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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
Special I’nris and Continental Cor
respondence.
Parks, July 24, 18CC.
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fViUadcIpbla Con*tlinl»««»l To the Editor Telegraph:
Contention. the needle sun'a oocmnos is c ose.
abtt and temperate journal. the New T1,e cfforta of our Emperor have not been
That I
York Journal of Commerce, favors the Phi-
iadrlphia iJfiti na! Convention, at mug '‘‘ :ler
reason*; bei UiwejV wil! the first gat luring
for many vearsof tim peoplv'trom nil sections
of the Uuion.f ft well says that for this rea-
ion, if for no other, it will be a rmiailiable
asMtinhly. Not tineo niir* first blow at team-
ter, in 1891, have the r< -presentatives cf all
the States ...: in anj , .tn .il, cither ecclt iiasj
tie.i! or t ivi!. < r • oftii: aether for any pnr-
]>(>. t upon a common platform. We shall be
greatly mistaken if tbo fact has not a marked
influence upon the spirit ot those who, for
the first time in six years, shall greet each
other as brethren. Over the intervening
graves, stronger than the memory of the bit
ter rtrife, hushing the tumult of sectional
animosities, will come the hallowed ateocia-
tions of the earlier days, and the heart* of
old-time brethren will once more lion to
gether. The blood that has been slied will
rest in the grave of buried controversy; and
the warmer current of a fresher life wi.i be
quickened in the hearts of those who still!
own tho tie that makes them one, and meet
to kindlo anew the glow of patriotism that
binds them in a common allegiance. The
Journal adds:
It is a happy circumstance that the Con
vention as a body will have no party ties,
and owe no allegiance to any platform except
tho implication in the call under which it as-
scmblca. It is significant—and wo may hope
an augury for good—that all sections, after
such a period of waste and desolation, may
enlist the sympathies of every true patriot
wifhont distinction of political divisions.—
Those who love party more than countiy
have tried in vain to prevent this meeting of
brethren long estranged, and will doubtless
make still another effort to keep alive the ha
tred and jealousies of the past, and to sow
tho seeds of fresh dissensions. All such
attempts must fail in presence of the better
spirit which has been invoked, and which,
wa trust, will rule in all hearts. Some sel
fish and unscrupulous men will doubtless find
their way into the Convention, but they will
l>o powerless for evil if the good and the true
of all parties are only resolute, and act in con
cert.
Philadelphia Convention.—Wc would
state, for the information of the readers of
tho “Telegraph,” that we have made arrange
ments for complete daily reports, besides let
tern, from the Conservative Convention short
ly to assemble at Philadelphia. We have
also made provision for special telegraphic
despatches daily, covering every important
paint that may be omitted by the agent of
the Associated Press. Thus the subscriber to
tho Telegraph will have all tho means of in
formation concerning the action of that im
portant body that are to be found in any oth
er journal of the country. We hope so im
portant an occasion, in which the South has
so deep an interest, will add hundreds of
subscribers to our list. Indeed, that particu
lar branch of our business has received quite
an impulse daring the last few days, which
wo ascribe more.particularly to the affairs oj
moment that are about to take place.
AN INTOLERABLE OUTRAGE.
It is a downright imposition that the As-
..ociatctl Press should be compelled to pay for
such silly and ridiculous verbiage as that tel
egraphed last nigbt from Philadelphia, about
the murder of a woman. The reporter is ab
solutely so stupid as to send the woman's
name, and a quantity of stufi about pictures,
trunks, shirts and such nonsense, as if he im
agined it to be of such great interest to the
people, that the press'should be heavily taxed
to pay the tolls for such trash. We hope the
Superintendent of the Press Association will
have this intolerable outrage immediately
discontinued. The press wants multum in
parse, not parcum in tnuUo.
Thh Cnoi.ERA.—The editor of the N. O.
Picayune says: y We have seen the cholera
from 1832 up to this time, and can say that
it soldon attacks men of regular and careful
habits of life, persons of prudence and self-
possession, But though it has frequently re
appeared since 1832, it has never yet !>cen as
destructive as then, and it is only the terrors
of that terrible year, as they, come down to
us by persona! recollections and traditional
reverberations,- which make us so much dread
its reappaar.tr. ■::«.• Be ceretul, cleanly, abstemi
ous, calm and .self-pt*sessed, and none need
fear tho cholera.
Tiie Nation al Express.—We are pleased
to learn, from the following despatch to Capt.
Williamson, that nil difficulties in the Na
tional Express and Transportation Company
have been adjusted, and nothing now stands
in the way of success
Baltimore, Aug. 11, 1866.
7V> Capt. C. J. Williamson, Agent:
All difficulties in the National have been
adjusted, and the Company is in better con
dition and management to-day than it has
ever been. Pay no attention' to telegrams
about injunction at Norfolk, and other mat
ters. Everything will lie satisfactorily ex
plained to stockholders and the public. *
J. V. H. A I,LENA
A Contumacious Ex-Oolleotoh.—There
is .something of a relielllon in the Philadel
phia Custom House. The old collector.
Thomas, it is said, refuses to be removed, and
intends to, test the legality of his dismis
sal, by the President, in the courts. He ad-
dressed letters.lo the Treasury ,-igning him
self as collector. The department, however,
recognizes Governor Johnson sj his succes
sor. _
The New York Express of Monday
says: Queen Emma, of Hawaii, is expected
hero by tho steamer Java, from Liverpool, and
will probably arrive to-mortow or Wednes
day. The Queen has been, as ia known, cn a
visit to England, and is now on her way
home. She will be received here with the
national honors which are customarily paid
to a sovereign.
t5F~ The ftmnriant will remain at Wash
ington until the 27th of August, when, in
company with the Secretary of Stole, and
perhaps one or two other members ot the
Cabinet, bo will go to Chicago to attend th e
Douglas monument ceremonies, which will
take place jn that city about the 1st of Sep
tember.
