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Tito Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H. MARTIN Em:
COLUMUU8:
TUESDAY OCTOBER .11, If
—Term* of N«l»wri|»fl«a—
One Year in luhmire - • -
~flrxlro lajkvelalloa.
Accounts 1»y moil and telegraph, pub-
linhod clscwbero in Ibis paper, leave but
.little room (o doubt that another revolu
tion. on an extended ncale, ia in full blunt
in Mexico. Following so noon after the
threat commotion and political changoH iu
that country during and following tbe
aliort reign of Maximilian, thia internal
wr.: nfford* another proof that peace and
eHtabliabed order ia not the condition to
l>e expected of Mexico aa at present or
ganized and peopled. Revolution* and
rebellion* have marked it* history ever
since the catnbliNhnient of ita independ
ence of Spain, and will donbtleea continue
to retard it* progrena and development aa
long n* it remaina *(]>aratoly independent
It is, wo believe, oa*i)y within tbe power
of (lie United State* to secure tbe annex
ation of Mexico to tbia country, by en
couraging a political aentiment having
that object in view, and by manifeating
its sympathy and good will for tbe party
in Mexico fnvorihg the movement Tbe
chronic disorder* of Mexico would warrant
the atop, iu tho interest of peace and
humanity, and the commerce of the Union
would be voatly benefitted by a reign of
peace and pronperity, instead of war aud
plunder, in Mexico. It would bo an ac
quisition, iu companion with whioh tboae
of Alaska and Man Domingo nink into
inugmiicaneo. We believe, too, that it
would linve a tendency to repreaa tho
spirit of domineering over tbe Month that
has now taken possession of the Northern
mind, and to liberalixe tbe action of tbe
Federal (iovernment by extending the
section*, peoples and intereetn participa
ting In it.
There i* an advertising paper printed
and circulated gratuitously in Atlanta,
nnd it boasts, as “an excellent indication
of how we are liked," that within half an
hour after copies of its isnuo arc thrown
down ou tho RidowAlk*, every ono of them
is picked opi
If our jirieele** Atlanta cotcinporary is
really seeking to find out the measure of
its popularity by such "indications," sup-
pose it tries tin* experiment of dropping
its hUtnk newspaper sheets ou the nide-
uulks. We would bet a pint of goobers
that tho white shoot* would all be taken
up in less than half au hour. Let the pa
pers, happy in tho knowledge that people
will take them as a gift, remember tho
adage
“Tin* "»>th »r h mins
1- «Imi II will bring,"
and tost their popularity iu that way.
A correspondent of tho New York St in,
wriliug from Yorkvillo, 8. C,, statos that
the Radicals entertain apprehensions that
tho Uuitod Htatos Marshal will not con
nive at the paokiug of juries for the trial
of alleged Ku-klux, aud that therefore
they are clamoring for hi* rotuovnl.
Judge Rond will preside at the trial*, (if
held iu United States courts) as ho did in
North Carolina; but he may nood at Co
lumbia tho samo kind of martial aud
•marshal aid that he reooivod at Raleigh.
’i'lie Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore (latetie writes (Oct. 22d) t
“The proposition of certaiu Southern
Conservatives, that the Boutli take no
part iu tho next Democratic National
(Jonvolition for the nomination of a can
didate for President, does not moot with
general favor, if we may judge from the
t ‘xproosion that hae reached thia city thus
far, through letters from tho Democratic
lenders. General Frank Blair's views on
that point, embraced in his apeeoh in
Ahibuuia last w eek, seem to embody the
gcuciul sentiment of the Democrat
North aud Houth, as far as heard from."
Tho Sumter Republican nominates an
Unitod States Senator, to sneoeod Dr.
Miller, Hon. Johu T. Clarke, of Randolph
county, of whom it says that ho ‘ r wna
removed by (ton. Fope in 18(18 at the
poiut of the bayonet from tho Judgeship
of the Fat aula Circuit because he dared
condemn nnd judicially denounoe the
nefarious and tyrrnnous legislation of
Congress known ns the Reconstruction
Act*. Tho ftejHiblicau asya that Judge
4’huko “labors uuder no disability."
t'flttaa KrrrJptN.
The week jnnt closed was another one
of oontinuod heavy roeeipta in cotton.—
Tho net reoa^pte at nil the ports of tbe
United 8tales are reported at 82,6.‘W bales
against 82,428 bales for tho correspond
ing week of last yuar— showing an actual
increase of l Hi bales this year. Tho in
crease whs mainly at the Virginia porta
(7,.KM)), Texas (4,200,, and Mobile (1500).
Thors was a falling off of about 7,4<)U
bales at New Orleans, and 6,5Of) at 8a-
annah. At other ports the roeeipta did
not vary much from those of last year.
Commenting on tho hoavy receipts of
tbe lost two weeks, tbe Montgomery Ad
vertiser judiciously remarks: “Cotton
buyers always watch these receipts very
closely, because they are thereby enabled
to calculate, with groat certainty, tho cx-
teut of tho incoming crop. And when
the receipts tell one tale and tbe newspa
pers another---when the receipts fore
shadow a heavy crop and tbe newspaper*
foretell a light one—they never fail to
believe the testimony of tbe receipt* in
preference to that of the papers. The
season opened thia year with no evidence
before the buyer but that furuiahed by
the newspapers and the Agricultural Un
rest]. The result was that at the outset
cotton ruled six cents better tbau it did
at the corresponding date last year. Rut
by throwing tbe ithole of tbe product* of
their fields into the market* the planters
have dmcredited the evidence of both tho
press and tbe bureau nnd brokou down
the market. That is the whole truth in a
nutshell. For our part we have no fuitli
in the foreshadowing* given forth by the
receipts. We believe them to be unpar
alleled in proportion to the actual pro
duct* of the fields, and have no doubt
that timo will ultimately show that our
belief in well founded. Rut it will take
time, and plenty of it, to do it. The
blow received by tho cotton market
through last week's receipts will he fi ll
in its effects for weeks, and possibly
mouth*, to come."
lion. Ileajnmin II. Illll.
We pnbli*h a communication from n
warm friend of Mr. Hit), defending him
from harsh strictures and misrepresent
ation* of hi* late address before the
Alumni of tho University. Not having
had timo as yet to read that address iu
full (or rut her having too long put it off
for “a mors convenient season,") we can
not express an opinion as to the correct
ness of all ita propositions or reasoning.
Rut we agree writh our correspondent in
deprecating the violenco and apparent , ful balloon
vindictiveness with which Mr. llill ha*
boon assailed. Our readers are aware that I
wo have expressed some surprise at some
of his Into letters or verbal romaiks, but j
we nevor doubted his honesty
OKOKOIA STATE FAIR.
Hiroad and Third Raj*.
Wo aro compelled to select and con
dense Hoot the Macon paper* notices of
interesting articles on exhibition. Tho
weather was fine and the attendance large
on both Tuesday and Wednesday. It was
estimated that seven thousand persons
were on the grounds on 'Tuesday, und teu
thousand on Wotlnuoduy.
The display of machinery is very Urge
aud varied, und tho competition among
the htoam engines, from the foundries of
aeveral other States as welt os those of
Georgia, is spirited ami attractive.
'Tho ladies have “Memorial Tables,"
on which they exhibit aud offer for Hale
many exquisite fabrics, mostly of their
owu handi-work, the proceeds of which
are to lie applied to the erection of the
proposed monument to the Oonfederato
dead of Georgia.
Tho exhibition of improved agricultural
implements is no large is to encourage
the hope that this Fair will lie instru
mental in expediting the use iu Georgia
of many great labor-saving machines aud
appliances.
