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Telegraph & Messenger. SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 5, 1871 The minerieu of a Corn Bnjer. A friend in Southwest Georgia, with a view to a lively picture of the miseries of a corn buying planter, narrates the imaginary experi ence of snch an one in the M-icon market, seek ing to roplonisli bis crib by the financial expe dients which usually substitute a supply of greenbacks. In so doing tho unhappy corn' buyer is made the victim of an arrogance and groed which we are quite sure never were ex hibited by our corn-merchants. It is true, as tho scene is imaginary and fictitious names are given, there oonld bo no personal offence; but even for a good end it is not right to awaken groundless prepossessions and prejudices against a class. Wo are glad to see our intelligent planters settling down into tho conviction that farm sup plies must be raisod at home, instead of in Mis souri; and that agricultural independence is the only road to comfort and wealth. When this is achieved a saving of twenty-five per cent, on our ootton product, will soon make Georgia teem with wealth and abundance. Direct Connection xvitli tire Sea. We printed yesterday an announcement of the completion of tho grent enterprise of the Control Road, which extends its track to the Sa vannah River, and enables it to receive and dis charge freight shipboard direct with once hand ling and no drayage. Tho forwarding agent, Mr. J. T. Waring, gives notice in our advertis ing columns to-day, that persons desiring to avail themselves of the saving of expense on occount of these facilities shonld havo it express ed in the bills of lading that their consign ments are to bo landed at the Central Railroad Wharf. By tho 1st of November tho erection of a largo shed will enable the company to store heavy artiolos for shipment See advertise ment. __ Colton Fignrew. Cotton was active again in Liverpool, but without advance. The sales of the week footed up 84,000 bales. The stock was reported at 073,000 balos, of which 3C2.000 were Ameri can cotton. 485,000 balos wore reported afloat, of which only 40,000 were American. Some idea of tho relativo stntus may be gath ered by comparing Friday’s Liverpool returns of the week as follows: June 30. July 7. Jnly 14. August 4. Stock....713,000 715,000 000,000 673,000 Afloat..051,000 547,000 488,000 485,000 1,304,000 1,202,000 1,148,000 1,158,000 Wan in Heavkn: A Disquisition Biblical and Rational, concerning Angels, Devils and Men, and tho Creation, Fall and Redemption of the Human Soul. By James F. Simmons, of Law- renceville, Ga. This work represents a now and fanciful doc- trino peculiar to the author, and calculated, so far as our own observation extends, to do no manner of good, but rather much evil Con siderable ingenuity and learning are displayed by Mr. Simmons, and wo could wish that his talonts had been better directed. Thus far the Sonth has been singular1f free of the isms, and now fanglod doctrines of a spiritual nature. We are sorry that an exoeption now presents itself. “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for oorreotion, for instruction in righteousness.” "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take bis part out of tho book of life,” eta Let us roceive the word of God in its entirety, and not protend to invent theories, or overturn dootrines which havo stood tho tests of thou sands of years, and will abide through all eter nity. For salo by J. W. Butko & Co. Too Much Cotton in Pkesia. —High authority announces as one great cause of the terrible famine and consequent pestilence in Persia, the cultivation of cotton instead of the national diet —rice. The sarao horrid results six years ago were visible in India, and from the same cause. In one distriot of India two millions Hindoos perished from hunger and the diseases conse quent upon inanition. Inadeqnate and unwhole some food is certain to prodnoe disease. The oastern lands, teeming with population, cannot be devoted to cotton-growing without famish ing their myriad inhabitants. Great Britain, while groaning over the miseries of the South ern slave, consigned millions of Hindoo labo rers to death in order to become independent of the American cotton crop. So, daring tho oivil war, the Khedive of Egypt starved thousands of his Fellah population to avail his treasury of high ootton prices. It is grotesque to reflect upon tho pretensions to humanitanism and ex traordinaiy philanthropy of people who will sell lives, in the way business, for a groat apiece. Tm Cholera.