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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
#for«ia ®ltflil)j f rlttirajib.
The pr< sent U. S. pension lift is $16
000,000 per nnnum.
£gT The first bale ot new cotton in the
West wgs receive<l nt Setf Orleans yesterday
—several days behind the Georgia planters.
Col. John D. Ashton, who was shot
in Savannah last, week, is likely to recover
from his wound, at one time thought mortal.
Letter from Indian Spring*.
Indian Springs, Aug. C, 1866.
confined to this community alone, where j cognizant of the offense to be and appear bc-
landlords are charging trom twenty-five to i fore the County Judge to give evidence there-
Jftttr*. Editors: In the midst of the gid- P er cent - advance on the heavy rent of j of, and if the facts or circumstances disclosed
ggr* Assistant Surgeon Jns. F. Burdett, U.
8. A., recently Post Surgeon at Hilton Head,
died in the cholera hospital on Tybee Island,
on the Sth inst.
tST" A Washington special says Attorney
General StAnbury has given an opinion that
the nominations rejected by the Senate can
be legally made by the President during the
recess.
£gr* The President has addressed a letter
to Governor Wells, of Louisiana, asking by
what authority he assembled tlie Convention
of 1664, who replies that he had nothing to
do in the matter, and that tho Convention as.
bumbled in pursuance of a resolution passed
at its last session.
pT Qcn. Delaficldbas been relieved from
duty as Inspector ot the Military Academy at
West Point, and ordered to turn over the
books and reports of the establishment to the
Adjutant General of the army. Gen Edward
Schriver, U. S. Inspector General, has been
assigned the position, according to his brevet
rank as Major General.
dy mazes of a popular and brilliant dance at
Collier's on Friday evening, the news that
Judge Musgrove had just expired fell upon
the ear of the excited throng like a thunder
clap from a dear sky. This painful intelli
gencc arrested the tide of hilarity in the spa
cious hall for a time, hushed the thrilling
strains of the Italian band, and spread an air
of solemnity over the joyous circle of beauty,
wit and fashion. Some of the most admired
and graceful actors instantly retired from the
exciting scene and peremptorily refused to
re-enter the arena of melody and mirth.
Strenuous efforts were made to lead them to
reconsider their resolution, but all attempts
proved abortive. There was something very
beautiful and impressive in the conduct of
those young ladies and gentlemen who ceased
their coveted merriment in the presence of
the “King of Terrors,” and subsided into a
state of calm and sober reflection. Death
and the dance are antipodes—the brilliancy
of the ball-room loses its lustre in sight of the
shroud, the coffin and the grave. The most
eloquent advocates and liberal patrons of this
the present year, but to all the large towns j on this ex-partc examination should author-
in Georgia, for the spirit of rapacity seems ize and demand further investigation let him
to’be general.
Whilst on this subject, we would suggest
that there is a sad lack of small, comfortable
dwellings, of from three to six rooms, in the
city of Macon. No doubt from twenty-five to
fifty new ones would command tenants prom
ptly and at paying rates, and where ground is
so abundant and building material com
paratively cheap, there is no reason why
capitalists should not turn their attention to
so good an investment - ,
A Gift t* the President.—It was an
nounced yesterday, in our local column, that
draft his warrant on the oath of the leading
witness, to be signed by the County Judge
as in other cases—place the same in the hands
of the special bailiff and have the accused ar
rested: and him, her, or them, together with
all the witnesses in the premises, brought be
fore said Judge imtanter, and have the charge
or accusation then and there investigated in
a s'V^iaiy way; giving the Judge full pow
er authority to acquit or execute such
othe.-.judgment, sentence, decree or punish
ment a; the facts thus detailed under evidenefc
would authorize, and tho law prescribe; al
lowing die offender who may be dissatisfied
the first bale of cotton of the new crop,j witll ludl 5L . ntencc „r punishment, and dc-
which arrived here on the 4th, and was the
first reported in the South, had been pur
chased by a party of our leading cotton mer
chants, and sent as a present to President
Johnson. As the first fruits ot Southern toil
under the protection ot his benign adminis
tration, tbe compliment is an appropriate one,
and will no doubt be highly appreciated.
We believe, however, that the President has
popular amusement are not the best thinkers j established a rule to receive no presents while
and actors in the grand drama of life. Hence j n the Executive chair, and it may be that
the ancient sages and novelists uniformly re- he wJn feel congtra5ned to decline in the
garded those as unfit for stations of trust and present cage> We hope th h that lle
honor who were the greatest proficients inj not H e might, at least, accept the compli-
- . , . . , ment, and, as ho does not need the cotton, or
that dancing is sinful in the abstract, but m ita tura it over to gome benevo]ent as .
tbe concrete it assumes a very differentphaze. 6o C i at i 0 n-the Ladies’ Relief Association of
It is its inseparable adjuncts which make it St Lonis> for ingt!mce> who would be proud
n t cii firm on Iim mwn hlaonin I 80 objectionable to the Christian ' s ' orc - 1 to exhibit and dispose of it at their approach-
Gencrnl Sherman has given his opin- tends to ma j. e tbe j. 0U ng graceless as well as • ^ ir
ion of the Rump Congress. In his speech at j s a far better educator of the I h
Cleveland he said: “ I see that the Atlsntic t j ian of t j ie and the heart. The County Court,
cable has been successfully laid—that’s a good j udge Musgrove, who departed this life on Heart. Editors Macon Daily Telegraph :
thing. I also see that Congress lias adjourn- Lj ie 3d inst., was a wealthy and influential I Gentlemen: Owing to the regular term of
ed—-that's a good thing, and if the hot weatli- c ; t j 7eI1] f ormer iy 0 f Augusta, but recently of our Superior Courts coming off on the seccnd
er only keeps on, that too will be a good Q aws0 a. jf e came to this place some ten Monday in June, we had no County Court in
thing.” t j day8 ag0 , and took rooms at the Varner Clay until the second Monday in July. On
'The National Theological Institute House, which is now under the management that day, Judge, Solicitor, Lawyers, Sheriff,
for Freedmen, at Washington, D. C., now lias of Dr. Whitehead. A few days before his [ Bailiffs, Jurors, Witnesses, and parties other-
fifty students, and has been incorporated by I decease he was siezed with a congestive chill, interested repaired to our venerable old
Congress. It was inaugurated in Januaiy, from which only a partial re-action was real- College—where Jurors were called, empannel-
1805, under the auspices of Rev. E. Turney, ized. Everything was done for him that hu ed, sworn and charged as is usual in the Su
lk D. In his report to the Executive Com- man sympathy and medical skill could 6ug-1 perior Courts. Our Court closed after a ses-
mittee in May last, he stated that 33 schools J gest, but his days were numbered and no | Blon tbrec days—the first being qonsumed
had been organized in connection with the I earthly power could reverse the decree.
