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Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, MAY 13 l* 70 - . ' All Cotton—No Corn. Bach an article as wo copy elsewhere from the Columbus Enquirer gives os the blues. In the light of it we see an army of grim spectres ahead, lead by Hunger, Starvation, Ruin, Destruction and Despair. Look at this country now—abso lutely exhausted of food. Odr letter-writers tell us that such places ns Albany and Eufaula, which ought to ship fat beef, aro getting their supplies of fresh meat, and even their chickens and eggs, from Tennessee. The papers com plain that the farmers come to town to buy the fresh food which has been imported from dis tant regions, to save themselves from famine. If a country in such a condition could be made healthfully and comfortably inhabitable by pro cess of importation, it would go to ruin with heavy cotton crops at twenty-five cents a pound. But bow is it likely to turn out with cotton at fifteen cents, which will, in all probability, be the price next falL If the people don't aronse to the importance of producing their own food, Georgiy will sink into a condition of almost un exampled embarrassment and wretchedness* Martial Law Proclaimed. martini law in its most offensive form has been proclaimed in Georgia. The coarts, State and Federal, are in full operation there, no in surrection exists, no call for troops has been mado, and yet a mere captain of infantry is now So says the World, and a good many of the Northern papers are holding np their hands in holy horror in the same way. It is no design of ours to say a word in favor of martial law in time of peace, which tho Constitution forbids. But martial law is by no means tho worst of Georgia’s case. The action of CoDgres3 which has turned out representatives and installed bas tard agents of their own, never elected by the people—which has surrendered every interest of this great State into the hands of men without legitimate authority, integrity or responsibility which has confused andconfounded all author ity here under a sort of double-headed, hybrid administration, which amounts practically to government without law—is worse than martial law. The history of the Republican party, brief as it has been, contains a perfect demonstration of its moderate impulses on every occasion, and of a steady reluctance to be pushed to any ex tremity, except by an overwhelming necessity. [Neu> York Times. If H. Greeley were on tho other side and over against the Radical Times, he would an swer tho paragraph quoted with “you lie, you villain! ” Wo accept the spirit, but eschew the vulgarity of tho expression. Tho most that can bo said for tho Republican party is that it never committed a crime against decency, humanity, truth, honor or liberty unless it saw it would pay, and the pay point settled, it never stopped at anything whether it was to*snurder an inno cent woman, to assassinate sovereign States or fall down before negro idols and worship them, It is a party of wonderfully “moderate im pulses” truly.—Mobile Register. Reconstruction Resumed.—The job of re constructing Georgia is to be resumed this weok. It is said the Reconstruction Committee, of fifteen members, have ten new plans for the reconstruction of Georgia. General Butler has a plan of his own, besides. The Senate bill has no chance, and was passed by that body to rid themselves of tho subject at least for a time. Wo will venture no predictions of our own, ex cept that there will be a good deal of talking uua Home, u.wi tUingo nnU bo said of tho Geor gia rebels, so-called. Tins much wo may surely promise. For tho remainder let us be quiet, and let this thing wear itself oat. It will come to that at last. Don’t Like Themselves.—The Baltimore pa pers say that under the advice of Radical poll ticians in Baltimore, the negroes of that city will not use the street cars prepared for their accommodation, in accordance with the decision of Judge Giles. They will ride with white peo ple, or not at all. That fully illustrates the temper and designs of the Radicals. They will admit no provision to avert tho evil of raco an tagonism. Thoy are content with no course except one which must ultimately create a state of feeling in which tho weaker race must be victimised. The Tariff Bill. It is said that the Tariff Bill is in such critical condition that it has become necessary to resort to sectional party machinery to save it The Republicans of both houses have had a caucus, at which it was agreed to make the Schenck bill a party measure, and invoke for it party sup port, on party ground. Nothing else, it is ad mitted, can save the bill or save the party. That arrangement may save the bill, but will lose the party. Radicalism will bo a huge car cass to throw before tho car of tariff reform, but tho wheels will go over or through it after a time. Can Make JYo Exceptions. We can positively make no exceptions to onr cash plan on the 1st of Jnne next. And why should we make any ? It is a very small matter to the subsoriber to dose np his account and pay in advance, and it will be very much more satisfactory to him as well as to 'ns to know that the account is closed up. Putnam Comity Agricultural Fair. Eatonton, Ga., May 7th, 1870. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Please inform the pnblio through your columns, that our third Annual Agricultural Fair will be held on the twelfth day of October, 1870, continuing three days. Respectfully, Robeet Young, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer, Patnam County Fair. The Washington Mayobality.—The negroes in Washington are puzzled to know which is the blacker of their candidates for Mayor—Bowen or Richards. There’s a split on the question. Tho troublo is that Bowen has refused to divide the stealings fairly among the brethren, and as the city treasury is not quite cleaned out, Rich ards and his Congoes say tho remainder belongs to them. Tpnneltjno Bast and Nobth Rivebs.—Tho Senate Committee on Commerce has authorized Senator Conkling to prepare a bill for tho tun nelling of Bast and North rivers. Tho persons who ask Congress to grant them tho privilege intend, as soon as the bill is passed, to proceed at once with the undertaking. Pbovision foe Gen. Lee’s Family.—It is mentioned that the Trustees of the College at Lexington, of which General R. E. Leo is tho President, have secured to Mrs. Leo a homo and an annuity of three thousand dollars, in the event of General Lee’s decease. The McFarland Trial is to be published by tho New York Sorosis, in 309 volumes with an appendix, containing speeches of counsel and a full report of the fight which would have taken place but for tho interference of tho police. Successful Railroading.—It iseaidthat tho New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company have earned over twelve million dollars durin,r the past six months. 