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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TETJ3GRAPM.
(Luo ni ia oil ttkIg a f ieri rap li.
Early Cotton.—The Bainbridgn Georgian
of the Wth inst. mentions sample* of cotton
of this yrar’s growth, from two plantations in
this section. .
Another Abolition Marttk.—Hon. Geo.
W. Julinn, of Indiana, was caned in Wash
ington on the 27th nit. Wonder if he, too,
felt it was “the proudest moment of his life!”
pgy Dr. Samson will deliver another of
his interesting lectures to-night at Concert
Hall, for the Benefit of the Orphan School.—
We bespeak for him a general attendance.—
Lecture to begin at 81-2 o’clock.
pT The city authorities of Mobile, have
rejected the petition of Miss Augusta J. Ev
ans for permission to erect a monument to
the Confederate dead in Eionville Square.—
As Bishop Elliott said, “The time has not jet
arrived,” &c.
South Carolina Delboates.—In the
telegraphic report ot the South Carolina Con
vention, the name of Senator Manning, as
Delegate-at-large, was omitted by the report
er ; Gov. Orr, Senator Perry, J. B. Campbell,
and Senator Manning compose the delegation
from the State-at-iargc,
Tennessee Turncoats.—A writer in the
Nashville Union & American says itis remark
able that the most bitter persecutors of rebels
in Tennessee, are those who, at some period
during the war, were either apologists for, or
open advocates of the Southern cause. Ma
ny of this class having abandoned their
former political allies, now seek to deprive
them of political privileges, for entertaining
opinions which they themselves held, pro*
claimed through the press and enjoined by
legislative action.
cable coni-
THE SENATE AND THE TEST OATH. A Bill of Particular*.
From the proceedings of the Senate, in ad- j For the (iconria Telegraph.]
mitting Mr. Patterson, of Tennessee, to his
seat under a modified oath which the House
refused to >anct ; on, is a fact worthy of more
than n passing notice. We copy elsewhere,
front the X. Y. Times, a most significant arti
cle on the subject. Representing the conser
vative element of the Republican party, its
declarations and opinions carry wi’li them
more than the weight of individual senti
ment.
One thing appears certain: the Senate have
determined to cut loose the shackles imposed
npon them by tbe test oath of 18C2,aml admi-
members to that body in their own discret
tion. A “precedent,” says the Times, has
been established, and if the Senate should re
gard any applicant as true to the Constitu
tion and the Union, they can hereafter admit
him to his seat without regard to the disqual
ifications embraced in the test oath. If one
can be ignored, all of them may be in tbe dis
cretion of tbe body, for it is now simply a
question of discretioh.
We are glad to see the Times, which has
In the first place, hosts of seekers after
Tlie Sources or the Nile.
The sources of the Nile, which have so
long interested adventurers, and about which
plea-ure used to hurry North every summer, | there has been so much fable, have at last
to get rid of their surplus cash. Twenty or | been reached. English travelers have had 1
thirty thousand Southerners (including mer
chants, etc.A.used to visit the Northern States
and north that would flow into tlie Albert 1 Upon this simple stateinemeixt of facts, the more cordially approve
lake. Tho general drainage of the Nile basin Trustees profoundly feel that they can present “ ‘ *’
extending from south to north, and the Al- the University to tlie People of Georgia, as
belt lake extending much further north than i being in a more efficient condition now than
jects of the
The Cable.—The Atlantic
mcnced work on tbe 28th July, and up to
this time has been employed mainly in ad
vertising itself at tbe expense of the newspa
per proprietors. It is hoped they will soon
get through that important branch of
their business and turn their atten
tion to giving the country the news
from Europe. For ourselves, we are satisfied
of its efficiency, and can forego for the future
any laudations of its success, and especially
the glorifications of Cyrus W. Field.
Second District.—The Convention for
this District met at Americus on Wednesday
and appointed as delegates to the Philadel
phia Convention, General Eli Warren, of
Houston, and Judge J. L. Wimberly, of Stew
art ; Alternates, Col. A. S. Cutts, Americas,
and Maj. Ely, of Ellaville. Strange enough,
.the Sumter Republican of yesterday makes
no allusion to tho action of the Convention
regarding delegates from the State-at-large,
a matter in which the public is most interest
ed, as tho time is short and upon the Conven
tion depend the question whether we shall
.have such delegates or not?
University of Georgia.—We take great
pleasure in laying before our readers an ad.
dress to the people of Georgia from the Trus
tees of'the State University. It contains in
formation of a decidedly cheering character,
and which every true Georgian will be proud -
to hear. It will bo seen that the Trustees
have been most energetic and liberal in the
discharge of their duties, placing the institu
tion on a better footing Than it ever occupied
in the past It now ratnains for the people of
•Georgia, and, indeed, of tbe whole South, to
■show their appreciation of these labors by
securing the educational advantages thus of
fered to the greatest number possible of the
youth of the land.
upheld the test oath heretofore, now take the
ground that it is an unjust measure, and
palpable violation of the exclusive rigbts of
the two houses, respectively, and of the Con
stitutional provision which makes each house
the judge of tlie election, qualifications. Ac.,
of its own members. It is a favorable sign
and m&v we not hope that such liberal steps
toward reform may result soon in the total
abrogation of the obnoxious oath and the ad
mission ot any Senator or Representative who
may be loyal note to the Constitution and
Government? We trust it may be so; in
deed, any other plan of settlement would ex
clude the belt and ablest and most beloved
men of the South from the public councils,
and, as a necessary consequence, perpetuate
divisions and heart-burnings. If tbe Soutli-
eVn people cannot be represented in Congress
by men of their own choice, the vital prin
ciple of all representation has been done
away with and the whole theory of the
Government changed. We may safely
say that there can be no cordial union be
tween the people of the two sections, no res
toration of confidence and friendly regard, so
long as these odious discriminations are al
lowed to exist They arc at war with the
plain letter and spirit of the Constitution,
with the essence of representative govern
raent, and with the inherent rights of the
people. Tbe reason that dictated the meas
ure has long since ceased to exist, and the
measure itself should be discarded as not on'
ly useless but hurtful. We hope the Phila
delphia Convention will speak out so plainly
and strongly on the subject that the people
may see the great usurpation and wrong in its
true light, and with one voice demand the ab
olition of a restriction that, so long as it ex
ists, must be a source of irritation and
estrangement.
