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J. \V. BURKE k CO. GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER J W. BUKHL dt CO., Proprietors. v REUSE, -- • • Kdilor. rFIcK No . hu SECOND STREET, MACON. GA. H (TKN OF SUBSCRIPTION. n.ii y per Annum. *lO 00 1 A .. ' six Months 500 tt i'ljrPF Monthh ••••»•••■ 250 m one Mouth. I0f) % 111 XILI4TI.V; < o.\FESfclo.\. Ihe Church Union, a professedly relig- paper published in New York, has n-rently passed under other and more de (tl|, management. The new editor, in inferring to tiie previous course of the , irnal in question, makes tiie following frank, but bitter acknowledgement. He says: •■This journal has been notorious for its ner-nnalities. It has not scrupled to call a man a trimmer, a time server, a coward, ecclesiastical copperhead, a traitor, or m ridel, as it thought most appropriate. It has opposed the Pope, hut, nevertheless, lt |, as fulminated its opinions with all the c-Mirance of Papal infallibility, and a j.'ung and scurrility peculiarly its own. Nothing has shielded others from its at tacks— neither piety, age, learning, love to (in i uoi service to man—nothing except advertising.” # , # * * “As far, then, as a man can retract what he has not said, or a journal under one management can repudiate certain char hi teristics which have belonged to anoth er, we wish to free the Church Union from the odium which it has richly merited in the past, and from which it will seek to he free hereafter.” What a humiliating confession is here, says the Baltimore Gazette! A paper, ostensibly devoted to the promulgation of religious doctrines, made the vehicle for slang and scurrility—assailing everybody, abusing everybody, and only sparing those who conciliated it by advertising in its columns. It was this “stealing the livery of Heaven to serve the Devil in,” which rave an aspect of peculiar wickedness to quite a number of the so-called religious journals during the war. They were noth ing if not slanderous, nothing if not ma lignant, nothing if not cruel and blood thirsty. Hut how could such journals he other wise than what they were, when so many of the Northern clergy were fulminating sanguinary anathemas, intead of preach ing peace and concord ? It was thecrovvn ing evil of the times that the very men whose special calling should have lifted them above the din, and the turmoil, and theatrifeof faction, threw themselves into the arena of politics, not to counsel mod eration, not to allay animosities, not to net, in their own walk and conduct, an ex ample of Christian kindness and forbear ance, but as stirrers up of evil passions and as apologists for brutality. Were the laws violated—it was “a military necessi ty.” Were citizens maltreated, plundered, torn front their homes, imprisoned with out cause and ultimately released without trial—they were “disloyal,” and therefore merited punisemhnt. Grant that these excesses during the war find some pallia tion in the passions roused by the war. What then shall he said of the persecution that was kept up after the war was brought to a close? What of the wholesale dis franchisement which followed wholesale I hinder at the South ; of the multitude of corruptionists who have tainted the legis lation of Congress; of the wholesale sys tem of plunder whidTt cheats the Federal Treasury of a hundred millious of dollars a year, and which has made the name of “revenue officer” and of “ licensed thief” terms almost synonymous? If the public morals have become de bauched ; If our system of Government is undergoing a radical change tor the worst; if the faction now in power is sec tional, proscriptive and revolutionary; if we have broken loose from our old sale moorings and are drifting—politically to* wards a centralized despotism ; financially, no one knows whither —who doubts that this condition of things is largely owing to the malign influence exerted by political preachers at the North over the minds and consciences of their respective congrega tions, and to the slanders and scuriilities of such professedly religious papers as the Church Union? That the latter has, of late, fallen into disrepute, and now seeks to win back some share of popular favor by an open confession of its former evil courses and a solemn promise to amend its ways, are the first hopeful signs of a change for the better we have yet met with. Hut “one swallow does not make a summer,” and we fear that the penitence of the Church Union will have hut little effect in softening the malevolence of its contemporaries of a similar stamp. MEAT AND BREAD. We were of those who thought provision dealers would have dull times this year. It was the general impression that plant ers, in the main, had plenty of corn, at least, and that comparatively a small sup ply of meat would have to lie purchased to carry them through the summer. The provision men say differently, and that the demand for both, even now, is pro digious. Os course it will increase as the bottom of the cask, and the floor of the crib is neared. We are sorry to hear it. It makes the prospect to us even gloomier than ever, superadded as it is to all our fears about an over crop of cotton tins year. If a foreign war should come—and it is quite within the range of probabilities—where are our farmers? And if they are stranded, where are merchants, lawyers, doctors, hankers, etc.? Upon the crop results of Georgia depend the State’s prosperity. If next fall a war catches planters with their gin houses and fields full of cotton, and Western corn and meat way up in war prices, what’s going to be done? It strikes us that we’ll have the hardest times, just about then, ever experienced. Wouldn’t it be well for planters to take all these contingencies into consideration? They may have peace, and a big wave of Hush crops and high prices upon which to ride into prosperity’s port, or they may have just the reverse. They ought to re member that iu the game at which they [day every man, woman and child in the •State lias a stake. Let them save their trumps for a pinch. The Sacked Animal.— We have got to come to it. Why not come at once and lie done with it? Uutil we own that the ne gro is a god, and treat him as such, there will tie no peace in this country. The sooner we do it tlie better. Let us, there fore, make haste to build each of them a small joss house of gopher wood, put him °u a pedestal thereiu, and worship daily with incense of tobacco, heave-oll'erings °t roast shoat, wave-offerings of corn whisky, ami burnt-offerings of barbecued eoon and ’possum. Ttieu, and not till then, this distracted land will repose. [Native Virginian. Forty years ago a young lady of eigh teen, in New Yoik slate, became insane. A few days ago she suddenly recovered her faculties. Now, after forty years of blank existence, she is old, feeble and gray, in the enjoyment only of the fact that si )e is again rational, and busily en gaged in making her own acquaintance. fljcmuia Journal awl Iftessewpf, COMING THIS t\ AY. Forney and his friends are coming this , way fast. They don’t stop long iu a place, so will reach these Ku-Kiux bowers soon er. They tarried only a few hours in Richmond, and ditto in Wilmington. Possibly they purpose prospecting more at leisure in Georgia and South Carolina, and that their greenbacks are held hack for our profit. We hope so. There are lots of opening and any number of land owners, ready and willing to trade. If they come to buy, we are the very people tosell them bargains. Let them come on. We want them to come, too, so that they may know, practically, how very safe it is for men of their stripe in these danger ous regions. Beyond a stray chill, per haps, or a little abdominal inconvenience, from eating too many strawberries and green peas, they’ll not run a risk worth mentioning They'will not see aKu- Klux mask or gown, or hear the whistle even of a “disloyal” bird shot. They may count on civility and a cordial response to every approach made by them in a proper spirit, and with an eye to business. If they will only represent us, when they get hack home, as courteously and correct ly as they will he received, we’ll dismiss all other evidence, and* take our chances next winter before Congress upon their testimony alone. They are supposed to be on a purely business visit. If they will stick to that programme and not mix up politics with it, we will he glad of the chance to risk Georgia’s status on their re port. But ■ not otherwise. Neither will we give them even a business welcome if they go at politics and making Radical speech es. They are free to do that, of course, hut there is no necessity for it, and we want peace. We want to trade with them, not argue about negro suffrage, negro of fice-holding, the “rebellion,” the Fift teeulli Amendment, or anything else. We have our opinion of all these tilings, and so have they. When tliey come down here and settle, we’ll talk them over as exigencies force their diseussiou upon us. Let us stick to business, now. Witli Mr. Forney, himself, we want to have a word or two in regard to that Ayer business. At last reports, he was still slicking to the falsehood that the Ku- Kiux murdered Ayer. He ought to know, and we believe does know, that Ayer was murdered by a negro, of the same politics, for his money. Now if Mr. Forney comes down here to mingle with our people, ought he not to lift that affidavit and let the truth out to his readers? Won’t he put in a postscript to one of his letters, and say lie—was mistaken? Asa shrewd man, a man who knows human nature, he would hardly go info a man’s shop with whom he wished to trade, with oaths and hard names on his lips. We hope Mr. Forney, if he has not al ready done so, will set this little mat ter straight before he crosses the Savan nah river. MOKE OF TIIE IMHIIOIYI.YU BUSINESS OF BOLLOCK. A gentleman of this city, says the Chronicle & Sentinel, of Wednesday, who was recently iu attendance at, Franklin Superior Court, gives us some intelligence in relation to Bullock’s pardoning busi ness which, notwithstanding the Express Agent’s previous exploits iu this liue, is really difficult to believe. His statement to us is, that some time since a Radical, aud former Bureau agent in that county, was charged with the lar ceny of a gun, for which he was arrested and gave bond for his appearance at Court. During the recent session of the Court a true hill was found by the Grand Jury against him, and he was brought to the liar of the Court for trial, when he coolly drew from his pocket and handed to the State’s attorney : a free and full pardon from the so-called Governor Bulloek. Os course, all further proceedings iu his case were stopped, and the thief was at liberty. During the Court a true bill was also found and returned by the Grand Jury, against a white scalawag, charged with the heating to death of a negro. The ac cused was duly arraigued, when lo! he also produced a full pardon from Bullock, and was also discharged. Very Sensible. We extract, anu heartily endorse, tlie following from a re cent letter to the Atlanta Constitution from ilie University of Virginia : l here are at present thirty-nine Geor gians in the Uuiveisity. 1 make this statement with regret, for about two-thirds of t iem ought (for their own sakes, as well a-* ou other considerations) to be now at m oie uuiveisity or college in their own Stale. Uutil a man lias graduated at Muue other college, or gone very far in the course, lie lias no business in the Univer sity of Virginia. Nine out of ten of the young fellows who come here before they have been carefully schooled, sink into nothingness or into sin. There is a cer tain code of boy-etiquette and youth-cour tesy which any one must acquire before lie plunges into tills maelstrom of real life. This can lie gained best at acurtic ulum college ; besides, the fundamentals of an education must be fairly obtained before the University is reached or bewil derment aud consequent impoteucy will characterize the course litre. All boys in tending to try this place are most ear nestly advised to take ttie University of Georgia diploma before they essay a cam paign at this place. COKRECT4SENTI ments. —The la-t grand jury in Fierce county, iu their present ments for the April term, say : While we regret that now and then we find violations of the criminal law, and that there are ip our midst one or two persons who, iu a drunken row, disturb the peace and good order of our county, we do congratulate ourselves and the com munity upon our entire freedom from fla grant violations of the law and general freedom from crime which we find in our midst; and we wish it distinctly under stood that in the county of Fierce uo man has been, or is now, in danger on account of his political opinions, uo matter whence lie comes, in our midst, aud we welcome amongst us all who come to add to our prosperity, and who conduct themselves as all good citizens should. Infamous. —In the Superior Court of New York, last week, Annie Leonard sued for a divorce, ou the groumi ot in; human treatment from her husband, Caleb Leonard. The parties are highly respect able. The nurse swore that Caleb choked his wife four days after Ids child was born. She saw him push, pull aud drag her, and raise a knife at her at the table. His wife swore that be frequently kicked her, and at onetime threatened to shoot her with a revolver. He spat iu her face aud beat her uutil she was black and blue. Judge Barnard dismissed the complaint, as the laws of New York make adultery the only ground of divorce. Georgia Railroad. —The Atlanta Constitution says that this road is'now p a most prosperous couditinn. Tberepoit lo the stockholders in May will show au increase in receipts of over SIOO,OOO above the receipts of last year The road is out of debt, and iu good order. Greeley Goes Rack on Grant. —He savs: “We are afraid that the President, like Presidents before him, has bestowed most of his offices as he would give his alius— the beggar who bawled the loudest, or showed the greatest number of ‘papers,’ generally being the most successful.” "Vi ta sine !_■ iter is IVI o r s est. Correspondence Journal and Me>scnger. ITEMS FROM WASHING ION Washington, D. C., April -4, 1569. PARTISAN LEGISLATION. On Thursday last the first session of the Forty-first Congress of the United States hel«l an evening session, and then ad journed sine die. After the brief interval of its fitful existence, the question is often asked, what has been done by this oligar chical assemblage to attract the respect and confidence of the people? Under pressure from the Executive it has taken under its special protection the States of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, au«l in its legislative bungling of reconstruction tacked the “fifteenth amendment of the Constitution” as a rider upon the bill in tended for that purpose If, as Congress says they are, those three Htates are out of the Union, what right or authority have they to pass upon the most important measure that could possibly he submitted to States in the Union—namely, a Consti tutional amendment? Theu, on the other hand, if those States are in the Union, by what right or authority has Congress usurped the power to force any measure up on them whatsoever? And further, what right or authority has a partisan majority in Congress to prescribe and claim the votes of those three States before those votes are cast? or what right lias that par tisan majority to order and claim the votes of States which this same partisan major ity has repeatedly declared were no States at all ? Then, with respect to the case of Geor gia, which evidently gave rise to the pro ject of the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, it is contended, and the ar gument cannot be disturbed, that Georgia, in refusing to admit men of color to office, did nothing more than carry out the acts which Congress had passed, by which a “constitutional amendment” was secured declaring that negroes should have the privilege to vote, without stating that they might hold office. In the proper time and place the Legislature of Georgia carried out the law to the letter by admit ting negroes to vote, but not to hold office. The result of thi-s action in carrying out the law was, that the partisan majority iu Congress refused to admit Georgia into the Union, and why? Because Georgia did not, in effect, anticipate and ratify the fifteenth amendment to tlie Constitution before that measure was introduced in Congress, or heard of any where, or had even the shadow of existence. SPRAGUE. During the late session Mr. Sprague,the Senator from Rhode Island, was the centre of sensational attraction in and out side of Congress. 