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Tlie Greorgia "Weekly Telegraph..
THE TELEGRAPH.
MACON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1800.
* ourt-Ilonsr roinmJiaion.
The lollvring gentlemen,’ to-wit: James T. Nis bet,
O. A. Lochrane, John J. Qresliam, L. N. Whittle,
J. M. Boardman, John W. Burke, Joseph Clisby, O.
G. Sparks and O. A. Nutting, having been appointed
by the Ordinary of Bibb county, a committee to lo
cate and build a Court-house for said county, met in
Maoon on January 4,1869, and adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That publication be made in the city
papers, until the 15th January instant, inviting pro
positions until that time, for a site for said Court
house, either by way of donation or sale.
Parties offering will please submit the terms and
description of the property to J .T. Nisbet,
Chairman,
or J. M. Boardman, Secretary and Treasurer, till
15th instant. ,
A flairs in Florida.
The Florida Legislature (so-called) re-con-
venes this week, and the first business pending
is the impeachment of the Governor. We have
had the public testimony of Gov. Reed as to the
utter and irredeemable rascality of the impeach
ment party, and for the other side we need but
accept the evidence of the Tallahassee Sentinel,
the Radical organ, which seems to be also the
organ of the impeachers. Speaking of the as
sembling of the Legislature and the political
condition in the hands of the rival factions, the
Sentinel of the 31st says:
“The time has come when our politics must be
rescued from tho moral degradation which has re
sulted from popular tolerance. Tho franchise is a
mockery and nothing more, if fraud, corruption and
bribery are to be suffered to rule over a people and
to control their public servants.”
The Sentinel charges that the revenue of the
State is in a “chaotic condition,” resulting from
‘‘dishonest and incompetent officials.” In an
other article the Sentinel charges Reed with al
most every kind of pecuniary knavery andmal-
vertasion.
Upon the testimony of both factions, the
State of Florida is in the hands of the most un
blushing knaves, who are prostituting the pub
lic money and their official influence to the bas
est and most selfish uses. If this is not the
plain, incontrovertible truth in tho matter, we
say it is a state of facts established by the testi
mony of the Governor as to the Lieutenant Gov-
Goveznor and his party, and by the Lieutenant
Governor ns to the Governor and his party.
Each proves upon the other, crimes which should
consign the whole posse to the penitentiary.
We ask Congress, who are now about to take
Georgia, in band again, before they undertake
to stiflo.the intelligence, the moral character,
the social worth and intellectual ability of Geor
gia, ns has been done in Florida, to take the tes
timony of -its own partisans there—to read the
Florida papers—to see the desperate and chaot
ic condition to which carpet-bagism has re
duced Florida, by its own confession, and to ask
themselves is anything, even in a party point of
view, to be gained by this policy? Is it not a
stupendous blunder, measured even by the nar
row and selfish .purposes of mere party ascen
dancy? And weighed by those lofty motives,
which should control the patriotic and consci
entious Statesman, bow does it appear? Are
States to be turned over as a prey to mere ad
venturers ? Are governments to be moulded by
the joint agencies of helpless ignorance, and
crafty avarice and ambition ?
Are not the examples of Florida, Louisiana,
Arkansas and Tennessee a stench in the nostrils
of every man of honor and conscience on the
continent ? Is not the time bound to come when
political blunders, misdeeds and crimes like
these must prove revolting to the common sense
of the nation ?
Will you, then, make more of them ? Will you
fill your capital with those characterless mis
represents tives of the States, to scandalize yon
with their imbecility, recklessness and dishon
esty ? Will you make your Southern Reconstruc
tion one grand irredeemable, ineraceable blot,
to stand os an enduring record of your states-
ship—like tho handwriting on the wall of Bel-
shazzer, to pronounce in calmer times the inev
itable-doom of so reckless a disregard to the great
pnhli.c interests of the States and of the Union l
Tho Amenities of the Press.
Our article on this subject, judging from the
comments of several of our confreres, seems to
have been taken much as the Pylau was in the
desert.
The story says that a hungry little caravan,
making its way across the desert, out of sup
plies, except a few dried dates and a little goat’s
fiesh, came suddenly upon a spring of clear
water, and beside it a venerable sage was pre
paring a delicious Pylau. The hungry travelers
dismounted in a moment, and, clustering round
the fragrant stew,. inhaled the perfume with
ecstacy. • •
By the beard of the prophet, the smell of your
Pylau, old man, is like a whiff of the odors of
Paradise. It is done, my sons, says the Shiek-—
gather around and satiate your hunger. For a
time nothing was heard but the smacking of lips
and the clatter of vessels; but by and by, as the
cravings of hunger gave way to the sense of re
pletion, the guests began to criticise the meaL
A good Pylau, says one, but too much rice, to
my notion. Yes, says another, and much too
hot with pepper. That is so, says a third, and
to my taste the meat was too old and tough.
And I think, says a fourth, that the whole was
burned in the cooking. Cease, my friends, said
the Shiek, you are finding fault with your appe
tites, and not with my stew.
We tell our confreres, with all their exceptions,
each adapted to his own particular case, the rule
of courtesy is the best one. Violence and abuse
are always a positive loss of influence and digni
ty whether displayed in propria persona or
through the columns of a newsaper. Even
if it be their unpleasant task, as some say,
“to rebuke and expose rascality and falsehood”
they can do that at no sacrifice of composure or
dignity, and without violence of language. Ex
amine, if you please, the severest rebukes, rep
rimands, invectives and exposures known to
English literature—those whose pungency and
power have given an immortality surviving any
other recollection of the offence, and yon will
find a surprising absence of temper, excitement
and epithet. He who stabs deepest nses a keen
and polished blade. It is a dull axe which makes
much noise.
From Texas.
POLITICS—BUREAU ABUSES—LABOR CONTRACTS—
TEE NEW AGRICULTURAL ERA IX GEORGIA—THE
POTATO QUESTION COLD WEATHER.
Richmond, Texas, Dec. 13, 1SCS.
Some people are exceedingly hard to please.
In fact, they are determined not to be pleased
at any course the Democracy, especially the
Southern Democracy,-may see proper to take.
The spirit evinced by some of the leading South
ern journals, not to prejudge Grant’s adminis
tration, or to offer factious opposition to it in
advance, it is to be regretted, has not been met
in the same conciliatory spirit. But this should
not deter those from doing right who had the
good sense to inaugurate a policy which can
hardly fail to commend itself to the judgment of
those who will take the trouble of bestowing a
little calm thought on the subject “Fiat jas-
titia not ecium."
