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The Cireor^ia 'Weelclv Telegraph and. Journal IMIessenger.
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Telegraph and Messenger.
MACON, JULY 13 1870
“ xae Labor Question.
"\Ve have considered editorially, on the fourth
pog c of this issue, the aspect of the Chinese
question as it is now presanted in the North.
More than a yoar ago, as our readers will recol
lect, we predicted that this question was going
to raise a terrible rumpus in the United States
of America, and the storm is now coming on
rapidly. Chinese immigration will be a sonree
of as bitter and distracting controversy as the
slavery question ever was. We trust, however,
that it wlil have little local significance with us
in Georgia. Wo have little idea that the Chinese
will seek or find employment in the agriculture
of this State. They may be in request on the
bottom lands of the Southwest, where the ne
groes are disinclined to labor, and whero the
fertility of the soil permits higher wages than
we can pay; but we do not believe they can be
profitably employed in Georgia.
A Complimentary Letter from Gen*
cral Lee.
We take pleasure in publishing tho following
letter from General Lee to onr townsman, R.
W. Jemison, Esq. It communicates very grat
ifying information for the p&rents and friends
of the young student who has won these hon
ors, and wo beg to offer them and him our
hearty congratulations.
Washington College is, as is generally known,
conducted upon the University plan, and allows
each student to select any three studies he may
prefer. To such as attain a certain grade in
the30 studies in one year, is given the title of
“distinguished undergraduate," which is in the
form of a diploma, signed by General Lee
the three "*“> « a ™ langat tha
tranches in question. Mr. Jemison takes bis
diploma for excellence in Latin, French and
English literature:
Washington' College,
Lexington, Va., June 18th, 1870.
BlU Sm:—I have the pleasure of commu
nicating to yon the aotion of the Faculty of
Washington College, commending your son, S.
H. Jemison, for his distinguished industry and
success in his studies during the post session.
With best wishes for his success, I am respect
fully, R. E. Lee, President.
B. W. Jemison, Esq., Macon, Ga.
Fourth of July.
The telegrams convey the impression that, as
an almost universal thing, the usual Fourth of
July public festivities were prmtermitted last
Monday. This may have been due to the un
usual stringency of the limes—the paralysis in
trade, and the heat of the weather: but what
ever the cause, it is certain that the people
saved a great deal on tho customary outlay for
fire crackers, gun-powder and pyrotechnics.
The Senate in Washington sat all day over an
effort to scotch the wheels of Chinese immigra
tion with a law denying them the benefit of
naturalization.
In Macon, tho day passed like all other days,
only with a somewhat diminished volume of
business and labor. In the afternoon there was
a glorious shower, which was much needed.
Cof top (Sales for Future Delivery.
Murray, Ferris & Co., say in their circnlar of
July 2d:
Cotton nndcr the depressing influences for
some time in operation continued to decline all
tho week, prices showing a loss on onr last quo
tations of 4c. All spirit and confidence appeared
to be lost and the slight reaction in Liverpool
yesterday on the discovery of an error of 02,000
bales in the stock had no influence except for
futures which advanced }@Jc, closing at 18}
for July and August, 18}, September, October
and December 18c.
Tbe Cotton, Financial, Trade and
Crop Situation.
The very valuable telegrams on onr first page
giro the cotton- movements and status of the
world at the end of last week. The crop receipts
amounted to 2,825,409 against 2,101,570 at this
time last week showing an excess to date of
723,873 bales. The situation in Europe is fully
explained. A summary view of the situation of
the growing crop is given. We have also a view
of the State of trade—the Bank situation and
much general news of a highly interesting char
acter. Befer to the dispatches.
The Maryville Republican.—L. C. Ruther
ford, the agent a colored man formerly a resi
dent of this city, presented ns, on Monday, with
a copy of the above paper owned, published and
edited by colored men, entirely, under the firm
name of W. B. Scott & Co., in the town of Ma
ryville, Blount county, Tennessee. It presents
a very creditable appearance, and its matter,
both original and selected shows very fair abili
ty and taste, and judgment. It is Republican
hut not Radical In its politics, its proprietors
expressly declaring their intention not to be
either Radical or nltra in anything, bat to sup
port all measures an honest conservatism may
dictate, adopting-the good and condemning the
evil in all parties. This is so much in advance
of the pledges and platform from persons of
that race who have entered into similar enter
prises, elsewhere, that we axe constrained to
commend it. The colored people would do well
to give this paper a hearty support.
A Very Proper Han Tor the Business.
Holden, tho miserable creature who now rules
and robs the good old “North State," has de
termined to raise two regiments of “loyal” mi
litia in order that he may bully and browbeat
the people from the polls in August, and thus
carry the election at that time. He has selected
as Colonel of one of these regiments a man
named Kirk, from Tennessee. What manner
of man Kirk is, and how peculiarly fitted he is
for the work, is told in the following extract
from a North Carolina paper. When Kirk gets
through his job in that State he may possibly
get another down here—provided he does not
meet his deserts by some honest man’s well
aimed bullet during the campaign. The paper
says:
“Collecting, in Tennessee, during the war a
gang of cut-throats, he made an unexpected
raid into the western part of this State coming
as far as Morg&nton. Jnst as he entered the
State his purpose was discovered by a little boy
not more than fifteen years old, who immediate
ly mounted a horse, and riding hard, gave no
tice of tho advance of the raiders. This en
abled the citizens to rally and defeat their aims.
“By some means Kirk found out the name of
the boy, and on his retreat had him arrested
and brought before him, threatening to kill the
little fellow, who, thoroughly frightened, im
plored for mercy, and falling on his knees pray
ed for his life. In this position the inhuman
fiend deliberately drew his pistol and blew out
the brains of his innooent victim."
Hurdcr In Marlon.
Buena Vista, July 4,1870.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger—Last night
about eleven o’clock an inhuman murder was
committed on Grant Bill Holloway a colored ci
tizen of this comity by J. P. and J. H. Kenner-
Iy"two,brothers, refugees from East Tennessee:
They have fied to parts unknown. Papers
friendly to the cause of justice please copy.
• . . Marion.
Messrs. Busk* & Co. Send ns Peterson for
August, and Godey for July—both capital num
bers. We are sure the ladies will know all
about the oontents of both before night, so any
more words from us are quite superfluous.