T. G. Holt, D. T. Driggers and Mrs.
E. (J. Grier of Ribb, and il. II. Hwatts of
RarnoHville, are mentioned as competitors
for the cotton premium*.
Of agricultural products tho display
seems to be fine and gratifying. Mr.
Ragsdsle of DcKalb baa corn shelling out
a bushel to 60 cars. Mr. Leake of Griffin
has samples of sweet potatoes of which
he raised •!.'»<* bushels on an aero. Mr.
Lumsden of Ril>b exhibits Hpecimons of
seven grasses—ono of them the new
clover, or Uspediza striald, of which he
cut 8,818 pounds from acres, and
claims that it is “as good forage as ever
was." Mr. George 0. Iteall of Ribb con
tributes forty varieties of vegetables,
chief ..niong w hich are tine hard-head cab
bages, of which he ruined two crops in
one year, milking 4IKM) plants to the acre,
und selling his crop at 20 cents per head!
The Muscogee Manufacturing Compa
ny of Columbus show beautiful jeans,
shirting*, sheetings, cotton cordage and
film bleached cotton shirtings. It is a
very creditable display.
The di*pluy of jewelry, plate, »Vo., is
very brilliant und attractive, the chief ex
hibitors being Messrs, Khurpo A Floyd of
Atlanta, who Imvo #80,000 in vuluc ou
tlieir stand*.
The exercises of Wednesday afternoon
were enlivened by u walk of live miles iu
5s minutes by Weston, and by a siiccosh-
nsion by a lady aeronaut.
Rest double hair mat tress—To II. Hpin-
ner, Macon, Ge.
Rest coil cat ropo—-To Muscogee Man.
ufactnring Company, Columbus, Ga.
Rest btl* yarns—To 11. J. Hsrgent, N#w-
nau, Ga.
Rest piooe oassimere and case of Wool
en goods—To Couoord Manufacturing
Company, Cobb county, Ga. Tbe case
of woolen good* empraces best full cassi-
iijorcs, best satinet and best plain flannel.
Medal or honorable mention recom
mended to tbe same company for case of
jeans.
Rest case bleached cotton good#, to
Muscogee Maucfuuluring Company, Col
umbus, Ga.
Rest suit of Geoigia clothing, to J. B.
Daniel, Concord Manufacturing Company.
Cobb county, Ga.
The Fair was to have closed yesterday,
but an announcement of ita continuance
for live days longer is made in tbe Macon
papers. ^ ^
TIIK KITAATIOK.
Editor Enquirer:—The human heart is
so deceitful and so desperately wicked,
that it is continually suggesting to the
miud to labor to find fanlt with thia or
that said or done, and to point out as er
ror that which its own vile eye looks upon
as wrong.
I have just finished roadiog the address
of the Hon. It. JI. Hill, delivered before
the Aluinni Kocioty of the University of
Georgia, and 1 see nothing but truth iu it
from tbo first to the last page,
nothing iu it to have called forth those
caustic and alandorous notice* msdoupon
it by designing and power-Heokiug politi
cal repitiles. Whouuvor you meet a
U. 1. Klwball aa<I tbe ArnaHwUk aad Albas;
Kalin**.
Tbe Era, yesterday, morning, contained
an official proclamation from His Excel
lency, announcing that he had taken pos
session of the Rrunswick and Albany
Railroad, and placed it iu eharge of Col.
John Screven, President of the Atlantic
aud Gulf Railroad. He uutifiea and warns
all persons that the bonds of the suid
road, endorsed by the Statu, aud bonds of
the atate exchanged for the second mort
gage bonds of aaid company, will not be
recognized as carrying with them any ob
ligation upon the fttuto lor redemption
uutii all valid claims for amouuis due to
laborer* and contractors shall have been
paid, and the parties holding the bonds
prove that the proceeds thereof wero le
gitimately applied to tho construction of
said road, evidenco of which muy be tiled
with Clifford Anderson, of Mucon; Ar
thur Hood, of Randolph; Hines A Hobbs,
of Dougherty, aud it. 11. Hrowu, ot Ful
ton, attorneys for the road.
This action is based upon tbo report of
the Chief Engineer of the road to the
Governor, that parties having claims
against the company aro seizing, und
causiog to he seized, the rolling stock And
other property of that couijmuy, and that
he is unable to secure any action on the
part of tho Feesideut and Directors to
wards the payment of said claims. The
Governor states that since the report wo*
made, the Executive Department has been
uuable to obtain satisfactory information
or assurance of (he ubiiity of said com
pany to pay its just debts due to laborers
Hon. Janie* H. Smith.
J'rom (ho Angiuta Cliruiikle m»<J SrottaeL]
The following letter, addressed to a
gentleman in a tmigboriug’ couuty, hae
been sent to us with a request for publi
cation :
Columbus, Oct1871.
Mr De.u: bin—Your letter, saying ihat
the Hon. Jus. Kunth, member elect to thA
Legislature from this county, ia spoken of
iu connection with the Speakership of the
next House of Representative*, and ask
ing what manner of man he is, has been
received, and I avail myself of the first
opportunity to send you a burned reply.
It may be well to premise that Mr. Hruith
is my friend and partner—a relation
which, while not permitted to influence
my peu, at the same time furnishes the
best opportunity to judge of Lis character
and qualifications.
Well, then, ho was born in Twiggs
comity, of honorable but poor parents,
and wu* brought tip and educated »u Mon
roe county. He is literally a sell-msde
man. When a boy be read everything
he could lay his hands npou. Koinetime*
he carried Li* books to his father's black
smith shop and studied by the light of tho
forgo, while he worked tho bellows, or
re*d at night by pine-knot fires. He pre
pared himself lor the profession of tho
law. was admitted to the bar, and subse
quently removed to Upson county, where
he soon rose to distinction in the Flint
und adjoining Circuits. He did not con
fine himself exclusively to the law, how
ever, but extended hi* studns to histoiy.
literature and the mure useful sciences,
od in construction of said road, and to
pay the iutoreut due on ita bonds.
Gov. Bullock and Judge R. H. Drown
loft on Mouday evening lor New York,
and are uunouuccd to return ou next
Tuesday.
We learn, upon enquiry, that, owing to
losses sustained by the Chicago fire,
■ . ... ' i rumors of repudiation of the Utate bonds,
ou tho Htrcet or in hio ofltce, or m your , U(1 taUi.ro to negotiate the
office, und he says *uch none ha* no prin- j Htato bonds, Mr. H. 1. Kimball lias uot
ciple of honor in him and will deceive, j been able to uinot the indebtedness of
murk well! He who ia slandering anoth
er is but faithfully exposing his owu char-
and contractor*, and for material furotab- now .me
Rrunswick A Albany Railroad. Vari'
portion have seized tho property of the
road to satisfy their claims. Iron intend-
actor. A man is very apt to charge other* j od for this road, bought with State bonds,
with the vory wrongs and vices be is guilty h*ve been seized by the original owners
of biiiwelf—whether they ho ,.rirate or I ,,f *** ">« l 'be ''"“'I-
public. I defiantly challenge any man to Tho matters couceruing this road seem
upset either one of the propositionn laid j to be in a muddle. Gov. Bullock* osteu-
down by birn iu his address. The truth «»ble reason for seizing the road is to pro-
of hia facta oven ehullengee tho maluvo- ! *''* uf ">« »•«*«• ", '»
, I that the claims of contractors and labor-
agaiuHl tho road will not exceed
informed that tho road is com
pleted aud fully equipped and running to
. , | Albany, and that the grading and bridging
K°K»° can move it from Ha atcadfeatnoBa | >ut wccn Albany and Unlfabnrt in ala.
lonco of his enemies. 'Tho genius of tho
addross is built aud baaed upon the rock . $75,000.
of truth, and neither the tempest of tricka-
tors or the storms of the political dome-
and immovability, for it abounds in fearless plotod, and several miles of .
i laid.
candor and lofty patriotism. He ha* i
It is hoped that the affairs of this rond
.... .. i .i .... . (.a .I . iiii i i will be set right and the work completed.
