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'■ J. W. On|<!»ul*h, cabbage# Acd tjrr.i{,t.
H. V Vtui. four een sweet potatoes, of The variety
t-iowr, as Texas lied, or ‘ African de.-tr; y r. " Lon.
»ne «; p.
Joh:. Turner. foe specimen* of crab. gulden and
iomsnitr apples.
1C. M. C r j--* Ircen- of No 44 yarn, wanuf.c-
!t*» of i#r"»d, butter, pickle#, pre-
•rk.
mi‘«. Mr* T J. Willingham, Mr*
It V. Veal. Mr*. G. K. Harm!
Mr 4 K. Cloud. Mr*. II
5 S c.vard. Mr*. E. It. Whitmar
U. M.h^fry mol B. F Veal Wer*
loif «»f corn br- -d baied
T!.e prcpositloa of <
3CoraI ami business gotittS.
I 1;,
.1 I hero must 1
«W,nut and
♦ rrliy making the j»!
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in Hip vine* of
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has no superior.
tional »|no
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of each is bcv.'iu
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»*:ud the
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n*t pay for insiac. e |
urr.liandfse. The Dure:
S per mat. of all tho >ra
otirr’.y kui by -.wiring and
IT VT OTSl'KIWa
mi is not tl .n 4 ero!i
‘pH »«»' in it'* If, tv,
Mat f.mi is.—In
at Mi
•own'd a chronic d
•til all thing. A pi
onst*qui*M
(K-s lead.
ra »y tire n |xra
ast*. A spnrk
Mire ot tin* fo«
I extinguish i
ler mill, or kindle a
city. In like mu
nine© v atri -, can
f the Imo
liver disease, and many «»: »;.*r«
adies. Is it not wise, then toe
Nothing is more clearl
alily estabiislied than that IIm>i
ill eradicate dyspe
ll tins wbolesrniu*,
tnlallihh* tonic n.i.l ailer ’iv.
ill put
in the
liHpilt-
1 th in a tl ;
'!>‘P'
! tinn when it li
neglect, ami liecome
iplicatcd with other
* tlioi
ct. Tin
Ida of <
All tin- In,nors ol
siiimtlanis. leave
sting is taken out
this gn at remedy
. sting behind,
f the spititu »e..:
l»y veget:d)le i-,
limul int th is
* safeguards
n. 1 purity. Of all to
of reined its for tcvei
etils, and other fall
i»ne that can liniforn
I l-demljw&wlt
!i niieal pnrp
tpparent that
at sophistry
-reeahle.
ri?K*d ns
Hut the
basis of
d.i-.-.tion,
ifdicatcd
ics taken
:>i demies 1
l wliieli
aps
strut*
■i;ar:r(
VouMliIng »w A boat Our B«a4».
In another column will be found a batch of
oTici.il corr spomienc e relating to our bonds
that will prove intcrestinir reading.
It will be seen that the Comptroller Gcn-
er »l Major Madison B«-li, had some good solid,
o!d-f.ishioi;oJ, Conscientious doubts about
son*" of :he m ilters connected with Bruns
wick and Albany Rii.ruad bonds. These
doubts were well expressed. It seems that
Major Bell had countersigned $380,000 of the
new Brunswick and Albany bonds. The
Governor wanted to issue the full amount of
$1,980,000, which was a part of Hb aulhor-
sed . An \ by fee way, tiie *1,330.00*)
are oat, an i also a part of the $*$•>0,000, as we
stated tii other day.
The law providing for this issue did not
specify its character, whether coin or curren
cy. Major Bell though;, as Jo many fair men,
that where the nature of the bond is not
d, it should be a currency and not a
gold bond. The Comptroller had also doubts
as to his duty to countersign the bonds and
Mgn the coupons He also thought that if he
signed it it was his duty to see that the terms
c >nforr.x t > the Lw. lie submitted these
matters to the Attorney-General, who, it
-cc;n . was absent Governor Bullock ap-
rioinfed Jt-lre L - hrane Attorney-General
for the t me to reply to tbeCca^mAr.
Th *»pinion speak* for itse lf. It settles all
the jxc.its in the Governor's favor, and re-
Comp! roller of all responsibility.
0UK tfONBn.
Some Interesting Facts About
Them—Important Cor
respondence.
• be Ceniptro’hr General Had
Some Scruples and Laid them
Before the Governor.
Chief Justice Lochrane as Attor
ney General Pro Tern. Gives a
Legrai Opinion that Fixes
The Matter.
Racy Readings
mtneud the Comptrolb
•n in the matter. It clears his skirts of
icipalion in what, according to the pres-
;* •* *s of affairs, is a grave fraud on the
In getting the sole management of
lends, the Governor got his bonds un-
in.i-ll d to do just what he has done.
> have not space to comment more upon
now.
The legislature.
Tiie Senate referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee the resolution vetoed by Acting Gov-
; rnor Conley, rescinding the 20th section of
fie Appropriation Act, etc. The Printing
Committee reported against the bill to give
tie public printing to the lowest bidder. It
showed that wherever the experiment has
been tried, whether in national or State ex-
perience, it has worked badly, and the only
«,ati*f .-tory way hnslbeen to elect a respon
se Public Printer, and allow him a reason-
,blc com, ii-ation. The true retrenchment
lies in the plan that ex,x.-rience proves has
.re I the best work, q'licke^t done at the
est price. This is under the “Public
Printer” system. The Senate concurred in
ie Ho
Treasurer.
evolution f *r the State Road
over ail balances to the State
bill was intro lured to abolish the State
Road otlio-s. This is especially right in view
f the fact that Governor Bullock has been
continuing the pay of many of the officers
lie S ate since the lease,
iie iio .M- had up tlie report of the com-
:i ir_r the seat of Daniel Johnson
Spilling county, viwant, ami seating
David II. Johnson. It was made the special
»rder for Friday.
A gr* at deal of new matter was in
troduced.
rk
It i j estimated by the New York Bulletin
that a million dollars will cover the losses of
<-w York dry goods merchants by the
go fire. Twenty Chicago tin us, repre-
lg the bulk of the indebtedness, pay in
full at maturitj'. Four leading firms, owing
million and a half, pay sixty cents on time
from three to twelve months. This state-
nt his restored confidence. Ten large
thing houses pay without much extension
time.
fhe result shows great solidity in the
•Cairo diy goods merchants. Those holding
umbered real estate are most pinched.
TO UEOR-
A Lett r lo a Georgia l.vgKIator.
Pauis, October lfi, 1871.
1)::ah Sih : I have just had a conversation
villi M. Kdnvmd Farienc, editor of the offi-
ial journal of the French Government, in
vhieh he assured me that if proper steps
acre taken a large tide of French emigration
•ouhl Ikj turned to the State of Georgia—the
r’ass of emigrants too are the very kind that
.rcinost need—cultivators of the soil—men
vho know how to work and who are not
ifra'.d of work, and who expect to work.
Knowing the importance to our State of
v .nr such emigration, and knowing the
iik-r* ,t vou take n the subject, I take the
ih--m *’f mj .-ti".g that ii would he well
or > ' i to corresp.-irl with Monsieur Far-
nr' who will readily give you any informa
lion you may require.
r- . vou nave been astonished, as all
f the world has been, at the im-
innnt of surplus capital in France
.-■•lit events have brought to light,
onned by French citi/.rns of high
t p oper invitation and in-
; m : ght fl.vure the n<e of some of
;l for business enterprises of any
kind in the St ite of Georgia.
As 1 do not projiose to negotiate in busi-
- «r iTiMie’ion-s myself, and a-* I desire no
. ithcr from tin* State **r from
v of it> citi/.**!i', you will perceive that the
; :> that I have dropped are entirely disin-
rested.
You are at lilicrfv to make such use of this
letter.
is vou thi
mi. dear sir,
•tfully and truly yours,
II. H. Mucker.
W,c,
CaiuI
fun.i*h iprx'.l i
ruling uiv*ng aid t
: «i'h
Ku-K!u\ disorders in the South in
mission of the wholesale existence
disorders.
