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(Quitman stcpartci[. W. It. BENNET, H. M. >1( INTOSII, - • Editors. THURSDAY, APRIL 23 1871. Georgia Press Association. Tlu> annual meeting of the Associa tion will he held in Macon, on Wed nesday, May 13, at 12 o’clock m. By a resolution passed at the last meet ing, editors ami publishers of papers in South Carolina, Alabama and Flo rida are respectfully invited to attend this meeting- Members are requested to come prepared to pay dues. By order of J. H. F.still, President. J. It. Christ] UN, Secretary. , * apers within flic State of ‘ Georgia published on the Aux iliary Plan—Action of the Exec utive Committee of the Geor gia Press Association. In accordance with the action of the Georgia Press Association, at its last annual meeting in Amerieus, the Executive Committee publish the fol lowing list of newspapers published within the State of Georgia on the auxiliary or patent outside plan: McDuffie Journal, Georgia C'tipfxr, Camilla Enterprise, Fort \ alley Mir ror, Acworth J limitur and Eastman Times. Tho Association prohibits its mem bers from exchanging with or quoting (clipping) from all papers published on this plan. We, therefore, in the discharge of our duty, and in accord ance with instructions, publish the above list for the guidance of Associ ation papers. Hekby F. Andrews, Acting Chairman Ex. Com. C. IV. Hancock, J. B. Gorman. Association papers throughout the State please copy. The Branch Hoad to Florida. The project of building a branch road from the A. & G. K. 11- to some point in Florida West of the Suwan nee, attracts attention in various quarters, and the idea is predicated upon two events precedent that are likely to happen. The first is that a Railroad is to be built from Jackson ville to Jessup, thence Northward via Milieu on to Chicago. This line, known as the great Southern Railway, will more than likely bo built, as con tractors are already at work upon this road, and if our information is cor rect, the entire distance from Jackson ville to Jesup will in a few weeks be under contract, and hurried to com pletion, thus shortening the distance to be travelled by rail between those points more than one half. That this enterprise will be soon completed between those points there can be but little doubt, as the company con trolling it have the means with which to prosecute it. Then, accepting the building of that road as an accomplished fact, the natural inference, as has been suggested by a cotemporary, is that tile Lawton and Live Oak Branch will be discontinued as unprofitable and useless. Should tliis contingcnce happen, then it is but reasonable to suppose that those controlling the A. & G. R. R. will naturally look ful some means to increase the freights and travelling o\ci thoir line. Now, what country will they, can they tap ? The fertile fields of Madison, Jeffer son, Leon and (ladsen counties, Flor ida, present tho only field of opera tions, except it be extension to Mo bile, a more stupendous enterprise, and which, it is hardly probable would in any way interfere with the proposed branch road. The point of deflection from the A. & G. It. It. will be either Quitman or some point not farther west than Thomasville. There are several objective points spoken of, but of that wo may say more hereaf ter. Our object at present is to show to our people the necessity of being alive to their own interests—that they may be prepared to act in the premi ses when the auspicious moment comes. Let us suj-ipose that a point a few miles from here be selected as tlie point of deflection. "What will Quitman be in five years from the completion of that branch road ? Let Doctortown answer. A trivial incident changed the crossing of the Macon & Brunswick road from that place to Jesup, a distance of five miles, and to-day Doctortown lias one occupied house, perhaps two, while Jesup has reared a number of buildings tho present year. History will repeat itself in regard to our now thriving village, if we sit with folded hands and allow a station only a few miles away to become the junction of the branch and main trunk road. Then mercan tile interest would spring up as if by magic, property would increase in value at that point, and tho natural conveniences of its location entice trade from our town until our proper ty would be worthless, and our streets desolate. Nor is it of interest to tlie people of Quitman alone. It is of vi tal importance to the tax-payers of the county, except to the favored few who own land in the immediate vi cinity of the supposed junction. For if this change should come over us, then you must make it trip to the ■ ■ - pair p! "f t -ill*;- "a.’ biliidil.gs^^^^H Boston be selected as the juncumV | then capital enough would soon con