O yot don. .might that amici the drapery Wi|U ju w , h 7 er „ WDKlioM ljn0
of honor; disgrace is a stranger to the in- R team ships at Rrunswick, it w ill bo a
integrity. W/ij/ ho has been so fiercely
assailed uiq} criticized lias boon more of a
Here of Ihr Mule Fair.
The exhibition of burses w
creditable; of cattle the show was not
good. There were a number of fine Imgs
political I on exhibition, among them a Berkshire
Htiucts of the man. If it was an error iu
Mr. Hill to wage the acquisition of knowl
edge us tho moans to develop the to-
sources of Georgia, thou ignorance is to
\ lie preferred fur that purpose. If it wna
juito error in him to say education was neces
sary t
und freedom, then iguorauce is to be pro
thoroughfare, and nid iu building up
another scapoit in the State.—Atla>
Constitution, 'loth.
Proxrins of tlir
thr I'rople of South
... . ir ..... , .1 Columbia, b. (J., Oct. 22.
Hoouro life, property, character m * ... ’
. .. v 1 * | 1 here bus been nothing definite
1871.
of the ablest, most honoulile
aud liberal-minded lawyers and statesmen
in tho State. His party was in the minor
ity in tho county and Congressional Dis
trict in which fie forinely resided, and
hei < e, though frequently called upon to
lead a forlorn hope ho was never elected
to and never filled any office. He was
subsequently sent to the Confederate
Congress, where ho served one or two
session*. Under tho lute act of Congress,
therefore, he is not incapacitated, as I un
der-fund it, to hold uuy otfice, State or
Federal, to which the people may see tit
to cull him.
From Upson Mr. Smith came toColum
bus to reside after tho war. He at one*
took rank w ith the ablest members of his
profession ou either side of tho Cbattu-
uoochee, and is univer*ally esteemed by
our people for hi* modesty, integrity
ability. He was prc*se«j into service at
the last election very much against his
will, nnd chosen a member of the
House of Representatives by ii very large
majority, lie is now in the prime of lite,
pbisicidly und intellectually; possesses a
commanding person ; i* modest und re
tiring in hi* disposition ; does not desire
office : i* u lifu-long Democrat, conserva
tive in his sentiments, and free from the
vagaries and isms of the day ; has abroad,
well balanced mind, nnd a heart that beats
responsive to the honor and welfare of
, the people, from whose vigorous loins fc«
sprung. Indeed, 1 regard him rh one ot
! tho coming men of the H.outb, and believe
I lie would make a worthy successor to the
' illustrious Jenkins, who so long und so
sati**fm torily tilled the Speaker's chair hi
i tho llouheof Representatives.
Very truly yours, F. W. A.
Judge Lewis, of Russell county, who
was iu attendance at. Court in session
here, died very suddenly in our city on
last Tuesday evening from au attack of
apoplexy. . Tbe deesssed was for many
years Judge of the Probate Court of hia
county, aud also represented it in the
State Senate for several terms duriug the
war. He was a very popular man, sod
jKjssesAed the confidence of oil who knew
hiui. A mooting of the Rar was held at
the court-room yesterday morning to pay
a tribute of respect to hi* memory.
Judge G. D. Hooper was called to tbe
chair, and C*pt. 8. Tooiner requested to
act as Secretary.
Judge Waddell announced the purpose
of the meeting with the follow mg re
mark* :
Mr. Chairman:—I am requested to
present to tlua meeting the resolutions
hioh I hold iu my Land expression of re
gret and condolence at the event, as sud
den as it is *ad, which ha* convened os.
I hardly dare trust myself, sir, to speak,
at <hi* moment, of our departed brother
and friend. Rut yesterday we came to
gether from the village in which we both
resided to this city, aud iu the familiar in
tercourse, a friendship which had existed
for long year*, he btui planned with more
than hi.v uccustomed zest some relaxation
from th<* labor* of the profession in which
wo were both engugod. Upon my return
from a neighboring town this morning,
the sturtling intelligence met me that he,
thus lull a few hours before iu the lull
pride of manhood, hud gone out into thut
dark and shudowy land where human vis
ion cannot penetrate, and upon whooe
confines all human hope aud ambition
cease. For thirteen years 1 had known
John A. Lewis intimately and well.—
Faithful and unswerving in all the rela
tions of busbaud, father, son, brother and
friend—iu tbe I rooder sphere of his char
acter as a public man—no stain is left
upon his escutcheon. That he hail his
frailties, one common humanity will at-
tr st, hut over hi* grave 1 can mingle, with
friendship's tear, the sincere regret that
so much genuine virture is buried here.
But tir, it is not for him that l mourn
most, it is for thut home where, this .. ..Men
blow must fall heaviest. May that in
scrutable power which has thus shorn the
Laiub, temper too the wind", nud bind up
a wound winch t\o human power can Lout.
I will read the resolutions:
Whereas, It ha* pleased Almighty God,
with whom are the issu-s of life and
death, to remove suddenly from our midst
our worthy, learned and esteemed friend
it brother John A. Lewis; therefore,
Uesolved, That this meeting profound
ly deplore the *nddon death of the Hon.
John A. Lewi*; und
2d. Resolved, That the members of the
Bar bear tribute to the social nnd domes
tic virtues, as well as to tho eminent pro
fessional abilities of our deceased broth-
A Strang* Mery.
To the editor of the North Carolinian :
The following statement was given ms
while on my trip to this place by the gen
tleman who signs his name; it is a strange
atory indeed; bnt the gentleman who
told me of it, and wrote out the account,
seemed intelligent and truthful, and also
appeared firmly and aoleinuly impressed
with the truth of the incident*. I offer
it to you, and trust yon will publish it as
a. matter of courtesy. I know uot how to
believe it, but tbe man w ho told tbe story
seemed so earnest and npright about the
matter, that I felt constrained to receive
his testimony and present it to yon for
publication. Reaped fully,
Wm. IL Lvok.
About three years since, a man appear
ed to me, (John Scott, of Hertford coun
ty, N. 0.,) by the tiHme of Nathan Reale,
who was certainly killed at the seven days'
fight around Richmond ! I saw him about
three days after he was killed; saw him
buried, and saw the wound, which was by
a musket ball, in the left side, the ball
passing through! This I swear as an ab
solute fact. And now I tell what has
since appeared to me and several others,
and to which I will also take oath. About
three years since at Franklin Depot, on
tbe Seaboard Hoad, L John Scott, and
W. E. Rauls, 8. E. Reale, cousin to do-
ceased, and A. M. Gardiner, of South
ampton county, Vo., did then and there
see und I spoke to the same Nathau Reale.
And when we came to him I said, “Is not
this Nathan Boalo?" aud he replied, “/£
l>." I said, “where have yon been ?*’ He
answered, “I am dead," aud then I re
plied, “where are you going e” He aaid,
“That is for me to know.' These wero
the words spoken. He walked off. I
have not seen him since. This can bo
sworn to by all the above men.
