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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
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Dforjia Sol rclilii ® t( tfivap 1)
jSf*YTe received no mail yesterday from
■JJ, north of Atlanta, the Chattanooga
[rtiin failing to connect; hence the meagre
!1 j 1 | ) oflrancc of our news columns this mor-
ntor- j m
^MXESTr.—A New Oilcans dispatch of the
1th say*, it is considered that the President’s
proclamation is equivalent to a general am-
BC^tv. anil that Benjamin and Slidell will re-
tnrn t' 0 Louisiana. We are inclined to the
pJ)in ion that the conclusion is premature.
Coiso Nonm.—The Charleston Courier
reports
that three thousand two hundred
fr*e<li* cn hove emigrated from North Caro
lina daring the last three months to Massa
chusetts. Connecticut, and the other New
England States, on contracts to work at $20
jkt month, and that more will follow.
Flood is the Mississippi—The people of
Vicksburg are much alarmed at the high
nater which now prevails in the Mississippi.
The Journal of that city says the river is ad-
nncing steadily, and is already encroaching
on Grove street, where it has covered half an
ncre. The planters arc in tho greatest alarm
as there is every indication of the river break
jng the levee and overflowing the country.
Texas.—As there seems to be some contro
versy among tho papers as to whether the
State of Texas is included in the President’s
late proclamation, or not, we would state that
it is omitted from the list of States in the
Proclamation ns officially published in the
National Intelligencer of the 5th inst The
reason is evident, Texas not yet having put
her new State machinery into motion.
To ConnKsroNDEicrs.—While wo request
letters on crops, freedmen and other topics
of interest from tho various sections of the
State, correspondents should bear in mind the
rule of all publishers to require the name of
the writers of all communications, without ex
ception. It may appear a very small matter in
this case, but as we desire our information
al>out the crops, &c., to be reliable, we must
know who it is that writes on those topics.
The name written on the margin, or any
where else about the sheet, for our private in
formation and not for publication, will an
swer. “A Farmer,” from Monroe, will bear
this in mind.
From the Charleston Courier, Ctfc.
The Fire on King Street.
The fire, briefly noted in our issue yesterday,
wc regret to state, resulted in a destructive
conflagration and loss of property, amount
ir.g, at the ~<-we-t estimate, to
Mr. Davis aud tub Habeas Cobfcs.—
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times says steps arc being taken in
Virginia to serve out a writ of habeas corpus
for the release of Mr. Davis. Ho has now
clearly the right to demand an immediate
trial or a release. Should the writ be sued
out, the Government would be wise to let the
whole matter go by default. Mr. Davis has
been punished enough already, and the Gov
ernment has no particular interest in insisting
upon a trial in which it is sure to come out
“ second best.”
One thing more remains for the President
to do—one more offering to be made to the
cause of restoration and harmony—let him
open the prison doors and set the captives free.
J3f”Tha Washington Constitutional Union
understands that a meeting of the Senators
anil Representatives was recently held se
cretly at one of the principal hotels
in that city, to take measures to impeach the
President. Id this connection the subject of
the rctiracy of the Secretary of War was dis
cussed in an animated and angry manner. It
ww, the Washington paper has reason to be
lieve, boldly and defiantly asserted that the
President dared not remove Mr. Stanton how
ever he differed with him in his policy and
views. The temper of the meeting was highly
excited and exasperated at the thought. It
was imprudently insisted that the Secrctaiy
of War must remain to embarrass the Presi
dent, and of course annoy the patriotic states
man fortunately at the helm of national affairs.
Blood!—Tho following resolution was
passed by the New York Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church at a recent ses
sion of that God-serving body. All wc have
to say about it is, says the Griffin Star, that
wi remember reading of a similar meeting
held not quite two thousand years ago; the
subject under Discussion being in regard to
the fate of ono Jesus op Nazareth, when a
resolution was unanimously passed, the sub
stance of which was Crucify Him! Crucify
OimJ
Resolved, That, inasmuch as treason is de
clared to be the greatest crime known to civil
governments—and as upon the leaders of this
rebellion rests the blood of n million of hu
man beings—it is our calm and settled con
viction, uninfluenced by passion, strife or sec
tional prejudices—that expediency, constitu
tional law, justice and the Bible, all unite in
demanding that at least some of the principal
leaders of this rebellion be punished with
death.
THE SUPREME COURT.
We spoke a good word for this body a few
days ago—a hopeful word for tho South. We
tako it all back. Recent experience has
proved, that whilo the legal judgments of the
Court may lie relied on 09 sound, they have
not the moral honesty to pronounce them,
and are in full sympathy with the Radical
faction that is seeking to persecute the South,
if not to overthrow the Government.
Accounts from Washington for some weeks
have all agreed that a majority of the Su
preme Court believed the Congressional test
oath unconstitutional. The question has
been fully and ably argued before them, and
the countty were looking to tho Court for an
opinion—had a right to expect one—during
the late term; but the body has adjourned
till December, leaving the whole case open.
If it be true that a majority of the Court
are opposed to the test oath—and the report
comes from a variety of sources, and indeed
they cannot honestly be otherwise—the ad
journment, without making a decision and
settling the whole question, proved conclu
sively that whilst their judgments are con
vinced of the mighty wrong done tho South,
their hearts are with our enemies, and they
intend to give the latter full opportunity for
carrying out their nefarious purposes. What
language can properly characterize such con
duct as tbisf We blush for oar country
when we see its highest judicial tribunal act
ing as puppets of a rcvolui- nary faction in
opposition to its own opinion of the law, and
trailing tho sacred ermine of the Bench in the
filth and corruption of party. For such con
duct they deserve the scorn of every honest
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGJRE.*
It is difficult to foretell all the consequen
ces that arc to ensue upon the late proclnma
tion of the President It gives rise to some
knotty questions, and we shall be greatly mis
taken if the next thirty or sixty days should Seven fine bnelTTTuildings and stores on Kin
not develop some new and startling aspect oi street, namely, Nos. 106,198, 200, 202, 204,
political affaire at Washington. In our judg- 206 an < 1 208.’ belonging to the estate of Mr.
