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About The Quitman banner. (Quitman, Ga.) 1866-187? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1868)
a lie (Quitman ftatttiei E. R FILDES, --Editor. l q titman, ano. O I FRIDAY, SEPTUM IlKIt IH, ISIJH. FOR I’REKIDKNT : HOKATin SEYMOUR. OK NEW VOIIK. ron vice' hUkhidkst : FRANCIS I’, BLAIR, p iF MISSOURI. krui cietruiin ticket. KOR THIS t-TATH AT I.AIKII. : Or.v JOHN B. GORDON. <>f Fulton. Uni.. JOHN T. CLARKE, of Randolph. AI.TKKNATKS : Gen. W. T. WOKKORD, of Bartow. T. H NORWOOD, of Chatham. run rill insmicin: ). JOHN C NK’HOLLS. at fierce. •j. Col„ (IIIARI.KS T. GOODE, of Sumter. • It J. MOSI.S, of Mn.n'ngce. 4. A (). BACON, of Bill!.. A Mai. J. B GUMMING, nf Richmond. * 11. It. 8K1.1,. of Forsyth. 7. Cor.. JAMES 1). WADDELL, ofCobb. A I.TKIiN AIKH. I. .1. H HUNTER, nl Brooks. ■l WILMAM O. FLEMING, of Decatur 5. W. (I. TUGGLE. of Troup. 4. Hit. HENItV WIMBERLY. nl'Twiggn. A. Gen. I>. M l)i ROSE. orWllkri. <l. GARNETT Mi MiI.I,AN of Habersham. 7. Cm.. V. A. GASKtt.L, nf Fulton. Cooking Blovrt Mn. John A. lhu crash, No’s 138 and 140 Broughton Street, Savannah, is an extensive dealer in every character nl Moves, and lias tlie exclusive sale of those celebrated Cooking Stoves, the ‘'Cotton Plant” nnd.Qneen of the South.” In ad dition Mr. Dorr: cash is a clever gentleman nnd fair dealer, and will sell stoves at as moderate rates as any house South. See his advertisement in to-day's Banner, and if yon are without a good cooking stove, send forthwith to Savannah, and pur chase one. Furniture House Mb. D. Fai.vky, the well known Furni ture dealer of Savannah, renews his ad vertisement in the Banner. He has fully prepared himself for the full trade, With one of the most extensive stocks of Fur niture ever brought South, and will sell the same at unparallel low pi tees. Any and everything desiredin the furniture line can bo had of Mr. Fai.vky, and we advise our people to give him a trial. He will ileal just hy all. lie is establish od in»lhe St, Andrew’s Halljbuilding. The Nankin Bnrhecue YVe learn that the zealous Democrats in the Fifteenth District, have made am ple provision to abundantly feed all who attend their Darbecuu on next. Saturday. It is expected there will be present many hundreds, white and black—as a cordial invitation has been extended to the cit izens of Madison county, Fla. \\ e pre sume arrangements have been made for speeches. .Intlite Hunter’s Getter AVe publish in another column a spies did letter from our townsman, Judge »lah. 11. 11 enter . It gives evidence of j true patriotism nnd an honest desire for j the welfare of the country. If nil our j public men were imbued with similar sentiments nnd feeling, and would sink ■ sell in a laudable desire to advance the interest of the country, our rights nnd liberties would soon be restored, and prosperity agaiu abound throughout the land. The Blaek»lieni- Com cntlou. Delegates from the various counties eamposing the First Congressional Dis trict of Georgia, assembled at Blacksbear on Wednesday Inst, lor the purpose of nominating a standaid bearer of the Democracy in the approaching election for Congressman. We have received no tidings of the deliberations of the Con-j xctnion. It is presumed that most of I the counties were represented, and that j harmony and good feeling prevailed. The Vnliilit)' of Legislative Act*. Tt is contended by many, that all pro ceedings had by the Georgia Legislature previous to the expulsion es the colored members, are illegal ; and therefore the adoption of the Amendment ol the Con stitution election of United States Sena tors, &.C , has been labor lost, and the Assembly will, necessarily, be compelled to reconsider said action. This is all a mistake. The new Constitutian recog nizes as the law r.i force in this State, "all nets passed by any legislative body sitting in this State as such, since the 19th day of January, 1861, including! that body of laws known as the Code of Georgia, and the acts amendatory there of or passed since that time, which said code and acts are embodied in the prill ed book known a» Irwin’s Code.” Article I, Section 126, page 33, will reveal the following provision: “The following per sons are held and doomed ineligible to hold any office in this Stale, and the ex istence of either of the following state of facts is a sufficient reason for vacating any office held by such person ; but the f'.ie of such iierson while holding a com mis sion, ore valid as the acts of a", rtffher