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A PUBLISHED BY AKOOCK, GKAHAM & REILLY. DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS AND- PSOGSESS—INDEPEHDENT IN ALL THINGS. Volume 17. ] TI\ree Dollars a Year, ( PAYABUt nr ADVANCE. AMEBIC TJS, GEORGIA, FEIDAY, NOVEMBER IS. 1870. ■ will be ngtU of .ut and charged fta iccnpy fix place bovo rogul*r r*U s, inrun inncrteil for . 9 2 DO ... a 00 ... 3 00 ... 5 00 professional Cards. HAWKINS & BURKE, tiOi'U-o'yo nt Xjpnv Americas, Georgia. -if jno. D. CARTER, •yt>tt5?T i'.T hkW, i a,;,. riem» Hotel buU.lm«, comer of .'.l!ci;e at recta. may 18 tf. FORT & HOLLIS, t 'i' i * JI V J'i V S A Y 3Cr A W , Ami Solicitors of Patents Amcrinis, Georgia. - . • •., :h . r . i.a ..vor It. T.^yrAs utoro. April 29tf. C. T. GOODE, Vi torney at Law AMERICUS, GEORGIA. . j- (ifii . o>« r W. T. Davenport’* Drugstore. 5 A M. LUMPKIN, attorney at law, Georgia. JACK BROWN, >r»oy fat Zja AMERICUS, GA. mf'.'iirt Ilotue with Judge Htan- feb: ' b 10 tf. A. SMITH, > y Xj n. i A. ANSLEY, " LVttoriiey-at'Law Anioricus, G-a.. Is anJ the in- ;uu-ntof legal ilec23t? MV3QN3 & GUERRY, Auorneys-at-Law, l. K. BROWN, vrnmvsT at law, pforgo W. Wooten, ATiOHNKV-AT-LAW, sricuo, - - - Grt. • " *n ll.niae, jaul3tf | KORGE W. KIMBROUfiir attorney at law, L WILLIAM A. GREENE, KOBO a friei of A 111 aprlfi-ly Dr. J. B. HINKLE -- a (in all tire , -o tl lOuntjC, ujmn i' Store ofV/r! E. J. ►sitm) to the good ■ liberal patronage | 3r - s. B. HAWKINS. pEDlCAL CARD. Romovol. K. SMITH won d inform Lie M-.sr»:ssr^64ii&is ■ ■ ■> i-oa,oual duty. He aolidta ' the afiHrtcd generally to call K to treat every <-ase to the oct 1 tf. "• GfiLLAWAY ft GO.. millers, N ' ! 'S GEORGIA. Dissolution. 'ST,"! AI ‘ " r ' s . WASH11CBK * CO., in ■i lr ; k»Mwab H,K. Wa.li- fc A !L°R SHOP—The II ' f AmeKrB Woull l J^P^tftiDy inform the r„,i a Sumter county that he Tt»bopin tbo oH hotel r * lim. ilfiY* Ft-pared to do an kinda of r-A *i.d VCTy b< * i style, such. as r 1,1 'teki,*swmeuta. Along axperi- 'Hisfacti, n t"?f, * "fMAta him in saying. L r ’ Mi ** Ki vcn »lway«. Cleaning L**<1thT done in the be.' l r -oiuoli, . ,a ,‘ ork * t notice. Shop In it 1 ‘ J- EBUMNBY. rFrr.m the New York Day U<K»k. A BABY PARMER HANGED. Execution of Margaret Waters for Wilful Murder. Mrs. Joy, the laundress, said, when be fore Mr. Ellcott, that the washing bill was frequently ten shillings a week, be sides what was done at home. That ought to be a proof positive that I al- iys kept my little ones clean. When W TIIE WASTE BABIES OP ENGLAND ARE COT ltU» OF—MARGARET WATER'S STATE MENT OF HER CASE—^PABTICCLAES OF THE LAST SCENE. Margaret Waters, the baby farmer, was executed at 9 o’clock, within the walls of Horseinonger-luuo Prison, the county jail for Surrey, England, on the 11th of October. It will be only necessary to state, with reference to the crime of the culprit, that she was convicted upon out of six similar indictments, for the wilful murder of an illegitimate child months old, the allegation part of the prosecution being that she and her sister, who was tried with her and acquitted, had initiated a regular system of murder by professing to “adopt’ newly-born children, upon the payment of a small sum of money, their real ob ject being to get rid of these unhappy children as speedily as possible, so that little or uono of the amount they received should be expended. The case was alto gether a novel and peculiar one, ami the culprit and her sister were, in the first instance, only charged with misdemean or, in having neglected to provide the children who were placed in their charge with proper food and necessaries, and so ndangered their lives, and after several f the unfortunate children had died, the coroner’s jury only returned verdicts of manslaughter against the prisoners, ac- ing, nt) doubt, upon the impression that the deaths were the result of neglect and want of proper attention, and negativing the. supposition that they were actuated byauy deliberate intention of causing death. The case was, however, consid ered of so much importance that the in quiry was taken up specially by the At torney-General, and under his direction MURDER AN INDICTMISN" was preferred against both prisoners in where death occurred. The prisoner, as above stated, was convicted upon one ol these indictments, and for this offence sho suffered the last penalty of the law. The prisoner appi. conducted herself remarkably well since she has been in prison, but although she has frequently stated that sho had been guilty of deceit and fraud in reference to the children entrusted to her, she has down to the last moment persisted in as serting that sho never entertained the intention of destroying the lives of the hfidren. She was visited for the last by her two brothers on Monday, end the interview was a most painful e. The brothers hud previously had interview with the Lord Chief Baron, io tried the prisoner, and they inform ed him that they could procure evidence to show that tueir unhappy sister had treated the deceased child with kindness, and that she had also done all she conld for the other children. His Lordship aid that evidence of this description would have been important if it had been duced at the trial, but it was not in power to interfere at that time with the execution of the sentence. An ap plication for delay had also, it appeals, been previously made to the Secretary of State by the prisoner's brothers ; but the “ ' * - - answer tliejr