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Newspaper Page TextTlie Greorgia "W~eekly Tele^ranh. and. Journal & IVIessenger. — — — : : -3S1 Li ... $ R-A-lr* IT- Janaary 20.—The House has I ft**" 1 ”" fitioD from New York merchants I Lit »?*“- t0 audit and pay the Alabama IJ^iLTComi nittee on Commerce havo IL. report a bill for tlie removal of l^ 1 * 1 House from st- Marks, Florida, to ir to* - on Ways and Means reported S^Sfehing Knoxville, Tenn., as a the certificate of the eleotioa ^Btodgeftasa Senator from Georgia from ‘he 4tJl of March > wa3 pre- M. nresentod a memorial from tho p. “iwjr Convention, (colored) asking jjH» l L { 8 supplementary bill to the civil >P^Mhe object being to provide a remedy indignities to colored yeople, and tt&fhcm certain rights in taverns, rail- pi LeSsfuf nr0 tabled a resolution ^ ^The Virginia Legislature for refusing ^tun Thomas’picture. r^its in fifty-four National Banks in HSS, aggregate 8169,000,000. Jjjyotf, January 2°.-Two steame -Two steamers with l ; **»Cnba Wltn mo reionaou Jjouiuua. I*£jrmc January 20.—An incendiary fire lipid joit*" 1 *? evening. Loss sixty thou- I* 1 t .a. Jannary 20.—Three-fourths of j^LTnra Silver Mine in Little Cabin I jyslcM for nine hundred thousand dollars ^tnv.tov, Jannary 20.—From nearly every .^ reports of crowded houses yesterday min for the Holland monument and tho church ironnd the corner." ^r«po't of the death of Governor Wright, Ijf'i Jersey, is premature. His death is Jauaary 20.—Blair will olaim L^tin the Senate on Wednesday. Tho Uto Committee will report favorably upon I fltoiiBion of Colorado. tiTjudiciary Committee of the House will I Lj • till dividing Texas into two Judicial I ^cts- T'us- it 18 stated, will throw Judge I vnloutof office. Var-itiitiona: Commodore Wm. K. Taylor, to ^tNiAdmiral; Captain Napoleon Collins, to ^president’s first public reception took Lite to-night. Thousands were present. I m colored vote of the House of Bepresen- ,. ‘ j is divided on female suffrage. Long [JJjdjts.and Rainey no. CO.VORESSIONAIi. uora—PrivuiC hills were considered and sov- I alpised; none in which Southerners were iwatei jhtipproprialions wore resumed. An amend- yatws offered forbidding tho use of the se nt sauce fund, for Dominean purposes, is Li*), Butler opposed the amendment, and ;dtind to the fact that General Scott bad #10,000 to high Mexican officials, causing | {stohrion in that Repnblio. He said that in- create with the secret service fund would aiiiiafllie President’s power to deal with laiga officials. Tho amendment was rejected. Ite House resumed the District of Colnm- ti basiacss, in the bill providing for a Ter- jttiil Government for the District. The bill ■u*d-yeas 97; nays 58. IBe bill abolishes the present municipal offi- (3 of Washington and Georgetown, end es- jblisbes a Territorial Government for the Dis tort of Columbia, with a Governor and Legis late Assembly, and a delegate to Congress; lie Leg Wall vo .Assembly to have two branches, 11 Council and Rouse of Delegates. The Gov- ox and Council are to bs appointed by the [ ^pointed by the President, the delegates to be A test vote was taken on female suffrage— jib K; nays 105. Every Democrat voted nay. | Aaatmy appropriation bill was reported. It qaeopriates 827,250,000. Seme.—Colfax announced the special •remittee on Southern outrages, viz: Scott, fihon, Pool, Chandler, and Davis. Fool and Davis asked to be excused from the Committee on Southern outrages. Bice and Jojford were substituted. Ihe repeal of the income tax wa3 made the spciil order for Tuesday. Be Committee oa Commerce reported nn- twonbly upon the bill making Shreveport, Lx, •port of delivery. A till was introduced forbidding a bridge ertr the Ohio river at Cincinnati, unless the txael span shall have a clear headway at low uter, of one hundred feet below tho floor rami suspended from tho bottom of the posts. I Be bill to refund to the States the interest diliicounton money advanced for warpur- PK ns discussed to adjournment. BeSt. Johns Hotel has been burned. Tho torYonx, January 20.—Tho Fenians that I cred on the Cuba, declined tho hospitalities ithe opposition committee, and declined an uiion until their companions now en route hre arrived. Richmond, Jannary 20.—William Barrett, a Sired tobacco merchant, aged 84—one of the filthiest citizens of Bichmond—was burned to death by his dressing gown tnkiDg fire. Ihe bam of D. Eppes, at City Point, was tamed with thirteen animals and two thousand iahelsof grain. Chusleston, January 20.—Arrived, steamer | [»Adger, New York; schooner D. Gilford, Wtimore. Sailed, bark Adriatio, Fleetwood, Janvary 10.—A raid was made upon • jail here last night, and three burglars, JJjJ White, Jas. Black and Jas. Lawson, re- ■jod-it is supposed by others of the gang. A luge meeting of the Board of Trade was «.i last night in the interest of the Mobile and Jxthwestern Railroad. luw Yom, Jannary 20.—Major Mordecai *Jms, a soldier of the war of 1812, died to-day, •Pj 95 years. , Wuhkqtox, Jannary 21.