11 is speeches, mid style of attack afid defence challenged the grave attention of the Radical tanks, and the admiration of all who regaid constitu tional freedom with reverence. Although several jeats iu Congress, Mr. Sprague never took part iu debate until the late session had been somewhat advanced. Always voting with the Radiea's he was even by them regarded as an automaton ; but since he came out of his shell, and ac quired the use of speech, he has flung at random so many unpalatable truths, that those with wliom he had been uffil iated say he is crazy. Some call him “renegade” from the “Inil” ranks, many \ shun him, and the Radicals to a man fear j him. He has thrown oft his taciturnity j and shows tight in good temper. On the last day of the session he wan the object of i assault oil two occasions, one of which, it | was feared, would end in a meeting ” Mr. Sprague is not over-precise in ids phraseology, when applied to Senatois whom he regards as incapable or corrupt. Two lionor&ble gentlemen felt peculiarly wounded in that regaid. Mr. Nye com plained bitterly of having I>< en designated by tiie Senator from Rhode Island as a “cliailatan,” and Mr. Abbo.lt, the carpet bag Senator from North Carolina,declared that the epithets “frightened mastilF,” and “puppy dog,” having been applied to him, and not retracted by the Senator from Rhode Island, he would seek satisfaction elsewhere than on the lloor of the Senate. This announcement called forth observations between Senators and the Vice President, which being end ed, left the Senate in doubt and uncertain ty as to the result.. Next morning a slurp lookout for Mr. Sprague was instituted by the police authorities, and that gentleman, wituout any difficulty, was discovered iu his study, peaceably occupied amongst piles of letters and documents of every size and form. Thus it appears, the war cloud has blown over. But in reference to iiis attack ami defence, Mr. Sprague held his ground firmly and unmoved. He plunged boldly into his subject, thing his weapons into the Radical ranks, and in stead of making a lengthened oratorical display, he produced documentary evi dence in the shape of more than one hun dred letters, in which the writers a; plaud it! and sustained him in the course lie was pursuing. Those letters were written h v Mr. A. Brooks Adams, son of Clias. T. Adams; Mr. VV. Barney, of New York; Mr. G. M. Weston, of Bangor, Me ; Mr. Nakurn Capen, of Boston ; Mr. llalsted, of New Jersey, and other men of mark, in the United States. On the suggestion of Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Sprague was spared the trouble of reading ad the letters, and to economise time, pel mission was given to have them all published in the Globe, iu which they occupied twelve columns. In the extiaordiuary ouslauglus which Mr. Sprague hurled at the Radicals in the Senate, he seemed tostaud alone. The Democrats looked on, and listened with complacency,at the oil-hand simplicity with which he told the wholesome truths so repugnant to that oligarchy. It is to be regretted that he does not handle his subjects with more skill and ability; hut he will hereafter. ROSS. Mr. Ross, from Kansas, it appears upon his own showing, was an active canvasser for some office-hunters. In pressing his suits he was not favorably responded to bv the President, whom he told to “go to li—l.” „ , The correspondent of the New lork Herald caught the key-note of this inter view with the President, took notes and printed them. The Senator from Kansas having been thereby wounded in a seusa tive part, brought his grievance before the Senate. He entered into a long defence aud explanation, at tlie end of which he left his case in confusion worse confound ed. The Senator denied having told the President to get out of the cold, but tiie whole tenor of his assertion iu denial and defence went to confirm the impression that the report in the Herald was correct. OFFICE seekers. The legion of office seekers and carpet bag members of Congress are becoming scarce, to the no small gratification of the people of Washington, especially tlie hotel and boardi g house keepers. Those of the confraternity, natives of the East, were regarded with peculiar disfavor, upon tlie ground that they did not seem over luirthened with greenbacks, and very re luctant to part witli any. The business caution among the industrious persons referred to, is: “ Keep a sharp !o >k out there—that gentleman says h- has thous ands of dollars at home.” Payment in advance is regarded as desirable in those cases. VISITORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. On Friday a numerous concourse of visitors. Senators and others paid their respects' to the President, and were cour teously received by him at the White , House Amongst these were one of the wives of the patriarch Brigham Young ; Brigham Young, the younger and his wife, and a Miss Little, all from Salt Lake City’. A delegation oLludiaus were also received by the PresiWat. I.OIL CHURCH TROUBLES. , Nearly two years ago a difficulty arose iu tlie Congregational Church of this city, ou the question of negro equality aud amalgamation. A minority of the member* insisted upou inviting colored people into »lie church. This movement was fiercely opposed by the majority, with whom tlie pastor, Dr. Boynton, acted. Church meet ings and councils, both ex parte and mu tual, were held, at which tiie question at issue was elaborately discussed. The breacli became wider and wider, and tiie final result was tiiat tiie congregation split, and they now mutually call each other secessionists. So we shall have two congregational churches now formed out of ttie old one. war against alcohol. We have a high court of impeachment in sessou here, at present, for the trial of MACON. GA.. TUESDAY, MAY 1. 1869. “King Alcohol.” This peak, of course, is gotten up by the Temperance people, who have formed several mutuai-ailmira tion clubs throughout the city. Several tiard cases were examined as witue*>es against his majesty. The cause of tem perance is not likely to be promoted by such noneseiise. But nothing surprises us now. POSTMASTER AT SAVANNAH. Himnw, the colored man who was formeily a member of your Legislature, is an applicant for the position of Postmas ter at Savaunah He will probably be ap pointed. VIRGINIA POLITICS. The Alexandria Radicals are about to cal! a convention to nominate candidates for the Black-and-Tau Legislature of Vir ginia. ODD' FELLOWS. Some 500 or 000 Odd Fellows leave the city to-day to attend the semi-centennial anniversary on Monday next. RANK PRESIDENT JAILED. Leonard Huyck, President of the Na tional Bank, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for the larceny of U. B. bonds. Correspondence Journal and Mescenger. EASTERN TEXAS. Mr. Editor: So raaoy discrepant ,uid contradictory accounts of Texas have U en published in the papers, in regard L s is climate, soil, salubrity, etc., I have thought it probable some of your readers might like to hear what an old settler had to say upon the subject. 