same, or a greater pro
portion. If thirty inches should be found
sufficient for our business, tho gauge
ought not to exceed thirty inches. Tho
Walos Road does an immense amouut of
work, and does it well, on a gauge of
twenty-three and u half inches. This is a
proved fact—and uothiug is safer to go by
than au established tact.
Wo think that a road of sufficient
breadth to do the business to bo expected
for it, may be built from Columbus to
Albany at from $12,000 to $15,000 per
mile ; nud that such a road, with its
almost assured promise of good dividends,
and with its quite assured enhancement
of the values of property in Columbus, in
Albauy. and everywhere on its liuo, will
attract liberal subscriptions to its stock.
Given a good investment—given a plenty
of money to invest. Every paying enter
prise easily finds money enough to execute
itself. T his, as we think, w ill bo u paying
enterprise.
Should Columbus help to build this
road ? Wo think she should—liberally.
True, she i* iu debt; but it wo are right
m the premises, she will by menus of this
road soon bo able to pay herself out of
debt. Without this road she languishes—
at best she only holds her own—ami it
will be difficult for her to pay whut she
uuw owes. Will our road be a success?
That is the only question, for if a success,
Any debt she may owe will not be felt.
We think that Columbus ought to sub
scribe not less than $200,000 to this road.
We have said nothing as to the particu
lar lino between Columbus and Albany
which the road ought to pursue. T hat is
a question which we think ought to be
determined by a consideration of two
thiugs: the nature of the surface to bo
passed over, aud the degree of wayside
aid contributed to the work. As we lmve
neither of these items, wc can express no
opinion on the point. When the surveys
are made ami the counties canvassed for
subscriptions, datu will exist for determin
ing the question.
In conclusion, the Committee off nr as
the result of their examination of the
question submitted to them, the follow
ing propositions:
1. That a railroad between Coin mb as
and Albany would greatly benefit Co
lumbus.
2. T hat such a road would pay good
dividends to its stockholders.
3. That Columbus ought to subscribe
$200,000 to ita erection, And that the
Mayor and Council ought to meet as soon
as possible and make thn subscription—at
the sAine time submitting it for ratifica
tion to the poople.
4. That steps ought to be taken to in
vite subscriptions from Albuny uud nil in
termediate poiuts.
5. That early action iu the promises is
of the first importance.
Hbnby L. Bf.nnind,
A. M. Allf.n,
N. J. Bussey,
H. H. Epeino,
J. M. Smith.
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over afire in a large kettle, till the curd
separates from the whey : then dip out
into a colander or other suitable vessel,
fo that the whey can be pressed out of the
curds as dry as possible : after all the curds
are pressed out, crumple tip with the
hands as fine as can be done, then pre^s
down in an earthen vessel, and let it
stand a few days till it becomes thor
oughly Leated. Don't omit to stir it
throughout everyday, afterward pressing
it down, so that every portion of it muy
peoouie heated alike : now take it out and
salt it to suit the taste—if one wishes to,
she can add a small quantity of butter, it
makes it richer; but it is uot positively
necessary, os it is very good without it;
then take a deep basin or basins, (accord-
Thk Alabama and Chattanooga Rail-
noAi>.—We learn on what we deem good
siouor, and tin
edgeville, will mid
dry Co
About this time dinner was announced, i authority that the injunction tAkeu out i
and we all repaired to a splendid diuner. j Meridian against the A. A C. U. R. hns
. With the Coiumbua crowd, 1 waspleaaed , been dissolved by the United States Dia-
I»kak » ur rsetory took tiro this Bout well induced him to force l'lcas- i to meet Mr. DeVotie, of the Sun. Why I triet Court, and the road with appurte-
Z,ll7?n Z buiur,,? 1 ', ! »“ ,uu "O' »>** conneoliou there ,s . i did not Mr. Jackson come up? The Co-
erything in the building, store room I lumbus party leaves for Carrolton this
j - «• * • • — ■ good deal of talk over Boutwells sup- * J
posed aspirations for tho rrcnidetu\v, but
University oe Georgia—"Honor to
fc/iom Jionor in due."—Among the young
men who received tho high honor of
Proficiency in French at the State Univer
sity, a mistake was made in circulating
the Exercises of the day, by itriting the
name of J. 8. Howell, Hurtville, Ala.,
instead of J. 8. Powoll, of that place.
aud everything. Total loss. No insur
ance. The fire was caused by a match iu
the cotton.