de bs-U <r etc. Thus it. will be seen, that so long as I the uvgroe* were known and recognized as members of the Legislature, all their acts are vallid and binding. They were de facto mi tubers of the Legiala'nre until pronounced ineligible and all action ac-! ! romplised by their aid or through their' instrumentality, must, according to the statutes in force, be recognized as legal Nrirsn l-Ixpelled from the Senate By a vote of 24 ayes to 1 1 nays, the Senate on last Saturday, adopted the resolution expelling the two negro Sena- : tors from that body. The General As-| sernbly now stands pinged of the inferior j i race, and Georgia has vindicated the as ! Hcrtion that "this is a white man's gov- , | eminent.” ! The most hitter opponents (lie negroes i encountered, both in the House arid Sen ; ate, were Radicals men elected cut irely jby colored voters. For instance, the Radical Senator from Burke county (Mr. j Iliingerlord) on Saturday reported a res j t,lotion in substance, "that as the negro j was a monkey without ajail, and a species . of baboon, therefore he is not entitled to a ! seat on this floor.’ The Democrat* deem !od the resolution disrespectliil, and so i the cha r ruled. This furnishes evidence jot’ the extreme hatred the Radical party | enter tains for the colored people. 'I hey I have no use for them Have on election j days, when self interest is to he advanc ed. Tlie Demo ins on the c mtrary, are candid and outspoken in their*viows : they tell them they are not prepared by education, lu properly handle the ballot, and incompetent to till offices of profit and trust. When they qualify them selves for the exercise of these impor tant privileges they will he conceded; in the meantime, however, every protection before the law will be demanded for this inferior race, by the Democracy. The Radicals make profuse promises, which they never intend 1 1 fulfill —deception is their entire stock in trade; but the Rem ocrats fulfill every promise and are true friends and guardians of the colored peo ple. This fact is fast being developed— and when Hilly appreciated, the impos ters who have duped and imposed upon the ignorant colored mau will meet with a fearful retribution. Mr. Smith, another Radical Senator from',the thirty sixth District and a mem ber of the Convention which framed tlie Constitution, declared that it was dis tinctly understood by every member ol tlie Convention that, the negro was in— clligiblo to office. He said that a vast majority of said Convention never would have endorsed the Constitution had the right been set forth to permit nc«roe« to hold oftlce. “This is a while man's gov ernment, ’’ exclaimed this Radical Senator "and we to the manor born never in ton ded to deprive ourselves of the right inherent from birth 1” Thus it will be seen, nnd we hope the readers of the Banner "’ill make it plain j to onr colored Iriciids, that it was the j Radical party which declared them inel igible to hold oftice, This is evident | from the remarks of Mr. Spear, (Radical Senator) on Saturday, lie told the two colored Senators that if it should be deci ded that they had no right to hold office, j he should advise them to cote for Demo ■ i crals to the back bone, as they would j not deceive them, and shirk vesponsibili- I ly on vital questions, as Republicans had i done in loth branches of the Assembly- This is a candid aekiioxvlcdincnt from a member of the party, that the Radicals had deceived the negroes. Let them in future, then, take the advice ol a Radic al Senator, and vote for Democrats to the backbone. They never will deceive or mislead tlie ignorant, white or black- It is true they were favorable to and vo ted for the expulsion ol the negroes, but it was because tlie Radical Convention framed a Constitution denying tlie negro the right to hold office, and Democrats ! took an oath to protect the Constitution Bullock’* Proclamation. j In compliance with a resolution of the j Georgia Legislature, in consequence of j violence committed in some counties by I armed and unlawful bands of negroes, I ; the Governor lias issued a proclamation, j | Our limited space prevents us publisl- j j ing the same. He denies "giving an ! I tlmrity for armed or unarmed organiza tions, and wains the people that the ex ercise id’military tactics with arms by: any organized body except the army of; the united States, is unauthorized and 1 unlawful and against the peace and good order,laud must be immediately suppress-1 ed. He also says that persons dislin \ guisl.ed for hostility to the United States and thcStatecarc promoting said acts of violence by publicly denouncing the laws j ns unconstitutional and void, and the result of said acts of violence are insur rectionary. Appeals are manifested in ! the rapid spread of dissatisfaction oirthe I part of those who maintain the validity of the law sos Congress and the State Governments established thereunder, to protect themselves by arms against acts of violence and combinations against their civil l iglits ” PS>~ It is reported that Grant will withdraw from tlie Presidential contest if Indiana and Pennsylvania vote the! Democratic ticket m October. Coiigi'csaioiinl Fleet um Some of our cotemporaries arc en gaged in a discussion in reference to the policy of bidding an election for Con gressmen, the present year. Ihe discus sion grew out of a report that the Retrfo eralic member* of the Legislature had he'd a caucus, and determined not to pass any law fixing the time lor holding such e! ctions, because, in the'v opinion, it might have a damaging edi ct npoti I the Presidential contest, by attracting j iho attention of the people from the main question at issue. We admit there is some totce in this argument, but wo are of opinion that it is overshadowed by tlie necessity for Georgia to be represent*;,, in tlie Congress of the nation in the event of a called session. The comment of the j Augusta Chronicle, upon this point, we think conclusive. It says: Under the tides now enforced, no om can take a seat in either House of Con I gross unless he first take the iron clad or I test oath. Under the Constitution id li e United States, each House is the sole 1 judge of the qualification* ol its own 1 members. Suppose that upon ns i setnblage of a called session of the Forty t ; first Congress it should appear that the j Radicals have a majority of five votes. And, suppose further, that taking the ad vice of the CoiistiMilion and other lead I eld of our parly in this Stale, Georgia is j without a representation it the beginning of the. session. Now when onr called I election is held and our Represent at ivVs reach Washington the House will hax’e ! been organized by the election ol Rai 3 j al officers, and will have a majority t" sustain their organization. Do we not know that under such circumstances no one will be admitted to seats from Geor gia except those who could take tin iest oath, or who had been ol their treason so-called, by a former vaui* gross. We deem it very important that an election should be had the present year, and are gratified to loarm-that on Satin day last, a Gill was introduced in the House for said purpose. YVe are unin formed as to its provisions, but presume the hill will authorize the election of Congressmen at the same time that Pies ideutial electors arc voted lor. Gov. Bullock’s Protest Gov. Bullock’s insulting message to she House of Representatives, and pio test agamst the expulsion of tiie. colored members, is creating considerable com meet through the press of tlie State. The Macon Telegraph says the Govern or, as a member of the Convention, voted down the proposition to make the negros eligible, and kucxv distinctly what lie was about when be did it. That matter was the subject of earnest deliberation and not outj 111 CtlO CoUVeIIUOII, but all over tlie State. When this proposition to make the negroes eligible to office was before tlie ! Convention, it is well known Gov. Brown was on the floor engineering to defeat ; it. He declared repeatedly, if it passed, jbo would oppose the Constitution on | tiie stump and ensure its defeat by the j people. \\’e affirm that it was the universal understanding among all parlies when this proposition was voted down hy a large majority, that negro eligibility to oftice, under the Constil utiou of Georgia, xvas a thing determined against and set- j tied finally and forever; and had not this j been the understanding the Constitution ■ would have been defeated by- a large majority'. How happened it, then, that Gov. Bul lock, in the face of his vote against mak ing negroes eligible to oftice, can have ! the courage to file a protest against action of the lb-use in stiict conformity with his own action as a member of the Constitutional Convention ? “The Democratic party boldly pro j claims its terms of peace to be the over throw of the present State governments of the South, and the banishment of every while man not a Democrat, and the reduction of the negroes to a condi tion more slavish and degraded