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GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER MACON, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1860. THK FUTURE PRODUCTION OF COTTON. \ The New Orleans Commercial Bulletin Is inclined to the opinion that although the favorable results of last year’s crop of cotton have induced efforts#, towards a still of the staples the .Jerseiit year, it is very questionable whether the actual increase will be con siderable, or even appreciable. There is land for the pui pose in unlimited abun dance, but there is no proportionate sup ply of agricultural labor. Indeed, there is reason to suspect that the resources of the latter now at hand iu the South have reached the maximum of development, from which there will be more tendency to deeliue than to increase. We refer es pecially to the freedmen hands who have constituted the bulk of plantation labor ers in the cotton-growing enterprises cf the past three or four years. Time is proving in this country what it has proved iu Jamaica, in Hayti, iu Africa, that the free negro has no more relish for contin uous labor in the fields in the long, lan guid summers of tropical aud quasi-trop ical countries, than the free Caucasian ; and by some judges he is regarded as having much less, and as being particu larly repugnant to plantation labor as long as there are open to him lighter occupa tions, or other modes of living more con ducive to the dolce fur niente existence of a big sunflower nodding in the breezes, which is poetically supposed to fulfill the Ethiopian’s dream of terrestr.ai happi ness. Turning to such elements of white !a||L as are now in the South, we shall rtiDul them tending to development in mechan ical aud manufacturing directions rather thau agricultural. Henceforth moreaLd more of Southern industry will be devoted to the manipulation of Lotion after it is grown, ami it is not impossible that in ten years oue half the value of the Southern export of cottou will be in tbe shape of cloths or yarns turned out of Southern factories. The impending change will promote the substantial wealth of the South, but, as the situation now stands, it must necessarily divert capital and labor from the cultivation of the fields to a va riety of home manufactures, andj there- Yore, must tend to limit the production of cotton. There can scarcely, then, be a consider able increase of the cotton crops of the South hereafter, gradual or otherwise, without the importation of labor from abroad, and it must, we imagine, be drawn from China or India, if it is to be had at all. It hardly seems to have occurred to those who write glowing pictures of the future trade between the United States and China that the latter couutry con sumes nearly the whole of its vast produc tions, and that it has a considerable sup ply of no exportable value except its sur plus labor, which is almost incalculable. Itis reasonable to suppose that when the trade between the two countries shall be urged into the largest activity by Pacific railway communication, Chinese immi grant ia'oor will flow copiously over into tbe great basin of the Southwest, where it will find a better openingand meet with a more friendly reception thau iu higher latitudes where it will collide with the in tolerant competition of white laborers. [communicated] MACON AMD HER R YILKOADS. About twelveyeais ago, a Railroad Con vention was called to meet at Clinton for the purpose of taking into consideration the practicability of building a railroad from Macon to Augu-ta. At that time many thought it a wild aud unprofitable scheme, hut now it appears that within a few short mouths this road will be com pleted, and the engine aud cars reach their western terminus. About tbe same time the project was on foot for constructing a road from Macon to Brunswick, ami from what I am able to gather through the newspapers and other sources, T find that road in a few months will be finished, and the cars ruuning from Macon to Brunswick. It is generally eonceeded that both these roads will pay very profitable dividends. These roads, with those already built, will ttive Macon a commercial importance scarcely ex celled by any interior town. What is now wanting in railroad enter prises, to complete her future successful dqjdiuy, is a road direct from Macon via Thomastou to West Point, on the Chat tahoochee. This road would pass througli n wealthy and influential section of the State, and throw into Maeon an immense travel and trade, while it would prove an important feeder to the other roads men tioned. By a glance at the map you w ill per ceive that this road, after "reaching the Chattahoochee, might, aud doubtless would, withiu a comparatively short pe riod of time, be xtended to Napoleon, on Lite west bauk of tbe .Mississippi, in Ar kansas,. and at tbe point where the Ar kansas river empties its almost unlimited travel aud trade into tiiat great river. Now, that your merchants aud business men are using their heat energies to se cure and promos every object that may contribute to tbe welfare and general pros perity of Macon, would it not he wise on their part to contemplate the great bene fits that would he derived from tiiis project, anil give the subject that favora ble consideration which the writer thinks its importance merits? Should any ob jection he raised on the ground of the proximity of this road with the Macon & Western or Southwestern you can re fer them to the same proximity that ex ists with Hie Macon & Augusta to the Cen tral aud Georgia roads, or to any of the Otiio, Indiana or Illinois roads to each other, all of which are doing a profitable business. Engine. Gor> Bi.ess Him!— We find the follow ing paragraph in the Washington City Express of Thursday last: Uen. Hobart /?. Lee. —This distinguished geutlemau was among the passeugers who arrived last evening at six o’clock on the through train from the South. He was met at the Potomac Ferry wharf by a per sonal friend, wito escorted him to the Bal timore depot. Gen. Lee goes to Baltimore, with many other delegates from Virginia, in the interest of the Virginia Valley ami Lynchburg and Danville Railroads. He looks hale and well, aud continues to de vote ids time and energies to the material interests of his State and country. Ex-President Johnson.— Mr. Johnson passed through this city yesterday. The lutelligeuceof the death of hisson reached him at Athens, Ala., on Friday, when he started immediately for home via Colum bia a:;d Nashville. He readied home yes terday iu time for the burial, which took place, we presume, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Joltosou is looking quite well, and, but for the intelligence be received, would have remained iu Middle Tennessee sev eral days longer. Knoxville Press <i Herald, 25th. To Eesion.—The Louisville Courier- Journal’s Washington special, of Satur day, says that Secretary of the Navy, Borie, will soon resign, on account of ill health. After having filled all the offices at his disposal, with persoual friends, aud given Admiral Porter, his brain provider, an opportunity of settling alj bis oiu grudges against brother officers in the Navy, Borie feels that his mission has been accomplished, aud thus there is ne cessitated another draw iu the G. G. G. F. The Great Storm.— Telegrams to the Western Press, from New York, New England and the Canadas, report very ex tensive ruins, aud the couutry almost sub merged. The destruction to property is reported as being very great. To BE Hdng.—Parshal, the hotel beeper at Courtiand, Alabinaa, who shot and killed Conductor Oats, of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, some time since, it as been convicted of murder in the first degree aud sentenced to be hung. Measles.—Girard, for the want of something else la do, is having the measles. Men, women and children are attacked by it. it is easily controlled.— The disease is plentiful on this side of the tiver.