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———— t i~r •*> > .\it . -.«. .1 1 j—vi1 »1 i*r^i fTf—ft <‘: *? *) ■<*'(■! -Xi ttgrapji nub 3ftmmgt MACON, FEBRUARY 0 :860. —A New Orleans athlete, In order to convince his sweetheart of his great strength, twisted her arm in such a way_ that it had to be amputated. Boston, January 31.—-Storm ox Mt. Washington.—A dispatch from Mount "Washington says the severest storm of the Winter raged there last night, the wind blowing one hundred and thirty-two miles an hour. —General Gary replies, to Colonel Haskell in an interview with a correspon dent of the Charleston News and Courier, denying Haskell's allegations, and pro nouncing him an intruder in a controver sy with which he lias no business. —Richard Wagner, the composer, has arrived with his family at Naples. His health is announced to be improving. He intends remaining at Naples till the mid die of May, when he will return to Bay reuth. Old inhabitants say that there was mild, open winter like this in 1848, and also in 1S22, and that they were followed by a mild spring,-making the fruit sbason extraordinarily early and abundant." The great fear in regard to this weather is that it is merely a postponement of winter un til March, when all .the buds will be nip ped and the fruit destroyed. —There is a great agitation in New York over the excessive cost of pilotage, the charges for piloting a steamer over San dy Hook bar being more than the pay of a good captain for a year. The charges are compuisory, and the New York Tri bune states that the owner of one of the Havana lines, although he never employs pilots, preferring to trust his captains, has to pay pilotage at the rate of $2,800 for five days’ voyage, while the pay of a cap tain is only $2,400 a year. The plea of the pilots is that it is necessary to make Charges compulsory in order to sustain the service. —A Washington letter of Monday, says “ There was a meeting to-night at Senator Don Cameron's house, which was attend ed by a number of the leading Republican politicians of Pennsylvania. The object was to have Mr. Cameron agree upon some plan by which the Pennsylvania delega tion to the Chicago Convention should act as a unit.. Mr. Cameron wants the dele gation to go solid for Grant. It has been discovered that the Blaine feeling is so Strong that tills is impossible. So the com ference to-night was at the request of the Blaine men, with the object of having Mr. Cameron to agree to Blaine as a second choice with the delegation,* should Grant be out of the question. JSip conclusion was reached.” . , -V:-. ft: —The LynChbnrg Virginian is urgign the merchants of that place do ‘embark their capital in the construction of iron and steel furnaces, and not allow all the valuable ores of Virginia to be gobbled up by tlie large corporations of Pennsyl vania. It is urged that all the material for Bessemer steel or iron is more accessible to Lynchburg, and can be delivered there at less cost than at Pittsburg or Pliiladelphia, and that one such steel works as the Beth lehem or the Edgar Thompson would be worth more to Lynchburg than all her to bacco factories together. There can be no doubt that the large Pennsylvania corpo rations have stolen a march upon the Vir ginians, and that the boom in iron has so advanced the price of ore beds that a much larger capital will now be required tlian Would have sufficed a year ago. The currexcv question, says the Raleigh Observer, will settle itself if left alone. Much specie was sent South and "West last fall to pay for cotton and wheat. It is still in the South and West. It is said $100,000,000 of money of all sorts were sent out into the country from New York. During the spring and summer the bulk of tliis will have to go back to New York. The cost of transporting spe cie is so much greater than the expense of sending greenbacks or paper money, that the latter will invariably be sent. The result is whatever specie has been scatter ed through the SouUi and West will re main and be in the hands of the people. The paper money will go to the New York banks. Two seasons like the last Will bring about a very general distribu tion of specie throughout the country, and when this is done the currency quesUon Will be robbed of all its difficulties. —Senator-elect GarSeld has written a letter to one of his constituents," in which he expressed the opinion that the Repub licans of Ohio ought to present the name of Secretary Sherman to the National Convention as their choice for the Presi dency, and give him their united and cor dial support. Mr. Garfield says Mr. Sher man has earned this recognition at the hands of the Ohio Republicans by twenty- five years of conspicuous public sen-ice, and that he moreover “ deserves the spe cial recognition of the Nation for the great service he has renderel in making the re sumption law a success, and placing the national finances on a better basis.” Mr. Garfield, In his letter, calls attention to the fact that Ohio is a close State, the ma jority at the recent election less than one per cent, of the voting population, ren dering it vitally important that the party should be cordially and effectively united on the nominee to carry the State. The Nashville American says the latest thing in quinine is a petition sent to all the druggists In the United States lor their signatures. It is prepared by the quinine makers of Philadelphia. Ask ycur drug gist if he received it, and then if he signed it. By the way lie answers you can tell whether he did or not. If he says “ No,” hesitatingly as if he would like to know whether you know that he <Ld before an swering, or if he says it indignantly as if you had done him a personal injury, he signed it. Then ask him what interest he had in making you pay double price for quinine when it does not increase his profit at all. This outrageous scheme tore- store a great monopoly w ( ill fail. Congress will not dare to take a step backward qn quinine, although it be demanded by all the horde of prescriptionists. Nothing has ever thrown them into greater con sternation than that single break in their ranks. They didn’t think it could be done. It was the one tariff victory the South has gained since the war. Jim McKenzie bad such good luck with the quinine Bill that he had better take charge of the subject of salt, but we don’t know exactly how Jecmes will stand on salt in view of the works in Kentucky. On this subject of the tariff it is necessary to move kinder aigzag to flank the various interests. It is Impossible to bag them all at once. A ConxKit ox Conx.