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MACON, GrA., MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1866-
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Ration i
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Ilorx.—To week, debilitated Dys-
v. frMBing under a life of agony, wo offer
»vt \TTOX BITTERS
plantation BITTERS
^ ,nd .ore remedy. Thi* retnarkablo
'^d*e relie™ Boor Stomach, Headache,
j-rttars. Bit*™* *»<• •>! tha
Lpiefni of Dyepepeie, at once,
fjpcd effect it felt upon the Brat trial
•'.nulien Bittere are tho pleasantest tonio in
L wrli-
|n«old. <*>* young, and the middle aged,
L-kispwledge their wonderful health-giving
| So ck«P «f diet it naceeeary while ueing
Eit sll you want of the beat you can gat.
ration Bittere are exhausted Nature’s great
T They give tone to tbo Stomach, and
Epiaaer to the Mind, and driving away
the doubts that roll
I Cinmtrrett darkness o’er the fainting soul!
TO rr.OVE IT—TRY A BOTTLE.
Bask State o» Gkoroia.—Parties inter-
L:ca1 are referred to the notification of the As-
jjnffj of this institution, to be found in our
Quoins. .. i .i
I As Exkboetic Woman.—An exchange
In one of the young ladies now setting type
i the office of the Montgomery Advertiser,
i.l three hundred bales of cotton burned in
!, si^orocry during the Wilson raid. In
lad of repining in idleness over her misfor-
ae, she goes nobly to work at a business
cited to her intellectual tastes. We com-
l ad her heroic self-reliance to the impover-
Kied of both sexes.
[ Mixf.rai. Istkkests of Georoia.—Tlte
[unnsh Republican learns from a gentleman
| ho has recently returned from Dalilonega,
apkin county, Georgia, that the mining in
U,ts of that section promise soon to become
I prominent source of wealth to the State.—
l unmber of substantial companies have been
Irmed, and are now importing the most ini
loved machinery. Experts say that the
Lues of Dalilonega are as rich ns those of
jiiiforaia, and can be much more economi-
Iffly worked. The machinery used there be
lt? and during the war, saved only two-
iths of the gold, while the improved ma-
’ will save all. A large immigration
D that district is expected.
p-EW BOOK ON GOVERNMENT AND LAW.
far. Government and Laws of the United
1 States, comprising a complete and com
prehensive view or tho rise, progress, and
present organization of the State and Na
tional Qpverments. By Prof. Wm. B.
Wedgwood, L. L. D., New York ; Scher-
merborn, Bancroft & Co., 1800.
| There is something original in the compo-
ttoaand design of this work. It is intended
popular treatise on Government and Law,
| : general use, and as a valnble source of in-
ition to every citizen in the ordinary
ess affairs of life. It is the substance of
I tonne of over one hundred lectures deiiver-
F by the author before the Law School of
t University of the city of New York, and
nuins a vast amount of knowledge that
?ry gentleman should possess. The arrange-
«»is well adapted to popular instruction,
p* st Jl« being as free as possible from legal
fehaieslities, and the chapters followed by
pstions on every material point discussed,
p? chapters on the origin of onr government
N history of the American system of laws,
"'-or has dons the public a real service.
♦ i .
’ question of Bailing JcITcrson
Onvls.
WAsnrNOTON, June it.
Umc to an abrupt termination to-day. It
IPpcuD that both the Attorney General and
ff-totf Justice Chase Informed the counsel of
Awistb»t there was no reason why bail
rr m, d »ot be taken in Davis’ case, and that
p? proper person to make such application
JMJudgc Underwood, who presides over
p*Yrcnit Court, before whom he is to bo
T *d m October next. Accordingly the coun-
1 “live been waiting hero since Friday last
r Judge Underwood to return to his
pome in Alexandria, in order to bring
r-c matter before him. He returned
J * 00 Saturday evening, and was called up-
j. Horace Greeley, who informed the
pj<Jgo that he desired to go on tho bond as
£?* the securities, to the extent of $50,000.
, TT ' n *° nucf J Greeley that he would be
on Monday morning, when he
LT ’’ “** what the counsel bad to say in
This morning the judge called
i.v n •« tton »ty General and was informed
Li* . ccr that Messrs. O’Conor and Pratt
,0 submit arguments in favor of tho
y^Wuineut taking bail in this case; nnd im-
fhe above counsel and the
Atmmev-Gcncral were ushered into a
L. „ ,,1C Attornev-Geheral’s office, where
|iamM ! M r i"' < ? S / ul, y» #,kcd ovcr - Thc Jnd 8°
(1 nK.ioformetl them thet he had no
tlm / , la $ was » bailable offense; but
destred to say then nnd there that he
'jor> n °f ^ ard Mr. Davis within the jurisdic-
in. JeW 1 -' 11 court l that in his judgment he
-’ n ithm the military jurisdiction of the
u. being confined within a tort.—
toertfore,dcclinded to take any action in
Jmi mal,er - Mr. O’Conor requested the
uge to put his objections in writing, that
, - 0l, 8ht submit them to the President with
H**.™ fretting the President to remove
done at once, nnd the tounsel
kia!. i P a P* r containing the decision and
before the President Thus thc mat-
thi, * n< ?‘ the/ ]tarries left tlte city on
to ^ vcn, "ff train, including those who were
^go on the bond, except Mr. Charles O’Con
or’ Z..S rc ® lun * behind to oacurtaimthe views
is !li* er t ,e decision of President Johnson
Bu„' " lat t<r. The impression is that tho
has been defeated by the action of thc
(wj* to-xlay, and that neither the Attorney-
nor L'ljeso nor Underwood will allow
* ,a ' le d under any circumstances,
Jr, 1 . 1 ,s ver J doubtful if tin- I n i !, m ....
nhtm.-.-^cial Cor, Y. World.
