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, ivlegrupli Building, flacun Gtort 1 * , M -..’ Messenger, one year. SH’OTSte' till, a Weekly. Telegraph and Messen- H oo’umus, 1 year.. .$10 00 ,. 5 00 1 00 1" always in advance, and paper stopp u! vru-y runs oat. unless renewed. _ —^.vr.raEJIT8 ¥IXE J. W. BUBEE <fc iK r.i.K(iEM£>"XS WITH J. W, 00.’8 PUBLICATIONS- •' I SB.Wagwph and Messenger and 1 j££g administration would jump at the chance to pat an end’to the disgrace, but it tarns oat that they were vastly mistaken, for the same scandalous system of robbery exists down to this day in spite of the exposures made by the committee. . The Senator asked, also, why we have'proposed 4 00 i n legislation to remove these abuses because 2 00 no legislation was necessary. * 'The abases were created by the executive action in_the adminis tration of the Custom-house, and they oonld be done away with by executive action. The Senator objected to what I said of the power which sustains this system. I did say, having laid the evidence before the Senate, that when the most respectable merchants of New York bad protested against this system of robbery, when the Secretary of the Treasury had time and again pronounced against it, when the com mittee on retrenchment had pronooneed against it,-and when still it. was sustained arid kept alive down to this very day, I did say, in view 3 00 150 ed 500 Weekly. GBtffeeklj Telegraph and Messenger and Honi0. ' I pifQl gflf* 41 \J\J nilV o UUnli IU IU18 YCIjr UoJj X (11(1 oBJ| lu Yl©W Christian Advocate with Weekly f. 0q of this evidence, that there rnnftt be some mys- 400 " Beautiful Dreams. thl U» neean*cious, in dreamy Bleep, vhL her life-tide was obbing slowly; *~Vehe would pass with the emkiDg sun ff lT« «.*hed by her pillow lowly. Id wU w *‘ i,ed h ®, r farew ® n ™ rd < XH.fci.ner only tho silence stirred— Opytifni dreams! beautiful dreams 1’ it listened, she elumbered on; . ,.,f in the light wind shaken - flittered, her pulse beat low, would never waken. U tMhw logo and lustrous eyes . in glad eurpiiae, **ffkUSitifnl. beautiful dreams!" the wings of those beautiful dreams ^sSnirane. and the day was ended; tin folded her hands to their last repose nstnning shades descended; id the ilars Mine out and wrote on high JJaidea letters the mvstery— -Betutiful dreams! beautiful dreams!" n' go mere vision of other days, OfroMb'a remembered story, flidiitber fair and fading face tfitheo rapturous a glory, ajjjcf moss death's pallid night, iwwthe land that was breaking on her sight, ftp, those beautiful, beautiful dreams. Bite bands h ekoned across the flood, Street lips uttrrel "come over!” h p b a a welcome that never ehono In the . re of m utal love -tfcnit.g, passing away, enetuuU uii'y Bim-o upon us and B±y— I* "flejuutui dreams 1 beautiful dreams!" | Not Barfed. BV ROT W. aNDIUEWS. yjey are cot parted, though their f.ot Hive wan 'ered far in different ways, Ad ■ though they never more may meet Oa winter eves or summer days. It natters not though realms divide. Though boundless seas between them roll; For still, defying wind and tide, He.rt yearns to heart, and soul to soul. They are not parted—only those Ate parted whom no love unites; Their absence breaks nor onr repose ho h-ve no share in onr delights; They m*v be by our side and still As tar fiem us *s pole from pole,. Who hek the s;. mpathetic thrilt Of h.a:t to heart and soul to soul. RACY READING. Sea.nr the Fslthfal "Go” for tlio Great Presint-Lher-ncpiibUcaii Mnrmouy Sn the Msunte. We present below a resume of the debate in the Senate hstThutsday, on the proposition to appoint a committee on retrenchment with an laiaiaient offered by Hr. Trumbull, of IUi— coiS empowering it to send for persons and Ipipiis: eetbexohmekt. I Ih- Senate then resumed the consideration of Mr Abthony's resolution to create a com- I eitteoouretrenchment, withTrumbull’samend- H aathotizing it to sit daring recess and TKsl for persons and papers. Mr. Wilson warned his Republican friends that they were placing their party in afalse posi tion before the conntry. Already there were mil- ana thronghont the conntry who believed that 0 attempt bad been made in the Senate of the frited S ates to whitewash the adminietr&tion. Hehoptdthe e would be a unanimous vote for Iraabnll’s resolution, ao as to let the people •ee that the Republicans were determined to tap the Administration pure in all its depart ments. Ho had no sympathy with the plan of Wericg our own short comings by talking of ta gigantic swindles in New York. There wore Hopnblicau t hieves as well as Democratic thieves ■•£ a Republican thief was to him the far more taefal of the two, because bo brought disgrace ffouhe Republican party. Notwithstanding if* defeers, the present administration was far PWer and more tfiloient than most of its pre- taessors No previous administration bad trir been so prompt in punishing delinquency •song its cflicers. Mr. Biair -The Senator is very boastful about lit purity and vigor of the administration. I •kbiocall hts attention to a case in Arkansas, a district attorney and marshal were both removed from office for procuring an indict- s*tt against a man for violating a law of the failed Suites. Ur. Wilson—I don’t know whether that was to or not. Ur. Blair reiterated the statement. I Ur. W lson said he was not boastful of the ‘islnistration. He 6imply desired to be jast, hd therefore ho said that tha administration hi seeking progress in the right direction, al- Sttegh a good deal more of it wa3 necessary, y wa8 not one of those Republicans that Sought the Demooralio party dead; he expected o encounter them in full force next year, and k warned his friends against relaxing their ef- ! *ta in any degree, in a vain hope that they *cald meet no vigorous opposition in 1872. Mi Nyo opposed Mr. Trumbull's resolution, 'ktutn gentlemen in the Republican party, who HiMghttbe President was becoming too popu- ta, bad devised a scheme of civil service re- a B d under that cry they were now at- kaptiog to revive the old committee, with all 1218 extraordinary powers of sending for persons papers. , Ur. Thurman—The Senator objects to send- for persons and papers. Where was his the memorable occasion when a com- the House of Representatives was ex- Jtaaiag into the conduct and affairs of Senators, “discover whether they had not been bribed to Jpbt Andrew Johnson, and were ransacking telegraph offices to get at something that 'vd compromise those Senators ? ->je—Just where it is now. Give me another a set of circumstances andl will vote for ; *pin, but there is no snch occasion now. There in the ranks now, save with one here lb»re, who would be greater than his mas- V, [Laughter.] , -Ir. Schurz replied to Mr. Nye, and in the “^Eof his remarks said, the legitimata sphere r'‘-Comedian is within the walls of a theatre, a ihe Senator is satisfied with the role he 2*1* here, nobody else has reason to be dis- *;-t-cd. Those who defend a badoanse always t0 a certain line of defenoe. They at- ■•.