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THe Greorgia Weekly.'-Telegraph and. Journal<te Messenger.
Telegraph and Messenger.
MACON, MAY 16,1871.
A Treat in Store.
Henry M. Law, Esq., will deliver Ins cele
brated lecture on the ‘Towers and Triumphs
o( Eloquence,” in this city, on ■Wednesday
evening, in the City Hall, at 8J o’clock.
The speaker is, himself, a peculiar and pow
erful exemplar of the wonderful art he so graph
ically delineates. Few, very few, possess too
brilliant imagination, eloquence of diction and
boundless command of language which charac
terize tho efforts of this gentleman. There is
also a certain dignity of presence and nameless
impressment in his delivery, which never fails
to dolight and charm his auditors. In short, ho
was born an orator, and os the writer, an old
classmate in the University of Georgia, can tes
tify, even when a stripling in years, challenged
the admiration of all who listened to him. We
trust all lovers of literature, and those desirous
of studying that God-like art which storms the
citadel of the soul and sways senates and popu
lar assemblages alike, will not fail to bo present.
Tho Savannah Republican speaks in the high
est torms of Mr. Law’s lecture in that city, and
we bespeak for him a crowded house.
Peter Itaoni ow and that Yankee who be
rated the Georgians for buying Northern hay,
if face to face, would hardly disagree a hair’s
breadth. Ho did not expect or wish the Geor
gians to go into the hay business for exporta
tion ; but he did want them to raise enough
long forage for their own consumption—whether
of grass, fodder, eor«-/orage, or whatever they
might think it most economical to produce.
Peter thinks the Georgians can’t afford to de
vote their lands to grass; but Red Clover on
our clay lands in Middle Georgia is, wa feel
certain, the most profitable crop that can be
cultivated. We have heard of three to five tons
production to tho acre. And then Peter talks
about the “indigenous grasses,” just as if be
did not know that Timothy, Hard’s and all the
other standard grasses ont of which Northern
hay crops are made, are cultivated grasses-
the ground broken up, well manured and then
seeded. The grass lands being “top dressed'
with manures from year to year, until the
sward begins to fail, and get intermixed with
weeds and wild grasses, when it is broken np
and run two or three yenrs in grain crops, and
then seeded down again to grass or clover. The
Northern farmer cultivates his grass crops just
as the Southern farmer would have to do; and
we aroconfident that the Middle Georgia farm
er, with equal pains and equal fertilization,
wonld lay in a heavier crop of Red Clover by
the first of Jnue than the Northern farmer
could do in the whole season. But the point
aimed at by onr Yankee friend was not that
Georgia should grow long forage as a money
crop, bat that she could produce her own sup
plies with economy and success. And who will
say Nay!
Host’s Merchants Magazine Year Book foe
1871.—The proprietors of the New York Com
mercial and Financial Chronicle have jnst pub
lished this grand repository of facts and figures
connected with the industrial, financial and
trade movements of the country for the year
which has just expired. It is a book of 500
ootavo pages, opening with a financial review
of tho year—giving in the second chapter the
debts and -financial condition of each of tho
States. The third chapter is a review of the
National Banking System, and the condition of
the banks. Chapter fourth treats of Railways
and Telographs. Chapter fifth contains a gen
eral review of the condition of American and
European nations. Chapter sixth is upon trade,
domestic and foreign. Chapter seventhas de
voted to tho cotton trade, and reviews its his
tory and progress from 1621 to 1870. Chapter
•eighth is a view of the trade in Bread-stuffs, To
bacco, Coal, Petroleum and Iron. Tho rest of
tho book treats of Legislation, Biography and
Miscellaneous topics. The man of business
will see that it is a valuable compendium of
facts and figures.
A Death-Stab at Beecher’s Vanity.—Mr.
Lennox, of New York, the owner of the Lennox
Library; which is to be given to the public after
a few years, is a recluse in his habits, and has
always been exceedingly averse to allowing any
body to inspect his bibliographic treasures.
Some time ago Henry Ward Beecher was anx
ious to gain admission to the library, to consult
a rare volume which could only be found there.
The person in charge told, him the admission
was impossible, and that the owner could not
be seen by anybody. Beecher, however, de
aired liim to take his card to Mr. Lennox, which
wes finally done. * ‘Beecher, ” said the scholarly
hermit, as he looked at tho card, “who is this
man? I have never heard of him; give him
my compliments, and tell him the library is not
open to visitors.”
We acknowledge the receipt of a ipecimen
of tho delightful senppemong wine, grown and
manufactured by Mr. J. 0. Martin, of Cath-
bert, Georgix The same was sampled and
critically tested by the corps editorial of this
paper, and pronounced excellent. The flavor
and bouquet of this native product of the grape
are most delicious, and, with a little more age,
it will compare favorably with sherry, madeira,
and other foreign importation, while we know
it to be free from adulterating matter.
Mr. Martin is prepared to fill all orders for
.this healthful and invigorating beveiage at short
notice.
Cotton Figures anti Speculations.
The cotton excess footed up last Friday night
986,120 bales—the grand total of receipts to that
date being 8,628,373 bales, against 3,687,062
bales at the same time l® 31 y ear » a B ran< *
total of 3 164,946 bales for tho entire cotton
year ending Aug. 31st, 1870. With equal receipts
for the remainder of the current cotton year
the cj^P would foot up 4,094,347. With an aver
age of 25 per cent, increase on last year’s re
ceipts it wonld foot np 4,207,103 bales.
Hunt’s Year Book for 1871, speculating about
the growing cotton crop, very justly remarks
that the crops grown in 1869 and 1870 were ex
ceptional. BothBeasons wero unusually favor
able, and both crops bad been stimulated by high
prices and extravagant outlay in fertilizers.
The writer thinks that tho unusually late fall of
1870 alone added 20 to 25 per cent to the out
turn, and he hardly overstates the matter. He
ndda fbaf. “in all the history of American cot
ton-growing, the third progressively favorable
season has never occurred.” Certainly this
year, so far, shows a very unfavorable start for
a good cotton year. Hence ho argues that “a
planting equal in area to that of 1870 may turn
ont this year less than three millions of bales,
and tho production in other countries may be
simultaneously discouraged by the prevailing
low prices.” [See p. 377 of tho Book.]