Health of Savannah.—The press des
patch, some days ago, announcing three spo
radic cases of yellow fever in Savannah, we
regard as a most indiscreet act on the part of
the reporter, as the impression created out
side of the city is anything but favorable. It
is not usual to report sporadic cases of yel
low fever, as they occur every season in nearly
every Southern seaport and are thought noth
ing of by the inhabitants. Tbe announce
ment, however, of the presence of the yellow
fcTcr iu auj form, Is bu flic lent to Keep people
away from a city when there is really no dan-
ger in visiting it, if not to .create serious in
terruptions of commerce with other ports.—
The people of the country have a great ab
horrence of yellow fever, and the report of a
The Richmond Times says there nev
er was a time when the Southern press was
performing its duty to the -South more vigi
lantly, fearlessly and usofnlly than now.—
The evidence of this ability, fidelity and effi
cicncy con be found in the curses, impreca
tiona, groans and yells of ell tbe detected,
flagellated and exposed petty military ty
rants, unworthy judges, thievish cotton
agents, and mousing agents of the Freed
men’s Bureau, who were turned loose to prey
upon tho Southern people before and at the
end of tho war. But for the press, these liar
pies would have stripped our people as bare
as a pack of cayotes devour the carcass of a
buffalo.
A Rowland fob an Oliver.—Im response
to the very modest proposition of Mr. Banks,
in our Congress, to annex the British Prov
inces to the United States, a Mr. Skinner has
introduced into the Provincial Parliament
bill bearing the following title-: “A bill to
establish conditions for the admission of the
States of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsyl
vania, Maryland, and tlie District of Colum
bia, into tbe British North American Confcd
oration, and for the organization of Territo
rial Governments for tho other States of the
American nation 1” It is asserted that this
.procedure will present to tho citizens of the
.United States an opportunity to taste tbe
-blessings of stable government, and the priv
ileges of living under institntions which arc
.free not only in name, but in deed and truth.
PCNISIIMENT FOR TOE CRIME OF RAPE.—
The punishment lor the crime of rape is con
finement in the penitentiary for a term of
years. Tho Grand Jury of Fulton county, at
the recent term of tho Superior Court of tba
county made the following judicious recom
mendation :
Wc would recommend to the legislature of
the State an amendment to the present stat
ute in case of rape, so far os to make it punish
able with death, instead of a misdemeanor,
as now affixed by law. Than this no greater
crime is known to the law. Certainly none
doserves a severer punishment The Eanctity
of virtue demands it; public justice and fe
male purity demand it; the safety ot society
demands it; it is invoked by every tremu
lous -tone of weak and defenceless chastity;
it is demanded as a shield against the unhal
lowed embraces of unbridled brutality.
The Philadelphia Age has called the
public attention to the testimony printed by
Congress, and taken before the so-called “Re
construction Committee.” It contains the
statements of fifty witnesses, of whom twen
ty-three arc Northern men and six negroes.—
Among tho witnesses examined was this same
Judge John C. Underwood. On the tenth
page occurs a portion of his evidence, which
the Age states is taken word for word from
the volume:
Q. What is the standing at present in Vir
ginia ofACnoa Davis, in point of popular
ity ? ■
A. lie- is not as popular as General Lee by
nny menus. He is, however, regarded ns
their representative man, but I know that lie
is not really us highly esteemed as many oth-
trS Q tVhat are some of tlie principal defects
in his administrative career ?
A I think they have complained ot his want
nf firmin''- as they called it. and (Underwood
IS) his 1-nU.ry topri* He is cer
tainly not as popular as General Lee.
single case would be sufficient to make nine-
tenths of them hold aloof, and that without
any real existence of danger. Again, there
are thousands of persons who have no knowl
edge of the technicality used, and may re
gard “sporadic” yellow fever as bad as any
other sort. Such reports do great harm, and
are unnecessary for the public safety. In the
present case wc happen to know, from private
correspondence sustained by official reports,
that Savannah was hardly ever so healthful at
tips season of tbe year, and that in this regard
she can challenge comparison with any city of
equal population in the Union. The official
report of interments for the weekending 30th
ult., show but four deaths ot whites, and
these were of a character to show almost the
entire absence of disease from the city. One
was a person drowned; the second an in
fant five days old; third, a child seven years
old; and fourth, a case of consumption.
Under these circumstances wc regard any
report calculated to bring the health of Sa
vannab into question, as most unwise and sui
cidal.
and the Canadas every year. A Northern
guide book sets down tlie ordinary expenses
of a traveler at five dollars per day. This
calculation was made for the Yankees, and
embraces only the actual cost of transporta
tion and subsistence; but who ever knew a
Southern tourist to confine himself to these ?
Those who have seen our people scattering
their money among news-boys, porters, cab
men and the whole host of street blood-suck
ers who can scent a Southerner from afar, and
who immediately recognize him as one that
will bear bleeding, (to say nothing of saloons,
gambling-shops, ct cetera), those who have
witnessed all this, will tell you that Southern
travelers spend a great deal besides their rail
road fare and hotel bills. Really they pay
out from ten to one hundred dollars per day.
Say tho average expenses were ten dollars
per day- and those informed on this point
know that this is a low estimate. Thirty
thousand people, at ten dollars a head, will
spend three hundred thousand dollars in one
day. It requires about thirty days to make
the tour usually indulged in—some stay a
longer, and some a shorter time. The mer
chants, perhaps, get through soonest, but,
besides the merchandize they purchase, their
personal expenses are generally heavy enough
to overbalance this. Thirty days, at three
hnndrcd thousand dollars a day, will foot up
the snug little sum of nine million dollars,
scattered by the Southern travelers who flaunt
ed their purses and displayed their folly in the
Northern cities.