1 have res'ded almost continuously iu the Stale ever siuce 1835, and my business has been such as to compel me to traverse all parts of it, at all seasons of the year. I think, therefore, without arrogating anything to myself at all, that I can claim to he weli acquaint ed with every portion of the .State, al though the domain comprised within its limits is, perhaps, four or five times as large as the State of New York, and each portion of it, East, West, North and t-outl], diil'ering, in many material points, l one from the other. It is owing to these j differences, principally, that such diverse j and discrepant accounts have been given j of the country, its climate, soil, produc tions, etc. The majority of persons visit- j mg the Stale form their opinion of the j whole from what they have actually seen j of it (perhaps a very limited portion). For ! instance, an emigrant settles in wtiat is known as Eastern Texas, or mat part of the State lying betwten the Sabine and Louisiana line and tiie Trinity river, and without having seen anything else, lie writes back to his friends in the “Old States” tliat the soil of Texas is light and sandy—that the country is densely timber ed with pine, oak and hickory—that the country is well watered, and in many lo calities, now, pretty thickly settled—that corn and cotton grow well there, tint that wheat and most of the small grains do not that interniittant and billions fevers are everywhere prevalent, dui iug the summer season, eb-. Such an account would*un doubtedly he a correct one, as far as tiiat portion of the State is concerned, but would no more apply to Northern or West ern Texas than it would to Kentucky. Again, an emigrant seitling in the West, would probably write back to hi> friends and say that Texas was principally a prairie country : that the timber was con fined mainly t> the streams and water courses ; that there wap no pine in the con lit rv and no red oaks*; that as a general thing there was but little sand in the soil, and that it was very rich and tenacious in its character; that intermittent and bil lions complaints were not common ex cept in the vicinity of the larger streams, etc , etc. This would all be true enough, 100, hut would not apply at. all to “ Texas ” as R whole. The emigrant to Texas by land, (un less striking far up towards the North east), would probably enter the .State by the way of Shreveport, Louisiana. From there to the Trinity River, he would find (he following description of the country in the main a correct one. Heavily tim bered with yellow pine, red oak, post oak, tiiaek jack, hickory, dogwood, sassafias, persimmon, etc., and in the bottoms <>n the streams, water oak, ash, sweet-gum, black gum, magnolia and occasionally tiie walnut and beech and maple, (not the sugar maple); soil light and sandy and ap parently not very rich, but producing both cotton and corn well, vegetables of most all sorts, and most all tiie varieties of Northern fruits. Peaches, figs and plums especially .flourish, and some varieties of the apple. The wild or native fruits are persimmons, haws, plums, blackberries, dewberries, whortleberiies and grapes, though Lite latter are not so good nor so abnndantas in other pans of the State. There are but few of the natuial grasses left in this region, and those who own stock have to depend upon feeding and pasturage —consequently milk and butter are not plentiful. In some localities there is still an abundance of cane growing along the watercourses, upon which cattle will keep in tolerable condition. The cli mate of Eastern Texas is very similar to that of lower Georgia, Alabama. M issis sippi and Louisiana, ex ept that, usually there is but little rain in the fall. The summers are hot and long, but the win- lers are pie; isft nt—more so than in North ern or Western Texas, where there is comparatively but little timber to break the force of severe northers Springs and creeks are numerous and unfailing, and the water good; at the same time the larger water-courses are sluggish and muddy, and most of them overflow at cer. tain seasons of the year. Intermittent and bilious fevers prevail throughout this section, but they are usually mild in their character, and easily controlled or man aged. Though, as I have said, this is not a stock country generally, yet hogs thrive well everywhere, aud good bacon,sufficient for the wants of (lie country, rs put up during tiie winter season. I regard Eastern Texas as being, per haps, the best cotton growing region in tiie world, not because the lands are any more productive than those of South Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida, but simply because from the time the cotton is sufficiently opened to begin picking, the weather is dry and calm, with rarely a killing frost until fre quently long after Christmas, aud none of those heavy gales or rain storms that so often damage the crops in the States above mentioned. There is almost always am ple time in Eastern Texas to secure the whole crop of cotton before any 7 bad weather sets in. Late springs are not un common throughout tiie State, but cold or bad weather of any sort rarely sets in until sometime iu January. Society in Eastern Texas will compare favorably with that of most of the South ern States—indeed, it is settled principally by farmers and planters from Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, etc. Good schools will be found in ali the towus and vil lages, and churches are numerous aud generally well attended. The lands in this region bordering on the bays and Gulf coast, are mostly low, wet and uninviting in every particular, be sides being infested with flies and mus quitoes. The fine timber upon these lands, however, aud their proximity to naviga tion, will eventually render them valuable. Os course there are limited localities throughout this region, to which tiie above description would not bein every respect applicable, nevertheless, as a general des cription of the country, soil, climate, etc., I believe the emigrant will find it correct as far as it goes. In my next I will give you (condensed as much as possible,) a description of the Southern portion of the State. D. Beats the Augusta Factory. —Tiie Arizona Cotton Factory, established in Claiborne parish, Louisiana, since the war, is now paying a net profit of twenty four percent, per annum. This income is realized on a capital of SBO,OOO, and witli a part of the machinery counted iu tiie capital not yet at work. Just Punishment for a Heinous Crime. Chambersburg April 22.— Cain Morris, arrested about a month since, charged with ravishing three white girls, was convicted to thirty years’ solitary con finement. The trial lasted three hours. The jury returned a verdict without leav iug llieir box. A daughter of Marshall O. Roberts, of New York, was married on Tuesday toT. Von Wart, a sculptor. Mr. Roberts’ gift to the bride was a check for SIOO,OOO. SrtTK \E\Vs. Mysterious Murder.