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The Greorsia, "Weekly Telea;r*aoli and. Journal IVIessenger.
Telegraph and Messenger.
The
MACON, JANUARY 6, 1871.
Governor’s FfOCl8ni*Uons and so on.
Some two years ago a rescript came from tie
Executive Office directing the Telegraph to
publish the Governor’s proclamations, which
we did. Six or eight months thereafter, there
came another rescript directing ns to stop it—
which we did. Monday last, there came an
other order directing ns to pnblish hereafter,
which we shall do nntil the order is counter
manded again, on the plain and sound princi
ple that we advertise, as a business, and if is
onr business, right and duty to take all legiti
mate advertisements which come; and, in point
of fact, the public advertisements are due to
the Telegraph and Mes3exgeb on account of
its large circulation among the people.
From first to last wo never solicited these ad
vertisements, or any other patronage from the
administration of Governor Bullock by act,
word or deed—nor did or will the possession or
discontinuance of these or any other emolu
ments affect our course and purposes and con
clusions in the slightest degree, even in respect
to the propriety or necessity of the mere publi
cation.
Bnt, nevertheless, there will be that in onr
future course, which might lend color and
plausibility to the taunts in this connection of
contemporaries who appear to bear ns no good
will; and therefore we think it proper to draw
their fire at once, by advising them and the peo
ple that no cowardly fear of misrepresentation
will induco us to swerve an inch from the line
of sonnd policy in respect to the Bullock ad
ministration and the peace and welfare of the
State. We advise them now, that wo shall
steadily, and to the utmost of our power, resist
all revolutionary, tnrbnlent and violent counsels
and proceedings—all attempts to coerce the
Georgia Democracy into a repetition of any
part or parcel of the insane policy of 1868,
which cost the people of Georgia millions and
was nsed as a cudgel to disarm them of all
means of self defence for two years.
These papers may abuse and question our in
tegrity till they aro hoarse, but the Telegeaph-
akd Hessexoee never will aid, nbot or counte
nance any policy in the Democratic party found
ed on mere retaliation or revenge, and it will
Steadfastly counsel the party and the people,
that now is the lime to show themselves a peo
ple worthy of self-government, by refusing to
imitate the violent and disorganizing coarse of
the Radicals—by exercising their authority with
a wise and tolerant moderation and scrupulous
regard for justice, fairness and law. This is
going to test in the future whether Democracy
in Georgia is to be n permanent, healthy, benef
icent party, or a mere dishonored wreck. This
is the grand problem. Georgians, come up to its
solution like the wise, sensible, good men that
you aro, and disregard these evil counsellors of
Rehoboam, whoso advice will bo fraught with
publio evil and party disgrace.
The Last Radical Swindle.
* The people of Florida after fairly beating the
negroes and their white tools at the late election
in that State, have been swindled out of their
triumph by Radical knavery.
Tho Conservatives had sued out a writ of in
junction restraining the canvassers from count
ing and consolidating tho vote of the State,
knowing that they meant to throw out several
Democratic counties. On Wednesday last the
canvassers met, and disregarding the writ, pro
ceeded to count and declare the vote, first
throwing out the vote of nine counties, eight of
which gave Democratic majorities. The rea
son alleged was informality in the returns, bnt
in the case of another county which gave a Rad
ical majority of COO, and the return from which
waa also informal, this reason wa3 ignored, and
the vot* counted.
Thus manipulated the vote shows a majority
for Day, Radical candidate for Lientenant Gov
ernor, of 614 vote3, and for Wall, negro, for
Congress, a majority of 627. A tie was declared
in tho State Senate, and a Radical majority of
four in the House of Representatives. The
Floridian publishes tables from the official re
turns now on file in the Executive Deapartment
at Tallahassee, which show that the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor has 69 ma
jority, and for Congress 229 majority. Tho
Democrats have a clear majority in the House
of Representatives of four.
Thus aro the people of Florida cheated, wila
the approbation, doubtless, of every Radical
in the land, from Grant np. Let them grin and
boar it, if they can’t rectify it, until the next
election, and then smash tho swindlers for good
and all as the Democracy of thi3 State have
just done. It’s a rugged doso, as wo know, bnt
its U3es are swe6t, indeed, in preparing the
mouth for the delicious fruit that grows in tho
garden of victory.
Georgia Election—Radical
Alarm.
The Georgia election has knocked Washing
ton Radicalism clean off its pins. They confi
dently looked for a solid drop of enoouragement
from Georgia. They thought the election bill
had been so planned that a favorable verdict
would at least appear of record, no matter how
the people might vote. And, indeed, it would
have done so, bnt for the amendment of the
bill admitting two honest inspectors to the
eounty boards. That stopped tricks with the
ballot-boxes, although it could not prevent ex
tensive colonization. But if colonization had
been supplemented every night by purging and
staffing the boxes, through boards selected for
that purpose, the Democracy would certainly
have gone under.
As the affair stands, Northern Radicalism
shakes in its shoes. A Washington special tel
egram to the New York Herald reads as fol
lows:
The Political Outlook—Republican Leas
ees Despondent.—The Republican Senators and
members who have remained here over tho re
cess have had ample time to discuss the pros
pects of the party for the next Presidential elec
tion in connection with recent events. There
is no disguising the fact that the majority of
them are despondent, and especially the expe
rienced politicians who are in thehabit of look
ing ahead. They concede that the South, with
the exception, perhaps of South Carolina, is
hopelessly democratic, and that whoever may
be the democratic candidate in 1872 will get the
full Southern vote, with the above exception.—
To overcome this it will be necessary for the
Republicans to carry all the great States of the
North, including Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indi
ana. The first and the last are doubtful, and
the loaders of thoRepublican party are of the opin
ion that even with Grant for a candidate nothing
can save them but the blunders of the Democracy.
Should the Democrats put forward candidates
with a good record and a decent platform there
seems to bo little doubt of their success. The
Republicans, however, seem confident that the
Democrats will repeat the folly of 1868, and
thus enable them to retain power.
The Herald calls editorially upon Grant, not to
sit idle under this infliction, but to “do some
thing"’—ho frankly confesses inability to say
what—but to do something wonderful—sensa
tional—to arrest tho progress of dissolution and
decay. Si. Domingo “won’t do”—it isn’t big
enough. “He most giveu3 something better.
The Republican party is on a sand bar—it must
be got off or it will go to pieces. It won’t do to
count again on Democratic follies and impru
dences, for the Democrats are showing that they
are'up to snuff.”