than tin old system of slavery because they would deprive them ol the equal protection of, the laws an.! the interested care of mas ters having a pecuniary interest in their : iical th. ” A nyu da llepublii an ■ j The Editor who penned the foregoing 1 appears to bean intelligent man ; and . therefore tiie greater his guilt for giving I publicity to that which he knows tube, j a base, unpardonable lie, —and for the ! solo purpose of deceiving the ignorant j black man. The avowed principles of flic Remoc- I racy, are not to pull down, but to build j up; they only demand a restoration of J constitutional government in the states j South. Never, by word or act, have : they expressed a design to banish any ■uan from the soil for opinions' sake; and as for degrading the negro to a position } worse than that of slavery, and denying !to them “equal protection of the laws,” the assertion is as foul and false as hell. Xu>‘ Gen. Meade says that he cni -1 ployed Gov. Brown in the Ashburu trial, and paid him f5,000 for his services on account of "his legal knowledge and his influence with the people,” and because he was "apprehensive that the defence ' might procure h s services.” YVe should not be surprise I if Gen. Meade received 1 half the fee. WaT Read DcYY'itt & Morgan’s notice i lihlitoi-iii I Urovitiew. Hftx. The great publishers, the Aiti.k --! ton.-", have dnnntod $20,000 fir tin - pur pose of building an Orphan Asylum in Mac n. Tlio Georgia IJuus'e of Represen tatives iiuvc; agreed to raise SOOO,OOO by a general tax. Major S. H. Si'F.N' Fii dei liiud Ic ing a Candidate before the Bhickshear Convention. tfr». An earthquake occurred recently in Peru, which destroyed twenty five tlionsai and lives and a d"Z- n cities. grp,. Tlio Tennessee Legislature have passr and (lie militia bill, which ae.tlloli7.es the Gnvei m,r to garrtsi n ! lie State* tlsj" Tlio Democrats in Colorado have elected their Congressmen. QrM" ('apt. .lanes I, Mobki.ev made a powerful Fkvmm k and Bi air speech at Savannah on last f riday. Car Ex-I’ieMilent Pierce is dangetous. !y sick, at his home in New Hampshire, gkir Cotton planters should hold on to their cotton until speculators become tiled of waiting. g ray, A fire occurred at City Point, Va, lon the 14:li, destroying thirty thousand dollars wrath of properly. a*i, (leu. Sherman calls for another cavalry regiment to fight the Iml.ans. ,‘ajr The election in Maine resulted in an increased Republican majority. It was expected and therefore no damage j done. H. M. T 111 ner (colored) expelled | member 1 f the Georgia Legislature,, has ; issued a call tor a convent ion of his rue,. \to assemble at Macon, on the first I lies day in October. tfti... The expelled members of the Georgia Legislature have organized them ! selves into a "Civil and political Rights ! Associatio i),’* with headquarters at At lanta. ttasr There is no money in the Georgia j Treasury. The Radicals leave stole the 1 last dollar. ! g«?,„ All the Justices of the Peace in a | county in Alabama, are negroes, and not ! one of them c-an read or write. Nominations, H Oll. Nelson Tire lias received the nomination of the Democracy, for GOll gross, from the Second District. Thomas G. Lawson is the nominee of the same puity for Congress in the Fourth District In the Fifth District the Radicals have I nominated C. FI l’iuce fi r re election to j Congress. j A dirty dog by the name of Fitzpnl i rick lias been nominated by the Radi {cats in the 1 onrth District, j The Democracy of the Seventh Risf' icl jin Convention assembled, declined to ' make a nomination as it is probable no election will be ordered. The Itfegro Military Organizations iis Florida Tenor ofthe Whites. A petition has been sent In ro from prominent and respectable citizens of I Florida, in which it is stated that "we are in a terrihlu condition here, and God knows what may not happen at nuynio-i j infill. The Legislature passed a bill j empowering tin: Governor to have a do— j tective and secret police body to such an extent as he deems (it, uncontrolled by any 0110 With this power lie is enabled to raise and arm as many negioes as lie pleases and from what iias transpired he ■ lias gone to work extensively. "Besides tliis, he is quietly, through | agents, organizing the negro militia, j who are drilling on the plantations pi vately and have orders to mount mules, &c , and hurry to town at a given signal. I The few Cnited States troops we had have beeujremoved to Tampa, Jaeksonville and I Augustine, and we are left