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JOURNAL AND MESSENGER, S. HOSE Sc S. B. BURR, editors and proprietors. JOSEPH CEISBY, Editor, j " li RPA^MORNINO, JAN. 27. Authorized Agents. nxville —E. Peacock, i ve Springs—O. H. P. McClendon. ■i homaston—C. Wilson, J. H. Taylor. >:ursiialville —J. A. Sperry, Grtfln —Jason Burr. - P .vnesville —H. H. Swat! i. Forsyth—H. H. CabinLss. Milner—W. J. Howe! Perry —John S. Jobson. Tt <1 button—J as. Collier. Pori Valley—J. M. Gray. Milledgeville—W. Quillhu* and P. L. Brantley. Dawson—J. C. F. Clark. () d< ihorpe—\V. J. J. Smith. Ainericus —\V. P. Hamei. Montezuma —I. Davis. t Albany—E. Richardson. Simula—H. McDonald. Bui nb ridge—J. T. Wiml ;rly. Ft. <inines —Geo. Brown. Rt vnolds—Dr. A. Coleman. Dykes’ Station—T. H. Plant & Cos. Monticello—Rev. W. W. Gsjin.. Hawkinsville —L. C. Ryan. The above named gentlemen are author iteration for their services. S. Rose & Cos. JOB PRESS WANTED. Any person having a good Power Job Pro •, suitable for small Bills and Cards, cun sell the same on application at 'THIS OFFICE. Going down Niagara upon a Cake of Ice.— That is a horrible adventure copied to-day from the Buffalo Express. n-jr The Americus Republican chroni cles the marriage, in Laurens county, on the lltb inst., of Dr. John A. Viegal, of. Sumter county, and Miss Oralie Troup, only daughter of the late Gov. George M. Troup. Tho Election of Judges. As will be seen by our letter from Mil lidgc Mile, the election of Judges of the Su preme Court took place on yesterday, and resulted in the choice of Iverson L. Har ris, of Milledgeville, and Judge Walker, of 'North Georgia . These are gentlemen of eminent ability, and our Legislators have displayed sound political judgment in their choice. __ __ The President Tried. A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, dated Washington, Jan. 15, says: “It is understood that another delegation of Rad icals have visited' the Presidens to con vince him of the error of his policy, but the Executive was very determined in the utterance of liis views, and entirely con sistent with what he has heretofore ex pressed—in fact, their visitations cannot but bo offensive. The President is not a subject for proselytism. Sagacious men think that the body of the Radicals have determined to be unyielding. Canting and Recanting.— Dr. Ran dolph who has long been canting on Spir italism is now recanting, and in a lecture which he dilivered at Utica, New York, he stated as his candid opinion, founded on an experience of live years as a medi um, that spiritualism was one-third an im posture, one-third insanity; and one-third diabolism. Mr. Randolph declares that insanity is the usual fate of trance me diums' ... , lit st of General, Lee.-t-Tlic Home Journal says that Macdonald, the sculptor, who has been so successful with his bust of Charles O’Conor, is about to commence on a bust of General Lee, which is to be fin ished, in marble, to the order of a number of gentlemen in this city. Macdonald will soon leave for Lexington, to proceed with tin work. We have seen a letter from Gen. Lee, in which he says his time is very much occupied with his duties in the col lege-, but he will, nevertheless, so far grati fy iiis friends in New York by devoting a few hours to the artist and his work. Affairs with France. The Paris letter writers say that General Schofield is there evidently in an extraor dinary diplomatic capacity, lias been closet ed with the French ministry and will have au interview with the Emperor so soon as he returns from Compcigm . We appreheud both powers are very an xioxi3 to avoid a collision, and the greatest danger in the ease springs from outside causes—political and znilitnry filibustering. 0f the former wo had samples from Maine and New Hampshire and Cooper’s Hall, New York; and of the latter the capture and plunder of the Mexican town of Bagdad is an unplea sant and dangerous illustration. -—-—■ ——♦—*- —— Don ’t Pday . with Edged Toons,— Some of the papers say that the Chief of the detective force, L. v Buker,was recent ly detected in the act of 1 playing detective upon Mr. Johnson, in the Presidential Mansion, at the dnstane'e of the radicals, and was by the President with a permanent" situation in the old Capitol Prison, if he was ever caught there again. This may have led to the prompt dismissal of the.whole detective force, a band of functionaries entirely out of place in a Re pubUcan system. Whoevereirfploys pimps, spies and informers, must expect himself to bo their victim.- Mr. Johnson found them when lie came into office, a® we are glad he has taken an early occasion to get rid of them. Once established m a perma nent institution of the Government, we have no doubt every branch of it would be employing detectives against the other. Mexican. Matters. E We hoard, it stated last night, says the New Orleans’Delta, of the Sth v that Gen. Sheridan had given orders for all Vessels leaving this port for the Rio Grande to stop at Galveston and take on troops. This seems to indicate -a determination on the part of the distinguished commander of the Gulf Division to pe prepared for any emergency that may arise on that troubled' frontier. / - r The report of the filibustering invasion of Mexico appears to be generally received with indignation. The special Washing ton dispatch of the 17th, to the New York News says ; “The news of filibustering expedition on the Rio Grande, and the dlledged capture of Bagdav by -Crawford’s filibusters, and the seizure of the Imperial garrison as prisoners, was received here to ay from New Orleans; and creates intenffe’ excitement. It is hoped that the accounts are exaggerated. General Canby and the commander of our forces on the Rio Grande |iad strict orders to prevent any occurrence bf the kind, and they will be held to a strict account for any violation of this order,, . .. ~ Power and. Tyranny. The Herald in a few forcible words points out the folly A>f the dominant party in Con gres-i; who, by their intemperance and ty ranny are surely forfeiting a power which, if exercised with moderation and discre tion, they might retain, in the opinion of the Herald, for fifty years to come. It Claims that this party has already succeed ed in arraying public opinion against itself anil if it goes before the people upon an is sue with the President’s policy it will be swamped. We