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Tlie Greora'ia Weeklv Telee;ra.Y>li and. Journal <Sc Messenger. Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, OCTOBER 10 1871. A Brew Election Law. If one wore to ask “what are the two grand essentials to a just and free government ?” there conld be but one answer: Equal Suffrage and Equal Representation. These axe but com plements of each other. Either would be value less without the other. An equal and pure suf frage would amount to nothing right or just, if it elected a false and unequal representation; and again, a just and equally apportioned re presentation would be no better than a packed jury, if elected by a fraudulent ballot. Both must be-right, or the ends of good government are defeated. An election law passed by the Georgia Legis lature which should deliberately disfranchise thousands of her citizens, would raise a tempeht of public indignation; but nevertheless this is practically dono by the present constitutional apportionment of representatives in Georgia, as wo showed yesterday at length. Whereinsome counties three hundred voters are entitled by law to a representative, while in others more than two thousand are demanded, it is manifest that this inequality is tantamount to the dis franchisement of many voters. But having corrected this evil as nearly as practicable, the next business in hand should be to protect and purify the franchise. This should be the subject of a plain, well guarded and stringent enactment, which should prevent fraud and enforce all the constitutional require ments upon the voter. These are citizenship, lawful age, residence and the payment of all faxes. Opinions may differ as the best means of securing the ballot against fraud in these and all other particulars, but it seems to us the most effectual would be a registry of voters, terminating some three weeks before each annual election, and subject to can vass and challenge before the county Ordinary and a jury of citizens. To secure an entry upon the register the voter must satisfy the registrar that he possesses all the constitutional qualifi cations and as af urther precaution against fraud, the poll lists should be published or posted a week prior to the official canvass before the Or dinary. On the day of election a copy of tho registry should be at each polls, and no voter allowed to deposit a ballot whose name does not appear thereon. Theso provisions alone would be almost effec tual against repeating and other fradulent mal practices, but the bill should also provide all other safe-guards against fraud during the re ception of the votes and for securing a correct canvass and return—as well as for maintaining order and fair dealing during the election. A Stony .Subject. The New York Sun tells a moving tale. One J. L. Tidwell, of Washington, owned some stone --ies near that city, and naturally inclined •* • ■•o trnrp *» to make them profitable. Battnwv n difficulties in the way. TflS stone was rather soft for architectural purposes, and moreover, Tidwell had been a so-called “rebel sympa thizer” and was under large amount of “moral disqualifications” with an administration of “high moral ideas.” There was no chance for the quarry, however, unless the government would build with the stone, and Tidwell, there fore, extemporized an ingenious but not original method of reconciling the antagonisms of the situation. He added $300,000 to his capital stock and proceeded to distribute gratuitously “among the administration.” To the President he gave $25,000—his private secretary, General Porter, $10,000; General Dent, brother-in-law and assistant private secretary, $10,000; Gen. Michler and Gen. Babcock, superintendents of public buildings in the District, $10,000 each; H. D. Cooke, Governor of the District, glSO,- 000, and to sundry other officials more or less stock according to quality, and these and him self constituted the “Seneca Building Stone Association.” It is perhaps needless to say that, after this arrangement, the government became fixed as a flint in favor of Seneca building stone. Noth ing could be done without Seneca building stone. It was a prime necessity of the situa tion—no other stono would me et the emergency. Two miles of solid stone wall were laid with it around the “National cemetery at Arlington, and its use was required in all national ceme teries in that region. The Freedmen’s Savings Bank, tho foundations of the new State De partment, and all improvements in or about the public buildings, walks, grounds and streets must be of Seneca stone, and Quartermaster General Meigs, who rejoices in $9000 worth of the stock, issues written instructions that for all works under his direction nothing but Sen eca stone must bo used. Who will assert that Mr. J. L. Tidwell did not comprehend the sit uation? A Fbee Ballot.—Before us (says the World) lies a bit of pasteboord, five inches long and three-fourths of an inch wide, which belter be trays the Republican distrust of freemen’s bal lots than even tho hypocrisy .of their solicitude to guard New York’s polling-booths by bayonets. The back of this bit of pasteboard fs printed in colors on a geometrical pattern; tho face is covered with the names of the Republican party’s candidates for office, from Governor of California to road master in Sacramento. The type in which these names are printed i3 of the smallest diamond size—so small that not a name can possibly be interlined, and not a blank space between the names is a sixteenth part of an inch square. These are the tickets that workmen in the employ of the United States, and men bought up by Republican money like cattle, were marched up to deposit in platoons. The Revolution, having learned that pretty lady canvassers for woman newspapers are go ing about hugging the men in order to obtain subscribers, says: “If any o»g connected with this paper ever resorts to such a -Bourse to obtain a subscriber or an advertisement, we beg to be apprised of the fact, that her con- nection with it may be cancelled at once.” Thus it is that poor girls are checked in every attempt to help themselves. But why couldn’t a fortune be made by starting ont some of tho long, lean, bloodless, scraggy woman- women, with directions to threaten to bug any man who refused to “come down.” There’s money in tho idea. How Eugenie Looks and bow She Dresses in Exile.