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MACON, TUESDAY, MAY 29.
JOB WOBK.
If you want any kind of Job Work, such
M Poster-. Bill Heads, Letter Circulars,
price Lists, Cards, etc., executed neatly,
eheaplv and at once, call at the Daily
Journal and Messenger Office.
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advertising rates.
Owing to the different rates of advertis
ing, now charged in the city, we have con
cluded to have no regular rates for city
merchants; but will make such contracts
as we think fair to both parties. Our
ehargt-s are ndt more than they were be
fore the war. Our circulation - nneonai
ed by any in the city, and we hold our
selves ready to work as cheap as any.
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produce— Those Who Owe Us.
We notify our subscribers that we give
them no reason for not settling their in
debtedness to us, and are willing to receive
any kind of produce, chickens,butter, eggs,
hams, flour, etc., in payment. There
are thousands of dollars due us by men,
whom we know are good and able to pay,
and who neglect to do so. We request
than to attend to It, as they are not doing
us justice.
Tfj We areiudebted to Mr. Massenburg
tor late New York papers.
gST The Atlanta Intelligencer says that
freight and passenger rates will shortly be
reduced upon the Atlanta and West Point
railroad.
Deaths in Houston.— We aro pained
to hear a report that the Hon. John M.
OUes died recently at his residence in Per
ry, of a wound received from the horn of a
cow, which subsequently gangrened and
, . 1 1-1 - nr-
quished lawyer and most estimable gen
tleman.
We also learn with much regret the
death of John H. Powers, of the same
county—» brother of the late Hon. A. P.
Powers, of this county, and well known to
our citizens generally.
Cuba News— Important, if True.—
The Herald announces that the South
American Republics of Chili, Peru, Boli
ver and Ecuador have formed a combina
tion for the purpose of Invading Cuba, and
the Cubans are ready to welcome their al
lies and strike for independence.
More authentic, we presume, is the in
formation, in the same paper, that num
bers of caves have been discovered in Cu
ba this year—the resorts of innumerable
bats—containing inexhaustible supplies of
guano, which will prove invaluable to the
agriculture of the Gem of the sea.
The Bureau in S Carolina and
Courgia.
Our correspon lent, says the Herald,
with the Investigating commission of Gen
eral* Steadman and Fullerton, writes from
Port Royal, S. C., and Savannah, Ga. A
far more favorable condition of affairs is
noticeable among the freedmen in Port
Royal, Edisto and the Hilton Head
islands. Under the administration of
General Scott, the Commissioner for South
Carolina,auatters are progressing very sat
isfactorily. The same old story of North
ern peculation and malfeasance, however,
is told in relating the condition of the Sea
Island settlers. In Georgia the report is
to the effect that the freedmen’s bureau is
an obstacle in the way of kindly feeling
between the whites and black.
This correspondent reports twenty-five
thousand freedmen upon the Sea Island,
and about twenty plantations encumbered
with valid certificates of freedmen—the
remainder being invalid and worthless.
He says the experiment of making the ne
gro a planter, on his own account, has fail
ed miserably and signally. Those who
were in a position lost year to raise twenty
or thirty bales of cotton, have now not a
cent, and are subsisting on charity. He
•ays they made miserable crops and were
robbed by Northern speculators, under
the shadow of the bureau, of the little
they did •mak*. The Commssiun were
able to sec lat one farm cultivated by
fheedmen without the supervision of
whites, that was in fair condition. On the
farms worked by Northern speculators,
the negroes were found to be in most
wretched condition—hungry and naked.
“In nin cases out of ten,” says he, “where
w* have come across a plantation poorly
cultivated—the negroes hardly worked
and miserably fed—that plantation has
been leased for a year or two by a man
from Massachusetts.' 1 And yet the same
correspondent indulges oceasioually in his
pleasant little episodes about the Southern
planters gradually learning that the negro
to a human being—not a brute or a vegeta
ble. Have the planters gained this infor
mation from the Northern speculators—
Massachusetts lease holders or the bureau
Officers and missionaries, whose exploits
In the way of benevolence and humanity,
be has been recording for the past two
months? Which of these busy function
aries gave the ignorant Southern planter
his first lesson in humanity .*
A letter from Scotland repeats an
anecdote told by a physician who, having
ordered a blister to be put on a patient”
chest, called to enquire what had been the
effect. “Oh,” replied the brother of the
Invalid, have ua kist to put the blis
ter on but we put it on a bandbox, and
George is well eneuch.” “Well well,”
answered th»_ doctor with a grin, “that’s
all right if he’s better.”
■ST We are pleased to learn that trans
portation between Nashville, Chattanooga
and Atlanta is not materially afi'ected bv
distraction of the four Chicatnauga
bridges on the State Road. Communica
tion is sti!l open by rail between Atlanta
and Chattanooga via Cleveland and Dal
ton. The freignts by this route —though
some further—we learn are the same as
those charged by the State Road.
Whether to Collapse or not.
The extraordinary activity of trade fol
lowing immediately after the return of
neace-aml favored by a very redundant
currency—the common idea that over ex
citement and inflation must necessarily be
following by correspondent reaction—the
financial panic in England—the heavy ex
portation of specie, and the rapid decline
in the value of greenbacks which has
amounted to about eighteen cents within
a few weeks-have created a very general
impression throughout the country that
we are on the eve of a general collapse,
like those of nine and thirty years ago;
but we confess ourselves totally unable to
comprehend how it is to be brought about.
