About Georgia weekly telegraph and Georgia journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1869-1880 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1870)
. .«>•••■* '••* <r w - - v « c. *V"S fL- -, ’ rU.tV-\.r. * .'>'". ^ . ■ “ '-• The Georgia, "Weekly Telegraph and Journal &c Messenger. Telegraph MACON, r^TrVnnnV esscngcr. 1870. Fighting in FM» -' Tho day dispatches on Saturday announced a fiahtin Paris between the administration and he Beds, and state that it will be impossible to prevent another Revolution. A continuation of the troubles of the same sort is also reported at JLyons. We hope this news will.turn out to bo much exaggerated. The French masses, how- evor, seem unable to assimulate free institutions with political order and the security of private rights. Republicanism, in their conception, means socialism, equality, fraternity, a, com mon beggarhood and loaferality—no work—no property—equal division—nothing to do—plen ty of bread and wine—tho guillotine—the barri cades—down with the aristocrats and every thing delightful. If they can't quit socializing in tho immediate presenoe of a foreign enemy threatening their destruction, what can be hoped for them when this external pressure is withdrawn? ' From the Atlanta Cotuttution of Saturday.] Democratic Absentees. The following Democratic members of tho House are absent from their places: • Bennett, Dnncan, Felder, McDougald, Nis- bet, of Dado, Price, Phillips, Seale, Sorrells, Smith, of Telfair, Tumlin, Tate, Vinson, Wel- ohel. c * T - ■ Two, "we are informed are paired off—Nisbet and McDougald. * ; , Unless richness is the cause of absence'these gentlemen should be at their posts. The pub lic interest demand it imperatively. Demccbats, to xocb posts. The Political (Status ! Wo had a good wholsome scare on us about a year ago, when we were trying our best to compound matters with Congress—re-seat^ the negroes and so on; for we foresaw at that time, tlio flood tide of rascality which would sub- mt-rge Gc iigi.r in the course of a second re construction.' Xjrue, wliut has happened and what will happen is bad enough; but it is only tho beginning of what was in, contemplation^ . T.ot'mMinTiiRrR liadthavheerrable to' S ooas * Farcical.—Wo note that the Northern and Western Radical prints are making ont a case of wonderful economy for Grant’s administra tion in this wise. Says the Tribune: There is a strong political argument in every item of the curious and valuable table pub lished elsewhere, which compares the receipts and expenditures of the Government for the last eighteen months of the Democratic rule oj President Johnson, and tho first eighteen months of tho Republican Administration of President Grant. Did one ever hear the like ? It rivals the ab surdity of Democratic prints who are volunta rily going into the comparison. How came Johnson’s to be a Democratic administration? Did Democrats elect it, or did they have the slightest control over it! Was he not elected as a Radical, and did not a huge Radical ma jority in both houses of Congress make the Appropriations, and completely control his ex penditures ? If the Radicals want to make ont a case of economy in comparison with Demo cratic administrations, let them take Jackson’s, or Van Boren’s, or Polk’s, or Pierce’s, or Bu chanan's administrations, and let them claim every possible allowance due to the altered con dition of the country, and then see how they stand? Bnt to compare their own different periods of waste and knavery with each other, and plume themselves that there is less to-day than there was yesterday, amounts to no great deal Thk Causa Causans.—Hinds county, 3tissis- rippi, has heretofore paid an annual State tax Of $40,000. This year, near §200,000 will be re quired. The prime reason of this is to compel fax payers' to sacrifice their property for the benefit of the Yankee thieves who run the Leg islature and the negroes' thereof. The Hinds county Gazette says: “There were donbtless many well disposed men in tho Legislature—honest men even of the Radical party—bnt having been ostlers, and barbers, and waiting boys, and boot blacks, all their lives, it could not be expected that they could legislate iutelligently, or could hold a hand with the dishonest white men who held them as clay in their hands.’’ And this condition of affairs the miserable Creature who is at the head of Grant’s Depart ment of Justice, so-called, would perpetuate in Georgia by fraudulent elections. God shall smite thee, thon whited wall! [ Constitutionalist. The Marietta Journal reports all quiet in that oity, bnt courting and marrying are going on to a frightful extent. Fred Douglas refuses to run with Gen. Grant the next election, unless the General will come ont square on some line of domestic and foreign policy. Fred is tired of this shilly-shallying round between Fish and Butler. Sous statements that have been made in this paper may lead persons to suppose that an amalgamation has occurred of the Maoon and Western and Macon aud Brunswick Railroads. We loam that the whole of it amounts to certain undertakings between the Companies as to through freights to 8avannah, and nothing more. There ha3 been no amalgamation, and will not be any, as it is opposed by many stock holders, unless the whole stock of the Macon and Western Railroad is bought up by the own ers of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Com pany. We deem it proper to make this state ment for fear the owners of stock may be dam- aged by the prevalence of the idea of a consoli dation which is deemed impossible. by the Jteconstructionists had they been able to carry ont their whole programme. Having gotten over that scare and calmly surveyed the work of plunder, fraud and black demoralization which has so far been accom plished, we shall not allow any thing which may be threatened or may come, to disturb our philosophy. The fact is, rave and roar and steal and plun der as they may, we have an abiding impres sion that Southern Radicalism is pretty nearly played out. Triumphant villainy is a terrible blusterer, but be is always weak.in the knees— he is ever more or less nfdo dts se, and carries about him such a heavy load of conscious mean ness and suoh a perplexing intricaoy of plots and cross purposes, that when ho caves, every thing conspires to defeat and discomfiture. We believe that the new schemes of rascality now on hand will only hasten the grand catastrophe of Radicalism in Georgia, and that the whole concern, not only here, bnt throughout the South, is a gone ease. Every body within and without that organi zation is so well