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Tlie Greorgia, "Weekly Telegraph, and Jonriial &■ M-essenger. Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, FEBRUARY 17, 1871. Cincinnati anti Georgia. fflie notion of the legislature of Kentucky in refusing the right of way to a railway between Cincinnati and Georgia has resulted in a simul taneous appeal from Chattanooga and Cincin nati, and constructively from Georgia also, by two commissioners (Judge Bigham and Arthur Hood), to Congress, to demand Federal legisla tion on the subject, under that clause of tho Constitution which empowers Congress to es tablish post-roads,etc. Cincinnati has appointed a committee of seven and Cbattanaoga one del egate to present tho matter to Congress. °We regret these appeals to tho Federal Gov ernment to extend it3 jurisdiction over Stalo territory and State affairs. Congress is only too ready to do it, and to siezo every occasion to deprive the State Governments of tho little power left to them over their own local affairs. Such suits cannot fail to illustrate, in time, the old fablo of the controversy about tho oyster, in which tho umpire swallowed the meat and divided tho shell between tho disputants. But, at the samo time, candor compels us to say that tho courso of Kentucky in this matter lias heon exceedingly illiberal and unwise. To imagine that she can long force travel and trans portation through Louisville in this way, is a conception unworthy of her common sense, and the attempt to do it will only create an unfriend ly feeling towards her in regions whi'ch it is her highest interest to conciliate. Her interposi tion will delay tho completion of tho Southern Road, bat cannot prevent it. The Great Fenian Turn-Out. The greatfenian demonstration in New York, in honor of the Irish exiles, i3 said to have numbered 25,000 persons, and seems to have been engineered altogether by the Democrats. Richard O'Gorman was the orator, and Wm. M. Tweed, Marshal of the day. Tweed made a place for the negroes in the procession, and there was a pretty general tum-ont of tho sons of Africa. This was poaching on the Radical manor, and creates a great deal of trouble among the politicians of that class. They say they made tho negroes voters to offset them against the Irish Democrats, and now if the ne groes go with the Irish instead of going against them, it is “tolerable and not to be endured.’ They also maledict the cunning and io% man agement of the Tammany Tweedyites in a very profane manner. The ways of New York politi cians are principally subtci nnean anyhow. The Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Company.—Dr. Wm. S. Morris, formerly of Richmond, Va., and who will be remembered by many of our readers as president of the tel egraph comfAnies in the South daring the war, now general agent of the above named company, oalled on ns yesterday. Ho has been traveling in. South Carolina and Georgia, and obtained many subscriptions from business men in Char lotte, N. C., Columbia, S. C., Charleston, S. C., Savannah and Augusta, Ga. He will spend a few days in Macon to interview the business men of this place upon the same subject. He will present the views held by him and others as to tho advantages of the enterprise. The line now runs to Richmond, Petersburg, Lynchburg and Danville, Va., and is in process of con struction to other points in North and South Carolina. They propose to run a line direct by Charlotte, N. G., Colombia, S. C., Augusta and Macon, Ga., southwest, with branches to Charleston, Savannah and Atlanta. The certifi cate of stock guarantees there shall be no dispo sition made of the lines, by sale, lease or other wise, bnt with the written consent of three- fonrths of the stock. Two members of the West Virginia Legisla ture lately took the sleeping cars to go to Graf ton. The cars were crowded, and the two had to sleep together. One was fat; the other was lean; the fat man snored, and tho lean man therefore lay awake. At about midnight tho insomnic legislator could no longer stand the stentorous breathing of his mate, and arose and sat by the fire. An old lady entered and wanted a place to sleep. “Go to my berth,” said the sardonio lean one; “I left my little boy asleep there; I shall sit up. I must think of legisla tive things.” So tho lady went to the berth dis posed of useless clothing, and lay down. Pres ently the “boy” kicked. Then the lady patted him on the back and said, “Lie still, sonny; pa said I might sleep along with you.” “O ho!’ roared the bison—a hoy no more but a bison. “Thunder! who are you ? I ain’t a boy. I’m a member of the West Virginia Legislature.” Tho lady went into a swoon, nor conld sho be aroused till tho fat man promised her that he would have the lean one impeached. The Orleanists Rising Again.—The French Orleanists say that Count Robert of Paris will be King of France in a few weeks, and this scorns not altogether improbable. The Count is a grand son of Louis Phillippe, and in direct succession from that monarch. His father, the Duko of Orleans, the oldest of five sons ofLonis Phillippe, was killed during that reigD, by acci dent, in the streets of Paris. If wo remember rightly, (having no work of reference conven ient) ho was thrown from a horse or out of a carriage, and killed almost instantly, leaving one child, Connt Robert, then an infant, and now between thirty-five and forty years old. Tho Revolution of 1848 drove Louis Phillippe and his whole family from the throne and from France. They took refuge in England, where the Empress Eugenie, the representative of the Baonaparte dynasty, followed them in the same way twenty-two years afterwards. A Horrible Death.—The Cincinnati Times gives tho particulars of one of the most horrible occurrences we have ever heard of. It happened in Beckett's paper mill, at Hamilton, Ohio, last Saturday week, and resulted in the death of Miss Martha Breckenheart, an employee in the mill. She foil from the third story of the mill into the hopper on the floor beneath, which is used for grinding rags. As soon as the ponder ous machinery could be brought to a stand-still, the whole force of the establishment roshed to the hopper to soe what had become of their friend and companion. Tho hopper was found to bo nearly empty, but the shreds of blood stained rags gave painful evidence of the trage dy that had just been enacted. A hurried ex amination of the receiving trough below showed the remains of the girl crushed into a shapeless mass, and ground into pulpy mince meat. Cotton Figures.