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Newspaper Page Text4. T HE A T Ii A NT A ■'WE E K U Y SUN. THE DAILY SUN. Satubdat Morning Octobkb14. New York and New' Orleans Cor respondence. ^ Lctten from Obierrur and IraahM. We yield oar Editorial space to-day to the following letters—one from New York, the other from New Orleans: From New Yorlc. New Yobk, October 10th, 1871. TJhe Political Editor of The Atlanta Dailx Sun will perceive, by the an nouncement in the New. York World, of this date, in large capitals, that “TAM MANY HALL IS DETHRONED!” which i§, indeed, “a great victory for the del egation <fthe Reform party. ” The Republi can Party is rejoicing over thediscomfitnre of the Tammany Ring, notwithstanding the latter allured the spoils of Municipal victories 'with the former, even to the ex tent of terming out Democrats of ability and integrity to give place to JRepubh- oaus; as, for instance, Joseph W. Bouck, son of the well known Democratic Gover nor of this Stato, William C. Bouck, was removed from office by Sachem Mathew T. Brennan, in order to give place to a Republican instead. But now, notwith standing the Sachotns of Tammany were the loyalest of the loyal [during the war between the States; allowed Tammany Hall to be the headquarters of recruitings to fight the rebels; gav£ up the balconies to Republican bands of n&iaic to discourse martial tunes every day, and on every Fourth of July, supplied the rostrum in the main hall with poets, orators, war speeches and war whoop# for the war-path. Nevertheless, the Republican press is triumphant over the down fall of the Tammany Sachems, Grand Sachem William M. Tweed, Magnate of the Public (Works; Sachem A. Oakej Hall, the Mayor of New York City; Sach em Peter B. Sweeny, President of the Public Central Park; Sachem Bichard B. Connolly, the High Controller of the Public Spoils of Taxation; Sachem Mat thew T. Brennan, the High Sheriff of the City and County of New York; Sach em John J. Bradley, Grand Chamberlain of all the money bags; Sachems Isaac Bell and James B. Nicholson, the Com missioners of All the Public Charities, Prisons and Correctional Punishments; Sachem Chas. G. Cornell, High Regis trar of the Croton Department; Sachem Joseph Dowling, Senior Police Justice; Sachem Samuel B. Garvin, District Attorney; and Sachems Emannel B. Hart and Nathaniel Jarvis, the Great Coadju tors. The expositions of official turpi tude, embezzlements and flagitious dis honesty of the principal Sachems of the Tammany Society, in which the other Sachems have more or less participated, Jbave excited the utmost indignation of all intelligent citizens of both parties throughout the State, as was manifested in the recent State Convention. The Democracy has already ostracised Mayor Hall, Controller Connolly, Commissioner W. M.Tweed,PeterB.Sweeny and others, and designated them as public Thieves. Not one man in. the State said, one word in defence of them, and the delegates of the Tammany party did not have the effrontery to present themselves before the Convention. The newspapers this morning are filled with the intelligence of the tre mendous conflagration in the city of Chicago. It is all tin ruins by- a fire which spread itself over and through the whole city, so that it was over whelmed with fire and flames. No ac count is yet given of the loss of human life, but the loss of property will be felt in all directions, and the insurance com panies and mercantile firms in New York city, will have to suffer immense losses. Observer. the first time I ever heard Father Ryan, but if I never hear him again, I shall tremember his discourse on that occasion, and his touching eloquence as long as I live. The ‘'Citizens’ Association,” as it is called, is about to establish a new journal in this eity, to be placed under the con trol of the well-known editor, Mr. IHn- nett, from one of our country parishes. It in to be, par excellence, an independent journal, unassailable by flattery, unap proachable by money. When it appears, we shall then, and not till theD, be able to appreciate ils value, if it is to rise above the common standard. Yours, &c.,' IVANHOE. Of Coarse. Dr. Bard thinks the Democracy would have been successful in Ohio and Penn sylvania, in the late elections, if it had not been for the teachings of certain persons iu the South, and the Southern people adhering to their teachings : in other words, if the whole South had taken his advice there would have been a triumph instead of a defeat in the late elections. He has been advising