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Newspaper Page TextThe Georgia “Weekly Telegraph & Messenger. Telegraph and Messenger MACON, AUGUST 1, 1871. Death or Captain E. P. Bowdbk.—Werregre gen exceedingly, to announce the death of this tleman, formerly a citizen of this city, -where lie is well known, bnt more recently of Griffin. He died nt the latter place on Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, after an illness of only about four, teen hours, his disease being cramp colic, plicated, perhaps, with congestion of the liver and Captain B. was about 80 years of age, during the late oivil war was a gallant offioer of the 1st Georgia Regulars, in which regiment he held the rank of Captain at the close of hostilities. His health has not been very good some years, he having contracted chills while serving in Florida in 18G3 and 18G4, and his sudden death Is, perhaps, attributable in some degree to their deleterious effects upon his constitution. A* the time of his death he. was holding the posi lion of agent for the Macon and Western Bail' road at Griffin. Ho leaves a widow and three yonng children. Peace fo his. ashes, and may the God of widow and the fatherless deal gently with stricken hearts that mourn his loss. Toleration.—The Bev. H. W. Beecher, in Ms Christian Union, wants the Orange societies to parade again, and parade early and often, with all their banners, “so long as a dog wags Ms tongueand, when they can parade with entire impunity, then quit. So much in sup port of “a great principle'’—which wo suppose is that public opinion may be flouted by pnblio demonstrations to any extent with impunity. This is an impracticable idea of popular liberty. It can never be realized in any country—nor, in fact, Is it desirable that it should be. It is right that every man should be entitled to hold, express and defend his opinions, bnt it is not right that people of opposite opinions shonld keep np n perpetual rivalry of mutual annoy ance and insult. 2 hat is effective alone for divis ion, disoord and mischief. Now Mr. Beecher has gono to his farm, let him try Ms counsels on the brute creation—let him go out every morn inginto lus pastures, and shake a red rag in the eyes of lus balls, and stick to it, day after day, till Ms bulls get used to a red rag. The Tittup Avenue Street Railway Company in New York commenced operations 10th Octo ber, 1853. The first day they carried 22,000 passengers at flvo cents apiece—or $1,100. At the present time the Company has 1,800 horses, 300 passenger cars, and employs 800 men in doing its work. The stables aro large and well arranged, being well lighted and airy. A steam' engine of forty-horse power is used for grinding grain and cutting hay. Corn and oats are mixed with ent hay for the feed of the horses, and each week 3,700 bnahels of these groins and 450 bales of bay are required, while 100 bales of straw are used for bedding the horses. A “horse doctor,” thoroughly skilled and com' petont in his profession, is employed by tbo year, with the privilege of engaging as many assistants as may be required. The average value of the horses is estimated at $130 each. The horse-shoeing is let ont on contract. This work keeps about twenty-four men constantly employed the year round. The Company car ried last year 25,500,000 passengers, and its average daily receipts are $3,500, while on extra days they ran np to $5,000 per day. The Third avenue line is said to be the largest street railroad corporation in the United States in its transactions. - Bad Case op Abithmetio.—According to a Savannah letter in the Atlanta Sun, among the Custom-house vouchers of Collector Robb, made out by PillsbuTy, was a bill for seven hundred and sixty hours’ work in tho month of September last, by Ecipio Soule, at 25 cents an honr. Pillsbnry swore to that bill, and so did the indomitable Scip; bnt as there were only seven hundred and twenty honrs in the month of September, counting 24 hours in the day, tho department wanted Pillsbnry and Scip to rise and explain. • ■ Butler.—The Massachusetts Radical papers are remarkably heavy on Butler. They charge him with an attempt to foist himself upon the party by his election as Governor to secure certificate of character now so thoroughly fly blown. They charge Butler with a design to ran whether nominated or not, and say the Re' publican party never trusted him, though wil ling to use him for temporary purposes. Herein 13 a Diefioulty.—The World says that after turning the statue of President’Lin- coln in Union Square, round to all the points of the compass successively and finding that in every position it either made the horses shy or frightened the ladies, they have deterinined to make one more change and see if they can’t obviate the difficulty. Mb. W. E. Wards Seminary in Nashville is, we are assured, a very large, popular and well- endowed institution—supplied with every facil ity for the comfort and instruction of pupils, of whom it has several from Georgia. Tho winter climate of Nashville is much less trying to Southern yonng ladies than more northerly latitudes. Cady Stanton in her “ Frisco” speech shows that she was hard on Dr. Greeley. The Doctor, Bhe says, interrupted her in a speech, as only Greeley can: “ You say you want to vote. The bnllet and the ballot must go together. Will yon fight ?” “Yes, Mr. Greeley,” says Cady, “ just as you did—by paying a substitute !” The Courier-Journal says Lawrence Minor, a oolored porter on the steamboat Gen. Lytle, was, a few days since, tendered ono of tho pro fessorships in “Aloom University,” Mississippi, at a salary of $2,500 per annum. Lawrence is the son of a late Louisiana planter, by ono of Ms slaves, and is a bright, handsome mulatto. Fbedkbick Layton, tho Cincinnati Bret Harte, was heard the other day, while packing np his duds to leave Atlanta, singing a very doleful ditty, the chorus of wMch ran as follows: “Sing piz-zer-lng-tnm high, Sing dol do lorum low! ^ Oh! whon. from this moan little ono-horse town Shall I pack np my traps and go ?" Female Ku-klux—Bad Business.—Tho Tri bune asks what is the meaning of this? Mys- terious announcements reach ns that “the Council of the Daughters of the Forest of the United States of America will hold a secret ses ■ion on a certain Ridge-road in Philadelphia in the Son-flower Moon." Faibs in Georgia.