received on Saturday i that the case had been •' r, n^ w sidered, and the Government were nna- ble to find any grounds for granting the application for delay. Ever sinee she has been under sentence the prisoner ap- to have taken very little sustenance aud it was frequently necessary to ad minister stimulants to her, and the llcv. Mr. Jessopp, the chaplain of the prison, who has been unremittingly kind and at tentive to her since she has been under his ebargt*, was frequently called up in the night to visit her and endeavor to console her while she was in a paroxysm of grief and despair. He always succeed ed in doing so, and ho expresses a con fident opinion that she was sincerely re pentant. Oa Monday nighi the prisoner requested to be allowed to write STATEMENT OF HER CASE which sho desired to be published after her death. Sho was engaged a consid erable time in doing so. It was as fol lows :— “Horsemongeu Lane Jail, Monday, I Oct. 10, 1870. j The ller. John Jessopp. “Drab Sir : Peeling it is only right before I close my eyes in this world to write you a few lines to tell you, my faithful aud ollVctionate spiritual adviser, how far I have transgressed the law in this awfully solemn and degrading case, I embrace this, my opportunity of doing so, Imping that at lcast you will believe me, especially with death aud eternity so near. I plead guilty of obtaining money under false pretences, of a course of de ceit and falsehood ; also to laying dowu five bodies of children who died of con vulsion or diarrhoea, and thrush. These all died, since about the 2Gth of March, the beginning of which was I went ouc morning to the cradle of a baby to take her out, Sho looked very ill, she just gas] :ed when I lifted her up, and died of convulsions. Fearing the exposure of an inquest, I adopted the means of lay ing down tbo Ixxly, knowing I had in nc way contributed to the death of the in fant or any other. Aud here I solemnly and the Rev. Mr. Jessopp was with her soon after 7 o’clock yesterday mornipg, and remained with her till the last mo ment She was engaged in prayer down to the time of Calcraft, tbo executioner being introduced to her cell. She did not betray any emotion while undergoing the operation of pinioning, and appeared to have recovered all the firmness which characterized her during the trial. A processon, consisting of Mr. O. Abbott, the Under Sheriff, (upon whom devolved the painful duty of carrying out the pre liminaries for the execution), the Gover nor, aud somo of the jail officials, was formed, and the culprit was brought throngh the residence of the matron, which adjoins the prison, to the place of execution. She walked with a firm step, AFTER THE ROPE HAD BEEN ADJUSTED, she, in a calm, composed tone, uttered what was described by all who heard it a beautiful extempore prayer, and ex pressed a fervent hope that she might be saved. She then shook hands with the Rev. Mr. Jessopp,. and said in a firm voice, “Good-by, Mr. Jessopp, good- whicli could cause a death, not given proper food that is an error of judgment, but «s to »our food it is fals I never in mylife gave food in such state. Since being in prison the thought has frequently occurred that it is hard to suffer for the deaths of those cliildrcn who died iu the workhouse, or yet the one of Mr. Cowen’s. It was ou the 10th of Juno that I first spoke to Eliza Row land about her mother suckling baby Coweu, and when Half passed the house I feared it was a man of the name of Hollingsworth, from whom I had ob tained a lone of money on my furniture. It was owing to the very high rate of in terest, together with the fines charged, which first plunged me into such diffi culties, and not being able to meet my payments left Peckham and other places secretly as soon os I knew he hod found me. Therefore, seeing Half pass and re pass, I immediately remarked to Row land that there was inoro trouble in store for me, because I so feared bo hail found me. Mrs. Rowland was engaged by mo at ten shillings a week to wet-nurse baby Cowen, and sho was with her a fortnight before he died. I can but say I WASHED Ail. THE BABIES EVERY MORNING, including the poor little one, and he more than the rest, on account of his suffering so severely from, thrush and diarrhoea and sickness. Any mother who is troubled with a child suffering in this manner, especially a young infant, well knows that it would be in a fearful state if neglected for one day, much «nch a thing could be, if only washed two or three times, in three weeks. A gain, I solemnly deny fever having ; od- ministcred laudanum, or any noxious drag, to this or any .other child;also, that the whole of the evidence as to the dirty state of the children la not true. writing this I endeavored to avoid all feelings of bitterness to those who have sworn so falsely, and as there are among those witnesses several men of position and education, I am quite sure when they this night feel that though their testimoney a fellow creature, who has, no doubt, fearfully erred, must on the morrow suffer death, their consciences must, indeed, condemn them. Man has, indeed, been unmerciful to me, but God I trust will not deny me His saving mer cy. He knows all hearts. In this my Gethsemane, I pray earnestly that they may be forgiven, as I forgive them. With such evidence, such revolting dis closures, the jury could not do other wise than return the verdict that they did, and the Judge must of necessity pass upon me the sentence of