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—■ The Greoi’ft'ia "Weekly Telegraph and Journal <Sc Messeno'er, Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, JANUARY 31, 1871. % As Wo Snspectcd, It turns out now that Alien A. Barton, of Kentucky, who has gone to San Domingo, as Secretary to the United States Commissioners, did not give Grant anything—all rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. Hemerely attempted to assassinate one of his neighbors in Lancaster, Ky., and when the law reached out its hand to harness him, bo bolted for Washington City, howling “Ka-klux.” This, perhaps, would not have sufficed to get him an office—for so many of his sort are singing the same tune—but it Uras proven that he had been guilty of the most brutal cruelty to his wife, and had vilely slan dered his sister-in-law, and that the former had applied for a divorce. When these faults came out, of course there was no farther question either as to his loyalty or eminent fitness for the position, and Grant hastened to sign his com mission. It is understood at Washington that when Grant learned, after making the appointment, that Butler’s wife was a “rebel,” and that though very well off, he had compelled her, for years, to earn her livelihood by teaching school, he expressed great regret at not knowing this additional recommendation sooner, so that he might have made Barton one of the Commis sioners instead of Secretary. His report might then have been oounted on in advance. The facts stated above are from the Courier-Jour nal's correspondent at Lexington. The B’s among the Radical leaders and lights seem destined to earn tho lion’s share of infamy for their treatment of women. There’s Bing ham, who murdered poor Mrs. Surratt; Bowen, the bigamist; Beast Butler, Roderick Random Butler, who is on trial now for swindling the poor widows of Bast Tennessee out of their pen sion money; and lastly, Barton, the wife beater. Beelzebub should bo proud of his initial. Tlie President and His Party. Washington, January 23.—It has transpired that lately there has been an extraordinary amount of canvassing and caucussing going on between the President and Republican members of Congress and prominent Republican politi cians. To-day there were over twenty Repub lican members who had interviews at the White Honso, and some of them intimated the Presi dent’s intentions as expressed nt theso frequent conferences. IIo states that he is desirous of taking all the means in his power to increase the Republican strength in all tho States, and hopes that the conflicting wing3 of the party in Missouri, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Maryland may be in some way united. The proposition made by him was generally en dorsed, that all tbo old political organizations, such as the Union League, eto., should be re vived, with a view to reclaim such sections as have gone over to the Democratic party. It is developed, farther, that every effort is to be made throughout all the States to counteract the effect of the recent Democratic victory by a general proscription of lukewarm office-holders and a resort to such other measures os will put tho Radical party on a better footing and bring it again to the front—Washington Special to Courier-Journal. If the statement that Grant fjvorc, and the Radicals intend reviving the “Union Leagues” and other such secret political organizations, and they are successfnl in their efforts, then a long good-bye to peace and order at the South! These leagues have done more to stir up strife and breed bad blood among the white and black people of tho South than all other agencies combined Their deviltry has caused the form ation of counter organizations, and thus was inaugurated those evils and horrors which have cursed almost every Southern community.' If the negroes are to ber forced into these midnight caucuses, where they are taught nothing but hatred for tho whites, tho latter will band them selves together, too. They all know what the results of loyal league meetings and drillings havo been in the past, and they will prepare . beforehand to avert them. If Grant and his co conspirators are in earnest in this atrocious scheme, the doom of the negro race, as well as of tho peaco and prosperity of tho South, is sealed. We speak these words with a full knowledge of their terrible import, but we have no earthly doubt of their fall vindication. The future that-sees the politics of the Sonth in the hands of secret hostile political organizations, will be a future of blood, arson, anarchy and woes in numerable. The Southern Farm and Home. The February number of this excellent peri odical, published by J.W. Burke & Co., Macon, has reached our table. Good and stored with valuable information, as were the previous num bers, the present one is better—containing from cover to cover most carefully considered, well written and admirably arranged articles on subjects of the greatest interest to all agricul turists, heeds of households, mechanics and lov ers of literature. Tho Farm and Home is de servedly in the front rank of agricultural papers, and is well worthy of the support and patronage of Southern farmers. It excels in typograpical execution, quality of paper, and in its illustra tions, as it does in its “brain work.” We should like to know that it had a place in every house hold. Any one item of information in any single number is worth far more than the sub scription price, ($2) for an entire year. We will club the Daily Telegraph and Sfassenger with this excellent periodical one year rer §11; Weekly, §4. ___ Col. A. R. Lauab.