About Weekly Georgia telegraph. (Macon [Ga.]) 1858-1869 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1869)
! V'V.- /' The Greorgia 'Weekly Telegraph. -p 4 T>TT What Congress Is to do with Georgia. A specid dispatch from Washington, dated Sdinst, to Forney's Philadelphia Press of the i 4th, says: The House Reconstruction Committee are con- __ . . , ... n * V ! ridering Gen. Paine’s resolutions as to the right The Atlanta, ntelhgenoer oonclnies a report - G f the Georgia members to their seats. They of Hon. Dnnlr p Scott’s speech in the House -will report on Friday or Saturday next that the t the res< lution referring the ouetion of State is not yet reconstructed, and is not, there- elicibilit i to office to th« m, nrf fore, entitled to representation. Mr. Sumner b J o omce to the Supreme Court j a strenuous effort to-morrow to get against negro as follows: f j _ | the caseof Hon. Joshua Hill acted upon. There [A most singular incident ocaqrred while Mr. j is little doubt that the resolution of the Jndicia- Soott was spea.king nnder the reetAation passed : ry Committee will be sustained. Itisunder- yesterday. H'e was limited to 16 miwites. Ten stood th*t no action other than this mil be taken minutes after lie commenced the clock in \ho Hall stopped. Stood still 30 minutes and started again just the speaker was closing, with out the aid of human hands. on the Georgia ease until the forty-first Congress assembles, when Judge Edmunds' bill teiU be re- in trod teed and probably passed, as President Graniis certain not to veto it. The same course We submit to the judgment of the learned an- will, Misunderstood, betakenonGov.Bontwell's gnrs what this means. Did the clock stand still and listen entranced to Mr. Scott ? Did it stop in order to admonish him to stop ? Or, did the jarring effect of applause at the beginning of Mr. Soott's speech stop the clock, and a similar jar start it again as the speaker was closing. Until we hoar from the soothsayers we will adopt the explanation last mentioned, particularly as we know that it has been thought prudent to Lave the foundations of the Opera House exam ined by a committee of builders. bight from the West. We have a circular from Versailles, Missouri, signed, “Respectfully, James A. Spurlock. The writer says: “I claim the honor of dis covering the centrifugal powers of nature that ■ustain and spreads out the starry heavens, and causes them to revolve miran/l the sun and other fixed planets or suns. I will publish a book this jcomingspring entitled “A Philosophy of Heaven, Earth and tho Millennium. By a member of the Missouri Bar; in which I will demonstrate in a sceia. tifir. way," etc. Welcome, Spurlock, let ns have light as well as peace, and a murrain on grammar and orthography. Spurlock says ho will also show why “collusions’’ cannot occur in the moon’s orbit, and that wo imagine will be difficult, as well as interesting. Every school-girl knows moonshine is a terrible place for collusions, delusions, illusions, fusions and all the rest of the usion family. Spurlock says he will send us a copy of the book, and then, if yon are good, and will read over our shoulder you shall see it Large Crockery Establishment. Mr. B. A. Wise has opened at Nos. 80 and 82, Mulberry St., one of the largest Crockery estab lishment in the South. His arrangements in Eu- ropo and all the leading American establishments, by which he buys and ships in large quantities and at the lowest rates, enable him to offer proposi tions to jobbers which will make it greatly to their advantage to buy of him instead of going farther to fare worse. They will find they can save money on any prices they can possibly ob tain in New York, and pay freights to Georgia. House-keepers will find at this establishment a vast range and variety of goods from which to make their selections, and can satisfy the most critical and fastiduons taste. See Mr. Wise’s advertisement. The Negbo Question- is the Legislature.— Tho Savannah Republican of Sunday says: As near ns we can come to the truth from the mud dy accounts from Atlanta, it appears that the House adopted on Thursday the resolution of Mr. Price to refer the question of the eligibility of negroes to the Legislature to tho Supreme Court. Yesterday a motion to reconsider the vote was lost by a considerable majority, so the resolution stands adopted by the House and awaiting the action of the Senate. If constitutional, and we know nothing to the contrary, it would have been better for the Leg islature to have passed a bill giving original ju risdiction to the Supreme Court in this particular case, as there is likely to be no appeal before them for some time. The Savannah clerkship case has been resolved into an issue of facts in which negro eligibility is in no wise involved, and will bo finally disposed of by a jury. Columbus Passenger Station to be Com- pleted.—The Sun says the Passenger Station House, in Columbus, the naked walls of which have so long stood os a monument to good in tentions, is at last to be finished. That paper Bays: Work will commence in a few days. The originnl plan is to be somewhat altered. In- eitead of two arches and four tracks there will be substituted three of the first and the same number of tracks. When completed, the ap pearance of the structure will be quite hand some, and the entire building will have cost $22,- 000. The contract made before the war was for $14,000. Barringer and Morton are the con tractors. The expense is bora equally by the three railroads entering at Columbus. We are glad this handsome depot is to be finished. New Postage Stamps.—Tho new series of postage 6tamps, shortly to be "issued by the Postoffice Department, will differ fiom previous ones in size, being smaller, and in respect to the engravings, which will not, as heretofore, all be likenesses of public men. The designs are thus: On the two-cent stamp is an engrav ing of a postboy on horseback; on the three- cent, a locomotive under full head of steam; on tho five-cent stamp, a head of Washington; on tho ten-cent stamp, a picture of the Declaration of Independence; on the twelve-cent stamp, an engraving of an ocean steam-ship, and on the thirty-cent stamp, the surrender of Burgoyne. Gen. Grant’s Cabinet.—The Washington correspondence of the Savannah Republican says there is very good authority for stating that, in a conversation with General Grant, the other evening, at his residence, he remarked that he had made np his mind upon his Cabinet appointments, but that as yet, tho persons whom he should invite to accept positions had been given no intimations of his intentions. Mrs. Grant remarked: “That is more than you have ever told me, General." He answered, “Yes; more than I have ever told any one yet" A number of feelers were then thrown out but all failed to elicit any hints upon the subject Another Sickles.—Dr. Geo. B. Peters, who killed Gen. Van Dorn, have recently been united in the holy bonds of matrimony with his former wife, from whom ho was divorced in conse quence of her intimacy, as claimed, with Gen. Van Dorn, Miss Peters, hia daughter, has, in consequence, renounced hor design of becoming a nun. The Opera.