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IJY J. \V. BURKE & CO. GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER j \v. lil RKK A. CO., Proprietors. W>l. M. lIKOWAE, ' Editor I( .. ; fiO SECOND STREET, MACON. GA. RATE* OK HLPSCRIPTIO.V ~. j ..r Annum $lO 00 *.i \ Montli- 5 00 j Lr. •• Months 2 50 On,- Month 1 00 Wr' hi.v, jut Annum 5 <JO Six M< ntlis 2 50 Tliroe Mot tin* 1 50 \V !>v, j,it Annum 500 Six Months 1 50 The Keitrn of king Cotton. j. ] 1;l s been for many years the great ob , ~f t Ik> statesmen and manufacturers of 1,,:.; Britain to emancipate themselves f r in their dependence on the Southern v • -f America foi their supply of cotton. h. science, capital, and the power of ..•niiuent, have been ceaselessly eni ,, 1 to attain this object. During our when our ports were blockaded and the s-iv of our cotton was practically cut otF thcr, the utmost efforts were made to place bv stimulating the production rotten in British India, and if these had been successful, and Great jii !niu could have made the staple grown in i; i immense possessions answer the same ~-j ,or even nearly so, AS our cotton, would have had abundant reason to re that the “War between the States” had ii pluco, because it would have solved, to i- unalcuhible advantage, the problem has so long engaged the attention of l„. r h ailing minds. 'll- experiments, however, have not prov iis. On the contrary, they have f ,,ulted in complete failure. In the first ~ tlie ipiality of tlie Indian staple is vastly .... |,,r to mid cannot be substituted for Ame j mi cotton in the manufacture of the finer In the next, cotton, even of this in i. r quality, cannot be raised in India so .. t,i give the planter any remuneration, for i, than 20 cents per pound. Then the cli mate is uncertain and unfavorable to the i vith of cotton. Then the means'of trans rtaimii from the agricultural region to the ihniird ure ditficult and expensive; and [!-Ilv, the attempt to raise a large cotton pm India necessitates a dimunition of r,.a ih voted to the production of bread lull's, and resulted in Ist 111 in tlie death from n-r.iliin India, of 1,300,000, and in l; ; v j it, us :>.")( ),000 souls. Wr take these tignresfrom a recent report if lli, .Manchester Cotton Supply Assoeia ii. ii, which may be fairly presumed to be la ii . Highly informed on the subject, and i'h"-c interest it manifestly is not to mis i present the facts to its own disadvantage. Under all the circumstances, after the ex periments of years, and an outlay of uni ons of money to shake oIF the dependence f tin Ifriti di cotton-manufacturing interests n the Southern States for their supply of ■ • raw material, they are compelled to ae mnvledge that now and in future “Europe and look to tin Southern States if America for / jiennanenl increase in the supply y if U a ing Surat cotton at 1(1 cents per pound n spei-ie, and at a cool per mop «n l.c.Mi.ono urn de ni of starvation, would hardly pay, -ii were the staple when raised not so iu i, r in ipiality as to render competition be ,ii it and American cotton almost as i: i: j i,»- - ible as between coarse wool and the i.iuihrie thread of Holland. I’ll,ise who have been pleased to regard King Cotton as a dethroned sovereign, whose ,-plre was forever broken, may feel disap i inted when they read the report of the M in, lr ter Cotton Supply Association; but i!i, sinner they become reconstructed, ne cept the situation, and renew their oath of nil. ■ iainu- to His Majesty, the sooner will tii \ 1, n lieved from their disabilities. It all the power and money and ingenuity es England could not shake the old poten ! it.-'- throne, it is because lie rules by a “di vine right” of infinitely higher sanctity than ' which corporeal nuniarchs arrogate to themselves. Tlu> Crop Prospects. Wr vt tvivo most gloomy accounts of tlie t "it, >n crop from Sonthwcstorn Georgia. Tin- torching heat of the past fortnight has injm. il it beyond recovery, ami though par ties \arv in their estimate of the damage — -"me believing that oWv half a crop will l>e ■ itliered, while others maintain that not no o', than a third will be saved —all agree that the los.-> will be very large. M e h:ul a visit yesterday from a gentleman of the highest character and intelligence, who i> i practical planter, and has just made a trip through the counties of Macon, Hous ton and Sumter, and he informs us that, though lie believes tlie area in those counties planted in cotton this year is ten per cent, gr, iter than that of IStiS, he is satisfied that tlie crop of ISC.ff will bo fully twenty-live per cent, less than that of last year. He has seen several fields of cotton which presented a most promising appearance a few weeks ago, which he does not believe will make one hah to twenty acres, and though things are not gem rally as had as this, now here is the cotton free from serious injury. The fertilized lands are the worst injured, ho says. This, we apprehend, is attributable to imperfect preparation of the soil and too s mllow plowing: because, in other parts of ti orgia, where the drought has been as se ra v and the heat as intense as anywhere •■I-hut where we know the land was thor < :gld\ sub soiled and well plowed, and s2r> worth of manure applied to the acre, we h.iv, recent news that tlu 1 crop is vigorous, (-'towing still, an«l covered with fruit: Wi 'Ti as, on adjoining lands which were not a- well prepared, the plants have suffered severely. The stimulating ammoniated manures, when applied in large quantities to shallow plowed lands, will certainly do more harm than good in the event of a drought like that of this year. But if the soil is made mellow and friable to a depth below the reach of the sun's rays. then, it is proved h yornl anv doubt, that ammoniated fertil izers will largely increase the product and hasten its maturity. M e should like to be informed by some body v lio has practical knowledge of the fact, whether the fertilized cotton, even though injured as it is, has not made more 111 its bottom crop, now nearly matured, fhan the uumannred cotton which appears to have suffered less. " fTn: Cry is Still They Come!” —We are more than gratified by the cordiality with which the public are approving our efforts to furnish them a first-class newspaper, and W“ are more than grateful for the substan tial evidences of their favor which we are re aching every day. Within four days, one of °ur agents lias sent us thirty-one new sub bribers to our daily and tri-weekly editions, f• °m the little district in which ho is work ing. ! The Confederate Generals and the Gettysburg Gathering. We are much gratified to find, notwith standing the telegraphic dispatches and newspaper rumors to the contrary, that General Lee and the great captains who commanded the Confederate army at Get tysburg have declined to accept the invita j tion to follow the triumphal chariot of General Meade, and take part in the show in honor of their conquerors, originated by j the shrewd hotel keeper who owns the Get ! tysburg spring, and who wants to get up a | sensation that will pay. J here is no conceivable good reason why General Lee anil his lieutenants should ex pose themselves to the certain mortification and probable insult of such a meeting. But there are a hundred excellent reasons why they should refuse to do so. It is pretty certain that whatever account of the battle of Gettysburg will best suit the purposes of General Meade and his followers will be that which will be written, published and ac cepted at the North. Were General Lee or any of his officers to dispute any assertion made by Meade or his officers, beyond all (juration the Meade -version would prevail, and Lee would he insulted by attributing to him false and ungenerous motives. \V»*— they present, Lee ms comrades would necessarily occupy a