—This gentleman, l&to the editor of the Columbus Sun, is, we learn, at the solicitation of numerous friends, a candidate for the office.of Secretary of the State Agricul tural Society. We were under the impression that the office in question had already been filled by the elec tion of Col D. W. Lowis, bnt if mistaken, and there is to be an election, we heartily commend Col. L., for the position. Georgia has never had a truer son than he, and ho has for years illustrated with speech and pen, his entire de votion to her and all her interests. He has ability for anything, and we hope the members of the Society will take his claims into serious and favorable consideration.. Bcbke’s Weekly Magazine foe Boys and Gikls—The first number of this periodioal in magazine shape is before us, and is a very tasteful pamphlet of forty-eight pages, pro fusely illustrated, with an illuminated frontis piece. The illustrated articles are, The Lost Children, a fairy tale, by Maty Faith Floyd; A Walk About the Forrest City, with views of public buildings and scenes about Savannah, and The Wonders of the Microscope. The other contents are all fresh, original and inter esting. It is a nioe book for the childron, and does credit to the editor and publishers. Pub lished by J. W. Barke & Co., Macon, Ga., at §2 per annum. , A flock of wild turkeys, more than five hun dred in number, congregated on the track of an Arkansas railroad. A train approached, and the engineer, having one minute to spare, stopped to allow them to depart; but tho tur keys surrounded the train, and walked up and down the track on either side of tho cars, evi- dently delighted at the novelty of their situa tion. As there were no firearms of any de scription aboard the turkeys were safe; but one or two short, quick whistles from tho locomo- time upset their calculations, and they lost no timo in gaining ihe bashes, where they were soon hid from view, and the train mo red on. Cleab solid ice, fifteen.inohes thick, is now delivering on shipboard at the wharves of Bath, Heine. “Tho Labor Question.” The President of the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Association calls a convention of tho Farmers and Planters of Alabama to meet in Montgomery on the 8 th of February next, ‘ ‘to consider snch measures of relief from the losses and burdens of tho present agricultural system, as to them may seem best.” A correspondent of the Montgomery Advertiser, addressing the planters of Alabama, reminds them that tho evils of a false and unwise labor contract sys tem and of over-planting in cotton, cannot be met by Alabama, single-handed, bnt there must be a general convention of all the cotton States, and ho therefore recommends that the call be extended to embrace all these States. We sug gest that tho time assigned for tho Alabama convention (the 8 th) is too limited for adequate preparation, and that of the Georgia Conven tion, which meets in Macon the 22d of Feb ruary, is better. Let the Convention, there fore, assemble in Macon, and although wo aro by no means sanguine of its ability to cure the evils complained of, yet the agitation and dis cussion of matters relating to plantation econ omy is always attended with some benefit. There is no subject which needs more thought, study and discussion, but we look for a general reform not through any pledges and resolutions of voluntary associations, but in the necessities of the case—in the accumulating experience of agriculturists and tho natural tendencies to self- accommodation to circumstances. Agriculture being the only great Southern in dustrial interest, it must yield fairly remunera tive returns. W© are shut up to this conclusion by the impossibility of accepting any other. But, then, as to all the infinite details of tho process, theso must be left to tho judgment of tho individual planter himself; and w© all know, in fact, that different men will work out widely diverse results upon a system essen tially the same. The farmer who leads his force by indefatigable personal activity and diligence —who supervises every department of his farm and sees that everything is done well, at the right time and with the least expense—is going to show, at tho end of tho year, a different bal ance sheet from his slothful neighbor who lets things take care of themselves, or leaves them to be looked after by one who has no overrul ing interest in the result- We in Georgia are perpetually talking about procuring more “labor,” while enough of it is at our own doors to make us rich if we will but utilize it. We see a proposition agitated to send for “white laborers” from North and Sonth Carolina, East Tennessee and other parts of tho Sonth; but aro they any better than similar la borers in Georgia. Is it not a fact that in every county there are largo numbers of . whites lead ing an unprofitable life who ought to be at work, and who if they could be induced to bring their four bales of cotton apiece ard raise their own supplies of com and meat, would be a great benefit to themselves and tho community in. stead of so many drones in the human hive ? And how is this to be done ? Wo answer by solicitation and example. Turn to work your selves—set your able-bodied sons to work in stead of learning all kinds of mischief in the village groceries and lonnging places. Labor is God’s ordination for keeping people, young and old, out of want, sin, misery and shame. You may bo worth millions, bnt if you find 1 nothing to do, blnsh for yourselves 'as those who are wasting timo and violating the -grand law of-natnro which enjoins activity as tho con dition of healthful, moral and physical life. U wo would all set to work, and each bring bis contributionsthe common stock of wealth, Georgia would soon bo rich and happy beyond all precedent. And that theso ideas aro not vain, impracti cable and delusive, but are actually becoming living realities, we. havb only to consider our yearly cotton increase. In 1867 the Sonth pro duced 2,019,774 bales of cotton. In 1869 she produced 3,154,946 bales, and it is now con- deded that tho crop of 1870 will bo somewhere about thirty-five or thirty-six hundred thousand bales. Now, all this time, taking the most fa vorable view of the subject possible, we aro obliged to concede that (ho volume of negro ag ricultural labor has pretty steadily diminished. Tho increase, therefore, is bound to bo tho growing product of Southern white labor, sup plemented by better culture and tho application of manures. The number of drones and non- producers is, therefore, yearly diminishing, and if tho whole would take to happy and dili gent industry, wo have no doubt they would add many millions a year to the wealth of Geor gia. This is the true labor question! Header, do your individual devoir to solve it. THE GEORGIA PRESS. In a row at Watkinsvillo, Clark county, one night last week, one man was shot dead, and a negro named Alfred. Richardson wounded, but not dangerously. Angel A. Butler, of Jackson county, accident ally shot himself and died ia a few hours, one day last week. The Constitution of yesterday says: Hon. Nelson Tift left last night for Wash ington City. We understand that after waiting patiently for several weeks to get the Governor’s certificate, he failed to get it. Why the Gov ernor refused to give him a certificate we are at a loss to imagine.