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COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL. 9, 1872.
Volume. XLIV,-No. 15.
The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H MARTIN Editor
COLUMBUS:
THURSDAY APRIL 4, 1872.
• $2.50.
Volsatecr lompaale*.
We doubt the wisdom of the propoei-
tiou to re-establish old volunteer military
companies, or to form new one*, at this
tiuio ; and me are glad that it Is to receime
due consideration before it it acted upon
here. But we notice that it is engaging
attention elsewhere in the State, and that
tho State authorities have been applied
to pu the subject, and in return have
made application at Washington to ascer
tain the amount doe Oeorgia from the
fuud appropriated by Congreaa for fur
nishing the States with arms, and the
kind of arms that can be procured. The
Atlanta correspondent of the Savannah
.AVim writes:
“lu consequence of this desire applica
tion was made by Gov. Smith at Wash
ington for information aa to the aotion of
Congress, and the probability of procur
ing anus, Ac. It appears by a letter re
ceived front General Young, member of
Congress from this district, that the
amount of money now to the credit of
Georgia is 9-1,478.45, and that the Gov
ernor can take up this amount in any
kind of anus uud ordnance'stores he may
desire. The anus and storee will be de
livered at Government expense at any
point tho Governor may designate. The
price of the several kinds of arms varies
from $!*.30 to $24.72 per gun. ' It will
require some time to procure the arms
and stores, and t<5 distribute them among
the several companies. ”
As the sum due Georgia for this pur
pose will probably be insufficient to arlu
all the volunteer companies that may or
ganize and oiler to take the guus, it
seems to us that somo general system of
distribution should bo adopted in time,
instead of an indiscriminate allowance of
the arms to the first companies that re
port. Would uot a regulation by which
each company should be required io psy
a proportion (say oue-balf) of the expense
of its arms, or its city or county under
take* to do no, have a good effect iu se
curing tho urms for deserving compa
nies V Iu nn indiscriminate scramble, or
a distribution on the barbers’ principle,
“first come first served," there would be
no security thnl the bulk of tho fund
would bo appropriated to the arming of
companies worthy tho distiuctiou.
Alihans Taj Hales.
Yesterday was the day on which the tax
collectors of Alabama were advertised to
eoll many tracts of land in default of tbe
payment of taxes. As it is probable that
numbers of tho owners permitted their
lands to be thus sold, intending to redeem
them aa soon os they become able, we
copy from the Montgomery Advertiser a
statement of tho proceedings required for
that purpose:
1st. The amount of the pnrebsee money
together with costs and damages mast be
deposited with the Judge of Probate.
ifd. The Prohnto Judge must deposit
tho redemption money in the County
Tfp&siity and notify the purchaser of
such deposit.
lid* When tbe purchaser applies for the
redemption .money he shall surrender his
certificate of purchase; and thereupon
the Probate Judge shall give him an or
der on the Treasury for tho redemption
money.
The telegraph reports tho defeat of the
“civil rights bill" in the Legislature of
Mississippi on Katurdny—a number of
Senators having left the chamber to break
H qnorum and prevent tbe passage of tbe
bill. On Friday previous the bill had
boon defeated in the Senate by a vote of
14 yoaa to 15 nays : but on tbia occasion
threr Republican Senators dodged, and
the report of that day said that tka negro
meiuborB were loud iu their denunciations
of tho course of these three members.
Bo w e suppose that on Saturday they were
driven to* tnuke nn nppearanoa, and the
opposition to tho bill, seeing no other
Way of defeating it, withdrew and left the
Beuate without a quorum.
The Lumpkiu Telegraph complains
grievously about tho mail facilities of its
region, uud er.pecially about the mail ser
vice between Lumpkiu and Columbus.
It says that the mail which leaves Lump
kin at noon on Friday dues uot get to
Columhns until tuondsy at noon—thus
taking three day i to make the trip—a dis
tance of less than forty miles! Our.
observation satisfies us that the Telegraph
is correct in this statement. It is a mat
ter in which we, too, have considerable
interest. But we do not second its motion
(if wb understand it correctly) that the
people of Stewart petition fora Id-weekly
snail from Lumpkin to CutbLert, even if
they have to lose the Colnmbna and
Americas mails to secure it. What is
needed is a reform of the mail service be
tween this city and Lompkin-*-not an
abandonment of it.
Hon'. Robert S. Hatcher, a prominent
and worthy old citizen of Dallas county,
Ala., and for marly State Senator for the
district in which he lived, eras killed on
Haturday on the Selma and Gulf Railroad.
He fell between the care, in goieg from
one to another while they were in motion,
had the train passed over bia body.
A negro in Owew county, Ky., who was
•hot in the neck, in a fracas a short time
ago, hsd a kind of trsaee shout s week
since. He was supposed to be deed, end
he was laid ont for burial, but revived
before they put him in the oeffln. He
had some thrilling experiences while in
the state of trance or suspended anima
tion, and we suppose that hio reports are
as reliable as those of the spiritualists
Vho n$ver seo or hear of s bell in their
‘ssa&ces," or those of tbe religions osts-
s who are transported in their ee-
«i far Away into the regions of bliss.
This unhappy negro took a different di-
Lion, and briqgs us reports somewhat
different from those usually resolved
through the “mediums" shove apeation-
®i He said, after coming to his sww t
that “ho • bad been to see the devil, was
in mil, and saw many of his sequela fau
ces; the devil told him he bid ns roans
for him them, but would bo ready for
him in a few days. He reports the devil
a black, savage-looking monster, erased
with fiery lashes, which he lays op his un
ruly subjeots. His dominions ere all In*
terspersed with lakes of firs and
of rest; the wont ere punished the most,
hot ell are punished —cording to their
(Isrlaaatl aa4 Her Heatkvrn Railroad.
IIoo. E. A. James, the delegate ^ent
from Chattanooga to the Kentucky Legis
lature, in behalf of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad, extended hit visit to Cinoiu
nati, and on his return home informed
the Chattanooga Times that Cinoinuati
would not commence work until the right
of way along the whole line was secured,
and that this would probably take a year.
We regret the necessity for this delay, but
auppone that it is a neoesaity, or at least a
dictate of prudeaoa, for Cincinnati ia well
advised of the immense advantage to her
oomineroe that this road moat be.
The Hew Orleans Picayune publishes
some commercial statistics that will ntford
an idea of the foreign trade thut Cincin
nati will be able to secure by obtaining
the shortest and cheapest railroad con
nection with the Gulf and thence by
■toaiuers with the West Indies. Tho
Picayune gives a table sbowiug the
amount of Western produce that possess
through New Orleans for Havana alone.
The following are the figures for tho year
1871, showing that by far tho greator por
tion of these Western products now pass
through New Orleans:
from From
United States. New Orleans.
