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THE MONKOE JB&L ADVERTISER GEORGE A. KING A CO.,] VOL. XVII. She gtsnm FORSYTH, TUESDAY, JAN. 28, 1873. Kx Governor Brown and family have returned liom ;Ltir trip to Cuba, with impioved health. 7 he Columbus San learns that there is a i erlect rush ol Degroes to Middle Florida, especially Ircm Southeastern Georgia. Griffin has a small pox .care, originating in the death of a negro who had Jtut returned from Mississippi. At an auction sale of perishable property in Chattahoochee county on the 18;h, corn 6old at $1 per bushel, fodder $1 30 per hundred, dry cattle 110 to sl2 per bead, and cotton seed 21 cents per bushel. The editor of the Savannah Advertiser writing from Atlanta to that paper, ventures the predic tion that Judge Hansel), of Tbotnasville, will be. appointed Judge of the Southern Circuit—the po sition from which he was ejected by Yankee bayo nets. The Legislature has authorized the Council of the city of Atlanta to increase her Georgia West ern Railroad subscription to $1,000,000 if the peo ple say so. Should the increase be voted for, each man, woman child, “ without regard to race,” etc would have anew debt of S4U to look after. Mavor Huff, of Macon, has commenesd his new term of office under very favorable auspices. He has just completed negotiations with theCen tral Railroad and Ranking Company whereby the institution purchases two hundred thousand dol lars of the bonds of that city at eighty-five cents. He Is also retiring the. city currency, and before another week one hundred and seventy thousand dollars of shin-piasters will have been burned. Hon. A. H. Stephens for Congress —From the Constitution we learn that at a meeting held in Atlanta, on the night of the 22d, at which all the Senators and Representatives lrom the Eighth Congressional District were present Gen. Robert Toombs presided. The meeting unanimously requested lion A. H. Stephens to ruu lor Con gress in that District to fill the vacancy created by the death of Gen. Wright. All the candidates have declined in Mr. Stephens favor. Mr. Steph ens accepted the nomination. His election is sure. Marietta enjoyed a rare sight a few days since —fire on Kenuesaw mountains. The Journal says: It seems almost like rivalling Italy, to say that we had a young Vesuvius in the appearance of Kennesnw Mountain last Sunday and Monday nights. Running across her mammoth propor tions, from summit to base, was a line ot tire, de vourieg the dry, combustible material of a sum mer’s accumulation, witlia fierceness and glaring brightness that presented to the citizens of Mari etta a scene of attractive beauty, portraying to the mind some conception ot a burning volcano. ♦+♦ ... The law governing the election for United States Senator is laid down in the 14th volume o the United States Statutes at Large, page 243. It provides that both branches of the General As semoly meet in their respective chambers at 12 m , and vote for United States Senator. The next day at 12 m , they will meet in joint assembly to ascertain who, if any, has a majority, tor until then they are not supposed to know. The jour nals of each house will then be read and if it. ap pears that no one has a majority of ail ttie voteß cast, they will proceed to vote viva voce one or more times, and meet from day to day at 12 m., until a Senator is elected. Hon. E. W. Beck, has introduced a bill in Congress providing for the creution ot anew Ju dicial District in Georgia, with the Courts to be held in the city of Macon. The dispatch further states that the bill has been (avorably considered and will probably become a law. If it does pass, the bonetits to the clry and the district will be great. There will follow a handsome appropria tion for public buildings; persons in the sur rounding couuties summoned as witnesses and Jurors will not have to make long trips to Savan nah ; and parties accused of crime will be tried nearer home, and in a community where they are knowji. It Mr. Beck can secure the passage of this bill be will deserve the thanks of his entire constituency. A correspondent, writing from Blackshcar under date of the 18th, says: Two white men, John Morrison and Townsend Miller, and a negro men, John Robinson, were drowned last week while rafting in St. 111a river. The particulars are not known. It is only known that the hats, coats and shoes of the white men were found on the raft, and that they themselves are missing. No vestige of the negro has been seen or heard of. They were on separate rafts of timber eoiDg