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COLUMBUS:
FRIDAY JANUARY 41.
Grant denies saying in his message
thatthe United States was the first of
all nations. He says he meant the
freest. Weil, out South the white peo
ple can’t see the point, unless he means
it is the freest with a fellows pocket. If
that be the definition, he is right to a
dot.
The Napolean (Ohio) 'Northwest says
Mr. Chase will probably make himself
the next President by holding that the
Fifteenth Amendment is null and void.
It says it is hoped the Almighty has
spared Chase for some such wise pur
pose. We doubt whether Chase has the
nerve.
An urchin of seven years went into
a barber shop in Racine, Wisconsin,
and ordered the barber to cut his hair
as close as shears could do it. He was
asked if his mother ordered it that way.
“No,” said he, “but school commences
next week, and we’ve got a school
ma’m that pulls hair.”
Found Dead.— Wo have been in
formed, says the Union Springs Times,
that a Mr. Josh. Paulk, who was known
to many of our citizens, was found dead
near Pine Level, in Montgomery coun
ty, about a week ago.
The Selma and Memphis Railroad
—The Selma Times learns that over 300
hands arc now at work on the Selma
and Memphis Railroad, in the vicinity
of Marion, Alabama, and that the work
is being vigorously and rapidly pushed
forward. The road is running as far as
Marion, a distance of twenty-eight miles
from Selma.
A man who married a particularly
plump specimen of womankind, being
a bit of a wag, told her one day that she
filled the measure of his matrimonial
joy full, for she was beauti-ful, duti
ful, and an arm ful.
The Jackson, Miss., correspondence
of the Memphis Avalanche repeats that
Gen. Alcorn, Governor elect, refuses to
be installed until the State be admitted
into the Union ; and, further, that the
Legislature, after ratifying the proposed
fifteenth amendment and electing Uni
ted States Senators, will adjourn until
after the admission of the State.
Municipal Officers of Union
Springs.— The Union Springs Times,
says at the late election in that place,
the following gentlemen were success
full : I. A. Wilson, Esq,, v;as elected
Intondent, Judge Pullum having de
clined to offer for re-election. Win.
Threadgill, 8. W. King, J. L. Wilson,
S. H. Fielder, N. O. Glover and J. B.
Baumout, were elected Gouncilmen.
Gov. Geary, in his message to the
Pennsylvania Legislature, referring to
the financial condition of the State, says
the receipts of the State Treasury during
the year were $5,241,000 ; the expendi
tures $1,850,000, including $472,000 to
wards tho reduction of the public debt,
leaving a balance in the Treasury of
$14,000. The total amount of the State
debt is stated at $32,814,000. The re
duction of the debt since January 1867,
has been $4,889,000.
The Democratic State Convention of
Indiana, which assembled at Indianapo
lis on Saturday last, nominated Norman
B. Eddy, for Secretary of State ; Bay
less W. Hanna, for Attorney General;
John C. Shoemaker, for Auditor ; Jas.
B. Ryan, for Treasurer, and Milton B.
Hopkins for Superintendent of Public
Instruction. They adopted a platform
denouncing the attempt to abridge the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; in
—-pwj-rag r ive-twohty
bonds in greenbacks ; in favor of an in
flation of the currency, aud the substi
tution of greenbacks for National Bank
circulation ; in favor of taxing National
Bank stocks,and opposing the Fifteenth
Amendment.
A Painful Rumor.— The Nashville
Union and American learns, from a
gentleman who came from Chattanoo
ga Saturday, that Mrs. Augusta J. Evans
Wilson, of Mobile, author of “ St. El
mo” and “ Vashti,” was on the train
which was thrown from the track near
Cleveland, Tenn., Friday, and was se
riously and perhaps fatally injured. The
name of Mrs. Wilson docs not appear
upon the list of the wounded given by
the Chattanooga Times, and we trust
that the Union and American’s infor
mation is not true.
Demoralized Neoroes.— The Ma
riana Courier says : There are not less
than three hundred negroes in this
county who have moved on public
lands and ceased to labor on the plan
tations, except when the pinch of hun
ger compels them. A majority of them
are without a visible means of support,
and have, it is thought, lived to a great
extent on the live stock, which has been
on the decrease for the last three years.
This class furnishes most of the crimi
nals for the penitentiary and is a great
drawback to the more thrifty and indus
trious of their color.
Death of Capt. Lee —This commu
nity was pained last week at the an
nouncement of the death of Capt. W. J.
Lee, a former merchant of Union
Springs, and much beloved citizen of
Bullock county. Capt. L. had a leg
badly crushed by the runniug away of
bis horse on last Saturday week. Some
days after, it was amputated, which re
sulted in his death on Thursday last.—
Union Springs Times.
A short time since an attache of the
Toledo Blade received a visit at his resi
dence from a gentleman and his wife,
who reside in Kent, Ohio. This couple
are somewhat advanced in years, the
husband being sixty-nine and the wife
sixty five. They have been married
nearly forty three years. During all
these years neither of this wedded pair
had boon absent from each other an en
tire night, nor at a single meal, until
this visit to Toledo. While hero the
husband was absent in Michigan one
night.
Col. Uri Balcom, a lumber prince of
Chicago, has just finished the most cost
ly and elegant residence in that city.
In the construction of the interior 84
kinds of wood are used, some of the
trees for which he marked in the Wis
consin woods, for their present use,
nearly twenty years ago.
Mrs. James McCoy, of Circleville,
Ohio, has been a Sabbath school teach
er lor twenty-five consecutive years,
and during that time has been absent
but two Sundays, when she was detain
ed at home by family affliction.
“Great heavens!” said a bar-room
bully of Denver City, who shot a stran
ger for declining to take a drink with
him, “Great heavens! am I never to
come to Denver without being obliged
to kill somebody ?”
Quite a Gang —Five newly married
couples boarded the train for Cincinna
ti, at Washington, Ohio, on Friday last.
The Greensboro (Ga.) Herald men
tions the purchase of a plantation of 700
acres of land, within one milo of that !
place, by a Mr. Ham, of New York, for
SB,OOO cash. Mr. Ham comes to Geor
gia to raise cotton and corn.
THE (SITUATION IN ATLANTA.
To keep our readers fully posted as
to what is transpiring at Atlanta, we
have published in another column, a
special telegram sent from that point to
the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, by
its editor, Gen. Wright. In the main,
the views of Gen. Wright are corrobor
ated by other editorial gentlemen who
are on the ground.
With one exception—Randall, of the
Augusta Constitutionalist—our brethren
of the quill seem to have partaken of
the excitement of the opening day, and
all predict the overthrow of Bullock and
his party, and the triumph of the De
mocracy, with the aid of Bryant and
a few discontented Radicals.
We are far enough away to be entire
ly cool and collected, and we do not
share in these bright anticipations. We
see nothing sublime in Bryant’s bully
ing a cub of Blodgett’s and the New
Jersey Falstaff, who Bullock appointed
to organize the House. Nor do we see
any good to come of it to us. Neither
do we lay much stress on Terry. Terry
is but a creature of Radicalism, and
will obey its behest to the letter. What
Bullock cannot accomplish .by threats
and bribery, Terry will be ordered to
do by bayonets, and he will obey. His
action in the appointment of the Sheriff
of Warren county, settles this beyond
doubt or cavil.
Bryant hates Bulloek and Blodgett.