^pUo throw suspicion on the motive® of those 6, 'Mk ; so the Senator from Nevada, (Mr. ttrsli other Senators here, makes no at- Y^pt to disapprove any of the facts that I re— 0- 5 Josterday in regard to the New York Jtu tior.se, but simply throws aspersion on J motives and accuses me of Insinuating that j3 n J service in the army ahoold prevent.^m obtaiuiog employment in the civil sexvioe •oa.?IWwmment, end that the Pre«ident#idl t3 110 with the cartage business in ■ I wish to ssv a few words in reply gentleman from New York (Mr. Oonk- r\. lift said yesterday that the investigation j, c * iork was closed up by the Committee Y’., , t n i * (; hmtt,t last year; The oommittce did ; ed 'y believe that the case was dosed, tstej., 3 *eason to believe that when snob Us&s it exposed were laid before it, the terious power sostaining that system stronger than a decent regard for publio opinion, and stronger than the Secretary of the Treasury himself. Mr. Patterson here interposed to make an explanation, and in reply to a remark by Mr. Trnmbull, said, I do say that there are Inspec tors in the Cnstom-honse in New York who stated before the committee under oath, that in violation of their official oaths and in viola tion of the laws of the land, they had taken bribes, and that they' took bribes every time they discharged a vessel; and I say further, that the agents of the steamship companies told me that they could not get their vessels dis- dmrged without bribing the officials. Air. Sumner: I should like to know whether these ran. are continued in office ? Mr. Patterson: I have no knowledge of their having been removed. I know nothing abont it. Mr Schurz: The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Moiton)sajs my remarks yesterday cast a re flection on the Republican party. How so ? Do not we all profess to be in favor of reform, and yet when a member of this Hoose attempts to lay bare a gross abuse, the cry is raised that he is trying to injure the Republican party. My motives have been reflected npon, and I and those with whom I act have been asked what object we pnisned. I am ready to state: My object is to uncover and denounce and try to have corrected any and every abuse wherever I can lay my hand on it, without regard to how it will affect the interest or advantages of party and without regard to whether this or that per son may like it or not. I am in f-tvor of reform, and I am in dead earnest. I do not mean to denounce abuses on the other side and shield abuses among my own friends. I want to put the hot iron to the very bottom of the sore, and unless we do that we do nothing. Mr. Tipton followed in support of Trumbull's proposition. He cited Mr. Morton’s statement, that the object of those who befriended the proposition was to show that great corruption exists under the present administration, and said that that was exactly what he wished the people to understand. As to the other branch of Mr. Morton’s charge, that this movement was an attack on the Republican party, it was not true. He (Mr. Tipton) made no attack on the Republican party. Oa the contrary, he desired to redeem that party from a curse that had come upon it through the mistakes of the ad ministration and the corruption of its officials. He believed that there was corruption, deep, damning and festering all through this admin istration. The motives of those who sought to revive the Committee on Retrenchment were culled in question. Could not a man believe tbat even in the Senate there might be fouDd a better leader for the Republican party than the INTELLECTUAL COLOSSUS now Bitting in the White House, without being therefor accused of unfaithfulness to parly.— The Senator from Indiana (Morton) had boast ed that it was a distinguishing mark of the Re publican party that it was prompt to pnnish wrong-d >e>8 among its members. He (Tiptoii) had once believed so, and had acted upon that belief, but he*had been proscribed and punished for it ever since. Mr. Trumbull's amendment was rejected by a vote of 24 yeas to 35 nays. The following Republicans voted for it; Alcorn, Fenton, Lo gan, Patterson, Robertson, Schurz, Sumner, Tipton, Trumbull, West and Wilson. The original resolution was then adopted. I Mr. Trumbnll then moved to instruct the committee provided for in the resolution just adopted, to inquire into all the subjects enu merated in his rejected amendment, and made a few remarks. He denied he had done or pro posed or said anything hostile to the adminis tration or the Republican party. He was as tounded at the ground taken by certain Senators in this debate. He was hostile to none who were not dishonest and corrupt, and would any Senator undertake to say that the administra tion or the party did not desire honesty in the government ? The President bad deolared in favor of reform. Mr Morton said that the drift of the debate was a reflection upon the Republican party and an insinuation that it was corrupt. Mr. Trumbull—Have lever said or intimated that? Mr. Morton replied that from the spirit of the Senator’s remarks he inferred that he (Mr. Trumbull) did believe that gross corruption ex isted under the present administration, bnt he was glad to find that he did not think so. Mr. Trnmbull siid he believed that great abuses did exist under this administration. Abases had existed under all administrations, but he believed thpt the great increase in the amount of patronage had naturally caused an increase in abuses. 