gregate there to make anew county, with that as its county site. AVe would lose a portion of our best citi ! zens and bring many more within its I influence, so much so as to get their I produce and their trade. Wo want Quitman as the junction and we must j offer such inducements to tlie .powers ! that be” as will insure it to us. But we are not tho only ones who | are interested in this matter Tr cannot get the 5- nt Quitmun „ we would prefer it at j Thomasvillo or even farther West, as l it would interfere less with the valu ; able trade we are now getting from the region South aid Southwest of us. But that would not suit Oavannah or | the Gulf Road, as the cotton from Madison, Jefferson and Leon counties, I Florida, would, in going by Tliomas ville, describe a right angle, and thus make it thirty miles further than if it J came direct t oQuitman. The proba- I hility is that in that event Savannah } would not get this cotton at all, as it : would be much nearer for these coun ties to ship by the Florida Road to j Jacksonville, and thence to Savannah, Charleston or New York, if deemed expedient. True, the road from Thomasville to Monticello would be valuable, as it would supply more di rectly than by Quitman an important link between middle Florida and up per Georgit . Nevertheless, we can not see that it would contribute much towards Savannah or the Gulf Rail road. But we desist for the present. Crime in Thomas County. The last issue of tlie Thomasville Times asks the question, “why is it that crime of all kind is so prevalent in our midst?” We would not pre tend to fully answer this query, but we think we understand one of the principal reasons for this state of things. For some five years preced ing the last, we were somewhat famil iar with the criminal prosecutions in our neighboring county. When the Superior Court met there were gener ally from ten to fifteen prisoners in jail, awaiting their trials, and perhaps there were indictments against fifty or one hundred others, who were out on bond, or not arrested. When tlie Judge took up-*the criminal docket, j tlie first thing to be done was to “clear the jail,” and it generally required from three to five days, and some times much longer, to finish up that part of the job. By the time this was done, tlie Judge generally concluded that he had devoted as much time to the criminal business as ho could spare, and the Solicitor General and ather lawyers being tired of tlie crim inal docket, the matter was dropped, and the cases carried over to next court Soon it came to be understood that the jail birds would be tiled first, and as it was not known) lioiv long it would take, those out on bond (gen erally charged with misdemeanors) did not think it worth while to be very particular about being prompt in their attendance on Court, espe cially if they were not anxious to be tried. Prosecutors and witnesses soon understood matters tho same way; so that when occasionally there was a few hours or a day or two to spare after releasing the jail, in nine cases out of ten the defendants, or some of the witnesses, were absent, and tho cases hail to bo continued- Thus it has been that justice follows the criminal with slow pace ill Thom as county, unless the crime is great or the party too poor to givo bond. We might give some other circum stances which we think probably not unfrequently assisted the criminal to escape justice, but we do not feel call ed upon to do so just now. If we were allowed to suggest (but wo are somewhat timid, lest, like our friend Captain Hunter, we he charged with inter-meddling,) wo would say that a well organized County Court would have a great tendency to re lieve the county of this plethora of crime. Those charged with smaller crimes could generally lie brought to speedy trial, say within’a week or | ten days after the warrant was ob tained, unless indictment were de-1 manded by the Grand Jurors, and | even tlu-n the delay need never be , longer than six months. Tlie Superior Court being thus re- j lioved of all misdemeanors, w< mid I have ample time to try every felony case that would be brought before it. But then wo understand that many of the good citizens of Thomas are op posed to a County Court, and we have no doubt the evil disposed are also opposed to it. Correction. — In the advertisement of Col. F. C. Wade, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, relative to spe cial Revenue taxes for tho special tax j year beginning May Ist, 1874, a typo graphical error occurred in the fig ures at the bottom of the advertise ment, which made it “1875,” when it should have been 1874. See tho ad vertisement. ||j- Altiv.i ti\<‘ ami be R mtcnicil. K;'i:’.!.ii nr nu t w illi a kc( an and anxious to emi grate to Texas in search of rich