- The subject of granting him a e-irtificata was referred to Justices Brown, Lochrano *nd McCay, bnt they failed to agree. Mr. Tift, howevtw, obtained a certificate from Judge Cotting, Secretary of state, showing the official count of the votes in tv* Seoond Dis trict. Another fire'in Valdosta Friday night. Three stores were burned. The contents of two were saved, but nothing from the third. Loss not stated. The capital of the Augnsta Savings Bank has been increased to §325,000—all paid in. The Chronicle and Sentinel makes some very just and forcible remarks upon the necessity of enforcing the laws and establishing a correct publio sentiment. We quote as follows: In every section and in every county the peo ple most establish a correct pnblio sentiment. This public sentiment must be strong enough to enforce the laws, and when the laws' are deemed inadequate this- publio sentiment must be made sufficiently strong and influential to suspend publio action until the laws can be amended. Every good citizen—every man who loves his country—every patriot who trusts in the principles of .self-government, must exert himself to promote the majesty of the law and the submission of the people to its edicts. - A mere luke warm assent to these leading proposi tions will not be sufficient. Society must be assisted to recovery from the injury which past irregularities have fastened upon it. To do this will require the active support and aid of every true man in the State. -. Those organizations not known to the laws, and those agencies which the past condition of tho country havo called into'existence, must, now that the necessity out of which they sprung has ceased, be abandoned and relinquished. We must learn again to look to tho law, and the law alone, for protection. Every inhabitant of the State must be brought to’feel that tho pro tecting aegis of the law is sufficient for every emergency and every want. The sooner we get back to this, our normal political condition, the belter it will be for all clasies of our people. According to the Savannah Republican, Mc Intosh county must be a very desirable residence for a white man. A few weeks since, a German merchant named Fisher, living in Darien, had his store robbed of §600 or §800 worth of goods. He traced the theft to two negroes, and applied for a warrant to one Tonis G. Campbell, Sr., a negro justice of the peace, who is also Sena tor from-that district. Campbell sent a negro posse after the thieves, who returned without arresting them, however. Campbell then pre sented a bill for §73 to Fisher, which tho latter refused to pay, and Campbell had him pat in jail, whence he was released upon a writ of ^w^*«wsuedbjJud|e^86ion&^^ The Ontragcrs in Washington .and - What They Demand. Tho Tribune of Monday contains tho Wash ington special on which tho dispatch in our Tues day’s issue was predicated. It would appear from this dispatch that most of theso clamorous rascals are from North Carolina. Some heavy representations are made of Ku-klnxing in Georgia, but the old North State is the main point of complaint and attack—North Carolina, where tho outrages of those outrageous clamor- ers for a season subverted all law, order and private security, and where their infamous plots and pranks havo driven tho Legislature to the extreme remedy of impeaching the Governor. Npw, why they.havo boon brought to Wash ington by tho Radicals, and tho use to which it is designed to put their testimony is sot forth at length in the extract from the Tribune’s dis patch, which wo subjoin. It will be seen that tho Radicals propose to take the control of all elections in all the States, out of the bands of Stato authorities—supervise registries and elec tions—do tho challenging—keep the ballot- boxes—open and “scrutinise" the vote3—do the counting—make the returns, and, in short, take tho whole business in their hands—so that no matter how the people vote the supervisors will do the electing. Under this scheme, we frankly confess Grant has got tho country dead. - His immediate agents andpartizan3 “supervising” the whole business will be very unfaithfnl to their “duty in tho premises, if they fail to count him in—no matter what may be the state of the polls. “We appendthe Tribune’s develop ment of tho scheme, with all the italics as they appear in that paper: Their efforts will culminate in an attempt to extend tho power of Congress in the matter of tho election of its own members, so as to give it virtual control of all State or municipal elec tions in the country. Startling as this announce ment may be, it is, nevertheless, true, and two bills having this object in view are now before tbo House Judiciary Committee. Theso bills propose tho erection of a system of supervision by United States officers appointed by the Uni ted States Circuit Court, over all the elections held in either the North or the South, at which Congressmen or delegates to Congress may be chosen, notwithstanding State, territorial or municipal laws to the contrary. In other words it is proposed to assume that tho undoubted power of Congress to supervise the election of its own members when snob olections, or registration for such elections, takes place, can be extended so as to include a supervi sion over registration and the canvass of votes for every other office voted for at that elec tion. The machinery of this system is com plicated but perfect so far cs tbo objects to be accomplished through its operations are con cerned. From the'Oommissioners of the United States Circuit Courts a Chief Supervisor of Elections is to be appointed, whose duties are described to be to receive reports from subordi nate Supervisors, furnish necessary blanks, books, lists, etc., etc., and to cause the names of those upon any list whose register or vote shall be honestly doubted to be verified by pro per inquiry and examination at the respective f laces by them assigned as their residences.”