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the WAsmam gazette Washington, Willett County, Ga. “FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUjT 3, iscs7 ssas■» —::r ilv-rr-.T-.-i.:l Eeligiotu Noting Tha n«v. Ur. lUssaaiiAK of the Episcopal Church will preach it tha M a tonic HaH, jit this plica at half part 10 o'clock A M. «514 at 5 o'clock P. U. on Sunday next flh August, The Crop Prospect. Tha drought which had prevailed for revere] weexr ended an Friday last, and rioce then very rxtpionr rhorJrr have fallen. It i* K> be feared, however, that tlie-e genial seasons have come tob late, for meat of the corn which had become too far tpent to be revived. Some lute corn will be benefited, but at the utmost, not more than half a crop can be expected in tbie section. The failure of the wheat crop added to tbie gloomy pro.pact for corn, enure* considerable anxiety in relation to next year'* supplies. The great gran eriee of the North Wort ere likely to be over flowing with a boontful harvest, for (hero the crope of all kindt ware never belter, but with our people the meane to buy must he sadly lacking. Cotton, our only money crop, cannot under the feost favorable circumstances yield more titan one fialf tha otual average. The hands employed in Ua cultivation are fewer, the acres planted arc fas* in number—the cultivation has not been oa good aa common, and the unfattfrable planting season shortened the season for ita growth and caused a failure in the stands. Even a very late fall will not make tip lor these Unfavorable cir eumstanees. Resides the abundant rains occur ring after a long drought are by oo meant furore hie to tha cotton pi sot, starting it into sudden growth sod causing it to shed its forms and young bolls. We are apprehensive therefore that not only cofn will he warning in this section but the moo ey with which to procure It, This is a gloomy prospect end perhaps something can be done to alleviate tha anticipated scarcity by planting abundantly of all those crops width yet have time to make before frost. We urge therefore upon all our readert to plant every epot of ground poesible with such crape. An unproductive season is a calamity at aoy time, but coming upon ua at this particular junc tor# ie moet peculiarly disastrous. A good crop now would have done much to have helped ua to recover from the depreeeion of war. It would have caused the planter to have looked with less discontent upon the change in hia ayatem of la bor, and bars encouraged, if anything could, tba freedmgu to bo industrious ana steady. Now both parties will, with apparent reaemi. become more disatlefled, and ascribe perhaps more evil to the change from slats to free labor than Is just. The planter will be more eager to aban don planting for come other pursuit and tha freed man, to whom an unfavorable season formerly was not of much moment ae long at master's com crib and smoke house were not empty, will ba inclined to cask for the cause of hie suffering not in tha dispensation of Providence or hi* own Want of industry but to come fancied injustice of Id* employer. Under all tha circumstances ws cannot help thinking the anticipated eaaroity a supreme ■ calamity. Vagrancy and crime must increase and a hungry unemployed and ignorant pr.pula tioo being S'lwaya a *iciou« one our peoplarfmve reason to anticipate tire next winter with some apprehension of evil and we urge upon them prudence and f.rrbearance. Tbs Atlantic! oaat.it—The ateamer Great Eastern arrived at Newfoundland a few days since with the American end of the Atlantic Ca ble. having Successfully laid it across tire ocean. Since then, several messages bare, it ie said, passed over the lute fcfiong tlem we tee a die patch dated at Loud'.;; „n last Sunday. It ie remarkable that though great and interesting events ere daily transpiring in Europe, these dispatches contair no newt not already learned by steamer. W# are a little and( übtful ye!. We remember how all the prete crowed about some dispatches that were said to have passed over the old cable in 1868, when Queen Victoria and one Buchanan (since