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The' Greoriria Weekly Telegraph. THE TELEGRAPH. MACON. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27 18C.8 OBOR'-U WHITE OAK LUMBER COM PANY. Mr. Butts informs pa that nil the machine y and npp'iancosfor this enterprise, selected at the NortlAviiii much fare nnd reoearcli, Imv- arrived, and are Daw on board the boat, and in ft abort time will be ready for operation. The scheme oi this company, it appears to ns, is one of the most reasonable and promts jng in the world. It is, in brief, to attack from the water S'de those vast forests of ■white oak and other valuable timber which cover our river b >ttoms and are inacctssible from the landward side, except at vast in convenience and expense. An ample boat, carrying an effective steam saw-tnil', witli a full corps of hands and the appliances fo> felling timber will operate upon the river and selecting the titnlter and cutting it into marketable shape will fl tat it in flats or scows down to the seaboard, where it can In put directly on the vessel and shipped north ward at bare freighting expenses. White oak staves and ship timber are de signed to be the main pmphiea of this en terprise, and the margin between the whole sale value of these articles in New York an<t any probable cost of getting them ont and shipping them trom the Oemulgee is so grea- a3 to promise a business affording large profits. White oak on the Northern Atlantic coast !s now scarce and high. It is brought from great distances with increasing cost even year. But the plan of this company is to avail themselves of a supply as yet untouch ed and almost inexhaustible, and to conviy it to market without a foot of land transpor tation. We are sure that, if prosecuted with energy and economy, it is a business which must command success; and every navigable Stream in Georgia affords an abundant field for the extension of the trade. The immense forests skirting the Savannah river profler a Wonderful supply to hardy lumber men by the adoption of this method of timber-get ting. Central Railroad Connection with Madison.—We are informed that the Cen tral Railroad contemplates an early extension of their line from Eatonton, in Putnam coun ty, northward twenty one miles to the town of Madison, in Morgan county, which is od the main line of the Georgia Road. This will give not only the northern part of Put nam and Morgan county the choice of an outlet for their produce, by way of Savan nab or Charleston, but extend the same fa cility to several other counties along the line of the Georgia Road. The Georgia railroads are now displaying a great deal of enterprise and activity. Cultivating Cotton in Hills.—The Chronicle and Sentinel says that a tract ot five acres of land in Bullock county, was pre pared this year by thorough ploughing, to the depth of 15 ioches, enriched by the ap plication of 2500 pounds—500 pounds to the acre—of a mixture of Peruvian guano and, phosphates. The hill system of planting was adopted, and the yield was fifteen bales ot clean, beautiful cotton, and fine quality, each bale weighing 500 pounds. — — ■ '— Grant’s Administration—So mote it be. We saw day-belore yesterday a private letter from a gentleman in high political position, and a warm personal and political friend of Gen. Grant. It asserted, if the South was qqiet and opposed no fractions opposition Gen. Graut would give her a liberal, concili atory administration, which would satisfy all reasonable men. Vote of Louisiana.—Returns from all tha parishes except one show for Seymour 81,742 votes and for Grant 26,552—Seymour’s ma jority 54,190. These figures are very embar rassing to the Radicals of that State. At first they called the election a farce, because, as they declared, the “loyal voters refused to go to the polls.” But when it became manifest that more than a majority of the registered voters had voted for Seymour, they changed the note and declared it the “result of bribery and intimidation.” An Odd Idea.—The papers are boasting that the election of Gen. Grant will bring an early return to specie payment. It seems to us an odd idea that the country can pay five hundred millions taxes annually, which is about the amount of her specie, and maintain a specie paying circulation. The Democratic Majority in Georgia. The. Atlanta Era says the great trouble seems to be that the Democratic majority in Geor gia is too big. It it troublesome to some people. There is no explaining it away. Nothing else can be made of it, than what it is. Snow.—There was an all-day snow storm at Omaha, on the Pacific Railroad, on Tues day, and communication from the West was ent off Trains from the East arrived there. Such an early blocking up of the Union Pa cific Railroad as this is unpromising. Immigration in^o Tennessee.—The Nash ville Banner says the destination of the 495 emigrants who passed through Columbus, Ohio, during the week ending last Saturday were as follows: Ohio87, Missouri 104, Illi nois 116. Indiana 68, Kentucky 43, Wiscon sin 33, Michigan 27, Tennessee 182. Gen. J. E. Johnston and Gov. Jenkins were in Savannah on the 18th. But let us look at Georgia as she stands, with her inviting person, and asks for sons to rest upon her bosom.—Milledgeville Re corder. Georgia wss christened in 1732, and is too old “ for sons to rest upon her bosom.” ■ ■ ■ - “ A Struggle for Life”—The history of the Democratic party in 1868 —Atlanta Era. A Spasmodic Struggle.—The end of the Radical party in 1872. In England there are many farmers who more than support themselves and largcfam- ilies on the prodnet of six acres, besides pay ing heavy rents. Agriculturists iu Germany who are proprietors of six acres, support themselves on two, and lay up money on the remainder. New Yobk Election.—Official returns from all the counties but two, show that the total vote in New York foots up 848.278. of which 419, 556 are for Grant, and 428.722 for Seymour—Seymour’s majority 9.166; Hoff man’s majority 27,822. The official vote of New Y->rk city is returned as follows: Sey mour 108,316, Grant 47.702. The Raid on Cuba.