—There is considerable excite' meat and apprehension in Great Britain and continental Europe about the cholera It has passed tho Asiatic boundaries and has appeared in European Russia and the German ports of tho Baltio. From thence some sporadic cases have appeared in Hull, England, in the persons of German emigrants bound to America. France is fearful of tho disease on account of the sani- tary disorders resulting from the late war. It is said to be making alarming ravages in the neighborhoods of Cronstadt and St. Petersburg in Russia. The probabilities are decided that it will sweep over the western nations ns it did a generation ago, and, being forewarned of its dread approach, it should not find the western world unprepared. Every sanitary preparation should be mado, and the medical science of the world should be directe dto its cause, diagnosis and cure. Gwinnett Atlas.—We see from the Gwinnott Atlas, of the 2d, that it has been transferred, stock, look and barrel, to Tyler M. Peeples, Esi], Mr. Bonlly retaining his connection wiih the offioe as foreman, until be starts out, like another editorial Daniel Boono, to seek a new settlement and a new place of publication. Brothers Bonlly and Elam Christian are the grand pioneers of the Georgia press. They pervade the Ssate. We weloome Mr. Peeples to the fraternity on the basis of his excellent salutatory. Brother Bonlly, who has printed papers in all the four quarters of tho glob even to an essay to initiate the natives of South Africa into the art of conducting a newspaper, promised to give ns a succinct narrative of his travel* and adventures. Why is it not forth coming? The Steak Traction Engine.—Secretary Lewis undertakes to tell ns what he thinks of the “Traction Engine,” imported by Mr. Wad- ley; but as the dUtauee is long he only gets to the poiat of narrative to-day. Mr. C. would have gladly gone with the Secretary, but at the time of receiving Mr. Wr.dley’s dispatch, he was the sole representative of the staff editorial then in Macon. The rest had gone to see their mother—Mrs. Alma. A oallant young man—one Henry Ellington, beat a young lady of Indianapolis to death last Sunday with a brick-bat, because she refused to marry him. To infer the character of the young hoosier from this illustration oonld be unjust, but it would be tho kind of justice meted out to the Southern people by the Ku klux Com mittee. The Advertiser and Mail at Montgomery, boasted a thermometer down to 34 on Wednes day, but they bad put it iu ice. Alumni Oration of lion. B. If. Hilf. We wish to place ourselves right upon tho record, with rospect to our lalo report of tho speech of this gentleman. In common with much the largest portion of his auditory, we are forced to ntter_a hearty dissent to his views upon the defunct institution of slavery. It is full early for any Southron to stnltify the past and foul his own nest, by stigmatizing a system sanctioned by the Great Jehovah him self, and under which onr fathers prospered so much and were universally recognized as the noblest type of the human race. ■* And although acquiescing in the arbitrament of the sword, and fully convinced that it would be neither expedient nor practicable even if no obstacle intervened, to ro-ensiave the African, yet wo are not prepared to “thank God” with Mr. Hill that wo are “loosed” from the vile thing. Nor is it true that slavery per se was tbo cause of our worn lands and suicidal system of agricnltnro. In the State of New York the yield of wheat has declined from an average of 15 bushels to 8 bushels per acre, even under tho cultivation of skilled white labor. Did slavery do this? or was it not the result rather of imposing upon nature, and withhold ing those nutritive elements from a generous soil which the successive crops had well nigh exhausted ? But how stands the record under onr six years’ role of freedom ? By carefnl and industrious cultivation even on the old farms of Middle Georgia, five bales of cotton per hand was deemed a moderate yield before the war, and from seven to ten were frequently harvested in Sonihwest Geor gia. Smoke-houses then teemed with fat bacon and those juicy old Georgia hams so much su perior in flavor to Western meat Now, it is notorious that in every instanes where freed- men have full sway and are left to themselves, though half at what they make is theirs, the land owner is impoverished, and the laborers themselves poorer than at the surrender of Lee’s army. But it may be urged, whenco then tho heavy crop of the past year? We answer unhesitating ly it was the result of the white man's labor in great measure. On almost every farm the land holder with his sons bought fertilizers, and seizing tho plowhandles realized more from tho small space cultivated by his own hnnds, than from the hundreds of acres leased to tho nrgro, or planted on shares with him. The writer himself, the present season, bad as it is, will do better with one white man and his four children and tho faithful service of a single former slave who has never left him, than the past year with eight stalwart freedmon and their families. And it is universally admitted that under the thriftless management of ne groes, onr farms must continue to deteriorate, while the prostrate fences and deoaying cribs and barns