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THE WEEKLY SUN. Till'*** UK w-OLF ' THOMAS GILBERT. THOS. GILBERT & CO., PROPRIETORS. terms of subscription. I »no copy, one year ¥ 1 50 Ono copy, six months I oo CLUB RATES. Throe copies, one year, to same post ,.itice at 91 40 each 420 five copies, one year, to same post orticc at 91 35 each »> 75 Ten copies, one year, to same post office at gl I 25 each 12 50 fit icon copies, one year, to same poat oltice at fe I 15 each 17 25 I wentv copies, one year, to same post oih. e at 91 each 20 OO Subscriptions discontinued at the expiration ui time. All remittances must be by registered letter „r postoffice money order, otherwise at the risk ~t the sender. Address, Thus. Gilbert Sl Cos., Columbus, (fa. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisementslnserted at 41 persrjuare (ten lines or less, In small type,) tlrst insertion, and dlty cents each subseijuent insertion. Is There No Remedy? The reader will he interested in an arti- ' clo which we copy to-day, beaded “What We liny Abroad.” Au interesting inquiry j is, How and wherewith do we pay for the $1)77,000,000 worth of foreign goods bought ? We have not before us the offi cial report of exports, but we know that the portion of last year’s cotton crop ex ported contributed at least $200,000,000 of the sum needed, and that about SIOO,OOO,- ! 000 more of it was consumed by our Northern factories. It thus appears that the South—by far the poorest portion of 1 the Union in the valuation of its prop- j erty -is probably the richest in its pro- i ductive capacity. We make greatly more j than <>ur proportionate share of the ! wealth that goes to balance this huge im portation, hut it is managed by other sec tions and is made tributary to the build iu« up and maintenance of their supe rior prosperity. This should not be, and we are convinced that it need not be. Hut it will require a great reform in our industrial economy aud commercial com plications to relieve our industry from tliis stato of bondage. In our judgment the moans of doing this should be the paramount ipiostion with Southern agri culturists, merchants and statesmen. It should engage the attention of our poli ticians and legislators, and the people generally should give their hearty support to any scheme that promises relief from II condition of things which is yoarly adding to our embarrassment and sinking us deeper in the slough of poverty and dependence. THE MASSACRE OF THE MODOCS. This disgraceful and dastardly net crowns the Modoc war with infamy. The treacherous butchery of Gen. Canby and his companions, under a flag of truce, was horrible, and called for the serverest punishment. Hut that was an act com mitted by savages who may or may not have been fully conscious of the atrocity of the deed which they were committing. No such doubt can possibly palliate the act of the Oregon volunteers, who so foully murdered the captive Modoes. In violable as a Hag of truce is considered among civilized nations, it is not more so than unarmed aud helpless prisoners of wur. It is worthy of remembrance that the Oregon volunteers, who showed so much valor on this occasiou, were not to be found within rifle range of Gapt. Jack and his band when 1 hey hold the lava beds. Until Ihe regular forces of the United .States arrived and invested the ludian stronghold, there was a reign of terror in the locality—a regular panic—and lusty were the calls for help and protection from Unde Saiu. Hut Oregon rallied in vengeance at last, and wreaked it terribly upon the manacled men and the women and children of the captive Modoes. Sheridan's slaughter of the Piegans stands not alone its glory ! The insufficiency of the escort sent with these Indians iudioateH reprehensible in difference to their fate, to say the least of it. Exasperated as the Oregon set tlers were known to be—even their women seem to have been full of fury —there was good reason to fear just such a “Ku- Klux” raid as was made, and at least some resistance should have beeu made to it. This limsliing massacre and disgrace is not the least of the blunders that have marked the conduct of so expensive a war to biiug to terms a handful of wild ludians. The Bainbkidge, Cdthbekt and Co lumbus It. U.—The Atlanta papers stato that W. H. Lowe, of that city, before he accepted Ihe Presidency of that road, to which he recently was elected, called up on the Governor and made himself thoroughly familiar with the history of the enterprise. He found the Governor fully alive to the importance of the work, aud ready to do all in his power to ac compli. h its speedy success. The new President is said to he an eminently practical and successful man. He has ac quired a fortune l>y attending to his own business and showing a persistent deter mination that ensures triumph. lie is a man of too much caution and good seuso to become connected with any public un dertaking that would end in failure. The fact that he has decided to accept Iho of fice gives the assurance that the road will be built, and that very speedily. He was selected without his knowledge or solici tation. With the hearty co-operatiou and aid of the people along the line, Columbus aud Hrainbridge will soon have railroad connections. .Columbus will be ready to do her part in due time. The Postmaster General having decided that postmasters have no right to read what is written on the backs of postal cards, but that it is their duty to exclude from the mails all of an obscene or iude cent character, the Philadelphia Bulletin makes a centre shot thus: “That was a happy thought of the De partment which guards against improper uses of Ihe postal cards. The carriers are not to read what is written on the cards unless it is scurrilous! It will be seen that this is u perfect security against the abuse of the new system. It was invent ed in Ireland.” Ihe Gorokous Kimballs. —The Griffiu Star says: Hannibal I. Kimball aud Edwin N. Kimball have filed their petition in bank ruptcy in the District Court of the United States in the District of Massachusetts. 1 heir liabilities amounted to $5,700,177 The amount of indebtedness return ed in Georgia foots up the handsome lit tle sum of $708,550. Henry Clews A Cos., ouo banking company in New York, loses the small sum of $1,000,000. J. G. Sears, of Griffin, feels the pressure t-o the trif hog sum of SIO,OOO, that he worked for as contractor on the Yau Wert railroad. As to tlm assets of the estate we are not advised. \ibginia Politics.—A Richmond cor respondent of the Courier-Journal thinks it probable that the Conservatives of Vir ginia will need a man, as their candidate f°r Governor, “whose very name will gi'i- them all under holt,” and says he is becoming more than ever convinced that oucdf (; L . n j ie e's sous should be their nominee. Hon B. H. Hill Enoaoed. —We are in formed that this distinguished lawyer has been employed to assist in the prosecu tion of Mr. John Hooper for killing Mr. ibillips, in Opelika, Alabama. Mr. 1 killips, who was killed, was a brother of the gentleman of that name who lives in Atlanta and had a sou killed last year in that place. Another brother lives in Auburn, Ala. ' mted States Marshal Wallace left oHilestou for New York last week, with hree prisoners, convicted of violations of “6 Enforcement act, and oue post office lubber, sentenced to be imprisoned for various terms, ranging from one to three ) ears, in the Albany peuitentiary. YOL. XV. .HE PRESS AND THE PULPIT. Some of our exchanges are “having a time” over a somewhat remarkable “ser mon” preached by the Rev. Robert Coll yer. of Chicago, on Sunday the 25th ult. —the subject of which sermon was “American Journalism.” We have not yet seen a full report of this noted dis course, as it seems to be the aim of each paper noticing it to cull only such expres sions as may lie made to sustain its own position, idiocrasies, or necessities, and to pay no attention to other points. The fullest report before us is that of the New A ork Herald of the Ist inst., and it is evi dent that this, too, is garbled for the glorification of the Herald. Hut we must needs take this report as the best that we have. The first question, no doubt, that sug gests itself to the Southern reader, is, why did the Reverend gentleman “preach” about the press at all ? and some may be curious to know where be found a text in the Bible applicable to his subject. In the North they are more accustomed to such freaks, aud an explanation there would be useless. The Herald calls Mr. Collyer “the Beecher of the West,” and there is a great deal of significance in the com parison. Mr. Beecher was a pioneer of the Northern ministers who introduced politics into the pulpit—who dropped the story of redeeming love to fan the fires of sectional hate— “Who another