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The Greorgia
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Telegraph and Messenger.
MACON SEPTEMBER 19 1871.
News Items.
Radical Progbess is illustrated by the growth
of debt and taxes in Louisiana:
In 1860 the debt of La. was.... §10,000,000
In 1868 " “ “ 16,000,000
In 1869 “ “ “ 22,600,000
In 1870 “ “ “ 41,000,000
la 1871 “ “ “ 49,000,000
In 185Q to 18C0 the State tax ranged from 21
to 29 cents on §100. In 1866-1866 364 cents;
in 1868, 75 cents; in 1870, $1.45; in 1871, $3,
with an exoess of expenditures over recepts of
§8,778,618.15!
Toe Macon and Augusta Railway notifies con-
signeoj that delayed freight will be delivered
by the Macon and Western Railroad. The
Macon and Augusta Road will be in running or
der again in four or five days at farthest. (See
advertisement.)
Interesting to Cotton Planters.—Mr. Wm,
M. Lawton, of Charleston, now in England,
writes to a friend in Barnwell, South Carolina,
as follows : “If our crop of cotton falls below
3,600,000 bales, high prices will surely rule the
coming season, but it must not be pressed too
freely on sale. The consumption is very large,
and spinners fully employed. I know of one
firm of sea island spinners who are clearing
£ 1,000 per week at their mills.”
Abolition or Slaveet is Siam.—The King of
Siam has resolved to set free all the slaves in
his realms. The perpetual abolition of slavery
will take place in that country on the 31st of
January, 1872. A tax is to be paid by way of
remunerating owners for the compulsory man
nmission, and the experiment of free labor will
thus be made in still another country of tho
world. The King of Siam sets an example
worthy of imitation by the “ best government
the world ever saw."
Encroachments or the Mississippi.—The Ar
kansas Journal says; “Where our office was a
month ago, now runs the Mississippi River.
Ont of respect to tho Father of Waters, we left.’*
Fall Rived Factories.—In January, 1870,
there were running in Fall River 662,237 spin
dles, exceeding those of Lowell by nearly 40,000;
and with additions contemplated to mills now
in operation, and tho erection of seven new
mills, either now in process of building or that
are to be began, the nnmber of spindles will be
increased 456,000, making the whole number
that will be in operation when the new mills are
completed 1,008,237.
The Jewish New Yeah began at sunset last
night, and is introduced with solemn festivities
according to Leviticus, 23d chapter and 23d
verse : “Speak unto the children of Israel say
ing, in the seventh month, in tho first day of
the month shall yo have a Sabbath, a memorial
of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.”
This festival ends on Sunday evening, the
17th, or, with the Orthodox reformers, at 6
o'clock on the evening of Saturday, the 16th.
The second festival takes place on Monday even
ing, the 25tb, and continues from sunset till
sunset the next day. During the festivals all
the places of business will be closed, and the day
will be rigidly devoted to purely religious duties.
The Biblical year dates from tho 10th day of
penitence, called Torn Eipun. It falls in the
Jewish calendar on the 10th day of Tishri, or
in the Christian calendar on the 25th of Sep
tember. This is a most solemn day for the He
brews, and is devoted by them from sunset to
sunset the next day to prayer and fasting. The
observance of this day is based upon Leviticus,
23d chapter and 29th verse: “Also on the 10th
day of this soventh month there shall be a day
of atonement, it shali be a holy convocation
unto yon, and ye shall sifiict your souls and offer
RE Offering made by fire unto the Lord.”
Health op Chadleston.—We are gratified to
learn that the New York Board of Health con
siders tho yellow fever at Charleston to be no
cause for quarantining vessels from that city.
Charleston steamers go direct to their wharves
in New York and there is now no delay in the
shipment of goods by that line.
Alabama Cotton Ceop.—The Montgomery
Advertiser says there wero many gloomy
planters in town Wednesday, from all sections.
A Butler county farmer who planted for 200
bales, says he will bo satisfied with 26.
The Mobile Disaster.—The Coroner’s in
quest on the Ocean Wave disaster returned for
verdict:
“We find that saidexplosion occurred through
the carelessness, negligence and incompetency
of the United States Inspector and the officers
and owners of tho said steamboat; and we rec
ommend that the said inspector, officers and
owners of the said boat be held to a strict ac
countability for the deaths and homicides of tho
persons aforesaid.”
Health of New Orleans.—Pio of Wednes
day, says:
Tako notice, absentees, country cousins,
country press and all intending visitors, there
were but ninety-nine deaths in the whole six
districts of New Orleans last week. There pre
vails no sickness of any malignant type, nor do
the deaths from any one disease reach a num
ber to attract attention. The heaviest mortality
was from consumption, the number cf deaths
being 20.
The Cotton Seed Oil Business.—The New
Orleans Picayune says the oil factories in that
city, with one exception, were forced to suspend
for want of seed a month ago. The reduction
in the price of seed to S12 00 per ton against
§15 00 last year, and increased price of freights
reduced the importation to 460,953 sacks,against
1,112,036 last year. The Picayune urges the
increase of shipments because the forty gallons
of oil which each ton of seed contains is of no
valne for fertilizing purposes, and the cake after
the oil is extracted is worth more to planters
than the seed. Is it true, that the oil has no
manorial virtues ? Some chemists say so, but we
don’t believe it.
' The Rice Chop.—The weather is embarrass
ing the rice planters. Constant rains either
make the over ripening rice fall, or much (lam-
age it after it is cut and laid on the stnbble, by
preventing its drying, or by spronting. The
crops are all in harvesting condition, which it
is impossible to carry on successfully.
Mexico is going into the business of civil war
again—a poor occupation never so well followed.
Holden’s Pluck.—The New York Commer
cial Advertiser says:
Ex-Governor Holden, of North Carolina, is
to tako editorial charge of the Washington
Chroniole. He will look after Alexander
Stephens with especial affection, and dovoto
himself to reflecting the loyal sentiment of tho
South. The ex-Governor has brains, pluck and
enterprise, and if Stephens don’t mind his
paces we may look ont for an early eclipBo of
the Atlanta Sun.
Holden ought certainly to have some pluck,
seeing he has plucked the North Carolinians so
badly.
