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" TV very
the Warren cojf! ty tmimes
and we say, right liere, that
drews deserves Lite thanks of good citi—
/vns, everywhere, for his action in the
matter, particularly with reference to Nor
ris, the Radical Sheriff. We are sure his
course is approved by all law-abiding,
peace desiring people.
But the case can’t rest here, of course.
It should not be allowed to drop until, un
tier the law, and by 1 gal examination the
light shines in and clears up the whole
mystery of Adkins’ death. Not only have
t..e people of Warren county, but of the
entire Btate, been saddled with the re
sponsibility and odium of that transac
tion, but the whole question of Georgia’s
status re-opened, with u prospect of the
re-establishment of mart'al law'. If the
President, as is alleged, has remitted the
question to his Attorney-General for de
cision, Adkins’ death, and the representa
tions thereof made by Georgia Radicals,
has been the prime cause of that step.
What Mr. Hoar is likely to decide, can be
very easily guessed from his opinion in
the Weaver case from Texas. If Butler
bullied him into that, as is charged, why
he will surely bully him kito declaring
Georgia a tit subject for bayonet rule.
We don’t know the extent of our peril,
but it cannot be insignificant with Hoar
and Butler to aggravate it. The best way
to meet the danger in this, and all other
like cases, is first to give no cause for it;
next, when cause is given, to find out the
responsible parties, and make them shoul
der it. All the people of Warren county
did not kill Adkins, but they are, with
their fellow-citizens of the entire State,
held responsible as accessories both before
and after the fact. Let them compel a
withdrawal of the charge by using the
law and its agencies, to discover who it is
that has thus put them in the prisoner’s
dock.
We don’t care one straw for Adkins as
Adkins, but when his dead body is made
to appear as a witness against an entire
people, we want to kuow who put him on
the stand. We hope the mau or men who
did it, if they have not grace enough to
declare themselves, will be unearthed by
a grand jury, and take their chances be
fore the courts. If Adkins was killed on
account of personal acts, let iiis slayers
show their justification and go free. But
if he was not killed for (that reason, hut
on account of politics, let that fact appear,
and let a jury of the best men in War
ren county pronounce the law’s penalty.
This is the honest policy, and in such mat
ters, as in all others, the honest policy is
not only the manliest, but, in the long
run, the best and most effective.
\\ K HOPE NOT.
Our friends of the Journal of Commerce,
says the Savannah Republican, bave an
article on the religious deterioration of
the negroes of the South since left to
themselves, and the introduction of Obi
worship and other disgusting supersti
tions as substitutes for the Christian plan
of grace. The Journal argues that this
state of things is the result of Northern
policy toward the blacks in removing
hem from the salutary control and re
ligious Influence of thewouthern* whites,
and hence it devolves upon the Northern .
people to send out missionaries and aid us
in evangelizing that portion of our popu
lation.
We thank the Journal for its kind con
sideration of our condition, as well as its
pity for the moral night that is gathering
over the negroes of the South. But in
Heaven’s name! spare us, and spare the
negroes, the inflicJon of Northern re
ligious missionaries, so-called. We have
had a taste of that kind of help, and pray
forever to be delivered from it. The in
fluence of Northern preachers upon the
Southern negroes, whether well intended
or not, is for evil only. Nine-tenths of
the deviltry they now have in their beads
«arae from that fruitful source. The
Northern Church, as a general thing, has
degenerated into a meie political propa
ganda, and its members seem to consider
tiieir highest duty to consist in makiug
everybody else believe politically and ev
ery other way just as they do. The North
ern Methodist preachers now in the South
are, as a geueral rule, missionaries of the
iiadical party, and consider the claims of
their Master’s kingdom the least impor
tant of all the duties that devolve upon
them. Poisoning the minds of the ne
groes with false notions of human rights
and duties, and efforts to rob the Southern
churches of their rightful property, ap
pear to be their chief employment.
No, Bro. Journal; we want no more re
ligious missionaries from tbe North.
Leave the Southern people to win back
the negro to the paths of Christiau recti
tude, and tiie race will make far greater
progress titan they would under foreign
teachers who know nothing of them, and,
as a general rule, have false notions of ev
erything concerning them.
ANOTHER ITEM FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Iu tiie last issue of the Government or
gan, published at this place, we find the
following comment upon the recent brutal
murder of Mr. R. W. Flournoy by a
negro:
“ We commend the act of the negro in
thus defending himself against a murder
ous assault, and the only fault we have to
find with him is, that he does not confess
the whole transaction."
Tiiat a most bloody and barbarous mur
der has been committed, no one but a po
litical knave or fanatic, who has heard the
circumstances, doubts for one moment.
Aud yet here we have a cool, deliberate
justification of it from a man who weekly
tells the people of the North that life is
not safe in Georgia, and that "rebel”
newspapers, by their denunciations of
Radicals and violent appeals to the people
to take the law in their own hands, have
made murder, for opinion’s sake, abso
lutely respectable! We commend this
applauderof, and inciter to, murder, to the
further attention of the Grand Jury when
it meets uext Monday.
Wesleyan Female College. —We
have received the Triennial Catalogue of
the Trustee*, Faculty, students and gradu
ates of tliis Institution for the years 1868>
1869. It shows a total of 179 pupils in ac
tual attendance, which is a very gratify
ing extiibit. We know of no school that
more deserves a generous patronage. We
give it as the deliberate opinion of those
very competent to judge, ttsat none betttr
is to be found anywhere. It should have
at least 300 pupils.
The catalogue is, typographically, a most
admirable specimen of taste and beauty
and is published by J. W. Burke & Co.’,
Macon.
the First Instalment.— Chinese la
borers, fresh from tbe Pacific, have al
ready made their appearance in New
Orleans, probably the forerunners of
thousands of their race, who will tiock to
the sugar and rice fields of the Pelican
Btate, by way of the railr >ad and the river.
One load of Coolies was imported thither
from Havana two years since, audarestill
working upon a sugar plantation in La
fourche, hut the l ustom House officials
nipped the enterprise, and stopped the
further importation. But how can it be I
stopped this time.
of 'that worthless ma-
known as the Freed
meirPrtTireau, tliey have been steadily
improving*and are now working as well
as could be desired. It is surprising what
a damning influence the Government ( tti
cials, in the character of Bureau agents,
did exercise over the freedmen, and I
think all the strife and contention be
tween the two races ia Southwestern
Georgia might well be attributed to that
cause, giving to it the aid of unprincipled
carpet-baggers who were continually in
stilling into their heads fascinating tales
of the glorious times coming, tiie day of
jubilee just ahead, in the way of a division
of lands, stock, and the distribution of
offices, etc., which, by the way, is turning
out to be true, so far as postoffices in your
city and some others are concerned. But
complain not. Grant says “ Let us have
peace.” Creswell catches the sound and
echoes it throughout the land, “ Let us
have peace.” Bullock answers himself,
and exclaims, “ Let us have peace,” but
it must come in the form of a military
government, with him a provisional Gov
ernor, until he can complete his arrange
meets on the Brownlow-Tennessee sty le.
Hold on, Governor ! The people, too, are
loudly calling for we of this
section earnestly believe that if let alone,
ami the freedmen are taught the impor
tance of improving the country and re
pairing the losses sustained by the late
war, instead of politics, Southwestern
Georgia can be made to bloom and bios
som as a garden. And to this end all
honest, intelligent emigrants would re
ceive from our people a hearty welcome,
if they come among us for the purpose of
assisting in building up and developing
the resources of the country ; but if they
are politicians, anil are coming for politi
cal purposes, we would say to them now,
•* their room is better than their compa
ny,” and we would much prefer their
seeking other climes. No local news of
importance.
I sign myself, respectfully,
chops itv cpsox coi:\ty.