Well it is good to lighten our labors with a
bit of hope. “Let us live in hope, if we die in
despair.” Fancy what fuss and feathers there
will be in the cotton market next year, if there
should be any such deficit from this year’s pro
duct—a falling off, say, of a million to fifteen
hundred thousand bales; and yet, according to
this writer’s cstimato, somewhere about a mil
lion bales wero added to tho last cotton crop by
a fall season unusually protracted, and attended
with very favorable picking weather. There
will probably be very shy fighting between pro
ducers and dealers over the next crop. The
speculators who are selling for future delivery
will probably see sights. We hope that if plant
ers make little cotton they will at least get a
good price for it; but, then, the question arises
wonld they not ultimately forfeit all advantage
by reverting once more to Western com. and
meat?
Free Passes and the State Hoad
Lease.
Sir. Cox, Representative-elect of Burke
county, having received a pass on the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, returns it with the gratu
itous assumption that it was intended as a bribe
to debauch him from the performance of his
duty in respect to tho lease. The President of
the Road, Ex-Governor Brown, responds in a
letter of explanation, and prints the whole cor
respondence in the Atlanta Constitution, from
which paper we copy it, as part, [though a
small one,) of current history in connection
with this lease. The Ex-Govomor is potential
in the way of “sarkasum.”
All these things we note with regret, as more
or les3 portentous of a legislative squabble
about this lease, which is likely to be unprofit
able in every point of view. If, as is claimed
by some, the lease is invalid, that is a point to
be determined by the conrts; but let that point
be determined first. If the lease is vacated; then
sell the Road at once to the highest bidder in
State bonds; because any future lease, no mat
ter on what terms and conditions made, will bn
jnst as mnch a perpetual bono of contention as
this one has been and threatens to be. But if
this lease bo valid and binding on the State,
then the time and temper expended on it by tho
Legislature will be thrown away. Tho Legisla
ture can not divest the lessees, if it trie3. Wo
have not a cent of interest in this business, one
wayer the other; but it seems to us this is a
common sense view of the situation.
Conley’s Constitution of Georgia.—We are
indebted to John L. Conley, Esq., throngh
Judge Gerry, for an analysis of the Constitution
of Georgia—a pamphlet of 88 pages, printed at
the New Era office, Atlanta, a very useful publi
cation.* Mr. Conley says this is the first correct
copy of the Constitution, as it camo of force on
the 21st July, 1868, which ha3 ever existed. All
the others have matter interwoven which was
$fpnrgated by Congress.
Bids will soon be offered to manufacturers of
brass collars to supply enough equal to the Fed
eral office-holders in the United States. Each
collar will be marked “U. S. G.” They must
be delivered to collectors of ports, supervisors
of Internal revenue, and postmasters, and guar
anteed to be substantial enough to last until af
ter the Presidential campaign of 1872.
A San Francisco dispatch says a Chinaman
is going to try wlicthor he cannot enforce his
right to testify in an American Court of Justice
under the Ku-klux bill. Let ns see bow he
makes ont; and whether that kind of Legisla
tion is intended exclusively for Africa.
Specimen Florida Jdbymex.—The Circuit
Court for Gadsden county, Florida, was. in ses
sion last week. The following, from the Quincy
Journal, will shew what sort of grand jurors
Radical devilty seeks to foist on the people.
Says the Journal: «
When the grand jury, selected by the Board
of County Commissioners (composed of negroes,
except one white man), which consisted of eight
whites and fifteen blacks, appeared in court,
on motion of Colonel S. B. Love, State Attor
ney, each member was put on his voir dire
whether he could read and write plain print,
and fourteen of the blacks not being able to do
ao, were rejected. The oonrt ordered a special
venire, and the present grand jury was
up from the best men in the county.
Arrest of Counterfeiters in Floridn—
Two Macon Men Implicated.
The Jacksonville Union, of last Thursday,
says: “About a month ago Colonel Whitely,
Chief of the Secret Service Divisioa at Wash
ington, received information from some party
in Florida that a gang of counterfeiters wero at
work in that State making and issuing counter
feit §5 gold pieces. The Secretary immediate
ly dispatched Louis Delano, of the secret ser
vice, to work tho case up, who, assisted by de
tective Bates, got upon their track at Lake City
where they procured numerous specimens of
their work. The gang taking the alarm, broke
up their rendezvous and left Lake City, but were
followed by the officers, who overtook them at
Feraandina, where Romulus Noble, of Macon,
Georgia, and Elias Sweat, recently doing busi
ness as a trader on the line of the Tallahassee
railroad, wero arrested by Sheriff Hazen. O.
M. Sexton, of Macon, Georgia, was arrested at
St. Marys. A largo amount of machinery for
melting, stamping, etc., and five blank dies, to
gether with a quantity of counterfeit $5 gold
pieces, Mexican silver dollars and American
half dollars were also seized at Feraandina,
having been sent there addressed to Noble. No
ble and Sweat wero examined yesterday, in this
city, before U. S. Commissioner, C. L. Robin
son, and committed to Nassau county jail in de
fault of §20,000 bond3 for Noble and $15,000
bonds for Sweat. Sexton arrived on the Nick
Ring last night, in charge of the depnty sheriff
of Nassau, and will be examined to-day.
“Fay Up or Quit.*’
According to Sunday’s dispatches this notice,
in substance, was served by Bismarck upon the
Versailles Government, throngh Jules Favre,
their diplomatist at Frankfort last Saturday.
Favre declared it impossible for his Government
to make the payments to the Germans stipulated
in the preliminary treaty of peaoe. Bismarck re-
plies, yon must pay at once. We’ can’t give time-
Delay will entail serious results upon your gov
ernment. Can’t you borrow from tho French,
English or German hanks ? Bismarck, in the
kindness of his heart, (no doubt,) even under
takes to see Baron Rothschild and ascertain
whether ho will not raise the money for the
poor Versaillists. Let us fanoy Prince “Bis;”
who means business, whispering a word into the
old Baron’s ear. No matter, says Bismarck,
about these “gentlemen of the pavement.” Let
tbani sink or swim; if you take their L O. U.’s
I will make it my business to seo that you are
held harmlM*. Whoever may bo tbeir successor
shall protect the paper. We reckon this is about
the amount of what is going on; but whether
the Baron will untie his t&ot-bags on this.as
surance remains to be seen. Fimce has a long
process of squeezing before her, *eqa*l to any
ever practised on a lemon.
