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Important Railroad Combination. —
We are informed by high authority that a
railroad combination was effected on the
i tth. at Summerville, near Rome, in which
Columbus is deeply interested. Wc refer
t ., the meeting of the corporators of
three companies, known as the Chattooga
td.il and Iron Company, the Trion
Railroad Company, and the Lookout
'■lountain Railroad Company, and the
organization under the latter charter.
This charter provides for the construction
of a roa l from Rome to Chattanooga. It
commences with SIOO,MO from Cliatta
nooga, $.">0,000 from Walker and SIO,OOO
from Chattooga comities. Its charter
provides $15,000 State aid per mile, and
allows a consolidation with the North and
South Railroad. The company is working
at present under an Executive Committee,
of which Mr. A. P. Allgood, of Trion
Factory, is Chairman. The old Trion
Railroad Company graded some 15 miles
I,cfore the war, seven miles of which can
he utalized. Our informant says it would
astonish our people, accustomed as they*
may he to the unusual progress at our end
~f I lie road, to view the long and hand
some stretch of work on the North and
South Railroad which has been accom
plished at Rome. Romo boasts of her
iron interest, her water works and her
enterprise generally: but when she secures
the Lookout Mountain Road to the north
ward, the North and South to the south
ward, and the Memphis Branch to the
Northwest, she, as well as Columbus, will
have a commercial importance her most
anguine citizens do not dream of.
The Cotton States Life Insurance
Company of Macon, Georgia, has an adver
tisement in our. paper this morning. This
is a home company of ample nuydis, and
governed by a wise and generems policy,
and all its earnings are investell in Geor
gia. This is so much the greiiter season
why parties should insure with it. It
combines all the qualities of safety, jus
tice and promptness in settling losses.
Mr. R. E. Carnes is the agent at this point.
See notice.
Columbus Bonds. —Wc are informed
that S6OOO of them were sold week before
lust nt B tc, on the dollar, and that they
readily command here, where money is so
tight, 62J to 05c., and are daily being en
hanced. If money was at all free, they
would speedily demand 75 to 80c. We
also are told unofficially, that late negotia.
tioiis have been very satisfactory, and our
bonds will rapidly appreciate, as they
should do, in value. Money is now about
as tight as a fat pig’s hide.
CoMFOETABLE DODGE WaTEB FOB
Schnapps. —One of the demi-monde,a little
above the street walker, came into an
upper Promt street saloon ounctay artor
nnon and complained of sickness. Propri
etor suggested Scheidam Sclmaps. She
*»id a dollar for a bottle. Returning in
a little while, the woman said she did not
like those schnapps. Proprietor would ex
change for Holland gin. Exchange effect
ed and she disappeared for good. Propri
etor asked friend to taste schnapps and see
why the woman didn’t like them. Friend
did so, and pronounced the liquid water.
Proprietor, astounded, did same, and con
cluded he had been sold and done for to
the tune of a bottle of gin. Cyprian had
drank the schnapps, filled the empty bottle
with water, and swapped it for giif. Smart
woman, that.
Mubdeb Near Teoy, Alabama.— We are
informed a Mr. Watson, an old man, and
possessed of considerable property, was
waylaid and murdered early Saturday
night, while riding on horseback, from
l’roy. Alabama, to his house, six miles dis
tant. He had been drinking during the
day. There are various surmises, but no
ascertained clue to the perpetrators to Sun
day night. Mr. W. was a man of high so
cial position. His horse returning home
riderless, caused a search to be made, when
the body of Mr. W. was found, in an ob
scure thicket, lifeless. A shot-gun was the
weapon used in killing him.
Receipts of Cotton in Interior Towns
The following is the Statement to
January stli for the present and past sea
son :
1870-1. 1871-2.
Augusta 117,227 97,069
Macon 70,968 42,955
Eufaula 23,977 14,584
Columbus 49,917 29,032
Montgomery 62,581 43,423
Selma 56,275 44,708
Memphis 254,234 206,892
Total 635,179 478,665
This shows a deficit, in seventeen weeks,
of 156,574 bales from the receipts of last
year, and 28,144 bales in stock.
SUMNEB AND HIS CIVII. IvIGHTS AMEND
MENT.— Sumner has decided, says a Wash
ington correspondent, to withdraw his
supplementary Civil Rights Amendment
to the Amnesty hill, which now seriously
embarrasses that measure.
Senator Schurz will offer an amendment
striking out nil after the first clause of the
bill, which will make amnesty universal
in case it should succeed.
Prominent Republican politicians pre
dict the dismemberment of their party,
owing to the new civil service regulations
removing the departmental and other
I ederal appointments from political pat-
The President disclaims all sympathy
" ith the various rings of carpet-baggers
and scalawags in the Southern States, and
announces that no matter what the pro
fessions of Southern Republicans may be.
they will only be recognized as friends
v ho seek to promote reforms and honesty
'•)i the public service.
I’he Cotton Tax —Important Notice. —
The Columbia Phoenix learns from a com
uXnuieation from Washington, addressed
to John T. Sloan, Esq., that “the Secre
tary of the Treasury has at last modified
his two year order, and extended the time
to June 30, 1872. All cotton, tare and
other claims that .were shelved by that
■rder will be acted on and paid, if prop
erty proved. ’’
The County Court Act. —Some doubt,
says the Augusta Constitutionalist, ap
pearing to exist as to whether the above
act is a law. not having received the Gov
ernor's sanction, we understand that it is
the purpose of the leading members of
the Legislature to introduce a general act
legalizing that and all other acts in the
*ame condition.
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VOL. XIII.
CHAOS IN LOUISIANA.
Wherever the seeds of Radicalism take
root, every healthy growth sickens and
dies under its withering shade and influ
ence. Just in proportion to its vigor, is
the weakness and decay of whatsoever
things are honest and of good report. It
has bankrupted all the South, and like a
pack of jackals in the wake of an army, it
greedily preyh on the putrid remains left
by fire and the sword. It has literally de
voured South Carolina, and it now tears
the flesh, and crunches the hones of once
beautiful Louisiana.
Warmoth, the Radical Governor, who
has aided to create this ‘ ‘confusion worse
confounded,” is now under arrest on
a charge of conspiracy. Grant has Ku-
Kluxed him as he means to do with all
who oppose his now imperial power. War
moth and all others who have taken up
and wielded the sword of an ignorant
usurper against the Constitutional rights
of the States and the personal freedom of
the citizens, have no reason to complain
if they perish by the sword. The poison
ed chalice which they have so liberally
commended to others, is now returned to
their own lips. When they feel what they
have forced the innocent wretched to feel,
they will than begin to realize the virtues
of the Ku-Klux cautery.
Here in Georgia, we are something bet
ter off than the Louisianians. Here, we
have only two Governors —a true and a
false one; there, they have not only dual
Governors, but dual Legislatures. Mr.
'Calhoun, some years ago, proposed dual
Presidents, one from the North and the
other from the South, but we have little
doubt if now alive that he would conclude
old Epluribus unum was too popular and
one too many. If two suns have the same
orbit, they are apt to clash and produce a
small “wreck of matter, and a crush of
worlds.”
