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GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE. ly, in fan tie Atlanta Constitution.] Monday, Feb. 1, I860. Spate—The Senate was called to order by the President, prt.wr by Mr. Adams. journal of the proceedings of Saturday, read sod approved. jlr. Lester moved to reconsider the House yn preventing hunting by fire at night, in the joanties of Brooks, Thomas, Floyd and Ran dolph tabled on Saturday, supporting the mo- jjonhian eloquent and forcible manner. *|i was discussed by Messrs. Adkins in o; (ion, and Smith, of the 7th, and Hi | favor. The motion to reconsider prevailed, jlr. Speer offered an amendment, “that this lot shall not take effect within ninety days after lassage, and that the Ordinaries of the sev- connties named, publish the same in some the public gazettes or by printing its provi nces in hand-bill form.” Mr. Moore moved to amend by inserting the jonnties of Stewart and Webster. Mr. Gignilliatt moved to amend by inserting lie connties of Liberty and McIntosh. Mr. Griffin, of the 6th, moved to amend by jmerting the county of Lowndes. On motion of Mr. Candler the resolution and intcdments were referred to the Judiciary Com- nittM. A messenger was received from the House irruuncing that that body has passed several tab The Judiciary Committee reported on several Us referred to it. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Nesbitt, on ,cci nnt of sickness. The special order, being report of Joint Com- Jnee on the claim of G. H. Penfield, against lie State, for arms famished in 1860, recom mending payment, was taken np. Mr. Smith, of the 7th, moved to agree to the wort of committee. Mr. Boms could not see how the Senate could tike cognizance of it in its present aspect, as it man appropriation, and not originating in the konse, and he therefore moved to lay the report oi the tablo until action on it by the Honse. Motion to lay on the table was lost by a vote ditto 13. Mr. Candler never advocated repudiation, bHt la this case would have to move m a new line. Thought Mr. Bums right in his views touchinc; the report, as appropriating money. He looker upon the claim as illegal and void. Mr. Penfield knew, when he agreed to famish the arms, that accession was contemplated. Gov. Brown knew what use he intended to apply the guns to. They were intended to mnlfA secession effectual. The Convention of 1865 ■paJia:ed all such claims or contracts intended i canyon war agaist the United States, and prohibited the Legislature from ever paying neb debts. All contracts made while a mem ber of the Union, or of the Confederate States, wre declared null and void. The present con* net vai entered into when secession, it was sown to all, was contemplated, and had actual- 1 commenced. Penfield was present at the cgislature in I860 when the Legislature was ■gfd by Cobb, Toombs, Jackson and other dis- iaguished men and patriots, not to wait for the cople to speak through a Convention, but to wede at once, and only through the eloquence f that pure and peerless stateman, Alexander hmilton Stephens, did the Legislature refuse > secede, and agreed to call a Convention, 'cafield knew secession would occur, and there- *» must be paid in thirty days from the date 1 the contract. It was no argument in favor t the innocence of the contractor that he had Wlied Alabama, New Jersey and New York ith arms, but against it He cannot plead with the Bugler of JEsop, that ‘ did sot spill no blood as a justification. 'Ugh a million perished while fighting be- ' the flag of the Union, and a million more th the Stars and Bars, what cared he so pockets were filled. The people of the South -v accepted the first proposal to go back into : 1'nion, coupled though it was, with the pro- that we should emancipate our slaves, t repudiate all debts made to advance the * of secession. Wo gave np millions of i«ty, and repudiated even the debt that fur- ■ our sons with clothing. Should we pay um it would be used against us as an evi- that whenever the “Lost Cause ” was Wad, wo would give up the last dollar in re- wse to the promptings of our hearts. ®- Smith, of the 7th, said that while the TJcr did not originate in the House, it came 3 * Joint Committee. It was only a mere position that Gov. Brown and Me. Penfield » th»t secession would occur, and that the *'wold ho used against the Government of United States. Brown purchased the arms ■wlieneeto the action of the Legislature. Jatv-five thousand dollars was paid in money ut« balance in bonds. What was Governor 80 * duty, had the State never seceded ? It »legal claim. All we had t6 inquire was, Brown contract for the arms, were they ^ued, or were they used ? Although we are *’ “f us show to the peopla of the North that honest, though we are poor. Mr. Candler—Suppose you had sold akFnntL. to f ® ov - Brown, when he ,‘^^ulaski, before secession, would yon ! **^1 *ould. You rely on my honor, , „ ^ OT * mor Brown’s. Though he had ta- , t«cW* rt8 ’** < * 0€S not affect ^e legality Hr Ik’ tarn! ■*’ Bstriek Henry of the Senate, 8 ®onri»•® or *» which we will give in Mr edition. , d roc * opposed the adoption of the report succinct speech. The contract iiu^i i * r ' Penfield and Governor Brown was udan f- Ca Hth of November, 1860.— dnnl_*^* rwar ds, the Legislature appropri- kA dollars for the purchase of o',- ’ appropriation was sanctioned Brown. It was patent to all that |39 jj^’Juevi table. The amount claimed ithewr ®laun has been repudiated, •r. cannot be entertained by this s’ to/ J legislature has refused to pay offi- u i,r? cea rendered during the war.— i^"*t°aanN. It acted in obedience ’J 0 ? 