The Rock, Upson Cos,, June 11, 1860.
Mr. Editor .-—Having seen reports fr< m
other counties Concerning the crops, I
presume some of your naders would be
pleased to hear something from this sec
tion.
I atn glad to say they are very promis
ing. Corn is not very' forward for this
season of the year, but is now growing
rapidly, and with good seasons there will
be an abundant yield. Cotton is small,
owing to the very cool nights, all through
the spring, but it is now growing finely
since tiie warmer weather set in. That
which was manured with fertilizers is
very fine, and those using it are well
pleased with its effects. The farmers in
this section have got their crops clean and
in nice order.
Freedmen are doing remarkably well.
Wheat harvest is about over, and a good
ield may be expected, though late wheat
is a little damaged by rust. The oat crops
generally are very good, aud a large area
is sown.
Seasons have been very good so far, and
but few wear long faces. Everybody is in
high spirits, and business goes on smooth
ly ; and with sufficient seasons in the fu
ture, and a fair price for cotton, the farm
eis will be well rewarded for their labor.
Respectfully,
Subscriber.
A REPLY TO “FLINT.”
Editor Journal and Messenger:
In your issue, of the 11th iust , is a let
ter from this town, signed “Flint,” in
which the writer lays some very heavy
charges against the good citizens of our
town, which are without foundation. I
do not kuow who “Flint” is, but I will
venture the assertion that he does not own
a house or lot, nor never did own either,
<br had any legitimate business which lie
mas conducted in this town, for a iongeij
period than two «r llnee tfeeks. All said
by “Flint” anout'tbe location and trade oH
this town is about correct, and had he
stuck to the truth as close throughout his
letter, tliis reply would be untnceesary.
As to “Flint’s ’ animadversion upon the
society of tbe town, there is unfortunately
some ground for the charge, but I will
venture the assertion that “Flint" is tiie
bead and leader of all the deficiency of
this society, ami his animadveisions
against this people savors of the Phari
sees who carried the poor woman up to
the temple, and said to Christ: “The Law
of Moses commanded that such should t>e
stoued. Whatsayest thou?” “Let him
that is without sin cast the first stone,”
answered the Saviour. Exit Pharisee.
“Flint’s” charge of want of sociability of
our people is equally w-itlmut foundation,
unless his code of sociability consists in
perambulatiug the town from grocery (o
groceri aud taking a smile; if so, our peo
ple plead guilty to the charge. With the
exception of two or three “Flints” our
people are quiet, honest, law-abiding, and
industrious. They have their legitimate
business, aud follow it with zeal.
As to “Flint’s” contemptuous sneer at
tbe Methodist Church, nothing betttr
could be expected of him, and, for tiie
respect of this commuuity to his family,
I forbear to express my feelings. His
charge of the church not being fiuished is
in keeping with his other statements
about tliis people. The church is large
enough for this community, ami it is fin
ished aud painted True, the inside is
not plastered, painted or papered, nor is
the floor carpeted, or the seats cushioned
Our people are poor, but of their poverty
they have built this church since the war,
and have done the best they could. Iu
one part of ‘'Flint’s” letter, he charges
the people with being unsociable, aud
in another he says all denominations,
races and colors use their church. Strange
inconsistency, that. "Flint” says tliis
town has been built twenty years, and yet
they have never built a school house in
the town. Well, that is true. There was
no need of one in town, as there was, and
is, a school house convenient to town ;
and as to that large number of children
wholly without education, 1 have searched
the town, and if there are any children
in town, wlio are old enough to attend
school, brought up in the ignorance repre
sented by “Flint,” I am not able to find
them ; and if they are liere they are on
the dark side of the question.
“Flint ’ says the young people of the
town are consequently without education ;
yet, lie says tbe prospects for Montezuma
are exceedingly good. Penury and old
fogyism is dying out; anew town is to be
built of brick; the old Montezuma will
uot know the new Montezuma; she is to
command a great trade aud become rich.
I submit, this is strange logic: for uuedu
cated people to build up a big town ot
brick, and command a great trade. Hear
the conclusion oi the wtioie matter—ldle
ness and A. Hail. Esq , were the instiga
tors of the bewaiiiugs of “Flint.”
Montezuma.
Montezuma, June 1 \th, 1859.
LETTER FROM MM ON rOINTY.
Monii zlm \, Ga., June 14, 1869.
Editor Journo and Messenger :
Bince my la-t communication I have
made diligent inquiries concerning the
crops of the surrounding country. All
reports are extremely favorable. I have
uot conversed with a planter yet who is
not greatly encouraged by the prospects
of an abundant yield. A great many of
them have finished their corn crop. Cot
ton is looking exceedingly well. An ex
tensive plauter informed me to-day that
he had a finer prospect of a large crop
than he ever had before in his life.
Fertilizers have been used more exten
sively in this section than ever before in
any previous year, hence the result of fine
crops. The great misfortune, however,
with a major portion of the planters iu
this section (and I presume it is so every
where throughout the cotton planting
region) is, that tiieir entire attention is
devoted to the culture of the •* king,” neg
lectiug, to a considerable extent, the culti
vation of grain and the raising of stock,
the consequence being that they bave to
hypothecate their present growing crop
by liens, drafts, etc., in order to obtain
provisions, etc., to enable them to cariy
on their farms, which, in many instances,
aft the end of the year is uot sufficient to
discharge these demands. If this evil
could be remedied, i am of tbe humble
opinion that our country would be far
more prosjierouH.
Montezuma is on tiie high toid of pro
gression. VVe are to have a Sunday -school
celebration next Friday. Can’t you come
down? VVe promise you everything in
the way of edibles tiiat the county affords.
You can also feast your eyes upon the
beauty and chivalry of Montezuma and
who manifest
consmerabTe energy in tiieir vocation.
We anticipate by reason of tbe fine
prospects of .the cotton crop the recep
tion of an increased number of bales of
cotton to that of the previous year. Yet
we do not extend an invitation to trans
ient and foreign purchasers of this staple
commodity of commerce, until the same
is stored and our means exhausted. Will
keep you posted as regards the crops, etc.,
from “time to time.” Flint.
STATE NEWS.
Belling Stamps Cheap.—lt is well
known that tiie old red three cent postage
stamps came in she-ts with one hundred
stamps on each, aud were sold for three
dollars. The new blue stamps are smaller
than the old ones, and have one hundred
aud fifty on a sheet, makiug the value of
each sheet four dollars and fifty cents.
Clift and Seely were so smart as not to
count the number on each sheet, and
guessing witli an intelligence marvelous
in people so young that they were the
same in number as the old red ones, so and
the sheets at three dollars each—having
lost S2B iu one day by the shrewd plan.
This cheap rate was soon ascertained by
our citizens, and a rush for stamps was
made. Beely smelt a rat and counted the
stamps, consequently stamps are now
quoted at par.
The above transactions, anil the placing
of Beely as chief clerk in the Postottiee,
entitle that- ignorant a-s, known as Clift,
alias “Booby,” to the supreme contempt
of our citizens, and consequently his con
tinuance in office by tiie Radical adminis
tration.
On yesterday, we learn that Beely sold
300 stamps at the rate of sl, aud also over
paid $lO on a money order.
[Savannah News, 10<A.
Georgia Mining Operations.—Our
mining operations, though of by no means
the pretentious piopor.ions of tiie past
ye ir or two, have not been in so healthy a
edition as they now are since the war.
T leir stock of jobbing operations which
h tve speculation alone in view, and are a
urse to any mining country, have all
played out and given place to those that
are makiug mining a legitimate busiuess,
and the consequence is that the important
fact is fully demonstrated that this is the
cheapest mining country in the world.
