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ujguKGIA journal & messenger
MACON, TUESDAY JULY 27, 1869.
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
The grievances of the offence, in the ju
dicial judgment, committed by the South
in secession, was the attempt to disrupt
“the best government the world ever
saw.” This can never be forgotten or for
given. It is the unpardonable sin. It is
much a fact that the world has seen a
worse government siuce.
Before the South seceded, the rights of
the States were partially respected and
observed. The writ of habeas corpus was
never denied. Trial by jury was accorded 1
to every citizen, high and low, who was
accused of any crime. Military commis
sions and courts-martial were luxuries
unknown out of camps and barracks. No
man’s house or papers could be searched
and seized, except upon sworn information
according to law. The Constitution was
still regarded as a respectable rule of ac
tion. Revenue stamps on everything,
from a deed to a box of lueifer matches,
were works of art of which nobody ever
dreamed. A collector of direct taxes had
never had an opportunity of getting rich
at the public expense. We were rocked in
untaxed cradles. We were fed with un
taxed spoons. We wore untaxed clothes.
We ate untaxed beef, mutton and pork.
We were not required to stick a stamp on
our tomatoes. We slept in uutaxed beds.
We learned the time from untaxed
watches. We were visited by untaxed
doctors, and we were buried in uutaxed
coffins. A postage stamp was the only
work of art of that kind which we had
ever seen. We were never required to
answer men with a big book in one hand
and an ink horn in the other, a string of
Yankee questions as to the private affairs
of ourselves, our wives and children. We
went to church, fair and meeting in uu
taxed buggies; and when we could not
pay the cash and gave our note, it was as
good as wheat without any red stamp iu
the corner.
Then, too, we did not know the blessing
of a debt of two thousand millions of dol
lars; or the advantage of being obliged to
pay three prices for Yankee notions, or
pay crushing duties in gold, if we at
tempted to get a cheap and good article.
In those days a five dollar bill meant five
gold dollars (and pretty little dollars they
were,) and not three dollars and thirty
cents. No man could force us to take a
piece of green paper in return forour hard
money, and tell us it was a “legal tender.”
Men of known capacity, of admitted in
tellect, and unblemished reputation ad
ministered our government. Corn field
blackamoors tilled the soil, and were not
considered better than white men. The
laws were impartially executed, and crim
inals were not pardoued on account of
their political professions. William Pres
ton, of Kentucky, represented us in Spain
and not Dan. Sickles, and good character
was an essential requisite to fill offices of
trust. Perjury waa considered a crime,
and stealing had not yet become one of the
fine arts.
Yes, wheu we contrast what was and
what is, we are prepared to admit freely
that if we abandoned the “best govern
ment the world ever saw,” we do not see
as good an one now.
THE ( DIRT CIRCULAR.
When the telegraphic wires announced
the important intelligence that the Presi
dent had ordered the Secretary of the In
terior to have his horses, Egypt and Cin
cinnati—“his two favorite carriage
horses”—shod and sent to him imme
diately, and that the Secretary had
promptly obeyed the order, the American
public must have felt a thrill of emotion,
tha moat pleasurable kind. It was grati
fying to see that the Secretary of the Inte
rior, whose duty it has hitherto been to
take care of the Indians, the pul lie lands,
the p atent office, the agricultural depart
ment, and other trivial duties of like
character, had been promoted to the high
and honorable office of Master of Horse
to the President, and that he had promptly
obeyed the orders of his master. He saw
the favorite carriage horses shod and put
upon the cars; and though the dispatch
does not say that the Hon. Secretary went
with the horses, it is to be supposed that,
ns he so readily accepted the new service,
he fulfilled all its duties.
We are left, however, in cruel suspense
by the failure of the agent of the Asso
ciated Press to tell us that Egypt and Cin
cinnati have arrived safely. They have
left Washington we know, and we know
that Secretary Cox had them shod, but
this is all we know. We have read with
interest the recent numbers of the Court
Circular, how “the President took a stroll
upon the beach after breakfast,” how ex-
Seuator Thomas Murphy “sent his team
for the President’s use,” and how “the
President took a long drive along the sea
shore,” but f not a word of the arrival of
head-groom Cox and the “favorite carriage
horses.” This is unpardonable. It were
better to have said nothiug than to leave
us in this state ofianxiety.
Already has the Presidential and the
national heart been wrung by the news of
the death of the President’s Morgan Mare,
Ada. What would become of our Presi
dent and of the people if any mischance
were to befall Egypt and Cincinnati ?
In the old fogy times of an effete democ
racy,when the President wanted his horses
shod and sent to him he never ordered any
of his Cabinet to perform the duty. During
the four years of Mr. Pierce’s administra
tion Mr. McClellan was never asked to
turn farrier and groom, nor do we remem
ber that when Mr. Buchannan wanted his
carriage horses sent to Bedford Springs,
he ever required Secretary Thompson to
superintend their transportation.
We hope to see full and detailed ac
counts of the whole affair in the forthcom
ing number of the Imperialist, whose
teachings are so radiantly producing the
desired effect.
BK.ITH OF JAMES IJ. HI TTS.
We record with deep regret the death,
on yesterday, of another of Macon’s oldest,
most prominent and best known citizens,
James It. Butts. He died at 5 o'clock
yesterday evening, after a short illness.
For more than thirty years Mr. Butts
has been identified with the commerce
and business enterprise of Macon. He
may be said to be one of those who found
ed her prosperity, and from the time that
he started the line of cotton boats to the
day of Ills death, lie was actively interest
ed in her growth and success. In latter
years he was chiefly engaged in the land
agency business, aud in that connection
prepared aud published the best map of
Georgia which is now extaut.
Widely esteemed, he will be widely re
gretted. One by one the old familiar faces
are disappearing from amongst us. It is
but a few days since we chronicled the
death of Geo. T. Rogers, and now we hear
that Jus. R. Butts has gone hence tube
no more seen forever.
We sincerely condole with the family
and friends of the deceased, and lament
the great loss which they and our entire
community have sustained.
We uudersland that the funeral will
take place from the Baptist Church this
evening at 4 o’clock.
Old Fellows. —The Grand Encamp
ment of Odd Feilows assembles in Macon
on the first Tuesday in August, aud the
Grand Lodge on the first Wednesday in
August.
KAIORV COLLEGE—SECOND DAY.
Oxford, July 21, 1869.
Dear General— On Tuesday morning
at 8J o’clock a large crowd, composed
of the elite of Georgia, assembled at the
College Chapel to hear the Junior exhibi
tion. The following was the programme:
Prayer by Rev. Jos. 8. Key, D. D.
MUSIC.
It. W. Davis,* Cartersville, Ga. The
Hour of Triumph.
L. W. Dickerson,! Oxford, Ga. The true
Philosopher’s Stoue.
W. L Fain,! Cleveland, Ga. The Mo
ment of Success.
E. S. Florence,! Oxford, Ga. The In
corruptible Patriot.
MUSIC.
<T. E. Forlson,! Wilkes county, Ga. Pos
thumous Fame.
; G.’E. Gardner,! Butler, Ga. The Pulpit
ambits relations to the Country.
George Gleaton,! McDonough, Ga. De
fence of old Maids and Bachelors.
MUSIC.
H. T. Lewis,* Greene county, Ga. The
strength of Confederations.
W. Lewis,* Sparta, Ga. The Judas
Iscariot of De Quincy, not the Judas
Iscariot of the Bible.
Bascom Myrick,* Lexington, Ga. In
feriority of American Literature Unneces
sary.
MUSIC.
Edgar H. Orr,! Covington, Ga. The
Statesman.
J. H. H- Parks,! Rome, Ga. A Visit to
Pompeii.
Henry Perry,! Savannah, Ga. Duty of
the Hour, or True Southern Independ
ence.
MUSIC.
M. T. Singleton,* Oxford, Ga. Wo
man’s Rights.