Governor's Absence.—The New York Herald
of Friday says s
Tho Georgia Democrats claim that Governor
Bullock has been absent from that State for
three months, and that his title to the office of
Governor is vitiated. As there is no Lieuten
ant-Governor they propose to name the Speaker
of the House as Governor, and leave their ac
tion to be approved by the Legislature. This is a
rather high-handed proposition, and it would be
well for Bullock to hurry back to his charge.
There is no constitutional provision limiting
the Governor’s absence, and there is no talk of
this kind in Georgia either. The Georgians are
not pining after Governor Bullock. Let him
“stay his time out.”
Cotton Rotting in the Fields.—We learn
from intelligent gentlemen that immature bolls
are now rotting in the fields, and matured
cotton is sprouting from the continuous wet
weather, wbioh leaves no chance to gather the
crop.
Monroe County.—We team.from Judge Ja
cobs, who was in our offioe yesterday, that the
total vote in Monroe county, including the Go-
loparehee precinct, was 886,of which Sir. Tinley
received net one. They say in Monroe that he
was “ skunked'—sin old-time juvenile phrase
which we had almost forgotten. It is certainly
the strangest election we ever heard of. This
makes Simmons’ majority in the district 3081
out of a total of 4247 votes polled. The coun
ties stand thus: '
Simmons. Tinley.
Bibb 1332 497
Monroe 396 000
Pike 830 _86
3664 583
Mayor Hat.t. meets the corruption investiga
tion before the Supreme Court of New York
with a sweeping affidavit that he has received
no other profits or emolunients whatever than
his legally established salary. The Now Yorkers
evidently believe that Connolly, the Comptrol
ler, procured the robbery of his own office of
the missing vouchers, but Gonnoly, of course,
is indignant at the imputation, and maintains
that the abstraction of the vouchers would
amount to nothing in covering np his tracks, as
the books Bhow abstracts of all of them. The
attention of tho city is absorbed in the legal in
vestigation going on before Judge Barnard,
under the motion to enjoin the municipal gov
ernment. The Herald very properly scouts at
the Radical effort to remand the city to the
control of the Legislature—so long notorious for
its remorseless corruption.
August Importations.—The August foreign
importations into the port at New York were
over seventeen millions of dollars—an amount
far beyond what wa3 ever known before in a
single month.
Hydrophobia.—The New Orleans Picayune
of the 13 th reports the death of officer Dorn of
that city, by hydrophobia. He had been bitten
in the hand by a dog a few days before, and
thought nothing of it at the time, bat last Mon
day afternoon he began to feel sick. That pa
per says:
“A strong fever set in, and he grew excited
and delirious. At first he talked wildly, and
finally, tortured by the intense paiD, be foamed
at the month, shrieking in his agony. This con
tinued for several hours, the pain gradually
lessening, while tho delirium augmented. He
tried to bark like a dog, and bit and snapped at
every one who approached him.
Being a man of powerful build and great
strength, it was extremely difficult to control
him, while he raged and struggled in the hor
rors of his delirium. Tho scene is described
as terrible. The strong man, held down by
force, every nerve and sinew of his vigorous
frame trembling and excited; shriek upon
shriek rending tho air, his face wild with a hor
rible terror, and tbe foam dripping from his
mouth. Hour after hour went by in this fear
ful delirium, until exhausted nature laid him
helpless and dying before his terror-stricken
family. He died at a few minutes to 11 o’clock
yesterday, still delirious, and with hi3 last
breath exhibiting the symptoms of horrible in
sanity.
Knows Enough.—The New Orleans Times
thinks it is all lost labor descanting upon Gen.
Grant’s ignorance, and dullness, and selfishness.
He knows as much as his party wants him to
know, and he does es they all want to do.
The World says the body of the young woman
which wr* washed ashore near Cold Spring,
Long Island, on Taesday morning of last week,
has boon identified as that of Mrs. Rose Lovell,
wife of John Lovell, the captain of Congressman
Roosevelt’s yatch Fearless. Mrs. Lovell charged
her husband with having deserted her for
another woman, and for some time has been
mentally depressed. She is supposed to have
taken passage on the steamer D. R. Martin,
and to have jumped overboard, for tho purpose
of committing snicide. Ic is said that tho Troy
dressmaker,Miss Jennie Hicks, whose mysterious
disappearance was supposed to hare some con
nection with thi3 sad tragedy, has been dis
covered in Boston.
The One Term Army.—The Radical papers
say Grant was whipped out in tho elections for
delegates to the Now York Republican Conven
tion, and Greeley and his one term triumphant.
Never mind, Mr. Grant! The Southern so-
called reconstructed States with Squashes and
Gumbo for sovereigns, will set you right in the
National Convention. What is New York,
against these intelligent and patriotic constitn-
oncies from the South.
Great Confusion i3 reported at the Philadel
phia Mint.
The Pennsylvania Central.—A correspondent
of the World says in the opinion of investigating
men the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
for the last nine years realized no net profit on
its business, and has really gone materially be
hindhand, though paying 10 per cent, dividends
to its stockholders. The writer winds np as
follows:
Well might the President of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad (a very differently managed
company) speak of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company a3 a wonderful corporation in its
power of piling credit on credit, and building
np liabilities of more than §200,000,000, with a
capital of §34,000,000; or a Southern journal
ist compare it to “a gigantic soap bubble which
gleams and glitters in the sun ready to leave
nothing behind it but a great blotch of particu
larly dirty waterand it is the controllers of
this “gigantic soap babble” who are aspiring to
the possession of the New Jersey Canal and
Railroad companies, and leaving no means un
employed to obtain it!
More Cotton Estimates.
We see the Agricultural Bureau is figuring
with some reservations—ifs and bats—for 13,-
333,000 bales of cotton for tho incoming crop.
We bope they may get it. The Bureau thinks
the States are up to within '82 4-10ths of an
average crop, and figuring upon his hypothesis
that 3,333,000 bales is 82 4-10ths of an average
crop, an average crop according to the Bnroau
would not be far from §3,800,000 bales. We
reckon we shall learn a little of something about
average crops before the year is out.
There is a gay chap in New York, one E. J.
Donnell, Cotton Broker, 133 Pearl street, who
has issued a circular as is a circular. What
Donnell docs not know there is noose in know
ing. He is at tho very bottom cf matters. He
laughs at the talk about Btorms, caterpillars,
rust and rains as all stuff, and is waiting every
day for the market to break down under press
ure of excessive cotton receipts. Donnell says
about the reports that only two-thirds of a crop
will be made in Southwestern Georgia, “that
two-thirds of a crop is a big thing in Georgia.”
