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The Greorsia W eeklv TelearraiDh and. Journal & JVEessenger.
Telegraph and Messenger
MACON OCTOBER 2 1871.
News items.
Yellow Feveb in the "West.—It is an un
looked for announcement this morning that yel
low fever has appeared in Jackson and Vicks
burg, in both of which “twelve new cases” are
reported. We did not know that there were any
old ones.
Affecting, Yzbt.—It is said that Chief Jnstice
Ohase was weighed every Saturday morning at
the express office, Waukesha, Wisconsin,
crowd of spectators invariably gathered around
to hear the result, and greeted tho announce
ment of accumulated avoirdupois with exclama
tions of delight.
The first of the Ku-Klux trials at Raleigh,
N. C.,have resulted in the conviction of five pris
oners. The jury is composed entirely of Radi
cals, two of them being negroes. Holden is un
derstood to be at the bottom of the job from
motives of revenge.
Berlin.—The City of Berlin counts 900,000
inhabitants, and tho number of those whose
income exceeds 1,000 thalers ($700) is just 15,-
722. On the other hand the figure of those who
have not 300 thalers ($200) to live upon is 175,-
798. Twenty years ago there were not more
than a dozen people in Prussia with incomes
exceeding $150,000 a year.
Villitending Gbeeley.—The Sun complains
that tho Grant office-holding party in Western
New York, in view of tho approaching State
Convention, are riding round and spending
money at a fearful rate, while they are even
mere liberal in venting their curses on tho re
nowned philosopher of the Tribune.
Peach Crop.—The Pittsburg Commercial
thinks the peach crop has realized to tho State
of Delaware this year very nearly a million and
a half of dollars. Now that is pretty good for
1,356,800 acres of land and about a hundred
thousand people of all sizes, sexe3 and colors
It is fifteen dollars apiece, all round.
Another awful “Trunk Mystery”was revealed
at Poughkeepsie last week. A heavily corded
trunk at the depot sent forth n revolting odor,
and being opened in presence of the police,
who knew by the smell that it contained a “dead
issue,” was found by tho horror stricken func
tionaries to be filled with Limburger cheese.
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad.—The
Chattanooga Times of Saturday says General
Clanton and Gindrat, with Generals Tatum and
Wofford of Chattanooga, will run a train down
the Alabama and Chattanooga Road this morn
ing as far ns Trenton, and endeavor to make
arrangements to run a through train by Monday
next.
Threatened Incendiarism in London.—
There are ugly rumors afloat of the risk which
besets London from organized incendiarism.
The source of this apprehended danger is not
stated in the authority from which this item of
intelligence is derived, but it is safe to say that
the International, or its partisans in Eogland,
is suspected.
Removing the Capital.—There was a capital
removing meeting in St. Louis last week where
at two speeches were made—two letters road
and two resolutions adopted. The New York
Commercial Advertiser says “forty conturies
will look down upon the Federal capitol before
its dome will lift itself above the Western prai
ries. That’s a mistake; but the decision of the
point is too remote to bet on.
Taxes, Taxes.—A contributor to the Atlantic
Monthly shows from the official returns of tho
Treasury Department that during the year end
ing December 31, 1870, the government col
lected from tho country $409,208,833. As the
census pnls the general population at 38,500,-
000, each man, woman and child paid, in taxes
for 1870, $10 62, in addition to the amount paid
to the State and local governments, and the ten
fold greater amounts wormed oat of the people
-as a bounty to tho mannfactnrers.
SPfco Boston Traveller (Rad.) has Ihe follow
ing:
To show Mr. Snmncr’s opinion of General
Grant we have to repeat what he has said on
more than one occasion: “General Grant,” he
says, “is tho lowest man who ever sat in the
Presidential chair; lower intellectually than
Andrew Johnson; lower morally than Franklin
Fierce—and lower socially, because in private
life Mr. Pierce was a gentleman.” This is the
exact languago used by Mr. Sumner, who does
not hesitate frankly to say that General Grant
shonld be impeached for his conduct towards
Santo DomiDgo.
Last Week’s Cotton Figures, according to
the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, show
42,464 bales receipts at all tho ports up to that
dato sinco 1st September, against 68,464 the
corresponding period of the previous year. The
comparative footiDg up is as follows:
1871.
Stock at American ports.... 88,384
Stock at interior towns 12,304
Stock in Liverpool 467,000
American cotton afloat 58,000
Indian cotton afloat 715,464
1870.
72,426
16,684
487,000
25,000
432,467
1,343,152 1,033,577
Showing an excess last Friday night of 309,575
bales.
The Notth Oarolim Ku-Klux Trials are to
be memorable in history for their ntter subver
sion of all the principles of justice. Nothing
like them has been seen since the days of Baron
Jeffreys’ “campaign in the West.” The pres
ent session of the Federal Court at Raleigh is
■a continuation of the Jane term, bat, neverthe
less, the entire panel of jnrors has been dis
charged, and a set of rabid partisans, black and
white, cmpannelled in their places, and Bond,
the Judge, refuses the prisoners the right of
challenge. The jury has, therefore, fall notioe
of what is expected of them. The witnesses
against the prisoners are brought to Raleigh and
throat neck and heels into prison. Bo says the
. Wilmington Journal, of Saturday.
The Tidal Wave Never Predicted.—The
Wilmington Journal contains some interesting
correspondence about the “tidal wave.” Walter
Griswold, U. S. Assistant Engineer of the Cape
Fear River Improvements, writes Professor
Agassiz at Cambridge (September 16th) inquir
ing if he ever made anysnch prognostication.
Mr. Thomas Gray, at Cambridge, responds on
the 19th as follows:
Dear Sir : In the absence of Professor Agas
siz, I havo to acknowledge the receipt of yonr
favor of the 16th instant. In answer to yonr
enquiry I have to say that Professor Agassiz has
never expressed any opinion, scientific or
otherwise, on the probable appearance of a tidal
wave on our coast, on 5th or 6th proximo ;
nor has he ever prophecyed the appearance of
a tidal wave on any other coast, at any other
time. -This report is entirely an invention of
some newspaper penny-a-liner. I am Superin
tendent of Professor Agassiz's Museum, and
have been with him daily fora year past, and
know that he has never expressed an opinion on
this subject, or referred to it in any way, except
as a subject of annoyance to himself.
The Voucher Thieves.—The World of Fri
day says:
The city was startled yesterday to learn that
the persons who carried off the vouchers from
the Comptroller’s office had been discovered and
arrested. The alleged robbers proved to be
Edwin M. Haggerty, janitor of the new Court
house, formerly a member of the Board of
Councilman; Mrs. Haggerty, his wife; and
Charles Baulch, captain of the watch of the new
^? t *rt-h°uae. The arrests were made on the
affidavit of a servant girl in the employ of the
Haggertys, who testified to a confession made
to her by the prisoners, and to the burning of
the abstracted vonehers. The two men were
arraigned before Justiee Dowling and Mrs. Hag
gerty before Jnstice Led with, and were severally
oommitted for examination this evening. Mr.