Gospel preached than Paul, And one that had no Saviour in it.” The first and only occasion upon which we heard Mr. Beecher “preach” was on a Sabbath morning in the summer of 1854, aud the place was his church in Brooklyn. Tho text we cannot now designate, but as the subject was the cotton factories of tho North, wo leave the reader to hunt the text ut his leisure. Mr. Beecher, in this sermon, strongly and eloquently set forth tho advantages and advocated the extension of manufacturing enterprises at the North—not simply as a means of advancing tho prosperity of tho section aud improving tho condition of its work ing people—but because, as 110 said, “every cotton factory started there drove a nail into tho coffin of slavery. ” The uiain idea of his sermon was the building up of cotton factories and other groat in dustrial establishments of the North as a means of increasing tho political power of that section and to enable it to wage suc cessfully its war upon Southern institu tidUkg. And it is to aberrations prompted and encouraged by this spirit that we may attribute the now frequent selection by Northern ministers of subjects having neither a Saviour nor religion in them, as the themes of thoir so-called sermons. The “Western Beecher," it seems, had some provocation—whether it was a jus tification or not—for his sermon on the press; and we are glad that we can add that we find in the report before us noth ing that ministers to sectional animosi ties or prejudices, or mere party differ ences. Oue of the Chicago Sunday pa pers had for some time been publishing a series of articles ridiculing aud reviling the clergy of the city, charging them with various ucts of folly aud immorality. One of the churches had expelled a re porter of this paper, ami it was seeking to stir up an excitement because of what it called “an outrage on the liberty of the press.” Mr. Collyer, therefore, had good reason to give his views of what the press should be, aud to rebuke it for doing what it should not do. But his selection of the Sabbath as the time, the pulpit as the place, and the Bible as the text, does not seem so appropriate to those as little accustomed as we of the South are to the customs of his region. His text, which we give to gratify the curiosity of the reader, was the thirty-first, thirty-second and thirty-third verses of tho second chapter of Daniel: “This groat image, whose brightness was excellent * * * and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and bis arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.” Leaving the reader to make the appli cation for himself, we proceed to a remark or two on the general tone and hearing of the sermon. This, except a few stric tures that may be considered as having reference to the course of the Chicago paper above mentioned, is complimentary in the highest degree. Indeed we cannot help regarding some of its comparative laudations as very extravagant, if not im pious. It justly extols the enterprise and progress of the American press, its gen eral honesty in denouncing corruption and crime, and the industry and tact by which it makes itself so widely popular and useful. But when it conies to allude to its eager hunt after sensations, with out rebuke, and speaks of the personal “interviewer” with more of admiration than repugnance, wo fool that tho preacher was more anxious to con ciliate than to correct. And when the Reverend gentleman goes so far as to declare that the secular newspaper is “ns sacred in its own way as the Bible;” that “he prays and praises best who keeps up the truest and steadiest intimacy with a good paper;” that “he preaches best who watches the newspapers;” and that “while the Bible is divine, the true newspaper in its own way is divine also”—it scorns to us that he goes to the very verge of im piety. The connection of tilings sacred and worldly is too close for our admira tion. Nor do we believe that American journalism can tie exalted by associations of such questionable propriety; for, ns Pope says— “ Fame, impatient ol extremes, decays Not more from envy than excess of praise. We are at least glad to find that the “Western-Beecher” admires the outspoken and manly course of the press generally that he has no word of commendation for any shirking of its high duty to give the people its honest opinions of public men and measures, aud to criticise the events of the day with a freedom hide bound by no interdiction of embarrassing or difficult topics. The papers he seems to refer to as exemplars—the New York Tribune, Cincinnati Commercial, Chicago Tribune, and Springfield Republican —are all journals noted for tho freedom with which they discuss every public ques tion and for their decided course in poli tics. It is, perhaps, a little singular that all these papers are of the Liberal Re publican division, but that fact is perhaps rather attributable to closer acquaintance with them, brought about by political af finity, than by a design to disparage others equally honest and free spoken. Weather in the South.— The Finan cial Chronicle of June Gth, of New York, reports the weather in the cotton districts for the week ending on that day, sultry and wet, and the fight with grass severe. In the country tributary to Memphis and Nashville, aud some inland portions of the Atlantic, there has been less rain, but with these exceptions the complaint is general. There had been no rain at Memphis, but frequent showers at Nash ville. The mercury averaged at Selma 80, Montgomery 81, Macon 70, Columbus 81, and Mobile 7‘J. Showers fell at these places all but two days of the week. ♦ ♦ Father Ryan.—The poet priest has re turned from his visit to Italy, and re sumed the editorial chair of the New' Or leans Morning Star. THE WEEKLY SUN. THE ENQUIRER AND THE SOUTH. Our noighbor the Enquirer and The South (a New York paper) are exchang ing spats. \V e are not fully into the merits of the controversy, as we were absent when it commenced. But we un derstand the pffints to be these; The South had compiled au article “descrip tive of various cities of the Southern States, which our zealous and jealous neighbor did not think amply descriptive of Columbus—wherefore it complained, and we suppose with some asperity, for The South says that we (late editor of the Enquirer) “would not have treated it so.” lhat s the way wo are lugged into a quar rel that is none of ours. So far we would have let it pass without notice. But the Enquirer, replying to this remark of The South, says that it knows not what we would have done, “but as our object is not to copy individuals or please them, when such conduct would deceive , we must still repeat that Columbus is something more than a town situated on the Chatta hoochee river at the border of the up lands,” Ac. Now we have been in daily communication with this people for many years, and do not believe that we have ever been accused of deceiving them. For anew comer, and on short acquain tance, our neighbor is marvellously apt in making discoveries—such as they are. YYe have no ambition that he should “copy” us, aud freely acquit him of any imputa tion of having done so, so far. Let him be equally careful that he is lod astray by no other unsafe instincts or counsels, and he will 110 doubt get along swimmingly. AVe will take this occasion to say to our neighbor that he is mistaken if he sup poses that the press of Columbus was, be fore his connection with it, remiss in its duty to make known the superior natural advantages of this city, its progress in manufacturing and other industrial enter prises, and the great inducements which it offered to men of energy and capital. As The South truly intimates, many of these “descriptive” articles of the Colum bus press have beeu copied by it und other Northern papers. Wo are even con scious of the fact that some home readers have complained of our devoting too much space to such matters. Our neighbor’s zeal may be equal to the undertaking, but certainly its industry has not yet been able to develop from this rich mine any thing new—anything astonishing to even “the vorie.it old fogies” whose iuertness elicits so much of its pious commiseration. A Layman’s Defence of Collyer and Beecher. One of the Enquirer’s “lay” preachers is after us, in defence of Rev. Robert Collyer’s sermon on the Press, aud to re buke us for quoting from Alexander Pope, of “doubtful morality!” He acknowl edges that the “freak” of Mr. Collyer in dropping religious topics and preaching on the Sabbath on subjects of pure worldly concern, is a custom at the North, and wishes from his soul “that the Southern people through their clergy w r ere made more fa miliar with just this kind of freak.” We cannot joiii in the wish—even we who profess no religion and fear that our piety is sadly below par. We