The Sun give3 us a piece of “ sarkasum ” ot
the Artemu3 Ward kind, and heads the election
returns “Grant’s Victory in Georgia.” Edito
rially, the Son points ont that tho battle was
fought in Georgia with Grant and Akerman at
the mast-head of the Georgia Radical papers
for 1872, and here is what has come of it. If
Grant does not immediately withdraw from
tho field of competition for 1872, he’s gone up,
and the party has gone np higher than a kite.
Tho Commercial Advertiser solaces itself with
some grim fun at the expense of tho carpet
baggers, and the Tribune is editorially silent,
but opens heavy batteries through its corres
pondents upon the way the Georgia Democrats
•voted the niggers.”
We can’t console the afflictedj people. Their
time is up—they have “fulfilled their mission.”
They need count no more on Democratic folly
and impracticability. The people have taken
this thing in hand, and will singe the wings of
politicians who attempt to defeat and rnin
victory in the interests of plunder, violence,
disorder or selfishness.
Be-re-rcconstnctloni
The World says that the Congressional Radi
cals will probably seat only one of the Demo
cratic members elect from Georgia—General
Young—whose majority is too heavy to bo dis
regarded. Well, all we have got to Bay is, let them
doit if they will. Let themBhow"to the world in
clearer and clearer light the arrant imposture
of their Republicanism. Let them reduce the
representative government at onoe to the bald
est imposture of Congressional usurpation.
And in reference to the State, the World’s
telegrams throw ont these omnious hints:
Washington, December 28.—The succession
of Democratic victories in the Southern States
is producing a great deal of irritation and un
easiness in Radical quarters here.. A Western
Senator, who is most notable for heeding the
“beck and nod” of the administration, serionsly
proposed to-day to begin the work of recon
struction over again, beginning with North
Carolina and Florida. It will be remembered
that after the Conservative victory in Tennes
see last year just such a movement was inaug
urated in the House by some of the Radical mem
bers from that State, and considerable evidence
was taken by the Reconstruction Committee, but
the movement, even for the Republican, party
was so startling and aggressive in its nature
that it has never been finally disposed of by tho
committee.
The flimsy pretexts for re-reconstructing
North Carolina are the old outrage stories, the
pending impeachment of Governor Holden, and
the proposed deposition of Governor Bullock,
of Georgia. In the case of Holden the Radicals
affect to believe that the Democrats are inaug
urating a movement to destroy the work of re
construction in that State. Whether anything
will actually come from these Radical fears and
threats remains for the future to develop, but
it is plain that they emanate from the White
House, where it is well known that a united
Democratic South means defeat for the Grant
programme for the Presidential succession.
It is in the power of the Georgia press and a
few turbulent and exciteable politicians to back
these re-re-reconstruction plots by idle threats
and empty bravadoes, but the PEOPLE of
Georgia want peace, quiet, tranquility, jnstice
and good government, and party coup d'etats.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Tlxe Senate.
The Augusta Chronicle has beeq computing
the complexion of our next State Senate.
Tho State Senate consists of forty-four mem
bers. Twenty-two—those representing the even
numbered districts—hold over two years longer.
Twenty-two—the old districts—have elected
new Senators.
Of the twenty-two old Senators holding over,
seven are Democrats, to-wit: Burns, of the 42d;
Candler, of the 34th; Hinton, of the 24th; Well
born, of the 40th; Normally, of the 26th; Hicks,
of the 16tb; Jordan, of the 25th.
Deducting these seven Democratic Senators
from tho twenty-two holding over, we have left
fourteen, or one-third of the whole number in
a full Sentate.
Two, Traywiek of the 14th, and Griffin of the
6th districts, voted on both sides, going ever
against the Bullock faction. Recapitulation:
Democrats 7
Republicans acting with Democrats 2
Bfacon and Western Railroad.
We have the President’s and Directors’reports
of this road, December 1, 1870, printed by J.
W. Burke & Co. Its earnings for the year were:
Freight, $476,986 95; passengers, $205,675 14;
mails, $7,725; car rent $2,197 78...$692,584 87
Expenditures 441,31132
Net earnings $251,273 55
And it shows a cash balance after dividends, in
terest, etc. of $154,060 98. We will print the
report to-morrow if wo can find room for it.
The following is the organization for the cur
rent year:
A. J. White, President.
Dibectobs—T. G. Holt, John B. Ross, L. N.
Whittle, Fetor Solomon, Wm. B. Johnston, W.
O. Redding, L. D. Mowry, Andrew Low, J. O.
Levy, Moses Taylor, Chas. H. Dabney and M.
K. Jessup.
Milo 8. Freeman, Secretary and Treasurer.
H. W. Bronson, Master of Transportation.
Dbx Times in Vermont.—Tho Vermonters
have recently been very summarily choked off
from their caps. No more gin and sugar, ram
and tansey, cocktails, punches, slings, otc., in
publio. The.law is very stringent and bears
very severely upon hotels, of course, which are
not allowed to sell liquor even to their own
guests. Four of the hotel keepers at Rutland
were reoently, it is said, found guilty of the first
and second grades of the offence, and demanded
of the town authorities immunity from tho ope
ration of the law, so far as the selling of liquor
to travelers was concerned. This request, it
appears, was denied; and the four hotel keep
ers at once entered into a compact to cease bus
iness. Accordingly they dismissed the servants
and guests, and now all the hotels of the place
are permanently closed, the proprietors nailing
bars across their front entrances.
In his oration at Plymouth, in commemora
tion of the landing of the Pilgrims there, the
Hon. Robert O. Winthrop collected a number of
interesting facts relative to the early history of
the forefathers, recently brought to light by
antiquarians in this country and England. If.
7. Tribune.
One “interesting fact reoently brought to
light’’ by Fred Douglass is not to be found in
Mr. Winihrop’s collection—the foot that after
the Mayflower had landed the Pilgrims, she was
sent after and brought a oargo of slaves from
One of whom Mr. Douglass claims to have de
scended on his shady side.—Rochester (iV. T.)
Union.
Total
Radicals 13
The Radicals have,.so far as heard from in
tho recent elections, carried three of the Sena
torial districts. If tho fuller and more com
plete returns should not increase their number,
the Senate will stand:
Democrats, old Senators 7
Republicans acting with Democrats 2
New Senators 19
Total 28
Radicals, old Senators 113
New Senators 3
Political JolUties.
The New Era, of tho 1st, flames in five col
umns of speeches delivered at a Grand State
banquet, given by the Governor at the H. L
Kimball House to Hon. Columbus Delano, Sec
retary of the Interior, whoreunto were gather
ed a numerous collection of gentlemen con
cerned in leasing tho State Road, and others.