I*oHurd’s Lost Cause—A Just
Criticism.
We have not seen the book of 3Ir. Edward
A. Pollard, of Virginia, on the late civil war,
which the author would dignify with the title
of history; but from extracts published in
the papers, we should say that the following
criticism, by the Augusta Chronicle and Sen
tincl, is truthful and just. The fact is that
Mr. Pollard, judging from his writings in the
Richmond Examiner during the war, is the
very last man we would select fora historian
He is doubtless entirely honest—high-strung
and impetuous men generally are—but his
peculiar mental structure is generally as pro
lific of prejudice as it is of blunders of both
omission and commission. The Chronicle
says:
Mr. Pollard is a graceful, nervous writer?
and his style is easy and copious. But here
eud his qualifications ns
siring ,o Lave .U. rigb. of <<U b, Jury, <. [££“
give bond and security in sucb sum as the | C es and personal feelings of the man, and ris-
Judge, in his discretion, may require for his ing superior to the influences of private likes
appearance it the following semi-annual ses- and dislikes. He has his favorites—they are
sion of said Court, when the charge and wit- ’ 5} 1 marvelous heroes and perfect statesmen.-
• , ,.. . . .. _ . _ - He has prejudices against some, and they
nesses should be brought before tlie Grand arc a ]j ignorant, impracticable and unskilf-
Jurors for further investigation. If a true ful in the field, and obstinate, thick-skulled
bill should be found let the accused be tried and perverse in the council chamber.
as now prescribed; and if no bill, let the ap- . P°U ard i* a ^ irginian. His book
_ ‘ , „ , , .. j should be confined to a sketch of Virginia
pearance bond be cancelled, and the accused GeneraK Virginia soldiers and Virginia
lorever discharged. In cases heretofore statesmen. He very rarely finds that the sol-
knom as special prtsentmeuts, or in- diers of any other State participated much in
di * tes, to-wit: Where the partv in- the great conflicts which he attempts to de-
•jL FL ,, ’ i_._ M a . scribe. If there should be no Virginia troops
engaged, then he generally gives a fair and
impartial account of the part taken by the
different regiments, hrigades and divisions.
But if the troops of Georgia, North Carolina,
Alabama, and other States engaged with
those of Virginia in any of those great con
jured .^hiakcs him, her, or themselves
complainant or prosecutor; for the Solicitor
to issue his warrant on the oath of such com
plainant for the arrest of the party accused,
and have him, her or them brought before
the County Judge for a summary trial in the fl ; cts madc historic by the grand old Army of
measure and form aljove suggested—allowing Northern Virginia—then the whole credit
the accused the right of appeal, on condition
of his, her or their entering into a rccogniz-
is given to Virginia skill and Virginia
bravery.
nnr-« The slightest skirmish is magnified into a
ance for their appearance at the following t battle if conducted by Virginia officers
semi-annual session, as prescribed in general an d fought by Virginia troops, while some of
presentments, and the prosecutor or prosecu-1 the most gallant feats of the Confederate
trix the right of appeal for further investiga
tion, provided, he, she or they shall pay all
all costs, and give bond and security to pros
cute, and for payment of such other, and
further costs, as may be incurred in case they
fail to convict.
Mv constitutional friends cannot say that
arms are wholly ignored where no Virginians
were engaged. This fault of Mr. Pollard is
carried even into the few naval engagements
which the war produced. The first naval
fight and capture made by the Confederate
arms, he docs not deign to notice. We al
lude to the naval engagement in Pamlico
Sound, just after the fall of Fort Hatteras, in
which the gallant Lynch, with a few Geor-
Institutc, with more than 450 students.
fdied without a groan or struggle, in the G5tli in discussing law points, construing the vari-
n e I,:. „„„ ous sections of the act organizing the Coun-
The National Union CosvENTioN.-The *6*' .. , . tvCourt r.„
„ ... . . I On Sabbath morning his funeral services I l F v/oun, <x~.
National Executive Committee will be in I , ® , _... -I t nwet tn reenrH -wbnt T mt mn
were conducted by the Rev. Dand Wills, of j 1 regret to recora -an at I leans not con
phA from Friday UrolOd. d.j ’of Augos,, U“»». . «.tem -d b^l ^ ^ ^ A»^ ^o«»^orC^--^podUoo
until the meeting of the Convention. They re- beI ‘ eath thc hnglit canopy of heaven. Many | to the County Court,
quest that the full namesof all delegates, with of ‘ lie clt '? cas of thl3 villageand the vm tors
their post office address, shall be immediate- t0 ** s P nn S werc P resent t0 W the last third
ly forwarded, and that the delegates will call tribute of respect to his mortal remains,
in person on arriving in the city. I Most of the representatives of your attrac-
such a change will strike down that great i gians on board tbe steamer Curlew, engaged
He I by*the bar(in tlie absence of^otherburines^ palladium-*’That the truth of accusaUon | and captured the gunboat Fanny with three
I. . . . , . minor or heinous shall lie confirmed by the t ? uns an d a large quantity of army supplies.
unanimous suffrage of twelve of the prison-! c^dnof have bee'n entirel'y accidem
, , , . .. . f. . ! tol;.but, rfso, it shows how unreliable, as
ers equals, and neighbors, indifferently oho-, a History of the War, Mr. Pollard’s book
sen and above all suspicion.” I trust that I is.
feel the same enthusiasm for this time-honor* Nearly nine pages of the book before
ed bulwark of our liberties that amimated ' are devoted to tlie first battle of Manassas.
