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GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER
J. YV. BI’RKE A. CO., Proprietors.
A.YV. HEEHIv. I Edi ,ors.
S. HOSE, I
MA(’ON,<! A., TUESDAY, FEB. I*3, IS*if.
GEORGIA'S OPPORTUNITY'.
As Alabama ia endeavoring to incorpo
rate within her territory that portion of
the State of Florida known as West Flor
ida, we think it would be a good idea for
Georgia to make application to take in the
remainder of the State. It really appears
as if the people of West Florida are anx
ious for the transfer, and if they are will
ing to go under the Radical rule of Al
abama, we are certain that, all other
points settled satisfactorily, the people of
East and Middle Florida could have no
objections to our State government. Geor
gia is temporarily under a cloud as to
some of her governmental departments,
but her destiny is fixed as a white man’s
Btate. Florida is, and will be in the ordi
nary course of events, a Radical State,
cursed and misgoverned by adventurers
and profligates. Politically the white pop
ulation would be immense gainers by the
transfer. The negro majority down there
would be swallowed up and rendered
harmless by our decided white majority,
and coming under the same influences
that have enabled the Democrats of Geor
gia to control that element here, would
soon be turned the other way. We do
not see any relief to the white race of Flor
ida except in some such scheme. In its
political aspect, then, the plan is full cf
promise to them.
Financially, and with reference to their
material interests, we think it can be
shown that the people of Florida—and
by that expression we mean her tax pay
ers—will be immensely benefitted. Flor
ida needs railroads to open up demands
for her products, and by putting her with
in easy communication with competing
markets, not only stimulate the quantity
but diversity of her products. If Florida
was a part of Georgia, her people and their
interests would be looked afterjust as those
of the most favored portion of our State,
as at present constituted, and legislation
and private enterprise would unite to de
velope her resources and make her really
and truly the garden of the Union. With
good government, her resources actively
developed, capital and immigration pour
ing in—she would be partofa Whiteman’s
Btate then—and all under the supervision
of the wide-awake, bustling people of
Georgia, Florida would not know herself
in half a decade, or even less. We are sure
that annexation is the very best thing that
could possibly happen for her people sit
uated as they are. She would have every
thing to gain, and nothing to lose.
As to our own people, the advantages of
such a step, though not so numerous nor
so decided, would still be such as to war
rant its being taken. We would have,
then, the most magnificent domain the
sun visits on this Continent. From
the Tennessee River to the Gulf all would
he Georgia, comprehending every diver
sity of soil and climate, and every variety
of product. No need, then, to go out
side Georgia for scarcely any article of civ
ilized consumption, either of necessity or
of luxury. In a little while we would be
in a condition to almost live within our
selves, and keep our money at home. In
the race towards wealth and prosperity
wo would distance all rivals, offering,
us we would, then, so many more advan
tages than any other State. All tastes and
peoples could he suited, from the dwellers
by the frozen seas of Northern Europe, to
the languid races that people the countries
washed by the Mediterranean. Miners, ar
tisans, shepherds, agriculturalists, all
could find homes adapted to their busi
ness, and congenial to their tastes, and the
memories and associations of their old
homes. And this combination of attrac
tions would bring immigrants, too. There
can be no question of it Already North
ern settlers are Hocking to Florida. They
would come much faster, and of a better
class, if the government of that State was
what it would be if a partof Georgia. These
Northern settlers might not come as far
north as the present boundary line, but
they would still be in Georgia, and their
wealth and prosperity go to swell Geor
gia’s aggregate wealth and prosperity.
This scheme may be chemerical, but we
are in favor of its being tried any
way. Let the Legislature, imitating Al
abama, send a commission to the Florida
Legislature. We have reason to believe
the latter body peculiarly susceptible to
the right sort of influences.
Iliii Haul of Stolen Goods.
The police, on Friday night, made a big
haul of stolen goods, at some houses near
the Brunswick depot. The property re
covered took a two horse dray to haul it to
the City Hall for recognition, and would
probably amount to SI,OOO in value.
Several parties who had lost various arti
cles recently, identified them among the
lot. These goods are the proceeds of
several thefts committed by what seems
to be an organized gang of robbers, who,
it is supposed, number among their lead
ers the notorious Bob Wagner, a negro
thief who has served a term in the institu
tion at Milledgeville.
Send Him to Greeley.— The Chroni
cle and Sentinel, of Friday, says that a man
and brother from Morgan county arrived
in that city a day or two since, who was
aged, infirm aud crippled, both of his feet
badly frost-bitten, aud who was applying
for admission into the city hospital. He
affirms that the Ku-klux are playing sad
havoc among the colored population of his
county ; killing both men aud women in
cold blood and eating the negro chil
dren !!!
California Grapes —The California
papers state that on the completion of the
Central Pacific Kailroad, the company in
tend to arrange to send grapes througli to
New York for SIOO per ton, and furnish
cars expressly for the purpose on their
road. The price of table grapes—the
white varieties—has ranged from 50 to 75
cents per pound, aud scarce at that. In
California they are worth three or four
cents.
Fertilizers.— The Star says that al
most every wagon that comes to Gritfin,
returns to the country laden with fertiliz
ers The sales this season far exceed those
of any previous season. There are a half
dozen or more defers in the city—all of
whom are doing a large business. Some
of them sell as high as thirty tons a day.
Georgia Securities in New York.—
Georgia sixes closed at 82 to 84 ; sevens
92* to 93 ; sevens, interest payable in Geor
gia, 87 to 90 ; city of Atlanta eights SO to
84 ; aud city of Savannah sevens at 89 to
90, in New York, on Tuesday.
Dalton Items.— Corn is selling iu
Dalton at 80 cents, and is in good demand.
Several Mr. Dos, lazy aud naked to the
waist, are treating the Daltoniaus to ball
play iu the streets. The audiences are
large and appreciative, but impecunious
when the hat is passed around.
Another Daring Robbery in New
York. —On last Monday evening between
seven and eight o’clock, certain bold rob
bers smashed with iron the window and
glass case of a Broadway jeweler, and
eeizing a tray of diamonds, valued at
eighteen hundred dollars, escaped with
their booty.
UNWORTHY CeiltKL.
For the benefit of the people of this
section of the State who are being almost
daily insulted by tbe insidious appeals
ami unseemly counsels of an influential
newspaper, whose editor’s contempt for
consistency and political principle, made
him even in ante bellum days, conspicu
ous among men of that class, we print, as
editorial, the subjoined remarks from tbe
Baltimore Gazette. We cordially approve
them, letter and spirit. They speak the
sentiments of every honest heart in Geor
gia. They are the thoughts of every man
who has any higher aspiration than a
greed for plunder, and who has courage
enough, not only to entertain, but to ex
press decided convictions; of men who are
not afraid to be in a minority, and had
rather serve the cause of truth and honor,
even through sore tribulation, than to
wax fat on the bones pitched to them by
the enemies of their country. Says the
Gazette :
Under cover of an article written osten
sibly to show the wonderful vitality and
recuperative power evinced by the South
ern States, the New York World recently
undertook to preach a homily to Southern
journalists on what it conceived to be
their duty. It advised them in a strain
much more befitting the columns of a
Radical than of a professedly Democratic
newspaper “to devote something less of
their space to such ephemera as negro
suffrage, reconstruction, Radical domina
tion and so on, and dwell more fully on
industrial topics and local natural
wealth.”