Florida IIadicai. CoRT:*mroJt-r-3Ir. O.
li. ffjiri. of East Florida, calls a Convention
of Unconditional Unionists of Florida, to
meet at Tallabasuec, on tho 2d August, to ap
point delegate ’• '■■■ • Rf i-'t! Convention to
be held in Philadelphia on the 3d of Sentcm-
her nest.
in vain. lie has not yet got his darling Con
gress ; but he has succeeded in prevailing on
the belligerents to suspend hostilities for five
days.
SUSPENSION OF ARMS.
Austria has nt last agreed to an armistice
of five days, which implies a preconcerted
agreement on the basis of a pacific arrange
ment. These we believe arc in substance:
1. The dissolution of the present Germania
Confederation.
2. The Construction of a Bund or Confede
ration from which Austria is to be excluded.
3. Prussia to annex tha Elbe Duchies, ex
cept North Schleswig, which is to revert to
Denmark. Prussia to have the entire control
of the military forces of Germany, north of
the Mein, and to conduct military conven
tions to that end with the various States
whose sovereigns will be restored.
4. The session of Venetia to Victor Em
manuel.
THE PRUSSIAN ROBBERS.
All European papers are full of the atroci
ties (they may so be called) of the Prussians
under the command of Von Falkenstein.wlio.
lias levied immense sums on tbe unoffending
inhabitants of tbe free towns—besides which
the General in command regulates tbe objects
to be furnished to the troops during their stay
in the enemy’s territory. The officers have
a right to demand in the morning coffee, with
all its concomitants: at noon soup, meat
vegetables, poultry, and a bottle of wine; in
the course of the day coffee again; at night
supper, and in addition eight good segars
per diem. The private soldiers quartered on
the inhabitants are to receive in the morning
coffee and accessories, at noon one pound of
meat and a glass of beer, also eight segars a
day. Tho wine and segars are not
to be furnished by tbe inhabitants
with whom the military are lodged, but from
magazines formed for the purpose—Von Falk
enstoin, as I said, began by making the rich
bankers pay the trifle of
8IX MILLIONS OF FLORINS,
Which they brought most reluctantly. Thi3
General had hardly put the money in his cash
box, when he was called away to Bohemia,
and. succeeded by Manteuffel, a worthy suc
cessor of Blucher, who thought the money
changers of the free city had been let off too
cheaply, ordered them to pay him, within
twenty-four hours, the sum of
SIXTY MILLIONS OF FLORINS,
And, in case of a refusal, he should give his
soldiers permission to plunder tho town ad
libitum. The inhabitants of Frankfort, who
well knew that Manteuffel would be as good
as his wortl. immediately paid up the sum
required.
The same practice of laying heavy pecuni
ary contributions has also been put into prac
tice in Bohemia.
YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE
Is tlie order of the day wherever the Prussians
show their faces. William the First, who is
a most devout Christian, has issued a procla
mation informing the inhabitants of 3Ioravin
that, should any harm come to any of his
soldiery from the pcasaiftry, he will make the
whole village of which tho culprit is a native
accountable for the deed.
EUROPEAN CONGRESS.
The word Congress, which has nearly been
forgotten since the beginning of tbe war, is
again being pronounced, and we suppose that
the consequence of the armistice will be a
meeting of diplomatists in Paris to patch up
the German question for a time, for it cannot
be doubted that Austria will some day or
other try and regain her lost footing in Ger
many. Te Dcurns will be sung; there v. ill be
a general Judas kissing and make friends,
but it will beat what the Germans call “Bin
fauler Friede
A LAME PEACE.
Very similar to that of Zurich, which gave
the belligerents time to prepare everything
upon a revised and corrected style. Austria
will fortify itself on the Danube “ with a Hun
garian Slavonic federation,and Prussia at the
head of the north German States will settle
accounts with the national democracy, which
is sharpening its teeth in silence.”
As regards Italy she will do well to “ let
well alone” and try and not pick a quarrel
with France which has done so much for hen
she has been most unlucky in her campaigns
having been beaten at Cuatozza, in tbe Tyrol,
and latterly in tbeAdriatic. An encounter took
place, a few days ago, between the Italian and
Austrian fleets at Lissa, on tbe coast of Dal
matia, when Admiral Pensano was complete
ly beaten by Admiral Tegelhoff, losing two
iron plated frigates, one of which was tbe fa
mous Re’ cl’ Italia. Italy is evidently too
weak to vie with an old lion like Austria,
which though down is not so powerless as to
leave her enemies unpunished.
TIIE KICK OF TnE ASS.
Latest: News whilst writing inform us that
the telegram from Vienna was correct in it 8
tidings of peace.
The objects of the war are virtually attain
ed. Prussia would perfect them all by a de
feat nt Florisdoff, and could win but little for
herself by a victory. Austria on the other
hand if defeated would risk being swept
away from the face of Europe, while if victo
rious she could luirdly hope to recover her
position in 44 Fatherland.”
Our colonists of Algeria have their troubles
ns well hs the farmers of Bohemia and Mora
via. Tbcir devastators, whose uniform is
green and gray, and who cat up the crops
and leave ruin behind them are called—
The LiiH Royal Wedding and Scan
dal.
quence. All the hor.-es were saved, except
one which was dreadfully burnt. Several of
the employes were also injured, and one or
two of them lie in a very hopeless state at
the hospital Beaujon. The wild animals were
saved.
The cholera which did such havoc in the
French capital has returned to us in a mild
form, to be sure, but sufficiently to make the
authorities take the strictest measures to pre
vent the spread of The epidemic.
A FASHIONABLE WEDDING.
The approaching marriage is announced of I '^ictoria, which took place on Thursday last
n.i.. i J There is something really distressing about
VICTORIA'S SINGULAR CONDUCT.
The I .onilon correspondent of the Chicago
Journal gives the following particulars of the
recent marriage and sacrifice of one of her
daughters by Qucefi Victoria :
A ItOYAL MARRIAGE.
All then matters, however, pale beneath
the great event of the week, the marriage of
Princess Helena, the third daughter of Queen
LOCUSTS.
It is now twenty-one years since these un
welcome guests visited Algeria. They arrive
in swarms, and eat up corn, fruit, and even
trees in a very short time. It would be a very
good tiling if those who now take up so much
of their time in perfecting arms for the des
truction of the human race, would find out
some means of combatting these insects.—
The breach-loading necdlc-gun has already
been distanced by
THE ELECTRIC GUN.
