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AND GEORGIA JOTJRJNTA.L <fe MESSETvTGi-ER. CLISBY, REID & REESE, Proprietors. The Family Journal.—Netts—Politics—Lite ratube—Agriculture—Domestic Affairs. GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING ESTABLISHED 1826. Onr Queen. BJ EDGAR FAWCETT. D.rhana tliere are mwy as lovely as she: . You'11 pardon my stating, This tabl is ft pri'«»of Labes unto me; I «ttlo berswptre, her throne my knee, A naW> fo1thu lad r m waiting 1 _ K i, 0 obev them with tireless zeal, 10 n 'nuuiilateii are issued serenely; JvLflis a fiat that knows no repeal; XZ&« is a praise of her courtiers leal, la tones condescendingly queenly. tier bath is » quostion of Btate; ’tis a sort Of treason to break her siesta. Papa, at his sovereign’s tyrannical court, imnines. by the right of his genius for sport, ‘ The role of her majesty's jester. MACON, TUESDAY, if^NUARY 25, 1870. VOL. IXIY.-NO. 26 Receptions of grandma, when visiting town, Are held amid pomp rare and splendid; , iwn, fen curls for her In radiant ribbons and costliest go - {QoA gave her those bright golder crown) Hie greeting is grandly extended. Her personal income of corals and cape Quito equals her royal position; The rule of her nursery suffers no lapse— la *1 solute monarchy, tempered with naps, It meets an uuvaried submission. I&e that of all despots, her reign is not free From faults. I am candid in stating; let who such a despot's proud slave would not be ? A rattle her sceptre, her throne my knee, and nurse for the lvly in waiting 1 [Oliver Optic’s Magazine. Wind ami Sen. Tie Sea is a jovial comrade, He laughs wherever he goes: His merriment shines in the dimpling lines That wrinkle his hale repose; He lays himself down at the feet of the Sun, And shakes *11 over with glee, And the broad-backed billows fall faint on the shore Iu the mirth of the mighty Sea 1 But the Wind is sad and restless, And cursed with an inward pain; Ten may hark as you will, by valley or hill. Bat yon hear him etui complain. He wails on the barren mountains, And shrieks on the wintry sea; He sobs in the cedar, and moans in the pine, And shudders all over the aspen tree. Welcome are both their voices, And I know not which is best— The laughter that slips from the Ocean's lips. Or the comfortless Wind’s tmrest, There’s a pang in all rejoicing, A joy in the heart of pain. And the Wind that saddens, the Bex that glad dens, Are siuging the eelf-eamo strain 1 Caprice, nr w. r. howells. Sho hung the cage at the window: •’If he goes bv,” she said, “He will bear my robin singing, And when he lifts his head, I shall be sitting here to sew, And he will bow to me, I know.” The robin sang a love-sweet song, The yonng man raised his head; The maiden turned away and blushed: "I am a fool!” she said. And went on bordering in silk, > A pink-eved rabit, white as milk. The young man loitered slowly By the house t hree times that day; ’Sbe’took her bird from the window; “He need not look this way.” She sat at her piano long. And sighed, and played a death-sad song. Bnt when the day was done, she said, “I wish that ho would come ! Remember, JIary, if he calls, To-night—Fm not at home." So when be rang, she went—the elf!— She went and let him in herself. They sang foil long together Their songs love-sweet, death-sad; The robin woke from his slumber, And rang out, clear and glad. "Nowgo!" she coldly said; “tislate;’ And followed him—to latch tho gate. He took tho rosebud from her hair, While, “You shall not!” she said; He closed her band within his own, And while her tongue forbade. Her will was darkened in tho eclipse Of blinding love upon his lips. LA FLOR DEL SALVADOR. The Daffodil sang: “D irling of tho sun Am I, am I, that wear His color everywhere." The Violet, pleaded soft, in undertone: “Am I less perfect made! Or hidden in the shade So dose and deep, that heaven may not seo Its own fair hue in me ?” Tho Rose stood up, fall blown— Right royal as a Queen, upon li*r throne: “Nav. but I reign alone." She raid, “with all hearts for my very own.” One whispered, with faint flnsh, not far away: “I am the eye of Day, ADd all men love meand with drowsy sighs, A Lotus, from the still pond where she lay, Breathed; “I am precious halm for weary eyes ’ Only the fair Field-Lily, elim and tall, Spake not, for all; Spako not and did not stir, Lapsed in some far and tender memory. Softly I questioned her: “And what of tlieo ?” And winds were lnlled about the bended head, And the warm sunlight swathed her as in flame, While tho awed answer came: . “Hath He not said?” [Overland Monthly. tVlmt General Sherman’s Orders to Gen. Terry Were — Tho President and Secretary of War Favor Harsh Measure*. We find tho following telegram in tho Rich mond dispatch, of Saturday. Terry is obeying Sherman's orders with a vengeance: Washington', January 14, 1870. Gen. Terry, military commander in Georgia, is in constant cypher correspondence with