A. M. Campbell,! McDonough. Ga.
Memoirs aud Traditions of the South. —
A Poem.
These speeches were all good. The com
position was flue and the delivery excel
lent. One of the young orators upon the
subject “The incorruptible Patriot,” paid
a very high tribute to Gov. Jenkins. Mr.
Gleaton's Defence of , Old Maids and
bachelors was highly amusing. Mr.
Campbell's poem was well conceived, aud
admirably delivered.
At the close of these addresses Gen. A.
H. Colquitt, in a very appropriate speech,
delivered the prizes to the successful com
petitors of the Sophomore class, whose ef
forts we noticed yesterday. He said it was
exceedinly hard to decide who was the
best, where all did so well. The first prize
was awarded to John F. Bonuell, of Ma
con, Ga-, (son of President Bonnell.) He
richly merited it. The second, to Mr.
Fowler, of Decatur, Ga., who well deserv
ed it. Gen. Colquitt gave the class a sensi
ble talk on the oratory of the day. He
urged the young men to avoid too much
passion aud vehemence on the one hand,
and a lazy indifference on the other. He
illustrated the evils of the latter course
by an incident in his own school-boy days.
At the celebrated school of Dr. Bern an, a
boy was putup to speak and he drawled out
the first sentence of his speech : “I have
but one lamp for my feet—that is the lamp
of experience.” Here he broke down and
repeated the name sentence, when Dr.
Bemau got out of patience and said:
“Peter, you can come down, your lamp
has gone out.”
At three o’clock the Junior exhibition
was continued as follows :
MUSIC.
Sam Leigh,! Newnan, Ga. Should
Universal Education be enforced by law?
Affirmative.
A. C. Thomas,! Oxford, Ga. Should
Universal Education be enforced by law?
Negative.
S. M. Smith,* Lumpkin county, Ga.
A Defence of Loafers.
MUSIC.
C. C. Spence.! (excused.) Covington,
Ga. The Western Continent.
C. M. Verdel,! Elbert county, Ga. Tac
itus.
Emmett Womack.! Fort Gaines, Ga.
A Thousand Years Heuce.
MUSIC.
At the conclusion of these speeches,
Bishop Pierce made an earnest appeal in
behalf of Emory College Endowment As
sociation. He was followed by Dr. R. A.
Young, of Nashville.
At night tlie two Societies held their
anniversary meetings. Brilliant audi
ences attended both. Geo. F. Pierce, Jr.,
addressed the Phi Gamma Society. His
speech was a string of pearls. Prof. I. S.
Hopkins addressed the Few Society. I
did not hear his speech, but learn that it
was very fine.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
This morning early wagons, buggies
aud vehicles of every sdrt were seten com
ing iu from various parts of the country
for miles. By 8 o’clock the chapel was
crammed. AH came to the Commence
ment. The speakers of the Senior class
were now to be beard. The following was
the programme :
C O. Jones.* St. Louis, Mo. Salutatory
Advantages of
W. S Brown,! Covingion, Ga. History
versus Fiction.
W. R. Branham,* Oxford, Ga. Conserv
atism.
Capers Dickson,! Oxford, Ga. Copy
rights should be Perpetual.
MUSIC.
W. J. Haygood,* Atlanta, Ga. Pontius
Pilate.
R. O. Lovett,! Screven county, Ga.
“ Vox Populi— Vox Dei."
James O. Andrews,! Summerfield, Ala.
Courtship.
D. Turnbull,* (excused,) Monticelio,
Fla. Signs of the Times.
MUSIC.
B. H. Sasnett,* Sparta, Ga. Georgians.
R. L. Pierce,* Sparta, Ga. A Southern
Literature.
W. P. Lovejoy,! Meriwether county,
Ga. Valedictory.
MUSIC.
These young men all acquitted them
selves with great credit to themselves as
well as to the institution. The composi
tions evinced good taste and thorough
scholarship. The speech of James O.
Andrew, Jr., on Courtship, was most
amusing, and brought down the house
several times.
Dr. Smith, the worthy President, deliv
ered a short and impressive Baccalaureate
address, and conferred the degree of A. B.
on the graduating class. He also con
ferred the Honorary degree of D. D. upon
Rev. A. A. Morrison, of Louisville, Ky.,
ami Rev. C. P. Jones, of St. Louis. The
degree of A. M. was also conferred on the
following, who were former graduates of
the College: VV. T. Read, A. C. Reese,
W T. Revel, J. F. Henderson.
The closing exercises of the day and of
the commencement were at 4 o’clock p.
M. when Hon. E. A. Nisbet, of your city,
delivered the annual address before the
Literary Societies. Although he spoke at
an unfavorable hour—when there was a
general disposition to keep away—Judge
Ni-bet had a good audience, and made a
most satisfactory address. It impressed
all who heard it with the greatness as well
as the goodness of the distinguished
speak r. I wish the speech could be pub
lished ; it would read well and do much
good.
Now, General, I have but a few words
to write tu conclusion. The exercises
throughout were exceedingly interesting,
and the kind hospitality of the citizen* of
Oxford stands without a parallel. The
immense crowd of visitors was entertained
by private hospitality, there being no
public house. Oue family I know of bad
seventy-five guests to dine one day, and
every place about the house was filled
with beds and pallets. It was like a gen
uine old-fashioned camp meeting. I feel
sure that if Methodists of Georgia would
come up annually to this commencement,
they would work more for the interest of
Emory College, and make it what it ought
to be, the great eeutre of education in
Georgia. Visitor.
*Phi Gamma Society.
tEew Society.
“ LOOKOUT FOR THE ENGINE W HEN THE
WHISTLE BLOWS!”
The citizens of Houston county are re
spectfully requested to assemble at the
Court House iu Perry, ou Tuesday, 3d of
August next, at 10 o’clock a. m., for the
purpose of organizing a movement in fa
vor of a railroad from Hawkiusville to
Fort Valley. Many Citizens.
July 20, 1869.
A Business House with a Hard
Name. —Koopuianschoop, is we iearu, a
member of a mercantile firm in San
Francisco, His partners are Chinese, and
the name of the bouse is Koopmanschoop,
Hip Wo, Chy Lung, Hip Yik & Cos. If
tbe project of Koopmanschoop be as dif
ficult to execute as the name of his firm
is hard to pronounce, the Chinese Labor
Question will not be settled immediately.
Mr. Bright, at the Trinity House din
ner iu Loudon tlie other day, boasted that
tiie commerce of Englaud was before that
of any other nation—equal to that of all
the world. To our disgrace, this is true;
and to the disgrace of Radical legislation,
it is partially true. We have filled our
harbor with British ships aud steam
ers, aud almost driven our own commerce
from the seas,— N. Y. Express.
GEORGIA JOURNAIiAND MESSENGER
“LET 18 BIRY THE DEAD AND TAKE CARE
OK THE LIVING.’
One of the great obstacles to the revival
of prosperity and to the restoration of
peace at the South, is the tenacity with
which many of us cling to the skeletons
of the old political parties, and to the
memory of past struggles for supremacy,
while all is changed aud upturned arouud
us, aud while the social, political, and ma
terial condition of affairs to-day bears no
trace of resemblance to that which ex
isted wheu those skeletons were living
bodies, and w’hen those struggles were
carried on by living combatants contend
ing for a noble object, but united in pa
tiotic devotion to a common country. The
democrat of the old school, who “never
scratched a ticket” or “boltedjL regular
nomination” of his party, bTTU "Jioptyi to
seethe renewal of the times when “n
--drew Jackson ruled the republic, and the
great national democratic party sustained
and applauded him. The States Rights
man looks for the resusitation of John (J.