—Columbus and Augtsia both hold annual Fairs next October, and aro making large prepaparations. Augusta offers fifteen thousand dollars in premiums. A fair qlso takes place in Rome, and Atlanta is show ing some movements for a similar display. Tee Southern carpet baggers are about to start an organ in Washington. Having the ran of the State treasuries, if the promoters are liberal, the organ will find itself in rich fields and pastures new. The 2nd Rhode Island regiment, on tho 2ist, oelebrated the first batUe of Bull Bun, at Rocky Point, with a clam bake. It was a good i,nd honest idea to celebrate that fight by taking to water. •f Chattanooga is planning an opera house' to ®ost $125,000. - The Alumni Dinner. We are authoritatively informed that the con templated dinner to the Alamnt of the Univer sity of Georgia on seme day .during commence ment week, may now be regarded as a fixed fact. All the preparations are being rapidly perfected, the contract for the edibles having been made, and the wines ordered. The dinner wi’.l corre off on Monday, July 81st. Lot ©very Alumnus of the college, who can be in Athens next week. Let them, every one. go there prepared to zealously and persistently support every feasible plan for adding new mo mentum to the progress of Alma Mater toward that high plane of power and usefulness to the State and the canse of education, which sho should and must occupy. She most not be laggard when, from every part of this broad l^nd, the command, “Forward,”ir swelling into a grand chorus. With the evidences of what Alumni representation has done and promises to do elsewhere,-before them, we do not donbt either what their convictions are, or what their action will bo upon it when presented for their consideration. Let there be a full meeting, the freest discussion, and, above all, earnest, har monious effort to secure desired results. Summoned, bnt Hot Wanted. We copy the following from Washington specials to the Louisville Courier. Journal, of Saturday, showing up a very strange procedure on tho part of the majority of tho so-called Ku- klox Committee—for it is hardly presumable that Fjench ■ could have countermanded his own subpoenas without t orders. The fact is, we suppose the. testimony, of late,. was get ting to be of a charaoter unwelcome to the .majority, and they did not want to hear any more of that kind. Chap Norris, so-called,' suited them much better: A Vile Trick to Suppress Honest Testimony. One of the vilest and most comtentible of Rad ical tricks has just been unearthed here, and is to be made a matter of immediate investigation. Messrs.-Beck and Blair, the Democratic mem bers of the Ku-klur Committee here, have been greatly surprised at the non- appearance of prom inent Southern gentlemen who had been sum moned as witnesses before the committee, and who, it was well known, were in a position to give a correct and truthful view of the Southern situation. In view of the unaccountable delay in the arrival of these witnesses, a dispatch was sent to the Southern papers last night stating the surprise that was expresssed,'and especially mentioning as a singular circumstance that such men as Gen. Wright, and Gen. Gordon, and Hon. T. Hardeman, Jr., of Georgia, who were thoroughly conversant with affairs in their seve ral places, failed to appear in answer to the summons. This dispatch was published this morning, and before one o’clock to-day the fol lowing telegram was received from one of the parties named as a dilatory witness: Macon, Ga., July 21, 1871. Hr. Sm—I telegraphed July 11th that I was ready to report, and received, July 12th, from J. R. Frenob, a reply that I need not come, the com. mittee not having time for more witnesses. (Signed) T. Habdeman, Jb. The J. R. French mentioned is the Radical Seargent-at-Arms of tho Senate, and he also acts as Marshal for tho Ku-klux Committee, and sends out all subpoenas. Mr. Hardeman’s dis patch was sentat once to Mr.Beck, who.called the attention of the Committee to it withont delay, and demanded an immediate' investigation, French was sent for, bnt he could not be fonHd and tho inquiry wa3 put off until to-morrow! and meanwhile new subpoenas wero ordered to bo. issued for Hardeman, and all others who woto supposed to have been deceived and kept away by French’s lying and unauthorized tele grams; for tho presumption is that Hardeman is not the only witness who has been kept away by him. Tire Alabama and Chattanooga Rail road. The Meridian -Gazette reports tho result of a raid by some unpaid employees of this road upon a train from Chattanooga. They fired np on engine at Meridian and ran to within a mile and a half of Tascaloosa, where their engine was stopped in a curve, and the men proceeded to town on foot, where they quietly awaited the arrival of tho train, which came in on schedule time. Most of tho crew of tho train from Chattanooga went to supper, leaving the engi necr and fireman to do the “switching.” The train wa3 hastily,examined by the squad from Meridian and fonhd to be a “mixed” one, with box ears in front, containing freight for Tusca loosa. It took bnt a moment to decide not to take the cars, on account of the freight. The men at once mounted the engine, invited th? engineer and fireman to retire, which they did, and in less time than we are telling it, the No. 19, one of tho beat freight engines on the road, was steaming away towards Meridian. James Oxford Liberated. MrT.LEDGEvn.LE, Ga., July 24, 1871. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: J0ur usu ally quiet oity was the soene on Saturday night last of what will doubtless be characterized as a Ku-Uux outrage. James Oxford, recently con victed of murder in the Sandersville Superior Court, was confined in our Miiledgeville jail, for safe keeping. A little before midnight on the 22d, our sheriff, Mr. Arnold, found the jail surrounded by a large number of armed and disguised men, who demanded the keys of the prison, and proceeded to take them. Opening the cell in which Oxford was confined, they carried away the prisoner and set him at lib erty. We ore informed that some of the liberators avowed that. they were liberating Oxford (a white man, under sentence of death for killing a negro) because the Governor of Georgia (as they alleged) was in the habit of pardoning negroes for crimes committed by them. We have, here, no other news of inter est Oconee. Sketch or a Lady Editor.—A New York cor respondent of the New Bedford Mercury thus describes Miss Mary L. Booth of the Bazar “Imagine a woman slightly above the middle height, with fine figure, fair English comple: ion, very prominent forehead, thoughtful grey eyes, looking through eye-glasses (she is near sighted,) a large mouth, disclosing two rows of pretty teeth, soft brown hair, smoothly brushed back over a PompRdour roll, and you have a correct picture of Miss Booth. She is a native of Now England, is a hard student and accomplished scholar. During tbo four yearn that she has edited the Bazar she has been ab sent from tho office but twenty days. Beside tho $4,000 salary received from Harpers, Mina Booth realizes a handsome income from her translations, which are models in their way for clearness of diction and purity of style. She owns several valuable houses in the city, and lives in quiet elegance on Madison avenue." The Savannah (Ga.) News is nnhappy that we “continue to harp on the new departure.” It asks us why we don’t “fire more upon the Radicals and less upon the Bourbons.” We an swer beoauso the Bourbons tciK get in the way, We can’t help firing at them if they persist ir crossing our line of fire. Thus far they have been used by the Radicals as breast-works, and over thorn a storm of hot-shot is being con stantly poured into the Democratio ranks. They must be removed or destroyed before we can get a square volley at Radicalism. Just now we are only picking them off one after another at long range, and with a gentleness which aims only to disable, not to Mil. Next year, if any of them block np the way, they will be tramped' down under the Democratic column like corn stalks and stubble.