helpless with : a negro population counting four to one I of the whites. “We never have been alarmists, but really our condition is such dial we feel i justified in apprehending infinite danger jat any moment. Such creatures, armed and headed by very bad white men, and given to know that they are protected by I law will not h -shale at any rascality. You see what our condition is. Our lam j dies are at their mercy. If we leave J them to concentrate so as to-meet the I negroes they may be sufferers liefoie we | can come to their assistance. If we stay ; to defend our households we are to be I cut off iu detail. "Now, move :i an at any other moment wo need the presence of the United Slates troops, cimininn.led by the right kind of officers, and should have not less ! than l wo hundred to three hundred here, where in twelve hours half the able-bud- 1 ied negroes ot the State could bo codec ted ” The petitioners ask that the attention ; ofthe President, General Grant and Sec retary Schofield be called to this coudi- j tioii of affairs and such steps be taken as will secure peace to the citizens ot Flori da. 1 Uns/i ington Intelligencer. five at Quincy, Florida. A correspondent of the Savannah lie publican, writing from Quincy, Fla., Sep tember 9th, says: “About half past six o’clock this even ing a fire broke out in the store of Mr Thomas Jones, on Washington street, fronting the Court House square destroy ing about nine buildings—one third of . the business portion ofthe town—among 1 which were ltie C inuimiwealth printing! office, the Post Office, T. D. Wilson’s liv ery stable, and several dry goods groce ry tnd drug stores. The loss is estima-, ted by reliable persons at SOO,OO0 —$15, 000 to $20,000 insurance. The fire was caused by the contact of a light with a barrel of crescent oil, or self generating { gas, which is very explosive.” From the Savannah News A Ib-ralii. Letter from Sion Jus. II Hunter. (Ji itman, Ga., September 11, IJBO3. AW docs New and fTerahl: 1 see that a cm respondent has through your columns, in you.- issue of yesterday, voiy kindly rccointuctided my name to j the Gun volition that, is soon to assemble! at Hlucksliear for the purpose of nomina ! ting a candidate for Congress. Yo.ir cor »es j.oi idea t,speaks # i 11 very flattering terms of my qualifications and availabi'ity, for vvhicli my unknown friend lias my sineeie and heartfelt thanks. But i think mod-; esly iimi piudence would both d.etnte to me to deelii e t-i enter the list among the a tile champions in the persons of old and tried sliti-Mnen, whose names have al ready been brought before the public as contestant* fin the prize, in the Dis triot are many men of ability, age, and experience, who have served the people iin different capacities in days that are past, and surely from among these the 1 Convention can select a candidate that will in all respects be fitted for the posi linn. In my judgment the most impor taut consideialien for that ('nnvenliou, next to securing the nomination of a guild and true man, is the fiainuuiious action : of that body. And far be it from me to stand 'ii the way ot so desirable an ol»- jeet. 1 would counsel the delegates to vield and compromise their personal pre ference.', until all Can unite upon one mail about whose qualifications and avail. 1 bilily tla-ie is no question. Then the delegates can return home to their peo- ple, and inform them that the unanimous choice of th« Convent ion fell upon one! who is in every respect entitled to their i ' confidence and support. i regard the ! action ofthe late Democratic I’residcnti ; at Convention as a model for all future, ! Conventions of the party. For all high | offic'al positions let ns have men whose ~tidily as statesmen is unquestionable; whose honor and integrity as gentlemen cannot lie doubted, and upon whose pri vate character there rests not the aospi | cion of reproach. Let Inr Congressional nominee come np to tliis standard, and the people will go to work for him with a will and energy that will secure his election beyond a shadow of a doubt. In regard to myself. I think lean, ! without vanity or egotism, say that 1 your correspondent, in one respect, did jme no more than justice. lii 'Vcr have | occupied a doubtful position in politics, ; and God forbid that 1 ever should, when the same issues are presented belorf the ; I pie the t have been within the pas three years. But let the past be the past. I am, to day, in my humble way, with nil my might nml main, working for the success of our glorious old party, and so 1 shall continue to wmk until the election, with all my heart and soul, j mind and streoght, Audi now csll up ;on all tine men and patriots, no matter ! what their course in the past may have ; been, to enlist in our ranks, and side by ! side, and shoulder to shoulder wo will ! move forward to battle in our noble ! cause. And should the ides of Novein -1 her next bring victory to our banners. ... 