Governor Bollock, Mr. Delano, Hon. B. H.
TTillj Judge Erskine, Ex-Governor Brown,
Judge Loehrane and five or six others spoke on
political and general topics. Mr. Hill defined
his political position at some length. We take
the following paragraph from his remarks:
Just ten years ago I was a Bell and Everett
man. Ten years ago the platform of the Bell
and Everett party was “the Constitution, the
Union and tho enforcement of the laws.” That
is about all the points I have how. I am hack
weere I was ten years ago, upon the platform of
the Constitution, and the enforcement of the
law. [Applause. ] Some people say that I have
come to be a RadioaL That is a terrible mis
take. That can never be, never, never. Some
people say iliat I am not a good Democrat. If
over was a Democrat, I can honestly say that
_ did not go to be. [Applause.] I was not a
Democrat, certainly from choice, and if a Dem
ocrat at all, I was a Democrat from ncC-eSUiy.
People talk about my having changed. I havo
not changed a single sentiment you ever heard
me express, not ono, but time3 change; cir
cumstances change; issues change; events
charge; interests change; rights change; ne
cessities change; and we shonld adapt ourselves
to them if we expect to prosper. [Applause.]
Wo are sorry that Mr. Hill find3 himself lying
around loose, in this way; and it is quite need
less, unless he insists upon it. His platform of
ten years ago, if he stands on it now, will make
him a Democrat as against Radicalism. There
i£no doubt where any man should stand who is
honestly in favor of the Constitution. It is on
the broad platform of the Constitution, and a
strict construction of it, that the Democracy
stand for the rights of tho States and the peo
ple of the States to local self-government—and
that they have opposed, and still do oppose, all
assaults upon and perversions of that instru
ment—all outrages upon" the liberties of the
people and tho States—all attempts by force
and fraud to break down the independence of
the people and the purity of the ballot—all pro
tective tariffs and other schemes to pervert tax
ation to the purposes of individual and class
emolument. It is ou the platform of the Con
stitution that they oppose the hideous central
ism which, unless checked, must soon subvert
the government and destroy the liberties of the
people.
There is small chance, it seems to us, for
any honest or earnest man who looks upon the
history of the country for tho past five years
from any Southern or constitutional point of
view to be uncertain about his position. Mr.
Hill says he has not changed—but circumstan
ces, events, eto. Truly no small .change of cir
cumstances and events seem to have occurred
to him of late. A particular introduction is ob
viously essential in this caso.
Total..
Speer goes to Congress. If a Democrat takes
his place, this wonld give 29 Democrats to 15
Radicals, or not quite two-thirds.
“Going! Going! Gone!”
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer
cial (Radical) who has been traveling extensive
ly in this State, wrote as a follows, a fow days
previous to the lata election. He is the best
posted man in his line that has made a track on
Georgia soil in many months:
Tho Republicans might as well prepare to
give up all tho Southern States except South
Carolina, Mississippi acd Lonisiana. They are
going, going, going, as the auctioneers say, and
same of them havo already gone. If the Re
publicans save the Legislature this time, the
chances are all against them in 1872. They can
not hold Georgia much longer, and there is no
nso talking about it. Forney thinks that if the
Republicans lose the Empire State of the South,
that tho dark days of 1861 will be hero right
away; but as this distinguished friend and ad
viser of tho Southern Republicans is always see
ing those dark and dismal days just a little way
ahead, and, as they have failed to como up to
appointment about a dozen times, it may bo
iliit F'wnev is mistaken.
A thought strikes me is regard to “leading
Georgia Republicans” that wo hear so miiuu
about. How many aro there? If the negro
element was stricken out, the whole party in
this State would be leaders. According to the
number of whites in the party, the number of
white leaders, office-holders and politicians is
enormous. In all my traveling and experience
in Georgia, I have never met a white Republi
can who was not an officer-holder, or who had
not been in office since the war. The whole ani
mus of the white portion of the party seem3 to
be to get office. If they can’t get office there
is a row. I am sorry that it is so, bnt any
amount of sorrow will not alter a fact.
HOLIDAY DISPATCHES.
Domestic News.
PiTTT.iTygT.TmTi January 1.—Since the organi
zation of the paid fire department, incendiaries
have largely increased, and every alarm is a
signal for a riot. The mayor has issued a pro
clamation offering $1,000 reward for the arrest
of incendiaries.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF STEAMERS.
New Orleans, January 1.—Early this morn
ing a fire broke ont on the steamboat Magenta,
and spread rapidly to the Grand Era, Julia A.
Rudolph, Thompson Dean and John Howard—
all of which were a total loss, except the How
ard, the hull of which may be saved. The Ma
genta was valued at $30,000, insured for $10,-
000. The Grand Era is valued by owners at
$70,000, and insured for $35,000. The Rudolph
is valued at $150,000, and is reported insured
for $120,000. All the above were insured in
Westem companies. The Dean’s cargo was de
stroyed and consisted of 6,700 sacks of coffee,
300 hogsheads of sugar, and molasses, steel,
etc.—valued at $100,000, and insbred for $60,-
000. The John Howard, a new boat, had 1,200
bales of cotton and a large lot of Western pro
duce. The boat and cargo were valued at
$130,000—loss $100,000, insurance unknown.
The steamship DeSoto, hence yesterday even
ing for New York, took fire at six o’clock, 27
miles below the city—run ou the Meicles fiat
and burned to Che water’s edge. The DeSoto
was cleared December 25th, but was run into
by a tow boat and returned for repairs. Cargo
988 bales cotton, 200 hogsheads of sugar, 1000
barrels of molasses and sundries. Cargo val
ued at $250,000—almost a total loss. Insurance
unknown. The vessel was owned in New York.
New York, January 2.—General Pleasanton,
in declining a dinner from his associates in the
revenue service, says the Government should
abolish a moiety of the system and donate the
salaries of officials—thus reducing the expense
to the Government and increasing public con
fidence in the service, and relieving officials
from embarrassing suspicions. The customs
in New York city for December are nearly
$8,000,000 in excess of last December.
Arrived, the Virgo, and the Mississippi.
Tho jewelry store of M. Schooler, in New
York, was burglarized last night. Loss estima
ted at $30,000.
Arrived, steamer Allemania, fiom Hamburg,
with 400 emigrants.
Base ball—Stars, twenty-nine, Montgomerys
twelve.
The .Treasury will sell 1,000,000 of gold each
Thursday, and purchase 2,000,000 of bonds on
tho first and third Wednesdays, and 1,000,000 of
bonds the second and fourth Wednesdays, mak
ing total sales 4,000,000 of gold, and purchases
6,000,000 of bonds during January.