We took occasion, the other day,
the ID lira! organ with aiding t;u >.*
We fitly characterized such aid in a home
per. »nd we pr.x.';xJ.:,! to c rademn K.i-Klux- ,u ' r
ism, and show how it was made the gujse f
the ordinary crime incideut to society. T
organ simply t,uotes our eharacteriz .ti«>n of
conduct, omits our further remarks selti
our people right, and gloatingly quote s a fine
eiiitorial from the Augu>ta Constitutionalist,
commenting upon an outrage committed by
men in disguise, condemning i», and urging
warfare by the State authorities on all Ku-
K lax ism, as a triumphant proof i. tug* ex
istence of a Ku-Ivlux Klan.
It is ia thus perverting and misconstruing
our comment on and hostility to all disorder
and cffrtne, dioguised as well as ojwn.that the
organ and its Radical colleagues show t!;e
worst spirit of all in doiug this slander basi-
m ts for our political crucifixion.
Tlio very disapproval of crime is tortured
into an admission of all that the Radical lead
ers cliar-e for political effort. It i- nothing
strange that the Radicals North do »!;•>. F. r
Uie>' get powtr by it. But that«»;r home
j»coplc should join in Bie calumny for \ arti
san effect, at the cost ot goo*l government,
rage.
The spectacle of a Souliicmer pleading and
toiling for tlie guillotine to l*o administered
to hisoun people, is a pitiable apei T:\clc.
N one are more cordially opposed to crime
than our Southern people. The inevitable
rime iu any communitv is great enough
ithout branding its taint upon the whole
community. Let this thing stop. Let us
INinUh offundera. But, for Heaven’s sake,
let men stop this unliolv crusade against a
whole commonwealth on account of a few
bad men. tint we are striving manfully to
h and punish.
II li me rolls.
A girl that ha- l ist her beau may as well
hang up her fiddle.
It has been said that pantaloons obtained
on credit are breeches of trust.
The best adluwive plaster you can put
on baggage is to stick to it yourself.
• A young man who had received a ‘‘blowing
up” from his swA-theart, retailed by calling
J. L H-v
Sin. J». .\. ^
alid. a Cat cuat
. Vr.\' frverd <4 «n-
tw*4Tf. or / nil it-- - byh«rM*:f.
Mr-. J T. W '’—jtiaui 1 tw itr : f I Po*<* i«-rsn , n*n
Mr*. W. G. Wh ; .'.bv, p. scbt-j- ran-edby ben* If, oim
j^.. cvclin F'"aivuU* olJ, i-c^r u»d avt.
A 4 VeJ.tpp fr'Mx*
W. tricker-oa. tarn j** and ctieftnut blooms, second
crop.
£ B. WUitnuui. second crop Early Roee Potatoes
f-om seed gronn lhe pree»nt season on the
* talc gruand. The first crop planted March 11th
at.d d-tif June Fth. Thu »i«ond crop planted
Ja y hih and dtt? Kovemb-r Vth. Toe poui
uch. A’.-o,
av«mc*d Ihi
taiwr* oa routs, the potaloe
I Ur jo.x.t of r%t h leaf.
Ur. Miller, Flat Uatch
lAli, Vef) fine.
with i
» »Fl K
a the i
India
Don’t carry four handkerchiefs iu your
breast-pocket. If you do, you take n wiper
to your bos*
Mr. Showman, can the leopard change his
spot* ? Yes, sir, when he gets tired of one
spot Ik*can goto another.
Tlu* editor who kissed lib sweetheart say-
ing “please cxelifinge,” is believed not to
have exceeded the prop<*r liberty of the
press.
A > .mg physician a«ked jM*n»ission of a
lady to kiss her, she replied: “No,
never like to have a doctor’s bill thrust
face.”
During the examination of a witness as to
the locality of the stairs in a house, the coun
sel asked him. “which way did the stairs
run? ’ The witness, who is a wag, replied,
“•me way they ran up, but the other way they
ran down.”
Ten
tat Item*.
XJir I emulator*.
The Senate passed a resolution «-f Mr.
Bums to instruct the Finance Committee to
look into the financial condition of the State.
It also concurred in a House resoiuth-a of
Major Bo:\ n. for tho Joint Finance Com-
m it lee to Ink into the financial transactions
between Dnllx*k and Henry Clews Co.
Tlie resolutiou suspending the 20th section
of the appropriation act under which Bullock
ha* squandered so much money was passed
over the Governor’s veto by both bouses.
The House repealed the District Court
1 iw. It aUi passed a resolution discontinu
ing the salaries of State Road ••ffieers, and
re tiring the late Sta*e Road Treasurer to
pay over certain ramslo tlie State Tre.-*sunr.
Also a resoluti->n to inquire a'oout the $2o0.-
l»8 said to have been in the hands of the
Treasurer under Gov. Jenkins.
'nixws*r.ii roc rue oxrrirmos.]
Mi^. Lucy Calloway, of Knoxville, is dead
The Knoxville Board of Trade has been re
vived.
The new* court house at Manchester is <
pleted.
An eyeless fish has been drawn from a
Shelbyville well.
A little daughter of Mr. Alexander McMil
lan, of Knoxville, was burned to death a few
days ago.
General Forrest has hired frem the State
two hundred j ri<oners to work on the Mem
phis and Selma Railroad.
Henry A. Moss, of McMinn county, has
raised six thousand pounds of merchantable
tobacco this season on five acres of ground.
The national census shows that for one
person who dies in Tennessee, of consump
tion, thirteen uie in Massachusetts, and two
even in Minnesota.
Wild fires were raging last Tuesday near
Nashville, doing considerable damage to tlm
Nr and fencing. W. L. Bory, the oldest
primer in the United States, is engaged as
compositor in the book room of ihe Unit
and American. He is nearly one hundred
ye ir- of age The Rock C i y Paper Mills of
'X:i=hvilie is shipping blotting paper to San
Francisco.— Unin* and American.
TnE CONSTITUTION ASKS COMPTROLLER BELL
FOB SOME FACTS.
[COPT.]
Constitution Offce. Atlanta, Ga., )
November 10th, 1871. )
Hon. Madison Bell, Comptroller General:
Sib—In your last annual report, you state
the number of bonds approved and regis
tered by you, under and by virtue of the
acts of 15th September, and 17th October
1870, which you siy comprises all your ofli
cial.action connected with bonds up to 1st
day of January last I desire you to furnish
me the number and character of bonds regis
tered by you since that date, under the acts
above mentioned. I have understood that an
official opinion on this subject has been ren
dered by Honorable O. A. Lochrane, as At
torney General pro tern., and now Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court I would also
thank you to furnish me with a copy of said
opinion. Respectfully,
(Signed) L W. Avert,
Editor.
COMPTROLLER BELL TELLS ABOUT TIIE BONDS
Comptroller General’s Offce, )
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 11,1871. )
Col. I. W Avery, Editor Constitution, Atlanta,
Ga.:
Sir—In reply to your note of the 10th
mst, asking certain information relative to
State bonds registered in this office, I have
to inform you that, up to date, 1 have coun
tersigned and registered $5,1-00,000 bonds
issued under and by virtue and authority of
an act approved September 15, 1870, entitled
“An act to authorize the issue of bonds of
this State, whereby to redc.m all b inds and
the coupons thereon now Uu.- or falling due.
and for other purposes therein mentioned.”’
I have also countersigned and registered and
delivered to the Governor (as I did those
above named) all the kinds required to lie
issued by the act of 17th October, 1370, en
titled “An Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to aid the Brunswick and Albany Rail
road Company, approved 3Iarch 18, 1800,”
amounting to the sum of $1,880,000.
I am not cognizint of the disposition
of any of the bonds mentioned made
by the Governor after they were
delivered to him. The bonds mentioned
are payable in gold coin, as also the Coupons.
The coupons of tlie bonds issued under the
first named act are payable quarterly, and
those under the latter semi-annually. This
comprises all my official information and
acts relative to said bonds. 1 transmit here
with certain papers in connection with my
official acta in the premises and tlie opinion
of H°n. O. A. Lochrane, asked for iu your
Very respectfully,
Madison Bell,
Comptroller General.
I should have stated also that the
first hatch of bonds signed by me was litho
graph gold bonds, issued under the said act
of October 17,1870, from No. 1 to 880 in
elusive, w hich are not included in those above
mentioned, And which should have been re
turned cancelled, as indicated in Hie Gov
ernor’s first order, dated December 21. 1870.
3L B.
GOVERNOR BULLOCK SENDS BONDS TO BE
SUBSTITUTED.
[copy.]