lands. He said lie could not be content to cultivate as poor landaus we had in ! Brooks county. In that wo thought j he was right, but wu greatly differed as to wlmt was the remedy. Our | proposition was not to emigrate to rich lands and encounter all troubles j and trials necessary ton move to a j new countrv, but to remain w'-. ” | * ... , ■ ..it ti]itl enjoy sill I are, make thr land* \ -cs sincl advantages we now : tile T)'* 1 ” ° 1 possess. We have no doubt; that the same amount of money, toil and labor it would take to remove a family from here to Texas, anil settle them thifi-e, if properly directed in manuring anil cultivation, would make the common pine lands of Brooks as productive as tlie Texas lands. And then how many disadvantages does (lie emi grant to that State labor under I We would not pretend to depreciate the Lone Star State, but in talking with a gentleman who had lived in Texas, and who hud travelled extensively not only in North and South Ameri ca, but in tlie Eastern hemisphere also, he remarked, “Texas has tome, rich lands, very rich, but that is all you can say for it.” Let us go to work to have some wry rich lands in j Brooks also. Let us not only im prove the soil, but make our homes attractive to our children and com fortable to ourselves—raise all of our provisions, and live independent and be contented. GEORGIA MAYS. —Augusta lias organized a crema-- tion society. —Mr. Stephens left Washington on last Saturday. —The Tliomaston Herald is “com pelled to chronicle the sale of Mr. Thomas 0. Hall to Mr. S. F. Foster.” —The editor of the Perry Journal ; boldly announces that lie is tlie 700tli dead head on tlie Western and Atlan- j tic Railroad. —A LaGrange man “struck ile” i . I at a recent revival and asked to be ; forgiven for having subscribed to the ■ Atlanta IJerald. ■ —Tlie negro who killed the young j man who was trying to frighten him i by playing ghost, in Carroll county,! has been tried and acquitted. —The Early County News is jubi-| lant over the fact that four lawyers : came up voluntarily last week and; paid their accounts to that paper. —An exchange says that two young j clerks of Tliomaston wear corsets, j stockings and garters. That is noth ing new. We know some who wear j all these tilings and curls and dresses, too. —S. C. Shivers, Tax collector of i Hancock county, was convicted at the ! recent session of the Superior CoW in that county of embezzling sll, Got® and will probably be sent to the pen itentiary. Saturday was a big <l\y in At lanta, an election for magistrate hav ing been held in that city. Fatty Harris, J. F. Walker and an ambitious darkey named Curry, were the candi dates. Walker was elected. —Col. J. R. Sliced has retired from tlie editorial management of the At lanta Herald. Under his valedictory the proprietors say that “tho chief cause of this step is, that not being able to employ editors, we are deter mined to do our own writing.” —Covington has had a love scrape. A Tennessee chap who loved a fair damsel in that town came down there last week to “jine hearts and hands” with her in the holy bonds of wed lock, but when “pa” was interviewed he said “Nary time.” Young Tennessee charged around considerably, and swore he’d “have that gal or kill her.” This aroused tho parental feelings of the old man, and he took out a war rant for tho young fire-eater. This brought our young Jiero to reflection which resulted in liis departure upon tlie first train, whistling softly tlie ap propriate air, “The gal I left behind me.” —Atlanta correspondence Augusta Chronicle: Many have been the spec ulations to-day as to tlie result of the controversy between Mr. Stephens and .Mr. Hill; and the prediction seems to bo almost universal that Mr. Stephens has floored his antagonist. The severity of the strictures, they say, needs no apology, because they are justified by the facts, which they claim, are incontrovortibly presented. Some say that Mr. Hill will attempt a reply, because he cannot challenge him. There are not a few who think that by this accusation from Mr. Ste phens, Mr. Hill’s prospects for politi cal preferment are forever destroyed. The controversy has brought into re mark Mr. Stephens’ masterly ability as a controversialist. His wonder ful precautian and deliberation, and his unsurpassed familiarity with every circumstance of history, have all been commented upon. A gentleman sta ted to-day that, notwithstanding Mi-. Stephens’ accurate knowledge of his tory, and his matchless memory, ho never made an unqualified assertion that was calculated to affect any one’s character without first consulting written recorded history. Tilt: <i ALLOIVS. Tlie I.asl iff Ihc Hull Murderers and the Wife INilhoiut. THE COX I) EMX ED DEXY THE II! GUILT TO WE LAST. Impressive Servtees on the Hollows Tlie Drop Kills nwl Four Men are suddenly Launched into Eternity. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CRIME. ... murder of Juniper Hall Sin'--- 1 bn November last, the newspapers throughout the country generally have given such prominence in their oolunms to the details and discussion of the horrible crime, and the trial and conviction of the perpetrators, t hat it would simply be rehashing what has already said and made fa miliar to our readers, to attempt a re sume of all the facts connected with this extraordinary cane from begin ning to end. It is a matter, however, in which the people all over the coun try are more or less interested —so much so, indeed, that on lasf Friday representatives of the press from far and near thronged the jail-yard of Thomas county to witness' and report the execution of those at whom the fatal finger of justice had been point ed, followed by the terrible sentence of death. Scarcely had the hearts of those wretched creatures ceased to beat before the electric wires were flashing tlie news and particulars of the quadruple execution to the press, upon whose wings it was soon borne all over the land. It appears that Juniper Ilall, who is said to have been a quiet and in dustrious citizen, enjoying the friend ship and good will of his neighbors, lived and made a crop last year upon the place of Mr. Henry YVyclie, near the Florida line. On the 25th day of November, accompanied by Nimrod Austin, Bird Blackshear, Charles Bon der, Emanuel McCormick and Mingo Washington, employees on the place, | Mr. Hall carried five bales of cotton j to Thomasville and turned it over to ! his merchants for settlement of ac i count for provisions and plantation goods which had been furnished to himself and hands whilst making the 1 crop. After making a few purchases and depositing the articles in the wagon, ; the five negroes, apparently in good l humor and satisfied with the disposi i tion which hail been made of the cot -1 ton, boarded their vehicle and started for home, leaving Mr. Hall, who was |on horseback, to follow. The latter | remained in town for some time after the wagon had left, and became some ■ what intoxicated. Supplying him | self with a bottle of whisky, however, he finally mounted his mule and pro | ceeded homeward, unconscious of tlie I dreadful fate that awaited him. It seems that after the negroes had | left town they began to talk among themselves about the disposition f which had bgen made of the cotton, freely expressing dissatisfaction, and j charging Mr. Hall with deceiving and unfairly dealing with them. Each one had some fault to find, and ac cused their employer of swindling them out of their portion of the crop, etc., etc. This was the tone of conversation, which had grown more and more spirited, between these ignorant and treacherous negroes, when they were first overtaken by Hall, some four or five miles from town. Of course the approach of him whom they had been so freely discussing interrupted tlie abusive conversation, but the facts go to show that it was only to bo%ntcn sified. Hall being considerably un der the influence of liquor, as he neared tho wagon began to use some abuse to the negroes, charging them with stealing his hogs, etc., and say ing that if it were not for them he might raise something on tlie place. After preceding a short distance Hall fell behind the wagon and did not overtake it again until they had reached the six mile post, when nothing of an unpleasant character was said, and all took a drink out of Hall s bottle. He foil behind and overtook the wagon the. second time, when all, in apparent good humor, took another drink. Hall by this time had become so much intoxicated that he could hardly ride his mule, and the negroes stopped tlieir team and sug gested to him that lie lmd better get into tlie wagon, which he refused to do, remarking that lie had a mule to ride, and he intended to rido it. Just here the deed of horror is sup posed to have been committed. We cannot attempt a review of the evidence and all the facts connected with the case, but will simply say that after Mr. Hall was missing Nimrod Austin, Bird Blackshear, Charles Pon der, Emanuel McCormick and Mingo Washington were arrested upon sus picion of taking his life. Each of the accused confessed some knowledge of the crime, but relieved himself of all blame, charging the immediate com mission of the deed to the others. The body of Hall was nowhere to be found, however, and nothing definite or reliable could bo obtained from the negroes. At first they told that it j hail been deposited in a certain pond near by, but a satisfactory search proved this statement to bo false. Continued and vain search was made all over tho woods for miles around, the