hope so, but the fact that Congress re-convened after the holidays in more vin dictive and radical mood than ever is sug gestive. Nearly every Representative had time meanwhile to sound the disposition of his constituents, and would have come back in milder moqd, if the popular indi cations pointed that way. . It is worthy of remark, that prior to the meeting of this Congress, the Senate was dreaded as likely to be tne most vindictive and aggressive body, while now we are exhorted to “look to Senate” as the only segis from the radi cal assaults of the House. The fact is, the Herald forgets, in its phi losophic homily upon the irresistible pro clivities of humanity to abuse power to purposes of tyrannical aggression upon the weak and defenceless, the universality of nf lvia owp prineiplo. The majority in Congress represents a sectional majority at home, whose consciousness of power over their ancient enemies of the South, is not less ample than that mani fested in Congress itself; and they like to see it displayed and exercised just as well as Mr. Thadeus Stevens does. It is a feel ing common to both constituents and Rep resentatives, and it would be unreasonable to suppose an overwhelming majority like that fn the House of Representatives could actually consolidate its unity, as it has done since the first Monday in December, if there were any very serious or threatening divisions of opinion at home. It is worthy of note and reflection", that we have now the first experience of a Con gress practically relieved of all the checks and balances which regulated its action in former times. Sectional balance is of course all gone. Constitutional checks and limi itations are practically ignored. Questions of the reserved rights of the States would raise nothing more than a guffaw, and even all such modifying influences as might spring from the active and able champion ship of a powerful and sagacious agricul tural interest are unfelt. Add to this fact an absence of an opposition party powerful enough to make itself felt and respected, and you have as favorable a conjuncture for the display of the workings of a radical consolidated democracy as its most ardent champions could desire. It may run itself into the ground in time, and the sober sec ond thought of the people once more revert to the necessity of some balance wheel the machine; but the experience of man kind does not justify any very sanguine anticipations of such a result. Great na tional disorders are seldom or never reme died by a slow and natural process of amendment. The usual course is from bad worse until a catastrophe is reached, The more poWer —the more abuse—and the more abuse, the greaterpower, thus the two react upon and strengthen each other for the common mischief. It is true that the more intelligent of the Republican press seems to be arrayed against the course of the radicals in Con gress, but this is not a time when the in telligence, but the prejudices of the people govern. We can well understand bow the centres of trade should aspire to the solid benefits resulting from a restored and set tled political order, and how intelligent men should foresee and recoil from natur al and inevitable results of a policy which they failed to anticipate in its incipient stages. But we fear they are. too late to stern the current and arrest the consumma tion. Admission of the Southern Members. It is no longer a secret, says the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion, that “our sable Senators are remaining in Washington City at the earnest solicitation of the President, who is desirous of seeing the Southern States once more represented in the ‘‘halls of Congress.” Judge Sharkey would have returned home long since but for the as surance of the President that he would be admitted, and his earnest desire to have his assistance in his efforts to do justice to the Southern people.” The Vicksburg Herald, of a later date, reports the return of Mr. Alcorn, one of the Mississippi Senators, and says that he represents the state of feeling at Washing ton as unfavorable to the admission of the Congressmen elect from the Southern States. Mr. Stephens, In a private note to' Messrs. Johnson, Smith and others of the Legislature, puts in authentic shape the statements hereto fore made by our correspondent, that he will not be a candidate for the Senate, and ' will in no case permit his friends to use his name for that office. We feel sure there is no man in the State whom the people, in general, would so much desire for Senar tor in Congress, and we feel equally as sured that Mi;, Stephens would yield to the general wish, if he did not believe that the Test® Oath would interpose an insurmount able obstacle to his incumbency, if elected. True, Mr. Stephens was second Executive officer of the Confederate States (so-called), but it is equally true that his position in the whole struggle for sectional independ ence was thoroughly understood and ap preciated in the North, and we think he is about the only Southern statesman, who repudiated allegiance to the United States, who now enjoys a position and a wide spread popularity in that section. We may be in error, but in our best judgment Mr. Stephens in the Congress of -the United States again, would find that he had lost little of his ancient prestige, and by force of his tSlents and experience would soon retain a leading position. But if the Test Oath is to remain, it will, of course, exclude Mr. Stephens, and with him other prominent and representative men of the South. The homestead of Henry Clay was sold on the 12th inst., to the Regent of the Kentucky University for the sum of $30,000. It consists of .325 acres, and will be trans formed into the Agricultural College of that State. A Stuyvesant, New York, paper says that a cow in that village lately com mitted deliberate suicide. She walked in to the brook, and after three attempts, held her head under the water until she was (frowned. \ Large four-horse omnibusses were last week crossing the Mississippi at St. I Louis on the iefl. . ' i Millpdgevillo Correspondence. Milledgeville, Jan. 26, 1866. As the Legislature progresses, a disjiosi tion is revealed upon the part of many, to ventilate their rhetoric. Some very im portant speeches’ have been made upon some very unimportant subjects. TJtis disease, like all others, becomes