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Tlie Greorsia "Weekly Telegra/pli and Journal .& Tfefcjjraph and Messenger. DECEMBER 2118G9. (Doing Up. A pcrthm «f Atlanta went np in the balloon Hyperion, "Diierinber 10th, and have just come down. h-t landed six miles north of Alpha Bet* Qnaw Win, twenty-six miles from Ma rietta. Urn wards of the excursion are fonnd in all the itirto papers of the 15th. The ob ject of the •stoetkl expedition was to knock a hole through the sky and see if there was any thing ItfotkM. The uuairaHtos seported that above Atlanta nothing waa to he seen, by reason of an extra ordinary and naaataral brilliancy below, which obfuscated mortal vision, producing an effect similar to snag TaliwiT11rirn_ as particularly de scribed by Dr. Dm in voL 2, p. 139. Outside the radios af this corrugating reful gence, however, all was dark. With the aid of a powerful gls* Prof. Halsey could see nothing bat a certain donee stosarity and opaqueness. Dr. Steele, with the aid of two glasses of unusual power, failed to penetrate the gloom. The em inent "scientist,” Pxot Avery, tried a remark able combination of three glasses, with no moro satisfactory result, except he expressed a doubt whether he did not m* stars in the infinite space. Prof. Watson then brought his singular skill Into requisition, and by a combination of a great variety of glasses produced such a concen tration of light as struck him blind, and be could see nothing. After a supra-lunar oontfxmanoe of five daya, as we have stated, the party were let down from the heights of Che Empvrcsm, as St. Paul was, in a basket, satisfied that there was nothing above Atlanta worth seeing. The hole they punched through the sky wall is to be mended by Er Lawskc, by a delicate kind of celestial trepanning, in which the rivets will not be seen—the expense to be defrayed by the sale of the empty champagne baskets brought down by the Committee. The Atlanta Political Slander 91111. Some of the Georgia papers print the follow- lowing as a recent and audacious emanation from the slander mill.: Atlanta, Ga., December 12. "The Democratic newspapers throughout this State are unanimous in denouncing the letter and statement recently written by Congressman Nelson Tift in favor of reseating the negroes. They say that its publication was entirely un authorized by the Democratic party. They are a unit in opposing the reseating of the negro members and the expulsion of white members disqualified by the third section of the Four teenth Amendment. “They also strenuously urge the defeat of the Fifteenth Amendment “The Republicans heartily endorse the Presi dent's recommendation and the people general ly favor and will acquiesce in prompt action by Congress.” J. G. B. Now, inasmuch as only some three or four Democratic papers in Georgia agree with Mr. Tift in favor of reseating the negroes, a* an al ternative to another reconstruction, we think on that point the mill turned out a truer grist than usual. The statement, however, that "the peo ple generally favor and will acquiesce in prompt action by Congress,” is a shocking falsehood. The prospect of another unsettlement has had a very depressing effect upon the people, and given rise to great anxiety. The people feel themselves oppressed by taxation. The tax- collectors complain of great backwardness among the people in meeting their obligations, and threaten Hoods of executions. The people, on the other hand, see no end to public waste, extravagance, and misappropriation in the State. They are much discouraged. The meet ing of business men called in Macon to-day is an evidence of increasing anxiety. The people, of course, acquiesce—that is, nobody proposes to fight Congress, or Bullock, or Terry—but they acquiesce in political, just as they would in na tural death—because they can’t help it. The Railway .Situation in Georgia. ■We commence to-day the publication of a short senes of papers upon the railway system of Georgia, by a leading mind in the State, The first is devoted to a very interesting historical review of the origin and progress of the sys tem—a clear and succinot narrative, which will be new to many of our younger readers. Im portant practical deductions affecting existing enterprises will no donbt be brought before the people in the course of these articles; but of their nature and bearing we have no informa tion. We speak simply with reference to the eminent source from which they come. Thoy will no doubt be in the highest degree worthy of pnblie attention, and it is the hope of the author that the press of the State generally will republish them. ■# IX » The Supreme Coubt and Legal-Tenders.—A Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce now again states that, not withstanding positive assurances to the contrary, reiterated time and again, there are the best grounds for belief that the Supreme Court of the United States has decided the legal-tender act unconstitutional He adds: “Men of promi nence who inclined to this belief previously, have, since the reading of the President’s mes sage, been convinced.” “What does that return to specie payments mean ?” asks one. “Simply that tho legal-tender act is unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court has forced the recommenda tion,” was the answer. “Let them decide as we know they will deoide, and where will we be ?” These remarks occurred among the congress ional financiers of the Republican persuasion, and have cast a gloom over those who have pet theories to advanoo. These theories are nume rous, and it is added that a careful canvass in both Houses shows that the uppermost theme now is the finances. The Hex* State Fair. We print in this edition an article upon th* question where shall the next State Fair ba held ? in which much is said to the discredit of Savannah, particularly, in which we do not sympathize at alb On the contrary we should bo very sorry to believe that the people of that large and flourishing city are not quite as pa triotic and unselfish as those of any other place. And while upon this subject of a State Fair, we wish to correct, so far as the limited experi ence of Macon at the late Fair can enable ns to do it, the idea that these assemblages are of any value in the way of trade and business. It may be that the experience of Macon was exceptional, but it was thus and no other. The livery sta bles, hotels and restaurants, no doubt, made money; but all other branches of business lost by the Fair. Trade was much duller than usual daring the Fair week, for people did not come here to trade or do business, but for recreation. They had no time or care for it, or to read newspapers. They bought none and subscribed for few. Of the many who