— On Saturday night, a negro brought word to police headquarters that a man had been found •lead at or near Gardner’s place, on Pryor street. Policeman Holland and Lanier proceeded to the spot, and discovered the body of an Italian, who had been stabbed under the ribs on the left side. On his person was fouud about S2OO, a pair of scissors, a pistol and a knife. He was recognized as the leader of a hand of Italian musicians, who came up here from Macon on Wednesday last, composed of two girls (the daughters of the leader,) and five boys. The deceased was named Louige Leone, and came from Marscolone, county of Bas icilota, iu Italy, and was about forty years of age. This band was observed going in the di reel ion of the spot where the murder oc curred, on Saturday, and shooting was heard in that neighborhood al>out two o’clock iu the afternoon. A boot was found near the body of the deceased belonging to a member of the band. Coroner William Kilesummoned a jury this mornli'g and investigated the matter. Nothing was elicited to warrant the arrest of any parties. The owner of the boot ex plained the circumstance of its being ueur the body to the satisfaction of the jury His foot was sore, aud he pulled it off. From the testimony adduced, it appears that the hand went there for the purpose of gathering flowers, cut one another's hair, etc. Leoue was left by them sitting at the foot of a tree, they going in search of tlowers. They could not see him, be cause they were in a valley with a house and a hill between them and the point where he sat. They were horrified and amazed 10 find him killed. They assert that he was not depressed iu mind, and drank nothing inloxicatiug. They do not believe that he committed suicide, and the murder is to them a mys terious affair. What is strange is that his money was undisturbed. Who the perpe trator is, or what the moving cause of this horrid murder was, remains enveloped, as yet, in deep mystery. The jury rendered a verdict that the de ceased came to his death at the hands of some party or parties to them unknown. [Atlanta Constitution, 26th. The Supposed Mysterious Murder. From facts coming to our knowledge this morning, we are forced to believe that the Italian Louige Leone, whose death we chronicled yesterday, committed suicide. He was observed crying on the day pre vious, and other circumstances tend to es tablish the fact.— lbid. (Sales.—Wallace & Fowler made the following sales of real estate last week : One aud a half acres on Nelson street, to Herbert Ellerby, $2,000 ; 2 8-10 acres, near ex-Mayor Williams’ residence, to John Rice, of Georgia National Bank, for SBSO ; 1 10 of an acre near Kolliug Mill, to Mr. Tumliu, fors2oo. — Ibid. Air-Line Railroad. —Borne fifty or sixty negroes, employed by Messrs. Adams, Bcott & Go., to work on t he Geor gia Air-Line Railroad, passed through the city yesterday on t he way to their des tination.* Mar y of the men were accom panied by tlieir wives and children. [Lynchburg News. Mr. Daniel Wilkinson died at his resi dence near Indian Spring, on the 22d i ust., aged 87 years. . The deceased was one of the earliest pioneer of this sectiou. He emigrated from North Carolina lorty five years ago, and settled in what was then Monroe, but is now Butts county.— [Monroe Advertiser, 27th. Agricultural Premiums. —We are advised that, the officers of the Butts County Agricultural Society have decided to announce the following as a portion of the premium list, to be hereafter pub lished iu full, for competition at the An nual Fair next fall : Best acre of Cotton cultivated with fertilizers, $lO “ “ cultivated without fertilizers 10 “ “ Corn 10 Second best acre of Corn 5 Best acre of Wheat 10 “ “ Oats 5 “ “ Spanish Potatoes 5 “ “ Yams 2 Irish Potatoes 3 “ specimen bushel Yarns 2 “ “ “ Spanish 2 “ “ “ Irsli Potatoes 2 “ “ “ Onions 2 “ }/$ doz heads Cabbage 2 Important Case. —The cases of Hen rietta Nelson vs. Lindsay H. Dunham etal. twenty in number, will lie called in the United States District Court to-day. Clie cases involve the application to tiie Courts of tiie United States of article 5, section xvii., Par. 7 of the Constitution of Georgia : “ That no court or officer shall have m>r shall the General Assembly give jurisdiction or authority to try or give judgment in or enforce any debt, the con sideration of which was a slave or slaves, or tiie Hire thereof;” and will present tiie novel question whether tiie Courts of the United (States will enforce contracts for the hire or price of slaves emancipated by the United States, without compensation to tiie parties interested in tiie suits, when the Courts of the State are prohibited from so doing. There are aide counsel engaged, and a large amount ot money is dependent on the decision. Messrs. N'is bets, Law and Lovell, for plaintiffs; Dougherty, Toombs, Lloyd and others for defendant. —Savannah News, 2 6th. Oglethorpe Superior Court—The Relief Law.— This has been an unusual ly interesting week in Lexington. The Superior Court of Oglethorpe county held its spring session from Monday until yes terday afternoon, and then adjourned till court in course. The presiding Judge, Hon. Garnett Andrews, conducted the business with credit to his judicial ability and gave general satisfaction to the bar and people. Upon a point arising uuder the relief law, lie held, tiiat a contract made before the war was a contract to pay the specific number of dollars therein mentioned, and' tiiat though he was bound uuder the ruling of the Supreme Court to admit testimony as to the amount of property owned by tiie debtor when the contract was made, how much he had lost, in what manner, etc., as is provided in the relief law, yet, as to the effect this testi mony was to have, he would not, uptil further controlled by the Supreme Court, allow an old debt to be scaled upon the ground that the debtor had lost iiis prop erty, or other such ground; that he could see uo equity iu it, and unless there was a plea of tailure of consideration, or some similar one, the reduction of tiie amount of the debt was in violation of the Federal Constitution. Affidavits tiled by debtors for the pur pose of re opening judgments under the above law, were summarily dismissed and the levying officer ordered to proceed. finite a number of cases, involving points arising under tiie homestead and relief laws, are going up to the Supreme Court from nearly every county iu the Northern Circuit. Tiie criminals, Simpson and Weaver, who last winter stole several thousand dollars iu currency aud gold from Mr. Jessee Dalton, of this county, and who were caught below Atlanta by the ener getic and talented Capt. John C. Reid, came into court, pleaded guilty, and were sentenced by tiie Judge to three years’ confinement in the penitentiary.—Corres pondence Augusta Constitutionalist, 27 th. Dead.— Mr. J.A. I)<»rtic. an old citizen of Augusta, died Sunday night from tiie ef fects of a paralytic attack received about a mouth since. — Ibid. Gov. Jenkins.— We were pleased to see i ou the street yesterday this distinguished aud honored son of tiie State, looking un usually well and strong. We trust tiiat ire . has come to Remain with us permanently. I The State cannot spare such men. We | need them all to aid iu the great work of reconstructing society,-and giving peace, order and quiet contentment to the land. [Chronicle itc Seatin' l, 21 Ut. Farming.—Our farming friends in this section are “busy as bees.’ : The recent rain having put the ground in good con dition, all the available forces on the plantations were mustered into service. Jiv this date the most of our planters have their entire crops in the ground and are ready, as they demand it, to give them the first working. —Eatonton Press and Mes sertger. 27 th. A Valuable Accession.—We are in formed by S. K. Johnson, Esq., Assistant Superintendent of the Georgia Railroad, that on yesterdav he received a telegram from Danville, Va., stating that a large number of hands from a tobacco factory there were en route to Atlauta. to engage in the same business, and asking if tie would pa«s them over the Georgia Road at reduced rates With his usual -promot uess, liberality, and foresight, he immedi ately replied in the affirmative. — Atlanta Constitution, 27 (h. A Poisonous Serpent at Large on Broughton Street. —About 1 o’clock, on Sunday morning last, the neightiorhotxl at the corner of Broughton and Abe room streets was roused from its usual quiet by the piercing screams of a female. Mr. Charles, (he bar-keeper at the Mar shall House, and several cit izens, hastened from the hotel across the street, when to their horror they discovered a large snake chasing a negro woman. Mr. Charles, with admirable courage and promptness, jumped upon the re the, and fortunately crushed its head beneath his heel. Seve ral well directed blows soon extinguished life in the snake, which ui*on being ex amined proved to be a moccasin upwards of five feet in length. Subsequent inquiry resulted In ascertaining that this venom ous visitor had escaped from the establish ment of Mr. Noble, directly opposite the Marshall House.