John Graham has been engaged as counsel for
all the prisoners. About 6 o’oloek last evening
the Comptroller and Jndges Barrett and Beach,
while searching the apartments of the Haggertys
in the new Conrt-honse, discovered the half-
charred remains of the stolen vonehers.
What a frightful thing it would be if “Mas
sachusetts were lost to the Republicans? We
reckon the sun would refuse to rise—the cocks
would not crow in the morning, and the cows
give ekim milk. Bat the staid old Boston Ad
vertiser says that Butler’s coarse will, like
enough, result in that horrid catastrophe, and
he also demands of General Grant to lay aside
his cigar and answer, like a man, ‘’does he sup
pose that the great Republican party—the party
of high moral ideas—can really 6tand the strain,
the nomination of such a man as Bntler will
put upon it?” And if not, what in the world
has got into Grant to be backing Bntler? Now,
the Advertiser has never “traveled down South,”
and don't know what strains, in the way of ras
cality, the party of high moral ideas can stand.
It is a tough old craft, and has been sailing the
stormy seas of fraud, corruption and misrule
for fifteen years, and has never started a plank
—so far as wo can see. Massachusetts will not
only stand it, but will be sure to have the heavi-
est freight aboard of anybody, and underwrite
the whole adventure.
Counsel to Prosecute the State Road
Raiders.
We see it stated that General Toombs, who
is volunteer counsel to prosecute the State Road
raiders, declines to accept any remuneration,
whatever, from any quarter, for his services.
This is jost what we expected of him. He is
working for tha people and the people’s inter
ests, and as they are, just now, in the condi
tion of the man who fell among theives and was
stripped of all bis clothes, besides being sorely
beaten and braised, he very naturally concludes
they are in no position to fee connsel to prose
ente the theives. "Whatever General T.’s faults
may be, no man can question his intense pride
in his State, and love and devotion to its people
and their interests. He may havo erred much
in the course of a long political career, bat
never knowingly, at least, against Georgia and
Georgians. We aTO glad to know that he is on the
trail of the robbers, and that it is a labor of love
and not money with him.
It is not for ns to condemn other gentlemen
of the profession who do not take the same
view of this question that General T. does.
They are the best judges of their own business,
of coarse. Bat wo express sincere regret that
there are not moro of them found agreeing with
General Toombs. From tho array of connsel
published as having been retained to assist
Farrow to proseente the raiders and make them
disgorge, we greatly fear that all the stolen
property recovered will go for lawyers’ fees,
and tho people be no richer than if nothing had
been done. If the Legislature desires to form
ulate an almost unanimous public thought and
desire, it will, during its first week’s session,
pnt an end to all this business of making almost
the entiro bar of one section pnblio prosecutors
with fat retainers; and if extra counsel aro
needed in any legal matters to which the State
is a party, they will see to it that each connsel
receive reasonable pay, and then only fer serv
ices actually rendered. It will pnt an end to,
and condemn, as it deserves, the shameful prac
tice inaugurated by Bnllook of allowing men
who don’t know tho difference between a cer
tiorari and a scire facias to fill their pockets
from tho pnblio treasury under tho guise of extra
connsel for tho State.
The Three Million Bales flnmbng.
The Now Orleans Picayune ha3 been informed,
by a gentleman who has jnst returned from an
extended tour in every Southern State east of
the Mississippi River, that this is one of the
worst years for cotton he has ever known. In
some places it is so stnnted one most get down
on his knce3 to pick it. The crop along the Al
abama River—and he ha3 seen the country on
both sides—he pronounces miserably poor; and
his general conclusion is that even had there
been no floods, no worms nor dsvastatingstorms
this season, the cotton would still fall very far
below the average yield. He estimates the
coming crop at about 2,250,000 bales. The
Picayune’s informant is neither buyer, seller
nor planter.
In corroboration of whioh tho Montgomery
Advertiser, of Friday, prints the following let
ter written from New Orleans on the 20th by
one of the largest and best known cotton factors
in the United States.
‘The worms have commenced work in earnest
on a large majority of the plantations below
Natchez, both on the river and hills, and a gen-
THE GEORGIA PRESS.
eral destruction of tho crop seems inevitable.
Red River lands appear equally unfortunate.—
We have letters from a planter on Red River,
some hundred miles above Alexandria, saying
that until tho last two weeks his crop was tho
best he ever saw, but now was without a leaf or
young boll to be found. In view of these facts
it would seem impossible for the crop to reach
3,000,000 bales and may fall greatly short of
that point.”
It will be remembered that the boars have
all along been swearing that the Red River
country was making an immense crop, which
bubble is effectually pricked as above. The
crop, everywhere, seem3 to have met with dis-
“Beware of tlie Bears!”
Tho last we heard of our worthy colleague,
Gol. H. H. Jones, he was backed up in one
corner of the Cotton Exchange in New York
fighting the cotton hears. This was abont 12
o’clock last Friday noon. The Colonel was sore
beset, but stood bis gonna tooth and nail. He
was insisting on abont half of last year’s crop,
and they were vowing that there wonld be at
least a full crop and a half. Tho Colonel was
expatiating and they were pooh-fooing, at a
fearful rate! Do you mean, Sir, to assert grave
ly, in this company, Sir, that there will be only
half a crop of cotton made this year, Sir? “Well,
gentlemen, that is the opinion I have formed
after careful observation and enquiry, aided by
tho experience of many years as a cotton-grower.
My opinion is, this has been the most unfavor
able cotton year within the range of my per
sona! knowledge; and if the crop overgoes one-
half of last year’s product, it has got to do it
per force of favorable conditions yet to be de
veloped. I look for mire than a million and a
half falling off from last year’s crop.” This
was “cold pizen” to the bears. They could not,
and wonld not stand it. It was not the right
kind of talk, and we suspect they gave him hot
coffee and an oyster stew to stop his monlh.
Angler’s Bombshell.
Tho following is the full text of Treasurer
Angler’s last manifesto, mention of which was
made in onr telegraphic column of Sunday:
State Treasurer’s Office,)
Atlanta, Oa., September 23, 1871. )
Whereas, Paragraph 75, of the Code of Geor
gia, provides, “The Govemorshall reside at the
seat of government during his term of office,"
Whereas, Rufns B. Bullock, the Governor of
Georgia, has been remote from tho “seat of
government," even from the State of Georgia,
for nearly three months, and no one in the State
Department, not even his private secretaries,
know where he is, or the time of his return, and
the law requiring the approval and signature of
the Governor to all Executive warrants on the
State Treasury:
The Treasurer deems it his duty to give
notice that from this time no warrants on the
State Treasury will be paid by the Treasurer,
without a resident Governor to approve them,
except those on the Civil Establishment and
Special Appropriations—the law in these cases
specifying the amount. N. L. Angies,
State Treasurer.
