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TUESDAY MORN ISO, ICRE 1.
The Macon Pobtoffice. — At the
instance of the citizens of Macon, Judge
Cole adjourned Bibb Superior Court on
Friday and left for Washington city,
it possible, to prevail on the President
to witbold the commission from the
negro Turner, recently appointed Post
master of that city.
The Slimy Cbeatures leave their
Trail. —The lollowing are the names
of the townships into which Darlington
District, South Carolina has been divi
ded: Sherman, Lincoln, Luuny, Brown,
Thad Stevens, Wright, Butler, Holly
man, Smith, Whitlemore, Snetter,
Humphrey, Thomas, Grant, Colfax,
Rollins.
Gas.— Judge Brady, of New York,
has decided that a gas company has no
legal right to threaten-the removal of a
metie or to cut off the gass supply of a
house, in order to enforce the payment
of a claim disputed by the consumer,
aud that money paid under such a
threat can be recovered in the courts.
Harvesting of Wheat. —The crop
in this section is ripening rapidly.
Some is beiug harvested. The yield,
despite of some rust, etc., is an aver
age one. Considerable areas have been
planted. Planters are reaping with
their own hands, there being but few
machines in the country. Some farm
ers, we learn, will have wheat to sell.
Federal Officers.—We understand
that C. W. Chapman is to resume the
appointment of Division Assessor at
this point, and U. W. Jaques remains
as Collector. The District Assessor’s
office has been removed to Macon. The
office for this division will still remain
at Columbus.
Prolificacy Extraordinary.—Uav.
ing observed the excessive love of many
for children we could butthink in read
ing the article here copied from the
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal,
that here was a chance for them to mar
ry into a stock which would afford them
a fair prospect of having his bump of
Philo progenitiveness fully gratified :
“Kate Dresser of Schulkill county,
Pa., has had moro children than most
women. The first child was born in
1826 and the last in Feb., 1847. She
had twins five times, and on Feb., 1847,
had four children at one birth, making
twenty one live children in twenty-one
years and six children in the space of
eighteen months. The four children at
one birth were all healthy and welj
formed. One died at the age of eleven
and another at tho age of 16 months—
the others are still living. There arc
now' twelve of the whole number living,
seven boys and five girls. The mother
married at fifteen and was only 36 at
the birth of her twenty-first child !”
Twenty-one children in twenty one
years! Great Jerusalem !
Important Dkcibon in Bankrupt
cy.—The following which we clip from
vUo Atlanta Constitution possesses both
general and local interest:
At Columbus Dexter B. Thompson
Bankrupted and died shortly after.—
His widow claimed Dower in the lands
of the Bankrupt’s estate.
Judge Lawson Black the Register in
Bankruptcy decided that she was not
entitled to Dower, as the lands had
passed out of the possession of the
Bankrupt, and their legal title was in
the Assignee at Bankrupt’s death.
The widow’s attorney then claimed a
year’s allowance for her out of the es
tate. The Register allowed this claim
—because by the laws of Georgia a
widow is allowed a year’s support, and
her claim takes precedence of all debts
due by the deceased except costs.
The decision will be argued in June
before Judge Erskine by Bonning for
widow, and Moses and Downing for
the Assignee.
Don Piatt.— The famous correspond
em of the Cincinnati Commercial has
roundly abused the foreign appoint
uieuts of the administration, but there
is an ugly reminiscence of his own
pranks when Secretary of Legation at
Paris. The story as we heard it is this ;
Piatt lived pretty freely and became
involved with French tradesmen to the
tune of several thousand dollars. He
invited them to meet him at his rooms
ou a certain day. They came, they
saw, they did not get their money.—
Don Piatt was ready to start home
ward and start he did, leaving the con
tiding Gauls in the lurch. Piatt is
witty, eloquent and full of snap ; but
once upon a time 1m seemed to think
that “base is the slave that pays”
Arrest of Belcher and One of
liis Assistants. —Yesterday afternoon,
at ihe instauce of Mr. F. T. Lidtin,
formerly Assistant Revenue Assessor
iu ibis District the negro Assessor,
Belcher, aud one of his assistant, Mr
E. A. Cory, were arrested and carried
before Jacob R. Davis, United States
Commissioner. The warrents issued
for their arrest were based upon allega
linns of the wilful and malicious do
struction of official papers, involving a
loss of something over S6OO to Mr.
Loftiu arrearages of commissions due
him from the Government.
In consequence of tho indisposition
of Col. Milledge, United States District
Attorney, and other influencing reasons
the case was postponed for a further
hearing this morning, at 11 o’clock, at
the Commissioner* office.— Augusta
Con.
Macon and Brunswick Railroad—
We learn, says tho Clironiclo and Sen
linel, that there are over two thousand
hands now employed in the construe
tion of this important Road, and
that rapid progress is being mado on the
woik
That portion of the line between
Brunswick and the Gulf road is nearly
completed—only a gap of ten miles is
to finished. Passengers are now ta
ken from Savannah to Brunswick in
twelve hours over this route—the ten
miles of unfinished road being aceom
plished in comfortable hacks.
There remain to be completed only
about forty miles of the Hue between
Macon and the Gulf road. Large work
ing parties are engaged on both ends
of this section in pushing tho construc
tion rapidly forward, and it is believed
that the latter line will be opened in
time to meet the fall trade.
“Joe Brown Pikes.”—Among the
height by the Tonwanda yesterday
Were several bundles of the famous
"Joe Brown Pikes.” The are from a
lot of two hunkred which their owner
is anxious to dispose of, he having the
refusal of eight hundred more. They
go to Philadelphia to find a market. —
AivannaA Republican.
VOL. XI.
I‘euelope’a Pies.
By telegraph, on Saturday night last
we were informed, that Miss Penelope
Adkins, daughter of Joseph Adkins,
lately deceased, had published a double
barreled plea in consequence of the kill
ing of her father. In what journal
Miss Adkins makes her appearance,
was not mentioned, nor have the mails
up to these writings satisfied our nat
ural curiosity on this point. The sy
nopsis of the plea sent us over the wires
makes the following points. Adkins
was killed on account of his politics.
He was killed by the Ku Klux. The
assassins are known but not apprehend
ed. Wherefore Mis 9 Penelope makes
an appeal to the State and the Nation.
Miss Adkins bears a name honored in
history, for the history of the faithful,
patient and virtuous wife of the wan
dering Ulysses is just as good history as
any we have, and a deal better than the
most of such stuff. If Miss Penelope is
sincerely attached to her father, not
withstanding his unwortbiness of the
affection of a pure woman, it is an evi
dence of filial devotion, anil the unself
ishness of her sex that all true men will
honor. We cannot blame her for grief
at the loss of her father or just indigna
tion at his taking off, it she really
believes he was killed as she asserts,
and is truly sorry. Nor can we ques
tion her belief on this point when we
reflect to what companionship she must
have been subjected of late, by reason
of the fact that she was the daughter of
Adkins. But Miss Penelope has been
pleased to appeal to the public, and aB a
part of the public we must have to do
with her plea. That part of it address
ed to the Nation has been answered, for
the lacqueys in Bullock’s office, caused
two hundred boys in blue, officered,
armed, provisioned and equipped to be
immediately sent to the county of War
ren, where they still are. And we
have reason to believe that the appeal
of Miss Penelope to the State has also
been met. We are reliably informed
by the press of that section where the
killing occurred, that the civil authori
ties are using all diligence and energy
to bring the slayers to justice. These
points being disposed of there remains
something more of the card of, Miss Pe
nelope, we mean the assertions, that he
was killed by the Ku Klux and that the
assassins were known. We must be
permitted to doubt eacli and every one
of these statements, though ostensibly
made by a woman, and that woman
Miss Penelope. Just preceding the pub
lic appearance of Miss Penelope there
appeared the following in the Warren
ton Clipper:
Joe Adkins was killed, not because
he was a Radical, but because be had
insulted a respectable young lady, by
making the most base and infamous
proposals to her. (The original letter
containing these vile propositions will
soon be given to the public.) The
same fate would have befell any person
in the city of Boston under the same
eirsumstance9; and every right minded
father and brother would have pro
nounced it right.