—Cassell’s Magazine, last issue, contains an article written by a lady who has re. cently visited and conversed with the Empress Eugenie, at Chiselhurst. As to how she looks and dresses in exile tho writer says: - She looks what Tennyson calls “divinely fair,” but as one who has suffered much. There was a worn, weary look inexpressibly pa the tio in her eyes just touched over the lower lids with black; her cheeks were thin and very pale, her fair hair simply arranged low on the neck be hind, drawn back at the sides, and with curls on the forehead, and it washer own hair—distinct ly and palpably her own. Her dress was of black paramatta, self-trimmed, with a small ot scantiness about it. She wore a little white -shirt collar and cuffs, one diamond sta£ that held the little oollar. Her manner suits her imperial presence—simple, courteous, earnest. It is as of a ready-witted woman, sweet tem pered, fall of human interests and feelings, im pressionable, mobile, fascinating; emphasizing all she says with her grandly cut Spanish eyes, thtt might almost indeed stand her in lieu of «tp eob, so eloquently do they converse. THE GEORGIA PRESS. An insolent New York negress came to grief on the Central Road train from Augusta, last Saturday night, by thrusting herself into the ladies’ car. She was made to go where she be longed, in short order. We clip the following items from the Columbus Sun, of Wednesday: Death of Drummer Harris —Paeticipatob in Five Wap.3 —Mr. Henry Harris, or a3 he was better known, Drummer Harris, died, after a brief illness, in this city, early yesterday morn ing, in lhe seventieth year of his age. He has been concerned in every war in which the Uni ted States have been engaged daring this cen tury. Since the Colnmbas Guards were formed until the company was incorporated into the Sec ond Georgia Regiment, he was their drummer. He wo3 with them in the Creek and the Mexican wars. During the war of 1812, when only 12 years old, he wa3 a drummer in the regular United States army in New York and Canada, and participated in the battleB on the border, and was concerned in the subsequent conflicts with the Indians. He seemed tough as a light- wood knot, and almost insensible to pain. We have seen him in {he camps drive a pin to the head into his leg to show the boy3 what he could do. He prided himself greatly upon his skill as a drummer, and was in his glory when the Guards were on Tybee Island in 1861. A man named Coles, the best drummer we ever heard, who was in tho Confederate army over three years and never missed a roll call, came down with the Burke Sharp Shooters. Harris heard him rattling away one morning in his splendid style, became disgusted with hisownfiftyyears’ practice, applied for a furlough and has never touched a dram stick since. Died in the City Hospital.—On Monday, there died in the city hospital quite a well known sporting character. He was originally from Coweta county, where his parents still reside. His name is Stephen Etcbinson, bnt he was better known as “ Muddy.” Ho has often been in Columbus from 1840 to 1850 and later. His life has been quite eventful. He accompanied Gen. Albert Sydney John ston on his Utah expedition. Daring the late war he was a member of Col, Watkins’ com pany and regiment, and was captnred in northwestern Virginia. Having been exchanged, he was again captured at Vicksburg. He came to Columbus some two weeks ago very needy and sick, and was received into onr hospital. He seems to have been well known in Colum bus. ANew Manufactory.—We heard yesterday that ex-Mayor Mcllhenny, Mr. Clegg and others, intended establishing some kind of cotton man ufactory in Goetchius’ Mills. They were filling the upper floor with looms, eto. Both are prac tical men and know what they are abont. Mr. Mcllhenny left for New York yesterday. Sudden Death.—Mr. Marion Gann, who lived in McAllisterville, on Monday night, stepped oit of his house to see about a mule. He advanced a few steps and fell dead. He was a man of some forty years of age, and an ex cellent member of Wesley Chapel (Methodist.) Disease is supposed to have been of the heart The directors of the Columbus Fair Associa tion have, says the Columbus Enquirer, “deter- mimined to offer a $75 silver tea set to the young lady, under eighteen years of age, who will cook the best dinner on the ground daring fair week—bill of fare to be as follows: Roast beef, chicken pie, corn bread, plain biscuit, mashed potatoes, boiled rice, and one kind of pastry to be selected by the cook. The provis ions will be furnished by the directors, and everything so arranged that the young lady will • ■ - - ~-:-od to furnish an apron for work. ©my DP naju—. * Those desiring to compete for this prize must send in their names to Secretary Iverson at least five days before the fair begins.” The Columbus City Council refused, on Tues day night, to vote the $200,000 appropriation to the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad, asked for recently by n large meeting of the citizens. The Mayor of .Augusta says the city assets could be sold, now, for nearly enough to pay for the enlargement of the canal—on which question a vote was to be taken, Wednesday. He.has already had an offer for the city stock in the Macon and Augusta Railroad. (From Tom Scott?) The monthly court-house sales, at Augusta, on Tuesday, were tame affairs, and bidding very dulL Most of the property offered was withdrawn. The sale3 at Savannah, were lively, and most of the property sold brought good prices. At the latter place Central railway stock brought $1174, and Southwestern, and $94 a share. Mr. Monahan, jr., meandered into the bar room of Mrs. Clark at Savannah, last Monday night, and was mercilessly mauled by a negro there present, who also “stomped” him with a pair of No. ll’s. A white man named J. J.—John Jehosophat we suppose—Smith, is in trouble, at Savannah, Tor stealing a Wheeler & Wilson sewing ma chine, and selling it to a darkey for five dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, of Lowndes connty, died, last Saturday, within an hour of each other. Tho Valdosta Times says there are farmers in that (Lowndes) county, who heretofore have made from 75 to 100 bales of cotton, but will not get over ten bales thi3 year. Mr. J. B. Reese has bought the Eatonton Press and Messenger from Mr. W. M. Jefferson. Mr. W. W. Turner will remain as its editor for the present, at least. _ Mr. Alexander Reid, one of the most promi nent citizens of Putnam connty, died of appo- plexy last Saturday night. He had ridden ont during the day to his mill, three miles from Eatonton, where he was attacked, but survived until night. The Athens Watchman, of Wednesday, has the[following article, which seems to ns to cover the whoio eround of the case. It says: United States Bevatob—As the duty will devolve on the Legislature ohortly to meet, of electing a United States Senator in place of Dr. H. V. M. Miller, whose term expired 4th of March last, it is very natural that some in terest should be manifested in regard to the selection of a proper successor. We have seen some very sensible suggestions on this subject, as we think, as well os some which were absolutely silly, but if adopted, would be fatally mischievous, as we believe. A newspaper correspondent and two or three editors have recommended the election of a Senator regardless of the requirements of existing laws. As a matter of policy such a course would be downright folly. The Radi cals of the Senate are panting for an excuse to admit Foster Blodgett. Elect an ineligible man, and that will seat him at once. As a matter of fact, we agree with the stick lers for principle, that the amendments are fraudulent, bnt so long as the rnling dynasty has the power to enforce them, it will certainly b* done, whatever we may think of their legali- ty- yt is the part of wisdom, then, to “accept the situ&qon” so far as to elect to that impor tant office *, gentleman who can take his s'eat. This case is toajjiain to require argument. The meie statement or the facts must carry convic tion to the mind of evt*y man possessed of com mon sense. The Rev. Myram Wood -nho seduced Miss Ghivers, at Decatur, and was foniwi guilty there of, last week, has been sentenced to vo years in the penitentiary. He