L*nl, tlrrcrt, !?,4<U 7,1WU
Flour, Mils., 7S,'.*S8 7t*,Oll7
Corn, mirk*. tja.547 4*,;ioo
Bacon. ‘2,150 1,500
Both 8t. Louis and Louisville now have
advantages over Cincinnati in shipping
freights to New Orleans, and it is prubu-
bio that they and Chicago furnish tho
bulk of this exportation to Havana. But
with an “air-line" railroad to the Gulf,
touobing it at the uearest possible ap
proach to Havana, this advantage would
be decidedly ou the side of Ciuciunati.
Not the supply of Havana alone, but thut
of most of the West Iudia isluuds and of
portions of Mexioo and Ceutral America,
would be more easily withiu the grasp of
Ciuciunati than of any other Western city.
And then the return trade would probably
be equally valuable, making Ciuciunati
the oliespest city of the West for tho pur
chase of the tropical products. It ih evi
dent that tho “Queen City*' has a magnifi
cent project on hand, and that her best
interests call for ita speediest consumma
tion.
The Agrlrsltursl
The aotion of Gov. Smith iu appropri
ating the laud script donated by Cougrosa
for the establishment of a College of Agri
culture and the Meebanic Arts, to the
Trustees of tho University of Georgia,
meets the approval of all the journuht of
the Htato whoso opinions we have yet
learned. The locution of tho College wus
the distracting question that prevented
the Legislature, at ita last session, from
making the appropriation, aud the time
had nearly expired within which the State
was required to establish the Col lego or
forfit the fund. Heuoo the necessity for
the Governor's solving a question wbieh
he would no doubt have preferred to
leave to the determiution of the Legisla
ture.
The Board of Trustees of tho Universi
ty met in Atlanta on Saturday lust, with
ox-Governor Jenkins in the chair, and
adopted a plan for the organization of
the Agricultural College, submitted by
Chancellor Lipscomb. They then waited
on Governor Smith und solicited tho ap
propriation, urging the probable conse
quences of delay. Tho Governor re
sponded favorably, and the Jlourd pro
ceeded at once to organize the College.—
We oopy as follows from ths Atlanta Sun:
This uew college goes iuto operation
on the first day or May, 1872, under the
supervision of the Bute University aud
tbe direot control of a provisional faculty.
This provisional faculty will consist of
Prof. \V. LeRoy Broun as Presideut, and
Professors Joues, Chsrbonnier sud Ruth
erford, oil of the BUte University.
By the provisions of the organization,
over 200 young men, one for each Heua-
tor and one for each UepresenUtive in
the 8UU Legislature, ere furnished with
free tuition, and these students moreover
are entitled to all the advantages of the
University, with the privilege of entering
any or all its departments of instruction,
without charge. It is also understood
that such s boarding system will be adopt
ed, if practicable, as shall bring the en
tire expense of these studenU of the new
college within the small sum of 9125 for
the year.
The precise form of organization we
will give our readers in a few days. The
provisional faculty will eerve, without any
additional salary, until the regular meet-
ing of the Board of Trustees in August
next, when a permanent organization will
be nude. AdvertisemenU for new pro
fessors will be published, aud due notice
of the regular electiuu of the same will
be given by the Board of Trustees. It
will be the duty of two of these profesv.
ors to lecture at certain seasons through
out tbe BUte. make reports of tbe miner
al and agricultural resources of the Btute,
and io this manner bring the entire pnb-
lie in direct contact with the internal op
erations of the But* University.
The land-scrip, which waa sold by ex-
Aotiug Governor Cooley tut about 1*0
cents on tho dollar, and which will real
ize about $200,000 will be devote<|, uot to
erecting buildings, but to tbe direct edu-
oation of students, in providing all nec
essary apparatus, implements, modci
farms and workshops for tbe thorough in
struction of students in both these arts.
Thi« grant and appropriation immedi
ately places the 8tate University iu the
very first rank of American institutions.
It ia now a University proper, embracing
all the departments, except medicine and
theology, which, at praeent, are not ad
visable. The new organisation will bring
to the University about 500 students, and
will bring to bear a moral influence
in tbe University which will soon
place it among the vary first of American
institutions.
Supreme Court or Gxoroia, March
30, 1872.—Tbe Court announced that tbe
resignation of N. J. Hammond, Esq., of
the office of Supreme Court Reporter bad
been reeeived and accepted, and that
Henry Jackson, Esq., waa appointed to
that position. The new Reporter was
qualified.
The decision of the Court was an
nounced in No. C, of tbe Flint Circuit.
J. P. Bpeer vs. Char lee E. Lamden. In
junction, from Pika county. Judgment
reversed.
The Court announced that on tbe ap-
nticatluu of the Boiad of Truateec of the
university of Georgia, finles* objection
counsel, it would adjourn
Somo works ao,.> Governor Smith waa
. requested by certain gentlemen to mnke
' such a construction of the fraudulent
! Bond Act. passed at tho late seb.sion of
the Legislature, ns would clearly express
j the intention of tho Legislature and the
spirit of our people on tho subject of the
j bonds of the State. We are permitted to
j publish the following portiou of hia letter
written iu reply :
I 1 hud the honor to occupy the position
! in the General Assembly of Speaker of
j the House of Representatives when the
act was passed, and had favorable oppor-
i tunitioK of being ml vised of the views of
I individual member*on this tu* well nsoth-
i cr measures involving the financial intor-
' csts of the State.
I Investigations were made during thd
i session which led to the belief tlmt my
i predecessor had illegally and fraudulently
i issued, without registration, largo mounts
1 of bonds purporting to ho securities of
| the State, thereby raising money to servo
his individual pat-poses. It was also be
lieved that a largo amount in tho bonds
of tho State bearing coupons, with the
signature of the Treasurer lithographed,
was still iu circulation, notwithstanding
tho provision m \do for willing in such
bonds lor cancellation. It was still fur
ther believed that tho Governor had,
without authority of law. indorsed the
bouds of ccrtniu railroad companies,
amounting iu tho aggregate to a very
large sum.
Being in posoivsion of such informa
tion, tho IiOgbhituro deemed it a duty to
take such action ns would not only guard
the Treasury against loss but would most
effectually counteract tbe depressing ef
fect upon tho credit of the State, likely to
result from those illegal acts of the Gov
ernor.
Tho provisions of the net under consid
eration nro, in uiy opinion, the bust that
could have been adopted to remedy the
existing evil. Illegal and frnm ulent aetH,
such as were believed to exist, could be
uKcerlaini 1 only by tho most rigid investi
gation. It waa believed, with loaHon,
that able and m-.x -rupulous men had ex
ercised all their ingenuity in covering up
their frauds, and ttic* most exhaustive in
quiry would he. neccRsaiy to expose them.
For the purpose of making this inquiry
effective, the Legislature determined to
keep tho whole subject under it.s own
control; and lienee the provision of the
New College of Agriculture and Mrrlmnic Arts. 1)M Wnslilturno Vlnj tin* Sjij !