Individual embarrassments there may and
must be. Goods of all kinds, in the hands
of manufacturers, producers, merchants
and traders will fall in value, and as the
demand is very light, many of them may
be forced to submit to heavy losses in or
der to meet their payments. The two
great sections of the country from which
the other two were accustomed to draw
their wealth, before the days of Shoddy,
are now dry. The West can’t do much
trading on the present prices of produce,
and the South has nothing to trade upon.
All of them have united in cleaning us
out so thoroughly that we ought, by good
rights, to buy nothing for the next twenty
years.
But all these will be mere commotions
upon the surface. They do not, to any vi
tal or even material extent, affect either
the quantum or the value of the circula
ting medium. They are in no respect
comparable with one of those great panics
in specie-paying times, when millions of
the circulating medium—the life-blood of
trade-perished in a day, and became, in
stead of so many dollars, worthless paper,
classed under such euphonious names as
"wildcat, catamount, red dog, yaller dog,
and dog-fish,” of which it took from half
a peck to a bushel to pay for a breakfast.
You have your greenbacks, which are a
legal tender; and there are a great plenty
of them, although they may be scarce
enough In this latitude. You have your
National Bank notes, too—based on gov
ernment security, and which Mr. Spinner
has recently demonstrated are better when
the banks are broken than when the banks
are solvent-a most encouraging state of
affairs, when we consider the prevalent
opinion about these adventures in bank
ing. All these are right until pay day
comes, and it is far off yet. How can any
thing break with unlimited credit and no
chance of being called upon to pay up ?
knowing that even a temporary tightness
can hardly endure much longer than a
similar condition from inebriety. The
money is all in the country, and it must
seek and find employment. It will not be
hoarded—it will not be employed in buy
ing gold when gold is scarce and high—it
must be kept moving, and it has but to
keep in motion and the “stringency” be
comes mitigated at once.
We confess we don’t see the first chance
for the country, in its present condition, to
get up an old-fasliioned, general collapse.
It can’t be done. The necessary condi
tions do not exist. Men who have been
buying too much or living too fast may
break—currency may depreciate to a mod
erate extent-trade remain very dull
awhile—goods, wares, merchandise and la
bor go down —but the great amount of the
representative of value in trade (called
currency,) will remain materially undis
turbed and be the more eager for employ
ment on account of the temporary stagna
tion.
English Railways.
The Westminster Review, for April, has
a strong article in advocacy of so sweeping
a “Railway Reform” for England, as
shall transfer the property in, and man
agement of the English railways, to the
Government, upon just compensation —the
Government having reserved a right of
purchaseafter a periodof twenty-one years,
by an act of Parliament passed in 1844,
after giving three months’ notice, and upon
payment of a sum equal to twenty-five
years annual purchase of the divisible
profits, estimated upon an average of the
three preceding years. The cost of the
purchase on this basis is computed at £443,-
000,000.
The complaints against the railways, by
the Liberal party of Eugland, are founded
upon enlarged views of public policy con
nected with the elevation of the laboring
classes, which, is evident enough, never
can or will be met by any system of pri
vate enterprise which looks to the quickest
and largest returns for outlay. Many in
teresting facts are given in this article.—
The average cost to the railways of En
gland for the transportation of passengers
is (reducing to Federal currency) $1 27 per
hundred miles, and the common charge
for first-class passengers is about three
times that sum, but it varies greatly on
different roads. The cost of hauling coal
is about thirty-three cents per 100
miles, and the actual charge, from three to
five times that amount. The estimate of
cost includes everything which can enter
into the cost and is based upon official re
ports. The average of passengers to the
train is about fifty, and it is assumed that
upon a system of very low fares four hun
dred would be transported per train with
comparatively little increased expense.
The experiments of cheap excursion
trains, and of competing roads running in
one case so long as eighteen months on a
reduction to one-eighth of the ordinary
charge, show’s that the actual loss to stock
holders in dividends was never greater
than half per cent., and it is maintained
that if such exceptional and spasmodic re
ductions were made universal and perma
nent, so that the masses of the English
population could adapt life to them, the
actual profits of the roads would increase,
as in the casse of the system of penny
postage, where temporary losses were sub
mitted to by government, before the re
sults of the reduction could be fully de
veloped. But it is useless to anticipate the
adoption of any such policy by private
companies, which must make certain and
regular dividends, or fall into loss and dis
grace. Again, it is maintained that the
railway interest has already become adau
gerous power in the State—that the Com
mons numbers among its members now
over two hundred railway directors, and
it is hardly problematical that this vast
pecuniary interest will grow, in time, to
control absolutely the legislation of the
realm. It is evident that this question is
assuming au important place in the do
mestic politics of England.
[COMMUNICATED.]
Horrible Affair in Sumter County.
Mrs. Gresham, Sumter county, Ga., a
highly intelligent and respectable lady,
about thirty years of age, started to a
neighbor’s house on a visit, about half a
mile distant. When about half way, a ne
gro fellow of notoriously bad character in
the neighborhood, met her, and drawing a
pistol and knife, forced her several miles
distant into a dense swamp, whereshe was
detained for about thirty-six hours, and
brutally outraged.
