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/ THE DAILY SUN. Published hr the Atlanta San Publishing Company. Alexander H. Stephen*, 1 . . Archibald M. Speight*, > Proprietor*. J. Henly Smith, t Alexander II. Stephens, Political Editor. A. R. Watson, - - * - News Editor. J. Ilenly Smith, General Editor and Busi ness Manager. Local Editor i WILLIAM H. MOOEE. Traveling Agents* J. M. W. tttt.T^ J. W. HEARD, (Oar City Agent. C*pt. Johx 8. Wise Is our Agent for Atlanta. Ho 1* authorized to receive subscriptions, make colloc- tions, and contract for adyertlslng. Tortus or Subscription * Sinsls Copy Per Annum $10 00 « •• Six Months 6 00 « “ For a less period than Six Months (per month) 1 00 CLUBS FOB THE DAILY, Three Copies Ono Year 27 00 Four - •* " “ “ Fixe " " " 43 Ten ** •* " 81 00 Single Copies 5 Cents. WEEKLY FEB ANNUM : Single Copy Three Copies Five “ Ten '* Twenty Fifty 2 00 . 8 00 .. 8 00 ,< ..................... is oo «. 28 00 .. 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Advertisements for Fire Companies and Churches, half the usual rates. . ’ ,, , In order to establish nniform rates of advertising for the Daily Press of Atlanta, we have adopted the foregoing schedule of prices, and will be governed by them |n the future. W. A. HEMPHILL & CO., Proprietors of the Constitution. S. AV.,GRUBB, Business Manager, of the New Era. J. HENLY SMITH, Manager. Of Tho Atlanta Sun, CONTENTS “ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN,” FOR THE WEEK ESDISO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. JJOtU, 1871. Page 1—Sensible Talk, with Bight Views Clearly Expressed. Legislative Proceedings. Telegrams, etc. page S.—Can it bo True ? Bearing Defeat Grace fully. Vetoed. Fire Near Griiliu. The Public Printing. Col. Weir Boyd. Criminal Court. Mayor’s Court. Tho Election Bill. Conley’s Veto r Message—He Shows his Cloven Foot and his Lack of Capacity. Tho Triumph. A Suggestion—The Time for Electing a Governor, Members of Con gress and the Legislature, etc., should be Changed. Page 3.—Conley’s Consistency—The Era Leaps be fore it Looks. Joe Fry Arrested. Georgia Legis lature—Twentieth Day’s Proceedings. Telegraph News. Sun-Strokes. State Matters, etc. Page A.—The Capitol. The Over-Issue Returned. The Brunswick and Albany Railroad Fraud. Geor gia Democracy—Its Duty—It? Destiny. Georgia Legislature—Twenty-First Day’s Proceedings, etc. Page 3.—The Capitol. Sun-Strokes. Temperance Convention. Georgia Matters. Daring Attempt at Robbery. Escaped Prisoners. Railroad Accidents, Look to Y’our Tickets. A Meeting of tho Demo cratic Party of Fulton County. Not Much Econo my, Amendments suggested. Neglected his Duty. Beware. The New Rebellion. Georgia Western Railroad. Tho New Trial of Bev. M. D. Wood. Gin Honse Burned in Taliaferro County. A Duel ling Incident. Georgia Legislature—^Twenty-Sec ond Day's Proceedings. Telegrams, etc. Page 6.—Nomination for Governor. Wicked Threats—The New Radical Rebellion. The Public Printer. Georgia Legislature—Nineteenth Day’s Proceedings. Agricultural Education, etc. Page 7.—The Outrages in South Carolina. An Usurper. Notes on Life Insurance. Georgia Leg islature—Eighteenth Day’s Proceedings. Is There a Corrupt Ring of Men Professing to be Democrats? Note from Robert H. Brown, Esq. Telegrams. Page 8—The State Road Books and Papers. Be, port of the Citizens’ Committee. Sun-Strokes. Correction. A Merited Tribute. Book Notice, Democratic Meeting Last Night. Commercial, etc. Sensible Talk, With Right Views Clearly Expressed. We find in the Telegraph, and Messen ger, of Macon, Georgia, of the 24th inst., an article so apt and pertinent in all its bearings, that we reproduce it entire, with our hearty indorsement. It is in these words: Acting-Governor Conley’s Veto. Although, no donbt, the best talent was employed in producing this docu ment, it iB not a respectable specimen of special pleading. The Constitution is too clear to be easily circumvented. In case of the death, resignation or disqualifica tion of the Governor, to avoid an inter regnum in the Executive Department, it devolves “executive powers” on the President of the Senate, ex-officio, and then vests the Legislature with full power to “provide by law for filling nnexpired terms by a special election.” Now, the Acting-Governor’s main point in thiB message is, tliat this provision confers power to pass only a general law for filling executive vacancies, whereas, this is