*i, , no ^ ”he minutest particulars are given of tbe
Although I cannot write with them in theirt a ‘, ^ c ° me 0 Q '": 1 be o^ e conduc j; 0 f other troops, but nowhere is
(position to this newly created tribunal.’ ° f the Jnst to “Irimately withhold from the s i ng i 0 mention made of a Georgia officer
Yet there is some reason in their grounds of, a “ uniment sacred. ! Georgia command-this, too, when the con*
.„ mr1 , x ..j In the above is not only suggested a sum- duct of the 7th and 8th Georgia regiments,
^ ^ ^ ^ ® ' IWftWT a*>/l aaii«4 Lii4 ama in iliA • that occasion, won thc applause and ad
.five city returned
The Washington Evening Star, speaks | wect Mr N >
one <
idCniaUt w yjui oiuttb* I * ” , ^ ° onf] PYiipflitiniHs Pftnrf 'hiif 1 nnp In ftiA . C/CC**5ioij, tvon me dppiuusc soci SCI*
home during the past thought. All thinking men must, ere this, i J 1 ’ miration of the whole country. It was there
e of'vour prominent and that it will consume at ,east one ^ ^ laD g u ^ of Sir Edward Coke m which the nant Ge0 rgian, the lamented Bartow
e of your prominent anil “jusUce might be done as speedily as dust fell. There, too, thc chivalric Gardner re
clusion of Vallandigham, etc., from thc Phil- lived f or a long period, when he was proprie-1 “'d “ti all the business placed within the m5 <z h t be dissatisfied with
.drtphUCTenU.., »?..!». .11 who «. L, of „ of £ »d »™, J»rMlcUo» rf-th.CM.tp Court. 'Thc^p„. V -ho ™gl,t « d,^tMed^.h
for the immediate restoration of the Union productive piantationsin the State, which are |P le > hfmn £ foreseen thatsuch a tribunal, will 1 ] ; J ^ , . P ,
and friendly intercourse between all sections located a feW miles from this place,
of the country; who sustain the administra- , plcndld settlement is new owned
the manner above
productive piantationsin the State, which arc i«—» —- ° —7 trial bv iurv
lnee This not only be tedious, slow and tardy in the 1 . . - f r J ,
bv Colonel administration of justice, but burthensome to , 961 forth “d suggested In my opinion 90
by colonel | J * ' per cent, of this nasty, little, trashy business,
aWo several interesting and I destroy this newly created tribunal, since it I l,J “ a ™ wuai *
also several interesting ana j * ! and what I believe the people generally de-
Odb Iron-Clads in Europe.—The New intelligent Macon ladies still remain- " 23 organized by their ^consent exprcs-e(l . M , .u.
York World makes the following points:- ing at Mr. Elder’s. We wonder why |trough Uieir representatives, but ! must (as
When thc Radicals go before the people in many more of your enterprising population ono standing upon the out-posts to sound the
October and November next for re-election, do not seek this salubrious spot, amid the alarm 01 danger, or trouble in the future) ask
we hope they will not foiget to dwell on their sultry heats of the season. It is true that I diem to pause, and consider the consequences
own public virtue as displayed in the Con-1 the richer luxuries and more brilliant attrac- J °f ^ destruction ...
gressional vote which sent Mr. Assistant-Sec* tions of city life are not found here; but then Suppose that your petition for its discon-
rctary of the Navy, Fox, to Europe, at an ex- nature has lavished her sweetest and noblest ri nuancp ,vas heard and your prayer for its
pensc of one hundred thousand dollars, for I charms on this romantic region. Thc mag- destruction granted, what would follow,
the purpose of showing our iron-clad moni-1 nificent landscape of sunny hills, silver I Either thc offenders— the violators of your
tors to thc admiralty officers of England and streams, smiling fields, and waving forests, j Iaws > would go unpunished or their minor
France, andstirringup those countries to rob are suited to fill the soul with the loftiest in- offences, now placed within the jurisdiction
us of the naval superiority secured to us by spirations, and to bear it beyond the cedars J our C° unt y Court, would go back and
the possession of these “ugly and irresistible and the stars to the bosom of Infinite purity I bave be pressed upon by your Superior
vessels.” and lovliness. “ God madc tbe country, and C° urts - The consequence would be that
Indian Servos 7n interesting , ette J man made the town,” and those who wonld “ any offenders-violators of those laws which
Indian Spring..—An interesting letter l, , ,, , llfn , t ninn , lm „ n . s of t t. c G re- wcre enacted to secure you in the enjoyment
from this favorite watering place will be be o t * tbc bn o btest monuments I ... . on and nronertv would co un-
found in onr colnmns. The Llth of the *“>'• "lodon. -d mnniSccnco ... le.no
___ j . . _ I the dust and din of the crowded street and I whipped ot justice. >ny do 1 asse t is f
8p ° gmachiaexy.ond walk forth meditat- Because the Superior Courts would not have
010 kCCp ivcly amid the glorious amphitheatre of earth the rime to claim and exercise exclusive juns-
I , . I diction over these minor offences and mis-
Thc advertisement of Dr. Whitehead, the j J d Dr0D rietors demeanors. This was the evil belore our last
proprietor of the arner House, will be found, TdLranli v f niov seneon of rest Legislature- The necessity for such a tribu-
fa>U»i««. Hb noms we cool, fuv “»>- ° f Tol^pb ConntyConrt o,»n,o other kiod
lent, and nothing is lett undone to make his recrcat.on. amid the sublime I of Court waa owinr to the fweat increase of
guesu at home. His charges, too, as will be f “ l Bcenes . nature, I subscribe myse^^your jatOm, consequent upon tbe abolition
^ecn, are 7cry reasonable. We bespeak forr inccre nen » | of slavery and certain enabling statutes enact-
him a full house for the remainder of the HIGH RENTS. ed soon thereafter. Thereby making those
6eason. ■yyg have said but little on this subject, of I w ho bad formerly, but little to do with our
13?“ Mr. E. G. Ross thc editor of a Kan I which there are such loud complaints in all Judiciary capable of sueing and being sued;
»as paper, who was appointed to fill the va the leadin S cities of the Sutc > and for a veT 5 and g‘ ven them the right of trial by Jury for
cancy in the United States Senate caused by k°° d reaS0D ' 11 would do no good, for Ava-1 8UC h minor offences and misdemeanors, as
the death of Senator Lane, had a good thing.