The particulars have scarcely a parallel
in the history of crimes, and are too horri
ble to relate ; and were made worse by the
fact that Mrs. Gresham was near confine
ment. , , •
At the end of two days and a night the
frantic woman was released by her fiend
ish captor, who threatened her with death,
if it were ten years hence, if she exposed
him.
After wandering for several hours
through the woods and swamps, she came
to a house, covered with mud and dirt,
completely exhausted, and her mind near
ly gone. She was taken home, and the
awful ordeal through which she had pass
ed was revealed to her husband. The
whole country around was then out search
ing for her. They were notified and start
ed in pursuit of this devil incarnate im
mediately, but they failed to arrest him.
He, however,returned to the neighborhood
a few days ago, was arrested and taken to
Americus for his commitment and trial.
The outraged wife recognized him. The
injured husband could no longer restrain
himself; he advanced upon him, and with
three well directed shots sent him where
such fiends, it is hoped, will meet with
punishment commensurate with such
crimes.
Mr. Gresham was immediately arrested
by the authorities, and gave Jbond in the
sum of $20,000 for his appearance at the
next term of the Court.
"Muckalee.”
Pen and scissors
There are at present only 486 soldiers in
Georgia, and good order prevails through
out the State.
The army rolls snow that Tennessee
furnished 28,123 negro troops to the Feder
al service during the war.
The Natchez Democrat recommends a
planters’ convention to secure uniformity
in laborers’ wages.
An Havana correspondent describes the
Island of Cuba as ”the land of the flea and
the home of the slave.”
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terprise is forming in New York —10,000
miles of wires to go everywhere.
At a Sunday school celebration in
Brooklyn on the 22d instant, it is esti
mated there were 25,000 children in pro
cession.
At the recent meeting of the Presbytery
of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mr. William B.
Bingham, who was a Confederate soldier,
prosecuted his theological studies carefully
while a prisoner on Johnson’s island, was
licensed to preach. Our readers will re
collect that in the officers’ prison on John
son’s Island schools for all the various pro
fession were diligently carried on.
The Gentiles are said to be pouring into
Utah in great numbers. They will soon
be in majority; in which case Mormonism
must either knock under, or else pull up
stakes and emigrate to the Sandwich
Island.
The chief of the Freemen’s Bureau in
West Tennessee, General Runkle, admits
that the negroes are responsible for the
origin of the riot at Memphis.
Inter-State Courtesies.
In March la9t, His Excellency, Governor
Orr, addressed a communication to the
Executives of all the States of the Union,
informing them of the destruction of the
Library of the court of Appeals, and of
the Legislative Library in Columbia, by
the fire of January, 1860, and requested
them to send to his department duplicates
of all statutes, codes, journals and reports
of the Supreme Courts of their respective
States.
From nearly all the States, a favorable
response was received, and the Governor
has had the pleasure of presenting to the
Library of the Court of Appeals one hun
dred and sixteen volumes.
In his letter to the Chief Justice and
Associate Justices of South Carolina, His
Excellency gracefully observes:
“ While I have the liveliest appreciation
of the generosity of all the States to whom
my appeal was addressed, it is but an act
justice that I should specially refer to the
very liberal offer from the State of Massa
chusetts, of ninety volumes of Massachu
setts Reports, ordered by special resolution
of the Legislature of that State; from the
State of Virginia, of forty-four volumes,
also ordered by special resolution of the
State of Virginia; from Governor Cony,
of Maine, thirty-eight volumes of Maine
Reports, and from Governor Jenkins, of
Georgia, twenty-six volumes of Georgia
Reports.
These courtesies between the several
States of the Union, embracingall sections,
furnish the best evidence of the restoration
of friendly feelings, and commend them
selves to our unqualified commendation.
In reply to this letter, Chief Justice Dun
kin writes as follows:
Columbia, May 9,1866.
Sir: Your communication to the Court
of Appeals, on the subject of the Library,
has been received, and I am instructed by
the Court to express to your Excellency
their appreciation of the prompt and effi
cient measuresadopted by you. The books
already received constituted a valuable ad
dition to the library.
We concur cordially with your Excel
lency as to the manner in which your ap ■
plication to the Executives of the several
States was met and responded to. It is
worthy of the spirit which characterized
our aneient relations, and affords a cheer
ing hope of their entire restoration.
With great respect, I am your Excellen
cy's ob’t serv’t, . ■ • •
Bextj. F. Duncan,
Chief Justice.
It is proper to add here, that the liberal
responses from many of the States have
not yet been received, but the arrival is
daily expected.— Daily Carolinian.
More About the Riot in Quincy,
Fla. —We learn bv private advices that
a riot it Quincy, Fla., on Sunday night
last, resulted in the killing- of Jesse W.
Dickson, Town Marshal,and the wound
ing of four other whites, by freedmen.
The extent of this disturbance* we are un
able to state, and no more than that a
large reward is offered for the apprehen
sion of two of the negroes, who were iden
tified—Gabe Zeigler, and another.
The rumor on our streets is to the affect
that freedmen made an organized attack
upon the whites, and for effecting their
design in a concentrated manner, rang the
bells and all whites who left their homes
to learn the cause of so unusual an occur
rence, were fired upon. The whites there
upon gathered on the square and repulsed
the freedtnan by an organized attack.—
Cambridge Georgian , 23d.