—Courier-Journal. Southern Masonic Female College.—A cir cular from the President of this deservedly pop ular institution, announoee tbit the fall term will begin on the 15th of August. This College is under the patronage of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, and merits a liberal patronage from the people of the South. THE GEORGIA PRESS. A wagon load of new crop sweet potatoes, and a lot of oven-loaded benzinists, were the street sensatjons down at Bainbridge, last week. The Oolnmbns Enquirer understands that ex- Collector Jas. Johnson slates that one of his deputies is involved in the Savannah Custom House defalcations, and that he, tho (ex-CL) may have to foot the bilL The Washington (Wilkes .county) Amend meats have invented a new plan to capture the filthy IncTe. They get np funerals, and, after chartering a train on the branch railroad, col lect foil fare from the passengers. One negro made $80 lately. The editor of the Washington Gazette was bitten twice on the band by a water moccasin, last Saturday. The snake only lived about one minute afterwards, bnt the editor -wasn’t hart at all. They always did sell “powerful” strong whisky in that town. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Northeastern Railroad, at Athens, on tho 20th inst, the following preamble and resolution were adopted With a view to answer the inquiries of all persons interested in the Northeastern Railroad, and to express tho opinion of this board with reference to the gauge to boused in its construc tion, as well as the point of intersection with the Blue Ridge Railroad, it is Resolved, That the road be built with the usual gauge to correspond with the roads with which it is to ran in connection, and beginning at a point to be designated in the town of Athens, shall ran by the best and most practicable route via or near Clarkesville, in Habersham county, to the town of Clayton, in Rabun county, or some other point near Clayton, to intersect with the Blue Ridge Railroad, agreeably with the provisions of the charter of said Northeastern Railroad. Capt W. E. White, of West Point, Ga., was thrown from a buggy on Sunday last, and bad both bones of a leg broken below the knee. Atlanta is about to be sold ont for taxes. The Sun says “nearly ono entire wall of tho City Hall is covered with the names of State and county tax defaulters.” The Rome Commercial says that .Chattooga county will not be able to ship over a hundred or so bushels of wheat to Rome tMs year. Chat tooga is one of the best wheat counties in the State. We were right about the Savannah musqui- toea. The parties from Bulloch county who were put in a jail a few days since for refusing to obey a writ of habeas corpus, havp come to terms and paraded the body. We clip the following from the Atlanta Con stitution, of Sunday: Disappeared.—We learn that Mr. B. F. Rob erts, a prominent lawyer of Alpharetta, came to this city last Thursday, and disappeared that night, and has not been heard from since. His friends feel alarmed about him. Policeman Shot.—Yesterday morning about four o’clock policeman W. G. Dixon, near the corner of Line and Pryor streets, detected an athletic negro carrying a bundle of goods, and supposing the articles to be stolen, attempted to arrest the negro. The negro drew a revolver and fired—one ball taMng effect in the chin, carrying off three teeth and passing ont under the right cheek bone. Though smarting under the wound, policeman Dixon gave close chase and fired sevoral times, bnt without effect. He was joined by four policemen who pressed the negro so close that ha again fired several shots, but without effect. Ho effected his escape, and successfully eluded the police up to the latest account Dr. Roach dressed policeman Dixon’s wound, which is severe. bnt not dangerous. Dixon will soon be np. We find these items in tho Savannah Repub lican, of Saturday: Accident on the Atlantic and Gulp Rail Road—A Fireman Dies op his Injuries—An Engineer .Scalded—Damage to the Train.— About 7-ydoolt yesterday morning rH6 express passenger train on the Atlantic and Gulf -Rail road, bound east, when abont three mile3 from this city, met with an accident under the fol lowing circumstances: It is supposed that a malicious person placed a broken chair on the rail—both the track and engine wheels having an appearance derived from this cause—thus throwing the train off the track, which at this spot had been carefully examined by the Master of Roadway, abont 7 o’clock the evening 'previous, and four trains passed'over it between that time and the occur rence of the accident. . Although Ihe engine w&b turned completely over down the bank, bnt very little damage has been done to it.— One stock car was broken up. A. Williams, a fireman, who was injured, died about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Engineer J. J. Crowley was slightly scalded. Four stock cars were thrown from the track, which was cleared for the passage of trains at half-past 3 o’clock. Rumored Developments.—It is rumored in official circles about the region of the Custom House that J. H. Gould, the defaulting Collec tor of Internal Revenue, will shortly make his appearance upon the scene of his former opera tions, and make a clean breast of the transac tions which resulted in a ^loss to the United States Treasury Department—explaining who got the money, and how it was disposed of. The rumor states that several officials will learn more than they desire to know' about the de falcation with^whichhe (Gould) stands oharged, and of which it is understood he is extremely penitent. We look for the disclosure with in terest, being a firm believer in the maxim that “when rogues fall ont the devil will get his due.” The decision of the United States Court, de claring J. H. Gould a bankrupt, has had .the effect, it is said by rumor, of stirring np cer tain transactions, the legal effect of which will be determined bytheoonrts. Diamond rings and furniture, together with the grocery and furniture business, will be ventilate when the return shall have been made, and all that is necessary is the presence of Gonld to exemplify the fact that “all is not Go(u)ld that glitters.” The News, of same date, says': Andrew Chapel—The Church to be Deliv ered up to the Colored People op the M. E. Church South.