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The Weekly Enquirer.
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JOHN II. MARTIN Kmtoa.
• coLvUmmT'
TI’E^nAV 1E1IKCAKY ST, 1*7*.
—Term* *r
Till NUT KUA A*® TAK SETBX PEB CF.XT.
BO MM.
The Atlanta Arte Era raye that we
“misrepresented” it in raying that it wan
“evidently well pleased" at the informa
tion diet the liolden* of the Georgia seven
percent. fiomla will foreclose the mort
gage on the State Road, and that it made
Hun information tbo foundation of aotne
“lil-tompurod jibes” about tho action of
the Logisluturo in the premise*.
We liavo not now before us the number
of the u\tiB Era containing the article
upon which we commented. But the
editors of that paper of course have it on
their (lie ; and if they will quote from it
n single expression rebuking the reported
peevish or malicious design of the bond
holders, or maintaining the substantia!
compliance by the State officials with the
conditions of the bonds, we will acknow
ledge that wo at least misunderstood (and
therefore misrepresented) the Ana Era.
lint we are satisfied that the artiole may
bo searched in vain for any suoh expres
sion : while, on the contrary, it will be
found acknowledging the right of the
bondholders to act according to their
reported design, and rebuking the Legia-
laturn for its failure to protect the credit
ami the interests of the Btate.
It hns boon announced by another
Atlanta paper that the State Treasurer has
paid or tondorod payment of ths internal
on those bonds, notwithstanding the ques
tion mined by the Anr Era as to his legal
right to do so. What we maintain is
tlint (lie bondholders hava no right to go
behind tho official act of the Btate Treas
urer ami dispute his authority to pay them
their money. If they get thslr interval
from tho source which they contracted to
readvo it from, that ia all that they have
n right to require. Huoh a demand as the
Era reports them sbout to tusks should
be rebuked, not encouraged, by every
Georgia journal regardful of juatiae and
fair dealing and the interests and honor
of llio State.
Tho Era may sneer at the “blander" of
tho legislature. But it ia impossible for
Hity body to commit a greater “blunder" I
than that paper has committed in charging
Dial wo luinroprosontod the spirit of one
ol ita former articles, sud then continuing
in the sumo connection to display tho
“pleasure" and repeat tho “jibes” which
w e lmd charged upon it! That it may
not again accuse us of misrepresentation,
wo quote two paragraphs from its article
bringing this ehargo against us :
“Tho bonds in question are cloarly
included by the terms of tho ect suspend
mg interest on all bonds issued tince
July, IHfSH; because these bonds were
issued in October, of that year. Failure
t" pay interest upon thene bonds certainly
gives the holders an excellent opportunity
to foreclose tho mortgage, and thus make
good their vented claim ; whilst tbo pay
ment of interest by the Treasurer would
be in violation of the sot iust cited.
“If either horn of this dilemma reflectu
upon tho wisdom of the legislature, in
thus tampering with the coutrsots and the
credit of tbo Btnto, then tho Legislature
must uHsnino tho responsibility. If it has
blundered in this matter, under the mad
ness of party zuul, or has been led into
this awkward potation by the counsels of
outsiders and speculators, then its churn
pious mu d not marvel the less at the
depression of the Btate'* credit in oon-
B«.q nonce of this hasty and ill adviaod
action. '
Tbo bard faro und long detention of
hundreds of passengers in the anow drifts
on tho Union Pacific ltnilroad have keenly
directed attention to the importance of
hurrying tho eoinplotiou of other trails
continental lines. 1'reposterou* as it
may seem, the friends of the “Northorn
Pacific" routo laovcral hundred miles
further north tlinu tho Union Pacific)
bud in the dilYicnHies of railroading across
tho Rocky Mountains, this winter, au ar
gument in favor of tlioir scheme. Time
may prove tho oorrootnean of their claim
of lunch milder winter weather up there,
but it in paradoxical, (o say the least of it.
A Government impartial towards ita aev-
cr. ’ sections, and not influanoed by party
pi judieoK, would moat reasonably and
naturally, when it found the rigors of the
wiidor too groat for ona northern routo
across its territory, turn ita attention aud
its favor to a more southerly one. Our
Government, ignoring the claims of tho
southorn route- -which, besides the an
questioned mildness of its winter weather,
bus the advantages of rioher lands, more
timber, Mid a larger population present
and prospective—gives its patronage to
tho far northern project. But it is im
possible to closo the eyes of capitalists to
Mich immense advantages as those pos-
seswod by the Southern route. The din
ger now is, not that they will not see those
advantages, but that thsy will try to per
vert thorn to the benefit of the North.
This they may do by invidious through
freight tnritYs and discriminating arrange
ments with connecting roads. Iu viaw of
those facilities for diversion and unjust
sectional discrimination, wa do not re
ceive with unalloyed satisfaction the fol
lowing assurance of the New York
Jit raid :
“Tom Scott," the Pennsylvania railroad
king, having become President of the
Nouthcru Pacific Railroad Company, it
may be safely conjectured that the late
snow blockades on the Union Pacific have
satisfied him that there is a mint of money
in this Southern line, and that ha **
busmens."
SOIR I (STAKES IB riOl’BM.
George P. llowell ft Co.’e American
Nwupoper Reporter, at the 19th Inst.,
cells the attention of the Preee of the
country to ttto rojK#rt* of their respective
circulations, widely variant in many in.
stafionv, that havo been made extensively
public. One of theao statements was
compiled and published by the Reporter,
nod the other by Pottefigill A Co.’s
Adoertiner'* Magazine, both in January,
1472. They embrace every Btate in the
Union, and, wo believe, all the leading
P*»|w»M. Rowell A Co. ask tho Press to
explain tho great discrepancies between
tho two HtatomeutH.
The following is tho list of Georgia
p»)*ers given, with tho two ropoit* of
their eireuiHtion. The figures iu tbo firat
column ere from the AdeertUern Magazine
and those iu tho second colmuu from the
American Anr *j hi per Directory, both of
tlio same date:
Altai til, Huutiarn Cultivator, M., 1.200 1,UM
Athens, FUiumi**, W., 4,u*« n,iM
A Hunt*, Rural K»uib«n»»r,
Atlanta, OluialiNii lurid,
All.tiita, M-iliO'liii A<tvvcat«,
Atlanta, <\>n«Htullnii.
A tin it tn, Omatitiitli
a, New Km
AllJlIMtH, Oil
Austin!*, ('III
“ * i, Kiii|
, Kii |
tv., iMm 4,is*»
W., 4,u<Mi :i,onu
!>., 2.UU0 U,47X
w., z,urn t,»w
Ip., :nn) it,tun
W., l,iMl !.««»
I>., 1,-xfin ],:a«
W.. 2 INN) 2.Hint
I.SMO I MSI
2,ou»
OulutuL
r.iluniti
Ouliimbu . _ ___
Ct.luiulMin, Him, \\I.mmi l,mm
Macon, Hu. Oiriidlaii Ailvm aU, W., 0,miO
Telegraph M*«*i*n|C*ir, I), I,'l>m 2,fiWl
, Telegraph ll» McniOM , W., -'..VUi 4,ne>)
Havauiinh.Muutlifiii Akim ultuiiat M., ti.lMi ft.oe »
Aavauiialt. Ailvurttnir, 1)., I,MlO 4,‘iMt
Havaiinali, N. wa, I)., a,"**)
Savannah, Newn, VV., 1,7el
Havaiiniili, kepuhllrnn, I)., 2M*p I,•-mo
“■"VmUMli, Kt publican, V ., X.MW l,4li<i
Bo for as the Calumbu* Enquirer is
concerned, we have this to say puhliely,
instead of (tending Messrs, llowell A Co.
tho private explanation which they solicit:
Wo have never furnished a statement of
our circulation to any publishing house
or any of its agents. It ia contrary to
our dusigu und uur practice thus to gratify
thoso who nmy snok to pry into our busi
ness affair*. Hut, at the samo time, wc
have no cuiiha to compluin of uuy grout
inaccuracy iu the published statements of
our circulation, nor of any material dis
crepancy between the two. Whoever re
turned thorn mtiHt have been a Ysnkoo,
for his “guessing" at our circulation was
not far from the truth. Perhaps the in
formation was in groat part derived from
post office reports of newspspois dis
tributed. Whethor this supposition be
correct or not, we would suggest to coin*
rxwiwnrcT.
