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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.