came from a dis tance to canvass for periodicals of various kinds, not one succeeded. Of tho many projects of a business character which had been deferred for maturity to tho grand gathering at the State Fair, not one got a hearing. Of the thousands of money payments which had been deferred till the parties should meet during tho State Fair, not one in twenty were made. We repeat, little or nothing waa done in the way of general business during the whole week. Trade was remarkably dull, and meanwhile every householder was under heavy expense for purposes of hospitality. In point of money, we doubt not Macon lost by the Fair. She spent thousands to get it up—thousands more to en tertain visitors—and received a good deal less in tho ways of trade than she would have done in any ordinary business week at that season of the year. We say this not in way of complaint, but to correct misapprehension, and to explain the ex isting indifferenoe of Macon as to whether the next Fair be here or anywhere olse. The en terprise unfortunately turned out equally bar ren of enterprise and glory. As to the project for future State Fairs sug gested by our correspondent, we agree with him. A joint stock company is far better to be entrusted with the control of these things—as is the case in most of the tates. They shonld be managed as a bnsiness enterprise, by men who have a bnsiness risk in them, and are, therefore compelled to attend to them in a bus iness way. Pre-eminently they need the guidance of practical business minds and thor ough, systematic, laborious attention. The germ of such an enterprise has been started by the purchasers of the late Laborato ry building, and with good management and energy it could be successfully carried out. By fitting np the grounds handsomely as a place of public resort in fine weather—which could bo reached by line railway—by keeping np a trot ting park and race course, and holding a well- managed Central Georgia Fair every year, it is possible they could get a fair return for their investment. But this idea of a State Fair in which stock cannot be allowed to rnn against each other, but most against time, strikes ns as too startling and shocking for the age. The morals of the country will revolt at it. It is sacrelegions. To be betting against time and running against time is awfully irreverent even, if the Executive Committee insist upon it The moral sense of the people will require that the animals shonld rnn against each other rather than against time. The Tenure or Office Bill.—The Tribune's Washington special of the 10th says the House Judiciary Committee has ordered its chairman to report a bill absolutely repealing this bill, bat that its fate in the Senate is very uncer tain. Many of the Senators are still of the opinion that the act gives them no more power over appointments than is delegated to them by the Constitution, and the President has no jnst reason for asking its repeal. The Next Great Fight. -In the course of a speech in the House last week on the census bill, Mr. Butler declared that “he wanted to know the statistics of railroad transportation, of the express business and the telegraph business, because he looked forward to the time within the next ten years when the country would have to grapple with those great interests and take oontrol of them.” We copy on our fourth page some reflections upon the Georgians by the Rural New Yorker. It is good to look at onrselves through strang ers’ spectacles, even if they are a little obBcnre. One thing, however, we will offer: If the Bnral New Yorkor will only come down into Georgia yet onoe more and point ns put those thousand of cotton bales wasting in the fields for want of picking, he shall be handsomely rewarded. Suez Canal.—A dispatch from London, tho 10th, says the steamer Brazilian from that port, which was built expressly for the Suez Canal traffic, has been found to draw too much water. A dispatch from Port Said, announces that she attempted to make the passage a day or two ago, but was obliged to discharge half her cargo to get through. Forney’s Calculation. We see from an “ Occasional” letter in the Press, that J. W. F. puts the number of negro votes to be added to tho Radical strength in the Northern States by the success of the Fifteenth Amendment, much below Mr. Grinnell’s esti mate which we published a few days since. His calculation is twelve thousand for Pennsylvania; Ohio abont eight thousand; New Jersey about four thousand; New York abont ten thousand, and Delaware, about three thousand. Well, this is not so bad as we thought. If the Democrats of thoso States can'tmanage the Rad icals, plus even that number of “new ish,” they are not the fellows we take them for. And besides, don’t the crazy conspirators who are plotting this outrage, calculate upon a turn ing of the white stomach in thoso States some day. Tho black doso may be sweet to thou sands now, who will yet spew it, and thoso who administer it, out of their mouths as nauseous beyond endurance. We believe that four years’ working of this monstrous iniquity will so sick en the nation that he who proposes its surest and speediest squelchiDg, will bo the foremost man of the day. Curions Pride. And now Gov. Walker, of Virginia, comes be fore the Reconstruction Committee and boasts the honor of conceiving that iniquity, tho Fif teenth Amendment. Nevada Stewart, its repu ted author, must, therefore, strip off his bor rowed plumage, and stand forth a la jackdaw. Pride in such an offspring is something that we cannot understand. It is as if a man shonld want the unsightly deformities and loathsome sores of a child, and, uncovering them to the world, invoke its admiration. Gov. -Walker, if correctly reported—we find the statement in the Richmond Dispatch—is certainly not the man we thought him, and we fear tho people of Virgi nia who elected him have caught a Tartar. So much for hybridism in politics. Like all crimes against reason, wisdom, principle and nature, no matter where or how perpetrated, it carries in its diseased body seeds that shall surely fructify into a fearful punishment. General Amnesty and tbe Test Oath. The Washington correspondent of tho Rich mond Dispatch, nndcr date of the 8th instant, says that Stewart’s amnesty bill, and Ferry’s bill repealing the test oath, were both talked over the day before in caucus, and it was fonnd that those in attendance were about equally divided in regard to the moro jnst turn which these Senators are disposed to take. It is easy to be seen, however, that there are not a few among the Republican members of Congress who strongly favor the abolition of all proscrip tive measures. It is certainly the best card they can play. * Other radicals oppose “letting np” on the South, because they fear it will lose the States to the Republican party. Bullock and Tilt Before the Commit tee. Our Washington correspondent gives a lively report of the testimony of these parties before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Representa tive Tift appeara to have lost his patience and long-suffering, and entirely loosed the reins of a mighty and unsparing indignation. Land in South Carolina.