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Newspaper Page TextVv ■x ■ 'i .v .■ ; .*.■> " ' H IHTIM f* J , The Greor-gia Weekly Telegraph. THE MACON, FRIDAY, EJEBRUikRY 12,1$C9. Soutbkrn Pm* . Association. — In conse quence of the meeting of the Direct Trade Con tention at Knoxville, Tenn., the Convention of the Southern Pres#-- Association, called to meet at Mobile on the 10th of February, is postponed nntil "Wednesday, February 17th. Every.South- em Press is earnestly exhorted to be represent ed at the time and place specified. A. K. Lamas, { ‘ President Southern Press Association. The Nphynx in Washington. A friend who has had access to very direct and reliable sources of information, says there is not one particle of exaggeration in the ac counts of the total mystification among the "Washington Radical politicians about the Cabi net and Grant’s policy. General Grant makes no sign to anybody. He told a friend, a few days ago, that he had permitted bnt two con versations about the composition of bis Cabinet, and those with two gentlemen of so distinguished position that they were entitled to be beard. But they left him no wiser in respect to bis plans and purposes. ImoaBATmw—The census of immigrants for last year shows a remarkable change in the or der of their coming. The number of the Ger man arrivals—about 102,000—was nearly as great as that from all other countries, while the Irish, who came always in such a preponder ating way, were only a little over $47,000—an amount not exceeding that of the English and Scotch by more than 10,000. It is not at all un likely that in a few years the English immigra tion will be greater than the Irish. Of the whole number of immigrants New York city and State kept 67,715; Illinois got 34,G25; "Wisconsin, 16,537; Ohio, over 11,000, and Utah over 3,- 000, whille 2,723 went to Canada. Compara tively few came to the Southern States. The "Washington Express says the Defence Bill will amount to abont twenty-one millions of dollars—just abont an equal sum to the reduc tion made upon the estimates of the heads of de partments last year. Those officers protested against the resolutions at the time they were mode; bnt the clamor for a plausible showing of the decrease of public expenses overruled the figures and protests of the officers, who had the best means of knowing what the actual expenses would be. Fibe at she State Lunatic Asylum.—On Thursday last, says the Federal Union, the building for the colored insane was sat on fire by one of the inmates—a colored female. She found her way to the attic and kindled a fire and the roof was soon in a blaze. It was, fortunate ly, discovered as soon as it made its appearance through the roof, and by the calm and prompt action of a number of the officers of the institu tion, was soon extinguished. The damage was slight (abont twelve feet of the roof being burned,) and has been repaired. The Financial Question.—A Washington cor respondent says: A prominent Senator who has looked over the financial question very thor oughly, expresses the opinion that nothing wili be done by this Congress beyond legalizing gold contracts and the adoption of some amend ments to the National Banking law. The latter will relate to prohibiting banks certifying to checks in excess of personal deposits, and to making New York a central redeeming agency. Bad Showing.—The Federal Union compiles a report of Legislative expenses from 1S57 to 1868, inclusive, as follows; 1916 State Agricultural Society. An intelligent friend, just returned from the late meeting of the State Agricultural Society, in Atlanta, is highly delighted with what he saw and -heard. He was a member of the original Society,- and says the improvement upon the meetings of the qlden time, in the spirit, en ergy and practical character of the discussions, and the eager inquiry and thorough experiment al knowledge" of the subjects discussed, is"very marked. Most of the sessions were occupied with ani mated conversational discussions upon the man agement of labor—the immigration question in all its phases—the use of fertilizers, and the relative value of those upon the market. He says of fifty speakers, whoso remarks upon the use of fertilizers were eagerly listened to, and displayed a thorough experimental study of the subject, not one spoke of actual results smaller than a hale to the acre. Twelve to sixteen hundred pounds seed cotton to the acre were the products mentioned by all the speakers. The views upon immigrant labor, as well as upon the management of negro hands, displayed much reflection—much careful observation and study, and a very progressive condition of the public mind. No speaker advanced the idea that white immigrant labor could ever be used to substitute the present freed labor of tu South; but it was assumed on all sides that 8s intro duction must be followed by small tenant or freehold farms, and great modifications of the present plantation system. The meeting displayed great enthusiasm and a thoroughly awakened spirit in Georgia agri- culutre. It convinced every one present that Georgia is aroused, and that progress and im provement are the order of the day. The young men of Georgia are taking strong hold of the subject, and displaying an energetic, inquiring and adventurous spirit which is sure to open a new era in Georgia farming. The first State Agricultural Fair will be held in Macon next Fall according to previous ap pointment, and the Executive Committee are to meet in this city during the current month to fix the day and arrange a premium list. About two hundred delegates were in attend ance upon the meeting in Atlanta, and the dis cussions took place before crowded auditories. WASfflXGTOSi CORRESPONDENCE OP THE MA00H DAILY TELEGRAPH. Georgia Air Line Railroad. The Intelligencer of Wednesday says, con tracts were let ont on Monday lost in that city for the grading of the first division of the Georgia Air Line Railroad. The fortunate bidders were Messrs. Scott, Bondurant, Adams, and Thrasher —the work to be completed by the first day of September next. This is the beginning of a work, designed to develop the resources of one of the most impor tant sections of Georgia. That it will go on to completion, and prove a source of revenue to the State, will be doubted by no one who haa knowledge of the section of country through which it will run, and the travel that will pass over it. 1857 114.242.25 1862 94,604.66 1858 95,529.40 1863-4.... ....109,045.30 1859 115,849.56 1865-6.... ....174,266.00 ....270,803.95 1 ' 1866 1861 114,427.52 62,819.36 1868 Atlanta seems to be an unhealthy place for the Georgia Legislature. Poos Addition.