It is reported that pine lands in Wisconsin to
the value of $400,000, belonging to the govern
ment, were lately bought np by one or two cor
porations for $20,000.
Mr. D. J. Dickinson, for more than thirty
years a citizen of Bainbridge, died laBt Wednes
day.
The Episcopalians of Bainbridge are prepar
ing to bnild a church.
We dip the following from the Atlanta Con
slitution, of Sunday:
The State Road Investigation.—The State
Road investigation waxes lively. The legal
proceedings instituted against the three highly
respectable gentlemen, Messrs. Redwine, Raw-
son and Hammock, by Mr. McCalla, for certain
papers in their possession, found among the
State Road documents and alleged to be Mo-
Calla’s private papers, forms a nice little episode,
that may amount to nothing or something.
Copies of the disputed papers will be found in
onr local column, in the report of the proceed
ings of the case.
These papers are important, chiefly as show
ing that Mr. McCalla has been after 20 percent
of the State Road frauds, and proposes a divis
ion with Major Hargrove; and that Mr. Ben
Conley, of the Board of State Road Commis
sioners, were willing for the contract to be
made, so far as he had authority. Whether it
is right for the State to pay this 20 per cent to
salaried men is a question. Whether the Board
of Commissioners meant to give McCalla large
fees for investigating and unearthing matters on
the books, which his official position gave him
knowledge of, is another matter. Whether
this is a test question over unimportant papers
that may, if snccessfnl, embolden an attempt
to get other and more important papers in the
committee's hands as private papers is still an
other question. Whether this movement of Mr.
McCalla was a big speculation to make a round
sum that the State is entitled to, and which the
State’s officers, if vigilant, could get, is still an
other matter.
Hall County Silver Mine.—Wo have In onr
office a specimen of silver from the Hall county
silver mine. The vein is six mile3 northeast of
Gainesville, ten feet thick, and has only been
opened twenty feet. The assays in the United
States Mint, and by Professors Shepherd and
Hayes, and Drs. Babcock and Jackson, show it
to be worth from $20 to $60 per ton for silver,
and from $5 to $40 for gold. The highest as
say was $2,176 per ton, and the general average
$2 per ton greater than the Comstock lode in
Nevada, which last year yielded twelve million
dollars. The mine belongs to Mr. A. M. Cochran.
Imfgrtant Papers Missing.—We learn that
there are several important papers missing from
the documents of the State Road, among which
are certain papers in the case of Mrs. Beck’s
claim, and a voucher signed by James Sproull
lost year for $1,500. James Spronll died, it is
said, in January, 1866.
Mr. Walton Grimsley, an old and greatly es
teemed citizen of Early county, died last week,
aged 67 years.
Macon connty has a large crop of chill and
fever on hand, at present.
Mr. James Russell, Superintendent of Public
Works, at Savannah, has been missing since
last Tuesday.
George Wilson, from Hlinois, but recently in
tho employ of the Atlantic and Gulf Railway,
died in~ a wagon at the depot of that road, at
Savannah, on Friday night.
We find the following items in the Cnthbert
Appeal, of Saturday:
Our Railroads.—The opinions heldby people
in these parts in regard to the Brunswick and
Albany, and Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Colum
bus Railroads, are as varied as the colors of
Joseph’s coat. And most people are as much
puzzled to know how “things will finally work
ont” as they could well be. It is held by some
that both roads will ran on the same bed from
Carter’s Mill to Spring Vale. Others think this
joint arrangement will only be to Cnthbert;
and yet others—and we might say a very largo
number—believe that notwithstanding the
pledges to the contrary, the Brunswick and Al
bany Road will never come nearer this city
than Carter’s. This latter opinion is strength
ened by the positive assertion of some that a
portion of the grading between that point and
Cnthbert is on the narrow gnage order. We are
informed that all the work now being done on
the Bainbridge, Cnthbert and Columbus Road
is for a narrow gnage road.
Knnur.T. Currency.—Several of onr mer
chants refnsed to take Brunswick and Albany
Railroad money last week, for the reason that
its redemption had been stopped, both here and
in Atlanta. We were shown a telegram from
Atlanta, to one of onr merchants, who had sent
a lot of it to that city, stating that it was impos
sible to get greenbacks for it. Parties in At
lanta who had been receiving it from onr mer
chants for goods also telegraphed that no more
of it wonld be received by them.
Bio Snakes.—David Henry, freedman, killed
a rattle snake insid3 the incorporate limits of
this city, a few days ago, having fifteen rattles.
It was something over four feet long, and as
large as a man’s thigh.
We also learn that Mr. Prichard killed a pa
triarch of the rattle snake species in Clay connty
last week, with eighty-three young snakes; the
young being from four to five inches in length.
He says the skin, after being taken off held
three pecks of meal. This is a pretty good
showing in the way of “snaix.”
Says the Colnmbns Enquirer, of Sunday:
Excitement in Girard.—A black, sneaking
negro man has been prowling around Girard for
a week or two past, committing divers offences,
sneb as running down and frightening colored
women, obtaining goods nnder false pretenses,
disturbing churches, and the like. On Thursday
night he went to the colored church,opened the
the door, dashed in while the negroes were at
prayer,making sundry threats of what he intend
ed to do. He was arrested by the negroes and
was yesterday morning taken before Justice
Harris, where he was convicted of the lastnamed
offense, and sent to jail. The negro says ho
was once a waiter at Brown’s Hotel in Macon,
was afterwards a reporter for one of the
tlemau who saw him bnt a little while before
says he was not at all intoxicated. - He was abont
twenty-one years of age, and was a hard worker
and thrifty man. He lived with and supported
a widowed mother, and bore a good character.
The engineer of the outward bound train knew
nothing of it, and every circumstance points to
a dark and bloody murder previous to the ap
proach of the train. Two old negroes who live
near by state thatthey heard a considerable’row
just before his body was found- Detectives
are at work in that neighborhood, and strong
hopes are entertained of ferreting out the mur
derers, if this is one.
An Attempted Outrage bx a Negro.—IVe
learn from passengers who came by the. Geor
gia Railroad on Saturday evening, that the little
city of Madison was considerably agitated, caus
ed by a negro who attemped to outrage a yonng
lady there on last Friday evening, and the sub
sequent appearance in town that night of a body
of men who avowed a determination to summa
rily deal with the ruffian. It appears that the
negro was arrested and pnt in jail, and when
the party of avengers came to town that night
the jailor could not be found, and therefore
they failed in securing the keys to the jaiL
Great apprehensions were entertained by the
citizens that the party wonld return on the fol
lowing (Satarday) night, force the jail, if nec
essary, and take the negro away. IVe will, no
doubt, get further news from that place during
the day.
BY TELEGRAPH
papers, and in view of his talents was sent to
Girard by Gen. Meade to take the place of Jus
tice Ryder. He is undoubtedly an unmitigated
“blow-hird” and rascal. His case caused a good
deal of exoitement among the negroes.
