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BY J. W. BURKE & CO. GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGHt J. W. BURSE 6l CO., Proprietors. A. W, KEKSE, E4i^r OFFICE No. 60 SECOND STREET, MACON, OA. BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily, per Annum Alton Six Months J Oo “ Three Months 250 “ One Month | l (w. Tri-Wkkki.y, per Annum 5 00 “ “ Hix Months 2 50 “ “ Three Months j 50 Weekly, per Annum o “ Hlx Months j 50 NEGROES DKCLtRKI) ULIGIHLE TO OFFICE. Atlanta, June 15.—The Supreme Court of Georgia, to-day, rendered a decision that the ne gro is eligible to office—Brown and McCsy for it • Warner dissenting. McCay held that the Suite was without civil government before the Conven tion that made the present Constitution; that blacks and whites participated in (retting up the Convention and framing the Constitution, and it was against its spirit to exclude black or white from the privileges, unless expressly prohibited. Brown claimed that the Fourteenth Amendment forbids anybody being deprived of the privilege; amt as the Code gives citizens the right to hold office, and the Constitution makes him a citizen and does not forbid him to hold office, lie did not intend to break that Fourteenth Amendment and deprive the negro of his rights. Judge Warner held that the negro was anew political creature in the body politic; that lie must hold office by special enactment; that the Code which defined the powers of citizens was enacted before the negro became a citizen, and, therefore, did not apply to him ; and that lie did not have the right to hold office under the common law nor by statute since he was made a citizen, but that the Convention voted down the proposition to make him eligible to office, and that, until he was espe cially authorized to hold office, he was ineligible. We do not suppose this decision will ex- ' cite the least surprise in the mind of any man in Georgia at all conversant with the circumstances under which it is delivered, or the character and motives of the rna- i jority of the Court. The opinion lias long | since crystalized into conviction that, ! for party purposes, and to still further de- ! grade the white race of Georgia this 1 crowning shame and outrage would be j consummated. True, the Chief Justice had put himself on the record in a public address as giving au entirely different interpretation to the instrument whose provisions he now in vokes to sustain his decision. Those who knew him best said then that it was only a “little game” of his to win white sup port for the Constitution, and the sequel shows how accurately they judged. Os McCay no one expected any thing better. Any other decision from him would have convicted him of a double apostacy that even those who like him least would have received with surprise. He was hound, no matter who faltered, to he as true on the Bench, as he had been on the stump, to the miserable faction that lifted him from respectable obscurity to the ques tionable notoriety of ill-gotten place and plunder. Judge Warner has not disap pointed the expectations of his friends and the respectable people of the State by his dissenting decision. He deserves, and will receive, the thanks of his fellow citi zens, even while their regret that heshould ever have accepted the position lie now holds, is freshly aroused by this last proof of how utterly powerless he is to do them any substantial service. Now as to what will he the effect of this decision upon Georgia at home, and with reference to her attitude towards the Fed eral Government: We suppose it will re store the negro members of the Legislature to their seats first, and probably have a decided effect upon that decision touching Ueoigia’s Hiatus, by Mr, Hoar, that is an nounced to he ready in two weeks. The restoration of the negroes to the Legisla ture will not, probably, decide anything so far as Radical plots and purposes are concerned. With the House as first or ganized, and the negroes all in their seats, the Democrats practically controlled it. They are much sharper now, and will even nice easily bend opposing and discordant elements to their purposes. We think it hardly possible for Bullock to do much in the House, even with all his black allies in their seats. To the Senate this decis ion will restore one negro, Campbell, from the first District, and his return will be offsetted by the election of a Democrat in Adkin’s place. Os that there can he no doubt. The people of that District, of course, will not allow themselves to he represented by any other, or they are less resolute and far-seeing than we take them to be. In the Senate, then, our friends will have equally as great an opportunity to govern the discordant Radical element. So far as legislation is concerned, we are strongly of opinion that the Radicals will not reap much benefit from this decision. What effect it will have upon the decision of Mr. Howe remains to he seen. The ostensible cause of his legal incubation is to decide what our status is, in order that, if possible, some excuse may lie approved to remand us to martial law, and then punish us for a series of ‘‘outrages,” com mencing with the expulsion of the ne groes from the Legislature. It may be possible that this Atlanta decision will he regarded as the begiuuiug of a more “loyal” era, the initiation of atonement for past misdeeds. It would he very liard, indeed, if a thing so odious should he, in its effects, without a single redeem ing feature. This is the only way in which it can possibly benefit us, and we shall watch its effect at Washington with considerable interest. The Legislature having pledged the people of the State to abide a decision, by the Court, of the question, of course there is uo other alternative tliau acquiescence. If the people are wise and resolute it can not hurt them much, or for loug. Georgia belongs to the white man, and he will rule here while time endures. There is to be no more scenes witnessed like those of ’67 aud We will run candidates everywhere, aud elect them too. The city of Augusta has made herself the model for the whole State, and in the sign she furnished at her municipal election, we will surely conquer. Peculiar Village Government.—A somewhat peculiar village government exists in Clarksville, lvy„ described by the Louisville Courier as follows : The trustees of Clarksville number nine and form a kind of independent confeder acy in the heart of our Republic. They are elected for life, and as each member dies a new one is elected by the board to fill his place. In fact, they have delegated to themselves, by the charter of the town, extraordinary powers. Some years ago a dispute arose betwet n the trustees and pro prietors of a flour mill within the limits of the town. The case went clear up to the Supreme Court of the United States, and resulted in the proprietors of the mill having to pay the trustees one per cent, of all their profits for the use of the river bank as a road. It is said that under the provisions of the charter of Clarksville the State Government cannot compel it to pay any school tax nor bear any of the general expenses of the State. In the Fight.— lt is said that the filli buster, General Jordan, has 58 Alabam ians m his command, trying to secure to Cubans that which has been lost to South erners- Liberty.— Eufaula A ews. the fifty-eight Alabamians alluded to would be much better employed at home helping their brothers and friends to re gain their lost liberty aud property.—Co lumbus Sun, 15th. flfcacgia 3knrnat an il Messenger. For the Journal and Messenger. THOUGHTS OS POLII ENEgg. Mr. Editor : Borne time since my atten tion was directed to a communication in your paper, styled “Questions on Polite ness,” signed “Subscriber.” I was pleased with them, as they had long ago suggested themselves to my mind, quite feelingly and forcibly, as they did doubtless to ‘Subscriber’s.” And while I did not pre sume to answer them, I do not desire to endorse heartily the tone and spirit in which they were asked. 