Gen. Sherman, making statements and asking for in structions in reference to matters daily coming before him for decision. Gen. Sherman Btated to-day that the correspondence, in a great meas ure, was puroly military, and that he did not desire its publication; that Terry was the mili tary chief or Governor of Georgia as implied “7 the reconstruction acts, and he was of a very sensitive nature, and that his object was to try and get thiDgs right in that State. So far he (Gen. Sherman) wonid approve of Gen. Terry’s acts, and would give instructions, etc.; but that in no case would he allow Gen. Terry to view any question in a partisan light, or render any decis ion or give any order in which a partisan view conld be taken. He had not ordered Terry to ar rest any of the members of the Legislature for alleged per jury. The courts are in existence, and “ any of them have been guilty of snch a sin they should be properly indicted and tried; but until so tried and found guilty, they should not be deprived of their seats in the Legislature. If ; l is necessary, court-martial trials will be held m the absence of courts, etc. Up to 2 o'clock io-day General Sherman had received no advi ces from General Terry announcing the arrest uf any of the members of the Legislature. General Sherman also stated that no order from the President had gone through his hands in truding General Terry to make the arrests, etc. The Secretary of War has no voice in the fatter nnder the reconstruction acts. It is well knowj, here that General Belknap is iu favor of tueni Te8 t of these alleged perjurers, and that jbe l-pesident is inclined that way, bnt General ”“ e >man has set his faoe against all harsh or P at liaan measures; and therefore, on the ques- *°i of Georgia, there may not be a little “on- Pbasantneaa" between these three gentlemen. Wau,tea. Watches and Jewelry repaired. Engraving in all Jgca elegantly executed at L. H. Wing's 48 Seoond irr~ FISH FARMING FOR THE SOUTH. From the jflural Carolinian for January. During this period, the young trout requires no food, being nourished entirely by the contents of the "yolk snek;’’ but immediately after its absorption, it is necessary that they should be regularly and cairefullv fed. Various substances, all - of an animal nature, have been tried, hut after various experiments. Dr. Slack has found the muscular fibre composing the hearts of hcef cattle, to be the most suitable. This is prepared by being chopped into minute fragments, which ^re passed through a fine win? seive. When the fishes have at tained the length of one and a half inches, the eggs of other fish are employed as food. When placed in the first pond, they will be led entirely, for some time, upon maggots, the larvae of the conitnom Hue-hot fie fly. Tho appearance of these disgusting, though to the pisciculturist useful little anirnals, is regarded as fixing tho period at which the transfer from the hatching house to the pond should.take place. - View of a Fish Farm. ' ' V ' ;' ’ ’ Fish cnlture is not a new thing, having been practiced in Europe by Jacobi more than a century since; but it is only recently that it has taken its place as a recognized branch of in dustry. _ _ In Europe it has assumed a national importance, and has received the fostering care of governments.^ The National French Fish Farm at Hunigue, on the Rhine, is an. extensive, as well as an interesting establishment, covering eighty acres, and distributing to all parts of the country many millions of eggs and young fish every year. * Its success, which seems to be complete, has led to the founding of a great many other fish-breeding establishments in vari ous European countries. Salmon have been restored to all the rivers of the British Islands, whence they had been driven, and introduced into some in which they were never known to propagate in the natu ral way; and such is the extent of this comparatively new enterprise, that fish has become a cheap and common food in districts where it had long been scarce and dear. ~ In this country, fish culture has. made comparatively little progress. A beginning has, however, been made, and we have no doubt progress will he rapid as soon as the conditions of success have been well ascer tained. At present, experimenters, both North and South, are foiling their way, as it were, to the desired result. We have every reason to believe that it-can be made profitable, as a Im-iuess, but at present we cannot advise everj body to rush into it with the hope of making a fortune in a year.. It is rather for the purpose of encouraging those who have suitable streams to construct and stock small fish ponds for the purpose of providing fish for their own use, than to show the commercial advantages of the art, that we here introduce illustrations of a New Jersey fish farm, with a brief descrip tion of the somewhat complicated process of hatching practiced there. “TROUTDALE,” NEAR BLOOMSBURY, NEW JERSEY. This