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Telegraph and Messenger MACON, DECEMBER 21 18G3. The Morning News- Onr friend of the Savannah Morning News discourses at great length npon our Editorial, “Congress and Georgia—What is to be done T and, of coarse, takes wide issue with it. The chance of satisfying Congress by a voluntary compliance on the part of our Legislature with the late decision of the Supreme Court of Geor gia is so small, that we doubt if it will pay for the trouble of again taking up the glove or the cudgel with our contemporary. And besides that, wo have said our say on this subject and cleared our skirts of all responsibility. We have advised a compromise on this point if pos sible ; but would much prefer that the action of Congress rather than the action or non-action of the Georgia Legislature should defeat all at tempts at compromise. It is a consolation, in misfortune, to feel that it comes through no fault of our own, and we can stand trouble as well as the Morning News. Congress nn«I Georgia* The Senate on Saturday morning at half-past one o’clock passed a bill to reconstruct Georgia again in such a shape as to reserve the right of reconstruction in perpetuity. This left the House Saturday and Monday to pass the bill be fore adjournment for Christmas. From Brunswick. Tho Appeal of Friday morning reached us by scon yesterday, and we presume it came by freight and accommodation train. This is an improvement on the old transit of five to ten days; but before another week we hope to be with ten hours of Brunswick. We clip the fol lowing from the Appeal: Four. Murder.—John B. Miller, Esq., a mem ber of the Brunswick Bar, visited the term of eourt held in Camden county on the 11th day of November, and started on his way home on the 16th of said month. After leaving the house of Mrs. Bang, in Camden county, on the afternoon of the last named day,he has not been since seen Diligent search and inquiry has been made, without any traces of his whereabouts having been discovered, and the opinion prevails that there has been foul play npon his person. FUxlwat Gun>E.-*-Our thanks are due to Mr. B. W. Wrenn, General Ticket Agent on the Western and Atlantio Railroad, for a copy of the “Traveler’s Official Gnide of the Railways -«»nd Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada.” This iB the organ of the Nation- id General Ticket Agents’ Association, which fact gives it a stamp for reliability and author ity which no other guide book possesses. It is evidently prepared with great labor and cau tion. It contains the time tables of all the rail roads in the United States and Canada, together with accurately prepared maps of many of the more important roads. It is a more elaborate work of the kind than any heretofore pub lished. Messrs. Mxlledge and Akerman.—A case is Just printed which shows there is one exception to the rule that “ few die and none resign.” The Atlanta Intelligencer prints a latter of June 7th, from JohnMilledgeto AmosT. Aberman, in which the former proposes to resign the office of iS. District Attorney when the former shall get his disabilities removed, inasmuch as Akerman has been nominated by the President and con firmed by the Senate; but Congress had neg lected to relieve his disabilities. Mr. Akerman makes his best bow at the same date, and now if the President don't give Colonel Milledge a better office, there’s no profit in being good. The Pennsylvania Iron Masters are again in mortal distress about tho tariff. They want more protection, and say if there’s to bo a re duction of twenty per cent as threatened, half the fnmaces will bo closed. The iron masters understand tactics, and meet every demand for reduction with a heavy advance in their requi sitions. In this way these iron masters, who have been on the brink of total ruin for thirty years, manage to accnmnlate very handsome fortunes. “Social Science.'’—Social Sciehce is pro gressing in the North. Having disposed of mar riage, the Now York Scientists are now npon the proposition, “shall children be reared at the . public expense ?” The point is not yet decided. It should be referred to the “Reconstruction Committee.” What does Sumner think ? Chinese Laborers.—English dispatches of tho 1.1th, say that Coopmanschapp, the Chinese merchant, of San Francisco, is negotiating with the North German Lloyds Steamship Company for the transportation of coolies from the Chi nese ports by way of the Suez Canal to New Or leans.' Terrible Cold Weather.—They are having frightful cold weather in Atlanta. The papers of the 17th say the skating rink the night before was literally crowded and everybody had a good time. No one broke through the ice. It is Strange what a difference a few miles in latitude will make as to temperature. The Atlanta New Era sees it stated that many of the emigrants who have loft their homes in North Carolina and Northern Georgia and gone West, are returning. A number of the leading citizens of Atlanta are out in a card expressing their high appre- ■ nation of Oates. ‘Brice Pomeroy.—The Western dispatches •.report that Pomeroy’s Democrat would suspend publication yesterday, and that the printers have not been paid for toreo weeks. A sharp .correspondence is said to have taken place be- 'tween the proprietors of the Son and • Brick "Pomeroy, in which the latter is urged to pay up die rent or clear ont of the building. Discourses of Father Htacinthe—This book has just been received at Burke & Co’s., Book ' Store. At is a book of two hundred pages, and -will be read with great interest, by all curious sco the strong points of the great French pul pit orator. The book contains a very life-like portrait of the Father. _ * The weather was exceedingly disagreeable in this sanction yesterday. It was cloudy, cold and windy, making it very unpleasant to look after out-door -business. There was, nevertheless, considerable ■hustle and stir on the streets in the forenoon, and a very good day’s trade for Saturday was done. There’s nothing like traveling to improve a piety Since the learned Professor of the At lanta Constitution has come down from his Ce leetial voyage in the balloon Hyperion, he has been able to perpetrate the following: We think we disoero in the above sesiqnepe- Aalian splutter of high embobberative pyrotech nics, the juvenile idoeynoracy of the venerable cDoctorissimo Olisby. Our conglomerifying con- * temporary is to be excused, however, as he . must have previously “jumped the impannel * of ton impound and scatterlopbisticaled all over -Jthe equanimity of the forest, ’ and conldn’t stop himself. So mote it be. Good friend, try another voyage and three more glasses. Under Sentence by the Doctors.