—The Montgomery papers speak very highly of the Gorman Opera Troupe who will open in Macon on Thursday, and say their renditions are very pleasing and effective. Use of Febtilxzets in Southern Georgia. The planters of this section are pretty generally, purchasing guano for tho ensuing crop. This is as it should be. So jsays the Bainbridge Angus. S&State Road.— A ^rriter in the Rome Commer cial suggests the building of a double track on the State Road, The time will come, if it. has not already arrived, when this will bo neces- aary. 1 ’Tl I-’--’ Six Oaks Cotton.—The Thoraasville Enter prise says: Mr. John White!, of this county, has sent ns a sample of the Six pales Cotton which he produced lost year, and thinks it ajsuporior and valuable cotton. Some whd planted this cotton pronounce it a humbug, and;others think it very superior. When doctors disagree, v,-ho shall docide ? f bill regulating suffrage, upon which it is said a majority in both bodies can be got to agree. Tie committee, however, have not yet report ed, although they were to report last Friday or Saturday. We may possibly hear of their report before going to press, and Senator Hill’s case be disposed of adversely, although we do not be lieve it is the desire of the incoming adminis tration that Senator Hill shall be deprived of his seat: bntthe Senate did not defer to Gen. Grant’s wishes in the case of the Tenure-of-of- fice bill, and may, therefore, very probably fol low the same course in the matter of Senator Hill We printed the Edmund's bill last December but as the reader may have forgotten its provi sions, we will add a synopsis. After reciting the crimes, transgressions and enormities at tending reconstruction in Georgia, ana de claring that the State Legislature has violated the Fourteenth Amendment and the fundamental conditions upon which Congress consented to the restoration of the State, the bill goes on to provide that so much of the acts passed June 26, 1868, as relates to the State of Georgia, and the military government organized under the new constitution of Georgia, shall continue in operation, during the pleasure of Congress, as provisional only, and the expulsion of the Afri can members shall be considered null and void. Sncli members shall resume their seats, their successors vacating the same, and no person shall be a member of the Legislature or hold office under the Provisional Government, who is ineligible by the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment. It is further provided that the Circuit and Districts Courts of the United States shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the courts under said Provisional Government, of all offences and facts, but such United States Courts shall not proceed therein unless the party injured, or some one in his behalf, shall make oath before a Judge or Commissioner that jus tice cannot be obtained in said Provisional Court. Finally, it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to cause to be stationed in the State such part of the land and naval forces of the United States as shall be sufficient to carry the foregoing provision into effect. We have little doubt that the foregoing dis patch to Mr. Forney’s Philadelphia organ may bo relied upon as developing the actual plan of the majority in Congress respecting Georgia. We have, therefore, a breathing spell, till after the inauguration of General Grant. The Press says that “General Grant is cer- tain not to veto the Edmund’s bill” The ex pression is a peculiar one, and no doubt is true. Gen. Grant, in all probability, will not take is sue with his party by vetoing the Edmund’s bill We have, indeed, as we think, very sat isfactory reasons for believing that General Grant docs not approve of any of the schemes to remand Georgia back under a provisional gov ernment again; bat to what extent he may chose to exert his personal influence against the passage of a bill for that purpose by Con gress, or how potential that influence may be, are uncertain. The praetical suggestions of the situation are briefly these : If tho Georgia Legislature desire to avoid the expense, confusion, derangement, danger and hindrance of the Edmund’s bill, or a worse measnre, let them go as far as they can conscientiously to strengthen the hands of Re publicans who maybe disposed to side with Gen. Grant on the question. A judicious statesman ship acts upon affairs as they are, and not as they ought to be. Where heavy pecuniary losses stare us inexorably in the face, we compromise with lighter sacrifices, if possible. That is the policy of every man of sense, and no one ques tions it. Why, then, should legislators take their stand upon points of law, justice, the Con stitution, etc., when they know that all these are powerless to defend them or to breast the com ing storm ? Teachers of the Poor in Bibb. The Board of Commissioners, on Saturday last made the following additional appointments of teachers authorized to instruct'indigent chil dren, viz: Miss Josephine Lane, at Swift Creek near Davis’ mill. L. P. McCord, Warrior District Wiley N. Arnold, Hazzard District William Y. Howard, Warrior District To teach poor colored children: Richard U. Mitchell, Collinsville. S. H. Robertson, Riley’s, near Laboratory. John W. Brooks, 2d street Macon. The Board adjourned to Saturday 23d instant, when the question of who constitute proper sub jects of education at the expense of the county will come np. It appears that loose and latita- riinariRTi views prevail on this point The South Carolina Railroad. The Charleston Cornier, of the 6th, after comparing reports, comes to the conclusion that the Sonth Carolina Railroad has maintained its position since the war better th r- r.’-y main trunk railway in the South, and from tl - stand point of tho present, the company can exclaim: “I have lived”—its reign of terror is not only over, but it survives, full of hope and strength, destined, we hope and believe, to work out great results for both the State and the city. Tho gross receipts are stated at...§1,204,961 Sl» Operating expenses. 697,447 40 Net.... $597,514 49 As compared with 1867, there is a deficit of $16,262 67 in net earnings, a very insignificant amount when compared with the total figures of the year. The Courier compares these returns with those of four leading roads of the South as fol lows: The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com pany is as follows: Gross earnings $1,174,914.13 Operating expenses 830,107.86 Net $344,806.27 And the President in the Annual Report says: To the general prostration of the business of the country from various causes, such as political agitation, short crops, low prices of cotton, etc., is attributable the reduced receipts of the Road, which as compared with the previous year shows a deficit of $486,698.30, of which $320- 374.C2 stands as the loss in passenger receipts.” The Georgia Railroad Company shows a fall ing off of $133,418.20, which the able and ex perienced President tells ns “ has been almost exclusively in local fares.” Tho Western and Atlantic Railroad which is, as our readers are aware, the great State Road of Georgia, 6hows for gross earnings $945,607.24 Expenses 679,287.12 Net $2G6,32012 Which, in the language of tho Superintendent, “ shows a considerable falling off from the pre vious year.” The Central Railroad Company of Georgia presente for gross earnings $2,008,721.31 Road expenses 1,284,065.10 Net................. $764,891.17 This deficit, from figures of 1867, is $212,- 226.57. The Southern Georgian.