visible on every side, tell the true story of the effects of free labor. As to bacon, ask Mr. Huff's opinion on the subject ? Bnt we propose to show, by referonco to tho instance of Libeity county, in our own State, that onr lands were not necessarily exhausted because tilled by (slaves. In that county, with ar population of 8000, but 2000 were whites. And yet we appeal to the editors of the South ern Cnltivator to say, if the lands of that region when the war opened, were not in better heart and far more productive than twenty years pre viously. The constant application of manure, which was manufactured on the largest scale, the rotation of crops, and judicious rest, will fully explain the cause. How fares it now in that africanized territory ? Again, we shall take the stand and speak from personal expert ence: On a singlo plantation now stocked to over flowing with a popnlation of freedmen, who re ceive two-thirds of all they can produce, and are never visited by a white supervisor, the share of the proprietor the past year did not ex ceed two hundred dollars. And yot, in slavery days, 100 bales of Sea Island cotton and from 1,000 to 3,000 bushels of rice were not deemed an unusual crop, besides corn and the lesser products of the farm. These are facts, and we appeal, also to the personal observation and experience of the editors of the Southern Cultivator, who are good authority on the subject and formerly resided in the same region, to substantiate onr assertions. Let not Mr. Hill, then, charge npen slavery alone these results which sprang from our own folly and want of foresight. Even now lhe most abnsed plantation in upper Georgia, if we had laborers who conld be constantly employed in the manufacture of manure, and a proper rota tion of crops and sowing of small grain, and hill-side ditching were observed, might be made to bloom and blossom like the rose. But the free negro only works for present results. Hence many of the rich plantations of the seaboard he waste, because he cannot be prevailed upon even to open the old ditches and drain the soil becauso it don't pay to-day. So mnch for Mr. Hill’s argument. Aside from his slavery positions, his address was replete with sonnd advice, and the concluding portions msgnifioently eloqnent. We hare no disposi tion to do injustice to a distinguished class mate. Tho Charleston .Election. The Charleston papers of the 3d, in anticipa tion of the defeat of Fillsbnry aud his phalanx of negro bullies and thieves, arc ecstatic. The telegrams of yesterday confirm the triumph, The count of votes showed the election of the Citizens' or Conservative ticket by nearly 800 majority. At the State election last fall the Reformers carried Charleston by over 400 ma jority, and this fact indneed the gang of pnblio thieves which calls itself the Sonth Carolina Legislature to change the municipal election day in Charleston from November to August, in order to have it on a time when most of the white voters were away. But the Charlestonians had been robbed to that extent that they had to stay at home or come home to vote, and the intelligent and vir tuous classes among the negroes—those few who held taxable property and therefore suffered with the whites in the triumphs of knavery and rowdyism, came up matfully to the support of the common cause. We rejoice with Charleston on her deliverance from the reign of fraud and negro bullies. The new birth was achieved in much agony. The city papers are full of the violence of the PiUsbury black bullies, who maint^ied the most menacing attitude during the day\wttempt- ing to harry and murder such of their own oolor as voted against the carpet-bagger PiUsbury. A dispatch to the Savannah Advertiser says: Bnt for the prompt and intrepid conduct of a few United States regulars who were stationed with fixed bayonets at every poll, general riot ing and serious bloodshed would have probably occurred. As it is, the only serious incident was the shooting in the eighth ward of a colored bntcher named Grant. Ho is not expected to live. This victory will do more to restore the cour age, faith, energy and prospeii'y of Charleston than anything which has happened since the war. A community or State ruled in defiance of aud opposition to the tax-payers can move in but one way, and that is down the road to ruin. Good Time.