—There ■ Is a concurrence of opinion among the leading physicians of Europe, who have examined the probable pathological condition of Napoleon III., that liis days on earth are very short. The -euuuaing up is that possibly within a month, ■probably within three months, certainly within six months at least, the Imperial lamp will go out for want of oil, even if it be not sooner ex tinguished suddenly by one of those unexpected accidents which may at any time occur.to in terrupt tire placid course of chronic malady, Religions Re-Union. We clip the following from the Southern Christian Advocate: More Overtures Awaiting Us."—The New York Methodist, of December 4th, says: The Commission on Methodist Union, appointed by the General Conference of 1868, met in Phila delphia last week. They were met by the rep resentatives of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, among whom were two bishops. After a pleasant interview, in which nothing was de finitely determined, it was decided to meet with the African brethren again in May, 1872.— Friendly overtures to the Methodist, Methodist Protestant, and Sonthem Methodist churches were authorized. The last of these will be pre sented to the next Southern Methodist General Conference by a sub-committee of the Commis sion. . The point of a re-union of tho Protestant de nominations North and South, is o£e which is destined to assume a growing interest and dis cussion from year to year. It is not for ns to speak npon points of difference on Christian doctrine, discipline or usage, if any exist, which may stand in the way of snch a re-union; bat aside from these, we believe the moral and re ligions power of all these denominations, and their influence for good npon tho country at large, would be much increased were the ancient status resumed. They would be powerful agen cies in promoting sectional harmpny and a bet ter State of feeling; and since the Providence of God seems to have decreed a common na tionality—the first deduction of reason from that fact is, that the sooner kind relations are restored, the better for all parries—and for the Sonth particularly as the weaker party. Bat there is a view of the matter in the light of which the importance of reunion becomes clearer. A third of onr population in the Sonth is colored, and this population the North, era branches of the Protestant church have, since the war, aspired to take under their es pecial charge as a branch of their domestic missionary operations. Now to what extent these operations have been conducted in an un friendly spirit and temper towards the South ern whites and corresponding denominations in the South, we will not assume to judge. It is certain, however, that much suspicion, distrust and hard feeling have grown out of them. But in the nature of the case these doubts and dis trusts would arise, nnder the circumstances, even if they had no solid foundation. There would be rivalry, and rivalry breeds suspicion and contention. Bat when these denominations reunite, all this will naturally cease. The Sonthem mis sionary work amon^the negroes will naturally revert to the labor and superintendence of tho children of the soiL The Sonthem people, with the aid of Northern contributions, will then re assume the entire work of directing the relig ions and edncational charities of the Chnrch, and all popular apprehension that these influ ences will be exerted in the interests of social discord and of distrust and ill-feeling between the races will vanish. Then the white teachers and preachers to the colored population will cease to complain of so. cial proscription—for all this proscription is based on the popular idea that the operations of Northern Churches are condacted with a malev olent temper and with unjustifiable purposes. We have no space to dwell npon this subject; bnt it is one which the Protestant chnrchcs of the Sonth should consider with candor, and with a view to the removal of all possible hindrances to reunion when Providence opens tho way. That may or may not be a period far distant in the fntore, bnt we believe that whenever the time comes when the Baptists, Methodists and Presbyterians of the Sonth and North may re unite without sacrifice of principle, they ought to do it. The Angnsta Constitutionalist, In publishing our article upon “Congress on Georgia” at full length, side by side with his able review of it, has illustrated fairness and propriety in the discussion of snch important questions as tho article propounds and seeks to elacidate. By this course he has given his readers the opportunity of seeing both sides and of comparing the weight of the considera tions presented, and there we are qnito willing to leave the matter. Tho doubt whether Con gress will wait upon the action of the Georgia Legislature, and the moral certainty that the whole influence of the Radical destructives in the State will be exercised to prevent any com promise by the Legislature, as well as the wide division upon the subject among the Democratic diembers themselves, admit little or no reason able hope that anything can be done by the Democrats to avert that “thorough” reconstruc tion which onr destractionists are praying for. The Darnell' nmt O’Neal “Outrage.” The Atlanta slander mill, for the purpose of backing Governor Bullock, telegraphed to New York and Washington a frightful account of an assault in Milledgeville, npon two Radical mem bers of tho Legislature, and the agent of the Associated Press sent ns a message to ascertain the facts. Accordingly, we telegraphed inqui ries to Mr. Bonghton, of the Federal Union, on the 17th, and received here the following yes terday: Milledgeville, Ga., December 18. I know nothing abont an assault npon Dar nell, or Peter O’NeaL There has been none so far as I can learn. There has been a small dis pute between Peter O’Neal and a man by the name of Walls. Whisky too ranch. Darnell professed to believe ho was in danger. No one else thought so. A very trifling affair altogeth er. I never heard of it until yesterday. S. N. Boughton. Bollock and the slander mill aro bard np in deed when they are forced to feed Northern hos tility to Georgia on the scum of snch idle drun ken broils. Messrs. J. KI. Anderson A Son. This firm, at their headquarters in the now Brown House Building, on Second street, aro more thoroughly devoted to the great cause of “sustentation,” than any men we have met with in Macon,for four years, six months, two weeks, three days and a half. Not to be too particular, we will omit hones and minutes. There was a magazine of fat Western beef in that establish ment, snch as" the poets sing abont. There were also all parts of that divine creature the hog, except the bristles. There was fat mntton, and poultry, including fine tnrkies, and there were sausages, besides all kind of Baited meats, and, in short, the most reasonable chance to supply the larder which has occurred to us for many days —and this institution is permanent as long as the weather permits. Valuable Book. Memories of the War in the Sonthem Department of tho United States, by Henry Lee. Lfentenant Colonel. Commandant of the Partisan Legion during the American War. A new edition, with Revisions and a Biography of the Author, by Robert E. Lee. New York: University Publishing Company, No. 4 Broad street. This is a new edition of a well known and valuable work, beautifully printed and illustra ted, with the addition of numerous field maps and the biographical sketch by the illustrious de- scendent of Light-horse. Harry. Mr. H. J. Neville is the agent of the work for Macon. The Atlanta Intelligencer asks ns to pub lish, as a piece of Georgia nows, that the name of Judge Jared Irwin "Whittaker does appear at the head of the Intelligencer os its proprietor. We have never said anything to tho dbntrary, It was tho Atlanta New Era. Will the Intelli gencer force ns to correct all the errors of the Atlanta press ? Is not that asking a little too much? Pray, be considerate, my venerable young friend. Affairs in Georgia. Ku-klux Operations in Lowndes.