Although prefaced by the insidious re
minder that by pursuing such a course
the Southern people would encourage
Northern capitalists to invest their money
at the South, this counsel on the part of
the World is tantamount to nothing less
than an invitation to the white men of
the South to submit abjectly to whatever
destiny the dominant party may think
proper to provide for them. They are
told, in effect, with the most unblushing
coolness that they will find it to their
pecuniary interest to accept at the hands
of their conquerors not merely political
degradation, hut that it is good for them
that carpet-baggers—the spawn of the
North—shall rule over them and fleece
them, and that negroes shall legislate
for them. They are' expected, as in Ten
nessee under Browulow, or as in Arkansas
under Clayton, to recognize the right of a
State militia, composed of negroes and
“mean whites,” to inVade their domiciles,
plunder their plantations and maltreat
their women and children. They are to
regard themselves as a proscribed people;
taxed, but not represented ; wronged, but
with no power to redress their wrongs ;
humble servitors of their Radical masters;
disfranchised, mere “hewers of wood and
drawers of water,” and political Pariahs
in the land of their birth. They are to
give their States unreservedly over to ras
cality and ignorance ; to aliens who have
come amonpst them to “feed fat an an
ci nit grudge,” and to black uieu who but
a few years ago wore their slaves. Well
may the Montgomery Advertiser say that
such advice “touches our patience and
goes far to provoke our contempt;” that
the things which the World so glibly
styles "ephemera," are all “of vital con
sequence to the Southern people indus
trially, politically and personally;” that
tbe Southern States can never hope to
prosper “until their affairs shall be once
more administered by competent, honest,
eneigetic and truly representative men ;”
and that whilst the disfranchised white
men of the South will not forget to culti
vate their cotton fields, neither will they
cease to remember they were once a free
people.
Knowing these men, as history will
some day or other record tlieir deeds, how
bravely they fought for a cause they Re
lieved to be just, bow patiently they have
endured the utmost malice of their ene
mies, and what a noble perseverance they
have shown in endeavoring to retrieve
their shattered fortunes, it is a gross iusult
to call upon them to barter their birth
right for the bare permission to live and
work, and forgetting all they have been
and all they are, to humble themselves in
the dust before their conquerors, surren
dering as States their equal rights in the
Union, and as men, dishonored names to
those who shall come after them.
TSIK PROFIT FROM THREE-FOURTHS OF
AN ACRE.
The Chronicle and Sentinel, of Friday,
learns from a gentleman residing iu Lex
ingtou, Oglethorpe county, the following
facts with reference to the profit derived
from the cotton product of this amouut of
laud, tilled last year in that village :
“The lot contained not quite nine-tenths
of an acre, and was bordered on both sides
with a row of large Pride of India trees,
which completely shaded the land for
several feet, leaving for cultivation about
three-fourths of an acre. This was plant
ed about the middle of April in cotton —
the seed used being the Moina variety.
The plant had three ploughings, and was
hoed twice. The entire yield was seven
teen hundred aud thirty-two pounds of
seed cotton, which made a bale weighing
530 pouuds of liut. The crop was carefully
handled, put up in a neat package, shipped
to this market and sold for forty cents a
pound.
“The profit was as follows :
One bale, 530 lbs., sold at 40cents per 1b..5212 00
Forty-one bushels of seed sold at $lO per
bushel 410 00
Total profits from three-fourths of an acre. ..022 00
“The expenses were:
Reut of land $5 00
Breaking aud bedding land for planting.... 1 00
Planting 75
Three ploughings 1 50
Twohoeings 1 00
Picking, at 5 cents per pound 8 50
Ginning, packing and expenses to market.. 7 25
Total expenses -...$ 25 00
which, deducted fr*m 022 00
leaves as net profit 597 00
"Here we have a net profit from three
fourths of an acre of land of nearly six
hundred dollars, being at the rate of
about eight hundred dollars per acre.
What a future looms up for the Southern
people, if they will only be wise aud indus
trious iu the use of the splendid advan
tages which nature has given them ! We
do uot pretend to say that eight hundred
dollars can be realized for every acre
planted iu cotton yet awhile, but we see
no reason why, with judicious manage
ment aud a proper system of fertilizing
and rotation of crops, that amount and
much more may not be made iu a few
years. Let every cotton plauter ponder
well these figures. They have a deep and
significant meaning.”
The Circus Tax. —ls not reconsidered
which is rather a daring presumption,
aud not vetoed, hereafter the tax on cir
cuses will be in cities with a population of
10,000 and over, SIOO ; with a population
of 5000 aud over, SSO; and in towns aud
villages, $25.
Fate of a Desperado. —TheCartersville
Express learns that Ritchie, who killed
the Sheriff aud Deputy Sheriff of Pickens
county, recently, was pursued aud over
taken by others, and in the effort to arrest
him, he billed two others, and was killed
himself.
Ramie.— One planter on the Mississippi
offers five hundred thousand ramie plants
for sale; and it is reported that orders for
ramie from all parts of Europe have been
transmitted to New Orleans and Mobile,
offering to purchase the rough fibre at ten
cents in gold.
The Blind Asylum.
A committee of the House of Represen
tatives, at Atlanta, visited, and thoroughly
inspected this institution on Saturday last.
They found everything in the most ad
mirable order, reflecting great credit upon
the energy, ability, and eminent fituess
for li is po-it ion of the Superintendent, Prof.
W. D. Williams. They heard the exer
cises of tiie pupils in the various branches
of study taught them, and expressed
themselves perfectly satisfied with the de
cided advantages obliged to be received
from this course of instruction. Tbe
wants of the institution are still many,
and we are pleased to know that the Com
mittee are decidedly in favor of further
appropriations to further that purpose.
There is no question of the merit of this
institution, and of the great good it has
done, and will continue to do, if properly
sustained, and we hope its needs will not
be neglected.
TROUBLE BREWING.
We find rare reading in the proceedings
of the Convention held last Wednesday,
to count the electoral vote. The National
Intelligencer believes that in its action, the
House was led by those intending mis
chief in the future. It thus gives its opin
ion respecting the purposes of the leaders :
There is an element in the hall hostile
to the Constitution, hostile to law, to
precedent, to honored names and honored
forms, to parliamentary decorum, and a
high standard of personal dignity—a
spirit, too, not over and above friendly to
the incoming administration, which finds
an admirable exponent in General Butler.
