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THE WEEKLY SUN, ' glfOU. TBOMaS GILBERT. thos. GILBERT & CO., PROPRIETORS. TERMS of subscription. c . *‘.4 | Six months—Sl 25 CLUES. -lies to same postoffice S 9 23 .. “ “ “ ir so SU" - “ “ *>*» ADVERTISING RATES: . uprtisements Inserted at |1 perpquara (ten l .' in small type,) first Insertion, ami -"rents each subsequent Insertion. ———i— t , i si>av MQgmmci, may 7. Meetin'o of TnE State Democratic riTivE Committee —May (Mi, 1872. Tuitc will Cos a meeting of the Execu ,, Committee of the Democratic party Georgia, in Atlanta, on the 15th May Wednesday), at the office of Col. I'. Hoge, at 10 o’clock a. m. A full • dunce is earnestly requested. Julian Hartbidok, Chairman. Democratic papers throughout the State ~]( please copy this notice. Korn Anniversary of the Muscogee i crvTi Hible Society.—The meeting was „iii in St. Luke's Methodist Church. j) ro ßent was a very full audience; Prosi ng G. M. Dews presided. ;; .v. J. H. Nall, of the Presbyterian ,ro'o, conducted tho introductory ser- The anniversary sermon was preached . Kev. Dr. T. E. Skinner, of the Baptist .sreh. His theme was the Bible. The •unon was one of the most eloquent of 1 L forcible discourses which eharacter ,.■■■■ this learned and impressive divine, ,! occupied fifty-five minutes in its do- ' The Secretary and Treasurer being ab- i nt his report was read by President G. ' )| Pews. It is as-follows: H, port of Muscogee County Bible Soci ,Uj for the year closing with April , 1872. j;., ,Ick on hand May 1, 1871, $353 0!) Books bought since, 87 01 * 110 7:’, ok sold during current year,... 73 50 1 1 .ks donated current year, 49 fjr> | on hand, loss discount, ,‘>l2 58 sllO 73 . i !i on hand May 1, 1871, 22 00 ' ■ per collection May 1, 1371,. 0.3 00 '■ for books, 78 50 SIOB 50 ill paid for books, 87 Cl paid Colporteur, 1:*, 10 1 ■ paid freight on hooks, &c.... 7 85 ! $l3B 5b j 1 nh on hand this day, ,soy 57 , The books arc now deposited with W. ■ .1 Chatfin, bookseller, Broad street, Co- ! lambus. J Since last anniversary, that portion of j Muscogee county, unvisited by a Colpor- j tour, has been supplied, and during the ; last three years every family of the county I not having the word of God, has been fur nished with a Bible, or Testament and Psalms. The Society owes nothing, has on hand, Books, $312 58 Cash, 2b 97 The various pastors of the city are re quested, in their visiting, should tlioy find any family without a Bible, to give an order on tho Society for one. Hoping tho seeds of Truth sown by the efforts of tho Society may bring forth fruits an hundred fold. Most respectfully, G. J. Peacock, j Sec. and Tr. Muscogee co. B. Society. : Columbus, Ga., April 30, 1872. THE OFFICERS of the Society were re-elected as follows: President, G. M. Dews; Vice Presidents, tho pastors of the white Protestant lurches of the city, ex-officio; Secretary and Treasurer, G. J. Peacock. EXECTTTiWB -BOARD. 0. M. Dews, J. E. Appier, Baptist (larch; A. M. Allen, St. Paul’s; J. A. Frazer, St. Luke’s; R. A. Ware, Presby ' rinn; G. W. Dillingham, Episcopal. These anniversaries are meetings of ■t interest and importance and are always largely attondod. i in; Savannah and Memphis Railroad 1 We believe that in less than two years tho railroad between this point and Ope I’ka will have passed into the possession 1 * f this company. Since Col. Salisbury j - uned the Presidency new life seems to have been infused into the working de- 1 pirtment of the road. In salaries alone he has saved the company twenty-five t. ’Kind dollars—not by reducing the | ’ ay, but bv employing fewer engineers ; "■lofficers. The company has all the! iteriul and the funds and the 40-mile post I “ ill be reached by July Ist. This will j :irr y the road to the river, and enable it i to compete for the cotton in all that rich 1 1 u'»u of the country. 111 another twelve 1 tlhs. or less, the Selma, Rome and i ’ out road will be crossed and then the •v umuh and Memphis will be on the "gh line of travel. Tho course is thro’ richest coal, iron and marble region ! world. The minerals crop out to surface, and the supply is inexhausti- In other countries it pays to dig into the ground furores. Along this ; (hey are found in immense layers on tirface. In addition the country is a ■ice farming region. Columbus has al uiy 81.50,000 in this enterprise and the itment will be found to be a paying The prospect of its euccesfful and s.;y completion Is indeed gratifying. Ike Southern Press.—The Democratic !' of the late Confederate States have ulo to say regarding the nominees of the Hicinnati Convention. All appear to be uting developments and the action of ■ thorn Democrats. The entire South wl, vote for Greeley against Graut is the 1 -evading idea. The platform is also ' rally approved. The policy of festene ■ hasten slowly, appears to bo the favorite. 1 kitty Girls.—We met a gentleman “ Sunday who has traveled this wide >--world all over, and he states that Co "ill'l ' us lays every other place in the shade regard to the above article. 11c author s ns to offer a reward for an ugly one iu - city. V e don’t think the reward will w claimed. b.uxs of Freight from Cincinnati. — rates which we copy from the provis circnlar of Wallingford A Cos., pro • u brokers, will interest business men: ! 68 I Atlanta, Ga 8a iv ~V'V i 98 I Savannah, Ga <3S 1 nrffiv’ lV I Macon. Ga 98 Mtr-.’n ’ *■ ••••LO9 j Augusta, Ga 90 BiU& er ?l A1a...70 I Selina, Ala 70 ■tm » ' 40 i Richmond, Yu da . --,mbu-..0a »a Petersburg, Va 55 ! • ,’ ,a ,; 85 West Point, On S3 v ‘ '■ Ah» 1,04 Mobile, AU 00 ' ,k ’ N;l 53 Columbus Rose. —A dispatch from Jan yesterday stated he was getting as ' ve U as could be expected: We ■ 'aut shots were exchanged between 1 the Marshal of Newnan. An old had existed between them. The esca Ped injury. Mr. Hose was " e R lated in Sunday ’s paper. s -uns from this County. —ln the tJ. ’lit Court at Savannah, on Satur t'oorge D. Berry andF. B. Adams, of '’.tv. were drawn to serve with the I & e November term of the Court. are none drawn from adjoining unties. w!h ' TII ° F A Freight Conductor.— Mr. ‘ c.i Haynes, conductor of a gravel at >i * le R* H-, diedatHatch uia* 1 ' o 6 ’ 0n Monda y night, of pneumo -1 is railroad friends will have his r AT 0s mterred Seale. He had no IT6S in this section. VOL. XIV. H. G. AND D, GRATZ BROWN. It must be confessed that the Cincin nati Convention, in the nominating of Horace Greeley for President and Gov. B. G. Brown for Vice, put its best foot fore most. Adams, who seemed to be next popular before the Convention, notwith standing the opinions and eulogies of the New York World, would have given no strength to the Liberal Republicans. We are glad the Convention rebuked the im pertinence of the World, which presumed to speak the voiee of the Democracy and at the same time met Mr. Adams with the cold shoulder. Adams’ letter just before he left for Europe was a political iceberg, and no doubt aided to crash his prospects for a nomination. The compliment and appreciation of the press in the prominence given to two | editors, will be duly felt and acknowledged by the Fourth Estate. Tho favor ever ex pressed by Mr. Greeley and his noble ad vocacy of “I nivorsal Amnesty” the moral courage and sympathy exhibited in behalf of Mr. Davis, will make him a favorite with the South. Greeley, too, is personally popular at the North, and “what lie knows about farming” will increase l:is Western friends. He may create a iuror equal to the log cabin and hard cider days of 1840. Pumpkins and cab -I,age heads and onions from Chappaqnaas big as sucking worlds may be rolled through our streets. Every Greeleyite will be known by his white coat and hat and Dolly Varden breeches and vest, and the girls and boys in our schools will jump at once