death. I fully understand why this case has been thus got uj)—it is to expose a system wrong in itself, because it affords the very ready means of parents rrriNa rid of their illegitimate off spring, What do they care what becomes of their poor little things ? They have only one care—to hide their shame; all love, if any, is satisfied. They are the sinners, and were they no such sinners, so unfor tunate a one os myself need not be sought One of the children who died in the workhouse, but who was under Dr. Bullen’s care for weeks, was only brought to my house on the 10th, pre vious to my being taken by the police on the 13th; so I had only had that child two clear days. That I have deeply sinned I confess, and wish it were possi ble to make reparation to those whom I have grieved or injured; but it is not to be; but I do humbly ask tlieir for giveness.” The statement then concludes by an earnest expression of thanks to the chap lain, the governor, and the matron of the prison for the kindness the prisoner had received from them, and the prisoner subscribes herself as—“I remain, dear . yours affectionately and repentent, Margaret Waters.” The culprit slept very little last night, A Tale of Horror. She also shook hands with Calcraft and one of the prison warders who standing near her; and, upon the bolt being, drawn tho drop fell, and she nppoared to be dead almost instantane ously. The scene outside the walls was ne of littlo or no excitement. About 7 ’clock, between 200 and 300 persons, principally of the lower class, assembled in Horsemonger lane, anil there loitered until 9 o’clock, when the black flag, in dicating that the culprit had paid the last penalty of the law, was raised above the wall, over tho entrance to the prison.— The majority of the people then dispers ed. Mauy, however, lingered until 10 o’clock, when tho body was cut down and tho flag was removed. The culprit was thirty-live years of age and was in person small and diminutive. She was described in the calender as a widow, and her husband, it appeared, had been dead about several years. The usual in quest was held upon the body in the course of the day. It would appear that the final decision arrived at by the Home Secretary was not made known until a late hour on Monday night. On Monday afternoon an intimation was made to the brother of Margret Waters that if he could obtain evi dence to show that the culprit had made arrangements to secure the services of a wet-nurse for the baby Cowen before the discovery by Sergeant RaU of the baby Last week’s Saginaw Republic says : It has been known for somo time that a dirty, wretched old man lived outside the city, about a mile or so, in a filthy littlo cabin, entirely alone, and that lie was a hermit. No one ever went near him, for it was said he was a magician. His only companion was a miserable looking dog. He came into the city sometimes to beg, and would piteously implore for money, stating that he was starving. Sometimes he would gather rags or scraps of paper and sell them. Every one supposed him to be wretchedly poor. He had an evil look, and mothers would remove their children when they saw |him coming.— One day last week, however, a child, the son of Mr. Abraham Skinner, went out alone to fish in the stream, and happen ed to wander on until, before ho knew it, he came to the hovel of the old man.— At first ho was frightened, but seeing so one around, he plucked up courage and went nearer. Everything was silent.— He went anil peeped through a crack in the side of a hut. Ho almost screamed at what he saw, for he beheld the old man bending over a bag of money that ho was counting. There were other bags beside him containing large quantities of money. Mr. Skinner's son was so ter rified that when he attempted to move he stumbled. Like lightning the old man rushed out and seized him. “Ha,” he screamed, “I’ve caught you, have I? You saw me, did you ? Well now, you’ll pay for it” And before Mr. Skinner’s son could say a word, the old monster, with an awfnl laugh drew out a knife and cut the child’s tonguo lout.— Then ho chopped off his fingers. 4 4 Now,” he said, *• now you can go, for you can’t tell.” The poor boy ran off, overcoma with agony, and ran to liis father's house only to fill then with consternation.— What was the matter with their child ?— He coultl not speak to tell them! He could not write, for his fingers were cut Still the poor boy, after efforts of the most horrible pain, managed to fix a pen cil between his bloody stumps of fingers and wrote the awful tale ! A party was immediately organized aud hastened to tho miser’s den. He was at the door ns they approached, and fired a revolver six times nt them, wounding two of the party seriously. Mr. Skinner returned the fire, and the aged villian fell, with a piercing yell, mortally wounded, 44 My money—my money !” He moaned, “my beautiful money !” and ho crawled to his bags of gold and sank upon them—a corpse !