chronic in some persons. But, perhaps; if it was not for this display of eloquence, occasion ally, the people at home would form er roneous ideas of the talent of the body. But to settle the question at once, I am able to declare to the reader, that there is talent here, talent of every description, and some very decided talent. As the manufacturing and mining interest is destined to become one of the most im portant to Georgia, the House has decided to devote next Wednesday to the discus sing of the subject. The greatest point of difference existing is the proper guards to be thrown around the corporations created by the Legislature, so as to the enterprize, and, at the same time, protect the people against, imposition and loss. And, truly, they do not over-estimate the manufacturing capacity of the Empire State nor the vast extent of her mineral beds. Almost every precious metal lies hidden away in her mountains and valleys, and all that is necessary to exhume them, is a little enterprize and capital. Quite a number of hills are before the Legislature incorporating companies for this purpose. A liberal charter, well guarded, will draw the capital, and the enterprize is not want ing among our own citizens. And as a distinguished member of the House has declared that “active capital is not all that a corporation wants, they must haye cred it,’’and this must be obtained by placing their private property as security to the amount of stock subscribed. lam glad to see that this subject is attracting the at tention of our best men, for our future greatness depends upon the development of our internal resources. The consolidated Judiciary Committee consisting of thirty-three of the best mem bers of both branches of the Legislature, have had two or three meetings—having under their special advisement the Freed men’s Code—prepared by the Commission created by the late Convention. As yet no definite, conclusion has been arrived at upon any point. There is a great diversity of opinion,‘and it may be a month yet be fore the subject is disposed, of. Messrs. Barrett and Bleckley, two members of the Commission, were before the Committee on yesterday, and delivered their views upon the subject. Still they failed to con vince all that their views were right, and if I am not much deceived, the prepared Code will go through some radical changes before it is sanctioned by the Legisla ture! As you have been advised, the election for two United States Senators comes oft’ on Tuesday next. The race for the long term has been reduced to a contest between Ben. and Josh. Hill, Provisional Governor Johnson having fallen back upon the short term. There is always a valley between two Hills, and there is no occasion to change the general rule in the present in stance, and which is the better hill in the estimation of the General Assembly will be decided on Tuesday next. The short term seems to be the most attractive, for we have Prov. Gov. Johnson, Gen. Gar trell, Maj. Parrot, Col. Ramsey and Cin cinnatus Peepless, all pressing their claims for this position. The night before the election has always been a momentous time in the estimation of candidates, but never did some men spend a night as last night. Nothing is more uncertain than the result of an elec tion, and it is rendered doubly so in this age of distrust and want of confidence— Candidates seemed to appreciate the fact, for they were busily engaged in looking up their friends all night long, and de manding a renewed assurance of their sup port. The uncertain and wavering were importuned £o stand firm, for upon the least quibble .upon their part all might be lost. Many of the more timid members, sympa thizing with the candidates, and not wish ing to look upon their disconcerted and troubled countenances, left their rapms and hid themselves away. Poor fellows, they could not escape, for, although some of the candidates retired at a late hour, their slumbers were not refreshing, and they arose early this morning and re newed their attack. And now as the hour is nearing for the settlement of the contest, they my be seen in the lobby with intense anxiety and solicitude depicted on their countenances. The balloting begins and the result wil soon be made known. The dye is cast and Gen. Benuing is de feated. Judge Walker is an excellent gen tleman and a good jurist, and no doubt will give general satisfaction. I had hoped that the result would have been otherwise, not that I appreciated Judge Walker less, but Gen. Benningmore. Gen. B.’s defeat is attributed to that unrelenting persecution with which he was huifted down by his enemies. In his defeat the country can console themselves that they have an able and a pure man to occupy the .seat that they were so anxious should be awarded to this gallant soldier. Judge Harris is so well known throughout the State that it is useless to say more than an nounce the fact of his election, to secure satisfaction. The Legislature breathes freeer since this agony has been removed. One more election and they will be rid of candidates, and like the man taking medicine, it would be wise to take it at once, for the mere thoughts of it tastes bad. Le Reve. Land in Northern Georgia. We learn from the Rome (Ga.) Courier, that attention is strongly turning to Chero kee Georgia as a region peculiarly invit ing to immigrants. Many farms have late ly been sold to persons from other portions of Georgia and from Tennessee, and colo nies from New York and Pennsylvania are expected soon. A report through the Courier of some land sales up there, gives us an idea of the price of lands: farm of 700 acres near Rome, 300 acres bottom, for $16,000; another near Rome, of 320 acres, 60 bottom, $3,000 ; another near Rome, 160 acres, upland, $5,000 ; one near Van Wert, Polk county, 480 acres, upland, SIO,OOO, to a Boston man; another, near Van Wert, 520 acres, upland, to Massachusetts man, $7,000. This does not corroborate the charge made by home radicals that it is darigerous for Northern men to buy lands in the Mouth, and to settle'there. The New Orleans Delta thinks it •ninous that pontoon trains have been or dered to the Rio Grande. They were -or dered from New Orleans by direction of General Sheridan, whose chief of staff is now at Brownsville, [Reported for the Journal and Messenger.] GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. J SENATE. Milledgeville, Jan. 26, 1866. The Senate met ah cl being in session a short time after the reading of the journal, were notified that the House was ready to receive them in their Hall to elect Judges of the Supreme Court. They then, on mo tion, repaired to the Representative Hall. After the election was over they returned to their Chamber, and on motion adjourned. HOUSE. The House was opened with prayer, and and the Journal read. Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, ' gave notice that lie would call for a reconsideration of so much of the Journal as relates to the passage of the bill in reference to the Dal ton Medical College. The motion prevail ed. Mr. Hardeman moved to reconsider so much of the Journal as relates to fixing the rates of freight and passage on the several railroads, of the State. Th« motion was lost. She following new bills were intro duced.: By Mr. Dodson, of Chattqosa,—A bill to pardon Creed T. Wilds, who is confined in the penitentiary for life. By Mr. Dart—A bill to repeal an act’ amendatory to the act incorporating the town of Brunswick. Also a bill to author ize the sale of Glynn county Academy. By Mr. Alexander, of Houston—A bill to amend the 349 section of the Code of Georgia. By Mr. McCulloch, of Jones—A bill' to* transfer the power of control on the West ern & Atlantic Railroad, which shall be vested in a commissioner elected by the people. By Mr. Frazier, of Liberty—A bill to ex empt the counties of Liberty and Mcln tosh from the State tax for the year 1866. By Mr. Johnson, of Pierce—A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Blackshear, in the county of Pierce. By Mr. Stewart’ of Spaulding—A bill to require costs to be paid in certain cases. By Mr. Asbury, of Taliaferro—A bill to repeal so much of act that regulates the sale of ardent spirits in Taliaferre county. By Mr. Ridley—A petition from Judge O. A. Bull for service rendered as Judge of Coweta Circuit—asking the payment of $4,000, which was taken up aud referred to the Judiciary Commitee. Mr. Sumner, of Ware—A bill to author ize the 'Justices of the Peace to hold their courts at Glennmore, on the Gulf Rail road. By Mr. Cabiness, of Monroe —A bill to authorize the Judges of the Surerior Court to appoint the place of holding their Courts in the counties where the Court Houses are destroyed. m By Mr. Williams—A I*lll to authorize the Inferior Court of Bullock county to levy an extra tax for the puopose of build ing a Court House and bridges in said county. By Mr. Harrison, of Chatham—A hill to authorize the Chatham Academy and Free School to sell their interest in certain tracts of land in Chatham county. BILES PASSED. A bill to make all writs and suits return ed at the October term, 1865, of the Su perior Court of Houston county, returnable to the February term, 1866, of said Court. A bill to alter and amend the road laws of the State, changing the Code of Georgia to our altered condition, socially—whites liable for road duty from from the age of 16 to 45, and colored, persons from 16 to 60. The hour having arrived for the joint session to meet for the purpose of electing two Supreme Judges. The balloting ended with the following result: On the third ballot,. Dawson A. Walker was elected to the long term, re ceiving 104 votes, and Gen. 11. L. Ben ning, 99 votes. The Legislature then proceeded to ballot for a Judge to fill the short term occasioned by the resignation of Gov. Jenkins, with the following result: Judge I. L. Harris, 102, and was he declared duly elected to fill the short term. The Senate withdrew to their chamber, anil the House adjourned to meet at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. Sauls Among the Prophets. Negro suffrage, although getting up in Congress, mast be getting down ofitside, if we may judge from the remarkable facts that Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Kan sas Jim Lane are out against it. The first defines his position in a recent lecture in Music Hall, Boston, as follows: For the North to demand of the South that she should give the light hand of suffrage to the black man would be the most ungracious thing he had heard of. He spoke of Massachusetts and other States where the negro is allowed to vote, and of Connecticut and other States where he is not, and Then said that if we should say to the South that they should not come back into the Union until the black man is allowed to vote, then the gravita tion of the national heart would hot be able to withstand this, and the construct ive party for the next twenty-five years might be the Copperheads. ‘They are not the men into whose hands should be thrown the fabrics which are to he woven into the new garments which the nation is to wear in future years. They must not expect that the men wlio have submitted to an overpowering- military force will rejoice at their own downfall and spring up and kiss the hand that has whipped them. He did not think it strange that some of the Southern men grnmble after defeat, and he thought they should be allowed to grumble the same as a boy to cry after he has been whipped. They must not expeet that men educated under different institutions and to political principles totally at defiance with our own, to readily adopt new ones from the North ern men. They must not expect men who have always regarded negroes as semi human, will go for the whole doctrine of suffrage and citizenship. The second extract js from a speech late ly delivered by Lane, in Kansas, and we must confess that he talks strongly and to the point: I laugh to scorn any man, especially any Kansas man, who would advocate the ex tension of suffrage to the colored man in the Southern States and deny it to him in his own State. (Applause.) I was talkirg the other day to some gentlemen, I believ v e in this city, on this subject of negro suf frage. One was advocating- the extension of the suffrage in the Southern States. I asked what about extending the right of suffrage to the colored men in Kansas? Oh! he was not in favor of that. Another man responded and said he supposed the reason he was in favor of extending suf frage to the black man in the South and not in Kansas Uas, because the plantation blacks were so much bettter qualified than our own. (Laughter.) That closed the conversation. If you meet the question at all, meet it boldly, squarely and