— Savannah Eepublican, 27th. « Mr. Stephens. —We have just beeu conversing with a friend from a visit to Mr. A. H. Stephens, aud are happy to state that he is gradually improving. Mr. Stephens hopes that in thecouiseof a few weeks he will he able to resume his labors on his second volume of the “ War between the States.” He is walking around his room at present, supported by chairs [Southern Recorder, 27th. The West Point Railroad. —We are informed that the work of locating the route of the Columbus aud West Point Railroad is actually progressing, and that the survey is being made by order or with the co-operation of corporations fully aide to construct the road. The presumption is that they have undertaken Ihe business in earnest, and that the road will be built, whatever amount of aid may bo extended by individual subscription. The corpora tions named in this connection are the Georgia ami the Atlanta aud West Point Railroads. — Columbus Enquirer, 27th. Another Sorrow eulDispensation.— Miss Carrie Ragland, daughter of the senior proprietor of this paper, died on Sunday afternoon. She had been for some time an invalid, and displayed through out her sufferings the Christian spirit that had marked her life of gentleness and purity. This young lady was greatly en deared to a large circle of friends by the amiability of her disposition and her no ble devotion to Christianity and beneyo lence. She had long been a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and was zealous in the discharge of every relig ious duty.— lbid. Scrii* Dividend. —A scrip divideud of twenty-live per cent, lias been declared by the Eagle & Phoenix Manufacturing Com pany.—Columbus Sun, 27th. Pulaski Superior Court. —This body closed its spring session on last Saturday night, having transacted a large amount of business. A greater portion, however, was continued, for want of time to attend to it. The juries were generally down upon old debts, and reduced the sum ac cording to the losses of the debtor. The amount allowed on them ranged from fifty to ten per cent. <•» i the principal. The case of K. G. Fulghum vs. 15. I). Johnson, acting tax collector of Pulaski county, was determined in favor of the former. It seems that at tbeelection held last spring, Fulghum was elected tax col lector, but the Governor refused to com mission him, because he was ineligible under the fourteenth article of the ('onsti tu'ion of the United States, and a com mission was issued to Johnson, the next highest candidate. Fulghiiin applied to Judge Alexander for a writ of quo war ranto. to inquire by what authority he held Ihe office. Fulghum had been a jus tice of the peace before the war, and in January, 1805, he was Justice of the Infe rior Court, and went, into tiie militia ser vice under the call of Governor Brown. He fed and clothed soldiers and tlieir fam ilies whenever they needed assistance, and his feelings were with the South in the war, hut lie did not otherwise engage in it. The jury, under the instruction of the court, fouud him eligible, and a judgment of ouster was entered against the pre-ent incumbent. —Hawkinsville Dispatch, 28 Hi. CROP PROSPECTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. Seeing reports of the crops from various sections of the State, hut none from this county, I have concluded to post you in regard to our condition. The planters are all busily engaged preparing tlieir land and planting cotton; very few have fin ished planting, but the larger part are not more than half through, while some 1 have heard of only began to plant last week. The wet weather early in the Spring, and the late dry spell, have very materially retarded planting operations. Last Tuesday we had a fine rain, put more is needed now. So far as I am able to judge, I do not think any larger crop of cotton is being planted this year than was last, if, indeed, it is as large; hut the land has been generally much better prepared than I have ever known it before—two horse and sub soil plows being no rarity— while double the amount of fertilizers are being used, so that, admitting a smaller area to be planted, good seasons, added»to the careful preparation of the land, and the increased quantity of fertilizers, will doubtless make the yield fully equal to that of ’6B. Corn is up, has been replanted, and is now being plowed, and looks very well, considering the cold weather to which it has been subjected. Small grain looks very well, and promises a fair yield; but, 1 regret to say, less than an average crop has deen planted. The health of our county is unusually good, anil our people are exhibiting more cheerfulness, hope and energy than 1 have noticed since the surrender.— Cor. Chroni cle and Sentinel, 2Hlh. The Murder of Ayer.—The murder of Dr. Ayer is still the “nine days’ won der” of our community, and the general sentiment is, that as he has been killed, Providence or the Devil (which ever made the selection) could not have made a more fortunate choice for the community than the negro Wilson, who did the deed. 1 have known Wilson since he was a child, and never knew a more abandoned villain for his age. His former master has often said he would be hung, and the prospect is very fair now of his prophecy being soon fulfilled. Since his commitment, it has been discovered that he tried to get two other negroes, who lived on the same place with him, to join him in killing and rob bing a horse drover, who was stopping this spring with his (Wilson’s) employer, telling them the drover had money, anil that was a much easier way to gei it than working in the cotton field. — Ibid. Crops in Washington County.—Re freshing showers of rain have visited this : part of the vineyard within the last few days. The weather is delightful and the prospect for fine crops very good. We hear some complaint of rats, moles and birds committing depredations upon the young corn, and the stand thus being in jured. From what we can learn, our peo ple have piauted pretty liberally in corn, sufficient it is hoped for home consump tion. The wheat crop was perhaps never more promising. A large breadth of land was sowed, and if no mishap befalls it the yield will be large for this section. Cot ton planting is about concluded, and the planters generally, we believe, have their work well advanced. The fruit, we are glad to know, was not seriously injured by the late frosts, as a general thing through out the county. Every planter knows that now is the time to drive his work, in order that lie may be prepared for any emergency. Take it all together we are of theopiniou that Washington county was j never more prosperous than at the present time. —Central (Jeoraian 2Hth. Our Cotton Factories.