—The Valdosta Times gives this melancholy report of Ku-klux doings in Lowndes county: If the Ku-klux outrages upon hogs are not stopped, bacon will become a luxury of the past. Every day do farmers in this part of the coun try behold their porkers at their call come up missing. We have heard of as many as half a man’s stock mysteriously disappearing, to be seen no more. These musing grunters are sub jected to untold outrages—knocked in the head, tlxeir throats cut, then scalded to death, in the dead of night, far from their native pens, nor are they allowed to squeal for assistance. These outrages are attributed to the negroes inordin ate love of pork. Vie invoke the aid of General Terry. *We cannot see our beloved swine thus ku-kluxed, without appealing for assistance for them. We possessed an interest in six lovely shouts, which were the pride of our heart. We were joyfully anticipating the time when, in the lan guage of the poet, such splendid visions quickly rise, Of smoking stews and backbone pies. But one morning they came not to the festive trough, nor have they since appeared. It is probable that they fell into the hands of the as sassin. Such a state of affairs needs the special interference of Congress. The some paper has the following .- Wo wore shown yesterday a turnip raised by Mr. Jelks, of Bellville, which was the lorgost wo ever saw. It weighed eleven pounds, and it was thirty inches in circumference. Wm. G. Smith, for somo time Ordinary of Lowndes county, died on Wednesday last at the residence of his father. New Railway Route from Augusta to the West.—The Augusta papers chronicle a very important railway movement in that city, made last Wednesday, in which the Augnsta and Hart well Railroad was consolidated with tho Port Royal Railroad, nnder the direction of Messrs. H. R. Casey, G. T. Jackson, G. D. Chapman, of New York; H. H. Boody, of New York; W. H. Thorpo, of Fairfield, Conn., A. W. Greon- leaf, of New York; T. L. Morgan, of Augnsta; O. D. Ashley and Henry Budge, of New York— generally men of large means and great enter prise. The scheme is to extend the road np through Rabun Gap and unite with tho Knox ville and Kentucky Railroad, thus constituting a great trank lino between the West and tho Atlantic at Port Royal. This scheme will open tho shortest and cheapest communication with the West to a very large portion of Georgia, while it will also develop an important section of the State much in need of railway comnni- cation. Wo think it will prove of immense value to Augusta, and will give even Macon a choice of lines of Western communication. Tho Augusta papers say its early completion is not a matter of doubt. The Guano war in Augusta is re-opened and rages, and the guano men have been finally routed and compelled by resolution to put their compounds in close storage at once. Murder.—The Chronicle and Sentinel says Johnson Baker was shot and killed by a party of negroes on Ray’s Creek, a few miles from Au gusta, Tuesday night last. Bakers brother last September had a difficulty with a negro man and killed him, for which offense he was arrest ed, tried and acquitted. Tho negroes in the neighborhood becoming vindictive and mena cing, Johnson Baker, who lived in Warren county was induced to come and reside with his younger brother in order to protect him. On Tuesday night Johnson Baker and his brother returning from Augusta were fired npon and the former killed. Foreign Exports of Cotton.—The Savannah News says that on Wednesday J. H. Graybill cleared the brig Gerrie Bertha, Soule, for Liv erpool, with a cargo of cotton, consisting of 1287 bales upland. J. H. Gardner and Co. cleared the British bark Wentworth, Bent, for Havre, with a cargo of cotton, consisting of 1G54 bales upland and 22.1 bales Sea Island ; aggregate weight 819,109 pounds, valued at S310.778 72. Milledgeville Municipal Election.—At the recent election in Milledgeville, Col. L. H. Bris coe was elected Mayor, Peter Fair, Clerk, and J. B. Fair, Marshal. Tho following gentlemen were elected Aldermen: Joseph Staley, Samnel McComb, E. Trice, J. W. Caraker, P. Taylor, and Henry Temples. Twenty-five shares of Atlanta and West Point Railroad stock sold at LaGrange last week at prices ranging from $103 to $106 .10 per share. The twenty-five shares brought $2,191. It is stated that Mr. Stephens’ second volume on the war will be ready for deliveiy in January. Another Torped?) Accident.—A little child bad her head nearly blown off Tuesday by biting torpedo. She thought it was candy. The face is much swollen. The accident occurred in oue of tho “Faotory Boarding Houses” in Colum bus.—Columbus Sun. Flanked It.—Seeing at the depot yesterday the large number of ministers that had come from the Montgomery Conference, a bystander asked Rev. Dr. Evans if they had come up to see the circus. “No,” was the reply, “they mean to flank it.” The Montgomery road passes around where the tent was spread. [Columbus Sun. Columbus cotton statement shows receipts to the 15th, 40,621; shipments 28,616; slock on hand 11,624. The Board of Trustees of the Colombns Pub lic Schools passed on the 14 th, condolatory re solutions upon the death of George Peabody. The Cotton Situation. From Easton & Co. ’s last circular we condense the following: Since September 1st, Now York has reoeived, gross, 250,354 bales. Sale.s.of the week 19,228 bales, inolnding 7,360 to spinners; 1,553 to speculators, and 10,310 to exporters: Statistical Position. Stock in Liverpool Afloat from India; Afloat from America Stock in London 1869 ....319,000 .... 77,000 ....178,000 ....101,470 2868 265,360 76,000 9.1,000 159,470 Afloat for London Stock in Havre..,.. Afloat for Havre J........... .... GOjOOO .... 74,620 .... 43,536 67,000 41,527 45,639 Stock in Bremen .... 2,420 8,121 5,791 253,031 51,384 Afloat for Bremen Stock in XL S. ports........ ... e;429 ....300,313 Stock in interior towns .... 