Now I leave to the world^and spiritual
ists to answer what was, what is,und what
does it moan ? Strange ns this ■ ory may
appear to those who may read, yet I am
wilting, and so are tho others, to take
oath to tba above fact-, Ltfo.o any honor
able magistrate. I hereby sigu my name,
anti rv-knowledgu myself a* a truthful,
believing and sincere man, with no dispo
sition to deceive or impose upon a read
ing pel lie. The deceased and myself
were boys together ; aud I now conclude
by solemuly swearing to tho above facts.
J. L. Hcott,
Murfreesboro’, Hertford Co., N. C.
here as to tho lepnrtod conflict beta
ived
boar from Tennessee, weighing uearly
gill. Ini ml red pound*. The poultry show
wnntlor to ua j ami BoinotiiueB tbo appro- j Wlut | arK „, vurioim ami iul«r«Hlm K
honsion could not bo kept down thut it ■ Wo oupy from tbo ropon of tbo 'L'tlr.
■mud bo in grout purl hooaiura of bin uulc- J p,„f Friday morning, it* note con.
wur politico. 7 Aot ia a prejudice thut I coruinpf ibc cotton giuu und cotton weed
ought by nil niennu to be eonqnorod by lmU( , ra „„ K ,hil.ltioii,
the people of the South. Ita indulgence
now can ouly lead to disastrous divisions
aud suicidal follies. Let Mr. llill, and
overy other man in the Houth who pro-
feMKOH fidelity to her iu Huh day of her
weakuush aud oppression, be judged fuirly
aud even charitably by hi* couduct since
the war, and not by old party ant agon i*nm
that ought to ho buried deep aud forever.
Talk at tVsHhlsatoii.
Wo do uot yet know whether the follow
ing paragraph of political speculation m
from a Radical or Democratic source.-
We find it in our Wcstoru exchange* a*
“an announcement from Washington of
tho lfitli iuat.” It is purhiqm an attempt
to influence or niauufaoturo public senti
ment to aUHtain its representations :
In conver*ution to-day (ion. Duller ex
pressed the bpinion that iu view of the
result of tho lute elections, he thought it
doubtful if tho Domocrats would nomi
nate a cuudiduto for the l'roscdeuoy.—
Thia is probublv something rnoro than
mure opinion. It hAppuns to exactly co
incide with what is known here regarding
a vory important movement among proud-
uout‘Democrats iu this vory direction.--
This movement has thus far chiefly devel
oped itself iu tho West, whore ex-Honator
Hendricks is said to bo promoting it.—
Tho coiuiug man pointed to is Honorable
David Davis, of the Hupreuie C ourt, who
is to come to the front under tho auspioes
of the disaff ected and so-cullcd Conserva
tive Republicans, aud to ho accepted by
the Democrat*. Tho currant of tliiH
movement is vory appreciable ami i* at
tracting much attoutiou uiuoug politi-
The old D.micl l'ratt, represented by
Johnson *V Dunlap, are unquestionably n
well ami good nuido gin, particularly ex
cel lent in its anti friction bearing*.
furred to intelligence to fxirpotuato and i the citizens and tho United Stain
protect the civil, social and political rights
of all. If it wu* error in him to suy slav
ery wan the cause of the thin population
of tho South and the undeveloped re
sources of Georgia, let any man that cun
assign another reason for the poverty of
tho Houth iu the iiiunhors of her popula
tion and the undeveloped resource* of
Georgia. If it wan orror in him to say ho
wn* glad Georgia was loosed from *lav-
Tln* hew York Klrctiaa.
One of the moat important and inter
e*ting elections to come off iu November
i* (lint of New* York, which oootira on tho
nd Tuesday of tho mouth. Rut tor looal
disturbances, there would be no reason
to doubt u complete Democratic victory
in tiie State. But the discovery of grcAt
frauds aud corruptiens by the Detnoomtic
official* of New York city has distracted
aud demoralized the party there. The
Tainumny organization—uuder whose
lead and activity such vast majorities
have of late year* been obtained for tbe
Democratic ticket in the city—ia now re
pudiated by the party in the State, and
it* great power in organization and in
hiui shilling voters on the day of election
will bo lacking. Outside of the city the
cm test in the State i* very close—tbe
Radicals generally having a majority. U
is therefore obvious that if the Demo
cratic majority in the city should be lack
ing iu thia election, the chances would bi
iu favor of a Radical triumph iu tho
Note. Rut it so happen* that tho Radi
cal* iu tbe city are also divided and dis
tracted, and do uot appear to be in a con
dition allowing them to take advantage of
the Democratic disorganisation. The
friends of Grant and Gonkling, and the
friend* of Greeley and Fenton, are nomi
nating separate and opposing tickets for
the Legi*lature and for county offices,
and no disposition to harmonise is mani-
frbtod. The contest for such offices iu
the city will bo a regular “scrub race,"
fioe for entries by all parties aud fac
tious, und tbe result is not to be fore
noon. Rut for their respective Ktato
tickets the two parlies have succeeded iu
xuaiutaiuiug better discipline, though
in draw pat ty Hues as cl
formerly. Wo anticipate, therefore, the
xdoctiqp of tbe Democratic State ticket,
nud indeed we would uot be surprised if
(be majority for it has to be counted by
tens of thousands. Rut we venture no
prediction as to tbe complexion of the
Legislature, nor do we # think that the Le
gislative electors can truly he rogardod os
jtny fair test of the relative strength of
the Democratic and Radical parties of the
fitate. +
'Tho Troy (Ala.) Mmengm Mf>orta the
jradden JmU>, od S»tUKl«jr •**■108 l»*t.
..f Mr. Simeon P. Wil«». tm eoUeetor
Of l’ikc county.. He died of • ooo«e«U«
chill, censed by oeer-heeiin* himeelf si
lhe let* Are ia Troy. He *ee»0aW*d-
erete soldier, and lost Ids ri^hl STM is
(/US of the battles ia ,
The statements of the Savannah pa-
liers, derived from accounts of persons
from Houth Carolina, aro somewhat con
flicting in ruferenco to the condition of
tho gentlemen wounded uud captured by
uogroimat Mr. DeMoutmallin * rice plan,
tat ion. The Stir a loarus that Mr Slyer i*
mortally, aud tho two others badly
wouudod. The Advertiser understands
that neither of tbo yottug gentlemen was
killed or ia likely to die; that though Mr.
Slyer is pretty badly wounded, the attend
ing pbvsiciuu pronounces bint in uo im
mediate danger. The accounts agree U at
the negroes had obtained some kind of
legal process, uuder which they acted.
Mention 1m* been made of the fact
that a law of Congress requires cotton
bale* to be luliniy covered, and that the
law would be enforced this year. A
Washington special of tho ItftU iuat. to
the Savannah.l</< < rtiser says; Tho Roard
of Hti|>erviaiug Inspectors of Steamboat*
now agree to allow* cotton to be carried
ou Meatuboata in merchantable condition,
governed by the huiuo rules as applied to
its transportation on rnilrtmds. when the
cottou, by accident or other unforeseen
causes, becomes exposed to view. Steam
boat owners cannot, uuder tho uow rules,
be held amenable to the law, nor can the
oottou be seised.
Tho Atlanta papers of Thursday report
Rents hinmolf in one of hia latest styV—.
wf Excelsior gin*, with a novel arrange- I
niont of the breiiHt rib*, which, in his
opinion, h ave* nothing more to be de- j
sired or utluiuud. It i* certainly a *plon-
did |-in.
Tlio American needle gin i* nl*o here,
nnd this gill pull* off' the cotton a* would
be dotio by the fingers. The seed are a*
clean a* Itomo left by the haw gin.
The Witmhip Gin, made in Atluntn,
looks a* a vory superior *aw gin.