Executive and Legislative departments—such consumed. Nothing whatever lias been as-
on one as wc have not seen or dreamed of in certaincd of the origin of the fire. The smoke
the history of this government, now it is to was first discovered, at little after one o’clock,
end, Heaven alone knows. T fr ° m . ^ ????£ ° f
.. . . . ..-i.Mr._W. J. Trims establishment, No. 19b King
It is obvious that the Radical Republicans strectt b the policcincn oa duty in that
have, for months past, been summoning all I neighborhood. Tho establishment contained
their clansmen for a grand attack en the I an extensive stock of groceries,_ liquors,
President. Hundreds of thousands of dol- cro 9^p r yi oils,'etc., and burned with great
h„o ta. expended to hg***!T5S IT&
and on the Press, and as a near road to the snre d to the amount of $9,800, viz: $7,000 in
end in view, they are expelling every friend W. B. Heriot’s agencies, and $2,800 in the
of the President from Congress upon whom agencies of Messrs. Tuppcr «fc Lane,
the, can pet „p U» Mt. i- I
without even the color of justice. Thnt body and f or a t j me wag con8 idered in imminent
fiilly under their control, they will, doubtless, danger of total destruction. The active ex-
procecil forthwith to get rid ofthe President, ertions of the firemen, however, atrested the
in one way or another. They are resolved progress of the fire in that direction and cx-
*•■»**-• •*
cherished plans of centralization and com- upper 8t0 ry were slightly burnt. Mr. Petit
pletc subjugation of the South, and they will had just arrived from the country and taken
not scruple at any means for his removal.— I possession of his residence. Fortunately his
furniture had not arrived, ne was insured
The whole course of the newspaper represen-
. .. ... . . . i in the Insurance Agency of Messrs. Petit &
tatives of the party for the last few weeks Blyden, ffir $3,500. It is thought $500 will
shows conclusively that this is their settled repair the damages.
purpose. They intend to rule despotically or The lower story of Mr. Petit’s building bad
plunge the whole country into ruin. -j? st * >ecn opened by Mr. Isaac Klin as a mil-
On the other band, the President isequally >““7 and fancy goods store. His stock,
-»».*• *»o «*«-■*• =. wm ^
the constitution and protect the government $3,000. '
and rights of the States and people against The firemen, who had been working nobly
these invaders at every cost Whilst Con- U P to the time, were rendered powerless by a
gress has been at work marshallipg its hosts | which tbe lkme3
for the conflict, he has not been idle.
. made rnpiil progress.
Hc No. 198, occupied by Mr. Howard as a fur-
has gathered around him the full panoply niture establishment, speedily fell a prey to
of Truth and the Constitution, and calls I the flames. A portion of the stock was saved.
upon the people to stand by him in the fiery was not.insured.
.... l xr ~ / I No. 200 was occupied by Miss Doyle, Milli
! bas ’ ln t ie executlon kisser. Stock mostly saved. No insurance,
rightful powers, woven a web of logic anil No. 202, occupied by Mr. T. Zoller, who
legal restraint around Congress that no hu- bad a large assorted stock of boots, shoes, dry*
man ingenuity can break through. It can lie Roods, and notions generally, was consumed.
on its own power, discarding all the moral | wa3 insured in w . B Heriot’s agencies.
considerations that justly control the actions
of men.
Among these grand agencies to overrule a
No. 204 was occupied by Messrs. Robinson
& Nelson on the lower floor as a boot and
shoe store. The second floor w:i3 occupied
t . .. . .. . , . , .. by Mrs. R. A Camiglian as a Millinery estab
revolutionary majority in the legislative I ij 8lunent) alul t i le third floor as a residence
branch of the government, is the late Procla- by the family of Mr. F. J. Winkler. Messrs
mation of Peace and complete restoration.— Robinson & Nelson’s stock was valued at
The exact time at which it was promulgated $5,000 to $6,000, upon which they had an in-
ready succeeded in defeating one atrocious I 0 f Messrs. Tupper & Lane.
measure for the subversion of State authority, Mrs. Carnighan saved the greater portion
and he had struck a blow at a second even I of her stock. About $1,500 will cover her
more infamous, but with doubtful effect. Be- loS8 * * Ir * Y in 3! er * n - d lo ? ^ rly
, .. .. , _ .. . , everything, hardly saving their wardrobes,—
fore tbe action of Congress on the veto, he jj 0 insurance
proclaims the Union restored aud the mem- No. 206 was occupied by Mrs. A. Middle-
bers from all the States entitled to their seats, ton as a millinery establishment Her stock,
and, as a necessary consequence, to the right . wa ® n *° s *'y .sayed, was insured for
of passing upon his official conduct in that I of Slower floor
particular instance. Such is the inevitable I by j t Mehrtens, Boot and Shoe manuf&c-
effect of the Proclamation. It changes the turer and dealer. Stock mostly jsaved. In-
wholc aspect of aflairs with the law-making sured in Tuppcr & Lane’s agencies,
power. That he bad a right to issne the .The upper part of the building was occu-
P TO o,Peace, is -
as the right of Mr. Lincoln to issue tho Pro-1 Here the progress ofthe fire was effectually
clamation of War. The President is made checked, the adjoining building. No. 210, oc-
by the constitution tho judge of the contin- cupied by Mr. Goldstein as a Fancy Goods
gcncy in which insurrection commences and Store, being but slightly damaged The oc-
. cupants, however, sunered considerably in
CDfls * . . tbe removal of their goods.