An engagement is only a common green-back
performance, but marriage is the regular legal
The Chinese War.
All the North is up in arms about the Chinese,
nd big meetings a nd sanguinary speeches and
resolutions are in fashion. The heart of the
United States Senate, we see, has been touched
by the popular alarm and indignation, and that
venerable body sat all day, under a July sun,
and on the glorious anniversary of American
Independence, on a motion to deny the Chinese,
the benefits of the naturalization laws!
Tho Senate is not yet prepared to imitate the
traditional but abandoned policy of the Chinese
and Japanese, and absolutely close doors against
them by a Vermillion edict They propose
simply to give the Chinese a gentle hint that
they are not wanted. They are not of the
“chosen color.” They are not of a good lus
trous, greasy black, and, therefore, not the
il nation's wards,” and entitled to the ballot, to
office, Congress and so on; but they are yellow
—they are not of Africa, but Asia—not wards
bnt to be warded off, snubbed and variously in
formed that this is not the place for them. To
such a lame conclusion como all the high sound
ing denunciation of caste abd all those sublime
recognitions of the “universal equality and
brotherhood of mankind.”
But John Chinaman, unlike Sambo, asks no
ballot—no naturalization—no office—no politi
cal or social equality. He wants simply work
and wages; -and we repeat that nnless Congress
is prepared to imitate the Chinese wall policy
and undertakes to say, as these mass meetings
do, that the Chinese shall not be admitted into
our ports, all other countervailing measures will
be fruitless. They will come—they will offer
cheap labor, and it will be bought upon the uni
versal principle which governs everybody in
buying everything.
It strikes us that this grand nroblnm of
IftL/.- even be staved off by any thing
short of absolute legal prohibition, and even
that will only delay the issue because it will only
be a war against nature and the laws of trade.
We may liken that stupendous aggregation of
Eastern labor to waters collected forages in an
immense reservoir, with banks composed of na
tional ignorance, prejudice, superstition, big-
otiy and a policy of isolation founded upon im
memorial usage- -
The new world is, in respect to this grand
reservoir of labor, as the dry sandbed of Sahara
would be in respect to a great reservoir of wa
ter, or as a vacuum in nature. Now suddenly
come along steam and electricity and all those
gigantic modem contrivances by which the peo
ple and nations of the earth have been suddenly
brought into dose proximity and communication.
The banks of the great Eastern reservoir are
undermined and prostrated, and the waters gush
forth. They seek the place of greatest demand
and scarcity and the highest price, as naturally
and impetuously as the flowing waters wonld
seek the lowest point of depression. Bat here
come Congress, and the Crispins and Mrs. Par
tington with their brooms to sweep back the
surging tide and force it to ran up bill and stay
there. Can they do it? They may dash about
and make a wonderful splatter, but as Sidney
Smith said, we believe the tide will be too much
for Mrs. Partington at last.
The Coming State Fair at Atlanta.
The parties interested in getting everything
in order for the great State Fair on the 19th of
October next are giving their whole energies to
tho same. Mr. John Kimball, brother of Mr.
EL L Kimball, who has immediate charge of the
Fair Gronnds, is now living with his family on
the grounds and urging everything forward with
the greatest possible speed.
Oglethorpe Park is situated on the line of W.
& A. Railroad, just opposite Oakley Mills, con
tains 53 acres, is rolling in surface, and will
thus present from various points a full view of
the grounds. The main entrance will be on the
street (dong side the railroad, entered by an or.
namental gateway with a lodge at the side to be
occupied by the person in charge of tho Park,
auil on the other side is a room to bo nicely
fitted up for the use of the press reporters.
The drive will be in a circle all around the
gronnds—on the lower side skirting two beauti
ful lakes or ponds, which are now being made
from the water of a spring near by. Five build
ings for the exhibition of articles are now being
erected. Several others are already up, and
stalls for stock in great numbers. By heavy
grading, a fine level track, one half mile, for
testing the speed of horses, will be made in the
centre, and on the outside of the same will be
terraces and an amphi-theatre for the accommo
dation of spectators. When completed it will, no
doubt, present a fine appearance. Mr. H. L Kim
ball has leased the grounds for a term of seven
years from the City Council, in consideration of
fitting up the same. At the end of that time it
will revert to the city.
Mr. George Sharp, Jr., jeweler, of Atlanta,
has the contract for famishing $15,000 worth
silver premiums of beautiful and substantial
styles—seamless patterns of his own invention.
There will be about $4000 worth premiums in
money.
The street leading to the Park, about three
miles, is to be put in perfect order by the City
Council of Atlanta. Thay have made bnt little
headway as yet. If they do not hurry up they
will be behind every one else. For the accom
modation of visitors to the city, the great hots}
now being built by Mr. Kimball, is expected to
be in readiness. It fronts 210 feet on Pryor
street, which i^to be the main entrance—over
looking the Park near the railroad station house
—and 168 feet front on Decatur and Railroad
streets.
Two stories of tho walls are now np, and
though such a building has never been erected
in less time than a year, this is to be finished in
six months from the time it was begun. The
plan of the house, in the way of pleasure rooms,
dining and dancing saloons, parlors and com
fortable apartments, verandahs, balconies, etc.,
is a splendid one, and when completed, the
building will be a magnificent structure.
A Speck or War.
The foreign telegrams advise us substantially
that France considers the selection of the Prince
or Hohcnzollem to be King of Spain as a men
ace amounting to a casus belli. That Prinee
and the Prussian Ambassador to Franoe left
Minister Ollivier’s banquet so early as to excite
remark, and the latter had received from the
French Minister an energetic protest against
the selection of the Prince, upon which he left
Paris immediately to seek an interview with the
Prussian King. Now, it will be a very serious
business for Franoe and Prussia to get at logger-
heads, and yet we know of no two powers more
inclined to do it. They are mortally jealous of
each other, and both fired with the ambition to
stand as the acknowledged leading power of the
earth. "We trust the City Council will interfere,
and insist, if they will fight, they put it off at
least until after dog days, when crops are laid
and the weather cools, if nothing will do but
they must test the needle guns against the
Chassepots, let them go ahead.