'He had' not Said,' however, that more corruption existed under this than nuler previons adminis'.ralioas, but then he wished this administration to be better and the Republican party to be purer than any other, Mr. Morton—I am glad to hear the Senator declare his devotion to the Republican party, bnt I did understand the spirit of his speeches to be different However, I accept his state ment of his position now as to this-question of itform. Tnere reems to to a disposition on the part of some people in this country to become professional reformers par excellence. They seem to desire to monopolize that business, and set themselves up as the only men who hate coiruption. Now I desire to say to those gen tlemen, whoever they may be, that for one I shall not allow them to monopolize that busi ness. I claim to be as good a reformer as any of them, although I don't make such high pre tensions. Mr. Trumbull said Mr. Morton was extremely kind to acoept his statement, but he declined to answer him (Morton) for his republicanism, and denied hia right to call him to an account, That Senator (Morton) claimed to be a reformer, but he had a queer way of showing it. Not long ago, in a speech at St. Loais, he eulogized the civil service aa it stands at present. Mr. Morton remarked that in that speech he bad said of the oivil servioe, that while there were many reforms and improvements which could be made in it, and which the Republican party would make, he did believe on the whole we had the best civil service in the world,' and he did say the same now. Mr. Trnmbull: Well, if them is anywhere in the world a worse civil service than that of the United States, 1 pray God to deliver that people from it. (Laughter.) I feel less dis - than ever to submit my republicanism to tbetostof the Senator from Indiana, after his dorlartt* /> " that we have the best oivil service in the world. My republicanism is not parti san. I care nothing for it, except as a party of great principles, and if it ever comes to be used Sa cover for frauds and iniquities, the honest people of the oountry will overwhelm us as they 0t, AtV o’clock p. m., without reaching a vote on Mr. TrumbnJl’a motion, the Sen® 10 _f ent into Executive session and soon adjourned un til Monday. stationed at Tbe Proposed Retrenchment and Reform IovestlgatfiraffS&itcitlnr Discussion—Vic tory or the Anti-Grant Conservative*. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Son.] axxaiwnHiaaiT axd reform. Wiasnoroir, December 15.—The Republican -Senators met in oaoons to-day to again disco**, co “. n preliminary to action in the ben&te on Monday, anUl0 what oourse should be taken on the proposition anbmitted yesterday;by Mr. Trumbull instruct ing the new committee on investigation and ex penditure to inquire iato ell the present defects and requirements of the civil servioe. As this was the very purpose for which the IUinoisSen- atorhad proposed to create a special"commit- tee, the administration Senators were in quite a quandary as to whether Jfefgy could go to' the oountry after voting these instructions down, "P l or virtually yield their viotoiy of jeggBTdsv by accepting them. There was s most excited dis cussion in the caucus over the situation, during whioh i! was generally admitted that Mr. Trum bull, after all the contest of the week, had suc ceeded in placing them in a position from which they conld not very well retreat. Mr. Wilson took the ground that it would never do, id the present temper of the people and in thesa days of constant defalcations^ for the Senate to vote down any such in quiry. The people would not stand on the technical powers of a standing or a special com mittee, but would look to the purposes and course of an investigation. Mr. Oonkling, in the line of his opposition, intimated that if the friends of the administration voted for these in structions to the new standing committee, they virtually oame book to the termB of the resolu tion presented in the Senate on Monday last by Mr. Trumbnll. Other Senators admitted that, with the slight exception of an inquiry into the civil service, this was true enough, but they could not well avoid if. So the result was, after a very unharmonious session of an hour and a half, thit Mr. Trnmbull carried his point, and his instruc tions were adopted, with an amendment omitting that part instructing the committee on investi gation and retrenchment to consider the expedi ency of so amending the laws under which ap pointments to the public service are now made to provide for withdrawing the public service from being nsed as an instrument of political or party patronge. The resolution as thus amended instructs the committee to in quire into the expenditures of all branches of the service of the United States, and to report any and what offices enght to be abolished, whether and what salaries or allowances ought to be reduced ; what are the methods in procuring accountability in publio agents or officers in the care and disbursements of public moneys; whether the moneys have been paid out illegally; whether any officers or agents or other poisons have been or are employed in the pnblic service without authority of law or un necessarily, and generally how and to what ex tent the expenses of tho service of the conntry may and ought to be onrtailed. Messrs Morton and Conkling were very much disaffected, the latter becoming quite violent in his language as he came from the caucus, and intimating that he did not intend to be bound by caucus decis ions in future. The Conservative or anti-Grant Republicans were greatly rejoiced at their vic tory, thongb not very well pleased over the new committee which was agreed on, and which is composed of Senators Buckingham, Howe, Pratt, Harlan, Stewart, Poole and Bayard, the last named being the only Democrat. The com mittee lacks the vigor of the old retrenchment committee. Mr. Schurz is studiously omitted. The caucus carefully excluded from the com mittee those who had taken part in the debate on retrenchment, and henco Messrs. Trumbnll and Schurz have no place ou. it. ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. Sec. 8. Be it farther enacted by flse aattmrl- e Proposed Retrenchment and Reform ty‘Wor^dV That ill’citixeriff of'ihe city of Macon, as well as citizens of other ^portions of theoonnty of Bibb liable to road'and street duty, shall be liable to the provisions of this act, and nothing herein contained'sball be con- strned to relieve any citizen of the city of Ma- — m liabilities to pay the street tax now ilitiea 1 by the charter’of said Olty.- See 9. Be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid,That it shall be the duty of the Commis sioners of the several districts of said counties to asoertain and report to the Tex Collectors of said counties the names of each and every per son in their respective districts wbdmay be sub ject to road duty, and give me Collectors. And it shall be thi Tax Collectors collect '.the’ti levied in pursuance of tfais act . the Ordinaries may direct, and shwt -eport to the said Ordinaries the names or ail j ^ ons who fail or refuse to pay said tax. Bee. lb. Be it farther enacted by the au thority of the same, Tbat any person or; persons subject to road duty who shall prefer to work the road in person or by proxy shall have the right to do so, and shall work six days in the year on the roads in the districts under the di* rection of the contractor for the same, whose receipt for such good labor shall be good against the 'capitation tax, and be charged as oash against said contractor, and any person failing or refusing to pay the com mutation tax for road duty shall be subject to all the penalties already provided by law, and his wages be subject