80 far from be lieving that the author is an “unculti vated heathen,” or at all sqeamish on this subject, I am firmly persuaded that his anxieties are the result of careful consider ation, or that his sentiments, as shadowed forth in his queries, are the promptings of a pure, high-toned and chivalrous gentle man. indeed, he is not the only one who has become convinced of the fact that woman j 100 often trangresses the prerogative of ; her sex, under the license of politeness, and becomes an actual trespasser. Nor does a mail complain, lest her imperial highness issues the ban of social excom munication, and Cain-like he goes forth branded with disgrace. The necessities of his business, the de mands of his health and life frequently require that mau should he entitled to the full enjoyment of the provisions of his purse, although politeness—so-called—de mands that he should barter them all for a “Thank you, sir!” As “Subscriber” asks, I think it “isa hollow civility that re quires me to offer another that which it would be impolite in another to accept.” For, if she is too fastidious, too prudish to make provisions for the protection of her fine bonnet, silk or satin, then when I for feit my claims to these idle whims, by using the nece.-sary precautions, I should not, in addition, he expected to sacrifice my fine hat and suit to protect tier’s. Many may praise Charles Lamb for “hold ing his umbrella over a washerwoman, simply because she was a woman,” but I think politeness and consideration would have suggested to her that this was not one of the Lambs to whom “the Lord the wind,” and so have per mitted him to enjoy his own protection against the shower. I well scenes witnessed on the cars during the war, wherein sick and wounded soldiers gave up their seats to pleasure seekers and perched themselves upon the platforms or tops of the train, risking their lives for the sake of a fash ionable absurdity. And little return did they receive, for while his shattered hones chattered together from the unpleasant jostlings on his hard and dangerous posi tion, thoughtless, heedless, careless ladies, with no more business traveling than they had in the moon, occupied the cushioned seat his country gave him. There they sat, seeing him eat his parched corn, bread-crust and beef, while they dispatch ed baskets of luxuries, without rewarding liis politeness, if not his patriotism, by giving him what Lazarus, like he, craved to enjoy. I recollect how I was imposed on once, principally, though, by the Conductor in this case, hut instigated by a woman. J was sick and seeking home ; had purchas ed a ticket from Columbus to Fort Valley, where I was to arrive at 2 a.m.; was resting quietly as far as the second station, where some ladies came in. Prompted by a spirit of politeuess, I gave them my seat and, as sick as I was, proceeded to seek another; found one, with the feet of the Conductor and a lady— apparently—resting thereon ; asked for it, explaining at the time my situation ; was told very emphat ically, unceremoniously and quite unof ficially that I could not get it. Well, had I been physically able or scientifically pro vided against physical inability,, John, Jr., would have had a seat that night if the Muscogee train had have rolled into Ma con without a Conductor. As it was 1 spread myself out upon the platform for the night, keeping up mucli severe and abusive thinking, about both men and women. Now I am as much an advocate of po liteuess as any one, and am as fond of the ladies as any one, I care not “ What’s his name, or what’s his fame,” and I believe in extending to them all the courtesies, honors and dignities possible, hut, at the same time, I am opposed to au unwarrantable exercise of her power, to the fact of sex being such a claim upon my feelings as to force me into in convenience and danger, regardless of circumstance or situation. ' These facts require noticeaud attention, aud doubtless “Subscriber” will second my desire to call a convention to reform and improve the Code of Etiquette aud Politeness. We are having all kinds of conventions now, Railroad, Navigation, Soldiers and Sailors, Commercial, last, though not least, Radical and Woman's Rights Conventions—all to keep pace with the spirit of progress and reform evinced all over the world aud in every department of life. And, now, why not have a convention to devise, reform and adopt anew and improved code of man ners, for this country peculiarly and ex clusively, leaving our old mannerisms and provincialisms, barbarisms and conven tionalisms for the truly loil freedmeu and, above ail, placing a limit to woman’s royal prerogative, and allow man to pre serve ami observe for ihem a respectful , hut by no mt aiis, any longer, that servile oh sequiousness which is the characteristic of master and servant. John, Jr. Eufalla, June 14, 1869. A NEW NOTION ABOUT I*l ANO FLAYING. The Louisville Courier-Journal takes up the cudgels vigorously against the pre vailing nlea that only girls aud women, should (day on the piauo. It says : “It is siugulariy unfitted for them. No woman has the strength, and after mar riage few women have the time, to do the piano justice. It is an instrument which requires the nervous strength aud energy of a man, and which cannot he neglected at all. It is suited in every way to mas culine use, and is in many ways uusuited to the use of ladies. It is not graceful in itself or the means of gracefulness iu them. But its very* unwieldyness is an argu ment in favor of its adaptation to boys. They canuot carry it about with them. It does not lead them among low people. It is par excellence the instrument of wealth and refinement, attracting lads ,to the company of ladies and gentlemen, mak ing them favorites of the better class of society, aud keeping them at home. It is only effeminate because we have been iu the habit of seeing it used for the most part by women. In Europe, however, every cultivated gentleman has some pro ficiency as a pianist, aud many of the great statesmen—Bismarck, Disraeli and Louis Nopoleou—are brilliant perform ers.” Travel North and South. —New York hotel proprietors aud railroad men a jd others iu this city remark that the travel from the South to the North has been for the last few weeks larger than at any season since tlie close of the rebellion. Nearly all these people are ot the tourist, health aud pleasure seeking class, and Washington is merely a resting place on the roau to the various points of interest iu the North. This travel between the two sections is looked upon as an evidence that the South has, in some measure, re cuperated from the effects of the war, and that prosperity is again returning to her. The number of business people and land speculators going South is also on the in crease, aud c-everal real estate agencies here are doing a profitable business iu the sale aud exchange of Southern property. [ Washington telegram to N. Y. Times GOOD FOR THE SOUTHERN COTTON Planter. —The New York Times s&ys: Despite all the efforts of the English and other nations to foster the growth of cot ton in India, Egypt, etc., the place of America has never really beeu filled, and returning industry at the South will find a plentiful demaud for its productions. The latest returns of the British Board of Trade shows that there are now 50,000 less earning their living in cotton manufac tures than there were before the rebellion; whereas if the English cotton factories had increased during the seven years since 1861 at the same rate that they did the five years preceding, the cotton manufac turing population of England would be 170,000 more than it is now. S6 enormous is the loss which the stoppage of Ameri can cotton inflicted upon British industry. The cost of anew war would be something frightful to both parties. Vita sine Liter is Mors e s t For the Journal and Messenger. PROGRESS OF THE M ICON ANO BRUNSWICK RAILROAD. Mr. Editor: Knowing the deep interest felt by the citizens of Macon and surround ing country in the above named road, it occurs to the writer that a short sketch of ita condition, manner of construction, and rapid approach towards completion, would not be uninteresting to that class of your readers. After waging unsuccessful warfare against two of the most powerful railroad corporations in the country, and against Savannah