Another Lick at Mb. Grant.—Tha New
York Sun, replying to the Troy Times says:
Having long believed and repeatedly stated
that General Grant was himself the inventor of
the plan of campaign which resulted in the cap
ture of Vicksburg, we are bound now to declare
that such is not the ease. That plan did not
originate with his mind, but with that of anoth
er. General Grant adopted and executed it with
success. So much credit justly belongs to him,
bnt that is all.
Dana, the editor of the Sun, was Assistant
Secretary of War at that time, and ought to
know what he is talking about.
These are Hard Times.
Hundreds pat off making application for a
policy of Life Insurance from the honest con
viction that they cannot afford to pay the prem
iums out of their yearly income. Money, they
feel, is scarce; and it takes all they can master
to meet their family expenses and conduet their
business.
Pride is frequently found to. be the root of
such an objection. The man wants to insure
for $10,000, certainly for $5,000. He could not
consent to allow Ms signature to an application
for the pitiful sum $1,000 or $2,000. He wants
to do things on the grand scale of the glorious
past. Alas! times have sadly changed with us
in the Sunny South. Belter, leave our families
$1,000 than nothing. Let ns insure for $10,-
000, if we can; bat by all means insure for $1,
000, and as much more as we are able to pay
for.
Look at the facts. A man at 30 years of age
can insure for $5,000 by paying an annual pre-
miom of $113 50, on the mutual plan of divi
dends and profits. Suppose he cannot pay that
amount, let him take $2,500, and his premium
is eat down to $50 7G—ai^ outlay of less
less than $5 per month. Bat if he cannot pay
even that amount, let him take $1,000, and his
premium will be only $22,70, or less than $2
per month.
Hundreds annually indulge their appetites to
amounts capable of carrying large sums of in
surance upon their lives. If it be necesary, let
us curtail the use of those luxuries, and make
sacrifinces to secure the future comfort of our
families. It will moke the competence all the
sweeter to know that the lost one toiled and
sacrificed to lay it up. It will add deener bit
terness to the Imwiyn mmk to feel that the fam
ily loaf has been buried with the family head.
Everyman whose support depends on his
daily labor should insure at once in the Cotton
Stales Life Insurance Company, even if he has
to curtail some other expenses. Then, in case
of his sudden death, bis family will not be left
destitute. The Cotton Stales is a Home Com
pany—vouched for by our best citizens, many
of whom are stockholders. See advertisement
A Hare’s Nest.
Some verbose correspondent of the Milledge-
ville papers afflicts their readers to the extent of
three mortal columns—the burden of wMch, so
far as we are concerned, is thnsstated editorially
by the Federal Union:
* The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, though
opposed to the Capitol being in Atlanta—that
paper preferring Milledgeville—and opposed to
the purchase of the Opera House, os a Capitol,
admitted into its columns an article several
weeks ago, which carried with it so prominently
the ear marks of an advertisement by Kimball
or some of his friends, to sell the Opera House
to the State, that we at the time alluded to and
so characterized it.
We beg leave to say that although the letter
from Atlanta referred to, was not an advertise
ment, yet if Mr. Kimball or Mr. any-body-else
desires to address the public by advertisement
or paid communication in argument for the pur
chase of the Opera House, or continuing Atlan
ta as the Capital of Georgia—or upon any other
subject matter or thing proper to be printed in
a newspaper, we shall be pleased to receive his
orders accompanied by the cash, a city refer
ence or satisfactory assurance that the money
will be paid. We do some advertising, and
would like to do more, and the fact that any
communication is or is not paid for makes no
difference in its signification or effect upon the
reader.
The Federal Union misconceives the province
and purpose of thin paper. He says, what is
true, that we prefer Milledgeville as the Capital
of Georgia, and assumes, therefore that it is
our duty to reject every communication or sug
gestion of a contrary character, although the
division upon this subject even among Demo
crats is great. His ideas of conducting a news
paper are not ours. We have proclaimed for
many years the polioy of freo discussion on all
subjects, and have no desire to pin the readers
of this paper to the particular line and scope of
thought and opinion wMch belong to ourselves.
As to the Capital we much prefer Milledge
ville and nnless new reasons to the contrary, not
nowapparent, should arise, we hope the Democ
racy of Georgia will put it back there when they
can do so. But surely with the so-called Legis
lature that we have, and the existing constitu
tional provision on the snbjeet, we cannot be
expected to waste onr time in urging a removal
now. The Milledgeville papers and correspon
dents may have leisure to amuse themselves,
but we really think they had belter save their
ammunition for the day of battle.
Upon the proposition to buy the Opera House,
if wo were a legislator, and could not possibly
defeat it, we have only to say that we should
prefer even that to the alternative of building
anew Capitol at larger expense; but as we
have no influence or voice in the matter at all,
one way or the other, we do not propose to busy
ourselves npop the snbjeet until a possibility of
some good effect from our interference shall
arise. We shall not, therefore, copy Fair
Play’s communications, addressed to ourselves
on these subjects, unless they aro ordered to be
inserted “as an advertisement,” in wMch event
we shall be happy to accede to Ms demands.
Don’t Want the Opera House.
The Ex-Governor of Idaho, in the True Geor
gian, of yesterday, says “the people don’t want
the Opera House fora permanent State House,”
which we well believe. But when he goes fur
ther and discourses magnificently about “our
future State House, grander than any Southern
State can boast, wMch lies securely imbedded
in Stone Mountain, waiting the time when the
chisel of the artisan shall bring it forth in all its
beauty and pride,” we scent a five million dollar
job ahead for the benefit of Atlanta, whioh will
make the purses of ‘True Georgians” collapse
and faint before it is over. Better buy the Op
era House twice over, if that is the only alter
native, and take the chances of selling it for a
fish market when we go back to Milledgeville.
We are told this soheme of building a Stono
Mountain palace whioh shall rival the Parthe
non of Athens, is very popular in Atlanta, but
trust the negroes will pot fairly conclude the
bankruptcy of the State by falling in with it.
An Indian War Imminent.