down the river toward* “ Burnt Fort” to sell them. All were hard-working good men. Morrison and Robinson were old timber hauds, and were expe rienced pilots on the river. Miller was a young man, the eon of a widow woman, and not accus tomed to the water, and was with Morrison to learn the river. Robinson and the white men were drowned at different ilaces in the river. Mr. Lamar, editor ol the Savannah Advertiser, writing from Atlanta, say* the removal of the capital is actively and persistently canvassed in Legislative circles, and appears to gather strength from agitation. And he adds: To refer to it in public subjects one having the fist (cot always tidy) of some indignant Atlantese shook under one’s nose. In this cold weather it is doubtful which gets the worst of it nose or fist, but the operation i* not pleasureable. There is no sense in disguising the fact that this is a troublesome question, and is likely to remain one until satis factorily and definitely settled. The opinion is general that Atlanta has not behaved well iu tbe purchase of and payment for that shaky rattle trap, known as the Opera House, aud the people of middle, southern aud eastern Georgia are averse to being taxed to erect 'public buildingi here while they already possess suitable ones elsewhere. The House has just refused to carpet the Representative Hall, tnd it is in no huino* to appropriate lands for repairs and improve ment*. The following letter, or notice of contest of a seat in the legislature of Georgia, is a notable specimen of the intelligence of the preponderat ing element of the State: Atlanta, Ga., November 12, 1f72. to The Georgia legislature to The House' of Repprwentatlvee To Honnuable James M. Smith EX Governor of Georgia Contest Ellection Dear Sir w*s a ellec tion held En ThU County oC 2 1572 Witch The Republican was Badly By K K Kluism. Mr. Jo seph Morris was nominated by The republican party and 16th of September About 2 o’clock in The night A. D. 1872 About 75 Mouuted Men on Hors.-Back perAded through District an! assal: upon Mr. Joseph Morna and one Henry Charlton colored and Clgubs. uunns and pistols fires on JAcksonville Beat Damn Doors and run Women Children. All Made They Secapes to Woods and at the County Seat WK was Daring to vote a Republi can ticket ) and WK Citjaens of WHkerson county Cl aim That mr morris Beentitel to a Seat in the House oi Representatives En The Place W. C. Adames please to look on your Relection Cord and you will See in IS6S Bullock Majority 931 off Demo cratic party. Joseb morris, Wilkereon County, Gordon, Ga. The senatorial Contest Ended. On Wednesday last the contest for the Senator ibip from Georgia was ended, resulting in the election of Gen. John B. Gordon. Upon the meet mg of the joint convention the vote of the previ ous day—published in our last—was consolidated, and no election reported, when the members jro cecded with another ballot. On the first ballot Gordon received 34, Stephens 71, Hiil 35, Fielder 8, Akerman 14. No choice. On the second ballot Gordon received 87, Stephens 71, Hill 35, Fielder, 5, Akerman 14. No choice. On the third ballot Gordon received 87, Steph ens 75. Hiil 32, Fielder 4, Akerman 14. No choice. On the fonrth ballot Gordon received 94, Stephens 75, 11111 28, Akerman 14. No choice. On the fifth ballot Gordon received 112, Steph ens 86, and Akerman 7. At one time General Gordon had received the requisite majority, but several changed from Gordon to S f e >hens, and afterwards it fluctuated between Stephens and Gordon, and when it became apparent that Gor don was elected, several more added their votes. On the last ballot the members voted as fol lows : Those voting for Gordon were Senators Blance, Cameron, Cannon, Carter, Crawford, Cone, Er win, Harris, Hnyl, Hudson, Jervis, Kibbee, Kirk land, Lester, W. P. Mathews, Mattox, McAffee, Nicnolls, Payne, Roberson, Simmons, Steadman, Winn, Wofford. Representatives: Adams, An dersdn, Barkwell Baxter, Blackwell, Bostwick, Brantley, Butt, Candler, Carlton, Cason, Clem ents, Colding, Cook, DeLoacb, Dorminy, of Hart; Duncan, of Rabun; Dunlap, Eakes, Edwards, Ellis, Felton, Fort, Foster, Fowler, Foy, Free man, Grant, Hightower, of Polk; Hightower, Jackson, Jenkins ot Putnam, Kaigler of Terrell, Lampkiu, Latham, Lee of Appling, Leither, Lott, Lowe of Catoosa, Lowe of Stewart, Masters, Mathews oi Houston, McArthur Mcßae, McKib ben, Mercer, Merritt, Morris, Newton, U6borne, Ousley. Reid, Richardson, Simms, Smith of Bry an, Smith of