for years—in which all the ap pliances which talent and money could control, were resorted to by its enemies it has at last fallen into the hands of con tractors who are pushing it through with an energy and zeal worthy of the greatest comraendatiou ; and iu addition thereto, the work is being done iu the most im proved and substantial manner. The bridges aud trestling are built of solid heart timber , which has the reputation of being the best in the world; the water tauks are churn shaped with the hoops so arranged that they can he tightened and loosened without difficulty. Being neatly painted they are much more pleasing to the eye than the clumsy, oblong and square tanks in such common use. Wherever run ning water crosses the road, piles are driven as deep as a hammer weighing six teen hun dred pounds will drive them, and they are surmounted with superstructures built by the most experienced builders. Visitors invariably admire the construc tion of the road, and the remark is fre quently made, that even with platform cars it rides more smoothly in its present crude state than many of the old roads in Georgia. Two gravel trains run out daily in op posite directions from this point, the en gine of one of them being very appropri ately named “Georgia,” and the other “Savannah.” In case any of your mer chants should wish to visit or trade in the city of Savannah, this route will offer ex cellent facilities, as by the A. A G. R. R., it is only fifty-seven miles from here. Many of your citizens were formerly under the impression that the change of the route from Doctor Town to this point would prove detrimental to the interests of Macon aud Brunswick, hut this was a great mistake, for by the line adopted the distance between the two cities is dimin ished two miles and a half, and from the former to Savannah is increased only seven-eighths of a mile, and by it, a safe crossing is secured over a deep cut in the Gulf Road, which will be spanned by a handsome bridge. Under the wise policy pursued by Messrs. Hall & Miller, general contractors, of sub letting portions of their contract, anew impetus has been given to the work, and it is confidently anticipated that trains will run from No. 6 to Brunswick—forty four miles distant—by the 4th of July, and through to Macon in the early part of No vember. It is generally reported ttat excursion parties will celebrate both events. An intelligent sub-contractor in formed me, recently, that all the grading on the north side of the Ocmulgee would he completed by the middle of next month. From personal observation and inquiries I have ascertained that the work is progressing most satisfactorily on this side. A spirit of emulation has sprang up amongst the contractors which pro duces admirable results. One great ail vantage which the Macon and Bruuswick Railroad possesses con sists in its light grades and long air lines. In the direction of Brunswick, from here, there is an air line twenty miles long and towards Macon, head, n nine s* mile from here, is one forty miles in le DK tij Besides, there is no curve on ttaei road’, which would prevent a train from; run ning with as much safety and great ra pidity as on the straight track. Tiie heaviest part of the work has been in both directions from this place, where high embankments were to be thrown up, deep cuts made and dense “bog galls,” as they are called, crossed. These latter are low, marshy places, thickly tangled with brambles and hushes. In the winter and early spring the water is generally several feet deep iu them. Where the road crosses Latilla Creek the water is swimming for nearly half a mile; blit now the same space is dry as a powder horn, and the creek exists only in name and the memo ry of the inhabitants. Many more items might he mentioned, hut I fear I have already overtaxed your patience, if not your columns. R. No. 6., A. & G. R. R., June 14, 1869. WHAT RADICALISM HAS HONE FOR A UNI VERSITY. From a Raleigh paper of a recent date, we make this extract. It is a portion of an article descriptive of the Commence ment exercises at Chapel Hill, the seat of the University of North Carolina : President Poole read the report of the Faculty to the Trustees, from which we gather the following: The session end ing June 10th, began March 3d, 1569. During this period there have been iu at tendance the following students: Walter Guthrie, John Overman, Walter F. Poole, ranking as Sophomores; aud Robt. Carr, Addison Cates, W. 11. Howell, George W. Purafoy, Chas. Suggs, John Tenney and Samuel M. Ward, ranking as Freshmen. The students have made good progress iu their studies. Ten students where, before the war, and when its management was in the hands of gentlemeu and scholars, and not dirty scalawags and ignorant, greedy carpet baggers, they were couuted hv hundreds! Radicalism, which like the virus of a rat tlesnake, poisons and kills ail it touches has been here, and see the result. Not content with taking possession of the offices aud franchises of the people of Nor h Carolina, and installing in her places of profit aud trust the meanest and most infamous men, both white and black, to insult aud plunder the tax payers and property owners, it invades the halls of learning to clutch the petty salaries’there to he had. It finds prosperity and thrift aud leaves ruin and desolation. Among all its manifold aud enormous iniquities, none are more flagrant tuau this. To steal the offices and incomes of a people Is a sin for which there may he condonation. But who cau or will ever forget or forgive this poisouiug of the springs of learning—this driving away from the State’s schools the State’s children—this putting a premium on iguorauce? The same sight is seen iu Alabama. Her State University has goue to ruin. The decent youth have been forced to go else where for education, and soon the carpet bag aud scalawag “Professors” will be left to the genial companionship of owls aud rats. Let this result follow every similar attempt at prostituting learning aud iu seats to Radical purposes. Better, far, a thousand times, that the youth of the South should grow up aud go forth to fight the battle of life without education than to drink irom a fountain thus polluted. Bet ter he ignorant than debauched. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Live Mouih? in a Child's Stomach. Avery interesting and singular case of a live mouse having obtained lodgment in the stomach of a little child, from which it was thrown up alive, was brought to light yesterday morning, iu the Third District. The facts of the case, which are fully substantiated in every particular, are these: A little girl about three years old, named Emily Walhauer, whose parents reside at the corner of Spain and Great men streets, Third District, had been com plaining for about a week of trouble and pain in the region of the stomach, at times being quite sick and nauseated, aud at others exhibiting a most uucoutrollab'e appetite. The parents becoming alarmed at the unaccountable indisposition of the child, and the singular way in which she was affected, began to give medicine such as is usually given when worms are sus pected. This morning, while suffering from ex cessive nausea, the child began vomiting, and in the violent retchings which en sued, threw up a live mouse of medium size, w’hich was taken care of, aud is now on exhibition at the drug store of Mr. Weilbacber, corner Spain and Greatmen streets. Quite a crowd of persons have visited the drugstore this morning to see the mouse, which is alive and doing as well as could be expected.