And thi9 is literally thrown away. We get
no return for it whatever. We bring back
nothing in exchange for it. It is left at hotels,
with railroad agents, omnibus drivers, res
taurant-keepers, and the like. Why the
boot-blacks, the beggar, the organ-grinder
all know a Southerner as soon as they sec him.
On a Hudson river steamboat, for instance,
two Italian harpers may be playing for the
amusement of the passengers, and after a while
they will carry the hat around, stopping be
fore every Southerner on deck, perfectly con
fident of getting a piece of silver—and very
rarely are they disappointed. On the contra
ry, they pass the Northern man, watching his
eye and thinking it hardly worth while to
stop. Occasionally though they do stop be
fore one more pleasant-looking than usaal and
receive, perhaps—one single copper cent.
And these fellows “fool us to the top of our
bent”—praise and flatter us, saying, “DeYan
kee give copper, de Southerner give money”
wearing that we are the richest, most gen
erous, high-minded and smartest of all men;
whereas, just between you and I, my readers,
and not for it to go any farther, I do believe
we have proved ourselves to be the most egre
gious, unmitigated blockheads that ever af
flicted the eartb. •
Some of my readers will exclaim that they
never traveled North, and never took any
part in this foolish oaturnalia. True, but let
us see what we have spent for goods, either
of Northern manufacture, or having passed
through Northern bands, and having paid a
heavy commission to Northern importers and
jobbers. Here every one is compelled to cry
peceati. Taking one of the counties of Middle
Georgia as a basis for » luugh oatimatn T
found that about $100,000 worth of goods
were bought before the war. every year, in the
Northern cities, or in Southern cities, having
first come through Northern ports. This, I
am assured, by one of the oldest and respon
sible merchants in the county spoken of, is cer
tainly not an over estimate. Some of our
larger towns ot course trade their millions;
but we will say tbe counties in the State av
erage $100,000. Leaving out some of the new
est Counties, and putting tlie number at 130,
we have $13,000,000. For tlie eight cotton
growing States the amount will be $104,000,-
000 !
Now, do you not begin to see what we have
done with our money ? How we have enrich
ed the Northern people ? How we have pour
ed our treasures into their laps 1 Here is this
huge sum that I have shown how wo spent,
and yet I have not taken into the calculation
what we have paid out for mules, horses, pro
visions. &c. Observer.
The Den, August 1,1866.
the honor and triumph of the final dtscove- j craters ot the Nile. , „<_■ .vun-n. is u
ry. The two great arms of the Nile—-the reservoir, while the Victoria is the
Blue and the White Niles—meet m the king- sonrce . the parent streams tint for
dom of Senaar. The Blue, which flows in - - 1
Unfinished Wowt of Congress.—"We
obtain the following particulars from
Washington letter of the 20th:
BUU that Failed,.—Among the important
bills that failed in either House for want of
time or because of opposition under the rules
are the following: in the Senate, Gen. Banks'
Neutrality Bill, Mr. Stevens’ Air Line Rail
road, Mr. Jenckes’ Bankrupt Bill, Mr. Bing
ham’s Wool Tariff Bill, and Mr. Conkling’s
Concurrent Congressional AdjournmcntJReso-
lntion. In the House Mr. Hooper's Bank
Bill, the Northern Pacific Railroad Bill, and
51 r. Sherman's Funding Bill "were all post
poned until December, while Mr. 5Iorrell,
considering tbe short time remaining, con
cluded not topics the important bill for the
reorganization of the various Executive De
partments. The failur^of the Bank Bill was
especially unfortunate, in view of tho ineffi
ciency of several of the provisions of the pres
ent law respecting proceedings in cases of its
violation.
Bill* Unsigned.—The only bills remaining
in the President’s hands unsigned are the bill
to admit Nebraska, and the joint resolution
permitting the use ot the Fair building by
the friends of Ireland. All other bills were
signed by tho President before he left the
Capitol yesterday.
Tiie CnoLERA Among tue Mecca Pil
grims.—Information lias been received that
the mortality among the pilgrims at Mecca
from cholera is much greater this season than
the last. Tlie information says that the dis
ease is more fatal and of a much more malig
nant type than'Jast year. As 5Iecca is said to
be the nest where the cholera is hatched, it
would be well for the world to be turning its
attention to the subject of breaking up these
fanatical pilgrimages.
northeasterly direction, has its sources in
Abyssinia. They were discovered in 1018 by
Paez. The white Nile, however, is the main
tributary ; and although several expeditions,
at different periods, have undertaken to find
its source, it has only been very recently dis
covered. 3Inliomet Ali’s expedition went as
far as to tlie fourth degree ol north latitude :
within six degrees of lake Victoria N’yanza,
one of the sources of the main or White
Nile. In 1841 and 1843 the travellers D’Ar-
naud and Sabatier ascended to 4 degrees 42
minutes north latitude, which was the sup
posed latitude of the Jlouptafos ot thc3Ioon,
without reaching those mountains.
In 1857 and 1838 the adventurous traveler
Captain Speke, under the patronage of the
British Government, set out to find the sour
ces of the Nile. He went by the way of Zan
ot the Nile; this system is persisted in by
Victoria Nile,which having continued a north
erly course from its exit from the Victo
ria lake to Ivaruma, in north latitude
two degrees sixteen minutes, turns suddenly
to the west and meets the Albert lake at Ma-
gungo; thus a line drawn from 3Ingungo to
the llipon Fall from the Victoria lake, will
the same as exemplified throughout the en
tire system of the eastern basin of the Nile,
tending from southeast to northwest
That many considerable affluents flow into
the Albert lake there is now donbt. The two
waterfalls seen by telescope upon the western
shore, descending from the Bine Mountains
must be important streams, or they could not
have been distinguished at so great a distance
as fifty or sixty miles; the natives assured me
that many streams, varying in size, descended
the mountains npon all sides into the general
reservoir.