Paris tuul
Continental Correspon
dence.
Paris, May 20, 18GG.
To the Editor» of the Macon Telegraph :
PACIFIC ' INTERMEDIATION.
After so many weeks of uncertainty and sus
pense, of false news and conjecture, onu fact lias
come to light: It appears certain that England,
France and Russia haveagreed to propose a Con
gress to Prussia, Italy and Austria, in order that
some understanding may be come to with respect
to the different subjects at Usne, without having
appeal to arms. This proposal has been accepted
and the first meeting of plenipotentiaries will take
place on Friday next It is, of coarse, impossible
to say what will come out of this Congress; It is,
however, generally thought that unless the three
contending powers put a great amount of pride in
their pockets, the whole thing will end In smoke.
A PEEP BEHIND THE SCENEb.
Whilst the actors arc rehearsing their parts, let
ns take a peep behind the scenes and look at thc
diflerent actors—the crack part will, of course, be
filled by Napoleon the III. His Majesty is in flrst
rate spirits, and evidently delighted at having car
ried his point, (the long cherished Congress). He
new no logner snubs the deputies, nor anybody
else; he is all smiles, and is to be seen daily in dif
ferent parts of the town, conversing with the work
men employed in building the bcautifni churches
sod palaces, which are to make tke Parisian Capi
tal the most splendid city of the world. Tbo Em
press is almost always by hi* side, and is even of
ten present at the councils held by the minister,
when deliberating on the affairs of State.
Prince Napoleon has just arrived from Italy. He
has given the Emperor a most lively picture of the
state of that country at the present moment; and
his opinion is, that war in the Peninsula is una
voidable, unless Austria consent to give up Venc-
tia. Mods. Fonld, iheinister of finance, has told
bis imperial master that should any call be made on
the exchiqnler for fresh supplies of troops, he
must beg to decline the honor of managing the
money matters of the country. TbedepnUeaofthe
Chamber have not got over the imperial speech at
Auxerre, and are sulky when Invited to partake of
the hospitality of the Tnlleries. The Emperor is,
however, as I told you beiore, in flowing spirits.
What docs this postend—war or peace, CM to ml
Prince Napoleon is all for war, and makes no dis-
guise of his sentiments as regards Austria. He
does nst think that the proud Haps burg will give
up the brightest jewel in the Austrian Crown. The
Ambassadors of Austria, Press is and Italy, now
look as grave ss judges, and are constantly keep
ing a watch on their countenances, so that nothing
may betray their thoughts. Even Mad’e la Prin-
cessc de Mctterelck never celebrated for her tael
tnreity, now goes about much likepwpo gtno in
Mozart’s Zaubcrptote, with a padlock on their lips.
The lovely Austrian Ambassadress, who was wont
to be the merriest and wittiest in the throng at the
Tuileries, giving ns the very last new rashion, is
now almost a dead letter,.
OH NO, WE NEVER MENTION HER, nER NAME
IS NEVER IIEAltD.”
It is to be hoped that this state of things will
not otherwise last, the lovely Ambassadress will
soon be forgotten, like everything in the frivo
lous capital.
THE QUEKN OF FASHION.
Her Excellency haring dropped tho sceptre of
fashion for a time, it has not been long before
another has been found to pick it up. We have
heard of nothing else of late, except of the bon
nets and dresses worn by the charming Madame
de Ponrtales, who appeared at the races of Chan
tilly, a few days ago, in a most charming toilette,
wearing a large vine-leaf sprinkled with dia
monds, (to represent dew) on her head in lien of
bonnet.
FINANCIAL SCANDAL.
Any stranger to see the way in which our la
dies dress at present in the French capital would
no doubt fancy that money was to be picked up
in the streets, but slss! such is not the ease; "all
that glitters is not gold/’ There is a universal cry
that trade has not been so bad for years—some of
our oldest houses are failing, end we have more
over to report the detection of the cash-keeper of
Sou* Oomptoir de* Chemint defer, who it turns out,
has been robbing the Company for several months
past. One no longer knows whom to trust, for
this employe has always been considered to
be perfectly honest, and every body would have
entrusted him with untold gold.
rot like costume of a member of the Institute, he
is content to die. The Friends of Felicien Da
vid are very wrath at his not having been put
into the fantneii, left vacant by Clapisson, but
it is generally thought that the composer of the
Desert and Laliarookh Us not ’a la hauteur, and
that a most proper choice has been made. We
are looking forward to a new, nay, two new ope
ras from the composer of Fau»i, the first entitled
Romeo and Jnliatte, and tho second Calombt,
which is being rehearsed at tbo opera Comique
and will bo shortly given to the public.
ROSSI, TIIE TRAGEDIAN.
The lovers of tragedy, who arc now deprived of
the performance of Shakspeare, Racine Corneille,
and other classical authors—as there is such a
dearth of good acton—and actresses arc anxionsiy
looking forward to thc performances of the cele
brated Italian tragedian, Rossi, the mole rival of
Mad. Ristori, who bas neglected n» for some time.
He Intends making his debrt in SUak'pcnre’s Ham
let, called In Italian Andeto.
MEMOIRS OF TALLEYRAND.
The memoirs of the weather-cock minister were,
according to all accounts, to have appeared this
year, bnt that the heirs of the Episcopal man ot
State ore not yet willing that they should begiven
to tho pnblic, though the will of Talleyrand ex
pressly stipulates tbattbey shall be published SO
years after his death.