He hurried off to Washington, got there on
the 25th of July, and was immediately sworn
in. On the 28th Congress adjourned, and he
can start back again with a snug sum for pay j
and mileage amounting to nearly six thousand I P un i sb ment. This making haste to get rich
dollars. He will probably be 'superseded b do vcr - v wcl * 1 ? r a bncf season, but in an
a regular election when theLegislature meets PP en ^ eld with air competition, it no on y
but he has got bis pay for the three days faiIs . bat comes out loser in tbe end ‘ 4
service at the rate of about two thousand 0“ tbe whole, we are not so sure but that
dollars a dav ’ ehorbitant rents are a real benefit, instead
‘ . of hardship, to the community. Extortion
THE NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION RIOT— stirs up dormant capital and puts it
THE PARTIES. to work in the 6ame productive
The Mobile Advertiser has had a convcr- j line. When a house that would pay a good
sation with a gentleman who was a calm, dis- interest by a rent of $600 is actually rented
passionate observer of thc New Orleans riot f° r $1,000 or $1,200, it needs no argument to
of last Monday. Among other things lie induce capitalists to invest in real estate and
mentions that he was forcibly impressed with new buildings. Money will go in that dircc-
the total absence of any feeling of hostility tion j Ufi f 86 6Ure as water will find jts level,
on the part of thc whites toward the negroes. The result will be tbe enlargement and pro-
There was no attempt made by any person 6^ of tbe city, with ample buildings for all
to injure a negro who waa not armed, or im- purposes and at a reasonable hire. A new
mediately connected with the attack made career of prosperity will thus be opened for
upon tlie police. Negroes in every other part us . f° r as y° u reduce the expenses of the mer-
of tbe city were permitted topassand repass, chant, you place it in bio power to sell cheaper
and attend to their usual avocations without and * bus draw trade to thc city. . Grinding
even an unkind or provoking word being ad* landlords cannot long be endured in this day
dressed to them, and in many instances tbe when capital is tree, and they will soon learn
employers of servants were very solicitous a lesson to their sorrow. The renters can
for their safety, and when closing their houses very well afford to pay present extravagant
would invariably insist that their servants prices for a brief season, for they have assur-
should remain indoors. He further says that an ces of protection in the early future,
the civil authorities were amply able to res- "We hear that in Macon alone, which lost
tore quiet and order, and as far as he could not a house by the war, there are now over
learn, had really succeeded in doing so before thirty new store-houses in coarse of erection
the arrival of the military. Among the citi- very many of which will be finished in time
zens the expression of regret was gcxeral that | for the fall and winter trade. Another year
the collision had occurred, though it was we shall see the present exacting landlords
everywhere admitted that it was inevitable, exceedingly obliging and begging their ten-
eo far as the civil authorities were concerned. I nnts to remain at halt the prices now charged.
rice never stops to listen to nppeals for jus- they werejformerly corporeally punished witli-
tice and moderation, when it has tho power out Judge or Jury. This was the influx of
to carry out its exactions. Another reason is, | litigation to be kept out of our Superior
that it is a temporary evil, and carries within
itself its own cure, and we may add, its own
It was also said that thc military were advis
ed of thc apprehensions that existed in the
city with reference to it, and thc preventive
measures which they had taken to avoid it,
and had as active measures been taken by
tho military in thc beginning as afterwards, ovcr
it never would have happened; or if a single
regiment bad marched to the Mechanics’ In
stitute and sought to restrain the negroes in
the bounds of good order, all trouble would
have been prevented.
The fleeced of to-day will have their time
then, and we shall not be surprised to see bu
siness driven, by this exacting policy, almost
entirely away from its present haunts, and
tbe present holders of real estate lamenting
the permanent depreciation of their
property.
Such are some of the compensations in the
evils that htfrrass thc business world, and we
commend the subject to the calm considera-
Courts. Hence, to meet this threatening evil
and provide a remedy therefor, our General
Assembly passed the act organizing the
County Court This act, like most others of
a public nature, met with implacable enemies
from its introduction, to thc day of its final
passage, and to ensure its enactment by ac
commodating its provisions to the wishes of
all, it doubtless contains inherent defects.
But to-day this Court is, as a little ship
afloat upon the mighty waters, lashed, tossed,
and driven by the winds ot a furious storm.
Its author and friends traveling through a
trackless and hitherto untried sea, seeking to
effect a landing on the rock of Plymouth.—
Were I one of its passengers my policy would
be to throw over-board all the matter that
was weighty and likely to sink it, or other
wise hinder and impede its anchorage in
some safe port. Being an advocate ot this
newly created tribunal, I shall advise a simi
lar policy. Let us remove the weighty, or
objectionable part of the County Court Re
peal such sections of the act as make itburth-
ensoinc to the people. Let our present Leg
islature, when they assemble this fall, so
amend and modify the act as to retain the
County Court in name—with its two officers,
Judge and Solicitor, with its three sessions,
special, monthly and semi-annual, and strike
out or repeal that part of said act that re
quires a jury at any time, or session, except
at thc semi-annual sessions. Let us have two
class or bodies of jurors at these sessions, the
first, as is now provided, to consist of not less
sire. Not an abolition ot the County Court,
but a change in its modus operand*. Let our
civil cases be tried, and disposed of at the
special and monthly seasons of the Judge,
and without the intervention of a jury; allow
ing the party unwilling to abide the judg
ment ot the Court, and desiring that his
rights should be submitted to, and passed
upon by a jury of his country, to enter an
appeal within tour d»ys after the rendition
of judgment to the semi-annual session of said
Court, upon his giving bond and security in
doable the amount of the judgment rendered
against him, conditioned to pay the plaintiff
such sum as may be ultimately found against
him; or if the plaintiff fail or he cast in his
suit, and desires an appeal, to pay all costs
that may have accrued, and give bond and
security, conditioned to pay the defendant
such farther costs as he may incur l>y reason
of such further prosecution of the case in
case he fails to recover.
