Georgia weekly telegraph and Georgia journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1869-1880, February 21, 1871, Image 2
■i . assa; : ■ — : r*i : : ; ~ . ; . • -. ’ • ~ - r •'C " . -.; - -• r The G-eorgia, "Weekly Telegretph. and Jonrnal &p Messenger In Telegraph and Messenger MACON. FEBROAKY 21, 1871. C TIicKcwfi. • Noon’s advices, yesterday from France State that tho Beds are thorougldy beaten in the Assembly. A Herald correspondent pronounces the indications strongly in favor of a revival of tho Orleans dynasty, while the World quotes from Favre as expressing the opinion that Conservative Republican Government will inaugurated. A good idea is that of tho i moval of the seat of government from Paris. Great apprehensions aro felt about tho result of the Gorman triumphal march through Paris on Sunday next. Tho London Times reports that the German peaco terms are comparatively moderate. Admiral Lee arrived at Key West yesterday, had hoard nothing about the Tennessee, did not doubt ehe was all right. Bowen, the Congressional bigamist, escaped conviction yesterday in Washington by one dis senting juror. Tlie Tennessee. A Washington correspondent of the Jonrnal of Commerce states that Gen. Sherman says tho Tennessee was bnilt cut sharp at tho bow, and plated to bo nsed as a ram. She had heavy engines and sat well down in the water. But tho heavy engines were taken out and light ones put in, and when that was done she stood above tho mark of steadiness in tho water, other words, she was top heavy, and the gincs were too light for tho vessel. As sho had a very light load on this trip, tho effect in a heavy sea can easily be imagined. Now, if wo add to that the statement of Han- scom, Chief Naval Constructor at Brooklyn, that besides taking out four boilers and putting on lighter engines, Admiral Porter added a spar deck, and raised her coal bunks and other heavy armament, wo have, altogether, such a disturb ance of tho centre of gravity that it would be no wonder if the Tennessee capsized in the first heavy sea. Moreover, to add to these facts, she is reported to have been full ship-rigged—im plying necessarily great height and weight of mast and spar, which would vastly increase her danger. If these be the facts, it will it not bo surprising to learn that slie wa3 thrown on hor beam ends and foundered tho first day out, and if nothing be ever heard from her something like that will bo tho popular solution of her fate. But if she shonld get to Domingo, the next question will be, can she 6ver get back ? ^ Something About ‘•Onirta.” A correspondent of the Savannah News who has recently returned from England, furnishes that papor with somo information concerning the author, whose novels written over the above nom de plume, have had such extensive sale, and about whose merits there is so much diverse opinion. Tho writer called on Miss De La Ra- nie—her real name—at Langham’s Hotel, Lon don, and found her “exquisitely attired in a summer toilette of blue and white—very fair, about forty years of age, slender, graceful, rath- or below the medium height, a sweet, intellect ual face and melodious voice, xnannerssingular- ly fascinating and refined; in a few words, the very bean-ideal of a gentle, refined, highly cul tivated, fascinating and intellectual woman.” She was enthusiastic in her praises of the Sonth and its people, asserting that “the Southerners are the true aristocrats of the earth.” She spoke in terms of hearty admiration of General Breckenridge, whom she had met, and demon strated, in divers other ways, her “rebellions” instincts. ^ Congress Chartering Kail Roads through the States. A correspondent leaves a memorandum on our desk wanting our opinion about the right of Congress to charter Bail ways through tho States as asked for and proposed in the case of the Cincinnati Southern Road. Wo expressed onr views on that point briefly a few days ago. Congress hng the same power to confer the right of way throngh a State thatithasthroughFrance or Great Britain, and that is—none at all. But, nevertheless, Congress proposes to assume that power in several cases—(the air-line road to New York is another of them)—and wo have • little doubt will do it in the Kentucky case. Tho ilacon Connection and the Sonth Carolina Railroad. Under this head, the Charleston Courier, of Tuesday, says: The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Sonth Carolina Bailroad Company will con vene to-day at 11 o’clock. The meeting is one of great importance. The people of the State, and especially of the city of Charleston, cannot be too deeply interested in the prosperity and welfare of a road, which is the great connecting line with the arteries which supply it with trade and the elements of commerce. It is a public enterprise created for the benefit of the State, and in which, therefore, every individual has a deep concern. Abont three thousand shares in the road aro owned by the citizens of Macon. Georgia, and of whom Mr. W. L. Ellis, of the firm of Ellis & Brother, is the representative, and attends the meeting on their behalf. It is probably, next to tho city of Charleston, the largest number of shares owned by the inhabitants of any city. The Macon and Augusta Hoad was finished oir the first of January, and promises to he a vain- able auxiliary to the South Carolina Boaa. it opens up a large and important trade to this sec tion, which it is important to secure. For this there will doubtless bo competition. It is esti mated that there will, with the proper means taken, bo abont five hundred thousand bales of cotton per annum pass over this road, which, with the proper connections made, will enure to tho benefit of the South Carolina Bailroad, and, therefore, to the city. Macon is surrounded by a growing country which mnst yield a large and increasing revenue. This route fonns the shortest and most desira ble way, via Charleston to New York, and North ern markets for products. The citizens of Ma con, regard it of importance in order to build up this trade, and foster this connection, and on account of the large amount of stock held by them in tho South Carolina Bailroad, that they should bo entitled to a representation in the Board. This claim is worthy of consideration, and ns such we commend it to tho attention of the stockholders. How tUo Codfish Quarrel Re-opened —Diplomacy outlie Alabama Ques tion. In an article of some length the Journal of Commerco explains how certain politicians, much against their will, have ro-opened diplo macy upon the Alabama claims, in their effort to feed the flames of the war-spirit by liberal contributions of Canada codfish oiL The fate of a few trespassers upon tho maritime juris diction of Canada could never have awakened much concern in the United States; and the English Government, in fact, attached no im portance, whatever, to tho vindication of tho rights claimed by