I
Letter From Indian Springs.
Indian 9frino*. Ga.,
June 14tli, 18GG.
Editor* Telegraph: M your request, I
send 3'ott a finr dotting9 irotn this popular
and well known watering place. The season
his goods, one is reminded of thc amusing the rude brutality that military turnkeys ;
character of Mr. Going Gone in “Ten thou-; c _°uld ir.tllet, and that too by those who In;
Tlie German War Question.
sand a yenr.” Adam Giffen, Esq., so well
and favorably known ia Macon, is elected
State Treasurer, and is ae lively and jovial as
ever. Many of the oldest merchants of Ho
bos just opened, and visitors are comiDg in bile and other cities are also-moving here.—
rapidly, there being about 50 sojourners here For men of capital, business experience, and
at present. Among the npsilxr, I notice the enterprise there is no better piace in America,
Messrs. Butts, well known hwilders of C9U011 in my judgment, to make money rapidly,
boxes, Mr. Dempsey, Mr. Powell, the banker, crescent monthly
Messrs. Lamar, Ralston, Hertz and others. Is thc name of a new Magazine, started
and Misses Gresham and Lamar, all from here a few months since unde? the auspices of
your city. Col Smith' of the Intelligencer, Wm. Evelyn, Esq., which bids-fair to attain
is also here. He bas been suffering for sere- great popularity and influence. The South
ral months with jaundice, but is improving has needed just such a periodical'for a long
PRISONER DAVIS.
^Ite following article from the Cincinnati
Enquirer, will be read with deep interest, and
we have no apology to make for the space it
occupies:
We observe, says the Enquirer, tlmt in a
late official report to the Government by its
surgeon at Fortress Monroe, Dr. Cooper, that
functionary says of the prisoner:
“Slight noises, which sre scarcely percepti
ble to a man in robust health, cause him much
pain, the description of thc sensation being
as one flayed and having every sentient nerve
exposed to thc waves of sound. Want of
sleep has been a great and almost principal
cause of his nervous excitability. Thia has
been produced by the tramp of the creaking
boots of the sentinels on post round the pris
on room and the relieval of the guard at the
expiration of every two hours, which almost
invariably awakens him. Prisoner Davis
states that he has scarcely enjoyed over two
hoars of sleep unbroken at one time since
his confinement. 3Ieacs have been taken,
by placing matting on the floors for the sen
tinel to walk on, to alleviate thi3 source of
disturbance, but with only partial success.—
His vital condition is low. and he has but lit
tle recuperative force. Should he be attack
ed by any of the severe forms of disease to
which the tide-water region of Virginia is
subject, I, with good reason, fear for the
result.”
This is the treatment that is accorded to a
man who, for four years, was at the head of
more than one third of the States of the
American Union, and represented their Gov
ernment both at home and abroad. It is the
kind of revenge that is token upon air indi
vidual who was thc chief exponent of a na
tional sentiment, embracing a country nearly
as large as the Continent of Europe, exclu
sive of Russia. It indicates the manner in
which the dignity of the country is display
ed toward that 'great combatant, who for
years wilded a power that resisted forces that
would have overthrown any of the mighty
monarchies upon thc Continent of Europe. It
is completing the record that wo are making
up for future histoiy. By that it trill appear
that the great hero of eleven sovereign
States, after a long and desperate struggle
with their twenty-five compeers, at last, by
the fortunes of war, fell into their hands.—
There were many times when a trifling change
of circumstances would have sufficcdfto have
thrown the balance into the other scale. A
long career of success shone resplendent upon
the banner of these Southern belligerents in
the strife. Tlte names of Bull Run, first and
Second Shiloh, the Seven Pines, of Gaines’
Mill, of Fredericksburg, of Cedar Mountain,
of Harper’s Ferry, of Chancellorsville, off
Antictntn. of Chickatnauga, of Murfreesboro’
and Gettysburg, of Spottsylvania, of Coal
Harbor, of the Wilderness, of Charleston,
and Richmond, and Petersburg, suggest th*
greatest ntilitary events, both in their magni-
the bravery and determination
- tndo and m
H* has been , 0 f t | lc j r contestants that appear in modem
consigned to the prison of Masas, where he will ; history. “Prisoner Davis,” as he is called-in
await his trial, whieh, it issupposed, will be a | this Fortress Jlonroe dispatch, had under bha
dreadful erpoee of how things are carried on by j military commanders as consummate as Marl-
some bankers. It is further reported that a well ; borough, Wellington, or Prince Eugene. He
, Tml , . known prince, now non eei inventus, has been a j commanded others who possessed the fire,
ytri instructing. On the whole, we have , 1,^. nf the dasl*. the mtrcpiditv and the heroic
-A approval for the work, and think the l* r g® P ar C, P 1 l bravery of Marshals Ncy, Murat, Lannes, and
Monsieur ,. j Davoust, thc great militarv paladins that
There is now a perfect stagnation in the world I snrroun ^ ed H g3 wn I. For four years
of pleasure as in the world o. politics. All our i.p r - ISOJier Davis” was at Richmond, with his
places ot out of-door amusements, have opened Confederate Government, within one
their doors tojthe public, but the weather, which
though fine and clear, is still extremely cold for
the season, and those who do not wish to catch a
cold or a sore throat remain at home at the fire
side in tJe evening. The Concerts Murard, be
hind the Palais de 1’Industrie, and the Cafe’s
Concerto are “wasting their sweetness on the
desert air”—even Theresa oannot make us forget
the pinching northeast wind, which bas been
with us for the last three weeks. #
The theatres are now playing out their old
worn-out winter pieces. The onlylnovelty an
nounced, is Dion Boureicault’s Arrah-na-Pogue,
which will be soon put on the French stage.—
The Parisians are looking forward with impa
tience, as it is said that they will have an oppor
tunity of witnessing the doings and costumes of
an English Court of Justice. The wigs and
gowns will.no doabt be a sonree of great merri
ment to the French, whe langh at everybody and
everything.