-— t ia made tho duty of the subordinate Supervi sors to attened the.sittings of the Boards Regis tration in their respective precincts, and it is provided that “every registration made under the laws of any State or Territory for any State or other election at which such representative or delegate ia Congress shall be chosen, shall bo deemed a registration within the meaning of this act (and also within the meaning of the Enforcement act), notwithstanding the same shall also be made for the purposes of any State, territorial, or municipal election.'' It is farther made their dutyjto attend the election held in pursuance of such registrations, “to challenge any vote offered; to be and remain where the ballot boxes aro kept at all times af ter the polls are open until each and every vote cast at said time and place shall bo counted, the canvass of all votes polled be wholly com pleted, and the proper ondrcqnisito certificates or returns made, whether said certificates or re turns be required under any law of the United States, or any Slate, territorial, or municipal law, and to personally inspect and scrutinize, from time to time, apd at all times on the day of election, the manner in which the voting is done, and the way and method in which the poll-books, registry lists, and tallies or check books, whether the same are required by any law of the United States, or any State, territorial or municipal law, are kept; and to the end that each candidate for the office of Representative or Delegate in Congress shall obt cun the benefit of every vote for him cast, the said Supervisors of Election are required in their districts to per sonally scrutinize, count or canvass, each and every ballot in their districts cast, whatever may be the indorsement on said ballot, or in whatever box it may have been placedor found-," to for ward reports of their proceedings to the chief Supervisors, “and to attach to the registry list, and any and all copies thereof, and to any cer tificate, statement or return, whether the same, or any parlor portion thereof, be required by any law of the United States, or of any State, territorial or municipal law, any statement touching the truth or accuracy of the registry, or the truth orfaimess of the election and canvass, which the said Supervisors of Election may desire to make or attach, or which should properly or honestly be made or attached, in order that the facts may become known, any law of any State or Territory to the contrary notwithstanding." They are also authorized and required, daring the registration and election days, “to take, oc cupy, and remain in such position or positions, from time to time, whether before or behind the ballot-boxes, as will in their judgment best ena ble them to see each person offering himself for registration or offering to vote, and as will best conduce to their scrutinizing the manner in which the registration or voting is being con ducted ; and at the closing of the polls for the reception of votes, they are required to place themselves in such position in relation to the ballot-boxes, for the purposaof engaging in the work of canvassing the ballots in said boxes contained, or as will enable them to folly perform the duties in respect to such canvass provided in ' the act, and shall there remain until every dnty in respeot to such canvass, certificates, returns, and statements shall have been wholly com pleted, any law of any Stato or Territory to the contrary notwithstanding.” It is also provided that the Circuit Courts shall remain open for the transaction of business under those provis ions of the act which impose penalties and fines for interference with the duties of the Supervi sors ; that United States Marshals shall appoint special deputies for the protection of the Super visors ; that the military and naval forces of the United States together with the. civil posse com- italus, shall be at the immediate command of the Marshal for. the execution of these provi sions. It was originally intended by Jndge Churchill that the foregoing should only apply to cities of more than 20,000 inhabitants, and that super visors should only bo appointed at tho applica tion of two citizens who might. certify to the Judge of the United States Circuit Court their desire to have the registry, election and canvass scrutinized; but at the suggestion of some of the Sonthern Unionists referred to above, it is probable that the bill will be so amended as to apply to every section of the country, no matter how sparsely settled, and that tho duty of ap pointing supervisors will be made imperative. BY TE LE GKR-AJPH- Iteaee Negotiations—Contradictory Re ports—Rcconstrnctlon Committee Needs Reconstruction. London, January 26.—Tho Germans have abandoned tho seigo of Cambrai. The French have inundated tho country around Dondy and Arras. The German army in North Franco is es timated at eighty thousand. Tho bombardment of Longwy has been suspended. The Prussians attribute the failure to a heavy fog. A Frenoh anny corps is closo on tho Swiss border. The headquarters of the Army of the South are at Beaumont. A dispatch datedjflavro, 24tb, says the Germans, after making a requisition of forty thousand francs, shot four inhabitants and carried off the Mayor and there Council-i men, [name of place omitted.] Turkey declares semi-officially that hence forth she will rely upon herself for protection and not upon the interests and. jealousies of the European Powers. London, January 26.—Tho Times has a special dated Versailles, 24tb, saying that Jules Favro is there preparing to surrender Paris and garrison with the honors of war. The attack on St. Dennis and the disaster of tho 19th aro sup posed to he the cause of the proposition. The Germans regard Favre’s terms as inadmissable. Trochu is sick at Viney. Command’s dispatch adds that the terms of the surrender will take time. 'Hie Frenoh demands are too large. The Times says editorially, if Favre refuses to capit ulate on tho German terms, Bismarck has the acceptance of them by Napoleon and the Em press, and threatens to restore Napoleon. Tho Conference has again adjourned for a week. A resolution to confine discussion to the Paris treaty was adopted. Advices to the 23d say the presence of Favre at Versailles is nnaonfirmed. The report is re garded doubtful on change, and consols fell off. Tho week’s adjournment of tho Conference is attributed to the absence of the French Repre sentative. Still later advices announce the capitulation of Longwy with 4000 prisoners and 200 guns. Bismarck has been appointed Chancellor of the German Empire. "Washington, January 26.—Vinnio Reams’ statue of Lincoln was formally'unveiled last night, and the public is pleased with it. The Senate is on petitions and memorials and the House on bounties. The Kansas Legislature has elected Alexander -Caldwell to succeed Ross in the Senate. The elements composing the Reconstruction Committee are so inharmonious that the com mittee is virtually dissolved. No measure pro posed can be sanctioned by the majority. There is no disposition on the part of the Chairman to call a meeting of tho committee. Washington, January 26. — Heavy snow northward interrupts travel and mails. New York, January 26.