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EG R A one hundred and thirty years old, was I crowd of men belonging ‘to The ‘Hone last night, by her 1 ''— n ° 1 burned to death clothes taking fire. j collected and proceeded to Main street, 4. u mi -r, | meeting the United men near the Atlan- S ^ ptemb ® r lo -— Tbe Demo- , tic saloon, when fighting between the ciatic State Convention passed resolu-; two companies immediately commenced, tions commendatory of General Hancock During the fight about 20 shots were as a soldier and a citizen. fired from revolvers, by which two men , Charleston, September 15.—Two were seriously and four slightly wounded, deaths from yellow fewer have occurred The police gathered in force and succeed- in tne last 24 hours. ed in arresting the leaders of the riot. Mobile, September 15.—Coroner and restoring order. Washington, September 15.—Reve nue Supervisors Corwin, Fry, Dutcher nud Sutton are consulting with Douglas for a more efficient system of collecting the tobacco tax. The sentence of Satanta and Big Tree has been committed to imprisonment for lifC* mfA ^ t The bondsmen of defaulting Revenue officers very generally ask for a continu- of the suits; but Commissioner Douglas declines to accede, as the Gov ernment has determined to press the suits in nil of these cases. Washington, September 15.—No cot ton crop reports purporting to have come from the Department of Agriculture dur ing the month, have been genuine. The items in circulation, often contradictory' in tenor, assumed to be official, have had no origin in the statistical data iu that office. The returns of August and September include reports from about four hundred cotton growing counties, representing a very large proportion of the cotton area. Those for August point to an average condition of the crop, almost identical with that of the preceding report; the averages for Alabama aud Mississippi being the same; those of Louisiana, Ar kansas and Tennessee being higher, and those of the other cotton States lower. The State averages of the September report are somewhat lower than those of August, though the principal deprecia tion occurs in the States which yield a small proportion of the crop; while the redaction is slight in the important dis trict represented by Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The percentage of the full condition in the first week of September, as aver aged from all attainable data, is thus stated: North Carolina, 82; South Caro lina, 80; Georgia, 78; Florida, 75; Ala bama, 80, Mississippi, 80; Louisiana, 77; Texas, 81; Arkansas, 95; Tennessee, 9G. There are reports of injury by the boll worm and caterpillar, mainly in Missis sippi and Louisiana; hut no evidence that a general or very serious loss from in sects is probable. Rust is common in the Atlantic States and to some extent on the Gulf coast. Droughts have been injurious in the Carolinas and in Texas ; though the re ports of the rain falls through the South indicate a fair supply of mositure, the dis tribution of which has been somewhat more unequal than usual. At one point in Georgia the fall in amount was nearly 14 inches, and in parts of Florida it amounted to 23 inches. These variable atmospheric conditions have increased the prevalence of rust and caused the de struction both of leaves and fruit. These drawbacks, though greater than those reported in September or last year, are not sufficiently serious to excite, ap prehensions of a greatly depreciated yield; they are reported each year in some portions of the cotton area. In the re- oord of last year there was considerable complaint of damage to the cotton crop from rust, worms and unfavorable Au gust weather. These facts do not point to an enlarge ment of the expectation hitherto in dulged. If they are reliable the most favorable season could scarcely. bring a crop exceeding three and one-third mil lions of bales. If the growing season should he short or unfavorable, three mil- ions would be a good result, and with a combination of unfavorable circumstan ces the product might be still further re duced. City of Mexico, September 6.—One hundred and forty-seven members were present at the preliminary meeting of Congress. The whole number is 227.— The election, in this temporary organiza tion, resulted in favor of Juarez.. Jna- rezists were selected on the Committee on Credentials by a vote of 75 to G8. This vote alarms the opposition. A call de priving the meeting of a quorum is re ported. Diaz is for peace and will move aga.nst any revolutionary attempt. The Juarezists are sure of a majority, including the Committee on Credentials. Strong revolutionary threats have been made. The permanent Junta will be installed on the 16th of September. A pronunciamento has been issued in Zacatecas by which forced loans are lev ied in smaller towns. Vienna, September 15.