—A few months ago we publish ed a statement of the fact that the Supreme Court of Georgia had decided the question in regard to the building on New street, north of the Central Railroad office, whioh was seized by the Radicals and scallawags, white and black, in the city, immediately after the war, and need for the mixed purpose of a church and a politi cal den, to the exclusion of the rightful owners and more conservative, respectable negroes among us. Since the decision of the Court, the trustees have had charge of the building! and made I jreat improvements there. They have repaired ::t inside and ont, placing it in the best possible condition suitable to church purposes, painting it in a very appropriate, and beautiful manner, so that now it is one of the neatest looking lit tle churches in our city. Every arrangement, improvement and artiole of furniture has been supplied to the church, which the trustees are now abont to turn over to those members of the Methodist congregation who refused to unite or affiliate with the Radicals, at the head of whom stood the venerable and faithful David Dajs. They are now about to be rewarded for their faithful adherence to their true friends, the Southern white men. The Constitutionalist, of Sunday, understands that Reese, the murderer from Taliaferro county who is m jail at Augusta and sentenced to be hong on the 4th of August, has been respited by Bollock ui^il October. Some of those Augusta amendments do play it sharp. Last Saturday Frank 'Williams was arrested for cursing and threatening hiswife. He explained it very satisfactorily to the “beak,” however, and in this wise, as the Chronicle tells ns: “HeBayshewasinbedreadjnghisBiblethe other night, and the mosquitoes bit him so rap idly, and so fieroely, that at last he forgot both his Bible and his ohristianity, and cursed them bke a sailor. His wifo thought he was cursing her and hadthe warrant issued under a mistake.” The Houston county people will have a hang ing yet, according to the following from the Columbus Sun, of Sunday : Caught a Murderer.—Jim Toombs, a negro who was to have been hung last Friday for the murder of a oolored roan, and who escaped from PerTy, Houston oounty jail, a few weeks since, was arrested yesterday by Joe Clark, the colored barber, and polioeman Roberts. It seems the man worked for Joe last year. Joe heard he was in AinKsms i End went over than in an express wagon. The negro very willingly consented to take a tide to this side'of the river, when he was nabbed by polioeman Roberts and lodged in the'guardhouse. We hear a reward of $1,000 was offered by Bullock for his apprehension, but some say this was afterwards reduced to $500. The negro has since been lodged in jaiL The sheriff of Houston oounty has telegraphed he will be here to-day to take charge of him. The Atlanta correspondent of the Chronicle and Sentinel writes as follows: Bullock has paid sixty thousand One hundred dollars ($60,100) for large rewards offered for the arreet of oriminals, his rewards ranging in amount from $100 to $7,000. Gov. Jenkins’ rewards for escaped oriminals never exceeded $200 each, and there were only a very few of them. Bullook has paid for lawyers’ fees forty thousand five hundred and fifty dollars ($40,- 550), over four thousand dollars of which has been paid to his uncle, “Judge” (?) B. H. _ - . .. — - *• - Jn n Brown, since the»9th of May, 1870. Judge Brown has not *fiad any other praetioe that ] know or can hoar of ainoe ho oame to this country. Bollock has paid for. extra clerks in the Executive Department, all unauthorized, over twenty-six thousand dollars. Gov. Jenkins •had no extra clerks. - The Columbus Enquirer has the following “million” story: Couldn’t Say Much fob Columbus.—A ooun- tryman from five miles below Cassets, Chatta hoochee county, brought in a load of water melons yesterday, which, after trying the market thoroughly, he was forced to sell at 7£ cents each. On this event he was afterward overheard soliloquizing after this fashion “Yes, this is a nioe price to git for my ‘mil lions’ after banUcipfViaJiS or 40 miles. I was offered a quarter foYviVJn Cussete, bnt like fool I thought I could do'- better np here. The people of Chattahoochee is talMn’ of gittin’ np a big barbecue to build a raiiroad to Columbus. I can’t see what iu the h—11 they want to come here for. If I can get forgiven’ for cornin’ this time I’ll bet I never cum' agin.” The Atlanta Sud, of yesterday, says that city was visited by the severest storm known in long time, on that day* A house on Washing ton street was blown down, and a Mr. Cgletree and his wife were severely injured. Their child, eighteen months old, was found in the rubbish, but was unhurt. Little Jessie Lawton fell from the seoond sto ry of her father, Colonel Geo. Lawton’s house, at Griffin, last Sunday, and was severely, if not fatally injured. The Atlanta Son, of yesterday, notes the fol lowing horrible accident: As the regular night freight train on the Ma con and Western Raiiroad was coming np Sat urday night,'a dreadful accident occurred, about midnight, one mile below Bear Creek. It seems that Dr. Lewis J. Dupree, of Griffin, was ly ing upon the track and was not discovered in time to prevent the engine from running over him. One of his feet was ont off, his legs were broken in several places, the pilot struck him in the back, dislocating his spine, his shoulder, was fearfnlly crashed, his jawbone was broken and all of his teeth knocked out. As soon as the train could be checked it was ran back to where the body was lying. He wa3 picked np, put on the train and brought to Bear Creek, where he shortly after died. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. News from Southwest Georgia and Ball, road Jottings. Cuthdebt, July 24, 1871, In making np our weekly resume of affairs in this portion of Georgia, it may be said for tho cotton crop that it i3 now for the most part clean and healthy, and in a growing condition, The weed, however, is exceedingly diminutive, and lamentably deficient in fruit. All agree in the estimate that the present crop is four weeks later than the preceding one. The month of August may do much towards retrieving this bad start, bnt the probabilities do not indicate over two-thirds (if so much) of an average pro duction. 1 * Cora is made, so far is the rains can affect it, and the work of saving fodder progresses ravor- ably. Rain is ‘generally needed over a largo scope of country, though the drought is not ex cessive save in isolated-localities. LUMPKIN RAILROAD BARBECUE. A largo gathering of the solid men of Stewart met on Weentsday last.to raise the wind for tho continuation of the B. G. & Columbus Railroad, from Cuthbert to Columbus. Mr. Kimball, Dr. Hamilton, Mr. Tnmlin, and others delivered ad dresses.' The amount subscribed was consider able, and immediate steps will be taken to sur vey and locate the road. KIMBALL CURRENCY." ” ' This white money, as it is termed, is getting to be a great nuisance to the oountry. Issued in one and two dollar bills only, it is rapidly absorbing and withdrawing from circulation all the greenback fractional currency in this region. Valueless -abroad, contractors and operatives take it unwillingly, and sometimes submit to very heavy shaves to get rid of it. All this is wrong, besides being illegal. Our citizens work faithfully in the performance of their laborious contracts, exposed to drenching rains and burn ing suns, and they are entitled to receive, and shonld demand payment for their services, in the lawful currenoy' of tho land. Surely upon