wa3 also deposed f r0 m the ministry by the Decatur Presbytery. In the case of Shepherd vs. the Bank of the Empire State, tried in the United States District Gourt at Atlanta on Wednesday, the jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff of $2,050—the amount claimed—with interest from date of de mand, and ten per cent damages. Mr. Sparks, of Gwinnet county, is the oho™. pion snake killer. He slaughtered sixteen one day last week, and it was a very bad day for the business, too. A colored love feast at a church near Law- renceviUe, last Tuesday night, wound up in a first-class row, in which a negro named Thorn ton was dangerously stabbed. A dispute about the pronunciation of the word “oaks” in a negro school at Lawrenoeville, last week, resulted in a very creditable prize fight between the speller and his teacher. Speller said It was “oak,” and pedagogue swore it was “oaks” and speller “spiled” pedagogue’s beauty by gouging and'daimed the belt, Baying: “Dat dar nigger can’t walk dis child’s log.” Oar Fair. If untiring personal exertion, as well &3 per sistent and wide spread adveitising can accom plish anything —and we all know that they can and do—Mayor Hoff will certainly make the approaching State Fair a brilliant success. The time and place of the exhibition are better known now, probably, all over the United States than any similar occasion ever was before, in the Southern States, at least. In the Nashville Banner’s report of the pro ceedings in the State Senate on Monday, we find the following : Georgia Fair.—The Clerk read a communi cation from the Mayor of Macon, Georgia, in viting the members of tho Teunessee Legisla ture to attend the Georgia State Fair to be held at Macon on the 23d inst. On motion of Mr. Ridley the invitation was reoeived and the thanks of the Senate tendered. And the Louisville Courier-Journal, of Tues day, says: Georgia State Fair.—Mr. Andrew Dunn, agent for the Georgia State Fair, which is to commence at Macon, October 235, and oontinue five days, is now in this city looking after the interests of the enterprise with which he is con nected. The premium lists of this fair are ex traordinarily large, those alone for running and trotting horses amounting to $10,000. These races will be the feature of the fair, and tho large premiums will no doubt attract the finest stock in the country. Tho other attractions will be in keeping with this, acd altogether this fair will undoubtedly be a great success. It will surely not bo tho fault of Mayor Huff and his indefatigable assistants, if tins fair does not prove the most completely successful one ever held at the South. We fully recognize and appreciate his services in tins direction, and our prediction is that the visitors to the Fair will emphatically endorse the verdiet. Nothing has been left undone to make it an occasion of which every Georgian may be prond, and we are confident the most sanguine expectations will be folly realized. Radical Extravagance. From a review by the World of Secretary Bontwell’s recent speeches in Ohio, we take the following: It is useless to follow this financial knight-er rant in his stale assertions abont paying off $251,000,000 of the debt in two and a half years, when the fact is that daring the period he has squeezed $940,000,000 taxes from the people. It is idle to discuss the economy (!) of Radical expenditure when, apart from the interest on our debt, the government costs ns more than twice as much as under the administration of Bachanan. Yet this is the matchless and beautiful finan cial policy for which the Secretary demands the blind plaudits of his countrymen. Dalcinea was in trath a blear eyed country wench. The financial marvels of Don Qoixotte Boutwell are plain hnmbngs. We commenced our political existence in 1792. From that year to 18C0 inclusive, a period of sixty-eight years, the people of this country were taxed in net revenue, exclusive of loans, $1,793,878,338; During these years we paid off the first war debt, went through the war of 1812, the Florida and Mexican wars, bought Louisiana, California, and Florida, and handed over the government to the Rad icals with a debt amounting to $77,055,077. This i3 one side of the picture. Now we in vite the rejoicing Radicals and all their dopes to tarn to tho other side. In April, 18G5, the _ —- commenced from war ceased. Thensoai -~ July, 1865, and continued till July, 1871, a period cf six fiscal years of profound peace under the sublime financial rale of the Radicals, we raised $2,686,413,978,)exclusive of any loans, and-are still nearly $2,300^00,000 in debt. Six years of Radical rale daring peace has cost the people 50 per cent, more moneythan during sixty-eight years of their previous tional existence. We invite Mr. Boutwell’s attention to this contrast. Blercer University. Editors Telegraph and Messenger : After a long delay, and overcoming many obstacles, Mercer University was opened in this city, yes terday. The beginning is quite flattering. Parents and friends of yonng men are in the city to procure board and lodging and otherwise ar range for the coming of more students. We expect to receive into the University and teach without charge, the sons of all the minis ters of the city. Also twelve young men who shall be nominated by the Mayor and Council. It is very desirable that the parties to these benefits shall at once embrace them. These students must be prepared to enter the Fresh man class, or one higher, as there is no prepara tory school. The Board of Trustees at a meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, have done all in their power, at this time, to advance the interest of the Institution. The price of tuition is fixed at $60 per an num, to take effect from yesterday. . An appropriation of $60,000 is made with which to begin the building of our college edi fices near Tatnall Square. This work is confi ded to a committee, mainly of your own citizens. Whatever delay may occur in the progress of these buildings, will arise from those causes always attendant upon enterprises so great and important. Tho purpose is to erect University buildings whioh shall be enduring, elegant and an ornament to this city for all time to come. The Board have now elected the Rev. Archi bald J. Battle, of Alabama, President, and have strong hopes that he will soon be here. He is a native Georgian, and possesses all those quali ties and attainments which, in an eminent de gree, fit him for this high position. We congratulate ourselves upon the auspi cious circumstances surrounding Mercer Uni versity now, in yonr city. The co-operation of the citizens and kindly assistance of onr friends in the city and all over the State, is invoked, that we may speedily attain to snccess and great prosperity. The members of the Faculty will take great pleasure in giving information to anybody upon any subject connected with the University, and the variety of matters involved in board and lodging for students. The buildings occupied are the Johnston build ings, on Mulberry street, near the new Court house, where the members of the Faculty may be found every day. D. E. Butler, President B. T. M. U. Macon, October 5,1871. The Late Homicide—A Vindication of Colonel Fort. Editors Press and Herald: We notice in the Chattanooga Times, of the 1st instant, the fol