70,470 Total 1,237,265 1,1G7,9G3 Increase in visible supply 71,302 Stock of cotton held by Manchester spinners at the mills, now 100,000 bales, same time 1868, 130,000 bales. Middling Orleans, now 12@ 12jd.; then lid. There is a change noticeable in tho pnblio feeling in regaid to future contracts. The or ders to buy on Southern account have been heavy this week, as also have those to cover short sales. While we think as well as ever of the fntnre of cotton, wo cannot see any good reason for nndne excitement jnst at present. The Southwestern rivers are now navigable, and a continuance of free receipts may be ex pected. There are 178,000 bales of American cotton afloat for Liverpool, a large portion of which would arrive with a change of wind. Receipts and Exports.—The receipts this week have been 98,480 bales, against 86,744 bales of corresponding week last yoar, and the foreign exports 62,049 bales, against 47,573 bales in 1868. The totals, so far this year, can be seen in the tables given above. Tho follow ing table will show the totals at each port: The Fifteenth Amendment: Tho Washington correspondent of tho New York Tribune has tho following, which may go for what it is worth : The importance of ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment has appeared to tho Democratic friends of Chief Justice Chase in a novel and interesting form lately. It is asserted by influ ential Democrats, who favor the nomination of Judge Chase for President by the Democratic Convention of 1872, that the ratification of the amendment will be of infinite service to the Democratic partisans of the Chief Justice, inas much as he can bring to bis support an immense negro voto, which no bona fide member of the party can do- Pendleton, Hendricks, Hoffman, Gen. Hancock, and others, being all on record as against negro suffrage, cannot, it is urged, receive the nomination in caso the Fifteenth Amendment is adopted by the required nnmber of States; and it is farther urged by these friends of Mr. Chase that the Democrats cannot hope to beat tho Rcpnblicans except with the aid of the negro vote. Tho Chief Justice having always been on the side of the colored men, it is claimed that he has their sympathy and confi dence to a greater extent than any man in the country. In this view of the ease, it. is not im probable that many of the Democrats wil regret to see the Amendment become a part of the Constitution. A Washington letter to the Baltimore Gazette says : There is a rumor in town to-day that informa tion has been received from Democratic sources at Albany that no effort will bo made by the Legislature of New York to repeal the vote of that State in favor of the Fifteenth amendment (so-called.) From all l ean learn, I think there can be now no doabt that said “amendment” will, at all events, be declared adopted by this administration under any circumstances. What ever Georgia, New York or Ohio may do, or re frain from doing, therefore, will sot, in the least, affect the action of the government, eith er in the Legislative or executive branches.— The country must bear with this additional out rage until next Congress, when it is to be hoped that tho possession of one of the Houses of the National Legislature will enable Democratic States to wipo ont not only this bnt the whole series of unauthorized enactments—“amend ments”—inflicted npon ns the past nine years. Woman Suffrage.—Tho following is the act of tho Legislature of Wyoming Territory, es tablishing female suffrage: Be it'enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Wyoming Territory : Section 1. That every woman of the age of twenty-one years, residing in this Territory, may, at every election to he holden under tho laws thereof, cast her vote. And her rights to the elective franchise and to hold office shall be the same under the election laws of the Terri tory as those of electors. , Section I. This r.ct shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. It may be necessary to state that the common- law right to enter into marital relations is not repealed by the passage of the above act. New Orleans......... 1868. 340,485 I860. 325,172 Mobile 89,120 122,049 Galveston 54,341 68,050 Florida 5,763 2,459 Savannah 134,584 216,259 Charleston 70,913 113,GI5 New York. 60,592 79,604 Boston, etc. 35,960 49,078 Total to date .. 791,758 976,322 distribution of becehts. 1869. ' Stock 31st August 10,911 1868. 43,594 Received since ... 976,322 791,758 Total ... 967,233 835,352 384,340 Exported ... 510,472 Stock ... 300,313 ... 176,448 253,031 Bal. to Spinners 197,981 From the Broker’s Circular, of November 25, we take the following figures: AVERAGE WEEKLY DELIVERIES. Trado. Export Import. 1869. 46,420 10,521 2,692,971 1868. 51,830 13,333 3,013,614 AT SEA* American. East India. Stock. 1869. 115,000 175,000 388,060 1868. 90,000 194,000 330,480 Mid. Orleans. Fair Surats. 18G9. 11M. 7jd. 1868. . 11 Ad. 8|d* The cotton at sea is G,000 bales more than last year, and the stock is 57,580 bales more. The import so far this year is 320,643 bales less than last. The average weekly deliveries aro 8,222 bales less than last. The consumption of American cotton has averaged 15,283 bales for the past six weeks. Of the sales that week, 24 per cent, were American and 46 per cent Su- rats. Stock of American 6 per cent., and of the Surats 79 per cent, of the whole. The sales for future delivery have been as follows: December, 100 bales at 24§c., 600 at 241 c., 250 at 24?c., 500 at 25c. January, 700 at 24jc., 250 at 24§e., 200 at 244o., 100 at 25c., 100 at 25Jo. February, 200 at 24ic., 400 at 24 gc., 200 at 24jC., 300 at 25o., 100" Middlings at 254c. March GOO at 25c., 100 at 24Jc., 50 at 25jc.j 100 at 25gc., 200 Middlings at 25Jc., and 200 at 26c. April, 600 at 25Jc. On private terms, 550 December, 650 January, 1,100 Feb ruary. 550 March, 300 April. Free on board at New Orleans, 1,200 on private terms. Mobile 700, Savannah 200 at 23,5c., Charleston 200 at 23 Jc., and 200 at 24c. Total, 12,050 bales. Georgia. President Grant asks Congress to pass a law authorizing the Governor of Georgia to call to gether the Legislature of that State. The Gov ernor has the authority to do this already, and Congress can neither add to the authority nor diminish it. Ilis powers and duties are defined by the constitution and laws of the State, and are not within the control of Congress in any respect whatever. The President wants Congress also to provide that when the inemliers of the Georgia Legisla ture meet, they shall take the oath prescribed by the Reconstruction acts. The oath to lie taken by members of the Georgia Legislature is prescribed in the Georgia Constitution, and, in asmuch’ as members of the Legislature, as well as the Governor, are creatures of the State law, Congress has no right to define either their powers or their duties. Is not Georgia a State? If not, what is she ? Have not her representatives been admitted into the House of Representatives, and have they not voted there as the.representatives of a State? Was not her electoral vote for Presi dent and Vice-President counted in the Senate? When she has thus been formally and officially declared a State, or recognized as a State by both houses of Congress, what body has the au thority to declare her a non-State, and to treat her as such?