from the three R’s into the profound and sublime mysteries of specu lative philosophy and philanthropy, the equality of races and the relative influ ences of tariffs and free trade in creating and developing the wealth and industries of nations. We learn that the Grant Im perialists about V. ashington are laughing at the nomination, but we are much mis taken if their laughter will not be changed into bitterness and tears. However much we may admire some of Mr. Greeley’s acts and noble qualities, we cannot, if we would, forget his long agency and companionship with a garty es pecially distinguished, and now notoriously known as corrupt and tyrannical and des perate in its dying agonies. Like thou sands, the party of Greeley and Brown are now escaping from the ship they helped to scuttle—from the falling house they set on lire. In tlie grand fight for tho rights of States, and (lie liberties of the peoples, it has not borne the heat and burden of tho day. It wishes now to swim with a tide which wiser heads, stouter arms and more patriotic hearts put in motion. Fresh from the camp of tyrants and robbers, it wears a part of our uniform, and would gladly spike our guns and steal our ammu nition. Will three millions of Democrat ic voters quietly submit to this outrage? As father Richie would say, “nous ver rons"—wo shall see. We shall wait calmly for tho action of both the Grant and Democratic Conven tions, and if the old Constitutional ship which has breasted so many storms must at last lower her .flag and go down, may it be with every strip of canvas left stretch ed tattered and torn to the breeze, and her guns blazing-from both sides, on fulse and timid friends and open and bold enemies. Neither Hecuba or her children are any thing to as, while Troy is in flames and her walls are cracking and tumbling at our feet. Salem, Ala., May (i, 1872. Ed. Sun: In behalf of W. W. Burt, permit me, through the columns of your most invaluable paper, to return thanks to tlie citizens of Salem for their timely aid in saving his property from his burn ing residence on last Friday. But for the presence of mind, untiring efforts and daring of those who first arrived on the scone, his loss would have been much greater. Endeared as he was before to them by long association, ho feels doubly so since he was the recipient of so many inestimable services at their hands during the tire, and by their ceaseless labors in collecting and carefully housing after the burning of the dwelling, the scattered remnants of the household—the accumu lation of a lifetime. Long will they be held in grateful remembrance by one who has nearly spent life's fitful dream, and by each member of his family. TV. M. Burt. TVhat Greeley Says.-— Since Mr. Gree ley lias been put in nomination by the Liberal Republicans, what he has said and may say will be read with interest. Here him as reported by a Washington letter writer : “I saw the old man on Satur day. and he is mad clear through, lie says he never was so little a politician and so much interested in a campaign as now. The English language is totally inade quate for his use when talking of the ad ministration, and he freely asserts that even should the Philadelphia Convention throw Grant over, he wouldn’t support any of. the d—d gang of thieves. The Democrats, he says, helped us to break up Tammany, and now we are going to help the Democrats break up a worse set than ever Tammany was. ” A letter to the Athens Post, dating from Washington county, upper East Tennes see, April 29, says : “I saw ex-President Johnson in Greenville, and had an inter esting conversation with him on the po litical situation, but I have neither time nor space to report his views at length. He declines the race for Congress in this district, and emphatically condemns the proposition for the Democratic party to support the Cincinnati Republican Con vention." The Gs 4» Central. —It is said that this is the model hotel not only of hiew York, blit of the world. It is like a little ! town within itself ; accomodates iifteen hundred people, and is supplied with everything that can contribute to their comfort, pleasure and safety. It is a great resort for bridal tourists as well as business men. and three or four dollars a day is tho very reasonable charge. New Y'okk, May !.—The Post this even ing opposes Greeley in a severs article, as lacking courage, consistency, and firm ness. Sneers at Greeley s political and social companions, w hich include Pent on and Morrissey. With such manners as . Greeley has the government could not be administered with common decorum; j with such associates it could not be ad ministered with common integrity. Reported Safety of Livingston. The New York Herald of the 2d inst., publish es, as a special dispatch, the following: London, May, 1, 1872.—News has been received iu this city from Bombay that Livingston, the African explorer, is safe with Stanley, the chief of the Herald corps of search, at Zanzibar. The manufacturing statistics of the Census Bureau are so far completed as to show that the gross products of manufac tures last year was four thousand million dollars. _ Chattanooga has raised $112,702 of the $17)0,000 subscription offered for the lo cation of the Southern Baptist Seminary in that oity. The remainder has been pledged. THE WEEKLY SUN. WEPMESDAY HOHMM;, MAY 8. A Novel but Enjoyable Country Pic Ic - —There was quite a time of enjoy ment last Saturday evening on the farm of Mr. Clayton Robinson, which is located in Russell county, nine miles from Colum bus. In addition to a bounteous picnic feast, tournaments were held and many games played. In the tournament, there were seven riders. Mr. Syd Baker won and crowned Miss Ella Thomas as the queen of love and beauty. Our inform ant had forgotten the names of the other winning knights and the Maids of Honor. Afterwards a mock tournament was the order of the afternoon. The riders dis guised themselves as negroes, and were mounted on every conceivable style of ridable animals—the whole appearance being exceeding novel, grotesque and laughable. It was decidedly the gayest and most enjoyable affair of the glad Spring time. Since writing the above we have learned that the successful Knights were Messrs. A. C. Robinson, Jasper Slappy and Geo. Galat, who crowned, respectively, Misses Emma Jefferson,Nannie Shaw and Maggie Cushman, Ist, 2d and 3d Maids of Honor. The gentlemen mentioned are practic ing most assiduously to take part in the Tournament at our next Fair—there be ing a spirit of rivalry existing between them and the Crawfordites. Circuit Court Russell County, Ala. —The Gircuit Court for Russell county met at Seale on Monday, Judge L. B. Strange presiding. There are 200 cases on the civil docket and 75 on the State docket. Col. \V. A. McDougald and A. A. Dozier, N. L. Howard, and J. M. Rus sell, Esqs., of this city, were in atten dance on the Court on Monday. The State docket will be taken up on Monday next. TV. H. Chambers is the foreman of an intelligent Grand Jury. There are twenty-one criminals confined in the coun ty jail, charged with offences from mur der down to assault. It is not believed that the business of the Court will be finished at this term. Confederate Monumental Fund —The gift distribution will positively take place on the first Wednesday in next December. The prizes are very large and attractive. They offer rare chance for fortunes. The drawings take plaoe in Augusta. The af fair is controlled by ladies and gentlemen of the highest positions in the State, and in this all may have a guarantee that every thing will be conducted with perfect fair ness. The object is to raise a monument to the memory of the Confederate dead. All may feel assured they are doing good while they are taking chances to secure fortunes for themselves. Col. Wesley C. Hodges is agent at this point, and Gen. McLaws the general agent. Read the notice for full particulars. New Invention—Miniature Still.