The Mobile Register.
This paper seems to have taken a new lease
on life with its change of proprietors, and typo
graphical garments. It has always been to the
fore when sturdy battling for the Bight' was
needed. The pen of Forsyte is equal to every
demand, bnt we have thought at times latterly,
that the Register’s columns looked that sparkle
and variety which characterized them when De
Leon gave the gifts and graces of his facile, pun
gent pen to their adornment. We do not know
the fact, now, bnt we are, nevertheles, fully per
suaded that he’s “at it again” from some “sign”
lately seen in the Register. We are glad of it.
A man so plainly “elected” for the delightful
drudgery and fun and deviltry of journalism—
one less “made”andmore “bom” for its peculiar
work, we do not know anywhere. We count it a
shame to the profession, and a most reprehen
sible short-sightedness on the part of the solid
men who generally steady the craft with the
ballast of their greenbacks, that he should be
forced to wander in the lonely fields of life in
surance. And if we stood in some men's shoes
■ we know of, life insurance would soon lose him.'
Justice Bradley, of the United Stales Supreme
Court, arrived in Savannah, Saturday, and
opened tho United States District Court, yester-
day. . > . »
Judge Nicholas Wylie, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Wilkes county, died at
Washington last Friday, aged 81 years.
The Chronicle and Sentinel, of Saturday,
notes tho death, last Friday night, at her home
in Edgefield district, S. C., of Mrs. Eliza Bacon,
one of the most widely known and highly es
teemed women of that State, at the age of 91
years. She had survived her husband 4G years.
A letter from Banks county, to the Chroniole
and Sentinel, of Saturday, says the wheat crop
in that section is being greatly injured by the
rust, and some planters intend plowing it np
and planting com in its stead.
Savannah shipped 3,346 bales of cotton
valued at $189,550 06, fourteen boxes of snakes,
show animals, and other “varmints,” and four
tubs of live turtles to Bremen and Havre, on
Saturday.
The Savannah News, of Saturday, says:
James Harrall, foruttering counterfeit money,
was remanded to jail again on Thursday even
ing, his brother having failed to obtain the
necessary bond. It is expected that tho required
bail will be given in a few days, as soon as Mr.
Harrall shall return from Macon.
The remains of Lieutenant-General Polk,
which aTe buried in St. Paul’s church-yard, Au
gusta, will soon be removed to Savannah, and a
suitable monument erected to bis memory.
Deputy City Sheriff H. M. Levy, of Augusta,
was seriously hurt, on Friday, by his horse fall
ing on him.
The Constitutionalist severely denounces the
flower thieves of that city, who are constantly
stealing valuable plants from the cemetery,
there. It does really seem that Augusta turns
out the meanest specimens of tlie genu3 thief
ever known in the State.
Tho Southern Farm Jonmal at Madison, will
hereafter be published os a monthly agricultur
al and literary journal.
The Rome Railroad Company has contracted
to complete the Memphis Branch Railroad. The
Memphis Branch Company pays $100,009. The
Romo Railroad Company furnishes $200,000,
and tho Memphis Branch ha3 ten years to pay
it back, taking their bonds at 7 per cant. The
Rome Company has charge of the railroad, and
will complete it in twelve months. Tho con
tract is to be submitted to Judge John F. King
and the Rome City Council.
The Lompkin Telegraph says:
Mrs. Vaughn, wife of Mr. W. Vaughn, living
about six or seven miles from Lumpkin, gave
birth to three babies last week; one, a girl, was
born on Taesday evening, a boy and another
girl on Thursday evening. The last was bora
dead; but the other two are living and doing
well; also, the mother is getting along finely.
AU three were common size infants.
Tho Chronicle and Sentinel of Saturday says
it “is understood that the new Port Royal Rail
road Company has made a definite offer, of £
controlling interest, to the Georgia Railroad
Banking Company, and will take no farther ac
tion until this offer is accepted or rejected *>y
the stockholders of the Georgia Railroad Com
pany, shortly to asssemble in this city.”
The Brunswick Appeal makes this statement
of the business of that port for the month of
April:
Fifty vessels were entered and cleared in the
District of Brunswick, daring the month of
April, of 14,875 tonnage, and 439 men.
3,000,000 feet of lumber were shipped to for
eign ports, and. about 2,500,000 feet shipped to
domestic ports.
A very good showing for one month’s busi
ness.
The Columbus Sun says the lawyers over there
complain that it takes hard scratching, now to
make a living by their profession. All have lots
of idle time on their hands.
Tlie Candidates and Platform of tbe
Kentucky Democracy.
The Kentucky Democratic State Convention,
which met last Wednesday at Frankfort, made
the following nominations, and adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
nominations.
Governor—P. H. Leslie.
Lieutenant-Governor—J. G. Carlisle.
Auditor—James W. Tate.
Superintendent Public Instruction—H. A. M.
Henderson.
Register Land Office—T. A. Dawson.
Attorney General—John Rodman.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Demoeratio party of Kentucky in con
vention assembled, re-affirming the principles
announced by the conventions held since the
war, resolve
First. That wise statesmanship and true pa
triotism require universal and unqualified am
nesty.
Second. That tho industries of the country
demand the abolition of the present mode of
raisng the revenues, by which portions of the
republic are oppressed and robbed to enrich mo
nopolies and certain sections; and the speedy
adoption of a system By which the burdens of
taxation will be equally and justly distributed,
and the taxes actntlly paid may reach the Treas
ury.
Third. That the preservation of liberty is
possible only through the States, and wo protest
against every, act by which States are deprived
of this just and constitutional power, and State
tribunals are ousted of their proper and neces
sary jurisdiction. And we are ready to join in
all lawful and just measures to reverse tho ty
rannical aetjof the party in power, whereby it is
sought to strip the States or all rights and to
concentrate all the power of tho Government
in a great centralized despotism.