do not deprecate criticism of the press by' the clergy, but we believe that there is a proper place as well as “a time for all things,” aud that he desecrates the sacred desk and the sacred day who makes them the lime and the occasion oven for extravagant lauda tions of the secular press. Much more does our judgment condemn the perver sion of the pulpit and the day to the pro motion of sectional strifes and animosi ties as Beecher did, and to comparisons savoring of impiety as Collyer’s did in his sermon on the Press. We say “from our soul”—sinuer though we be—in behalf of our section and people, “ Procul , oh pro cul, cste profani!" (not from Pope). But as this difference between us and our neighbor seems to be a matter of educa tion on both sides, it is perhaps an un profitable discussion, and w r e might as well agree to disagree upon it—leaving onr neighbor to the enjoyment of his lat itndinarianism, as a principle “So cast, so woven in liis very frame, The mind’s disease its ruling passion ’came.” (There now — we’ve run into Pope again). But it by uo meaus follows, because we entertain these notions of a proper reli gious sphere, that we advocate either cus tomary “doctrinal” sermons from the pulpit, or sectarian bickerings and con troversies. We have no admiration for Puritanism in any of its developments on the American continent. Neitherdoes our idea of religion and the proper scope of its teachers exclude auy works of the Creator or any of the lessons of science. Religion or its ministers never yet gained any thing by combatting scientific truth, or by opposing their fallible interpreta tions of the Creator’s word to the immu table history which He has graven upon the everlasting rocks, imprinted upon the whole faco of Nature, aud revealed in the movements aud relations of the heavenly bodies. “The voice of God is the har mony of the universe,” aud he (be he minister or layman) who closes his eyes and shuts his ears to any part of His reve lations —who is content, like Pollok’s “happy” clown, to “Nover hoar the word philosophy, Or science, never hear et iiherty, Necessity, or laws of gravitation— Hut thinks the visual line, that girts him round, The world’s extreme, and thinks the sliver moon, That nightly o’er him leads her virgin hosts, No broader than his father’s shield”— cannot fully enjoy (in this world at least) a religion that must have been designed to elevate and improve man in his pres ent as well as his future state. With this last splurge (which is from neither Pope nor Hudibras) we turn the chief layman of the Enquirer over to the tender regards of his more devout Local associate, who so long kept us iu the straight path, with the iu junction to look closely to his questionable orthodoxy. Texas Crops.— The Galveston News thus speaks of the crop —Mr. Baer, who has just returned home from an extensive journey through the interior of the State informs us that he never saw the agri cultural prospects of the country improve more rapidly since the warm weather aud rain set iu. Farmers, who were so much disheartened a few weeks ago, are now in fine spirits. Crops are still a little back ward. but if no unexpected casualty oc curs they will generally be very abundant. The wheat is now made beyond peradven tnre and the yield will be large. There has generally beeu planted a larger acre age iu cotton than auy former year, and this crop looks very promising, though a little later than usual. Sea Island cotton is now in blossom, and the upland will be iu a few days. The recent rains are making the grass grow rapidly, aud some extra labor will be required to keep it from overrunning the crops. A few weeks ago quite a number of the western counties were overrun with grasshopers, but these have now left, going further north, as is supposed, aud the western prairies, on \v hioh they had scarcely left a blade of grass, are now covered over with a rich carpet of green. The spot where General Schenck got whipped in Virginia is planted with car rots this year, which moves the Detroit Free Press to remark that the Virginians were never much on romance. The Vir ginians meant, we suppose, that the hero of the Emma Mines was caret— iu the vocative —wanting, himself about tbe time of this fight.— Louisville Courier- Journal. Music Books bound in any desired style at the bun Office. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1573. LETTER FROM AUGUSTA. Planters’ Hotel, June 7, 18715. Editors Sun: Leaving your city at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, in charge of conductor Giles, we reached this popular hotel at C o’clock this morning, on time and without accident. We have seldom enjoyed a more pleasant and comfortable night journey, there being no change of cars, and the passengers getting a splen did supper at Byington’s Hotel, Fort Val ley, one of the most popular railroad eat ing houses in the South. We passed through several showers between Colum bus and Macon, and many of the planta tions along the line were in a very wet condition. Some fields were quite over run with grass aud the crops about de stroyed, while others presented a half worked appearance. AVe saw but few plantations fully worked and in a clean condition. Those we did see had tine crops of cotton and corn, but they were generally on high ground. The low lands are still too wet to work successfully. The planters complain bitterly of the in cessant and heavy rains, and predict that they will be followed by a long season of equally intolerable hot weather, which they say will prove destructive to the forward corn crops. Augusta, now that the trees are in full foliage, presents a very attractive appear ance, to a stranger, who almost involun tarily exclaims that it is the most beauti ful city in the South. Broad street cer tainly is one of the finest business streets in this section of the country, and is re markable for the neatness and attractive internal appearance of its stores, some of which are quite elegant. Banks aud bank ing houses are numerous, and money ought to be plenty in this region. Busi ness seems to be good, and we find here fewer empty stores—in fact scarcely three to be seen—than we have noticed in auy other city that we have yet visited. This speaks well for an inland city, one that has received (>4l bales of cotton and sold 979 during the past week, an excess in receipts over the same week last year of 388. There has been a total excess over last year of 32,170 bales. The Cotton States Mechanics and Agri cultural Fair Association, of this city, is said to be in au extremely embarrassed financial condition, and has petitioned, like the Columbus Associatiou, the City Fathers for an appropriation. The Asso ciation owes three thousand dollars, and says it is “devoid of moans or credit, and needs the help of Council to place it be fore the public as a reliable and trust worthy institution.” The petition has been referred to a committee of four, consisting of one member from each ward, to consider what action shall be taken in the matter. It is to be hoped that the request for aid will be granted, and that permanent prosperity and increased use fulness may follow such generous action on the part of Council. Augusta is too large a city, aud occupies too central aud important position as a railroad centre, not to speak of its relations to the cotton trade, to allow such an organization to perish for want of a few thousand dollars by -way of relief from pecuniary embar rassments. There are several striking features about Augusta that a Columbusite readily notices. The entire absence of express wagons or other vehicles for passengers— except the regular omuibusses to the de pots—and the presence of forty or fifty black aud white newsboys, many of them bareheaded, who face you at every turn, with “ Here’s your Chronicle,” or, “ Have a Chronicle, sir ?” And yet but one daily paper is now published here. The good old Constitutionalist is cold and dead, bearing upon its venerable form tbe evi dences of long years of faithful service, aud emblazoned with the names of some of the most gifted men who, have ever adorned the editorial profession with their genius and renown. It is not yet decided, we learn, whether or not this time-honored name is to be forever buried from the eye of newspaper readers, as strong efforts are being made to re-establish this old aud able journal upon anew foundation, and with a cash capital that will assure its future and permanent success. We think Augusta is able to give a liberal sup port to two first class daily papers. Messrs. Walsh & Wright, of the Chronicle and Sentinel, whom we found hard at work in their sanctum, are young men of rare en ergy, with a ripe experience in journal ism, and have no need to fear the most vigorous competition, but rather