'I ho Carver Gin nnd Lintor, from
Bridgewater, Mas*., represented by Mr.
Robert Schley, of Augusta, Georgia. Mr.
Bobloy claim* that this gin will doliver
from throe to nix poumiH more to every
100 pouuds of seed cottou than any other
gin in existence. The sued fall from this
gin dear of all lint, and many of them
eutirely hiiiooIIj. Mr. Schley represent*
the States of South Caroliua, (iuorgiu,
Alabama uud Florida.
No. 1, Elastic Roller Gin, patented by
E. Osborne, Jhmtou—an ingenious combi
nation of the McCarthy, Roller aud Tooth
Giu,whioh I think will ultuuutoly develop
into tho gin of the period. It does not
cut tbe Nlaplo at all.
No. 2, Elastic Roller Gin, for long sta
ple, with a somewhat different adjust
ment of the steel plates.
The Sawyer A Moore gin made iu Ma
con, w ith an adjustable expansion roller-
box iu order to adapt it to all conditions
of the fibre und staple. The giu is also
provided with oscillating or aulf-balancing
boxes which will never heat. The brush
is also provided with uiutalio wiugs w hich
by a current of air proveut tho hut from
settling about the gudgeon.
S. It. Hall's improved self-feeding giu,
manufactured by Hall, Wasbbnrim A, Uo.,
factory at Mystic, Connecticut — repre
sented by W. W. Darker, Macon. The
grand peculiarity of thi* is its self-feed
ing apparatus, it is provided with a hop
per at the top, into which the cottou is
tumbled by the basketful. At the bottom
of this hopper, a system of rollers dis
tributes the cotton with mathouiatieal ac
curacy better thau could possibly be
duuo by the baud, and saves the labor of
oue bund. In addition to this the cou-
trivauee operates to separate extraneous
substance*, so that even if matches get
into tlm hopper they do not reach the
saws. Those are all the gins.
Sawyer A Moore enter also a mechani-
cnl Urn Saw Filer—a simple contrivance,
winch, by turning u crank, will sharpen a,
*aw per minute. This machine is self-
AdjUHting, aud by an iugouious device,
the movement of the files is Imlf rotary,
just as they would be iu the human baud,
l’ho completion of every circuit ia also
announced by the machine.
James W. Smith s Cotton Heed Htillor,
manufactured in Columbus, hulls aud
griud* the seed very expeditiously —turn
ing it iuto a uulrilious meal for stock.—
The yield of meal to seed is about forty
j>cr cent. The cost of the muchiue is
#12...
Shaw * Cotton Heed Hidler, made by
the Diamond Mill Company, Cincinnati,
rtqm'seutcd by 11. B. Scott. This mill
hulls the seed so an to leave the kernel
perfect und adapted either to stock meal
or for oil, or crush and grind it nt the
*Auie operation. A nice machine—price,
#125.
J. Ennis, of Columbus, Ga., ahoA's a
Urge stock of carriage material, etc..
that Gov. Bullock lias commuted the death i made of Southern timber aud by South
sonUnce of 0. C. Reese to imprisonmeut
for life. Reese had boon sentenced to
death for the murder of a man uamed Ed
wards iu Craw fordville, sometime lost
year, and was to have been hung yester
day. Wo do not know* what (tuMUling
s were presented t
mutation, but Reese's friends were very
active iu his behalf.
Two Liberty county countrymen,
named Raggs, caiuo very near being
drowned in the Ogeechev, near Savuuuali,
a few days ago, because of Lhmr refusal to
take the counsel of a ferryman, who told
them that his flat would sink and refused
to ferry them a croon. They tried to ferry
themselvea over, but found the fiet sink
ing, end with difficulty saved their owrn
lives, losing their wagon and two rnulea.
The Advertiser thinks that “they will
never again trust themselvea at sea in a
leaky vessel."
Mr. Jam— Hill informs the Albany
Atari that on Tueeday of last week be
hilled a wild eat near that eity which
weighed forty-two pounds.
O. \V. Massay, of Bibb county, repro- cry, be only committed the same error
U * Ll " ' that is daily being made by thoHO who
! were largo sluve owners, for I often hear
| them Hay they arc gliul the negroes are
free; but what is u virtue in them, is in
j the eyes of some a fatal error iu Mr. llill.
Those who find fault with Mr. llill for
saying lie was glad the South won loosed
from slavery must he sorry that the South
i* loosed from hlavory, for sorrow is the
converse of glad. If a man is uot glad at
the occurrence of public acIn, he iuiinI lie
mirry thoso public acts took placo. In
the convention of Virginia in 1852, a reso
lution proposing to aboliNli slavery iu that
State was introduced, mid wu:t only lost
by one vote. The debates of that con
vention on that rcHolutinn show tho iiiuiu
reason* given for voting for that resolu
tion was, that slavery was the cause of
Virginia's thin population and tho destruc
tion of her rich nud varied lands. So
VirgitiiAtin in thut convention committed
a grand error to try ami looso Virginia
from slavery. If the proas and those
gentlemen who condemn Mr. llill for say
ing ho was glud Georgia was loose from
slavery will liuvo the maidines* to print in
their papers uud Npoak out that they are
sorry that slavery i* abolished or that tho
negroes aro freo, 1 will laud their courage
and have some respect for their houor
aud caudur.
To condemn a proposition made, is to
endorse the converse of tho proposition
made ; to coudeiun a cuuso stated, as pro
ducing an off eel, is to take the opposite of
the causo stated and deny tho effeot pro
duced. Tho dimato was uot tho causo of
tho thinly populated South, tho povorty
of her lauds could not bo tho cause,uo want
of diversified resource.* could bo tho
cuuho. If none of thoso wero tho cause,
what causo made the Houth so few iu
tho numbers of her population ? Will
those iusoused nud condemning spiritts,
who ai*o not bravo enough to put in their
paper* <»r speak out that thoy are Horry
the negroes are free, untue tho cause?—
The wreath of defamation wrought by Mr.
Hill's enemies for his brow will uot be
the garland to adorn his grave. The sun
light of his wisdom and patriotism will
grow the flowers that shall weave a gar
land for hi* tomb. Hall.
The Now York Herald's lato dispatches
from Mctumoro*, Mexico, mention au act
by Trevino, Governor of the State of New
]*oou, in rebellion against Juarez, whioh
may loave a little accouut to bo settled
between tho United States aud the revo
lutionist*. should the latter bo successful.
Trevino bo* pronounced in favor of Dias.
Ho imposed a “forced loan" of $50,000
on tbe city of Montorcy, including an
assessment of $1500 ou the American
Consul. Tho Consul refused to pay,
hoisted his flag, and protested, but Revoral
Aiuoricuu citizcus refused to join in the
protest. Troviuo gave him teu days in
which to decide whether he would go to
jail or pay up. And ho paid up.
Cau't tho Ku-Ivlux law be oxtouded over
Mexico? Aud couldn't J edge Bond and
tho Marshals, aud the Congressional Gout*
rnittee, find Ku-Klux there ?
at Broad River. Fnrtio* claiming t
in official confidence iishurt that the citi
zens or Ku Klux met with n repulse,
though they were nriuod with Winchester
rifles. The military, however, deemed it
necessary to send for reinforcements,
which would warrant the belief that they
nici with a determined re*i*tauee on the
part of the alledged Ku Klux.
Account* continue to stato that the
reign of terror iiicreatm* in Spartanburg,
Union and York eountic*, ami that the
populace are thoroughly doiuoruli/ud.
Whole families aro tljingthe State, and
women nnd children aro *o far tho great
est sufferora by the proclamation of mar
tial law.