NEW STAR AT tHK OPERA.
The habitues of the Opera have long been
sighing for a new ballet daneer, ss those ladies
who have for the last few years delighted the
Parisian public, have now loug left their teens
behind them and are falling into the “sear and
yellow leaf.” They are, it is true, perfect in the
art of the dance, and go through their entrechat*
and hattemenU according to all tho rale# of the
ballet, vtai* cela ne tufitpae—
“Time bath bereft them ot ehnrms formerly di
vine.” ■ •' '
It is, therefore, no wonder that th# appearance
of a young and fascinating dancer, M’lle Gran-
xow, A Russian, should have been hailed with
such delight. We have not seen her ourselves,
but we hear that she is destined to replace the
inimitable Taglioni and the much to be regretted
Emma Sivry, who two years ago was burnt to
death, her dress having caught fire from the foot
lamps whilst performing the part of Girelle.
MON& GOCNARD MADE A MEMBER OF THE
INSTITUTE. -o
The clover composer of Faust—which is now, I
suppose, pretty well known in thc four quarters
of the globe—and many other charming operas,
has just been named a member of the Institute of
France,*o that he has nothing left to wish for,
for it is well known to those familiar with our
weaknesses that where once a Frenchman has
obtained the permission to wear a peice of red
ribbon in hi*, button b<?lc, and to wear tbe par-
hundred and twonty miles of the scat of the
American Government. A million of soldiers
under arms, the best in tlte world,, were not
adequate to ltis capture. It required u force
as large as that which fought upon both skies
at Austerlitz, or Jena, nrEylau, or Waterloo,
or Friedland, to protect our Govern meat in
its Federal Capital. Men talked about its
being a rebellion an insurrection, but, in fact,
it asserted equal belligerent rights with our
selves and.all the nations of Christendom.—
Its guns were heard for months with trem
bling and alarm at WashingtM); and its
hosts were seen in great numbers from its
capitol, spires nnd domes. Its Government
was as strong and as perfect in cve*y respept,
os much founded in tlie choice of the peo
ple ns the one that ruled over us at Washing
ton.
While we. blinded by the fumes of rage
and passion, had outlawed all this mighty
mass of people at the South, of ns, who were
contending for the Constitution fis it had
been interpreted by the ablest American states
men, their deeds and achievements had awa
kened a feeling akin to admiration in their
behalf in all the disinterested nations of
Christendom.
The names of Davis, of Lee, anil “ Stone
wall ” Jackson, of Joe Johnston, of Longstrcet,
of A. P. Hill, of Beauregard, of Hood/Ewell,.
of Forrest, of Stuart, wero carried to the re
motest boundaries of civilization and inspired
even at thc North something warmer than
mere respect.
At length vastly superior numbers and same
grave political mistakes of Jefferson Davis de
cided the day against thc eleven sovereign
States of the South. Their leader fell into
our hands, nnd we, to onr shame and disgrace,
have been treating him like a felon and male
factor. The treatment of Napoleon Bona
parte bv thc English Government upon the
Island ot St. Helena, which has been a dark
stain upon thc honor and fame of Great Bri
tain, was excellent nnd liberal compared Ux
the miserable persecution and torture of onr
great antagonist. We have sought most ridi-
culou.-ly to belittle a great Notional transac
tion down to the dimension* of an odious or
treasonable conspiracy. We have practiced
upon our illustrious prisoner the refined cruel
ty of the Chinese,, in condemning him to
death by thc slow torture of a want of sleep
A man well stricken in years, with a consti
tution enfeebled by dl- ase. and of the most
delicate organization, he has been confined in
prison for niore than a year, subjected to all
gradually. Judge Clark, of the Southwestern
Circuit, who was suffering l.‘.)tn a paralytic
stroke, has greatly improved, and left for
home a day or two since: The season, it is
anticipated, will be a gay one, and tbe num
ber of visitors will bo largs.
The citizens of Southwest Georgia, Flori
da, and the seaboard cities arc supposed to
be acquainted with the virtues-of this Spring
and with the licalthfulness o£ this climate
but to those who may not be, let me say. they
cannot find anywhere a safer retreat from dis
ease, whether epidemic or malarious. Those
who are already diseased, will find in thc
justly-famed waters which here flow from
God’s own laboratory a certain remedy for
many of theirdisorders,and efficient co-work
cr with drug3 for all ailments flesh is heir to.
A well known gentleman from New York,
(now here,) who has traveled over the entire
Union, and visited all the mineral springs of
note, says that this little Indian Spring beats
them all in the care of human ailments. He
said were this spring situated near the large
commercial centres, and on some prominent
route of travel, it would be visited • by the
afflicted from nil parts of this Continent.
The people of Georgia, he remarked, do
qot know' what a blessing they havo in> their
midst.
The following are tbs diseases which the
water of this spring almost always cures :
Diseases of the skin, dyspepsia and inflamma
tion of stomach, gravel and other disorders
of the kidney and bladder, molapsns, and
rheumatism. It also frequently cures dropsy,
paralysis, and liver disease. In all, the water
■3 aided and tbe cure hastened by use of thc
electric and w«rm baths,—apparatus forgiv
ing these baths being in constant operation
near the spring. Many surprising cures of
difficult diseases have been effected by use ot
thc electric baths, and for nervous disorders,
they are the remedy.