a basis of $22,000 per mile in gold-bearing bonds, the small sum needed to pay for the gra ding conld be procured by hypothecation. Nor has Mr. Kimball of any other man the right to violate the statute in the premises. Already these “promises to pay” arexapidly taking the place ex necessitate of the national currenoy in sothe locations.' By Christmas the volume in oiroulation will be very considerable. A few days since it was reported that Mr. Kimball.had 'sold ont.” Supprse snoh bad been the case; or that in a few months the road shonld be turned over to the State by its owners, in pref erence to taking the ebanoes of losing money by working it. What, then, becomes of the Kimball money ? Who is to redeem it, if he be unwilling or unable to do so ? Illegal in its issue, where is the redress at law ? All these questions should be considered by the people, who, heav en knows, havo -already suffered sufficiently through wild cat banks, and the repudiation of Confederate money. - - But it is argued, does not the city of Macon issue bills which are freely taken at par? We answer yes. But every tax-payer, and the many millions’worth of real estate covered by the corporation limits are bound for the redemp tion of these bills, whioh render them (because not subject to discount from mutilation) even a safer investment than greenbacks. Still every merchant, and our citizens generally, deplore the necessity for any such issue, and all are anxious to xetire them as soon as the finances of the oity will render it prudent to do so. A DUEL ON THE TATIS. From a gentleman on board the train we learn that an excited temperance man, perhaps “Good Templar,” while lately inveighing in the cars against strong drink, exolaimeid that any person who would sell whisky would not hesitate to steal. This so incensed an Atlanta vendor present, that he has taken steps to call to account this over-zealous temperanoe advo cate. Our informant had been written to by the challenger to aot as his seoond in the affair, but wisely, to our mind, declined having any thing to do with so nonsensioal a matter. Mor ality and heavy legal penalties, ought to be suf ficient to suppress effectually the barbarous so called “code of honor.” MUTILATED SOLDIERS. We noticed on our return trip a gallant ex- Confederatu of herculean proportions, who lost both arms in defenoe of the South.' In the absence of any national pension to Bnoh unfor tunates, (our Union brothers even denying ns sepulture in the magnificent cemeteries built in part with Southern money) we trust the day will soon arrive when Georgia herself shall make suitable provision for her crippled braves. The following incident was gathered from the lips of » surgeon in the army of Tennessee, vbo waa a fellow passenger: At the battle of Chica- manga a Confederate soldier had an arm dis abled, and was also shot through both legs. So serious were the wounds of the poor fellow that amputation of all of-the wounded members was deemed necessary, and this was done upon the field. Afterwards, as his body was borne upon a stretcher to the hospital in the rear, a frag ment of shell shattered his only remaining arm. This, too, was subsequently amputated, and wonderful to relate, he still survives and resides in the State of Alabama. So much for what we heard and saw in a sin gle ride over the Southwestern Railroad. J. Georgia Polities, from Centre to Clr- cnmfereace. From the Journal of Commerce.] Atlanta, June, June, 187L There IB always a method to find out at the Capital of a State the general theories and moderate amount of the details of the political feelings of the State. I have gone throngh Georgia and seen a good deal of the condition of things for myself. I have talked with the high and low, from the State officers, relectod and appointed, the Chief Justioe of the Su preme Court, and the most prominent men in the State to the field hand on the plantation. A Fenian speech to an Irish andienoo at the North would db followed by a loud collision of applauding hands, while the better judgment of the same audience wonld prevent the subscrip tion of $100, or the enlistment of a discreet man to fight for the principle that caused the plaudit. Just to-day in the South, Jefferson Davis might give notice that he would address an audience at a given place, and from the time that he would enter the door till he wonld reaoh the platform the large concourse would stand and makejthe ’building shake to its foundation with applause. Butthey wonld do nothing more. The memories of the near past still linger afresh- in the minds of the Southern people, Mr. Davis was their seotional President^ and they remember the fact in connection with the cause for which one-half the living yonng men of toe South took np arms. But aside from their applause their better judgment wonld not carry them to excesses, even if advised to such a course by Mr. Davis. They remember the oause they fought for, but they remember it was lost, and here the matter ends. Mr. Toombs .is regarded here as an elegant gentleman, a most brilliant orator, liberally endowed with ideas, easy of access, and the best phrase-maker in Georgia, or perhaps in the coontTy. The people of Georgia accord to him all the honors that belong to his great in tellectual attainments, bnt still fail to credit him with judgment or discretion, because they believe he lacks balance. Mr. Alexander Ste phens conld demolish afcy fabric reared by Mr. Toombs. These two men were Whigs together, became Democrats together, bnt split on the question of secession. Whenever they met at isane Mr. Stephens won the oonfidenco of the andience. Even in the Legislature Mr. Ste phens, in a few moments, postponed the act of secession against the appeals of Mr. Toombs. Now, Mr. Stephens advises the acceptance of the Democratic platform of 1868. Here you have three men of whom the Northern newspapers say a good deal. Now let ns examine their presont Btatns: Mr. Tooznbs leads nobody here except him self, and he changes his opinion as often os three times a day. ■ Mr. Davis is not now recognized as a poli tician, and the people are sorry whenever he Epeaks in pnblio on politics, They entertain high respect for him, but he does not lead them. Mr. Stephens has a 'strong hold upon the sincere affections of the Southern people. Yet he does not control any considerable portion of them, even in Georgia. I mention these things as facts. They are facts, not because the people of Georgia despise those men, but because they feel that they can not effect any good result by continuing in strife. They were satisfied to support the prin ciples laid down in the address" of the Demo cratio Committee because they could not do better. They accepted, the situation boldly. The New Departure theory denounces what they opposed, and then accepts the denounced legislation as .settled issues. They are satisfied logi witn tnat. The people of Georgia care little what plat form the Democrats adopt. By tho people of Georgia is meant, of course, the intelligent pop ulation, nearly all of whom vote ono way. They realize