—Up to last Friday crop re ceipts had ran up to 2,510,651 bales, against 1,933,834, at tho same lime last year, showing an excess of 576,817 thus far in tho cotton year. The receipts of the week wore 161,095—a heavy increase over previous weeks. The exports exceeded those of the same week last year by 32,704 bales. The stock in Liverpool, as com pared with that of tho samo time last year, was nearly double, and the amount of ootton afloat for Liverpool was more than double—being 379,000 bales against 177,000 last year. See the ootton sfatement on tho first page. The Courier-Journal thinks if anybody had met Christopher Columbus in the middle of the Atlantic, and told him that he was in tho act of discovering a country that would ultimately fall into the hands of such an Administration as the present, he wonld have gono back home and stayed there. Mr. Attorney General Alsornian Distinguished his official career, which is now drawing to a close, by two remarkable concep tions. The first of these was tho Georgia Elec tion Bill, to enable n minority of negroes and their whilo fuglemen to carry the State by re peating, and restrain and punish every attempt of the white majority to prevent it. But, in the course of this and other Federal experi ments to control popular suffrage by fraud and force in the interest of minorities, it seems to have struck Mr. Akerman that the administra tion was ill-provided in means and appliances. Bayonets they had in plenty, but where the jails, the shackles and the dungeons? Hence, tho second grand conception which he snbmits in his annual report. Says he : It is a question well deserving the attention of Congress whether the Government of the United States should not now provido its own penitentiaries instead of being dependent upon the States in so important a matter. When tho number of United States prisoners was small, and transportation was difficult and expensive, it was convenient to am tho penitentiaries of the States; but now, with our great increase of population and of crime, with the modern fa cilities of transportation, a few penitentiaries owned by the Government in different parts of the country, controlled and visited by officers of the United States, would answer all the ends of security and of punishment, with a uni formity of superintendence and supervision, which is desirable, bnt, under the present sys tem,' impossible. I make the same recommend ation on the subject of jails for the confinement of persons held for trial, or, sentenced to brief imprisonment in the more populous districts. It i3, perhaps, essential to tho Radical con struction of tho powers and duties of tho Fede ral Government, that a lino of national bastiles should be erected from Maino to Texas and to California, for the confinement of State prison ers, and bo provided with all the modem im provements of thumb-gallows, sweat-boxes, etc., as well as the more venerable contrivances of shackles and dungeons; bnt until the grim Akerman got into office nobody seemed inclined to bring forward the proposition. With Aker man, however, it was not so precisely a labor of love ns a gratification of his amiable and be nevolent temper. Tlie Kailway Horror. Tho New York Sun says the Buffalo sleeping car was fished np out of the creek last Thursday, and the wreck of this particular car represents almost a complete and perfect half of the vehicle, as if it had been sawed in two longitu dinally, and tho edges then charred with fire. The east half of the car, as it stood upon the track, which was the right hand side as the car was running remains intact. Tho line of de straction runs directly, through tho aisle that separates the two ranges of berths. The parti tions between tho sections on tho side that re mains unburnt, including the richly ornamented glass panels, and all the furniture, upholstery, bedding, and everything else belonging to that side, other than as damaged by wetting, are un injured. An examination of the berths shows that it was occupied by twenty persons, but only eighteen bodies have been found. A pair of shoes, belonging to a girl of fifteen, were found with a pair of feet'in them, which were all that remained of tho body. Two gentlemen of Mon treal are also missing and supposed to have been on the ill-fated traiD. The remains of the express car was found lying only partly on its 6ido. It was straightened up before being drawn out, and came to land right side up. But of its original contents, eight or ten tons of miscellaneous freight, only a sim ilar mass of charred and blackened rubbish re mained, the same as on the baggage car, only more in quantity. This, however, the officials of the company took the precaution to guard, suffering none of tho bystanders to come near it Eighi or ten empty spike kegs were soon procured, and tho whole mass of valuable rub bish was scooped up and deposited in these for transportation to a place of safety. The Sun reporter was permitted to examine the stuff, and found it to be even more rich in precious deposits than the California gold diggings. It was estimated that fifteen thousand people had visited the scene of horror. - Peace a Party Foot-Ball. The World of the 10th, spoaking of tho Inter national Peace Commission in a long article, says: This intelligence will give satisfaction and inspire hope in both countries, and be welcomed by all political parties in each. It encourages the expectation that the disturbing and much debated Alabama question is on the eve of a peaceful and satisfactory settlement. And in the samo article the World gives, in a concrete form, the views expressed by this pa per three or four days ago: The Democratic party will offer no obstruc tion to the success of this negotiation, nor in dulge in any captions criticism. We aro willing that questions between this country and foreign countries involving tho national honor, shall be kept out of party politics. If tho Alabama claims are left unsettled, they are almost certain to be an exciting element in the next Presiden tial election; a contingency which wo deprecate as dangerous, perhaps fatal, to the peace of the country. The Democratic party has nothing to fear from such an issue in the election; bnt it dreads the responsibility of power acquired by such appeals, and bound by each pledges and committals. The great demonstration in this city yesterday should enable England to seo that we have an inflammable clement which owes her no love, and is powerful enough to turn tho scale in any Presidential election. That ele ment acts with the Democratic party; and of coarse we shall not permit the Republican to draw it away by overbidding ns in a heated elec tion. The fact that we have such an element will compel the Republicans to bid high to keep their party together; and the consequence will be that whichever party carries the election will come into power pledged to enforce demands which would put the country at once on the brink of hostilities. Unless the question is settled now, it will not be settled by judgment, bnt be de livered over to a conflict or passion kindled to unquenchable ardor by the strife and emulation of political parties. We would fain hope that all men of influence will favor an immediate settlement on fair and