Calhoun, and of the principles of govern
ment which the great Carolinian and liis
adherents professed and maintained with
so much order and intellectual vigor. The
Whig still looks, as we heard a distin
guished gentleman remark some time ago,
“for the second coming of Nicholas Bid
dle,” and believes that mostof our troubles
can be traced to “the removal of tlie de
posits.” Each believes that the only salva
tion of the country depends on the revival
of his party, forgetting that the Demo
cratic, tlie States Rights, and the Whig
party, as living active organizations, are
dead and buried, and there can be no par
ties at the South now, but the party of
Self Preservation, composed of the intelli
gence, virtue and respectability of the en
tire people, fused and cemented together
by a common interest, inspired by a com
mon dauger, aud auimated by a purpose,
to rescue the liberties aud prosperity of
their country from the despoiling grasp
of the mongrel enemy which seeks to
crush the one and to ruin the other.
By the war we lost at oue blow the ac
cumulated wealth of two centuries; we
lost our liberties, we lost ail those rights,
privileges and immunities which we had
enjoyed for three quarters of a century,
and we lost the protection of that Consli
stutiou which we thought to be the em
bodiment of the perfection of human gov
ernment. We may not have lost them
fairly. They who deprived us of them
may not admit that we have lost them.
They may pretend, as they do, that every
thing they have doue, are doing and may
yet do, is warranted by the Constitution.
But, it is not the less true practically that
we have lost all that we have stated and
it is equally true that Democracy, Whig
gery and States Rights can no more help
us to retrieve our loss than we can bring
back to earth tlie great founders of those
parties, aud get them to “invoke the
genius of the Constitution ” in our behalf.
We can, however, recover all that we
have lost. We have a a great future ii we
only act wisely. We can regain our lib
erties and our power, aud be the most
prosperous people on the earth ; but we
can never do so if we lose our tune and
waste our energy rummaging inthejo
litical dust-heap of the past, anti trying
to fau into a llame, the expired cinders of
defunct political parties. Instead of ron
stantly invoking the Virginia and Ken
tucky revolutions, let us apply our hands
und our brain-i to develop and utilize the
limitless resources with which Providence
lias surrounded us. Instead of profitless
wrangling over the past, let us look to the
presentand future. Instead of mourning
the wealth we have lost, let us go to work
to acquire new and greater wealth. In
stead of addling our brains by a vain re
trospect of the perfection of the social
system that no longer exists, and never
can exist, again, let us use our intelligence
to found auottier system suited to the
times iu which we live. The intelli
gence, knowledge aud capacity of
the white race must prevail iu shap
ing thedestinies of our country,and enter
prise, industry and skill, cau not fail
to secure our material prosperity. By
union, justice, obedience to law, steadfast
pursuit of the right, an honest fulfilment
of our obligations, and by doiug to others
as we would that they should do to us, we
can found und maintain good government,
secure liberty and independence, aud
enjoy domestic peace; but if we spend our
time in an attempt to galvanize the dead
party organizations of tlie past, we need
only expect disappointment and defeat.
Wheu the King of Portugal was over
come by grief at the terrible results of the
great earthquake of Lisbon his Minister
Pooibal made himself famous by his ad
vice to his sovereign—“ Bet us bury tbe
sOead and take of the living.”
THE AKVVB.
—One of the best sort of minds is that
which minds its own business. Like many
other extra good things, including beef
■teak, it is somewhat rare,
—The Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany have a great project in view—the
construction of a tun net under tbe Detroit
river, so as to make unbroken railway
connection between Chicago and Boston.
—The Quo Warranto case against T.
Spencer, a Justice of tlie Peace appointed
by Governor Bullock, which was set down
for Wednesday, lias been postponed until
the 4th Monday in August.
—The editor of the Reform League
says: "The value of tlie boots and shoes
made in Massachusetts, in the year 1868,
was over§9s,ooo,ooo—say ninety-five mil
lion dollars.
—The Montgomery Mail says : Intelli
gence upon which we place implicit re
liance justifies the remark that there is
more interest manifested in Germany,
Sweden aud Norway, iu American
Southern immigration, than atauy former
period.
Accounts from Miami county, Missouri,
represent the loss there by the recent
Hood as being immense. Houses, barns,
and much movable property generally
were swept away by the deiuge, aud many
hundreds of families are left in a starving
condition.
—The public grounds surrounding th
Executive Mansiou are hereafter to be re
served to the exclusive use and behoof o
the President, his family, aud his horses
The latest order is that no one outside of
the President’- household will be allowed
to trespass.— Washington Express.
—The continued low disbursements of
the Government, combined with the in
creased receipts from customs and internal
revenue, will have the effect of showing a
very favorable condition of tlie public
debt in the next statement. Smee the
first of the month tbe receipts from cus
toms have been $7,081,000, aud from inter
nal revenue, $12,282,000.
—The Louisville Courier-Journal re
ports the probable tobacco crop of the
Western States this year, at 120,000 hogs
heads.
—The Greenville South Alabamian
learns that the yellow fever is prevailing
to an alarming extent in Pensacola, and
that it i-i apprehended it will be a scourge
during the entire season.
It is announced that Gen. Sherman will
recommend the mustering out of service
of ail officers who declined or asked to be
relieved from acting as Indian agents iu
the West. There has been no conceal
ment on the part of Gen. Sherman that
such officers' names are enrolled in a black
list, to be mustered out as soon as the
necessary measures can op prepared by
Congress.
NEWS FROM ARKANSAS.
An Arkansas correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Commercial, writes that he has
traveled extensively iu that State and
“never saw a better prospect for cotton
and corn.” And as if this were not
enough good news lie says : “The color
ed people were never known to work bet
ter than they have this year,” and many
of them are raising corn and cotton on
shares and doing admirably. In Missis -
sippi, too, tlie cotton and corn crops will
be very heavy, “as there has been no
drawback by water or worms.” There
are, he says, iu Arkansas, "very many
blacks who will clear from one to two thou
sand dollars this fall, who one year ago,
had not a dollar.” The only complaint
this correspondent makes is as to taxes,
which are distressingly high—about four
per cen t.
The New York Money Market.— The
monthly circular of Henry Clews & Cos.,
New York, dated July 15th, says: “The
past mouth has been distinguished by
very extraordinary irregularities in the
money market. Instead of the usual
summer plethora, we have experienced
an extreme scarcity of monpy, with the
result of rates of interest ranging from 7
per cent, in gold per annum to \ per cent,
per day additional to tlie full legal rate.”
The circular particularises a number of
“singularly unfavorable circumstances,”
which have occasioned this condition of
affairs—one of these “circumstances” be
ing tlie retention by the South, for the
purposes of hoarding, and of local circula
tion, of a large proportion of tlie currency
received iu payment for the cotton crop ;
this detaiued circulation being, says the
circular, “variously estimated between
s2o,ooo,oooand $30,000,000.”
Correspondence of the Journal and Messenger.
AMONG TIIE YANKEES.
New York, July 19, 1869.
It matters very little at what season of
the year oue visits the great Metropolis,
the sensation of noisy omnibuses, queer
smells, cryiDg newsboys, hurrying crowds
and scenes .of general activity, is invaria
bly the same.
Just at this particular time one-third of
the residences ure deserted, with ouly a
servant or so in charge, who tells you from
the basement window, if inquiry is made
"gone to the Spring;” aud nearly one qoar
ter of the business men are out of town.
“Off with their families,” smiles the polite
junior partner, who for the only time in
the year is permitted to manage the con
cern. Aud yct^of^g^imobservautreye
this vast perceptible.
The merchants, indeel, declare that just
at this seasou tiiere is no business to keep
them iu the city, as the Western buyers
are holding oil'longer than usual for some
unaccountable reason, and it is ratiier early
to see any Southern trade in the markei.
