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TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER
fly clisby, Jones & Beebe.
MACON, GEOKGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1873.
Number 6,647
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ntmt* * i. r K r circulation. perruling Middle,Hootb-
'ih .nd Boothwentern Qeorgi. End Eoiltrn Ala-
, i X . and Middle Florida. Advertisement. at tea-
..jahl. ratca In tha Weekly at on. dollar per
, ;fc ra of throo-quarter* of an Inch, each publics
bemiltanocu* ahould bo mad. by eipreaa, or
Bail In money order* or r.giatered letter*.
1 lif Fleer* of Croat Cities.
lb* Now Fork World baa boon doroling itself
vitb remarkable energy to the work of fclpoe-
iag tb* pMtilence—breeding filth of the haunts
el porerty and rice In that great oily, and
iliaitrating ils difqnlsition* with nnmerona
pictorial illustrations. The scenes of rqaalid
.retebedne** and moral and pbysioal nnclean-
D(M it deacribea are almost incredible, and
,toold aronao attention at once to the work of
purgation, before a midsummer’* heat ahall
cotter ibe germs of deadly maladies engendered
| B these dens of rottenness.
let it be noted that both oholera and yellow
f a nr are now threatening the whole oonntry.
Cbolera, or some kindred diseaae, Is now prev-
clcct from New Orleans np tbrongb a good part
ef the great rirer valley region. Fellow fever,
of a malignant character, has been raging fn
Vara Crnz and Havana for some weeks; and
Uiiaditeaa* is very apt to spread daring the
hag tammer when it makes appearanoe so early
la the apring. There is danger of a sickly
ccaaoo, and New Fork should bo pat Immedl'
•M^alj tbroagh a thorongh course of lustration.
Cotton Caterpillars In Alabama.
The Enfanlc News of Friday has the following >
liars—OiTEttnr.ij.BS —We have had flood.
e( ram for the last day or two. The ground
la so* perfectly eat aimed and vegetation of
, v r> k.i.d apring. into new life. The warm,
cloudy and rainy weather la highly favorable to
(C. merest* of the cotton oaterpillar, and nn-
lua wa have a bright, hot ann very soon, we
mayeipect to hear gloomy reports from ovary
direction.
The Oreenville Advocate of the same day
tayst
A friend, who returned from Fine Apple on
last Sunday, informed ns that Hr. On*. Carter
told him that the g.nnine ootton oaterpillar*
were webbed in considerable numbers on his
Mr. i nner I.J cotton, and that a great many of
teem in the ooooon or chrysalis state, were nn-
earthed by his plows.
Tas Montgomery Advertiser has a private
latter from Marengo county which says that
Ik. cotton crops are email and badly in the
paw. Tho corn crops are looking very well,
y«t Ibe planters wear long faces and the ohief
topic among them Is “grass and rain." The
fact la the planters have cotton on the brain
aud don’t care a-continental— for oorn. No one
ever .peaks of bis corn crop. It is “ootton"
. . Hil l •'rain” nil the while. These
thing, have just about broken the whole oonn-
UJ. m
Tbe Caterpillar.
The Eafaala Times of Friday says It la the
opinion of one of the moet sensible and observ
ant planters in that aeotion that “the caterpil
lar la on tho inorease, and tnat it will eat np
the eolton and destroy the crop. We are in a
moat unprepared oondition to meet this calami
ty, if it abonld come. There in no oats, no oorn,
no bacon; and all onr money is in a little weed
that Will not blossom for three Wofki We are
at the mercy of a butterfly. “Fly away, pretty
□ ilh; fly away.”
A* will bo seen from a paragraph elsewhere
copied from the Bilnbridge Democrat, the cat
erpillar baa also made its appearanoe In Deoa-
tnr county, and we shall doubtless hear of them
very toon in Hitebell, Worth, hee, Dougherty
and other counties where they were so destruc
tive last year. We shall await Information from
those counties with groat anxiety. If the worm
really makes Us appearanoe within the next ten
or fifteen days, we do not see what other resnlt
can ensue than a total destruction of the orop
and the oonacqennt min to the planters.
Tho Modoca and Juniper.
A piteous ncoonnt reaches ns from Camp
Bojle. A detail of artillery-men had brought
into camp a fine lot of pealed juniper sappllngs,
and the curiosity of tbs camp to know what was
to be done with them, bad just been satisfied
with tbe information that Captain Jaok and a
dozen or to of hla warriors were to be, in the
expreasive langnago of tho hangman Dennis,
"workad off.” General Davis was in tent draw
ing off s catalogue or their offences to be read
to tho doomed ludians just before they took the
fatal drop—everything, in brief, was lovely and
exciting, when n dispatoh arrives from Wash
ington staying proceedings till farther advioes.
In virtue of thoso facts and considerations Cap
tain Jack A Co. are alive this Sunday morning,
but one can't help believing the Captain’* lease
of life very short.
“ Tbe Old Flag.”
The Northern brethren complain that the
American display in Vienna does not yet reach
to the extent of a correot oopy of the “ Old
Flag.” One which the Yienese are flying has
at least fifty stripes, instead of the traditional
thirteen. Another rejoloes In a square of plain
blue, instead of the thirty-seven stars, and
others put in stars just as they please, and to
soy number tho designer msy f»ney—while the
loyalty of the whole country was outraged by
the fact that at the opening of the Fair, in
presence of all the kings and qneena of the
universe, they floated the old flag bottom up
wards. They olamor for R oorreot oopy of that
old flag to float over tho patent rolllng-pln, the
five-minutes' freezer, the lightning coffee-mill
and milk-skimmer and apple-pater, whleh we
are now exhibiting at Vienna.
Sirs. Lee at Arlington.
Tbe Washington correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Gazette says that Mrs. Lee visited her
property at Arlington—which the Federal Gov
ernment meanly withholds from her—last Mon
day. Sbo is an invalid, and expressed a desire
to visit tho spot for the last time. She rode
out from Alexandria, and stepped ont of the
carriago, walked throngh the honse and about
the grounds, and throngh part of the oemetery.
She was accompanied by a friend and a single
servant. The Washington Bepnblican advo
cates the paying of Mrs. Lee a fair and proper
compensation for Arlington. It says that Ar
lington was purchased at a tax sale for a mere
fraction of its value, nndsr the operation of a
law which is of extremely donbtinl constitu
tional validity.
Dec idxxcx ot Libeett.—The New Fork
Woild cites a passage in the speech of Senator
Biyard on the Louisiana State government jost
before the olose of the last session of Congress,
at established in the decay of liberty In the
Ccited States. “ I believe," said Mr. Biyard,
“there are few men of property in Louisiana,
or men holding the poor remnant of property
that has been left them after the ravages of
war and the plnnder of the class of people who
have ruled over them in these past eight yean,
there are few of them who would not hail a
dean.handed, npright, honest military ruler as
a blessing to them, instead of the government
which yon have placed over ^them and kept
them snbjeot to for eight years.’’
There can be no more incontestable mark of
a government utterly bad, aaya the World, than
the willingness of ths oommnnity it oppresses
to exchange it for military authority. It la a
kial of rule whioh a civilized people will eon-
sent to aooept as a relief from anarchy, and a
government must be nearly aa intolerable aa
anarchy itself whioh reconciles its victim* to
snch a snbstitntc, especially if they have been
trained in free institution*.
Dec raiTiNo the Goat**.—The Chieego Time*
says that St. Louis set the reat of the oonntry
an illustrious example of magnanimity by unit
ing us population and deoorating the graves of
both Federate and Confederates. It farther adds
that the remnant of Mulligan's braves in that
city also “showed their appreciation of * gallant
to* by sainting the grave of a dead Confederate
captain, and dropping flower* upon the sod
whioh covered him.” Th«*e tiding* most b*
peculiarly diaguating to the Grand Army of the
llspabllc and the Secretary of War.
Hpolten and Written Sermons.
Much can be said In behalf of both of thaae
methods of addressing a congregation from the
sacred de.k. The extempore talk is doubtless
the most effective, for as faoc answers to face
in tbe mirror, so is there a magnetic sympathy
between the oonntenanoe of the enlhnsed ora
tor and his hearers. “Tb* thought* that breath*
and words that barn,” are refleeted from tbe
flashing eye, and changing visage of the man
of God, who speaks aa a dying man to dying
men.