— N. O. Picay une, 12 th. MACON. GA.. TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1869. For the Journal and Messenger. EDUCATION IN TWIGGS COUNTY. Mr. Editor: It is to be taken aud re garded as a cheering aud hopeful sign, of a better and brighter day coming for our sunny land—of the ‘-brightly breaking morn” ahead, when the long period of thick darkness shall have passed—the “resurrection” of our loved section to life, influence, and power as a component part lof the nation—its certain rise from the vale of shadow and humiliation to the summit of life aud glory it occupied of yore, its triumph, sooner or later, over adversity, aud assuming the “garment of praise” for the “spirit of heaviness” —that the noble cause of education is progressing among us and receiving from our people a goodly aud commendable share of attention, eu | couragement and support. Proofs of these facts abound abroad throughout the extent of our State, and wherever met with, re joice the patriotic heart; hut to me it is. I coufess, peculiarly gratifying to know that these things are illustrated at home The quiet and retired village from which i write, never behind in anti-helium times, iu these respects, having shaken otf the de pression induced by the war aud its results, and having found again the old paths, is inarching abreast and keeping step with the foremost localities in educational en terprise. During the present year a large and flourishing school has been going on here under the conduct and direction of Mr. John H. Brantley, who is well known as a ripe aud thorough scholar, and a gen tleman of ability and experience in the profession aud art of teaching. His ener gies, and those of two assistants, (accom- plished ladies) have been well taxed to do justice to the large number of pupil* he has been able to command from the open ing of the spring session, on the second Monday of January last, to the close thereof, on the 4th instant, on which day, and the day previous, (Thursday, the 3d,) there was a public examination of the school, to speak of which is the main purpose of this communication. Search ing and thorough though it was, the scholars, one and all, did exceedingly well, aud the examination, in truth, re flected great credit on both teacher and pupils. It gave the greatest satisfaction to parents in attendance, and wore uni versal admiratiou and praise from the large number of persons who witnessed it— the Academy being crowded with specta tors the most of the two days. It was a decided success in the estimation of all. The pupils, from the least to the largest, passed the severe test of the occasion tri umphantly, aud in their various studies furnished proof of application on their part under the guidance of a master hand. There cau be hereafter no doubt in the minds of liis patrons of the high merit of Mr. Brautly as a teacher; and if they are wise, he, as such, will he made a permanent fixture of their village. On each night of the two days of the Examination, there were attractions aud interesting exercises at the Academy, which ministered much to the public entertainment. On Thursday night the following young ladies read composi tions : Miss Ellen Hughes—Composition. “Our School Room.” Miss Dora Gallimore—Letter. Miss Dolly Radford—Composition “Procrastination is the Thief of Time.” Miss Mattie Renfroe—Letter. Miss Lavonia Strozer —Composition. “Whatever our hands find to do, we should do with all our might.” Miss Lizzie Solomon—Letter. Miss Sallie Long—Composition. “One to-day is worth two to-morrows.” Miss Rella Sauls—Letter. MloaWtU:. tn . .L pOal UUU. ".t'le** sures and paius of the Student.” Miss Lizzie Lingo—Letter. Miss Della Jones— Composition. “Youth is the season for improvement.” Miss Ida Hughes—Letter. Miss Mollie Rice—Composition. “Ap plication is wortli more than Genius.” Miss Voleria Sauls—Composition. ‘‘lm portance of forming correct habits in youth.” Miss Johnnie Sauls—Composition. “Honor and fame from no condition rise, Act well your part, there all the honor lies. ’ These exercises were read sufficiently loud to he heard distinctly over a large school room by au attentive and quid audience. The young ladies acquitted themselves with credit, both in readiiq and in dignified and lady like deport ment on the stage. There was a priz« ofi'ered for the best read composition— audible and distinct articulations, empha sis and attention to punctuation, bei:ig the tests by which a committee of gentle men, disconnected with the school, were to determine who should be the winner. The committee had a difficult as well as a delicate task to perform, and iu their re port very much regretted ttiat they had to make distinctions where all did so well. Their high encomiums upon the whole class ought to sootli the disappoint ment of any young lady who felt that she did as well as Miss Lavonia Strozer, the young lady to whom the award was made after mature consideration on the part of the committee. Miss Strozer is from Albauy, aud wears her honors with dignity aud modesty, aud magnanimously declined to draw fora second prize where there was a tie with several of her class. It was remarked on this occasion, as well as through the two days’ exercises of the examination, that there was less alfecta tion on the part of the young ladies than is often the case on similar occasions, aud tbeir teacher, if he does not, ought to feel proud of pupils who reflect so much credit upon the school. The speakers, on Friday night, appeared upon the stage in the following order: Masters Freddie Glover, James B. Clark, Thom as Beal, Christopher Findlay, Monroe Lamb, Freddie Long, Willie Cook, Thomas Jones, IraE Dupree, Selwyn Rice, Robert Raiford, Walter Chapman, Lawrence Joyner, James E. Stokes, Samuel Carswell, Henry Long, Eli S. Grifiiu, jr., Bennie Rice, Henry Faulk Griffin. Prizes were awarded to Masters Henry Long and Bennie Rice for excellence as declainiers, hut it is not to he inferred that these two were the only ones of the young gentlemen who did well —very well—excellently. Eli S.Griffin, Freddie Loug and Thomas Beal, d'd themselves credit, aud the same may be said of young Carswell, Chapman, Lamb and Raiford. If improvement iu declamation, instead of excellence, had been rewarded, little from Pulaski, Joyner aud Stokes, Would have been tie competitors—for the writer of this article, having heard them speak i in the school before, was surprised tesee how much boys, trying to do their duty, could improve iu so short a time. Such is a brief aecouut of what was trfly a pleasant and gratifying occasion to the writer, aud many others. The Fall session of our school commej ces on the second Monday in July next. Let those having sous aud daughters t* educate takenotice and give their children the benefits of a good school. At this writing the sky is overcast ami a slow rain is falling. We are needing rain now considerably. Everything con sidered, the crop prospect with us is good. May the planting interest be greatly blessed the present year. Citizen. Cotton and Cotton Goods. —The mar kets for cotton and cotton goods, the World thinks, have reached a crisis that must be followed by important results. It says : The stocks of cotton in this country have become so reduced that, we are told, with all that may be expected to come to market during the next four mouths, there will not be .enough to Keep the spindles of this country going during that time. A number of interesting questions couse quently arise: Will cotton goods suffi ciently advance to justify spinners in im porting cotton from Liverpool? Iu the competition forcottou, to what prices will it advance? In the “ crushing out ” pro cess to which the smaller spinners are being subjected, what effect will it have upon public and private credit aud the money market ? How long can our great manufacturers goon piling up goods pro duced at a loss? Some people argue that, because cotton goods cost more than they are now bring ing. they must therefore advance. This by uo means follows. It has appeared for the past year that, though favored by cheaper breadstuff's, more cotton goods have been manufactured than could be sold, even when prices were reduced be low cost. High taxes and an inflated cur rency are burdens whose weight will be felt, and it is not safe to prognosticate prosperity under their load. STATE NEWS. Matters About Athens. —The wheat grown by the members of the Athens Wheat Club, has been threshed, but the actual result was not definitely known. We may safely say that the highest yield per acre, is forty-six bushels, on the lot of Dr. Hamilton. We will give our readers the report of the committee on the yield in a few days. The Wheat Club bus been converted into au Agricultural Society, aud its scope extended. Our friend, C’apt. Brumby