So here wc have the Nile and the solution
of its annual inundation. The great ranges
of mountains surrounding these vast head
springs, or lakes, nour down their torrents
from the melting snows of spring, which swell
the rivers that join at Khartoum, throwing
their united volume in the great river, which
conveys it down the rapids with great veloci-
cy to the plains where the current is impeded,
and its volume steadily increases until the
country is inundated. This was all rightly
conjectured years ago, and the discoveries
now made corroborate it completely.
Jlr. Baker made iiis return voyage very
successfully. lie reached Gondokoro on the
23rd of Jlareb, 1865, two yeare after his first
departure from that town, and there took a
boat down the Nile, homeward bound. He
and liis noble wife had tlie good fortune to
reach home safely, where they were joyously
received by their friends. Jlr. Baker’s expe
dition wns one of the most arduous and peril
ous ever achieved, and he has made a most
valuable and interesting book out of bis dis
coveries. He displayed the most admirable
qualities for tlie enterprise—hates the “ nig
ger ”—and is a true John Bull in his nation
al pride and prejudices.—Rich. Dispatch.
ibar. He sicceeded in discovering the great ( p rove the general slope of the country to be
lake of Victoria N’yanza. which extends from • —• - - - -
about fiflein miles north of the equator to 2
degrees 15 minutes north, turns suddenly to
the westward, and flows into the north end
of another great lake, whence it issues again
almost inmediately a3 tlie Nile proper. This
second great lake Mr. Speke did not discov
er, although the natives informed him ol it.
It remained for the bold and pi i severing
English traveler, Jlr. Samuel White Baker to
discover this second great lake. After mak
ing his voyage up the Nile to Khartoum, the
point of junction of the two great rivers.
White and Blue, lie there remained for sev
eral months, learning the Arabic languages,
and preparing his company for the perilous
expedition to the long-sought sources. He
was accompanied by his wife, a lady of great
spirit, and indomitable perseverance, who
gave him the most important assistance in
the times of great danger—twice during mu
tinies in liis camp, iu which his own life, as
well as the fate of the expedition, was near
being brought to an end. She displayed a
wonderful presence of mind and ingenuity
on these occasions, and the narrative of her
action gives much additional interest to the
book that Mr. linker has recently published.
Jlr. Baker left Khartoum on'tlic 18th of
December, 18G2, and proceeded steadily on
bis way to the sources lie was so eager to find.
His band consisted of ninety-six persons.—
At Gondokora, a country inhabited by “a
colony <-f cut-throats,” and which place Jlr.
Baker describes as a “perfect hell,” lie met
Jlr. Speke, who had penetrated northwardly
from the lake Victoria N’yanza, following the
course of the Nile. He gave Jlr. Baker a
copy of liis nap, which wa« of great assist
ance to him, and the two travelers took tlicir
departure in opposite directions.
The space of a newspaper is too limited to
permit us to follow the interesting narrative
of Mr. Baker. Suffice it to say, he reached
the goal of his ambition, discovering the se
cond great lake, which he named Albert
N’yanza, after the lamented Queen’s consort
of England.
Before reaching tlie lake he encountered
the most appalling difficulties. His wife was
struck down with sunstroke, and lay helpless
and insensible for two days and nights. Then
she aroused herself, but for un instant, to dis
play tbe madness of brain fever! During all
this time she had to be conveyed upon a lit
ter. We extract the following paragraph,
showing the dreadfully distressed situation of
the traveller:
“ I will not inflict a description of the ter
rible trial of seven days of brain fever, with
its attendant horrors. The rain poured in
torrents, and day after day we were forced to
travel for want of provisions, not befog able
to remain in one position. Every now and
then we shot a guinea fowl, but rarely; there
was no game, although tho country was most
favorable. In the forests we procured wild
honey, hut the deserted villages contained no
supplies. we were on the frontier of Ugnn
ila. and Jl’tese's people had plundered the
district. For seven nights I had not slept,
and although as weak as agreed, I had march
ed by the side of her fitter. Nature could'resist
no longer. We reached a village one evening;
she had been in violent convulsions success
ively—it was all but over. I laid her down on
her litter within a hut; covered her with a
Scotch plaid, and I ft II upon my mat insen
sible, worn out with sorrow and fatigue.—
Jly men put a new handle to the pickaxe that
evening, and sought for a dry spot to dig her
grave !
The sun had risen when I woke. I had
slept; and horrified as the idea flashed upon
me that she must be dead, and that I had not
been with her, I started up. She lay upon
her bed, pale as marble, and with that calm
that
iberal education, and prac
tical profession education— her own
University is already vigorously active ; it
oilers very decided advantages, and presents
its own character, labor and achievements as
a just ground of patronage. The Trustees,
determined to discharge their duty to her
and her people, encouraged by the present and
hopeful of the future, have left nothing un
done to place it on a level with the highest
Institution of Learning in all the land ; and,
in its means and machinery of education, in
the ability and character of its Faculty, in
the general tone of its Students, their intel
lectual development and moral bearing, with
respeetful confidence, they challenge com
parison. In return, may they not trustfully
claim from the public a fair security, just
decision, and a generous support ?