Messrs. Hull and Crissou, two practical
Georgia miners, aud lessees of the Hamil
ton Mill, are now daily crushing about
seventy-five tons of ore with twenty four
stamps, at a cost of 22 2 5 cents per ton, all
told, including the raising of the ore,
transporting it to the mill and milling.
This will doubtless appear incredible So
many of your readers, but if there be any
who doubt, let them come and see, aud i
pledge myself to substantiate my asser
tion. The Yahoola Company bave been
for the past six months repairing tiieir
stupendous aequaduct, but will, in the
course of a mouth, have it thoroughly and
very substantially completed, the last of
l he iron pipes for carrying the water across
the river having just aimed, nothing is
left to be done but to lay them down aud
bolt them together. When this is com
pleted they will start their splendid mill,
and so perfect are all of their arrange
ments that 1 should not he at all surprised
if Mr. Hand, the energetic and thorough
business President of the company, were
to reduce the cost of raising aud milling
the ore to li.teeu cents per too.
Air. Hussey, of tiie well known firm of
Howe & Hussey, of Pittsburg, are erecting
a mill ou the Etowah, beiow Auraria, ami
about seveu miles from this place, with
good prospects ahead of them. The mill
of Messrs. Moote <fc Harris stiil continues
to do well, aud will dotißtless do better
when their machinery is completed for
drying their shaft.
There are other mining operations that
I would be pleased to notice, but are
“ crowded out," as your newspaper men
say, foi “ want of space.” —Dahlonega
Correspondence AtUinla Constitution.
Odd Jur.Loffs. — VVe learn that its ts
cotHeiijJftateiJ by the Ancient Odd Fel
lows of Talbottou to revive the Lodge in
that place. During the war the members
were nearly ail iu tiie army, and hence
tiie decay of the Order. We hope the
efforts of our friends will be successful.
Crops in the Valley. —We learn from
a friend living iu the granary of Talbot
that tiie grain crops were never iu better
condition. The yield of wheat will be
very large. No disease having attacked
it, the grains are fuller and heavier than
for many years past. The corn aud cot
ton crops are in good condition, and bid
fair to keep up the reputation of tbe Val
ley as the best farming section iu tbe
State.— I'albotton Gazette, 10 th.
Eire in Lexington. —Editors Constitu
tionalist —Tbe dwelling house occupied by
Mr. B. Hardaman, in this place, was
burned this morning about 2 o’clock
most of his furniture being saved. The
property belonged to Mr. G. F. Platt and
was insured for SI,OOO. The fire supposed
to have caught from a stove pipe in oueof
the rooms of the house used for cooking.
Yours, j.
Lexington, Ga., June 9, 1869.
decision by the ordinary-—m me
case of Win. H. and J. A. Atwood vs. C.
H. Hopkins, Jr., to set aside the will exe
cuted by Mrs. Charles H. Hopkins, iu
which she devised all her property,
amounting to some sixteen thousand dol
lars, to her husbaud, C. H. Hopkins, Jr.,
the Ordinary yesterday, from the testi
mony given and facts adduced, that the
deceased was of sound mind duriug her
illness and up to the time of her death,
admitted to probate in solemn form the
last wiii aud testament of the deceased.
The counsel for the Atwoods, Messrs.
Jackson, Lawton & Basinger, gave notice
of an appeal. Martin J. Ford, attorney
for C. H. Hopkins, Jr. — Ibid.
Btewart County Crops. —We saw a
gentleman yesterday who had just re
turned from a tour through Btewart. He
says he visited nearly every part of the
county, and he never saw the crops more
promising at this season than they now
are. He says the plants are not so large
as he has seen them, but they are very
thrifty, and the lands have been so wefi
prepared and so generally fertilized, that
he considers them in a most promising
condition. The Btewart county planters,
he says, expect to make enough corn to
“do them” next year.”—Columbus En
quirer, 1 1th.
Homicide in Meriwether County.—
A friend informs us that a difficulty oc
curred, near Lutherville, in the upper
part of Meriwether county, ou Saturday
last, between a Mr. Strickland, from Al
bania, and Mr. Geo. Teagle, in which
Strickland was shot through the body and
died, and Teagle was shot twice through
the arm and once in the body. We do
uot kuow whether the latter’s wounds are
considered fatal or not. Mr. Strickland
has been married bu' a few days Teagle
isasingie man.— LaGrangeReporter , IDA.
Sheep Raising.— VVe learn through
Col. Rennet that Capt. James H. Hunter,
of Brooks, is successfully experimenting
with sheep, and tiiat he has demonstrated
that Southern Georgia is one of the fiuest
sections in America for sheep raising
We suggest that tiie Captain be requested
to give his experience in the raising of
sheep before the Brooks County Agricul
tural Society.— Quitman Banner, lOfA.
The Weather and the Crops.—Since
our last issue, we have had several copious
showers of rain, giviug the growing crops
a healthy aspect. Wheat, we are told
will generally turn out well Corn, though
small, looks healthy. Cotton, with poor
stands, is small, but healthy. VVe hope
to see a fair crop made.
[LaGrange Reporter , IDA.
Welcome.—We were pleased to see in
our city ou yesterday, several gentlemen
from the State of New York, who are in
vestigating the agricultural and mineral
resources of this section, with the inten
tion of purchasing property. They are
solid men, and would be a highly credita
ble addition to any community. We are
sure they will receive a cordial welcome
from the citizens of the Cherokee country.
The following are the names of the party :
A. Reynolds, H. Reynolds, Win. Van
Kirk, Isaac Hall, H. D Hull, H. I*. Smith,
G. VV. Bancus anti A. Marshal. Lewis h!
Beck, Esq , and B. A. Echols, of Atlanta,
are accompanying the party.— Rome
Courier, 12 th.
Wheat.—Owing to the large demand
for flour, wheat, in this market, has ad
vanced— re>t in w commanding from $1 25
to $1 40.— Ibid.
The Wheat Club,—All the lots of
wheat iu competition for the premium,
have been cut, and the Committee have
been busy attending to the threshing and
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subscription by the county to tiie stock of
the Air Line Road.
Major .~amuel Knox was chosen Chair
man of tbe meeting. Addresses were de
livered by Col. Allston, of Decatur, Col.
Estes, Col. Langston, aud Judge Bowers.
Resolutions were adopted recommending
a subscription of SIOO,OOO by Ihe county,
the same to be left to a vote of the citizens
of the county.— lbid.
The Growing Crops —During the past
week we have been blessed with a warm
sun and frequent delightful showers, and
from ail quarters we have favorable re
pot ts of the growing crops. We do not
know a farmer who does not regard the
prospect, provided t he caterpillar and boll
worm do not destroy the cotton, as emi
nently flattering.
From our personal observation, and con
stant inquiry among the best planters iri
this section, we are compelled to regard
the unfavorable reports respecting the
crops in tills region of the State as unre
liable, and probably made to effect tbe
price of produce, either at hotneor abroad.
There is no appearance of caterpillar or
bolDwortn in Decatur county that we have
heard of, nor do the reports from other
counties, of tiie presence of these dreaded
foes, an,omit to much more than an appre
hension that they will appear this season
earlier than usual, and hence do greater
damage to the cotton. Thus far, however,
neither worm orotherdestroyingagencies
have done anything to blast the prosjiects
of tile planter. All species of crops are
doing well, and promise an abundant har
ve.it. Borne fields of choice cotton, we are
informed, will more than average ltuee
high, and some stalks already have
eighteen aud more squares ou them. We
also hear of cotton blooms
Corn will soon be made. A few good
seasons of rain, and this crop will prove
equal to that of any year within the last
decade.— Bainbridye Argus, Vlth.
Cotton Yesterday.—Middlings 29c.