—The Picayune pro nounces the suspected raid on Cuba a myth. GEORGIA—XVIIAT SHE IS AND CAN BE From an interesting articlein the Southern R-eoriler,under this head, we take the follow ing paragraph: ‘•Georiris has 5S 000 t-qnare miles of territory wa'er power unlimited, and produeliousthat coin m nd a good price iu the markets ol the world A I tbat is needed to make her the great st ot tes, is a-o »d. sober, inJustrious population, W- liav- 33 500,000 acres ot land, aud it that wa- cut up - n l o I j rui- <»f tony ac r es each, we won c mVi t37 5 O farms. Bn giv us 3 0,000 farms, uid au uTrnwe of five bags oi cotton to a farm and w« would have 1,5 0 000 hags of cotton i year: and at f50 a bag, we would have $75,000,00" to, our cotton e op alone. Three hundred thou sand arms witli flv- persons to a faun, would give •usa popu'ation ot 1 500,0-O souls. New York has a population Of over 3 000000 Georgia should leive at least, wi’h her territory, no less Ilian 40n 000 lanni. We can support with ease 2 5'JO - Oi 0 peop e, feed and clothe them well and nave some bing to sell besides.” Georgia has already “a good, sober and industrious population,” but it is not large enough. In old slavery times, only one-sixth of lu r ample area was improved by the hand ■f tillage, ami ju->t now we suppose that not more than a uinth of the State is under even the unsystematic and wasteful cultivation which is too common in our State. ‘Of our thirty-seven millions of acres, ot which up wards of six millions were in. cultivation at die last census, we suppose that less than wn millions, with moderately good culture, •light to produce the present crops of Georgia. The State has probably less waste land ban almost any other similar area on the -ontinent; and much which is now considered wa-de will, at no very distant day. produce more than all the arable land in Georgia does at this time. We refer to our river bot toms which are easily susceptible of dyking, r«ke for illustration, tb« bottoms of the dsvannah, which are oi immense wealth and Covered with timber which would more than osy the expense of leveeing, as they call it in Louisiana. These can he very easily dyked from bluff to bluff, so as to give a large irearage as fertile as the Mississippi bottoms, and bring nearly as much produce, perhaps, as the whole State now does. Counting the population of Georgia at about a million, we have one to every thirty seven acres—or say about seventeen to the square mile. Now the population per square mile in the poorest of the German States is 130. In England it is 332. In France 180, In Massachusetts 137. In New York 70. In Ohio 50. There is neither of these countries which can sustain a denser population to the t-quure mile than Georgia—but give us fifty aud our population would be about three millions. The climatic conditions of Georgia are bet ter suited to induce and accommodate large population tjian those of any other State in the Union. We have within our vast area all the modifications between tem perate and tropical latitudes. Northern Georgia produces all the fruits, grasses, etc. of the Northern and Middle States in a de gree of perfection limited only by the care and attention bestowed on them—the same intelligent labor producing a better fruit of the description than it will do in those rougher climates. Our Southern extremity will produce the sugar cane, orange, olive, fig and other fruits and productions of the tropics. Middle Georgia is the home of the vine, the peach, the melon and the whole vast tribe of fruits and products which shun extremes of heat and cold, or very short or very long summer seasons. The range of its productions is unexcelled by any land under the sun, and the variety of soil to be found here i3 equal to the variety of the products, Regarded in all its aspects few countries on earth arc so well adapted, as Georgia, to approximate an independent self-supplying condition. In our youDg days, it used to be said of the planters of Thomas that they bought only salt, iron and coffee; and they need not have gone out of Georgia to have supplied themselves with two articles in the triad. Almost every element of self supply abounds in Georgia; for the agricultural wealth of the State does not excel its miner al resources, and to aid in reducing both to the service and sustenance of man, there is hardly a county in Georgia that does not ubound in water power. Superadded to all her natural advantages and resources is our system of railways, which is the most perfect and philosophical U> be found in the Union. With existing tracks, and those which will he completed in a few months, nearly every square mile of this vast and fruitful area will be in easy and rapid communication with all the great marts of trade on the Atlantic coast. Georgia, there fore, presents to immigrants the facilities and conveniences of an old country, with all the advantages of a new one. Land is as cheap here as on the Western frontiers, beyond the boundaries of civilization; while in every thing which makes land desirable and valu able to the settler it presents most of the ad vantages offered by the old States of the Union. The Colored Voters in Wilkes.—The Washington (Wilkes county) Gazette says: “The result of tue late election of Wilkes county develops the fact that a majority of the registered black voters of the county, at least seven hundred in number, voted with the white people. And the remaining six hundred, with very few exceptions, declined to vote at all, many of them stating only that they would cease to act a part against the white people in the matter of which they knew nothing.” Sensible people those; and the Gazette properly calls upon the whites to respond liberally to this spirit—to make generous contracts—to protect the colored people in all their rights and privileges, and to hold their happiness and welfare as a sacred trust. That is right, amtaliat Is the spirit in which every Georgia community should respond to every indication of a desire among the col ored people to resume their ancient relations of confidence and amity with the Southern whites. Terrible Stobm in Mexico.—San Fran cisco dispatches of the 17th say that a terri ble wind and rain storm raged over Mexico from October 15th to the 18th, doing im mense damage and causing great suffering and loss of life. The city of Alamas, State of Sonora, having a population of 7000, was destroyed by the flood and whirlwind. Lo- rello, Lower California, and several other small towns, were entirely demolished. Herds of cattle were swept away. Orange groves and crops were totally destroyed. Yugai and Mayo rivers rose forty feet. The Lonisville Democrat has been sold to Messrs. John E. Hatcher and W. H. Perrin, late of the Louisville Journal. Its political character will remain unchanged. Mayoralty of Atlanta.