Telfair, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart, Taliaferro, Teasley, Tomkins, Towers, Turnbull, Twitty, Welehel, Williams ot Dooly, vVilliams of Union, Williamson, Wills of Macon, Young, Mr. speaker—lol. Those voting for Mr. Stephens were: Senators Araow, Black, Brown, Cain, Gilmore, Heard,Hes ter, Knigtt, Peddy, Reese, Mr. President. Rep resentatives Baker, Barksdale, Beatty, Bell, Black, Blakley, Blanton, Brassell, Clark, Davis, Dell, Du Bose, Dumas, Dunn, Evans, Fcagin, Fiizgerald, Fiyut, Glisson, Griffin. Hargett, Heard of Elbert, Hight, Hoge, Hurt, Hutchins, of Haralson, Jen kins of Pike, Johnson, Johes of Burke, Jones ol Chattooga, Kaigler of Quitinau, Kirk, L’psey, Lockett, Mathews of Upson, Mattox, Mcßride, McDaniel, McClellan, Moses, Murphy, Peabody, Pierce, Phillips, Poole, Ree6e, Robert, Rogers, Roper, Sadler, Shewmake, Shi, Sirmons, Spence, Stapleton, Summerlin, Trammell, Tucker, Tutt, Walsh, Watt, Willis, of TolDert, Wofford, Yow —76. Those voting for Mr. Hill were Senators Hillyer, Jones. Representative & Calhoun, Coleman, Cul ver, Cureton, Dorsey, Duke, Gilbert, Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Hoggard, Hutchinson of Clayton, Longley, Leigh ot Coweta, Long, Lyon, Mills, lumim —2O. Those voting for Mr. Akerman were Senators Anderson, Briuberry, Clark, Devanx. Represen tatives Atkinson, Battle, B ue, Campbell, Duggar, Heard, ol Green, Loveless, Nicholson, Swear ingen, Thompson—l 4. Changes from one candidate to another assum ed an epidemic form. The following changed from Gordon to Steph- ens : Senator Mattox; Representatives Brantley, Lott. The following changed from Hill to Stephens: Representatives—Colemau, (fareton, Duke, Gil bert, Harris, Hill, Hoggard, Longley, Long. The following changed from Akerman toSteph ers: Senator Brinberry; Representative Thompson —l4. Those who changed from Mr. Stephens to Mr Gordon are—Representatives Peabody and Mc- Clellan. Those who changed from Mr. Hill to Mr. Gor don are—Senators Hillyer, Jones. Representa tives Calhoun, Culver, Hamilton, Leigh of Coweta Lyon, Mills, Tumlin. Those who changed from Mr. Akerman to Mr. Gordon are—Senators Anderson, Devaux, Repre sentatives Swearingen—l4. Mr. Baker, of Bartow, changed from Stephens to Gordon then back again to Stephens. Mr. Watts changed from Stephens to Gordon, then back again to Stephens. Mr. Dorsey changed from Hill to Stephens, and from Stephens to Gordon. Mr. Lee, of Appling, changed from Gordon to Stephens, and back again to Gordon. This made Mr. Gordon’s vote 112; Mr. Steph ens’ 86; Mr. Akerraan’s7; wtole number of votes cast 205. Gordon was declared elected during the greatest enthasiasm and wildest excitement. Hats were thrown up. During the balloting, President Trammell sev eral times ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to clear the hall and galleries in consequence of the fre quent applause. One Senator was very enthusiastic—too much so for a Senator. The Cotton Tax Question. The members of Congress from the cotton growing States have been consulting fully in order to secure unanimity of action upon a common measure tor refunding the cotton tax. There are several bills for this purpose now before Con gress, one was proposed by Mr. McKee, and an other by Mr. Mclntyre, of Georgia. Although there has been a strong feeling in favor of refund ing this tax, yet it has been insisted that the interests of the producer were not sufficiently provided for in the McKee bill. The conference held on the 20th was harmonious, and some im portant modifications were ordered to be made in the McKee bill, which were in the interests of tbe producers, and were accepted by the friends of that measure. This unanimity of opinion gives a much better chance for passing a bill at this session. The bill as agreed on provide for a restitution of the tax imposed after June 24th on raw cotton for a commission of three persons to be appointed by the President and confirmed by tbe Senate, with power to examine, hear, and determine all claims, and to direct payment of the same to the persons legally entitled thereto, The most im portant change is one made to section 1, providing that the said restitution shall be made to the party who actually paid the tax, whether paid by the party himself, his agents or attorneys. Bection fourth provides that the commission shall have power to call on any officer of the Government for books, papers and proofs under their control con cerning said taxes. Where the original collector’s receipts for the tax monies and books can’t be produced, nor certified copies be bad, or such books fail to show