lowing: “CoL Joseph Hodgson, of Montgomery, in his eulogy of Gen. Clanton, speaks of his as sassination as a premeditated affair, and alleges that the introduction of Gen. Clanton to OoL Nelson was made by CoL Fort for the purpose of bringing abont the fatal result. This state ment does CoL Fort the greatest injustice,’’etc. In justice to Col. Fort, we, the undersigned, members of the bar of the Fourth Circuit of East Tennessee,submit the following statement: We were in Knoxville in attendance upon the Supreme Court, at the time of the unfortunate meeting of CoL Nelson and Gen. Clanton, and while most of us did not witness the rencontre, we have all heard the statement of reliable per sons who were present or near when General Clanton was killed. From the foots as detailed, so far as we have been enabled to ascertain them, we feel authorized and oonstrained to say, that there is not the least evidenoe to show that <W. Fort, either anticipated or desired any dif ficulty, between the parties; all the facts and circumstances as detailed show that the meeting and introduction of Gen. Clanton and Colonel Nelson was accidental. We are and have been for some time perfect ly acquainted with OoL Fort and do not believe him capable of the tre&ohery or eowardioe at tributed to him by CoL Hodgson, as stated in the foregoing article. Oar information is that the personal relations existing between|Gen. Gtantonjand CoL Fort, up to the death of the former, were of a cordial and friendly ebaraoter. We make this statement unsolicited and only for the purpose of preventing injustice being done to CoL Fort. W. L. Eiznr, 8. A. Kxr,* W. D. Yah Dike, J. H. Gaut, P. H. Clift, P. B. Mayfixld, Nish H. Bust, A. A. Hyde, D. O. Tbewhitt, B. Henderson, G. A. Wood. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 2d, 1871. [Knoxville Press and Messenger. MACON AXD AUGUSTA RAILROAD. Wbowlll Tackle Kaiser Wadley r-Jndgc King and (he Jessup Contract—A Lively Time Generally. From the Chronicle and Sentinel.J The stockholders of the Macon and Augusta Railroad Convention assembled yesterday morn ing at 10 o’clock, in the office of tho Georgia Railroad Company. ' The President, Geo. H. Hazlehurst, Esq., w&s in the chair. The Secretary, Dr. J. A. S. Milligan, read the proceeding of tho last meeting. The Chair appointed Messrs. Moore, Heard and Ellis a .committee oa proxies. The committee reported that 16,109 shares of stock were represented in person and by proxy. The President made his report as follows: ( , r • Augusta, October 2,1871. To the Stockholders of the Macon and Augusta Railroad Company: Gestlemen—The report of the operation of the road for the past year and the present con dition of the company is herewith respeolfally submitted: An informal meeting was held during the month of May, at the time of the Georgia Railroad Convention, as yon remember, with the view of bringing the stockholders of the two roads together, givnig opportunity for inter change of opinion as to the question of an amalgamation of the lines or a close union of interests. Many reasons suggested themselves why such an arrangement should bo desirable to both companies—the Macon and Augusta Railroad, though receiving its first impulse from the city of Augusta, having subsequently been fostered and it may be said, having been completed by the Georgia Railroad Company. Owing to the heated debate on the subject of the State Road lease, which absorbed the atten tion of the stockholders in the Georgia Road, and protraoted their meeting beyond the usual time, onr claim to their consideration—our wishes in regard to a union of the two roads— were necessarily hastily presented by yonr committee, and thongh seemingly meeting with favor from the Convention, wer* referred for action to the Directory. In response to an in vitation from tho Board of Directors of the Georgia Railroad, at the subsequent monthly meeting, a proposition was prepared and sub mitted by your committee, agreeing to a scaling down of our stock to 66 cents on the dollar, and merging the same into that of the Georgia Railroad after the lapse of one year. This proposition was declined by their Board on tbe general ground that the Macon and Augusta Road was in an unfinished condition, and its real value based on its earnings not yet ascertained. The negotiations closed at this point. Without stopping to inquire into the merits of the o»se —whether onr stock was rated too high or too low; whether the policy of the directory was right or wrong—it is sufficient for us to know that no measures looking to an amalgamation of the two stocks can be carried at present, and that we must look to the development of the business of onr road and its economical man - agement as the only means of giving value to our property. Not anticipating that tho road would be thrown upon its own resources, and be forced to rely on its earnings as the limit to its expenditures, but believing that the Georgia Railroad would take the road on some terms, and if so, wonld desire an improvement in its track and roadway, a heavy outlay was made for the purpose of suoh improvement The funds were generously provided by that company, but as the debt was entailed, with no immediate prospeot for pay ment, it was considered proper to snspend far ther work. All farther works of improvement and construction have consequently been stopped. These expenditures had been about four thousand dollars per month, and thus muoh wholly beyond the earnings. in the earnings will be A great lmprovouiv—— . • -» experienced by a recent and final adjustment u» the proportionate rates of freights, to bo paid to our road by the Georgia Road for all freights pa?sing over both lines. The through rates alone are affected, the local remaining unchanged. From a careful review of the figures, it is believed that this will give an increase of fully three thousand dollars per month. With this improvement and reduction in ex penditures as above, the statement of the work ings of the road will stand as follows: Earnings from January 1,1871, to Octo ber 1,1871, nine months as per report Superintendent and Auditor $ 61,803 39 Increase as per adjusted rates 27,000 00 work on Little and Main FiAhing creeks, and some washes on the slopes of the embankment on the fiats of Fishing creek ana in the Ocmul- gee swamps near Macon. The total amount of damage received by the road was repaired at & ■ of from $2,500 to $3,000. Details of dam- ,e thus furnished to correct various erro- iports which have been circnlated by pei9BB who have judged as to the extent of the damage from the length of time taken ere re pairs were effected. The cause of this delay was threefold— first, necessity of waiting for subsi dence of waters ere commencement of repairs; secondly, the small number of hands engrged on the repairs, who were required to be mostly carpenters; and thirdly, from the fact that the repairs were made of the most permanent char acter, instead of temporary, as is usually the case. f , • a - The false grade at “ Smith’s Summit” has been lowered nine feet, and trains now experi ence no difficulty in passing over this and the other two exceptional gradeB. To show that the good condition of the track is no idle boast, it is only necessary to state that the trains have been running since May last as fast a schedule as is attempted by any road in the State and without accident or de tention of any kind. Tho financial condition of the company is shown in the statement of the Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. J. A. S. Milligan, herewith sub mitted. Very respectfully, gentlemen, Geo. H. Hazlehurst, President. The Secretary read his report, as follows: CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE CONDITTON OF THE MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD COMPANY, OC TOBER 2, 1871. The Road 8140,600 84 Construction Road 570,899 23 GG Hull & Co 520,867 29—2,552,266 36 Real estate and right of way .