— We direct attention to an extract of a let ter from Dr. Clopton to the senior editor of the Sun, to be found in another col umn, in which he describes a miniature still which ho has gotten up. It certainly must be a novelty, and a very useful one, placing within the reach of families the ability to distill their own fruits. It will be seen that the Doctor proposes to sell State rights to manufacture and sell them. Doubtless the enterprise presents a fine margin for money making by an energet ic man. The Doctor can be addressed for a few weeks at the Sasseen House, Atlanta, Ga. Trade Increasing.-— The boats report that on Saturday last there were at Chat tahoochee twenty-four car loads of freight received from the East for different points on our river. Since this line has be.en completed from Jacksonville to the river, New York freights to Columbus have been decreased 35 to 50 per cent., so business men have stated in Council debates. We hear that President Salisbury and Superintendent Sharpe will soon establish their headquarters at Dadeville, as this place will be the point whence work will proceed. The Savannah and Memphis Railroad paid last month SBOO clear of all salary and operating expenses. Sale of Real Estate. —Ellis & Spencer sold at auction yesterday the south half of lot 134, corner of Broad and Few streets, to S. Cherry for $2,000. On the place is a house with four rooms. The other property advertised was withdrawn, bids not being high enough. Freight Depot.— The North and South railroad are building one near the Chat tahoochee depot. It is to be SGx2O feet, and two stories in height. The upper sto ry will be used as offices. The dwelling house of Sir. Cooksey, living two miles from Seale, Ala., was entered .on Saturday night last, and over SIOO taken. Green Evans, col., charged with the offence, has been arrested and committed to jail. A Deserved Appointment.— We under stand Master Hollanbeck, of. this city, has reaeived an appointment as a student in the State University under tho new sys tem. He is a good student and an excel lent youth. N. and: S. R.—Capt. W. D. Chipley, Sec retary, and President McDougald, left yesterday for Now York, where they go on business connected with the road. $l5O for a Bale. —A rather ordinary bale of cotton was sold yesterday for *l5O. It weighed .700 pounds, though. The New Y'ork Herald, with character istic impudence, claims that it was due to that paper that Greeley was nominated by ; the Liberal Republicans. It doesn’t promise to support him, however, though ! it has ceased to lavish praises on Grant, I which has been its custom for the last few l months. Wisdom Teeth for Little People. Every mother, who is proud of the euuca tion of her children, should secure a copy of this book. E. J. Hale <fc Sons, publish ers, 17 Murray street. N. i. Bold at all book-stores. The preliminary examination of the charges against Rev, Dr. Huston, the Balti more clergyman, has resulted in his for mal indictment. Only one wall of Niblo’s theatre is left standing. A contract has been made to have it rebuilt by August. No credence is given to a rumor that Mayor Hall, of New York, will be again tried on the old indictment, as well as the new ones which the present grand jury are expected to find. The Government obtained a verdict of ss'l 700 against Williams, Goodhue <fc Sherman, as the value of the jute bags in correctly invoiced. R. N. Brown, formerly a division su -1 perintendent, has been offered the gener : al superintendency, of the Erie Road, of | New Y’ork. and will probably accept it. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 14,1872. LETTER FROM ATLANTA. Firemen's Gala Day—Memorial Day — Yankee Sacrilege — Gens. Toombs and Denning — Got. Smith and Col. Alex ander—lmportant Decision—Our Bail , Road. Atlanta, Ga., May <5, 1872. I find this remarkable place still moving ahead in the manner which has mystified everybody who has known it since the war. Handsome brick blocks are going up on every hand, and the predictions that its race is run seem as far from ful fillment as ever. To-day is a gala day with the firemen, who crowd the streets 1 looking very dusty and hot, but I presume they can see the “fun” in it, if I cannot. The companies turned out with full ranks ' and look as if they would make short work with a fire. I notice commendable prepa rations being made for MEMORIAL DAY. I regret, however, that the people of the South are divided as to the day upon which to pay love’s tribute to our heroic dead. Atlanta has selected the 10th inst. for the occasion this year, and Col. James Waddell as the orator. Two years ago Col. TV. delivered the memorial address at Marietta. A Yankee official was so pleased | with its touching eloquence that he took it down verbatim, and in less than thirty days j delivered the same speech to a crowd of ignorant negroes over the Yankee dead, | simply substituting “Federal” for Con j federate. Col. Tom Howard, whom every- I body knows and likes, declared the act to have been as sacrilegious as if a Kim ball House chambermaid had removed the slops in a communion service. Among the distinguished Georgians in the city I notice Gen. Toombs. He has been here for some days arguing the con stitutionality of the prolongation of Bul lock’s Legislature beyond forty days. Gen. Bcnning made a powerful argument showing the legality of the session. Gen. Toombs is opposed. It reminds one of the PALMY DAYS of Georgia to see these giants taking the place of scalawags and carpet-baggers in the adjustment of the gear of State. Every body knows how concisely Gen. Toombs brings out his points. I heard a hand some compliment paid him not long ago upon an occasion when he spoke ALL DAY upon a point about which it seemed as if he would exhaust the beauty of the En glish language. Au admiring hearer com pared him to Lubin, who could put half an acre of roses into a single drop of extract. I visited Governor Smith and found him hard at work. Col. Alexander was very busy, but had time to welcome a townsman. DAY AFTER DAY the work of his department increases, but matters moved along with characteristic order and precision. I was told to-day of a decision of Attorney-General Hammoud which settles the question of State endorse ment to those roads which have secured vested rights under their charters and not forfeited the same by fraud, or other avoidance of their terms. This ought to place your road on a firmer basis than ever and render its completion an earlier event than it could otherwise have been. It will be a BRIGHT DAY for Columbus, when the Talbot Valley and Northern portion of Harris and South ern portion of Meriwether pour a million dollars of trade into the pockets of her merchants—not considering the outlets at Rome and LaGrange and the trade of Heard, Carroll and other counties above. Hon. A. H. Stephens on the Cincinnati Nominees and the Duty of the Democ racy. We take the following extract from an editorial signed A. 11. S., in the Atlanta Sun of the 7th : Iu advance of the meeting and action of the Democratic Convention, we have nothing now to add to what we have re peatedly said on the subject, except to ex press tlie earnest hope that there will be wisdom and patriotism enough in the convention to be called, to see and recog nize the great truth, that the surest way to success, is to stand firmly and squarely upon the Jeffersonian Platform embracing the Rights of the People and the Rights of the States, without any winking at, or blinking at, much less sanctioning of, usurpations of any sort; —and with candi dates of their own party, even true to this creed and