But Bryant hates honest and decent
people to the same extent that Bullock
ajkd Blodgett do. The Congress is
managing this Georgia business. Bui
lock and Blodgett are mere agents, and
Congress will not permit Bryant, with
his black brigade, to interfere with its
plans. The sport iB exciting. This we
confess. It is pleasurable to see the
rascals foiled at every turn. The spec
tacle is creditable to the pluck of Geor
gia. So far, to all appearances, we
have decidedly the best of the contest.
But we beg our people to bear in mind
that the contest is an unequal one.—
Congress, the sword, and the State road
money, are in reserve. Bryant and
the niggers will not stand before the
first two. We know from sad experi
ence that some of our own men went
down before the last. They may do it
again.
W hat Columbus is Doing. —We al- I
lude to the manufactories, outside of ,
cotton. Os the latter we have, or will
have before many days, five, running
some 25,000 spindles, counting the two 1
of the Eagle and Phenix Company sep- j
arately. Mwo are now being operated, ;
and the buildings have been erected and |
the machinery purchased and arrived j
for the others. Os the cotton manu- 1
factories frequent mention .has been ,
made, in connection with the unrivaled
power of our river. We believe there
are four iron foundries in the city,
which are turning out machinery of all
descriptions, hollow ware of every va
riety, stoves, retorts and heavy iron
railings, and heavy and light work of
every conceivable kind. Outside ot the
railroad shops, there are some twenty
moulders constantly employed, and in
all someone hundred and fifty machin
ists. Besides these iron works, we
have an extensive gin establishment,
large carriage and wagon houses, firms
for the making agricultural implements
and every species of wood for vehicles,
and a number of planing mills. All are
filled with splendid machinery. At the
railroads all needed work of repairing
cars and engines is effected, and several
engines have been built almost anew.
Orders have been received from Macon,
Atlanta, Montgomery, and other points
| for iron work, and the gins are scatter
ed ail over the country. Most of
the manufactories, except those of
Decoming independent. She is gaining
that class of population which most
adds to the wealth and importance of a
place—mechanics, whose intelligence,
skill and ingenuity are moving the
world at a rapid pace. We have num
bers of splendid men here—those to rely
upon, and who honor the section. What
Columbus sadly needs to develop her
power is a railroad direct to the coal
and iron regions, and another route
to the AtJantic to afford cheap freights.
Every nerve and means of credit should
be strained to have them built.
Church Improvements. —ln a short
timo St. Luke’s Church is to be re roof
ed, and refitted in the interior. The
grounds are also to be inclosed with a
new fence—something sadly required
for some time. We heard a plan sug
gested the other day which would ren
der the building very handsome and im
! prove the audience room. It was to
raise the walls some twelve feet and
' build the roof to them, and erect in
| front, from the ground, a massive brick
I tower, with a single entrance to the ves
tibule. It would require an expenditure
of some eight or ten tho usand dollars
a. (Aim.
My attention was called to the follow
ing portion of a paragraph in a report
of the Columbus District Meeting, pub
! lished in the “Daily Sun” of Sept. 17,
[ 1860 : “We desire to call special atten
tion to one fact in the history of Col
linsworth Institute, not generally
known, and which fact should make it
a matter of peculiar interest to our
Church. We allude to the fact that its
original design was for the benefit of
Methodism, andthalviu its original deed
it was specially stipulated that it should
be kept for school purposes, and under
the care of the Methodist Church. In
all its subsequent changes this fact has
been understood and recognized.”
As I am a Baptist, and owned, or
thought I owned, onehalfofCollinswortli j
Institute at the time the above was pub
lished, I desire to make known in your
columns the following facts :
Ist. In the summer of 1808 I bought
one half the Collinsworth Institute !
without any stipulation that it should be
kept for school purposes or should be un
der the care of the Methodist Church.
2d. My understanding was, that the
school belonged to individuals and was
taught for the community, not for any
particular denomination.
3d. I never heard anything to the
contrary until the Summer and Fall of
1369, when I was informed that I would
not be permitted to hold the premises,
because ;I was not a Methodist.
4th. On examination I found one
link in the chain of titles which made
the abovo mentioned stipulations—the
last deed making none whatever.
sth. In consequence of the above and j
for other reasons, I have sold my inter- I
est in, and am no longer connected with,
Collinsworth Institute.
J. M. rnocTOR.
Talbotton, Jan. 10, 1870.
City Assessors— Messrs. John Quin,
B. F. Coleman and J. L. Morton are
the assessors of real estate in Columbus. 1
The last was appointed since the meeting
of Council because Major J. H. Sikes j
resigned on account of sickness. The
board is now the Bame as last year. The
gentlemen have gone to work.
Senator Williams proposes to pro
vide for the redemption of greenbacks,
at present, either in Washington or at
the Sub-Treasury in New York, at a
discount of twenty percent, with a view
to preventing extraordinary and sud
den fluctuations in the price of gold.
THE SITUATION IN ATLANTA.
The Atlanta muddle b< ing at present
the absorbing topic of interest, we give
below asp ;cial telegram to the Augusta
Chronicle anil Sentinel, which is fuller
than those to our oilier Georgia ex
changes:
The organization of the Senate hav
ing been perfected yesterday, and many
members of the House sworn in, it was
thought that the organization of the
Legislature would be completed to day,
but this proves to have been a mistake.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met this morning at ten
o’clock, but adjourned immediately
after assembling, in order to await the
organization ot the House of Represent-
atives.
Tins HOUSE FAILS TO OKOANIZE.
Thu House met this morning at ten
o’clock in pursuance to the adjournment
of yesterday, Harris, Bullock's overseer,
still in the chair. The call of the roil
of the members was continued, and
members sworn in until twelve o’clock,
when Harris ordered an adjournment
until ten o’clock to morrow morning,
in accordance with his instructions.
BULLOCK AND TERRY CONSULT.
Bullock, badly frightened, held along
conference witn General Terry this
morning. Ills visit was lor the purpose
ot getting Terry to interfere in bis fa
vor, and he urged the latter to authorize
him to refuse to let Democratic mem
bers quality and take their seats against
whom protests had been entereu de
Glaring them to be ineligible. He also
asked Terry to confer upon him the
power to proceed, after the swearing in
of the members had been corupleitd, to
elect officers of the House without per
mitting members against whom protests
had been entered to participate in the
election.
It is very generally understood that
General Terry, after listening to all the
arguments that Bullock could bring
forward, refused to comply with his re
quests on the ground that they were
illegal. The conference lasted about
two hours, ami at the expiration of that
time, Bullock, finding that he could not
use Terry, immediately sent a runner
to Harris with a message, ordering him
to adjourn the House at once, which
was done.
BULLOCK AT HIS OLD TRICKS WITH THE
STATE HOAD MONEY.
The cause of this action on Bullock’s
p#rt, adjourning the House until to
morrow morning, was the fact that it
had become to be looked upon as almost
i certain that if an election had been held
to-day ior the purpose of organizing the
House, the nominees of the Bullockites
would hava been defeated.
Intense excitement has prevailed here
all day and both parties are energetical
ly at work. Bullock, playing deeper
ately for the success of his scheme, is
sparing no means by which to seduce or
intimidate members of the Legislature
and their friends.
Bribing and buying are the order of
the day, aud somebody’s money is being
spent by Bullock and his baud with the
greatest profusion. The main object of
their attack is J. E. Bryant, whose con
duct in the House on Monday has shown
them that he is not to be despised, and
they are malting every effort to buy him
off. Large sums have been offered him
to keep quiet, but Bryant stands firm,
and his strength and influence are daily
increasing. Bullock’s friends are very
much frightened, and are making big
promises. They have offered to give up
the appointment of all the officers of the
State Road, and have the political dis
abilities of the Democratic members re
moved, if they will vote for R. L. Mc-
Whorter for Speaker of the House to
morrow.