The- invention of this arm is a certain 31.
Bazier. Those conversant with fire-arms
speak very highly of it, and proclaim it to
be a very deadly and formidable weapon, euj
sily made use of.
The Cirquede VBurperatriee in tbe Champs
Elysees was, a few days ago, the scene of
great confusion, in consequence of a fire which
suddenly broke out in that building. The
disaster originated in on explosion of porta
ble gas, which was kept in the cellar below
the stables. Three wo rkmen descended to
the-tore, whe:-. one <>( the vessels was br. -
ko:i, and a dreadful explosion was the consc-
the young Duke d’ Elcheigen, grand-son ot
Marshall Ney, diet d’ escadroo, who has just
returned from Mexico, whence very consid
erably distinguished himself with Mdlle.
Ileyne Justado, neicc of 3L Fould, Minister
of Finance, and one ot the richest heiresses
of France.
GOLD MINES.
We hear that gold mines have been discov
ered at the Cape of Good Hope, which will be
able to be worked with greater facility than
those ot California. This is good news for
those who are seeking what the French call
position soeiale.
FIRST ASCENSION OF MOUNT ROSA.
The first ascent of Monte Rosa has just been
made by a gentleman of New York, and
Messrs. Courioisicr and Dubois, of Neuchatel.
The tourists started from Itiflejiaus at 3 in
the morning, accompanied by two guides,
and reached the summit at about half-past
three in the afternoon. Tho way was ex
tremely difficult from the immense quanti
ties of snow accumulated in the Upper Alps,
and which had not yet been precipitated in
to the plains by avalanches.
The glacier which leads to the summit was
besides this year unusually narrow, and the
travelers had frequently to cut their way with
tbcir hatchets. They remained but a quarter
ot an hour on the summit in consequence of
the extreme cold. The return was accom
plished in safety and the travelers reached
Rifichaus at ten in fbe evening.
The great exhibition building is rapidly
progressing, and there is no denbt but
that it will be opened on tbe day fixed.
Correspondence from Albanv.
Albany Ga. August 8th. 1866.
Editors Telegraph:—Thinking for several
days that a few items from this portion of the
State might be of interest to you, and having
a leisure moment at my command, I will now
endeavor to give you as brief an account as
possible of the state of things generally in
this immediate locality. To begin with, I
will speak of the political situation of affairs,
also the financial, for either of which I can
say but little. So far as politics are concern
ed, our citizens generally do not seem to feel
that “profound interest and respect for party
issues and party successes which they might
otherwise feel if taxation was a little less and
Representation a little more.” Still, I believe
they generally favor the National Union Con
vention at Philadelphia. As to the finances,
they are worse still, there is almost no money
at all here, and what there is seems to be con
fined to the few, though I hope to see on im
provement soon, as new cotton is now begin-
ing to come in.
Albany is rmproving some, notwithstand
ing the. extreme pressure of the times. There
are several new buildings going up, both for
dwelling and business houses. We have a
Cotton and "Woolen Factory in active opera
tion ; also. Grist and Flour Mills, Machine
Shops, etc.; besides, there is a large and
commodious warehouse in course of construc
tion, near the Railroad Depot, which will Ire
quite an improvement in itself, when com
pleted. The merchants here are doing rather
a limited business for cash, owing to tbe
great scarcity of money, but they expect to
make up for all present deficiencies this com
ing fall and winter. This is a splendid place
for enterprising capitalists to invest their sur
plus Stocks and Bonds to an advantage.—
All wc lack here is capital and enterprise.—
With these advantages, Albany would be
one of the first cities in Southern and South
western Georgia. It has great facilities, an
advantageous location, and is surrounded by
a cotton growing country which is equaled
by few portions of the State.
The general opinion among planters seems
to be that die present cotton crop will reach
a tolerably fair average in this immediate vi
cinity. Nearly all of them have managed
to “get out of the gross,” and are now hope
ful of a good result The corn and potato
crops arc generally good, so far as I can learn
and upon the whole, I do not think the peo
ple of this section will have any cause for
complaint, if seasons continue favorable.
The frccduien, I believe, are doing almost
os well as could be expected of them, under
existing circumstances, that is, so far as labor
is concerned* But they arc getting a little
“rampant” about “Equal Rights,” and that
does not exactly coincide with the feelings
and vie its of the ‘‘so-called white race” in this
and surrounding counties. The “colored
citizens” have seen fit to organize and estab
lish in onr midst, and also in several of the
lower counties, a variety of secret societies,
and they are also meeting in large assemblies
and drilling every night. What tlieir pur
pose is. wc do not know, but think it for no
good. I heard a negro remark a few days
ago that they (the negroes) intend getting
arms, amunitions &c., as soon as their finan
ces will permit, and be prepared for any
emergency. And a gentleman from a lower
county told me some days since, that the
negroes in his neighborhood bud already de
clared openly, their intention to have “Equal
Rights” with white people, a division of pro
perty. I fear that wc shall have trouble with
them before a great while, judging from pres
ent indications. I will let you know what wc
are doing here as often as convenient.
Yours, X.
ethiog really
the aflair, as you will admit when I narrate
the facts. Tiie match, from first to last, has
been distasteful to the nation, and now that
tbe Queen has persisted in sacrificing her
child, if she could read the hearts of her pco
pie she would find, therein recorded an uni
versal sentence of condemnation. It was sup
posed, some little time since, that the mar
riage would not take place, hut the Queen was
obstinate and persisted in her determination
The real truth is, that, aside from other ob
jections to the bridegroom, he actually has a
wile and four children living in Germany.—
It is true that the marriage was called a mor
ganatic one, but it was solemnized, neverthe
less, under the authority of the Church.—
Whether the Princess Helena was aware of
this fact or not is doubtful, but the Queen
was, and recklessly trampled all considera
tions of morality and justice, to say nothing
of religion, under foot. It is well known
that she was renfonstrated with on the sub
ject, but to no effect. She had set her mind
upon the marriage, and defended her future
son-in-law with the utmost spirit.