us to embrace Radicalism. Of course, if we, and the Democracy tf Ohio and Pennsylvania also, had all joined the Radical Party, we would have been grandly successful There would have been only one side to the question, and all would have gone one way. After a while, when the Presidential election comes on, no doubt, the Doctor, if he should then be publishing the so- called True Georgian, will advise us to vote for Grant; and if Grant should be defeated, the Doctor will blame us for not taking his advice; and if Grant sbonld be elected, he will brag on Ms own wisdom, and congratulate and praise those who will have taken Ms advice. Doctor, begin in time. Don’t wait too long to advise us to support Grant. We all are very sure you are cautiously ap proaching that point, and that, sooner or later, you will land there and call out more lustily than ever for us all to join you. Just as well take the dose at once, and not put off the evil day too long.— Come; jump into the ring, toss up your hat, clap your hands, and cry out, “Ho ! every one that desires Dr. Sam. Bard to be fed out of Grant’s public-crib—gold- spoon, parade here; indorse Grant’3 prin ciples, swear by him, and vote for him. In this way you make my gain !” From the Rome, Ga., Tri-Weekly Courier, 10 Oct., 1371. A Few More Words about the New Departure. From New Orleans. New Orleans, October 10, 1871. Editors Sun: New Orleans, in com mon with all our American cities, is startled by the terrible news from Chicago, and a meeting of citizens is colled to-day at the City Hall to devise means for the relief of- the unhappy sufferers. No such fire has occurred anywhere on the habitable globe since the great fire that occurred in London in 1666, where ten thousand houses are said to have been consumed by the de vastating element. The South is everywhere suffering from the effeots of the war, but she will respond as generously as she can to the appeal that is now made to her humanity, and the Crescent City will not fail of the duty that devolves upon her on this oc casion. “Do os you would be done by when a similar calamity leads you to in voke the kindly aid of your sister cities,” will be her watchword now. It matters not that Chicago is a Northern city—greatly prosperous and a little boastful withal. It is enough toTrindle the sympathy of N o one regrets more, than we do the untimely opening of this question. It was one uncalled for by any emergency, and was strangely, inconsistently and gratuitously thrust upon the parties by Mr. Yallandigham. No exigency of party policy demanded its enunciation, and wc for some time avoided its discussion as we would have refrained from touching the spring that was to open a Pandora box. But it was eagerly caught up by others, and stranger than all by Southern Democratic journals, and its pernicious doctrines were forced before our people with a zeal that would have been praise worthy, had it been enunciated with in telligence, and a better spirit of courtesy and respect for the opinions of those who did not so readily fall into its specious doctrines. . i~l,w « h# It is to be regretted that a spirit' of in decent virulence has seized upon those journals at the South who advocate the New Departure, and the terms traitor— rebel—old Bourbon, and fogy, have been freely hurled at the purest and best of our land who could not so easily lay aside the teachings of a life long experience, and a patriotic conviction of right and of duty. Even the matcMess purity of Geor gia’s most gifted son has been rudely as sailed, and epithets creditable to a Five- point rough, have been heaped upon him by journalistic poppycocks, who, in the highest conceptions of their puny brains were incapable of comprehending his most trivial thought. Such despicable arguments attest the weakness of their positions, as well as evinces the strength of their mental calibre, not to say anything of their moral stamina. They need no argument in reply, as they confute themselves. It is to the sober thinking people we would address our words, the people at the North as well as at the South, for the principles in volved in this matter are not to be cir-. cumscribedby sectional bounds. They well as con- The 15th Amendment, we condemn, and can never approve, nor accept as a finality, becaose it is a direct stab at our Constitutional liberties, and a complete revolution of our republican system. And it is upon this section that’ the Democracy of the South are the least un derstood. It is not that it confers suf frage upon the negro in the Southern States, but that it interferes with State suffrage at all, that its usurpation is the most palpable, and the most hideous.