Under date of September 21st, a Sandersville
correspondent of the Savannah News, writes as
follows:
The case of Dr. 17.17. Carr, for killing Seaton
DnBignon (Grantland,) his son-in-law, was
brought to Sandersville for a commitment trial
beforo Judge Twiggs on Wednesday last. The
jury of inquest, held over the body the day after
the killing, rendered a verdict of justifiable
homicide. The relatives of deceased had the
body exhnmed at Milledgeville four days after
interment and examined by the physioians of
the city, who, in dissection, traced the conrse of
the ball. Dr. Case was present as witness for
the State. The only apparent plausible plea
offered by the prosecutors was that Mr. G. must
havo been shot from the rear, from the coarse
tho ball sped through the body, hence Mr. G.
was not advancing on defendant, and thereby
jeoparding his life to the extent of his justifiably
killing him, Mr. G. The defendant’s witnesses
(all who saw it) testified that Mr. G. was advanc
ing with pistol pointing at defendant, and in the
position shooting, right side toward defendant,
when the firing took place. The ball passed
tbrongb the right arm and through a part
of both lungs and the right venticle of
the heart, which indicated a very slight turn
of the body, doubtless made as defendant raised
his gun to fire. The case was very ably argned
by Messrs. Gilmore & Evans, of Sandersville,
for defendant, and Gen. Wright, of Augusta,
and Mr. Williamson, of Milledgeville, for the
State. The examination of witnesses and plead
ings occupied two days. The Judge did cot
find any guilt. The prisoner was released from
custody. Dr. Carr is an upright, peaceable
citizen, and has many friends, (as this trial in
dicates by their presence) all of whom deplore
(as he does) the killing of Mr. Grantland, yet
freely and fully exonerate him from all blame.
He could not have done less and saved his own
life. ’Tis a sad occurrence, that a young man
of promise shonld provoke and urge on a diffi
culty, until his life is cut off by the last man
who, willingly, would have sought it.
The red-haaded heretio of the Savannah News
says “Reese, of. the Maoon Telegraph, is a
disbeliever in tho J?. G. in G.”—which it ain’t
so. We are half owner of a two year old who
is, undoubtedly, that very personage.
We quote, as follows, from the Atlanta Sun,
of yesterday:
A Man Found Crushed to Death on the State
Road.—A man by the name of Dunaway was
fonnd abont 11$ o’oloek Satarday night, just be
yond the Bolling Mills, terribly mangled and
The 10$ o’clock passenger train from
dead.
Chattanooga had passed over him, erashing his
limbs and body fearfully. The general opinion
of his friends and neighbors is that he was
foully dealt with, and placed upon the track af
terwards. He was a hand at the Rolling Mill, I followed by the late severe dronth.
and was not addioted to drinking, and one gen- pray for an early frost.
A Trip to the h'orth.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Having
just returned from a brief business tour to New
York, allow me to present a few facts and con
clusions gathered during my visit.
I went the western route, and lea ring Atlanta
on the morning train I arrived at Chattanooga
at 4 p. m. Having five hours to remain in the
city,my friend, Tomlinson Fort, Esq., formerly
of Milledgeville, Ga., took mo out to see this
young and rapidly improving city. It is sur
prising to witness the rapid strides that are be
ing made here, and it bids fair to be the Pitts
burg of the South. There are the extensive
Roane Iron Works for manufacturing railroad
fish bar iron rails, the Vulcan Works for making
merchantable bar iron, Bromley & Evans’ car
wheel factory and Thomas Webster & Co.’s
foundry and machine shop. Besides there aro ex
tensive establishments for manufacturing leath
er, and articles of varions kinds in wool. There
is a largo new hotel bnilt by J. C. Stanton at a
cost of abont $200,000 and having all the mod
ern conveniences. I also noticed a nnmber of
new flocks of buildings going np in various parts
of the city. Chattanooga bids fair to be one of
onr most important cities. Mr. Fort informed
me that there is quite a demand forcity property
at good prices.
Passing rapidly through Nashville, Louisville
and Cincinnati, I took a palace sleeping car from
the latter city to Philadelphia, and bad a most
dolightful ride over the Pennsylvania Central.
This road passes over a most beantifnl and pic
turesque country, anil amply repays ns for the
trip.
Upon my arrival at New York,. I fonnd my
friend A. just in the act of leaving for Catskill
Mountains for a day or two, and insisted upon
my going with him. I gladly accepted the in
vitation, and at 3:20 onr party (Mr. A., Mr. B.
and myself) took the fast train on Hudson
River Railroad for Catskill landing, and after a
few honrs’ ride, daring which we enjoyed 100
miles or more of behntifal Hudson River scene
ry, we arrived at what was onco known as the
village of Falling Waters, made celebrated by
Irving’s legend of “Sleepy Hollow.” From this
point we rode to tho foot of the mountain, where
Mr. A.’s family were spending the summer.
After a refreshing sleep in the farm-house of
Mr. Philo Peck, we went with a party to the top
of Catskill Mountain. Beantifnl cascades, tow
ering hills, picturesque coves, and delightfnl
views of surrounding country. The view from
the Catskill Mountain House is enchanting be
yond anything we ever conceived. As far as
the eye can reach are to be seen rolling streams,
handsome cottages and fertile farms. It is a
joy to behold all this beautiful scenery. On
onr way down the mountain, we passed through
the Sleepy Hollow, and had pointed out to us
the very stone upon whioh Rip Van Winkle is
said to have slept his twenty years’sleep.
Returning to Now York, I spent two weeks in
business eircles. One from the Sonth, where
money is scaroe and times hard, is amazed at
the wonderful prosperity of this Northern clime.
The people seem to have more money than they
know what to do with. Ail the timo yon see
evidences of this fact—in the palling down of
old houses which are really fine to pnt in their
places new and moro costly structures—in the
handsome equipages to be seen on Broadway,
and in tho varions pnblio drives. These people
seem to be without fear for the future, as they
spend money with an unsparing hand. I said
so a gentleman who was Bpeaking of the large
tnms of money lying uninvested in New York:
“Why don’t you send it down South where
money is so scarce and where money brings
such heavy interest ?” His reply was, “We are
afraid of tho Sonth. Yonr people are not set
tled, and we fear that investments made wonld
not be secure.” Want of faith in tho South
keeps hundreds of capitalists from coming
among ns. This want of faith is groundless,
and grows of want of knowledge. They don’t
understand U3. Oh that the time would come
when the Sonth can be properly understood
among the people of the North. Northern men
who come here toehelp bnild up tho South will
always meet a hearty welcome, and will find
their investments profitable. Let ns encourage
suoh ventures, and wo shall benefit our country,
and bring among ns many good citizens. B.
From Saulebury & Beepett’ Commercial and Agricul
tural Bulletin, by permitsion, in advance of pub’.l-
cation.