—A Desmoines ispatch states that David Dawes & Co., ai e forty-three agents in Iowa buying om to hold, and that they have new over Ihn* million bushels in the crib. Last Week’s Cotton Figtirtf. - AX ESTIMATE OF THE IXCOsnXG CHOP —EUROPEAN CONSUMPTION—AX IM PORTANT ERROR DISCOVERED. The New York Chronicle of Saturday last reports the receipts of the seven days ending the night before at 137,191 bales, against 107,097 for the corresponding week of last year. Total receipts of the current cotton year to that date 8,751,301 bales, against 3,209,740 for the corres ponding period of the year lS7S-9-rShow- ing an increase of481,501 bales. The Cotton Exchange statement of last Friday was as follows: Receipts of the week 134,591, against 170,590. Total to date 3,701,793, against 3,220,158—showing an increase of541,035 bales. The Chronicle's interior port table shows receipts for the week 04,008 bales,’ against 08,339 for the same week last year. Sliipmenls 60,802, against 05,989 last year. Stocks 308,880, against 220,935 at same date lost year. The Chronicle's visible supply table showed last Friday night 2,473,782 bales of cotton in sight, against 2,354,320 at same date last year, 2,582,043 at same date in 1878, and 2,907,440 in 1877 at same date, These figures show an increase of 119,402 bales on the visible supply of last year at same date, and a decrease of 108,861 on tiie visible supply of 1878, and of 433,004 bales on the visible of 1877 at same dates. Cotton was quoted in .Liverpool last Friday at 1-10 for middling upland. At same date last year the quotation was 5|, in 1878, at same date, it was 0 3-10, and in 1877, at same date, it was Of. The Chronicles weather telegrams of last Wednesday indicate a distressing con dition of drought in Texas—-the ground at most points being too hard for the plow and small grain crops and stock suffering. The winter drought now prevailing in Texas is the worst ever known. As far east as Selma either no rain or very little fell during the week. Montgom ery and Selma had light rains. In Ala bama the highest range of the mercury ■was 70 and the average about 50. In Madison, Florida, the highest was 84 and the average 58. In Columbus and Macon the highest was 71 and average 47 and 52, In Augusta the highest was 72 and the average 50. In Savannah the highest was 72 and the average 50. The Chronicle's table of receipts from plantations, shows that up to the 31st, the total receipts compared as follows 1879-80, 4,105,880; 1878-79, 3,485,022 1877-78, 2,345,753. The Chronicle, premising that it is in a position to state quite closely the overland receipts of January, and to bring down the crop movement to first instant, puts the figures at 4,713,000 bales against 3,858,740 last crop year. After the first of February of last year there, were received from plantations, 1,114,791 bales. Should equal receipts come to hand this year, they would make the crop of 1879-80 about 5,827,791 bales. Our presumption is, however, that fair prices have brought the cropforward withunusual rapidity,and that receipts will hereafter drop off rapidly The drop probably began with the last cotton week and was, as we have seen above, almost thirty thousand bales fo the week. From an article in the Chronicle upon Thomas Ellison’s annual cotton circular, recently published, we collate the follow ing facts in relation to . COTTON CONSUMPTION. Mr. Ellison has discovered that, in con sequence of an under-estimate of the av erage weight of bales, the European con sumption of cotton has been considerably in excess of previous estimates. The bales have been steadily increasing in weight for which no allowance has been nfade, so that even in the vexed year of 1879, when the mills were so disturbed by strikes and short time and panics, more cotton was consumed in Europe than ever before. The actual rate of consumption was 108,723 bales of 400 pounds each per week, against 104,198 in 1878—105,795 in 1877 and 107,014 in 1876, which were the heaviest years known in tho history of cotton manufacture. The Chronicle, therefore, proceeds to argue, with its usuhl ‘caution, from these facts and from the general trade situation, that the rate of consumption in Europe this year cannot be less than 110,000 bales of 400 pounds each per week, which would necessitate a European supply of5,720,000 bales. Jtrrp of Mr. j ] A Veteran Railroader Speaks—He Thinks the Cancelling of the Cen tral Railroad Contract a Fortu nate Circumstance. One of the most sagacious and experi enced railroad men in the State, i9 of the opinion tiiat nothing could have been more wise and timely tlian the abrogation of the contract entered into between Mr. Wadley and Messrs. Cole and Brown. Had the original programme been car ried out, all would have been well. Col onel Cole is more than half a Georgian, and his friendship for Governor Brown and the absence of other antagonizing connections would have assured to the triple railroad alliance a most magnificent future. But our friend is of the opinion that had the “contract” been renewed with Standiford and the Louisville and Nashville road,the railway system of Geor giawouldhave been sacrificed to that grasp ing monopoly. Having several gulfoutlets, and entire control of the coast from Pensa cola to New Orleans, and moreover having expended large sums to secure this royalty, they would, as soon as the op portunity was afforded, proceed to turn back the cotton tidal wave seeking the Atlantic from Macon,. Atlanta and every other station on tlie Central, via Chatta nooga to New Orleans, Mobile, Pensaco la or wherever the steamship lines about to be established might be ordered to receive their fleecy cargoes. In short,tho railroads of the State would be reduced to the position of mere local highways, and Savannah and our other seaports would dwindle and decline under the baleful management of this powerful monopoly. We give these views just as received, and Will say, at least, that they are hrghly sug gestive, and show what might he the se quel under certain contingencies if Gov ernor Brown and the Central had signed away their rights and franchises. / Fire Flogs. The Central railroad is arranging a se rf 3S of water plugs from near the Georgia mills along Fifth street toward the rail road bridge. The plugs are now being put In. They will be supplied from the tank of the road, located in the yard of the company’s shops. This arrangement made for the protection of the road, which Owns a large amount of improved real estate in this part of the city. It will ' ' Salutatory. Having purchased the interest A. W. Reese in the Telegraph and Messenger, disposed of on account of his ill health and other engagements, I have been admitted into the firm of Messrs Clisby & Jones with full propxietary and editorial rights and privileges. The “Geor gia Press” column and the local page will hereafter be in my charge. Feeling keen ly sensible of the many kindnesses which have been extended to me during my so journ in Macon, whereby the duties of the position I have had the honor to hold for the past two years and a half have been materially lessened, I beg a continuance of the same. My best endeavors will be used to prove myself worthy