—Columbus Sun, 2 2d. THE QUARREL AMONG THE FAITHFUL. We find in Die Radical paper published at Atlauta a long reply to a pamphlet issued by Potash Farrow, while at Wash- j ington City, recently, and addressed to Mr. Dickey, a State Senator from Upper Georgia. The reply is credited to, and fathered by the Rev. J. H Caldwell, pu tatively of La Grange, a shiniug light in the Radical church, both spiritual and temporal, aud at -present their candidate for Congress in the Third District. We will do the parson the justice to say that he makes a good argument—which he couldn’t well help with the material at hand—aud that he fully and trium phantly refutes every statement made, aud every effort at argument advanced by Potash. He also lets a great deal of day light in upon dark places where Bullock and his gaug have been working, and fixes the status of certain parlies whose position has been a subject of much “loil” discussion —notably McCay, and McWhorter, Speaker of the House. Upon this branch of his discourse we quote the parson as follows: ROBEHT L. Ml VHOKTEB, Speaker of the House of Representatives. lie ruled out twe.ni y-nine colored members of the Georgia Legislature in a body from voting, when their own right to seats iu that body was contested, and afterward came to Washington to favor a mea sure which was ostensibly designed to have them restored. That the conspirators took him in to aid them in their plot is a proof that some other mo tive was at tlie bottom of it. In company with Farrow lie headed a delegation in a visit to the President to eudorse the Governor’s “course,” ask that immediate action should be taken by Congress w ith reference to Georgia, and urging the passage of the Butler Rice bill. I have seen u card in some of the papers from this gentleman, in which, alluding to a notice of the visit, which appeared in a Republican paper of Washington, he says: “I see that it lias been an nounced through the public pie-s tl.at I made a political visit to General Grant. This is certainly ririnistako. My mission to Washington has uothyig ■Lit relating to that question.” " am willing to allow him the full benefit of Bin denial as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough He does not deny the visit. Will he now deny it? He does nut deny that the delegation, heatled in part by himself, “endorsed the course of Governor Bullock.” Will lie now deny that he did endorse it? He does not deny thattiic dolega tion “urged the immediate consideration of the status of Georgia by Congress,” and that “they expressed themselves in favor of the Bullcr-lliee bill.” Will he now deny it ? He does not deny that he kept company with the couspirators, and avoided as much as possi .de the company of the true Georgians who were opposing them. He does not deny that when asked by some of the latter class to go with them before the Reconstruction Committee to remonstrate against the Butler bill he refused to do so. When the people of his State know ttiat he did absolutely nothing to prevent the passage of a bill that would have crushed out the last vestige of life and liberty in Georgia, they will hold justly that lie was with, “aiding and abet ting,” if he was not one of the conspirators, n. K. M OAT, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Geor gia. I regret to have to mention this gentleman’s name. I have always esteemed him, have sympa thised witli him in the sufferings which in common we have endured as co workers in the great effort to reconstruct the State. But he was iu Washing ton, was with the conspirators, aiding them with his counsel, and held little or no intercourse w ith the true friends of Georgia. Justice requires that he should be named, and on a question of this char acter I cannot spare him. Well may every Geor gian exclaim, et tu Unite! These were preceded, attended, or followed up by a host of persons of smaller note. Some of them were “servile retainers” of His Excellency, some were “irresponsible adventurers,” some were drawn forward with promises of getting offices ■‘under the new administration,” to be deceived, abandoned, and disappointed by their seducers, and some were “lewd fellows of the baser sort.” All came, however, to make an imposing array of numbers, to “yelp out second handed notes” that something must be done with Georgia! One of them expressed his idea finely when he said to an other who had ju-t arrived, “You've coine justiu time to see Georgia go up the spout!” Bullock aud his gang were defeated, as the couutry knows and rejoices over, and so their next move was on the various De partments where “loilty” was being re warded by sops of office. There, as the parson confesses, almost with ungodly words, they were more suecessful, aud managed to have such appoiutmeuts made in Georgia as they pleased. How Bullock recommends applicants for office is thus set forth by the parson : The papers on file at the different departments reveal some curious facts. Take, for example, a ease in the department of the Postmaster General: Butloekites Nos. 1, J and 3, all want the same post office—say at Confederate Cross Roads. They all apply to His Excellency (His would-be Supreme Majesty) for recommendations each for the same place. But Bullockitcs Nos. 1 and 2 are members of the Legislature, aud the prudent Governor, pos sibly anticipating the need of their services here after in that body, studies out a plan to keep them there until he needs them. Can any one imagine what that plan is? Let him step into the office of the First Assistant and call for Confederate Cross Roads. Tbe bell rings, a messenger appears, the papers are ordered, aud in they come. Now look for Bullockite No. 1. There it is. Open and read the inside. “Builockite No lis a first rate fellow, all right, wants P. O. at C * R , ought to h ive it— must have it.” Signed “R. B. B.” Fold it up. Look on the outside. That is only the “briefing” at the top—look towards the bottom—“l do not want you to appoint B. No. 1 to C. * R., he’s a member of the Legislature, aud I need him there. You must appoint B. No. 3, he’s not a member. K. B. B.” “All right,” says P. M. G., “that settles it.” Now, look for B. No. 2. All right inside, just like No. 1. Outside, ditto. If either of the B’s get C. * R. it will be No. 3, because lie is notfa mem ber of tlie Legislature. And this i- what R. B. B. docs, assisted by the “law officer of the crown.” It was in this way that a number of poor crea tures were lured hither, merely to beat tnegong for the would-he-Autocrat, to be deceived, deserted, and betrayed. The only comfort their shrewd master could give them in their disappointment was a promise to “provide for them in some other way." OONCLUSUOX. It is time to expose villainy. There is enough exhibited here to enrage any people, not in tlie condition of Georgia. If such couduct were at tempted by tlie chief officials of any Northern State, what would the people do to them ? But our peo ple must uot he ra->h. Their peril is immineut. Let them bide their time; tie patient and endure the pressure of existing evils. The day will come when they will be emancipated from them. A re action will take place. The most extreme men in Congress are beginning to see it. They know that the reconstructionists of Georgia worked in good faith. They mean to stand by them against the at tempted tyranny of a few ambitious officials. Let the people be careful to do nothing to afford them any pretext to renew their efforts. They will not have the hardihood to appear in Washington next December. If they do, they will be spewed forth as a set of pestiferous wretches who deserve noth ing hut scorn. Let the people be patient and pray for peace. Itis time indeed to expose this villiany. It has been time every day since the foul faction of whom both Bullock and Cald well were original members, first dared to commence its machinations against the life and honor of Georgia. We take some credit to ourself forearly enlistment in the work, and faithful service from that hour to this. What we have said of Bullock aud his fellow couspirators, one who has plotted with them corroborates. We pub lish his evidence as part of the history of the times, aud to siaud as a perpetual wit ness of the righteousness of every denun ciation we have ever levelled at these con spirators against the public peace aud safety. We shall continue tbe fight, whether the parson, moved thereto by what has never been known yet fail iu mollifying a really “loil” man—a dip into the spoils pot—makes up with his former allies or not. In the meautime we have him on the record. Terrible Railroad Accident.— Ntw York, April 23. —A horrible accident is reported on the Long Island R.ilroad The train which left Hunter’s Point at 10 o’clock this morning, when about one mile east of Jamaica, ran off tbe track when going at the rate of about twenty miles an hour. Six passengers were iu stantly killed, fifteen others severely in jured, two or three mortally. Every per son iu the rear car were either killed or injured. Among the killed were two women and an infant. The cause of the accident was a broken rail. Among the passengers killed are Wm. Pushman, President of the Atlantic Bank, Brooklyn, and P. Strauuton, a railroad contractor! Among the injured is Mr. Craig, of East Thirtieth street, in this city, who was badly cut about the head, and also had his hip dislocated. Another account says there were fifteen in the last car, which was broken into splinters and eiglit persons killed. The brakeman was killed, as was a child named Adams. The parents of the latter were terribly injured and cannot survive. Tbe killed and wounded were moved to Min cola aud Jamaica, and everything done to alleviate tbe sufferings of tbe injured. How He Took It.