The New Orleans Times of the tith,
speaks thus of the situation.
With two Legislatures in full blast, a
Governor under bond to appear to answer
to a charge of conspiring to prevent citi
zens from the exercise of their civil rights;
with one of the Legislatures guarded by
United States forces, by the militia, and
by a body of armed police, and the other
holding its session four or five squares off
—defended by a force of armed citizens,
and awaiting the return of three of its
members who have been imprisoned by
the other side to make a quorum; with
one-half of the Senate afloat in a United
States revenue cutter, awaiting the arrival
of two or more members of the same com
plexion to give them a majority; with Uni
ted States Marshals and Sergeants-at-Arms
running around to arrest absent members
of the two bodies claiming to be Houses of
the General Assembly; with a Governor
treating his folloxvers to champagne in ex
ultation over the great victory obtained by
such means; and amid such scenes, alto
gether, in view of these incidents and cir
cumstances, the condition of affairs in this
city is the most extraordinary ever present
ed by an organized community.
GEORGIA ITEMS.
Savannah. —Fifth Annual Conference
of the African M. E. church is in session,
Bishop Andrew Brown presiding, and J.
W. Randolph Secretary. Convened Fri
day. Delegates, 170 Fire Saturday
“Georgia Ice House” and
an outbuilding of Mrs. Frankenstein
A light fingered “lady” stole S3O from a
drawer while selling gloves in tne im;-
dence of Mrs. Kerr Paul Lyons, who
was present at the siege of Savannah by
the French and Americans during the rev
olution, recently died in Mobile, aged 112
years The brig Queen of the South,
mentioned as having been wrecked on the
north end of St. Simon’s Island, was of
oak, l 5() tons burthen, and built in Balti
more. She ,was owned by her Captain,
Jas. W. Burns, and sailed from New York
for Brunswick with a cargo on the 14th of
December A stone fell on Mr. D. C.
Lapham’s head. He is dead The Sa
vannah Sabre Club has re-elected Gen. IU
H. Anderson, President; Geu. W. Kirk,
land, Ist Vice President.
Savannah. —Steps are being taken for
a suitable commemoration of the birth
day of Gen. Robert E. Lee. on the 19th
inst Mr. Lynah died a day or so since
on his platation in South Carolina At
the monthly meeting of the People’s
Mutual Loan Association $4,000 was
sold at an average of 66 per cent Mr.
G. W. J. Deßenne presented to the Geor.
gia Historical Society a sac simile of a
Georgia hill of exchange payable in Eng
land and dated the 29th of May, 1749
A negro attempted to escape from
custody while Judge Chisholm was sen
tencing him for simple larceny. He rushed
from the court room and gave the officers
a merry -race Savannah received
$9,009 from liquor licences and expects
to get $38,000 during the year The
News announces the death of David J.
Deas, a colored man who was a Confeder
ate scout during the war. Since, he has
been a cotton buyer, and of the firm of
Deas & Johnson.
Madison. —Wm Day, aged 81 years,
died last week.
Monticello.— George Wilson died from
the effects of mutilation caused by being
caught in machinery of Talmadge’s saw'
mill.
Lee County. — Green Mayo was shot
and mortally wounded at Starkville by
the Sheriff of the county, who was levy
ing on Mayo's property and was provoked
to violence.
Houston County. —The last Houston
County Grand Jury say the county has
been swindled out $15,000 by somebody,
which they desire collected out of the
guilty parties according to law The
editor of the Home Journal lately mar
ried and is very happy.
Sumter County. —The Courts of Sum
ter county for the years 1869, 70. 71,
cost $7,985 65. During the three years
fifteen terms of court was held, each term
costing the county $535 38.
Valdosta. —Wm. Robertsshot and mor
tally wounded Friday, two brothers Mack
and Riley DeLoaeh. Old grudge. One
brother struck Roberts when he fired.
Augusta.—A negro boy put one end
of a loaded gun in the fire while he drew
the load. He drew it. His friends found
a dead nigger The Augusta Boat Clnb
have elected as officers:
President. J. L. Cohen: Vice President,
Bernard Franklin; Purser. Jas. H. Cran
sion; Coxswains, A. B. Goodyear, John
DeCottes: Mates, R. W. Robertson, Frank
Garvin: Executive Committee. A. T. Gray,
C. T. Hollingsworth.
A negro man was brutally murdered by
a white man. The whites pursued and
captured the perpetrator and lodged him
in j a ii ;A white woman, Emma
Bland, was accidentally burned to death.
Grant, Alexander & Cos. are examin
ing the canal for the purpose of making
a bid for a contract to enlarge it.
Augusta.— Receipts past year s3l.>, -
569 05; cash on hand Jan 1, 1572, $6,-
270 10; bonded debt $1,380,750. No
floating debt Augusta Factory and
Graniteville ‘goods advanced Wife of
| Capt. Edgeworth Eve, of Columbia eoun
; ty, robbed of four diamond riugs and a
heavy watch chain—none recovered
Two men are quarreling about the owner
ship of a pig Lewis Kelly, a blind
j fiddler, went it seriously on the blind side
of Reuben Kelly with a knife.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Macon County. —H. L. Hills, late
Sheriff, was elected to the Legislature last
Wednesday, by the Democrats, to fill the
vacancy of the scalawag, Jones, declared
ineligible on account of non-residence.
Stewart County.—As Mr. Jim Thorn
ton was crossing a small bridge across a
branch or gully on the Union road, the
other day, it gave way, precipitating both
horse and buggy into the water, but help
being near, both were gotten out without
any damage J. W. Scarborough is
about to leave Lumpkin Two of the
bridges across the Hannahatchee, eight
miles above Lumpkin, were washed away
last week, and communication between
hero and that point almost entirely cut
off. We hope it won’t be long, however,
before they will be in order again The
bridges on the Pataula, or one, at least, is
in a bad fix.
Calhoun County. —At the special elec
tion in Calhoun county, for Representa
tive, J. L. Boynton received 111 votes,
and Judge Pierce 210.
Blakf.ly.' —A difficulty occurred, on
last Wednesday night, between Col. B.
H. Robinson and E. H. Grouby, Senior
; Editor of the Early County News, in which
! the latter received two or three painful,
\ though not serious, cuts with a knife.
Atlanta. —The Constitution says the
Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad was
| sold last week at Sheriff’s sale for $15,000.
i The committee on the lease of the
State road have summoned Gov. Brown
to appear before them to give testimony.
A large party of emigrants from the
proclaimed districts of South Carolina
passed through this city Saturday even
ing, bound for Arkansas, where they hope
to find that liberty denied them at home.
In the party was an old man aged 84,
with his descendants of three generations.
We learn that J. S. Nall, Esq.; of At
lanta, has been appointed Secretary of the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, and
has entered upon the discharge of his
duties, at Chattanooga. He is prompt,
energetic and reliable.
Atlanta. —Forty-five policemen elected.
W. R. Biggers was elected Chief: W. D.
Lukie, First Assistant Chief, and D. B.
Loveman, Second Assistant Chief J.