of them, It will always be the pleasure of my associates and myself to do all in our power for the advancement of the material prosperity of Macon, Southern and South western Geoigia, and we will endeavor to make the Telegbaph in the future, as in the past, the true representative of the sentiments and views of its constituents Respectfully, J. H. Jones. son. TESTS OF FERTILIZERS AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF the state of Georgia foe 1879. Dr. T. H. Henderson certainly deserves the thanks of every agriculturist in Geor gia for his very able and exhaustive sta ; tistical reports of the crops for the past year, and the many practical and admira ble suggestions he has made for the benefit of our farmers. Ilis papers show an amazing degree of care and patient indus try in their preparation, conjoined with no little knowledge of agricultural sci ence. Tlie “Soil Tests” include the particu lars of over two hundred experiments made by representative men in all parts of the State, with almost every commerci al fertilizer known to the trade. Each of these is recorded witli exactness and care, in accordance with a prescribed form fur nished by Commissioner Henderson. They afford a mass of instructive infor mation impossible to be obtained in any other manner. Indeed, tlie farmer has only to study these experiments which cover every grade and variety of soil, to become fully posted as to the comparative value of the various fertilizing compounds, how to apply them and their adaptability to liis own land. Among the experiments, that of Gene ral W. M. -Browne, Professor of Agricul ture in the University of Georgia, was made upon a very elaborate scale, and is worthy ot especial mention. The land, but recently a worn out old field, its texture a stiff red clay, was first effectu ally broken by tlie use of Brinley’s “uni versal plow,” “Lester’s sub-soiler” and double sliovel. 'A crop of pea vines had also been previously turned under to the depth of thirteen inches in November. Before bedding, the ground was fertilized with various compounds at the rate of two hundred pounds per acre,and the seed deposited on the tenth of April. The commercial fertilizers employed were twenty-two in number, embracing many of the most popular brands, and a compost formed of 750 pounds of green cotton seed, 750 pounds stable manure, and 500 pounds Patapsco Acid Phosphate. The latter was applied at the rate of twenty bushels per acre. At certain.intervals, a given number of rows of the natural soil also were left, and cultivated without any artificial help. As the cotton matured and opened, cneh picking was weighed and kept separate. The result showed a yield of 1008.50 pounds of seed cotton as the minimum product per acre of the fertilized areas, while the maximum reached 1670.40 pounds. Tlie latter was manured with Etiwan crop food. The experiments in wheat were only four in number, and the fertilizers used at the rate of 200 pounds per acre, were the Patapsco guano, the yield from which was 20 J bushels; Soluble Pacific guano, yield 17| bushels; stable manure, 70 bushels in quantity, yield 17 bushels: cotton seed, 60 bushels applied, yield 10 J bushels. The wheat was sown in drills on. the 9th of October. Professor Browne says: “My observation as to the use of fertiliz ers convinces me that no farmer in Geor gia can afford to do. without them, pro vided he protects himself against fraud by purchasing only the standard brands, duly tested and approved by the tag of the Department of Agriculture. I be lieve that the maximum quantity that can be profitably applied is 200 pounds per acre.” nE SUPPLEMENTAL BBPOBT of Dr. Henderson, is a most valuable sta tistical publication. It contains numerous tables giving the total yield of the leading crops iu Georgia, compared to the total yield of the same in 1878; and the actual yield per acre' in 1879. The tables em brace separately, North Georgia, Middle Geoigia, South Geoigia, East Geoigia and Southeast Geoigia. Then follows a mete orological table, also, for each of the above divisions of the State, giving the maximum, minimum and mean temperature every month, the rain fall of each month, the latest spring frost and the first killing frost for each month. It is needless to remark how very useful these data will be hereafter for instituting comparisons with the past and present of agriculture in Georgia, and to measure the future material progress of our noble State. The supplement also contains excellent observations upon the condition and status of all the principal crops that are grown in the commonwealth, with appropriate suggestions concerning the same. We trust the exceeding usefulness of these reports of the very able and efficient Commissioner of Agriculture, will suffice to kill off the opposition hereafter to that most important of all the bureaux of the State. Wants of the Soil.—Careful obser vation of the growth of crops will enable the fanner to ascertain the wants of his soil, while by the application of a few general principles he may be led‘to the general improvement of his lands. If, with a good sun exposure, his crops wear pale green, he may safely infer a lack of nitrogen; if. the straw is soft and too weak to bear the head, it will teach him that his soil is deficient in available potash; if ije lias a good growth of straw and a light yield of grain, he will find, by tlie application of phosphates, that the yield of grain will he largely increased, though while growing Ins crop may not appear to be benefited Mubbain kills thousands of milk cows. FOutzV- Horse and Cattle Powders will prove of great advantage to this section of cure them, and if used during winter and | tlie city. ‘ < spring will surely prevent the disease. > ¥ir. An Interesting Fish Story. From the fifth annual report of Prof. Spencer F. Baird, United States Fish Commissioner, we collect some state ments respecting the little fish variously called Aleivives, Menhaden, Mossbunkers, Hardhead, Pogies—a fish about a foot to fifteen inches in length, which swarms on our Atlantic coast from Maine to Indian river, in Florida, and form annually an immense value in the catch for their oil and the manure left in the residuum after pressing out the oil, which constitutes what is commonly called fish guano, and applied in its crude condition to oursandy soil, shows the best results of any bought fertilizer of the same commercial value we have ever seen. The young of this fish is also sold for food,jmt up in tin cans, with cotton seed oil, and call' American sardines. On the Northern coasts they appear late in the spring, but below Cape Hat- teras they do not leave the coast in the winter. They feed upon the sediment which is found at the bottom of still and shallow waters in protected bays, and their fecundity is marvellous. The port says that six or seven hundred mil lions of these fish are taken