—Our compositors made ns estimate the cost of lime per barrel in Macon, under the new schedule, at forty-five instead of fifty-fixe cents, as we wrote it, thus-. Cost per bushel at Chattanooga, say fourteen cents— freight to Macon, eight cents; say twenty-two cents per bushel. Two and a half bushels fifty- five cents, and add enough for barrel, drayage, commissions and profits to make a dollar. Fbee Passes.—The Constitutionalist is author ized to state that the Hon. John P. King, Presi dent of the Georgia and West Point and Atlanta Railroads, will pass from Augusta to West Point and return such editors and proprietors of news papers os desire attending the Mobile Conven tion. It is requested of all representatives of the Press that they bring with them such cre dentials as will be recognized and endorsed by conductors. The Mission to Havel—John M. Langston, (a negro) of Ohio, will bo an applicant for the ministership to Hayti under Grant. This is the samo position offered him by President Johnson, bnt declined for the reason that he would not dim his political prospects by accepting an of fice under the present administration. Horrid Murder in Arkansas.- -On Sunday night last a planter named Cullen, who had been to Little Rock and sold his cotton, while camp ing six miles above the city, was murdered by a negro, who, after robbing him, took one of the wagoa horses and rode into Little Rock, where he was arrested and lodged in jaiL We loam that the Tribune Association has insured the life of Mr. Greeley for the hand some sum of $100,000. It is reported that the premiums on this liberal insurance, amounting to $7000 a year, are to he paid in advertising. Mb. Manton Marble has bought out all the other owners of the World newspaper, and is now its sole proprietor. The price paid for one quarter of the stock was one hundred thousand dollars, exclusive of any real estate. To be Left Out.—The Washington Chronicle calls on the House of Representatives to instruct its Clerk to omit the State of Georgia in calling the roll of members elect on the organization of the Forty-first Congress. A Strong and Philosophical Article.—Read the elaborate and philosophical article of “Law yer” upon population, which wiU be found on the outside of to-day’s edition of the Tele graph. Something New.—The Constitution announ ces that a colored dramatic club has been form ed in Atlanta, who pmpose giving public enter- toiments. ^ 1 Macon and Brunswick Railroad.—We print this morning the official minutes of the meeting of the Stockholders. To-morrow we will give the annual report of the President. Earthquakes.—Several damaging earthquake shocks occurred at MflEflilitn, January ninth and tenth. It is said that out of nearly three hundred ap- 'lntments made by the President at the present on, hut three, and those of an unimportant character, have been confirmed. Oteb half a million dollars was paid by Cin cinnati last year for running its water works. Beware, Oh, Beware —The Richmond Dis patch sounds this note of warning: “It is gen erally understood by oystermen that molasses and sugar arc death to the one who immediately after eating them, eats raw oysters.' ’ Novel Case.—The Superior Court of Chatham county was, on Tuesday, engaged upon a case of an extraordinary character. Dr. J. J. War ring has been ejected from the Georgia Medical Society, as the News states, for signing the offi cial bond of White, a negro elected as Clerk of the Chatham Superior Court. Dr. Waring makes application for a writ of mandamus to compel the Medical Society to rescind their ac tion. In respect to White, the New; York Tri bune says: The colored person referred to is a native of Illinois, more than seven-eights white, was edu cated at Oberlin College in Ohio, and held a captain’s commission in the United States army. He was not “appointed,” but elected Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Chatham at the general election held in April last, was com missioned by the Governor and found no difficul ty in giving the regular bond. Macon and Brnuswicli Railroad. Macon, Ga., February 4,1869. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Macon & Brunswick Railroad Company, held this day, His Honor, the Mayor of Macon, was called to the Chair, and H. C. Day appointed Secretary. On motion of George H. Hazlehurst, Esq., it was resolved that a committee of three be ap pointed to see if a majority of the stock was rep resented. The Chair appointed Messrs. Strohecker, Cubbedge and Whittle as the committee. Mr. Whittle declined serving, and W. H. Hazlehurst was appointed in his stead. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read. Dr. Strohecker, on behalf of the above com mittee, submitted the following report: The Committee to ascertain the amount of stock represented at this meeting report that they find 9985 shares represented in person, and by proper proxies, constituting a majority of the stock; the total number of shares being 15,832| [Signed) E. L. Strohecker, E. W. Cubbedge, W. H. Hazlehurst. The Chair then announced that a large major ity of the stock being represented, the meeting was ready for any business. On motion of Dr. Strohecker, the minutes of the last meeting were confirmed. The report of the President for the year 1868 was then read. Mr. Granniss moved that the report be adopt ed, and that the Board of Directors be request ed to publish the report. Seconded by Mr. O. C. Home and passed unanimously. L. N. "Whittle, Esq., offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the action of the President and Directors in making the contract with Messrs. Hull & Miller, and their associates, is approved by this meeting of Stockholders. Seconded by W. H. Hazlehurst and passed unanimously. No other business being before the meeting, it was moved by Dr. Strohecker that the Con vention proceed to the election of - Directors for the ensuing year. Seconded and carried. The Chair appointed Messrs. Plant and Cub- hedge tellers. After the election the Chair announced the following list of Directors elected by a large majority, there being but six scattering votes: George H. Hazlehurst, George S. Obear, L. N. Whittle, Stephen Collins, Charles Day, C. H. Dabney, J. P. G. Foster, J. Milbank, M. K. Jessup. The meeting then adjourned. At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held the same day, tho following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Geobge H. Hazlehurst, President. H. C. Day, Secretary and Treasurer. A true copy from the minutes. H. C. Dav, Sec’y. From Southern Georgia.