reasonable terms; that Mr. Sumner will practise forbearance, General Batler learn moderation, and Mr. John Quincy Adams suppress, for the nonce, his impulse to fly at the throat of well-dressed, well-bred Eng lishmen. As the British Commissioners are ooming here, let us choke down our resentments, like hosts whom it becomes to support onr hos pitality. Let us all be as amiable as we can un til we see the outcome of the new negotiations. That is certainly a very perilous state of af fairs, by which tho reason, judgment and con science of the country can bo so easily crashed between the upper and nether millstones of the two political parties, but who fails to see that the World has stated the case fairly and can- didly. ^ A Change of Religions Views. The Baltimore Sun says the Rev. R. A. Hol land, late associate editor of the Baltimore Christian Advocate, has officially notified his presiding elder, the Rev. Dr. Rozell, that he has severed his connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church South by beooming a candi date for orders in tho Protestant Episcopal Church. In his letter of notification, Mr. Hol land says: “I leave the Methodist Church with a sorrow that shrinks from the mockery of expression.- It is thechurch of myfathers. Init I was bom and nourished, and received the enduring mould of my character. From its pulpits I first heard the Word of Life, and learned how to prove by faith the preoiousness of Christ. While yet a youth it gave me a place among its preachers, and since then, during a minstry of nearly ten years, it has honored me with promotion beyond my deserving. All my intertwining flowers of friendship have grown up within its borders and beneath its genial culture. All the diversi fied threads of- my reminiscence combine to weave its image in the very texture of my life To leave it is to tear the heart itself in twain; but belter this than a union which cannot be prolonged without dissimulation.” Gee Mann, of San Francisco, McFarlanded Sam Shin tho other day. Thus the heathren Chinee progresses inr civilization. THE GEORGIA PRESS. Dr. E. S. Ray, of Atlanta, has gone to Dalton to talk with J. E. Shamato on the subject of pis tols and coffee. James R. Randall, late of. tho Constitutional ist, is doing a fine business os agent for tho Southern Life Insurance Company. Tho editor of tho Romo Courier accuses Gra dy, of tho Commercial, of playing Ku Klux on him. David T. White, ono of tho oldest and most esteemed citizens of Newton county, is doad. In a difficulty at No. 5, M. and B. 11. R., last Monday, between four men named Mims and Col.' Bell, the latter was slightly and one of the former severely wounded. Mr. David Plomb died at Augusta, Saturday, aged 85 years. John Sloan, a sailor, killed Daniel Sharkey, another sailor, on board tho ship W. II. Jen kins, at Savannah, on Thursday night. Warren May, ono cf tho oldest and most re spected citizens of Stewart county, died last week. Heavy rains fell last week in Talbot county, and all tho water courses are on a bender. A number of families, numbering 40 souls in all, reached Columbus last week from Decatur county bound for Texas. They evidently have not heard about “the man which his name was Jones.” Says the Chronicle and Sentinel of Saturday: The Retort Courteous. —On Tnursday night, while the examination of John Warren, a color ed Bullockite,- and member of the Georgia Leg islature, was progressing, CoL Bryant, Beard’s attorney, cross-examined the sable legislator— who was a witness for Judge Corker—very close ly. A sudden torn which the examination took raised a heavy laugh at the expense of Beard’s champion. Some one of the Democratic coun sel thought that Warren did not understand one of tho questions which Bryant asked, and over whioh the witness hesitated a little. “Ah, yes, he does,” said Bryant, “ho sat behind me in tho Legislature,” (implying that anybody who sat behind him must have learned a thing or two.) “Yes,” replied John, “I did, and dar’s where I learned all yonr tricks.” The steamer Clyde while on her way from Augusta to Savannah, Saturday night, ran over and capsized a boat near the latter city, drown ing a white man named Anderson Jones, and a negro. . • Nine mules sold at Columbus, Saturday, at prices ranging from $65 to $140. Drovers over there say if they ever get rid of their present stock they will never bring any more in that direction. “Northern Civilization.” We hear a precious deal of cant about “North ern civilization” and “Southern barbarism,” these latter days. It is the common staple of Radical stampers and scribblers in their frantic endeavors to keep possession of the loaves and fishes. The following from the New York Tri bune is a scorching commentary upon the for mer. If Southern barbarism ever illustrated itself by any such infamy as this, wo certainly have never heard of it. The wretches to whom the Tribune refers are certainly not tho mission aries to send down for our enlightenment. They aro, doubtless, trooly loil, but their conduct would almost make a Camancheo blush. The railroad disaster referred to is the recent one on the Hudson River railroad : The Tribune says in regard to the railroad disaster it is a remarkable fact that none of the leading officials of tho road have personally su perintended the recovery of the slain, and that bodies token out have been subjected to the grossest indignities, and personal effects recov ered have been stolen. The bodies have been dragged by means of a rope fastened aronnd waists, over ice, broken tie3 and snow to the morgue car, and tossed in like dead sheCp. La dies’ under garments have been held up by heartless boys and men, and ribald joke3 passed on them. Half the village have possessed them selves of so-called mementoes of the disaster in -the shape of clothing, and oven whole pack ages of Iuggago. All this has been done with out the slightest interference of officials. Two or three well known thieves were put out of tho place but returned in a few hours. It is true that there is a railroad policeman on the ground bnt he is fishing for plunder like the rest. Glass Guillotine—Fearful Death. From, the Hew Orleans Commercial bulletin, February 2. Yesterday about noon, and while Canal street was all bustle and life with the beauties of this city, who had walked out to enjoy a bit of sun shine after several nasty days, a singular acci dent occurred in front of the store of Mr. Lau rent Uter, the extensive dealer in looking-glass es, pictures, etc., in the Touro buildings. Five or six workmen were engaged in setting up a large glass plate in the frame of the show window on the right of the entrance to the store, to replace a broken one. Tho plate being of unusual diminsions, about oight feet by ten, tho operation required con siderable cure and no little skill. A gentleman passing near tho place at tho time entered the store and in a somewhat