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The Georgia "Weekly Telegraph and. J~onrnal <fc Messenger, Telegraph and Messenger. MACON AUGUST 8. 1871. Bibb County Board ot School Commission ed mot yesterday morning at ten o’clock in the Council Chamber. Present—Messrs. W. Poe, J. T. Goxe, J. W. Burke, L. Jones, ft. F. Onse- ley, W. D. Williams, S. D. Everett and J. Clisby. The Board went into an informal consideration of the situation. Tho -Secretary read a circular from the State School Commissoner in Atlanta, addressed to the School Commissioners of Greene county,volunteering some suggestions to meet tho impractibilities of tho situation. Com* missioner Lewis thought the funds applicable to common schools in the State Treasury would bo somowhero about $400,000, and average about $2 to the pupil, assuming an attendance of about 50 per cent, of the whole number of school children in the State. This might carry tho colored schools through the three months contemplated by tho law, and, in the case of the white schools, could be eked out- by .adding tuition foes—thus introducing a mixed system repudiated by the statute itself. But, unfortunately, of this $400,000 not a cent of it was in money. Zt had mostly been borrowed and spent by the last Badical Legis lature, who had left, in lieu thereof, the L O. U.’s of tho State of Georgia which must be sold before the money could be forthcoming. Lewis’ letter oontained no satisfactory assurance that a dollar would be ready to subsist the teachers It spoke only his opinions and judgment of probabilities, and pledged the State Board of Education to nothing. On the other hand, it was now universally ad mitted that the decision of tho Bibb County Board made two months ago was right, and that the County Boards had no authority under the law to levy connty or district taxes for the sup port of public schools. This board was, there fore, without the smallest resource, or guaran tee of resource, to justify tho employment of teachers, under the State System of public in struction, which was itself practically a felo de sc. It could amount to nothing at all, unless by the assumption of powers unwarrantable by the law itself, but which, nevertheless, bad been suggested and recommended by the leading offi cials under it. Meanwhile, the Grand Jury of Bibb connty had recommended the imposition of ten thou sand dollars’ tax for the education of poor children in tho county, neder the old plan; and in these circumstances tho Board decided it for better to attempt nothing, and to await the action of tho next Legislature. They therefore resolved to adjourn subject to the call c£ the President of the Board and to direct their Sec retary in tho meantime to proceed with the enumeration of children in tho connty, as pro vided for by the statute. An Overland Trip from Macon to Cleve land, Te^n.—From Gapt. Cowles, a member of tho party of railroad gentlemen who left this city on the 18 th ult, to go over the proposed lino of the Osmulgee and North Georgia Kail- road, as recently surveyed, wo get a few inter esting dots in regard to the topography of the country, its scenery, mineral wealth, crops, etc. The first night out was spent in Clinton, under the roof of that hospitable gentleman, Mr. Kingsman. From thore tho party passed over a fine ridge to Monticello, and thence to Cov ington—the crops along the ronte looking well. The party spent the third night at the Coving ton Hotel, and are strong in praise of the ex cellent accommodations extended- From Cov ington, they passed over a ridge route, inter spersed at times with beautiful natural scenery, to Lawrencevillo. Along the route crops were looking well and the farmers were hard at work. From Lawrencevillo to the Air Line Railroad was the next move; and here, in the distance, the party got its first view of the Blue Ridge. From this point to Dawsonville, Dawson connty, the lino of the Ocmulgee and North Georgia Railroad begins to run through the mountains, and tho scenery to assume grand, beautiful and impressive character. At Dawsonville one can see the Amarcolla Falls, at a distance of 15 miles, and the rainbows formed by the spray present an exquisitely beautiful scene. From Dawsonville to Ellijay, Gilmer connty, was -the next move, and between these two points -our informant represents tho natural scenery as indescribably grand. The road passes within one mile of tho Armacolla Falls, and as they are' approached, the tourist is enchanted by their music and magnificence. Tho water leaps in sparkling beauty from the crest of a preci pice 500 feet high and fifty wide, forming the loveliest, yet most sublime cascade on the con tinent The valley lands aro very rich and worth $50 per acre. Hero minerals of all kinds abound, not even excepting the diamond —one of which our informant saw, in a rough state, and worth about $200. The com in this valley is magnificent. AH through the Arrna- colla Gap tho scenery is surpassingly grand and beautifnl, and sparkling cascades give it life on every mountain side. Ellijay is tho county-site of Gilmer county, and will bo a thriving town when the Dalton and Ellijay Railroad, running through to Murphy, N. C., and tho Marietta Railroad, are finished. The valley of the Elli- j ay river is beautiful. It is about twenty miles long and one in width. From Ellijay tho party proceeded along the line of the road on which they left Macon, to Dncktown, a distance of thirty miles. The road winds along the sides of the mountains, and on cither hand the scenery continues grand. In these mountains are imbedded all kinds of minerals, and various kinds of marblo and slate. The view, as one arrives at tho summit of tho ridge near Duck- town, is grand in tho extreme. It appears like some mighty basin formed by the mountains, and in it are extensive smelting works that are doing a heavy business. From Dncktown the party proceeded to Cleveland, Term. Along this routo the natural scenery surpasses in wild ness, grandeur and sublimity all that we have yet alluded to. The line of the road lies through what is known as tho “Tecowah Pass,” taking its name from the river by that name whioh runs through tho mountain gorge at that point. The copper company have graded a road on the margin of the Tecowah river for twenty miles, and it is out through solid rock in many places. There are many wonderful natural curiosities to be found in this Baas. Among others, that of the “Weeping Rock,” taking its name from the fact that drops of water are ever trickling -down through the pores of tho rock. The “Hanging Rook” is another wounderful object of interest to the travelor, as are also the innumerable mountain cascades, the magnificent forest trees, etc. The Tecowah River through this Pass pos sesses immense water power. It falls for 20 miles, ranging from ono to twenty feet per mile, and is about 300 feet wide. The Pass is walled in by immense mountains, and is heavily tim bered. It