position of galling sub ordination to which they should not bo sub jected. This would bo so whether they wore snubbed and treated rudely as ‘‘rebels and traitors” by some lofty spirits like Logan, of Illinois, or whether they were patronized by the less vindictive but scarcely less offensive characters they would he cer tain to meet in such a crowd. If they were to stand apart and decline to participate in the “gathering” further than to point out the Confederate lines and ex jj®tin their movements, they would be ac cused of sullenness and bad temper. If they were to join frankly and cordially in the show they would be denounced for their un becoming assumption. And then they would be severally and collectively “interviewed” by the whole corps of reporters, thousands of whom will tie present, and whatever they might really say or leave unsaid they would be represented to have said whatever suited the reporter’s peculiar taste or the require ments of his paper. It is imj)os.sible that with such a crowd as assembled at Gettysburg, under the auspices of tlie tavern keeper. Confederate officers could escape mortification and humiliation. Such an idea as asking them to come at all never would have entered the head of any people on earth with any sense of delicacy and refinement. Fancy Wellington, four or five years after the battle of Waterloo, in viting Napoleon and his Marshals to come to tin l battle field to “stake out” the French lines, for the avowed purpose of writing ac curate history, hut for the real purpose of putting a few thousand dollars in the pock ets of an enterprising inn-keeper. No, let Meade drive liis “stakes” where he will. Let him write the history to suit his tastes and his purposes. Let him be content with the fame which accident bestowed upon him, and let him not desire to humiliate the great commander to whose misfortune he owes his prominence. A. r. nm is Stewart is dead. Ewell is disabled. Long street- alone of the corjis commanders can he present. Lot us hope that in this instance ho will not make his old comrades blush anew by forgetting what he owes to them and to the fame he won at Gettysburg, and that though he may have “accepted (a) situ ation,” he is unwilling to consent to unre munorative humiliation. We expect to see the refusal of General Lee and of his officers to attend “the gather ing" treated as evidence of their rebellion and unrepentant condition. Wo expect to see them denounced and made the subject of inflammatory and abusive articles in the radi cal press. But every right minded man at tlu> North, whatever his politics,—every true soldier —will respect their motives, approve their conduct, and agree that the “Gathering” is no place for those' who “wore the grey.” It is much bet terror all parties and for the sake of peace, that the conquerors should have the field of Gettysburg to themselves to deal with as they may think proper. Elephant Plows. —Among the usual agri cultural implements now manufactured in Great Britain, are large numbers of elephant plows, which are forwarded by way of the Mediterannean, the Isthmus of Suez and the Bed Sea and Indian Ocean, to the place of their destination. Every morning, at sun rise. the elephant takes his mahout by the waist belt, places him on his hack, and starts into the fi-Id. Two assistants guide the two plow handles, and as long as the sun is above the horizon the elephant marches along, throwing up a huge ridge behind him, the furrow having a breadth of four and a half feet, and a depth of three.— Exchange. Here is the very thing we want for subsoil ing. If every planter had an elephant and a plow such as is described above, we could defy drought, and rival the great cotton planter of Hancock. We don't exactly ap prove of the unceremonious treatment of the mahout. It would be regarded among us as an invasion of the Civil Rights Bill. But the plowing, and the time spent at it suits us exactly. By all means let us intro duce elephant plows. General Toombs. —Gen. Robert Toombs, the distinguished Confederate General and eminent lawyer of Georgia, was in town last week, and was the object of much attention. He was hospitably entertained at Dr. M. S. Chipley's, an old friend with whom he served in the Georgia Legislature, where he met liis old confrere, Gen. John C. Breekenridge. and other prominent citizens. Gen. Toombs is one of the most agreeable gentlemen in conversation it was ever our pleasure to meet- abounding in anecdote, and with the keenest relish for humor imaginable. It is no matter of astonishment that the people of his native State are so much attached to him. for to abilities of the first order he adds the manners that always attract men of all class. Hi' visited during his sojourn here many places of interest, including Woodbum. where he was delighted with thorough-breds and short horns and Alderneys and other stock congregated on that celebrated breed ing farm. /,..rinijtim {Ky.) Gazette, IS///. Eine Wool.. We have received from Mr. T. C. Briuley, the famous plow manufactu rer of Louisville, Ky., samples of remark ably fine wool, taken from the Cotswold sheep of Mr. W. D. Calloway, of Henry County. Ky., the largest of which are said to weigh from 200 to 400 pounds each, and to yield at a clipping an average of 10 TANARUS, pounds of wool to the sheep. The wool is exceedingly fine and silky, and measures from 12 to 13 inches in length. Mr. Brinly informs us that Mr. Calloway intends to en ter some of these sheep for the prizes at our coming Fair, and he further gives us the gratifying information that many Kentucky stock raisers will visit us at that time. —The Savannah Republican is informed that two of the children of Dr. Norton, of that city, who were temporarily residing at a place called Ebenezer, in Effingham county, were taken sick with brain fever, a few days ago, and that one died on Thursday after noon, and the other on Friday morning, and that the dead bodies of both the children were brought to Savannah for interment on Friday. Correspondi-nce of the Journal and Messenger. Letter from Macon County. Montezuma, Ga., August 20, 1869. Mr. Editor: Can you submit in agony to one more bo rising communication concern ing crojis and other interesting matters? If so, here goes. The cornucopia of corn, cotton, root crops, Ac., which several weeks ago was in such a growing and plethoric condition, lias grad ually contracted its once distended propor tions by reason of drought, rust, Ac. We- are suffering agriculturally and hy gienically in this immediate vicinity, from continued drought. The absence of rain much longer will be productive of increased sickuess and decreased crops. However, if the recent predictions of astronomers and astrologers ho true, the collision that is to occur between our “little” opaque sphere and that immense volume of fire of the “upper deep, ’ will render, so far as we are secularly concerned, an abundant harvest unnecessary. By the way, could we not get Marshal Barlow or “Let us have Peace” to issue an order directing the removal of our little Ball out of the course of this calorific monster, in order that the “Wards of the Nation may enjoy a Jew more years of in dolent freedom, and that the semi-stratocracy now existing may continue during the pres ent Administration? If this order cannot be obtained, we must submit to annihilation, or be regaled r ‘ time of thecolliei-- -^ rrm ** ■uTiutilul me t mniwe)* analogous to that, but on a more stupendous scale, which occurred in November, 1833. Speaking of crops and crop reports, I am of the opinion that some information concerning crops might be obtained from the diurnal diary of the amanuensis of “Let us have peace,” as he has been, since his inauguration, like the famous Chinese bird that lias no legs—constantly on the wing; and even the most obstinate