—Over §10,000 was discovered, which was presented to the poor-house and other charitable institutions. The event will never be forgotten by our citizen*. The child is slowly recovering. The miser was buried the day after, ami the hut was torn down. farming establishment at 4 Frederick' place, Brixton, it might have a material effect upon the ultimate decision of the Heme Secretary. The brother accord ingly went to Brixton and saw Mrs. Row land, the wet-nurse in whoso charge tho baby Cowen was when it expired. He said to her, 44 Can yon undertake to say that Mrs. Waters engaged you to wet- nurse the baby Cowen before the discov- , - v say that.” It had beeu hoped by the friends of the culprit that Mrs. Rowland would have been able to state that nn arrangement lmd been made between her and Mrs. Wftters to take care of tho child; and had she been in a posUiou to do so, the capi tal sentence would not, it is understood, have been carried out. [If ever thero was an innocent victim to social sins, this poor, helpless woman, surely, was one, aud that roaring mob of judges, priests, ami lords and ladies that offered «»n tho altars of their in fernal moralities, were in truth the real authors of, crime. It is the social con dition—the system—the monstrous wrong imbedded in English society that produces baby fanning, pauperism, pros titution andjtheir associate horrors. And yet, this England, fairly dropping to pieces from sheer social rottenness, has deluded ns into the destruction of a mill- lion of precion8 humon lives to 4 ‘abolish” our social system and collapsed into her’a —to violate, ignore, disregard the natural distinction of race and sink into the un natural distinction of dass— to blindly butt our brains out against the handy work of Jehovah, and collapse into the human invention of 44 kings, lords, and commons.” SnCh a thing as baby farm ing conld not happen in ten thousand years in the South, as such social diseases as pauperism, prostitution, Ac., are im possible in the natural order of American society. But Ijie 44 abolition of slavery,* 4 the violation, disregard, of the natural distinction of society, will not only bring us' 44 baby farming,” pauperism, &e„ in an much profusion, as that of i England, but auporodd tho rottenness of Jlongrel- ism,-and therefore marching on as we are now, fifty yean hence New York, Boston, Ac., must, in comparison, render Sodom and Gomorrah moral and pleasant yllowj Number 3‘J. Blobbs at Lions Branch, Freaks of a Slf.ei*-Walkeb.—Wo fiml i an exchange the following riugular iso of sonabnlism in Concord, N. H.: 44 J. W. Hatch, janitor at the State House, aud who resides at the South end, the Countess of Rumforil place, arose Sunday morning, aud whileiWalk- iDg around in front of his housef saw a woman stauiliug there with her arms folded. She hail no hat or shawl on, and Mr. H. Supposed it was some neigh bor waiting for milk; but seeing that she did not move, went and spoke to her.— After a moment she answered Uim,iand asked him if she could not come iu and rest, as sho was very tired. Mr. H. at once admitted her into the house, aud she sat dowu by the fire. She appeared very cold, and her clothing was drip ping wet. Mr. H. was of course sur prised at her appearance anil conduct, but asked no questions. Breakfast being soon ready, she was asked to sit down to the table, which she did, and drank a cup of coffee and ate a little food; after which she lay down upon lounge anil immediately dropped to sleep. Mr. Hatch covered her up, and she slept till noon, when she awoke and began to look around her, apparently di confused, and asked where she was Mrs. H. told her aud she asked who she was. The woman told her she was Sarah E. Ross; that she was the wife of James Ross, and lived six miles from the State House, on the Road to Canterbury. Sho further told them that she bad no recol lection of having left home ; that the last she remembered was being at a wedding house the Saturday night be fore, when somo friend was married, and that she lay down with her clothes on to rest a few minutes before doing some work she intended to do before retiring. She further told them that she was in the habit of getting up in her sleep, aud she had frequently got up at nights—after having done a hard day’s work the day before—and gone to work, and sometimes continued working half the night before she would woke up. At this time she had been very liurd at work preparing for the wedding, anil the result was what we have described. She was very much exhausted, having walked about seven miles, exposed to the rain-storm of Sat urday night, with no protection for her head, and haying on only such clothing as she would wear in the house at a party. Mr. Hatch took his team and carried her home, where he found her fami ly in the greatest distress at her absence, but which was speedily changed to joy at seeing her again. Mr. H. was the cipientof many thanks and blessings for his kindness from the family, and they will probably be careful that she does not attempt any more auch pedestrian feats—at least, for the present It is certainly a very strange affair. Mrs. Ross is about 30 years of age.— That she did pot leave her house until afterS o'clock, and then walked seven miles, ate breakfast conversed with the family, and then lay down and slept— Iu the middle of the season the Rev. Mr. Blobb’s, who is theologically “sound” sent his wife, who is theologically un sound. and their son Billy to Long Branch. Billy who is a precious child, and whose father had cautioned him not to forget to write him, penned a letter a few days after, anil nnreod by his mother, scut it. Tho same mail carried to print both letters here below. The first, Billy’s, read thus: Dear Daddy.