A special Washington dispatch, of the 3d in
stant, to the Courier-Jounial, says the proba
bility of an Indian war has been very much
strengthened by the reception of dispatches
from General Sheridan, announcing that con
siderable bodies of Indians are moving across-
the Union Facifio track between Cheyenne and
Wasatch. Troops are in pursuit of them at
Rawlins and other points. General Sherman
advises that the line of the road be guarded by
judicious dispositions of infantry, and will
probably reinforce General Augur’s command
with the Fourteenth regiment. The Sioux in
the vicinity 6f Fort Fetterman have committed
depredations ainoe Red Cloud’s return from
Washington. These, and other facts, lead the
offioers of the army to believe that a general
Indian war is imminent.
Caxtrrfillar.—Capt. J. W. Mathews brought
up, yesterday, front the plantation of Mr. W. D.
Allen, about four miles from Fort Valley, in
Houston county, a tin box fall of the genuine
cotton catterpillar, which had been taken from
a cotton field in the morning. We are glad to
know, however, that this destructive vermin, so
far as heard from, is oonfined to but a few
plaoes. There never was, and there never will
be, a crop of eotton raised In the 8outh without
more or less boll worms, lies; oatterpiUaxs, Ac.
The Georgia Press.
Twelve thousand bales of cotton were raised
in Hancock county, last year.
A lot of new wheat sold in Rome, Saturday,
at'$l 25 a bushel.
Over an inch of rain foil in Savannah, Friday
night, the heaviest of the summer.
The Nick King brought to Savannah from
Florida, on Saturday, 3,000 watermelons, which
sold readily at from $35 to $85 per hundred.
There are now 800 hands at work on the
Brunswick and Albany railroad.
Tho Brunswick lumber market is biisk. First
class lumber ranges from $18 to $20 per thou
sand ; second class, from $10 $12. Shingles in
good demand at from $G to $7 per thousand.
One of the purchasing agents at Brunswick,
of Dodge & Co., New York, has bought 2,000,-
000 feet for that firm within the last month.
Mr. Theodore Rowzee, living near Elberton,
from six bushels of seed on old land, and with
out any manors gathered tMs year 197 bushels
of wheat.
The Columbus Sun, of Sunday, says Spear’s
jewelry store in that city was robbed of $800
worth of diamonds and $300 in money, Wednes
day morning. ,
The Sun gives the following statement of the
business of the Mobile and Girard Railroad for
the past year.
Daring the fiscal year ending May 31st, the
M. & G. R. R. has carried 45,209 passengers—
25,474 east (up) 19.G35 west (down.) The earn
ings from up passage were $40,179 75, down
$29,142 02—total $08,821 77. Earnings from
up freight $59.24G 25; down $GG,168 25—total
$125,414 50. U. S. mail $3,G70 81. The pas
senger trains have run 44,718; freight trains
41 000. There has not been tho slightest acci
dent. ’ The highest number of passengers was
in December—7,105.
Last week, Miss Mary Teel, a weaver who
attends five rooms in the Eagle and Phenix fac
tory, at Columbus, woyg from three to seven
bolts of cloth per day, and earned upwards of
$14.
The Columbus Enquirer says thefollowirg
gentlemen were elected Directors of the Savan
nah and Memphis Railroad on Saturday:
President, S. G. Jones. Directors—H. H.
Eppiug, W. B. Shepard, R. B. Lindsay, A. D.
Sturdivant, R. 0. Jeter, S. F. McCay, W. C.
Ross, Arthur Bingham. Samnel E. Holt was
re-elected Secretary and Treasurer.
The Atlanta council have determined hereaf
ter to take up street beggars and send them to
the Alms House.
Mr. Spears, a Savannah dealer in vegetables,
was assaulted and brutally beaten by three poor
persecuted black men, of that city, Saturday
night. - ,
A. A. Ehrlich, a gallant soldier , of the Confed
erate army died in Savannah, Saturday, from
the effects of a wound received at the battle of
Chickamauga.
A personal difficulty, on Thursday last, be
tween Mr. Jeff Johnson and Capt. if. W. Jones,
both of Chattooga county, resulted in the death
of the latter. ' h ■ ■■ bi.
The Rome Daily of Sunday says: i.. :
Yesterday the 2 p.m. train on the Rome rail
road was coming into town at the rate of twenty
miles an honr, a misplaced switch at the cross
ing near Stewart & Austin’s mill, threw the en
gine and tender and three flat cars off the track.
The tender and two of the flat cars were com
pletely smashed np, and the engine seriously
damged. The loss is variously estimated from
one to four thousand dollars. A number of pas
sengers were on the train, but fortunately no
one was hurt—not even jarred from their seats.
The Rome Courier sajs eleven whites and
thirty-five negroes have died in thatplaoe during
the six months ending Jane 30th. The whites
outnumber the negroes four to one in Rome, so
that according to this statement there have been
tMrteen deaths of negroes to one among the
white population, in that period.
The Talbotton Standard says crop reports from
Marion county are MgMy encouraging.
We clip the following highly scandalous and
impertinent paragraphs from the Atlanta Geor
gian:
Varney Gaskill and His Pardon. — Wo
wonld like to ask the paid Demcc ratio editors of
His Excellency bow much the publication of the
pardon of Varney Gaskill has cost the State of
Georgia. Is it at the rate of past extravagance
in this line—$35,000 in twenty-one months ?
As they publish Ms proclamations, they know,
and we hope they will answer in a tone of can
dor, and not low-flung abuse.
The Last Ditch.—It is wMspered on the
streets in Atlanta, that the Governor is private
ly, and otherwise, corresponding with members
of the Legislature, urging them to stand by Mm
to the last ditch, in his great game to hold over
till 1872. This is His Excellency’s only hope.
If he fails in this, his Democratic organ grinders
will get no more pap. What s pity!
The Era says:
The interments in Atlanta, as reported by the
City Sexton, for June were, wMtes, 35; colored
57; wMtes paupers, 8; colored paupers, 89.
This mortnary report don’t tally with that fa
vorite boast of the Atlanta folks viz: the heal th-
fnlness of their city. This reoord shows more
than four deaths to Macon’s one for the month of
June. We hardly suppose they claim four timge
the population.
A letter for Stephen H. Milton, Macon, Ga.,
is held for postage in the Atlanta Postoffioe.
A Jasper county correspondent of the Gon-
Btitution, who has just made a tour of that
county, says the farmers are rejoicing over
their good crops.