that the battle ground of the next po litical contest must be in the North. Georgia, then, being opposed to Radicalism by a major ity of 50,000, will cast her electoral vote for any sort of acceptable candidate or platform adopted by the Demoeratie party of the North. Not only will the conservative men do it, but every man in Georgia who opposes Radicalism will vote for the Democratic nominee.. The young men of Georgia hold the balance of power to-day. Probably the three most in fluential men in the party in the State are Clif ford ’ Anderson, of Macon,'Chairman of the State Demoeratie Executive Committee; James M. Smith, of Musooogee, and Julian Hartridge, of Savannah, men who were hardly known be fore the war. Probably the next nominee for Governor will be Alfred H: Colquitt. The Democratio party of Georgia, with them, will aooept the situation. . . * Georgia is just now engaged in raising herself to a proud eminence among the prosperous States. Her people want to go oninjhepath they have marked out, and they have embarked' in the enterprise with a determined energy that will not stop short of success. They seem to have imbibed tho idea that every time one of their anti-war leaders spreads his views before the people the effect is tb set them back in proportion to the bitterness of his harangue. Hence they begin to feel that the worst enemies to their prosperity are to be found in the house of their friends. W. P. C. Pettigrn King Bowen. A Washington correspondent writes: As for Mrs. Bowen, her case exoitestoe deep est interest and sympathy here. She is devotedly attached to her humerous husband, and de clares that'she will stiok to him. She believes that her marriage was legal, and that it was formed in good faith by both her 'husband and herself. It is said they aro now living together, occupying a house here owned by herself. Bow en’s friends assert that he will at once take steps to procure a legal divoroe, to' which he is entitled, while persons who are not particularly friendly say'he will do nothing of the kind— that he is not entitled to a divorce—tha tour Court would dare to grant it now, and that he dare not apply for it; but that he and Mrs. Pettigra King will continue to live together, leaving toe world to say and think as it pleases, thus Toat- ing it in the bands of the other two Mistresses Bowen to obtain divoroes on the ground of adultery, if they see fit. The gentleman, who lives in Charleston, above alluded to, says that Mrs. Bowen was ..celebrated for her wit and sarcasm in Charleston, and he related many instances of her brilliancy in conversation and in society. She was at one time regarded as the moat brilliant and fascinating woman in the State, and owing to her father’s position, her society was greatly sought by distinguished strangers. She was, in fact, in her prime (per haps af ter she was married to her first husband) the sort of woman that was always popular among gentlemen, but looked upon with suspi cion (born of envy you may be sure) by the ladies. She reigned supreme in every assem bly, party or rout, and the prim, modest-going ladies called her fast. .-• AN ANECDOTE, When Thackeray visited Charleston many years ago, St a party given in his honor, he was presented to Mrs. King. In his bhmt English manner he greeted her: “My dear madame, I am very glad to see you. I have heard mnoh of yon. I hear yon are very witty, bnt very fast." - With a light laugh and a square look into his eyes, she answered quickly: • “Oh, but Mr. Thackeray, wemustrtot believe everything we hear. Now, I have heard you were a gentleman.” It is doubtful if this recounter ever took place between the parties named, but it will pass just the same. BY TELEGRAPH A Cabd.—Professor Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, at Washington, D. O., requests me to direot an imperfect “list of ooliegea, libraries, schools of high grade and public institutions in Georgia” which h% sends me. To avoid doing injostioe to any of the estab lishments existing—not named in the list, or snoh as have changed their locations lately, or have adopted a new name—I suggest that eaoh of them forward to the Professor a correct ad dress, in order that it may receive any benefits to be scoured by being known as a literary in stitution to sooiety. The press generally will oblige those most in terested by giving this an insertion. Joshua Hill. Madison, July 15,1871. Cotton Movements. New York, July 28.—The cotton movements show a large falling off in receipts and eonsid arable increase in exports. Receipts at all ports were 10,661 bales, against 15,386 last week—18,468 the previous week, and 18,197 three weeks ainoe. Total receipts sinoe 1st September last are 3,956,798 bales, against 2,843,084 the corresponding period of the pre vious year, showing an increase of 1,113,714 bales in favor of the present season. Exports from all the ports for the week were 19,271 bales, against 12,712 the same week last year. Total exports for the expired portion of the ootton year 3,095,547, against 2,159,899 the same time last year. Stock at all the ports 156,319 bales, against 126,384 the same time last year. Stocks at interior towns 16,216, against 26,326 last year. Stock in Liverpool 660,000 balee,'against 607,000 last year. Ameri can ooiton.afloat for Great Britain 80,000 bales, against 620,000 last year. Indian ootton afloat for Europe 575,585 bales, against 414,000 last year. At the South during the week more rain has fallen, bnt it was needed in many sections. Ootton in the New York market was heavy and lower early in the week, bnt afterwards partially recovered the decline. Sales for the week 78,500 bales, of which 65,500 were for future delivery and 13,000 on the spot and to arrive. Of the spot cotton, exporters took abont 1,125 bales, spinners 4,100 bales and speculators 1,500 bales. ’ General Trade. Home prodnots have been moderately active, but without any marked improvement in prices. Beef products have been quiet. Dairy products have declined. Tobaooo has been active in Kentucky leaf, and prioes have advanced. Na val stores have advanced in spirits, bnt have been quiet in other articles. Petroleum has been unsettled bnt dosed firmer. Hops have been large in movement for export at fall prices. Wool and metals have been firm on a fair busi ness. In other domestic products changes have not been important The general trade of the oity has not developed any new feature daring the week, and dullness prevails in all depart ments. Dry goods have been dull, Cvenin domestic cot ton fabrics. Prices generally firm. In the car pet trade orders for goods for fall trade are still being placed with the-manufacturer at value when delivered. The advance of abont five cents per yard, made early in the present month, is well sustained. The' boot and shoe trade con tinues dull, and the only relief to the market this week was the appearance of a few Southern buyers. Spring and summer goods are offered at a slight concession to close ont stocks, bnt fall and winter goods are held firmly. In the hardware trade some of the large firms are pre paring for the fall trade, but business generally is very dull. NewYobk, July 23.