— The suffrage of the negro and the conse quent counting of him in the apportion ment of political powers, is too great an element of power placed in our own hands, for us of the South to object to it as a matter of policy, and if left to oar own selves, we would most certainly avail ourselves of it. So far then as a Southern prejudice against the negro is concerned, it cannot enter into the argu ment, for that prejudice would be more than outweighed by the interest we would have in the political powers the negro would give us. We wish the Northern Democracy could appreciate our sentiments upon this matter, could understand that it is for them as well os for ourselves, that we are holding up our hands and baring our breasts in defense of the Constitution of our fathers. There are now no sectional differences to divide ns. Slavery is as dead as a nit, killed not by the 13th Amendment, but by the result of the war, and there are none who wish to revive it. But we never associated State right with slavery, and because slavery is dead we cannot consent to have the States mur dered too. No, let slavery go, but let us cherish as the vitae elixir of liberty the integrity of the States—when it is dead then indeed is the nation lost, and Amer ican liberty will become a heartless lie. >-♦-< SUN-STROKES. It sounds oddly enough, but it is nevertheless true, that a steam yacht is now sailing on the Sea of Gallilee. Bonner, of the New York Ledger and .Dexter, contributes §10,000 to the newspaper men of Chicago who suffered by the fire. John Harper offers §5,000 for the conviction of the murderers of Ms brother and sister. That is a nice inducement for the exercise of some detective skill. Holden, of the Washington Chronicle, is not Governor of North Caro lina. He is only a fugitive from justice, who fears to return to Ms State, lest pun ishment for his many crimes overtake him. $aA soup house is being erected in Chicago, for permanent use during the winter, with capacity to dish six thousand gallons of soup a day. Temporary shan ties are also being erected to shelter the outcasts. rvxloi-jf/ ■’ ' The Washington correspondent of the Louisville Ledger writes, Oct. 9:— “It is announced to-day, on good author ity, that Akerman will shortly resign the Attorney Generalship, and devote Ms time to a war on the carpet-baggers, especially to an expose of the late lease of the Ga. State Railroad to Delano, Cameron & Co. It is alleged that Akerman has always been a little sensitive upon tMs latter point, and that State influences of a very powerful character have been brought to bear to induce him to take this course, Marion Spivey and young Dan Claiborn, resulting in the death of the fortner, by a pistol shot from the hand of the latter. It appears that Mr. Spivey assaulted Claiborn with abusive language, and threats, and finally picked up a jock and threw it at him, whereupon Mr. C. com menced firing, and continued until he had emptied a small six shooter, the last two shots taking effeet, the one iu the left arm and shoulder, the other entering the left eye, producing instant death. W. C. Hewitt, of the Globe Hotel, Augusta, has purchased the Catoosa Springs property and will improve it A little child of Mr. James Longley, of Whitfield county, turned spot of boil ing mush over on itself a few days ago. The child was literally submerged. It died in a few hours. Rev. Mr. Drysdale, of Dalton, return ing home from Marietta, last Friday night, had his arm broken by allowing it to collide with a lumber train. The house of Mrs. Glover, a widow la dy living about six miles from Dalton, was burned last Friday night. The Savannah City Council gives one thousand dollars to the Chicago suffer ers. .UZiSiVll UMO 38. The Sheriff of Liberty county has slain nine wild-cats this season. If he keeps on he soon will have “whipped his weight in wild-cats.” Andy Johnson’s nurse, a negro, whose initial point dates back some ninety years, died in Lowndes county on the 4th instant. The Democratic majority for Mayor during the late election in Savannah was 1,653. The Baptist Orphans’ Home. Last evening, at. 7$ o’clock, the meeting of the Board of Trus tees of this noble enterprise was held at the Study of Rev. E. W. Warren, pastor of the First Baptist Church. The vacancy in the Board, occasioned by the removal of Dr. Brantley, was filled byRev. Dr. A. T. Spalding, Dr. Brantley’s suc cessor