to garnishment by tbe Tax Collector, whose duty it shall be to proceed by execution or garnishment against all defaulters by summary process a3 at present provided by law. Seo. 11. Be it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid, That the Tax Collectors of said counties shall he entitled to the same per cent, upon the collection of said road taxes as is al lowed by law for the co.leotion of State taxes. Sec. 12. Be it farther enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold their office for the term of four years, excepting those first elected, one-half of whom—to be determined by lot on their first meeting—shall hold said office for the term of two years. Upon the expiration of the terms of said Commissioners, their success ors shall be elected by tho Grand Jury, which shall firet, thereafter, be in session in said coun ties; and all vacancies by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled for the unexpired terms, in the same manner, and .the result of all regular and special elections of said Com - missioners shall constitute a portion of tha special presentments of said Grand Juries, and when any Grand Jury shall fail to discharge any duty herein specified, the next succeeding Grand Jury shall discharge said duty. Seo. 13. Be it farther enacted. That said Commissioners shall moot at the capitals of their respective counties on the first Saturday in January, April, July and October, of each year, for the transaction of business, and shall have power to adjourn from day to day. Special meetings may be called by any three of the Com missioners upon personal notice in writing to ail the Commissioners in the county at said time, or upon publication in a publio gazette of • be capitol of each connty ten days before the date of meeting. Seo 14 Beit further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws mili tating against this act be aud tho same are herebv repealed. James M. Smith, Speaker House of Representatives. J. D Waddell, Clerk House of Representatives. • L. N. Trammell, s- President of Senate. T. H J. Hill, Clerk of Senate. „ - The English gunboat Growler, Rhodes, iain,constant pursuit of a Greek pirate completely equipped for war, who has already captured man; merohant vessels, and who takes retreat in the bogs or Greeks, where the gunboat cannot follow him. ’ f l *!r * The Road Act Tor Bibb aud Houston. AN ACT To alter and amend the Road Laws of this State so far as relates to the counties of Bibb and Houston, and to authoriza and require the Ordi naries of said counties to levy and collect a tax for road purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Geor gia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that it shall be the duty of the first Grand Juries of the counties of Bibb and Houston whioh shall be in session after the passage of this act, to elect by ballot three Commissioners of publio roads in each Militia District in said counties, whoso rights, powers, duties, liabilities and immunities shall be the same in all respects as are now pre scribed by law, except so far as the same may be modified or allowed by the provisions of this act. Seo. 2. Be it further enacted by the au thority of the same, That said Commission ers shall be, and they are hereby authorized and required, as aoon after their appoint ment as practicable, to lay off the roads in said counties, in sections of three, five or more miles each, as they or a majority of them shall deem most appropriate, the working and keeping in repair of which, in accordance with the road laws of this S:ate, for the term of one or more years, shall be let to the lowest bidder, after due and proper notice of the same; and it shall be tho duty of said Commissioners to make out specifications in writing of the work to be dune, which specifications shall be the basis of the contract. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the anthori- ty aforesaid, That the person or persons with whom said road contracts may be made, shall be required to give a bond with approved se curity, in a sum double the amount agreed to be paid to him or them under said contracts, which bonds shall be made payable to the Or dinaries of said connty, and conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective con tracts aooording to the terms thereof, and the sums for whioh said work is contracted to be done, shall be paid by the Ordinary, only when the work agreed upon has been faithfully done, according to the term3 of their respective con tracts, and the same has been certified by a majority of said Commissioners. Seo. 4. Be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid, Tbat whenever it shall be made to appear to the Ordinary, upon the report of the Commissioners of any District that the condi tions of the bonds required to be given in pur suance of the third section of this act have been violated or not complied with, it shall be his duty to have suit instituted forthwith against the principal and Beonrities thereon, and the amonnt recovered shall be set apart and appro priated as a road fund. •• .:«o J * m • Sec. 5. Be it farther enacted by tbe authority aforesaid, That the person or persons with whom said contract may be made shall enjoy all the rights, powers and privileges, and shall be subject to all the pains aud penalties now prescribed by law in reference to .overseers of pnblio roads, except so far as the saxne may be affected by this act. Sec. 6. Be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in making the aforementioned oontraots, the Commissioners shall have power to pledge to said contractor or contractors, the labor of suoh oonviots as may be aentenoed by the Judge of the Superior Court of said coun ties to such labor for minor offenses; provided that said contractor, or contractors Bball make suoh provisions for safe-keeping and mainten ance of the Bame, as shall be approved by said Commissioners under dtroodon of the Ordi naries and Sheriffs of said counties... , 1. Seo. 7. Be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the Ordinaries of said counties he, and they are hereby authorised and required to levy, a capitation tax, which shall be id com mutation of work upon public roads in said coun ties, of three dollars upon each and every person subject to road duty by existing laws in said coi tie#, the payment of whioh shall operate as an ex emption from road duty for and daring the year, for which said tax may be levied, and shall also levy and collect a tax upon tbe taxable property of said counties when recommended by the Grand Juries of said counties, not exceeding twenty-five per cent, on the amount of the State tax in said counties, and any person who may be subject to the payment