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THE BLACK CONGRESSMAN.
All the Congressmen elected in Vir
ginia, except three, are Conservatives.
One of the three Radicals is a negro. His
election will he wormwood, aloes, rue,and
several other bitter vegetables in the cup
of the administration. Grant & Cos. want
the negroes in postoffices, custom houses,
etc , but they don't want the negro in
Congress. They don’t like that he should
be set so directly before the nation’s and
the world’s e,\e. They would be glad to
have them left a little more to the imagi
nation. They would prefer the negro offi
cial should he contemplated as a sort of
abstraction. They would rather make
speeches about the glories and beauties of
negro equality than have “cho-skins" ex
hibited at their superb dinner parties. A
years ago, the ntegroes in a rtoulhern
district nominated one of their own peo
ple for Congress, knowing that they could
elect him, but Sumner, Butler and others
thought it wouldn’t do. So won! was
communicated to the negroes of the dis
trict through one of their local leaders,
that the election of a negro to the House
of Representatives would hurt the party.
The negroes acquiesced. Their black can
didate was drop ed. But the negroes of
Virginia are determined to act up to their
privileges. They have no respect for the
Squeamishness of their white friends.
They advise them, if they are sick at the
stomach, to step out and vomit.
[Louisville Journal.
However distasteful this one “black
Congressman” may be to the administra
tion, there are some members of the Rad
ical party enchanted with the “Hon.
Mr. Norton”—for such is the name of Vir
ginia’s dusky representative. The “Zion’s
Herald,” a so-called religious paper pub
lished at Boston by the Rev. Gilbert Ha
ven, discourses jubilantly about the “suc
cessor to Jefferson, Randolph and Henry
A. Wise.” He says:
“Virginia has gone semi-rebel; but to
do so the white mau’s party bad to elect
several colored men to the Legislature.
What a change it is to see Hunter, Wise,
Mason, and such, sending their late prop
erty to Richmond, not to be sold as afore
time, but to march up Capitol Hill and
enact laws for the Old Dominion. We fear
these new men will he sold, though in the
more modern and Northern sense. By
yielding to such fascination anti voting
with their masters agaiust their radical
friends, they may find themselves badly
sold. One event redeems the election.
Hon. Mr. Norton, late a slave, or of the
slave race, is elected to Congress. He was
a Radical candidate. The world moves
when old Virginia sends up such a suc
cessor to Jeffersou, Randolph and Henty
A. Wise. One of John Brown’s men was
a black Virginian. This M. C. is the le
gitimate desceudautof that hero. May he
be the first-born among many brethren.”
If all his brethren were like the author
of the foregoing, Mr. Norton might be the
first or the last born, for all we should care.
A white man who can rejoice that a black
amoor should succeed Thomas Jefferson
and John Randolph as the representative
of a proud and enlightened people, can
not be much better in head, and not as
good in heart, as tbe ‘‘Won. Mr. Morton,”
or any other corn field negro.
The Last Sensation Novel which
has issued from the press of the North is
Pollard’s “ Life of Jefferson Davis.” From
the little we have seen of the dirty book,
we have come to the conclusion that iD
malignity, mendacity, and vituperation
-of his superiors, Pollard has excelled him
self. Even Mr. Horace Greeley is obliged
to denounce the book as malicious slan
der, and unworthy of attention.
We venture to say that in his life Pol
lard never spoke one word to Mr. Davis
and never saw him, except passing along
the street. He was only known to decent
people in Richmond as a collector of garb
age for Daniel’s Examiner, and he never
had either the position, respectability, or
personal acquaintance with leading men
which would enable him to write about
What took place in the Confederate capi
tal. His book is a romance from beginning
to end, got up to gratify a fiendish dislike
of the Confederate chief, and at the same
time to get money by pandering to the
■worst passions of the worst classes of the
Northern people. Let no Southern man
who respects himself touch the unclean
thing
THE TURNER TRIAL.
The U. 8. Commissioner decided, yes
terday morning, that the charge against
Turner of counterfeiting and circulating
certain National Bank bills was not suffi
ciently substantiated to warraut him in
committing him for trial. Turner was
therefore discharged from custody. We
are not disposed to question the upright
ness and propriety of the Commissioner’s
judgmeut. If he was satisfied that the
proof against the accused was not suffi
cient, if uncontradicted, to convict him
before a jury, he only did his duty in dis
charging him.
The people of Macon were only interest
ed that justice should bedoue. They had
no desire to persecute Turner, and they
therefore accept the decision of the exam
ining Court as an impartial judgment,
rendered after a thorough consideration of
the evidence. There can he no bclttu
evidence that partizausbip was not al
lowed to enter into the case on the part of
the citizens of Macon, than the fact the
able counsel who defended Turner, Col.
John B. Weems, Mr. Henry W. Cowles,
of the Macon Bar, and Mr. John A.
Stephens, of Atlanta, are all prominent
Democrats, and consequently uncompro
misingly opposed to the party of which
their client is a leading member.
There are a number of rumors current
in the city that Turner’s release was ef
fected by “ orders from Washington ” and
by the interference of Radical politicians
of this State and of the North, who feared
the damaging consequences of Turner’s
committal to themselves and to their
party.
We do not permit ourselves to attach
any weight to these rumors. We cannot
bring ourselves to believe that members
of the United States Government, Sena
tors in Congress, aud men who occupy
elevated positions, would lend themselves
to compound a felony, and thus make
themselves criminals, in order to shield a
negro politician from prosecution for a
grave crime. Until we receive positive
proof that such is the case, we must dis
card the rumors which we hear, aud hope
for the sake of humauity that they are
without any foundation.
Probably the Last. —The Atlanta
papers announce another payment into
the State Treasury of $25,000 by -Super n
tendent Hulhert.“ from toe earnings of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad.”
We are afraid that in future the amount
will not he so much. The new Treasurer
. a .u e, 7/’tf kin K way about him,'
which the late Treasurer did not possess.
THE NEWS FROM EUROPE.
The Cable brings as htghiy important
news from England. The House of Lords
by au immense majority, have refused to
recede from their position on the bill for
the Disestablishmentof the Irish Church,
and a serious and dangerous issue is now
joined between the House of Commons,
representing the great mass of the people
on the one hand, and the hereditary
branch of the legislature upon the other.
The popular excitement is represented
to be intense in cousequence of the action
of the House of Lords, aud grave trouble
may he apprehended.
The alleged intention of the Ministry to
withdraw the bill and overcome the ad
verse majority by the creation of new
peers favorable to the bill, would be in
itself almost revolutionary, and it is more
thau doubtful whether the <Queeu would
consent to such au unprecedented meas
ure. During the exciting debate on the
Reform Bill in 1830, when it was supposed
that the Lords would defeat the bill, Lord
Brougham proposed to “swamp the
House” by the creation of new peers
enough to carry it, and he was denounced
as a revolutionist.
The peers are not popular. There are
loud mutterings against the hereditary
ami privileged legislators, and in thus
placing themselves in direct antagonism
to the will of the people so emphatcially
expressed, they may have raised a storm,
from which it will be difficult for them to
escape without loss of prestige, if uot of
power.
We have b -en asked if General Browne
is now editor of the Macon Messenger.
.vs his name floats at the mast-head, we
pre-ume he is, although his “Salutatory”
iias not appeared.— llawkinsville Dispatch.
We are thankful to our esteemed eotem
.porary for tile hint conveyed in the fore
going paragraph. It was not from any
want of respect to the public or from any
desire to violate “the custom in like
cases,” that we did not personally an
nounce our having assumed editorial con
trol of the Journal and Messenger.
We thought that the announcement which
was made by the proprietors of the paper,
in which so much more was said in our
behalf than we could veuture to say for
ourself, and the more than flattering no
tices which have been published by most
of the papers in the State, rendered it un.
necessary for us to do more thau go to
work aud labor diiligently to fulfil a por
tion, at least, of the kind promises which
our friends have made for us.
For the cordial welcome hack to the
editorial profession which we have re
ceived from our brethren of the press, we
are siucerely thankful, aud we take this
opportunity to express in words the grati
tude which we have felt. We hope to
continue and improve the kindly relations
which we are happy to know subsist be
tween them and us, aud to unite with
them in their patriotic efforts to advance
the best interests aud welfare of Georgia,
aud to restore her to the proud position of
power and prosperity among the States of
the Union to which she is entitled.