extinct) exchanged congrat ulatory messages, giving electro magnetic thanks to Heaven for the success of that cable which, if it aver transmitted those messages, never trans mitted another. We remember how bits of the cable were wrought into jewelry, and fashionable ladies were in breaetpiut lumps of the nasty thing which smell like a wagoner’s tar bucket. We remember the great ovation given in New York ta tha projectors of the enterprise, and it is rather suspicious that the excitable New York ers, who are ro ready to otofv evtty thing from Kossuth to a cable, do not teem en this occasion willing "to hollar till they get out of tho woods.’- At tho tariff established, one hundred dollars in gold far every message of twenty words or lees, the Atlantic cable will prove au inestimable blessing to poor folks. Dufaier Contontion.— The Convention to •boom delegatee from this Congressional district to tb* National Union Convention to b* bold is Philadelphia on the 14th inst, met in Augusta on baturday last. Six counties, out ol the fifteen composing the district, were represented by six teen delegatee. Hod. Elston Stars kns and Gen. A. R. Warner were appointed delegatee, with Hon. Jane & Hoax nnd Dr. H. R. Ca*it alternates, Hone A. H. Stephens, H. V. Joan, v, B. H. Htu. and Wit Law were nominated 'elegate* from the State at large. T W# learn that a dual »n fought, across *t in South Carolina, on Saturdey, lait, - a«ro young men from Elbert county in ' M *»*d BcacaandKx.oht, in which „ wm *™S h *• thigh—Ur. Mr. «•». • uninjured. BnciHh The Earrpean War. The accounts ere again f vorable to peace It is said that on armi lice ha* been concluded between Austria ard Prnrsia which it is hoped will lead to 4 treaty. All depends however up on the French Eo peror, who rniy not es yet be inclined to allow his puppets to cease knocking down the fruit for him to pick up. In the mean time, Au-tii*. beaten in every battle by the Frus" nans lies almost prostrate, and although victo rious against the Italians, has lost all for which she fought and lias been obliged to yield Venice to the Emperor of the Frtncb, who without striking a blow baa reaped all tbo si bi-tantial fruit* of victory. With tho dissatisfaction among the bel ligerents which must exist at any peace that tnay be concluded now, there is little hope that j it couid be lasting, and the difficulty of se tlitg the complicated questions from which the war originated may load Ie a renewal of hostilities upon a grand scale, and with a'l Europe as par ries to ihe contest The war, short as it has been, scarcely three w cskt in duration, hat been unprecedented for ihe immense resulte achieved in so short a time and the tremendous slaughter it lms caused Austria has been almost subjugated and her principal antagonist has nearly doubled her terri tories by conquest. Tbie is ascribed principally to the ireproved artds used by the Prussians and especially to live use of a breech loailing gun of which the; alone possess the secret. The over throw of en ancient and powerful empire and -tlie extinction of number# of minor States tt ay be justly considered tho triumph of the humble end nameless mechanic wlto invented the needle gun. Parson French. A correspondent of the New Times writing from Beaufort, 3.0., recalls to our recollection a person or parson who, in connexion with tho noto . rious General Wilde, made birneelf well, out not favorably known in thia community and else where. He saye: “The most distinguished and most successful of all of these negro robbers Is a former chaplain known St Father French, who has lit the past four years accumulated a quarter of a million dollars in cash and real estate. Even the North ern jwople here, to a man, pronounce Father French the Tycoon of all tho robbere. lie had (lea. Saxon completely under his control, andgot him into bad repute. 