Will Planters Sleet Tbeir Paper?
In another article nnder the head of “The
Cotton Question” we make allusion to the cen
sure passed upon onr low estimate of the crop,
which some consider likely to induce planters
to hold their cotton baok for higher prices, and
suffer their drafts to go unprotected at maturity.
Our experience in business transactions with
the planters of Georgia has long since convinced
ns that, a3 a class, no people are more true to
their obligations, and this opinion was expressed
by a well known capitalist of onr city, a holder
of a largo amount of planters’ drafts, who re
marked to ns the other day that he regarded his
money thus invested as Bafe as it wonld be in
government bonds. The manner in which they
met their paper last season warrants this opinion,
and shonld allay any apprehensions upon the
subject.
Considering the enormous indebtedness and
the failure to realize for their cotton the actual
cost of prodnetion, we were surprised not to
witness last year a general collapse in the plant
ing interests. Many planters, it is known, were
unable to meet all their engagements; yet in
but comparatively few oases, suoh arrange
ments were made as enabled their- faotors to
carry them over with ease. Their indebtedness
this season we believe to be much less than has
been the case in several years past. One fourth
the probable reoeipfs at this place will be, in
onr judgment, amply sufficient, at present
prices, to pay the entire amount, and leave, we
hope, the balance beyond the control of those
organized combinations which have for many
seasons so manipulated the market as to get the
crop at their own prices. We therefore believe
that, unless providentially hindered, even with
half a crop, planters will respond to their en
gagements to factors with their accnstomed
promptness. Evidence of this we have daily in
letters from onr own customers, acknowledging
receipt of notices of tbeir paper, and assuring
ns we need have no fears of their being behind
time; that although the weather has materially
retarded picking and ginning, they will manage
to have enough cotton in market to meet their
drafts at maturity.
The truth is,plantersrealize thofaotthatsolong
as they remain dependent for means wherewith
to cultivate their plantations, no greater calamity
coaid befall them than that tho credit of their
factors shonld become impaired, for what wonld
injure one wonld, to some extent, throw distrust
upon the other houses and thus make it difficult,
if not actually impossible, to obtain assistance
hereafter.
In conclusion, we can only say to them what
they seem fully to appreciate: Do your best to
get forward enough cotton to meet your obliga
tions. Let no trivial oiroumstance prevent yonr
doing so, as yonr factors exonse that yon conld
not get yonr cotton ginned, that bridges had
been swept away or the roads were bad, will not
be accepted at his bank sb sufficient reason for
his failure to pay your draft, upon the very day
of maturity. Place cotton in his hands, and if
yon do not want to sell it, he oan, no doubt, ar
range for yonr paper to your satisfaction.
S.,R. & Co.,
Factors and Commission Merchants.
Yellow Fever in the Southwest.—We aro
truly sorry to note the disastrous news yester
day of the yellow fever at Visksbnrg, Natehez
and Vidalia. This is probably due to the very
high waters of the spring and early summer,
Let them
Cotton Movements of the Week.
New Yoke, September 24.—The cotton move
ment for the week showB a large increase in re
ceipts, while others are considerably below those
of last week, and last year. Receipts at all ports
were 20,606 bales againstl2,561 last week, 9,137
the previous week, and 7,579 three weeks Bince.
Total receipts since September 1st, 42,464
bales against 68,464 the corresponding period of
the previous year, showing a decrease of 26,000
bales. Exports from all the ports for the week
4,283 bales against 7,755 the same week last
year. Total exports for the expired portion of
the cotton year 29,926 bales against 19,626 the
same time last year. Stock at all the ports 88,
384 bales against 72,426 the same time last year.
Stock at all interior towns 12,304 bales against
16,684 last year. Stock in Liverpool 467,000
bales against 487,000 last year. American cot
ton afloat for Great Britain 58,000 bales against
25,000 last year. Indian cotton afloat for Eu
rope 715,464 bales against 432,467 last year.
The weather Sonth was irregular in the early
part of the week, being dry in some sections
and rainy in others, bnt towards the close there
was a marked improvement in many sections,
and picking operationswere progressing rapidly.
There were exceptional complaints of caterpil
lar and the rotting of bolls not folly matured,
but nothing was said about the army worm,
is possible the plant will escape this soonrge.
Markets for the Week.
New Yore, September 24.—Cotton ha3 been
very heavy and prices steadily declining, in
consequence of advices from Enrope. The sales
of the week reached 89,000 bales, of which 80,-
500 bales were for future delivery and 8,500
bales on the spot and to arrive. Of spot cotton
exporters, took abont 4,850 bales, spinners 3,300
and speculators 165. Hog products have been
liberally dealt in, with a firmer tone to tho mar
ket. Beef and dairy products have been at ad
vancing prices. Hops doll and steady. Hay,
whisky and petroleum have advanced. "Wool
has sold freely, bnt at lower prices. In tobacco
there has been an active business at fall prices.
Naval stores and oils have been in better de
mand. In other domestic products there is noth
ing new to notice.
Washington, September 24.—Favorable re
ports of corn continue, except in the Ohio Val
ley. Wheat returns are less favorable. Counting
100 as the average the condition stands: Vir
ginia, 79; North Carolina, 59; Sonth Carolina,
53; Georgia, 52; Alabama, 65; Mississippi, 94:
Texas, 84; Arkansas, 70; West Virginia, 94l
Above the average are, New Hampshire, Massa
chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
and Michigan. Tho aggregate decrease is 10
per cent., partially offset by increased area.
Barley is generally reported below an average.
— New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin
showing best. Buckwheat is below the average
10 per cant. Rye is nearly an average. The
heaviest depreciation is in New York. Hay is
reduced in quantity bnt is of better quality.
Georgia and Arkansas are above the average.
Potatoes aro abont an average. Sweet potatoes
are full between New York and Virginia, but
below an average in the Southern States. Thirty
per cent, on an average product of sugar may
be expected.
Vessels sailing coastwise between New Or
leans, Key West and Baltimore, and touching
at Havana, aro required to navigate under a
register to enter and clear, and to pay the ton
nage tax. Vessels carrying combustibles need
not carry flaming torches, bnt may nse globe
lights instead, which must be kept constantly in
motion.
Galveston, September 24.—Tho Governor
assumes control of the city, State and special
police daring the railroad election in this city,
and orders the Chief of Police to report to Ihe
Registrator for orders. The election so far
has proceeded quietly and orderly.
The Tax-payers’ Convention in session at Aus
tin, Texas, with Governor E. M. Pease as Presi
dent, and in which ninety-five counties were
represented, passed a resolution that a commit
tee be appointed to wait on the Governor and
ask his co-operation with tbe Convention for the
purpose of reducing taxation.
Another resolution, that no candidate be sup
ported at any election who will not pledge him
self to retrenchment and reform, was referred to
the Business Committee.
A fire at Houston, Texas, this morning, on
the corner of Travis and Preston streets, de
stroyed six stores and one residence. Most of
the business men are insured.