as pastor of the Second Baptist Church; and that of Rev. Dr. Landrum, who lias lately removed to Memphis; by Wm. H. Stark, Esq., of Savannah. A call upon such localities as desire the location of this Orphans’ Home will be made for contributions of lands or money,' or both. Wo hope to lay the official proceedings before our readers at an early dayAtJ-J f»i*e to nnal stti to no ii I Stolen Goods Recovered. A portion of the six hundred dollars’ •worth of rgoods which were stolen from the store of Messrs. Williams & Camp bell, in Decatur, last Friday night,' have been found under a house in that place. No arrests have been made, but suspicion points very strongly in one direction. i ► ♦ MACON. The Brown House—The State Falr- American citizens everywhere, to know that she has suffered most terribly, and j are eminently national as requires the prompt succor of all our! servative, and the hardy lumber man of countrymen, regardless of latitude, creed Maine is as much interested in them, or party. Humanity has often proved j as is the dasMng cabalero of the Texan itself heretofore, and will often prove it- prairie jBilf again, a stronger bond of union than Constitution—strong as the latter p ight to be. Father Ryan has just been winning golden opinions from all classes of our citizens. He is certainly one of the finest orators that I have ever heard, and it is no boast on my part, while it is a fact, that I have listened to the best orators of the age and conntry, whether adorning the forum, the pulpit, or the Senate Chamber. He has a head and coun tenance that remind mo more of Tennyson, the Poet Laureate, of Euglaud, than any man living—the same Mgh and expansive brow, luminous eyes and poetic face; and when he opens his mouth to speak, what flowing, musical utterances I What power and splendor of thought, what tenderness of feeling ! How he rivets attention ! How he kin dles reverence 1 How he draws Heaven, with all its attractions, down to earth, and how he lifts the toil worn, worldly- weary soul from earth up to Heaven, and reveals its richest consolations! He, on Sunday last, laid the corner-stone of St. Joseph’s Church, wMch is to be, when finished, one of our most magnifi cent cathedrals, and his discourse, on the occasion, came fnlly up to public expectation. It was a grand tribute to the power and triumphs of Catholicity. I did not hear it, but, in the morning Jof Sunday, at a festival in honor of the Virgin Mary, I went to hear him quietly at St. Peter’s Church, in the French District of our great city, and enjoyed such an intellectual treat Eeldom, if ever, enjoyed before. Mis We would first have them to know that it is no captious Southern preju dice that actuates the opponents of the New Departure, but it is a conservative national principle. We are opposed to the amendments to the Constitution, not because they abolish slavery, not because they regulate apportionments of the fed eral constituency, not because they con fer the privilege of suffrage upon the negro, but because of higher and more constitutional grounds. The thirteenth amendment we would not repeal or disturb, nor do we believe that there is one man in five that would be willing to re-establish slavery in the land. The only objection that could be urged against it, it is the violence its adoption did the national and constitu tional doctrine of States Rights, in inter fering in the police and local affairs of a State. The objections to the 14th Amendment are more grave, inasmuch as it disfran chises a large portion of our citizens, and prescribes and inflicts pains and penalties without a trial by judge or jury. The apportionment clause of the 14th amend ment, we are in favor of as a matter of principle, and were it dissevered from the prosenptivo clause and the clause com pelling the States to dishonorably repu diate their just debts, and the amend ment was before the States for adoption, we would certainly advocate It. But it was never put fairly before the people, and its adoption by the Southern States was forced at the point of the bayonet, and was therefore forcible, fraudulent, and legally void. The great conflagration made a clear sweep of the Chicago papers. Not one was left to tell the tale of the great calamity. The Tribune, the wealthiest journal in the West, and owner of the finest newspaper building in the world, went with the rest. Its office was built mainly of marble and iron, and was thought to be entirely fire proof. For a long while it stood the assaults of the fire; but alas! that fine monument of en ergy and enterprise, went in the general destruction. The gentlemen of the press of CMcago have the sympathy of the Southern press. While their misfortunes are deeply deplored, their energy is ap plauded. Already several of the papers have been able to resume publication.