sanyfrutd of the mighty Stadtholder could not have prevented him from making a few casual ob servations, which might be of some import ance to the Agricultural Bureau, if not to the public. Allow me to ask you, en passant, if “Let us have peace” does not reflect some of the qualities of several of tlie Roman Emperors, to wit: Claudius, Nero, Trajan and Hadrian ? Like Claudius, by reason of his excessive stupidity; like Nero, publicly dissolute, (I do not know whether lie is a fiddler or not, but have no doubt but what the walls of the SIO,OOO cottage at Long Branch have re sounded on more than one occasion with his ditliyrambie melodies.) Trajan-like, ambi tious of fame, but not possessed with motives of fame akin to those of the Roman, but a fame like that described by a Polish King of the 17th century, Stanislaus—a desire of be ing known by a people of whom he himself knows nothing, and for whom he cares as little. Like Hadrian, from his excessive love of itinerancy, but in his travels notin spired with wishes and feelings for the hap piness and welfare of his country, as Hadrian was, but solely for the gratification of a stu pid and sensual vanity. His manner of loco motion is also different from that of the Roman. Hadrian, careless of the difference of season and of climate, traveled bare headed and on foot, over the snows of Cale donia and the sultry plains of the Upper Egypt; but “Let us have Peace,” when not moved in a first-class car, reclining in a sans souci position on the velvety conch of repose, hois carried at a 2:40 rate, in a superbly mounted and decorated carriage, by Cincin nati and mate, properly groomed and capari soned by one of the chiefs of a very import ant department of the Government. View ing “Let us have Peace” in all his convexi ties and concavities, this far developed, he is only “An illinition of mythoplasm.” More in futuro. Feint. k»m ■— Distinguished I’oitlshvi'• . , The latest sensation m new lorn lias been the visit of Sing-Man and Choy-Chew, for merly of China, but now of San Francisco, Cal., where they are said to do a “good busi ness” as “ship finders” or venders of naval stores. This pair of junk dealers, having made larger profits than usual during the past year, concluded to make a trij>, and as tlie Pacific Railro.nl was just open for passengers, they bought tickets for New York, via Chicago. There is nothing to show that the Celestial shij) chandlers intended to put on airs, or pass themselves off for anything greater than they are. But, no sooner liad they crossed the Rocky Mountains, than the tele graph was set to work in every direction to announce their coming. Newspapers were daily filled with the exjiloits of the two dis tinguished Asiatics, and the most extrava gant hopes were entertained as to the bene fits to the whole Republic, “from the Bt. Lawrence to the Rio Grande, and from ocean to ocean,” [vide. Spread Eagle’s Fourth of July orations passim) which would inevi tably result from the mission of the Hons. Choy-chew and Sing-man- Everything they said, did and thought in the city of connubial happiness was recorded with ad miring fidelity, and by tlie time they reached New York the popular excitement was absolutely intense. The question was, how shall tlie distinguished strangers be received in the most distinguished manner. Since the days of the little Japanese pantry boy, Tommy, nobody created anything like the flutter of excitement which the ship chandlers caused among all classes iu New York. If the Sun's racy reporter would only tell “all he knows” he could relate how Dei mouico was ordered to prepare bird s nest soup and rat pies in the first style of his art ; how certain aldermen put themselves in training to eat these peculiar dishes with apparent relish, and how Mayor Hall set to •work to learn the jargon which “the pig tails" ordinarily employ in their intercourse with American sailors. The moment the poor luckless voyagers reached the Jersey City ferry they were captured by a deputa tion, and from that hour to the hour of their departure they belonged to the bublic. They were shown all the sights usually shown to foreigners of distinction, liiey saw black well’s Island and the Herald Office, Christy's Minstrels and Stewart's Store, Ludlow street Jail and the Central Park. They were pho tographed repeatedly, individually and col lectively. Tue clamor for their auto graphs was loud and long continued, and if thev escaped without having their pig-tails considerably shorn of their fair proportions, they had reason to he thankful. Nothing was omitted which could “do appropriate honor to our distinguished visitors,” or increase the torture indicted on the the two unhappy wights, the object of whose trip was pleasure. Had they been the twin brothers of the sun and moon, and not two obscure though enterprising subjects of the distinguished young gentleman who claims that degree of relationship to the two great luminaries, they could not have been more cruelly treated They were made to suffer everything which the Prince of Wales had to endure, and if no new cruelty was invented it was not the fault of those who had them “in i charge.” It is not recorded that the Councilmen ' and Aldermen used chop-sticks instead of knives and forks, or even that Messrs. Sing- Man A Choy-Chew used their native “table furniture” instead of that which Western civilization employs; but it is reasonable to suppose that in doing appropriate honor to 1 their Celestial guests, and making them feel at home they came as near as they could to following the lesson —“when you are in Tur key do as the Turkies does.” To be serious, the whole thing was degrad ing to the dignity and self-respect of the American people; and we trust, as it is prob able in the immediate future, that several Chinese ship chandlers and junk dealers may visit our countrf. that they may Ik* allowed to come and go without molestation, that our newspapers may find something more interesting to relate than their movements and sayings, and that the distinctions properly due to men of emi nence and fame, may not be bestowed on any foreigner that comes along merely be cause he dresses in an outlandish manner, and wears ear-rings and pig-tails. —Dr. Sears, agent of the Peabody Fund, lias made a donation of 51.500 for the sup port of the public schools of Columbus, Ga., for the ensuing year. —lt is reported that the cotton worm has made its appearance on several plantations pn the Rig Black, Mississippi. Vita sine Literis Mors est THE NEWS. —lron ore has been found in Vann's lul ley, Ga., with Go per cent, of iron ore. —Georgia has forty-seven cotton mils, against thirty-five in IHoO. —The taxable property of Kansas is «sti | mated at $75,000,000. j —Tennessee, with but three counties to j hear from, gives Sentar 04,987 majority, j —The Battle House ill Mobile has bte> I closed, and will remain so until Fall. —There was a good rain in Columlniton the 23d. j —Newport dispatches say that the Presi dent is everywhere feted by the idlers. —Capt. John Jones is erecting a Steam Cotton Gin on his lot in Milledgevillp on Mclntosh street. —Rust is general throughout Washington comity. The planters say “the cotton is done.” —Captain Shaw, of the London Frei- Brigade, reviewed seven companies of New York firemen, recently. —President Grant and family were at New port, R. 1., on the 2Uth, guests of Senator Morgan, of New Y'ork. —Mr. Henry K. Walker, of tlie house o' L. J. Gailuiartm & Cos., Savannah, died at the Saudersviile Hotel ou Wednesday last. . Rev. Berry Peeler, of Hancock, ami. V u t of tlie oldest uiiuiste ru r s /’ -- ~° iU 6°* ij «mrjoucnntt)ll, died a few days since. —The Manufacturers us Fall River, Mass., have determined to run their works but throe days in the week for the present. —Reports from all parts of Oregon indi