THE FBKSI
Our telegraphic dispatches report aev
•Ml Mikes tesdk yesterday by various
praties* Of tho Btato aoBiiQUtiou* by the
RepnbtyUans ‘ it need «•># lw Hsid that
they filmoat aasuve the tetiomi nation of
Gen. Grant by the National Radical par
ty. The few State noiuinstiotin yet made,
or vmtvtatfom «f —dowwrnent passed by
Had leal Btate Conventions, go to show
that the Miti-Orant Republican* aro not
making their fight against him inthin
tho party, but are looking to opposition
to bo pnt In the field by lbs Independent
Cincinnati Convention. We therefore in
for tlist Grant will have but littlo opp*
tion in the regular Republican National
Convention.
Tho Labor Reform National Conven
tion at CulnuiVm, Ohio, has nominated
Judge Davis, of the U. H. Supremo Court,
for tho Presidency, aud Hon. Joel Par-t
her, present Governor of New Jersey,
for the Vice-Presidency. Davis iu a mod
erate Republican—too moderate for some
of the party work that his Court has late
ly been doing—and Porker is a Democrat,
“as good aa they make 'em." It has been
telegraphed that only two Southern Staten
—Arkansas and Mississippi—wore repre
sented In this Convention. Thoso who
got it up oau only hope to make their
ticket a formidable one by an alliance
with some othor party ; and their nomi
nation of Gov. Pstker is evidently a bid
for the Democratic endorsement. It will
The CtsffiSecy ter Tim PraSMtal.
Special to Mw CladsfMl ComMSmat.]
WiisiNOTuv, Feh. 18/—The lettdr of
fhe
discnsBion of the field, 'i'he presence
here also of Senator-elect Allison, Janie*»
F. Wilson and Gen. Dodge, of lows, and
their frequent Interviews' with kfl the
members of the Iowa delegation in the
House, on the same question, also cre
ates innch talk. The Iowamembjrs, who
are all yemsg inep, are very earnetM iu
their advocacy of the claims of their fel
low-citizen Judge Wilson. The whole
question ia one which is very interesting
! bore. The genoral opinion is that Sena
tor Wilson’s letter is damaging to Colfax,
end many affect to bo in favor of Wilaon,
of Iowa, as a compromise hot’A eon Wil
son, of Massachusetts, sud Colfax. Jn
addition to theso candidates is Dennison,
of Ohio, who it rarily spoken of only by
citizens of his own Btate. Ho seems to
have no positive strength here. Ah At
present preseated, this Vice-Presidency
question is more interesting than tbo
Presidency. At least it creates more dis
cussion. It is said that Speaker Blaine,
in the fight, prefers Colfax, for tho rea
son that if Mr. Wilton goto the nomina
tion it will deprive Now Kngland of a
candidate for four years hence, which
might interfere with Mr. Bhiino.
i-sr*.
Tk. bqtt-Nil Rntom.
Ike repatt ef^the ailnariljr of the Con
grearfonal Ko-Kltu Oommkleo, Ut.ly ml
Sni* I tie A late ms OberTff.j
Kmafl Fartertafer
WbJr is it that iu our BoUtbein aities aH
fraudulently pieced in power in these
States :
The financial standing of aaoh Btate ia
given, and the ateteuieot reveals the
following terrible condition :
Ai.auama—Debts and liabilities July 1,
1B61, tojmrtWAJ/l; dM»ts and liabiht
d*ng
Arkams.
not __
iialrihut s, aciuui and contingent, inclu
ding railroad aud levee bouUo, now
701
I nOKUiA—Debt iu #221,000; debt
now, including railroad bonds issued and
authorized, $15,7CJ,447,.*4.
Gxokoxa—Debt tn lehO, #2,070,0o0 ;
debt aud liabilities June, 1871, including
railroad bouds issued and authorized,
#60,127,oOO; railroad bonds withdiswu,
having l*een deemed fraudulent, #U,0<K),-
(HN), h aving the present indebtedm s *
#14,1117,600.
lyjtJiaiANA—Debts and liabilities Jauu-
aryl, ItMl, #10,009,074.K4; debis and
liabilities Jan nary 1,1808, #14,047,061.02;
debts and liabilities Juua 1, 1871, #41,-
104,47J.oi ; excess of expouditurtiM over
receipts 1871, #0,846,788.
North Uaiioi.ima—Debts and liabilities
[KKKLY qpTTOX HO IXAST*
‘ dpts el an the United Stales
► weaft ending to night are 7A,»
t.u
lusi v.1;
vithlvt! f ,r *
The Afl.nl. N.lloflcl Bank C»e.
TLo Atlanta Sm of Saturday morning
AliUs Hums up the points of Judge Kro-
.ine's decision iu this •:a«e :
The Jn<b:c granted tho injunction bo
Jl 1
• ToteR.
HeStMil and ueceHoefft euoonnqpinentJItei Si b .Its
not given touni.ll fnatorieeat home ? ■. Hm,Q08
Why is it that our Saddlers and bnrqhfk esAi.
■kciK, trunk munUfactarers, Unui|l, _
giiiiHUiithH, htckHiniths, paper makers, etc. yoar—a decrease iu favor of the present bank bills or national currency, book
are not patronized in every possible way ? sc u»on of 67,701 bales. The total exports i ravotdn. etc., < f ih*- l*at;k. In other
The tin eat labric in tbo known world of the week were 98,21 SI bales whereof 81.- i ^ordw, h ».• j«/ mn'i'i >! the Butte authorities
for the munafocture or cordage, ii Tfir-*r TfS W'oib UmVkr^MMlS and'H/fK* to < •wteio ttoaa*uk furniture and nil legal
nished by the common hei r grass, crop ! tuu Coniiuenr, against u tot. 1 cf 182,7i.& ! lender money, c mpii-iug gold, silver,
after crop of which is sliowad to grow up j l»*ies for the coricsp<uidlng week lust j Cu ppcr a:.d uiekle. ui’.d ( ulted States
nud waste away on almost every plants- ‘ year. Decrease iu favor of this season j tender n- lt *. by which
meant
Uuiking office,
luted note.-; of the haul;, and its
uul nothing more."