“The yield in some cases was as high as forty-
five bushels to the acre; tiiirty and thirty-five
bushels to the acre is a general thing. The
farmers have reduced their wheat farms down
to small ones; they find it requires less labor
and leas expense, and is more profitable. They
are also reducing their com and cotton farms.
Com and cotton are somewhat backward, though
the recent showers are enabling them to look
very promising at present.
The farmers are in high spirits, hoping to be
blessed with good crops, so they con pay ont of
debt once more for the fertilizers. They ex
pect to abandon the use of fertilizers, and turn
their attention to something moro profitable
than cotton.”
Mr. Abel C. Vail, a well known citizen of
Milledgeville, died on Friday morning, aged 6G
years. He had lived in Macon and Milledge
ville over thirty years.
The Federal Union reports orops in Baldwin
excellent—not enough com planted, however.
The Milledgevillian* had a good old fasMoned
barbecue in the Capital Square on tha 4tb.
There was not a single case of drank and dis
orderly the whole day.
There wa3 a very'slim attendance of dele
gates, from adjoining counties, at the reoent
meeting in Milledgeville, to consider the ques
tion of organizing a district fair.
The Eatonton Press and Messenger reports
crop prospects as still good in that county.
Mrs. Martha Gibson, wife of Dr. J. G. Gib
son, died in Eatonton on Friday last.
The Columbus Enquirer says the “glorious”
Fourth was a failure in that city. Even the
negroes went back on it, and beyond a free in
dulgence in wbisky, made no demonstrations
whatever. They did not even hoist the “old
flag.”
Richard Seay, a lad of eight years, was run
over by a State Road engine on the 4th, in At
lanta, and so mangled as to require the ampu
tation of Ms left arm at the shoulder and the
calves of both legs.
During the past sessions of the Columbus
Schools, 1,100 wMte end about 400 blaok chil
dren were taught. There were 634 wMte chil
dren taught in the public schools.
A new fire oompany was organized in Griffin
last Saturday, with Col. 8. W. Maugham as fore-
man;
foe Griffin Star says:
Hanging Day.—A large orowd came to Grif
fin last Friday to see the “hanging." When
they learned of the respite, some were in great
rage, and one copperas britches, nun gallnaaod.
red-headed, freekled-face, box-ankled, one-eyed
goeber-grabbler, relieved himself thusly : “I’ve
always voted the Radical ticket ever since there
was sicii a party, but I'm done with Bollock,
since he’s pardoned Gaskill and Blythe Barlow.
I've come seventeen miles to see this ere hang-
in’ and now its put off. Ill join the cussed
Democracy now, sure.
Of crops in Monr.e the Advertiser says:
The growing orops continue in the most
fionrisMng condition. Cotton is vigorous and
healthy, and is altogether very promising.—
Some of onr planters are disposed to brag on
their pet patches, and we hear of a few who
maintain that they have fields on which the
weed will average breast Mgh. Corn has also
attained a vigorous growth, and promises a very
large yield in proportion to the area planted.—
weather, since the drouth, has been of the most
seasonable and propitious character, and plant
ers are very hopeful.
Crops all along the line of the Georgia rail
road have recently been refreshed by fine rains,
and are said to bo vary promising.
Ground was broken, Tuesday, in Atlanta,
preparatory to the erection of the fine Union
passenger depot, for wMch a contract was re
cently made. ’ '•
The office of the State Agricultural Society at
Atlanta, has been established in the basement
of the Opera House.
The Atlanta Intelligencer has the following
item: What business has the Agency to legis
late for Georgia, when Georgia is still a milita
ry district ?
The Legislature.—This body will convene
in the Capitol building to-day, at 12, m. From
what we can learn, it will proceed with the bu
siness of legislating for the State. A quorum
of each branch, we are advised, is present in the
city.
Miscegenation.—A wMte man and a negro
woman were carried before Justice B. D. Smith
yesterday charged with living together' as man
and wife,- contrary to law. The woman was
very nearly white, and we learn that they had
been regularly licensed and married, sometime
ago, the officials believing her wMte. Subse
quently, however, they were taken up, and the
development made that she had one eighth ne
gro blood in her veins. Yesterday Justice
Smith required them to pay a fine, and exacted
from thorn a promise that they would hence
forth live apart.
Prospects of Uie Democratic Party i©
Carry the next House of Represen
tatives.
A late issue of tho New York Bun (Rad.) has
an exhaustive review of the political battle field
so far as it relates to the probable complexion
of the next House of Representatives—the con
clusion of which is, that the Democrats will se
cure a majority in that body. A synopsis of the
Sun’s article, may be interesting.
As at present constituted, the House consists
of 241 members of which number the Radicals
have 162.and the Democrats 79, giving the
former a majority of 83. To change'this ma
jority, the Democrats therefore must not only
held on to what they have already, bnt also wrest
42 districts from the Radicals. The Sun calcu
lates that the Democrats by the operation of the
] 5th Amendment, stand a fair chance to lose at
least three of the following six close districts,
viz: Adams’ in Kentucky, who only had 4G2,
majority, Hammill’s, in Maryland, with only 586
majority, Voorhees’s, in'.Indiana, 128 majority,
Wells’ in Missouri, with 181 majority, Strader’s,
in Ohio, 211 majority, ainl Reading's^ in Penn
sylvania, only 41 majority. If they do lose three
of these districts, of course’ they must carry 45
Radicaldistrictsto win the fight. The Sun thinks
they will do it, securing 35 of the number in the
North and West, , and 10 at tha Sonth.
In New England the Sun thinks the’Remo
crats will make a gain of three : defeating Ben
ton, in New Hampshire, who only had 563 ma
jority last election; Strong, in Connecticut, who
only had 735 majority; and Kellogg, in the same
State, who only had 372.
In New York tha Sun is confident the Radi
ces will lose eight distriots.
In New Jersey Hill (Radical) is almost sure
to lose Ms election, as he had only 79 majority
at the last election.
In Pennsylvania the Sun - sets down the Rad
ical loss at seven members, naming districts
where the majorities, last election, ranged from
200 to 1000.
In Ohio it credits the Radicals with a similar
loss of seven, naming districts where the last
Radioal majority ranged fromlOO to 900.