He will champion it sturdily in his own
peculiar way, but will take good care to
keep within the pale of the law for fear of
personal cousequenoes; and if lie shall
advo ate secession, as he did in 1860, be
will be certain, as then, not to carry it
into overt act. Nobody knows better
bow to back down or change sides than
this warrior statesman.
And yet he has failed signally iu his
main point, viz: that of a violent, fatal
collision between the two Houses of Con
gress, which should break up the joint
convention in disorder, and thus prevent
the formal annunciation of the vote for
President of the United States. This
point is now gone—the vote is declared,
and “love’s labor is lost.” Pride, passion,
spite, the desire to win aseeming victory,
may now constrain him to goon with the
matter. He is hacked up by quite a body
of followers, and this gives him the stand
ard of leadership he so eagerly courts.
Borne of these know well what he is after,
and would have been quite ready to re
spond to his proposition to dissolve the
joint convention before t lie result of the vote
was formally declared. They sustain him
with a purpose quite as intelligent as his
own. Others follow him, not having the
wit,perhaps,to discover iu this proceeding
tire beginning of a formal opposition toGen
Grant, intended to embarrass his adminis
tration ultimately, and at present to throw
coutemptand odium on the manner of his
election. The idea is to divest it of its
proper prestige, and to create thus the
impression that there is something wrong
and irregular about the result. The
shrewder ones know well what they are
about; they took all the chances, and they
came nearer to a grand success than is
apparent on the surface. They were foiled
by the decision and firmness of the Vice-
President elect, and their best opportunity
is now passed. Their next point of attack
will he, we think, to defeat the repeal of
the civil-tenure bill in the Senate.
A REAL SENS VTION—ATTEMPT TO“SHOOT
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Last evening the whole corps of report
ers and correspondents were filled with
excitement by a rumor that an attempt
had been made to murder President John
son The facts, as we learn them from the
police otlicers, are, simply, that about
-9 o’clock last night a woman attempted to
force her way past the usher in charge of
the door, into the President’s office. Upon
questioning her it was evident she was
was insane. She refused to give her name,
and answered the interrogatories as to her
business, by saying: “I am the arm of
Him who sent me; war is this day de
clared, and I have been delegated by God
Almighty to kill the President of the
United States.” Upon searching her a
double-barrelled pistol was found con
cealed under her shawl. She was takeu iD
charge by Officer Shelton, detailed for
duty at tiie Executive Mansion, and con
veyed to the Central Guard-house, where
a prelimiaWry examination was had by
Justice Clark. From papers in her pos
session it was concluded that her name is
Annie O’Neill, living at the corner of
Twenty-fourth and L stree s, and she was
committed by Justice Clark for farther
examination. The pistol found in her
possession was ascertained not to be loaded.
Subsequently she was visited at thesation
house by her father and sister, from whom
it was learned that she was formally em
ployed in the Treasury Department, and
with her earnings bad purchased tbe
property where they reside. Yesterday it
appears she was notified that her title to
the property was imperfect, being only a
“tax title,” and this information produced
insanity ; the result of which was her visit
to the Executive Mansion. There will be
a further examination of the case this
morning.— National Intelligencer, 1 llh.
A New Style of Boarding House.—
Boston has anew style of boarding house,
the like of which would be very popular
everywhere, we judge. It is eight stories
high, the ba-:ement being a restaurant.
It has a steam elevator and two dumb
waiters, sixty large rooms, with hot and
cold water in every bedroom, a mile and a
quarter of speaking tube, connecting
every room iu the house with the office.
The price of suites of rooms ranges from
S3OO to $2,000 per annum. Oue of its ad
vantages is thus illustrated by the pro
prietor :
“My own bedroom is in the eighth
story, one hundred and fifty feet from the
office. On going home at 3 o’clock to-day
for my dinner, I at once rode in the eleva
tor to my own floor, and suggested to my
wife that we should dine in our own
parlor. Turning to the mouth of the
speaking tube I blew, ringing the bell in
the office, which threw down a silvered
ball that indicated the number of my
room. The clerk at once asked ‘what is
wanted?’ I replied that I would have
such aud such articles for dinner for my
wife and self in fifteen minutes. The
articles were put in a little portable cup
board with non-conducting side, placed iu
one of the dumb waiters at the right time,
and sent up to the eighth floor, giving
notice to the waiter on that floor that din
ner for Mr. Lewis was coming up. The
waiter spread the table and left us in peace
and quietness to dine at our leisure. No
servaut had ascended a single flight of
stairs.”
In No Hurry to Untie the Rope.—
A Washington letter to the Baltimore Sun
says that the impression seems to be gain
ing ground that there will be no repeal of
the tenure-of-office law before the 4th of
March, at any rate. Many Senators,
while they do not absolutely commit
themselves against the repeal, say that it
is better to wait awhile and see what will
turn up. There is just a little feeling of
dissatisfaction beginning tospring upthat
they have as yet been let into none of
Grant’s secrets. So far as is known not
one Senator has been consulted by the
President elect. They say, “If Grant
cannot trust us, how can we be expected
to trust him?” Still, there is a strong
party in favor of the repeal.
Big Price for a Worthless Article
—A correspondent of the New York Jour
nal of Commerce sends to that paper a
detailed statement of the expenses of the
Senate aud House for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, IS6S. The expeuses of the
Senate for the stationery, Congressional
Globes, Capitol police, carriage hire, pav
of employes, etc., amount to $537,784 84 ;
and the expenses of the House to $690,-
906 50 ; showing that the total expenses of
the Senate aud House amount to the enor
mous sum of $1,207,691 34 -
Spreading.— We are sorry to learn that
the cotton mania is spreading. The Co
lumbus (Tenn.) Herald receives intelli
gence that preparations are being made
by the farmers to plant an increased num
ber of acres in cotton this year.
GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER
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COTTON.—-LIGHT BALES CROP SHORTER>
TH \N IT SEEMS.
It is a little remarkable that “cottou men”
have made no allusion through the press,
to tbe undeniable fact that the bales of!
cotton of the crop of 1868-9 are on an !
average considerably lighter than were
those of 1867 -8 This is verified by the
observation and the reports that come
from the large and small markets of this
country.
It is estimated that the difference will
average 30 pounds per bale, which on au
estimated crop of 2,500,000 bales, make a
difference of 75,000,000 pounds, or 150,000
bales of 500 pounds each—thereby reducing
tbe crop to 2,350,000 bales—an item well
worthy of note by manufacturers and
dealers in the staple generally. •
The main reason with the planters for
packing light bales this season is quite ob
vious. At the high ruling price of cotton,
the bagging and rope, or ties, pay about $2
per bale profit, that being tbe estimated
average difference between tbe cost and
the price obtained for these articles, when
sold on or as a part of the cotton, by the
plauter. * E. C. E.
Southwestern Georgia, February, 1869.
Georgia Money Seeking Investment Here.