'W' ithin the period named, the Company have Mid two million dollars of mortgage bonds on he Hudson River Road. Sustain Tour Credit There’s nothing like sustaining your credit. The banks and insurance companies of Ne w .York take infinite pains to sustain their credit. In order to do it to tho best advantage, they build seven story palaces on Broadway with Carera marble, and adorn their fronts with statuary in large numbers, nt twenty-five thou sand dollars apiece. They ornament the insides of these palaces with frescoes and Mosaics, and marble counters, topped with mother of pearl; inlaid with tho costliest gems. The basements aro stored with tho most accomplished French cooks, who serve up delicate viands from silver saucepans on gold service, to calls from silver whistles. Gorgeous nymphs float Green Seal and Heidsiek in oceans, at tho call of tho Directory; and to sum it all up, nothing is spared to sus tain their credit and convince tho outside world that they can meet everything they owe on de mand without tho slightest inconvenience. The Ninth Ward Bank have just completed a fairy castle of this kind, at a cost of six hundred thousand dollars, at 407 and 409 Broadway. Surrounded by all the magnificence which could be conjured up by the enchanted lamp of Alad din, the directory repose on jewelled ottomans and smoke cigars at fifty cents apiece. Doubts aro dazed out of a man by tho flash of diamonds and gilding. Tho Ninth Ward Bank must bo paying institution. Sustain your credit, gen tlemen. The Cheapest Thing Going Is advertising in a paper of largo circulation, iror Two dollars wo wm guanrateo to pi a no a no tice of eighty words before fifty thousand read ers. What merchant or tradesman, seeking business, can approach tho public in any other way half so cheaply or effectively; and he who can’t move some trade ont of such a vast num ber most bo very inapt. Advertising is rightly termed the life of trade; but then it takes lively man to attend to it in the right way. Sometimes, like a sharp-edged tool, it cuts both ways. Last spring, a friend of ours, who deals in flour and grain, on his way home Saturday night, left an advertisement proposing to sell considerable stock of flour at so much per hun dred. By the Saturday night’s dispatches, material rise wa3 noted, and he resolved, on seeing the quotations next morning, to get down to his business early, and prohibit sales at the pries he named. He got breakfast late Monday morning, and reached his countiDg-room just in time to see the last sack sold. That was time in which advertising hurt. Ordinary of Jones County. Clinton, Ga., May 9, 1S70. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: From your paper it appears thatR. T. Ross, Ordinary of this county, has been removed and James Dov6raux appointed in his stead. In 18G7, Thomas Gibson was elected Ordinary and vaca ted it by removal to another State. The Code provided for the filling of this kind of vacancy (the usual method being an election) by the In ferior Court—(section 245.) The Inferior Court was abolished. Article 4tb, section 11, para graph 4, of the present Constitution, vesting the power in the Governor, is as follows: When any office shall become vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall have power to fill such vacancy, unless other wise provided by law; and persons so appointed shall continue in office until a successor is ap pointed agreeably to the mode pointed out by this Constitution, or by law in pursuance there of.” Under said section, R. T. Ross was com missioned by Governor Bnllock for the balance of the term—has continued to fill said vacancy up to the present time—the term not expiring until January 1, 1871, according to Democratic construction; for three years longer, according to Republican views. . In spits of tho foregoing facts and law, R. T. Ross has been removed without cause, and Jas. Deveraux, a person of color, appointed in his stead. Judge Ross is very efficient and of large experience. The negro has been teaching a colored sohonl—imported to tho ennnty last year for party purposes, perhaps. Under the section recited the Governor figures his authority for bis conduct. Its recital is a full refutation. It is well, if we are powerless, to advise the perpe trators of these wrongs that they are recorded against them, and will yet invite, with other of fences, a just and overwhelming indignation that shall sweep them from the places of trust they occupy so unworthily. Will Gen. Terry, with his attention called to the law, fail to with draw his approval? The enquiry may be amusing. The Decrease in (he Negro Popultr (ion of* South Carolina. General Haygood, in his recent address as President of tho Charleston Agricultural and Immigration Convention, made tho following statement with reference to tho decrease of the negro population of South Carolina: la 1790, it numbered 107,000; in 1800, 146, 000; 1810, 196,000; in 1820, 250,000; in 1830, 315,000; in 1840, 377,000; in 1850, 384,000; in 1860, 402,000. According to the annual average, from 1840 to 1860, the population of freedmenin 1865 may be presumed to have been 421.000. But accord ing to tho State census of 1869, it bad diminished to 386,000, leaving a deficiency of 35,000, or an average of 8,776 per annum in tho State of South Carolina alone. If I might be allowed to speculate on this question, I would say that, in my opinion, tho decrease has been not less than 50,000. Bat taking the figures themselves, even at that rate, in less than forty-four years, the entire colored population of South Carolina will have disap peared. Martial Law In Georgia. The course which Gen. Terry has seen prop er—somewhat suddenly and nnexpectedly, it most be owned—to adopt in Georgia, is simply extraordinary and intolerable. Not long ago, within the last fortnight in fact, Gen. Terry was in this city;* and he spoke in unmeasured terms of the peaceful situation of Georgia, of the condition of law and order which prevailed there, of the fair hopes and prospects of the people. He was nnreserved in his communica tion of this • agreeable intelligence. He was even rosy and genial; and thero are at least fifty persons who heard his cheerful statement. What has happened since? What has come over tho spirit of God. Terry that he should of a sudden, practically declare martial law, send out an armed body of men, arrest a citizen at midnight and otherwiso disturb tho peace of tho country? Tho alleged offense transpired a year ago. Are the civil courts insufficient ? If they are, the Radicals are to blame, for they aro in power. Are such precedents as this to be set—is such an outrage as this to tie tolera ted, for tho sako of such a nest of thieves ns that over which Bullock spreads his soiled wings ? It may be that Gen. Terry is obeying orders from Washington. Wo are loth to be lieve him a deliberately unjust man, as well as a wilfully tyrannical official. Bat he owes it to his reputation to explain this business, and that without delay.—Louisville Courier-Journal. New Gbeen Line Cabs.