these principles. We trust they will not, for a moment, entertain the idea of choosing between Gen. Grant and Mr. Greeley. Better suf fer defeat than aid in the election of either of these opposing Radical Chiefs. The Democracy should, in solid phalanx, oppose the election of both of these dis tinguished candidates. Their opposition to both, however, should be founded and grounded upon principle, and not on per sonal considerations of any character whatever. It is true Mr. Greeley did a most’mag nanimous act in standing bail for Mr. Da vis ; but in this he acted a part no more magnanimous than Gen. Grant did, when he notified Mr. Stanton, or the authorities at Washington, that he would resign his commission in the army, if General Lee should be arrested, as was about to be done, in violation of the parole given him and his gallant officers on the memorable surrender at Appomattox Court House. After the war growing out of secession was over, it is well known also, that Gen. Grant was for the immediate restoration of the States to “their practical relations” iu the Union, Mr. Greeley favored and sustained that second war against the Constitution, by which ten of the South ern Commonwealths were stricken from (lie roll of the States, aud put under abso lute Military Rule. The strongest objection the Democracy now can have to General Grant, is his execution, to the letter, of the measures aud policies advocated and sustained by Mr. Greeley. If Mr. Greeley has ever raised his voice against either or any of the “Enforcement Acts,” so called, of the Radical Centralizing Dynasty at Wash ington—even the infamous Ku-Klux Act — we are not aware of it. Away, then, we say, with the idea, if any should be disposed to entertain it, of the Democracy choosing between these Radical candidates, even if defeat, in standing by their principles and running men of their choice and creed, were cer tain. But is it possible that any Demo crat, any where, can have become so demoralized —so panic-stricken—so ready to skedaddle—as not to feel assured that with the present divisions in the Radical Dartv, a most glorious Democratic triumph can be achieved, if their leaders will but stand to their colors? The unbroken columns are ready for the charge. Our readers know full well that we were willing, in deference to the judg ment of many whom we regard as true Democrats, to waive our own views of policy so far as to support Judge Davis, or anv other Liberal Republican whom we considered as equally sound as he, upon the great issue now before the coun try, of Constitutionalism against Radical Centralism. They know, also, full well, that we did not look hopefully to the Cincinnati movement, for the presenta tion of the name of any such man as thus indicated, when Mr. Belmont and the New Y’ork World commenced their manipula tions of that movement. We are not dis appointed, therefore, at the result. We hope it will at least, however, open the eyes of some of our leaders in Con gress; but whether it does or not, we say to the rank and file everywhere: “To your tents, oh! Israel: now sse to thine own Housr. David.” A. H. S. TE LEG BAPHIO. FOREIGN. Paris, May 6. The capture of Don . Carlos is reiterated. Roda has certainly fled to France. Spain demands Roda’s expulsion from France. Madeid. Ma C.—Don Carlos has been | completely defeated and is flying with 200 j troops towards France. Twenty-eight | Carlists killed and 750 captured. In i surrection ended. Madrid, May 0. —The latest reports 1 confirm the defeat of Don Carlos. Carlist prisoners are constantly arriving at San Sebastian. Paris, May 0— A special says Don Car los, and one hundred of his followers, have been captured by the Spanish gov ernment. London, May G. —Sailors and dock la borers at Southampton have struck. Midnight.—No confirmation of the cap ture of Don Carlos. Paris, May 7. —It is stated there is a crisis in the Spanish Cabinet. London, May 1.- —A Times’ special from Madrid says Don Carlos has fled towards the French frontier. Marshal Serrano with his troops is in pursuit of the pre tender and expect to overtake him. London, May B. —The city papers, this afternoon, announce that a number forged drafts, purporting to be drawn by Sewell & Nephews, of Manchester, on the Union Bank of London, which were negotiated in the United States, have made their ap pearance here. WASHINGTON. Washington, May 5. —There is no change in the position of the Alabama claims. Since the recent semi-official publication, in which it is said the claims for indirect damages have not been, and will not be, withdrawn, this Government has not in its statement, or counter-state ment, asked the tribunal of arbitration to draw any distinction between the two classes of claims for direct or indirect damages, but both have been submitted together in the hope the tribunal will ex ercise the power conferred upon it to award a sum in gross to be paid by Great Britain to the United States. The sug gestion that we would not ask the tribunal for any monied consideration for indirect damages, provided Great Britain would not claim compensation for damages under like circumstances, was dis cussed by prominent gentlemen, of both countries, before the intimation was made to Great Britain that we would accept it as an easy and satisfactory solution of the present difficulty; but it appears, from conversation in prominent circles, that Great Britain does not deem it necessary to officially make declaration, or to enter into such a stipulation, for the reason that she has never admitted the principle of claims for indirect damages as between nations, and adheres to her position on the question, as heretofore expressed. Washington, May 7. —Bellmont has returned. The Committee on Elections unani mously agreed to report resolutions oust ing Clark and seating Giddings, from Texas; also, in favor of Wallace against McKissy, from South Carolina. The Appropriations Committee con curred in all amendments to the deficiency of appropriations, except Morrill’s limit ing the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. House.—A large number of bills were introduced to force over Hooper’s Civil Rights bill. Eldridge, by way of sarcasm on Kelly and Maynard, sent up their substitutes for the tariff and tax bill, with the title altered so as to read, “to further increase taxes and enlarge monopolies without adding to the revenue. ” The reading of it, which Cox demanded, effectually used up the morning hour. Wood, member of the Foreign Relations Committee, reported his exclusion from the Conference at State Department, but it was decided the House could take no cognizance and the subject was dropped. Senate.—Sumner moved to take up the civil rights bill. Kellogg introduced a bill appointing the first of November for the election in Louisiana. The Postoffice appropriations bill was resumed. Washington, May 7.—Senator Sumner talked mixed schools over during the morning hour. Postoffice bill resumed. One million dollars additional subsidy given the Pacific Mail Steamship Compa ny. An amendment giving four hundred thousand dollars to the Brazilian mail service passed—2s to 24. House.