A lot of 160 bales, classed good styles low
middlings brought 28ie.
Warehouse sales 215 bales. Receipts 21
bales —17 Opelika R. R., 4 by wagoue.
Biiipments 138 bal -■>, all by B. VV. R. R.
Total receipt nice Bept. Ist, 1868 (in
cluding 280 bales lock at that date,) 48,181;
shipments 47,145; stock 1,036
Receipts same day iast season 0; ship
ments 63; total receipts 85,860, total ship
ments 84.461; stock 1,399. —Columbus Sun
131 h.
Arriving.—A considerable portion of
the machinery for ilia new mill of the
Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Com pi -
ny is daily a: riving from Engiaud aid
tiie North. The Company has been ex
ceedingly fortunate in its purchases, hav
ing pri cured some new and valuable ma
chinery at a great advantage. 11 D pro! -
able the brick work on tiie new mill will
be commenced to morrow. Theoperatim s
are being pushed forward with t uergv.
[Columbus Sun, 13//i. k ,
Chops in Morgan and Jasper Coon
ties. —Tiie past lew weeks of charming
weatiier has brought out the crops in this
portion of Middle Georgia wonderfully.
An intelligent and observant gentleman,
planting in the neighborhood of Parks’
Mill, paid us a call on Thursday. He re
gaoled the prospects for a large crop < f
both corn and cotton, in his section, unu
sually promising Stand good mid the
plants growing off vigorously. He had
| just finished harvesting his wtieat, aud he
had never made a better crop.
Major E. J. Walton, of Bhady Dale, in
formed us tiie same day tiial the crop
prospects of that section are most flatter
ing. And we learn from tiie same gentle
man that Capt. John Cox, a very intelli
gent and enterprising planter of this coun
ty. expects to make, with a favorable sea
son from this time forth, 75 bales of cotton
with a force of six hands.
But while such favorable accounts are
given us, we regret to learn tiiat prospects
for even an ordinary cotton crop are poor
indeed, in other portions of this county.
r [tfauafcft Journal, 12 th.
(v r ito Can it.
Puglie, of Jasper, and who, by thflpvay,
is one of the largest and most successftil
planters iu Middle Georgia, made liJft year
without tbe aid of guanos. 21 ba!esP*»f cot
ton with two hands.—MudisonJour
nal, 12 th.
One Man Killed and Two Wounded
in Hancock County.—We learn from tiie
Hancock paper tiiat, on last Saturday
night, Mr. John Taylor, Superintendent
of the Montour Factory, was shot and kill
ed by a young m in named James Oxford,
in the adjoining village of Montour, it
seems (from the evidence given iu on tiie
inquest) that Oxford was fiddling near the
residence of Mr. Taylor, who went out to
quiet the disturbance. *. fter a little alter
cation between them, Taylor gave Oxford
a punch in the breast, whereupon Oxford
drew a pistol Taylor remarked, "Oil, you
have a pistol,” and unwittingly made at
at him again, whether as an assailant or
to take the pistol from him, witnesses
could not say. Oxford, it seems, took it
seriously, and shot him in tiie breast;
Taylor called for his step-son, young Far
rish, to defend him, as he was shot. Far
risb immediately replied by shootifig Ox
ford just above tiie heart, the ball fractur
ing a rib and glancing around, lodging in
tiie back. Oxford returned the fire, shoot
ing Farrish in the abdomen, just above
the hip—tiie ball passing through without
injuriug the viecera. Oxford aud Farrish
are both likely to recover, tlie former being
putin jail until well enough to stand his
trial for commitment.
Mr. Taylor died of his wounds on Bun
day evening.— Chronicle and Sentinel, Yilh
LACK OF VERACITY.
There is considerable excitement at Mt.
Vernon, Ohio, over the removal of Mrs.
Hood, late postmaster of tiiat city, aud the
appointment of Mr. Noah Boy nton. Mrs.
Hood is tiie widow of a soldier, and was
appointed to the postottiee about two years
ago on account of her good character and
tiie needs of herself and her orphans.
While she was in office, no charge or com
plaint was made against Iter, and she kept
herself aloof from parties. None sup
posed that site would not be continued in
office by Grant, but, to make all sure, she
visited Washington some weeks ago aud
received his positive promise that she
should not be disturbed.
Bite returned home, confiding in his
word and assuring her family and friends
tiiat all was right, hut, to her utter amaze
ment, she was removed iu a few days
without previous warning, and no expla
nation was given her or has since been
given her. Such breach of faitii toward a
woman, such downright lying toa soldier’s
widow, is indeed utterly disgraceful. It is
a crime for which no penalty could well
be too severe.
The poor widow’s successor is a fellow
whose only recommendation to Grant is
that be is an unscrupulous and offensive
Radical brawler. If the President shall
ever keep a promise, we shall, unless it be
a promise to perpetrate a wrong, be happy
to record the fact. —Courier Journal, VMh.
The Guano Islands.— We lately had
occasion (says the Ne w York Shipping &
Commercial List,) to allude to the reports
that the guano ou the Chincha Islands
had become nearly exhausted. Later in
formation confirms these reports, and
from present appearances these Islands
will he deserted, and then all the ships en
gaged in the trade of the Peru viau Island:
will draw their supplies from the new
islands of Guanapa and Macobi, which are
situated live degrees below the equator.
We have lately reported numerous char
ters from these islauds to Valentia, in
Bpain, and as our Southern States are
using tliis kind of fertilizer more freely
than ever before, it is probable that the
trade iu this direction will be largely in
creased within the Dext year or two.
There is a supply of guatio at Baker’s
Island, iu tlie Hawaiian group, estimated
at from 250,000 to 2,000,000 tons, and
worked by tiie United States. It is, per
haps, not generally known that there is
also a small deposit on some of tiie islands
off the northwest coast of Norway. Prob
ably by the time all the deposits are ex
hausted, we shall have come to the con
clusion that it is wiser to utilize the nu
merous substances that may be r adily
converted into fertilizers at home lather
than to transport, at an immense expense
manure so many thousand miles. ’
Railroad Bale.— Tne Opelika (Ala )
Locomotive, of tbe 12th, states upon tile
authority of Governor Bmith, of Alabama
that the Montgomery and West Point
Railroad Company have sold to the Geor
gia Railroad Company tiiat part of their
line of their road from Opelika to West
Point; aud to the Georgia Central Com
pany, that part from Opelika to Colum
bus.
THE WAR It EATON ARRESTS.
Wakkenton, June, 1869.
Editors Chronicle Sentinel: Many
reports of occurrences in this town will
find tiieir way to the press, and for the
purpose of giving you, and through you
• the peop e at large, a correct account of
them, I write this letter, in March last
the office of Sheriff was made vacant in
this county bv tiie absence of John C.
from ttiecounty; he had no deputy,
he lias filled ever since
about & yi i lie Ordi
nary of this coduty, in view of tiie ap
| preaching term of the Superior Court and
I oilier emergencies, after taking legal ad
i vice, both here ami elsewhere, pasi-ed an
1 order appointing Mr. John Raley, an old
andexperiei ceil officer, to fill the vacancy,
“ad interim." The older w->s entered on
his minutes, reciting that he had evidence
that the former Sheriff had left with no
! intention of returning.
