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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN-
THE ^AILY_SUN
Sunday MoRNnra November 26
The State Hoad Books and Pa**
pers.
In Angust lost-, when Maj. C. P. Mc-
Calla, the General Bookkeeper of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, com
menced prosccntion8 against delinquents,
Bollock and Blodgett consulted and com
bined to take oat of his hands all the
reoords of the office—no doubt for the
double purpose of putting a stop to Mc-
Calla’s proceedings, and of getting the
records all in their own hands.
On the 25th August the Era contained
an Executive order, purporting to have
been signed by Bullock, dated the 19th
of that month—six days before—directing
the “Hon.” Foster Blodgett to “remove
any or all persons named and appointed
in the Executive order of January 23d
24th, and February 1st, 1871, to bring
up the accounts and records of the West
ern and Atlantic £ Railroad,” and to ap
point others in their stead; and attached
thereto was an order signed by “Foster
Blodgett, Superintendent,” dated the
24th, dismissing N. P. Hotchkiss, L P.
Harris, and C. P. McCalla. The naming
of Hotchkiss and Harris in this or
der of removal, who had been ar
rested at McCalla’s instance,
was a blind. Blodgett did
not desire their removal. McCalla was
the man aimed at He had charge of
the evidences of guilt, and had com
menced to prosecute the implicated par
ties.
The intention of this scheme of Blodg
ett was, no doubt, to conceal the frauds
and thefts which had been perpetrated
by the “Robber Band.” They wanted
to conceal, remove, mutilate or destroy
the records, no doubt.
There is reason to believe this order
with Bullock’s name attached, was one
of Blodgett’s “cute trices;” in other
words, a forgery; for Bullock was not in
Georgia at the time. It was dated back
to'the 19th for the sake of appearances.
McCalla and Maj. Hargrove, who was
his counsel, and assisting in the prose
cutions, refused to obey the order of
Blodgett, and denied the right of Bul
lock to issue an order while he was no
toriously absent from the State.
A contest, sharp practice, something
akin to collisions, violence, and a speck
of war, such as]the exhibition of fire-arms,
&c., ensued. Blodgett finding that the
job was not an easy one, as he supposed
itwould.be, issued an “order” to Col.
Farrow, “Attorney of the Western and
Atlantic^ Railroad,” directing him to
take charge of the book's and pa
pers, employ help, bring up the
unfinished work, &c.
Col. Farrow claimed possession of the
books and papers by virtue of the Blodg
ett order, while Major McCalla denied
it—both being in the office and having
equal access to the records. McCalla
made a written proposition, in order to
end the contest satisfactorily, to turn all
over to the Comptroller General. Far
row replied, proposing to turn the same
over to some eminent men of this city—
naming Judge Collier,‘Dr. Redwine and
Judge Hammock. To this McCalla as
sented; and on the 26th Col. Farrow ad
dressed a note to C. L. Redwine, C. C.
Hammock and E. E. Rawson,asking their
services as “citizens, in whom the entire
community have implicit confidence, to
take charge of the books and papers of
the W. & A. Railroad,” and “supervise
personally the bringing up of all the
books,” and all investigation, with a view
to ascertaining any and all frauds per
petrated, and see that all should be per
formed by “competent book-keepers,”
&o., and expressing a desire that “no
man whomsoever shall be permitted to
handle any book or paper, except under
the eye of one or the other” of these
gentlemen, and promising to see that
they were “jroperly compensated.”
This proposition was accepted by these
gentlemen, who have faithfully per
formed the duty. What they have done
in the meantime will be seen from their
report, which we publish elsewhere.
Report of tlie Committee of Citi
zens Kow in Charge of tl*e
Books and Papers of tire W. &,
A. R. H.
Atlanta. November 25,1871
To (he House of Representatives now in
session : In compliance with a correspon
dence which we herewith enclose, marked
Exhibit A, [we omit this correspondence
in full, but give a correct statement of all
the facts and history of the same in our
editorial remarks.—Editors Sun.] we
t: ok formal possession of the books and
papers of the Western and Atlantic R.
R. on the 28th day of August, 1871, and
have been engaged since that time in
bringing up said books, for the purpose
of showingthe balance.