Apropos of Southern trade, business
eyes North are turned anxiously towards
“Dixie” this season for some “big
doings ” in a commercial way, aud several
of the heaviest merchants have informed
the writer that for punctuality in meeting
their financial obligations during the past
year, tbe South has by great odds been far
ahead of tbe West! Os course this fact
offers a great inducement to tiie merchants
tiere who sell “ cheap for cash,” and many
of them say that in luture they intend to
devote themselves entirely to the interests
of tbe South —nous verrous/
This “ nigger ” postoffice affair in Ma
con has created a great deal of righteous
indignation among the leading Union
mi u known to the writer, and many assu
rances have been given to use their iuflu
euce for the removal of this miserable
nuisance, if it will be of any service to (tie
citizens of Macon. The existence of this
contemptible farce leads oue to think of
the worthy autnor of all the trouble—
“ Useless Hiram,” as Brick Pomeroy
dubs him, aud iu tiie window of a noted
publishing house ou Broadway may be
seen a large drawing, by one of the best
artists in the city, of Grant, Bonner and
Dexter, out on tiie road, tlie l itter going
at a 2:16 gait, wtiile the former is holding
tlie reius iu ci-devant stylo, with a cigar
crooked iu his taciturn lips, and hat
jammed over his noble brow, looking, for
alt tlie world, like a veritable horse
jockey! The picture is entitled, “Taking
tlie Reins,” but has no particular allusion
to the fourth of last March. It is said on
this occasion that tlie celebrated brute.
( Dexter is meant) who comes from good
Democratic stock, proved unusually vi
eiou3 while the General was driving, aud
endeavored several times to drop his pre
cious burden in tlie avenue. Bearing this
iu mind, will any one iu future deny a
horse's sagacity ?
This same publisher, G. W. Carleton,
whose window invites divers criticisms
from the gaping crowd on this Dexterous
drawing, will publish iu September an
other powerful and well written novel, by
tbe great S .uthern authoress, Miss Evans.
Iu anticipation of the old cry of those ter
rible fellows, tbe critics, “two big words
f»r a novel reading public," Mr. Carleton
will undoubtedly i-sue in connection a
small pocket vocabulary, to be used as a
reference iu perusing the perplexing
word-labyrinth of the story which will
then place the work within the reach of
everybody’s braios, critics included !
The sale that Miss Evans’ works have
met with is simply astonishing. Beulah
lias readied nearly 40,000; Macaria and
Inez together, about 30,0 X), and St Elmo,
the extraordinary number of 65,000, ami
if the publisher’s anticipations are veri
fied, tiie new book will not fall far short
of 100,000!
James Fisk, Jr., the king of railroad
men, and of Vermont peddlers, has just
commenced tunning a free line of stages
from 23d street down Broadway to the
South Ferry, and does it simply to spite
some omnibus men ! What with running
the Erie Railway, two theatres, one or
two other railroads, a line of ferrv boats,
and this omnibus affair one would think
he had about all hr could conveniently
| look after during the day ! In fact there
is but one thing “kiug James” can’t do |
but one thing that will break him, and
that is a newspaper. Should he ever have
the temerity t > try and run one, bis mil
lions, in a fortnight, wouldn’t lie worth a
repudiated Hoboken Ferry ticket! More
anon. “ Prince Charlie.”
WHAT IS Hill) OK IT-
To show our readeis how the recent
I trial and acquittal of Turner is received
i out of Maoou, we reprint (tie
from the Atlaula Constitution orffburW
day :
TURNER CLEARED.
In our telegraphic column will be found
a special dispatch to the Constitution
from Macon, stating that Turner, contra
| ry to expectation, lias been acquitted and
turned loose.
The result is certainly a wrong. Sub
duing all prejudice against the unfortu
nate culprit, and viewing the testimony
as a lawyer, we unhesitatingly say that
Turner should have been committed. It
must be borne iu mind that tlie same
amount of testimony is not required for
committal to trial as for conviction.
When there is a reasonable possibility of
guilt shown on the preliminary examina
tion, it is tbe duty of the investigating
officer to bind over.
After the first examination, and before
the reopening of the hearing, the Com
missioner would have committed Turner.
We think that while it whs [lardly tech
nically legal to reopen the case, yet, under
the circumstances, it was right.
The District Attorney, Col. Milledge,
did his duty thoroughly, and proved that
our rights are safe in his hsnus.
We have been disposed to reflect upon
tlie Commissioner, Mr. Morrill, hut we
learn that he is a clever, conscientious
gentleman, and bears acharaeter that puts
him above reproach in tiie mutter.
The truth is, a* wu are informed, and we
believe it, that Mr. Morrill has acted under
instructions from Washington in releasing
Turner. And we also have intelligence
from a good source, that Turner's rule as
Postmaster is over. He will uo more
trouble our Macon neighbors with his pos
tal jinks.
Tuis whole Turner episode makes a foul
stain upon the Federal Administration.
Turner’s character was fully exposed be
fore his appointment was final. A known
scamp was thus forced in a high position
upon a large njora) and intelligent people
for the brqtal puj-poge of crucifying them
into good behavior. The rascality of the
appointe has been sunned, and the shame
fill spectacle is seen of the government at
Washington gagging justice in Georgia,
which State it seeks to punish because it
alleges it wont do justice, to shield the
government from the results of its wanton
trifling with right.
The administration thus iguominlously
crawfishes out of its dilemma. It would
he a hitter pill to remove Turner, the crim
inal. It can more gracefully withdraw
him acquitted.
Let it take the lesson. Ignorance and
vice, may typically represent the ruling
pajty, but they can only put it in trouble
aud breed for it shame and failure.
If we are to he punished, it had better do
it with good and not. bad instruments,
which may hurt us badly, but will damage
our crucifiers also.
THE CUBAN JUNTA MOVING AWAY.
The Cuban Junta has beeu stirring it
self with unusual energy for the last two
days. Its papers, books, and fqrdjturp,
have beeu packed and moved off to some
unknown locality. It was thought that
the Junta was disbanding, hut they are
only moving into a more retired quarter.
Broadway is too public a thoroughfare for
their secret uiovemenfs and meetings.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held
to consider the case of the 150 Cuban and
American volunteers who have emlisted
in this cause, aud have now for two
months been left without clothing, ra
tious or money. They have concluded
not to abate in their exertions to send for
ward men and means to help their friends
in the liberation of their island ; aud they
have also decided to take stricter precau
tions against the disclosure qf anything
to District Attorney Fierrepout or Mar
shal Barlow. They cling to their cherish
ed project with an unyielding tenacity,
and they say they intend to equip and
send off an expedition in spite of General
Barlow and his deputies.— N. V. World.
Blodget’s Bondsmen.— The Augusta
Chronicle & Sentinel says that T. R.
Rhodes, one of the Augusta bondsmen of
Blodget, pays taxes on $25,300 worth of
property, while the other, Easterling
pays only a poll tax of SI.OO. The law re
quires that eacli bondsmau shall be worth
the amount of the bond, over and above
the property which may be exempt by the
provisions of the homestead and other re
lief statutes. As both of these bondsmen
together are worth $75,000 less than the
lawrequires.it is fully evident that the
statute has not beeu complied with, and
that the people’s money is iu danger.
How much is Hoyt, tbe other bondsman,
worth ? We should like to know
:Cor#spondcnce of tlie Journal and Messenger.
I’ROUIKHS OK TIIE MACON AM) BRUNSWICK
RAILROAD.
) No. 6, A. &G.R. R„ July 19.
Mr.Editor : With your assurance that
any larticulars in regard to this road
wwtlabe acceptable to your readers, I will
venture to give you a few more facts on
tbe suyect. .
Thebonnection between this poiut aud
Brunswick having been accomplished ou
tl)e 2djuly, a numerous force was imme-
to work widening tlie excava
titfjWßfcfi sing tlie embankments, and
. Three construction
w °rk on that
section , j. ~ le’ tihiftg in temporary
confiiWlv anLu'ir.nu-il
a month from now, w'HPfl f&ssens*
ger ‘fr-iins will run regularly through to
Bruuswick.
This section reflects much credit upon
the engineering ability of Col. Robert L.