To the Editors of the Courier: One thousand to
fifteen hundred shares of South Carolina Kailroad
Stock have found owners in the go-ahead city of
Macon, <ia., in the last thirty days; the several par
cels sold this week went there, too. A significant
fact, which stockholders should understand the
meaning of. The Macon <fc Augusta Road, ’tis
said, will be finished in four months, and the en
suing year’s business from that quarter, comiijVAo
Charleston and going back, will be good fJ|r at*'
least $300,000 new income to the South Caniina
Railroad. Some people see quickly a go<Jd#“*r
srain, and seeuru it. Others get despondent; sell
their property for half price, and repent at leisure.
Sharp people over there in Macon, and likely to
make money fast, with Carolina Railroad Stock at
47 cents. Viator.
We find tbe above communication iu
tbe Charleston Courier, of Friday. We
are sorry to see surplus money, that could
do so much good to Georgia and Georgia
enterprises, going to enrich South Car
olina. Wbv not put it in the Macon
&Augustaor Brunswick Railroad? Per
haps tiie South Carolina Railroad may be
the best investment, but if this money was
put in the stock of either of these Georgia
Roads, they might soon be in a condition
to make tbe venture much more profitable
than in the one in question. If Macon
capitalists have any surplus for invest
ment, it strikes us that enterprises, in
which Macon is mo3t vitally interested,
were never in a better condition to be
beuelitte 1 by it than now.
Fra ucl—Perlia ps.
A lot of guano sacks were received here
a few days since from Savannah, appa
rently with tbe official stamp of tbe In
spector of Fertilizers there, Dr. Means,
all right. The Inspector here lias reason
to believe this stamp a forgery, and will
take steps soou to ascertain if it is so. We
have not heard of any such attempts at .
fraud before, but no doubt there will be
others. Dealing in fertilizers has become
such an extensive business, that many
men, not of the right sort, will doubtless
push themselves into it.
The llov Case.
Alfred Hoy was bailed by Judge Cole,
on Saturday, iu the sum of $15,000, to
appear and answer the charge of murder
at the next term of the Superior Court for
this county. As mentioned Saturday, he
is also under bond in the sum of $1,500, to
to answer at the same time the charge of
assault, with intent to murder.
Grant’s Commission as President.—
The following is a copy of the commission
as President, which will be given to Gen.
Grant after the counting of the electora
vote:
Re it known, That the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, being assembled at tkr*e
Capitol, iirthe City of Washington, on the
second Wednesday, being the tenth day
of February, in the year of our Lord eigh
teen hundred and sixty nine, the under
written, President of tiie Senate, did, in
the presence of said Senate and House of
Representatives, open all the certificates
and count all tiie votes of the electors for
a President and Vice-President, by which
it appears that Ulysses S. Grant was duly
elected, agreeable to the Constitution,
President of the United States for four
years, commencing on the fourth day of
March, eighteen hundred ana sixty-nine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Sen
ate, this tenth day of February, eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine.
(Signed) B. F. Wade,
President of the Senate.
A similar commission will be given to
Mr. Colfax, as Vice-President. The com
missions have been prepared by C. C.
Sympson, of the Secretary’s office of the
Senate, and are handsomely written on
parchment.
How to Get Them to Come.— The
Fredericksburg (Va.) News says that re
cently Mr. D. W. Baily, of New York,
who purchased more than a year ago a
farm three miles from that town, wrote to
Horace Greeley, with whom he is person
ally acquainted, aud sent him a copy of
the F. M. and M. pamphlet, and assured
him that Northern men were as safe there
as any other people; whereupon Horace,
on the 30tli, published an extract from the
pamphlet, and behold the result: Mr.
Baily received twenty-eight letters of in
quiry on the 3d, sixteen on the 4th, four
teen on the sth, twenty letters on the 6tli,
and altogether has received over one hun
dred—from Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, etc., in
regard to lands iu this section. It strkes
us that this plau of inducing immigration
is much better aud decidedly cheaper than
by an expensive bureau.
The End.—ln the United States Dis
trict Court at Richmond, on Thursday,
the District Attorney, under instructions
from the Attorney General, in accordance
with President Johnson’s amnesty procla
mation, entered a nolle prosequi in both
indictments against Mr. Davis, and in
those .igaiust Lee, Wade Hampton, Breck
inridge, Lougstreet, Pryor,Seddon, Wise,
Mahone, Early and threphundred others.
On motion of Robert Ould, the Court
ordered that the sureties on Mr. Davis’ bail
be discharged from further custody.
The Right Man for the Place.—
The Hou. A. J. Demarest, claiming a
home in St. Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, is
chairman of the printing committee in
the House of Representatives of that
State. The recent publication of a laconic
note to a colored friend, shows him to be
eminently qualified for the position. It
reads thus: “Keep you i peled lik a
oniun.”
A Sensitive Plant.— Richards, (Rad.
of course,) and Speaker of Brownlow’s
House of Representatives, is a slender,
delicate flower. Being charged with cor
ruption he resigned his position as pre
siding officer, “weeping copiously ”
That “Poverty Stricken” Widow.—
Those who know, declare that Mrs. L’s.
income is S7OOO per annum. Not enough,
however, to support her in “style.”
How many soldiers’ widows have the
seventh part of it?
Appropriate Coincidence. —The re
port of Brownlow’s recent illness and the
proposition to widen Hell-gate were pub
lished on the same day, aud in the same
columns, in the New York papers.
Progress of Ideas.—Sims, one of the
expelled members of the Georgia Legisla
ture, preached for the Rev. Dr. Kirk,
Boston, last Sunday week.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
„ [From the Atlanta Intelligencer.]
Thursday, February 11, 1569.
The Sen ite was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Parker.
Journal of proceedings of yesterday
read and approved.
The President announced uo quorum
present, ami directed the Messenger to
briog in absentees.
A quorum was soon reported.
Mr Hinton recorded his vote, yea, on
the motion to reconsider the action of the
Price's resolution.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRL) READING.
Toexempt from Jury duty certain mem
bers of Fire Companies in Savannah.
Amended by Hc.use, extending exemption
to members of Steam Engine Company
in Rome. Amendment concurred in.
Bill passed and transmitted to the House.
To incorporate the Atlanta Agricultural
Implement Manufactory. Amended by
the House by striking out “ninety-nine
years” aud inserting “thirty year;-,” as
the duration of charter. Amendment
concurred in and bill passed.
To amend acts incorporating the Gas
Light Companies in Augusta and Savan
nah. Passed aud transmitted to the
House.
To extend time for collection of taxes to
first Monday in April. Passed and trans
mitted to the House.
Mr. Smith moved to take up the bill to
encourage the arrest of criminals by provi
ding compensation therefor. Motion did
not prevail.
To provide for electiou of Justices of
Peace aud Constables. Passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from Governor
Bullock, announcing that he signed and
approved several bills.