—lt is said that when the character of Mr. Chandler’s speech was explained to Mr. Thornton, the British Minister, lie laughed scornfully, and exclaimed, “Pshaw! very good speech to tickle Yankee D mdle’s vanity, hut nothing more in it Vox elprceterea nihil. Amer.ca can’t afford to go to war with us, you know, and weshau’t be frightened by threats of that kind." GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. STATE NEWS. Georgia the Best Place Yet.—We had a conversation a few days since witn a gentleman who has spent thousands or dollars, since the war, in search of a better home than Georgia. He has now come hack, aud sa\s he expects to he buried n his old uat ive State. No where could be found a home half so desirable. He spent several mouths in British and Spanish Honduras. At first he says that country was iuviting, and he thought it the home ,for the impoverished people ot the boutn aj'. Orates, Illstio which flesh is heir to in that country ai*e not to he seen at the first glance. One has to remain there for a time to be convinced that it is not the home for any one except the na tive. To all he says don’t go to Honduras We expect a letter from him io a few days in which he willspeak forhimself. But we make these statements in advance, as he seemed to fear that before he could have time to prepare his letter, some might leave, as he did, lured by the bright pic ture held up by designing parties.—ten tral Georgian, 22d Broke Jail.— Last Wednesday even ing as Mr. Hugh Hall, sheriff, opened the outer door of tlie jail to give the inmates their supper, the door was forced violently agaiust him, throwing him to the ground, and a burly negro prisoner rushed out and made for the woods, taking the pre caution to put the jail between himselt and Mr. Hall. By the time Mr. Hall re gained his feet the negro bail a considera ble start. Mr. Hall fired three shots at him without effect. Mr. Dan Dennis also fired two or three shots, but with the same result. The escaped prisoner’s name is Douglas Wright. He was iu jail for breaking open a store at Box Bpring. [Talbot ton Gazette, 22d. Heavy Rain.—On Monday night last this vicinity was visited with a heavy thunder storm. The rain fell in torrents. We learn from some of tlie farmers that their crops have been much injured—tlie cotton and corn being washed away.— rshotild such disasters lie repeated, or a frost overtake the young eottiSi this mouth, the loss will be irreparable, as tiiere is great scarcity of seed throughout the country — lbid. From the Country.—ln conversing with our farmers and planters from va rious parts of the country, we learn that the recent cold snap has more or less in jured their crops, and i hat the fruit crop is materially injured. The majority of our plauters have finished planting, unless it should be necessary to re-plant some crops which have been killed by the frost. As a general thing our planting friends have had Cotton-on the brain, to some extent, and a larger area of laud has been planted in cotton than in corn and other giains, although we believe that tbe most of our planters have planted corn enough to sup ply their own wants, although they will have hut little if any for sale. The wheat crop of the country is by no means prom ising. We are plea ed to say that tlie freedmeu are generally working well, and we hear but few complaints of bad conduct on their part. [Greensboro Herald, 21d. Meningitis. — We are pained to an nounce the death of Mr. Ezekiel M. Park, son of Dr. Columbus M. Park, who died of ttiis disease in our city on Tuesday morning last. Young Park was one of our most promising young men, and bis death is universally lamented by our citizens. We regret to learn, also, that our fellow citizen, Mr. W. T. Doster, has two young children who are sufleriug from the same disease, anil that other cases are reported. We know of no preventive for it, but would advise great prudence, and temper ance iu all things. Since placing theabove iu type we learn that Mr. Doster’s little boys, wiio are un der the medical care of Dr. J. E. Walker, are much better, and are likely to recover soon.— lbid. Crops in Henry County.— The wheat erop looks remarkably well ail the way from Griffin to McDonough. Much of tlie corn is up and looks very well. A large amount of ground is planted in corn and wheat. The farmers are just commencing to plant cotton. The ground is generally iu good fix, and a large amount of fertil izers are being used. Farm houses, out houses and fences have been repaired aud put in order. Ditches are being cut through many of the rich swampy bot toms, and all things betoken increasing prosperity and thrift among the farmers. Griffin Star, 23d. Newnan Mineral Spring. —Frequent notices of this valuable spring may cause some who are not aware of its real merits, its wonderful remedial powers, to think that we are playing a game of “brag.”— This is not really our object. We wish the people who are afflicted with disease to experience its heuetits, and therefore write often. Dr. F-d. Bmiih, of this place, has permitted us to see an order for several dozen bottles of this water. Where do you suppose the order came from? Not from Atlanta nor from LaGrange, for both of these places seem satisfied with their own waters. That order came from the city of New York.— People's Defender, The Late Rains have produced a heavy freshet iu our rivers, but as luck would have it, tlie rivers are not as high by about five feet as in‘lß6l If the river had reached its highest point, the damages to the wheat, corn and cotton crops would have been immense. From this point down, we do uot suppose that more than one-half of the wheat ciop is under water, but from Rome up, the river has teen much higher than at this poiut, and our understanding is that all the low lands are overflowed, consequently the damages are much greater thau below this point. Considerable damage to tbe fencing will result from tbe present rise, and of course our river farmers, owing to the scarcity of labor, will be thrown hack two or three weeks with their crops, if they do not have to abandon a great portion of the lands planted. Io aud about (he city very few have been injured by the high waiers. We have not been able to get much in formation from tlie country of a reliable nature. The mill of Mr. J. J. Cohen is about half under water, and his milldam is not to be seen. He will be damaged, but to what amount we are not able to say. —Home Commercial, 23 d. The Fields “Look far greener than ever.” Never was prospect more cheering than that which the wheat fields now present. Should there be no future disas ter the crop will abundantly reward the farmer for the increased care and skill be stowed upon it. The first planting of upland corn is just making its appearance above ground. The farmer is generally forward with his work. Cotton is being planted, but not, as we feared, to such an extent as to en danger a sufficiency of more important crops. Sorghum will be produced to a considerable extent, but not as largely as it will be in future years. Arrangements have been made, near Marietta, to pro duce sugar from the forthcoming crop which will add greatly to the cultivation in future. All tilings considered the agri cultural prospect is highly inspiring to Lite farmer.— Marietta Journal, 23 d. Death of Col Sumner J. Smith.—We regret to learn that this able and esieemed gentleman died at his residence iu Banks county last Saturday. He had been in bad health for some time. Col. Smith was a man of fine ability, aud exalted personal worth. He served in the Georgia Legisla ture about tbe year 1859, from Towns county, and was a leader in the debates of that term. He was ardently devoted to tbe cause of the Confederacy, and raised a regiment early in the war. His health failed, aud he returned home, where he has led a lifeof close retireraeutever since. New Churches.— Toe Methodist; de nomination has nui t a comfortable brick church since the war, the Presbyterians are about finishing a handsome edifice, the Catholics are exerting themselves to erect a sanctuary, and we learn tiie Bap tists contemplate building anew house of worship, while the Cumberland Presbyte rians are energetically striving to lay the foundation for an increased membership, and Lite Episcopalians project a temple of their faith, in our city. We wish them all a clear sea and fair breeze. This is a good field for faithful sbeperds.— lbid. The Weather and the Crops.—The late cold snap nipped the early corn and retarded the tender vegetation. But the fine weather now upon us will soon revive every growing thing. The wheat crop, as a general thing, is very promising. But little complaint we hear from any part of the county. Cotton planting is almost over, and we are inclined to believe that more grain has been planted titan was at first intended.— LaOranye Reporter, 23 d. Good for Dalton.