Hunter—oue of your real Virgiuia gen
tlemen—under whose immediate charge
it has been Built.
Iu tbe direction of Macon the track is
laid seven miles, grading finished twelve,
besides several miles of disconnect’d work
between tbe terminus and tlie Oemulgee.
Two miles this side of tbe river, Dooly &
Deutneade, sub contractors have a por
tion of their force engaged in blasting aud
removing rock from one mile of tbe road.
They have penetrated it two thousand
feet. This obstruction, however, will not
delay trains, as a track will be run arouud
it until its removal.
Between here aud the river, a distance
of ttf'ty-twi) miles, ttiere are six hundred
bauds employed by sub contractors, some
of whom inform me they have as inauy
as they wish.
Cape, E. 8. Law, the efficient engineer
in charge of that section, assures me that
it will be completed by November. lam
indebted to him for a great deal of the
above information.
Tbe transportation of lumber will bean
important source of revenue to tbe Macon
amt ttsuuswick Railroad. Already have
three saw mills sprung up within a dis-'
lance of a mile of No. 6, and others are iu
course of erection higher up.
Tbe work over the Satilla “goes bravely
on” under the direction of Major C. A.
Hardison, who is well known to railrnau
men in the State as a capital bridge and
trestle builder. Messrs. Hull & Miller
have placed under their control a double
“gang”—one tor day duty, ttie other night
—so the pile driver will work as regularly
as a clock. The bridgeover ihe Gulf Road
will be erected this week, which will com
plete fifty-one miles ou this end of the
road.
The lauds contiguous to the junction of
this and the Gulf Road have been laid
out in lots, and, 1 understand, will be in
corporated at tlie next session of tlie Leg
islature.
The question is frequently asked—“how
far is it from No. 6to Doetnrtowu ?” The
junction is net properly called No. 6, that
station being oue mile off, and Ductortown
three aud a half.
Your sportsmen can have rare sport
uext winter hunting iu the neighborhood
of tiie road.
Deer aud wild turkeys abound in the
"bay-gulls,” creek ami river bottoms;
while partridges can be heard whistling
for “Bob White" in every quarter.
The Finholloway and eiatilla rivers
team with fish, so that you ouly have to
drop your hook in aud draw nut a trout,
pike, jack, perch or bream. Your cele
brated “forked tailed cats” which you
catch “under tbe willows" near Macon,
are thrown, with disgust, into the bushes,
and there left.
If this manages to pass the ordeal of the
Macon postoffice, 1 may write again.
R.
LETTER FROM HOME.
Rome, 6a., July 20, 1569.
Dear General: As half the world are
iu ignorance of what tlie balance is do
ing. tiiere is no reason why the lower sec
tion of the State of Georgia is not in the
same category as regards the northern
section. I therefore ask the privilege of
giving to your readers, principally South
ern Georgians, a de-eription of North
Georgia. Everybody knows where Rome
is situated, what rivets are near it, etc.,
therefore it is useless for your correspon
dent to write only concerning that which
every one is interested in, viz: The
crops, people prospects, etc.
As the crops are most interesting, I will
begin with them, I bad tiie great pleas
ure of riding through tlie country with
oue of Rome’s first lawyers and best citi
zens, Judge Harvey, of the law firm of
Scott <Y Harvey, who pointed out the best
Their yield per acre.
’ Directly across the river from where I
now write is a farm tiiat tha owner ask
s4<X) per acre for, ami does not care to sell
even at that. Think of it, ye cotton grow
ers, and wonder! and think again what
makes lands so high, and then turn to
your cotton patches and exclaim, oh ! if I
hud ouly planted corn enough to do me,
sa those fellows iu North Georgia have
done, I, too, might have the audacity to
ask S4OO per acre for my lands, as I am in
dependent of speculators, warehouse ac
ceptances, etc. However, I must admit
that there is no country in the South
so rich and productive us litis. As an evi
dence, I will take this farm above men
tioned and give its yield for this year.
Fifteen acres was planted iu clover, and
as it now stands in the field tbe owner will
not take $65 per acre. Next year will be
better eveu than this, aud the third year
will he as good as the first—so with little
work and little trouble it will pay for it
self in a few years. The crops along the
river are most promising. Wheat Ims
already been harvested and has yielded
well. Oats are not quite so good. Clover
is splendid, and corn, with two more good
seasonable rains, will compare favorably
with any preceding year, fftie people
here are paying more attention to raising
clover than ever before, aud have so far
been most successful.
Everybody speaks encouragingly of the
future prospects of North Georgia, and all
are anxious to make it a white man's
country. As there are comparatively few
negroes iu Floyd county tiiis will l e an
easy matter It looks strangely fora Geor
gian to ride for miles, aud never see a ne
gro, but such is tHe case up here, and in
fact in most of North Georgia. 1 never
saw a more whole-souled, generous set of
people in my life than these. Everybody
vies with each other in “doing the gal
lant’’ to strangers, ami right nobly do
they succeed. I met Maj. (J. H Smith
(Bill Arp) a day or two age, who is one of
the most pleasant gentlemen I have had
the pleasure of being in company with
for some time. He ytjll con tin pea to have
his 1 stumped failed dpg” .it his heels,
who, unlike his affable master, always
greets you with a growl, as though you
were preparing a suit against “Rill” for
not paying for digging a well.
By the way, Capt. Dunlap Scott, the
bold and defiant Representative who has
made such a name in the Legislature, is a
citizen of Rome, and while he is not pre
par ng to defeat some. Radical scheme, de
votes himself to ttie practice of law ; and
Major John T. Burns, the efficient ex-
Cofnptroller, (under Jenkins’ administra
tion) now Senator from this District, is to
be found here in all his glory, notwith
standing the Atlanta Constitution claims
him for an inhabitant of that city, (in
prospective).
Rome is growing rapidly, aud every
thing indicates that returning prosperity
which we were accustomed to see before
tile war. My visit here wii) ever he re
membered as one of the most pleasant of
my life. Yours, *
EDGEFIELD V. 11. S. IV TIJE HANDS OF
THE NEGRO MILITIA,
The Augusta Constitutionalist of Sun
day learns that a company of negro militia,
under the command of anotorioussealawag
named Eichelberger, had tajfeu possession
of the jail, which at last accounts, was
guarded by fifteen of the negro militia.
There were three persons in the jail at
the time it fell into their hands, two white
men and a negro, l’he negro we suppose
was released, and they were abusing the
two white persous as being bushwackers,
aud threatening them with death if they
did not tell who were bushwhackers or Ku
Jxluses in the county.
t)n Friday afternoon the Sheriff ordered
Eichelberger to withdraw fron? the jail,
aud in case of refusal, it was expecfed he
would summon a posse and eject him aud
his party vi et amps ; in which event bjood
will flow freely; and those who know of
wliat stuff the men of Edgefield are made,
can have no doubt as to wiio will suffer.
Later advices brought the information
that two hundred negroes were in the
town, under arms, hut reports all quiet,
and one hundred of tiie negro militia were
to be sent to Hamburg.
The Constitutionalist charges that the
“whole proceeding was a bold, high-hand
ed act of lawlessness, with the connivance
or direct consent of the man who writes
himself Governor of South Caroliua.”
—The provisions of the new Massachu
setts prohibition law are so exacting that
the Boston police are watching the turn
biers in the circus.
CROPS.
Lowndes County. —The Valdosta Times
says that corn and cotton are in fine
order, as well as other products.
Laurens County.— Private advices
represent cotton wilted and withered, and
corn dying in tiie field.
Witchedi. County.—Crops in fine con
dition, with an almost assured prospect of
abundance.
Butts County.— The Forsyth Adver
tiser says : “Generally speaking, prospects
are bright for more than average crops of
corn and cotton.”