To re-eslahlish the supremacy of the
Constitution, to maintain the law, to de
feat Radicalism as the enemy of both,
to defend Georgia agaiust all comers,
uphold the cause of morality and religion,
to promote the education or the
aud to restore the material prosperity of
the people, are the objects which w T e pro
pose to labor to effect, feebly, perhaps, and
inefficiently, but with earnestness and
singleness of purpose.
PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.
At last, Macon sees light from the cen
tre. We have been living here in com
parative obscurity, siuce the war. True,
for awhile we were, as it were, within
stone’s throw of the capital of the State;
but, then, Jeukius was Governor, and
there were no sons of Ham in the Legis
lature. But, “ presto , change,” and At
lanta becomes luminous ; and Macon is
left in the dark—to plod on in her old
honest ways, without a leading Radical
to disturb her peace, and to show us how
to become leaders iu the National party,
by first becoming infamous as criminals.
Consequently, we have had a quiet time —
few excitements —no moos—no menagerie
of great beasts of prey to excite the won
der of the gaping crowds. But matters are
changing. The circle made oy the great
stoue dropped into the waters at VVash
ington, sends a little wave over our retired
life ; and the atmosphere of our great cen
tres of civilized rascality begius to float
arouud, and our people are just now learn
ing what it is to breathe the air of thor
ough reconstruction. There is hope for
Macon yet. She is likely to “ get into
the papers.”; A few more importations of
advanced Radicals of the right stripe, aud
we can employ a brigade of “ detectives,”
aud keep a U. S. Commissioner’s Court iu
perpetual session. Ought we not to be
congratulated that we have no; fallen
wholly behiud the age—are not “ left out
iu the cold ’’—can claim to have among
us, holders of office, guides iu religion,
promoters of reconstruction, adepts in
rascality, whose characters lit them to a
T for companionship with any of the busy
B’s of the laud—whether of the State or
National hive—even the big noisy Bum
ble B—the great Butler himself? Can
not the spoils-party take us Maconites
into fellowship nouif Let no place give
us the “ cut direct,” which lias not a pet
of Grant’s, high iu office, arraigned for
breaking the laws of the "best govern
ment tiie sun ever shone ou.” We are
rising.
THE NEWS.
—ln 1868 there arrived at New York
47,571 Irishmen and 101,989 Germans. In
1867 there arrived 65,134 of the former and
117,591 of the latter.
—The PofM, has just entered the twenty
fourth year of his Pontificate. He is
seventy-seven years of age, and liis two
brothers are four aud seven years older.
—Laurent Clerc, for fifty years promi
nently identified with the cause of deaf
mute iustruetiou, died at his residence in
Hartford, Connecticut, on the 17th, aged
83. He was a native of France
—The export of cotton from this coun
try in . 1868, amounted in value to $165,-
958,523, and of wheat, corn, flour, tobacco,
beef, cheese, bacon, lumber, and cotton
manufactured, to $111,471,377.
—The Detroit Post thinks that our na
val vessels, if we would have them in
spire terror, should receive such names as
Cholera and Yellow Fever, Nitro Glyce
rine, Susan B. Anthony, Anua Dickin
son, etc.
—The Rome Courier notes the mysteri
ous disappearance from the hotel at Cave
Springs, on Tuesday last, of a guest who
had only arrived that morning. On
Thursday, says the Courier, a thorough
search was made in the Cave by some of
the citizens and dilligent inquiry made in
the neighborhood, but nothing in regard
to his whereabouts was elicited.
—The average wear of the tracks of the
railroads of the Uuited States, is estimated
at 7 per cent, per annum. Taking the
length of the roads at 42,250 miles, the
annual wear consumes sufficient iron to
lay 2,957 miles of track, or enough to lay
a road from here to San Francisco.
Ninety tons are required for a mile of sin
gle track, so that 266,175 tons of iron are
used up aunually by the locomotives aud
cars.
—The total quantity of land devoted to
the growth of cotton throughout the
whole of India does not exceed 8,500,000
acres. If this quantity of land was as
productive in India as it is in the United
Slates, it would yield something like four
million hales, or half a bale per acre. But
the yield is so much less than
this that the extent of the exports from
India in an average year is not more than
a million and a half bales of 394 lbs.
each.
Correspondence of the Journal and Mes-lp—-
“*•«* V GOLLEG Ei (OH UaiNCKftl K.v, it ,]
Oxford, July 19, 1869.
Dear General .‘—As I am here for a few
days to attend the annual commencement
exercises of the Male College at this place,
supposing it would interest your readers,
I propose giving au account of the same,
We arrived here Saturday eveniug, and
after a refreshing night’s sleep, we arose
to look out up>n oue of the most beautiful
Sabbaths of the season—especially beaut i
ful iu this village, abounding in classic
oaks and handsome cottages.
At 10J o’clock the large chapel was well
filled to hear the commencement sermon,
delivered by Rev. Dr. R. A. Youug, of
Nashville. His text was in Philiipians,
third chapter and eighth verse- It was a
masterly sermon, which did credi: to t|ie
head aud heart of the preach 3r. He di
vided his subject into two parts: “ What
Saul of Tarsas gave up for Christianity,
and what Haul gained by it.” It was a
case of loss and gum. The sermou was a
fine exhibition of the beauty and worth of
Christianity, as contrasted with the trans
itory objects of life, all its wealth, honor
and acquirements. Dr. Youug has made
a name for himself in Georgia, aud not
one of his hearers but would he glad to
hear him again.
In the atternoon, at four o'clock, the
venerable Dr. Pierce, iu his eighty third
year, gave u* out* of Li* iiumituhie «cr
inone. He preached oue hour aud a half,
aud although it was at au hour when it
was hard to keep awake, he kept his
bearers iuteiested. Some of them went
over to Covington to hear him agaiu at
night. V\ e did uot hear this sermou, hut
from one who did hear it, it was described
as one of the Doctor’s most caustic efforts.
He made a wholesale attack upon the
errors of the church, aud showed up so
called Christians who were holding on to
their church relations without intending
to keep the rules. A friend present said
the people stood it well, aud he could only
account for it ou the principle that they
were “used to it.” He said it remiuded
him of an old lady who had been skin
ning eels in market fora long time, aud
when rem tided of the cruelty of the ope
ration, she replied: “Lawsy, Mister! I
have been at it for these twenty years,
and they are used to it—they don’t
mind it.”
This morning at nine o’clock the exhi
bition of the Sophomore Class in prize
declamations came off. The following is
the programme:
Prayer by Rev. W. Martin, of Columbia,
South Carolina.
MUSIC.
W. L. Chambers, Oswichee, Ala. Con
federate Dead—W. M. Robbins.
J M. Parker, Oxford, 6a. The uses of
Sculpture—Edward Everett.
J. F. Bonnell, Macon, Ga. Wrongs of
Ireland—Phillips.
H. R. Harris, Greenville, Ga. Defence
of the South—Anonymous.
Howard W. Key, Macon, Ga. Address
to the Roman Seoaie—Regulus.
MUSIC.
T. W. Oliver,Screven county, Ga. Re
trenchment— S. S. Prentiss.
E C. Goodrich, Augusta, Ga. President
Polk— Ann uyuious.
W. H. Reese, Rome, Ga. Address to
the survivors of the Revolutionary War—
Webster.
C. P. Miller, Savannah, Ga. Irish Dis
turbance Bill—Daniel O’Connell.
W. E. Myers. Macon, Ga. Invective
against Corry—Henry Gration.
MUSIC.
T. R Pierce, Cartersville, Ga. Irish
Emancipation—Phillips.
J. A. B. Mahaffey, Jackson county, Ga.
Stonewall Jackson Auonymoue.
B. R. Wright, Oxford, Ga. Appeal in
behalf of Greece—Henry Clay.
J. M. Powell, Decatur, Ga. Patrick
Henry— Anonymous.
Benediction by Dr. Pierce.
These young men ah did well, and the
committee appointed to award the prizes
will find difficulty in deciding who are
the jytccmtfnl crmuatUUa*. The awajnl .
win take place to-morrow, and the prizes
will be delivered by Gen. A. H. Colquitt.