The Union then is restored, declared to be The buildings destroyed were but partcally
so by competent authority. The question insured by tbe owner, Mr. Robb, as follows:
arises: Who shall make laws for its govern- z. B. Oakes’ New York Agencies:
ment t The Constitution answers: I Home Insurance Company, of N. Y. . $9,000
“The House of Representatives shall be I Croton Insurance Company, of N. Y. . 8,500
composed ot roemliers chosen every second | Adriatic Insurance Company, of N. Y. 9,500
Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Ct,,
Hayden, Agent. 5,000
Total $32,000
year by the people of the several States" &c.
“ The Senato of the United States shall be
composed of two Senators from each State,
chosen by the Legislature thereof for six
years, and each Senator shall hare one vote."
Is the present Congress thus constituted ? L. Arkansas Father’s Advice to His
t, .a- .. x, a- . ... ,, I Son.—Bol). you are about leaving home for
Heretofore the Radical majority could con- gtnmgc p arts. You arc going to throw me
tend with some plausibility that, as eleven of out of the game and go it alone. The odds
the States were in a state of insurrection, con-1 are agin you, Bob—remember tjiat industry
structivcly at least, having never been de- a , n< * Perseverance are tbe winning cards, as
, , . " . . . .... they are the “bowers.” Book laming, and
clared otherwise by competent authority, MTt of thing, wi» do to fiU up with,
therefore the present Congress, constituted like small trumps, and you must have the
alone of Northern members, was a constitu- bowers to back them or they ain’t worth
tional body, and competent to do tlie work shucks. If luck is agin you pretty strong
of legislation. But this can no longer bc «tvc and look like a sick chicken on a
rainy day, but hold up your bond and mako
urged. The Proclamation changes the entire 1>el ie Ve y oa are flush of trumps; they don’t
face of affairs, and whatever Congress may I play so hard agin you. I’ve lived and trav-
think of the matter, wc think it is clear that I ded around some, Bob, and I’ve found out
the President cannot now, nor until the ■“i soon m folks thbught you held a ^weak
Southern States are admitted to representn- ^ t y , ^ rc n ”rt e U r w ^^ keep ou”!' b!dd
tion, regard them as a constitutional body, front; but play cautions: be satisfied with a
qualified to legislate for tbe Union. It is nt p’int Many’s the hand I’ve seen ’em cucrcd
least a rule of conduct for Aim. He must re- because they played for too much. Keep
a, . ^ • . __i._A,ilyouf eyes well skinned, Bob; don’t let’em
pudiate the present Congress as mi unlaudul P * recollect the game lavs as much
body, or his Proclamation is not worth the I wfth tho head as with the hands. Be tem-
paper on which it is written. At least this perata; never get drunk, for then no matter
is our opinioh/and we believe he will yet do how you play it, both bowers and tho ace
j t ‘ won’t save you; for there’s surtin to be a
I “miss deal” or something wrong. And an-
Should tho President refuse to execute the other tbin „ (this gpok b en in a low
laws hereafter to be passed by this pretended I tone) don’t go too much on women; queens
Congress, what then ? The next step on the is kinder poor cards; the more you have ot
part of the lattcr-as the Supremo Court has ' era 1 «>® W Qr f for y° u T ? you might have three,
j, .u ii. atid nary a trump. I don’t say discard’em
adjourned and cannot he appealed to, even . if y J 0U t ^ of onc tlm J t is a trump ,
allowing that it has jurisdiction in such a I it’s all good, and there’s sartin to be one out
case—willbe their favorite project of impeach- of four. And above all, Bob, be honest;
ment. Here again arises the same objection never take a man’s trick wot don’t belong to
£
legislate, they arc incompetent to im- the case, there’s no fun in the game; it’s a
peach, or do any other legal official act.— I regular “cut-throat.” 8o now, Bob. farewell.
What next! The matter then becomes one remember wot I tell you, and you willbe sure
of force, and the issue depends upon whether !? w * n * *nd if you don’t, it sarves you right
the people and the army wiU side with the lf yOU ^ “ skunke ‘ 1 *”
Destructive Flood, in the Mississippi
New Orleans, Feb. C
There is a dangerous canvassc five miles bc-
bnnk twenty
YTorkin',; of the Civil Richts Bill.; yioltlo-WallacIlin.
From the Bo.-ton Post. Tlie Memphis Appeal gives the following
The Civil Rights bill first created citizens condensed but very clear view of a political
out of a whole class just emerged from the controversy that is getting up no little amount
ignorance of bondage; then it warned all c f feeling in Europe:
State authorities, agents and citizens against j us t now a verv sinall State in Europe—
doing anything which even recognizes a dis- Mddo-Wallachia— occupies a very prominent
tinction, social or legal, between that class position. Having managed to give its petty
and themselves^; and, finally, it orders all affairs an European interest, it is fit that our
caseS'Of complaint under the law over to the . readers—engros.-. < 1 ibeqgh they are with
cognizance and determination of the Federal tlieir own grave concerns—should be made
Courts alone, which are of coarse to be oper-, acquainted with what is happening in tho
ated by the same central power of which this j Danubian Principalities, as well as with
monstrous measure was begotten. ’ something about the region aud the people in
That is its sum and snbstance. The spies ! question.
and stipendarics employed to perform the
necessaiy work of its execution, furnish an
additional element of public danger, but still
one which properly belongs to a plan of such
a character.
Let us sec how this bill Would work in a
Styling themselves Roumanians, and vaunt
ing descent from a colony of Roman legion
aries, they are a rural, agricultural people,
Natural History- of Babies.
Babies are of two kinds, male and female,
and are usually put up in packages of one.
though sometimes two, in which "cases they
are called twins, when nearly of the same age.
They arc not confined to any particular local
ity, "but arc found plentifully distributed over
all parts of the inhabited countries. Their
ages arc various and have a wide range. We
have known them as young as ’:is easy to cal
culate time on a watch-dial, and then again
we have seen them where they have acquired
the healthy age of twenty-five, with a fair
From tho Federal Union.
Improvement of the Grounds Around the
Cnpitol.