In view of the short time we have been
engaged, and the vast amount of labor
necessary to be bestowed, we have to re
gret that we are able only to moke a
report to the close of the fiscal year end
ing September 80, 3870, as you will find
from the statement annexed, made up by
the General Book-keeper in charge,
which we respectfully submit with his
report, marked Exhibit B, in accordance
with a resolution of your honorable
body, passed November 24,1871.
In addition to the work done on the
books, we have carefully recorded all the
vouchers taken. during Mr. Blodgett’s
administration of thp road, beginning
January 1st, and ending December 27th,
1870 (the day the lessees took charge),
except voucher 6, dated February 15,
1870, from Josephine Beck, for §4,000;
voucher 20, dated March 27, 1870, from
James Sprawls, for 81500; voucher 71,
dated Murch, 1870, from William White
& Co., for $3,000; voucher 60, dated
July 30, 1870, fromJ. L Whitaker, for I Depot Buildings, Construction,. $285,-
$5,587 50. j 638 03.
These four vouchers were never turned
over to our committee, aud as yet we |
have been unable to trace them.
We have thought proper to copy these
vouchers, which has taken no small
amonnt of labor, in order to facilitate such
investigation as might be determined by
the Legislature, into the late manage
ment of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, and for the further purpose of
more effectually securing the records of
said administration.
The vouchers are copied into blank
books, and properly indexed, so that
they become ready and valuable referen
ces in the hands of an investigating com
mittee.
Referring to the.books of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, it were, perhaps,
proper to say that they show a
libei-ality in general expenditures by the
administration in question, of gigantic
proportions, the heaviest of which
took place from October 1st to Decem
ber 27,1870. As partial evidence of this
peculiar liberality in disbursing the peo
ple’s money by Mr. Blodgett’s adminis
tration, we give the following compara
tive statetaeut of receipts and disburse
ments under the management of the
road by Major Campbell Wallace, Col.
E. Hulbert, and Captain Foster Blodgett.
Gross earnings under supervision of
Major Campbell Wallace, from January
1st, 1867, to December 31, 1867, $1,162,-
450 63. Expenses from January 1,1867,
to December 3i, 1867, $833,248 15. Net
earnings $330,202 48.
Gross earnings under supervision of
Colonel Hulbert from January 1,1869, to
December 31, 1869, $1,288,620 02.—
Expenses from January 1, 1869, to De
cember 31, 1869, $911,752 77. Net earn
ings $376,867 25.
Expenses under supervision of Mr.
Blodgett, from January 1, 1870, to De
cember 27, 1870, $1,566,784 26. Amount
of expenses not charged on books, ap
propriating $28,000 00. Total expenses
$1,594,784 26.
Gross earnings from January 1, 1870,
to December 27, 1870, $1,410,455 08.
Expenses over earnings, $184,329 18.
Advanced by Henry Clews & Co.,
Dec. 27, 1870 $ 27,000 00
Advanced by J. Boorman, Johnson & Co.,
Nov. SO, 1870 28,563 85
Oct. 30,1870 47,000 00
State of Georgia, to W. & A. R. R.
To Balance $476,956 00
Cash paid Treasurer. 45,000 00
E. B. Pond BiU lor Committee. 575 00
It. II. Bose & Co 1,050 00
$524,181 60
► A
ggk* Yoorhees, of Indiana, is neither
a psssivist nor a Tomscottist, He oppo
ses both alike, and says “defeat is by no
means the worst of ills to honest men.
A base surrender of measures and of men,
and then defeat besides, which would be
inevitable, is an infinitely more intolera
ble picture to look upon.”
If the Richmond Enquirer knows
anything, it knows how not tobesarcasti-
caL In a recent issue it says: “That was
a very sensible veto by the Acting-Gov
ernor of Georgia. Nothing sentimental
about that Governor. He had no notion
of having himself voted out of office to
oblige anybody, and so vetoed himself in
for the fall term. We admire his disin
terested devotion.”
$102,663 35
Amount expended by Blodgett over
ard above that by Wallace, $762,436 11.