I will close for the present, promising
you more by tiie next mail.
I atn glad to iiear ever* where the Jour
nal and Messenger well spoken of. A
gentleman of good taste aud large experi
ence told me a few days ago that he rt
gaided it the best paper in Georgia. Long
may it continue to flourish, aud hold its
place iu the front rank of American Jour
nals. Visitor.
NEGRO SHOT IN COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Yesterday morning a negro man, Berry
Burnett, arrived in Augusta and proceed
ed to police headquarters, where tie rela
ted a very improbable story, that, on
Monday, without any provocation to jus
tify him, bis employer, Mr. Cobb Reed,
residiug in Columbia county, within about
seven miles of Appling, wantonly inflict
ed a gunshot wound on his left leg, in
proof of which be exhibited liis wounded
limb, well peppered with small shot,
which had, however, only punctured the
flesh to a very slight depth above the
knee. His statement was discredited by
gentlemen acquainted with Mr. Reed,
who knew him as one of the most quiet
and inoffensive gentlemen of Columbia
county.
Confirmatory of the suspicion that the
allegations of this uegio were uot based ou
fact, a number of gentlemen from Colum
bia couuty, among whom was Mr. J. M.
Luke, a magistrate iu said county, subse
quently arrived in the city, in pursuit of
the negro, and gave quite a different col
oring to the affair. From the statement
of Mr. Luke, it appears that the difficulty
between the negro and Mr. Reed grew out
of an altercation which occurred between
a negro woman, the wife of tiie negro man,
and a son of Mr. R, a mere lad. The ne
gro woman was using very offensive aud
approhious language to the youth, for
which Mrs. Reed rebuked her. Thisonly
seemed to have the eftect of making her
still more frantic, when she applied abu
sive epithets to Mrs. R., and continued
cursing the youth, whom she also at
tempted to strike.
At this juncture, Mrs. Reed called to
her husband, in the house. Mr. Reed re
sponded, with the purpose of quieting the
incensed negro woman. As he approach
ed the steps, oue of his hands iu his
pocket, the negro man seized him, wheu
a struggle eusued, resuiting in the negro
wresting a pistol from the possession of
Mr. Reed, with which he attempted to
shoot that gentleman. Fortunately for
the preservation of the life of Mr. Reed,
the struggle had so deranged the pistol
that the negro was unable to discharge it,
although vigorously attempting to do so.
Mr. Reed, when disengaged, stepped back
iu the house and gathered his shot guu,
which he discharged at the negro, inflict
ing the wound already alluded to.
Pending the struggle between Mr. Reed
and the negro man, the negro woman
gathered au axe, with which she inflicted
a wound across the shoulder aud ou the
hack of Mr. Reed’s son. Rut for the dull
ness of the axe, this stroke must have
produced a serious wound. It was, how
ever, only slight. Iu the contest, the ne
gro woman had one of her fingers cut off
After the arrival of the gentlemen al
luded to, the negro man was arrested and
carried to jail, from which, we under
stand, he will be returned to Columbia
county, this morning Augusta Constitu
tionalist, “1
Pkojbcikui^MTKUPsiHK.— VV. B. John
son, Ksq., of Maoou, on the part of the
Central Railroad, was in Atlanta, on Sat
urday, to confer with the City Council
and citizens relative to the building of the
road to Tennille- On Friday night, Alder
man Anderson, Mayor pro tem, appointed
the Mayor and Council as a committee to
coufer with Mr. JoUusod. Dr. Angier
and other citizens, acted in connection
with Council. The Central Road is de
termiued to build the road, and are nego
tiating for the right-of-way.
The new routt, if built, will run, we
suppose, from Tenuille, Washington
county, to Atlanta, by way of Milledge
vilie, Clinton and Mechanicsville.—Atlan
ta Constitution.
The above is enterprising, very ; but the
“if built’’ is the cream of the joke.
—The following nominations were made
by tne Democratic Convention of lowa
on Wednesday: Governor, George Gilles
pie ; Lieutenant Governor, A. P. Richard
son, editor of the North lowa Times ; for
Supreme Judge, W. N. Brannon ; for Bu
periutendent of Public Instruction, Ed
mund Yeager.
"Vita. sine ijiiteris Mors est
UOA- su mva3UL t pTH iro
The Intelligencer, of this morning jo
taius Gov. Bullock’s official atinf unce
rneut, confirming the statement of the
Constitution a few days ago, that Foster
Blodgett would be State Road Treasurer
iu place of Mr. Clayton.
The appointment is oDe of those politi
cal moves that have helped to bring such
odium upon the present administration.
Mr. Clayton is oue of the best railroad
Treasurer's in the South—capable, prompt,
honest., and his removal could uever he
based upon any other ground than his po
litical independence, he being a sterling
Democrat.
Mr. Blodgett bears no enviable reputa
tion. Both his private aud public charac
ter are tainted. If his reputation does
him injustice, he is certainly very unfor
tunate. He has a son who in conductor on
the same road, who is said to make a good
officer. But the appoiutmeut of the jatli
er, in the light of his history, and con
trasting him with his predecewor, is at
least a hazard that a scrupulous Executive
would hesitate to take.
In connection with it, we are informed,
upon what we have reason to b*‘ieve is
reliable testimony, that Col. Hulburt has
bitterly opposed the appointment, aud
that he has even contemplated and threat
ened his resignation as Superintendent,
but wan persuaded out Os !t. WFlifT nitt
kuow this to be a fact, and it did not come
to us from the various headquarters, as
our stroug Democracy puts us out of the,
range of such immediate access to Radical
fountain heads, but we believe it to be
true. And if it is true, we say frankly,
much as we op[H>seCol. Hulhurt’s politics,
it lias elevated him in our good opinion.
Mr. Clayton, the retired Democratic Treas
urer, speaks strongly in favor of Colonel
Hulburt’s management of the road, and
this is testimony we are not disposed to
ignore. Aud if Col. Hulburt has resisted
from ideas of duty, tiie selection of a cor
rupt official, it certainly shows a spirit
that would lead us to urge him not to re
sign. It may he ttiat his resignation is
the very thing the Governor wishes.
It certaiuly is true that Mr. Blodgett’s
appoiutmeut ha-* more thau ordinary sig
nificance. Some mouth hack, there is
good reason to believe that Gov. Bullock
had mapped out a conservative policy,and
was disposed to drop his bitter projects,
aud it is a matter of regret that he does
not continue the most sensible course.
But there is stroug ground for saying that
he has very recently determined upon his
old programme—to run the extreme Radi
cal liue, to exasjierate tlie Democracy, to
stir up confusion and strife, to raise fiery
abuse from Democratic journals, aud to
revive and create every (Kissible antagon
ism. We fling out the cue to our contem
poraries, that they may not fall into the
trap.
The appointment of Mr. Blodgett to he
State Road Treasurer is the first step iu
the changed schedule. The situation is
getting interesting, aud must he guardedly
.reated by our press.
We have other mutters to tell, hut hardly
think it seasonable to tell them now.
THE PRIVATE VISI r ATIOA BOOK OFAY 111 I-II
BISHOP.
The following extracts which have been
forwarded to the London Times for publi
cation illustrate tiie nature of what Mr.
Gladstone calls an “official congregatiou,”
and show the connection between the
penal laws and the Slate Church. They
relate to the year 1820 :
"Union of R and V. with three
others.” “Duly—Prayers on Suudays be
tween 11 and 12 ” “Extenlof union from
east to wes t about ten miles, and from
north to south about five miles. Church
large and roomy. Population—Only oue
Protestant, whocan neither read nor write,
hut is regular in attending the service
when his health permits, aud receives the
sacrament ou the festivals. Communiim
—Four times in the year; scarcely ever
more than two c •mniuuicanls. Reiti-PtL-u.
TtC rt?r ou J w* «*»*-*••#.*. 1 •.* *£* JJj)
ever beard of. Mem—The state of t2T
and the neighboring parishes requires vefy
particular consideration.”