—This paper has again changed hands, Mr. John E. Hayes hav ing purchased the material from the proprietors. We learn that Mr. Hayes will soon start a new paper, in place of the Georgian, under the name of the Southern Sun. A celebrated Paris received • necklace oora^ each atone' wri franc note. Number in the City.—It is estimated that icniber of tho demi-monde of ! ? he £ e . are . about hundred colored children a New Year’s gift an emeirald ! ll °2 lnn l bn3 *, Tbe average attendance on all ;ed of seventy-two emeralds ! , bo f re ®dmen s schools is not much over two separately wrapped in a I ooo bundrea an d The house built by the .1 '• rapped m a 1.000 ■ Government is furnished with only 2G4 .W-* Columbus, Sun. * V - - The Canal. The Columbus Enquirer, noticing the propo sition of “ Georgian” in the Telegraph for a canal connecting the Tennessee with the Aita- maha river, suggests another, and, as that paper thinks, a shorter route as follows: That is, to start from near the same point on the Tennessee, say Gunter's Landing, thence running through Wills’ Valley and along Wills’ Creek for a considerable distance to the Coosa river. The distance between the two rivers by this route is probably not more than thirty miles, and the suggestion of a canal to connect them at these points is not a new one. The Coosa river is navigable for some distance below the point of this connection, and the navigation thence to Wetumpka. is interruptedby a succes sion of falls and rapids, there being plenty of water but for these breaks. It is proposed to make the Coosa navigable all the way from Rome, Georgia, to Wetumpka, by a series o locks and dams, and competent engineers have recently surveyed it, and pronounced this a practicable undertaking at a small cost com mensurate with its advantages. Its consumma tion seems to be a question of time only. At Wetumpka or Montgomery, the improvement would meet and connect with another series of far-reaching water communications, with Mobile, Ala., Aberdeen and Columbus, Miss., Tuscaloo sa and Demopolis, Ala., and New Orleans and other cities on tbe lower Mississippi, with their diverse and wide-spread river connections.— From Wetumpka or Montgomery, the canal could be made to take a directly easterly course for Hawkinsville, Ga., running for a consider able distance along the Tallapoosa river, and crossing the Chattahoochee at or near the head of navigation, and the Flint near Lanier, in Macon county. The distance from Wetumpka or Montgom ery to Hawkinsville is not more than 180 miles, and, with tho 30 miles of canaling between tbe Tennessee and Coosa rivers, the length of the canal would not exceed 210 miles, being 80 miles shorter than that proposed by the corres pondent of the Telegraph. It would not, like the latter, run through any very elevated coun try—the highest points to be overcome being the dividing ridges between the waters of the Alabama and tbe Chattahoochee, and the wa ters of the Chattahoochee and Ocmulgee. [communicated.] Messrs. Editors : How is it that the President of the Southwestern Railroad refuses to have an Agent at No. 1, Southwestern Railroad ? The citizens of the eastern portion of Houston coun ty are put to a great deal of trouble by having to pay for freight before it is shipped; also, to ran the risk of receiving freight after it is deliv ered at No. 1. Yesterday morning the yard at No. 1 was crowded with freight No one to take charge of the same. Myself and others were forced to hire a negro to watch our goods and pay $2 00 apiece for his services. We wish to know if it is the intention of the President to force ns to ship our goods to No. 14 or No. 2. If so, we would like to know. Yours, very respectfully, J. H. Corwin. The Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment. — The special Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette writes as follows to that pa per in reference to the Fifteenth Negro Suffrage Constitutional Amendment, recently passed by the House of Representatives, so-called: The greatest interest is now manifested in po litical circles here regarding the newly-proposed amendment to the Constitution, securing the right of suffrage to all persons regardless of color. This choice political blessing was con ceived and brought forth for the special benefit of the Southern States, its authors never for a moment suspecting that tho “rebel States” would be generous enough to insist upon their Northern sisters participating with them in the blessing. The ways of Providence are indeed mysterious, and it is now for the down-trodden States of the Sonth to say whether or not ne groes shall vote in Ohio, contrary to the wishes of an overwhelming majority of her people.— Senators are anxiously inquiring of Soutlftm men how their respective States will probably vote on the suffrage amendment. “Unquestionably for it,” is the almost universal answer. This fact has tended to weaken the prospect of suc cess for the resolution proposing the amend ment, as many who favor its passage do so with the confident belief that the Northern States will reject the amendment, and no harm be done, but if it shall appear that the Southern States are willing to divide the boon of negro suffrage with their r!cr*h.om sisters, it then becomes a more serious question, and the rumor among Senators to-night fo that the proposed amend ment will be lost. BT TELEGBAPH. FROM ATLANTA. Negro Eligibility in tbe Senate. House Resolution Adopted. Ethiopia on the Floor in Strength. Bills for tho Macon City Election. Special to the Macon Dailu Telegraph. I Atlanta, February 8—Night. Senate—The Senate, this morning, resumed con sideration of the House resolution referring the question of the eligibility of negroes to the Supreme Court. To this Mr-Speer moved an amendment that each House will abide by the decision of the question, on which the previous question had been called, which was upon the amendment of Mr. Speer. An unsuccessful effort was made to get the con sent of Mr. Candler to withdraw his call for the previous question, many members being desirous to debate the general proposition. Mr. Speer asked permission to withdraw his amendment, but the Chair ruled that consent could be giTen. as tbe call for the previous question for bids the privilege. On a division of the question, the first part of Mr. Speer’s resolution, referring to tho pledge to abide by the decision of the Court, was lost by a vote of yeas 13 ; nays 19. The other portion, re ferring to the oath to be taken by officers, members and clerks, also, if they had engaged in the re bellion, etc., wa3 lost—yeas 12, nays 20. The original House Resolution was then adopted —yeas 19, nays 12. The Republican and Democratic votes were con siderably divided. Mr. Merrill gave notice that ho would move to re consider. Mr. Adkins succeeded in getting read tho resolu tion he had formerly introduced to reseat immedi ately those members who had been expelled on ao- count of color alone. Mr. 