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8. THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. the daily sun. Monday Morning September 25. The Columbus Enquirer audits I Misrepresentation of Mr. Ste phens. We present to-our readers, to-day, an article in full, from tile Columbus En quire)’, of the 21st iust., in which the editor of that journal has been pleased to indulge in some remarks about “double shuffling,” on our part, Arc. In reply to this, and everything else said by the En quirer, on the same subject, we repro duce the entire editorial of The Sex of the 1th insu, to which reference has been so frequently made of late by the Enqui rer, and some other carping “New De parture” papers. Here is Our article in full : Tlie California Democracy. Wo very c’.iecrfnlly give place to-day to a letter from tho “Young (Slant" of the West. Xlie tono and spirit of tlieletter are patriotic, and true to the Con stitution throughout. With all such Democrats we can co-operate most heartily. Wc have no objection to those who accept the ‘‘fraudulent amendments” an existing facts, while the administration of. the Government is in the hands of those who are clothod with power to enforce them; but who do not indorse them as f.udities. We hail as friends all those who acquies-e in them M de facto, but not dr jure parts of the organic law. We have not seen the Democratic Platform of California, upon which the prescut can vass in that State is conducted; but have no doubt, from the tone and spirit of the letter of our curres- pondent, that the difference between him and «.< (bail wo been ia the Convention with him) would have been a difference only as to form, and not one of substance, as to the proper language In which the true position should have been set forth. We have all along paid hut little about the Ohio Democratic Platform. It is the S th lUsolution of the Pennsylvania Harrisburg Convention against which W war, and war to th- knifi ! Plus is the embodiment of the “Xow Departure” doctrine, against which wc so earnestly protest. This contains the essence^ of what the Xow York World and all its coadjutors are striving to get the Democ racy of the Union to adopt; and this Is just what our correspondent shows that he is quite as little dis posed to do as wo are; for according to the plain letter and clear intent of that Resolution, tho object 1» to gat tho Democracy everywhere, to declare that there whs no fraud, perfidy or usurpation attending tho proposal or adoption of these amendments at aU—-that they havo been incorporated in the organic law “in the manner and by lie authority Constitution ally appointedin other words, that they are juot only dt facto, but de jure parts of the Constitution; and Hint all discussion of tho gross usurpations touching their proposal and adoption is not only to he discountenanced, but ‘ deprecated." It is against this position, and this most shameful abandonment of all Right, Justice and Truth, that wo war. Our.correspondent says that tho California Demo crats, in their State platform, intended only to de clare tho throo amendments are ‘‘a settlement in fact of all the issues of the war, etc,” and not to aver that they bnd been adopted according to law, or that they were in themselves cither just or right. On the contrary ho says that they havo "an abiding faith in the intelligence of the people to pronounce them null an void at some future day.” This is our position exactly. This wo believo to be the position of ninety-nine out of every hundred of tho honest masses of the Democracy in every Stato of tho Union. All that la wanted for a brilliant victory in 1872, on these principles and with this viow.is for them to get together in common council and set forth their purposes and principles in language Which will clearly express their common ideas, and about which there can bo no mistake or misunder standing. ig ■■ Wo wry, in conclusion, lo our correspondent, that while we shall look with interest and hope to the success of his State ticket in the election so near at hand; y-t. wo greatly apprehend that he will find, when tie result of tho polls is known, that the party hasbeoi- considerably “handicapped” by a Platform which d d not give full utterance to the true senti ments oi the people. . j - Now, will any sensible man, whether lie bo a “lawyer" or not, have the face, without a blush of shame tinging his eheeks, to say, that in this article we said our position was exactly that of the words of the California Democratic Platform ? What we said was “ our position dead ly" . (as any man of sense and honesty will see upon rending) was what our cor respondent said was his understanding of the real sentiments and views of the Cali fornia Democracy upon the subject of the “ fraudulent amendments.” Wo very clearly and distinctly ex pressed our disapproval of the words of the Platform, from Ills account of them in the concluding sentence, and ventured to express to him, in advance of the elec tion, our apprehension that he would find, when tho result of tho polls was known, that the Party had been considerably “handicapped!' by “ a Platform which did not, give full idlerance to the sentiments of the people." ' * -n Tlio sequel has shown that our appre hension, thus expressed, was not unduly entertained. A. H. S. Maj. .McCalla Causes tKc Arrest of the Committee Having Charge of the Books anti Papers Belonging to the State Koail. A Possessory Warrant for the Possession of Private Papers. Some time ago, Foster Blodgeit at tempted a coup d'etat to get full possession of the Books of the State Boad, with no one to watch him, by first going through the farce of serving a notice of removal upon Maj. McCalla;—failing in which ho tried to have the entire office turned over to Col. Farrow, the Attorney General supposing, no doubt, that it was the best ^king he could do for himself; failing in this, also, tlio books were finally lodged in tho possession of a committee of citi zens for safe keeping. Among these books and papers were all of MeCalla’s private papers, letters, &c. —all of which have been rigidly scruti nized. Among these were found three, about which a good deal has been said in a quiet way, and numerous have been the hints, that when they were made public, they would show np the “pa triotic bookkeeper,” Major Hargrove, and others, who have been active in fer reting out the frauds, and tlying to con vict their perpetrators. The following is the first paper: Western * Atlantic Railroad, ) OmcE General Bookkeeper, j Atlanta, June 2,1S71.) To 7. B. Hargrove, Esq—You will consider yourself retainc d as couusel for Western and Atlantic Kail- road in tho prosecution aud settlement of certain claims against various parties, whose accounts with said road are yet unsettled. There being considera ble attention and labor required in the proper iu- vosti. atii-n of said claims, by reason of the peculiar circumstances by which they are surrounded, you will be entitled to one-half of whatever amount may be secured to the State in tho adjustment of said claims aforesaid. , General Bookkeeper W. & A. R. K. Major Hargrove, in his card, which appears elsewhere, says he drew np this paper. The extent of the frauds aud the num ber of persons implicated, which have since been developed, was not then known. Major H. believed he had “spotted” something like twenty thou sand dollars, and that he could recover it. He desired to undertake it, and wished to be authoritatively employed to do so. This is all. The next paj>er in this huge “ mare’s nest ” is as follows : Atlanta, July 12, 1871. To the Commissioners on Claims IP. <£• A. It. Tt.: Gents—I hereby propone to exasline into and dis cover any errors or omissions that may be fonnd to exist in the settlement or disbursements of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, old administration, including claims lying dormant or supposed to be uncollectible, for a commission of 20 per cent, on all sums collected or adjusted. The above proposition is made for services entire ly outside of any duty I may owe to said Western and Atlantic Railroad as its general bookkeeper. Respectfully, Ciiaa. I*. McCalla. This paper was presented to the Audi ting Board of State Itoad Claim i, for their sanction. He knew of old debts and balances which seemed to be lost sight of, some of which he. believed were collectable, and lie desired to under take the same for compensation—in w'bicli we see nothing criminal—no evi dence of an intention to perpetrate fraud. At the foot of this proposition thus made, and on the same sheet of paper, the following is written: * We strongly recommend the acceptance of within proposition, and do hereby accept It so far as wc can legally do so. - Tins was intended for the Board to sign, which they declined to do, upon the ground that they had no authority to make such a contract, and that to give it their sanction, by signing the recommen dation, was outside of the duties assigned them by the Legislature, thongh aU ex pressed an earnest desire to have the in vestigation made, and did not object to compensation being given for the service. Major McCalla then submitted the fol lowing: Atlanta, July 12,1871. Commissioners of Claims agaiiist W. de J. Itaibroad: Gents—Believing that some error exists in certain- accounts of tho Western & Atlantic Railroad that are lying dormant or entirely unknown, I propose to examine such matters in my leisure hours, and if possible, establish such errors and claims for a lib eral compensation, if successful. Respectfully, r Chas. P. McCalla. And to this the following indorsement was attached: ) *>1 . 