officious manner warned tho workmen of the great dangers attending such operations, at tho same time ho exhibited ono of his wrists, where could bo plainly seen an ugly scar, occasioned, he said, by an acci dent resulting from putting np a similar plate. He, however, offered his services to assist tho workmen,saying that he understood tho business thoroughly. His offers of services were doclined several times, but he persisted in his determina tion, and actually took hold of the glass as it was being pushed into tho show-case edgewise. The employees wore inside the spacious win dow, while the young man stood outside and grasped the lower comer of tho plate. Just at this moment a largo piece of the upper comer of the glass broke, falling upon the young man’s neck and sliding down to the sidewalk. The other workmen let go their hold, and the re mainder of the plate -was also shattered to pieces. The first expression of the young man as he arose from the ground, to which he had been prostrated, was, “Send for a doctor;” and his Ufa’s blood was seen spurting from his neck in large quantities. He was immediately led into the drag store of Messrs. Frederickson & Harte, next door, where he expired within five minutes after the accident. “Narrow” Gauge Railroads. A company has been organized in Ohio with $400,600 capital, to build a tliree-foot gauge railroad between Fiqua and Celina, running' through Miami, Shelby, Auglazaine, and Mer cer counties. The right of way is to be fifteen feet, insead of forty, tbo usual width. The locomotives aro to weigh five tons, instead of thirty, and to be capable of drawing from ten to to twenty loaded freight cars, each of two and a half tons oapacity. Each passenger car is to hold twonty people. A road of this guage is already in operation in Ohio, between Akron and Massillon. An extensive system of rail- roads of this width is also being constructed as feeders to the trunk lines centering at Toronto, and tho projectors of the Buffalo and Spring- field Road are thinking of adopting the same gauge. It is also being adopted in Russia. Thus from domestic and foreign reports this description of railroad appears to be increasing in favor. It is maintained that a three foot gauge' road is quite sufficient on main routes, and that the cost of construction .is not more than one-half of tho medium four feet eight and a half inch gauge, with an equal, if not greater carrying capacity. The Festiniog Railroad, in Wales, is but one foot eleven inches and a half inches wide, using wagons weighing twelve hundred weight, which frequently carry loads of over three and a half tons at the rate of twelve miles ah hour. They thus carry six times their own weight, while twice their weight is the ordi nary capacity of wagons on broad gauges. If the advantages claimed for this description of gauge be well founded, its general adoption is pretty well assured, unless the superiority in speed, conceded to the broader gangos, as pas senger carriers, more than counterbalances their reported drawbacks as freighters.—Nets York Commercial Advertiser. Petroleum V. Nabhy, who is a Badioal, gives iuhisleclnro entitled “Tho'Man of Sin,” the following description of the Judges which ho found nnder Grant in the South: I met Judges of courts in the Southern States, who, ton years ago, wero hostlers in livery stables in tho North, and whose knowledge of criminal law they had gained from standing in the prisoner’s dock. Tbo Pence Commission. Tho following correspondence in relation to the Peace Commission was laid before tho Sen ate on the 9tb, in connection .with the nomina tion of the American Commissioners: am EDWARD THORNTON TO MB. FISH. Washington, January 26, 1871. Sm: In compliance with an instruction re ceived from Earl Granvillo, I have tho honor to state that her Majesty’s government deem it of importance to tho good relations which they aro ever anxious should subsist and be streugtheaed between the United States and Great Britain, that a friendly and complete understanding should be come to between tbo two governments as to the extent of tho rights which belong to the citizens of the United States and her Majes ty’s subjects, respectively, with reference to tho fisheries on the coast of. her Majesty’s pos sessions in North America, and a3 to any other questions between them which affect the rela tions of the United States towards these posses sions. As tho consideration of these matters was to, however, involve investigations of a somewhat complicated nature, and as it is very desirable that they should be thoroughly exam ined, I am directed by Lord Granville to propose to the government of the United States the ap- ment of a joint high commission, which shall be composed of members to bo named by each government. It shall hold its sessions at Wash ington, and shall treat of and discuss the mode of settling tho different questions which have arisen ont of tho fisheries, as well as those which affect the relations of the United States towards her Majesty’s possessions in North America. I am confident that this proposal will be met by yonr government in tho same cordial spirit of friendship which has induced her Majesty's government to tender it, and I cannot doubt that in that case the result will not fail to con tribute to the maintenance of the good relations between the two countries which, I am con vinced, the government of tho United States, as well as that of her Majesty, equally have at heart. I have the honor to bo with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient servant, Edward thobnton. The Horo-ablo Hamilton Fish, etc., etc., etc. [Mr. Fish replies January 30 th, and, after reciting the proposition, in tho words of Sir Edward, proceeds to say:] I have laid your note before the President, who instructs me to say that he shares with her Majesty’s government the appreciation of the importance of a friendly and complete under standing between tho two governments with reference to the subjects specially suggested for the consideration of the proposed joint high commission, and he fully recognizes the friendly spirit which has prompted the proposal. The President is, however, of the opinion that without the adjustment of a class of questions not alluded to in your note, the proposed high commission would fail to establish the perma nent relations, and the sincere, substantial, lasting friendship between the two govern ments whioh, in common with her Majesty’s government, he desires should prevail Ho thinks that the removal of tho differences which arose during the rebellion in the United States, ontf which have existed since then, growing ont of the acts committed by the several vessels which have given rise to tho claims generally known as the Alabama claims, will also be essential to the restoration of cor dial and amicable relations between the two governments. He desired me to say that