has a litter of Woburn and Ches ter pigs just seveu mouths old, which aver age over oue hundred and sixty pouuds— the largest an open sow, weighing oue hundred aud seventy five pouuds. He pronounces the cross better than the thor- ough breds. The factories are all being enlarged and , putting in new machinery. Thestocks jof each are above par. Athens Factory ; stock canuot be had at Sl7s—sloo l>eing ! par. R. L. Bloomfield, Esq., is the popu lar aud energetic agent of this Factory. He is a thoroughgoing, live bustuessman, and every thing lie touches; whether it is factory stock or real estate, improves. The Paper Mill is being greatly enlarged and improved by the addition of new ma chinery, aud will, when fiuishecU quad ruple its former productions. Messrs. Brumby aud Bacou have a steam tannery capable of turning out ten thousand sides of leather annually, if worked to its full capacity. They expect to commence the manufacture of shoes about the middle of July, and expect to m ike two hundred pair per day, usiug the most improved maohiuery and stock of the best quality. A number of new buildings are in pro cess of construction. Among others, we noticed a large aud handsome edifice de signed for a town hall, which will be used by the Masons ; the lower floor for stores, and the second floor for offices. Captain Nickerson’s iron foundry is in full blast, turning out flue sjiecimens of workmanship. The largeand capacious building known as “ Cook’s Armory ” is now for sale. It has ample water power, aud is well adapt ed as a site for a cotton factory. If devo ted to such a purpose, its stock could soon he made as valuable as that of the Athens Factory. Mr. Bancroft has several acres of Eng lish wheat which he did not enter for the premium. It is very fine, aud a yield of at least sixty bushels per acre is anticipa ted by him. His crop of cotton is exceed ingly promising, and he will equal, if not exceed, the results of last year—seventeen bales, of four hundred and fifty pounds each, ou nine acres. [Atlanta Constitution, loth. Wheat. —The wheat crop of this sec tion, most of which lias been harvested and threshed, is yielding better than for many years past. Some planters are reap ing from twenty to twenty five bushels for every one sown, thus making wheat oue of the most profitable crops that could have been planted this season, considering the labor required to produce it. With the large jield in this and other sections, from which we have heard, we may reasonably expect a decline iu the price of flour, at no distant day. Let it come—the sooner the better, —Eatonton Press & Messenger. Sudden Death. —On Wednesday even ing, the 9th instant, Mr. John W. Hutch inson, au old and highly esteemed citizen, died very suddenly of dropsy of the heart —passing iu fifteen minutes from usual health into the dark unknown future. The community sympathize with his be reaved family in their great loss. f ftrunstuiie.k Axxnenl x ***■ L a white Mocking Bird.—On Satur . day last, we saw at the store of Messrs. H. \V. Thomas & Cos., a white mocking bird ; it had just attained its feathers, which are perfectly white; its eyes are pink, and its appearance otherwise similar to the sweet songster so common to this country. It was captured near the depot of the M. aud A. R. R., and was the only oue hatched in the nest. It remains to be seen wheth er this albino mocking bird can warble the sweet notes of its species. |_Federal Union, 15 th. Got Another Place.—Ex-P. G. and Collector of Customs at Savannah, James Johnson, lias been appointed Judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit vice Judge Wor rill, one of the most efficient and popular Judges in the State. The people of that circuit have our sympathy. An old Government Employe Re moved to Give Place to a Neoko —We understand that among the wiiite men in theemploy of the Custom House in this city, who have recently been removed to give place to negroes, is Mr. Ponce, who has been in the serjpee of the Government in this State for the last twenty-five years, aud iu the Revenue service for the last eighteen years. He speaks several lan guages fluently, and lias made himself very useful as an interpreter. He lias dis charged his duties to the Government I with intelligence and iu good faith, and now, after having spent the flower of his life in the public service, lie is deprived of the only employment for which he is suited by long experience, merely be cause he is so unfortunate as to be a white man.— Sav. Republican, 16 th. Rough on the Stone. —Yesterday afternoon, as Henry Baldwin, a colored man who works about the warehouses along the Bay, wassitling on the railing surrounding the open way on the west side of Drayton street, he accidentally lost Liis balance and fell a distance of about eighteen feet Alis forehead came in con tact with a cobble stone, which caused ilia to rebound several feet, and was prob ablj the cause of his miraculous escape frorj death. He was placed in a wagon j audearried home, nothing hut a slight b'uise on his forehead being perceptible, i uathwithstanding he complained of hav iig a very had headache.— Savannah Ad- I xirtiser, 16th. Careless Use of Pistols.— On last j laturday, Messrs. Maxrnan and Shaucer, Jerks of Mr. Eliasburg, repeatedly mapped a pistol at each other, and finally it went oil in the hands of Shancer, pro ducing a painful, and probably fatal, ‘wound on Maxrnan. There is suspicion of foul play, and a legal investigation was being had on Monday. [Rome Courier, 17 th. Wheat is now worth in knm« from $1.60 to $1 60 for good red. This is because of the large orders lately received by the mills here. This high price is probably only temporary.— lbid. A 1 High Blossom” of a Mail Agent. H. Roy Myers, of Mobile, has beeu ap pointed special mail agent in Alabama. We never heard of him before.—Hunts ville Democrat. Nigger, probably.— Montgomery Mail. The Mobile Register furnishes the de fied information. It says that Myers is “<f the genuine carpet-bagger breed, and afer vainly endeavoring to humbug the i this place, he went to Mont i gonery and besieged Gov. Smith for an ' otlce. The Governor wanted a recoro | iltndation ; H. Roy referred him to old ! Bowulow, and in answer to a dispatch [ asing. ‘‘What kind of a roan is H. Roy ! Mrers,” Gov. Smith received the reply frcn Brownlow, “the worst unhung.” Vith such credentials from Brownlow, Mrers posted off to Washington City, and oftourse had no difficulty in getting a fat oflfce. He went to the right man, too, to appreciate them. 'in: Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company and the Charlotte Railroad Company, it is now ascertained, will con solflate their lines at an early day, run nife through trains between Char otte ac| Augusta, one hundred and ninety mles. The stock and bond account for th\ united road will foot up about $4,400,- 00f; which at 7 per cent, calls for over net income per annum It is ex posed that the gross earnings will be be- T .win $500,000 and $600,000 a year.— Char- Itmn Courier. IRA. Funekal Oration.'—Mul dns recently a Radical member of Con jresi from Tennessee, thus speaks of the an Arkansas carpet-bagger killed Vyji-otker carpet-bagger: ’“He sank to death in the soliloquy of t sown blood ; we shall view him no more t 1 the chaotic torch of Gabriel wakes to 1 dug consciousness the universal dome, aid we shall see ourselves as others see us in that bourne whence no traveler re* tufns,” Drifting to an Empire. THE tendency of the times—A re markable LETTER FROM HON. ALEX. H. STEPHENS. The Hon. A. H. Stephens has written a loner an d elaborate letter to the Na tional Intelligencer, giving his views as to the prime cause of the war between the North ami the South, and closing with some speculations as to our polit ical future. We copy the concluding paragraphs of the letter: And now, Messrs. Editors, do you ask, Cui bonof Why so much written upon the dead issues of the past, when questions of so much magnitude of a practical character press upon the pub lic mind? If so, the reply is two-fold. First, to vindicate the truth of history, which is itself a high duty on the part of any one who has it in his power to do it; and, in the second place, to show the people of these States, in this vin dication, not only the true cause, the real “causa causans" of the late war, j but the real cause of their present troubles. The Federal machinery for the last ten years has been abnormal in its action. It must be brought back to the Jeffersonian doctrines, and made to conform in its workings with the or ganic principles of its structure, before there can possibly be a return of the days of peace, harmony, prosperity,and happiness, which formerly marked our course. There is no hope for constitu tional liberty on this continent. Judge Nichols may “ dream* dreams ” about another constitutional amendment,pro viding anew mode of electing the Pres ident, but the remedy lies in no such device as that. It lies simply in bring ing back the government in its admin istration to original first principles.