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FRESH COMPLICATIONS.
■The Confederate erniscr Shenandoah, whose
j continued depredations on American mer-
rj B. DUMBLE, chantmen, since the ending of hostilities^
' hare prored such an unmitigated aouire of
irritation at the North, has lately made her
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 28,
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RAILROAD MEETING.
Wc trust nooe of our caphalUt and Lusi-
nan men will forget the important railroad
meeting, appointed to assemble at the City
Hall, at 11 o'clock thla forenoon. Vital in
terests to the city are dependent upon the do-
cUon of this meeting, and there should lie a
fall attendance present.
THE FREED*EN’S PL'ZZLE.
The anxions observers of the rise and pro-
' grew of the Freedmen* Bureau, and the re
sults of its operations, are becoming discour
aged in hoping for » beneficial adjustment of
tba labor question, through the agency of the
machinery the government has set fa motion.
And we confess there is reason for accepting
a disheartening conclusion. We need not di
late upon the fact that fa this section the at
tempt to make the negro regard the contract
he has made, of hit own accord, and through
the agency of the Bureau, has proven a fail
ure fa nine cases out of ten, or assert what
every falter has experienced, t. «., that their
labor cannot lie depended upon, beyond the
i Stmt necessary to save them from starvation.
The agent* of the Bureau themselves are per-
plexcd. Wc judge so, at least, from reading
the telegraphic report* sent out from Wash
ington, of the statement* tent to heaclquar-
• ter* by the sgents fa different sections. For
instance*. Gen. Fullerton reports one state
of affairs existing fa Louisiana—the result of
i an experience of two years' tuition of Sambo’
and this is unfavorable. Dr. French advi
ses a meeting of philanthropists fa New York,
that a large proportion of the negroes of
Georgia will perish from want, this winter,
untem they are provided for by charity; yet
here in Georgia work and pay are offered, and
ran he obtained, without stint. Some have
reported one thing and some another—none
however, have advised us of any condition of
thing* realizing the lienefits expected l»y the
friends of the system.
The latest “official” we have, on this auli-
jnct, is embraced ip a dispatch from Wash
ington, of the 24t1i, which says
Reports from nearly all the States where
the freedmen't bureau has been established
state there is considerable suffering among
tho negro*, and Gen. Howard is strongly op
posed to abolishing the bureau at present.
We trust that President Johnson’* knowl
edge of the negro character, and the informs
1805. advent, fa the quietest possible manner, into
Liverpool, and surrendered to the British
government. This token of affection they no
doubt would willingly have dispensed with.
It is to them a sort of sea-elephant bought at
auction—very cheap, but when once secured,
apt to be a little in the way. Tbe English
are much perplexed as to what disposition to
takke 6f this far-famed vend, or rather of
her crew, for the ship itself baa already been
given to the Federal representative. Bnt the
trouble Is, what to do with the captain and
his men. The Northern papers are all agreed
fa stigmatizing the pertomul of the ship as
pirates of the most infamous description, and
loudly call on the Federal administration to
demand their unconditional surrender from
the British government. The English papers
are for admiring Captain Waddell for the
course he has pursued. He alleges not to
have heard of the downfall of the Confede
racy until the 8d day of August last, on which
occasion an English bark gave him the strove
information. Before that period American
merchantmen told a* much, but he could
place no reliance on their credibility. The
English journals ask with much force, that
though he was operating in the Arctic ocean
at the time, why, on first hearing of the Con
federate crash, he did not run into the near
est neutral port, and satisfy himself as to the
truth ? On the other hand, they arc curious
to know why the American government ha*
manifested so little interest in the doings of
the Shenandoah as not to send numerous
ships-of-war in pursuit, when these vessels
were unquestionably disengaged ?
The surrender of the Shenandoah may lead
to serious complications between England and
this country. The United States will proba
bly insist on Captain Waddell and his men,
being unconditionally given up. On the oth
er hand the London Timet positively avers
that under no circumstances whatever will
any such demand be complied with; should
this be verified, and both governments be
equally peremptory in their demand and re
fusal, unpleasant complications may be look
ed for.
BARNU.W AN AUTHOR AGAIN.
The indefatigable showman lias compiled
another book, in which he treats upon his
old hobby extensively. The title is as fol
lows:
“ The Humbugs oi the World; An Account
of nnmbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Qnock-
cries. Deceits, and Deceivers Generally, in all
Ages.—By P. T. Bamnm. New York: Geo.
W. Gnrleton. 1860. Pp. 424.'
If the philosophy of liumbugery was ever
thoroughly understood and practically illus
trated, it is in tlic career of this remarkable
man. The difference lietwecn him and lesser
lights is, that after practicing his deception,
upon the people successfully, he invariably
confca&s what lie has done; and the people
appreciating all this, never fail to patronize
every fresh imposition.
Barnvm inveighs against the mania for ad-
tiotTgieaocd"hy" theTeveral gentlemen he hasi «*“!* ! ‘ c ” "' ,lich .J‘ as
, , liiutn cn nrornlent a# rim \ nrt 1» arid eansililn
sent through the South, will lend him to the
conclusion that the fault lies with the race
sought to lie beneflttcd liy the government
plan. The purposes of the bureau are good;
the willingneM of the people to accept the
new status prcscrilied, as to the relations be
tween employer and employee, has lieen at
tested fa various way*. The negro* alone arc
responsible for their condition. They will
not work. They arc indulging dreams of
privileges, and hopes of governmental assist
ance, that will not be realized. They starve
and die, simply through a want of knowledge
of the obligations tlicir new status imposes
upon them.