Chares J. Jenkins, ]
Josepu E. Brown, |
II. R. Jackson,
R. 31. Johnson. ]• Com.
Samuel Barnett, |
Wm. L. JIitciiell, I
D. W. Lewis,
«*enj^he5er^riI^tlieriSi
proposed Cnion Codvp.- 1
Philadelphia iy<s [ understood thetn\ i
„ ^ did; and yet. from consideration- -
the \ ictoria, it receives tlie river from the lat- ever before, and can rightfully appeal to the jency. I doubted the propriety of . •*
ter lake, and thus monopolizes the entire head 1 parent, as ■well to the youth, to give his sup- active part in it. I was also ’ *
The Albert is the grand 1 port, his attachment anil his name to an In-
eastern 1 stitution, already identified with the earliest
form these I history, and most brilliant reputation of the
takes are from tlie sameorigin, and tho Kitan- State. Assuredly, at last, must the time have
gule sheds its waters to the Victoria to be re- arrived when, if the means of a coni-
ceived eventualjy bv the Albert, precisely as pri-liensive and thorough education be pro
file highlands of MYumbiro and the Blue | vided at home, parent and son will be dis-
Jlountnfos pour their northern drain-; posed to seek it there. Where can the foun-
age direct^ into the Albert lake, t dation of a man’s state character and position
The entire Nile system, from the first Abys- be so well laid as at Lome, in early life,
sinian tributary, the Atbara, in north latitude jiruong his own people '! What true citizen
seventeen degrees thirty-seven minutes even ot Georgia will be willing to divert his pat-
to the equator, exhibits a uniform drainage | ronage—his means and his interest—lroui her
from southeast to northwest, every tributary borders, unless the duty he owes to the edu-
flowing in that direction to the main stream j cation of his son s
the I in the gri
Til
tdi?* The salary of Congressmen lias been
increased lo $5,000, and mileage is cut down
to 20c. The employes of Congress, including
the Capitol Police, get an addition of twenty
per cent to their salaries. The addition does
The relatives ot one Jlr. Cordes, of St.
Louis, Mo., recently came to the conclusion
that he was insane. A short time ago he
purchased a bouse and grounds on Grand
Avenue, south of the Fair Grounds, and con
cluded to construct a zoological aquarium
and aviary for the pleasure of his friends and
the public. Upon this grounds was a large
sink-bole, in which was a pool of water. He
decorated the sides of this hole with jimson
weed, dog fennel and boneset, and purchased
a collection of beautiful singing birds, amon
which were the crow, tlie cat-bird and an
hedge sparrow, and he imported two larg
alligators and placed them in his lake, at til
bottom <(f his sink-liole, and took great de
light in watching their sportive gambols.—
He peopled the laughing waters of the pool
with melodious bullfrogs, beautiful water
dogs, moccasin snakes, soft-shell turtles, gars
and Mississippi catfish. Just as Mr. Cordes
had completed these arrangements, he learn
ed that bis relations had applied for a writ
de lunatieo inqvirendo, and so he packed up
bis clothes and started for Minnesota. His
friends, his alligators, and the Probate Court
anxiously await bis return.
Contradicted.—The New York Citizen
says: “Wc have authority to contradict the
report that Jeff. Davis repudiates any portion
of CoL Craven’s book. On the contrary, Mr.
Davis bore testimony no later than last Tues
day to the marvelous accuracy with which
his conversations are reported in the “Prison
Life”—adding that he wished Craven] had
not been ss accurate, ‘as some of the reported
remarks about Southern politicians and gen
eralswere extremely embarrassing.’”
Ex-Postmaster General Dennison is in
receipt of a large number of letters from all
mrts of the West, congratulating him upon
lis withdrawal from the Cabinet.—Illinois
Journal.
We arc not aware that any letters have been
sent from the South, but the sentiment of re
joicing is universal.
Those persons who have Warehouse
Receipts for Cotton stored wrth Hardeman
& Sparks should refer to their advertisement.
You may lose your cotton by not coming for
ward and claiming it at once.
The Princess Mary of Cambridge, it
is said, was weighed a few days before the
marriage, when it was found that she repre
sented the substantial figure of 18 stone—252
pounds. Slie is 33 years old. Her husband,
Prince Teck i3 a slender voting man of 29.
The total number of alien emigrants
that have arrived in New York thus far this
not apply to the clerks and employes in the year is 127,884, being 50,000 more than du-
various departments, ' ring the same period last ear.
serenity that the features assume when the
cares of life no longer act upon the mind, and
the body rests in death. The dreadful
thought bowed me clown; but as I gazed up
on her in fear, her chest gently heaved, not
with the convulsive throbs of fever, but nat
urally. She was asleep; and when at a sud
den noise she opened her eyes, they were calm
and clear. She was saved 1
We now copy the description of tlie lake.
It was discovered on the 16tli Jlareb, 1863:
The day broke beautifully clear, and hav
ing crossed a deep valley between tlie bills,
we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried
to the summit Tlie glory of our prize burst
suddenly upon me 1 There, like a sea of
quicksilver, lay far beneath the grand expanse
of water—a boundless sea horizon on the
south and southwest, glittering in the noon
day sun—and on the west, at fifty or sixty
miles distant, blue mountains rose from the
bosom of the lake to a height of about seven
thousand feet above its level.
It is impossible to describe the triumph of
that moment; here was the reward for all our
labor—for tbeyears of tenacity with which wc
had toiled through Africa. England had
won the sources or the Nile ! Long before I
had reached this spot I had arranged to give
three cheers with all our men in English style
in honor of the discovery, but now that I
looked down upon the great inland sea lying
nestled in the very heart of Africa, and
thought how vainly mankind had sought
these sources throughout so many age?, and
reflected that I had been the humble instru
ment permitted to unravel this portion of the
reat mystery, when so many greater than I
ad foiled, I felt too serious to vent my feel
ings in vain cheers for victory, and I sincere
ly thanked God for having guided and sup
ported us through all dangers to the good
end. I was about one thousand five hundred
feet above the lake, andlloooked down from
the steep granite cliff upon those welcome
waters—upon that vast reservoir which nour
ished Egypt and brought fertility where all
was wilderness—upon that great -source so
long hidden from mirokind ; that source ol
bounty and of blessings to millions of human
beings; and as one of tbe greatest objectsin
nature, I determined to honor it with a great
name. As an imperishable memorial of one
loved and mourned by our gracious Queen,
and deplored by every Englishman, I called
this great lake “tho Albert N’yanza.” The
Victoria and the Albert lakes are the two
sources of tbe Nile
The lake was a vast depression lar below
the general level of the country, surrounded
by precipitous cliffs, and bounded on the
west and southwest by great ranges of moun
tains from five to seven thousand leet above
the level of its waters—thus it was the one
great reservoir into which everything must
drain; and from this vast rocky cistern the
Nile made its exit, a giant at its birth. It
was a grand arrangement of Nature for the
birth of so mighty and important a stream as
the river Nile. The Victoria N’yanza of
Speke formed a reservoir at a high altitude,
receiving a drainage from the west by the
Kitangure. river, and Speke had seen the
M’fumbiro mountain at a great distance ns a
peak amon'' other mountains from which tho
streams descended, which, by uniting, formed
the main river Kitangule, the principal feeder
of the Victoria lake from the west, in about
two degrees south latitude; thus tho same
chain of mountains that fed the Victoria on
the east must have a water-shed to the west
University of Georgia.