a special statute! That is to say, the Assembly may do the greater but cannot do the less. Let him explain how any general law could meet the particu lar exigencies to be provided for. The essence of thin grant is one of special power to meet emergencies as they arise— by special elections—at special times— with special provisions to meet unexpec ted contingencies. He contends that a general law must be meant, because the plural word "terms" is used, but omits to notice that the singlular term, “a special election” follows directly after, which, if his argument had any force at all, wonld confound it. Would be have a general law to fill gubernatorial vacancies by one “special election ?” Bnt we have neither space nor time to canvass this weak at tempt to perpetuate the Bullock dynasty iu defiance of law and the Legislature. The Atlanta organ comes to the practi cal fads in the case without circumlocu tion. It states briefly that Conley means to hold on to office, and will be sustained in the usurpation by Grant’s bayonets. That will surprise nobody, and will fur nish what Conley cannot do—a substantial argument! The logic of bayonets is ir resistible; and Grant and his party are incapable of any other, Nevertheless, let the people go to the polls and elect an honest man for Gov ernor, under the laws and Constitution of the State, leaving the. responsibility of keeping him out of his seat where it belongs.,’ The only comments we have to make upon this timely, and admirable article, is, that the position therein taken in re ference to the Governor’s election, is the true one in reference to all other like questions. The “law and order” men— the friends of Constitutional Liberty—not only in Georgia, but throughout all the States, should firmly maintain their rights “at the polls;” and by like appeals to every instrumentality of the Constitu tion, for the preservation of Public Lib erty; and if these peaceful and patriotic efforts are overruled by temporary usur pation of any sort, “let the respon sibility rest where it belongs.” Im perial Organs may say this course is Revolutionary. In their opinion everything, doubtless, is Revolutionary, which looks to the displacement of the usurpers from Power; or, which does not passively yield a voluntary assent to every exaction that may be made, however iniquitous or infamous I Their readiness to denounce every one who insists upon the maintenance of his rights, though all the forms and modes of the Constitution, as a “Bourbon,” and ‘extremist,” and “a Revolutionist,” is matter of neither wonder or surprise. Power, with public plunder, is their ob ject. Empire, with, ultimate Despotism, is their aim. The voluntary yielding, on the part of the people, or any portion of them, of an “inch” to these tramplers on the liberties of the country, in their wicked designs, will only embolden them to demand an “ell.” It is true they are now clothed with a little brief authority, which they are ready to abuse to any extent; but no people ever yet lost their liberties in the end when the con flicts with Power have been persevering- ly maintained, with inflexible purpose, on the arena of right, truth, reason and Jus tice ! This is the arena, and these are the weapons, on which, and with which, the liberties of this country are to be rescued and perpetuated—and all hope of the future depends upon the unfaltering maintenance of right in any mode and manner consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution. A. H. S. GEORGIA. LEGISLATURE. TWENTY-THIRD DAY’S PROCEEDINGS. Georgia, in relation to Sheriff’s fee; lost. I Mr. McMillan said that the resolution To make it penal to withhold money j was skillfully drawn and tracked the law James Mullins.—We understand that the case of Mr. Mnllins, charged with complicity in State Road frauds, will be called, and his trial commence this morn ing. Mr. Kimball and ex-Gov. Bullock.