Executive Department, i
State ok Georgia, [-
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24, 1870. )
on. Madison Bell, Comptroller General, At
lanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I send you 880 bonds issued
under authority of an act of the General As
sembly, approved October 17, 1870, entitled
“an act to aid the Brunswick and Albany
Railroad.” These bonds, I desire to exchange
for the first State bonds that were issued to
said Company, as these are steel engraved,
the others being lithogn, bed. It is desirable,
and to the interest of the State, that the
teel engraved bonds should lie substituted
for the others. You will, therefore, please
countersign them, ami I will have exchange
made before delivering them to the Com
pany. Very Respectfully,
Rufus li. Bullock.
governor bullock orders tiie comptrol
ler TO SWAP BRUNSWICK AND ALBANY
RAILROAD BONDS.
[copy.]
Executive Department. i
State of Georgia,
fy* Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 1870.)
Whereas, The proper officer of the Bruns
wick & Albany Railroad lias made applica
tion for an exchange of bomla as provided in
an act approved October 17, 1870, it is order
ed that the Honorable the Secretary of State,
sign and seal, and the Honorable the Comp
troller General countersign the bonds of the
State of Georgia, for one thousand dollars
each, numbers 1 to 880 inclusive; coupons to
be stamped with the autograph of the Honor
able Madison Bell, Comptroller General.
Given under my hand and seal of the Exec
utive Department, at the Capitol iu Atlanta,
the day and year first above written.
(Signed ) Rufus B. Bullock.
By the Governor:
H. C. Corson,
Secretary Executive Department.
comptroller bell having doubts applies
TO BIIE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR LIGHT.
[COPY.]
Comptroller General’s Office, )
Dec. G, 1870. (
lion. Henry P. Farrouf, Attorney-General, At
lanta, Ga.:
Sir—As authorized by the Constitution
and laws, I respectfully ask your official
opinion, in writing on the following ques
tion of law connected with my duties as
Comptroller General:
1. Is it my legal duty to countersign the
bonds provided for by section 2 of tlie act of
October 17,1870, entitled “an act to amend
act to aid the Brunswick and Albany Rail
road Company,” approved March IS, 18G9 ?
2. Is it my legal duty to sign coupons to
be annexed to said bonds,?
3. Is it incumbent upon me, if I am to
countersign the bonds, or sign the coupons,
to see that their terms conform to the law as
to what they are payable in, or is His Excel
lency, the Governor, alone chargeable with
that duty, and must I treat as legal whatever
' rm of bond or coupon he may present ?
4. If the medium of payment be at all for
my consideration, then ouirht I, as a matter
of legal duty, to co-operate iu the execution
of said bonds and coupons, if they are sought
to be made payable in gold ?
In other words, can a bond and itscou)>oDS,
issued under the secon I section of the act of
17th October, 1870, be made payable in gold,
or should they be left without any given me
dium of payment expressed ?
These questions first arose in yottt absence
(.before your recent return from the West),
and I suffered such doubts and difficulties as
were then in my mind concerning them to be
overruled by an order from his Excellency
the Governor, as to the bonds then presented
to be countersigned. I countersigned all that
he required at that time i ^mounting to $880,-
000), and acquiesced in the appearance of my
name in lithograph upon the coupons. Since
then my doubts have liecome more serious,
and being informed that more are likely soon
to be presented to me, I wish your opinion
and advice as speedily as possible. It may
facilitate your investigation for me to cite
such other statutes and statutory provisions as
my attention has been drawn as bearing upon
or possibly illustrating the subject in one or
more of its elements. These are Revised
Code sections 940 and 950: also, act of Sep
tember 15,1870, entitled “An act to authorize
the issue of bonds and the coupons tbereon
now due or falling due, and for other pur
poses therein mentionedFlesh’s pamphlet,
page 4; also act of October 5. 1870, to amend
an act to authorize his Excellency the Gov
ernor to borrow a sufficient amount of
money on the credit of the State, etc. lUd,
page 5. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
YIadison Bell,
Comptroller General.
Fenon
; ->npen**d ms th« oxrrnmox ]
Mrs. Stowe is writing a seqnal to her last
no *cL
Offenbach is said to have lost all his money
by unfortunate speculations.
Rev. W. A. Spaulding, of Delaware, sails
next month as a missionary to Turkey.
Sione. the Boston Sculptor, has finished
Basts of Admirals, Fnrragut and Dahlgreen.
Edwin Booth, had an audience of four
th -nsand persons witnessing his Richard III,
a: the Bowra Theatre one day last week.
Mr. II*-nry Thompson, of Enfield, Conn.,
p -rented a l»ell to the Episcopal Church in
iiiat t«>wn. the first me of which was made
in lolling the news of his death.
THE GOVERNOR NOTIFIED OF THE COMP
TROLLER'8 doubts.
[COPY ]
Comptroller General’s Office,
December 6, 1870.
To His Excellency Rufus B. Bullock :
Sir—That you may more fully understand
my doubts heretofore expressed to yon ver
bally in relation to my countersigning and
authenticating the coupons of the bonds is
sued under and by authority of tlie act of
October 17,1870,1 transmit herewith a o
munication I have addressed to Hon. IL
Farrow. Attorney General, asking hie official
opinion in writing as to my authority under
the law to take part in the issuing or authen
ticating the said bonds and their coupons.
As soon as I shall receive a reply to said com
munication I will be prepared to take such
action as the Attorney General's opinion may
point out
Please to forward said communication to
the Attorney General after reading it.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed.) Madison Bell,
Comptroller General.
THE GOVERNOR CALLS ON THE PRESENT
CHIEF JUSTICE TO ACT ATTORNEY GENERAL.
[COPY.]
Executive Department,
State of Georgia,
Atlanta, Ga , December 5,1870.)
Hon. Madison Bill, Comptroller General, At
lanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I am instructed by his Excel
lency the Governor, to acknowledge the re
ceipt of 3*oiir communication of the Gth in
slant, covering a communication addressed to
the Attorney General, asking advice, opin
ion. etc. Justice to the parties in interest, as
well as to the State’s interest in a great pub
lic work, demands that the question submit
ted should be disposed of without delay, and
as the Attorney General is absent from the
city, and will not probably return for several
weeks. I have this day appointed the Hon.
O. A. Lochrane, and have transmitted to him
your letter to the Attorney General, and re
quested that he respond to it with as little de
lay as posssible.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed.) II. C. Corson,
Secretary Executive Department.
[copy.]
Executive Department, \
State of Georgia, [■
Atlanta, Ga., December 0,1870. )
ll»n. Madison tell,'Comptroller General, Atlanta.
Ga.:
Sir—I am instructed by liis Excellency the
Governor to hand you herewith enclosed the
opinion of Hon. O. A. Lochmnc, Attorney
General pro teni., in answer to your commu
nication of yesterday*.
Yours respectful^, H. C. Corson,
Secretary Executive Department.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE ACTS ATTORNEY GENERAL
—AN OPINION AS IS AN OPINION—THE COMP
TROLLER MUST DO AS THE GOVERNOR DE
SIRES—RUFUS CHIEF SOVEREIGN OF THE
BONDS.
[COPY.]
Atlanta, Ga., December 6,1870.