—We print, this morning, says the Charleston News of tho 14th, reports of saleB of land in eleven counties of South Carolina, on Monday last. Prices gene rally were fair, with an upward fendency, and in Abbeville, Snmter, Spartanburg and Lancas ter, there was a decided advance in the selling rates. At Georgetown, five tracts of land for which Governor Allston paid $222,500, sold for $42,700, and a large quantity of pine and swamp sold at from 8 to 22 cents per acre. The Weekly Telegraph and Messenger.— Two editions of this journal are printed to ac commodate mails. One is issued Monday end tbe other Thursday. The circulation of thia paper is unrivaled. A few advertisements are published at the rate of ten cents a fine. The Georgia Press. Savannah.—The News says that two Bombay gentlemen, Mr. Mooljee Thackersay, a Hindoo, and Mr. Toolsidass Jadavjee, a Brahmin, whose extensive tour through this oountry bos been noticed by the press in the many places which they have visited, arrived in that city Sunday and took rooms at the Screven House. Daring the day they were “the observed of all observ ers,” and excited the special attention of the darkey waiters about the hotel, who were at a loss to understand the courtesies which the visi tors received, as they are almost as dark as themselves, but the visitors’ features are of a different caste, and their hair perfectly straight. Both of the visitors are dressed in European style, with the exception of handsome Turkish caps. They come with letters of introduction to some of our leading merchants. In a bar-room row in Savannah, Saturday night, Dan McConnell was cut in the head with a bottle, and Wm. Donalson shot and seriously wounded. The ship Orescent City, which cleared from Savannah for Liverpool on the 30th of October, with a cargo of cotton—4,084 bales—valued at $5G4,555.20, was abandoned at sea on the 14th of November. The South Georgia and Florida Railroad has been opened for business to Station No. 2 (Pel ham,) on the line now being rapidly built be tween Thomas villa and Albany. Trains from Thomasville will run tri-weekly, leaving Thom- asville on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 6 a. m., and leaving Pelham, returning, at 6 p. m., connecting both ways with trains on tho western division of the Atlantio and Gulf Rail road. From the News we also get these additional: Heavy Exports Foreign and Coastwise.— Messrs. "Wider & Fullarton cleared on Saturday last the American ship Charlotte Oates, for Liv erpool, with a cargo of upland cotton, consist ing of 3,540 bales, valued at $398,980 79. J. H. Graybill cleared the British bark Nor wegian, Murray, for the same port, with 3,013 bales upland, and 59 bales sea island cotton, aggregate value $334,G14; also the British bark Crown Jewel, Coming, for the same port, with 2,035 bales upland and 24 bales sea island cot ton, aggregate value $225,GIG 54. Messrs. Gourdins, Young & Frost, cleared the British bark Delta, for Havre, with 1449 bales upland and 60 bales sea island, valued at $117,- 288.59. Making a total of foreign exports, 10,186 bales, representing a value of $1,136,400.92. In addition to the above, the following coast wise exports by steamers sailing Saturday were made: Steamship Huntsville, for New York, O. Co hen & Co., agents—1340 hales upland and 35 bags sea island. Steamship San Jacinto, for New York, J. W. Anderson’s Sons & Co., agents—1562 bales up land and 15 bags sea island. Steamship Tonawanda, for Philadelphia, Hunter & Grammell—557 bales uplands. Steamship Carroll, for Baltimore, J. B. "West & Co.—229 bales cotton. A total coastwise, 3798 bales, making a grand total, foreign and coastwise, 13,954 bales. A Wonderful Freak of Nature.—Among the arivals in our city on Saturday was Master Zack Gaultney, a deformed boy. He is cer tainly an unparalleled anatomical monstrosity, and should be seen by all who are curious in such matters. He was born in Macon county, Georgia, is fifteen years old, and only forty inches high; his legs, arms, feet and hands are formed of knotty substances, the latter being as large as a man's. First Freight.—The first down freight from Macon via the Macon and Brunswick and At lantic and Gulf Railroads arrived Satnrday night-. It consisted of one hundred bales of cotton. Atlanta.—We quete, as follows, from the Constitution: A Heavy Fee.—We saw a lawyer wending his way homeward, yesterday evening, with a coun terpane he said be had received as a fee from a woman in a divorce suit. Tee Balloon Excursion.—Professor King and Dr. Albert Hapo, reached this city yester day morning. They descended about six miles north of Alpharetta, in Milton county, 2G miles from Marietta, at dusk Friday. The place se lected for descending was a cotton patch, and they landed within fifteen or twenty yards of a dwelling. The balloon traveled about forty or forty-five miles, and reached a elevation of a mile and a half, Brunswick.—The Appeal, noticing the fact that the weather is qnite cold down there, very Celti8hly remarks, in the same connection, that 'single people are thinking of getting married. The lumber mills of Brunswick are very busy just now, with great quantities of timber com- ng down tho river. The Appeal notes the arrival there of several gentlemen who had ridden horseback all the way from Marion county, Florida, to investigate the prospects, inducements, eto., that are ex tended to those who wish to make Brunswick their future home. Tho first through-train on tho Macon and Brunswick Railroad, arrived at Brunswick on Thursday with a number of passengers and Borne freight. The Star of yesterday, says: Real Estate Sales.—On Tuesday last tho Pilkinton real cstato in Griffin was sold for cosh, as follows: One-half tbeRied, George and Patterson comer to John D. George, for $4,- 200; a small two-room dwelling, nearly outside the corporate limits, in West Griffin, to Bob Skinner, for $480; the Lunqnest house, on Solomon street, a short distance from Hill street, to Dr. Banks, for $1,375; a very com mon house near the court house, to Dave Patter son for $735; a vacant lot, 30 by GO foot, in rear of Patterson’s store, $340 to S. 0. Weims. The Monroo Advertiser local has heard a level headed darkey express himself as follows: “Well, you see, honey, I’m kinder jnbious uv dese new white folks. Dey mont ev sot ns free, but I don’t put any ’pendcnco in ’em. ’Cause all dey gives us is votin’—an’ you better bleob mo, chile, dat aint gwino to hold out. Niggers is obleeged to have vittles and cloze." 