The Newnan herald. (Newnan, Ga.) 1865-1887, March 17, 1866, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(The JJctonan fjcralk rriu.Tfirm wutKirtvniv SAtraDAtf ky j ,- WOOTTEX, J. A. WELCH. \V00TT)EN& WELCH, Proprist»rs. J. C. WOOTTF,N,............-.tiD?t0R. TERMS tfF SLBSCRlJ-TJOS : (*) n x fopy one rear, payable in advance J^vOO ()cc«;opy six itfcnftlss....“.••<••.-.2.00 rtuecopy three rrfon’hs, “ “ « 1 25 Oil copy one month,...“ “ 50 r A) of three copies one year, lO.Oo f ib of five copies one year, 45.00 THE NEWNAN HERALD 9 VOL. I.] NE'W'.N-AN, GEOEGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1866. [NO. 28. i MeSio. i and Interesting from editor of the Nashville Union flcertiscr has recently seen and con- prscd with a gentleman, of his acquaint- icc, who left Mexico on the 3d of Feb- ary, coming by way of New Orleans.— |e gives the following report of a con- ersation with him, in regard to the fu- tre of that country i lOf the-friture prospects of Mexico, and f the condition of the emigrarts from [e Southern States who have gone there, V gave a most flattering report. lie re- Irds the Empire of Maximillian as es- nlished beyond question, unless defeat- Lby unfriendly interference on the part (this country, lie represents the more Lstantial class of Mexicans favorably Iposed toward his government—the op inion under Juarez as insignificant and lly weakening, and that even a large ltiou of the Liberal forces would preler rule of Maximilian to intervention on part of the United States, believeing It such intervention would only result, [subjecting their territory to further lorptiou on our part, and the establish- Int of our, not their sway over it. lie forts the financial condition of the Em- _ very differently from that reported the correspondents of the New lork ess, and that the military force, instead [diminishing by the withdrawal of the Icncli troops, is daily increasing. That army in future is to be a Mexican, in- ad of a French army, a part of the new Inpire, composed principally of recruits Lm the present French army, and others fought to him from Austria; that this liny is finely disciplined and an effective My of men, while the guerilla bands uu- Lr Juarez are mere marauders, disorgan- and inefficient. The emigrants from the Southern Ates who have sought homes in Mexico -the number of which is reported as aily increasing—though principally at lordova, arc distributed in various other [>wns and sections of the couutry. They enjoyed excellent health, and are lencrally industrious and hopeful.— |Vhilst the majority are turning their at- ition to agricultural pursuits, some have red contracts in constructing railroads telegraphs, others are engaged in Irade and in clerking. Our informant thinks there is no difficulty in finding Imployment, aud represents the country Is inviting to all who are willing to work, put not to idlers. "We are further informed that in be coming a citizen, allegiance is pledged to [he Mexican Government, and only to pdaximillian by implication ; and it is un- lerstood and recognized that in the event kf his failure to make good his claims to the Empire, they are the rightful sub jects of whatever Government prevails, md the grants now being made to emi- rrants are recognized as valid by both the ■Juarez and Maximilian parties; and for ■this reason, in part, payments for lands [are deferred for the period of five years, lit is expressly provided, furthermore, ■ that emigrants from this country are not [to be received into the army, and, as a [cousequence, they are not interfered with Iby the opposing factions. I Our informant has purchased him a [farm and planted a crop, commencing on la small scale, within twenty miles of ■Jalapa. He has had no difficulty iu get- lting laborers at S8 a month, but they arc [of a very indifferent character. Out of [seven days these Mexican hirelings will [perform about three days good work. I He has planted some sugar cane, but expects Ito give his attention principally to the rais- ling of stock. The country around Oor- Idova is better adapted to coffee, but labor I is higher. Gov. Harris is paying fcl5 per mouth. I Living in Mexico is very cheap. A [few articles, however, commanded a high ;c. Flour, for instance, is worth ^45 barrel, meal only 15c. per. bushel.— 3eef is cheap, except in the city of Mexi- * \r L if olio »+ OT* nc\rkts Chocolate is considered the most pro- itable crop. Next to that, coffee. Our friend called ou Gen. Canby as he came through New Orleans, and learned lis disposition as to parties wishing to liail from that port for Mexico. Gen. C. Ihas uo instructions to interfere with iai- Imigrants going to that country in good [faith. His recent interference was promp ted by the improper conduct of irnpru- Ident parties, representing themselves as ■hostile to this Government and seeking Ito join the army of Maximilian. 