TO THE I-EOPLE OF GEORGIA. |
The Trustees of the University of Georgia,
at their recent session, resolved to make thro’
the undersigned, this special address to the
public.
Themselves most agreeably disappointed in
tbe actual condition of that Institution, they
desire to remove from the minds of others
those erroneous impressions which, in the gen
eral prostration of the country, so naturally
exist. It is a mistake, then, to suppose that
the University has been seriously injured by
the war. All of its original buildings, appa
ratus, books and other property, have been
saved, and are now befog placed in thorough
K air. During tho war, a large additional
fice was completed, containing six Halls;
one for the Library, one for tbe new Museum,
and four for Recitations and.Lectnres, all of
them capacious, elegant and admirably adapt
ed, in design and decoration, to their respec
tive uses. So far as the machinery of educa
tion is concerned, they rejoice to say that,
while other like institutions of learning have
been wholly destroyed, or seriously crippled
by the war, the University of Georgia, with
enlarged accommodations, is better prepared
for efficient work than at any previous period.
Its field of work has also been much ex
panded. The Lecture system, proper to Uni
versity life, has been considerably enlarged.
In English Literature, Criticism and the ele
ments of Art generally, this branch being in
personal charge of the Chancellor himself,
it is believed that no other University gives
a course so comprehensive, thorough and
practical. The beneficial effects were clearly
perceptible in the exercises of the late com
mencement week. Indeed, the Trustees were
highly gratified by the results of the first
Session of the current year; as exhibited in
the number of students—two thirds of the
average attendance in days of greatest pros
perity ; in the attainments, habits and deport
ment of the youth; in the earnest and untir
ing spirit with which they have devoted
themselves to education; many of them rely
ing upon it as their sole dependence for
future support; in the animation of intellect
ual and moral life among them, which, like
an inspiration, seemed to breathe an clastic
vigor i nto everything. That much of this ad-
mirablc tone is attributable to tbe peculiar
condition of the country; cannot be doubt
ed ; but the Trustees realize that fliey would
be guilty of injustice did they -fail to ascribe
a large share of credit to the able and inde
fatigable Chancellor and Professors, who have
never relaxed their efforts, who have turned
to good intellectual and moral profit the dis
tress of the times, who have quickened the
student by their own zeal, anil elevated him
by their example.
And, in this connexion, as bearing directly
upon the morale of the student, they would
beg special attention to a new feature of Uni
versity life. Tho college buildings, former
ly used for dormitory purposes only, have
keen expanded into Student Homes; that is
to say, families, carefully selected for that
purpose, with cultivated ladies at their head,
are placed in charge of these buildings, which
thus become their own residences, while stu
dents arc made members of their own house
holds. It does not admit a doubt that a great
desideratum in University life has thus been
attained; as the buildings are supplied, rent
free, board will be reduced to the cheapest
possible rates. In these homes which are
neither College commons, nor public board
ing houses, the student will receive tender
female supervision in sickness, while in health,
wholesome and refining family influences,
combined with college authority, will be
thrown around him, to insure domestic order
and gentlemanly bearing. "When, in addition
to this, it is remembered that the University
is situated in the town of Athens, always cel
ebrated for its pure and healthful air and va-
ter, but, more than that, for the high tone,
moral and intellectual, of its society, surely
the anxious parent may confide to it liis
youthful son with a peace-inspiring sense of
security. ,
To a superstructure resting upon a founda
tion so firm, the Trustees felt that it was not
only safe, but altogether proper, to make
such additions as would meet the growing
wants of the future. They accordingly cre
ated three new Professorships, one of Astron
omy and Natural Philosophy, relieving of
these branches chairs already existing ; one
Adjunct Professorship of Mnthematic, and
one of the Classics and Jlodern Languages.
These places arc all filled by gentlemen of
high character, of experience and ability.
They also established a school of Civil
Engineering—a Professional School, designed
to give a complete training for Civil Engin
eering. Essential to the development of our
resources, no profession presents a more invit
ing field of useful and remunerative labor.—
In the construction of Railroads, in the build-1
ing of Bridges, Acqueducts and Reservoirs,
in Drainage, in the opening of Mines, in To
pographical Surveys, etc.: there will be an
increasing demand for accomplished Civil
Engineers. To meet this demand, the Trus
tees have established this School, have taken
steps to supply it with necessary models, e'c.,
and have placed at its head a gentleman of
distinguished capacity and practical experi
ence. With a good knowledge of Mathemat
ics, the student can complete his professional
course in two years.
From New York Times, 30th.
The Patterson Case iu the Senate
One of the earliest errors of the season was
the adoption of a joint resolution by which
the constitutional provision making each
House the sole judge of the qualifications of
its members, was set aside, and the joint con
sent of the two Houses was made cssentialto
admission into either. It was a part ot the
Radical programme, and one that was relied
upon by Mr. Tbuddeus Stevens and his friends
to secure more effectually the exclusion of
Southern Senators and Representatives. Bind
ing force or cfiicacy it never had, seeing that
it conflicted with an authority superior to
that of its authors; but its intent was clear,
audio long os it remained iu force it render
ed more difficult action in favor of the South
at either end ot the Capitol.