* It is awful nice here in the country, and me and ma are having such jolly limes. I think the nicest place in the world is a watering place; don’t you daddy ? At first I felt awful lonesome without you, anil says I to dear ma. “When is pa coming up from the city, ma ?” “Nev^r, I hope, Billy,” said sho; “your father’s such a dry Old slick, and wo are much better without him.” O daddy! you wouldn’t know ma now, if you hadn’t seen her before, sho is look ing so well and young. She has taken to wear such lots of hair, and our maid Sal ly, says she doesn’t look older than many a gal at 17. Mu’s got a real splendid beau, too, with such splendid mustaches and whiskers! Ma calls him Charlie, I call him a brick, because he gives me heaps of candy. Sally says lie’s the nicest gentleman she ever saw. Tho waiters are bully boys, and I get no end of stale tarts, pies and pound-cake, besides bottled ale and tobacco. They are teaching me to play euchre, too, and I think it’s a real nice gome. Ma has not time to look after me she’s so taken up with dressing, dancing, and Mr. Charlie. O pa! I want to see you awful bad; don’t come yet—it would moke ma so hopping mad. Please write soon and don’t forget to send me plenty of pocket money. A fellow can’t do without “tin” here. Your affectionate son, Billy. Mrs. Blobbs wrote as follows, the only point of contrast being that it gives a different view of tho matter; My Dear Husband :—My health is a little better, thank the Lord, and I begin to enjoy tho Sabbath-like peace of this splendid place. I miss yon very much, and my thoughts ore often with you ; but, for tho sake of your flock, I will not ask you to join mo at present. Dear lit tlo Billy aud the Bible are my usual com panions, though, when I seek it, I find a good deal of religions society hero. Are you lonely without me, dear husband ? I hope not, for the fresh invigorating air hero is doing me more good than medi cine, and if I could remain until Septem ber I believe X might be restored to my former health. Give my fondest love to the dear sis ters of our church, and tell themlremem- ber them in my prayer. I readyonr sool- stirring sermon in Monday's Inquirer. It filled my heart with peace and comfort. With love and mauy kisses I bid yon adieu. Will write you again. Billy will nd you a note, which you will receive ib this. Your loving wife, Lucy Blodbs. Mr. Blobbs, in a state more easily im- ::ned than described, left for Long Branch immediately after reading the above epistle. IIow Mrs. Blobbs receiv ed her indignant Lord and master we don’t know, but he has brought her back to Gotham. Last Sunday Bhe sat in her old pew nt church, looking very sorrow ful. The pastor, Mr. Blobbs, preached a very eloquent sermon, taking for his text the following : “Who can find a irtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies.” of a Banditti than of Legislators, I thank you and the Young Men’s Democratic Club, of Fulton, for the “semi-official” (I presume.) ex(toes in The Constitution of the 5tli, of the expenditures of the last Legislature, for its own pay anil the .pay of its officers. It appears from your exhibits that for a little over two years it has expendid for this purpose, §989,- 05500, or pear one million dollars', .-•j I am not at all astonished at the amount. Besides meeting, most of tho time, du ring the long days of tho summer, and remaining in session only two or three hours each day, doing little or nothing, and then occasionally adjourning from Friday evening till Monday for the pur pose, I suppose, of resting and reenpera- ting from the “fatigues” of these ardu ous labors ; during tho hist session, and especially during the last week or ten days of it, tho Radical members espe cially voted away tho money of the peo ple to themselves and to tbeir favorites as if the people of Georgia were richer than Cresus and all the Rothchilds and had “no poor kin.” I did not, however commence this for the purpose of writ ing anything denunciatory of the majori ty of the last Legislature, but did it for the purpose of helping you a littlo your “good work,” by adding to y facts and figures. That your readers and the people of Georgia may see, in a more glaring light, the perfect recklessness, and want of conscience, or the total disregard of any responsibility, on the part of tho majori ty of the last Legislature, in their expen ditures for themselves, etc., I have con cluded to copy, from tho Comptroller General’s reports, the expenses of former Legislature for nine years immediately- preceding, ami during, the war, in part, for pay of members and officers of the Legislature. For the years following, the expenditures were: For 185o ami 185C, (biennial session) 9168,416 OS **•,242" being all the time unconscious—seems almost incredible; but so it was, and Mr; Hatoh-ia ready to substantiate the facts in every particular. A Female Jury.—The court of the future woman jury, lady counsel, hand- mo young man ou trial for murder: “ Ladies of the jury, I appeal to yon; should such whiskers be hung ? True, he killed his wife; but as you know, she a horrid, jealous thing, aud led her poor husband such a life. In my opinion killing was too good for tier. Ladies, be merciful; the prisoner hangs opon your lips. Consider his eyes, consider bis nose. Were I married to a woman who called me an unprincipled wretch, oh, wouldn’t I kill her? Ladies, be gener- ’ (Jury retire, but return with t verdict of not guilty; judge, jury, coun sel, and all shed tears and kiss indis criminately. They toko up a collection for the prisoner, who, next day, marries the forewoman of the jury, out of grati tude.) A Queer Institution in New York. [From tbo Chicago Post, In New York city they have a private postoffice, on Broadway, where they charge teu cents a letter for delivery.