Mkkiwether County.—A private let
ter says : “Fine seasons and tine crops all
trough that region. Corn will beabund
»>d excellent wheat and oat crops
made.” *
Pike County. —A correspondent of the
Griffin Star reports: “Our cotton, peas,
potatoes and gardens are fine. The freed
meu are working well, and everything
quiet.”
Monroe County.— The Forsyth Ad
vertiser says: “The condition of the corn
crop is anything Out favorable. Cotton is
not affected as yet by the dry weather,
and continues to look well.”
Jasper County.— The farmers are suf
fering terribly for the want of rain, with a
prospect of a total failure of crops. In
other sections they have had bountiful
seasons and crop prospects were never
better.
Pudaski County.— The crops generally
are good, healthy and strong. In some
places the farmers complain of want of
rain, hut throughout the county they have
had tine sea-ons.
Warren County. —We learn that the
crops are suffering greatly for the want of
rain. Some sections have not had a sea
son in twenty days, consequently much
solicitude is felt for the farming in'.eresis
in those sections.
Decatur County. —The Bainbridge
Sun lias the following: “Crops in this sec
tion were never better. We have had
plenty of rain; cotton is growing finely;
no complaint of boll worm or caterpillar ;
farmers are in good spirits, and hopeful of
an abundant yield.”
Morgan County. The drought in
portions of this county is damaging the
crops excessively. Corn especially is
damaging badly. And if rain does not
come very soon in copious showers this
important crop will be cut very short in
sections where the drought has prevailed.
[ Madixon Farm .[turn'd.
Terreld County.— The Dawson Jour
nal says : “ Wecannot give so favorable a
report on til r weather and state of the
crops as we have been doing, the extreme
heat and wautof rain, bus caused the corn
to wilt, and the consequence will be a fail
ure to fill well, and the cotton is tireing
and throwing off the fruit to such an ex
tent, as will force us to take back all we
have said about the prospect for a good
crop, unless we have propituous showers,
and that in a t hort time.”
Clarke County.—The Athens Watch
man reports: “We are still without rain
here, and the weather continues intensely
hot. It is true, there have been rains
within eigii tor ten miles of town, and one
or two slight “sprinkles” in town, hut so
slight as to have done no good At the
line we write (Monday forenoon) there is
some prospect of rain. We may safely
calculate, according to the idea of our
friend, Mr. G. W. Barber,that “there will
be rain about the breaking up of the dry
spell !"
Washington County.— Partial show
ers reported in various parts of the coun
ty ; hut tlie exceeding hot weather and
parched condition of the earth, drys them
up in a short time. There being a good
corn crop planted in the county, well
manured and tillage unusually good, we
have hope of a supply of bread, provided
we are blessed witli rain in a few days.
Just before going to press—No rain of
consequence in this immediate vicinity.
Weather extremely iiot; corn suffering
badly. Cotton standing the drought bet
ter, but not grow ing. Some other parts
of the county are suffering equally as
much- In some localities the drought is
not so severe ; but these are rather isola
ted spots. Central Georgian.
Newton Couni y. — A correspondent of
the <’<<nstitutionalist says : “For the last
ten days rain has fallen in some portions
of our county in satisfactory quantities,
while in others the vegetation is suffering
immensely for it. Upland corn has been
greatly damaged by drought, hut with a
continuation of showers the yield will he
very good. Cotton is looking well, ami
the plant every where is weii fruited, and
promises good picking this Fall. Those
who have used fertilizers at this period are
more than satisfied, and although our
farmcro hare nottl them cßtonuiut.ly thia
year, a larger quantity will he used next.
Freednjen are working well. Trade is
quite dull, ami our populatiou uever were
more orderly and law-abiding. The most
perfect harmony prevails with the two
races.”
CHOPS ETC., IN TALBOT.
The Talbottou Gazette, of Thursday,
savs: “The crops in the Valley and the
Pleasant Hill district are undeniably
splendid. The rains nave been in season,
and the corn product promises to be the
largest for many years. Cotton is in fine
condition. Fertilizers have been used to
a great extent by the farmers of that sec
tion,and their present surroundings would
indicate that they are to be repaid four
fold for their trouble.”
Immediately rround Talbotton they
have been suffering greatly for raio, but
they have reeeutly had a tine rain, aud
mailers now look more hopeful.
Toe same paper “reporta the crops in
I Hart’s District as in excellent condition.
Not sufieriug much fur rain. There are
I flve new residences going up in that beat
| m evidence that the people are prosper
j ing. Qlad to hear it. We also hear good
1 news from the Redbone District conceru
| ing the crops. Old Talbot is all right.”
j We clip the following items from the
same paper:
“Lakqe Wheat Crop.—Judge James
ID. Woodall, of Pleasant Hill, th year
made 6J.4 bushels of wheat, and threshed
l it out himself. The Judge calls himself a
| small farmer —running only four plows,
j we believe. How the man who make
! cotton, aud nothiug else, must envy the
possessor of six hundred bushels oi wheat,
and all oilier kinds of piovisious in pro
portion !”
Farmers’ Ci.cn. —Since our last issue
we have conversed with many farmers,
from different parts of the county, who
are unauinious that a Farmers’ Club
should at once be organized in Talbotton ;
and we are authorized to call a meeting
for the tirsl Tuesday in August.
Sudden Death.—Mr. M. T. Harris, of
this county, died suddenly at Tazewell, in
Marion county, last Friday, ijis remains
were buried on Sunday, bis resi
dence, about eight miles east of Talbotton.
THE IVK VTHEK AM) CHOPS-
The Americas Courier says ; With the
exception of a few favored localities, Sum*
ter, Schley, and adjoining counties have
had uo rain of any consequence in four
or five weeks. The corn crop, heretofore
so promising. Is no doubt already cut otf
one-third in most localities, even if we
should have good seasons from this out.
Mauy farmers tell us that there has been
no perceptible growth of the cotton for
weeks, aud they are, in consequence, quite
gloomy.
Hardy County.—The Early County
News says : The crops were never better
in this whole country than at this time.
We look for the “goodold times” to return
once more to our people. If nothing
should set the cotton crop back, and the
price keeps up, the farmers and everybody
else will have more money this fall than
theydl kno\y what to do with. Hurrah
for us ! We heard of a farmer trying to
eugage corn the other day at 75 cents per
bushel —he said he would have several
hundred bushels to dispose of. We look
for it to be down to and plentiful at 50
cents about gathering time.
The Rome Courier, of the 24th, says :
“It has been over three weeks since there
has been anything like an adequate rain
for the crops in this section. The corn
crop, especially, has been greatly injured,
all tbe late corn being almost entirely
ruined, while tbe earlier crop has been
materially diminished.”
The Fort Gaines Mirror, of the 23d,
says; “Up to the time of this writing, for
the present week, \ye have had some light
showers, but mit enough, however, to do
much good. Farmers Irom different por
tions of the couutj state that their crops
are suffering from want of rain. Some of
them say their cotton will be considerably
injured unless they get rain very soon, it
is already sheddiug, and a great many
forms that remain on the stalk can be
crushed to a powder. Gardens in town
look very much parched up by the scorch
ing rays of the sun.”
The Tallapoosa Sentinel (Radical pa
per) says that there is not the slightest
prospect of more than a “ corporal’s
guard” of the people of Florida voting in
favor of the cession of the western part of
that State to Alabama; also that the Gov
ernor of Florida is opposed to it.
THE CRISIS IN ENGLAND.
It appears by late cable dispatches from
London, that the ditfioulty between the
Houses of Lords and Commons iias been
amicably arranged, and that tiie Peers
have conceded substantially all that the
people have demanded, with regaru to the
disestablishment of the Irish Church.
The popular storm which the rejection
of the hill created was so loud ami omi
nous that tiie hereditary legislators found
discretion to be tiie better part of valor,
and withdrew their opposition.