In pursuance of the arrangement, the case
of Senator Patterson came cn Friday before
the House. The Senate, after the extraordi
nary duplication of tests invented by Jlr.
Sumner, bad by a vote of 35 to 2 decided in
favor of Jlr. Patterson’s admission. But the
joint resolution called for the concurrent ac
tion of the House, and thither, therefore, the
case was sent. And the House was not slow
to sit in judgment upon the fitness of one,
with whose qualification it had nothing
whatever to do. The Senate had consented
to a modification of the test oath, to meet the
pccliarities of Jlr. Patterson’s position os
a judicial officer of Tennessee during its
subjection to rebel power; and upon
this proposed relaxation of the test the Radi
icals grounded their opposition. Mr. Shel-
libarger “would not till his dying day” con
sent to a mitigation of the test. Mr. Stokes,
who in 1861, counseled armed resistance to
Jlr. Lincoln's measures for the restoration of
the Union, now talked of maintaining the
test oath “as n flashing sword” to guard the
loyalty of the nation. Jlr. Conkling was not
less intolerant. And the whole land of Rad
icals arrayed themselves on the side of the
test oath, against Jlr. Patterson and the vote
of tlie Senate iu his behalf, and in support of
the authority unconstitutionally taken under
the joint resolution. The Senate resolution
was tabled in the House, and under the terms
of the joint arrangement Mr. Patterson’s ad
mission seemed to be postponed indefinitely.
The Senate, however, on second thoughts
refused to submit to this invasion of its rights.
For on Saturday the case of Jlr. Patterson
was again taken up without reference to the
vote in the House, aud proceeded with as
though no plan of concurrent action had ever
been dreamed of. Without alluding to the
decision of the House upon the resolution sent
thither for concurrence, the Senate quietly
resumed the full authority vested in it by the
Constitution, and reasserted its rights to lie
the sole judge of the qualifications of its mem
bers. And a decisive majority affirmed Jlr.
Patterson entitled to his scat.
Gratifying-os this decision is, as an act of
justice to one whose loyalty to the Union was
conspicuous in the darkest days of the war,
its importance arises from other aspects of
the case. By admitting Jlr. Patterson, not
withstanding the House declaration of bis
ineligibility, the Senate has repudiated the
unconstitutional compact created by the
Radicals to embarrass the question of South
cm representation. The House may continue
to dispose of the claims of those who have
been elected representatives as to its passions
and prejudices shall seem best. But the
Senate, in effect, decided that the House shall
have no further voice touching the qualifica
tions of Senators, over whom the Senate lias
has re-asserted its exclusive jurisdiction. To
this extent the proceeding is undoubtedly
significant.
But its significance extends much further.
It affects the operation of the test oath quite
as much as the Radical plan of concurrent
jurisdiction. The Senate resolution, as adopt
ed all but unanimously on Friday, provided
for the omission of a material part of the
test oath, and by that circumstance estab
lished a precedent ofthe highest importance.
So far as the Senate i9 concerned, it over
throws the doctrine of literal inviolability
which has hifhcrfn mtren fhn nnth ita
which has hitherto given the oath its “iron
clad” reputation. It shows that the oath
may be abridged or modified to cover the
peculiarities of any particular case; the oath
itself being no longer regarded as su
preme when exigencies arise to call for its
modification, except in relation to the spirit
of the purpose which its enactment was de
signed to accomplish. If only the loyalty of
Senators-elect be established satisfactorily,
the mere words of tho test oath ought not to
be a bar to their admission; and so the Sen
ate has substantially declared. Thu9 con
sidered, the case may seem to establish the
sufficiency of checks exercised by the Senate
under the Constitution before the test oath
was invented, but upon this head discussion
would be superfluous. We are content to
take the good as it comes, and simply note
its lessons.
Letter from Hon. A. H. Stephen*.
The Philadelphia Convention.
To the Editors of the National Intelligencer:
' Gentlemen—I ask a place in your columns
for the enclosed letter to me from the Hon.
Alexander H. Stephens. In committing it to
the press I am taking a questionable liberty
with him, for the letter is marked private.-
But in the present circumstances ofthe coun
try, I think it so desirable that the people
should know the real temper of the South,
that I feel justified in publishing this letter;
from one who, at the outbreak of the war,
was the representative man of the Union
party of the South, and is the recognized ex
ponent of the Southern sentiment at this mo
ment.
President Lincoln had great confidence in
Mr. Stephens. He told me repeatedly that
he liad offered him a seat in the Cabinet, and
he retained great regard lor him to the last.
Yours, respectfully,
JI. Blair.
Jlontgomery Co., Jld., July 29, 18GG..
the part of those who made the Z?
words were not so phrased in the mi
exclude all who occupied a simihr
to my own. and from other consider?'
those which had occurred to me.
Your letter relieves mef:om theft
of doubts, but those of the other cI&j.]To
ist, notwithstanding your strong vie*??'
contrary. Individually my whole sotiU
listed in the cause of a speedy, foil Lr 1
feet restoration of the Government un - ’
Constitution, and its permanency Un( ]
Constitution as it now stands. Them??'
ing within my power that I am not N?
cheerfully to do to effect and accompli
end. Indeed, (you will excuse me in]?
it. but it is the troth.) I would he wiir 5
offer up my life itself, if by so dois*
great result could be obtained, andi3
union, liannony, prosperity, banning 1
constitutional liberty be thereby secur 1
the millions now living, and the i?
millions hereafter to live on this contin^d
There are many personal embarrass'd
or difficulties in the way of my goingtH
Convention—these I alluded to befoi W
am resolved to be there if I can. I n no
shall it he ever truthfully said of me
failed to do evervtbing in my power to
r the country and its institutions.
I did, in 1860, exert my efforts to t, t
most extent to avoid the late most W
ble war. and to save the Union on e
tional principles without a conflict of.