Under the act of General Assembly tip- Before u committee of the French As-
proved December 12, 18CG, the Governor soiubly M. Fnvto has intimated hut per-
of Georgia is empowered to sell tho laud suasion that. Mr. Washburns abused his
scrip and to invest and appropriate its position as American Minister in Faria to
proceoda for the maintaiuance of such a
college as was contemplated by the Con
gressional grant of laud. The scrip would
have been forfeited before the meeting
of the Legislature iu July, and hence
prompt action was necessary to save this
valuable fund. No other institution in
tho State was in a condition to receive
the fuud except tho State University, and
t the l'rushiaiiM in their operations
against Fra nee. lie said :
“It is quite certain that espionage wr.s
resorted to. Tho enemy was almost iu-
variably apprised of our intended move
ments. On the 21st of October the ene
my waa attackod at Mnlmahnu. They
were quite prepared for us. Now, tho
ding evening an American officer
it was therefore appropriated by the Gov- I had proceeded to iiuull. 1 was informed
ernor to the University. of Ihu f.uit, nud hml him nrrratoil. 1 lu
At a full meeting of the Board on yes- I was questioned u>> to ttie object of his
torday the new Georgia State Collogo of j visit, but was uuuble to give any Hnlrnfac-
Agriculture and Mechanics Arts was or- j lory explanation. As Mr. NVashlmrue,
gauized by the Trustees of the Uuiversi- j however, intervened on liis behalf he was
ty, the act of organization complying ! released: but 1 informed the American
> tin
l to lu
by a committer* uousihling of mcmWis of
the two Houses.
Without con si do rin
length, the duties imijh
luittoo, it will be Hiiflh
I.sired I
which b<
pnrntely and nt
upon the com-
to say tlmt no
liom than was
mry to collect
y the Logislu-
niwe and which were spun..in, nml what
indorsement < hml been made without au
thority, it was manifest ly necessary tlmt
the history of each bond should bo dovol-
id ns fa
The feature in
Iibh given rise t
provision requir
motifs iasueit uiti
tho Committee <
of April, 1872.
forts have been
io act, however, wliieh
mo-it. ciiuiplaiut is thut
; all bonds and indorse-
isr.s to bo reported to
«-r before (lie tiisl day
be most, pcisi-tent el
ude, both in this conn-
v Vast B«ds of Goal nr Tjuas.—The
Taxas Land Register of tha 23d Afarob.
that vast eoeTbeds hitherto'unknown
hava baan found in that totals. Eseava*
Goat bars shown formations of ooal in ra
tions Which vara littU thought of by thd
Siaat settlers aa oontafnihg any of 7 that
nssfol article. Tha discovery has boon
mads that in various section* thare under-
lisa tha surfed* of our country vast coal
minaa which can be worked to heavy
pwWt by on* fffitaUrtf tOwOl oatty.
try and m Kuroj
vision of the net that it is the purpose of
tho Btato to repudiate its debt. If, has
beon gravely argued that, this provision,
wliieh was manifestly intended for noth
ing more than to enable us to ascertain
the aiuouut of our indehlcdiu an, is con
clusive evidence of tho exi-.tence of an iti-
tentiou, on our p ul, to refuse l,» pay the
whole of our debt.
We have warrant for believing Unit
forged bonds of the Slate are in circula
tion, and also that a large amount of our
genuine securities are outstanding, oL
which we have no registration. Under
these circumstances, wo call ou our cred
itors to do themselvdH and the State tho
service to report the credits held by them,
so that wo may obtuiu u knowledge of
what wo honestly owe.
Exception is taken to this, aud it koouih
to be considered by Home ad umuiinliug to
proof conclusive that we have already en
tered on the downward ro.ul to dishonor
and repudiation, it is difficult to con
ceive what molivo could induce an opin
ion so palpably erroneous, except tho
mere mercenary desire to depreciate our
securities in the markets of tho world, for
purposes of speculation. Tho debtor,
who intends never to pay, would hardly
coiiuom himself about his indebtedness
so much us to procure, at great cost of
labor und money, a knowledge of what be
has already determined to repudiate.
A compliance with this provision of tho
actp it is not denied, will subject the cred
itors of the State to some inconvenience.
This is regretted, and by no persOu more
than by the iiieiubei-s of tlie General As
sembly who pusst d the measure. Iu their
opiniou, however, registration was neces
sary for the protection of both tho Btato
aud the huud holder ; and iho maimer in
which it is required to tie done would
produce loss injury than if done in uny
other mode. Our creditors may rest as
sured thut they will not be subjected to
losses by u compliance with the provis
ions of this act, it it is in the power of
the Government to prevent or repair such
losses.
It is due to truth to say, that in the
eourso of n very iulimut* _ association,
both official and personal, with members
of the General A»»uujbiy, i have no rea
son tu suspect even thut any ona of them
favored, or desired, u repudiation of the
public debt. Un the contrary, the earnest
desire of aJI seems to be thJt ihe credit
of the Hlatu shall Im j reserved, uud that
her fair lame shall remain iiuturinshcd.
Iu this, lam sure, they are the true ex
ponents oi the withes and fadings of
the.ir constituents. 1 know the people of
Georgia, and it is only justice to them to
aey that it is their fixed purpose to pay
every farthing of tbe public debt. While
justico requires that they shall protect
themselves uguinsl tho ails and practices
of dishonest officials, their honor is con
cerned in meeting promptly every just
olaim upt'ii the Treasury of the Htate.
Holders of such elnims may rest assured
tbAt they will not ettfi’er loss in trusting
the people of Georgia.
In conclusion, 1 b« g to any that my own
oniaion upon tho subject of the payment
of our public debt is well known. Tho
decisions of a par kod court is uot the
measure of tho rights of an honest peo
ple. Looking to tho maintenance of her
honor, tho Btiito sliolihl feel herself
obliged to discharge the full measure of
the liabilities enforced by the spirit of her
contract. This, I doubt not, the Htate
will do.
I am, gentlemen, yours, respectfully,
James M. Smith.
Mammoth Guns.—For the past ten days
a large forco of men have been engaged
in taking out of tho bold of the schooner
Altoona, from Boitou, two immense Rod
man guns, intended fur Fort MofgAn,—
Th* guns are oi huuIi lifravy weight, being
npwaids of 25 toiH each, that .'•low pro
gress has beeu made, and aa yet none of
thsin have Unded ou tho wharf. One is
suspended over the hold, and will no
doubt be landed to-day. The delay has
bean caused by necessity of raising a der
rick, tnakiug windlasses, and procuring
tha proper blocks aud tackle. The guns
win* manufactured at Watertown, Mass.,
as* 15j feet in length, 4£ feet in dism*
•tor, with a bore or fifteen incbes-Hiuffi-
Urge for a man to srawl in with ease,
pbuuds of powder is tbe obargo
* *®d the projectile is n solid round
Mot, weighing 480 pounds. Six guns of
the same xina were left by the schooner
fit Fort JfffenoB, Dry Tortugas.