There can be no doubt that they acted
wi-ely. It was hopeless to attempt by ob
structing the measure to defeat it, and it
is more than probable that tiie attempt
would have produced a collision be
tween the people and tiie peers,
in which the latter must have
suffered a disastrous defeat. As it is
they have gained no laurels. They
followed an indiscreet lead, were
compelled to change commanders in the
iieat of the engagement, and to change
front under lire. And however Lord
Granville may commend the magnanimi
ty ami noble generosity of their Lordships,
and however Lord Cairns may laud the
conciliatory spirit of tiie noble Karl, it is
very clear that aristocratic reaction and
Democratic progress have struggled for the
mastery, and that the latter lias gained a
signal victory, which, it is to be hoped,
will he a useful les-ou to tiie vanquished,
and w ill be moderately used by the vic
tors.
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT JSKITAIN.
—Mr. Bagley, of tiie United .States, lias
had an interview with Bari Gianville
with reference to the release of American
citizens now imprisoned on charges of
Peniauism, and presented a petition
signed by members of Congress and Par
liament, urging their discharge.
FRANCE.
—M. Lesseps officially announces that
the ceremonies of opening the Suez Canal
will take place on November 17th.
—The International Ocean Begatla,
from Cherbourg, two hundred miles to
and hack, * took pluaa it w days ago,
The yachts entered were the Guiuivere,
Alire, Cambria, Julia, Diane, Mystere,
Oudalle and tSylvia. They ail started at
eleven o’clock on Thursday, tiie schooner
Cambria, ISO tons, returning to tiie start
ing point lirst, closely followed by the cut
ter Julia, 109 tons. The Cambria won the
race by only three seconds. Time forty
six hours. Ihe race was a remarkably
fine one. There was no time allowance,
all the yachts entering on au equal foot
ing.
SPAIN.
France and Prussia have recognised the
Spanish Regency.
The sessions of the Cortes have beeu
suspended until October.
Previous to adjournment the Cortes ap
pointed a committee to supervise affairs
during tiie intermission.
Two commissioned "officers and three
sergeants of tiie garrison at Valladolid,and
several volunteers of that city, have been
arrested, charged with being engaged in
the Carlist intrigue.
There lias lately neen an unusual num
ber of ilres in Madrid, the origin of which
lias been traced to incendiaries The au
thorities have redoubled their vigilance.
Madrid, Juiy IS.
A telegram has been received by tiie
government stating that Don Carlos has
disap|>eared from France, and has entered
the province of Navarre. On nearing the
frontiers he was hotly pursued by tiie
French police.
RUSSIA.
The Czar forbids tiie attendance of Rus
sian B shops to the Ecumenical Council.
PRUSSIA.
Deputy Mende lias been sentenced to
one year, and three workmen to three
months'imprisonment, for complicity in
tiie Dusseldorf conspiracy.
AUSTRIA.
Tiie Emperor of Austria assured tiie
delegations of the Imperial and Hunga
rian iteiebsrath, ou the 17th, that they
would he aided with all the influence of
tiie Monarchy in their labors for peace
and public confidence.
PORTUGAL.
The Hon. Samuel Slieiiabarger had a
special audience with the King of Portu
gal on tiie 16th instant, and presented his
credentials as Minister of the United
States.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
A proclamation denouncing foreigners
lias been extensively posted in the towns
and villages on the Vang lee river by an
agent of the secret security move.
A conspiracy lias been discovered at
Foo-Chow, having for its object the open
ing of another Tao I‘iog robollion.
It is rumored that over fifty thousand
men ure connected w ith the movement.
t Advices from Yokohama to the i6lh of
June have beeu received.
The naval and military forces of the
Mikado had commenced au attack on tiie
rebels at Hakodadi. The result was uu
known.
PARAGUAY.
Advices from Kio Janeiro to the 20th
ult. have been received, and fully confirm
the reported victory of the allies over
Lopez. The Paraguayans lost 500 killed
and wounded, and 300 prisoners and 12
guns. A treaty establishing a provisional
government for Paraguay had been con
cluded.
Additional advices from Rio Janeiro
represent that the allied army in Para
guay, after their receut victory, advanced
to Villa Rica, and at the last accouuts
commanded all approaches to the place.
.MEXICO.
The Congressional elections were peace
j ably conducted throughout the country.
| Ttie national ceDsus, just concluded,
j shows that the Mexican republic has a
j total population of nine millions.
A contract with Campbell & Company
for a telegraphic line between Mexico aud
Toluca has been signed.
. Work on the railroad from Pueba to
Mexico has beeu commenced.
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AM) ART NEWS.
—Edward J. Kuntze is modelling a me
dallion in marble of president Barnard
of Columbia College.
—William Lc Sountag is painting a large
and important picture for Mr. lyucpdler,
entitled ‘Morning on the AUeghauies.”
—The New York Law Library Associa
tion is to have a marble bust of tbe late
James T. Brady, costing $2,500.
—The Appletons announce the republi
cation, in this country, of Mrs. Godol
phin’s one syllable hooks.
—Ernest Parton is painting a view of
“Mount Merino,” with the Catskills in
the distance, and a view of “Kiichurn
Castle, Lake Awe, Scotland.
—The Institute of Painters in Water
Colors, London, opened thir iheirty-iifth
annual exhibition on Monday, the 2Sth
ultimo.
A patent has been obtained for the
manufacture of water proof paper. It
will be no uncommon thing, by aud by,
to carry a quart of milk home in a paper
bag.
—John Tyler, Jr., son of the ex-Presi
deut, is reported to he writing a series of
essays on “The Course of Commerce du
ring the First Historical Cycle of Human
Eventualities."
—Observations by physicians in some
parts of Texas show that while the natu
ral growth of tiie white race has been un
impeded, the colored people have dimin
ished by mortality and emigration, about
ten per cent in four years.
—The magnificent block of rose alabas
ter discovered at the Emporium Roma
nian lias been successfully raised, and is
now found to measure 100 cubic metres.
The diggers have unearfhed four more
columns of African marble, each of them
twenty live metres in length.
—lt is said that ttie introduction of the
waters of the Mediterranean to the lakes j
by the Isthmus of Suez has sensibly in
creased the hygrornetric humidity of the j
atmosphere, and that fogs, as dense as
those of Paris, have been observed in the I
rainless district,
—A paper was recently read before the
Academy of Sciences, at Toulouse, to
prove that the trunks of trees are not of a j
circular but of an eliptical form, tbe axis I
from east to west being longer than that j
from north to south. The names of eight j
distinguished observers of the operations j
of nature are given as supporting the fact I
mentioned.
—Charles Dickens and George Eliot are
among the special attractions of the Au- !
gust Atlantic Mouthly, the former con
tributing a very pleasant paper “On Mr.
Fechter’s Actiug,” and the latter furnish
ing a poem called “Agatha,” but little
shorter and ip some respects, better, than I
her recent beautiful story in verse, “How
Lisa Saved the King.”
—The London Atbeuaenum reports a
discovery of “lost letters” of singular in - !
terest—the suppressed correspondence
of Charles the First with his friends on
the eve of the battle of Naseby. The
House of Commons printed at the time
thirty-nine letters, under the name of the
“King’s Cabinet Opened.” But it has al- )
ways beeu kuowu that, for reasons of
State, a good mauy of the King’s letters
were kept back, These suppressed letters
are the papers recently found.
REVENUE* AND EXPENSE*.
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
| The exact returns ol tiie revenues and
i expenses of tiie United Htates Treasury
| for the last fiscal year have not been com
pleted, but enough is known to make a
j much more favorable exhioit than was
! expected in tiie autumn of 1868. At the
time Mr. Delmar published his celebrated
estimate there was certainly room for ap
prehension, and although we were far
from indorsing his statistics, we certainly
did not anticipate any tiling like tiie for
eign trade, and the consequent receipts for
duties, which marked the last nine
months of the fiscal year. In looking
back to our articles then written, we find
not a line which we would care to alter.