—The provis ional diets of the empire have opened sessions. The Emperor willingly recognizes Bo hernia’s right by a public coronation and taking the oath at Prague. Brussels, September 15.—The Bank of Belgium has advanced the rate of in terest to 4J. Versailles, September 15.—The bill authorizing Thiers to conclude the cus toms of treaty with Germany, embraces provisions for Alsace and Lorraine. The details reduces the German troops in France to 50,000. Labipkn, a large town in Algiers has been destroyed. The insurgent leaders in the vicinity were captured and shot. Berlin, September 15.—There were 93 new cases of cholera at Keonigsberg the 12th instant, and 63 deaths; on the 13th inst., there were 68 new cases and 45 deaths. The disease has disappeared from Dantzig, and merely is sporadic at Stetten. Cincinnati, September 15.—The In dustrial Exposition has received its fin ishing touches. The cotton gins from New Orleans are in operation. Owing to the lateness of the cotton crop the time for the entry of raw cotton has been extended to October 6th, The Chamber of Commerce has offered in connection with the Exposition, special premiums on cotton to the amount of nearly S3,500. The premiums are offered for the first and second'best bales each, from Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Tennes see, Mississippi, Alabama aud Georgia. A grand gold medal is offered by the Ex position for the best bale from any of these States. New York, September 15.—The secret meeting called by ex-Sheriff O’Brien to organize the Democracy in opposition to Tammany was thinly attended. But two of the notables specially invited at tended. The proceedings have not trans pired. Postmaster Jones and others, responsi ble to the government, have resolved to pay the defalcations in the New York post office. A fire in the hold of the Columbia, from Glasgow, created a panic among the passengers. The crew by hard work ex tinguished the flames. Jacob Vanderbilt, President of the Statent Island ferry company has been arraigned for manslaughter. Judge Bedford charged the Grand Jury to consider the conspiracy in Wall Street to lock up millions in gold. He conclu ded by saying: “The culprits ought to be brought to speedy justice.•’ Many leading Wall Street brokers are implica ted. Rosenweig has been indicted for abor tion. The proprietor of the Torpedo estab lishment which exploded yesterday has been held to bail in the sum of $10,000. At the conclusion of the arguments in the injunction case against the city offi cials, this afternoon, Judge Barnard pro nounced his decision granting the motion for making the injunction permanent. Philadelphia, September 15.—Han nah Roberts, colored, supposed to be denounces . the introftliction of foreign workemeu into English shops as a dange rous political expedient. wheat crop is reported disas- terously deficient Clark, the American land forger, has been sentenced to eighteen months, im prisonment at hard labor. Norfolk, September 17.—A serious affray ocenred last night between the United and Hope Fire companies of this Clt 7» growing out of a jealousy that has for some time existed between them. About 8 o clock in the evening, a number of men from the United company, pro ceeded to the engine house of the Hope company, on Coke street, dragged the engine and hose^carriages into the street and then went away. Half hour later a DALTON, i The appended items Me from the Ctti- Paine, yesterday, arrested E. P. Sprague, United States Inspector of Boilers, and Hugh Barney and Bill Murray, owners, charged with manslaughter in accordance with the verdict of the jury inquest in the steamer Ocean Wave disaster. The Inspector furnished hail ia the sum of a thousand dollars, and the own ers two thonusand each. Lewiston, September 15.—The first killing frost of the season occurred this morning. Auburn, September 15.—Rev. Jacob Van Vechter is dead. New York, September 17.—The cot ton movement of the week shows an in crease in receipts over last week while the exports are largely in excess of last year. Washington, Sept. 16.—Grant is at Washington, Pennsylvania. The Treasury has issued an elaborate statement exculpatory of itself iu the Hodge defalcation. Hodge’s bonds are $40,000. His property is estimated at $50,000. The Mexican Commission reassembles next week. M. Meredith, of Pennsylvania, and Caleb Cushing have been appointed as arbitrators to Geneva, S*t/t Latte City, September 16.—The Gentile residents of Salt Lake City are organizing a cavalry company. Over one hundred names have already been, enroll ed. Cincinnati, September 16.—Three spe cial trains leave to-night with the Tem plars from the South and West for Balti more. Montgomery, September 16.