There la a positive pretence, and indescriba
ble power in the eloquent utterances of a man
who feels that every poise boats responsive to
hfs own, and that he away* with the magician'*
wand the will and senses of hla auditory. Bat
thero are few who possess these gifts, and un
less the speaker has been subjected to a long
course St study, snd is familiar with the rules
ot logfe, and has undergone severe mental
training, there is imminent danger of his re
sorting to empty platitudes, snd pet tropes and
phrases are reproduced in every-disconrse. And
this fsnlt even creeps into the sermons of great
revivaliste. The writer remembers hearing the
celebrated Daniel Baker preach a series of ser
mons, in every one of whioh several striking
snd telling sentences appeared. Insensibly, the
ideas of an extemporiaer fall into certain
grooves, from whioh it is almost impossible to
detach them.
On ths other hand, he who writes and reads
Ms discourses Is in great danger of being too
prosaic, and falling into a monotonous mode of
delivery. The temptation to pedantry snd pare
polemic* 1* also very greet, and too often pro
fane history Is ransacked to Illustrate anargn
meat, or oharm the senses of the worldly portion
of tbe auditory. Verily these men have their
reward, bat this i* not preaching the religion of
Jeans in its almplicty.
At a general rale, it would bo well for all
yonng ministers to write at least half of their
discourses, unit I the mind becomes schooled and
disciplined, and they are enabled to oonflne
themselves to the subject under consideration.
Nothing is more disgnsting than to see a divine
announce his text, and then begin to bsat the
bash and canvass creation for something to say.
These remind ns of a oertain old low-conntry
brother, who always fitted tha same sermon to
every text, beginning st the creation, and tell
ing all he knew about the Bible, from Geneeis
to Bevels tions.
Those ministers like Mallard, Stiles, Palmer,
and others, who preach learned and anslytieal
sermons without notes, will tell yon that the
preparation of theBe Is infinitely more difficult
than mere written compositions.
Indeed, the first mentioned of the individuals
cited, onoe said, that eveiy word and sentence
of his sermon was digested and elaborately
Iymned forth in his mind before delivery. Con
sider the amount of study necessary to attain to
this wonderinl method and precision of thought,
whioh praotioslly dispenses with the pen, whilst
retaining its elaborate conceptions, happily
blended with the fire and vigor of tho extem
poraneous orator.
Some divines gifted with good memories,
write, and then commit their sermons. This
is better than reading them. The experienoe
of tho past few yean, would seem to indioate
that tbe people are growing restive and im
patient under the proay infliotlons of ministers,
who pnt them to sleep with their hnm-drnm
recitations. The question to be considered by
every ooonpant of the pnipit, is, how esn I
best reach the hearts and consciences of my
oharge.
If he be alow of speech, though learned in
tha sohoola of the prophets, by all means let
him w rite, and give “beaten oil" to his flick, in
preference to breaking down in any attempt to
teaoh them from the Inspiration of the moment.
Bat almost any man who it a faithful student
cun learn to speak extemporaneously. Let him
become master of his subjeot, and the ideas
whleh are mirrored upon the sonl will find ex
pression. The thoughts body themselves forth,
In words perhaps ill-choson at first, and not
euphonious, bnt they will oonvey the meaning
of tbe speaker, and truth is mighty to prevaiL
Let no minister, then, be disoonraged, bnt per
severe in his endeavors to approaoh his people
as the messenger direct from his Heavenly
Heater, who oan talk with them face to faea as
it were, and not throngh the labored medium of
a written manuseript. Some of the most elo
quent and fluent of our divines began the min
istry ntterly inoapablo to say five words without
their notes. In conclusion, we have only to
say, whether preaching with or without notes,
avoid prolixity, and when the text is exhausted
let it Hone. Few men are able to enlist the at
tention of an anditory more than forty minutes.
And remember it is tbe yawners and tha care
less who most need yonr ministrations.
Newspaper Borrowing.
Some people, in order to save three cents a
dsy, whioh a newspaper of their own would
cost them, are content to make themselves a
nuisance to their neighbors, and send every
morning to borrow the newspaper. Unless they
are very careful to employ on this errand some
body whose time Is worth nothing or costs noth
ing, they Bpand as muoh on these errands as the
newspiper would coat, and than get it at second
hand, after their neighbors are in possession of
the news; or, having it at suoh times only as
they oan get it, cannot choose tbe best oppor
tunity to read it, and moat therefore be sup
posed to waste a good deal more than its cost
in this way.
A good newspaper it ot almost inestimable
benefit to a family. It excites the attention
and cariosity of the yonng, as well S3 older peo
ple, in the passing history of tha world, and
leads to tho acquirement of that varied infor
mation whioh makes the intelligent and inter
esting man snd woman- All this tho newspa
per borrower, in great part, sacrifices, in order
that ha may save three cents a dsy at the dis
quiet of his neighbor.
At the present lime, when tho daily newspa
per brings to your breakfast table the entire
world events of the day before, bearing in its
folds tho labors of handreds, nsy, 3 thousand
or more news collectors in every portion of the
habitable globe, no man of any considerable
Intelligence above the brnte is williDg to be al
together without the newspaper, and yet there
are many—very many—who, on one pretense
or another, are oontent to spnnge on others for
their newspaper reading! Such will never be
so much ashamed of this habit, and never real
ize to what an extent it defrauds themselves,
aa well as annoys more liberal neighbors, than
when they come to take a newspaper of their
own. Try it. < [
Another “Straight Out” FroTltf ed For
Hajor Elias Griswold, of Baltimore, who was
the Confederate Provost Marshal at Richmond
during the late civil war, has just been ap
pointed special agent of the poet office depart- say.
ment at a salary cf $1600 per year and #3 a day
for traveling expenses. There is nothing for
him to do particularly; bnt that is a small mat
ter oompared with providing for a repenting
gincer. Griswold is now a Demoerasie mem
ber tf the Maryland Legislature, and during
the lmt Congressional canvass in that State was
such a pure and steadfast Democrat that he
oould not vote f*r Greeley and ran against
Hon. Thomas Swann, the regular Democratic
nominee, being supported by the Badicata of
the district with great zeal and unanimity.
Thai one by one do those high-strung patri
ots who, last year, vaunted themselves so much
better and truer Democrats than their brethren,
plump themselves into the sheltering arms of
Grant, and demonstrate tha milk in the cocoa-
nut ot their holy horror of npporting the nom
inees ot their party. There are others coming,
Father Hiram, so bold yourself in readiness
to reoeive them. If they are not, then *11
signs will fail.
XHr report of the third Cincinnati Indus
trial Exposition, 1872, ahows the total attend
ance to bar* bean 612,523. There were twelve
day* upon whioh tha attendance exceeded twen
ty thousand, and three days additional on vhioh
it vu ovar nin*teen thousand, one dsy being
19,999.
TBE GEORGIA PRESS.
Da. Edward B. Ware, one of the oldest and
most esteemed citizen* of Athens, died on Tues
day, aged C9 years. He was one of the original
stockholders, and for many years one of the
directors of the Georgia railway.
There have been seven marrisgeg in Colum
bus since last Thursday week, and the cry is
more to come. And yet the papers over there
are talking about hard times.
The death of Hr. Vu. Glover, one of the
oldest citizens of Augusts, is announced as hav
ing taken place on Wednesday night. He was
eighty years of age.
The Columbus Sun ot Friday afternoon, pub
lishes this statement of a decision in a case of
considerable interest:
Yeaterdiy morning, st the opening of the Su
perior Court, was heard the petition and motion
made by C. H. Williams, E>q , requiring John
King to pay into Court the sum of five thousand
one tuudred and twenty-fire dollars, the amount
he received from th* Court as its receiver. Tho
money claimed is the proceeds arising from the
sale of the Empire Ootton Seed Haller snd Oil
Company, which failed here about a year ago,
and was sold under several attachments. After
the sale, and when the sheriff brought the mon
ey into Gonrt for distribution, the distribution
was objected to by several of the creditors. It
being a large sum, by consent of all parties, the
the court ordered the sheriff to deposit the same
with John King, who agreed to take it, hold it
snbject to the order of Court, and pay for it
seven per cent interest. The receipt gi7en by
Mr. E:og is in sccoidruce with the above.