—Bourbaki’s defeat “tore Belfort after three day’s fighting is con ned. The King telegraphs tho fact to the ™ The loss reported is—Prussian, forty- huadred—French, seventy-eight hundred. Germans captured a few prisoners, but no j®?- The King telegraphs to the Queen that bombardment of Paris continues with good IWU'g. A few thousand French troops at Cherbourg ordered to the field. the Bordeaux accounts say that Bourbaki’s “jwtwasto capture St Valbest, but failing to k* 3 former positions, ihe German guns havo been dismounted by w new French batteries before Paris, jmeaaba safe conduct through thoGer- lines, to attend the conference. Thodip- ioxl! CoTps ’ elce Ph Hie American, asks leavo i cepart from Paris. The Prussians refnso pomission. The Polish members of the Prussian diet only fr °m congratulatory resolutions to the Emperor of Germany. ,^*riiians claim they have provisions to ^ 3 of March. . ine Prussians havo captured the French po- the Swiss frontier. Tho inhabitants "VEjfcgtato Switzerland, iv, ."JjJaon landed in Belgium from Paris on Ljsln. The bombardment is causing con- -«solo damage, but the fires are easily cx- Some mills for grinding com havo tv® “* !n »g«d, causing a scarcity of meaL vL. ,. ndrod B bell8 havo fallen in Lpngwy. 0BK ’ January 21.—A special to the (L's r * ni > dated Versailles 17th, says thore has Wence for twenty hours, except an occa- rj“*boom from Fort Valorian. The firing inj“slack ddring tho past three days. It foLj that the Germans have agreed to a W.lI 8 armistice. B ? 0T0! ®, January 21.—Tho House is in Uil* or argument. Senate—no session. The ^ letntorializing tho District of Columbia is g®*jn topic. The bill has already passed tho •osnd bnt il 6068 back unexceptional Tv. p nremen Efcamer Hanover, finding French •f nr . r L°“ Havana, has returned. Tennessee Legislature passed a bill in to sixty cents on short of meeting c reuin ““=»bo jjegisiaruro j tie St J, from forty to tie sx* , increase falls si Thf!*** ob,1 8ations. StJobn®*?® Hobart Lowo has returned to breitik ^(driven from the vicinity of the cable bating ice. It is thought impossible 018 081)168 boforo spring-. tie rrPsaros, January 21.—It appears that j- «mouuccment that stamps need not be ^wwals of insurance policies was Ifcri* T re asury Department has advices that blew f n *s ^tended the Free Zone forty miles *'om the Rio Grande. .. ' <*T*»r V(,hw > officers raided lho mountains *iiiky * ea * nd destroyed 150,000 gallons of appointed under Morton’s roso- • to investigate tho condition of affairs at the South, of which Senator Scott, of PennsvI- vama, is Chairman, propose to go to work in a few dayx They will issue a number of sub poenas to prominent men South, who are sup posed to be cognizant of alleged outrages re cently committed there. Among them will be Gov. Holden, of North Carolina, Governor “JjJJj South Carolina, and Governor Davis, of Texas. It is the intention to make a report before the close of the session, if possible. In tho mass of documents from HoldeD, re cently submitted to the Senate, is a letter from Colonel Hunt, who, in July, J870, was assigned to the command of the District of North Carolina. He says, under date of Fort Adams, Rhode Island, January 2d, 1871, in al luding to the inquiry as to murders and out rages committed by disloyal organizations for political purposes, that he heard of nono such a3 happening while he was in the State. Of those which occurred previous to his assuming commanding, that which created the most ex citement was the murder of Mir. Stevens. A State Senator heads the evidence of the exist ence of such organization. Both political par ties were produced. Nearly all the cases in quired into proved, however, that other than political purposes were effected through the fa cilities afforded by these organizations, whose machinery was used to pnnish theft, burgla ries, insults to woman, and other offences in no way connected with politics. In fine, their principal business seemed to be to do the work usually performed by-regulatore and vigilance committees. These crimes were bad enough in themselves, bnt in the bitterness of party feeling, they were greatly exaggerated and misconstrued, and attributed to the politi cal parties as such. To what extent murders and outrages were committed for political pur poses, I am not in a position to state; for when the Legislature passed laws to punish the members of secret organizations, they were, to a great extent, if not wholly dissolved, and this was before I assumed command of the District. According to information just received at the Post Office Department, it appears that the North German Lloyd Company has directed, for the .present, that the departure of their steamers, a3 well from New York as from Bre men, shall take place bnt once in fourteen dayx Tho next departure from New York will be made by the Deutschland on the 28th of Janu- ary, by the Donana on the 11th of February, and by the Hermann, on the 25th of February- and on every alternate Saturday thereafter, un til further notice. For the present, therefore, a fortnightly mail only will be made up for con veyance to Germany by the Bremen steamers. Foreign Intelligence. New Yoke, January 20.