—United States Circuit Judge Woods refused tho appointment of a receiver, on the appli cation of W. F. Drake, a second mort gage bondholder of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, upon the ground that the State Courts had possession and jurisdiction through a receiver. Judge Woods, upon petition of W. A, C. Jones, second mortgage bondholder for one hundred thousand dollars, granted an order to show cause, on the first Monday in November, before the United States District Judge, why .the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad should not be de dared bankrupt. Lexington, September 16.—Joseph Shawhan, the oldest turfman in Ken tucky, died to-day, aged 90, from inju ries received by being thrown from ‘ ~ horse. The track is bad. Ginger won first— 4:15V, 4:14J. Bombshell won second— 2:214. Pilgrim, Longfellow, Beulah, Nellie Gray and Morgan’s Scout entered for three mile race Saturday. Lowell, September 16.—The City Council had a special meeting to consid er the prevalence of small pox, which pervades all classes. Eleven new cases to-day. Worcester, September 16.—There were twenty-four delegates elected here who are hostile to Butler. Butlerites took possession of one ward and elected delegates whose seats are to be contested. Boston, September 16.—Charles T. Simpson, Treasurer of the Chelsea Gas Light Company, attempted suicide. He will die. He is charged with indecent assault upon a boy. Chicago, September 16.—Judge Chase is here. He is quite thin, but his eyes are bright, figure erect and his speech slightly affected from disease. Omaha, September 16.—Gallagher, a Democrat, is probably elected as delegate to Congress from New Mexico by about five hundred majority. Burlington, September 16.—Simon Cummings, the oldest lawyer in the city, died, aged 78 years. A negro barber attempted an outrage upon Alderman Johnson’s wife. He was held in twenty thousand dollars bail. San Francisco, September 16.—The surveyors of the South Pacific Railroad have reached Petropolis, thirty miles from Los Angelos. A Democratic State Harbor Commis sioner was elected. Lyons, Sept. 16.—A proclamation to day announces the disarmament of the National Guard. All arms in the pos session of the Guard are required to be surrendered within two days, and fines aud imprisonment follow a failure to comply with the terms of the proclama tion. * Regular troops replace the Na tional Guards when disarmed. Versailles, Sept. 16.—A majority of the Assembly is known to be favorable to the project of the law for the customs treaty with Germany, including Alsace and Lorraine, the result of which will be the evacuation of the departments of Aisne, Aube, Cote D’Or and Jura, by the German troops. A debate upon the bill introduced by Count de Pelusat, au thorizing the signing of such treaty, will take place to-day. # _ Gen. Changarnier is dangerously ill. The Alsace custom question has proven a troublesome one, and fears are ex pressed that unless it is speedily settled the entire trade of Alsace will go ** Switzerland instead of France. The court-martial to-day sentenced the agent of the International Society, M. Parry to imprisonment, and certain sol- diersto death, for passing over to the Insurgents on April 14th. London, September 16.—Tffie Mont Cenis tunnel was traversed in thirty-eight minutes. The air is excellent and rails perfectly level. Duke Alexis’ squadron is at Plymouth where it remains a week. The London International Society promise the London weavers tb will prevent the importation of foreign workmen. The London Labor League The Lowell firemen, who are visiting this city, were at their hotel during the riot and are no way implicated in the affair. | ^ GEORGIA NEWS. SAVANNAH. The News of the 14th has the follow ing: The country editors have been making a run on Savannah for the past few weeks. We hope they find it profitable as well as agreeable. On yesterday at about two o’clock, on West Broad street, a small child of Mr. James Murphy, about two years of age, was run over by a lumber wagon and se riously injured. The child was play in _ in the street when the wagon was pass^ ing, and by some means got thrown un der the wheel, which passed over its shoulder and hand. Yesterday morning about eleven o’clock, as Mr. Frank Reeves, an old resident of this city, was driving a cart along Pine street, the mule attached thereto became frightened and ran away. Mr. Reeves was thrown violently out, and the heavy wheel of his cart passed over his body in the region of the heart, bruising him so seriously that he.died in about an hour after the accident occurred. Wootten & Haight’s circus is in Sa vannah, and Harris says he will see it if it costs him his beer for a week. MACON. The Telegraph will publish a State Fair BuUetin Hwdng the State Fair. The Telegraph speaks as follows of the recent election for Senator from that District: The election for Senator yesterday was like the handle on a skillet—a one-sided affair. The Rads, were thoroughly de moralized. In nominating old Mr. Tin- ley (a life-long Democrat) the darkies saw a small rat trap filled with large-sized mice, and didn’t go for the mite of cheese in it. It will be seen that Mr. Tinley was not in the race at all, and we hope he