—A Chattanooga correspondent of the Athens Watchman says the farmers in that section have seeded heavily of small grain, and it is looking well. He sayB the common com-sheller Will not do for Chattanoo ga. Not one ear in twelve will go through. They are too big. Com-shellers, like clmanacs, must be adapted to that latitude. The New York Express predicts a prosperous spring trade and an early commencement of it, owing to the prospect of the speedy opening of navigation. School Fund Missing.—The Radicals in the Tennessee Legislature have stolen the school fund. . " -* v ; . Washington,"February 1, 1869. There are rumors current here to the effect that San Domingo and Hayti have made over tures to our Government, with a view to annex ation. The House Committee on Foreign Af fairs has the matter under consideration, and if the report should prove true, the Committee will very likely report a resolution declaring that the Government of the United States will cheerfully accept and ratify negotiations having this object in view. At an informal meeting" of the Democratic members of the House, held on Saturday, Mr. Prugn, of New York, who is a member of this committee, endeavored to obtain the views of members on this question. There were only four in favor of it, the others taking a decided stand against the acquisition of any more negro States. At the same meeting the Georgia ques tion was discussed at length, and there was general conclusion that the Legislature of Geor gia should authorize their Supreme Court to de cide forthwith a case, in which a negro brings action to decide bis political and civil status. It was thought if this were done, and the decision of tho Court was in favor of the Degro, the pro posed ousting of Democratic members of Con gress from Georgia would be stopped, and the State be allowed to remain in the Union. The passage of the colored amendment to the Constitution (known as the fifteenth amend ment) on Saturday, was effected without diffi culty. The Radicals were determined to drive it through, and the Democrats knowing that op position was fruitless, did not resort to the usual course of fillibustering in order to prevent a vote. The amendment is certain to pass the Senate, and ’twill then remain for the several States of the Union to decide for themselves whether or not they desire the blessings of ne gro suffrage. The Reconstruction Committee have decided to take no more testimony in the Virginia and Mississippi cases, and will now turn their en tire attention to Georgia. Paine’s resolution directing the committee to inquire into the status of the Georgia members, will most prob ably occupy most of the time of the committee during the remainder of the session. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so far as can be ascertained, are all but unanimous in their opposition to the 60-called Alabama claims treaty, and it docs not seem to have any chance whatever of being favorably reported. Some members are anxious to dispose of it at once by rejection, while others think it had bet ter be carried over into the forty-first Congress, and give the new administration a chance to figure at it. The English legation here expect the treaty to be ultimately respected, but be lieve it will go over to next winter. The sub-Judiciary Committee having charge of the case of Judge Busteed, of Mobile, are very close-mouthed, and it is difficult tg ob tain any information of the progress of the in- vestigaion. There are hints, however, to the effect that the decision of the committee will be, substantially, that Busteed is week and in competent and unfit for the position, but that the charges of corruption are not sustained. In the Senate, on Friday last, Mr. Stewart, by unanimous consent, reported a bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, providing for the relief of disabilities from the following named parties who partici pated in the late war: geobgia: E. S. Griffin, Twiggs county ; Dr. Thomas F. Green, Baldwin county. ALABAMA: D. L. Dalton, Lauderdale county; Joseph W. Phillips, Lee county; Robert D. Sims, Lowndes county; Michael Burk, Lowndes county; Frank E. Saurin, Lowndes county; Dr. Peter Bryce, Tuscaloosa; George McDuffie, Marion county W. A. J. Swan, Randolph county; George Forrester, Randolph county; Z. M. Hutchins, Randolph county. On the same day, Senator Welch reported a similar bill for the relief of certain citizens of Florida, includingFilo E. Laquce, of Pensacola, and Alfred Holley, of Milton. It has become painfully fashionable for Wash ington correspondents to write up daily accounts of the condition and doings of the President elect. In order to be in the fashion and keep pace with the manners of the times, I have been at some trouble and no expense to find out the following facts with regard to Gen. Grant, which your read ers are at liberty to believe or disbelieve: Gen. Grant eats three meals every day, takes exercise and sleeps well; he attended a dancing party, on Saturday evening, at the residence of ex- Mayor Wallach, of this city; he will attend the wedding of one of his staff on Wednesday next, and start for New York on Thursday; returning from New York, ho will stop at Philadelphia, where he will be received very cordially by all cit izens of that village who hanker afterspoils of of fice. It is confidently expected that he will be in- augnratedas Captain General of theNorth Ameri can continent on or abont the 4th of March next, and that among tho first acts of his administra tion will be to appoint FML Sheridan to lord it over the good people of New Orleans, and the Hon. John M. Langston, a colored gentleman from the State of Ohio, as Minister to the Re public of Hayti. The position was offered to Langston by President Johnson, bnt the noble African declined to dim his political pros pects by accepting office under the present ad ministration. There are a great many people in Washington who have found ont more of Grant’s intentions than I have, but as they ob tained the information under a pledge of secre cy, it is past finding ont. The partizans of Stanton are laboring hard to disprove the truth of a paragraph going the rounds of the press, to the effect that it was by his express authority that the order to surpercede Grant at Vicksburg in 1863, by ordering Banks, who was the senior officer, to tie command of tho combined forces that were then investing Port Hudson and Vicksburg; but it is no use, tho records of tho War Office are clear and ex plicit, and prove that Stanton alone is responsi ble for the issuing the order. This little scheme for the crushing of Grant has recoiled upon its author, and has buried him? politically, beyond resurrection. Kentuck. BY TEIiEJGKR^L^JEI. FROM ATLANTA. Reconsideration of the Hartford Bill. I jnss The Governor’s "Veto Sustained. The Terrible Fresh in the Connecti cut River. Bethel, Conn., February 2.