the payment of the tax claimed, the commissioners may satisfy themselves by the testimony of sworn witnesses. To this section the conference directed the following provision to be added: Provided such receipts and entries and copies as aforesaid shall enure to the benefit of the producer, unless it shall affirmatively appear that some other party paid the said, tax, and has not been repaid the same, which latter fact may be established by the books of the party who paid the tax so far as to b eprima facie evidence of the same. When such books are lost or destroyed, secondary evidence ol their contents may be in produced. The dispatches of the 20lhsay there is agrowing feeling in Congress in favor of the justice of re funding the tax, and among other leading men it is now expected that the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee (Mr. Dawes) will support a we.l guarded hill. Mr. Pierce baa been in structed to present the foregoing bill, and to move its reference to the Committee of Ways and Means. GEORGIA, TUESDAY" MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1873. Ex Confederate Generals. Where They Are and What They Are IhAny — Fact* and Falsehood* from the New York Herald. General Kershaw, of South Carolina, is a lawyer in the quiet town of Camden, and is making a livelihood. Ex Senator Chestnut is also a lawyer In the town ot Camden, S. C., and makes a fair living. General D. H. Hill keeps a school In the town of Hilsborough, and meantime edits a peri odical published once a month, called the “ Land We Love,” and makes a living. Ex-Senator Yu lee, of Florida, has been connected with some railroad affairs in that State, and is in a moderate condition of prosperity. General William Ma hone is at Lynchburg, Va., president of the Atlan tic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, and endeavor ing to 6ave it from the jaws of Tom Scott, who has flanked him by the Danville road and mooted connection of the same. Mahone was one of the firet rebel officers to get on his feet, and he is a combination of Ancient Pistol and Cceur de Lion, mighty in words and energies. Ris road is in a much improved condition. Herscnel V. Johnson, who ran on the ticket with Stephen A. Douglass lor the Vice-Presidency, is a planter in Jefferson county, Ga., and was a candidate for the United Btates Senate. He is said to be somewhat moody and downhearted. Forest, the great cavaly man and ex-negro trader, has been a railroad president and livery stable keeper at Memphis, and some times appears to be ON A “PERMANENT BASIS.” Joe Brown is fifty-five years old, and is the Bis marck of Georgia. He is pretty rich—is worth anywhere between SIOO,OOO and $2,000,000 —and is President of the W estern and Atlantic Railroad. His State road connection is thought to be the strongest in the South, and Simon Cameron is said to be interested in it. Brown is an indefati gable worker, a good writer, fond of notoriety, and plain in hb ideas. General P. M. B. Young, a leading cavalry officer in the rebel army, is a planter at Cartersville, Ga., in moderate circum stances, and has just been re-elected to Congress. Joe Johnson is thriving as a life insurance man at Savannah. He is growing old with composure. General Lafayette McLaws, who was quite cele brated during the war on the Confederate side, is the President of a Confederate monument associ ciation, and resides at Augusta, where he is a law yer of moderate practice. The sons of Howell Cobb are farming and get along tolerably since the decease of their father. Ben Hill, (ex-Confederate) is practicing law at Atlanta, and is said to be the best lawyer in the State. He was a Senator of the Confederate States, and had a personal collision with Yancey. Alexander H. Stephens lives near Crawfordsville, Ga., in a small and not very comfortable house, which he dignifies as “Liberty Hall.” He is charitable, and gives away all the excess he makes after providing for himself; and he writes long and abstract books, showing that nothing ought to be as it is, and what might have been in case something else happened twelve years before. He is anxious to reappear in public life, and his re cent visit to Atlanta was interpreted by Governor Smith’s friends to be an electioneering campaign for the United States Senate. As I rode past Crawfordsville a fat Georgia boy, who looked if he had been eating chickens all his life, pointed out the direction to Stephens’ house, and 6aid: “The greatest man in the United States lives yer.” General Sibley, the inventor of the Sibley