B. Marshall, constable, was required by
Justice Johnson to give bond in $250 to
answer a charge of false imprisonment in
arresting and confining in jail Jackson
Bruce for refusal to work the roads in the
469 District Ben Mitchell, a boy of
twelve years, stabbed mortally in the back
Luke Browell Thomas Ames (white)
has been committed to jail, in default of
S2OO bail, for cutting a son of ex-Alder
man Graham, (colored.) Council has
elected Atlanta Sun City Printer. Sher
rill Hubbard, of Lee county, Ala., and
Jas. Alexander, of Opelika, have brought
two men from Atlanta who registered in
Opelika as Thomas Davis and Charles
Williams, and at the calaboose at Atlanta
as Thomas Benton and Charles Osborn.
They were arrested by Atlanta officers
acting on a telegram sent by Conductor
McCool of the Western Railroad. Their
game was to pretend to bet about money
being in a box, and while one confeder
ate was trying to borrow a dollar to bet
with, the other would snatch the pocket
book of the lender and both give leg bail.
Atlanta Academy of Medicine elected
S. f. Liogan, Al. JJ., President; j. r\ Alex
ander, Ist Vice President; J. M. Boring,
2d Vice President; J. G. Westmoreland,
3d Vice President; W. H. Cuuuning, Sec
retary; W. A. Judson, Treasurer; J. T.
Johnson and J? B. Baird, Reporters.
Atlanta.—A yellow barber charged a
countryman $9 for a shave, dye and
shampoo. He’s been put under SIOO
bond to explain the matter.
The census of the State shows that .the
population has increased from 1,057,286
in 1860, to 1,184,109 in 1870, gain of 12
per cent.; rank 12.
Atlanta. —The Chamber of Commerce
has asked the City Council to subscribe
one million dollars in bonds to the Geor
gia Western Railroad. President Camp
bell Wallace estimated the cost of the
road for 150 miles at $3,050,000 It is
rumored that parties who were connected
with Bullock’s administration, and were
in the pay of Radicalism, are now seeking
office at the hands of Governor Smith
The number of interments in the city
cemetery in 1871 reached 739 Dr. Col
lins, near Decatur, found in the ceiling of
his house several eggs which were laid in
1842, at the time the ceiling was put on,
as there has been no opening since A
dealer in cotton received from a man
named Rickets, living in Marion, Smith
county, Virginia, a letter proposing to
furnish a dust or compound at 21 cents
per pound to pack in with cotton to in
crease its weight.
Rome. —The cost of the Rome city gov
ernment last year was $83,603 21. Its
debt is about $136,500.
Newnan. —After an exciting election
Saturday, Berry and his ticket, regular
nomination, were elected mayor and
aldermen by 100 majority, over Hinton
and the independent ticket. Hackney
was elected marshal.
Carroll Count. —A new candidate for
public favor has reached us in the first
issue of the Carroll County Times, pub
lished in Carrolton. Messrs. Sharpe and
Meigs are proprietors. Success. The
paper reports that real estate is command
ing good prices in Carrolton: that about
$1,(100 have been invested in fruit trees
for that county; that between 500 and
600 bales of cotton have been received
in Carrolton this season, and that a ten
months Chester pig recently killed netted
270 pounds, and clamors for recognition
as the champion fatty of his race.
Macon. —Rev. Mr. Mclntosh has as
sumed the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church The melodeon of the Presby
terian Mission Sabbath School on Wind
sor Hill was stolen by a negro and sold to
another near Montpelier Springs. It has
been restored to the Chapel. Little dam
age was done to the instrument, save a
little scratching The following officers
of the Fire Department have been elected:
A. Patterson. Chief Engineer: George D.
Lawrence, First Assistant: Eugene Jeffers.
Second Assistant: B. W. Smith. Secreta
ry: F. M. Farrar. Treasurer.
Macon.— Council fixed salary of Mayor
at $2,000; Treasurer $2,500; Clerk of
Council $1,450; Ist and 2d Lieutenants
of Police $1,400 each, privates S7O per
month and uniform; retail liquor licences
$l5O. Council also elected the following
officers: A. O. Bacon, City Attorney: H.
C. Taylor, First Lieunant of Police; John
Hurley, Second Lieutenant of Police: O.
P. Finney, Guard-house Keeper; A. K.
Harmon, Sexton; D. C. Hodgkins, Maga
zine Keeper; J. Butler, City Surveyor
Sixteen fire alarms in 1871; losses $37,300,
insured $30.000 Jacob Schall's store
on Cherry street was robbed of $5 in
change and S2OO in boots and leather.
Cuthbebt. The following municipal
j officers elected: Henry Hays, Mayor
by 101 majority. Gunn, Atkins, Owen,
Jenkins and T. E. Brown. Councilmen.
David Brown was elected Marshal, and E.
S. Kirksey Deputy Marshal Cuthbert
had received to the Ist instant 3,721 bales
j of cotton, against 4,047 to the same time
i last vear—a deficit of 326 bales.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16,1872.
Albany. —To January 4th 13,511 bales
of cotton had been received during the
season At a large sale of mules last
week, $137 was the average cash price.
Most of them were bought by negroes who
have rented land and propose to show
what they know about farming C. M.
Clark, who killed R. Zacharias, at Albany.
last year, has been pardoned by Conley
On Wednesday evening Messrs. T. S.
Dupont, George Mayo and Maj. Richard
Lawton were riding in Mayo’s buggy, and
opposite Mr. Walter’s place, near the
city, the horses ran. The buggy was
upset and the three precipitated violently
to the ground. Mr. Dupont was seriously
hurt, and was insensible for six hours—
Messrs. Mayo and Lawton were also pain
fully hurt, but both were up and out
Tuesday. Mr. Dupont was not fatally in
jured.
Griffin. —Pea nut firm failed.
Newton County.— Lands near Connig
sold last Tuesday as high as sl7 per
acre.
Americus. —Gin house us Alfred Lester
burned. Loss $1,200.
Americus. —Mr. W. J. Dibble, in the
night, ran against a sharp railing project
ing over the fence. Will probably lose
his right eye.
Athens Howell Flournoy, an old resi
dent of Athens, died suddenly on Satur
day last Alf Richardson, the colored
member from Clarke county, died Tues
day morning of pnuemonia.
Negroes Killed. —Three negroes were
killed by the caving in of an embankment
on the new grade of the Air-Line Road
above Gainsville.
FLORIDA NEWS.
Judge T. T. Long, of the 4th Judicial
Circuit, has resigned his office. His resig
nation was received and accepted Thurs
day last by the Governor. On Friday the
name of Charles C. Cooper was sent in
to the Senate for confirmation to fill the
vacancy.... The Florida Improvement Com
pany have instructed their attorney to en
ter a motion in the Circuit Court of the
Northern District of Florida, to set aside
the decree entered by Judge W. B. Woods
in the case of Francis Yose vs. Harrison
Reed et al., Trustees of the Internal Im
provement Fund of the State of Florida.
......The Jackson Union states that three
hundred tons of railroad iron have re
cently been received by the J. P. M.
Railroad for the Chattahoochee extension,
by the schooners M. Loa and H. Paige.