— Several saw mills have recently been put in operation, and morearecontemplated. The priceof lum ber will be brought down, while the de mand is constantly increasing. More im provements are goiug on in Daltot) than ever before, aud ere the frosts of another winter, our city will hardly be recognized by strangers.— Dalton Citizen, 23 d. attempted Assissihatipn.— On Sum* pay evening last a young niajj, the son <n James King, |’ho reside» near Bpriug Creek, in tins counlyftfhile4*alkingalong the road leading from Cloud’s Bridge to Cloud’s ferry, was shot at by an unknown person, the hall passing through a meal bag he was carrying oil his shoulder, justt missed his breast. The boy turning suddenly, saw the would-be assassin running from him, bit he was unable to identify his retreating figure ; nor could he tel! whether it wa" a J white or Ida/./ *an,. The hoy Stays, that! tliftffilU’Bvl. .’e W--..Lud a gun cap b&tJl twice near him, as he was passing the | same road, but he could see no one. [liairibridge Argus, 24 th. The Crops. —The planters in this sec tion, with but few exceptions, have plant ed their cottou seed very early, the reason is to shield themselves if possible, against the ravages of the caterpillar. The result is, a poor stand is generally complained of. The seed planted in the bottoms, ow ing to the beating rains we have had this spring, have not come up at all or very partially ; and the late frosts and cold days have had an injurious effect upon tbe col ton which lias come up. The stand of corn is better than cotton, although that is not as good as usual. The crops generally, are much farther advanced than they commonly are so early in the season. Borne corn fields have been plowed and boed over, and the cotton in others is being chopped out The oats continue fine.— lbid. Terrific Storm.— On Tuesday morn ing last, about day-light, a terrific storm of wind and rain passed over this sectioD, prostrating trees and fences, and blowing down gin-houses aud cotton-screws, and otherwise seriously damaging the inter ests of our farmers. We have not yet learned the extent of the storm, or of the injury sustained by it. It was tlie hardest blow we have had for many years.— lbid. Death of Col Thacker Howard.— Cos!. TLacker Howard, oue of our oldest and most esteemed citizens, died at his residence near this city, on yesterday morning. He had been iu bad health for some tiiAe, and was over seventy years of age. He was a brother of Major John H. Howard, deceased, and 1ea.,.-v behind, be-j sides a widow and several children, a very large circle of relatives and ■' [Columbus Son, 2ott. Accident. — We regret to learn, froia a private letter ’o in this city, that Dr. J. B. Randall, fo> inerly of tins place, had his collar bone broken by be ing thrown from a buggy, a few dayssince, near his residence io Jefferson county. [Arnericus Republican, 28 th. COL. B. G. LOCKET I'S SYSTEM —.NO. 3 Hiring and l*a\fu£. Col. Lockett hires exclusively by the year, and pays iu greenbacks at iheendof each quarter. He classifies laborers aud hires accordingly, stipulating the wtgts for first, second and third classes; aud j adds thereto one ration—four pounds of bacon and one peck of meal to the laborer, per week. He ignores tbe co partnership or share plan altogether, aud the peace, good order, contentment aud success of his plan demonstrate it as the true policy. When lie has contracted with tbe !a -- rer. he simplifies tlie contract by reduc ing the amount sgreed upon to per diem pay. T ius, if he agrees to nay a first class hand sl7o for the year’s work, he runs tbe working days through it, and (he laborer learns that he is to get 58 cents per day, or $3 38 every Biturday. This simplifica tion is not only necessary to enable tlie simple minded laborer to.keep bis own accounts, but is necessary t i enable the j manager to keep a correct tint * book, for the time is still further divided into hours and half hours, and the laborer knows that he is docked by the manager fir every hour aud even half hour he Gees during working hours. 1 iris system stimulates a determination I on the part of first-class bands to retain that high distinction, and operates as an I incentive to tlie lower classes to merit ! promotion ; while the docking, or as they | call if, “ducking,” inspires a wholesome j fear of falling short of the $3.38 at the , close of the week. The ration is furnished only to the reg- I ulariy hired laborers, but provisions are i kept on the place and furnished to them | for the non-laboring members of their | families, at an advance on cost just sufli j cient to cover expenses aud interest on j money expended therefor. Comfortable houses are provided for j their lamilies free of charge, and garden | spots are al otted to them. At the end of each quarter the pay rolls and money are r ady, and every laborer is paid the last cent that is due. No store accounts or other indebtedness are rung in in payment, but what is due is paid up iu money, and a whole day is allowed them to frolic and spend it if they choose. They are permitted to use tlie mules and wagons aud go whithersoever they please. Os course they all go to town—except, perhaps, a few of the more provident atui thrifty—have a good time, spend their money, and rejoice in the privilege. Whenever a laborer disobeys the man ager's orde's, or fails in any way to do his duty, and there is a conflict between him and the manager, he has the right of ap peal to Col Lockett, who is the final judge, and who is as scrupulous aud rigid iu meting out justice as the most impartial judge that ever wore the ermine. This every laborer in his employment knows full well, aud he knows too that when the decision bids him go, it is irreversible,aud that he must go. These rules work harmoniously, pre serve discipliue, encourage industry, and promote contentment ajid happiness. The burthens of the field are borue with cheer fulness, work is performed with a quick step and light heart, and employer and employe reciprocate care for each other’s interest aud due regard for each other’s welfare.— Albany News, 23d. ACCIDENT AT THE CIRCUS-HERR LINGEL BIT UV THE LIONESS. An incident occurred Tuesday night at the circus, corner of Bourbon aud Orleans streets, which nearly became a tragedy, ft is well known to our people that Herr Lingel, the lion tamer, at the close of the performance enters the cage of the lions. For more than a year past the liouess has had a great antipathy to him, aud has more than once attacked him with savage ferocity. At Madison, Indiana, last sum mer, site came very near billing him, aud as if still remembering tbe advantage then obtained, she last night made a. sim ilar attack, which came as near being fa tal. For some time before entering the •lens tiie lions exhibited great uneasiness, aud when the lion tamer mounted the ladder which led into the cage the lioness assumed a position which threatened au immediate attack. Undeterred by this manifestation of hostility, the iron-nerved performer threw open the door and darted in. For a mo ment the scene was thrilling. The lions Beemed mad with rage, aud sprung from o ie side of the cage, in apparently ungov e liable fury. Tbe lioness was particular ly spiteful, aud sprung at him more than once witii open mouth, but tbe mesmeric power of tiie eye controlled her, and she as often retreated into tiie further corner of the cage, growling sullenly. Compell ing the lions to go through their usual performance, Herr Lingel was about re treating from tbe den when tiie lioness, as if possessed with sudden fury, sprung at him and clutched his knee in her teeth. The audience were appalled. The shrieks of women mingled with the shouts of men. Everybody expected to see the man tom limb from limb. But with admirable presence of mind he succeeded in releas ing the hold of the animal and retreated from the cage. Although dangerously wounded his injuries are such as will not preclude his speedy recovery. It is but a few days since one of tiie lions in the cage eutered by M’lle Ella Eugenia attacked hnr, inflicting a painful wound in her hand. Notwithstanding all this, neither of them appears at all intimidated, aud will renew tHeir performances as soon as their wounds will permit.— New Orleans Picayune, 23rd. Across the Continent. Chicago April 2lst. Galveston Mooney arrived in this city tit is afternoon via Pacific Road in eight and a half days from Sau Fran cisco, including nine hours staging thirtv eight hours delay in making connection and three hours and twenty minutes on slow moving of the construction trains. At the euds of the two roads on tbe 17th instant, there were hut fifty miles of road rw, ImejUn l m ejUn i tl ° n oftbe Union and Centra! Pacific tracks would beconmleted by the Ist of May, thus forming aeon in uous railroad across the continent from Pastport, Maine, to San Francisco, a dis tance of very nearly S.bCQ tpiles. Two More.