will take the first opportunity of mak ing affidavit to the fact, and of washing his hands of the bad company he has been in, and get back into respectable society again. We are willing to forgive the old man if he will do that and prom ise not to do so any more. The idea of a native of South Carolina and an old Georgian like he is being found hobnob bing with such a set is preposterous. It can’t stick. But the election here yesterday was a very quiet and peaceable affair. The Rads, didn’t rally two hours before day, as is their custom, and take possession of the polls, and they didn’t rally at any time, or during the whole day. The Democrats had the polls from the beginning, and made a clean shucking of the whole thing. It no doubt excited the disgust of Mr. Tinley to see leading Radicals working for Col. Simmons all day. And it was funny. The following is the official vote of the city—2,173 votes beingpolled : Thos. J. Simmons, 1,698 ; James Tinley, 475 ; Simmons’ majority 1,223. We have unofficial returns from Rut land district of this county, in which Mr. Tinley resides, which give the vote : Simmons 43 ; Tinley 17. Telegrams from Forsyth andBarnes- ville, received yesterday afternoon, show that the election in Monroe and Pike counties went as it did in Bibb—all one way. At 5 o’clock, p. m. at Forsyth 405 votes had been polled—all for Simmons. At Barnesville the vote stood: Simmons 256; Tinley 66. To sum it all up, Mr. Tinley is the worst beaten man that ever aspired to office in Middle Georgia. zen, of Friday: The weather for a week past has been delightfully pleasant. Since the rain the com and sweet potato crops have improv ed wonderfully. The cattle hereabouts are still dying up very rapidly with murrain. No less than ten have died within the city limits during the past two weeks. The disease bas assumed alarming proportions. We learn that a Northern company has purchased a mill and two lots of land, on Rock creek, in Murray county, for the purpose of erecting an extensive factory, tor the manufacture of all kinds of cotton goods, from the best prints, bleachings aud sheetings, to the coarser fabrics. COLUMBUS. The Sun of Friday “rises to explain” the cotton question, in the following words: Last year Columbus received 75,007 bales. This realized, averaging it at 13c per pound—$4,875,452. In 1871-2 we will most probably receive 55,000 bales. The indications are it will average 18c. and may go beyond it. Many speak of 25c. as the average, and it may be reach ed if the United States crop is not under estimated. We fc k© a figure which is certain—18c. per pound or $90 per bale. Our 55,000 bales will realize $4,950,000 or about $80,000 more than last year, though the crop he 20,000 bales less. If we get 20c. per pound, or $100 a bale, the total realized the present cotton year will he $5,550,000; and if we should reach 25c. $6,875,000 will be the amount to be distributed, or near $2,000,000more than last year. With this amount, trade will flourish and a change for the better come over every branch of business. The South received very little money comparatively for her tremendous crop of last year. The yield was 4,347,000 bales, and the planters received for it (13c. per pound) $271,000,000. In 1869- 70, 1,200,000 hales less were produced. The crop was 3,114,000.hales, which real ized to the planters $299,000,000, $20,- 000 more than the succeeding year, not withstanding the enormous increase in yield. This should teach farmers a les son by which money can he made. A large crop yields less money than a small one, and you can’t fool you neighbor easily. If you plant largely, so will he. If every farmer would raise Ms own pro visions and then plant the remainder of his land in cotton, the South would be in a few years the most prosperous country on the globe. The Sun of Saturday has the following items: In the last four days the freight bills of Columbus on New York goods have amounted to $5,400. The right of way has been given, free of charge, to the North and South Road along its entire length through Harris. Several Italians near here are engaged in the manufacture of wine from differ ent varieties of European grapes. One tells ushe expects to get one hundred and forty barrels from his vineyard; another two hundred and fifty. We understand that while digging a well in the yard of the oil factory, a cha lybeate spring, of considerable volume and very strongly marked mineral prop erties, was discovered. The grounds have been covered with old iron of the foundries that have been there so long, that everything in the shape of a liquid should have its characteristics. DAWSON, Chrtnide and Sentinel makes a good show ing of what “one cotton factory will do:” In order to give onr citizens some idea of the value of manufacturing interests, we give below some figures which will tend to show the amount of money wMch the Augusta Factory Company has dis bursed here in the past six years—since the war. We will premise by stating that the company is working upon a capital of only six hundred thousand dol lars. In round numbers it has paid out since the war for Laborers’ wages. $1,783,000 Dividends 720,000 Taxes .... 