—Charier-Journal. Colored National Labor Convention. The National Labor Convention of colored men, at Washington, which adjourned sine- die last week, passed a resolution complimenting Isaac Meyers, of Baltimore, its originator and President. He made a speech during the meet ing, in which he said that in Baltimore about two hundred and fifty colored men banded to gether after being discharged, through white in fluence, from the shipyards, and purchased one of their own, at a cost of $10,000, and to-day tho yard employs two hundred and fifty colored men and fifty-five white men, and is in a pros perous condition. Some of the white men now employed in the yard are the same who helped to kick the colored men ont of the yards in Bal timore. He would not endorse tho political Workingmen’s Unton of ibis country, because tho Repnblioan party had done too much for his race, and no colored man in tho land should attach himself to the former organization, as its object was to break down tho great Republican party and form a Democratic party. A committee of colored men waited upon the President on Saturday, when Senator Harris, colored, of North Carolina, a delegate to the National Labor Convention, made a speech, in which he thanked the President, in the name of the colord people, for appointing black men to office, thereby recognizing their claims as a part of tho body politic. He said that one of the objects of the convention waB to secure land for the laborers of the Sonth, so that they may become permanent settlers and independ ent citizens. There are eight millions of acres of land that may be used by Congress to secure theso results, and they desire to secure the President’s influence to prevent any renewal of the lapsed land grants to -railways and other corporations, to the detriment of actual settlers. The President replied that ho could only aid the matter by suggestion and recommendation, and that he would give the matter his attention. Interestinq to the South.—Tho Now York Bulletin of a late date, says : “Tho English Cotton Supply Association have sent an agent to inquire into and report full par ticulars regarding the production and manufac ture of cotton in the Southern States. The gen tleman filling this position has arrived here, has visited the Sonth, and is probably, ere this, on his way back to report Iris experience, which, wo aro rather anxious to know, as pending this action of tho association a nnmber of English capitalists staud ready to poor their wealth into the South, which must largely contribute to its prosperity and advancement. That the benefits to accrue from snch investments are immense, is beyond question, and we regretexceedingly that this should be made by foreigners, while large amounts of unemployed capital at the North shonld bo allowed to remain idle.” BY "FEL EG R APH Macon Post Office—Radicals or Rebels.— Swayze who is in Washington, representing tho Fourth Congressional District of Georgia in be half of another reconstruction to suit his pur poses, and writes to his paper as follows: There are two or three applicants hero for the Macon Post-Office; but Washington is so firmly fixed in it, that it is thought impossible to oust him. He Las the whole military r.t his back, and the President has sent in bis appointment, after the strongest appeals against him. His democratic clerks will have to “get,” however. Tho Conservative party, so-called, that pro fesses io exist in the Sonth, has no countenance hero. It ia Radical or Rebel, and a man who comes here to ask for a place on the plea that he is conservative, at onco excites suspicion of his dishonesty; and this state of feeling has been induoed, more by the action of Georgia than any other Southern State. Under the new bill, Georgia will be the best reconstructed State of the ten, and all because her people are more honest than those of other States—those who were rebels worohonest enough to sayso,and the Radicals wero honest enough to resent it and protest before Congress against it. I now have an abiding faith that both parties will see tho necessity of abandoning proscription and preju dice, and join bands against it for the great good of a great State. Swayze, no doubt, states the case truly for the administration when ho says a man who does not prove himself a radical will be held to be a rebel. That is tho doctrine and practice of the administration—is it not ? The Sen Lions. On Saturday last we visited the Cliff House, situated beyond the bay on tho Pacifio Ocean. The great attraction there is the sea lions,which inhabit a cluster of rocks .100 feot from the shore. The hotel is built on a rock fonndation which is washed by the waves of the ocean, and a broad verandah is attached, from which we got a good view of the lions. More than a hun dred of them were lying upon the rocks on Sat urday, and schools of them were playing abont in the water. When they come out of the water with their fin-liko feet upon the rocks, one of which rocks is 80 feet in height, and tfcey go to the vory top of it, they lie in the sun till they are thoroughly dry; then they setup a loud barking like mastiffs and finally waddle down, and plunge; head first into tho water. They re semble seals, though their bead3 are heavier, and they are bodily mnch larger. They weigh from 2,000 to 3,000 pounds, and one old fellow, the king of the colony, who has loet «ne eye, , weighs, it is said, at least 3,500 pounds. We saw him on the top of the high rock, and drew him np close with glasses. He was a monster- ous piece of blabber, nnd roared like a bull dbg. Ho swims over to another celony of the sea lions, thirty miles distant, and spends two or three weeks among them about twice a year.— His name is “General Butler.” These animals are protected by tho State laws, and are net al-; lowed to ha kilted. We could distinctly see a few seals among them, and some little young sea lions. The old ones fight fearfully some times, anil lear each other’s flesh in a shocking manner. They have four tusks each as large as those of an Asiatic lion.—Hartford Times. Thursday’s Debate in the Senate. The following is part of a dispatch published in the Chronicle and Sentinel, in relation to Thursday’s debate in the Senate npon the re construction of Georgia: OHIO opposes the infamy. The most prominent part in the debate was taken by tho Democratic Senator from Ohio, Jndge Thurman.’ He delivered a long and most brilliant speech in opposition to the meas ure. He rested his argument on the broadest constitutional grounds, proving that it would bo a most flagrant and unheard of usurpation of power on the part of Congress to make a State adopt any amendment to the Constitution by force and violence. Ho contended that Congress had no right to interfere with the present Government of Georgia, and certainly none to add fresh terms to those already im posed. He also warmly defended the action of tho Georgia Legislature. The speech of Judge Thurman has prodneed a profound sensation hero in all circles, and is admitted to be the finest Senatorial effort which has been made in years. Men who remember the Senate aa it was thirty years ago, say that it reminds them of the speeches which used to be delivered before that body by Henry Clay and John O. Calhoun. A BAYARD TO THE RESCUE. The efforts of Senator Thurman to defeat the bill and amendment were warmly seconded by the Senator from Delaware, Mr. Bayard. He came to the rescue of his Democratic colleague, and delivered a speech of great power in oppo- ; sition to the bill and in defence of the State. Georgia’s champions procure a respite. These speeches were not without effect, and procured a temporary respite, at" least, for the State. After a long struggle the bill was not forced upon its passege, but was referred a sec ond time' to the judiciary Committee to be again reported upon. PROBABLE POSTPONEMENT TILL AFTER CHRISTMAS. Though the bill was recommitted in the ex pectation of an early report, it does not seem probable that any further action will be taken upon it just at this time. It is believed that the bill will bo called up again to morrow with the other unfinished busi ness of the session, but it is not expected that if it is brought up it will be passed. Judging from the action of the Senate to-day, tho friends of Georgia here state they have every reason to think that it will be a matter of impossibility to dispose of the affairs of the State until after the expiration of the Christmas recess which will shortly be taken by both Houses of Con gress. Appointment of the Executive Com mittee of the State Agricultural Society. At a meeting of the President and Vice-Presi dents of the State Agricultural Society in Atlan ta, on the 17th instaut, tho following' gentle men were appointed members of the Executive Committee of the Society for 1870: For First Congressional District—Gen. Geo. R. Harrison, of Chatham, P. O., Savannah; W. Blewit, of Thomas, P. O., Thomasville; Jas. T. Chapell, of Laurens, P. O., Dublin. Second Congressional District—Hr. Buchanan, of Randolph, P. O., Cnthbert; Gen. A. H. Col quitt, of Baker, P. O., Newton ; Jno. A. Cobb, of Sumter, P. O., Americus. . Third Congressional District—J. V. Meigs, of Muscogee, P. O., Columbus; J. B. Mitchell, of Taylor, P. O., Butler; Jas. Fannin, of Troup, P. O., LaGrange. Fourth Congressional District— George S. Obear, of Bibb, P. O., Macon; Henry Ste- E hcns, of Baldwin, P. O., Milledgeville; L. F. livingston, of Newton, P. O., Covington. Fifth Congressional District—B. H. True, of Morgan, P. O., Madison; T. J. Smith, of Washington, P. O., Oconee; J. B. Jones, of Burke, P. O., Herndon. Sixth Congressional District—Jas. Noble, of Floyd, P. O., Rome; Jno. H. Fitten, of Bartow, P. O., Adairsville; E. E. Rawson, of Fulton, P. O., Atlanta. Seventh Congressional District—Job. S. Ham ilton, of Clarke, P. O., Athens; Jno. N. Mont gomery, of Madison, P. O., Danielsvillo; Jas. 'H. Nichols, of Habersham, P. O., Nacoochee. Supreme Court. December 17, I860. The Court met pursuant to adjournment Argument in No. 4, Pataula Circuit—Shaw vs. the State—Simple Larceny, from Randolph, was resumed and concluded. Messrs. D. A. Walker and E. L. Douglass for plaintiff in er ror, and A. Hood, Esq., for defendant in error. No. 5, Pataula Circuit—Allison, Trustee, vs. Allison & Atkins—Equity, from Randolph, was dismissed for non-complianco with the 10th rule of this Court. No. 6, Pataula Circuit—Atwell, executor, vs. Mrs. Holliman—Dower, from Quitman, was argned by Cob A. Hood, for plaintiff in error, and by CoL Herbert Feeder,for defendant in er ror. No. 7, Pataula Circuit—Cook, executor, vs. Rutherford—Complaint, from Quitman, was withdrawn. No. 8, Pataula Circuit—King vs. Tho State— Bigamy, from Webster, was argned by W. A. Hawkins, for plaintiff in error, and by Cob A. Hood, for defendant in ejror. No. 9, Pataula Circuit—Sirrine vs. Griffin— Motion to set aside a judgment, from Webster, was argued by N. A. Smith, for. plaintiff in er ror, and by W. A. Hawkins, for defendant in error. No. 10, Pataula Circuit—Grubbs, adm’r. vs. McGlann—Equity, from Webster, was argued by N. J. Hammond, representing 0. B. Woot- ten, for plaintiff in error, and by W. A. Haw kins, for. defendant in error. On conclusion of the argument in the case last stated, the Court adjourned till 10 o’clock, a. m., to-morrow.—Hew Fra. Great Haul of Fish.—Mr. A. M. Ferrell, who is fishing at Mash’s Fishery am tbeOckolock- nco Bay, caught at one haul with a seine a few days ago one hundred and forty barrels of fish (mullet), all of whioh he saved and sold, netting him about nine hundred dollars in money. Es timating two hundred and twenty-five to a bar rel there were three hundred and fifteen thou sand fish in tho seine. This is the largest catch we have heard of en onr Gnlf coast, but it shows the value of our fisheries and how profitable they might be made had we the railroad facili ties' for leaching the up-country.—Floridian. FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, December 17.—The Election Com mittee are considering compensation for contest ants. . - Louisiana will not be considered till after the recess. The Senate is discussing the Atlantio Cable. The Democrats will remain to the adjournment in order to prevent the Georgia horror (as they call it) passing. Tliero ia a slim House. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House have postponed action in regard to Cuba till after tiie holidays. Bovonuo to-day $358,000. The Star says that Stanton succeeds Grier. Gen. Sherman endorses a report of outrages upon Indians—that a citizen may murder'an Indian with impunity, hut if the Indian retaliates, war results, and the United States must bear the expense. The President has nominated Amos T. Akerman Attorney for Georgia, and S. L. Withey, Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial District, vice Yeatman withdrawn. Washington, December 18.