If Gen. Howard and hi* assistants hare
not learned that tho speediest and most sen
sible way fa which the sufferings ofthc negro
nice can be ameliorated, it to adopt “regula
tions" by which the Bureau can compel the
idle to work, they certainly have failed to
derive wisdom from observation. Industry
is:d! tlmt i« needed to provide against star
vation. If this idea is continually enforced
. P n the unfortunates, and they are forced
to labor to support themselves, they will be
■B’^—ifalepcndent of charity. Their labor is needed,
mol they need tho rewards that would follow
. v.: t ion. Wc repeat, therefore, that the gov-
r rur.t nt, or its agent, the Bureau, will best
ml vancc the interests ofthc negros, by forting
them to work. Sentimental expressions of
philanthropy, or fanatical denunciation of
southern employers, will not save Sambo from
\\ uit Ha moat be controlled by stern and
e\a.-ting regulations. If the government
would do this da* a favor, it should become
the guardian of the race, for a time at least.
No other policy will benefit the negro, and the
tact had better be appreciated and acted
upon nt .'lu •
liccn so prevalent at the North, and sensibly
remarks: ,
“Any man with a beautiful wife or daugh
ter would probably feel disagreeable if he
should find branded indelibly on her fore
head, or on her snowy shoulder, in blue and
red letters, such a phrase a* this: Try the Jig-
amarce Bitters 1 ’ Very much like this is the
sort of advertising I am speaking of. It is not
likely thut I shall be charged with sqncamish-
ness on this question. I can readily enough
see the selfishness and vulgarity of this par
ticular sort of advertising, nowever. It is out
rageously selfish to destroy the pleasure of
thousands for the sake of a chance of addi
tional gain. And it is an atrocious piece of
vulgarity to flnunt the names of quack.nos
trums, and of the coarse stimulants of sots,
among the beautiful scenes of nature. The
J ilcasure of such places depends upon their
reedom from the associations of every day
concerns, and troubles, and weaknesses. A
lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock,
like a beautiful woman, depends for mneh of
its attractiveness upon the attendant sense of
freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense
of purity and of romance. And it is about as
nauseous to find "Bitters’ or ‘Worm Sirup’
daubed upon the landscape as it would be up
on the lady's brow.”
V ■
Fks.kdmf.n’4 BtntE.tr.—Mgj. Gen. Howard,
superintendent of the frcedmrn’s bureau, re
turned to Washington on the 18th from his tour
of inspection throughout the Southern States,
under instructions from the president, having
visited all the States lately in rebellion, ex
copt Texas and Arkansas. On the whole he
reports favorably of the condition of affairs
throughout the South. In places the con
dition of the freedmen is such that the bu
reau might be abolished, other sections he re
gards it as necessary to continue its operation,
lie will make a report forthwith to the presi-
K stiver Heavy on Bennett.—The New
’"‘Turk tv orld figures up that the Herald loses
$78,000 per annum, besides the dead loss of
the play bill which furnished young Bennett
in pock, t money, by the withdrawal of the
atrical patronage. Of five presses in its job
printing office, which used to be running
nigtit and day. all are stopped, save one.—
(.'sum*, nothing to print. Besides this, other
advertisers arc withdrawing business, as they
fin 1 the circulation of the Herald diminish
ing and it is now drumming for ndvcrtisc-
nients as it' it were a new enterprise. Itsratcs
'h.m I'ccti reduced below those of the World
W ,
A--1stant Secretary of the Interior.
It i> reported from Washington that Hon.
Jes»e l >. Norton, of Joliet, HI., late member
A Congress, will !>c appointed Assistant Sec
retory of the Interior Department. Wc trust
the report is true. Judge Norton is peculiar
ly qualified for a position of this kind.
JJgT The New York Etruing JW, a lead-
republican journal says of that organiza-
.tliat its dissolution is inevitable, liecause.
ng accustomed itself to a dangerous
ion of power,” it will not aluuulon
and the people will not tolerate its
OTTRU. S SENATORS.
Editor* Telegraph: Among the important
duties to be performed by the approaching
Legislature, is the election of senators to the
Congress of the United States. Fortunately
for the State, we have no political parties,
with whose machinery small men are accus
tomed to work their way into important posi
tions. The responsibility of the selections to
be made will be great, and there will be' no
excuse for the elevation of weak men or dem
agogues to those exalted stations.
In view of the dignity and reputation of
our State, as well as the delicate nature of the
duties to be performed—duties requiring
statesmanship and moral worth of thehighest
order—I am snre the attention of onr legis
lators is directed in tlic right path, when I
suggest to them the names of such men as
Alexander ILStcphens—William Dougherty.
With such men to represent her, Georgia
will be able to hold up her head proudly in
that grave assembly of statesmen. Neither
is acandidate, or desirous of office, but I have
reason to believe that both will lay aside ail
objections and serve their State, if chosen by
anything approaching a unanimous vote.
. Chatham.
15?” A Washington letter tells us that the
famous Senatorial drinking saloon, known as
the “Hole-in-thc-Wall," and one of the old
lamdmarks ofthc capitol for hirty years, has
been completely demolished in the improv-
mcntA which are living made in the congres
sional library. It was in the form of an oc
tagon, alrnut ten feet in diameter, and was
accessible in the rear of the old senate
postofficc. Over the door there was a sign
which read “cxclnsivcly for senators,” but
outside barbarians were occasionally allowed
to peep into the shrine of Bachns. Within
loyal American of African decent dispensed
senatorial inspiration for twenty years. If its
walls could speak many interesting talcs
would be told of public men.
Significant.—The Raleigh Progress of
the 16th instant, contains a letter from tho
State Department at Washington to Govern
or Holden, enclosing the amendment to tho
Federal Constitution adopted by the last
Congress. The writer of the letter, Actin
Secretary F. W. Seward, requests the Gov
ernor to cause the decision of the fepfigLv i
North .Carolina to te taken on the tubjet N*" I
'~S~ Tbe governor of Vermont has ap
pointed Chief Justice Poland, of the su
preme court of that State, to fill the vacan
cy in the United States Senate, occasioned
by the death of Hon. Jacob Collamer.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
George Stephenson, oneof the three snrviv” Byitf aftTt“a'I"at"N'ew York, we*hive ic
on bfJDr. Kane, who accompanied him on
his Arctic expedition, died in Brooklyn last
Thnrdav, aged 38,’
The Albany Journal mentions a rumor that
General Slocum is likely to retire an import*
ant appointment on the New York central
railroad.