Mrs. M. 6. Smith, one of the claimants of tbe
fund, by her attorney, Charles EL Williams,
E q., petitioned tbe Court to order the fund to
be brought Into Court, as Mr. King had sus
pended and made an assignment. John Pea
cock, Esq., representing Mr. King, claimed that
he received the money as a loan from the
Court, and was on the same footing with other
creditors. Hr. Williams argued that Hr. King
held tbe money as receiver of the Court, and
therefore subject to the order of the Oonrt.
After hearing all the faots, Judge Johnson
granted an order requiring Ur. King to pay the
money into Court, to the Clerk, on or before
Monday, the 9:h inst., snd in default, to show
cause why he should not be attached for con
tempt. The order was taken, and will be served
on Hr. King. It seems there is no desire to
harm Hr. King personally, bnt this was the only
way in which to bring the matter before ths
Oonrt, to determine whether Hr. King abonld
have held the money for the Oonrt or put it
in the general fond that he assigned, when ha
suspended. It is thought the assignees will ap-
peal to the Supreme Court.
Atujtta is to have her houses numbered and
William Bradberry is to do the job, having pro
posed to lake the oontract at $720.
The Atlanta Herald, of yesterday, has the
following item. We have heard nothing of the
matter. It says:
riiiAXD-rox is Twiooi County.—We learn
that there ate soma thirty esses of small-pox
In Twiggs connty, and that several deaths have
already occurred. It is among the oolored peo
ple in the thickly settled neighborhoods, and
the local authorities have thus far been nnable
to prevent tbe spread of the disease. The care
snd management of the small-pox patients are
left by tbe laws to the local anthority, and the
county has to foot the oxpenae. The spread of
the dtaesse, therefore, makes it a serious thing
to tbe oonnty of Twiggs.
The pastors of the Presbyterian and Meth
odist churches, st Auguste, have commenced a
series of prayer-meetings at 8t30 every morn
ing, and the Chronicle and Sentinel says the
attendance is daily Increasing.
Ms. Junes L. Evans, a lieutenant in the
Biohmond Hussars of Augusta, died Thursday
afternoon of typhoid fever.
State ahd Mukicipai, Taxes.—Under this
head the Chroniole and Sentinel, of Friday,
says :
In our looal columns this morning we pnbliBh
the decisions rendered by Jadge Gibson in the
oases of B. S. Duabsr vs. tbe City Connoil of
Augusta, and E. B. Schneider, et at., vs. the
tax oollector of Bichmond county. In both
oases an importantiojunction has been granted,
restraining the farther oollootion of the taxes
imposed. In the first case it is decided that
the City Connoil can only tax the bonds issued
by the State of Georgia and the Georgia Bail-
road and Banking Company, and that it has no
anthority to tax the obligations of non-resi
dent parties or corporations. The lioense tax
npon malt and fermented liqnors is declared il
legal, upon the ground that it violates the State
Constitution, which d 'dares that taxation shall
be uniform and ad valorem only npon all spe
cies of property taxed. The correctness of the
decision will be generally conceded. The tax
was harsh, onerous and noj oat, and one which
we do not believe the Legislature had the right
to impose. When tbe law was published we
called attention to its unequal and oppressive na-
tare, and snggasted to me Governor that ho
should order a suspension of the collection of
the tax nntil tbe next meeting of the Legisla
ture. We are glad that Judge Gibson has stayed
the hand of the collector, oonvinced as we are
that his decision is eminently right and proper.
VtTT.ow Fives oir the Georgia Coast.—
A letter from St. Mary’s to the Savannah News,
dated June 31, ssyi:
Oa Friday, the large bark Aud, from Havana,
bound to somo English port, appeared off St.
Mary’s bar and displayed ths signal of distress.
Tho Fernandina pilots hoarded her, and found
that out of a crew of thirteen, eight had died
of yellow fever, and the only officer alive was
the seoond mate. Tho physician of Fernandina
boarded her, aud is attending tbe sick. The
fever must havo been of a very malignant type.
She had been st sea ten days.
At the last monthly sales in Harris county
lands were almost given away. One tract of
twenty-five acres sold for $15; one of one-hnn-
dred and sixteen acres for $100; one of three
hundred and eighty-three acres for $500; and
one of nine hundred and ninety-eight acres for
$1,780. An effioe and lot in Hamilton 20x50
feet, sold for $30.
We find these items in the last Bainbridge
Democrat:
The Cotton OmasiLLiB.—Alroady has this
destroyer of “King Ootton” commenced his
depredations in Decatur connty. Mr. George
W. DickinBon, reports the fall grown article in
any quantity on his plantation near this oity.
There is no donbt, in onr mind, bnt that the
caterpillar is a permanent institution in this
country, and ootton prodnoers should always
make their calculations accordingly.
Bsutaxjtx.—It is seldom that cases like the
following happen in this portion of onr country.
We do not like to refer to snch degraded freaks
of human nature, and only do so in the hope
that it ms; tend to prevent other similar out
rages. A farmer, who lives near this city,
named Smith, went home in an ox wagon a few
evenings sinoe, snd it is said under the infin-
ence of liqnor. Th* oxen became nnrnly, it
seems, which greatly offended the brave snd
daring Smith. - Upon arriving at home he un
yoked them from his wagon, pnt them in the
lot, and then deliberately went into the honse,
loaded his gun, returned to the lot, and dis
charged both barrels into the faoe of tbe most
nnrnly steer, tearing an eye and otherwise mu
tilating the poor brute. We believe the last
Legislature passed a law preventing cruelty to
animals, and we hope to see it enforce d. We
recommend Smith's case to the Grand Jury.
We give this brnte the full benefit of onr large
circulation free of oharge; and wa would give
fifty dollars to be on the jnry that ought, and
we hope will, try hla case.
A bard eagre was shot and killed in Heard
oonnty one dsy last week. It measured six feet
from tip to tip. Tbe disloyl wretch who did
the deed has not yet been arrested, we grieve to
W. B. Dxsxis, one of th* first settlers of
Coweta oonnty, died last Tuesday, sged 72 years.
Mas. Gin. Joseph E_ Johnston has presented
the “Johnston Light Infantry” of Savannah
with a msgnifloent flig. The ceremonies took
place on Thursday night, Gen. J. representing
Uig wife and sending a handsome letter, after
which the usual jamboree with pouch trim
mings took place.
Heavt Verdict Against a Kailboad.—The
Atlanta Constitution, of yesterday, says:
We learn that on Thursday Ber. Jesse Bor
ing obtained a verdict at Opelika, Ala., in a
sait for damages against the Montgomery and
West Point Railroad for $10,000. It will be
recollected that Rev. Dr. Boring was maimed
for life at Opelika while getting off the cars st
that point. Onr readers will remember that in
December, 1871, the Doctor started to Atlanta
from Columbus, and at Opelika, in stepping
from a standing car, fell into an eight-foot ditch,
which was dog across the track. After speeches
by G. N. Lester for the plaintiff, N. J. Ham
mond for the railroad, and the closing argu
ment for the plaintiff by B. H. Hill, the jury
retired and returned a verdict for the Doctor of
«10 000.
The LaGrange Reporter says the trial of this
case took place there, and states that Dr. Bor
ing claimed $30,000 damages.
Th* Albany New* has this item:
A Casx or AcaDEOU- Poibosin5—Cbuosal
Mistake.—On Wednesday, the 25th, Hr. John
Collins, a traveling photographist in Worth
oonnty, invited Capt. J. M. O. Holaman to take
a glass of brandy with him, and set ont a bot
tle supposed to contain brandy, and Capt. Hoi-
aman swallowed an or d;narv drink cf it. He in
Btently felt terrible sensations, snd cried ont,
“Yon have killed me.” Collins bad set before
him a bottle of chemicals used in the prepare
tion of hla plates, and Holaman was poisoned.
Dra. Crockett and Tyson were colled in as soon
as possible, and with the aid of a stomach pomp
and proper antidotes partially relieved the on
fortunate victim. It is thought he may recov
er, although his throat, stomach and bowels
were bnrnt to a crisp.
Sats the Sandersville Herald:
In this issue we publish snch part of the pro
ceedings of the late Press Convention as em
braces the remarks and revolutions in favor of
a National Press Association, which onr Mr.