to wel come it as a source of inspiration for their fertile pens and untiring energies. Augusta is the headquarters of the re cently organized “ Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ** which owes its origin to tho persistent and zealous efforts of a most accomplished lady of this city—Miss Lou King, daught er of Hon. John P. King, president of the Georgia Railroad and a well known banker here —who spent considerable time in Atlanta last winter in the interest of this humane movement. The bill, which passed both houses, failed to be engrossed, aud by reason of this failuro it did not become a law. Not discouraged by this oversight of some careless official, Miss King has secured the organization of the State Society, with the following efficient hoard of working and honorable officials: President, James W. Davies; Vice President, Rev. Robert Irvine, Au gusta, Charles Green, Sr., Savannah, Anderson Reeves, Macon, and H. W. Grady, Atlanta ; Secretary, Salem Dutch on; Treasurer, B. Benson; Executive Committee, John S Davidson, Miss Lou King, J. B. Cumming, H. B. King and Dr DeSaussene Ford. The society is now operating under the old State laws, and has already accomplished much good in the city of Augusta. It is desired that every town and city in Georgia shall or ganize a branch society, and all iuforma needed will be given by either Miss King, or the Secretary. SIDNEY HERBERT. A Noble Tribute to a Noble Man— Grateful Georgia’s Gift —We were shown on yesterday the fae simile of the seal of the Executive Department of the State of Georgia, intended for presenta tion to ex- Governor Charles J. Jenkins. It is made of pure gold 18 karats fine, and is worth $125. On one side it bears the words, “Seal Executive Department,” “Moderation,” “ Georgia,” while on the other is this inscription, “ Presented by the Governor in the name of the people of the State of Georgia, to Charles J. Jenkins, iu accordance with a joint reso lution of the General Assembly, approved August 22d, 1872. “ Arduis Fidel is." — Atlanta Herald. The Farmers’ Victory. —There is no doubt that the farmers' candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois has lieeu elected. The first dispatches indicate a different result, but later intel ligence states that Judge Craig, the nomi nee of the Granges, has beeu elected by a handsome majority. Judge Lawrence Laving decided unconstitutional an act preventing discrimination in freight rates by railways, the farmers determined to turn him out of office and they have suc ceeded. The new Judge is pledged to enforce the views of his constituents, and the railroads may well apprehend trouble in tbe future. Elated with their victory, the Granges will not be content with tbe result which they have already secured, but will agitate and advance until they obtain control of the entire State Gov ernment. — Augusta Chronicle. TELEGRAPHIC THE MODOCS. San Francisco, June 9. — Dispatches from the fort state that Gen. Davis has sent for the settlers to identify the mur derers and stolen property recovered from the Indians. These people tell the following story : Messrs. Boddy and Skiers took up their quarters on a section of land near the mouth of Lost river last August, and set tled there with their families. On the morning of November 29th, Capt. Jack’s band of Indians were attacked on Lost river by a party of volunteers and com pelled to retire. Hooker Jim and bis party of Modoes were on the north side of the river from Capt. Jack, but knew of the latter’s defeat, and during the after noon of same day, Boddy and Skiers were murdered by Hooker Jim and his associ ates while they were cutting wood and herding sheep within a mile of their house and utterly unconscious of danger. The agent of the Yaitox reservation had promised settlers than any offensive movement against the ludians should be made known to the whites in time to af ford them opportunity to obtain safe refuge, but the messenger sent by the agent failed to perform his duty, thereby facilitating the massacre. The arrival of Boddy’s team without a driver, with blood upon the wagon was the first inti mation of the terrible tragedy the poor women received before noon. They found the bodies of the murdered men stripped of all their clothing. At differ ent points within a few miles of the house they also met the Modoes Hooker Jim, Long Jim, Curley Headed Doctor, One eyed Mouse, Rock Dove, Hump Jerrey and Mrs. Hooker, wdio were all implica ted in the massacre of the w'hites. The Indians went to the house to find other male victims. These women escaped and traveled night and day, suffering many hardships, and reached the house of Mr. Rapp in a completely exhausted condi tion. Gen. Davis received the women kindly, heard their story, and assisted them to re cover their stolen goods. This morning Hooker Jim, and Steamboat Frank, who had just returned from a scout after three or four Modoes, were taken to the tent oc cupied by these women. Hooker Jim was identified by Mrs. Boddy as one of the Indians concerned in the massacre. In response to some remark about the robbe ry of a house, Hooker Jim said that Long Jim look the long purse, and he Hooker Jim, tho short one. At this point of the interview the women became greatly ex cited, began crying and lost all control of themselves and started in for desper ate work. Mrs. Sliiers drew a pistol and went for Steamboat Frank, and Mrs. Boddy drew a knife aud dashed at Hoo ker Jim. Gen. Davis interposed nnd disarmed both the women, receiving in the struggle a slight wound in the palm of his hand near the thumb by a knife in Mrs. Bod dy ’s hands. The savages during this scene stood like statues. They never shook nor offered resistance. It galls Capt. Jack and his comrades in custody to see Hooker Jim and Steamboat Frank traveling to and fro at will, and armed at that. He does not understand the conse quences of turning State’s evidence. This afternoon he became greatly excited and gave vent to his rage in a fiery oration. He rose in bis chains with Seonchiu aud in a strong and impressive manner rela ted his grievances. The purport of what he said is told by Scarfaced Charley. “He is mad,” says Charley, “to see that the white men no trial all alike.” He also complained that while in the Lava Beds a portion of his fellow-captives were winning in their sympathy with him. Au officer of the guard came in and com pelled him to desist in his wailing. There are 131 murderers under guard here. San Francisco, June 9.—A dispatch from Boyles’ camp, dated yesterday, re lates the particulars of an atrocious mas sacre of the Modoc prisoners, supposed to have been perpetrated by the Oregon volunteers. Saturday morning, James Fairchild and about a dozen other men left Fairchild’s ranohe, on Cottonwood creek, with seven teen Modoc captives, including women and children, and Skaeknasty Jim, Bogus Charley and Little John. The Indians were in wagons drawn by four mules. At the crossing of Lost liver, the party encountered a body of Oregon volunteers under the command of Iliser. The sol diers gathered around the wagon and questioned Fairchild. The latter told them the Indians were all Creeks, except Little John, and there were no charges against them. Fairchild undertook to push on to Boyles’ camp, and the volun teers retired to their camp near Crowley’s. On the road Fairchild noticed two men ahead, riding to Rocky Point as it to in tercept him. When the team approached the two men one of them presented a needle-gun at Fairchild, saying: “Get down, you old white-headed “By what authority ?” asked Fairchild. “By mine. I am going to kill the Indians, and you, too,” was the reply. The leader caught hold of the mules and unhitched them, cutting the harness. Fairchild, clinging to the lines, leaped to the ground. The poor wretches implored for mercy and begged Fairchild to save them. The warriors were unarmed and knew resist ance was useless. They were the cool est in the party, although fear ing inevitable death, but the women and children shrieked, groaned and wept pitiously. Fairchild had nothing but a small pistol, and six inches from his ear was the muzzle of a needle gun. He says tears came into his eyes and he mingled his entreaties with those of the Modoes in hopes that the massacre might bo averted. He adds: “It was a terrible scene; one I never shall forget. I shud der when I think of what I saw. I hear the tearful voices of those women and children still wringing in my ears." But the cowardly hounds were not to be balked. A shot aud Little John lay dead in the wagon with a bullet in his brains. The mules dashed away with Fairchild, who become entangled in the lines. Five more shots were fired in rapid succession, by which three other Modoes were killed and Little John’s squaw frightfully wounded ill the shoulder. Away ahead on the road, in the direction of Boyles’ camp, a cloud of dust was perceived, indicating the approach of a team. The murderers espied tho dust and shortly rode away. Sergeant Murphy, of Battery G, Fourth Artillery, with ten men and teams came up to the scene of the massacre. The Sergeant took charge of ass airs and encamped with his men on the ground. Fairchild, a team ster, and the wounded squaw, with her two children, came iu at 2 o’clock this morning. Boyles’ Camp, June 8, 3 p. m.