—Tho Reconstruction Committee is hearing an immense amount of evi dence regarding the local politics of Virginia rad the conduct of its judiciary- There seems to be no prospect of definite action to-day. Thero was alternate snow rad rain to-day, dosing with a gale. Revenue receipts to-day $500,000. The Braking rad Currency Committee Bend a sub-committee to New York to inveetigate the gold panic. The impeachment of Judge Trigg, of Tennessee, is probable, for alleged partiality against Govern ment reconstruction. The Committee have postponed the Virginia bill until after the recess. Tho House considers Georgia on Monday. It seems that there is no doubt it will be pushed through under tho previous question. The telegragh lines work very slow on account of the storm. The Haselton coal mine has caved, carrying down two large houses. Ten lives were lost. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, December 17.—Senate—.Without Congressional action on the Cable bill, tho Georgia bill was resumed. On motion of Mr. Williams, the adoption of the Fonrteenth Constitutional Amendment was stricken from Mr. Morton’s amendment, so that the adop tion of the Fifteenth Amendment is now the only prerequisite. Messrs. Ferry, Edmunds rad Conk- ling spoke in opposition to the Amendment. The Senate is still in session rad will probably continue in session till the bill is disposed of. House Another bill has been introduced provid ing for the admission of Virginia, on cert n condi tions. Referred. Washington, December 18.—Senate The Sen ate adjourned at half past one o’clock last night, after passing the Georgia bill, by a vote of . forty to Tho only changes made are the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment as a preliminary to res toration, and the retention of seats by those who claim that they served the Confederacy under du ress. The title of the bill was amended to read to promote,” instead of “to perfect,” “recon struction in Georgia.” Thus arguments wonld be given for further license to Congress in controlling Georgia in her action as a State for all future time. FROM TEXAS. Galveston, December 17.—Seven hundred coun ties have been heard from. Davis’ majority is 1128. The counties to hear from have an aggregate white majority of 2000. The vote for Governor is so close that it will require an official count to de cide tho questions. The Conservatives claim a ma jority of the Legislature on joint ballot. MOBILE RACES. Mobile, December 17.—Third day of tho Magno lia Races—Milo heat won by Lobelia, l:51Jf, 1:50}£; Coquette second; Zuzu third. FOREIGN NEWS. Rome, December 17.—The (Ecumenical Council has failed to form a commission to regulate the relations between the Chnrch and State. Thero is no uneasiness regarding the Pope’s health. Paris, December 17.—In the Corps Legislatif, Estancelin expresses homage for the Orleans Princes, and requested their continued banishment. Fourcarde protested. Estancelin responded, but was called to order. London, December 17—It is rumored that tho closing of tho Suez Canal, for new excavations, is authoritatively denied. Londonderry, December 18.—Additional police and a large number of troops have arrived, preven tive of riots during tho celebration of the anniver sary of the siege. Paris, December 18 The Emperor has entirely recovered. Rochefort’s new paper has appeared. London, December 18.—A writer in tho Times favors another deeper and wider canal. Ies3 subject to fogs and sand drifts through Central America. GENERAL NEWS. New Orleans, December 17.—Tho .building, No. 40, Camp etreet, was destroyed by fire to-day. In an altercation this morning, between P. V. Ducros rad E. J. Byrd, tho latter was wounded by two pistol shots; it is thought mortally. FROM CURA. New York, December 17.—A special dispatch to the Herald says that the insurgents have re-occu pied Mogate, and aro in force in that neighbor! hood. Yalmazeda writes that ho must have reinforce ments. A third of his men are sick. Manni’s in fantiy lost thirty-two men from Vomito. Tbe Macon fair — -—o Grass-Bow to Worm. * nt the Lands Rising in South Carolina.—The Lau- rensvillo Herald says: ‘ ’Publio and private sales indicate great appreciation in real estate in this section. Lands, that two years ago brought ten and twelve dollars, now sell for fifteen and twenty per aero. • On Monday last the real es- tato transactions wero as follows: One tract of land, containing 327 acres, sold by tho sheriff, brought $2100; one tract, containing 300 acres, sold by the sheriff, as tho property of Wood 0. Dollins, brought $2490; on6 tract, sold by order of the Court of Probate, containing 90 acres, sold as the property of James Neely, deceased, bronght $250. Tho clerk of the court sold the real estate of Wm. Boazman, deceased, (450 acres,) for $2600. Tho real estate of James Leeke, deceased. (300 acres.) sold by adminis trator, brought $2700. Decisions of tbe Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. From the Atlanta Era.] Thursday, December 16, 1869. Tho Court met pursuant to adjournment. Argument was resumed and concluded in the case of Wm. McAffee vs. Littleberry Mulkey. Jndge D. A. Vason for plaintiff in error, and W. A. Hawkins for defendant in error. The ease of Thos. S. Tuggle vs. William O. Gill, administrator—motion for new trial, from Lee Superior Court—was dismissed for non- compliance with the 10th Rule of this Coart. All cases from the Southwestern Circuit hav ing been disposed of, the Pataula Circuit was next in order. No. 1, Pataula Circuit, Brown vs. Simms— Relief, Plea and Demurrer, from Stewart—was argned by E. H. Beall for plaintiff in error, and by the reporter representing Mr. Gillis for de fendant in error. No. 2, Pataula Circuit, Feagan vs. Avon was oontinuad for Providential cause. No. 3, Pataula Circuit, Ransoue vs. Grist— Motion to Betaside a judgment on note for slave, was argued by Judge John T. Clark for plaintiff in error, and by Messrs. A. Hood & H. Fielder for defendant in error. No. 4, Patuala Circuit, Shaw vs. the State— simple larceny, from Randolph, was argued. Jndge D. A. Walker, for plaintiff in error, and ky A. Hood, for defendant in error. Pending argument of CoL E. L. Douglass, for plaintiff in error, the Court adjourned till 10 a. m., to morrow. Georgia and Congress.—The following spe cial appears in Forney’s Press of the 14th: It is generally conceded that, as a necessary precedent to the complete rehabiliation of the State of Georgia, her Legislature will be re quired to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment, rad an effort is being made to settle the question be fore the holidays, but it will undoubtedly fail. Clothumle, Dads <w „ December ]sT?’ ' Editors Telegraph and Mess en '. dosed from proceedings of i Ic «en. stitute Farmer’s Club” in the Ti-ihrT^ 3 ^ I they might interest you and your re!s ““S Trouble is a man of high character 1 timony is on the whole favorable LT ^ wnte yon soon my impressions of the > 1 ^ rath sundry suggestions, etc et» a V and its fntnre fortunes are ofm^^ article will be prepared with care. ^ And now what about reconstruction? « be possible that chaos is to come Caii * onr well-to-do condition of things to * tied, the holders of our State liailro-d securities to be damnified all over th labor onoe more demoralized, and wW hiding places at home and abroad thn 1,1 trade droop and spread a funeral’over fortunes ? God forbid. Ye men of r» -* high-sonled patriots of every creed ^^ arisef and avert the fatal catastrSbe^ 1 people of the North and West will snrly^ to reason, and to their own interests. Th organized action be taken at once to 6 ^ possible, from the evils hanging c ] onm ^ e ' a ’ ii ns at Washington. I 0T W A Show or Southern Staples..