-to rei.iin* the otiico iurnituro
tho iron vault, (Valued at #6,-
iruo Kt.fu.-4 aud tiio various up-
.7s, viv.ued at ubout #lu,u0t) m
try trouble of gathering. abuwfr.g a d. «:rea-e m favor of tl.i- s. .tson 1 Hpd
J ho fineitt oysters in tho wrtrld arc J »r compared vk-itb la;at of n()4,K7?i bales and j 11,0
found iu the bay of MoLih 1 , yet tLe trudo | an meiease as oompared with tfce «e«son j ho. :.-,
of tho country is a Htrangt r to suebajuf lob;* 70 of 66,;i.i0 bwloB. The cxporls | . i
tLiug us Mobile canned oysters, and other j liorn aH-the U. B. ports for the expired ! ' nc * 1 •
more enlerpriwing points are allowed to ] portion of tho cot ton year aio l-.. '' 1
attjoy axdut-ivsly the profits of a vsstltftbs. against lJOf.,770 lor the lorrVh- i' ,utu
bn-in ess iu this icepect. | potiditig j»eriod lost year, shoving a de- 1 ,ljt ’ “8S rr lJ i|IC *
The china Irco hero grows in wild j>ro-) eioase in favor ol the present season ot i A .. ifluk-n* t f the discounted notes, to
fusion, furnishing at hand a superior nr- 481, *8u bales. ! *bu Amount <*f #Ut),tH)0, have all been gar-
ticle of ltunher for cabinet workmen. Vet ’i hu stock of cotton at all the United j Mubuid by the coiiuhcI for Btate, and aro
we import other matermla levs vnlunhlo I 8tates porta Cc-nfght i« 670,6458 imles, i thjuiefore ( tyuud the control of tho hank,
at prodigious < xpen**-; the sbuio msv b»- I ngwinst 6(i'.*,5iXW bales Hist week, aud 808,- i Thougj the i>ai k l.oiils the paper*, tho
Raid of ia-h, s^o.iiuore, mugn. lii, r« d au 11 2i8 hA the out rasp->udii>g date last year, mm oy is t«i ho j a: 1 to the Btate. Tho
white bay ('ii former not inferior to mu- , si.owtng an iiiria»*e Mute last wcca ot 1 tnaktasof thevo notes «ul t. k-. notice ntul
Logatiy st*d walnut). ' t;j:» bait s, qnd a decroaso iu jfovnr of I be cstoful not to pay them to auy one ex-
Ociupared with lust, et \ c -"i h'o.btule auiLvMtxes.
rial tu tIn- Ct>iui«'i-J«>urniil.J
Washington, Feb. 11).—The foreign
mails which left Lon i on Saturday, ^ . „ M . .
February 8, arrived hoio to-day, but did I #9,899,600{ debts and liabili. | „, OM) 0 f
not bring the text of liarl Granville's note j ^ u *y* 18»j8, #1.*,779,946 ; debts and , j n York, whence we buy it mfinnfac
in the almpe of the fiicudly luossago t > j bftbmtiea now (aee Governor a message; ( turwl up in beds, lounges, horse codars, I Homtffiil
I wbiuh the tjueeu alluded as having been I #84,887,487.8.#. t . tc> ' . * 1 _ " ..
I sent in her oddreas to Farliamcnt ».u the Boutu Carolina---Dobt 1801, about (ex-1 j* j s no t only the revenue to be derived \Aviili.' l i li
be borne iu mind that the suggestion has ] ; t h. This mail, however, brought unof-l dusive ut some *8,4M)0,000 of contingent- from tbc-e rourcos thut uddre^cs its. If to j
boon made several times of late that the i ficiai letters, which iudicute tltat the stir- • uu ^ prospective habiliUea, most of which | thoughtful c«»nsideration of onr people, ' a i '
Democrats aud conservative llepuhlioatis i ^ co Henlimont in Great Britain i hnt iu gtlUDg bt thu revocufl we shaJl bo ' Colnrubus. ..
tho Auixiioan cu-.es is not i o*puineu; VLUInVMJ[s del#u Ibt I, iumu- euabled to utilize and make productiveibc | Moutgomen
Hoofs and horns, articles of considers- 1 this «v
ble eomtuerciai vain**, hio allowed to I i22,fi.'.t» bales.
waste in every fe;.ce corner. | At the seven interior towns tho record ! will 1.
Our forcslH are gray and black with ( of receipt#., shipmeuU und foi the { rol,, i lT
value, vet it cm only be sold week ending to-nighi atun U hh follows : !
... l Uv -‘
Ur, 617
c y piobuLle thut the bank
bi.sineHN, f.-r in its piesent
is owing ubout #ttt.U(M dc-
• 11^ s-itiafy deposiiors.—
Ired crediters vui'.ed tho bank
.1 that the
irvutivo Republicans
fthoulil uuito on Jml||o U.vi«. WilLout i , b , n . (] „ |y fcUoli , lo( , 1U(
snch s combination, the Labor Reform-; fiends of the English
ora can only kopo to eiiibarrass other par
lies, or perhaps turn the scale in two or
three close Northern Blutes— such os New
Hampshire, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Wo siipposo lliut tho Pittsburgh Con
vention, which Humiliated Junius Black 1
for the
the Vice
Prohibitio
presaion
had met
too littlo of its h online os to expretts an ■ *“*y H -
opinion u to wlmt thin p.rty in driviu« nt I l ” Uai
or hopes to accomplish.
Great .... -r •
s is not i explained; #4,uno,ooo ; debts 1871, luoiu-
by the of- ding bonds to railroads and bouda in dis-
ernmont.— l" ll ° ,w * fraudulent, #89,168,914.47.
great paup
- - , tropnlntioij
While some fear is expressed by these | ilisaissu pi Iu 1880 she had no debt, f r0 | n de|j
wiiters that the treuly will fail, there is , But ““ 1 * ur “ 1 «*-*-
no one that gives the opii.ioii that war 1 WttH
will grow out of the pur.-ut Kituation. •
The feeling among the officials is said to I
be quite general that the el<itu for indi- ; January,^ 1871, #16,4#d8,208.40. |
1,148
«B7
2,:Mi6
1,008
1,4 Id
1,1*92
888
4 12
18,84 V
»la^t week the receipts
and coiiHimiiog cl.uu* of our .
iid at the same time rescue
. . , —... — ty and vice the material on 1
‘il k ,A ‘ U ' hBt SUU d *' n | | were 1T.SBI. the ebiptnent. 17,180,
lloiu’uMUB-ilebU and UnbUitiu Goto- ' ih. K-w T.rt '.dJO • 1 ’' 0l ' k 87 ' 1MH For ,ho com '
her, Iftdl, v2i),lt)6,t;iNi )iG; debts aud ha- I t-l»t.
bililiel January, 1874. #46.<#88.208.40. i Colloa JtMuufnctn
| ponding week . wit ye
cotton Manufacturing
the receipts at
these ti-wns were 80,840, the t-hipiucuts
86,801, sod th»» stock 118,882 bales, show
ing a decreaso in f-.vor of tLe
- , yebteiu-cy atiei it was aunoiinced that the
W•*«»/» I Bijuncti n Lad i-tt-n grautesl, ready to
withdraw
| depot.: ta.
from tho
if: 117/V> . f Friday evening :
.•tiger and a largo nniuber of
s pass through (dpclika every
hoars.
that tho disease known as
Meoiogilis is raging to some extout along
6,812 j
10,8
ii’^i v '’ c cIi i; thu
1 Opelika lira
— - Sioej-*-'
g7 298 ' freight train
the hi
of the Bavauush aud Meiuphi*
Leon done on tho
omits paid Ly II
beorgla Airrlrullaral Korlrtj.
This body met in Bavanuuh on Thurs
day, aud wua called to order by the I'reai-
tho Guvernuioiit its tsx on cotton protlu- .
cod iu tho Bouthern Stales in tel'*6 (it; (.7,
will he presented to the House to moriuw,
aud referred to the Ways and Menus Com- i
mitten. It provides for Ihu appoint rne nt
* y tho ProNidntit of (bron Commissi
Convention; #17,OOO.tHH); while the cions*
luxation imposed in 1871 waa, as stated | maimfuetoriOH.
to by a committee of that convention, #6,- tiibute it iu pi
al l m
cts thu
pilar, of .UU.dc of tbi. kin.l th.t tb«y ! ,hrw ’ hu '" , " ul
dent, Gen. A. H. (,'oLjuiU. Not Iohs than ! whoso duly it hIimII be t<
could obtain tho mast reliable statements
from the poit offices of the country. Wo
have no objection to tho aNcertainmnnt
by auy inquiring friends of the amount
of onr circulation from those Houroaa.