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING.
*. To define the meaning of act for collec
tion of tax on shows. Judiciary Com
mittee recommend that it do not pass.
After a lengthy discussion, the report cf
the Committee was agreed to and the bill
lost.
To give Justices of the Peace and No
tary Publics, jurisdiction over Court con
tracts. Laid on table.
To amend act incorporating town of
LaFayette. Passed. .
To incorporate the town of Parkersville.
Passed.
Toauthorizs the Ordinary of Stewart
county to draw his warraut for costs due
county officers. Judiciary.
NEW MATTER.
Mr. McArthur—To incorporate the
Darien Banking Company.
Mr. Candler—To amend act for relief of
debtors; to require official bonds of Ordi
naries to be approved by Clerks of Supe
rior Courts.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committees on Finauce, Enroll
ment, Internal Improvements, Agricul
ture and Manufactures, made reports.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Merrell:
For the relief of the Tax Collector of
Haralson county
Referred to Finance Committee.
A resolution referring the bill relative
to the accounts of the late Treasurer and
Comptroller General to the Finance Com
mittee was adopted.
By. Mr. Lester:
Whereas, The Senate is far in advance
of the House in business ;
Resolved, That when the Senate ad
journs to-day, it adjourn to Monday at 3
o’clock p. M.
An animated discussion ensued, in
which Messrs. Holcombe, Nuunally,
Caudler, Harris and Speer participated.
A motion to lay on the table was lost by
the easting vote of the President.
M r. Candler moved to amend by insert
ing that the pay of members, secretary
aud clerks, cease during the recess.
Mr. Holcombe demanded the yeas and
nays on the amendment.
The vote is as follows:
Yeas—Auderson, Burns, Candler, Gra
ham, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe and
Winn—B.
Nays—Brock, Burton, Column, Collier,
Corbitt. Dickey, Fain, Griffin, (6th,) Grif
fin, (21st,) Harris, Hungerford, Jones,
Jordan, Lester, Merrell, McArthur, Mc-
Cutcheu, McWhorter, Moore, Nuunally,
Smith, (36th,) Speer, Wellborn, Welch
and Wooten—2s.
The yeas and nays demanded on motion
to adopt resolution.
The following is the vote:
Yeas—Colmau, Griffin, (21st,) Harris,
Hinton, Hungerford, Jordan, Lester,
Merrell, McWhorter, Nuunally, Speer
and Wooten—l 2.
Nays—Anderson, Brock, Burns, Can
dler, Collier, Corbitt, Dickey, Fain, Gra
ham, Gritfin, (6th,) Hole unbe, Jones,
McArthur, McOutcben, Moore, Smith,
(36th,) Wellborn, Welch aud Winn.—l 9.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
McWhorter and Nuunally.
Senate adjourned. 9
House.—House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantley.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. Barrett—A resolution to request rail
road companies to observe the Sabbath
day in running trains. Rules suspended
and resolution adopted.
Mr. Harper, of Terrell—A resolution to
have a recess from to-morrow until Tues
day 23d, members not to receive pay dur
ing recess.
A motion was made to suspend rules.
Mr. Bryant was opposed; the business
would be finished in two weeks, and he
did not see the use of members going home
and return in so short a time.
Mr Shumate said he concurred in what
had been said by the gentleman from
Richmond.
Motion to suspend rules was lost; yeas
42, nays 61.
The bill creating a Land and Immigra
tion Bureau was before the Committee of
the Whole.
Mr. Saussey said he thought that some
of the members did not understand the
benefits that would result by the passage
of this bill. He explained the bill as he
understood it.
Mr. Shumate spoke against the bill.
He said it would create monopolies, and
that the whole bill was impracticable.
Tiie expense that would be incurred by
this bill would be enormous
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, followed in an able
and argumentative speech in favor of the
bill.
The whole time of the session was con
sumed in the discussion of this bill.
Time of adjournment arriving, a motion
was made that the Committe of the Whole
arise and report progress, aud ask leave to
set again.
Mr. Anderson objected. He said that
the Committee of the Whole could not ad
journ while a member had the floor.
Mr. Shumate and Mr. Seale said they
hoped this question would be disposed of
at once; it had consumed more time than
was necessary.
The motion to rise and report was sus
tained and made the special order of to
morrow, 11 o’clock, Mr. Scott, of Floyd,
having the floor.
The House adjourned.
[From the Atlanta Constitution.]
Friday, February 12, 1869.
Senate called to order by the President.
Prayer by Mr. Adams.
Journal of proceedings of yesterday read
and approved.
Mr. Merrell offered a memorial from the
citizens of Fulton county, praying for the
creation of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READINO.
Mr. Bruton—To incorporate the Inde
pendent Telegraph Compauy.
Mr. Candler—To authorize Judges of
Superior Courts to hear and determine at
Chambers motions for change of receivers,
demurrers, and bills in equity.
Mr. Fain—To retrocede five acres of land
in the city of Atlanta to the heirs of Sam
uel Mitchell.
Mr Hinton —To prescribe a penalty for
refusing to work on roads.
Mr. Griffiu, (21st)—For the relief of
debtors.
Mr. Sherman—To give aid to prisoners
in jail.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To create the Rome Judicial Circuit.
Change the Tallapoosa Circuit, and
change the name of Coweta Circuit to
that of Atlanta Circuit.
Mr. Caudler moved to amend by insert
ing time for holding Superior Court in
Fulton county, “first Monday in May and
November.” Motion prevailed.
Mr. Hungerford opposed, and Mr. Mer
rel sustained the bill. The bill was pass
ed, and transmitted to the House.
To- make it penal for persons not hav
ing a lawful fence to bid or maim stock.
Judiciary committee recommend its pass
age. Agreed to, and bill passed.
To amend act creating Criminal Courts
in each county. Judiciary committee re
commend its passage. Report agreed to,
and bill passed.
To dissolve garnishment under attach
ments. Judiciary Committtee recomend
ed its passage. Report agreed to, and bill
passed.
To amend spetion 4,010 of Irwin’s Code
relative to distress warrauts. Judiciary
Committee recommoud its passage, with
an amendment. Report agreed to, and
bill as amended passed.
To authorize either party in possessory
warrant cases to give uotice of intention
to certiorari, the same serving ars a super
cedeas for ten days. Judiciary Committee
recommend its passage, with an amend
ment substituting “ five” for “ ten ” days.
Report agreed to, aud bill as amended
passed.
To amend the Claim Laws of Georgia.
Judiciary Committee recommend that it
do not pass. Report disagreed to, aud bill
passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Toameud the law relative to tax on cir
cuses.
Mr. Merrell moved to amend by insert
ing that circuses shall pay $25 dollars for
each exhibition in auy county in this
State.
Discussed at length by Messrs. Merrell,
Caudler, Auderson, Speer, Burns and
Fain.