—A special to the Herald, dated London 25th, says there is tre mendous excitement in this city at West End over a rumored treaty for the capitulation of Paris. Many doubt the truth of the report, and this disbelief is increased by a rumor that Favre is actually oa his way to London to attend the Conference. It is said he is expected in London at 2:15 to-day. This is improbable. On Change there is an effervescing excitement. The mem. bers are gathered in groups talking eagerly, and editions of papers brought in are anxiously scanned. Everything is rising yet but, little is doing, as the members are too excited. West End Clubs are crowded at unusually early hours, and in omnibusses'and railroad cars tbo subject forms tho one topic of conversation, and calculations of all kinds are made among French residents. General satisfaction is ex pressed. Their opinion is that the news of the capitulation is well founded, and they accept the fact of Trochu’s resignation &s a proof of its truth. Neighborhoods most frequented by French refugees, Leicester Square and Soho, presens just now a singular appearance. Every street is fillod with groups of people wildly gesticulating. Farther information is eagerly sought for at the Foreign Office. At the Prussian embassy nothing was known of the capitulation at 1.80. London, January 25.—A special to tho New York" Telegram, states that alt the evening journals confirm dispatches published by tho morning pross of the snrrender of Paris. The surrender on the terms suggested by Bismarck is approved herojbv the press unanimously. Tho committeo on defence has entrusted to. Favro, I learn on high authority, to mako tho. best'terms ho can, bnt to bring tbo conflict to a close in any case. There is a general agreement in official circles that the end is momentarily at at hand n3 far as the defence is concerned. Lisbon, January 26.—Tho Portuguese Gov- 'ernment have submitted a new financial policy founded upon the renewal of tho tobacco mo nopoly. Copenhagen, January 23.^-Tho Minister of War supporting Budget expressed tho belief that tho condition of Europe is dangerous; that the small powers, however peaceably inclined, might be forced into war for the defence of their independence. Imperialists aro active, and the English Gov ernment is known to favor tho restoration of the Bonaparte dynasty under the regonoy. Ad vices are allowed to leave Paris, endorsed by influential residents, approving this termination of the war. The Echo speaks authoritatively on the question of the surrender, and a foreign officer and messenger, which has arrived from Versailles, has it that it has leaked out, and brought the news of tho surrender, signed by Favre and Bismarck. The French Consul discredits the report that Favre has arrived in Eagland. Washinnton, January 26.—Senate.—The Committee on Poatoi.'ces reported a bill for bridging the Mississippi at Booneville. The bill increasing pensions passed and goes to the President. It involves an increased ex penditure of §5,000,000. The bill abolishing the income tax passed, 26 to 25. Blair voted no. This is a triumph of Commissioner Pleasanton over Secretary Boutwell and Delano. The vote was mnch mixed politically. In the House the Indian Appropriation bill was discussed all day. New Yobs, January 26.—A general snow storm prevails. The mails are one and two honrs behind time from the North,' with none from the West. Dr. M. A. Wolf, notorious abortionist, has been convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced for seven year’s imprisonment. Another in dictment is pending. Ice in the bay is unequalled for many years. Grafz Brown’s Opinion of Frank Blair. At the banquet given by the city of St. Louis to General Blair upon the occasion of his elec tion to the Senate from Missouri, tho newly elected Republican Governor, Gr&tz Brown, was among the guests and speakers. In the coarse of his speech he paid tho following high compliment to Gen. B.: Bnt apart from that I wish to bear thfs testi mony, as I have been a colaborer with the hon orable gentleman in many of his past actions, as I served with him in the Legislature and have been cognizant to a large extent of his ac tions, I wish to bear this distinguished testi mony that for perfect purity of character, for perfect courage of charactor,he has not an equal in the United States. During a long period of pnblio life that has tried both of ns, he on one side and I on the other, I say that his integrity has stood all the tests, all the machinations of politioal appliances in the land. I know that when he goes to the Senate to represent you there he will, represent you as a faithful man, conscientious in his opinions, determined in his ideas and pore in his character. Mb. Fish will Remain.—Tho Son says Ham ilton Fish will remain Secretary of State. He has abandoned the idea of resigning. Tlie News. The London Times, of yesterday announces, on the authority of a dispatch of the 24th, from Versailles, that Jules Favre was at the German headquarters, negotiating for peace, and even assnme3 to give some information abont the progress of the negotiations. Dispatches of the 25th say the fact that Favre is at Versailles is not confirmed, bnt do not deny that peace ne gotiations aro in progress. To this event, no donbt, was duo the exoito- margin the Liverpool cotton market yesterday morning. Twenty thousand bales changed hands at an advance of about a farthing. The New York market was quiet at an eighth ad- ince. In the domestio news, we note that tho Con gressional Reconstruction Committee sadly needs reconstruction. Its various members are so discordant in their views that the Chairman declines to call them together. This is an-un promising announcement- for the carpet-bag howlers from North Carolina, and the whole Grant-Bntler programme to seenro tho electoral votes of the Sonthern States by browbeating, purging, and ballot-box stuffing. The Radical plan for securing the Southern States to Grant in 1872, is developed at length in an extract from the Tribune, which we'oopy elsewhere. Although this scheme proposes a general application over all the United States, <be particular ginger in it, is intended for the Southern States. We have no apprehension that any such measurs can pass Congress. In fact, it would probably provoke a civil war in the Northern States. It would reduce the Presi dential election to mere fraud and usurpation. Yesterday was a remarkable day in point of weather. A fine, cold, penetrating, misty rain suffased the atmosphere and everything it fell npon. The dampness found its way to the skin in an incredibly brief time. Snch weather is often felt on the Northern Atlantic coast, but seldom in Georgia. Gen. Dent, senior boot-jack of the White House, has recovered from his severe contusions caused by sitting down too speedily when a small boy skated among him. [Chicago Republican. decisions of tlie Supremo Coart of Georgia. DELIVEBED AT ATLANTA, THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 1871. From the Constitution. John M. Hill, plaintiff in error, vs. John M. Wilkie, defendant in error. Motion for now trial, from Dawson. Lochrane, C J.