honorably. If the Constitution gives Congress the right to fix the status of suffrage in Louisiana and South Carolina, it gives it the same right in Kansas and Connecticut, and Wiscon sin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. I would like to see a Republican Congress extend ing the right of suffrage to the black man of Pennsylvania, or any other Northern State! It would be a wise political action, would it not ? Absurd ! Leave that ques tion where the Constitution left it, with the State governments. JKS* The stay law just passed by the Legislature of Virginia lias been so far. modified as to accept debts contracted since the close of the war. A hill for the admission of Utah as a. State has been proposed, aud will he short ly acted on by the House Committee on Territories. Mr. Hooper, the delegate from Utah, is requested by his people to urge .this matter before Congress. It is proposed to put in a clause in the bill for their jadmission prohibiting a plurality of wives, Thrilling Adventure of a Cincinnati . leveling Agent at a Country Hotel. From the Cincinnati Commercial.] A short time since, the traveling agent for a large publishing house in this city had occasion to “put up” at a country hotel, and, as usual with him, examined the lock of his room door before retiring. Finding it satisfactory, he drew out his revolver and Eroceeded to count his money, of which he ad a large sum, collected from the agents of the house for which he traveled, throughout the country. This interesting process was undergone by the light of a tal low “dip,” and occupied nearly half an hour, at the expiration of which time the traveler prepared to go te bed, first by look ing under that article of furniture—a habit usually indulged in by sojourners at coun try taverns, especially when carrying fat purses—and secondly, by untying the strings of his buffalo overshoes. Now it happened that our traveler was one of those practical fellows who try to “kill two birds with one stone,” and he tried to un tie his overshoes and look under the bed at the same time. As he did so, his eyes encountered the huge proportions of a mas sive human heap and shoulders protrudifio from a heterogeneous collection of band” boxes and nameless lumber stowed away there, and a cold sweat broke out simulta neously and instantaneously over his body, at the bare thought of being murdered and robbed by such a giant. Not a moment was to be lost, for he felt that the would-be robber and assassin saw that he was seen. The traveler seized his E money and his revolver at the same instant in a voice tremulous,we were going to with fear, he demanded the villain to eforth; No reply. Ah, thought the traveler, the rascal is go ing to shoot me, and quick as lightning he cocked his weapon, and banged away at the gigantic head under the bed, and then rushed to the door and called for help. The report of the pistol already alarmed the house, and the landlord, the occupants of adjoing rooms, and several loungers from the bar-room, rushed towards[the scene of excitement. The traveler was thought to be crazy, for there he stood, his eyes start ing from their spheres, his -hair on end, and his trembling hand grasping the re volver, while his bloodless lips murmured:: “I’ve plugged him, sure! I’ve plugged him, sure.” He pointed under the bed with his revolver, and the landlord, catch ing a glimpseof the situation, stooped down with th® candle, and drew forth a bronze bust of Daniel Webster, with a bullet hole through his forehead. Some Colossal Private Fortunes. From the New Yorp Correspondent of the St. Lou is Republican.] Although not generally known we have at least one individual whose possessions and whose annual income bears no mean comparison to the best of the Europeans. Alexander T. Stewart, a Scotchman, who came to New York in 1825 asa young man, with $1,250 in his pocket, and who straight away commenced peddling hosiery and small wares, selling laces by sample, and soon after renting a little hole of a shop in Maiden lane, is at this moment by far the richest man on the continent. The value of his real estate is between fifty and sixty millions of dollars, and his total posses sions cannot be less than one hundred and twenty millions of dollars, upon which he does not owe a dollar. His income from real property is between five and six mill ions, and the net profits of his business are ten millions annually. He does the largest dry goods trade in. America, if not in the world, his business this year amounting to one hundred and ten millions, while that of his nearest competitor, G. B. Claflin & Cos., is seventy-five millions. » "'the afflictions of wealth. , One of the richest men in all the world is one of the most miserable. There is an example here in New' York of a prominent business man wiio is continually driven by his affairs so that he cannot "take one day out of seven to rest, and not one in a year for recreation. He never or rarely invites any one to dine with him, and it is said his domestic relations are dreadfully infelicitous (though this is not peculiar to millionaires.) He is reported to have offer ed wife half a million lately to con sent to a divorce, but she, with a cunning and an aavrice worthy of her self ish spouse, refuses, hoping to out live him. He has no heirs of his own, but has several by side-issues. He allows his wife a splen did house and ten thousand dollars a year for pin money, and is building anew pala tial mansion on Fifth avenue; to cost a mil lion of dollars; while he allows one of his mistresses a house and five thousand dol lars a year pin money. He is fearful of his personal safety, and not long ago discov ered a plan to abduct him so as to extort money from him by force. He never gives anything to charity, but sometimes does to politics. The second wealthiest person in New York is Commodore Vanderbilt, whose in terest in stocks, real estate, ships, etc., though fluctuating, is estimated at fifty millions. He is also a shrewd speculator, ofHollandish descent. His unscrupulous “corners” in the stock market have made him the dreaded lion of that thicket. The Commodore gives but little tochairity, and has but one weakness, that is a fondness for horse-flesh, being one of the men who can sport a $50,000 team on Bloomingdale road. William B. Astor is the next in or der. His real estate