1 Andrew Johnson. It has ’k Brock lj j. not concluded when the hour H, r«J°urnment. •4 r™ ent Committee made a report, jy. House met pursuant to adjourn- -r. of Terrell, moved to reconsider X/l. > on resolution to require re- l l|< 'rsfrmi? tI0118cr ^P I 08 ^ on Saturday. Mo- pitou,^,- r prevailed, and resolution re- I Ainance Committee. ;o, a bill to appropriate the tax of Dade county for county purposes. *■ Mr. EUis, of Gilmer—A bill for the relief of T. J. Stallings. Also, a bill to authorize the levy of an extra tax in Gilmer county, to pay insolvent cost. Also, a bill to authorize tax collectors to re ceive jury certificates in Gilmer county. Mr. Hall, of Glynn—A bill to provide for the more effectual working of roads in the county of Glynn. Mr. Nunn—A bill to authorize John W. Davis, of Glasscock county, to peddle without license. Mr. Williams, of Harralson—A bill to author ize tax collector of county of Harralson, to re ceive jury certificates in payment of taxes, r Mr. Stapleton—A Ifll to provide for payment of insolvent cost in the county of Jefferson. Mr. Hall, of Meriwether—A bill to appropri ate pay to Dr. Glenn, of Oglethorp county, for services in small pox. Also, a hill to regulate fees of attorneys in pertain cases. Also, to prescribe how weapons shall be car ried in this State. Mr. Bortz—A bill to authorize Mr. Shackle ford to plead and practice law in this State. Mr. Grimes—A bill to provide for return of marriage licence. Also, a bill to require Justices of Peace, to make monthly report to the county Treasurer of all fines and penalties. Mr. Darnell—A bill to incorporate a Railroad from Marietta to Jasper, Pickens connty, to be called North Georgia Railroad Company. Mr. O’Neal—A resolution tendering seats to CoL W. H. Dasher and Mr. Zeigler, of Lowndes connty. Adopted. Mr. Darnell—A bill to loan the credit of the State to the North Georgia Railroad Company. Mr. Sparks—A bill to incorporate the Central Georgia Banking Company. Mr. Erwin—A resolution tendering a seat to the Hon. A. H. Stephens on the floor, during his stay in the city. Mr. Williams, of Morgan—A resolution to compel the payment of Convention tax. Adopt ed. Mr. Sparks—A bill to alter and amend sec tion 2461 of Irwin’s Code. Mr. Maull—A bill to alter and amend section 2519 of Irwin’s Code. Also, a bill to amend section 2518 of Irwin’s Code. Also, a bill to amend section 2565 of Irwin’s Code. ’ Mr. Buchan—A bill to provide for the pay ment of insolvent costs in Pulaski county. Mr. Bamnm—A biU legalizing the election of Justice of the Peace in Stewart county. Mr. Price—A biH to amend the Belief Bfll passed 1868. Mr. Harper, of Sumter—A bfll for the relief of the securities of Sheriff Dawson of Sumter. Mr. Surrency.—A bill to require mill owners to fix a passage on Rocky Creek, in Tatnall county for timber. Mr. Harper—A bill to amend the relief law passed in 1868. Mr. McCormick—A bill to amend the charter of the town of LaGrange. Mr. Flournoy—A bill to change the times of holding Superior Courts in certain counties in the Middle Circuit * A bill to incorporate the Rainbow Steam Fire Engine Company, of Rome, Ga. Mr. Johnson, of Wilcox—A bill to regulate the attestation of Court contracts. Mr. Bell—A resolution to authorize the Trea surer to pay the members three-fourths of pay due whenever called on. Adopted. Mr. Bethune—A bill to provide for compensa tion for administering the amnesty oath. The special order of the day was taken np, it being THE RETORT OP THE EETREXCHHEHT COMMITTEE. The. aggregate indebtedness of tho State at the time of the compiling of this report amount ed to $5,936,600. At the last session of the General Assembly the sum of $45,152 was paid for clerical services: of this amount $19,639 were paid Secretaries of the Senate and his sub ordinates ; $20,387 were paid the Clerk of the House and his subordinates; $5,326 were paid for clerks of committees. They state that the amount expended is extravagant and should be, in the future, greatly reduced. They offer the ilution: T bills ON nmro READING. money _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . andunderwhat circumstances payment of any j A bill to prevent hunting with firearms or dogs such account was refused,” I have the honor to { on lands of another, in certain counties, without report that, on or about the 21st day of Novem- . permission. ber, 1868, H. J. G. Williams, warrant and re- | Mr. Sparks moved to add the county of Bibb, cording clerk of the Executive Department, ac- ; Me Fitzpatrick objected, companied by B. B. DeGraffenreid,. Secretary I Vote taken and Bibb added, of the Executive Department, presented mo an j Mr. Morgan moved to add the county of executive warrant, drawn in favor of John P. i Douehertv. Fort, executor of G. W. Fort, M. D., for the sum of two thousand dollars, to pay for money advanced “for the purchase of vaccine matter ! and services rendered, as distributing agent of ‘ the State of Georgia, from July 15th, 1858, to December, 1863. ,y Payment was refused on ac count of the lapse of such a long period from the time the service was rendered, the party rendering the service residing at tile capital, affording him easy facilities for the payment. My suspicion was aroused by the great anxiety manifested by the parties presenting the warrant for payment and theirfrequent voluntary avowal that they “ knew most positively that the claim had never been presented or paid, and, that they had no interest ichatever in it." Payment, how ever, was promised if they would present me the Dougherty. Mr. Read objected. Vote taken and Dougherty added. Several counties added. Passed. hjL Rules suspended and several bills read second time. I THIRD BZADDTG CONUINUED. j t A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for j Roads and Revenues in connties of Harris and Brooks. Mr. Bryant moved to strike out the counties of Brooks and Harris and substitute the several counties of this State. He said that the new Constitution ontempla- ted such an office, and that the duties that de volved upon the Ordinary by abolishing the In ferior Court were too great, and it was necessary following resoli fc °* 71881 REtDINO. P’-^s of pi ^11 to change lines between and Pickens. fa between *° authorize oompro- “ x ^ s °He c tors and tax-payers. x *flnre report of Attorney General 'A bill to amend the charter of Lanea. rules were suspended ^«tt nfY 1 * 1 . “a* read third time fat nosfc. Passed and trans- tee, that both the Senate and House of Repre sentatives pay about twice as much for clerical services as is demanded, and that we recom mend in future no committee of either honse be allowed a clerk, except the Finance and Judi ciary Committees, and that the pay of said clerks be not more than $5 per day. We furth er recommend that each house confine its cleri cal force strictly within the requirements of the Constitution and the Code. We further recommend that pages, guards, assistant door-keepers and assistant messengers be dispensed with entirely—all of them being innovations on ancient usage, and the expense attendant upon the same, being a burden upon our impoverished treasury, and inconsistent with an economical expenditure of tho public money. The contingent expenses of the two Houses at the late session were unusual, extraordinary and in the highest degree extravagant. Retrench ment in this particular is imperatively demand ed. Neither the public service, nor the comfort or convenience of members requires such heavy appropriations of money, and we recommend that the proper officer, in each Honse, be noti fied in advance, that the most rigid economy will be insisted upon. We farther recommend that bills for contin gencies mode for either Honse shall be audited weekly by the chairman of the Finance Com mittee of each Honse before being paid. Your committee adopted the following recom mendations which are respectfully submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly: 1st. Resolved, That we recommend that the convicts to be hired out, should^ be hired at a higher rate than heretofore. That in the opinion of this Committee the convicts are worth atleast$50each per annum, with food, cloth ing, comfortable quarters, nnd medical atten tion, with a guaranty of humane treatment.