—The Montgomery Advertiser says the trains from West Point to Atlanta now go through in three hours. The distance is 87 miles. The fastest time of any road*!n the South. This is fair time—twenty-nine miles an hour, stoppages included. THE (iKOItVIA I* I CESS. Fallon coUDty returns 2,079 polls and taxable property, amounting to $17,305,895—being an increase of $3,003,616 upon last year. A narrow guage railroad engine for Chehaw passed through Atlanta on Thursday. Guage, three feet—weight, ten tons—cyUnder, two by twelve—driving wheels, three feet in diameter —speed, fifteen miles an hoar. The San says Thursday was tho hottest day of the summer. The Georgian heard of a case of sunstroke. No figures given. Ice has been cheapened in Atlanta to I j and 14 cents per pound. Gen. Colanitt publishes, in the Atlanta pa pers, a letter to him from Gen. Gordon, in which the latter says he is not, and shall not be, a candidate for Governor, and the publication of his name, as such, by the True Georgian is without authority. If nominated, his engage ments would compel him to decline. The Supreme Court on Thursday had reached the last case on the Southwestern circuit. The next was the Pataula—42 cases. What Ex-Goyebnob Bbown Knows About Fabmino.—The August number of the Rural Southerner has the following: Governor Brown has illustrated the value of high culture on an acre lot adjoining bis resi dence. The forage produced on this single acre feeds several horses and the most of the year. The Governor estimates a clean gain of $250 from the present season’s crop. It was sown in corn, which grew to the height of ten feet, when it presented more the appearance of a bottom cane-brake than a corn patch. When fully grown, the corn was ent and cured, aDd is now, after going through a cutter, fed to the stock. Tobnado in Gbiffin.—They had a small tor nado in Griffin last Tuesday. The Middle Goorgian says: Tho African Methodist Church, a building thirty-Bix by sixty feet was blown from its foundation, and left a complete wreck. Large oak trees were twisted off, and branches from other shado trees wrenched off and sent flying through the air. Several other small dwellings were blown down, and repairs to fence have been the order of the day since the storm. On Wednesday we again had a fine rain, with some wind. The tornado of Tuesday was restricted to a very narrow scope, and we havo no dam age to report from the country. Pike, Mebiwetheb and Coweta.—The Griffin Star says -. We passed through a portion of Pike, Meri wether, Coweta, and this connty, the first of the week, and found tho crops suffering much more than we expected. Therejseemsjto be a streak running from Line Creek through the lower portion of Coweta and Meriwether, and extend ing into Pike, where they have not had a season in nearly seven weeks. In many places the fod der is literally burned up, and the stalks and ears of com look as if they were dead. Tho cotton looks withered, and we heard that in some instances it was dying. To the above there were rare exceptions, where the corn was as fine as the ground conld produce and the cot ton looked healthy and vigorous. How far this dronth extends we conld not learn. The farm ers generally havo “laid by” their crops, bnt seem discouraged. Seizube of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railboad.—Gov. Bnllook gives notice by pro clamation, that he bos taken possession of that part of the road which runs through tbo terri tory of Georgia. Mr. Gould, near Gainesville, bos offered a magnificent water-powor on tho Chattnboochie and five acres of land to any company that will start a cotton factory within the next year on the site. State Lunatic Asylum.—The Cartersvillo Standard is pleased to learn from the Milledge- ville Union that tho contractors for tho con struction of the extensive additions to the State Lunatio Asylum, Messrs. Evans & McEl- fresh, are progressing rapidly with the work. They commenced to lay brick 25 days ago, and have now abont 1,500,000 brick laid, nearly half the amount required. They are laying now an average of 35,000 brick per day. They have 135 hands at work on the building and at the brick-yard. They will soon have all the brick made to complete the work. This looks like business, Mr. Eaves is of the firm of Eaves & McGinty, of Cartersville, who have the contraot for the brick work. This is a go-ahead firm, and be- longs to Cartersville. Slate.—The Standard noticed on last Tues day morning a car load of slate brought over the Cherokee Railroad. This is the first we have heard of being brought over this road, bnt when the road is completed, slate will bo one of the chief articles for transportation. A Trip to See the Traction Engine. Ofeice Ga. State Aobicultcbal So toes, the cabbage, the rice, the pickles, were a quality and preparation most unexceptionable Daring this performance—and I never wish tc see the animals enjoy anything more than they did this—another order wss heard, “Crack some ice. Toney,” and very soon another order was given, to crack something else, of which it if not necessary now to speak more particularly, Altogether, one of the best dinners you ever saw passed off, without the folly of pie and cake, but with what was so much better, plenty of sensible, humorous and cheerful con versation. “Hand your cigars, Toney,” anc “Hoave forward, Mr. Middledorff,” (the engi neer), were the last orders here, and in a few minutes we were at the Doll Wadley Mill, add saw the road steamer. Will yon allow me rest, and conclude to-morrow ? _____ D - W. L. Libebty and Razobs.