On the first Monday iu April following
the presiding Judge (Judge Andrews), at
| the opening of the Court, put an order on
j bis minutes reciting the absence of the
1 Sheriff, and that tin re was no deputy, and
appointed Mr. Raley Sh-rilT to serve as
i such duiing the term and for ten days
j af.er ward, as provided by tiie Code of tne
j’Slate. The (.'ode further provides (see
sections 251 and 252 of Irwin’s Revised
i Code) that if, after the expiration of ten
| days, the officer vacating his office does
j not appear, the appointee may continue as
j such until theie is an appointment or elec
:to i. The 25Lt section, under which the
I Judge made his appointment iu xVprii,
j provides “if there is a vacancy in the
Clerk” (Sherd - , for the same provision ap
plies to both) “and ins deputy for any
reason do not act as Clerk” (.sheriff - ) “at
the time provided by law 7 holding any of
.said courts, the presiding Judge shall ap
rpoint a JClerk’f (Sheriff), ‘.who hopls ins
| office during the time and tor ten days
| thereafter.” Mr. Norris did not return
| to the county until the fourth day of June,
a id then with a military escort commaud
| ed by Col. Hughes, of the U. B. A.; he
| came with a paper signed by Governor
l Bullock deciding the question of his right
to the office of Sheriff in Ins favor. Dur
ing Norris’ absence it is known that lie
i was in Atlanta, and in constant consulta-
I iation witti tbe Governor.
| With this paper signed by Governor
Bullock, which Norris brought to tliis
; place, came orders from General Terry to
i the commandant at this post, instructing
him to recognize Norris at£Bherifl", and to
; furnish him men when demanded Os
j coarse I cannot say what these orders weie
• precisely, but the sequel will show that
j Norris hail fuil powers to use tiie entire
command for bis purposes when necessity
| required It, and that he was to tie tbe Judge
of that necessity, l it* re can be no question
but tiiat Governor Bullock and General
lerry both knew that there was a Sheriff
i iu office in Warren acting under authority
when the decision and oiders w ere made.
Dn tiie sth day of June Judge Andrews
passed the dep'T at tliis place, and wa
called upon by officers of this command
toeuiighleu them upon the vexed question:
i t.ut he very propel 1 v declined to express
uii opinion, and said that the identical
| question wan then pending before him,
ami iu a few dags tie would decide it.
j Colonel Hughe.-, Judge Andrews and
j Mr. Norris, went ou tiie train together,
; aud Col. Hughes had full knowledgeof
Judge Andrews’views and intentions; lie
j went to Atlanta with Norris, aud it is
: highly probable---almost certain—that he
j communicated to bis chief and Governor
I Bullock the conversation with the Judge
! on the7thof June. Norris returned w itli
I an additional force of about one hundred
| and iliirty men, and went with them into
j camp; additional orders came to ti e com
mand, it is supposed, for in about three
hours after ins arrival l.e ordered a de
tachment of soldiers to arrest the acting
; Sheriff, Raley, refused to show his authori
ty when demanded by Raley, refused to
; give lime for suing out habeas corpus and
j iu less titan an hour, at the head of a
. detachment of thirty or forty soldiers,
w ith a commissioned < ffieer, marched him
to jail aud put him iu the dungeon. The
best that I could and > was to get the writ
returnable oo Tuesday morning, tbe Bth,
and had copies of it served ou Norris,
. iajor Van Watt, the commander, and the
Lieutenant of the guard
On the night of the B.h Norris, witli his
squad, arrested Messii E. E. Cody, E s.
Cody, James M. Cody, H. Martin and A
J. Hartley, refusing to show or state any
U >rity when demanded. One was taker)
mills Is-il at a late flour of lilt* night in
the presence of his family; two others
taken from their beds, and after the arrest
i of one, his gun and pistol taken from the
1 house and carried away by Norris; all wi-re
j lodged in jail immediately on their arrest.
\ On the morning of the Btli Raley was pro
I duced under the wiit of Norris. Major
Van Wart (I am glad to sav) respected the
i process, and answered denying custody,
I but that bis command was only acting as
“posse-comitalus'' under orders trom bis
I superior officer at Atlanta. Norris, with
great reluctance made bis return and with
it affidavits and warrants under the hand
of a Notary Public ex officio J I’. of Fulton
• county. The affidavits were made by
| Norris himself and put into his hands for
execution, with orders to lake the parties
, before the Notary m Atlanta or some judi
cial officer. Borne charging an a-sault
with intent to muider him (Norris.) some
an assault with intent to tob jail keys,
some for freeing a party from jail.
It is not known whether tbe genius of
the Attorney-General of the Slate was
employed iu the-e specimens of criminal
pleading, but Mr. Norris stated iu open
court that lie was bis counsel aud had
been telegraphed for to prosecute tiie
eases. No one w ill deny but t hese arrests
aud imprison insnts were illegal contrary
| to, and in defiance of, law. But the par
j ties, all being anxious to meet tiie charges,
! w’aived all objections aud proposed to give
I these reeoguizai.ces with any amount of
! bond for their ap earauee at any court iu
j tiie county in which the crimes were
j charged to bave been committed. This
i Norris resisted, aud, witli a force of fifty
J men or more at command, urged the con
| finementof all iu jail. The Judge (Dr.
; R. W. Hubert), Ordinary, decided in favor
of the petition for bail and released them
on strong bonds at their own request. On
tbe afternoon of the same day an in
junction was served on Norris, issuing
from Judge Andrews, commanding him
to perform no official act until the further
order of Court. Here tiie matter now
rests, and but for this, in twelve hours the
eouuty prison would have been made a
j bastile for Norris and Governor Bullock.
| It remains to be seen whether orders from
I Atlanta will direct him to respect this
! process of the court or not, and whether
| fenerai Terry will sustain him iu defiance
j of the law.
As bad as Norris’ conduct has been, all
| these wanton and wicked violations of
’ law, and the liberties of the citizeus ate
I p ainly referrable to a faithless Executive,
whose motive, I fear, is to irritate out
people to antagonism with the military,
and use this for purposes foreign to the
constitutional duties of his office, and it
doubtless will excite wouder that the
commander of this military department
should suffer his power to be used or
such illegal purposes. Are we living
under a Constitution which protects life,
liberty aud property ? Instead of having
an Executive to maintain the honor and
defend his Btate, we have one who plots
aud contrives to oppress the citizens, aud
trample upon their liberties. If crime has
been committed in this community, it
ought to bs atid can lie investigated. The
acting Bherilf, Riley, is able aud willing
to execute any process, and can command
a “posse comitalus" from the body of the
citizens, if necessary, without tiie aid of
tbe military.
But tliis is not what they want. A
peaceful administration of the law would
not suit their purposes. Strifes and collis
ions are quite necessary to inflame aud
keep open wounds which are fast healing
I am happy to say tiiat this plot has thus
far misuariied; though the provocation
has been great, our people have borne it
with manhood aud patience. The first
known act of Governor Bullock in this
matter was to decide who was the lawful
Sheriff of Warren county. Whence comes
this right of the Executive department to
assume a function which belongs to an
other coordinate branch of the govern
ment, to decide all judicial questions?
The usurpation appears the more flagrant
wheu his decision was put iu force by him,
with tiie military to back it, after he knew
that the exact question was pending in tiie
Superior Court, aud that, too, before a
Judge of his own selection. For all the
lllejTal arrests aud restraints upon liberty
which followed. Governor Bullock must
be held responsible before tbe tribunals of
public opinion.
It affirds me pleasure t) add tha , in
tbe performance of tiieir delicate duties,
the commander of tiie troops, with officers
and men under him, without an excep
tion, conducted themselves with eminent
propriety aud a jusl regard for the sensi
bilities of our people. No good citizen de
sires to assail or evade the requirements of
law. To its supremacy in all things let
us ail bow.
I am, your obedient servant,
E. H. Bottle.
FIUOHTFIL TRAGEDY AT .1 A<KSO\.
('olonel K. M. Verger Kills n Federal Otlieer.
From the Memphis Appeal, June 9.