[Mviilt RtyitUr, SOM, f dtfiojr
most strictly with the forms of tli
tion by Congress. It is a distinct college,
special in its objects, nml devoted to tho
wiso und groat ends contemplated by the
act of Congress. Among other most lib
eral features in tho orguuizntiou of the
oollege is free tuition for more than two
hundred young men of Georgiu. It will
go into operation by May 1st, 1872, under
u provisiousl organization. At the next
meeting of tho faculty iu August, the en
tire organization will be coni; leted.
Prof. W. Leroy Browne is the Presi
dent of tho faculty of tho new college
under the provisional organization, and a
most excellent selection.
This disposition of the Agricultural
land scrip settles a very vexed questiou.
Gov. Smith deserves groat credit for his
action. It whs nocessury to docido tho
mutter before July. A called session of
tho (teuernl Assembly would lmvo cost
nearly as milch oh tho scrip wus worth,
lienee ho had to act. To have given it to
Dahlouegii, Marietta or Millcdgoville, was
out of the question, as the institutions nt
these places are not incorporated, nml
Gov. Hmith has no power to incorporate.
To hnve discriminated between the de
nominational colleges would have been
invidious. The Governor, therefore, was
iu uu emergency where ho must assume
tho responsibility of noting to save the
State her luud scrip, under those circum
stances, as the uuly possible alternative.
He selected the State University as the
location of the Agricultural College, nod
tho beneficiary of tho Agricultural laud
scrip.
There has boon nn impression on tho
minds of some persons that the time had
elapsod, but by an examination of the
Act of 18(52, it will bo soon that this is er
roneous.—Atlanta Constitution, ,'JJa/.
From tho Allan la Coiialitutiuii.
(■(‘orgia Kail a a) Nra*.
The narrow gauge part of the Cherokee
Railroad w ill bo running by tho middle
of next week, says the Kockmart Repor
ter.
The resignation of tho six Directors of
the Gulf Road Ins hccu accepted. Tins
indicates Col. Hcrevens triumph. 'I lie
proposition to lease tho road lias been
withdrawn.
Tlie meeting of the corporators of the
Macon uud Knoxville Railroad Company
at Covington, on the 28th, was a failure,
there uoi being a sufficient number pren-
out. Another effort to organize, says the
Covington Enterprise, will bo inudo the
liisi ol May. Col. DcGraffenricd, Presi
dent of Urn Ocmulgea and North Georgia
Railroad Company has made a contract
with Now York capitalists to build their
roud under tho old churter, aud hopos tho
new Company won’t interfere.
A Cowetu jury has given u verdict iu fa
vor of the Savannah Griffin ami North
Alubamu Railroud against J. J. Farmer
on a note givou for subi>ciiptiou of stock.
Ho, when u man subscribes for stock to
build u railroud he must pay it.
The Stewart county people, at a public
meeting, ou tho 27th, iu Lumpkiu sub
scribed $15,000 to their railroad, (from
Americas).
The Fort Valley people have requested
the town authorities to lmvo a charter
pissed by the Legislature to let them vote
V 100,000 to *tho Atlantic, Fort Vullcy and
Memphis road.
Tho Romo Oourior savs Colonel C. M.
Pennington is pushing tnc grading of the
Memphis Branch road rupidly and at the
remarkable cheap costot $1,000 per milt*.
He given out no contracts, but (lues the
work himself, thus saving the contract
ors' porfits to the company.
The Ainerioun Republican tells us tlmt
the Hawkinsvillo uud Kufaulu Railroad
Conipuuy was organized in Americus on
20th March, tho $100,000 of stock need
ed to authorize organization having been
subscribed. The Board is : A. J. Wood
ward, A. B. Hurrold, L. N. Whittle, J. Jl.
liaiuuioiid, 8. A. Strong.
The Albany News says the business of
the Brunswick and Albuny Roml ia fuAl
growing,uud strong hopes of its early com
pletion ure held. Trains rim daily
from Rruuswick to Albuuy. Passenger
t raffle is limited. Lumber freight ia large.
It has increased the value of the waste
- 1 Minister that I still
A Short Cut ArroftN Florida.
To tlio Nditorof (lie .lourntil of Commerce:
Believing that the losses of life and
treasure ou tha reefs of Florida may bo
avoided, aud betwoeu two and three days
saved in the trip between tho Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico ports, permit nio
through your columns to draw tho atten
tion of merchants and the g vernment
to a short out that can readily bo made
across tho peninsula of Florida.
Ry entering tho Ht. John's rivor we
have n fine navigable stream for 127 miles
to the mouth of the Ocklawnhee river,
thence up this river sixty miles. At this
point a caunl suitable for shipH must bo
cut through the RWtimp for forty miles to
tho Aumxura river nt a point, about thirty-
five miles from its mouth, where it emp
ties iuto tho Gulf of Mexico just below
Both termini have good
doubts
Varo tenfold.
From Ilia Kuruula N«wm, Will.
Murder and lloblarj.
Mr. Lycurgus 8. Wellborn, for forty
years uu honored uml revered citizen of
this city and county, was most foully us-
smltod und murdered in bis store, on
Gulden Lnue iu this city, lust Thursday
night. The circumatunces connected
with this terrible deod were these : Mr.
Wellhoru, aa waa his custom, kept the
store open after aupper, and, ou this oc
casion was aocompauiod by his wife until
the usual hour for closing. She retired
to the dwelling (only a few steps distant)
with the understanding that her husband
was to follow itmaedintaly afterward. lie
did not ooino, however, and she called
several times, but receiving no answer,
returned to the store and found him sit
It is remarkable tlmt Mr. Washburn©
should lmvo allowed snuli an insinuation
to go unanswered. Possibly he may have
been overawed, tho charge having
boon made while the war was raging, but,
if so, that reason for silence no longer ex
ists. And immediately after relating
w hat occurred ul tha time of tho affair ut
Kuril, M. Favro proeoeds:
“That Mr. Washburn© was iu relation
with the UcrnmuH is certain. He repre
sented them iu Palis. That culpable acts
of complicity were tho result I have cn-
toit,lined suspicions, but huvo never had
tho proofs."
When language which might lmvo boon
passed over as uttered in tho heat of war
is thus reiterated in timn of poace it be-
cotnv* necessary for Mr. Washburn* to
notice it. For an American minister to
remain quiet under tho imputation of
having played tho spy is an aff ront to tho
lie mi*ropre‘<eiitt». Tho umn may
llm aff ront if ho will, but llm offl-
mt be allowed to follow tho pusil
lanimous example. Mr. Washburue
should ul ouco address M. Thiers iu re
gard to his testimony. It is true M.
Favro ssvs he has no proofs, but oven a
suspicion is in matters of this kind t*» l»o
mot. With Minister Selmtick arraigned
as a jobber, and Minister Sickles us a
boor, and Minister Wushburrm as a spy,
our reputation suffers abroad, aud hoiuq
stops nro ucoossary to led less tlie injury, j
Sickles has at last been brought licro,
Bchonck has boon kicked into a cessation
of his touting for mining speculations,
and now Washburue must clour his skirts.