The Legislature at iN Inst session appoint
ed Col. Fro!>eI State Engineer, and made it
his duty to examine the public buildings and
sec what repairs were indispensable; and al
so to propose a plan for the improvement of
il public grounds around tlie capitol. They
appropriated only eight tliousanp dollars for
repairing the State House, and improving the
public grounds around it. With this small
mount at his disposal, it was impossible for
prospect of advancing still further into baby the State Engineer to carry out any extensive
hood. Their weight depends a great deal on system of improvement. But Col. Frobel has
their heft; but as they have twenty-one years determined to make a beginning. This wc
to grow in before it costs them anything, it consider a very important point gained. For
don’t matter so much how big they may hap-1 tvlien it is seen what great improvements
not at all turbulent, who live in a district of I pen to be when they commence. | caa bo made with so small a sum of mo-
country separated from Turkey by the Dan-1 Probably babies have more pat names than ney, we hope and trust that the means
abe, which affords them an avenue for such any other article of their size. In the tender | will eventually be provided, and the work
single case or two. As a newly made citizen, trade and commerce os they have; the river years of life, say the first two, they are loving- will be permitted to go on. We had tho
the negro is at liberty to many whom he will,
or can. But the law of some of the States
forbid the intermarriage of whites and blacks.
The black man then would under such State
laws, be subjected to the deprivation of one
of his rights, “by tho reason of his color or
race,”—in the language of the bill. Tlie
clergymen, therefore, who obeys the local sta
tute and refuses to marry a black man to a
white woman, exposes bimBelf directly to the
penalties which are denounced by this bill.—
And even the parent of a white girl, who un
dertakes to prevent such an unnntural and
revolting union, is made obnoxious to the
same prescribed punishment. The negro may
have his own, in spite of State Courts or cus
toms ; he has but to carry his complaint to
the Federal District Court, and his wish is
made substantial by its prompt interference.
Instead of being “equality befcre the law,”
this looks like making tho black altogether
the superior.
Or, in another case: in many, if not most,
churches it is the custom, when offering the
seats for sale to the highest bidder, to allow
no classbut an acceptable one to share in the
privileges which the society has at its own
cost provided. Suppose, however, a negro
who is possessed of the means, no matter how,
insists on buying a pew in the very heart of
tho congregation. Of course any bid from him
would be refused. He can go ntoncc to tbe
Federal authorities and enter liis comp hint,
that he has been deprived of hi3 rights “by
reason of his color or race,” and the Federal
Court is bound to sec that such a right os this
of purchasing tho most eligible pew in a
fashionable church is not denied him. How
many churches, pray, wonkl be erected under
the fostering care of such a statute ? Or whit
would be the depth and reality of the reli
gion that is nourished in the heat of the pas
sions and prejudices which such a bill is de
vised specially to engender?
This is styled a Civil Rights bill. "But if
Congress may strangle the State Courts, root
out local customs, and destroy interests that
pertain only to the people of the States with
in the States, for the sake of endowing blacks
with eiti'l rights,—it is but a short step, ns it
is a perfectly logical one, to investing them
with political rights also. The interference
of Congress in the first case supplies ample
warrant for interference in the second. The
stretch of the usurpation is not so violent as
to make its attempt a hopeless one.
One of the soundest, as it is the most just,
of the reasons given by President Johnson
for refusing his assent to the bill, is the fact
that the eleven States which are chiefly to be
affected in their interests and welfare by its
passage, are permitted neither voice nor voto
n the Congress which would force it on
them. There is such palpable evidence of
tyranny here as to make all justand generous
minds revolt. Never before was it openly
held that one part of the country might bold
the other in subjection to govern it. But all
such usurpations finally prove fatal to those
who practise them. The governing power
is sure to lose its own liberty in its attempt to
force even liberty itself upon others. If we
arc resolved now to take the sword, by the
sword we may ourselves expect to fall.
White Labor in Tennessee.—A corres
pondent of the Atlanta Bulletin passing
through Tennessee and Western Virginia to
Washington, says:
The farmers in Tennessee are miking pre
parations for a large crop the coning year,
and they nrc pretty sure to make it, as they
arc not dependant upon the whims of the
Freedinen’s Bureau, or the vascilliting char
acter of Sambo, as they arc employing white
labor almost exclusively. In the Whole trip
therefore, through the State, I d* not see a
dozeu negroes at work. The whett was sad
ly injured by the cold weather, aril not half
crop will be raised.
Through Western Virginia, I fouid the far
mers with the same spirit which claracteriz-
ed the Tennesseeans. With few negroes to
annoy them, they have made airangements
to plant largely, as the grain crop had suffer
ed in common with that of Tennessee. After
crossing the Blue Rridge, I found wheat look
ing more promising, and I heard great com-
E Joints as to the uncertainty of negro labor.
[any had contracted and labored well for a
month or two, but dissatisfied, ttey have left,
and damaged the prospect of anything like a
crop in tbe great valley of Virginia.
President who is seeking to maintain the
government, or with the Radical Congress
who are seeking to overthrow it.
This ia not a pleasant subject to write about, I 1q *^
if if lrmm tap ahp nannlo in I nr* L- nrnlio. ~ . , 4 .
but it were well for our people to look probn- fect widc> and ia ; nc . rcns ; n „. TIie river is still
ble, and even possible, contingencies squarely I rising. The Commissioners are still in 6cs-
in tho face and be prepared to meet them.— I «ion.