We learned last night, *>y a special tele
pram from a correspondent at Jackson,
Mississippi, the particulars of a horrible
tragedy enacted in that city yesterday by
Colonel K. M Yerger, who is well known
in thin city us the origina or or naovi r rg
an extensive immigr lion scheme, Tlnd
wbbse speech qii, tlie late
Commercial Convention was published
by us a few days ago. The victim was
Colonel J. G. Crane, <f the United States
army, Chief of Subsistence for the De
partment of Mississippi, and lately ttie
acting Mayor of Jackson. The circum
stances as detailed in our dispatch are as
follows:
During the absence of Col. Yerger, in
this city, a pianoof his was seized, accord
ing to law, for his taxes, which wereover
due, and was sold, the purchaser being
Colonel Crane. There had been some
hard feeling between him and Yerger
about some previous transaction, and as
soon as the latter arrived in Jackson, day
before yesterday, he demanded personal
satisfaction from Ctane.
The dispatch Hays Crane, being unarmed
and having no idea of a personal rencoun
ter, met him on the street yesterday morn
ing and made, or attempted to make, a
mild explanation. On this Yerger grew
furious, and seizing Crane, whirled him
around, using the grossest language to
him. Crane resented this, and struck
him with aiigtit rattau. Yerger instant
ly drew’ a “thug-knife,” (a knife, the
handle of which is at right angles with
the blade, the blow being delivered from
the shoulder,) and stabbed the unfortu
nate man three times, the wound severing
the heart and producing instant death.
A Coroner’s Inquest Was summoned,
and after bearing the testimony, returned
a verdict of “ willful murder, by E. M.
Yerger.”
Yerger was immediately arrested, put
in heavy irons and carried under guard to
the military camp, where he now lies.
The citizens, with whom Colonel Craue
was a great tuvorite, deeply deplore the
act ; and Yerger has no sympathizers.
VVewill probably have further details
of the affair to-day. At present we mere
ly give the statement as telegraphed to us.
SUICIDE
Miss Lizzie Mason, whose mother lives
at or near YVetumpka, committed suicide
at the residence ol Colonel Butts, in this
county, on Friday morning last, by taking
strychnine. Some eighteen months since
her father died, leaving her mother with
several young and almost helpless chil
dren, dependent upon iter, which lias lor
some time appeared to weigh heavily up
on the young lady who frequently told
her relatives, whom she was visiting, that
“she had nothing to live for, etc,” yet no
one entertained any thought that she
Would destroy her own life. The morning
of her death site seemed to lie in excellent
: spirits, hut from the note site left for her
| aunt, and her other actions for several
| days previous, little doubt can be enter
j tainecJ but that she had fully determined
to break tiie “silver cord” of life. Boon
after sbe r«ad taken the fatal dose, it was
discovered by the family, and a physician
called in to attend tier, and every effort
made to restore her to life.
When tirst discovered she was in the
agonies of a terrible paroxysm, and una
j bie to speak, but as soon at it passed off
: she seemed rational and conversed with
her friends, but refused to tell them what
she had taken, or why she wished to de
! stroy herself, and persistently refused to
! take an antidote of any kind, until after
she bad had a third paroxysm, and when
told, as she had been before, that if she
would take the medicine prepared for her,
that it would cure Iter, and that she could
-ee her mother again, she consented. But,
ala- ! ’twas too late, the fatal poison had
done its deadly work, and in tiie fourth
paroxysm, death released her from all
ear*lily sufferings.
Miss Mason wa- only about s-xteeu
years of ;»tse. and is said to have been a
young lady of marked beauty, possessing
a cultivated and refiutd mind, and a heart
oyei flowing with all those tender and
pure emotions so peculiarly woman’s.
[ Twkifltya Mountain Home.
V YOUNG MW HYYYKD COMPLETELY IN
T NYU.
From the St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette. 6th.
Our citj - was yesterday the sceue of oue
of the most horrible accidents we have
ever been called upon to record. About
quarter past one o’clock, at Venable’s saw
mill, on Third sued, the hands were en
gaged in placing a log on the saw' carriage,
just as the saws were being set in motion.
A young man about twenty years old,
who had beet) engaged iu taking the bark
off the log, was in tbe act of stepping on
tiie frame, between tiie log and the saws,
whf u, eitner beiug struck by the log as it
moved forward, or in some other way, it
was impossible to tell how,) he was caught
up by tiie upper saw and draw n upon
both of them.
The saws weie then running with 80
pounds of steam and making over six
hundred revolutions per minute, and in
less time than it takes to record the fact,
the unfortunate mau was sawed complete
ly in two, the two portions of tlie body
tailing on different sides of the saw-frame.
Tiie saws struck him in the left side, and
passing traversely upward came out be
hind and a little above the right shoulder
blade. The heart was in one portion of
tiie body ami tiie lungs iu the other. The
saws were, of course, stopped as speedily
as possible, hut only to mid the mangled
remains lying on the floor of the mill, and
tiie tattered fragmeuts of clothing and
tiits of flesh clinging to them. It was a
shocking spectacle, aud oue that made the
heartsick to look upon.
Chops in Texas.— The Texas papers
give glow ing accounts of the crops of all
kinds it: that .State. We annex a few par
agraphs :
The Sail Antonio Herald, of the 2Sth,
says of the crops that every day its editor
sees numtiersof persons from every direc
tion in Western Texas, and the reports
that they give are uniform. They never
.-aw so promising a prospect as is now
presented for overwhelming crops of corn,
cotton, potatoes sorgho, and vegetables of
every kind. Late wheat is in danger of
rust, especially if the present weather con
tinues Fruiis promise to be more abun
dant, as also the grape crop. It is very
true that vegetation is not as forward as
we have known it—indeed, it is back
ward ; but that fact goes for nothing in
our climate, where two crops are often
made on the same ground during a single
year.
A traveling agent of the Herald has just
returned from a business trip to Helena,
Yorklown, etc. He reports the crops
throughout the country as magnificent.
The Colorado Citizen, of tiie 3d instant,
says it has, from all sections of tiie coun
try, favorable news of the condition of the
growing crops. In most places the corn
is fully made, and beyond danger from
drouth. The only fear entertained is that
with warm, showery weather, such as we
ate now having, it may produce the cot
ton worm.
J. H. Shephard, Esq., of Columbia, in
forms the Telegraph that crop prospects
are better iu Brazoria county tbau they
have been any year since the war. The
corn is already made, and both cotton and
sugar look promising. Aboutone-half the
quantity of land that was cultivated be
fore theslaves were set free is now iu cul
tivation.
The LaGrange New Era reports the
health of the people and the prospect of
the crops to be very excellent.
Mad Dogs —The Montgomery Adver
tiser says a good many of these brutes “are
running loose in different parts of the
city. Several, we learn, have already been
killed by citizeus.” We are rather skep
tical on this point. We have beard of
mad dogs at the South very frequently,
but w r e have never known of a case of hy
drophobia iu man, woman or child; and
one of our most intelligent and expe
rienced physicians told us recently that
he had never htard of one. Certainly
none ever occurred in the whole range
of practice. The people who chase and
kill the dogs are more frequently deserving
the epithet of mad, than the brutes them
selves.
Mk. Stephens on the Situation.—A
Western press dispatch from Washington
City, dated the9th, says that “Alexander
Stephens, of Georgia, in a letter in one of
the Washington papers to-day, in reply
to some criticisms on his history of the re
bellion, takes a very gloomy view of the
situation, aud argues that we are drifting
itito consolidation aud empire. Nothing,
he says, can prevent the establishment of
imperialism but a determined effort on
the part of the people to preserve free in
stitutions. Tne remedy, he says, is not
iu secession. That was tried and found
insufficient. It must he at the ballot-box.
He calls upon the people of the several
Htites to seriously consider whether they
will maintain free institutions or accept l
imperialism.”