And it was that little paragraph that
brought out Miss Peneolope and caused
her curious _ appeal to be telegraphed
from one end of the country to the
other. The truth of the business is,
that this dodge smells most strongly of
the Opera House outrage mill. And
Bullock having learned how success
fully Forney imitated a washerwoman
“with thirteen children and one at the
breast,’’ in hiß “two papers, both daily,”
has attempted to perform as Miss Pene
lope Adkins on the telegraph wire.
The performance wa9 an exceedingly
clumsy one, as might have been expec
ted, and the revenue from the same will
scarcely pay expenses.
We shall have a series of excruciating
howls in all keys from the Radical press
over the appeal of Mias Penelope, (Bul
lock) in petticoats, but the outrage
business in Georgia has been so thor
oughly killed by overdoing, that this
last sensation cannot revive it.
P. B.—Since the above was in type
we learn that the publication attributed
to Miss Penelope, appeared in the
columns of the “Union,” a radical
sheet of the dirtiest character, published
at Macon, Ga., by one J. Clark Swaze.
The telegraphing business was done at
Atlanta, and we hasten to endorse the
protest of the Macon Journal and Mes
senger againstthe dissemination of such
stuff’ by telegraph.
The Government Swindles Gen.
Beauregard out of a Little Money
—Sometime since Radical journals
were howling that Gen. Beauregard
was behind with the Government when
he resigned from the army. Some sup
er-loyal official has stirred up the mat
ter with the following results:
Sometime ago the accounting officer
ol the Treasury Department notified
Gen. G. T. Beauregard, who was, at
the breaking out of the war, a Major in
the army, and Superintendent of the
Wost Point Military Academy, that he
was charged on the books of the Treas
ury Department with the amount of ten
dollars and thirty cents, on account of
the Quartermaster’s Department, and
requested him to pay the same. Beau
regard, on the 30th inst., replied from
New Orleans, inclosing his account,
amounting to $165 50, for transporta
tion from West Point to New Orleans
in January and February, 1861, in obe
dience to orders from the War Depart
ment, relieving him !rom duty as Su
perintendent of the Military Academy,
and sending him back to New Orleans,
his former post. Beauregard says that
he presented his account to the proper
officer, in New York, the Quartermas
ter here being out of funds, but that it
was not paid, and has not since been
paid, lie therefore requests the De
partment to dednet the amount of $lO
30 from the $165 50 and remit him the
balance as soon as convenient. He
closes by saying that his resignation
from the military service of the United
States was accepted February 20, 1861,
and signs himsoli as President of the
New Orleans, Jackson and Great Nor
thern Railroad Company.
The question was referred to the
proper legal officer ol the Government,
who has to-day decided adversely to the
claim for $165 50, in accordance with
the joint resolution of Congress, ap
proved March 3, 1867, to prohibit the
payment of any claim by any officer ol
the Government to any person not
known to have been opposed to the re
bellion and in favor of its suppression.
Didn’t Want to be Insulted. —A
few days ago a rccenly married couple
from the country—not Quindaro— spent
a portion of that romantic season de
nominated the “honeymoon,” in our
burg, aud, of course, put up and enjoy
ed the hospitalities of the Garno House.
During dinner the young lady was ob
served to turn red and pale by turns,
but this was laid to her new position
as a wife. But Scroggs, who has a
sharp ear, heard her ask her husband :
“Is my face dirty ?”
“Dirty ! No. Why do you ask?"
“Because that insulting waiter insists
on putting a towel beside my plate.
I’ve thrown three under the table,
and yet every time he comes around he
puts another before me.”
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Dali Times aid the Vara Trade.
The talk is general trade is duller in
Macon at this time than at any other
period since the war. Traffic is confin
ed almost altogether to the Western
corn and provisions, and this unprece
dently heavy. It is difficult for our
grain and provision dealers to meet the
demands upon them, and the heavy
drain upon the Western markets to feed
the South is producing a marked ad
vance in some articles. Corn, for illus
tration, is eight or ten cents higher
than it was on the first of the present
month.
We think the utter inactivity of all
other branches of trade is due simply to
the heavy drain upon our people for
Western food. This is bound, during
the Hummer, to transfer all our money
Irorn the cotton crop into the hands of
the Western provision men, aud leave
the country as bare as ever. The de
mands of the stomach are imperative,
while other wants may be postponed.
This, in all probability, is the dreary
and unprofitable routine before Georgia
cotton growers for many years to come.
Why ? Because it is mathematically
demonstrable that an acre in cotton is
worth more than an acre in corn. Two
hundred pounds cotton lint, worth for
ty dollars, against twelve bushels of
corn worth say fifteen dollars. Who,
then, will grow corn? But it is equal
ly demonstrable by facts and experi
ence that planting never yet was fol
lowed upon this principle with perma
nent success; and it is equally certain
that a farming country which buys its
bread and meat will sink iuto poverty.
The art of accumulating wealth con
sists in the art of saving—of diminish
ing expenses rather than in increasing
acquisitions. There is no such thing as
a sound economy on a plautation which
brings its corn, fodder and meat from
Cincinnati and St. Louis. Until Geor
gia feeds herself, therefore, she will
never be in a comfortable pecuniary
condition, and, as she is not likely to
do this in our day, we expect ever to
see her straitened in the clfort to bridge
over the time between the last dollar
from the old crop spent and the first
dollar of the new crop received. Then
comes the time for liens on growing
crops—for money at two aud a halt per
month, or corn and bacon al twenty per
cent advance on current prices.
This business is good for the W ostern
produce men—good for the grain trade
—good for bankers ; but it is death to
the farmer, and it will wind up in in
solvency iu many cases. It is death,
too, to every substantial interest of the
State, for these must be based upon the
prosperity of the masses, and not on
exceptional gains which really spring
from the public poverty.
We see that the Northern papers are
saying that the South is two hundred
millions richer by the last cotton crop.
It is all the merest guess work. We
think, were it possible to balance ac
counts when the next cotton crop comes
in, it would be doubtful whether the
State of Georgia has saved a copper.—
When a planter can sell his cotton crop
with full corn cribs and meat for anoth
er year, he can talk about profits with
some certainty. But when he has
everything to buy out of his cotton crop
money, all is conjectural and unsatisfac
tory.