—The World’s special, dated London 19tb, says Bonrbaki, after two days fighting, crossed the Lizanne six miles below Belfort. Von Warder, receiving rein forcements, a great battle was fought on the ICtb, which resnited in a decisive repulse of ihe French, who are now retreating. The German loss in these battles is 4,200 ■ The French lost 7,800. No guns were captured by the Germans, and but few prisoners. London, January 18.—Bourbaki telegraphs to Bordeaux on the lGtb, that his forces continued to advance toward Belfort. Faidherbo an nounces the French army of the North continues to march, and has reached Corbie. The French in taking St. Quentin soized two guns and bag gage, and the French prisoners left behind by the Germanx The statement that Prussia has abandoned the practice of abstaining frem the capture of French merchantmen conveying neu tral merchandize for tho sake of tho cargo is confirmed. The rule which allows the capture of all French vessels will ho enforced on and after the 9th of February. London, January 18.—It has become known from tho publication of official documents that the Pope, in October last, communicating with King William, by telegraph, requested his Maj esty to secure his (tho Pope’s) departure from Rome with due honor,incase he should conclude to leave the city. The King replied affirma tively and telegraphed to Kmg Victor Emanuel to that effect. London, January 18.—Parliament has been prorogued to the 19th of February. The ad journment of the Conference to the 24th is con firmed. Faidhorbe reached Fias yesterday.— An outpost skirmish occurred near Bapanme.— The stores at Assas have been removed to Lille. The French hold St. Qnontin. Belgian troops are moving to tb* fSHlISS. A great military pageant took place at Versailles in honor of the restoration of the German Empire. Later specials report Bismarck recovering. The bombardment of Paris progresses slowly but steadily. Prussian accounts say their gunners systomaticaUy avoid bitting publio buildings. The Herald’s special says tho Prus sian member of the conference is directed to withdraw should any peace proposition other than one coming directly from Franco be enter tained. PROCLAMATION OP EMPEROR WTT.T.TA1». Upon assuming tho temporal crown, in conse quence of an appeal from the German Princes and Free Towns to restore tho German Empire, after the lapse of sixty years, we deem it onr duty to tho fatherland to accept the Imperial Dignity. Henceforth wo and onr successors will bring to tho title of Emperor of Germany the hope that we will vouchsafe a blissful futnro to the fatherland, and its ancient splendor be restored. Wo partake this dignity conscious of our duty to preserve, with German fidelity, tho rights of tho Empire and its members—to main tain the peace—and support and strengthen the independence of Germany. In the hope that tho German people will enjoy a long peace within onr boundaries as the frnit of these bloody battles, and be safe against a renewal of French attack, God grant that we and onr suc cessors may protect the Empire by works of peace, freedom and civilization. Loxdon, Jannary 19.—Tho French agents in Ireland are purchasing all valuable and service able horsex A gun was tested successfully at Woolwich yesterday, with a charge of one hundred and thirty pounds of powder. It is said to be un precedented. London, Jannary 20.—It is said that Meck lenburg is marching on Renne, via Mayeure withtbe object of getting in Chausey’s rear. A dispatch from Versailles says Bonrbaki was again repulsed on the 17th before Belfort, and commenced his retreat southward. The repnlse resulted in great loss. The bombard ment was continued .on the 18th inst. with in creasing strength. Granville accepts the indemnity offered by Prussia for sinking vessels in the Seine. Bordeaux, January 19.—Bourbaki attacked the Prussians on Snnday, Monday and Tuesday, with the object of crossing the Bas Seine and seizing St. Valbert. Tho enemy resisted the movement and Bourkaki returns to his former position. Veesilles, Jan. 20.—Tho King of Prussia, was to-day, proclaimed Emperor of Germany in the presence of the all the German Princes and representatives of the regiments of the army. All members of diplomatic corps remaining in Paris, with the exception of tho American Minister, have applied to the Prussian military authorities for permission to withdraw from the city, bnt their request has been refused. King William, in a dispatch to the Queen, congratu lates her on tho repnlse of Bonrbaki in tho East, and states that he is now retreating. He adds that the bombardment of Paris continues with good resaltx Antwerp, January 19.—The harbor of Ant werp is re-opened. . * Havana, January 20.—Tho Bremen steamer Hanover sailed on Wednesday. Finding two French men-of-war in the offing, tho Hanover returned. It was reported last night that tho Hanover again sailed, accompanied by tho Prus sian man of war Keclu. New York, Jannary 20.