Add to the $762,436 11, expended by
Mr. Blodgett over and above the expen
ditures made by Maj. Campbell Wallace
for the year 1867, the $109,131 82 turned
over to Mr. Blodgett by Col. E. Hulbert
in cash and cash assets, and abcut three-
fourths of a million of debts contracted
by said administration, paid in part by
Railroad commission with balance debt
yet unpaid, and you have the grand total
of about eighteen hundred thousand dol
lars as the proximate sum which bos been
recklessly and unwarrantably expended
or complicity and illegitimately appro
priated.
Cousidering the fact that only the small
sum of forty-five thousand dollars was
paid into the Treasury by Blodgett dur
ing his administration of the road, and
that $109,131.82 were turned over to him
from Col. Hulbert’s administration, the
increased business of the road for 1870,
the careless and irregular manner in
which a large number of the vouchers
have been taken, which can bo readily
pointed out to your committee; and the
sudden affluence of so many who have
been connected with the late manage
ment of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, it shows a reckless misappropriation
of the hard earnings of the people, which
amounts to priina facie'pi the evidence of
fraud, and demands, in the judgment of
this committee, the most thorough inves
tigation. We respectfully suggest that it
shall be the pleasure of the committee in
charge to turn over all the books and pa
pers of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road to the Legislative Committee when
appointed, and to give all the information
in our power relating to the books or that
may be of value in the investigation.
Respectfully submitted,
C. L. Redwine,
C. C. Hammock,
E. E. Rawson,
Committee in Charge,
The Washington correspondent
of the Savannah JStews says: “It is offi
cially announced by the Census Bureau
that the population of Georgia consists of
six hundred and thirty-eight thousand
nine hundred and twenty-six whitesj.five
hundred and forty-five thousand one
hundred and forty-two colored; forty In
dians and one Chinese—total, one million
one hundred and eighty-four thousand
one hundred and nine, which gives to
her nine Electoral votes, two Senators
and seven members of Congress.”
BgL, The Wilmington (N. C.) Star is
agitated at the prospect of a moneyed
man becoming President of the United
States. “ The time may come,” it says,
and ill betide the country if ever it
does come, when money will elect our
Governors and Presidents, and railroad
kings be the real sovereigns of the coun
try.” If the {Star will only open its
eyes and look about it, it will see some
things that it does not, just now, appear
to observe. It seems to have no appre
ciation of the potency of “rings” and
monopolies, nor does it appear to under
stand, that the power which it appre
bends is already in existence, aud is the
strong prop of many men who now hold
high and important positions.
£5!?*“ The great unsolved detective pro
blem of the age is, who killed Benja
min Nathan of New York ? Some light
seems to have, at last, broken in upon
the great mystery. A San Francisco
special to the New York Herald says one
of the shipwrecked seamen who died at
the United States Hospital, on the 18th,
has made a statement which has created
a sensation among all circles. While he
was stretched on his deathbed he was
visited by a shipmate, to whom he con
fessed the startling fact that he was a
murderer. Being asked what had led
him to the commission of such a crime
he avowed that it was for the purpose of
obtaining money. He was pressed by
his shipmate to disclose the full details
of the horrible affair, and thus ease his
conscience before he departed on that
journey which was at that moment inevi
table. He confessed some particulars
which led directly to the belief that he
was either the principal actor or else an
important accomplice in the atrocious
massacre of Mr. Benjamin Nathan, in
New York, last year.
exhibit b.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22, 1871,
Messrs. C. L. Redwine, C. C. Hammock,
E. E. Rawson, Committee in charge of
Books and Papers ofW.&A. Railroad:
Gentlemen : I have the pleasure to hand
you herewith statements of the earnings
and expenses, also a financial statement
of the W. & A. Railroad, at the close of
the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1870.
Having been appointed General Book
keeper in charge Sept 1, 1871, with com
petent assistants, the duties involved in
making up these statements have been
onerous. Upon an examination of the
books, I found they had not been bal
anced since January 31st, 1870, (which
is the date of the last balance made by
myself). Several attempts had been
made showing forced balances, which
necessitated a thorough investigation by
checking over the books of the road from
February 1st, 1870, to September 1st,
1870. In doing this, numerous errors
were found, which will affect some of the
accounts.