“..... 38,377 17 Engines (local) 25,034 60 Steam Excavator 8,800 00 Warehouse at Macon...., 1,300 00 U S Tax on conpoos 953 45 Bills Beceivablo 369 07 Agents 1,005 S3 Unpaid installments 53.507 18 Stock paid contractors (old account) 123,965 06 Capital Stock Bonds of the Company.. Bills Payable Due other corporations.. Forfeited Stock Profit and Loss 25,192 83 82,808,678 63 1,971,541 00 770,000 00 24,854 00 11,415 £5 5,610 00 Total oaminga for nine monllis 68.803 39 Operating expenses for nine months... 05,945 60 Net earnings 22,857 79 The earnings for the next year year may, we believe, safely bo placed at 812,000 per month, making for the yoar 144,000 80 Operating expenses, 87,500 per month.. 90,000 00 8 54.000 00 Sufficient to meet interest on the bonded debt. This exhibit, under the circumstances, should be satisfactory and is sufficient to convince ns that, with the consequent improvement which may surely be anticipated from the growth in business which attends the opening of every new line, we may look forward to better earn ings and a dividend on the stock ere any great length of time. It cannot be denied that the hopes of many, and expectations of all have met with disappoint ment, caused by tho changed condition of tho various lines of road centering at Macon, its western terminus. When the project of the road was first started, Maoon was a neutral point of business, open to all, and a point through which it was confidently expected that the rich cotton fields of Southwestern Georgia would be reached by the Southwestern and Muscogee Railroads. The lease of theso corporations by the Central, and still later the lease of the Ma con and Western by the same company, forever shuts us out from all business west of Macon so long as the non-intercourse polioy is adhered to by the Central, reducing the Macon and Augusta Road to a mere local road. To obtain the fall advantage of tho road to Augusta and others in interest, an extension of its line beyond Macon is neoessary. Two routes offer good results—one running southwest from Maoon through Perry and Dooley county to Albany, crossing the Hawkinsville, Americas and Eufaula road. This route is through the strongest lime and best cotton lands, and over a country eminently favorable for railroad con struction. The other extension would be in nearly a west conrse from Msood, running through Knoxville, Talbotton, Ellerslie, cross ing the Chattahoochee river. at the mouth of Mulberry creek, and striking thence direct for Opelika. A branch line of some twelve miles from this ronte, near Ellerslie, wonld pnt us in connection with Columbus. The country tra versed by this line is a fine farming district, of original oak and hickory forest growth, and the expected that the Macon Road should bear line presents great advantages over the present 34 85— 25,157 98 .82,808,578 63 On motion of Mr. Lane, the reports were adopted. The President said that information had been received that if a fast night line was pnt in operation the Central Road wonld abandon its passenger line from Augusta to Macon, and would arrange for a through line from Augusta to Columbus. The Central Road would make no arrangements for through freight, and all of it had to bo prepaid, nor would they recognize any passenger tickets. This had been an effec tual barrier to any freight from beyond Macon. Mr. Magrath asked how this barrier could be removed. The President thought that making arrange ments for building one of the lines mentioned in his report would have this effect. He was confident that the road to Opelika wonld be bnilt. In the meantime he thought that if the Central did not abandon its non-intercourse pol icy, the Georgia Road would refuse to recognize any arrangement made by the Central to deliver freight to points on the Georgia line. Mr. Magrath asked if a vigorous competition by schedules and rates would not force the Cen tral to adopt a more liberal policy. The President said that he was in favor of ’ - —■"•"'•e if the Sonth Carolina and Geor- sneu m uivuM*— - gia Roads would back him. Mr. Branch suggested that the officer’s reports should be published. The President thought that the merchants of Augusta conld make the Central a little more accommodating. Mr. Branch ask6d if the road did not pay wonld not the Central lease it, and pay seven per cent, on the stock. The President did not like to contemplate such a thing. Mr. Magrath asked if Mr. Wadley wonld pay the interest on the bonds, operate the road and give seven per cent, to tho.stockholders ? The President thought he would do anything to obtain control of the line. Mr. Magrath did not see why he shonld do this when the stock could be bought up at 40 or 50 cents on tho dollar. The President was confident that the road would be self sustaining. It passed throngh a fine country, and its local business would stead ily increase. Mr. Branch asked if the President or the company were prepared to make an arrange ment with any line east to Wilmington or Nor folk. The President was prepared to make such an arrangement. Mr. Estes asked if freights could not be put down so low that the Central would have to knnckle. Tho President said it eonld be done if tho South Carolina and Georgia Roads wonld aid them. Mr. Adams thought that the road had better not commence hostilities with the Central un less they bad plenty of war materials. He knew Mr. Wadley’s pertinacity and a fight with him wonld be a war to the death. It conld be con- tinned as long as the Sonth Carolina and Geor gia Roads furnished the sinews of war. When they ceased to provide the means the war wonld end, not by a trace bnt by a surrender. He thought that the Legislature conld force the Centred to receive freight from the Maoon and Augusta Road. The Legislature certainly had this power. Mr. Moore endorsed the remarks of Mr. Adams. The question which he mooted was agitating tho State, and the Legislature would have to take action. The roads might fight as much as they pleased, but the community had rights which must be respeoted. He believed that some arrangement conld be made by the' Presidents of the Georgia and Central Roads whioh would settle the difficulty. If the roads did not make some arrangement the Legislature would pass a law which would trammel the roads and liberate the community. A great many States had a railroad law, and Georgia wonld soon have one if the roads continne fighting. Mr. Magrath thought the word “fight” was misunderstood. It only meant a vigorous com petition. A year’s work would make the Central eager for peaee, for the latter had business to hurt, while the Maoon Road had none. It was Under these circumstances the stook shonld not be voted. As soon