—Beck, from the Committee of Ways and Means reported back the bill allowing rebate of the tax on whisky de stroyed by fire or other casualty while in bonded warehouses, with an amendment excepting cases where the tax has been actually paid; passed. Resumed the consideration of the Sen ate amendment to the deficiency bill. The amendment in reference to claims for cotton seized by the Government after the close of the war, requiring proof of loyalty of the claimants, came up and gave rise to a long discussion. Kelley moved to strike the enacting clause of the tariff and tax bill. Carried by 95 to 75. • The bill was recommitted to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to report a bill reducing tariff j to 90 per cent, of the present rates. Supreme Court adjourned. Washington, May 8. —Regular and spe cial reports from Matamoras indicate the ! revolution over in that vicinity. It is stated Trumbull announced his willingness to run for Governor of Illinois on Greeley’s ticket. It is stated that at the Cabinet meeting yesterday the resolve ox the President to rest our case as it stands before the Ge neva tribunal, to allow Fish to seek fur ther means of accommodation, came un der formal discussion and was sustained by all the members present. Boutwell has returned. Nominations. Franklin Haven, jr., Assistant Treasurer, Boston; Daniel Am mon, Commodore; Hargrave, Postmaster, Rome, Ga. House.—Military Committee agreed to report against the application of bounty laws to freedmen. Gen. J. S. Mosbey, of Virginia, visited Grant to-day. Senate —The Louisiana Presidential elec tion bill, after long discussion, again went over. The postoffice appropriation bill passed, and goes to the House for concurrence. The amnesty bill was called up. Sumner renewed the supplemental civil rights’ bill. A point of order was raised against the amendment. Colfax overruled the point of order. Trumbull appealed from his decision. The appeal was tabled. Hill and Morton moved to amend so as to provide that before any person shall be entitled to the benefit of the act he shall swear that he is not, and has not been, at any time within two years preceding the passage of this act, a member of either of the organizations commonly known by the names of Invisible Empire of Ameri ca, the White Brotherhood, or the Consti tutional Union Guard, for any branch of the Ku Klux Klan. Hill moved to amend so as to grant uni versal amnesty. Sherman advocated the adoption of Sumner’s bill, as a substitute for the am nesty bill, for the purpose of giving the House an opportunity for a fair vote on the question of civil rights; and said that if that question were out of the way a general amnesty bill would pass the Senate by a three-fourths’ vote. He thought, however, that there was very little chance of an amnesty bill passing the Senate un til the House bill should have had an op portunity to vote on the civil rights’ bill. Trumbull said that when he heard Boreman, one of the earliest and most zealous advocates of proscription, call up and advocate the amnesty bill this morn ing, he had hailed it as a sign that the time had come at last when all political disa bilities were to be removed, but now saw that he was mistaken. The bill comes up to-morrow with the understanding that general debate closes at 3 o’clock. House. Supplemental apportionment bill passed, giving New Hampshire, Ver mont, Tennessee, New York, Pennsylva nia, Indiana, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida members of Congress at large to the Forty-third Congress. Tariff bill resumed. Dawes stated the loss of revenue which the bill involved exceeded $40,000,000. The biggest item was wool. Nearly $3,- 500,000 of duties on tea and coffee had been stricken from the bill. The duty on bituminous coal was fixed at 75 cents pe r ton. Treasury Department has decided that after the Ist of July next, tea and coffee shall be subject to no tax whatever, wheth er imported directly from the country of production or grown beyond the Cape of Good Hope and imported into the United States from places this side of the Cape. This ruling being made in view of the provision in the bill recently passed, that no further import duties shall be collected on the same. NEW YORK. New York, May I—Trial1 —Trial of Libbie Gar rabout, for murder of Ransom Burroughs, terminated at Patterson, New Jersey, to day, in a verdict of murder in the first de gree. It is said the charge of the Judge is very damaging to the case of the prisoner, leaving the jury but little chance. The prisoner maintained composure throughout the trying ordeal, but broke down oil re entering the prison. She will be sentenc ed May IBth. New York, May 5. —Tho Health officer gives notice that after the 15th vessels from the West Indies, Mexico and South America, and from ports where cholera or yellow fever prevails, will be boarded and examined in Lower Bay. The steamer Botaria, hence for Liver pool, damaged yesterday by collision, has repaired and proceeded. Niblo’s Theatre is burning. The Met ropolitan Hotel, it is thought, will go too. At the second annual Convention of the Labor Reform League, held at Cooper Institute yesterday, a long series of reso lutions in favor of women’s rights and gen eral equality, and denouncing corruption, were adopted. Inside of Niblo’s Theatre is completely destroyed. The store lately occupied by Helmbold was gutted and filled with wa ter. The Metropolitan Hotel is consider ably damaged. Fishkill mountains, opposite Newburg, are burning. Many million cords of wood destroyed. It is feared that four missing firemen were burned in Niblo’s Theatre. The London Times says the nomination of Greeley is farcical and his election im possible, but kills Grant’s chance for re election and makes a Democratic nomina tion certain. Metropolitan Hotel, loss $300,000; Nib lo’s Theatre, $200,000; Helmbold’s build ing, very heavy. It originated in dome of Theatre, where naptha was handled. The gas pipe melted and explosions occurred. Incendiarism suspected. All the scenery at Niblo’s belonging to the Grand Opera House, which had been transferred to Niblo’s, was burned. Loss $25,000. The building was owned by A. T. Stewart. The different actors and ac tresses lose from S4OO to SI,OOO worth of property each. A meeting of the Dra matic profession will be held to-morrow, to adopt measures of relief for the suffer ers. The various theatres in the city have already tendered benefits. The loss to the Metropolitan Hotel was by water. The adjoining buildings, owned by H. Beadell, were damaged SI,OOO. Albany, May 7.—The Pneumatic Rail road bill vetoed. New York, May 7. —The Irish Demo crat, Irish People and Irish Citizen. Dem ocratic weeklies, publish articles support ing Greeley and Brown. Greeley has received congratulatory dispatches from Chief Justice Chase, Gar rett Davis, Leslie Coombs, Jno. Defries and Richard Mechailiz, editor Chicago Nien Press. Coombs and Davis say Ken tuckians will rally to the standard of the lifelong supporter of Henry Clay. MISSOURI. St.'Louis, May o.—Senator Trumbull has addressed the following to Greeley: “To Horace Greeley: “Allow me to congratulate you on being the strong leader of the movement which, by will of the people and God’s blessing, is to reform and purify the Government. “[Signed] Lyman Trumbull.” PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia, May 7. —Wm. Webb, alias Buck killed, this jnorning in the Eastern Penitentiary, his room-mate, Michael Trimber, by striking him on the head with an iron plate. The deed was acknowledged by Webb, who said he had killed him in a quarrel. Both men were undergoing sentences of fifteen years’ im prisonment for rape, committed on Broad street. The prison is overcrowded, and solitary confinement cannot be enforced in all cases. WISCONSIN. Milwaukee, May 7. —Great excitement prevails among steamboatmen to-day.— The boats of nearly all the lines have been stopped by the U. S. Supervising Inspec tors, thus making a complete blockade in freight business, and doing incalculable injury to the lines. TENNESSEE. Memphis, May 7.—W. J. A. Bell, a farmer, living six miles from Bartlett, was waylaid and murdered last night. No clue. Bell's body, when found, was partly eaten by hogs. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Georgetown, May 7. —Judge James Dunlap is dead—apoplexy. CANADA. Ingersoll, May B—Fire destroyed near, ly all the business part of town. Loss half Ia million. The Comptroller General's Report. The annual report of the Comptroller General of Georgia, for 1871, is before us. Major Bell has done his work well, and the printer has made a neat job. The taxable property in the State in 1870, was $210,002,211; in 1871, $219,- 027,400; showing an increase of nearly $9,000,000. The Treasurer received $1,028,299 01, and paid out all but $151,320 15. The general tax paid in in 1871, was $514,065 01; liquor tax, $19,201 12; poll tax, $37,- 127 15; railroad tax, $9,624 87; insurance tax, $15,240 71; State Road rent. $285 - 399 79. Tho civil establishment of 1871 cost $78,305 21; special appropriations SBOO,- 419 08; public debt Legis lative pay roll $101,239; educational fund $8,831 56. The State owns in bank and railroad stock about $218,000. The public debt exclusive of bonds issued since 1808 is $5,618,750 principal. The acres of land returned were 34,- 130,104, or an increase of 940,316 over 1870. The value $96,857,512, or an in crease of $1,256,838. The average value of the land per acre in 1871 was $2 84, against $2 88 in 1870, or a decrease. In sixty-nine counties the return of land increased, and in sixty-six counties de creased. The heaviest decrease seems to be in the cotton counties. Fulton county increased her return from 221,203 acres to 291,497, or 70,294 acres worth $219,773; but the average value fell off from $5 75 to $5 11. The improved acres were 27,719,881, worth $93,353,545; the wild unimproved 6,408,260, worth $2,382,353. The aver age value of improved land was $3 36; wild lands, 3G cents. In default.were 299,- 417 acres of improved land. Fulton county has 116,316 improved acres and 180,181 acres wild land. City and town property was worth $52,- 159,734, an increase of $4,237,190. Money and debts were $30,590,796; increase, $3,943,801. Merchandise was $12,989,- 013; increase small. The greatest increase of city and town property has been in Fulton, of $1,469,- 239; Chatham next, $1,070,911; Bibb next, $181,803; Richmond next, $167,775; Sumter, $139,771; Muscogee, $107,180. Chatham county had the most money and debts, $4,308,449; Fulton only sl,- 633,940; Bibb, $894,687; Richmond, sl,- 878,536, or next to Chatham. As to merchandise Chatham had sl,- 922,760; Fulton, $1,778,008; Richmond, $1,413,150; Bibb, $1,077,860; Muscogee, $868,250. The furniture was $1,561,239; increase $40,582. Tools fell off from $162,85!) to $155,332. Hands employed between 12 and 15 years old ran from 106,208 to 114,- 999. Richmond increased most, her furni ture,“s29,3s9; Fulton next, $27,340; Bibb, $10,000; Chatham only $1,750. Troup county had the most hands em ployed, 4,098; Houston next, 3,449; Harris, 2,888; Washington, 2,880; Sumter, 2,757; Hancock, 2,604. Stocks and bonds were $4,907,215; shipping, $200,115; cotton factories, $4,028,125; iron works, $718,155; min ing, $27,805; national banks, $1,382,700. Muscogeee county leads in cotton fac tories,sl,47B,ooo; Clarke, $423,000; Cobb, $205,300; Harris, $82,832. The greatest general increase in all pronerty has been in Fulton, from $13,- 708JKJ7 to $10,523,775, or $2,754,808, showing that Fulton county, with Atlanta to help her, has outstripped every other single county in the State. Next comes Richmond, worth $15,702,500, and in creasing $1,026,891, over a million in crease behind Fulton. Chatham, worth $23,320,050, has increased only $570,723; Bibb, $398,268. Atlanta Constitution. The General Methodist Conference in New York. Dr. Lanahan makes twenty distinct al legations,’ which he supports by documen tary proof and other evidence. The charges are, first—J. F. Porter controlled the purchasing of paper for the concern to his own personal profit. Second—That Dr. Carlton knows this. Third—That Porter was an unfit person to hold the po sition. Fourth—That Goodenough lied when he said he appointed Porter because he must be relieved of care pressing on him. Fifth—-That after Porter ceased to purchase paper for the concern there was a saving of over $1,805 a year. Sixth The bindery depart ment has been defrauded of a large amount in the single item of leather. Sev enth and eighth —Hoffman disposed of leather and kept money belonging to the concern. Ninth—The Superintendent of the Bindery was wrongfully allowed the gold sweepings. Tenth—Hoffman was dishonest in paying wages. Eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth—The management of Hoffman was loose and extravagant, and the bindery inventories and account books contain false entries. Fifteenth—The amount of profit reported in the exhibits to the annual conferences as added to the capital stock of the concern are incorrect. Sixteenth —From 1863 to 1868, inclusive, while the concern had heavy cash balances, more money was paid than received as interest, and there is a discrepancy between the average balances as shown by the cash books for three years, and the books of the Shoe and Leather Bank. Seventeenth That from 1863 to 1866, inclusive, occurs in the depositor}' accounts accu mulated to the amount of $76,528, and were finally charged off arbitrarily as a loss. Eighteenth—A false entry appears on the books charging Brown Bros. & Cos., of this city, with $20,900. Nine teenth —That while the sales in New York had been steadily on an increase with one exception, the exhibits of the profits to the annual conferences show a steady decrease, though prices of publications remained unchanged. Twentieth The periodicals account was kept in such a way that almost any interpretation can be placed upon it. In conclusion, Dr. Lanahan asks that a special committee be appointed, before whom he may have an opportunity to make his charges good. A Case of Conscience for Dr. Greeley. —Some days ago Mr. Greeley, of the Tri bune, defining his position in all possible contingencies which might arise, said that in no event would he lend himself to the defeat of the great Republican party, and the election of a Democrat to the Presi dency. In event, therefore, that the Democrats should bring out a Presiden tial ticket in order to take any chances of success which might arise in the disunion of the Republican party, he would feel bound to abandon the Liberal nominee and go for Grant. What we want to know is briefly this: Should the Democratic National Convention refuse to support Mr. Groeley and nominate a ticket of its own, will Mr. Greeley feel bound, in hon or and conscience, to withdraw in favor of Grant? The Selma (Ala.) Times counsels the Democracy to make no nomination in opposition to Horace Greeley. It says : “Greeley, the uncompromising opponent to Democracy for a life-time, is now the hope of the Democratic party, in prevent ing the corrupt and imbecile administra tion of Grant for another term. We belive that we utter the sentiments of nine-tenths of the white people, the tax payers of this section, when we say that we hope that the National Executive Com mittee of the Democratic party, which will meet to-morrow, will decide that it is to the interest of the people of the pntire Union, but more especially to the people of the South not to hold a National Convention; or if a convention is held, that it be merely to keep up the organiza tion of the party, and to hold the ‘balance of power;’ to be thrown into the scales at the time and place where most can be accomplished for our people.” The St. Clair and Carondelet Bridge Company have contracted for the con struction of a bridge across the Mississip pi river at Sonth street, St, Louis, to be completed in two years at a cost of about four million dollars, and is to be a double track railroad, a carriage and wagon bridge. NO. 14. THURSDAY MOKMXi, MAY 9. The Excursionists Returned. The Baudy Moore, with the Columbus party, of ladies and gentlemen, some forty-five in number, reached the wharf at f> a. m. . Wednesday, from a pleasure trip to the bay, | after an absence of eight days. They had a jolly time. Caught plenty of fish. ' Went out East Pass. They tell a good | many funny things on each other. One | gentleman nudged an elderly one at I midnight and quoted Latin to him. That partly woke him, as he was dreaming of foreign lands. Learned gent again nudged and asked him if he understood the dead languages. “I’ve smelt’em,” was the reply. When anch ored in Pilot Cave Harbor, a squall of wind struck the boat and a squall of wo men struck the wind. One sinner pro posed a prayer meeting when the blow was strongest. Another went to his cabin and told his wife not to be afraid—they were in only nine feet water. She an swered that was enough to drown all of Columbus. Another told his wife to trust in Providence. “I can't! I can’t!” .she answered; “I want to see the children.’’ “My dear," was the reply, “my life is in sured for s7,.">ooand- will take care of them and the store.” The trip was delightful and successful, and all are in extasies. They stopped some hours in Eufaula and footed, omuibussed and carriaged the sights of that place. They visited all places of note on the lower river. Democratic Meeting in Russell.—ln response to a call of A. G. Jones, Chair man of the Democratic Executive Com mittee, of the Democratic party of Russell county, a meeting was held at the Court house in Seale, on Tuesday evening, at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of appointing del egates to the State Convention, the time for holding which has not been appointed. Mr. Wm. Himes was called to the chair, and Mr. U L. Lewis acted as secretary. Speeches were made by Major J. F. Wad dell, J. B. McDonald, Benj. Robinson, L. W. Martin, J. 15. Mitchell, G. W. Hoop er, W. C. Mclver and Col. Smith Graham. The result was that the meeting ad journed until 12 m. Monday, 13th, when a full representation from all parts of the county is expected. As regards the nomination of Greeley and Brown, the general tone of the speech es was, “watch and wait,” or to use the language of one of the speakers, “go slow, there’s a hen on.” All were for abiding by the action of Democratic Convention, in July. Atlanta, Ga., May (!, 1872. Mr. I’/to-i. De Wolf —Dear Sir :—I now am introducing a now thing. I have just gotten out a novelty iu the way of a still— made for the benefit of all needing pure liquors for medicinal purposes. It is run by an oil lamp with four burners, aud can be placed on the mantle-piece, or small table, and run, or make from five to twenty gallons of flue pure brandy a day. You can make brandies of strawberries, blackberries, dewberries, apples, peaches, and all other fruits made into brandies by other stills. All families need pure bran dies for medicinal purposes, and could make them themselves, and know they are pure. I can sell them so low that every man can make his own brandy. My object is to sell the State to young men, or any one wishing to make money. I am satisfied that I can sell it so low that any industrious man could make clear a thousand dollars to every "county in the State. * * * * * * * Yours, very respectfully, J. A. Clopton, Sasseen House, Atlanta, Ga. New Schedule.—We refer readers to the notice of the changed schedule on the Savannah and Memphis Railroad. By this arrangement passengers can leave Columbus on the “11:30 a. m. train, reach Opelika at 1:30 p. m., spend three and a half hours there, reach Dadeville at 7 p. m., remain there until 10:30 a. m. next day and return to Columbus by 4 p. in., having been absent from the city only one night. Love, (y) Marriage, Death, and Mill ion and a llai foe Money.—Poughkeep sie, New York, was the scene last week of what is called by the Western Press dis patches a “Sad Romance:” “It seems that a Mr. Robinson, of that place, was thrown from his carriage and had one leg broken, but was not supposed to be much injured otherwise. He was engaged to be married to Miss Little, of Cornell, and sent for her to take care of him while confined to the house. She de clined unless they were united in mar riage. He assented to the proposition, and last Thursday evening they were join ed in wedlock. Next day he complained of being much worse, and in the evening died. Mr. Robinson left property behind to the amount of a million and a half of dollars.” This may be a “romance” as to Mr. Robinson, but it strikes us there was pre cious little of that sentiment so far as Miss Little was concerned. That grief-strick en creature showed about as keen an eye to business as any female we have ever heard of. Habeas Corpus Case. The Atlanta Constitution, of 8 th, says Judge Cowart, yesterday, in the habeas corpus case of J. T. Hancock, discharged him, there being no cause whatever shown for his deten tion. Soon after his release Hancock was re-arrested by Deputy United States Mar shal G. B. Chamberlain. We understand that a writ of habeas corpus will be sued out before Judge Erskine and heard to morrow. It is a curious circumstance which elic its comment, that while Ireland was, per hap.s, never more materially prosperous than at present-, while rapid improvements are going on in farming and agriculture, while the cattle shows display great ad vance in the breeding of stock, and in the enterprise of owners, and while the banks are steadily flourishing, the tide of imi gration, so far from decreasing, shows no diminution in volume. A saddening rumor comes from Wash ington by way of the Cincinnati Commer cial,whose correspondent affirms that Sec retary Boutwell and the President have quarreled, and that the Secretary will soon quit the Cabinet and take an active part in the opposition to Grant. Another cor respondent discusses the chances of Grant’s withdrawal, and thinks that Col fax would be nominated if Grant were not, and that Blaine could not prevent it, however much he might like to. The President’s withdrawal, however, is not looked for with lively anticipations. Caution I —Every genuine box of Db. McLane’s Lives Pills bears the signature of Fleming Brothers, Pittsburg, Pa., and their private U. S. Stamp. U3T Take no other; the market is full of imitations. It is the popular verdict that people who have been accustomed to the use of Bitters or Cordials, are obliged, eventually, o r esort to Mclane’s Liver Pills for per manent relief. ap23 WGm New Orleans, May B.— Archibald Cal houn, a well-known contractor of this city, was killed by the falling of a tree, on the Jackson Railroad, yesterday after | noon. HORACE GREELEY. the liberal republican nominee fop. THT PRESIDENCY. Mr. Greeley was born at Amherst, New Hampshire, in February, 1811, and is now in the 62d year of his age. His fath er was a poor farmer, who removed to Vermont in 1821. It was at East Poultuev. in that State, that he learned the art of printing, and there he worked for four years at his trade. Even at this early stage of life he took a lively interest in politics. He removed to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he found employment for several months at his trade. In August, 1831, lie sought work in New York city, arriving there with only ten dollars iu his pocket. Having no friends or acquaintances, and his dress being very odd aud shabby—a reproach it has often met with in later years—it was with difficulty he obtained employment. For over a year he was engaged as a journeyman printer, when, iu January, 1833, he became a partner of Francis Story, and began tbe publication of the Morning Post, the first daily pennv paper ever issued. It lived, however, but a tew weeks. In March, 1834, the New Yorker, a weekly literary journal, neutral in poli tics, was founded by Greeley & Cos. Mr. Greeley wrote the leading editorials. This journal lived for seven years, duringwhieh time it became quite an influential paper, but was not profitable to the publishers. In the year 183t> Mr. Greeley married Miss Cheney, of North Carolina, and ho then returned to his trade as a journey man printer. From March, 18,38, to March. 