A. 1. World.
Gained serious [ entrances, easily mnde deeper so unto
jive draught to any of our aouuling
alio
cial c
Wasiuno
do <'iu.mhr
in January,
Me Sale of A i
s, March 21*
1871, ho laid lo
—Tho Marquis
»uy stated that
i Puck* in New York, that ho (Pock)
ii.ilknap, Uc
or (luiikimg, i
from Hoc-
ii. Bpiuuer,
umluibiiiK
mvo a NUl-
Hocoiul tri-
i Plucc) to
by which
ey claimed I
mu mon t.
uud boro tin
Huso lotto
obi a
tion.
official soul. Plui'o, though
l on tlm lit nt trial, wan now t mi
nd Remington got Ins uumey.
i|UH insisted thut this Anieiic.m
llucnco scoured Places convic-
en. .Spinner signed his let I nr u:>
General and United Stales Trea.uier,
»ud addressed it to Ministt r Washburue,
saying “do all you can to help Reining,
tou."
Tho witness testified further Hint lie
submitted these Mims and other tlouu
lull that lie did not
naiiv
tlmt '
Iho Secretary of War to
him
Jlu explicitly
Mid Stll
him in institut ii
ing them with i
found that they
liiiusoif.
Tno rest pi
thut (
tin
ami
•ol lllg.ill:
ok called at tho Fi
asked its iufluouce
homo govoniim nt, ti» secure m
of time in which to fullil au
contract with Remington and
ties wiujHo im
t.'o
I tailed with
U nil* from
ted Seliiu/.
001 ion with
indeed he
him he did
idenco was
Thi
snlos unlaid
galls has ha
Tie witu
Hint ho did
«.f it,.
nj olli
rtuiu par.
thio lo givu.
:«r with the
ntn
dared,
.dik
ed to testify.
In.
loiiclusion,
n Liiowl-
2cr iiitcr-
3ii which
by other
d know ol his
edge of uny other American
estod, but had plenty of siikj
tho committee could coulii
witnesses than himself.
The four hours' examination of the
Marquis was exciting aud personal, and
created gloat mcnimont. Ho got very
Hindi rxcilod when lie accused the mem
bers of the committe of placing words in
htu mouth.—J.ouisdUc Courier.
Tea and Colne—Figures T.IISii* Tlielr Own
Murj.
Prominent ton merchants of this city
appeared in Washington yuuLurduy to urge
upon Congress the necessity of immediate
action upon the ton und coffee duty quo*,
tion. 'J hey did not coulout thcmsolvos
with the current arguments upon general
principles. They pioducud u record of
hard lucts to sustuiu their demands.
Among their revelations were these :
That, iu consequence of tho duluy in
Congress, tho trade in tea and coffee is
suff ering serious injury. Tho iiuoertaiuty
which prevails ns to tho till incite decision
upon the duty question has caused a large
falling oil' in tho demand. The retuil
merchants buy only a low weeks’*tock ut
a time, and tho wholetulo dealers dure not
Tho present distance from Now York to
the mouth of the Mississippi river is
about 1,1)00 nautical miles. By this
proposed route it will be 1,250 miles, a
difference of about 1550 nautical miles.
If this decreaso in distance can bo sav
ed to u btenmor, she not only saves coal
uud other ruuning expenses, but ia able
to carry more pacing freight.
But what is of Vastly more importance,
the terrible dangers of tho trip all the
way from Cuunvernl to Key West are
avoided, which is u large gain ; aud by
not running to tho southward of latitude
20 degrees the hurricanes of summer and
tho northers of wiuter are, to u great ex-
tcut, not encountered.
A preliminary survey alono cau deter
mine the approximate cost of this work ;
but nnture has givou us 222 mileH of riv
er nud only 40 miles to dig through tho
swamp, so that tho difficulties to bo over
come do not Atom lo bo serious. As the
trade of InRt year between ports ou tho
Atlantic uud ports on the Gulf of Mexico
by steamers alone was about 800,000 tons,
it would seem tlmt a small toll would pay
a very handsome revenue aud bo attractive
as uu investment. (J. L>.
Now York, March 22, 1872.
A Valuable l>lutn<m<l Feu ml in a .Miarbm
IkriiMh.
The following story is vouched for as
ontir. ly correct m every particular, and
will lie found interest mg by dealers in
shaving brushes aud parties who use
...... . , . .. , withdraw their importations from bomb
tiui 1 uu tbe counter m u Hpcudili^H condi- j except iu small ‘7|u»iiiit.iw. Tl, e opn.
8lu * « J- «“»***» *'* | «□,action ul tea ,i,,« ,ho let of January
neighbor, aud dispatched a m.aa»n K er for 7 tKSf.noo pounds lean 1 hen fur the
g pliyulflian niwiup Ihmuitiraumn lliul l>«a !.*...
til.
About sixteen yeaia ugo, two gentlemen
of this city—well known in the mercan
tile rircJoH— purchased two shaving brush
es from the drug house of Ptuiub Jt
Loituer. Tho brushes were of the ordi
nary kind, and cost, we suppose, about
fifty cents each. They were kept at tho
Bather shops and nt the homes of tho
purchasers until about two years ago,
when they seemed worn out, nud were
used by the children us playthings. Guo
of the l.riif-hes was lust, but a few days
ago a singular discovery was made, in re
lation to the other ; while n little boy wan
playing with it the top cumn unscrewed,
ami in tho hollow handle a valuable dia
mond was discovered sot iu the wood and
carefully covered with pink cotton. The
exact, value of tho stone is lint known, but
it 1.-. of pure water and good size.
Tunc ure many conjectures iih to how
Lie gom came to be in the handle of the
brush, the most plausible of which is that
i» wai placed there by suiiigglois. Before
the war, some importer of precious Atones,
who wished to evade tho heavy import
duly 011 such articles, placed them in
shaving brushes, and in tins way brought
them under the n. ho of the custom Iiouhc
officers without creating the suspicions of
tlm latter. At ter wards, tho enterprising
jeweller forgot to remove some of the
jewels, ami the brushes went into the
hands of the druggists. It is highly prob-
Ida that there will bo a thorough examina
tion of shaving brushes during thu next
Iwouty-four hours.
f .1 it gust a ( Vi ran tele.
Clmernor Suiilli.
But little has been beard from Gover
nor Smith wince his inungmatiou, but
there are evidences, to those who kuow
wlmt is going on, that he is not idle. Ho
was never a noisy mail, but always u posi
tive and efficient one. Jlo is, and has
boon siuce the day of his induction into
U10 office, quietly but earnestly engaged
in thoroughly investigutiug the affairs of
developing abuses iu his de
partment, aud bringing order out of thu
chaos left behind by his fugitive prede
cessor. In duo liuiu tho result of bis lu-
bors will bo given to the public, though
already wo begin to foci the effects of ins
honest aud judicious administration.—
His cour&c with regurd to pardon, lias res
tored tho courts to their rightful jurisdic
tion, aud hud a most solidary effect in thu
suppression of crime aud the preservation
of peace. Guilty mon no longer depend
for immunity Upon executive clemency.—
The judgments of the courts ure the law
for lnm os well hh for others. Tho treas
ury, too, has Loen strictly watched and
guarded against tha rapacity of unlawful
claimants. Not a dollar goes out except
Ihu psy incut of demands above all tuiut
of suspicion.