satisfied of its nf-ter corrup tion, that it has not the first particle of moral Strength, and the very means of self-preserva tion it adopts, partaking fully of its own extra ordinary depravity, will be practically worthless and ineffective by their own excessive villainy. Let them come od, then, with their Satamical devices, and let us see what more and worse they can do. We shall stoutly abide them in the conviction of the final and complete tri nmph of virtue and the people. When the people once more rule in Georgia we will burst tho bonds of sin, fraud and vil lainy as Sampson burst the Philistines withs. All this entire fabric of bonded fraud must go to the wall, ana we should give notice of the fact that whenever tho tax-payers of Georgia, are represented again in the Legislature not a dollar of these bogus bonds will be provided for. The same will be done in all tho other Southern States. Every one of them, under carpet bag rule has been deluged with a fraudu lent debt, too vast to be paid, if it were honest —but contracted under such circumstances as entitles to not the smallest respect. And it will have none. The Jewish New Year. Yesterday was the First day of the Jewish year 5630. Tho Savannah Republican says Is raelites enumerate from the creation. If Usher and Calmet are authorities on the age of the world, then the time that has elapsed since God said “Let There Be Light,” numbers 5,870 years, making a difference between Je wish chro nology of 220 years. Hobb3 asserts that the cre ation occnrred 5,411 years before Christ, which, if trne, makes this terrestial sphere, upon which we live and move and have onr being, at tho venerable and ripe old age of 6,181 years—651 years older than by Jewish reckoning. The New Year day will commence, according to the Reform Jewish authorities, on Sunday evening and terminate on Monday night. The Orthodox Jews observe two days in order to make sure of observing the right day. The Re formers claim that, inasmuch as there are ten day8 before the day of Atonement, it is unnec essary to observe two days of the beginning of the year when the first day observed is reckoned among the ten that precede the Atonement That if you commence toconnt from the second day, then the day of Atonement must be one day later; and the orthodox Jews, as well as the Reformers, do not disagree as to the day of Atonement. In our opinion, based upon the count of ten days, it must be either superfluous to observe two days at the beginning, or the day of Atonement is one day later than the or thodox Jews claim it to be. However, we do not profess to be versed in Jewish chronology or rites. We like to see people worship in ac cordance to the dictates of their own conscien- THE GEORGIA PRESS, The Columbus cotton reoeipts to Friday night foot np: On hud. Sept. 1,1672—Beoeived Friday, 507— previously 2,665..... ........siv... ..5,044 Shipped to date 2,798 Stock on hud r .2,246 The Eagle and Phenix Mills offer a series of premiums tothe best dressed Lady and Gentle man at the Columbus Fair—dressed in their Southern Minx. Passenger Cabs.—The En quirer says : —' By far the mdri superior passenger oars ever ow An Unenviable Distinction Onr telegrams from Atlanta in Sunday morn ing’s edition were somewhat sensational— Among their statements was the following: It is reported that secret circulars are being distributed to select a prominent oolored man in each county and pnt him to death, and charge to Democratic Ku-klux. Bollock will issue large rewards and parties will be arrested charged with it This, it is said, will prevent oolored men from Tunning ss candidates, and BceiiaatiM of Dr. VUM^ At a meeting of the Presbyterian Church and congregation, in this city, on {Sunday, a letter from the Pastor, Rev. David Wills, D. D. t was received, resigning his pastoral charge of the chnrch, in consequence of his acceptance of the Presidency of Oglethorpe College at At- No unusual preparaion has been made by onr Israelite neighbors here for the observance of these days, farther than to provide an additional number of seats in tbe synagogues. The ser vices are interesting, and the places of worship will, undoubtedly, be well attended. Carpets, On. Clothbs, Mattings, etc.— Messrs. Lathrop & Co., of“SaVannah, have jnst received their fall and winter supply of the above line of goods, and are now prepared to fill all orders with promptness. * Their stock is very large and embraces the latest designs and patterns in carpets, oil cloths, rugs, mats, crumb cloths, shades, etc. In the line of win dow curtains we were Rhown some very hand some of genuine lace, which for beauty and neatness of design and workmanship, it would be difficult to surpass. See advertisement. • ■ ‘ ^rx: Mil Yellow Fetes in Mobile.—From gentle men who arrived from Mobile yesterday, says tho Atlanta New Era, we learn that this dreaded disease has made its appearance in that city. Fifteen cases and four' deaths were reported on Tuesday. So far the disease is oonfined to Spanish Alley and similar localities, but foars are entertained that it wUl.be oome^m epidemic Peat in South Oaboltna—The Charlestonians have discovered;that a large area of boggy land between toe Edisto and Ashepoo rivers; twenty- five miles South of the city, is for eight feet deep "elegant turf” or peat, and burns with considerable flame, and only four per cent, of tthes. The city can boil herpots with it for a thousand years. Dust in Atlanta.—The True Georgian says it hawbeenestimated that the dust now'lying in onr main thoroughfares would weigh over eighteen tons. This does not include the dost afloat in the sir, nor that accumulated in the eyes, ears and mouths of pedestrians. ' • Auboba Bobealis.