place is the property of Dr. J. H. Slack, a thoroughly educated naturalist who has entered upon the business of fish farm ing with a full appreciation of all the condi tions of success. We condense some notes of his experience: THE SPAWNING SEASON. As the spawning season approaches, th'c colors of the adult fishes begin to alter to an extent noticeable by the most unpracticed eve. Losing the bright tints with which they were formerly bedecked, the female trout become dark and sombre in color, put ting on a grave and matronly dress. The hues of the males are, on the contrary, more brilliant than before. The distension ofthe abdomen of the female by the eggs causes the section of her body to assume an oval shape, while that of tho male resembled the outline of the eye ofa broad-axe. Fierce battles take place between the males, the conqueror celebrating his victory by feasting upon the body of the vanquished. As their time draws near, the females swim uneasily about the pond, trying the bottom with their fins, seeking for gravel in which to deposit their eggs. The bottoms ofthe ponds being formed of clay and large rrrj „ „„„ stones, they were obliged to pass into the v . . TI l a T ™i .> Th?eemonths o’. 1 races for that purpose. These had pre- Fig. 1. One week old. Fig.2. f hreemonths o,.. ^ vr ' cpa ‘ r( , d b y covering their Fig. 3. Six months old. Fig. 4. One year o . bottoms with fine gravel, and placing across them obstructions, fbrminga series of darns, and eddies. ARTIFICIAL SPAWNING. This is the way Dr. Slack captures the trouts aud obtains the eggs and the milt for artificial '^Across the lower end of the raceway a net was quietly placed, and the gate at the race- head closed, by which rheflow of water was stopped. To avoid oning left high and dry, the fishes were obliged to pass dotfn stream, and were thus captured in the net, the fishes being placed for the nonce in a large tin kettle. Ahout a quart of pure spring water was placed in the impregnating pan; a male was then taken and held in the manner depicted in the engrav ing, (Fig- 3,) the left hand grasping the neck below the gills, and the right the bodyjostabove Securing the Trout Spawn. tho fall. By a gentle pressure with the fore and middle fingers of the left hand, a quantity of the milt was expressed, the amount being further increased by gentle friction toward the tail- This wascontinued until the water became opalescent or pearly in its appearance. A female was then taken and in a’ed in the same manner, eggs, instead of milt, being extruded. The eggs and milt were allowed to remain in contact for about fifteen minutes, at the expira tion of which time they are can fully washed.” HATCHING THE EGGS. . It has been ascertained hy experiment iliat fifteen grains of the nrlty fluid of the male is sufficient to impregnate ten thousand eggs; hut in piact ce a much greater quantity is used. The bottom ofthe impregnating pan, ns Fown in the drawing.having a depression calculated to hold one thousand eggs, ihe quantity’obtained could Ikj n-adiiy esiimated. The eggs aver age one-sixth of an inch in diameter, an l weigh ono grain each. After being thus secured, too cegs ara taken to the hatching house, which had been made readv for their reception in the fol'owing manner: ., - - , „ „ “The hatching trough had been filled to the depth of two inches, with, fine gravel careful y boiled, to destroy the etrgs of any in-ects which might have been present; oyer this a gentle stream of water from the spring, filtered through four screens of tine flannel, was conducted. Upon the gravel the rpzs were place.!, the greater caio being taken to avoid any sudden jar, as the recently impregnated egg requires the tno.-t gentle handing, lest its suddenly acquired life be as suddenly extinguhhed. After resiing in their new location for a few moments, they to aid in conducting tho affairs of a bank, and wereevenly spread OTer fbe hottcmVof tbMrougbs by n tans of a fine feather During the was never sworn. liClCUVCillj v.ivA utv.a iuv . v » • _ • • , i entire process the, eggs had not for an m-tai.t been exposed to ihe atmosphere. THE rOU.VG TROUTS AND 1VIIAT THEY EAT. . When first hatched, the youne presented the grote-que appearance shownitn the smaller figure ofthe cut of the trout. Tho ungainly abdominal apj endage. technicallytermed the “yolk sack,” is, however, gradually absorbed into the body of tho young fash, the entire process requiiing six weeks for its completion. j The Hatching House. Other kinds of fish besides trout can, of course, be propagated in a similar way, but this is tho most valuable in those parts of the country where, as in our Southern mountain regions, the streams are suiubl.. and the climate sufficiently cool. In warmer-regions, snch as .. ir low and middle country, the Perch, the Bream, and what we are accustomed to call the Trout, (Migoxtoma Carohmensit,) the Mawmouth, etc., will perhaps be the best kinds