For ourselves, wc feel no uneasiness for the Thtre is a three hundred feet canvasse
but they are always cownrds; and tlie Presi- to Bayou Plaqueminc, as it is feared that
dcht has only to present a steady bold front I bayou cannot carry off the water, and that
to these traitors to make them qunil before I will extend down to Bayou Lafourche,
him in the end. ““P 051 ”? lhe ricllL3t su « ar '“I* 3 in ! be
■ . I State. TLe canvasses are feared all over the
We trust such unhappy consequences to state. The Levee Commissioners are acting
present divisions nt Washington may in some promptlv, and will build machinery and
way bo averted; but if they must come—if boats after Augmar’s patent. The contrac
tile Radicals ofthe North are resolved Uborer,0n the levees are de
force the country into revolution—then the *"
sooner the issue is made the better. We be-
licvo the people nrc ready for it
B ’ Mr. Wm. M. White, foreman of the
Augusta Transcript, died in that city on tlie
~8th ult, of small pox, leaving a wife and
two little children to mourn his loss.
. A man, who had * ' ell lined several ivceks
in Micces-ion for fj*--— a ilrnnk, coolly pro-
K d to the magistrate that lie should take
by the year at reduced rates.
HTThe yellow fever is still raging here; I
mean in hair. Ladies are still striving to be
walking vegetables. The darkest hair may
The Fenians.—The Washington corre-1 * u « Kl1 to carrots within a month They
pondent of tlie Worcester Spy writes: ¥ An know what they arc doing. An honest
incident coming to my knowledge relating to conieur told a young tnend oi mine, at the
the Fenian movements would seem to argue I wJnimcr.cemcnt ot the mama yes, miss,
that there is really some lire behind all %
smoke. A speculator well known in this city * HB fl “ MM
as having made large purchases of arms, mu
nitions, etc., sold, among other nrticles, to
the Fenian leader, General Sweeney, a week
ago last Wednesday, twenty thousand array
revolvers aud seventeen thousand forage caps.
It is kndtvn that a very large proportion of
the military material sold by the War De
partment since the rebellion closed, has been
purchased by or.e or the other of the Fenian
executives."
Tlie Siamese twins now sign their
names “Chang and Eng Bunker,” adopted
ns tbe surname of their family the—family of
the sisters they married.
two years, but after that time I cannot bo re
poi*ib!c!“ After that, ladies, you will
either be gray or bald. Such is the influence
of the gold hair washes; besides which they
bring eye diseases and sometimes paralysis o*f
the brain.—fetter from London.
Geneual Fohkest.—We leant that Gen.
Forrest,'through bis friends, olfered to sur-
rendei himself to Brigadier-General Runkle,
Superintendent of the Freedmeii's Bureau
litre, for trial for the late homicide on his
plantation. General Runkle could not take
jurisdiction of the case, as it occurred in
Missi-sippi, but suggested that he report to
Gen. Thomas at Vicksburg.—KsmpMt Post.
Will Kerosene Explode?—A Kerosene
lamp exploded on Thursday right, at the
luBse of Dr. Humphreys. The Dr. was turn
ing off the light when tho explosion took
place, loud as a cannon, almost, scattering the
fragments of the lamp through the hall. The
oil took fire, but was extinguished in a short
time, without damaging the home.
We have heard of several explosions of this
kind during tlie last few months, Wb think
this oil should be fully tested by competent
persons, and if it is not safe it lnd better be
discarded from family use. If any of onr
readers know anything of tlie explosive na
ture of this oil, we hope they will give the
public the benefit of that knowledge.—Atlan
ta Neto Era.
Reported Servile Inscbrection in Cu
ba.—The correspondent of the Associated
Press writes from Havana under date of the
24th ult.:
Since Wednesday night there has been a
report of negro insurrections on Oviedo’s
S laudations, and also on an estate of Martin
lernandez, and on two others near Boland-
son. The Government sent this morning
cavalry, and infantry arc now preparing to go
to tho scene of trouble. There is little dan
ger to be apprehended of a general outbreak
at present, but many feel tlrat, it will come
sooner or later. * 1
History of Vetoes.—Tho Richmond Ex
aminer has tho following piece of political
history:
It is a noteworthy fact in American history
that every Presidential veto has been sustain
ed by the people. We can recall no instance
or the contrary*. Mr. Tyler’s vetoes were
quite as successful as those of General Jack-
son. Judging trom present indications, the
last veto of President Johnson will command
a larger popular support than any American
President.
Southern Methodist Conference.
New Orleans. April 5.—The Methodist
Conference lias been organized, with Bishop
Andrews presiding. Bishop Early is assist-
_ Dr. Simmons as. Secretary. A standing
committee of one from each State has been np’
pointed. The city clergymen compose the
committccon public worship. Preaching has
been arranged for every night One hundred
members are present and one hundred more
are coining to join the venerable body. A
letter from Bishop Soule advises that the
name of Soutliem Conference be retained.