Fourth. We endorse the address recently is
sued by the Democratic members of Congress,
and unite in condemning all nets by which un
constitutional and despotic powers are con
ferred upon tho President, by which, with the
use of the army and navy, the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus, the powdfc to declare mar
tial law, call ont the militia and invade the
States without tho request of their executive or
legislature, and other undefined means, ho can
destroy the freedom of elections, the independ
ence of tho judiciary, and the sovereignty of
the States.
Fifth. Kentucky is unalterably opposed to
every form of lawlessness, whether committed
under cover of unconstitutional enactments or
organized bands, and we pledge ourselves, as
occasion may arise, to use every legal means to
prevent the one and to have enacted such laws
as experience may demonstrate to be necessary
to pat down the other, and to furnish protec
tion to life, liberty and property, under the
laws enacted by our own Legislature and ad
ministered by onr own courts.
Greeley’s “Fist”—It Causes a Hot
Controversy Among the Iowa Ed
itors.
The veteran agriculturist of the New York
Tribune, Horaoe Greeley, has written a letter
to the President of the Iowa Press Association,
about the contents of whioh there is much dis- .
pnte among that fraternity. The editor of the
Clintoa Age, who claims to be an expert in de
ciphering bad manuscript, translates the letter
as follo-rg ;
“XBoien Oman, N. Y., April 18, ’71
Dear Sib * I have wondered all long whether
any d—n squirt had d«uied the scandal about
the Pres’t meeting Jane in the woods on Satur
day. I have hominy, carrots and R. R. ties
moretthan I could move with eight steers. If
eels are blighted, dig them early. Any insin
uation that brick ovens are dangerous to bams,
gives mo the hororrs. Greeley.” '
The editor of the Age insists that this is a
literal translation. But another Iowa editor,
who had worked many years as a type-setter in
the New York Tribune office, contends that the
proper reading is thus:
“I have waited till longer waiting would seem
discourteous, and now decide that I cannot at
tend your Fress meeting next Jane, as I would
gladly do. I find so many cares and duties press
ing upon me, that with the weight of years, I
feel obliged to dedino nearly every invitation
that takes me over a day’s journey from home.
Yours among them, Horace Greeley.”
The controversy among the Iowa editors con
cerning the reading of the remarkable epistle
was still raging at last advices.
New Yore, May 7.—The cotton movement
for tho week shows the market falling off. Re
ceipts from all the ports aro 51,432 bales,
against 56,085 last week, 63,042 tho previous
week and 64,156 three weeks sineo. Total re
ceipts since September are 8,623,373 bales,
against 2,637,253 for the corresponding period
of the previous year, showing an increase of
986,1^0 bales in favor of the present season.
The exports from all the ports for tho week
are 71,087 bales, against 36,275 the same
week of last year. Total exports for the expired
portion of the cotton year, are 2,687,962 bales,
against 1,790,606 the same timo last year.
Stock at all ports 426,944 bples, against 353,-
0G8 the same time last year. Stock at interior
towns 58,632 bales, against 69,909 same time
last year. Stock in Liverpool 994,000 bales,
against 540,00O last year. American cotton afloat
for Groat Britain 230,000 bale3, against 180,000
last year. Indian cotton afloat for Europe 275,-
223 bales, against 187,113 last year.
During the week cold rains have prevailed in
tho South, which have done muoh damage. In
some sections planting has been delayed, while
in others a large area of land will no donbt have
to be replanted.
San Francisco, May 7.—Dr. Patir, a celebrated
Chinese Doctor, has sued a white man for a bill
of $23 in the Justices’ Court, where he will offer
his own testimony, and if refused will apply to
the U. S. Courts for a warrant under the Ku-
klux bill.
Memphis, May 6.—The decoration of the Con
federate graves entiroly suspended business to-
day.
Washington, May 7.—Tho weather is quite
cold and clear.
Paris, May 7.—Tho commandant at Vincen
nes asks for reinforcements. Rossil complains
of interference from the Committee of Safety.
Pyatte has resigned from the Committee of
Safety. Rossil and Dombrowski aro on bad
terms. *
Versailles, May 7.—There was a heavy can
nonade last night and this morning. Fresh
batallions have been ereoted and will open to
morrow, directing their fire especially against
Montrougo. Work in the trenches between
Issy and Vanvres is rapidly advancing. No
engagement last night or to-day is reported.
Paris, May 7.—The Commune officially re
ports all quiet at Vincennes. A reconnoisance
of Versaillists before Montrougo was repulsed.
In an engagement between the outposts near
Issy, several Versaillists were taken prisoners.
The work of barricading the avenne of the
grand army is still going on. Many arrests have
been made.
Paris, May 6—Night.—The firing sonih of
the city is vigorous, while at Neuilly and As-
nieres it is alternately furious and weak. A
fresh attack on the southwest side of tho city is
impending.
Peanefobt-on-the-Main, May 6, (Herald ca
ble.)— Bismark, attended by Baron Ameira, ha3
had two interviews with Favre, Ponier and
Quertier.
Later.—Favre declared tho payment by-
France of the contributions in accordance with
the preliminary peaoe treaty was impossible,
and asked for a concession, offering as an equiv
alent tho prolongation of the commercial treaty
and advantageous arrangements with the East
ern Railroad. Favre also asked for the posses
sion of Forts Oharonton, Nogent, Rosney and
Noisy by the Versailles troops, and also the re
turn of all captured arms and munitions, and the
prompt return of all prisoners of war. Prince
Bismarck insists upon a strict and immediate
compliance with the preliminaries of the new
Convention. He suggested that loans be ob
tained from the English, French and German
banks, and stated that further procrastination in
the payment of the indemnity will entail serious
results upon the Versailles Government.
At noon to-day Bismarck held a conference
with Baron Rothschild. Bismarck remains till
Monday night.
Frankfort, May 7.—Bismarck and Favre had
two meetings. Favre asked concessions, bat
Bismarck insists upon strict and immediate
compliance with the preliminary treaty. Another
consultation oecnrs Monday.
New York, May 8.—A World’s special from
Versailles on tho 7th, says Bismarck urges
Thiers to hasten the redaction of Paris.
The Germans will not hold aloof beyond next
Sunday.
A special to the Telegraph says the Com
munists made a sortie on Monday from Issy,
and were repulsed with tremendous loss, and
fled to Paris. They fired on the Friends who
refused to open gates into the Vangirard quar
ter.