lion. Madison Bell, Comptroller Central, etc:
Sir—Your communication of yesterday
addressed to the Honorable II. I*. Farrow,
Attorney General, asking his official opinion
in relation to matters therein stated, has been
transmitted to me by his Excellency the
Governor with the request that I would con
sider the questions made and furnish you
with a written opinion on the subject matter
ur inquiry. In obedience lo such re
quest, and as Attorney General pro km., I
now proceed lo answer the legal proposition*
submitted :
Your first inquiry is, whether it is “your
legal duty to countersign the lionds provided
for in section 2d of the act of October 17,1870,
to amend an act to aid tiie Brtiuswick and
Albany Railroad Company. After a careful
' and consideration of the law defining
the duty of the Comptroller General, and of
t itself, I have no hesitation in saying
that it is your legal duty* to countersign such
bonds issued by direction of the Legislature,
under the 3d section of the act approved
September 15, 1870. The act referred to is
clear as to its provisions, that the bonds of
tin* State of Georgia issued for such purposes
the General Assembly may direct.” Shall
i»e signed by tlie Governor and countersigned
by the Comptroller General, and inasmuch as
tue General Assembly’ have, by an act 17th
October, 1870, directed the issuing of certain
bonds to the Brunswick and Albany Rail
road Company and these bonds have
liecn issued in pursuance of direction of
the General Assembly, and signed by the
Governor, it follows as a matter of law that
mr legal duly is to countersign them. The
t of September 15,1870, is a general act;
its caption does not limit it to the issue of
bonds whereby to redeem all bonds and the
coupons thereon now due or falling due, hut
’ for other j/urjiosc* therein mentioned. Tlie
other purposes contemplated l»y the act itself,
rivable not only from its context but the
history of its passage, is the issue of such
iher bonds as might lie directed to he issued
by the General Assembly, the act being gon-
i, the direction to issue bonds after its
sage, fell within its provisions, unless oth-
risc specially directed. The second sec-
i of the act restrains the use of a certain
ss of bonds provided for, but the bonds
In* issued by direction of the General As-
icmbly for other purposes, arc expressly
within the general authority of the act. And
in my opinion the bonds directed to be issued
to the Brunswick end Albany Railroad Com
any, approved October 17, 1870, were to lie
units under the authority of the act 15th Sep-
•niber. and conformable to its |-rovi»iins,
xcept as the general law Ins been changed
by the subsequent statute, or act of October
17.1870
Responding to your third and fourth ques
ins in this relation, 1 would further state,
at having no doubt as to your legal duty to
•uutersign tlie bonds in question, I do not
dieve that your duty demands any consid-
ration whatever of their terms “as to what
the}' are payable in.” The Governor of this
Suite is its highest Executive officer. Tlie
law itn|)09es on him the duty of its admin
istration. He is clothed with incidental
powers from which we might bv custom, pre
rogative, mid power, deduce his general right
adjudge the matter of executing the laws
ppertaining to ihe discharge of imposed
duties. But in the acts we are considering
the language h clear and certain : “His Ex-
llcncy, the Governor, is hereby authorized
to issue bonds of the State sufficient to meet
all outstanding bonds and the coupons thereon,
etc., and for such other purposes as the Gene
ral Assembly may direct,’’ is the language
of the act September 15, 1870. The second
of the act October 17, 1870, under
which the bonds in question are issued, pro
vides that the Governor shall receive from
the company the whole issue of the second
mortgage bonds, amounting to $2,350,000,
and lie is to pay the company for the same
bonds of the State of Georgia at par,
bearing 7 per cent, interest,etc., in the aggre
gate, amounting to $1,888,000, and his Excel
lency the Governor is hereby authorized and
directed to cause said.bonds to be executed
in due and legal form and paid over, etc.”
This language is plain and leaves nothing to
construction. By taking the acts together,
wc find the act of September 15th authorized
the issue by the Governor of the bonds, the
act of 17th October directs the Governor to
issue bonds to the Brunswick and Albany
Railroad Company, and charges him directly
with causing said bonds to be executed in
due and legal form. In my opinion, tlie Gov
ernor is charged with the duty by the direc
tion of the General Assembly, and he alone
is chargeable with tiie duty. The act of issu
ing the bonds involves the whole duty; the
act of countersigning is a mere ministe-
act under the law done in obedi
ence to it by the Comptroller General,
involving no act of discretionary or judicial
duty, but invoking only by its terms the
pic duty of its performance, the registration
of the amount issued, and the report to the
Treasurer for record is no more purely min
isterial than the act of countersigning.
The opinion thus far establishes the fact
that the bonds in question being directed by
the General Assembly after the passage of
the act September 15, 1870, come directly
within its provisions, and by construing the
act of October 17, 1870, with the act of
Septemtier 15, 1870, the Governor is alone
chargeable with the duty of issuing, and
the act of countersigning is the official v<
ty prescrilied by the law as following the
suing by the Governor.
The 4th question is mainly answered, as
the medium of payment is not a matter for
the decision of the Comptroller General
For myself, I may add I have no question
os to the medium in which all bonds of this
State are to be issued uuder the renewal law,
and to put the matter beyond disputa
tion, the act of October 5, 1870, declaring
tlie restraint upon the Governor not to issue
any other c haracter of bonds than those
authorized l»y the act of September 15, 1870,
exhibits tlie policy of thj General Assembly
to make th .: act the fountain of State credit
in her future issues of bonds, and controls
the Govern -r in the discharge of the duties
imposed on him, touching the manner in
which the directions of the General Assem
bly relating to the issue of bonds shall be ex
ecuted. I now come to the second question as
to the legal duty of the Comptroller General to
issue the coupons to be annexed to said bonds.
I find by the letter, in which these questions
are propounded, that the name of the Comp
troller General is lithographed, and if this
be true, the question of signing the coupons
does not arise. The act of October 17,1870,
authorizes the Governor to cause said bonds
to be executed in due and legal form. The
bond is the obligation. The coupons sigmed or
unsigned, is immaterial. The bonds on itself,
carries on its face, the promise to pay both
principal and interest. The Code does not
make the signing of the coupons an essential
part, or in fact, any part of its execution.
The act of 1843, for convenience, authorized
the Treasurer to indorse the coupons full
ing due during his administration, and
such coupons were collectable without
the presentation of the bond. The Code
simply enlarges the convenience by author
izing the Treasurer to sign the coupons, if
the holder desires him to do so and he may
do so before or after the isfue of the bonds.
The only benefit of such signature is conve
nience to the holder, but his signing the cou
pons neither adds, nor does the absence of
signature diminish the value of the bond
a farthing. The bonds in question are with
in a pesuliar provision charging the Gover
nor with deciding the due and legal form in
which thev shall be issued, and, by implica
tion, the ‘Governor might in the issuing of
the coupons authenticate them by such offi
cial authentication a* might import verity.
The Governor could issue the coupons with
out a signature, or he could sign them him*
9elf, or he could direct another to sign them.
All this is proper and within tlie scope of the
law, but would inqx>se upon the holder the
necessity of presenting the bond itself to the
Treasurer to collect the coupon “only this
and nothiog more.” As there is nothing pro
vided by law in relation to signing the cou
pons, and this matter is one of convenience
to the holder, the lithographing your nanus
or your signing them, impoits no obliga
tion and involves no official inter
ference with the duties of another,
and ir simply done 03 the Governor miy di
rect in the authority given him by the 2d sec
tion of the act October 17, 1870. With the
policy or impolicy of the passage of thtsc
acts, we have nothirg to do. Our business
is simply to constn e them. So, I think it is
your legal duty to countersign said lionds and
coup ins when required by* the Governor.
Viry Respectfully,
(Signed.) * O. A. Lochrane,
Attorney General, pro tem.
THE RESULT—THE COMPTROLLER ORDERED
TO SIGN TIIE BONDS.
[COPY.]
Executive Department, )
State of Georgia, J-
Atlanta, Ga., December C, 1870.)
Ordered, That the Honorable the Comp
troller General, sign the bonds and coupons
of the State of Georgia, for one million eight
hundred and eighty thousand dollars, issued
in pursuance of an act of the General Assem
bly, approved October 17, 1870.
(Signed.) Rufus B. Bullock.
By the Governor:
H. 0. Corson,
Secretary Executive Department.
DESTitUC \ 1YE FIttE IS CHAT
TANOOGA.
Loss Estimated at $100,000. In
surance $3^,000.
Work of Incendiaries — Chicago
Desperadoes in Town—Many
Parti Arrested for Com
mitting Robberies.
SpccUil to Tbc Atlanta Constitution.]
Chattanooga, Nov. 12,1871.
Editors Constitution—8lR: I was aroused
from my slumbers about fifteen minutes of 1
o’clock this morning by the cry of fire, which
was re-echoed throughout the city, and soon
had Market strict crammed with a mass of
people of all ages, colors, sizes, and sexes,
who, by this time, witnessed a scene of file
that was truly alarming. A few fell to work,
some helping to take goods, etc., from the
stores, others doing all they could with the
limited means they had (for there was not a
fire engine in the city) to arrest the fury of-
the ravaging and rapidly increasing flames,
bile others were pilfering and carrying
away all they could without being detected,
and the greater number appeared to be only
]x (tutors.
The fire made its appearance in the jewelry
or<* of Fischer A liro., on the corner of
Market and Eighth streets. South of Eighth
and continuing south until it was arrested by
the wall of an unfinished brick building and
the vigilance of a few faithful workers. It
umed nearly one-fourth of the block be
tween Eighth and Ninth streets.