1 ... „..iG.,» ~ ' ! bearers, bey moor and Blair, be triumphantly elected ; I shall feel that not only myself, but ev cry other Democrat, has been amply and richly repaid for any labor or any saeri tire we may have been called upon t" make, in that we shall have emit United | a small part toward accomplishing the great result. 1 tear I am encroaching to too great an extent upon your valuable space, but before I close ! would like merely to say, that the political signs ofthe times are in this section very encouraging. Not , a single white •“scalawag” (so far as I know) now disgraces our county, and: { tlio ireedmen being convinced of the; j treachery and double-dealing of their! ‘ Scalawag and Carpet-hag” allies, are jib-s-cling them by platoons and eompa 1 nil's and coming over to our ranks "horse, loot, and dragoon. * The Colored Radi [cal lead' rs, many of them thinking and intelligent men, have nearly every one ; I come over to our side, and the ‘rank a id i file’ are fast, following. Our plan is to j treat tin tn kindly, to make no promise to ! them that we do not intend strictly to i pei form. Asa mass they are a simple, : dependent, and Confiding people. Re jee-ivo them once, as the Radical party have done, and they will never trust you again. Too well do they now understand ; that this party lias mislead them, and j sought to lure them by false promise to the r own ruin, and the aggrandizement of these wretches. Let us on the contra ry act in good faith with them, as we i intend to do, and they will be our friends { forever. Already have nearly or quite five Inm dred enrolled their names in the different “Colored Democratic 1 Intis” of the coon t y, are! 1 confidently predict that by the November elect ion not a "corporals guard'’ ot colored men wit be lelt out side "f our ranks. Pardon me ior tres passing' so much upon you. Very respectfully. Jam. s If. Hinter. Particulars ofthe Thomson Tragedy. Tii'MsoM, Ga, September 9, IS(58 Ed Horn Augunta, Constitutional let: The following are the particulars of the.bloo L tragedi that occured near this place yes terday. The negro who committed the murder was named Sam Wilson, a s'oek cutter lor the mill of Stovall & Wilson. The first victim was a Mr. Faulkner, former ly of South Caro i a, who was in the woods loading stock on a carry log for the mill. Mr. Faulkner spoke to Sam, tel ling him to help them load the logs, who, instead of doing so, walked up behind Mr. Faulkner, wiio was kneeling on tL , ground, fixing a chain under the log, and deliberately struck him on the head with the back of his axe, and then quickly! turning the axe, split his head open, die ; brains falling out on the ground. Sam! then told the other negroes who were 1 present to build a fire and burn the devil; up, or he would kill them, and also told them that he wasgoin.[ o kill Mr. Lowe, the superintendent ofthe mill, and Mr. Wavdell, th : book keeper, and four others, i including one negro woman One of the ncgrAes who heard his threats went im mediately to the mill and notified Lowe and V'ardell of what Sam had done an], said. Mr. L live had been unwell, aria was putting 1 11 his shirt when he received die intelligence. He got up and walked to the door, where lie met S.mi and asked what was the matter. Sam instantly made at him with the axe. Mr. L"we, who Imd a pistol in his hand, which was Oil tfif order, turned around to get out of the wav when Sum struck him with the nxe jest below the shouldi r blade, ci.ttii g into ti e hollow. Lowe then retreated, end eavi rii-g the while to fix his pistol, and fell, when Sum again struck him on the head cutting through to the brain. Mr Lowe lived about three hours. The miuMerer then proceeded in ti.o direction of Thomson, witli axe in hand, pursued tiy the negroes When thev got up to him lie turned upon them, hut at that time some white men came up, and one of them shot him one time, lie dr p pod his axe and gave up, when the ne groes who had pursued him voliiniai iiy tiling him—a few while men being pres ; cut. Mr. L"we was from Missouri and will lie buried with Masonic honors tl is day j at eleven o'clock. Yours, John M. Ccrtis. P. S.