annually by the fishermen, while as food to other fish—bluefish, whales, sharks, sword-fish, dogfish, mackerel—the number destroyed is incalculable. The Professor estimates that, in all, over three thousand millions are destroy ed annually on the Atlantic coast, and form the food of many of the other fish consumed on the table, besides those ta ken by larger fishes of prey. The bone whale will swim under a school of them, and rising take in a hogshead full of them at a single gulp. Tlie shark will. take hundred at a meal. A great swarm of blue fish will dash in among them, and cover the surface of the ocean with their blood, oil and debris, besides what is swallowed. These fish subsist and multiply upon food otherwise useless and inaccessible, and yet it is estimated that tlie manure produced from their carcasses is equal in value to sixty million pounds of Peruvian guano, worth two millions of dollars; and, besides that, the product in oil is greater thau that from all the whales captured in America. The cateliing'and reduction of the fish to oil andguano is, of course, a very large and profitable business, but it is not pur sued to any extent below tlie Jersey coast. It is singular that, on all that immense stretch of seaboard from Delaware to the State of Tamanlapas in Mexico—three or four thousaud miles—though the waters ail swarm with fish of immense value for oil and manure—the annual catch from which should be worth a hundred-fold more tlian all the guano bought and con sumed in our agriculture, hardly a ton is used. We are poor economists, The Coast Defenses and Navy. A scream of alarm comes from the poli ticians about the coast defenses of the United States. They are all utterly worthless. Modern guns will beat them ail to powder in a very short time. How can they stand against these 600 pound conical balls? Tlie condition of the country is frightful, lamentable. And it becomes worse than that, when we con sider the six or eight thousand miles of American seaboard, and what it would cost to defend it with proper forts, shot- proof against the heaviest modem gun nery. Tlie last dollar in the last Ameri can pocket would fall before the under taking was complete, and when all should be built, the country would be defense less in less than a generation afterward, It is a wise forecast of the ex tent of the job - which stimulates the jobbers to commit the country to the un dertaking. There are not only millions, but hundreds of millions in it, and when all is done, such sand banks as the Con federates used to throw up are for better defenses than.the best forts. The Navy, too, is in a shocking fix, and has never been in any other condition for the past fifteen years; for the more it costs, the more worthless it - becomes, ac cording to the testimony of experts, a sin gle one ot these ironclad ganlbursters from England or France would blow the whole American Nary out of water, and there fore, they should be very civil and keep close at home for fear something had might happen to them. “Vessels large may venture .more, hut little slijps should keep near shore.” This * simultaneous scare about coast and naval defenses, means something. Rightly managed, what will it be worth to Secretaries and contractors under the in coming Grant- administration; should it income, ' But let the brethren come to ures. Let them make a moderate estimate of the cost of their defenses and ships, and the annual cost of manning and equipping them, and no damage that a foreign enemy could possibly do us with out them would amount to half as much. The country would make a fortune by funding all naval and coast defense ap propriations at four per cent, interest at an insurance capital, and then assuming tlie risk of loss and damage by a foreign enemy. What General Grant Sayg .of the Surrender at Appomattox, and of General Robert E. Lee. . • , J. B. Young, who accompanied General Grant in his recent circumnavigation of the globe, plays the role of Boswell, though not half so well, in his late pub lication entitled “Around the World with General Grant.” In a late-nmnber of the Philadelphia Times, we find an ex tended extract from the book, in which the author puts the following words into his chief’s mouth concerning the last act iu the drama, when the curtain fell and the Confederacy was no more: You see, the war was an enormous strain upon the country. Rich as we were I do not now see how we could have en- dured it another year, even from a finan cial point of view. “So with these views I wrote Lee, and opened tho correspondence with which the world is familiar. Lee does* not ap pear •wcell in that correspondence, not not nearly so well as he did in our subse quent interviews, where his whole hear ing was that of a gallant and patriotic sol dier, concerned alone for the welfare of his army and his State. I received word that Lge would meet me at a point within our lines near Sheridan’s headquarters. _ had to ride quite a distance through a muddy country. ' I - remember now that . I was concerned' about my personal appearance. I had ax eld suit on, without my sword, and without any distinguishing mark -of rank except the shoulder straps of a lieutenant general on a woolen blouse. I was splashed with mud in my long ride. I was afraid Lee might think I meant to show him studied discourtesy by so coming—at least I thought so. But I had no other clothes within reach, as Lee’s letters found me away from my. base of supplies. I kept on riding until I met Sheridan. The Gen eral, who was "one of tho heroes of tho campaign, and whose pursuit of Uee was perfect in its generalship and energy, told me where to find Lee. I remember that Sheridan was impatient when Imet him, anxious and suspicious abput the whole business; feared there might be a plan to escape; that he had Lee. at his feet, and wanted to end the business by going in and forcing an absolute surrender by cap ture. In met, lie had.bls froops ready for such an assault when Lee’s white flag came within his line. MEETING OF THE CHIEFTAINS. “I went up to the house where Lee was waiting. I found him in a fine, new, splendid uniform, which only recalled my anxiety as to my own clothes while on my way to meet him. I expressed my regiet that I was compelled to meet him in so unceremonious a manner, and he replied that the only suit he had available was one which had been sent him by some ad mirers in Baltimore, and which he then wore for the first time. We spoke of old friends in the army. I remembered hav ing seen Lee in Mexico.