The Tunisian Embassy sailed on the 22d
from Boston on the Cuba, bound for Liver
pool; . V"
Tbe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road company are laying a double track be
tween Chicago and Galesburg.
Gov. Fenton, of New York, has appointed
December Ttb as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer.
The republicans have carried New Mexico
by 2,881 majority. Col. Chavez is elected
delegate to congress.
The Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the
kingdom of the Netherlands, being greatly
in debt and pressed by creditors, recently
absconded from the Hague, and has not since
liccn heard from.
Sir Charles Wood, secretary of State for
India, met with an accident while linnting,
out is proceeding favorably.
Tom Sayers, the pugilist, is dead. He died
of a lung disease.
The Washington corporate authorities, in
consequence of the recent accident by which
city railway car was run into and a man
and woman wounded, have forbidden the
Orange and Alexandria railroad company to
run their engine* through the street* of that
city.
The Jews of San Francisco are building
two new synagogues. In both of them the
arrangement is such that families sit together
in pews, as in our churches. Those who
compose one of these societies call themselves
“Reformed Jews,” and have given up looking
for a Messiah yet to come.
A miss of thirteen summers, residing jn
Portland, Maine, weighs three hundred and
five pounds, and is gaining finely.
The Queen of Portugal—poor thing was
so sea-sick that she had to go back and defer
her visit to Mrs. Vic. in England.
The census of the State of Minnesota has
just been published. It shows a population
of two hundred and fifty thousand, an in
crease in five years of 80,000.
The Memphis. Bulletin says Gen. Long-
street is to be President of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, and the Memphians base
great hopes on the change.
General Grant’s reception at New York on
3Ionday night was a brilliant affair.
General Palmer has been indicted by the
grand jury at Louisville, for enticing slaves
to leave Kentucky.
Mr. Charles Kuehn, late State Treasurer of
Wisconsin, died suddenly on Monday from
taking too strong a dose of opium.
The Siamese Twins and children were on
exhibition at Springfield, (Hi.,) on the 22d.
General Banks and Hon. Henty J. Ray
mond have notified Mr. Colfax that they will
not be candidates for the Speakership.
Governor Holden has appointed Dr. Win.
Sloane State Treasurer of North Carolina.
He was defeated for Congress at the recent
election.
The Hon. Humphrey Marshall, for several
years a member oi congress from the Louis
ville (Ky.) district arrived in Washington
city on the 21st., and is sojourning at the
Metropolitan.
The offices of the governor, secretary of
State and clerk of the court of appeals, at
Frankfort, Kentucky, were consumed by fire,
at an early hour on the 22d. Some records
were lost, but no important archives of the
State. The origin of the fire is unknown, but
asserted to lie accidental.
A few days since, Colonel O’Mahony and
Mr. James McDermott were presented by the
employees of Colt’s armory, in Hartford,
with a pair of beautifully mounted revolvers,
bearing the “sunburst of Erin,” shamrocks
and other devices, the occasion being the de
livery of a lecture on Fenianism by the latter
gentleman.
A man in Utica sold his vote for a barrel
of flour. On opening the barrel a few pounds
of flour was found at the top—the rest was
sawdust. ScTvcdhim right.
The town of St. Pierre Miguelon, in Cana
da was burned on the 5tli fast. One hundred
houses were destroyed. The loss is 400,000
francs.
General Burnside is building a railroad in
the oil regions, ten milc3 and a half long,
which is to be completed in ninety days.—
Seven hundred men aro employed in tho con
strnction.
The California Neva letter says the emigra
tion from that State never was so great as
tills year, and the immigration never so small
Raising of the Siege of Matamoras.
Restoration istxeVallej- of
—XH'JccStEiyirorn 'the Y”after -
counts of the failure of the liberals to take
Matamoras. Bnt as the particulars are gtaen-
by one of Maximilian's organs, they will have
to be received with a great deal Cf allowance.
The Matamoras Banchero, an imperialist or
gan, of the 25th nit, gives the following par
ticulars of the liberal attack and repulse at
that place i
At five o'clock this morning the outlaws
made an attack on tbe fortifleationssurround-
ing the city. They appeared at different
points in small forces, leaving if a matter of
donbt whether an attack or a feint was in
tended. At length a charging party formed
an attack in earnest. The artillery was
parked at the southeast point <Jf the city.
The charging party made up in desperation
what they lacked fa numbers. For a time
the artillery picket was farced back, leaving
their guns behind.
At this juncture the Gunboat Paisana, com
manded by Alselmo and Rubio steamed down
the river to the assaulted point, and by a well
directed fire put the ontlaw3 to flight, when
the artillery picket re-took their gnn3 and
opened on the fleeing outlaws. At the same
tune the part commanded by onr contempo
rary, Senor Don Mejia Pena, opened a shock
ing fire upon the outlaws, and aided the gun
boats in clearing the chapparel of the last
scamp. Gen. Mejia, learning a heavy assault
was making on one of the forts, put himself
at tbe head of500 cavalry and galloped down
to the assaulted point, arriving just in time
to see the fleeing' outlaws disappear in the
cliapparei.
While the charge was being made at the
lower end of the line, a furious artillery and
musketry fire was being kept up on the upper
forts, hut without effecting anything. Fully
one thousand men were led against these
forts. Tite forts maintained a heavy fire up
on the outlaws, and kept them at a respectful
distance. An Imperial cavalry force went up
to sec how things were going on. Sluch
smoke was rising. Upon seeing the situation
of affairs, Mejia at their head, dashed for
ward and put the rascals to flight, taking from
them one General. The firing continued for
two hours, when it died out.
The Imperial troops maintained their rep
utation admirably. The citizens responded
nobly, and were on hand for the fight.
Altogether 158 prisoners were taken. Large
numbers of the outlaws were killed and
wounded. The Imperial loss was several
wounded, and a dozen killed. A considera
ble quantity of ammunition abandoned by
the outlaws has been captuibd.