There are three firsbclass hotels in full blast
here—all under excellent management, and
tbe fare is as good as could be desired—but,
in fact, dainty food is not in requisition, for
the water sharpens the dullest appetite, and
the visitor, after a few days sojourn, does-not
refuse vety strong diet. The McIntosh House
is a favorite with tho visitors from your city
Mr. Collier is in Iris element, and in anto-war
days, seems to delight in ministering to. the
comfort of his guests. Dr. Whitehead, .who-
has opened the old Varner Hotel, thoqgh a
novice in hotel-keeping, yet knows -well how
to entertain his guests. He intends to please
all, and will receive a due share of patronage-
He has an efficient fuperintendent at the head
of the establishment Mr. Elder, of the Elder
House, is well known to all the former visitors
at this place, and any praise would be unnec
essary. He understands how to make people
feel at home.
This section was visited by a portion of the
tornado which, passed ever Spalding and
other counties along theM. & IV. Railroad.— ;
It unroofed and blew down several houses
west of this place, and twisted ofT.solid oak
and hickory trees half way to the top. Sever
al deaths are reported from injuries, Near
the High Falls, a family of four.-whites and
two negroes, were all severely injured-;: two
of tlio whites and two of the negroes liavo
since died. A Mrs. Ilale near thiA placo, also
died from a similar cause. Much of tlie-wheat
was blown down and lost. The greatest dam
age done at this point was tbo destruction
of many of the beantiful shade trees near the
Spring.
Corn in this section looks well, thougjt
quite small lor the season. Bnt little cotton
is being grown—want of seed and failure- of
stands bein g the cause—the-few fields plant
ed in thc staple arc gloomy and unpromising^
Thc wheat crop is almost two-thirds short.
Rain is now needed, and the heavens begin
to look brassy. Fears- arc entertained Shot
we are entering upon i*- dry. spell, which will
be disastrous to the corn crop. Old farmers
and weather prophets announce oracularly,
that, according to paot experience, a very dry
Summer will follow our Into weeping spring.
Wc hare a dally mail and your paper is a
welcome visitor, fo«* notwithstanding the en
joyment of good appetites, sound digestion
entertaining conversation, balmy breezes and
pleasant naps, people nvxst read the papers,
and througlrthem catch » glimpse of the busy
world. You**,. Limner '
time, and it is gratifying to know that
our people realize the importance of
patronizing home literature. It is eclec
tic, and also has concentrated upon
it the best talent of the South. We cap
conscientiously recommend it to the patron
age of our Georgia friends.
MISS AUGUSTA J. EVANS. ”
We spent a few hours very delightfully, a
few days since, at the home of this gifted
Southern authoress. She lives about four
miles from Mobile, in a modest, unpretending
cottage; yet evidences of taste and refine
ment are everywhere visible. We were agree
ably disappointed in her appearance and
manners. We, somehow or other, had im
agined her a staid, didactic kind of person—
one who could write octavos and talk folios—
a sort of walking encyclopedia, or book of
reference. On the contrary, she is easy and
cordial in her manners, with mirth loving dis
position, and entirely devoid of pedantry or os
tentation. We were told by a leading pub
lisher that “Beulah” had reached the thirti
eth edition—sufficient evidence of her popu.
larity as a writer. She still pursues her
studies systematically, aud with unwearied
assiduity. She is now engaged on a new
novel, which will be ready for publication in
tbe fall.
In Miss Evans one fails to perceive anything
of the strong-minded woman of tho Anna
Dickinson school. On the contrary, she is a
good type of the Southern woman. Her de
votion to tbe cause of the South is, we be
lieve, generally known and appreciated.
With all the tenderness and affection ot her
woman’s heart, she ministered, night and day,
to the wants of the sick and suffering soldier;
and CTen now she is engaged in raising money
to fence in the graves of those who fell in and
around Mobile. A11 honor to this noble
Southern woman. May shercap rich rewards
from her literary labors, and long live to en
joy the esteem and gratitude of her country
men.
MATRIMONY.
One cannot help noticing the matrimonial
fever which is now raging, ,as an epidemic,
all over the country. And wo mention the
subject to throw out hastily, a prudential con
sideration, which just now occurs to us, for
the benefit of our young friends in Georgia.
If it meets no favor in their eyes, they can
console themselves with the reflection that it
ia entirely gratuitous on our part in making
no charge, whatever. The reflection is this:
that matrimony is not a luxury for a poor man.
Without a home, together with every reason
able prospect of health and success in busi-
ness, it is scarcely less than criminal, to mar
ry. Hundreds of young men, just from the
army, with shattered constitutions, and bro
ken fortunes, have rushed headlong into mat
rimony, ami many now have cause for. regret.
We would not be understood as being gen
erally averse to matrimony. Webelicvc, with
Dr. Johnson, that “marriage has moTe cures,
but celibacy has few pleasures.” Nothing,
certainly, can be more pleasant than the pos
session of abcaatiful, healthy, well-born, well
educated young girl, with refined tastes, and
gentle manners, provided, one were fully able
to-guard against want, prolonged sickness, or
any contingency whatever.
The hardest lesson the heart can learn is
to look to the future and waif.” But, it is a
lesson, we all mutt learn, and the sooner we
set about it with resolution and patience, the
easier will be the task. 0.
times past dare not brook the gaze of the eyes I little rope of an amicable settlemznt.
of the imprisoned chieftain.