—Bout well has appointed two more negroes to office in the Treasury Department. He sticks them all fu the room of the chief clerk of the Third Au ditor s office. Fortunately for that official SAD DEATH FROM A GOAL OIL LAMP EX PLOSION. The particulars of tlie painful death of j Mrs. Benedict, formerly Mrs. Montcure, j of the Belle Air Plantation, some twenty- j eight miles below New Orleans, by the ; explosion of a coal oil lamp, in the latter j part of last month, we believe bave not as j yet been "published. The lady who met ! tier death so suddenly, aud yet so calmly, ] occupied a high position in society, for ! which she was eminently fitted by birth, education and accomplishments. J Mr. Benedict, her husband, had left the plantation for a visit to the city upon business, aud Mrs. Benedict, with her little babe, hairjust retired to lest for the night, when the accident occurred which proved so fatal. A coal oil lamp was burning upon a stand by the bedside, and when the lady had seen that her little one was tucked iu and cared for, she leaned forward and with her hand upon tbescrewof the lamp, turned it down, at the same time blowing down the chimney to effectually extin guish the lingering flame. In an instant the blaze which had been forced down into the lamp ignited the oil, resulting in au explosion, ttie burning fluid covering the night clothes of the lady and spread ing itself over the tied. Mrs. Benedict’s screams attracted the attention or a nurse in an udjofning apart ment, who, rushing, in seized the babe, whose night clothes were also on fire, aud left tiie room iu a slate of terror which seemed to have paralyzed her. Mrs. Benedict, with great presence of mind, wrapped the bed clothes about her to suffocate the fire, but finding that this would not do, she left the bed and room, and ran down a flight of stairs into the parlor, where she endeavored tostille the flames with the rugs and other woolen ar ticles she could get hold of. Btili the fire demon clung to her, literally scorching her to death by inches, and at last, in the frenzy of despair, she rushed from the house out into the night, and across the fielri, past the sugar house to the and welling of the overseer, who, aroused by her cries, opened the door and hurried her into his wife’s apartments. The poor lady, around whom linens were quickly thrown, saturated with oil. was |<>ue living mass of IfSlYis; but for air this, and feeling that she had but a little while to live, she talked as calmly as she was wont to do before the terrible accident had happened. The overseer, at her direction, left at once fir the house, and succeeded m put ting out tlie lire and securing certain val uable papers, the place of keep! og of w hieh Lad been detailed to him by Mrs. Bene diet, with a calmness which was wonder ful iu oue writhing iu the agonies of death. Couriers were immediately dispatched above and below the plaulati >n, tor medi cal aid, aud also for Mr. Benedict, iu the city, but in a few tiours tile sufferer had passed away to i lie better land.— New Or leans Dicayuue, 20 th. THE GREAT STORM AT ST. I.OLIs. Br Louis, April 19. I’he storm king has been holding bis saturnalia in this region. Last night we bad a deluge oi rain, accompanied with vivid lightning and terrific peals of thunder. No partic ular damage vvu- done, however, though telegraphing was quite out of the ques tion. At.out noon to day a heavy rain storm, accompanied by lightning and hail, passed over the city. While the merchants were on ’Change, the lightning struck the Chamber of Com merce, passing through the dome, dam aging the painting slightly, and putting an end to the transactions for some min utes. At four o’clock ttiis afternoon the most terrible flail storm ever witnessed for more than a quarter of a century burst over tbe city. Tbe winds blew a hurri cane, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the rain and hail fell in torrents. The storm came from the West, and un numbered panes of glass were broken in windows on that side of buildings. All h D-ls suffered heavy losses from this cause. Sky-lights every where have been completely riddled, amt an immense deal of damage done to buildings. In various parts of tlie city some small buildings were Injured or demolished, though no valuable bouses w ere seriously damaged, except from broken glass and water. Tbe steeple on the Catholic Church was struck by lightning, and t he s eeple a good deal shattered. Homeyer’s, Biiaw's, and Lliiard’s gardens suffered severe loss by Die breaking of glass iu hot-house frames and injuries to p 1 ->nts. The west side of the Republican office had its forty windows literally riddled with hail, causing the buildings to iook like a wreck. Two hundred and fifty panes of glass were broken. It is esti mated that at least $20,000 worth of glass was broken in the city. It is said that over oue thousand street lamps are broken. Bailey’s large menagerie tent in the western part of the city was lowered at the approach of t he storm so that it formed in funnel shape, through which fifty bushels of hail passed into the arena Terrific consternation was created among the animals, ami it was with the greatest difficulty that the lions, tigers, rhinoceros and other animals were kept from burst ing out of their cages. A number of per sons were slightly injured inconsequence of the storm, though none seriously, ex cept two persons, who are said to have a leg each broken in some way. The storm came up very suddenly, and created a (rightful confusion among horses and carriages. Two fuuerais, on their way to the cemeteries, were overtaken by the storm, and the horses to both hearses ran away, overturning the vehicles, and threw both coffins into tlie streets. It is impossible to detail the innumera ble incidents of the storm, and it is a mira cle that no lives were lost and so few per sons injured. The storm extended east aDd west as far as heard from. THE CHEAT FLOOD AT THE NORTH. Troy, N. Y., April 22 —The flood in the river here is the highest since 1857. The lower portion of the city is inundated, and several piles of lumber have beeu carried away from West Troy. Railroad travel is suspended. The storehouse of theGlenu’s Falls Lime Company, at Green Island, containing about 1.5U0 barrels of lime, was set on tire by the water slacking the lime and wholly destroyed, together with the storehouse of holes & Sweet, of this city. Loss, $30,000. The freshet north of us 'is very severe. The boom above the dam at Glenn’s Falls was carried away this morning, and 40 000 logs set adrift. The loss will be very heavy. Albany, April 22.— There is the great est flood here since 1857, and the water is rising an inch per hour. The Hudson River road is submerged at different points between here and Stuyvesant, and in some places washed away. Several bridges on the Central road have been carried away. Travel is entirely destroyed The flood along the valley of the Mohawk is the greatest ever known. The Central Rail road track is under water for miles. No trains since Tuesday night. Granby, Canada, April 22.— While a number of persons were congregated on the principal bridge at this place last ev ening, watching the flood, one end gave way, precipitating eleven persons into the water. The river being very swift, and the water unusually high, no assistance could be rendered to the victims of the disaster, and the whole number were car ried quickly out of sight and drowned. Concord, N. H., April 22.—There is now the greatest flood in the Merrimac since 1862. The Vermont Central and Northern Railroad trains are embargoed, aud the mails and passengers detained A raft of 915 000 logs, belonging to Mr. Harrow, at White River Junction, was carried away. The Trade in Manures.