“Union of R and V. with fifur
others. Duty—Prayers every Sunday
morning a little before 12; a sermon when
the congregation amounts to four or five ;
this seldom happens, except in the sum
mer, when strangers come to the country
for the purpose of battling. Extent iu
length coastwise about 15 miles; in a rigiit
line, not half so far; in breadth from oue
to three. Church, at nearly in the
centre of the Union; most convenient for
the bulk of the population. The popula
tion (entire) 7,591, —Protestants 50 ; pro
portion to Roman Catholics, about 1 to
150. Protestants, gentlemen of landed
property aud farmers. Between Septem
ber, 1782, aud December, 1789, the arch
deacon (the incumbent) received 47 con
verts; siuce that time none.”
Soou after the repeal of the penal code
took place, which has put an extinguisher
on the Protestant religion in this country.
Attendance at church not regular; not
more than ten ever come ; the others, who
profess to he Protestants, neither attend
church nor any other place of worship.
Communions about tour times in the year;
about eight or ten communicants, at
Christmas, (ewerat Easter, none at Whit
suntide aud Michaelmas but the arehdea
cou’s family. Register kept by the arch
deacon in his glebe house since the year
ISOO, when a military detachment were
stationed at . No parishioners con
firmed during the archdeacon's incum
bency, (that is, from 1782, or ante to 1820,
or 38 years.
THE OUTRAGE COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charge of outrages reported to have
been committed iu various sections of
Georgia, will meet at the State House this
morning. The committee was raised by
the last session of the General Assembly,
and consists of two Republicans and one
Democrat from the Senate, and three
Democrats and two Republicans from the
House. The chairman of tiie committee
is Hon. W. P. Price, of Lumpkin. A
quorum of the committee is now iu tlie
city. It was to have met yesterday, hut
the chairman was not able to meet, with
it, hence the meeting was deferred until
to-day, when it will assemble at the State
House as above stated. It is hoped that
this meeting of the committee wi 1 be no
“flash iu the pan.” It was appointed to
investigate rumors of outrages, which
were being used against the people of
Georgia, and it is the duty of the commit
tee not to hold a session here in thff city,
but to go to those places where outrages are
reported to have been perpetrated, and
sift all such rumors to their very dregs.
The information likely to tie furnished
here cannot he relied upon as veracious
The only way to arrive at the whole truth
is to visit the localities where lawlessness
is said to have existed, aud there hear the
testimony ou all sides. Whatever may fie
filed in the Executive ofiice is not suf
ficieut foundation upon which to predi
cate a judgment. The matter is one of the
greatest moment, aud deserves a most
rigid investigation. Let the whole tiling
he sounded to its very bottom, and when
the exact truth shall have been ascertain
ed, let it be told, unmindful of who it
hurts. That is the only way for the com
mittee to discharge its duty faithfully
[Atlanta Era , 21 st.
Advice to Bathers.— The Royal Hu
ma.ie Society publish the following re
commendations: Avoid bathing within
two hours after a meal. Avoid bathing
when exhausted by fatigue or from any
other cause. Avoid bathing when the
body is cooling after perspiration, but
bathe when the body is warm, provided
no time is lost in getting into the water.
Avoid chilling the body by sitting or
standing naked on tbe banks or in boats
after having been in the water. Avoid re
maining too lottg in the water; leave the
water immediately there is the slightest
feeliugof chilliness. Avoid bathing alto
gether in the open air, if after having been
a short time in the water, there is a sense of
chilliness, with numbness of the bauds
and feet. Tbe vigorous and Btroug may
bathe early in tbe morning on an empty
stomach. The young, and those that are
weak, had better bathe three hours after a
meal—tbe best time for such is from two
to three hours after breakfast. Those who
are subject to attacks of giddiness and
faintness, and those who suffer from pal
pitation and other sense of discomfort at
the heart, should not bathe without Drat
consultiug their medical adviser.
MACON, OT%AiEBDAY, JULY 27, 1869.
TUB NEXT APPORTIONMENT.
# Losn*r Political Stale...
From the Boston Journal, July 12.
The next census of the United States
will solve an interesting problem regard
ing the political power of the several
States, as upon the result of the returns
the apportionment of Congress for teu
years will be made. Thus far iu our his
tory, while no State has declined in popu
lation, the thriving States of the West
have decreased the number of our repre
sentatives in Congress, aud by some per
sons it is anticipated that New England
will agaiu be called upon to part with a
portion of her political power. This loss
involves a diminution of the number of
her votes in the Electoral College aud
several minor privileges, such as the ap
poiutmeut of cadets, etc.
The apportionment of members of the
House of Representatives has always been
a subject, of considerable difficulty, arising
mainly from a difference of opinion re
garding the proper number to constitute
that body. The fear ttiat it would prove
unwieldy has actuated some minds in the
oast to keep its number as small as possi
ble, while others argued that the larger
the body the more wisdom there would
be.
After the first census was taken a hill
was reported in Congress assigning to the
different Stutes the numberof Representa
tives. The decision was somewhat arbi
trary, more regard being paid to influence
thau to population. It was proposed to
have 120 members. President Washing
ton returned the hill to the House of Rep
resentatives, where it originated, with his
objections. He argued ttiat it produced
au inequality in representation, anil that
as tiie Constitution ptovided that the
numberof Representatives shall not ex
Cted one foi every 30,000, they had viola
ted that proviso by giving to eight of the
Slates more than one fur that number.
Fisher Ames voted to pass the Inti, not
withstanding the objections of Washing
ton; hut the hill failed by a vote of yeas
23 to nays 33, and the apportionment was
finally made upon a ratio of one to every
33.000 inhabitants, which gave a House of
106 members.
Tiie comparative representation of New
England in the House of ltepre-entalives
since 1790 is shown by the following table :
17911*00 1110 mj IS3O 1840 I*so 1860
Massachusetts... 14 17 20 13 12 10 11 10
Conftettleut 7776 6 4 4 4
New Hampshire. 4 5 6 6 5 4 33
Rhode island.... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vermont 2 4 6 5 5 4 33
Maine 0 0 0 7 8 7 6 5
Total 29 35 4i :tv» as at 2» 27
In 1790 there were 16 States aud 106
members; in 1800, 17 States and 142 mem
hers ; iu 1810, 19 States aud 183 members ;
in 1820, 24 Stales and 213 members (Maine
became an independent .-tale March 15,
1820); iu 1830, 26 Slates and 242 members ;
in 1840, 26 States and 223 members ; in
18-50, 31 Scales and 2-34 members, anil iu
1860, 34 Slates and 211 members. West
Virginia was created an independent State
1863, aud Nevada and Meuraska were ad
mitted to the Union subs queut to the ap
portionment, makiug a total at present of
37-State- and 243 Representatives, distrib
uted as follows:
Alabama 6 Missouri 9
Arkansas 3 Nebr.irka 1
California... 3 Nevada., 1
Connecticut 4 New Hampshire 3
Delaware 1 New Jersey 5
Florida 1 New York 31
Georgia 7 North Carolina 7
Illinois i4 Ohio 19
Indiana It Oregon I
lowa 6 Pennsylvania 24
Kan BtL§ ...... 1 Rhode I-land 2
K iitacky 9 Bouth Carolina 4
Louisian * 5 Tennessee 8
Maine 5 Texas 4
Maryland 5 Virginia 8
Mas.-acbu-a.ttr 10 Vermont 3
Michigan 6 West Virginia 3
Minnesota 2 Wisconsin 6
Mississippi 5
The law of 1850, approved May 23, was
qqpw'vsed to sg'Ue the difficult question of
by axing life number of
fwbr'esentatfves under each census as 233
It was proposed to divide the number of
Ihe free population of the Slates, to which
in slaveholding States three-fifths ol the
Slaves were to tie added, by 233, and the
product of such division to be the ratio of
represent ttion of Die several Slates. As
the fractions would he sufficient by such
division to reduce the number of Repre
sentatives, it was therefore proposed by
the law to assign to so many State- hav
ing the largest fractions one additional
member each for its fraction to make up
the requisite number of Representatives.
This law also provided that upon the ad
mission of anew State one Representa
tive should be given to such State, hut
such additional Representatives iu excess
of 233 should only continue until tiie next
succeeding apportionment of Representa
tive- under the next succeeding census.