We are all glad that the Bureau is soon to be
discontinued To illustrate the abuses that were
daily growing out of it, I will mention a case
that occurred not many days ago. The teacher
of tho freedrten’s school at this place violated
the person of one of his female pupils, for which
abomination he was arrested by the civil author
ities. In addition to the testimony of his vic
tim, a mere child, twelve years old, the proof
was confirmedby the evidence of a respectable
physician, who, on hearing the screams of the
child, went to the place from whence the
screams came,! and detected the villain almost
in the very act!
After prescribing and administering to the
culprit a good constitutional choking, he hand
ed him over to the civil authorities for further
treatment. Yon would think that there could be
no objection toi this diagnosis; but there was.
The Bureau Agint at this place took him from
the custody of (he civil officers, and so far as
the public know! turned him loose “without bail
or mainprize.” ! In a few hours tho almost con
victed felon was on the train for Galveston, from
whence there is ho danger that he will ever re
turn. It is perljaps fortunate for him that he
availed himself of the first chance to leave, or
the freedmen, finding him at large without bail,
might have tempted to execute summary justice.
An institution dothed with such arbitrary an
ti cot-gin.
The New York World’s special telegram of the thority, and exercising it so shamelessly as was
1st says Senator Edmunds is preparing his views
in support of his bill to call together again the
constitutional convention of Georgia and do re
construction a second time. His bill is a corol
lary of one by Pomeroy, previously offered, re
peating the act of admission of Georgia, and
with Mr. Edmunds, has yet received no report
from the Judiciary Committee. Any statement
of the sentiment of that committee upon the
Georgia case is speculation. The tight they have
had to go by, thus far, has been that shed by
Bullock, the Governor, and by the three negroes
who represent the grievances of the expelled
colored legislators. These have suggested for
retaliation the entire recasting of the State.
From the earnestness with which Senator Sher-
ers of that journal <l> not profit by the sensible
man presses the admission of Joshua Hill, Sen- and practical articlt3 in thc columns of the
done in the above'ease, could not fail to become
a dangerous engine, as well as an unmitigated
nuisance. Shame and execration to its memory.
May we never look upon its like again.
A few only of tha planters in this section have
contracted for labor for another year. Many of
the freedmen are averse to entering into labor
contracts before Christmas. Others are looking
for the Convention now in session to perform
some species of legerdemain, by which they will
become the owners of the coveted mule and forty
acres of land. So they will when they work for
them.
A new and betterarea in agriculture seems
about to be inaugurated in Georgia. If the read-
ator-elect from Georgia, under the present Con
stitution, he may be counted upon as against all
the disorganizing measures yet proposed. It is
believed that many of the Senators agree with
Mr. Sherman, though beyond doubt that some
notice towards the recognition of colored men
as eligible to office in the State, will be taken,
of a kind not yet apparent.
Telegraph, on the absorbing subject of agricul
ture, they will deserve, after having needlessly
scratched over many barren acres, to continue
to scratch poor men s heads to the end of a life
made unnecessarily toilsome by their own per
versity in adhering to the old ruts, in which
their grand sires drove.
In reading the accounts of two and three bales
East Florida. ! to the acre, by incurring but tittle additional ex-
Mr. Wm. H. Hoggard, of Baker county, Ga„ jpense, and taking into account your delightful
The Ware of .the Savannah Banditti.
Gen. Sibley passed through Macon last Sun
day with aforce of 300 United States troops for
the seat of the Banditti war. We hope he will
make short work of it, and teach the Ogeechee
darkies and their leaders tho necessity of sub
mission to law and order.'•
It was reported in Macon yesterday, that the
General had raised an additional force of a
thousand volunteers in Savannah, and was to
march out of the city on Monday morning in
quest of the insurgents. We know nothing
about this, however, beyond mere street rnmor,
which is notoriously unreliable. The
arc, we fear, that the insurgents will scatter and
take to the swamps upon the approach of Gen.
Sibley s force, so that it may be able practically
to do very little towards restoring a condition of
safety and tranquility. Familiar with those dense
and almost impenetrable river swamps, as the
negroes are, they may be as difficult to catch as
the Florida Indians.
Thc Yew Court-Moms e.
It will be seen elsewhere that the building
commission of the new court-house ask for pro
positions for a site until the 15th instant. Now
is the time for parties to back their judgment or
their wishes in respect to a locality by liberal
tenders to the committee. The building fund is
small—the county is oppressed by debt, and the
committee will probably feel bound totoke every
public advantage into consideration in respect
to any tenders which may bo made. Wo must
have a good court-house and a good location.
The lot should be large enough to admit of a
convenient and safe isolation of the edifice on
all sides—so as to ba secure from external fire-
risks and give space for ventillation and a little
lawn and shade about it.
‘' Thc Railroads.
A friend asked us yesterday whether wo would
give place to a defensive article in respect to the
recent purchase of the Atlantic and Gulf stock
by the Southwestern Railroad Company. Most
assuredly. We are sorry that anybody should
think it necessary to ask such a question. We
aro no more a friend to one road «hnn ano
ther. We are anxious to see them all prosper,
and should bo sorry to, see one of them fail to
pay dividomte Of course, wo have our own
ideas upon general public interests as affected
by the policy of the roads, but not the Icastiiea
or purpose to do injustice to any one of them.
Let us hear, then, from the Southwestern. As
one of the great feeders of Macon, no road de
serves or will receive higher consideration from
the Tet.bg rath.
Heavy Sales o? Cotton.—The Savannah
News, of tho 3lst ultimo, says that Wednesday
last was the “heaviest ” day of the cotton sea
son. The sales were larger than they have been
before since the season opened, amounting in
all to 3,515 bales. A lot of fancy staple was sold
at thirty cents per pound, and the general range
was twenty-live cents for middling. There was
very little, if any, low grade in the market.
“Emancipation Day. "—The 1st inst. was ob
served by the blacks in many of the Southern
cities, but in Macon this year it seems to have
passed without particular notice.
writes us as follows:
“I advise all persons who wish to retrieve
their lost fortunes, to take a trip to Orange
county, Florida, and look at that country, with
its fine climate, rich hammock lands, good peo
ple, and that noble stream, the St. John’s river.