as he found tbat the stock had been issued, he notified the Treasurer not to allow it to be transferred, and it was not ne gotiable. Mr. Jessup had played the tyrant throughout the whole transaction, and he pro posed to make an issue with him and take him by the horns. He did not intend to allow Jes sup to escape with the assets of the road after the injury which he had done the company by failing to comply with his contract. He be lieved that Jessup had formed a combination to get control of the road, and wished to vote his stock here to-day for that purpose. _He ob jected to this, and was forced to vote against his old friends, Messrs. Hall and Hazlehurst Mr. Hazlehurst regretted and was surprised at tho remarks of Mr. King. He had been the earliest friend and officer of the road. - Judge King had always been his friend, and he conld hardly believe tbat he wonld now charge him with acting a double part. He gave a brief re view of the history of the road up to tho time Jessup & Co. took the contract The road was then a dead thing- He and Judge King ap pealed to the Legislature for aid, and had asked a negro committee—one of whom went to sleep at the most interesting part of Judge King’s speech—and had gotten State aid to the amount of $10,000 per mile. This, however, wonld not do, and Mr. King had finally suggested an en dorsement by tho Georgia Road. Finally, the Jessup contract was arranged with the sanction of Mr. King. He had refused to be a contract* I until urged to it by Mr. King, because an offi cer of the road.- At a meeting in the City HalL the contract and himself had been attacked by General Wright with the same arguments which Mr. King now used. The contractors were to make an immense fortune. Out of what ? Out of the stock at 20 cents on the dollar. The very thing bad now happened which he had then pre dicted. He was to be sacrificed in order that the ends of others might be attained. He bad en deavored to do his duty conscientiously. He had ordered the best work pnt on the road, and it had been built in the straightest and best possible manner. No effort was made to economise; but the best work, regardless of cost, was ordered. No effort had been mado to gouge the company, bnt honest men had done the work. Large debts of the company had been paid. The debt due the Georgia road was offsetted by the engines purchased for the Macon Road, but taken by the Georgia Road. The slock to Jessup—4,000 shares—was issued only three months ago. One thousand shares had been reserved for a settlement, which had not been obtained on account of the inactivity -f Judge King. For himself and Mr. Hull, -heir seedy condition showed they had made no money. He bad not even drawn his paltry salary as President of the Company, bnt had taken charge of the work with a conscientious desire to bring the road through. The road was finished in mid-Winter under an immense pressure from Macon, Angosta and Charleston. Questions were daily asked when the road would be finished, and Mr. Hull finally became ashamed to walk the streets. As soon as it was finished Mr. Tyler, in over-eagerness, came through with a special train ahead of time and ran into Judge King. Since that time there had been a series of accidents. Judge King had blamed them for things whioh they conld not prevent. Mr. King thought Mr. Hazlehurst’s remarks irrelevant. He was not unfriendly to Mr. Jes sup. He and others had favored the contract because they thought it to the best interest of the road. Jessup hadnever propose da settlement with him. Mr. Hazlehurst acknowledged that the work was not completed, and that three grades on it were of 140 feet instead of 40. A swamp section on the Oomulgee road was en tirely unfinished, yet Jessup had taken the stock, and was trying to oontrol the road and leave the stockholders in the larch. This he was deter mined shonld not be done. The President said the protest conld be en tered on the minutes and the election proceed. Magrath thought that the Convention ought to determine wnovuvT f essn P & Co - 8 yole should be received. Mr. Lane thought the only question was whether the vote shonld be received. Mr. Hall as representing Mr. Jessup’s stock, did not admit that he had no right to vole, bnt waived the right for the prese'nt. It had been voted once, and he claimed be hadright to vote it now, bnt waived it. The following genllemen wero declared elec- ted Directors, receiving the following vote: Chas. Estes, 11,288; T. G. Barrett, 11,288; Pat. Walsb, 11,2SS; N. McGhee, 11,2S8;S. D. Heard, 11,288; W. L. Ellis, 11,238; Jas. T. Gardiner, 9,183; A. J. Lane, 6,183; J. O. Mathew3on, 9,183; Geo. H. Hazlehurst 9,183; J. W. Ma grath, 9,1 S3; J. P. King, 9,133. Tbe question of the rightful issue of lhe 4,000 shares of stock to Jessup & Co. was referred to the Board of Directors, with power to act. On motion the meeting adjourned. railroad between Macon and Columbus iu every element of success for a road. It may appear idle to discuss the building of roads in these days of financial prostration of onr country, but railroads are a necessity of the age, and sooner or later these enterprises will be undertaken. It is fortunate for ns of the Macon and Augusta road that wo can look to support from ohr local business, or tho closing of these avenues of trade to us at Macou might have proved disastrous in the extreme. No change has been made in tho operating of onr road, it being still ran by the Georgia Rail road Company under a certain agreement, as to rent of engines, cars, eto. These rates are con sidered fair and equitable to both side, and un til some disposition of the road is made it may be to the interest of onr company to continne the present arrangement In regard to the future, we desire to procare from the stockholders an expression of opinion as to tbe future polioy of the company. Whether to continne as heretofore the arrangements en tered into with the Georgia Railroad, or to look to connections with any other company. We can bnt repeat onr convictions as to the nltimate value of the road, and our firm belief that time will soon demonstrate its wortb. The condition of tbe roadway is steadily Im-> proving. A fine culvert of twelve feet span has been completed over Ivey Branch, as before mentioned, and the high trestle—the highest on the road—replaced by an earth embankment of some 00,000 cubio yards in amount. This was an exceedingly heavy job, culvert and embank ment costing near $20,000 to complete. In ad dition, the other trestles between Warrenton and Sparta have been entirely renewed with new Umber, and carefally put up in the best style. Cross Ues to a large number have been placed in the track, and altogether the superstructure, between Camak and Milledgeville, will compare favorably with any road in the State. The same, bnt for the recent damage from rains, might also be said of the new seoUon of road between Milledgeville and Maoon. The extraordinary fall of rain between these points some three weeks ago oaused great destruction to bridges on railroad, on tbe dirt roads and to mill-dams and crops in the whole section. We suffered in eommon with the others, bnt not to any great extent. Six eovered drains were washed ont, about one hundred feet of trestle the expenses of the fight. The South Carolina and Georgia wonld have to aid in the struggle. Mr. Branch asked if the the South Carolina and Georgia would not lease the Maoon Road at six per cent? Mr. Magrath said the Sonth Carolina Road wonld not. Mr. King said he knew the temper of Mr. Wadley and what a fight with him would lead to. Tho Maoon Road wonld have to give up a fight with him in six months. A good deal has been published about the difference in freights of the Georgia and Central, because there was a differ ent classification. The Georgia Road was really carrying freight for less than the Centra 1 . Mr. Lane moved to go into an election for directors. Carried. The President appointed Messrs. Lane, Estes and Mathewson, a' committee to conduot the election. A ballot was taken, but when the votes were about to be counted, Mr. King entered his pro test against the vote of M. K. Jessnp & Co.