The captain of the gunboat Antonia, just
arrived from below, reports the outlaws
swimming the river in great numbers, and in
the utmost confusion. Gen. Episota, second
in command in the outlaws’ army, was killed
and his body had fallen into the Imperial
hands. General 3Iejia bns just returned from
the front, where he was from the beginning
till the common enemy of mankind disap
peared.
The Imperial troops arc in pursuit of the
fleeing outlaws. General Hinoyosa was woun
ded and taken to Brownsville. Reports from
Brownsville justify us in saying that the out
laws’ loss will exceed five hundred killed
and wounded.
Candidates fob Mayoralty of New
York.—The New York World of the 22d
thus speaks of the nominations by tbe differ
ent wings of the democracy, at Mozart and
Tammany Halls, of candidates for the mayor
alty of that city:
At the convention held in the Mozart Hull
last night, 3Ir.\P. S. Fairchild in the chair,
Fernando Wood, Esq., was unanimously nom
inated for mayoralty candidate.
Having stated objections, he respectfully,
declined the nomination, and suggested that
the name of John Ilccker be substituted.
Mr. John Hcckcr was then nominated on
tbe first ballot, amidst vociferous cheers.
At the Tammany convention, Hon. John
T. Hoffman was chosen by acclamation.
Pennsylvania Finances.—A Harrisburg
correspondent of the Chambereburg Deposi
tory, evidently thoroughly pasted in what lie
writes, says:' “The financial condition of
Pennsylvania ns it will be presented in the
official reports at the close of the fiscal year,
will be better titan ever before. The "debt
was reduced some $860,000 during the last
year, and a large sum is still available and ap
plicable to its liquidation. In addition to
this, the State has paid some $800,000 of mili
tary claims, $200,000 for transportion, $1,S00,-
000 of direct tax, and $750,000 for militia
called out under an order of the president,
for which the general government is bound
by every consideration of justice and good
faith. It is a most remarkable record that
Pennsylvania, with all her generous and im
mense expenditures to sustain the govern
ment and defend heresclf, has less debt today
than, before the war. Her credit never was
better.”
yg~ A Jackson (Miss.) paper makes a
proposition to raise a fund of half a million
dollars, by the contributions exclusively of
soldiers who served in tbe Confederate army,
to purchase Jefferson Davis a residence in
some foreign country—after he is pardoned
and liberated. Each private soldier is to
give one dollar, and those who were commis
sioned officers will be allowed to contribute
i at their discretion.
A Youxo Man Boxed up Alive.—A very
singular accident occurred yesterday at the
piano warerooms of J. Bauer & Co., in Broad
way, by which a young man named George
Sonne, who is an "employee of the establish
ment, was seriously injured, and narrowly
escaped dislocation of the neck. So remark
able are the facts of the case, that we give
them in detail as related by an eye-witness.
At noon yesterday, when left alone in charge
of the packing room, young Sonne, suffering
from great fatigue, and possibly overcome
by sleepiness, crawled for a nap into n box
containing a partially packed upright piano,
designed for shipment to Col. B. Lamar, of
Wilmington, N. C, Those who arc familiar
with the construction of the “upright” will
understand that when placed in its box for
transportation an open space exists above
the key board and in front of the elevation.
Into this narrow bed, where straw had been
put to guard against marring, the young
man crept for a quiet “nooning,” and, being
excessively weary he soon fell into deep and
heavy slumber. He was missed when the
packers returned, bnt his whereabouts not
suspected. Tite lid of the box which goes
on noiselessly with screws, was placed in
position and secured without disturbing
him, the package finally marked ant:
swung off into the hatchway—as ill-luck
would have it, with the hotly head down
wards. In this position, and in a half
smothered condition, the youth found him
self rudely awakened. It was long before
he could make himself heard by his fellow
workmen, and the case had reached a truck
in waiting below before the noise he made
with cries of distress was fully understood.—
Even then, although the fellow was of course
released as soon as possible, somcj moments,
of necessity, elapsed before he could be got
out, and then insensibility had resulted.—
Though bruised about the’ head and shoul
ders, badly strained in the back, and nearly
suffocated, he finally revived, and; was care
fully conveyed to his home at Harlem.
Physicians who gave him a hasty bnt tolera
bly thorough examination, before leaving the
warerooms, do not regard his injuries as
nccessaaily dangerous, though they are quite
severejond hi3 escape is little less than miracu
lous.—N. T. World, 15th.
A Bit of Romance.—A lady living in this
city, separated from her husband by the vi
cissitudes of the war, at last reached the con
clusion that lie was dead. She parted, piece
by piece with her jewelry, then with her
laces and finer clothing, and, finally, was
driven to almost absolute distress. The other
day she received a letter from a gentleman in
Mississippi, informing her that her husband
had lately died there, leaving a fortune of
over $60,000, to which she was the sole heir
ess. A check for $100 accompanied the letter.
Her husband having enlisted in the army,
was discharged on account of illness; and
owing to the unsettled state of the country,
ho preferred to remain in the extreme Sonth
until the close of the war. While there he be
came engaged in various speculations, and
made large amounts of money. He expected
to rejoin his family as soon as peace was de
clared. He invested his funds in cotton,
and had just disposed of it when death closed
his career. He had written many letters to
his wife, bnt none of them reached her. She
departed yesterday for Natchez, to realize
the competence that awaits her.—Philadel
phia Gazette.