While the store of Fischer & Bro. was
burning, the flames communicated with a
wooden building north of Eighth, on
the corner of Eighth and Market streets, and
continued its progress north until the fury of
the destructive element was arrested only by
the wall of a tall brick building, which, with
the new bank building on the corner of
Seventh and Market streets r.nd a small wood
building between them, was all that was left
of the entire block between Sevmtk and
Eighth streets.
The tire raged at an alarming rate for near
three hours, and at one time great fears were
entertained about the safety of the depot of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, on the
corner of Market and Ninth streets, south of*
Ninth. The officers of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad in charge here, in anticipa
tion of the danger of their property, had the
ngincs here all fired up and all hands noti
fied to be in rcadines3 to aid in moving every
thing possible if such an emergency should
arise. The loss in buildings is not so great, a9
they were all indifferent wooden buildings
xcept three. But the loss in business and
merchandise is very heavy.
One horse was burned.” No other loss of
fe is known, though there were several nar
row escapes front the lire and falling in of
alls. A negro in carrying some bacon out
f a store fell into a cistern, about twelve or
fifteen feet deep. He gave an alarm, when a
rope was let down to iiim and brought him
out.
1*. 8. It is due Mr. Harris, of the Nash-
ille and Chattanooga Railroad, to notice his
promptness in offering to aid Mr. R ynolds,
Agent of the Western and Atlantic I ail road
in any way he could, and did have a lot of
cars milled from a siding in rear of the fire
which was in imminent danger. T.
[Ex ra Chattanooga Advcrttscr.J
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR—$1,000 RE
WARD.
In accordance with the request of a large
and respectable portion of o*ur citizens and
tax-papers I hereby oiler a reward of
ONE THOUSAND DOLL\1W
for the arrest and apprehension of the per
son or persons guilty of setting fire to our
city on the night of the 11th inst
(Signed) \V. I*. Rath burn,
31 ay or.
Chattanooga, November 12, 1871.
THE GREAT FIRE.
At 1 o’clock this morning, (Sunday, No-
*mber 12) a fire was discovered in Fischer
Bro.’s jewelry store. It was undoubtedly
the work of an incendiary. Before it was
checked, seventeen buildings were burned,
and some thirty firms and professional men
turned into the street, to get along as best
they might. We cannot describe the fire in
this short extra, but will try it in to-morrow’s
Advertiser.
AN incendiary.
Some damnable scoundrel poured copI oil
on a pile of shingles in the rear of 31ee A
Mills’ store, and set it on fire. Luckily it was
extinguished before doing uny serious dam
age. We tnink that if that man could be
found to-day, a short shrift aud a long rope
would be his portion. A large number of
our citizens have petitioned the Mayor to of
fer a reward of $1,000 for the apprehension
of the villian.
TnE LOSS.
Practical men who are nosted, consider the
total loss at least $100,000.
ESTIMATED LOSSES.
We give below the estimates as to their re
spective losses of all the victims we have been
able to find in the confusion:
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, November 13.—There is a
cose pending in the Supreme Court here se
riously affecting the recent proceedings
against the Mormons. Three years ago
liquor was distilled by the Morrni n author
ities. Suit was brought and a verdict ren
dered against Salt Lake City. The ground
of the appeal is, that juries should have been
summoned by the Territorial instead of the
Federal Marshals. The recent indictments
and convictions were made by juries sum
moned by the Federal Marshal, and reversal
iu the pendiug c;u>e will nullify the recent
proceedings in Utah. In the meantime it
may be stated that the Executive is deter
mined to push the present policy toward the
Mormons.
The Supreme Court from Tennessee, in the
se of Avery’, against the United States, the
Supreme Court holds that where a judgment
has been recovered by the Government
against a surety of official liond, the
judgment will no^beopened and the pHrty al
lowed to have it satisfied out of rents of
captured propertv belonging to h*m, in a case
where the party had opportunity to ascertain
Before the trial the tact as to whether the
Government had such proceeds in its Treas-
lrv; also that the writ of audita cannot be
ued against the Government.
According to the Russian official pro
gramme the first visit ot the Grand Duke
Alexis to Washington will not extend over
24 hours. It will be merely for the purpose
of paying his respects to President
Graui and members of the Cabinet,
who will, in a body, welcome him at the
Executive Mansion. He will receive no
vistors during this brief sojourn, nor receive
cards. He will then return to New Y'ork to
cept the honors prepared for him, re
maining there several days, lie will thence
proceed West to the P.irilic. Tho pro
gramme of this journey of the Grand
Duke was, several weeks ago, furnished by
a distinguished gentleman to minister Cutac-
azv. At the latters request, the Grand Duke
will return to Washington during the ensu-
iion of Congress, to speud, it is con
templated, about twelve days, when a scries
of entertainments will be tendon d him.
The President has appointed Edwin Kii-
baum assessor for the First Mississippi Dis
trict
Belknap has dismissed another cadet front
West Point for hazing.
The Charleston News publishes a report of
the action of a caucus of tlie colored mem
bers of the State Legislature held during the
past week. The caucus resolved to make no
appropriations this coming session for the
navmcnt of ih** interest on tlie Sr«te d#*M,
and declared themse ves in favor of the re-
p libation of bum the old and the new ui. t
of the State.
NEW YORK
New Y’ork, No vender 13.—Tlu- ship of
the Grand Duke Alexis lias not yet been
signalled.
It is reported that a large brcnd-Ruff aud
petroleum exporting firm have su-pended.
General Sherman departed iu the Wabash
to-day.
It is officially stated that the Franklin has
40 cases of cholera on board. There were
28 deaths during the passage.
Nearly every one on board wh« more or
less affected. Further deaths are probable.
Henry C. Cooper, naval clerk, has Ixt u
held in $3,000 bail for placing a c mcellcd
stamp on the ship’s manifest.
A nolle prosequi will be entered in the case
ot the Cuban Generid Jordan unless the gov
ernment is ready to proceed early in De
cember.
LOUISIANA .
r 13 — Lir./.i
i.i iu: parts!
New Orleans, Novcm!
Tyler, colored, hung lursd
prison.
Laura Hudson, colored, w.-u* inurdere 1 lo
iter former husband, colored, on the Leiinge
plantation.
The Cotton Exchange formally opened its
new apartments to-day.
31 V ft VJL. A.I\I>
Baltimore, November 13.—Th#* colored
man who sued for $2,300 damages for eject
ment from a street car, was awarde 1 $!•> by
a Federal jury. In consequence of this ver
dict, negroes are now admitted to t.io cars on
all the city roads.
The trouble regarding St. Mary’s Church,
in which Father 3Iulrath preached to the
largest congregation ever assembled in the
church, the investigation regarding the recent
trouble is progressing.
OHIO.
Cleveland, November 13.—The schooner
Julietta foundered off Madison. The cook
is the only escaped.
ENGLAND.
London, November 13.—By a iris explo
sion at fck»eds two were killed i.ml several
hurt.
The ship Escort, of New York, was burned
at Antwerp.
FRANCE
Paris, November 13.—A dispi'oh from
Geneva says a large fire is raging. No par
ticulars.
L. Silbtrman, watches and jewelry
H. N. Mnyder & Co., groceries.
H Kirkpatrick Sc Co., liqnor Uoaler*..
Hurt H Ho.lau, groceries.!Hi
Henry Deusteh, watchmaker
F.Miotke. tail r
D. T. Citppeuger
i*attern A Payne, from moving .
INSURANCES.
$2,010
5.000
7.000
1.001
DbLono‘0 Aoenct—Lrvaapoor., London A Glob*.
D. Kirkpatrick & Co $U00C
PhkjKH.—II S. Snyder & Co ..
Cot-BCK's Aof.nct -II. Scheidcr A Co .
Neehet A MrGlohon
D. Kirkpatrick A Co
Fischer A Bro
T. Fort
Jackson A Peoples
McMilun’s Aoexct—J. Bach * Son. 4,000
Nassauer & Roscmbaum were insured in a
New r York Company for $3,000.
The insurance foots up to $32,000 as above
stated. One or two sufferers had allowed
their insurance to expire but a few days since
and had neglected to renew.
The partial list of losses, alreadv given, is
$53,950. In our opinion they will run rather
over than under the figures.