of said lax shall be amenable ini all respects to the road laws of this State, if he or she fail or refuse to pay the OriRRMMROJ ■ V.l' ^ j •at *77 m e vml Approved December 12, 1871. ' Benjamin Conlet, Governor, Office Secret art of State,) Atlanta, Ga., December 18, 1871. j The above and foregoing nine pages of writ ten matter contain a true and correct copy of the original act of file in this oilico. Given under my hend and soal of office. David G. Coinso, Secretary of State. Is Fanuiug in the South a Failnre? Met hrs. Editors Telegraph and Messenger—As this is one of the most important questions that could agitate our people at this time, I thought to let them know what I know about farming, os Greeley would say. Farming in this country is so closely identified with every interest, that it might be considered the propelling power of the whole business machinery. Railroading, steamboating and machines of all kinds prosper or decline as the farmer is successful or unsuc cessful. The landlord who had his house rent ed to an employe of one of onr railroads, did not think that the short orops this year would affect his interest until that tenant was sus pended and enable to pay his house rent. But to the question, is farming a failure? I answer no, emphatically. But were I to an swer are farmers failures f I would answer in the affirmative with very few exceptions; and with your permission, I propose to give to your maoy readers one or two examples, hoping that others may go and do likewise. The first I will call Mr. Wells, who has produced forty bales of cotton this year, and corn enough to feed two mules twelve months, or a two-mule farm. How is that for high? Perhaps you may think that it is too highf if so, you can be the best satisfied man in the world by inquiring in the neighborhood of No. 10, Southwestern Railroad. This man informed me that one-half of the cot ton crop will pay the expense of making the crop, including four hundred and ; fifty dollars paid for fertilizers. That leaves the price of twenty bales for his profits. While-the old style farmer who tries to cultivate tho whole surface of the Globe, has come out that far lacking, and is ready to say tbat farming in the South is a failure. Its the man. -teO wfcj Now for my knowledge abont farming. If you have twelve mules kill (or sell to a negro who has no corn to feed them whioh amounts to about the same) take the strongest of the ba lance and hitch them to a large turn plow, run a deep furrow between your corn or cotton rows, ttirn around and ran another one in the bottom of the first furrow. Then put your weaker hands to filling this furrow with corn or ooMon stalks, also with leaves from the forest and bam yard. Fill it half full at least. Then take a long nar row plow, a bull tonghe Booster will answer, and run a deep furrow on each side of the large one covering up the vegetable matter to deoay and be ready for planting food next summer, also to retain a moisture in case of a drouth. When you plant use a small portion of good fertilizers to start the plant. I shall not tell yon what kind of fertilizers to use, for the several agents will do that. But by all means look to the perma nent Improvement of your lands. Select the best land and laborers and let the balance go. Cultivate yonr farmawell and my word for it farming is not a failnre. G. S. er. — The Georgia “Lotaubtb” Who Have Made a Raise.—From the list of claims allowed by the Southern Claim* Commission lately in sea sion at Washington, we find the following to persons calling themselves Georgians Francis W. Anderson, $100; Elizabeth Blount, $1,775; Lewis-Bender, $720; J. N B. Cobb, $2,040; James A. Carden, $200J. T. Duck ett, $366; David Deliona, $246; James D Thompson, $830; N P Hartoen, $377; Merritt P. Goodwin, $689 ; Williapa L- Go°dwi“. $2,- 087; Hugh McGill, $186; Benjamin F. Patrilo, $377 ; Thomas Mo Mahan, $100; James C. Wright, $43; ’Biobard iWfafcjgf? Waters, $1,207; Cato Jackson, $2i6; Thomas Rhan. $153; John Young, $266; Z«phnathpa- aneah Wallis, $938 ; M CTM^ay, $261; Ohgl- sea McCauley, $685; T. R Henderson, $949; Garrett Terrell, $1,326; William H. Head, $61; Moses Glass, $2,407; James A. PaXsoD, $41; G. M. Easley, $100; Jaoob Welper, $196. The last wild turkey in Butts county—and isn’t it a melancholy thought to the folks np there—was killed last week by OoL B. F. Ward, near his residence. - 1 1 Appointments of the Sooth Georgia Conference for 1872. Savannah District—J. O. A. Clark, P, E. Savannah, Trinity—J. K. Evens. ‘if Savannah, Wesley C ‘ ‘ “ G. Gk JtfMoDomslL, Springfield—;T. B. Lanier. Mizpah—J. J. Morgan. Bylvania'—W:-T.-'MoMtehae1. Bethel—R. W. Flournoy. Alexander—J. A Rosser. -. Waynesboro—N. B Oaaley. Louisville—0. C. Hines. Sandersville and Davisboro—W. 8. Baker. Washington—J. B. Culpepper. Gibson—S. N. Tnoker, J. Domingoeui arw j Macon District—J. W. Hinton, P. B. Macon—Mulberry Street and Yinevilla—J. (MariftR OS Agee IUi* Eesrfsif*1—ifi«II a*U i East Macon and Swift Creek—J. W. Barite. Fisst Streot—W. W. Hicks. City Mission—Sapphed by R. Cain. Macon Circuit—J. & Jesdaa. Gordon—W. J. Grass, nqct edT ntinl Irwin ton—Supplied by F. Flanders. Jeffersonville—B. F. Evans. Twigns—Supplied by W. Griffin. Fort Valley and Manhallville—F. A. Bran oh. Beaver Dam—W. W. Tidwell. Montezuma and Fravidenoe—To be supplied. Perry—A J. DeaBtivteq-iiu Ksa intsdlwoN [ I Haynesville— E. H. A. McGhee. Wesleyan Female College—E. H. Myers, President W. F. O. C. W. 8mith and W. C. Bass, Professors Wesleyan Female College. Columbus District. —T. T. Christian, P. E. Colnmbus—St Lnke—J. S. Key. St. Paul—Arminms Wright. Wesley Chapel—M. D Bond. Girard and Asbnry Chapel—Supplied by 3. E. Tooke. Muscogee—To be supplied. Hamilton—W. F. Robinson. Talbotton—R. W. Dixon. Talbot--D R Me Williams, R. L. Honiker. Geneva—S. R. Weaver. Juniper Mission—W. A. Green. Butler—J. R. Littlejohn. Buena Vista—W. W Stewart. Cusseta—S. D. Clements, i — - . .. Oglethorpe—G. S. Johnson. LeYert Female College—H. D. Moore. Lovick Pierce—Conference Missionary Agent Amebicus Di>triot —J. B. Smith, P. E. Americas—A. M. Wynn. ■ Bethel—J Harris. Magaolia Springs—A. M. Marshall. Ellaville—C. A. C.-owell, R. F. Williamson,sup Smithville and Mission—D. O. Driscoll. Cothbert—B F. Breedlove. St Pauls and Millers’ Chapel—E. J. Bald win. ;. ,; rt . i’ Spring Vale—N. D. Moorehonse. Georgetown—To be supplied. Diwson—G. C. Clarke. Terrell—G. T. Embry. Weston—E J. Rentz. * Lumpkin—J. M. Austin. 8tewart—J. B. Wardlaw. Florence—-To be supplied. President Andrew Female College—J. B. Mo-. Gehee. Agent Orphans’ Home—S. Anthony. Bainbridgb Distbict.