The above Btatemenl of facts and
sound views of plantation economy,and
the right method of planting to secure
profits to the farmers of the South, and
wealth and prosperity to the State, is
from the Macon Tolegraph. We com
mend it to our planter readers. The
article is equally applicable to this city
and section.
A'lie Crops.
We have passed over a large portion
of this immediate section within the
past ten days, and havo seen much to
encourage us in regard to agricultural
prospects. In Baker and Mitchell coun
ties, as well as in the portions of Deca
tur we have visited, the com is growing
finely, is perfectly clean, and much ofit
is waist high. The cotton is small, for
the season, and in some instances, the
stand is bad, yet we have seen no cause
to apprehend disaster to this important
crop. Indeed, we are disposed to re
gard the cotton plant as doing well.
Some of these fields look very beautiful,
the plant averaging from four to six
inches in height, and squares are daily
multiplying, and hardly a sprig of grass
to be seen anywhere. The negroes in
Baker and Mitchell aTe active, reliable
and obedient. We heard of no com
plaint, but of much commendation of
their conduct. In this county they are
not doing so well. Radicalism in no
wise suits their present statitB —it is in,
fact destructive to both black and white.
But the negro is improving here, and in
a large majority of instances is doing
much better than he did last year.—•
What is neglected is to plant ample corn
crops. They have been misrepresented
in this respect.
We publish the following exhibit, as
representing the proportion of each
species of produce planted by our farm
ers; and we presume these reports, scat
tered here and there over three counties,
will correctly represent the planting
interest in this section, as a whole :
James Baggs plants 1,400 acres in
cottou, 1,150 in corn, 100 in oats, be
sides patches. Major I). J. Owens
plants 150 acres in cotton, 225 in corn,
30 in oats, besides patches. W. W.
Dews plants, 100 acres in cotton ; 100
in corn ; 1000 in oats ; 5 in cane ; 10 in
ground-peas. Ho raises his own horses
and stock of every kind. L. A. M.
Collins plants, 185 acres in cotton ; 145
in corn ; 80 In oats, besides patches.—
11. 11. Hale plants, 40 acres in corn ; 30
in cotton ; 10 in oats. G. P. Winches
ter plants, 125 acres in corn; 125 in
cotton ; 40 in oats. 8. P. Davis plants,
288 acres in corn ; 306 in cottou; 40 in
oats, besides patches. J. C. L. plants,
480 acres in cotton; 220 in corn, be
sides patches. D. K. Butler plants, 150
acres in cotton; 150 in corn; 100 in
oats; 10 iu grsund peas ; sin rice.
The caterpillar, it is supposed, has
appeared in some places, but it has done
no damage as yet, and it is to bo hoped
that its early appearance is a favorable
ind ication. — Bainbridge Argue.
From the Savannah News.
Letter from uaacSeelejeaa “Hod.”
j. w. cun.
We publish below two letters—one
from Isaac Seeley and another from
“Hon.” J. W. Clift. Seeley’s letter is
written on a sheet of paper with the fol
lowing letter head (Savannah, Ga., be
ing erased, and Washington substitu
ted): “Rooms of the Union Republican
Committee, First Congressional District
Georgia—lsaac Seeley, Chairman; Wal
ter L. Clift, Secretary—Savannah, Ga.:
seblev’b letter.
Washington, December 16, 1868.
Friend Rice:—The Doctor says he
has got you a commission as route
agent. Should any of the bullies or
boys extend to you any indignity, with
hold their mail till the “cusses” apolo
gize. If they have no respect for_ you,
make them respect tho ofliee you fill. I
have no doubt the department here will
sustain you, and if they crowd you too
hard, apply to have the paper discon
tinued entirely. No chance to get any
thing through for Georgia before tbe
recess. I have the promise of a gentle
manly position in folding room from
the new Doorkeeper— SIOO per month.
Yours truly,
Isaac Seeley.
CLIFT’S LETTER.
Washington, D. G., Feb. 7, 1869.
L. C. Rice, Esq—Dear Sir: Yours
received. Glad to hear of “Peace” in
Georgia. Tell Carroll that any planter
he or you may commend will get from
me a valuable agricultural report. Tell
Robbins to send me a list of names of
hiß friends who desire them.
Georgia affairs will receive attention
this week. We—Butler and I—will
throw out her vote for Seymour.
Yours, &c., J- W. Clift.
Cotton at Shreveport, La.—To
tal receipts Bince September Ist, 1868,
77.518 J bales; stock May 86th, 1869,
505 bales
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1869.
Correspondence of the Selma Times.
FIMI’H CALIFORNIA.
A Trip to the While Fine Stiver
Mines.
Ban Francisco, California, )
May 15, 1869. /
Editor of the Times
As the White Pine Mines have creat
ed much excitement throughout the
Eastern as well as the Pacific States, I
propose to give you a short letter lor
the benefit of my friends and others.
I had determined not to leave this
growing city for any mining excite
ment, but the wonderful stories of for
tunes acquired in a few days, and the
rushing of crowds to the White Pine
Mines, made me succumb to the rush.
On the 23d of March I embarked for
the great Silverado—Treasure City—
the city in the clouds at the mines—is
just seven hundred miles from San
Francisco. Five hundred and eighty
miles—to Elko—is traveled by rail, and
120 miles, from Elko to Treasure, by
stage.
These mines were discovered in 1867,
but it was not until the fall of 1868 that
the excitement began.
We left Sacramento at 6 o’clock a.
m., and for fifty miles passed through
quite a level, and then slightly rolling
country, when we commenced climbing
the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The
country around Sacramento showed the
green herbage of spring, but at twelve
o’clock we were at Cisco, on the moun
tains, where the snow was ten feet deep,
(it frequently gets thirty feet deep.)
We passed through the snow sheds,
built lor the protection of the track,
which covers it for twenty miles.
We soon descended into the barren
valley of the Truckee, and then got into
the Humboldt Valley, which the road
follows to Elko. Both of these rivers
sink into the deserts, and have no out
let to the ocean. Their bottom lands,
when dry, are covered with an efflores
cence of soda and potass, which de
stroys nearly all vegetation.
The lands, in fact, between the Sierra
Nevada and Salt Lake are entirely unfit
for farming purposes, except a few very
narrow valleys, aud from Elko to
White Pine there are only a few places
where hay will grow. The wild rye is
cut in some watered valleys and makes
coarse lmy. Except on the Sierra Ne
vada mountains, which are heavily
timbered, the entire country from this
city to the mines is bare of any useful
timber.
At the time of my trip the stage lines
were all so much crowded from Elko
that all travelers had to lay over a few
days, but through the influence and
kindness of Gov. Blaisdale of Nevada,
whose acquaintance I made on the trip,
I was enabled to get off immediately,
and thirty four hours over bad roads
brought us to Hamilton, the town at
the base of tho hill or mountain on
which Treasure City and the best mines
are. The stage stations generally had
one tent, or hotel, in which a table,
cooking stove and bar were kept. Some
of these “hotels” were not over twelve
feet Bquare, but passengers were glad to
pay a dollar in coin for a meal. We
reached Hamilton at 12 o’clock at night
and found many men up at the saloons
awaiting the arrival of the stage. I
again kindly got the influence ot the
Governor to procure me a bunk, for
they were hard to get, and to a very
tired man, when the mountains were
covered several feet with snow, such
kindness and influence were highly
appreciated. The rush commenced to
White Pine in the fall, and the cold and
elevated place was so soon covered with
snow, that it was impossible to obtain
lumber to build houses. 1 found myself
in the morning laying on one of the
third tiers of bunks, in a large open,
barn-like house, with fifteen men in the
same room, three deep, like the steerage
or a ship. Ail of the lodging bouses
were built iu that way, aud it was im
possible to get a room. We found Ham
ilton a busy town, of tents and-shanties,
with about 2,500 inhabitants. Tho day
after, I went to Treasure City, on the
mountain. This city is built on the top
of the mountain, and is 9,500 feet above
the level of the sea.