— And that, to insure the faithful performance of these stipulations on the part of contractors, the convicts so farmed out should be inspected monthly by an officer of the Institution, and every dereliction of duty or failure to comply with the stipulations of the contract be prompt ly reported to the Principal Keeper of thd‘Pen itentiary, who shall insist upon a prompt com pliance, and on failure of the contractors to do so, the Principal Keeper is authorized lo annul the contract 2d. Resolved, That we recommend that youths under eighteen years of age, be not fanned out, but that they be taught a trade. 3d. Resolved, That we recommend that the Penitentiary be conducted on a more cleanly anrl systematic plan—the guard should be uni formed, and the buildings, workshops and hospi tal should be kept in as cleanly a condition as is compatible with the interests of the Institution. J ~ They recommend the abolishment of the office of Assistant Keeper, and several other offices connected with the Georgia Penitentiary. The report was referred to the Finance Committee. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Floyd, the report of the Treasurer was read in response to a res olution offered by himself a few days since; to inquire into the payment of warrant for vaccine matter. Tho following is the report: Tteasubeb’s Office,! Atlanta, Ga., January 30, .1869. ) To the Honorable House of Representatives of the Mats of Georgia: In reply to your resolution, “Resolved, That the Treasurer of the State be requested to fur nish this Honse, as early as practicable, a state ment of what amounts nave been paid by him for vaosine matter, upon the warrant of the Governor, and what warrants drawn by the Gov- ernor for vaccine matter have been paid; when snch accounts were created; why the Treasurer refused to pay any such warrants; to whom any. eISfieX-I to b *™ Eom e other power to divide tho labors, certificate of the executor and the certificate of Barclay thought that every county in the State needed such a board, but that it had not the then acting Governor that the account had never been paid and the service rendered at a reasonable price. They came so near complying with my requirements, I could not well longer refuse payment, and on the 3d day of December, 1868, paid said warrant to H. J. G. 'Williams, and shortly afterwards leamedthat the claim had been presented to both Governor Jenkins and the General Assembly of 1866, and payment by Governor Jenkins and appropriations by the General Assembly refused. I also learned that a party who must have been familiar with the Executive Department had, without solicitation, visited the executor (who had almost abandoned the attempt to collect the same, although main taining its justice) and stated that he knew of this claim and would attempt to collect the same, giving the executor part oi the proceeds. The executor, having nearly given np the claim after the action of the Legislature of 1866, agreed to this proposal, and was surprised a few days after at receiving a certain amount of money, which amount wa8 only one-half the amount of the warrant. In justice to Gov. Bullock, I will give him the benefit of his own statement, which was, that when the account was presented to him by Mr. DeGraffenried, with assurances that it had never been paid, he told him to take it and scale it down to what he thought was just, and after such scaling, (tho original account being $3,- 200 00) he issued a warrant for two thousand dollars. Because I refused payment of this warrant, it was reported to me that com] was made in the Executive office that “the Treas urer had no discretion about paying a warrant, after it had been approved by the Comptroller General, and that ne did not. treat Executive warrants with proper respect. I refused to pay a warrant based on an ac count for services rendered in smallpox cases by one. Dr. Boswell, in Muscogee county, for more than $3000, on account of no funds in Treasury, and on the ground that services were rendered before 1862, that being prior to the passage of the act authorizing the Governor to pay such claims, based on certain proofs. This claim is still unpaid. Respectfully submitted, ,, N. L. Angier, Treasurer. It was referred to the Finance Committee. received as mature deliberations as it should to make it a general law, and he moved to recom mit the bill Mr. Hudson, of Harris, said that it had been referred to the Judiciary Committee, who re ported favorably on the bilL He thought the bill was a good one, and ex plained its object He said that he feared to make it a general bill, because a similar general bill was defeated at the last session, and his object now was to get the provision made for his county. Mr. Lane said he wanted his connty added to the bill, because the law as it was, was not ade quate to the wants of the county. Now all the labors of the Inferior Court have been added to those of the Court of Ordinary, and one man, the Ordinary, required to do this work. He moved to call the connties and let such be added as wished. BILLS ON THIRD READING. A bill to alter and amend section 3848 of Ir win's Code. Committee reported adversely to this bill. The House then adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock. Tuesdat, February 2. Senate—Senate was called to order by the President. Prayer by the Bev. Dr. Parke, of Washington ity. Journal of the proceedings of yesterday read and approved.' Mr. Speer moved a suspension of the rales, and offered the following preamble and resolu tion: Whereas, The Daily Constitution of this morn ing contains a communication from Washing ton city, signed “Quill,” which is so replete with good, wholesome advice to the people the South ; and Whereas, The dissemination of such views in in the State, amongst the masses of those who have been intolerant and proscriptive, would go far towards producing a better spirit amongst Resolved, That is the opinion of this Commit- all classes, and do much to restore tranquillity e, that both the Senate and House of Repre- -and.