110 was ordered awsy from the auction sties by the Direct Tax Com -nissiouers, but managed to bay all the property he bid on, which was considerable. Uen Saxon Is a frightful fanatic nnd while a Commissioner of Frsedmen did a World of harm. Father French’s operations extend from her* to Charleston, both in the purchase of reaiaetate and in running plantations. His modus operand! in the purchase ol land was as follows; Thou sands ol acres ol- fine lardy were laid off and called eoldiers' tracts, to be sold to soldiers at MftrJsf low prioea Fattier French would buy in these lota ostensibly for tb* soldier*, the Utter being present at sales; but in almost all esses the certificates ultimately found their way into Father French'* poekets. Hut his negro swind ling operations beat everything. He is the big gest planter South Carolina ever hail. He it running thousands of negroes, and running them into debt nnd into their graves. They are all in debt to hint, on account us hi* lofty charge* for meal and Attleborough jewelry. Fur certain reasons, 1 will not give rhis trad man at this time the full extent ol my knowledge of his operations in South Carolina, lie has been sent for from Washington ; but it is the common expression here that he will pull the wool over the eve* of Utaauthuutie* theta fW Several cases es cholera are reported in Cincinnati!. The disease is increasing in New York and is I aginning to craat* tome alarm there. There setmi to t* no check to the mor tality at Ty bee (slaud near Savannah and esca ping patient# have carried the disease to tb« mainland—two eases having occurred in Bulloek county. Tb* pestilence will doubtles* epread in many part* of the country b-tfory tha close of tummyr, ■ Coiticpnjs'a lorrirt.—Tire District Collector of Internal Revenue having resumed collections, give* notice us his appointments ter ibis county in our columns to-day. All persons who have uot given in their taxes to the Assessor, or who have not paid the Collector the taxes heretofore asst wed will do welt to attend to the matter at one*. 1 3T Wo direct attention to the advertise, meat of the Misses Ssnawics's School of Au gusta. These ladies have achieved a high repu tation as teachers, and are vouched for by eome of the first citixcnsof Augusta who hare known them through the many yean they have taught in that city. HT A great rict occurred in New Orica- • lost Tuesday between the whites and negroes, on ac count ol a Convention which met in that city for some purpose. Fifty or sixty persons were killed, among them we recognize but one famil iar name, that oi Doestlcs*. Change or Schidlu.— The train on tho W asliington Branch of tlie Georgia Railroad will leave Washington hereafter at 1$ minutes after 8 o'clock a. m. and Will arrive in Washing at 8} o’clock p m. 0T John S. Edmondson £ Bto has jost received anew supply of Flour of all grades, tar Everybody that is necding'Shoe, v ould do well to owl! and examine Captain Nobtox’s Stock. Se* advertisement. Goon News. —Congress ha* adjourned sine die on Saturday last. ’ In Palis, an enterprising hair dressar conceived the bright idea that as mushroom* grow to quickly, they ought us coarse to make hair grow with equal rapidity. So he determined to in vestigete the matter and for high |<ay procured a man with a bald head to be experimented upon He rubbed and rubbed, bat on tlie head grew no hair, rub in mushroom sauce as the hair-dresser would; but he produced a crop of fearful boils, which caused tha poor Mlow to run off and sue the artut The case is now being triad, and in defense, tha hair-dreeser plead* tha patient's permission to experiment upon him. The Boston Post ears that 30,000,000 pounds often or* annually consumed within the United fltaiee. i A young married lady in Pittsburg, who had . placed h< r child, three months old, in a cradle, and bad Me the room, wot recalled by shrieks, and as she returned saw a large rat jump from j the cradle and escape through the open door. 1 Upon raising the infant she found it cold in death the rat having bitten through the lip and cheek, producing spasms, in ore ol which the babe had died. The corpse was laij out in the parlor, and being left unguarded a few minutes, a a arm of rats entered and attacked it, devouring nearly the entire face and arm* before tbrir j-reaecce wa* discovered. Tlie Memphis Avalanche cays of