to tiy. The cainplicated process, s of artificial impregnation may. in ordinary cases, be dispensed with, and ponds stocked bv simpler means, such as gathering the spawn in natural ponds and streams, and placing it t» hatch where the little fish can he protected from the devouring j'aws of the big ones. This In -1. point is an essential one, and any attempt to breed fish with out. separate ponds for the various sizes and ki“d.s will be sure to result in at least a partial failure. ’ - - 2he Fish Ponds. An interesting experiment, from which we may take a hint, was made in Sweden, as long ago as 1761, by Charles Frederick Lund : , , , “He obtained some breams, perch and mullet?, with mature spawn, apd placed them n large submerged or floating wooden boxes, in which he had placed quantities of pine boughs, In these boxes tho fish were kept several days! until they had completed tho process of spawning; they were then removed. The eggs nad adhered to the boughs. These species hatch quickly, and in a short time multitudes of young fish emerged from the boughs. In this way he obtained from fifty female breams, 3,100,000 young; from one hundred female perch, 3,215,000 young; and from one hundred femaje mullets, 4,000.000 young.” These aie wonderful results, obtained by very simple means. Thrtse species., like the speckled trout, whose eggs fall free from each other to the bottom, cannot be managed in exactly the same way, but they may be made to spawn in places where it will be convenient to pro tect them from marauders by suitable enclosures; and with a suitable arrangement of small ponds and streams, the young fry of all species may be separated from the old ones that would devour them. The details of such a plan will suggest themselves, and must be mod ified to meet the particular conditions of each case. . . The Military Commission. EVENING SESSION. JIr. R. "W. Phillips, Representative from Echols county, being included in the list of members of the House charged with being in eligible, wished to make a statement in his case. ;. t o Tho Attorney General had no objection, and the Court granted Mr. Phillips permission to make a statement in writing, and hand it in. In the case of Holcombo, the Attorney Gen eral nmended his specification by inserting militia captain in Sonth Carolina. • . - Blnford D. Smith testified that he lived some four or five miles from Holcombe, in South Carolina; he was called captain; saw him muster men; have mustered nnder him myself; don’t know whether he was militia captain; don’t know whether he held the office of militia captain or not. This occurred in Pickens Dis trict, Sonth Carolina, either in 183G, 1837, or 1838. Don’t know whether ha was elected, commis sioned or detailed as captain. It was in the cavalry arm of the service. It was a volunteer company. Don’t know ttmt he even exercised the duties of a captain of a beat company. Wit ness was a member of the company. Never had anything to do with the patrol laws. Counsel for defendant admitted that Hol combe was marshal of Marietta in 1853. Dick Fletcher deposed. Counsel for defend ant admitted that he had aided and participated in the “rebellion” to the extent of his ability. Dr. John G. Westmorland testified that he had two conversations with Holcombe. Holcombe said he was captain of a cavalry company in Sonth Carolina. The case here closed. George S. Thomas, Farrows’ maid of all work, was announced on Saturday as associated with him in these cases. The absence of Jndge Bingham was noted yesterday, and the qnestson was freely asked : “Has the salt lost its savor.” In the case of Senator W. J. Anderson, At torney General Farrow charged him with being a notary pnblio in the year 1SG0, and aided and abetted the rebellion. Col. Lester, for Mr. Anderson, admitted that he acted as notary public, though never quali fied as snch, and admitted aiding and abetting He was appointed notary public Here Attorney General Farrow announced that he would rest his case. Col. Lester, in behalf of the Senators, offered In evidence the order of General Meade, proc lamation of Governor Bullock convening the Legislature, the convening of tho Legislature, the taking of the oath prescribed by the bill, and the oath to support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Georgia, and the journals of the first Legislature, showing the appointment of a committee on eligibility who reported these Senators to be eligible, that they had taken part in the confirmation of offi cers nominated hy the Governor, the vote on Tlie Military Commission. In the proceedings published yesterday morn ing, the testimony of Senator Winn was omitted. Senator Winn testified that there was no con tract between himBelf and the Confederate au thorities to famish beef. They impressed his market house and hands at the butcher pen and allowed him at first $3 per head, and afterwards ns much as they choosed. He had no option in tho matter. He