'Winn raised a point of order that tho same question had been acted on by the Senate, in re ferring the matter to the Supremo Court. The Chair held that the point was not well taken, as any Senator might introduce such a resolution at the proper time. Mr. Adkins intimated that possibly the Senate, having erred, should bo punished. This resolution virtually brought up the whole ne gro eligibility question again. Mr. Smith of the 7th replied to Mr. Adkins in an able speech in opposition to negro eligibility. In the course of his speech ho said he did not believe the negroes to-day, as a mass, would pretend they were able to take charge of the Government. He had conversed with many in the last four months, and he had not met with more than three in favor of negro office-holding. Lincoln himself, had no such intention. Congress could not honestly entertain the notion of imposing governmental responsibilities upon the negro in hia present condition. Mr. Smith favored delay, to act till the colored man is compe tent for the position. To thrust him into it now, is to increase the antagonism of races and to endanger war. The mass of the people desire peace and let us have it. In spite of the representations made to Congress, placing ns in a false light, an overwhelm ing majority of our people were devoted to the arts and interests of peace, and in favor only of things which make for peace. His peroration was truly el oquent. Sir. Lester moved to postpone Adkins’resolution. Blotion adopted—yeas 18, nay310. Mr. Adkins gave notice of hia intention to move a reconsideration. House.—In the House, Sir. Hall, of Meriwether, introduced a bill to abolish capital punishment. Mr. Morgan, a bill vesting the jurisdiction of the late County Courts in Justices’ Courts. Two bills were introduced, respectively, by Sir. Sparks and Sir. Fitzpatrick, to bring on a municipal election in Macon. Mr. Sparks’ biH provides that the election shall take place at the regular time, according to the char ter; whilst Sir. Fitzpatrick’s bill brings on the elec tion in April. Both bills require a registration of the voters. Sir. Hall, of Sleriwether, introduced a bill legal izing the collection of any rate of interest which may be agreed on. Sir. Hall made an earnest appeal in favor of his bill, declaring that what Georgia needed was capi tal, and that the laws of supply and demand should apply to money as well as to other commodities. Messrs. O’Neal and Anderson opposed the bill, and pending its consideration the House adjourned. Sir. Hudson, of Harris, having the floor. Sir. Sparks also supported the bill in a few appropriate remarks. The Charleston Phosphntes. The New York Evening Post commenting on Ashley and Cooper river mineral phosphates and the cost of adapting them to the use of a fertilizer, has the following: It is not unreasonable to expect that, just as ships from every part of the civilized world have flocked to tho Chincha Islands in search of Pe ruvian Guano, so will they before long crowd the wharves of Charleston in quest of that ele ment of guano found there which ha3 the most lasting value. This long hidden source of wealth cannot foil to draw to this port the enter prise and capital necessary for its regeneration, and for the establishment of permanent pros perity. A company in Charleston, which is now aged in tho preparation of a fertilizer of which the phosphates are the chief constituent, find a ready market at $60 per ton for this pro duct. The cost of a ton of 2,000 pounds, as they prepare it, is thus divided; 1,400 pounds crude phosphate, $5.60; 400 pounds sulphuric acid, $12; 200 pounds ground animal refuse, $1.50—total cost of material $19.10 The cost of manipulation may carry the entire outlay to $25, which leaves a very wide margin for an in crease in the cost of the phosphate. Either su perphosphate of lime must become much cheap er, in consequence of this discovery, or the owners of the phosphate lands must become ra pidly rich, for it is impossible that so large a profit as $35 per ton can long be made in a man ufacture in which there is no monopoly. A New Boole by an Old Author. Some twenty-five years ago a book made its appearance in this country—first published, we believe, at Knoxville, * Tennessee, entitled “Gunn’s Domestic Medicine, "which soon passed through several editions, until within a few years its scale roached the enormous extent of over a hundred thousand copies. The renowned author of that book, Dr. John C. Gunn, is still alive, and has given to the world a new work on “Domestic Medicine,” somewhat after the plan of the old one, bnt much larger. He baa de voted several years to the preparation of his new book, discarding from me medical depart ment what time and experience have shown to be useless or injurious, and incorporating the latest improvements and new remedies. The work is entitled “Gunn’s New Domestic Physi cian, or Home Book of Health,”—a very hand some and appropriate title. Altogether it seems to be an admirable work; such as every family should have on han^, for consultation and reference. It may often be the means of avoiding sickness, or a doctor’s bill and may save life. The work is written expressly for the people; its author is an old and well-known physician, having practiced medicine near for ty years ; its style is chaste, beautiful, and so plain that all who con read can understand it This book is for sale bv S. M. Tooke, general agent, now canvassing the city of Macon. The crop of California raisins this year will be insignificant. Mr. and Sirs. Howard Paul will be in this country in March. . ' From Washington Washington, February 8.—The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Oregon, requiring taxes to be paid in gold and silver. The Court hold3 that taxes are not in the nature, of a debt or contract, and therefore the legal tender law don’t affect taxes. Revenue to-day $500,000. Sirs. Surratt’s remains were delivered quietly to her family to-dav. Hon. E. J. Stafford, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Blississippi, presented, to-day. an address to the Reconstruction Committee in behalf of himself and others, claiming to represent a large and influential part of the Republican party, who opposed the adoption of the Constitution voted upon in June last. The address is in the nature of a pro test and is a discussion of the condition of affairs in tho State. He proposes a plan of restoration as follows: First, That Congress shall declare all the offices in the State vacant. Second, Provides for tho appointment of a Provisional Governor, with power to fill all the offices, thus declared vacant; with power, also, to remove from office his own ap pointees. Third, Provide that tho proposed Con stitution shall be so modified, or amended, as to remove from it those features that are more pro