In Indiana the Radicals are set down as sure
to lose two members, at least, and possibly
five; in Illinois, one; in Michigan, one; in
Nevada, one; and Wisconsin, one—making in
all, 35 members gained. In the South the Sun
assumes the Democrats will secure the seat of
Heflin, of Alabama, who was elected by only
135 majority; of Roots, of Arkansas, who got
but 164; of Tillman of Tennessee, who obtained
hi3 place by a vote of the House; of Duvall of
West Virginia, who received 840 majority in
a poll of nearly 23,000; of Van Horn of Misso
uri, who got 867, and Dyer of the same State,
who got 432, both in a heavy poll; while Ben
jamin’s (same State) district is also clearly in
danger. In North Carolina, the fonr districts
represented by Dockery, majority 1,961; by
Deweese, jnst resigned to avoid expulsion for
cadet-mongering, majority 1,240; by Shober,
majority 1,059; and by Jones, wbo got in by a
vote of the House, will be pretty certain to elect
Democrats—making a gain of ten, which added
to the 35 gain from the North and West, will
sum the 45 additional members neoessary to
give the Democrats control of the House.
Notice or a Fight.—Senator Drake, in his
speech on the bill to enforce the 15th amend
ment, gave formal notice that if ever the Radi
cals should be whipped at the polls they would
never submit to it. TMs was done in the form
of a general explosion against election frauds,
but as there never was yet an admitted honest
election whioh showed a majority against the
Radicals, either North, South, East or West, so
It is presumable there never will be. The Con
gressional Radicals quietly seat as members,
men wbo have been beaten at the polls by ten
to fifteen thousand majority, and nothing is said
about it. Drake waddles and quacks noisily,
but there is doubtless a good deal of truth in his
clamor. Let the Radicals keep together and
they will never Bubnrit to a popular verdict wMch
ousts them from the control of the national ad
ministration. They have full possession of the
military power of the oounlry, and will use it,
if neoessary, under some pretence of fraud on
the part of the opposition.
ANxw York correspondent of tho Boston
Post says there are salesmen in the first named
city who moke each from five thousand to
twenty thousand dollars a year, and adds that
“last year a man was discharged from one of
the principal houses in New York because he
bad made by salary and commissions, over
$25,000 in one year. The head of the firm
thought that was too much for one man, and
gave him notice that he might leave. Another
salesman made $20,000 the same year in the
same house. It would be easy to name a score
of buyers who receive regular salaries of from
$8000 to $10,000, and wboao expenses to Europe
and back, twice a year, are paid besides. Then
there are many scores of salesmen who get
$5000 and upwards, some of these drawing daring
the year as much as $8000. It has frequently
happened, during the past few years, tw. sales
men have cleared more money than t^eir em
ployers. When business is dull the employor
may not make a dollar, but whether he makes
or loses the salesman draws his salary and com
missions regularly.”
Wherever the Secretary of State goes he !s
never ont of fish. He has kept a supply from
early infancy.
Weekly Keenuie of Foreign Affairs.
prepared for the telegraph and messenger.
Great Britain.—The Honse of Commons re
sumed the debate on the Educational Bill, tor
which various amendments were offered. Mr.
Dixon moved several propositions with a view
of separating religious from secular instruction;
they were all defeated. An amendment of Mr.
Richard, favoring purely secular teaching, was
likewise rejected. At present the House seems
to be little inclined to exclude religion from the
Bohools.
The House of Lords, in committee, continued
the consideration of the Irish Land Bill. Several
of the amendments brought forward were ac
cepted, others rejected. The clause of the bill,
advancing funds to tenants for the purchase
of small holdings, gave rise to an animated de
bate. Should the Earl of Grey represent the
sentiments of the House, the Lords are strongly
opposed to seeing a well-to-do peasantry gain a
foothold in Ireland. Such a bill, .placing an
humble home within the reach of every peasant
wonld naturally stimulate industry and econo
my. The Earl of Grey opposed it, “because it
would lead to cutting up the land, and would
create broods of small debtors.” Lord Cran-
more supported the clause, and appealed to the
success the system had met with m Russia and
Canada. The Earls of Granville and Carnarvon
having made speeches in favor of the clause as
it stood, the Lords adjourned.
The Earl of Clarendon, British Secretary of
State for foreign affairs, died quite suddenly at
the age of 70 years. The deceased was a favor
ite with all parties and a welcome guest at all
foreign courts. The Earls of Granville, Derby
and Cowley, and the Duke of Riohmond male
eulogies in honor of the illustrious statesman,
the House of Lords listening in solemn silence.
The Earl of Granville, now Secretary of State
for the Colonial Department, will probably take
charge of the Foreign office.
The war between labor and capital seems to
grow close and fierce. Hardly a day will now
elapse without bringing ns intelligence ~ r
another strike. In Lancashire several em
ployers have promised the spinneis higher
wages. Now the carpet weavers, of England,
threaten to strike for higher wages. In Cork
the riots broke . out again after a two days' ar
mistice, but order was soon restored. On the
following day the strike, at first confined to the
'« the ,
minded of Prim’s promts bof„,
that be wonld propose a Kino .
months. Did he think of the Pn
as ? This choice would find favn^ 6 ® of
leon, who can never see Moninl **** V
of Louis Phillippo, on the tEESfr C
would suit Prim, who vofc .<!
position under a boy-king of fan kl *
is true, a resolution of the
Bourbons forever from the thr^T
politically impossible
vantes? In Spain the revototw* 1 *
made by a successful military ^ .«*
himself at the head of the arm, * 4o i~
Spanish legions have proved faith*,?, ^
and as long as he can relv on them ^
recognize him as her * master ’tT
passed a bill for the gradual cman^ -
slaves in the Spanish colonies sZf ^
mg from 8enor Morel’s original
of 60 years of age are immediate'!',
liberty. The law imposts other can*^ ^
tions upon slaveowners, and nrohiS m,!
ment with the lash or azote enU re w Dl
The Dake of Montpeusier is coin"
Mmself as a candidate for a seat BJg
AFFAIRS IV 1
Crops In Decatur, Baker ana
Editors Telegraph and 2| }
most difficult matter imaginable to
statement of the condition of cron, r
farmers themselves, and the many trrn
ports are, no doubt, owing more
than to any other cause. Erch C. , M
different statement to make, p, mer ** i
last week I inquired of three" gentLl^-l
the same neighborhood concemi at , p
tion of crops, and learned from .t. «
crops and fruit of every description? H
fine indeed—in fact, never better-” *y,' rs !
second informed me that “cotton
both’s sorry — fruit’s all killed!” B-f r H
seemed inclined to “split the differ^c? 1 ^
his other brethren, by sayieg that ‘-?v ^
and crop prospect is only tolerably [>00$ H
so the tale goes from one week to anotk, *
I am reliably informed by a genUemm tf*
turned from an extensive visit throne tSl
catur), Baker and Miller counties, ttat«i] *1
except the potato, arevery profit. £?
thinks the yield-will be immense, y®, *1
journeymen tailors, became general The time past this section has been visited bf?
steamship works were abandoned, and almost showers, which give to vegetation {test;,?
all workshops deserted. Even the workwomen
stayed at home, and . tie newsboys refused to
sell papers.