9Ir. Forney on Georgia. In his “occasional” letter, of the 10th, to tbe Philadelphia Press, Forney sets out as fol lows: As there is no longer any doubt that Georgia will be restored in accordance with tbe re- commenadtions of the President and the ap peal of Gov. Bullock, the vote of her Legisla ture for tbe Fifteenth Amendment is as sure as that of Texas or Mississippi, both of which have elected Republican Legislatures by very large majorities. That seems to settle the point of Forney’s opinion as to probabilities at that date. A, Georgia Manifesto. Our Washington correspondent sends us a manuscript copy of a manifesto against the third reconstruction of Georgia, which would be published tho day following simnltaneonsly in Washington and Baltimore. It is a rapid re view of the whole Georgia question, and an un sparing onslaught upon Gov. Bullock and the destructives. It will be found somewhere in this edition of our paper. Railroads In Middle Florida. The Tallahassee Sentinel is informed that it has been decided to at once extend the railroad from St. Marks to Spanish Hole, thero connect ing with lines of steamers between Havana and Now Orleans. This extension, when completed, will make St. Marks one of tho most commo dious and convenient harbors on the Gulf. It. is expected ihat the work will be completed within three months. The extension west of Quincy is being pushed forward, nearly twelve miles being ready for tho rails. Fifteen hundred tons of iron have been purchased, and are now on the way to this State. We understand that the company are already in receipt of letters from the Board of Trade of Columbus, Ga., and from points on the Chatta hoochee river, for through bills of lading to New York by way of Eastern Florida porta. Tbe Legislature t* be Seagirt or Ral lied. The best informed men in Washington say, Georgia will not be immediately given over to the sword, bat that the Legislature will be offer ed the opportunity of reseating the negroes and passing the Fifteenth Amendment. We regret to say there is nothing in tho past history of that body which could possibly lead to the hope that it had integrity or courage sufficient toper- forrn its plain dnty to the people in this emer gency.—Columbus Sun. Let our friend of the Sun console himself. We have little idea that Gov. Bullock is going to permit any action of the existing Legislature to reseat the negro members. As the democra tic vote on that question will be divided, a ma jority probably standing upon the res adjudi- cata, it will be easy to draw off the radical vote so as to dbfeat every attempt at accommoda tion. Thus, between Res Adjudicata and Goy. Bollock, Congress, if that body waits at all upon the action of the Georgia Legislature, will feel itself impaled on the pin-hook of a false point of honor, to tnm the State, over to the plastio hands of R. B. Bollock, to be reformed and re constructed after the best existing models of “republicanism” in the South, The engineering whether in the way of “buy ing or bullying” will therefore, in any event, be all against and not in favor of reseating the ne groes by the action of the Georgia Legislature. The thingjto be won by the res adjudicata men besides the point of law and honor they raise, is to shut out tho negro for the “balance of the session”—it being conceded on all hands that he must come in ever afterwards if elected. The thing to be won by Bullock is entire and irre sponsible possession of the.State for an indefi nite period. The stakes are not by any means equal, but the co-operation will be perfect. The parties will bo actuated by entirely different mo tives, but the condition and circumstances must inevitably shape their action to the accomplish ment of one and tho same result The North Georgia Conference, Special Correspondence Telegraph and Messenger. Rome, Ga., December 14, 1809. In my former letter I failed to remark about the city of Rome, the seat of tho Annual Con- ference. I had been aceustomed to visit Rome before the war; indeed from the time when the venerable Judge Underwood, who had, as usual, turned his grey horse Rapley on the common to graze, and was informed that Rome had a city government, and nis horse had been arrested and pnt in pawn, remarked with a sneer: “Call Lome a city, might as well call a thrip a half a dollar. ” But now it is a city of fair proportions, and has from 7000 to 9000 inhabitants. Its rail road facilities are of a superior character; and when the road is completed to Dalton, Rome vill be on tho line from Mobile to New York, and mnch of the travel now passing through Atlanta will come this way. Tho people of all this Northwestern part of the State will look kero for its best grocery market, and onr At lanta people may begin to look to their laurels. Messrs. Editors, I believe Rome bids fair to be one of the first cities in Georgia. The Conference decided, to-day, to hold its next meeting at Augusta. Daring the session this momiDg, Dr. Jesse Boring made an interesting report on tho Or phans’ Home, which it is proposed to get np under the direction of tho Methodist Church. He supported his report with a most eloquent address to the Conference. The Bishop and his cabinet have not yet com pleted tie appointments, but will probably read them out this evening. I hope to get the ap pointments before I leave. N. Middle Georgia Fair Company. We copy the following from the Eatonton Pres3 Messenger of the 15th. It develops a praise worthy enterprise—one worthy tho intelligence and energy of Putnam cosnty and the district referred to: We are advised that steps are being taken to unito Green. Morgan, Jasper, Nowton, Putnam, Jones, Baldwjn, Washington and Hancock coun ties, in a grand Agricultural Fair enterprise, to bo called the-'Middle Georgia Fair Company.