is well worth a long journey to see (he Tecowah Pass, and inhale its pure, cool and invigorating atmosphere. The “Half.Way House,” between Dncktown and Cleveland, is well kept, and along the ronte the crops just now are looking splendidly—particularly the oorn. Here are numerous fine farm buildings, splendid horses, mules, cattle and sheep. Tho people are intelligent, thrifty and hardy, and as hospitable as any in the world. They have re cently turned Lheir attention to the raising of clover and timothy, and Captain Cowles says he saw olover there fall three feet high, and very thick over a 100 aore field. Everybody was hard at work, and the people seemed to be hopeful of the future and thriving. Cleveland is a beau tiful town on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad. The houses are built mostly of brick, and the streets are wide and . t™ business brisk. In conclusion, our informant says the people along the whole ronte were orderly and polite, kindly furnishing guides, and were willing and anxious to make tho trip of the party pleasant and enjoyable. The party returned by railroad to this city on the 28th having made the round trip ;q ]g daj*. i “Cotton Flat.” Of course, my friedds. It is a matter in course that cotton should be flat at this timie. The great trade wheel, in its steady annuel rev olution, has approached that point in which ex changes are to be effected with producers, and it is generally aflat place in the wheel. At this point all the brakes are applied as a matter of course and the wheel gets flattened by friction. The market in Macon, under the depression of foreign and domestic advices, sunk over two and -a half cents in the month of July just closed. It was flat at IT on the 81st—it was buoyant at 19J on the 1st of Jnly. The whole philosophy of this we take to be, not so much a disposition or a combination to tread on the toes of planters, although, of course, everybody wants to buy everything which must be bought at the lowest figures; but it is predicated chiefly on the demoralizing in fluence of large anticipated supplies to be forced on the market. For illustration: if there were even substantial reason to believe that no su perfluous product of com, meat and flour would come forward and yet they were rudhed to sale as suddenly and inexorably as cotton is, they would be drags. It is true, that daring the month of July gen erally brighter reports of tho cotton crop have gone forward; but still there is nothing known to show that there is going to be anything like an average crop. Looking at our situation in Middle Georgia, we say unhesitatingly, that while July has not materially bettered our cot ton prospects, it has terribly impaired those of the com crop. When July set in we had every prospect of a heavy com crop, but that has been impaired more than 50 per cent. And no man who knows anything abont cotton will believe that the excessive drouth which has character ized July, following the excess of rain in June, can have really improved cotton. It has sud denly ohecked growth—shriveled the plant and pushed ttr bolls forward to earlier maturity. But it br° also checked fruitage, and such open bolls as have been brought in to ns as a sample of early cotton, are mere farzy dog-tail, with a black and blighted appearance, and a staple, dry, short and ill-conditioned every way. It is a poor showing for a crop, and we believe every thing indicates as near a cotton failure as Mid dle Georgia ever made. And in respect to the cotton crop at large and in general, these are what we believe to be the facts: The lowlands winch ordinarily produce tho best and heaviest portion of the American cotton crop, will this year yield bnt little to the grand product. They were generally drowned out and grassed out by the heavy rains of spring and early summer. 'Much of them were aband oned altogether, and the stand obtained on the remainder was very partial and defective. As to the uplands the condition is better, bnt the stand is generally imperfect—the plant dwarf ish, and the fruitage meager. These facts, however, must be known before they will be accepted. The cotton market at its opening will adjust itself, in all probability, to a crop of 3,500,000 to four million bales, and we may, perhaps, reasonably look for a steady descent in quotations for three months to come. When the facts are ascertained, prices will prob ably meet with a sudden recovery. of EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Aminat Commencement of the University of Georgia—Meetings of the Board Trustees. Athens, July 29, 1871. The Board of Trustees held their first session on the 2Sth instant Present, Vice-President C. J. Jenkins In the Chair, and Messrs. Tancey, Vason, Cooper, Moore, Cobb, Thomas, Miller, Hill, Harris, Crawford, Mitchell, Barrow and Barnet After prayer by the Chancellor, his annual statement of the condition of the University was called for and read. The reports of the various Standing Committees were then re eved and laid upon the table. That portion Of Dr. LipSCOmVa COniiuuniAafiAn ..laiiug to the death of Governor Wilson Lumpkin and Judge E. A. Nisbet, was referred to a committee composed of Messrs. Jenkins. Mitchell and Harris. Hon. O. J. Jenkins and Hon. Matk A. Cooper were elected President and Vice-Presi dent of the Board. Adjourned. July 29.—The Board of Trustees again as sembled, Messrs. James Jackson, Hall, Brown, Billups and Seward, new members, appearing and taking their seats. Two petitions, one from patrons and one from the students in ref erence to vacations, were read and referred to the Committee on Laws and Discipline. Tho resignation of Col. John Billups was read and received. The Board then proceeded to fill three vacan cies in their number by the election of Hon. Dunlap Scott, of Rome, J. J. Gresham, of Ma con, and D. A. Walker. Mr. Crawford then offered the following pre amble and resolution, which was adopted: Whereas, the future welfare and success of the University of Georgia .is a matter of the deepest concern to the Board of Trustees; and whereas, they desire to avail themselves of the well known interest felt by all its friends every where, bnt more especially by tho Alumni of the Institution, therefore; Be it resolved, That this Board will appre ciate in tho highest degree their continued ef forts and co-operation with us for the advance ment of the College, and would at all times re ceive with pleasure any suggestions of an ad visory character, which they in their wisdom may feel desirous to make. The honorary degree of Bachelor of Laws was conferred upon Alex. S. Erwin, and that of A. B. upon J. R. Crane, both citizens of Athens. It was also decided that the vacations should be fixed from commencement to September 15, and from 15th December to 15th January, of each year. Crowds are constantly arriving by every train, and many of Georgia's most distinguished sons are bere. A brilliant commencement is