The municipal election at Pensacola
on Wednesday last was carried by the
Radicals A star was visible in Talla
hassee last Thursday at 12 o’clock, m. The
sun was shining brightly at the time
The school house in Tallahassee, used by
the colored pupils, was burned on Friday
last. The loss is estimated at eight thou
sand dollars. Two hundred and fifty pupils
were in daily attendance The Legisla
ture met on the 4th to hold its fifth ses
sion. Most of the members were present.
Lieut-Governor Day presides over the
Senate and Speaker Stearns over the As
sembly. Thursday the two Houses were
organized and ready for business, and at
twelve o’clock noon, having assembled in
joint convention in the Assembly Cham
ber, the Governor read to them his mes
sage The Governor gives the follow
lowing statement of the debt of the State:
Liabilities—
Bonded debt $747,945 08
Floating debt 563,524 89
Total; $1,311,467 97
Resources —
Revenue unc01’d...504,672 45
Am’t due from U. S. 220,009 00
Total debt Jan., 1872 $485,797 52
Senatorial Corruption Committee
Are now sitting in the New York Cus
tom-house raking open and covering up
tshe operations of the Leet and Stocking
General Order Business. The evidence is
voluminous, and discloses, on the part of
the two Democrats on the committee, an
eager desire to make a case, and upon the
Grant members a still greater anxiety to
smooth over matters. Previous testimony
had established the fact that the Custom
house has been systematically used by
President Grant, for the promotion of his
own personal ends, and securing his re
nomination —in rewarding his personal
friends and punishing his political ene
mies. The testimony shows that Colonel
Leet, of Grant’s personal staff, was sent
on by that functionary for a fat place in
the Custom-house —that he selected this
one and has been maintained in it, con
trary to the protests of the New York im>
porters, and even the wishes of the Sec
retary of the Treasury himself, who de
sirep to abolish the General Order System
as needless and oppressive, that Collector
Grinnell was superseded by Murphy on
account of his opposition to this General
Order System, and that its profits are
about SIOO,OOO a year.
Railroad Consolidations. —The Penn
sylvania Central, or the Baltimore Com
pany with which the former is acting, has
obtained a controlling interest in the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road. The Constitutionalist says two
rumors were current on the streets of
Augusta on Saturday. One was that
the Pennsylvania Central had made over
tures to the Georgia Road for an alliance
or combination, for mutual benefit, while
the other was that the Pennsylvania
Central had made an offer to the Georgia
to lease the latter for one hundred years
and pay its stockholders an interest of ten
per cent, a 'year on their stock. The
editor says: ‘‘We are not prepared to say
whether there is any foundation for either
of these reports. The Georgia Road, as
a matter of course, could not be leased
without the express assent of its stock
holders in convention assembled.”
The Savannah News favors the propo
sition of the Georgia roads fighting the
combination; or else it will destroy our
commercial centres and varied industries.
Lowest and Highest Prices or Middling
Upland Cotton in Each of the Years
Named, at the Citt of New York.
Lowest Highest I Lowest Highest
Year, price. price. Y'ear. price. price.
1825 13 27 I 1849 8 11
1826 9 • 14 1860 11 14
1827 8 12 1851 8 14
1828 9 13 1852 8 10
1829 8 11 1853 10 11
1830 8 13 1854 8 10
1831 7 11 1855 7 11
1832 7 12 1856 9 12
1833 9 17 1857 13 15
1834 10 18 1858 9 13
1835 15 20 1859 11 12
1838 12 20 1880 10 11
1837 7 17 1881 11 28
1838 9 12 1882 20 68
1839 11 1« 1863 54 88
IS4O ..8 10 1864 72 190
1841* 9 11 1885 33 122
lg!2 7 9 1886 32 52
1843 5 8 1887 \b\-i 38
1844 .... 5 9 1868 16 33
1845 ."4 9 1*69 25 35
1846 ..6 9 18:0 ..lo -^74
isI?:::::::. 7 12 i«n -m
1848 5 8
The Mebchants' and Planters* Bank.
—The charter of this bank was procured
just before the adjournment of the Legis
lature. The incorporators, we understand
unofficially, have resolved to increase the
stock to $200,000, to call in $50,000 at the
end of thirty days, elect officers and com
mence operations at once. Another bank
in Columbus wifi have an immense influ-
ence in advancing trade.
TELEGRAPHIC.
FOREIGN.
Paris, Jan. B.—Thier’s banqueted the
Emperor and Empress of Brazil.
Victor Hugo has been defeated for the
the Assembly.
London, Jan. 9.—The Selma Brothers
have introduced a bill here and on the
; Continent for four millions new United
States loan at 874.
Dispatches from Sandringham report
l that the Prince of Wales went out yester
day for the first time since his illness,
j London, January 9. Napoleon will
| soon publish a historical work with start
ling revelations regarding the French
! military system.
Paris, January 9.—Radicals are suc
cessful in three of the seventeen districts
for vacant seats in the Assembly.
Madrid, Jan. 10.—Sherman was pre
sented to the King, who said he enter
tained friendship and admiration for the
i American people, and desired cordial re
i lations. There was a banquet in the
| evening at the American Legation. The
Spanish Ministry were present. Speeches
pacific. No differences between the two
countries which could not bo settled by
j representatives at Washington.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, Jan. 8. —House—Cox in
j troduced a resolution giving belligerent
: rights to Cuban patriots. Referred uto
regular call.
Senate. —Schurz made a denunciatory
| personal explanation of the recent attack
upon him in the New Y'ork Times, which
he characterized as cumulative lying.
No committees.
Washington, Jan. 8. —The War Depart
ment has been advised by Attorney Gen
eral Akerman to reject the claims of the
Mobile Marine Dock Company.
Senate—Speer, Schurz and Fenton oc
cupied the day.
House—Kerr introduced a bill granting
to any person restrained of liberty a
right of appeal to the U. S. Supreme
Court from the final judgment of any
Circuit Court by a writ of habeas corpus.
Coylin offered a resolution instructing
the Judiciary Committee to enquire into
the conduct of Judicial officers in Louisi
na. Referred; yeas 71, nays 81.
Washington, Jan. 9. —Anguela, gene
ral agent for Cuba, denies that Cespedes
has left Cuba.
There is still no indication of an inter
ference in Louisiana affairs beyond the
preservation of peace.
The Virginia House of Representatives
has appointed a committee to investigate
the charges of bribery in securing the pas
sage of the funding bill during the last
session.
The New York Herald’s special says:
The Spanish fleet serving in the far east,
lately attacked Giloto, an island of the
Molucci groupe, and punished the pirati
cal Sultan. Several forts were demolished,
and some of the bombshells struck the
palace.
Senate. —Mr. Sumner presented no pe
tions in favor of the supplemental civil
rights bill.
Mr. Clayton is defending himself from
charges of corrupt practices while he was
Governor of Arkansas.
House.—Mr. Braxton, from Virginia,
was confirmed and took his seat.
Washington, January 9.—House—Kel
log's coinage bill occupied the balance of
the day.
Senate. —Amnesty postponed to 1 o’clock
next Wednesday, when it will be the
special order.