is valued at thirty live millions, most of which was inherited from his father, John Jacob Astor. He is a noticeable example where a son has inherited the acquisitiveness of the father. He is of the old Knickerbocker descent. He has carefully husbanded his inherit ance, and is adding to it for his heirs. He sees little of society, gives little to the de serving charities, and thinks other people should be as saving and- thrifty of their pennies as he is. Fraeus at Geneva. The Columbus Enqfiirer of the 25tli says: A large n umber of discharged negro troops arrived here yesterday on the train from Macon. We understand that, while the traiif was at Geneva, a difficulty arose be tween the negroes on board, and some white troops who were at that place. The negroes commenced firing their revolvers at the white soldiers, and the latter, at first using brickbats, but subsequently went for their rifles, and fixing into the crowd, se riously wounded eight or ten. It is thought oneor more of them will die. One white soldier was slightly wounded on the side of his face. The affray was broqght to an end by the moving off of the train. Southern Express Company. The Charleston News has received a cir cular,ffom which it makes the following ex tract: “In pursuance of the original agreement made between the Adams Express Com pany and the Southern Express Company, five years ago, by which*the former trans ferred, by sale, all their property in the Southern States and their right in the ex press business in the said States to the lat ter, the Adams Expi’ess Company will withdraw on December 25, 1865, from such railroads and express routes as they opera ted during and since the late war, and will transfer their business to the Southern com pany.” BffL. The largest crop of corn ever raised in the West was produced during 1965. It is used extensively as a substitute for coal, and makes a hotter fire. Corn is now sel ling in Chicago for 37 cents per bushel, which is cheaper as fuel than coal at ten dollars per ton. It has been decided *at Washington that ferry boats are not liable to internal revenue tax. BgL. There are 750,000 barrels of flour stored in New York city, and 11,000,000 bushels of cereals. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. ———■—— FROM WASHINGTON. FREEDMAN’S BUREAU BILE PASSED—CONFEDS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM SUF FRAGE. Washington, 25. —The Senate have passed the bill enlarging the powers of the Freedman’s Bureau. The House adopted a resolution instruct ing the Committee on the District of Col umbia to report a bill excluding from suf frage all who voluntarily entered the late Confaderacy. The Constitutional amendment altering the basis of representation was discussed. During the debate, Mr.. Bingham, who is a member of the Reconstruction Committee, said the Committee had under considera tion another amendment of the Constitu tion, protecting rights of all persons, white and black, which had not been heretofore enforced, owing to the want of power in Congress. Strouse of Pennsylvania, and Nicholson of Deleware, favored the admission of the Southern Representatives to participate in a debate so much involving their inter ests. C ' New York, Jan. 2(1. —Cotton steady.- Quoted at 47(548; sales ejiiefly at the lat ter figure. Gold 139 1. The Negro Suffrage Bill. The following is the bill which passed the House of Representatives on the-18th inst: 'Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the United States of Ame rica in Congress assembled, That from all laws and parts of laws, and prescribing the qualifications of electors for any office in the District of Columbia, the word “white” be ana the same is hereby stricken out, and that from and after the passage of this act no person shall be disqualified from vot ing at any election held in the said District on account of color. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That all acts of Congress, and all laws of the State of Maryland in force in said District, and all ordinances of Washington and Georgetown inconsistent with the provision of this act, are hereby repealed and annul led. A Bill to Oppress Newspaper Pub lishers and Prevent Newspaper Cir culation. —There is a law before Congress which can be properly characterized by the heading we have givin it. It is thus noticed in the Washington correspondence of the Commercial: “THE NEW POSTAL BILL.” “Mr. Dixon, Chairman of the Postofflee Committee of the Senate, has introduced a postal bill, all the important features of Avhich haA*e been rejected heretofore by both Houses. One of the provisions of this measure is that the postage on news papers shall be paid at the office of publi cation. This is a favorite scheme of the Postmaster-general. He embodied it in a bill last winter, but it was defeated by an almost unanimous vote of the Senate. The late Mr. Collamer, then Chairman of the Postoffice Committee, demonstrated its im practicability very clearly. The experience of newspaper publishers is that they have quite enough business of their own to at tend to, without becoming claim agents and collectors for the Postoffice Depart ment.” One of the cars of a freight train on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Parkers burg, Chester county, broke an axle on Friday last. The car was loaded with fat sheep from the West, bound to Philadel phia. The next car was also loaded with sheep. The cars were double deckers, and contained four hundred head. Many of the sheep were killed by the accident, and others so badly wounded that they were slaughtered on the spot. The kiljed and slaughtered amounted to one hundred and twenty-five. •» The Superintendent of the Govern ment farms in Maryland, in writing to Gen. Howard, under date of December thirtieth, says that he has been very suc cessful in obtaining lands for the freedmen. In regard to the crops, he says they have in the corn house about twelve hundred bushels of good corn in the ear, and, in ad dition to the products of the farm, they have six barns full of tobacco. There ap pears to be no disposition to aid the aged and infirm freedmen. ©ST* A patent has been taken out for pro pelling boats with oars in such a manner that the rower faces in the direction in which he is going. It is claimed that the rowing is easier, that the capacity of the boat is greater, that it is more easily steered, that it is steadier in a sea way, and that the oars may be suffered to float alongside without danger of losing them, or can be readily shipped aboard at any moment to avoid collisions. An Artificial, Snow-Storm.