scriptive than is required by the Reconstruction laws of Congress. Fourth, Provide for an election at the time designate' by the proposed Constitution for holding the ant. . election for the ratification of the Constitution, as amended for the election of all State, county and municipal officers. The President, to-day, made some additional con- snlar and naval nominations. Washington, February 7 Senator McCmeiy and others had an interview with Evarts yesterday re garding tho release of Lieut. Braine, of the Confed erate Navy. Evarts doubts whether Braine’e case comes within the President’s amnesty: bnt listened favorably to the appeals for mercy. Recent utterances and votes of Speaker Colfax in dicate a liberal feeling towards tho Southern people; both regarding political and property rights. Delegates to the Southern Press Convention on tho 17th inst.. will he entertained by tho Mobile Board of Trade. Several railroads have tendered complimentary passes to editors to and from Mobile. the oyster trade from the Virginia laws ae modified by Gen. Schofield. The House went into Committee of the Whole, and then took reoesa. General News. Columbus, February 6.—The Southern Press Con vention will meet in Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday, 17th day of February. A B. Lamar. President Southern Press Association. From Cuba. Havana, February 7,—Salnave has destroyed two and captured another town in San Domingo. The inhabitants at Aux Cays and vicinity are panic stricken. Many are escaping to Jamaica. Foreign News. London, February 8.—The news from Greece is contradictory. The latest dispatches say that Zai- mis has formed a ministry, and peace is assured. The reported battle between the Turks and Mon tenegrins is authoritatively denied. marine News. Savannah, February 8. — Arrived, yesterday, steamship St. Petersburg, Leith, Scotland; schooner Edward Slade, Baltimore. Arrived to-day, steamer Herman Livingston, New York; Fannie, Baltimore; steam packet Cricket, New York. Wilmington, February 8.—The schooner John Griffin, Capt. Foster, loaded with sugar and molas ses, bound from Sagua la Grande to Philadelphia, experienced a heavy gale on the 3d, and was struck by a water-spout, carrying away her rudder irons, wheel, ropes, eta Congressional. Washington, February 8.—Senate.—The Rail road Committee have asked to;be discharged from the further consideration of various propositions for aid, the Omnibus bill reported on Saturday covering all meritorious schemes now presented. After the proceedings reported at noon, the Con stitutional amendment was resumed and discussed all day, which was only suspended to allow a vote in Edmunds’ resolution, regarding Georgia’s elec toral vote, which passed by 34 to 11. This reso lution provides that, in declaring the vote, two re sults shall be announced—one counting and tho other omitting Georgia’s vote. Tins leaves the Geor gia question open. House—The House is considering the change in tho election of Congressmen. Tbe Reconstruction Committee did nothing to day. The Election Committee ditto. Under the regular call the following bills were in troduced : For regulating the fur trade; for en couraging the building of steamships; a hill relating to the rights of the loyalists of Alabama; for au thorizing the President to appoints committee-to revise the tariff: for granting a right of way to the Memphis, Elp&so and Pacific Railroad; for granting lands to the New Orleans and Selma Railroad: a bill in regard to inauguration associa tions ; and three bills regarding naturalization. Eldridge asked to select a committee to investi gate the outrages of the Arkansas militia riots. Ob jected to. Tl'.e copper tariff bill, as amended by the Senate, was passed by a vot e of 127 ayes 56 nays. A petition was presented asking for protection for Tho Row at the Tacon Theatre. The Havana correspondent of tbe New York World gives the following account of the late political row at the Tacon Theatre, Havana At 8, p. m., the performances commenced, and every allusion indirectly favorable to Cuba was loudly applauded, and at about 10:15 some of the remarks of the actors had created such an enthusiasm in the audience that the attendant noise, within the theatre, be came so great as to prevent anything to be heard that was said upon the stage. At this time some one rose and shouted ‘'Viva Cuba! Viva Cespedes!" which shout was repeated by a couple of persons on the outside of the hall, drinking and talking at the bar of the theatre. The officer in command of the troops detailed to S reserve order, inteiposed to hush these visas, at tiie existing confusion prevented his being heard. With a view of restoring qniet, he or dered his men to fire in the air, which was done. This caused the volunteers who had been prowling in the neighborhood to hurry up to the theatre, and without orders they began firing upon the bnilding, while many, more reckless and murderous than their companions, forced their way into the hall and fired upon the unarmed audience (composed of women and children, as well as men] and some even went so far as to use their bayonets.. Over 250 shots were thus fired at the outside of tho the atre, and some fifty within upon the audience, before the officer and troops on duty could suc ceed in getting the volunteers to* cease their murderous proceedings, and allow the people at the theatre to retire to their homes. By this firing five persons were killed outright, and twenty-one wounded, including a Spanish lady severely, a young girl of eleven dangerously, and an actress slightly hurt. The Spanish lady and three more of the wounded have since died of their injuries. After all citizens unhurt were gone from the neighborhood of the theatre, the volunteers amused themselves in yelling and shouting around the building, and the silly miscreants even went so far as to give nine groans to the American flag, that, with two others, were flying upon the bnilding. After this they dispersed, some returning horns and others perambulating through the city during the greater part of the night in groups of four, five and six. The affair at the theatre, very naturally, at once, created great excitement throughout the city, and led within a few hours to several en counters between parties of Cubans and the vol unteers, principally along the Prado. As far as I can ascertain, one volunteer and two citizens were killed in these, and two volunteers, one watchman and three citizens wounded. On Sat urday, some two hundred different sqnads of volunteers, generally six in a squad, patrolled the city the whole # day upon their own volition, with loaded guns, rarely an officer being seen with them, and he never higher in rank than captain. By this overbearing conduct, and by the arbitrariness in arresting parties without cause, and in grossly insulting all those, whether Spaniards, Cubans, or foreigners, who would not join them in shouting “ X'ita Espa- na!” the volunteers brought about numerous difficulties, and it is surprising that the casual ties for the day only foot np one citizen killed, two volnnteors and two citizens wounded. During