—A World’s cable dispatch from London 19th, says balloon ad vices from Paris to the 16th report the city quiet and firm. . • _ „ , Mr. Motley shortly proceeds to Holland. French official dispatches confirm the news of the defeat of Bourbaki. Avoltor was bom barded until it was evacuated by the enemy. A few thousand troops remaining at Cherbourg havo been ordered to prepare to take the field. Lxlle, Jannary 19.—An engagement is re ported near Vermand, east of St. Quentin. Yesterday cannonading was heard in that di rection for four hours. Result unknown. Berlin, January 18.—A provincial corres pondent says the preliminary agreement has been made for a conference of tho powers at London. The officials guarantee for favorable results of the conference. n Versailles, January 19-Bonrbakim fa.full retreat. The attempt of the French to relieve Belforta has been completely frustrated. _ Stockholm, January 19.—The King, in a speech from the throne to-day, announced to the Diet that a bill will be presented for the re organizing of the Swedish army, on an exten sive Mala, r Ottawa, Canada, January 20.—Committees in ihe principal Canadian cities favor free trade, and petition Parliament for a repeal of the du ties on flour, grain, coal and coker. A com mittee urges the Government to appropriate public land to tho Pacific Railroad. New York, January 21.—A special to the Telegram dated Versailles, 17th, says a par- hamentarie cam6 from Paris on the I5th.‘ IBs object is secret. It is rumored that the Ger- mans have agreed to a four days’ armistice. This seems the only possible way for account ing for the almost total cessation of firing. Ru mors insist that the German fire is unequal to German expectations. It is stated that a gen eral attack will be organized to-morrow, to in clude St Denis and Valerian. It is said that Trochu has decided to commence a series of sorties on the 20th to continue incessantly, un less there is peace on Frenoh terms. Mont Rouge was active on the 15th. There was great firing at the north on the 16th. Several sorties on the loth. ^Thirty nnwounded Mobiles were found frozen in tho woods before Meudon.. Latest.—Overtures of some kind are certain, but there is good reason to believe they have failed. The bombardment, with increased vio lence, will commence at once. London, January 20.—General Von Glumer telegraphs that his vanguard is in pursuit of Bourbaki’s retreating army. Ltt.t.e, January 19.—Faidherbe is at St Quen tin, preparing to move on Soissons. Montreal, January 20.—Mrs. McGee, widow of Darcy McGee, was buried to-day. London, January 20.—Severe skirmishing is reported in French Comte. The French claim advantages. Morning Paris advices of the 18 report deaths from the bombardment estimated at 15 on Fri day. The Berlin correspondent of the London Tel egraph writes that Berustoof hag been ordered to leave the Conference ifadiscussion arises up on the war with France. It is said Gambetta has asked Paladines to resume command of the Army of the Loire. The bombardment of the defences of St. Denis and Anbernilliers has commenced. The Men- don batteries have been advanced and are fire- inginto D’Issey, together with the St. Cloud batteries, and have made a great breach in the stone wall and some of tho embrasures are choked with debri3 from the parapet. Last night the pioneers opened the second parallel toward D’Issey, and batteries were placed there which will soon reduce D’Issey to a heap of ruins. The Frenoh are erecting new batteries in front of Valerian. The Bavarian, Wurtemburg and Saxon bat teries, bombarded the whole of the last night the northern, eastern and south-eastern fronts. The forts replying seldom. Versailles, Jannary 21.—The correspondent of the Telegraph reports on the 19 th that the Germans have twenty-two batteries available against Paris. For the past three days, however, the bombardment has slackened, and for tho past twenty-four houra hRS entirely ceased. It is believed negotiation looking to peace are pending. Later.—News is received that on the 12th off Vigor, Spain, the Prussian corvette Augusta ran down a French gunboat Four officers and twenty-six of the crew were captured. New York, January 21.—Rumors of the res ignation of Collector Murphy are nntruo. Tho case of Dr. Lanahau has been submitted to a sub oommittee for private investigation, with power to call in experts. Ihe receipts by the German Consul General for German wounded and families of the dead, aggregate over f300,000. — Montgomery, January 21.