There was a panio at Vanvre3 where the Na
tionals deserted their position. Rossil ordered
the right sleeves of the deserters’ uniform to be
out off.
Frankfort, May 8.—Tho Emperor William
telegraphs to Bismarck the following: “While
strictly adhering to the preliminary stipula
tions, I am willing to afford all possiblo facili
ties for a complete understanding. I am will
ing to fully discuss the means for an early sup
pression of anarchy, and for the establishment
of a legal government in France.”
London, May 8.—The Versaillists aro within
three hundred yards of the Porte Maillot. Roch
efort announces that ammunition is running
sh-; it. Cluseret will have a speedy trial. It is
reported that Gambetta’s arrest has been or
dered.
Versailles, May 8.—Thiers, in a proclamation
to the people of Paris, says he will not bombard
Paris, bnt will assault tho ramparts. Ho re
quests citizens to rally around the troops, and
promises for their aid, amnesty and a continued
subsidy to tho poor.
Paris, May 7, evening.—The firing ceased,
apparently, by mutual consent to remove the
wonnded and bnry the dead. The Communists
admit that the Versaillists are gaining ground.
The Versaillists are poshing between Nenilly
and Levallols for the purpose of clearing the
Seine and driving the Nationals to Clichy. Five
priests have been arrested as spies. The Church
of St. Eustache has been converted into a po
litical dab room. Others are used for publio
meetings and concerts. The palace of the Tuil-
leries has been turned into an asylum for wid
ows and orphans of the National Guard.
Hartford, May 8.—In the New Haven ward,
vhere the committee fonnd only 479 ballots in
the package marked 579 for Jewell, the com
mittee have obtained 520 signatures to a decla
ration of voting for JewelL
Washington, May 8.—Douglas acts daring
Pleasanton’s absence.
Secretary. Belknap’s child Is dead. The
child’s mother died reoently.
Corcoran i3 worse. The doctors are constantly
in attendance.
The mixed Spanish Commission consists of
Otto, arbitrator; Cushing, attorney, on behalf
of the United States; Palistad; arbitrator; Car
lisle, attorney, on behalf of Spain. ’
The High Commission takes no cognizance
of oontraots between British subjeots and the
Confederate Government.
Tho treaty was signed to-day by tho High
Commission at the Department of State. The
gentlemen, after this was done, exchanged con
gratulations on the result of their labors, ex
pressing the belief that they had done the most
they possibly could for tho peace and honor of
the two countries. Although the Commission
ers have been cautious in talking to persons
ontside of their own cixole, the following points
will be found to be correct: First—there are
to be two hoards of arbitration or commissions.
To one will be referred the Alabama and other
similar claims whioh are recognized as national,
and to be settled on the principle of responsi
bility for such depredations over which the Gov
ernment has exeroised the utmost diligence and
possible precaution to prevent privateers from
being fitted out.in its ports to prey upon the
commerce of a power with whom it is at peace.
The other board is to take cognizance of miscel
laneons claims, British and American, confined
principally to the period from the commence
ment to the close of our late civil w&r. Among
these aro the St. Albans claims for damage' to
property in that town- by the Canadians, bnt
no claims for tho Fenian invasion of Canada
aro to be admitted. As to the claims of British
subjects -for seizures of their cotton, Great
Britain, throngh its commissioners, doc3 not
recognize them in cases where such subjects
took np their domicile in the South, as thereby
they subjected themselves to all the risks and
contingencies of war. Ail legitimate claims for
cotton will, however, bo considered. It has
been reported, without warrant, that they will
amount to $13,000,000 or more, but this is con
sidered to be a great exaggeration. They will
not probably amount to $1,000,000. There will
bo no difficulty in ascertaining all the particu
lars, as the Treasury Department has full data
of all the seizures of cotton; the names of tbe
owners thereof, and all the particulars concern
ing the seizures. Among the claims which will
also come before this board will be that of
our Government, growing out of tho purchase
of saltpetre in the East Indies during tho war,
and whioh was seized by the British authorities.
This Government is aware that a fall list of
British olaim3was reoently published in that
country, but it also bas information that many
of them have already been adjusted, while
others will not come within tho provisions of
the treaty. Theroaro other miscellaneous claims
which will come before this second board. The
San Juan question will be referred to the arbi
tration of a friendly sovereign, probably the
Emperor of Brazil. From the doouments which
will accompany the submission, it is believed
that the decision cannot fail to be in favor of the
United States.
Tho treaty provides for the free navigation of
the St. Lawrence by vessels of the United
States, and for the use of the Canadian canals
upon the payment of the regular term3. There
are also provisions regulating the privilege of
fishing in Canadian waters, but these have not
been ascertained with sufficient acouracy to
justify their statement.
The London Times of to-day mistakes in say
ing that the treaty must be ratified by both
Houses of Parliament. Legislation will, how
ever, be required only to carry some of its pro
visions into effect.
Wilmington, Del., May 8.—The Philadel
phia, Arlington and Baltimore Railroad shops,
with some 17 engines, were burned. Cause, lo
comotive sparks. Loss very heavy.
London, May 8.—A dispatch from Lyons
states that Gambetta was arrested in the city
Saturday by order of the Versailles Govern
ment.
New York, May 8.—The Stook Exchange
elected W. B. Clarke, President; and M. A.
Wheelook, Chairman.
Versailles, May 8.—Theirs, in a proclama
tion to the people of Paris, say3 : The Germans
declare they will mercilessly resume the war
unless the insurrection is at once suppressed.
The proclamation closes as follows: Reunite
and open the gales to us. The work of the
cannon will then cease and tranquility and
abandonee take its plaoe. We are marching to
deliver you and will be among you in a few
days. You can aid ns.
Washington, May 8.—The Court of Claims
to-day decided tho cose of Slawson vs. United
States, in favor of the Government. If being
a suit brought for the recovery of the proceeds
of a steamboat captured at Charleston, which
had been used by the Confederate authorities,
and was afterwards^on a verbal agreement with
Slawson, employed by the United States Pay
master’s Department, and then turned over to
the Treasury agent and sold. Judgment against
the claimant was rendered on the ground that
the court had no jurisdiction of suits to recover
proceeds of any captured property which had
been used for the purpose of carrying on the
war against the United States; and, also for the
reasons that'the said boat having been appro
priated by the Federal army for military pur
poses, it is exempted from the jurisdiction of
the court by the act of July 4, 1864.