— This is to he done not by secession, however rightful and efficient that might be. That is abandoned. Nor is it to he done by force or violence of any kind, except the force of reason and the power of truth. It is to be done, if at all, at the ballot-box. Free institutions are more generllay lost than established, or strengthened by a resort to physical force. They are em inently the achievement of virtue, patriotism and reason. Thatourinstitu tions, and even nominal form of gov ernment is now in great danger, the prudent, sagacious and wise everywhere virtually admit An able editorial in your own paper, not long since, put the pertinent and grave question, “Whither aro we drifting?” To this question I take the occasion for one to give you a direct and positivo answer. We are drifting to consolidation and empire, and will land there at no distant period as certainly aadhe sun will set this day, unless the people of the several States awake to a proper appreciation of the danger, and save themselves from the impending catastrophe by arresting the present tendency of public affairs. This they can properly do only at the ballot-box. All friends of constitutional 1 >ertv. in o yevv section of the State, must unite 111 this gmr\<i 'Vhny 1 Trust seriously consider, and even re consider many questions to which they have given but slight attention hereto fore. They must acquaint themselves with the principlesof their government, and provide security for the future by studying and correcting the errors of the past. This is the only* hope, as I have stated for the continuance of even our present nominal form of government. Depend upon it, there is no difference between consolidation and empire! No difference between centralism and imperialism! The end of either, as well as all of these, is the overthrow of liberty and the es tablishment of despotism. I give you the words of truth in great earnestness —words which, however received or heeded now, will bo rondored eternally true by the developments of the future. Yours, most respectfully, Alexander 11. Stephens. SUBURBAN-FARMS. Whenever we can spare time, wc take pleasure in roving over the crops within range of a good walk or short! ride, and from several such explora tions, wo are enabled to state there arc some beautiful and well conducted farms of more or less extent within eye shot of Griffin. One of our last walks -was over the premises of Mr. Corbin and the adjoining lands of Mr. R. 11. Sims. Mr. Corbin’s is a very profitable as well as beautiful place. His thirty head of cat tle yield him in milk and butter from SSO to SIOO per month, besides the in crease which is a considerable item. Jle has fenced in swamp pastures for his cattle, and, in addition, feeds them bountifully on peas, bran, meal, clover, &c., and they aro as fat as stall-fed beeves. lie has a large perpetually bearing mulberry orchard, which keeps his hogs fat all summer without corn, lie thus makes more pork than his fam ily can consume, and of the best quality with scarcely any expense. He has an abundance of fruit of great variety, which always commands a good price whenever they desire to sell. He cul tivates only such land as he makes thoroughly rich. His wheat field is not UUO JCili or ten acres of thoroughly prepared patches; but these will make an aver age of at least 25 bushels per acre of the best wheat. He don’t plant much cotton, but his patches are almost knee high. In short, he makes everything the very best and it pays. Perhaps the prettiest thing on his place is his fish pond, about a hundred yards in di ameter, varying five to twelve feet deep and full of perch, brim, red-horse and suckers. These he feeds as he would fattening pigs, when he wants fish, and the result is he gets fish that are fish. Nextto Mr. Corbin is the pretty place of Mr. Sims, and we now only have time to allude to one feature of this place, which is young Willie Sims’ cot ton enterprise. He has a field of twelve acres, which was carefully and deeply broken up and subsoiled last winter to a great depth, manured with a variety of fertilizers, to the extent of from four to five hundred pounds per acre. His crop is as clean as a parlor; not a missing stalk of cotton, and it is about half knee high; planted in Zipporah and Peeler. Young Sims is working like a man, and is certain of ten bales of cot ton that will be worth probably 40 cents or more. So much for fancy farming as some call it.— Griffin Star. A lady at the South End puts her SIOO dresses, S2OO shawls and kindred stunning articles among the “ sundry expensses.” Thinks it will be easier for her husband to foot it put in that un distinguishable shape. Ladies compre hend the “ ways and means ” business very thoroughly—they do. There is a man in Chicago who vowed he would not shave until Douglas was elected President. His beard is now eight feet long. THE CENTRE OF GKORUIA. .4 I.l*fly Orarrlptioii of ihr City of Moron—Ap praranrr «r thr I lly—Tra.lr and Manufaolnrra— I'harlraioutan* About—What Is Kipttlr! of the Macon and Augunta Railroad. From onr Traveling Correspondent. Macon, Ga., June 10, ISG9.— This, the “centre town” of Georgia, is situated on the Ocmulgee river, six miles from the geographical centre of the State, which central point lies between Macon and Mil ledgeville. A more healthy aud salubri ous situation for a city, combining so many marked advantages, could not be found iu the State. The city is built upon hills which rise in three tiers from the river hank to an altitude of 150 to 200 feet. Socially, Ma con is a delightful place, its women are beautiful and refiued. and hence the so ciety (like our Charleston circles, aud from the same causes,) is pure aud culti vated. The private residence® are the most commodious and handsome that 1 have seen, aud, surrouuded as they are by terraced g.irdeus, present an attractive ap pearauoe to the visitor. One of the most striking features of tiiese houses is the square turret which surmounts nearly all of them. A Charleston eye misses* the double piazzas. Mr. W. B. Johnstou, (a self-made man,) lives iu a colossal brick dwelling with a white marble cupola and white marble facings, and when the brick work wa* concealed with cement it resem bled a marble palace. This is probably the handsomest house in the South. The building alone is said to have cost $150,- 000. Il is superbly arranged, aud gives evidence of great wealth aud great taste. Macou does not appear to have suffered much by the hand of war, aud is evi dently prospering. In a business point of view Macou is doing well, and I know of no city where money cau he more easily made. The hank interest is oue aud a half per cent, per month, and planters drafts accepted by factors are discounted at two and a half and three per cent, per month. This is a good business for the numerous banking houses here; but how the farm ers expect to make money at this rate, is more than your correspondent cau sur mise. There are several large and well kept hotels here, and they have no cause to complain, for even now at this dull season of the year they average from 30 to 40 ar rivals per day. The business houses are largeand some of them handiome. Macou is regularly laid out, with wide and par tially tree planted streets. There is oue street—Cotton avenue—which retains its