GOV. HILLOCK AND TREASURER Y.NGIKK
Executive Department, i
Atlanta, Ga., June 4. 1869. t
lion. A. L. Angler , Stale Treasurer, At
lanta, Ga ;
Sin—l am directed by His Excel
lency the Governor to transmit to you
the enclosed copy of an Executive order
issued from this department.
Very Aespectfui Iv,
Eugene Davis, w
Secretary Executivf? Department.
Executive Department, )
Atlanta, ha., June a, 1569. j
Whereas, N. L. Angier, State Treas
urer, lias assumed to repudiate the of
ficial acts of the Executive in connection
with loans and drafts made in pursu
ance of law with the Fourth National
Bank of the city of New York, which
Bank was by me appointed Financial
Agent under authority of‘a Joint Jteso
lution of the General Assembly, ap
proved October 3, 1868:
Now therefore, I. Unfits 11. Bullock,
Governor and Commander in < Uiief of
the Army and Navy ot' this State, and
of the Militia thereof, do issue this Ex
ecutive Order, relieving and restraining
the said Fourth National Bank, acting
its such Financial Agent, from holding
further official intercourse with the
said N. L. Angier, Treasurer, and from
recognizing any order issued by him,
unless specially approved by me ; and
| notifying and directing said Bank that
■ henceforth all correspondence and in
! structions relating to the said Financial
L Agent and its connection with this
! State shall he held with, and received
| from, this Department only,
j Given under my hand and the Seal of
the Executive Department, at the
Capitol, in the city of Atlanta, the
! day and year first above written.
[l. s.] 11l kuh B. Bullock. Governor.
| By the Governor :
Eugene Davis, Secty. Ex. Dept.
Executive Department, i
Atlanta, June 3, ’<>!*. i
I, Eugene Davis, Secretary of the
Executive Department, do hereby cer
tify, that the foregoing and within is a
! true and correct copy from tiie minutes
| of this Department, of an Executive
| Order issued this day.
Given under my hand and the Seal of
the Executive Department, at the
Capitol, in Atlanta, this the 3d day
of June, 1869.
Eugene Davis.
Sect. Executive Department.
The above order was received at the
Treasurer’s office on the 4th inst. The
| Governor fails, as usual, to make a state
i merit of facts in the very preamble to
his order. He saj’s :
•Whereas, N. L. Angier, State Tr-as
urer, has assumed to repudiate the of
ficial acts of the Executive, in connec
-1 tion with loans and drafts made in pur
i suance of law,” etc.
Instead of repudiating the “loans
; made in pursuance of law” by theGov
i ernor. the Treasurer has paid all loans
j “ made in pursuance of law.”
The act, which in the only one author
izing the Governor to make such loan-c
j reads as follows: “That His Excellen
l ey. the Governor, be, and he is hereby
! authorized and requested to effect a loan
to the State, by bond or otherwise, upon
; such terms as to him shall seem meet.
I of a sufficient amount of mone}’ to pay
i off the members and officers, and other
expenses of this General Assembly, ( As
sembly of 1868 ) and that the Treasurer
of this State meet and pay off the debt
thus contracted, or interest thereon, out
of the first fundscoming into his hands.”
In compliance with said act, the Gov
! ernor, in connection with ilm Treasurer,
] borrowed on notes of the State of Geor-
I gia a ‘ sufficient amount of money to pay
j off the members and officers, aud other
! expenses of this General Assembly,”
i Assembly of 1868,) which notes have
been paid, taken up and are now and
j have been for over two months in the
possession of the Treasurer, the Govern-
I or’s Secretary during the Governor’s
I absence having refused to give an Ex
j ecutive warrant for the same, and llin
Excellency also, after his return, after
an absence of two months, refused to
give a warrant for the same, in violation
of law. On the 29th October, 1868, the
Governor gave his note as Governor of
Georgia, to the Fourth National Bank
of New York, for £300,000 00, and on
the 3 1 December, 1868, one for §279,000.
Does the Governor pretend to say that
the money advanced on these notes was
“to pay off the members and officers, and
other expenses of the Gene r al Assem
bly” of 1868? We beg to remind His
Excellency that the General Assembly
adjourned on the 6th October, 1868, the
“members, officers and other expenses”
being paid.
Does the Governor pretend to say
that the 855,000. drawn by him, paid
to the Messrs. Kimball, and spent by
him, attended by his private Secretary
and others, hovering around Washing
ton and New York cities, in his fruit
less efforts to induce Congress to place
in his hands the Supreme control of af
fairs in Georgia, was done “iu pursu
ance of law ?” We quote from Para
graph 1, Section 6, Article 3, of the new
Constitution of Georgia as follows .-
“No money shall he drawn from the
Treasury except by appropriation made
by law, ’ etc Will the Governor say
there was any appropriation for the
expenditure of the $55,000 drawn by
by him? We further quote from the
report of the House Committee adopted
by almost a unanimous vote, which
says: “ It is evident to us, that this
Legislature, at its last session, distinct
ly refused to authorize the Governor
to purchase a heating and lighting ap
paratus for the temporary Capitol, and
that His Excellency acted in direct vi
olation to the known will of the Legis
lature.” From the same report, “ That
the course pursued by His Excellency
is, in our opinion, not only without au
thority, hut is also without precedent, so
far as we are advised.” Again from
the same, “No emergency existed which
demanded ot Governor Bullock this ex
traordinary departure from law, and
the usual custom of the Executive De
partment.” Again from the same re
port, “That Treasurer Angier did noth
ing more than his duty, when the afore
said irregularities were brought to his
knowledge, in investigating fully the
manner in which the money had been
drawn, and in ascertaining, if possible,
what disposition had been made of it ;
and in ascertaining precisely to what
extent the unauthorized proceeding
had gone, with a view to his own pro
tection as a bonded officer, and the pro
tection of his securities,and the preser
vation of the funds of the State. His
course was commendable, and for it he
is entitled to our thanks. ’
$20,000 of the §55,000 before men
tioned was drawn by His Excellency
after the above legislative action, and
never reported to, nor received into
the Treasury, but disbursed by him.
With the above evidence staring him
in the face, it is very had manners for
II is Excellency to charge the Treasurer
with repudiating any act, which may
be done by His Excellency, the more
especially when ho assumes to exercise
judicial functions by enjoining the
Fourth National Bank and the Treasur
er of the State by an Executive order,
from the legitimate application of the
money of the people, to the purposes
contemplated by the laws of the State,
to he regularly disbursed through the
Treasury department of the State gov
ernment.
This conduct however is iu keeping
with most of his acts, exhibiting a great
degree of hardihood iu the Executive
assttmingjudicial functions in his efforts
to restrain the Treasurer in a faithful
performance of his duties as the receiv
er and disburse!' of public funds, so con
stituted by law. The Treasurer has
- it qffiHunly labored to prevent the I reas
being plundered, and
credit
not cease ffiese 'enomiregardless of til's
illegal injunctions of His Excellency.
He fully understands the object of the
Governor, which is to draw upon the
Fourth National Bank for more funds
without authority, to he spent by him
! in violation of law, greatly tothedetri
j merit of the public good.
| 1 regret being again forced before the
! public; the folly of others and the vin
i dication of truth is my only apology.
N. L. Angier, Treasurer.
Atlanta Ga., June Tib, 1869.
THE SKI RET LET OUT.
| The lodge of IO O. F., at M , de
termined to have their lodge room done
, up clean and nice, and it was resolved
unanimously that Mrs. K should be
hired to do the job.