The cause of her infatuation has just been
revealed. When the statute of the late Prince
Consort was inaugurated in Germany last
year, the Queen’s attention was attracted by
one of the spectators who seemed to be over
whelmed with emotion, -and throughout the
ceremony his handkerchief was constantly
employed in wiping from his face what were
apparently tears. (Some who were present
say, for tears read perspiration.) This sort ot
conduct was just the thing to touch the
Queen’s sensibilities. She inquired at once who
tbe individual was, and learned that it was
Prince Christian Schleswig-Holstein. She
sent for him, took a fancy to him, and finally
threw her daughter into his arms, since which
her infatuation has been complete. There is
scarcely any one who does not believe that
this petty German Prince, poor even to pov
erty, his real income being only about a
thousand dollars a year, an adventurer, a no
torious gambler and sporting man, a man
with all the low vices of the German charac
ter and none of its virtues, and simply play
ing a part which he had thoroughly studied
before hand. Conscious of the Queen’s weak
ness, he purposely placed himself in her way,
and by his crocodile tears on the occasion
mentioned, secured an interest in her which
ho has managed to increase and retain until
he has finally accomplished his purpose. I
am sorry to say there is no room to doubt
the correctness of these statements.
It was the place of the Prince of Wales to
jive away his sister at the altar. He plump-
y refused to do so, although he was present
at the ceremony, to avoid future scandal.
Failing him, that duty devolved upon his
young brother, the Duke of Cambridge. He
not only declined, but was not present nt the
wedding at all. The bridegroom’s father,
brother and sister, although especially invited
by the Queen, all refused to come to England,
apd by their presence sanction the outrage
then committed. Although it is a sad affair,
and while much ^sympathy is felt for the
young bride, the auguries for her future are
of the darkest character, and the Queen and
her mother has sunk to a very low degree in
the estimation of her subjects. The newly
wedded pair have gone to Osborne to pass
the honeymoon.
A model MINISTER. 1 A Knotty Law Case.—Tli
The U. 8. resident Minister in Venezuela ' paragraph, sins the Montgomery Advertiser,
seems to be a worthy representative cf the > s * literal extract from a letter recently re-
party that appointed him. A lame number of j ccivcd by a “limb of the law in that city.—
American citizens residing in Caracas and! H attempts to describe a point in law on
Venezuela have sent a protest to the Secretary j which the author’s suit hinged, and concern-
of State, the burthen of which is ns follows: | > D S which he wished advice and assistance:
The undersigned, citizens of the United' “There has been a case of mnndoniut eorj> us
States of America residing in Venezuela, beg christvs here in which I am interested, and
leave to present to tho Honorable the Secreta- the Judge from the other county wants to
ry of State of the United States, the following \supenvs a mittimus on the affidavit. The
statement of facts: I other parties claim that where cases are taken
That our government lias been most shame- from one county to another and there is a
fully misrepresented in Caracas during tin: ptst fence on the line, and where the parties are
four years by the Resident Minister, E. D. . not of age, that the father of the boys living
Culver, Esq.; and now that wc learn the pos- ! in the next nearest town having other con-
sibility of his return to hi* former po<t, wo I nections, who may also swear that he is fnth-
beg leave moat respectfully, but firmly, to er of other boys, and that the mother is al-
following I W ‘ WA CoM. lVo ( k ,^
Report.
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P. T. Barnum and others are prepar
ing to start a largo zoological garden in New
York, in connection with Bamum's Museum,
a part of which show will be free to the pub
lic, and the entire exhibition "kept down to
the Museum prices. A charter for the asso
ciation has been obtained from the Connec
ticut Legislature, with a capital of $2,000,000
and thirty acres of land have been purchased
in the vicinity of Bridgeport, on which arc
being erected suitable buildings nnd glass
edifices for breeding and acclimating of rare
animals, birds, etc., and for training some of
them for public performances.
Photographs ry Artificial Light.—Mr
Woldack, ot Cincinnati, in spite of difficul
ties unknown to the ordinary practice of pho
tography, has succeeded in taking a number
of~ beautiful -tere-oopic views.Of the Mam-
moth Cave, as vivid and clear ns if they
wore sun paintings The negatives, already
printed, embrace two views ot Gothic Chapel,
the avenue behind the Giant’s Collin, the
bridge nvi r the Bottomless Fib the Deserted
Chamber, and several others. Light is ob
tained entirely from magnesium. Messrs.
John II. Proctor and John O'Shaughncssy,
both Cincinnatians, have bought the exclu
sive right of photographing scenes in the
care.
Moire Antique: How Made.
The Journal of Commerce, in the summer
vacation of business, indulges in the follow
ing on moire antique:
The name is of French origin, as well as
the goods—the word “moire” meaning sim
ply watered, and is applied to the silks which
have a weavy appearance imparted to them
by 1 icing stamped when damp, and arc conse
quently, also called “watered.” The “an
tique” is added, because of the resemblance
which these goods bear to the heavy fabrics
v/om by our celestral grandmas. Their pecu
liar appearance is owing to a slight inequality
in the surface of the silk, and is produced
either by an arrangement of the woof in the
weaving, or by operating upon the surface
after it is completed. A slight twisting of the
threads composing the woof will give an un
dulating appearance to the silk by changing
from place to place the angle of reflection of
the light; but this effect is more commonly
produced after the process of weaving has
been completed. The discovery of this pe
culiar effect is said to have been accidental.
A piece of silk, rolled tight, when a little
damp, was tound to have this wavy appear
ance imparted to it, which suggested the idea
of applying pressure, by which it is ,now
effected. Machinery enables the manufac
turer to give it any style of watering that he
may choose. Two cylinders are prepared,
one or both of which have slight prominences
or depressions corresponding to the lines
which he wishes the fabric to bear,
and it is then passed between the
cylinders under a heavy pressure, giv
ing it a permanent stamp or figure. As
the whole effect is produced by the reflection
of the light, and as the unequal reflection de
fends upon the angle which different parts of
the snrlacc make with the rays, what is called
the uatered appearance is thus produced.—
The- process is greatly facilitated by having
the silk dampened before it receives the pres
sure, and still more by heating tho cylinders,
just as in the laundry the sprinkling of linen
and the use of a hot iron, mnkc the smooth
ing process more easy, and the effect more
complete and permanent. There is a great
variety in the styles of watering. Some are
'simple and others more elaborate, the smaller
patterns being more frequently known as wa
tered and tho larger more technically moire
antique, but the process is the same, and the
effect is owing to jlie same cause.