It was thought this law would reuder all
future legislation unnecessary, tut it was
subsequently ascertained that it worked
injustice, and by the law of Marcli 4,1862,
the number of Representatives was in
creased to 241 from and after the 3d of
March, 1863. In making up the appor
tioument it has been tiie aim of Congress
to make the constituencies in every .state
approximate nearest to the ratio If the
law of 1850 had not been thus amended
the ratio of representation would have
been one to every 127,000. Rhode Island
had a population of 175,000, and would
have been entitled to but one member of
Congress ; and Vermont, witli 315,000
people, would have had hut two, who
would hsive each represented nearly
158 000 constituents, while Die basis was
127,000. It was simply justice to tiiese and
other States to amend the law of 1850, aud
thus equalize representation.
The adoption of the severs. amendments
to the Constitution will very naturally
affect representation. States which
exclude any portion of their citizens from
the right of suffrage will have such num
ber deducted from their basis of represen
tation. The freedmeti of the Soutli will
increase the representative basis iu that
section, and tiie result of this new condi
tion of affairs upon tiie whole country
will be a problem which tiie next census
can alone solve. Mr. Kennedy, the Super
intendent of the census of 1860, estimated
that the population of the United States
in 1870 would be 42,328,432, but the war
will no doubt somewhat diminish this
estimate, aud if we show a population of
40,000,000 it wiil be a gratifying indication
of growth under obstacles which would
pro'e destructive of such progress in a
nation of less vitality. If we should have
a representative population of say 38,000,-
000, the basis of representation would he
about oue member of Congress for 160,000
people.
This would reduce the number of Rep
resentatives in every State in New Eng
land, aud many of the middle States, and
this result Would not be productive of
good to any section of the country. A
House of Representatives of 300 members
would not be an unwieldy number. In a
country of such varied interests 300 would
scarcely represent the important interests
of the country. There will umlouhtediy
tie additional legislation before tiie appor
tionment is made, and the question
promises to be interesting and important,
especially to New England.
TUB DIRECT L\MI TAX AT THE SMI TH.
From the N. Y. Herald.
There is Home talk of eut'oicing the col
lection of the direct laud tax iu the South.
The Southern States' share of this tax
which amouuted to twenty millions
among all tile States—was six millions ; of
this sum only about three millions has
been paid into the Treasury from the
(southern States. It will be remembered
that when this amount had been collected
President Johnson sent a message to Con
gress settiug forth that, in view of the pov
erty produced in the South by the war, it
would, iu many instances, be ruinous to
that section to enforce the collection of the
tax ut that time, and recommending that
it be suspended for some time, so as to al
low the industrial interests of the South
to recuperate. It is slated that the limit
of the suspension fixed by Congress has
now passed, and the law providing for the
levying and collection of the tax comes
into full force agaiu. It is argued by those
who urge this proceeding that the indus
try of the Houth has greatly improved
iu tlie interim, that the crops are abun
dant, and that there is no longer any ex
cuse for delay ou the score of poverty.
Whether the Secretary of the Treasury
will act upon the advice tendered him in
this matter remains to be seen.
PROPOSED ADJU STMENT OF THE CUBAN
QUESTION.
TSjfw %ork Tribune is in receipt of
special information from Havana that
Genera! Prim and the prominent support
ers of the Regency, are strongly disposed
to sell Cuba to the United (States, and that
De Rodas, the new Captain General, has
been instructed from Madrid to offer the
Cubans the right of self government.
There are two difficulties apparently in
the way of this scheme. How much is
Cuba worth in its present condition, and
what title can the Regency give to the
property? And then, what do Cespedes
and the patriots say to being sold ? They
may like very well to obtain the rights of
self government. That is what they are
striving to win by hard Mow* along a very
rough road. But when those rights are ob
tained will Cespedes aud his followers,
especially the leading patriots, be satisfied
with becou ing mere citizens of the Uuited
Htates with a chance of competing with
Forney and B. Butler for the office of U.
8. Senator?
If the Umied Htates should buy at a
nominal price, taking the islaud witii its
incumbrances, they might coerce the reb
els and make treason odious; and recill
ing Ctianler from Europe, ids gorgeously
clad servants and all, to take command of
Ids impetuous Michiganders, aud placing
Butler in charge of another powder ship,
they would have a good chance of subdu
ing the rebels, and then Congress ecu id
set to work on a bran new reconstruction
p dicy, and pass acts, supplements, and
amendments of various sorts for “ the bet
ter government of the rebel State.”
Cespedes and his patriots clearly de
serve some punishment for their rebellion
against one of the best governments ou the
planet. We do not say the best, because
we have ttiat ourselves, amt if the patriots
will only take advice the sooner they ac
knowledge the fact the better for them
If they knew that Chauler aud Butler
were coming, they won and soou surrender
at discretion, and hide their spoons.
Proof Reading.—A writer in a recent
number of the Galaxy gives some inter
esting instances of typographical error-.
He meutions one edition of the Bible
which contains 6,000 mistakes. He gives
tiie following example of tiie difficul
ties iu the way of getting out a perfect
book. Home professors of the University
at Edinburgh resolved to publish a hook
which should tea model of typographical
accuracy. Hix proof readers were era
ployed, and after it was thought to be
I>erfect the sheets were pasted up in the
hall of the University aud a reward of
$250 was offered for every mistake that
should be discovered. When ttie hook
was printed it was found that it contained
several errors, one being iu the title page,
another in the first line in the first chap
ter. The only taioks that are believed to
be entirely free from errors are an Oxford
edition of the Bible, a Loudon and Leip
sic Horace, aud an American reprint of
Dante.
Reprieved. —Henrietta Greer, the De
gress under sentence of death for the
murder of Miss Nancy Wright, and held
for execution to-day, iias been reprieved
by Governor Bullock until the 20th of
August. Henrietta has uo vote, it is true :
but she may have friends who have, and
then she is black, which is presumptive
proof ot a high order of merit, and stie
only murdered a white girl for a few
dollars.
“Take two letters from money, and
you wit have one left.” — Exchange.
In many postoffices of the country,
with the present (rooty toil postmasters
aud other officials, a Uozeu letters with
money are freqently taken, aud you have
none left.
TRIAL OF TURNER.
1. h. < oMiim**k>iirr'a Court Crowded— Marian llar
ri* The Loyal League turn out en
iiiaiM*—tea and Important lentiiuuay—lbe Cam*
Rropcatd.
Tuxsdav, J alv 20
I The U. B. ComiaUsiongr'a Court for there-wm
ero Distric t of Georgia vjks duly open«*ht* rw-Vi.,
minutes past ten, Hon. W. C. Morrill, presiding.
The Commissioner stated that the Court was
duly opened, when Col. John IV. Milledge com
menced hv stating his surprise that any request
should have beeu made that the case should be re
opened, especially when every tiling had been done
so liberally on the part of the Government; but
knowing the painful position in which the Court
was placed, he felt willing to acquiesce in the de
sire of the defendant's count-el that the case should
be reopened. He felt no desire ou his part to take
what is generally called “snap” judgment On
the other hand the Government had its right-.
Was there no time when this ease was to be finally
closed? It was liis duty as a Government officer
to protect the rights of all, and lie scorned the
idea that any one connected with the Government
felt any desire to crush any person whatever. He
wanted the truth, and nothing but the truth, to l»e
made known. Before announcing that the Govern
ment was ready to proceed, he wished to ask two
questions. The first was, is the defence ready to
proceed ?
Col Weems, on the part of the defence, having
answered affirmatively, Col. Milledge then asked
for a list of witnesses, which list was then read in
open Court, viz: Charles Cowlan, George E. B.
Chamberlain, Marian Harris and Emily Pope, both
colored.
At the request of Col. Milledge, all the witnesses
but oue were requested to leave the room.
The first witness was Emily Pope, (colored) who
being duly sworn, deposes and says :
lam acquainted with H. M. Turner. He has
acted as agent for me. His agency began ou the
16th of la.-t August. lam a single woman and a
widow. My husband died on the 16th of August
last, when Turner acted as my agent. Tiie first
amount I ever placed in his hands was four hun
dred dollars, ou last February, which sum he
placed in Nutting’s Bank. [Here Col. Weems in
troduced a memorandum book, said to belong to
H. M. Turner, containing entries of bank deposits,
etc.] I have placed other money in liis hands.