Arie*ts of citizrnR still continue, until
now nearly every prominent man in tho (‘gl
insurrectionary counties is imprisoned m
and guarded by the military. Ntuctcoti tfi
citizen* were brought here to-day and
lodged hi jail. United State* Marshal
•Iohiinoii *ay* that about sixty more will
lie brought down to-morro
a strong detachment of troops. Cavalry
i* chiefly used in uinkuig raid* and ar
rest s.
A private soldier ha* been imprisoned
nt Yorkvillo for advising citizen* to fly
and avoid arrest, imprisonment and tho
Alabama Feniteutiary.
Attorney General Akermnn visitod York-
ville about a week since nnd instructed
tho Marshal, In* dcputie* and the troops
a* to the course to lie pursued alter the , hu
proclamation of Martial law.
Gknkbal Job Joii.vston.- The South
ern Home, speaking of this distinguished
General, say*:
We have always boon diapoaed to place
General Johnatoii in the front rank of the
great commander* of history. Hi* great
intellect and personal courage won the
admiration of Ins soldier*, while hi*
warm, genial nature secured their love.—
The veteran* of Napoleon did uot idolize
their Emperor more than did our ragged
rebel* the lion-hearted Johnstou. No one
now doubts that his policy of disregarding
position* und never suffering an army to
Jiu cooped up would have saved the Con
federacy. The Franeo-Prussian war in bu
eloquent tribute of Joe Johnstou—Sedan
nnd Ktrusburg were but repetitions of tho
folly of Vicksburg, l’ort Hudson and
Richmond. 1 he Star of tho South set iu
and disaster when Johnstou was re-
l at Atlanta. Sherman exulted ut
the act, and cried out, like Napoleon at
Yosterlitz, “Now J have thorn!" The
bullied “bummer" knew that hi* timo bad
come, and dapping hand* he said, “I
bulge of have fought, hitherto, when Jobn*tou
pleased , now 1 11 muko Hood tight when
tie- r tm iii.i <
Dihaktuouh Effect or Mautiai. Law.
Tho Columbia Fhcruix, of Sunday, *uys :
“Our information from Spartanburg and
York is that a feeling of great insecurity
and excitement prevail* in thrme counties.
Many have left their homes to avoid mili
tary arreHt. Yesterday,at Yorkvillo, there
had been forty-four persons placed
The Washington Patriot, commenting
on Butler's recent anti-treaty speech iu
Philadelphia, say*:
The burtbuu of the speech i* that we
in been “outrageously humbugged,"
I before we point out how, we pause to
note a little mutter of curious war and
diplomatic history which crop* out of this
speech. It i* iu couhectiou w ith the poiut
made ns to the inexpediency of allowing
the Emperor of Brazil to nume au arbi
trator or umpire on a question of neutral
duty, ho having a grievance of his own
with
I dal—fo
Kv
embers the t
, ormant slates that five j tho Coufedeiutu crui*
hundred or six hundred person* had left She was captured in t
their farms—leaving their crop* exposed Bahia, brought a* u prri
ru labor and machinery. This stock in
cludes wheel*, liulis, spokes, felloes and
axe helves, us handsome and good aa cuu
he fouud anywhere. Keprcaeuied by Gar-
hurt A- Curd.
On Thursday premium a were aituoun- j
red iu the boys' and girls' department for i
cottou, for Southern manufactures, and
for bheep and cat tie. We copy the fol
lowing award*:
cottom.
Rost five bale* upland cotton, first pro-
mmu»--T. L«. liolt, Jr., Bibb county, Ga. .
Best one bale upland, first premium— I
T. O. Hull, Jr., Ribb couuty, Ga.
Rest one bale upland lone staple, first
premium, Mrs. E. G. Grier, Jones county,
Ga.
Honorable mention of ten ludcs upland
by D. T. Driggers, Ribb oouuty, Ga.
Ifonorablo mention of one hale upland
seed picked ont by hand—W. H. Caru-
thers, Taylor oouuty, Ga.
eouTKum man vracyubb* otukb than
DOMESTICS.
Best bale oanaburga—To Respeas, D wift
k Co., Flint River Factory, Upeom Coun
ty, Ga.
Uonorable mention made of a bale of
flat thread oanaburga—By same firm and
factory.
Best bale shirting—To Muscogee Man-
{ ufMuring Company, Vvliuuta*, tt*.
According to s recapitulation made by
the Era and Whiy of Friday evoniug,
ami unchi
port N
tops exp*
to depredation. At tin* period of I
yosr the injury resulting to the busin
interests of theso di*luihed couiniuntiu* ! Brazil
from the present state of affairs must ho j toration,
vory great.
Tho wholesale Airost of tho host citizens
of Rutherford couuty North Carolina, l>y
the Unitod State* Guvoruwcut official*,
ha* had n most disastrous effect ou that
couuty. A correspondent of a North Car
olina paper, from Rutherford county,say*:
“Everybody want* to Kell out aiul rnovo
aw»y no uew-comerN arc scull or heurd
of—buHiuoHs i* dull, with no sign of im
provement. Many oitizeus will loave tho
couuty this fall, aud many more, so soon
a* they can get awsy. The*o arrests have
almost ruiuod, and are about to depopu
late, ono of the very Quest counties iu the
State.''
Eorf.oioi'h Rlundkuno.— ’Washinytvii,
2Ud. - It appours that there was a good
deal of carelessness exhibited in drafting
the President's proclamation declaring
martial law iu South Carolina. Ono of
the counties intended to be included in
the so-called insurrectionary district was
omitted altogether, and oue‘ was included
—the countyof Mariou—of which the Had-
every souse—ol
Florida in lftfiL
ho neutral port of
this couutry,
1 safely und proudly off Ncw-
. in tho James River. Tho
iovoriiuient demanded her res
it was the day of di*astcr, when
Seward's blunter was a good deal
cha*tcued, aud, after tho usual amount of
pompous palaver, in which ho wuh such
au adopt, he yielded the poiut, and gavo
the solemn promise of the United Stutes
--the word of houor of the nation—to a
friendly power, thut the prize should bo
restored. Giving a promise, aud Looping
it, with some people, are very difforout
thing*. So was it here : for ou tho morn
ing of tbo 2sth of November, —in
broad daylight, with ample sea room—the
prize crew , and officers of tho Florida
being discreetly on shore, a chiiut;y army
transport ran into her nnd *auk her to the
bottom. The glory of this achievement
—identical with the elder Mr. Weller's
exploit with tho Eatansvillo electors—we
ulwoys supposed to he due to Admiral
Porter und tho navy. Not so, it seems,
for General Butler now tells us that tho
ignominy of keeping our word of houor
was averted iu consequence of “his being
iu couiuiuud id the Department of Vir
ginia and North Carolina"; or, iu other
words, that ho sank the Florida and
heated Brazil. We confess we do not
ical Senator frnw that quarter wrote tlwt' ,,e « rud « < ' thi “ pooilUr laurel, which, how-
he .loes not know of . more peaceable j ever, weave, ^itwlf^n.tarrily^.ffi otter
place. He auya it must have been a cleri
cal error to have included that county—
bogs that martial law bo withdrawn from j
The fact is, that Mariou county was! A New Mi:
leaves thut adorn the brow of Massachu
setts.
i Interest.—We had tho
represented here to be one of the worst i pleasure of a call lu*t week from the emi-
Ku-Klux counties in the State. The au- J *mut geologist. Dr. C. 1). Smith, ol N. 0.,
thorities do not know what to believe of j Col. C. W. Jetiks, of St. Louis, and Mr.
these contradictious furnished from offi- | Ward, of Detroit. Michigan. The latter
cial sources.—fytecial to the Cincinnati j geutlemeu are intelligent, euterprieiug
Enquirer.