antici pated. In baste, yonrs, . J. The Macon and Augnsta Railroad, Editors Telegraph and Messenger: This road is not doing for Macon what her people expected, owing to the fact that no quick through schedule has been made to Charleston. When the organization was arranged in Au gnsta before the war, there was a strong ten dency to bnild a direct road from Macon to Augusta, so as not to be dependent upon the Georgia Road for any part of the ronte; and it is believed this would have been determined upon had hot the assurance been-given that a qnick through line from Macon to Charleston should be maintained. Whether this under standing was reduced to writing; in the form of a contract, is not remembered, and it is impor tant that this matter should at once be looked into and properly assured. Under tho late decision of the Supreme Court, sustaining the lease of the Maoon and Western Road, and the railroad combinations now on foot, it mil only be a short time before the Central will control the Georgia Railroad, either by lease or otherwise. After this «h«n happen it will be too much to ask the,Central Road to make any such arrangement for a rival line, bnt the arrangement should be made immediately by those controlling the Maoon and Augusta Road, so that no matter into whose control the Georgia Road may fall, an independent competing line between Maoon and Charleston will be secured for all time. If the Georgia Road does not wish to enter into this arrangement, no doubt the South Carolina Railroad Company would cheerfully and promptly do so—for surely the city of Charleston would like to reach the business of Macon and the interior of Georgia when so little effort and really no expense is required to attain the object. Merchant. Macon, Qa., August 1st, 1871. -- - i Comparative Temperature of STacon. Macon has the unmerited reputation of being comparatively a warm plaoe, but we will now. prove that, so far from deserving this stigma, she has really a cooler atmosphere on the average, than any one of the so-called “interior cotton ports.” And we will do this by citations from the reports of weekly average temperature, by the’ New York Commercial and Financial Chronicle, made up every Friday night. Let us begin with the very last Friday. In the report for the week ending last Friday, wo read as follows: The thermometer at Selma has averaged 85, at Montgomery 87, at Columbus 82, at Macon and Charleston 78. For the week before, that is to say, the week ending Friday night, 21stult., we made the fol lowing note from the weekly average of tem perature by the Chronicle: “The mercury at Macon averaged 85; Colum bus 88; Montgomery 89; Selma 91; Memphis 87; Charleston 80.” The next occasion on which we made an edi torial note of relative temperature as reported by the Chronicle, was in the Telegraph of the 6th instant, and was the average for the week ending Friday, 30 th Jane. It was as follows: The mercury averaged at Mobile 85, Mont gomery 87, Columbus 84, Macon 83, and Charleston 83. At Galveston it was 89, and the crop reports from that quarter continue favorable Memphis sends also favorable re ports both from upland and bottom land cotton. The average temperature there was 85. But not to oonsume time in referring farther to our own files, we are safe in saying that in eeery report made by the Chronicle of average temperature during the hot weather of this summer, Macon has been set down at the lowest temperature of any of the “interior cotton ports.” This testimony of figures froma disinterested party must satisfy anybody that the common idea that Macon is a very warm place, is wholly groundless.' But, in truth, in dog days, any place seems remarkably warm to a visitor who comes to town to trade or gossip—walks about in the sun, and being a comparative stranger, feels that he must keep his cravat tied—his coat and vest on, and sacrifice his bodily comfort to the restraints of etiquette and polite social de corum. He does not do this at home. There he consults his own bodily comfort, and this fact makes the restraint of full dress all the more uncomfortable, especially when attended with greater exposure to the sun than is per haps his ordinary habit. We suppose these, are the circumstances which give rise to the com mon idea that so high a point as Macon is re markably warm. But the reader will see it is all a mistake. The figures show Macon to be comparatively a very cool place. The Kn-Klnx Committee in South Carolina—Morton’s Trump Card. When the Sub-Ku-Mux Travelling Committee got to Washington on their return from a trip to investigate affairs in the Garolinas, they pub lished through the Evening Star a terrific report of their discoveries. They found more than a hundred refugees from Ku-klux terrorism in Columbia. At Spartanburg, the victims came in by scores showing scarified backs, gun shot wounds, maimed ears and other proofs of vio lence. Murders and violences had so terrified every Republican, white and black, that they slept in the woods concealed for months. At Limestone Springs 118 oases of whipping were proved, and the committee awoke every morning to find the hotel yard crowded with new witnesses, some of whom had suffered out rages which could not be decently described. In the South Carolina Spartan were found the cards of 42 Radicals renouncing the party, who had been compelled to print these cards at the stem bidding of the Ku-klux on pain of death. At Unionville, there had been more killing and less whipping. The terror of the negroes was complete, and the committee conld not find a white man who dared to e-row himself a Re publican. A prominent Democrat of the place, Mr. Shard, a lawyer, startled the Committee by testifying that almost every white citizen of the place belonged to the Ku-klux, and there were a thousand within a day’s march. Lewis Thomp son, a negro Methodist preacher, June lltb, afterpreaohingwas whipped, mutilated, dragged by horses, whipped again, hung, and his body thrown into the Tiger River. -. At York, the Committee found a bitter spirit —the community demoralized and the civil au thorities a farce. And bere the milk was thrown on one of the Committee, (Stevenson,) by one Berry, who had a quarrel with A. T. Wallace, representative of the county, by whom Steven son was sitting. Colonel Merrill, commanding in York, reported sixty-eight cases of outrage, some of them most revolting and horrible. It was fonnd impossible for the Committee to ex amine more than a small part of the crowds of whipped, maimed and terror-stricken wretches who flocked in for a hearing. Such is the sub stance of the Star’s narrative. To all this, according to a telegram in yester day’s edition, P. Van Thump, a Democratic member of the committee from Ohio, responded through the Washington Patriot in an authorized report of the evidence. Van Trump charges that the statement of the Star is untrue in many essential particulars, and the facts perverted in