—One of these lights, of extraordinary beauty and brilliancy, appeared in the northern heavens about half-past nine o’clock lost night. It attracted much attention. Thk Rome Commercial learns that the Van Wert Railroad Company have purchased the futindry and msehine shop at Cartersviile, v th a view to locating its railroad shops at that place. The Rome Daily quotes white wheat 05— $1 1<j; rod, $1 00—io. Fancy family flour is worth $4 00 to $4 r,o. /.as o'Auamd •Th* weather yesterday was one of Antuin'a best. It could not have bean better in the shads Fluctuations or Cotton. Messrs. Parker, Ward & Co., of Memphis, have issued a chart showing the fluctuations in cotton prices, in that market between Septem ber of last year and the current month. The changes are not only most remarkable, bnt also singularly erratic, and famish a complete expla nation of the losses sustained by the planters who.held on to their cotton in the hope of get ting a’better price; of the factors who made’ large advances npon that staple,and of the buy ers who speculated In it. The chart shows that on the 2d of September, 1869—that is to say, just about a year ago—tbe market price of cot ton was thirty-three cents a pound. On that day a decline set in, and proceeded so rapidly that, at the close of the same month, the price had fallen to twenty-four and a quarter cents. During the month of October the price remain ed steady. Bnt, on tho Ilth of November, it stood twenty-three cents—a decline of ten cents in sixty days. At this points slight reac tion set-ifi, and, by the close of January,'the price had risen to twenty-four, anda-half cents —being a quarter of a cent higher than at the close of October. With the opening of Februa ry commenced a steady and continuous decline, until, on the 10th of March, tbe prioe had fal len to nineteen and a half cents. A week later it was back to twenty-two cents, and stood at that for a single week; declined toe folio wing week to twenty-one arid a half, bn$ rose again, a week later, to twenty-two ceDts. After anoth er series of fluctuations—varying from a quar ter of a cent to a cent-^the prioe on the 2d of Jane was within a quarter of a oent of that of the 31st of March, viz: twenty-one and a half cents. Then commenced still another period of steady, and, with the exoeption of one week, continuous decline, until, on the 21st of July, the piice had gone down to seventeen and a half cents. It rose a week later to nineteen cents, and dropped off again, on toe Slat of Au gust, to eighteen and a half cents. ' The Bainbrldge Argus. Our worthy friend, Rev. Willis M. Russell, the'editor of that excellent paper, the Bain- bridge Argns, is paying a .visit to Macon, his native town. Wo are pleased to see he is in fine health and hope he wilLmeet with much success in his efforts to increase the circulation of his valuable Journal. The Argus is one of the best papers in Georgia, and an ardent and ablo advocate of every good word and work. Thoroughly comcientioua, moral and religions in its tone, and intelligent and reasonable in all its counsels, its circulation will benefit any com munity which it reaches. ,M3 Fanct Cotton.—We examined, yesterday samples of three bales of Upland Colton raised by Judge Knott, near this city, which were ex- oeodiugly fine and beautiful—equal to any thing, in fact, that we ever saw. Two of the bales will be forwarded for exhibition at the St. Louis State Fair, and the third will be exhibit- id at the Central Georgia Fair next week. on toe roads leading to this eity are those recently built by Raoul, Sons & Wadley, at the Louisiana Southern Car Works, to ran on the Central and South Western Roads. Four or five bnve been ordered and two have reached this city. The external and internal finish is most elegant. The one we saw has space for one thirdmore passengers than those in-ordinary use. It is superbly pannelled, with looking glasses between each seat, with conveniently arranged ventillators at the top. Carpets and rugs are on the floor. There axe two water closets with wash bowls supplied by water works on top of the oar. Beautiful scarlet colored velvet seats, capable of being arranged into comfortable night lounges, give the car an ap pearance of luxuriousness seldom seen on rail roads in these parts. The Columbus beaux and belles are skating on rollers at an awful rate. The Columbus Enquirer hopes that the Ne w- nan Convention will nominate J udge Worrill. The action of two or three counties in the dis trict, and toe reports that we have reoeived of pnblio sentiment in others, enconrage us in the confident hope that Judge Worrill will be the nominee. He has not sought toe position by any personal effortB, bnt his eminent qualifica tions for it have directed pnblio attention to him as the man for the station. Distinguished for solid rather than showy abilites, for sterling integrity, for unswerving devotion to principle and publio duty, and for great and wide-Bpread personal popularity, his nomination wbuld se cure for his party all the advantage tbatperson- al worth and undeniable qualifications can give. If we can elect any man in the Distriot, we can elect Hon. E. H. Worrili. The Enquirer, of Saturday, notes an impor tant change in com and meal as follows: Declining.—Corn and meal were yesterday sold by O. S. Harrison & Co. at $110 to $115. This is a favorable 6ign, and indicates, we trnst, that breodstuffs will soon experience a heavy decline. Stone Quabbt in Randolph.—The Outhbert Appeal chronicles toe discovery of as inex haustible quarry of fine building stone near that city, certainly a remarkable geologioal fact Decatur Democratic Meeting.—A nominat ing convention for Decatur county was held in Bainbridge on toe 17th. Tho Argus sayB: On the first ballot Dr. Wilmot was nominated one of tbe Representatives, and after several ballots Dr. J. A. O'Neal was nominated by ac-- clamation the other candidate. Wm. W. Hsr- rell was nominated for Sheriff, Hartwell Swear ingen for Clerk, George Griffin for Tax Collec tor, J. S. Bird for Tax Receiver* Duncan Mo- Lauchlin for Connty Surveyor, M. Hahn for Coroner and T. J. Thompson for Connty Treas urer. Brunswick Items.—We clip the snbjoined from toe Seaport Appeal of Friday. First Shipment of Otstebs.—Mr. O. P. Heath shipped the first lot of oysters of the see- son to Mr. John YaTentino, at Macon, on Tues day last. Quite a large business can be done in this line this season, and we hope to know that it will l>e done. Capt. N. S. Finney and Dr. J. J. Harris have been appointed by Coonoil to represent onr city at the Southern Commercial Convention of'Cin cinnati, on the 4th proximo. Several new houses have been contracted for, an evidence that the spirit and march of im provement continues aotive. At an election held last Monday week to de termine npon a subscription of ten thousand dollars to a steam ootton press, the subscription was sanctioned by a large majority. Fbom Savannah.—We dip toe following from the Savannah Republican of Saturday and Sun- day-- mm Dr. S. Landrum has dedined toe unanimous call of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta to become their pastor, and deddes to remain with his chnrch in this city, where toe desire for his services is equally unanimous, and where the happiest relations have existed between pastor people for ten years past. We are gratified to make this announcement, for Dr. Landrum is not only a faithful pastor, but one of our most useful citizens, being zealous of good works in all that conoerns toe welfare of Savannah. Shot Dead.