Let us suppose that the effort of the three | From the Opinion Rationale, Mnj- es.
millions of American colonists with George” Without doubt, Austria, Italy and Prussia
51 ashington at their head, to secede from 1 will come and take their places round tho di-
Great Britain, had failed. That the General ; plomatic grcen-tahls with the best disposl-
had been taker? prisoner by the British Gov- : tions. In other terms, Italy is quire ready to
eminent, and had been treated by them os take Veneris, Austria to annex Siesta, and
we have treated the leader of ten milUona of Prussia to centralize the Duchies of the Elbe.
Southerners who hare made an effort to se- ' So long as nothing occurs in the Conference
cede from us, would there be any doubt of but offering and accepting, all will go well;
the nefarious character of the transaction in but the next day, when the question of com-
our minds, or can not we apply to others rules - pensation arises, the conversation between thc
tlnrt wo desired applied to us? high Powers may perchance become lew cor-
Gov. Chas.. J. Jenkins spent jesterda
and a part of the previous day in. our city,
and left for Milledgcville this morning. The
object of bis visit here was to look person-
[Special Cor. Daily Telegraph.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The City—Etttitien—Prosperity— Confederate
General*—Adam Giffen—Ureteent Month
ly—Mia* August** J. Eeonn—Jfeu) Motel—
Matrimony-mid Reflection*.
Here we are, at last, in the Paris of Amer
ica. To. escape from the mono tony and daft
ness of the interior towns of Georgia, and
even of Mobile, into this really busy, bust-
city, infuses into one new life and
energy. Here, the people seem to be in ear
nest-—all is life, energy, activity. Business,
Whether right or wrong, Jefferson Davis
was only the agent of thc will of eleven sov
ereign States and ten millions of people.—
They were the principals' in the strife, and
he acted at their bidding. There is some
thin'/ inconceivably unjust" and cowardly in
holding him individually accountable for
what he was directed to do by one-third of
the States, who were acting no parties to a
common compact. There is not a man of
ordinary sense and intelligence-who does not
know that the question or tbe right of a State
to secede has always been at least an open
one in politics, upon which; since the origin
of our Government, the wisest of our states
men have differed, and that no law applying
to individual treason ever reached that case.
To make Jefferson Davis a victim, under such
circumstances—to especially single him out
for punishment—is the very highest! of crim
inal injustice. During the war we exchang
ed prisoners with the Confederate Govern
ment, and in other rcspecte recognized it as
an equal belligerent with ourselves. Whoever
heard of exchanging prisoners with traitors or
rioters ?. To, go behind these events, after
the war is over and erect the gallows-and the
prison for those we thus treated, is simply
cowardly and cruel inconsistency.
We should have done to •efferson Davis
long ago what we did to Gen.- Lee and bis
military compeers—released him upon parole,
and consider the matter dismissed. Such
conduct woul have been worthy of a great
and- magnanius people. It would have
shown that we in one respect at least, deserv
ed the victory wc had won, and that we had
the wisdom to appreciate the true character
dial, and pass abruptly from sweet to bitter.
“ Very well,” Prussia will soy, “ K~toi suits
:ae perfectly; alsoAltonr.andFriedrichstadt.
To (,-ndovr Germany with a navy of which I
slmll dispose ; to reign on the Baltic and the
North Sea ; to dominate by roy fleets and my
armies throughout old Teutonia, I like that;
and at such a price I will respite Saxony and
pardon Baron De Beust, although lie is a des
perate chatterer. But—I cannot give up Si
lesia. That is thc conquest of the great Fred
erick. Silesia and the mill of Sans-Souoi—
that is tho famous legend of Prussia, and the
reason of her being a great rower. If Aus
tria wishes to retake it, let hercharge Bene-
dek with the commission; Prinoe Frederick
Charles will rgplv to him with thc guns of
Missunde,”'
“ One instant,” Austria will say, “ I con
sented to yield up Vcnctia, which costs me
very dear, and. causes me a vast deal of dis
comfort; but I reckoned that my Prussian
neighbor—wltose pacific sentiments arc so
universally known- would give me Silesia in
exchange. She owc3 that sacrifice to her love
for the repose of Europe and Iter tend era ess
for Italy. She appears to make seme diffi
culties; well, then, say nothing more about
it; I shall keep the Quadrilateral) and if I
take Silesia that will be to indemnify me for
t te costs of tbe war.”
And Italy wilf cry:
“ Bravo! Austria has ■ spoken frankly to
day. As for me,. I have never robbed any
body, either on the Oder or on the Adige;
only I claim my right, the old city of tlte
Doges, the Queen of the Adriatic, unjustly
occupied by the Germans, whose- frightful
of the struggle, and to profit by it. The soon- language I shall never consent to jabber. Ua
or f Tin- f-^rnci/Tamt .\r.. f j. J,- n . . P — „nt» An AT",, ,- — a.m . 1 ft . .. 11. . 1 .1 ? 1 _L M -
er the President performs this act of justice
thc better for his own reputation and that of
the country. None but the blood-thirsty.and
the cowardly desire the further persecution ot
Jefferson Davis. The shrewd among the
Radicals do not want an issue that they con
sidered decided by the war to go again before
and to be subjected to thc arbitrament of a
jury. Ia other words, to sink a great national
struggle down to the dimensions of a crim-
nal tnal r by whose results ’
strengthen their position. The Chief Justice
of the United States, who, before he occupied
his present position, taught the doctrine upon
which Mr. Davis acted, viz: the right of a
State to secede, has shirked the trial. He
has invented excuses to prevent it, foz he
knows, as- well all know, that it would be
worse than a shameful farce. The country
wants net an exciting and irritating trial to
open old sores—wounds—but it needs a gen
eral and universal amnesty for all men.