Three or four days afterwards I gave him au SIOO
bili, for tiie purpose of being placed in bank. I got
the SIOO bill from my busbaud, over two years ago.
lie was a mechauic and a carpenter. Turner told
me that he had carried my note to the bank and
that Mr. Nutting did not like the looks of the bill,
but he hud show n it to others and they had said it
was a good bill.
Cross-Examined —l reside here in Macon. Have
lived here thirty yeais past. My husband gave me
that bill two years ago, perhaps a little over. The
reason I did uot put it in bank before, was that the
other money had been loaned to me. I did not in
tend to use the sioo bill in building ray house. I
thought 1 could keep it as long as I wanted to.
Direct Examination. —Four hundred dollars o
my money was in bank. Mr. Richard Hutchins,
of Jones county, had loaned it to me to build mV
house. The other money had been given rae by
my husband.
Cross Examined .—l expected to live in my house
when it was finished. Turner kept the SIOO bill,
and has paid me S6O of it.
Marian Harris (colored) sworn, deposes aud
says: 1 know H. M. Turner, have known him
about tiiree years. I met him iu Philadelphia,
IstJuue, of this year. Sometime early in June
had a conversation with him, asked him to go and
see Mr. Gilbert White. 1 received a letter from
Turner, dated at Washington City. I eauuot read,
but could tell the letter if I saw it. I left Phila
delphia some time in June, about a week after 1
saw Turner. 1 came home by way of Richmond.
Turner was at Washington, preparing to come
South, and unbeknown to him I met him. 1 saw
Turner at the depot as I was getting uiy trunks
ready. The letter read in Court from the Journal
and Messenger, was the same I received. Turner
left Philadelphia before I got the letter, which I
never answered. Turner placed uo money in my
hands previous to his coining South.
Cro^-Examined. —Turner placed nothing in my
hands at that time.
Direct Examination Resumed. —Turner placed no
money or auythiug else iu my hands. I gave
Turner SSO to purchase my ticket to Augusta. He
did so, aud gave me back the change. Turner placed
nothing in my hands during my route home.
Nothing that looked like money.
Cross Examined. —l have known Turner for two;
years. First heard him preach at Atlanta, where I
first saw him. I went to church two or three times
while I was there. I never saw Turner afterwards
till I saw him preaching at Philadelphia during the
Conference. I staid in Philadelphia fourKwmt
months. Saw Turner but twice. Once iu the pul
pit, aud once I walked with him from church. He
went witli me to my lodgings, aud then retirqj.
This was the last Sunday night during Conference.
I heard Turner preach in Georgia before. 1 never
saw Turner again till I met him at the depot at
Washington. I called to him, and he came to me
We went off on the seven o’clock boat. Don’t
know w hen the ears left. I was not with Turner
at all in Washington. 1 had a through ticket
home. Turner bought my ticket and gave me my
change. Did not see him till he came to the boat.
I spent the day in Washington, having arrived at
six o’clock. Had a through ticket. Bought a
ticket at Philadelphia to go to Washington. Turn
er bought my return ticket. I staid at Turner’s
house. Do not know the number. His mother
kept the house. Myself and Turner started to
gether from Washington. Did not see Turner be
tween Philadelphia aud Washington. Heard noth
ing of his being s.ck at Baltimore. We came
straight through to Augusta. I staid in Augusta
gearly a week. I saw uo more of Turner after I
not to Augusta. I did not state to Mr. Purcell, the
detective, that Turner had given me any counter
feit money. 1 did not say to Mr. Neal that 1 had
received this money from a minister at Washing
ton I told Mr. Murphy I found this money on a
street because I did not know what else to tell
him. He told me not to tell anybody i had any
money. Tim Murphy took me to the guard-house,
where. I was stripped. Queen took the money from
me, and gave it to Johnston, and he gave it to Tim
Murphy. Ido not recollect having told Mr. Col-
weil anything. I have told others. Mr. Murphy
kept me under arrest till next day. Murphy gave
my pou s3for me to leave Atlanta. I told Murphy
i J-'. J • > me i.y good woney, and turn the counter-
I feifover to the United Slate*. £ neVet no t,
| Turner’s name to him. Any one who says I did,
| tells that what is wrong. I did not tell Mr. Purcell
i that the counterfeit mouey 1 tmd was given me by
Turner iu Philadelphia. I wish I was allowed to
tell what Purcell done. I did not see Turner at
Baltimore in my life, nor did I nurse hfm w hen he
was sick. 1 did not nurse him in Philadelphia. I
had no time to do so. I was working out for my
living. I did not tell Mr. Neal, at Atlanta, that I
met Turner in Philadelphia at a house of bad re
pute. The man I met there was a black man. I
did uot tell Mr. Neal, at Atlanta, ttiat I had been at
a had house in Philadelphia with Turter. A box
of sardines and a handful of envelopes was not
enough to make me say so.
Vtrtcl EjiunuiUtum. .—Tlie had money I got from
a black man named Shuman or Sherman—l can’t
tell which He; gave me $1,500 in all. He was
a good lobking man, very stout, and weighed about
two hundred pounds, I can’t tell his height, he is
a tall ham, appears to be a settled man. I saw him
twice in Philadelphia. - I think his name was Shu
man. Turaer never gave me any of this had money,
and never knew I had it. I had none but good
nwpey when 1 left Philadelphia, i had $1,350
when I left Washington. I had about thirty dol
iais of thp money I had changed in Philadelphia.
Shuman g«Y« me the bad money at Turner's bouse
in Philadelphia, and told me to pay him next fall
S6O in good money out of every SIOO I used.
Whether I was intimate with Shuman remains to
myself. I got the letter from Turner some days
before I left Philadelphia. I thought he had left
for home. 1 cairn- from Philadelphia of my own
accord. Shuman promised to meet me, and he did
meet me. 1 told him I was going home with Tur
ner. >
Crma-Exau.ined —At Washington I had something
like S6O. gentlemen, for l
mean what I say. Shuman gave me the bad money.
I can’t spell his name. I guess he lived at Wash
ington. I made his acquaintance at Philadelphia,
where he gave me SIOO. He did not give me the
had money; he put it uuder the pillow on the bed
■where 1 might find it. I never told anybody
whether I slept with him or not.
Direct Examination resumed.— l never spent but
one SIOO hill of bad mouev in Philadelphia. I put
it oft on a Dutchman in Vine street, between 12th
and i’Jth streets, where I bought seven dollars’
Worth.
Almries Cowlan, nworn : I am a detective in the
raveune service. I have been in the business not
quite a year. I left Augusta on the 2d of July,
and was asked by Mr. James C. Reddington, Chief
of Secret Service Division, if I knew anything of
this blatter. I said I did not Mr. Reddington
showed me some of the notes, and requested me
t* fi ud out ali I .could about it. On the 6th of J uly
the matter was talked of again. I was desired to
lyportat Atlanta. I was asked as a personal favor
to get all thy X*eta of the ease. I reached Augusta
on the 14lh of July, and on the 16th telegraphed
to C'OldtJtel Mllfeasre, “Turner is arrested ; send a
good officer forthwith.’' Went to Atlanta ou the
16th. Next day was informed by Colonel John
Miliette- that ais father desired the re-arrest of
Muriau Harris. I sent the following dispatch to
Washington :
Atlanta Ga., July 17, 1869.
To C H H'A»"My, H. S Durian, WashingVm, D C.
U. S. Di.-driet >ttorney Milledge, at Macon, de
sires Marian lla rr ih to be rearrested, as bond
is worthless. Bond Jiied here and found worthless.
Dep. U. S. Marshall, George H. Chamberlain, will
arrest if authorized by you. It is absolutely neces
sary to rearrest her. Refer to Reddington. An
swer. Above dispaten paid for.
[Signed.] C. Cowlan, U. S. Hotel.
I Atlanta, Ga. J. C. Gregg.
On arresting Marian Harris, she steadfastly de
nied all about the mouey I need not relate my
1 conversation with Marian Harris, but it was of such
a character that I sent the following telegram to
Washington:
Atlanta, July 17, 1869.
To James X. Reddington, A’. S. Daoau, near Depot,
Washington :
| Have paid, lor telegrams from Augusta and here.