Horse Cars to be run by Cemfbessed
Air.—The Albany and Wet Troy Horse Rail
road Co. are about to tesi a new propelling
power—compressed air instead of horses.—
The machine is now building for the purpose
of testing the idea. The air is to be com
pressed at each end of the rontc, and placed
in reservoirs—which look like exaggerated
soda fountains. The reservoirs are to be cast
iron, and able to resist a pressure of three
hundred pounds to the square inch. Each
car is to be supplied with one or more of these
reservoirs at each end of the route—the com
pressed air on each car being sufficient to run
a distance often miles. The compressed air
is to be applied to cranks on the cars in
manner similar to steam, and is to be so regu
lated with governors, that a uniform rate of
speed may be maintained at all times. With
compressed air it is supposed that the cars
may be run at an expense not exceeding two
dollars a day each. The first car driven by
compressed, air will be placed upon the road
in about four weeks, •--it'*
The Tunisan embassy is described as fol
lows: “Fancy five tawny-faced, black-eyed
hnman beings, short and stout, with mous
taches ent fa the shapelof a half moon, each
wearing a taaseled turban on his head, in
stead of a hat, and the rest of their persons
dressed fa Christian clothes, and yon will
have some idea of the personal appearance
of these embassadors from tbe Barbary
coast.”
rCSTBY T£L6GRAf»Ht
give encouraging tokens of the spirit of the
ilfcwjn rmra to improvement. Desola
ted a; that Cur country was by the ravages of
the late war. there is how some prospect of
the restoration of at least a large proportion
of its wasted property in the course of a few
years, when it will" once more be made to
‘•bloom tike a garden.” In one locality fa
Rockingham, we are told by the Register, a
locality desolated and blackened by fire, new
buildings have liccn springing up at the bid
ding of the genius of energy and toil. Al
ready not less than ten splendid newborns
crown the sites which afew months ago were
heaps of mouldering ashes. Almost a!lv>f
these barns may be embraced within the tine
of the vision from a point on the road lead-
ing thcnce to Rawley Springs. All these im
provements have sprung up within the last
two months, since harvest. A great many
leople, adds the Register, thought and said
ast autumn, when we suffered so severely by
the ravages of war, that we never should re
grin our wonted prosperity. They now be
gin to see how much mistaken they were.—
Already fencing is everywhere being rapidly
replaced, and many ofthc bams too, and the
fruits of honest toil are in readiness for the
harvest which a blessed and ercrmindfnl
Providence will again send us.
This same march of improvement is re
marked in other parts of the Valley. Not
least among the evidences of increasing en-
teipisc is the revival of newspapers and the
appearance of new ones, all devoted to the
great interest of practical restoration. Truly
the old Valley is looking up again from the
depths of her" “voiceless woe.”
Sphinx.—Robert Heller, who for so many
month idolized this community at Iris famous
“Satie Diabolique” on Broadway, has for
some time past been distracting the people of
lesser cities between Maine and Nebrasks-
At iast accounts lie had just conclucd a fort
night’s series of soirees at St. Louis, and was
announced for this week at Indianapolis.
He has produced anew and utterly novel hor
rible mystery, known as the “Sphinx,” which
is an animate head capable of conversing
fluently before the audience, and given to de
tailing its history, from which it appears that
the Sphynx was beheaded in Thebes upwards
of tbtee thousand years ago. Finally the head
crumbles into nothing before the straining
orbs of the astounded audience, who fail to
make cither head or tail of the whole transac
tion. St. Louisians were greatly exercised by
the apparent phenomenon, which is describ
ed by,the press of that city as being cither
tho most ingenious dccict of the age, or the
most dangerous miracle of modem times.
The citizens ask seriously of one another,
“have you been sphynxed yet?” and when
the reply is in the affirmative, the charitable
hope is expressed “that you got through all
right and are not badly disabled.”
We presume that New York will in due
time have to be “sphynxed.”—N. T. World.
The Comet.—If tho earth ever collides
with Biela's double comet,- as some astrono
mers have supposed, the crisis cannot be far
distant. The comet is now coming toward
the earth at a speed considerably greater
than that of Flora Temple, but we beg timid
people not to be alarmed. It is now visible
to tite naked eye in the constellation, Pega
sus, and close to the bright star Markab, one
of the four bright luminaries which form the
well known square of Pegassus. It is now
pursuing a southerly course, and will cross
the celestial square about the middle of De
cember. Singularly enough, it then crosses
the old path followed in 1846, and near a
point where it was then observed to separate
into two comets. It will continue to ap
proach the earth until the end of February,
when its distance from us will bo only eigh
teen million of miles. At that time it will,
however, have advanced far into tho South
ern heavens, and disappeared from view in
higher latitudes.
A Naughty Michigander has to Take
Wings.—Clark Harris, of Troy, Michigan,
while in Virginia as a member of a regiment
from his State, was wounded, and was taken
to the house of a widow living in the neigh
borhood. A daughter of the widow nursed
liim, and upon his recovery, they were mar
ried. When the war was over he went home,
and thinking she would never find him, he
married an old love in Michigan. But lie
hnd not appreciated the spunk of the Vir
ginia wife. A few days since she came into
his neighborhood, accompanied by her moth
er, each armed with a revolver, and vowing
vengeance against the mean fellow. He
heard of their presence, and fled. They are
still in pursuit of the fugitive.
Repudiation.—-Mrs. Col. Gaston Moares
issues the following,notice in a North Carol!
na paper:
“ In consequence of the repudiation by the
representatives of the people of North Caroli
na of their fairly and honestly contracted
debt, I and my children have been made
losers to the extent of ninety-four (94,000)
thousand dollars, in bonds authorized of 1860
fa faTor of the Wilmington, Chailotte and
Rutherford Railroad. This compels me to
offer myself as an instructress in French, mvtie
on the piano, and ringing, at the residence of
my father. Dr. A. J. DeRosset, comer of Sec
ond and Dock.”
despatches to the associated press.
Monument to President Lincoln.—It is
stated that Sirs. Lincoln has ordered, fa
Zwickau, Germany, a monument for the grave
of her husband, the lamented President. It
is cut out of serpentine stone, of an obscure
green color, in tbe form of a large die, and
bears the .simple inscription, “Abraham Lin
coln.” In the middle of October it was to
be forwarded by rail to Bremen, where it will
bo shipped to this country. The quarries of
Zwickau are celebrated for their stones.