TIIE GREAT BATTLE TO DAY.
The great fight will take place on the
organization "f the House to morrow,
Bryant will be the nominee of the Con
servative ReduWicans aud the Demo
crats will support him in a body. The
Conservative Republicans number fully
twenty members. Unable to intimidate
or seduce Bryant all kinds of influen
ces are being brought to bear to ensure
his defeat. One of the means used is
reading him out of the Repuciicans.
BRYANT AND BROWN EXCOMMUNICATED.
Both Bryant and Joe Brown have
been officially notified that they are no
longer considered members of Republi
can party, and will not be allowed to be
present at the caucuses of that party.—
This lick at Joe Brown is for his oppo
• luji-nr xweedy has aspirations.
At the time of writing this dispatch
(11 P. M.) the Bullockites are very
much exercised over the situation, and
are now assembled in caucus in the Ope
ra House. A long and sharp discussion
has taken place among them since the
meeting of tha caucus, and their wing
is far from being entirely,united. High
feeling prevails among them,and an ad
journment .has not yet been reached.
Some of them, afraid of being beaten as
the race now stands, are speaking of
dropping McWhorter £ and entering a
new man for the Speaker’s place, In
this juncture of affairs Ephraim Twee
dy, alias “Little Ephe,” has aspirations
for the position.
RULLOCK BELLOWS FOR HELP.
Thoroughly frightened at the unex
pected condition of affairs here, Bullock
has called upon his friends in Washing
ton for assistance. After discovering
Terry to be immovable, he sent a dis
patch to Washington City asking that
instructions be sent to Terry command
ing him to carry out his (Bullock’s)
views. This request was refused by
the authorities at Washington.
AND WANTS ANOTHER RECONSTRUCTION.
When this request was refused, Bul
lock turned his eyes upon Congress and
sent a second dispatch, asking that body
to immediately pass another and a sup
plementary bill for the reconstruction I
of the State. Bullock and his friends
say that Congress will at once take the
matter in hand and pass a bill which
will prevent Democrats suspected of
being ineligible from qualifying and
taking their seats. In order to defeat
this new move, Joe Brown, Josh Hill,
and other Radicals, have also telegraph
ed to Washington, asking that Congress j
will legislate no more on the matter.
THE PROGRAMMES OF THE BULLOCKITES
AND CONSERVATIVES.
It is believed that Bullock, relying
upon Congressional assistance, wili not j
permit the swearing in of members of
the House to proceed until Congress can
pass the necessary act. The Democrats !
and Conservative Republicans, howev- i
er, are determined not to be held back
any longer,and on to morrow morning
they will make strong efforts to finish
the organization of the House. In the
event that Harris again adjourns the
body for the purpose of preventing an
election, a committee will probably be
appointed, and instructed to wait upon
General Terry and ask him to allow the
House to be organized without any fur
ther interference from Bullock. A great
struggle is expected, and the most in- j
ieDse interest is telt in to-morrow’s ac
tion. The Democratic members are
coo! and collected, and the party is held
wel! in hand, and is under fine disci
pline.
THE HAPPY FAMILY NOT HARMONIOUS
While the Democrats are firm and
united this is far from being the case
with the Radical Bullockites, and they
cannot conceal the fact that there is a
heavy and daily widening split in the
ranks of their party.
THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS STAND
FI Rtf.
The leaders of the Conservative Re
publicans, Bryant, J. H. Caldwell, C.
K. Osgood, Frank Holden, stand firm
and are actively at work preparing for
to morrow.
TERRY SICK AT HIS STOMACn AND THE
LITTLE I’E.TURER UNEASY.
Their conduct during the past two
days is said to have very seriously dis
gusted General Terry with Bullock and
his party. The Little Perjurer seems
to be very restless and uneasy, and evi
dently does not seem to comprehend
the situation.
VIOLENCE THREATENED.
Rendered desperate by the prospect
of their defeat, the Bullockites are grow- I
ing desperate, and threaten to use vio- ‘
lence in order to erry the election in the
House to morrow- A plan has been ,
proposed by someone of them, which
has for its object the arrest of those
Democratic members of the House,
whom they suspect of being ineligible,
in order to prevent thorn from voting in
the race for Speakership. This cannot
be done, and the Bullockites will hard
ly attempt to carry the plan into execu
tion.
ALL HARD AT WORK.
The opposition experienced has, so
far, only served to strengthen and unite
the Democrats together more firmly aud
incite them to renewed exertions.
Burns, Candler, Dunlap Scott, Judge
Cabaniss, H. V. M. Miller, Nelson Tift
and P. M. B. Young are all hard at
work.
Ueorgla Supreme Court.
We copy the following from the At
lanta Intelligencer :
Wednesday, January 12, 1870.
The Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The following cases were continued,
a diminution of the record in each hav
ing been suggested, to-wit : Castelaw
vs. Meyer, from Talbot; Mabane, Ad
ministrator, vs. Howard, el al from
Talbot; and Durden vs. Carhart Brother,
from Talbot.
Argument in the cas6 of Lewis vs.
Christian, Green, et al., from Chatta
hoochee county. Was resumed and
concluded. Messrs. D. H. Burts and
John Peabody, for plaintiffs in error,
and by Messrs. Raiford and Crawford,
for defendants in error,
j The regular order of the docket was 1
i resumed.
I No. 8. Chattahoochee Circuit, Smith
vs. Belk andJßelk,Executors; complaint
j from Marion. Was argued by M. 11.
Blandford for plaintiff in error, and by
B. B. Hinton, lor defendant in error.
No. 9. Kerr vs. Carhart & Brother,
; et. al., having been withdrawn, was j
passed.
No. 10. Chattahoochee Circuit, Davis j
vs. Begley, Raiford, et. al.—Suit on
Bond of Administrators, from Chatta
hoochee county. Was argued by John
Peabody, Esq , for plaintiffin error,and
by E. G. Raitord, for defendants in er
-1 ror.
No. 11. Chattahoochee Circuit, Davis :
vs Moorefield and wife, and McNeil,
' from Chattahoochee. Was argued by
E. G. Raiford, Esq , for plaintiff in
\ error, and by Messrs. D. IT. Burts and
I John Peabody, for defendants in error,
i Pending the reading of the record by
R. J. Moses, Jr., in No. 12, the Court
i adjourned till 10 o’clock, a. m., to mor
row.
We copy the following additional
from the Constitution :
No. 6 was next taken up. It is How
ard Manufacturing Company, plaintiff j
in error, vs. Water Lot Company.
Equity, demurrer from Muscogee. R. J. j
Moses, W. Dougherty, for plaintiff in ;
error. Henry L. Benning for Defen
dant. Pending the reading of the rec
ord, Court adjourned till 10 o’clock to- 1
morrow morning. The next case in
order will be No. 15.
We copy the following from the Atlan
ta Intelligencer, of the 14th:
DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13, 1870.
The Court met pursuant to adjourn
rueut.
8. Percy Green, Esq., of Dalton, Ga.,
was admitted to the Bar.
Argument in the case of the Howard
Manufacturing Company, vs. the Water
Lot Company, was resumed and con
eluded. Messrs. R. J. Moses, Jr., and
William Dougherty, for plaintiffin er
ror, aud Gen. Henry L. Benning for
defendant in error.
Cases No. 13 and 14, from the Chat
tahoochee Circuit, having been con
tinued, were passed.