—The Atlanta Consti tution noticed lately new cars bearing the marks of several roads, which have been put into the Green Line. Among them are Charlotte, Co lumbia and Augusta, Macon & Brunswick, At lantic and Gnlf. The throe last named roads have recently joined the line, the Louisville and Nashville road have put in quite n number recently of new and splendid cars, and attention was called this morning to a lot of new ones just put on by the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail road, which are handsomely painted and let tered. We learn from tho General Agent of the line tbnt all the roads are increasing their quotas, and Beveral to a hundred oars and over. The lino now embraces fourteen roada in its connections, and over two thousand miles of rails. Many Buppose the Green Line to be something of a monopoly, but it is simply an agreement between the roada to exchange cars—carry from point of shipment to destination without trxns] fer, by which means freights are carried on quick time, and goods are preserved in better condition than when handled at tho terminal station of each road. Pleasant Hill, Talbot County,-—A note from this place dated the 6th instant says crops are good but late. Providence High School, at Pleasant Hill, under the care of Messrs. Moxson & Woodall is in a highly prosperous condition, and numbers over seventy pupils. The Georgia Press. The deaths in Atlanta for the month of April were 77 and of these there were three white paupers, and thirty-one colored paupers. Total white deaths 30; colored 47. The Dalton Citizen says we are informed whilst at Ringgold a few days ago, that tho crops in that county were growing splendidly. "We also learn that the crops in Walker are even better than those in Whitfield, Catoosa or Mur ray. If no causes hinder, there will bo a heavy yield. Should the present favorable weather continue, rnst will not be apt to get in among the wheat. The wheat in this section looks splendid. Wo never saw better indications of an abundant harvest. In Murray especially, is this tho case. On some farms wo noticed that wheat was “in the head.” Columbus Cotton Receipts.—Received on Saturday, 107 bales—previously 64,768. Stock on hand 1st September last, 125 bales. Shipped to Saturday night, 55,980. Stock on hand Slay 7th, 9,020. Wo clip tho following from the Columbus Sun of Sunday morning i The Rev. Dr. DeVotie.—The pulpit of tho First Baptist Church in this city is vacant, the resignation of Dr. DeVotie, it is understood, '■ E ?rmanent and irrevocable. The commanity rge, outside of tho immediate congregation which Dr. DeVotie has served with great zeal and faithfulness for fourteen years, will unite in regret at the sunderonce of his pastoral re lations, and will follow him with their kindest wishes wherever his lot may be cast. But Dr. DeVotie will be longest remembered by tho poor and distressed of the city, to whom he has devoted most of tho time and means at Lti command, during the period which has marked his residence here. Experiments in Gbape Culture.—Gentle men around Columbus contend that our system of culture of the grape is .wrong. One has tried the scuppanong on trees. Tho kinds em ployed were the persimmon and China berry. By training tho vines on them it was found thoy yielded one-third more grapes than on arbors, though the ripening was about two weeks later. The experiment is now being used with French grapes on several farms. On some the hus bandman have been granted half the proceeds, The experiment consists in, whether tho vines will not grow better on trees than arbors. Grapes which have not borne in twenty years have flowered, when thus cultivated. The trees selected have been the persimmon and China berry, which do not consume so much tho fruc tifying influence of the soil as others. We await the results of the experiment. The Result.—That of the trial in a possesso ry action, tried the other day, of Mr. Sam. Cher ry, vs. U. S. Deputy Marshal Jaques, to recover certain books, has ended in the dismissal of tho warrant. They had a thunderstorm in Savannah Friday afternoon. The Chatham county Ordinary’s office has been turned over to Stone by military force. The funeral of Francis Sorel took place on Friday momiDg from Dr. Arson’s Church. The Republican says A large assemblage of our oldest and most in fluential and respected citizens testified by their presence to the general esteem in which the character of the deceased was held, and the sympathy felt by the community in his loss. The services were of an unusually impressive character, and were conducted by tho Rev. Mr. Axson, who gave a history of tho life of the de ceased, and extolled his'many virtues. The same paper narrates the following singu lar explosion Saturday evening: A successful grocery keeper, supposing that he had drawn every drop of whisky from an iron boned barrel, rolled it into the street near the curb stone. There was a small aperture near the bottom into which the faucet had been in serted by means of which tho liqnor had been drawn from the barrel, through which it is sup posed a mischievous boy dropped a lighted match. However that may be, an explosion oc curred, which a number of Confederate soldiers describe as being similar to that of a large bomb shell. The head of the barrel was blown out, a portion of which struok a house at least fifty yards distant, and the middle stave, aboHt an inch in thickness, was broken in half. After the explosion occurred the inside of the barrel was found to be on fire. The proprietor says that it is impossible there could have been more than Oilu Liulf pint uf -wkielry in 4Ha huxitil. Xlio w carrence created quite an excitement in the neighborhood, and a crowd qnickly assembled to ascertain the cause of the explosion. Marine Disaster.—The Republican learns that tho bark Eos, of Areudal, Norway, loaded with railroad iron for Brunswick, Ga., was abandoned on Doboy breakers on the 5th int. She was towed in by the steamers Starlight and O. F. Potter, and is now lying at Doboy. Mr. A. S. Bigelow has her in charge. The Street Car Question.—Wo understand that a few days ago a white man entered the car for the accommodation of colored persons, and was informed that he was on intruder -and re quired to leave forthwith, as his remaining would be an infringement upon the rights of the colored people, and no white man would be allowed to force himself into their company. The News says tho Savannah negroes do not mean to submit to this enforced separation of colors. The Radicals are very busy to got up a difficult}-. Yesterday, as will bo seen by the proceedings of the Mayor’s Court, another trap was set, and one of his ex-officio appointees was ejected from the street car appropriated to white persons.— In order to understand the matter involved in this case, it is only necessary to state that cars of the same accommodation, the same build, drawn by similar horses or mules, driven by the same drivers, and engineered by the same conductors, bad been placed on the Street Bail- road for some time. Jim Habersham, a negro constable, having been made the tool of these intriguers yester day morntog, took his seat in the car set apart for white passengers by tho rules of the Com pany. Notwithstanding he was advertised of the fact that a car equal in accommodation and comfort had been provided by the authorities for tho colored citizens, nevertheless he insist ed on his privilege to ride in tho “first car that left,” as his money was as good as that of a white man. Being asked peaceably to leave, ho curseB the conductor, and betog finally put out by two policemen, who arrested him on the charge of disorderly condnct, he resists tho officers, throws himself back upon the civil rights bill, asserting that as a county officer he is the superior of the proper conserraters of the peace and qniet of the city. High Old Times in the Mountains.