Baltimore, January 2.—James B. Escavaille,
many fears, Grand Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, and a prominent Mason,
is dead.
The ice boat Chesapeake exploded near An
napolis and burned and sunk. One was killed
and three scalded. The boat co3t $1,357,000.
Haebisbubg, January 2.—Seventy buildings
in the centre of Mifflin were burned last night.
Loss nearly $250,000.
Washington, January 2.—Another court-mar
tial has been ordered for cadet Smith, the ne
gro from South Carolina, for untruthfulness.
New York, January 2.—Arrived ont, Batavia,
Idaho.
Wilmington, January 2.—Tho day was not
generally observed. The colored people cele
brated emancipation day by a parade, speak
ing, eto. No business in naval stores or cotton.
Norfolk, January 2.—The schooner Niagara,
from Mobile for Providence, loaded withcottoD,
is ashore at Chicamacomioo. Assistance has
gone to her.
Richmond, January 2.—A meeting of Roman
Catholics was held here yesterday, and denounc
ed the action of Victor Emanuel in siezing upon
Rome. Resolutions were adopted for holding a
mass meeting on the subject.
No quorum in tho Legislature to-day.
New York, January 2.—John H. Wrigley.
while playing with a rifle which he supposed
was unloaded, shot William Mallows dead.
Washington, January 2.—Tlio changes in tho
tariff which came into effect yesterday include
some fifty drug articles which go on the freo
list, and some forty others aro much reduced.
The duty on tea is reduced ten cents—that is,
from twenty-five to fifteen cents, and coffee
two cents—from jive to three cents in a pound;
and the redaction on the bulk of the sugar im
ported is three-fourths of a cent per pound.
There are also considerable changes in wines,
brandies and iron.
CASUALTIES in NEW YORK.
Conrad Cedar was shot and killed by E. D.
Pearson, a medical student from Richmond,
Texas. Sam Butler, a private watchman, slipped
from a canal barge into the river, and was
drowned. There were several more casualties
yesterday and lost night.
Base ball—Lees sixteen, Montgomeries nine.
Charleston, January 2.—Arrived ont—Bah
timore, Colombia.
Cotton Movements for the Wcelt.
The Georgia Election.
Under this head, Forney’s Press, of Friday,
ha3 the following special from Washington City.
If the facts are as stated, we infer that tho Ad
ministration does' not intend to take a great
deal of stock in the scheme of setting the elec
tion aside:
It has been stated in certain Democratic
journals that the President, and prominent men
in the Republican party, were much disappoint
ed at the result of the late election in Georgia.
Tho intimation is thus thrown out that a Repub
lican victory was anticipated. This is not the
fact. Senator Wilson, chairman of the Repub
lican Congressional Committee, tookthe trouble
to send a man to Georgia two weeks before the
election to ascertain the situation of affairs
there. He returned and reported that, owing
to the general apathy among the Republicans,
and tbs activity of the Democrats among tho
negroes,Jthe State wonld, in all probability, go
Dcmocratio. This fact was communicated to
the President, so that neither he nor Senator
Wilson were at all astonished at the result when
it was announced. It is well understood here
that much of the responsibility for the defeat in
Georgia rests with a few gentlemen who were
interested in being admitted to the United States
Senate.
New York, January 1.—The cotton move
ment for the week show a falling off in re
ceipts, and an increase in exports. Tho receipts
at all the ports aro 124,450 bale3 against 189,-
210 last week, 155,717 the previous week and
152,321 three week3 ago. The total receipts
since September aro 1,625,395 bales against
1,340,468 for the corresponding period of 1869,
showing an increase of 384,927 bales. The ex
ports of the week are 76,546 bales, of which
64,151 went to Great Britain, and 12,393 to the
continent. Stocks at all ports up to last night
wero 551,039 bales. From this it will be seen
that the exports for tho week increased 22,443,
bales, while tho stocks on hand aro 139,455 more
than at the same date in 1869. The amount in
sight at this date is as follows: Stock in Liver
pool 379,000 bales; afloat for Great Britain
American cotton 355,000 bales—Indian cotton
afloat for Great Britain and Europe 103.800
bales; Stock on hand in the United States 638,-
896 bales—total cotton in sight 1,626,78G bales
against 1,399,562 at this date last year.
War and Foreign News.
Bordeaux, January 1.—Faidherbo is again
moving in the North. The Prussians continue
to retreat in the East before the French ad
vance. It is reported that the Prussian cavalry
has become useless since the recent snows and
frosts. In consequence of the difficulty of keop-
ing commnnicationsopen, the Prussians around
Paris are eating preserved provisions.
Havre, December 31.—General Ray yester
day carried the Prussian positions on tho heights
of Bailie, Orival and Chateau-Robert. Tho fight
lasted six hours with but small loss on either
side.
Versailles, December 30.—Great quantities
during three days’ bombardment. A dispatch
to the London Times says Trochu is forming an
intrenchment comp at Fort Yalierian with a
view to evacuating Paris. Gambetta has ad
dressed the people of Bordeaux. The enthusi
asm is intense. A Herald special dated Ver
sailles 27th, says everything is ready for a bom
bardment on a terrific scale simnltaneonslyfrom
a semi-circle west of Paris. The French have
had some minor successes before Havre. Troops
have been sent fromJThionviUo and Verdun to
support Gen. Werder against Boorbaki. Ger
man engineers doubt the feasibility of holding
Mont Avron at present. General Chanzy re
ports a victory near Vendome and says he will
follow np the Buccess.and continue to advance.
The beseigers around Paris have been rein-
foroed by the larger portion of Frederick
Charles’army. A corps twelve thousand strong
8 worn to out their way through the Prussians has
been organized in Paris. A dispatch Bays it
cost the Germans eightthousand men to silence
Mont Avron.
The New York Herald has the following:
“Onr correspondent at Havana sends ns far
ther details. The steamer Homet is at Nas
sau. The Cabans at that place were much in
censed at the Government for Bending a British
man-of-war to watch her, but the lookout did
not amount to anything. The Homet easily
leaving his disagreeable companion. It is re
ported that while at Nassau she took on board
an armament. If this is the case, she may give
the Spaniards mnch trouble, and we may hear
of operations on a scale similar to those of the
Alabama. In point of speed she is vastly su
perior to the Spanish fleet on the coast of Cuba,
bnt she may leave the West Indian waters and
dog the Spanish Home coast, where she will be
able to do much damage and create a perfect
panic among those of Spain who havo property
afloat. If such is tho intention of her com-,
mander, it cannot bo long before we have ac-
nounta of Spanish commercial vessels sunlv,
burnt and destroyed.