Afier the lodge adjourned, tbeguardian,
who knew the inquisitive character of
j Mrs. K , procured a billy-goat ami
! placed him in a eiu.-et. He then informed
cite lady of ihe wishes of the lodge, and
| aai 1 tie wished her to come early next
1 morning, ns he then would he at leisure
| to show her what was and what was not
to he dune Morning c me, and brought
I with it Mrs. K .with her broom, brush
| es, pails, tubs, etc*., prepared and armed
I for the job, and the guardian waiting her
arliW.il.
•‘Now, in >dam,” said he, “I’ll tell you
what we want and fie. aud how we came to
employ you. The brothers said it was
difficult to get anyjme to do the job who
wouldn’t meddle with the secrets iu that
little closet (pointit gto the goat’s prison.)
\Ve have lost the key and can’t find it to
lock the door. »la‘'Uicd them that you
could be depended on.”
“Depended on!” said she; “I guess I
can. My poor dead and gone husband,
who belonged to the Free aud Anti-
Masons, used to tell me all the secrets of
the concern, and showed me the marks
the gridiron made when he was veni
tiated, and told me bow they fixed poor
Morgan, niid I have never told a living
soul to this day. If nobody troubles your
<-l<>-et to find out -ecreis till I do, they
will lay there lit! they rot —so they will.”
“I thought so,” answered the guardian ;
“and now 1 want you to commence in that
cor, er and give he room a decent clean
ing and I have pledged my word and
horn r for tiie fidelity of your promise; so
don’t go into that closet, and all will be
well,” and he left the lady to herself.
No sooner had she heard the sound of
his foot on the last step of the stairs than
she exclaimed : "Don’t go into that closet!
I’ll warrant there’s a pesky gridiron or
two, or some other nonsense iu there —
ju-L lik*- the Anti-Masons for all the
world, I’ll be bound. I’ll see, any way!
f can take a little peep, and nobody will
be any wiser. I guess I can keep a se
cret.”
Suiting the action to the word, (think
ing all tiie while what a glorious secret
-lie would have to tell Mollie Trump, her
next d< or neighbor,) she stepped lightly
ami cautiously to the door, peeped mys
teriously about to see if any one could see
her, and Uieu quickly opened the door.
YY’hat was her horror to see coming from
a faroorner of the room, after having ut
tered a most u earthly shriek, a living,
actual bona fide billv-goal, with a perfect
torrent of wrath Hashing out of his eyes.
Making a i emeudous rush for bis liberty,
j he reached the threshold of his prison
i aim i-t by tiie time the old lady had suf
; ficieiiily recovered to screech “murder”
and “file" without getting choked, and
I came mar upselling the dame at the door.
: Botli made a rush for the head of the
-lairs, hut tiie d<K>r was full of implements
i for house cleaning, and all were swept clear
i from their position down to the bottom of
! the -teps.
Tiie noise and confusion occasioned by
i such unceremonious coming down stairs
drew naif the town to witness Mrs. K.’a
effort i" get from the pile of pails, tubs,
i o us ami hiu-ties into the street.
\Vn:> bould be the tirst to the spot but
the rascally guardian, who, after releasing
tin goat, which was crippled for life, aud
j uplif dug tiie rubbi.-h that bound the good
| woman to tiie eaitli. anxiously inquired if
j she had been taking the degrees.
“ bakin’ the degrees!" exclaimed tiie
| now irate lady, “you fetch-taked hateful
j you! 1 f you call tumbling from top to bo:-
I torn of tiie stair-, ami bein’ scared to
death, takiu’ things by degrees, why I
have them. And if you frighten ar.d
| hurt other folks as you nave me, I ’li war
rant they’ll make as much uoise as I did,
and titfcbby more.”
“[ h ne you did not open the closet,
madam?” said the guardian.
"Open the closet! Didn’t Eve eat the
apple when she was told not to? If you
want a wmnau to do aDythiug, teli her
not to, ami she’ll do it for certain. I
couldn’t s. e anything through the key
hole, arid I wanted to know what was in
that closet, so 1 opened the door and il.e
tarua! critter popped right out at me. 1
thought 1 was a gouer, and started for
the stairs, with (Satan butting me at every
ju up. I tell over the tub, aud got down
staiis all in a heap—ugh ! that screechin’,
hateful tiling !”
‘But madam,” said the guardian, “as
you <r - in possession of the great secret of
the Order, you must now go back and be
11 i iated iu the regular way.”
“R auiar way !” exclaimed she; “and
do you suppose I am going in that tarual
place agin, ami ride mat critter without
ondie or saddle ? No, sir ! never! I don’t
want nothing to do with the man who
rides it, nuttier. I’d look nice ou a billy
goat, wouldn’t I, now? No,sir! I’ll uev'er
go nigh it again, nor into your hail nutk
er ; and if I can help it, no lady shall never
j .in the Odd fellers. Why, I should lath
er join the Free Masons, and be fried on a
gridiron as long as fire could be kept un
der it, and he pulled from the garret to
the cellar with a halter round my neck,
just as my poor dead and gone husband
was ; fur he lived over it, but 1 never
could out live such another ride as 1 took
to day. You don’t ketch me back iu
there.
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
We have before us two old newspapers
—the Augusta Constitutionalist of Febru
ary 6, 181-3, and tiie Columbus Enquirer
ot February 6, 1844 It may be interest
ing to compare tiie prices of those days
with the prices of the present time.
We find cotton quoted in Augusta at 4
to 3 cents per pound; Kentucky bagging,
16 to 17 cents per yard; gunny, HO to 21 ;
rope. 6 to 8 cents per pound; salt $1 50 to
$1 75 per sack; bacon, hog round, plenty,
5 to 9 cents per pound; sides. 6 to 7; shou'«
ders, 4 to 5; hams, 6 to 8; cheese. 7 to 9;
canal Hour, $0 00 to §6 50 per barrel; com •
try Hour §4 50 to $3 50; N. O. and West
India molas-e-, 30 to 35 cents per gallon;
Rio coffee, 7 to 8 cents per pound; Java,
12 to 13; sugar 8 to 9 cents; corn, 45 to 50
cents tar bushel.
In t'oiuinbus, in 1844, we find cotton
selling at 8 to 10 cents, hams, 11 cents;
sides, 10; shoulders, 9; cheese, 9 to 11; Rio
coffee, 9 to 10; Northern Hour. $6 00 to $7 00
per barrel; country flour, $3 00 to $6 00;
corn, 37 to40; wbeot 75 to $1 00 per bushel;
oats. 45; peas, 50; lard, 10 to 12; salt $2 25
per sack.
i: seems that, in those days, our people
preferted Northern of Western flour to the
country product. - Now, it is the reverse,
tin at improvements have been made iu
the mills in this section within twenty
years past, and those who have used flour
from tiie Juniper, or Geneva Mills, or
Owen’s, McCoys, or Persons’, doubtless
greatly prefer it to the Northern article,
which is frequently adulterated with grain
of less value than wheat.
When the Southern people again raise
their own bread and meat, we may look
for a return of these good old prices in the
provision line, while, at the same time
they will obtain a much better price for
their cotton than at present.— Talbolton
Gazette, 10/A.
run Columbia & Augusta Railroad.
—-Yesterday morning the Columbia &
Augusta Railroad finished building the
f * ro S> necessary to a connection, juid ei
reeled a junction with the (South Capo-
Itna Railroad at the turntable on the line
of the latter road, one mile from Augusta,
east of the Savannah River. If tiie Presi
dent and Board of Directors of the Co
lumbia & Augusta Railroad cannot “stand
the carnpague” on the occasion of their
road euteriug the city, they are not the
men we have taken them for.— Chronicle
6 Sentinel, 12//t.
Generous Request .—Mrs. Kolb who
recently died in Madison, Morgan county
le t an estate valued at near SIOO OOO’
almost all of which is bequeathed to the
Ordinary of the county iu trust, for tiie
purpose of educating the poor orphan
children of the county.