Berth A Soalh Railroad Xrctiaf.
The citizeua of IjuGrange met yester
day At the Court Houso. On motion,
Judge B. C. Ferrell was called to the
chair and F. M. Longly requested to act
Western capitalists, who have recently
purchased a coruudum mine and have
commenced operations—fifty hands being
now euiployod iu developing thi* mineral.
These gent lemon aro connected with a
company which pos*c**ea almost unlimit
ed means, und will, we trust, do much in
thi Lriuping to light the hidden treasures of
notion relating to the North and South
Railroad.
Capt. W. D. Cbipley being called on,
said the company has six hundred hands
at work at Columbus; that thirteen and a
half mi lea were already graded, and that
the eutira twenty. miloN has forces ou it;
that he had reoently been at Rome, and
that tbe right of way on that end of the
liue had been granted and work would
be commenced there iu about two weeks :
that the engineer corps had been pushed
Opelika has bo far received ouly 17L1 ; forward aa rapidly a* the intcreHt of tho
bales of cotton. The Era saya truly, company demanded ; that their seeming
" *' J I--. IJ U* ft ft I *1.„ U .ft
"ikw i« rather a poor ahuwing for onr
city in the way of a cotton market." We
Ihiuk that it ia a better abowiug of an
other thing—that the people don't believe
the aaaertion that Opelika ia a anperior
market to Colmntiua for the aale of sot.
ton or the purchase of goods.
Onr notions of the Stale Fair are again
interrupted by tbs non-arrival of both the
hisoon papers of yesterday.
J. H. Barksdale, aa ex-polioeman of
Savannah, died suddenly in that eity oh
Ttyuodey erthing, of tout Amm*>
delay would be for the good of tho Road,
aa tnuoh money would thereby be saved
to the company ; that the corps of engin
eers will be in LaGrango to loeeto ten
miles from this point to-wards Hamilton
—tbe same having been let out on con
tract. The various explanations made by
Oapt CUptey seemed to give entire satis-
On motion, J. B. Broome, John E.
Toole, W. 0. Jarboe, Jease McLondon,
aad F. If. Longlcy were appointed a com
mute# to aoUeit subscriptions.
On morion of Jwdge Bighsm, the thanks
country" lying
Georgia us well as Carolina.
The discovery of corundum in Western
North Carolina in sufficient quautity to
justify milling enterprise has called into
that section the investment of ospital.—
It occurs iu connection with serpeutine
and chrysolite rocks, and has as it* imme
diate associate* a class of mmorals ve’-y
interesting to miuerulogibt.s. Dr. Smith,
who, for Nome time was connected with
the geological survey of North Garolioa,
ha* render* d. in this discovery, a valuable
sorvico to thu Slute, and added much in
terest to the scientific resources of the
South, llo has shown us a specimen of
orieutal ruby, which, if solid, would make
a vuluablo gem. He bos traced the lines
of out-crops iuto Georgia, and proved the
existence of this valuable mineral ia our
own State.—Athena Watchman.
;D. Resolved, That we most heartily
sympathize vtith the bereavod family of
our dt-coAHed brother, and tender them
the expression of our sincerest uud most
respectful condolence.
P.b. Resolved, That the members of
the Pnr we.u the usual budge of mourn
ing for trin ty days, nnd that the Bar in n
I tody attend the remain* of thu decessed
to the train, and that the Circuit Court
now in session be requested to spread tho
proceedings of this mooting ou its min
utes, aud mat the noa.-.papers of Leo aud
RiihNell couutie*, und ot tho cities of Cc-
Ilimbus und Montgomery, be requested to
publish the name.
5th. Uesolved, That copies of these
rcHoiutiotm bo tiuusimited to the family
of I ho ue edited.
Col. W. F. Chilton, of Montgomery,
AU., then addressed the meeting hubstuu-
tm.ly os follows .
Ut idle men of the liar ami Frit mis :
I ri*e, not to attempt n eulogy upon the
character of tho distinguished citizen who
has so suddenly fallen in your midst, but
us uu evidence ot tho great respect which
I cherished for him while living, and my
deep Morrow over ihe sad and uutimely
event of hi* dculb.
It wu* but yesterday that we bad th>
cordial gru«p of his hand within thi*
room, which utteuded the reuuion of hi*
friends of the Bur of East Alnbnmn. To
day he sleep* in deaih. llowl.ctle did
think then, with the glow of houlth on
cheek, uud in tho vigor of manhood, thut
to-duy he would be nnmtwrcd among the
dead. How fat wuh it fiom his own mind,
engugod in active busmens pursuit*, that
so so ou hi* matured pluns for usefulness
iu life, would rest witti hia lifeless form in
the grave. Truly aro we ugain reminded
that iu the midst of life we are iu death.
My early acquaintance w ith the deceased
juatifie* me in Hpoaktn^of tho many noble
qualities which combined to form his
character. If it was not perfeot, it ap
proximated perfection. PoHsosHed of u
strong will, it wsa tempered by amiability
aud true loveliness. Possessed of a com
prehensive intellect, capable of grasping
the most abstruse subjects, he hud with it
that geniality and child-like simplicity
which made him approachableutull time*,
(ieutleuess aud kiudueas wero tho lending
traits of hi* character, which rendered
lam beloved by all who kuuw hint. Of a
modest und retiring uuture, it was with
him positive merit ouly which led to his
advancement in life. Ho hud attained a
distinguished positiou in his profession,
especially among the Bar of East Alabama.
He hud filled, through a long number of
years, the office of Senator of Alabama
from the couuty of Burnell. Hia official
course reflected credit upon himself aud
houor upon the State.
These and other important trusts were
oommitted to hi* charge, aud when re
turned to the people, leit him with a rep
utation pure and unsullied. Hia mature
judgment and symmetrical character ren
dered him worthy of a higher position in
the State than any to which he wo* called.
Rut, though his name baa ofteu been con
nected prominently with the highest offi
cial stations with indications of general
support, yet ono rule und one alone ban
governed him. In his owu diniuterested-
ncs* he hus favored the preferment of hia
friends.
Hi* future wa* regarded as bright with
promise. It was still the ardent wish of
his uuuierous friends to see his merit duly
rewarded. Rut these glowing anticipa
tions now must sadly yield to tbe sum-
morn* of the “winged moKSGiiger of
death," by whioh he is called to the “real
ities of a new life."
In these degenerate times which have
befallen ua, how appalling is the calamity
upon tho ( otumnuiiy at large, when such
shining lights of counsel, one by one, are
p:i*biug away. To them we have often
turned to ilimniue our darkened pathway,
at periods of great danger to the Com
monwealth ; and extinguished so rapidly
they are, we go forward with caution,
if not tremblingly, to meet increased re-
iponsibilitie*, trusting to the guiding
hand of Him alone “who rewardeth the
just," aud can bring “Debt out of chaoe. "
The death of Judge John A. Lewie is
in every manner a serious loes. Pure and
upright in hia domestic and pnblic rela
tions of life, gifted with that spirit which
for ihe benefit of others would soatain
injury it&elf, he was qualified to occupy
and adorn the highest positions of honor
and trust in the country.
The community ia which he lived, and
the State at large, will mourn the loss
of fo pure a mao—so incorruptible a
patriot.