1 Should Mr. McCalla render any service outside of tho current service due tho Western & Atlantic Rail road, the Board would recommend a liberal com pensation for said service, if successful in securing amounts which would In all probability be lost to the road. Bbnj. Cosley, Cqmmjs’r. A great deal has been whispered about these papers. We know all about their existence and their exact nature long ago. The committee, in turning over to Major McG. Ms private papers, decided that these three were pertaining to the road,and retained them. McCalla claimed them as private, bnt had no objection to their remaining in the bands of the com mittee; neither did he object to any one seeing them. There has been a persistent effort bn tbe part, of some wbo are implicated in tbe State Hoad embezzlements and tlieir friends, to blast the reputation and blacken tbe character of-McCalla, since be com menced tbe prosecution of delinquents. It resulted in bis arrest, because, he did not make entries on books—the making of which would have been prhna facie evidence of a criminal intention. This arrest was at the instance of Col. Farrow, in doing ,which he showed that he did not understand Bookkeeping—also, that he failed to fully comprehend, what were McCalla’s duties. On. Saturday Col. Farrow asked for a copy of these papers. The copimittee decided that he was entitled to the same. McCalla and his counsel, after learning the purpose for which copies were desir ed, demurred. Col. Farrow demanded it, and MoCalla positively objected, and at once sued out a possessor^ warrant, upon which the entire committee was arrested and brought before Judge Butt. The following is McCalla’s affidavit: State of Georgia, Fulton County.—In person appeared before me the undersigned, an acting Jus tice of tlie Peace in and for said county, Charles P. McCalla, who being sworn says that in said county, on the 2ith day of August last, deponent was in the peaceable and legally acquired possession of certain papers, tbe same being a proposition in writing da ted ■ - day of , 1871, which was directed to Board of Commissioners for the auditing of claims of Western & Atlantic Railroad, proposing to per form certain things therein mentioned for a consid eration, and which was not accepted only on condi tions by the said Board. Ho was also in the posses sion of a certain other paper, being in the form of an agreement between himself and Major Z. B. Har grove, and which was dated on the 2d day of June, 1871, and which has not yet been executed, or signed by deponent, said papers being of the value of one thousand dollars. And deponent further swears that on the said 24th day of August, C. L. Redwine, C. C. Hammock and E. E. Rawson, of said county, came demanding said papers from the possession of the deponent, under some pretended claim, and without lawful warrant or autnority. And deponent further swears, C. L. Redwine, 0. 0. Hammock and E. E. Rawson, have said papers now in their possession! And deponent further swears, that he, bone fide, claims the right to the possession of the said papers’ Whereupon deponent prays the issuing of a-warrant for tho arrest .of C. L. Hedwino, C. C. Hammock and E. E. Rawson, as well as the custody of said papers- Charles P. McCalla. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Sentembcr 23, 1871. w. M. Butt, J. P. Upon this the warrant was issued, and tbe case is set down for a bearing on Wednesday, at 10 o’clock. The papers are in possession of Judge Butbut Maj. Hargrove has famished the foregoing copies to the Press—bavin no concealments to maka. Now we have this remark to make : - When men undertake. to perpetrate frauds, or do dishonorable things, wheth er singly or by several combining, tbe first thing aimed at is concealment. No man ever yet entered upon a project of rascality by entering into, or proposing a written agreement concerning its terms, and submitting the same to honest men for their sanction, and by telling others of the existence and nature of