Dayton ocoupied the balance of the
day, when, at his request, a select com
mittee was appointed to investigate the
charges against him.
A resolution was adopted seating Gold
thwaite, from Alabama.
Blodgett gets SB,OOO for contesting.
Cabinet important.
Louisiana matters not noticed.
Charles Hale, of Massachusetts, nomi
nated Assistant Secretary of State.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
providing that the Circuit Court for any
judicial district in which, at any time, the
Circuit Judge or designated District
Judge shall hold court for the purposes
of the said civil rights act, shall be
deemed the Circuit Court mentioned in
the second and thirteenth sections thereof.
It was bonds of the territory of the Dis
trict of Columbia which were were placed
on the London market to-day, and not
U. S. bonds. m
Washington, Jan. 10. —Democratic
caucus next Tuesday.
The Senate is considering a bill to ad
mit Japanese youths at the West Point
Academy.
The House is considering the Coinage
Bill.
Akerman retired and Williams assumed
the Attorney Genership to-day.
Major Merville, commanding 7th
cavalry, now stationed at A'orkville, S. C.,
has been ordered here for consultation
on public matters.
The National Woman’s Suffrage Con
vention convened to-day.
A delegation of negroes called on the
President in behalf of the pending Sup
plementary Civil Rights Bill. The Presi
dent remarked that he thought, although
some of the rights which they had a claim
to under the recent amendments to the
Constitution were withheld, still the eourts
of law would accord all legal privileges.
He considered that appending the sup
plementary Civil Rights Bill to the am
nesty measure would jeopardizejthe pas
sage of the latter. In that respect it would
be unfortunate. The former he thought,
from his knowledge of it, would pass on
its merits as a separate an 1 distinct meas
ure.
House.—The Coinage Rill was recom
mitted, after a long discussion.
W. T. Clark, from the 4th Texas Dis
trict, was seated by a vote of 102 to 79.
Adjourned.
Senate. Carpenter introduced a bill
adverse to the Civil Service Bill, to the
effect that any regulation relieving an
executive from the responsibility for ap- I
pointments imposed upon him was a vio
lation of the Constitution.
A bill admitting six Japanese youths to
West Point, after a long discussion, went
over.
Logan offered a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Secretary of the
Interior to inform the Senate whether the
railway from the mouth of the Ohio to
Mobile has been constructed as contem
plated by the Act of 1850, donating public
lands to facilitate its construction, and if
not, what steps have been taken to com
plete it.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Jan. 7.—Dr. Merriman
Cole, a retired physician, 73 years old, was
found murdered in his office. He had
thirteen wounds about his head and face.
His pocket was turned inside out and a
small sum of money was scattered round
the office. The scene of the murder was
in the centre of the city. No arrests.
Annapolis January B.—Dr. Peter
Goodwin didn’t think -Ketchnm died from
poison. Dr. Jno. R. McCherry had no
hesitation in saying Ketchuin died from
natural causes.
NEW YORK.
New York, Jan. 7. —Stokes’weapon was
; a four-barreled Colt’s revolver, bearing
a rifle ball. At midnight Fiske said he
thought he would get over it. He walked
up stairs after he was wounded. Stokes
; and his attorney had a talk. The attor
| ney assured Stokes that they had broken
down the case, and it would be dismissed.
[ Stokes said in an excited tone, “Is there
no beating this man?” Stokes then went
to Miss Mansfield, thence to the scene of
the tragedy. At midnight Fiske slept
tranquilly. The doctors considered his
symptoms favorable. The ball was found
but was not extracted. Fiske gave a lucid
account of the event to the jury. Mans
field visited Stokes in jail, and told the
reporter Ned Stokes must have been crazy.
Fiske died at 11 o'clock this morning.
The employees of the Erie, of all grades,
crowded tho corridors during the morn
ing. Jay Gould was in constant attend
ance, and while Fiske lived Gould's face
wore tho usual calm expression, but when
Fiske expired his fortitude gave way.
Gould’s grief found vent in tears. No
unkind word was heard of tho dead from
the vast crowd, but many tongues re
counted his acts of kindness.
James Fiske, Jr., died at 10 45 a. m.,
at the Grand Central Hotel, in the pres
ence of his wife, his father-in-law, Mr.
Morse, Jay Gould, and a large number of
intimate friends. There was a change in
his symptoms at 6 a. m., and at 7 it was
evident death was approaching and he
commenced rapidly to decline. His agony
was mitigated by injection of morphine,
and he was restored to partial conscious
ness until ten o’clock, when he recognized
his friends and thanked several visitors.
New York, Jan. B.—Fiske gives his
sister, Mrs. Hooker, $100,000; father and
mother, $3,000 per year; sister-in-laws,
each, $2,000 per year; 9th regiment, sll,-
000; wife gets the balance. Jay Gould,
for whom he manifested the warmest and
most disinterested friendship, he left his
personal effects, and entrusted to him the
labor of love, so it is called in his will, of
carrying out all his (Fisk's) projects in re
gard to public improvements.
Mrs. Fisk inherits all her husband’s
shares in the Erie Railroad.
Sorrow for Fisk is manifested among
the employees of the various industries
wherewith Fisk was identified.
The Opera House is touchingly draped.
Rev. Geo. K. Hopworth yesterday re
nounced the Unitarian and adopted Or
thodox doctrines.
Mansfield’s house is heavily guarded by
the police.
Stokes’ friends say nothing on the sub
ject of troubles with Fisk. Constant ap
prehension of murder by Fisk’s relations.
Many physicians condemn the probing
of his bowels, which hastened and proba
bly caused his death.
Fisk’s death is the chief topic on
Change.
Erie declined. Half the shares changed
hands, flooding the market, which de
pressed them to 601 c.
Members of the 9th regiment say they
will hang Stokes.
A Herald's special from Matamorus says
Lequiro, with 1,000 men, is moving on
Matamoras.
New York, January 9. —The suspension
of Sprague, Calburn & Cos. is announcad.
The steamer Weezer quarantined
small pox.
Mayor Hall gives notice that the Presi
dent of the Board of Aldermen will act as
Mayor for a week. It is thought this is
preliminary to an actual resignation.
New York, Jan. 10. —Charles J. Perry,
ex-Mayor of Hoboken, suicided Cause,
despondency.
The father of James Fisk has gone crazy
from the news of his assassination.
Before the Investigation Committee,
F. Bayson testified that his hooks were
seized and kept five months, then returned
without charges against him.
Wm. M. Evarts was elected President
of the Bar Association.
OHIO.
Cleveland, January 9. —The Coroner’s
Jury found a verdict in the case of Mar
tin that he died eating of trecliina spera
lis pork. Martin’s wife and child are sick,
the latter hopelessly.
Roundont powder mixing house explod
ed. The mixer and house were blown to
atoms.'
Columbus, January-9.—The Democratic
caucus nominated Gen. Morgan for Sena
tor by acclamation.
Vote in the Senate—Morgan 18, Sher
man 17, Schenck 1.
House—Morgan 47, Sherman 57, Cox
1.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, Jan. 9. —The Academy of
Music Lottery is progressing. 116,024
drew the Academy of Music; 12,296 drew
$100,000; 94,796 drew SIO,OOO.