Punishment of Colored Persons.—Un
der a law of Maryland, passed several years
ago, colored persons convicted of certain
crimes are liable to be sold for a term ofyears.
At the recent session of tbe Circuit Court for
Anne Arundel county two colored women,
convicted .of larceny, are said to have been
sentenced to be sold for two years in the
State, and another for six months out of the
State. The Frcedmen’s Bureau at Washing
ton has received a remonstrance against such
sentences being carried out.
A Verdict Against Gamblers.—A few
days ago a case was tried in,Cincinnati, fa
which John A. McMillan recovered $17,545
from Thos. Meade, R. Lear, Robert Barker
and Clias. Stone, the keepers of a faro bank.
McMillan, it appears, lost $33,100 by gam
bling fa the establishment of the defendants,
and won $6,160. The jury, by their verdict,
rendered judgment against the gamblers for
the balance of the money lost, with costs.
Sentenced.—The Richmond Enquirer
says it is reported that' Lient. Keefe, of the
Fourth Massachusetts cavalry, who recently
killed Dr. Martin, in Nelson county, Va., has
been sentenced by a military commission to
twenty years’ imprisonment.
American Coin in Canal_—Our large
old-fashioned cents pass fa Canada at the
gold standard, because intrinsically based up
on that valuation when coined; but the new
small cent pieces passat the greenback valu
ation only. Canada is overrun with Ameri
can coin at this time.
Death from Glanders.—A colored man
in Bnckejtown District, died of glanders
few weeks since, which he contracted from
glandercd horse. Persons should shoot stock
when infected with this disease, as it endan
gers the lives of men as well as valuable ani
mals.—Frederick (Jfd.) Citizen.
Pretty Heavy.—Thomas J. Carver, spe
cial bonded agent of the United States Treas
ury Department for Choctaw county, Alaba
ma, tried at Mobile before a mititety commis
sion, on the charge of fraud in cotton trans
actions, has been convicted and sentenced to
pay a fine of $60,000, and to be imprisoned
at hard labor for one year, and until the fine
is paid.
Washington Items.
New York, Nov. 25.—A Washington spe
cial to the Timet says the Hon. Edward Mc
Pherson, clerk of the house, has arrived, and
is devoting himself to arranging the prelim
inaries for the session. Under liis direction,
the ltall of representatives is living hand
somely refitted.
There are few if anv calls upon the presi
dent in reference to the New York collector-
ship.
The secretary of the treasury requests the
heads of departments to include unexpended
balances fa their estimates, in order that he
may apprize congress as nearly as possible of
the amount necessary for the use of the gov
ernment during the coming year.
The State department received advices yes
terday morning from our consul at Liverpool
in reference to the surrender of the Shenan
doah.
The attorney general has received Captain
Waddell’s application for pardon. *
Senor Romero, the minister representing
the Mexican republic, had a lengthy interview
with Gen. Grant yesterday.
A special to tho Tribune says the German
witness Boaumc, who figured extensively in
the Wire trial, has been dismissed from the
Interior Department, it having been shown
that he was a deserter from the 7th New
York, Steuben Regiment. His real name is
Felix Ossel.
A special to the World says the British
Minister has been instructed to urge upon our
Government the propriety of making a new
Canadian reciprocity treaty. Negotiations
to that end will be oponed at an early day as
possible. The U. 8. Government has been for
some time obtaining information relative to
the matter.
Mexican Affairs.
A special to the Tribune says Mexican af
fairs occupied a good share of the Cabinet
session on Friday.
New York, Nov. 25.—A dispatch from
Washington to the World says there seems to
be no opposition to Schuyler Colfax's rc-elcc-
tion to the Speakership. Yesterday evening’s
BepubUcan says he has received letters from
Henry J. Raymond and Gen. Banks announc
ing that they will not be candidates.
The Havana correspondence of the Herald
has Mexican news, stating that Sinaloa is still
occupied by the Liberals, and several Impe
rial successes are reported; the Liberal are
reported as again advancing to Matamoras.
Confederate Bullion.
Washington, Nov. 25.—Major W. II. Gib
bon and George Taylor, Confederate quarter
masters, and Robert Hetit, private in tho ser
vice, on the breaking up fa Lee’s army were
in Richmond, and had about $47,000 in gold,
belonging to the rebel govemmet in their
possession. After leaving Richmond, Heth,
under orders from Taylor and Gibbon, buried
about $20,000 of the amount near the Dan
river in North Carolina, which they subsc
qnently dug up and spent freely in and about
Richmond. The facts becoming known to
the government, Heth and Taylor, about two
weeks since, were arrested in Richmond and
brought to this city and placed in the old
Capitol prison. It is supposed thnt nearly
all the money has been spent bv them, bnt
the government has succeeded in obtaining
about $4,000 of it. The prisoners are still
held to wait further dcvclopcments.
The Profits of Advertising.
From the New York Tribune.)
To the Editor of the New York Tribune:
Sib:—In a discussion to-day about the
profits ofj^dvertising, one of tho parties
stated thatjKmbold is paying the Tribune
$10,000 peryear for advertising. Is it.true
that any druggist can afford to pay such a
sum for advertising ?
A Boston Druggist.
Boston, November 11, 1865.
REPLY.
It is a matter that concerns a “Boston Drug
gist” and all business men, and we may as
well state that Hembold is paying the 2>i-
bune over $10,000 this year. He paid ns
$1,500 for one insertion of one page in the
Weekly Tribune, besides his column in the
Daily Tribune. Bonner once paid us $8,000
for one insertion of an advertisement of the
Ledger. He knew that by judiciously adver
tising lie could insure a fortune. The old
prejudice among druggists and physicians
against advertising is dying out, and they, as
well os others, see that the cheapest mode
whereby they can make themselves and their
medicine known to the public is by a wise
and liberal system of advertising. Hembold
discovered this fact, and takes«advantage of
it. Editor op the Tribune.