—Tho editor of the Athens Banner, writing from Oar- rahee Mountain, says: “Quite a snow storm soon came on, and wind and sleet and snow swept down the mountain, presenting a pictnre which most bo seen to be appreciated.” A snow storm in Georgia, in May, ought to be seen to be appreciated. The same paper has tho following: Wm. Pinckney Hill, of Texas, died at tho residence of his brother, Hon. B. H. Hill, on Saturday last. He had been infeoble health for some time, having been stricken down in the midst of professional duties before the Su preme Court at Washington city, and seemed only anxious to reach the homo of his brother, to die. The wish was granted him, and he died in the calm resignation of the Christian faith, which had been beautifully illustrated in his life. He was surrounded by his wife and mourning relations, and was buried with ma sonic honors. The Wheat Crop—Reports of the wheat crop ore unusually favorable all over the State. Our recent observations, as well as diligent in quiries, through the section reoently traversed in tho up-country, as well as inMiddle Georgia, confirm these reports. Serious Affray.—A bloody affray occurred in the upper portion of Morgan county last Sat- ureay, between Wm. Durdin and two young men named Brooks. Ono of the latter was shot in the face, wiih buckshot. The parties were neighbors, and a feud had existed between them for some time. A Railway Nuisance.—The City Council of Augusta are trying at gTeat length a nuisance complaint against the railways, for running their cars by steam through the city. The An gus liana are a nice people. They cannot stand smeke, noise, or the smell of guano. Lot them take a hint from the Atlantians, who not only run cars through their city, but actually make up the trains in the most fashionablo thorough fare, allowing twenty old wheeay shifting en gines to bulge back and forth every two minutes for that purpose. The Atlantians think it fine- looks like business. And if that were stopped they would turn ont the boys and girls drumming on tin pans, if it were needful to squelch the odious quiet. The City Council of LaGrangb Holding Over.—A recommendation was made by Got. Bullock to the Mayor and Council of LaGrange, that they hold over their offices until tho status of the State is determined by Congress, or until the Military Commandant orders otherwise. The reasons assigned is that, under a rigid con struction of the law, in relation to tho State, an election must bo held under military authority if any election at all should be held. In ac cordance with this recommendation, no election was held, and the ssmo Mayor and Council will continue to discharge the duties of their respec tive positions. The Bainbridge Argus of Saturday has the following; Tho Superior Court continued in session dur ing the past week Tho freedman, spoken of in our laBt issue as on trial for the murder of Baily, was foun gmlty of manslaughter and sen tenced to tho State Prison for fifteen years. Several days daring the present week wore consumed in the trial of Thos. Mann vs. tho A. & G. Railroad, for damages occasioned by the running of the road through the premises of the claimant, in this oity, We learn the jury award ed claimant eight kindred dollars damages, The Bainbridge Sun has engineers report of tho survoy of the Eainbridge & Columbus Rail, road. The estimae for tho 1st devision from Bainbridge to Colgaitt, twenty miles is 307,801 17 or an average q>st of $15,390 per mile. The road from Bainbrilge to Cuthbert will cost 872, 770, or an averagi of 13,527 per mile. Wo ap pend the followin' table of distances: Cuthbert via Micon to Savannah, 311 miles. Cuthbert via J5rainbridgo to Savannah, 297 miles. Cuthbert via BainbridgO to Brunswick, 273 miles. / Cnthbert via Bainbridge to Jacksonville, 270 miles. Cuthbert via Bainbridge to St. Marks 120 miles. Lumpkin via Cuthbort and Macon to Savan nah, 331 njles. Lumpkii via Bainbridge to Savannah, 317 miles. j Lumpkii via Bainbridge to Brunswick, 293 miles. LumpVin via Bainbridge to Jacksonville, 290 miles. 1 Lumptin via Bainbridge to St. Marke, 140 miles. ! From Brunswick.—The Appeal announces that Richard Orme will open a mercantile house in that lity, on the 1st of June. The same pa per has the following upon the lumber trade: N. S. Finney & Co. contemplate at once the erection of a handsome two-story building at their wharf, to be used as an office for their own business, and as an office for the largest lumber hous6 in this country, under the name of Dodgo & Co., New York. The latter firm have already engaged all the lumber which sev eral mills can cut for months, and it is probable will ship frem this port tho present year fifteen or twenty nillion feet of lumber. They have also engagid the services of Capt. H. B. Rob inson, an (Xpert of large experience, as their purchasing agent of timber, large quantities of which, they expect to ship out of this port dur ing this year. Telegeajh Wire.—Tho bark Lamp Lighter, brought oxt this week about 50,000 pounds of telegraph wire, which will be used in extending the line from Jesup to Macon, along the M. & B. Railroad. Alarming Reports About tho Crops, We copy tho following from the Columbus Enquirer of Sunday: We have heard many reports, this season, of planters patting everything to the strain in the effort to make large cotton crops, to tho total or partial neglect of corn; but wo yesterday re ceived reports from tho country above us, that are really startling, as well as discouraging. An observing and intelligent gentleman and planter, just returned from a visit to the Northern por tion of Georgia, informs ns that in that region folly thirty per cent, moro cotton has been planted this year than last, to the los3 of that amount of the corn crop; and that through the country between Atlanta and Columbus, to use his own expressive language, com enough has not been planted to feed the chickens! We have heard of planters in this vicinity who have Inrun fields nf cotton planted, and not an acre in corn! Anothor gentleman, also a planter and a very intelligent man, informs ns that daring a trip from this city to Society Hill, Ala., and back, a few days since, he found or heard of only two places where he could have his horso fed on corn, and that at both these places it was shelled com from a sack! Tho country is destitute of com, except what has been lately brought from the West And yet planters aro making cotton the primary object, and com a crop of small importance! Travel in whatever direction yon may, on the