privilege a short time since of examining
im-
powerful neighbors for many years, have I Noble Handsome, and hundreds of other ap-1 the public grounds around tlie capitol, aud
made it impossible for this out-of-thc-wnv pellations which we never could translate. wc were perfectly astonished to see what
little nationality of some two or three mil- For several years, until they get old enough great improvements can be made to the public
lions of rustics and their nobles, to choose t» play out of doors and soil their faces, their grounds for a comparatively small outlay.—
and administer their own government accord- lives are one long continuous game of Copen- These improvements will not only add great-
ing to their own likings and notions of what liagen, everybody laboring under the delusion ly to the comlort and convenience of the
might be best for their own interests. The that all babies are for us to kiss—conse- members of the Legislature, but will also be
balance of power question was too exigent for quentjy to see one is to kiss it. We can not a great improvement to our city, and mako
that, and Moldo-Wallachia was obliged to recollect of ever finding ourselves in the pres- Milledgevillo one of the most desirable sum-
submit to such political arrangements as were once of a baby, but what the fond mother mer residences in the State. Col. Frobel
determined by tlie great European powers, would say to it: “Now be a good little deary, believes that with a small amount from the
at least three of which coveted its incorpora- and give a gentleman a nice kiss!” Of course city be willbe enabled to bring water into the
tion with their own possessions, that is, Rus- wc accepted it, though kissing ain’t our State House and tlie grounds around it, and
sia, Austria and Turkey—to which last it had forte. We are naturally modest, and don’t into every part of the city sufficient for foun-
belonged. It seemed to be conceded on all care to be seen kissing anybody. Wc don’t tains, and to be used to extinguish fires.—
sides, save by the Moldo-Wnllacks, that its hanker after it as some of our friends do. Wc The means by which the Engineer proposes
existence as an independent European State are willing to kiss a pretty girl occasionally to bring the water into the city could also be
would be a nuisance from its weakness and lor her mother’s sake, or even for her own, employed to drive mills and other machinery
consequent, incessant liability to insult and rather than have any trouble; yet we think and might be made a _ source o f
aggression. * if said pretty girl owed us a kiss, we should great profit to the city. We hope our
Under this arrangement a native—Prince I much prefer to have it remain on interest to City Council will look into this mat-
Couza—governed, as Hospodar, and quite to having it paid when it became due; we never ter, anil if they find that by a small expendi-
his own satisfaction, for his army obedient, would present our bill and demand payment turc of the city funds they can confer a last-
the Church had been made independent of —not if we continued perfectly sane. We I mg benefit upon our community they will
tho patriarchate of Constantinople, and the understand that there ase qnite a number of not hesitate to make tlie expenditure. CoL
Diet was apparently facile and friendly. But persons who differ from us in regard to kiss-1 Frobel has also taken the level of the Oco-
all of a sudden, army, Church, and Diet with- >ng; if so, let them differ; we cannot stop to I nee river from the mouth of Fishing Creek
out the least warning, determined to depose argue the point, as our subject treats of ba- to Carter’s Shoals, about three miles, aud
him. This resolve was dulv communicated I bies. I finds that a dam at Carter s Shoals, 10 feet
to the Prince, who was then handcuffed like a The monotony of babies’ lives is- varied by h igh would give a head of water at Milledge-
common felon, put in a carriage, driven I snc h little incidents as an attack of measles, ville of about fifty feet This, with a canal
across the border without the least personal mumps or croup, and we would not neglect three miles long and requiring a comparative-
injury, and turned adrift—his countrymen to speak of cutting teeth. A baby that has My small outlay wbuld give manufacturing fa-
liaving no further use for him, in their belief I safely got through aTl of these infantile trou- cilities to Milledgevillo not surpassed, if
and rally satisfied that he could not longer bles is considered worth some seven-five dol- equalled, by any town in this portion of the
administer the government to their satisfac- lars more than one who lias them in prospect State. These great advantages for manufne-
tion. At the same time unaffected by any j The diseases are, however, easily treated, and Muring have already attracted, tho attention
theories of liberty, fraternity and equality, in cases of the measles all that is necessary is of engineers and men of business, and wo
they have not sought to set lip a Republic— to have them break out well, and sec to it hope the time is not distant when they
they only ask to lorm a nationality to be I that they don’t strike in; with mumps, just will be put to a practical use. Our citizens
known on tbe same maps of Europe hereafter let them mump round a day or two, and they are under great obligations to CoL Frobel
as Roumonia, and are willing to elect some will come out all right. With the croup, it for his endeavors to develop the natural re-
prince from one of the reigning families of i3 necessary to strike ile—generally goose ilc sources and advantages of this hitherto neg-
Europc. Their choice first fell upon the —and if applied in season,’twill soon lubri- Mected portion of the State, and also to our
brother of the present King of Belgium, but cate the throat without much trouble. Cut- Senators and Representatives, Messrs. Kenan
he lias declined tlie honor. At tlie last ac- ting teeth runs longer than either of the oth- and McComb for their indefatigable cxer-
counts the position had been tendered to a er diseases, yet by a timely investment in a tions in the Legislature to obtain a small ap-
scoin of tbe house of Saxe Coburg, who will rubber ring and rattle, you get rid of a doc- preprint ion with which to commence the
probably accept. ^ I tor's bill. When wc were young, we cut our work of improvement. CoL Frobel has also
It is alleged on one hand that 'the deposi-1 teeth on a silver dollar, but as silver dollars drawn a beautiful new map of the city of
tion of Prince Couza was wrought by Rus- are now made of paper, they don’t stand the Milledgevillo and environs, which contains
sian intrigue for Russian ends, rather than wear and tear of a whole set of teeth; and it many improvements upon any of our old
from any spontaneous action of his subjects, j cheaper in the end to invest in a rubber I maps. We shall have more to say upon these
The efforts to secure a foreign prince as ruler, I ring. interesting subjects hereafter: in tue mcau-
it seems, are in opposition to the express stip- Learning to walk and talk arc two achieve- time wc hope this commencement of improv-
ulations of the European powers, agreed upon ments about which too much cannot be said, inents, will stimulate our citizens to improve
at a former conference, when it was decided Thf walking, though it is a mere nothing their own lots, and to assist Col. w'robcl in
that only a native should be eligible to the | compared to talking, yet is more dangerous, | the works of improvement which he proposes,
functions of Hospodar. Hence it is that a and accidents often occur; still they usually
new European conference has been convoked, acquire the art with necessary breaking of I Ex-Postmaster General Reagan. The
some crockery or furniture, which they fran- New Orleans Crescent of the 29th ult., pub-
tically clutch in order to save a tall. During lis i 1C3 a private letter f rom Hon. John H.
the season oi practicing, nothing can drop in „ t, . ~ . -,...