people of the neighborhood all lending their aid to its recovery, which they hoped would reveal some of tho mvstevtorj connected with its ii.vippearanee. Witnesses were in troduced who had met Mr. Hall and the negroes on the road together, and all the circumstances went to show the guilt of the accused, hut there was yet one fact to be unquestionably and unmistakably established, and that was, Hull Juniper Hull was dead. He was missing, and the fact that ho had not left of Ids own accord was clearly established, for his mule had gone home with saddle and bridle on, but no rider. On the 25tli day of January, how ever, just two months after his disap pearance, the body of a dead man was found, which was identified as that of Juniper Hall, in a dark, thick bay, about throe hundred yards from the roafL The remains had evident ly been under water, but no rain of any consequence having fallen in that vicinity for several weeks, tlie water had gradually disappeared, leaving the body exposed. The dogs and wild beasts had scattered the man’s lames for several feet around, but the clothes and one foot, which still re mained in its shoe, a knife, the teeth, Ac., were identified by the son of Mr. Hall. The prisoners had a fair and impar tial trial, and were ably defended by some of the best lawyers in Tliomas ville. All that could be said and done in their defense was brought to bear upon the jury, but the evidence was incontrovertible, and the verdict rendered was “guilty”— Mingo and ! Bird being recommended to mercy, and consequently sent to tlie peniten | tiary for life, whilst Nimrod, Charley | and Emanuel were sentenced to be : hung, it having been proven that they j choked Mr. Hall to death. Tims much of the Hall murderers, | and we pass on to the case of Web [ stcr Jjyons, tile wife poisoner, who, in | our opinion, was tlio most wicked ol j the four murderers wlio were launch ed from earthly existence on Friday, j The facts in his case are plain and j briefly as follows: Having become enamoured with a woman of ill-repute in the neighbor hood, his legitimate wife, who he had sworn to forever love aud fondly cherish, lost that attraction which-she probably once had for him, and her life finally became a burden to him, to relieve himself of which, under the pre tense of giving her some medicine for a cold, ho administered, in the pres ence of a negro girl, a dose of strych nine, which proved fatal in about one | hour offer it was taken. These facts were clearly proven, and although Webster was ably defended at his | trial, a jury of his country pronounced i him guilty of the heinous crime, and he was justly sentenced to die. So much in review of the crimes for which these four men were suddenly | deprived of life, and we proceed to the scene of execution in Thomasville on j Friday morning. About 1) o’clock, in company with a i number of newspaper reporters, we proceeded to the jail, where wo were I admitted and conducted by the ! Sheriff to the entrance into a dark I dungeon upon the second floor, where ihe prisoners were in chains. The i fatal hour was fast approaching, and | preparations were at once com menced. The condemned were re : leased from their shackles and brought, one at a time, into tlio open passage, where they were robed in clean white socks, drawers, shirts and [ long gowns. Whilst dressing, they ; all talked freely, readily answering : the numerous questions asked by the curious representatives of the press, and giving directions for the disposi tion of tlieir bodies and effects. Web ster Lyons, the wife murderer, seemed j more cheerful than any of the others, | and stated that ho had slept well the 1 night previous, and enjoyed his break , fast that morning, and requested that 1 his body should he buried besides his murdered wife—talking all the time | as though nothing of importance was soon to happen. Sheriff Luke offered the prisoners a drink of whiajjy just before starting to the gallows. Nimrod and Webster ' turned the bottle to their lips and! drank with apparent unconcern, but the others declined tlio proffered bev erage. Ilobed in tlicir white shrouds, with their hands securely tied behind them, the ghostly procession were then marched down to the gallows, which was surrounded by a high pali- . sade, about forty feet square, adjoin ing tlio jail. The criminals ascended tlio steps to the platform of the gal lon's—Nimrod alone being so weak that he had to bo assisted. The Sher iff then proceeded to place the noose over each one of their heads, after which the attending ministers were invited to ascend the steps to where those four wretched men stood, as it were, upon tho very brink of eternity. Tlie representatives of tho clergy of ficiating were all colored, as follows: Dowdell, DeLumotta