I have found the man who g9ve Marian Harris the
| money. Do you want liis name ? Answer. Aiove
cuspatch pai'd for in Atlanta. C. Cowlan,
L*. 8. Hotel.
At the request of counsel, Mr. Cowian gave a
i sucoiuei history ol hUcoum-ctiou w ith this trans
aeUou, eoulirming the statement of the former wit
. ness so iu as relates to the way in which she came
; in possession of the money, and her conversation
with the negro Shemian. Among other docu
ments, the detective introduced the following bill,
: found on Marian Harris’ person at the time of her
! arrej-t:
Augusta, Ga., June 16, 1869
M : Bought ol James A Gray <£ Cos.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and
Dom-stic Dry Goods, 228 Broad Street:
1 Cambric Rohe $2 50
1 Yard Bloud Eaee 50
3 Yards Inserting (15c) 45
i 2 fards Edging, (35i j 70
L 'j Yards Fluting, i,25c1.. r-" * rrr.. 50
f t <3P,
| 1 «i>bol Silk^ ....". 15
$o 60
t Paid J as. .V Gray oc Cos , per Jones.
I On the Mi! was endorsed ; “This bill of goods
I was bought with this counterfeit money.
Cowlan.’’
I did not examine any of the bills found on
! Marian Harris.
Here the detective went into a lengthy explana
i tioti ‘of counterfeit bills, and explained to the
! Court, the difference between bad bills and the
i genuine i*nj-.
In answer to Col. Weems, Mr. Colwell slated
that Shuman, the negro in Philadelphia, in his be
lief was a messenger in the IT.l T . S. Treasury De
partment. He bases his belief from newspaper
rumors and statements made to him by the Chief
of tin- Secret: Service Department. Shuman is
now under bonds, having been arrested for ab
stracting these notes.
I am 4 commissioned officer of the U. S. Revenue
Department I have seen four SSO notes filed in
tiie department. I have seen the bills in possession
of officer Murphy, taken by him from Marian
Harris. They correspond with those tiled in the
department
Cross-Examination —Al! this conversation with
Marian Harris occurred on Saturday and yesterday.
Court adjourned until three o’clock this after
noon.
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
Court met pursuant to aajourument. Prior to
its opening Captaiu Neal, of the Treasury Depart
ment, kuajly permitted us to copy the following
letter Uo hail that moment received through the
Express:
First National Bank of Jersey City, j
Designated Depository of the United Slates. V
Jersey City, July 17, 1889. J
Cecil O. ycal, E*j , Macon, Ga :
Dear Mr—in answer to yours of the 11th inst.,
1 forward you a list of notes stolen as furnished us
by Department.
Lower left hand corner, No. HTI to 730 inches;
upper right hand corner. No. 19,609 to 19,055, being
eighty (SO) sheets, amounting to twelve thousand
dollars, as follows: SO bills@floo, $8,000; 80biils@
SSO. $4 000. Total $12,000.
Euelosed please find signatures of the President
and Cashier of this Bank.
Very Kespectfully,
(Signed) M. Sanford, Cashier.
J. S Fox, President.
M. Sanford, Cashier.
At tlie opening of ttie Court, the Commissioner
stated that the counsel for the defence had in
formed him they had no more witnesses to call.
George B. Chamberlain, sworn; 1 heard the con
fession of Marian Harris. It was given freely and
voluntarily, without coercion.
Edward B. Purcell, sworn : I know Marian Har
ris. The lirat infoniwtioii 1 had of her was ou the
lilh of June. She passed through Philadelphia. I
telegraphed to Atlanta, to have her arrested and
searched? . On reaching Atlanta, I found she had
been arrested by Mr. Murphy. I conversed with
MSHan on her way to Union Point. She told me
who she find the counterfeit money from, for the
possession of which she had been arrested. She
said to me she w ould disclose ail facts which she
did. After some time she said the uafne of the
Upm who gave her this money was Turner. That
he gave her sl*oo, in all, at Washington. She was
speaking of the money taken from tier by officer
Mhrpliy. Thut it was $930 counterfeit ami $407 in
good money.
Captain Cecil C. Neal, sworn :
1 am-an officer of the Treasury Department, se
cret service. The stolen money was taken un
signed fruiu the Treasury Department two years
ago. I found Marian Harris under arrest at At
lanta. Slit; told me that she met Turner at a house
of hid character on New Bedford street, Philadel
phia. She said to no>- that the man who gave her
the inoaey was at Philadelphia. She could not
then recollect his name.
Gross Examined. -She made two statements to
me; Olio, that she got tlie bad money in Wash
ington, and the other that she got it in Philadel
phia. T think she had been “educated ” what to
sav She was noton oath or imprisoned when she
talked with me. She was not incarcerated in jail.
I made an affidavit before Commissioner Smith for
a warrant to have her re arrested. 1 arrested her
on the warrant I obtained, after her statement to
me, not before. 1 arrested Marian at tbe Marshal’s
office. t W hem 1 tonveivi and with her she was at the
jail. Her statement about the money was made
before her re-arrest, before she was put in jail.
Shu. had peuu under arrest on tlie iirst charge.
After my arresting her, the Marshal put her in jail.
That is aft 1 know iu reference to the matter.
J. C. Morphy, sworn : 1 have the counterfeit bills
with me That ! took from Marian Harris. (Here
the witness produced them for examination by the
Court —on examination they were found to agree
in number with the stolen bills.) The letter I took
from Marian I handed to Capt. Neal. (It was here
produced in evidence.) Marian Harris told me she
got this bad money from a man named Wyman or
Wayman. I never searched the woman nor put my
hand on her except to arrest her.
At this point Col. Milledge, on tlie part of the
prosecution, begged the adjournment of the Court
till to-morrow, ou account of the absence of a ma
terial witness (Col. Keid, of the Macon Telegraph)
who would not be in the city until that time.
Counsel for defence objected. The object of the
prosecution was to prove the identity of Turner’s
haud-writing witli that upon the forged bills, and
counsel for defence insisted that a thousand men
could be summoned who knew as much of the
matter as the absent witnesss. After a great deal
of discussion by both parties. Col Weems, on the
part of the defence, said that they had no more to
offer, aud submitted the case ..itiiout argument.
At the suggestion of the Court, however. Col.
Stevens, on the part of the defence, spoke at same
length. He stated that Turner hi»d nothing what
ever to do with this transaction. That it was true
Marian Harris had made several conflicting state-
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menu or cod fens ions, but in cacti and all of them,
except tile one she made to Mr I’aroeli, she diii
not once implicate Turner. 1\ Court her
mooj, hull been plain and Strghrforwant. She
edged, and who b:id given Ui?
•bills to her, and called bis wine 'Vv* •»«,• y» < $
man. The name was Schuma; n, a namexgry sinTi
lar, anil easily taken for the name she had previous
ly given Every attempt had been made to make
her tell the truth, the whole truth, and she had
told it There was not a man in Macon who had
ever had counterfeit money and traced it up as
fairly as Turner had done. Emily Pope’s evidence
had been clear aud explicit, she had made a plain
and unvarnished statement. Both Emily Pope and
Marian Harris, had been here and had iri iio instance
admitted that Turner was the man who gave her
the b 11s. On the contrary, all the evidence lb*-
prosecution had was that of J. Clarke bwayze, and
he had certainly proved nothing. That was ad
mitted. The Counsel did not even admit that th*-
bill Turner tried to pass was counterfeit. The
prosecution had not a leg to stand npon. If Turner
was the meanest negro that ever lived, he wa- en
titled to justice. Here Col. Stevens submitted'
the ease.
Col. Miliedge, on the part of the prosecution,
commenced by stating that this was no prosecuting
Court. It was merely a Court of inquiry from
which the case might be transferred to a higher
Court
The defence had suited that they intended to
prove the course of the money alleged to have
been stolen by Turner, and thus clear him. Had
they done so? He thought not. Emily P ipe had.
by ho means, proved the identity of the $ 00 bill
which she says she gave Turner, and which he tried
to pass at the bank. Was this the same bill he bail
taken to other banks It had not t> r, proved
The defence have not legally accounted for the
possession of this money. The defence maintain
that Marian Harris had" said no! no!! no!! no
Turner, every time, except ju her admission to offi
cer Purcell- There, she had adrnitP and Turner gat
it to her. The eat was out of the bag. Here
comes the big witness, Collum. I'll back him
against my witness Swayze. Marian Harri- fi •-
he is a great man, a very great man, and
she will tell him everything. The Court can
not take cognisance of such evidence. Let us trace
those bills. They correspond exactly according t >
the government circular your Honor lias re. . oe i,
with the numbers on.the bills that were stolen.