I find that no settlements have been
made, (during a period of eight months
after the Road was leased) with the At
lanta, Kingston, Dalton and Chattanooga
agencies. The different agents have
since my appointment, requested a set
tlement, but have informed ‘them that
owing to the condition of the books of
the Road, nothing could be done with
their accounts, until the b< oka were
thoroughly examined up to the time of
the lease, at which time their accounts
would be in a condition for adjustment.
The labor of adjusting and completing
the business of the Road, from Septem
ber SOih, 1870, up to, and beyond the
lease of the Road, will be very arduous.
The accounts with agents and connect
ing roads, will require a thorough inves
tigation, and will consume several months
to perfect settlements, <fcc.
Thanking the gentlemen who have as
sisted me in these labors and your com
mittee,
I am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, B. F. Moobe,
G. B. K. in Charge.
Gross earnings of the W. & A. R. R.
from September 30, 1869, to September
30, 1870, amounts to $1,436,537 46.
Expenses from September 30, 3869, to
October 1, 1870. $1,137,223 89.
Expenditures from September 30,
1869, to ‘October 1, 1870: Equipment,
A 9XKMTKD TRIBUTE.
"We republish from the New Orleans
Sunday Times the following stanzas,
which, if we mistake not, are from the
pen of one whom we used to know well
in Washington city. She was then a lit
tle girl—the favorite of all who knew her.
We trust our readers will be as well
pleased in perusing the outpouring of
her young and grateful heart, after leav
ing the walls of St. Simeon’s, as we have
been:
LINES
AFFECTIONATELY IXSCIttDKD TO THE LADY BUFEKIOB
OP ST. 6IMEOS’S ACADEMY, BY ONE OF HER LATE
PUPILS.
As backward o’er my life I gaze,
With thoughts of bitter Badness,
The scenes of joy that once were mine,
Steal o’er me with their gladness.
Thoughts rise on thoughts—an endless train,
Their life I cannot smother—
Old happy days glide by again,
Each brighter than the other.
For in the dim and shadowy past
A sweet form I remember,
Whose accents low were always dear,
Whoso words were ever tender.
A tear she had for every grief,
A smile for every pleasure;
A word to cheer each broken heart.
From love's cxhaustless treasure.
If others came their woes to bring,
She soothed away each sorrow,
And bade them hope for better things
And sunnier skies to-morrow.
How oft I’ve seen the silvery tear
Within her blue eye glisten,
As, with a sad and throbbing heart,
To tales of grief she’d listen.
And often, too, her own distress
Within her heart she’d cover,
And join in gay and childish sports
To give joy to another.
Where’er she moved, a light of joy
Seemed in her path to brighten,
And shed its radiance over all
The weight of woe to lighten.
O, many a time, when life looked dark,
And hope seemed almost gone,
She pointed out a ray of light
And hade me still trust on.
And when my wild heart leaped with joy,
To her I hastened ever;
She always met me with a smile.
But with a cold word never.
Her presence, like a guiding star,
Is lingering round me yet;
Her winning voice, so full of love, 4
I never can forget.
»-♦-<
BOOK NOTICE.
Women, or Chronicles of the Late War—
By Mary Tucker Magill. Baltimore s
Turnbull Brothers. 1871. Phillips &
Crew, Atlanta.
IKS*. According to the Boston Post,
President Grant has been honored by
the “habeas corpus suspender.”
JChicago is rejuvenating. Over
five hundred babies have been born since
the fire.
J3SJ“Tke King of Denmark has gone to
Greece to make a paternal call on his son
George, who is King down there.
Charles A. Dana once saved
Grant from going home to Galena.”
“’Tis true, ’tis pity, and pity ’tis ’tis
true !”
Wall street suspended business to
welcome Alexis. It was eminently proper
that the “bears” should have done so,
but why the “bulls?”
The Young Men’s Jackson Demo
cratic Association is taking possession of
New York ,State. The name is a good
one, and indicates a return to “ first prin
ciples.”
A grief-stricken Connecticut wid
ow telegraphed to the friends of her late
husband:—“Dear John is dead. Loss
fully covered by insurance.” The Boston
Post is responsible for that.
The New York Herald says: “The
Louisville Courier-Journals double-lead
ed ‘Startling Information’ is rather too
thin.” Of course it is; but that is only
the Courier-Journal's way.