— The in tensity of the cold in New York, Monday morning, was demonstrated by a very sin gular phenomenon. It was a snow-storm formed by steam. At the Fulton ferry house a pipe of the heating apparatus car ried the exhausted steam into the air ; the end of the pipe pointed upward, and the force with which the steam issued caused it to ascend thirty or forty feet. While in the air it was not only condensed, but con gealed, and came down in beautiful flakes of snow. A somewhat similar instance was recently reported to have occurred at a hgll room in Russia, p B@ = A letter from Charleston, South Car. olina, says the Legislature is largely inter ested in inducing emigration from Europe to Soutl) Carolina. It is thought large numbers of Germans can be induced to set tle in that State and ultimately take the place of negro labor. Lieutenant, General Grant sent three members of his staff away on Sunday evening last, on a tour of inspection, and to ascertain whether further reduction can not be made in the several military depart ments. Colonel Orville E. Babcock went to the Northwest, Colonel Horace Porter to the Eastern and Atlantic States, and Colo nel Eli S. Parker to the Southwest. #SUThe Norfolk Virginian says; “We understand that there are several gentle men in this city from New York and New Jersey, who have brought on with them their seeds and teams with the view of purchasing farms and entering upon the cultivation of Virginia lands. Some have purchased and others are desirous and in tend to do so, if they can make the neces sary arrangements with the landhold ers. ttay* They have .a bill in the Legislature of New York, which proposes to license houses of prostitution. The license fee is fixed at SI,OOO where the house has over ten rooms. Physicians are assigned to them. This is an imitation of the French law. A lad in Canada, fourteen years of age, and working on a salary of four dol lars a month, was lately married to a sweet miss of twelve summers. Bgk, Secretary McCulloch yesterday signed a check for $25,000 for Mrs. Lincoln in compliance with the appropriation of Congress for her relief. New Advertisements. -TV—" — ZS. IMPORTANT TO SHIPPERS! GREAT REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS BY , A Y ERWIN Ac HARDEE’H of Rast, Iron, JAgTil 111 «ilt SIDE-WHEEL STEAMERS, between SAVANNAH and MACON, Via Hawkinsville and Brunswick R. R., touching regularly at Doctortown, and running in connec tion with Albany and Gulf IlailraW, the new and elegant Iron Steamers' CHAB. S. HARDEE Capt. R, Johnson, TWO BOYS; Capt. Tliost. Daniels. Having elegant accommodations for freight and passengers, will ply regularly as above, leaving Savannah every Thursday morning at l> o’clock. Hawkinsville every Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. It Is the desire of the agents of this line to make a permanent connection between Macon and Sa vannah and the landings on the Altarnaha and Ocmulgee rivers, and with this object in view they ask the support ol' the Merchants of Savannah and Macon and the Merchants and Planters along tne line of the übuvw uumpil rivers. Insurance Effected at the very Lowest Rates. " FREIGHT RECEIVED AT ALL TIMES AT OUR WAREHOUSE, FOOT OF EASTBROAD STREET. > W. B. DAVISON, E. A. WILCOX, ERWIN A HARDEE, Agent, at Augusta, Ga. Agent at .Macon. Agents at Savannah. jftii26-lw /'> List of Consignees per S. W. R. • Macon, January 27, E O Connill, Newton & L, Knott & H, W R Phil lips, W A Huff, J B Cobb, Law & Bro, F M Long, J Russell, T W Freeman, O F Evans, (hogs,) B F Dense. • * New Advertisements. AUCTION TO-DAY JOHNSON & ECHOLS, Will Bell in front of their Auction Room, fit 11 O’CLOCK, A. M. 1 Pair of Horses. 1 Carriage and Harness. 1 Spring Wagon. 1 Fine Horse and Baggy. 1 Single Buggy. 1 One Horse Spring Wagon. IN STORE, A great variety of goods. TO ARRIVE, A large lot of Funiture, per steamer from Sa vannah. Jan27-lt. Attractive Auction Sales BY LONGLEY & WALSH. De Laines, Grey Blankets (superior quality,) Em broidered Collars and Sleeves, Embroidered Handkerchiefs, HJaimoi'u.l Skirts, Hoop Skirts, Waterfall Nets, Felt Tlats trim med, Ladies’ Hosiers, Spool thread Umbrellas, Rob Roy Flannel, Fancy Check Flannel, White Blankets, Merino Under shirts, white and grey. Flan nel Overshirts, Buck Gauntlets and Gloves, Red and white Flannels, Suspenders, Linen and Paper Collars, Men’s Felt Hats, (extra quality,) Youths’ Felt Hats, (extra quantity,) Ready made Clothing, and Jaques’ “Raven’s-Wing” Blacking. As well as a varied assortment of FANCY GOODS. • Jan27-lt THE Great Virginia & Tennessee Line Is now open, and the Southern Transportation Cos., Are now giving through Bills Lam no to NEW YORK, at $14.50, to BALTIMORE, tit 13.25 Per bale on cotton, or via AUGUSTA and SA VANNAH, to Baltimore and New York at $11.50. The bridges being repaired on the Virginia and Tennessee Line, goods go North and come South without any delay. These are the shortest, cheapest, and quickest route and insurance less by either, than any other route. Deliver to Railroads, consign to your friends North, statingroifte, send Railroad receipt to me, and I will give 1 through Bill Lading. Ex penses follow Cotton to point of destination. CHAS. J. WILLIAMSON, Ag’t Souhern Transportation Cos., JanZMf At T. A. BLOOM’S office, Macon, Ga. WANTED IMMEDIATELY, i) No. 1 Wheel-wrights and wagon makers, for which, good wages and steady employment will be given. None but experienced workmen need apply. Apply to WHITE & LOYD. jan27-Bt* Perry, Ga. I DYSPEPSIA, I Dr. Strickland’s Tonic is a concentrated prepartition of Roots and Herbs with anti-acids and carmina tives to strengthen the stomach and nervous sys tem. It is a certain remedy for Dyspepsia or In digestion, Nervousness, Doss of Appetite. Acidi ty of the Stomach, Flatulency, and Ddbillty. Jt Is not alcoholic, therefore particularly suited for weak, nervous and dyspeptic persons. For sale by all Druggists everywhere at Si per bottle. I 3 Dr. STRICKLAND’S cure for PILE REMEDY PI LE S. Has cured thousands of the worst cases ol' Blind and Bleeding Piles. It gives im mediate relief, and effects a permanent cure. Try