1’ar- Ities going to Mexico to settle should get |a certificate of the amount paid out as [passage money, in order that it may he [refunded by the colonization ageut ou their arrival there. The foregoing is a brief synopsis of the information given us hv our friend. e publish it for the [enetit of tinge who feel au interest in le subject. The i entleman alluded to returned to tie United States for the families of bim- elf and friend. He expected to pass irough Nashville in ten or twelve days, __ offers to take charge of any letteis ersons gjay wish to send by him. They bould be seijt at once, to the care of the lion and America#,, Nashville, Tenn. [From the Mount Sterlling Sentinel.j More about the Devil in Kentucky. lacken, County, Ky., Feb. 17, 1366. \fr. Editor .-—The people of this neigh boriiood are in the greatest state of ex citement, in consequence of a remarkable visitation, or apparition, of some demo niacal personage in our midst I am not a believer in the doctrine that disembod ied- spirits, can “ revisit the glimpses of the moon,” nor do I believe that epoch designated in prophecy, when the chains of Satan are to be unloosed, has arrived. Hut the things whereof I now write are of such strange import, so inexplicable, that I have determined to put you in possession of a full and explicit narrative of them, merely promising that every ry word is True, and the facts sworn to, as witness the accompanying affidavit. What it is, I am unable to say. I mere ly give the facts such as I am personal ly cognizant of, and leave it to wiser heads than my own to unravel the mys tery. On Monday night last, after myself and family had retired to rest, we were suddenly aroused by a great outcry from the negro quarters—which are immedi ately to the rear of the house—in which prayers vied supremacy with blaspemies ; men, women and children screaming “ fire!” and “ murder!” at the top of their voices, all conspiring to create a scene worthy of a pandemonium. Terri bly startled, my wife and myself sprang from our bed. The room was illuminated as brightly as by a flood of sunlight, though the light was of a bluish cast.— Our first and most reasonable conclusion was that the negro cabins were being con sumed by fire. We rushed to the win dows and beheld a sight that fairly cur dled the blood in our veins with horror, and filled our hearts with the utmost ter- My daughters, shrieking loudly, ror. came flying into my room, hysterical with fear. This is what wc beheld : Standing to the right of the upper cab in, near the fence that separates the ne groes’ garden from the house yard, was a creature of gigantic stature, and the most horrifying appearance. It was nearly as high as the comb of the cabin, and had a monstrous head not dissimilar in shape to that of an ape; two short very white horns appeared above each eye; its arms were long, covered with shaggy hair of au ashen hue, and terminated with huge paws, not uulike those of a cat, and arm ed with long and hooked claws. Its breast was as broad as that of a large-sized Its legs resembled the front legs of Minerva Squires,Sarah D Squires, Martha Scene in the House of Representatives. W. Dole, Adam Fuqna and Jesse Bond,! The Clerk was instructed to read the who being duly sworn according to law, following letter from the Governor of declare that the statements in the fore- North Carolina: going letter are true as far as refers to each of them. And I certify that affiants are credible and reliable persons, and their statements entitled to full faith and credit. John G. Finlf.t, j. r. b. c. Mr- Davis—How He Talks and Feels. Jefferson Davis, in his prison house, at Fortress Mofiroe, continues to be the sub ject of much gossip, by sueh of the news paper correspondents as have access to him. One writer states that the order issued some time since forbiddiug officers in attendance on him to speak to him or him to them has been rescinded. Few men can be more pleasantly garrulous than Mr. Davis when he is in the mood for it, and this renewal of a privilege and enjoyment ot which he was only tempor arily, and as many think very stupidly, debarred, is greatly relished by him as well as by the officers of the fort, who never fail to find in his conversation a most substantial feast of reason. It is noted, however, of late that he makes no reference to his trial. He talks of poli tics, of the war and rumors of war beyond the sea, of affairs in South America, of new books and new inventions, and gives racy sketches of his old Congressional days interpersed with rich and rare remi niscences of the men and measures of those days, nc runs over, iu fact, the whole catalogue of conversational topics, and neither exhausts the subjects nor himself. I have stated that he talks only when in the mood. At times only mono syllables can he extracted from him.