the crops: The crops r.f W est Tennessee are very favorable. The cotton crop ha* almost recovered from the effects of j:n late conflict with grass and weeds, and many field* along the Memphis and Char leston Railroad look very promising. There will also be a fair average crop of grain. The cotton crops along White river are in a fair condition. Thu grass and weeds liave been overcome by the husbandmen. The cotton look* fine, and should the fall be a favorable one, rile White river re gion will proddoe a good crop. The cotton through Aikanaas is also more premising than anticipated tome weeks tiara. Tlie New York Herald state* that there is a diacref ancy of tome thirty million* of dollars which bat been discovered in balancing the ac counts of Judge Chase while Sec etary of the Treoeu v; or rather, that bis accounts do not balimce by that amount. A nice little deficit in deed in th* cash account. The Herald iharges that Mr. Fe-seoden resigned on accoaat of ihe mud..la in which he found the Treasury accounta i and Mr. McCulloch has been unable to straighten matters. Oenercl Gordon Granger arrived in Washing ton on Monday, haring just completed a trip on official biititiCM through tome or the Southern State*. He fire* an account of the feeling and temper of tha.Southern people, ah", in general, he found well disposed toward* the Government, and ready, if they ehalt b« pei milled, to give substantial proof of their luyaity amt devotion to the Constitution and Union of th* States. The guerilla* and citizens had a fight in Fike county, Arkansas, recently, in which the latter were driven off, having four men killed. The fight originated in ihe guerillas attacking the house of a well known Unionist, and the cilixens tried to defend him, but were forced to retreat by superior number*. Tbe ruffians then set fire to the house and outbuildings, which were total ly destroyed by them. A company of one hun dred citizens is bow on the track ol the guerillas. Steamers arriving at New York from Galves ton, bring accounts of a terrific three days’ gale at ludiattula, beginning on I lie !2th ami ending in a terrible hurricane on tlie )stb ultimo Four vessel* were totally wrecked; of two of them there was not » vestige left. The steamer Potomac, which Wo* on the'bar at Galveston, ha* disappeared. It is supposed that slis foundered nt her anchorage, aud that a'l who were on l*<ard in charge of her Were lost. Her passengers hod previously been landed. No such storm had oc curred on that coast within the memory of the •jdeet inhabit ante.. A rascally practical joker ia Alleghany Ctty recommended to • bald-headed acquaintance a certain preparation, us ahich croton oil was the chief ingredient, ss an iutallihle hair restorer j The victim applied tlie stuff both to his scalp and chin, which within twenty four hour* wersshock iogly inflamed and broken out. lie ie not likely to be the only sufferer, however, as hi* adviser will probably be prosecuted, aud smart for hb deception. Last year 866,000,000 eggs were imported from the Continent and Irora Ireland into Great Btilain. During the current year the number imported has been daily on the iurrense. la May last it ezeet-ded 66,000,000. Estimating the value of imported eggs at 6i. per 120, those imported in 1864 must have sold for upwards of throe millions sterling. A Washington correspondent of a Western paper was r«ro..H. of writing fluid known n* French ink. The ink penetrated a scratch oo tb; aD j a f. #r produce,) an extensive swelling of tho arm, and olher symptems, which his physicians at present consider dangerous. The Chiea go Afack.mv of w** ’ * , , , Hlln ,c. 9 -one* ha* been m- O -a >•» 'r:±l..« or tb* West It* com mlttse has applied tha microscope to the mus cles of 1394 bogs, and found tnchiiue in 28 ol them. In Europe the proportion has been one to 10,000; but they find the fatal animal in on* out of 80 twine. Three of the 28 specimens fur nished 16,000, 18,000 and 19,000 worms to the cubic inch. 