1839, he edited the Jeffersonian, a weekly paper, published under the auspices of the Whig Central Committee of the State of New York. About May, 1840, he began the publication of the Log Cabin, a weekly paper which supported Gen. Harrison for President. So great was the popularity of this paper during the celebrated “Hard Cider” campaign, that its circulation num bered over 80,000. It has been remarked by Mr. Parton, his biographer, that this paper “gave Greeley an immense reputa tion in all parts of the country as an able writer and a zealous politician. ” In April, 1811, Mr. Greeley established the Daily Tribune, price one cent, a jour nal that speedily became a political power in the land, and is si ill so. Sir. Greeley still writes for it, though ho is not the managing editor, Mr. Whitelaw liied hold ing that position. In 1844 Mr. Greeley advocated the election of Henry Clay to Presidency. In 1848 he was elected mem ber of Congress to fill a vacancy for a term which expired in March, 1849. In 1851 he visited Europe. He supported in succes sive Presidential elections, Gen. Scott in 1852, J. C. Fremont in 1850, aud Abraham Lincoln in 1800, having exerted his influ ence against the nomination of ex-Secre tary Seward at the Chicago Convention of that year. Ho was the first to proclaim “universal amnesty and universal suffrage” at the end of the late war, and offered himself as bail for Jefferson Davis in May, 1807, for which he was much censured by many of his Northern friends, but greatly approved by those who saw in it a proof of magnanimi ty and moral courage. He has been an author of books—pub lishing after a trip across the Atlantic “Glances at Europe;” also, a “History of Slavery,” a “History of the Late War,” and a book on political economy. He has been a lecturer on many topics, and a zealous advocate of manufactures and the interests of laboring people. Os course Mr. Greeley is known the world over for his opposition to slavery and his support of the doctrine of protec tion to home industry. His course since the war has very much commended him to the Southern people. At the moment of the termination of the war of blood he proposed an end of the war of sectional prejudice and hate by general amnesty. Asa proof of his liberality he became one of the sureties of Mr. Davis, President of the late Confederacy, and he has consist ly urged upon the Government the policy of clemency and general amnesty. No man has poured out such bitter and scathing invective upon the carpet-bag gers who have plundered the South as Mr. Greeley has. Every Southern paper has spread widely his denunciations of these unworthy people. Soon after General Grant came into power.Mr. Greeley sat about reforming the civil service, hunting up abuses and misappropriations of money, and brought to the attention of the Administration many delinquencies and outrages. But there was no apparent disposition to listen to his suggestions. The first open rup ture he had with the Administration was with regard to the suggested changes in the New Y'ork Custom-iiouse. From that time the breach has widened, until there came the union of a few Republican lead ers, with Mr. Greeley at the head, for the purpose of opposing Grant’s re-election. It was but a little stream at first, but it has grown to a great river, and the party thus begun has placed its ticket in the field with Mr. Greeley at the head of it. He certainly has been the Promethean spark that gave it life, and by his persist ent and bold policy it has been brought to its present condition, so gravely threat ening Grant with defeat and promising the establishment of a better Government for the Union. Methodist Book Concern. New York, May 7.—The quadrennial report of the agents of the Methodist Book Concern, shows that it owns $710,904 in the Book Concern building and fittings, or three-fourths of the value—the other fourth belonging to the Missionary Society, making the total cost $950,350. A portion of the building is rented for $72,700 which will pay interest at 7 per cent, npon the whole cost of the property, and leave a balance of $0,175 towards paying taxes and insurance. The bonds of the concern, to the amount of $500,000, towards the cost of the property, payable after three years and due in fifteen years from June 1, 1809, free from all taxes, are now taken at par and accrued interest, without brokerage or advertising;sales of bo<>ks during the last four years amounted to $2,420,840, and the profits to $302,094. of which $205,413 have been paid under General Conference ap propriations, and the balance, $250,081 added to the capital, which, on November 30th last, amounted to $1,055,179. The total assets, including real estate, were $1,850,314 and liabilities $795,130. There was at the same time cash amounting to $75,15 ) on hand, and was due from mis sionary society $08,351, and from other parties $241,220, which total of $384,740 may be appropriated to liquidating the indebtedness of the concern without in terfering materially with its regular busi ness, leaving the liabilities $430,390, which can, in a few years, by annual re ductions, be entirely paid. Considerable space is devoted to the accounts of news paper publications, all of which are flour ishing. The depositories at Boston, Pittsburg and Buffalo are doing well and are in good hands, and the concern was never in as good condition for transacting business as at present. An Anecdote of Gen. Robert Toombs. —Toombs, of Georgia, is one of the most gifted of all the geniuses that America has yet produced. Like Tom Marshall and William Haskill, he is a natural-born ora tor. Mr. Clay heard him make one of his first political speeches at a mass-meeting in Georgia in 1840, and predicted for him then a brilliant future. It is related of Toombs that on one occasion, in the trial of a very important case before a Georgia jury, he, by some strange absence of mind, got up and made a powerful speech against his client, wh j was the plaintiff in the case. After he spoke about an hour and ’oegan to close, one of his as sociate counsel whispered in his ear that he had made a mistake—that he had spo ken on the wrong side. For a moment only Toombs was perfectly dumbfounded, and recovering immediately, he turned to the court and jury and said: “Now, may it please the court, and you, gentlemen of the jury, I have in my remarks hither to attempted to give you all and the very best, too. that can be said on that side of the case, and though it may appear at the first blush a very strong case, yet lam confident that if you will give me your at tention a little while longer, I will be able to convince you tbat, after all, my client, the plaintiff, is entitled to a verdict at your hands.” He then proceeded to over turn every position previously taken by him, exerting himself to the utmost of his wonderful ability to repair bis mistake, and wound up with an appeal to the court and jury so thrilling, that he carried them by storm and triumphantly gained the case for his client. An important case to planters was tried in the Superior Court of Lee county last week. It was a suit brought by Philip West against Sanders W. Lee, of DoKalh county, and Thomas Clemens, of Leo county. It was for illegally enticing away and hiring thirteen laborers in the employ of plaintiff as field hands, in 1809. The jnry rendered a verdict of five thousand dollars damages for plaintiff. We are glad to hear by this verdict, juries have made up their minds that such interfer ences with labor shall be stopped.