The hammock lands will produce three hogs
heads of sngar to the acre, and corn and other
crops in proportion. Cane will rattoon for nine
years. Oranges and other tropical fruits can be
raised in abundance and made profitable. As
for fresh fish and game, it is useless to attempt
to describe the abundance. This is no fancy
sketch; for I have recently seen what I here
state, and vouch for every word.”
Horrors in Arkansas.
The telegrams report a horrible atrocity in
Arkansas, which, if anything can, snrely ought
to arrest the atention of the country. Five re
putable and influential citizens were arrested and
tried by a drum-head court-martial of tho miser
able white and black ruffians claiming to be a
State militia! Such an event is enough to freeze
the blood with horror or make it boil with indig
nation. Surely an event like this would have
astounded the country during the awful times of
the civil war; but as an incident of peace, it de
mands a universal outburst of execration from
all parts of the Union.
Finishing up the Work op Amnestt.—A late
Washington special, from an authentic source,
says: “ There is good reason for believing that
President Johnson has concluded to finish up
the work of amnesty and that right early, as the
opinion of three members of his Cabinet to-day
urged him to do so. It was argued that consist
ency demanded that those guilty of lesser offen
ces should not be allowed to suffer in prisons
while free pardon was granted to all those who
have been fortunate enough to escape imprison
ment. A distinguished gentleman in a position
to know, strongly intimated this afternoon, after
the regular Cabinet meeting had adjourned, that
the political sufferers at the Dry Torgugas
would soon be released from their imprisonment.
Mr. Johnson expresses great gratification at the
spirit in which his lato proclamation has been
received by the whole contry—a few sore-head
politicians only excepted.”
The great European powers are making aii honest
effort to make Turkey and Greece keep the peace.—
A Conference seems to bo definitely settled upon,
but there does not appear much confidence in its re
sults. Looking below the surface we hardly see any
real prospect of that “general blaze” Home people
think imminent. We draw this conclusion from the
pulsation of the financial market—the best barome
ter in the world upon such matters. There is a good
deal of bluster upon both rides, owing, no doubt, to
climate, and the thousand and ono other local
advantages which surround you, one is almost
tempted to look with disgust on the Brazos bot
toms, (good for a bale to the acre every year,
if no disaster occurs,) aid sigh for the hills of
Georgia and Alabama, considered by many here
when they left them, as exhausted almost be
yond the hope of recovery.
After reading various accounts in your col
umns of your superior system of cultivation in
numbers of cases, and noting the result, I haz
ard nothing in saying, fori fully believe its truth,
that there has never yet, on the rich bottom
lands in this State, been a single acre cultivated
in such a manner as to make it yield its very
highest productive capacity. Where men realize
a bale of cotton or perhaps more to the acre,
yon may be sure they will be at no extra labor
to prepare the land.
I intended to express you about Christmas
half a dozen potatoes, weighing from twelve to
fifteen pounds each, to give occular demonstra
tion of the size which those excellent esculents
attain here. But I was fortunate enough to no
tice some statements on the potato question in
the Telegraph, and am luckily, for once, saved
the mortification of sending, as something of a
show, what would be regarded as merely little
stringy slips, when brought in competition with
their mammoth competitors whose fame ls in no
danger of on early eclipse.
Last week we had some exceedingly cold
weather for this latitude. At sun-rise one
morning the mercury was eight degrees below
the freezing point. The change was very sud
den, and incontinently made me think of Alas
ka, Seward’s rather capacious ice house.
As this will reach you about Christmas, allow
me to wish the Telegraph and its many thou
sand readers, a happy and a merry one, and to
extend the additional hope that Santa Claus will
be particularly liberal in bestowing his favors on
his juvenile friends, filling the stockings of the
little folks with candies and toys.
Par Fois.
Letter From Florida—No. 3.
GREEN COVE—WINTER RESORT—NORTHERN PEOPLE
—THE HOTEL—GARDEN OF VEOEATBLES IN THE
midst op winter—a most lovely place—pic-
OLATXT—ST. AUGUSTINE—FEDERALPOINT, ETC.
On Board the Darlington, 1
December 17, 18C8 j
In full view is Green Cove, the most cele
brated watering and winter resort on the river.
As we approach this lovely village, that slum
bers quietly in the bright sun of this tropical
climate, we must remark, here time flows
smoothly on. The wharf is reached, and a per
fect crowd of people rush to the boat. The
river being too shallow to admit a boat at many
an over confidence on the part of Greece that it is
backed bv Russia, and Turkey that it is by the J of the landings, a platform is generally extended
French and English. Thcso governments much j from fifty to two hundred yards into the water.
‘ be - WLOl? maUeraa>ic * M * «*“ to j This is the arrangement at Green Cove. Such
it, war. |1T I hearty welcomes and greetings are passing
Staoixo has now bean reduced to two and on:- ’ through the crowd. The manners of thispeo-
balf days between New’York and San Francisco.: pie are so entirely different from those of my
San Fran
-id New Orlc
. baa
The Pacific Railroad advertises eleven days as tho
time to go through, and $>274 20 in currency as the
price. It used to take two good months to make
the trip, at a cost of three or four hundred dollars.
Tho whole road will certainly he completed during
the present year, when both time and faro will be
greatly reduced. If anything can lie considered
marvellons which an American does, this comes un
der that head. It will quickly populate our Western
plains susceptible of cultivation. But unfortunately,
a vast area of them is good for nothing whatever
except to grow Buffalo grass.
Tho Inagurulion Jain.
The Washington papers say that the hotels in
that city have already engaged all their rooms
in advance of. the inauguration, and some of
them have two pr three hundred more applica
tions than they e.m fill.
Florida Election.—The election in Florida
for representative in Congress, seems to have
probably resulted in tho triumph of Hamilton,
the white radical candidate.
Dn Bur.o.—The Freedman’s Bureau which
went up by law nn the 1st instant, we see, em
ployed YlJ officials, at a cc^t of $09,080, and a
: .’tel pxpem&rS tijyea yea., of $,2.5j7,2».
own Sunny South—dressed in the extremest of
styles, generally solid and brilliant colors, the
girls move quite freely among the men, bidding
each other good-bye.
There ia a spring of sulphur water at this
place—a perfect wonder of beanty—whose med
icinal properties for the cure of chronic disease
have Jong been celebrated throughout the United
States! The hotel is peculiarly attractive, con
sisting of three stories, with verandah, which
renders it quite beautiful In tho front of this
magnificent structure! # observed a garden of
vegetables in a'most flourishing condition. The
fresh and luxuriant appearance of the plants, in
the midst of winter indifferent to the dangers
that beset them in more northern latitudes, add
ed a new charm to this already unrivaled place.