— Looking to this end some of our enterprising men in Putnam are now moving in tho matter, and before bng we expect to learn that a capi tal stock of $15,000 has been taken and that tho work of preparing a splendid Fair Ground near Eatonton the center of this district, has been commenced. In fact, wo have no donbt of it ourselves, for we know tho men engaged in the enterprise, and know that the word fail is not their vocibulary. This section of country is really Micdle Georgia, and a finer farming sec tion is not to be found on this continent. With the enterprise recently infused among the farm ers, and tie real earnest manner in which they are workiiig, wo know an exhibition could bo gotten np hero which would be the equal of any in the State. We earnestly trust that our brethren of the press in the adjoining counties will take np this subject and let us prepare the minds of our citizens for taking hold of this as a Middle Georgia enterprise that most help the country, ind pay its own way and yield a hand some dividend beside to tho stockholders. Makimet’s Birth Day in Cairo. Mahomet’s birthday was celebrated at Cairo, on tho lstultimo, when the prostrate bodies of fanatics were ridden over by the Sheik of Bek- ree, livo makes wero eaten, glass crunoked and swallowed bodies slashed with swords, cheeks and breasts pierced with sharp metal instru ments, which were left stioking in tho wounds thoy made, and hundreds of men and boys shrieked and writhed and wrestled in what pro fessed to be mad ecslacy of religious fervor.— All this was gone through in tho public streets in broad laylight, and in the presence of as many lookers-on as could be crammed together on the flat roofs, or could seo from tho windows of the houses, or at, the gratings of the mosque at which tho festival culminated. It is said that the Sheik was drunkduringthe ceremonies. His eyos were closed throughout, his face was whito to ghastliness, his body bad the helpless swaying motion of a corpse hold up. He was gorgeously dressed, and wore an immense tur ban of a green shawl pattern. His hands held the bridle, but they wero limp and useless, and his horso was led by two attendants. As ho ap proached, tho convnlsivo twitching of tho armB and legs of those prostrate grew more and moro pronounced, and then the trampling under foot began. Sometimes on the centre of the back, oftener between two men, so as to stand on tho fleshy parts of tho side3 of both, the horso went steadily on until all down had borne a portion of it and its rider’s weight. No one seemed mnch hart, however. Tho very tightness of the packing gave a certain power of resistance to tho concrete mass of humanity, and directly the Sheik passed, those behind jumped up, many of them going forthwith into convulsions. Decisions of the Supreme Court of tbe State of Georgia. From the Atlanta Intelligencer.) Tuesday, December 14, 18G9. The Court met pursuant to adjournment. The following judgments were rendered : Brown, O. J.—James Stewart and Allen S. Cutts, plaintiffs in error, vs. Benj. Mordeoai, defendant in' error—complaint and petition to transfer the same to the 5th Circuit Court of the United States from Sumter Superior Court. Judgment of the Court below affirmed, and transfer allowed. D1 P. Gibson, plaintiff in error, vs. C. 0. "Williams, defendant in error—complaint and motion for new trial, from Lowndes county. Judgment of the Court below affirmed, and mo tion refused. James H. Hill, plaintiff in error, vs. Wm. O. Fleming, defendant in error—rule against as signee in bankruptcy, from Dougherty. Judg ment of the Court below reversed on the ground that the whole proceeding was without authority of law, and was unauthorized and erroneous. William Mitchell, plaintiff in error, vs. Benj. Mitchell and Benj. Willis, defendants in error— Dissolution of injunction, from Worth, Judg ment of the Court below reversed on the ground that the Court erred in dissolving the injunc tion. As the parties to the conveyance were volunteers, it was not necessary that the donee be cognizant-of the mistake, if it is clearly and satisfactory shown that the donor acted under the mistake when he made the conveyance, and did convey his dwelling house and the cleared lands adjoining it, when he did not intend to in clude them in tho conveyance. MoCay, J.—A. T. Burke, et al, plaintiffs in error, vs. Robert S. Anderson, defendant in error—Equity, from Pulaski. Judgment of the Conrt below affirmed. Levi G. Hollaway, plaintiff in error, vs. Frances Chiles, Administratrix, defendant iu error—Motion to set aside a judgment, from Mitchell. Judgment of tho Court below af firmed, and motion refused. Covington Dumas, Administrator, plaintiff in error, vs. Jesse Robson and L. D. Mnnroe, de fendants in error—Motion to open fi. fa., from Calhoun. Jndgment reversed on the ground that the Court erred in passing a judgment on part of the issues submitted to him, and refer ring another part to a jury; and on the further ground, that the record introduced, and which waa the only evidence upon the point, did not show that the consideration of the debt, on which the jndgment was founded, was slaves or tho hire thereof, and the Court ought, upon the whole case, to have opened the judgment and ordered it to proceed for one-third of the amount duo before the judgment in 18G4. Warner, J.—It. G. Fulgham, plaintiff in er ror, vs. B. B. Johnson, defendant in error—quo warranto and rule nisi, from Pulaski. Judg ment of the Court below affirmed. Samuel Lindsay, former Sheriff, plaintiff in error, vs. Benj. F. Cock and John Thompson, defendants in error—rule nisi, answer and de murrer, from Lee. Jndgment of the Court be low roversed, on the ground that the Court erred in holding the Sheriff liable for the value of the bank bills upon the uncontroverted fact stated in his answer, that the bank bills were of but little or no value. George F. Robinson, plaintiff in error, vs. J. B. Ross & Son, defendants in error—motion to dissolvo an injunction, from Lee. Jndgment of the court below affirmed in refusing to dissolve tho injunction, and in refusing to revoke the order oppointing a Receiver to take charge of tho plantation, stock, crop, etc., for the present year; but it is tho judgment of this court, that if, in the discretion of the conrt below, it shonld be necessary to keep tho property and planta tion in the hands of a Receiver until the final termination of the litigation between the par ties, then tho complainant should be required to furnish said Receiver with all tho necessary means and supplies to make a crop, and carry on the plantation for the ensning year, as is specified in the written agreement for the lease of the premises, for the mutual benefit of tho parties, as stipulated in that agreement; and in tho event the complainants shall fail or refuse to do so, then the order appointing a Receiver should be revoked and set asido. McCay, J.