A Correction.
Atlanta, Ga, November 25, 1871.
Editors of the Daily Sun: I see it re
ported in an issue of the Columbus Sun
that I have introduced a bill in the House
of Representatives to create a new county
out of the counties of Meriwether, For
syth, and others. This is a great mistake,
as I have introduced no suchbill; neither
do I intend to do anytoing of the kind;
for if I should do so I would be going
against the wishes of four-fifths of the
people of my county. I wish to do noth
ing that would be detrimental to the in
terests of my constituents. Allow me
here to say that I am conscientiously and
constitutionally opposed to creating new
counties. Respectfully,
J. W. Moreland.
The South is, at this time,exhibiting con
siderable taste, as well as talent, for letters,
while it is also affording a field at home
for its legitimate growth and develop
ment. Capital and energy have united,
and experienced and well informed pub
lishers are now found in many of our
cities, to issue from the Southern press
the productions of Southern authors,
and to place books of merit before the
public on terms equally favorable with
the best known Northern houses. This
is one of the most encouraging signs of
the times. The world is governed by
ideas. Tyranny and Despotism prevail
only where intellectual forces are not
brought to bear against them, and where
the prevailing idea is that “ strong Gov
ernments” are best. The South is full of
high talent. Cultivation, discipline, and
production, are alone needed to make it
bear noble fruit. Let it be remembered,
however, tliat genius, to effect anything
great, grand, or useful, must be disci
plined, trained, and drilled, and strength
ened by art aud the brine of diurnal and
nocturnal laboi\ before it is ever brought
to the measure of its innate capabilities.
The book whose title heads this notice
has led us into this line of reflection. It
emanates from a Southern pen aud a
Southern publishing house, and reflects
credit on both. It is a lively and graphic
picture of manners at the South in the
Dies Irce of our history. Miss Magill
tells a story well, and blends her colors
of fancy and fact with admirable effect.
Rose Hill and its inmates are representa
tive types of what every one at the South
has known to have existed, and will at
once recognize as characteristic. Stone
wall Jackson’s fac simile letter to the
author, which appears in the Introduc
tion of the story, is extremely interesting
as a historical reminiscence of the great
soldier who “swept across the field of
Mars,” and carried the American name to
new heights of military prowess. The
scenes are laid in the Shenandoah Yalley,
that fierce and perpetual battle-field for
four years, as well as at Richmond, and
on the field of Chancellorsville. The
author witnessed many of those thrilling
events, which are associated with these
names;was a dear personal friend of Jack-
son, and is eminently qualified by attain
ments and previous authorship, to give a
“pictured page” of those perilous times in
which a people carried its principles on
the end of the bayonet, and surged
through seas of blood, to testify their,
faith in the political teachings of their
fathers. Smollett celebrated the unsue
cessful struggles of his country until, in
reading his “Tears of Scotland,” the
eyes of the world were filled with kin
dred emotion. History may hand down
the record of the rise and fall cf the Con-
ederacy, but the delineator of manners,
the magician who calls back the dead to
live their great lives over, must be looked
to to infuse the halo of romance over
those who “wore the gray,” and to prove
that they were as veritable a band of
heroes as ever trod the earth. Miaa Ma
gill has caught the spirit of those days,
and reproduces with striking fresh
ness of description her account of scenes
which will keep the continent aglow
either with wonder or pride for a hun
dred years to come. The bird’s eye view
of General Joseph E. Johnston, Stone
wall Jackson and Tomer Ashby, at the
head of their troops, &a., are all scenes
of very graphic and striking power. Miss
Magill exhibits the possession of pathetic
strength which few writers of romance in
America excel.
But our purpose is not to write a re
view; we only intended to extend our wel
come to this story from the Messrs. Turn
bull Brothers, of Baltimore, as a work of
genuine merit. A. H. S.
Democratic Meeting Last Niglit.
A large meeting of the most substan
tial and respectable men in Fulton
comity assembled last night, whose pro
ceedings were harmonious. There was
some difference of opinion on minor
points only. The delegates chosen are
true representative men of the party and
the people, and will worthily discharge
the duty imposed.