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Job Work of all kinds neatly, cheaply
and quickly executed at the Journal Sc
messenger office. Our prices are war*
rants reasonable and satisfactory.
MARKETS.
Journal and Messenger Offkn, l
Monday, May 28, 186*. j
Our market reports are compiled from
different reports, (as some merchants sell
cheaper than others,) but are to be rtlied
on ; and we will take pleasure in jefer
ring any one to the parties giving W quo
tations, and they guarantee to sell as quo
ted : i 1 .
M ACON COTTON MARKET
The market is somewhat improved.
There is. a fair demand forstriet middlings
at 27@32 cents.
liacork.— Stock ample, with a good de
mand. We quote Clear Sides, 23®
24<y; Hams, 22@25c; Shoulcfers, 18®20c ;
Hbg round, 20; Sugar Cured Canvas
Hams, 25@30c; Sugar Cured Uncanvassed
Hams, 25c.
Lard. —The supply continues equal to
the demand, which is limited to small or
ders. We still quote Prime Leaf in tierces
at 20@25c, according to quality.
Flour. —The stock remains ample, with
a good demand, at unchanged prices. Su
perfine, $lO 50@.1l 00; Extra, 11 50@12 00;
Extra Family, sl3 00©15 DO, as to quality;
Fancy Brands, 16@17.
Corn. —In good demand, and stocks
We quote, in Targe lots, $1 40; smaller job
lots, $1 45. Mixed $1 40; White $1 55.
Prime White would command $1 55 by
the car load.
Corn Meal. —Stocks continue equal to the
demand. Prices unchanged, viz: $1 60®
1 75,-according to quantity.
Nice.—ln small supply, and nothing do
ing, except in a retail vay. We quote
Coast, 20c; Country, 15@L6c.
Coffee. —Bio in ample supply, and there
is a good demand at 32®34c. There is but
little Java on the market, and we quote
45® 50c. Rio retails at 40c, and Java at 55.
Salt. —Prices are unchanged. Sales oi
Liverpool in sacks have been made at $3 <5;
by the ft. we quote 2J-@3c. Virginia, in
barrels of seven bushels, $7 00 by the quan-
Sugar and Molasses.— The market con
tinues well supplied with Sugar, and prices
are about the same. We quote A Sugar
at 23c; B, 22c ; Extra C, 21c : Yellow Cof
fee Sugar, 21c ; Crushed and Powered, 26c;
Porto Rico, 21@24c; Choice New Orleans,
19@21c: Georgia, 16® 18c. Sorghum Syr
up, 56c; Country Cane, 81c. Syrup in
better demand.
Fish.— Mackerel are scarce, and in good
demand, at unchanged prices. No. 1, in
kits, $5 00; No. 2, $4 25 ; in J bbls., No. 2,
$8 00; No. 3, $7 50; in Jbbls.,No. 1, sl6 50;
No. 2, sls 00@16 00; No. 3, sl4 50; in
bbls., No. 3, $25 00.
Candies.—Supply ample. We quote Star,
25c; Adamantine, 25c ; Sperm, 65c, Para
fine, 50c.
Butter and Cheese.— We quote Northern
Butter at 45®50c; Country, 35@40c.-
The demand is good. The stock of
Cheese is light, with a fair demand, and
prices unchanged. New England Dairy,
34c; Western Reserve, 28c; Hamburg,
29c; New York State, 30.
Nails.— ln good supply. We quote, by
Iron!— SVial?? loi®l] n j fic hes, B©l2Jc;
stock ample. 4 to 12 inches, 15c; stock
ample. Plough Steel, 4 to 12 inches, in
good supply, 15@lHc. Axes, s22per dozen;
Trace Chains, $1 75 pair. Both in good
supply.
Shot. —We quote Drop at $4 50; Buck,
$5 00.
Teas.— The market continues well sup
plied, at unchanged prices, and with only
a limited demand. We quote Black, in
chests, at $1 25©1 50, as to quality; Green,
in chests, $1 25@1 75; 6tolo ft cans, $1 75.
Faints and Oils.—We quote Linseed at
$2 00 per gallon ; Tanners’, $1 75.. White
lead, sls®2sper cwt. Glass—B by 10, $8 50
per box ; 10 by 12, $9 50 ; 12 by 16, sll 00 ;
12 by 18, sl2 50; 11 by 15, $lO 50; 25 by 35,
$25 00. Putty, 15c per pound.
Bagging and Hope. —We quote Gunny,
35c® 36; Kentfcky, 34@35c.
Richardson’s Green Leaf Rope, 19c; St.
Louis, 20c. Stock ample.
Tobacco. —Common, 30@50c; Medium,
60@85e; Prime, 95c©$l 25; Choice, $1 50
©1 75. Supply large. Smoking, 40c@
$1 30. Demand good, especially for the
lower grades.
Hides. —We quote Dry Hides at 10c. and
Green at sc. ft.
Leather. —In good supply, at the follow
ing quotations: Harness, 40@45c —the lat
ter figure fora choice article; Upper s3o@
50 per dozen; Kip Skins, S4O dozen;
Sole, 15@25c lb; Prime Oak Sole. 45@
50c; S-lcirting, 60c lb; Bridle, $45@65
dozen.