—lt may n>t pe generally known, but it is true, never theless, that in this county the first cot ton factory in the State, if not the first one soutli of the Potomac, was estao lisbed. This was the old “Georgia,” on the Oconee river, four miles below Ath ens It was put in operation, we believe, in 1829—was originally a stock company— the Hon. Augustin S. Clayton, Major Thomas Moore, and other former citizens, now deceased, being of the original stock holders. The old factory building and machinery were worn out several years ago. The present proprietor, Mr. John White, erected new buildings and pur chased new machinery alioiit 1856 or 1857, since wnteli the establishment is under stood to have l*eeii doing a line business. The Athens Factory, located below the Lower Bridge, was next organized, aud although burnt out twice, we believe, and washed away once, lias always done agood business. W itlliu the past few years much new machinery lias been added, and its capacity greatly increased. Under tlit* aide management of Mr. Bloomfield it has been, and is, doing a very large and profit able busioess. Priucetou Fact or v, located three miles from town, ou Middle riyer, has been "re juvenated” since the war, and is, no doubt, doing well under the superintendence of Mr. ißissell, an experienced and aide manager. High Shoals Factory, ou the Apalachee, is about fourteen miles from town, was re organized several years ago, and has siuce been doing a tine business, under tiie su perintendence of Mr. Powell, tiie efficient President of tbe Cs inpany. •‘Fontenoy Mills” (formerly known as Scull Shoals or Poullain’s Factory.) is on the border of thecouuty, has been reor ganized, ami is doing a large and profit able business, OTHER FACTORIES. There areother manufacturing interests in tiie town and county, more or less re motely connected with oottou mills. For example, the Bobbin Factory, two miles from town ; the Athens Foundry and Ma chine Works iu town, and the Pioneer Paper Mill, three miles from town. — Ath ens Watchman, 27th. Destruction of Rice by Fire.—We learn that the barn of Mr. J. S Bryan, ou Broughton Island, at the mouth of the Altamaiia river, with the entire contents of the same, some thirty-five hundred bushels of rice, was destroyed by tire on Saturday evening last. The work is sup posed to he that of an incendiary. [itawimiri/i Advertiser, 28 th. Another Kerosene Accident. —Wt learn that the colored man named Adam Do lie, residing in Mill street, who was dreadfully burned on Sunday light last by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, is dead. At the present term of the United States District Court, His Honor, Judge Erskine, gave the act of Congress in reference to the sale of kerosene oil which is inflam mable at a lower temperature than one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, in charge to the grand jury, and informed them that it was their duty to present all cases of sales of oil of the above description. This is the second death which has oc curred in this city within the last two months from explosive oil, and we hope the grand jury will inquire into the mat ter, and present any person who has been knowingly selling t his dangerous article. [Savannah IS publican, 2‘Jth. Crop Prospects. —The rain of Tuesday night was just as we would have—it fell gently and for a long while. This will bring up the cotton that has been held back by reason of the hard crust formed by the last rain. Our planters generally are in good cheer as to their prospects for a crop. Have heard favorable riqwirts from those who are using commercial fer tilizers. —Dawson Journal, 2 Uth. The Crops. —The prospects opens finely for an abundant yield of corn and cotton in this section. We have never sten bet ter stands either of corn or cotton than the majority of farmers in this section have. We are having splendid seasons, and the plants are growing rapidly. [Americas Courier, 29 1 h. Masonic. —The Grand Chapter of the Masons of Georgia held tlieir annual meeting in this city yesterday, in the hall of the order. —Augusta Chronicle and St u- Uriel, 26th. GEN. I.EK IN II \ LTINIOIt E. From a notice in the Gazelle, of Gen. Lee’s recent visit to Baltimore, we ex tract as follows: The ladies passed from the west side of tiie hall over the platform, passing the General, who shook the hand of each cor dially, and in return was complimented by all the ladies, a large number of whom saluted him with kisses. After the pre sentation was over, the General, escorted by Mayor Banks, left the building, and on reaching the sidewalk was greeted with uproarious cheering, and the greatest en thuiasm prevailed among the large throng that had assembled at the doorway. Afn-r liberating himself from the many friends that continued pressing forward to shake iiis hand, tiie General entered a carriage and was driven to tbe residence of Samuel H. Taggert, Esq , whose guest he is during his sojourn here, tiie crowd following the carriage for seveial squares, cheering loudly. Previously, General Lee had read an ad dress to the business men. Upon con cluding, the audience again warmly ap plauded ,atul on the General resuming iiis seat, cheer alter cheer rent the air, and hats and handkerchiefs were waved from all portions of the hall. It was a scene of genuine enthusiasm not often witnessed. Before this, when General Lee went to the hall, as he ascended the stairway he was greeted with three cheers by the mul titude, who stood around respectfully with uncovered heads. When he was intro duced there arouse a perfect storm of ap plause, which continued uninterruptedly for several moments. A Sad, True (Story—An incident of the sad side of life occurred in connection with the smallpox hospital a week or two ago. A young lady of German parentage was taken there to remain under treat ment for the smallpox, just at the time she was to have been married to an estimable young mau connected with one of our most flourishing business bouses. Day after day tie came to ttie Cincinnati Hos pital, on Twelfth street, to bear from his affianced bride. The time for the wedding passed by, and the news came to him that she was worse anil must die. With the characteristic devotion of a woman, she sent him word not to visit her or to he present at her funeral. Biie also made the request that she should be buried in her bridal dress. 80, about tlie middle of last week, in the white vestments with which she was to have been attired at the mar riage altar, she became the bride of death. In the hearing of tender though strange voices she bad passed away. The hands of strangers clad her in the bridal gar ments and laid her in the coffin. The eyes of strangers dropped tears as they closed the coffin lid over her, and thought of what she was, of what she had hoped to he, and of the one heart left sad by her de parture. Friends, but not old ones, saw her deposited in the eartti and marked the spot, that those who knew her well might find her resting-place. [Cincinnati Gazette. Marriage Extraordinary.—ln con sequence of the unreconstructed state of things in this part of Virginia, last week i license to marry could not be obtained, ! and a very respectable couple who wished to have the knot matrimonial tied, had to resort to reconstructed Tennessee for that purjs.se. Accordingly, on Thursday of last we* k, .Mr. James Graham arid Miss bailie Hickok, accompanied by a large party of young friends, paraded on horse back, and moved down to Tennessee in military style. They were met near the line by the Rev. J. R. King and his staff, and immediately formed a solid column, the bride and groom anil their attendants in front, when the happy couple were made one. When the ceremony was over they countermarched to the rear, and re turned to Virginia without alighting. [Abingdon I 'irginiun . Montgomery to Nashville. —The contract for the huildingof the link of the Nashville and Montgomery Railroad be tween Decatur and Montgomery, Ala., has been awarded to Bam Tate and others. They agree to finish the link for $5,014,000. To aid in the construction of the road, the State of Alabama has indorsed $5,000,- 000 of 8 per cent, interest -hearing bonds of the company, and given $600,000 of the 3 per cent, fund of the Ktate. The contractors will get all the convict )al>or of the -tale by simply paying all the expenses of their keeping. Two hun dred and fifty of them will he placed on the road next August. Half of the grading on the road has already been completed. Work will lie commenced at the earliest practicable ' moment. — Nashville Banner , 25 th. VOL. LX 1.. NO 7. TIIK UEWOIA HtPTIST rON\K.