—The Democrats of Atlanta have nominated Wm. H. Hulsey as their candidate for Mayor. The nomina tion was made by a vote of the party, Mr. Hulsey receiving 635 votes, J. E. Rawson 379, and James M. Calhoun 54. The Garsed-Metcalf Cotton Case. This important case, involving about two millions of dollars, came up before the United Siatis.Circuit Court at Savannah, on Friday last. Although most of our readers are ac quainti-d witli the fac s of the .case, still the following resume may not prove unin teresting : In June, 1865, John Garsed, of Phila delphia, claims to have received, through Mr. George Schley, an offer of about nine thousand bales of cotton in the joint posses sion of J. & Wm. A. Beall and hims-lt for 20 cents per pound. Garsed, not having the funds at that time, asked until the 6tli of July to consider the matter, and alleges that Metcalf consented to let the trade remain open till that time. Bat this the latter denies Garsed went to Philadelphia under this im pression. A few days afterward Schley spoke ro Metcalf of the contract which he. as M.V agent, had signed and di livered to Garsed Metcalt immediately denied having author ized Schley to keep open the contract until the 6tli; that he had only told him he would take 20c\ cash for it. Schley then telegraphed Garsed of this fact, but the message was de layed and did not reach Philadelphia till the 7th, a duy after Garsed bad raised money and telegraphed Schley to take the cotton. On re ceiving this telegram Garsed came to Augusta and app'ied to Provost Marshal Grosnevor for relief. The latter issued orders turning over the cotton to Garsed, Metcalf and the Bealls to receive the stipulated price. Metcalf of fered Grosvenor and Garsed $200 000 to com promise the matter and was arrested by the former for trying to bribe an U. S. officer, and, whilst under urrest, signed an agreement, not to take any further action in the matter and was discharged. The Bealls then filed a hill in equity in the Superior Court, obtained an injunction and also an order lrom Wash ington turning over the cotton to Metcalf. In the bill Metcalf was made co-defendant with Garsed and Schley. The Bealls, after the delivery of the cotton, dismissed their bill, while Garsed moved to reinstate the case, as he wanted a decision on its merits. Judge Reese decided that, though the complainants had dismissed their bill, Garsed bad not dismissed his answer, and there was a .case before him. The case was brought before Judge Erskine, in the United States Court last spring, who decided there was a case in Court, but nothing was laid as to its merits and the defendants had a right to demur. On the case being opened on Friday, the bill filed by the Bealls was read, then the answers of Schley and Garsed, and Sletcalf. Mr. Hill, for the Bealls, at first contended there was no case before the Court, but finally admitted there was and commenced his argument on the demurrer to the bill. On Saturday Mr. Hill concluded his argument, and wo? fol lowed by Judge Gould, for Metcalf. Hon. Linton Stephens replied on behalf of Garsed. The Court overruled the demurrer, and the case will come up for phading on its merits on the 30th of this month. At that time we will endeavor to keep our readers posted as to further proceedings.—Chronicle and Sen tinel. Wholesale Butchery by a Negro. From the HaynesvillctAla.) Examiner,Nov. 12.] We are informed that about a week ago a ferry on Conecuh River, near the line of Cren shaw and Pike, was the scene of a terrible tragedy. We did not hear the names of the parties, but the facts are to the following effect: A white man and his wife, whom the negro ferryman suspected of having money about them, were at the river for the purpose of crossing. He killed both and then threw their bodies into the river. The negro then went to a house a short die tance from the ferry, where there was a little white girl. He thought she suspected him of the crime, and was pursuing her when be was interrupted by a white man who rode up. This man he killed and threw into a well. He then killed the little girl and threw her remains into the river. A brother-in-law of the last man killed was attracted by the howling of the faithful dog of his relative, and gathering several neighbors, went in pursuit of the ferrymen. The latter had seized a horse and fled. He was overtaken that night and banged at once. THE iTSI.TLOHS. A NIGHT OF CELESTIAL PYROTECHNICS—THE DISPLAY WITNI-SSED IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES—REPORT OF THE SUPER INTENDENT OF TIIE NAVAL OBSERVATORY— METEORIC SHOWER OBSERVED IN ENGLAND. The great meteoric display witnessed here Friday night was observed throughout the United States and the world. The New York Herald, of Sunday morning, says: About 11 o’clock, on Friday night, several shooting stars were visible here, but none wns large or brilliant enough to draw more than a passing notice. The only remurkablt- featurein the heavens was the frequency and rapidity of these ao-t ailed ‘•shooting stars.” Towards midnight, however, many large and brilliant bodies were seen traversing the heav ens, often in opposite directions. ' Those whose memory recalled the date of tho last and its previous yeurs’ meteoric displays at once suspected the possibility or probability of a fine heavenly show. Such as had the patience and endurance to keep a wake on the heavens all night must now feel grateful that the brilliant sight did not escape their eyes. For the cause of science it will be well if these who viewed the heavenly display of November 13 14,1868, will give scientific and professional men an accurate and unt-nthus iastic recital of what they witnessed. As seen from the top of the Herald build ing. the inest sights were from one o’« lock on Saturday morning until thirty five min utes after; again, from ten minutes past two o’clock until twenty minutes of three; from half-past t'jreo until four o’clock, and from five until ihortly after dawn. Three very large and bright meteors, however, crossed the heavens from the direction of east north east, but neatly overhead, at ten minutes past six A. M. Neither exploded, but appeared about the size <fi. and similar to ship lights.! They left no trail, and died out as suddenly as an ordinary light blown out by a puff. Although seen to rise at all points ot the horizon and direct their course earthwards, the great majority started from the north east. The general focus appeared to be at an angle of fifteen degrees above the horizon, about one, A. M., on Saturday. This focus seemed lo rise towards the zenith—very like the movement of the bodies in the plauetary system—until at dawn the focus seemed al most overhead. Although no compass was at hand and the polar star was dimmed by the brilliancy of a northern light that seemed to hug the horizon, still the observations made of several among the most brilliant meteors settles the fact that the general focus was due northeast. Several directed their course towards the observer here; some fell short, others