— We hear it stated that Mr. H. I. Kim ball is in New Haven, Connecticut, quite sick—being confined to his room and * ^efully nursed by friends, who will not ^ allow any one to see him on business. This illness, it is said, is the result of his losses and failure in business. The same persons who make this re port about Kimball, say that Rnfos B. Bullock is staying in Buffalo, New York, just on the borders of the United States, where he can quickly escape to Canada, if he should be pursued. SENATE. Monday, Nov. 27. Senate met—President Trammell in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Ketchnm. Roll called and journal ap proved. Bills on first reading: By Mr. Clark—To encourage immigra tion in the State of Georgia—exempting immigrants from taxation for a limited time on various conditions. By Mr. Heard—To change the line be tween Green and Morgan counties. By Mr. Peddy—To consolidate the several acts incorporating the town of Carroll, Carroll county. By. Mr. Wellborn—To regulate State aid when granted to Narrow Guage Rail roads. By Mr. Smith—To point out the mode of paying the fees of the Clerks of Court, Sheriff, and Solicitor General of the Tallapoosa Circuit in criminal cases; also, to incorporate the town of Rocky Mount, Meriwether county. Mr. Kibbee offered a resolution that the hour of meeting .shall be 10 o’clock a. h., and of adjournment at 1 o’clock p. sl, unless otherwise ordered by a ma jority of the Senate—intended to obviate the necessity of a two-thirds vote to change these hoars as a role of the Sen ate; adopted. Mr. Nunnally offered a resolution that hereafter no leave of absence shall be granted except in extreme cases and then upon the statement of the time for which it is desired by the applicant, and that upon the roll call it shall be the duty of each Senator to answer to his name, and that the Secretary be instructed to fur nish the reporter of the press with a list of the names answered to, and request that the same be published; adopted. House bills on third reading: To fix the compensation of grand, traverse and petit jurors of the county of DeKalb. Mr. Hillyer moved to amend by adding the county of Pulton; adopted, and the bill was passed. A message was received from the Gov ernor ad interim, transmitting the report of the Commissioners to revise the Code of Georgia; referred to Judiciary Com mittee. To repeal an act organizing the Dis trict Court; passed. To repeal an act to declare the poll tax of this State for 1868, 1869 and 1870, yet uncollected, unconstitutional, and to pre vent the collection of the same; passed. To change the county line between McIntosh and Liberty county. Senator Campbell opposed the bill and presented a petition from citizens of Mc Intosh objecting to the change. The bill was passed. To allow the County Commissioner of Pike county to audit all claims against the said county; passed. To limit the lien of judgments in Jus tices’ Courts; lost. To provide for the compensation of grand and traverse jurors of Polk county; passed. To repeal an act to provide for an elec tion, and to alter and amend the law re lating to the holding of election approved October 3d, 1870; passed. To change the charter of the Univer sity of Georgia so as to allow four addi tional trustees, and to give the election of said trustees to the Alumni Society passed. Honse bills on first reading: To incorporate the LaGrange Banking and Trust Company. To legalize the acts of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilcox county as Or dinary. To require the Coroner of Chatham county to hold inquests in certain cases, and to provide additional fees not now allowed by law. To repeal an act to reduce profits aris ing from homestead in certain cases ap proved in 1869. To repeal Section 121 of the Code, which allows minority candidates to take an. office. To relieve O. B. Anthony, Tax Colleo tor of Clay county. To repeal an act to amend Section 4245 of the Code by striking out the words “to work in a Chain Gang.” To consolidate the offices of Tax Re ceiver and Collector of Chatham county. To amend Section 3234 of the Code re lating to the granting continuance. To punish any persons acting as Con stable, without authority, in Chatham county. To allow attorneys at law to swear to all defences required to be put iu under oath. To amend section 178 of the Code, relating to the pay of officers and mem bers of the General Assembly. House bills were read the second time. Bills on third reading: To provide for paying of the public debt of this State, appropriating the funds arising from the W. & A. R, R. to the purchase of bonds. Tabled for the present. To provide for a County Board of Com- misioners for the county of Decatur, and to provide the powers and duties thereof: or personal property belonging to the State of Georgia; passed. To change the line between Coweta and Troupe counties; passed. To incorporate an Agricultural Land Grant Board, to provide for the sale