The speeches by several gentlemen
were felicitous and well received. Col.
Hoge scouted the foolish and ridiculous
bugaboo of military interference in case
of the election and inauguration of a new
Governor, declaring that he spoke only
what he knew, when he said no such in
terference was contemplated or would be
resorted to. His speech was eloquent, and
rapturously applauded. Capt. Jackson
declared that though he had voted to
sustain Conley’s veto, yet he would earn
estly, and to the last extremity, support
the election, and assist to carry out the
law. Maj. Hillyer said he had come
out to obtain the sentiments of the par
ty, and be instructed by them. Col.
Hulsey thought we should go forward
in the performance of our duty, and not
anticipate trouble till we come to it.
John Thomas, Esq., said Radicalism in
Georgia was a dead carcass. CoL Glenn
said it was the duty of every Democrat in
the city to turn out to-morrow week and
vote the whole ticket for Mayor and
Council; that no one should excuse him
self on the ground that his vote was not
needed; but should come out early and
swell the majority for the party; that such
an overwhelming victory would go, like
an electric spark, throughout the whole
State, the South, and the country—it
being the first election that is to take
place anywhere before the Gubernato
rial election.
Before he had concluded, the commit
tee returned. The names of the men
suggested for delegates were read out
and received with hearty applause, and
unanimously confirmed. A better dele
gation could not have been selected in the
county. Col. Cowart was then called
upon, and made arousing, telling speech,
which was received with repeated rounds
of deafening applause. The meeting
then adjourned.
BSL. The Dublin University Magazine
says the use of tobacco produces W
condnasis, amaurosis aud locomotorr
tax This elucidates the appear*^
martial law in South Carolina, bevonrl o
doubt- yoncl a
And now every Radical in Geor
gia may arise, frothing with indignation,
and hiss in the ear of the absquatulated
Bullock, “Et tu Brute!" So it is. In
his frenzy, the great departed, not only
makes a furious effort to gore his ene
mies, but reserves one vindictive horn to
thrust into the vitals of those who were
his friends. The following paragraph,
from the Washington Patriot of last
Monday, shows to what allusion is made
in the above:
Governor Bullock, defending himself
from the outcry against him, denies that
he has profited to any material extent by
the peculations in which he took a hand.
“I had to wink at the stealing around
me,” he said, and “pretend to take my
share. If I hadn’t done so, the knavish
carpet-baggers and scalawags, with whom
I was forced to associate, woidd have
stolen me bodily."
This is that kind of unkindness that
kills. It is the very essence of ingrati
tude; for if ever a man had friends who
stood up to him, that man was Bullock,
and now for him to turn upon them in
this way, it is too bad. Honor ought to
be observed, even among thieves.
A New York paper speaks of ex-
Gov. Bullock as “ the Tweed cf Geor
gia.” We prayerfully trust that no
human being fnay ever be so cruel as to
speak of Tweed as the Bullock of New
York.—Courier-Journal.
COMMERCIAL
Office Daily Sun, Nov. 27, 1S7J
COTTON MARKET.
Receipts to-day 50 bales; sales 7‘
Quotations in store 17*, from street 17
The market closed strong.
live stock.
Four car-loads of Horses and Mules
arrived and reshipped from the Live
Stock Yard of Jones, Beattie & Co.
CATTLE.
Two car-loads of Cattle arrived. Sell
tog-common at 2@2j; best Tennessee
31@4, gross.
HOGS.
Fourteen car-loads of Hogs arrived
belling at 51, wholesale, gross.
«iSl?7 ISI0N i S ~ Bac °, u is fi nn—shoulders
8i@bJ; clear nb Bides 9-
sides 9i@9j; hams, plain 14@15t- car , r
vassed 14@18. Bulk meats-^hom’S
71; clear rib sides 8j; clear sides 8|. ^
Financial—Gold is buying 1 in
selUng 1 12; silver is buying l 04- s V
mgl OS. u
Fruit—Rough peaches 4J to 54 tv-
pound; peeled 10 to 14. Apples, peelS
4 to 4* per pound; green Georgia annleJ
$3 50 to $4 00 per bbl- PpJes
Butter—Tennessee and country but
ter 25 to 30 cents; Northwestern 27 to 31
Leather—Hemlock 25 to 30; Oak 40
to 45; Harness leather 36 to 45; uimer
leather 42 to 50; Calf skins $25 to $60
per dozen; American calf skins <595
40 per dozen. b 10
Hides—Green 7 to 7i; green salt 81
to 8J; dry hides 15 to 16. *
Onions—$3 00@4 00 per barrel
Tobacco—Low grades 55@56c; com
mon, 58@65; good, 75@90; fine, $1(&
$1 25; choice brands, $1 25@1 50. ^
Iron—Swede 7c; horse shoe iron 7c
City Mills and Pittsburg bar 6c.