Thus careful of their iuterest and vigi
lant over their rights, Governor Bniitli is
'oimuundiug himself to the upprovul uud
support of ail goud citizens. There have
•ecu cavilors Loin the days of Christ
lowu to tho present time, and our Gov
ernor, do as ho may, need uot expect to
escape their criticism or their censure.—
Rul these aiuouut to nothing. They cun
neither uffoct his own well-earned repu
tation, nor iiiffuenco thu opinions of the
great body of the people ot Georgiu, who
confide iu his integrity uud good judg
ment. They have placed a mighty trust
upon his shoulders, and they feel well as
sured thut he will bear it with hoimr to
hitusclf and lasting benefit to them.
So cun nuh lie publican.
Tiik Fukhhkt ik Btkwaut.—The vory
1 lli» MiUieluwi
“lint Not SumlN 2*
the trouble und had he known the nature wi , ,j
thu c&hg and provided himself with in- ! !
btnunents, might possibly, hnve relieved
the brain until Mr. W. could have made
known tbe name of tha aKsasHin, if he
could uot have prolonged hia life.
It ia evident that the murderer had
been about the premises for some time,
waiting uu opportunity to rob the store.
It is also evident that be had luouoy in
view, for Lycurgus Wellborn was a man
above reproach and without an enemy.
Tbe a Kttult was made about !) o'clock
at night, and the bar of the door or some
other heavy bludgeon used. He was
struck about the temple and the skull
badly broken. He lived ouiy about an
hour after receiving the injury.
P. B.—The polioe arrested n negro last,
night, by the name of Nelson Jiunea, and
lodged him iu jail under a suspicion that
ho was tbe murderer, or implicated, with
others, in the foul and brutal deed. Ho
ia from Clayton, and nays lie came hero
ou an ox wagou a day or two siuce, but
(he Sheriff, who koowa him, saye ho came
down on the oars. He woe also seen iu
the oity before the time at which he auys
he arrived. Money, we are informed,
wa« also found upon hia person which
Mrs. Wellborn bald mended with tisane
before
1st, no loss tbnu LO,uiff,nuu pounds
of that utliuiu will be affected by the pro
posed repeal of the duty. Tha stock of
coffee ou hand is (52,00(1,000 pounds, nml
tho amount to arrive before July is 150,-
000,000 pounds —a total of 122,000,000
pounds to be affected iu a similar manner
by the final action of Congress.
Bo long as tho culpable delay continues,
business iu this important branch of
the mercantile interest must remain de
pressed.—A'i ir *York Cointntrciul.
Iu our forecast of the cotton msikot,
published a week ago, wu showed that tho
prempoctH of supply were by no means so
gloomy ah muuy people would have us be
lieve ;,th:»t so far from being on the eve
of a semi-famine we were likely to get
more cotton tlinn we should consume nt
present prices, and, consequently, flint,
ulthoUgh values might be pushed up a lit
tle further during Uie immediate future,
cvoutuully, uud before long, u decline,
more or less important would ensue.
it is said that much of the cotton in
cluded in cur estimate of probable imports
consists of East iudia descriptions, which,
it is alleged, will uot Is* used by our spin
ners except upon direct necessity ; and it
is maintained that before tho‘point of dire
necessity lnm been reached, American and
long-stapled cotton will have been forced
up to a figure very considerably ubovctlio
preront level of prices. This is much the
same as saying that “sural" is not cotton,
but .merely a substitute for cotton. The
objection is uot nt ull now, and only re
echoes tho amendment proposed by a
pioui O] erntive nt a prayer meeting held
in one of the manufacturing towns of
Lancashire during the height ol' the cot
ton famine. The story is told by Mr.
Bright. A minister of religion prayed
earnestly for many things which he
thought uecetsury to secure tho welfare
of his dock, uud, among the rest, lie ask
ed for un increased supply of cot toil, when
io was intemipiml by a voice, which
ailed ont feelingly—’Tint not sumts!"
As a matter of fuel wo kuow that the
operatives do not like suruts, uud only a
week or so ago the hands of au extensive
manufacturing firm lu.uvlied out ot tlu
mill fib mas*,- because tlmy had Caught
sight of u wagon-loud of Iheobjoeiiojiutdo
fibre in the yard of the factory. It is
commonly supposed that the refusal of
tho operatives to work mi rat is owing to
the tlirly state in which the cotton is re
ceived ; but this is a popular fallacy. The
ground of tho object 1011 lies much deeper,
and is cdnnecte 1 with thu iubereut defects
of tho Indian fibre. The operatives know
from experience, that iu a given time they
•un spin u greater weight of yarn from
A menu.ill th«u from burnt, uud, us they are
mostly paid by piece-work, they can there
fore earn more wages in splunuig thu one
than the other. The average difference
is said lo be about 15 |»er cent., so that
a mill-Land earning 25s. per week when
spinning Aiuuricuu cau only earn 21s. fid.
per week when spinning smut. This
dilution has reference to tho medium
counts whieh form the grout bulk of the
yarn produced in Lancashire. In low
numbers the difference is very trilling, in
fact scarcely perceptible : the broukagt
(wli'ch ore i no prime source of loss iu tho
medium «omits; being unimportuut.
Tho result of this aversion on tho p
of hands to Npin East Indian cotton i« ilmt
the despised fibre is avoided by the i
owners until (lie price of American inis
advanced to r.ueh a figure us to ruudor its
exclusive use no longer possible except at
a very serious loss. The operatives lire
then prepared for u cliuugo by the threat
of “short time.’’ Trade, say the i
ters, is t*o bad. tho loss upon working is
so grout, that we must tidier reduce tie
hours of work or purchi.se the in folio r
bat relatively cheaper description of cot
ton. This is not said in ho many words,
but the result is pruci lenity tLo same.
First one imllowiier and then another
changes his “mixing." and the liumlH ulti
mately give way. Hence t.lio large in
crease in the consumption of i.urats in
the autumn of 18(58, Infill and 1870.
this point wo liuvo caretuliy uuuly/.ud tlie
movements of supply and prices during
the past few years, aud wo give the re
suit iu tlie subjoined table. \V« may oh-
serve, by Way < f explanation, that tbe
stock figures are given iu thousands of
bales, and tlmt tho stock of East Indian
is iuclusive ol' the qiiuutity held iu Lou
don :
Block. l'rlc..*.
A filer. K.f. OiIh. Ifiiol. nm.
iHli'.t Mn v J7
Ih7- F«*t».
1S7I Fell.