of Agricultural College scrip, and for other purposes; recommitted. To provide a general remedy for the enforcement of laws; recommitted. To suppress crime relating to carrying concealed weapons; lost. To authorize married women in t-liis State to sue for and recover a penalty in the nature pf damages against any per son selling spirituous liquors to the hus band of the plaintiff, while said husband is intoxicated, making one hundred dol lars liquidated damages in such case, which shall be the sole property of the wife; passed—ayes 15, nays 12. To repeal section 1977 of the-code giv ing factors and merchants a lien on grow ing crops; lost. To repeal an act to preserve the peace and harmony of this State, approved Oc tober, 1870; passed. To require the Tax Collector ot Rock dale county to pay over the tax for 1871, to the Ordinary of said county, to build ■ court house; lost. To protect purchasers of real estate in improvement of the same, when judg ment liens are existing on the same; lost. To carry into effect the true intent of the Constitution in requiring defenses to be filed on oath, and to authorize amen ded pleas to be filed without being sworn to; lost. To amend an act incorporating the Savannah Medical College, and to explain an act granting aid to the same; passed. To limit the time of service of petit jurors in the county of Chatham; passed. To amend the law establishing the Police Court of Savannah; passed. To provide for certain sales with the rights cf redemption by the vendor, and to fix the penalty for illegal acts done in connection therewith. The Judiciary Committee reported as a substitute: To provide for the sale of personal property to secure loans, and other debts. Mr. Reese states that the bill provides for securing property given as security for a loan from the homestead, by allow ing the borrower to make an absolute deed to the tender, reserving the right of redemption, said property to sever and become thereby subject to homestead on ly on tho exercise of the right. Mr. Nunnally offered an'amendment, provided the consent of the wife be first obtained. Adjourned. Negro Nomination in the First Ward. —Here is a digest of the proceedings of a caucus for nominating a negro candi date for Councilman in the First Ward some days ago: First Negro—“By de unanmous accla mation of-Assembly, I calls John Ridley to de char.” Chobus—"Ho John Ridley, ho 1 Ho, John Ridley, ho!” Second Negro—“Mr. President, I nom inates Dick Riley for Councilman from de Fust Ward." Third Negro—“I nominates Jim King.’ Fourth Negro—“Mr. Charman, I nom inates Dave Ross.” Fifth Negro—“ I nominates brudder Bill Snyder.” , ._ Sixth Negro—“Now, Mr. President, we’s got four good, stantial, praisewurdy gemmen. Out of dese I hopes we’ll lect a good Councilman.” President—“I declares dis sembly jnmed, siney dyey.” To amend section 61 of the Code in relation to the offering of rewards for criminals—said rewards in cases of crime punishable by capital punishment not to exceed §500, in felonies not capital §250, and to be recovered by petition in Court passed. To regulate tho order of business in the Superior Courts; lost To define and declare what shall be considered a lawful fence; lost To secure the several committees of the State from costs in criminal cases passed. To legalize the acts of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilcox county as Or dinary; tabled. To create assessors of real estate in such county of the {State; tabled. To amend the law of this State in re lation to habeas corpus, refusing to Or dinaries the power of granting writs, when revised by a judge of the Superior Court; passed. To amend section 3640 of the C-ide of and Constitution, and ought to be now adopted. Mr. Jackson said the resolution did not look to repudiation, but that he would always oppose paying bonds ille gally and fraudulently issued. If this resolution is adopted the whereabouts of these bonds will be discovered. Mr. Richards called the previous ques tion; call sustained. Mottion to commit was lost and the resolution was sustained. A bill to secure to educational purposes the fund now due to the Department of Education, to fund the same, &c.; and a bill to amend the act to establish a system of public instruction, ap proved 1870, reported by the Committee on Education, were read the first time, and three hundred copies thereof were ordered printed. A resolution by Mr. M jMillan, instruct