—Judge "W. B. Chilton, Grand Master Mason is dead. Tho Legislature and Supreme Court adjourned in oonsequence. Nearing the O.lier Shore. When, after a weary voyage that I first made across the ooean, sick and loathsome, I arose one morning and went upon the deck, holdin on, crawling, thinking I was bnt a worm, smelt in the air some strange smell, and I said to the captain, “What is the odor “It is the land-breeze from off Ireland.” I smelt the turf, I smelt tho grass, I smelt the leaves, and all my sickness departed from me ; my eyes grow bright, my nausea was gone. The thought of the nearness of the land Caine to me, and cured me better than medicine could euro me. And when afar off I saw a dim line of land, joy came and gave me health, and from that moment I had neither sickness nor trouble; 1 was coming nearer to the land. Oh 1 is there not for you, old man, and for you, wearied mother, a land-breeze blowing off from heaven, wafting to you some of its sweetness? Behold, the garden of the Lord is not far away; I know from the air. Behold tho jgj of home! Do I not hear the children shout ? The air i3 full of music to our silent thought. Ob, how full of musio when our jour ney is almost done, and we stand upon the bonnd and precinct of that blessed laud 1 Hold on to your faith. Believe more firmly. Take hold by prayer and faith. Away with troubles and bufferings. Be happy, yon are saved. In a few honrs visions of God and all the realities of tho eternal world shall be yours, and yon shall be saved with on everlasting salvation. A Wedding Abruptly Terminated. From Rev. H. iV. Beecher's Christian Union.] At a meeting in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, in Leominster, the clergyman proceed ed with tho service until he came to the place for theTeverend gentleman to ask if there were anypsrsons present, who knew any cause or impediment why the marriage should not bo proceeded with, when the bridegroom at once rose to moke somo observation, but was inter rupted by the father of the bride, who stated that if the bridegroom made any remarks he should have to say something in reply. The clergyman, however, pointed, out that the only person who could make statements, were tho bride and bridegroom, whereupon the bride groom stood up, and said that six months ago he asked the lady to release him from his en gagement. She declined, and afterward stated that her father would not consent to its being broken off, and had expressed his determina tion to compel him to marry her. He went on to say that coercion had been used to bring her to tho ceremony, and so he should many her because he was bound by law to do so; it was in this sprint only that he could proceed with tho ceremony. The service was then continued, but when tho brid9 wa3 asked whether she would take this man to be her husband, she re plied most emphatically, “No, I will not!” which caused intense excitement in the chapel. This, of course, brought, tho service to an ab rupt termination. The bride immediately left the chapel, and the bridegroom (who seemed perfectly satisfied with the result) drove away, followed by an immense number of persons, who cheered him most heartily. Raising Camels.—On a ranch on the Oarson river, eight miles below tho mouth of Six-mile Canon, and about seventeen miles east of the city, is to be seen a heard of twenty-six camels, all but two of which were bom and raised ia the State. But two of the old herd of nine or ten brought here some years ago are now living. It would seem that the original lot fell into the hands of Mexicans, who treated them very bad ly, overloading and abusing them. The men who have them now are Frenchmen, and men, it seems, who had formerly some experi ence with camels in Europe. They find no difficulty in roaring them, and Dan now show twenty-four fine, healthy animals, all of Washoe growth. Tho camel may now be said to be acclimated in Nevada. Tho owners of the herd find it no more difficult to breed and rear them than would be experienced with the same number of goats or donkeyx The ranch upon which they are kept is sandy and sterile in the extreme, yet the animals feast and grow fat on such prickly shrubs and bitter weeds as no other animal would touch. When left to them selves, their great delight, after filling .them- selves with the coarse herbage of the desert, is to lio and roll in the hot sand. They are used in packing salt to the mills on the river, from tho marshes lying in the deserts, some sixty miles to the eastward. Some of the animals pack 1,100 pounds.” - Queer Story or a Miser.—A correspondent, writing from Knoxville, Ill., describes the pe- culinr death of a miser, in that town, who was reputed to be worth $20,000. He had a nephew, a very worthy young man, who was going ont West to seek his fortune. A few days before he was ready to leave, he wont to his old nndo to sell him somo notes of hand which he held. The old miser would not touch them, but said, “You have always been a good boy, but only a little too extravagant; I will make you a little pres ent before you leave.” He drew a dheok on the bank for $5, as he supposed, but, owing to his bad eyeaight and worse penmanship, it .roved to be $r*00. This unaccountable act of lonevolence soon became noised about town, and, of course, soon came to the ears of the miser. He rushed to the bank, and, under much excitement, asked one of the bank offi cials what the amount of the check he had given his nephew was, “500,"said the clerk, “What?” said the miser; “500” said the clerk, producing the check. After reading, and trembling in every muscle, he gave one long-drawn sigh, and exclaimed, “My God! I am a ruined man,” then sank down and died. Baron von Beust, the Austrian Premier, smokes forty cigars a day. LETTER FROM HOST. B. M. HILT.. Explanation of liis Connection w(tU tbe Lease of the State Road. Editors Chronicle & Fentinel .