—Unquestionably the spirit of independence and resentment possesses the “nations’ wards” at the “capital of the na tion.” A Washington dispatch in the Herald of Tuesday, says: On Saturday night Andrew Curtain, a white znaD, while quietly on his way home, acciden tally stumbled against a colored man who was carrying a watermelon. The colored man was accompanied by two other men, who knocked Curtain down, while one of the party drew razor across his throat, completely severing his windpipe. The wounded man will probably die. The assailants escaped, two policemen being nnable to overtake them. The National Re publican says: It is abont time this razor bnsincss was stopped, and it conld be if in all the cases brought to light the maximum instead of the minimum fines would be imposed, as was done in a case before the Police Court on Saturday. The men who own razors seem to be entirely too willing and ready to use them for illegiti mate purposes at unseemly times. - Radical Distuebances in Abkansas.—The Little Rock correspondent of the Memphis Ap peal says: Some time ago, Senator Mason, (colored), was appointed Probate Judge in Chicot county. Afterward, Mason not being considered a good friend of Clayton, Major Ragland (white) was appointed in his stead, bnt Mason refused to give up tho office. The County Court met, the Sheriff' refused to obey Mason’s order, when the latter had him put in jail, raisod a company of militia and ran Ragland and Barbour, a negro, and a newly imported assessor, ont of the conn ty. Siace then, several efforts have been mado to compromise with Mason, but to no effect. On the 17th the County Court met at Lake Village. Ragland again made his appearance, when Mason brought into town four hundred armed negroes, and went for the whole cretf. Ragland and party withdrew, leaving Mason again master of the situation. The friends of Ragland aro now hero in con ference with the Governor regarding local poli tics. A Fine Cafe, two billiard halls, elevator, telegraph office, and, in fact, all modern con veniences, entice the traveler to the Ammi'.- House, Boston. Once there, he would not wil lingly change his quarters. Health of New Obleans.—The Picayune of Wednesday says that New Orleans is remarkably healthful; bnt while this is the case, unfounded rumors of sickness are current abroad. Chableston presents a clean bill of health for the season. Tho intermonts during the week just passed only number twenty-one, of which nine were whites and twelve blacks. For a city of over 40,000 inhabitants this is an excellent showing. A lady in Halifax county, Va., who, year be fore last, gave birth to three boys at a time, gave birth, week before last, to four boys. All were doing well at last accounts. Cxi-bess Shavings. — Mobile, Alabama, has found a new material for street paving in cy press shavings. It is said this road-bed will re main firm and solid from eight to ten years. CONSIGNEES PER 91. * W. B. K. August 4.1871. W A Huff; Rogers & B; Holmes & Co; Johnson & 8; Small J: G; Seymour, T & Co; G T Rogers’ Sons; Burdick Bros; Lightfoot & J; J F Barfield & Co; A L Butts* NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Macon, August 4th, 1871. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: I have just reached the city on the morning train of tho Central Railroad without sleep—both the sleeping oars from Angusta and Savannah bo ing full, (which had nut happened before in six months, said the conductor,) and hasten be fore utter exhaustion to Rive you outlines of ride to 9, Central Railroad, and over to the Wadley mills yesterday to witness tho perform ance of the Ttiomson Road steamer. On Wednesday, onr friend Gen. Holt, in formed me that Mr. Wadley had telegraphed him that there would be an exhibition and test at the mills Friday, and requesting himself and Mr. Clisby to bo present. Upon intimation to the General, that the deep interest I felt that the great department of^ndustry which my office was endeavoring to serve, had in the experi ment, made mo wish to witness the trial, he promptly gave me such a card as indneed Capt. Beckett to pass me, pleasantly remarking as we parted at the cars, where he hoped hoped to find Mr. Clisby on his wav, and failing, he hoped I would do what I conld to apologize for and represent two delinquent gentlemen. All arranged, the smooth rolling, easy swing ing passenger coach of the Central rolled us down by appointed stages to No 9. Here I was politely handed over by Capt. Beckett to Mr. Cubbedge, one of Mr. Wndley’s valuable assist ants, I judged, in some department of his vast field of labor, and very soon I was brought in contact with Mr.Wadley,whom I found some two hundred yard from tho train which was to take ns over to the scene of the test—without the shelter of tree or roof, bareheaded and without coat or vest, and utterly unconscious of any lack of comfort or cloth. He welcomed me pleas antly, and after receiving his mails or packages from some one specially beating them, and after a few words of appropriate and deserved chastisement of onr delinquent friends, he turned and invited me to follow him to the train for the mills in Emanuel, over a railroad some six or seven miles long, I believe, and bnilt by the means aud notable energy of two yonnger brothers of Mr. W.