—Thomas C. White and J. S. White, plaintiffs in error, vs. Wm. M. Haslett and El- iert M. Rucker, executors, defendants in error —Relief from Elbert; and Thomas C. White, plaintiff in error, vs. Dillard Herndon, defend ant in error—Relief, from Elbert. Both these cases were retnrned and argued together at the last June term. Jndgment of this Court ren dered to-day, reversing the judgment of the Court below, on the ground that the Court erred in dismissing the affidavit, without permitting the defendant in the judgment to set up against the jndgment the equities provided for by the act of 1808, known as the relief law. Brown, O. J., concurring. Warner, J., dissenting. George T. Connell, plaintiff in error, vs. Thomas Vnngh, defendant in error—Relief, from Carroll. Judgment of the Conrt below af firmed. John McK. Gunn, plaintiff in error, vs. David H. Jones, defendant iu error—Motion to set aside a jndgment. Judgment of the Conrt be low reversed, on the ground that the defendant did not show any equitable grounds of defense, which would authorize him to open the judg ment. Wm. Reimshart, plaintiff in error, vs. Jesse E. Hann, defendant to error—Relief and Hole on foreclosure of mortgage, from Bryan. Judg ment reversed on the ground that the defendant in the judgment did not prove such facts as en titled him to any equitable relief under the Act ' 18G8. No. 17, Southern Circuit, Gardner and Sprad- ley, vs. Kersey, et al.—bill and motion for in junction from Lee—was called in its order and argued by Messrs. Fred H. West and D. A Va- son for plaintiffs in error, and by Col. W. A. Hawkins for defendant in error. • No. 18, Southwestern Circuit, Johnson vs. Stewart—equity and rule for contempt, from Lee—was withdrawn. The Court announced that it would adjourn for the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, 22d inst, till the 2d Monday in January. The Court then adjourned till 10 a. m. to morrow. Accident on the Wilmington and Manches ter Railroad.—Two oars on the down passen ger train of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, were hurled down an embankment ten feet high last Monday afternoon, bat nobody was seriously hurt. A New Orleans reporter was being shown through the Insane Asylum, tho other day, when ho encountered a very pretty bine-eyed damsel, who at once rushed into his arms with the ex clamation—“Oh! my dear husband!” The re porter wished to soothe the agitated feelings of the little unfortunate, and stroked her hair ca ressingly, ns he replied: ‘‘Why, my little dear, did you think I would stay away from yon?'’ “No,” she innocently replied, “you always liked to kiss mo." “But you know you are insane my dear," he said. “Yes!" she replied weari ly, “that “the reason I kiss you!” A New Orleans wife,, left at home one even ing by her husband who “had business down town,” accepted a friend’s escort to the theatre. The fates deore'ed that her husband should oc cupy the next seat, with another lady, the occa sion of his urgent business. As soon as the wife mado the discovery she leaned over and whis-, pored viciously: “Charles, who is that hussy yon have with you ?” “Sister of that fellow you have with you.” There was no need of further explanation. Destroying States.—The Richmond Dis patch, a Grant paper, Bays of the deposition to overthrow tho State Government of Georgia: “The sending baok that State to the origiual position is a matter somewhat infringing princi ples indispensable to a confederacy of States esistingeyenonazery moderato basis. If the pro posed interference with Georgia be interpreted as no more than proper, and within the purview of the - power of Congress, then, indeed, the States are at an end, even in the mildest form of their existence." BY FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, December 14- — Revenue to-day $200,000. Admiral Poore, of the Fowhattan, has arrived from Key West with thirty-six of the Lilfian’s crew. Attorney General Hoar decides that additional legislation is necessary to enable the Federal Gov ernment to hold certain cemeteries in the South, tho owners must have compensation for their lands. Washington, December IB.—Attorney General Hoar has reeigbed upon his nomination to tbe Su preme Bench. This is probable, but not officially an nounced. Thera is wild speculation regarding his successor. The North Carolina bondholders are urging fed eral interference in North Carolina finances, on the ground that the federal government must enforce the Constitutions adopted under the Reconstruction acts. A large amount of assorted war material, landed at Fort Maria, Jamaica, for the Cubans, baa been sized by tho British authorities. Tho Committee to whom the matter was referred, report against the modification of tbe present regu lations regarding stand casks. The President has nominated Hoar as Associate Justice of tho Supremo Court, and Purviance At torney for tho Western District of Tennessee. Revenue to-day quarter of a million. FIKASCm ABD The Doctors and the Negroes.—In the Uni ted States Senate Thursday— Mr. Sumner offered a resolution instructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to inquire into the propriety of repealing the char ter of the Medical Society of the District of Co lumbia, and of such other legislation as may be necessary to secure medical practitioners equal rights without distinction of color. Mr. Snmner said this medical Association had refused to admit to membership certain colored practitioners in the District, one of whom had served with distinction as a surgeon in the late war. One of tho clauses in the charter of this association provides that none of its members shall hold consultations with any medical prac titioners who have resided in the District for six months without becoming members of the Soci ety. It was a disgrace to the civilization of the age that this medicAl Society was attempting to plant itself in opposition to eqnal rights, and ho now gave notice that so far as he was concerned he did not intend to allow it to do this if a law of Congress can prevent it. These colored practitioners were entitled to the same privi- eges here as the white ones. This attempt to proscribe the colored practitioners was not only degrading to them, but degrading to the Society. Patterson inquired how a reform was to be effected. Snppose the charter was repealed, what would that accomplish ? You could not then compel the white practitioners to consult with the colored. Mr. Snmner—No. You Cannot do that, but there certainly is some remedy. The idea of repealing the charter has been suggested by some of the Society, who will then organize a new society, where toleration shall prevail. The resolution was then adopted. [Yet some people think Sumner is not crazy.] The "Word Negro.