—Never in the history of Mobile’s commerce has there existed such a demand for commer cial manures as has prevailed during the planting season, now approaching to a close. Everything in the shape of guano, superphosphates, land plaster, ground bones, cotton seed meal, etc., that came to market was eagerly taken upat remunera tive prices, and the result is that while the demand has not entirely ceased the market is utterly bare of everything of the sort that is recognized as desirable. Os Pacific guano alone the sales have amounted to about 750 tons, worth over $60,000; while, besides, 250 tons of Peruvian guano,worth $85,000, about 300 tons ground cotton seed, worth SISOOO, about 250 tons different brands of superphosphates at sl7.soo,about 1500 barrels of land plaster at $3,750, and 200 tons ground bones at SB,OOO, would swell the trade in manures to the very considerable sum of $139,250. Os course, these figures are only estimates, but they approach very near to correctness, suffi ciently so to give a very good general idea of the trade. —Mobile tribune, 22d. The Fertilizer Trade,—There were 10,815 tons of fertilizers, of various kinds, shipped over the south Carolina Railroad in the three first months of this year, end ing March 31st, of which 3.519 J tons went to Augusta and other points in this State. THE SPUAGL’K FAMILY AND THEIR I'OSSKS SKSSIONH. The house of Bprague started with Amasa Sprague, the grandfather of Amasa and William, the present representatives of the house. He was succeeded by his sons Amasa and William, and thus the firm of A. & W. Sprague came into exis tence, At tile death of the “Old Govern or,” as William Sprague, the nude of the “two boys” who now control the house of A. & W. Sprague, is generally called even now, the business had not yet assumed anything like its present giant propor tions. That even occurred iu 1856, and there were at that time only six calico printing machines iu the print works at Cranston. however, notouly has addition afterauuition and extension afier extension been put to the works, until the mills form an extensive village in themselves, but every species of im proved machinery has also been procured and set iu motion. Instead of six color machines, the highest number auy ma chine was capable of printing at the death of the ‘ Old Governor,” there are in the works at Cranston to-day machines whicli print twelve. There are now thirty ma chines in the works, and 50,000 pieces of cloth can be printed and finished ill a week. This immense establishment is driven by six engines, varying from 40 to 300 horse power, and the consumption of coal per day is not short of 100 tons. Twenty-five donkey engines are scattered over the establishment to do special duty wherever needed. Trimming machines, washing and drying machines, dyeing ap paratus, engraving machines, all the im mense and complicated machinery neces sary to the manufacture of the material fora new dress. The villages where the operatives reside are built afier a uniform model, and consist of story and a half double bouses. In the store at Cranston an immense business is done. Tile Spragues do their own slaughtering, and kill about 35 bead of cattle per week, and sheep and hogs iu proportion. The meat is furnished to their operatives four and five cents fier pound cheaper than it can be bought in the Providence market, and the “store” sells goods of every kind at a proportionately low figure, the sales in a single year amounting to $400,000. Amasa riprague resides at CrarWton, about one mile from tbe city of Provi dence, and William lives with bis mother en the ciiy of Providence. What this woman lias had to do with building up an immense business, the influence of whicli is felt everywhere iu the country, has never been told. “The boys” habitually resort to tier for advice, and tbe “old Gov ernor” was accustomed to hold her judg ment in tiie highest esteem. Hercouusels to the old firm of A. & W. Sprague have been transferred to the new house, and have proved as beneficial to her eons a* to their father and to their uncle. She is now an old lady of seventy years, but her faculties are as vigorous as ever. The house of A. & W. Bprague, as at present constituted, resemble* the old liouse of that name in a striking degree. Amasa Bprague, at his home at Cranston, is much like Amasa Bprague, his father. As the father hated politics, so, too, the son dislikes the turmoil of party, and de votes himself to ins family, it in business, and bis trotters He lias now in bis sta bles, near the Narragau-ett Itace Course, an associat.on of which he is president, much thorough and blooded stock —tbe famous horse Khode Island and tire Dutch Girl among the others. Os libode Island lie is especially confident, and expects kirn to trot hi* mile in 2:30 at tile June meeting at the Narragansett Pa k. But William Bprague the uncle, and William Bprague tiie nephew, both naturally took to poli tics. P> .th were Governors of the Biate, arid both Senators of the United Btates. In his receut course in the senate, Wil liam Bprague the younger only did what would have been done by William Bprague the elder under like circumstances, and it would have been done by the iatter with the same intrepidity, the same disregard of consequences, and the same defiance of tiie opinions of others that the former exhibited in tiie past few weeks. Iu these bold acts, apparently so incapa ble of explanation, Bprague may have cal culated to some extent upon his “Khode Llauders.” In the works at Scranton 2,000 hands are employed, besides those engaged at their other mills. In tiiis there is a power as great as in 250,000 spin dles, fed by the ingenuity and foresight of Senator Bprague and his brother. He boasted iu one of his speeches—or, per haps, rattier complained—that small man ufacturers were breaking down because they could not do as lie does. It was very' vaguely put, and was not generally under stood. He simply meant that ins pur chases of stock were so immense that those who could not buy in like immense quantities cannot compete w ith him. Jiut lie also ineaut to say that lie can make better goods out of inferior material than any one else. His great point, however, was that persons who do not own an im mense capital cannot borrow, owing to ttie course of legislation in tiie last few years, and that meu like himself, by their*great facilities and large cupitai, crush their neighbors either willingly or unwillingly. Ten thousand bales of eotton, 3 000 casks of madder, and proportionate quantities of drugs, is no unusual single purchase. They consumed 17,000 bales of cotton the last year, and within the past five months have bought at least 10,000,000 yards of cloth from ether manufacturers, and printed it in their works at Cranston. The Bp rag ues have mills at other places he-ides Providence, even as far away as Augusta, Me. Their “Baltic” mills are an immense affair, as are also the “Quid riick,” “Natick,” “Arctic," and "Central Falls.” They have besides many outside interests Their farm at Cranston alone contains 2,000 acres of laud, worth from S2OO to S3OO per acre, and in all the follow ing companies they have a controlling or a very laige interest; Rhode Island Locomotive Works, Per kins’ t-beet Iron Company, Phoenix Iron Foundry, Comstock Foundry, Rhodo Island Horse Shoe Company, American Horse Nail Company, Nicholson File Company, Boston Wheat and Bread Com pany, United States Flax Manufacturing Company, Providence and New York Steamship Company. This view scarcely gives an idea of the immensity of the en terprises, into many of which they be came engaged oy taking hold of the failing enterprises of others. The immensity of the whole can only he judged from the immensity of any one of the undertakings named in the foregoing list. Allareso great in themselves that the successful conduct of auy one of them would stamp a man as eminently successful in business, and give bitn the prestige aud social influ ence ot great wealth. [New York Tribune. REAMT CULTURE. As the planting season for this valuable crop is close at hand, we advise our plant ing friends to put a few bushels of them in the ground. Piaut the first week iu May. A light, sandy soil, with clay sub-soil, moderately rich with lime or marl com posed witli fresh soil from the fence cor ners, applied iu the drill or broadcast, pro duces the largest yield of bright, marketa ble peas. A rich, dark, loamy soil will produce a heavy growth of vines aud much hay, hut not a half crop of peas. Flush, harrow and bed the land, throw up light ridges over furrows, three feet apart, and putting in first Peruvian guano, ten pounds to the hundred yards, or shell lime about ten bushels to the aere. The runniug pea should be planted eighteen inches apart in the row, aud buried only about one inch deep. Every filth row, drop two or three peas three or four inches apart for re-setting. The flat system of cultivation is consid ered best. The plowing is generally done with a turn plow. They require about three plowings and a slight hoe work. The harvesting season is from the first to the 20th of October. Just before or alter the first frost the crop is dug. They are generally dug and shocked the same day. After being properly shocked they require no further attention until picked off' the vines. The unmatured peas or “pops” are left on the vines. The vines, when dug before being hurt by heavy frosts, are worth more than corn fodder for horses mules or cattle. The usual yield Is about forty bushels to the acre, hut many of our farmers gather as high as sixty, and some seventy-five bushels to the aere. Good laud, with a fair season, will bring the farmer from SIOO to $l5O to the acre. But one crop can he raised on the same laud the same year when planted in peanuts. [Atlanta Constitution, 23 d. Bravo! Trumbull.