- He was so much higher in rank than myself at the time that I supposed he had no recollec tion of me. But he said he remember ed me very well. We talked of old times and exchanged inquiries about friends. Lee then broached the subject of our meeting. I told him my farms and Lee, listening attentively, asked me to write them down. I took out my ‘mani fold’ order hook and wrote them down. General Lee put on his glasses and read them over. The conditions gave the offi cers their side arms, private horses and personal baggage. I said to Lee that 1 ’ 1 believed hoped and believedthis would be the close of the war. That it was most important that the men should go home and go to work, and the government would not throw any obstacles in the way. Lee an swered that it would have a most happy effect and accepted the terms. I handed over niy penciled memorandum to an aid to put into ink, and we resumed our con versation about old times and friends in the armies. COURTESIES BETWEEN THE OPPOSING HEROES. “Various officers came in—Longstreet, Gordon, Pickett, from the South; Sheri dan, Ord and others from our side. Some were old friends—Longstreet and myself for instance—and we had a general talk. Lee no doubt expected me to ask for his sword, but I did'not want his svyord. It would only,” satd the General, smiling, “have gone to the Patent Office to be worshiped by the Washington Rebels. There was a pause, when General Lee said that most of the animals in bis cav alry and artillery were owned by the privates, and he would like to know un der the terms, whether they would be re garded as private property or tlie property of the government. 1 said that under the terms of surrender they belonged to the government. • General Lee read the letter and said that was so. I then skid to the General thatl believed and hoped this was the last battle of the war; that I saw the wisr.om of these men getting home and to work as soon as possible, and that I would give orders to allow any soldier or officer claiming a horse or a mule tp take it, General Lee showed some emotion at this —a feeling which I also shared—and said it would have a most happy effect. The interview elided and 1 gave orders for rationing his troops. The next day I met Lee on horseback and we had a long talk. In that conversation I urged upon Lee the wisdom of ending the war by the surren der of the other armies. I asked him to use his influence with thfe people of tlie South—an influence that was supreme— to bring the war to ail end. Genetal Lee said that liis campaign in Virginia was the last organized resistance which the South was capable of .making—that I might have to march a good deal and en counter isolated commands here and there; bu there was no longer any army which could make a stand. I told Lee that this fact only made his responsibility greater and any ftirllier war would be a crime, j asked him to go among the Southern peo ple and use his influence to have all men under arms surrender ou the same terms given to the Army of Northern Virginia He replied that lie could not do so without consultation with President Davis. I was sorry. I saw that the Confederacy had gone beyond the reach of President Davis, and that there was nothing that could be done except wliat Lee could do to benefit the Southern people. V I was anxious to get them home and have'our armies go to their homes and fields. But Lee would not move without Davis, and, as a matter of fact, at that time, or soon after, Davis was a fugitive in tlie woods. grant’s opinion of lee. . “Lee was of a slow, conservative, cau tious nature, without imagination or hu mor, always the same, with grave digni ty. I nsver could see in his achievements what justifies his reputation. The illu sion that nothing but heavy odds beat him will not stand the ultimate light of history. I know it is not true. Lee was a good deal of a headquarters general—a desk general, from what I can hear and troin what his officers say. He was almost too old for active service—the best ser vice in tbe field. At the time of the sur render lie was 58 or 59 and I was 43. “His officers used to say that lie posed himself, that he was retiring and exclu sive, and that his headquarters were diffi cult of access. I remember when tbe com missioners came through our lines to treat, just before tbe surrender, that one of them remarked on the great difference between our headquarters and Lee’s. I always kept open house at headquarters, so far as the army was concerned. . “My anxiety,” said the General, “for some time before Richmond fell was lest Lee should abandon it. My pursuit of Lee was hazardous. I was in a position of extreme difficulty. You see, I was marching away from my supplies, while Lee was falling back on bis supplies. If Lee bad continued his flight another day I should have had to abandon tbe pursuit, fall back to Danville, build tbe railroad and feed my army. So far as supplies were concerned, I was almost at my last gasp when the surrender took place.” The slander perpetrated by General Grant upon his illustrious antagonist who had so often foiled his movements and hurled back in dismay and confusion the Yankee legions, five times superior in numbers, is simply contemptible and ridiculous. So will not the historian say when chronicling the bloody encounters and unparalleled achievements of General Lee In his numerous repulses of the enemy in their several “on to Richmond” cam paigns. On the contrary, tho Confederate chieftain will stand forth prominently among the great captains of every age. And if modesty, worth and self abnega tion are taken into account, few, if any, will be adjudged his peer. General Grant will earn no laurels by this attempt to disparage the immortal Lee who sleeps his last sleep, and is well nigh worshipped by every true Southron. Dit. James Corbie, dentist iti Balti more. writes: ‘il have used Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup personally, and in my family for two or three years, and am prepared to say that there is nothing to compare with it as a remedy for coughs, colds, etc.” Albant Advertiser: It is a most re- maikable fact that out of tlie large mem bership in the three beneficiary lodges in this city—Ancient Order, United Work men, Knights of Honor—which have been in existence for more than a year, not a single death has occurred. Important Biuinem Change. We are informed that the widely known firm of Alex. Frothingham& Co., 12 Wall street, New York, have retired from busi ness, and are succeeded by the firm of John A. Dodge & Co., at same location. Mr. Dodge is a gentleman of large expe rience in all classes of stock operations, of unsullied reputation, and is said by those who know him intimately to be a gentleman of sterling integrity. The new firm will carry out all the contracts and discharge all the obligations of Alex. Frothingbain & Co. Correspondence re lating to the business should hereafter be addressed to John A. Dodge & Co., 12 Wall street, New York. SUPERIOR COURT. On Trial for Ills Life. . . Yesterday the plan of having two courts in progress was inaugurated at the Court House, Judge Simmons presiding in the Superior Court room and Judge C. F. Crisp, of the Western circuit, in the Judge’s room, engaged on the equity