ing the joint committee to investigate the affairs of this State; to have warrants issued for the arrest of parties who are shown to have committed crimes or mis demeanors, a, and to make demands upon other States for the return of such offenders to this State, was adopted. Bills on third reading: To charter the Rome and Raleigh Rail road Company, was passed. To amend the act relative to the fees of the clerks of Chatham Superior Court, and of Savannah City Court, and the Sheriff thereof, was passed. To allow maimed soldiers and blind persons to peddle without license; pass ed. To repeal an act to organize District Courts; lost. To regulate the trial of causes at equity and law in the Superior Courts was lost. To provide for certain sales, to provide lor the redemption by vender, etc., was read third time. Mr. McMillan, as the author of the bill, explained its features and the rea sons which prompted him to introduce it. Mr. Cumming explained the reasons which prompted the Judiciary Com mittee to report adversely to the passage of the bill. The bill was recommitted. The bill for the relief of M. J. Griffin, of Lowndes County, was lost. The bill to make it legal for levying officers to sell certain property without exposing tho same at the Court House was passed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. House called to order by Speaker Smith. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cox; J our nal approved. Mr. Hillyer moved to reconsider so much of Saturday’s proceedings as relate to the loss of a bill to change the lino between Glynn and Camden counties; this motion prevailed. The Report of the Committee on Privi leges and Elections, declaring that it is the opinion of said committee thatL. C. Jones is not a citizen of Macon county, and that liis seat as member from saicl county should be declared vacant, was taken up. The evidence submitted to the Com mittee was read. The report of the committee was adopted. Mr. Hoge moved to suspend the rules to take up for a third reading a Senate bill to repeal the 20th section of the Ap propriation Act of 1870; the nlotion pre vailed and the bill was passed. The Senate bill in relation to public printing was, on motion of Mt. Simmons of Gwinnett, taken up and passed. On motion of Mr. Graham, the Senate substitute for the House bill to appoint a joint committee to investigate the affairs of this State, was taken up and adopted, The unfinished business of Saturday, to-wit the bill to change the line between the counties of Gwinnett and DeKalb. Mr. Goldsmith favored the bill. Mr. Simmons of Gwinnett, moved to amend the bill by cutting off Stone Mountain from DeKalb and adding it to Gwinnett. Mr. Goldsmith said that Mr. Jones of Gwinnett, Senator Candler, himself and the parties to be affected by the bill, fa vor it. Mr, Simmons’ amendment was lost. Mr. Simmons then moved to postpone indefinitely; lost. The bill was passed. The special order of to-day, to-wit: the resolution by Mr. Bacon declaring that in all cases where the credit of the State has been loaned to railroad companies in disregard of the constitutional provisions and in violation of the same, whether by issuing to said companies bonds of this State, or by placing the indorsement of the State upon the bonds of said compa nies, said bonds and indorsement of the State so issued and made in violation of law, are without binding force upon the State and should be declared null and void, was taken up. Mr. W. D. Anderson was opposed to hasty action in any matter affecting the credit of the State. Mr. Scott moved to refer the resolu tion to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to report at an early day. Sir. Cumming thought the proposition was too plain to need reference; besides time presses, and if action is promptly taken, no one but guilty parties and sharpers will be hurt; the adoption of such a resolution will put parties upon notice that bonds issued in violation of plain law will not be held as binding up on the State. Mr. Scott thought that it wonld not be doubted that some railroad bonds have been legally issued, and thi3 resolution would throw a cloud over all bonds, good as well as bad, and all parties are bound to take notice of the law just as well before as after the adoption of this resolution. Mr. Rawls thought there/vas no need to refer the matter, and said that he was opposed to paying one cent of bonds ille gally