Rodgers submitted to that body, and which
were unanimously adopted by the Association.
In aocordance with the first resolntion, the
President appointed a committee as follows
Robert L. Rodgers, Evq, of the Sandersville
Herald; Col. O. W Styles, of the Albany News
Ool. C. W. Hancock, of tbe Sumter Republican
Col. T. M- Peeples of tbe Lxwrenoevtlle Her
ald; and Mr. J B. Reese, of the Eatonton
Messenger. Mr. Rodgers, in behalf of the com
mittee, requests all oar brethren of the Georgia
Press to give Bnch aid through their column* as
may seem best tat promote tbe objeot mentioned,
snd Beenro tbe co-operation ot journalists of
other Stater. The committee will soon com-
menoe a general correspondence with journal
ists throughout the Union, and hope to be able
to carry ont the object contemplated in the res
olutions.
A Hioh Old Lqtl trrLunoz on the Fourth
or July.—Tbe Savannah Advertiser and Re-
pnbliean is reliably informed “that the oolored
troops contemplate celebrating the Fourth of
July in a grand and glorions style. Resides
the companies already organized and equipped
in Savannah, companies from Charleston, Port
Royal, Aognste and Macon have been invited,
and, we learn, will be here. In all, it is asserted,
(hat there will be as many as fourteen compa
nies of colored troops in onr oity on that day,
and that they intend paradittg throngh onr
streets and oelebrating tbe ninety-seventh anni
versary of tbe independence of tho United
Bute* in a stupendous style. In this connec
tion we further state that we are informed that
an artillery company has been organized in onr
city and a petition sent on to Washington for a
battery, of bow many gnns we are not advised,
bnt tbe petition has been reoeived and a favor
able reply xetnrned. The gnns will bo Bent for
ward in a shoit time.”
The Kitchen.—Under this head the new edi
tor and proprietor of tho Colnmbns Enquirer,
who has lately emancipated himself from tho
rnle of the Philadelphia Bridgets snd passed
under the yoke of tho colored ladies and gentle
men who condescend to wait on white folks In
Colnmbns, gives his impressions cf the latter
as follows:
We left that city (Philadelphia) and the pangs
lessened as we pictured to oarselves the courte
ous attendants who would cook onr hash, nurse
the little one, and keep onr dads in a presenta
ble state ot cleanliness in Colnmbns. We set
tled down and went to housekeeping, and then
looked aronnd for the trained servants. One
oalled; she was very desirable, for she had a
decided impediment in her spoeob, and when
she spoke >-he hnng her head with becoming
modesty. She was married and bad only one
child—she said. We engaged her, and she came
—bnt there were foar ohtldren at her skirts,
and when we gently reproved her for tho impo
sition, she got the nse of her tongne for a mo
ment, and told ns in her modest way that three
of them were so small that they ongbt not to
oonnL' We looked at them and for tbe moment
wete oonvinced. So we hired a cook and felt
the joy of a philanthropist in onr hearts at the
prospect of supporting on onr own hook a col
ored home for fatherless Ethiopian juveniles.
All went well for a week, and we were becom
ing placid and satisfied, bnt suddenly onr dream
of bliss was diBtnrbed, as onr rest bad freqaently
been by impromptu concerts in the back yard—
the cook had Btrnck. She was not decided as
to |her cause, bnt among the things whioh
her heart yearned for was an increase of com
pensation. Then we lo9t onr temper and
with sad hearts said: “Lucinda Ann, let ns
part." And we parted. A boy oalled. He
was very much—very much of a man, for he
chewed tobaoco and asserted his rights of citi
zenship by rnshing into onr presence with his
hat on. He had no qualifications; he wished to
be a general utility man, bnt we assured him
we oould not afford the luxury of his company.
A girl, whose hair had been curiously distorted
from its line of cbrocio spirality, announced
herself as “Miss Florence Fitz Warren—and my
’ma will allow me to aid you daring vacation.”
She looked like the daughter of the monarch of
Dahomey, and wo assured Miss Florence Fiiz
Warren that we were grateful to her distin
guished parent for the opportunity she gave
the world to associate with her accomplished
daughter, but that wo were too poor to
afford tho luxury, and the Fitz Warren swept
ont like a bird on the odoriferous air- Wo in
terviewed others, and at last arrived at the
conclusion that Bridget and Hannah are among
the lost jewels of onr domestto crown. Here,
where they once had good servants, and where
they still should be, we find the onrse of house
keeping is the want of good, reliable attend
ants. The cause may be found in tho changed
condition of the black people; bnt they are
standing In their own light. If they cannot he
made to seo the necessity for fidelity in every
thing they undertake, reliable labor will gradu
ally come in, and before it the position of the
colored people will be quickly changed, and not
for the better. We hope they may,see it in this
light.
DAT DISPATCHES.
Foret an Items.
Washington, June 7.—Seven cases cf cholera
are reported inDanlzegor, Prussia.
The Spanish Cortes will choose a new minis
try. Deputy Blanc proposed that, after a de
claration of the republic, the delegates place
themselves at the bead of the volunteers of the
respective provinces and unite in a grand effort
against the Cartists.
Tire |n Toledo.
A fire broke ont in Toledo to-day which re
sulted in the destruction of property to the
amonnt of a quarter of a million dollars.
From the Mottoes—Wbat Captain Jack Has
to Nay.
No operations have taken place aronnd the
lava beds since Captain Jack’s surrender. Jack
says he surrendered because he contd hold ont
no longer. The opinion prevails that General
Davis will shoot Captain Jack, Boston Charley
and Schonchin, without waiting for any sugges
tion from the civil authorities.
A correspondent of tho Bulletin had a talk
with Boston Charley who said the majority of
the captives were prepared to die like men.
Captain Jack careo for nothing. He does
not speak to any person except his sister Mary.
Charley says twelve Hodocs are still at large.
Col. Green's command are still huntfng for
it sm. A dispatch from Bay Point, June 4, says
Glru. Davis’ command, with all the captive,
were at Applegate’s honse, and were to come
to Boyle’s oamp that day.
-Hooker Jim and Steamboat Frank are hnnting
after the missing warriors and eqnaws in that
vicinity.
Sleepy Tcm has jnst come from an island in
little Klamath lake, with Teohe Jack’s squaw
and three children.
Death of the Oldest Printer.
Hon. John Prentiss, the oldest printer and
publisher in the country, died at Keen*, New
Hampshire, aged 90. He established the New
Hampshire Bentinel in 1797, and oonduoted it
49 years.
Victoria Woodhnlt is nnoonsolous from heart
disease. No hope of her reoovery.
Another man ha3 been arrested for kicking
bis wife to death—a common bnt objectionable
practice.
Spanish Jackals.
An Havana letter states that the Spanish vol
unteer officers, after captnring the dead body
of tne Caban General Agramonte, filled it with
kerosene and bnrned it to asheB, preserving the
ashes in two vases, which now adorn the Presi
dent’s room in tbe Casino of Puerto Principe,
It Is stated that an Amerioan named Reeve
has been appointed successor of Agramonte in
command of the Cuban forces and the most
energetio warfare will be continued against the
Spaniards.
The Steamship Cromwell.
The missing steamer George Cromwell is
still tho object of Boltoitnde in this city. The
agent here denies the truth of the report that
the Cromwell bad on board a large quantity of
ammunition; he says she had none whatever
among her cargo. Her fate will probably be
determined by to morrow, when tho steamer
Washington, following in tho track of the Crom
well will arrivo at New Orleans.
Captain Jack’s Gallows.
Boyle's Oaiip, Jane 5, 9 a. st —Late yester
day afternoon a detail of men belonging to the
artillery arrived in oamp from Timber Mountain
on the Peninsula with twenty janiper logs, clean
and straight, and evidently not intended for nse
in the erection of tents for prisoners.
Many persons marvelled for what purpose the
timbers had been obtained. This morning the
secret is ont. Gen. Davis intends to ereot a
sci-ffjld and exscute about one dc-zen of the
worst murderers in the tribe at snnset to-mor-
>w.
He feels that there is no need for delay, as no
donbt of thognilt of intended victims can exist,
and jostice demands a speedy and certain action.