It will be aeon that the diacrepanciea iu
thmho two coliimtiH make quite au nwkward
cuiio for Howe of the Georgiu l 1
explain- parlimilaily thu agricultiiral ami
religious publications. Having umdo our
explanation, we stand aside.
daucu -many eminent planter#*, muuu- i c j M j |llH
focturers, umrehauts, politicians, etc. I p oUr 4 , lu j H ) lu ]f j M , r C0I1
the whole compriaing a body of men sel- bonds lire to lie touted iu il
dom BurpasHcd for intelligence and per-, decided^ upon
nonal worth.
tho
in atten- j amount due each ciaiiuunt, and groat earn
s maim- i **! ,tt ^ eu to ffuafd aguinst fxuuduknt
widt-p
\ niMiNiA--Debt and liatiilitiea in lH(Ji, th*: South, tin resj
#81,988,14 4.69; debt and llabdiiius f«71, cup.t ii auit lulu i
#47,890,889.'.Mi. j biiaia in tLe fu
“ihe aggregate inoronae of the debts slavery, capital w
and liabilities of the several Slates will in sl-r.*s to car
bo found greatly to excce i two hundred little money t<# sjmrj i«*r tLo cro*dlon ot I Bavani
>t dufiara." ' uisttutactoricK. and il there had been, i
V Chil d
Oolumbiia, 12,
g'/iuery, 9,404; Beluia,
vdie, h,4iW. 'lotnl 118,882.
| I lie detuila of the receipUl for tho
ijiuont of I “ *‘*°. ,L "' , luUU
n uiitirolv teijAtcach port to dale are gi
du>. U f '
luiui.au.ll P-’rtfc Wk. liu,-t
i’Lere was 1 New Orleans
8
l "ijoud."
ill soon Lave
l nt the prop*-'
iwn or fish. Thu Uol.
during tho coming spi
unilm
in Hum tearful account no notice wh .t- ihuru w-*s
evt r 1ms hoe.i taken of the debt contra* the wuy ol
toil diinug Ihe war, as all iuibtblodness in taring, it
M»i "f the i ubulliou was repudiated by tho Libor and
jiitleutith Amendment to the Coustilu- unskilled,
; I-**
ObjC
I! um
• •1 v into i
Slave lain
‘every.
Hcreven, uf Buvan-' w ki°k are to be turnd us bunking capital lion. The ayatemalic plan of robbery t palile of attaining any high degree of
official
May*/. w. | | ti tj le cotton .States. Tho .......
nan, delivered an appropriate aud cordial • | )0 WH rmly supported by mamba
welcoming address, nml was happily re i cry section, irrespective of party
" j upouded to by Gen. Colquitt. Tho Brea- i 5
° i Ident also delivered Lib regillnr address, °. w J‘M*onvrtuN is
, r , . , , . . . clip the following pat ugrnph lion
which wad *d much interest, and was lis- nillllll< , r of ApploU.u*H Journal :
tuned to with muiked uttentiou. Mr. | “Tim uniouiit of motley sunt neross tin*
Toon, of Fulton, was invited to nddretis . water by imtnigrnutH to friends left behind,
the Kocioty end tho citizens of Kiiviinuiih ! 'iH^rnVl*orVi*V'**#*
in rt-forcnoo tu thu ur.BtH.mll.oru ubi.bI. j r|‘i u 7i 1 , " , 1 !r''tho'ihl'.'iuriii,..'"('■'.I'.utH.i..
The first genoral subject of disousHioti ' ers of Kngland, it appears that in te
wns the out crop, its value and mode of i there was scut from ibis country, to Ir
culture. We copy tho JlnnibUcun'n rt} . . kmd principally, #8,1.80,010 in gold,
1J 1 which #1,008,190 vvuH for pru bald passn-| —
u • it ti i 11 i^°. years, from I roMMNttcrvT, KitArns.- It ia not a mat-
Iho di.ouHsi.m wan ..peued hy tlio r. oJ- IMS lo 1S70, nicloMve, thU U H| v.,.r,l of , m . „ f Hlir|lli , 0 „ m , M „ liM10 wll0I1 pn | Ul
...K of • v.ry mUJo miU lu.truct.,. |m...r *«|,i;7(l,0ll(l in K ol.l, hoi.. K .... «vor. K o of ,, fri ,„ h ' ur ...BUdmintalrution of pi,I,Ik-
ou tb » jiobjoct hy Mr. 1 ., v ...u»t,.u<.-. H. «l„ml *il,8MMH7 ymilly. Hut llii* I nff .in. »nd pervtnion of ..ulilio foi.S. nr.
Htntud tbuL il*. prejudice »B*iii»t r»..in K J , mu „m ,» probably ......... hut I,.low Ihe .n K ,-ner.l Ih.t there .bn,.Id he some com-
the orim wu Iwend on thin MHUiuplioi,: , net.ml atmmiil ..-nt, nn it only include. n „. rr(n i , iib,b». According to
Firet, that it was an uncertain crop; Sec- what has been sent through banks i„„ t ron.n.srria! amlu.Htv
lure Lowrv and liia men Mid that thov 'md, that it wua an impuverishar of the 0 „d commercial huuaei. ot whatever V ot ni),
^ ^ | anil. lie then proceeded tu demunatrate ( may have been sent through private obeli- • f ,f r
for weeks engaged in a fruilleas that both were untrue, und anpported his nels there iu no knowledge. | n lt .
The New York Herald wants to know
why it is that the authorities of North
Carolina do not wake up to their duty aud
either capture or kill Lowry's band of
savagou , auil says that “if thu Sluto is
powerless to protect its citizens tho Fede
ral Government will have to namiuie thu
authority."
Hus it tsenped tho rocollcetiou of tho
Herald that the Federal Government did,
a yoar or two since, send a force to cap
pursued through the medium of local tax'-
■s of uv- at ion wns the exciting cause which led to '
i the disturbances which did actually occur.
, Tin* report says upon tins:
i I#. W«» i “This character of larceny committed
i tlio L;st i iu ncighhorbooda caused more distuib
i atuH-H (Imii all tlio wholetale plunder of
■iohs the ; the St at cm ; it came homo to every man's
door ; it was seen and full every day and
every hour ; it was a festering sore on
thu body politic ; and lliu offenders wen*
HoniMtiuie.i pretty roughly dealt with,
while sometimes they professed lo have
been ‘Ku-Kluxed,* to hide their own
i villainy."
Hour*
. nvuii. .«%». work, und ’ Total 76,8'
onlln* d mainly to the I Those detail* nru emnpil
ip raw material. | ugr.q.hm dispatohea and
, r. tin* conditionB ate b*» taken with contHlcrub!
id plantation system has M' ntj. .In’. ., 28 ^
.q.s out a •• ♦
• will be, I FmrMrNTs ok Cotto
lartiHiiutLU
UUh il'CO lid M
will bo grade
will b.
effort to atop their depredations, much
less tu cupturu them ? Tho force was, no
doubt, too small to nurround tho band iu
ita fastnesses, nud tho effort was nut an
determined n one as it should have boon.
But when tlio sumo Government under
took to arrest a large number of honest
mid rospoctftbla citizens uf North Carolina,
on n ehargo of whippiug n vagabond ne
gro, it employed whole companion of mou
aud ravaged an cut ire county on the hunt.
Half a do/.au or inure of tho men urreated
were sentenced to iniprisoniuout for long
terms in a penitentiary iu a Northern
Btate, and heavy linos were imposed upon
them n punishment barbarously severe,
even if the men were guilty. Thu hmuo
determination and energy, if displayed to
oatch l#owry’s gang of niurdorern and rob-
bera, would have exterminated them long
ago. But Lowry is a negro, and a num
ber uf hiH gang are negroes, while the so-
called Ku-Klux, who wero so mercilessly
hunted down and punished for alleged
OMsuult and battery, were all white men.