— An in terview between General Davis, Captain Jack and Schonchin has just terminated. The Modoc Chief says he was incited to his cruel warfare by Allen David, Chief of the Klainoths. He also denies having killed Cauby, and laid the blame on his boys. Schonchin told the same story. A Modoc special says Capt. Jack, iu his interview with Gen. Davis, said: “Bogus Charley and Shacknasty Jim called Gen. Cauby out. Allen David, Klamath Chief, advised them to kill Geu. Canby ; so he did it. lam telling the truth. I did not kill him. I had it done, but did not do it. I don’t lie. Bring the men that saw me do this thing. I want to face them. If I had my chains off I would tell all the men who did these things.” NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. St. Paul, Minn., June 7. -The follow ing dispatch has been received here: Bismarck,’ Dakota, June <s.—The track of the Northern Pacific Railroad reached the Missouri River at this place to-day, and the entire division of 450 miles, from Duluth to Bismarck is open to business. The people are celebrating the event. Connection is made here with the naviga tion to the upper and lower Missouri. A line of steamers is established between this point and Fort Benton, in western Montana, and shipments of both Govern ment and private freight are being made by this route to the northwest. The rail road surveying expedition, with a military escort under command of Gen. Stanley, will start west on the lGth inst., with the intention of makiug a final and definite location of the line of road from the crossing of the Missouri to the crossing of the Yellowstone, and along that river to central Montana, this being the only portion of the rente not yet determined. No serious opposition from Indians is an ticipated by those best able to judge. The Geneva Award. Washington, June 10.—No official in formatioH has been received by this Gov ernment from that of Great Britain with reference to the payment of the Geneva award, but intimations have been made from other sources that Great Britain is perfecting arrangements to meet the re quirements of the treaty. It will be re collected the Treaty of Washington pro vides that the gross sum awarded, $15,- 500,000, shall be paid ill coin, at Wash ington. As this amount in gold would, according to calculation, weigh twenty three tons, the question has arisen as to whether the coin itself or its representa tive should be received in satisfaction. , A number of American bankers, some | time ago, proposed to our Government to transact the business iu a manner which would satisfy the treaty obligations; but as the Government had heard nothing whatever from Great Britain on the sub ject, they were informed that their propo sitions could not be entertained. Fur ther, that it was the busiuass of Great Britain to take the initiative on the sub ject There is uo doubt that the money will be deposited by the British Government iu the Bank of England,aud that the Uni ted States will, at the proper period, be paid iu accordance with the spirit of the treaty. It may be done in this way, namely—-by the purchase, iu England, through designated banking firms, some of them connected with the syndicate, of 5:20 bonds, to the amount of the award, these to be sent to the Uni ted States Treasury for redemption. The gold flues (?) accruing will be de liverable in Washington, without the ne cessity and risk of transportation across the ocean to this city, the equal amount of gold in the Bank of England having beeu previously used iu the purchase of the bonds. Those who conduct transact ions, receiving the gold certificates, could place these in the hands of the Secretary of State, and this would bo equivalent to the coin, for which they could immedi ately he exchanged. Such, there seems to be no doubt, will be the mode of payment. Several days ago the Secretary of the Treasury gave notice that the principal and interest of $20,000,000 of 5-20 bonds will be paid at the Treasury on and after the Gth of Sep tember next. It is said in well informed circles that this course was adopted in view of an arrangement for the payment of the Geneva award, in the manner above stated, and to render easy the pro cess of payment by the British govern ment. MEXICO. St. Louis, June 9.—Dr. D. H. Williams, who has resided in Chihuahua for tw r o years, has arrived here. Dr. Williams coufirms the capture of the Mexican In dian Chief Larsada. It was believed he was immediately shot. Dr. Williams thinks there will be no serious complaint of McKonzio’s incursion after the Kickapoos. Williams, however, thinks the Mexicans will use the exploit ns a precedent and follow home the marauders into the Uni ted States territory. This will eventually lead to trouble and plunge the frontier into a w r ar. Such a result would, how ever, he hailed by many as desirable, as it would lead to the carving out of another fat slice from Sickman, iu the southern border. There are, however, efforts being made by some of the leading parties on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande which may lead to negotiations for the annexation of more Mexican territory, in order to strengthen the bound ary line and by which Mexico will he enabled to pay her debt. The terri tory coveted for this purpose embraces the States of Nuevo Loon, Copalia, Chi puria, the north end of Durango, Sonora aud lower California, known as the Mexi can frontier States. This would shorten the boundary line one-half of the present meandering of tho Rio Grande and leave a frontier that could he much more easily protected by both nations, whereas it is almost impossible to do so with the pres ent boundaries. It would be a vast terri tory, with fine irrigable and mineral lands and pasturage, which are now nearly worthless to the Mexican people. A CHIPPEWA VENDETTA. St. Paul, May 30. —At Aiken a few weeks ago two young Indians quarrelled and the one stabbed the other, a boy in years, so that he died soon after his re turn to his home al Sandy Lake, directly west of Duluth and near the Mississippi. Two relatives of the boy undertook to kill his slayer, but the young savage instead killed them. Then came more relatives of the boy and killed the party of the first part and his lather, be ides Hounding four or five others of th • same family. These last have sent Non i reinforce ments. Before these conn , i-owever, the remainder of the account of bloodshed may he settled by a big talk, a tew furs, and a savage feast. NEW YORK ITEMS. New York, June 10.—The President goes to West Point to-day. The Grand Jury indicted young Wol wortk for murder in the first degree. The Court of Appeals, by unanimous opinion, grants Stokes, who killed Fisk, a new trial. Lester Wallack is making fight before the Courts in four suits brought against him for the exclusion of colored persons from his theatre. New Yoke, June 10.—Stokes was greatly delighted upon the information that a new trial was granted him, and there was a good deal of rejoicing among those in terested at the favorable decision of the Appellant Court. His counsel says : Upon the next trial we will prove to the satis faction of the New York public there has been a gross misapprehension of the case from the day of the tragedy, and we will be able to establish his innocence by evidence of an overwhelming charac ter. The Post says: “The case of Bowles Bros. & Cos. has come out of the bank ruptcy court. The official assignee, we are told, makes an offer to the creditors of fifty cents on the dollar, which, ac cording to law, releases the house from liability. The members of the house, however, have issued a statement to their creditors that they will pay the other fifty cents and will come under obligations to do so when they have recovered their le gal discharge. They propose, it is said, to speedily resume business.” FOREIGN. London, June 9.