Washington, January 2.—Prim died Satur
day morning at II o’clock. The dispatoh was
received here by Senor Roberts, Sunday. The
Cortes, after conferring with the new ministry
under Topete, voted that Prim’s name shonld
be inscribed in their Hall, and that the Govern
ment shonld provide for Prim’s family. Tho
official dispatch says the new King met with
great enthusiasm on his route.
Madrid, December 31.—The Cortes has
adopted a resolution in honor of the memory of
Gen. Prim. It declares he deserved well of Ms
country, and places Ms family under the protec
tion of the nation. Tho Cortes also passed a
vote of confidence in the Government.
Rome, January 1.—King Victor Emanuel left
to-day amid enthusiastic demonstrations. Bo-
fore hi3 departure he made a donation of 200,-
000 francs for charitable purposes, and begged
the municipality to devote to a similar object
snms intended to defray the expenses of festiv
ities on the occasion of his visit.
London, January 2.—The French iron-clad
Gnyemo has been ordered to leave Queenstown.
The Prussian Corvette is off Dnrgaroon.
Mezieres has been occupied by the Germans.
The French have evacuated other advanced
outposts northeast of Paris, since the redaction
of Foit Avron and the forts around Paris are
silent. The 20th Prussian division repulsed
a superior French force in tho rear of Vendome,
capturing some guns. In an engagement near
Arras 175 French infantry were taken prisoners.
Bordeaux, January 2.—Minister Gambetta in
Ms address at tho Prefecture, said the Govern
ment was bound to tho defence of the country,
but it was mortal We must not confound the
Republic with persons who had been forced by
events to assume power. These men, when in
vasion had been repelled, would resign and
submit their action to tho judgment of the na
tion. The largest liberty would be accorded
the expression of opinion. All speech must be
as freo as thought, but language engendering
actions hostilo to the Government wonld be re
pressed with energy.
London, January 2.—The report that a com
mission was to be sent to the United States to
settle tho dispute about the fisheries Is untrue.
The Prussian Government explains the sink
ing of the British colliers in the Seine by stating
that they were fired upon to bring them to.
The navigation of the Thames is obstructed
by ice.
The Sultan and Khedive are again on angry
terms.
London, January 2.—The bark Coromandel,
from PMladelphia for Liverpool, is ashore near
Queenstown. The vessel will be a total wreck,
bnt a portion of her cargo will ho saved. Her
crew was landed.
Advices from Rio Janeiro to the 7th nit. are
received. The Brazilian Minister of Agricul
ture had resigned. The insurrectionists in
Urugray had taken Montevideo by surprise.
Florence, January 2.—Lavenio Mercadante,
the composer, is dead.
Vienna, January 2.—Field Marshal Moering,
of tho Austrian army, is dead.
New Yobk, January 0.—Tho Herald special
says the Court at Berlin expects the early sur
render of Paris. Continued courtesies are oc
curring between Berlin and Wilhelmshohe. The
Emperor is confident of restoration, though tho
Empress spends most of her time weeping and
praying for peac9.
Troops are concentrating in Southern Rus
sia.
Gladstone’s constituents request Ms resigna
tion, his policy having impoverished them.
The French Government at Bordeaux have
designated Jules Favre to represent them in the
Congress of Powers. Eugene reoeived Per-
siguy, Marquis La Vallette, Rouper and other
distinguished Imperialists. On tho 1st in
stant Prince Louis telegraphed the Govern
ment at Domstadt that two Hessian regiments
whipped a superior French forch on Saturday
southeast of Orleans. The Hessians lost fifty
men.
London, January 3.—A severe engagement in
which the French were successful preceded the
evacuation of Gray by the Germans. Reports
that the German army of tho Loire has returned
on Gien, aro apparently confirmed.
Bordeaux, January 3.—A portion of General
Chausoy’uarmy is nowstrongiy postednear Ver-
dorne. Engagements along the Loire for a week
past have all been successes for the French —
Near Laterocho twelve thousand prisoners were
taken by the French. A Prussian column re
cently lost three hundred men by drowning in
an attempt to cross the Loire on the ice.
London, January 3 —The Telegraph announces
on authority that the demands made upon Prus
sia by the British cabinet relative to the seizure
and sinking of English colliers in the Seine are
in a fair way of adjustment.
St. Louis, January 3.—Bishop Kendrick, cf
St. Louis, was formally reoeived by 2,000 per
sons, who paraded with mnsio and banners.
The Archbishop said, with respect to Ms coarse
Rev. J. T. Leftwick, of the Presbyterian
Church, has been presented by his congrega
tion with two life insurance policies of$5,000
each.
Richmond, January 8.—The Legislature had
a quorum to-day. The total debt of Virginia,
including interest due January 1,1871, is $41,-
391,000; of the registered debt $12,000,000 is
held by citizens in the State, and $16,000,000,
bydhe coupon debt of $19,000,000, is held by
citizens out of the State and foreigners.
Attachments have been issued against the de
posit of $35,000 made by the New Haven Home
Insurance Company in the State Treasury here.
Bordeaux, January 3.—Paris advices of the
30th ult., say the Parisians, unite in urging Tre-
chu to make a sortie with an enormous force,
wMch can readily be had.
Sewell O. Biggs.
New Orleans, January 3. — J. Pinckney
Smith, (Dem.) was elected Warrant Clerk.—
There was quite a contest for this position.
The election of a Democrat is the result of a
combination of Democrats with the Governor
Warmouth party, wMch, it is believed, will se
cure the eleotion of General J. K. West os Uni
ted States Senator, to succeed Harris.
Steamboat Travis Wright was burned. Loss
$5,000. Magnolia (Miss.) Seminary was burned.
Less $6,000.
Memphis, January 8.—Five negroes were
killed and many wMte men hurt by an accident
at Nonoonnah bridge, and two cars burned.
Caused by tho breaking of an axle of the first
passenger train. ■
Washington, January 3.—There was a full
cabinet meeting to-day except Akerman. Gree
ley and Postmaster General Cresswell had a
long interview with Gen. Grant.
Seventeen thousand dollars has been recov
ered from ex-Oollector Tullis, of Texas. He
is still held in defalcation of the amount, it is
charged, of thirty thousand.
Pleasanton took the oath of office to-day as
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The debt
statement shows a decrease of $2,250,000; coin
in the Treasury nearly $109,000,000; currency,
$30,250,000. The Pacific Railroad owesthe gov-
emmentnearly $6,600,000 accruedintereet after
deducting transportation.