And thut ncouuuts for tho milk iu tho
ooooa-uut.
Senator i'lajlon.
Washington, Fell. 19.—TLo sp*
•S.iuuto eoiiimilt«!0 of investigation ,
i uf CIii) b>
uey by Judge Boles, who was tLon i
The caso of the Georgia National Bank,
of Atlanta, was argoad Mot* Jodga
Erskiua, of tbr D, 8. Diatriet Court,
1Vedno.Jajr, Ilia court orarrnM the
plea that it had no jnriadMioo, tad tha
argument was made by Col. L. E. Black-
ley fur the Bank, and Jttdga L'P. Jly-
nalt for tks Bute In tha oonraa of hia
argnmeut, Judge Mynatt said that “than
wa. not a spacial depoait now r.nala.ng
in the bank. Uo was authoriiad by HU
Exoallanejr, Governor Bmith, lo aay that
ba would reeommand tba Uanaral Anars-
bly to plaoa general depositors on tha
same footing, and that body wonld doubt-,
lest give then, full relief. Tha Btate
Court should at leaat ba tha drat to ooo-
atrue the statute, having tha easa already
under oonsidoreiion." A. T. j
was to oonclude for tha Bask as Than-
d »y-
Tba Albany (Go.) Central City ot ihe
21st inat., reports tha ipptMiKos of uu-
morons peach blooms in its looslity. Wa
have aeon a few scattering plum blooms
in this neighborhood, but their forlorn op-
jMatunee suggested that their mother
linsks did not “koow they wore out” Aa
io ths poaches, wa have soon no bndsthfift
ahowfd Iho rod.
Argument in tho east of tho Georgia
-Jfatiawa! Bank, at Atlanta, was oonolndod
in tho U. 8. District Court on Thursday.
Judge Lrtkinr reoorrod hit Mrie*
The new railroad towu of Birmingham,
Ala., must be tho “coming" city—coming
only behind Duluth. Ita newspaper
ststes that tho sales of lots iu Birming
ham for Jmiuary amounted to over #12,-
000, aud that contracts aro made for tlio
laying of 6,000,000 bricks during the
spnug and summer.
Tbo New Hampshire olootiou—the first
of this year—will occur on the 12th of
March. Tho cuuvftHH is now quito active,
aud tha excitement growing warm. It
will be retuemborod that the Democrats
lost year carried the Btato by a small ma
jority, for the first time in a number of
yearn. They appear to be asnguine of
snoceea this year, but the Uadioala express
cquul ooufldeuoo, and wo must regard the
result as very doubtful until we receive
the returns.
The Russian fioet that rendezvoused at
Pensacola to receive tho Graud Duke
Alexis, took ou a supply of Alabama uoul,
procured from the depot uf A. 11. Mooes
A Co. ot Montgomery.
Tbo new Alabama law to fix tho times
and placet of holding tho Chancery Courts
in tho Dialriota composed of tho oountiea
of Barbour, Heury and Dale of tho East
ern Chancery Division, names tha follow-
ing times and places: Barbour, at Eu-
faula, on the 1st Monday after the 4th
Monday of Mareh and Beptembor, 1 week;
Henry, iu Abbeville, on the 2d Monday
after the 4th Monday of March and Sep
tember, 4 days; Dale, iu Ozark, on Friday
after the 2d Monday in March and Sep
tember, 2 days.
laipertaat* If Oerrect.
A special dispatch of the 22d lust, from
Washington to tho Savannah JVTtr* says
“Official information has been received
here, announcing that England will not
go into the Geneva Conference unless the
American claims for indirect damages are
withdrawn. Tha announcement uf this
determination causes excited discussion
here to-night.”
Wo lean tromti* Ne**, H. M. Tun-
or, tha riotous negro nrptt hag prancher
and politician of Macon, has removed to
Snvannnh, whan ha will no doubt divide
the honors of Radical agitation and Mia-
chiaf-making with A. A. Bradley.
It te reported in Rons# that tha Pope
bae signed a doom convoking tha Ren-
nsanioai Conneih The place of —tin.
Into bo either in the Iotend of Malle or in
the Tryol. When the Council n» _
Pope will leave Homa-m it is rumored.
argument by oiling his own oxporic
Ho gave it uh lus opinion thut tlio suc
cessful production of Ihu oat crop de
pended ou good auil; good preparation of
that Noil ; tho time of sowing. After ! iho charges of corruption,
elaborating thoso points he retired und | in connection with the elect
left the subject upon to the discussion of j to tho United States Somite, wua cone;
tho house. I *1*1.1 to-day. Tho District Attorney, W. 1
The propriety of grazing it wns tukon Whipp «, who was removed from office
up at first, but soon disposod of; mid tho the President just after ho had Cluj I
UiNOUsaiou thuii bncuiuc us to whether it indicted iu Alkalis is, Las been out
was a profitable crop, aud if it was, what aland two days. Ilo reiterated Lise
Homl was tho best to uso. After praising ‘
thu merit of ouch variety, the Society ad
jourued until 8 o'clock.
Thu discussion of outH was resumed.
Tho guutlouiau from DuKalb, iu order to
givo shape to the UiscuNbiou, moved tho
following resolution :
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this
Convention tlmt tho oat crop is of greater
importance to farmers tliau it has hereto
fore been thought, uml they recommend
its increased production ; that it bo sowu
iu tho fall about the first week iu Septem
ber, and gruzod by light atock during the
win tor.
After discussing this resolution at some
length, tho Bocloty found themselves
just where they started, and the subject
was dropped without rouchiug any conclu
sion.
A motion wan thou oflerod and adopted,
that a committee of seven bo appointed
to preparo a report ou the geological and
mining resources of Georgia, with a view
to tho host means of developing them,
aud that Mr. Crawford be appointed
cliuirpiau.
The expected address of lion. U. V.
Johnson was not deliverod at tho time
appointed, and it wns announced that it
wus doubtful whether he would attend the
Couvuutiou.
eture and sale of articles w hich 1'
laiitatn
itig, ; nn ' 1
ft thin
1, that
enter into general consumption aro get- 1 * u ' hue
ting to bo quite common in Now York. * M,00,m *l!
Auioi.g the cases of tliix kind collated is | r *’tni
mentioned a largo shipment, from New i * 1,a . U P°“
Y«»ik to Suva.iiiaYi, of what purported to
bo “pure dissolved bone," for fertiliziti
which was worthless for that purpose,
was pushed through Savannah iuto tho 1 duatr
interior of Georgia, nml abs* rl ed in tho |
m.ukot, tin'shippers reaping a largo profit,
but the names of the persons engaged iu
tho dishonest transact 10a aro known, nud
ilouce givcu before the Kuklux ('oimiiittco ' ateps have be* n taken for protection in
tut tliti I.illlu ttork, l ino lilull nml Now u,,. (,,1,1,0, h„ tlo.t tlio .IihIiulohIj in 11,1.
Orleuu. Uftilroiul Company, in wlnoli |M m nrlv nit othor on»o» of tho kin,l
Clnytuu \v«H inter,'.tod, La.l put tioarly a -will l,riii|j i s own rotrihntii.u and its rom-
liiitiiuu of dollars of KUto ant. Iho »it-1 e dy, na in the caso of tho canned oy.tor
uoas lostiflod, iu rejjard u> tho ludiclmiut i , lu ;i f n ,j t Imsinena of Ua'timoro, which is
iustAticud ns uu example iu point. In this
introduced, and th
Alien the lineal fubrica
in ihe rnidat ef tho
tho cotton is grown.