—R. B. Lester, P. E. Bainbridge—W. Knox. Decatur—J. F. Mixon. Trinity—G. O. Thompson. Colquitt—W. F. Roberts, J. M. Potter. Fort Gaines and Blakely—W. M. Hayes. Morgan—J. D. Mauldin. Camilla—J. T. Ainsworth. Cairo—P. O. Harris. Grooversville—R. H. Howren. Dunoanville—L. O. Peak. Thomasville—0. R. Jewett Albany and Mission—R. J. Corley. Bbunswiok Distbict.—L. B. Payne, P. E. Brunswick and City Mission—J. O. A. Cook. St Marys—H. P. Myers. Centre Village—W. H. Thomas. Waynesville—J. L. Williams. Waresboro—T. S. Armstead. Jessnp—W. M. Watts. Holmesville—Supplied by J. Ware. Stockton—S. J. Childs. Valdosta—W. M. Kennedy. Quitman—S. S. Sweet. Morven—A. P. Wright. Hinebvllle Distbict.—J. W. Simmons, P. E. Hinesville—W. G. Booth. Darien and Molntosh—E. J. Burch. Searboro—J. W. Glenn. Dublin—H. J. Ellis. Wrightsviile—Supplied ljy W. T. Ray. County Line—To be supplied. Swainesboro—O. J. Toole. Jacksonville—H. O. Fentress. Oconee—R. D Gentry. Altimaha Mission—W. F. Conley. Reidsville—D, G. Pope. O. A. Fullwood and A. A. Robinson trans- ferred to Florida Conference. Hawkinsville Distbict.—J. E. Sentell, P. E. Hawkinsville—R. M. Lockwood. Cochran Mission—L. A. Dane;. Pulasla and Wilcox—Snpplied by W. D. Ba3- sey. 1 ' ‘ .*2 Vienna—L, J. Spence. Dooly Mission—Snpplied by W. M. Clemons. Flint River Mission—Supplied by W. M. Rus- seii. , I -n Moultrie Mission—W. M. Bnntin. Nashville—J. J. .. f li y. I nlgi Allapaha— B. S. Key. " ::: ' v Ocutnlgee—W. Lane. Jot O. E. Brown tranferred to Arkansas Oon- V*. „ lb — Next Conferenoe to. be held at Thomasville- Conference adjourned sine die, with doxology and benediction. ~ . *7 .-uTw ** Georgia Bonds. The Legislature of Georgia has taken a recess without making any provision for paying: the interest falling due on the publio debt; and no appropriations will probably bo made'forithat purpose until tbe special committee whioh has been appointed to investigate the financial con dition of the state shall have completed its in vestigations. taSit a .imlteNnilfr wroffO t J It should not be understood by this that the Legislature of Georgia proposes repudiation; bnt the gigantic system of robberies which has been in operation in that State has effected such an entanglement of accounts that that it is im possible to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent claims against the Treasury until a thorough investigation has been carried through. The fugaoious Governor Bollock has distributed the bonds of the State in reckless profusion, and in ntter defiance of law; and the represen tatives of the people who will have to bear the burdens which have been placed npon them by an irresponsible horde of oarpet-bag adventnr- :u-;- : . ... PEEP ABED FOE THE TELEOJHPH AND MESSENGER. An important bill passed by the German Reichstag provides" that priests who, in'the pul -iit‘ mike the affairs of the State a subject of iMoantm 1 , so as to endanger the public peaoe, shall be punitihed with imprisonment not ex ceeding two j yearn. Von Lutz, Bavarian Min ister of this State, deolared that it mnst now be decided whether the State or the Roman Cath- olib Ohureh is to possess the supreme power; and that; a -.bulwark, of which this law is the foundation atone, must be raised against the encroachments of the latter. After a feeble opposition from the clerical party, the bill was passed. «. iiuw bii> aaiiam atxi<mi.i»sv ‘ The Reichstag had: referred to a commission the question raised by Deputy Babel, whether the President exceeds bis powers in imposing si- lenoe bit’a member ‘after simply admonishing him, bnt without formally twice calling him to ordbE. President Simson, when the question was mooted, had declared that if each a narrow interpretation were pat on the |pcepted regula tion, he would resign life efBfec At tbe close of that sitting it was announced that the Presi dent bad resigned, bnt on the same' day an eve ning tatting was, held in whioh President Sim eon was re-eleoted, in his absence, by two hund red and nineteen votes oat of two handred and seventy-taxi 'I 1 It iq said that the Freneh Minister of Jastice will shortly lay a bill before the National As sembly, prohibiting the Bonaparte3 from enter ing French territory without previons permis sion. ! ;. w ‘ After two Imperialistic papers a radioal organ, “Le Rappel” has been suppressed. The Paris press severely censures the despotic conduct of the government. Le Rappel was suspended because the editor had taken the liberty of criti cising the army, and Thiers did not dare to re sist the pressure of the Generals who demanded that tbe journal should be suppressed. The “Donanboite,” an ultra montane paper, thu3 alludes to the Internationals:. “Too little notioe and apprehension are excited by the dan gers threatening us from the so-called Interna tionals; that is, from the great conspiracy of workmen which already.extends over the whole world, and whose declared purpose is to sub vert by force the whole existing order of society. To them God is a 1 lie, property theft, and honor a burden and a chain. General Faidhorbe has arrived in Paris to start on a voyage through Italy, Sicily, and Egypt on a mission of the government. 'The Prince of Wales seems to be out of dan ger and rapidly recovering. The excitement in. political circles is subsiding and business reviv ing again. Gladstone is endeavoring to induce Bright, who has regained his former health to re-enter the Cabinet, and has offered him a seat without portfolio. Bright’s answer is not known yet, bnt it is not probable that the distinguished statesman will accept the offer. The Great Northern-Telegraph Company has issued a notice that it Will now forward tele grams to Nagasaki, in Japan, at the rate of-four pounds and six pence for twenty words. A critical edition of Shelley’s poems, includ ing some hitherto unedited pieces; and with fac similes of all the original titles, will be short-' ly published in London, • For several years past the Emperor of Rus sia,, with a certain ostentation, has seized every suitable opportunity of paying flattering cour tesies to his uncle, the Emperor William.