passed over to the southeast, and not a few exploded overhead. One remarkable meteor, at twenty minutes past one in tho morning, arose in the north east, as learned from the trail and explosion. It crossed the heavens towards the southwest and exploded overhead. The flash was very brilliant, but short-lived; still the observer could distinctly read the figures on a watch’s brass dial plate and see minute objects on the roof. The meteor in its descent looked like a rocket stick on fire amidst the long cloud of smoke. The fire died out when at about thirty-five degrees altitude; but the cloud remained immovable by the wind and grad ually sauk until it was dissipated near the horizon. From tho extinguishment of the meteor until tho smoke or cloud dissipated a space of twenty-two minutes elapsed. The weight of the cloud or what seemed smoke, was too remarkable to be left unnoticed in tho account of Saturday morning’s display. In its descending course, this same meteor described the figure of an S. and was the most beautiful aerolite of the whole night. As viewed from an elevation commanding a full sight of the horizon, the fall of meteors looked like a universal display of fireworks on the grandest scale. The swiftness, great ness and brightness of these meteors, how ever, would leave pyrotechny in a dark shade. As contrasted with last year’s shower, this year’s was less numerous but far more bril liant. The Tobacco Trade of Iroulsvllle. Louisville, Ky., is the largest inland tobac co market in the United States, and the mag nitude of its trade in that line is shown by the report at the close of the tobacco year on November 1. In the city arc four large receiving warehouses, each covering about a quarter of a block, besides a great number of stemming and drying establishments and cigar and ping tobacco manutactories. The stemming and redrying establishments alone employ over $1,000,000 of capital, which is being vastly increased. Mr. P. Lorillard, the largest tobacco man ufacturer in the United States, and perhaps in the world, is now putting up a mammoth establishment there. The aggregate amount of tobacco sold from the four receiving ware houses during the year which has just closed was 295, 508 hogsheads, representing an ag gregate value of $3,686,637. For 1867 the amount was 39,542 hogsheads, to the value ot $4,429,758, and for 1868 the amount was 37,353 hogsheads, to the value of $4,379,802. The new crop of tobacco promises to be a large one, and the sales the coming year, it is estimated, will reach from 50,000 to CO,- 000 hogsheads, the largest of any previous year. The value of these immense sales will be fully $6,000,000. The Popular Vote for the Presi dency. The New York World (says the Columbus Enquirer) makes the following estimate of the topular vote in the late Presidential election, [t is not correct so far as “ the Southern States voting in 1868” are concerned. In these States tho Democratic majority in Georgia and Louisiana is over 100,000, and the Radical majority in tha balance will not amount to 30,000. So the majority in the “reconstructed” States is fully 70.000 for Seymour, instead of 12,457, as estimated by the World: Seymour. Grant. Northern States voting in 1863 £235.929 2,6*7,000 Southern States voting in 1868 444,976 435.639 Southern States not voting in 1868. 324,876 149:877 Disfranchised Democrats 545 281 Total. ...... Majority for Seymour 3,554,053 3,102,416 451,637 Colfax, after bis marriage to Wade, on Wednesday, at Andover, Ohio, will leave with his bride, immediately, for Washington, arriving here on Thursday or Friday, and will enter upon housekeeping at the house heretofore occupied by Mr. Colfax, opposite Lafayette square. A DEMOCRAT UNDER DIFFICULTIES. A few nights since a small party wtregath ered in Gen. Grant’s parlor, and among them Mr. Dent, his father in-law, who lives in Mis souri. Some one asked how Missouri had voted. The old man said, “ She gives Grant ten thousand majority, bnt I’ll be d—d if be got my vote!” The General himself roared with laughter at the reply. Mr. Dent is justly proud ot bis Democracy.—Special* to the Louisville Courier Journal. Gen. Lee and the Insurance Agency.— The Lynchbnrg Virginian says: We published a statement yesterday that General R. E. Lee had been tendered the po sition of “supervisor of agencies” of the Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company for the South, with a salary of $10,000 We saw last night the letter making the propo sition to him. It was in the possession of Mr. T. L. Alfriend, of Richmond, one of the agents of the company for Virginia, who was conveying it to the General. The letter intimates that if the amount offered is not satisfactory, it will be increased. A London letter says: The Rev. Henry John Pye, Rector of Clifton Campville, Staf fordshire, and Prebendary of Hansacre, in Litchfield Cathedral, which livings are worth £950 a year, has, with his wit*-, who is the only daughter of the Bishop of Oxford, gone over to the Roman Catholic Church. The Bishop has been plnDged into great grief by the step thus taken by Ms daughter and son- ' in-law. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Nov. 14, 1868.—The follow ing is the official report from Commodore Sands, Superintendent of the Naval Observa tory, in regard to the recent meteoric showers, received at the Navy Department this after noon : United States Naval Observatory, Washing ton, Nov. 14,1868.—Sir: I have the honor to submit the following preliminary report of the meteoric shower of this morning: During the evening of the 13jb in3t. there were no greater number of meteors to be seen than are usually observed on clear nights until about eleven p. m., when there seemed to be an increase in the numbers and brilliancy, though not sufficient to indicate the beginning of a shower. At midnight the number had considerably increased, and the prevalence ot trains was generally noted. At thirty-five minutes past midnight the observing party, consisting of Professor Eastman and Messrs. Harrison, Frisby and Hays, began to couDt the meteors, and to plat the tracks of the principal ones that appeared in that portion of the heavens covered by the star chart con structed at the Observatory in 1867. At one hour thirty-five minutes a. m. 300 meteors bad been counted, most of them quite bril liant, and nearly all of them leaving green, blue or red trains. Thus far the display had not been confined to any portion of the sky; but most of them were in the northern and southern heavens, and scarcely any were in a position to be placed in the star chart. Many of tho trains were visible several minutes. One lasted ten