Though there were no scenes of violence, the
excitement was intense.
.The news respecting the harvest is moro
cheerful.
France.—The Emperor continues sick,
though his condition does not warrant any seri
ous apprehensions. His physicians have ad
vised him to go to the mineral baths of Contre-
ville.
The Princes of the House of Orleans, now liv
ing in exile in England, have petitioned the
Corps Legislatif to be allowed to return to
France. The committee on petitions, at the re
quest of ML Olivier, have reported unfavorably
on their application, wMch appears to be writ
ten in a rather peremptory manner. Napoleon
is personally opposed to their recall, tho peti
tion having been addressed te the Corps Legis
latif, while it ought to be presented to the Em
peror, yet the Orleans Princes naturally decline
to petition the Emperor to that effect, such a
step being equal to recognizing Napoleon as the
legitimate inter of France. The Emperor has
intimated that he will urge, himself, the re
moval of the restraints whenever it is safe and
proper to do so. ’ A
M. Louvet, the Minister of Agriculture and
Commerce, made a statement in the Corps Leg-
islatif that, notwithstanding the drought, the
Government had satisfactory reports of the
crop.
The trial of the members of the International
-Workingmen’s Society continues.
The Minister of Education has commissioned
Rudolf Radeau, a German mathematician of
note residing in Paris, to visit the German uni
versities for the purpose of studying the meth
ods of teaching the exact sciences most gener
ally in use there. His report will fond the ba
sis of the reforms now contemplated in the
higher education of France. Rameau^ the
scientific editor of the Journal des Debits.
In Marseilles the journeymen bakerd struck:
work Bread is consequently advancing. --!- -
The government has decided to regard ;the
St Gothardt railway project as -merely a com
mercial enterprise. The originator of the op
position against this great undertaking id, Baron'
de Rothschild, who will have to pay ten. mil
lions of francs should the road be completed.
The Lombardian railway companies, which are
almost entirely owned by Rothschdd, agreed to
pay the first railway across the Alps a -subven
tion of ten millions of francs. To save this sum
the financier has endeavored by bis tools and
agents to represent the St Gothardt rad road as
a skillful manoeuvre of Prussia in order to stir
up the political passions of tho_French - people,
which might be influenced to veto the project
Fortunately the French people has too much
goad sense left to adopt the view of Baron de
Rothschild.
North Germ:in Confederation.—Politics are
at a discount. The Parliaments have concluded
their sessions. Ministers and diplomatists have
repaired to the watering places to 'rest from
their weary labors and silence reigns in the Halts
on Doenhuffsqnare in Berlin.
Among the new bills to be laid before the
next Landtag we may. mention that on tha press,
suppressing the obnoxious stamp on newspa
pers.
The much talked of steamsMp line between
Stettin on the Baltic and New York has at last
become a fact. A company has been formed
nnder the style of the “Baltio, Lloyd, Stettin
and American Steam Navigation Company.”
Two large steamers capable of carrying from
700 to S00 passengers have been ordered in Eng
land, to be delivered early next spring. These
two vessels, together with two American steam
ers, will run semi-monthly trips between both
seaports.
Italy.—The reports from Rome continue
contradictory and little interesting. At one
time we are assured that the Council will sit the
whole year through, until about Easter 1871;
another time we are told again that the fathers
will leave Rome after the proclamation of the
dogma, which important event is expected to
take place very soon. An American Bishop is
reported to have expressed Ms opinion in the
Council in these energetic words“I am a Re
publican, and reject absolutism in the Church
as well as in the State. According to my views,
the King exists for the good or the country,
and not the country for the King. In the same
way, I believe that the Popedom has been es
tablished for the sake of the Church, and not
the Church for the State.” It is generally con
ceded that the American Bishops were at first
in favor of the new dogma, bnt the way the
whole business of tha Council has been con
ducted has completely changed their resolution.
That tho worldly Governments will not quietly
submit to the practical execution of the dogma,
is shown by the representations of various Gov
ernments. The ambassador of the North Ger
man Confederatipn is reported to have also ad
dressed Cardinal Antonelli, the Roman Secre
tary of State, a verbal communication in con
nection with a passage in the Prussian note,
supporting the late French dispatch. Accord
ing to the Prussian law, all papal bulls and
breves, before their publication, must be sub
mitted to the approval of the State. After the
relations between Ghnroh and State had been
regulated anew by the boll “de salute anima-
rum,” a royal decree permitted the Bishops a
free intercourse with Rome, but the King ex
pressed at the same time a wish “that he
might never be compelled by abuseB to adopt
measures found necessary for supporting the
rights of his crown, and the peace and pros
perity of all Ms subjects.” The Prussian am
bassador considered it necessary to refer to
tMs reservation.
A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette writes
from Pesth that the Hungarian Government has
decided on taking s firmer attitude towards the
infallibilist Hungarian Bishops and the Roman
Curia. It has threatened the former with the
loss of their temporalities should they vote for
the propositions of the Jesuit party in Rome
and attempt to promulgate them in their dio^
oesee. At the same time, the Curia has been
informed that the Government will sanction no
measures (suspension a spiritualibus is here
Mated at) against the anti-infallibilist prelates
of Hungary.
Spain.—The throne question seems to enter
upon a new phase. It is evident that Prim, the
Kingmaker, baa only favored the election of
snob candidates as wonld leave him virtually the
master of Spain. For this reason he has always
opposed the Duke of Jfontpensier, whose claims
deserve a serious consideration.