should her Majesty’s government accept this view of this matter, and assent that this subject may also be treated of by the proposed high com- missios, and may thus be put in the way of a final and amicable settlement, this government will, with much pleasure, appoint high commis sioners on the part of the United States, to meet those who may bo appointed on behalf of her Majesty’s government, and will spare no efforts to secure, at the earliest practicable mo ment, a just and amicable arrangement of all the questions whioh now unfortunately stand in the way of an entire and abiding friendship be tween the two nations. I have the honor to be, with the highest con sideration, sir, yonr very obedient'servant, Hamilton Fish. Sir Edward Thornton, K. C. B., etc., etc. SIB EDWARD THOBNTON TO MB. FISH. "Washington, February 1,1871. Sir—I have the honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of yonr note of the 30th ultimo and to offer you my sincere and cordial thanks for the friend ly and conciliatory spirit which pervades it. With reference to that part of it in which yon state that the President thinks that the removal of the differences whioh arose daring the rebel lion in the United States, which have existed since then, growing out of the acts committed by the several vessels which have given rise to the claims generally known as the “ Alabama claims,” will also be essential to the restoration of cordial and amicable relations between the two governments, I have the honor to inform yon that I have submitted to Earl Granville the opinion thus expressed by the President of tho United States, the friendliness of which I beg yon to believe I fully -appreciate. -1 am now authorized by his lordship to state that it would give her Majesty’s Goverinent great satisfaction if tho claims commonly known by the name of the “Alabama claims” were submitted to the con sideration of the same high commission by which her Majesty’s Government havo proposed that the questions relating to the British possessions in North America should be discussed, provided that all other claims, both of British subjects and citizens of the United'States, arising out of acts committed during the recent civil war in this country are similarly referred to the some commission. The expressions made use of in the name of the President in your above-men tioned note, with regard to the “Alabama claims” convince mo that the government of the United States will consider it of importance that theso causes of dispute between the two countries should also and at tho same time be done away with, and that you will enable ine to convey to my government the assent of the President to the addition which they thus pro pose to the dnties of the high commission, and which cannot fail to make it more certain that its labors will lead to the removal of all differ ences between the two countries. I have the honor to be, with the highest con sideration, sir, yonr most obedient, hnmble servant, Edward Thornton. Tho Hon. Hamilton Fish, eto., etc., eto. MR. FISH TO SIR EDWARD THOBNTON. [To this Mr. Fish rejoins, February 3d, and, reciting Sir Edward’s reply, adds.-] I have laid yonr note before tho President, and he has directed me to express the satisfac tion with which he has received the intelligence that Earl Granville has authorized you to state that her Majesty’s government has accepted the views of this government as to the disposition to be made of the so-called “Alabama claims.” He also directs me to say, with reference to the remainder of your note, that if there be other farther olaims of British subjects, or of Ameri can citizens, growing ont of acts committed da ring the recent civil war in this country, he as sents to the propriety of their reference to the same high commission; bnt he suggests that the high commissioners shall consider only such claims of this description as may be presented by the governments of the respective claimants at an early day, to be agreed upon by the com missioners. BY TJSLJKGhjR^jPBI- The Extending Commerce or Charles* ton. From the Charleston Courier.'] The growth and value of the foreign and coast wise business of onr city, was well illustrated on Saturday last by the clearance of seme eight or ten cargoes, some of them of great value; for ports in tho North and South of Europe, South America, and soma of the chief United States ports North and South. The foreign were the Spanish ship Aurora, for the Rio de la Plata, by Mr. W. P. Hall, with 282,500 feet of lumber, eto., and 900 barrels naval stores; the British bark Bachelors, for Amsterdam, by Messrs. Lesesne & 'Wells, with 2082 bales, upland cotton, the British bark Car mel, for Cork and a market, by Messrs. R. Mure & Co., with 2380 bales upland cotton; the British bark James IveSj for Liverpool, by Messrs. George A. Trenholm & Son, with 10 bags of Sea Island cotton, and 1629 bales up land cotton; the Spanish brig Catalina, for Bar celona, by Mr. W. P. Hall, with 406 bales up land cotten, and 105 barrels Rosin. Coastwise, were the steam ship Manhattan, for New York, by Messrs. James Adger & Co., with 93 bags of Sea Island cotton, 610 bales upland cotton, 144 tierces rice and sundries; the steam chip North Point, for Baltimore, by Mr. P. O. Trenholm, with 554 bales cotton, 305 tierces rice, 103 barrels rosin, and sundries; schooner Dan Griffin, for Now Orleans, by Messrs. Street Bros. & Go., with 610 tierces rice, 1,731'bags peas, and sundries; schooner J. W. Allen, for Boston, by Messrs W. Roach & Co., with 308 bales cotton and 300 tons phos phate rock. A mountaineer, with $2,005, combatted the hosts of faro in Kansas City, till he had only the $5 left. He lit a cigar with that and coolly walked back to Denver. ' Cotton Movements for the Week. New York, February 13,—The cotton move ments for the week are heavy in receipts and exports—the former being unusually large. Tho receipts at all ports aro 161,095 against 154,4S2 bales last week; 150,800 the previous week, and 146,837 three weeks since. Tho total receipts since September are 2,510,"651 bales against 1,933,834 tho previous year. Tho ex ports from all ports for the week aro 95,982, against 63,188 the samo week last year. The total exports for tho expired portion of tho cot ton year aro 1,504,993 against 1,037,914 to tho same time lost year. The stock at" all ports is 6G1,594 against 533,088, at this date lost year. The stocks at interior towns aggregate 129,060 against 108,835 at this time last year. The stock in Liverpool foots np 610,000 against 352,000 last year. The amount of American cotton afloat for Great Britain is 379,000 bales against 177,000 last year. The amount of In dian cotton afloat for Europe is 89,107 against 103,339 bales last year. New York, February 12.—Arrived-yestcrday, Virgo. San Francisco, February 12.