railroads or the common roads of tho country, and you will seo fields of cotton along the route stretching far back on either sido, while tho fields of com are small and far between. The chief articles now daily carried in wagons from tho oity to the country are com, hay and bacon. For some time past commercial fertilizers havo been claiming a share of each load, but these fertilizers were for cotton, not com. The pre sumption is a strong one that a large portion of the cotton crop of this year is already pledgod for corn, bacon, and fertilizers. Tho gentleman first named abovo was in a desponding mood about Georgia, and it was not her critical political relations that gave him most concern, but the prevalent phronzy for planting big orops of cotton and neglecting pro visions. He could see nothing but impoverish ment in the policy. In his opinion, ono of tho greatest blessings that could be showered upon this country would be a killing frost at a period so late in the season that tho fields now planted in cotton would havo to be replanted with corn and other provision crops. This would be a violent interposition of Providence for tho re lief of infatuated man, such as we do not often experience in this generation. But it is not yet too late for sensible men to do something for their own relief, and that of their section, with out tho frost. If they sell cotton next winter, for 15 coats per pound, and have to buy largely of com at $1.60 or $2 per bushel, they may bo made to see how it is that a May frost could bo great blessing instead of a calamity out of season. 870.} Oglethorpe University. Atlanta, May 6, 1870. Tho committee appointed by Hon. E. H. Nis- bet, President of Board Trustees of Oglethorpe College, agreeable to action or tho Board at the meeting in Macon, 31st March, 1870, met in this city at the call of the Chairman. There woro present Clifford Anderson, Chairman, John C. Whitner, J. S. Wilson, D. D., David Wills, D. D. The committee appointed by the citizens of Alanta in accordance with the recommendation tho Board, as an advisory body, met in con sultation with the Committee of Trustees. Thero were present L. P. Grant, J. M. Ball, E. , Clark, Wm. MoNaught. On motion of Dr. Wills, tho generous tender ten acres of land as a site for tho College, by H. O. Holcombo, was aocepted. The following resolutions were adopted: That E. Y. Clark is hereby appointed collector the subscriptions to the Collego, and L. P. Grant temporary Treasurer of the Board—both appointments to be subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees at their next meeting; that the Treasurer hereby appointed shall re ceive and hold, subject to the orders of this committee or the Board of Trustees, all funds collected in Atlanta; and that tho Collector and Treasurer together constitute a committee whose duty it Bhall be to perfect titles to property and receive notes given as subscriptions to the Col lege. Resolved, That the $40,000 subscribed by the citizens of Atlanta be expended in the ereotion of buildings on tho Holcombo sito for tho Col- lego. Dr. Wills proposed the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a com mittee of soven as a Building Committee, charged with tho duty of procuring plans for the main bnildings of the College and of advert rising for proposals to build in accordance there with; the wholo to be subject to the Committee for approval. The following persons were appointed in ac cordance with the foregoing resolution: Rev. Dr. J. S. Wilson, John O. Whitner; J. M. Ball; J. n. James, E. E. Rawson, E. Y. Clark, L. P. Grant- On motion said committee were authorized to select exact location for the buildings. These minutes were then read and adopted. On motion the committee adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman. CuvFonD Anderson, Chairman. Jno. C. Whitnxb, Secretary. From the Southwest. On Board the Steamer Pebit, Gulf of Mexico, May 3, 18 Editors Telegraph <fc Messenger: j Fair winds and smooth waters enable me to write from this point, sixty miles in the Gulf, a short memorandum of a pleasant excursion. Friday morning last a party, numbering some twenty-five or thirty, under the care of Gen. W. S. Holt, left Macon by the Muscogee Rail road, and on arriving in Columbus, where X joined them, went aboard the elegant steam boat, the Atlanta, the largest and finest of the central line of boats on the Chattahoochee, un der the command of that model Captain.and gentleman, Samuel J. Whitesides. Steaming down the river, we passed at the lower end of the wharf three steamboats of the Barnett line, tied np, and off of duty, surren dered, it seems, at last in tho groat contest for tho river which has been going on for so many months between these two lines, and from whioh resulted such low rates of freight as en abled the river towns, Columbus and Eufaula, to derive considerable benefit from it. Little of interest occurred on board before reaching Eufaula, save a rapid growth of acquaintance for which steamboats are famous, and which to excursionists lays a good foundation for fun to come. At Eufaula, we astonished tho citizens by driv ing over the city in a couple of omnibuses in order to give those of our party who had never seen it, a view of thisboantiful place, then stop ping at the elegant home of Mr. Bray, wo en joyed his hospitality and champagne. The gen tlemen, of course, feeling the responsibility of such a precious cargo as we had, indulged light ly, but the ladies—well! I can only say that although it was only 11 o’clock a. m., when wo returned to tho Atlanta, they were not visible again until nearly dark. I speak this boldly, as by this rime they have all disbanded, and I am not afraid to meet them ono at a rime; after that when any of them asked another if she didn’t want to go to Eufaula, and they thereup on withdrew to their cabins, I knew what it meant, thoy couldn’t fool me, The captain didn’t encourage going on shore any more, not thinking it safe until we got to Apalachicola, as champagiio never gets this far. Of course, on an occasion of this kind thero is much originality in everything said and done. One expression I shall never forgot—it is indeli bly stamped on the minds of every one of the party. It expressod surprise, wonder and pleas ure, and in truth nearly all the emotions; it was “Oh! Aint it sweet!” A good many of the young ladies had never seen an alligator. They were called on deck to look at a huge one about fifteen feet long and ugly in proportion. While we looked at it a soft voice exclaimed. “Oh! aint it sweet ?” The samo remark was made about a turkey buzzard. Oh! Miss Lily! as your eye rests on this sentence, I’m glad you *v>« Viiif T*ll f»*r? onrl rnn Hit Memphis General Conference. Memphis, May 6,1870, Editors Telegraph and Messenger; The Conference on yesterday was devoted to tho appointment of standing committees and read ing the address of the bishops. This address was a review of the labors and successes of the past four years, and valuable suggestions upon matters that would cGme before the Confer ence. Their greatest apprehension was that