Omaha, September 24.—It will require an
offioial count to decide the vote on tho new
constitution.
Chicago, September 24.—The Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows adjourned sine die.
St. Louis, September 24.—Lucy beat Moun
tain Maid in three straight heats. Time 2:32$—
2:31$—2:31$.
New York, September 24.—Ashbury’s yacht
Lavinia, had her bow stove in by her anchor in
a gale, two days ont from Cowes, and returned
for repairs.
The imports last week were over $8,500,000,
nearly $1,000,000 in excess of the corresponding
week last year.
Memphis, September 24.—Private dispatches
from Vioksburg and Jackson report twelve new
cases of yellow fever in eaoh place.
Washington, September 24.—The federal
Judge Underwood, of Virginia, has written a
letter indicating that in a ease made np he will
decide that the Fonrteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments, and the Enforcement Act, confer
suffrage on women.
Milwaukee, September 24.—Mr. Hasewell,
who was sent here from New York by a New
York sporting journal, to measure the Cold
Spring course over which Goldsmith Maid made
the record of 2:17, makes tho course fourteen
feet over a mile, measuring three feet from the
pole. Hasewell acoounts for the traok being
fast from tho long, regular turns on each end
which, be says, are not equalled by those of
any other conrse in the country.
New York, September 24.—Arrived, Ismalia,
Tyrian and Baltio in 8 day3 and 19 hoars. This
is the Baltic’s first trip.
A nnmber of Greeley Republicans have been
dismissed from the postoffice.
Charleston, September 24.—Arrived, steam
er Manhattan, New York. Sailed, sohooner W.
L. Bradley, Boston.
The Board of Health report four fever deaths
for 24 honrs ending Satarday noon, and five
deaths for 24 honrs ending noon to-day.
Washington, September 25.—CoL Thos. G.
Sims, appointed Postmaster of Atlanta by An
drew Johnson, against whom the Postoffice
Department alleged a defalcation of $23,000, was
honorably acquitted by the United States jury,
Judge Erskine presiding. Akerman aided in
the prosecution. It was shown to the jury that
the money was spent for legitimate postofflee
purposes. *
Samuel M. Carpenter, jonrnalist, died at St.
Paul, Minn.—aged 31.
New Yore, September 25.—A Herald special
from Havana says the eastern partof the Island,
whioh comprised the insurrectionary district, is
completely pacified. The principal leaders,
with their followers, have surrendered or are
captured. A proclamation by the Captain Gen
eral, declaring the insurrection at an end will
shortly appear.
Four homieides occurred to-day—“Ku-klux.”
Natcjhez, Miss., September 25.;—Twenty
cases and eleven deaths of yellow fever have
reported to the Board of Health sinoe the dis
ease originated. There were one death and two
cases to-day. Eight cases were reported this af
ternoon at Vidalia, La., opposite Natohes.
Vioksburo, September 25—The yellow fellow
is here. Five deaths are reported in the last
twenty-four hours. There are several new oases
to-day.
Sfrinofield, Mass., September 25.—Butler’s
gains in the towns are more than offset in the
ratal districts. The present count is for But-
ler 357—against Butler 524. Butler’s nomina
tion is impossible.
St. Paul, Minn., September 25.—The Indi
ans have driven the surveying parties from the
North Facifio Railroad.
St. Louis, September 25.—Ex-Governor Rob
ert M. Sheward is dead.
London, September 25.—A Versailles speeial
to the Standard, says Thiers apprehends per
sonal danger, and has bis apartments guarded.
Paris, September 25.—The government has
no intention of raising the siege of* Paris while
the Assembly is in vacation.
Brussels, September 25.—The bank rate is
five per cent.
Norfolk, September 25.—Put in, steamer
Juniata, from Philadelphia for New Orleans.
Her eccentrics wqye broken. She sails to
morrow.
New York, September 25.—Arrived, Herman
Livingston, City of Brooklyn, Cambria and
City of Limerick. Arrived out, Colorado and
Allepo.
Baltimore, September 25.—John A. Garrett
called the Convention to order. A variety of
excursions and festivities have been arranged.
Two steamboats have been plaoed at the dispo
sal of the committee, and the freedom of the
Western Union Telegraph has been tendered
to the Convention. The order of business is,
first, the connection of Virginia cities with the
great West; seoond, education; third, central
lines of water communications between the
North and Sonth; fourth, development of gold
and silver mines; fifth, enlargement of canals
for steam; sixth, reciprocal trade with Canada,
Brazil and the South America States; seventh,
water communication from the Mississippi to
the Rio Grande; eighth, Government lands;
ninth; a water line from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic; tenth, railroads generally; eleventh,
department of oommeroe; twelfth, American
navigation interests; thirteenth, revenue re
form ; fourteenth, immunity of private prop
erty on sea in time of war; fifteenth, direct
trade between Southern ports and Europe; six
teenth, river navigation; seventeenth, levees
and obstructions at the month of the Missis
sippi; eighteenth, finance and taxation; nine
teenth, freight and passenger rates; twentieth
abolition of commercial travelers’ license
twenty-first, improvement of sea coast harbors
twenty-second, ample railroads from the Ohio
to the central Southern States; twenty-third,
fares and short weights; twenty-fourth, immi
gration; twenty-fifth, refanding cotton tax
twenty-sixth, Chesapeake and Delaware ship
canal. The appointment of committees is pro
ceeding.
Mrs. Wharton’s case was called bnt postponed,
the doctors certifying that her nervous condi
tion wonld endanger her life.
Raleigh, September 25.—The Circuit Court
has been engaged sinoe Satarday in the trial of
the case of the United States against Amos
Owens and abont thirty others, for whipping
one Aaron Biggerstaff, some time in April last,
at a place called Grassy E—n-ch, Cleveland
county, on aooount of his polities. One of
Biggerstaff’s own brothers is among the defend
ants. Thera is a good deal of conflict in the
testimony of the prosecution. Biggerstaff
swearing to the indenty of the men before the
eourt, who he swore before the first magistrate,
before, that he didn’t recognize on the night
the party assaulted him. The testimony of him
self and daughter, are greatly at variance. At
this hour (7p. m.) the examination of witnesses
for the defence is progressing.
It is rumored here that United States District
Attorney Starbnck is to be removed. The Dis
trict Judge, Brooks, has been oompelled to re
turn home on aoconnt of illness. Judge Bond
now presides alone.
Jaohson, Miss., September 25.—The Supreme
Court to-day rendered a decision in the State
printing case. The Court holds that nnder the
statutes a vaeancy to be filled by the Governor
must occur daring the recess of the Legisla
ture. A vacancy occurred inthisoase during
the sitting cf the Legislature, and was filled by
the Governor in appointing Kimball, Raymond
&Co. Hence, the appointment was invalid;
they became officers defaeto, because no objec
tion was raised to them performing the work.