cate a much larger yield of wheat than was anticipated. -Ex-President Jefferson Davis’ health is much improved in consequence of his recent tour through Scotland. —C node’s last is to Delano: “Pleas lett upp on to us with the Reverendue laws iu Peunselvanie, es wee must kary the Stait.” —it is estimated tliut at least 3,000 nn-n, women and children are now engaged in Delaware in gathering the peach crop. —The proportion of wliito to the negro population of Tennessee stands, 820,782 j whites to 275,710 blacks. —Tlie Labor Congress at Philadelphia adopted a resolution denouncing the Chi nese coolie trade, but favoring tue jirotec tion of voluntary emigrants. —ln consequence of the great drought, many farmers in Virginia arc cutting their corn for fodder, us it will not yield a barrel to the aero in many places. —Walton county has suffered greatly from drought. It is thought that there vv ill be bait a crop of com, while cotton is small and unpromising. —Father McMahon, long held as a Fenian convict by tlie Canadian authorities, arrived at Buffalo on the 23d utter an absence of over three years. —A guest at Saratoga mistook a large sil ver-handled dinner knife for his pocket handkerchief. A policeman pointed out the error. —The crop news from Mississippi is very favorable. In some places there are signs of the caterpillar, but the damage is very slight, —Mr. Thomas Nix, for more than thirty five years a citizen of Columbus, died at Whistler, near Mobile, Ala., ou the 17tli in stant. —Mr. John Bright has withdrawn from all participation in the London Morning Star, such being incompatible with Ins ministerial duties. —The three principal candidates for United States Senator in Maine are Mr. Fes senden, Speaker Blaine, and Governor Chamberlain. —Senator Fowler, of Tennessee, gives it as Ins opinion that ex-President Andrew Johnson will not be elected to succeed him in the United States Senate. —Edward Howland, son of the well known -l-i'i, owner of New .Bed ford , yionililS last, by f)i(i\vindHjui J iiis >t >)iHuis.’ —Tue New York papers generally criticise unfavorably Judge Dent’s letter to Secretary Boutwell as unwise and impolitic, greatly damaging his prospects of success. eluded between August the 7th and August I 14th show that the receipts from this source amounted to four millions seventy-four Tho usand four hundred and forty-seven dollars, j Martin Green’s peach trees, 1,500 in number, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, that were maliciously girdled last spring by* some , scoundrel, are now bearing an enormous crop of peaches. —The Talbotton News says: “We had a j fine rain in this section on Sunday. Crops, i generally, are doing very well, though in some parts of the county rust and drought have greatly injured them. —The Air Line Eagle says that on the night of the 19th iust., about twelve miles from Gainesville, a negro woman named Yi noy Jackson, was brutally murdered by some person unknown. —Bishop Kemper, of Wisconsin, recently field a confirmation among the Oneida In dians at Green Bay. The service was in the Mohawk language, and several persons were confirmed. —Commodore Vanderbilt was married ; recently, at London, Canada, to Miss 1* rank Crawford, daughter of Robert L. Crawford, of Mobile, Ala. The bridal party will visit Saratoga. 1 The reported finding,, in Wayne county, N. Y., of a portion of the money stolen at the great Express robbery near Albany, proves to be incorrect A package of letters lost from a mail bag was found. A complete reconciliation has been ef fected between the Sultan and the Viceroy of Egypt. The English and French consuls at Alexandria have congratulated the Viceroy on the termination of his difficulties with the Porte. A big catamount was captured by some negroes in Robertson county, Tennessee, last Sunday. It had been running at largo between Tyree Springs and the “White j House,” near the Louisville turnpike, for eighteen months past. | —lt is found that the loss of currency by • wear and tear is more than sufficient to pay 1 the expense of {inuring and issuing it. The average life of a bank note is three years, and that of fractional currency a much shorter | time. —The South American States, for a won der, are enjoying for the moment political tranquillity; but at Arequipa and some other points, a recurrence of earthquakes keeps the people in terror. The yellow fever, hap pily, lias disappeared. —A gentleman recently returned from Saratoga reports that he saw the Hon. Mr. Thompson, (colored) of the W ashington Citv Common Council, at the Union Hotel, exercising the functions of head waiter there iu a manner entirely satisfactory to the guests of the house. —The Laurensville (South Carolina) Her- aid says that on the night of Monday last, the depot of the Laurens Railroad, at Lau- j rensville, was entered, and the safediielonging 1 fi> the Southern Express taken to a car some distance off', where it was broken open and robbed of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine dollars. Canbv is satrap in Virginia, and is a can didate for United States Senator from that State. Ames is satrap in Mississippi, and candidate for Senator. Reynolds is satrap j in Texas, and candidate for Senator. Would it not be decent for Mr. Grant to suspend the functions of these gentlemen until after the Senatorial elections? —Still another submarine telegraph com pany has been formed in England. This is the West India and Panama Company, with a capital of £650,000, and its purpose is to extend telegraphic communication throughout the West India Islands and to form the central link of the telegraphic communications of Brazil. Peru, Chili, Bu enos Ayres and the other States of South America, with New York. London and the European continent. —A New York correspondent of a Wash ington paper predicts that if Gen. Canby insists upon forcing the iron-clad oath upon Conservative members elect to the A irgima Legislature, and in ease of failure to comply, to fill the vacancies by the selection of those Radicals who may stand next on the tickets, Governor Walker will urge the resignation of those Conservatives who may not be able to take the required oath, and then resign himself, thus throwing the whole question of the election of Governor and Legislature back to the people, MACON, GA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1869. j Correspondence of the Journal and Messeuger. Letter from Houston. Houston County, August 24. Mr. Editor: In Twiggs. Pnlaski, and in this county, the cotton crop will be the next i thing to a failure. Present appearances in dicate less than half a crop. A few weeks ago the prospects were indeed flattering, and i planters were buoyant and hopeful. Now everything has changed. The rust and the recent long dry spell have given all the blues I wily. Planters are now despondent and almost disheartened. Only the very highest prices will leave money iu the pockets of most of them after paying expenses. It is 1 now too late, and cotton too far gone, for 1 rain to do much good. Those who have used commercial immures say they have l>een benefitted, as without the manure they would j have made an entire failure. The corn eroj) will be short, but, by econo mizing closely, enough will l>e made to make a crop next year. The Chinese emigration scheme is popular here. Let us have them by all means. Big Injun. Correspondence of the Journal aud Messenger. Condition of Crops—Cotton Plan ters' Convention. Mr. Editor: Crops througnout Southwes tern Georgia are suffering greatly from rust. On all lands where fertilizers were used, tlie middle croj) is damaged; the top crop almost entirely destroyed; the bottom croji has matured and will be gathered and sent forward rapidly from this time. In view of the combinations already being formed at the North to get the