— This gentlemau in a debate, on Wednesday, in ttie United States Senate, said that “Senators and members bad become mere solicitors for offices for their constituents, and might he seen hanging around the doors aud ante rooms of the Secretaries like so many beg gars. He gave notiee that at the next session he would introduce a bill making it a penal otfeuce for any member of eith er House to solicit office or attach their names to papers recommending persons for positions.” A CL'RIOL’S CASE. The telegraph recently gave us the re sults of a curious will case in New York, wherein a widow sued for and recovered thirty thousand dollars from tiie estate of her husband, with whom she had not lived for thirty years. The details of tbe case are more interesting still. Theplain tiflf Wiunifred VVaid, was married to John Ward in Ireland, in 1831. Immediately after their marriage Ward came to this country’, and engaged in btisine-s as a cot ton sampler, from whicli lie realized a large fortune. In 1864 lie died, his wife having previously fallowed him to this country. After her arrival Ward refused to ree ognize her as his wife and never lived with her as such. On her part she refused to apply for support and received none from him. When Ward died, to prevent identification, his body was packed in a dry goods box, and sent to Philadelphia. Os the witnesses to the marriage all were dead except one, and that one could only swear that the plaintiff had married a John Warti, but what John Ward he could not tel). The plaintiff could not swear t<> the death of her husband, as she had not seen tiie body after his decease, which was purposely kept out of tier way. John Durney was ttie surviving witness to the marriage, which took place in Roscom mon. Ireland, hut lie had no knowledge whether or not Ward was dead. There was no person living iu this coun try that knew that plaintiff was Ward’s wife. The evidence in the case consisted of letters w itten by Ward to plaintiff from 1835 to 1837. His band-writing was proven by Mr. Price, a cotton broker ; a Mr. Car rick, John Krett, and John Farrell. The letters to plaintiff which were put in evi deuce were shown to he in tiie hand-writ ing of Ward. There were no stamps on the letter-, hut it was proven by a witness who hud been employed in the dead letter office in Ireland, previous to 1810, that no stamps were required at tnat time for let ters sent from New York to Ireland. It was also proved that the letters in ques tion had oeen in the dead letter office in Ireland. The suit involves the title of, property in Brooklyn valued at SIOO,OOO. The jury found a verdict for tiie plaintiff WHAT THE.NEW YORK I’ll E»* SAY OF 1.11 t Mil. Aft’S SPEECH - “We do not believe that the proper spir it iu which to conduct this negotiation is one of bluster or threatening We do not believe that it is desirable to approach an aneieut empire,as proud as she is still pow erful, with liie notice that she must settle promptly, on our terms, iu thirty days, or fight for her possessions, which we are qni'e capable of taking, iu thiriy more, with the volunteers from a single one of our Btates. * * * * * * * ‘ Neither tiie new Administration nor the new Minister will forget that, after all, the English are of me same blood with ourselves, and that, because they are, they must not be bullied. We all know that (treat Britain is too proud a nation to he coerced by unworthy fears. Let us not forget that the United Btates is too great, a nation to fail in securing justice, and too absolutely a-.sured of her power to secure it, to lie guiity of tlie bluster and bravado which characterize omy the weak.”—Tri bune. “Bach an utterance as that of Mr. Chandler on his resolution iu regard to Canada damages our case, s > far as it lias any effect whatever, and if his resolution were acted ufton it could have no other re.-ult ttian to forfeit tiie very strong ground we now hold in our difference with Eng and. If Mr. Chandler was talk ing for Michigan, we must regret that he el lose this very important subject at a time when every word spoken in our Sen ate may be scrutinized for the indications of our temper; for certainly It would not lie creditable to us to have it supposed tha: we enter iu this spirit upon a grave‘ question of national right and honor. Bullies and vaporers have no man’s re spect, and it is a weak case that has to be sustained with threats. Our case might have been very welt left to go to the com mon een-e of England on Mr. Bumuer’s statement of it; hut our opponents on the other side of the water may well use Mr. Chandler’s ridiculous clamor to show that we area people with whom it is iu vain to reason.” — Herald. “It would be a disgrace to instruct our new Amba-sador to go bowing and whin* ! ing around Downing street, with his letter | of instructions in one hand and the list of tbeAlabam .in i-s iu theother, begging Lord Clan ii .< to let him know when it would be coiiv- oient to give him an audi ■ eiu'f, and |o,.k over his bill. Rather let us never n lei io li.e Milject again until Eng iano he r,-ii reopens it, and then insist ti < tti«- n* gm la 1 imis he carried on at I\V a lubsrtnii if England should not re j open tbe question, or doing so, should fail i to tender due compensation for the dama ge* inflicted upon us, then, at the earliest fit opportunity, we should coileet our debt. When suitable occasion invites, let us seek righteous retribution, by seizing so much 1 "f her territory on tiiis continent as w ill balance our accounts. It may be said that this would hail to war. Perhaps it might. We need not be in a hurry to levy our exe | cutiou. We can select our time.”— Sun. TAPE WORM. We clip the following from a letter to ■ the Constitutionalist, writteu from New York. It may be interesting to the medi | cal fraternity and others : A leading lawyer of this city was re cently delivered of tape-worm twenty eight feet Jong, and has almost wholly re covered his health. There are many cir | cumstances of sufficient interest about tbe case to justify going into them with some i detail. The patient had become reduced to a mere skeleton ; and it may not he regard ed as a favorable comment upon our city physicians when it shall appear that the preservation of the patient’s life is ascribed to the sagacity and determination of his wife. She declared the presence of the tape worm before physicians in council seem to have suspected it, and only on her peremptory demand did they consent to prescribe in that view. The treatment may be of general interest. The patient was first given food of the most stimulating character for about four i days. He ate large quantities of beef, i poultry, game and oysters, and drank j large quanties of brandy. At the end of ; four days, all food and drink was with drawn for thirty-six hours. In thattime absolutely nothing passed his iips, until the worm, rising iu liis stomach, caused great pain and a feeling of suffoca.ion. Then, a large quautity of pumpkin seeds having been procured, their shells |«r husks) were removed, and the meats re duced to a pulp. RESTITTTIO.V DEMANDED IV A VERY Sit) DE.\ MANNER. A few days ago a Captain Harrison, the agent of the Fieedman’s Bureau at Bcotts ville, called to Charlottesville by business, was dining at one of the hotels iu that town. A young lady, one of the heroines of the war, whose name we omit, having scrutinized the Captain for a moment arose from her seat deliberately, aud ap proached him with the tread of a woman who was not afiaid who knew her “hon est rights and dared maintain them.” Said the lady, witli a stamp of her beau tiful foot which subdued the Y’ankee Cap tain at once: “Is tiiis Captain Harrison, of the Yan kee army ?” Tiie Captain stammered out that it was “Yes.” ‘‘Well, sir, you have a watch and chain on your person tiiat belong to me. You took them from me during the war by force, by threats aud violence. Now, I want them hack again.” With these hold remarks she accompa nied the same witli a dexterous movement of her hands, and the gold watch and chain, valued at two hundred dol ars, was removed from tiie bosom of the Captain, aud transferred to tlie possession of the rightful female owner. The vanquished Captain bowed, retired from the table and left tbe hotel aud the city of Charlottesville. [Charlottesville Chronicle. Wonderful Discovery !We are in formed that a spring has been discovered some seven miles north of Dahlonega, the mediciua! properties of which promise to ; render it more famous than any of the fa mous watering places. Scrofula diseases! of every character are cured as if by the i magic power of “laying on hands,” in the shortest time, by driukingofand washing | in tiiis water, which seems to impart the ! elixir of life. Borne of the most miracu lous cures have been perfected in a few weeks’ time, and which had baffled ail physical skill. The afflicted from the mountain tops and the valleys are flock- ! ing around it, aud every evidence of its I wonderful properties attracts still more : attention. The mineral qualities of the water, we did not learn, though a bottleful j lias been sent to New York for analizing. ! A constant uprising of bubbles agitate the surface of the spriug, which have the ap pearauce of gas escapements.