—At Jasper Florida, Wednesday last, two white persons one named J. D. Tooten, got into a fight onaooount of some past troubles. Daring toe altercation Tooten drew his pistol and shot his opponent dead. The name of the deceased is unknown to the gentlemen who saw the dead man on tbe platform at one of the rail road stations, and who brought us the informa tion last evening. Bishop Vebot.—We see that this distinguish ed Bishop arrived in this country at New York from Rome, on Wednesday last. We under stand the Bisop is en route for Florida. His many friends in this oountry congratulate the Reverend Bishop on his safe return. The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel of Sunday has the following: Macon & Augusta Bailboad.—The contrac tors had confidently expected to finish this road by the first of October, but disappointment by the non-arrival of the vessel having on board tbe iron necessary to its completion, will delay the work beyond that period. The contractors have sufficient force to lay the remaining por tion of the track, about five miles, in a short time, as soon as the iron arrives. The vessel by which the iron is expected is now more than three weeks overdue. The road is open to the public for some ten miles beyond Milledgeviiie. The Athens Banner of Friday has the follow- Fire in Jackson.—We regret lean that the house of Rev: P. F. Lamar, near - Jefferson, took fire one night this week, and was totally destroyed. The family barely had time to es cape with their lives, and lost clothing, money, and everything of value. Loss about $2,500. The origin of the fire is unknown. Institute fob Colored Ministers.—During toe entire month of December last the above Institution was in operation 'in this city, under toe superintendence of Rev. E. W. Warren. Twenty-six ministers attended its daily They were greatly bensfitted and much pleated, and at the close passed a resolution unanimous ly requesting Mr. Warren to hold another the He will have a olass in spelling, reading, writ ing and grammar. He expects a large number in attendance. Nearly seventy have already sent in their names. Here is a good opportunity for instruction by the ablest and best men of the denomination in Georgia. The instructions in literature and theology will be free, and all who deaire may attend. Will not oat white citizens over the State encourage, and where it may be ueosa- sary, assist the colored ministers in availing themselves of the advantages of this Institu- IklLjnvlWnonJ* - At an early day, we hope to publish the pro gramme, so that all may be fully informed as to the partioulafeP **- r £ , T2P Jt.lotrafi e The Marion BtNS*».—We received by last mail, the third number; of a new paper from Buena Yisf-a, Marion.oaunty, bearing the above title, conducted by John P. Burt, Esq. It is a neat little county paper. Friend Burt has our 1 earnest wish for euooeae in Me new enterprise unite them on white radical candidates, and will be used in Northern elections. It Is somewhat remarkable, however, that the Columbia (8. 00 Phoenix, of the 20th inst prints the following flopy of a circular which has been discovered to be in circulation in South Carolina and qualifies to toe fact: [confidential GXBCULAE.]- Combades—The Radical cause is in danger. The reform party is saining rapidly. Our party is divided in different sections; nothing but a tremendous effort with toe whole Radical party united as one man can save the party from de feat. We must gain the elections this fall* or onr party is irrevocably annihilated. We must save our cause, although we may be called upon to sacrifice the lives of some of onr-best men to carry the point Remember Randolph, the martyr of his own party; it was his foul mur der being charged to toe Democrats that saved the State for General Scott two years ago. We must win again, if we have to sac rifice the lives of a score of our prominent leaders. The question naturally presents itself as to how to determine who to offer np. I know of no better plan than this: Let all the leagues in each county appoint five delegates from each league, to meet at some central point in the county; and let it be toe duty of these delegates to seleot one prominent oolored man of the party in toe connty for a special and im portant purpose, to be known to him by the Governor, at the proper time. Let the name of each man tons selected be reported to the Governor, whose duty it shall be to take the necessary steps through the constabulary foroe to have them put to death in some secret place, and let toe crime be charged to toe Reform par ty. This plan will unite the negroes for the Radicals, and the day will be ours. The plan will be made known to onr prominent white members of the Union League party in each county, and it is expected that the greatest cau tion and secrecy will be observed, and that the plan will be carried out about toe 20to of Sep tember. This plan meets the entire approval of the Secret Council, and is signed by the ini tials of the committee appointed to write this circular. N. G. F, B. F. W. J. L. N. We suppose it was some suoh document as the foregoing, whioh the Atlanta telegram re fers to. If so we will. give notice without charge to toe Executive Department. Let all “prominent negroes who want to be killed for the benefit of the carpet-baggers send their names at once to the Executive office—make their wills and prepare to die by the hands of toe carpet-baggers in the holy cause of carpet baggism and public plunder. Don’t be back ward in sending in you names, for fear toe car pet-baggers should send after you. Better die a voluntary martyr than to be gagged and put to death by foroe. Alexander Free School. A correspondent complains that the poor are crowded ont of this school by those who are amply able to pay tuition. We refer bis com' plaint to toe teachers and trustees of this excel lent charity, none of whom will allow any wrong to be done. This sohool shows how much good a man may do with a little money. Alexander is dead, bnt he will lire to the end of time, ed ucating a hundred children who otherwise might grow np in ignorance, and extending his influ ence for good in constantly widening circles through future ages. Suoh a memory and sueh a position of perennial and benevolent ■activity, is the worthy ambition of a life time of toil— The trustees of this fund are carefully accumu lating it so as to build a commodious school- house and increase toe pupilage. Will not some body, who can, give them a lift, and enable them to go ahead with their plans at once ?