Iu greut haato, I am truly yours,
H. w. R. Price.
The Raleigh Sentinel of Monday con
cedes the utrong probability of tho defeat
ot the propoaition to oall a State Conven
tion in North Carolina. Other reports
leave little, if any, doabt of the def«at of
the Convention.
lumbus party
evening. I will go with them, and write
from there. There is to be a large
it may bo safely stated that ail the mem- i camp meeting at Carrolton, and I will go
here of the Cabinet will uso their patron- I there to meet the brethren of our church.
ago to protnoto Grant's reuouiinatiou. It
is the general impression in Washington
that this quarrel will be ventilated in the
Senate next winter, bat it is not probable
the Senate will have independence
enough to make an issue with Grant
about his action.
' and if 1 con find time will write you from
! there.
The cropa in this section of country
Are looking well. We have had glorious
rains receutly, which have benefit ted the
crone considerably.
We are all in favor of tho railroad, and
I understand the oounty subscription
amounts to #25,000. A. 0.
nances has been turned over to Col. Gin-
drat, as receiver for the State of Alabama.
We are olao informed that the Alabama
Central has mode arrangements with Col.
seutati
the Convention to
on the question whether the Agri-
i shall be established ut
Athens. Lively debate is
cultural Colic
Milledgeville *.
expected.
Tho velocity **f electric waves through
the All intic cables has been ascertained
by Professor Gould to be from 7,000 to
*000 miles per second. Telegraph wires
Gindrat to run through trains to Meridian J upon poles iu the air conduct the electric
in a day or two for passengers and freight. ‘ waves with a velocity more than double
It ia also intended to run over the main j this. It is a curious fact that the rapidity
line a daily train in a few days, either to ! of the transmission increases with the dis-
Tuscaloosa or Elyton, due notice of which j tance between the wires and the earth, or
will be given. Things appear to be get- j with the bight of the support. The Jour-
ting satisfactory in all ports, except in nal des Telegraphes says that wires placed
Georgia and Tennessee, anq it is confi- ' upon poles slightly elevated transmit sig-
dently anticipated that tki* part of the j nuD with a velocity of 12,000 miles a sec*
rood will be properly arranged in a few cond, and those at a considerable hight r
day*.— Montgomery Adttrtitr, UM. j giro a velocity of 10,00U ot 2H),00U nuTes. ||HH WltA Uw OutUfcOOCllW lifW, (0
j Thu. Uolutnbui, hy ibe tiavaonah _ ^
anil Memphis hue, i. one mite nearer lo : j n g quantity and the size you want
Ihunewitk than M 'ti’g ‘inery is, and . cheeeej grease tLem well, press theru
f Mill- | hy Ihj other two route, la about 64 milea CVPU f„;i 0 f cheese und set them in a stove
| nr oven and hake till sliyhlly brown ou
| the top, and your cheese is done. This
inode uf making it is equally as good as
Lnglish cheese, and tit to set before a
| king. — Cor. ISural ^Vie Yorker.
Harper's Weekly, one of the most ultra
of lladical sheets^acknow ledge, that (jeu.
Grant is not as popular as formerly, and
gives as reasons therefor:
“The quality of the President's friend
ships ; the intimate influences which sur
round him ; the alienation of some men
of high culture and high character front
his counsels; the appointment of certain
unworthy officers ; his passion for San
Domingo; what is called his nepotism;
his ignorsnoe; and his indifference to real
reform, progress, and political purittca.
tton."
nearer.
Ii m-t.l be hi roe in mind, also, that
tbu savannah end Memphis terminates
or the Tennessee rivor, below Muscle
Shoals, and that Decatur ii above Mus
cle Shoals. Thus that road must have,
without competition from the other
two, the caniege of all the freight that
may ci me up the Tcnuessce river from
the Ohio river, the Mississippi river and
all their tributerie., whilst it muatcom
pete vigorously with the South and
North Alabama for much cf the trade
that may come to Decatur by the rail-
roada from Naehvilla and other roada
North and Weat.
Aa to the Gulf— Coiumbua, with tbia
road to Albany .and a ehort link sup
plied between Tbomaaville and Telia-