—Eighty-two thousand dollars have been subscribed for the erection of a new first class German Theatre, for whioh $200,000 are to be raised. The immigation to this port daring the quar ter ending Jane 30, amounted to 101,015, in cluding 30,814 Germans and 26,149 Irish. Abont eight hundred dollars have been pri vately subscribed for the widow of Bergeant Wyatt, killed in the riot of the 12tb, and the subserption continues brisk. The memory of Benj. Nathan, murdered a year ago, was observed yesterday by the syna gogue of Mt Sinai, the hospital of which he was President. Two of the east river dry docks have sunk, it is supposed from holes made by evil disposed persons, and the docks are being raised and re paired, bnt the company loses from $15,000 to $20,000. ' ' ■ San Francisco, July 23. — An immense Democratio mass meeting was held last night Salt Lake, July 23.—The City Council has appointed a committee of prominent Mormons to make gTand preparations to receive President Grant in August. , The Corrine Journal will be removed to this city, thus making two Gentile papers fur the Mormons to contend with. ' New York, July 22.—Privato letters from Cuba, via Jamaica, of the 5th instant, mention several important engagements, in whioh tho Cubans were successful. One of them is said to have lasted five hours and resulted in the to v--f OOO Spanish prisoners. In another, 45 Spaniards were killed and 150 prisoners taken. The Cabans eontrol the department of Guantonamo.. Washington, July 23.—The Solicitor of the Treasury, in a long opinion, holds that where parties act under a decision of the Commis sioner of Rev- . -.c, thoy are not liable, should the Judiciary Department- subsequently over rale tho Commissioner’s decision. This defeats the claim of the Government-for tax on bonds, coupons and dividends for five months,-between September, 1870 and January, 1871, where officers of -corporations, under Commissioner's decision, failed to withhold - the tax. The opinion holds that in withholding the tax the officers of the corporation aot as agents of tho Government and are not equitably responsible for the legality of the Commissioner’s opinions and instructions. New York, July 24.—The following is a copy of a letter brought to Admiral Rogers by a party of Coreans shortly after the arrival of the expedition in their waters, and before the first conflict occurred: “In the year 1869, a man of your nation, whose name was Zebiger, came here and com municated, and then went away. Why cannot vou do the same? In 1865, a people, named French, came here, and we refer yon to them as to what happened. This people has- lived 4,000 years in the enjoyment of its own civili zation, and we want no other. We trouble no other nation,—why da yon trouble us? Oar country is in the extreme East, and yours in the extreme West. For what purpose do you come so many thousand miles across the sea? Is it to inquire abont the ship destroyed—Gen. Sherman? Her men committed piracy and murders, and were punished with death. Do you want our land ? That cannot be. Do yon want intercourse with ns? That cannot be, either.” As the party bringing this letter had no cre dentials or authority to treat, neither Minister Low no* Admiral.Rogers paid any attention to the communication. ' . Washington, July 24.—Bev. Dr. Jacobs, for forty years professor of Pennsylvania College, is dead. New York, July 24.—The messenger of a national bank was knocked down at the corner of Broadway and Warren streets, and robbed of $30,000. . , Paris, July 24.—The'courta martial for the trial of the Communists at Versailles has been adjourned. Bonvalet is among the successful candidates in the eleotionon Sunday. Heavy payments towards the second half million of indemnity have been effected. It is reported that Favre persists in his resignation, because the petition of the Bishops urging the govern ment to rapport the temporal power of the Pope has been refused to the ministry of foreign affairs. The municipal elections resulted in the choice of six conservative and forty-nine moderate Re publicans. Prinoe Napoleon, who was at Havre, i&s been ordered to leave France. The Bone- part journal, Avenir, liberal, has been seized. London, July 24.—The ship Sidney has been wrecked—crew and passengers were saved. The meeting at the Hyde Park yesterday, was a fail ure. A heavy rain prevailed daring the day, and prevented any considerable crowd from as sembling. Prinoe Frederick William, of Prus sia, has arrived at Osborne House. The Em- >eror and Empress of Brazil, have gone tp ! Birmingham. Madrid, July 24.—The new ministerial com bination nnder Serrano has failed. It is said Serrano refuses to undertake the formation of another cabinet. Havana, July 24.—Rafael Quesada, with two hundred men, landed near Gnatanamo with eighteen mules and some rifles. The males were oaten and the rifles .were distributed among the Insurgents. A fight with the party resulted in a Spanish viotory. The lose of the Spaniards was 10 killed and 12 wounded. The Insurgents had 23 killed. Advices from Insur gent Bouioes claim a Cuban success. Forty- five Spaniards were killed and 750 captured, and the Patriots control the department of Gnatanamo. It is apprehended that the sailing of Queaada’s expedition will create a complica tion between Spain and Venezuela. Washington, July 24.—J. H. Christy, of Athens, Ga., was examined to-day by the Ku- klux Committee. He testified in substance, that he knew of no Ku-klux organization in his distriot, or any part of the State. In an swer to the inquiry, as to what facilities he had of knowing anything about it, he stated that be had been twice elected to Congress from that district, and usually attended the courts of the Western Circuit, as well as a portion of those of the Northern Circuit; and, in response to the interrogatory, he stated that he wss person ally acquainted with the people generally. No more crime was committed than before the war in his section of the State. He admitted that therew been some violations of law W* gte&ttBSBSsS tion, theft, eta., and stated that it was th^ eral opinion in the commumtv that took the law into their own so many oriminals had been p«dI3? Another circumstance which give rise iT many exaggerations in reference to the sa.,J Ku-klux, was the fact that mischievious v»! men, for purpose of amusement, someu wrapped themselves in sheets to scare the m2 stittons negroes, some of whom affected lieve they were ghosts of deceased Confed**** soldiers. These negroes had disguised selves and whipped a white man in Clarke cT ty, and there had been bnt little said aboat Another party of disguised negroes had tempted to murder a white man in FT....,,— and been convioted and sentenced, bat quently pardoned by the Governor. The 2 ness expressed tho opinion that Alf. Richest had not been attacked on political groundTT™ that no negroes had been intimidated from tingthe Republican ticket, but some had p ; ably been prevented by threats from voUep,™ Democratic ticket The whole tenor of ti testimony was to the effect that he belief there was no regular organization in Geots for the purpose of violating the laws. Tha - amination was long and tedious, but the abs are the leading facts elicited. The employees of the Alabama and Chat' nooga road having seized the road bet»« York Station >nd Meridian, Miss., the 1 go via Montgomery, Mobile and New OiQ. to Jackson, Miss. The section is in the hm of the rioters for 25 miles. There is no del of mails throngh Texas,-Louisiana, Arkama and Alabama, temporary contracts having be- made for the service until January'first. Met while, new proposals will be invited for tbs States, defeated by straw bids on somei™ portant river and stage lines. The President has pardoned Beddin & Broi of Tennessee, convicted of illicit distilling. Charles S. English is appointed Collector tho port of Georgetown; J. P. Starkweather appointed Collector of Customs. - St. Marks, Fla., July 24.