Let the above system and rules apply to all
claim cases, attachments, aud such other civil
proceedings as may be brought before the
special and monthly sessions of said Court
Clay County.
ing evidently on the authority of the John-1 n nr rrja f u i tjankerm. is vet here entering the! wee k in every month to pass upon, and dis- justice might be done as speedily as dust fell. There, too, the chivalric Gurdm-r r.-
^ b , successlui bankers, is yet ucre enjoying me ..... J ! could fall from the feet of its dusty suitors.” ceived a wound which incapacitated him for
flxn Club, and alluding to the proposed cx ' society of his old friends, among whom he P a cb in 1 c manner and form prescribed by j flnd at same secure to each and eve- further duty in tbe field, and whose conduct
elusion of Vallanditrham. etc., from the Phil-1 . 1 :_.i _v w. . I said act. all thc business placed within the . _ f as commander of the immortal Sth Georgia,
won for him the rank of Brigadier General.
The following paragraph, which we find on
page 147 of the history, shows how very reli
able Mr. Pollard’s facts are: “A little further
on, Col. Bartow, ot Alabama, had fallen, shot
through the heart—and one of the bravest
and most promising spirits of the South was
then quenched in blood.”
The disastrous affair at Cheat Mountain is
rapidly slurred over on pages 141 and 2, with
a brief notice of the death of Garnet, and tbe
retreat of our forces. No credit is given, for
this masterly retreat, to Col. Ramsey, of the
1st Georgia Regiment, upon whom tbe com
mand devolved on the fall of Garnet, and to
whose coolness, skill and judgment the safety
of our little band is wholly due. The only-
mention made of the Georgians engaged in
this affair, is the following statement: “At
one of the fords on the Little Cheat River,
four companies of a Georgia Regiment were
cut off, and Gen. Garnet himself was killed
by one of the enemy’s sharpshooters.” The
impression here made is, that four companies
of Georgians were captured by the enemy,
which is not true.
In the description of the battle of Seven
Pines, the attempt is again made to dispar
age the services of other troops, in order to
uphold and magnify thc skill and valor of
Virginians. After giving the plan of the
battle, and thc part assigned to the different
commands, Mr. Pollard says, on page 280 :
“ Thc greater part of the day was lost in vain
expectation of Huger’s movement—the most
important part cf the design, as it was
to take the enemy’s flank, and insure his de
struction. The movement was disappointed,
as Huger could not cross the swollen stream
in his front” On the next page, Mr. Pollard
says: “ Had Huger obeyed orders, Johnston
might have demolished the enemy.” Here
Huger is denounced as the cause of the fail
ure at Seven Pines, when, as was just before
stated by Mr. Pollard himself, “Huger could
not cross the swollen stream in his front”
In thc description of the evacuation ot
Norfolk, General Huger is again made to
share all thc blame. Mr. Pollard thinks thc
evacuation of Norfolk ill-timed and unwise,
and charges General Huger with badly man
aging the affair. We happen to know that
General Huger was opposed to the evacua
tion, and protested against it We know
also that the evacuation was made in thc
most prudent and cautious' manner, and that
not a single man was lost in withdrawing the
troops scattered along a line of near thirteen
miles 011 thc Elizabeth river and Hampton
Roads. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, then com
manding thc army of Northern Virginia, is
responsible for the evacuation of Norfolk and
the destruction of the Merrimac. If any
blame attaches to this movement it must all
fall on General Johnston.
In the description of the battle of Gettys
burg the same partiality for Virginia troops
and the same disposition to slur over the feats
and gallant deeds of other troops is painfully
apparent The truth is, Mr. Pollard's book
is* very little more than a rehash of thc hasty
newspaper articles which appeared in the
columns of the Richmond Examiner during
the war, and which necessarily omitted much
that ought to have been written, and contain
ed a great deal which should be entirely in-
admisable in a work of such pretension as the
volume before us. *.
Ladies and Gentlemen—Young men and maid
ens! hearken to facts or fables. The use of Mrs.
'Winslow’s preparations in our families will pro
mote health,'beauty, comfort, and happiness.—
Read the advertisement of Mrs. Winslow’s
Mystic Pills, and Queen Hair Restorer in anoth
er column of this paper, then buy, use and be
convinced that our statements are true. Sold by
all druggists in Macon.
Brownlow Rampant.—In Brownlow’s
Knoxville Whig of the 1st of August in a
leading article, of which the following is the
concluding paragraph:
It is the settled purpose of the traitors at
the North, and tlie rebels at the South, to in
volve the countiy in another bloody war, and
this they turn to do during the next two
years, under the lead of Andrew Johnson.
An attempt to force Southern traitors into
their seats in Congress with bayonets will be
made the occasion for the outbreak. Let tho
despot now at the head of the Government
attempt a thing of this kind if be dare. A
million of gallant Union men will at once
appear in the District of Columbia, surround
ing both the Capitol and the White House,
disposing of the heads of leading traitors
after thc most approved style of the age in
which the King of England lost his head. If
another war shall be forced upon the coun
try, the loyal masses, who constitute an over
whelming majority of the people of this
great nation, intend it shall be no child’s
play. They will, as they ought to do, make
the entire Southern Confederacy us God found
thc earth when he commenced the work of
creation, “without form and void.” They
will not, and ought not, leave a rebel fence-
rail. out-house or dwelling in the eleven se
ceded States. And as for the rebel popula
tion, let them be exterminated. And when
the war is wound up, which should be done
rapidly, and with swift destruction—let the
lands bo re-surveyed and sold out to pay the
expenses of the war, and settled only by a
people who will respect the Stars and
Stripes.