— Mr. Meclill, of the Tribune, and Mr. Sto rey, of the Times, have secured temporary quarters, and almost before tlto molten metal of their old type has cooled, they have been able to resume the publication of their respective papers. The proclamation from ^U. S. Grant, published yesterday morning, is simply a preliminary announcement to the people of certain counties of South Carolina that,at the end of five days, they may expect a proclamation announcing that the word has displaced law and order, and that the people are to bend their necks beneath the bayonet. While to outsiders this seems to be severe, yet to the people of those counties, it is almost a pleasant relief from the insults and outrages of a mismanaged civil gov ernment. They would rather trust their personal safety and the security of their property in the hands of officers of the army, than in the hands of the negroes and carpet-baggers who call themselves civil officers. While no one believes that the condition of tMngs in those counties justifies a proclamation of martial law, no one doubts that the military government will be acceptable to the people, as a re lief from the wretches who are ruining the prosperity and peace of the State. so will be present. The Fair, I am pur- suaded,.will he a great credit to the en terprise of Georgia. There is a great deed of enthusiasm among the people, which will last, and will induce tnem to come up to Atlanta nex year, iu order that our people may emulate what the people of Maoon are doing this year. Atlanta should not stand back this year. She ought to send all the articles she can for exhibition, as a mark of her industry and enterprise, and then she ought te send ten thousand of her peo ple down daring the fair week. Then, next year, we can bid Macon come up and help us do honor to the people of the whole State. Among the citizens of Atlanta now here are Warren—the everlastingly face tious Warren, of the Kimball House— who persists in calling the Browns the “hotelers” of the world, and Christian, the universally popular agent of the New YorkMutual Insurance Company, and the celebrated Dick Gwin, of Baltimore. All are happy. S. FROM CINCINNATI TO NASH VILLE. Tennessee State Fair—Fine KxHibition ofTrottlng Horses—The Tennessee Leg islature in Session—Appoints a Board of Commissioners to Dispose of the De linquent Railroads—Conditional Sale of the Nashville and Notthwestem Railroad—Inauguration of Gov. John C. Brown—Nashville as a manufactur ing City—Rev. XV. E. Ward’s Seminary Distinguished Citizens, etc. Macon, October 12, 1871. Macon still rests sedately, as formerly, upon the banks of the Ocmulgee; but seems to have‘disturbed fthe solitude of her originality by recently manifesting some such spirit as keeps Atlanta in a stir. I have never before seen so much activity—so much of a genuine article of go-ahead-ativeness manifested as is now seen in all their actions, and shines in all the faces of the people. The faces of the people are even animated enough to be seen across one of these broad streets. THE BROWN HOUSE is the first place a stranger visits upon arriving in Macon. It is a wonderfully comfortable place to visit, too. Having recently been refitted, it now looks as aty as a bride of sixteen, while the substantiality of everything about the premises is as comely as a matron of twenty. The house is always full}' but notwithstanding this fact, the proprietors announce their determination to accom modate one thousand surplus during the Fair. It is hard to see where so many will be stored; but they will be taken care 'of somehow—because the Browns say so. They are live boys, and what they don’t know about hotel-keeping, is not neces sary to keep the Grand Central of New York. When they say they mean . to ac commodate a thousand more than their house will hold, they mean to do it. THE FAIR GROUNDS are being pushed forward to completion, and a completeness which has not before been seen in this State. Nature, art and untiring energy have made the grounds beautiful. Nothing could be more ad mirable.. The selection of a site was good; the buildings—nearly all of wMch are complete—are the most elegant, com fortable and convenient in the State, if not in the South. GEORGIA MATTERS. Wesley