We want him to riso and explain that. Geor
gia has its productive measure, like every other
conntry, based on experience, and how a third
below that average product can be a big thing,
wo should like to know. Perhaps 66 cents in
the dollar may be a big thing in Pearl street.
Tbe Macon and Augusta Bailrord.
We were glad to learn from tho advertisement
yesterday of Superintendent Johnson, that the
prospect for an early resumption of business on
this line was so good. One of the editors of
thl3 paper was tola on Friday, at Camak, by
Mr. Printup, the road master—ana whom the
editor understood to say he had just returned
from the break—that he thought it would be
the first of October before trains could or would
run over the entire line of the road. Mr. John
son’s assurance to the contrary is, therefore,
doubly gratifying. The road is losing heavily
every day that trade and travel is suspended,
and this city especially is the sufferer, thereby.
The break must have been much more serious
than was first reported from any quarter, to re
quire such a length of time to repair it.
“Tell that man to take off his hat in court,"
said a Judge the other morning to an officer.
The offender, who turned out to be a lady wear
ing the fashionable sailor hat, indignantly ex
claimed, “I am no man, sir!” “Then,” said
his Honor, “I am no judge.”
Editorial Notes by “F.ood aud
Field.”
On the Cads North of (Jharlotte, N. C.,
Sept 14,1871.
Our trip over the old Central to Augusta wa3
accomplished in sohedule time, and the breaks
and washes have all been thoroughly repaired.
The only vestiges of the storm are the deeply
farrowed embankments and still swollen creeks
and streams. The com crops to the Carolina
line are fully an average, but cotton, though
better than in Southwest Georgia,has rusted bad
ly and will yield very poorly.
We were surprised to find tho streets of
Augusta dry and dusty, while all the interior is
saturated with moisture.
CONUITION OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The people of this unhappy State are dispir
ited and cast down by the failure of their crops,
and the terrible tyranny and taxation entailed by
Badicat rule. Dilapidated, sombre looking Ham
burg, cnee the proud rival of Augusta, which
first comes under review after crossing the broad
Savannah, is a fitting type of the entire State.
Columbia, also once so beautiful and flourishing,
rallies but slowly from her ashes. In short,
taxation, public theft, and demoralized labor,
all the result of the iniquity of universal suf
frage, have reduced to a negro principality the
chivalrous Carolina of the olden time, And this
must ever be the result where ignorance and
vice usurp the reins of government. The fate
of Jamaica under black domination should point
a moral n^ver to be forgotten by the South.
The Aneio Saxon owners of the soil must retain
their sovereignty, cost what it may.
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
About dawn we crossed the border, and en
tered this ancient domain, which has been the
constant theatre of revolution and strife since
the surrender. Matters wear a more cheerful
aspect, however, for the struggle is not without
hope despite the myrmidons of Grant.
A corrupt and venal Executive has been hurled
from power; the rights of the citizen main
tained even where it was necessary to employ
force; and tho carpet-bagger no longer rides
rough-shod over the people. Laus Deo for this.
A terrible drouth, however, sheds its blight
ing influence o’er these fertile valleys and pic-
tnresqne hillsides. Eleven weeks have elapsed
since the heaven-d’stilled fluid has descended
to invigorate and bless the parched earth. Com
even in the richest bottoms is ntterly cut off,
and will hardly pay for the harvesting. Water
courses are dry, and the beds of ponds cracked
and riven by the sun’s rays. The grass looks
brown and arid, like in the depth of winter.
This calamity coming upon the heel of a short
grain crop, it is difficult to see how the afflicted
inhabitf nls can tide over another year. Such
cotton as is visible from the cars will not tealize
a bale to twenty acres. The country is covered
with oak and hickoiy, and the land sightly and
productive. But what can poor mortals do
without the “early and the latter rain ?”
SALISBURY.'
We paused for breakfast in this town which
is regarded as the cradle of liberty here, and at
the North, the very hot-bed of the Ku-klnx.
Stacks of solitary chimnie3 and tottering brick
walls, still show the ruthless hand of the inva
der. In the cars quite a spirited contest arose
between the drummers of the several eating
houses. Words waxed hotter and hotter, until
at longlh one landlord declared he would famish
the nicest breakfast possible and throw in
liquors and cigars gratis for seventy-jive cents,
and charge thoso who were dissatisfied nothing.
Of course, he carried the day; and when the
inquiry was propounded shall we demand hispol-
itics ? it was decided ncm. con. to ask no ques
tions for conscience sake. A capital meal of
broiled chicken, ham, eggs, steak, fresh fish and
light biscuit, made good the pronrse of our
enterprising ho3t. Nor wero the gratuitous ad
denda wanting to those who chose to pariah*.
We hope to reach Richmond about 8 o’clock
p. M. In the meantime, we cease for the pres
ent these wayside jottings, and transmit them
to you by the route agent of southward bound
train. H. H. J.
Taxation Under Radical Rule.
There are other points, says the Charleston
Courier, touched upon by General Morgan in
his late speech in Ohio, to which we propose to
allude. Instead of the taxes having been re
duced, as claimed by the Republican party, they
have been, as was exhibited yesterday, largely
increased. The annual profits of this country
arising from all its industries are estimated at
about §1,000,600,000. And yet, of this immense
amount, ono-half is annually, either directly or
indirectly, taken from the pockets of the peo
ple, through the means and instrumentality of
taxation.
One of the boasts of the great Radical ora
tors, and for which the continuance of their
supremacy is demanded, is that since the close
of the war §300,000,000 of the public debt has
been paid off. This is true. But the boast falls
to the ground, and the most wastofnl expendi
ture is established when wo remember tho
equally acknowledged fact that daring this time
there has been collected, in taxation, §2,700,
000,000, more than sufficient to have discharged
the entire national debt
General Morgan, in reference to this, re
marks:
“The other day when addressing my fellow-
citizens in Lancaster, an intelligent and thought
ful gentleman in the audience called out and pro
pounded this pertinent question to me. He asked
“ If it take §2,700,000 to roduce the debt §300,-
000,000, how much will it take to pay off the
whole debt V The whole debt is a little less than
§2,400,000. The calculation is not difficult. To
pay off the debt at the rate and in the manner
it has been paid daring the past six years, in
proportion to the amount of revenues collected
from the people, it would require §21,600,000,-
000 to pay loss than §2,400,000,000.”