Domestics. —Macon Sheetings, 25@26c;
Augusta, 24@25c; Yarns, Nos. 8 to 12,
$2 50@2 75c. per bunch.
Liquors. —We quote Whisky—Recti
fied Corn, $2 50 per gallon; Rye, $4 50
%,7 00; Bourbon, by the case, sl2 50. Hen
nessy Brandy, $9 00@12 00; Gin, $3 00;
Rum, $3 50; Am eri canJßrandy, $4 00@
4 50 %Jgallon; Woll'e’sSchiedam Schnapps,
per case, sl7 00 for quarts, $7 00 for pints;
Port Wine, $3 70(0>6 00; Maderia, $8 00;
Wolfe’s Otard 1860 Brandy, S2O 00 case.
Stock equal to demand.
The following Bonds are still in demand,
at unchanged prices, viz:
Central R. R. Bonds, 95@97£.
South-western Railroad, 95@95|.
Georgia 7 cents (New Issue) 86@90.
Old Georgia 6’s (Short) • 82J@85
City of Macon, 80
STOCKS.
South-western Railroad, 05 to 95|
Macon and Brunswick R. R.,37£@40
Georgia R. R. Stock, 80
Gold, 135
Silver, 125
Coin advaning, with fair demand.
SIGNATURE WITH A CROSS MARK.— The
mark which persons who are unable to
write are generally in the habit of making
instead of their signature, was referred to
recently in an exchange as an illustration
of the ignorance of ancient times —and
the fact that this practice was formerly
followed by kings ami nobles was spoken
of as affording additional proof of that ig
norance. There is some truth in this, but
'the signature of the cross was not invaria
bly a proof of ignorance. In the middle
ages the use of this mark was not confined
to illiterate persons, for among the Saxons
the mark of the cross was attached to the
signature of those who could write their
names, as an attestation of good faith, and
also served as the mark of those who were
unable to write. In those days, also, if a
man could write, or even read, it was gen
erally taken for granted that such knowl
edge could only belong to one wbo was in
holy orders. The clericus (whence is de
rived the word clerk) became synonymous
with penmen; and this personage general
ly all the writing that was to be done with
in a wide district of country. But this
was not much. Asa natural consequence,
the laity, who were not clerks, did not feel
the necessity for the use of letters, and
many well-informed persons were unable
to write. The ancient use of the cross ac
cordingly became universal, alike by those
who could and those who could not write.
It was the symbol of an oath from its re
ligious associations. It is in reference to
this usage that the editor of the Pictorial
Shakespeareexplainstheexpression, “God
save the mark,” as an ejaculation similar
in character to an oath—an explanation
which certainly appears plausible.—Jour
nal Commerce.
Constitutionality of the Test Oath.
—The Savannah Republican of Tuesday
reports the argument of District Attorney
Hetfry S. Fitch, in reply lo Gov. Brown
and Judge Law upon the Constitutionality
of the Attorney’s Test Oath. The Court
has not rendered its decision.
In 1860, Illinois produced only six
bales of cotton. The total yield in 1865 is
estimated at 10,000 bales, twice as much as
was exported annually from the whole
country at the beginning of the century;
twice as much as wasgrowu by Kentucky,
and nearly as much as Virginia in 1860.
The cotton is said to be equal to that of
Tennessee in quality.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER
ispatches.
REBELLION IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, May 27.—1n the House
yesterday, the Tax Bill being under con
sideration, Mr. Thad. Stevens offered an
amendment taking from the Secretary of
the Treasury the appointment of special
Conurikeioner of the Revenue and provid
ing that the latter officer shall be elected
by Congress.
Mr Stevens remarked that he offered
the amendment because the Secretary had
said he would appoint to office only those
who support the President. It was true
(Mr. Stevens said), to build a wall to pro
tect those who support us . The Secretary
was a recreant tool of a recreant Presi
dent.
Mr. Hale, (Republican) reproved Mr.
Stevens and showed that Congress has no
such power of appointment.
Mr. Delano, (Republican) defended the
Secretary, who was not a slave, and thus
prevented from speaking his sentiments.
Dare he not have an opinion of his own?
Must we all square opinions by a regular
line at Nthe dictation of an individual.
Just such acts as these of Mr. Stevens were
creating a very bad sentiment throughout
the country.
Stevens, thus discomfitted, withdrew
his amendment, promising to renew it on
Monday.
NEW YORK.
Mew York, May 27,—The city is re
markably healthy. All fear of cholera
seems abated. Gen. Robt. Andsrson (I ort
Sumpter Anderson) is severely ill here.
GREAT CONFLAGRATION.
Oil City, May 27.—Half the business
portion of the city is in ashes, including
seventy-five stores, eight hotels, forty
dwelling houses, a church and seminary.
The loss amounts to millions.
HABEAS CORPUS.
Toronto, May 27.—The writ of habeas
corpus has been granted in the case of a
Fenian prisoner and made returnable next
week.
DAVIS’ COUNCIL.
Fortress Monroe, May 27—O’Conner
arriyed here to-day.
r unr.iGiN jNEYVS.
New York, May 27.—Steamship City
of Boston arrived here to-day from Liver
pool 27th. In the Liverpool Cotton
sales of the last two days are
reported at 13,000 bales. Middlings up
lands 13@13}.