— His spirit and vivacity are gone. A man tle of impenetrable gloom seems to over hang him. No one essays to prolong those monosyllables into sentences, to rouse those spirits, to lift that overshad owing vestment of sorrowing despair. Executive Department, Raleigh, N. C. Feb. 28.) a horse, only the hoofs were cloven. It had a long tail, armed with a dart-shaped horn, which it was continually switching about. Its eyes glowed like two living coals of fire, while from its nostrils and mouth were emitted sheets of bluish-col ored flame, with a hissing sound, like the hissing of a serpent, ouly a thousand fold louder. Its general colo,r save its arms, was a dull, dingy brown. The air was powerfully impregnated with a smell of burning sulphur. The poor negroes were evidently la boring under the extremest terror, and two of them, an old woman and a lad, were actually driven to insauity by their fears, and have not recovered their reason up to this writing. I do not know how long this monster, demon, or devil was visible after we reached the windows— possibly some three seconds. When it vanished it was enveloped in a spiral column of flame that reached nearly to the tops of the locusts trees adjacent, and which hid its horrid form completely from view. The extinction of the flame was instantaneous, and with its disappearance we were relieved of the presence of this remarkable visitor. It would be impossible for me to at tempt to deserbe the efiect of this visita tion upon the members of my family. Suffice it to say, that my wife and two daughters are firmly persuaded that it was the veritable Satan. For myself, I would willingly believe that we all, by some curious coincidence, had beeu the victims of a horrid nightmare, did I not know we were fully awake, any actually witnessed that which is above recorded. Again, if ours had been the only family visited by this unearthly creature, I should have kept silent, and, perhaps, tutored my mind into the belief that it was a hallucination- But precisely the same apparition made its apearance at my neighbor s, Mrs. W. Dole, appearing there in precisely the ! same shape in which it presented itself to | us, save the head, which appeared to those ; who witnessed it at Mrs. D.’s to resemble that of a horse. At Mr. Adam Fuqua’s, another neighbor, its head was that ot a vulture. Ou Tuesday Dight it appeared | at Mr. Jesse Bond’s, there wearing the : head of an elephant. At all those- places ■ it made the same appearance as at my house—excepting only the changing of the 1 head—and disappeared in the same man- ! ner. These parties are all reliable ladies and gentlemen, and at my request have made oath to what they witnessed. What it is, what its object, what its mission; is something that passes my poor comprehension. What I have above i written is simple unadorned truth. Lou j are at liberty to use this in any manner you may esteem proper. Respectfully your friend, Nathaniel G- Squires. “I see the government naval steamer Concmaugh, on the anniversary of Was ington’s birthday, fired a gun for all the States, North and South,” he remarked to the officer of the day. “It is strange the administration,” he continued,’ “did not issue an order to ignore the States of the confederacy.” These two remarks of the quondam august ruler of the confede racy show that his once busy brain is still keenly alert to note passing events. In his further observations he gave credit to President Johnson for his recognition of the late sebellious States, of whom, from first to last he has always spoken in terms of highest praise. I am informed that since he has been most plainly outspoken in commendation of the President’s veto of the Freedmcn’s bureau bill.—A r . Y. Express. The Jews. An Isralite of Bavaria thus writes of the restoration of the chosen people : The regathering of the Jews is now be ginning to take place. Not only many single families immigrate to Palestine, but there have been formed a number of societies in almost every land on this con tinent to prepare and immigrate on large scale, provided with all possible means, money, implements and tools of every kind, to commence the cultivation o£ the long desolated land at once, and with the utmost vigor.- There are men of considerable wealth among them, and not one without some means; enough, at least, to defray the expense? of the jour ney, and to purchase a plot of ground.— I am happy to state that I am one of the leading members of a society forming here in Bavaria, which numbers already over nine hundred heads of families, besides a number of young people who would not form a alliance with the other sex until settled in the Holy Land, upon the soil of their rightful heritage. He also adds : The Gentiles hereabouts—that is, the petty German Protestant kingdoms and principalities—arc even more astir about Palestine than the Jews. A Calcutta paper announces the arri ral at that port of a ship from England, with nineteen lady passengers and no [quarrel during the passage. State of Kentucky, Bracken Co.