Little did I dream of so much beauty lingering
along the sunny banks of this quiet river, which
moves so slowly to its ocean home. Here I per
ceive a perfect combination of natural elements
of rare occurrence, all grouped together. The
artist’s skill and poet’s fancy would realize their
sv.\ pk-AMtve in portraying tho beauties of
Green,Cove. Would that Thompson could live
over - again,
thy. green
shores and the soft, dazzling light of thy sunny
skies. This lovely place is owned by a Northern
company.
Picilata, forty-five miles above Jacksonville,
on the left bank of the St John’s, is only eigh
teen miles from St. Augustine, the oldest city in
the United States. There is a line of stages
connecting here regularly. There was formerly,
and is still, considerable travel by this line. St
Augustine is also reached by steamers, running
direct on tho Atlantic coast, from Jacksonville.
Picilata was well fortified by the Federals during
the war, and came hear falling in the hands, at
one time, of Capt. Dickerson, who won many
bright laurels for his dashing courage.
At Federal Point, fifty-five miles distant from
Jacksonville, I' saw the first bananas growing.
There was a fine field of sugar cane and a large
grove of young orange trees in the vicinity.
Occasional.
LATEST FROII TUB OGEECHEE
COUNTRY.
THE negroes still engaged in lawless acts—
OTHER WHITE FAMILIES DRIVEN AWAY—THE IN
SURGENTS WANT A COLORED DEPUTATION SENT TO
TREAT WITH THEM—NO WHITE MAN TO BE AL
LOWED TO LIVE BETWEEN THE TWO OGEECHEES.
From the Savannah Morning News of the ffh.]
Reliable news from the Ogeechee country is
hard to obtain, and what the insurgent negroes
are doing is not exactly known. Tho city is full
of rumors of every kind, all of which find plenty
of believers. Very many of them, however, ap
pear to have little or no foundation in fact. They
serve to keep np tho excitement, however, and
increase the determination of the people to com
pel an observance of and obedience to the laws
of the land. Breaking out, as this trouble has,
just at the moment when the Radical Congress
hold Georgia in the balance, with her fate still
undecided, there is a growing belief that the
whole affair was preconcerted and prearranged
by Bullock and his scalawag myrmidons, work
ing through the infamous Bradley, who is
thought not to be far distant, in order to pro
duce an effect upon Congress, for whom the
facts and truth of the matter will be distorted to
suit the purposes for which it was intended.
"Whether this be the real state of the case or not,
remains to be seen. The civil authorities are
doing all tint they can to vindicate the laws, but
with but sc*nt means to work with, the progress
has necessarily been slow, and no movement
will be made until it is certain to be effective.
The following report from Mr. Snider, Master
of Roadway, A. & G. R. R., may be taken as
reliable, and contains information of interest to
the public.
Savannah, January 2, 1869,
Mr. If. A llaines, Gen'l Supert A. ifi G. R. 12.
Sir : Mr. Hinton, overseer on section No. 1,
reported to me yesterday, that on December
31st, 1808, an armed band of negroes, number
ing from two to three hundred, came to where
he was at work on the track, near Station No. 1,
and threatened to kill him, and said that no
white man should live been the two Ogeechees.
The hands that were at work with Mr. Hinton,
interfered in his favor, and told the party that
if they killed Mr. Hinton they must kill them
also. The armed force then left after making
all kinds of threats to Mr. Hinton.
After they left, Mr. Hinton went to Station l£,
and stayed there until yesterday about 1 p. m.
As we passed by Section 1, there was a picket
of negroes—one this side of No. 1, and one on the
other side. They were quiet and ’made no re
marks that we heard. From the information we
could obtain from the hands on the track the
armed force of negroes nave no ill feeling against
the roads, nor wish to do any injury to the road.
Very respectfully,
John Snider.
David Corker, with his family, came into tho
city on Saturday. He kept a country store on
the Ogeechee road, about twolve miles from this
city. He reports that on Saturday morning a
large body of armed negroes came to his store,
and ordered him to take himself and family off,
and not to come back there again, or his life
should pay the penalty. They then proceeded
to sack tho place, carrying off the goods and
fixtures, and destroying what they did not steal
Families residing near the canal, not far from
LaRoche’s mill, were also compelled to leave
home and flee to the city for protection.
Tho negroes were also reported to bo killing,
all the cattle and hogs, and collecting the pro
visions in the country in readiness to convey to
their strongholds and fastnesses, where they
hope to defy the officers of the law.
On Saturday morning an Ogeechee negro came
into town, ana stated to a prominent gentleman
that he had been sent by the insurgents to this
city to make the proposition that ten or twelve
colored men be sent out there by the citizens to
treat with them, and arrange the difficulty in a
manner satisfactory to all parties. He was
promptly taken into custody, being recognized
as one of the fomentors of the trouble.
Unquestionably, there are peaceful, quiet col
ored people in the Ogeecbe country, who are
anxiously looking for protection from the dis
turbers of the peace, who are forcing all the
hands on the plantations to join them, under
penalty of deathin case of refusal All respect
able colored people in this city condemn the out
break, andean see nothing but evil consequences
for their own race to follow it. Numbers of
them have offered their services to form a com
pany and go with the officers and enforce the
aws, and are anxious to do all in their power to
prove themselves good citizens. On the other
hand, the vagabonds are rejoiced and hope for
the success of the lawless blacks. There are also
white men in this city who are rendering them
aid and encouragement, who have attended the
public meetings to learn the intentions of the
citizens, and who keep their black scalawag
brethren informed on all points. Provisions
have been sent to the Ogeechee negroes by par
ties here, and they are kept regularly posted
with regard to all operations against them.
The negroes did not visit Messrs. Tucker &
Middleton’s prairie plantation until Saturday,
when an armed body of them made their ap
pearance at that place, with wagons and carts,
by means of which they carried off all the rice.
Mr. William Gook, who was in charge of this
plantation, made a hasty escape into Bryan coun
ty. N. J. Arnold, who has a plantation in Bryan,
came up with his family, on Saturday. The col
ored people in that section remained quiet, at
that time, and expressed a determination to
stand by the whites. Numbers of bad negroes,
however, had crossed the river, and joined the
insurgents on Ogeechee neck. Every day the
trouble increases, and there is urgent necessity
for speedy action.