— Ballon Citizen, 23d. TO THE PRESS A .Ml PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. From the Albany News, 23d. Knowing the anxiety winch you have felt for tiie welfare of our Btate, and the welcome with which any iuielhgence con cerning our future would be received, I have thought it my duty tostate, briefly, what I suppose would lie important or in teresting to you. The stor> of Gov. Bullock’s appeal to Congress to subvert the Government of our Btate, together with tiie means used by hi rust- If and his official and unofficial c i-iaborers, to effect iiis purpose, would tie a long, sad aud humiliating story which it is unnecessary now to repeat Suffice it to say, that we have been pursued by au energetic, persistent and devilish ma lignity, which can only he rationally ac counted for by the most selfish and evil motives. Nor is it necessary to relate the long and interesting story of the mesas, or iustru menialities in the hand of Providence, by which we have escaped, as if by miracle, from the calamities which were prepared for us in the Bullock-Butler bill. With tiie single weapon of Truth, wielded by friends in and out of Congress, we have defeated the conspirators against our peace, our prosperity, and our remaining liberties. But our enemies are again at work, preparing, by personal efforts and printed documents, for another a-sault, through Congress at iis next session, upon the life of our Slate, iu a pamphlet now being circulated, entiled “ The Btatus of Georgia—Letter to Hon. Joint B Dickey, Senator 41st Senatorial District, upon the status of Georgia, by Hon. tficury P. Far row,” the refuted slanders of Governor Bullock are repeated, rea-otis are given for the non-action of Congress at its late ses sion, and assurance is given that Congress will reconstruct Georgia at it* next session. He denounces General Meade and all wno disagree with tiie views of Governor Bul lock, w ho is lauded f r the “firm, decided, and bold stand taken aud maintained’’ by him. 1 do not mention these facts for present comment, hut to warn t lie people of Geor gia, and to suggest tiie policy which I think ought to govern us. My own opin ion of Governor Bullock and those who are co-operating witli him for tiie destruc tion of tiie Constitutional f-tate Govern ment which they have sworn to support, is, tiiat they are moral, if not legal, traitors to the is tale, and it does not lessen their moral guilt, tiiat, instead of using jiersoual violeuc ■, they seeK, by false pre texts and faise testimony, to accomplish their objects by a law of Congress, from which mere could he no appeal How, it may be asked, should such a Governor and -uch men tie treated by tiie the people w hom they have sought to be tray ? I answer—Treat them wiih silent observation ; there is no alternative which would not be worse. They will doubtless hopj to excite disturbance aud violence which can be used as pretexts to accom plish their purposes. It will lie our duty, not only as good citizens, but to defeat the purpose of our enemies, to see tiiat the laws are strictly observed aud enforced, maintaining, in all tshings, a position of conscious rectitude and a patient endu rance of evii* fur which there is no present remedy. Evils are sometimes permitted, to correct, or prevent still greater evils. But a-God i* true, -o justice, with its compensations, will, in good time, prevail. I believe that the counsels of our ene mies w iil come to naught. The baek-borie of their project is already broken. Many of their once friends in Congress have been enlightened as to their character, motives, aud purposes, and will not. even tor partisan purposes, aid them Among ilusel am li .ppy to say i- President Grant, who holds that Georgia lias com plied with the Reconstruction Acts of Congress, and is entitled to the same rights* as other Btates of the Union; Represen tatives Bingham, Bcbeuck, Jetiks, Po land, and other Republicans, aud the en tire Democratic party. Whil-t mention ing these evidences of hope and confidence we should not torget how popular majoii lie* are sometimes swayed by cireum stan es. and tiiat a two-thirds’ majority in Congress is practically omnipotent. lam satisfied tiiat iu this rests the only hope of our enemies. There is now reaily but one disturbing element between us and a majority of Congress—the right of colored meu to hold office under our constitution and laws. It was represented, aud generally believed, tiiat the Legislature acted in willful violation of law iu declaring them ineligibie. The opinion and decision of Judge Bcliley in tiie case of the Slate vs. White, which was printed in the National Intelligencer and distributed in Congress, modified, and in some instances changed, the prevalent opiniou of the action of the Legislature. That case will be decided by ttie Btipreine Couit of Georgia in June. Th 6 decision will settle the law on that subject. The people of Georgia will abide by it. Congress will, iu my opinion, be satisfied of its justice, will admit the Btate to representation, and thus will end our Federal troubles. I take this opportunity to publicly re turn my thanks to the one hundred aud eignt gent emeu—Judges of the Bupreme, Superior and Ordinary Courts, Mayors of cities, and others—who, in answer to my circular, furnished the testimony relative to the condition of affairs in Georgia, whicli silen ed tiie false witness and slan ders of our enemies, and destroyed one of the chief arguments upon which they had relied fur the accomplishment of their purposes. Iu the trials and sacrifices of war, and in the higher moral aud mental trials and sacrifice- of their subsequent efforts for peace, the people of Georgia have illus trated the hightst type <>f Christ au civili zation and heroic fortitude. Notwith standing the afflictions thev have suffered, the provocations to disorder they have re ceived, and the discouragements by which they are surrounded, if we compare tiie present condition of affairs with the fast, there has uevtr heeu a time when all classes of our people were more kindly disposed, when the laws were better ob served, when life, liberty aud property were more secure, or when tiie euiire en ergies of the people were more persistently devoted to productive industry. No people have been more blessed by Nature’s bounties thau the people of Geor gia—situation, climate, soil, productions, mineral resources, manufacturing power —these -if we can have assured peace and security for the future—with such a people, and with the aid of capital and population which will flow iu to share tiie ricti rewardsof industry, the future glory and greatness of our State can scarcely be conceived. Our purposes and action will, in a great degre*, determine our future. Let us strive to prove worthy of the blessings which we seek. Very respectfully your ob’t serv't. Nelson Taft. A Good One.—Now we certainly are a great people—and here we are reuiiuded of a little anecdote of our friend, W. W. Gilmer, of Aloemarle, who says a great many capital things. In 1865 ttie Federal officer was swearing everybody in Char lottesville with the Johnson oath of alle giance. Gilmer went up iu turn aud with a grimace gulped it down. “Well,” says he to the officer, “I suppose I am ail right now?” “Yes, sir; you areal! right now.” saiti the official. “Reconstructed am I?” said Gilmer. “Yes,” said the officer.— “Under the old flag again?” said Gil mer. es,” said the officer, growing in terested, “you are ouce more under the dear old Hag ” “A good Uniou man, now ?” says Gilmer. “Yes, sir,” says the officer, “you are as much in the Union now, as I am.” As good a Yankee as anybody ?” says Gilmer. “Yes, sir—just as good as any man in Boston,” says the military notary. “Well, now, stranger,” says Gilmer, “didn’t old Stonewall Jack sou giveus Yankees tits in that Valley campaign ?”— Richmond, Enquirer. Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad.— The annual meeting of the stockholders of this road was held at the Chamber of Commerce in this city yesterday. 'I here was a full attendance, and the proceedings wereconducted with the utmost unanim ity aud liai mony Mr. Barney was called on to give an ac count of the condition and future pros pects of the road, which he did in a clear ami satisfactory manner. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President—Franklin H. Delano, of New York. Direc’ors—U. A. Murdock, Wm. Baton, Isaac H. Knox, John T. Aguew, C. C. F. Dambmauo, David Crawford, of New Tork, A. G. Mabry, J. W. Lapsley, of Sel ma, Levi W. Lawler, of Mobile, Daniel S. Printup, of Rome.— Selma Times, 22 d. Savannah and Charleston Rail road Stock.—One hundred and forty shares of this stock were sold in Charles ton, on Thursday, for from sl2 25 to sls 50 per share. Menotti Garibaldi is not living very happily with his young wife. She lesides at Leghorn, aud he has gone back to C&« prera.