primitive wiudings aud meanders through the town. The streets from the City Hall, going down hill, are numbered ; above that point there is only oue thoroughfare— Col lege street, and several short streets. The cross streets are named after trees, and run parallel to the river. The retail stores are to be found upon Triangular Block and the blocks hounded by Mulberry, Cherry, First and Second streets, and in tersected by Cotton avenue. Third and Fourth streets lay claim to the cotton and commission houses. The new court house is to stand ou the corner of Mulberry aud Second streets. The old court house at the foot of the former street, is now the property of the (ientral Railroad, and is to give place to a depot for the Ceutral and Southwestern Railroads. Churches and public buildings are numerous, in cluding a Methodist Female College, ttie State Blind Asylum, Macon Cotton Man ufacturing, Findlay Milling and Manufac turing works, and several foundries and machine shops. There are two daily pa pers—the Journal and Messenger and the Telegraph, and one or more weeklies. W hat Macon wants is a little energy and euternriu« in its municipal govern meur. its city hall, tor me want ol paint, is a disgrace to its city, and the streelsand sidewalks are execrable. A squad of workmen and eight or ten carts are kept busy all the time, but the system adopted is bad. A two-hours’ hard rain undoes the work of a month. This could be changed by grading both streets and side walks, costing the city much less in the end, and hut little more at the first. Again, the wide gups iu the rows of trees should he filled up, and many of the streets should have four rows of trees di viding them into drives, and a middle promenade for foot passengt rs. The citizens are anxious for these changes, and as the municipal govern ment is in the hauds of iier own people, there is no reason why their wishes should be disregarded. With anything like eu orgy and business push, Macon must rival Atlanta. It now has a larger number of railroads centreing here, aud these roads are not short lines. They e : ther terminate at the seaboard or stretch away to the South ami far West. It surpasses Atlanta in the character of its surround ing country, and is a large cotton market. While speakiugof'cotton, i would men tion that the factors here are paid for their cotton the same day they sell, and do not allow five days’credit in their cotton hills. The merchants are auxious for the com pletion of the Augusta aud Macon Rail road. They expect to operate to some ex tent with Charleston, and if our merchants pursue a liberal policy, and the railroads co-operate with them, the Central Road and Savannah will feel the change per ceptibly. The Central Road lias pursued such an illiberal policy of high tariffs since the war that the Macouites r*joice that they will soon he freed from that monop oly. But I have not mentioned an enterprise, for which a charter lias been granted, and which, if pushed through, wit] do mucli for Macon. This is Die building of a ca nal to tap the river eight or ten miles above this point. The proposed route has been surveyed for seven miles, and it is found ttiat at this distance from the city a fall of thirty feet can be secured, and water enough obta ned to run fifty or sixty first class mills. It is proposed to make this canal serve at least three distinct purposes, to-wit: turn the mill wheels, bring water to supply the city, and serve as a channel for boats, to briug wood and country pro duce to the city. lam told that the aver age excavation of the proposed canal wil he about ten feet, although at some points they will have to dig down to a consider able depth, aud at others they will have to fill up the ravines. business uitn bora, or*.! ihay oit inquire anxiously about the dear old city and its future prospects. Those who, in infancy, have been hushed to sleep by the rustle of ttie palmetto as its leaves were stirred by Atlantic breezes, seem to cling with fund remembrance to that past, and ever to wishsucc.ss aud happiness toour“Cityby the Sea.” Macon is lighted by gas. and the lamps are lighted and extinguished by a mount ed "Uncle True.” The horse used for this purpose is so perfectly trained that he needs no guidance, but goes the rounds at a long, swinging gallop, stoppingjust long enough at each lamp for his rider to light the lamp, and as the door clicks in closing it, springs off at a gallop direct to the next post. Macon has its organized police. They are uniformed in Confed erate gray and present a neat appearance. Among the amusements of the young people here, boating on the river is becom ing the most sought after, and numerous clubs are being formed. In a few flays “La Belle,” well known in Charleston row-boat circles, will float upon the Oc mulgee, propelled by Georgia’s sons. The transfer from her Charleston to Macon owners has just been effected by Mr John Ingraham, son of the gallant commodore. Mr. Ingraham is one of the officers of the National Bank of this city, and being an ex-uaval officer, is well fitted to coach a crew. Fkmloh. [Charleston News. Value of Iron Cotton Ties.—There was a fire among a lot of cotton bales in Memphis, Teuu., last week. The Ava lanche of that city, commenting on the affair, says: Yesterday morning scores of bales of cotton lay where they had been piled up, but black as an extinct cinder. Home times the fire bad furrowed out hollows between the bands, as it eat its way to ward the interior; yet the ties had held together, and consequently saved the bale. The skill and daring and agility of Mr. Kehoe and his men of the fire brigade, and the persistance of the iron ties to gether, resulted in saving fully one hun dred bales of good cotton out of two hundred and two bales that were on fire. VOL. LXI., NO 14 Hibb *u|-<-rlur i'ourl—\(p4nn4>). The case of Ballard A Anderson vs. Thoma.' J. Flint, trustee, was poetpoucd at the instance of counsel, who desired to present additional author ities. The case of the State rs. Henrietta Greer, col’d, charged with the murder of Nancy Wright, a white girl, in March last, was taken up The Stats was represented by the Solicitor-General, and the prisoner by John P. Fort, assisted by Col. L. N. Whittle. The following jury was cmpuam-L.-.t 10 try the issue, to-wit: J. K. Harman, Asher Ayres, J- A. Pugh, l>. W. Kogers, O. F. Adams, W. T. Hollingsworth. Dennis Dalv, W. H. Havens, Patrick Daly, J. M. Jones, J. V. Grier, Kicliard Curd. The first witness introduced was Jesse Wright, a boy of fourteen years of age, who testified in a most composed ami intelligent manner. The following is a brief of the evidence in the case: Jesse \V right— Bworn, says: H km>w> the prisoner, and points her out.' On Moudav morn fug tile deceases!, the witness’ sister, cut •• n lightwood ami carried it to town and sold it. Prisoner came home with deceased on her return and cat supper, and stayed all night w ith dec* t-,. , ai.d next morning went out with deceased to in* lightwood, saying to the deceased that prisoner would carry it to town and sell it and divide the money. About 9o’clock witness saw prisoner and asked her where the deceased was. Prisoner an swered that deceased had a had headache uud in and returned home, and could not go to town. Pris oner and deceased went out together in the morn ing at 8 o'clock. Prisoner looked up and down the railroad when she lold witness about dece.,-. and having a headache. Bhe seemed excited, and then run down between the bank and the railroad; and tliis is all witness knows, it was about an hour from the time she left with deceased till 1 iw ,n i again, at the railroad. Prisoner was the lasi on. witness saw with the deceased. Witness suppos. i it is 900 yards from where he saw pre-oner on the railroad to the. place where deceased was lying. When witn. ss saw deceased uud the pri - m. through the old Held on their way to get light« , ..1, they had an axe and a bag. when wltn.■— first saw deceased she was lying on her side bloody, and a big sasafras root tangled In her hair. Wii ness also saw the sack of lightwood tied up. The sack with lightwood was a little cotton -... 1,, 1 1. ■ axe was also lying by. The pocket of deeea.