‘—There seems to be a disposition to give to the publio every, thing leading to, and resulting in, the lease of the .State Road. I cannot better state my own motives and views than I stated them in Nove m- ber, inaprivate letter addressed to Judge King, which I herewith baud you. The letter was not intended for publication, bat I retained a copy this time, and it may .save some kind fellow the trouble of getting foolish affidavits from some other kinds fellows about some foolish things they heard about it, or thought they saw in it, to publish it, and you will oblige me by doing so. The response of Judge King was fully satis factory, and just such as I expected from one of the most useful and honorable men in this or any other State. j.,: The gentlemen immediately represented by, and associated with me in this matter, were Wm. B. Johnston, Andrew J. White, Charles A. Nutting, Wm. S. Holt, and John T. Grant, and I do not think we knowingly engaged in a “swindle.” I think I am brave and honest enough to do all men justice, and it is but sheer justice to add that Governor Bollock seemed to me to deBire to carry out the law in good faith, and seemed even ambitious to lease the road to a company representing interests that would secure success to the company, and ample safety to the State, and best interest of the people. I declined to become a lessee except on the terms set forth in the letter. I had no right to dictate to all the lessees. My terms were sub stantially accomplished; railroad men said the rental stipulated was not only fair bnt full; a great work has been rescued from conuptparty manipulation—a result I have advocated for thirteen years. I know the State is benefitted; I know my own hands are clean, and I shall not surrender the road back to the corruption whence it came; certainly not for the present. January 18, 1870. Benj. H. Hill, [copy.] LaGbange, Ga., Nov. 30,1870. Hon. John P. King, President Georgia Rail road and Banking Company, Augusta, Ga: Dear Sir : I called at your office on Friday last, but you were not in. I will now write briefly what I desired to say in person more fully. Pending its passage by the General Assembly, I gave my written approval of the bill to author ize the lease of the State Road, etc. Besides the desire to see this great work taken out of the control of corrupt party politics, there were two special reasons why I approved this particu lar hill to lease: Tbe first reason was, that I was assured unless this bill to lease was passed, one, nominally to sell, but really to steal the road, would pass. The seoond reason was, that I was assured you would organize the company; and, while it was not precisely so stated^ I was yet cortainly impressed with the belief that the ofher conceding roads would be consulted in the organization; that is to say, a company would be formed in concert, and thus secure acord and bo acceptable to all the people. It was certainly stated the bill was framed with this view. Now, outside of the magnitude of the inter ests involved, I feel a special deBire that the gentlemen who are to be the lessees should be such as will sewto the confidence of the people —-tuG owners—because if the company shall ex cite odium, that odium will attach to the lease itself, and will extend to all who aided in, or approved its adoption. Rumor has many tongues as to the personelle and character of the lease and oompany to be formed. One is, that your road and one in Tennessee are to be the sole endorsers and the chief heneficiorieB. If this is well founded, a fierce and bitter contest may be expected. Let me beg you not to permit this. Another rumor is that the Chief Justioe of the State is to be interested as a lessee, and is even to be tho President of the company. This is exciting much disparaging comment.- 'As an individual, I would not say one word against Governor Brown as a lessee. He is able and industrious. But, as a Chief Justice, there is every objection to his connection with his lease. The greatest crime of this corrupt age is the use of official station for personal aggrandize ment. You have been the honoied associate of men of better habits in better times. I beg you now not -to allow your good name to be quoted hereafter as lending countenance, even by association, to thia great crime. In my judgment this great work ought to he removed from political partisan conifi.. It will subservo tho purposes of its construction xU better in good private hands, and its disposition ought to be such as to inspire the confidence of the people, and thus be peaceful and permanent. I think the only sure way of securing these re sults is, that tbe lease bo made to gentlemen enjoying the