Mackerel—Half bbls. No. 1 $8.50- Nn
2 $7; No. 3 $6. Kits, No. 1 $1 85;’ Z
2 $160; No. 3 $140.
Cheese—17c.
Grain.—Corn, old, very scarce—white
95@97; Sfmixed 95; new ear corn 85
Oats, mixed 65@68; black 70@75;yellow
65.
Sugar—A, 14; extra C, 14*; crushed,
powdered and granulated, 15; Dem-
erara 13*@13^; fair to choice brown,
: 11*@12|. Fair supply; market steady.
Coffee—Rio, 23@25; Java, 34; La-
guira, 30. The coffee market i 3 some
what excited; prices higher.
Molasses—By barrel, 37; by-
head, 32; New Orleans choice, 70.
Salt—Liverpool 2; Virginia 2.
9@9i.
'Flour—Superfine $6 50@$7;
$7 00@$7 50; family $7 50@8 25; extra
family $8 75(d)9 50; fancy $10.
cotton goods.
8 oz Osnaburgs, 16; 6 oz, 12£. 4-1
Sheeting, 12£. 7-8 Drillings. 13. 7-8
Shirting, 101; Shirting, 81- Yarns, all
numbers, $1 40. Cotton rope, 28. All
domestics in good demand.
JGsa?*’ In 1863 Grant wrote to E. B.
Washburne “ I never was an abolition
ist—not even what could be called anti
slavery.” But the negroes that were
-then so coldly shaken off he now takes to
his bosom with unutterable fondness,
while he whispers in the ear of each—
“Am I not fondly thine own ? ”
Primary Democratic Meetingin
Oglethorpe.
Lexington, Ga., November 24th.
At a meetiug of the Democrats of
Oglethorpe county, held in the court
house at Lexington, on the 24th of No
vember, Rev. John Gibson was called to
the chair. The following resolutions
were then proposed and adopted;
Resolved 1st. That in order to save the
Democratic citizens of this county the
unnecessary expense and trouble of send
ing members to the Convention, shortly
to be held by the Democrats of the State,
for the purpose of nominating a candid
ate for Governor of this State, our Rep
resentatives in the General Assmbly be
and they are hereby instructed to vote
for Hon. J. Milton Smith, the present
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, as the candidate for Governor, to
be supported by the Democrats of this
State to the coming election.
Resolved, That in the event the said
J. Milton Smith should not be nominated
by said Convention, then our said Rep
resentatives are authorized and expected
to vote for and support the candidate who
shall, to their opinion, be best suited to
fill the; Gubernatorial chair at this par
ticular juncture, hoping and believing,
as we do, that our said Representatives
will support only such an one as we our
selves can support at the coming election.
And the Secretary of this meeting is
required to forward the proceedings of
this meeting to The Atlanta Sun, with a
request that the same be published in
said paper.
The meeting then adjourned.
John Gibson, Chairman.
Hamner X Morton, Secretary.
bogs-
Rice
extra
£egal Slinrcrtisimoms.
GREAT LAND SALE
’ — IN —
Monticello, Jasper County.
W ILL BE SOLD. TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
before the court house door, in Monticello,
Jasper county, Georgia, on tho First Tuesday in
December next, within the legal hours of sale, the
following lands, to-wit:
270 ACRES, more or less, lying south of Monticel
lo—part of the same lying within the corpo
rate limits of tho town—tho same to be sold in lots
of 61% acres each. There are some finely timbered
lands, and beautiful sites for building on the same ;
Also, at the same time aud place
750 ACRES, more or less, on the Ocmulgee river,
near Pittman’s Ferry, known as the land of John
McBurney, deceased; Also, the following lots of wild
Lands:
Lot No. 38, 4th District of Calhoun county, con
taining 125 Acres.