— It is the headquarter* of flirations, amours, intrigues, plots, robberies and all sorts of clandestine and illict correspon dence. It bids fair to supersede the per sonal advertisement column. The agent of Satan who keeps tho shop says: “ I propose to keep a thoroughly gen teel office, where anybody can have mail matter addressed and kept until called for. All classes of society by means of this office can exchange billets iloux with out danger of exposure. I have among my patrons already the names of the mer chants, bankers, brokers, and professional and business men of all grades, many of whom are well-known iu the community. Ladies, too, from the Fifth avenue and other fashioneble streets up town, stop in front of my door, and other points i the neighborhood, and send their ser vants to my office for their mail. Some times mysterious ladles come personally, who are heavily veiled, and whose en trance and exit are almost instantaneous. They receive, ther highly prized epistles and deport. It’s none of my business who. they are. If I did know I wouldn’t toll. I never divnlge any secrets I may liavediscovered. ' He declares that he receives and de livers two or three hundred, lettersla day. Old Sawney is -evidently lose in Broad way. k Expenditures for Part of Members and Officers of the Legislature—The Past $866,385 53, lor Niue Years—The Present, $989,055,00. f<: Two Years. Melledgeville, November 9, 1870. Editor Constitution: At • -ne who was “riled” not a little, 33 I ; by durin;, the post session of the Legislature anil saw the Radical side of t Senate and House (two-thirds or tie ee-fourths of whom, all told, perhaps u.t payers into tho State Treasure ns mm-‘» 03 $200 per annm, in taxes) voting nwi-y tho money of the tax payers of Georgia with an ex travagance and recklessness, more worthy For 1858.. 05,529 40 115, 840 00 114,427 52 6*2,849 36 94,604 65 Excess $ 112,66947 Showing that the expenses of the last Legislature for pay of its own members and officers to be §112, G69 47 more than that of other Legislatures for nine years! And, what is more, during one of these ■ years (1863) the currency that the ibers then received was worth but five cents on tho dollar for gold. And what makes the matter look still more extraordinary, during six of these years (1855-5G-'58-59-60)rtko number of the members of the Legislature ranged from fifty-four to eighty-two mpre than the present Legislature. From 1855~to i860 each county had a Senator; now there is but one Senator to three counties. In 1855 to 1857 there were 118 Senators aud 155 Representatives—273 in all—51 more than the present Legislature, which consists of 4-1 Senators and 175 Represen tatives— 219 in all; in 1858, 12G Senators and 1G3 Representatives—289 in all—70 more than the present Legislature. In 1859 anil I860, there were 132 Senators and 1C9 Representatives—301 in all, 82 members more than the present Legis lature. Iu 1861, 1802 and 1863 (three of the nine years), thero were 45 Senators and 169 Representatives—212 in all, and only six members less than the present Legislature. Aud mark it, here, /Mr. Editor, that these nine years' expenditures were made when the people of Georgia had from $500,000,000 to $700,000,000 of property, while the two years’ expendi tures were made when they had but about $200,000,000 of property. You further state that of this vast amount ('$989,055.00) over $125,000 for clerk hire by the last legislature. The Comptroller’s reports, from which we obtained the above gross amounts ex pended for members and officers pay for the years above stated, did not separate the gross amount paid for clerk hire ex cept for the years 1860, 1861, 1862 and 1863. For these years, the pay of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House and their clerks, For I860 For 1861 For 1802 For 1863 follows 45,561 Co 7,380 00 12,425 00 13,896 00 'lit hundred Total Forty-three thousand w __ and ninety-six dollars for clerk hire against over $125,000 for a little ovei two years, will show an average expen diture, I think, of about $6 to $1 (one) by this last Legislature, when compared with these other Legislators for clerk hire. Surely these things alone ought to causo every patriot in Georgia to rise m and see to it, that if possible, no snet legislators as the authors of such ext rav agance and folly as that yon have shown shall ever again represent an honest and free people. Tho exhibit you have al ready made (even though there may oi may not lie “worse things behind,”] ought to induce all good men in the State to take a little interest in politics for awhile, or at least, until after tbo December election. I hope your good work will not be in vain, and thaf all will go to work, and “cease not tlieir labors” nntil these vampires and “mon ey changers,” now rioting ou our sub stance, are overpowered, and aro made comparatively harmless. Trusting, Mr. Editor, that yon and the Yonng Men’s Democratic Club of Fulton county, will continue in your telegraphic ■Washington, Nov.* 12. Congressional elections show the following Democratic gains and losses: Alabama gains 2, Ark ansas 1, Florida 1, Illinois 3, Indiana 1, Louisiana 2, Michigan 1, Missouri 4, New Jersey loses 1, New York gains 4, North Carolina 3, Pennsylvania 5, South Caro- linia loses 1, West Virginia 2, Wisconsin gains 1. Total gains, 36; losses, 4. The remaining States to hold election have io the present Congress 12 Democrats and 8 Republicans. Berlin, Nov. 12.