257,000 Incidental Expenses 153,000 Repairs —. 55,000 $2,968,000 Thus, in round numbers, it will be seen that this company has expended three millions of dollars in six years, or an av erage of half million per annum. Of these three million there was expended directly in Augusta: Operatives’ wages $1,784,000 Dividends 720,000 Taxes (municipal) 49,000 Repairs 55,000 the Macon and Western Railrod, by placing; obstructions upon it. If the fiend is caught at it we hope a hemp halter will be convenient to strangle him on the spot Referring to the Central Railroad the Telegraph says: Mr. William Rogers, Superintendent of the Central Railroad, has been in Great Britain for some time, including Scotland and Lie of Man, purchasing steel rails for his road, the first installment of which arrived recently at Savannah, on the steamer “Onward.” Mr. R. will return next week. Mr. Wadley, President of the road, is going to crown his reign with a mammoth depot in this city, on the site of the old court house, at the foot of Mulberry street. Parties who have seen the design of the building say it will eclipse anything of the kind South of Mason and Dixon’s line. It is also said that the Central Railroad Company will, in course of time, build all of their own engines here, and that Macon will gain a valuable accession of skilled mechanics thereby. The amount of money they will distribute here will be enormous, and go far toward building up the city and its trade. $2,607,000 Only a small amount of the stock is held out of the city. Over two millions and a half of dollars have found their way directly into the pockets of our citi zens from this factory in six years, be sides the benefits derived from increase of population, etc. The factory has paid out here annually more money than it requires to support the entire municipal government and pay off interest on the city bonds. Putting our population at 16,000—the census figures—the factory has declared since the war a cash divi dend of one hundred and sixty-two dollars to each inhabitant. SAVANNAAH. The Advertise)' of the 15th has the fol lowing interesting item in its Washing- ington telegraphic correspondence: A'gentleman named Wigfall, formerly of Virginia, but who is now a resident of Brooklyn, owns a handsome residence in Clinton avenue, in that city, valued at $75,000 cash. He says that within the past ten days a prominent lawyer of Georgia proposed to him to buy this property, offering in payment a certified claim against a certain railroad in Geor gia for legal fees amounting to an hun dred thousand dollars, stating that all he had to do was to present the claim and get the money. Wigfall refused to give the name of the lawyer as he had been requested to treat the matter confiden- tially. It is suspected that this claim is against the State road and certified to by the commissioners recently appointed by Bnllock to settle the claims against that road. The News of the 16th announces the death of Capt. Bryan Connor. Messrs. Ludden & Bates will commence the publication of the Southern Musical Journal—a sixteen page monthly—on the first of October. MAYOR’S COURT. Books Opened Early, but Trade. not Much. The News of-Saturday has the follow ing: The Chronicle and Sentinel of the 14fch has the following: We learn that the Powder Mills prop erty, situated on the Augusta canal, a short distance from the city, has been purchased by CoL E. W. Cole, General Superintendent of the Georgia Railroad. The tract of land comprises, we believe, about 120 acres—a greater portion of which was the property of the United States government before the war. Dur ing the war several large brick brick buil dings were erected by the Confederate authorities, and powder was manufac tured on a very large scale. Since the war the buildings and a large quantity of machinery in them have not been used. It is a splendid manufacturing site, and we hope that as soon as the canal is en larged cotton factories will be put into operation there. The Journal, of yesterday; furnishes the appended items: The wife of Mr. John G. Brumby died at his residence, in tMs city, on last Sat- urdOy. The fnneral obsequies took place on Sunday evening. About one hundred colored preachers and delegates from different parts of the State, attended the “Ebenezer Associa tion,” of the African Methodist Church, in this place, daring the last week. An altercation occurred on last Thurs day, in our city, between D. B. Parks and Thomas Leeman, both white, which resulted in Leeman being stabbed in the left side of his breast, a severe cat in the throat, a gash on the head, and a piece of one of his ears cut off. Parks was arrested and lodged in jaiL Leeman is lying in a very