We are informed by a gentleman who visited
the Savannah river plantations on Saturday,
that the coloredpeople there are perfectly quiet,
and want to have nothing to do with these law
less organizations; and that he found them per
fectly willing and anxious to make favorable
contracts for this year.
We understand that the hands on one planta
tion in Bryan county left there and came to the
city, to avoid being forced to join the disorderly
parties.
The Military Commander of this port paid a
visit to the Ogeechee country on Saturday. Of
course everything was quiet when he reached
there, and the negroes were peaceable, quiet
citizens. They offered to surrender to the mili
tary authorities, but objected to being placed in
custody of the civil officers.
In obedience to a command from Washington,
ns we learn, two companies of United States In
fantry—-D and F, of the 16th Regiment, Major
Trowbridge commanding, arrived from Atlanta
last evening. Two other companies are expect
ed this morning. General Sibley is in command
of the whole expedition. Until a late hour last
evening the .civil and militaiy authorities were
in consultation, and, we understand, that meas
ures will at once be taken to suppress the disor
der. Various rumors were afloat last night re
garding what would be'done ; ana one thing,is
certain, either the negroes will give themselves
up at once, and order will bo restored, or they
will bo forced to.- The whole matter may be'
settled to-day, and as nothing can bo stated pos
itively now, it is best to await further develop
ments. But whatever is done, we believe the
civil law will be vindicated.
Some of the radical negro apostles in this city,
we understand, went down to tho Ogeechee on
Saturday to advise the negroes to give up quietly.
They have not yet returned.
History with a Vengeance.—Edward Pollard
has just unbottled his malignity in a fiction
which ho terms an “account of Jeff. Davis’
flight fronLRichmond." The misstatements are
positively disgraceful, and no attempt is made to
disguise the bitterness of the writer toward Mr.
Davis personally. The fellow does not even
comprehend the geography of Mr. Davis’ line
of retreat. He refers to Griswoldville as the
homo of Mr. Stephens, where he said Mr. Davis
remained for several days, and was insulted by
the ex-Vice President, and thence sends the fu
gitive President north of the Chattahoochee,
from which section the Fedcralarmy hadretired.
Heaven help the South if such men are io be
her historians.—Sacannah, ltepnlliiari.
BY TELEGRAPH,
From Washington.
'Washington, January 4.—Tha Supreme Court- has
re-assembled.
The members of Congress aro arriving rapidly,
There will be a quorum to-morrow.
The weather continues thick. The telegraph
works slow. ■
The bill authorizing militia in North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Louisiana
passed before recess will signed by the presiding offi
cers and sent to the President to-morrow.
Claim Agent, L. F. Bolfe, was arrested to-day.
charged with defrauding the Government of $6,700,-
OOO of Bonds ’issued to Pacific Railroads in Decem
ber. t ;■ •
Gen. Spinner is quite ill.
Mr. Wade lias received all the electoral votes by
mail, though but half the messengers have ar
rived. Messengers failing to deliver the vote by
tho first Wednesday in January, will be liable to a
fine of one thousand dollars.
The weather continues tiiick, and the telegraph
works slow.
Washington, January 5.—In * view of the ques
tioned authority of Mr. Johnson’s amnesty procla
mation, the following extract from Mr. Lincoln’s
proclamation, dated December 8th, 1863, is impor
tant: “Whereas, in and by the Constitution of the
United States, it is provided that the President shall
have power to grant reprieves and,pardona for offen
ces against the United States, except in cases of im
peachment, etc.; and whereas, the Congressional de
claration of Congress fora limited and conditional
pardon accords with the established judicial exposi
tion of the pardoning, power, etc.” The declara
tion of Congress to which Mr. Lincoln alludes, in
cidentally, has been repealed; but it is claims Mr.
Lincoln basod his amnesty prerogative on the Con
stitution.
The Eloction Committee are absent investigating
tho New York election frauds.
It ia stated that the Freedmen’s Bureau furnished
the negro Menard, who claims a seat in Congress as
the successor to Col Mann, transportation to his
home in Louisiana.
The militia bill was signed: to-day by Wade and
Colfax.
A full Cabinet to-day except Evarts, who was in
the Supreme Court.
Two negro men were found dead this mnmin g
GEN. MEADE ON THE OGEECHEE TROUBLES.
Washington, January 6.—Gen. Meado reports to
Gen. Grant as follows: I transmit the latest dis
patches from Gen. Sibley regarding tbe Ogeechee
difficulty. Gen.Sibleywasinstructedtoforbidarmed
organizations, whether white or black, and to pre
serve the peace at all hazards; to co-operate with
the civil authorities in case he finds tho civil author
ities acting in good faith, and that their action is
necessary to preserve peace; and not, as at Camilla
when law was made the pretext for an outrage upon
negroes; and at the same time, Gen. Sibley is in
structed to disarm and disperse all assemblies of ne
groes and require their submission to the civil au
thorities.
The balance of the report embraces an account
of the Ogeechee affair, which has been already pub
lished.
The Treasury Department’s statement for Janua
ry shows an increase over the December statement
of ,£1,700,000. Tho total debt is £2,652,533,662;
amount of coin in the Treasury, $98,763,000;
amount of currency, $13,000,000; gold certificates,
$27,000,000.
The grand jury ignored the new indictment against
Surratt.
Gov. Bullock, of Georgia, is here.
which latter can* be canceled by tbe special tax al
ready levied and a surplus of $500,000 he left. He
believes that aid will bo extended by the General
Government towards the rebuilding of the levees,
and has no doubt that the United States mint in
this city could be obtained from the General Gov
ernment, as a contribution, for use as State Capitol,
He luges the Legislature to adopt a school sys
tem, without distinction of color, and recommends
a revision of the charter of New Orleans, and closes
with an appeal for forgetfulness and forgiveness of
the past, and in the latter spirit recommends tbe
abrogation of the 99th article of the Constitution,
tbo disfranchising article.
Tho Peruvian monitors and convoy, the Havana
and Monterey, are ready, and will sail for the Pacific
the moment the weather permits. The Monterey is
drawing too much water to cross tho bar and has
been lying outside since her arrival. As soon as the
fleet departs, the Peruvian Legation will return to
Washington.
New Orleans, January 4.—A dispatch' from Jcf.
tenon, Texas, reports that Capt. William Pern-, an
old and prominent citizen, was shot and killed last
night It is supposed to have been done bv soldiers
through mistake. • ■>
The Legislature met to-day. There was a quorum
in both houses present.