min ntes, and traces of one near B. Ursa Minoris were seen thirty minutes after the appearance of the meteor. After one hour and fifty min utes Professor Eastman, assisted by Mr. Har rison, devoted bis time to mapping and then rating the time of apparition of the principal meteors,and succeeded in sketching the tracks of about ninety. During one hour and forty three minutes four hundred had been counted, and afterwards the successive hundreds were observed in the following intervals. [The in tervala are here given by Commodore Sands.] The observations were continued until six a. m., at which time there had been counted five thousand and seventy-eight. At two hours and twenty minutes A. m. Professor Nones and son joined the party of observers, and assisted in counting the meteors in the western heav ens. Daring the whole display there were many meteors seeD in the west, but from four o’clock to five the numbers were about equal in the east and west. The time of maximus fre quency of the meteors was about five hours, when they fell at the rate of about 2.500 per hour. The radiaot point was quite well de fined during the latter end of the shower and was fonnd by estimation to be about 149 de grees in right ascension and twenty two min utes and thirty seconds in declination. The trains were unusually brilliant, presenting the various shades of green orange, blue and red, aud remaining visible for an unusual length of time. Frequency as many as five could be seen at once, presenting an appearance when nearly dissipated of light, cirrus clouds. The shower commenced several hours before it was expected, as it was predicted last year that it would be seen in 1868 in the Pacific Ocean only. A number of star charts were distributed a few days 8go to the various ob servatories and scientific men of the country, and it is believed that many valuable obser vations have been made, of which we shall soon learn. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, B. F. Sands, Commodore and Superintendent. THE METEORIC SHOWER AT TROY, N. Y. Troy, Nov. 14,1868.—Nature has for once liberally fulfilled the expectations of man kind, especially that portion denominated star-gazers. Oflate years, from time to time, astronomers have predicted a glorious dis play of celestial .pyrotechnics, butalmoBtas often, with a few rare exceptions, have ‘he fond public been wheedled into keeping late hours, (and eaily ones too,) all to little if any purpose. This year no really definite predic tion was made, and a quiet expectation only lumipous, eliginr, att ractive and soul satisfy ing display took place last night in the heav ens bounding this region of country. Thiisi- who rctin-d early last evenintr hereabouts certainly missed a most glorious eiuiit,/br at eleven o’clock a solitary'meteor, starting from the consti il.ition Leo', shot swiftly acro-s the heavens in a westerly direction, passing be tween the stars Alinth and Urrzar of tin- con stellution Uiza Major, in a plane parallel to that of tile horizon. • This meteor leit a mug mficent greenish train behind it, and on ex phuiiug presented a charming golden appear ance. This delightful inauguration of the bill ol the evening was quickly followed by several less brilliant stars and meteors that traversed the same path. Then branching out lrom the same constellation went stars of ev*tv description, wildly shooting to almost every point ot the compass. From eleven p M jo two oclock this morning nine hundred me teors were counted from the-temporary ob servatory.of tbe Renseilaer Polytech i - Insti Hite of this city, and among them several large and very brilliant meteors were ob. served by Mr. Barry of that school of science. One of these impres-ivo and grand meteors in particular took a Southwesterly direction, passing near E'a, of the constellation Leo, and midway between thecons'ellations Orion and Cairris Major, where it exploded with a purple light, its imperial train remaining visible for several minutes, the latter being of a greenish, blue tint, soon changing to a white cloud assuming a rugged outline. The night was dark, and everything was favora ble to the august display of the skies, which was witnessed by tbouaands of deeply iuter ested spectators in all this section, my nd vices covering an extent ot country from Mon treal to Albany. THE DISPLAY AT POUGHKEEPSIE Poughkeepsie, Nov. 14,1868.—The dis play ot meteors here last night was very fine Acloudles3 sky gave ample opportunity to view them. One magnificent meteor lasted several minutes. It represented a ball of fire as large as a man’s head, with a trail of great length and width. THE DISPLAY IN CONNECTICUT. Hartford, Nov. 14, 1868.—A splendid meteoric display was witnessed here just after midnight. Four observers counted over three hundred, at the rate oi over ten a minute. Some of them were very brilliant, and left long trails behind them lasting h minute or more. The display increased in the number aud brilliancy ot the meteors after 1 o’clock, a. m. METEORIC SHOWER. From the New Haven Journal, Nov. 14.3 True to prediction, the meteoric shower came to time last might, and althougn inferior in numbers, in brilliancy the shooting stars far exceeded those during the great shower last year. The sky was cloudless,Jand the ab sence of the moon made tho display appear the most imposing possible. Interested star gazers posted themselves on commanding po sitions, and all who had occasion to be on the streets after midnight were delighted ob servers of the exhibition of celestial pyro technics. The meteors would shoot in all di rections nearly across tho heavens, burst in many cases like rockets, leaving the most brilliant tails of light behind them. A party of students were stationed on the tower ot the Scientific School, while Professor Newton and twelve juniors kept watch from the top of Alumni Hall. From the latter party we learn that from midnight during the first half hour about 200 were counted, but during the next hour 937 were discovered and re corded. BY TELECtRAPH $ From Washington Washington November 19.—W.i-lib urn’s r-jv-rt from P ir-.uuuy ha-* bi ei: re i e<i. Decid-d *o<t,(fes tive in-trui-lious ha-obeen ent In "in'.- ter Me.Mabnn and Hear Adni'r*! Davis, <o prooeed 'o Ptrurosy with *n adequate 6 >c-' nnd’Tin I cute the tiiti- n»l h-iaornml redrew the wronsrssuidtn hare been 'com muted by Lopez up n American citizen*. - ■ WAsdt ngti >'. November ]9 —The toil w nz super visors imv been -tpp.Jn'e : Delo E Souihaorth Eastern Di-trict ot Pei.n-'lvinia; J. N. barb ur. '•tn-such-in tt>: S. B Uu che , Southern and Eastern Dim ri.-f of Yew Yo It 'fre.