such writings. If McCalla and Hargrove bad aimed at doing a criminal, or even a mean thing, no writing would have been made and left where others could find it. As Hargrove justly remarks, they are the highest ev idences of integrity—just as. McCalla’s failure to make entries on other people’s books show that be aimed to do exacty right. So far, all efforts have failed to prove, or show any grounds for suspicion of any criminal intent on tbe part of McCalla or Hargrove, or any one prosecuting the State Boad embezzlers. We finally remark that, in our opinion none but those who have a firm con sciousness of rectitude ; whose bands are clean and skirts clear, could have tbe moral and physical courage to undertake what McCalla and Hargrove have, and go forward in the discharge of a patri otic duty against such fearful odds and in the face of the difficnlties they knew they would encounter. So it seems to ns. ■«<«* HORRIBLY MANGLED. A Alan found Crushed to Death, on the State Road. A man by the name of Dunaway was found about 11J o’clock Saturday night, just beyond the Bolling Mills, terribly mangled and dead. The 101 o’clock pas senger train for Chattanooga had passed over him, crushing Ms limbs and body fearfully. The general opinion of his friends and neighbors is that be was foully dealt with, and placed upon the track afterwards. He was a hand at the Bolling Mill, and was not addicted to drinking, and one gentleman who saw Mm bnt a little while before says he was not at all intoxicated. He was about, twenty-one years of age, and was a hard worker and. thrifty man. He lived with and supported a.widowed mother, and bore a good character, The engineer of the outward bound train knew nothing of it, and every cir cumstance points to a dark and bloody murder previous to the approach of the train. Two old negroes, who live near by, state that they heard a considerable row just before his body was found. Detectives axe at work in that neigh borhood, and strong hopes are enter tained of ferreting out the murderers, if this is one. ! »-• <; . ^ EXCITEMENT IN MADISON. An Attempted Outrage By a Negro. Wo learn from passengers who came by the Georgia Railroad, on Saturday evening, that the little city of Madison was considerably agitated, caused by a negro who attempted to outrage a young lady there on last Friday evening, and the subsequent appearance in town that night of a body of men wbo avowed a determination to summarily deal with tbe ruffian. It appears that the negro was arrested and put in jail, and when the party of avengers came to town that night the jailor could not be found, and there fore they failed in securing the keys to the jail. Great apprehensions were entertained by the citizens that the party would re turn on the following (Saturday) night, force the jail, if necessary, and take the negro.away. We will, no doubt get fur ther news from that place during the day. -»■ • <- -^;ui AN UNSUCCaSSSEUL JOB. —:—: : ——— ->o o: ‘--n ■ [J L .. r. ,„. t ; A Burglar Leaves Lis Shoes lit Us Flight Late Saturday tlie residence of W. L. Clay, on Pryor street, was marked out by an enterprising burglar for the scene of his depredations. He stealthily slipped up to the house and pulled off his shoes, aud was makiug preparations to enter a window. Mr. C. witnessed all these op erations, and at this point made a dash for the rascal, bnt did not succeed in capturing him. He beat such a hasty re treat that lie had not time to get his shoes, and they were captured, It was a white man. >-♦-« The Fair at Cartersville, Ga. The Central Cherokee Georgia Fair Association, will hold its second Annual Fair at Cartersville, commencing on the 3d of October and continuing till the Gtli. Bartow is one of the wealthy countie of Northwest Georgia, and her people are enterprising and public spirited. Their first fair last year was a successful one, and that for this year will, no doubt, be far more so. Mr. D. W. K. Peacock, the Secretary, is a systematic business man, and President of the Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad. Another Installment. Some days ago we published a letter from Texas, in which was inclosed a list of 104 subscribers. On Saturday last we received another letter from the same office inclosing 66 more names—making 170 names, in all, received from the same place. Our list is rapidly increasing, and our circulation extending in every direction Every day we receive requests for speci men copies, so that our terms may be learned. Mr. Sam. E. Echols, Secretary of the Atlanta Agricultural