The amendment was rejected, the bill
passed aud transmitted to tiie House.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Following referred to Judiciary Com
mittee:
Sheriff sales paid in advance.
To require fees for advertising.
To auieud au act organizing Criminal
Courts.
To amend law of set-off.
To authorize testators to devise money
or property tq executors as compensation
for services.
To amend act for relief of debtors.
To require the official bonds of Ordina
ries to be approved by Clerks of Superior
Courts.
Following referred to Committee on In
ternal Improvement:
To incorporate the Augusta and Louis
vil e Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Columbus and West
Point Railroad Company.
Following referred to Committee on
County lines:
To change lines between Carroll aud
Paudiug counties.
To change Hues between Twiggs aud
Wilkinson counties.
Following to Committee on Banks:
To incorporate the Darien Bauking
Company.
Following was committed :
To amend au act to secure rents of
homesteads.
Following was referred to special com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Wellborn,
Lester, Dickey, M< ore and Winn :
To prevent monopolies, and assess a tax
of five per cent on. stock owned by one
railroad compauy in another.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To prevent tiie sale of intoxicating
liquors on election day. Referred to Ju
diciary Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The “Enrollment,” “New Counties and
County Lines” aud “Stateof the Republic
Committees made reports.
The Special Committee on the memorial
of Jaue L. Mitchell, through Mr. Fain,
reported by bill, in favor of granting her
petition.
A message was received from the House
aunouucing ceucurrence in a Senate bill.
Messrs. Lester, Graham and Corbitt were
grauted leave of absence.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Wellborn. Lost.
To adjourn till Monday next.
By Mr. Speer. Laid on tbe table.
Requiring in future every Senator ask
ing leave of absence to state number of
days, and if he stays over time grauted,
to foifeit per diem pay for every day’s ab
sence after time granted.
By Mr. Moore—Tabled :
Providing tliat Legislature shall assem
ble on second Wednesday in July, 1870,
and annually thereafter ou the same day.
By Mr. Winn—
That the Joint Committee on the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad he requested to
report at their earliest convenience.
Mr. Burns moved to amend by insert
ing “aud in the event of their failing to
report, all the real and personal property
if the members of said committee shall t>e
made liable, unless they forthwith divide
their pay with certain disappointed par
ties who feel aggrieved in not getting a
full share of the public funds.”
The amendment ruled out aud the reso
lution adopted.
By Mr. Winn— Adopted :
Requiring the Secretary to furnish the
names of all the clerks in his department
when examined and sworn in.
By. Mr. Hinton—Referred to Judiciary
Committee:
To legalize and make valid acts of Justi
ces of the Peace since the adoption of the
Constitution.
By Mr. Wooten —Referred to Finance
Committee :
Instructing the Treasurer to pay princi
pal and interest of outstanding bonds :
By Mr. Smith, (36th)—Adopted :
Requesting the Committee on Education
to report at an early day.
Mr. Corbitt introduced a bill to exempt
blind persons from paying poll tax, which
was read first time.
Senate adjourned.
House.—House met pursuant to ad
journment.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantley.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. Crawford moved tosuspend the reg
ular order of business to take up the bill
to bring ou electiou for members to Con
gress. Motion tosuspend lost.
The unfinished business being the con
sideration of tiie Land and Immigration
Bureau Bill, it was taken up and discussed
before Committee of tbe Whole.
Mr. Shumate moved that the discussion
of this hill be closed at 11 £ o’clock, and
that each member who wished to speak be
allowed only fifteen minutes. Motion
carried.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, having the floor,
continued his speech in favor of the bill.
Mr. Bryant spoke in opposition to the
bill. He did not first intend to say any
thing against the bill, because he thought
it was the claim of the planters, but as he
saw that it was not generally agreed to by
them, he would oppose it, because it
would be too expensive to carry the bill
into operation at the present time. The
best thing that can be done now is the
appointment of a State Geologist. For
eigners are generally Republicans. Asa
political question, this party would be
benefitted by bringing foreigners here;
but he did not want to favor the bill on
this ground.
Mr. Price said he was a friend to immi
gration, and had investigated the biil
carefully with a view lb support it, but
thought it impracticable at present—the
titles in many cases were not good, and
foreigners would not purchase lands.
Mr. Morgan was in favor of the bill
disagreed with Mr. Bryant that there was
not adequate protection to life and prop
erty.
On motion of Mr. Shumate, the commit
tee rose and reported the bill back to the
House, and recommend that it do not
pass.
On motion of Mr. Tweedy, the bill was
taken up before the House.
Mr. Rawls moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
The yeas and nays being called for, re
sulted as follow's : yeas 84. nays 34.
Mr. Turnipseed— A resolution ttiat this
House adjourn after to day, until Tuesday
the 23d iust., and that pay of members
cease during that time. Rules not sus
pended.
Mr. Tumlin.—A resolution that aseat
be tendered Mr. A. Hood, during his stay
intbecity. Adopted.
Mr. Bethuue. —Moved that the rules be
suspeneded to take up the General Jury
bill, which had been amended in the
Senate. Rules suspended and House con
curred in Senate amendments.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to incorporate the Savaunah Bank
and Trust Company. Passed.
A bill to bring on an election of mem
bers of Congress in this State. Parsed.
Ou motion of Mr. Hail, of Glynn, the
rules were suspended to read bills the sec
ond time. Several bills were read and re
ferred .
A message was received from the Gov
ernor approving an act to extend the time
for 'lax Collectors to make returns for
186S.
A bill to alter and amend the charter of
the city of Americus.
On motion of Mr. Hcott, of Floyd, the
rules were suspended to read communica
tions from tiie Governor and Treasurer.
House adjourned till 10 o’clock, to-mor
row.
Saturday, February 13, 1869.
Senate. —Senate called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Mr. Smith, of the 7th.
Journal pf proceedings of yesterday read
and approved.
SENATE BILLS SECOND READING.
To incorporate the Independent Tele
graph Company. Referred to Internal
Improvement Committee.
To retrocede five acres of land in \t
lanta to tbe heirs of Samuel Mitchell
Committed.
To authorize Judges of Superior Courts
to hear and determine at chambers de
murrers to bills in equity, and motions to
revoke orders for ehauge of receivers. Re
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
To prescribe a penalty for refusing to
work on public roads Committed.
For relief of debtors. Referred to tbe
Judiciary Committee.
To give aid to prisoners iu jail. Re
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
To exempt blind persons from poll tax.
Referred to Judiciary Committee
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING.
To incorporate Darien Bauking Compa
ny. Committee on Banks recommend its
passage. Report agreed to ami hill passed
with but one dissentiug voice, aud trans
mitted to House.
To provide for qualification of voters iu
Columbus Tabled.
To provide a jury system. Tabled.
To incorporate the Atlanta Water Works
Company. Tabled.
To incorporate the Atlanta Water Com
pany. Committee on Internal Improve
ments recommend its passage with au
amendment. Tallied.