—The revenue of ficers have captured fourteen unlicensed Chinese cigar manufactories, which run only at night. Immensely rich silver mines have been discov ered near Prescott in Arizona. Washington, February 12.—Nothing has been heard from tho Tennessee. A packet will leave San Domingo on the 8th and be due in Havana Ilia 16;h, beforo which time naval authorities think it unreasonable to expeot tidings. There is no apprehension in naval circles. New Orleans, February 12.—Weather very warm. Mercury at noon 76. Washington, February 12.—Orders have been sent to the Charlestown Navy Yard to pre pare tho U. S. steamship Worcester to take a cargo of provisions to France. Another Mississippi Steamboat Disaster. Vicksburg, February 12.—The steamboat Judge Wheeler exploded her boilers, burnt and sunk at 6 a. m., at Bell’s Landing, 45 miles above Vicksburg. Killed: Con HogaD, deck band; Thomas Welch, deck sweep; and another, name unknown. Wounded: Captain Nolan, se riously; Chas. Storey, carpenter, slightly; C. W. Pope, of Little Rock, badly. Very little of her cargo was saved. Paris, February 11.—Returns aro not all counted, but the following candidates are con ceded to be certainly elected: Victor Hugo, Ga- rabaldi, Louis Blanc, Quenet, Gambetta, Lars- set, Rochefort, Dorron, Schoebeher, Poethier, Deleschuze. Bordeaux, February 11.—The general result of the French elections is a great majority In favor of the conservatives. Madrid, February 12.—The Imperial says that, in tho election for the Cortes in the prov inces, only six oppositionists have been suc cessful. The Government at Paris has abrogated the sequestration decrees of tho Delegate Govern ment at Bordeaux. ' French men-of-war at Havre ask for permis sion to watch and pursue German vessels during the armistice. Proclamation from Napoleon. London, January 12.—Napoleon has issued a proclamation to the electors of France in which he says, substantially, that during hostilities he abstained from every word which might cause party dissension, and did not protest against the violation of his rights, when the Empire which had been threo times acolaimed, was overthrown and abandoned. He had hoped for a successful defence, bnt now, when the struggle is suspend ed and all reasonable chances of victory are gone, it is time to call to account the usurpers, for tho bloodshed and ruin and squandered resources of the Nation. He says a solid peace is only reasonable when the people are consulted re specting the government most capable of repair ing the disasters to the country. For -himself hedoes not claimhis repeatedly-confirmed rights, but till people are regularly assembled to ex press their will, there is only one government n which resides the National Sovereignty, capa ble to heal wounds—to bring hope to the fire sides—to re-open the silenced churches for prayer, and to restore industry, concord and peace. Florence, February 12.—In consequence of the interruption of diplomatic relations, the Italian Council at Tunis has confided tho sub jects of Italy to the protection of the Austrian Consul. Washington, February 13.—An editorial in the Havana Diario says the damages inflicted by the insurgents aggregates $200,000,000. Official returns from the Departments of the North show a monarchical vote of 195,000—Re publican, 47,000. Alice Cary is dead, aged fifty. The World’s special says the Orleanists aro confident that Connt de Paris will bo King of France within a few weeks. Among tho bills introduced to-day is one by Cobb, of North Carolina, -for a commissioner in each county of the Southern States, to take cog nizance of ku-klux outrages. In tho Senate, Mr. Sherman presented a me morial for the construction of the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad, through Kentucky. Fermission to do which had been withheld by the Kentucky State Senate. He advocated Con gressional intervention. Kellogg’s resolution, as amended, making the Gulf steamship subsidy bill the order of busi ness for four and a half o’clock to-day, was adopte'd with an amendment including the Aus tralian bill. London, February 13.—General Duorot is sick. It is reported that the armistice will be pro longed to the 23th. Jules Favre has gone to Bordeaux. Provision trains for Paris were stopped by the Germans by mistake. They are now forwarded by orders from headquarters. Bordeaux, February 13.—The National As sembly holds a preparatory session to-day. The Government is still without information of the result of the election in Paris. Liverpool, February 13. —Arrived, Rio Jane iro, New York; Bridgeport, Agamemnon, Age- nor, McNail and Dormes, from New Orleans; Wasp, Charleston; Almira, Galveston; Char lotte, Savannah, all cotton laden. Total 23,359 bales. Florence, February 13.—The Italian Parlia ment has adopted a resolution declaring the li braries and galleries of the Vatioan national property. This measure passed in spite of min isterial opposition. Bordeaux, February 13.—Three hundred dep uties are present at the preparatory meeting. Secretaries have been appointed. London, February 13.—The Cnba, whioh left Liverpool on Saturday, bears the English Ala bama Commissioners. The Commission is ac companied by a number of diplomatic attend ants. The German Emperor will review a triumphal maroh of the Prussians through Paris from the Tuillerios, on the 19th. The Emperor returns to Berlin on the first of March. The loss of life by the wreck of tho'Leoerfoff La Hague has been greatly exaggerated. Duo d’Aumalo is elected from the Depart ment of the Oise. Washington, February 13.—Secretary Robe son, writing to the House, gives reasons for be lieving the Tennessee safe. The Secretary concludes by saying that the suggestions ot her loss, made without information and maintained without cause, are as weak as they are oruel. Nomination: Horace Lawson, Collector of Customs Eastern District of Maryland. Argument for the jurisdiction of Berkely county commenced to-day. Lunter and Curtis for old Virginia, and Reverdy Johnson, by Stan ton, for West Virginia. The trial of Congressman Bowen for bigamy is progressing. Hirden L. Henderson, Clerk of Court of Waukulla county,Fla., identified Bowen and Tabitha Parks. They came to Tallahassee together. Bowen procured a license, and Hen derson married them at a tavern. House.—The citizens of New York petition against the railroad being laid. Joint resolutions were offered in the Ohio and Missouri Legislatures against land grants being presented. An effort to suspend the rules and take np th 0 Air Lino Railroad foiled to get two-thirds vote. The vote stood 111 to 74. A bill passed authorizing a bridge over the Mississippi at Louisiana, and over the Missouri at Glasgow. A bill authorizing water guages and observa tion on tho Mississippi in relation to levees, passed by a vote of 28 to 20, and goes to the President. The House adjourned. Senate.