Governor Bullock, the notorious car
pet-bagger who has lately disgraced the po
sition of Governor of Georgia, has resigned
his office. With singular frankness he as
signs as the cause of this act the fact that the
Legislature had impeached him, and that his
conviction is certain Of course the Legis
lature is, in his own view, utterly corrupt,
and he is a sort of latter-day Christian mar
tyr, greatly improved upon the original mo
del of early martyrs. He, however, expresses
a confidence that the Lieutenant-Governor
who succeeds him will prove as worthy of
confidence—on the part of General Grant—as
he himself has proved; which must be a
very gratifying certificate of character of his
successor. This fellow has been one of the
most subtle tools of the administration in
ruling the South. His dishonesty and utter
want of decency have been perfectly famil
iar to everybody. Y’et the Radical press has
until now steadily defended him, and an
swered every protest of patriotic and honest
man again it him by the cry of disloyalty and
the accusation of Ku-Kluxism.—JVeio York
World.
tSTAmong the curious social facts develop
ed by the census statistics is the appearance on
the rolls of Pennsylvania of one family with
seven pairs of twins, one family with six pairs
and ¬h< r with four pairs. The mother of
the last group had six other children and was
only thirty-eight years old.—Index.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
WASHINGTON.
Washington, November 13 —It lias been
telegraDhed North to-night, that tlie Presi
dent has, under consideration of necessity,
placed certain couulies in Northwestern
Georgia under restrictions like tho -e imposed
upon certain South Carolina counties.
The grand jury has indicted Congressman
Stokes, from Tennessee, for defrauding the
Government.
tt:The signal office reports snow at Omaha,
Utah and Dulnth.
NEW YORK.
New York, November 13.—The follow
ing is a correct account of cholera at the
quarantine: The steamer Franklin arrived on
Saturday night at the qtutrenline with a num
ber of cholera cases atioard. She sailed from
Stettin on October 10, touching at Copenha
gen on the 12th, and at Chrislionsand on the
15th. At the time of leaving Chiistiansand
she had 22 cabin passengers, 11 steerage pas
sengers. and 67 crew. Ten days ago the firet
case of cholera appeared among the steerage
passengers and when the steamer ar
rived at Halifax to obtain coal
there had been nearly 100 cases, 40 of w hich
proved fatal since leaving Halifax. One
death occurred to-day and 12 patients suffic
ing from cholera were sent to W» si Bank
Hospital. The passengers will be sent to tlie
receiving ship Delaware. The Franklin will
be sent to the lower quarantine where she
will be thoroughly disinfected and detained
until it is thought safe to let her come up to
tae city.
The World’s special from London states
that a formidable plot of the Bonapartist
generals, headed by Fleury, to arrest Theirs
and proclaim the empire was discovered. The
papers of the conspiracv are in the possession
of Jhiers, who is confident of the failure of
the conspiracy.
The Russian frigate Eastil anchored in the
lower bay, her officers exchanging conviv
ialities with the officers of the American re
ception squadron. The Russian 31 inister vis
ited her to day. None of the other Russian
vessels have yet arrived.
PENNSYLVAN I
Philadelphia, November 13. —City
Treasurer Marcer pleaded not guilty.
The grand jury found three indictments
against Yerkes for larceny and embezzlement.
californ I a.
San Francisco, November 13.—An incei£
diary fire iu Valleno burned the Armony
Hall and Kennedy block.
Rich quick silver mines have been discov
ered in Montcrre county.
M A88ACHU8ETT8,
Boston, November 13.—Emory E Daniel,
the defaulting Cashier of the Western Na
tional Bank, has been sentenced to five years
imprisonment.
NEW YORK.
New Y’ork, November 12.—Cotton has
been quiet with a marked change in the price.
Sales for the week reached 98,000 bales, of
which 83,500 were for future delivery and
14,500 on the spot and to arrive. Of the
spot cotton exporters took about 7,325 bales,
spinners 5,125,and speculators 4,351.
Hog products have been active, chiefly for
future delivery, and the market unsettled.
Beef products have been quiet
Dairy products are firm, and tallow active
at full prices.
Whisky, naval stores and petroleum have
declined.
Fish oils are raised sharply, in consequence
of the loss of a whaling fleet
Hops and wool have been firm
In other domestic products the changes
have been leas important , . ^
Chos. O’Connor said yesterday that Tweed
would seek to elude justice oy flight to a
foreign land; the police would not be very
active in arresting him. Even now if
the Committee of Seventy could sene us
it would not help us by in forma'oin of his
movements. O’Conner believes T weed will
certainly fly ss there are not many impodi
menu in his way. He didn’t think the only
prominent criminal would auit the country
Wherever thev may go in E*trope they will
find that they cannot remain with impunity.
They will be followed wherever law can fol
low.
Field’s seat in the assembly will be dispu
ted on the ground of frauds in the elections,
of which proof is so abundant that Horatio
Seymour will surely take his seat.
mission to the Legislature, will provide
more just Government for the people.
The cotton movement for the week was
the largest for the season both in receipts ami
exports. It was larger than hist week, but
not up to the corresponding week in 1870.
Receipts at all ports for the week, 105,400
bales, against 96,906 for last week; 93,960
the previous week; 82,538 three week
since. Total receipts since September
565,19-3 bales, against 678.550, for the
corresponding period last year, showing
decrease since September fst this year of
113,361. Exports from all ports this week,
41,151 against 52,280 for same week last
year. Total exports for the expired por
tion of the cotton year, 230,8-0 against
281,196 for the corresponding period hist year.
Stock at all points 291,156, against 315,723.
for September, last year. Stock at interior
towns 66.776. against 62.070 last \ ear. Stock
of cotton at Liverpool, 497,(00, against 438.-
000 last year. American cott<»n
for Great Britain 83,000 bahs, against
183,000 last year. Indian cotton afloat for
Europe 331,430 bales against 204,4 40 last year.
The weather in the South has been rainy'dur
ing the past week in many sec*ions, although
not so much so as last week. Scarcely any
mention has been made of frost and the crop
is being gathered rapidly.
A ltu.-si:ui niau-ot-war, whh h has just ar
rived, left the fleet tweuiy-sevrn days ago
The Commander reports that the fleet may
be expected at any Lour.
Xtlauta fruc- r <r,’ ;t.
iooa*rcT*D da.'lt.I
Constitution o*ricm, I
Atlanta, November 13 6 »Yl.i.k, p. m. )
Business during the *(*»•■; h.ss been gener
ally active. Corn i- n 1:_. t - an dgood
demand. Cotton h q .i ;• ..n streets,
and 161 »n wort h . ;s -. IL. i q. .> Tor the week
1,100 bales.
FINANCIAL.
The buying price ol gold is 110 and
the selling pi ice 112. silver—buy
ing 104; selling 109. Seven per cent bond
of lbe city of Atlanta 72a75, eight per cent.
S2a85. Six |»er cent, bonds of the State of
Georgia 78a8(k seven per cent 85«87. State
of Tennessee bonds—old 65i67; new C5u67.
State of Alabama bonds—five per cent. 05.
Georgia R nlrood stock IH »$1. Gi nrgia Rail
road bonds 97a$t. Macon and Western
Railroad stock $1 10*1 12. At!a tta nn 1 La-
Grange Railroad st»»ck 03a95. Atlanta Na
tional Bank stock $1 10.
grain.
\\ bite corn in car load lots 97; small lots
93 .$1.
Wheat—Rod $170al 75. white $1 SOal 90.
O .ts are in demand at 65 i7T>
Rye in demand at $1 25.
Barley $t 15.
PROVISIONS.
Meats arc quiet at quotations. Clear sider,
bulk, arc held at 9; clear rib sides 8]; shoul
ders 7f: Gear rib sides, bacon, 10al0|; clci r
nb sides 9f; shoulders 9a9J; canvassed ban s
18a 19.
Lard in good demand at 13] for bucket 1 ;
12]a’3 for cans and 11] for tierces.
GROCERIES.
Sug irs arc firm a 14] for A; 14] for extia
U; 13] 13] for yellow Cand 12al2] for brown.
Orleans syrup 70*75. Molasses t7c.
Corn m**! 95a$l. Rice 9c for tierces. Soap
6)il0. Cmdlcs—adamantine 13]; tallow 12.
-alt $2 27; Virginia $3 Pepper 25. Ginger
5. Starch 7ial8]. Rio Coffee 23a25; Java
35*38. Cheese—factory 17. Brooms—At
lanta nude, “Robson’s” brand $2 50a5 00
•r dozen. Irish potatoes $3 75*4 00 per
►I. Ouions $5 per bbl.