°nle r m our and tithe practical sug. K ona contained in said communication are ed by our citizens, there will be no necessi ty for Ku-Klus committees of investigation, from the Legislature, and will, also develop the agricultural, manufacturing and mineral re sources of our beloved State, by inducing im migrants to settle in our midst, and to pursue their business avocations regardless of their former or present political opinion:/; therefore, be it Resolved, The the Secretary of the Senate procure one thousand copies of said paper for general distribution by Senators among their constitutents. The rules were not suspended. On motion of Mr. Bums, the rules were sus pended, and the Honse bill to authorize tho Governor to draw his warrant in favor of Mar tin Kolb, and Byrd & Kolb, for artificial limbs famished maimed soldiers, was taken np, read a second time, and committed. The regular order being the consideration of tho report of the committee on the claim of G. H. Penfield for arms famished the State in 1860, was resumed. On motion, the time of Mr. Brock was ex tended to thirty minntes. r "Mr. Conley left his seat, calling Mr. Hol combe to fill the chair. Mr. Brock resumed his argument against tho adoption of report of committee, sustaining bis effort by copious extracts from Governor Brown's Message, and the acts of the Legisla ture of 1860. Leave of absence was granted for the day to Mr. Candler. ■ The Enrollment Committee reported as duly enrolled the bill authorizing the drawing of ju rors in Chatham county. A message from the House was received, an nouncing mat that body had passed several bills. Messrs. HungerfordandJordanfavoredadopt ing the report. Mr. Moore made a brief, hut pithy and 'sensi ble speech opposing the adoption of the report. Mr. Atkins opposed the adoption of the re port. Mr. Nunnally sustained the motion to adopt the report of the committee in a strong and forcible effort, the ablest delivered on that sido of the question. The “Old man Eloquent” pro- d to meet the argument of the “Patrick ry” of the Senate. The contract was enter ed into when Georgia was an integral part of the Union.' He commented upon acts and ordinan ces referred to by the; other side, contending that they did not applytto the claim of Mr. Pen- field. Georgia, though overrun and impover ished, had not lost her honor. He wanted Mr. Penfield to go home and tell the people of the North that, though the citizens of Georgia were poor, yet they were honest. He alluded to the ftrfrmt of secession in 1850. We fooled the Yankee in 1860, and went out. and ho regretted that we did not have the ability to stay out. Georgia having acquiesced in the measures of Congress, he would be far from encouraging anything now tending in an opposite direction. Arms were needed for volunteer companies. [The speaker was applauded in the gallery sev eral times, which was promptly rebuked by the President pro tern.] r. Conley Mr. Bethune objected to the bill being made general. Y. Mr. Williams, of Morgan, said that the bill should be general, three heads were better than one. i Mr. Bryant said that he was aware that in cer tain counties, under the recent election, Ordina ries were elected who are incompetent, and the arbitary powers granted to these Ordinaries, would operate to the injury of the tax-payers, and there is a great chance for corruption. A man comes to the Ordinary with an account of $500, when it should only be $100. The Ordi nary, is a dishonest man, the proposition is made to him to give him $250 if he will audit the account—it is done and the county cheated out of $400. There is entirely too much power in one man, and tho bill should be made gene ral The able arguments made by the gentle men from Harris and Brooks, why this should be a law for their counties, applies to tho whole State. • i Mr. Barclay moved to have two hundred copies printed for the use of the House. Lost. Previous question called on Mr. Lane’s mo tion and sustained. The roll of counties called. Mr. Bryant wanted Richmond added. 1 Mr. Tweedy objected. Vote taken and Richmond added. Seventy-eight counties, were added. Mr. Bryant renewed his motion to make the bill gcneraL Mr. Bethune objected to the bill being made general, becauso it would pnt tho inconvenienoe. Mr. O’Neal said he thought it was the sense of this Houso that the bill was a good ono, and he thought it should be a general bill, but he had no idea that it would be made a general bill, and he hoped it would be postponed until to morrow. Previous question called and amended as of fered by Mr. Bryant and sustained. Amendment adopted, and bill as amended House adjourned till to-morrow morning 10 o’clock. ley resumed his seat To Prepare Cotton Seed for Manure. Mr. Gideon W. Dowte, in the Southern Culti vator, gives the following plan for preparing cotton seed manure, and preventing the .im mense loss of ammonia by gradual evaporation from the old-fashioned seed pile, thus retaining it in muck ns the most valuable of all food for plants: I hauled the muck directly to the field, and made pens ten by ten at intervals. Having de termined what distance I wished the plants to stand, and how much manure to the hill, it was au easy matter to determine the bulk necessary to each pen to manure an acre. I then put the cotton seed one inch thick all over the pen, then six inches of muck evenly over the seed—thus in alternate layers of one of seed to five of muck, until four feet high—the muck being the top layer. And now for the result. 