critical condition. The Journal of the 14th has the fol- ing items: In common with the citizens of Daw- son^md surrounding country, we regret the contemplated move of Hon. C. B. Wootten to Macon. The dwelling of Mr. J. W. Edwards, of ChicasawhatcMe, was burned on the night of the 8th. This is a heavy loss of Mr. Edwards, hut we are glad to know he is surrounded by neighbors who know how to sympathize with a friend in dis tress. ALBANY. The following items are from the News of the 15th : The health of the city is remarkably good. The rains continue, and the country is flooded with water. The A. & G. Railroad has recovered from the storm washes, and the trains now come iu on schudle time. Several squads of hands have passed through on their way to work on the Southwestern Railroad extension. The storm and disasters have delayed work on the B. & A. It. R., end it will be some days before the cars will run into lf;he city. Col. Chas. L. Schlatter, CMef Engi neer B. & A. and B., O. & C Railroads went down to Bainbridge, to receive iron for the latter Road, and returned on Wednesday. He is now in the city, and is in fine health. HAWK3XS7TUT.E. The Dispatch of the 14th recounts the “thrilling adventure” of an Atlanta man, as follows: Notwithstanding the extraordinary rains of last week, and the swollen streams on his route, Mr. Ephraim Mann left early Thursday morning as usual with the Irwinville mail. Mr. Daniel, of At lanta, having reached here on his way to Wilcox, where a business appointment awaited him, engaged a seat in the boggy of Mr. Mann. They arrived at Big Creek, and although seeing the stream very large and running far this side of the bridge, they drove in with the expectation of reaching the bridge, when crossing could he effected in safety. Ere they had pro ceeded far, the horse began swimming, and the water run over the buggy. Tins state of affairs was not very desirable, and Mr. Mann was compelled to jump into the creek and cut the harness from his horse. By this time the current had drifted the buggy down some distance, and nearing a large willow tree, Mr. Daniel seized and threw the bag of mail matter among its boughs. All this time Mr. Mann was struggling to save his horse, which he did alter much risk and exertion. Mr. Daniel climbed into the top of the willow tree and there remained till late in the evening. Mr. Mann swam out and came to town after a batteau, which he hauled to the creek, and thus rescued Mr. Daniel and the mail, some of the latter being much damaged. AUGUSTA. In the subjoined facts and figures the The last issue of the Palatka (Florida) Herald contains an extraordinary rumor to the effect that J. H. Gould, the recent revenue collector, whose alleged defalca tion created, such a stir in this city, was foully dealt with by a party whom he had employed to pilot him over the Big Cypress in Florida. While in Orange county recently the editor of the Herald learned from a respectable source that Gould, who figured some time ago as a revenue Tdefaulter in Savannah, to the amount of thirty or forty thousand dol lars, is no more. The party who piloted him over the Big Cypress returned with iiis gold watch and horse, which he said Gould had no further use for. This par ty is suspected of having murdered Gould for his money. He was never heard from beyond the Big Cypress. This same party, it is said, has been spending money freely and foolishly. The gentle man to whom the editor of the Hei'ald is indebted for the above information, said that Gould was dead, and that he would give the family of the deceased satisfac tory information on the subject if they wished it. From this it would appear that the mystery which has so long en veloped the disappearance of Gould will soon he satisfactorily cleared up. Wootten & Haight’s balloon, which went up at Savannah last Friday, was obliging enough to alight in the river. The balloonist said Tie didn’t want e’er a nautical expedition any more. MADISON. The Appeal of the 16th, has tlie follow ing items: Ben Shields, the negro convicted of murder at the late extra term of the Su perior Court, and sentenced to be hanged on the 15th of this month, has been re spited to the 27th of October. Onr city was visited on Thursday afternoon and evening by two of the severest rain storms that have been ex perienced in. this section for many days. Yards, streets and roads were flooded, and in many places badly washed. Now what I'm 'bout, a grinding out Is an important theme— ’Xi8 these mediums of the devil Scandal venders that I mean, In every one-horse country town .. There are a certain few, Whovillify their neighbors; For they've nothing else to do— And don’t you know that that’s a fact, And just the simple truth? In the neighborhood where Matilda Scott lived, were just such cattle as the above, and they set to work to brew a . fuss atween Tilda and her “lovyer.” As is usually the case, they succeeded, and Til was too quick on