and Industrial Asso ciation, wishes to inform the public, through The Sun, that, in order to avoid confusion on the days of and immediate ly preceding the Fair, and that exhibitors may have time to get their goods into position, the Directors of the Fair res pectfully urge upon all exhibitors, and particularly those who will exhibit sew ing machines, pianos, show-cases, bug gies, carriages, heavy machinery, &c., &c., that they -will not delay making their entries and applications for space, but come forward at once and have space as signed them. Those who attend to this promptly will, of coarse, have advantage over those applying later. MAYOR’S COURT. jMUfi .r-., .v': • llHTttT' j itr’A Saturday'* Proceeding*. v Yon will pass your opinion Upon the man’* act, Yon m*y lay him np on the shelf, But before you bring in Your verdict, my friend, Just the case home to yourself. Bring all the temptations, And trials and cares To bear on your own heart and life— The weaknesses, and sorrows, The pinching of want, The batilings with sin, and the strife. Let tender-browed Charity Stand by your side, Nor be turned from your duty by pelf; Be just without cruelty— True as good steel— But take the case home to yourself. This seems to be the motto of tlie act ing Mayor, for he rarely goes over the five dollars for minor offences, and it hurts him to do that. Not so with old “Ten and Costs,” When he gets deliv ered safely of that big commercial speech in the Baltimore Convention and returns, then—stand from under! His appetite will be as keen as a wolf’s, and the “me- lish” had best “lie down.” HENRY white’s name ought to have been Black Henry. He got some tangle-leg aboard and start ed out on a cruise. He didn’t sail far be fore he run upon a whole reef of police men. His boat got swamped and his salvage was §5. MATILDA WOOD was a white woman of middle age, and a very good countenance. She is a pro fessional nurse, but got sick herself, and took fifteen cents worth of stomach med icine from a ten cent bai-room. It lay heavy on her mind, and the pressure upon the brain overcame hep. The po lice took her home, and Dr. Lowry trepaned her for five dollars. J. e. powers is an old, wandering, half-crazed Irish tailor, who made a boisterous, incoherent speech. It was evident to the Court that he was a nuisance,- and to get out of a bad scrape he got 8ff with a promise to leave the city. SABAH STUBBS was a good looking yaller gal. Sallie went to a nigger ball, and got drunk. She was taking the shine off of every thing by cutting “ pigeon wing” and the “double shuffle.” This created a little envy among the other gals, and she cursed one of them blue, for which she got knocked down. For ten long and weary days she will breathe the sweet air of freedom tM’Ough iron bars. WM. GARTRELL was fined the costs for jumping on the cars while in motion. Abe Benton, Robert McBride, and George McKie, all negro boys, with heads like a September watermelon, belong to the rock brigade, which honors cost them one dollar and the costs. Four continued cases will come up this morning. Important Arrests. A number of men have lately been ar rested in Gwinnett county, and brought to this city, it is said, on Bench warrants issued by the United States Court, on Ku-Klux-likc charges. The men now here, and ,in jail, are John Hill; Frederick Patrick, W. K. Thomas, Melvin Kennedy, and Allen J. Wages. Large rewards were offered for these men, so we hear, and the arrests were made by Capt. Skibs, Detective, and D. M. Queen, Po liceman; Henry Holmes, Bailiff, and George W. Kries, all of this city. . 7 !'™; Tho prisoners all say that they have not seen the warrants on wMch they were arrested, But that the-reason given them for the same was illicit distilling, being disguised, etc. Such is their state ment.- . Lift doidir lo h an la icq Itnlt T ' t at mi From tbe Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer, Sept. 21, 1871. The Savannah Morning News, ignoring the real distracting issues of the canvass, ascribes the defeat of the Democrats of California .to their sanction of the “New Departure;” and to Bhow the extent to which they sanctioned it, the News quotes from their platform as follows: “We regard the three several amendments to the Constitution recently adopted as a settlement in fact of all the issues of the war, and that the same are no longer issues before the coun try.” Now, the Hon. A. H. Stephens, noticing this iden tical declaration of the California Democratic plat form, a few clays since, said “this is our position ex actly.”