'When the banks were opened, there was not a vestige of seed to be seen—not a particle of unpleasant odor, even when handled and put to tho nose. The whole mass perfectly friable and had an oily appear ance—all going to show that I had accomplish ed what is most desirable in all maunre, so fixed the ammonia that it was fully secured as food for the growing plant The land to which it was applied iras veiy old and ex hausted by long and shallow culture, that when I began to plant it it produced three hundred pounds of cotton, or four bushels of com to the acre. That year, subsoiling the land, ap plying about one quart of tho above compost to the hill, gave me twenty-five bnshels to the acre. I have used it frequently on com and cotton since, always with the most satisfactory results. I am satisfied that with deep and thorough dis integration of tho sub-soil in preparing land, frequent and light stirring of the surface in cul tivation, and with muck and cotton seed com post we need neither Peruvian or any other guano to bring ourold lands np tothirty bushels of corn or five hundred pounds of lint cotton per acre. I have for years wished to give this experiment to my brother planters, and have been deterred hither by the fear of intruding upon space that might be occupied by a more valuable article. , j : Soluble Phosphate.—The rapidity with which phosphatic manure stimulates tho growth of vegetation depends upon the readiness with which it may be dissolved in water and taken np by the root. A very good method of making the phosphoric acid of ordinaiy bone dust solu ble, is tc spread it between layers of fresh and fermenting bam yard manure. Tho heap should be covered over with a thickness of several inches of dry earth, to absorb all the ammonia evolved from the bam yard manure, and the or ganic matter in the bones. The whole should be under cover to prevent the mass from being soaked by the rair. Home-made Guano.—Collect a barrel of bones and crush them, mix with a b&zrel: of oak or hickory ashes; moisten with soap-suds, apply a quart or two at a time. Use as a special fertil izer on mellons, squashes, early com-and on- cumbers ; allowing a gill to a hill. -n< t : i . • i' ■! -i 6 A Long Journet.—The Cleveland Herald of Friday says: “A day or two since, a boy about fourteen years old passed through this city on his way to New York who had walked the whole distance from Omaha to Columbus. His name was Wil liam Peterson, and he had accompanied his pa rents to Kansas last fall. Soon after arriving there, both his father and mother were taken sick, and died within a couple of weeks of each other. Left alone among strangers, he grew homesick, and determined to reach an undos in York State. Want of means compelled him to Gov. Bullock occupied a seat on the floor of walk, and accordingly about the first of October the Senate as a spectator. 1 he set ont He says that people along the route As Mr. Nunnally was about to read a letter were very kind to him, so that he never suffered from Hon. A H. Stephens, the President an- for want of food. On arriving at Columbus his nounoed that the hour of one having arrived, 1 case was brought to the notice of a prominent the Senate stood adjourned until to-morrow ‘ railroad man, and William was soon after fam ished with a pass to this city and a letter which readily secured him a pass to his destination. morning. . House.—House met pursuant to adjourment. Prayer by the Bev. Dr. Brantley. Journal read and confirmed. Hie tramp for one so young was certainly a long one, and exhibited an undaunted spirit,” ; THE DUTCHMAN'S LUCK. From the Kcw York Mercury.] During the winter of 186-, business called me to D , a small, obscure village in the interior of Pennsylvania. Itwas rather late in the evening, whenlanived there cold and hungry, for-a tremendous snow storm was raging at the time ; and aa I had traveled far that day, it is no wonder that it was with feelings very near akin to satisfaction that I hailed the appearance of the village inn, a small, two-story frame building, which loomed np in the darkness before me. A bright log-fire was blazing on the hearth, when I entered, be fore which I was soon comfortably seated with a gloss of “something warm” in my hand await- ingthe preparation of the supper I had ordered. The landlord of the “Beehive” (for snch was the name of the inn) was a bustling, good hu mored sort of a fellow whose greatest delight seemed to consist in making his guests as com fortable as possible. Before a small table were seated three men, whose appearance indicated them to be farmers. One of them Was a small rosy cheeked man, choke-full of fun and good nature, as his danc ing eyes and smiling face sufficiently testified, while his broken English proved him to be Dutchman. “Yell, neighpors,” he said, “Imustpe koin’ home now, or else mine goot frow vill veel pat apoulme. Ye’lltrinkvoncemorean’tenlko.” So spying, he calledfor some more ale; drink ing Which, he settled with the landlord and took his departure. “Ever sinco our ‘Fortuneteller’ has had an heir, he hates to be away from home,” said the host, turning to the two men at tho table. “ What makes you call the man who has just left a fortuneteller?" I asked the landlord, in some surprise. ,“It is quite a funny story,” replied mine host, “and if you like, I’ll relate it to you after you’ve tad your supper. ” I assured him that it would give me great pleas ure ; and as my supper was now ready, I fell to, doing ample justice to the savory viands of which it was composed. After I had satisfied my hunger, I called for bowl of punch, and inviting the landlord and his two companions to assist, I lit my meerschaum, and settled myself to listen to the promised story, which the landlord told as follows: In a certain village not a hundred miles from nore, there lived a Dutch farmer named Dun- derman, whose family consisted of his wife, an only son named Carl, who helped his father work on the farm. Carl was an industrious, so ber young man, who had reached the age of twenty-one without having been once ten miles away from home ; so it is not to be presumed tbit his knowledge or experience was very ex tensive. Carl’s inevitable custom was to go every eve ning, as soon as his work was done, and see Katrina Van Klepper, the daughter of a neigh bor, as handsome and buxom a lass as ever trod shoeleather. ' While he would sit and smoke with the old man, .talking abont the crops and weather, Katrina would sit demurely by sewing or knitting, as the case might be. Precisely when the clock struck nine, Carl was expected to leave. Bnt ono night, Carl, instead of leaving at nine as usual, still lingered, much to the surprise of old Van Klepper, who, after waiting a few min utes without seeing any signs of his leaving, asked him why he did not leave, as he wished to shnt np. “Because, neighpor van Klepper, Ivantto sbeaka vew worts mit you!” answered Carl, rather sheepishly. “Veil, fery goot! pnt vhy ton’t you pekin den ?” returned that worthy, proceeding to fill his pipe. J “Veil, den, neighpor Van Klepper,” began Carl in rather a hesitating manner, I loves your taughter Katrina, more as nefer vos, an’ she