No. 15, Chattahoochee Circuit, Elam
vs. Hamilton, Tax Collector— lnjuDC
tion from Marion. Was dismissed for
want of prosecution.
Pending argument in 16, the Court
adjourned till 10 o’clock, a. m. to
norrow.
Atlanta, Jan. 14, 1870.
The Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Argument in case No. 10, Chattahoo
chee Circuit—The Eagle Manufacturing
Company vs. Charles Wise—Assuinp
sit, Irom Muscogee. Was resumed and
concluded. Gen. Henry L. Benning
for plaintiff in error, and Messrs. John
Peabody and Wm. Dougherty tor de
fendant in error.
No. 17. Chattahoochee Circuit —Ren-
froe vs. McDaniel—Equity, from Mus
cogee.—Was argued by Mr. Smith for
plaintiff in error, and by Messrs. Down
ing and Crawford for defendant in er
; ror.
No. 18. Chattahoochee Circuit.—A]-
far. H. Blanford, E*q., for plaintiff in
j error and by John Peabody, Esq , 'for
j defendant in error.
j Pending argument in No. 19, the
■ Court adjourned till 10 a. m. to-morrow.
Macon and Brunswick Road.—
While at the passenger shed yesterday
morning we noticed anew locomotive,
tender, baggage car, and two very ele
gant passenger cars standing on the
track and about to start to the “City of
Cedars by the Sea” Regular through
passenger trains are now running daily
over the Macon and Brunswick road
and the business of the Company in
freight and passage is daily increasing.
The Southern Express Company started
its first through messenger over the road
yesterday, and they will hereafter have
regular agents on the route. In a very
; short while mail agents will also be put
: upon this road, and the postal system
will be conducted upon it as upon other
roads of the State. We are very glad
indeed to see the buisness of this road
opening up so promisingly, aud predict
that the day is not lar distant when its
stock will be worth as much almost as.
that of any road in Georgia. It is bound
to become the great line of tavel from
this section of the State to Florida, as
it shortens the distance one hundred
miles over any other route to Jackson
ville, Florida, and the head-waters of
the St. John’s river. At Jesup, where
this road intersects with the Savannah
and Gulf road, a passenger bound for
Florida, takes the night passenger train
on the Gulf road, which is running ele
gant sleeping cars, and the next morn
ing after leaving Macon he breakfasts
in Jacksonville. Already good eating
houses have been opened at Foster’s and
at Jesup, at the former of which a pas
senger on the down train takes dinner
and at the latter supper.
As to the officers running on the Ma
con and Brunswick road, we kno w them
to be careful, polite and vigilant when
in charge of trains, aud they will per
mit no accident that proper caution and
foresight might prevent.— Macon Tele
graph.
Appalling— Two Sons of Gen. Gid
Pillow Murdered.— The Huntsville
Independent, of the 12th, says: “We
learn from Conductor Stephenson, of
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
that on Sunday night last, two sons of
Gen. Gid. Pillow, who had been living
on the plantation near Lagrange, Ala.,
were shot and killled by a party of dis
guised men. One of them was riddled
with bullets. It is not positively sure
that the other was killed, but next mor
ning his horse was found with stains of
blood on the saddle, and the young man
had not been heard from. This is in
deed a terrible tragedy. Our informant
could not give the cause, but w:■ hope
to have full information to-day."
Assassinated.— Gen. Jas. A. Rich
ardson, of Memphis, while on a business
visit to ClarKsou, Dunklin county, Mis
souri, last week, was shot and killed by
an unknown person. lie stepped out
of the hotel at night, and had not pro
ceeded far when he was shot. It is
related that some years ago Gen, Rich
ardson had some business connections
in that portion of the country and made
a number of enemies, some of whom, it
is thought, availed themselves of this '
opportunity to tako revenge.
Died in Harness.—John D. Barclay,
a clerk in the Treasury Department at
Washington, aged eighty years, died on
the 10th. He had been in the depart
ment about sixty-five years, having been
appointed during Jefferson’s adminis
tration, in ISO 4. He was the oldest
clerk in Washingron. He never had a
day’s leave of absence, and at the time
of his death was entitled, according to
the ordinary practice, to overlive years’
leave.
From the Atlanta Intelligencer.
UEORCtIA LEGISLATURE.
The Radicals Again Adjourn the House,
Nearly Organized, to Juggle.
SENATE.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 12, 1870.
Senate called to order by President
Conley.
Prayer by Rtv. Mr. Prettyman.
The President handed to the Secreta
ry a communication from D. G. Cotting,.
iiucretaiy of State, certifying what Sen
ators bad qualified. The Secretary !
then called the roll from the certified
fist. j
T. G. Campbell, Sr., moved toad-'
journ until to morrow at ten o’clock.
Senator Smith, from the 7th, thought
the Senate should proceed to the election
of Door keeper, Messenger and other
officers.
The vote was taken, and the Presi
dent announced that the motion to ad
journ w’as carried.
The Senate then adjourned.
nousE.
Wednesday, Jan. 12
At the hour of 10 o’clock, a. m., the
Chairman called the Hc»se to order
with the imperious knock of the Speak
er’s hammer, and announced, this
time, that it was his will thatthe exer
cises should commence with prayer by
Rev. J. W. Lee.
Alter Prayer, A. L. Harris announced
that the calling of the roll having been
suspended at the county of Oglethorpe,
it would be resumed at the county of
Paulding. Members then appeared and
were qualified as follows :
Paulding— S F Strickland.
Pickens—S A Darnell.
Pierce
Pike—R A Seale.
Poik-L H Walthall.
Pulaski—J M Buchan, S F Salter.
Putnam—SC Prudden.
Quitman—L C A Warren.
Baudolph—W M Tumlin,
Richmond—E Tweedy, J E Bryant,
T.P Baird.
[Tweedy’s elegant side-whiskers
were out of the way when his name was
called, and Newton, the roll caller, pro
longed his anxious cry for them until
they were seen advancing with undu
lating grace.]
Fitzpatrick, of Bibb, here cautiously
advanced towards the Speaker’s desk
and, with bated breath, said he desired
to enter a protest against Bryant, but
that he didn’t have it written out.
[ This Baird is the member, and S W
Baud is the Clerk—both miserabile diclu,
from Richmond.]
Rabun—McK. Fincaunon.
Schley—Thos F Rainey.
Scriven —W D Hamilton.
Spalding
Stewart—C C Humber and J K Bar
num.
Sumter—G N Harper and J A Cobb.
Talbot—Marion Bethune and J T
Costin, (colored.)
Tailiaferro —W F Holden.
Tatnail
Taylor—Frank Wilcher.
Thomas—J R Evans and W C Car
son.
Troup—J H Caldwell and .1 1 Mc-
Cormick.
[The Speaker, pro tern, here ex tnero
moiu, (Iceland that the House would
take a ttcesa until 12 m. to-morrow.]
Capt Scott announced that the Dem
ocratic members of the Legislature
would meet at No. 34, Capitol Build
! intr at 4 o’clock this evening,
i
The Georgia Bill Violated — The House
Adjourned by Bullock to Hinder
Sworn Members from taking their
! Seats.
SENATE.
Atlanta, Jan 13.
Senate called to order by President
Conley.
1 Prayer tfy Rev Wesley Prettyman.
i Journal of yesterday read.
! T. G. Campbell moved that the Sen
ate adjourn until tomorrow, 10 o’clock
a. m,
| A vote was taken, and tlie President
; announced that, ’he Senate was ad
journed. v
Several colored membersof the Houso
occupied seats on the floor of the Senate
for a short time, but left in response to
a communication from the Governor.