Alleged Persecution of the Grand
Jurors in the Davis Case.-.
A correspondent of the N. Y. Times,, wri
ting from Richmond, says:
As a matter connected with the lnuradn of
this letter, I must refer to the statement now
traveling the rounds, to the effect that the
two members- of the Norfelk Grand Jury liv
ing here-have been subjected by the citizens
to persecutions by reason of tbe action-of that
body in the Davis indictment. These state
ments refer to Messrs. Ward well and Dudley;
and in the case '&f Mr. Wardwell, t-iib tact3
appear to-be, oa the showing of hiraaelf and
friends,. that his business (he being an ice
merchant), bas fallen off to some extent of late,
and that he has received several anonymous
letters-abusing him in thc best—or worst—
Billingsgate style, and in some instances warn
ing him to lea,vc thc city. So far as. I have
seen these letters, they emanate--evidently
from the very lowest sonrees, the- orthogra
phy, syntax and chirography being alt of a
class,, and that tire lowest. N* respectable
man lias- interfered with Mr. Wardwell or
threatened him m. any way whatever, and if,
as is -claimed, fifty-five have withdrawn, from
business connection, with him, they have ex
ercised a right, and may or may not have had
a political motive.
Lflnd some- of the best Union men here sot
to be particularly sorrowful over .thesealleged
persecutions, and would conclude them not
to -be yet matter ol National concern-..
As to the case-of Dud ley I auunoc yet fully
informed.
Politics-at Chicago.—C-.L John Forsyth
who went to the North west* with, the Rail
road party,writes thus from.Chicago:
I remain behind a few days, aad am sur
rounded-meantime-by hosie-of ardent Demo-.
afly after theJoints of the State^o which to****,- from
be is now lending, as our Chief Executive, ^
bis entire time, talent nnd energy. His con
ference with Me^or Wallace, Superintendent
of the State Rood, in regard to matters per
taining to that line of raflWay was, we are in
formed, entirely satisfactory, the Governor e:i-
prcssing himself greatly pleased at the man
ner in which its affairs are being conducted.
The distribution ot corn to the needy b a
matter in which he evinces deep interest, aud
lie is determined that it shall be pushed air-
ward with all possible speed, that the wants
of the suffering may- be relieved. We were
pleased ti> find tlio Governor in excellent
spirits and in the enjoyment of his usual
health.—Atlanta Intelligencer, 10th.
“Ib a Turtle an Animal ?”-t-TI»c lost
Legislature of New York incorporated a so
ciety for the prevention of cruelty to ani
mals. The President thereof a few days since
appeared before one of thc justices of the city
of New York, charging the Captain of the
schooner Active, just arrived from Florida
with a cargo of turtles, “with cruelty to ani
mals.” The affidavit set forth “that in the
hold of said vessel a number ot turtles were
confined ia a cruel manner by laying said
turtles upon their backs amlhaving holes
through their flesh, and cords run through
said holes for the purpose of securing satd
turtles.” Counsel for the-defendant asked
his discharge on the ground that a “turtle is
not an animal, but of the fish species.”- Dog
berry^ decision is not given.
—,—-
An Ordinance, To provide tor a Division
of the State of Texas.
. l:.r:n-i 1 lK-opV <’f
generally, is in a flourishing condition, but Sute ot Texas in Convention assembled,
more especially the commission business.—
The following Confederate Generals are lo
cated here, and aU seem to be driving profit
able trade: Gens. Longstrcet, Hood, Buck
ner, Gardner and Wirt Adams are cot (cm fac
tors. Wheeler is in the carriage business
Jeff. Thompson, Grover, Joe Davis, Railroad.
Rosser, is agent National Express Co. Hum
phrey, Marshall, Dan Adams, lawyers. Dick
Taylor is lessee of tho new canal. Col. Leon
\ on Zinken, late ot Columbus, is city’ auc
tioneer, and seems well adapted to
the business. In hearing him on- off ciiu7
That tho Legislature ahMl lie vested with
power to give the consent of the State to the
erection a new State or States within the lim
its oi the State nnd to p.i-s all laws necessary
all parts-of the State sittings a Central Com
mittee- to arrange jilans ot a campaign against
the Radicals in which wee of the South arc so
deeply interested. I almost feet as if I were in
“Reueklom,” when I hear these gentlemen
talk. If possible they are more zealous and
uncompromising in their-hostility to Ri-d-ical-
ism than wc are at home.. They sustain the
President’s policy without asking him.for of-
*dv°cate Ma.imsaediate restoration sl3DI , om l)r Monsl g 1Jlea , S : 3 mnce.pi.ice me
nl tue Southern . ta.es to then former po-i- c #n f erenKt . under the obligation cf separafc-
ttem and all their ngl.ts in the Unicm” | and of dcclaring to its inability-
Marmora and Garibaldi are ready; let ns
begin 1”
We suspect that the conversation might
continue some time in that tone without ap
proaching nu amicable settlement.
DANGERS OF A COLLISION DURING THE DELIB
ERATIONS OH- THE CONFERENCE..