It is nearly always covered with
snow, and snow fell there a foot deep
on the 14ih of June last year. Wagons
and stages discharge their loads at Ham
ilton, and sleighs take passengers and
goods up in clouds on the mountain
where the mines are.
The Indian word for frozen cloud is
“pogonip,” and it has become familiar
with all the inhabitants of Treasure
City. One goes out in tho morning
while the clouds rest on the mountain,
and in half an hour returns covered
with frost. He has been in “pogonip.”
Frequently a “white pine zephyr"
comes up in the night and many tents
are blown away, leaving the inmates to
seek shelter elsewhore. We arrived at
Treasure City at noon on Sunday, and
were first attracted by seeing many
hands at work on the theatre, which
had fallen down. This work looked
rather odd to us for Sunday, but soon
meeting two Southern friends, who
took me to warm in the National Ho
tel, I became accustomed to Sunday
work, for there I saw all the games
going, and for the first time saw women
dealing faro. But this and all kinds of
sport, as well as work, are carried on
on Sunday. Even the larger mills
crush ore seven days and nights in
every week. Treasure City had at that
time about three thousand people, it
has probably double that now.
In regard to the mines, they are rich
but the newspapers and speculators en
tirely overdraw tho picture. There is
a great deal of silver ore there which
will pay well, but it is deep down un
der stone as hard as granite, aud it re
quires much capital to develop it.
There were three mills at work at
that time, crushing ore, and they turned
out $20,000 a day. Sinco that time twice
as much has been turned out, and new
mills are being added. The White Fine
district will probably be the richest silver
district in North America, but it re
quires capital, and a good deal of it,
unless a man is a working miner, or a
mechanic; they get good wages. Car
penters get ten dollars a day, but board
is very high and lumber scarce at times.
Eastern men wbo know nothing of
mines had better keep “shy,” for sharp
era will take them.
The very cold weather causing me
to suffer from rheumatism, I was com
pelled to leave sooner than I wished to
seek a more temperate climate. I will
write you soon something of my return
trip. Very respectfully,
G. Walker Graves.
A Missing Man.— The Huntsville
Democrat contains the following de
scription of a man who has been miss
ing from that section for some days :
Mr. Hutchings is about 25 years old,
5 ft. 9 inches high, light blue eyes, dark
hair, moustache and imperial, and pleas
ing address. He represented himself
as an ex-Confederate soldier from Geor
gia, who served from the beginning to
the end of the war in the Army of Vir
ginia. When the war closed, he return
oil to Georgia, uud sold drugs for Dr.
Thompson in Atlanta, Bhot a negro
there for insulting a lady, was tried by
military commission, and sentenced to
imprisonment for 3$ years in Fort Pu
laski, was released six months before
the expiration of the time, and came to
this place not very long afterwards. Mr.
Barber is anxious to hear what has
become of him.
Right.—A traveler in Pennsylvania
asked the landlord if they had any
cases of sunstroke in that town. “No,
sir,” said the landlord; “if a man gets
drunk here we say he is drunk, and
never call it any other name.”
Railroad News.—The Central Rail
road Company will not take any stock
in the Savannah, Griffin and North Ala
bama Railroad. The Enginneer, Mr.
Corput, will commence surveying at
Griffin, next Tuesday, making estimates
between that place and Newnan. As
soon as this work is completed, con
tracts will be let out and it is believed
that a survey of the route west of New
nan, will be made . —Nevman Herald.
WEDNESDAY MORNINe, JUNE 2.
Altai trot Relumes’ Book “ Service
Afloat.
There lies on our table a handsome
copy of Admiral Bemmes’ book, which
has just been issued from the press of
Messrs. Kelly, Piet & Cos. of Baltimore,
Md. We have glanced at a few of those
chapters which treat of the most salient
points of the career of the Admiral and
his ships, the Sumter and Alabama, and
these furnish the finest reading in all
respects upon which our eye has fallen
in many yearß. We do not propose to
review the book, or even to do justice
to its merits in a newspaper notice.
Suffice it to say, that it is the only true
contribution given to the public in rela
tion to the late war, and that Admiral
Bemmes is as much at home with pen
in hand in a closet, as on a quarter deck
with his tried and trusty sword. The
work should go into the hands of every
Southern man and woman, boy and
girl; and those who desire to subscribe
for it may do so by calling on Mr. Put
ney, who may be found at the stand of
Messrs. D. P. & R. Ellis.
Owen Thomas Will Cas- Negroes
Suing for the Estate of their
Former Master. ln the Superior
Court the whole of yesterday was con
sumed by argument from counsel con
cerned in the celebrated “Owen Thomas
Will Case.” The facts are as follows :
Mr. Owen Thomas, quite an ohl man,
died last September. He was a bache
lor. His estate was valued from $150,-
000 to $75,000. ' Only one will was
found, and it was made in 1852. In it
he desired that about twenty five of bis
negroes be carried by his executor, after
his death, to Liberia, or some tree State,
as they might elect, and there set free—
they and their posterity forever. He
then desired the residue of his property,
including some sixty other negroes,
who also wore his slaves, to be reduced
to money. He required that his debts,
which are small, his executors and the
expenses of transportation of the no
groes to be freed, be first paid, and then
desired the remainder of the funds to
be divided among the negroes thus set
free—and divided in specified propor
tions, on their arrival at their new
homes.
There now remains nineteen negroes
who claim the property of deceased un
der this will, which his relatives are en
deavoring to break.
Last November Mr. Jas. K. Redd,
the only surviving executor of the will,
presented it for probate. Ordinary
Duer refused the probate on the ground
that the act of 1859 renders null and
void any instrument conferring free
dorn on slaves, and hence this will was
void, aud there was no republication;
that it contained conditions precedent,
now impossible to be performed; that
the changed circumstances revoked the
will, aud there was nothing done to suit
the changed relations of the parries.
Ou appeal, the case was taken before
the Superior Court, and yesterday the
subject was argued fully and ably by
the following counsel, the propounders
having the beginning and conclusion:
Williams & Thornton, Ramsey & Ram
sey, and Col. Mark BtaDford, reprosont
the negroes; Ingram & Crawford, the
executor: James M. Russell, Mrs. Har
groves, the only surviving sister of
Owen Thomas; aud Gen. H. L. Ben
ning, and Peabody & Brannon, the
heirs of Mrs. M. W. Thweatt, deeeased f
another sister.
The argument was not closed until
about dark. Judge Worrill stated he
would give a written charge.
The Immigration Convention.—
The immigration convention has
brought quite a number of gentlemen
to this city. Col. Lee Crandall arrived
on the Mobile train yesterday morning.