— There is great need of facilities for common education in Maoon. We are behind the times. Eufauia, Ala., Sept. 24,1870. Editors Telegraph and Messenger : In your issue of the 21st inst, there is a supposition of a wonderful ootton stalk, whioh “Farmer” thinks will have to be 28 feet high by 24 ieet broad, in order to contain 500 bolls of cotton, if it takes one 7 feet high and 6 feet broad to contain 123 bolb I. If “Farmer” will review his calculation, he will readily discover that a great error has been committed, and that his estimate is 64 times the area of the cotton plant containing the 125 bolls; thus requiring a cotton stalk of sufficient size to contain 8,000 bolls! instead of one of the proper size to contain 500. This, indeed, would be monstrous, and would justly subject the author of such statement to the suspicion of having told a “big lie.” Cotton has been greatly injured here by'the unfavorable season, and' in this section the crop will not equal that of last year. Subscriber. Cook’s Landing, Bolivar County, ) Mississippi, Sept. 17, 1870. j Editors Telegraph and Messenger : The great want of this western section cf Mississippi, is white labor as hands or sharers in the crop, aud I write to yon requesting that yon give publicity to tho fact, that I wish in common with many others here, who own large open plantations, which are very productive fur corn and cotton, some white families and single white men to come out here, where we will either pay them wages or give them a share id the crops, say one-half of the com or obtton produced, they furpishiog only oloth- ing and provisions, we mules, lands, houses, horse-feed, farming utensils, and advancing such supplies for the farmer’s feed and wear until the crops are sold. -■/. Correspondence invited. Address as above. Very respectfully, - William S. Cook. Great Democratic Gain* In the Maine Elee- I iawLabj* .tooumMesou?' From the Portland A rout. 19*4.] The whole number of votes east in 3G6 towns this year are 90,378, of which General Roberts has 41,068 and Perham has 49,170. Perham’s majority 8,102. In the same towns last year the Republioan majority was 16,241, showing a net loss of 8,189. The towns to be heard from will further reduce the Republioan. majority, so that'the Democrats unU make a net gain of about ten thousand votes. Truly, a good day’s 'JwSetothe wo*k for the Democracy. Let other States 'do ensuing winter. In response to this desire he as well in proportion and we ihall have a refor- expects to open again on the 15th day-of No vember. He has the promise of several of the moat distinguished Baptist Ministers in the State to assist him. His great purpose is to in struct the ministers how to interpret and teach the Scriptures eorrectiy j but in order to do this He, ^ p»po«. * mationinthe affairs qf this country, - jrrmnj Mxth.—In Eastern poetry they tell of a wondrous tree, npon which grew glo- den apples and silver bells, and every time a breeze went by and shook the fragrant branohes, a shower of these golden apples fell, and the The following preamble and resolntiong were offered by Mr. W. Poe, and unanimously adopt ed by the congregation: This church and congregation have received the letter of resignation of Rev. David Wills as pastor of this chnrch, and have heard, with profound regret, that he considers it his doty, under the circumstances, to seek another field of labor. Dr. Wills has served this church with great acceptability for nearly eleven years, and his labors have been blessed by bringing into the ohurch a large number of converts, who will, we trust, be ornaments to the church and stars in his crown of rejoicing. . He is a preacher of eminent abilities, and unfeigned piety, and he has preached the Gospel in onr midst with power and in demonstration of the Spirit. Hia social qualities have endeared him to the fami lies of this congregation, and they will port from him with sincere.regret. While expressing these sentiments, we feel that it would be improper to withhold onr assent to his leaving, after this second letter of resig nation. Therefore, Resolved, that this ohnroh and congregation accept, with deep {egret, the resignation of Rev. D. Wills, D. D., as pastor of this chuxoh, and that the delegate appointed by the session to the Presbytery be A, committee to unite with Dr. Wills in asking the Presbytery to dissolve his pastoral relation with this church. Letter from Geo. Robert E. Lee. In response to an earnest and most eloquently expressed invitation to attend the ladies Memo rial Sapper and Fair, to come off in this oity on next Monday, Tuesday aud Wednesday even ings, Gen. Lee writes as follows: Washington College, Lexington, Va.^ September 9, 1870. Mrs. Isaac Winship, President Ladies Mem orial Association, Macon, Georgia. Deab Madam I thank you most sincerely for your cordial invitation to visit your cityand State during the Ootober Fair; and I need not inform you of the great pleasure it would give me, to meet the people of Middle Georgia oii- that occasion, to testify my interest in the agri cultural productions of their State, and my sympathy in the pious objects of the Ladies Association; but I have duties to perform, which I must not neglect, and whioh oblige me to de vote to them, all the time I can give. I must aBk you, therefore, to present to the ladies of your Association, the members of the Agricul tural Fair, and tothe people of Middle Georgia, my heartfelt wishes for their suecess and pros perity, and express to them my true regrets at my inability to attend their Fair. With great respect, Your Obd't SorVt, R. E. Lee. Decoration Committee for tbe Rail at tbe Depot for tbe Memorial Sapper. Mrs. Fannie Lookett, Mrs. Anderson Reese, Mrs. Charlie Roberts, Mrs. W. B. Phillips, Mrs. J. Knott, ; Mrs. D. Blount, Mrs. Asa Holt, Mrs. T. Hardeman, Mrs. T. W. Maugham, Mrs. Yv’. Neville, Mrs. T. Nottingham, Mra. Cummings. The yOung ladies and gentlemen of the city are cordially invited to meet with toe Commit tee, on Friday and Saturday, at the Passenger Depot, to aid in Decorating the HalL They are requested to bring with 'them ready made gar lands of evergreen and flowers, so as to carry on the work as expeditiously as possible. By request of the Association. Defalcation.