others, in order to produce a false impression. He adds: The testimony shows that there are four counties, viz: Laurens, Chester, York and Spartanburg, where acts of violence have been committed on both sides. The whites and blacks are nearly equally divided in population, and the carpet-bag rule, by which the negro is forcibly put over the white man, has produced a bad and even a dangerous state of feelings— The poor whites are mostly aggrieved by an op pression which is intended to make them the inferiors of the recent slaves, steeped in igno rance and vice. Everything has been done to aggravate the laboring whites, and to outrage tho social condition of their families. It is in proof that the negroes, disguised as Ku-klux, committed many outrages. The testimony given by the negroes was of the lowest kind, and ut terly unworthy of belief. Many were attracted by the per diem of $2 per day. The statement concludes as follows.: There is no political feeling of any kind in the unfortunate disturbances which have occur red in these few counties of South Carolina. They result from maladministration, corruption, robbery carpet-bagism, and especially among the poor laboring white men from a wicked pur pose on the part of tho authorities and Legisla ture to assist black supremacy and degrade them with negro rule. That i3 with them,-perhaps, the real and most serious difficulty. It is a question of race which, as South Carolina is now administered and sustained by Federal pow er, threatens* the gravest consequences. The white mechanic and laborer, when he finds the worst crime protected and pardoned, tho law an engine of persecution, and political power abused in order to oppress him with negro domination and to outrage his wife and children, will re sist, be the sacrifice what it may. He may be uneducated and plain, but he is still American, and proud of his race. We notice this report particularly and at length because it is the trump'oard in the grand Eu-klnx pack. The researches of the.Gommit- tee in the Garolinas constitute the strong point of Grant’s programme for re-election on the strength of Northern horror and indignation over the outragesof the “rebel Eu-klux.” Ther particular application made of these alleged discoveries is disolosedina telegram to the New York Herald, of last Sunday, whioh we Will no tice in another ariiole. A Brattleboro, Yt., husband, who had posted his wife, took it all bBck thus : “ Having adver tised my wife last week while under the influ ence of intoxicating drink and the advice of others, I hereby give notioe that said advertise ment was without ju3t cause or provocation, and is herebv retracted.” Editorial Correspondence. Athens, August 1,1871. On Sabbath night Rev. Dr. Hicks addressed the Young Men’s Christian Association in the Presbyterian Church, from the passage of Scrip ture known as the “Golden Rule.” A full house greeted him, and the Doctor’s discourse was an imated and eloquent 'alumni meeting. The next day (Monday) at 9 o’clock A. m., the Almrvni Association convened in Chancellor Lipscomb’s large recitation room. A long dis cussion ensued upon a motion to admit under graduates who had left tho University, to mem bership. The matter was finally laid upon the table after a telling speech from Henry Hull, Esq. Pending the consideration of a resolution offered by Prof. Lewis Jones, to appoint a com mittee to digest and prepare such suggestions as the Association might desire to make to the Board of Trustees, the hour of 11 A. m. having arrived, a procession was formed, and the soci ety marched in a body to the College Chapel to hear THE ALUMNI OBATION OT HON. B. H. HILL. A vast audience filled the spacious building, and a silver cornet band from Savannah dis coursed excellent music. As true chroniclers, we are compelled, however, en passant, to state that the speaker was much disturbed by the noise in th‘e galleries. A retrospect of the evils and past effects of slavery (many present conld not endorse these), and the development of the grand resources of oir noble State, including the proper endow ment of her University, formed the inter- esting theme of the orator. His remarks were eminently practical and apposite, and the con cluding portions really eloquent and beauti- fal. We forbear any sketch, as the entire ad dress will be published. Returning to this place of meeting, the Alumni Association resumed the unfinished business of the morning, and a standing committee, with Chancellor Lipscomb as Chairman, was appoint ed, (to be renewed every year) under the reso lution of Professor Jones. On motion of Hon. David Vason, it was de cided that this Association may from time to time, as it deems proper, elect on their own merits to membership, such undergraduates as had left the college through sickness or other good causes. Under "this ruling, Hon. William O. Fleming, of Bainbridge, Col. John Screven, of Savannah, and several other gentlemen were elected members of the Association. Ex-Govemor Joseph E. Brown offered a res olution, that measures be adopted to memorial ize the next General Assembly to donate to the University for educational and agricultural pur poses, the lands granted by the United States Government. Also, that a combined and earn est effort be made to procure the appropriation of $500,000 as an endowment fund for the Insti tution. He sat down amid a very storm of ap plause, and was followed in the same strain by Hon. Iverson Harris, D. A. Vason, B. H. Hill and others. The resolntions were adopted with the greatest enthusiasm, and it was further de termined that a committee of two from each Congressional District be appointed to confer with the members of the State Agricultural Association at Rome, to secure their co-opera tion in the premises. Gov. Brown announced that this committee would be famished with free passes over the Western and Atlantic Road. On motion it was resolved, that Hon. Bobt. Toombs, Hon. B. H. Hill, Gen. John B. Gor don and Gov. Joseph E. Brown, be requested to address the members of the Legislature upon the important questions under consideration. H. H. Jones offered a resolution whioh was adopted, that the roll of the years of the Uni versity be called, that the members of each class present, might answer to their names. The clerk accordingly began with tho year 1804, and every succeeding year was called. It woo a solemn proceeding, and forcibly reminded every one of the ravages of time and his own mortality. The dinner and orator committees were re appointed for the ensuing year. THE BANQUET. _ . At 7 o’clock f. m. the members of tho Asso ciation present, over two hundred in number, formed in the campus and marched, led by a splendid band of music, to the oommodious hall where the feast had been prepared. It was a long and imposing procession, and the streets were thronged with spectators. Four parallel tables the length of the- hall, groaning under the weight of every delioacy of the season, were soon occupiedby theinooming guests. They were received with a# eloquent address of welcome from Mr. Lumpkin, on the part of the commit tee. Hon. W. L. Mitchell, the President of the As sociation, then called upon Dr. Palmer to in voke the divine blessing, after which the festiv ities began. Too muob praise cannot bo accorded to the committee of arrangements for the sumptuous repast afforded, and the admirable order and system whioh reigned throughout The wines, cigars, ices, etc., wero unexceptionable and su perabundant A free invitation had keen ex. tended to the members of the press and we were glad to note that it was well represented. Soon the President announced the reading of the regular toasts, whioh were duly responded to in the order mentioned. They were thirteen in number as follows: BEQULAB TOASTS AT THE ALUMNI DINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF-GEORGIA. 