To him is due in great measure the
getting up of the present convention
and if a plan of securing emigrants can
be agreed on the State will be largely
indebted to him. For two years or
more he has been devoting his time and
money to the subject. He will doubt
less present his ideas to the convention
during its session.
~The Immigration Convention will as
semble at Commercial Hall at 11 o’clock
this morning.— Montg. Advertiser , let-
Speaking Thursday Night.— “ The
old man Van Zandt, the independent
candidate for Congresß from this Dis
trict, gave us a good old fashion hard
shell sermon at the Court House on
Thursday night. His determination to
run through is settled, and his platform
i9 no North, no South, no East, no
West, no Party, no Disfranchisement,
no men, no taxes, no war, no nothing
but Van Zandt, of Coosa, for Congress.
The old man was listened to with pro
found respect and attention, and he
wound up by pleading for the votes ot
the people. The Hon. Mayor Wilker
son presided.
After Mr. Van Zandt concluded his
remarks, Wes McLemore, Lewis Long
shore and another nigger, gave us a
regular show, excelling anything of the
kind produced ou the stage by trained
minstrelß. However amusing such
entertainments may be at the time,
decent folks always feel humiliated
upon reflecting on the unnatural scenes
presented, and we protest against white
people encouraging such down right
outrages upon intelligence and decency.
Opelika Locomotive.
A Gigantic monster seen in the air !
Beautiful and lovely females being
hurried to untimely graves by thou
sands t A state of affairs truly alarm
ing. Old men and young men called
upon to assist in rolling back this tide
of destrnction. Yes, with lightning’s
speed, fly and proclaim the untold
treasures to be found by using Drom
goolt ’s & Cos. 's ‘English Female Bitters. ’
It cures all female complaints and
irregularities after everything else fails.
It cures married and single, old and
young females. Physicians of reputa
tion say so; editors testify to its won
derful effects. It arouses, regulates and
restores. It is prepared by physicians
and sold by druggists all over the coun
try.
The Ot’RLiKA Oxford and Gun
tkkhvillk Railroad. ,—A public meet
ing was held at Bluffton, last week, and
Steps taken to contest the legality of
the recent election in Chambers county.
A sum of money was raised to pay
lawyers’ fees and other necessary ex
penses. Judge A. J. Walker was em
ployed and has already instituted pro
ceedings for an injunction. The case
will be brought up during the coming
Term of the Superior Court.— Opelikv
Locomotive.
When Napoleon I escaped from Elba,
the Paris Moniteur thus chronicled his
progress : “The anthropophagist" has
escaped—the “Corsican ogre" has land
ed—the “tiger” is coming—the “mon
ster” has slept at Grenoble—the “ty
rant” has arrived at Lyons—the
“usurper” has been seen in the envi
rons of Paris—“ Bonaparte” advances
toward, but will never enter the capital,
“Napoleon” will be under our ramparts
to morrow—“the Emperor” has arrived
at Fontainebleau—and lastly, “His
Imperial Majesty” entered the Tuileries
on the 21st of March, “in the midst of
his faithful subjects.”
Columbus aud West Polut Mood. .
We had the pleasure of a call on j
Monday last from Col. Grant, the effi- )
cient Superintendent of the Atlanta and !
West Point Road. Col. Grant, who is
a practical engineer of great experience
and ability, is assisting the survey par
ty in locating this immediate end of the j
contemplated road from West Point to
this place. In the course of conversa
tion we learned from Col. Grant that
nothing had resulted from the interview
between Mr. Wadley and Mr. King,
Presidents of the Central and Georgia
Railroads, in relation to the abandon
ment of this enterprise. He further in
formed us, that at the meeting of the
stockholders of the Atlanta and West
Point Road, which takes place early in
July, he will submit a carefully pre
pared estimate of the cost ot the pro
posed road of thirty-eight miles in
length. It seems-to us that it would be
wise and proper upon the part of Co
lumbus to send a delegation to Atlanta
at the time mentioned, for the purpose
of consultation with the stockholders of
the Atlanta and West Point Road, who
are said to be very favorably inclined
to the road from this place to West
Point. Columbus is already far behind
in the march of improvement, and if she
loses this opportunity to get an outlet
which shall compete with the only one
now left to her, she will regret the folly
in the future. So long as cotton can be
produced at present prices, or anything
approaching them, this must be a great
distributing point for planters’ snpplies,
for it is settled that planters will not
raise corn, and the colored brother will
not permit hog raising. It is of the
highest importance, then, that our mer
chants Bhould have a short and speedy
road to the provision markets of the
West, and this contemplated road, if
built, will give it to them. This con
sideration alone, not to say any
thing of other great and patent advan
tages, should stimulate our people to
make an effort to secure the immediate
building of the road. Whatever is done
must be done quickly, for there are act
ive and energetic men at work, endea
voring to prevent the people of this
section of country from freeing them
selves from the onerous demands and
burdens of a railroad monopoly. It
strikes us that our City Fathers might
profitably devote some of the rime
wasted iu debates upon velocipedes, to
a discussion of this subject, which is of
vital interest to the future growth and
prosperity of the city. Will the Coun
cil and the Board of Trade come to the
aid of the Press !
From tlie Huntsville Advocate, Rad.
Uen. Jos. Wheeler.
A few weeks sinco we published in
the Advocate an article from the Mont
gomery Journal, in reference to Gen.
Longstreet’s letter, Gen. Wheeler’s
connection with it, &c. Gen. W. stated
to us that this did him injustice, aud
we then requested that he should give
his own version of the matter, which
we would publish with pleasure. This
he has done in the following letter:
Hall of Commercial Committee, )
Memphis, Tenn., May 19,1869. )
W. B. Figures, Esq. :
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 30th
ult., requesting me to correct the state
ments regarding Gen. Longstreet and
myself, was duly received.
The cordial relations which had al
ways existed between the General and
myself, aud the natural aversion I felt
against sayiug anything otherwise than
complimentary and pleasant of one to
whom, with the entire South, I was
bound by almost sacred associations,
caused me to hesitate before making a
reply, confident that Gen. L. would
hasten to relieve me of the reflection
which the article contained.
I have not the article with me, having
sent my only copy to Gen. Longstreet
in a letter I wrote him some three weeks
since.
My recollection is that it made these
assertions:
First. That I recommended a change
in the letter, and then urged Gen. L. to
Sublish it at once. This is an error.
[y entire knowledge that such a letter
was contemplated was obtained at two
private interviews specially solicited
by Gen. Longstreet, when at his request
I read a letter he had written to Col.
Parker.
My opinion being asked, I at first
advised that he should not reply at all,
or at least that he confine himself to the
expression of moderate and conserva
tive ideas, and finally seeing he was de
termined to write something, I urged
him by all means to avoid any refer
ence to the Republican party.
The second statement that my visits
to his office ceased or that 1 avoided
him after the publication of the letters,
is incorrect and needs no comment.
The third statement that he followed
me into a store, and taxed me with
avoiding him, is entirely devoid of
foundation.
In all conversations between Gen.