'I he United States have been invited to send a commission to the Paris Exposition to take aid in forming a collection of the weights, measures, and coins of all nation*, and to devise method* of promoting uniformity. A Kan-aa paper says : "Two men of the horse theivlng fraternity danced in the air on Light ning creek one day last week. They immedi ately retired to a hole in the ground after exer cise*.’’ A tint between whites and negroes.occasioned by a railroad conductor attempting to ent a but ton off a negro’s coat, occurred at Columbus, Kentucky, on Saturday. T ltree or four negroes were kilfed, and several whites are missing. The Marquis of Lansdowne, (Henry Petty), who died on the 3th inst, aged eighty-six vears and three days, was one of the most noted It'hig politicians of England, and in past years the friend of Sidney smith, Jeffrey, and other liberal thinkers. MARKETS. Augusta, Ga , Aug. 2, 1860. COTTON—Good middling S2 to 32 cent*. GOLD —Broker* buying at 148. Selling 160 ffllMM lOTH ffl SOT®! COLLECTORS OFFICE, t U. S. ISTSENAI RtVXNCE, > Third District of Georgia, I Augusta. Ga., August 2d, 1866. Tb WILL attead in person or by Deputy, on cJL the following day*, to-wit: From the 14th to the 24th day of ugtist at Washington in Wilkes County, for the purpose of collecting all Revenue Tax aseeesed by D. G. Cutting, As sistant Assessor. WILLIAM D. BARD, Collector 3d District, Go. JOHN H. TATUM, Deputy Col August f, 1864 16— SC THE EUBEI SEDGWICR’S qrtd JklD School Corner Waihington and Telfair Bti , AIGISTA, GA, THE SCHOOL will reopen October 3rd. The Scholastic year will consist of thirty five weeks of s«£&iou and ivo of vUc&tion at Christina*. Ihe MiSedgytcpk desire to make their Srhool one of superior uxcollei>ce, and no pains will bo spared to 'tccoropliih tjieir end. Augus ta, from ita central position, from the well known and universally acknowledged refinement of iu society, preeeuu very superior advantages as a place wherein to ektabltah euch a School. The house secured ia large and ah y; the rocma commodious and well ventilated, and attached ia a laige ornamental garden, presenting a desi rable place for healthful exercise. There w ill be a French Governess in the family, of eatab- JUhed ability, with whom the young ladies will be obliged always to converse m French. 'I he Fu|iils will be under the constant super vision of exjxirienced and retiued teachers, and their moral and religious traiuiug will be care fully attended to. 'lhe course of study will comprise all the va rious English branches aod Mathematics neces sary fur a thorough and accomplished education and will auso include Vocal and instrumental Music, Painting, Drawing and the Latiu,German and French Languages. Vocal Music will be a daily exercise in the School. Ae the number of Boarding pupils is limited, preference wiil be giv en those who apply to enter the family for the Scholastic year. Circular containing Terms and additional par ticulars for both the Boarding and Day pupils may be obtained by addressing the Principals. 'lhe Misses Sedgwick, having taught ui Au gusta for the iaat sixteen year's, have no hesita tion in referring to their !<>rtner patrons and pu pill and to the following gentleman: REFERENCES s 1 on. C. J. Jenkins, Augusta, G. G. McWhorter, ** Antoiae Poullaine, Esq. - lion. E. Starnes, “ Dr. I. F. Garvin, " Col it. B. iiulloeh, “ nr. T. W. Battey, " Hon. W. T. Gould, “ James Miller, Esq. “ Geo. M. Thew, E*q. " Aug. 2, 1866, 16—lm. IT O X Ia E To Debtor* and Creditors. PERSONS who art indebted to Measr*. LIP MAN &. MAAS will mak* immediate pay ment to the undersigned, and all persons to whom *aid firm are indebted will present their accuunt* for payment to J M. LOVE, One Door below F. Arnold A Cos. Ang *, 1866, 16—ts tommy's SHGF jms im jed FURNITURE STORE. rft rft W. L. & J. T. KEOUGH, AT 00LUCRES OLD STAND. WE WOULD respectfully inform the pub. lie that we are now prepared to MAKE *rra KEPa(R FURNITDW*’ ' neatness nnd Ai+— * * • -*» w ith - t-atet. CQt’TASo CHAIRS J efid P'.LoiCsADS, of different kinds aod quail I ties always on hand. Alto, WMDOW BLINDS, SASHES, DOORS, Ac., Ac. Orders for COFFINS will receive prompt attention night or day. ttiF Persons wishing to purchase Furniture will find it to th*ir interest to call and exam ine our stock before purchasing elsewhere. W. L. A J. T. KEOUGH. July 19, 1866, 18—lm. NOTICE. Vp OST on Tuesday the 3rd inst., between Washington amtfmy house. Three Coupon Bond*: One on the South Western Railroad Company for SI,OOO, No. 440 dated January Ist 1861, Interest at 7 per cent payable quarterly at the Central Railroad <4 Banking Company Savnnnah: Otto on the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company for SI,OOO, No.