Senator Sherman on the stum]} declared that
Congress has reduced the internal taxes of the
people fifty-six millions of dollars. There is
probably no mode of taxation more odions, or
which is more directly felt and resented. The
object of Senator Sherman was by this repre
sentation to hold up the party in power as a
party of relief, and, therefore, entitled to the
support of the conntry at large. But the more
pregnant fact was not stated, that the reduc
tions wore not for the common benefit, but only
so far as regarded the interests of New England.
The party in power are governed by its ideas,
controlled by its infiuenoe, and managed with a
view simply to its aggrandizement.
The result is additional burthens upon the great
West, and the- other sections of the country.
And this will be perceived by the comparison
which General Morgan makes between the com
monwealth of Ohio and the New England States.
He says:
“It is true, my friends, that in certain parts
of the conntiqr the Internal Revenue tax has
been reduced. In 1868 tbe six New England
States paid an amonnt of Internal Revenue
equal to §25,000,000, while Ohio paid $12,000,-
000. New England paid $13,000,000 more In
ternal Revenue taxes than were at that time
paid by Ohio. But how is it to-day ? Ohio pays
ovor §16,000,000, while New England pays only
§6,500,000. That is, Ohio to-day pays $9,500,-
000 more Internal Revenue taxes than all of the
New England States together. The taxes have
been reduced in the New England States about
$18,000,000, and increased in Ohio $4,000,000.
“In 18G8 the State of Massachusetts paid
§17,000,000, and Ohio $12,000,000. To-day
Ohio pays $16,000,000, and Massachusetts only
$4,400,000. Hence, you see, my friends, that
instead of the people of the West having obtained
relief by the change in taxation, their burdens
have been Increased; their taxes have been
largely augmented.. * * We must prepare for
one of two things: the total overthrow of our
free institutions - and our exchange from the
condition of free citizens to become the subject
of a vulgar aristocracy, or arouse to such manly
and determined action as the dondilion cf the
country and oar own oondition demands.”
TEE GEORGIA P3ESS
Columbus Cotton Receipts of Wednesday
were 53 bales against 258 same day last year.
Heavy Freight.—The Sun says the South
western train brought to Columbus, yesterday,
twenty loaded oars. Part of it was freigut de
layed on the Central road.
Big Fibe at Lawbengeville—The Court
house and County Records Destroyed.—We
learn from Mr. Rogers, of this city, says the At
lanta Sud, who wa3 at Lawrenoeville night be
fore last, that the Court-house of that place,
together with all tho county records, were de
stroyed. The fire ooourred about one o’clock,
and before the town was aroused, it had made
such headway that it was impossible to save
anything of value. It is thought to be the work
of incendiaries, as parties were seen leaving
town when the fire was burning. One man has
been arrested on suspioion.
The Great Tidal Wave.—A correspondent
of the Savannah Republican says:
The great Hflui wave that will occur on the
5th of October, is easily explained. We find an
interesting explanation of it, written by Pro
fessor Proctor, of England. He says: Oa
October 5th, the moon will be new—in other
words, if it were not for the brightness of the
sun, we should see the moon close by that
luminary in the heavens. Thus the sun and
moon will pull with combined effect upon the
waters of the earth, and so cause what we
call spring tides. This of course happens at
the time of every new moon. But sometimes
the moon exerts a more effective pull than at
other times, and tho sums happens also in the
case of the sun; and on October 5th, it happens
that both the sun and moon will give a particu
larly vigorous haul upon the waters of the earth.
But after all, high tides depend very importantly
on other considerations than astronomical ono3
Most of us remember how a predicted high tide
some two years ago, 18C9, turned out to be very
moderate, or, if we may use the expression,
a very “ one-horse ” affair indeed, because the
winds had not been consulted, and exerted
their influence against the astronomers,
A long succession of winds blowing off shore
would reduce a spring tide to a height scarcely
exceeding the ordinary reef. On the other hand,
if we should have a long succession of winds
blowing from the Atlantic shorewards, before
the approaching high tide, it is certain that a
large amount of mischief may be done in some
of our river regions.
Thus you perceive, Mr. Editor, that if our
winds continue to blow from the ocean, then
we may look out for a tide a great deal higher
than usual, and it behooves those who have
crops or cattle on the low land3 to see to their
safety before the 5th of October. I am some
what inclined to think, from present indications,
that we will have a high tide—one that will be
something of an event, judging from the weather
for the past two weeks or moro.
The Democrats of Savannah organized a club
Wednesday night with a view to the municipal
election.
The Savannah theatre opens next week under
John Templeton.
The Griffin Star, referring to the light re
ceipts of cotton at that-place, says farmers gen
erally express the opinion that this crop is “a
short horse and will be soon curried.”
The Griffin Star says: “Mr. John Lamar, one
of the oldest and most respected of our citizens,
who left for California a few months ago, has
returned. He is of tho opinion that Middle
Georgia is a country good enough for him, and
we are in hopes he will remain in our midst.”
Atlanla.—The New Era of yesterday says
business is brisk in Atlanta, and the Tine
Georgian says trade is dull. How do they di
vide it ? What has become of the Constitution ?
We have not seen that paper for two days, but
trust that it still lives. We are sorry .to see from
the Bun that they ore playing dangerous tricks
upon the Macon and Western Railroad. That
paper says:
The up passenger train over tho Macon and
Western Railroad miraculously escaped an acei
dent at the 100 mUe post, which might have
caused a terrible loss of life, as well as great in
jury to tho running stock of the road. As the
train, under fnll speed, neared the 100-mile
post, near West End depot, the engineer, Bill
Mitchell, discovered a bar of railroad iron placed
on tho track, but was too near to take up the
train. The bar was fastened under one rail and
across the other. The engine struck when run
ning at a speed of about twenty miles an hour,
and fortunately threw the iron out of the way,
without doing damage. The engine was stopped
and examined, and found uninjured. This i3 a
marvelous escape; and is another warning to
tho officers of this road that there are devils in
carnate endeavoring to destroy life and property
on this road, and it will require great caution to
prevent accidents. Conductor Croft says that
he cannot account for these devilish attempts to
throw off the trains, as there is no unkind fool
ing between the officers of the trains and the
people along the line, that he is aware of.