confidence of the people, and not holding positions of trust in the State—business men of means—and that all the connecting road3 in Georgia become the endorsers—thus securing to them equal security and protection in tho mansgoment. Pardon mo for writing thus frankly, and be lieve me, with the highest regards, Yours, very truly, • Bent. H. Hill. Tbe Tomb of Lee. Beneath the Chapel, covered with a plain maTblo slab, lie the remains of Lee. Simple flowers are laid upon it by fair hands, and with a grief too deep for utterance, a mourning peo ple visit the spot to gaze upon these tokens of affection. Flowere have been sent from the fair South to lay beside these more hardy plants of Virginia’s soil. One wreath of autumn leaves alone has a card attached, on which these words are written: ‘Flowers mourn for Virginia’s Lee.” Every day a student, selected by the acting President of the University, is in charge of the tomb, to gether with the General’s office, where his books and papers remain just as he left them. There is the chair in which he used to sit, and the table upon which he was accustomed to writo, and in various parts of the room are tiie articles ho used almost daily. Every attention is shown to visitors, and all are invited to come and see these precious things as often as they may. desire. Already the friends of Lee are beginning to offer suitable mementoes to be placed in the memorial room, the entire lower part of the chapel being devoted to the dead. From New York there will come a bronze statue, and from New Orleans a handsome painting of Leo and Jackson; and as soon as it is known throughout tho land, people from all parts will vie with ono another in filling this chamber with such statuary and paintings as will be ap propriate.—Southern Collegian. Jeff in. Congress, A Herald special or the 16th says: Tho Georgia delegation, four in number, were sworn in to-day. There are three democrats and one republican, tho latter being a negro several shades darker than Senator Revels or Represen. tative Rainey. He was the only one of the party, however, who could swallow the iron-clad oath. Tho others having participated in the rebellion, were compelled to take what is known as the qualified oath. The negro is an intelligent look ing man, about medium height, of rather spare figure, with a weil shaped head, covered with an abundant crop of wool. He is a much better representative of the negro race than Rainey, of South Carolina, who is more like a Cuban than an African. As soon as he was sworn in ho was warmly congratulated by Kelly, of Fennslvania. Ben. Butler and other radicals seemed fearful that ho might go over to the democratic side of )U se, and accordingly sot about to get him a seat on tho republican side. It was manifest that he had never been in Congress before, for he looked around with an air of bewilderment as if he had suddenly found himself in the wrong box. * Radical Beggars Scrambling For Cold Victuals. The Tribune’s Washington correspondence of tbe the 16th, has the following: A large majority of the Republican members of the House whose constituents did not think proper to re-eleot them to the next Congress, are already thumbing tho blue book, consulting their friends, and boring tho President ana Cabinet officers, to secure appointments as soon their Congressional term ends. The ambition of some of these gentlemen is to serve the coun try abroad as Ministers and Consuls; others aspire to Judicial honors, which accounts for the numerous bills now pending to create addi tional Judicial Districts. Assessorships, Golleo- torehips, and District Attorneyships take the fanoy of others. A few have an ambition to increase the population <?f the Territories, and would liko to be Governors or Secretaries, and half a dozen hanker after the offices of Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms,- and Doorkeeper of the House, and are willing to serve where they how xnlo, rather than go back to private life. Those wishing a first rate broom for fifty cents, should call on Truman & Green, Triangu lar Block:- Is for gale at ALL POINTS OF IMPORTANCE IN GEORGIA. We have sold it five successive years, and know it is the very artiole for ^Planters to XJsO.- David Dickson, Esq., of Oxford, says it is su perior to any COMBfERCiAL DICKSON FERTILIZER COMPANY. ■ rM4’S_-CQMar» Warranted. Fr« Dickson Compound Dickson Compound $60 per ton. $65 per ton. DISSOLVED BONE and SUPERPHOSPHATES, ACIDS, POTASH, AMMONIA, MAGNESIA, SODA, and all Standard Fertilizing Materials furnished of the bell quality. We use no inferior or adulterating material in our manufactures. Planters are invited to visit our Works. Send for circulars. For Sale in Macon by jan22 deod&w2m JAKES T. GABDINER, President, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA HARDEMAN & SPARKS. Brail’s Bate! of Line. PRICES. REDUCED TO SUIT THE TIMES. STANDARD GUARANTEED EQUAL TO ANY SOLD BY US HERETOFORE. "%\TE are now prepared to fill orders for this excellent Fertilizer, which has given so muoh satisfaction VY • to the Planters of Geergia for tbe past three (3) years. A limited quantity will he add on lima for approved City Aoceptanoe. S3EJHB-X> IN YOUR ORDERS BARLT. Parties wishing to hold COTTON in anticipation of in advanoe in prloea and who may prefer buying Phosphate now at CASH PRICE, without paying the money down, can make satisfactory arrangements with us. For further particulars, apply to , ' • • L- J. GUILMARTIN & CO., SA.