—One of the clerks in the Ma con & Western Railroad office in this city—« man between sixty and seventy years of age, and who has hitherto borne an irreproachable character, was detected, on Saturday last, in purloining the funds of the company and placed under arrest. It was hia doty to receive the reports of Conductors and any money they might take in on the road and make returns of the money to toe Treasurer, Mr. Milo S. Free man, and recently one of the Conductors had reason to believe that saidolerk was making false returns and a trap was set to catch him, and it was suooeasful The President called the clerk np for an explanation, and he ac knowledged the crime, we are told. After re turning all the money he had on hand, he was still short about $3,000. For certain reasons we suppress his name, and but for the fact that it was the subject of general conversation on the streets yesterday,-we should not have heard what is above related, nor would we have made it public. Wc give the affair as we heard it Be Ready. —The committee appointed to raise money for premiums to be awarded at the Fair next week, will call upon those of our merchants and business men who subscribed, for the money, on to-morrow afternoon, and it is respeotfnlly requested that they will hold themselves in readiness to pay the amounts they subscribed, as the committee cannot possibly find time to make a second call. Befer to the notice in our advertising columns. Diplomas.—The Secretary, Mr. T. L. Massen- burg, showed ns yesterday a specimen of the diplomas to be awarded at the Central Georgia Fair. It was a splendid peioe of lithography, representing a full view of the oompany’s ele gant buildings at their Fair grounds ill the cen tre of the parchment and around which are all the symbols of agriculture, industry, commerce, ete. They were gotten up at a coat of about $8 each, and when handsomely framed will make a pretty picture. em • - ***»©*» Victory at VIiimi. London, Sept 21—The Prussians sustained a very serious check yesterday in their third at tempt to ont the line of the Orleans Railway. After their repulse at Juvisy and before the for tifications of Ivry, they yesterday .undertook to force a passage and secure control of the line. They were met in their advance from Corbeil, upon the main trank of tbe Orleans line, at the hamlet of Wiasons, a village commanded by low hills and buried in woods, by the French. The Prussian column of thirty thousand men was encountered by a France force of about equal number, posted in a most advantageous position*and with formidable artillery. The en gagement was extremely severe and lasted near ly six hours. A fresh column of nearly twenty thousand Prussians came up after the battle had gone on three hours and attempted by a flank movement to enter the wood. The slaughter here was fearful. Masked batteries of French milralleuTs kept up so continuous and terrible a fire that cavalry and infantry of the Prussians were de cimated and repulsed along the whole line. They finally fell back in disorder, hotly pur sued by the French, who cut off their retreat upon Corbeil and the E§onne, and drove them down to the main line of toe Orleans road more than three miles through Savigny and Epernav- sur-Oise, and back about it mile and a half up on the village of Monthiery, where a fierce stand was made in the Burgundian cemetery, bnt the Prussians were driven in disorder back towards their main body, being compelled to evacuate Corbeil at the same time and were reconcentra- ted upon Melun. This victory clears for the present the Orleans liue, wniuh is the only com munication now open between Paris and the provinces. The Force Before Faria. A special from Berlin telegraphs that the forces now assembled before Paris number 400,000 strong men, and that Prince Frederick Charles has over 150,000 men between Metz and Rbsims. Sickness Among- the Prswiaos. Advices from Namur say the prevalence of dysentery is spreading throughout toe invading armies. It is aggravated by the water of the limestone districts, and the troops unused to campaign life are suffering feufully. This state of things is farther made worse by the dreadful rain storms and the premature ohills and damp weather. FALLEN LeSolr’a Account A correspondent of the Soir lowing account of the surrender f( A peror to the King of PiW itt $2 is a page of history. Nanoleon v. • 1 This ten to the King of Praiia theVl 10 *^ “ST-'T r-rassia the 1ch7. which you are acquainted, M “Let him come himself, and he win edsimplyasasoldier, althoughle 8® toe * deserve k” Napoleon thTn Jem? V manner already described, to the D 10 ft* where the King had established histe*^ tors. The carnage having arrived at?' 1 ? 41 ' r chami*$fwiiere the Kin* ? “to guished the lower cnamuer, where the j m the uniform of a general, and hi resse 4 was restlessly Pacing up and doJnJSfi!- hands crossed behind his back tI, n Hi Princo and the other great tftersJSiS? cd together m a corner of the aparK ^ gloomy silence prevailed. TheEw ^ i his hat in his hand, and German. William responded neither 15 nor gesture. He took one or IwoST*** and then he came and placed hmwjfewi?! •ST* forward, with his head uncovered/ said the latter, still speaking in I come to repeat in person what honor of transmitting to your i tle evening m writing.” “It is well J* the King, whose face was very red voice hissed so much that he'mSV control himself. “I have decided dau shall be assigned to you for or a residence,” he said, corrwiin W* self. And you will await my further “Sire.” commenced the lL™ r lbive Sire,” commenced the I?mp spoken, Sir,” exclaimed the King, his sword on the sanded floor of the r 8 “Aurewir, done, Monsieur, mn jjZ&Si Affairs in South Carolina. The Chroniole A Sentinel, of Friday, says: There was in-the city, yesterday, a planter from Laurens connty, S. .0.—the scene of the present troubles between the whites and ne groes. He stated that before he left home toe conduct of the negroes had been such as to lead the white inhabitants, to expect nothing less than a war of races. ’‘The whites had sought no difficulty and deairea none, bnt they were de termined to defend themselves when attacked. While in the city he pnrehased five bags of buckshot for himself; and his neighbors. He Baidthat when he returned home these back- shot would be made into cartridges ready for use in shot-guns. He had seen armed negroes marching past hia house after night, and this, added to their threatening indications, left him no reason to doubt that trouble was coming, and he and his neighbors wished to be prepared for the worst. The insurrection in Laurens, which occurred after he left home, show that he was right in his conjectures. North Carolina Affairs. — Late advices from army offioers and other disinterested rest dents of North Carolina indicate that there is pretty general acquiescence in the-reoent Dem ocratic victories, and'that the whole apolitical power of the State will be peaoeably transferred to Conservative hands. Thera is much exalta tion among the Conservatives, and it is believed a serious attempt will.be made to impeaoh Gov. Holden for paymg his militia in defiance of the orders of the coarts. As the Democrats, al though with ample strength in the Lower House* have only a barq party majority in the Senate, this would seem to be a ridiculous undertaking. But gentlemen .who have arrived from the State say that they, expect to gain over in the Senate enough nominal Republicans who are personal ly opposed to Holden to convict him. Soon Forgotten.