Consols 86f@87J.
U. S. Five-Twenties 65^@66.
GENERAL NEWS.
The war question remains unchanged,
though the chances of a European Con
gress are improving.
More failures are reported.
In both Houses of Parliament the bom
bardment of Valjjaraiso has been noticed
in terms of indignation*; but the neutral
attitudes of the British Admiral was de
fended and fully endorsed by the govern
ment.
The English press and people loudly de
nounce the act os Spain. An indignation
meeting at Liverpool adopted strong reso
lutions of protest, and also returns \ ex
pressions of gratitude for the exertions of
Commander Rogers of the U. 8. Navy.
FROM BRAZIL.
Washington, May 27.—The State De
partment has received information that
the Brazilian Government was resolved to
open the coastwise traffic to ships of ali
nations.
SPECIE SHIPMENTS.
New York, May 27.—The Specie ship
ments of Saturday were nearly six millions
and -of Wednesday over five millions—
making the total shipments of the week
eleven millions. This is the largest ship
ment of specie ever made from this port
in one week. ,
Night -Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, May 28.—Nothing done
in the Senate to-day.
In the House a resolution was adopted
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
report the amount of gold sold since May
Ist, and at what rates, and also what
agents were employed therefor.
Williams submitted a preamble and
resolutions requesting information from
the President as to whether any govern
ment ee, in the Southern States
has offered public honors to dead or living
Confederates. Nicholson objected to the
resolution, and it was laid over.
Thad. Stevens introduced a bill declar
ing that the States lately in rebellion have
forfeited their rights under the Constitu
tion, and cau be re-instated in the same
only through the action of Congress. It
provides that they may form valid Govern
ments, the present ones being continued
for municipal purposes until they shall be
duly altered, and their Executives and
Legislatures recognized. Constitutions
are to be formed by Conventions, and sub
mitted to the people, a majority of whom is
necessary for ratification. All male per
sons above 21 years of age to vote. No
Constitution is to be presented for Con
gressional sanction which denies civil
rights to any person,
The bill was committed to the committee
of the whole on the state of the Union.
Thad. Stevens offered, a resolution in
structing the Committee to double the
pensions of Federal soldiers.
Resolutions directing the committee to
extend the provisions of the pension laws
to Provost and Deputy Marshals and Eu
rollingofflcers killed or disabled. The reso
lution not being modified, so as so make it
one of inquiry, it was dropped— yeas 65,
nays 55.
Whaley-offered a resolution directing the
Committee on Printing to report a bill lim
iting the hours of labor for employees in
the Government Printing Office, to eight
hours per day—rejected.
Lynch, from the Committee on Banking
and Currency, reported against exempting
the currency of State Banks outstanding
the Ist of July, from the tax of 10 per cent,
imposed law —laid on the table.
During. the debate Saturday, Thad. Ste
vens referred to a recreant and apostate
Senator, and was understood to mean Doo
little of Wisconsin.
TRIAL OF COL. PAULDING.
Washington, May 28.—The general
Court-Martial, Gen. Augur presiding, con
vened to-day, to try Lt. Col. Paulding for
depositing Government funds in the Mer
chant’s National Bank.
TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Washington, May 28* —The stated
counsel of Jefferson Davis will demand an
immediate trial, and if the Government
asks postponement, which is possible, they
will demand his release on bail, and are
ready to give bond to the amount of $lO,-
000,000.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
New York, May 28.—The interest f>f
Messrs. Spoffard, Tilleston & Cos., in the
Havannah steamships, the Brazil steamers
and the Savannah Empire lines have
passed under the controll of Messrs. Gar
rison & Allen, of this city.
THE DERBY RACES.
New York, May 28.— The Derby was
won by Lord Lyons, brother of St. Albans.
24 horses were started.
PRINTING CLOTHS.
New York, May 28. —Providence, Rhode
Island advices states the sales of printing
cloths during the week were 34,500 pieces,
at an advance of 2@3 ets per yard.
DECREASE IN DEPOSITS.
New* York, May 28. —Bank statements
show a decrease in deposits of eight and a
half million.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New York, May 28. — A sharp decline in
Erie Stocks is reported, based upon appre
hended call for a special meeting of the
directors to-morrow. Stock was at 62} at
the second meeting of the board.
Rumors of troubles and over issues are
darkly hinted.
There is increased activity in Petroleum
and Mining Stocks to-day, with a general
advance in prices. Flour dull; State 7
30@8 80; Ohio 9 40@9 45; Southern 10
80@16 75. Wheat dull. Mixed Corn de
clined I@2 cents. Beef steady. Pork
buoyant at 30^75©30 75} per hundred.
New York, May 28.—Cotton steady.
Gold 137}.
Sterling dull.
Banker’s loans (60 days) 9}.
MOBILE MARKETS.
Mobile, May 28.—Sales of cotton to-day
nominal. No disposition on the part of
buyers to operate.
Rev. Dr. J. P. B. Wilmer, of Elk
Ridge, Maryland, on the 18th inst. was
elected Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Louisiana. Bishop Lay was
the only other principal candidate voted
for.
BgL, The bill for reducing the rate of in
terest of the national debt, and for fund
iug the same, which was recently intro
duced by Mr. Sherman, and which was
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury,
has been reported from the Committee on
Finance, and is now before the Senate for
consideration.