tent, and opponent of Canby on the plains of New Mexico during the rebellion, is now a brigadier general under the Khedive of Egypt, in company with his son, who is al6o an officer and with Gen erals Rhett, Stone, Mott and others. These offi cers get about six thousand dollars a year. Gen eral Sibley’s wife and married daughter reside at Atlanta, where his son-in-law, John Stokes is su pervisor of pensions under the United States Gov ernment. Brigadier General J. H. Clanton, of Alabama, was the leading Conservative in the State up to the time of his unfortunate rencontre with Nelson at Knoxville, Tenn., where Clanton was killed. He resided at Montgomery, and was by many thought to be the head of the Ku klux. General C. H. Battle is an insurance agent at Tuskeegee, Ala., and is doing only moderately well. General E. M. Law, who is the best fighter Alabama pro duced, is president of military institute at York ville, 8. 0., where he is snugly fixed. General E. M. Pettus, of Selma, is a lawyer in good practice, and was a candidate for Governor of Alabama last year. General Grant, who was one of the half-dox en brigadiers in the Confederate army appointed from Arkansas, became a Republican before the close of the war, and he now holds an office under THE CLATTON GOVERNMENT AT LITTLE ROCK. General Albert Pike, a brigadier from Arkansas, is practicing law at Washington City with ex- Senator Johnson, ot Arkansas, and has just repub lished his delicate poems. General Pickett, who obtained $75,000 for tbe small-pox documents which were purchased by the War Department during the last political campaign, fluctuates between Washirgton City and Canada, and in the latter Dominion he is said to have advertised for more documents, and to have undertaken to re cover the great number of State papers which were secreted there during and after the war. This is about as queer a business as any Confed erate officer has assumed. [Thisis false. General Pickett is an insurance agent in Richmond, and never sold any archives to the Federal Govern ment.—Eds. Dis.J General Dick Taylor is prob ably the richest of the Confederate Generals, and is engaged in backing aud other large operations in New Orleans, abetting Warmouth. JAMES LONGSTREKT has a public position which suffices to maintain him and his numerous family. Beauregard is su perintendent of street railways in New Orleans, with a good salary. General Hood has been a cotton factor and in surance agent at New Orleans, and makes out but tolerably well. Colonel Carter, of the rebel army, is now acting with Piuchback, and, like Long street has been on all sides. JEFF. DAVIS is president of the Carolina Insurance Company at Memphis, under the patronage of a Mr. Wick, whose bank recently went up when the Southern Security Company recently drew a check on it for an unforseen amount. Davis long resided at the Peabody Hotel, but has now moved into private quarters. He makes a respectable support Simon B. Buckner is said to be in thriving mercantile business, and to stand much better than the bulk ot his associates. General John C. Breckinridge lives at Lexington, Ky., and was given an impor tant place at one time by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Governor Isham G. Harris resides at Memphis, where he would have a very good world ly condition if he were not annoyed by some old lawsuits growing out of the war. Of tbe three Canadian commissioners from the Confede racy JAKE THOMPSON is living in moderate circumstances at Memphis ; Clement C. Clay is buried at Huntsville, where his property was pretty much torn up by Sherman, and George Sanders is supposed to be in New York city. General John T. Morgan, who is said to be the best orator in the South, on the stump, is a lawyer at Belma, Ala , and doing fairly well. General W. W. Allen, the cavalryman, is a planter near Montgomery, where his success has not been uniform. General Jones M. Withers, a West Pointer, is the editor of the Mobile Tribune, aud wa* a candidate for mayor duriDg the present year. General L. Pope Walker, ex-Secretary oi War of tLe Confederate States, who avowed his intention to plant the rebel flag over Faneoil Hall alx months after the war began, is practicing law “In Grod we Trust.” with 6ome success at Hatsuville, Ala. Judge W. F. Brooks, Preiident of the Secession Convention of Alabama, is a rather attenuated and wrinkled old gentleman at Seßsa; he is a fine speaker, a prominent lawyer, and a bitter Conservative, like General Pettns. Major-General Joseph Wheeler, commander of Wheeler’s