-isur r ppi .rier ilirec's Natim.l Bunks, which me Icpo-itorie* t-> withhold from cir-ul itb*n muti lated leznl tender-: al-o uL fifties they bavin* been snce»sfuil} counter eited. Rollins estiina estoe Internal Revenue forthe cur rent tisoal year at one hundred an I fifty millions. Ilcade o' Depa-taient have f irbidden further pub lication of reports by suboidinatts until submitted to Congress. ' Patent rights to n eusoondcr has been re-tored to Samuel AV ttenlon, of Selma, Alabama, by the Dis trict Sui-retne Court. I he ajgnitarie-of the Consrr gutionul church have assembled here to settle the trouble in Dr B -jntonV ehurch. A large minority desire hi- remov tl be- auo he opposes a mint-lit g ot races in s-hools. arid is lukewa* in in admitting uegrois to full fellowship. No results. Washington. November 20—Grant’s official ma jority in Ohio i-41 189. in Indiana, 10,!46. Colfax and bis bride are here Rollins has nominate l Reiser, of Maryland, as a Revenue Sup rvtsor for Tex is. Cu-toms fr-ta the 9ih in the 14th, inolusive, are two and a quarter million dollars. Randall was absent from the Cabinet meeting to day Gen. Mead's report was received to day. Gen. Graut isin Philadelphia. There isahtavy north-«e*t snow storm. Gen. Sherman r- c-mmends ihe colo- itntion of the Indians with Govi rnments su led to th ir ondi’iuD, and says it *8 die for u-longer to attempt to occupy the plains in comma with the Indians. The Gov ernment shoul compensate them lor yielding tb*ir immense tra k- of couutry occupied by them, M a g azing country. The ee'tiements are necessarily sea- teied and have stock, which tempt the Indians, who will steal rather than staive. Washington. November 21.—Capt. Ber.j. M. Dove D. S. Navy, died at Key West, on the 19th. Tho Government approves Reverdy Johnson’s offi cial proceedings, and is pleased wi h his provnss- A strung effort will be made t» have the Alabama claimscommiss on sit in New York instead • f London. McCulloch bos confirmed Belgcr as supervisor for Texas. Revenue for the week is only one million and a half. One hundred thousand dollars iu fractional cur rency was sent to New • >r!cans to d iy. Rear Adm ral Davi- reports that President Lopez, ot Paraguay, is de-irou* of maintaining friendly rela tions with the United States. THE DISPLAY IN PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, Nov. 14.—The shower of meteors last night far exceeded that of last year in brilliancy and numbers. THE DISPLAY IN MASSACHUSETTS. Boston, Nov. 14.—Between two and five o’clock this morning two gentlemen in this city counted 3,500 meteors, some of great brilliancy. The largest one fell iu the north west,‘having a long luminous trail. From the Worcester Spy, Nov. 14.] The most extensive meteoric shower seen in this vicinity for years, occurred last night and this morning. At midnight the eye could hardly be directed to any part of the heavens without discerning one or more biil liant trains. The general point of radiation seemed to be in the northeast, but the mete ors moved in almost every direction, but gen erally duo south or due west from the point ot radiation. Most of them were of a fiery red color, and in moving across the sky left long trains of pale green light, some of which were visible for one or two minutes. The meteors were universally bright, many appearing equal in brilliancy to the brightest planet. The condition of the atmosphere was singularly favorable for witnessing the display in its full glory, and the spectacle was richly worth watching many a long night to witness. THE DISPLAY IN VIRGINIA. Richmond, Nov. 14.—There was a brilliant meteoric display here from 11 o’clock, last night, until four this morning. Fortress Monroe, Nov. 14.—There was a brilliant meteoric display this morning, commencing at two o’clock and continuing until daybreak. The most brilliant of them came from the northward, traveling south west, and were similar to sky rockets. The passengers on the Norfolk boat discovered them about half-past one o’clock off the Po tomac, and they were so brilliant they could see to read papers. BRILLIANT DISPLAY OBSERVED IN NORTH CAROLINA. Raleigh, Nov. 14, 1868.—About eleven o’clock last night shooting meteors were ob served in the heavens to the southeast. They at first appeared at intervals, but towards morning perfect showers shot in every direc tion, making a most brilliant and imposing display. So bright and refulgent was the light that many people were attracted from their houses by its glare through their win dows, and numbers remained up the entire night to witness the phenomena, until shortly after 4 a m., when it ceased. Some negroes, more impregnated with African superstition than astronomy, fell to praying upon seeing the meteors, assured that the judgment day was at band. THE METEORIC SHOWER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston, November 14,1868,—A bril liant shower ot meteors was observed here about one o’clock this morning. THE METEOR DISPLAY IN TENNESSEE. Nashville, November 14, 1868.— A me teor shower occurred here this morning al three o’clock and lasted until half past six. The display was the finest ever seen. THE DISPLAY IN LOUISIANA. IJew Orleans, November 14, 1868.—A very brilliant meteoric display was witnessed last night, lasting from midnight until day light. Some meteors are described as hav ing a trail behind them visible for fifteen minutes. EXTRAORDINARY METEORIC SHOWER IN CALI FORNIA. San Francisco, November 14, 1868.—An extraordinary meteoric shower was seen here last night, commencing about half-past ten o’clock, and lasting until early this morning. The display at two o’clock a. m., rivalled in splendor that of November 14,1867. Sev eral meteors left a train of light distinguisha ble for many seconds. The general direc tion appeared to be from east to west. METEORIC DISPLAY IN ENGLAND. London, November 14, 1868.—A, fine me teoric display was witnessed by the observers at Oxford University to night* Extensive arrangements had been made last night, at the observatories and elsewhere, noting the expected meteoric display last evening, but the sky being clouded no mete ors were seen. From Florida. Tallahassee:, Fla., November 19 —At a meeting of tho Supreme Court this morning, Ju- ges Hart and Wcstcott were present. Information azainst Lieut. Governor Gleason was filed and >he rule nisi was or dered returnable on Tuesday next, oallitig nn Glea son to show why a writ quo warranto should n«t be issued on application. This will bring the case before the Supreme Court, when its merits will probably be fully ventilated. The report of the proceedings of the convention of colored men of Florida, held nere on the 2d of No vember. in accordance with the recommendations • f the colored convention held in Boston. Mas-., Octo ber 2d, is published tu-day in the official paper of this judicial di-trict. There seems to have been perfect ace rd between all the delegates here sent, ai.d no signs of a split were visible. At this conven tion, individu Is, b"tb white and colored, made ad dresses, who ore now oppo-ed to e ich uther. Iu the same ia-ue appears a t-roc nutation with no headquarters, signed Robert Cox, Chairman. A. C. Ligh bourn, Secretary, both of who are colored, and in opposition to Saunders’ nomination. It says that, finding Saunders’ cour.