cotton crop for less than its value, 1 would suggest a Cotton Planters’ Convention, to be held in Macon during the Fair to take such steps for mutual protection as the intelligence of the convention may suggest. Let every county in the Southern States, whose products are cotton, Ih> represented. Great good will grow out of it to planters. By united action upon the part of planters they might induce large numbers of laborers from the non-cot ten growing States to come South, besides they might adopt such other measures as would greatly benefit themselves. Kinchafoon: a. Tin* Cotton nii]i|il}. From the United States Economist. The English Cotton Supply Association have had under discussion the question of procuring a sufficient quantity of that staple to meet me demands of British manufactu rers, and in their report declare that there appears to be litt-le probability that the pro duction of cotton in America will for many years to come he adequate to the require ments of this and other countries. For the present they urge the adoption of measures to increase tin* supply of cotton in India; but, at the same time, announce that “to the Southern States of America must we look for any permanent increase in the sup ply of the raw material.” Some of the dif ficulties attending the growth of cotton in other lands are thus stated in the report: Out of 16,000,000 acres annually appro priated to cotton growing iu India, the lar gest yield for exportation was in 1860, (when stimulated by liigb prices), and did reach 1,840,618 bales—decreasing in 18G7 to 1,508,- 903 bales, and in 1868 to 1,420,576 bales —- averaging three hundred and forty-seven pounds. In the District of Ovissa, and in Eastern Bengal, when the large crop of 18GG was made, over 1,850,000 souls perished from starvation, produced from putting in cotton lands which should have been appropriated to breadstuff's. * * * * * In Egypt, a more strict system of irrigation is adhered to, and heavy expenditures for canal dues, steam machinery and English coal for fuel to raise water from the Nile, with the high price of cotton lands, joined to onerous taxes exacted by the Government, - . =t. A J 1 V'VJ',?; y,* 11 1'sV".'' when a large attampt at cotton growing wits made, some 350,000 of the population of Egypt perished from actual starvation. * * * * * * * Smyrna cut down her fig and fruit trees in 1864 for the purpose of growing cotton, but has now abandoned it, while the rest of the Levant, except for domestic purposes, lias given it up altogether. * * * Brazil and Peru are dependent almost en tirely upon irregation for the production of their cotton crops. The Pernambuco, Bac eio, Bahia and Santos cottons, so favorably known in tlie European markets, are pro duced by damming up the “rigollettas,” or rivulets of melted snow that come from the Cordilleras, and thus, during the summer months, furnishing means of irrigation, so necessary in that arid climate to the maturity of the cotton plant. But for the terraces and irrigating canals of Peru, which convey the melted snow from the Andes, she could not grow cotton at all —and even now her crop is very small, for that imported into Liverpool the past year amounted to only 58,911 bags, of 180 pounds—equivalent to a little over 21,000 bales of 500 pounds each. While that of Brazil, although it amounts to 627,502 bales of 155 pounds each, when reduced to 500 pound bales, amounts to a little over 195,000 bales. Some years ago, seed, tools, and expe rienced planters and workers in cotton, were sent from this country to India to test that section iu the cotton producing line. The experiment was a failure. Neither the quantity nor qua’ity was such as to justify the outlay of money to continue the enter prise. Since that time other efforts have been made in India and Egypt, but with similar want of success. The climate in those localities is not fitted for producing a sure and steady yield of cotton, while rude and insufficient means of transportation from the interior to the seaport are also hindrances of no mean magnitude to the undertaking of rivaling the United States as a cotton producing country. Besides, the quauty of the cotton grown in the Southern St ites makes it eminently desirable in the m irkets of the world. American cotton is used alone for warp, and, on an average, nine bales of this to one of all other descrip tions in milLs and manufactories. When to these facts is added another import mt one, that the consumption of cotton increases faster than its production, we see at once that the Southern States are the main de pendence of the world for a supply of this article. Here is an estimate of the total supply: Granting that East India and the United I States may make full average crops of cotton, the most favorable production cannot supply the deficiency, say for the crop of the cotton year i860: Bales. Eai-t India, more than last year 1,500,000 Egypt 230.C00 Turkey, Levant, etc 13,500 Brazil ~ t'eru aud West Indies, same as last year 707,500 United States resources more than last v,ar 2,500 000 All other sources 50.000 Making a liberal estimate «f 5,000.000 for the production of the world, while tlie consumption is over 6,000,000, leaving the apparent deficit in supply in the “raw mate rial’’ over 1.000,000 bales of cotton at tlie end of the present year. How to increase the cotton yield of the South is a highly important question, not only for that section, but for the whole country. With a full yield of cotton at fair prices we can control the trade of the world in this respect, and hence the whole ener gies <>f the nation should be directed to building up the cotton interests of the belt of States producing this important article of trade and commerce Awftl Tragedy.— The quiet village of Monroe was startled on Sunday night of List week by the announcement that a young lady—Miss Mary Cunningham, daughter of Mrs. Cunningham, of that place—had com mitted suicide by poisoning herself with strychnine. She was found lying on the lloor of her bed-chamber at 12 o’clock that night, in violent convulsions and frothing at the mouth. A physician was summoned at once, but too late to relieve her. He ex pressed the opinion that she was poisoned with strychnine. The Coronor's jury found a verdict to the effect that she came to her death hy poison administered by her own hand. . There were many rumors in circulation m reference to this tragic affair, but we forbear giving currency to any of them, — Athens Watchman . Proclamations of the leaders of the t iihun Patriots. Barajagua, June 20, 1869. Cohans —When I decided to come to your country, in order to assist you in conquering the tyranny of the Sjaanisli Government that has so long oppressed you, I took the supreme resolution to die with you should fate decree that you were to Ih l vanquished by that enemy, now the only power in our America that is fighting for the maintenance of despotism and tyranny. Favored with the command of the Eastern State by the General-in-Chief, I will endeavor to dis charge that honorable charge if yon will assist me by your valor and decision, already so well known, and if your worthy chiefs will eo-oj>ernte we will soon be on the road to victory. The sympathies inspired for your cause with th people of North Amer ica are great. I can assure you that I am but the forerunner of other Generals of that nation who will come, accompanied by thousands of soldiers, whose only wish is to be at your side and to participate iu your perils and glories. It is with deep feelings of pain that I learn that many, misled by false representations, are far from us with the enemy. May they repent iu time and return to my side, where, by shedibmr their hlon/t in the cfetence oi tmnr Country, they may yet be queath nil honorable name to their children. If they do not act