—Columbus Enquirer, 13fA Sept. - • Now, the Hon. A. H. Stephens, no ticing “the California Democratic Plat form, a few days since,” said no such thing ! A. H. S. [Atlanta Sun, 19$. Such, “double-shuffling” ou the part of Mr. Stephens is sniprising. It will he seen that his denial does not meet our assertion at all. In dealing with a lawyer we must, of course, look out for “special plead ing;” but a man of Mr. Stephens’, character and ability ought to drop all lawyer tricks in editing a news paper. To show that Mr. Stephens could not, without the plainest exhibition of tergiversation, have denied that he accepted “the identical declaration” of the California platform which we said he accepted, we refer again to his paper of the 4th of September. In that paper he published a letter from a California correspondent, in which the correspondent wrote to him: “We say in our platform, ‘that we regard tbe three several amendments to the Constitution recently adopted as a settlement in fact of all the issnes of tbe war, and that the same are no longer issues before the country,’ and this seems to meet with some ob jectors throughout the country. I do not believe that a single member of our State Convention meant to say that the amendments were right and just, or that he indorsed them; nor do I believe that one would have taken the oath of the Medes and Per sians, never to change the Constitution when they find it oppressive, and have power to do so. We aU I look on the 15th Amendment as unjust and un-Amer- j ican, in taking the control ol suffrage from the j tho States, but at present the amendments are in | full force, with the whole government and army to enforce them.” To this Mr. Stephens, in the same | paper, responds: 1 “Our correspondent says that the Cal ifornia Democrats, in their State plat- j form, intend only to declare the three j amendments are ‘a settlement in fact of all the issues of the war,’ etc., and not to aver that they had been adopted accord ing to law, or that they were in them selves'either just or right. On the con trary, he says that they have ‘an abiding faith in the intelligence of the people to pronounce them null and void at some future day.’ This is our position exactly." As late as Saturday morning last, the 16th inst., Mr. Stephens repeated, with approval, in his paper, an other extract from the same edito rial, which we have heretofore quo ted, and which is in spirit a repetition of “the identical declaration” of the California platform "which we said that he accepted “exactly.” Here is what he repeated on Saturday last: “We have no objection to those who accept the. ‘fraudulent amendments’ as existing facts, while the administration of the Government is in the hands of those who are clothed with power to en force them, hut who do not indorse them as finalities. We hail as friends all those who acquiesce in them as de facto, but not- de jure parts of the organic law.” Mr. Stephens not only repeated this on Saturday last, hut endeavored to show, by quoting from his former editorials, that he was of the same 84.40; bacon 8i@84@g@9i@x. an „ 0v cured hams 18i@19. Lard firmer- hP 1 ' keghi!®!!, 41 Sug£“2 molasses, no stock. Whisky firm at qolr 1.03*: No coffee. Sterling ban! 2® sight 4 premium. Gold 14. 4 5 Baltimore, September 25 firm; middlings 19i@19j; net receipts 223; gross 300; exports coastwise sales 145; stock, 1425. 0> New Orleans, September 25.—Cotton quiet; middlings. 19*@20; net receipts 1,668; gross l,8o2; exports coastwise 2,371; sales 300; stock 19,276. ° Savannah, September 25.—Cotton steady and fair demand; middlings 17ja 18,” net receipts 827; exports coastwise 1,407; sales 75; stcck 4,109. Charleston, September 25.—Cotton firm; middlings IS;-: net receipts 1 JRo. exports coastwise 1,423; sales 200; stock Norfolk, September 25.—Cotton quiet- middlings IS}; net receipts 1168; exports coastwise 641; sales 50; stock 3092. Wilmington, September 25.—Cotioa quiet; middlings IS}; net receipts 1235- exports coastwise 534; sales 479; Stock Memphis, September 25.- middlings 184. -Cotton firm; Mobile, September 25.—Cotton firm- middlings 19J; net receipts S04; exportg mind , when, lie first took charge of j coastwise 106; sales 300; stock 3212. The Atlanta Stest. Is; this consis tent with a denial of “the identical declaration ?” OOMMEBLCIAIi. ’ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Atlanta, Sept. 25. GRAiN-Corn by car-load 85@87* cents. Wheat—Red$1.50; prime white $1.60(a) 1.70. Oats 65@7Q. ‘Rye $1.20@1.2o.