—The following is from the King to the Queen : Vcrsaillas, November 11.—Gen. Von Der Tann, yesterday, retired from Orleans to Towry before a superior force. He fought the French, however, all day. Ho has al ready been reinforced by General Wit- tick—*»4 -Prinee-AHfiefe - 'The Duke of Mechlenburg Schwerin, will also join his forces with those of Von Der Tann, to day. Tours, Nov. 12.—Tho Government here don’t consider the rupture of the ar- isiije negotiations os final. London, November 12.—The Germans have occupied Beancourt and Etalpes. Garabaldi, after the battle on Thurs day, between Mont Belavid and the Swiss border, marched with twelve thousand men upon Belfort. Tho Prussians have plundered the lit tle town of Achy. The French Admiral at Cuba lias re stored to free navigation of the North and Baltic Sea to neutrals. Cincinnati, Nov. 12.—Faran is editor, and Cocker ill managing editor, of the Enquirer. The new arrangement com mences to-day. A dispatch from Dayton says that pri vate advices from Washington say the English mission has been tendered Scbenck. Night Dispatches. IMPORTANT FRENCH VICTORY. London, November 12.—The following dispatch of the Now York World’s cor respondent at Tours on 8th inst., which delayed in its transmission, gives the particulars of the beginning of an en gagement which resulted in victory for the Army of Loire : A great battlo is be ing fought to-day between Mer and Bem- giverv. Tho affair began yesterday with engagement between the advanced guards on the borders of tho Forest of Mnrchenoir. Tbo French were'attacked at 11 o’clock in tho morning by the Prns- colnmn consisting of two battalions of infantry 1500 strong, cavalry and teu guns. The French occupied a line from Persey to St Laurent des Bois. At noon a Battalion of Chasseurs drove back the Prussians between Yalbenc and Villecic- Tain. The FrenchCavalry then vigorous- ly 'attempted.Ao tarn the flank of the Prussians, who, however, maaagatb4© effect a retreat iu tho direction of Chat- teau Feuf, leaving their dead and wound ed on the field ; among whom were 20 of ficers. Many prisoners were taken. All this happened prior to a more decisive engagement which took place on the fol lowing day. Nothing official has been received from the army of' the Loire sinee the official report of General Paladines. It is asserted that Gambetta went to Orleans lor the express purpose of hast ening tho attack nil along tho enemy’* Communication between Gen. D’ An rel ies oml Gen. Trouchu, and the gov- vernmentat Tours is constantly main tained by means of carrier pigeons. Tours, Not. 12.—O ver seventeen hun dred Prussian Prisoners, captured at and Orleans, passed through the city to day on their way to South France, there was great excitement among the people, aud it was with much difficulty that a riot was prevented among hundreds of people along tho lino of march, who re cognized among the prisoners^tboee who had so outraged them at Chateau Dunn, and other places. The prisoners were hooted, but by efforts of _iho greater part of tho crowd violence was happily pre vented. Cheering reports arc still received from the army of the Loire. There are ru mors oija great advantage gained yes tor- day,{Gen. Von DerJTann’^army, notwith standing it had been reinforced by an entire army from Chartres, is in full re treat. Gambetta has gone to Orleans. London, Nov. 12.—News of the bom bardment of Hamburg is hourly expect ed. The battlo of Orleans was very serious. Tho French line extended from Vendomo to Beaugencey. Travel has been restored between Orleans & Rizon. Garibaldi reviewed the troops at Autun yesterday. Two Italian vessels have gone to Maraailles to protect Italian citi zens there. Six thousand Prussians are marching on Montcmedy. There was a heavy snow throughout Yorkshire yesterday. The citizens of Templemora and Kill- bridies parishes, Ireland, are forbidden to carry arms. A bill for extending suffrage lias been introduced into tho Belgian Chambers. Vkhsailes, via Berlin and London, Nov. 12.—Gen. Von Der Tann reports to headquarters here to-night (hat there has been uo further advance of the enemy in his front. . 4X New York, Nov. 12.—The World’s ■pecial from London says the whole tido of popular feeling now pa England running strongly in favor of the French. Even the Times, feeling this in fluence, has changed its tone, and now urges Gcmauy to make peace, to with draw from France while sho may do so with safety. This fceliug is partly due to the horror excited by barbarous and wholy unjustifiable conduct of the Prussians in attempting to suppress popu lar resistance in Franco, and partly to the rapidity of the growing conviction that England will bo tho nextvicttmof Ger- avbitration. The speech of Lord Chief Baron tho other day, which declar ed that Austria, would bo prostrate be fore Germany; that Russia will be com pelled to barter her Baltic ports for Con stantinople, aud that England, being on ly safe so long as she remains mistress of 1, must arm herself for a desperate struggle, lms produced great alarm aud dismay, aud a hearty wish for the reputes oftheXkngtaS ondthe triumph of the French. 