trigger, and instead of using the original Scott’s tactics, she went off half-cocked. This cansed her sweetheart to flee the realm, and Matil da paid her $10 and costs. Dr. Hemhold’s Hottentots were seen gathering Buchu leaves again this morn ing around the Mayor’s snorting pole. Some half dozen semi-civilized Hots were up, swearing all about how Nelson Overton struck another nigger over the • head with the edge of a long handle shovel, and how it bent the shovel double and drew from the nigger’s head some royal Hottentot blood, and various other things, the half of which wasn’t so. Any way, there was a gash on the nigger’s head, and the cold clotted blood on his shirt. This was some proof, and Nelson contributed $15 and costs (an unusual fine) to the city exchequer. Tony Daily, Isham Logan, John Stew art, and Billy Jones, white boys and ne groes, were all up [for getting upon the cars while in motion, and were fined the cost in each case. This is a new syndi cate of the police and a very good move, and hereafter the boys had better look out on this quarter. James Peavy and a negro blacksmith, named Monroe Marshall had some high words about the mending of a wagon. The police interfered and they each paid costs for the fuss. George Steele plead guilty to drunk, disorderly and profane, and begged th© clemency*of the Court, which was granted by his paying $5 and costs. An old chronic case of disorderly and profane, which occurred on the 7th of May, was settled by paying $5 and costs. For being drunk on the streets E. A. Dozier paid $5 and costs. Max Phelts had never been so before, and the way he came so this time was by mixing beer with whisky. He was wil ling to stick to the original beer, but was persuaded by others to abandon the old land- marks—to depart from his raising— and he departed. He told his story in his own pathetic way: BUENA VISTA. A letter from Hon. B. B. Hinton, pub lished in the Americus Republican, says the colored people of Buena Vista have held a meeting in the interest of tho Newnan and Americus Railroad, and subscribed $3,000. They propose to work out the number of shares subscrib ed, demanding one-half of their daily wages in cash, the remaining half to be as a payment of their stock; and in this way they propose to continue to work un til the number of shares subscribed be fully paid into the company. MACON. The Telegraph of Saturday has the following : Those who came in on the different Railroads yesterday, report the creeks in Central and Southwestern Georgia again overflowed. The river is still rising at this point. It rained steadily nearly all of last night. The report of the Comptroller-General of the State says Bibb county possesses a greater number of acres of wild lands than any other county in the State, being 695,130 acres. In the value of improved lands, Bibb ranks third best in the State $10.53 per acre. Some murderously inclined villi an has made two unsuccessful attempts, recently, to throw passenger trains off the track of At fia picnic oudin Fechter’s wood De beer was soft—de gals were good; Oontil von feller, vUd and rasch, Called oud for a yankee brandy smash. A crow vas Talking on de vail Feel dead ven he hear dii Dootchman call: For he knew det droples coom, py shinks, Ven de Dootch go in for yankee drinks. Be Dootch got ravin’ droonk ash sin, Dey smash de windows oad and in; Dey bust and bang de bar-room ein, Und caU for a bucket of branntewein. Avay, avay, demselfs dey fioong, Und a vild, infernal lie dey sung; 'Twas “tarn de wein and cuss de bier I Ve ton’t care nix for de demperance here 1 “O, keep a pringing juleps in, Und bald-faced corn dat pum like sin; Mit apple tods und old shtone fence. Ye'll all get corned ere ve go hence 1” Dy dash deir glasses on de cround, Und taoz till it vus all to brick dues ground. Ven dey hear von man had a ten-dolia» note, Be crowd go dead for dat rich man’s treat. Do demperance chap vot coom derein Vent squandering oud mit his shell bust in ; ‘•It’s valk you chalks, you loost your chance, Dis vot ye caU de Dootchman’s dance.” "What is called the Mayor’s horn-pipe was executed for Max by His Honor, while Jonsen “patted” and Fitzgibbon whistled. The performance was worth at least $5. —: -*-*-« — Associate Counsel. We learn that Hon. John W. H. Un derwood, of Rome, has also been re tained as associate counsel with Col. Farrow and Hon. B. H. Hill, to prose cute before the Superior Court those who have been arrested for State Road plun derings. _ Yesterday officer D. P. Kendrick arrested Henry R. Cody, formerly of Warrenton, Ga., but now a resident of this city, upon a warrant issued by a magistrate in Warren county, at the in- • stance of of Messrs. Branch, Scott & Co., charging Mr. Cody with larceny after trust delegated. It is said to be a mat ter of dispute about the proceeds of a •wagon sold by Cody on commission, being the property of B., S. & Co., for which they allege he had never paid them.