The preparation of this stylo of silks was
formerly confinedfor the most part of France,
where the art was keptsecret for a long time,
but it is now largely carried on in other coun
tries, and to some extent in onr own. It is a
branch of the dyer's art to give to plain silks
this watered appearance, aiul it is carried to
such an extent that sny style or pattern may
be matched. Other fabrics besides silks arc
treated in the same way. What is known as
moreen, a worsted material, has the same
general appearance imparted to it by a simi
lar process, but tho effect is not ns great, owing
to the superior lustre of the silk, which gives
it greater power of reflecting light, nnd thus
makes the variety of the surface much greater.
• *
ISr’It is said tbnt the whole number of
visitors who hare already resorted to the va
rious watering places in Virginia surpasses
those of any previous year, although there is
not now a single fashionable resort in that
State. There is every prospect that the moun
tain region of the Old Dominion js to be in
future the national pleasure ground, and'what
lias been the battle-field ot our deplorable
collision of principles may yet become the
annual trysting place of national love.
- ■ ■ ■ —
A Yankee school teacher, who, for a
few weeks past, has been teaching the colored
children in this city, and had succeeded in
getting some advance payments, last week
robbed the colored gennnan with whom lie
was stopping, of his watch, pistol, and some
other articles, and left for parts unknown.—
Ftil. Union.
Leprosy is said to be developing itscl f in
various parts of the world, with all its ancient
repulsive characteristics. It prevails at the
:.t I ini" in the W.-t 1 li lie* .ml in N< r-
wny, two widely separated countries, accord
ing to r ■•■cntly published stati-tics, there be
ing no less than two thousand lepers in the
latter country.
protest against such a disgrace, a id for the
reasons following: That he is a person so pe
nurious and avaricious as to disgrace the char
acter of a citizen of the United States of
America, and his appointment can only serve
to bring the nation and its citizens into ridi
cule nnd contempt.
That he rents a small house in Caracas,
using the front room as his bedroom, recep
tion-room, and tiie Bureau of the Legation,
and sub-letting all the rest of the house to ne
groes, and persons of bad repute.
That lie imported under the i mmunities
granted by courtesy to the Legation of the
United States, crinolines and shoe; in large
quantities for sale and profit, and was detect
ed in the act by the Custom House author!
ties in La Guayra.
That he was unable to speak tho Spanish or
French languages, did not understand the
Government or people to which he was ac
credited, and was worse than useless to the
interests of the citizens of the United States,
which he was placed here to guard.
There are but a few of the reasons which
we could urge, but we judge them sufficient
to induce the Honorable Secretary to cancel
this appointment and accredit to this Govern
ment honorable and able American gentle
men to represent the United States and re
deem its reputation,
The Massachusetts Johnson Convention
• Boston, August 8.—The Johnson Conven
tion in Faneuil Hall to-day was numerously
attended by delegates from all parts of the
State. Hon. L. ’il. Saltonshall was elected
President. Among the Vice-Presidents are
Judge Bartiss, Judge Abbott, Hox George
Atchison, General Couch, C. Levi Woodbury,
G. S. Hilliard, Ex-Speaker Goodman and
others. Three hundred and fifteen towns
were represented by 1,781 ielegates.
The President made an introductory speech
in which he urged that the full time had
come for the people ofMassachusetts to show
their disapprobation of the measures of a dis
organizing Congress. He had predicted that
if the question of restoration was left unset
tied, another civil war would be precipita
ted, not between States but in the North be
tween individuals. The Reconstruction Coni'
mittee had buried the hopes of patriotic citi
zens, but the National Union would resur
rect them.
A scries of resolutions were adopted.
Four delegates and four alternate} were ap
pointed for each of the Congressional Dis'
tricts.
The following delegates at large were ap
pointed : Robt. E. Winship and Judge Ab
bott, of Boston; Isaac Davis, of Worcester :
General Couch, of Taunton; General Sutton,
of Salem; John-Quincy Adams, of Quincy;
George Ashman, of Springfield; E. Bates, of
Boston. The alternates at large are R. S.
Stafford, Albert Flaning, H. W. Stevens, N,
Starbuck, J. T. Bedford, Charles Kimball, W.
D. Field and Walter Colbane.
Austria’s Opportunity— A Compli
ment to Gen. Stuart,
Military Correspondence ot the London Time3.
Powlowitz, July 16, I860.
Wcr.c there such a cavalry General on the
Austrian side at present as the Confederate
General Stnart in the American civil war, he
would have a grand chance to-day to win a
glorious stake by a raid upon Brunn. The
King of Prussia is in that town at the present
moment, and only two batallions of infantry
and one squadron of cavalry have been left
as his escort. With him are Count Bismarck.
Gen. Von Moltke, the War Minister, Gen. Vori
Roon, and a large staff of officers. If these
could be captured, or even one alone, on what
different terms could Austria sue for peace ?
But it would need a man ot Stuart’s intrejnd-
ity to attempt to seize the prize, and the cap
ture would not be effected without severe
cost; but to secure the King would compen
sate for any sacrifice. The Austrian cavalry
probably does not even know ot the defence
less state of Brunn, but in one of their own
provinces, where the inhabitants are fellew-
countrymen, they out to have am
ple imformation, and a perfect knowledge of
the country which they should have would
materially assist in such an enterprise.