Longstreet and myself after the time
alluded to, he never in any manner in
timated to me that my conduct towards
him had changed in any way whatever,
and the last time we were together in
the same city, some eight months after
the letters were published, our inter
course was agreeable and cordial, as it
had ever been before. The tenor of
my political talks with Gen. Longstreet
was the expression of my private opin
ion that the only way for the South to
obviate destructive legislation by Con
gress was to uso most scrupulous care
in preventing any occurrences which
would give tho slightest color of ground
for claiming that such legislation was
necessary, and I suggested that some
course might be adopted to correct the
false impressions circulating in the
North, and alienating from us masses of
friends in all parts ot the Union.
Though the views I expressed at the
time were of the most temperate char
acter, yet nothing was further from my
ideas than advising Gen. Longstreet’s
joining and assisting a party then
threatening all social order, and every
element of prosperity in the Southern
States. On the contrary, I told Gen.
L. that as far as I and his other person
al friends Could explain, he would be
credited as he professed, with an honest
desire to promote the welfare of his
country, but beyond that limited sphere
his views would be interpreted by his
words, and his motives would be harsh
ly judgod, and severely criticised.
Thanking you for the desire manifes
ted to correct the errors referred to, I
am, very respectfully, your obedient
! servant, J. Wheeler.
Welles Calls Grant a Drunken
Ass.—Welles, Radical candidate for
Governor of Virginia, pronounces Grant
“an ass, and what is worse, a drunken
ass.” His account of his interview
with the President is thus given iu the
Petersburg Express : “When we enter
ed the room, he was leaning over the
table, with a cigar in his mouth, aud
his chin resting on both hands. His
eyes were fishy, and he ineffectually at
tempted to rise as we came in. Wc in
troduced our business at once. ‘Mr.
Welles,’ said he, ‘my desire is peace
and harmony throughout the country,
and I will even sacrifice my principles
(if I have any) to secure these things.
Os course, as far as I can do so, without
interfering with my main purpose, I
will favor you as a good Republican,
but you must not expect the to venture
the success of my administration iu
your behalf. I consider that the Vir
giana themselves are chiefly to be con
suited in this matter, not you. I say
his after due deliberation, and I shall
ut the same views before my cabinet. ’ ”
By Telegraph front Europe.
Liverpool, June I.—Motley, in re
plying to an address of the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce, was very paci
fic. He deprecated the hostilities be
tween the two countries as adverse to
the happiness of the world, the progress
of civilization, and just hopes of hu
manky. Motley made a strong point
of a blood alliance between the United
States and England. Motley conclu
ded: “My most strenuous efforid shall
be devoted to the further good under
standing, on the basis of enduring
friendship and kindly relation, iu ac
cordance with the great principles of
justice and honor, which are the iinrnu
table and only safe and unerring guides
in the conduct of nations."
London, June I.—Evening—Con-
sols 92J. Ex-dividend bonds quiet at
80S.
The Irish Church bill passed a third
reading, 361 to 237. Uproarious cheers
from ministerial benches.
Nearly alii the journals have articles
to-day on the presentation addresses to
Motley, and discuss the probable future
relations between Great Britain aud the
United States. The Times, after con
trasting Sumner’s speech in the Senate
with Motley ’s language, hopes that the
peaceful tendency of the latter is not a
tribute to appearances, but areal practi
cal indication of the intention of his
Government. Setting aside all contro
versies with Great Britain, the Times
offers Motley a hearty welcome. The
Times is assured that both the Govern
ment and people of the nation will re
ciprocate Ms friendly expressions.
St. Petersburg, June I.—The Czar
has signified his intention to send an
envoy extraordinary to Washington to
congratulate Grant and express the
Czar’s appreciation of the value and
maintenance of the amicable relations
of America and Russia.
Liverpool, June I.—The duty on
imported breadstuff's of one shilling per
quarter on grain and four and a half
pence on Hour has been abolished, and
hereafter foreign grains and flour will
enter British ports free of duty.
Madrid, June I.—lt is reported that
the Republican members will not op
pose the final vote in the Cortes on
the question of the future form of Gov
ernment for Spain, but will unanimous
ly refuse to subscribe to the oaths pre
scribed by the new constitution.
From Washington.
Washington, May 31.—Occasional
flowers thrown on Confederate graves
at Arlington produced disturbances
which were checked by the Guard who
prevented their decoration. This policy
was enforced upon the authorities by
ruffians supported by thoughtless per
sons who gaihei’ud and trampled upon
the flowers. This act and the necessity
to guard the graves is universally de
plored but the vast mixed crowd ren
dered the guard necessary, otherwise
there would have been rows and proba
bly bloodshed. Heavy storm to day.
Washington, May 31.—David Tur
uer has been appointed Collector at the
Port of Georgetown, Va.
The government has advices ot au
engagement between the troops aud In
dians, near Fort Griffin, Texas. Four
teen Indians killed.
John H. Gould, has been appointed
Collector of the 4th Georgia District.
Four first class iron clad revenue cut
rers are to be constructed by the Treas
ury Department.
Wade visited Grant to day, receiving
a commission as Government Director
ot the Union Pacific R. R.
Stephen A. Donglaa’ mother is dead,
aged 80.
The President departs for Annapolis
Thursday and for West Point on 10th.
Internal revenue for ’the month $20,-
250,000.
The Commander of the Pacific squad
ron has been ordered to give all possi
ble aid ito the American and Chiuese
Telegraph Cos.
The nrigro Basseit, Minister to Hayti,
has received instructions. He is to pro
sent bat not press present settlement.
Bassett was personally instructed by ike
President to assure Haytiens of hie
good will.
Longstreet replying to demands from
the War Department for sums claimed
against him at date of his resignation
demands vouchers with original en
dorsements, “confusion incident to the
stirring events of tho last ten years has
led to the loss of a great many of iny
papers, leaving me no other resource
than to your records.”
Washington, June 1.-Wm. A. Pile
has been appointed Governor of New
Mexico. This disposes of Confederate
Col. Crow, of Alabama, appointed and
confirmed to the post, but subsequently
found disqualified.
Revenue yesterday nearly $3,000,000,
arising mainly from incomes.
Revenue to-day $744,000.
The Tallapoosa takes Grant and par
ty to the Naval ball Thursday.
The President appointed R. H. Curry
Register of the Land Office at Now Or
leans.
The debt statement is not ready. The
decrease has not reached ten million,
but she ws heavy coin and currency bal
ances.
Bassett, colored Minister to Uayli is
made to say: The President was very
emphatic and at the same time very
cautious in expressing himself about the
policy of annexation. He said his own
views were in favor of such a policy
but tluitt he thought in all cases the peo
plo of a. country to be annexed should
first show themselves anxious for Union
with us, and that then it would be a
subject for consideration of our Govern
ment.
The Department is still without ad
vices regarding Minister McMahon.
I'rom Hhvmiia.
Havana, June l. — l Troops inactive
pursuit of tilliliusii i» who lauded in
Bay Nipe, captured three of their can
non and killed Manuel Quarrez, captain
of riflemen.
A heavy engagement had taken place
at Purgas.
The insurgents are massing iu tbe
vicinity of Los Tunas.
Skirmishing reported near Cientue
gos between regulars aud insurgeuts.
Dulce’s order sending political pris
oners to Spain has beeu revoked.
Thos. A. Nelson, American Minister
to Mexico, arrived yesterday.