—The loss by the burn ing of Alexandria Palace is three million dollars. Later— The insurance on the Alexan dria Palace was $(500,000. The fire was caused by the carelessness of workmen, who were repairing the zinc roof. No one was killed but several injured. Wat er was scarce, hence the rapidity of the fire spread. Within half an hour from the time of the alarm the entire structure was in flames. The great domes by which it was surmounted fell with a sound like thunder. The large organ was destroyed, but some of the valuable pictures aud oth er works of art were saved. In the House of Lords, Earl Russf.ll in troduced a bill for better government of Ireland, which abolishes "the office of Lord Lieutenant aud provides that the voice of jurors out of twelve will suf fice for a verdict. The object of this measure is to restrict the power of the priesthood and secure the conviction of criminals, Madrid, June ill.—Senor Orenz has re signed tbe Presidency of the Cortes. At a Cabinet council to-day, the finance bills, prepared by Senor Tuten, were re jected. The Ministers afterwards ten dered their resignations, and during the afternoon the Cortes entrusted to Figue ras the organization of anew Ministrv. After consultations with his friends and with leading members of the Cortes, Figueras reported he was nnable to form a cabinet. The crisis continues, and has a most repressing influence on funds. The Cortes holds another session to night, when it is probable Nicolas Salmeron will endeavor to organize the government, the members of which he will select exclusively from the right Should he fail the Deputies constituting a majonty of the Cortes will hold a meet ing to-morrow and determine on means for a settlement. The Gazette publishes a report that the Cure of Santa Cruz has abandoned the cause of Don Carlos, aud has proclaimed the Catholic Republic with Calvera as President. Madrid, June 11. —A mutiny in the command of General Velardi, arose from superseding a captain. Twelve hundred of the troops remained faithful and re tired with the general to Dartasa. WASHINGTON. Washington, June 10. —The Postoffice Department has been notified of the rati fication by Sweden and Norway of the postal convention recently concluded be tween the United States aud those King doms. Two of the former officers of Mosby’s battalion have beeu appointed Postal i clerks. Judge Thatcher, formerly Commissioner of Patents, has been appointed to repre sent this government at the convention called by the Emperor of Austria for the discussion of the feasibility of an inter j national patent law. The massacre of the Modoc captives is severely denounced here. The military and civil authorities will both use every I means to punish the culprits. Washington, June 11.—The State De partment will furnish a copy of the inves j tigation regarding Van Buren to that gen tleman, who can make use of it as he pleas es. The official report will be given to the next Congress, but the State Depart ment will withhold it from the press. • Commissioner Schultz writes the Ameri can department of the Vienna Exposition will be completed June 15th, which will not be the case with any other nation. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. _ A fire at Cincinnati destroyed 14,000 barrels coal oil, twenty-five freight cars and seventeen dwellings, mostly shanties. Loss $150,000. The tire originated be tween South and Park streets in the yard of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. Three million feet of lumber burned. SENATOR POMEROY’S CASE. St. Louis, June 10. —A dispatch from Topeka, Kansas, says: The reports in circulation that the case of Ex-Senator Pomeroy was presented to the Grand Jury, and an indictment made, are false and entirely untrue. This case was never presented to the Grand Jury, but will be prosecuted by information and not by in dictment. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, June 10.—The Mayor has vetoed au ordiuance for shaving the heads of Chinese in jail; such punishment being infamous, and violative of the treaty with China. San Francisco, June 10.—The Modoc massacre causes universal surprise aud indignation. SEVERE STORM. Memphis, June 11.—The most severe rain and thunder storm ever known here raged about 10 o’clock last nignt, accom panied by immense sheets of electricity. In an hour and a half 2:70 inches of rain fell. It is feared great damage has been done to the planting interests in the ad jacent country but the sanitary condition is greatly improved. Special Deposits. the law of THE case. Columbus, Ga., May 27, 1873. Editors of the Journal of Commerce: Iu this section there are no “ safe de posit companies,” and our people place in the safes of our banks and bankers their bonds and other securities. If these bonds and securities are stolen by burg lars, are the bauks aud bankers responsi ble ? An article in an newspaper, May 14, on “The Clearing House and Bank Defalcation,” suggests the above query. Yours, Ac., Bank. Reply. —All that banks or bankers are required to do to avoid liability for boxes and packages thus deposited with them for safe keeping is to use due diligence in their care. 'This due diligence is not simply (as many people suppose) the care which a man actually takes of his own property, but the care which a man of or dinary prudence ought to exercise over his own concerns, and the ever changing circumstances of a place altor the appli cation of the principle from year to year. In a country town, where robberies are almost unknown, and no stable doors are ever locked, it is due diligence iu care of a horse to place him in such a stable. But in a crowded city, where burglars are constantly prowling around, and trying every door, more care is required, and suitable fastenings should be provided. So in a bank vault, a simple lock would once have answered all requirements; but now the best appliances of fireproof safes, and perhaps even burglar alarms, would be necessary iu our largest cities where experts are at work, to free the cus todian from liability. Where the bauk vault and other means of protection are such as in the location are deemed suffi cient in the exercise of ordinary pru dence, the banker who holds these special deposits incurs no further liability. Patrons of Husbandry. The Herald publishes the following by request of the Thomastou Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry: Since God created tbe earth, agricul ture has existed ; there is uo occupation that precedes it, no order or association that can rank with the tillers of the soil. Before literature existed, before govern ments were known, agriculture was the first calling of man. The Order of Pat rons is the only association that origi nates, exists, and works with its members in their daily avocations. It is part of the farmer’s life; it does not call him from his work to put his mind upon any other subject, but tends to recreation iu his daily duties, aud, by cheerful instruc tion, to lighten and elevate his labor. Its teachings are the loftiest that man can seek. It does not interfere with his religious or political views. In morality it seeks the highest point; honesty is in culcated, education nurtured, charity is a prominent characteristic, temperance is supported, and brotherly love cultivated. It is designed to bind the farmers to gether in fraternity, and, by enoouragiug education, advance to a higher state of perfection the science of agriculture. We aim to encourage the planting of fruits and flowers by which to enhance the value and increase the attractions of our homes, adorning them with those beauties so lavishly given us by the God of Nature; and there is no calling more elevating to the mind than agriculture, when viewed as instructed in our Order. God, in the beginning, made it honorable, and it is our duty to sustain it as such. Discard ing the principles which shut out woman from a knowledge of the mysteries, we open wide the door and bid her welcome. In so doing we claim a precedent, when God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” Ours is a social Order; all can find herein something to enjoy, and we believe there is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy the good of his labor. It is from the hand of God. We ask none to join us who cannot see good in their fellow beings ; but to all those who have generous hearts and open hands to help the needy, raise the fallen, aud are willing to aid in making the labors of this life cheerful, we say, welcome to the Grange. Cholera Morbus. —Tho Memphis pa pers are publishing an old aud tried rem edy for incipient cholera-morbus. It con sists of equal parts of laudanum, spirits of camphor and tincture of rhubarb. Dose, thirty drops every four hours, in diminishing doses, or in increasing doses, if the proper effect be not produced. In jections of stareb and laudanum are com mended, aud mustard poultices and per fect rest. In most violent attacks tinc tures of equal parts of opium, capsicum, ginger and cardain: Dose thirty to for ty drops iu a little water, and from three to four drops of chloroform may be added in violent attacks. Strong poultices should be applied to the stomach, arms, legs aud feet. Doses