—The naval ft master, Richard Washington, has been iesto- to duty. Philadelphia, July 24.—Wm. O. Stone, a porter of the Age, was drowned to-day. New Tobk, July 24.—The following ia' | verdict of the coroner’s jury in the 1 riot r tuns: “We find that these parties came their death on the 12thinst., by gunshot wool at the hands of some parties to ns nnknov; The jury having signed the verdict in for two cages, were discharged. Boston, July 24.—The following is a parative statement of the earnings of the Fm Pacific Railroad: Earnings for June, If $728,174 34; earnings for Jnne, 1870, 450 01. Expenses, June, 1871, $279,122) expenses, June, 1870, $419,151 81. FromJi nary 1, to Jnne 30, 1871, the earnings are 410,284 58 ; expenses, $1,686,887 23. E January to June 30, 1870, earnings $3,797, 09; expenses, $2,739,837. London, July 24.—The bark NickersoD, six of her crew, was lost off Cape Good Hi Charleston, July 24.—Arrived: stei Virginia, Philadelphia ; brig W. H. Qa: New York;, schooner Walton, Philadelpla schooner M. M. Hote, Boston; schooner X roon, New York. Savannah, July 24.—Cleared: bark Co nentel, New York; Robt. Caldwell, Provide Rome, July 24.—-The reports that the de] tore of the Pope from Rome is near at hi are still denied. London, July 24.—Russia has given i_ adhesion to an International Telegraph c a venlion of \ ienna. This brings the Euss^™ lines to Amoor and the Dead Sea under) operation and terms of that convention. Paris, July 24.—Journals are discouraged the apathy shown by. citizens in the electiu abstentions from voting on Snnday, ban reached an unprecedented figure. The Sonorain National warns the people ti the nation which takes no interest m its oi affairs is condemned to rain. Madrid, July 24.—Serano having failed, vaelia is now endeavoring to frame a new istry. Port-au-Prince, Hayti, July 8, via Hat, The old currency has been called in, and a issue has been substituted. The project loan to rodeem the currency substitute v. Bpc-cio has been rejected. - St. Thomas, Jnly 17.—The submarine ca! between Point Lincia and Saint Vincent been laid. The smallpox rages at Puerto. Venezuela, July S.—The country is i quiet condition, except the State of Barceli where there has been hard fighting. Gnyman has returned to Coracas, and is Ii g for reinforcements. New York, July 24.—Mace and Cobum to-day and agreed to fight on the 30th Non ber, within one hundred miles of New Je: The stakes are $2,500. The articles are I signed in New Orleans. The stakes consist the $2,000 already in the stakeholders hami- each man to put up $1,500 additional. Dow the French Indemnity Is Pa A German correspondent of a London pa; -gives the following particulars of the ma in which the war indemnity is paid by Frai Germany is to pay for tha bags in whidri money, is to be sent, at the rate of two sons; bag; thus, when the first instalment hast [>aid, she will have to return some 50,000 fra The house of Botsh child has undertaken I payment of the bills of exchange for the FreH Government; they are to be made pcyab!t| ready money, and without loss, at not than two months’ date. This business w done at London between Rothschild' and a German ConsnL The latter will also receive c sums Franoe pays in English bank notes, silver, and the other foreign but not Frea notes, will be sent direct from Paris to Be' by rail France bears the expense of tra as far as the frontier. The snm will at once^ divided between the separate States, as i the amount required to covez the North man war loan has been set aside. It will,] course, be impossible to oount the money > this would occupy the whole time of all j' treasury officials down to the end of neit I comber. The bags and chests will therefore jj counted, one or two opened and conn"' through and the rest weighed. As it is ce< sary to accept the sums sent In confidence t their declared value is correct, the woo< chests will also be retained and paid for by» Germans. It is probable that the French r »y a part of the amount in gold and silver b nstead of coined money, which wonld facilitate the business of leoeiving the nity. A Chinaman who was murdered in San Fit cisco recently, was given a grand funeral,) fifty carriages of Celestial sympathizers p ing in a long procession, headed by a discon band of Chinese musicians. The maids man had been laid ont in a new suit of cloth with a quantity of feathers around his heaoJ his hands wero placed a dirk knife and c* weapons, with whioh he is expected to ] into his murderers when they arrive in ano! world—if he can find them. From the soM the aolea were removed, the uppers being 1 This was done so that he might step softly s reverently into the presence of his Joss. The announcement of the death of a reside cf Augusta, Me., at the extreme age of 1 years, reminds the Newburyport Herald of ! singular phases which human life press' Twenty-eight years ago this man was quite 6 and his life was despaired of. A neighbor) active business man, in average health, P him a visit at the time, and, on returning to > own home, remarked that he feared his friend would not live until morning, words had scarcely passed his lips when be c ped dead upon the floor of heart disease. One of a party of Eastern men offered s net a half doh.r for showing thepi through Nevada silver mines. He_ looked at the m r a moment, and then turning to the East- said, “May I ask yon bow much yon are e( ted at home to be worth ?” “About $25, was ihe reply. “Well," said the miner, guess I won’t take your half dollar. I va*& j quarter of a million heTO last month.” A carrier-figeon has been caught at Lo tof with a number of French portage st* and letters attached to its wings. It is su; ed to have been sent from Faria during' siege, and hitherto escaped detention. A balloonist who, last week, made ascension from Ogdenabnrg, passed tbr0 several snow squalls, and at one time had > inches of snow in the basket He SR"** greatly from odd. A burglar, who attempted to enter a boa* Germantown, Pa., through a window, nights, startled a little girl who was ale the room. Half awake, rib* axel aimed, touch that oaady,” and the burglar fled- ‘D<*!