celebrated Confederate cavalry, and a West Pointer, has married a rich lady in Northern Alabama and lives at his ease, unwilling to call King George his uncle. General Polly Robinson, formerly of Hood’s Division, is a planter in Texas. General Harry Hayes, ex-Colonel of the Texas Rangers, has mar ried a lady of means, and has been once Sheriff of New Orleans. Well fixed. GINERAL CHEATHAM, having made an unsuccessful run for Congress against Horace Maynard, has retired to private life, breathing scorn upon Andrew Johnson, who divided the Democratic vote with him. Ex-Gov ernor T. H. Watts, of Alabama, who was the At torney General of the States, is a bit ter Conservative, practicing ialr at Montgomery witt success. Ex-Governor Andrew B. Moore, of Alabama, is a planter, and rot having much luck. The family of the late Benjamin Fitzpatrick, who was nominated on the ticket with Douglas for Vice-President in 1869, are all rich, large land- holders, and inheriting the fruit of Fitzpatrick’s thriftiness and long public occupation. The fam ily of William L. Yancey resides on a faim near Montgomery, Ala., and are in only moderate circumstances. Y’ancey’s tomb is a small affair. It is said that two of his sons are In Brazil, where they emigrated at the close of the war. General Braxton Bragg lives in Mobile, and is snperintendant of street railways, with a fair salary. Commodore Ebea FatraDd, who was a gallant officer and is a cordial man, keeps a hotel in the north of Alabama, at the town of Attala, and Is said to be as poor as Job’s turkey. General P. D. Roddy, who had a cavalry brigade, is a banker in New York, in good circumstances. General W. H. Hannon is a real estate agent in Texas. Gener. al M. L. Bonham, ex Governor of South Carolina, is the agent of a Brooklyn (N. Y.) life insurance company at Atlanta, and was beaten for tax col lector at the late election. Genenl Ambrose Wright is the editor of the Daily Chronicle, and has Just been elected to Congress by the Demo crats. [He is dead.] ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMBB Is practicing law in Mobile, and seems to be in good circumstances, which leads gossping folks to imagine that he must have saved some prize money. He is quite a favorite in that rather bitter in his feelings, end his son has just been elected to the Legislature. Semmes is hard on to sixty, and begins to feel the hand of time* Captain Maffet, long of the Florida, is said to be in Europe. He has not made any display since the close of the war. Judah P. Benjamin has a good law practice in London, England, but his clients are nearly all Americans from the South ern States. Ex-Senator Robert M. T. Hunter has a poor farm on the Rappahannock fiver, in the tide-water part of Virginia, and is said to be dispirited, although his counsel is cheerful at all times and his intellect retains its full vigor. Char -166 James Faulknei has been one of the most suc cessful men in the Confederacy. He resides at Martinsburg, Va., and practices law at Bhepard town and throughout the State of West Virginia. His income is about $20,000 a year. The sons of General Lee, as well as Lie nei.jhow, Fitzhuerb, are in fair circumstances, Custis 'Lee is having all his lather’s success at Washington College.—Rob ert Tyler, ex-clerk of the Supreme Court of Penn sylvania, and son of President John Tyler, is the editor of the Advertiser, the Democratic State or gan at Montgomery, Ala., Major General Henry D. Clayton is a lawyer at Clayton, Ala., and fairly successful. General Alpheus Baker lives at Eu~ faula, Ala., and was defeated last time for Con gress at large. General S. A. M. Wood is a lawyer at Tuskaloosa, Ala., and he bas been. GRAND MASTER OF THE MASONS so that his ordinary success was assured. Gov ernor Mouton, president of the Secession Conven tion of Louisiana, lives at Si. Landrey, and is moderately well off as a planter. Governor A. M. Roman Is a planter at Bt. James, Louisiana. Most of the family of the late John Slidell still resides in Europe. Governor Tom Moore, of Louisiana, is a planter in Rapides parish, near Alexandria, and is well off. He is the man who used to examine packages of northern newspapers as they came out of the mails for incendiary matter. General J. B. Walton, ex-Colonel of the Washington ar tillery, of New Orleans, is an auctioner, and not very flourishing. Ex-Governor Robert Wickliff of Louisiana, practices law at Bayou Sara, is well off, and he voted for Grant. Paul Morphy, the chess-player, is a modest lawyer in New Orleans THE LEADING LAWYERS * in New