About ten days ego tho night freight train
ran into a pile of cross-ties and billets of wood,
near Jonesboro, placed there to throw the train
off, and narrowly escaped a bad accident. There
are doubtless parties engaged in tills obstruct
ing business in hope of robbing tho freight
trains, but why they should attempt to throw off
the day passonger train, we cannot account. It
is hoped that Oapt. White will offer a reward
sufficient for tho capture of these scoundrels
that will induce parties to make efforts for their
arrest.
The same train yesterday came near running
over a negro, who was asleep on the track, a
few miles this side of Griffin; the train turned a
curve, and was in twenty-five feet of him, when
he rose and sprang off. It is a great pity that
even a negro should be so silly as to go to sleep
on the track of a railroad.
The Sun says the Atlanta Constitution an*
nounced yesterday that “a venerable Methodist
divine in DeKalb recently had occasion to im
merse several who joined the Methodist chnrch
in a creek.” That certainly was a moist pro
ceeding altogether.
Macon Telegraph and Messenger.—We are
pleased (says the Middle Georgian) to note the
signs of prosperity in this journal. The pub
lishers have increased its size, aud if we are not
mistaken it is now tho largest daily in the State.
In point of editorial ability, in onr opinion, it
is second to none. In politics it'is sound, and
as e newspaper, it is live and interesting. The
people of Macon, as well a3 those of other por
tions of the State show their appreciation of
its sterling worth by extending to thi3 paper a
liberal patronage. We wish it great success.
Thank you for the compliment, brethren.
But tho size of the Telegraph is the result sim
ply of a very questionable taste for hand-bill
advertisements. As a matter of taste, we would
have no larger sheet than the Middle Georgian,
wbioh we think is the neatest paper in Georgia,
and certainly one of the most readable.
Tax Notice—Second Round.—So the Tax
Collector of Whitfield county appropriately
heads his notioe in the Dalton Citizen. The poor
tax payers are very much in the case of an un
happy knight who undertakes to stand against
the champion of the ring. They encounter
many a round in the course of the year, and are
knocked over every time. But what is bad,
there’s nobody to hold the bottle for them and
sponge them off, and it is much to be feared
that few of them will be able to “come to time”
a great while longer.
Cotton Factory in Murray.—The Dalton
Citizen learns that a Northern company has pur
chased a mill and two lots of land, on Rock
Creek, in Murray county, for the purpose of
erecting an extensive factory, for the manufac
ture of ell kinds of cotton goods, from the best
prints, bleachings and sheetings, to the coarser
fabrics. We know tho water-power which the
company is said to have bought, and do not
hesitate to pronounce it one of the finest in this
section. It is a clear, rippling stream, that
gushes forth from the mountain with such force
as would produce a motive power almost inored-
ible. A thousand dollar stone dam has been
built, and contracts are out for building opera
tive houses and the main buildings. It is on
the line of the Morgantown Railroad, which is
waiting to be built by “Northern capitalists.”
Cattle Disease in Dalton.—The Citizen
says the cattle thereabouts are still dying up
very rapidly with murrain. No less Una ten
have died within the city limits daring the past
iwo weeks. The disease has assumed alarming
proportions, and something should be done at
once to arrest itif possible.
The young men at Cartersville have deter
mined to hold a tournament at their fair.
A Long Way Home.—The Dalton Citizen says
an ex-Confederate soldier, lame, footsore and
weary, passed through that place from Char
lotte, N. 0., on his way home, in Texas, last
Friday. -He had been shot alltbpieces and was
in hospital until May last, sinoe which rime he
had been hobbling towards Texas oncrutohes.
He had been four months making his way to
Dalton, where a purse was raised for him. His
name is Johnson, and be belonged to the Texas
Rangers.
The Georgia Fairs runs as follows: Dalton
Fair, commencing September 26, and continu
ing four days; the Cartersville Fair, October
3; Rome Fair, October 10; Atlanta, October
16; Macon, (State Fair,) October 23: Augusta
and Columbus, October 31; Savannah, Novem
ber 21.
The Griffin, Hontioello and Madison
Railroad:—The Indian Springs Mirror says :
We have but little to report in relation to the
late action of the directory of this company,
in addition to the facts communicated by our
Griffin correspondent last week. The meeting
wa3 exceedingly harmonious and encouraging
in its leading feature, and it is generally under
stood that early movements to bnilt the road
will be undertaken. It has also transpired that
the contraot prize is §19,000 per mile—§4,000
in cash, and §15,000 in bonds of the company
endorsed by the State; the contractors to build
and equip the road, narrow guage, in first-class
style, to the satisfaction of a competent com
mittee of disinterested railroad men. The en
gineers have been engaged, daring the present
week, in locating a few miles of the road in the
vicinity of Griffin, and next week will make ad
ditional surveys in the neighborhood of Indian
Springs, to ascertain clearly the best line in this
vicinity,—the company desiring to locate as
near as possible to onr town. Unless the present
expectations of the directors are disappointed,
the contractors will be at work within a very
few days, and the road complete at an early
day far enough to accommodate all the planters
of Butts in removing their present crop of cot.
ton by rail, in time to reach the principal cotton
marts of the country before the Christmas hol
idays.
Tho corn and peach crops of Hall county are
unusually good this year. Benzinists, chock
fnll of juice, in foil force, wander through the
streots of Gainesville, almost daily.
The people of Lumpkin county have raised
$30,000 in individual subscription, to the Dah-
lonegaand Gainesville narrow gauge railway,
and will double it in sixty days.
The editor of the Gainesville Eagle has seen
an oblong block of quartz weighing 65 pounds,
“thickly studded with particles of gold large
enough for respectable breast pins.” It came
from the Battle Branch mine, near Dahlonega.
We clip the following from tho Gainesville
Eagle, of Friday.
Arrested.—On Sunday last a squad of United
States soldiers passed through here on their way
to Atlanta, having in charge as prisoners W. 0.