— 4,000 Glares—being received, because tbe stock had been improperly issued. The firm had con tracted to take the ascsts of the road and com plete it according to the original plans by July, 1870. This had not been done, and the oom- panyhad been damaged at least $100,000. It was only finished injthe winter of tbat year, and then it was so insecure that acoidents were of frequent oceorrenee and the reputation of the road ruined. JeesupA Co. did not pretend that the road was finished aocording to contraot He regretted the matter, because it had brought him into confiiot with two of his best friends— Messrs. Hull and Hazlehurst. It had been said that the* Georgia Road intended todepreoi&to and buy up the stook and take control of the line. This was not true. He wished the con tractors had attempted to run it as they first stated. Large repairs had to be made, and yet the contractors wonldnot foot the bill, sUh«"eh they had agreed to do so. They had taken every doUar that belonged .to the road,.and yet left it unfinished and in debt.— The grade, instead of being forty feet, per mile, as intended, in some places was one hundred and forty. He read the contract and charged that it had not been complied with. The State aid mania In Alabama had carried away the labor from the State and made the con tract a bard one, bnt this was not the fault of the road, and the contractors were all of age. 1 Accessible New Yorkers. “Burleigh” writes in one of his New York letters to the Boston Journal: There i3 a general complaint that it is difficult to get access to persons in official life. Men shat themselves up in their rooms and refuse to be seen. This practioe is in reverse ratio to the importance of the place held by the parties. A friend of mine called on a well-known minister acd was refused. “Call at fonr o’clock,” was the sharp response. He called at fonr, and the gentleman was ont. He called the next day and insisted upon going in, thongh the old story of four o’clock was repeated. He found the Divine smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper quite athis ease. A gentleman who edits a small sized weekly Sunday-school paper, has a huge placard upon his door on which is written “No admittance.” People who come come in from the country on Sunday-school matters go away in a huff, Mr. Beecher, who has quite as much to do as most pastors, is accessible to any one, night or day. Trinity Church has an ele gant room down town for her ministers. It is near the Astor House. Some one of the clergy are present daily to reoeive callers. The eminent lawyers of New York have regular office hours, and respond to every caller except when engaged in actual consultation. A. T. Stewart is hard to get at, bnt he is an exception to the New York merchants. Claflin is fonnd daily in his store. It is no use to seek for him in the counting room. Ask for him as yon enter, and the an swer is, “He is somewhere aronnd.” He takes a personal supervision of the entire establishment To a stranger he would be the last man in the house seleoted. Slightly stooping, with a rosy face, slouched hat, plain dress, he will proba bly be found sitting on a box talking to a Western merchant William E. Dodge is one of our largest and busiest merchants. With his trade, philanthropy, and religion, he is fairly run down with visitors. Yet he sees every one in rotation, hears what is wanted, and then turns the parties over to his clerks. Just out of Broadway, on Prince street, is a little den where the Astors do their gigantio business. !Hie building is low, one story high, and looks like a country bank. On entering, a long row of desks are seen occupying the entire room. Near the door are clerks. Next is a desk occu pied by William B. Jr. Beyond him sits John Jacob. Farther in is the desk at which sits a well-preserved, light haired, heavy moulded man, with small, sleepy looking eyes and a de cided German face, and that is William B. As tor himself. Quietness reigns within. A polite clerk steps up to you and asks, “What is your business, sir?” On receiving an answer the visitor is assigned to the special desk to which his business refers. All three of the Astors are are open to an interview to any one who calls. Whils such men daring business hours do not find it necessary to exclude themselves from the publio, smaller men would do well to copy them, and not put on airs. American Extravagance Illustrated. [ParisCorrespondence London Telegraph.] Everybody who has been in Paris knows the Grand Magasin da Louvre, said to be the largest shop—my American friends call it a “store”— in Europe, and fully equal, I should say, to Swan and Edgar’s multiplied by Bix. An employe of this immense concern told me the other day that since M. Thiers had been proclaimed pres ident, the receipts of the establishment had been 70 per cent, more every day than they had been since the war was proclaimed in July 1870. He also informed me that in one forenoon three Amerioan families had together spent 24,000f (£1,000) in the shop. Milliners, bonnet-makers, ladies’ boot and shoe-makers, ladies’ linen shops, meroers, glove-makers, fan-makers, and every trade that depends upon the fashions of fash ionable Paris are coining money. This is not only by reason of the orders that are reoeiyed from visitors and residents in Paris, bnt also from tbe enormous purohases made and for foreign markets. What think yon of six hundred ball-dresses, averaging GOOf (£38) each: eight hundred averaging 600f(£24); a thousand averaging 500f (£20) each; and two thousand priced each at 250f (£10) ? Snob was the invoice of a shipment made to New York last week for one firm in that great city of the West BY TELEGRAPi Jeffrson, Texas, October 5.—The,.; progressing quietly. Probably t>1£? were oast here yesterday and to-day'’ S’l pie are generally voting. Nothing til the election eloses to-morrow. Spbingfield, III., October 5 fu. cratic State Convention yesterday 8 S. S. Hays Congressman at large. Salt Lark City, October 5.—'There citement here. Brigham Young i s residence, and promises to submit to I says nothing as to what he will do it ^ t K Madrid, October 5.—Espartero dec i L form a ministry, Sagdsta advises theF-l invite Seroilla to reconstruct tbe cabin.; Washington, October 5.—This Govs having asked Russia to recall Catac-?