—Moses and Dole (a mater nal ancestral name) W.dley. We passed over the bridge, and then near or quite a mile through one of the foslest cypress swamps con ceivable. One would unconsciously ask, who would have thought of undertaking snch a task ? And yet these men toiled at it summer and winter, moved by the prospect of the harvest in the beautiful pine fields beyond. J udge Jones’ ac count to me of these men and their work is more interesting than I can here make. All should rejoice that they have reached the harvest field and are reaping as diligently as man power and steam-power can apparently possibly control. On entering the cars for Emanuel I found aboard my friend and school fellow, Judge J. B. Jones, of Bnrke—a thrifty farmer; Mr. Perkins, of LawtoD, farmer and lumberman; Mr. Hines, of Washington, ship lumberman; Mr. Stockton, of tho Constitutionalist; Mr. Williams, farmer, of Tafnall; Mr. Long, of tho LaGrarge Reporter; Mr. Cunningham, mer chant, Savannah; Mr. Preston, Mr. Miller, Mr. William Wadley, jr., ard others in the form of four beautiful, bright-eyed, quiet little children of Mr. Moses Wadley, who was sick and conld not be present. On the ride over tho river an ice claret punch very much refreshed the company. The most observable thing in the face of nature was the rich green coat of grass all over the Emanuel side, contrasted with tho parched, stinted, stubble and weed of the Bnrke side. Another re markable fact is that the best crop of corn I saw from here to the mill was on the land of Mr. Lane, near the first mill, managed by Mr. Moses Wadley. We paused awhile at this to unship a cargo, aud the order was given while that was being done, “Have dinner, Cato,” an order very soon and remarkably well extended. The roast fowl, the ham, the corned beef, the beans, the pota- DISSOLUTION. rpHE copartnership heretofore existing under the L firm name of McCallie & Tharp is this day dissolved by mntnal consent. AU debts dno the late firm will be receipted for on payment, and all liabilities paid, by A. HcOallio, successor to Mc Callie & Tharp. [Signed] A. McCALLIE. C. A. THARP. August 4,1871. NOTICE. On retiring from the late firm of McCallie & Tharp, I chterfolly iccommend my late partner, Mr. A. McCallie to the patronage of all my old friends. C. A. THARP. NOTICE. The undersigned would respectfully announce that ho is prepared to conduct tho Produce Business on the same liberal principles which havo hitherto characterized thehonso, and solicits a continuance of the patronage of his friends, while thanking them for all past favors. aua4eod3t&wlt A. McOALLTE. NOTICE. B Y virtue of an order from tho Honorable Supe rior Court of Clay Connty, Georgia, to ns di rected, will bo sold in front of tho Central Hotel in the town of Fort Gaines, Ga., on tho first Tuesday in September next, and between tho legal hours of salo, a house and lot on the west side of Wash ington street in said town, and known as the resi dence whereon D. O. Adams now resides, containing two acres, more or less. The above named property sold for partition and distribution among the joint owners of tho same. Terms Cash B. B. PETERSON, ) O. C. GREENE, > Partitioncrs. - R. A. TUBNIPSEED,) ang5 wtd Tnylor Connty Micrin’s Sale. W ILL bo sold before the Court-honso door in the town of Butler, on the first Tuesday in September next, between tho legal hours of sale, the north hair of lot of land No. 275 in tho 14th district of Taylor connty, as the property of Rhoda Morris. Levied on to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Justices Court 757th district G. M., in favor of Dora Ragland vs. Rhoda Morris. Levy made and returned to me by A. Morrell, L. O. Property pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney. ang5w3Qd L. HILL, Sheriff. A PROCLAiyiATIOW, GEORGIA. By B. 3. Bullock, Governor of said State. Whebeas, The Alabama and Chattanooga Rail road Company has failed to pay the semi-annual interest due on the first days of January and July, ultimo, upon certain bonds of that Company; and Whereas, The State of Georgia indorsed for and guaranteed the prompt payment of the interest aDd principal of said bonds, and has paid to the holders thereof the semi-annual interest due on tho first days of January and July aforesaid; and Whereas, The said Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Compeny accepted, concurred in, and agreed to the terms and conditions prescribed by law at the time said indorsement was made by this State; Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority in me vested by the Constitution and Laws of this State, L Ruins B. Bullock, Governor and Commander-in- chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the militia thereof, do issue this, my proclamation, making known that the State of Georgia ia in pos session of the Alabama and ‘Chattanooga Railroad, ts track, road bed, machinery, franchises, and property of all and every description, lying or be ing in the State of Georgia; and it is ORDERED, That all officers of this State, civil and military, exercise due diligence, to the end that the agent of this State be maintained in thn peace ful possession of the said Alabama and Chattanoo ga Railroad and its property within this State, and restrain all parties from any action whatsoever to dispossess the State until the farther order of the Executive. Given under my hanl and tho Great Seal of the State, at the Ca itol in Atlanta, tin's 2d day of August, in the year of onr Lord Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-one, and of the independence of the United States of America the Ninety-sixth. BUFU3 B. BULLOCK. By the Governor: David G. Cotiing, Secretary of State. ang5d3t wit AUCTION SALE, BY O. E. BE80RE, AUCTIONEER. I WILL sell in front of my store, 87 Cherry bt., | Saturday momiDg, August 5, at 10 o’clock, 1 good Spring Wagon. •i Mockrng Birds with Cages. Bedsteads, Mattresses, etc. angl 2t H: H. CLARK, Salesman. SILVER LAKE. FOR SALE. A FINE Gentlo Barouche Horse. Apply to ang4 2t W. L ELLIS & BKO. G EORGIA. TAYLOR COUNTY.—Whereas, B. C. Williford, of said county, has applied for exemption of personalty, and setting apart and valuation of homestead, and I will pass upon the same at two o’clock p. K, onThnrsday, 17th day of August, 1871, at my office: aug4 2t ‘ JAMES D. RUSS, Ordinary. FOR RENT. F ROM October 1st next, the commodious Brick Store on Mulberry street, (adjoining Wise’s Crockery Establishment). It has a large dry Cel lar. Apply to aug4 tf W. P. GOODALL. FOR RENT. A BRICK STORE on Mulberry street, now occu- | pied by Mr. Harris as a dry goods store. All conveniences for a dwelling overhead. Also, Blacksmith Shop on Fourth Btrcet, which has been used for the same for years. Possession of both | above given October L Apply to au g 4 3t* P. PAYTON. ROMANITE BRANDS’, F ROM Bipo Apples, and Pure Georgia Wine of I various kinds, for salo at Jonathan Collins A Son’s, ly aug3 tit JOHN JONES, of Scottsboro, Ga. FOR RENT. rpHE spacious Store at present occupied by the I JL Post Office. Possession given first October | next. Apply to J. M. Boardman, Eeq, J. L. JONES, Treasurer, ang3 3t Lanier Honse Company UP-TOWN ICE DEPOT. H AVING mado arrangements for keeping Ice, i we are now prepared to supply the public at retail, at our store, corner First and Poplar streets. aug2 Ct CORBIN & VIRGIN. CALICO BALL. FJ'HERE will be a Calico Ball given by the Indian I JL Spring Roller Skating and Dancing Association ] on the 10th day of August. aug2td MoINTOSH HOUSE. MASONIC NOTICE. T he ceremonies of laying the Comer Stone of I tho Grand Lodge Building of the State of Geor gia, will take place in tho city of Macon on Tuesday, August 15th. at 4 o’clock r. at. M. W. Samuel Lawrence, Grand Master, will officiate on the occasion. The Brethren willtake due notice and be governed j accordingly; By order of the angl 4t BUILDING COMMITTEE. C55“ Columbus Daily News, Atlanta Constitution, Savannah Morning News, Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel will copy four times and send bill to Grand J Treasurer. FORT VALLEY FAIR. T HE Industrial Fair for the counties of Bibb, i Macon, Taylor. Crawford and Houston, will be I held in Fort Valley August 11th. Articles received for exeibition on tho 10th and j until nine o’clock on the 11th, at Female Seminary. | Articles solicited from any section. L H. BRANHAM, aug3 3t Secretary Agricultural Club. C0LLINSWORTH INSTITUTE, | TALBOTTON, GA. F ALL TERM begins August 14,1871. Total ex- I ponses for the term, including Board, Tuition, Washing aud Incidentals, $85, paid in advance. Apply for Circular. j. t. McLaughlin; a. u.. Principal and Proprietor. John W. Lee, M. D., Assistant. aug3 tf We have the pleasure of announcing to our friends, both in the citv and country, that we ar 6 handling those Justly renowned and universally known brands of Flour, the *4*is SILVER LAKE, FALLS OF OHIO, MAMMOTH CAVE, FALLS CITY, Which wo warrant in quality fully UP TO THE OLD STANDARD. The test of the appreciation of an article claimed to have so mnch merit is proven by its RAPID DISPOSITION TO CONSUMERS, And the continued and increasing demand for more This celebrated Flour, made by SMYSER, MILTOV 4 CO., 1b claimed to have no superior in the United States in the following recommending qnaliftcationi BEAUTY OF COLOR, STRENGTH OF ROBY, ALWAYS UNIFORM For the great satisfaction given everyone, this Flour has now become st_ajstd_a_:rd in Georgia, And it ia sold at prices that certainly DEFY