the whole of Saturday night these self-selected patrolmen walked the streets of Havana, but very fortunately killed only one man, and wounded two. Sunday being a day of rest should have witnessed a cessation of these murdering patrols, but such was not the case. On tho contrary, the unauthorized patrol squads were trebled in number, and the conduct of the volunteers throughout the day was even more abusive and tyrannical than on Saturday. Fortunately, occasional showers of rain kept very many persons in doors, and thus gave them fewer opportunities for the exercise of their ar bitrariness than they would otherwise have had. It is rather difficult to say what were the casual ties for the day, but as far as I can learn they amounted to one citizen and an artilleryman killed, two volunteers and four citizens wounded. State Road Management. The Columbus Enquirer, whose opinion oa the existing management of our great State work we oopied some days ago, and which some have thought proper to question, returns to the sub ject in its issue of Thursday and gives a com parative statement of the receipts, expenditures and net profits for several years together, in proof of its statement that the report of its operations for the past year should not be satis factory to the Legislature. It says: We are now enabled to make a comparison of the proportionate raeeipts and expenditures of several late years, and show what relation the expenses and profits have borne to the gross earnings. 1359—from 30th Sept, 1858, to 80th Sept, 1859: Gross income $832,43 303 Working expenses 377,081 50 Net $454,541 53 Ratio of expenses to receipts, about 45 per cent 1860— from 80th Sept., 1859, to 80th Sept 1860: Gross income $835,919 55 Working expenses. 419,464 95 Net..... 8417,454 60 ■ Ratio of expenses to receipts, about 50 per cent 1861— from SOtb Sept. 1860, to 30th Sept, 1861: Gross income $892,436 39 Working expenses! 339,858 43 Net..... $552,577 97 Ratio of expenses to receipts, about 88 per cent. 1867—from 30th September, 1866, to 30th Septem ber, 1867: Gross income $1,273,161 28 Working expenses 685,462 22 Not $587,629 13 Ratio of expenses to receipts, about 54 per cent. 1863—from 30th September, I897, to 30th Septem ber, 1868: Gross income $943,607 24 Working expenses 655,236 51 Fet $288,367 73 Ratio of expenses to receipts, abont 70 per cent. Every reader will see at one glance that the administration of 1868, figures very disadvan- tageously in the above comparison. With re ceipts larger than those of 1859, I860 and >1861, its net earnings were not half as much as their average, and its ratio of expenses to receipts ran up to seventy per cent, while theirs was on ly forty-four per cent. As compared with 1867, it incurred very nearly as great expense in do ing $643,607 worth of business as was incurred in 1867 in doing $1,27^171 worth, and its net earnings again fell sfcort of half as much as those of 1867. The reason why the road did not pay a large sum into the treasury in 1867, was that it had in that year to incur “ extraordinary expenses" and satisfy old claims to the amount of $450, 000. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Saturday, February 6,1869 In the Senate, we see little or nothing in the Atlanta reports to add to our special telegraphic report After the ineffectual attempt £0 recon aider the labor contest bin, the Senate took up the House eligibility resolution, which, we see la as follows: ’ Resolved, That the case involving the right ol colored men to hold office in Georgia be to the Supreme Court ^ Gen. Grant on Universal Suffrage and tbe South. Tho following is from the Washington corres pondence of the Savannah Republican: Washington, D. C., Feb. 3, 1869. Gen. Grant, in conversation yesterday morn ing, took square ground in favor of Impartial suffrage. He seemed to have some doubt about the power of Congress to regulate suffrage by law, but said there could be no sound objection to submitting a Constitutional amendment to tbe people. He speaks of the one passed by the House on Saturday last as embodying the right idea, but expressed no opinion on the language therein chosen. He said explicitly that the prin ciple of impartial suffrage is right in itself, and added that as wo have, through reconstruction acts, imposed negro suffrage on the South, it is only fair that the Northern States should give the ballot to their oum colored citizens. - The General is emphatic in the expression of his opinion on the question, and thinks that it had better be disposed of as soon as possible soasto take a disturbing element out of our affairs, and he expressed the hope that the amendment would be passed by Congress before the end of the present session. If Gen. Grant has a proper regard (and I be lieve bo has) for consistency, the Sonuern peo- plejwill in some manner be benefited by a change in the occupants of the White House, for tho reason that while Mr. Johnson is powerless to help them in view of his difficulties with the Radical party in Congress, yet Gen. Grant, hav ing the confidence of all the Conservative mem bers of both Houses, and will be supported in all constitutional acts by tho Democrats, can, if he is so dsiposed, contribute largely by his in fluence and his acts towards restoring that peace and quiet throughout the Southern States so earnestly desired by everv right thinking mind. Gentlemen of high standing from the South who have had frequent conversations with the President elect, express themselves as satisfied with his vie#S in regard to the reconstruction of the Southern States, together with the questions of suffrage and amnesty. These gentlemen say that they are going home perfectly satisfied that Grant will do all that he can for the benefit of the whole country and in a direct constitutional manner. What I consider as the best evidence of Grant’s kind disposition towards the South, is the fact that all the carpet-baggers and scala wags have commenced to abuse him in a manner peculiar to men of their ilk; they begin to real ize the (to them) startling fact, that with a bold, daring and honest executive their chances for a new lease of political pow^r are indeed verysliin. CouNTiNO the Presidential Vote.