An investigation of the condition of farm
animals of the United States, recently made by
the Department of Agriculture, shows that few
er losses, either from disease or winter expo
sure, have resulted during the past season than
for several years previously. Losses amount
ing to millions of dollars have been heretofore
reported yearly, bnt no zepiootio has lately pre
vailed in any portion of the country. Restric
tive laws and' the practice of gathering Texas
herds in tho frontier departments, have reduced
the ravages of tho splenio fever. The foot and
month disease which spread through portions
of New York and New England was not fatal,
and has nearly disappeared. The plenro pneu
monia has been reduced to a few eases near the
cities of the Middle States. Oharbon is now
almost unknown in the South. Horses have
been comparatively healthy. Swine have ex
hibited the greatest comparative mortality, but
loss than in former years. Sheep have snffered
slightly from disease. Farm stock of all kinds
are almost uniformly reported in good condi
tion. The hay crop was short last season, but
of excellent quality. The corn crop was very
large and was fed liberally, and better care than
usual was bestowed upon form animals. This
improved: condition is attributed to abundant
feed, more humane treatment and the mildness
of the past winter.
The Supervisor of Georgia and Florida re
ports the arrest of counterfeiters of five dollar
gold pieoes at Lake City, Florida. The machin
ery has been seized.
St. Louis, May 8.—General McDonald, Su
pervisor of Internal Revenue, has just returned
from a business trip to the Southern part of the
State, and denies that he has called upon the
President for troops to suppress the Ku-klnx in
the Second District of Missouri, as reported
from the West.
New York, May 8.—The caisson for the New
York and East River bridge was successfully
launched to-day. It weighs twenty-three thou
sand tons,
A verdict for $104,000, tho fall amount
claimed, was - returned for the Government
against Lilienthal, tobaooonist, for false returns
of sales.
London, May 8.—A rumor comes from Brus
sels that a formal treaty of peaoe Is signed at
Frankfort. Bismarck is expected at Berlin to
morrow.
Versailles, May 8.—Picard, in the Assembly,
denounced the proposed Bordeaux Congress as
criminal, and moved that steps be taken by'the
government to prevent its assemblage.
London, May 8.—There have been riots at
The Xittle Mew Boots. '
Can you dess what my papa did brin mo to-night ?
You might desa yote of thins, but you wouldn’t desa
' right. ' ’ -
Oh! I do not boyieve dat you ever could dess.
Now, if 1 were a derl, you would aay a new dress,
But as I am a boy, and am dust four years old,
Do you think you could des9, if younever was told 1 ?
Aldham, the great cotton manufacturing- town,
in consequonoe of a lock-out Result unknown.
“Good Words for the Young.”—The May
number of this oapital illustrated magazine is at
hand, and may be found at the book-stores. J.
B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. $2.50 per
Mmnm.
Doy aro not velly Ion, and not velly short.
But dey are de nicest dat ever was bought,
Dey are black as can be, havayittle yed tops,
And de yed it bedins, dust where de black stops.
Dey havo two yittle heels, and two fanny ears,
And sometimes dey Equeaks, so dat all de folks
bears.
SteS’ES’iit*!**'* i
Dey were de nicest my papa could det mo,
I would seep in them, if inamma would yet me.
I s’pose she would say ’twas a velly bad plan,
Bo I’ll teep my eyes open s’long as I can.
And of all my proeonts ’tis dis one dat suite,
Dese dear yittle squeaky, yittle yea top boots.
Fll help my dear mamma, and I’ll yock fie baby,
I’ll be ever so dood, and den sometimes, may be
lt he makes yots o’ money, my dear papa might
Detsomo squeakier boots dan he dot mo to-night.
For all of do music, ’tis dis kind dat suits,
De big squeak dat comes out of de new Nilsson
hoots. [Boston Journal.
Correspondence.
[copy.]
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company,
President’s Office,
Atlanta, Ga., April 1871.,
Eon. D. P. Cox, Waynesboro, Go.—Dear
Sir : As you aro one of tho guardians of the
publio interest, and your position will make it
your duty to look into the matters connected
with the State’s interest relative to the Western
and Atlantio Railroad; I inclose you a pass for
the year 1871, and invite you to pass over the
road whenever you may think proper, and will
thank you for any suggestions you may make at
any time. It is the intention of this Company
to comply with its contract with the public
promptly and faithfully, and to observe all its
obligations in letter and spirit, and we desire to
afford the representatives of the people every
facility necessary to enable them to see that
this is done. That I may know that this has
reached you, I will be obliged if you will ac
knowledge its receipt. I am,
Veiy respectfully, your ob’t sv’t.
Joseph E. Brown.
„ [copy.]
Waynesboro, Ga., April 29, 1871
Eon. Joseph E. Drown, Atlanta, Ga.—Dear
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the re
ceipt of your letter, enclosing me a free ticket
over the Western and Atlantio Railroad.
The Eending of these presents, jnst at this
juncture of affairs, to members of the Legisla
ture, I can but regard as a direot reflection upon
their intelligence and integrity. Were I to ac
cept the ticket, I should feel that I was a
bauched legislator.” Hence I promptly return
the same to yon, with the request that you send
me no more such favors. Respectfully,
v D. P. Cox.
Western and Atlantic R. B. Co.,
President’s Ofeice,
Atlanta, Ga., May 4, 1871
Eon. D. P. Cox, Waynesboro', Ga.—Sir :
have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 2d ult., and in reply state, that I had no
idea you could be so easily debauched. I sup
posed, judging from yonr position as a repre
sentative elect of the people, you had tho
telligence” to comprehend the motives that
prompted my action; and that you set a much
higher estimate upon yourself, than to suppose
for a moment that any one wonld think of cor
rupting your “integrity” with so very small
a consideration.