Even at this time, he is now writing a state
ment of their offenses which will be read to the
oondemned Modocs.
A still later dispatoh says Gen. Davis, after
having oompleted alt the arrangements for the
exeentton of the Modoos, reoeived orders from
Washington to hold the prisoners nntil farther
advised.
New York, Jane 7.—Arrived, Abyssinia,
South Carolina. Arrived out, Java.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Cbolera la tbe West.
The reports of cholera in the West excito
some degree of solicitude, bnt we believe it
has nowhere assumed as yet the form of an ep-
idemio. The Louisville Courier-Journal, of
Thursday, says:
Dispatches from Memphis announce that
cholera is in that city, being confined chiefly so
far to the laboring classes. Working in tho hot
sun and becoming overheated, eating freely of
nnripe fruits and vegetables, and drinking alco-
holio liqnors and ice-water to excess, and sleep
ing In rooms poisoned with foal air, greatly fa
cilitate the spread of the insidious disease,
and supply it with nearly all of its victims.
The pbysioians of Memphis say that the disease
is of a mild type and yields readily to medical
treatment if attended to in time. There is very
little excitement about it at present, and we
trast that timely precaution, temperate living,
and the thorough pnnflcation of tho city will
enable Memphis to pass throngh the snmmer
withont any nnnsnal mortality.
In regard to onr city, we have only to reiter.
ato what has already been said in onr oolnmns.
Let the work of cleaning the foul localities
whioh engender disease go cn actively. Drink
and eat with temperance, sleep in well-venti
lated rooms, avoid over-exertion and exposnre
of all kinds, and remember that a glass of ice
water taken suddenly into an overheated body
has often proved as fatal a3 a dose of strych
nine. The health of the oity is at thia time ex
cellent, and wa trast that neither neglect nor
excesses of any sort may render it otherwise
daring the het season.
Tbe Memphis Avalanche of the same date,
contains no allnsion to the disease in that city,
nor is there anything indicating the existence
of any nnnsnal public ailment, or apprehension,
unless it may be proceedings of the Oity Coun
cil In relation to a health ordinance.
The Nashville Binner of Friday has the fol
lowing :
No Cholzba in Nashville.—In consequence
of tbe oholera rumors which have beeen floating
about tbe city for two days past, a meeting was
held at Dr. Atchison’a office last night, which
was attended by all the leading physicians in
Nashville. A comparing of notes wa3 had and
a lengthy discussion held, the resnlt being that
the doctors disclaim the presence of real cholera
in Nashville, although there have been a num
ber of serious cases of cholera-morbus within
the past week.
Louisville, as we have already seen in the ar
ticle quoted from the Journal,' claims to be in
exoellent sanitary condition. Up to the present
writing we have no later telegrams from Mem
phis than the dispatch of the 4th, published
next day.
Ai.mii Coal on the Guu.—Last night,
says the Montgomery Advertiser, fifteen cars
loaded with Alabama coal passed throngh this
city from ths mines for New Orleans. This,
we learn, is bnt the beginning of what is des
tined to be a large and profitable business.
Heretofore the city of New Orleans has been
supplied with Pennsylvania coal bronght on
barges from Pittsburg. Since onr mines can
compete with those of Pennsylvania in price,
and can give better satisfaction as to quality,
it i* probable that many dealers who have here
tofore ignored the home product will now make
contracts with Alabama miners, and for the re
mainder of the summer the cars of the Mont
gomery and Mobile road will be employed more
or lees in carrying coal to the Gall cities. In
time the Mexican Gulf fleet will nse Alabama
C /^i exclusively, and large shipments to foreign
countries within the next few months is among
tbe strong probabilities.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Post Office Appointments.
Washington, June 7.—Tho following special
po3t office appointments were made to-day: H.
Olay Bagley, of Virginia, and Peter G. Clark,
of Alabama.
Wbat Slinll bo Dono With tbe Modocs?
The following is the opinion of the Attorney
General on the question submitted by the War
Department relative to tho captured Modoos:
Department or Justice, June 7,1873.
To the President:
Sts—I have the honor to acknowledge the re
ceipt from yon of several papers relative to the
Modoo Indians, now in custody of the United
States army, with a request for my opinion as
to the anthority to try certain of the prisoners,
by a military tribunal.
The main facts, ont of which the question
ari ses, are these:
In 18S4 the United State3 made a treaty with
these Indians, by the terms of whioh they
were to go and remain npon a reservation in
the State of Oregon. Late last fall, the Indians
being away from their reservation, a military
detachment was sent to foroe their return.
Finding them unwilling to go peaceably, the
officer indioated his determination to nse com
pulsion, in consequence of whioh a conflict on-
sued between the United Btates troops and the
Indiana.
Soon after several peaceable oitizens and
their families in the vicinity were murdered by
Indians in this band. They then entrenohed
themselves in the lava beds in the neighbor
hood.
Fighting ensued, and one or more severe bat
tles, in which personson both sides were wound
ed and kitted, and the United States troops re
pulsed. Pending hostilities, negotiations were
opened for peace, and on the.lSth of April last
Gen. Canby, R8V. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Meach-
am, at apo:nt between the opposing forces, and
in purauanoe of a mutual agreement to that end,
met Captain Jack, tha leader of the Indians,
with some of his ohief warriors, to discuss tho
terms of a treaty; and, while so engaged, Gen.
Canby and Mr. Thomas were treaoherously as
sassinated, and Mr. Meacham severely wounded
by the Indians present npon that occasion.
Battles followed, and Captain Jaok and all
or most of hiB tribe have been captured and are
nowin the hands of the military authorities.
General Sherman, in a communication to the
Secretary of War, dated the 3d Instant, reoom-
mends that each of these Indians as have vio
lated military law, be tried by a military tri
bunal. Thia recommendation is approved by
the Secretary of War.
Instructions were prepared in 18C3 by Fran
cis Lieber, L. L. D. t revised by a board of offi
cers, of which Gen. A. P. Hitokoock was Pres
ident, and after approval by the President of
the United States, were published for the gov
ernment of the army of the United States in
the field. Section thirteen of these instructions
is as follows:
Military jurisdiction is of two kinds. First,
that which is conferred and defined by the
statute. Second, that which is derived from
the common law of war. Military offenses, tin
der the statute law, must be tried in the man
ner therein directed; but military offenses
which do not came within the statnte, most be
tried and punished nnder the common law of
war. The character of tho courts which exer
cise these jurisdictions, depends npon the trial
Iaw3 of each particular country. In the armies
of the United States the first is exercised by
court-martial, while cases which do not come
within the rales and articles of war, or the ju
risdiction conferred by the statnte on courts-
martial, are tried by military commissions.
All the anthoritibs, which I have been able
to examine npon this subject, harmonize with
these instructions. According to the laws of
war (here is nothing more sacred thRn a flag of
truce, dispatched in good faith, and there can
be no greater act of peifidy and treachery than
the assassination of its bearers, after they have
been acknowledged and received by those to
whom they have been sent. No statute _of the
United States makes this set a crime, and,'there
fore, it is not ponishable nnder the rules and
articles of war'; and, if punishable at all, must
be throngh a power derived from the usages of
war.
Kindred to the act in question, in bad faith,
is the breaking of his parole by a paroled pris
oner. 'While the United States was at war with
Mexico, several officers of the Mexican army
ware tried by a military commission, composed
of officers of the United States army, convicted
and sentenced to be shot and executed for
breaking their paroles. Nnmerons trials of a
similar nature took place dnring the war of the
rebellion; bnt there are no statutory provisions
whatever npon the subject, and the whole power
of the military authorities, in snch esses, is de
rived from the nssges of war.
Oa the 231 of August, 1805, a military com
mission, duly appointed, assembled in the City
of Washington, for the trial of Henry Witz,
who pleaded, among other things, that the mil
itary commission had no j orisdietion over either
his person, or over the subject matter of the
charges and specifications, it being a tribunal
unauthorized by either statnte, military law,
martial law, or well established usage; bnt this
plea was overruled and he was convicted npon
several charges, one of which was murder, in
violation of the law and customs of war, and,
after sentence, be was hong for his crimes. All
the proceedings in this case derive their author
ity and validity from the common law of war.