Navigation hence to Aoquia Creek has been
resumed.
Albany, N. Y., January 3.—The Legisla
ture has organized. The Assembly elected Dem
ocratic officers. The Governor’s message coun
sels retrenchment in expenditures—says the
entire State debt is $32,409,144, a reduction of
$G,445,304 during the year; recommends the
militia be armed with breech loaders; renews
former recommendations as to canals, including
an appropriation for thelast. Various projected
methods for the use of steam supports is rec
ommended to be used guardedly—the same plan
for the elevated railroad in New York; asks a
continuation of the power of the commission
to prevent the spread of cattle disease ; disap
proves of the administration of Federal finances,
and gives some advice to Secretary Boutwell; ac
cuses the Federal Government of having as
sumed to interfere directly by its officers and
an armed force with elections in this State;
arraigns the President on this account, and pro
tests formally against these outrages.
Versailles, January 1 j via London, 3.—Tho
King gave a reception at the Palace. He said
the great events which preceded the celebra
tion on such a day and in such a place, are due
to the heroism and perseverance of tho officers
and tho bravery of the soldiers. Onr goal is
still, however, unattained. Important tasks
yet remain before wo acMeve a lasting peace.
It wonld be censurable to make any peace
wMch involves a continuance of the duties
which brought us here.
New York, January 3.—Arrived, City Brus
sels, Herman Livingston, Champion, Weybas-
set.
New York, January 3.—A full bench of Su
preme Court Judges, Ingraham, Barnard and
Gardoza, to-day decided that United States
bonds could not havo been included in personal
assets in reckoning property for local and State
taxation.
London, January 3.—Tho appointment of the
Marquis of Harrington as Secretary of Ireland
will be popular, a3 the Marquis favors mixed
education.
The Bank of France takes tho balance of the
Spanish loan.
A multitude of people attended tho funeral
of General Prim.
Sir John Palington, in a speech delivered in
Somersetshire yesterday, intimated that tho
Tory programme for the approaching session of
Parliament includes the support of large addi
tional appropriations for both army and navy.
The Hague, January 3.—The new Dutch Cab
inet formed is as follows: Interior, Thombeck;
Foreign. Gnorythe; Justice, Jolles; Colonies,
Vandcsae; Finance, Bluhse; War Rooms and
Marine, Broix.
Bordeaux, January 3.—Advices from Paris
state that the weather is moderating, and that
the artillery for the defence of the city is now
so numerous and well manned that the enemy
will be unable to make any serious impression
npon the fortifications. It appears that Gen.
Von. Moltke, after the Battle at Pont Noyells,
between the armies of Generals Faiderbe and
Mantafullet, sent a message to Gen. Trochn
that the French army of the North had been
annihilated. Gen. Trochu paid no attention to
the statement.
Boston, January 3.—The Concordia cleared
to-day for Falmonth, England. It is supposed
she takes out a cargo of arms and war material
destined for France.
San Francisco, January 3.—H. Koopman-
schap, Chinese importer, arrived yesterday.
THE GEORGIA PBE«s.
T. B. King Wylly, son of Georgs W. W
of Savannah, is now serving as full surgeon
the staff of the French General, Paladins J
the Constitutionalist 1
Ex-Mayor Allen, of Augusta, was pn
with a handsome gold head cane, last Sat
by the city officials and police force of that
Wayne oounty was cheated out of an eli
because there was but one manager present
hold it, and the people did not know enog
about the Constitution to remedy the defect
selecting others.
Upon the question of the meeting of the
Legislature in January, the Savannah Repi
can says:
Still, all things considered, without the
operation of Governor Bullock, a meeting of
Legislature in January wonld certainly prou
a collision, and lead to consequences that
do us more harm than good; for this rei
wo are not prepared to advise such a con
Radical laws and Radical plundering ate
enough in all conscience, but we can “gtia,
endure” them for ten months longer, we hoi
withont utter destruction.
Captain Henry Beusse has been nominal,
for Intendant of Athens. The meeting a
nominated Mm was called in somebody elst
interest—which is exactly where the fr
comes in. He will make a good officer, if elec;
Heetor Hall, a tough and tongle old Sa
nah darkey was frozen stiff during the late
snap and reported dead, bnt ho thawed out Sa"
urday, and reports himself alive, again
The obstructions in the Savannah river
to be blown oat with gunpowder.
H. A. Smith has been elected Mayor, ana;
H. UHflerwood, J. W. Hooper, H. D. Cothn
A. Griffith, J. L Wright and Cain Glover, Mad
men of Rome. 1
The Columbus Enquirer says:
The Arrest oe Managers in Hancock.-
Through the courtesy of a friend who is co-
zant of the facts, we are enabled to make
explanation of the telegraphic dispatch abc
the arrest of the Hancock county managers
the election. Several negroes who were knoi
not to have paid their taxes in 1869, as (
Constitution requires aa a qualification for tu
tors, offered to vote. The Hon. IdLtoa g
phens challenged their votes, and objected
their being received nntil the negroes those!
lenged should take tne usual oath. Two of
managers were for recognizing the challeng!
three, being the majority, refused to recogt
it and to require the oath, and consequent!;
ceived the votes of the non-tax-paying negi
whereupon Jndge Stephens made effi,
against them for receiving illegal votes. 1
were arrested and committed to jail, but afc]
ward gave bond. Other managers were
pointed, as provided by the code, and proce;
with the election. After the arrest and c
mitment had been made, Dr. H. 8. Bro*i
Radical, walked np to Judge Stephens and
that he was a d—d rascal for doing such ad
Judge Stephens immediately kaockcdhim dti]
and was about to follow up his blows when
parties were separated.
Akerman was recently “ interviewed” bj
of the editors of the Rome Commercial
hadn’t very much to say, so the inte:
took Ms picture, wMch is as follows:
He’s a qneerish looking little fellow,
medium height—a low wrinkled brow, that!
a suggestive breadth—an eye that is as ho
in its glance as a brute’s, and as restless it
Albino’s—a pair of tMn blue lips palled i
tightly over a multitude of glittering, well
teeth—a complexion comparable to the aoj
blue color of ice in tho moonlight—hands
minding one of the claws of a bird—a few
tering whiskers of that peculiar, dry, st
kind, noticeable in. the cold-blooded creak
who have no passion in their emotional,
any juice in their physical systems—that's
of war material wero found in Mont Avron. in theEcumcnioal Council,he would state briefly
Charles Francis Adams vs. Grant.