1. “To the memory of our deceased Trus tees.” Drank standing and in silence. 2. “To the present Board of'Trustees. ‘ Honor to whom honor is due. ’ The Board lias a great work to do: tho complete endowment of the University of Georgia, and her expansion till she takes rank with the first universities of the world, and throws open her halls of tnition free to all her children.” Responded to by Hon. Charles J. Jenkins. 3. “To the memory of our deceased Presi dents, Professors and Tutors.'’ Drank standing and in silence. 4. “ To the Chancellor and Professors now in office: ripe scholars, efficient instructors, Chris tian gentlemen. The yonth of the country need not look elsewhere for bettor training.” Re sponded to by Rev. Dr. Lipscomb, Chancellor. 5. “Tothememoryof ourdeceasedAlumni.” Drank standing and in silence. 6. “To the living Alumni: They owe a duty to their Alma Mater, and they are here to pledge themselves and their absent brothers to dis charge it, and to assure the Board of Trust that they are ready ‘to help, aid and assist in every work, however difficult or dangerous,’ which the Board may plan for the advancement of liberal education, ot professional learning, and ot schools of industry combined with mental cultnre—regarding, as they do, all. students of the University as peers, in whatever school en gaged.”' Responded to by Hon. W. Hope Hull. 7. “To the Alumni of the first quarter of the present century: They did what they could to seep our Alma Mater among living institutions, and they have exemplified theirlraining as her alds of the cross, as physicians, as lawyers and as citizens in the other walks of life, equal to any of their day. Some of them still linger among us, and manifest their interest by'their presence at this festive board. Among them, we welcome CoL Wm, H. Jackson, the only survivor of th9 first graduating .class of 1804, and Mr. John Phinizy, of Augusta, the sole sur vivor of the class of 1811, and-besides them some remain of the first deoade of our Alma Mater.” Responded to by Hon. r Iverson L. Harris. ' ' . . ", 8. “To the Alumni of the Second Quarter of the present century : They present many his toric names, of whom onr Alma Mater may justly feel proud; but to individualize them might seem invidious. Let us cherish the mem ories of the dead, and let us love the living. We have a heart for all our Alumni, of whatever party or creed. A mother’s full heart goes out to each and to all.” Responded to by Hon. James Jackson. 9. “To the Alumni of the Third' Quarter Of the present century: They promise to equal, if not surpass, in all respects, their illustrious predecessors.” Responded to by A. O. Bacon, Esq. 10. “The graduates of the Law School: May they rise to eminence, bl6us the country, and aid in preserving its liberties and handing them down to posterity whole and entire. ” Responded to by Mr. Washington Dessau. 11. “The graduates of the Engineer School: They are already in demand, all being either on some railroad, or in some professional employ ment testing their training. Two have just been oailed to the Southern Pacific Railroad, and we weloome here to-night one who has just been advanoed to the rank of Chief Engineer.” Responded to by Mr. W. W. Thomas, Chief Engineer. 12. “The Reverend Clergy of the Alumni: They do guard with untiring zeal and ceaseless vigilence the paramount interests of the immor tal soul.” Responded to by Rev. B. M. Palmer 13. “The noble profession of Medicine, of the Alumni:. They labor night and day to restore health and prolong life. May they'ever be ap preciated and duly rewarded for their toils.” Responded to by Dr. H. Y. M. Miller. 14. “The necessary profession of Law, of the Alumni: ’Tis theirbusiness to watch over life, liberty and property. May they be always found true to duty.” Responded to by Gov! Joseph E. Brown. . . . .. . 15. “The Press: The art preservative of all arts. We hail with joy the fact that a number of our Alumni are oonneoted therewith. May the number of such continually inorease.” Re sponded to by CoL H. H. Jones, of the Tele graph and Messenger. 10. “The Fair: Never to be forgotten by good men and true, God bless them.” Many of the responses were replete with pathos, sentiment and humor. At this late, or rather early hour, it is impossible even to al lude to them, though the archives and traditions of seventy gears were exhausted to furnish inci dents and data for this interesting occasion. At the conclusion of the regular toasts, many other gentlemen were called out, and entertain ed the hall with witty and eloquent addresses. Among these were Rev. Dr. Tucker; Dr.' Hicks, Mr. Hammond and others. In the small hours of the morning the assem bly broke np, and thus ended the celebrated Alumni gathering and banquet, which, we trust, have inaugurated a new era of prosperity and good feeling for our anoient and honored Alma Mater. Your correspondent desires to make special mention of the courtesies and favors reoelved at the hands of Captain W. Williams, the gen tlemanly Express Agent at this place. . J. “Boots,” a cotton speculator, says “many of your readers would be pleased if you would give them extracts of-your cotton crop estimate of this time last year as published in your enter prising jonrnaL Your readers desire to com pare statements then and those to-day pub lished.” We do not recollect whether we ever attempted any estimates last year or what they were. We make none now, and made none yes terday—except to express the opinion that the crop would fall below the anticipations of three and a half to four millions bales with which the market would be opened on the part of buyers. If we should give an “estimate,” it would be at least disinterested and not that of a bull or a bear; and we believe would be nearer right than his or any other person’s estimates of the last two orops in the month of July. But we have very little pride of-opinion on that or any other subject; and if “Boots” and his friends would like to ascertain whether we made any estimate of last year’s crop, and if so, whether it was wider of the mark than other people’s, we have not the slightest objection to put onr files at his disposaL If we did not make some blunders that year, it will be a gracious exception; and.since the actual crop exceeded the Agricultural Department’s Estimate some seven or eight hunarea ruousana Dales, we atiaU have plenty of company, allowing that we haz arded any judgment on that point. But whether we did or not, it runs strongly in our mind just uuw Urns the growing crop, when it comes for ward, will confound estimators generally in the matter of falling short, somewhat as that of laBt year did in the matter of overrunning. But we shall see. The Year Book well says that three big crops never come in succession. Reorganization of the Savannah Custom- House.