I The Selma (Ala.) Messenger publishes some I the house, or the least noise be made, but I Reagan, Postmaster General ofthe late Con-
interesting observations in regard to the rich what mother will drop whatever she has in federate States, written to a gentleman of that
canbrake region of Alabama, which has hitb- her hand and cry out, “ There goes Willie! I city. We publish an extract to show how
The Cotton Prospect in the Cancbrnke
District of Alabama.
erto been the successful cotton raising section what has he done now ?” and rush to the scene the author adapts himself to the present con-
of the State, if not indeed of the whole of action, to find perhaps a flower-pot on the dUion f affair and " as an esamplo 0 f in-
South. The estimate seems to us reasonable, I floor and Willie engaged in scattering its . , r .
and tlie reflections worthy of attention : contents about the room. After clearing up <*ustry in a gentleman who lias occupied high
“A recent visit to the plating region has the debris, the mother returns to her work, P n J^ lc Station, that others would do well to
put us in the possession ot some facts which thanking her stare that it was only a choice unitate:
may be of interest to those who arc desirous verbena that was ruined, and not Willie’s “9 a m J’ rctum home I determined that it
to form an estimate as to the relative size of neck. w ?« ld comport most with my self respect, and
the next cotton crop. Wc are aware that ex- Their conversation in. tlie beginning is a I with what wm due to my iriends, tor me to
aggerated views have been put forth from our little difficult to understand. They abbrevi- avoid all participation in public aflairs, and I
commercial cities, which have gone across ate a great deal,and throw aside all pronouns chose not to engage in the practice ot my
the water, and have already had their influ- as perfectly useless. Listening to their talk is profession, lor tlie present at least, and have
ence in depressing the price of cotton/ Itispro- like an Italian opera; one hears thenoisc, but quretly settled myself down to tanning. I
bable that no section of country has suffered cannot understand what it means. The first f° un d m y farm in bad condition, though I
less from the disturbing influences of the “papa” or “mamma,” distinctly spoken, is air | , no 'y getting it into a good state ot
war than the canebrakc region of South worth five dollars to either of the delighted I cultivation, and have unproved it much
Alabama. At no time was it the scene of parents. Babies must notymly talk to them- since the first of January. I have one white
hostilities. Locked up between rivers, the selves, but must bo talked to; and the amount man and seven freedmen at work; have
negro population had but little comunication of baby-talk used in a common sized family I planted some fruit trees and shrubbery,
with the outer world, and have less generally I is prodigious. Baby’s appearance opens a I and most of my vegetable garden and Irish
changed their locations than perhaps in any new field to all. The old hands who have potatoes, and beaded out my sweet potatoes,
other section of the country. Provisions also seen babies before converse in the language I and planted thirty-five acres of corn and have
were plentiful, and capital sufficient to fur-1 quite fluently, but ’tis ridiculous to hear a be- 33 much more ready to plant; have sowed down
nish mules and farming implements for the ginner undertake to master this difficult twelve or fifteen acres in small gram, and
whole breadth of arable land. Whatever tongue. Talking baby-talk is an art which shall plant about thirty-live acres ra cotton,
observations may be made, therefore, in this lew ever acquire to perfection, thpugh by a I am orchardm and gardener myself, and
section, must be considered as far above an constant practice tho most stupid can par- when not engaged at this, or in the necessary
average of the condition ot the South. It is tialiy acquire it, yet it takes two or three superintendence of the freedmen, I work on
a region of unsurpassed fertility, and at any generations of babies to make a perfect tke “ lrm constantly with my own lianas, and
period before the war must have produced linguist. can do as much work with apparently as lit-
one-fourth of the cotton crop of Alabama.— I The effect a baby produces on a family, no I t * e fatigue as any ot them. I make fence,
These few facts which follow, though not ro-1 matter how sober said family may be, is won- S ru * > , aud pile ana buru brush, plow, etc.,
duced to figures, will readily show what pro-1 derful to behold. It completely turns the and am as thoroughly bronzed as other la-
portion of this product may be expected from heads of all. If any particular one behaves | borers. ,
the coming crop. But to the facts. I more insane, or is carried away more than the j "You can hardly imagine the sense ot re-
“Thc breadth ofland in cultivation was es-1 rest, we think grandma will hear off the palm, ,lef and repose of mind I enjoy in the ab-
timated by those with whom we conversed although pa, lua, grandpa, aunt, uncle, and a sencc of the cares and perplexities ot official
at about two-thirds of that usually planted long list of cousins are not counted out by I and public life, or tlie great interest I take
before the war. This estimation wa3 made any means. TVe think the mother acta the and the eupjyment I experience in my retired
by a gentlemen residing in the best portion of I most sensible, though even she has her weak quiet life. And it our country wasagaiu
tho canebrake—we mean in that portion points in regard to baby and will occasionally with constitutional government and
which is best off os to the number of labor- exhibit a trace of insanity when dilating upon civd nbertv, and my beloved chief arm a few
ere. Nevertheless, we heard of entire plan- liis charms and accomplishments. • | other denr mends were restored to their lib-
tations of very fine land lying out of cultiva- The effect babies have on progression is
tion. The number of black laborers has I self-evident., No onc ever knew a baby infe-
largely decreased on that of former years, rior to any preceding baby. On the con-
whilc there has been considerable addition of I trarv, each one is a little in advance of any
white laborers drawn from other sections of yet boin; and when we think of the vast
[ erty and families, I should feel perfectly con
tented and happy.”
The Andy Johnson men cnrrv nil be
fore them in Tennessee. We wkh they were
to have an election soon, in which they could
get a lick at Brownlow. He would never
have breath enough to say “hell-fire,” "devil."
and ‘'damnation” again.—Louhtille Journal.
General Seth Williams, of the United States
army, died at Boston on tlie 25tli ult.
The Failure oi the Cordova Colony.