Certain persons, it will be remembered, were
tried snd convicted in the same wsy for the as
sassination of President Lincoln. Attorney
General Speed, in discussing this snbjeot, said
We have seen that when war comes the lasts
and usages of war come; also, that dnring tbe
war they are a part of the laws of the land.
Under the Constitution Congress may define
and punish cfl’enses against those laws, but, in
defanlt of Congress defining these laws and
prescribing a punishment for their infraction
and the mede of proceeding to ascertain whether
an offense has been committed, and what pun
ishment is to be inflicted, the army most be
governed by the laws and usages of war ss nn
derstood and practiced by the civilized nations
ot the world.
Again, if the prisoner be a regular unoffend
ing soldier of the opposite party to the war, ho
Bhonld be treated with all the courtesy and
kindness consistent with his safe enstody. If
he has offended against tho laws of war, he
should have snch trial and be punished as the laws
of war require. A spy, though a prisoner of
war, may be tried, condtmned and executed by
a military tribunal withont a breach of the Con
stitution. A bushwhacker, a jayhawker, i
bandit, a war rebel aud assassin, being public
enemies, may be tried, condemned and executed
as offenders against the laws of war.
The law of nations, which is the result of the
experienoe and wisdom of ages, has decided
that jayhawkers, bandits, and Boforth are
offenders against the laws of nations and of
war, and, aa each, are amenable to tho military.
Oar Constitution has made these laws a part of
the laws of the land. [See also Valtel, 339;
IVheatin’a International Law, 40G; Woolsey’s
International Law, 220; Halleck’s Interna
tional Law, 400 ]
Milligan’s case holds,under tho circnmstanoes
therein stated, a military commission to bo ille
gal, bnt the faots there are entirely differ
ent from those nnder consideration. Mil
ligan was the resident of a State not in rebel
lion. The courts were open and unobstructed,
for his prosecution. He was neither a prisoner
of war nor attached, in any way, to the milita
ry or naval service of the United States.
According to the instructions heretofore re
ferred to, no civil tribnnal has jurisdiction in
the oase disclosed by tbe papers before me.
Seetions 4(1 and 41 thereof are as fallows:
Forty—“ There exists no law or body of au
thoritative rules of action between hostile ar
mies, except that branch of the law of nature
and nations, whioh ia oalled the law and usages
of war on land.”
Forty-one—“All municipal law of the ground
on whioh the armies stand, or of the countries
to which they belong, is silent and of no effect
between armies on the field.”
Manifestly, these rules, to a great extent, if
not altogether, are oorroct: first, it caDnot be
pretended that a United States soldier is guilty
of murder if he kills a publio enemy in battle,
which wonld be tho case if the municipal law
was in foroe and applicable to an act committed
nnder suoh oircnmstances.
All the laws and customs of oivil zid warfare
may not be applicable to an armed conflict with
the Indian tribes npon our western frontier;
but the circumstances attending tho assassina
tion of Canby and Thomas are Hueh as to make
their ninrdor as much a violation of tho laws of
savages as of oivilized warfare, and the Indians
concerned in it folly understood the baseness
and treachery of their act. It is difficult to de
fine, exaotly, the relations of the Indian tribes
to the United States ; bnt, as they have been
reoognized as independent communities fer
treaty-making purposes, and as thoy frequently
carry on organized and protracted ward, they
may properly be, as it seems to me, held snb
jeot to those rules of warfare whioh make a ne
gotiation for peace,after hostilities, possible, and
which make perfidy, like that in question, pan*
lshable by military anthority.
Doubtless, the war with the Modocs is praoli-
cally ended, unless some of them shonld escape
and renew hostilities. Bat it is the right of the
United States, as there is no agreement for
peace, to determine for themselves whether or
not anything more ought to be done for the pro
tection of the oonntry, or the punishment of
crimes growing ont of the war.
Section 59 ot said instructions is as follows:
A prisoner of war remains answorable for his
crimes committed before he was captured, and
for whioh he has not been punished by bis own
authorities. My oonolnsion, therefore, is, that
a military commission may be appointed to try
snch of the Modoo Indians in enstody as are
charged with offences against the reccgnized
laws of war, aud that if, npon snch triul, any
are fonnd guilty, they may be subjected to such
punishment as those laws require or justify.
Very respectfully, yours,
Geo, H. Williams, At’y Gen’L
The Pacific Mall.
New Yobe, J one 7.—Tho official statement
of the Decide mail shows the gross receipts of
the year to be nearly $6,000,000 and expensea
nearly $5,000,000. Daring the year they lost
three steamors valued at over $1,500,000, and
own thirty-fonr steamers. Their assets in coal
and vessels are enormous.
The Georso Cromwell.
It has been learned that the steamer George
Cromwell broke her connecting rod, and demol
ished a cylinder of the main engine, besides
doing other damage to her machinery, and on
the 25.h anchored in smooth water at Abaco.
The Georee Cromwell Safe.
Hex West, Jane 7.-—Intelligence of the safety
of the steamer George Cromwell, from New
York for New Orleans, whose non-arrival at the
latter port has canBed so mnch anxiety, reached
here to-day. Her engines broke down daring
the voyage and she made for Abaco, in tho Ba
hamas, where she now remains in Bafe anchor
age. All on board are well.
Another New steamer lutauelied.
Philadelphia, June 7.—The steamship Illi
nois, of tho American and Liverpool line, was
lannohed at It o’clock to-day in magnificent
style. The river was crowded with steamers
filled with spectators, while the wharves in tho
vicinity were lined with a countless multitude.
Four steamers of thi3 lino are now afloat and
two will bs dispatched for Europe in Jnly.
Tho Homoepntblsta Make n Demand.
The Cleveland Homeopathists havo adopted
resolntion that homeopathists insist upon be
ing represented in all medical institutions which
are supported by National, State, municipal or
eleemosynary contributions.
Well Jadicatcd.
Boston, Jnly 7.—James Coe, the defaulting
bank cashier, has been indicted for 24 forgeries.
His bail aggregates $500,000.
No Rent for Liqnor Houses,
Boston, June 7.—The Court decides that
rent can’t be coiieoted where tho premises are
rented for tho sale ot liqnor.
The Indemnity Being Raised.
Paeis, June 7.—The Bunk of France has paid
into the treasury one quarter of the snm due to
Germany on account of the war indemnity.
Tho remainder will be paid in monthly instal
ments.
The report that there had been successful ne
gotiations to accclerato tho departure of the
German troops from France is probably false.
Disappearance of Cholera*
Vienna, Jane 7^—The cholera has disappeared
from the conntry adjacent to the Danube.
Bynopat* Weather Statement.
Wab Dep’t, OrsucE Chiet Signal Oeficeb,
Washington, Jane 7.
Frobabilities: For New England, rising bar
ometer, somewhat lower temperature, light to
fresh northerly to easterly winds and elear and
clearing weather; for tbe Middle States, rising
barometer, slightly lower temperature, winds
veering to northerly and easterly, and general
ly elear weather; for the South Atlantic and
Gnlf States, east of the Mississippi, partly
cloudy weather and areas of light rain; from
Tennessee and Miascnti to the upper lakes,
easterly to sontherly winds and increasing cloud
iness, with indications of rain areas, especially
for the northern and western portions of this
section. Afternoon reports from npper Michi
gan and Northern Missouri missing.
HIDNIGHT DISPATCHER.
An Interview with Captain Jack.
Boyle's Camp, Jane 4.—“I had an interview
with Captain Jack throngh the medium of an
interpreter. At first he was reticent, in fact,
he did not even notice me. Finally his si3ter
Mary prevailed on him to talk. His first re
mark was in relation to his shackles. He said
it made him feel mean to be hobbled like a
horse. Be was not afraid to die, and had no
idea of running away. As he spoke his eyes
snapped and he looked a very lion in rage.
All questions pertaining to his fighting he de
clined to answer.
When I asked him his age, be gave me to
understand that he was 36, and he then vio
lently started npon the statement of his griev
ances of those of his people. With reference
to the Ben Wright affray he said that white men
murdered his people years ago, and that what
he had done was only in payment of old debts.
He did not enter into details, bnt left the inter
preter (Soarfaced Charlie) to patch np a story.
“Critical Btndy of Jack’s face corroborates
the impression denied at first sight that be ia
a thorongh Indian.