—Dr. George H. Stone, late Auditor in the Chicago Custom-house, has been appointed Deputy Collector in the Savannah Custom-house, under Collector Robb, vice 'Wellman, the de faulter who was dismissed from that position. Mr. Charles H. Townsend, of the Cnstoms Di vision in the office of the Secretary of the Treas ury, has been ordered to assist Collector Robb in reorganizin^the ‘force employed at the port, and has also been tendered the position of And* itor in that Oostom-honse. Dumbfounded.—Wo see from the N. Y. Tri bune that the magi of New England are gathered at Yale, dumb-foonding each other in what are called “philo-logioal discussions.” Each man having crammed on a certain point—the force of a Greek particle—the use of the asperate—a Hebrew or chaldee root, or the parts of speech in Algouqueen or Choctaw, pours out a perfect volcano of erudition to whioh there can be no reponse, and to which nobody can say nay.— Consequently the meetings are very harmonious —but tedious—extremely so. The.average weight of the cotton bales receiv ed at New Orleans during the year ending June 30th, 1871, amounts to 451 pounds—the 1,297, 557 bales exported weighing 685,490,483pounds, and being worth $83,882,013. The overage weight of the cotton bale in the year ending June 30tb, 1870, amounted to449 pounds-there having been exported from New Orleans 969,959 bales, weighing 435,452,826 pounds, and valued at $100,685,603. Sleighing in July.—Last week a terrible hail storm passed over portions of Sullivan connty, New York, and Wayne and Pike coun ties, in Pennsylvania. Trees were blown down —buildings demolished and crops destroyed. In Wayne connty the ground was covered to the depth of two inches with hail stones, and sleigh- riding was practicable. About the same time a hail storm in Subsox, New Jersey, covered the ground to a still greater depth. The President has abandoned his trip to the West and California, he having been advised by General Sheridan, General Sherman and many others, that it is now too late in the season for a satisfactory visit through the Western coun- rj—the crops having all been gathered and the country being in a bare condition. He has ac cordingly concluded to postpone the trip until the latter part cf the spring of 1872. University of Nashville.—We oaiU attention to the advertisement of the University of Nash ville, announcing the opening of their fall term October 4th.- This institution, In its Collegiate and Law departments, has ten professors, and numbered 482 students at its last session. That gallant soldier and accomplished scholar, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, presides over it as Chancellor. The people of Rhode Island are happy in oonsequence of the appearance in their waters of that excellent fish the bonita. This fish is esteemed superior to the Spanish mackerel, and nearly equal in flavor to 1 the salmon. It has not been known in Rhode Island waters until re cently ; now it is so plentiful that it is sold in the Providence fish markets at twenty cents per pound.' v- A Tennesseean, who has been raising and pre paring opium experimentally, is authority for the statement that the yield per acre is from thirty to fifty pounds, whioh varies in price from $7 50 to $10 per pound. One hand can cultivate easily and well four acres, which, at a yield of thirty pounds, would be $1200. The Cotton Situation. Watts & Go.’s Weekly Liverpool Circular of July 14th, has the following: The Situation.—We have in several of our re cent reports called attention to the faot that the recent very rapid reduction in the visible supply was more apparent than real, and last week we gave a table showing that the actual position on the 30th nit, including the stock held by English and Continental spinners, indicated an excess in supplies then as compared with cor responding date last year of about 000,000 bales. A further inveatigation of the subject satisfies us we then somewhat underestimated the sup plies held by Continental spinners, and if, in addition, we bad taken into acoonnt the excess of stocks held in Russian and Spanish ports it would have been nearer correct to put the ex cess at about 700,000 bales. This large excess in the aotual supply will, of coarse, have an important bearing upon the oourse of prices sooner or later, for it is very evident the time must come when from one cause or other the trade will fall back upon the large stocks which they hold, and we are then almost certain to have a long dull spell and a consequent re action in prices. This is the weak point in the present position of the market. But, on the other hand, if the American crop grown this year should oontinue to give promise of a decreased yield, as compared with the crop of last year, of about one million of bales, which seems now to be about the popular es timate, this would not only offset the excesses in the present actual supply, but allow some 300,000 bales for decreased productions next year. It shonld farther be borne in mind the question of actual supplies can only be approx imately arrived at- by the few who carefully study the statistics of the trade, and conse quently exerts a less direct influence on prices than the visible supply at the principal markets which are more generally observed. Now from our usual weekly table given above, it will be seen we make the present visible supply only 132,720 bales in excess of this date last year, whilst the stock here in Liverpool is now actu ally reduced to within 68,030 bales of the figures of last year at this date. This last item seems at first glance really astonishing when taken in connection with the faot that the imports into this port since 1st January last have exceeded the corresponding period of last- year by 721,- 7S0 bales. . * In our report of last week we estimated the stock of cotton held by English spinners on the 30th ultimo at 220,000 bales; since then, say two weeks, they have taken from this port and London 153,000 bales, and assuming consump tion at 59,000 bales per week, they would now appear to bold 260,000 bales, against about 59,- 000 at this time last year. The stock at the Con tinental ports, excepting Havre, whioh is given in onr table above, and excluding the ports of Spun and Russia, from whioh we cannot ob tain regular and aocurate returns, amounted on the 7th instant to 182,150 bales, against 67,100 last year and 28,150 the year before. UNITED INTERFERENCE WITH THE STATES HAIL. A Negro Hob Take Possession of the Steam er San Antonlo—Insnbordlnotion of One of the Crew—Examination before the United States Commissioner, Etc.