The dates cho
e comer's inquest was in session
nearly all of yesterday, .and up to the
hour of going to preaa thia morning had
not oonoTuded their labera and no verdict
had baen rendered.
N*w You, April 3.— 1 TbeWorkingmen^
Central Union Labor Reform Committee
elected George W. Gibbons, President,
and adopted resolutions repudiating the
** - a for the P«mi
nomination Of Judge Davie i
the turnpike on the llanuahatchee
Creek at Johnson’s was carried away to-
Bother with a port of tho embankment.
'J'ho turnpike was broken iu several places )
aud the entire crossing more or lest dam-
ngt'd. Mr. T. C, Johnson has the con
tract for keeping this bridge and piko in
order for a number of years ami we have
no doubt it will bo only a few days before
it will bo placed in proper condition. All
the bridges on tho lower Hannahalcheu
arc gone. .Mr. C. C. Humber w ill have to
replace the one recently finished at the
Clark old mill place. The old bridge at
Pinkston's, known we believo also as the
Paramore Bridge was of uo value. Dr.
Curler recently contracted to build a new
one there aud to keep tho same up and in
order for seven years. Tho old bridge
• ‘: | over Tumor's creek ouo mile south of
Tm: Htatf. : Florence was swept away. This bridge
Charles 1*. was put. therein 1800 and will huvo to bo
MoCallu come* before tbe undersigned, I replaced by the County,
and on oath snitli that J. Rice is indebted The crossing ut Pinkston’s on the IV
to said Htate ol Gcoigin in the sum of * taula is not destroyed hut we understand
$21',.8)0, 'and that said John Rio » resides j that it was someuimt damaged,
without the limits of the State of Georgia
and has defrauded the huid btato to tho
aforesaid amount.
Kclxuro of the Nf*w Lra Printimr Offirp.
The New Era printing ofljoa has been
seized bv the Sheriff of this county, and
is now in tho bauds of that officer. The
following is a copy of the affidavit upon
W’bich the proceedings are b»iie*l:
GxxmaiA, Fulton County,
oi- Ur.onMjA vs. John Rich.
ClIAKI.EH P. MoOAM.A.
8worn to before me, this l!»th day of
March, lb72. \V. M. Butt, J. P.
It wus not issued at tho request of Gov.
Btnith. Ho signed a bond for $00,DUO
with Gcorgo P. Burnett as security.
On March 27th, the Sheriff leyiod on
throe acres in the 4(h Wurd, and on the
20th on the type, prestos, etc., of tho Era
office.
We learn that Mr. Bcrnggs contemplat
ed publishing a paper with the matoml—
to bo called tho Atlanta Whig—in foot,
the paper wav nearly ready for tbo proa*.
Atlanta Constitution, 2d
places ou the public
We call on the
. audio roads
rendered impassable.
Road Commissioners to bavo them at
tended to at oneo before the breaks get
largor.
We learn that tbp crossings betweeu
thia place and Americas were badly in
jured, the mail carrier experiencing much
trouble in making his connections this
week.—Pumpkin Independent, 30th.
Madrid, April fi.—The Ministerialists
triumph in yeetarday’s election by two To
one, except iu Cordova. Madrid waa ear
ned by tho Coalitiouiste. It is supposed
the Ministerialist party will have 270
(Mjoritj in th* l«tr«t B«UM.
those sbowiug tho
least itlid greatest margins between tho
prices of imddiiug Orleans and lair Dhol-
ium iu ouch your. As a rule when tbe
diff erence is ut tbe minimum, American
cotton is plentiful and East liuliuu scarce.
When such is tho case, consumers turn
their at lout ion mniuly to tbe superior
growth, uml they do not leave it until
they have run tbo stock down to a very
low figure und tbe price up to a very high
point. Muuuwhilu thu supply of East lu-
diuu has increased, stocks huvu accumula
ted, and prices have, relatively, experien
ced uu impoituut deahuc. Hurats. ure
then patronized and Atmuouu i«*glueted,
and in this way pri :• n arc *o„n adjusted.
Tho facts in U.u ubtun table show lintt iu
order to induce < nnKuiiie.r.... .cuvo Amer
ican uud g » on t^ E.;ai imli.iii, they must
be teuipUd by .» m ot about fid. per
lb. between lue puces of Orleaus and
Dhollera. T his was tho case iu 18U8 and
18(5*.*.
Iu 1870 the grotteat difference wus not
more than 2yd. per lb.; because Vtie sup
ply in that year was much less than in ei
ther of the preceding two years, lu 1871
the widest margin wuh only 2jd., because
prices were supported by a largo and con
tinuous export demand. Coutrary to pre
vious experience, the active state of tra e
in Manchester lias enabled consumers to
continue woikiug American cotton siuce
last autumn, notwithstanding its increased
value, until the margin between Orleuns
and Dhollera bus reached 55.{d per lb. or
jd. per lb. above tlie figure wbieh has on
previous occasions tempted them to go
on to Hurats. Reduced supplies of Amer
ican uud uogiuentod supplies of East In
dian have contributed to widen the mar
gin aud completely chungu the relative
positions ot the two growths-so that,
whereas in the early purt of former years
the stock of Hurat 1ms beeu less than tbe
stock ot American, nnd tbe difference be
tweeu the prices of tho two ‘growths at
tbe minimum, tbe conditions are at pres
ent completely reversed. Much of this
is due to the earlier arrivals of Hurats via
tho Huez canal.
The Morei.and Homicide.—We are in
formed that Col. W. H. Hulsey returned
yesterday from Greenville. The investi
gation of the case uguiust Turner, who is
charged with the killing of Tucker More-
luud, occupied leu days, at the end of
which ’ time the magistrates refused to
hold Turner to hail; and he was dis
charged. Col. Ii. was accompanied by
Mr. J. W. Morelaud, UepresenUtive from
that county, nud sou of tbe deceased.
We learn thAt Mr. A. H. Cox and Col.
Hulsey, both of this city, addressed the
Court in elegant, speeches of about two
hours each .—Atlanta Sun, 2d.
Attauhhjuts.—Attachments have been
issued in the name of tho State against
the following parties, for the sums speci
fied, and levied upon their property :
Boufield Rolling Mill Company $57,050;
Foster Blodgett $60,000; John Rica $20,-
500; V. A. Gas kill $15,548 16; N. P.
Hotchkiss $14,0510 14 ; A. L. Harris $8,.
488 02 ;• Jamas Mullens $0,807 31. Thia
makos a total of $182,285 06. In tha
Scofield Rolling Mill case the properly of
the compauy, and the individual property
of Louis Scofield, W. D. Cook and A. L.
Harris, has beau levied upon.—Atlanta
Constitution, M. -
Charleston, April 3.—Business and
E fessipnal men are anbmiUiflg to tha
intioua Uoenaa tax, rather than expos#
mtelvsa. It will yield over a niiUna
of doUan.