—Forney’s Chronicle says: “Considerable sensitiveness is manifested at every colored convention about the use of the word negro. The body now sitting form no ex ception, a discussion having arisen the other day concerning its appearance in an offioial doc ument. Mr. Langston, apparently, was the on ly defender of the obnoxious adjective. This feeling, we think, is uncalled for and mistaken. Negro is a good Latin word transferred to En glish, meaning black. If the word is shameful, the fact must be more so, and the colored men make an admission against themselves in object ing to it. This word came into the English lan guage long before Amcrioa was discovered, and consequently cannot be looked on as a term of derision or reproach.” The Citizen says tho Selma, Rome and Dal ton Railroad is employing 2,000 hands, and ex pects to reach Dalton by the 1st of January next Dr. Livingstone’s last African discovery is of a tribe that lives altogether in underground houses. Some excavations are said to be thir. ty miles long, and have running rills in them. The queens of fashion have decided that brown hair shall resume its legitimate sway. Empress Eugenie is a second cousin of De Lessepa. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Docember 14.— House — Another bill has been introduced providing for tho admis sion of Virginia on certain conditions. Referred to the Reconstruction Committee. Cross purposes in tho Committee are apparent. Tho whole matter has been postponed to Saturday, ostensibly because the various bills are not printed. The Committee has taken no action yet regarding Georgia. The Committee on Ways and Means was directed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the revenue machinery, and apportion taxes among the States. Cox introduced a resolution that “ people learn with horror and indignation of the treatment of American citizens held as Fenian prisoners by Eng land.” The Secretary of War asked for information re garding deepening the mouth of tho Mississippi. Tho conditions of tho words of tho bill for the admission of Virginia are “That tho Constitution is never to be so amended as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the right to vote in that State who are entitled to vote by the Constitution^hereof now to be recognized; or of the right to sit on ju ries ; or of a right to equal participation in the school fund and school privileges as now recognized by such Constitution. Provided that any alteration of such Constitution may be mado with regard to tho time and place of residence of voters. Senate—Thurman presented a resolution from the Ohio Legislature, withdrawing her assent to the Fifteenth Amendment. Cole presented a resolution directing the Finance Committee to enquire into the expediency of taxing whisky one dollar per gallon. Kellogg introduced a bill improving the bayou Tech, and repairing the New Orleans Custom-house. Tho Senate adjourned in honor of Fessenden. The Senate is eulogizing Fessenden. Washington, December 15.—House—A resolu tion was introduced for the Committee on Public Safety to take cognizance of steamboat running and other disasters widely published. The Census bill was continued to adjournment. Senate—A resolution was offered authorizing Delano to offer a reward for assaults on Rjvenue officials. A resolution for adjournment from the 22d to the 5th January was concurred in. Sumner presented a potition from the recent Col ored Labor Convention, pray mg for a division of the pnblie lands in the South among them. In opposing the motion to adjourn to the 20th in stead of the 5th of January, Sumner said: We have Georgia, Virginia and the cable connection with France pressing us for consideration. Pomeroy said, and Cuba. Snmner said, the least said about that the better. Brownlow had a long personal explanation read from the clerk’s desk. In speaking of Stokes and Butler, ho said that they were two beautiful pinks to be assailing him; that the rejection of the Fif teenth Amendment by the Legislature was an act of perfidy. Carpenter signed against the departure of tho Spanish gunboats, maintaining that actual war ex isted ; that our proper attitude was absolute neu trality. The Senate adjourned without action. FROM ALABAMA. Montgomery, December 14.—To-day the Senate discussed, without definite action, the omnibus rail road bill. It proposes to issue State b-mds to cer tain roads to tho amount of several millions, for which the State is to hold the roads’ second mort gage bonds; and to endorse to the extent of several millions more tbe bonds of several other roads, for which the State is to hold tho first mortgage bonds. It is thought the bill cannot pass through. Strong Boston and lobby influences are pnshing it. Both Houses will adjourn to-morrow until the 10th of January. It lias been raining hero for twenty-four hours, and the river is rising. FROM VIRGINIA. Richmond, Docember 14.—The Grand Lodge of Masons to-night elected Thomas F. Owens, of Nor folk. Grand Master; William L. Maule, of Rich mond, Deputy Grand Master; Robert E. Witbera, of Lynchburg, Senior Warden; Wm. H. Lambert, Junior Warden; Thomas M. Dudley, of Richmond; Grand Treasurer; Dr. John Dove, of Richmond, Grand Secretary; Wm. B. Taliaferro, of Glouces ter, Senior Deacon; Judge Richard Parker, Junior Deacon. GENERAL SEWS. Philadelphia, December 14—The Haytien steam er Triumph, formerly tho Confederate ram Atlanta, was disabled in going down the river, and was towed back. Frankfort, December 14.—The voto for Senator is as follows: Stevenson, 47; McCrcery, 46; Turn er, 17; Finley, 10; Boone, 2; Rice, 5; Be<$, 3; King, 3. Boston, December 14 Half million of dollars in the defalcation of the Howard National Bank. New Yore, December 15.—Sherman has arrived hero and will remain several days. Everything is ready for the departure of the Spanish gunboats. Terre Haute, Isd., Decombor 15.—G. S. Barlow, of Florida, was fonnd dead here, from Buicide. Fortress Monroe, December 15.—A northeast storm prevails. Frankfort, Rs., December 15 On the second ballot, Stevenson had 53; McCreary, 54; Golladav- 16; Finley, 10; Beck, 1. Tho Legislature then ad journed. BIOBILE RACES. Mobile, December 15.—The winter meeting at Magnolia race course, commenced to-day. First race, two-mile heats, won by Carrie A. Hurton— time, 3:56j£, 3:51}$ and3:59)£. Coquette, seoond best. Donavon was distanced after winning the first heat. The mile race was won by Corsican in 1:55)£; Larken, second; Whiscnhunt, third. FOREIGN NEWS. London, December 14.—China has ratified Bur lingame’s treaty with England. The Btcamer Monarch, with Peabody’s remains on board, has been detained by a gale. Mnch alarm is created by the Buddon appearance of rinderpest in the great cattle Bhow in this city. Lisbon, December 14.—The breach between the King and the Duke of Gald&hana is widening daily. The resignation of the ministry is honrly expected. The military movement headed by the Duke of Galdahana is assuming threatening proportions. Disorders are reported at Oporto. Havana, Docember 14.—The Spanish man of war, Isabel, with crows for twelve gunboats, sailed for New York. The steamship Teutonia sailed to-day for New Orleans. Liverpool, December 14.