HOUSE BILLS FIRST READINO.
To amend act inorporatin g City of
Americas.
To incorporate Savannah Bank and
Trust Company.
SENATE RILLS*FIRST READINO
Mr. Wooten —To amend act relative to
arbitration and award.
Also, to regulate payment of Poor School
Fund.
Mr Moore—To change and regulate the
time of meeting of the General Assembly.
Mr. Fain—To authorize E. S. Mann, of
Gordon county, to peddle without license.
Mr. Griffin, (21st) —To more efficiently
preserve peace aud good order on election
days.
Mr. Speer—To repeal sectiou 897 of Ir
win’s RevisecFCode.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Leave of absence granted to Messrs.
Colmau and Griffin, of tbe 21st.
The Secretary reported that iu accord
ance with a resolution adopted on the2sth
of January, lie had appointed a sufficient
number oi clerks, and that tiie same had
not been examined in cousequenee of tiie
sickness of tbe Chairman of tiie enroll
ment Committee.
[Amoug the spectators iu the gallery
we noticed Judge Butt, Geu. Dunniug,
and the widow Gillem.]
The Committees ou Agriculture, Judi
ciary, New Counties, County Lines, aud
Bulks, made reports, which, as they aie
covered by action of the Senate, we omit.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor announcing that he had signed
several bills.
A message was received from tiie House
announcing that that body had passed
several bills.
Senate adourned.
House—House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brantley.
Journal read aud approved.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, moved to reconsider
the action of the'House on tiie Land and
Immigration Bureau bill, lost yesterday,
so as to recommit, hat objectionable fea
tures may be changed.
Motion to reconsider prevailed
Mr. Bryant moved to reconsider the ac
tion of the House yesterday bringing an
early electiou of Congressmen for the 41st
Congress.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor stating that lie had approved the
bill altering and amending tiie tax on cir
cuses.
Also, au act to exteml the charter of
the Savannah Gas Light Company.
Mr. Price said he was opposed to the
motion to reconsider. His district was
without representation now in Congress
there was now a man in Washington
with a certificate from the Governor of
this State that he was elected, when such
was not the case. He was never elected,
and if seated it would be a fraud ou his
people. He could see no reason for re
fqsiijj to bring on this election.
Mr. Hall, of Meriwether—A resolution
requiring the appointment of a special
committee to investigate cliarges against
State officers, of depositing money belong
ing to the State, in certain hanks, and
drawing the interest for their use. Com
mittee to have power to send for persons
and papers. Adopted.
Messrs. Hall, Lane aud Harper, of Ter
rell, appointed committee.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill for the relief of James O. Morton,
of Brooks county. Passed
Mr. Shumate moved to suspend rules to
take up House bill for creation of anew
Circuit to be known as tbe Atlanta Circuit,
which bill has passed the Senate with an
amendment; he moved to concur in the
amendment. Amendment agreed to.
A bill to regulate letting out of convicts.
Passed.
Mr. Bryant moved to adjourn, as thera
was not a quorum present. Lost.
Mr. Saulter moved that the rolled be
called to ascertain if a quorum was pre
sent. Motion prevailed, roll called and
seventy-eight members were present. No
quorum present.
House adjourned till Monday morning
10 o’clock.
AX ORGANIZED BAND OK HORNE THIEVES.
We have received reliable information
of the existence of a regularly organized
band of horse thieves, whose field of oper
ations extends from Lincoln to Pulaski
counties in this State, with au occasional
journey into Edgefied and Barnwell Dis
tricts, across the Savannah river. The
band is an amalgamated one, conforming
to tiie requirements of the Civil Rights
bill, composed alike of both black and
white professionals ; the first being used
as “strikers” or those who actually steal
the animals, while the latter act as what
is known among rogues by the name of
“fences” —tiiose who receive the property
stolen and arrange for its conversion into
currency. The latter wander through
the country, stop on various pretences at
the different plantation aud farm-houses,
discover and mark their destined prey, on
what part of the premises it is kept, what
precautions are taken by its owners or
keepers to ensure its safety, the best
means by which it may be captured, and
then returning to the headquarters of the
League, form a plan of operations and
send out their colored “strikers” by
whom it is to be executed.
From many portions of the section of
of country above mentioned do we hear
of the depredations of these miscre
ants, and we have reason to believe that
they have been operating iu our own
immediate neighborhood ; we would,
therefore, warn all planters and other par
ties, owners of horses and mules, to be on
their guard against these visitations ; let
them observe with a wary eye the actions
of every stranger who may visit their
premises, whether white or colored, aud
see that on every night their horse flesh is
put in a place of security.
[Chronicle and Sentinel.
Narrow Escape prom Drowning.-
As the Rev Mr. Hamilton, of this place,
was crossing a slough, to the east bank of
the Chattahoochee, on PTiday of last
week, his horse and buggy went down so
suddenly into about ten feet of water, as
to wash him and his little daughter com
pletely into the current As he went into
the water, still holding to the reins, the
horse was guided between him and dry
ground, and in attempting to support him
self, by reaching towards the floating ve
hicle, he was several limes carried under.
Although, the horse having swam away,
he took his daughter under his arm and
swam to where he could touch bottom and
was soon on dry ground. Here, however,
his danger from cold, being thoroughly
drenched, was almost as great as it had
just been from drowning, tbe weather be
ing cold and windy. But reaching the
river bank, the cries of his little daughter
arrested the ear of the mate of the steam
er Baudy Moore, who went at once to his
assistance with the yawl of the Moore.—
Here the unfortunate parties were made
comfortable by the kind attentions of Mr.
and Mrs. Belscer. whose services on the
occasion, together with those of the mate
of the Baudy More, are worthy of all
commendation. —Bainbridge Argun.
Tbichinas.— The deatli of four members
of a family named Wilhreeht, in Oneida
county, New York, from trichinasis was
recently’ noticed. A microscopical ex
amination of the muscles of one of the
deceased revealed the presence of myriads
of trichime in an active state. The little
worms looked, under tbe microscope, like
living, writhing snakes. The salt pork
and sausages of which the deceased bad
eaten were full of trichinae in the encrust
ed state. This pork was raised by Mr.
W ilbrecbt, and fattened as usual on corn
and grain. There was nothing in the
conduct or appearance of the animals
when fattening, or the look of the meat,
to indicate disease The sausages were
made of raw meat, and then smoked until
quite black and dry, as is the German
custom, and were eaten without cooking.