—Fifteen lives were lost in the flood to-day by drowning and the intense cold. Up to this hour, eleven bodies have been found, and four persons are missing. Three men were standing on a bridge watching the water as it rushed down, but before they could reach the shore the bridge upon which they were standing was carried away and they were all drowned. A lady becoming terrified at the freshet, was drowned by imprudently at tempting to leave her house which was sur rounded with water and high cakes of ice. Bethel is a village of Danbury township, and the above is the same fresh chronicled yes terday. ■ London, February 2.—There was a heavy gale throughout Great Britain yesterday. Much land was flooded, and many marine disasters oc curred, but no loss of life. It is reported that dispatches from the East report a bloody battle between the Turks and Montenegrins, near Nickschetza. No particu lars are given. *, Snow Storm.—A violent snow storm occurred throughout the Northwest, on Tuesday last. Special to the if aeon Daily Telegraph.} :\S:‘ ' Atlanta, February 4—Night. In the Senate, Mr. Nunnally’a motion to recon' aider the action of the Senate on the resolution to pay the claim of the Hartford Anns Company, pre vailed—yeas. 13; nays 13, the President of the Sen ate voting in the affirmative. The resolution was then laid upon tho table for the present. . The veto of the "Governor, of the bill providing for drawing jurors, was sustained, with but fewex ceptions, by a strict party vote: ■ Vote to sustain— yeas, 15; nays, 19. So the bill is lost. The special order being the resolution to send Hons. J. E. Brown. J. B. Parrott and A. H. Stephens as Commissioners to "Washington in reference to na tional relations, being taken up, Mr. Jordan offered a substitute that the matter of eligibility of negroes to office be referred to the Supreme Court Mr. Coleman offered a substitute for tho whole: “that, inasmuch as the report says they desire to act in good faith, all the Senators occupying the seats formerly occupied by negroes immediately vacate them, and the Secretary be directed to call the names of all such former colored members.’.’ The same subject matter then being discussed in tho House, efforts were made to lay it upon the table for the present. Mr. Wellborn asked leave to withdraw the original resolution. Agreed to, after considerable discussion as to whether he had the right. Yeas 24; nays 10. The bill to appropriate money to Kolb & Co. was recommitted and referred to the Judiciary Commit tee. In the House, a petition was read from Louisville, asking for an appropriation to build a national cem etery for Union soldiers. There was considerable debate on the question of the reference of eligibility of negroes to hold office to tho Supreme Court. The substitute of Mr. Price was discussed at length. . Mr. Flournoy opposed it, taking the ground that no action of this body would have any effect Con gress, if they chose, could reseat the negroes, this House being the sole judge of the qualification of its members. If Congress has no respect for the Con stitution and declares the colored race equal in eve ry respect to the white, negroes will be reseated. If such be the result, all State lines will be oblitera ted. i He took occasion to pay a handsome tribute to Senator Trumbull A motion to refer to the Judiciary Committo was lost. A resolution to refer the question" to the Supreme Court was finally adopted. Yeas 85; nays 5G. Gov. Bullock, from the indications, will bo exon erated from the charges made by the State Treas urer, by a report of the Finance Committee. Mr. McCombs, of Baldwin, insisted by motion, that the House hold afternoon sessions at 3 o'clock m. Lost by a decided majority. W. Georgia Legislature. Atlanta, February 4.—The Senate resolution, au thorizing Brown, Parrott and Alex. H. Stephens to proceed to Washington and represent to Congress the true state of affairs in Georgia, and ascertain wliat solution of the unfortunate difficulties can be had which will be satisfactory to Congress, and compatible with the duties and status of voters and representatives, was withdrawn. Tho House offered to refer the question of eligi bility of negroes to the Judiciary Committee. The resolution to refer to the Judiciary Commit tee whether any additional legislation was necessa ry in order to bring the question of negro eligibility before the Supreme Court, now in session, was lost. From "Washington- Washington, Fobruaiy 4.—In the Supreme Court yesterday, the case of the city of New Orleans vs. the New York Mail Steamship Company was con tinued to the next term. The President haa taken no steps regarding Mudd’s pardon, beyond directing the Attorney General to hasten his report on the case; Mudd’searly release, however, is regarded as certain. The Lighthouse Board will discontinue the range of lights at Hilton Head, after the 15th of March. Both Houses are in session to-night, for debate. Sumner presented resolutions from the Winches ter Loyal League protesting against the removal of Judge Parker’s disabilities. Congressional. Washington, February 4 Senate.—A number of bills were introduced to-day, including one to grant alternate sections of land to the New Orleans and Selma railroad, and renewing the land grants to Alabama. Osborne introduced a bill creating lines of steam ships between Femandina, Fla,, and Savannah, Ga., to several European points—carrying the mails and emigrants, receiving $1,000,000 annually for carrying mailB.* An attempt to reconsider the vote defeating the subsidy for a Central Branch Pacific Railroad failed. Tho suffrage amendment, as it passed tho House, was discussed at length. An amendment was of fered, that Congress shall have power to abolish or modify the restrictions upon the right to vote and hold office prescribed by the Constitution and laws of any State. The Claims Committee reported favorably on the hill to pay loyal citizens for services in taking the census of 1860. , - • . House.