there might be too much legislation; for, in these days of reconstruction, everybody felt a necessity of doing something that would hand their names to posterity as a wise law-giver; that, while some things were necessary to he done, there were many things which ought not to he done. They plead for the continuance of an efficient itineracy; for an enlarged mis sionary effort,both foreign and domestio. They deplored the general tendency to worldly con formity upon the part of church members; the degeneracy in family religion and private de votions, and regard as the only effectual remedy for all existing deficiencies in the Church au of Georgia, said: ‘‘Ifeel a i' can’t reach me, but I’ll try and comfort you, by putting some body in distress with you. I mean by reminding Miss Nell, how after visiting Eu- faula, she tried to step out of the second berth of her cabin and broke a bowl and pitcher. Now I know you feel better. I shant say anything about the bride and’groom; it don’t take a very lively imagination to piotnro them; nor about our town people, for they could combine against me at any time fifteen to one and theso odds are too heavy. And Mark, andMis3 Dolly, tha “rose-bud”— I can't, help mentioning how you strolled off on the beach by yourselves; how close and con fidential you were when you went out, and how yon came back in silence, and at intervals of twenty paces, and how Mark ate a light supper afterwards and went to sleep, or rather to bed, early. Sunday morning we breakfasted about fifty miles above Apalachicola. The day we spent devotionally in singing hymns, and shooting al ligators between times, but without much effect, as they seemed to havo about as much fun out of it as the boys on board. Sunday p. m. we reached the sad, desolate, but neat looking village of Apalachicola, de scribed to you in a former letter. Vegetation here is much advanced—tho yards filled with ro3es and full blown flowers of all varieties, from magnolias down. We also find here an object of interest in a small bed of ramie plant, which has something the appearance of cotton with^ out the bloom, of rich green leaves, and the stems from which the fibre is gathered diverging in large numbers from the root. Monday, we went out in tho bay, landed on an island, and— “Here about the beach we wandered,’ gathering shells and writing namc3 and senti ment in tho sand, and learning a moral from the waves that swept them out. With sea-serponts, shells and sea weeds as trophies, we ro-entor our little sailboat and spread sail for the steamers Atlanta and Perit, which now lie side by side in the bay. The bright evening sun, the white sails, the banks of shining white sand, the restless rush of the tide on the beach, the ringing of merry laughter over the water, the flatter of varicolored rib bons, veils and dresses combined to form as beautiful a piotur6 as fancy could desire. It was to mo the one grand moment of tho excur- on. As our steamer was already moored alongside tho Perit, we invited her Captain and wife and officers over, and spent a social evening to gether. Monday night we spend in the bay, and Tuesday morning I transfer baggage and go aboard the Perit for Now Orleans, while the Atlantic starts up tho bay on her return home. Steamers are monotonous at best, especially after leaving such a gala party, and were it not for tho Captain’s agreeable family and Mr. Vau- dusen, tho clerk, I should be bored; though eat ing and sleeping does away with much of my time. The Perit, the steamer on whioh I am now traveling, has gainod considerable celebrity from the fact that she carried General Jordan and two hundred and fifty fiUibusters to Cuba nearly two years ago, and succeeded in landing them safely, together with a cargo of munitions oi war, on the south side of that Island. The business being a hazardous ono they have aban doned it, and are now unromantioally carrying corn, bacoD, sngar and syrup from Now Orleans to Apalachicola. Wednesday—wo are now in the Mississippi River and will arrive in New Orleans to-night, from whioh point I shall write you again. J. U. S. Trichina—Death of Four Persons from Eatlug Diseased Meat. From the Oxford (Jfiss.) Falcon. \ ■Four persons were killed by eating incat in which there was trichina, in Ballard county, last week. Tho stomach of one of them has been sent to this city for examination. The facts of the case are about as follows: The victims were a German family of Heydaker. It seems a ham was purchased of which Mr. and Mrs. Heydaker and two of the children ate considerable quantities in a raw state. Soon after, Mr. Heydaker was taken sick, and Dr. J. 8. Sea was called in. The doctor did not at first discover anything alarming about the symptoms, hut the patient grew worse un til Wednesday evening, when he died. In the meantime Mrs. Heydaker became ill with sim< ilar -yr.iptoms. Drs. Jewett and Smith were called in for consultation, but none of them were familiar with the symptoms, nor could afford relief. Oa Friday Mrs. Heydaker died, and on Satur day tho two children who had eaten of tho pork, died a similar death to that which had taken away the lather and mother. Thus four persons in all were poisoned by the ono fatal meal. Tho two children—a girl and a boy—were aged respectively about seven and two years old. Ono little girl of an in termediate age—probably about five years old —who did not oat the meat, had not been taken sick at last accounts. From all the circumstances attending the deaths, the physicians are of the opinion that they were occasioned by trichina." The pork which is supposed contained tho trichina was raised in Ballard county, and cured in tho u:ual manner. The Working Men’s Appeal to Congress.— General Sohenck has recently presented to Con gress an appeal or petition from the working men of New York city. Among the reforms called for we notice the following: ■ “The petitioners ask Congress to coin one- half cent pieces for tho benefit of the poorer classes.'’ The potilion gives &a a reason for this request that grocery and other dealers fix the prioe of their articles per pound, or quarter, dozen, or peck, at an odd number of cents, as say twenty, five cents for & pound of anything. If the poor man wants half a pound he is charged thirteen cents for it, not being able to make ohange. If a quarter of a pound, he is charged seven cents for the same reason. .The memorial has been referred to the Com mittee on Ways and Means, strong desire, by a few remarks, to impress upon you the sentiment of that ad dress. At this time of life I do not pronose to take any part in those matters which belong to young men and young minds. This is the 15th General Conference nt which I have had the honor to be present as a d-.ugaie. I have never been troublesome, but rather unfaithful than bold. Perhaps I ought to have said more. To my private friends I have remarked that fewer hours have been devoted to matters of the deepest interest than are absolutely nec essary—I mean to spiritual religion. The de liberations may be imperfect, but yet the ma chine might run with great success if more