Alloy and his son Thomas, Wm. Oaks, Alfred
Stovall, K. O. Hunt, and John Satterfield, all
citizens of White county, who had been arrested,
some charged with illicit distilling, and others
with crimes, the precise nature of whioh we
could not learn. Since the above arrests were
made we learn that four others—G. Henderson
and his son and two of the young Satterfields—
have been arrested and are also being carried
to Atlanta. The trouble is supposed to have
originated mainly in a lawsuit between two cit
izens of the county, in which much bad feeling
was engendered, which gradually spread until
the whole neighborhood beoame involved. For
sometime past the bitterest feeling has prevailed
and several assassinations attempted. One of
the parties applied to tho United States author
ities for assistance, which resulted in the arrest
of the parties named above.
After the 1st of October, th3 Chronicle and
Sentinel will cease to exohauge its daily edition
with tho weeklies of the State, except on pay
ment, by the latter, of §5 in the shape of boot.
Mr. John G. Crane, a native of Wilkes county,
but for many years a leading merchant of
Charleston, where he made a large fortune, died
of apoplexy near Washington, on tho 7th inst.
The Columbus Enquirer has this to say of the
late Democratic avalanche in this Senatorial
District. The Enquirer is in error as to Colo
nel S.’s inheritance, but he has certainly regu
lated “semedings” in this part of the vineyard
very effectually,
The 22d Senatorial Distict.—The special
election in this distriot—Bibb, Monroe and
Pike counties—was held on Wednesday, and
resulted in the election of Thomas J. Simmons,
the Democratic nominee, by an overwhelming
majority, as the successor of Speer, elected to
Congress. Tho returns are not complete, but
enough is known to show that each county gave
Simmons a large majority. The negro vote
predominates in all three of the counties. Thus
it is that Radicalism has grown “small by de
grees and beautifully less" in Georgia, until
now it has not a stronghold in which it can make
a stout fight.
Mr. Simmons is, we believe, the inheritor
from his father of the celebrated “Regulator”
that had expelled so much other baneful stuff
before it was tried on Radicalism. Tinley, the
Radical candidate, was known as a Democrat
before his nomination by the Radicals. His
acceptance of the nomination was an nnmis
takablo symptom of internal disorder, and his
system evidently needed just such a “regulat
ing” ns he has received.
The Talbotton Standard says very little corn
or cotton is being gathered, the weather contin-
ning nnfavorable. Farmers down that way vow
they will not rush their ootton to market this
year.
Mr. J. N. Garter, of Talbotton, was thrown
from his buggy last Saturday, and badly in
jured.
The Dawson Journal says:
Hon. 0. B. Wooton,—In common with the
citizens of Dawson and surrounding country, we
regret tho contemplated move of Hon. 0. B.
Wooten to Macon. The los3 of this man as a
citizen and a lawyer will be felt in all this sec
tion, and we express the sentiments of many
when we say that we hope his removal will be
but temporary.
Dawson Since the Fire.—It may be said,
and no doubt is, that Dawson is or will not be
prepared to do the business that she has done
heretofore by reason of the disasters to the
store houses, eto., at the late fire. We trust the
planters will not entertain such an idea, for
suoh is not the case. Fortunately for us there
were several large store houses on the east and
south sides of the publio square, that were un-
occupied; other houses on Depot street that
were not filled to their full capacity; three
briokstores being completed; two more under
headway; all of whioh give to our merchants
room suffioient to carry on their business until
they can rebuild. Messrs. Jones & Harper are
erecting their ootton sheds, and now ready to
reeeive cotton. The burned district will soon
be under contraot for the building of first class
brick stores. All considered we have never
seen the merchants and business men of Daw
son so infused with a determination to hold on
to and increase the business of the place as now.
We get the following from the Guthbert Ap
peal, of Friday.
From Cuthbebt to Lumpkin.—We are glad
to learn that most of the line of B., G. & G.
Railroad, between this city and Lumpkin has
been located, and a heavy force is at work grad
ing. We congratulate the people of that good
ly town upon their prospect for an outlet; for a
thought of the clever people of that place, ever
puts us in tnne for that song, “Thou art so near
and yet so far.”
St. Paul’s Church.—This new church in the
southern suburbs of the city, is to be dedicated
on Sabbath afternoon, at 3 o’clock. Rev. W.
W. Hicks, of Macon, is to preaoh the dedicating
sermon.
The Mayor of Augusta has appointed Messrs.
T. S. Morgan, Wilberforce Daniel, and J. L.
Mgxwell delegates to represent that city in the
National Commercial Convention which will
meet at Baltimore, September 25th.
Speaking of the great benefit to Augusta of
the Augusta Factory, the Chronicle and Senti
nel, of Friday, gives these figures:
Over two millions and a half of dollars have
found their way directly into the pockets of our
citizens from this factory in six years, besides
the benefits derived from increase of population,
eto. The factory has paid out here annually
more money than it requires to support the en
tire municipal government and pay off interest
on the city bonds. Putting our population at
16,000—the census figures—the factory has
declared since the war a cash dividend of one
hundred and sixty-two dollars to each inhabit
ant At these figures the new mill whioh the
Faotory Company proposes to erect will more
than compensate for the enlargement of the
canal.
We are glad to learn from the following that
Harris oounty finds herself in Buoh good case
this year. We quote from the Columbus Sun,
of Friday _
Ootton in Harris.—A gentleman who brought
16 bales in to hold for 25o. next spring, estima
ted that Harris oounty last year produced 20,000
bales of cotton. This season she will produce
perhaps five-eighths of that amount or 12,500.
No top crop will be made; the middle crop is
shedding badly; the bottom crop is very good.
Owing to the large area planted in coin, enough
has been made to support the people and have
something to selL Farmers will be In no hurry
to sell their cotton. Thev are not heavily pressed
for money, and having been unable to borrow or
obtain advances to any great extent, owe but
little, beoause their credit wonld not sustain it
and they are in a most exoellent position. v
We knew he’d do it and we said so. Boully
has bought out the West Point Shield aud on
October 1st, will made Ins forty-fifth ascension
from that place
Confirmatory of a paragraph elsewhere quoted
from the Savannah Advertiser, the Atlanta Sun
of yesterday, says:
Another Railroad Lease.—We have learned
(no doubt reliably) that the Pennsylvania Cen
tral Railroad has leased tbe Atlanta and West
Point road—the contract to commence on Mon
day next. This is a most important railroad
move—not only to all who are personally inter
ested, bnt to this city and the public generally.