— When last year Prince Gortschakoff had jast published his startling dispatch on the Euxine question, Alexander sent a message to VStas sailles congratulating the Emperor on the vic tory of the German arms, and expressing the wiBh that the friendship uniting the Houses of Romanoff and Hohenzollern might secure the glory and happiness of Russia and Germany. William, deeply moved, replied in the same ar dent and respectful, almost humble tone, of gratitude which he will invariably assume to ward his Imperial nephew. Yet, the relations be tween the two great northern powers are far from being so intimate as these protestations of friendship would fain make ns believe. No donbt the Czar is: sincere, but bis sentiments do not re-echo the views of his people. The well organized national party in Russia, headed by the Czarowitz, has long understood that the establishment of a united German Empire is opposed to Russia’s interest, and that Alexan der’s poliov during the late war whioh so great ly contributed to tha German triumph, has been a political mistake. The friendly understanding between Berlin and St. Petersburg rests on two eyes only; and the far-seeing Chancellor, well knowing that after the death of Alexander the Second, Russia will pursue a hostile policy toward Germany, approached Austria and brought about the in terviews at Salzburg and Ischl, resulting in a seoretagreemeot between the Vienna and Berlin Cabinets For they are aware in the Vienna Hofsbnrg that the dismemberment of the Aus trian monarchy must precede the conquest of Constantinople by the Muscovite, and history has taught Hungary to dread Russia as her greatest foe. The rajrprochetMnt between Berlin and Vienna has much displeased in St. Peters burg, and the prospect that Oonnt Androssy may. be induced to make concessions to Galioia, thus filling the national Polish party with new hopes, Is not Bpt to improve tho temper of the Russian official circles. The future policy of Alexander’s snocessor is foreshadowed by an ominous dis patch from St. Petersburg, reporting a personal encounter between the Czarowitz and Prince Rales, the German ambassador. It does not appear what causes led; to the aj«»rrel whioh rose so high that the Czarowitz made a personal assault on the Prince. Friends interfered and separated the two gentlemen. This extraordi nary occurrence has created a great sensation, The heir-presumptive is described as a narrow- minded rather Ball young man. Having been brought up'by Pauslaviatic teachers, he cher ishes the ambitious dream of plaoing Russia at tho beal of .the Slavic world; He has a <|eep- seated- dislike for the Germans, who have al ways furnished a;considerable contingent for the higher military grades and offioers of state, and tbe measures of oppression against the German Baltic proviaces as well as Poland are mainly attributed to the influenoe of the Czaro witz and his party. Russia is losing no time in profiting from the abrogation of tbe obnoxious restrictions of Ihe treaty Paris. On the authority of the Vienna Tageapresae it is stated that three new iron dads wiQ join the Blaek Sea fleet, and that orders have been given to hasten the construc tion of the new fort at Kieff. .* oa «u« The Poliah emigration has passed a reeolation to observe a general national mourning for the next year, the first partition of Poland haying , - . ..... taken Dlace in 1772, one hundred years ago. era propose to asrortain before paying the |nter- Another ministerial crisis is ; approaching in est on these bonds whether they have lawfully a - - dis3o i nt i 0n 0 f the Cortes is immi nmnn into tbe noseaaion of their nraeent ownem. ^ ’ — T, « I UNDER THE WAVES. . Trastc Sequel to tfee Arrest of the ttaMh City Express EfShVers tr Eyirt*fctata»<»|$fr tempts to Harder His Coptor.bat Se«x« Foiled damps Into the River wd is Drowned. . * In yesterday’s Avalanche appeared a Ml ac count of the capture of two desperadoes named Hillard Farrington, and cot Levi, as atAtod,who is his brother, and William Barton, by Detec tive Pinkerton, of Chicago, end several of his men near Verona, Missouri, last Tuesday. ’Prom Verona the party proceeded to Springfield and from there by ratirosAto St. Loais. Stopping in St. Loais a day for much needed rest, Mr. Pinkerton, accompanied by Mr. Pat Connell, of this city, left there at 8:40 Thursday evening for Union City. Coming by the way of OaujD they arrived in that town about two o'ol iok yes terday morniDg, and in a few moments after were with their prisoners on the transfer boat that was to carry them to Columbus. The prigl oners were secuTcty’handwtffed and kept ta tha oahin of the 1mA whsro their every movement ffifHtalMtaHEsml sj> stag About. 4se o’clock, or Just, befop of day, Farrington'otaleawPinkef that he wanted to go odt on the gourds oftehfe boat He said thaV if Pinkerron would go .with him he would tell the WHEREABOUTS OF THE STOLES MONET. At the time the boat was steam-tig down the river, being about midway between Cairo (ted Columbus, speaking to Mr. Connell for a mp- rnent, Mr. Pinkerton turned and walked out with Farrington, the two walking diruotly to thegnards just jorward of one of th&. whwl houses. Farrington stilt had his haudouffs on, and stood with his baok to the low railing tbat enoiroles the guards. Mr. Pinkerton stood di rectly in front; the handle of a large sized “Trenton ” revolver—self cocking— projected from his right hand pocket, and within a.fsw inches of his prisoner. Without sayjiig Scyroti Farrington, with a sudden spring, snatched the o> v •o votis of has : come into the posestaon of their present owners, or come node.- the category of stolen property. The present Legislature of Georgia appears to be composed of honest men, who are endeav oring by moderate and jndioione measures to extricate the State from the sloogh into whioh it has been plunged daring the time in whioh such exponents of Grantism as Bullock and his accomplices have held unquestioned sway. The State Treasurer, Dr. Angler, is arman Of un doubted integrity, who stoutly resisted, to the best of hiB power, the efforts of the Bollock gang to rob the Treasury; and though he is a Northern man and a refugee during the rebel lion, he possesses the confidence and respect of the old oitizens of Georgia who were on the wrong side during the war. The people of Georgia have great confidence in the resources of the State; and, while they mean to scrutinize closely the claims brought against it, it is certain that no attempt will, be to evade the payment of obligations whioh are shown to be ldgal and jnsL—Jr, Y. Sun. Vick’s Illustbated Catalogue sad Floral Guide for 1872 is a gem which can be procured by forwarding ten cents, addressed to James Vick, Rochester, New York. It is an illustrated pm|ijd| of 120 pages, and a miracle of taste in execution. Each flower and vegetable is ac companied with full direction* for cultivation. sent.'