. Asamatterofgeneralintelligence,wepnb-
the State where cotton was not usually grown. I numbers yet to be, and liow every ona will I lislied yesterday the latest accounts received
Most of the field labor is now performed by I be a trifle superior to its predecessor, what a in New York from Mexico, the concluding
men, the women regarding it as the duty of glorious future awaits us!, We shall cventu- paragraph of which was as follows:
their husbands to support them in idleness, ally reach perfection. How can those per- “ The announcement that the Cordova rebel
These, with the children, constitute, however, sons who believe that wc retrograde instead colony has proved a failure is confirmed, and
a reserve force which may be profitably em- of progress, reconcile this fact with their ah- the exiles are abandoning Carlotta for want ot
ployed in picking time. I surd theory ? | Imperial protection from the Mexican guer-
“The prevailing feeling amongthc laborers Some people, a little enthusiastic, look up- [ rlllas. General discontent prevailed among
seems to be one of contentment with their on a baby, “as a thing of joy forever.” Now the colonists.”
wages, and most of them arc laboring indus-1 we have seen some whom we thought bad a it does not require any extraordinary
triously. The planters, also, are hopeful, and liberal discount on their beauty, and their powers'of insight to see, at a glance, the drilt
being generally new men, have accepted the I “joy torever” would quickly vanish on having 0 f this report,"and to comprehend immediate-
situation, and nrc determined to leave no to commence to cry and ’‘refuse to bo com-1 j v tbe motives which prompted it. That
means untried to produce a heavy crop.— I forted” when left in our charge, and we bu- I ti ie re is onc particle of truth in the statement
Most of them being renters, do not plant corn, I sily engaged in reading and writing. I we cannot and do not believe. On tho ether
ns they do not expect to remain on the same It must be comforting to a man. no matter ] lan d, there is every reason to confirm the be
places’ another year, and hence almost tlie how ugly or despised ho may be, to think he jj e f j n that the colony is in as flourishing
entire breadth of the soil will be placed in was once a baby, beloved by a large circle of ft condition as it well could be, when the
cotton.” I relatives and friends. It is a comfort we I difficulties under which they migrated to that
would not deny him. There nrc quite a mim- country are considered.
VrnoiNiA Wheat Crops.—The Lexington I | jer of th js world’s people who wav u°t lov-1 Letters from Gcu. Price and Gov. Harris,
Gazette says that the wheat crop lias improved * n o habies a great triiile; they arrived at I reliable gentletncn and sturdy patriots,
considerably since the warm weather set in. years when people censed to love them, quite „j ve t ] ic m03t flattering accounts as to the fu-
The prospect is decidedly better now than a early in life, and have never been babies since. f urc 0 f tbe little band. Uu
few weeks ago, and some intelligent farmers Babies resemble wheat in manv respects. Rumors like the onc referred to are patched
think wc will yet have a fair crop this year. Firstly, neither arc good for much till they 1 up b y the radicals for the purpose ot deter-
A large crop of com and oats will be seeded, arrive at maturity. Secondly, both arc bred ring tioae of our people who would seek a
Much land lias been broken up, and our peo- ' n the bouse, also the pmcer of tlie iarnily. more congenial clime, from so doing. In
pie are exerting themselves energetically t<> I Thirdly, both nave tn be cradUfl. Fourthly. I common parlance, they are unpardonable
produce the largest possible amount of grain both are generally well thrashed before they falsehoods.
of all kinds. The Richmond Times savs that are done with. "We trust, however, that the magnanimous
leetiit advices confirm the .-ad intelligence criupi! nv itt nvns and patriotic course being pursued by the
published some time since, that almost the President will accomplish what radical mis-
entire crop of wheat in that State, north of _ Fatti baa been offered $50,000 for fifty | statements will fail to achieve—check enn-
James river, has been seriously injured by the
sQverc cold weather of tbe past winter. In
some neighborhoods the yield will be scarcely
equal to the quantity seeded. Two succes
sive failures of the wheat crop mu-f fall cru-h-
ingly upon the farming interest. V,'e are glad
to 1: car that there is a very general movement
on the part of fanners, in consequence of the
failure of the wheat, to plant tobacco exten
sively.
A TnAsiiY PnuAcirF.i:.—A certain chaplain
of a regiment d'Afrique, in tlie course of his
rambles a few days ago, encountered a squad
of juvenile citizens of African descent busily
engaged in manipulating the mi d and trash
ot a deserted corn-died. On benevolent in
quiry lie learned the young hopefuls were
building a church, and on retracing liis steps
in about in fcoar after he found tbe structure
completed. Thinking to quiz the dusky
architects, be inquired ivliat they would do
fora preacher? To which one half-nuked
sprig of Ebony responded by saying: “IV c
meant to have made a preacher, too, but all the
trash gin out f"
\ nights’ singing in this counrry.
Among the recent converts at a Methodist
revival was Barnum's giant.
The Prince of 'Walesis reported to be grow-
•werry 6tout.” He weighs 178 pounds.
Emile Olliver is editor of the Paris Press
20 cts. a line.
Maretzck proposes to inaugurate a series
of Pari-i.ui masked balls in New York.
Within twelve months New York will have
thirty theatres.
gration.—Aug. Chron. & Sent.
MERCANTILE FAILURES—HEAVY FOR
GERIES.
New Yoke, April 5.—Messrs. Beatty, Bros.
& Co., tea merchants, have suspended, with
liabilities amounting to $000,COO. Their
failure is attributed to a member ot the firm
bating issued bills to the amount of $250,000
on fonred documents.
D. Si Scholiield, a member ot tho Petrole
um and Mining Board, has suspended.
General Sherman, in his Detroit speech,
The duchess of Souther!amUs dangerously Sldd _" I know the mail at tlie head of a fairs
ill. She was the ino-t magnificent looking
woman in Europe.
Motto of Congress—Positively no admit-
tauceG—(Sunday Herald.
General Howard has applied for fifty more
army officers for duty in the Freedinen’s Bu
reau.
The rinderpest is lmd enough, uays a con
temporary,) but orange peel on the sidewalk
is the rindest pest.
at Washington, ami all wc have to do is to
trust him. Exercise forbearance and pat.riot-
in, and give the President your hearty and
earnest support.”
"Do you propose to put Ike into a
store, Mrs. Partington ?" asked a friend.
•Yes,” replied the old lady, “but I’m pes-
i tiferous to know which. Some tell 1110 the
wholesome trade is tbe best, but I believe the
1 ringtail will bo the most beneficious to lum.