The Sun also says:
Counsel Employed.—We bear it stated that
Governor Bollock and Foster Blodgett have em
ployed Hon. B. H. Hill as associate counsel,
and CoL Farrow; the Attorney General, to pros-
eoute those who have been or hereafter may be,
arrested under charges of demanding the State
Road.
President H. F. M. Henderson, of Bondon
College, came very near dying one night laBt
week, from drinking tea made o^nux vomica by
mistake for composition powder.
Gol. Jas. F. Dowdell, formerly of this State
bnt for twenty years past a prominent politician
of Alabama, and for several years a Congress
man from the Auburn district, died near that
place last Taesday.
The Rome Commercial has made “a new
departure." It says, in its issue of Friday:
“A New Departure.”—Tho Commercial
makes a “new departure” this morning.
We solemnly determine, from the present
moment, never to admit a personal card into the
columns of the Commercial again, unless the
party writing has been viciously attacked in
public prints, and even then the article must be
thoroughly dignified and devoid of personal
abuse.
We are sick and disgusted with the occurren
ces of the past few days. We are naturally
good natnred. Indeed, onr good nature
coupled with the soothing sum of forty cents a
line has betrayed ns into the indiscretions of
the past week. We failed in our little scheme
of an “amiable summer.” We are determined
to have a bloodless winter.
Thos. H. Scott, clerk at the City Hotel,Rome,
attempted to cook tho goose of Pompey Johnson,
a runner for another hotel, last Thursday night.
He fir%d three shots, bnt as the ballets all hit
Pomp’s head, the goose wasn’t oven warmed
through.
Woodhuli A dullin’# Little Game.
The celebrated female brokers, WocdhuH &
Olaflin of 48 Broad street, who are the cham
pions of the female suffrage movement, have
rented a palatial mansion on Jackson square, in
Washington, nearly opposite the Presidential
residence. They are terribly in earnest, and
say that they are bound to win. They are
pretty, intelligent and fascinating, and they
know how to use these all-powerful weapons.
They are now doing their “little utmost” with
all the grave and reverend Senators who are
susoeptible to their blandishments. An attract
ive parlor, choice viands, and any amount of
“ mercury” and animal magnetism conquered
in days of old th9 potent Roman Senators, and
both “ Vic” and “ Tennie" think to-day what
has been done can be done again, and that,
compared to them, Cleopatra was no great
shakes after all. Any observing person seeing
the string of carriages wailing at their hospita
ble metropolitan mansion, would imagine there
was a grand luve-feast going on within, and he
wouldn’t be afr wrong. These fascinating and
extremely influential nympiis du finance have
counted noses in the United States Senate, and
they feel confident of having a “ sure thing.”
Your correspondent is promised a list’of their
visiting cards, aud he is assured they will show
that they rule the “ court, the camp, and the
grove.”—N. Y. Cor. St. Louis Republican.
“Vic." and “Tonnie’u” little game won’t win—
mark the prediction. And for three reasons
among others: They are neither young enough,
pretty enough, nor plump enough. The aver
age Congressman of the present day- is not
susceptible f o any feminine influence that is not
baoked by positiveyouLh, good looks, and a com
fortable avoirdupois. The witchery so power
ful with the higher type of men, even of a soul
—full face illuminated by eyes, the blaze of
whoso eloquence is kindled only by the fires of
a crystal-clear intellect and a refined, poetic,
yet passionate nature, would bo wholly lost upon
the gross materialists who make np what is called
the assembled national wisdom at Washington.
Not that “Vio.” and “Tennie” have anystrength
in this way, however. If these demi, semi-women
wish to win, surely, let them engage the services
of that “ring," who, with §50,000, and “the
prettiest quadroon ont of New Orleans,” con
trolled so much of the legislation of the last
Congress.
Excursion Tickets lor tbe State Fair.
Office Georgia State
Agricultural Society,
16 th September, 1871.
Editors Daily Telegraph and Messenger: The
subjoined letter from the agents of the New
York steamships Herman Livingston and Gen.
Barnes will show that excursion tickets on these
steamers for visitors to onr Fair, and reduced
rates for freights have been arranged. Nego
tiations are in progress with the lines to Phila
delphia and Baltimore. Mr. Mayor Huff is also
negotiating with the railroad companies for ex
cursion tickets from St Louis, Cincinnati, Chi
cago, Louisville, Memphis, &o.
As some indication of the interest felt in the
coming exposition, the Secretary announces
that notices of a larger number of entries of
artioles for exhibition have reached his offioe
than ever before at so early a date. They come
from Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Vir
ginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
and Massachusetts.
Savannah, September 15,1871.
David 17. Lewis, Esq., Secretary—Dear Sib:
Since writing yon on yesterday, we have
again heard from onr New York agents, and
they propose to issne excursion tieket, through
from New York to Maoon, and return, for the
sum’ of thirty-two dollars; and in relation
to freight which may be intended for the Fair,
it will be carried from New York to Maoon at
the usual rate of such goods, and will be re
turned to New York free; but such goods as are
returned must go by the same ships as bring
bring them out We shall be pleased to know
if the above meets your views, in order that we
may cause early publicity to be given at New
York and elsewhere. Trusting the above may
be acceptable and induce the exhibition of many
goods, we are, yours truly,
[Signed] Welder & Fullerton.
Be on Tonr Guard.
We team from a neighboring county that a
person has been operating there trying to in
duce the Democrats to form a secret political
club (not Ku-klnx—oh, no!) and olaiming that
he is acting under authority and instructions
from the Democratic Central Executive Com
mittee of Georgia. We feel authorized to say
that no authority of that kind has been given to
anybody, and that the Democratic Central Ex
ecutive Committee is ntterly opposed to al
secret political associations whatever. We be
lieve any man who goes round Georgia bn Buoh
an errand as this is an emissary of the Radicals
and of the devil, too. His design is to entrap
Democrats.
The Blew Stale Fair Groauq.
The city authorities of Macon areT’
neither labor nor expense to disehar,
contraot with the State Agricultural Sj-j,
a manner which shall redound equally
credit of the Society and the city, and ia"
to the utmost a locality possessing uno>
natural beauty and adaptation to all the
which it is to be applied.