Canada.. Butler, however, representing a fishing con stituency, naturally thundered in his own in terests. Tho codfish question to him was a special and momentous buncombe. Accord ingly, he flamed in speech and press. He was able, not only to singe the British Lion, but also to manipulate Grant into a flaming mani festo in his last annual message—wherein the codfish question takes the lead as a grand in ternational dispate of tho first importance, while tho Alabama question is disposed of in a few lines. Meanwhile, there was a deadlock in tho Ala bama negotiations. A liberal treaty, proposed and sanctioned by Great Britain, had been igno- minionsly rejected by the Senate, and it de volved upon tho United States to re-open tho negotiations, if she intended to settle tho ques tion peaceably. But just here the domestic trouble began. The Radical party was all at sea upon what they would demand—what it was safe to demand, if they meant peace, and what it was proper to demand if they intend to go before the country on tho question of war. , Moreover,. it was in dispute whether they wanted war or not, and whether a war would work, as believed, in the radical party interests. Some wanted it and some did not. Some be lieved, with Butler, that the party could not be saved without war—some said war would not save it, and a few did not care to save it at that exorbitant and felonious price. In this condition of things, tho Cabinet had stood on tho policy of non-action till-it could no longer stand there with credit—somo movement most bo made. Motley was therefore recalled and Schenck appointed to go the Court of St. James, bearing tho new programme, whatever that might be—but what it was to be, that was the puzzle. In this condition of affairs, which we have sketched independently of the Jonmals’ article, and for which we do not desire it shall be held re sponsible, let ns see from the Journal of Com merce, how Butler’s libation of codfish oil to the flames of war has been cunningly nsed by the British diplomatists in tho interests of peace. It has been snatched from the Are and thrown upon the waters ol strife. Says the Journal: Those of us who read the English journals were well aware that England cared bnt lit tle for the monopoly by the dominion of the fisheries, and would cheerfully throw them open to Gen. Butler’s constituents rather than have a fuss abont it. But, seeing how mnch ado the President choso to mako in the matter, tho Gladstone Cabinet shrewdly decided to join the President in magnifying it into a vast con cern, and rendering its adjustment the business of an extraordinary commission. Their idea was, and is, to grant the most liberal conces sions on the fishery question, in order to get easier terms in tho Alabama negotiations. Such at least aro tho probabilities of the case. If so, the President overshot the mark in his mes sage. After attaching so great importance to the removal or modification of tho Canadian fishing restrictions, ho cannot with consistency belittle it; bnt must admit that the giving way of England on this point (where sho was never at all tenacious), entitles her to a considerably reduced bill of damages for losses by tho Al abama. In another respect the raising of the question by tho President, gave England a great diplo matic advantage. It enabled her to feel tho way to settling the Alabama claims without a Ions of her self-respect, which would in Engiicfc opinion hnv« boon fuireiiea iiad she first pro posed a commission at Washington to sit on the Alabama controversy alone. It was morally certain that, when Sir Edward Thornton opened the subject of a fishery commission, this gov ernment would ring in the Alabama claims os a kindred subject to be settled by the same au thorities. And thus it is, we say, that the pro posal to reopen the Alabama dispute comes from us at last and not from England; and she has imported a new item in to tho general question, namely the fishery difficulty, by gracefully yield ing upon which she can hardly fail to procure a reduction of the grand total. We learn from a well informed American gen tleman abroad, who has sounded members of the Gladstone Cabinet, that other odds and ends of more or Ies3 value will bo thrown in by Eng land to lighten her payments in cash. Tho San Juan question is one that will doubtless be re vived in this connection; and also tho naviga tion of the St. Lawrenco; and the rectification of certain Northwestern boundaries; on all of which points English diplomacy will be complai sant to a degree. If, as a net result of all the transactions, thi9 country makes anything like as good terms (cash or tangibly valuable), as she would have made on the basis of the John- son-Clarendon treaty, we shall be pleasantly dis appointed. Having thus shown that England enters upon tho commission with advantages of various kinds which she did not have before, we yet do not grudge them to her. The Alabama claims ought to be settled as soon as possible, and so ought every question at issue between the two nations. It has been for the interest of a few politicians to keep open the disputes between the United States and England, and wo imagine that some of them are now deploring the pros pect of a perfect reconciliation. Bnt commerce, peaceful industries, and all considerations of well being, demand the obliteration of the last rotioi.D.1 cause of quarrel: nnd wo earnestly hope that tho commission will not adjourn until that great work has boon accomplished. Is Trouble.—The letter-writers say the claim ants under the Alabama spoliations are in a peck of trouble lest their claims shonld be set tled with the government of the United States, tvhich bas proved itself a very unfaithful col lecting agent. In tho treaty made during Jack- aon’s administration with France the govern ment collected from Franco twenty millions in demnify, for spoliations and losses suffered by Amorican ships daring tho wars of the first Na poleon; and of those twenty millions the gov ernment has yet to pay ont tho first cent to tho sufferers. They apprehend the claimants un der the Alabama spoliations will meet with the somo fate. The First Game Bagged.