List of Consignees per M. & W. R. R.
Macon, May 28, 1860.
G Bernd, Burdick & H, P B & Cos, D Daly & Bro,
Bowdre & A, Russell <6 P, H P Redding & Cos, G l'
R & Sons, Lawton &L, Flanders & H, S Waxel
baum & Bro. *
New Advertisements.
A notion Sales
THIS DAY,
TUESDAY, AT 10 O’CLOCK,
BY LONGLEY & WALSH.
R. B. CLAYTON, Auctioneer.
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Sight Exchange on New York
AT PAR.
AT
First National Bank of Macon,
W. W. WRIGLEY,
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BACON! BACON!!
5 CASKS PRIME WESTERN SHOULDERS,
5 do Dried Salted Shoulders,
2,000 lbs. Ga. Cured Hams,
2,000 Sides,
2,000 “ “ “ Shoulders.
FLOUR.
250 bbls. Flour all Grades.
FOR SALE LOW BY
SEYMOUR, JOHNSON & CO.
may 29-. St
"BACON AND FLOUR?
A LARGE SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED.
Call If You Wish a BARGAIN.
J. N. SEYMOUR.
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE^
Centrai. Railroad, >
Macon, Ga., May 28,1866./
ON and after Wednesday, May 30, a Daily Train
will leave for Station No. 13. Central Railroad,
at 11:15 A. M„ connecting with Brown &Co.’sSt,age
Line for Station No. 11, Central R. It., where they
connect with the Central Train arriving at Savan
nah at 6:05 the following day.
A Dally Train will also leave Station No. 13,Cen
tral R. It., at 10:lfe A. M., for Macon, arriving here
at 2:25 P. M.
The above Trains will meet at Gordon, and con
nect with the Train for Milledgcvtlleand Eatonton.
Freight, to go by Passenger Train, must be prepaid
and delivered at the train thirty (30) minutes be
fore It leaves.
By order of the President.
G. W. SCATTERGOOD,
may29-lw Road Master.
A CARD.
TirK now occupy the “old Stand" of R. P. Mo-
IV Lvov, on Mulberry St,., which was built EX
PRESSLY for a Crockery Store, and respectfully
call the attention of our friends and customers to
the removal, which was made to obtain room for
the exhibition of our new and splendid Stock of
Goods, lately bought In New York at greatly re
duced prices, and which will be sold correspondly.
Our first irriportatation of Foreign Goods will be
received on or nbont the 15th of July, after which
time we will deal almost exclusively with the
Potteries of Europe.
We can offer rare inducements to Country Mer
chants, and invite them especially to call and ex
amine our Stock, which will comprise a general
assortment of Crockery, French, China, Parisian
Granite, Yellow and Rockingham Ware, French
and American Glass Ware, Lamp Goods, Keroslne
Oil, etc., etc. Respectfully,
may 29-fit WALKER & FLINT.
New Advertisements.
State of Georgia Bonds,
NEW ISSUE,
FOR SALE AT THE
First National Bank nf Macon.
npHESE BONDS can bo ex«h a W|d »t optlrai of
1 the holder, at any time before they matons. for
w sy ““ 6 * rori-ANT. r—T.
A Good Chance to Invest Yoor
A Tone. County all under fence. One hundred
Lerea HeS the balance well Umbered. It 1-
good farming land. adaptM for CotU.n or
Well watered, and for pasture purpose*, uusur
nassed It Is the proper distance from town for a
andVinevard. Society good, loca
tea?*" V« B M omju™ WP.J. u,
"asjasßs* “ "s°bwk.
Water Falls-Newest Pattern*.
THEY may be found at the corner of Eighth and
Buy streets, of the latest Parisian
consist of a moderate sized Terra pißHhel h. *2
which either extra hair or feathers oan
hv a newly Invented Chinew Cement, twl *oon,
& the number is limited, and demand very ac #
and elegance^f°the^irtlcK o, Ladl'®» wUl*
sonally? No specimens sent
examination. MAD. LOU JRK' AlA
may 29-2t*
STRAYED or STOLEN,
aDout twelve years. Ha Id Mare has a scar a
eight Inches long on her right fore-leg. Any one
returning her will be liberally rewardjd.AJ»d
any Information concerning
thankfully received. C. C. CHAMur-iws.
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NOTICE.
ASffiSKSSSK
liberally OFFICt
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' FOR RENT.
SEVERAL very pleasant DWELLINGS on Col
lege Hill. m
ALSO,
THE WAGON YARD, with Buildings and.Gar
den attached, on the V 1 neville Bram h
"sygX'-“ and ‘--yg.'rsga&Rw.K.
NOTICE.
-- V « uertsoy noil lieu not u> pay
any note or account unless presented by me
or mv written transfer on the back of them. And
the public are warned not to trade for any note
made payable to me, without my transfer. Souie
°ma > yI J -/wi a “* ° Ut ° f J/^TbURGE.
Mineral Waters.
• ■■■—— —• • •
CONGRESS WATER,
E mpir e W ater,
Oak Orchard Acid Water,
Rockbringe Alum Water.
FOR SALE BY
MASSENBURG, SON & HARRIS.
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WOOL! WOOL!!