and McDonald. Tho latter delivered a short but ap propriate and intelligent address, ex horting those who were about to die to trust in their Saviour, and the spec tators to let the scene before them be a warning of tho danger of crime. The old, familiar hymn, “Amt am I born to ilie," Ac, was then given out and lined by the Rev. Dowdell, and raised to a good old-fashioned tune by an aged colored brother, who stood with tears trick ling down his furrowed cheeks at the foot of the steps. The darkies all joined in the singing, ns did also Webster and Charley. The latter soon became excited and begun to shout, exclaiming, “Pray, brethren— go on—don't stop, brethren. Oil! 1 had to fight to meet my God,” Ac. Much more was said by him during the singing, which we could not Im derstanil. At the conclusion of the hymn, the Rev. DeLamotta offered one of the most feeling, eloquent and impressive prayers to which we have ever listened. He pruned for the souls of the criminals, and begged that their lives might not be charged to the Judge, the jury or the officer jof the law who would soon sever the fatal cord, but that tlie sin might he laid heavily where it justly belonged. After the prayer the ministers all shook hands with the prisoners, and Webster laughed at the oddity of the proceeding, with their hands tied be hind them. The Sheriff now informed tho con demned that they had but a few more minutes to*live, and that if they had ' anything to say they could have an - opportunity for doing so. They all had more or less to say. Nimrod, Emanuel and Charley bit terly denii dto the last that they had taken the life of Mr. Hull. Wo were : told that one of the ministers instruct ed them to confess their sin to God, blit not to tlie curious crowd who would be there to see them die. *W e give this merely as rumor, however, and do not pretend to vouch for its correctness. Webster had nothing to [ say about his guilt or innocence, but seemed cheerful to the last, and an nounced his readiness to go. Parting words were exchanged be tween the criminals and their friends on tlie ground—Nimrod requesting 9 his brother to take care of liis five little children and raise them right. He and Charley requested that “Uncle John Hall” should preach their funerals. The Sheriff then pro ceeded to place the caps over tlieir heads, and asked them if they were all ready. Nimrod and Charley asked for a little more time to “say a few more words.” It was granted, and again the glittering,broad hatchet which was to sever the cord which supported tho platform was uplifted and the question, “Are you ready?” repeated. Someone answered, “Yes,” the drop fell, and four men were launched into eternity. The fall was four feet, but we think none of the necks, except that of Emanuel, were broken. Dr. Taylor, the attending physician, and his assistants, pro nounced them dead, tlieir Hearts ceasing to beat in the following order : Emanuel’s, in (i minutes. Charles’, in O J minutes. Nimrod’s, in minutes. Webster’s, in 10 minutes. At the expiratiom of fifty minutes the bodies were lowered into plain, black coffins, and turned over to their friends. No attempt to carry out tlio threat ened rescue was made, but every thing was done peaceably and in : order. The Thomasville Guards and the Ochlocnee Light Infantry, from Bos ton, had been ordered out by the Governor, and were encamped upon | the Court House square, ready for ac ■ tioii in case of an insurrection, lmt as no attempt was made tlieir services vero uncalled for. Sheriff Luke acquitted himself hon orably in the faithful discharge of his duty, and the execution of tlio sen tence of tlie law was carried out with decency and ill good order. IS. ii. Hill and A. 11. Stephens. The recent great speech of Mr. Hill in Atlanta before the Historical ' society lias called forth a very severe letter from Mr. Stephens. Of course we do not pretend to decide the questions made by the speech and the letter. These two gentlemen in some sort rivals in public estimation, have never been able to agree very well together. They are undoubted ly two of the most brilliant men the State has ever produced, and perhaps are about equal in egotism. Hence, each, while fond of displaying liis own foresight and ability, is by no means very charitable in extending tlio like privilege to the other. Alas! for human nature, to see that" such genius and eloquence cannot rise above potty vanity and jealou^^ To Hip Pillions of llushainvy of Hip Cotton Sliilps. Tho organization of the Direct Trade I'flion has been effected. This grand scheme is the conception of tho Patrons of Husbandry, and under . their fostering care it will lie eonsum- i mated. The benefits will not he eon lined to them, but, beginning with the greatest amelioration of