—The Legislature of Mississippi set a trap to catch tho Ku-klux, and the firat game bagged was a “trooly loll” Radical negro schoolmaster of Meridian, named Price. Disguised, with eight or ten others, he dragged an old negro from his house and nearly beat him to dnath. A corpulent wife in Cincinnati appears over anxious to hasten tho permanent absence of her invalid bnt absurdly tenacious of lifo husband. She bad prepared for him, and occasionally airs in his presence, the neat suit in which his corpao will be dressed “if I shonld be so fortunate as of lose you, my dear.” Carious Telegraphic Feat. Tho Richmond Dispatch records tho most singular achievements by the telegraph of which we have ever heard: A gentleman suddenly became ill of pneu monia in Washington City. His physician, a gentleman of great attainments and fame, Re sided in New York, and he was anxious that this physician should bo consulted abont his . A telegraph wire was by bis direction taken into his room, and the New York doctor being summoned to the telegraph office there, the Washington physician attending the patient informed him of the state of the case, and even enabled him to fed his patient's pulse by caus ing the wire to vibrate as the pulse did. Tbe case thns being thoroughly diagnosed in New York, the necessary prescriptions were sent thence to Washington. The attack, though vi olent, soon yielded to the treatment, and tho datient is now a veiy cheerful convalescent. The Southern Lite Insurance Company.— Mr. Jos. B. Randall, whose retiremont from the editorial control of tho Augusta Constitutional ist has already been announced, is now in Charleston as the special agent of the Southern Life Insurance Company. This company is already well known, nnd its officers and agents speak in the highest terms of tho progress it has maoe.' This at least is certain—tho officers and agents of the company are gentlemen of high character and position, and weigh well every statement they mako. Mr. Randall will doubt less bo as successful in his new profession as he was in the editorial chair, and will find new op portunities of serving tno people who remember him with affectionate .respect. From the Cameo Bracelet” and “My Maryland” to a life - insurance agency is avast change. The war poet of the Sonth now makes policy the study of his life. We invite attention to tho communi cation of tho general agents of the company, to bo found on the fourth page of this issue.- A Sexegambian, arrested in Philadelphia, -had four chickens in his carpet-bag. He said “de man dat put urn dar was no fren” of his. KJ# „'' THE GEORGIA PRESS. The factories at Columbus were compelled to suspend work Tuesday on account of high water. The Columbus Sun soys the effect of tho late rains in that section is giving a heavy backset to work on plantations. Few had jnoro than organized their force when tho rain set in, since which the rains have boon so incessant that little in the way of preparations for tho crop could be done. Tho steamship Saragossa, which arrived at Savannah Tuesday afternoon, encountered a tremendous hurricane last Sunday off Capo Lookout, losing her mainmast, rigging and sails and one seaman, (Charles An drews,), who was thrown into tho water and drowned. A Savannah merchant was in Columbus Sat urday offering to bet $5,000 that the receipts at the United States ports for this cotton week, which ends to night, would amount to 185,- 000 bales. A* gentleman of the city has been hunting for him to take the bet, and was disap pointed when he found he was gone. The Sparta Times and Planter says guano meets, with a very slow sale in Hancock. There are abont eleven agents in Sparta, and it is the opinion of “a farmer” that one ton to tho agent will be tho maximum of the amount sold for the present season. The Savannah News says: Colored • Georgians. — The question has arisen in the minds of tho colored people of Savannah as to whether they aro competent to fill publio offices or not. Even colored carpet-bag gers are preferred over native negroes. For instance, Toomer and Arison, in tbe Post Office, and Porter in tho Custom House, are natives of Sonth Carlina; and White, ex-Clerk of the Sup erior Court, but now Assistant Appraiser under Bobb, is a native of Ohio. It is strange that the great intellectual qualifications of the darkey Rads of Savannah are thus ignored. “Why is this thus ?” Whore are the African Ku-Klux ? The following record of land sales at Sparta, last Tuesday, is furnished by the Times and Planter. Tho lota sold are eight miles west from Sparta: Gray lot, 6 acres, $8 20 per acre; Jenkins lot, 4 acres, $19 00 per acre; Cady lof, 4 acres, $82 20 per acre; lot No. 4, 297 acres; $8 00 per acre; lot No. 5, 320.4 acres, $12 95 per acre; lot No. 9,173 acres, $9 13 per acre. Levi Genterfeit and Thomas Stuart have been held to bail in the sum of $1000 eaoh, in Lowndes county, for placing obstructions on tho Atlantic and Guif Railroad. Valdosta is soon to have a fire engine. Gen. Robert Toombs will deliver a lecture on the “Magna Charts, ” in Atlanta, in the course of two or three weeks. J. L. Wilson, Ordinary of Do Kolb county, died of consumption, Wednesday night... Tho valuable mining property of the Georgia Company, in Lumpkin county, was sold at Sheriff sale, last Tuesday, for $11,000. S. L. M. Barlow, of New York city, was the purchaser. John Olardy of White county was killed last Tuesday by fallingover a bluff twenty feet high. Drunk. Tlie Iniprove«I I’snlms. From a review in the Sanday World of Dr. Conant’s new version of the Book of Psalms, we take tho following: Tho Psalms were originally sung in publio worship by alternato choirs, who responded to qach other from different parts of the temple. Sometimes they echoed back the some senti ments in other words; sometimes tho response was a contrast in the sentiment with a strict ro> semblance in tho structure of the language sometimes it consisted in mere similarity of poetical form which carried on, instead of mere ly echoing, the sense. We have no space to trace the structure of the Hebrew verso through all these peculiarities, and will merely give one or two illustrations of its simplest form. It was regnlar strophe and and anti-strophe be tween alternate choirs. We will take an exam ple where the same sentiment is repeated, using the common version of a familiar psalm: Fisrt Choir: The heavens declare tho glory of God; Beconu Chois (responding): And the firmament ehowetb his handiwork. Wiacr Ohoxev : Day unto day nttoreth speech; Second Chois : And night onto night showeth knowledge. Fisst Chois; There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard; Second Chois : Their lino is gone out through all the earth, and their words to tho end of the world. What would seem to a cool literary critic reading the common version without any other knowledge as mere tautology and tasteless rep etition, becomes, when properly understood, a curious illustration of the forms of Hebrew worship and of the structure of Hebrew poetry; all of which is completely obscured by the or dinary translation. We will farther illustrate tho absurdity of tho common version of tho po etical parts of tho Bible, by taking a few lines from Shakespeare and printing them in arbitra ry verso like those which chop np and confuse the English scriptures: 1. Livo, Brutus,.live! live! Bring liim with tri umph home onto his house. 2. Give him a statue with his ancestors; lot him be Caesar. 3. Cicsar’s better parts shall now be crowned in Brutus; we’ll bring him to his house with shouts and clamors. Who could recognize, when transformed into this biblical disguise, tbe spirited dialogue which we will now restore: Citizens. Livo, Bratus, live! live! 1. Citizen. Bring him with triumph homo unto his house. 