—Where a note was made and delivered in tbe purchase of a mining pri vilege at Pike’s Peak, in Kansas, on the Sab bath Day, and suit thereon is brought in the courts of this State, and there is no evidenc3 of tho lex loci contractus produced on the trial. Held, That the presumption of law is, that the law of tho place where the note was made is the same as our own; especially will such pre sumption be made where a contrary presuption would bo unjust to the Christian civilization of the age and in violation of the deoalogtfe. 2. That as tho laws of this Stato forbid, under penalties, sny violation of tbe Lord’s Day by tho transaction of any business, trade or calling, a note made upon the Sabbath Day, in pursu ance of trade or business, will not bo enforced by tho courts of this State under tho laws of this Stato, as such a contract is void. H. P. Bell for plaintiff in error. Geo. D. Riea for defendant. Samuel Montgomery, adm’r, etc., plaintiff in error, vs. Sarah Walker, defendant .in error. Proceeding against intruder, from Gilmer. Lochbake, O. J.—Where a party makes an affidavit under tho 4000th section of tho Code against intruders, and the warrant is issued and executed by the Sheriff, and a counter affidavit is not tendered until twenty days afterwards : Held,. That snoh counter affidavit does not give jurisdiction of the case to the Superior Court, so as to authorize the Judge to hear tho case upon motion to dismiss tho warrant, and restore the party ousted to possession. 2. Held, That tho statute against intruders ought to be strictly construed, and that .an at torney at law is not snoh an agent, without special appointment, as would authorize him to make the affidavit under the provisions of the law. 3. Held, That the party put into possession under a warrant, improperly issued on tho affi davit of an attorney at law, takes no-benefit from snob void warrant and process, and stands in the light of the law as a tresspasser. Judgment reversed. Weir BoyJ, T. F. Green, M. J. Smith and G. D. Rice for plaintiff in error. H. P. Boll for defendant. John Remley, plaintiff in error, vs. Charles Dewall, defendant in error. Equity from Sum. tor. Lochbane, C. J.—When a bill for account and settlement, dissolution of copartnership, and appointment of receiver, and tbe process of injunction has been filed in court, and by con sent sf parties, the matters in controversy have been submitted to an auditor, and his report by consent made the judgment of the Court, and the defendant fails to comply with such judg ment in tbe premises, and retains the assets and business of tho firm. Held, That the award- and order of the Court is not snch a judgment or decree for money, as deprives the chancellor of all further control or jurisdiction of the case, and compels tho com plainant in the original bill to sne at law for tho amonnt so awarded to him. But is such a set tlement under the order of the Court, as retain ed in the hands of the chancellor, full and un questioned authority, jurisdiction and power to enforce obedience to tbe mandates of the Court by attaching the party for contempt? 2. When attachment ni si for contempt was served personally by a constable, and process was not attached to the original bill, or copy served: Held, That the service was sufficient to bring the party into Court; and is not snch process as requires to be annexed to the bill or copy and served by a sheriff, deputy or coroner of the county. 4. When a party, in response to an attach ment for contempt, appear before the chancel lor: * Held, That he is not in a position to litigate on claims of credit, or discuss the merits of the demand. The naked question of contempt had primarily to bo disposed of and the order of the court in the premises obeyed. 5. Tbe matters of attachment for contempt: Held, Tho order of the court requiring tho -delivery of money in his hands oh pain of im prisonment, was not ah infringement by the cocstitntiional inhibition against imprisonment for defendant, but is in the nature of the per- formauce of a duty, arising under ths pleadings in chancery, which holds the party amenable to the power of the chancellor nntil discharged. 6. In the exercise of the power of the chan cellor in matters of - oontempt: Held, That this court will be reluctant to in terfere with its exercise except thero bo a fla grant abuse of it. The independence and integ rity of the judicial office depends on the en forcement of the processes and powers of tho courts below, and the legitimate exercise of them will be sustained by this court. N. A. Smith, A. R. Brown, for plaintiff in error. S. H. Hawkins, Hawkins & Barke & Da Font Gnorry, for defendant. MoOay, J.—1. A charge of the court, though erroneous, which does not affect the verdict, is not a good ground for a new trial. _ ; 2. In an issue of fact, if there be evidence on both sides, this court will not disturb tbe ver- diot unless it be strongly and decidedly against tho weight of testimony. 3. In cases coming under the ordinance of 1865 in violation of Confederate contracts, the jury have a large diserteion in the adjustment of tho equities between the parties under the contract. 4. Section 3820 of the Revised Code prohib iting tho presence of a party, his agent or at- torriey at the execation of interrogatories to be used ia a cause does.not apply when tbe witness examined is a party to tho suit himself. 5. Partial evidence contradicting the terms of a written contract is not admissable on the that the counsel for the” d'efe 1 ^l &Ulai ground that tho contract is included within tho mnnspl tnr tv>« r,iai n «;«r..«... .. SDt * scaling ordinance of 1865. Judgment affirmed. Welbom & Fain, John A. Jervis, H. P. Bell, for plaintiff in error. Weir Boyd, Geo. D. Rice, for defendant. Ester Howe et aL, v9. Thomas C. A. Dexter, et al., equity from Lumpkin. It is only in a strong case, and when the ma jority are clearly violating the chartered rights of the minority, and putting their interests in im minent danger, that a Court of Equity, will at tho instance of a minority of the stockholders in a corporation interfere with the management of its affairs, and appoint a receiver, and in snch a case a bill with mere general charges of fraud, illegality or mismanagement is demura- ble. Such facts must be stated, as will, if true, clearly show illegal action by the majority, so as to endanger the interests of the minority, and make the interference of the Qourt necessary for tho protection of their rights. Judgment reversed. George D. Rieo, for plaintiff in error. Wier Boyd, John A. Wimpy, for defendants. Fayette Hill vs. Tho State. Murder, from Lumpkin. When a party has been arraigned npon a good bill of indictment, and the jury empanueled and charged with the cose, qnd tho Solicitor General alters the indiotment in the presence of tbe foreman and some of the grand jury: Held, That a motion for verdiot of acquital ought not to have been granted by the conrt, although the act of tho Solicitor General was unauthorized and improper in the premises. 