—The House has the recusant witnesses up again. The Reconstruction Committee have postponed their report until the arrival of ex-Gov. Brown. The sub-committees have reported one hundred and fifty names for removal of political disabilities, not including any Judges or District Attorneys. The report on the Louisiana election contest is not yet ready. Johnson, of recusant witnesses, was discharged. Scaunel was remanded to the custody of the Ser- geanbat-Anns until ho paid tho charges accruing from his arrest—abont seventy dollars. This pen alty was inflicted on Scannel by a strict party vote. Tho Baltimore butchers petition • Congress for a reduction in tho salt tariff. Tho bill relieving Spanish vessels from tonnage duties was passed. The Indian Appropriations was resumed, and the Bureau denounced as utterly corrupt. Tho military were charged in course of the discussion with steal ing more than the entire Indian appropriation. Holbrook, delegate from Idaho, said that Butler made assertions that was unqualifiedly false. The Speaker called him to order, using language most insulting. Holbrook declined to retract. Resolu tions of censure were passed which tho Speaker ad ministered, and which Holbrook received without retracting the offensive words. In tho course of tho argument Butler said tho time might come when in order to arrest the Senate, the House would have to stop supplies. The bill finally passed. House adjourned. Foreign News. ^ W London, February 4.—A dispatch from Athens gives the unexpected intelligence that the Greek Minister refused to sign the protocol, and him ten dered his resignation to the King. Farm, February*.—The insurrection among the wild tribes of Algeria ha? been suppressed. Montreal, February 4.—It continues snowing furiously. The roof of a building in which a ball was progressing fell from the weight of the snow and several persons were hurt LoNDON r Fehruaiy 4.—Stiff later dispatches from Athens announce the probable adherence of Greece to the protocol. Paris," February 4;—Later South American advi ces report the Brizilians gone. tehAssunsion to es tablish a provisional government., Is it a Trance t a startling case of long-continued suspended ' . ANIMATION. Prom the Milwaukee Vfiteonsin.'] A number of our city physicians went ont to Burlington yesterday, to investigate the case of a child which for twenty days has been in a trance. The case is pronounced one of the most remarkable that ever came under the notice of the medical faculty, mid there is little wonder that it creates something of a sensation. A little daughter, twelve years of age, named Mina, of Christian Rausch, a German farmer, living about one and a half miles from Burling ton, Racine county, in this State, had a severe attack of measles and diptheria. She had near ly recovered from these on the 8th of January, when she called her father to her bedside and told him she was going to sleep, and that she would sleep a long, long time. She said she should look as though she were dead, but she should not be dead; and she made the father promise that he would not bury her, which promise it may readily be supposed has been faithfully kept. Soon after making the re quest, the child, to all appearances, sank quiet ly and peacefully into her last sleep. By all it was supposed Mina was dead, and the body was enshrouded and placed in a coffin. After the sleep the body showed no sign of death,although the pulse and the heart ceased to perform their pulsations, and no device could show that the respiratory organs were in use. The eyes closed. In this state Minn, has lain now for twenty days without a sign of life and with no sign of death, other than a sinking of cheeks and eyes—which would be natural with one who had fasted so long a period. * Three days ago a vein was tapped and blood flowed as naturally as it would from a living per son. A blister raised on the flesh precisely as it would on that of one alive. A neighbor of Mr. Rausch told our reporter that he pressed a fin ger upon the hand of the girL Her flesh was solid, and upon taking away the finger the spot was white. In a few seconds the color came precisely as it would if the flesh of a living per son were pressed in the same manner. Under these circumstances it is reasonable for parents and friends to believe that the child lies in a trance, and there is little wonder that the case is attracting so much attention among the medical faculty. It will be watched care fully to the end, and with interest. A large number of persons have visited the house of Mr. Rausch, and all express themselves as lost in wonder and amazement at this strikingly strange affair. Georgia Agricultural Convention. Prom the Few Aro.] Cite Hall, Atlanta, February 3, i860. The Convention was called to order by Hon. B. C. Yancey, President. Resolution adopted limiting time of speaking to Meh member five niinutea. thrown with our individual wealth, and at last ^ ^ i ™ ** made to be governed as Mr. Butters report. •_ well as to govern. The logical sequence of Fferttagor Hector and Androuiaebe. TRANSLATE*! by j. u. s. IMv/ ACTBjKiaqB. m \M s And most indeed my Hector from me tte* Td where Achilles with resistless hand, ■ C ~ UB ttxxfr offerings brings ? Whdwul in-future days thy children learn The Gods to honor and to hurl the spear -When gloomy. Orkusdothenvelopthea? — ~ „ r- n, HECTOR. Dear Love, restnun thy bitter flowing tears, My honor calls me to the bloody field; Mine arms must our imperilled Troy shield. Protect her altars and defend her cause; And should I fall, deliverer of the land, ' I will with joy to Stygian waves descend. ANDROMACHE. Oh! ne’er again to hear thy silver shield! •To see thy sword hang idly" on the wall! With thee doth Priam’s prince of heroes fall. Oh! thou wilt go where day doth never dawn— Where Cocytua through gloomy regions weeps, And all thy love in Lethe shall be lost. hector, " r •*. Each memory dear, and all my past ’• I may in Lethe leave, «" Yet not my love— Bnt hear! The sentry cries upon the wall. Belt on my sword—leave off thy tears, Hector’s love dies not with death. [For the Dailii Telegraph. Agricultural Progress—4. POPULATION. — ' Editors Telegraph: In the preceding articles, allusion was made to the loss and waste of horses and moles by. abusive treatment, and want of proper care; and while not intending to dis courage the growing inclination to invest in commercial manures, the attempt was made to aronse a timely prudence against spurious arti cles, and to commend the saving and making of fertilizers on the farm; and, lastly, to impress upon the public the paramountimportance of our becoming a self-relying people, by applying our own race more to habits of industry. The last was not discussed to any satisfaction, but, feel ing that I am addressing a thinking people, through the columns of your popular journal, I desist from drawing too largely upon their at tention by elaborating any "one subject. Among us, the question of population is justly attracting the attention "of patriots and philan thropists, and that legislator or political econ omist who shall solve the vexed problem, in accordance with the material, moral, social and political welfare of our people, will have de served the title of “public benefactor.’’ Our domestic system prior to emancipation af forded, perhaps, a greater amount of ease and leisure to the educated and opulent classes than has been enjoyedbyanypeople in modem times: resulting in the growth and development of two extreme and opposing passions or sentiments: the love and hate of power—the love to wield and the hate to feel it. This engendered, naturally, among a large proportion of onr higher classes, a thirst for office and place as the means of grat ifying their ambition, and rapidly promoted the study of the means of attaining'that command over the masses which was necessary to control Agricultural IV&grei* \ 0 . 5. ‘ ' ' POPULATION—CONCLUDED. To the Editors of the Telegraph : A distinguished writer in Kngltma jp the part of the last century said that people are wJ or rich according to the degree in which th * can afford to purchase the necessaries, conv e ^ iences and amusements of life. Another still more distinguished, in France, ij, the early part of the present century, said that at, riculture and commerce are the two great te^' of the nation, which definition of tho wealth of the people lam content with, and am willing^ to accept that of the sources of nurture and growth to the South by adding manufacture, and thus having three, instead of two teats. With us the teats are lean of nutriment, ^ the effectiswe are barely able, without the credit system, to purchase the necessaries of life, aD( ] therefore, according to the above standard, are a poor people. In order to increase the agricultural product, of the South, we must add to the number of people engaged in tilling the soil, or those aj ready thus engaged, must either by more iagg. try, better planB and implements, or more pro. ductive elements, produce larger crops. In order to add to the commercial resources of our section there must be more of the « changeable articles produced, which will enay e those producing them to purchase more of th, productions and conveniences of others in this and foreign lands. In. order to increase our manufactures, there must be either a withdrawal and diversion cl capital and people from other occupations, Q , additions made to the common stock of both from abroad—emigrants of people of skill aid money from other sections of this, or from for. eign lands. Whether these additions of people, skill and capital should be made from other sections sud countries, or we should rely upon our own in. crease and giowth in numbers, education ail training in the arts and sciences, and accnuj. lation of capital, is the great question npoj which hinges the Southern character for the da- tant future, and, to some extent, the destiny <j I the Southern people. And we have reached! that period of time and that stage of agitation, when decision based upon the good of our ra« should be had and followed by intelligent, and. as far as practicable, unanimous action. Before the war was precipitated by the elec, tion of Mr. Lincoln, I favored and advocated secession, fof three leading reasons—whichtho seemed good—to preserve the institution d slavery, to protect the ogricultnral products 4 the South from the onerous exactions and dis criminations of the Federal Government, ard laBt, but not least, to preserve the unity and it tegrity of Southern character, by separating oa their suffrage. And, by common consent, the. v * ventillation and vindication of human rights be-! people, socially, morally and politically, from came the broad road to fame and power, and• f, . . J J power, thousands fell into it whom nature never fitted for leaders. The country was literally thronged with statesmen of every grade, and, as the re sult of their teaching, we became extremists and radicals (notin the present partisan sense) upon the subject of rights and wrongs and the science of government The theory and practice of the last half century have cropped out and the fruit has been yielded. Our notions have been over- From - Virginia. Richmond, February 4.—A meeting of native Vir ginians was held in Notaway county, including farmers and professional men, and adopted resolu tions endorsing the new movement, and deprecating further resistance to the reconstruction acts and re solving the meeting into a political organization with the the name of the Republican party.. This is the first meeting of the sort in the State. Revenue collections in this District for January were $120,000, being four times as great as the col lections in 1868. _ • General News. Memphis, February*.—Refugees from Crittenden county, Arkansas, report the militia as having hung a planter, and they are committing all kinds of van dalism. A planter waa killed and robbed six miles from Little Rock. { Nashville, February 4.—Speaker Richards has vacated the chair in the Tennessee Legislature pend ing the investigation charging him with corruption in connection with the missing school funds. Norfolk, February 4.—The schooner Louisa, from Savannah for Philadelphia, arrived leaking, having lost her anchor and chains. Philadelphia, February 4.—A largo dry goods jobbing house failed to-day—liabilities $500,000. Augusta, Maine, February 4.—The snow contin ues, and the roads are badly blocked. Mr. Roberts found white labor unreliable in summer. He thought the application of ma nures would increase the value of our lands be yond that of any Northern State. Mr. Howard, of Bartow, thought the question one of importance. Members ought to state whether they had contracted for wages, part of crop or lein. ‘ Mr. Harris spoke at length in favor of giving wages instead of an interest in the crop. The President announced the following Com mittee on Grape Culture: Messrs. J. Norcross, John L. Hopkins and "W. P. Harden. Gen. W. S. Walker spoke in favor of immi gration, and would encourage it. Mr. True said he had worked free labor very successfully, but was in favor of bringing in foreign labor as a means of increasing free la bor. He said fanners must combine with each other to encourage immigration. Mr. Hurt was of the opinion that wages was the only system wo should adopt. Mr. Fleming—Not hire a hand until he has a discharge. Mr. Howard thought money wages, when practicable, was the best policy, and when a la borer shall leave or be discharged, he shall show discharge from former owner. He also intro duced a resolution requesting the Legislature to appropriate $2500 as provided by law to the State Agricultural Society. A resolution was unanimously passed urging the Legislature to appropriate $10,000 to the Immigration Bureau of Georgia. Mr. Logan offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That in view of the difficulties in the transportation of sulphuric acid, this Con vention regard the establishment of a factory for the manufacture of that article as an enter prise worthy the attention of capitalists. Resolved further, That this Convention re commend to the Legislature the granting of a liberal charter to any prop«rly organized com pany, having for its object the manufacture of acid and combining it for fertilizing purposes. The Convention then adjourned to meet at 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention reassembled at 3 o’clock. CoL T. 0. Howard offered the following reso lution: Resolved, That a committee of three he ap pointed to examine and report upon the new process of making syrup and sugar from sor ghum, and give its opinion upon its practicabil ity. Resolution adopted and committee ap pointed. Maj. Ely, of Dougherty, in his usual forcible manner called attention of the Convention to Peeler’s cotton seed; the cotton is always in de mand, and brings from forty to fifty per cent more than the ordinary cotton. Judge D. A. Vason, of Dougherty, made an eloquent speech in support of a resolution invi ting immigration and capital, and urged every member to do all in their power to encourage good citizens to come and settle among us. llr. Stevens—A resolution showing the impor tance of preparing food for animals, and that a committee be appointed to investigate and re port. Adopted. Mr. Butler—A resolution that the Secretary give notice of those committees appointed at toe last meeting from which no reports are re ceived ; that reports will he expected at the next meeting, and if any chairman or committeman decline tt> serve, that notice be given to the President, that he may appoint others from this Society. Passed. Resolved, That the Society adjonm and meet at call of the President, when he shall be in formed by the Executive Committee of the time of the meeting of the Fair. Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be returned to the City Connell for use of Halls. Floritlu Items. The Lake City Press says the negroes in Ma rion county refuse to work, even for half the crop. The editor of the Tampa. Peninsular enjoyed a fine wutermelon last week. The Messrs. Howard, of St. Augustine, have presented the Episcopal Church of thatcity with eight hundred dollars. The press throughout the State report that it is with great difficulty that the fanners get la borers to make contracts. The freedmen are loth to contract for a share of crop or wages. The Tampa Peninsular iff of the 23d ultimo, Bays: Early Fruit.—By the middle of next week we will have ripe mulberries, if there does not come another cold snap before that time. The gardens around town are rapidly recov ering from the effects of the late ooldL Cabbage, turnips, beets, etc., are quite plentiful now. The orange trees are sprouting out again, and are rapidly recovering from the effects of the late freeze; but the lemon, lime, and guava and alligator pears show no sign of life. New York, February I.—The small-pox is prevailing to an alarming extent in this city. A number of deaths reported in the east side of tho town within a few weeks. The disease is declared to be of an unusually violent character. this reluctant confession, when it shall have be come general, will he an abatement of popular discussion and clamor upon the subject of rights and wrongs, and the turning of public attention more to materials and facts. That will be a new era in Southern history—one opening up pros perity, and power, and public contentment upon a new basis and theory; and the sooner we reach it, the better for all. Before the war we had too much liberty; it bordered upon licentiousness. During the war we did not have enough. Bat that was the ty ranny of our chosen leaders and friends. After the war we passed under that of onr enemies, and have in a measure become used to it. If it turn out that by their act they have a master as well as we, our burthen will be lightened and much more patiently borne. "We shall find time and have the inclination to pursue our true in terest. That our climate, while sufficiently warm for its rich products, is cold enough for a hardy and active population, both in mind and body; that we have the best wealth-producing soils in the world; that onr mineral resources are scarce ly inferior to any; our facilities as afforded by the Creator for manufacturing purposes, both as to water power and fuel for producing steam, are unsurpassed; that Ho has not left us at all des titute of advantages for carrying and transpor tation, both foreign and inland—in a word, that all the natural elements of great national wealth and power are richly and profusely bestowed upon this land of ours, are facts too well authenticated and generally known to needproof or argument. It is true, there are qualities and things, qual ifications and means, which we need. Chief among the first is a better will on the part of toe people, already here, to do what, unassisted, they are capable of doing; and chief among the latter, we need more people. Experience, the school in which men are so slow to learn, when, its teachings contradict their theories and oppose their prejudices, has demonstrated that the outride world, both in America and Europe, is hostile to our peculiar views, and the principles that have matured under them; and it would seem futile to invite among us those who know beforehand that their opinions are proscribed and they heldincon- tempt on account of them. "Whether it is to our interest, as a people, to modify or abandon onr principles, so as to remove this barrier, we shall proceed in the sequel to inquire. "When I say we need people, I mean white men and women, capable of being identified in race, in interest with the soil, and the institu tions of our land; and of assimilation in mind, morals and social, worth; in those qualities of head and heart that make a nation great, enter prising and happy in its internal relations, and powerful in its relations with foreign nations— people capable of education and religion—capa ble of the arts and sciences—of poesy, song and eloquence, and of martial glory, such as the pe- pie of the South how are. That the negro is passing away, all of ns realize. That he is the best adapted hired la borer of any that can be procured while his race lasts, seems to be true; and that it is our in terest as well ns moral duty to prolong his exis tence as far as is practicable under the ruinous philanthropy of the North, and of fanatics every where, by a course of justice, humanity and