From Virginia.
Richmond, January 5—Gen. Stoneman issued an
order disbanding the public guard, a company of
about one hundred State soldiers which has been
doing guard duty at the State prison and public
buildings. The ‘fcommimding General is silently
clearing the Courts or officers disqualified under the
fourteenth amendment. The removals not being
furnished the press,
Richmond, January 6.—The State Treasurer hav-
ing written to Gen. Stoneman, recommending the
payment to members of the late Constitutional
Convention of the balance due them. Stoneman
replies that having consulted Secretary Schofield,
who commanded the district at the time the'Conven
tion was in session, he declines to issue an order
for the payment of said balance.
Revenue collections in this district last year were
seven hundred thousand dollars—being nearly two
hundred thousand dollars more than in 1867.
The State press, as far as heard from, stands as
follows on the new movement for universal suf
frage, with the hope of universal amnesty: in favor,
11 democratic papers, and against it, 8 democratic
and two republican papers.
• From North Carolina.
Raleigh, January 4.—There was no quorum in
either house of tho Legislature to-day. The mu
nicipal election is progressing quietly. There aro no
regular nominees, except Radical, in the field.
The Supreme Codrt assembled here to-day. They
refuse to tako the rooms assigned them in place of
perintendent of Instruction and Auditor. The
Court was organized in the old room, and will attach
the officers named for contempt if they do not vacate.
In tho injunction case against the Public Treas
urer and the Chatham Railroad, a dissolution of in
junction was agreed upon—performed with a view
to bringing the case by appeal before tho Supreme
Court.
Newbern, N. C., January 4.—After an exciting
canvass between two Republican candidates for the
mayoralty, Beny, a native, was elected.
Raleigh, January 6.—There is a quorum in both
Houses of the Legislature and at work. In the
House the Public Treasurer submitted a report,
stating his failure to pay the interest on the State
debt. This was caused by his inability to borrow
m" ir’-.- ’ ! ' , i the necessary $305,000, without pledging the stocks
The cost of printing fractional currency to date is tllB ° ** St0PKS ’
$1,250,000.
Congressional.
Washington, J anuary 5.—House—The diplomatic
and consular appropriation hill reported is one hun
dred thousand dollars less than that of lasfcyear.
A resolution directing the Postmaster General to
withhold payment from Wells, Fargo & Co., for
failure in the Pacific mail service until a full investi
gation, meeting with objection, went over. ; , ; •
Several bills were introduced, among them one by
Butler providing for the transit of citizens through
the States. It forbids the arrest of a person passing
through a State of which he is not a citizen, unless
he tanies over forty-eight hours, on any civil pro
cess, and provides penalties for serving such writs on
such citizens.
General business unimportant.
House adjourned. .;. .
Senate.—The Secretary of War reported that, in
cluding one thousand volunteers, twenty-six thou
sand troops are engaged in defending the frontiers
and guarding tho Pacific Railroads and fighting In
dians.
The Secretary of tho Interior reoommends that a
Surveyor General be appointed for Louisiana.
Ten thousand copies of Commissioner Welles’rev
enue report, were ordered to be printed.
The University of Virginia petitioned for a re mis- J
siou of duty on certain imported apparatus;
also, petitions of certain citizens of Georgia, setting
forth the condition of affairs, and asking Congres
sional interference.
Morton introduced a bill forbidding tho landing of
submarine cables without tho consent of the Gov
ernment. It was referred to tho Judiciary Commit-
A resolution referring tho amnesty proclamation
to the Judiciary Committee was adopted.
Stewart introduced a bill reconstructing Georgia,
repealing tho act of January 25th, 1868, so far as it
applies to Georgia. It retains all officers of the State,
except those disqualified by the fourteenth amend
ment and members of the Legislature. It provides
for the reassembling of the Convention in March to
amend tha Constitution, which shall be submitted
to the people and then to Congress. In tho mean
time, Georgia’s government shall be provisional
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The claim of Miss Sue Murphy, for property used
for a military purpose, was discussed to adjourn
ment—Erelinghuysen and Howard opposing the pay
ment of any claims.
Washington, January 6—House—The Secretary
of War was asked for the number of troops unem
ployed in Texas and Virginia, and how many citizens,
and how many troops were required in those States
during the rebellion.
The political disabilities of j. G. Stokes, of-Ala
bama, have been remoYed. '• >.. ;
The House went into committee on the appropria
tion and pensions. A bill appropriating $13,600,000
was passed. . '
The diplomatic appropriation bill, after the voting
down of an amendment restoring the mission to
Rome, was postponed. .nttb ritfl
House adjourned. . - .’f .i. . . ..
Senate—Tbe Executive Committee reports re
garding Indians, etc., were presented. ’*
Tlie Judiciary Committee reported a bill forbid
ding the holding of two offices, civil or military, at
tho same time. The Committee on Agriculture re
ported a bill re-organizing the Bureau of Agriculture,
and securing on appointment from each State famil
iar with local wants. ;,••> ; s> /,; t-. -r
Sue Murphey’s case was resumed. It was dis
cussed until adjournment. • : . v i
•-From Louisiana. 4q
New Orleans, January 4—There was no business’
in the Legislature to-day, except the reading of the
Governor’s message, a large portion of which is de
voted to tho lato election, its issues'and effects at
large, as well as in Louisiana. The following para
graphs from the political portion of his message are
samples of its tone: .
In many parishes- the late election was tho occa
sion of most disgraceful acta of intimidation, cul
minating, in several instances, in; scenes of .tnaaaa-
cre, shocking to the sense of civilized men, and only
finding parallels in the, annals of savage warfare.
These instances of savage cruelty, tmprovokod, but
willful and premeditated, seem to hare been insti
gated by tlie hostility of certain classes to the laws
of Congress, by which tho Government has embod
ied the colored population into tha body politic and
vouchsafed to them equal civil and political rights.
He states that in reply to applications for troops,
orders were issued which might bo construed to
mean something in Georgia;. but which, in Louis
iana, might be said to consist only of words; that
these orders were made public and served only to
inform tho lawless that they have no need,of fear
from that quarter, and could prosecute their anarch
ical schemes to limit their purposes.
He takes an encouraging view of the financial con
dition of thc State: the entire tended debt, exdu-
e vo of bon Is owned and hold by tbe State, being
v6,7Cll,6Q9q tho floating debt nearly $2,000,000;
etc., of the State, ob collaterals.
