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—— ——■ The Greorgia and. & Messenger. 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