In setting fortli the fact that there was a
prospect of large expenditures without
corresponding receipts we remarked : “It
I is not too late to avert such a catastrophe.
An unexpected gain of customs through
out the year, such as we have chronicled
for tiie last quaiter, ami especially the last
mouth, would give very great relief. A
holding hack of payments due throughout
all the last half of the year would also re
duce the exhibit of deficiency. But a
timely provision by Congress, imme
diately on its reassembling, for retrench
ment on the one baud and a decided in
crease of taxation on the other, would he
tiie most legitimate resort, and is to he
hoped for, if not confidently expected.”
The increase in receipts of customs has
been beyond any reasonable calculation.
Based on tiie actual gain for tiie lirst quar
ter, a fair estimate for ihe year was one
huudred aud sixty-four millions; it has
run almost twenty millions above this
total. On the same basis the internal
revenue receipts were estimated atone
hundred aud forty-three millions; these
will prove to he fifteen millions more than
the calculation. The large rales of gold
at a high premium have swollen the mis
cellaneous receipts, so that tiie tota 1 in
come of tiie Treasury for the yearending
JutieJO, 1809, will amount to nearly or
quite time hundred and seventy live
million dollars. Our own limit as given
nine mouths ago was three hundred and
iiity millions, witlcout the very heavy in
crease from customs to which we alluded
as possible, hut which we thought very
improbable.
Tiie expenses of tiie Treasury on tiie
other hand have fallen far within the ex
pected total. Wo pointed out the proper
method to be pursued by Congress, but
we did not hope for much economy from
that source. We think it very creditable
to tiie entire administration, only one
quarter of which has been supervised by
existing authorities, that the year’s ex -
penses have beeu brought, as now believ
ed, within three hundred and thirty-five
miilious. We looked for very much larger
outgoes, even after Congress had met and
made some ad vances in tiie work of re
trenchment. It now appears as if the
surplus in tiieyear would reach forty mil
lion dollars, a result which should be
gratifying to the w hole nation as well as
to the particular adherents of the parly
in power.
The siati-tics of tiie foreign commerce
of the couutry for the year, which shows
such an unexpected increase in that trade,
are not yet to hand. We have received
from tiie Bureau of Statistics at Washing
ton the returns up to the dose of March,
from which we have compiled the follow
ing tables :
IMISHSTS INTO THE UNITED STATE- FROM FOREIGN
PORTS.
MONTHS. MDSE. SPECIE. TOTAL,
18(58.
July £55 3*2,154 *467,762 *35,848,916
August 33,218(511 1.321,176 34,539,797
September. 83,03*070 1,43* 705 34.526,775
October ; 31,259.230 1,038,309 : 2,297.545
November ; 27,795,8*6 1,107 054 28,903,55(1
December 21,11*5,734 882,042 21JMU7B
18*59.
January 29,(510,742 501,892 30,112,634
February 32,586,085 2,5*7,641 35.173,720
March 47,207,256 2.9**, 128, 50,195,384
Tota! 9 tnos.. *291,204,584 12,333,919 303,598,503
EXPORTS FROM TIIE UNITED STATES TO FOREIGN
ports.
MOS I»°MESTIC .'POREIGH
produce produce specie. total. •
1868.
July.. $13,341,095 *78(5,17**11.259.751 *27,387,024
Aug.. 15,102,396 7*1,712 5.241,304 21.505,472
Sept.. 15,062.952 1,097.4** 3,101.403 19,261,843
Oct... 30 397.9*59 981.843 2.(582.9*5 24.012,797
Nov.. 27,053,'.***: 740,51'* 2,105,097 29,899,602
Dec.. 31,310,*592 737,855 3,296,110 35,344,657
I*o9.
Jan... 22.9.79.*24 674.49* 5,253,803 28,888,125
Fob.. 26,072,172 511,992; 5,483,609' 38,067,773
Nlvrcli u w*V'.<«(4 9M, 84!* 4,1*3.94* 37,490,*51
• irio* $19659,150 7,210,934 ' 42,988,070243,558.154
The imports are given at their foreign
i cost in gold, freight and duty not added.
The exports are reckoned into gold by tbe
clerks of the Department, so that both
stand on the same basis. The compilation
is ours, but every figure is taken from the
official record. For the nine months
above given the imports exceeded the ex
ports about sixty million dollars, which
would make an excess of eighty millions
ou the fiscal year. \\ e did not anticipate
any such volume of trade. It has only
been rendered po-sib'e by the tl ,w of our
government bonds to Europe. We ex
pected a shipment of specie, and a conse
quent curtailment of trade. That will
e > i e as sure as tne end of the world, hut
when, we cannot say. Its postponement
has enabled the Treasury to manage its
j finances the la-t year with a high hand,
and to begin anew twelvemonth with a
grand flourish of trumpets. We compared
the bonds, some months ago, to a contin
uous cotton crop. As long as they hold
out everything wiil be serene. We have
occasional hints that they are growing
| scarce, but every advance in price brings
out a fresh supply, and foreigners stil]
hold out their hands for them. The coup
try, to be sure, is thus living largely on
i credit, but credit is a good thing to have;
and who shall say ours is not inexhausti
ble? There are some tbougutful men who
shake their heads, but they did so a year
ago, and nothing has come of it. Nothing
I may happen the current year. As long as
the bonds hold out, aud Europe buys
them, tiiere can be uo unpleasant proceed
ings iu the way of liquidation aud setfic
ujeijt,
From the New York World.
Attorney General Hoar has forgot
ten the lesson which Chief Justice Chase
set for him in March. The way of it was
this: Hardly had Hoar prostituted the
position which a Stanbery and Evarts bad
virtuously and vigorously filled, before it
became his duly to appear in the Supreme
Court of tiie Uuited States, which \y era
reduced to the extiemity of having him
for their cetiusef. In the progress of a
speech by him, the venerable Justice Nel
son inquired: “What is the page of the
authority yon are quoting, Mr. Attorney -
Geperal?” To which tiie man whom ek~
General Grant gave a Cabinet place ip
exchange fora library, replied : “May it
please t lie Court, I decline to he inter
rupted in my argument.” Whereupon
the Chief Justice, assuming upon
his younger shoulders tiie at Pont di
rected at his associate aud incidentally
reflecting upon the whole bench, brought
the Massachusetts attorney to liis kueesat
once by sayiug : “Mr. Attorney-General,
you will cease in your argument for the
present. This court, as you will learn
when you have become used to its ameni
ties, reserves the right to question at any
tune any ot its counsellors on any point
whatever. Your rejoinder to the question
of my associate is inadmissable; and
when yon have apologized to the Court
for language which we must say waa
never heard here before, you may proceed,
hut not until that is doue.” VVhereujion
the legal bully collapsed and mCekly
begged pardon, which it pieasi and the Court
to allow. Looking at Mr. Grant's special
pleader’s demeanor in the Yerger argu
ment on Tuesday, it is plain that the
Chief-Justice must give hint another hu
miliation to bring him to his proper plane.
From Gainesville, Fla.—A corres
pondent writes, July 22d : “The corn crop
is light, hut planters are encouraged re
specting the yield of sea island cotton.
The ligbtshowers aud hotsuns alternating
daily are considered the best protection
against the production and the havoc
of the caterpillar. Old planters say that
the hot sun and the predacious ants de
stroy countless numbers of the worms.!’
An Experiment in Cotton Culture.
The Model Farmer, published at Corinth,
Miss., states that a planter in the vicinity
of Columbus oouoei ved the idea of setting
his cotton plants three aud a half feet
apart each way, thinning to two stalks
per hill, aud cultivating in the same man
ner as corn is cultivated. One acre thus
treated turned out a wonderful quantity of
lint, and all the bolls opened and were
penetrated and matured by tbe sun. Thti
yield was more than double that growfl
iu the old way.
—The preacher who divides his dis
course into too mauy heads will hardly
And ears for ail.