From Montgomery.
Montgomery, June I.—The Stale
Immigration Convention convened to
day, »nd is well attended from different
parts of the State. Much interest baa
been manifested, and a plan for provid
ing homes and securing emigration ia in
a fair way of being adopted.
NO. 13.
From Memphis.
Memphis, May 31.—The Supreme
Court at Brownsville decides unani
mously that the right to vote is secured
to citizens under constitutional declara
tions of bill of rights that the elective
franchise stands equally high with the
right to hold property which once vest
ed can’t bo withdrawn without due pro
cess of law, that power conferred by the
Legislature upon the Governor to set
aside regulations is illegal and the Gov
ernor’s action iu the matter null.
From New York.
New York, May 31 lu the Old
School Assembly resolutions were offer
ed couveyiug Christian salutations to
the Presbyleriau churches of the South
ern States expressing a desire that the
day is not far distant when all Presby
terians will be united in a great orgaui
zation that shall cover our whole land.
The steamboat Norwalk, recently
sunk, baa been raised.
From the Charleston News.
The State llebt of Neath Carolina.
According to the report made by the
Comptroller General to the General As
sembly, the debt of the State of South
Carolina on October Ist, 1868, was as
follows:
Three per cent, stock ♦ 38,836 80
Six per cent, (fire loau) stock 314,453 89
Six per cent. (State House) stock.. 2,286,600 00
Six per cent. bon*ia ami Blocks 1,282,971 27
Five per cent, (tire loan) bonds.... 484,444 61
Six percent. (Blue Kidgeßailroad)
bonds 1 ,000,000 00
♦5,407,306 27
Interest overdue to dato and un
paid 434,791 62
$6,842,097 79
Bonds Issued January 1,1809, to re
deem bills of the Bank ol the
State 1,033.900 00
Total debt at date $6,876,997 79
The State lias assets of the nominal
value of $2,754,600, which may one day
produce SIOO,OOO or $200,000 ; so that
we have practically U) meet the interest
on, and provide tor the payment of,
nearly $7,000,000. As security for this
debt we have real and personal proper
ty to the amount of $200,000,000; prop
erty which is increasing m value every
day and will be worth half as much
again as soon as the Radical snake is
scotched or killed outright. This is an
ample margin, and makes it seem un
reasonable that the six per cent bonds of
the State should sell at 75, at which rate
they will pay 7j percent, on tho invest
ment. Arrangements have been made,
we believe, for the payment of the in
terest due on and after July l,and this in
terest will continue to be paid, not by
now loans, but by the proceeds of taxa-
tion.
One of two considerations must then
bo tho cause of the want of confidence
in our State securities. The capitalist
either doubts the good faith of our peo
ple or fears that our Radical government
will pile up tho debt so high as to bank
rupt the State. In regard to the first of
these considerations, it may be said
unequivocally that there will be no re
pudiation of the State debt of South Car
olina. We were forced by tho sword of
the enemy to repudiate the war debt of
the State, a thing which the people still
regard with a feeling of wounded pride;
but no power, short of an invading
army, can compel the State to slough
oft’ the debt which she now owes. In
regard to the constitutionality of the
act of Assembly authorizing the issue
of bonds in exchange for the bills of the
Bank of the State, there is a wide dif
ference of opinion; but business sense
and commercial acumen will prevent
any attempt to repudiate even these
bonds, because, to taint a part of the
debt is to cast suspicion on the whole.
In getting rid of $1,000,000 we should
impair the value $6,000,000, and make
it impossible to obtain a loan at reason
able rates, whatever our necessities.
We, therefore, take it for granted that
every dollar of the present State debt
will he promptly and faithfully paid—
not by the Radicals, but by the anli-
Kadical party, which will, before two
years are over, control aud govern the
State.
The second consideration —that the
Radicals will run up a debt so large that
it cannot he paid—is far more grave.—
They have but one object, aud that is
to make tnouey and make it quickly ;
nor will any one doubt that the whole
party would willingly run up our debt
to $20,000,000, if by so doing they could
leather their own foul nest. But public
pludering on a large scale is the privi
lege of the tew who sit in high places.
The crowd who open their mouths and
cry have naught but the crumbs and
scraps. They are jealous and noisy,
and will oppose any scheme for largely
increasing the State debt, uuiess they
may have a finger in the pie. Whether
the Slate debt, then, is to be enlarged,
depends on the willingness of the arch
pickpockets to share the plunder with
the mob. We believe that the head
men can make as much as they desire
without doing this. They will take the
trimmings and pickings of railroad bills
and appropriation hills. This may and
should satisfy their appetite, and as
there is still some power in public opin
ion the General Assembly may be per
suaded to come to a full slop aud let the
debt alone.
It is clear enough, then, that our
Statu debt is well Becurcil, and just as
clear that our Statu Becarities will not
command their full price as long as the
Radicals rule the Slate. Every man
who owns State securities, or who pays
taxes, is interested in the downfall of
South Carolina Radicalism. llow
much is he interested V The amount of
his interest is the difference between 75
and 95 as the selling price of the State
six per cent, and between one-hall of
one per cent, or one-third of one per
cent and three fourths of one per cent
us the yearly tax upon his property.
A Match to Trot Tiihre Miles in
Seven Thirty-two and a Half.— On
Wednesday last Mr. Chambers, of the
Fashion Course, and Mr. Meserole, the
owner of the trottiDg horse Myron Per
ry drew up the conditions of a match
for SB,OOO, and the articles were signed.
Mr. Meserole stakes $3,000 to $5,000
that his horse Myron Perry can go in
harness on the Fashion Course aud heat
Duchman’s time, 7:32j, the race to be
at catch-weight, and come off on Mon
day, September 20, good day and good
track. Either party may forfeit by pay
ing SI,OOO. The trotter can have a
running horse to go alongside of his
sulky if desirable. It is now thirty
years since Ilirain Woodruff rode Dutch
man the race against time, in which he
made the 7:325, which has never been
beaten. Two attemps only have been
made to beat that time since then, and
in both instances the horses were in
harness. The first was made by Flora
Temple, but she failed by a second and
a quarter. Then General Butler was
matched to do it, but he also failed.—
Myron Perry is a horse of great speed,
and it is thought that he is possessed of
the requisite endurance to carry him
successfully through the task. It is
said that he has been tried two miles in
winning time, and there is no doubt in
! the minds of his backers that he will be
able to pull successfully through the
three miles and win the match. The
backers of Flora and General Butler
were equally sanguine, but they lost
their money.— New York Herald.
Satisfied. —We are reliably inform
ed that Col. B. B. DeGraffeuried is
abundantly satisfied with bis experience
as Secretary for Gov. Bullock, and will
resign bis position on the Ist of June.
The workers of iniquity are certainly
finding the sands to crumble beneath
thorn. Let them crumble Bay we, until
our traducers and official slanderers
stand out in their true characters.—Au
gusta Constitutionalist:
Too late, too late!
The Market.—Vegetables are begin
ning to be very plentiful at the Market
House. Spring chickens of fair size are
making their appearance. We can t
say that the quality of the beef has in
creased to any appreciable extent.
Tko Ball rood War—Peace Declared.