!it«-r*'hts *»l lli*» South lies in the
im nt id iimnufHctnreB, that sho
> withiu her own hands tho pro
be pioituction of tLu raw uute-
w her
A Plum
Tuesday last M- >sis. 11. Ku-i
clenred tLe British brig Napie
pool, wifh a cargo *>f i».'2.1 In pounds |
al*»u Need, ami the same gontleu
aiiotle r vessel in llio berth loading
la. a tide of immigration with s*-ed for Cork. 'J hia h anew bus
ml thu natural lucreaso ot ‘ iiom lu re, but one which bills fair to bi
>t‘l furnish an Hbiinditfico cf I come ®x*«u.**ive an I prove remuncrr.tivo
►nly lor the pointationii, t»ut : to those engaged in it.
N ior the arts ol reprodtir-
rudiiueniury atstu ; but with | The Griffin papers liavo gotten hold of
width accouipn- a roumiPic aan<*ati«m. We givo tho Mid-
of hkill ! die Georgian's version as being nioBt sat-
iafaulory :
Il buo-uioa onr. duty to cbroniele two
Mid * vujits which occnrroil in Fayette
c..nr»fy ou th*» same day of this work.
Ou Monday morning last, Mr. t) S. Price,
who lives on White Water creek, iu Faj-
ette county, shot a young man by tho
of Hubbard, wounding him serious-
ictuted goods, ly, but not futolly. Ou the same day ot
\«: the freight;, thu shoot rig. Miss Laura Brice, daughter
n*»w losi lor want of skilled iu- ol (j H. Trice. w«h missing. No cine to
Uhin her own borders. i her mysterious disappearance could Lo
—>• ♦ — - | found until Tuesday evening, when litr
1 INdiil fios Piof. the Ucal *!< ud body wns discovered iu White Water
inventor «.r the Irlrsrsph f , oreek, near Trice's old bridge, it is sup-
o committed suicide. \Ve liave
Siar in regard ' etideuvorod to ssccrtaiu the particulars of
i* vihoiu m due the crmlit tLe tiugedy, tLe cause of tho quurrol be-
guetic tulegrupli to man- ] tween Q. B. Fiioo and youug llubliurd,
.udly sis*nding-room in tl.u rear of
rats **f Hi*- h«n:»t»*r-*, f«»r nearly all
ubers ».f tho House were also pru»-
ukt. 'ihu rcitoirksblu qu»diti*'S of N1 r.
Bchurz u ilcbutei wore never more
forcibly illu-irat* d than by liis iutisivo
agRruShivc spuccli today. Its strong pro
gs support of tlio
i argument, ami its
tho highest degi
ml tb« motive which impelled thu uuf*
j tuuato daughter t«« commit tho rush act of
Bauiuel Barnett, Esq., just roturuod
from hia mission to tho National Agricul
tural Convention at Washington, gave u
conciao account of tho doings of the Con
vention, with hia opiuiou uf the practical
results liable to tlow from it, and his per
sonal labors iu behalf of tho body ho rep-
resoutod. At tho conclusion of LU re
marks, a vote of thunks was teudered him
for tha faithful mariuer in which he hud
discharged his trust.
At night tha entire Convention, and a
large number of tho citirouts of Snvati
nah. by Invitation, enjoyed the sumptu
ous hospitalities of Churlcs Green, Esq.
Wo ware rsthor dejected, the other day,
of Cluytou for thu violation of lUo enforce __ _ p
moutact, that tlio matter Lad buuii first t rmb. Loiioriddc d.-'ulen* f*anui'them~el
brought tu his uotioo whilst distimt alter- I hnrtby a loss of public confldonco in th
TLe facts de
character of their wares, the principal 1
toll.u quedl
of giving th.
kind bun drawn tortU sev
tions, soiiio of wliich hu- (
tho Btar, aud we aro also in receipt ot a • suicide, but have failud.
iiiuun of dociUuiuta:y eviUeucu iu tho] -
IIoMi<'i^K.—Wo learn that Mr.Watkins,
* xamiuafian j t on of llou- E. T. Watkins, a freight
following i f- j conductor o» too Western A Atlantic Itali
an!, was shot iu tho abdomen it Carturs-
. h puasible, wt*ro J villo ou Thursday night by Johu Craw-
mode by (»«T*tod, *#f Copeiihagcu, iu tho , fold, son of Col. 11. A. Crawford. At 11
year 1SI9 ; otln-n were made by Arago, , oViock yua(orduy morning, young Wut-
and Davy, and Ampere iu 1820, and ny , kiua was not expected to live, and young
, of Commerce re- i Bturgoon in 1626, but none of them . Crawford had not beuu urreated. The
same case that lately caused tho House to j niftr | ;gj w jj] we jj f or a q hranchcH of ruachod the point of discovering a menus shooting occurred in a bar room. Wo did
seat Boles by an unanimous vote. Tho j trade und coinnuroo to imitate tho scuti- making the wire practically servici*- not Ituru the particulars.— At Uinta Count.,
wituuHN implicated tho United States Dis- ( tm . n | R n f u dealer, Mr. Jaiuos Shriver, ex- oVt r an >' considerable distance. The J 21 th.
triotJudg. in 4na«hiuii tliis auil olliur iu- ,, rusBU ,i ut UUl) ltl0 ,„ 0 otiuca in lialli- ' "» s ilBeiued inan|wrablv, ni,d I ■*'***■ —•
dictmouts, l*y discharging grand jurios niore, who said that “his idea was for 'Mr. Burlow, of tl.o Royal Military Acade- j u,arl *
aud iuterpoMug various tu hmcuhticH t»* I overy ouo to do what wast light, us tlio , my, of Wuoiuiub, LngLu.d, in his luves- J
tostant for the Cougroasioual seat which | PUUR0H 0 f roiuplaiut being light weight 1 f®ct: Bomo discoveries, rendering'the [ i
he now holds, 'llio complaint was based j ntu j slack filling under fictitious brands, i I'leclro-iuagUitic telcgra|
ou the fact tliat Clayton hail fraudulently . tn the
issued a certificate to Edwards, when tho I q j lo irc
, filling under fictitious —
«u tba fact that Clajt.m bad fraudulently tn tbe genoral detriment of tb. market
taaued a rertittoato to Eduards, a ben the I meeting of the trade which followed
return, showed Hint Holes had a majority ! took mound stops, however, to cheek the
iu the (’ousressiotiid vote. This is the evil, tint, aa tho .lonrual o
the comiulitee will report that Cluytou lnarl! j mt j, iH eratifyinu at le.tst to Bud B r »l> h
i.i. i... .....I ... i... ....... °/ ? ... v..i
retains hia scat by fraud uud ought to lie
expelled.—Courit r-Jo urn a l.
I'rsnrts Ail a in-. Don. >ul Ildhir Uiv
Wtiinglon Treaty s Failure.
prevent the puaishmout of all the Olay- ] honest packer would hoid ont beat in’ tile j 1 ifi'dioi.e, published iu 18M, declared ed- S| •' s '
touites who comiuittwi frauds. Tossibly end.” There is nothing new in tho re- ' vcscly upou tho possibility of a tc.e- ^* ! w iork. fen. .2.—Lhnrlea 1 rancis
**' ' h * | Adams left for Washington last evening
tho way of discov- " n annimnons from the State Dopartment.
r throe yoirs after, \ bis rut urn to thin country was oc-
tliough it seems to be et.tubli-.hed thut liar- 1 c*i*i'Jn®'I by the ill houlth of Lis wifo.
riHon Gray Dyar. an American, put a short 1 Upou the Alabama question he iH very-
working line of telegraph in opperation ! retioent. but thinks it reasonable that our
ou Long Island in 182 7 or 1628. He usud l claims should be submitted to the Geneva
common electricity, and not olc. tro-mag- * lurbitratioD, which could dia|>oBe **f them
netism, nml but one wire, which operated ! according to tho evidence. England, he
with a spark thut left red marks upon pa- j believes, is disinclined for war.
per chemically prepare!. Tho device of The Alabama excitement is duo to tho
working it by mi alphubot by spaces of • newspaper agitation. There is nothing
tmiu between sparks was.very noarlj in which warrants his believing that the
principle tlmt used by Tr of. Morse ; and* Washington troaty^ will be a failure. He
rather curious coincidence
A Boston Journal correspondent writes
of James Buclmuan uud Tbaddetis Ste
vens : “Stovens dividod with BucUntnm,
who lived in the same town, tho leading
of tho bar iu his comity. Both were uu-
married, both headed their political par
ties, and were generally pitted against
each other in nil cases. But in most
things they were unlike. Buchanau was
aristocratic, selfish and miserly. Stevens
was plainly republican, homely iu his
stylo of life, opeu-hnuded, and gavo away
all he earned to everybody who wuutud—
churches, theaters, friends und foes.—
Buchanan was exacting in liis fees, very
saving, aud died worth ^800,000, tlio lar
ger part of which was iu cash securities.