Buchanan, charged with rape, escaped from Calhoun jailMondayniglit. Calhoun received her first bale of new cotton last Saturday. On Monday, says the Calhoun Times, while one of the express freight trains on theW. & A. Railroad was stopped, young Mr. Crawford, an employee of the road, jumped from the cab, alighting upon the end of an unsecured plank of the crossway, causing it to bound up ward, dealing Mm a severe and danger ous blow on the head, producing con cussion, followed by profuse hemorrhage from the ear. He is now lying in a criti cal condition at the hotel, receiving skilled medical attention and careful nursing. Mr. John Lamar, of Griffin, 84 years of age, died last Tuesday. The aggregate brandy product of Pike, Spalding, Monroe and Butts coun ties is 6,869 gallons. Bear Creek is to have the impetus of a telegraph office. So is Jonesboro. Jonesboro has sMpped over a thousand bales of cotton this season. Thomas E. Sims, an old citizen of Jonesboro, died on the 9th instant— aged 63. On Tuesday evening last, says the Eatonton Press and Messenger, about 4 o’clock, a difficulty occurred between Mr. MATOR HUFF is heart and soul into the work. Night antl day, hither and thither, in all sorts of weather, looking after this and plan ning that, he is at work carrying out Ms determination to make the Fair Grounds an honor, not to Macon only, but to the State as well Ho supervises everything in person. He knows how the work ought to be done, and is on hand to see that it done that way. To Mm Macon and the State of Georgia will be indebted for facilities famished the world to ex hibit the products of its genius and its soil, and the results of its study and in dustry. THE RACE TRACK is in splendid order and, by critical judg es, is admitted to be the best track in America. A full view of -the entire coarse can be had from any point within the en closure; but arrangements have been made upon the “stand” for at least five thousand people. A number of fine horses will be entered for the liberal prizes offered by Mayor Huff; hence, it is expected that the horse show will excel anything ever before seen in the State, and will doubtless attract a large crowd. The people of Macon are manifesting great interest in the Fair, and are admi rably sustaining Huff in all that he is doing. Notwithstanding the crop is a poor one, and the people feel poor, there is every reason to believe that the atten dance will be very large. All feel that the honor and credit of Georgia are at stake, and appear determined to see her through. Everyone who can will exMbit something, and all who can possibly do faciKti* to furnish the itoa the road. The State, under these <& tions, issued bonds to the amount ^ nearly forty millions, but the resffito, the war and perhaps other consider^ * have had the effect to make theseSS® 8 prises non-paying investments and u left these roads indebted to the Statn^ the amount of millions—(lar^e ^ of bohaving the close of the —so that within the a period of years the indebtedness of the State W swollen from sixteen to forty million^ which has since, however, been reduced to twenty-two millions. Under this « pect of affairs, in order to effects speeS and final adjustment of these embamaf ' rnents, the Legislature appointed a Board of Commissioners to dispose of the linquent railroads, who made yesterdav a conditional sale of the NashvilkL Northwestern Railroad, which connect this city with Hickman, Ky.—( a roadl7l miles in length,)—to the Nashville & Chattanooga Company; It i s stated tw this sale is made subject to the action which may be taken by the Supreme Court, on the writ of error of the stock holders of the delinquent Roads The Knoxville and Ken tucky Road was sold to clay for §350,000 to Thos. Scott, E W Cole, J. E. Brown, W.'B. Johnson and a few others. The Cumberland Gap and Western North Carolina Road, was sold to the East Tennessee and Geonria Road for §300,000, each Road is running about 40 miles. The inauguration of Gen. John C Brown as Governor of Tennessee occur red to-day. Governor Sen ter pronounced a brief and appropriate valedictory, in which he gave the outlines of his admin istrations and then resigned the trust that had been confided to hi™, into the hands of his distinguished successor, who read his inaugural, in which he alludedi to the indebtedness of the Common wealth, his purpose to execute the will of the people, and dis design to rigidly enforce all the laws whose provisions it might be his duty to execute. Nashville gives evidence of progress