-e will ruin the State, and more especially the Republican party, and will bind us hand and fiot, that Democracy may triumph,and hav ing seen the condition of the colored men of Georgia, who have been prostrated from the condition of man hood which the Constitution gives them, by baTing Democracy as rulers, say they kuow the split in the Republican ranks, particularly iu the colored ele ment of tho population of that State, brought them to their pieseut condition; that tho Constitution of this State opens the doors to every ortner rebel, however vicious, allowing him to vote; that they cannot afford to have a spl*t in their mid-t, without swamping.— They appeal to every colored man in the State to stand firm in support of C. M Uamilton, the regular nominee, who is a good Republican, aud a»ks Saun ders to stay still awhile, when be shall be taken care of. aud notify him that if he enters the field ju.-tice, noted as a great tiger hunter, will shoot him politi cally dead. Thi- manifesto purports to come from the voters o the county of Leon, met for the purpose of Consider ing the course to bo taken by Col. W. U. Saunders as an independent candidate for Congress. Tallahasbkb, Fla., November 20.—Lieut. Gov. Gleason callel at the Capitol to day t> procure a copy of the manual of the two last terms of the Legislature. He was received by Capt. Carson, Gov. Reeo’s Adju tant General, in the office of the Secretary of State During the interview Gleason expressed the kindest feelings toward Reed, and in the matter of impeach ment said the action he had taken was forced upon him by the action of the Legislature and the p- sition he holds in the government of the State. The coni est ants for power seem to be patiently waiting the action of the coart. and exrebcls take their peanuts on half shell, as heretofore, and exhibit but little interest as to the result of the m itter. .Two men have keen arreted «... b e papers relaiiv* to a Fenian J/ “, ° n Nari ss. No—*.- « !8 nere.i-itig., stroyeil. B# t danger. 1/Ve, Mb. Pollard, in an article on Stonewall Jackson in Putnam’s Monthly for December, states that be once recommended a night at tack to be made by assailants stripped naked and armed with Bowie knives, suggesting that the novelty aud terror of suoh an appa- was indulged, and, as a consequence, a most rition wubld paralize the enemy. General News. Cleveland, Ohio, November 19—The Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum at Columbus was totally burned to day. Six women were smothered. Three hundred and fifty inmates were removed to other institutions. Richmond, November 19.—A land-buying party of forty-five Pennsylvanians and Marylanders arrived here this morning. They go to Southwestern Vir ginia, and thence as far South as Columbia, South Carolina, Augusta, November 19 —Returns from all but one couoty give a Democrats majority of 46,349. New Yobk, November 19.—A Deputation from the Cuban insurgents is reported to be here in conference with the fillibuster leaders. The Foreman of a fire company was killed and an other injured by falling walls to-day. Richmond, November 20.—Chief Justice Chase will arrive next Monday to preside at the fall term of the United States Circuit Court. Jefferson Davis, it is understood, will appear by counsel, as at present ar ranged, unless the Governmentshould make different requirements. First snow of the season fell two hours to-day. San Feancisco, November20.—The ahip'nellspout L from Australia was wrecked thirty miles south of here. Seven of the crew were saved. One hundred are missing, including the Captain and Mate. The vessel went to pieces immediately. Afgusta, November 20.—The Repnbliean of this morning contains a communication purporting to de tail Ku KIux outrages in Warren and adjoining coun ties, and says the negroes were intimidated from vot ing the Republican ticket, and instances the killing and ill-treatment of negroes by Ku Kluxes. Foreign News. London, November 19,—Bull Run Ru*sell has been defeated for Parliament. So far the Liberals gain sixty conservators and thirty members. The Bank of England raised the ratio of discount to two and a half per cent. Pabis, November 19.—Letters from Madrid report that great excitement exists throughout Spain. New Y"BK, November 19.—The Herald’s Cuba ad' Vioes say Presto Principa. Santiago de Cuba, and Manzanillo are beseiged by the Insurgents. The troops are fortifying and barricading the streets. The Insurgents aggregate ten thousand and are within a few miles of each place. One hundred fitmilies bare left Santiago in a French steamer. St Johns, New Brunswick, November 19.—The St. Stephens bank has suspended. Havana, November ,19.—'The steamer Star of the Union lies where she struck, with her back broken. Two passengers were drowned. The bark Anna was wrecked on Colorada Reels. The crew were saved. Nafli8, November 19.—The eruption of Vesuvius is increasing in violence and grandeur. London, November 19.—Id three hundred and sev enty six constituencies, five have a Liberal majority ofooe hundred and eighteen. Lomdon, November 20.—At lest accounts Marathon Minister to Paraguay was at Rio Janerio awaiting instructions concerning the dispute between Wash- burne and Lopes. There waa a severe earthquake in Melbourne, Aus tralia, November 5th. New Yobk, November 20.—The Herald’s Cuban ad- vioee say that Colonel Cespedeo is eating as Revolu tionary Provisional President of Cuba in the absence of Aguilera and orders the enrollment of all citisens. ... , bouses andfn r ,nn t | morkettown ol 6 aD London: November 21.—It «... 1 | com-ed s that the Alabama Claim *it in 'V Hshington. U> ® a ‘«iionsL 1 USDON. November 21.-R, larDS . three hundred and ten Liberals fir «bj, and *isty-e>ght Conservatives, fhert * bor 'b«|| rious riots at various places. 6 “* v ® *1 At Sligo. Ireland, ten houses were I ey.in Derbyshire, there was a share stu M many were injured by clubs. The m l 18 several buildings, including the Yicorsg < ^ eTOo '' ? S^■ Alabama State Fair Montgomery, Novemb*r 19.