—Sherman presented memorials ask ing authority for the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad to pass through Kentucky. Sherman said he heartily concurred in the views of the petitioners, and thought if there was any occa sion when the legislation and authority of the Federal Government might be properly exer cised in tlie matter of railroads it was when one State obstinately placed itself in the way, and refused permission to tho Northern and Southern people to place themselves in con nection by a railroad aoross its territory. A resolution, seating Miller upon a modified oath, was taken np. Debate continued all day. A joint resolution allowing Miller to take a modified oath goesto the Honso for concurrence, then to the President. The gulf steamship bill comes up to-morrow. Senate then adjourned. The nays on the bill modifying Miller’s oath were Abbott, Ames, Brownlow, Buckingham, Chandler, Cragin, Edmunds, Gilbert, Howell, Merrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborno, Patterson, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Steams, Stewart, Sumner and Warner. Senators Bayard, Car penter, Sherman and Willey voted in the affirm- tivo, paired with Gonkling, Hamilton of Texas, Cameron and Pod,-in the negative. Gen. Sickles telegraphs the State Department that "negotiations for a mixed commission to consider the claims for injuries to the persons and property of American citizens by Spanish authorities during tho insurrection in Cnba, have been concluded, and that the messenger is on his way with the correspondence. New York, February IS.—The Assistant Post master, for fifty years connected with the post- office, is dead. Aged 70 years. O. A. Fox, Baptist clergyman, is dead. Arrived, Bienville and Corinthian. East River is again obstructed. Thousands have crossed on ice. . . Augusta, February 13.—Heavy and continu ous rains have swollen the Savannah river to suohan extent os to cause serious apprehensions of a freshet in Augusta. Savannah, February 13.—Arrived, schooner Etowah, from Charleston. Cleared, bark Lord Stanley, for Liverpool; ship Governor Morton, for Now York; brig Peri, for Boston; schooners George O. Morris, for Philadelphia, and Mary D. Ireland, for Femandina. Bordeaux, February 13.—Tho result of the recent elections in twenty departments, mostly occupied by tho Germans, is unknown. Thiera has been returned from eighteen departments, Trochu from soven, Changarnier from four, Gambetta from threo, and Dufonr from ’four No new3 yet from the Paris eleotions. Vienna, February 13.—The flood of the Dan ube has subsided, but another flood is threat ened. London, February 13.—A dispatch from Paris says there are 200 candidates. The counting is consequently slow, and that probably a second election will be necessary. Provisions in im mense quantities continue to arrive. A com mission of four Germans and three Frenchmen are in session at'Versailles to arrange compli cations unprovided for by Bismarck and. Favre. London, February 13.—It has been ascer tained that ninety-eight lives were lost on the JLeeerf. Berlin, February 13.—The Prussian Cross Gazette judges from the result of the French elections that the resumption of tho war is im probable. There is scarcely a doubt but that the armistice will be prolonged. Lille, February 13.—The • Prussians have stopped railroads hence to Paris. Incredible rumors prevail of uprisings in occupied dis tricts. New York, February 13.—Tho ship Neptune brought in seven of her crew frost-bitten. Most of them will lose their fingers and toes. War rants have been issued for the arrest of the offi cers. Versailles, February 13.—Hostilities con tinue in tho departments of Jnra, and doubts are entertained of tho Fxenqjj refusing to accept the armistice. Tachard is elected from Baut Rhin. The city of Paris is authorized to contract a loan of two hnndred million francs as war tax. Slaves—lm^ortariiSJecisionLri - rnptcy. ai Famished to the Constitution.] In .l h J Vtor** Court of the United * I the Northern District of fit. -J Matter of Jas.J. Speer, To the NonorMe^^hn AWiS l0 t^.I tinent to the same, to-wit- Can ”? in consideration of a negro slav« ^ °eL 1 . 859 » be proven and allowed ;,? Bankruptcy? Lawton It appears that Speer, the spring of 1859, indorsed Walker ^ in consideration of a negro ^ wards the note was transferredtoi < negro slave and two hundred dollaraT&'i Court that the claim of Farmer ® I on tho ground that tho consideratL dorsement of the note of Speer and that tho Constitution of tho Opinion of the Register • The Constitution of the United St,, preme law of the land, apartof^ 1 A Fighting Parson. Not very far from Lancaster, Pa., says the Philadelphia Telegraph, is a little edifice called the OctoroTa Methodist Episcopal Church, over whose congregation Parson Gregg sometimes presides. Parson Gregg is a man who fears the Lord, bnt never stands in dread of man be he never so mighty. The Ootorara Churoh, gener ally known as the “ Gray Horse,” stands in a sort of desert, and lies one-half in Pennsylva nia and one-half in Maryland; that is, the old Mason and Dixon’s line cats it in two, and leaves the sacred bnilding equally divided be tween the two States. Whenever there is a re vival the ungodly from the Southern side of the line come over and raise Cain among the faith ful. They congregate about the door and issue catoalls, and they - swear and cut np generally like barbarians, When meeting is over they force their attentions upon the young ladies of the church, and on meeting the parson they al-- ways insist upon his taking a drink. This inva riably offends the good man, the more since they are almost always tipsy, and invariably blasphemous. Lately a party of them came over the line, and disturbed the meeting. Farson Gregg paused a moment in the delivery of his sermon, and rolled np his sleeves, uttered himself as fol lows: “Young men! If there’s another disorderly sound from among your disreputable crowd Til cqme down from this sacred -desk, and in the name of the Lord put a head on every mother’s son of you. Get down on your knees, you hounds, and pray for better manners, or else levant.” Saying which he proceeded with his* sermon, a most edifying discourse. In a moment the noise again began. An au dible swear of the first magnitude filled the room with'its bad odor, and caused the worship pers to shrink within themselves with horror. Parson Gregg came down from the pulpit in a state of quiet rage. He took off his coat and hung it over the chancel rail, and then went for those wicked yonng men, only one of whom he succeeded in overhauling within the portals of the chnroh. Him he basted satisfactorily. Following close upon the trail of the others, he came up with the most outrageous heathen of all, one Jim Fsge Bedloe, whom he tackled without a word of grace. Parson Gregg gave Bedloe a most clerical and oanonicol wafioping. When he had finished pounding him with his fists, he resoried to his heels. Jim wept home wiser and sorer than when he came. The Parson then returned to his pulpit and finished his sermon. He will never be troubled any more. Supreme Court of Georgia—January Term, 1871. Saturday, February 11,1871. Argument in the case of Cnbbedge and Hazle- hurst vs. Adams—Injunction, from Bibb—was resumed and concluded by Judge Jackson for plaintiffs in error. The regular order was resumed, and No. 8, Chattahoochee Circuit—Winter vs. Matthew, Burke and Cameron—was argued by Colonel John Peabody for plaintiff in error, and for de fendants in error by General Banning and Jndge Worrill. No. 9, Paramore <fc Co. for use of A. Gammell vs. Walker—Complaint, from Mascogee—was argned for plaintiff in error by Colonel John Peabody, and for defendant in error by Colonel M. H. BlandforcL The Court adjourned till 10 o’clock a. m., on Tuesday next.