! house of representatives.
Thursday, Jan. 13,1870.
The House met at 13 in., to-day, and
rvnyiiFr# 'Be ?r'inx_±r * r u “"'"
j Calling of the roll continued at the
| county of Twiggs.
' Members appeared and were qualified
i as follows:
j Twiggs
| Towns —Geo. W. Johnson.
Union
Upson
Walker—W. B. Gray.
; Here the Hon. Dunlap Scott asked
the Chair if members who were not
here when their names were called, and
who had since arrived, would bo al
lowed to appear and qualify. Harris
said he would not determine this ques
tion at this time, nor until after the roli
was called through. This means :
Walton—J B Sorrels.
Warren—John Neal, S Gardner, (c.)
[While Gardner was being qualified,
Foster Blodgett, Jr. appeared upon the
scene, and whispered words of instruc
tion, perhaps from Autocratic Head
quarters, into the ear of Harris, the Sa
trap. Tweedy and McWhorter called
into the council.]
Ware—Joseph D Smith.
Washington—W G Brown.
Wayne—G W Rump.
Harris announced that the Clerk
would read an order from the Pro
visional Governor and the endorsement
of the General Commanding.
[Copy.]
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13, 1870.
That an investigation may be made
into the right of certain persons to hold
seats in the House of Representatives
under the Reconstruction act, it is or
dered, That the Clerk protein, as soon as
the calling of the roll is completed, will
declare a recess until Monday next, 13
o’clock
Rufus B. Bullock,
Provisional Governor.”
Headq’rs Military Dist. Ga., 1
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13, 1870. )
1 In order that time may be given in in
| quiring into the qualification of certain
| persons who are alleged to be ineligible
j to seats in the House, under the recon
: struction act, I approve of the foregoing
order.
Signed: Alfred 11. Terry,
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Comd’g.
Webster—G 8 Rosser.
White—C H Kytle.
Whitfield—S E Shumate.
Wilcox .
Wilkes—Richard Bradford and E
Belcher, (colored.)
Worth
Hon. D Scott here announced that
Hall, of Glynn, and others, were here,
ready to take the oath, having been de
layed by Providential causes, from
sooner appearing. Harris refused to
allow them to be sworn. Scott asked
him ifhe had not allowed others to be
sworn in after their counties were
passed? Harris said “ No.”
[flow about John A. Madden, of
Burke ?]
[ln accordance with military order,
Harris, the satrap, announced a recess
till 12 m. Monday next. ]
From tha Atlanta Constitution.
SENATE.
Friday, Jan. 14, 1870.
Senate called to order by President
Conley.
Prayer by Wesley Prettyman.
Journal of yesterday read.
Communication read from Gov. Bul
lock, stating that Hon. J. J. Collier had
applied to withdraw his oath, which he
had granted.
On motion of Senator Merrell, the
name of J. J. Collier was dropped from
the roll of Senators.
The order of Gen. Terry, appointing
a Military Commission to try the eligi
bility of members, and a communication
from Major Goodfellow, stating that the
commission would assemble at head
quarters at 11 a. m., to-day, was read,
Senator Speer moved to adjourn un
til 12 m., on Monday next.
Senator Brock suggested 10 o’clock.
Speer’s motion to adjourn until 12
m., on Monday was adopted.
Cotton at Macon —Receipts for the
week ending Wednesday evening 1762
bales ; total receipts 62,480 ; stock Wed- |
nesday, January 12tb, 18,209.
Alabama Legislature.—Tuesday.
—ln the Senate, the Commiitee on Mu
nicipal and County Organizations, re- j
ported favorably to bill to locate the
county site of Russell county. Ordered
to a third reading.
The Mobile bill was made the special
order for Tuesday next at 12 m. The
Committee on Grievances and Disabili
ties reported favorably for the relief of
Louisiana Lester, of Russell county.—
Also, to change the name of Louisiana j
Lester to Louisiana Calhoun. Ordered j
to third reading.
Committee on Finance reported fa- |
vorably, with an amendment, to the |
bill to amend section 11 of the revenue j
law. [The original bill proposed to I
strike out J of one per cent, and insert
in lieu thereof Jof one per eent. The
committee propose to strike out J of one i
per cent, and insert six-tenths of one ■
per cent. ] Laid on the table.
Bill to establish City Court of Eufaula,
was passed. Bill to prescribe the form
of indictment for wholesale dealing in
spiritous wines or malt liquors, was
passed ; and bill providing that no tax
be imposed on Seals attached to railroad
i bonus, or papers authenticating county
subscriptions or bonds in aid of con
; structiug railroads, was indefinitely
| postponed.
In the House, a joint resolution was
! introduced, asking Congress to suspend
| the collection of tax on cotton spinning
i machinery ; by Mr. Tyner, to incor
i porate the Union Baptist Church in
i Russell county. A bill was passed em
powering the Commissioners Court of
Chambers county to issue bonds to pay
certain indebtedness.
WEDNESDAY.
In the Senate, on call of the Districts,
Mr. Mabrey introduced a bill to incor
porate the E B. Young Banking Cos. in
Eufaula ; Mr. Miiler, for relief of free
school scholars and their parents or
guardians, which were read once.
The Judiciary Committee reported a
substitute to the bill to establish the
City Court ot Eufaula Adopted. The
Omnibus Railroad bill was recommit
ted to committee. Committee reported
favorably to improving navigation of
Coosa river. Passed.
Message was received from Governor,
transmitting the report of Col. Titos
Pearsvel, Commissioner to survey the
Coosa river.
Mr. Worthy, from the special com
mittee on judicial districts, reported
adversely to the bill to divide the State
into four judicial districts and establish
district courts therein. Concurred in.
House bill to regulate the carriage of
passengers on the Street Railroad cars
in Mobile, was taken up, and after dis j
mission, passed. Yeas 25, nays 15. j
Pennington, from Committee on Feder ,
al Relations, reported back memorial
and joint resolutions to U. S Congress, !
praying the removal of all political disa- [
bilities of citizens of this State; 150;
copies ordered printed, and made special
order for Friday.
House— Harrington contended mem
bers had no right to draw meliage dur- j
ing recess. Matter will be investigated.
Bills were introduced to encourage the j
manufacture of cotton and wool from
the raw material; tor the relief of the
lessees of the University lands, their
heirs and assigns ; to regulate the con
veyances of the property of married
women, and the liens upon judgments
and property, and to change a number
of sections of the Code—all of which
was read once.
The Committees reported adversely
to a number of bills and favorably on
one to repeal section 4002 of Revised
Code (passed) and amend section 3486
of same (passed.) Mr. Foster intro
duced a bill providing for the payment
of public school teachers from Oct. 1808
to Oct. 1860. Referred to committee
on Education.
Mr. Hardy, chairman of Internal Im
provements, adversely to bill for protec
tion of Internal Improvements, which
made a crime of riding and driving
across a railroad track. Concurred in.
Returned the bill to encourage the
manufacture of iron; referred to Com
mittee on Ways and Means. Favora
bly to ratify subscription of certain
counties to the Selma aud Memphis
Railroad. Passed.
Favorably to amend the act establish
ing a system of Internal Improvements.
In the Senate, Mr. Sevier introduced
a bill to amend the first section of an
act to amend the charter of the Opelika
and Talladega Railroad Company, ap
proved November 19th, 1861; Mr. Lam
bert, from the Committee on Agricul
ture and Manufactures, reported ad
versely to the bill to regulate the enclo
sure of stock in Alabama. Concurred
in—yeas 20, nays 4. All the rest unin
teresting (to this section.) Local legis
lation.