docket. Macon is the second place in the State in which this plan has been practiced. ‘ . It was found to work well in Atlanta where Judge Simmons assisted Judge Hillyer for a number of days. It expe dites business and proves a means of sav ing much expense to the county by doing twice as much on the dockets. Yesterday in the Superior Court the old colored man, Abe Morrison, was on trial for the niufder of his wife, Caroline Mor rison, in November last. The case was fully noted at the time. The old couple lived near the Junction, and one morning shortly after his wife had left the house, he followed. She was found a few moments later on Bassett’s Hill, fearfully beaten. She died iu two or three weeks of her wounds. The old man fled, and was caught not long since at No. 14\ on the Macon and Brunswick road, by Bailiff's Pridgeon and Moore. He subsequently confessed to the com mission of the deed, but claimed that his intention was to give his wife a severe beating, but not to kill her. Yesterday the evidence in the case showed that the old man had made threats the night be fore against the life of his wife. Evidence was also produced to show that the wo man died in consequence of the blows from the old man’s stick. No evidence yras produced by the de fense,the prisoner simply making his state ment. In it he admitted that he had done the work, but claimed that he was punishing his wife because of general neg lect of his comfort and other more serious charges. The evidence was concluded yesterday. The argument will be opened this morn ing. Tlie State is represented by the So licitor General, and the prisoner by Mr. H. A. Dunwody and Mr. J. L. Hardeman. In Judge Crisp’s Court, some matters in equity, which were submitted without a jury, were heard and determined. THE FLOYD RIFLES. Services at St. Barnabas. Tlie services at St. Barnabas Chapel on Sunday morning, at which time Rev. T. A Griffith, Chaplain of the Floyd Rifles, preached a special sermon to the compa ny, were unusually interesting. The company assembled at the armory shortly after ten o’clock, in full uniform, and un der the command of Captain J. L. Harde man, marched to the chapel. Here front seats were assigned, and tbe services were opened. After tlie reading of the Episco pal service and the singing of several ap propriate hymns, Mr. Griffiths delivered well conceived, well timed and highly in teresting discourse. The words of the text were found in Joel, 3rd chapter, 9th and 10th verses, in the words: Prepare for war, wake up the mighty men, let all tlie men of war draw near, let them come up. Beat your plowshears into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say I am strong. And Exodus, 17th chapter and 16th verse, because tlie Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. No synopsis of the discourse will be at tempted, as it would necessarily be mea gre, and mar the symmetry of the sermon. The duties of the Christian soldier were fully described, and all urged to join the army of Christians. Life was a ceaseless battle, and those who enlisted under the banner of the cross could neither rest or look back. Tlie sermon was heard with much pleasure not only by the members of the company, but by tlie full congrega tion. At the conclusion of the services the command broke ranks and retired. This is the first time a special sennon has been delivered to any of the companies of the city in some time. We hope, however, to hear several others. A Canal War. As to the-possibility of war with any European power over the 1 Darien Canal, which some of the Northern papers are discoursing about, the Herald of Satur day says: The news from Washington which we print to-day, corroborates the opinion which every intelligent publicist should have formed as to the improbability of France committing herself to a guarantee of the project of M. de Lesscps. The State Department authorizes the state ment that the French Minister at Wash ington has communicated to Secretary Evarts, under instructions from his gov ernment, the assurance that it has no par ticipation in the movements of M. de Lesseps in the Isthmus, and that it regards his projected canal as a private enterprise in which tlie French government has no concern. We have never had any doubt that this would be found to be tbe real position of the government of France, and we are glad that an official communica tion has put an early . extinguisher on the crazy rant of buncombe politicians and that class of interested patriots who are always glad to think There will be wars. And I shall sutler be. Carried Back. The colored man, Henry Wood, alias George Walker, who was arrested by of ficer Fennell on last Friday, on the suspi cion of having murdered a man in Taylor county, has been carried back to Craw ford county by a bailiff sent, up for the purpose of getting him. It seems that nearly two weeks ago, the prisoner, two others and the deceased, Gus McKinney, were playing a game of cards in Taylor county, near the line of Crawford. A dispute at length arose and the dead man, who wa3 a stranger, was assaulted, and in the melee which followed, was hit in tlie head with a rock, from which blow he afterwards died. The prisoner claimed that another man threw the rock,although tlie dead manstated he was thepersonwho threw the fatal, missile. He was taken for safe keeping to the jail of Crawford county, to await an investigation. A Heavy Rain, With a mercury about forty, set in Sun day night, about teft o’clock, aud a pro fuse and pretty constant outpouring has followed up to Monday night, with promise of continuance. The Child Sacrifice. Tlie man Freeman, of Eocasett village, Barnstable county, Massachusetts, who, under a craze, sacrificed his little child after the manner of Abraham, has been sent to tlie Lunatic Asylum. —In 1878 the price of a very handsome ly furnished abode in a leading West End quarter of London was fifteen guineas a week for the season. In 1877 twenty-five piineas a week was easily obtainable, and n 1876 thirty guineas. This year one can be had for eight guineas a week, and even at that price few are yet let. A Good Sign. Rev. H. M. Turner, D.D., LL. D. (col.), preached in tbe Cotton Avenue Methodist Church on Sabbath morning. The speaker was formerly a noted Radi cal, and very obnoxious to the whites. But the most hypercritical listener could have found no fault with any of his utter ances'on this occasion. The sermon was nervous and perfectly "ortliordox exposi tion of a passage in-Holy Writ. Not a word of politics, no race antagonisms or anything else of an offensive nature es caped his lips. This much we will say for Dr. Turner, and can but hope that the good time is coming when all past differ ences of every description between the black and white races will exist uo longer. The present month of February is re markable in having five Sundays—a cir cumstance which will not