and a spirit of enterprise. A Stock Com pany has recently erected a large Cotton Factory, involving a cost of some §300,- 000, and which it is proposed to put into operation in a few months. A. large manufactory of Agricultural Implements is now in process of con struction, and quite a number of spa cious ; and elegant business houses have recently been completed; and a beautiful block of limestone material is now rearing its extensive and fair propor tions on the site of the old City Hall. Evidence of energy and tlirilt everywhere abound. Prof. W. F. ‘Westmoreland and lady arrived in Nashville last evening en route from New York to Atlanta. The great fire in Chicago is the ab sorbing theme here, and the Mayor has issued a call for a meeting of the citizens to-day, mid the Board of Trade calls upon its members to devise means for • the relief of the sufferers of that city. One of the morning papers here, in giving a history' of the various great fires that have desolated some of the cities of Europe and America, suggested by the similar calamity of CMcago, thus apeaks of the ravages of the fire king that vis ited Atlanta in 1864: “The destruction of Atlanta by the Federal troops in 18C4 was veiy nearly as complete as that which now seems to have visited Chicago. The loss of property was by no means so large, owing to the vast difference in the size of the places, the grandeur of their buildings and the extent of their com merce. The “Gate City has risen from the dust and ashes which were the ha biliments of her mourning and again clad herself in the robes of prosperity.” Nashville is fortunate in having in her midst an Institution of learning so worthy of patronage as that of Rev. W. E. Ward’s Female Seminary. It is now well established, and was founded by its present popular and efficient head, and numbers nearly 300 pupils, representing a number of Southern States, besides receiving a very liberal home patronage. Seventy pupils board with the Presi dent within the college edifice, which is a capacious and beautiful structure, and well adapted in all its ap pointments to the purposes of education. I had occasion to visite the Institute several times dar ing my sojourn here, and observed the discipline and good order that was main tained. The course of instruction is thorough as pursued by an efficient corps of Professors, among whom I may mention Dr, Blackie, who will be re membered as the accomplished medical purveyor in your city during the war. J. N; S. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 10,1871. Editors of the Sun: A night ride of less than six hours brought me to Louis ville from Cincinnati, over the Short Line Railroad—the distance being 107 miles, : and the • road excellent. W. E. Ludlow, Esq., of Cincinnati, is the con tracting Green Line Agent for this line, and is a very obliging, efficient officer, and although young iu years, his business tact and capacity has placed him in a very important and responsible position. The competition with which he has to contend demands the services of such an agent. I spent a day in Louisville ami found that the citizen's were considerably exer cised over the result of an election, the day previous, of a Board of Directors for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad— a strong effort having been made to re place the old Board with a new one.— The former, however, was re-elected, and Albert Fink, Esq., continued as Superin tendent. TMs appointment, I appre hend, gives general satisfaction, as it is conceded that he has demonstrated his capacity to conduct successfully the inte rests of a very important enterprise. What is called the “Fink Truss Rail road Bridge” is a model of Ms own inven tion—a beautiful specimen of which can be seen spanning the Ohio river at Louis ville. He is a man of wonderful energy and persistent in the prosecution of any trust confided to Mm. My transit from Louisville to Nash ville was accomplished in the night time, and I find, on arrival, that the State Fair is in progress. The grounds are not un dulating as those of Oglethorpe Park, but present an unbroken level surface, well adapted to the exhibition of stock. The arena presented a _ fine display of houses, for which the State of Tennessee has ever been famous. I was in attend ance at the annual fair in this city twelve months ago, when there were many at tractive features, and the success this year it is claimed is still more satisfac tory. The trotting matches attracted much attention, quite a number of ani mals having