Orleans are T. G. Semmes, cousin of Ra phael, counsel for Governor Warmouth, and John A. Campbell, ex-assistant rebel Secretary of War. Semmes has a practice of $40,000 a year. Neville Soule practices law In New Orleans with a moder ate success. Ex-Governor Paul O. Herbert is a planter at Iberville, and spends most of his time in New York city. He has been a supporter of Warmouth of late. Robert Ould and Bradley Johnson, ex-commissioner to exchange prisoners and ex-brigadier for Maryland, are among the leading lawyers at the Richmond bar. Mulford, the Federal commissioner of exchange, also re sides in Richmond, and acts with the Conserva ives. HENRY A. WISE has a criminal practice in the courts of Virginia. Ex-Governor Vance takes his deieat at the hands of Merrimon in had sort; but it looks very much as if North Carolina was now irredeemably Re publican. Governor Moses, who has just ascend ed the sable throne or South Carolina, is, lttu Yu lee, of Florida, (formerly Levi) of the fine Hebrew stock In the South, immemorially resident there. As Secretary to Governor Pickens he raised the rebel flag over Moultrie in IS6I. Duke William Gwinn has very valuable mining property in Cali fornia, and is one of the unquenchable men of the Confederacy. Senator Sherman’s specie resumption Scheme, now pending in Congress and strongly supported, Axes the first day of January, 1874, as the time for resumption. It breaks the force of an abrupt resumption by providing that greenbacks 6hall be redeemed in coin, at the assistant Treasury in New York, alone, and even then only when pre sented in sums of SI,OOO, or e multiples thereof. The presented greenbacks are to be redeemed in coin, or exchanged for 5 per cent coupons or reg istered bonds of SSO each—these bonds being ex empt from taxation of all kinds, and payable at the pleasure of the Government after ten years from date. It authorized tree banking on the national plan, by permitting any new bank to be establish ed after the first of July next, on a deposit of Government bonds to secure circulation. It ex empts from the requirement of holding greenbacks as a reserve all backs that may redeem their notes in gold or greenbacks from the first of July next, and authorizes the establishment ot banks with out circulation upon a deposit of *IO,OOO Govern ment bonds with the Treasurer. New York State owes twenty-five millions of public debt. She reduced her debt four millions last year. The Democrats of Savannah have elected An derson, Mayor, and the entire Board of Alder men. Gov. Dix, of New York, recommends the en largement of the Erie Canal. Mr. Fowler, of Milledgevilie, has been nomi nated postmaster. MACON ADVERTISEMENTS. M 1 x eft? BLirtland. Wholesale and Retail Dealers BOOTS AM SHOES, 3 COTTON AVENUE 3 AND 6Q Third Street. MACON, GA. WOULD inform their friends and all in want of Boots and Shoes of any kind, that they have on hand one of the largest and best assort ments to be found in this State. They cordially invite their numerous old cus tomers and all others in want of anything in their line, usually kept in a First-Class Store, to Call and Examine. They pledge themselves to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRlCES—either at their Ola Stand No. 3 Cotton Avenue or their New Store, 66 Third Street, Macon Ga. Sole Agents for the PATENT EXCEL SIOR GAITER. apr!6.ct THE LATESTS BEST FROM MACON! ALL the latest styles of Fashionable Hats, of the Best Quality, at THOMAB U. CONNOR’S. A LARGE assortment of Gentlemen’s Under wear, to fit anybody from a Dwarf to a Giant, or even an Alderman, at THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. DRESS Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, and Silk Neck Wear, at THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. TRUNKB of all styles, Satchels, Valises and Umbrellas, at THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. Wedding Outfits a Specialty, THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. s3?