loves me doo, an’ as mine fader’s varm and your varm atjoin, I tinks dat ve petter marry, so dat ven fader and you tie, de broberdy wfli sday in de vamily!” “Veil, fery goot, Carl,” replied Van Klepper, looking rather blank at being thus summarily disposed of; “put how mootch monish yon eh?” Carl pnt his hand in his pocket and drew out an old leather wallet and proceeded to count its contents. ‘Tkot shust two toller an’ sefendeen shents, he replied, carefully putting the money back in his pocket. “ Dwo toller, yon dundering pig vool! How de duyvel toes you dink dat you gan vrow mit only dwo tollar an’ sefendeen shents ? Ven you kot dree hoontret tollars, an’ ask your your fader maybe ho kif him do you, den yon kin marry mit mine Jrirl; put not von dundering tay pefore. An’ now goot night, an’ ton’t gome here no more pefore yon kit do monish. Gome den, put no sooner.” Poor Carl had nothing to but comply, and took his departure with a heavy heart; for how to get so much money was a problem too diffi cult of solution for him. ' The next morning Carl looked as wretched and wobegone as a broken-down oil-speculator. On his parents anxiously enquiring as to what ailed him, he related what had takon place be tween him and neighbor Van Klepper. “Neighpor Van Klepper is shust right," re sponded his father, when he had concluded. “And I dinks that you pe olt enough to ko an make your own vordnne. Don’t dink dat yon kit anydingof me ven I tie, vor I dink dat I vill lif more as hoontret years yet. Mine fader kif me noding ven I marriet, an’ your fadder do de same. I kif you dill to-morrow to stay here, an’ ven you ton’t ko den avay, I’ll kick yon avay.” The wretched Carl was thunderstruck at the torn affairs had taken; for in spite of his own and mother’s remonstrances, his father was in exorable. So with a heavy, foreboding heart, he began to make preparations to leave his home, for Heaven only mows where. Early the next morning, Carl was ready to leave ; his father gave him his blessing, while his mother—unknown to his father—gave him three dollars out of her own private savings, be sides a loaf of bread and a small jngof butter milk; and thus fitted out; with a small bundle swung on a stick over his shoulders, he started off with tears in his eyes. Carl traveled on withhut meeting an adventure of any kind till toward noon, when being both tired and hungry, he sat down under a large tree that stood on the road-side before a small cottage, and began an attack on bis bread and buttermilk. He bad not been there long, how ever, before he was perceived by the woman of the house, who came ont and invited him to partake of dinner there. Carl, nothing loth, accepted her hospitable invitation, and was soon seated before a well-spread table, to the contents of which he paid the most impartial attention. During the meal, the woman, with the curios ity peculiar to country-folks, plied him with all sorts of questions as to where he came from, and whither he was going ? all of which Carl answered with' the greatest good nature. In rttiim, she gave him an account of all the peo- pie living around. Among other things, she told him of a wealthy old miller, named Ver- ilank, who lived about six miles from there, le had married a young and handsome wife, of whom he was very jealous and proud. To make matters worse, a handsome nephew of his came to his house quite often, and took Mrs. Verplank out riding, which brought the poor miller almost to the verge of distraction. v ‘ • Carl listened to her gossip for a long time with he greatest attention; then, being 'both re- : ’reshed and rested, he thanked the woman for her hospitality, and bade her farewell He jogged along for a few miles farther, till he came to a place where a vendu-sale was being held. ' He looked on for a while, and watched the progress of the sale wdth^great interest, till his eye was caught by three beehives; Carl had never seen a beehive before, and he examined ihem great curiosity. Asking a bystander what they contained, he was informed that they con tained bees—that bees made honey and wax— and other scraps of natural history, which Carl beard with the greatest amazement. The bees seemed to strike his fancy, for he stepped up to the auctioneer and asked him what he would charge for a peck of “dem little gritters?” We don’t sell bees by the measure,” replied that functionary, laughing, “but only by the hive.” Carl was very sorry, and the auctioneer, see ing his disappointment, told him he would sell him a few to accomodate him. Taking the old candle-box, he shook a number of the bees ont y paid tho money, and walked off with his prize as happy as a king, amidst the laughter of the crowd. Hie shades of evening were beginning to fall when Carl came in sight of Verplank’s mill, and the miller was standing in the door-way when he stepped np. “Goot-efi oofc-afoning, Mr. Verplank! how toosyon to?” said Carl setting down his box, and ac costing the miller. The miller, whose perception was rather ob tuse, surveyed Carl with the most unbe astonishment “How de duyvel toos you know dat mine name is Verplank, eh?” he uttered, in a voice of surprise. ■ 1 ' i “O, I knows eferyding pecaue I pe a vordune- teller 1” returned Carl, coolly. “Mine pox here dells me eferyding I vants to know!” “Gome, dat is doo goot! How de duyvel gan dat pox shbeak anyding, I vants to know ?” “O, ko to de dunder! tidn’t I dell you dat dis is a vordune-deller-pox ? Shust ask me anyding, an see!” “Veil, don, dell me vat mine vife’s name is, an’ vat she is thing shust nqw—-den I peliefe, an’ py dunder, not pefore!” said the miller, credulously. “De name ov your vife is Carlotta, an’ shust now she is sharking mit your newy, Hans Ver plank !” cried Carl, triumphantly, removing his head from the box to which he had a his ear. “Dunder, blitzen, an* dousand duyvels!” ex claimed the miller, in dismay. “Beelzepup ~ in dat pox, py Cot!” After recovering somewhat from his astonish ment, he asked Carl if he would come with him to his house, adding, as an inducement, that he would give him three dollars and his si Carl told him he would, if he would git lodging for the night also; and. the miller com plying, he accompanied him to his honse. The miller chuckled with delight as he antici pated the dismay of his wife when she wonld have her fondest secrets revealed. After supper, Carl confounded both the miller and his wife by the revelation he made by the pretended aid of the miraculous box; for tho woman at whose house he had dined had posted him pretty