NEWTON & LAWTON,
Have Just Received
500 LBS. DRIED BEEF HAys,
SEVERAL BBLS. DRIED BEEF TONGUES
AND 300 LBS. BOLOGNA SAUSAGE?.
ALSO:
20 BBLS. CRACKERS, the finest article of Crackers made in the United State*.
1,500 BUSHELS NEW WIHTE CORN,
in store and for sale, as cheap as the cheapest, by
200 BUSHELS COTTON SEED for sale at
NEWTON A LAWTO
NEWTON A LAWTON’S.
300 BUSHELS FRESH CORN MEAL, made by water power, and out of new white
Com, for sale by NEWTON A LAWTON.
,ONE AND TWO CAR LOADS OF CORN, are daily arriving for
nov28-5t NEWTON A LAWTON,
Calhoiut County Cotton Plantations
FOR SALE.
F IR sal* my plantations lying In Cilbonn conn*
ty, U miles southeast from t'uthbert and 10
miles from Ward’s station on the 8. W. Railroad.
The first contain* 1800 acres, 503 of wbleh are clear
ed and under* good fhnee. The Improvements are
good framed building*, together with gta house and
screw. This Is a select place, with water In rack
field. Provision*, stock and plantation tool* raw
be bought with it
The second place contains 1500 seres 130, acres
open land. Those wishing to boy bad best apply
early, as I am determined to sell, and will give good
bargains. I will sell for part cash and take a lien
on the places for the balance. Fcr further Infor
mation apply to me at Cuthbcrt, or 8. P. Clayton,
on the first place.
nov2S-t5thdcc* SAMUEL CLAYTON.
MBS. F. DESSAU. Agt.
lias just received an invoice of tbe most beautiful
Goods ever brought to this market, consisting of
BIUI) EYE DIAPER, CRAPE TRIMMINGS,
LACE SETS,
LOVE VEILS,
IN8ERTINGS,
KID GLOVES, CLOAKS,
WHITE A BLACK OSTRICH FEATHERS.
POPLINS,SILKS,
BELT RIBBONS, VEL’T HATS,
PAPER CAMBRICS, DRESS BUTTONS,
GOLD DRESS CORDS, ENGLISH & LEGHORN
STRAW HATS,
Belt Rlbons sll colors, a fall assortment ol Dress
Bnttons, and every other article that the LADIES
can call for. Come and see them I
The NAsnvn.EE ahd Chattanooga Rail
road.—We learn from the Nashville Banner
that Col. John B. Yates, assistant superin
tendent of the Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad, goes to Rutledge, Ga., this morning,
to bring up the rolling stock of the above
road, composed of twenty-three box, twenty-
two flat, eighteen passenger, two baggage,
three coal, and three stock cars, in all sev
enty-one cars. Also eight locomotives in
good condition, and nine considerably out of
repair, which have been lying there for the
last six or eight months, owing to a break in
the road, which has since been connected.
They will be here in the course of a week.
We understand that the road is now in fine
condition, and that the company can with
difficulty keep up with the demand for trans
portation by the government and business
men.
Spain and CniLi.-The Government of Chili
displays greater vigor in resisting the aggres
sions of Spain than was last year exhibited by
Peru. Tfiey are pushing with the utmost en
ergy the construction of telegraph tines and
roads into the interior, and in order to facili
tate blockade running they have declared 33
sca-coast towns ports of the Republic. As the
Spaniards have only seven vessels, it is, of
course, impossible for them to make the block
ade efficient, the blockade running will soon
be in a high state of prosperity. But the Chi
lians will not merely act on the defensive.—
They have already issued letters of marque,
and several persons have already left the coun
try to avail themselves of these letters.—
The Government has already sent a special
envoy to the Government of Washington.—
Every where in Central and South America
the warmest sympathy is manifested for the
cause of Chili.
|59~ Colonel O’Mahoney, not satisfied
with an article which recently appeared in
the New York Temet, in relation to the Fen
ians, intimated to Mr. Raymond that a re
traction was necessary, or the satisfaction due
a gentleman would be expected. Mr. R.
“couldn’t see it,” and declined to comply.
Colonel O'Mahoney has published him os
“not possessed of the courage of a man.”
Cotton in New York.—Nearly 3,000 bales
Mobile, New Orleans and Florida cotton were
sold on the 24th, under the direction of S.
Draper, U. S. cotton agent. 3tiddling fair,
Mobile, .j j cents per pound; low middling,
49 1-2 to 50 1-2.
List of Arrivals at Brown’s Hotel.
November 27,1865.
V R Hotchkiss, Buttilo, N Y; A B Calhoun,
Newnan; N C Humphrey, Memphis; Gilbert. J A
8hIeld,Ga; AT Harvey, Va; G Sharp, Ga; W W
Grey and lady, Tenn; J Andrews, N K Alcott and
lady, R G Harper, Smith Lemon, JB Griffin, Ga;
Miss Cook; J Aptierson; IH Van, Tenn; W Ander-
’: EE Smith, Indianapolis; B W
, Ala; JII Phillips, A M Cor-
W R R; J L James, Frank
ter; Mrs Botoae, child and servant; Mrs Dunlap;
S C Little; J J Murrey, A Joseph, Lt Holstead, Ga;
A A Bcnymao, lad; Geal K Foster, Judge Whit
taker, V A Gaakil), B Green, Ga; McBnrncy, wife
and child; J Kubltock, W B Gimore, Ga: C Wil
liams; 8 W DuBose; J R Keen, VasJ'W Dunn, W
J Head, J.B Lowe, Mr* Snow, H W Lathrop, W
H Green, W W Ricks, Ga; J Pane; K Kearney; W
B Flack; T H Willingham, J C Floyd and wife, Ga;
J O Moore. Chicago; J C Porter, Miss J A^ Wil
liams, D McMullan, Dr W F Zachry, Gs.
COME AT LAST.
November 27th, 1865.
I have this Day Received by Express,
HANDSOME DRESS SILKS,
ELEGANT BLACK CLOAKS,
“ DRAB DO.