After several years of an uninterrupt
ed and bitter warfare, a treaty of peace
was concluded in this city yesterday
morning between the South Carolina
and Columbia & Augusta Railroad
Companies. The treaty, we believe,
was found entirely satisfactory by the
President, Directors and legal advisers
of both the corporations, and was duly
approved. The terms of this treaty
are, wo learn, substantially as follows :
the Columbia & Augusta Railroad
agree to pay to the South Carolina Rail
road the sum of seventy five thousand
dollars in tho bonds of the lormer cor
porarion to be taken by the latter at par
value; and in consideration for this
amount the South Carolina Railroad
agree to allow the Columbia & Augusta
road to intersect the track of the former
at the “turn table,” one mile on tho
other side ot the Savannah rivor, and
the use of the track across the bridge
over the Savannah aud along Washing
ton street, to the Union Depot iu this
city uutil the sixth of Jauuai y, 1870, by
which rime tho bridgo of the Columbia
Road will, it is thought, be finished—
the time and mauner in which the track
is to be thus used, to be determined, iu
case of a disagreement between the
other parties, by the President of the
Georgia Railroad.
The City Council of Augusta agrees
to grant to these two Railroad Compa
nies the free use of the Washington
street track in perpetuity. The track
to be used by them on equal terms, and
it, togethor with the street,to bearrang -
od and kept iu thorough ropair at tho
expense of the two roads:; and all other
streets which they may have to use iu
connecting their tracks with a common
depot to be kept iu tho same manner,
under the direction of the Streets and
Drains Committee. If any other road
shall hereafter desire to use these streets
connecting these roads with the com
inon depot, for the purpose of entering
the city, it shall be allowed to do so
upon such terms as the Mayor of Au
gusta and the Superintendents of the
Georgia and tho Macon & Augusta Rail
road, constituting a Board of Referees,
may determine.
Tho two railroad companies agree to
indemnify the city for all damagecs ob
tained from it in consequence of tho
running their trains through tine streets,
The City Council agrees to release
the South Carolina Railroad from their
previous contracts with tho city tela
live to discriminations against Augusta
in freights and passenger lares, except
on tho line hot ween Charleston and
this place, and also release them front
tho prohibition against their engines
aud cars running through the stroets.
The City Council, the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad and the South Caro
lina Railroad promise to stop all litiga
tion.
The above comprise, substantially,
the terms of tho agreement which
was accepted yesterday by the two rail
road companies and tho City; and wo
think that it will he found to be accept
able to the citizens of Augusta, and Vo
the stockholders of the railways. The
public will certainly be delighted to
learn that the strife which has for so
long a time been going on between the
Columbia and Augusta and South Caro
lina Railroads has at last ceased, and
that travelers may now pass over tho
lines without experiencing the incon
veniences and annoyances which were*
at one time caused by the celebrated
railroad war. —Augusta Chronicle.
From tb« Maoon Telegraph.
Bruuewlck—Harbor anil Hoad.
We were gratified on Friday with an
introduction to Col. N. S. Finney, of
Brunswick, of the firm of N. 8. Finney
& Cos., General Commission Merchants,
also very heavily engaged in the man
ufacture aud shipment of yellow-pine
lumber, of which they semi off many
million feet in the course of the year.—
Their timber is towed up by steamers
to Brunswick, from whence it can be
shipped for two dollars a thousand
cheaper than it could be from Darien,
ou account of the greater depth of water
and consequent convenience ol lading.
Furthermore, there are four months In
the year when it would bo impossible
to ship from Darien at all, ou account
of the reputed sickliness of tho port.—
Vessels will not go there for freight.
Wo are informed, Indeed, that the
Messrs. Eppjiigs, the extensive timber
merchants of jDarien, send their largest
ships to Brunswick to be loaded.—
Messrs. Finney & Go. are now shipping
lumber for the great suspension bridge
over East River, at New York, and
have already delivered upwards of a
million of feet. Thus the most wonder
ful bridge in the world is to bo con
structed of Georgia piue.
We are pleased to learn from Col.
Finney that the last rail for the Bruns
wick road was discharged at that port
last week. The supply is now made up.
It consists of English rails weighing
fifty pounds to the yard.
The vessel whfoh brought the last
cargo drew scant ni imfoen feet of water
came iu without the smallest difficulty,
and discharged every rail at the wharf.
Col. Finney was a Lieutenant of the
United States Navy, in command of one
of the vessels engaged in the hydro
graphic survey of Brunswick Harbor
in 1855, under Captain Trencbard.
Ho was alto of the parly which some
years later made tho location of tfig
United States Navy Yard at Brunswick
after the most deliberate and careful
examination and survey of all the At
lantic harbors below Norfolk. That
selection was determined not only by
superior depth of water, but also by
every consideration of protection and
safety to shipping and buildings aud
the salubrity of the port. In all these
particulars Brunswick had greatly the
advantage.
As to the actual depth ot water at the
outer bar, Colonel Forney found it to
he eighteen and three quarters feet at
mean low water, with an average tide
rise of eight Hoot— so that upon an ordi
nary high tide, vessels drawing twenty
six feet may pass it with, and Ihe same
vessel, (of which there are few that
evor come to Southern ports) may pass
up to the railroad wharf and roll their
freight into the cars, if need be, without
a foot of drayage. And above this rail
road wharf, outside the inner bar, there
is space for wharfage say of a third to
half a mile—ample for all the business
purposes o( the town.
The inner bar, ao called, which here
forms across the river, is a mere mud
bank, which, if necessary, can he re
moved at small expense and give twen
ty-five feet of water to the upper
wharves of the city, which at present
can be reached, at ordinary high tide,
with eighteen to twenty feet ol water.
But as we have said, there is no neces
sity for passing the inner bar, as there
is plenty of wharfage room below it.
Colonel Finney is confident the road
will be finished to Macon by the Ist of
November next, and he says there shall
be no lack ot the means and appliances
for a cheap and expeditious through
freighting business to New York.
It will open with a line of first-class
sailing packets, and aline of steamships
will be established the first moment it is
apparent that they can pay expenses.
He has this guarantee from a leading
shipping house in New York.
Brunswick was waking up and full ol
hope. She would he in five hour’s rail
way communication with Savannah in
as many weeks—she wsb looking for
ward to considerable freighting business
with the interior in the fall. She is se
cure of a large lumber trade so soon as
the road opens, and she was confident
of presenting to the world, in a few
months, the picture of an active bce
port—with shipping facilities almost
unequalled absolutely exempt from
malarial disease—With splendid intcri
or communications, and in the enjoy
ment of every condition of progress and
prosperity.
He promised us plenty of fish aud oys
ters—of the latter he said there were at
least fifty miles of banks within a short
distance of town. The choicest oysters,
however, were found on trees, a fact
which he explained by saying that
numerous prostrate live oaks obstructed
some of the creeks near the town, and
the submerged limbs ot these ancient
trees were encrusted with oysters of the
largest size and of peculiarly delicious
flavor.
Judge C’aiter, of Cincinnati, writes
to the Gazette of that city an account
of his interview with President Grant
Secretary Fish, relative to the release
of the Fenian Colonel Halpin. He
says that Fish is not in sympathy with
the Fenians “or with with anything
else that is new,” and that there is no
hope of Helpin’* release until the Ala
bama claims are nettled.