issued, and, at the same time, he would always favor paying all bonds le gaily issued. AFTERNOON SESSION. Leave of absence was granted to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Leave of absence was also granted to members of the Finance Committee. A number of bills were read the second time. On motion of Mr. Scott, the use of this Hall was tendered to Henry M. Law, Esq., on Thursday night, for the purpose of delivering a lecture on Eloquence. Bills on first reading: Bill by Mr. Farmer, to create a Board of Commissioners for McIntosh county, was read the first time. Mr. Fain—To regulate State aid when applied to Narrow Gauge Railroads; also, to change the time of holding tho Supe rior Conrts of Gordon county. Mr. Cato—To provide relief for F. M. Lofton. Mr. Summerlin—To authorize W. J Taylor, of Heard county, to practice medicine. Mr. Goodman—To change lines be tween Douglas and Paulding counties, Mr. Farmer—To authorize the Board of Commissioners of Liberty county to levy a tax on pistols, guns, etc. Mr. Griffin—To alter and amend an act to incorporate the Georgia Military Institute, etc. A resolution by Mr. Hoge providing that no new matter shall be introduced after Wednesday unless by consent of three-fourths of the members present was adopted. House adjourned. TELEGRAPH NEWS tho ground of fatal irregularities in the drawing. Reverdy Johnson argued that the objectiou was purely technical. Judge Bond said the Court could not proceed because only nine jurors Wore present.-, He desired to consult tho question * raised by Corbin and adjourned until 11, to-morrow. Terre Haute, November 27.—Hon. D. W. Yoorhees, in a card published in the Journal, of this ciiy, proposes an important Democratic party movement. He says, “I keenly appreciate the im portance of an authoritative expression of principles, which aro to guide us in the future as iu the past. It should be made at an early date, iu order that or ganization shall be perfected and confi dence restored by the time the approach ing campaign is upon us. This, how ever, should bo the work of a Nationnl Convention, embracing delegates from all the States. I am in favor of calling such a convention at somo central point in the West, on a day not later than the 22d of February next. Tho call should be issued by the National Execu tive Committee, and delegates should be appointed by State and district conventions. Tho business of this body should be to carefully and patiently weigh all views laids before it, to agree and publish a clear and definite declaration of principles upon all mat ters affecting the political welfare of the people, and tho safety of our fre-' insti tutions. This being done, it should ad journ to a day fixed for the nomination of a candidate for ifresident. “In the meantime, tho peoples of the States can discuss, approve or disap prove of what has been clone. It wonld be the duty of all Democrats taking Dart in politics to submit to tho voice of'the majority. If there are such as prefer their own convictions, even to the plat form of tho National Convention, they can step aside in quiet, without embar rassing anybody else. Let us, however, have political, as well as personal har mony and success is within our reach. If the entire Democratic vote can be consolidated, inspired with enthusiasm and brought to tho polls, General Grant cannot be re-elected. It was tho voters in our party that staid at home on the day of tho election which wrought such a wide-spread defeat. There is no increase of the Republican vote. “I make the above suggestion, know ing that it is entirely practical, and that it meets an urgent demand of the pres ent crisis. I shall respectfully urge it upon the National Executive Committee, and ask for it the favorablo consideration of conservative men everywhere. Senator Osborne called upou the Presi dent to-day, for the purpose of request ing a proclamation to bo issued suspend ing the writ of habeas corpus in Jackson and Calhoun counties, Florida, which ho represents to bo entirely under the con trol of theKu-klux. Tho President will consult Attorney General Akermau upon the subject. A -otter from Puerto Principo reports a repulse of the Sproiish troops near Ca- maquez. A hundred wounded Spaniards. were brought to Principe. The Cubans had American rifles. A dispatch received by the Commis sioners of Internal Revenue this morn ing, states that F. Myer, late Assistant Assesor in Texas, has committed suicide in consequence of a fear that ho would be arrested for collecting and embezzling Government farifls. There is an article in the Tribune to day, in answer to tho article in the Times, which said “ Greeley has committed tho stupendous folly of dreaming of the Presidency.” Greeley reasserts that he will never seek office, but will never decline duty. The article claims that the field is open, and says, “We respectfully protest agaiust the acrimony, the malevolence and the proscriptive venom manifested by certain journals, which have been sent on to clear the field of all intruders. By the New York Associated Press. San Francisco, November 27.