it directly. It is warrant ed to cure. For sale by all Druggists at SO cents per bottle. Dr. STRICKLAND’S COUGH MELLIFLUOUS no more. Cough Balsam iiiiinmiimimiimu in 'I, Is warrant-oit to Ik, tlie on. ly preparation known to cure Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Asthma, Whoop ing Cough, Chronic Coughs, Consumption, Bron chitis and Croup. Being prepared from Honey and Herbs, it is healing, softening and expectora ting, and particularly suitable for all affections of the Throat and Lungs. For sale by Druggists everywhere. DIARRHCEA. Over 18,000 soldiers were cured of Diarrhoea and Dysentery last year by the use of Dr. Strickland's Anti-Cholera Mixture. The fact, of its being used so extensively in the Hospitals is proof of the effi cacy of Dr. Strickland’s Anti-Cholera Mixture tor the cure of acute and chttmic cases of Diarrhoea and Dysentery. This is the only preparation known as a sate and certain remedy for Cholera. Do not be without so valuable a medicine. Get a bottle of it directly. It is sold by all Druggists at 60 cents per bottle. J. H ZEILIN & C0.,- Jan27-eodly Wholesale Agents. To Physicians and Citizens. WE warrant every article of Medicine we sell to be of the best quality. PRESCIPTIONS will be accurately and neatly put up, Mr. Mansfield, a competent Pharmcutist can be found Over our store any hour during the flight. JU »M« HUOT BUTTER! "BUTTER! KEG# I’RIME GOSHEN BUTTES, m Just received by janae-tf geo. t. kogers & * O NB. SAVANNAH and AUGUSTA, And intermediate Landings, connecting at latter point withGeorgia Railroad and points beyond. The following Steamers being of exceeding light draft, and having ample and complete acoommo dation for freight and passengers, will ply regular ly as follows : Iron Steamer WM. G. GIBBONS, will leave Savannah every Saturday morning at 9 A. M. Augusta every Wednesday morning at 7 A. M Wooden Steamer LAURA, will leave Savannah eVery Wednesday at 9, A. M. Augusta every Saturday at 7, A. M. Iron Steamer AMAZON, every ten days. Our captains and pilots are the ablest and most experienced on the river, and no effort'will eb spared to meet the wants of the traveling and freighting public. THE GREAT PURIFIER! DARBY’S PROPHYLACTIC FLUID! POISON OAK CURE! BURNS Relieved In stantly ! (BURNS Healed Very Rapidly. SCARS PREVENTED! (Pitting of Small Pox Prevented! ULCERS Purified * and Healed. OLD SORES Healed and Cured. GANGRENE Prevented and Cured. WOUNDS Healed Rap idly. Scurvey Cured in short Time ! TETTER dried up and effectually Cured. IT IS PERFECTLY HARMLESS! For SOKE THROAT it is a Sure Cure ! SMALL POX Preventive! CONTAGION Destroy er ! STING AND INSECT BITE Reliever! ALL BAD ORDERS De stroyed ! SICK ROOMS Purified and made Pleasant ! FEVERED and SICK Persons greatly reliev ed and refresiled by bathing with Prophy lactic Fluid added to the water. SOFT WHITE 00 M plexions secured by its use in bathing ! IMPURE AIR made harmless and purified bv sprinkling the fluid about. ; The Surest Preventive against, the SMALL POX ! To Purify the Breath, defense the Teeth— it can’t be surpassed. HOSPITALS should use it as a Disinfectant. SHIPS should use it as a Purifier. FAMILIES should use it! to purify the sick rooms, xlie privies, the night chairs—to have pure air is to have good health. For DIITIIERIA, it is the very best Remedy known. SHIP FEVER Prevented by its use. Removes all Unpleasant Odors. In cases of deatii in the v house, it should al ways be used about ii the corpse—it will pre j vent any unpleasant I smell. POISONS Minimal or vegetable) are destroy ed by its use. (Dangerous KflUivias ot j Sick Rooms and Hos- I pita Is removed by its use. YELLOW FEVER 1 ERADICATOR! SCARLET FEVER CURE. In fact, it is the Greatest aismrrcxANx —AND— f CONTAGION DESTROYER ever known. Get a Pamphlet, and always keep nitout yon a bottle of DARBY’S PROPHYLACTIC FLUID. Sold by all Druggists. J. H. ZEILIN & CO., Jan27-eodly . Wholesale Agents. (1 EORGIA, Craw FORT} County.—Whereas Ma- T ry Fhampion, applies to me for letters of Ad ministration on the estate of Thomas G. Cham pion, late of said County, deceased. These Rre therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the heirs and creditors of said de ceased, to be and appear at mv office within the time prescribed by law, and show cause if any they have, why said letters of administration should not be granted. Given under my band and official signature January 19th. 1886. JAMEB J. RAY Jan27-30dw* Ordinary. STOLK>, ItROM the subscriber, six miles North-west of Forsyth, on the night, of the T7th, a chestnut son-el Horse, about 10 or 12 years old, little white on hind foot, hair on the tail scrubbed off, or eaten off. ragged a small part of main, near the should er lies on the left side, the rest-lies on the right side. Also, at the same time, a bav horse Mule tall raw boned, with striped legs, 12 or 15 years old’ 1 will pay fifty dollars for the delivery of the Horse and Mule, or twenty-five dollars for either and one hundred dollars for proof to eonviet tlie thief JOHN B. uGLETRFF. JanM-lw* V Fmsyth, FOR SALE, now °°oupled by Mr. TANARUS, A streetsin»f‘lifted corner of Popular ami New strn is, noai the residence of Gen 1 w \, pan Dues and ln . go<Ml ord «D biwten rooms pu nines and closets. Lot. one hal stables and kitchens and well improve* / lie ot the "lost desirable residences for a b aim,. that has been offered for sale. For tei ~>, . ~,, the premises to Mrs. T. A. HarYoFto ‘ ’ GKO. S. OB FAR, J. A. GKAYBILL, .lan2l-tf. Estate of T. A.**tapis. CLOTHINGAND FURNISHING GOODS. Boots, Shoes, Hsts, &c. -A-T R-ETDLT CED PRICES. W F YORKG r ) , 4^ thlSStook of Oooda st NF.W nerai ° S1 ’ ,Uwe want to close out bus, FANCY CABSIMER, BLACK and FANCY DOtSKINM, BIDK and FANCY BROAijOU)T ». upat ,lltt Aw Jn n2t-L>w * .D. \\ GODS 4 CO. FARRAR & TROUTMAN. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Hardware, Culery, Guns, &c„ THIRD STREET, Macon, Ga. TKra' I M/BEAra'/^ ,V 'f l 2‘™T«R l BJ-AT- jan24-lin. CITY PROPERTY AT AUCTION, T>xt- N F 2, l £ A,Y 1 WARY 2, AT 10, A. M„ BY FINDLAY & KENRICK, \ r rch 'StYMt' l l?, n H ng i 7s leet on 2cl, and Aren Htieot. On tiio lot Is ala IMG twn-siJl Shon'iSu* 1 ro I;nlr, formerly known asjjfl Nbop, now useil as ii church. luiijfl SUGAR AND SAL 2 (| BA KBE I ,St A Sugar. '* Yellow cJH| 10 Kegs 8a 1 ‘Vnla, Just jan'id-tf ; ERYSIPELAS Cured Effectually.