—Set. This day personally appeared before the undersigued, John G- Finley, Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Nathaniel G- Souircs, State’s Evidence—A good story is told of George White a notorious thief in Winplipsipri'minty LCe was once arraign ed for horse stealing, when it was sup posed that he was connected with an ex tensive gang, which was levying contribu tions upon all the sfablds around about. Many inducements were held cut to White to reveal the names of his associates, hut he maintained a dogged silence. An as surance from the court was at last obtain ed that he should be discharged, upon which he made oath to reveal all he knew of his accomplices. The jury were ac cordingly suffered to bring in a verdict of “ not guilty,” when he was called upon for the promised revelation ; “ I shall be faithful to my word,” said he ; “ under stand, then, that the devil is the only ac complice I ever had—we have keen a long while in partnership—you have ac quitted me, *nd you may hang him if you can catch him.” Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representative—Sir : I herewith inclose to you resolutions of the General Assembly of this State accepting the lands donated by the Congress of the United States by an act passed July 2d, 1S62, entitled “an act donating public lands to the several S^c;- And Territo ries, which may provid? r Jlvges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts.” Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Jonathan Worth, Governor. Mr. Stevens—I object to the reception of the paper. Speaker—The question is whether the House will receive it. Mr. Brooks, of New York—On what ground does the gentleman from Pennsyl vania object to its reception ? Mr. Stevens—Because we all know perfectly well wc do not recognize at pre sent the government of North Carolina, and I hope the House will be consistent. Mr. Brooks—I understand the gentle man to say— Mr. Conkling, interrupting, asked whether the debate was in order. The Speaker—It is not. A majority can receive any paper. The question is on receiving the paper. Mr. Elridge asked for the yeas an mys on that question. Yeas and nays being ordered and taken, resulted in a vote of—yeas 37, nays 100. So the House refused to receive the pa per. A Simple Calculation. Congress authorized a national bank is sue of three hundred millions. It will require an issue of two hundred millions more to give to the Southern States and the new States of the Pacific side of the continent a fair and proportionate amount with that which the Northern States have. There is already an application to Con gress for au act to give twenty mil lions additional to the latter. Both jus tice and necessity will demand this equal ization of the national bauk currency if the system is to be continued. This cur rency is not bassed upon specie in vaults of the banks, which would yield no other interest than that which the notes repre senting it would bring, but upon interest bearing bonds of the Government. From these bonds the banks draw six to seven per cent interest. Thus the interest' on their capital, which lies as a deposit, to gether with the double interest on the same capital which they derive from the use of the currency issued to them, make an increase of twelve to fifteen per cent at least on the anount invested. The national banks will draw from the coi try, when they shall be all in operation and equally distributed, an income of sixty to seventy five millions a year.- Whether we look at this as a heavy tax or draft upon the industry of tho country, or as a stupendous moneyed despotism and political machine, it is equally objection able. Now, instead of giving the cur rency to these so called national banks, suppose the Government should issue the same amount as greenbacks, bassed solely on its own credit, and retire or withdraw a corresponding amount of the bonds now deposited by the national banks; or, in other words, buy up these interest bearing bonds with the greenbacks put in circulation, it would save twenty-five to thirty millions a year to the country And who would not rather have a uni form Government currency based upon the credit of the Government ? Who would not rather have greenbacks, which are good as long as the Government shall last, than the national bank currency, which in a financial crisis might not be worth fifty cents on a dollar ? The twenty- five to thirty millions a }ear that might thus be saved to the country, if used as a sinking at compound interest, or applied upon that principle, would extinguish the national debt in less than forty years. New York Herrald. Rupture Bftween Jefferson and John Randolph.—Randolph being ask ed to play chess on one occasion, refused, and gave the following reason : “I have not played at chess for the last seventeen years; the very sight of the board and men gives rise to painful re miniscences, for the last game I played lost me a personal friend forever. I was on the most intimate terms with Mr. Jef ferson, as you may have heard, it being now a matter of history,and as soon found out that, politician and philosopher as he was, he took more pride in his skill at chess than anything else. Very few could j beat him, and at last he could not endure the defeat. Knowing this, and feeling I was bis match, I had always declined play ing, as I did not want to quarrel with him, J. T. REESE. DRUGS. ijrt Uttaut F. S. WELCH, Publisher. Rates of Advertising. Advertisements inserted at $1.50 per sqnaro (of ten lines or space equivalent,) for first inser tion, and