However, the armaments are continued, and
the Powers arc preparing for war as if they
were sure to fight before a week was-out, anil
all the time consenting to enter on pacific re
lations, each one on it? side persisting not
only in maintaining, bnt even in augmenting
the war footing of its armies. Not content
with regular troops, they call out volunteers,
and they conduot tbeniselves-as if they liad
decided beforehand to take no accsunt of thc
resolutions of the future Conference. It is
not then to be- feared that in the midst of
such a military effervesence thc meeting would
take place toe>late,.aad that the struggle aiay
commence at the moment when tbo focsign
ministers are to assemble at Paris V In Italy
the volunteers-are already formed in battal
ions and ready to march: at Tienua. exaspe
ration is at ir? height, and one .mark would
suffice to fire thc powder on the banks If thc
Mincio. Ifthe Conference is to-succeed, if
dangerous recriminations are to.be avoided,
measures of precaution should bo-taken with
the smallest possible delay. Ia it urgent to
proclaim on . all sides an armistice, and pro
ceed. not to a general disarmament—that
would be to ask too- much—but to a simulta
neous stoppage of those which- are at this
moment in progress, and which' will-become
absolutely useless-if the deliberations nrrivo
at a successful solution.
POSSIBILITY 05? MAINTAINING PEACE.
Trout tba-ConstiiaticnahtSunihOfiicial) May ?3.
Another consideration justifies- the hopes
which thc partisans of peace base on the
meeting of a Cjuference. SuclLan assembly,
after a war, has-always to.pass a.sort of sen
tence to which one of the parties-imist submit,
whatever regret may be felt in. dointr so. It
is a judgment pronounced, eften with , ex
treme rigor; on the vanquished; to the profit
of tbe victor. In the present aaec nothing of
the kind occurs. There is neither conqueror
nor conquered. Tlte neutral powers have no
arldtral sentence to impose. Their proposals
can only be madu with the view of effecting
a compromise. It is-therefore only with re
ference to the manner and the terms, of the
conditions-that difficulties can arise. In that
situation none of the parties are exposed to
baring a painful duty to- perform in, the Con
ference.. The attitude which each wall- have
to adopt will consequently be mere easy.—
They wiH be, however, under a still greater
obligation. Nc«e having to submit to thc
law of r, victor, and to mice the absolute sac
rifices he woul«>require, apd v.ill; probably
consent to make concessions. There ie,be-
side, no doubt that the neutral. Governr^nts
consider as a serious task the- mission that
they have oa band, to the joy af the civilized
worhl, and rightly attach a greet importance
to its success. Tbe responsibility ivo-ffd be
great for tbe Governments which by reject
ing-their disinterested efforts, and destroying
so many woll-foniulecl hopes, should - by a,
tabbom or sl)o! t.-..Tiited r-.-sistnnee.place the
“Has the Thins- Llff.”—A gawky back-
woods, boy was once at a depot of one of the
railroads in this. State, and was, of course
deeply interested in gazing, for the time, at
the “tixins.”
Finally he gob inside of the car, and while,
indulging liis- unbounded curiosity, the
whistle screamed, tho bell rang, and the
steam, horse began to surge at thc rate of
2:40.
“Oh, Lordy,” shouted th* boy, “Stop it, I
ain’t gwine.” Bursting forward, he opened
the door, And jumped out on the platform.
Just then the train was crossing a deep and
cadaverous looking gorge on the trestle work,
and seeing the earth and tree tops beneath
him, ho fainted nnd fell. Directly he came to,
and looking up to the conductor, who stood
near him, he exclaimed with a deep sigh—
“O, Lordv, stranger, has tbe thing lit V'
to assure tho maintenance of peace.
Discovery op Rock S.ut ani> the Sssle..
ton of an Elkphai*.—Much, intercut has
bem created by a recent discovery in the.Val-
l‘v nf tin- Mi—i-.-ip; ;. >' c iv Ork-ms. of
an immense bed of pure rock salt, ahnost as
transparent as crystal, which lies some thirty
feet below the surface. Specimens otlke salt
have been received;by.the Smitlisor.i ia Insti
tution.
The most singular fact ia. conructioa with
this valuable dejiosite has been tbe discovery
of the remains of an elephant twenty feet be
low tho surface of the npentuws bent earth,
beneath whicji.hav.e been found basket work
formed of reeds. Photographic representa
tions of this ancient hand-work are in posses
sion of the institute.
Bibb Superior Court.—W'c-are requested
by his Honor Judge Colo to state that as
most of the members of the bar will bo neces-
Street Railway in Savannah.—The In
dex of Wednesday says: The operation of
breaking ground and the commencement of , . ... . . , ... „
this enterprise, was inaugurated vesterday un- softly absent this wee.t :a attenua... - i a ihe
(fertile supervision of Mr. J. A* MaxwJll, of Supreme Court in MiUedgeville, Bibb- Su-
tkil city, one of thc most enterprising of our | pezior Court will stand adjourned uut;i Mon-
Civil Engineer.
The Starting point was tho corner «>t East I
Broad aud Bay streets, the track running up ■
Bay street. About IX o'clock 1-50 fee: were I
day, the -Mthinst.
£57"M'lle Camilla Urao, the wonderful vio-
VP . „ , ,. i linisr. in Paris,
to designate the boundaries of such new finished, and m thorough running order,witen ..... Der j OTO ^% t »lH- , ouv'v'heCoi,ser-
State or States, to enable the people of tjbe ! • sodden, but it is hoped, temporary stop i ’ * d4t acrt ;> . ,-oaeert uc-'ornoatiicd
same to organize State Governments. i was ordered by tho Municipal authorities, . Y-iomi’a iiumens • or - L -. i and her
vote! ,v;th ^ . .. Ig U'^X.’S^l’TT.&'lSlS;
to sett'c the claims of such new State or State-, The enteipn-c uni p -ibh b* reCom ~ 1 musitl ceh britb's of that eit v.
to a proper share of thc School Fund and the i ® nct “ l:! 3 4j v “i.ZS: **..
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