A Si sou I. a& Stouy in Connection
with niK LincocN Assassination.—A
singular story is told in connection with
the L mcohi iUMosaiiifttion, by Mr. William
Wither*, Sr., which ha* never been pub
lished. Mr. Wither* hud a sou named
William, who wa* tho leader of the or
chestra at Lina Edwin'* Theatre Io*t Win-
Botb father and son wero in Lord's
Theatre at the time wbuu Booth shot Lin-
The elder Wither* was one of tho
orchestra, and played the trombone. Tho
yonnger bad been seated iu the parquet,
but, just previous to the timo when tho
fatal shot wa* fired, he left hi* sent and
proceeded to the hack part of tho stage for
the purpose of NpcHkingto someone there
on a private matter.
The two Winter* were well acquainted
with Booth, and he with them, tiie elder
haviug played a game of billiard* with
Booth on the Saturday previou*, the for
mer losing the game, but Booth, who
would not permit him to pay for it, exhibi
ted a thick roll of bill* of lurge denomina
tion*, aud, in a boautiug way remarked
that he hud struck oil. Aftor Booth had
fired, aud he started to retreat through tho
a ing of the back entrance, hu wa* met in
the puMsage by young Withers, who did
not know what hod taken place. Withera
wa* about to speak to him, but Booth
made n lunge at him with a knife he hod
in hi* baud. Withera dodged the blow,
but it nevcrthele** struck him in tho
shoulder in an irregular direction, aud
glanced off, cutting through vent, coat and
bhirt, and producing a slight wound of the
William Withera. Jr., stated thc*o
How w Tm.;—We underfeed th»t
cotton is now being .hipped from thie
city to Mobile by tbe Montgomery * Eu-
faoty Keilroed—thet it only costa two
doltan per bsl. to Mobile, while the South,
extern Bond ehugw 80 cents per hun
dred to SeTsnnah. Thi. going to Mobile
•t the BMetind wan tendered Out. Chip- -with ootton look, like taking the back
Uyfot hTrat; hia aaooormraSmt and Wk But peopls will go where Uiera
axpUnarioM of lha Narih A South itowd. interact leads them.— kufaula Eties,
r Ut/WM Atvertur. *«f*.
LmtL AoiiN.-tT tue State. —Home time
since some articles wore pnblinhed in tbe
Iter /nfimy.a German nowepeper of thi.
city, discouraging German, from immi
grating to tho Soath, nnd eepectally AU
lnntn. representing that they were abuud
nod insulted without cause.
Forthwith, the German citizens of this
place turned out en »tOM>e, held an indig
nation meeting, and denounced thia pub
lication, pronouncing it false. In thia
meeting Mr. Theodore Scbutuan of tbia
eity, took an active part. Ha besides
took oocasion to condemn tho articles
privately.
Mr. Otto Felmer.editorof Dtr Zdtung,
in n spirit of vindication, spoka of Mr.
Sebum an as nndenerving tho oonfldanco
of tho community.
Yesterday, in behalf at the State, end
on affidavit of Mr. Schaman, Mr. Palmer
wx arrested on charge of libel ageinat
the State, nnd carried before dodge BnU.
He waived examination, nnd gave bond in
tho sum of $1,000 for hie appearance nt
Court,—Attonfa tSnn, *7(*.
skiu.
facts to Mnyor Wnllsck previous to hi* ex
amination, who odvi*cd him uot to men
tion the circumstance of receiving th»
*tub, and ho did not do so. The elder
Mr. Withers cannot imagine for what pur
pose that Advice was given.—Eeto J ork
Era.
The Times, of India, publiifficB the foL
lowing letter:
tS'ir—Yesterday wo* Monday, n snored
day of ono of the most sacred month*—
Sliravura. At 5 r. m. 1 had bathed, and
propAred tuyuelf for the worahip of the
Deit^. My eyos were half Hhut by tho
drowbine** of abstraction in Him; tuy
heart wan melting befoie Hi* glory, and
my mind, leaving behind the dark and
labyrinthiau region* of rea*on,hsd rested
on the bed of belief. I wo* reflecting
gratefully on tho varion* resource* of edi-
fiCAtion, subsistence and pleasure given
by Hi* bounty to man! lu the midst of
such reverie* I wa* startled by bearing a
noise like shooting. I wont out to *eo
what it wan, and was told thut tho pigeou-
Hhooting European* were engaged in thu
(to us) horrible and disgustful *port in
the Sooneri Mehel! Ilow must tlio Hin
doo* within seeing nnd bearing of the
shot* have been pinned by stick a doed at
such a time! I sin sure God ha* not in
tended tho death even of hi* Hligbte*t
creature to be a sport! Death may be a
nece»Mty—death may be uu accident—
but it can never be an amusement. I
beg, Ac., Mauadeu Tkimbucahoy,
A Brahmin, Broach, August I.
The Fuehkrv ation or Eon*.—Tho
Journal dt Hharmacie et de Chimie con
tain* an account of Home experiments by
H. Violette, on tho beat method of pre
serving egg*—a subject of inuch impor
tance iu France. Many methods had
been tried, continued immersion in lime
water or salt water, exclusion ot air by
water, *%w-dn*t, etc., and even varnish
ing hr*t been tried, but respectively con
demned. The simplicity of the method
adopted on rnauy farm*, namely, that of
ciosiug the pore* of the shell with grease
or oil, had, however,, attracted the atten
tion of the author, who thaws the follow
ing ooncluMious from a series of experi
ment* on this method: Vegetable oil,more
especially linseed, ainiply rubbed ou the
egg hinder* any alteration for a sufficient
ly extensive period, and pTesenta a very
simple mud efficacious method of preserva
tion, eclipsing any methods higberto
recommended or practiced.
Tho New York 8nn (Republican paper)
is wont and out for lioraco Greeley for
Preeidunt, but thinks anybody ia better
than Grant. The Kun thu* speak* of
Bontwell by way of contrast:
“If Mr. Bontwell were President, there
would be no present-taking; no appoint
ment of men to office in return for pre
sent! ; no encouragement of bribe-taking,
and no promotion of convicted 'bribe
takers ; no appointment of the President's
or hi* wife’s relations to office* for which
they had neither cluinis nor qualifications;
no engaging in conspiracies to put up tbe
price of gold, and no indirect receipt of
check# for twenty-five thonBond dollar* on
accouut of the profits; no swindle in the
*ale of a house to two parties at the same
time; in abort, none of the shame* and
scandals whioh have blackened the repu
tation of President Grant, and spread
immorality and fraud all over tho Und.”
Abszsted as Ku-Klux.—Deputy U. 8.
Marnhal James Skilee, of Atlanta, recently
arrested Green Martin, W. K. Haynie, J.
F. Finch, J. C. Haynie, Modlsou Finch,
K. J. Finch. Ileury Fiucb, Joseph Jones,
J. E. Patrick, G. 0. Haynie and Richard
son Lay. They veto Lodged in Jail in
Atlanta. When brougnt up iu the U. 8.
Court, Hon. R. H. Hill appeared for
them. No bills were found by the grand
jury, and the prisoner* were discharged
and returned to their home* one day last
week.
Tho people generally of Jackson county,
ao far as we have heard opinions express
ed, regard those arrests aa a groat outrage,
and of course were delighted to learn that
the grand jury had ignored the bill#.
[Athens Watchman.
"Nail Manttactubrm—Advance in the
Pbice.—At a meeting of the Association
of Western Nail Manufacturers, held at
Wheeling on the 17th end 18th instant,
the price of nails was advanced from $4
to $4 25 per keg. Twenty delegatee at
tended, representing directly or by proxy
all the nail mills between the Alleghe
nies and tbe Miariasippi, which are twen-
ty-four in number. The next meeting
. will be held at Pittsburg, November 2.—
EiMurg Commercial,