FLOUR.
Flour is in active demand, with limited
ppiy. Wc quote superfine $7 00; extia
$7 5*'; family $9; fancy $10.
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
are in demand at 27a*28. Country
butter, well worked, 25. Chickens 22]a28].
Sweet potatoes 75a$l per bushel.
DRIED FRUIT.
Peeled peaches co uniaud 8al0c per pound;
unpeeled 4c.
U VY AND COW FRED.
Timothy hay 83 00a35 00 per ton; clover
83 00a35 00. Wheat bran 1 20 per 100 lbs.
Stock meal 95 per bushel. Oil meal 35 00
per ten.
dry goods.
There is a heavy demand and full stocks.
Allens 11]; Sprague 11]; Pacific 11]; Lancaster
11]; Wamsutta 9; Amoskeag 10; Tickings
10]a20c; Cottonades 18a35.
FACTORY GOODS.
The demand for fac’ory goods continues
to be active and [firm. Brown shirtings 7-8
11;* 2 B shirtings 34 9; 4-4 13, bleached shirting
3-4, 8al0j; bleached shirting, 7-8 16; brown
drills 12; checks 14; Montour osnaburgs 14;
Troup 16; yarns $1 35al 40. Roswell fac-
ory $1 40; Columbus shirting 7-8 11; 44 12].
POWDER AND SHOT.
Rifle powder, per keg, 25 pounds, $7 25; ]
kegs $4 00; ] kegs $2 25. Blasting, 5 25.
Patent shot, per bag 2 85; buck, 3 00.
WHEN THE DEAR OSES GATHER AT
HOME.
BV ASSIK HERBERT.
Wo *pc*k, we spoftk of the loved and lost.
Who have »©no to the l*n«i above.
And nii*i* of the river of death are crOBBBd
By ihe rmlnhow of iheir love,
tifcd hc*rt* are yearning in hall and cot.
pillo «
at we know the bv
And our darlii.pt are no; dead.”
‘ By the lHaatifnl yate.
They watch and wait.
The dear u
• gather at home.
The voice of their melody wandera free
Through the wail of broken aom;;
And the fleam of the snowy robes we kc,
\N lie** the earth grow* dark with wrong;
W.• f.- 1 the touch . f a vanished hand.
That thrilled in the day* of )ore ;
And It ad* us on to the summer and.
We speak when the work of the day is done,
O.* the dawning by and by.
And number our trojsures. one by one.
In our fatln r> house on hi-jh;
And oft wc thinK when vur rest shall come.
Of the meeting then? will Ik*.
When the good and beautiful all go hon.o.
To the city bcioud tae sea.
Tlu
Tennessee Xewa Items.
[condensed roa tub coNSTrrmoa.l
East Tcnmswc and North Carolina
Railroad lias Im'oii sold to the original compa
ny for $2il,0iU Berger’s Swiss Bell Ringers
.re to visit Nashville
There will be a convention of tho advo-
ates of total abstinence in the Southern
states at Chattanooga November 22d,
Col. Jas. Brazcl ton, of Lead vill, died a few
ivs since from the effects of au over doae af
opium.
K*>t Tennessee papers mention the rumor
that the upper end of the Alabama and Chat
tanooga Rdlroiul is to lie diver led from Chat
tanooga to Stevenson, in order to place Al
abama ia uninterrupted ixissession of the en
tire line.— Union and American.
Paul Kelley, conductor of a frieght train
of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
within about fifty miles of Nashville, on
Wednesday night*while his train was stand-
iug, undertook to pass from one car to an
other, stepped off a trestle thirty feet iu
height. He lit on his feet. One jaw tooth
was knocked out and the rail of one of his
toes was jerked ofl’ notwithstanding the fact
that Ids h-ml was uninjured. His Reck waa
*de a little stiff. No other injury.—Repub
lican Banner.
New com D worlli 50 cents per bushel.
°n s nre worth 4.) cents gross.—Cleveland
LIQUOR MARKET.
Whisky—rectified 1 10al 25 as to proof;
Bourbon 1 25aG 00; Robison C aunty 1 50
a3 50; Cognac Brandy 1 50*3 00; St
Croix Rum 3 00a6 00; Jamaca Rum,
3 00a6 00; Holland Gin 1 50a6 00;
Scotch 3 50a4 00; Domestic Porter 8 00.
French Brandy 4 SOal2 09. Wine—South
land Company’s Native Sherry 15 00; White
and Red 12 00; Sparkling 20 00 per case.
TOBACCO MARKET.
Common 55*60; good 75*90; fine to choice
$lal 50.
LIMB AND CEMENT.
We note a demand for lime and cement
at quotations. Cherokee lime 50c. per bushel;
Chewackla 70c; Hydraulic lime 55a60c per
bushel. Hydraulic cement $4 00 per barrel;
French Broad cement $250a2 75 per barrel;
James River $4 50a5 00 per barrel. Plaster
of Parris $6 00 per barrel.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
Demand active. Bicarb soda, 7*7] per
lb. Plue stone, 14. Copperas, 4*4]. Ep
som salts. 6]a8. Madder, 22*25. Opium
10 5^ j3 00 per pound. Alum, f alO. Bon x
45. 1 Jrimstone. 8al0. Camphor, 1 20al 40
ndigo, 1 20al 60. Quinine, 3 75 per o*.,
Saltpetre, 12a20 per pound. Castor oil.
quarts, 5 00o6 50; pints, 8 00a3 50; per gel-
ion, 3 #0*3 25. Sweet oil, per dozen, 1 fit *
6 00; pei gallon, 1 45*1 50.
Tclogrnphlc Market*.
Nkw Tow, November 18.—Cotton firm*
middling uplands 18] ; Orleans 19]; sales 4.73#
bale*.
Flour—Southern dull and drooping; com
mit! to fair extra $6 80a7 50; good to di.dca
> 25. Whisky decidedly firmer at 92}a
Wheat closed dull and the advam-u
inter red western $1 57al 60. Corn
•hwed steadier, in store nt 78; rifloat 81
at St]. Pork steady. Beef 4*H.
Lard quiet; kettte 10. Navals quiet. Tallow
nive at 9*10. Freights unrliHiigod.
Cotton sales for future delivery, to-day.
400 lmlea as follows: November, 18 3 16*
18]; December, 18ful8 7-16 January, 18]
“MG; February, 18]al8 13-16 March.
April 19g; 19].
[on -y easy nt f-aG. Sterling dull at 8f.
Gold heavy at 11 ]al 1 ]. Governments firm
and steady; 62s 11]. State lionds weakened
the last call, Tennes<ees, South Carolina*
and Virginias were consolidated; Tennessee*
66]; new same. Virginias 59]; new 60]. Loui-
siunas 67; new 56. Levees 60; 8s 76. Ala-
I min as 98]; 5s 65. Georgias SO; 7s 90. North
Carolinas 37, new 192- South Carolina* 71];
new 34].
Later—81s 17]; 62s 11]; 4s 11]; 5s 11];
new 13|; 7s 14]; 8s 142; 40s »f.
New Orleans, Novetnoer 13.—Floor
firmer; superfine $0 25; double extra $7*
7 12]; treble extra $7 25. Corn quiet;
mixed 73a75; white 85. Oats 51a53. Bran
$1 35al40. Hay quiet; prime $34; choice $16.
Pork dull; mess held at $15 50. Bacon
shoulders 8]a8#: clear rib sides scarce 8|a8{;
dear sides dull at 8]. Lard dull; tierce 16];
keg 11]. Sugar easier; common 7; good
common 8o8f; good fair 0]u0}; fully fair 10]
Molasses—inferior I0al5; common 4Ca42;
air to prime 41:49; prime to choice 50*52.
Whisky nominal at 95*105. Coffee heavy;
stock in second hand nominally fair at 18]*
18|; good 182*19]; prime 19]a20.
Sterling 20j*. M 411I Exchange ia] discount
Gold 11].
Cotton strong; middlings 18; net receipts
3,703 bales; gross5,365; exports to Great Brit
ain 1,019; coastwise 2,980, sales 3,000: stock
87,925.
Philadelphia, November 13.— Cotton
quiet: middlings I8]a184.
Mobile, November 13.—Cotton in good
demand; middlings 17f; net receipts 2,070;
bales; exports coastwise 103; sales 10,000;
stock 23,386.