House— Bill to amend section 3439 of
Revised Code (in relation to the rights
of appeal) was passed ; also to regulate
county claims (imposes a fine of SIOO
upon officers who traffic in county
claims). The telegraph has given the
rest which is of any interest to our
readers.
Friday.
Senate Pennington introduced a
resolution to make Mrs. Siyney Jones,
of Lee county, a free dealer.
Coon presented a memorial and a res
olution, stating that daily complaints
have been made of the murder of a
number of good people in Alabama
during the past year, and of barbarous
acts; and that the Governor is requested
to inform the Senate of the truthfulness
of these reports.
Mabry made a statement that the
negro Giles Flournoy named in the
memorial as having been murdered in
Bullock county, had been guilty of
committing a crime in Georgia, that a
requisition was made by the Governor
of Georgia on the Governor of Alabama
for said Giles Flournoy; that the sheriff
went with a posse and attempted to ar
rest him ; that Flournoy resisted and
attempted to escape, when he was shot.
Mr. Mabry said the officers of Barbour
county were Republicans, and perform
ed their duties faithfully and in an ae
ceptable manner to men of all parties.
[The petition presented by Coon was
manufactured since yesterday. The
petition is written on one sheet of paper
and the pretended signatures are on an
other sheet, aud the two pasted together
—the whole thing seeming to be a forg- 1
ery, the signatures being all by one
person, and bearing strong marks of 1
being bogus.]
Pending consideration of the pream
ble and resolution, the hour arrived for
the consideration of the special order,
the bill to confirm the action of the mu
nicipal authorities of the city of Mobile
in reference to the Mobile and Alabama
Grand Trunk R. R.
After protracted debate the bill pass
ed—yeas 16, nays 13.
House—Committee on Public Lands
reported favorably to the bill to carry
into effect an act of Congress relating
to the 12 mile square reservation. Con
curred in.
A committee was appointed to confer
with Senate Committee concerning the
Governor’s message about the Southern
Express Cos.
On call of counties, the following
were introduced : McCall, to incorpo
rate the town of Midway, Bullock coun
ty ; Reeves, to make appropriation of
$20,800, to pay school teachers during
1856 and 1868 ; to repeal acts authoriz
ing lotteries ; to repeal act authorizing
appointment, of guardian ad litem ; to
authorize appeals in bankruptcy by ei
ther party. All read once.
Bill providing amendment to act, es
tablishing a system of internal improve
ments was discussed, and made special
order for Tuesday.
House passed Senate bill to incorpo
rate Phoenix Fire Cos. No. 2 of Eufaula;
to allow County Superintendents the
use of the Grand Jury rooms ; to relieve
Marion Jackson, of Pike county, of tho
pains of bigamy.
The rest is uninteresting to our read
ers.
High Bro.—A farmer promised a ne
gro, a field hand, that he would give
him SBOO to woik for him next year.
Os course he wont give it. We merely
mention the incident to show how diffi
cult negroes are to hire—not on account
of their scarcity, but because they are
so slow to contract. Many are still
loafing around the corners. They will
go to work as soon as their little money
a out.
i
telegraphic.
By Telegnp<i from Europe.
Paris, Jan. 13—Five thousand work-.
men from the Fouburgs passed the Bou
levards to the funeral. Many ladies in
carriages, dressed in mourning, joined
the procession. Rochefort’s presence
at the funeral caused great demonstra
tions. Frequent shouts of “Viva la Re.
public” occurred at the cemetery.— -
While Rochefort came down the Champs
Elysses, with a great crowd Binging the
“Marsellaise,” a regiment dispersed the
crowd. Rochefort, claiming the privi
leges of a Deputy, was allowed to pass
to the Chamber, where he arrived pale
and much excited. The crowd was
finally dispersed without resisting the
police or troops, though some arrests
were made.
Paris, Jan. 13.—Police and magis
trates atoned ; intense excitement exist,
but no serious trouble.
100,000 soldiers are in Paris. Police
force largely increased.
The Marsellaise appeared as usual to
day ; tone very violent. Rochefort’s
leader says the cry of yesterday was for
justice, to-morrow the cry may come
for revenge.
London, Jan. 14.—Noon. —Consols
92|. Bonds 87.
The London Times, in an editorial
on the Noir tragedy, attributes Olivier’s
indulgence to threats publicly made,
and thinks it impossible to exaggerate
I the situation at Paris. The city is
tranquil, and the soldiers ordered from
neighboring garrisons have been order
ed home.
The London Morning Post thinks a
trans-continental railway alone will
| save British Columbia from annexation
| to the United States.
Madrid, Jan. 14.—Resolutions ex
eluding forever Bourbons from the j
Spanish throne were introduced. Ar- j
gument commences Tuesday.
Paris, Jan. 14 —Napoleon visited
the troops, who cheered enthusiasti- ;
cally.
Paris, Jan. 14.—Trego and others
sentenced for conspiring against Na
poleon’s fife.
Brussels, Jan. 14.—A private letter
received here from Berne, says the Pope
is chagrined at the drift of the (Ecu
menical Council, aud will dissolve it
before midsummer.
From WattliiiuetoH.
Washington, Jan. 13. — Weather
clear.
Regarding Virginia, the best opinion
is the original Senate bill admitting Vir
ginia, pure aud simple, will pass that
body. The House will amend it and a
committee of conference be appointed.
Avery early admission is reported cer
tain.
Senate —The Committee on Foreign
relations agreed to insert a clause in the
French cable bill forbidding its consoli
dation with the Anglo-American cable.
Customs for the week ending Bth inst,
three million dollars.
Among the nominations was Charles
S Cooper, for Surveyor of Customs at
Memphis.
The President, Belknap and Sherman,
after consultation, directed Terry to
proceed vigorously against flagrant
cases of perjury in organizing Geor
gia Legislature.
The Post Office Committee reported
a bill establishing a line steamers be
tween New York and Europe.
The Virginia bill was resumed.—
Drake’s amendment was rejected by a
vote of 45 to 11. The question re
curred on the amendment prescribing
the oath of the third section of the 14th
amendment to members of the Legisla
ture, was discussed to executive session.
Adjourned. a0
prolonged by the filibustering spirit.—
The Virginia bill was finally resumed
and discussed to adjournment. Law
rence supported the bill; Logan and
Wood opposed it.
House in session to night for debate
on the bill.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The debate
last night was rather loose.
Whittemore argued that every act of
the Virginia Legislature indicated bad
faith, and that Walker was in league
with the Democrats. He saw no means
of securing security for the future ex
cept by imposing conditions named in
the bill.
Palmer argued that Virginia was in
no condition for admission, and favors
indefinite postponement. He instanced
Georgia and Tennessee in support of
his proposition. As regards Arkansas,
he favored speedy action.
Axtell, Cribbs and McCormick favor
ed immediate and unconditional admis
sion.
Several leaguers have resumed work
upon conditions proposed by the Com
pany.
Senate done nothing.
Committees done nothing.
House resumed the Virginia bill;
Fitch speaking against the bill and in
favor of admission pure and simple.
Bets offered that unconditional ad
mission passes both houses to-day.
Revenue $441,000.
Gold Panic Committee considering
the propriety of holding open sessions, j
Fisk, Jr., will testify Monday.
lowa Republicans nominated Judge j
Wright, of the Supreme Court, for the j
long, and J. B. Howells, formerly edit
or of the Gate City, Keokuk, for short
Senatorial term.