PRINTER’S LaTIN.-A local
dieted a sonnet to his mistress • "**
“I kissed her sub rosn.” The coir '
tor knew better than that, and set I" 1
printer’s latin, “I kissed her sub '*
That’s our Devil’s preference, w », ‘
opportunity offers.— Exchange! ta * D
Shoddy Extravagance.—a. ts.
art has sold twenty shawls this seas
New York, worth $3,000 each a t 'V ' n
worth $4,000. One woman lately *
a bill for $20,000 at his store in U P
months. aCOQ PI«of
Poor Fellow ! The Memphis j
lanehe says Mr. J. A. Algood, of
was swindled out of SBS i u that
Wednesday afternoon, by a ° D
man. What business had s n , n< *
_ ** njan uitk
that name in a place like Menip j s -» a
Express Office Robbed. o n v ,
last, the express office, at Greensbor > *
entered and robbed of $250 and a valnl?
pistol. Tiie agent was at dinner »t n*
time. at lh *
I A Small Pox Remedy—a co rr ~
dent of the Stockton, (Cal.) Herald J?'
as* foliowh : *
1 herewith append a recipe, which i
been used to my knowledge in | Ulr ?
of cases It will prevent or Z,' '
small pox though the pittings are tip,
When Jenner discovered cow Zxil p T
and the world of science hurled an
lanehe of fame upon his head, but wh
the most scientific school of nied cini
the world that of Paris-puKtS' Z
recipe as a panacea for small pox it,,!
•and unheeded. It is as unfailing as f»t
and conquers every instance, f
harmless when taken by a well
It will also cure scarlet fever , '
the recipe as I have used it, and cured m -
children of scarlet fever; here it is J” 5 ,
have used it to cure the small pox ■ W |L
learned physicians said the patient m
die, it cured : Sulphate of zinc, one lJ jn
foxglove, (digitalis,) one grain ; half utl "
spoonful of sugar; mix with two tails’
spoonfuls of water. When thorruHilv
mixed, add four ounces of water Tak ’
spoonful every hour. Either disease win
disappear in twelve hours. For a child
smaller doses, according to age If coun ’
ties would compel their physicians t„ u '
this, there would be no need of re9t
houses. If you value advice and A, '
rience, use this for that terrible disease
Sunshine Engine.-w 7 mentioned
some tpneago that the celebrated Krii-*„n
had invented a machine for utilizing the
heat of the sun’s rays. It seems now that
a Frenchman, named Mouchot, lias been
experimenting in the same direction Mr
Louis Figuier, well known for bis popui
lar treatises on geology ami naiurai hi..
tory, has written a communication t<>>
Freuch newspaper, detailing the
followed by Mr. Mouchot, and avering
that the latter has succeeded in aetuaiiv
driving a small steam engine by means of
them. A concave reflector is used to c<in
centrate the sunshine on a boiler (dark
ened with smoke, aud it is computed that
in the latitude of Paris the beat reflected
from a surface of a square metre, or little
more than a square yard, will make »
quart of water, taken at tiie freezing
point, boil iu ten minutes. By the same
calculation, an area of 100 square metres
will furnish as much heat in ten hours a*
can be got from burning sixty poundsof
coal. In tiopical regions, perhaps, the
amount would be still greater. It is evi
dent that we are hereon the track of a
stupendous improvement in the methods
of gaining mechanical power, which, it is
to be hoped, may be successfully followed
up.—2V. Y. Sun.
Hingula r Discovery.—A singular
and, if reporters speak true, very valuable
discovery has just been made at Cincin
nati. It seems that a man upset his kero
sene lantern into bis meal bin, and he no
ticed afterwards that his hogs eat the
damaged feed with avidity. Ibis gave
him an idea, and, by experiment he found
that five weeks feeding with the kerosene
mixture made one of his hogs so fat that
it could scarcely stand. The animal wan
then fried into lard with the following
result: When cool the lard did not con
geal, but the addition of a certain amouut
of potash resolved the contents of the ket
tle into three distinct substances, the first
a light, transparent oil, better than kero
sene or sperm oi', the second a jelly-like
substance, which turned to soap, and last
a small residuum of insoluble muscle.
“John Smith” is the name of the reported
experimenter.— World, lOfA.
Mail Robbed. —Last Monday evening
about one hundred letters arrived at this
postoffice with their seals broken, show
ing that their contents had been previous
ly examined. Upon inquiry our post
master ascertained that they Lad been ab
stracted from the office at Cusseta, Ala.,
about two weeks since, without being
missed by the postmaster at that office;
and on Sunday last, as two gentlemen
were walking in the woods near that
place, the letters were found concealed in
the trunk of an old tree. We have net
learned upon whom suspicion rests.
[ Chambers ( Ala .) Tribune.
Cotton Factory.— I The intelligent cit
izens of Camden and the county of Wil
cox, are moving actively in tiie matter of
establishing a cotton factory iu Camden
The subscription hooks are now open, arid
we are sure the stock will be promptly
taken. There is nothing else will pay so
well. —Selina Times.
FUN AND MISCELLANY.
— A friendly suit— a Quaker’s dress
—Meanness—To tan a dog’s hide
with his own bark.
—An exhaustive account—one that
beggars description.
—The worst kind of education— to
he brought up by a policeman.
—Judy’s advice to ladies — how to
prevent gray hairs: keep your head
shaved.
—Everybody almost complains '■
their gas bills, and yet, it is a light i
pensc.
—A cynic observes that mind is mo
employed in minding other person
business.
—The man who is awfully urbai"
his wife before strangers is genera..-
also “her bane'' behind their back-
—An Alleghany county paper remark*
cheerfully that everything looks favor
able for anew burial-case manufaG •'
in its locality.
—Modern comedy: Mrs. Teazle"
I’m sure i married you for the pu: '•
of motives. Mi*. Peter Teazle —for
purest of metals, ma’am, you mean.
— A citizen of Monterey, Cal., r*-i
to receive a telegraphic dispatch
a neighboring town because the sma
pox was raging there.
—An octogenarian says: “I
born at the wrong time. W hen 1
a young man, young men were “t
account. Now I am old, I
men are of no account.”
—Robert Browning, in his n
poem, speaks of a “peacocks ’'-V.
which is considered an enfringemem
woman’s rights, as represented h\
pea hen.
—An old woman driving a four '!"^.
ed troop into a city was accostd .
young man with. “Good in ' lM ‘ V
mother of donkeys.” The dame
ly replied, “Good morning to you *',
son.”
—The United States have
ebriate asylums, one in Boston,
near Philadelphia, one at Bing
one at Chicago and one at ‘S an
cisco. The two oldest, those in Boat>
and San Francisco, were founaeu -
1857. b _
A colored servant sweeping out ah*
elor’s room, found sixpence ou „ y oU
which lie carried to tbe owner. i(1 be.
may keep it for your honesty • j j oeD*
A short time after he missed hiagm ~f
cil-case, and inquired of bis se _j v
had seen it. “ Yes, sir, ” was the rep,.
‘•And what have you done
“ Kept it for my honesty, sir.
The following advertisement l?t p'j aoo
peared in a country pap er . : fire ..cls^
forte Makers—A Lady keeping (Jes jrpu3
school, requiring a good P‘? n "> 1 < a
of receiving a daughter of the aw>
exchange for the same ”