The Dake of Genoa having refused the crown,
all other combinations bad failed.
When we suddenly ho»«- iW Ex-Queen Isabella,
In the presenoe of many French high fnpotion-
nrles and Spanish grandees, has signed so aot.of
abdication in favor of her son, Alfoaao. and are re-
‘ ! '
. . ; . , vegetation
and give animal and vegetable life tie ^21
ance of being “born agin.” Cattle usS’
the woods are now in fine condition*!^j
milch cows give an abundance of 3^ j?
consequence of the recent rains.
Apple?, peaches, green com, wateroeloaJ
muakmelons are beginning to flow into iTI
bridge, and find a ready market Berriasl
very plentiful, wMch I regret, and fortw!
son: So long as a “fifteenth amehdictit'J
obtain half rations at picking berries,
as well attempt to tore all thestara m an^?|
as to induce them to “tend de cotton njjl
corn.” As a general thing, the freely, J
distance from town are working most adauriUrl
wMch, you are aware, is quite an improTtt»|
An immense quantity of commercial mnj
have been used this year in this sectional
much to the satisfaction of the farmer. I
The Democracy is progressing finely ijjl
Decatur, and will do Radicalism up neitfCJ
it has never been done up before in these n
R. H. Whiteley, onr little “Senator," h*
ing along, sometimes in the city and tom#:
ont. I do not know whether Bainbridgtn
to be proud of her Senator or ashamed of la|
Sonth Carolina boasts of a Calhoun, Tin
of a Henry Clay, and why not also, of alL
ley and an Akermon, if she did not giie da
“worthies” a birth-place? is a question 1
might be propounded to those who “do note
as they see.” When onr “Senator" retail
from Washington he seemed to be ia about il
same condition that Smirk Mud Flint mil
when he returned from his famous duck hi|
—in low spirits.
The work on the Bainbridge, Cuthbet i
Columbus railroad is progressing fine!;
giving general satisfaction. President “
is Undoubtedly the man for the position he ml
holds, End too much cannot be said of kuunt]
thorough business man. . He is nor tri
brick made for the erection of one ui tie is|
warehouses in the 8tate, which the so.-fc
will begin on in about six weeks.
Bainbridge has bean, pretty duU.dtiriug fl
last two mouths, except on Saturdays, oar!’
day s oux fnral. neighbors call on us, and it k
like'a realciK-. We haVe a bounteous
of loafersjbybung lawyersiuidflasaolliuidy
now, and, to tell, the truth, I do not know L
exodus of which would be most gratifying. i|
great many young men have returned fn*i i
rions institutions «f Jsaimiug to this lids
within the last two years, and most of thftta
aspiring to the legal profession. Jlj adri«^
these feiiows is to make the acquaintance Jl
latest improved plows, which will evantu^Sj
more remunerative tosome of them than tae^'J
Flint river is. in excellent boating orietf
present, and upon an' average we have a
boats'a week, tmd mnstlyiheayiiy laden.
Bainbridge-can boast of one of ihebed t
demies in the State, the spring season of
dosed on Wednesday night last- Prof.
Allen is the principal, and is assisted by
Thursday McElveen. The committee app®
ed to examine the school reported upl
that both teachers and pupils acquitted 1
selves in a manner highly creditable te t
and maintained the high reputation of tkj
stitntion. Bat especially more they i“pn*f
with the department under the care of Mid]
Elveea. This lady is said by competent jw
to be the best m&thematicion in the county, s
coupled with this Mgh order of talent
vity of disposition possessed by but Wp
Proud may be be who can claims her hr
wonld that we had more of those noble«
Then would par. Southern homes be bt*»i
deed. Snch women can truly say rid'
poet—
“What conscience dictates to be dost,
Or warns me not to do,
This teach me more than hell to shun,
That more than heaven for me!"
Although there was a heavy rain filling^
5 to 9 in the evening, the exhibition a* 1
nesdsy night was largely attended. The?*
es and compositions were the finest I b* w '
for ten years. The musio was also «**
and especially was a duet by Messes C®J*I
Churning. Prof. Parsons, wbo hu
the musical department, has cause to bef~
of this exhibition.
“Tis music lends a golden boa
To life’s tide as it flows along,
Thus let us render homage dae „
To music smd her sister—song.
The proposed railroad from Bsinbnd^
Quincy, Fla., is creating soma intu®
this place, and the Quincyians seem , yj*
railroad on the brain. ’ Its prospects,
are encouraging. Bat did you ever bek
many railroads before, Messrs Editor?, W
a-days ? Everything and everybody 1
railroad.
Two negro' boys staying, at Co- * 1
just across the river from town, ent *
of CoL A. ’s nephew on Snnday ^,,7,
therefrom a pistol, and proceeded t° ,0 1
to try their hands as marksmen. A‘“ j
they were .’preparing to return to
when the pistol went off, mortillj
one and catling off the right ttajj ^
other. “One by one the roses
not vouch for the correctness of the
tation, bat the sentiment is there.
I have just been informed that th*., U
a ante-bellum barbecue about two mu ^
this place, up the river, next Saturn*. •
yon not like to be on lumd?
Young Tate, who killed a negro
since, down at Cairo, on the A audi^-
and who subsequently attempted
while nnder charge of Sheriff
shot, is fast recovering, and has bee 1 1
to give a bond of $3,000.
From Hltckell Countt-
A correspondent under date of the ud
writes us as follows from this COCEt - v .
We had snch s fanny storm ye*]
vere thunder storm and heavy run^
denly a tremendous wind, NnicP _ -
few moments, It blew dow» _ ^
limbs, blew down garden
houses, took off half «» f *££#4
set it down, scare* 3 / brokeiL aom* j,*
off; took my A-iry table and set rt J
cotton pa**; drove a carriage
n was wonderfully exciting for a f*
to see the carriage and *>0*8/,
wind and the table and ehuta
We had no time to get frightened.
drops are looking finely; goto ™
making corn. ^
Grant haa been oanociMd by**
era Methodists. They
on tha Hudson river vadsr the
Grant Methodist Church. The**®
surmounted by a hug* SegaUa.