This is no place to clear Turner. Let him appear
in a regular court of justice before twelve good and
true meu, his peers if you like, and let them send
him out of court without a stain upon his charai
ter. We are not compelled to produce evidence
that must convict before your Honor. All we haw
to do is to show probable cause of guilt, and tie i
it i6 the duty of your Honor to bind him over till
he can be brought before a jury of twelve men.
where he can be convicted of guilt. Your Honor
is the Conservator of the Peace who is bound to
guard, and protect these our citizens in their
rights. Suppose a man stood in the streets with a
loaded gun when a mad dog passes, ought that rnan
to wait for instructions or she ot him at one- With
these remarks, I .leave the ease with your Honor,
confident of the justice of our cause.
The Commissioner here stated that he would do
his best to sift the evidence laid before him thi
eveniug, and render his decision the day following
The Court was then adjourned till this morning at
ten o’clock.
Turner's Case Concluded.
U. S. Commissioner's Court was called to order
by C. S. Deputy Marshal James Cox, at 10 o’clock
a.«. The Commissioner then read the following
decision :
l\ s. commissioner's court, southern district
or GEORGIA —W. C. MORRILL, COMMISSIONER.
United States vs. Henry M. Turner, charged
with having in possession large amounts of coun
terfeit money and att< mpting to pass the same. :
Upon a careful examination,of the record a- i
the law as applicable to this case before the Court,
it appears the evidence is not sufficient in the
opinion of the Court to authorize the binding over
the party accused.
The affidavit and warrant charge the accused
with two distinct crimes.
Ist With attempting to pass, in January la‘t, a
counterfeit one hundred dollar National Bunk
note.
gu. With complicity with Mariam Harris in ir
cuiating spurious money.
In the opinion of the Court tbe manner in which
the accused obtained the one hundred dollar note,
is satisfactorily accounted for, and his subsequent
action in tbe matter is entirely consistent with the
theory of innocence.
With regard to the second charge, Mariam Har
ris, in her confession, explicitly denies that the
accused had any knowledge whatever of the spu
rious tnouev in her possession, and the te-timo v
of Mr. Cowlan, a Government officer. -hows tbit
the facts in possession of the Government corrobo
rate the statements of Mariam Harris, by which the
guilt is thrown ou other parties.
It Is therefore ordered, That the prisoner, H. M
Turner, be discharged from arrest and his bonda
men released.
TJje Commissioner takes this opportunity of
puhliely thanking the counsel for the defence, as
well *s thcHoo District 3£tanMj, fi,,Ut .
and courteous manner with which he has oeeu
treated during this laborious examination, and
would do himself injustice if he should fail to ac
knowledge the great assistance rendered him by
John U. Shorter, Esq., in examining this testini"
nv and explaining the points of law raised.
He also desires to express-his thanks to Mes-rs
J. E. Elliott, of the Journal and messenger, ai
K. D. Shropshire, of the Telegraph, fort)’,, fan! "
ness and fidelity of their reports of this examina
tion.
Tbe Marshal will adjourn this Court xiix
When the decision was rendered, tbe members
of the Loyal League who were present, burst ir : •
a loud vociferous yell, and commenced stamping
violently upon the floor, al! of which demons:;ra
tions was promptly cheeked by the officers iu at
tendance.
The Court then adjourned sine die.
Assault on J. Clarke Hwsyze.
At the termination of the U. S. Commissioner's
Court Tuesday, the room was chared of ail but
the reporters, (who were seated at a desk, finish
ing up their reports of Turner's trial, i Mr. M. N.
Hall, of the city police, and J. Clarke ewayz-.
with whom .Mr. Hall was conversing at one end of
the room. Suddenly, Mr. Hall, exasperated at
something Swayze had said, commenced l» in' r
iug tlie editor of the Union, very effectually break
ing his cane in fragments. Our reporter stepped
to the doorway and called for an United Slates
officer, in order that they might be separated, if
possible. Capt. Cecil C. N ai aud Capt. T. <
Murphy, followed by Commissioner Morrill, re
sponded to the call, and parted ttie combatant-!,
w bile ohr reporter kept the crowd of angry nt
from ascending the stairs. Soon after, Swayze
was led down the stairs, his face covered with
blood, aud looking sadly disfigured, Iu his right
hand, which was very bloody, he held a loaded re
volver.
After repairing damages in tbe office of Commi
sioner Morrill, washing his wounds, etc., Swayze
was accompanied to his residence, on Cott on A ve
nue, by Capt. Neal, who volunteered to see him
home. The damage done Mr. Swayze’s person -
rather severe.
Mariam Harris
So much has been said about this woman, the
alleged paramour pf H. M. Turner, and his -ap
posed accomplice in the crime of abstracting l ,
S. Treasury uotes,) that some little inter ws
cxcited wheu she entered the U. S. Commis-i
er’s Court, early yesterday morning. She is ap
parently some forty years of age, a very li_ ,:
mulatto in complexion, and was dressed very n> a; i,
iu a blue striped dress, properly ornamented with
braid of some color. She wore a plain straw flat
hat, ornamented with green ribboG, slate colored
silk gloves, and sported a cheap brow n cloth fan,
which she kept iu constant use. She also wore a
pair of black cloth gaitera, tipped w ith patent
leather, while her dress sleeves terminated iu a
pair of paper sleeves, without which no colored
lady wouid regard herself iufuil costume, and by
way of a final indulgence in a pair of gutta perch t
earrings, of half moon pattern, swung in a
circle:
Her demeanor was rather quiet, yet she seemed
very uneasy lest something might turn up during
the progress of Turner’s trial not particularly to
her advantage.
Macon llinle Society.
Mr. Editor: 1 see in your valuable paper of the
the 19th inst a notice to this Society that, at the
Turner trial, no Bible could be found whereon to
qualify the witnesses. Permit me to say that an
ample supply of Bible. s and Testaments are kept at
the Depository, and sold to all applicants at r»;
Ibis Society has already visited, through its agent,
within the city and its environs within the last
twelvemonths, twenty-three hundred aud forty
two families, white and eolored ; suppled bibies or
Testaments to one huudrt and and filly one families
or individuals, who were destitute, gratuitously,
and sold many hundred volumes at cost.
We wouid gladly do much more, hid we the
means. At present, we are compelled, for want of
meaus, to limit our labors to muintaiuiug a supply
at our Depository, where any oue can procure the
publications of the American bihie Society at tin
Society’s prices. Henry L. Jewett,
Secretary aud Treasurer.
Depository, t}4 Second street
Macon, July 20, 1809.
Mayor a Court-
Policeman M. N. Hall aud J. Clarke Swayz ap
peared before his Honor, charged with an atfr.v.
Policeman Hall plead guilty, and w ithout any ex
amination of witnesses was fined twenty five* dol
lars aud discharged from the police force by h -
Honor, upon the ground that as a policeman it
was his sworn duty to preserve the pub ic peace,
more especially when on duty and within the w . l
of a Court room, whereas he had palpably violated
his oath of office, aud thereby made himself amena
ble.
A young gentleman who thought it prime fuu
to shoot martins, was pulled up and dud five
dollars.
Wm K. Armstrong, an orful looking custom 1 r.
with one of the sweetest bunged eyes that w i
delighted tbe eyes of tlie patrons of the prizi u
was charged with drunkenness, found cuil!;.
live dollars and permitted to slide into obscurity
Rubber) .
A thief of the sneak order, broke into the house
of Hon. James Jackson, on la-t Sunday night,
and stole some articles of clothing ft nn a bed
room in which Mr. Waiter Mitchell was asleep.
So adroit was the thief, that it was not until M
Mitchell was dressing next morning and wanted
the stolen articles, that he became aware of the
robbery. The entrance was made by lifting tlie
latch of the blind of a window on the verandah
No clue lias been found to the detection of the
thief.