- -Captain Lee, of the steamer San Antonio, re ports that he left Savannah last Friday for Jack sonville, that at Brunswick he took a party of colored persons on board, numbering one hun dred and fifty, bound to Fernandina; that on their return from that place they commenced disorderly conduct, drawing pistols and razors on Captain Lee. and ordering him to turn back, whioh he was compelled to do; that the Cap tain then applied to the United States Revenue Cutter at Fernandina for assistance, which was rendered in the shape of two deputy marshals, who kept the negroes quiet until the steamer arrived at Brunswick. After leaving Brunswick—having landed the whole party and the marshals there—one of the crew of the San Antonio, a colored man named JohnDoboy, became not only abusive to Cap tain Lee, but also insubordinate, which rendered it necessary for him to be secured, after having been knooked down. There being no irons on board he was tied. On arriving at Darien, the oolored people there, finding that the Captain had one of their color tied, collected a large mob, headed by the sheriff of McIntosh county, who refused to allow the steamer to leave the wharf, stating that he would get papers with which to detain her, and stationing a number or negroes at the gangway and at the lines to prevent her leaving. After his departure Capfc. Lee cut the lines and headed his boat for Sa vannah, where he arrived yesterday morning at 9 o’clock, and delivered Doboy to the United States Marshal. A hearing was had in the case, before Commissioner Wayne, who discharged him because he had been first assaulted. Doboy was subsequently arrested on a peace warrant issued by Justice Oliveira, on complaint of threatening the life of the mate of the San An tonio. Captain Lee has made application for assis tance to the Postmaster at Savannah and to the United States Commissioner, to enable him to carry the mails according to his contract, as the negroes at Darien had threatened to detain the boat on its next arrival.—Savannan Republi can. THE «EOR«IA PRESS. The Atlanta Agricultural and Industrials? ciation announce that they will hold a faitT October. The Fairburn Sentinel says that section were never finer. The Brunswick Appeal says 181,000 fe* pitch pine lumber was shipped to Cienfnll Cuba. ' j i i ~ The Southern Banner says Mr. Jeff Lana as Miss Marion Reese were married on Wedneat! Mr. and Mrs. Hoover to give a soiree on TV day night ThS Western and Atlantic Railroad ha! ranged a new schedule with three daily tW passenger trains to New York, making th«t, in 49 hours and 49 minutes from leaving i lanta—giving choice of thirty-nine dafcC ronton. The Griffin Star, speaking of the lease oft Maoon and Western Railroad, says: Maoon feels very much distressed about j interests in the premises, and it is said that fi Macon and Brunswick Road will be aln, ruined by this operation. Wo feel only an, oidental interest in the effects at Macon andfc low there; bnt, so far as Griffin is conceit we fear the movement bodes no good toi Hopes have been indulged that the Cent* would take hold of and eomplete our North* abama Road, but indications now are that tC have a perfect understanding with the lessees the State Road and will therefore encoura B « enterprise in competition with that lease! ' this be so, the people on the lino of our ir road must look to their own resources ana t orgies to complete this road. A Negro Killed in Henry County.—B Middle Georgian has news from Henry cone that a oolored man named Charles Prioe » Wiled by John Sims (coL) in Henry county, last Sunday week. Two negro women haa* quarrel at a prayer meeting near Mr. Lewis’place, the subject of the controveu being a pig, which ended in a fight. Thaa I ant gentlemen from Afric’s sunny clime, sta ped into the women’s shoes to settle tho tion, which resulted as above Btated. Something interesting is advertised fot;v 10th of August at the-Indian Spring. A cai, ball is something new, and under the muni) ment of the Indian Spring Skating and Danes Association, will result in the biggest kind of success. We expect quite a crowd will he; attendance from Griffin. The Middle Georgian learns from those *■„ vPere in attendance at the District Meeting Thomaston last week that the crop prospects if the line of railroad from this city to Thoms* are very poor—not a fair average crop out whole route. Corn is suffering very much £ want of run, and in many places the cottot not half leg high, and not more than a ha stand at that. If it were not for the veiy 1»H amount of com planted over and above for-’ years, we should begin to have serious aj tensions upon the bread question. We clip the following statistical inform»s*| from the Atlanta Georgian: Statistic.—Of the sixty-nine young hi; who fainted away in Atlanta, during tha - mer, fifty-seven fell into the arms of gentle: eleven fell on the floor, and one in the i bucket. Nothing serious In any of the eases. The Street Railroad is going right m Preparations aro being made for an early or mencement of travel over this line. Goon.—The Ice Manufactory stock is r] booming. Ten tons of ice is manufactured ^ disposed of every day. From the Monroe Advertiser, of the 1st,™ take the following: Efforts Rewarded.—Among the entris i the Fair on Saturday last we notice several v*j made by colored men. Sturdy-armed Ab. Kr: carried off the prize offered for best sweep, k > honorable mention was made of other spit. mens of his blaoksmithing for which no prt: run had been offered. Dan Taylor, also, it tj be seen, was awarded a special premium fa ! coop of ducks exhibited. “Uncle Dan” oufl several other entries that attracted attenlis and others entered the list as competitors: growing tobacco, com and melons. The sp: that animated all these contestants is comae: able, and its growth should be encouraged. Monroe in the Market.—The Griffin S; says. Matt Farley, of Monroe county, scut in sir.] bales of cotton on last Friday, and has sctes more of the same sort left at home. Hear several bales a few weeks ago. Matt is one: those fanners whose com crib and smoke fcos are on the “Farley plantation,” and after w ing off hishands, his cotton left is clear. ‘Wo: that we had plenty more of such farmers. Visible Supply of Colton. The New York Commercial and Financial Chronicle of Friday gives the following table of visible supply np to Friday night: 1871. Stockin Liverpool bales 699,000 Stock in London 80,062 Stock in Glasgow. 