—The steamship City of Brussels made a trip from New York in six days, being tbe quickest time on record. London, December 15.—The London Times, editorially, while admitting tbe improved quantity, quality and price of India cotton, it does not con sider possible the displacement of the American description. The Brazilian minister has resigned. Cotton—Receipts t<*U y , 779 1*7 shipped364. «*!e» jjJ Receipts for the week ending thi- * | above included, 4155 bales; ^ 3192; shipments 2645—shown for ^ ceipts for the last week over those“ »<v fora of 963 bales; increase of sales The market during the week closing £*• has been generally firm and active advanced smee onr last weekly reportu* ^ demand has been greater than the *>» much all the week, as holders are still a rise in the spring; and under this < ton is rapidly accumulating in u,« JT* 08 * houses in the city. Tsr ‘ otl a To-day the market was rather eari.i- u, last few days, and operations were •idcrably by the scarcity, or tightnel The market closed qniet this evening nominal for middlings. 6 ” «cqfc MAOON COTTON STATEttOrr Stock on hand Sept 1,18C9-baios Received to-day 0 • 15 Received previously ..7.7.7 ."’"51 Shipped to-day. I Shipped previously 785,0^ Stock on hand this evening —- «*>! Financial.—Our money market h« tieht..j a little the past week, and we have W ^ complaint of the scarcity of money. <^ a TT®* however, discounted to a limited extent at tt *' rates The stock and bond market continues *6,7 operations are limited. We lower SosuZ. Baijroad stock $2 perfhare and quote ‘ EXCHANGE on new toss. Buying Selling ..7. .7.7.7 Hfit UNITED STATES CURRENCY—raV« * Permonth {SSt *X9p«(U GOLD AND SILVER. Buying rates for Gold . . Selling 1 Buying rates for Silver 2 Selling j RAILROAD STOCKS AND RONTw ' * Central Railroad Stock • Central Railroad Bonds I Macon & Western Railroad Stock •SI Southwestern P.ailroad Stock * | Southwestern Railroad Bonds ..77" | Macon <fc Brunswick Stock 7 -1 Macon & Brunswick Railroad Endorsed BoZ'"" £ I Georgia Railroad Stock iSI Georgia Railroad Bonds 7 I Muscogee Railroad Bonds * ‘Jl Atlantic <fc Gulf Railroad Stock u 1 Augusta & Waynesboro Railroad Stock SI South Carolina RailroadStock 77 '«,vl Cotton States life Insurance Stock. Groceries and Peovtsions—Trade in tkijlice'ui 1 been moderately brisk tho last week and the deamj I for leading articles has been steady and generCv | strong. Prices, however, have ruled yen stead, and after carefally reviewing onr list have but !n changes to note. Wo quote: BACON—Clear Sides (smoked)....3 22^, Clear Rib Sides (smoked)... 22 <3 Shoulders - 13 | Hams (country) SO @ a Hams (augar-cured'l 27Vfl « BULK MEATS—Clear Sides ISkio hy| Clear Rib Sides is" i-? jj3 I Shoulders UVa uv I COFFEE-Rio 22 @ a* 1 .Laguayra 80 @ S3 Java 43 G 15 DRIED FRUIT, per pound 10 0 ]W| RICE per pound 9VQ m TEA—Black 1 50 0100 Green 2 00 @250 BUTTER—Goshen 50 @ fit Tennessee Yellow 40 @ 50 Country 30 @ « CHEESE—According to quality... 22 0 ii EGGS (scarce) 65 @ !5 LARD— 22 @ 55 SUGAR—According to grade.... 16 @ a MOLASSES—According to grade.. 65 @ 75 FISH—Mackerel, bbls, No. 1, 2, 3. 15 00 624 Ot Kits 2 75 @50! Codfish per pound 10 @ 12* I SALT—Liverpool per sack @ 2 5t Virginia 2 50 WuISKY—Common Bye 115 @ 10 Fine 2 50 @5M Com 1 25 @ 130 Bourbon 360 ©SW ALE—Per dozen 3 00 @400 TOBACCO—Low grades perponnd 50 @ 55 Hedinm 60 @ 70 Good .’ 75 @ 80 Bright Virginia 85 @100 Pancy 125 @150 FLOUR—^Superfine per bbl..... 7 00 @ 7 50 Extra 8 00 @850 Family 950 @10M Fancy Family Brands 12 00 @13 K' j CRAIN AND HAY. CORN—YeUow, Mixed and White. 140 @145 MEAL 145 «tlK GRITS @ 1 OATS..... 90 @1#T WHEAT—Per bushel 150 Q3M FIELD PEAS 2 W HAY—Northern 190 @2«[ Tennesse Timothy . 2 w HerdsGrass 2 00 Tennessee 200 bagging, VI bs and twink. BAGGING—Borneo, 25f lbs. per yard.. 31 Kentucky Roll. 2>6 “ “ “ •• 28K BALING TWINE, per pound. 25 IRON TIES—Arrow, per pound 8 DOXBSTICS. Macon Shirting DcarEsncs—3-4 per yard SmnTiNQ—7-8 peryard Drilling—Heavy Brown per yard 18 6^ Heavy Georgia Stripes “ q Osnaeueos—No. 1,8 22 No. 2, 7 “ Richmond *» Milledgovffie. No. 1 - 22 Flint River. No. -9® .15X3 ax ,, 13X9 “ LATENT MARKETS BY TRLBG*i**j Domestic Markets. New York, December 15. noon.—Cettos 7® I at 25}£. . Flour dull and 5 lower. Wheat dull; non- lower. Com @12 better on light ei’-rPjg heavy; new mess 32 00. Lard dnll at Ions S| Turpentino dull at 43>£. Rosin quiet a. strained. Freights dull. .. ■ Stocks weak and unsettled. MoneyJ if Sterling, long 8%; short 9)£. Gold fist-J j,] ex-coupons 14. TennesBees, ex-coap<®2 £.^1 42. Virginias, ex-coupons 49; new 55.. I old 68; levees 6s 60Jf; 8s 70. Alabama & S'-^ I Georgia 6s 82; 7s 94. North Carolmas, I 28J~- South Carolinas, new 721£. ,, New York. Deoember 15, evening.—W‘ tou ' I Bales 3000 bales. Flour dull; superfine State 4 45(84 fair extra Sonthem 5 40(80 00. Whs*** ^1 1@2 lower; winter red Western 129,<?l 0 : ^,(1 mixed Western 113@114Vj. Lard.lower; v-A («>19?£. Whisky more active at 1 OS. ^1 quiet. Turpentine 43K@^b Roata 2 ^. ■ drooping; cotton, per steam 5-16 ''X- . h mil Money, after fluctuations, closed *t < ,, c\I Sterling stronger at 8%@9. Gold lower -^s Governments steady. Southerns general. g Stocks active and very feverish. 5 “ Baltimore, December 15.—Cotton, ua lands held firmly at 25. " . f Flour doll but prices steady. 1 30@1 40. Com firm; white 855186:5- , ^ Oats 56. ' Provisions unchanged; emau Whisky 1 02@1 03; stock scarce. . , s , Savannah, December 15.—Cotton recs.^, bales; sales 400; exports 3209; middling" • kotfirm. q -() t« Augusta. December 15.—Cotton sales # receipts 1240; middlings 23jj; market prices easier towards close. Charleston, December 15.—^ bales; sales 680; exports coastwise 1 steady; middlings 24@24)£ . —„ Wilmington, December 15.—SpW 8 . — steady at 40. Rosin dull; atr«j|«f , Turpentine steady at 1 65(®2 80. Tar s Cotton steady at 23>g@24. . Louisville, December 15.—Corn q 016 Provisions steady. Whisky 97. du y ; 1 Cincinnati, December large; new 74@75. Whisky dull aWWSftj ,t Si * dull and little demand. Mess Fp.K Bacon drooping; shoulders e ‘ Lard dull; kettle 18J(. firm: - j. E St.. Louis, Docember 15.—Cora , ^ j>crt s fancy white sacked 90@95.- Whisky at 31 00. Baoon quiet. _ _'nts5fl' Mobile. December 15.—CottonreceP j , exports 377; sales 1860; demand fa* firm; middlings 23?£. rotten New Orleans, December 35-—f ; vorT >ooi =**5 bales; receipts 4200: exports, to» l*v Barcelona 609; market more active M &ur qniet; superfine4 75; ble extra 6 00. Com firmer of * Bran 115. Hay 29 00. Mess Port ^ Bacon, shoulders 16&; c.ear n ^ ig il-'* sides 21; hams 27. Lard earferjt^ jiai* 21K@21^- Sugar fimer, prune UA @70. Whisky 1 05@1 OT. york ®6 h * ’ •Gold22*. Sterling32. New * or)k count.