Augusta, November 11.—Colton quiet,
iddlings 17]al7]; receipts 900 bales; sale*
700.
Memphis, November 13.—Cotton firmer
middlings l?]al?j|; receipts 4,745.
Baltimore, November 13.—Cotton in fair
demand; middlings 18]*18|; net receipts 250
bales; gro s 713; exports coastwise 10J; sale*
395: stock 5,331.
Wilmington, November 13 — Cotton quiet;
middlings 17]; net receipts 577 bales; Block
3,331.
Charleston, November 13 —Cotton firm;
igs 17]; net receipts 259 bales; grow
■10'J; sales 305; stock
middlings 1
713; exports coostwl
5,331.
Savannah,'November 13.—Cotton firm an
in fair demand; middlings 17] 17f; net re
ceipts 4,731 bales; exports to Great Bri'ain
2,526; coastwise 1,216; sales 1,450; st ck
53,601.
Boston,' November 13.—Cotton steady
and in fair demand; middlings 19; net re
ceipts 470 bales; gross 805; sales 400: stock
6,500.
Norfolk, November 13.—Cotton firm;
low middlings 17]; net receipts 2,426 bales;
exports coastwise 1,520; sales 300; stock 8,919.
Paris, November 13.—Rentes 5Gf. 87c.
London, November 13, evening.—Consols
93]; bonds 91 J.
Liverpool. Novemlicr 13, evening.—Cot
ton closed sirong; uplands OgaOj; Orleans 9].
Tallow 48s. 6d.
Cincinnati, November 13.—Flour steady.
Corn drooping; new 45; old 52. Pork—
full prices asked, no demand; small sale*
$12 7513 00. Lard—demand light but firm
at 81*9. Bacon shoulders 7; sides 72*7|.
Whisky 88.
Louisville, November 13.—Bogging cm* -
cr, but not quotably lower. Fiour and corn
quiet. Provisions steady.
With heavy stocks of goods, and foreign
goods imported direct, our dealers offer su
perior inducements to purchasers. Swedes
iron, 6]*8; horse shoe, 7*8; round and
square, 5al0; City Mills bar, 5a6; Pittsburg
bar, 5*6; nail rod, 10al2; band, 7*8.
Nails, per keg, lOd to GOd, $5 10; 8d
$5 35; 6d $5 60; 4d $5 85; 3d $6 75; lOd to
12d finishing $5 85; 8d $610; 6d $6 35; 3d fins
$8 75; cut spikes, all sizes, $5 20.
Monetary—Gold buying at 1 10; selling
at 1 12. Silver buying 1 04; selling 1 08
Exchange on New York buying at ] dis
count; selling at par.
Bond*—Atlanta bonds, 7 per cent. 72a7 r ;
do. 8 per cent 82*85. State of Georgia bonds,
6 per cent, 78*80; do. 7 per cent, 90a92.
State of Tennessee bonds, old, 99*69;
do. new 62a63. State of Alabama, 5 int
65; do. 8 int 85a9) State of South
Carolina. 6 int 52*54, new; do. 6 int old;
Georgia Railroad stock 65s9J;
do. bonds 95al 00. Macon and Western
Railroad stock 1 lOal 15. Atlanta and La-
Grange Railroad lionds 90o95: do. stock,
99 to par. Atlanta National Bank stock 1 10
Oohk—Car-load lots 95a97c; small lots 98a
$1; ear corn 82a85c.
Wheat, red $1 70al 75. White 1 80al 90.
Oats 65a70. Rye 1 25, market bare. Barley
-fall. 1 3Cal 25.
Bulk Meats—Clear aide*. 0.t9|; clear rib
•ides, 82; shoulders 72.
Bacon—Clear sides 10*10]; clear rib sides
92*. shoulders 9a9]; canvassed hams 18al9
Flour.—Superfine $7 00; extra 7 50.
f anuly 9 00; fancy 10 00.
Lard—13] for buckets; 12]al3 for cans
and 11] for tierces.
Groceries—Com Meal. 95a$l. Rice. 9c,
tierces. Soap, 6]al0c. Candles, adoman
tine, 13]. Tallow 12c. Sugars, A. 14]c; Extia
C, 14; Yellow C, 13]al3]; Brown 12a 12]
Rio Coffee 23a25; Java 35s39. Beeswax. 2Fa
30. Virginia salt 2 03 Liverpool, 2 25. N. O.
Syrup, 70a75. Molasses, barrels, 37c. Pep
per 25. Race Ginger, 15c. Starch 7]a8]c.
Cheese, factory, 17c. Irish potatoes 3 75a
FOR 8 A L E OR EXCHANGE
rOB. HkAZfTATXOW,
Flouring Mill & Water Power,
NEAR JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA.
T IIE ander^igued d<*»ir*a to »cll cheap for cub, or
erchangc fur a good PlanUtion near Rowe, ihs
following propertv, to-wit:
A gwa BricX Klwint; Mill, 40 by 50 feet. Rock
I)am, two «eW French Ruhr Mills Slone* and a Corn
Mill, plenty of fall and au abundance of water. This
property I* located near Jacksonville. Ala. Any one
wMiini to buy tbi« property for caeh, or to exchaun
for it a good Tlanuiioa of *00 or 400 acre* near Rome,
canaddres* BURNS A D WIN ELL,
Rome, Ga.
Fulton Sheriff’* Sale for Dcccwter
Term, 1811.
■ the Store Hotiee formerly oeea-
Perry cbieolra. on the curler of
H ihhnuetrvct*. iu the city of Atlanta,
Fulton county, Georgia, within the legal hour* of
sale, the foil'nviug property, to-wit;
Three marhic plab«. three chandelier*, four coaaU
r* and one lot ►helving; one lot copper kettle* and
llad’c*. and load water tank New randy machines
and roller*, and force pump and water pipe, aud lot
of gaa* fixture*, aud varum* other article* Levied
Ion a* the propertv of F. M. Jack, by virtue of, aad to
*ati*fy a fifa. i**aed from Fulton Superior Court,
[in favor of Hall A A Hen, ra F^nci* M. Jack, pro£
rty pointed out by plaintilT* attorney, November ML
p7l. A. M. 1‘ERKKEHON,
novll-wtda Deputy Sheri*.
(iEOKUlAi Henry Uunty.
Obdisabt's orncK, November 6.18TL
VI7TLLIAM ALEXANDER, guardian of Doctor L
> » and Arrona stone, reprttentfl that he ha* fully
discharged hi» said trusts, and imlitions for letter* of
dbrnfsalon.
If objections exist, let them be filed within
Statutory time, or the letter* will be granted.
GEORGIA) Fulton County,
OrdinaryOmen, November 10,1871.
TOSEPH T. SMITH, executor of John M. Smith,
•J deceased, a* applied for letters of dl»mi*«ioa
‘ vm said e*ta(c :
This in, therefore, to notify all peroons <
applicant,
novll—w4m
GEORGIA) Fnlten County.
(IBDIMAST'O OrrtcK, November 10, 187L
W ILHELMINA KDKLMAN having applied for
letter* of administration on the e*iat* of
Frank Kdelman, late of said county, deceased.
Thi* i*, therefore, to notify all person* concern**
to file objection*, if any they have, within the time
prescribed by law else letter* will be granted the
applicant a* prayed for.
DANIEL PITTMAN, Ordinary,
novll—w4w Printer's fe* $3
GEORGIA) Fulton County.
Ordinary'* Ornce, November It, W71.
M ARY McCOLGAN. w \fe ut John Mctt^
applied forexemp ioiiof persona:
apart aud yalirition of ti >mv>Tead, aud I will peas
upon the same at my office, on Monday, the
*T*h d,v of r. 1171.1*1 o'clock, a.
DANIEL l'lTT.M \N. Ordinary.
i 47th day of No
novl2-dl£w2l
Friliter's fee ft
The new charter, already drafted for sub- 4 00. Onions 5 00.
GEOHUIX) luuou County.
Ordinary's OrncE, November 10th, 1S71.
'I I AHY A. lH'LlIES ha* applied for ex cniptioe
.*1 «*f p : -maltv and veiling apart and valuation
*te id, and I will pees upon the seme, at
<»n Monday, the 47th day of November,
, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
DANIEL PITTMAN. Ordinary.
vUdli&wtl Printer's fee $S