A Siberian Woman.—A gentleman who
is engaged in the telegraph expedition in Si
beria, relates the following incident in a let
ter to a friend in Cincinnati:
“ I met with a Korak woman, of about
twenty-two years of age, on the great Tundar,
(marked Kerau on the mdp,) who drove a
team of reindeers with a loaded sledgo fifty
versts in one day, and at night slept out in
the snow, with no covering whatever except
the clothes she had worn during the day. and
in a temperature of 43 degrees below zero, or
75 degrees below freezing point! Think of
that, ye effeminate females of America! That,
I saw myself, although even to mo it seems
incredible now. I thought it an extraordi
nary thing to sleep in a reindeer-skin tent
out doors in such weather, and I should have
frozen to death in two hours had I attempted
to sleep without it. She traveled with us,
driving her own reindeer, and sleeping on
the snow every night.”
Dostie.—This wretch whose righteous
death at the bauds of a mob lie had incited
to bloodshed, was once a Chicago barber,
and subsequently a quack dentist at New
Orleans. For intemperate language in 1861,
he was kicked out of the city. After its
capture, he returned, and heaped every imag
inable insalt, during a reign of vulgarity, up
on its citizens. He used to frequent negro
meetings with a licentious crowd of whites,
os depraved as himself. On one occasion
he appeared upon the platform, bugging a
mulatto wench, and preaching miscegenation.
When in public office, he was accused ofmnl-
fcnrance and removed. With the appearance
of Andrew Johnson as President, lie and the
cabal he' represented were prostrated. A
loss ot spoils was too bitter for his greedy
and leprous soul. To recover them he hesi
tated at no infamy, nnd has reaped the whirl
wind of his own sowing. One viper is ex
tinguished, but others remain all ov.r the
South. Let the fate of this Chicago reptile
warn them ere it is too late.
Widening Commenced.—The freight
trains on the West Point Railroad have
ceased running for the present. This is ow
ing to the fact that the track is being widen
ed to the usual gunge of railroads. The
■work will be completed as rapidly as possi
ble. Passenger trains will be continued as
usual, transferring passengers to other trains,
at the point where the widening daily reach
es. Between here and Opelika will be prob
ably tbe last distance altered. It is said that
portion can be finished in a day. The entire
road to Montgomery will be completed in a
little while. Work on the bridges at Colum
bus and the tracks nnd depot on this side of
tiie river is going on.—6V. Sun, 0lii.
——
TnE Wrono Negro.-—The Federal Union
says: Mr. O. Arnold, the Sheriff of this
county, who was sent to Florida for the sup
posed murderer of Mrs. Rollins, lias returned,
amt states that the negro arrested near Tulla-
basse, proved to be not the man. He hail
been examined and discharged betorc Mr.
Arnold reached tlic place. The murderer of
Mrs. R. is still at large unless the negro arrest
cd at Columbus tutus out to be the right one.
so living and one and the same person, and
therefore the cory unction is non cqtnplus men
tis. I told them I would let them know in
two weeks. I am quite sure I am right, but
by one word you can satisfy me. Say yes,
and I’ll understand it.”
Wc think the Legislature of Alabama will
have to make a law to fit that case before it
can be decided. It is clearly a case of “inter
nal suggestions and the bias of juris prudence.
Confiscation of Santa Anna's Estate.—
The Imperial Government of Mexico has orde r
ed the sequestration of Santa Anna’s domain,
by decree, as follows
We, Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, de
cree—
Art. 1. There shall be appointed a receiver
to take an inventory of the property which
Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna possesses
within the limits of the empire.
Art. 2. Said receiver shall keep an exact
account of the revenues yielded by such
property, and shall make deposit of said rev
enues for safekeeping, without deducting any
sums except, such as, with the approbation of
this Government, shall be allotted to the
members of Santa Anna’s family actually re
siding within tbe territory of the empire.
Art. 3. No contract having relation to the
said property shall have the force of law with
out the written approbation o? said receiver.
Our Minister of the Interior is charged with
tho execution of the present decree.
Given nt the Palace, in Mexico, the 12th of
July, 1866.
Maximilian.
A New Way to (Jatcii Defaulters.—The
Savannah Advertiser of yesterday relates the
following “good one”:
Yesterday mpming the crowd of interest
ed negroes in attendance at the Mayor’s Court
was larger than usual, so much sons to fill all
the territory outside of the railing. As His
Honor concluded the last case, he said: “The
Chief of Police will take all these men to the
City Treasurer’s office, and ascertain whether
they have paid their capitation tax.” Forth
with there was a stampede among the dark
eys; they leaving the room with the alacrity
displayed by rats deserting a sinking
ship, or Irish emigrants evacuating a vessel,
as she reaches her wharf. But General
Anderson had flanked them by quietly order
ing a number of policemen to be in readiness
at the head of the stairs, and the discomfited
fugitives were turned into the Treasurer's
ofhee, where they unwillingly complied with
the laws which many of them had hitherto
evaded. This movement of His Honor had a
good_ effect in two ways: first, in replenishing
the city treasury, ancl second, in preventing
too large and fragrant a crowd from assem
bling in future, as they will fear a similar
coup d’etat.
Death from a Fall over a Melon Rind.
We clip the following from the Norfolk Old
Dominion:
“Yesterday morning, at about8 A. M., Mrs.
Elizabeth Young, a lady of some 60 years of
age, while on the sidewalk in front of the dry
goods establishment of Messrs. Wertheimer &
Co., stepted on a musk melon rind, which
slipping, caused her to fall. She was imme
diately lifted and taken to to the back room
of the store mentioned and a physician call
ed m. Dr. James D. Galt came immediately,
hut found tbe lady in n*inoribund condition.
It is supposed she fell on her head and side,,
and that concussion of the brain ensued.—
Convulsions followed her fall to the pavement
and *he died in a entatose condition.”
We publish the above as a solemn warning
to persons in this city who are in the habit of
throwing melon rinds and seeds upon the
sidewalks. It is exceedingly dangerous, and
should be made a punishable offence.