*i Czar bas requested that be be tolerated r I visit of Grand Duke Alexis Is over. The P* has acceded to this, wishing to show: ship to the Duke and his imperial father ^ cazy' has been informed by the Seer.', w State, that if when the visit is over he V?l be recalled, his passport will be sent t7. and further, that the President will not J him unless accompanied by the Dnke n j he at any time hold conversation wilh’hiw 1 J***!My & request for the recall ground that Catacazy’s conduct, offi-yi personal, has been sneh as materially to i “ his usefulness to his own government ? render intercourse with him for either b-- or social purposes highly disagreeable " S 1 The President returns to-morrow Vffnl stay at home this time ?—Ed.] * L New Orleans, Ootober 5.—Doctors r' Holliday, Smith, Buckell, Bemis, Brans k. Chappie, Orowierau and other promine’/J sicians, publish a statement that there erSY yellow fever in New Orleans, and that tiTJ is hnd has been remarkably healthy t' a the summer. The wires to Galveston are still dotm ■ election news received. New York, October 5.—The delegates > withdrew from the Syracuse Radical Co tton, have resolved to unite in support o'| ticket nominated by that Convention. ‘ 1 Rochester, October 5.—In the D emo , Convention to-day, the reform candidates ^ Now York were given a hearing. Several | gates made speeches denouncing TammacT^ a letter from Charles O’Conner was reaj.3 terly denouncing the work in New York J declaring the Democratic party, in its & Convention, bound so to conduct itself tbul publio prosecutions now demanded ek] fairly heard, and innocence vindicated r false assertions and ascertained guilt cos punished. The Convention nominated for Stated, trollor, Archer P. Nichols; for StateTrejia Wheeler H. Bristol; for Attorney-Ge:^ Marshall B. Champlain; for State Engines j Surveyor, Van R. Richmond; for Canal cl missioner, Geo. W. Chapman; for Inspect*! State Prisons, David B. McNeil. The Co:;* tion then adjourned sine die. Baltimore, October 5.—The case of! Wharton, charged with poisoning Gen. K« .urn, was removed from the Criminal CokJ this city to the Circuit Court of Anaea.*2 county. In the Episcopal Convention the standing* mittees were announced. The English c!a were formally introduced and made addresl Boston, Ootober 5.—Mackerel fishetEaJ port the season a perfect failure. New York, Ootober 5.—Arrived. Orix from Savannah; steamers New York, Bremen, and Ellen Serry. London, Ootober 5.—Admiral Malcompoh accepted the work of forming tho new Span cabinet. The following statement is belie; to be correct: Malcampo, Premier and in ter of the Marine. Alvarez, supercedes Ob as Minister of Foreign Affairs; Calemero.1 Minister of Justice; Bossale, as Minis!*: 3 War; Oandan, as minister of Finance. Bersd will probably be appointed Minister of f| lie works. Marquis de Sayre, French CLarge d'Afr| of Rome, has arrived. Synopsis ol Weather Statement. War Dep’t, Office Chief Signal Omen I Washington, D. O., October 5, 7:40, p.s| Tho.barometer has risen decidedly ■Wednesday afternoon at the Rocky Mom! stations, and the area of low barometer in i northwest has moved very rapidly eastw being now central north of the tower It Brisk southwest winds have prevailed for a si time from Missouri to Lake Huron and nor east winds on Lake Superior, so far as from. Extensive forest fires are reported^ Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio, with s and haze winding to the Middle and East J tic. The storm on the Eastern Gnlf is now:: as a southwest wind, with rain, from Yiq to Georgia. Its oentre has apparently beenrl rested in its progress over the Florida Peninrjj Light southwest winds have continued in Lot: Florida. Northerly winds and clearing wea'.b on the Western Gnlf. Communication ; j Upper Michigan and Texas is still interrupter Probabilities: A rising barometer and cli ing weather with northwest winds, will prt bly prevail on Friday throughout tbe Mikis pi valley. Easterly winds with rain will c»| tinue on the Sonth Atlantic coast, with barometer on the lower Lakes, and will pro 1 - bly continue to move eastward with south: winds, and possibly rain fro m Virginia to ilial chuse tts Friday morning. Light local rainsrJ possibly be experienced in Minnesota acd Bl consin to-night. I Memphis, Ootober 5.—At the Chickasaw ns I a race for a purse of $250, mile and a half d&l was won by Sentinel, beating Billy Williao&l Bayonet, Tom Corbit, Minnie Sims, Vide; I Morgan Scont and Gray Ella. Time, 2:42^. J purse of $G00, two mile heat, was won Grey, beating Morgan Scout. Irene Shepc«| was distanced in the first heat. Time, 3:$! 3:45. Favorites won both races. Attend®I good. . I Savannah, October 5.—Arrived, aieamst:| Seminole, Boston. Cleared, steam tug Tontb-I Havana; steamship H. Livingston, New lbil Charleston, Ootober 5.—Two fever deaths=| the past twenty-four hours. I Paris, October 5.—The disarmament of *1 National Guards baa been completed intbe fcl partmenta of Cherneviore and Alhir. Th:e8| receives complaints every day from the ocenpAl provinces describing the presence of the 6*1 man troops as insupportable. . 1 London, October 5.—The general committal of the nine hour’s league at Sunderland, is c: I ganizing an extension of ihe strike throngM'l North England. Rear Admiral Cochrane 1 probably be appointed naval attache to the Br- J ish Legation at Washington. General Presentments. State of Georgia, Wilkinson Couxu- We, tho Grand Jurors seleoted and swoni-l the connty of Wilkinson, beg leave tornit** following report: .1 We very muoh regret the causes for the *• I joumment of our court, viz: The illness I Col. Camming, and the family affliction ot ,1 Chambers, Esq., who was so recently bereiwi one of his children. Under the excellent cn»-T I of His Honor Judge Robinson, all of vhice-I highly approve, and whioh we were anaeavJ-j ing strictly and closely to carry out, ana I think, had we have had time, we should fcS'l been able to have ferreted ont all the offeuao- ■ of the law in our county, and brought lhe sw? I to as strict account and trial, and thereby I pate all the false rumors afloat in our boru^ I and whioh until, and at onr adjourned te^l we shall endeavor ceaselessly to ferret ont *£l bring to trial We do feel, and therefore p'j expression, that onr own people are law I and tbat joatioe can and will be done to I offender of the laws, white or colored, ana * I every party or suit in the court, of any I whatever, andvabove expressed shall do evw I thing to effect that nJe. We therefore ^ I hope all the false reports and rumors wi“ I entirely discredited and suppressed by a* 1 ^ j good eitizens, under the assurance fro? 1 «I body that all will be done speedily to bring _ j offenders to the justioe of that punishment ^ i offences justify. And we request the P n “‘ re . I tion of this in the Maoon TxLxaRAM a:;» * I SEKGXR. Wu. A. Hall, Foreman. Isaao Lindsay, Wade H. Green, Isaac W. Davis, Thomas H. Kntlano, David W. Rutland, Samuel Rutherford- Alfred J. Willis, John R. Green, Jesse J. Green, John Teylor, Miles M. Bloodworth, Jesse R. Ariagios, Thomas Lister, Solomon Ward, Wm. E. Carswell, Jr., Bennett King, Oliver H. P. Rawls, Thomas W. DaP re 5; Thomas J. Jordan, William H. Hall, Henry F. Rutland. Wilkinson Supxwon Cocku October Thrm,lS^. Upon bearing the above General ment, ordered that a copy of the same oe nisbed tbe editors of the T*l*o*atb as® sskgxb of Maoon, Georgia, for public***^ By the Court. ^ A true oopy from the minutes of this Ootober 4th, 1871. Andbxw J. Fo«*»,