2 Citizen. Give him a statue with his ancestors. 3 Citizen. Let him be Ctcssr. 4 Citizen. Cmsar’s better parts Shall now be crowned in BrntuB. 1 Citizen. We’ll bring him to his house with shouts and clamors. BY TELEGEAPH. .Wo now proceed to give a pretty close paral lel taken from the Psalms. The following are tho last verses of Psalm cxxxv., taken from tho common translation: 19. Bless the Lord, O house of Israel; bless the Lord; O house of Aaron; 20. Bless tho Lord, O house of Levi; ye that fear the Lord, bless tbe Lord. 21. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwell- eth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. Prejudice and devotional associations apart, this is tasteless and wearisomereiteration. Now witness the transforming effect of putting it in its proper.form! -It is the conolosion or dox- ology of a very striking hymn used in the sor- Trice of the temple at Jerusalem, while that worship was maintained in its pristine and im posing magnificence. Imagine the high Priest, the Priests, the Levites present in their robes, together with tho congregation, all arranged in due order,' and alternately chanting or singing with instrumental accompaniments. We use Dr. Conant’s translation, taking the dramatic costume, so to speak, from an appendix to Lowth: . . High Priest and Priests to the Congregation : House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah; Congregation to the High Priest and Priests : House of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah; High Priest and Priests to the Levites: House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; Levites to the High Priests and Priests : Ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah. Priests, Levites, and Congregation all to gether, in full chores : Blessed he Jehovah out of Zion, who inhabits Jerusalem. Full chorus continued, each division in turn addressing the'other two : Praise ye Jah! How insipid and spiritless is tho common version in comparison with this. Dr. Conant, as a mere translator, had to omit the vivifying scenery and surroundings; bnt pray observe now much better his veraion-corresponds with them! Beecher on Religions Reserve. The Sun of Saturday says that in Mr. Boooh- er’s lecture in Plymouth Church, the evening previous, upon “Religions Reserve,” he said that he was of opinion that a certain amount of air and atmosphere was good for the soul, yet he did not hold with those religionists who would forcibly intrude upon a person’s con science. If a man came up to him and, slap ping him on the shoulder, demanded, “Brother Beecher, how is your soul?” he would answer, “None of yonr business! ” [Laughter.] Mild persuasion was the only means of reach ing a man’s inner self. With a sudden burst of eloquence, Mr. Beecher exclaimed, “Round came tho north wind, and swept down upon the rosebud, saying, ‘Give me a kiss.’ But the rose bud answered *No 1’ Round came the east wind and swept down upon the rosebud, saying, ‘Give me a kiss.’ But .the rosebud answered ‘No!’ Then came the south wind, blowing mildly and lovingly, and the rosebud kissed it.” Washington, February 1G.—It is stated that tho Madrid Govomment will postpone the elec-, tioninCuba. The Belgian militia who guard ing the frontier have been disbanded. A Herald special from Bordeaux, dated the 15tb, says .the Deputies manifestly intend to overthrow the violent Republicans and remove tho capital from Paris in order to shield tho Government from the mob. A personal con versation with the Deputies induces tho belief that a temporary provisional government will be first established. Thiers,- Grevey, Trochu, Delscluz and Dorron are favorably mentioned and in connection with prominent citizens in the provinces will certainly bo placed in power Tho Radicals are making a desperate struggle, but the cries for the continnenoe of tho war and no surrender, havo evidently lost force. The Conservatives aro confident that there is a strong under current in favor of tho Orleamsts. The election of the Orleans Princes to tho Assembly is likely to bo declared valid. A World’s special from Paris, dated tho 15tb, states that Favre says the elections have evinced an unexpected reaction against tho Republicans. The country is alarmed at tho action of tho Radicals, who played into the hands of tho Monarchists. It is .not probable that the Or- leanists will bo successful. They aro too wise and prudent to involve tho country in war. A Re public will unavoidably be adopted. Versailles, February 16.—Tho surrender of arms by tho Paris garrison has boon completed The prudent of all parties aro apprehensive abont tho triumphal march of the Germans throngh Paris. A single pistol shot fired by some insane fanatic might result in fearful consequence. Washington, February 1G. - The Bowen jury was discharged. It stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal. In the Senate last night Trumbull from tjje Judiciary Committee reported adversely to tho supplemental civil rights bill from tho House. Tho House last night did nothing. London, February 16.—A special correspon dent of tho London Times at Berlin telegraphs that Bismarck’s -terms of peaco aro compara tively moderate. Washington,.February 1G.—Admiral Lee has reached Key West, and telegraphs tho Secretary of tho Navy that ho has no news of tho Tennes see and don’t expect any until the last of tho month, when the Tybee returns, Leo haB no doubt that the Tennessee is all right. Washington, February 16.—Nearly all the windows on the avenno aro engaged. All res ervations on tho avenue aro equipped with seats for tho accommodation of spectators. A largo force is engaged in putting the avenue in con dition for tho- carnival. Preparations for the masquerade at the National Theatre promises a brilliant result. Bowen has been arrested on another charge of bigaroy, at tho instance of Frances Hicks, whom the charge alleges ho married in Augusta, Ga., in 1852. The commandant of Fort Dodge, Kansas, tel egraphs tho Secretary of War his apprehension of the renewal of Indian attacks on the frontier settlements. Judge Wylie, in discharging tho Bowen jury, said that if the prosocution failed .to- obtain a verdict on that evidenco, he did not think they wonld over have a -verdict. Ho said that one bribed juror was more than a match for his eleven fellows, bnt ho did not mean to insinu ate that thero was a bribed jnror on this panel. He did not see how a juror could hesitate for a moment on finding a verdict in a case like this, and he thought that the evidence of two wit nesses, who testified to their own infamy, should not have mnch weight. A wretch of that kind ought not to be believed. The Committee on Reconstruction ordered tho Chairman to report a bill ropealing tbe test oath according to tho President’s recommend ation. There were two negative votes, Chas. H. Porter and Hamilton Ward. The committee also reported, bnt had recommitted with the privilege to print Cobb’s bill creating a Ku-Klux Commissioner in each county of States lately in insurrection and Kentucky. The bill gives the Commissioner extraordinary judicial powers. He can Call posse, comitatus or militia, or tho nearest army or naval forces to serve his pro now elections for delegates to the National As sembly will bo necessary in this city. Cresson, Prefect of Police, has resigned. The authorities have fixod tho price of bread at 50 centimes per kilo. The Journal des Debats says Thier3i3 uni versally regarded as the future President of France, with Favre, Picard and Buffet in tho ministry. Bordeaux, February 16.