700 Stock in Havre 79,440 Stock in Marseilles 23,200 Stockin Bremen...., 59,149 Stock rest of Continent. 65,000 Afloat for Great Britain - (American) 59,000. Afloat for France (American and Brazil) 43,10S Afloat for Bremen(American) 15,572 Total Indian Cotton afloat - for Europe*. 607,530 Stock in United States ports 156,002 Stock in inland towns 15,879 1870.* 589,000 29,734 400 148,810 10,300 23,317 35,000 59,000 17,810 *452 496,902 115,165 24,223 Total. .1,903,642 1,550,113 *Ihis item includes all Indian cotton afloat for Europe, and also all cotton afloat for Liver pool other than American. . These figures indicate an increase in the cot ton in sight to-night of 353,529 bales compared with the same date of 1870. According to a re quest from a correspondent in this city, we to day obtained by telegraph the stock of cotton at Providence, which, of oourse, is not included in the above. The figures are as follows: Thir ty thousand bales to-day against ten thousand bales the samo date last year. We notice that the Associated Press dispatches give the present stock 37,000 bales. Frederick William Among the Girls.—Near ly two thousand young ladies of Berlin applied for the position of presenting the golden laurel wreath and delivering the ode of welcome to the Emperor William upon his entrance into his capital. The younglady who was finally entrust ed with this task, Miss Blaster, was selected not only on account of her great beauty, but also because sho had distinguished herself during the war as a nurse in the hospitals. In accord ance with an old established custom, the Empe ror will hereafter take care of the lady, and in case she should marry, give her a dower of five thousand dollars. Twenty-five years ago a Mr. Robinson, of Titusville, Fa., sold one hundred acres of his farm to a shoemaker of the vioinity named Grant for $100, to be paid in boots and Bhoes for Robinson’s family. . Within the past few years, both Robinson and Grant have been made wealthy by finding upon their property some of the most productive oil wells in the State, bnt the contract said boots and shoes, and a few weeks since the last pair were fin ished, the leather having just been used np. A leading Philadelphia doctor takes upon himself the duty of correcting the theory that black-berries are useful or harmless in cases where children are convalescing from diarrhoea or cholera inf&ntnm. TTa rava : “Fmm aIaka nh. or cholera infantum. He says: "“From dose ob servation daring several years, meantime enjoy ing a large practice, I am forced to believe that there is no other one cause so fatal to life- in the.se complaints as eating blackberries.” It is believed that a large proportion of what are termed Tnflinn outrages are committed by white desperadoes from Mexico, who disguise themselves as Indians for the purpose of de ceiving their victims as to their nationality. They are said to frequent the Mexican line in the vicinity of the Rio Grande, committing depredations with impunity upon the people on both sides of the river. Don Putr, as janitor of the Galaxy “Club Room, ” has fallen early in the aotion. The Don didn’t hold out as long as Mark Twain did by several months. This thing of writing maga- zine fun to order is very wearing on delicate con stitutions. The fifty-third victim of the New York til j died last Friday. The latest pretty idea of the Atlanta ice wcr> j is a bouquet frozen in the centre of a blocs. ] ice. The British Admiralty do not intend to re ] struct any more large armor-plated ships i j present. John Harper, of Saratoga, the owner il “Longfellow,” is the mm who plays on a 14 3 of a (hundred) thousand strings. The name of Seven-Up is claimed by a tS j town in Iowa. It is fanciful, pretty, and s»i gestive. A London jeweller has been five years at *4 ; npon a watch, and it will be worth $10,000 sal finished. Thomas A. Soon is said to be Presidenif two railroad companies, Vice-President i ejeven, and Director in thirty-four. During last year 940,000,000 letters pas through the post offices of Great Britain, aci the whole number only 27,000 were alleged be lost. Two firms in Natiok, Mass., annually re j same the skins of two thousand horses in ps_ 1 viding envelopes for the balls used in the national game. The .Washington Capital is discussing momentous question: “shall we have a * White House to put our President in, ora ter President to put in onr White House ?' The Boston News, the organ of the chusetts prohibitionists, says tho Repablii party in that State is a nondescript animal which a rum head is joined to a prohibit body. Calais, Maine, is a nice place for young to go to. The local paper there says that t< thirds of tho-wealth of the town is to be ini ited by young girls. The rich men there do: have sens. Out of 31,500,000 inhabitants of Great Br. ain, only about 30,000 are owners of realesbj A land reform party would not bo a bad for that government. The polar, steamer Polaris, Hall, master, rived in St; John’s, N. F., a few days Bi: __ The officers and crew had a public recepm from the colonial authorities and a banquet* the Governor’s mansion. New York, July £8.—A sensation story j*J that a hundred and fifty thousand infected t- falo robes are on the way to this city ft® Buenos Ayres and Mountevideo, where set pox has been ragiDg. On the 1st of Jnly, the birthday of Bright Young, his wives and children gave him a F- prise party. It was his seventieth birthday, w how many of his wives ini children partis? ted in the demonstration is not stated by° Utah papers. The Alabama darkies are holding pel* 1 , meetings at which “no white man is allowed attend.” They say they intend to have ts 1 own way this year, and that ‘.‘the carpet-bag or scalawag who interrupts them will go *'■ with a flea in his ear.” Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, is determined punish the lynchers, of Martin Herea, who * hanged by a mob for murdering Iris son. brute certainly deserved hanging; but the 6- emor is right in his resolve to bring the no* who took the law into their own hand? to a sm accountability for their actions. The New Orleans Picayune says that the direction of A bad class of whites the groes of that city have organized an imitat? of the Ku-klux Klan, the object in view b* to control the political influenoe of the cob population in favor of the faction headed Lieut-Governor Dunn. Already one hundred indiotments haveb^ found against members of the Ku-klux n* 4 ^ North Carolina, and there is a cheerful pros?’ that the number will be increased to one tj** and by the time the United States Circuit. w* aits. Verily, North Carolina is invaluable the Radicals. Ax a reoent review, at Boshey Park, Eng*^ the Prince of Wales wore tight pantaloons brilliantly shining high top boots, a oirff^ stance that has set the military critics in L**g quite agog, as it was an innovation upon ^ ceived notions in the British army as reg|^ tbe correct costume for the lower extrem* The idea is a sensible one and will take.