The Cholera in Cincinnati.
than 18, nor more than 18, to be known as Cincinnati, Aug. 4.—At a special meeting
Grand Jurors. The second to consist of 24 , of the board of health in this city, Saturday,
instead of 12, summoned for the term, to be ; tbe health officers reported 350 deaths in Ju-
, r> • ... . ' ly, among which were 12 from Asiatic cliole-
known as Petit Jurors. This will give » I £ the fiat care occurring July llth. They
two pannels for the trial of all civil cases, and 1 report, on August 1st, four deaths from
the legal and usual number to strike from in ■ cholera, on the 2d, 3d and 4th eleven, aad
the trial of such offenders as may bring their yesterday twenty-four. The large number of
cases up before the semi-annual sessions in de ^ tbs within the last few days was probably
, , , - „ „ , , owing to the sudden change in the weather,
the manner and form licreina! ter suggested. xiie thermometer early this morning indicates
In cases heretofore known as general pre- a temperature of 64.
sentments let the Solicitor, on satisfactory in-
formation that an offense or misdemeanor has . A Buffalo city railroad company pe
titioned tbe other day for authority to in
crease its fares, on the ground that the con-
been committed within his jurisdiction, issue
tion of all concerned. Our remarks are not a summons requiring the party, or parties, ductors stole the profits!
Destructive Fire.
About the hour of 12 o’clock, on Sunday
night, fire was discovered in the store room
occupied by Mr. A. J. Haralson, on thc corner
of Decatur and Prior streets. The building
being of wood, the flitmes had gained such
headway when first discovered, that it was
tound impassible, to arrest them laHfcre the
next building, occupied by R. M. "Wall ACo.,
dealers in hardware and groceries, had be
come ignited. From the latter building thc
flames were communicated to thc gas fixture
shop of Mr. J. R. Mounce, then to the crock
ery store of 3Ir George Carr, and on to thc
corner stcre, which was occupied by a negro
as a shoe shop. Thus, the entire range of
wooden buildings, running from Decatur
through to Line street, was enveloped in one
broad sheet of flames. The combustible na
ture of the materials was such that water
from the engines, if it had been showered co
piously' on thc burning
have accomplished but little,
building, fronting on Decatur street, was soon
in flames, catching from the roof and though
every effort was made to save it, they were of
no avail. The little family grocery store of
J. S. Yarbrough, immediately adjoining the
Phcenix Building, was entirely consumed. A
part of the lower floor was occupied by tlie
National Express and Transportation Com
pany, while the other part of the first floor
was used by John Morrow & Son, dealers in
harness, saddles, &c., and J. F. Fletcher, deal
er in boots aud shoes. These gentlemen, we
believe, were insured, the former in the sum
of $9,000. The front of the build^g. up
stairs, was used by the Telegraph Company,
adjoining which’ were sleeping apart-
meuts occupied by the operators, aud
tbe private office of the Mayor, used
jointly by Colonel J. W. Duncan and
Capt. W. M. Williams, the latter gentle
man using the ante-room of the same as a
sleeping apartment All the valuable papers
in this office were saved, excepting those of
Col. Duncan, whose desk was consumed.—
The heat was so intense, and the flames
spread so rapidly that but little time was
allowed for the removal of anything from
the up-stairs of the Phoenix Building, and,
consequently, nearly all the fnrniturer cloth
ing, &a, was consumed. The Telegraph
Company sustains a loss of some $800 or
$1,000 in battery materials, stationary, acids,
Ac., though all the instruments excepting
one were saved, and that was brought off,
though considerably damaged. The exten
sive store-room on the left of the passage,
formerly used by O'Connor & Hardnge, was
unoccupied.
Tlie goods in the store next to thc Phoenix
Building, where Price, Cofer & McCalla arc
doing business, were removed, but as the fire
was arrested at that point by the almost su
perhuman exertions of the two fire compa
nies, no damage was done in that quarter,
further than a certain loss necessarily sustain
ed by the removal of goods. ■
The Phcenix building owned by J. E. Wil
liams, Esq., was insured in the sum of $1,000,
The wooden buildings were owned by J. C.
Daois, Esq., and were insured, but for what
amount we are not informed. They were
among the very first store rooms erected when
the building ot Atlanta began.—Atlanta In
telligencer, 7 th
I advanced with the cavilrv Ti
after I came up to the Second Diri£ '
guard and the regiment of rh],. ,, !,
guards advancing vapidly with dn,.‘ -T
ing and havins in tneir middle tu i.i. * ^
'•*¥£ »v
nous, which they had i Q -- taken
The enthusiasm of these tro *
*
saw me, cannot be dwrib^-FTth?!!^
rushed at my hands to kiss them w u
obliged to allow some time, and it
the same throughout the advance uSN
fire of cannon, it is true, of one ^
othera, and amid the cries of hurrah ^
would never end. These are m ^
winch must be experienced to be
understood. I also found the first ail?-’ 01 *
fifth corps, and also my regiment ofi^***
I did not meet with the eighth coru« « ^
fifth battallion of Chasseurs,
nor seventeenth regiment. The oth P « ^
already engaged in the pursuit ot the A*** 1
mass could ° lIr cavalry regiments precipitated ti®-'
The Plurnix selves before that moment into the tt -'
before my eyes delivered a murdero.1.
William at the head of his briSfe
goons of the guard, hussars of Zeith..^
eleventh of Uhlans was entirely cut^ 4
the field of the conflict over which I **',
immediately after on horseback
terrible aspect, filled, as it was, br Au<t* 1
cut to pieces, dead, living. After thafrtl
infantry advanced anew to the line If T
valley of the Elbe, where or alon^ Ji$
river there was again a severe firing
I found myself again and which Bisnw
forced me out of. quite earnestly. -
Nevertheless, I continue on horse hue’
salute the troops whom I have not 6
several places, and on my round I fL*
Matena, Wuertemberg and Bonini 411
ights were indescribable. I did not
oteinmetz, or Herswortb. What is the JS
of thc battlefield ? We count 35
hut it appears that we have taken 50 ^
more flags. We have many small arms. ’JS
and accoutrements. We have up to lnSr-
prisoners; 50 officers are found amon^
prisoners also. But, now to the reverse o(7
medal. Our loss is not yet known. hnn. J?
' be great.
; yet known, batf}
You already know that Gen. Hiller n».J
Guard, is killed—a >— .’ . ll *l
Fever and Ague Extinguished.