One of Old Aee’s Best.—The following
was related recently at a meeting in Ken
tucky, by a Democratic speaker of some re
nown in the West: '
‘That estimable lady, Mrs. Lincoln, always
had, it seems, a tongue of her own, and oc
casionally made a precty free use of it in per
forming the conjugal duty of admonishing
her liege lord. A near neighbor once hinted
to Mr. Lincoln that the clear and penetrating
tones of 3Irs L’s voice might be misunder
stood in the neighborhood, and probably
f ive rise to some unfounded stories, and.that
o ought not to permit her to take such lib
erties. ‘Ah,’ said Mr. Lincoln, ‘you would
not suggest such a thing if you only knew
how much good it does her, and how little
harm it does me.’ ”
COTTON.—In our report of F
si"-k tr«* "iron .i: Sins i li-.;... ;
ket ns closingimgolar, incor-c.,„e nce of
advices from the Continent, nmi quo- e <l Mi -h-
icon ISJfd to 14%d. OnSnurd.iv therosJJS®? 4 **.
old and popular Rank in Birmingham can*ed° a °* *>
quiet market, nn i prices gave tray y k &. o4 \r * a ‘ 1 '*
smalbu.-in—sw.-Jt dour, and prices further
about Kd On Toeedny advices from New y 0 I
and New Qr'eass and Mobile to Ctb iuat.. nett*
hut as these reported no material change in
ket*. they had rfb perceptible influence here
marUat continued dull and prices In favor oi h
On Wednesday the advices indicated that in
would France take part in the Continental w
that Austria would soon be forced to accept r **
*uch terms a* Prussia and Italy might prop^ni" 1 ^
conjunction wi lt Hie low prices current, caused *
live trade and mcrea.-ed export demand, and on ** **"
vanoed to our quotations oi Friday. YeMerdav th ^*
ket opened very strong, but thesujpc V ; on of*„ A?*"
tablished Bank in Preston, and the non-reducr '*
tne Bank rate caused it to close very qnie'lv *
lower prices. Tcvd.iy tbe market opened qui e J» T?*
rumor that an armistice had been agreed upon *
the Continental belligerents caused an increased
mand, particularly for export, and the mark*. ,
very strong at our quota ioiu given below. As e °
ed with our quotations list week, those now givtow
ne change in American or Surats, but an advance
on Egyptian and Id on Brazil. For the latter therT*
been an increased demand to supply the place of
ian. which is becoming scarce and relatively if*"
dearer than other descriptions. 3 :
The sales ol the week snm up flsgoro bales,
were taken by the trade, 9SIS0 declared
porb and 10,370 on speculation. Included in the ”
were 31,530 American, of which 4,150 were on
tion, leaving 97,330 as taken for consumption
were light-say 32,038 bales, of which 8104 were
can. Stock dow elands 093,100 bales (a decra**™!?"'
week of 41,380). against 301,070 last year, an incralr
562,120. Counting the China piculs as half
Cotton now at sea for Great Britain sums up nV
bales, against 500,000 last year, an increase of
which, added to the increase in stock tmkestbe t
apparent excess 715,020 bales, as compared « ith
year. This is 33,220 btles less than shown by our uiT*
last week. The stock here and at sea now adds on i
683^70 bales, an increase of 38,990 on last week, tv
explained by an Increase of85JH» in Col ten at w. k
India and China.
At Manchester, the Bank suspension referred .
above, has had less influence than was anticipated, »rt
trade continues in a veer healthy condition, and
for goods and yarns are Inlly maintained.
In reference to Continental affairs ij is worthy of t .
mark, thqt there seems to be Agrowing conviction tha'.
the war will be of short duration, and this is h»vi B » .
marktd influence on the market, at the sametlm^K
long as the present uncertainly exists it is not %■,
that the trade here or on tbe Contiueni will, with r».
ney at 10 per cent, purchase more than suflicient to ,c-.
p y immediate wants, but there seems no doubt onti,
first announcement of peace there will be an extraorj ”
nary demand for all useful descriptions, paitJcnh*.
American. >!
The Bank return this week is again unfavorable; t v,
and the Bank suspensions at Birmingham and Presti-
have rather increased the stringency of the Money nnr.
kei, and added to the prevailing want of cohfidence, su
there seems to be less hope ofnn early redaction in ft.
onerous rate of discount than lor some weeks put.
QUOTATIONS roa COTTON THIS BAT
Ordinary. Middling. Fair
Sea Island...21
Stained Ditto 10
Orleans 11>^
Mobile lljj
Uplands 11
18
1454
14
13*
33
90
16
m
15
Middling
in 1S65.
34
90
1%
Gen. Benedek and his Crops.—A corres
pondent of the London Star says: “A curi
ous fact Tvas reported to me yesterday, name
ly, tliat needle-guns were not the sole cause
of the successes of the Prussians at the battle
ot Sadowa. Gen. Benedek, as you arc perhaps
aware, is an immense landed proprietor; his
estates lie chiefly in Bohemia. It appears to
avoid passing over his property, and thereby
injuring his crops, vineyard, &c. r he made
the Austrian nrmy march a round of six
miles. His troops arrived on the field per
fectly exhausted. If this be true—and I
heard it from a person who frequents the sa
lon of Madame de Mettemich—I quite un
derstand the General’s disgrace.”
Quick "WonK.—The man Samuel Clarke,
who killed Kirbo on Wednesday last, was
apprehended on Thursday, tried and convic
ted on Friday, and on Saturday sentenced to
be hung. This wc apprehend is about the
fastest time on record. His counsel contem
plate carrying the case to the Supreme Court
—a new trial having been refused by Judge
Spier.' Another remarkable fact in connection
with this case is, that all the witnesses were
colored, exceyt the physicians who attended
Kirbo after liq was shot.—Griffin Star, 7th
ftgy The English doctors have for some
time past been engaged in an interesting se
ries of experiments with a view of testing
the poisonous qualities of tbe flesh of cattle
who have died of the rinderpest. The doc
tors collected a number of dogs and fed them
on this meet exclusively, in some cases giving
them the most diseased portions. _ The dogs
like it and have got fat on their generous
diet, and tbe doctors are completely non
plussed
C5T* The Archbishops and Bishops of Eng
land have determined on the formation of a
new order of laborers in the Church called
^readers.” They are to be publicly appoint
ed, after an examination by a Bishop, and
are to minister in outlying districts. They
will be not unlike the local preachers of the
Methodists, and it is thought their influence
will draw the masses toward the established
Church.