kindness seems also to be true. But it is worse than idle dreaming, to attempt, even by a stretch of the imagination to look through the cycles of coming generations, to the negro as the source of pennanant wealth, prosperity or power, or of moral and intellectual development of the South. For the accomplishment of these great ends, we have two alternatives: the natural increase of our own race, with the necessary change in their habits of industry, the growth of national energy and development of enterprise ; the other is the [migration hither of people from other sections of this country and from abroad. It is to the comparative merit of these alterna tives that I propose to devote the next article; Lawyer. Arkansas — Militia Ruffianism Still Rampant. Front the Memphis Appeal, February 3.J Passengers by the Little Rock Road report that when the train for" Memphis reached Edmonson Station yesterday morning, they found a num ber of citizens—men, women and children— there, awaiting the train io bring them to a place of safety. These refugees report that a squad of armed negroes, eight m number, had appeared in the neighborhood of Edmonson Station and Ten Mile Bayou, on Monday, and represent ing themselves to be militia, commenced an in discriminate plunder and pillaging of the people. They went to the place of a Dr. Gibson, and, taking the Doctor and another man, whose name we could not learn, they hung them up to make them confess where their money and silver was concealed. They hung Dr. Gibson three times, each time leaving him banging until life was nearly extinct. The miscreants were continuing their work when the train left, and the Lord only knows where it will stop. Nothing could illustrate more fully the total and abject submission of the people of Arkansas than this one incident—a whole community driven from their homes by eight negroes. If this had been told ns ten years ago,—aye, five, or even three years ago, it would have been hooted at. j the contaminating and corrupting influences ol Northern customs, principles, tenets and isms I refer to this not to revive discussion upon th issues of the dead past, but to show that I as not entitled to credit for unerring judgments the past, while I set up claim to no superior ia- telligence upon the" present status of our con- try and people. The first two reasons above are obsolete, bnt the third is not divested of all its force, though changed in its aspect "It is not altogether idle to consider, whether for the present and future generations it is bet ter to suddenly grow rich and powerful, or to preserve our integrity, unity, principles aid opinions, and even our hates and dislikes. For instance, that it shall remain settled in the fa- tore as in the past, that a Southern soHia is more brave, a Southern general more sfciflld.» Southern gentleman more fully endowed vri the characteristics of mind and morals, whici distinguish him as more gallant, more libera more hospitable, more generous and magnsi; mons, braver to resent and freer to forgive that a Southern lady is more modest, pm minded, warmer-hearted, more devoted, si" better fitted for the duties and responsibilil of a true woman’s sphere; that a Sortie Christian is more truly pious, less hollow-he® ed, less fanatic, more catholic and tolerant ;tls as a people, men, women, capitalists, operative laborers, overseers, and drivers, mecham farmers and all, we are more humane, possa more of the milk of human kindness, and fm tho promptings of a higher moral cultivKi-' dispense more blessings and happiness to ia| kind—or on the other hand, by inundation people from the North and Europe, we shall t* come also overwhelmed and absorbed by false religion and hollow benevolence, their ly sentimentality and mock charity, their a:- gressive infidelity and infernal spirit of pro gandism, their pauperism and venality, proffj tntion and crime, their concentration of w and diffusion of poverty, their aristocracy letters and general reign among the masses ignorance and superstition. In a word, vrki the glorious South shall bury, at home, its tinguishing virtues, amid the vices and filth corruption of the North and old world, or, reliant and true to her well-earned title to and renown—conspired against as sho hasbef- apparently abandoned and forsaken as s overwhelmed by abuse and obloquy, shaded in her escutcheon by the slanders of her enemies, as she has shall stand alone and have the misfortunes d hour for the better hopes of the future;? serve her title to honor and integrity, andva cate her claim to virtue and purity, and plify her benevolence and charity, her edu< and religion; and rely upon her own to for population, send forth the sons and W ters of the brave and true Confederate 1® to people and resuscitate these sparsely P 60 !" lands, and await the growth of capital aad' dovelopement of skill and genius in tha aits sciences. .. In so far as the broken down aristocrats a* South desire emigrants hither with money to the remnant of their estates, their lands * mules, to enable them to retire from the to® labor and care of governing and getting fn to work, and to spend a few years of leisure upon the money, I have not the ■ est hesitation in expressing a total want o(fr\ pathy in their views. In so far as those "'M not fall under that description, but who, ' :S 'i been raised to agriculture and understand to-l sire to sell their lands and invest tho r- :: J merchandise and other enterprises they '•'•-• - j to be more easy or more elegant, I can ssy-i there is no higher anid hotter uses for eni’S 1 ’ we can very well dispense with their p r ' ?3 ‘ In so far as those who do not desire orito^ J abandon agriculture expect in emigrants • abroad more servile and obedient hired era, or men better trained and skilled growth of bur staple products, more inu^-l field labor, better suited in physical tff* tion and temperament to endure the ea and resist its diseases—than the native Am I I must say in candor I have but slender their expectations will be realized. still may be a large class whose views i rives are free from just censure, and who “ ' J to be treated with the greatest consid They are men identified with the agncuh 1 -^ ] terest of the country, who pride themself are skilled in it Their whole estates coin- large bodies of valuable lands—and th«l* They cannot, without resorting to h* 1 ^ credit, carry on operations so as to e»P w l thin capital profitably, for the want of and other means to correspond with the* ment in real estate. That they should^ sell a part of this, to them unprofitable ( ment or to reinvest in other P^ 069 smaller scale, so as to accommodate the"