COMPETITION. One trial will convince consumers. LABORERS FROM SCOTLAND. B EING about to send an order to my brother- in the North of Scotland—for Honse Servants I and Farm Laborers, other parties who wish Scotch help can havo their orders sent at once, on [ application to the undersigned, or through Messrs. Jones & Baxter. GEO. SMITH, jn!27 9t P. O. Box 134, MacoD. GUARANTEED ALWAYS FRESH AND FULLY UP. SOLD ONLY BY WHOLESALE. GEO. T ROGERS’ SONS, nSTEW MILL.1 pmMa SOLE AGENT3 FOR GEORGIA. SWINDLEHUEST & AUSTIN JgEG leave to inform the public that they have | established A GRIST WXJSE, MILL On FOURTH STREET, near Macon and Western Railroad croBaicg, where they are prepared to grind GRITS and MEAL of a superior quality and at Reasonable Rates. A call is respectfully solicited. jnly25 3m* 80 and 83 MULBERRY STREET. 3IACON, HA. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. A City Residence and also a Sulinrban Res idence for Sale. T HE City Residence is new and comers Oak and | New streets; contains four rooms, hall and ve randah. WeU shaded. In an excellent neighbor- I hood. No better water in the city, and convenient to church. Sufficiently near the business portion of the city for a business man, and yet far enough removed to avoid the disadvantages attending a residence too near. Time given on part of tho pur chase money on both places. The other residence beyond Tattnall Square and on tho Columbus road, contains five rooms, ball, verandah, basement and I ali out-buildings. Water good. Grounds covered with shade, both natural and artificial. On the dace is a great quantity and variety of fruit, inclu- I ling a vinoyard. This property is admirably adap ted for a boarding house for the Mercer students, and the grounds offer superior advantages for gar den purposes. It is a delightful home, and can [ never depreciate in value. Abo, I will sell several i choice building lots adjoining same. If not sold, I will offer for rent, ending October. 1872. ju!22tf A W. PERSONS- E. ADAMS. B. M. BAZEMOBE. SIIADEACH WABE. | Adams, Bazemorc & Ware, PLANTERS’ WAREHOUSE, W 1 FOURTH STREET, MACON, GA. E have admitted Mr. Shadrach Ware to our bnsinees, the new firm to go into effect on and alter the first clay of September next. But all drafts accepted by Adams & Bazemore on the pres ent growing crop will be assumed by ths new firm* Wo will in the future, as in the past, give our whole attention to the storage and sale of all cotton entrusted to us. Our warehouse is, as is well | known, commodious, newly built, and fire-proof. Liberal advances will continue to be made to onr ] friends. ma.\2H diw3m NIVERSITY OF JMSHViLLE, TENN., j ESTABLISHED IN 1785. T HE Collegiate Department and Academy opens 1 4th September next. Discipline, Military Tui tion. Board, Washing, Fuel, etc., from $150 to $175 per term. The Law Department opens 4th Octo- | her, 1871. Tuition $40 per term. Apply to GEN. E. KIRBY 8MITH. su3 d2tw2m* Chancellor. LOST—POINTER PUP. S TRAYED or Stolen on the 24th inBt, a Liver- I colored Pointer Puppy, abont four months old; all four feet are tipped with white, and it has a white streak also in the forehead. The finder will | be suitably rewarded. Apply at this office. july26 tf G. O. NAPIER. NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER OR COME IN PERSON AND BUY Y0UB FRUIT JARS- MASON, g-em:, HERO. 350 dozen, by the gross, half gross or dozen, at prices that cannot fail to please. 150 dozen SELF-SEALING JELLY TUMBLERS and GOBLETS. PLAIN GOBLETS, for putting up Jelly, at 90 cents per dozen. Plain Jelly TUMBLERS, at 50 cents per dozen. SOUTHERN MASONIC FEMALE COLLEGE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA. T HIS Institution is under the patronage of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. Curriculum and terms as heretofore. Tho Fall Term begins the 15th of August, and ends the 15th of December. For circulars, address REV. J. N BRADSHAW, jnlj25 3w President. EARTHEN FRUIT Quarts and half gallons, very cheap. NOTICE. * P ERSONS in want of Rough and Dressed Lum ber, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings or any land of building material, or any style of house built, from a cottage to a mansion or temple, are advised to call on B. C. Wilder & Son, Third street, near Ar- tope’e marble yard. Terms cash and very reason able. jnlyll 1m R. C. WILDER * SON. 1,000 Quart- Tin Cans for putting up fruit, with pressed covers at DO cents per dozen. WAX for sealing, 8 cents per pound. *HT Do not wait till the very day you wish to use the JABS and then regret you had ordered. BLACKSMITH SHOP. A LL who desire first-class Bmith work are re quested to.call at the Blacksmith Shop of itdura cur, Near the Passenger Depot, and be satisfied. t£J“ Horse-shoeing a speciality. jnljg tf ORDER YOUR CHINA, & GLASS CROCKERY WARE* or come in person. Satisfaction in price and quality guaranteed. B. A. WISE, 80 and 83 Mulberry Street, MACON, GA* July 26-tf