—The Presi dential vote will be counted on Wednesday, the 10th day of February instant, atone o’clackin the chamber of the House of Reprerentatives, in the presence of the Senate, with the President of the Senate in the Chair. The Senate selects one teller, and the House two. The presiding officer (Mr. Wade) opens the envelopes, arid reads the vote, and the tellers record ft. Ob jection can be made by any member of either House to the counting of the vote of any State, and in that case the Senate will retire to its own Chamber, and each House will vote seperately upon the question of the reception of the vote of such State, and without debate. This is the provision of the joint rule of the two Houses on this subject. Peeler Cotton. From the Atlanta Constitution.] In the columns of your valuable issue of the 3d ultimo, my attention has been attracted by an extract from the Griffin Star, headed, “Beat this if you can,” in which the following some what extraordinary language oocurs: “Much has been said through the papers of the Peeler, and other varieties of long staple cottons, but we have yet to learn that any of these have been sold in any Southern market for more than 35 cents a pound, except the Threskin cotton, etc.” Though a grower of the Peeler cotton, and to some extent interested in the sale of its seed, yet this consideration alone would not have prompted me to respond to the above; bnt aside from any selfish considerations, the great agricul tural and commercial interests of the country— now just beginning the straggle to free itself from the slough of bankruptcy and despond in to which it had fallen, demands in the most im perative manner, that truth should be* elicited upon every subject of this character; that the planter’s energy and industry should be concen trated upon that variety of our great staple, which experience proves will be most remuner ative to mm, and add to the general wealth and prosperity of the South, now just again begin ning to claim her agricultural superiority over the world. I have nothing to say abont other varieties of cotton, nowrecommended to the planters of your State, more than if experience teaches that their cultnre, on account of superiority of staple and abundance of yield, is most profitable, then every consideration of justice and interest re quires that we should render them that praise which is due. As to the snperiority of the sta ple of the various varieties of the cotton now offered to the planters, I know of but one in stance where their respective merits have been fnlly investigated and compared by competent and disinterested authorities, and that was at the State Fair at Montgomery, Ala., some two months ago, where every variety of superior cotton was on exhibition; and the result of the comparison can be seen at Messrs. Pratt & Ed wards’. in the shape of the medal awarded the “ Peeler Cotton." As to what price this cotton brings in the various cotton marts, I hold let ters of Messrs. Foster, Gwyn & Co., cotton fac tors of Now York, that they had sold the “Peeler Cotton” there this season at fifty-seven cents per pound. I hold account sales from the same par ties at forty-two cents. I hold account of sales from Messrs. Rust, Johnson & Locket, at Savan nah, at forty-five cents. I hold account sales of the last picking of our crop, (necessarily an infe rior grade of cotton,) made at New Orleans at thirty-five cents, when other varieties of same grade were bringing twenty-one-and-a-half cents. With the “Peeler Cotton," it is not occasionally that, on' account of superior handling, that a bale is sold at a greatly enhanced price; bnt out of the two thousand bales sent to market this season, I have yet to learn that one has been sold for less than ten cents per pound more than other varieties of ordinary cotton. But superi ority of staple and price alone, is not what the planter demands, Mr. Editor. This has been discovered long since, in countless varieties of cotton. But the next question of no less im portance than this is—Is it a prolific cotton? If it does not possess this element, it maybe no more valuable to tbe planter than our ordinary growth. For an answer to this question, which so much interests us aU, let the planter at once open a correspondence with any New Orleans merchant acquainted with the growth of the “Peeler Cotton,” for they are acquainted with every feature of this cotton. It is two months before tbe seed are to be put into tbe ground, and ample time is given to investigate folly, so that there can be no necessity for beingdeceived about this cotton in any particular. Mr. Editor, let every planter straggle with the other, with the proper manly feeling for emula tion only—rising above any unworthy prejudioe, bnt determined to award merit where merit is due—having no wish to detract from that which tends to build up the scorched and wasted places of the South. We should turn to everything which looks to our agricultural interest with ad miration, and to him who advances it as a pub lic-benefactor. Who is it that does not honor Georgia’s great agriculturalist, David Dixon? He is an honor and an ornament to yonr State, and should be cherished with pride and grati tude by her people—for he has successfully rev olutionized the old and suicidal system of agri culture, and done more, perhaps, than any one man toward putting the South once more upon the high road to agricultural and commercial pros perity. H. R. Ware. This resolution under the failure to sustain the call for the previous question would oobm np again Monday. HOUSE BILLS FIRST BEADING. To provide for holding municipal elections in Columbus and Milledgeville. To create Commissioners of Roads and Rev. ennes in each county. To make it a penal offence to hunt with fir? or dogs on the lands of others, without the per. mission of owners, in Gwinnett, Dekalb ard other counties. To incorporate the Desotah Manufactnrinn Company at Rome. • ° To relieve W. Johnson and Son, and 6. j Lewis, of Upson county, from payment oftaies in 1868. To change time of holding Superior Court in Southern Judicial Circuit. To relieve from jury duty certain member of Watchful Fire Company, at Cuthbert. To carry into effect the second section of tie 5th article of the Constitution. To authorize the Ordinary of Fulton county to issue bonds to meet outstanding claims. SENATE BILLS FIRST READING. Mr. Wooten—To give Ordinaries concurrent jurisdiction with Judges of Superior Courts, in foreclosing mortgages on personal property, and in anfrirninct lintie nn Arnrva. in enforcing liens on crops. Mr. Winn—To fix the per diem of members of the General Assembly, officers and clerks, at $5 per day, without extra compensation. BILLS ON SECOND BEADING. To amend the act incorporating LaFavette Committed. To incorporate the Georgia Guano Importing Company. Committed. To authorize the Governor to draw a warrant in favor of John Jones, lato Treasurer. Refer- red to the Finance Committee. • To declare buying and selling cotton in tie seed a misdemeanor. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. To repeal the act appointing Commissioners of Roads and Bridges in Muscogee. Committed To authorize J. J. Everett to settle with his ward, C. E. Platt. Committed. To explain the act for collection of taxes for 1868. Referred to the Finance Committee. * To amend section 3496 of the Code. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. To incorporate the Atlanta Manufacturing Company. Referred to Committee on Manufac- tures. To increase fees of J. L. Howell Constable. Lumpkin county. Referred to Judiciary Com mittee. ’ « To relieve J. B. S. Davis of double taxes fer 186 r. Committed. To amend act incorporating the Gas Light Companies in Augusta and Savannah. Commit ted. BILLS ON THIRD BEADING. To authorize the Governor to draw a warrant in favor of Cobb and Byrd & Cobb, for artificial limbs furnished to maimed soldiers. Report of Judiciary Committee recommending its passage, agreed to. Bill passed and transmitted to tbe House. To amend the charter of the Macon and West ern Railroad. Report of the Committee on In ternal Improvements agreed to, and the bill passed and was transmitted to the House. To consolidate the Charlotte and South Caro lina and Columbia and Augusta Railroads. Re port of the Committee on Internal Improve ments agreed to and the bill passed, and was transmitted to the. House. To perfect service on the Nashville and Chat tanooga Railroad Company. Report of the"Ju diciary Committee was agreed to, and the bill passed, and ordered to be transmitted to the House. To incorporate the Atlanta Cotton Factory Company. The report of the Committee on In ternal Improvements agreed to, bill passed, and transmitted to the House. House bill to amend act incorporating the town of Lumpkin. Passed. Also, to exempt from jury and militia duty certain members of Wide Awake Fire Company, of Americus.- Passed. In the Senate, Mr. Harper, of Terrell, morel to reconsider the bill passed yesterday repeating the act relative to collecting tax in Muscogee county, to pay insolvent criminal costs. Mr. Harper sustained his motion by a few very per tinent remarks in his usually energetic and forci ble style. Mr. Grimes opposed reconsideration. Saying he was but the servant of his constituents, that he had already introduced this bill in deference to their wishes—said the act proposed to be re pealed was a snap judgment taken upon hi> county, etc. He considered the tax levied upon his county, by the Act which this bill seeks to repeal was nnjust and onerous. Mr. Bcthune also favored reconsideration. Mr. Saussey opposed reconsideration." Mr. Lee called the previous question, which being sustained, the motion to reconsider pre vailed. A communication from David W. Lewis, Sec retary of the State Agricultural Society, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Internal Improvements. A resolution was adopted requesting Hon. D. W. Lewis to address the General Assembly on Monday evening next, and the Hall of the Horse was tendered to him on the occasion. A Senate resolution appointing c commute- on the Memorial of Mrs. J. E. M.telu-IL wuscoa* curred in. A number of bills wore read the tlirdtimeand lost. The following passed: To change (he time of holding the Superb Court in the counties of Columbia, Washington and Emannel. Passed. For the relief of A. Worrell Treasurer of Ip- son county. Passed. To change the time of holding Superior Courts in Cherokee county. Passed. . To authorize notaries public to appoint pah& prosecutors. Passed. Mr. Anderson offered a resolution appointing joint committee to examine into the business of both Houses with a view to an early adjourn ment—specifying an early day for a sine (lie tl- jourment. Mr. O’Neal moved to adjourn this day, sinedit Ruled out of order. Resolution was then adopted. The American Farmer. The February number of this admirable ag- Save the Dead Leaves. If every horticulturist and farmer would think for a moment on the nature of fallen lesres-- which contain not only the vegetable matter, bnt the earthy salts, lime, potash, etc., needed for the next season’s growth and fertility—andth 3t - too, exactly in the proportion required by the very tree and plant from which they fall—rtj- more, if they would consider that it is exactly in this way, by tbe decomposition of these to? ricnltural magazine has been received. We clip fallen leaves, that nature enriches the soil, yeN from its well-stored columns this excellent ad- j after year, in her great forces, it would hard? vice: j be possible for such a reflecting horticulturist or Mr. Charles Dickens, in a recent number of; farmer to allow these leaves to be swept awnj his paper, (All the Year Round,) says: “The b Y every wind that blows, and finally lost alto- part of the holding of a farmer or land owner 1 gether. Nor would he give them away, asmaoy which pays best for cultivation is the small es-1 uow do. He would rather collect, from week >o tate within the ring fence of his skulL Let him i 'week, the leaves that fail under each tree, begin with tho right tillage of his brains, and it b y digging them under the soil about the roo» shall be well with his grains, roots, herbage and ‘ ^ Via shall f Vl UP nfi aa with omana a * re a nnn* Minnesota exported wheat last pear. 8,894,121 bushels of he shall thrive. ‘Practice with science,’ is now the adopted motto of the Royal Agricultural So ciety." It must be allowed that no one should know better than Mr. Dickena the money value of brains. He took home, from a few months har vest, in Yankeedom, a hundred thousand dollars or so of gold, the price of the brain work of one small head. t There is sure profit in brains well used. The talk abont farming being unprofitable, and country life stupid and uninteresting, is the merest nonsense. Farming is profitable where brains are rightly used upon it, and where the contrary is the case, there is either want of brains or want of their proper application. If a man has a head, and it is not a good one for farming, let him torn it to some other purpose, for brains will surely tell somewhere. If he has none, or only an indifferent good one, let liim admit that fact, and not make ft more apparent, by insisting that there is no profit in farming. There is profit enough to gratify a reasonable, that is, a moderate desire for wealth. Those who make haste to be rich go to cities, and make haste more commonly to their ruin. But there is moderate profit on the farm for the mere hand labor of a diligent young man, and increasing profit, in exact proportion to his increasing knowledge of his business and the prudence and judgment with which he applies that knowledge. Bell Boyd drew a dagger on her Texas Man ager. Where they will decay, provide in the cheap^j manner possible food for that tree. If this should be tried we should not see orchards dy ing out for want of nourishment; but they would, in this simple manner, receive all the en riching they require. Pear trees, and doubtless the peach, would be greatly benefltted by tD 3 procedure. . In certain vineyards in France and Italy tt* vines are kept in the highest condition by sup ply burying at their roots every loaf and branca that is cut off, or falls from the vines at the close of the season. Will not some of our fanners 0 inquiring minds give this simple process a tfl* this reason.—Springfield Rep. It is told of Billy Hibbard, the Method^, that once when roll was called in the confer ence, hia name was read “William.” He K* at once, and objected, saying that his n*®* was not William—it was BUly. “But,Bn>th e Hibbard, ’ ’ pleaded Bishop Aahbury, ‘ ‘Billy » little boy’s name!” “Yes, Bishop,” was quick reply, “and I was a little boy when father gave it to me! ” That Ball.—There has been a merger of® committee of private citizens into "the geue* 1 Republican Committee on the inauguratw ball Messrs. Mullett, Supervising Archive ■ Mayor Bowen, and sere ml other officials * a .1J . J A— ll. -■ -— nl ■ . Aful HOV added to the original committee, and^now^ parties are satisfied, and the ball goes on- - „ preparations indicate one of tho grandest 0* inauguration balls in our history. in MBBSH as SHES8