thus, they will be tlie vic tims to their shortsightedness, for the lib erty of Cuba is now tui accomplished fact. I es, Cubans, the people of the United States are decided to come in numbers to break your fetters. You will soon see the coasts surrounded by American vessels, bringing thousands of valorous men resolved to drive the last soldier or partisan of the Spanish Government from this beautiful country. Cubans, confide in me as I confide in you. Let us lias ten to fight the enemies of vour growing liberty, and your efforts will avail. Viva Cuba ! Viva all free men ! Thomas Jordan, General-in-Chief. Babajaoua, June 22, 1869. To the Mobilized Troops of Cuba, dd Cobre and Pul mu. Soriano: Two great expeditions with arms and pro visions have reached us. The Southern Gen. Jordan, accompanied by Francisco Javiere Cisneros and many valorous and intelligent soldiers have arrived to assist us in driving from our soil the hated Lion of Castile, who, although his power here is expiring, yet hes itates to cross the seas. Many of you, ig norant of the purport of a revolution which aims at independence aud deceived by those whose intention is hereafter to impose enormous taxes, which they are now levying in the shape of blood and produce, still re main in the ranks of the opposite party, to the shame and disgrace of our future liberty; nevertheless we foster the hope that when -undeceived and repenting you will rush into our arms that we may struggle together and so make good the wrongs that yon thought lessly have done to the cause of the Repub lic. Mobilized volunteers, let us forget the past. Come soon, so that we may break the bread of peace and then tight united against the defenders of a lost cause. Mobilized volunteers, away with slaves and masters. Viva tho new comers! Viva the Republic of Cuba! Donato Marmot,, Eklix Figuekedo. Rumored Mob in Uurkc County. From the Savannah Republican. A report prevailed in the city yesterday afternoon that great excitement existed in Burke county in consequence of a colored man being found dead on Sunday morning in the woods belonging to the plantation of a Mr. Jones, located near Station No. 9 on the Central Railroad. That the negroes in that vicinity having taken it into their heads that two gentlemen named Jones and anoth er named Moore had murdered the negro, collected in a body, numbering some two hundred and fifty, and arrested the gen- Wltll IO lAann ... !-.-A \.-c —it death by hanging, but that tho doomed in dividuals succeeded, by some means unex plained to us, in making tlicir escape. That they crossed the Ogechee river into Emanuel county, and proceeded to a church, where they related tlie circumstances to the persons in attendance, the result of which is said to be that a body of white men, numbering some two hundred and fifty, was organized and passed over tlie river into Burke county, for what purpose we could not distinctly learn. We were also told that the organized body of negroes had brought in several negroes and turned them over to the organized body of white men. For what purpose these men were turned over, or with what offence they were charged, our informant could not tell. It is said that no white man believed that the negro was murdered, but there was un doubted evidence that he came to liis death from natural causes. We give the rumor as it was told, without pretending to vouch forits accuracy. The Disturbance in Burke. From the Savannah Republican. Herndon, Burke County, Ga., | August 24th, 1869. j Editor Republican: Permit me, through your valuable columns, as one who feels in terested iu the peace aud prosperity of our county, to communicate a few facts con cerning the late disturbance in Burke county. Knowing the prejudices of political parties, I propose to state these few facts, because I was one of the only two white men who were present at this lawless mob, trying to jmt a stop to their wrath and violence. I will be gin with supposed causes; On the night of the 19th iust., one of Burke’s best and no blest eitizens was informed that a dead body was lying in bis woods, distant about one mile from his negro-quarters. Though quite unwell at the time, tho citizen consulted with his neighbors, summoned a jury (I was one of the number) held an inquest the fol lowing day, 20th inst., over tlie body, which was so mutilated by buzzards and hogs as to render it utterly impossible to discover any cause of the death, and only from the kinky hair was it known to he a person of color. Here the matter rested ; all was being done that could be done. Next day, quite to our surprise, this good citizen referred to saw an armed squad of negroes pass through his negro quarters ; very soon afterwards an other and larger squad passed and went on ill the same direction. Not favoring .such warlike demonstrations on liis plantation, he ordered liis buggy, when he and myself, unarmed, proceeded to investigate the causes of such gatheming of armed bodies of ne groes. Unfortunately we were so far behind a8 not to have overtaken them until they had (some forty in number, all armed with few exceptions) arrested two white men and two colored, whom they suspected of being guilty of the murder. They were on their way to make a few more arrests, when they were accosted by citizen, “Wliat is up ?” their intentions, Ac. Hi re cries of revenge, taking the law in their own hands, Arc., Ac., Arc., were made by a number of voices simui- I I mueously. Some few were disposed to talk, and it was only by citizen's long continued j exhortations, commencing at sunset and last- j iug till nine and a half o’clock, explaining the severity of the law against their measures, and particularly against their leaders, that they were induced to disperse. Long lx do re the dawn of day white men were in their saddles, coming to the- scene of danger. Humors of all kinds had spread, • with unparalleled rapidity throughout the ; adjoining counties. Fully intent on stop ping such barbarous proceedings of the blacks, early Sabbath morning sufficient numbers had arrived at the scene of the late disturbance, and the cry was “still they came.” Warrants were immediately gotten for all the guilty ones of the party we could identify, and they were arrested and placed under guard. The Sheriff and deputy ar rived promptly on the spot and assisted in ferreting out the guilty. Next day the ar rested party were brought up for prelimin • ary examination, and after sufficient evi | dence, three persons of color (ring-leaders,) were committed to the county jail, where I hope they will reap a just reward. AH is quiet now, and peace we must and l will have. Peac h Blossom. CoßPjynoN.—The Harvard jj/rafessor, the espousals of whose daughter to I rid. Douglas’ son were recently chronicled with so much eclat, is not a white man. On the contrary, he is a negro prize lighter, wno has been engaged to teach boxing to the students. Decisions of tlie Supreme Court. Delivered at Atlanta, Saturday, Auyust 21. REPORTED BY N. J. HAMMOND, SUFRKME COURT REPORTER. B. F. Hardeman, plaintiff' in error, vs. Jno. Dawner, defendant iu error. Homestead. from Oglethorpe. M. Cay. J. 1. Homestead aud exemption laws when made in good faith, to secure to the family of insolvent debtors a reasonable means of ! subsistence from the debtor’s property, do , not even, though retroactive, fall within the j prohibition of article IU, section Ist, of the j ! Constitution of the United States, declaring j that no State shall pass any law impairing j the obligation of a contract, i 2. The Constitution of the United States does not prohibit a State from divesting a : vested right, except when that right is vested | by virtue of mul under a contract of the j parties. 