—M. Grevy has beoD elected President of the Assembly. London, February 1ft—The Queen of Spain is atNioo, en route to Madrid. It is asserted that the husband of- ex-Queen Isabella has offered to swear allegiance to Ama deus. * Chableston, February 16.—Sailed—Steamer Cuba, Baltimore; steamer South Carolina, Now York; bark Rio do Laplata, Amsterdam; bark Walter, Liverpool; schooner Fawn, Bos on. Sanannah, February 1G.—Cleared—Steam ship General Barnes, New York; Saragossa, Baltimore; schooners Traveller, Charleston; Jas. A. Brown, Gienfuegos. Liverpool, February 16.—Arrived, Sabine, from Galveston; China, from New Orleans; Eblana, from Mobile; Foerloss, from Savannah; Elizabeth and Belgravia, from New Orleans; Sidney, from Charleston; Talisman and Gib son, from Mobile; Groat Western, froin Now York. - Senate.—A veto bill relieving certain naval contractors was sustained by a vote of 57 to 2. Paul submitted several affidavits attesting the signatures to tho petitlonagainsl tho removal of Gov. Vance’s disabilities. A appropriations wero discussed to adjournment. House.—Wheeler, Chairman of tho Commit tee on tho Facifio Railroad, gave notice that he would on Tuesday call up tho Southern Pacific railroad. Tho West Point case was resumed. Resolu tions wero finally adopted as reported by tho Committee on Military Affairs. It restores tho three deserters and orders a court of inquiry. A bill for tho safety of travelers carried by steam was taken np, It contains 71 sections and covers 55 printed pages. It establishes regulations to guard against' fire, leaking, ex plosions and other accidents. ■ Passed. It goes to tbe Senate. Tho House adjourned. Boston, February 15.—Tho Legislature Com mittee on Federal Relations have reported on the Fisheries question that tho recent Legislation of tbe Canadian Dominion on tho fisheries on tho North-east coast as an arbitrary and un friendly action on the part of the authorities there towards our citizens engaged in that pur suit, and constitutes a grievance which demands attention and protection of tho General Govern* ment and it is of great moment that negotia tions abont to take place between England and tho United States should re-establish in a clear manner the rights of onr citizens on the fishing grounds shonld reserve to them such privileges tho present state of the fisheries make reasonable and right, and provide indemnify for any nnjust seizures' that have been made. New York, February 16.—Tho total Frenoh subscription to date is $77,630. Tho damages awarded against the Canard steamer Russia for tho sinking of .the Italian brig “Figdia Maziori” two years ago aro $150- 000. .* . Richmond, February 1G.—Tho Mechanics’ Cotton Mill at Swift Creek, near Petersburg, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Loss, $70,000; insured for $5G,000. Louisville, February 16.—Tho first number of tho Ledger, a new Democratic paper, ap peared this morning. New Orleans, February 16.—In the Legis lature a special committee from the Houso was appointed to investigate the affairs of the Slaughter House Company, reported that the Company had forfeited their charter, and re ported a bill to that effect, which passed by a vote of 90 to 4. This bill authorizes any ono to slaughter anyanimals at or bolow tho slaugh ter house either side of the river for tho city market. . St. Louis, February 16.—A special to the Republican says nearly a square of Helena, Ar kansas, was destroyed by fire. Loss $82,000. London, February 16.—In consequence of certain preparations in the south of Franco for calling into service tho military class of 1871, Bismark will consent to prolong the armistice five days only. Tho capitulation of Belfort has been signed and the garrison has boen with drawn with arms and baggage. Paris, February 1G.—It is now reported that Decision of tlie Supreme Court ’of Georgia. Delivered at Atlanta, Tuesday, Fob. 14,1871. From the Atlanta Constitution.'] Thomas B. Rains vs. Charles Dunning and Jas. Suggs. Injunction-from Randolph. McOay, J.—Where A., holding an execution against B., caused his land to be levied upon, and before tho sale, it was agreed between them that B. shonld sell to A. tho lands in satisfac tion of tho judgment-, which was shortly after wards done, B. making a deed, and A. satisfy ing tho judgment, and it subsequently appeared that, after the contract was made, but before it was consummated by writing and signature, O. had purchased from B. tho timber upon a largo portion of the land, with fall notice of the agreement betweon A. and 15!, and had . taken a deed from B, past dated, so as to go behind A.’s judgement against B., with intent to de fraud A., and permitted A., without notice, to go on and perfect his agreement with B., in ig norance of the sale of tho timber. Held, That this was a fraud upon A., and a bill to cancel the deed conveying tho timber to O.; and to enjoin bim from catting the timber is not demurrable for want of equity. Judgment reversed. B. 8. WorriU, for plaintiff in error. Hood & Kiddoo, by Moses & Downing for defendant. Blanford & Braun, for .use of John T. Clark, vs. H. G. Feagin, Sheriff. Rule vs. Sheriff, from Stewart. MoOay, J.—A return by tho Sheriff upon a fi. fa. that he bas “received of the defendant $9.25 in full of tho costs oh this fi. fa.,” is such a return or entry as, under section of tho Revised Code, will prevent the dormacy of tho judgment. Judgment-reversed. John T. Clark, for plaintiff in error. E. H. WorriU, for defendant. James D. Leonard vs. W. F. PoweU, trustee. Assumpsit and motion for new trial from Ran dolph. MoOay. J.—1. A trust estato is ordinarily liable for necessaries for its protection and preservation and, to the extent of the income, for necessaries for tho use of the beneficiaries who are in want, unless tho trust deed other wise provide, but it is not error in the Court to refuse to give this principle of law in charge to a jury, in a case which turns whoUy on an oUeged express contract with the trustee, and there is no evidenco from which the implied liability of the trust estate can be lawfully as sumed. 