2. Under tbe Code'of this State, all excep tions to the indictment for form, or for matters that'may arise by special demnrrer, or by plea in abatement or in bar, must be made in writing preliminary to tho trial, and if not made at the proper time are tt> be held as waived in contem plation of law. 4. When the Jndge below caused the witness es to have their testimony read over to them to bo corrected, if necessary, in the presence of the jury, or where the Judge himself suggested correction of what had been sworn: Held, That this practiee is not error, mid that it is the right and privilege of the Jm below to direct the progress of the trial, see tho evidence is correctly taken down. 4. When dissolution is approaching, and -the dying man haB lost hope of life, and his mind feels the fall consciousness of his oondition, the solemnity of the scene gives to his state ments the sanctity of truth, and such dying declarations, when made, should be admitted in evidence and considered by the jury under the charge of the conrt npon the law applicable to them. 5. Leading questions under Section 3809 of the Oode are within the disoretion of the Jndge for the purposes of justice, and when the pre siding officer of the court permits them to be propounded: Held, That the court will not interfere to limit or restrict the Jndge in the exercise of his legal discretion. 0. Whon the jury, after retiringto their room, request tho Judge to recharge them, upon some point of law in the case, and the Judge Bnmmons them into court, and in the presence of the counsel and accused complies with their request: Held, That such act is not error, bnt is prop er in tbe discharge of liis official duty. 7. When the court, in a case of homioide, charges the jury that when a killing had keen committed, the law presumed malice, and it was incumbent npon the defendant, to show there was no malice: Held, That this charge was a well settled rale of law. 8. When the defendant’s counsel requested the court to charge all the grades of homioide, and the facts showed that the case did not rest for the defense upon all the matters of law gov erning homioide: Held, That it was not error in the court to re fuse the charge as requested. It is only in coses where the facts require snoh charge that it should be given. 9. When the omission to give a charge by the court is supplied by tho Judge giving a more favorable charge than the law of the case aul thorized: Held, That this omission was not error.' 10. When the facts of the case show that the prisoner Bhot at the deceased, and killed him, although no motion of anger or provocation is proven, the law will imply malice from such wanton and reckless trifling with human life, and when the evidence sustains the verdiot of the jury, this court will not set aside their find ing- Jugdm&nt affirmed. Hawkins <fc Burke, Jaok Brawn, for plaintiff in error. G. T. Goode, B. H. Whiteley, Solicitor Gen eral by N. A. Smith, for defendant., James O. Cntchervrs. John Jones. Motion for new trial from Union. Lydia Brightwell, vs. The State. Arson, from Webster. . • McCay, J.—Section 4318 of the Revised Code, providing that “arson in the day time shall be punished by a shorter period of im prisonment and labor than arson committed in the night” is directory only to the Jndge in the exercise of his discretion as to tho number of years ho shall sentence one convicted of arson; and it is not necessary in the indictment to charge that the offence was committed in the day or in the night. , Judgment affirmed. Hawkins & Burke for plaintiff in error. S. Wise Parker, Solicitor General. O. T. Goode for the State. W. R. Statham vs. The State. Obstructing legal process, from Webster. MoCay, J.—1. An indictment for obstructing legal process is not one of the cases which, under section 4609 of the Revised Code, may be settled between tho prosecutor and thedefend- ant, nor is it within the power of the Solicitor General, after the supposed settlement of such a case, to enter a nolle prosequi of it by handing a paper to that effect to the Clerk. A nolle pro sequi, as it must go upon the minutes of the conrt, must be made in the presence and with the knowledge of the Judge; and in cases not authorized by law to bo settled between tho parties, must be by consent of tho Court. 2. The propriety of appointing a Solicitor General pro tern., in consequence of the in terest of the Solicitor General in tbe case, is largely in tho disoretion of the Conrt, and this Conrt will not interfere unless that discretion is abused, and the conrt may appoint as Solici tor General pro tern., a practicing lawyer of tho Circuit who does not reside therein. 3. It i3 in the discretion of the court to per mit leading questions to be pnt to a witness who shows a reluctance to answer the questions of the party who calls him. 4. When a Judge, in his charge to the jury in an indictment for obstructing legal process, told the jury that if the defendant acted against or resisted the sheriff, either by physical force or by argument, he was guilty, and the proof clearly showed that he did resist by physical force: • . Held, That though the charge wa3 erroneous in stating that the resistance might be by argu ment, yet, as the verdict was clearly right under the proof, a new trial will not be granted. Judgment affirmed. Hawkins & Barke, Thos. H. Pickett, for plaintiff in error. lieu C. T. Goode, Solicitor • oral, pro tern.,' for the State. Wm. A. Smith, and Jas. W. Looper, plaintiffs in error, vs. W. L. Byers et ah, defendant in error. Relief, from Dawson. XWbner, J.