^T'A-ISriSTA.H. C3-A. Janl3-dAwlm Cotton Factors, Commission Merchants, and General Agents for Georgia. ERNEST PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING jeweler and optician NO. 1 SECOND STREET. 1 " j^Lh HTD8 AF SPECTACLE GLASSES FITTED AND ADJUSTED br an 0PTIMBTEB. WATOBEf and JEWELRY repaired and warranted. ELECTBO-PLATUSe AND GDLDDICr, AND NTENCIU OF ALL RBHR CUT. TOi. ORDER. ; - rtaish v com W. E. TANNER. ALEX. DELANY. 041^0 ” llie r ■all-hr. He ever applied, and Recommends It to Everybody. ■ill .to lie We sold over TWO THOUSAND TONS IN GEORGIA LAST YEAR. It has been tried and always PAID THE PLANTER ! *3" Send for a Pamphlet An Agent may be ■(I * information can found at almost every Depot, but always be had of P. W. SIMflCb SAVANNAH, ga. 4Xi*«ht ***** CHABLES C. SIMS, dec31-eod&w3m A GENT AT MA OOH, 6aNal STREET, FhC" tz 7C. fra, RiOHMOND, VA. (OFFICE : Jo wscwjaq n el is .rsciwtg-.V •it* j ■ • j £fic* X •. ‘s&msiJ* -64* Biw &?-. WM. E. TANNER & CO., Stationary and Portable Engines, Saw Mills, Bark, 'Grist, Sumac and Planing Mills, and Mill Searing. BOLTS AND CASTINGS FOR BRIDGES, Iron and Braes Work, Passenger Platform and Box Care, Improved Machinery of all kind, built and repaired. Particular attention is asked to our Improved PORTABLE ENGINES and SAW MILLS, as well as to our beautiful and efficient AGRICULTURAL ENGINES for Threshing, Ginning, etc. Our Engines Took First Premium at the Great State Fairs held at Macon. Ga., November 16,1869. and October 3,1870. Also at State Fair at At- aj&f 'mm ■ Wm 1 lanta, and d the Irairs at Columbus, Montgomery, Wilmington and Z*/ Charlotte, JN. C., Overall Competitors. Bead the following Report of the Special Committee mond, in November, 1869: W. E. Tamheb & Co., RichnM«d, ya., exhibit a twe ptf «? v on Machinery at the Virginia State Fair at Biob- . . twenty-five horse power Portable Engine, prepared on exhibition. any purpose to which it may be applied, either in the ordinary agricul- __ . „ law or Grist Mills, and can be made of any rise and power required. For its merits as the best piece of machinery on the grounds, and its economy of operation, we recommend a FraaT-CiAss Paxnrust. . . .Respectfullysubmitted, . FRANK KAHL, CH ATtLEa fUMPHWT.T. JAMES L. DATE, C. BRADLEY. H. B. BROWN, Agent, octlS-eodswandwly. No. 86 Third Street, Macon, Ga- -S Committee. No. 1 Peruvian Guano, I SOOTHERS FEMALE COLLEGE, gOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO, AMMONIATED RAWBONE SUPERPHOSPHATE, PREPARED FISH GUANO, W. ^ •> ACID PHOSPHATE, FLOUR OF BONE, DISSOLVED BONE, • • LAND PLASTER. Fob Sale bt ASHER AYERS, . Guano Depot, Poplar St, M&oon Ga. jan20 d&w3m HONE MADE FKBTILIZKB! A Reliable Coupe! for $32 jer Tea. Composed of Dissolved Bones, Sulphate of LUne, Snlptoate of Soda, Nitrate of Soda, Solpbate of Ammonia, Potasli.etc- LiGRANGE, GEORGIA. Languages speaks X. ThePrincipal of dilate of the Muaieel IHIS Institution, under a corps of seven {bar* 1 ongh Teachers, will reeume exercises the LAST 5NE8DAY IN JANUARY. The Professor of Modern French and German vlukhtly. the Music Department is a graduate < Conservatory of Leipsic—for years a pupil of the celebrated Mendelsohn. The oni two muonOJU at the State Fair “for beet performance on the Pl ano by pupils of any Female College," were awarded to his pupils. Entire expense of a young lady pe; annum for board and titerary tuition, 8269.76. ; .. For particulars apply for Catalogue to decafcdltwat*LF. COX,Presldenl Mnarkte soYiat any one of them can be furnished in SSSfdMiwd quantity. Thia should be examined by every planter. To insuro promp delivery orders .hnntd be sent in early. Terms nett cash or negotia ble paper, adding interest. For further information call on us or any of our euthpr^d ^ Wholesale Druggists. 82 * 81 Cherry street! Macon. GEOBGE PAGE ft CO., No. 5 N. Sehroeder Street, Baltimore, M ANUFACTURERS of Portable and Stationary Steam Engines and Boilers, patent improved. Portable Circular Saw Mills. Gang, Mulav and Sash Saw Mills, Grist Mills, limber Wheels, Shingle Machines, etc. Dealers in Circular Bavrs, Bolting and Mill Supplies generally, and manufacturer a agents for Leffel’o celebrated Turbine Water Wheal, and every description of Wood Working Machinery. Agricultural Engine* a specialty. Send for deacrip- tive Catalogue and Price Liste. sep9 eodwly KY. STATE LOTTERY! Chartered by tbe Legislature of Kentucky. Tickets, 91 to $10. Frtaee, |1 te A LL PRIZES PAYABLE IN MONEY. WRITE for Circular. Address GEO. WEBSTER, Manager, nov3-d&w8m* So. 86 Third at., LoalsTtuQty Lime from Kingston, JpOR sale by dec2-Sm ASHER AYRRS.