No possibility to complete the con
gressional action on the Virginia bill
‘ until Monday. Probabilities still are
that a Committee of Conference will be
required and that Edmond’s amend
ment will finally find its way into the
bill.
Senate.—Most of the day occupied on
California liquor seizures, wherein the
integrity of Revenue officers, including
Delano, were attacked.
Virginia bill then resumed, when re
cess occurred.
The Senate is in session to night and
the matter will probably be disposed of
before morning.
The Senate adopted Edmunds’ amend
ment by a vote of 45 to 14, which exacts
the oaths of the 14th amendment from
legislators and State officers.
The House has been occupied all day
on the case of Virginia.
Bingham’s substitute was adopted by
a vote at 98 to 95. Preamble was then
adopted by a vote of 76 to 64. The bill
then passed by a vote ot 142 to 49
The following is the verbiage of the
Virginia bill:
Whereas, The people of Virginia have
adopted a constitution republican in
form, and have, in all respects, cofirmed
to the requirements of the acts of Con
gress, entitled an act authorizing the
submission of the constitutions of
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas to
a vote of the people, and au
thorizing the election of State officers,
provided by the said constitutions, and
members of Congress, approved April
10th, 1869; therefore be it
Resolved, &c., That the said State of
Virginia is entitled to representation in
the United States.
Adjourned to Monday.
From «l»Io.
Columbus, Jan. 14.—Senate ratified
Fifteenth Amendment —19 to 18,
From Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14.—J. 11. Cald
well, republican member of the House
of Representatives and member of the
National Republican Executive Com
mittee of the Southern States, has writ
ten a long letter to Hon J. A. Bingham,
member of Congress from Ohio, giving
a full account of the real causes of the
difficulty in organizing the Georgia
Legislature. The following is a synop
sis of the letter:
The question which divides and dis
tracts the republicans in the House is
not a political question, not race or
color, nor a question involving the i
rights of any class of persons as!
such; but one involving the con
sciences of honest men to work lor the
interests of the State against a corrupt
faction, composed of a few individuals
seeking to entrench themselves in posi- j
tions that will enable them to deplete
the treasury and ruin the credit ot the
State. To accomplish their purposes
various devices were resorted to be
fore the members convened on Monday,
10th inst., and while they were attempt
ing to organize, to intimidate certain
members and deter them from tak
ing the oath. Among other things,
Col. Farrow, Attorney General, at
the request of Gov. Bullock, has given
a written opinion of the scope ot the
oath prescribed by the last reconstruc
tion act, which has no more weight or
authority than the opinion of any pri
vate individual. One of the difficulties
which arose in the Houso grew out of
an attempt of the Clerk, pro tem, to en
force the reading of Farrow’s opinion
as authoritative construction of the oath.
: The reading was forced through iu a
most arbitrary, violent and disorderly
manner, notwithstanding the remon
strances of loading Republican mem
; bers. Another difficulty grew out of
the appointment by the Governor of
one of bis employees of the State road,
A. L. Harris, Clerk, pro tem, to organ
| jze the House. This is deemed, by some
Republicans, a most arbitrary step. —
The only authority the act of Con
gress gives to Governor is to summon
: members, by proclamation, to appear
on a certain day. This had been done,
and at the time appointed the represen
tatives appeared in their hall. The
Governor’s power of organization ceased
| when he had issued the proclamation,
and any attempt on his part to intimi
date the members present from taking
the oath prescribed, was a violation of
section sos the act. Some'members
; have been prevented by the publication
of Farrow’s opinion from taking the
1 oath, who could have done so very con- j
scientiously, but were tmwilling to j
place themselves in aparent conflict with j
the expressed opinion of authorities, or j
incur what had been threatened against j
them if they should qualify, harrassing ]
criminal prosecution. One member in
particular refused to take the oath be- j
j cause he did not wish to place him-!
j self in opposition to the opinion of the
I Attorney General and Governor of the
! State, yet he had been a staunch Union
| man all through the war, absolutely re-
I fusing to take any part in the rebellion,
! put denouncing it all the time, until the
| conscript law was passed, he took refuge
' j behind some small office, from the di-
I rect physical force of which he was
i menaced by a government officer. This
j man is now deprived of his seat by un
’ | due attempts which the Governor and
| his subordinates have made to keep
• members from taking the oath, and that
l violation of section 5, of the late act of
- Congress, expressly provides that when
; members convened in General Assem
t bly they shall proceed to perfect organ
- ization. The act ,docs not specify the
officer who shall preside over or organ
»j is sworn to support the Constitution of
the State ; in addition thereto, to take,
| subscribe and file in the office of the
I Secretary of State, one of the oaths
| prescribed in the act of the Constitution,
which members are sworn to support,
| and adopts Irwin’s Code as the law of
the State. The Code, sections IC9 and
170, prescribes the manner in which the
! General Assembly shall be organized.
The appointment of Harris as Clerk,
i pro tem, is a violation of the Code as
well as the act of Congress. Before
; Harris proceeded to call the roll a
i member rose and read the 3d Section of
j Code, relating to the manner of organ
izing, but Harris refused to hear him or
j entertain the motion. Scott asked to
j be allowed to protest against the man
ner of proceeding. Harris told him he
: could not. When the first member was
; sworn another member sent a protest i
against his taking his seat. Harris
permitted the protest to be received j
and read. While Farrow’s opinion was
being read, Bryant objected, as it was J
intended to intimidate, and disputed
Harris’ right to preside. Harris ordered
the Sergeant-at-arms to arrest Bryant.
This brought a difficulty in the House,
and several pistols were drawn by the
Sergeant-at arms and others against
Bryant. The latter called Caldwell, of
Troup, to take the Chair and organize
the House according to the provisions
oi the Code. Accompanied by Bryant,
Caldwell approached the Speaker’s
desk, but being resisted and threatened
by the Sergeant-at arms aud Harris, de
dined to act as Speaker pro tem. Bry
ant was then chosen pro tem., and put
a motion to adjourn,which was carried,
but he requested the members to remain, j
A committee waited on Gen. Terry to !
inquire if the manner of proceeding mot
his approval. Ho disapproved the read
ing of Farrow’s opinion and protests
against members taking seats. Harris
refused to hear the report of the com
mittee.
At the request of Gen. Terry, mem
bers consented to let Harris proceed
with the organization. Since no mem
ber objected to anything he had done
he refused to let members qualify who
were not present when the counties
were called. Some were detained at
home by providential causes, but pre
sented themselves before the roll was
called and completed. The object of
the arbitrary proceedings was to oust
certain members or persons, light or
wrong, who feel that, they can conscien
tiously take the oath.
Harris, under the Governor’s in
structions, adjourns the House when
ever he pleases. Without petition
of the members, yesterday the House
adjourned until Monday. The object
was to inquire, by military commission,
into alleged ineligibility of certain
members who had taken the oath. I
see no provision in the law for any such
inquisition. The law gives such mem
bers as qualify the sole right to organize
the body. If tho House is permitted to
proceed the Fifteenth Article will bo
ratified and there will be a clear Repub
lican majority in both Houses.
From Montironirry.
Montgomery, Jan. 13.—The legisla
ture is engaged entirely on local bills.
In House several members expressed
indignation at the introduction of a res
olution authorizing the appointment of
a clerk to put in legible and sensible
shape bills for engrossing. The mem
bers introducing it stated that the Gov
ernor had often to approve bills that
were disgraceful to the State on account
of the bad spelling and worse grammar.