Columbia, Jan. 9. —In the Legislature
to day the message was received from the
Governor.
Scott isdefending himself against Bow
en’s charges in the House. Bowen re
plied with bitterness to the'message, chal
lenging Scott to meet his charges in the
courts. The message was made the spec
ial order for Monday.
MISSOURI.
St. Louis, Jan. B.—The Adjutant Gen
eral has been sent to Salina couniy to in
vestigate the Ku-klux outrages. He re
ports them wholly unfounded.
A delegation of Creek Indians passed
for Washington to oppose the abolition
of tribal government, and insist upon
treaty stipulations. They object to Con
gress giving away their lands, but not to
railroads passing through them.
LOUISIANA.
New Obleans, Jan. 8. —No quorum in
Senate to-day.
New Obleans Midnight—Jan. 9. —
The city is quiet. No personal violence
reported from any quarter.
The Louisiana Legion refuse to obey
Gen. Longstreet’s orders, but will co-op
erate with Emory’s forces in preserving
peace. The leaders of factions continue
to issue pronunciamentos.
New- Orleans, Jan. 10.—The sergeant
at-arms at Carter’s house attempted to
arrest a member. A scuffle ensued, when
a policeman shot Walter P. Wheyland,
who claims to represent Sabine parish,
but was expelled by the Carter faction.
Wheyland is dead.
OHIO.
Columbus, Jan. 10.—The House asks
Congress for a survey and estimate for
making the Ohio river constantly naviga
ble.
Cincinnati, Jan. 10.—The Express
men's Mutual Life Assurance Association
is in session.
NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Jan. 10.—Report from Bombay
Station says there has been no train from
the west since the Cth. One train from
the east since then.
INDIANA.
Evansville, Jan. 10.—A boy fifteen
years old, while quarreling with his father,
shot his mother dead.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville, Jan. 10.—Gen. Halleck is
dead.
WEDNESDAY MOHWmti, JAN. 11).
Appointments of the Ordinary—Road
Commissioners —Db. E. F. Colzey County
, Physician. —Ordinary Duer has appointed
the following Road Commissioners. We
do not believe better selections could have
j been made in the county, for all are inter
ested in having good thoroughfares:
District 675—John F. Boyd, E. Kitch,
| E. A. Jenkins.
| District 774—Raph Banks. O. P. Poe,
i S. 8. Jenkins.
| District 921—T. Markhrm, H. G. Ivey,
| Woolfolk Walker.
I District 772—William David, Joseph
] Dimon, Thomas J. Watt,
i District 773—A. M. Brannon, Chas. K.
! Russell, Sanford Wammock.
| District 1128—G. H. Bryant, R. N.
: Simpson, James T. Gray.
. We copy the following from tho min
j utes of the Ordinary's Court, showing that
! Dr. E. F. Colzey, having made the lowest
I hid, has been appointed County Physician:
! Whereas, several offers have been sub
j mitted to the Court by different physi
cians to do the pauper practice of this
county for the yoar 1872; and whereas,
Dr. E. F. Colzey having made the most
liberal offer to do said practice;
It is therefore ordered by the Court,
that Dr. E. F. Colzey be and he is hereby
appointed County Physician for the year
1872, to attend to the pauper practice of
said county jail, and to be paid for said
services one dollar and fifty cents a visit
in any part of the county; and tho said
Dr. Colzey is required to give bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars for the
faithful performance of said duty.
We are informed by the Ordinary that
the rates now given are one half less than
those of last year.
Manufacturing in the United States
and Columbus. —B. F. Nanrse, Secretary
of the Cotton Manufactnrers Association,
states that during the cotton year ending
August 31st, the United States consumed
in 1870, 867,500 bales, of which the
North took 780,000 and the South 87,500.
In 1871 the total consumption was 1,042,-
000, of which the North took 946,01X1 and
the South 96,000. He also says the rate
for 1872 will be yet larger in the Northern
mills. There is no lack of water power.
The spinning capacity is enlarged 5 to 7
per cent. There is a fair but moderate
average profit in the business at current
prices for cotton. Every mill will work
full under these conditions,
Columbus will consume this year in the
neighborhood of 3,000 bales. The new
manufactory of A. Clegg A Cos will be in
operation'in about 30 days with twelve
looms nnd eighteen more to be shortly add
ed. This establishment will manufacture
cloth—checks, procuring yarns from the
other mills for the present. The machinry
was procured in Philadelphia. About
30,(XX1 spindles are now running in this
city.
Election at Seale, Alabama. —The
election of municipal officers at this place,
(formerly Seale Station) was quite ex
citing. Seventy-six votes were polled
with the following result:
Intendant —J. F. Waddell, 51; J. T.
Ford 21. Waddell elected.
Ho was formerly Ordinary of the
county.
Cowncilmcn —W. 11. Holland, 70; H.
Hirsch, 63; C. Mcßryde, 57; Dr. J. Nar
wood, 39: J. W. Dewberry, 39; Joseph
Allen, 16. Holland, Hirsch, and Mc-
Brydo elected. Tie between Norwood
and Dewberry.
Marshal —David Simpson, 55; W. H.
Denson, 19. Simpson elected.
Clerk of Council —He is to be elected
by the Council. ”
The nominated ticket was elected with
the exception of Dr. Norwood.
The Chattahoochee National Bank.—
Columbus, Ga., January 9th, 1872.—At
the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Chattahoochee National Bank, held
this day at the Bank, the following Direc
tors were elected:
11. H. Epping, It. L. Mott, Jos. Kyle,
S. H. Hill, Geo. P. Swift, J. M. Smith
and 0. 0. MeGehee.
At a meeting of the Directors subse
quently held, H. H. Epping was re-elect
ed President, H. W. Edwards was appoint
ed Cashier and It. M. Mulford Assistant
Cashier. H. W. Edwabds,
Cashier.
Retubnkd. —President W. A. McDou
gald and Secretary W. D. Chipley, of the
North and South Railroad, have returned
from Rome and Cedar Town, whither
they have been in the interest of the com
pany. The meeting at the latter place
was a very enthusiastic one. There is no
hope of Kimball's road and the people of
Polk are rallying unanimously to the sup
port of the North and South, which is be
ing pushed from Rome in that direction.
Ibon and Coal. —The contractors on
the North and South Railroad struck an
iron bed of the pebble formation in dig
ging a cut about four miles south of
Rome. We are told that five veins crop
out between Rome and Dugout Mountain,
a distance of 25 miles. The iron is the
finest in the United States. Between
Come and Chattanooga the road will cross
over 20,000 acres of coal beds six feet
thick. When we get in direct contact
with these coal beds our citizens will save
the amounts of our city subscription in
two years, in the question of fuel alone.
School House and Dwelling Bubned.
—We were told yesterday that on the
previous night the school-house, in or
near Crawford, Ala., and the residence
near by of Mr. was burned. The
negro who is thought to have burned a
gin-house last Fall has been arrested on
suspicion.