3. A creditor under an ordinary contract | requires no vested right in the property of I his debtor, and it is within the power of a j State to declare which of the elaimauts j against an insolvent debtor, a stranger or j Jiw wife and family, who bv law, have a ! legal right to a support from him, shall have 1 | preference. j 4. The condition of this State iu tlie for ! matiou aud adoption of the Constitution, of 1868, was anomalous, and it was compe tent for the convention and tho people with the exjiress consent of the United States, to adopt as a p;u - t of the Constitution the ar ticle therein providing for a homestead, or any other provision designed to adjust tlm eviLs and inequalities produced by the rav ages of the win, aud the emancipation of the slaves; such provisions stand upon the foot ing of a compact between the State and the United States, at the close of the war, in ad justment of the inequalities produced be tween individuals by the settlement imposed upon the people by the United States. The Constitution of 1868, was made for a pooplo without civil government, aud no Court established by that Constitution, can take up itself a jurisdiction therein denied | to it, by assuming a jurisdiction belonging i to some Court of the civil government de- j ntroyed by the revolution. If the new Con stitution tails to carry over to the new or ganization such jurisdiction as is necessary to enforce a legal contract, it is a failure, not in the power of the Judiciary to remedy. The evil, if it be one, is political, and rests with that power wherein is deposited the sovereignty of the State. The homestead provision of tlie Constitu tion of 1868, is retroactive, and applies to judgments, executions, and decrees, loumled on debts contracted before its adoption, even though reduced to judgment before that time, and is without exception, save as there in provided. The exception* in said provision are also retroactive, and cover debts of the excepted character whenever contracted. Each of the exceptions is to bo read in connection with the words “judgment, exe cution or decree,” and with such other words as are necessary to complete the sense, so that before such of said excep tions is to be understood, the words “judg ment, execution or decree,” founded on a debt contracted for the purchase money, etc. ! Brown, G. J., occurred as follows : 1. The same propositions which are an,- ( nonneed in the ease of Shorter vs. Cobb i.« « to the denial of jurisdiction to the Courts o.f this State, to eniorco debts for slaves or the hire thereof, are equally true and applica ble to that jiart of the new State Constitu tion which secures to each family a home stead, and declares that no Court or ministc- i rial officer shall ever have jurisdiction or authority to enforce any judgment, decree or execution against tho property so set apart, except for taxes, etc., as therein ex rendered prior, us stll>s,*■<j'iV-Vd 1 / Vo''file 11 'ilHli)i s tion of said Constitution. 2. Amidst the general wreck of fortunes and destruction of rights, caused by the war, the State, by her Convention, called, as required by Congress, to form anew State Government, had the right to propose this measure to the conquering Government, which had the power to approve and sanc tion it, as a means of equalizing losses to some extent, and of retaining and inviting population, by securing to each family a home, free from old liens, which were ex peeted by both debtor and creditor to have been satisfied by property which was swept away by the deluge of instruction, which reduced an opulent and proud people to poverty and drove them to tho verge of des pair. 3. In this state of things, the homestead measure was a necessity, and its adoption was dictated by sound public policy, to save a large class ol intelligent, patriotic citizens and their families from despondency, by placing it in their power again to become useful niem!>ers of society, and by honest toil and the exercise of frugality uml econ omy, to maintain a competency, if not to acquire, even in a greater degree, the com forts of life. 4. Sound public policy required the adop tion of this measure as a part of the terms upon which the State was to be re-admitted to her rights in the Union, to prevent mo nopolies, and the reduction of a large ma jority of her population to a condition of tenuntcy and vassalage. While rights and property of every other description had been lost or destroyed by the war, to have held that judgments, mortgages, etc., in tin* hands of note-shavers and money-lenders, were the only property that had been in sured by the government, aud that was too sacred to be touched, an<l to have made no arrangement, with the assent of Congress, in re-adjusting the status of the State, to prevent the sale by the Sheriff of the vast extent of territory in the State covered by these old hens, at a time when there was very little money in the State witli which to pay debts or to purchase property, would have resulted iu the sacrifice of the hind', of the State under the Sheriff’s hammer, and their purchase by a few wealthy per sons and companies, which would have built up a landed aristo« racy more lordly and controlling, and much more exacting and oppressive than ever existed under ti.e old shivery system. The Convention had a right to propose a remedy, and Congress had a right to interpose and sanction a Con stitution which prevented this great public wTong. In the plenitude of its power over the conquered State, Congress did so; and it acted justly and wisely in so doing. 5. That part of the Constitution of this State w hich denies to the Courts jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, execution, etc., against the homestead, does not violate the tentli section of the tirst article of the Con stitution of the United States, as the said State Constitution was formed under the dictation and control of Congress, as the representative of the conquering govern ment, and is the act of Congress, because it derives its validity from the sanction of Con gress, and not from the free choice or con sent of the State; and it matters not whether the }*art of the State Constitution now under consideration was dictated by Congress or proposed by the Convention and accepted and approved by Congress, the legal effect ; is the same, as the whole instrument was j invalid and of no force till it was approved i by Congress, whose power is not limited by i said section of the Constitution of the j United Stab’s. 6. It is not the business of the Courts to inquire whether the homestead is larger than was actually necessary. That was a ques tion for the consideration of the Conven ; tion which proposed the measure, and for : the decision of the Congress which approved and ratified it. 7. The. word incumbrances in the Ist sec j tion of the 7th Article of the Constitution of this Shite is not to be construed in its broad legal sense, and to embrace att judgments, decrees, mortgages and executions. To say that no court or ministerial officer in this State shall ever have jurisdiction or author : itv to enforce any judgment, decree or exe- I cation against said property so set apart as a ! homestead; except that they may enforce all i “incumbrances thereon,” which means any I null ail judgments, decrees and execution J which may at any time exist against the same, is to say that the Convention and the i Congress were guilty of the absurdity of de fying jmi&dictiqp in all eucti case* by the k r OL I,XL, NO. 12 body of the act, and restoring it by the pro riso or exception, which is contrary to all true rules of construction. 