This I did, too, while many of those not"
clamorous for what they call “the ft
cause” were giving encouragement, a i
to the extreme men at the South by t U
and decidedly intimating, ifnotfullycn
ing a perfect willingness, on their part
“the Union might slide” if the people
the South so willed it. I
taunted with endeavoring to hold
people on to a Union that was no longer t*
for by leading men of the dominantpm;
the North. I withstood- these taunts p
when I knew (or was informed truly, ls j
lieved) that there was an organized bod
men in Savannah to seize the Custom Ho:
Fort Pul&ski, &c,, in cose the State did
secede. All this I stated to you, and to a!
you allude in your letter before me:
should I have any hesitancy in stating j]
tlie public if any public good could them]
be effected, v The public good is my only]
ject. How best to subserve that consist’d
with truth, honor and uprightness is the c
question with me. Personal interests hart:
influence with me whatever. At least I
so, and may be excused for saying so.
I been governed by personal feelings, I <
have had nothing to do with tbe lstet^
bles, further than entering my earnest pm
against them. And had I been goverati
by personal feelings I should not nav
tlie situation I am.
If the Union shall be restored unde:
Constitution, as I earnestly desire to *
done, (and. I am willing to do all I cr
wards that end,) it is my fixed purpose!
tire forever from all connections with pti
affairs. So that while it would seem the
iresent efforts are tending to a result in*:
: have more or less personal, interests
is, my admission as a Senator in Coni-
yet I assure you I never expect or intem|
hold that position long, even if the -
should be awarded to me.
Yours, truly,
Alexander H. Stephb-
• New York Politics.
A State Convention has been called in J
York to appoint delegates to the grerS
tional Union Convention in PhiladelpLl
They fix the general call for the Conve^
as follows:
In pursuance of tbe foregoing cal), tbti
al electors of this State arc requested to:
in their respective assembly districts e
before the first Jlonday in August next, j
appoint two delegates to attend a StateOl
veation to convene at Saratoga Spnnfl
the 9th of August next, to appoint delta
to the National Union Convention, and a
act such other business as may be deem«! l
calculated to unite the loyal citizens«]
State in sustaining the Administration j
in restoring relations of brotherhood i
the people of the States.
By tlie language and spirit of the oHj
will be perceived that those who refusedir
support to the Government in putting «
the rebellion, and those who approve of j
action of Congress in keeping loyal Rcpaa
tatives out or their scats, and loyal States!
of the Union; are excluded from the iff]
tion, and are not expected to participial
the preliminary meetings or to take seais|
the Convention.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, JIarshall 0. Bo!-
Wm. B. Astor, Hamilton Fish, FrandiSj
dy, Leonard W. Jerome, B. M. BlatcbforiJ
Carrigan,. Audreas Willman, Ed. ff.
A. J. Dittenkoefer, John A. Dix, Alei
T. Stewart, Jloses Taylor, Sam. Slow, Di
Drew, Robert Berdell, Francis B. Cntrini|
Schell, John Bryan, William Ludlow. ■
New York, July 19,1866.
An Anecdote of Daniel Weds"'
The following nnecdote is good enough.'
second reading, if any one has ckanced|
meet with it before:
“When Daniel Webster was deliver!~j
memorable speech at the dedication ofM
er Hill Jlonumcnt, the crowd pressed tot*]
to such an extent that some were
and some were crushed. Officers sOffj
vaiu to make the crowd stand back,
said it could not be done. Some one ■
Jlr. Webster to make an appeal to tb*l
The great orator came forward,
forth his hand and said, in deep
tones: ‘Gentlemen, stand back.’ *Itc
be done,’ they shouted. ‘Gentlemen.'
back,’ said he, without a change ofvoitf-.I
is impossible, Mr. Webster, impossible.'
possible ?’ repeated Mr. Webster, ‘impf’
Nothing is impossible on Bunker Hill-
the vast crowd swayed and rolled *
a mighty wave of the ocean.”
Don’t be a Loafer.—Young m*j>-
attention. Don’t be a loafer; don’t e»U]
self a loafer; don’t keep? a loafer’s compj
don’t bang about loafing places. Better ■
than sit around day alter day, orsttfi 1
corners with your hands in your poet
Better lor your own health—better »*■
own prospects. Bustle about, if you
have anything to bustle about for. J*
poor physician has obtained a real
riding after an imaginary one. A
blank paper, tied with a red tape,
under a lawyer’s arm, may procure
: I
Crawfoiidville, G.v., July 23, lsGG.
Bon. Montgomery Blair, Washington, I). C.:
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 17th instant
is before me. I thank you heartily for it.—
No man in the United States did or could
first case, and make his fortune. Sued-.]
world: to him that hath be give®-
dreaming and complaining; keep be.
mind your chances.
S-T' Among the imports at
last week, we quote the following its®-']]
elry, $29,942 ; patent leather, $2,9*3:
merv, $8,299fancy goods, $66,6^*
$7,107; cigars, 22,037; ale, $1,241: “
$4,279; porter, $7,390; whisky,
$GG,892; champagne, $17,000. 0“
goods bill foots up $2,388,815; .
merchandise, $3,875,199. Grand ■ |
253,994.)
-V little child, aged four!?'
found hung to a tree, :: short i| ; ' t: ‘"...
Little R >ck, on -.he morning ' j
Life'was completely extinct. -Ice - I
been mutilated. Three stabs wire 1 '"
the body, and one leg was cut •'•*" ■
named Sweeney was arrested on
having had a grudge against daw--
join
lv, anil probably took this method
jjngf" A ragged oldmanwasrcce 1!, . : .-
ed in St. Jose; h Missouri, on t-H ; :..
vagrancy, and on an examination 1 '.
son, full half a bushel ot filthy oj -.. ■
taken from about, his waist, and "
rags was concealed $1,224 50 mcotf*,. 1
in currency. The old man dccls*’*^
of the coin had been in his P°
forty rears.
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