-ed was turned wrong side out. Deceased had t- ; .e. The blood seen ou deceased came from her head ; head looked like it was cut w ith an use. There was blood on the axe. Deceased was killed on Tuesday morning, and it was the next day before she was found. When witness next saw prisoner, after sin- run from the railroad, be raw her down n.-ai. Find! iy Foundry. She was in bed asleep. Oil!, tPi ! ■ n and others were present. The cuts of head of the deceased killed her. This was in Hibb county, near the Laboratory. It was in March of this you. It was about a dlj and a half from the time « saw prisoner on railroad till be saw her at Find lay’s Foundry. Prisoner bad lied ut> in a bundle the dress she hud on when she was with do.. ,1, anil on the dress was specks of blood. Tin i\.■ we found with deceased was the axe we had. De ceased was going on eighteen years old, and about the size of the prisoner; not quite so heavy. Ii was about 235 yards from where witness i.,-t ,-aw them to the place where he found deceased. It was an hour from time witness last saw prison, i ami the deceased together, to the time hr - aw prisomi on the railroad. Vrtm-Examined. —Witness is going on four teen years of age. Witness was about fifteen yards from deceased and prisoner when lie last saw them together going through the field. Deceased was found lying in an old field with undergrowth and a large pine near by, and not fur from the sw uni|>o. Witness lives with Mr. Pridgen. At the time of the killing lie was living with Ills mother and si ter. When he saw prisoner and deceased going out to cut lightwood, deceased had the axe anu bug, and prisoner hud nothing. Prisoner used to live with witness’ mother, near Thompson's Facto ry. The axe was lying near the feet of the de ceased, and also the bag. A good many people got lightwood out in the woods where we got ours. Bim|>son, Kimball and Foster, (policcin. u) soon came up after 1 found deceased. Prisoner knew that deceased hud the f.'l ’JO, for deceased showed it to her in witness’ presence. Saw no one near by when they were going out after the lightwood but a little boy. Capt. James M. Kiwi-son—Sworn, says : lie known the prisoner since her arrest. 11, i«. CH the 15th and 20th of March last he heard that a . irl had been murdered out near the Laboratory. I went out immediately to a point some three .u four hundred yards in the woods from the Lahoraton Just as I got there deceased was being taken up from the ground mid placed in a wagon. 1 found an axe and u hag of lightwood where deceased had been lying. The axe had blood on it. We carried deceased to a little house up in the yard of the Laboratory to hold an inquest. No physician l.« iug present, I was called on by the t or.'mer to ex amine the wounds of the deceased. 1 remov ’d all the hair from her forehead to the back of her m k. I found five blows ou her head—four made by the edge and one by the eye of the axe—br aking in skull oil the right temple. The four strok■ with the edge of the axe penetrated the brain. Wilm would aav that the wounds were made by tin axe. He found on the axe both blood and brain- '1 he blows were sulHeleut to produce death, and in tin opinion of witness did cause her death; the blow with tlie eye of the hxc would of itself liave . .in,-, I death, witness thinks. Has no knowledge of . ing prisoner before her arrest. Witm-.-- .i„|,.-,| prisoner how she come to kill that girl ? Me - ml, “I don’t know what 1 did it for.” Witness ininu diateiy passed on, nothing more being said. This was on lust Monday or Tuesday. Witness, when lie asked prisoner about killing that girl, im ~nl the killing of deceased. K. W. Pkmxikn—Sworn, says: Has known pri oner since her arrest. On Wednesday, between 15th and ”oth of March last, news cam- down H e some girl had been killing up near the Labor;!ory, getting permission from Capt. Binip-on, I took tin brother of deceased and went out toward when tile killing took place, to find out if I could di cover anything about it. It wa- on Thursday, about 9 o’clock, when I readied the place. , with Others, limited till about dark that day when we got to Collinsville, and got information from a woman, who Is now in court. I ascertained Un dress prisoner had on, and learning that die had changed her dress, i went, in pursuit ami , .mb till 11 o’clock at night. Capt. Himp-on went into a house near the one I was searching, and found the prisoner in it. She was in bed, and just in tin act of getting up when I went in. Himp-.m did not recognize prisoner, not kuowiiijch. r. Wit - ness kept the brother of tho deceased with him all the time, and as soon us he went in he km w in Witness asked prisoner ifjshc knew tin- littl<- hoy who was with him, (and who wa- dee,-a ■d- i, nth cr,) and she said she did not; that she never saw him before. Jesse, tiie little lioy, call- -I In-r by name and told her wln-rc sh,- used to live with them, but prisoner denied it all. Prisoner <b nied knowing or ever being at the Laboratory. Witm , then carried prisoner to jail. Witness a.-ked pri oner where was her yellow dress. HI.-- p anted to the bundle near the bed. Witness opened it. The dress and some little toys and other things wen tied up together. A rihiion described to me l y Jesse I found in the bundle, also a hair m-t-.vlmli Jesse had described. He ai.-o described tbedn-s and knew it when it was taken from the Imndl--. I saw on the dress some little drops of what I thought was hloo I. Witness asked pri-om.-r a i she had been working, and she said she had be. ti working that day up on Factory road. After wards witness found out that she did on that day work for a Mrs. Chapman, near the {place re ferred to. In a conversation in the jail, prisoner admitted she knew Jesse and deceased. Borne time afterwards I had another ,onvcr- the, with wfinra&ceastd ocetfrfeci.' w iien - tney mi-i-wi.-io petlicr after lightwood, deceased had a comb and the prisoner broke it accidentally; they got into a quarrel and deceased struck her, and pri um r struck her two licks with the axe.* Vrovh-E/Ujil'tru.d.— Witness presented 11 rim hie to prisoner and asked her if she ever -i» - before. Hlje said no. Witness then told her he could prove it to be the thimble of dec. and. l'r oner taid deceased struck her with a stick when the fight commenced. Witness is not positive about the stick, hut thinks prisoner said it «- .s a stick. Witness went as far as he could legally do to get a confession from prisoner. Jesse Weight, recalled, says: Deceased did not carry the comb with her to the wood.- -w she went out. It was left lying on the slicjf in the house. Jly Out Court. — When prisoner was arrested, no had a dress in a bundle —a yellow copperas dr.-s she had on when she went out with deceased af’- r lightwood. (The dress and other articles r--n ; to produced in Court, and the dress identifi- and : • witness as the dress prisouer had on when sie went out after lightwood and saw in the bundle of prisoner when arrested. > O. P. Finnev : Knows the prisoner - no- 1.- r rest, and points her out in Court \V itni-s ha* conversed with prisoner concerning the hilling o: Nancy Wright. Prisoner stated to witm-- n “°n Monday night she stayed at the hou- ‘ . Ou Tuesday tnOrniDg prisoner and dec- a-' ■! two colored women went to the w” - . lightwood. She said Nancy was cutting .u 1 ’ ” and pulled a comb out of ber head an,l *• to prisoner to hold ; prisoner put Die tomb n m r own head, and afterwards, in pahm it. Deceased commenced told dcc.,l oner, calling her a bitch. that’if ahe called her a bitch iuang-he w- n..j strike her. Deceased cali. J tvvlcc time. Prisoner then struck a the axe and left her crvinv. With this evidence tlic state cc-sed ■ was announced fry prisoner. . had no testimony to offer. made by the Solicitor <*»«*> which wss followed Ti eii re rei tionahle charge from the a attor a consultation of flTleen rruuutu-, of murder” The Degree or D. D. Was conferred ui>on Kev. Sylvanus handrum by Georgetown College, Ky„ at their common, ment. on the 10th instant. A worthy tribute to a man wbo well deserves it. DfmorMt'i MtiHfliw'' The July nmnber of this leading l '“® °‘ * ,e t2£m S now on »1« W>■ *• *“*♦ *