8. We are to construe this jwirt of the Con stitution in connection with the whole in strument, when we are attempting to ascer tain what the law-givers meant. Taking the whole together jus proposed by the Conven tion, all jurisdiction wasdeuiodto the Courts to enforce any judgment, execution or de cree rendered uj>oii any contract m ule prior to the Ist June, 18<x», except in certain ex eepted cases. Now. it seems quite clear after this denial of jurisdiction, that they did not intend l>v the use of the word in cumbrances, in tli*' section now under con sideration, to restore the jurisdiction iu all eases where it might authorize the sale of the homestead; the protection of which was one of the special objects of their labor and care. Wabneb, J.—Dissenting. The first section of the seventh article of the Constitution of this- State declares that “each head of a family, or guardian, or tru* tee of a family of miuor children, shall bo entitled to a homestead of realty to the value of two thousand dollars in specie, and personal property to the value of one thous and dollars in specie, l«>th to Ih i valued at the time they an* set u|>art. And no Court, or ministerial otOeci in tins State. shall ever have jurisdiction or authoriiv, to enforce any judgment, decree, t# execution against said property so set apart, including such im provements us may bo made thereou from time to time, except for taxes, money bor rowed and expended in the improvement of the homestead, or for the purchase money of the same, and for labor done thereon, or ina terijil furnished therefor, or removal of en cumbrances there* >n. Although the foregoing provision of the Constitution does not, in express terms, in clude contracts made prior to its adoption; still, the words employed are broad enough to include judgments ‘obtained on contracts mode before that time. All remedy is denied for the enforcement of “any judgment” by denying jurisdiction to the Courts. If it was intended that this provision of the Constitu tion should have aretroaotive operation, and apply to past contracts, then it isc.r /**gf f<uto in its character and is violative of the funda j mental principles of the social compact, as waa held and decided by tliis Court iij thu case of Wilder vs. Lumpkin 4th (leo. Itepta. ‘2OB, and also is in violation of the fundiuia n tal principles declared by the first, fifth, and twenty-sixth sections' of the first nrti ele of the Constitution of 18f»8, this pm vision of the Constitution takes proper ty of the value of three* thousand dollars in specie, which was subject to the pay ment of the debt of the creditors at the time the contract was made under the then existing laws of the State, and which, in honesty and fair dealing, just ly belonged to him. and without his consent, transfers it to the debtor. When we take into considera tion the gross and flagrant ■injustice which will be done, by making tile general wolds of the Constitution embrace past contracts, wo ought, as a Court, in all decency, to pie sumo that it was not intended by the fnuners thereof to have a retrospective operation, but only applicable to such judgments ns might be obtained on contracts made aft< r its adoption. But if it was intended to em brace judgments on contracts made prior to its adoption, then this provision of the State Constitution is in violation of the 10th section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States, which declares, that ‘‘No State ;diall pass any law impairing the obligation «ts contracts.” Although the Constitution of .£b<- State is its fundamental law, still it is a law of the State, anil if any of its provisions impair or destroy the obligation of contracts, it it .-«* much within the prohibition of the Constitution of the United States, as any otburliaw of the State, and to that extent, is null a»<B void. The first section of tin* sev enth article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, in my judgment, not only im the debtor's property does not exceed in value thu sum of three thousand dollars in specie, it destroys tint obligation by the de nial to one of the contracting parties all remedy for its euforcenn.'it under the laws which existed at the time the contract waa made, iunl is therefore a palpable violation of the Constitution of the I'nitcd States, which is the supreme law of the laud and consequently, is null and void. This clause lieing void ijoe* not therefore defeat, or take away, the jurisdiction of the Superior Courts “in Jill other civil eases,” as express ly conferred by the third action of the fifth article of the Constitution of 180fc Toombs k Dubose, for plaintill' in error. NVm. Reese, for defendant in error. Insurance < onipanics. Maj. Madison Bell, Comptroller Gcnmd of the State, has very kindly furnished us with a list of insurance companies authorized to do business in this State. We are assured that no company that has not been furnished with a certificate of authority has the right to transact business in this State, yor ha* any agent such right without a like certifi cate. By observing this list, the public can learn what companies have complied w ith the law, and thus"be protected against “wild Cuts.” other companies have tiled their papers, but have not yet fully complied w ith the law; but, we suppose, such ol them as shall do so shortly will be duly licensed. Tlia following is a full list of those that have fully complied: ltoyal Insurance Company, Liverpool, England; Washington, N. Y.; Security and Annuity, N. Y.; Connecticut Mutual Life, Conn.; Commercial lire, N. \.; National Life, L>. C.; Yonk rs and New Y ork, V Y.; Home N. Y r .; City Fire, Conn.; Norwich Fire, Conn.; Continental Life, N. Y.; Mu tual Life, New York; Manhattan Life Com panv, N. Y r .; Merchants, Conn.; Putnam Fire, Conn.; Continental, X. Y\; /Etna, Conn.; Phoenix, Conn.; Phomix Fire, N. V ; New York Life, N. Y\; Commerce, N. Y.; Home, Conn.; North American Fire, N. Y' ; Hartford Fire, Conn.; Atlantic Fire, N. Y; International, N. Y.; Lori Hard Fire, N. Y.; Bailway Passengers, Conn.; Security, New York; "North .American, Conn.; National, Mass’; Aster lire, N. Y.; Pacific, Cal; Washington Fire, Mil; Niagara lire, N. Y.; Republic Fire, N. Y\; Hanover Fire, N. Y.; Germania Fire, >*. Y.; Liver pool and London and Globe, England ; Monumental Fire, Ml.: Georgia MuiuaJ Fire and Life, Ga.; Southern Insurance and Trust Cos., Ga.; Citizen*’, N. Y.; .Etna Lite, Conn.; Howard, N. Y.; Standard Fair, do.; Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Eiterpri Eire and Marine, Cin., Otiio.; Knickertxx-kcr Life, N. Y.; Cotton States Life, Macon, Ga.; Phomix Mutual Life, Conn.; National Cap ital Life, D. C.; Union Fire, Md.; Firemans, X. Y.; Merchants and Mechanics Fire, ML; Equitable Life Assurance Society, N Y.; Mississippi Valley Life, Covington, Kv.; Empire Mutual Life, N. Y'.; Lamar Fin-, do.; Eufaula Home, Ala.; Southern Mutual, Athens, Ga.; Georgia Home, Columbus, do.; Widows and Orphans Benefit Life, N. Y.; North America Life, do.; Excelsior, do.; Southern Life, Tenn.; Queen of England, England. —Atlanta X-n- Era. Recoxstbcciios N eeiied. —If tic ( alifor nians do not need te l>e reconstructed, w m doe*? Four companies of the Caliior -ui militia recently refused point blank to p u y‘ o with the colored troops who “fougid When Congress meets, let their S- na o excluded from their seats, let bo ( duce a reconstruction act, aw Jl “ ‘ , oath be framed which nobody j* cept he lie a colored individual, or «ome thAndWtS'California 1.,. - refused to permit the greenback curroiiey t at all. Even . Ir> plains, the moment cent excursion of California, was she crossed « , j( . r alu l biscuit* compcUiHi to this 1S --flat burg m gold and • thi _ remedy the evil but larv ,” w ith a sup plement or two. as the emergency may rc "'Zlr Court Journal givi the following as tIK movements present and prospective of Pre*Sentgive a reception at Newport nudav at Senator Morgan’s villa. Geue 'Tsix rman and Messrs. Bone and Robeson present. The Presidential party will jeave soon for the YVlntc Mountains, by way p f Boston and Concord.