Also an inexhaustable supply of
Dress Buttons
ALPACA BRAIDS,
For trimming of every color.
BUGLE TRI3I3IING,
Both black and white,
SONTAGS,
NUBIAS,
KID GLOVES,
CORSETTE9, A La Eugenic.
Besides many other novelties to which the
attention of the public is invited.
nov28 8. T. COLE3IAN.
WHOLESALE HOUSE.
J. W. FEARS & CO.
. IN STORE:
25 Bales GUNNY BAGGING,
100 Bbla EXCELSIOR FLOUR,
100 Bbla FALL’S OHIO FLOUR,
100 Bb!s MIAMI, XX FLOUR,
100 Bbls UNION FLOUR,
100 HAMBURG CHEESE.
nov28-lt* J. W. FEARS & CO.
Druggists.
Wanted, a Situation by an experienced
Druggist.
Best references given. Address
DRAWER 54,
iov28-3t* Post Office, Macon, Ga.
J II. OTTO.—Wholesale and retail dealer in
• Watches, Jewelry, Watch Materials, Gold
Pena, Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacle#, Ac. At
the old stand of J U ds S 3 Virgin, Cotton Avenue.
Macon, Ga. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, repaired
and warranted. Sewing Machines or all descrip
tions put In order, to which Mr. P Hcrtell will at
tend. nov2323mt
Notice.
A N ELECTION will he held at the City JU1L In
-ZJL this city, on the 2d Saturday In December
next, for Mayor, Aldermen, Clerk and Treasurer,
of the city of Macon. nor28-3teod
Lost Note.
L OST aboot two months ago, a Note given to
me by Mr. James R. if erret t, for 30 bushels of
Corn: This to to warn all persona not to trade for
said note.
nortd-ltt WM. CAUSEY.
Auction Sale,
BY B.Bi CLAYTON & CO.
We will sell to-day, commencing at o’clock A. M,
1 Mule,
2 Fonr Horse Wagons,
1 Two Horse Wagon,
Crockery, Clothing, Rope,
Sheets, Comforts, Quilts.
Locks, Soaps, Hats. Caps,
And a great variety of other goods.
nov28-lt R.B. CLAYTON*CO.
For Sale.
Old Georgia 6 per cent Bonds,
Wills Valley Railroad Bonds,
SonthwqStom Railroad Bonds,
Charleston * Savannah Railroad Bonds,
City Macon Bonds,
Southwestern Railroad Stock,
Muscogee Railroad Stock,
Lanier Home Stock,
By R. W. CCBBEDGE,
Banker and Broker,
Office 2d 8L, formerly occnpled by N C Monroe.
nov28-3tt
Dissolution.
T HE FIRM of George Parsons * Co., at Sav
annah, Georgia, has been dlttolTCd by mu
tual consent. Either ol the undersigned are au
thorized to me the name ofthc firm in liquidation.
GEORGE PARSONS.
, ISAAC SCOTT.
3Iacon, Nov. 21, 1865.
nov2*-2tt
For Sale.
"A ff ACCaBOY Snuff by the Keg. Cotton Seed,
1V1 Salt, Tobacco, {g™
Cherry St. 2nd door above 2nd 8t.
nov28-2t
TO Boot Makers.
WANTED, TWO BOOT MAKERS. I will pay
good workmen the highest wage*. Apply to
H. 3IcKERVEY,
Corner of Cotton Avenue and Cherry St.
oTerDr.Ellto’ Drugstore,
nov28fitt ' ‘ " Macon, Ga.
Goods on Consignment Which Must Be
Closed Out.
rr BBLS New York Potato*. *7 Sacks Coffee.
DO 33 Bbls fine C Sugar, 100 Boxes Tobacco, dif
ferent Grades, Fine country Hama and BideOjCorn,
Cotton Yarn.-,and30Bgg-8»oW-|TgJg|^
nnvos-RIt «d Street Macon, Ga.
3,000 GALLONS
^SSORTED Whisky, Jnat received and for salo
L. W. Hasdai,
Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Third street, nndsr
Ralston’s Hall, Macon, Ga. nov28-dl m
Bank Notes Wanted.
The current prices paid for BANK NOTES, by
R. W. CUBBEDGE, Banker and Broker,
Office Second street, formerly occupied by N. C.
Munro
DOT 28 fit
An Excallsnt Cotton Plantation to Rant.
I WILL rent on very favorable terms for next
year, my plantation In Lee county, debt mile*
North of Albany. There are about 750 acres oi
land on the place, a good dwelling bout* snd ac
cessary outhouses. The land Is vary productive,
and In excellent order for a good cotton crop.—
The person renting can purchase 500 bushel, of
com and 250 bushels of cotton seed on the planta
tion. Apply to me at MUlIdgevlllc, or to Col.
John A. Davis, at Albany,
nov 28-fit JOSEPH E. BROWN.
LATHROP & GO.
Successors to IIexrt Lathrop * Co.
Established Since 1837.
Corner of Congrett and Whitaker Etreete,
SAVANNAH,GEORGIA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
DRY-GOODS.
WOULD invite the attention of Merchant*
and families visiting this city to their Stock
of Goods now fa Store, and arriving weekly,
nov 11 cod2m*
CAK1IAKT, WH1TFOHD St CO.,
MAKUFATCBEB9 AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
READY-3IADE CTOTHING,
331 dc 833 Broadway, Corner Worth 8L, N. T.
t. r. CAKHAOT,
WM. H. WHITTOKD, 1- O. VA* WAOXXWV,
A. T. HAMILTON.
Office of Pzyan * Csihart I
novH-eodCm
Gold and Silver.
D o W P PARKER, i* gencial Agent forttc
K r,irr distribution or w .ici.«, . u*»nt
1— rvM*Silverware, etc.. »tr . a: one
a'u'i^ WITIIOUT REGARD TO VALUE.
be void for nntil you know what it Is.—
For further Information please call and Rebim or
address him. Post office, Box 98, Macon, G«.
nov24-eod3w*