time was devoted to the promotion of spiritual religion. _ Every system of religion must feel that this is more necessary to the traveling of such a machine than steam to the fastest loco motive. All our business is not necessarily, nor directly spiritual, but our outside business has been so great and so necessary and valua ble that often we spend four, weeks in these deliberations and go home with our eyes as much closed to the real wants of Methodism as if we had never been here. I hope we will recognize nothing so important as tho sent! ments embodied in that address. . If there be friction and trouble here, there will be a fail ure at last. I believe this grand machine can bo put in grander motion than, ever before. Goa is with us, but, as in Ezekiel, I behold the Shekinah hanging above the ark that is about to be forsaken. Begin to day to act upon this. What little strength I may he able to command, I shall devote to the consid eration of these subjects. I am in the sixty- sixth year of my labors, and .1 am perfectly satisfied that in as far as we give up the rules of Wesleyan Methodism, we break Wesleyan Methodism down. Methodism i3 identical with Wesley’s General llules of the United Societies. In conclusion, I pray you keep your minds and hearts fixed upon that which is expressed in that address henceforth and forever.” There has been considerable discussion of late in the denominational papers about a col lection of Sunday-school songs and music, adapted to the wants of the church. The General Conference has taken the thing iu hand and appointed a committee consist ing of the following; W. M. Lefcwich, Missouri; Asa Snyder, Virginia; T. J. Magruder, Baltimore; J. It. Rodgers, Montgomery; W. H Foster, Louisi ana; R. J. Morgan, Memphis; to report upon the subject The truth so often quoted, that large bodies move slowly is being verified in the move ments of this conference, much to the annoy ance of the lay delegation. Still it is to be hoped that when the accumulated gas has been expended, that matters will move rapid ly. The prepared speeches are nearly all de livered. The following are the Chairmen of the standing committees: On Episeipacy, Dr. L. M. Lee, of Virginia; Itineracy, Dr. T. E. Edwards, of Virginia: Books and Periodicals, Hon. U. M. Bush, of Missouri; on Boundaries, Hon. R. Alexan der, of Texas; on Revivals, Dr. J. Hamilton, of Mobile, Ala.; on Sunday-schools, S. Bobo, Esq., of South Carolina; on . Education, Dr. L. C. Garland, of Mississippi; on the Religi ous Interests of the Colored People, Dr. J. E. Evans, of Georgia; on Missions, Dr. Jesse Boring, of Georgia. A committee on Finance was constituted of one from each Annual Conference. Gen. A. H. Colquitt and Dr. I. P. Garvin, represent Georgia upon that committee. A great many memorials, resolutions and papers were presented and referred to appro priate committees. One, upon which there will be some sharp discussion, looks to the re moval of the Publishing House of the denom ination from Nashville, Tenn., to Louisville, Ky. Louisville bids liberally for its location there. Another paper refers to the abolish ment of all limitations upon the pastoral term. This, also, will cause considerable excitement. The Conference received an invitation, through the President, Mrs. M. C. Galloway, from the Ladies’ Memorial Association, to at tend on to-morrow (Saturday) the decoration of Confederate soldiers’ graves. The invita tion was duly acknowledged, and the Confer ence agreed to adjourn at 11 o’clock, to attend the cerempnies. A large crowd is expected, a3 the city is thronged with visitors. We have had a fine shower, and tho day has been exceedingly pleasant The crops aro de veloping, so l am told, rapidly in tbe country. - LeReve. A Living Church.—Mr. Spurgeon’s church owns property said to be worth nearly $400,000, most of which has been accumulated during the present pastor’s ministry. Their tabernacle has twenty rooms besides the cndience room. Their orphanage supports two hundred chil dren ; they conduct two large day schools, and support a hospital for their poor and infirm members. Their theological school educates eighty candidates for the ministry; and by the services of these young men and of other mem bers, over one hundred places in London aria every Sabbath provided with religious services. The entire expense of this work is abont $100,000 annually, besides what they pay to support their missionary in India, and their liberal contributions to the general funds of be nevolent societies. . Connecticut.—Governor English, of Connec ticut, was inaugurated at New Haven, on Wednesday last. In bis message to tho Legis lature he denounces the Fifteenth Amendment as the resnlt of fraud and force exercised by Congress, yet counsels appropriate legislation in view of the faot that it has been proclaimed and peacefully acoepted as a part of the Federal Constitution. He is very severe in his denun ciations of Radical legislation. He only fails to advise resistance to the operation of the amendment because Connecticut hah not, he thinks, a constitutional right to resist. This is the unfortunate condition of all the States, North and South. They have surrendered all their rights—the North in a war upon the South, and the South because she could not help her- self. * It is now said that as the upper floors of the War Department building in Washington are considered unsafe, “care will be taken to pre vent” too many persons from being upon them at any one time. Such recklessness is inexcu sable. He present, whilst the horrible accident in Riohmond is fresh in the memories of all such, caro will dovutiess be take. But how long will it b£ before the public will again become thoughtless on such subjects ? If the floors are unsafe they ought to me made safe at once. It is highly probable that the weakness of the floor whioh fell here last week was well known many years ago, bni as it was never intended to hold a crowd the faot Boon escaped the minda of the people. Kiey tell this story at tho expense of a v irginia lawyer: Once upon a time when he had gained a case, his opponent told him that he would appeal it, and he replied; “Very well; I will meet you at Malachi.” But a brother lawyer whispered to him r “Phillippi, Pi illippi,” and again he said: "Very well: Mulaohi or Philfippi, they were botn good men.” _ Here is tbe pithiest sermon ever preached; ’‘Oar ingress in life is naked and bare; our pro gress through life is trouble and oare; our 4 out of it we know'not where; but doing wel we shall do well there." Siege for the Repeal or the Tax —A Quaker Opinion Wner t WreSlIa * Wl,hu tepH CvrT^wndtncc Commercial Advertiser.'^ T .i ’ .