did not vote for secession, bnt opposed it. He never engaged in the rebel ser vice until conscribed. Went to Chattahoochee bridge because a raid was expected. He was a duly registered voter, and served in the Senate during tho past two sessions of the Legislature. He voted for tho Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. SECOND day’s PROCEEDINGS. The Board met at a few minutes after ten o’clock, this morning. Attorney General Far row asked for subpoenas in the case of Senator Wellborn, to be directed to W. F. Wright, J. E.. Brown and J. D. Pope. Attorney General Farrow announced that the case of Senator Wellborn would first be taken up: 4 Col. Lester asked for a copy of the charge and specifications in the case. Attorney General Farrow, with an air of great pomposity, replied that ho had filed them with the Board, and he presumed that the counsel could see them. He found that when he had the witnesses in. the Court room ready to prove a fact, the counsel on the other side were ready to admit it. Jndge Clark said he repudiated the direct at tack upon the connscL It was not true, and entirely ont of order. The Attorney-General here blurted out; “I did not say that it was unprofessional,” and craw-fished out. The Court cheeked it with a single remark. Attorney-General Farrowthen read the chaj^ and specifications against Senator. Wellb£j_ His offense was holding the offioe of StaF . brarian. in 1 " ~~ " * the rebellion. officer in either case. In my opinion, under the Const! to tion of the United States, the amend ments and the Eeconstmotion Acte, the State Librarian was not an officer. In my opinion it was not an offioe nnder tho law of Georgia. Jndge Brown stated that he would like to give his reasons at length, bnt the Court objected. Mr. Wellborn was not com missioned in 1858, ndr did he take an oath. No time was fixed for his service, but removable at my pleasure. The position of Librarian was like that of State House Guard. Colonel Lester then submitted a question in writing as to whether the positions of State House Guard, Keepers of Fnmitnre and Mes senger, were nqt subject to the same rules as to appointment, pay and removal, as that of Li brarian. The Court retired for consultation, and, upon returning, announced that they would not per mit the question to be put. Mr. Wellborn did not hold the position of Li brarian after 1863. He held the position from 1838, to November, 1861. Wm. F. Wright testified that Mr. Wellborn, daring portions of the years, 18G1-62, acted as quartermaster of the State troops. He was as signed to my regiment in that capacity. The regiment were stationed at Savannah. The regiment never went into a fight—were stationed in a plain, and never marched up a hill and down again—drew and ate their rations regularly consuming what ought to have gone to the Confederate troops—drilled and had dress parade occasionally. Attorney General Farrow announced closed. Defense announced that they had no testimo ny to offer, save documentary evidence. Conrt took a recess for half an hour. The Court reassembled promptly, but Attor ney General Farrow was absent. He returned in the course of ten minutes, and announoed that Senator A. W. Holcombe’s case would be taken up, and read the charge and specifica tions. The substance of the charge is that he held an office in Greenville District, S. O., which re quired him to exeente the patrol laws, and the office of Marshal^ of the city of Marietta, in 1852, and made speeches in Cobb county, and volunteered. Colonel Lester found no objection, to the specifications, except to that part relative to holding office in Sonth Carolina. The Conrt sustained the objection and or dered the. Attorney General to state specifically the office held by Holcombe in South Carolina. Defense filed the same pleas as in other cases. The Conrt then adjourned until half-past two o’clock, p. ix.—Constitution, 17th. Weekly Resume of Foreign Affairs. FBEPABED FOB THE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER. Gbeat Britain.—The draught of the new ed ucational law to be laid before tbe next session of Parliament has been published. It provides for the establishing of school districts and dis trict colleges, the latter’s duty being to carry ont the law, which makes the attendance at school compulsory for all children from six to fourteen years. Parents, declining to send their children to school, will be fined. To de fray the expenditure connected with this new measure a tax for education is proposed. No distinction shall be made as to creed; but the district colleges are authorized to allow the use of the school rooms without the regular hours for religious instruction, on the. condition that all confessions are treated on the same footing. A company with 250,000 shares at £1 each has been started in London' nnder the auspices of the Duke of Manchester, for the purpose of favoring the emigration of the poorer popula tion. Several large fires occurred in the metropolis 'during the Christmas holidays, causing enor mous damages. Mr. "Motley, the American Ambassador, was robbed of property valued at: $5,0G0 by house breakers, who effected an entrance into his house while the inmates were asleep. On the occasion of an election for Parliament in Longford, Ireland, the partisans of Martin, the Fenian candidate, sustained a regular skir mish with the friends of Nugent, the other can didate. After a severe contest between both parties, troops made their appearance on the scene of action and fired upon the Fenians who fled. Several engaged in tho skirmish were wounded. The government has taken ample measures to prevent any further disturbances of the peace. France.