I AM PREPARED TO EXCHANGE
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
For Wool free of burs, and will allow Twenty (20)
Cents per pound for any quantity delivered to me
in Macon.
J. N. SEYMOUR.
Macon, May 27. 6t
COOK’S HOTEL,
CENTRALLY LOCATED,
Corner Broad and Crawford Sts.,
COLUMBUS, GA.
SHIVERS, WYNNE A CO.,
PROPRIETORS.
No pains or expense spared for the comfort of
guests.
Barber Shop, Warm and Cold Baths In the
Hotel. mayZT-tf
1,000,000 Pounds of Wool
W ANTED,
For which the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE will
be paid, by E. A. WILCOX,
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INSTORE.
25 Bbls. CANE SYRUP,
40 Bush. Choice SWEET POTATOES,
20 Boxes LEMON SYRUP,
Just received and for sale by
:J. H. ANDERSON <fc SON.
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Tennessee Extra Family Flonr.
75 Sacks best Tennessee Family Flonr,
75 Bbls. Superfine Extra and XXX Flour,
300 do Lime,
200 Bales choice Timothy and Herdagrasa Hay,
50 Reams Wrapping Paper,
20 Bbls. White Beans,
200 Bushels Ground Peas,
40 Boxes Chewing Tobacco,
5 Cases Dixie Smoking Tobacco,
In store and for sale low hv
jnay26-3t* McCALLIE, JONES A DAY.
AT NEW YORK COST.
BOOTS and SHOES.
WfK are now offering a large and well *•’*** t *’' l
V V stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES
AT
NEW YORK COST.
Our stock consists of the latest styles of ladles'
Shoes. Gentlemen's Calf, Kid and Patent leather
80-its and Shoes.
Also, a full assortment of
Staple Goods for Planter’s.
Country Merchant* would do" well to call and ex
amine our Stock before purchasing.
w . . , _ , ANDERSON A WOODS,
West aide Third, bet. Mulberry A Cherry Stt.
may2s-10t *
100 I
Linen Duck 8 J
Os superior quality, and
custom-work, and at
ONE-HALF THE qJ
50 1
SUITS of GRASS Lsj I
VERT m t
just the thing for Ih* . .
300
BROWN LINEN SIJ 5
. AND
j
OF ALL GRAM -
FRENCH DRAB DtETE I
AND I
PANTs
CLOTH COATS
DOE SKIN
White and Black Silk W
Another large lot of th# ah*>
fine quality ami sty!#. ju«t re.*; „•.
WINSHIF A CAU. \ A t ; .
Summer Cassini ere Sr*
A LARGE ■TOCK—aELI.Iv, nr».
100
suits FJtitY um
Anew lot, suitable for Ftw4«ws
CALL TO-DAY
AND GET BARGAINS.
WINSHIP & CALLAWAY
may 14-tJulyzi
First Class Mercta Tuhm
THE undersigned ha* te.w te K -•
of the largest and mwt <opq >•- -
CLOTHS, CASBIMERK-. Vl>T
Ac., ever offered in the market I* *: -i
in part of
Broad Cloths, both black and
- Doeskin,
Fancy El-Buff Cassiniere-, -
new,)
Austrian Battise, elegant for - in..
French Somone* ami Rmal Mt< -
meres, superb for suits,
English Corduroy, light and and
Latest styles Silk, Ca-hmere an. X**
les Vestings,
Also, Marseilles suitable for *u.u
These GOODS, will he triune- *
made up in the best possible mao* *
am determined to be surpa—ed -y t
J. i. s*n:
Draper and Tailor, s- -nd *
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J. F. TROUTMAN'S
Livery Stnhl»
PL UM ST., oppotUt Puurvpr
CARRIAGES. Phwtons, Bur. •
hire at the following rales,
Carriages per day
do do
Buggy and Hone per day...
do do V* and» ...
Saddle do per do
do do ), d<>
A. W. CUAFXAV sr
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Building Lot for 5
• VAC ANT LOT,
North Cor. Mulberry and 2: i
Apply to I. C. FLA**
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iSforlcK.
assistant as>- ■* T*
r.s. inti.
Mmaa, t>*.. *•’ «*
I am now prepared to rr. •
and enumerated articles, fur l-»
UMS, to May Ist. IMS.
Also, all application* fur !-’<• •>» P *
ed by the 10th of Jane uexL
W.J *•
Am'l A—e— »r. >W»
tM]4Ml*
14 0,000 SII IN' %
WANTED !
• r
Bridge. j, * KJ.T. i > XT. > f“s
XV.OKIKH. )tr
I „myis-2w
STOP THE THIEF
STOLEN oat of mr kit In Crnw*>*d<'
miles north of Knoxville, win. i
19th Inst., my small errant-rotorel lb
four years old, raised hr Isaac I«r«n
the sale of bis estate. The Horne t« la-» ' 1
order, with some mark* from
sholdera and sides. Alan. a *addf* • ' - -
die cloth. I will pav a literal iv* »rd *«'
ery of the Horse, Saddle and Tbi»*
them to me. J. C.VsTU Ft* l
msyn-lw*
COW WANTED
A GOOD MILCH COW, with a young -
be purchased from a responsible eeOrc. *' *
ing at the oflks of tbs a
JOURNAL AND M T****'
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