of brandy and bot tles of hot water sinapisms and friction often work wonders. Give the least pos sible water during and after the attack. A little arrowroot aud brandy is often ser viceable as recovering progresses. The best preventive is perfect cleanliness and use of pure water. Remember that symp toms of diarrhma are precursors of cliol era-morbus, which prevails in all South ern countries when the spring aud sum mer are wet and hot. Supply your house hold with these medicines. Lord Chief Justice Cockbum has just made a joke. A Mrs. Jury being exam ined as a witness in the Tichborn case, stated that she had had eleven children' whereupon His Honor observed he had always understood it took twelve to make a jury. England is still echoing the laugh which convulsed the Court. NO. 10. THE TINKERING OF NAMES. Your traveling correspondent bogs to suggest that the statement of the Courier- Journal in regard to Daniel F. Webster, that he was a brother of the great states man, is ineorrect. Daniel Fletcher Web ster was the only surviving sou of the great Daniel Webster, and was killed du ring the late war, near Bull Bun, while in command of the 12th Massachusetts Begiment. He was named Daniel for his father and Fletcher for his mother; but having used his middle name for many years, and become widely known by it, he finally dropped the Daniel, aud few persons who knew him in his later years were aware of the fact that it had ever been given to or used by him in any way. The same is also true of Bayard Taylor, the celebrated author and traveller. Ap pleton s Encyclopedia, as well .as other high authorities, fails to state that his original name was Joseph Bayard Taylor, and that after he commenced his travels in Europe, under the name of J. Bayard Taylor, he suddenly dropped the J. and has let it pass into silence and obscurity. William Wirt Sykes, the husband of Miss Olive Logan, aud a well-known literary character, has gradually worked his name down to simple Wirt Sykes, using W. Wirt Sykes as a stepping stone to this end. The case of Senator Mitchell,of Oregon, is not anew one. Vice President Wilson years ago adopted an entirely new name, while President Grant fixed his to suit his own or somebody else’s fancy. The Kt. ltev. Arthur Cleveland Cox-e, Bishop of Western New York, is a sou of the vener able Samuel Hanson Cox, D. D., and yet he does not write his name as does his father. Cooper, the groat American novelist, was plain James Cooper until the death of his mother, when he assumed the maternal name of Fennimore, after which he became distinguished as James Fennimore Cooper. Prof. Daniel Talcott Smyth, of the Maine Theological Semi nary, several years since dropped the Smyth from his name, and he is now known only as Prof. Talcott. Bret Harte has also dropped the Frank from his name, and in a few years, we presume, the fact will be lost sight of that he ever had any other given name than Bret. We might multiply instances of such tinkerin with names, which is as general as the habit of tinkering with old and fa miliar hymns. It is peculiarly an Ameri can custom, as in England such changes are usually made by official authority and by the inheritance of titles or estates. In 'this country many changes are due to a desire to Frenchify our more plain and blunt names. Thus Dr. Walkup, of Eu fuula, announces that hereafter his pat rons, when visiting his office, must walk up to the more fashionable appellation of Dr. S. A. Wauchope, which moans the same, in French, as Walkup does in Eng lish. A lady friend of ours, now dead, could not hear to he called Mrs. Mudgett, but desired to be addressed, with the Parisian accent, as Mrs.Mu-sha. And yet old Will Shakespeare, with his vast knowledge of human nature in all its va ried aspects, asks this question.—“ What’s in a name?” Sidney Herbert. THE CATERPILLAR SCARE. A Few Words of Cheer for our Disconsolate Farmers. The writer of this article was for twen ty-five years a Sea Island cotton planter on the coast of Georgia, and during ten years of that period, also raised the short staple in Baker county. Both localities are noted as the home of the pestiferous insect, which, liko the besom of destruc tion, sweeps over the fertile fields of tho agriculturist, selecting for its prey those that are most promising aud luxuriant, He proposes to give his experience as to the habits and operations of this much dreaded scourge. The theory, that extremely cold win ters will destroy the larvae of the cater pillar, and ensure immunity from its rav ages the ensuing season, has been effec tually exploded by the range of the ther mometer during the last two years. The cold during that period has been excep tionally severe :,;id so protracted, that scarce a semblance of spring could be discerned, summer and its torrid suns rapidly thawing the throne of the Ice King, and arraying all Nature, with the magic of Aladdin’s lamp, in its bravery of green. Yet even now, before the earth has been thoroughly warmed by the rays of the King of Day, and while the incho ate cotton crops in its infancy, ami not a blossom, aud hardly a “square” greets the vision of the planter, from the ever glades of Florida almost to the limit of the “Black Belt,” comes tho cry, the cat erpillar is upon us in thousands, aud are “webbing up,” preparatory to the final onslaught. Now we know of no effectual check to this dire invader, save one somewhat sim ilar to that which saved liome from her foreign foes. And even this can be used only in small fields and limited areas. We allude to the use of turkeys (not geese) as au agent of destruction to tho worm. A drove of one hundred turkeys once effectually protected a cotton field of twenty-five acres in Bryau county, Georgia. The voracious bipeds, in the worst of caterpillar visitations, kept up a constant march over the grounds, shaking from the boughs and gobbling up the nauseous vermin. 'The result was a mag nificent show of herbage, and an abund ant yield of the fleecy staple, where all surrounding plantations were black aud desolate from its depredations. But of course this remedy cauuot he expected to apply under the new radical regime, which makes a native born turkey almost as rare an object as one of Barnum’s os triches. Tennessee even contributes our thanksgiving and Christmas offering of this delicious bird. But here comes the comfort, or at least the hope, which the writer would extend to his agricultural readers. It is a well authenticated fact, corrobo rated by the uniform experience of cot ton planters, that in any given season, after the caterpillar makes its appearance, webs up, comes out again, partially strips the fields, renews its hatching operations, and finally makes a clean sweep of leaves, blossoms, tender fruit, etc., even scarify ing and mutilating the Larder bolls, that the insatiate wretches vanish from tho scene and are beheld no more that year. In Liberty county, the writer has ob served tho ruts of the highways so filled with multitudes of the insect, who hav ing completed their work, were migrating to other parts, that they caked like mud upon the wheels of tho numerous vehicles which crushed them to atoms. But once having thus abandoned the fields, we have never known them to return the same season. Now every farmer will tes tify, that each year after his crop has been eaten up, a most luxuriant eecond growth puts forth, of foliage and fruit, which, but for the nipping frosts of Au tumn, would fully repair the ravages of 1 the army worm. The fact that hitherto j the visits of the caterpillars have been at so late a period that it was impossible for j the second crop to mature, (and indeed its appearance but retarded the opening of the surviving old fruit.) has imparted no significance whatever to this renewed effort of the plant to reproduce thut which had been destroyed. But at this early stage of tho season if the caterpillar performs its usual work in a few weeks, tho cotton weed will have ample time to repair damages, at least to some extent, before the winter sets in. Wo have known fields, riddled aud al most denuded of limbs in June by severe hail storms, and pronounced utterly ruin ed, take anew start and produce abun dant crops. So also one of the most pro lific yields of cotton ever witnessed by the writer, was from cotton not a seed of which, sprouted until after the 21st of May. It is true that the present season may prove an exception to all that have preceded it, and the caterpillar coining so extraordinarily early, may go on increas ing, multiplying and reproducing itself even to the latest day of Autumn; but still there is room to hope that old precedents will continue to obtnh , UJ d that, having accomplished the , errand of destruction at the outset, they will re tire to return no more. At all