The New York Democrat says that Charles
Francis Adams may now be regarded as hav
ing received the nomination of the npper and
wealthy Republican classes in that city for the
Presidency. This certainly gives Mm an im
mense advantage to begin with. Money will be
poured out like water to elect Mm, and if there
is any virtue in greenbacks at convention lime,
Mr. Adams will be the next President. This
Adams movement, of course, is in opposition
to Grant. The latter really has no effective
strength. He has lost the support of the Union
League, and the office seekers and holders will
gladly drop him for the coming man. The Ad-
amsites have received promise of support from
many disgusted subscribers to the Grant per
sonal and election funds, and count confidently
on Mr. Greeley and the Tribune. The Post
will wheel the Revenuo Reformers and the “new
party” into line under Adams. The plan is to
nominate Adams os President, and Gratz Brown
or Carl Schurz ns Vice President, the latter
most probably.
Extraordinary History of a Soft Shell
Crab.
A correspondent of the St. Paul Pioneer tells
a story about a woman of Stillwater, Minneso-
to, who was troubled to such an extent by some
unknown disease that her friends despaired of
her cure; in fact, she was on the verge of the
grave, but all the while she wa3 longing to be
oarried to the seashore. At last she was taken
there, but grew worse immediately. One morn
ing, just at sunrise, she exclaimed that if she
could only get into the sea she shonld recover.
After trying in vain to dissuade her, her friends
carried her to the water, but, after making a
few steps into the surf, she screamed, “ Oh! I
shall strangle! I’m choking! ” and fell into con
vulsions. Suddenly she clapped her hands to
her mouth and cried: “ Oh! hero it is; it has
como up. I havo it in my hand. I’m well.”
And on looking into her hand her friends found
there a soft-shell crab. Then the lady recovered.
“The theory fully illustrated here,” says this
veracious and philosopMc correspondent,
“serves to show that the intense longing of one
of the most diminutive of the crnstacea family
(sic") bo affected and controlled the human brain
as to cause, in fact, compel, tho restoration of
the little victim of man’s epicureanism to the
home originally intended for it by the laws of
nature.” It appears that the lady had swallowed
tho crab wMle eating raw oysters!
Two companies of Saxons have advanced as far
03 the village of Boudy.
Albert, December 30.—A flying column of
Mnufenffol’s army defeated three battalions of
Gardes Mobiles at Fauguet—capturing 100 of
ficers and 200 men.
Rome, January 1.—King Victor Emanuel en
tered the city to-day. Hia reception was en
thusiastic. The city was flioaiaaW: The Kin»
appeared and was cheered by an immenso as
semblage.
Bordeaux, January 1.—Tho Prussian losses
during the bombardment of Fort Avron are
estimated at 8,000. The columns sent forth by
Chansy report the Prussians falling back on
Paris. A French detachment defeated 2,500
Prussians at Brione yesterday. Advices from
Paris to the 29th represent that the larger por
tion of Prince Frederick Charles’ army have
reached the lines of the besiegers and joined
them as reinforcements. It is reported that
Beaunepaire has formed in Paris a corps of
12,000 volunteers, who have sworn to out their
way through the Prussian lines and organize a
levy in Paris.
DEATH or PRUT.
An official cable dispatoh received in 'Wash
ington from Madrid states that Prim died on
the night of the 81st of December, at eleven
o’clock from the wounds received in Ms shoul
der and arm. The new King reached Murcia
and was warmly received. The Cortes voted
full powers to the government formed by Ad-
miral Topete.
Madrid, December 30.—Prim died last night.
The Duke of Aosta arrived at Carthagena on
Friday, and was enthusiastically received. He
departed for Madrid. Prim’s death produced a
profound sensation. Grief and indignation
everywhere prevail The Republican battal
ions have nearly all surrendered their arms and
perfect tranquility prevails in Madrid and the
provinces.
The following foreign miscellany was com
piled in WasMngton from dispatches received
on the 2d;
The King is expeoted at Madrid on Monday.
The proposed festivities will be postponed on
account of the death of Prim. As American
vessel with arms for France in Queenstown har
bor is closely watched by a German corvette.
Fort Mont Avron was not casemated. The
arrisonlost eight killed and twenty wounded
the motives, which governed Ms actions. Often
in debate he had perhaps seemed opposed to
the great doctrine of the Church, bnt this arose
from the fact that there were arguments which
ho could not explain. His opposition was due
to the misconception of the real character of
the principles involved. After a close exami
nation of the question, he would say that Ms
mctiV— fo? submission were simply due to an
unshaken belief in tho authority of the Catholio
Church. The reason and necessity for render
ing obedience to the Church was self-evident,
and could not bo gainsaid. Ho would call to
tho remembrance of the Church the scriptural
declaration, “Thou hast the words of Eternal
Life,” and remind them of the trusts committed
to Peter and Paul
Memphis, January 3.—General Forrest sub
mitted a proposition to the County Court to ap
propriate half a million to the Memphis and
Selma railroad. In event the Court refuses the
proposition the Illinois Central road proposes
extending their road from Cairo to Holly
Springs.
St. Louis, December 8.—Shasta Church, on
Thirteenth street, was burned to-day.
New York, January 3.—Arrived out, Virginia,
Tripole and Scandinavian.
Atlanta, January 3.—Official eleotion re-
tarns are not fully in, though enough have been
returned to show the election of General Young,
in the Seventh Congressional District, by near
9,000 majority; Bigby and Bethune are elected
in the Third District by 700; Long and Speer
in the Fourth District by about 500; Tift in
the Second District by about 300. Votes in the
other District! as previously reported.
Judge O. A. Loehrane was appointed CMef
Justice of the Supreme Court to-day. Attorney
General Akerman has purchased a home near
Cartersville.
St. Johns, January 3.—The steamer Robert
M. Laino leSves to-day to watch for favorable
weather to grapple the cable.
Harrisburg, January 3.—The House organ
ized with Jas. EL Webb (Republican) Speaker.
The Senate organized with Wm. A. Wallace
(Democrat) Speaker, and all Democratic cau
cus candidates elccifd.
Dover, Del., January 31—The Legislature
has organized. The Senate elected as Speaker
Chas. Goading. The House elected for Speaker
Letter of the State School Commis
sioner.
Editors 2elegrvph and Messenger : The let-
tor of J. R. Lewis, State School Commissioner,
is, to my mind, rather a singular document, and
fails to answer the reasonable anticipations of
the public in reference to the true import of
the Public School Law. The letter is not only
calculated to mislead the public mind in refer
ence to tho nature of the law,- but he makes as
sertions irreconcilable with its expressed declar
ation in Sections 14 and 27 of th&fict. He says
“you will bear in mind that the County Board
of Education are to elect a secretary, who is
the County School Commissioner. He is the
only salaried officer in the system.”