the condition of our farmers and planters, tho good of tho organization will be felt throughout our whole society. All classes will share in the grand result; Imt to the tillers of our soil wo appeal to make tliis effort of the Patrons of Husbandry in behalf of our greatest interest, a splendid success from the start. Long have you sufferoiMrom un necessary burdens. The time has come for your release. The way is direct and sure out of your troubles. Millions may be saved to the men who earned them by hard, honest work. This may he done by direct trade through our own cities, mer chants and agents. The present cir cuitous channels by which the ( pro ! dilations of our soil and labor Reach the consumer arc not. the result. or ( any necessary law of trade. They are ,ar -1 >itary, and are adverse to the of producer, manufacturer and con-1 Burner. Let us resolve that what ve raise shall take the most, direct routes to jour final markets, and the sales'*•<*-• '• j turn through as few tollgatcs as pos-.v sible to our pockets. We, mean no j hostility' to any man, class or section. ' W e only propose to protect ourselves. . , Difficulties there will be, and discour agements, and much hard work, in the accomplishment of our object; but thV- infinite value of the success will be wort.li all that it will cost, and far more than human foresight can esti mate. -j. Capital v ill he needed, and that can be raised by the divided and general support which tlie granges of this State, and the Southern States should feel it tlieir interest to give. A good amount has already been subscribed.* More is required. Every grange in Georgia should feel that direct trade was of the last consequence to our suet c. s as farmers and planters, and feel it to be a privilege to contribute, by liberal subscriptions, to the success of tlie enterprise. A moderate con tribution on the part of every grange would make the Union ail assured ■success. We look to our brethren of other cotton States for aid and co-op eration. They are no less interested than the farmers and planters of Georgia. Lend us your help, breth ren. * Speaking for the officers, directors and all who have taken part in the or ganization, we pledge imr word that what you entrust to us shall be used for your good—for tho liberation, re- • j dress and independence of the plant ers and farmers of the South, and for a commercial reform which will im part new life and activity to our i-itiis, and be reflected in the pr< isperity of every department of industry. Subscriptions will, lie taken bv note, payable on the first of October next, m cash or cotton. Bring the subjei t before your councils; canvass for sub scriptions to stock; urge all to help the enterprise; communicate the re sult to us, and apply for any informa tion you may need. A. 11. Coi/juitt, President Direct Trade Union. Atlanta, (la., April 13, 1871. Sumner’s, Successor. —The result of the election for United States Sena- - tor, to fill till- vacancy of the late Charles Sumner, was reached on tliu ' thirty-third ballot. The whole num ber of votes cast was 2(57—134 neces sary to a choice. The vote stood as follows, electing Hon. William 15. Washburn by a respectable majority: Washburn, 151; Curtis, 01; Dawes, 20; Adams, 15; Luring, 4; Banks, 4; Wendell Phillips, 1; Stephen U. Gif ford, 1; John G. Whittier, 1. Milham B. W ashburn was horn in Winchester, Mass.', January SO, 1820, and graduated at Y'ale College in 1814. He has always been engaged in the manufacturing business; was a member of the State Senate in 1850, and of the lower house in 1874; was subsequently President of the Green field Bank, and was elected a repre sentative from Massachusetts to the Thirty-eighth C ingress, serving on the committees on claims, and revolu tionary pensions. He was a delegate to the Philadelphia “Loyalists’Con vention” of 1800, and was re-elected to the Fortieth Congress. He has since the war been twice elected by the Republicans as Governor of the Stale, which position he now’holds. Prospects of the Cane Crop out West. —The New Orleans Picayune. says that “the appearance of the cane fields along the coast was never more encouraging and cheering than at present. Both the plant and stubble have a remarkably healthy and vigor ous appearance, and should no seri ous mishap occur there is a prospect of a large crop of sugar this season. The very mild winter has left seed cane in a better condition than lias been known since the war. It is to he hoped that our sugar planters will be consoled for the many misfortunes of the past season by a brilliant result of the present.” —Macon is going to have a day-school festival, and one n(U i/ last week a party of ladies n !n:.i,-! gs f^uwH Tie a of I Cl- Mli IV juri&jglgf <to w i h ' dr.ro/ K: I . I