“His head is large, quite square and sets firm
ly on his shoulders. His eyes are black and
bright and hia faoe broad, with prominent
cheek bones. Hia nose ia symmetrical and
slightly aquiline. His lips are thin and dear
eat and, compared with his chin, indicate that
resoluteness of purpose that has won him such
notoriety. His complexion is dark and his face
has a pleasant look. Take him all in ail, he ia
a striking man. Place him among thousands,
and he wonld be taken for a chief by any ob
serving stranger. Those who have seen him
do not wonder that he ia leader of the Modocs. ^
Though in ohaina and on the brink of eternity,
he ia yet feared and respected by the Indians
about him.
“His nearest eompanion'in chains,Schonchin.
is aboHt fifty years of age, is wrinkled and has
villain depicted in every line of his faoe. He
wears his hair ahort and stands about five feet
in his moccasins.
“Boston Charley is about 25 years old. His
face is expressionless^
“Jack would attempt to escape if he had
chance, even at the risk of being shot down.
Probably he never realized that his death was
inevitable, until irons wore placed on his feet.
“Scarfaoed Charley says Jack told him he oonld
get clear when the white men were asleep. This
was before the irons were brought into nBe.
“General Davis is satisfied that Captain Jaok
did try to escape last night, and throngh the
aid of confederates on the ontside, for npon ex
amination of his shackles this morning, it was
fonnd that one rivet had been filed nearly in
two. His legs only are confined.
j At 4 o’clock this afternoon Col. Mason ar
rived licto f.-cm Fairfield's lUnche with the in
fantry force of the expedition and the seventy
Modocs who canto in there. Thus we have
hero 123 captives.”
Move Modocs Capinred.
June 4, midnight.—News has reached here
that Hooker Jim and Steamboat Frank made a
successful scout yesterday, by co-operating with
the Oregon volunteers. They trailed three war
riors and five sqnaws to Timber Mountain,
northeast of here, and assisted in making a cap
ture. Ono of the captives is 11 lank Jim. He ia
tho Modoo who bnllied the settlers In this re
gion for two or three years and committed ornel
murders. The Oregonians regard him with
special hatred.
Only fivo or six of the Modoo warriors are
now missing. The Warm Spring Indians held
a war dance this evening, which was witnessed
by a large audience of officors and men.
Going Hence and Coming Hither.
New York, Jane 7.—Seven steamers sailed
for Europe to-day, all of them with as many
passengers as they can find room for, inolnding
ex Senator Nye and the Swedish Minister at
Washington. Since Saturday last almost 13,000
immigrants have arrived at this port.
The American Jockey Clnb Meeting.
The spring meeting of the Amerioan Joekey
Clnb opened at Jerome Park to day, nnder tbe
most favorablo anspioes Tbe day was good and
tho track in fair condition. The first raoe for
the Fordham handicap sweepstakes of $50 eaob,
half forfeit, with $500 added, the second horse
to receive $200 ont of tha stakes—1[ miles—
was won by Sanford’s Mate. Time 2:lG. Orto-
lon, Grey Planet, Business, Hattie O'Neil,
Bleakness’ Mato, Vim, Boss Tweed and Buok-
den started.
The seoond race was for tho Belmont stakes,
for three year olds, $100 eaob, h f. with $1,500
added by the club; Mr. A. Belmont, president
of clnb, also added $1,000 in plate, with the
condition that ahould his own stable win it, it
will bo given to tbe ladies’ stakes the same
mooting. Tbe second horse to receive $300 ont
of stakes, one mile and five furlongs. The fol
lowing started : Count Dorsey, Belmont’s bay
oolt, Long Branch, Strachius, Springbok, Fel
low Craft, Stonehenge, Revilee and Galway.
The race was won by Springbok; Dorsey sec
ond. Time 3:01}.
The third raoe for a purse of $400, for all
ages, three-fonrths of a mile, was won by G.
N. Rice's Sunrise. Dosweli’s Fadladen won the
seoond—lime 1:20.
The fonrth raoe for a purse of $700—welter
weights—abont two and half miles—Entries:
Loohiol, Duffy, and Viator. Lochiel, who was
the favorite in the pools, threw his rider at the
water jump. Duffy bolted the oonree, but
came in first. The judge deolared Victor the
winner—time C.-2C.
Emma Again Feats Hickory Jack.
Augusta, Jane 7.—In the trotting match to
day, over Lafayotto coarse, between Lady Em
ma and Hiokory Jaok, mile heats, best three in
five, the first heat was won by Emma—time
2:38}; the seoond by Emma, time 2:35}; tbe
third by Hickory Jack, time 2.39}; the fonrlh
and the raoe by Emma, time 2:42}.
Virginia Finances.
Richmond, July 7.—Gen. Asa Rogers, the
seoond Auditor of Virginia, announces that tho
interest on the pnblio debt of Virginia for
July 1, 03 prescribed by tho act of March
13, 1873, will be paid at his effioe on and
after the first day of July next, and that
the sterling interest will be paid in London at
the same time by Baring Bros. & Co., the agents
of the State. The auditor is onoouraged to be
lieve that there will bo largely more than
enough in tho treasury tomret both the July
interest and that dne in January, 1874, withont
additional taxation.
The Cholera In Nashville.
Nashville, Jane 7.—Excitement about tho
cholera hero is increasing. Several deaths have
been roported on the anthority of tho best
physicians; bnt the mortality to-day shows no
inorease, and physicians report some abatement
The deaths by cholera, which some pronounce
sporadic and others Asiatic, have not in any
one day exceeded seven.
The Tennessee Industrial Exposition closes
to-night. It has been a great success.
Fire on a Steamer.
Detroit, Jane 7.—At 12:50 p. it. a fire broke
out on tho boiler deck of the steamer Meteor,
loading at Baokley’s dock, at the foot of Second
sireoi, and almost instantly tbe boat was onvel-
oped in flimes. She was partially loaded. The
captain says there is fonr tons of blasting pow
der on board.
Gremmon’s and Bnokloy A Co.’s warehouses
are now in tl imos and, although thero is but lit
tle brec ze, the firemen are unable to gain any
control over the flames, whioh will soon reach
Jefferson avenue.
Mexican News.
City op Mexico, Jane 1.—Foster, tho new
Amerioan minister, arrived here on the 27tb.
The foreign priosts who were held in enstody
havo been expelled from the oonntry, tho Gov
ernment styling them as pernicious foreigners.
The American minister interfered in behalf
of two naturalized Irishmen, bnt President
Lcrdo de Lijada refnsed to allow them to re
main. The arrest of these priests ia considered
clear indication of tbe unwillingness of tho
President to protect tbe cbuch party.
President Lerda has hitherto been considered
as having a leaning in favor of tbe piiestB.
Three sick foreigner priests were allowed to re-
main temporarily, npon giving bail to leave the
conntry immediately npon their recovery. The
nnn3 found an asylum in private booses. Nearly
all of them are very old.
Caban 'Intelligence.
Havana, Jane 7.—Captain General Pied-
tain has issued an order calling on the owners
of slaves to furniBh three thousand men to work
on the new trocha.
Tbe commander of the Spanish forces was
killed in tho recent fight in Manzanillo Juris
diction.
Advices from Guatamela to May 30, state
that tho president has issued a decree granting
religions liberty in the State. A number ot
Protestant churches will be erected.
For over FORTY YE ABB this
FUBELY VEGETABLE
LIVER MEDICINE
Eat proved to be the Great XJnfaiUng Specific
for Liver Complaint end It* painful offspring. Dyipep-
fia. Constipation, Jaundice. Bilious attacks, Blok
Headache. Colic, Depression of Spirit*. Sour Stom*
ach. Heartburn, Chills and Fever* et©,, eto*
After years of careful experiment*, to meet u treat
and ur*ent demand, wo now produoe from our origi
nal Genuine Powdexe
THE PREPARED.
a LUnid form of SIMMONS* LIVER REGULATOR,
containing all it* wonderful and valuable properties*
and offer it in
ONE DOLLAR BOTTLES
4®* CAUTION.—Buy no Powder* er Prepared
SIMMONS* LIVER REGULATOR unless in our en-
I. H. 1E1UN At C'O*.
Macon, Oa., and Philadelphia.
Sold bjr nil Druggie,t*.