Hogs at Cincinnati. —Kennedy, Eckert
&. Cos., in their circular of Jan. sth give
the receipts of that day at 9,108, and for
the season 573,923 head. Total packing
last year 500,066. This does not indicate
a short crop by any means. The season
will not close until March. Cincinnati
has a very large stock on hand.
Longbteeet Major General of Melish.
—Gov. Warmouth has appointed General
James Longstreet Major Geueral»of the
Louisiana State militia, and assigned him
to the immediate command and supervis
ion of the entire militia, police and all
civic forces within the city of New Or
leans, and instructed him to confer with,
and act in concert and harmony with
Major General Emery, commanding the
United States troops, taking all necessary
precautions to preserve peace and subdue
any spirit of turbulence or riot that may
arise. All militia organizations in the
city have been ordered out.
A terrible fire occurred iu Detroit on
the last day of last year. A clerk in a
drug store, in the act of carrying a box
containing twelve bottles of Kliigolena
into the basement dropped the box—the
contents exploded, and filling the whole
four story building in a moment with a
highly volatily'and inflamable gas which
took fire instantaneously—the whole build
ing was in a sheet of flame. Os the in
mates four were burned to death.
NO. 49.
Gen. Andrew Jackson and Hon. H. A. Wise.
It seems that we, tho political editor
of “a paper which circulates in this
(‘pour’) region," has falsified bistory and
mortified “un admirer," by republishing
a reminiscence of Andrew Jackson, writ
ten by H. A. Wise. Wo copied the amus
ing story of the interview between tho
old hero and the Frouch Minister just
as every editor is compelled to do without
any special knowledge of tho truths or
falsehoods contained in his selections,
and with no idea that thereby wo made
ourselvos responsible to every ouo who
chooses to he mortified! If injustice was
done, our columns wore open to correct
that injustice. If Gen. A. Jackson was
an “elegant and courtly gentleman” and
a French scholar, we never refused our
readers a hearing from Mr. Benton or
“An Admirer of Jackson!"
We were ralher of too green an ago and
smelt too strong of bread and blitter for a
partisan, when Gen. Jackson was elected
President. We have since learned some
thing of his history and services, and if
his “admirer" and our readers arc curious
to know our opinions editorially and per
sonally about that extraordinary man, wo
are ready to make an humble confession,
let it mortify ouo or many, or confirm or
falsify history.
We will begin at the beginning. Like
Homer, the birth-place of the hero and
patriot is still a disputed point. South
and North Carolina both claim tho honor
of the spot of his nativity. Certain it is,
we find him, with his parents, nt an early
age, at the Waxliaw settlement, near the
line of the two States. In 1780, when a
boy, he witnessed the defeat of Sumter, at
Hanging Rock. Iu his 18th yoar he re
solved to become a lawyer, and com
menced his studies at Salisbury, N. C.,
in the office of Mr. Spence McKay, an
eminent jurist. That office the writer of
this has known from his childhood and
saw it in 1863, with the weather-boarding
next to the street, torn off in pieces by
strangers as memorials of where the
future President once breathed and
thought. From Judge McKay it passed
into the possession of the late Archibald
Henderson, then the first lawyer in the
State, and is now owned by Judge Boyden,
of the Supreme Court Bench, who mar
ried the only daughter of Mr. Henderson.
Tradition, and some of the old people
contemporary with Jackson, have told us
that at this period of his life he was
rather more occupied with horse-racing,
cock-fighting, Ac., than with Coke- or
Bacon. We have seen an original tavern
bill made by the young student, in which
the items “ corns and todies" bore about
the same proportion to moats and muttons
as Falstaff's “half-pennyworth of bread to
the intolerable doal of sack” at the
famous Boar’s Head of Easteheap. We
have seen several originul letters in tho
possession of tho historian Wheeler, and
if he was a French or English scholar
it did not so appeur in these documents.
We know he gavo Mr. Benton and brother
other and more striking evidences of
scholarship at Nashville. He also repeat
ed the dose on tho Indians and then on
the British at New Orleans. He could
wing a man, as well as an army. His life
was not gentle like Washington’s, neither
was he vindictive and mean like Grant.
Gen. Wise did not say he was “ignorant.”
This is a mere false conclusion of tho
“admirer that circulates in (his region.”
Wise says:
He wus temperate in drink, abstemious
in diet, simple in tastes, polished iu man
ners, except when roused, and always pre
ferred the society of ladies, with the most
romantic, pure, and poetic devotion. He
was never accused of indulging iu any of
the grosser vices, except that in early life
he swore, horse-raced, and attended cock
fights.
In this we agree with Gov. Wise, and
feel uo mortification that he has falsified
history. A man may have tho heart and
manners without the education of a gen
tleman. He may have the education with
out the heart and manners of a gontle
inan. Geu. Andrew Jackson was honest
and truthful, a warm friend or an open
enemy, in peace a lamb, in war a lion.
He never wore two faces, but a glass in
his bosom that all might read his thoughts.
He fought well privately and publicly, but
we cannot believe he ever danced Spanish
or talked French until better instructed
by Mr. Benton or the Admirer who “cir
culates in our region."
QUIET AND BUSTLE, PEACE AND WAR.
“Happy is that country," says some old
philosopher, “whose annals are barren.’’
We suppose the converse of the sentiment
is also true—miserable is the country that
gives the historian too many events to
record. Such, at present, is the condi
tion of the United States. Law, order,
honesty and confidence have, to use poor
Jim Fisk's expression, “gone whore the
woodbine twineth,” and anarchy, confusion
and the genius of misrule is driving out at
a down grade every thing moral, religious,
social and political amid the jarring ele
ments of chaos. Peace, founded on a
settled conviction that it may not at any
moment be disturbed, is nowhere in ex
istence. If on the surface, there seems a
quiet, it is but the crouch of the tiger for
a longer and deadlier spring. The com
bustibles of evil are abundant and only
await a spark to create an explosion.
Much of this misgoverument and crime,
which afflicts the country, has its origin in
the crazed brains of fools and fanatics to
force inequality to equality. They con
trovert the decrees of God and nature,
and attempt to unite what must of neces
sity remain asunder, and to rend
asunder what should be eternally united.
My Lord Coke said with all the almost
omnipotent powers of the English Govern
ment, it could not make a man a woman,
or a woman a man. This some of our
strong-minded politicans are affecting to
do, and the world wonders at the grand
result. Thad. Stevens and the other Re
constructionists attempted, “outside of
the Constitution," to create the black man
superior to the white, and to cover up the
signal failure, Sumner now proposes, that
if the white man will confess a social,
that he will confess that there shall be a
political equality of races. To which Mr.
Greeley replies ns follows:
Mr. Sumner’s heart is set on securing
to the colored race equal privileges with
Whites in hotels, in railroad cars, on
steamboats, and in all public conveyances;
and he does not feel safe in exposing this
measure to the chances of defeat as ag
gravated by the requirements of a two
thirds majority. This is intrinsically so
probable that we give it ready credence.