2d. Where there was a trust estate in Ran dolph county, in the possession of a trustee, for the wife of A, and A with his family lived on a farm in Early county, and articles were furn ished to A and nsed by him in the support of his wifo and family, the law wiU not presume that tho wifo of A is in want, and charge her trust estate in Randolph with the artioles sim ply because it is proven that the trustee has not supplied her. Judgment affirmed. H. Fielder, for plaintiff in error. L. S. Chastain, B. S. WorreU, for defendant. A. E. Marble vs. Robt L. Lanoy. Certiorari from Muscogee. MoOay, J.—When a Justice of tho Peace com mits an error of law in a matter material to the issne before him, as if he takes jurisdiction of a claim of more than ono hundred dollars, and a certiorari is applied for, and all the require ments of tho law in reference to a certiorari are complied with, it is error in tho Judge of tho Superior Court to refuse tho writ of certiorari. Judgement reversed. I. F. Gerrard, for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant. tinoal desertion of tho wifo for tho term of three yo irs; Held, That the husband was a competent wit ness on the trial thereof, under tho provisions of the 3,795th seotion of tho Codo; bnt he conld not testify as to any facts derived by him from the confidential relation of husband and wifo. Judgment reversed. Moses & Downing, C. R. Russel for plaintiff in error. • . No appearance for defendant. M. T. Hickson vs. Qeo. H. Bryan. Home stead from Harris. Warner, J.—Whoro H died intestate, leaving a widow as his solo heir at law, who eleoted to take hor dower in the lands of her deceased hus band, and afterwards applied for a homestead ont of the other lands of her deceasd husband: Held, That, after electing to take her dower, she was not entitled to a homestead out of the other lands of which her husband died seized and possessed.! Judgment affirmed. Ramsey & Ramsey, H. L. Banning for plain- iff. Jas. M. Mobley, E. H. WorriU for defendant. Felix McCardle vs. N. ■ J. Fogarty. Certiorari, from Museogeo. Wabneb, . J.—A petition for a wnt of certiorari presented to tho Judge of the Superior Court for tho correction of errors in law, alleged to havo' been committed on tho trial of a case in a Justice’s Court, under tho provisions of tho Code, and tho Judge refused to sanction tho same: Hdd That the errors complained of in tho petition for ccrtioriari were sufficient in law to have authorized the Jndge to have sanctioned the certiorari and that it was error to refuse to do so. Judgment reversed. Moses & Downing, for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant. i i7 ^. That the verdict was no , law as tho application of tho turned npon the question of fart lr i ^ jufy wero properly to adjndce’ ^'*1^ Judgment affirmed-. K * Pontiff in . ant. H. L. Benning, E. H. WorreU. Ejs Lochbane, C. J—Where in ejectment for land, the contw. n a <*<* the dividing line, aid the *222* * in himself to tho lot, but not'fi, thoip 5^ from the State, and the — boundary. SSSSfJN and such witness discloses bv hi, existence of such deed, and a rule out tho evidence relativetoth»° a the deed, was overruled and the hm case, and the jury found foriil with mesno profits: Held, That the plaintiff had nnf title as would aUow him to recover N his evidence being no State to him. 6 foas | Held, furtlur, That while evident . quiescence this caso was competent evidence it ^ competent to go into the contents of tv ^ and on tho fact of tho existence of^ ^ from plaintiff to defendant being the duty of tho Court to stop the until.tho parties,'one or the othw^S under such deed, prodneed it, and ti°n of practice, .ho who claims &L J? 1 * benefit arising under any instrument iJ J?'« is the party whoso duty it is to nresJ?- Court, and put it in evidence.. P c Cubbedge & Hazolhurst vs. O. F. Adams. In junction from Bibb. - Wabneb, J.—A bill was filed by tho complain ants, alleging that they wero bankers, brokers, and partners, doing business in the city of Ma con, and that tho defendant was indebted to them by open account, in tbe sum of $9,308.97, which indebtedness was created by advances made by them to him of money at different times, during the cotton season of 1869-70; that tho credit was given to the defendant on the faith of his representations to them that he was able to protect them from loss, on ac count of the advances made by them to him, Where illegal testimony has heca admitted by the Court, and the not made out such caso as entitles uT, cover upon his title: err??’ ^ ‘° erant 8 *** Judgment reversed. Judgment reversed on the ground court erred in not ruling out the testiZ* Shields upon the objection made therein E. L. Douglass, B. S. Worrill, f Qr in error. ^ A. Hood, for defendant. Benedict, Hall & Co., vs. B. F. Dav's. a, plaint, from Stewart. ’ Loohbane, 0._J.—When on a suit upas and that they had the right to behove, and did t troduction of tho d!aft, L said dJ ^ th ? ^Presentations and conduct; that it was payable at a certain tiiTarfS of Iho defendant, that every dollars worth of j after date, and accepted by tbe party fervid proper tywhiehho owned was pfodged as aeecur- wasdrawn and there was ho ify for the paymentofany sum of monoy which ; trodueed, and the Court, on motion?2 ho might owe them. .Tho complainants also al-1 now su jt. > P*"* ttat, at the close of tho cotton season of j md ^ order to render , h . 1869-.0, when they ciffied on tho defendant for \ the holder must present tho OrafUUhS a settlement of his indebtedness, ho was not ^signated for payment, .-md gi vo noto^ prepared to settle or secure their debt; and, fnsalto the aSTwer, that notice is a upon inquiry, they ascertained that thedefend-1 precedent to his liability, and must be ^ ant had made a voluntary conveyance of all tho . and proved and if ther e be anjthingin property he-owned (with unimportant excep- j which tho plaintiff relies ondispeunigiS tions) to his father-m-law, in trust, for the ben- present ation and notice, as that the to™* efit of Ins wifo and cluldren-that-tho deed was ; no elIeot3 in tho haEd3 of tho d executed on the 22d of September 1809 but was damaged, that must be averred .-xdpZT - not recorded until the 8th of March, 18i0; that o,;* Mary E. Shorter vs. Moore, Trimble & Co. Il legality from Muscogee. McCay, J.