—The New York Herald, of Saturday, says: “Tho statue of. Lincoln was erected in Union Square, yesterday, with. , no ceremony, no eulogy ofthe loved. President, no. grand gathering of the masses, no music, no speeches. The only.Ueremony waa the hoisting of the bronze to its place by the hardy workmen, and the only speeches were the eulogistic ej actua tions of the busy crowd of Broadway as it moved on to its business.” Fashionable Wedding.—Hon. Andrew J. Garvey, of New York, was married last week to Miss Isabella McDonald, a beautiful New. York ludy whose father resides in New York.. Mr. G. wore a diamond on his shirt-bosom .whioh cost $25,000.- Said-to be -most costly-diamond in. this country. The bride wore a white- - corded silk dress, with point lace trimmings. The presents received by Mr. Garvey from hia friends were exhibited in the parlor. A prominent jeweler estimates the value of the silver wars alone at not less than $75,000, and .the jewelry at up ward of $50,000. But by far the most costly present to the bride was made by ’ the liberal groom himself. It consisted of a diamond necklace worth $100,000. The bridal tour only extended to New Haven. The Hottest Summer.—Every one wbo has said that this has been the hottest summer they have ever known (says the Baltimore Amerioan) may be gratified to know that the records of Yale College prove their assertion. From July 10th to August 15tb, 1870, the mean daily tem perature was, at New Haven, 75 degrees; and no season, at least sinoa 1778, has shown so The Weather.—On Sunday last we had the first sprinkling of rain for nearly a fortnight, ’ ’ not enough rain fell to thoroughly settle the Yesterday it again cleared off, and the sun was sickeningly warm during the middle of the day. Concert.—We are pleased to learn that Prof. Sohlamm, assisisted by the best amateur musi cal talent of the oity, will give a grand oonont in this city on some evening daring next week. i notice of toe time end place will be given lie proper time- book, written in a racy, familiar and pithy W o™»,«rr«T: ron’a vestment—holy" feeling, beav joys; and*henthe HoJy Spdrit l tbe evangelized, so there are a shaking down of mellow frails, and the flow of healty music, whose gentle tones and joyous eehoing are waft ed through all the recesses of toe aouL ns I m**«lg The ( Charlestonians and New York Steam ship Line.—The Charlestonians are carrying on their ooean ateam communications With New York, with remarkable energy and success.— They have large, splendid and powerful ships which make the trip in a little more than fifty hoarse and are elegantly furnished and provided with every luxury that heart could desire. So open, this line cannot fail to do a heavy bnsi- hess with Middle Georgia. Sou the advertise ment in another place. Favors of correspondents are crowded out by the pressure of advertisements in onr oolums at this time. We must ask for indulgence. Books.—Carlton ranch Hit, through Ha- i and Brown, where the works maybe found, new books jnst^published: Chris and Otho, a novel by Mrs. Julie P. Smith, author of “The Widow Goldsmith’s Daughter,” said to be an uncommonly clever * Iron-Clad3.—Great Britain has forty-one" iroi-clads and seven building; France twenty- eight iron clads and twenty Sparing batteries; Prussia, five iron clads and two budding; Aus tria, eleven iroo-oUds; Russia, three: iropr clads, .eleven turret ships, and six monitors; Italy, six iron-clads; Spain, three won^kda- Turkey, seven iron-olads; abd the United 1x1 ' forty-five iron-eladi (chiefly turret for codst defetroej ) ahd four building. ‘BADATXONS IN HANCOCK COUNTY.—We have. Pern, which, we have Upson County Railroad.—Tbe BareeaviHe Gazette says: Work on this road is going on vigorously, end we understand the track is in good running order aa far out as Mr. Red. Graddick’a, four miles from town. Democratic Victory xn Nashville.—Nash ville, wherein radicalism has so long tun a fear ful ^igffby an immense majority, was revolu tionized last Saturday—giving, 2,000 majority for the Democrats. ^>oot -idcJjfaeJereTS soon as to. direct rnlrrad line to Charleston te taystery may at last be unravelled. We hope something will grow ont of it. What did Adam-mean-?** 1 ‘ I laid me down and slept—and from my aide ' _ A womsn in her magic beauty rose, Dialed ami charmed, I oaUedher teide, And my first deep booaae.my Uat repot*.' many consecutive hot days. Our highest tem perature this summer was (July 17tb) -noted at 93 degrees, and this has been exceeded only four times daring the period above indicated, at New Haven, the thermometer rising to 100 de- grees one day each year in 1784,1830 and 1845. In 1798 it reaohed 101. People, therefore, who have broiled and blasphemed this summer, will understand that while,'morally speaking 'they had no right to 8 wear, meteorologically speak ing; they. ware quite justified. Whether they cooled themselves at all by the use. of profano language, isA.queatio&fQr the -physielogisli Resignation of Db. Wills.—It will be seen that the Presbyterian Chnrch in Macon, receiv ed and accepted. very regretfully & seoond letter of resignation,from Rev. Dr. Wills a*, their b^ken'do^tocL ^The nsw whe’atwillr«* Pastor, last Sunday. The Reverend Dr. goes yonr stock and enable you to save yoarff? to assume his new position as President of - from-next year's grass. .The planters of _ Middle. Georgia mast nw* fulness. The people of Atlanta will find him a provision crops, or they must sell out valuable acquisition, and we hope he- will; re-; land* to some one that will The ® ceive, at once, that hearty co-operation and generous support and enoouragement which will impart newvigor to hie efforts in the grtat cause of Rental and moral improvement. raena letter from Mr. Hill, eon of onr fellow citizen* Col HiU, which states that the negroes the barn of Mr. ’David Dickson, the oelebratod cotton man, .who Uves near Sparta. The letter is written in great haste, and, does not state the causes of the trouble. We'hope it has been ness for years, a*4 With good repol: . visible in the perfect order of the city, ing of the saMieTy. and the Among the historical foots connected with which Gen. Trocba is ckriyihg OTtoo ^ Verdun, it is narrated that dnHhg the wars of understanding with the chiefs of an , : heFrenohRevelationfilteea.giila.ofthattoVK workingmen. , ..n Uit.I Cut With it Varney,—Did not Varney Gaskill tell a gentleman that there were’men living who could prove that John B. Gordon was eleot- ed Governor of the State of Georgia ? Answer which prevails citeaoriqaflfc, ’ orkmgmeiL..