^. man oaUed attention to the fact that Dr S? 6 bio had recently returned from an r«• through the Southern States, whence at the suggestion of the Club, and C to take the stand and speak of and sara Dr. Trimble said in re P l v t t^ met in Washington a large snd inflnenty is pray, among which was the Hon. Ho»!i n 0 ’ r°n, United States Commissioner of s* ^ tore, the Chairman of the Committee Z?*!’ culture of the Senate, and other dignitarie^" was found an immense crowd, the hot*’, overflowing, everybody seemed to be conreS However, good treatment was expert meed 7 to the exhibition itself, it was the firs't war, and the wheels could not be eineet ran very smoothly nnder the circuit? and considering that the management was S the most part, in inexperienced hands, show of machinery, mostly from the North. «I creditable, and a tournament bronght ont a fc display of horses, some of which are of blood. It was particularly observable that k4. ton was the entire burden of the song anihn! pliances for use in the cotton fields'Vracw special attention. Guano, phosphate, sum phosphate, nitrate of soda, etc., are the charwd words that win every ear. Of oranges DrT a, orchards of several hundred trees. Some of ihea trees were forty years old and three fietinen. cumferenee. The land on which they stoc-d is kept in perfect order by a system of shtfor culture. No weeds were seen. Some of the trees, it was estimated, wonld yield from twenty, five to thirty bushels of excellent fruit Ten few apples were seen, and most of them cub from New York. Some apple orchards, low. ever, were observed near Petersburg. Peach trees were growing everywhere, but noa showed the care they deserve. Maris of borer and curculio were painfully apparent The first clover was found at Savannah, bnt the people of the Sonth seem to know little about clova. ■Whether it will grow generally remaius to be proved. The talk is all of cotton—what fertil izers they shall use to increase the yield, vki charms, what mighty magic, these things fillevery mind. In conclusion, toe speaker promised to put upon paper, at another time, somo Mlei account of the interesting trip, and speaimors especially of the condition and prospects of so ciety in toe South, and of the needs of tho peo ple.* The remarks of the Doctor were enliveo- ed by a display of .various grasses, weeds and plants, more or less nsefnl, most of which irt curious in Northern eyes. Mr. Lyman—In Cincinnati, recently, Ism gentleman from Aberdeen, Miss., by the use; of Phillips. He says the planters near hie have rid themselves of the moth, the boll-vom and the army worm by a lamp of simple coi- struotion. Tho top is left open, and the boot containing toe oil is shallow, so as fo eipcse > good deal of surface. The moths fly to the flame, drop into the oil and are drowned He finds that one lamp of this sort burned for a short time in the evening, when the moth is laying her eggs, will protect an acre. Ata screen to windward keeps toe lamp from bekj puffed out. Might not other moths, and poss- hly the incorrigible curculio, be lured to & strnction in a similar manner ? • About Kentucky Blue Grass.—S. P. Ander son, Franklin, West "Virginia, wonld know her much seed is required per acre, and whether to sow it in spring or fall to secure best resnlts: also, where can he get toe genuine article? Mr. Lyman—I returned a few days ago to toe Bine-Grass region. He can get the genuine article at Lexington. Let him apply to the E:- gent of Kentucky University, who earnest® the farm of Ashland, toe home of Jleniy Caj. But toe first question for him to settle is, whea- er he has a limestone soiL If he has not, to- thy, red-top, or orchard grass wonld grow jrs as well The peculiarities of the blne-gns counties are that a body of soft lime rock ns under all that region and constantly feeds at soil from toe bottom. This lime contains*®- phosphate, as well as carbonate, and this* counts for toe vigor of the growth of bke-gna all around Lexington. . Mr. Curtis—I recommend orchara-gKss-J place of Kentucky blue for the locality to V* tion. . 27,200 Pounds Seed Colton on Silj ’ Acres. Macon, December 16,18& Editors Telegraph and Messenger: I eaL -"* I Messrs. Jordan & Lockett’s mode of cuitiv^-- the land which produced tbe premium petI cotton. It ia called for by several. Plca^f- | lish. - Yours, David W. The land was first flushed with the AWj,, I Knight “A B” plow, the large monld bosra^ tached, breaking about six inches deep- • 7 days before planting the rows wers uw ®“ I tho ordinary scooter plow, fivo feet I lowed by a double wing shovel 1“°?’ (L ] inches long by eleven inches wide, dri • I two mules. In this furrow was pat »w hundred and fifty bushels horse lot nisn'are. three hundred pounds John Merry man ^ I “ammoniated dissolved bone,” per j bedded upon this with the Watt and hoc B” plow, small monld board attached, D ^ | in each furrow with a subsoil plow, breao-„ all about fifteen inches deep. , flu | On toe 24th day of April it was planted . seed planted, is known as tho “Hunt . ‘ ^ I This cotton was plowed seven Does ^ I sweep, catting twenty-four inchesmee. . ■ half inch deep,-and hoed twice after Pi^l We left upon each %pte as near as p^“ 1 thousand stalks. Jordan & Albany, Ga., November 13, picked from the foregoing area of eighty-eight thousandths acres,) , the total amount gathered io be twe . thousand two hundred and sixpofflids ^,^1 ton, one-third of which, say nine tho ^1 sixty-eight and two-thirds pounds, • ■* rad had ginned and packed, Rowing I twenty-eight hundred and eighty-w lint cotton, an average of fourteen h I twenty rad two-thirds pounds per ac - ^ John w- 0. H; Ctoff® 0 ’’ T. G. Bus** Albany, Ga7 November 1S,dJ I hereby certify that I have careful'). C(? j ed a parcel of land pointed put to ^ yi-'l J. W. Allen, as that from which he m ^ II gathered 27,206 pounds seed cotton, . .^1 find the area of said parcel of land | eighty-eight thousands acresn ^ ^ Civil Engineer and Son" 8 !” There was oonsiderable excitenieo^^j, street on Monday over the discovery ^ amount of United States bonds ha jje 1 from thousands to ten tnousan implicated is W. E. GrawA L o. ; _ £. , street. The firm consisted of " ' and T. H. Pratt. Gray Washington. Pratt is the Pf ^ v rf * ■ the one thousand dollar bonds, tered to ten thousand dollar Gray nor Pratt have been seeni -^ for ,h.^| cated in the alteration ofl bc bonds, is a son of the late chaplain States Senate.