The office is now vacant in such case. The
Seoretary of State has authority to let the State
work on contract on the most advantageous
terms offered.
Washington, September 25.—The Attorney
General remains away until tbe 12th proximo.
James E. Harvey retires from the Patriot on
aecount of ill health. Gen. N. L. Jeffries has
purchased Harvey’s interest There will be no
change in the tone or general management of
the paper.
New York, September 25.—The government
took three millions of bonds, ranging from
112.90 to 113.20.
Miss Jnlia W. Doolittle died in a dentist’s
chair from chloroform. Only foor drachms was
given by an old physician at the lady’s request,
and against the advice of the dentist.
Milwaukee, September 25.—The schooner
Hurd foundered near Sonth Mainton. The
Captain was saved.
Charleston, Sept. 25.—Five fever deaths in
the last twenty-fonr hours.
London, September 25.—A steamer was
wrecked on the cost of India and one hundred
and thirty-eight natives lost.
Four thousand additional Spanish troops will
be sent to Cuba by the first of October.
The Russian squadron has departed and
shonld reach New York abont the 8th of Octo
ber.
Synopsis of Weather Statement.
War Dep’t, Office Chief Signal Officer,)
Washington, D. O., September 25, 7:40, p. m.)
The barometer has risen since Sunday after
noon from Michigan to Kansas and northward,
so far as reports have been received. The press-
ore has risen very generally on the middle and
east Atlantic coast, bnt has fallen somewhat dar
ing the day from Missouri to Lake Ontario.
Cloudy and threatening weather, with rain, has
been reported from Sonth Carolina to Florida,
and clondiness now extends along the coast to
Massachusetts, and is also reported this after
noon from Michigan. The temperature has
fallen in the Middle and Eastern States since
Sunday afternoon, and also north of Missouri
nndjlmiiana. Northerly winds prevail from Lake
Michigan to Missouri, atd southwest winds on
the lower lakes.
Probabilities: Clondiness will probably ex
tend very generally on Tuesday along the entire
Atlantic ooast and on the lower lakes, with light
rains in some localities, as Virginia and Lake
Erie. Rising barometer with clearing weather
and falling temperature from Lakes Michigan
and Superior westward, and southward to the
Gnlf. No predictions have been issued from
this office respecting the so-called tidal wave,
nor is any such wave anticipated.
Nashville, September 25.—The fall races of
the Nashville Blood-horse Association opened
to-day. The weather was delightful and the
attendance large. Summary of the first race
for the Tennessee stake, for two mile heats:
Nellie Gray, 11; Euchre, 2 2; Arizona dis
tanced. EUa Powell distanoed. Mills’ bf, by
Lexington, distanced. Time: 3:37$; 3:40$.—
Seoond race for Yonng Amerioa stakes, mile
dash: Planchette, 1; London, 2 ; Rufe Hurt,
3. Time: 1:47. Third race, mile and a quar
ter dash: Tom Corbet, 1; Bayonet, 2; Paddy
Pig, 3; Mazeppa, 4. Time: 2.16$.
Salt Lake, September 25.—The Mormons
deny that Brigham Yonng will evade the pro
cess of the court or grand jury. They say he
will obey the summons as a witness, or submit
even to a warrant of arreBt, bnt will not yield
to imprisonment.
Baltimore, September 25.—The number of
delegates to the Commercial Convention was
250, at the noon session. Bishop, of Cincinnati,
was made permanent President, and twenty-five
Vice-Presidents, including Richard Lasternes,
of Sonth Carolina, and Thomas Bocock, of Vir
ginia.
Paris, September 25.—The journals report
the discovery of a conspiracy for the restora
tion of Napoleon. It is said his prefect of po
lice, Pietry, heads the movement here, and is
direoted by the Emperor.
the wonder working of mind when cnln
and trained and brought to bear upon
tion—develop:ng the capabilities of ih 6 i r °^
of animal, vegetable and mineral ] £ j n ”r t Si
subordinating all to tbe arts of tbe trained 114
cnlturist. But such a discussion would «
the plan of brevity adopted for these w t, i
and I will take it for granted you ahead
preciate the great importance of agricSi
education, especially when yonr own c -
spread ont before you is an every day
to you of the woful want of it.
How to accomplish it is the practical an.
A if fa * nvAnnw rvamrul 4-
and it is the proper period for onr
P«op! t
consider it and begin to take action upon'j{
°f V,
As early as 1857, Justice S. Morrill
mont, who was chairman of the OommiH.' 1
the United States Honse of Repreaentati*?
Agriculture, reported a bill to appropri!!’
part of tho public lands to the several Sta!*,
the purpose of encouraging institutions f^
advancement of agriculture and the
arts. It met with opposition, generally^ 4
the South—never passed until the winte
1859, atd was then vetoed by President'
chanan. The same project was brought for
by Senator Wade, of Ohio, in 1862, and
with large majorities in both houses, ande
approved by President Lincoln July 22 -J
The object of the appropriation was toestit?
at least one college in every State upon as!
and perpetual foundation, where the nei*
sciences for the practical avocations of lifeSl'
bo taught—where agriculture, the foundation*™
present and future prosperity, may look
troops of earnest friends studying itsfaoft
and recondite economies, hnd at last elevafc
it to that higher level where it may faS
invoke comparison with the most advaa#.
standards of the world. Come from whoiasoS
it may, the motive must command tho amT
of every true man who duly appreciates ther>
jeot now under review—the education of ig
onltnrista and the elevation of their calling"
It is unnecessary to enter into tho detdi-
the bill here. The quota of land for Geor*
at 30,000 acres to eaoh Representative andfc
ator is 270,000 acres which have not in aEyi™
been appropriated by the Legislature. Tha
cent movement by the State University
Athena to have this land donated that icsti>
tion, brought ihe subject before the State Att
cultural Convention at Rome, and no doubly
next Legislature will take action and dispose s
the gift in some way. Different places y-;-
great force of reason contend for it, and at
interests are to be consulted if that which
given to us by the general government is to
merely given away again. Bnt in that vie* j
it the people generally have bnt little iatern
If there is no higher mission for this
accomplish, and it is to be given away to & ! Cr
or section of oountry, it matters but little ho
it is decided. The State University will pt
ably have but little, if any competition, if j*,
decided to give it to an established college,!]
the constitution of the State forbids a donati
to any sectarian corporation or association.
Then, so far as relates to this fund, the si
pie question is whether it shall in whole or;
part be appropriated to establish an agricoir,
ral department connected with tho State T:
versity, or to the establishment of a separt
school or schools. Hence this is a debate
question, not with reference to the pecuniar
aid it may bring to Athens, or Dahlocega,;
Milledgeville, or the effect it may have njd
the fortunes of the State University. Thai
subjects may be important, bnt they are notth
subjects in hand. The one before ns is th
promotion of agricultural education—the gres
est benefit to the greatest number, thatss;
accrue from these 270,000 acres of Govemme:
lands given to this State.