Estimated stock, 878,170 bales, of which 397,79o"Ji:*
American.
Imports of the week, 21,WO bales, of which 6,:*
are American.
Exports of the week, 442,5371 ales, of which 45440 wrr>
taken by the trade.
At sea, 35,000 bales American.
Bullion in Bank of England, np to last WednestUi
£13,045,975—Decrease £347,495
Present rate of Discount 10 per cent.
Very respectmily,
W. C. WATTS A CO.
Atlanta Market.
_ . . Atlanta, Aag. 8.
Trade yesterday was as active as the season wcqM
warrant. For some time prices have remained tti
stand still, and with the exception ot m little stilhte
in the article of Bacon Clear sides, we have no change*
to report. This has been caused by a triflin'* advances
the Western market. We quote:
Shoulders 19 ai9)e cent*
Plain Western Hams S5 @as «
CanvA's Hams .26 <S2«
Bibbed Sides 9354W— •*
Clear Ribbed Sides 93lZa>— *
Clear Sides 24 &— «
There still exists a scarcity in Shoulders, and it wonk
be difficult perhaps to find a good sound article.
There has been no change in Cora, with a supply ot
the market fully equal to the demand. We quote:
Choice White Corn ? bnshe) SI 50
Yellow and Mixed bushel $130@133
There is a moderate supply of Fleur on the market
and the prices are as follows:
Superfine (Western New Wheat) $175219
Superfine (Southern New Wheat) 14ft l6
Fami y Flour, New Wheat 16@18
Family Flour, Old Wheat 11@1J
A fair trade goes on in groceries ot all kinds, andoc
dealersasa general thing, have excellent stocks is
store, and the tightness of the times compels themu
otter inducements the country trado Has not hitherto
enjoyed.
Charleston JUnrket.
CnAtuJTex, Aug. 7.
The flat condition of the Liverpool market on the hi
inst., as reported by Atlantic Cable, has rather depress
the staple here.
cd thestapl
ales.
135c, and 99 Low
Tho sales yesterday were confine!
rer, or which 28 w
ng at Sic per lb.
to 60 bales, ail to one buyer, or which 28 were Middling
Middlii
Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, ACJ. £
Flour and Wheat unchanged. Cora dull at file, to
mixed in sacks. Oats firm for fresh receipts at 37QM
for No. 2 and 1.
Provisions active: Sales of 10,000 bbla Mess Pork X
$31 95G32, and 100.000 lbs. Bulk meats at 15&WA <■'
Shoulders, pkd, and 17ji@175i for Sides; 16U for Ba
con Shoulders, and I95£@16j» for Sides. The marte
closing with no sellers at less than 15c for Shoulder* a
bulk, and 900,000 lbs.sold at this rate loose; and Bit
for Sides; 17@19j£ for Bacon, Shoulders and sides.
Lard, dull and 1 nchanged-
Whisky, unchanged and steady.
Gold, 143.
Louisville Market.
Lonsviut, Ang.S
Superfine Flour $fi 75. Prime White Wheat$i40.
Mixed Cora in bulk, 73 cents. OatMO cent*.
Me** Pork, 32 cents. Bacon shoulders 16%c; Clrv
Sides 21P22J4; Prime Low, 205?21}$c.
Raw Whisky25cents.*
New York Weekly Bank Statement
NzwVoai.Aug.fi
Loans $270.803817, an increase ofc$196,689.
Specie $9,443,900, an increa; e of $60,568.
Legal tender $50,235,079, an increase of $12*234*3-
Deposits $21,410,076, a decrease of $423211.
Bride of an Iloun.—The Pensacola Ob
server publishes the marriage in that city on !
the 2Gth of July, of Capt. Pangborn, Paymas
ter Ui S. A., to Miss Mary E. Ingram. On
Tuesday, the 31st., Cnpt. Pungborn's fun oral
service was performed in the same city. He
died at 2 1-3 o’clock on the morning of the
30th.
Washington correspondents of tbs
public press write that tlic new AttorW.'
General, Mr. Stanberry, will be ready for t-
trial of Jcffcison Davis at the time (Octobtf
to which it was postponed in June last, to
commodate the Judges, and that, inbebaii 1 -
the Administration, he will object to ajn
ther delay. This seems to be emphati--
On Saturday night last, a torpeJ*
was placed at the door of a wholesale gn*
ry in Mobile, nnd exploded, by unknown p**'
ties, shattering the front of the building, ^
badly wounding a clerk sleeping in
per story, breaking both his legs. The to.
damage to the stock and store is estimated
§0,500.
23F" During the prevalence of a tnrns ,,
in the vicinity of Galveston, Texas, on j
29th ult., a little girl, aged five years, was.
ed high into tin n ir, and carried full 1
before alighting, but strange to say.no |
were broken, but she was badly brniswi.
Woman’s Age.—How long Eve, the eft
woman, lived, wo do not know. It is *
ret that, in sacred history, the ag e -,
and burial of only one woman. 8*W>»
wite of JdinbM^ ia .ii-tim-tly noted.
man’s age, ever since, appears not to
been a subject for history or discussion-
Homicide at West Point, Ga.—J-
citizen of West Point, by the name « .
Carrington was killed last Saturday -L r .
man and Blackburn, while trying to pn _\
a difficulty between Blackburn’s brot---
Tlio-i. Erwin.
:n Abandons tnr.
ilelpliia North Anif ^
Mc-Michacl. V ji
lair.
JSS^Dlspatchcs have been received in
Montgomery, Ala., from Baltimore, announc
ing the serious indi.^posit!on of Gen. Joseph ^ ^
E. Johnson. 1 m S1 S 1 ’
Another Paper Abandons
cals.—The Philad
edited by Morton
city, heretofore a Radical sheet, con*-*-^-.
leader on tlic 2d instant favoring the -
istration of President Johnson.
nwat»fr£
<r u Bol
I a young i
in are nus-ing all the right' 1
Xcvcr mind, Bill. rc toi
iting all the missc s on tbe
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