—Where thero was a judgment against S., a garnishee, in a.suit in favof of T. & Co. against H., and S., after tho judgment, pays the money to a judgment in favor of B. against H. of older date, than the judgment of T. & Co. vs. H., S. having also been served with suffimons of garnishment in B.’s suit vsl H. Held, That this was a satisfaction of tho judgment of T. & Co. vs. S., unless it be shown that B.,’s judgment was not, in fact, tho oldest lion, and that the whole question of the pay ment, and which of the judgments was, in fact, the oldest, may be inquired into on an affidavit of illegality by S., settingup tho payment to tho oldest judgment Where the Judge of tho Superior Court re quired tho affiant in an affidavit of illegality to an execution, which affidavit was quite volumin ous, to make a brief of the grounds taken in tho shape of a motion, this was not such an er ror as this court wiil correot it being mere mat ter of praotioe, for tho convenient transaction of the business of tho court, but in so doing, if a material allegation in the affidavit is not included in tho brief it is error in tho court to reject evidence going to support it, and confine the defendant to the brief. Judgment reversed. Chappel & Russel for plaintiff in error. Peabody & Brannon for defendant. % O. Faramore & Co. vs. .Woolfalk Walker.— Motion for new trial from Muscogee. . MoOay, J.—Where on a trial before a jury, it was in issue whether a horse was sound at the time of a sale, and there was evidence on both sides upon the point, one of the witnesses say ing ho was slightly lame and continued to grow worse for a year, and after the trial a witness was fonnd, who would swear that the horse was not lamo at the sale', or for a long time thereaf ter, when he got a hart whioh made him serious ly lame. Held,~That this wa3 only cumulative evidence, and not a ground for new trial. In order to justify a new trial on tho ground of newly dis- covered evidence, it mnst appear that that the newly discovered evidence is such as will prob ably change the verdict. Judgment affirmed. Peabody & Brannon, for plaintiff in error. Blanford & Thornton, for defendant. John M. Hill administrator ,vs. George Bell. Complaint from Terrell. Warner, J.—An action was brought by the plaintiff, as administrator, to reoover tho pos session of a piano from tho defendant aB tho property of his. intestate, and, npon the trial, he failed to introduce his letters of administra tion in evidence, or to prove the actual posses sion of tho piano by him as such administrator, before the commencement of the suit, although thero was evidence that the piano had boen ap praised as tho property of tho intestate: ~ Held, That tho plaintiff did not show such evidence of title as would authorize him, as ad ministrator, to reoover tho possession of the piano from the defendant, who claimed to hold it adversely to tho plaintiff’s intestate, and that thero was no error in the Court below in grant ing a nonsuit. Judgment affirmed. O. B. Wootten, by Hill & Candler, for plaintiff in error. ' Hines & Hobbs, by Geo. Beall andR. H. Clark, for defendant. Thos. Gastello vs. Sophronia Gastello. ' Di vorce, from Stewart. Warner, J.—When an action for divorce was brought by tho husband against bis wife, alleg ing as a ground for divoroe the willful and con- tho deed was made to defraud them and other creditors, and that the deed was withheld from the record by the defendant that ho might get credit on the faith of tho property conveyed to his family, that it was voluntary, without valua ble consideration,.and made with intent to de fraud creditors, and at a time when said defend ant awarding to the best of complainants knowledge and belief was insolvent, that the defendant at the time of the execution of the deed was indebted to them more than $7,900, and without advising them of its exeention, con tinued to do business with them until the close' of the cotton season of 1869-70, and had no means to pay or secure them, that Flanders the original trustee named in tho deed, has been discharged, and the defendant has been substituted in his place as trostee under the deed, that the defendant has sold some of tho property, and has advertised somo of tho other property for sale, that the defendant has converted and used tho money arising from tho sale of said property as if tho same belonged absolutely to him, and that the family of defendant, by his own admissions, havo enjoyed the money Which he owes com plainants, and that the property mentioned in said deed is justly subject to the payment of complainants debt, and that they have reason to apprehend, and do seriously apprehend that the defendant, unless restrained by the injunction of the Court, will sell all of said property, and convert tho proceeds to his own uso. The bill prays that the defendant may be enjoined from disposing of the property conveyed by said deed, either in his own name, or as trustee. Tho i Court granted an order calling npon tho defend ant to show cause why tho injunction should not issue as prayed for. The defendant appeared before the Judge and filed his answer to the complaint’s bill, in which he admits the making of tho deed, but denies that it was made with intent to defraud the complaints, and sets forth his indebtedness to them at the time of its exe cution, the amount of collaterals held by them at that time, and tho amount of property then held by him as well as the amount of his gene ral indebtedness at the time of the exeention of the deed. Several affidavits were filed by the respective parties in support of, and in opposi tion to, the granting of tho injunction. Tho Judge in the Conrt below, after hearing tho motion for.tho injunction, and considering the bill, and answer of tho defendant, and the affi davits on each side, and the argument of coun sel thereon, refused the application of the in junction, whereupon the complainants.excepted. The complainants also excepted to the refusal of the Jndgo to allow the complainants to file exceptions to the defendant’s answer, so as to reqoire him so answer more folly the allegations in the bill, and also excepted to the refusal of the Conrt to compel the defendant to be orally examined as a witness by the complainants, on the hearing of tho motion for injunction: Held, That as a general role,- a court of equity will not interfere at the instance of a general creditor, before judgment, to set aside a volun tary conveyance alleged to have been made for the purpose of defrauding creditors, and restrain by injunction tho' sale of property held by tho debtor under that voluntary conveyance as trus tee or in his own right, on the ground of fraud when tho fraud alleged is the execution of such voluntary conveyance without notice to the cred itors. Held, also, That tho original jurisdiction to .grant, or refuse to grant or to continue, or re fuse to continue an injunction in an equity cause, is vested by tbe Constitution and the laws of this State, in the Superior Courts, or in the several Jndg03 thereof as regulated by law, who may, in the .