■"** . Washington Letters co.q nne to pour in fro m gji the oountry up. n members of ~ Pe ters, Secretaries heads of depart*' - every one else hereto ma _ £ e have any influence wift, our august bo& makers, petitioning for a repeal oi dT/, 0 ' 1 *.; Tax. The increase of foreign duti&bT la N dities this year, and the corresponding tation of revenue seems to make the hour a most propitious one to strike off tv? 5 '’ which has weighed so heavily upon thn^ ^ neck. A song of lamentation is heard a 1 * ont the land, and from the poor and viO the cry comes up “No more income ta,$ ^ stolidity of Congress, in whose ears thi« ® dinned from morning till night can onhi? 1 counted for upon the hypothesis that ^ regard the Capitol as a sort of a DeafT*^ and that it would be violating the nroruof* the place to hear anything thero. Ones 1 ’ week a gentleman by the euphonious Hudflint, coming from that region of a* 1 whicji we. know as Egypt, but which M/r! 11 ens has graphically pictured as Eden in? that the Presidential mind had not beta’ 1 *' ly stirred up on this question, dettrmQ* mako his Excellency a call ana see what» his representation of the unanimous pab’. ^ ion of Egypt would havo with tho Covington Postmaster. While ascend ■ steps of the White House ho met a tiL- ^ individual, dressed in a dove-colored cut shad-belly fashioD, a waistcoat long for him,.with heavy pocket flam?,]* white felt hat of such overreaching that there could be no mistaking him f M • those favorite sons of Pennsylvania derisivelyknown as the Broad Brims. * l ' ' ' 1 Hudflint, 5T. . . - - responded ti ec J exponent of peace on earth and good willi, ’ “President moving yet?” asked socking his head to one side, and thrnstCv I right hand into his pocket as if he meant to»l for the information. "'I “Moving?” reiterated the Quaker,is *»I doubt. . 41 “Yes; moving?” “Oh!” exclaimed the other, suddenly Mi f ', his meaning, “I understand thee tov c 1 ! Excellenoy is up and has been engaged iatj ness these three hous; I just left him.” “Do you think he’d let a stranger in him ? I’ve come a long way on this bosses-l the income tax, and I’d like to let him fcJ that Indiany and Hlinoy is down on it hay word‘go.’” ~i “Friend," said the Quaker, regard^ with a mixture of commisseralion and CMie-l “it behooves thee to tom about and go J way. His Excellency is in no mood to t4. j if ho were he would give thee no satisfaeda] He told me a day or two ago that he had bl dreds of such applications requesting him lojl his influence with Congress to abolish tho it I that it was a matter over which he had no si trol, and he would thank persons not to him no more abont it, as he was tired of wrescj with the Philistines.” g Hudflint did not call on Grant that day, J the next, but he wiote a letter to the Pres&jl in which, after apprising him of the fscial Egypt was opposed to the income tax ‘fel the word ‘go;’ ” he also gave him to underaJ that “the people of Indiany and Illinoy wasJ Philistines.” PicaaT Southern Steamship Lines. I The Baltimore Sun says: Southern Steamship lines are of aefatu edged importance from the Northern du and those from Baltimore to Havana ani H Orleans, Charleston, Savannah, Wilni^d etc., supply to our port a commerce steadym reliable, and of the first value. The tns between Baltimore and our Southern td continues thus to grow more valuable fha year to year. Philadelphia has a Sonthq steamship line, under one organization, rJ ning boats to Havana and New Orleans, Sd vannah and Wilmington. At the anna meeting of the Company, on Wednesday, j was shown that the gross rcceicts weie $6:i 437.79, of which $550,746.94 was fc freights, and $57,525.21 from passewl The current expenses of the steamers, intij ing repairs—including $25,040 for wha£-| salaries, rents, etc., was $551,117.40; s| rofit Of the year $59,330.49. The s’.au] ’ioneer, belonging to the Wilmington is| made twenty-three round voyages duricj J year. The Tonawanda and Wyoming, cal Savannah line, made forty-five round fc| The Juniata and Yazoo, of the New Oifcj and Havana line, made eighteen round m ages. The Baltimore steamers to the 8ce| comprise a much greater number than Philadelphia lines, being two to Havana sJ New Orleans, three to Charleston, fonrto&l vannah, two to Wilmington, two to Newherj besides four to Richmond, three to Norir and two to Aquia Creek, connecting by - with Fredericksburg and Richmond. T( is the next point with which Baltimore stc'-j secure a regular line of steamers. Cure for Polygamy. They permit polygamy in Fejee, and the a siouaries there are trying to induce tbe natni to give it up. A short time ago one of tbeffij siouaries made a convert, and theconveitswj a solemn oath that he would forsake; gamy forever. He had twenty-seven vir this convert had—so he went home find got' the biggest free lunch that was ever heard that part of the Pacific Ocean. VThen hisr tives and friends and missionaries comelo; tako of the delicacies of tho season from© tive board, this convort drew aside a ci and there were twenty-six of his wives is on revolving spits, all done nice and bioni trimmed with parsley and slices of beets,! 1 fanciful designs in white paper. The missionaries went home and ses! 1 ^ regrets, but all the Fejeeians turned in, is estimated that these twenty-six women r effectually divorced from that converted P<i in a space of time that would make a 0* judge turn yellow with envy. As a feed SJ very successful, but what that convert wbM know is, why those missionaries refuse tor mit him to come in and teach a Sunday-"* class. He feels hurt at their coldness aod! indifference. The East River Bridge.—A NevT^j letter of Tuesday says: “An interesting fl*" of the day was the sinking of the f rest ^J River bridge caisson, on the Brooklyn n about noon, in the presence of an crowd of spectators. The caisson is a structure of heavy yellow pine timber?, f thirteen inches in diameter. It is in depth, one hundred and sixty-eight n long, and one hundred and two feet The bottom timbers are laid solidlv togtw Thero is a large chamber below, ana aneC on the caisson was perpetually at work to* air into the hollow space and expel tbe in order to keep the mass afloat until its**! reach its destination. A dock has be*M into which the caisson is precisely fitted *T structure was covered over with iron ca»'f loose timber and wooden buildings, hauled into place by means of ropes asd? stans. The ground on whieh it rests teen feet below water at high tide. .D?" tions will now be carried on doIow thisc until it is sunk seven feet deeper, same time eight layers of transverse ti® will be piled upon it It will then be pi< even with the surface of the water tide, and from that level the granite i work will begin, as a basis for tbe great P of the bridge.’’ _ The Baptist DeuominBti* 0 ' The Baptist Convention now in Louisville, represents 700,000 inemWR'^ ioganarea extending from Maryland to and from Virginia to Wisconsin. v ;. The Baptists of the United States ^-3 728 associations, 15,143 churches, *». 1 y ordained ministers. They have 27 n> s ^ leges, 14 theological seminaries, .a®* ]J female colleges, and publish 45 period papers. , The Southern Baptists withdrew Northern Baptists in May, 1845J Ga. and formed the “Southero vention.” This grew out of the * proclivities of the Northern relations between the two now are vwj ly. The Southern Association w yerj perous. *, A easy wished a seat in a crowd' A handsome gentleman gave ha ja “You are ajewel,” she said. hr | a jeweler; I have just set the jewe*-