well in their affairs. vill kif you von hoontret tollars for dat pox!’’ he exclaimed, thinking what a valuable acquisition it wonld be to him to ferret out his wife’s secrets. “No,” replied Carl; “I gan’t sell dat pox, vor it has peen in de family more as hoontert years f Mine kreatkrantfader kafe it do mine krantfa- der on his tying pet, and’ mate him shvear nev er to bart mit it! Veil den, I kif yon dwo hoondert!” be said, fearful of losing snch a chance. Carl reflected a few minutes. “I dell you vot I will do,” he said at last. “kif me dwo hoondert an’ vivty an’ I sell him to yon.” Although sorely against the grain, the miller closed the bargain, much to the displeasure of his wife, who urged him not to make a fool of himself; but this only added fuel to the flame of the miller's desire to possess the box, and he went to his bedroom and brought Carl his money. No Yonder mine frau ton’t vant me to haf dat pox!" he mattered significantly, as he count ed out the money. l ‘Put how vill I undersdand de pox ven he dalkB mit me ?” he inquired. arl told him to call him np early in the morn ing and he wonld tell him. At daybreak the next morning, the miller awakened Carl and told him to get right np and show him how to understand the box, for “dat it vas dalking like de duytfel!” (The bees were buzzing like a circular saw.) “Veil,” said Carl, “virst yon most be in a room mit yourself all alone, an’ den you make a hot vire; den yon lock de toor and draw de key out de vindow, and pull your clothes off. Ven dat is tone, smear yourself all ofer mit mo lasses, open de pox, an’ you fint him all out.” So saying, Qprl bade the miller good-morning, and took his departure, anxious to place as much distance as possible between himself and that individual The poor miller followed Carl’s directions to the letter. The catastrophe that followed may be imagined; whened he open the box, the bees, rendered infuriate by being confined so long, at tacked Mm on all sides! Hie wretched miller bellowed in agony, and danced around the room like an Indian-warrior. His wife hearing the uproar, ran to the room, bnt finding it locked, she had to get an axe to break it down; she was terror-stricken at the startling scene that burst on her view; for the yells of the agonized miller were something awfnl to hear. Running out of the room, she soon returned with a broom, with wMchshe brushed the sweet insects from he: lord. It was fully a week before the poor miller re covered from the effects of the stings he had re ceived. He promised Ms wife if she never would tell, that he would never be jealous again. Carl arrived at home with Ms ill-gotten money and Ms father was so well pleased at his success that he gave him the additional fifty dollars, thus enabling him to many his beloved Katrina, with whom he has lived in the greatest harmony ever since. The Position and Cause of the Para guayan War. According to the latest Paraguayan advices, via Bio de Janeiro, the allies had captured the town of Angostura, to which the Paraguayans retreated after the battle at Villeta, and Lopez, with the remnant of Ms army, had fled to the interior. The contest wMch now seems to be drawing near termination, was initiated in June, 1854, when Lopez, having finished strengthen- ; tiie fortress of Humaita, and matured his er plans, seized the Brazillian steamer, the Marquis of Olinda, and thirty Brazillians, all of whom are said to be prisoners to this day. This act is supposed to have been in retalia tion for the compulsion exercised by Brazil upon the first Lopez, in the naval expedition wMoh she sent when he refused to carry out his treaty for free navigation of the river necessary to Brazil, and compelled him to abide by agree ment. The rulers of Paraguay have always borne themselves with rather a Mgh hand to wards foreigners. In 1853 the American min ister in Paraguay negotiated a treaty with Lo- iez L, securing the free navigation of the river , Paraguay, and providing that citizens of the United States and Paraguay shonld enjoy equal privileges and protection from either govern ment. Ohr representative, however, from a want of diplomatic tact, allowed the Paraguayan secretary of foreign affairs, at the dictation of llio masfaw fri inoarf thfi rtftma his master, to insert whether the name “United States of America” occurred, the following sub stitute, “tho United States of North America.” In a legal document, like this treaty, there appeared, both in the English and Spanish ver sions, a frequent repetition of this title. No less than thirty-two times was the phrase “ the Uni- ted States of North America” found in the trea- signed by Lopez and sent to the United States nate for ratification. After the Senate had ratified it, Lopez refused to ratify it on the quibbling pretext that it “had been altered r-two times” by the United States Senate. 55 the same amiable gentleman fired upon the steamer Water Witch, for which our govern ment sent a fleet, in 1858, and exacted repara- Ml . - ... ' , -J Military Leaving Albany.—The Albany News of yesterday says: Captain Cook, with Ms company of United States troops, leaves us this morning for Atlanta. We would falsify our nature were we to express regret at the departure; bnt Cant Cook has borne himself so courteously and kindly toward our people, that none rejoioe at hit tearing. He has made manv friends in Albany, and bears with him their kind remembrances of his frank and manly intercourse with them. * Decisions of the- Ss e Coart of DELIVERED AT ATLANTA, nmtM 26, 1869: Fmm the Constitutii in.] . , i Thomas McK: .bbon,. plaintiff in error, vs. , a, Mary J. Folds, defendant in error. Dower: from Butts coun ty. • • c ' McKay, J.—1.. Where one who holds land ad versely to the w idow’a-right of dower, but who has not been n< itified of the application, comes in at the return term: of'the oommissibn and contests the rel urn, ho- cannot objeet to the or der of Court appointing the- commissioners on t Tv, the ground that onoiof tlmm wns not a free- -* holder. 2. When in an issue on-the return of Com- missionerato layoff dower, theappiicant opened — f the case with proof tp sustain.the return and the contestant replied with, proof attacking it, it is too late for the contestant to claim the right to , open and conclude' tlte argument before the jury. S. In an issue oniho retureof Commissioners to assign dower it, is error for the Court charge the jury that in estimating the value of the land, other than the dwelling-houso and its curtilage, they ought not td consider improve- ■ ' merits such as a log-dWelling, etc., unless they be of considerable j value,, sash as a two-story- 7 house, etc.. Judgment reversed. Lyon, Peeples &Gtewart> for Plaintiffs in ror. L. T. Doyal, fon.defendaat in error. Stephen B. Dunnagen, Plaintiff in error Ben- . jomin Dunnagen, et. aL,Defendant in error. . Equity. McCay. J.