-performance of that duty so devolved cn them, exercise a. sound discretion as to the granting or refusing an injunction, ac cording to tho circumstances of each case pre sented for their consideration. Held, further, That this Court has no orig inal jurisdiction to grant or refuse an injunc tion, bufr-is alone a court for'the correction of errors from the Superior Courts and City Courts, and unless it is manifestly apparent from the record that tho Judge of the Superior Court has abused tho discretion vested in him by law, either in granting or refusing to grant an in junction, thero is no error which this Conrt can correct and that, according to tho facts as pre sented by tho record in the case, there was not such an abnso of that discretion which the law has vested in the Judge of tho Court below, in refusing to grant the injunction prayed for as will authorize this Court to control it: Held also, That, inasmuch as tho answer of tho defendant was not filed under the order or process of the Court requiring the defendant to answer the complainant’s bill, bnt was volunta rily filed by him by way of showing cause against granting the injunction, it was to be considered sy the Judge for what it was worth, in the shape in which ho voluntarily chose to. present it, and that the complainants did not have the' legal right to complain of his action in regard to that matter; nor did the Judge err in refusing to al low the complainants to examine tho defendant orally as a witness, on a motion to grant an in junction. Judgment affirmed. Nisbets k Jackson, for plaintiffs in error. Lanier & Anderson, for defendant. without this tho caso is not prima fade out against the drawer. Judgment affirmed. E. G. Raiford, by John Peabody, for pi»wg in error. J. L. Wimberly, by E. H. Beall, for defat ant C. B. Taliaferro vs. E. O. Pry. Horned from Harris. Lochbane, C. J.—Where a party rents ki from another, and a distress warrant forreiti levied for such rent and the wifo, by hats friend, applies for exemption of personaltyc der the Homestead Laws in the property sole ied on for rent, and npon objections being fie before the Ordinary, ho sustains the objection and the case is appeoled to the Snperior C<c. and the objections are demurred to, and demurrer sustained, the objections showingth fact that th.e distraint was for rent of the pq- erfy: Held, That tho landlord’s lien-on the propeij was paramount, and the Court erred insss*i» such demurrer to the objections filed in it case. HBI Judgment reversed, on the ground thsttSi Court erred in sustaining the demurrer k ob jections filed in this case. Ramsey & Ramsey, by H. L. Bennh^'h plaintiff. James M. Mobley, E. H. Worrell, fordefui ant. Theophilus Sapp vs Felix McArdle, i2s£» trator. Certiorari from Muscogee. Lochbane, O. J.—Where summons of go ishment is served upon an administrator btfa the twelve months have expired: Held, Under section 3498 of the Code of tb State, such garnishment may be served c- the provision of law which postpones his» swer until he is enabled from the admini* tion of the estate safely, to answer the sasce. Held, That the effect of such gamishmeh to retain, in the hands of the administrator; # property finally to be ascertained and diga- of by the Court on a review of all thepnris and equities of existing claimant, under® rules of law, and is not in conflict with the» tion 2507 of the Code, prohibiting suit to» cover a debt due by decedant until the eip tion of twelve' months from his qaalificatiffi Judgment reversed on the ground that« Court erred in discharging the administrs- from process of garnishment in this case. Moses & Downing, for plaintiff in error. N. L. Howard, for defendant. Wm. Hawes, et al. vs. Elizabeth Paul, adsi istratrix. Equity from Stewart. Lochbane, C. J.—Where, on the trial o* 1 - in equity in relation to the settlement of oop»- nership transactions, the question in contra^ sy is the amount due on the books, and o: w trial the defendant lays the foundations^ ciently in law for the admission of seconA evidence of the extracts of the books, and ■ Court rejects tho testimony: Held, That while questions of are addressed to the Court, and in donbtfnk of accessibility or diligence, this Court** reluctant to interfere, yet whon the . eyl( "“jL materially to the elucidation of questions tx-; the jury, and the loss of the original is t- the roles of law sufficiently-accounted for, Court will direct its admission. Held, again, Where the extracts of boon are attached as exhibits to the answer to to ^ and are in evidence, yet this fact «•** ^ prive the party of the right to iotroa?.^ secondary evidence, if material, ana tno 10 tion for its admission is properly laid. ^ Judgment reversed, on the ground secondary evidence ought to have beenaumi. in evidence under the facts of the <^ se - . R. S. WorriU, J. L. Wimberly, for P !aL - in error. F. EL Beall,, for defendant. A Stumper.—Donn Piatt say3 General and General Porter were veiy active in to defeat Logan for the Senate, on the of his opposition to the Domingo 'schex^ ^ Logan’s success gave Grant the J 0 ***?*, e- has met with in the West When b°S rived in Washington, saysDonn: $ •“Gen. Porter caUed and said: aro to congratnlate you, General, upon yon ^ I called to have a little explanation, 8 . . yi reot a misapprehension on yonr part, the Administration had in any manner or been inimical to yonr election. 4 c ; sure yon, on the contrary, thatthe Pres.u great solicitude for your success.’ c i: e Misl “‘Ah!’said Logan, with just the .J c tf smile of contempt and disbelief creep his dark face, and reaching ont five orsK in Porter’s handwriting, with “Execnti sion” in larger print on the envelopes, ,rj to different members of the Legist ’ you write these ?’ tie!- “Porter modestly assented. opening the door at which Porter nau bowed ‘good evening.’ ” month, • # If you have a bad taste in yonr _ ness or yellow color of akin, feel desp° n pid and drowsy, appetite unsteady, frequ^ ^ ache or dizziness, you are “bilions,” an g wiU arons o yonr Uver to action and sirens your system equal to Dr. Pierce’s Alt. Ex - ^ den Medical Discovery. Used moderate? exposure to malarial poisons it enables tn^ ^ work off the poison, and will thus pr“' Tfln J. F. Winter vs. Matthew, Bnrke and Came ron. Assnmpsit, from Muscogee. Lochbane, O. J.—Where a party receives money for investment, and the evidence con flicts as to the use made of the fands, and os to whether.they were in faot used in investment, and the question is fairly submitted to the jury, on the law of the ease, and the verdict of the jury is sustained by the evidence; Hdd, That in such case there is no error in — — r . the court below refusing a new trial on this J diseases, it has never yet been equaled- ground. | druggists Where the plea and proof of the defendant, by his own testimony, makes ont a ease of file-1 A toreign geuuemeu gal contract, and there is other evidence d«- whenever he crosses the border ^ j, s v« nying it, and the jury find against such plea on ! setts, because all the women d g the facts snbmitted under the law to the jury ; “views.” irevent and bilious fevers. It is just the thing dice. Aa a blood purifier for the care o P ^ blotches, eruptions, salt rheum, and^ t; ■ ^ j ii | nt^ A foreign gentleman declares that