—3ra, 12 th. Twenty-two wealthy Gothamites have their ——o - nil riS 1 lives insured for $3,930,000, an average of her safety, she may come on - $187,000. Cyras W. Field is valued at $250,000, Ben Wade and Fred and Daniel Drew at considerable more. I best known of the party on • which this contract wa«? gro slavery was upheld by the l iW3 4^®-* ted States, and the Constitution' uJn Georgia where the contract was and the contract was at the time lead * ing, by the laws of the State of Gao,-? Farmer had a legal right to sue and ** on this note by law, and the State of r can make no constitution orlawaftem^S will deprive him of this right “If kTi’i. either by constitution or law, h«k. 1 V j tion from tho terms of a contract by nJ' or accelerating the period of its perfo- imposing conditions not expressedioi^l ante or immaterial in their effect upon tract, impairs its obligation: Kinzie, 1st H. 316.” “If the oonC u! made was valid by the Constitution and].!?] the State, no subsequent action of tteX* can impair its obligation: 1st WalL is. Wall, 328.” ^ “A State law passed subsequent to U, tract which deprives the party of a reaedrn "the contract, or in any other way impS? ligation, Is null and void—vide 1st H 3ii-J H. 507; 3d. H. 708 ; 24th H. 461 - 3d. V” 575; 4th McL. 80; loth H. 303.” ’ I am of the opinion that that part of fiaQ stitution of the State of Georgia which to the Court jurisdiction of contracts entente for negro slaves is null and void, and thi! claim of former right ought to be allowed Lawson Elm, . Register in Bankroptcr. I The Tennessee ana Domingo ( mission. The party which sailed on the Tenues^] Son Domingo comprised ex-Senator BesM F. Wade, Hon. Andrew D. "White, and Dr. 8u Howe, Commissioners; Allen A Barton, tary of the Commission ; Dr. 0. C. Farrr j the Department of Agriculture, botanist ;B,( Hitt and John P. Foley, stenograph^; J fessor Blake, of the State Department, J gist; and Professor T. F. Crane, of ttsft neli University, private secretary to free White. In addition to these. Generals Captain Henry Wade, and Fred DonglaL his son accompanied the expedition, t". ::;i*j in any capacity. A number of newspapers also went with the expedition: W. H. Hoi New York World; General H. V. Boynton,s resentative of the New York Associated f and tho Cincinnati Gazette; Homer J. 1 dell, of the New York Tribune; C. C. F of the Baltimore American; Arthur B. SI. of the Washington Republican; andChrial Hart, of the New York Standard. j The Washington Patriot says'every nsrJj ficer at the department discourages nnearin bnt at the same time it cannot be denied I there is some cause for anxiety. The < left New York on tho 16th of Januwj,l was expected that she wonld have am seven or eight day3 at Samana, where 11 had been ordered to start at once for Cable a telegraph dispatch for Washington. Itj believed that this telegraph announces the arrival of the commission would hmn here about the 25th of January, jtl it is a twenty-two days since they left New YeliJ nothing has been heard of them. Thele: see started without having made a triilt cept from Washington to New York, tlx: i new engines had been put in, and niritf think that some parts of her machinery b given away. Other officers say that the not hearing from her is becauso of tbs 1 route she took, far eastward of the Benr’ out of the line of vessels coming up the ( These officers do not seem to donot bntthi has already reached her destination at the j tern end of the island of San DoairgoJ there are neither telegraphic nor mail fi at hand to bring back the quick intelligi English Radicals HIssiufftheQo^ We find the following in the CourierJ of Thursday: London, February 9.—The Queen, i by the horse guards, in passing through? hall to open Parliament to-day, vasf with mingled cheers and hisses, the ktt dominating. The cheers were chiefly g the Germans. Extraordinary police tions prevented disorder. John Locke, member of Parliament, > warfe, in an address to Ins constitne"’ evening, expressed himself in favor of t of a dowry to the Princess Loniso. 1»1 nouncement created a great uproar, Queen’s name was hissed. At a MWffl workingmen last night, it was resolved. t pnblio meetings in the metropolis ana.- inces, to protest against the dowry. We suppose the German cheers wero i as a grateful recognition of the cowart? j duct of England in standing by with W folded,-and allowing France to be overwh . The hisses of the English Radicals, been a pleasant offset to such hunuliac4| membrances. Dr. Gallaudet is a very popular p. The other day there was a wedding church. Entered an old lady. Boa* ■ays, “Shall I conduct you to a seat, i “If you please, sir,” ceremony over, old lady turns to one « young ladies in the pew behind l* 1 ' “Do yon know the bride?” Tonng “Ido.” Ojdlady adds, enough to give her this?” ban^S ful damsel a card. The inspiriting J the “Midsummer Night’s Dream ^ flooding the church, but the yotmg theless, drops back upon her seat, or ^ to read: “Mrs. Evans, nurse, ho — 1 teenth street.”—- World. . Supreme Court Report , Friday, February10, Argument in No. 6— 1 Chattahoo® g Shorter vs. Moore, Trimble & • from Muscogee—was resumeu an ^1 Messrs. James Russell an d if '.‘-pz -** plaintiff in error, and 001006140"“ £ defendant in error. , , , ct Pursuant to an order granted l-jjJ motion of counsel, the case of bn ■. zlehurst vs. Adams—Refusal of \ from Bibb—was called and argue in error by Judge Jackson and by am for defendant in error. , On conclusion of Mr. Anderew* a the Court adjourned till 10 ° cI morrow.—Intelligencer, Hot- . ... ■ 41 ’— ^jj The' French National Assesebiv , day.- The telegrnms report a large Conservatives, but these are muon .j moderate Republicans, Orleanists, ^ and the party of .the Church. , there is a heavy sprinkling of ^ Rochefort, Louis Blanc, Victor sohuze and others. There is amp ® mueh gabble, confusion and excitem little definite purpose and action- ■■ The Tennessee.—The Tennessse York on the 16 th of January, and day, twenty-seven days out Sho n ed to be aataunoh vessel, every and though there are tho g*®* 1 ® „ |