To cents for each subsequent in sertion. Monthly 9# serai-monthly advertisements- inserted at the same, rates as for new advertise ments, each insertion. Liberal arrangements will be made with those advertising by the quaiter or year. All transient advertismeats must be paid for when handed in. The money for- ad vortiseing due after the first insertion. GREAT ATTRACTION IIP BARGAINS? November 18-11-Cm. Who Wants Literary Aid? I WILL give Literary aid in any direction, for moderate remuneration. I will furn ish, at short notice, Essays on any subject, Orations, Poetical Effusions, Communications for the Press, aud such like. All communica tions strictly private. Address, enclosing stamp, A. J. SMITH, January 20-Gm. Newnan, Ga. JOHN S. BIGBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, W TI.L practice regularly in Coweta and the surrounding counties, and in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Ifistricts of the State. jggySpecial attention given to the collection and securing of claims. Sept. 9-1—tf. J. D. WATSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, REAL ESTATE A CHEAT, NEWNAN, GA., tate in Newnan, or in Coweta and ad joining counties. [Oct. 28-8-ly. VIRGINIA TOBACCO HOUSE. D ON'T purchase until von call at P. A POWER’S TOBACCO HOUSE, where you will find him ever ready and willing to accommodate all anu give GOOD BARGAINS, Either at WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. An imitation of A. Ward thns descibes i aDtii , °" e unfortunate evening, when he his perils at sea : “ Deth stared us into j Lunched my \ lrgioia pride in so pointea the face. But wc had rather the advan- 1 a wa J ^ at I could no longer refuse with Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Soda, Cheese, Crackers, Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Bacon, Salt, Sorghum Syrup, New Orleans Syrup, Spades, Shovels, Factory Cotton, Broom?, Water Buckets, And a general assortment of everythin; in a kept TAmihT Go to the Tobacco House at once to purchase. February 3-22-tf. THOMAS BARNES, Depot Sti*., Newnan, Ga., Will repair neatly and promptly ^5^30. A2s2a.es. S3 —and— C5SHIP27 September C0-4-Iy. HATS! CAPS! tage ov deth. While Deth stared u< iDto the the face thar was about 70 ov us staren Deth into the face. The prospect wasn’ pleasin’ to us. Not much. I don’t Ldow how Deth liked it.” honor, and we sat down to t£e game. It was a warm contest. Grce< met Greek. I at length cried “checkmate,” and he never forgave me afterward. Jiiec? AT La=t.—A Nashville paper J. M. HOLBROOK, W OULD most respectfully inform the pub lic a and his old patrons that he is now permanently located at his old stand on The New York Herald has nominated of 6th has the following gnnonncemeiit: Gen. Grant to be the ^iext President.— ! We learn that General Hood, of the The Herald’s nomination of a candidate late Confederate States Army, arrive'? in to day is a sure sign that it will oppose ■ the city yesterday He entered it with - j him next week ‘ ’ | out opposition i WHITEHALL STREET, (Sign of the Big Rat,) ATLANTA, GEORGIA, With n large stock of well selected HATS and CAPS, ali of v;hj h wil) he sold lov for Cash at wholesale ,eiti!. Nov. 2.i-l ;-Ura. J. M. HOLBROOK. J. LORCH-& CO., T • '. a Have just received at J. M_ DODD’S old stand, Soutli- W est Corner Public Square, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, A new and large supply of READY MADE f T flTHTHTf tlJbU X XXi IV tx, AND STAPLE GOODS, LADIES anti GENTLEMEN’S All varieties of CBX&SBE&’S SHOES, BOYS & GENTLEMEN’S NOTIONS, Of all kinds; VJ ^ w HOOP & BALMORAL 6KIRTS; CLOAKS. CORSETS; HARD-WARE AMD CUTLERY. Also a large and full supply of all kinds of GROCERIES & CROCKERY. J. M. MANN, • I J. A. HUNTER, J Newnan, Ga. R. T. HUNTER, T Salesmen JOS. NALLS, / for LorchiOo. A. M. WOOD, \ Salesmen W. MARTIN, /Franklin, Ga. Sept. 16-2-tf. PIKENIX TIN SHOP, —AT inE— T X 1ST TREE. W, M. YLoynoldLs W OULD respectfully inform everybody. and the balance of' mankind, that he is now prepared .to furnish anything and every thing in the way of ST072S & TIN WARS, At the very lowest prices and shortest notice. Be3t Patent of Family Cook Stove?, from ?25 to $50, according to sizej and outfit. Tin Ware reduced 25 per cent, under J any other market. Come, come everybody, and buy! I will duidicate bills bought at wholesale.iif, , any market in the Union since the war. January 20-2Q-7m. NEWNAN Steam 'W'ox’ks, * T HF, partnership heretofore existing be tween R. D. COLE, MATiiEW COLE & W. T. COLE, under the firm name pf R. (A, CODE k CO , has this day tpea dissolve^ hj' mutual consent. The businc-33 will be continued by It. TL COLE and MATHEW COLE, under the sty^ of R. D. COLE k BROTHER, who will set* all outstanding business of the late -•■f* continne the manufacturing of ’ Sash, Blinds, Doors and FurBifj as before. Hope our old, *c.iatojaers wju forget that we are on hr>*?d at ij^’ ' 26tb. 186b, P„ k COLeTbK December 2H-l&-3m.

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The Newnan herald. (Newnan, Ga.) 1865-1887, March 17, 1866, Image 1