Martyrs to Intermittent Fever, a word with you. The
responsibility for your suffering rests upon yourselves
Just as surely as you shake to-day, or will shake to
morrow, HOSTETTER’3 CELEBRATED STOMACH
BITTERS will extinguish the disease under which you
labor. Had you taken this genial tonic as a preventive,
you would have do need of-it as a cure, for it renders
the system impervious to all miasmatic levers. Bu
since you neglected the precaution, rid yourselves with'
out delay of the complaint by assorting to the only re
liable remedy. Break the chills with HOSTETTER’S
BITTERS, and they will return no more. This is the
experience of thousands, and it will he yours. Quinine-
is a slow means of relief; it is nauseous to the last de
gree ; it is more dangerous than the malady itself; in
many cases it utterly foils. How different is thc effect
of the Bmxxs. Their curative action ia rapid; they are
agreeable to the palate; they are not only entirely harm
less, but tend inevitably to strengthen the constitution,
and prolong iife; they never have/ailed, and it is confi
dently assumed that they never can fail in nny caae ot
Fever and Ague, however inveterate in its character.—
To be without HOSTETTER’S BITTERS in any region
infested with In'ermittent or Bemittent Fever is aim-
ply to reject safety and court disease,
aug. 4-dtwIy E. BOURNE, No. 84. Market St.
ROYAL WAR CORRESPON
DENT.
LETTER FROM THE KING TO THE
QUEEN OF PRUSSIA, DESCRIBING
TOE BATTLE OF KONIGGRATZ.
great loss. VHH
Hohenzollem has four balls in liis tliighM?
not know how he is to-day; it is Baidtfoiv!
was exceedingly brave. Erkcrt is sevw •
wounded, just like Col. Obernitz, at the W
The first Regiment of thc Guards has
such loss that two battalions were joined im
one. The excitement in which I am 1!!
too weak to describe—an excitement w*
r much mixed, of joy and of sorrow. •
At last, at 8 o’clock in tbe evening J
Fritz again, wit*, his Chief of Staff
moment, after all that he has passed thronJ
that dsv until evening 1 I had mvself J,,
him the “order of ment.” He heard it wit '
joy, for he had not received mv telegram crJ
ferring the order. So the surprin was'com!
plete. One day I will give you all vert a !V
I have only returned at lOo’clock inthen«'
mg. without anything, so that I have
upon a sofa. 1
Differences of Time at Promixext I
Points.—The inauguration of submariw I
telegraphic communication by means of tb* |
Atlantic cable, makes it interesting to enquirt I
into the difference of time in the variouscitis I
in different parts of thc world. When it i<|
12 o’clock high noon at New York it isfiftr l
five minutes and forty-two seconds after ; I
(P. M.) at London; fifty-seven minutes me I
twenty seconds after 6 (P. M.) at St. Pete* I
burg; seventeen minutes, twenty-four seconds I
after 7 (P. M.) at Jerusalem; fifty-oneminutal
and forty-four seconds after G (P. 31.) at Coa-1
stantinople; forty minutes and thirty-twl
seconds after 4 (P. 3L) at 3radrid; thirty-on I
minutes and twenty seconds after 5 (P. M.)v|
Bremen; forty minutes and thirty-two *1
conds after 4 (P. 3L) at Dublin; and font I
one minutes and twenty-four seconds after (I
(P. 3L) at Florence. j
The difference of time between theextae-l
Ka-: and West points of the United States if
three hours and fifty minutes. In the Chiul
sea. between Singapore and China, it ia mi,11
night when it is noon at New York.
Death of Mrs. John C. Calhoun.
The following obituary notice occurs in the
Anderson (S. C.) Intelligencer of the 2d in
stant :
IN MEMORIAM.
Departed this life, Pendleton, South Caro
lina, July 20, I860, Mrs. Floride Calhoun, re
lict of the late Hon. John C. Calhoun, in the
75th year of her age.
She sleeps in Jesus, awaiting the trumpet’s
sound at the last great day, when those who,
having finished their course in the confidence
of a certain faith, and in the comfort of a
reasonable, religious and holy hope, shall be
received into everlasting habitations. By her
removal, another link has been severed of the
chain which united us with a free, happy and
glorious Past. The wife of John C. Calhoun,
Carolina’s greatest statesman, and most hon
ored son, it were better she should depart
than longer live to witness the destruction
which he so ably and earnestly endeavored to
prevent.
Few who have occupied a like elevated
position, have been so generally esteemed and
beloved. By her many noble traits of char
acter she had endeared herself to the commu
nity of which slic had so long been an hon
ored member; and heartfelt was the sympa
thy exhibited by her many friends during her
painful and jtrotracted sufferings; and now
that she rests in peace, her memory will be
cherished by them with peculiar respect and
veneration. C.
The Koelnische Zcitung publishes the follow
ing letter from the King to the Queen of
Prussia, on the battle of Koniggratz:
Horitz, ‘Wednesday, July 4.
On thc 2d Fritz Charles left me at 3 o’clock
the afternoon, after a council of war. at
which it was decided to give his men, who
were tired by marches and fights, one or two
days of repose. But at 10:30 in the evening,
Gen. Voigt-Rhftz came to me to communicate
the result of his rcconnoisances during the
day, according to which heavy masses of the
enemy were marching from Joscphstadt to
Koniggratz, on this side of the Elbe, between
* and 3 o'clock; the prisoners said that the
army was concentrating between the Elbe and
Bistritz, on the road to Koniggratz, on which
I proposed to take advantage of the fortunate
circumstance that the enemy appeared to as
semble on this side of thc Elbe, and to offer
him battle. To this effect, the First Army
liad to take position in the centre with the
Second, the Third and Fourth Corps being in
front of Sadowa; Gen. Herwarth marched
with his corps and a half by-Nechanitz upon
the left flank of the enemy; Fritz, with the
Second Army, thc First Corps of the Guards,
and the Fifth and Sixth Corps, upon tlieright
flank of the enemy, leaving Koniggratz and
having hislelt wing on the left of the Elbe.
Only a few minutes and the whole was ar
ranged with GeneralMoitke. I fixed my de
parture for 5 o'clock in the morning, tho ar
my was to commence its • march at two. I
had made about four miles, and never be
lieved that thc enemy could assemble half his
ferces on this side of the Elbe. But this sup
position proved itself to be wrong. Mounted
a horse at a little village, Dub, and it con
tinued to rain, with short interruption,
during thc whole day. But passing along
side of the troops I was constantly saluted by
them with hurrahs.