. The Radical party, headed by Zorilla, the late Minister President, held a large meeting in Madrid which wasi attended by 12,000 people. Zorilla, Rizero, Figuerola, Martos, Salazar, the leading men of the party, made speeches de fending their principles and political conduct by denying any Republican machinations on their part, and asserting their loyalty to the new dynasty. The meeting resolved to elect-a 1 lead ing committee for the politieal elections, con sisting of twenty-five members, and to send the venerable Espartero a telegram informing him of his eleotion as honorary president. The Republican party bf the Ourtes, in *a re- oent meeting decided to charge Oaatilar with the issuing of a manifesto. - 4 j Researches hi the prison of Saladero, have led to the discovery of many dooomente, refer- ing to robberies executed and contemplated. Tnere were also found a great number of forged f ala of various authorities, and even forstgat .mh.rn.iMi Ten prisoners are eompHeated in the batanrss in sHtaoh aiib many other criminals m home and abroad at» otteMrasd. i , The Federal Assembly at Borne, Switzerland, has decided toraarganize the Swiss army much after ihe JPzusaisR-iEodeL Another bill legalises oivil marriages. »* bn 4uli mfl) ntB<) wtftnf i nwi tiijOTlta Griffin was treated to a four inoh snow, last Thursday night I Almost with the Bame movement MnPioker- ton grasped Barrington and hallooed for Con nell to cume t a his aid. A DESPERATE STRUGGLE ensued in the meantime for the possession of the pistol. It was terminated by. the opportune arrival of Mr. Connell, who struck tha pistol still retained by Farrington, just.as it Vas fired. The bullet shaved o{J,a lock of Mr.- Pinkerton’s hair just above his ear. Before he opuld pull the trigger the second time pistol- was wrested from Farrington. Seeing that he was foiled. Farringtoa, witii a deep curse, sprang over the railings and rLUNGZD INTO THE DARK RIVER. S/riking just forward’of’the wheel-house,- ho was drawn'’under it. The supposition is .that he was -struck by .one. of the buckets of .the ... J ... Gte JMt ShisiaLi Mt. Pinkerton, went bot in i» skiff to look for him. < After pulling , around the spot, fpr a few minutes without discovering anything, the party retnrned to the steamer, which proceeded on its way down the river. From the fact that he was. not only- handcuffed, bnt Blsd badi hia feet manacled, it is almost certain that he sank even if not struck by the wkeeL m While on their way from Cairo, Barton had A FOLL dONFESSIOk, St-.5 SO implicating both Farringtansr—Hilliard apd-Levi —in both' robberies, as mentioned yesterday. A knowledge of this fact is the probable cause of Farrington’s desperate action; as he knew-'that a long term of years in the penitentiaiy.awsited him. Barton made no atiempSito.feBCJ^jand expresses a willingness to. enter a plea of guilty and receive the sentence without going through the formality of a trial. ANOTHER OF THE GANG. A telegram was received late last evening from Robert Pinkerton, another son of Allan Pinker ton, stating that he had just effected the cap ture of Levi Farrington, alias Eiward H. Rus sell, at Farmington, Ill. He was captured after a resistance similarTo that offered by his brother Hilliard throe days before* the only difference beingthat after empty toft his revolver he, had no more ammunition to fall back upon. Mr. Pinkerton left Farmington yesterday evening with his prisoner for Union Oity, and this morning' be is doubtless in the’ jail at that place. With the capture of Levi, who separated from the others immediately after the robbery, the- trio of robbers is complete. Two of them are securely fastened in the jail at Union City, awaiting a trial, while the other sleeps beneath the surface of the mighty Father of Waters. In capturing these men Messrs. Pinkerton and Connell nave but added another inscription npon their roll of fame and illustrated once more that “ the WAX OF THE TRANSGRESSOR M HARD.” To Messrs. M. J. O’Brien and J. H. Worley, of the Express Company, tho thanks of the conntry are due for the manner in which they have had the case’ “ worked’np. u Not losing originally bnt abont $1500 by the robbery, they have in the lata two .months expended over $12,000 in tho capture of the roobers. The Southern Express Company is one of tho very few corporations that invariably pursues all de predations regardless of expense, never ceasing until the criminals an safety lodged in,the pen itentiary or securely awinging from the gallows tre^, as tho case may be. In capturing the above mentioned prisoners over fifty men have been employed in different positions, and four of them are still in thuintettor pf Missouri with Mrs. Farriggtgg, whp js.yetis jj_ c IN BLISSFUL IONObSSCR _ of the fate of her sons. She, too, will be ar rested and brought back as a witness in the case. The two Farringtons are credited with a half dozen murderkbetween'them.-Rndif Levi should perehanoe meet a simil r fate to that of his brother, the communities at large would feel more aeonre in the possession of life and property.;—Memphis Avwdnehe.- - A 1 * Tbe Atlantic Monthly on Grant. The Atlantic Monthly would be nothing if not Radical, but it appears that even It has become surfeited of Grant. In the politic*! deportment of the Janaary number,- the magazine thus dis courses abont Grant and hia administration : “Neither the Cincinnati Commercial, nor the Chicago Tribune, nor tba Springfield Republi can, nor the New York Tribune, would be dis pleased if Gen. Grant failed in securing a re- nomination. There are orb; reasons, too, why Gen. Grant's coetinuanae in the office would be regretted by other people. As. a rale, mili- t$*y men ore not the stuff to make good states men for an nnmilitary and commercial society. For the most part they entertain a professional oontempt for law, even whea they avow their loyalty to it. Of this peculiarity Gen. Grant’s administration has given at least one signal illustration. Declaring himself firmly opposed to intervention in the a if aim of foreign nations, he has for some time past maintained a protec torate of San Domingo, which is in .reality an illegal war againat Hayti; carried" on in the teeth of a distinct provision of the Con stitution. Again, dearly General Grant seems ignorant of the elementary principles of eco nomical science to'the extreme of believing that the chief source.of the wealth of this oountry is to be found in the mineif of California. Hia system of appointments' has been unintelligible. Appointments etteh ad Mr. Murphy's and Consol General Butler’s are poemble, we see, because eommissiaBd have been issued to them; but how the ssms-maa who appointed Mr. Morphy and Consul General Butler should also have ap pointed Mr. Fish and Judge Hoar; is inexplica ble. Besides all tine,' he has shown * singular want of detioaey, totej thuleast, in receiving ;Wmtg$ftahj»^r^p|%,Jta|LtoUTsctly profiting himself out or ggverament contracts. To own taook in a commercial enterprise is one thing, but’ to own taferteln ikxnporatioo which is daily asahteg yakivHI* UoetritaeHittathT departments at Washington, la,.**,the of ‘ ha Utiitad States pgem ksa bo^fsty. He n iixt Joaui innocent ox dl Share fn,«re management of the ‘administra- tion quafry,’ bnt such a scandal Might sot to b* 'j.