Ian28-d*wly
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS I
LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST!
A.. B. SMALL,
No. 10 HOLLINGSWORTH BLOCK
H AS ju.it received, snd will dell for o&sh or OQ
time at very low prices,
2,000 buihela Tenuoaaeo WHITE OORN.
1,000 bushels Oocrokeo feed OATS.
1,600 pounds FLOUR, all grades.
1,800 pounds BRAN, all Wheat.
100 bales HAY, prime article.
500 baahele Water Ground MEAL.
50 barrels WHISKY, &U grades.
SO boxes TOBAOOO, all prices.
30 barrels MOLASSES.
5,000 pounds Tennessee HAMS.
And sundry things, beeidoe, to a lit hla enstom-
ra.mayOeodtf
CYPRESS SHINGLES!
J UST received, a consignment of CYPRESS
SHINGLES, rived and drawn.
A SUPERIOR ARTICLE!.
For sale by
jnnc-3tf
B. If. WRIGLEY & CO.
DIAMOND
SPECTACLES.
\
ute Cryetal Pebblets” melted together, and are
called Diamond on account of their hardness and
brilliancy. It is well known that epectaclea cut
from Brazilian or Scotch pebbles are very injurious
to tho eye, b&cwiae of their polarizing light.
Having been tested with the polariacope. the
diamond lenses have been found to admit fifteen
per cent, leas heated rays than any other pebble.
They are ground with great scientific accuracy,
are free from chromatic aberrations, and produce
a brightness and distinctness cf vision not before
attained in spectacles.
Manufactured by tho Spencer Optical Muncfao
taring Company, New York.
For sale by responsible Agerte In ©7ery dty n
the Union. E. J. JOHNSTON,
Jeweler and Optician, is solo Agent for Macon, Ga.
from whom they can only be obtained. No ped
dlers employed*
The great demand for these Spectacle* has in
duced unscrupulous dealers to palm off an inferior
and spurious article for the Diamond. Great care
should be taken to see that the trade-mark o
which is protected by American Letters Patent) ia
stamped on every piir. ocUSdAwlv*
DR. J. EMMETT BUCKSHKAK,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Office, No. 2 Cotton avenue (up stairs,) next door
to Mr. Payne’s Drag Store.
Residence, Walnut street, (above Spring,) McBur-
ney’a tenement building, Macon, Ga.
decl ? awtf
NOTICE. DOG OWNERS,.
TTNDEB and by virtue of a resolution of tha
City Council, all dog-i found after the 10th
instant without badges will be taken up and im
pounded, and if not redeemed within two days will
be killed. Come up and procure badge*.
Junefitf J. A. McttANUB, Clerk O. O.
MILK AND BUTT£R.
T WO YOUNG OOW3 and with younger calves.
will bo sold at liviDg prices, by* calling very
soon, on J. F. GREER,
June? 2t At Greer, Lake & Co ’a.
NOTICE.
I WILL bold * Justice Oonrt for the 716th Dis
trict, G. M., at the office of Collins A Heath,
No. 69 Second street, in the city of Haoon, on the
SECOND SATURDAY of every month.
F. M. HEATH,
Notary Public and ex. off. J. F-,
716th District, G. H
CHOICE PERFUMERY
Of foreign snd domestic mannfaetnre.
COSMETIC SOAPS!
GOLD and SILVER HAIR POWDER, etc.
TONIC BITTERS!
Prepared from pure medicines, aud are confidently
recommended as superior to anything now in uae
FOB DYSPEPdIA ?vND LOSS OF APPETITE.
Price per bottle 75o
Tho Proscription Department is in charge of
tlioaa thoroughly competent. Nothing but pure
medicineb dispensed, and great care exercised in
their compounding.
BOLAND B. HALL,
JnncStf Corner Cheuy st. and Cotton are.
NOTION.
U NDER and by virtue of a resolution of the
City Council of the city cf Macon the follow
ing city lots will bo sold to the highest bidders on
Saturday, June 14, 1873, for and on account and
riak of former purchasers:
Lots 2, 6* 7 and 8, block 30; 3 and 6, block 58; 1
and 3, block —: 6, 7 and 8, block 48; 1, 2, 4 and
block 58; 6, block 49; 4. 5 and 6, block 60;
G, block 69; C, block G8; 3, 4, 7 and 8, block 71; 1,
2 and 3, block 74; 1, 4, 5 and 6, block 72; 1, block
£8; 5, block 75; 6 black 31.
Bale to commence at 10 o’clock a. m., on tho
grounds, commencing on Tatnall etpiare.
may25td
J. A. McManus, Clerk.
ANCHOR LINE STEAMERS.
Bail from Pier 20, North River, New York,
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY,
T HE passenger accommodations on steamers of
this line are unsurpassed for eleganoe and
comfort. Cabin state rooms are all on npper deck,
thus securing good light and ventillation.
BATES OF PASSAGE TO
GLASGOW. LIVERPOOL, OR LONDONDERRY.
Sat. Steamers. Wed. Bteamer*.
Gold. Currency.
Cabins $75 and $65. 175 and $65
Cabin return tickets
securing best ac
commodations $130 $130
Steerage, currency, $30.
Certificates for passage from any seaport or rail
way station in Great Britain, Ireland or the Conti
nent, at
BATES AS LOW AS BY ANY OTHER FIL8T- CLASS LOT.
For passage apply to
HENDERSON BROTHERS,
Or to 7 Bowling Green, N. Y.
T. H. Henderson, Agent, Macon, Ga.
xnavll 3m
NOTICE.
T HE public are notified that I am the sole owner
and proprietor of the Central Oity Brewery,
Macon, Ga., and that Michael Genaheimer is my
agent to transact the Loeinees of said Brewery,
and that I will be bound by his acts in that capacity.
MRS. MARGAREXT QENSHEXMER.
maylO dltaw4w
WAGES.
TT'OR all who are willing to work. Any parson,
Jj old or young, of either qax, can make from
$10 to $52 a week, at home day or evening. Want*
ed by all. Suitable to either city or country, and
any season of the year. This is a rare opportunity
for those who are out of work, and out or money,
to make an independent living. No capital being
required. Our pamphlet, “HOW TO MAKE A
IRVING,” giving full instructions, sent on reoeipi
of 10 oents. Address A. BURTON A CO., Mor-
risania, Westchester county, N. Y.
T HE BECKWITH $20 PORTABLE FAMILY
SEWING MACHINE, on SO days’ trial; many
advantages overall. Satisfaction guaranteed, or
$20 refunded. Sent CDinpIete, with fall directions.
Beckwith Sewing Machine Co. ; 862 Broadway, N. Y.
T EE NEW ELASTIC TBUSL An important In
vention. It retains the Rupture at all times,
and under tbe hardest exercise or severest strain.
It is worn with comfort, end if kept on night and
day, effect* a permanent cure in a lew' weeks. Sold
cheap, and sent by mail when reqaetted. Circulars
free, when ordered by letter sent to the Elastic
Truss Co., No. 6S3 Broadway, N. Y. city. Nobody
uses Metal Spring Trusses. too painful; they
slip off too freqaently. m*y 22eodJbeowly
FLAVORING EXTRACTS l
LEMON,
ORANGE,
BOSE,
VANILIA.
Eqaal to the best icapoitefl. Manufactured by
BANKIN', MAB8ENBUBG A CO.
IBP YODE MOUTH CLEAH!
By using
FORD'S or EMERSON’S TOOTH POWDER!
We mike the genuioe.
RANKIN, MA83ENBUBG A CO.
CLEANLINESS is NEXT to GODLINESS.
Bay Cheap, Common, High, Fine or pretty good
80A1*, French, English, Spanish, German or
Yankee make, at tho i >mg Store of
RANKIN, MAS8ENBURG A, CO.
june4tf
TO THE AFFLICTED.
F OR tho Bowei Complaints that are now exit
ing in tho form of Chclera, Cholera Mon.ns.
Dysentery, Diarrho; a, weaknias and get.eral de
bility, use Bryant’s Cholera Remedy, as it h*a
proved to be the beat article knowa to cure these
complaints. Prepared and sold by
QEORQE PAYNE,
Druggist and Apothecary.
Opposite Palace of Justice, Mccon, Ga.
jane5 )m