The Legislature will reinstate the Supreme Court
in their proper rooms.
Hw @gewl»ee liininettiea.
Front tA« So north, a I. Seme of i/esierdayj ’ *
The main body of Bullock’s insmisMW ,
continue to hold their “prayer moltmg" S?
°?r^\?‘“ 0nS ’ “totnrbed byinvMion
etthex by blue coats or sheriff’s pb*m
Xhe arrival of tbe military has put an end
latter, and those who had enrolled themw’vet
for service in that body were yesterday S®
that their services would not be needed th*
having taken the matter in hand. The
onb^twi 4 an ‘? Vq cjtizens appears to be dyine
OTtt^ thegenera 1 unpression being that the ne-
ti^also galD0d “ P<>iut ' and ^ civU authori-
The idea that this armed insurrection against
the laws was preconcerted and arranged bv par
ties whose interests would be furthered, should
the State be put of the Union again, is also gen
erally believed. The so-called Governor, whose
duty it should have been to put down the trou
ble at once, instead of being where he should
have been, was away, endeavoring to further
his own selfish interests, at tho expense, quiet
and prosperity of the country, and nothing in
the world could nave furthered his purpose bet
ter than a disturbance of this kind. Nothing
easier than to charge it to the whites. The Be!
groes, with their “rude sense of justice,” could
not see why those rich plantations, and the crop
the result of a whole year's labor, should not be
long to them. It was a piece of presumption in
white men to invest thc-ir capital in planting, to
place watchmen in the fields; and, finally, in
th8 Sheriff to think it his duty to arrest a thief
or murderer who happened to have a black skin.
We who are here, who are sufferers by the dis
turbed state of the country, cannot view things
exactly in that light—but we do not see with rad
ical eyes, nor hear with, radical ears. In the
course of time we may become civilized, but the
radical millenirun has not arrived.
Fourteen deacons of the Ogeechee “prayer
meeting” arrived in. the oity about three o’clock
yesterday morning. They gained their point—
they surrendered to the military authorities at
the Oglethorpe Barracks, and did not give up to
the rebels—rather bad expression that,
for a “prayer-meeting,” butin accordance with
the “rode sense of justice” of these people.
Thanks to General Sibley, however, a point was
made by the civil authorities, as the prisoners
were at once turned over, to the civil officers of
the law. Commitments were issued against
them .by Justice Phillip M. Russell, Jr., and
they were escorted to jail by Sheriff Dooner,
Deputy Sheriff Mendell, Special Deputy Sheriff
Russell, and Officer Kauffman. These are-the
parties against whom warrants were first issued.
Their names are as follows:
Paul Banks, Silas Green, Ben Murry, Caro
line Early, Abraham Minis, Thomas Benedict,
Richard Jones,’Dandy McXeal, January Ham
ilton, Harry Blake, Caasar Malone, Cuffy Wil
liams, Jerry Jones and York Hamilton.
Dandy HcNeal is one of the drill masters, and
has been a prime mover in the insurrection.
Harry Blake was captain of one of the compa-
1st—Insurrection against the.lawful authori-
From Florida.
Tallahasssee, January 5.—The adjourned meet
ing of the extra session of the Legislature of last
November, attempted an organization yesterday,
but there was no quorum in either House. .At the
regular session to-day, no quorum in tho Senate.
The Lower House organized and reported to Gov.
Reed as bein^ ready to receive any communication
from him. An attempt was made to displace Speak
er Moore, but proved a failure. Lieutenant Gover
nor Gleason occnpied the Speaker's Chair in the Sen
ate.
Tallahassee, January 6.—By a resolution, a
committee of five was appointed by the Speaker of
tho House to-day, to investigate the conduct of Gov.
Reed. . ......
A quorum of the Senate was present, Lieut. Gov.
Gleason presiding.
Georgia Affairs.
Atlanta, January 4.—It is generally understood
that when the Legislature of Georgia meets in this
city on the 13th inst. it will pass resolutions declar
ing that in its former action it was governed by an
unbiased construction of the Reconstruction Acts of
Congress and the new Constitution of this State,
and that it was not its purpose to deprive tho negro
Of any political right he had justly acquired by either:
declaring further a willingness to abide by tho de
cision of the Supreme Court of the State, or tho
United States upon the point at issno.
General. Mews.
New York, January 4.—An Injunction was is
sued to-day restraining the Shoe and Leather Bank
from paying the coupons on the mortgage bonds of
tho Atlantic and South Pacific Railroad Company
duo January first.
Motrins, January 4.—Tlie militia of Marion coun
ty, Arkansas, drum-head, court martialed five citizens
and shot them. Among the victims were Dr. Mc
Kenzie and John Thorpe, well known citizens.
New York, January 4.—Tho prematura explosion
and wreck of the steamer Scotland, off Sandy Hook.
Capt. Wm. L. Churchill, late of tho United States
Navy, and three others wore blown to atoms. Seve
ral were injured.
Fortress Monroe; January 4.—The dense fog of
tlie last tlireo days still prevails.
Columbia, January 4.—The extensive waterpower
known os the Columbia Canal was sold this morning
for $200 to Major G. A. Pearce, business agent of
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island. It is believed a
few months will witness the erection of largo manu
factories on tho land bordering op the canal.
Savannah, January 5.—Tlie Ogoecliee troubles re
main unchanged. The military, with tho Sheriff,
goes down to-morrow morning. Two more negroes
came into tho city and surrendered to the military.
Augusta, January 5.—Unofficial returns from
Florida show tho election of Col. Hamilton, thc reg
ular republican candidate, by a majority of 2000.
The Vote was light. Tho people took very little in
terest in the election. ... t>
, Washington,; January 5.—Commodore Wm. D.
Slater is dead, aged 74 years.
Albany, N. Y., January 5.—Tho Legislature or
ganized to-day, with Republican officers. ThO Govt
ernor’s message opposes tho division of tho State.
Ho thinks the fact that both branches aro politically
Opposed to him, should bo no obstacle to good gov
ernment. ■> .. •:;» -p}. -<r . i f
|. The State debt is thirty-nine millions. ! “
Philadelphia, January 5 Mrs. Twitchell's trial
commences next Monday week.
| “Columbia, January 6.—There was a quorum of
lȣh branches of the Legislature to^day. No busi
ness of importance was transacted.
' .Tho Supremo Court will deliver an opinion on the
Charleston mayoralty mandamus case to-morrow.