“The Fashionable Place in the City of Macon. junell.ly COLEMAN & NEWSOM, WHOLESALE GROCERS WHOLESALE Liquor, Tobacco, PROVISION DEALERS, 58 & 60 Cherry Street, MACON, OA. dec6.ct BERND BROTHERS, of and WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN HARNESS, SADDLES, COLLARS, BRIDLES, Leather, Hardware, Etc., novs.2m MACON, GA* I. J. TRAYWICK, DEALER IN @ll QQ2IIIIIBS* And Country Produce, THIRD STREET, novs.2m MACON, GA. CARHART & CJJRD, Wholesale and Retail Dialers in Hardware, Guns, Cutlery, Agricultural Implements, Iron, Steel, Nails, Hoes, Hollow-ware, Springs, Axles, Cotton and Corn sweeps, Carriage Makers’ Material and Trimminga, Chebrt Street, MACON, GA. jan24-ly* E. J. JOHNSTON, Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, FANCY GOODS, CUTLERY, Etc., Etc. Particular attention given to repairs on Fine and Difficult Watches. Jewelry Repaired. Corner Mulberry and ) 2d Btreets, opposite > MACON, GEORGIA. new Court House. ) janO.ly Brown Blouse^ Opposite Passenger Depot, MACON, GEORGIA. WF. BROWN & CO., Proprietors—Success • ors to E. E. Brown & Son. This large and popular Hotel, elegantly furnish ed throughout, will still be found unsurpassed in point of elegance and comfortby any Hotel in the South. jan9.lv WEEDS & CORNWELL, Importers an<L Dealers in Hard-ware, Iron, Steel, NAILS, TIN-PLATE, Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Shoe, Powder, Hope, Rubber Belting, Etc. 0ct29.1y BAVANNAH, GA. WM. B. ALEXANDER. WSf. A. BUSSELL. Wholesale Grocers, Cor Abercorn and Bryan Sts., BAYANNAH, GA decls.ly W. T. KEWTCAJf. Z. D. HARBJSOS. NEWMAN <fc HARRISON, Attorneys at Law Atlanta r - POPULAR PRICES! JOHN A. DANIELLY J3 RECEIVING A FULL ASSORTMENT OF GOODS IN HIS LINE: Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Notions, etc., etc. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, OF THE LATEST STYLES! Calicos, Bleaching, and a full line of DOMESTICS. A great variety of Cassimeres and Kentucky Jeans, Flannels and Linseys. A large stock of Common, medium and fine—for Men, Boys’ and Children’s wear; Blankets, white and colored ; Bhawls, of every style and quality; Balmoral, Boulvard irtS ’ 4,0 everybody, in quality and style. A large Boots and Shoos Of the LATEST BTYLEB and BEST QUALITY; Trunks, NOTIONS, (this department is very full,) Umbrellas, Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Hand- CutleS and Tobacco”’ CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, Hardware, TO MY FRIENDS AND THE TRADING PUBLIC: . „.oi lan !K ,R f° r Pe®* favors, mv friends ane the trading public are invited to call and inspect my goods. Prices guaranteed as low as any in the market. octl * ct JOHN A. DANIELLY. FALL AND WINTER GOODS! POPULAR PRICES! W. L. LAMPKIN. h B EAN. BANKIN G HOUSE or WM. L. LAMPKIN & CO. PORYTH, GrA. ' pEALERS IN Stocks, Bonds, Gold and Silver Coin, Uncurrent Money and Exchange DEPOSITS received; Commercial paper discounted; Loans made on Stocks, Bonds, or other first-class Collaterals. ADVANCES MADE ON COTTON in store, or on growing crops and on shipments of Cotton to any city in the United States. Certificates of IDeposit (Bearing interest) issued. COLLECTIONS made in any part of the United States. INVESTMENTS ot any kind effected promptly for our patrons, and a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS conducted m all its details. Having first-class business connections in all the principal cities of the United Btates, our facilities prompt transaction of any kind of business in our line are unsurpassed. We have provided a large Fire-proof Vault for the use of our patrons, where any kind of valuable papers, silver plate or jewelry may be deposited for 6afe keeping, fre9 of charge. Forsyth, Ga., December 16th, 1871. and ® fte^ an p ar y Ist, Henry G. Bean will be a partner in my business, which will thereafer be conducted under the firm name of Wm. L. Lampkin & Cos. decl9 ‘ WM. L. LAMPKIN. IW. C. * J. F. KISER, JOBBERS OF DRY GOODS, BOOTS. SHOES, HATS, NOTIONS, COB PRIOR AND WALL STREETS. oct22.3tn Opposite Kimball Honse, ATLANTA, GA. GUERNSEY, BARTRUM, & HENDRIX, BUILDER’S SUPPLY STORE ! Blake’s Block, Poplab Btbit, between Third and Fourth, MACON, GEORGIA. WMte Yellow Pine Werk s BASH, DOORS, BLINDS, FRAMES, BRACKETS, Newell Posts, Balusters, Mantles, Etc., Etc., Carpenter Tools, Locks, Nails, Hinges, paints, oiis, glass and putty, etc. CONTRACTORS for BUILDING. Dressed and rough lumber at our factory, nov2.3m Dixie Works, Cherry Street, MACON, GA. EE. P. WESTCOTT, Of the late firm of SMITH, WEBTCOTT & CO., has opened at No. 63 Cherry street, a foil line of SA1B&1S, HAS MSS, COLLARS, WHIPS. LEATHER, HARNESS and Saddlery Hardware and Horse Furnishing Goods of all Descriptions. Also, Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather, Calf Skins, Kip Skins, Lining Skins, Shoe Findings of all kinds, which he proposes to sell at the very lowest figures. He Is also prepared to manufacture Harness and Saddles to order. None but the best of workmen employed. Repairs done r' tsar Come and see me. [PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NO. 48. FALL AND WINTER GOODS.