-j -1 »as o* 11 under 15 years of age, were aentto theguih -Flying partieaof Prussians hare™ ^ "*■ te^-«s~~ssttrr5!s, '»**-|833rK£'pSTSS V** milfis. sad in Sverv oHe thevcC CLOsiD.-Yraterdsy being the first day of the j n prenohtiT be ’ Jewish iiiw year, all the business houses of our death to all working f in oonse- pair the^^ aairahief doan. * quenoe, the,oity presented an awuually quie* jfroviaionedfor morethantwoia ^ and BafidayRke appearance. ' Chalons is th. grtatraM He then saluted the different personal , the most courteous fashion, and left thf!® as oalmfy.as though he had coine to'£22? over the opening of tho Chambers. 0V? ting outside, he took out a c : gareUe J ; t be lit from the cigar of a white cuirassier was about to enter his carriage, when a £ end officer came to him from the Kinr S“ g ' mtx> a Storing bbwmS where the Kmg, as soon aa he was reidv S Eired to speak longer with him,, and wmS seek him there. The ex-Emperor did*i say a word. Escorted by two white cuiw siers, he passed into a courtyard, where, near to a pond, he found a little wooden W Tranquilly seating himself upon this benpi he continued to smoke, only intemS himself to look at the water, and at the otter who stood bolt upright, carefully watching his movements. After having waited a q J tir of an hour, the ex-Emperor asked the of ficer, in French, to give him a glass of wata One of the cuirassiers brought it to him. £, moistened his lips; then, looking at the cot tents of the glass, he silently smiled, ud turning to the officer, raid: “Nero, whea conquered, passed his last hour beside a pool of which he drank. I am more fortunate than he.” He then drank off the water, and the glass, “it is true,” he added, returning the glass, “it is true,” he added, “my reign never resembled his.” AndTe recommenced smoking. After waiting a long half hour, a general officer came from the King, and requested him to go baok into the chamber, where he would find King Willing by himself. They remained together alone for about an hour and a half, conversing in a low tone. • What did they ray ? At the con clusion of the interview the ex-Emperor en tered a post-chaise bearing the arms ofthe Prussian King, and took the route to Lux embourg, going toward Cassel, from whence he will proceed to Spandaii. — Sow Wheat The Chronicle and Sentinel sounds a time!; note of exhortation to our planters to sov wheat, and says* Wheat does as well sown late as the nuddli of November, provided the land is well ptepw- ed and properly fertilized. The very best f». tilizer for wheat is cotton seed. Although the cotton crop is in some sections very sk.rr, ia ample supply of cotton--seed can be had oa every plantation, by the middle of Korember, to apply a liberal dose to all toe land sown io wheat. But the great secret in wheat growing is the thoroagh and perfect preparation of the soil before.seeding. The reason why the wheat crop has been so uncertain in thi3 section oI Georgia is because there has been heretofon hardly an attempt at preparation before sowing. An old piece of poor, stubble, fall of weeds, bushes and briars, or a recently planted coin, field covered with grass and corn stalks has bees selected for the wheat crop. Upon these lands, without any preparation whatever, the grain is sown and ploughed under with a common tom- plow, and that is all that is done. With this sort of treatment the wheat crop will prove i failure four ont of five years. It is worse thu useless to plant in this way. Better keep tit seed for grinding and let the land lie idle. Bnt if these lands are thoroughly and deeply turned over with a good, two-horse plow, whea they are heavy, and with a large, one-hone plow where they are light, all the brushes act briars having been previously cut down and thi land cleared of limbs and trash, in the month of October,’or even early in November, mb then thoroughly cross ploughed or harrowed,! .good, crop may be considered quite certain, li ter the land is tons thoroughly prepared, sov. broadcast, thirty to fifty bushels of cottas mm to the acre—it would be, perhaps, better toep- ply tho cotton seed before the first harrowing" then sow good wheat at the rate of three tot* pecks to the acre, according to the quality « the land, and harrow all well in the gwaai After harrowing in the seed, run a roiltr o ,e the field to_ press the earth-.Around the A* 1 and leave the surface smooth and clear. If these directions are followed a good 84 may be expected. But, as we stated before, b» ter not sow at all than to sow after the old pita The wheat sown according to these iE6trnM0t* will be ready for the scythe by the 15th or 30th of June. It will come in at the very p&j* of the work for another crop, and wfc6nboopt corn has caused you to have poor, weak w 4 MUU4 IU CJUUin {Jlltl Lit a L Will. A AID —w |_ cotton at 12£ to 13 cents a pound will nine-tenths of the planters of tbjf 8eo0 *^ those who plant ootton alone and f9j ap*T rale of cotton to purchase corn, floor and all the necessaries of life whra and ought to be raised on the plantttsffl- know-that planters say they “can’t rjU*»"g now—the negroes steal them toomuM- truth is, doubtless, that toe negroes are some in this respect, but from whw from planters generally with whom ** spoken on this eabjeci, they do net*ri*"2- than beforhtho war, If eo muclk vtWr"J trouble about raising hogs is ibatpto^* w nothing to raise them upon. They corn enough to keep their nmles from and as for hogs they don’t pretend to few ^ In this latter particular they are ngm-' r are *»b— m •bushel for® 0 ®; cannot afford to pay $2 per bushel tor w raise hogs on. But lot them raise corn in abundance—let them sow and oat crops, and then they can raise c raise enough despite the foot that tae****^ may take aorne. 0* Trochn’s Discipline Trocbu has introduced in tho garrison *.”^ >sa of discipline not known in the Free 1* 1 ordinal THANKn-Waltop.Lod^, L O. G.T.,rei*ma . timnks to Merara. U. W. Dammtog and Jas. H. the e *£} Bmitii.fdr vgferifag* f.cfatijtetfofr *4r traversed with train ways vr, vax^ rvi ? rk&Zn.L JhHflfirirr.a,?,