—The “ Law of Antagonistic Princi ples” is one of the fundamental laws Natnre is teaching us wherever wo look around in this wide realm of hers. Opposition is as indispensa ble to the body politic and healthy progress of a nation as the balmy sunlight to the humble vi olet at our feet. The Emperor’s Asiatic rule had banished all opposition; and the youth and chivalry of France, being unable to shine in Parliamentary debates or to play an active part in the political life of the nation, have devoted their time and energies to pursuits of a very questionable order. “Le Demi-Monde” has become a power in the capital under Napoleon III. Its represent atives display the most gorgeous splendor, and i i _ nv t i j . . the morals of “modern Babylon’ forcibly !sJl 6 te at present. It is, therefore, said that mind ns of the reigns of Loms XIV and | majority of the bishops have not the full Tho members of the House of Bonap: present chief inoluded, have won a con^"”^ place in the “chronique scandalens/j Trjv” times, and Pierre Bonaparte, who r ’ cannot be exempted from this atav nrrenc0 of Only a few weeks before the, ^ f this lamentable tragedy, he j tothe ^ e J e8t gross act of violence; but ow^ fli s 8 nm for partiality, he was onl .V fi . ne /deprived any other an offence which would hfa ^ Th J e one of his liberty for se repr ^ 8ented both F by ticnlars of .he affairojj e have already been the Pnnce and Fg der — peachment of the depnty Rochefort for having insulted the Emperor and excited the people to acts of violence. The demand was referred to a committee. The Cabincthas issued quite a series of liber al orders. Algiers will be represented by four deputies in the Corps Legislatif in the future. All for eign papers will be distributed without being examined by the censure. The radical paper “ Le Rappei” may be sold in the streets. The political amnesty lately granted is to be extend ed on Ledru Rollin, Louis Blanc and several other prominent exilos, now enjoying the hos pitality and protection of England: Baron Haussman, the Prefect of Paris, has received a successor in the person of Henri Chevreau. This is a proof of the power the new Cabinet is wielding, for the Emperor, strongly .attached to Haussmann, endeavored to keep him in office, and yielded only reluctantly to the wishes of his Ministers. There is a rumor that the Chamber will impeach Haussmann for hav ing overstepped his jurisdiction. Napoleon Darn, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has ad dressed a circular to the diplomatic represents- - tives of France at all foreign Courts, declaring that the policy of the government would be one of peace. An expedition is being fitted out to recover from “the deep bosom of the ocean," five hun dred millions of francs in silver, which were lost with Spanish vessels near the coast of Spain. North German Confederation.—The Post master-General of the North German Confed eration is abont to establish North Genpan postoffices in Constantinople and the chief com mercial places of the Turkish Empire. A high official of the department will soon leave for Constantinople to make the necessary prepara tions for establishing the first North German postoffice in the capital. The next is to be started in Alexandria. ’ In the mines of Waldenburg, Silesia, eight thousand miners have struck since a fortnight. Great want is spreading among them one hundred and fifty have resumed work, while tho remaining majority Beem determined to 0 hold out. The authorities are endeavoring to bring abont a compromise. The Lower Chamber of the Prussian Landtag has terminated the preliminary deliberation on the Budget for 1870. M. Lasker and Miguel's proposal, recognizing the competence of the North German Confederation in the whole de partment of civil law, was passed by a large majority. Among the petitions presented to the House the most important was in favor of r i abolishing stamps on newspapers, a form of, taxation which the Minister declared his perfect willingness to repeal as soon as the financial condition of the country would allow him to do so. Although Count Bismarck has returned to Berlin, he will not resume his offioe at onoe, as a continued quiet of soma weeks is necessary to the complete restoration of his health. He j has, however, been several times received by. T the King. During his sojourn in Egypt, the Crown ' Prince of Prussia laid the foundation-stone of the New German Protestant Church in Cairo. King "William I. has subscribed 20,000 francs to the building. Spain.