\TH»\ Correspondence of the Telegraph. body met on Friday the'23d, at Cuthbert, and was coni|*osed of about seventy-five me m tiers, a much “mailer number thau Usually attends. Kev. I*. H. Mell, it. I)., was elected President ; Kev. (t K. McCall,of Hawkin-ville, was elected Clerk, and Rev. N. A. Hailey, of Albany, was elected Assistant Clerk. The main objectot this Convention is to unite the elfins of the Georgia Raptiste In support of Foreign ami Domestic mi sions, and in the sustenance of Mercer University, at Fenfield, Ga The ( on veulioti lias not a particle of judicial or Legislative power over the Baptist Churches of Georgia, and presumes t<> a< t only as an advisory body. It received various reports which are ac cepted and adopted, if agreeable to the members of the body ; such as a Report on the State of Religion in the St«te, on Temperance, on Deceased Ministers, on Education, on Missions; but tlie main n |M»it is that on Mercer University, which belongs to the Convention,and which has a large endowment which is also the prop erty of the Convention. Tin* Convention elects each year a Hoard of Trustee* to watch fiver the University, provide a com petent faculty, and take care of its iuuds The funds, however, are mostly managed by the very t fllelent and long time Trees urer of the Convention, T. J. Bur ney, Keq., of Madistm, Ga. From the report of the Treasurer we learn that the Convention owns cash assets to tlie amount of $37,34h 54 consisting <>f Loan notes #13,5711 Ts Georgia Kail road stock s,'Am (HI Mobile and M Mitgoiucry Railroad pre ferred stuck l.soo mi City of Augusta bonds . l .‘ski im Georgia Railroad bonds ;i, sm no Macou and Augusta endorsed bonds.... l.i«m no Cash oil hand 1 OfiO 71. Total #37,340 5t In addition to which it possesses: Mercer University fund #71,1.‘i7 05 Central Professorship fund 15,0ut mi Mercer Theological fund 11,4'.* ’ ts Sanders Professoi'sliip ] l,tC»i. 11 Jane Posey fund 10,000 00 Ke;d estate 50.000 oo Interest account t*,007 v; Total #103,313 00 The income for the year ending July 1, Ist*!), is estimated at $10,535 no, and the estimated expenses, slo,;{stl 00, inchiiling ali tlie college expenses. Mercer University is at present in a nourishing and growing condition, under tlie aide management ot l)r. 11.* ti. Tuck er. It has a very aide Facility, comjs.-cd of Kev. 11. 11. Tucker, I). D , ITesidenl, and i'rofessor of Theology and Inw-lhc dial and Moral Philosophy ; S. I*. Sanford, A M., Professor of Matliemalius and As tronouiy ; J. E. Willett, A. M., M. I»., Professor of Natural Philosophy; Win. G Woodlin, A. M , Professor «>i Ancient Languages; Rev. J. J. Hrautly, D. I)., Professor ol Bulbs Keitres and .Modern Languages. Then- die at present in the college, > liiors, 15; Juniors, 32; Sophomores, Pi; Freshmen, lb—total, b 4. The college has graduated 311 young men, many of whom are Tilling re.-poii-i Me positions as ministers and teachers, throughout tlie States of the South It is proposed l*y tlie Canvention t<> place an ellicienl agent in the field, willia compensating salarv, and raise an addi tional endowment fund ofslon i oou, s<> that a stronger corps of instruetiou may 1m employed in the College, us tlie numher o( young men seeking admittance is inereas ing rapidly. 'l'lie report of the Finance Commiltee announces $1,551 ilosent up tuthet'i liven tiou, in cash, for various purposes, lint mostly to aid in carrying on the Deiinmin alioual Missionary operations. From the report ot the Executiv*' Com mittee of the Convention, we gather tint four young men are receiving a gratuitous theological education ; that “ lieain School," at Dave Sp ing, (la., under tilt care of tile (!on vention, is in a flourishing condition, and is a valuable auxiliary of the denomination in Northwest Georgia that a railroad to Peufield is hi couleiupla lion ami may probably lie built. It wa decided to appoint an Evangelist fur Northwestern Georgia, ami the subject State Evangelist was it iei red in the Exec utive Committee, with power to act. A resoltiimu wasadopted earnestly nc ommemiing tiie cliurcbes to eontriloite liberally to the contingent fund for the support of aged and infirm l>i|itist mini-- ters. Tlie report on tlie state of religion thruughout Georgia manifests a great <i> - litution of religious privileges in all pails of the Stale, and the report stales that fiddling, dancing, drinking, and social irregularities exist in all the religion- d nominations to a greater extent than for the last twenty years; that a .-aii IjaoOieian spirit is generally prevailing; that there is a great want of ministerial con secration and ministerial support; that there is much destitution among the churches, many neighborhoods being entirely unprovided with the pieai nd word ; that a Sunday School revival spirit prevails; that the state of religion and re iigtous destitution calls for prayer and self-denial; and that a cessation should he put to advancing the war and poverty as pleas for the love of the world and the idolatry of covetousness. The general spirit of the late Conven tions was a desire to promote the cause oi religion, education and morality, ihe meeting was harmonious, ami some of tie discussions were very interesting, particu larly that which occurred on the adoption of un able re|>orl on temperance, in reference to tliat subject, the following resolution, which was adopted, will ex hibit the animus of the Convention. Resolved. ’1 hut the Conventiou ob serves witii profound regret the growing disposition to indulge in intoxicating liquors as a ftiuutuo beverage, and tic. we earnestly exhort our brethren to ab stain from all such indulgence themselves, and by all prudent measures to persuade others to the same course. The body was able and dignified, and presided over with distinguished abil tty by J)r. Mell. Its next meeting will take place at Newnau, Ga., Rev. J. Ryals being appointed to preach the intro ductory, arid Rev. D.' Shaver being ap pointed to preach the educational sermon. This Convention is distinct from lhai soon to meet in the city of Macon. This was a State Convention ; that will cou-mi of Haptists from all parts of tire South, and other portions of the United States, ami is called the Southern Baptist Conven tion. It tneets annually at tiie place that may have been previously appointed. Jt is expected that a very large and resj.ee; able body of men will compose the corning Convention, and it is hoped that the citi zens of Macon, by a cordial/welcome and generous hospitality, will sustain the char acter vouched for the city, when the Con vention was invited to hold its session at j this place. B. The Cotton Trade. — lt is slated that the total receipts of cotton at ail the In 1 •! States ports, for the week ending on the 1 Glli inst., were 27,1*67 halt q which i- a falling off of some 6000 bales from ib<- pre vious week. The aggregalc recc.pis -in*- • 1-t September last reach 2,076,461 b>- agaiust 2,145,718 bales tor the saute ;iin** m 1867; an excess of 68,257 hales. The ex pm for the week reach 47,959 bales -"trie bales more than the exports of the plu vious week —and giving a total of 1 " bales,agaiust 1,585,619 bales in com-.-p' iug time last year—showing a decreu -521,101 bales. Tire stocks on band -re 558,041 bales, against 260.211 hales aMle same date hist year; an increase of bales Decorating the Soldier.- ‘ ,K '' 1 We are pleased to see how umvei -a- > solemn ceremonies of the *. w ' ‘ ' were observed a!I over that the women, and the ” - ’ 1 1 ‘ the men of Georgia, have no ’♦ ■ ’ rupted or paralyzed by "» ls ” t j decorations were utm ‘uai \ (|i , eloriuent addrwws ‘ Jo-'epli ! . K/aTdl ‘August by Une. H. D. I* Twiggs. _ Avoid lady iu New Jersey, having r P ad a u account of the hunting ~t * trrind-sione it. a manufacturing establish merit became terribly alar tied, lest a i „ r i o dstone which was standing m her cellar should burst and blow the house up.