—Th» « State Fair held since 1860. commet JT- k A, ‘V yesterday. U is numerously attended tors from other States are present t* articles, etc., and if stock exbibited'i.f pee atiuhs It will continue two day, i looked upon as a grand succe-s. * <l0,er - The Legislature ndjourned forthe f,- *n 1 will probably no no business this The St ite g ves Grant ab ut 43tn number of whi evo'ers in the Stale Hi cen-us of 1866, ul0i.009.ani «f negro Grantreceiv-d.in theS»ate,76 366.andS, ^' It is estimated that at least 35,iflo'whites^’^ The Democrats carry tbir y-nine out a,?!> counties, and carried three of the sir c !iI Ht District*. Excitement at Bear Citv S*lt Lake, November21.-Threerough.'. v at Bear City on the Uth. crestin; creTu, A mob of two hundred atticked the town the Inlex office and jail. The citizen, off. killing20 and wounding35. The mob "i}' ,iw, | the mountains and sent word to the ™‘“Wii I dren to leave the town. Four hun,IrJ° atd ' kil ’l —» -i to** «. n. ZaatoJ troops. 4 U! ’ Complete Returns of the Georgia I dential Election. Atlanta, November 20,-CotuMete oEcuU, , of this Sure give the total vote forPrend o'l hundred and firty nine thousand ? eTrr ’ n . M ty is FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HulSI and SIXTY THREE. “-Will A War wilh Ll.de Parasuay. As the telegram about sending sbij J blow up Paraguay, will be tbe first inti as rion to many readers that the Federal Gov I -rnment is moved with indignation a<r ai J that feeble brother, we subjoin ssclwa account as we can fied of the esuse of I Oh'oler: New York, November 16.—The Herald I suys tbe Minister of the United St.t„; m I Paraguay, bus been tje:ti, ls . Lim-elf j, t0 | serious trouble with Marshal Lopez. Thcl Inner accused Minister Washhurneot Iwino I entered into a conspiracy to a & sjmMethel President, and it was charged helm 5 received I a reward nt $140,000 for his action. TtJ cbi-l accuser is Sennr Jos. Berges, the life. Ter for Foreign Affairs, who turned 8itifri evidence. r Mr. Porter C. Bliss, a member of the lea I »i n, is charged with having signed p-,ct with the conspirators. Althonrt ]fr| Bliss denies all these charges in a lettf? tel his friends, the Paraguayan Government tiJ published a letter, purporting to harebusl signed by Mr. Bliss, admitting all the chiral against It s own Minister. Tuis lett-r eraliy believed to have heen gotten fromtfctl writer by means of torture while in pi ;>n,J The foreign population of Rio De La PLtttJ denounce the outrages committed by Lopq in this affair, but regret that the Minister oi great republic should have even noticidsti charges. The commander of the American squad-1 ron, Rear Admiral Davis, has taken pretcptl measures to vindicate this insult too,iriU.| The Post 9ays editorially: We print a:c!-| ter from a well informed correspidtut ini Rio de Janeiro, related in language ilstoM| of which shows the deep feelirg v hits among tlie Americans in Brazil in reg to the extraordinary story about theUd StatesMinisti-rin Paraguay, ilfr. Jf*4fou It is asserted that Mr. Wadiburseleft i country and abandoned to tbe bktbwmusdic-l tator Lopez two American citizens,PottoCJ Bliss and G. F. Mastf rman, both Honour employed in tbe Legation and United Sate officers. 8o incredible is the story of co»- ardice on the part of the United States Min ister, that- it would be received At let 1 “ doubtful and susceptible ofsomeeiplm honorable lo Mr. Washburne, did not a fetter of Washburne’s, which trill Also found elsewhere, fully corroborate it He relates in this letter, ■which is address to the English Minister at Rio Janerio,tl Bliss and Mastermsn were forced from bs] side as he and they were passing fros 1 Legation to the waterside, wberetbepef' embark in a United States galley. N°t ob?! did he suffer this atrocious violation of *■ righ's of Americans, but it seems, froBi>l account, to have gone quietly abo vessel waiting tor him, and sailed ou.!t>u1 them to their late, without stopping t» f monstrate. . Our correspondent in Rio Janerio **“| still further that while English and FreWI fleets are hastening to Paraguay to w*l their people, Washburne has not even cwj for our fleet, which lies idly at Rto, I Lopez is torturing and plundering at disl ■ Mr. Washburne’s own letter him. No such shameful outrage hui£"l been suffered by American citizens* I which he has tolerated. No sue I minded person has ever Government abroad, or suffered , J lie dishonored and the sanciuv 0 I States Legation to be violated. _ We will say nothing of the reportA I come from the Rio Janeiro oi su. lmrne’s entanglement with Uopex, corruption by that barbarian. “ A f0 . enough that he American citizens, besides a large u persons of other nations, to betake legation, where they had sought retag the fury of Lopez. We hope on ^ ment will act promptly in this m» • ^ country has a right to demand ^ i President shall send out, without tbe.® a day, by the speediest conveyanc , with spirit to assert and mamta JP i,# i and honor of our fllag lo take th P Washburne. hrked 1 And the new minister must be be a fleet which will enable him to *r-n 0 Lopez the most ample reparation for his outrage on our flag and ^ restoration of all persons.whom from the Legation. There can be a ( Kumenton this question. H. oar not protect Americans in f°^ el 8 D , tt j, it has no right among the flags oi and unless the Government acts p and vigorously in this matter w come contemptible among foreign*™- Let a man of courage—a man l* e , gut or Porter-be sent out at otK* fastest man-of-war we have. Lf‘ “ .j; the fleet which lays at Rio Janerio and be instructed to deal with Lop**, catur did with the Dey of Alg> er , pears from Washbnrne’s own letter pez is a ruthless barbarian, w every law, and respects the right ® 1 ^ whether native or foreigner. There to believe that he baa submitted j Masterman to torture, and there » to deal with him otherwise than as o* with a pirate. ,, It is humiliating that it should * ry for the press of this country to .. the Government to reseat iU ® 1 ? . outrage upon our flag as DoP e *^* CO M rtn(e * or to save from imprmoBcoent, ™ -l death American citittng. Mr-” w( misconduct is a sunglng dugrao* American, one under Tho Government troops betoifed by Governor omso r r - ■ Pierto Principi in the convent are reported to have jvigor Wt i* surrendered. [The above ie from Insurgent eouree*.) *'*°**® m n London, November 20.—Garibaldi publishes a letter orvint Spain to choose a dictator for three years, as a preliminary to the establishment of a repablk. hardly remain **of * would have lost qnrit We tfustthePremdenyndMr. ^ - ior once act promptly, ^ none decision ^ Government.