Thc battle commenced exactly at 8 o’clock
by the artillery of the Second Corps, when I
arrived at Sadowa and took position on a
hill. This corps was in front of me on th
right. The division Horn (eighth) passed
the Bistritz near Sadowa, and attacked the
wooded hills on the other side; but in con
sequence of thc violent resistance, it advanced
but little.
Thc Seventh Division (Fransecky) deployed
to the left with no less doubtful success. Iler-
wartli came from Nechanits, took part, an
hour and a half afterward, in the battle, which
on our side, for five hours, consisted princi
pally of artillery firing, intermixed with in
fantry attacks on timbered heights. We ex
pected with impatience the arrival of the
Second Army, lor through this long artillery
battle it became necessary to have, recourse
to the ammunition in reserve.
The contests of the infantry presented ad
vances and retreats.
At last we discovered the signs of the ap
proach of thc guard; but one could not see
the battle, for it took place on the other side
of the hill, and one could not judge of the
position to flank the enemy, although it was'
turned, and while Heiwartli advanced step
by step, but very slowly, the centre of the
enemy still held out firmly. The Ninth brig
ade, the Regiment of the Corps, and the For
ty-eighth were then advanced to support the
attack on thc centre. I passed through the
regiments on horseback, who saluted me with
enthusiasm. (Piefke made them play thc
march Salut a toil a sublime moment!)—
Suddenly the fire of the artillery became
more feeble in the centre aud cavalry was re
quired, a sign that thc enemy commenced to
retreat. At this moment I left my hill, for
the victory was about to be decided by tbe
attack on the flank by the Second Army, and
The third twenty-inch cannon ewl
cast was cast on Saturday afternoon at th* I
Fort Pitt cannon foundry, Pittsburg, and; f
far as can at present be known, was casts: I
cessfully. Three furnaces were employ
melting the metal, and these were fired canl
in the morning. The first contained (iffONl
pounds of metal, the second 37,000 pound I
and the third 25,000, making a total, in route I
numbers, of 140,000 pounds of metal requh:|
for the gun.
X OTICE.—Georgia Bjbb Colutt.
All persons indebted to the estate of Mttilil
Jones, late of said county, deceased, are requital
to make Immediate paymeut to the undersign:-1
and those having claims, to render them in terzsii:
the law to L. N. Whittle, Esq.
CRISTCPHER D. FINDLAY,
uug9—tod Administrator.
AMERICAN HOTEL.
ALABAMA ST., ATLANTA, Gi I
Nearest House to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE t- WHITLOCK,
Proprietor!.
Bryson & Wiley, Clerks.
jnlyl7-d&w3mj
A LL persons indebted to tlie Estate of TVolflJ
Griggs, late of Putnam county, deceased, w I
requested to come forward and settle, and thos I
having demands against said estate, will pre« !
them in terms of the law. |
_ RICHMOND A. REID.
jnly26,1866—Gw [w. b. c.] Adm'r.
TSeoBGIA, BIBB COUNTY: Whereas,!*I
VJT 9. Riley, applies to the undersigned for Id-1
tan of dtanfaittBupMi flat estate ofDoraeyGiifr [
of said connty, deceased. Ah persons intern::: I
are reqnircd to be and appear at the Court of Or I
dinary on tbe first Monday in February n«t , u I
■how cma if tmy tlmy have, why letter* diis* |
sory should Dot be granted.
Given nnder mv hand and official signature.
WM. 31. RILEY, Ordinal?'
aug 7-6m lam)
Notice to Debtors and Credit 0 **
G eorgia, bibb county.
All persons idebted to Ambrose Cbaj® 1 ' I
late of said county, are requested to makers' |
diate payment to B. T. Chapman, at the
house lately occupied by Gaines <fc Co.,
persons having claims upon his estate, will pi*** 5
them at thc same place, in terms of the law-
B. T. CHAPMAN.
Macon, Go., Aug. 9—lOd ExecaW
G eorgia, bibb county.—whereas,W*L
J. Riley applies to the undersigned KJr I
ters ot ili-n.it.-ion upon the Cct , oi [
late of said county, deceased, All l
csted are hereby required to be and appaar “J, I
February term next, to 6how cause, « »n., LI
have, why letters dism’usorv should ® c - |
granted.
jtven under my hand and official signature-
W.M. 31. RILEY, OrdluarJ-
aug7-6mlam)
F.ORGIA, JONES COUNTY.—OrdC^' I
_ OKt-icu, i-Ain Cooty, Augra.: I
Whereas, Benjamin Barrow, guaidiau I
Barrow, minor, applies to me for ditmhs- : |
said guardianship; ...
These are, therefore, to cite sad admow^
persons concerned to appear and ’_ "■ I
the contrary, if any they hare, oc I
first Monday in October next, why said e* 11 |
should not be dismissed.
Given under mv hand officially. ,.
Roland t. boss, orffe**
aug 7-S0d) . |
G eorgia, bibb county.—sixty w*jr v \
the date hereof application will be
the Court of Ordinary lor leave to sell all W* ( ^|
and personal property belonging to
Matilda Jones, lateot said countv, dec d. _
CHRISTOPHER D". FIXDLAi-..
aug 7-60d) Adc--^
G eorgia, bibh countv.-' j
the date hereof ^pplicatio:: ^:'.i t" ; ' I
the Court of Ordinary of said County I
sell all of thc real and personal property I
ane W. Smith, late of I
. to the estate of Ja
Ly, deceased,
aug 7-60d)
MARY E. GELLAN, A 4 ®
'tr*
G eorgia, jones cou>’TY.-o>- : ' : V ; ': I
Office, Said County, At GuamI
1S66.—Whereas, Joseph .lollv appIG'' V j I
administration on estate ot Win. H. Jouj. I
late of said county. „ . . I
These are, therefore, to cite and 3 , Vi i" 0 - I
perrons concerned to be aud appear at - . I
of Ordinary for said county, to !•>• 1> IM ' j |
Monday in September next, aud sho” <•■* ;
they have, why administration shoe 1
granted said applicant.
Given under mv hand officially.
ROLAND T. ROSP, t'. -
aug 7-304)