Marrltifc’C* In ftetirl, . *
Tlmt wide-awake now. news-paper, tbe
Lumpkin Independent, lias been over-.
hauling the marriage records of itH coun
ty, nnd gives r.oine interesting facts ami
conclusions. Tho whites are much more
“given to marriage’ 1 than the blacks.
Out of a population of 6000 whilett'nml
0000 blacks, the proportion of marriage?
was nearly two to one m favor of tho
whites; aud tho Independent Houvit.ly
says that “this romarkablo Btato of facta
can only bo accountod for by the Mippo-
flition that the negro slnudard of morality
is far below that of tho whites.'"
In regard to otlior mutters of diff'ereuco
between tho two race i, as hIiowu by liieso
statistics of marriage, tho Independent.
says:
Tho whites seldom murry within tbo
period from Juno to October, while fully
ouo half of tbo negro marriages take place
luring tho Christmas liollidnys, aiul
tbo remainder throughout tbo year.
White men seldom marry before twenty,
while a majority of female whites marry
under tbo ugo of twenty. Among negroes
tho men often marry under twenty, onfer-
ing into tho marital obligation with Dinahs
aged from twenty-five to thirty, with froju
one to three children. Whites usually
marry on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while
nearly all the negroes marry on .Sunday.
The Court docket shows tlmt siuce liin
war there have been fourteen appUrntionn
for divorce—ten whiten nnd four bbtcl;**.
Of tbe whites eight wore for dcacitieu
and cruel treatment, whilo tho two other
cases of whites, together with tho fwiir
blacks, wore for the various phases of tlmt
crime which brought down upon the
Corinthians tho fierce denunciations of
Burnt Paul.
Political Predictions.
Special in tlioCourtor-Jom iml.J
Washington. March fil.—Col. Thomaa
Florence, editor of a Democratic paper
bore, makes tho following import .tiff, po
litical auuouucomcnt to day, which is ueul
for wlmt it is worth :
I. A most formidable, deeply laid plan
bus been developed liore in regard to the
coming contest tor President.
II. Many of tlie loading and influential
Couaorvutivofl and Republicans have firm
ly united to insure the defeat of Gen.
Grant, and have perfected arrangements
so that, withiu tlm next twenty days,
meetings will bo held in Jlostun uml else
where for tho purpoHOuf sending delegates
to the Cinoinunti Convention.
III. Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylva
nia, who will return here within tho next
two weokH, having resigned hiti mission
to St. Petersburg, will bo nominated for
Vico President, having been in training
in France, through correspondence from
the United States, for iho past Unco
months, preparatory to this political race.
IV. State Senator McClure, of Penn
sylvania, whose election M»il mlmi. dun to
his seal: in looked upon ns a death-blow to
Gen. Grant’s re-election, will take the
field against tho Administration.
V. Ex-Representative in Congress
Moorehead, of Pittsburgh, Penn., will
also take tho field against. (General < Irani.
VI. The State of Pennsylvania will,
under the oircumatnnf os, certainly give
fifty thousand majority against the re-
election of Gen. Grant.
VII. There will bo lint, two electoral
tickets iu the field, and this result will
be thereby secured, as the high contract
ing pnrties have so determined.
The F.arlliquukf in CaUrornin nml Nevada.
San Francisco, March 30.- Dispatches
from tho volcanic district, too miles Month
oast from (San Francisco, give additional
details of the earthquake Tuesday lust.
The shocks eontiuuo though with de
creased violence, it is remarkable tlmt
only a single slight shock .Tuesday wmi
felt in central and northern California.
Corro Gordo was badly damaged. Some
buildings wero thrown down, but only
ono man killed.
Lono Pino appears to have been direct
ly over tho centre of the disturbance.
Among the killed was Mr. Gray, of Tcxub,
aud the rumaiudor wero allSpunish Ameri
cans.
Col. Whipple, who was iu tho second
story of an adobe honso, status that lio
just had time to jump from .the bed nnd
got to the doorway when tlio house ap
peared to crumble to piecos beuenth him.
lie was buried among the ruins but suc
ceeded in extricating himself, suffering
from several painful but not dangerous
wounds.
’J’ho scene beggars description. Nearly
the whole populace wus buried beneath
tho ruins. Cries for help uud screams of
pain from tho wounded filled the air,
while those who escaped from tho ruins
ware calling for help to roscuo fathers,
brothers, wives and children.
Tho first shock was followed in quick
succession by three others. Over three
hundred distinct shocks were felt botwoea
half post two and sunrise, iu fact tlie
earth was iu con&luut wliuko uud tremble
for over throe hours.
A chasm was opened extending 35 miles
down the vuiloy, ranging from throe iueb-
esjto forty feet in width. Rocks were
torn from their places and rolled down in
to the valley. Everywhere through the
valley are seen evidences ok tho torribie
convulsions of nuture.
At Swausen Col. Trccallau, of tlie smelt
ing works, was killed. There is much
desolation among the inhabitants oM.ouo
Piuo.
A dispateb to-day from Visalia nays that •
several shocks were felt iu the city lust
night, and are still coming from tho smith-
east.
Persona anticipate the finding of iin-
monso ohasins iu tho mountains oust of
us, os soon as the snow disappears enough
to admit of investigation.
Rumors thut a volcano in nctivo opera
tion Las beeu hoou from thu summit of
Green Lood Mountain, 60 miles south of
Visalia, are in circulation, but are consid
ered at least dubious.
The Indians in that vicinity had all left,
fearing tho recurrence of u general con
vulsion of nature, which, according f*» tra
dition, oocurred there somo hundreds of
years ago, and created what is now known
as Owons' River Valley, but what was be
fore a chain of mountains.
The section affected by the earthquakes
is sparsely inhabited, mainly by people
working tho silver-bearing lead mines.
Buu-down, a man by tho name of I. Breit-
udfield committed suicide near the en
trance of MoPhersou barracks, by placing
the muzzle of bis pistol iu the left nostril
and firing it off. The loft eye was de
stroyed, and death ensued directly; lie
was o native of Baden, Germany, a shoe
maker by trado. lie had a shop near tho
barracks gato, where ho carried on hia
trado. He served for throe years in tho
army, and was discharged ou tho 13th of
February last. Tho cause unsigned for
the rash act is a lovo disappointment. Uo
wanfed to marry a girl, and her pnrents
refused, so it is- said, to permit her to
tosrry him,—Cwnff., 2d.
Jackson Oountt;’ Fla.—-The farmers
in this conuty. have sustained greatTos*
from tb* froabotH in tbo Chattahoochee
and Chipols rivers, which, hosides retard
ing 4beir general progress in preparation
fop planting,
quantities <
have also inundated large
ities of land already prepared and,in
instances,'planted. The promise of
any crops from those, aeotions i ft, atpr*-
aenty far from, promising, but the soil is
so good, and Jam! ap fertile and produc
tive, that gao^rfevops are often made
whioh ava wanfed as late as tho first of
figs, ilwotigk theiv prospects foe this
y tar'are not doomed, y et t hair hopes sosqH
gloomy. —Marianna CwrifiyweA.