—Strange rumors, intimating a Spanish coup d'etat, and the establishment of the dicta torship in Spain, reach os from Madrid. This extraordinary news not having been confirmed since, the report lacks projbably a solid founda tion, though, after the resignation of Prim the Cortes seems to have deemed the situation criti cal enough to think of investing Serrano with supreme power. In the meantime the immi nent danger has passed by, as another ministry hasbeen formed. Senor Rivero, President of the Cortes, has aocepted the offioe of Home Minister, Admiral Topete, that of marine, and t Sagosta has become Secretary of State; Senor ; Montero Rios, has been appointed Minister of Justice. The new ministers took the constitu tional oath in the presence of the Regent Tbe Cortes was to re-assemble on January 11th.— Slight disturbances were reported from several provincial towns. The capital was quiet. On the occasion of the Epiphany festival the Parliament in a body waited upon the Regent , Senor Rivero addressed Serrano, declaring in the name of all deputies, that only united setter could bring the revolution to a xuccesafnl iss 1 *** The news that the Cuban Jonta in New. 701 ® had given orders to discontiaue the movcUent,^ created an Immense aensafcbn in Madrid Italy.—The second pnblio sitt^K °f the Ecumenical Council torf plaee 0 iX" anoar y 6th; but there are stji difficulty* ahead, as the Council, though constituted, jannot adopt or proclaim yet anriresolnU^ P««me that there are tw/pte>tacte» • At t^ e do cility of findinran ad^ate language for the mutual undemanding of the pnnees of the Church whrbave vOne from all quarters of -J the oloba-*ecopdy» the resistance offered to nrd^of business Pins IX has prescribed for the Jotln< *" 11 ’ is tni0 that ’ ragarding the first r« n t ike Latin tongne has been proclaim- ' d ,ie official language of this Council, as it “ 30) yejrs ago in Trent; but in those times Xti* was still the ruling tongue in eccleaiasti- laband learned circles, while it has become ob- Fcediag the Young Trout. Amendments, and acquiescence in proviso* - of Omnibus Bill, date of secession ordinj^ meeting of Convention, seizure of Fort "Sr etc. * /6nt he Attorney General Farrow announeg't would had no farther evidence to snbmjfto statute send in with his argument referer laws, etc. Junced that he Attorney General Farrow until to- oould not be ready with biv day at 2 o’clock. presenting J. B. Sor- George Hillyer, I’fiq. q^psARentative, asked rels, of Walton cong£ p( yfponed until Thnrs- that action on his car K was holding the offioe pi Sta^ 18(58, and afterwards'enga/* 5 ’onrt to Attorney-General Farrow asked the pr j n { e( j grant him leave to have the teB1 j5fio (; raphe r . in each case, or get a copy from the- d tbe ' The Court refused, because tV ■ 1 had no right to grant it. fl 4d to permit •The Court, however, cor a re q ne8 t t 0 Gen. the counsel to join togethe dence to facilitate Terry for copies of the ^ent. them in making their ah e wbo i e proceedings Judge " Clark thongJfpP - should be pnblishe&r Wellborn plead “Not Counsel, for Syjajigfljctjca c f the Conrt. Guilty, and Farrow presented the cer- Attorney-Gy Ejecutive Department, setting tifioate from; Wellborn held the office of State forth that/j 858 . Beceived. Libranag^eph j;. Brown deposed that he did Jnogr G f any overt acts committed by Mr. not ^rn daring the war. At the commence- of the war he was State Librarian. Can’t how long he remained in office, but it as most of the time. Don’t recollect any ad' the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteent ’mission by him that he participated in the war. day/' Agreed tQy Judge Brown shown copy of Executive or der, appointing Mr. C. J. Wellborn Librarian, in 1858. Jndge Brown said he had no donbt it was a correct copy. Col. Lester asked Jndge Brown if the State Librarian was an officer prior to the adoption of the code in 1863. Farrow objected because the law specified what an office was. Jndge Clark said that until the code went into effect the State Librarian was a mere servant in charge of the books. Judge Brown: The Librarian waa in imy department and under my control Con sidered Librarian and Messenger equally as much officers of the Btate, but not legally an. brought before thf nated i n an a -rticle of “La whole quarrel o cb treated the Parisians to Marseillaise, r> g Bcanda i 0 us adventure. Pierre Napo^jng replied by a publication, The prince^ ^JaronJet, the writer of Fonvilla and Victor Noir, both be- that artg tbe g^g- 0 f Marseillaise,” simply jg'JnPierre Napoleon in behalf of their ®.i to arrange a duel. It