been entered for this part of the programme. An animated scene was presented when the well-trained ani mals moved off abreast on the half mile circuit that was as “round as the shield of Fingal.” “A fair start” seemed to be quite difficult of accom plishment, as several efforts in that direction proved failures before all were satisfied. The contest grew more exciting as the favorites wonld gain or lose in their progress around the circle. The most amusing ‘performance of the Turf was the mule race, for the special premium of a cooking stove. The con ditions of the race required each rider to straddle the mule of his competitor —the slowest mule taking the premium. This condition, of course, stimulated each rider vigorously to apply berch and rowel in order that Ms animal might be distanced in the race. The novel feat excited much merriment. The attention of the multitude having previously been arrested by a pedestrian whose presence was announced from the stand, with the declaration that he would walk three miles in thirty minutes, he appeared in the arena attired in tight elastic pants and loose blouse, and start ed upon his journey with Ms arms flexed, and which were kept in constant motion until he had accomplished the feat of walking three miles in 29; min utes. Floral Hall seemed to be a favorite re sort for visitors. The products of Hor ticulture were not alone displayed, but many curious devices and handiwork of the fair were tastefully disposed in the airy and circular structure, that was ren dered more pleasing by the presence of a fountain that dropped its refreshing sprays upon the opening petals of the charming plants that encircled the pool below, wMle festoons of evergreens en circled the bracketed columns, and na tional ensigns from the arches draped in graceful folds. At the State Fair in Nashville, last au tumn, the custom of closing all the busi ness houses in the city was observed, as now, in order to afford all an opportu nity of attending the exhibition at least one day, which has the effect to popu larise the institution, to encourage con tributors and to foster the enterprise.— The observance of such a custom at the approaching Fair at Atlanta, I appre hend, would tend to enlist friends in its behalf, and lend additional interest to the occasion by swelling the number of visitors. The Legislature of Tennessee is nowin session—numbering 25 Senators and 75 Representatives, of whom nine are Re publicans. The members of the body seem to be occupied to a considerable ex tent with the discussion of railroad mat ters, having reference to the sale of the same—some of them being largely in ar rears in their obligations to the State.— In 1852 the State agreed to indorse the bonds of various railroads to the extent of ten thousand dollars for every ten miles of grading completed and laid with cross-ties, and in order to afford Seven running horses, of some celeb rity, were taken to the grounds yester day. Several parties were endeavoring yesterday afternoon, to raise a purse of §500 for a running race, to come off after the trot on Saturday next. A Few Facta. Mr. Local: In reply to your request drat we give you an “item,” we take the liberty of calling your attention to the following “Freight Rates” on Sugar, Coffee, etc., from New York to points ^Yest and to Atlanta-. Chicago, Illinois, 1,000 miles, 22c. per 100 lhs. Quincy, •* 1,300 “ 28 “ “ “ Springfield, “ 1,150 “ 26 “ “ “ Hannibal, Mo., 1,300 “ 33 “ “ “ Saint Louis, " 1,100 “ 30 “ “ “ Cleveland, Ohio, 800 “ 18 “ “ “ Toledo, “ 900 ‘‘ 18 “ “ “ Cincinnati, “ 750 “ 21 *• “ “ Louisville, Ky., 850 “ 27 “ “ “ St. Paul, Minn., 1,500 “ 30 “ “ “ ATLANTA,GA. 1,000 “ $1.00 “ ? “ Now tell us the reason why ? v *; -M 'Ateiij 1-.fit ]. Merchant. The above figures are respectfully re ferred to the Railroad managers of this city.—Ed. Cincinnati, October 14.—Arrange ments have been made here for two hun dred children from Chicago. - Paris, October 15,—TMers has formal ly . announced to the Legislative Com mittee, that a customs treaty, for alsace and Lorraine, has been signed,*and only awaits ratification. He states that the principle of reciprocity is recognized. The payment of the fourth half million of indemnity has been completed. The evacuation of the French territory will commence within a fortlinigbt after the ratification of the treaty, and Germany cedes France a small strip of territory. Traffic by the Mont Cennis tunnel will commence to-morrow, the lines of Railroad connected with the tuunel having been completed.