events let our farmers continue to cultivate their fields industriously and put their trust in Providence. Who knows that the ex tremely early visit of the insect may not prove a blessing in disguise ? Lot them remember too, that fair crops of corn can be roared to a very late period in tho season. Tho writer once gathered ten bushels per acre from a field planted on the sth of July, besides a large pea crop. To sum up the whole matter, should tho caterpillar destroy your cotton, plant peas, potato vines, corn for bread and forage, millet and turnips, and everything indeed that will feed man and beast. Especially should attention be given to curing our native grasses, the crab and crowfoot, which, cut when in flower are little if any inferior to the best northern hay. Don t sulk, but remember that tho great God overrules all for good, and quit yourselves like men to the bitter end. Macon Telegraph. What Wa Buy “Abroad.” The United States during the year 187! imported foreign goods to a greater value than during any previous year. The im jxirts for the year amounted to the large figures of $€77,144,579 in gold—over eighty-seven millions more than during 1871. Os this immense importation about one-fifth came in as free goods, being chiefly the raw materials of foreign pro duction, entering into American manu factures. The other four-fifths paid duties, and these duties were the chief source of revenue of the Treasury during the year. Os the aggregate importations only sixteen millions came into the coun try over-land from Canada and Mexico. It is instructive as well as interesting f in examining the details of this enormous importation to find how largely foreign 1 countries contribute to our stores of 1 goods, aud what diversified articles they , send us. Tho greater portion of the im j port trade, however, is usually made up of a few classes of staple articles, and more than one half of the imported values for 1872—some three hundred and fifty i millions of dollars—was composed of , sugar and molasses, coffee, cotton, woolen , and silk goods, and of iron aud steel aud manufactures thereof. The heaviest im portation was of sugar aud molasses aud their manufactures. The value of these articles was over ninety millions of dol lars, this being nearly one-seventh of the entire trade. The second was wool and woolens, of which we imported nearly eighty-two millions. Iron and steel wore the third in the list, England aud Ger many sending us nearly sixty-two mil lions. Tho fourth article was coffee, of which we got forty-two millions ; the fifth cotton goods, thirty-six millions, aud the sixth silk goods, thirty-five and a half millions. These six classes of articles made upmore than one half the import trade of last year. There are several other articles of which we also receive large auiouuts from abroad. Thus of tea during 1872, we im ported over twenty-four aud a half mil lions ; of hides aud leather, twenty-eight millions ; of ttax and linen goods, nearly twenty-three millions, aud of gold and silver, over twenty-one millions. Nearly eleven millions of chemicals also came in, exclusive of a large amount of acids, salts aud similar goods that are separately classified. Os foreign fruits we consum ed ten aud a half millions’ of dollars’ worth; of tin seventeen millions, and of foreign woods and furniture, eleven millions. There were nine million dol lars’ worth of foreign wines imported, and a little more than that amount of Cu ban tobacco and cigars. We got nearly ten millions’ worth of breadstuff*. Os foreign crockery, nearly six millions came in, and nearly seven millions of foreign glass. Wo also took over seven millions of In dia rubber, whilst the growth of our silk factories is attested by an importation of nearly seven million dollars' worth of “raw silk.” Some smaller items also are of interest. We imported more than a million and a quarter dollars’ worth of foreign jewelry, a million and a half of precious stones, aud three and a half millions of watches aud watch materials. Over two millions of spices came in, and nearly' four mill ions of tlaxseed. That wo are at peace (except with the Modocs), is attested by a saltpetre importation of but $884,000. Salt came iu to the value of a million and a half. Maine aud New Jersey, it seems, cannot grow enough potatoes tor us, for we imported 138,000 bushels; and the American hen well probably demand more “protection,” when she learns that last year over live million dozen eggs came from abroad. A half million pounds of bristles from foreign countries show that the American hog will have to look after the safety of his hide. There is also food for speculation in the inquiry as to what was done with 31,000 tons of imported brimstone, and that rags are of value is attested by an importation of nearly 112 millions of pounds. Nearly a million dol lars’ worth of “human hair” was import ed, and this was accompanied by' a half million dollars’ worth of perfumery to dress up the natural article. Coffee drink ers, who prefer the pure article, will re gret to learn that four million pounds of chicory figure in the list of importations. That buttons are numerous as well as use ful, is attested by au importation of over two and a half millions of dollars’ worth. A million dollars’ worth of sardines and nearly a third of a million of salad oil came in. We also took a million’s worth of foreign musical instruments. Some body bought and others doubtless drank over two million gallons of English ale aud German beer, three times the quanti ty of the provious year. Indigo to the ex tent of 1,€71,000 pounds came in for tho washtub aud other purposes, whilst that plaster of Paris is used for something more than casting images is attested by au importation of 115,000 tons. Os Wines in bottles there were no less than 7,040,- 070 bottles brought in last year, at au av erage gold valuation (without duty) of about fifty-six cents a bottle, which is an interesting fact for wine consumers to know considering that it costs them from two dollars to four dollarsa bottle.—Phil adelphia Ledger. Ex Gov. Jenkins and the Seal. The Savannah News, noticing tho re cent presentation of a golden seal of the State of Georgia to Ex-Gov. Chas. J Jen kins, recalls the interesting and honora ble events which led to this testimonial of the high appreciation in which the people of Georgia hold the noble old Ex-Gover nor, as follows: It will he remembered that in 1867, when Jenkins was Governer, the Congres sional reconstruction troubles set in. Af ter the meeting of the Convention which adopted the Constitution of 1808, its mem bers began to hunger and thirst after the money iu the State treasury. General Pope called on Governor Jenkins to draw his warrant on the Treasury for a suffi cient sum of money to pay the per diem and mileage of the members of the Con vention. He declined to do so, as no ap propriation for such a purpose had been made by the Legislature. The then and now Stale Treasurer, another noble Ro man, would not pay the money without Executive warrant. About this time Pope was removed and Meade took his place. Meade made another effort to get funds out of the Governor and Treasurer, fail ing in which he removed them and put military officials in their places. Jones left no money in the 'Treasury, and Jen kins carried the seal of the Executive De partment with him into private life, re taining it until the elevation of Governor Smith, when he returned it “to big first honest and rightfully-elected successor,” as he styles Governor Smith in his re markable letter written at the time, which has becorno part of the history of Jenkins and of Georgia. For thus faithfully pre serving the seal of the Executive Depart ment from desecration, the Legislature directed Governor Smith to have its fae simile executed and presented to ex- Governor Jenkins, in the name of the grateful people of Georgia. The tribute is a most fitting one. It required nerve and conscientiousness to do the work he did for Georgia at that time. It is meet that the people should regognize aud ap propriately reward such signal services as his were. This they have done through their chosen representatives, the Govern or and General Assembly. No “Disloyal" Postal Cards. —“ Di sloyal devices” are among the things that postal cards will not be permitted to con tain. A suffering public had fondly hoped that they were to have a vacation from those words loyal and disloyal; but that is too much to expect under Radical rule. And now will not the gentleman define accurately what disloyalty consists of in this year of grace, 1873 ? Would an allusion to the Dent family come un der the ban ? Aud would a postal card be confiscated hinting that Thomas Mur phy is rather a worse patriot in some re spects than George Washington.