Now, it will be seen by reference to tho 14th
section of the act, that the State Commissioner
and his clerk are the only salaried officers of
the Public School System; and by reference
to section 27th of the act, it will be seen that
the County Commissioner gets no salary at all,
but in the language of the act he “shall receive
three dollars for each day actually employed
in the discharge of the duties required by this
act, the same to be paid ont of the Educational
Fund furnished the county.” * * “Provided,
however, that the County Board-of Education
shall havo power to determine the number of
days in each year in wMch said County Com
missioner may labor ih the performance of the
duties required of Mm.” The letter of the
State Commissioner omits to state the manner
in which the teachers under the Public School
System are to be paid, and the act itself is silent
on the subject. No one with whom the writer
has conversed can tell whether the teachers are
to receive salaries or per diem pay for pupils
per capita, or whether there is any difference
in the amount of the salaries of the different
grades of teachers if paid by salaries, or if paid
by the day what are the rates, if any, per capita.
The State Commissioner, in describing a
model County Commissioner, says“A perfect
connty superintendent of schools would be a
young man or middle aged man of successful
experience as a teacher, pleasant manners, irre
proachable character, good speaking abilities,
architectural taste, (how important!) a turn for
business, energy, talent, prudence, sound opin
ions, public spirit, zeal for the edneation of the
people and faith in the publio school system.”
The man recommended for the office should be
one who combines the most of these qualifica
tions among those whose services can be ob
tained.
The remuneration shonld secure a man pos
sessing many of the above qualifications. As
to the paragon of perfection above described
for the office of County Commissioner, I give
my cordial approval, but so far as the pitiful
“remuneration” of three dollars per day for
hia services are concerned, it “should” not “se
cure the services of a man possessing the above
qualifications’’ from the fact that such a man,
with a predominance of architectural taste es
pecially, can make from four to five dollars per
day at the work-bench, without the expense of
Mring, and feeding a horse at the tune of three
dollars per day and his own labor and board
thrown in con amore in sub-districting his
school district.
"We clip tho following from the Atlanta (
stitntion of Sunday:
On Ms recent return from Savannah, oni[<
nlar and facetious townsman, Amos Fox, i
was, by some of the passengers, mistake:!
Governor Bnllock, by reason of an allege!-j
semblance between these two gentlemen,
cordingly when the train arrived at Milieu |
was noised about that the Governor was ah
and a large number of darkies soon colic!
around the cars to hear a speech from hi-j
cellency. Mr. Fox, to humor the joke, appeal
oh the platform and stated to the negroes-jj
as they had not generally stood np to the Be;
liean party in the State, he would make olI
short speech to them, and all he wonld theil
to them was, to “go home and work like I
d—L” The negroes immediately dispersed |
daring that they wonld never vote for “s:
Gubner” again.
Says the Columbus Sun of Sunday:
Shooting.—A negro yesterday afternoosj
agining he had received an insult from Col r
A. Barden, entered his store, drew a pistol!
commenced firing at Mm. The Colonel tb
this game a two could play at, and reaching^
drawer drew therefrom a pistol and ret;
the fire. The negro, on discovering theC
nel had a pistol, made a precipitate
wMch, however, did not save his bacon, fc'l
received two shots—one of which took tS£-f
the arm, and the other in the hand. The
was arrested. Colonel Barden receive! |
injury.
Miscegenation.—The Eufanla News of Satur
day says:
We regret to learn that a wMte girl whose
family live in the country, and are very respect
able, eloped with a negro, on Thursday night
last. We withhold the names for the present,"
as we expect shortly to publish the obituary of
the darkey.
The Week ot Prayer.
Hundreds of thousands of evangelical CiJ
tiahs will assemble daily durieg the pref
•week, in their various places of worship to f
up confessions, thanksgivings and prayer. 1
is a most appropriate introduction of the 3
Year. If those who fear God and keep his!
mandments, would, with undivided hearts a
in fervent supplications in the name oil
Mediator, we might expect a year crow
with blessings, and one of peculiar exemjj
from evil.
In furtherance of this good design, the 1
Baptist Church in this city will be open 1
from 12 to 1 o’clock. All the pastor item
gregations ere invited to unite in the !
meetings. Business men may come witll
assurance that the meetings will begin pn
ly and close precisely at the appointed tin
E. W. Wa
A. Card of* Thanks.
The ministers in attendance on the
for Colored Ministers, now in session iij
city, take this occasion to return their i
thanks to the following ministers of the g!
for their labors witb us during our stay is I
con: Rev. J. Dixon, Augnsta; Rev. Bj
Tucker, Fenfield; Rev. B. L. Roes, Fort Yai
Rev. G. B. McCall, Hawkinsviile ; Rev.
Brantley, Atlanta; Rev. S. Landrum, Sa'
nah; Rev. S. G. Hillyer, Forsyth, and Bet
F. Cooper, Americas. We regretted to 1
that other brethren who labored so efficie
among ua last year were prevented, by cii:
stances beyond their control, from meeting'
those whose names are mentioned, in labo
to prepare us for greater usefulness in the 1
ter’s vineyard. We moat MgMy appreciate
efforts of onr brethren and onr beloved brot
Rev. E. W. Warren, and hope they will al'
be as willing to assist us as we are antics
be benefitted by their instruction. Great
our responsibilities and we are not prepare
meet them, and to discharge the datiesieat
by the wants and situation of our race *
ont help. We ask it, and are most grateft
every tender of it when made for Christ’s s
J. A. James, Macon, )
Frank Quarles, Atlanta, >t O
Collin James, Albany. )
Macon, Deo. 8tb, 1870.
A Card or Thanks.
Resolved, That we hereby tender our i
to Rev. E. E. Rogers and the superiuiei
and teachers of the Lewis High School f‘
use of the large, comfortable, and weli-fara
room they have so kindly permitted os
cupy daring the session of our institute.
J. A. James.
Sylvanus Cab*
J. L. Primus.
Bribery.—The sensation on the t
the last two days, has been the arrest of
of our most prominent citizens, and the :>*
of warrants against others, on the chU!
bribery at the late eleotion. The parties *>
ed are charged with bribing negroes to ^
Democratic ticket. They have been W 1 * 1
before J. Clarke Swayze, United States 1
missioner, as a committing court. Net'
the cases fo<u yet been disposed of, Ih® 1 f
court has been in session for the last tt#