Blevciis was nlways embarrassed, laid up
uothiug, and whst his estate will bring is
yet uuknown. Ilia house has been sold,
and his books and furniture will soon be
pnt under tho hammer.”
DlUTU OF Jt'DOK A. W. Br.think.—
After an illuoss of several days, Judge A.
W. Bethuno, son of Gen. M. Buthune,
ami Ordinary of Talbot county, died Sat
* not think GUdstono meant all he
by a telugraphic statement that reports JJ r day night, anJdchly. Torsoiue months
ho had boon in feoblo health, and nt time**
•bowed that tho poach crop had boon ont
■hurt one half. It wa« rathor surprising
how an iuvuutory of the orchard pros
pects of thu uouutry could have been
made At so early a period of tho year;
bnt then tho inquiring, interviewing and
irrepreasiblo Yankee is always ahead^ you
know. Thu wail accounts somewhat re
lieve us. It io the peach crop of Dela
ware that haa boon eut short one-lnxlf,
and tho information was obtained by
moans of a |*eaoh-groweru' convention
hold in that Btate one day loot week. —
There ia some slight diflforuuco between ,
the United States aud tbe Statu of Dcla- j }«*.
ware—territorially speaking.
unable to attend to tho business of bis
office. Judge Bcthuno made a good offi
cer, and wo believe endeavored to dis
charge the obligations imposed in the ad
ministration of the law, touching the in
terest of the community and county, with
fidelity and houor. lie was a young man
and died in the bloom or youth, leaving a
wife, child, parents and friends to mourn
his untimely death. Rev. R. W. Dixon
officiated in a beautiful ceremony at his
grave. It was very appropriate and touch
ing, and asked in conclusion, “who next?"
f Talbottim Standard, 22*/.
Man. Roubery.—'Tho tunil from Ibis
place to Greenville was robbed on tiatur-
The carrier, whoso name is
that if th« r«» is no higher imi*«'l!iug motive, i Nothing feasible
tho “policy” of being honest is at least | °. r . v was made for t
roooguized.—JUiUimort Su »i.
Tlir bit Cottoa Frop.
The following extract from the letter
of ft city correspondent of tho Canton
(Mississipni) Citizen, we commend to the
thoughtful attention of our cotton plant
ing friends:
At the present prices, cotton is a profit
able crop, und our planting friends are
preparing to put in a larger acreage than I [^*j R noted ^
usual. If the season should be favors- ; u, u t Morse was the brother-in-law of j •‘♦id In his bostv speech, and he subse-
ble tho yield will be large and the prioe , juries Walker, who was the legal coun- • qnentty took back much of what he said
continently low. A crop of three and a ge i 0 f ]), ar at thno of Dyai s experi- 1 a* first on this question.
lioir milliou b«lo« will sell fttftnnverftKO 1 lm , uU OI1 lho ult ., lrju lul h . i — ——
of #90 per bale of 420 pounds, yielding | ftKS0 |f K that Mors** who was not u man of *’ ar * bissfill**’* Net** Before the Cain set,
to the South #816,000,000; while a crop | ftnv s -i t . n tifie attn’inments, got bis ideas ! AYashinoton Feb. 28.—The note of
of four und a holf million bales will sail „f' operating a wire telegraph from liis ' R*«ri Granville sent to secretary Fish
at hu average of about #00 to #06 per (yiorsu'»0 biother-iu law, the Utter having ' through Gun. Bchenck, wns r.*ad to the
bale—yielding to tbe country only #270,-1 j er j vut | them from him while acting is * Ualniiet to-day. A general conversation
000,000 to #292,000,000; or front twenty-1 counsel years before. However, this * ensn*sl, continuing several hours, in
two and a half to forty-five million dol-1 q a eation only aficets the validity of 1 winch tho merits of the questions preson-
lars less than tbe smaller crop. Morse’s claim to tlie invention uf the I tod concerning tbe interpictation of the
The labor required to cultivate *nd , uio d 0 t f working thu telegraph. The 1 treaty of Wusiagfon were discussed.—
gather tho extra million of bales, would, , „ raa | difficulty in the way of operating the * There may be a further conference on
if properly directed, produce on ibund-. wire R t M y ^islanoe ba«l‘not been met nn- } sul jeei when the reply of tbe Secre-
ance of grain and grass to supply food , ,j| i» ro f. H,.nrv. isjs, made the discovery 1 •»*> *-f the Stats to the “friendly note ’
for the people and stock of tbe whole . c f tliAt galvanic enneAt eould be (•ball bo prepared. While this Goveru-
country. The people would then be In a J transmuted to a great dtatunee with so • ment docs nut seem disposed to modify
better position get ont of debt, improve j a ffiminutiou of force as to produce i’ s statement of the case, it will doubtless
their property, make their homos com-, mechanical e tie eta nde*}uate to the de- i rcK^xind to tho British objections in such
put forth by tlw
marked tins tflii
lie warned the B
ing this investigation as they had oppose*!
tho Nuw York cnstoin-liunsj investigation
and sustain*'*! thu .San Domingo jobs, that
they could not :Uan l before tho atorm
that was tiring against them. Ono of tho
rung poitilH *.-f tho speech wns where Le
nd the law which requited that thirty
iy**‘ notice of tho sale of thoso arms
mtild be given, and which was not giv
en, bnt in lieu of it a private uotico was
sent around, ft German house in Now
York hoard of by accident, und came to
Washington and informed llio Trussian
Minister. Tho soles were, as a conse
quence, put **tV for a few days, and then
made to the French agents, and the nru.s
hurried off to France, wheie they duly ar-
vcd. Mr. Bchurz iubiated that this eva-
«m of iho statements coviriug the sales
indicated beyond tho slisdow ot doubt an
lutcntion to violate the neutrality laws.
When Mr Hchnrx concluded, Mr. Mor-
u replied, but was umble to proceed,
ring to the confusion caused by tho re
tirement of most of tho audience. No
oto was reached.
Charlie McDowell, cut tho bag, taking
therefrom all the registered letters, and n
— «• • '» | number of those that were not rcgihtcred.
The Radical State Convention of South ' He, altnoogh a lucre hoy, was shrewd
Carolina met in Columbia ou tha 20th, ! •V oa ^. lof omon S tJie ,0 '*
and elected fourteeu ilulegatea tu the
National Republican Convention- seven
white and seven colored, but all for
Grant, end to ins! runted Iu the ooarae
ot the ballasting for delegates, the eelee-
tion of one nominee having been urged
ou Aooonnt of bis color, one of the speak-
era said the! “for ono, ho was not of tho
opinion that negroes oqghi to be in Con
gress ;” hrjbiutof feet be expressed a
decided opinion that 'HI would bo better
to etude mule there then a damned nig
ger." This is eeoording to the telegraph-
io report of the Mew York Herald, Grant
Advocate.
directed to the postmaster, containing the
list of registered letters, which prevented
immediate detection, thereby giving biiu
1i he did l»y
Bun-
beard
time to make hio escape, which
taking the tram from this plaoe on
day Inat. He has not since been
of.—La Orange Reporter. 23<f.