Lot No. 24. 5th District, Irwin county, 245 Acrlt.
Lot No. 117,6th District, Pickens county, 20 Acres.
Lot No. 688, 112th District, Pickens county, 588
Acres.
Lot No. 187, I3lh District, Miller county, 250 Acres.
Lot No. 76, 28th District, CatooBa county, 160
Acres.
All the foregoing land sold as the property of Gen.
John McBumey, deceased, to satisfy the claims of
creditors. WM. C. LEVERET.
„ Recorder.
Monticello, Ga., Nov. 11.1871.—nov!4-tds
GEORGIA, DOUGLAS CO.
Ohdinaby’s Office, )
_ October 19th, 1871. j
TTILIZABETH BENNAFIELD, has applied for ex-
J-J emption of personalty, and I will pass upon the
same at my office at Douglasville, on the 4th day of
November next at one o’cipck p. si.
W. W. HINDMAN,
oct 23-tf. ‘Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Douglas Oountv-
rnwo months AFTER date, an applica-
-L TION win be made to the Court of Ordinary
of Douglass county, Georgia, at the first regular
term after expiration of two months from this no
tice, for leave to sell the lands belonging to the es
tate of Wm. B. Barnett, late of Union county, Ar
kansas, deceased. November 6. 1871.
novl2.2m W. F. HEADER, Adm’r.
Georgia—Douglas County.
A J. FARMER, AND H. C. HAIZEL, HAVING AP
PLIED to me for permanent letters of Adminis
tration on the estate of Joseph Farmer, late of said
County deceased, this is to cite an, and singular,
the creditors and next of kin of Joseph Farmer, to
be, and appear at my office within the time allowed
by law, and show cause, if any they can, why perma
nent Administration should not be granted A.J.
Farmer and H. C. Haizel, on Joseph Farmer’s estate.
Witness my hand and seal, this Oct. 14th, 1871.
W. W. Hindman,
Ordinary.
Executor’s Sale.
O N THE FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER, AT
the City Hall, in Atlanta, wiU be sold, at Execu
tor’s sale, one half of lot No. 235 and 200 acres of lot
No. 234, Stone’s District, Fulton county. The land
lies about; seven miles from Atlanta, on the
road leading from Green’B Ferry to East Point*
About half the land is under cultivation, the
other half well timbered.
It lies weU, and is desirable property. The half
lot No. 235, has a residence and other improvements.
Sold as the property of Mrs. N. H. Key, deceased.
TERMS—One-half cash; the bollance in twelve
months.
octl7-lawtds» A. A. WILSON, Executor.
Unclaimed Freight.
GEORGIA R. B. FREIGHT OFFICE, l
Atlanta, November 11,187L J
/CONSIGNEES MENTIONED IN THE F01X0W-
v^' ING list of unclaimed freight, arc hereby_n°“*
fled that the same wiU be sold to pay charges, if n°"
called for within thirty days :
R B Bullock, 4 packages; Hewalfl & Gaunt, 12bbls,
kegs and boxes; L HBradfield, lOhhds and boxes j
John L Conley, 2 boxes; Pearcefield A McG 1 box;
W D Cook, 1 pci machinery; J S Prather 4 pels ma
chinery; J C Peck, 4 pkgs sash and doors; WLowe,
2 boxes; T H Bryan, 1 still cap and worm; Charles
Hood, 1 pkg; D N Judson, 23 slabs marble; HLewis
& Co, 1 box; 1 J Loyd, 1 pkg; W & ABE* car
springs from N & A Middleton, 945 Bridge AV Ph^n*
adelphia; R L Emery. 1 seed cleaner; Diamond, A,*
box tobacco; O A Witty, 2 boxes; W Wood, 2 psgs,
H O Kellogg, 1 pkg pipe; P Thomas, 1 box; J M nw-
brook, 1 pkg hides; Bettis * Bros, 5 boxes; T Allen,
1 bag beans; W H Broach, 1 box. «
novl2-4w ED- A. WERNER, Agent.