—Rains have fallen throughout tbe’country. The grapes have all been gathered, and the vintage is the largest and finest ever known. Louisville, November 27.—Four pris oners broke ont of the Franklin, Indiana, jail. Three have escaped. One charged with murder was recaptured. New Haven, November 27.—The Chemical Works have been burned. Loss half a million. Partially insured. Cincinnati, November 27. — Sixty small pox deaths last week. Philadelphia, November 27.—Alexis spends Monday here. There will be a grand ball at night Portsmouth/Nov ember 27.—St. Ma ry’s Church, in this city, has been burned. New York, November 27.—It is ru mored that Hall, Sweeney and Bradley will be arrested for complicity with Con nolly and Tweed. Connolly still lacks §200,000 of his §1,000,000 bail. Charleston, November 27.—A com mittee of influential citizens, including Hon. E. D. Page and ex-Govemor Orr, publish the result of their examination of Treasurer Parker’s debt statement, which they find correct. The committee report the total debt of South Carolina to be eleven millions nine hundred and ninety-five thousand three hundred and sixty dollars, exclusive of §900,000 ow ing in New York. The American Bank Note Company certify that they have in their possession the whole of six millions of Sterling funding bonds, and Gov. Scott has instructed them to priut no more bonds or stocks of any kind for this State. The Ku-klux trials began in Columbia, at 10 o’clock this a. m. Judges Bond and Bryan are on the Bench, District At torney, Corbin for the Government aud Hon. Reverdy Johnson for the defeuce. A large audience was present Corbiu challenged the whole array 6f juror.-, on Fine Vegetables.—Colie Daniel has placed on our table a brace of sweet po tatoes—the aggregate weight of which is fifteen pounds. These are a sample of the crop raised by his brothers, Thos. R. and W. C. Daniels, who reside in Clay ton county, a few miles from Jonesboro, and are, by far, the finest potatoes we have seen this year. Mr. C. L. Varner has presented us with a specimen of celery grown by Hon. Mark A. Cooper, of Bartow county, which is the finest ever brought to At lanta. The whole .length of the celery is over forty inches, and it is white thirty inches. Mr. Cooper can certainly take the premium in this vegetable. We understand that Col. E. J. Bar clay, of tho city of Darien, McIntosh county, is here, with a petition asking for the appointment by the Legislature of a Board of Commissioners for the govern ment of the port of Darien. It is to be hoped that it will be acted upon at once. All tho timber region of our State is in terested, as from that port more timber and lumber is exported than from any other port of Georgia. Such outrages were perpetrated last winter by the negro authorities that it is feared all shipping will be deterred from reehartering. Iu to-morrow’s issue we will publish a communication in reference to the outra ges perpetrated by the lawless Radical Ku-klux of that county, which is worthy of the attention of Legislators. A Fine Iaeprovejisnt.—Messrs. Stew art, Austin & Co., late of Rome, are erec ting a fine flouring mill on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, at the corner of Marietta and Simpson streets, on what is known as the old Sword Factory lot. Their building is wi ll advanced, and in a few weeks will be ready for the machin ery. Mr Stewart is well known as one of t’ie best millers and one of the clever est gentlemen that ever lived iu Atlanta Before and during the war he run a mill here, and liis F, FF, aud FFF flour be came famons. Since the war lie has been in Rome. But Atlanta was his mar ket, hence he 1ms cleared ont at Roms and is bringing his machinery here and hopes to have it in operation early in January.