does, therefore, not fI 2n very probable that Victor Noir for- St "himself so far as to slap Pierre Napoleon in &e face; bnt to judge from the past martial ' career of the Prince, it looks more likely that having premeditated an act of vengeance, he only waited for the declaration that they were the representatives of their friend, to give way to his passion. However, it may be, the imme diate cause of the deed will, probably, never be cleared up, as there were no witnesses present. In the meantime the . “Journal Officiel” pub lishes an imperial decree, convoking the Cham ber in order to accuse Pierre Napoleon of man slaughter before the High Conrt. The “Haute Conr de Justice" assembles only by order of the Emperor to pass sentence, without any ap pear, upon all persons charged with a crime or conspiracy against the Emperor or the State, and all members of the Imperial Family, who are accused of a crime. This Court consists of two Chambers—Chambre des raises en accusa tion, and Chambre de jagement—each com posed of five counsellors of the Highest French Court—“La Conr de Cassation.” The Minister of Justice, on hearing the news, at once issued orders to airest the Prinoe ; bnt Pierre Napo leon already five honrs before the warrant was issued, had surrendered to the authorities. The office of “La Marseillaise” has been "closed by order of the Government The debate in the Corps Legislatif were very stormy. Gnyot Montpayroux proposed that members of the Imperial family should be made responsible before the law, without any distinc tion. Rochefort, being exceedingly excited, made a report concerning the death of Noir.— He said: “Noirwas one of the people, and the people must judge his murderer who, though a cousin of the Emperor, should not be allowed to escape. Emile Ollivier, the Premier, replied by assuring the Chamber that justice would have its course. In his speeoh he .made use of the following remark: “We are justice, law, mode ration ; if you compel us, we will become force.” The Imperial Attorney General sent a com munication to the Chamber, demanding the im- oommand of the Latin, while the few who are able to converse fluently in that classical tongue, pronounce it according to the roles of their native language, thus renderibg again a general understanding impossible; tins Bab ylonia chaos of tongues will hardly sdmit a general debate. As for the second point, all bishops opposed to the tendencies pursued by Rome, have found fault with the Papal bull fixing the order of business, as it is destined to degrade the Council to a mere tool in the hands of the Curia. The Pope has not only arrogated to himself the right of appointing all officials for the Council, bnt he has also formed the committees in such a way as to exclude before hand all propositions hostile to the Papal su premacy. All reports from Rome tend to show that, most probably, the infallibility of the Pope will be declared a dogma, for the opposing el ement, being mainly composed of the German, Austrian, Hungarian and French bishops, to all appearances, will be overwhelmed by a vast alppHit xsatr&iftkod The Oriental bishops are aaid to be very poor, while the Spanish are the wealthiest. The Archbishops of New York possesses an unlim ited letter of credit on a Roman banking firm, and also the remaining American prelates are accredited from 100,000 to 150,000 francs. How little the bishops are prepared to con duct parliamentary debates in the Latin tongne was best shown by a deliberation which took place in the Chambers of Cardinal Altieri on the subject of an address to the Pope. Every one endeavored to express his opinion in the purest idiom of Cicero, but the result was only a general confusion. In this emergency some of the American bishops resorted to French, and the conversation became tolerably intelli gible until the btehop of Baggio, _ Italy, pro tested, declaring that all ecclesiastical matters should be discussed in Latin. The consequence was that the majority, having forgotten the con jugation of regular and irregular verbs took no part in the debate and signed their names in meek resignation. Jasno. - ■ ei» Cattle on the Hoof.—Twenty-one head of beef cattle from near the Tennessee and Georgia line, were sold by the drovers yesterday, on Mulberry street, to Hr. Wm. Holmes, for 5 cents per pound, on the hoof. In the lot we noticed a few Very fine beeves; bnt the whole of them would have sold tor more and looked better it they had been well fed tor the last few weeks. Full Biveb.—The rains of last Monday afternoon and night raised the river at this point abont 14 feet, and yesterday afternoon" it was the fullest river we have bad for the last year or two. The water courses all through this section arc now out of their banks, and wagoning will be suspended for a day or two in oonseqnenca. There were not a half dozen wagons from tbe surrounding country m the city yesterday, and but very few strangers. Wk