Much has been said by designing men abont
fraud or unfairness in the lease of the Western
and Atlantio Railroad. The company have in
vited fair and full investigation. And as their
representative, I thought it was proper that
afford the representatives of the people every
facility in my power, to see the condition in
which the lessees aropu<ting tho read, and our
manner of transacting business with the peo
ple. I, therefore, determined to send free tickets
to tho-Senators and Representatives elect, to be
used at their pleasure for that purpose, but
certainly never imagined that any one with
character enough to be elected a Representative
of the people, could be influenced or bribed by
such an invitation.
I have made no discrimination between those
supposed to bo perfectly impartial between the
State and the lessees, as the great body of tbo
Senators and Representatives are, and yourself,
though rumor had already set you down as one
who had prejudged the case against us without
a hearing. While I had little reason to donbt
that you were coming up to vote against ns on
every issue, I was willing that you have a fair
opportunity with the others to pas3 over the
road to get up points, if you could find any, to
use against us at your pleasure. With the fixed
determination which I am satisfied you enter
tain, to fight the lease, right or wrong, in which
your future course will doubtless show I am not
mistaken, you may feel that it would be a little
embarrassing for you to accept our invitation
to pass over tbe road and look into its condition.
In the warfare which the people of the State
will hereafter see you are making on the lease,
I will afford you all necessary facilities for look
ing into the condition of the road, and shall re
gret to discriminate against you; but, as it is
your desire, the company will charge you full
fare when you pass over the road on that busi
ness, that all may see and.know that you have
certainly nofbeen “debauched
I have sent tickets to a large proportion of the
Senators and Representatives, and at least nine-
tenths of those who havo received them, who
are doubtless as honest and pure as yonrself,
have taken a more rational, enlarged and jnst
view of the matter, and have accepted the invi
tation without imagining for a moment that any
reflection was intended upon their “intelligence
or their integrity.” Consoious of the rectitude
of their own motives, and knowing that they
were not purchasable, they have not miscon
strued my conduct, nor attempted, by misrepre
senting it, to produce a false impression.
I do not know the postoffices of some of tbe
members elected to the Legislature, and I have
not therefore sent tiokets to all. Some I have
sent may have miscarried. The great mass' of
those to whom they were sent have accepted
them in the proper spirit, and I trust they will
use them whenever they wish to see for them
selves how we are managing the road. If any
who have been omitted, and who feel themselves
above suspicion, will inform me of their post-
offloe, I will cheerfully extend to them the same
courtesy.
We feel that we are complying with our con
tract in good faith. We pay the monthly rental
promptly, and we are greatly Improving the
condition of the road and its rolling stock, at
an expense beyond it3 monthly income, of a
heavy debt to the company. And we have no
motive to conceal what we are doing. We feel
it our duty, whatever it may cost, to put the
road in condition to acoommodato the public
promptly, and look to the future for a reason
able compensation for our risk and expendi
tures. Respectfully, etc.,
Joseph E. Brown.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
How tbe Senate Looks when tbe fla’Ietles
aro Cleared.
Colonel Forney is giving some interesting
miniNMnnAiiinfiia “ AnAA/fataa nfPnWie \T An >»
reminiscences in his ‘ ‘Anecdotes of Publio Men.
From the last Sunday Chronicle we copy the
following inside view of an executive session of
the Senate:
A great many people who' read the proceed
ings of Congress puzzle themselves with the
question of what is meant by the executive ses
sion of the Senate of the United States. This
session is in fact the Masonry of American leg
islation. There is perhaps nothing like it in
civilized government, although the theory of it
pervades the administration of all nations. This
theory is that there are certain things in pnblio
affairs whioh cannot be entrusted to the public.
Among these are treaties of foreign powers, and
important offioial nominations. To discuss these
in the presence of an inquisitive newspaper
world would be to reveal to outside rivals much
that ought to be concealed, to expose private
oharaeter to universal and critical examination.
The executive session of the Senate is In many
respects like the confidential meetings of the
Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the
Masons, without partaking of any of the pecu
liar traits of those honored and honorable Or
ders. When the Senate resolves to go into ex
ecutive session the galleries are cleared of spec
tators and the newspaper and Globe reporters
retire, frequently with a gladsome smile, be
cause, in many oases, they have beoome fa
tigued with the damnable rhetorical iterations.
Our friend Murphy, the pleasant suooessor of
the venerable Mr. Sutton, with his official corps
of rapid and ravenous short-handers—who
transcribe the oratorical volume poured out day
after day by the Senate,- and poured into the
columns of the Globe—recedes into his little
room - when the President announces that the
Senate will go into executive session, unuttera
bly relieved. Sometimes-a motion to go into
executive session is oarried before a word has
been spoken In pnblio debate, and that is the
y » D 5® that taw&k* when
tfce^Senate are shut, and fiE^****-
newspaper men driven out, butS^W
tions to keep tins secret did not
my resignation as Secretarv ofS 18 4
can only talk to-you of the ms*? 9 ,
highly respectable conclave; nner3 « &!
The first thing is the utter «w,
Senators. They have ho audience to? a - c! Hk
upon and listen to them. Thev W °° s <!o£
tlemen with the lightning pen to teW Eo to
to distant points. They are
face and to fear their constituency n
getherby a solemn covenant not tr- > ^ fa
transpires, they do exactly WhalSJUlfc
most. I must say, with my freq& £S 5
mties of observation, I have seen ftl 0 rFftS
over-passed the courtesies andths
of the place. All are easier and
than when under the universal evTlt ^
cious people. Those who smok/L v
who like to be comfortable, take off
bnt there is no such thing £s ,i?£- theUt ^
least inside the chamber. Debat«^ p48 ®>*
because there is nobody to take
fhft nltoTMtirnD M doxr r!
tho altercations, commonln 1 the opea 0 ? 1 ^
are not uncommon between th™ 1
yet the perfect familiarity of the hi
the absence of all restraint, contri^ 0 ® 1 ^
adjustment of every dispute, how*- ^
Talking about
minds me of the difficulty of kesL, ons *
secret The Senators are all
disclose executive business, anathT n °tto
so, unless as regards nominatiocs 41
tions for political offioes; bnt as
nothing but important political
is a common courtesy that when » ™
jected or confirmed, the circumstanL?® 1518 -
freely spoken of; and it deserves to
the Senators generally, that the? ke« *
entrusted to them with unusual fidelitv t »
ercise ordinary discretion and care ,L Ioa
traordinary tact The doors of the a
scarcely opened, after executive sesrfmi'
the wholo newspaper tribe besiece .
with inquiries, and he must bo aW
can refuse to drop a word to an etoaJdt 1 *
portonal friend. orifJ or «■
Answer to “Fighting Grass
anil Bnj.