The resolution was defeated.
There is mucli lobbying over railroad
State aid bills.
From Kansas.
Topeka, Jan. 14.—Senate ratified the
Fifteenth Amendment, and ordered pic
ures of Lincoln and John Brown for
he Senatorial walis.
Uov. HotTman on Federal AtTnlri.
Ihe Georgia Kill.
In his recent message to the New
York Legislature, Governor Hoffman
says:
The people of this State are deeply
concerned iu a wise administration Jf
Federal affairs. As representing them
I believe it to be my duty, before clos’
ing this message, to call attention to
and protest against, whatever, In the
policy ot the General Government
strikes at their commercial and agricui
lural interests, or is in any way preju
dicial to their welfare. 1 protest against
the revolutionary course of Congress
with reference to amendments of the
Constitution of the United States ; by
which, among their other efforts at cen
tralization, they seek the absolute con
trol of elections in the States. Power
less themselves to amend it by direct
act, and unable to procure tho volunta
i ry consent of three fourths of the States
they force the consent of the Southern
I States as a condition to representation
i and thus override and nullify the will
of others, whose proper relations to the
Federal Government have never been
interrupted, and whom they cannot
1 constrain.
I protest against the action of both
Congress and the President of the Uni
ted States in subjecting the people of
Georgia anew to military power, their
State Government being in full opera
tion, and the restoration of their consti
tutioual relations with tho Federal
Government having been recognized by
the Federal authorities as complete, 'l
protest against the longer exclusion
from representation of any of the States;
if any one be excluded, the rights of all
are unsettled, and the harmony of our
Government is destroyed.
Post Master General’# Late Order.
Don Piat, in a recent letter from
Washington to the Cincinnati Commer
cial, thus alludes to tho recent pious
order issued by Post Master General
Creswell, to the Post Master at New
York :
The growth of our Government, in
the direction of a paternal guardianship
of the eilizeu, is indicated by a late or
der from Mr. Creswell to the Postmas
ter of New York, directing that func
tionary to seize upon and forward to the
Dead Letter, office, in Washington, all
mail matter “directed to Wogan&Co.,
and all other swindling, fictitious firms.”
This high moral move on the part of
the Postmaster General indicates such
a lofty impulse, that one is lost in ad
mirattou. I humbly submit, however,
that the paternal move is slightly defec
tive. Alter the New York Postmaster
has resolved himself into a Police Court
and determined, in his own postal
bosom, (vbo are swindlers, aud the let
ters are Beized and sent to the postal ami
paternal hands of the Postmaster Gen
eral, he should inspect the same, and
getting the names of the authors of such
letters, hand them over to Secretary
, Cox—or rather, the Attorney General,
i Hoar, that the latter officer may cause
| the arrest of such writers and consign
I them to idiotic asylums, to be properly
cared for. Aud why not? If you can
take from tho mails a man’s letter, for
that he ia ass enough to be taken in by
j a swindling firm, can not you arrest
! the man on the ground that he Is an ass
I and must be cared for by a paternal
! Government ? “It is tho determina
j tion,” says the moral Creßwell—let £ us
i return thanks for a moral Creswell—
“of the Department to use all means
within its control to break up these
swindling concerns, which so largely
use the facilities afforded by the mails
to prey upon credulous and weak min
ded people.” There you have it. Now,
why not strike at the root of the evil,
and lie up the credulous and weak
minded ? This would not only save
the mails from this abuse, but put an
end to all sorts of swindling. For if
we could put in durance the victims,
the sharpers would be without custom
ers.
In this we might violate some rights
supposed to be secured through consti
tutional enactments. But the paternal
and moral Creswell says: Tho Depart
ment will assume the responsibility.”—
I It is true that he weakens his position
1 by adding, “that an effort will be made,
j at an early day, to secure such Congres
! sional action as will enable the Depart
i ment more effectually to accomplish
the desired result.” 1 am sorry to
j - ' agent or a -paid'
j nal government make such a weak ad
| mission.
If Wogan & Cos. can be declared
swindlers, why not any other firm? and
j if the mighty Cresswell can seize upon
people’s letters and send them to the
j Dead Letter Office, what more does he
want ? A fig for your Congress. Lei
tho credulous aud the weak minded be
ware bow they writo to that aged person
whose sand of life, &c., or that other
individual of a theological turn, who
made such a wonderful discovery in the
Indies. The mighty Cresswell, of high
moral attributes, clothed with paternal
powers, is after them.
But why limit these moral efforts to
Wogan & Cos f Why not direct the
Postmaster at New York to seizo upon
all letters directed to the President’s
brother-in-law ? There was a letter
written to Corbin that one would like
to read—but then the parties, suspect
ing the paternal characters of our Gov
ernment, sent the letter by special
messenger. Letters directed to Fisk,
jr., and Gould might bo advantageously
inspected, and furnish good reading, at
least. He must not confine this high
moral movement to the little rogues.
Let us have a dash at the larger ones.
The San Domingo Annexation
Treaty. —We clip the following from
the Washington Press telegram of tho
9th, to tho Cincinnati Commercial :
The treaty for the annexation of San
Domingo to the United States was ne
gotiated by President Baez aud our
commercial agent, Mr. Perry, at the
i city of San Domingo. This treaty, with
a secret message of the Presiueut of the
United States, will be sent to the Senate
Jon Monday. Os truth of this statement
! there is no doubt. The governing mo
tive for the acquisition ot San Domingo
! is its geographical position to this coun
try, as a means of national defense, as
well as its general maritime advantages:
aud hence a preliminary lease of Sauia
na was effected, and tho jurisdiction of
the United States established over that
part of the territory of San Domingo.
Several Senators, who are cognizant of
the particulars of the negotiation, pri
vately assert that San Domingo is ot as
much ini. r"ince to the United States
as the .-aiu of Cuba, if not more, and
that the acquisition of one will more
easily lead to the possession of the oili
er. It may be that the President of the
United States in his massage recom
mending the ratification of tbe treaty,
will brifiy state his reasons for the ne
gotiation. It is certain, however, that
he has stated them to some of his most
intimate political frinds. Although the
text of the treaty cannot now be puli
licly made known, there is no doubt
that it contains the; following proposi
tions, viz: First, The United Slates
stipulate to pay the sum of $1,500,000 ;
Second, This money is to he devoted to
the liquidation of the obligations of the
Republic of San Domingo,including the
redemption of its currency, which is
represented to be of comparatively small
amount; Third, In case the obligations
to be assumed by the United States shall
exceed the before mentioned sum of sl,
500,000,the public lands of San Domingo
are pledged as security for the excess ;
Fourth, The liquidation of obligations
is to be entrusted to commissioners to
be appointed by each of the contracting
parties ; Fifth, In consideration of the
discharge of these obligations, San Do
mingo cedes to tho United States all
forts, docks, custom-houses, and all
other public buildings, arsenals, &c.,
and complete jurisdiction over the ter
ritory ; Sixth, San Domingo to be an
nexed or acquired as a territory, and not
as a State, and subject to the legislation
of Congress in the same manner aster
ritories of the United States ; Seventh,
The treaty to be valid to all intents and
purposes when ratifiod by the Senate of
the United States, and confirmed by a
vote of a majority of the citizens of San
Domingo.
The Urbana (Ohio) Citizen tells of a
man by the name of Harry Sinclair,
employed by Major Downing, in the
Weaver House, Urbana, who made his
eighth unsuccessful attempt at suicide,
last week. The Major finally sent him
to his friends at Ithaca, New York.