— Barley $1.25. Bacon—Shoulders 8|c; clear rib sides 9*- cents; clear sides 9jc; canvassed hams 14@18c. Bulk Meat—Clear sides Si; clear rib 81; shoulders 7j. Lard—Barrelsll£@ll£;kegs and cans -Flour—Superfine, 65.50; extra, $7. family, 68@8.25; fancy, 69. Meal, etc.—Quite an active demand exists, and many orders are received from a distance. Corn meal per bushel 95c. Bran, per cwt., 61.00. Groceries—We quote A sugar at 14J© 14Jc; extra G14@14£; crushed, powdered and granulated 15£@i5j; Demarara 13J @14; fair to choice brown 12@13c. Rio coffee 19@21c; Java 27@30c-; Laguira 23c. Molasses, in barrels, 33c; hogsheads 28@30; New Orleans prime 75c. Liverpool salt 62.25; Virginia salt $ 2.25 $2.40. Ricel0@10£c. Ginsing 12@22c, Candles—sperm 18c; adamantine 13J@ 14lc. Pepper 25c. Race Ginger 15c. Starch 8c." Cigars, domestic, per thou sand 622@40. Teas—Green tea $1@ 1,50; black- 90c@1.25. Soap 5@10e. Crackers 6@15c. Fruit.—Rough Peaches, 64@5 per bushel; peeled, 10c. per ib. Dried ap ples, peeled, $3) per bushel. Green Georgia, $3i@4£ per bbl. Northern, $5@6 per bbl. Onions.—$3@4 per bble. Gensing.—60c.@65c. per lb. Country Produce.—Butter 20(b30; eggs 15@25c. Cotton Goods.—Standard 4-4 sheet ing, 12c.@12J; J do. 10c. @10“ 3 do. 8$q. Osnaburgs, 13c. @16; cotton checks, 13c.@15; cotton stripes, lie. 13; cotton yarns, all numbers, $1.35@ ftjy txoiljicf Jam Cement and Lime.—Market brisk. Cherokee lime 55c; Chewacla 60c; hy draulic cement, per bbl., $4; James Riv er, $4; plaster of Paris, per bbl., $G. Hay—Moderate. Prime clover, per ton, 630 ; Tennessee, $30@33 ; Timothy, mBSBka w bftjow’iiJ: .J.Lmy-:: Tobacco—Low grades 55@60c ; com mon, 58@65 ; good, 75@90 ; fine, $i@ 61 25, choice brands, $1 25@1 50. Prints.—Allens, 11J ; Sprague 111 ; Pacific llj ; Lancaster, 10i ; Wamsutta, 8; Merrimacs, 111-; Garners, ”101; Gloucester 11; Amoskegos 9*. Hardware.—Nails—lOd to OOd $4.70 8d 64.95; Gd $5.20; 4d$4.75; 3d $6.70; finished, all grades, about 15c lower.— Iron—Swede 7c; horse shoe iron 7c; City Mills and Pittsburg bar 6c. Live Stock.—Cattle—Tennessee, 2>;(3 4fe; country, 2@3ic; sheep—country 2@ 3ie; Tennessee, 4c; shoats, 5(7?51 c. Our quotations are made up mainly from the largest and most responsible dealers in the city, and may be relied on as correct. ' «>t f-aftiim* mvt b'ua . u Whisky trade is dull bub improving. Cotton.—The market yesterday was firm at 18i cents—Very little coming in. Bagging—22 i to 23.” Ties—6 to 7c. No Rope in market. MARKET^EEPOFtTS. NORTHERN MARKETS. Colton, Financial, Itrcadstuffs, Grain, He. New York, Sept. 25.—Cotton firm; middling uplands 19jc; Orleans20j; sales 900 bales. Cotton sales for future de livery, last Saturday night, 14,400 bales; September 19j@19j; October 1815-16@ 19i; November 19@19£; Dec. 19@19j; Jan. 194; Feb. 194@197-16; March 193@ 19|; April 90J-. Stock strong and dull. Gold dull at 14j. Governments strong but dull. State bonds dull but weak.— Money firm at 6. Exchange—long 8j; short 9j.- Philadelphia, September 25.—Cotton firm; middlings 193. Boston, September 25.—Cotton dull; middlings 201; net receipts 87, gross 330; sales 250; stock 5000. Galveston, September 25.—Cotton quiet and firm; good ordinary 16}; not receipts 1359; exports coastwise 714; sales 200; stock 214,965. Augusta,September 25.—Cotton quiet; middlings 17}; net receipts 250; sales 206.’ Baltimore, September 25. — Hour dull and unchanged. Wheat steady. Corn firm. Pork $14 50. Bacon active. Shoulders 8c. Whisky 95. WESTERN ^MARKETS. Meats, Breadstuff*, Grain, VV'hisl;}/, JSlc. Cincinnati, September 25.—Flour ad vanced; family $6 25@6 30. Corn in fair demand. . Pork firm at 612 75. Lard 12R Bacon quiet; shoulders 7j@7j; clear sides 84. Whisky buoyant at 91. * Louisville, September 25.—Bagging quiet and . firm. Provisions active. Shoulders 73; clear sides 84 for round lots. Packed poak $13@13 50. Whisky 92. >-•-< .. To Advertiser a. Onr Weekly has a very extensive circu lation, and offers rare inducements to those wishing to advertise widely. ►-<>-« The local editor of the Constitution has been shown a letter, of which the fol lowing is a copy, purporting to be writ ten by Joseph Fry, who suddenly de camped from this city, and whose where abouts is not known to the public. No doubt Foster Blodgett could tell where he is, if he would: Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 20. 