Hereupon, we entreat the Senate to re
ject all amendments, including that al
ready adopted, and pass the bill exactly as
it came from the House. This is not
what we would have it, since it excepts
and includes from Amnesty several speci
fied classes, numbering in the aggregate
two or three thousand jiersonH. But since
the seventh year since the war ended is
running to its close, it does seem that a
measure of General Amnesty should no
longer be delayed. And, since delays,
and higgling, and grudging reservations,
tend to deprive such an set of all its
grace and sweetness, we beg that the
Senate take up the bill forthwith, reject
all amendments, and pass it as the House
has shaped it.
THURSDAY ItIOItNINE, JAN. 11.
Burials in Columbus During 1871.
We take the following statistics from
the books of Mr. M. M. Moore, Clerk of
Council, who keeps everything in his
office most convenient for reference, and
is always ready in that obligingly pleasant
manner of his to load ready assistance to
the enquirer. No wonder he is so popular
and that he cannot be beaten for his office.
We give tho reports separately for each
quarter:
FirstQuartcr —Total burials 93 of these
54 were residents and 39 non-residents,
39 whites nnd 54 colored.
Second Quarter -Total burials 101—79
residents and 22 non-residents: 41 whites
and 60 colored.
Third Quarter Total burials 176 135
residents nnd 45 non-residents: 83 whites
and 93 colored.
Fourth Quarter Total burials 106 71
residents and 35 non-residents; 51 whites
and 55 colored.
Tho total number of burials during
the year was 476, of which 214 were
whites and 262 blacks; showing 48 more
deaths of blacks than whites. Os 476
burials tho re were 339 residents aud 137
nou-rosidcuts.
Os the 339 residents 75 wore white
adults aud 58 children; and 76 colored
adults and 130 children; showing a ma
jority of one for black adults ami 72 for
colored children.
Os the whites, 17 more adults have died
than children; of the blacks, 54 more
children than adults.
Os the 137 non-residents, there were 81
whites and 56 blacks.
Os the 476 burials, there were 111 pau
pers—27 whites and 84 blacks, showing n
majority of 57 colored.
Tho expenses of the cemetery have been
S6OO or S7OO above tho receipts.
In a population of some 15,(XX) souls a
mortality of 476 is very light, being about
one to every thirty-two inhabitants.
More of the Killing at Troy. We
mentioned Sunday that an old man named
Watson had been waylaid, shot and killed
Saturday night, while on his way from
Troy, Ala., to his home, six miles distant.
We have since been told that a young man
named Black had surrendered himself to
the authorities at Troy, admitting that he
had committed the act, and that lie was
compelled to do it in self-defense. It
seems Watson had a difficulty with young
Black before reaching Troy, and had
another with his father in the place.
Watson had drank a good deal, and was
disposed to be quarrelsome, lie was
armed with a pistol. Young Blaek says
Watson met him on his return home, re
newed the quarrel, and pushed words aud
actions to such an extent that he was com
pelled to shoot Watson to prevent himself
from being shot.
The only thing that militates against
Black’s statement is, that Watson's pistol
was found in his holster, but this fact does
not disprove the young man’s assertions.
Directors of the Columbus Industrial
Association. —At an election on Mondry
tho following thirteen gentlemen, wore
elected for the ensuing year: Wm. H.
Young, John King, W. L. Salisbury, John
Peabody, C. A. ltcdd, W. 1). Chipley, O.
A. Klink, G. L. McGougli, John Mcll
henny, T. E. Blanchard, E. T. Shepherd,
R. A. Ware, N. J. Bussey.
The Directors will moot next Monday’ to
elect a President aud Vice President. Tho
Secretary and Treasurer are elected in
March.
Wc had very bad weather during our
last Fair; yet tho Association, by tho ex
ertion of the Directors, has paid every
obligation and have no outstanding
claims.
While on this subject wo may add tho
Savannah Association, by the Fair at that
city, we arc informed on high authority,
lost SIS,(XX). Savannah also experienced
most disagreeable weather, nnd this hin
dered her grand exhibition from attain
ing success.
The Quarterly Meetings of M. E.
Churches Columbus District First
Round. —Tho following official appoint
ments of Rev. T. T. Christian, Presiding
Elder of the Columbus District, will he
interesting to many readers;
Talbotton Jan. 6, 7
St. Luke's, Girard and Asbury,.. Jan. 20, 21
St. Paul and Wosley Chapel.... Jan. 27, 28
Butler ct.; at Butler, Feb. 3, 4
Talbot ct., at Centreville, Feb. to, 11
Oglethorpe ct., at Turner’s
Chapel, Feb. 17, 18
Cusseta ct., at Liberty Hi11,....Feb. 24, 25
Genova ct., at Pleasant Grove
East, March 2, it
Muscogee ct., at Glowers, March 9, 10
Buena Vista ct., at Union,...March 16, 17
Hamilton ct., at Mt. Zion March 23, 24
The District Stewards will please meet
me in Columbus, at the pastor’s office, at
St. Luke’s, on Friday, Jan. 26th.
My address after i an. Ist, 1872, will he
Columbus, Ga., instead of Talbotton.
T. T. Christian, P. E.
New Feature in Music—Fatf.nt by a
Columbus Gentleman. —Mr. F. W. Acee
has patented a valuable improvement in
the study of music so us to make it at
tractive and easier for children. It is said
that by it the chromatic scale is done
away with if deemed necessary, and thus
the most serious difficulties removed from
the beginner in the science. The dis
covery patented is that each note is
colored difforontly, thus giving the settle
in characters that will strike the eye and
be at once comprehended by the dullest
pupil after a brief explanation. The plan
has been npproved both by publishers and
teachers. Mr. Acee is a merchant of this
city and Superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday School. If the object system
works well in other departments of educa
tion, it ought in music, and we hope his
system may bring the discoverer money
and distinction.
The Charleston Lottery Drawing.—
As many of our readers are interested in
the drawing, we copy from the Charles
ton Courier all the numbers drawn Mon
day, which entitle the holder to SI,OOO
and over. The names of holders are not
given.
19,919 SI,OOO | 47,476 SI,OOO
27,213 1,000 93,231 1,000
31,782 1,000 I 94,796 10,000
40,483 1,000 | 100,241 I,OW
119,986 1,000 | 120,296 100,000
116,024 Academy of Music.
These are all the drawings the Courier
gives.
Brief Mentions. —Philip Phillips, who
was here last year, will return on Fell.
15th, and sing in the Baptist Church for
the benefit of the Sunday School cause.
The Columbus Iron Works have made
their working time eight hours per day.
This is but temporary, und is done to re
tain all their hands. Times are very hard
uow-a-dnys.
The Steamer Florida Lost. —-We learn
from a dispatch of the 28th from New
Orleans to the Tallahassu Floridian that
the steamer Florida, on route froiu New
Orleans to Apalachicola, sunk in the
Gulf. All the crew except John Reed,
colored, escaped. The steamer wus val
ued at $20,(88), und was uninsured. She
had been plying between the jwrts named
for several years.
Tlio Atlanta Constitution learns that a
member of the Supreme Court, who is a
strong Republican, is of the opinion that
the Legislature is the only authority which
has the power to determine the question
as to who is the Governor, and that if
Governor Smith is inaugurated and recog
nized as such by the Legislature, ho is
defaeto and de jure Governor, to all
intents and purposes.