—l do not think politics l ad any tiling to do with Hie bloody affair There hod not been any previous and Ificulty. G. Terrible earthquake iu South America Washington, Septenber 14. —Neither the State nor Navy Departments have official repoits of the earthquake though its occurrence is fully conilirmcd by p.i vate letters. The incidents of the recent terrible j earthquake were as follows. At Iriqnois six hunrded persons went drowned by a tidal wave. At Arequipa i the lower part of Saint Catal 11a Church is the only edifice left standing. All Urn inmates of the hospitals and prisons 1 perished. The course of the river is changed. Mount Mistic is discharing lav 1 and mud. The river emits a sulphurous oiler. No one dares to go where the city w as. The people are living iu tents at Pan i earpliate. Hundreds were crushed by falling houses at Ariea. An American bark, loaded with guano, , was swallowed np at Tacquin. One 1 hundred and fitly lives, mostly children returning from scluml were, lost. The town of Slieldia was swept away, only twenty out of live hundred inhabi tants escaping. Tl e nitre works at Iriqnois were des troyed. Mr. Billinghiirst, the British Consul, was killed. The American ,baik Coudore was lost but the crew were saved. The loss at lrquoia is two million dol ! lars. At Chinctia Island there was first a hurricane, then followed the earthquake, and then a tidal wave. Scvi 1 :il English vessels were damaged and a Prussian bark was wrecked. liver tliree hundred thousand persons are without shelter or bread to eat. Elmira Prison, New York. — All who lost friends at Elmira Prison during the . war, and who wished to get any info - ; matinii respecting their bodies, the chan ! c » and charges for removing &c , can do |so by addressing Mr. R. A. Harrison, . f Sparta, Ga., at Elmira, N. Y. Mr. II went North last Winter to I.ok after tlio bodies of friends and goes now to remove them. At Elmira Cemetery lie noticed that many, perhaps all the Southern ■■states are represented, and knowing, j from pressing inquires received, that ; many would gladly hear respecting the i bodies of friends, lie promises for tho sake of ttie bereaved, to answer all letteis and inquiries which may he sent to him at E mira, by the 15th of October. Per sons writing will please enclose a stamp to pay return postage. Messrs. Joseph Finegan At Cos It affords us great pleasure to direct attention to the carl of this new firm, doing a commission business on Bay street, Savannah. Joseph Finegan is the distinguished Florida General, who rendered such effective service to the South in the laic disastrous war. He is a "fine old Irish gentleman,” and a cor rect business man; Ca-pt. James B. Pakra m ire, the junior partner, is a popular voting gentleman, formerly of Madison, Florida, possessed of fine business quali fications, and of polite and agreeable manners. We most cordially recommend the firm to our cotton planters, mer chants, and others, who have transac tions at Savannah. rnnf-r*,, i* ncavscmair. Washington, Septe 111 be! 15th, The President of the Senate and tlio Speaker of the House of Representatives, by resolution of Congress, to adjourn i their Houses until the 21 st of Septum tier, and on that day unless otherwise order ed by the two Houses, thej' were direc ted to further adjourn their respective Houses until tliefiist Monday in Decem ber, in accord 'nee with the request of the Republican members ofthe 40th Con gress, the undersigned decide, and res pectfully recommend, that there he a fall attendance of both Houses on ilie ?'-t of September. It is not expect* i ; at any general legislative business will ho entered upon at that time, or that the session will c long r than to provide for another adjournment. It is impor tant that tlieie should he such a general attendance of members as will secure the presence of a quorum in each House. |Signed.} E. D. Morgan. 11. C. ScHEXCK. SAVANNAH MARKET. communicated for the qitt.man banner. Savannah. Sept. 35.1558. Cotton. —Dnring the past wc*ek. cotton has steadily declined; and wo ueed not look for an advance again, until speculator* are disposed of. Last year s swindling game id fully iu op per?.- tion. To day the m riet was mere active than during the past week Sales wore a.* follows: 7 bales at at 22c, 1" at 20$c. 39 at 2!c. 17 20£e. 7S ? i 20c, 4S at 19c, 27 at 19Jc f 3 at l.c, 6 at 16c. and 2at 21c. The receipts today ame lift ed to 533 bales.