'good work,” and in due time, give the people more “facts and figures.” I am, very respectfully, yours, T. Benj. G. Turner, Radical, who has been elected to Congress from the First Alabama District, is a mulatto, and used to be a very honest, upright and indus trious boy. And up to as late as tho first of 1867, despised Yankees and took no part in politics. At thottim§ he was a man qf large property and well thought of, but we are sorry to see him in . his present condition. BSL- In another column we print a com munication taken from tho Atlauta Con- si itut ion, showing somo of the corruptions .V n n ..r« n-» T , wuuovreu. AlUVUU, UUUfcCbBUrUUUUl. wxin of the Bullock Government. In our next 0 no hundred and fifty thousand men, we shall offer some oomments. * — More prisoners, captured in the battle at Orleans arrived here .this afternoon. They were immediately dispatched to South France. The Moniteur to-day published 1 extended details of the recent battle. On the first day the battle became general, soon pfter an attack was mode by Gener al Palliers, who had command of wing. The French army made a decided success from the tart. The Prussians were in strong position, but Palliers took veteran troops and stormed the Prussians, driving them before him, capturing mauy prisioners and carrying every position. So marked was his victory that Gen. Paladines warmly praised his conduot. Tho Gardes Mobile from the depart ment of Loireetchcr who were under a heavy artillery fire of the enemy, wavered a little, bat Gen. Barrillc, who was in command placed himself at their head and they broke through the enemy’s lice. The Mobiles from the de partment of Zartlie, behaved admirably and charged on the enemy with bayonets. The Chasseurs of the lino also distin guished themselves. New York, Nov. 12.—A special dis patch to the World from Tours has the following full details of the victory of Gens. D’Aurelles and Palladinc over Gen. Von Der Tann, which havo not yet l>een received. Tho engagement commenced at tho cast and west of Orleans, on Wednesday, 9th inst, and was continued until the evening of Thursday. During Thursday the French drove the Prussians from Orleans, inflicting severo loss them, and aro now in occupation of tho city. Gcd. Von Der Tann, with the remnant of liis army, is now retreating on the road leading from Orleans. Pith- iviers, after vainly attempting to forco his way throngh, retreated on Chateau Nouf and Modtagio where he hoped to join the army of Prince Fredrick Charles. Gen. D’Aurelles has a force of 50,00 men on the north bank of the Loire, and 70,- 000 on the south bank. The"destruction of the roads and bridges between Com- mercery and Orleans has prerented the advance of the army under Prince Fred rick Charles. He has about 75,500 men. a great-part of whom aro probably north of the Mann. After having disposed of the remnant of Gen. Von Der Tann’s army..Gen. D’Aurelles will maroh direct ly on Paris and assail thb ! German tinea between Versailles, and St Germain, while Gen. Trochu, makes sortie out with r<&- A Tribune Versailles letter , tajfr;.’ “Two peasants were shot a day or two ago for conveying information. Their way of proceeding was as follows : Hav ing discovered where tho last German sentinel was placed, one peasant come up through the German lines pretending that he was going to gather grapes in his field, which happened to bo just out-, sido tho Prussian boundary. ; Of course the sentinel refused to let him pass. While he is gesticulating and pleading his cause up comes another blue-bloused peasant. ‘Oh,. my dear brother,* cries blouse No. 1, how art thou, aud how are thy wife and children ? The two broth ers embrace, and each slip a packet of letters into the other’s blouse under tho nose of the sentry. But the other monr ing a gsentiy was more suspicious and he put himself and his needle-gun between these two dear brothers and Paris and sent them off to the supports in the rear. When searched whole bundles of letters were found on them, and they were §t once shot as spies.’* The Bcksiso of Valdosta.—The Val dosta Times, of the 8th, says: 44 Just before going to press this morning, the alarm of fire was heard. We rushed to tho scene of action and found that it had broken out in the store of R. L. Dickson. Despite tho united effort of tho citizens it swept every thing from S. A. Smith’s to V. F.” Dasher’s, consuming the dry goods stores, respectfully of S. A. Smith, R. Young, R. L. Diekison, J. W. Wells Sc Co., W. H. Briggs, the drug stores of Drs. Paramour and Thomas, jewelry store of J. M. Gray, and several ware houses. “ Tho greater part of tho goods were saved, though tho loss was great. There are various surmises as to the cause, but nothing definite is known. “ Owing to tho lateness of tho hour, wo cannot go into further particulars, but will give them next week.” to ent bis way out and raise the siege.— t®* It is thought the Governor is go ing to appoint our very best and conscien- cutious men os election managers. As tho law compels them to swear to its com plete execution, the Governor knows be will get it well and faithfully executed by the appointment of such men. This is rather a sharp trick in him. Wonder who originated the idea ? •@u. War, with all its terrible necessi ties, is not wholly destructive of the rules of honor and the courtesies of civil life. A packet of letters, addressed to officers and men of the Prussian army, falling into the hands of the French, they were sent to M. .Crcmieax, by whom' they were forwarded -unopened, to Connt ’Bismarck, for distribution. A number of our yonng men have organized a “Glee Club” with Henry WestheimerasPresidentondGee. Rosen* field as Secretary. iw- £I?n&>