Plymouth, January 6.—The British ship, Southern
Empire has foundored at sea. All on board were
lost. The Southern Empire sailed last. from Now
Orleans with cotton for Liverpool on Nov. 13th.
New Yoke, January 6.—The Rising Star has ar
rived from AspenwaU with $500,000. ».
Foreign News.
Paris, January 5.-—The Chinese Ambassadors
will meet the French Foreign Minister on Wednes
day.
London, January 6.—A writer in the Times says
the year ends with a more precarious peace than tho
world ever saw. Noticing the growth of Democracy
in France ha says the Emperor must check the press
or abandon liis personal government.
London, January 5.—There are telegraphic reports
of a severe earthquake at Tobeese, Persia. No loss
of life reported.
London, January 6.—Tho dullness of tlie Paris
Bourse aud tlie material decline in rentes yesterday
is said to be attributable to Russia’s demands in Tor
key.
Paris, January 6.—Later South American advices
jSr.y Lopez guarantees to MacMahon full salilactiOD
fos thalate alleged ourrages. War news e r. import-
ty of the State of Georgia.
2— Assault with intent to murder certain
watchmen on Southfield and Prairie plantations.
3— Robbery from J. M. Middleton.
4— Robbery from J. F. Tucker.
5— Highway robbery from special officer
Kauffman.
6— Highway robbery from Deputy Sheriff E.
Meudel.
7— Rescuing prisoners from arresting officers
and resisting the sheriff of the county while in
discharge of his duty.
8— Assault with intent to murder Redding
Baxley.
9— Assault with intent to murder Richard
"Winn. * ' ' -
The evidence against these parties, on the
above charges, is very strong, we understand.
Others of tho original seventeen, against whom
the original warrants were issued, are also ex
pected in.
Two additional companies of the 1 Cth infantry
arrived here yesterday morning. One of them
(Major St. Onge’s) was formerly stationed at this
post ,
No movement against tho negroes who are
still on the Ogeechee plantations, and who were
engaged in the insurrection against tho lawful
authorities has yet taken place. The military
officers think that the matter has been much
exaggerated. Perhaps Winn and Baxley, when
their heads were being beaten with clubbed
muskets, thought that an exaggerated style of
treatment, and a peculiar mode of holding
“prayer meeting,” but they forgot to ascribe it
to a “rude sense of justice,” as the Tribune
says, on the part of the negro. It is not proba
ble that any expedition wm be undertaken to
day, we learn from .a reliable source, the bad
weather preventing a movement to the front.
The city has quieted down, and the affair is left
to the niilitaiy, co-operating with tho civil au
thorities. No trouble is anticipated when an
attempt is made to arrest the guilty parties.
Over thirteen hundred warrants have been is
sued by Justice P. M. Russell for the arrest of
parties conoemed in the trouble on thc Ogee
chee plantations. In addition to those above
named, there are one hundred and thirty-four
others against whom the same charges enumera
ted abovo have been mode. It is expected that
these persons will be arrested by tho military
and turned over to tho civil authorities for trial
It would also have been well had warrants
been issued against several well known Radical
apostles belonging in this city, who hastened to
the Ogeechee when the trouble occurred, and
who have been there ever since, engaged in in
citing the Ogeechee negroes to furtherbad deeds.
Memorial Concert in Savannah.
Tho Savannah News of Thursday says that.tho
Memorial Concert, the first of a series to be
given at different points in the State for the
purpose of raising funds to gather the Confed
erate dead from the battle-fields of Georgia, for
interment in the Marietta Cemetery, came off
at the Theatre last evening. The house was
crowded by a splendid audience, and one that
appeared thoroughly to’ appreciate excellent
musio, and the worthy purpose for which the
concert was given. The storm interfered some
what with the brilliancy of the assemblage, and
in point of dress it did not sparkle with the usual
lustre of a fashionable audience in Savannah.
! ’The concert was really superb—better music
could not have been asked for, and it gained
increased effect when the hearers thought for
what object the sweet strains were ringing
through the hall—to do honor to the memory of
the sacred dead.
The concert opened with the overture to
Semiramide, :i duet on the piano, by Miss Levy
and Mr. Lessing, brilliantly executed, in point
of composition. It was followed by a song,
“Beware,” by Miss Howard, of Columbus, sung
very sweetly, but with a little trepidation, con
sequent uponi a first appearance.
Mr. Maas, of Macon, next gave “AvaRegina.”
a magnificent tenor solo, composed by Schmidt,
pf Macon, which was received with much ap
plause. Mrs. Ogden next appeared, and sang
“HCorsaro.” Her voice, a powerful soprano
displayed to great advantage, and the manner
in which she sang so touched the audience that
the applause wastremcnittu-; at the conclusion
of the air. A vocal duo, “Lucia,” by Mrs. Og
den and j Mis. Bacon followed next upon the
programme, and ,was one of the finest gems of
the evening,'in v hich th 1 soprano and contralto
voices of the ladies blended' melodiously aud in
few«ef; harmony. ‘L’Estasi,” by Miss Bachu*.
of Savannah,.concluded_the firstpart of. the en-
tertaiinhent, whicii she rendered in a very beau
tiful manner. ’
- We cannot- close without mention of our well-
known Savannah professionals, Lessing* andv
Maas, who cam a put in all their strength y nur
will “The He art Bowed Down, ” a3*sun.g by Mrs.
Hines, 1 bo soon forgotten by thbseftnTo heard it.
The vocal and instrumental music was such ns
one could not listen to without wishing to hear it
again, and we are glad that an opportunity will
bo afforded, ojuj citizens to'do so. .We cannot,
at tins Tate hour, particularize further with
reference to the performance, but it waa well
worthy all the praise that could be bestowed
upon it.
Tho concert will be repeated on Wednesday
next, with an entire change of programme, when,
if the weather is favorable, we hope to see a
brilliant and crowded house.
. The Sewi-Weekly Ibleosaph exhibits the
phenomenal aspect of a twenty-eight column
newspaper without a single advertisement. It
is mailed on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and if
any reader wishes tp see the paper, a copy shall
be sent him oh application. We think it worth
all the patronage that can bo conferred upon if-
Atlanta Matters.—We see by the Now Bra
that the receipts of the*. Atlanta city treatary last
year were $499,325, and expenses about the
same. Tbe mortuary report is as follows ;
I860. 18tu- TfiGi.
Whites, .311 -R* bib
Black*,....; 379 ’-’52 -’65