1871. Dear Sir: Arrived here to-night; leave to-morrow morning for Little Rock, and from there to Texas. AJ1 who want to see men can do so by finding me in Texas. You will hear from me again in a week oriwxK of iroifiiui tu-ai a - Hargrove and them fellows must feel bine. I wonder if thought I was fool enough to believe their lies. Respectfully, Joe. Administratoi , ’s Stile. State of Geobgia, ) Tauafebbo County, j B Y tittle of aa order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, will be sold ou the first Tuesday in November next, 1871, between tbe lawful hours of sale, before the C'-urt House door in Crawfordville, in said county, the Plantation whereou Mrs. Dovey Clemmons resided at the time of her death. The situation is healthy, society good, convenient to railroads, churches, mills, and post office. Land suited to the culture of corn, cotton, or smaU grain; in good repair. Mr. Alexander Clemmons is on tho place, and will take pleasure in showing it to any person wishing to purchase. Terms, twelve months time, with approved-papers. This, September 8, l87ir JAMES M. TRIPLETT, sepll-tds Administrator. Administrator's Sale. ■ State or GkoboiA, ) Tauafebbo County, j B Y virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, vrill be sold on the first 1-uesday in November next, 1871, between the lawful houi-3 of sale at the Court House door, in Crawfordville, in said county, the plantation or lauds belonging to the estate of General Aaron W. Grier, deceased, late of said county. This plantation is well adapted to the culture of corn, cotton, and small grain. Situation healthy, society good. Convenient to railroad, post office, churches, and mills. Mr. James A. Grier is on the place, and will take pleasure in showing the lands to any one wishing to to see it. Sold in lots to suit the purchasers. A plat of each survey will be exhibited on day of sale. Sold for the benefit of the heirs of said deceased. Terms, one and two years timo for approved papers. This, September 11,1871. JAMES M. TRIPLETT, Administr, de bonus non, with the will annexed. septll-tds CHAS. E. STAPLES. L. A. B. BEAD. Staples Sc. Heab ? WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS AND Genl Commission Merchants Commission for Selling Cotton l’j Per Cent., 378 IJroatl street, AUGUSTA, GA. BEFER BY PEKMISSIOX : JOHN P. KING, President Ga. R. R. & Banking Co. H. H. HICKMAN," Pres't Graniteville Factor}' and Savings Bank of Augusta. J. SIBLEY & SONS, Cotton Merchants. JOHN M. CLAP.K & CO., Merchant Millers. septC-lmw. r | IIME and cash sales—Bacon, Flour, Mules, &c.— JL MtOOO pounds Bacon; 1,000 bushels Corn ; 500 barrels Flour; car load Molasses ; Coffee ; a valuable) pair of Mules and Dray ; a first class second-hand Family Carriage, tor cash or on time, until October or November ; Also, 100 city or suburban vacant building lots. Terms easy. Apply at once to A. K. SEAGO, Cor. Forsyth and Mitchell st’s. se i-Imd&w Atlanta, Ga W. H. HOWABD. C. H. HOWABD FOREIGN MARKETS Colton, Money, Bonds, Etc. London, Sept. 25 — noon.—Consols 92|; bonds 934. Tallow 44s 3d. • Liverpool, Sept. 25—noon.—Cotton opened steady; uplands 9|d; Orleans 9j. Later.—Cotton steady; sales 1C,000 bales; for speculation and export 2,000. London, September 25.—Tallow 44s 9d to 45s 9d. Liverpool, September 25.—Noon.— Cotton closed steady at 9g@9l; Orleans 9^@9J. Liverpool, September 25.—Evening. —Fine rosin firm at 21s 6d; short rib middles 8s 6<L London, September 25.—Evening.— Common rosiu 8s 6d@10s, SOUTHERN MARKETS. Colton, Busin, Tar, Molasse*. Sugar, etc. New Orleans, September 25.—Flour firmer; superfine 65i@$5j; double $6£@ 66}; treble 67}@$7}. Corn scarce a: 82@S5. Oats 55(7 5S. Bran firmer at 61.22. Hay, none here. Pork frm at W. H. HOWARD & SON, COTTON FACTORS COMMISSION MERCHANTS. No. 2 WARREN BLOCK, - - - AUGUSTA, GA. W E again tender our services in the Warehouse business, iu all its branches, to ,our old pat rons and planters generally. Commission for Selling Cotton 5 One and a Quarter Per Cent. All family supplies ordered will be carefully se lected by one of the firm, at the lowest market prices. Orders for Bagging and Ties will be promptly filled, and at the lowest cash price. Liberal cash advances made on cotton in ware house. We extend all the facilities offered by Ware house Merchants. Consignments solicited—satis faction guarantee aug21w3m NORTH GEORGIA FEMALE COLLEGE, IVY STREET, _L VaH For circulars I containing full particulars, apply at the Book and Music Stores, or the College. jy25-d&w2m A. J. te ANNIE D. HAILE, principals TIETWEEN Wheat and Line streets, Atlanta. JD session opens September 4,1871. PORTER FLEMING, COTTON FACTOR ANI> COMMISSION MERCHANT j JACKSON STREET, - - AUGUSTA, GA. Commission for Se’Iiog Cotton, 1 !.i Per Cent. aug2I-3tw