»ng Hay.”
Editors Telegraph and Messenger • w»
onsome of your readers to help
answer to the Yankee who let hims=lfW®
indiscriminately in such killing IangnacaTl
buyers andgrasskillers, and wishes to
we do not gather the hay made in tie f'i
after the crop i3 lain by. Now if’ that Tri
lives in Maine, that is the reasonhe raises’^
to sell. If he lived in Georgia he wonld n*
cotton to selL If cotton wouia growing
better than in Georgia, and vice versa iri
better in Georgia than in Maine, ftea K
have as good a market in Maine for t av “f
Maine has in Georgia. This is a shnp’e assra
to that part of his sweeping assertion in tear 1
to the shipping of hay from Georgia to St
Hay will grow muoh better in Maine than it
in Georgia. He may not think so, bnt if h
were to try to raise hay here he would findi;
would not get tall enough to cut, except oar--'-
lands as we are compelled to devote tograks
cotton in order to make a living. Everyintel
ligent farmer in Georgia is aware of tie /act
that common crab-grass, crow-foot end othe:
indigenous grasses, do not get_tall tnonjV
ont by the first of June. They never get £e,
poor lands, if the summer should be dry. oS
grasses such as Timothy, BIco Gno, Cera
and Lucerne Grass, are not indigercus to th
climate sonth of 32 degrees north fifed*
"When these are grown South it requires j
care and attention to produce an indiffe
yield. The spring being dry and warnn
as last spring—tbe whole wonld beafallr*
Tho sun is too warm hero for such exotics. X.i
I never bought a bale of hay in my life, s*l
have been farming fifteen years; end if a
farmer bought more Eastern hay and grata
your humble servant, our Yankee friend
cry- ont with another voice and sped;
language foreign to one used whencrjirgi
against tho programme followed by tta S.-ii
era farmers. Ah J how the whole North, Er
and 'West wonld howl for a market for is
produce aud stock, if the South would fere
year follow that course which they wodiset
by their constant fault-finding so ardeut’j
desire. The North has ever been ready to J
tate to the Sonth some course which all intd
gent Southern men can easily perceive tob
i mpracticable. Loud were their cries agdn
slave labor, because we could use it to aim
age, and they could not. Bnt, I will not r
der from the subject. Simply this now a
?ard to gathering crab grass and crowfoot hr
[f wo were to neglect our cotton picking
gather hay, we would lose more than we wi
gain in two ways. We would likely loses
cotton than tho hay would be worth, ani
gather it would injure the land more tin'
hay would be worth. We whocnltivateeiE
land in corn to make sufficient for allparpo
will always havo enough fodder and shuck
stock of all kinds. He who cultivates ail
ton will have but a short journey to rria
want. Now, do the fanners buy one-half of
bay shipped from the North and East to
South? I trow not. It is consumed by tl
mule drivers who bring their stock here, id
many instances, have to drive them bad lx
after feeding them until it would takeWsj
them to pay for the provender. So thestf
men and dray men use a great deal cf hay
corn. So tho men about towns who keep
of any kind, use more or less com and
Tho country should never buy a bale of
nor have any for tho city. Not ttstlw*
cause the gentlemen of tho city to
injures the land in the country to pdlc. 0|
hay. Freedmen do it sometimes ce-'rsff
the knowledge of the owner, and sell it to'"
consumers at about 50 or 75 cents perevto
such as they gather is worth less than not-
’Tis often dangerous for stock t°«i* 5
it is never cut, but always pulled n? u- -
dirt, and that after the fro3t has sapped it«
sustenance. . Now I think I could gw®*'
reasons why we do not gather hayf.’’--
but, I have said enough at present to canu
all sensible men that Georgia is not o jp
growing State, and the only reason it eft
of any size and becomes troublesome
com and cotton fields is that it W** 1 r ‘
plow, and if it escapes plow and hoeon
of wet weather it becomes a “P tsf > i"
fact that it 7ias received the benefit o. tne ^
ing, and is prepared to injure the 6™^ vi
and cotton which has not been benen*-“ i
ing worked in a wet season. ,-1
But, for fear I weary you I will close
saying if there is anything unanswere
me of it, and I will give you a lit.
help ont of the difficulty^
Macon, Ga., May 8,1871. *
Horrible Affair in North
Bloody Work by Badicaibu-" ,
The following letter from BnthsxJO
Rutherford county, appears in the North
lina, Sentinel, of last Wednesday:
looking through the .ehihksbetweentheW
ceived g apistofbnlletintheeye YJ t a -
scream she sprang book, and at that ^ ^
door was broken down and iu.
Adair, Columbus Adair and Bea»rfi®£
they came. Silas fell dead wfih {
his head. One of the assassins stood ,
children as they lay upon the^flooiy
them
Jy stooped to creep under the bed, h®
back. Then she began to figW
One of the butohers attacked her wi
Finally with five deep cuts in as ^ s
her throat deeply gashed, aha a ^
through the eye, this poor- creators
floor, and was kioked into a P lla .
straw, preparatory to the grand aua ^
Meanwhile every voice in the faudjJ, jg
stilled. Six lifeless bodies lay oa
floor—the old man on the hearth, .
haggled in pieoes in the straw, and ta ^
in their night clothes, lying where
had been jostled by rode feet. - ^
The fiends contemplated their wor 1 ^
sure it had been done thoroughly.*^.*,
to hide their tracks. Filling fig®® -Jt-
and other combustible matter, tMJ-Jjjjifl
match, and then, with an ineffacw-d
their souls, fled away into the dard
Later information is:to th« e ^
woman crawled out with one c ^ '
well-* 20 *"
saved. The murderers are
most violent Radioals.
Good News.—The Washington
says that the Commissioner of Inter jjflL
will begin nextmonth a further rs a -j J
number and a consolidation of y
enue districts in the country* Mies. 1
possible by the removal of special i .
law for whioh went into operation on
May.