—1. Receipts formceey are always, only prima/aereof-payment, aadmay bo dented-' or explained byparoL 2. Where a biff pt oxcegtipna is filed and ar- ror assigned.on.the rulings of the Jndgq of .the Superior Court, on the trial of a cause, the hill , of exceptions anri-'the assignment of error, must show distinctly- the points decided, with' auoh. statement of l.he.facts as are necessary .to aa-un- - derstanding of the points made, and if the bill-of exceptions fails to do his, this Court will' not pass upon the rulings- complained of. 3. It was not error in the court to refnse, on. the facts of thi&case, the new trial asked for, nor was the charge of the court, under the facts .aa they appear in the record, and the judged cer tificate sufficient ground for a new tnaL E. M. Johnson, for plaintiff in error, de No appearance for defendant in error.. ,H 5 Harper & Ammons, plaintiffs in error, vs., Abel Lemons, defendant in .error—complaint from Henry. McCnv, J.—Where a father authorized atner- chant to let his daughter, who was a minor, have whatever she wanted out of his store,:and the merchant permitted the daughter to purchase various articles, such as were usually kept for. sale by the merchant, the father is liable for the goods purchased, though they be neither neces saries nor su*h goods only aa a prudent’father would furnish a minor child. Judgment reversed. . . .. J. J. Flbyd, for plaintiff in error. W, W. Clark, for defendants in error. Stephen B. Kimbrough, plaintiff in error vs. John B. Worrill, defendant in errox-r-Ass’t from Sumter. McCay, J.—When A bargained to B -certain slaves, which at tho time were run.away, and B paid to A the price agreed npon, and it was agreedat the time between the parties that if. B did not, by a certain fixed time, get possession of the slaves, A should repay the money; held that this was only a conditionalifsa}e,.andif B failed to get the negroes there was no- sale, and A holds the money for C’s use, and B may re cover it, and it is not a debt due, .the considera tion of wMch is a slave or slaves. Judgment reversed. W. A. Hawkins, for plaintiff in error. C. T. Good andS. H. Hawkins, for defendant in error. «U W. J. Bussell, plaintiff in error, vs. Eusebius Slaton, defendant in error. Rill- from Fay-. ette. , ; , McCay, J.—when a bill was filed to enjoin o>, writ of possession in an ejeetment case, after- the judgment in the case ha&i been affirmed by - the Supreme Court, the bill alleging that the- Supreme Court, in their, judgment of affirmance., had mistaken or overlooked material facts in the record: Held that the bill: was properly di§-. missed on demurrer. 2. Tho judgment of the Court, in a case-de-. termined in the Supreme. Court, is the jndg-. ment affirming or reversing the judgment of; the Court below, and is final and conclusive between, the parties on the same footing, and may be overruled, after argument, if shown to bo-erro-. neons, even if unanimous,. Judgment affirmed. Tedwell & Fears and A, W. Hammond. A Son,, for plaintiff in error. J. M. Calhoun & Son, for defendant in error. < . 1 : 1 *?; Atlanta Items,. We dip the following from the Atlanta New Era, of yesterday: We learn that the contract for the first di vision of twenty mites of the Georgia Air-Line Railroad was awarded yesterday to Messrs. Scott, Bondnrant, Adams and Tnrasher, they being the lowest bidders, the week to be com pleted by September 1st, 1869, In omitting a date in our issue of Sunday morning, the paragraph, in this column, in re- igard to the State Road,.presented a very unsat isfactory statement to say tha least of it We meant to have stated that the Western and At lantic Railroad received one hundred and seven ty-seven car loads oi freight^ at Atlanta, oh Fri day. This is tho- largest dfey’s work ever done on the road. - We are more than glad to clasp again the hand of our old friend Perino Brown, who has just returned from California. The Judge has returned with Ms family, determined to be con tent with Atlanta hereafter. He comes back specially at the instance of the Georgia Railroad, to take a situation in its bank, which is abont to be re-established in this city. Hon A. H. Stephens is here for the purpose of opemng an office for the practice of tow, in connection with his nephew. We congratulate our people that Mr. Stephens is to become al most a eitizea of Atlanta. He will maintain his residence at Liberty Hall, Crawfordsville, bnt tije main portion of Ms time is likely to be spent in Atlanta. ...... North Carolina—Horrible Talcs. New York, January 30.—The Herald's special from Richmond says a dispatch from Goldsboro, North Carolina, states that the greatest excite ment prevails at Kingston, in consequence of the lynching of five prisoners there on Saturday t last. The names of the victims were Rich ard Nobles, white, and Robert Grady, John Mil ler, Bader N. Erring and David Smith, colored. A person near by the scene heard the discharge of the pistols as the prisoners were shot on the tit bridge and the heavy splashes of the bodies as they were thrown into the river. Kingston is in a state of seige by the negro® 8 of the surrounding country, who threaten to liberate the remaining prisoners in jail and burn the town. The wMtes are all armed with snch weapons as are at their command, guarding their homes. Pickets are stationed in the anburbe at ;ht. Another horrible outrage has occurred Duplin county. A white man, who fired upon party of negroes attempting to violate the per- sons of some young ladies, was murdered in his house the following night and his body cut in halves and hong in the room in wMch he No arrests have been made in either ot eases. Lawlessness and anarchy exist in this entire section of the country to such an extent as to the celling out and arming of the militia y the Governor. The civil authorities are powerless to aappreen the fearful carnival of crime. In Gsbak> O. Quit*, a circus deceased, in Philadelphia, cash, which .is to be reoent- $300,000 an between hto brother and about tmmtj nephews , liV/i 'S-it fte ——- ttetefi riitoinrtniw •v ;n 1* ** whoA* ' 1 ill 1 Hint I limit 11 : i*t* a- .■M-'i-ki itot ‘ -ill ijv’i .■ > ..-1 - J. J'*.b -iv: ■ws-irraf