—When a bill was filed by the complainants as legatees against the defendants as executsrs, alleging mismanagement of the estato in their hands, and a breach of trust on their part, praying for an amonnt, and tho ap- poinlmentof areceivertotake chargeof thatrust funds; and on the trial of the cause, it appeared in evidence that the executors sold the estate in 1860 for cash, with which they charged them selves in their returns to the Ordinary, but at tempted to discharge themselves on the ground that the money, or a considerable amonnt there of, had been converted by them into Confide rate money, which became worteless in Ibt-ir hands. The jury found a verdicP*for tho com plainants for the sum of five thousand and five .hundred dollars to be paid to the receiver when appointed, and dismissed the execatois from their execatorship of tbe estate. A motion was made for a new trial, which was overruled by the Court. - Hold, That it was incumbent on the Execu tors, in order to discharge themselves from ac counting for tho money received by them, by the sale of the testator’s properly, to show to the satisfaction of the Court, and jury, that the' money in their hands had in good faith in the performance of their duty as trustees, been re- reoeived and invested by them, in Confederate money, at a time when a prudent man would have done so in the management of his own affairs and that the question whether the de fendants had so acted, was a question for the jury under the charge of the Court. Held further, That there is sufficient evidence in the record to-question the verdict, and that there was no error in the charge of the Court, in submitting the question to the jury, nor in the refusal of the Court to charge, as requested by defendant’s counsel. The jury were the ex clusive judges, as to tho verdict, and weight of evidence, of the defendants themselves, who were examined in their own favor. Judgment affirmed. W. L. Smith, J. N. Dorsey, Weir Boyd, for plaintiffs in error. H. P. Bell, Geo. D. Riee, S. O. Johnson, for defendants. Jos. D. Murphy, plaintiff in error, vs. Wm. H. Greggs, defendant in error. Ejectment, from Habersham. Warner, J. When on the trial of an eject ment, it was proved by a witness that the plain tiff had admitted that a certain boundary line to which defendant claimed was the trae bound ary line between the parties—to rebut this evi dence of acquiescence of the plaintiff, as to the boundary lino between the parties, a witness was offerod to prove that the plaintiff had re peatedly said to him that he_was not satisfied with defendant’s claim to the line set up by them, and had always denied their right to hold to that line—these declarations were made be fore the commencement of any suit. Held, That these declarations of the plaintiff wore admissable solely on tho ground of rebut- ting the plaintiff’s acquiescence in the boundary line, as olaimed, and for no other purpose: Held, further, That when,the jury returned their verdict into conrt, and their names are called over by the clerk, it is not such an error in law as will authorize the conrt to set aside tho verdict, to refuse, on request of defendant’s counsel, to ask the jury if they have agreed on a verdiot without stating some legal reason to the conrt for making such request. . Judgment reversed. A. S. Irwin, Hutchinson & McMillan, H. P. Bell, for plaintiffs in error. J. F. Langston, J. B. Estes, for defendant. William Webb et al, plaintiffs in error, vs. Bev erly Parker et al, defendants in error. Equity from Sumter. Warner, J.—Where an aetion of ejectment was brought in the Superior Conrt of Sumter county, to recover the possession of lot of land, No. 127, in the 27th district in said county, and on the trial thereof a verdict was rendered in favor of the defendants, and a motion was made for a new trial, which was granted by the Su perior Court, to whioh the defendants excepted, and tho case was brought up to this Court on a writ of error, and npon the hearing of the case in this Court, it appeared from the evidence contained in the record that the oopy grant from tho State to William T, Scott, under whom the plaintiffs claimed to derive their title to the lot of land sued for, was to lot No. 107, in the 27tb district, in said county, and. not to lot 127, which was the lot of land aned for; and this Court betog qf the opinio^(he evidence .fait iffthe record before fi that " V ~~ ~ shoim no title to the lot EueVfn, r .^ Eti ffs diet tor tho defendants v&Trll.' ,hat tk*, l the judgment of the court below o*’ 8s . d reJ?r trial solely on that ground alone ^ ment of this Court was made the ia,i‘ er thi court below, the plaintiffs filed ts 8 ® eilto fUJ now triad, allegingthat in lhe * bill fil by tho State to WilCft^S 1 tho plaintiffs in the f , ‘t' under 2 to lot No. 127, anc? Iherewas number of the lot ia the^onv^^ 6 ’ 11 tj should have been to lot No i‘F/ thatfl 107, and that the plaintiffs in «£,*£* Cot b>J now complainants, had no mistdieiu the copygSmtuSffl? and the signing and certifying the b n lions to tins court The co 8 mp£^«3 counsel for tho plaintiffs thaUWiJ^tl of the plat and grant to the lot of j£V» pute, and that it would not be 13 ®1 plaintiffs to obtain one, as tho pinU 63 ?** *3 defendants would furnish it on tu ^ ; 0! S| relying upon this statement of thp.wH counsel, the plaintiffs did not procure the grant that npon the trial the Counsel f Pj 1 defendants, in pursuance of said ag^,V®S| furnish what purported to be JSf original plat Mid grant issued from thakL* ry of State s office remarking at the C*S is a copy plat and grant, we make no ® that, the counsel for the plaintiffs^'? as was stated by the counsel for the dS that it was a copy of the original dIm .J 5 * in the lot of land in dispute, di/no* examine it, and it was offered in evident defendants demurred to the bill for equity, which wassustaiaed by the conJ? 11 and the bill dismissed. Hrfd, That the aHogations in compwl bill make snch a case as entitles the ants to relief on the ground of mistake ^ and misplaced confidence in the sta'^S® tbo defendants’ counsel in relation to the plant and grant, whether intentional or wise; the more especially as the jud^W this court reversing the judgment of itl* below, was placed on the sole ground the copy grant was to lot No. 107, as set forth record then before it, but which is bow to have been a mistake, and the lot in di No. 127, was in fact granted to Scott whom the plantiffa claimed and not lothV Judgment reversed. B. Hill, N. A. Smith for plaintifi Hawkins & Burke for defendant. Georgia Slate Agricultural (’on * lion. The State Agricultural Convention wfflt in Macon on the 22d day of February. Th*a lowing is the list of delegates as far as t! havo been reported to the Secretary cij Georgia Agricultural Society. The list wl« increased as fast as additional reports com j] LIST OP DELEGATES. Bartow county—Dr. W. S. 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