Entering the Park through a very tasteful
imposing gateway, you oome first upon
acres in a magnificent grove of mammoth
laid out in drives and avenues, which a:e
by the umbrageous growth even at noonda-
the southern' extremity of the grove begih
numerous structures to be used for the er
tion and its concomitants. There are
substantial and some of them very W
buildings, besides the stable®, and nmnj
comfortable cottages for ostlers and atte;
and all.the arrangements for other stock.
The more important buildings comprise
Machinery Sail, fifty feet wide by 210 I
which will bo the scene of the meelnnicaU
sitlon." The General Exhibition Sail, 13f CJ
five feet in width and 250 feet long and
stories high. This, we suppose, is to be (
ted to products of the farm, workshop and fa!
tory—to goods, wares and merchandise,
building fronts upon the grove we have descril
and also upon the northern end of
Tace course. In a line with this building j
with an ornate music stand between them is
Floral Sad, seventy-two feet wide, 184 K
and two and three stories high. This edifice
famished with towers and galleries from vrfc.
the view of the grounds and track is magti
cent.
To the left, at the end of the quarter stick;
on the track is the Grand Stand—55 wide, Jy
feet long, and two stories high, which will *
commodate five or six thousand people. Tv,
Floral Hall also has a single gallery 140 f« ;
long, besides a great deal of other elera 1 .*
space from which every movement on the cou.’s
can be seen. Besides these structures, arc,
grand Dining Sad 50 by 150—a Saloon 33 f^
wide by 70 feet long, and containing 123 .'3
of counter. A Ladies' Cottage, furnished
every convenience for the toilet—a building fc
the offioers of the State Fair, aud a Jndgg
Stand. All these buildings are very tastefr
and some of them imposing. The Architect
Mr. Woodruff, has, we think, displayed a gr&M
deal of skill and' judgment in planning thee, j
and no little executive efficiency in advancir- *
them to their present stage of completion. Wla
all finished, they will make a beautiful dispUj.
Coming to the track wo may confident;; j
say it is as perfect as art can make it—as lev!
as a floor—graded in strict adherence to Imi
rules, with a gentle incline to tho center—ei.|j
actly a mile in the circuit, and of the finest con-E
sistence and condition for quick time. There p]
ia not a tree, shrub or weed about the trad |
Being perfectly level, the eyo at natural eleva
tion can seo every step of the courser, and the
green sod of the centre and margin contrasts
beautifully with the light, white roil bounding
both aides of the course.
To the right of this course is another fini
grove where are the accommodations for the
stock end their attendants. These corsist 0!
125 stables—and numerous comfortable cottages
and other structures, laid off in four parallel
rows, and not bnilt against the fence as custom
In front are the little courses for walking
the nags, and the whole forms as picturesque
and beautiful a scene as one often sees.
Tho total area of these Fair Grounds is some
where between 125 and 150 acres, and we doubt
whether there will be a single visitor who fails
to pronounce them unrivalled in beauty and con
venience. The beautiful green sward—the noble
drives and avenues—the majestio oaks, some of
them nearly three feet in diameter of trunk ad
shading a hundred feet of ground—the numer
ous buildings of a unique and tasteful architect
ure, and painted in various and lively colors-
will all present a scene to bo admired and re
membered. Fifty thousand people would make
no crowd on these ample grounds, and whether
in sunshine or rain, can be protected and made
comfortable. This Park will for generations be
a favorite and lovely resort for the Maconians.
Here they will gather for all their fetes—here
will terminate their evening drives and rambles.
We hope for an exhibition which shall cor
respond with these magnificent material prepara
tions. We remarked to the architect that his
beautiful octagonal music stand—a mmature
temple of Apollo—would, we fear, disperse
nothing befitting the structure, and he expressed
hope that it would be daily filled by a band of
choice performers from one of the Northern
citiea.
Mayor Huff has been, of course, the moving
spring and energetio mind directing all these
vast arrangements. Over 150 workmen are
now diligently employed in carrying out all
his plans, and though much delayed by this
persistently bad weather, they will aH be ac
complished in time.
Affairs in Monroe.
A leading planter writes ns that the anna's of
cotton planting may be searched in vain for a
year of such unfavorableconditions as th's one
has presented from first t9 last:
“There is nothing left upon the weed except
the early fruit. The continuous rains have be
gotten a second growth, causing the middle crop
of forms—what little there was—to shed off)
presenting the singular aspect—for September
fields—of mingled brown and green. This ad
ditional growth of .weed is so shading the early
crop as to cause a considerable per centage of
rot.”
Picking is much interrupted by the demand
for labor to get out lumber for repairing or re
newing bridges and niiH dams. Sine ont of ten
in the oounty were washed away or damaged by
the late rains.
The New York Herald, in an article contra
dicting the rumors circulating through the
country press as to the methods of managing
that journal, says that the Herald is, for eU
practical purposes, a' great corporation, era*
ploying from five to six hundred men, and with
its mechanical department filled with skillful ana
intelligent workmen. In the intellectual de
partment the Herald has a force of from thirty
to forty city reporters, and an editorial Btaff of
twelve to fifteen men, besides correspondents
in all parts of the world, and many pud con
tributors in all parts of tbe conntry. Although
it has a large list of contributors, the Herald
depends chiefly upon its own trained and ample
regular force, whioh the article compares to e
well filled, well drilled and well officered regi
ment, every man not only knowing hip own
place and keeping it, but also filling it like a
true soldier, the effectiveness of the entire body
depending upon the accurate evolutions of the
whole.
New Books.—Messrs. Claxton, Remsen
Haffelflnger, publishers, Philadelphia, send ua,
through J. W. Burke & Co., of this city, “The
Valley Mill,” from the German of Charles Wild;
My Roses,” by L. Virginia French; and
“Downward aud Upward,” by the author of
Paul Venner, etc. The first is part of the very
popular “Fatherland Series,” and looks as
though it might be quite interesting. Mrs-
French is an author of considerable celebrity,
well known and quite popular throughout the
South and West, and the critics say “My Roses
will add to her reputation. “Downward and
Upward” seems a pleasantly told story enough)
in which, if there is none of the highflavored
seasoning so much in favor at present, there is
also none of the poison that generally accompa
nies the piqoant condiment of divorce, murder,
bigamy and other fashionable topics of the
modem noveL