This subjeet has engaged the attention ah
study of the best minds in Europe for me;
years, and the prevailing, or preponderance;
judgment seems to be in favor of annexing n
ricultural departments to the established ei
leges and universities, with experimental tea-
in preference to seperate academies and in&
tntions devoted to industrial education ah
apart from those devoted also to the educate
of men for other avocations. It is deemed tk
a higher degree of snccesa is attainable with la
expense; bat whether the reasons which let
to this conclusion apply to the peonliar state i
affairs with us is worthy of inquiry. IVhefc
from the insufficiency of the donation itseli
for the purpose separately, or actuated by '
reasons of the Europeans on this subject, I
not informed. But some of the States accept
this Congressional grant, have, it seems, a-
nexed departments of agriculture to literary i:-
stitutions already established. Some have give:
their lands to State Agricultural Colleges, i
ready in operation, while others have providii
for the establishment of new institutions.
These agricultural colleges and department;
although imperfect and in their infancy, proc-|
ise in the end abundant success and the most
beneficial results. A class of young and ene
getio men are being trained for teachers an!
professors, and for the dissemination of knov!-
edge in this department that not many yeas
hence will throw around agricultural pursuits i
lustre they never had before the American public
Instead of the Latin and Greek and Hebre:
languages, and the higher mathematics, an:
those studies that tend most to develop the bu
yer, divine and physician, and to which so mnet
time is devoted in our colleges, they are puis
ing live studies : (practical agriculture, iayirt
out farms, buildings, implements, principles o!
tillage, drains, stock breeding, breeds of do
mestic animals and their management and care,
their diseases and treatment, feeding, fatten
ing, eto.; the succession of crops, fertilizing
eto.; botany in all its useful phases; hortied-
torsi improvements, geology, insects, chemist
elements of soils, tbeir composition and treat
ment, farm implements, surveying, mapping
and book-keeping, landscape gardening an!
rural architecture, roads, bridges, highways and
fences, meteorology, physical geography, cli
matology, political economy and the civil polity
of living nations.
They are being educated, not so much as to
what past ages have been and done, but as to
what this and fntnre generations are doing an!
are to accomplish. Under the influence of &
growing spirit of enterprise and improvement
in Enrope and other (States of America, land;
appreciate in intrinsic and market value, am
the elements of progress and material prosperi
ty multiply as nnder a magic hand. It is tb
reign of mind over matter in practical demon
stration. We are standing still in the trace
onr fathers made. And why is it? It is p°*
for want of mind, ability, energy, integrity,
public virtue,—not for the want of any element
of character that makes a people lovable an:
honorable. But it is the want of progress, W
spirit of progress, and that ties in the want of
general agricultural education which would ele
vate the calling of the farmer to its true dignify
and inspire the proper effort in improvement
Now all this is vital matter to be consider^
by onr people, whose destiny is their ownhanli
for weal or woe. It is their privilege to rise a*
‘ assert their power; to advance with the civia#
tion of £he age; or standing stationary upon U
defunct ideas of past ages, until the time-woK
foundations beneath them rot and fall, and M
by natural gradations fall back intolmbeeH
and qnasi-barbarism—all in the sun- light on-
noon-day blaze of advancing civilization an.
developing science all over the world.
Can it be possible that the present brave ig
noble race of Georgians will quietly fold tne--
hands and take no steps to place onr descend
ants on a footing with the educated masses .®
other countries and States? It is difficult t
think of it without indulging in neivous on-
impatient expressions, such as a private
has no right to nse. (
Now this Federal donation of 270,000 acres o.
pnblio land may be snffioient for a separate ce '
tral agricultural college, with all the appun®'
anoes necessary to form and oarry it on, or 1
annex a department to the Btato Universe
Letters to Sonth Georgia Farmers-
No. 11.
BX HERBERT FIELDER.
On account of respect for the motive, I may
hope for pardon, if-I err in judgment, in the
effort to excite reflection and action on subjects
of so much vital importance. The hopes of the
oonntry depend on agriculture mainly, and the
great aim of those who are engaged in it should
be to make it a practical success; and all the
ways and means to that end challenge the aid
and enoouragement of every good citizen. Gen
eral deterioration and deoline in material re
sources, in oomforts, in happiness and the in
tegrity of onr race, are the logical sequences to
be anticipated from a persistence in tberninons
practices of past years, and the prevailing inat
tention to the enlightened reforms and improve
ments that are going on in other parts of the
world, and that are blessing other nations and
peoples.
Tne art of agriculture cries to the fanners of
Georgia for improvement. ItB cries Will be in
vain, to a great exient, until the occupation of
farming itself is elevated in the estimation of
farmers to ils rightful standard of dignity. So
long as this Calling is. pursued by the masses of
people who are engaged in it, with tbe notion
constantly depressing their spirits and stifling
improvement that it is less respectable and hon
orable than other trades and callings and the
learned professions, and that instead of being
a’chosen method of doing and enjoying the
moat good in the world, it is the infliction of
necessity and want of means and circumstances
to embark in other pursuits—so long will it drag
ont an existence that fails to aocomplish for the
people its high capabilities. Now one of the
greatest agenoies of reform in this direction so
necessary, is the general diffusion of knowl
edge and the intalleotual training of those who
are engeged in that calling; and td the snbjeot
of Agriculture Education I propose to devote
this article.
It would be instructive to many, but interest
ing to perhaps bnt few who could be induced to
read so long an article, to review the history,
progress and achievements of institutions de
voted to agrionltnral learning and subjects ger-
main thereto, in Prussia, Germany, Scotland,
England, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Illinois, and many other States of the Union;
and to present to yon the almost
changes and new revolutions that have been
brought abont in industrial pursuits, through
all of
which may answer the same purpose,
which I am willing to leave to the better jf
formed jndgments of the State, and to the ifc
dom and integrity and virtue of the Legislate
eleot. Bat it is of itself insufficient to meet w
great wants of the people. That may a BS *
for the least, bnt its vital principle ought
permeate the whole—its life blood ought to ,
culate to every extremity, until every nooE
corner of the State is vitalized by its po**j
and every hamlet is ablaze with agricolt 11 ^
knowledge. Every association ought to b»r
school and experimental farm for its eeci
whose annual exhibitions should be fairs
of commencements. Pupils while studying “
books taught in other schools, shonld
body and mind to the practical operations
aro to qualify them for success. The
ednoation of the fanners is the necessity oi
age. The donation of tha Federal Govern®™
while not ample to meet the neat end in
may form the germ or nuoleus of a sj
whom benefits will reach the whole country
frieo*
A Young lady was entertaining some ra
the other evening, when one arid;
yonr braid la coming off.” She clappj® ,
hands to her head and fonnd nothing
The gentleman quietly pointed to the bn
her dress about a half a yard of whichhad ^
torn off and was lying oa the floor. There
an audible smile.