Monroo Advertiser says: Tt is estima
ted that #50,000 worth of mules were
told in this county during the fall and
winter. It in A lamentable fact, however,
that one denier—Mir. Wm. Fisher, of Par
is, Kentucky, sold #40,000 worth on time.
fort able, nnd take a fair start up hill
planters could get on a stump outside of
their own cotton-patch and look over tho
wholo Bouthern cotton plantation, they
wonld see things just aa I write ; bnt so
long as they look only at iheir own patch
—with avarice for spectaclea—they will
go after the old pattern, end die in pover-
red object, by means of a galvanic in-1 • spirit as will show its earnest desire for
tensity battery. j • settlement of tho questions at issue in a
Prof. Morse subsequently availed him-! manner altogether honorable to both lm-
self of this discovery by Prof. Henry to tiers through the tribunal of arbitration
make telegraphy practicable and profits- I piovided by the treaty. This is known
ble to himself, l'rof. Henry, who took to l»e the desire of the President and all
out no patent for his discovery, seems in the members of the Cabinet.
_ . . , this, na iu hia othor scientific* Libor*, t«» j Application was made to-day for a copy
ty, leaving their children without a home; I p^ve sought for uo othor reward than ( of tho British note for publication but
while Old England nnd New England will. *q} ie consciousness of advancing science, without success, tha refusal being based
got richer by working up tho cotton pleusute of discovering new truths, I oa the gruuud that to furnish it would
which tho planters had to sell at loss than ! an j tlie scientific reputation to whioh not only bo agoinst all precedent, but
it cost to produce, in order to get breod ' thesc W orks would entitle ldui." Up to ! diaroapectful to the British Govurumeut
from the Northwest whioh they could jsIS Morse aeoms to have fullv conceded at this s*age of the proceedings,
have grown cheaper at home. j that ho was indebted to the discovery of 1 It was further said to-night by a high
♦ ,m ~ ~ I Prof. Henry to enable him to mike the I executive official that not even tho sub-
Xorth sad Soutk U all road. magnetic ttlogiaph auccesbfol. At that : Ktuuee of the British note could uow be
\Yc had the pleasure of a visit jester- , time klotse got into H igari-m with other 1 communicated thro an official source, nor
day from Maj. \V. D. Cbipley, of Uolum- 1 parties over his claims to tho monopoly hud it been reported to any private parties,
bus, {Secretary and Treasurer of the North ' of telegraphic rights and he kppoxred lo “ “ ’*
and South Railroad. Major Chipley pre- ‘ have deemed it necessary to his interest
seutod us u neat pamphlet which shows i to depreciate the importance of tha dis-
the great advantages of this road to tbe : cowries of lieury. The concurrent
South and Noathwest; also a splendidly i testimony, however, of leading telegraph
uotteu up map, showing the connections
with the great railroads of tks Wsst nud
Northwest.
Maj. C. iufoMus us that arrangsmants
have been (node in Harris county to fill
the gsp between ths IaiGrange Construc
tion Company and ths company now
working in tkis dirsetion from Colambns.
About four miles ot ths rosd-bsd from
this point towards Columbus has been fin
ished, and Mayor Jarboe, ths Prasidsnt
of ths IaGrange Oonstruotion Company,
Ths Roms Commercial rays ths wheat ] informs ns that in ten days they wtil be at
crop of that section is Immense, and work on eight different miles, which will
promises to bt one of the best ever bar-1 be completed In forty working days.
Tested. * | Reporter, 23*/.
authorities, and uf the very men who
wars associated with Morse in telegraphic
patent*, go to show that he merely avail
ed himself of Ifeury’s discoveries* end.
applied them to his machine. It does not
appear that Morse “ever made a single
original disoovery in electricity, magnet-
um, or electro-magnetism applicable to
tbe invention of the telegraph.
Under the eircomstancss, it is not diffi
cult to decide to whom should he award
ed the chief honor of giv
ic telegraph to the world.
Tho sheriff who hanged Butts got be
hind s screen when he sprung the trap. J tuptcy.
At the sons time it wa9 remarked that as
the note was of u friendly character and
couched iu delicate language, and os the
reply would be in like temper, there was
therefore no cause whatever for appre
hension «* lo tbe continuance of peace be
tween Urn two countries. Hon. Chas.
Francis Adams remained at the Executive
Mansion hot a short time after the cabinet
Assembled, having spent a few minutes in
conversation with them.
A number of prominent business men
in Chicago held a meeting on fSriday last,
to decide upon some plan by which to re
cover from various insurance companies
ths unpaid amounts due for losses by tho
recent fire. It was agreed that proceed
ings should at ouco be commenced against
various couipauiss to put them into bank-
loplml Auiwira !
of tho hypothesis that
H hu l*t
Tho advocates
this continent* vr
from the shores of Aria, by way of thu
Aleutian islands and Alaska, will litul cu-
courageuicnt iu the telegraphic report of
the arrival at Ban Francisco «#f Japanese
houmeu, whosu junk was disabled on
their own coust, but who were carried by
tho ocean current 2600 tuiloa on tho
islai.d of Idaho. ofl‘ tho Alaskan short*.—
One of the chief obstacles to the recep
tion of this theory has heretofore been
the admitted fact that ot the early period
when the settlement must huvu boon
made, the arts of ship-building and navi-
gut ion wore too littlo udvunceil to furnish
the means of making the ocean passage.
A Japanese junk, however, belongs to
the embryonic stage of these urts, and
such u Vessel, disable*! by shipwreck, can
hardly be supposed to have possessed
sailing qualities above tho reach of tho
most unintelligent ship-builder. Tho
length of the voyage, motor such circnm-
atiuicua, requiring considerable tonnage
in order to carry tho necessary provis
ions, has also been made nn element of
objection. Both these shipwrecked Ja
panese were nine mouths in making tho
Uam-it, nt the mercy el iho wind and
wuvis, and though twcuty-thrco out of
twenty-six starved lo death, tlio survivors
exceeded tho number originally planted
iu tho Garden of Eden : und, provided
that ono of tbe three was a woman and
another a priest (thu continent being
found unoccupied;,.wo do not sje any ex
treme) difficulty in supposing thut they
might have increased und multiplied,
overflowed upon tho nminl.tnd, and finally
found their way southward into Mexico,
Genual America und Santa America, as
the ancestors of tho Aztecs and tho Incas
aie conjectured to have done. Tho con-
jeotnre Don. bt any rate, received indispu
table assistance from tho iucidcut.-raVtiO
York Journal tj‘ Commerce.
Tiir. Fro Tuxds \m> the Fra IIvsteus
—Bkaveiis asp the Puoftts on Them.—
On y*wU-rdny we met a man with u pack
of huiuh oa his bhoufilers. Striking up a
conversation with him, wu found that
they were beaver skins. His numo was
L. Speed: that he lived iu the upper part
of Floyd county, and thut ho hunted
beavers for a liviug. He has caught, in
the present season, two hundred and fifty-
two beavers. Ho has a line of thirty-two
traps which he attends constantly. Ho
finds there are a great many beuvers in
tho river abo\e Rome, and sells the skins
at an average ot #3 apiece, Mid the meat
at 12 cents a pound. A boaver averages
hiu #6 60, or #o. lie had a pack of a
half dozen skins on his shoulder when we
mot hitn, and one of them came from a
be aver that weighed eigbty-two |>ounda
when he caught him. Hia earnings this
winter have boon about #1,300, aud the
is nut VTtf*—Jfame Commercial,