occur again till the year 1,920. The child bom on Sun day, 29th of February,1880, must wait torty years for its next birthday, and all the living who see that Sunday, must spend it well for they will never see another on 4 earth. , DEFAULTED STATE BONDS. Tennessee Threatened With a $25 000,000 Law Suit A Washington special to the Cincinnati Commercial says representatives here of the Southern States which have repudia ted their debts, are watching with much anxiety the bill now pending in the Su preme Court, which New Hampshire has filed against Louisiana. If this can be made to stick, aud an injunction granted prohibiting Louisiana officials from pay ing out money in the Treasury for any other purpose, it will be a signal for a fire all along the line. Local sentiment and sympathy here are altogether with New Hamshire in this fight, and the hope is general that she will make her defaulting sister come up to the scratch and liqui date her obligations. Large quantities of Louisiana bonds are held here, which gives the greater zest to this unique law suit. The dishonored obligations of Ten nessee, amounting to nearly $25,000,000, are scattered all through the Northern States, and if this suit against Louisiana holds water, Tennessee will next be brought Up for settlement. All required of holders of these bonds will be to trans fer them to their respective States, aud let suit be brought after the manner of New Hampshire against Louisiana. A gentle man in this city holding quite a quantity of Tennessee bonds, says he will give one half of them to get the other half collec ted. The Emigrant’s Return. The Chattanooga Times says Mr. George R. Denton passed through the city yester day en route for his home in Upper East Tennessee. Mr. Denton is on his return from Texas, aud relates a sad story of his misfortunes. He left his home in East Tennessee few years ago, to try his fortunes in the West. His wife and tiiree children ac companied him. He was then in easy circumstances. His children were lively, rosy-cheeked and healthy, and his wife was in the enjoyment of a healthy and vigorous womanhood. They left their home with bright visions for the future; with onery prospect of success and happi ness. He engaged in farming in Texas and for a while it seemed as if all their expectations of prosperity would be real ized ; but soon tlie deadly ague laid its deadly baud upon his little girls, and one by one they were buried.. He was almost distracted with grief and began neglecting liis business. But liis cup of bitterness still was not full. His wife died a few weeks after his last child was buried. Af ter this came business reverses, and from all he had scarcely sufficient left to bring him to his native home This is the story as he related it to us. He seems almost heartbroken;. his for tune is shattered, and he is a perfect physical wreck. He is now going home, he says, to die. A perfect exhibition of what is sometimes in the alluring prospects of a Western life. . Trying to Clap on the Quinine Breaks Again. The Philadelphia quinine monopolists die hard. They are making a desperate attempt to have the duty on cinchona re established by the present Congress. A Philadelphia paper, the Press, is lending them its influence for that purpose. But the game will not succeed. The fact is patent that the price of this inval uable drug in warm latitudes and malarial districts, has declined sensibly within the past year, and is destined to go even low er. The revenue raised, upon the tax on quinine has been appropriately styled “blood money.’-’ It was wrung out of the pittances ofttimes of the poor, who are fpreed to work in exposed; situations or starve, and to whom this specific against fever is an indispensable necessity. We trust our Southern members, Inde pendents and all, will be a unit at least up on this question. Macon the Best Market for South* west Georgia. We had the pleasure of meeting last evening Messrs. W. Minor and Joseph Eichbaum, two of Montezuma’s enter prising . merchants. They are both staunch friends and old subscribers of the Telegraph, and declare that they can make their purchases of groceries, dry goods and hardware on better terms in Macon, freight taken into consideration, than in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Louisville or any other Northern or West ern city. And this is nothing but the simple truth. Time and again have our principal wholesale dealers offered to du plicate any bona fide bill bought at the North, freight off. Macon should be the market town for all of Middle, Southern and Southwestern Georgia, and when the railroad commissioners adjust the sched ules so that there can he no further dis criminations, our city will almost double its cotton receipts, and a new era of pros- jerity will be inaugurated. “So mote it The Galley Slave. We learn from Manager Ford, that early in March, the Galley Slave, the latest and most snccessful of Bartley Campbell’s dramas, will be presented in Macon. The piay is now running its third month at Niblo’s Garden in New York, and has been presented'all through the East and the West. It has never yet been produced in the South, but from its assured success in the North, it will no doubt be well received when it' is brought out; Some handsome panel lithographs of some of the characters of the drama will be on exhibition at Burr Brown’s to day after eleven o’clock. • »n j r. * w. a. holbh DYNTIST8, No 8* Mulberry Street, Macon, Go T jeth extracted without Bain, beautiful Mt* of Twth inserted, Abeceaaed Tooth and Diseased Qoias cured. Dealers in all kinds ot Dental Materials -<nd Instruments. Constantly on hand a laris «nd full assortment ot Tooth of all kinds. Gold of ail Kinds, Amalgams at all kinds. Rubbers ot all uticura From the Hon. Win. Taylor, State Senator of Masiachusetts. Misses. Wijks 4 Porrta: Gentlemen-To 1 1’ that lam grateful, isoniy a poor expression cl try fof intr, but it is tto »est 4crd I can use! for lean feelit 'norery seme ol the word. 1 Lave beenaareat auff-rer » thskin dise-.sesfortha lart t- eH e v ears. My head rad lore bom k cov ered with soies, I could not rest with tho tuns, in* h*at and itching ofthepsrts affected, and was ccnflned to my ho se for weeks at a time Hy disease hsa been called Bczatav of a most ag gravated type. by many physicians, but I doubt it ever fully undent oa by an- of them. It was mo'olitea combination of .ovcral skin humors I have apent much mouey teckinv a cure, and in 18671 wen- to Europe, a-d consumed some ot the best ph> sicians in London.. I revived tempora ry »elet only, for in ths inrinf-it would break out agtin a» bsd a< ever. When lcamo buck to. Boston, i wkat-fd by many trends Mat Dr — (whose reputation lor the euro of those diseases * as ot th highest order) cou d cure me I wait* ed on tbe doctor; he prescribed for me. I follow ed his ad- ice for six mouths, aud 1 can safe’y »*y. without any impr veme-t. I tr.ed other physicians, and among them Dr. ■— , e t g ast Boston, and Dr.of city proprr, but all 'to no purpose. They did me no good; their rem edies weto so ineffec tual that as no time did I fee! that a cure would result from them. Hare swallow, d five buncr d arsenic Dills 5 23 grain, and taken bottle r.f:er bottle of i tar- nalremedie, besides altho external applica tions I have used, but the effect w.a the same. I became satisfied that 1 could not be cured, but mlgtt be kept from getting worte. Now, about three month! ago, Mr. Meehan, a gentleman well known to Boston people, called my attention to your Cuticura, and promised wonde-ful results it I would only m ke a trial. Hr. told me of hlsown txperi.n is with it. and so perrevored on me that I wont with him to a drug ttore and bn ght two urge bixe. cf Cuticura. and some Cuticura Boap, and connteeced to use it atccrdins to directions. There was so much humor lodged within the skin, that as toon as I commenced the use of Ct ticura it came to the surface atd festered, until vast qu.ntitie* hid come cut and greatly iot*n ifie-1 my sufferings for about two weeks. But 1 die not mind this, as I felt that I was going to g t rid of the humor when -1 sa w it oomir g to the rarf see in such large quantifies. After the first two or turte weeks' use of thi remedy, I was grea ly encouraged by a gradual leaeenirg ol the inflammation of a num* her of painful sores. I careful y, faithfully and cheerfully followed the directions to the l-.tter, feeling each w-ek neater a cure, u -t.l at the pre sent moment, after three months use cf Cuticura and twelve years cf ss conmnt suffering as was ever ecdund, 1 can say that I am cu*ed, and pronounce my case the most r. m-rkab'e on rec ord. 1 have been so elated with my success that 1 have stopped men on tbe ttroet who were af flicted, ana told them to set the Cnt'cura ar.d it would cure them. This is why I am so grateful to ydn; fcr.I believe it to be the best and greatest discovery of the age. snl that it will cure all who are suffering with these diseases I may add that I took xo intern *1 med tc.ne bat the Cuticu ra Resolvent. "WILLIAM TAYLOR. Boston, August 22,1873. Cuticura Remedies. Cuticura Resolvent is the most powerful Blood Patifier and Liver Stimulant ever compounded. Cuticura is the great external remedy for all Humors cl tbe Scalo and 8.in. Ulcers, aud 014 8ore«. Cuticura Boap is an elegant toilet and medici nal assistant to Cuticura for all external affec tions. Prepared by WeeVs & Potter, Chemists and UruRguts. S50 Washington street. Boston, Has*, and lor tale by all Drugei.ta and Dealers, Price of Cutuusa, stm.ll boxes. 10 cents: large botes, cuntainin* two and one half times the Quantity of small. SL Resolvent, §1 per bottle. Cuticu ra Soar, 25 c.nta per cuke; by mail, SO cents; three rak-s. 75 cents. COL.UfUs> Hundreds of little nerves and muscles respond to VOLTAIC E1ICTSI0 {hesewonderto! ^iastere! PlicvctsS the moment they arena, ^*151 plttd, They instantly an nihilate. Pain, Strengthen Weak and Painful Parts, Draw Poisons from tbe Blood, Prevent Fe ver and Ague, Liver and Kidney Complaints. j»n21 CUTICURA REMEDIES can be had at BLLtS’ DRUG STORB, Triangu lar block. nov22 FROM FACTORY Direct to Purchaser i Every Man hia own Agent. LUDDEtf & BATES’ Grand INTRODUCTION SALE nt.u..%a until Nov. l, iM. Unly sale of- the kind ever successfully carried cut in Ameri ca. Five Thnusand Sunrtb Instruments at Factory tales for introduction and sdvertise- tne~x Don’t miss this chauee to oil this Gigan tic Club of 5COO purchasers, and s.cureanin- atnnrrnt at wholesale rates' NSW PLAN 'OF SELLING. No Axects! No Commisiioni! instruments shipped ft om Factory direct to purchwers, and all middle-men’s profits saved. Every man his own spent, and ratified to ag-nt’a rates. The only houseSou'h telling on this new D’an. Boy- irg from na is critically haying from the man ufacturer,. and our prices are as low as manu facturers ev rgive. Fee these apecial offers: PIANOS* tssrifiv Beal Estate in the South.—The New Orleans Times says: The vast influx of money into the South is producing a very marked effect on the value of country property. Commission merchants have had to carry a heavy burden in the shape of lands, taken to secure debts. Such property has for a long time been unsala ble, but now finds ready purchasers. Prices are still comparatively low, but the improvement in the general feeling is very marked. ORGANS na.Hand- tier ilnut care, ¥** <ome walnut care, with gold orn»meution. 13 at-p«.Thne*7f teu o' nedr. largo iiie, cit-.ndrd too Stag- ore catoof rich design. 13 iiti,pa.Thne Git da reedt, superb v®** Minor Top French Wal nut, Burl inlaid and gold 7 Oct. Rrse- wood. carved legs Oatfdrgue price S525. Stitt TS‘ ocr. Rom OldJ wood. Urge slat Carndiegt. Serpent'ct pli-th Cat. price -,600 sw’das- 'sailm.; 9 larg* size and magnlfi oentlv ornamented care CMalogurjtic^^LCOO ornratentoj^caje^^^^ All guaranteed instrument? from reliable ns- fee's. Sold under six years guarantee. Shipped direct from factory, or from Savannah.if pre ferred. For $1* extra one piano or 34 on am organ, we assume freight to any railroad depot or tteamer landing South. Sent on 15 days test trial, wep*y the fre ght both ways if notsatis- factoy. Order and test in yonr own hnme. Se verest tests of competent musicians invited.Pnr- chasors’ chfice from Ten Leading Maker! and Two hundred diffetrat styles. Special rates to teschers. school*, churches, and psstors. Send' for Introduction Sale Circular giving fttUinior* mation. Address LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH. CIA.. WIOUSAIE OftMl AND PIAM DEALERS. der27-dltawAwUr A CARD. . To all who are suffering from the snore end indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay,loaa of manhood, etc. I will tend a recipe that will cure yen. Fail OP O Ha RGB. The great remedy was discovered by a missionary in. South America. Bend a self-addressed snvoope to the Rev- T Inman, Station D, New fork. . !•_ a undid# Woes sf Ireland. The New York Herald of yesterday comes out with an appalling statement in relation to tlie destitution in Ireland, and- prints a moving appeal for help which it backs by a personal subscription of the- munificent sum of one hundred thou sand dollars ! This will arouse the - people to come to the ‘ rescue with larger contributions. See the Ha-aid's address among the telegrams. Every mother-in-law should recom mend Dr. Ball’s Baby Syrup for her erand-chlldren and thus keep peace in the family. The steamship Falcon, of the Baltimore- and Charleston line, -which collided with a British ship and sunk, four or five, months ago, has been raised, and was bid off at United States marshal’s sale in Bal timore, a few days ago, for $3,800. Lad lea’ aad children's boot* and sbo?S oan- , not ran ov*r if Lyon'a Patent HH Buffsasic. jsiemod. f.bMn