—, and one for S6OO No. 824, payable 7 year* after date, dated July Ist 1866, Interest 7 percent payable Ist Jnly and January at their Office in Augusta. The finder of the above bonds will be handsome ly rewarded by leaving them with Dr. J. J. Robertson at the Bank or returning them to me, B. W. FOKTSON. July 18, 6866, 13—ts. GEO ROTA, WILKES COUNTY—TWO months after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell the Real Estate belonging to the estate of A. J. Ashmore, late of said county deceased, for the benefit of the beire and creditor* of said de ceased. \YM. D. QUINN, Adm’r. July 24,1866, 14—2 m. Georgia, wilkes county—two months after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinarv of said county for leave to sell the Real Estate belonging to the estate of Diana Pullen late of said county deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said de ceased. F. E. SMITH, Adm’r. Jnly 24,1866.14—2m. TAXES. tb AV now ready to receive the Town TAX 4L please call and pay. G. G. NORMAN, Collector. July 24,1866,14—ts THE SHEERS DRINKING SALOON, AT CLEVELANDS OLD STAND. WASHINGTON,, OA. WHERE everything usually found in euch an establishment can be proem ed such as SHERRY COBBLERS, CLARET PUNCHES, WINE SANGAREES, “WHITE LYONS"£c. ALSO, ICED LEMONADES, and COOL DRINKS of every description. jy Families snpttlied with ICE every day oo the moat reasonable terma J. M. LOVE. July 18, 1866, IS—tt C. T. McCall*, Exot A. Tat*, M. T.McGeeo l ijje & £o., AND ran MFJHHAVTS, Particnlar Attention given to Sale* of Country Produce. JACKSON STREET, [He«u-Ellis Btree 1 aA.XJC3-XTSXA., GA.. Liberal Cash Advances made; Ample Lie Storage. P. S.—l have been *»«ociated with the abot. firm since last winter, *nd 1 would be glad to ICO any of mv old friend* from Wilke* County. ENOS A. TATE. July 12, 1866, 12—3 m. ID'iiBSSOiT For the West. vruG wish to go West and are offering our Ftp Stock of DRUGS, IIIHIUS M. ft* very low to tiny one who wishe* to cerry on the bu*ing in thi* place. Any one wishing to ranks Drugs their business will find thi* the best op portunity, and tha best opening in the State.— We wish to sell immediately so that we Buy be able to get a Block West in time fur the Fall Trade. J. S. EDMUNDSON A BRO. Jnly 12, 1866, 13—ts. NOTICE TO DEBTORS, PERSONS knowing thcmnelres inl«b<i»lto roe. are respectfully requested to •• *n 6ir. ward immediately and make settlement* a. !am compelled to have money to defray c\p se#. If my nccounta are not fettled in a v<» v hoit tune, l idiall place them in the hands of inv. yer for collection. Money 1 must and will U»\ vit it is in the country. 0. M. MAXW Kl L. July 5, 1966 11—ts. FRESH ARRIVALS; t T EW GROCERIES ofev. iy da- script ion just received and for sale on the most reasonable terms. SUGAR—Powered, Crushed, A B 0, Oeflis and Brown. COFFEE.—Prime Java and Rio. ALSO, A few Case* of CLARET WINE cheap by itm Case. . F. ARNOLD «t Ct*. July 6, 1866, 11—ts. Ityoes! §i]oes!! Ityoesin An elegant lot of Ladies and Mime* Walking SHOES, manufactured by J. Miles A Son, Fhil adelpltia. For Sale at NORTON’S. July «, 1866, 11—ts. JUST RECEIVED. ‘'Wolfs SCHEIDAM SCHNAPPS." J. a EDMUNDSON £ BRO June 2,1866, 7—tt SALT 1 SALTII WE have just received a large quantify of fine Liverpool Salt which we will at August* price* with the freight added. F. ARNOLD £ CO.~ July 18,186i8,13—tt -W-ALISrXTD Lfirtl ds Baeoxlf Apply to P. H. NORTON June 16. 1866, B—ts. JUST RECEIVED. Babbitt's Star Yeast Powder*. es. S. EDMUNDSON £ July 12,1866, FRESH ARRIVALS. _ Shoulder Brace*. Paper and Steel Cailar*. f. a EDMUNDSON ABB* 1 July 12 1766, —ts;