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The Greorgia Weekly Telegraph.
THE TELEGRAPH.
MACON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1869.
TLel Jnstlee be Done.
The papers say a canons of “ Southern Seno-
^ra ” was held in “Washington last Friday week,
jnd one of their demands npon the incoming
^ministration was “a fair share of tho Federal
offices." We hope they wall get a fair share
and nothing more. We hope the administration
of Gen. Grant will do the South the measure of
justice which may be involved in the assump
tion of tho manifest fact that these “Senators”
have not tho smallest right to speak for the
South, and will recommend nobody who ought
to be appo' nte d on the score of personal merit,
or of any Southern representative character.
If it be admissible to regulate legislation by
buncombe, spread-eagleism and lies and delu
sions patent upon their face, surely Gen. Grant
has too much sound practical sense to consider
such stuff in making his appointments. The
“Sonthem Senators” are, we believe univer
sally, very questionable specimens of a class of
political adventurers, who have gained a posi
tion they have illegitimate title to occupy, by
manipulating freed negroes. The recommenda
tions they will make will bo the same in kind,
and tho administration which heeds them will
he on the fair road to discredit. Let General
Grant fill his official rolls by selecting Northern
men of fair character, standing and reputation,
if he cannot find Southern men of that stomp
who can take the test oath.
Georgia Press Convention.
Supporting its propositing for a Convention
of the Georgia Press. The LaGrange Reporter
gives some very sensible suggestions upon the
condition of matters in regardto the third estate
in Georgia. Says the Reporter:
The truth is candidly stated, there are too
many papers in Georgia without merit as to
editoral ability or mechanical excellence, or bu
siness enterprise. Too many are conducted by
the starvation process of filling their columns
full of cheap advertising, regardless of justice
to their readers, who would prefer good reading
matter to cheap advertisements. Snch newspa
per men do not seem to comprehend that fewer
advertisements, at living prices, fair and equita
ble to all parties, with more reading matter, is
more profitable to them and making their jour
nals more respectable and influential.
Yes; we suppose there are several times too
many newspapers in Georgia, and the effect of a
heavy reduction in the nnmber would be vastly
beneficial to tho craft and the public. The re
mainder would be more efficient and publishers
would be better paid. The some remark would
apply with equal force to every State of the
Union. It is a reform beyond the power and ju
risdiction of any press convention; but, as the
Bsporter well suggests, a convention might be
useful in establishing some uniformity in prices.
Augusta and Post Royal Railroad—The
Chronicle and Sentinel says, that at the last
meeting of the Board of Directors of the Geor
gia Railroad the President of the Port Royal
Railroad submitted a proposition to the effect
that if three hundred thousand dollars were snb-
acribed by the people here, Northern capitalists
stood pledged to advance the amount necessary to
its completion, and that the road should be
opened to this city by the first of next October
-forty-six miles of it being graded, and the
balance of the distance requiring bnt litte labor.
Savannah.—The Republican of Friday says
“Oar hotels are crowded with strangers from
the North and our Southern States, and every
steamship and railroad apparently increases the
number. Many take the route to Florida, while
a majority are travelling with a view to business.
These are emphatically busy times in our city.
Our wharves are jammed with vessels and our
docks covered with merchandize—foreign and
domestic—of every description.”
The Baltimore Statesman says: “We have
conversed with persons who have lately re
turned from business tours in different portions
of the Southern country, extending ns far as
San Antonio, Texas, and they all give gratifying
reports of tho evidences of recuperation and of
renewed hope and energy which the Sonth ex
hibits. One of the most decided of these evi-
dences is the value of Southern securities.
Semi-Weekly Telegraph.
This edition is mailed Friday and Tuesday of
each week, and is made up wholly of reading
matter. The public will find it an excellent
paper-
Original Legislative Reports.—To get
better view of things in Atlanta, we have des
patched a special stenographic reporter to that
city, who is now furnishing original reports ex
clusively to the Telegraph, as foil and complete
as we can find space for. These reports appear
upon the outside of our daily edition.
The Albany News says “the Telegraph
counsels dishonor for a consideration.” Well,
we fail to see it, and the citation made by the
News bears no such fair construction. If the
people will never do anything worse than the
Telegraph recommends, their -honor will bo
safe.
The New Era says that Dr. J. 31. Baber, of
this city, delivered a freedwoman at Jonesboro,
on the 3facon and Western Railroad, of three
children at one birth on the 8th inst., and wants
to know whether that is any evidence that the
nee is becoming extinct. We shonld say that
the race must needs be a short one at that speed.
Father John Tripte.—Our old friend Father
John Trippe, of Eatonton, sent ns, yesterday, a
renewal of his subscription to the Daily Tele-
oaaph for six months. Our aged friend is now
ninety-six years old, and his youngest living
brother is eighty-five—all vivacious as colts.
time long continue to deal gently with
them all
The Tenure op Ojtice Bill.—The repeal of
this bill still hangs fire in the Senate. In twenty
mo days Grant will be President, and the
rbnncea are that he will have this abominable
inw to fetter his administratioe. It was before
the Senate on Saturday, bnt, npon Mr. Morton
Vetoing that he was “satisfied it had been used
to put thieves into office,” it was thrust aside.
A New Railroad.—A new railroad has been
hofit within fifteen miles of completion between
houigviUe and Cincinnati, running along the
Ffatucky shore. When finished, the time over
*h e toad between the two cities •will be three
hours.
ox Stone Mountain.—We learn from the
Atlanta Constitution that the hotel buildings
furniture on Stone Mountain were homed
* few nights since.
SHipitENTop Government Stocks.—The New
r°rk Express says that within the past two
Greeks over $10,000,000in Government has been
*htpped abroad; and in addition to the gold
V, ' : ' B painst them, it is estimated that three
es as much has been Bold short in anticipa-
of a break in premium. The Post says
a powerful combination has purchased ten
° r Sfteen millions of dollars in Government
oAs, which they threaten to withdraw from
® tc ulstion and thereby force an advance. The
transactions to-day show heavy clearances, reach-
e “ 8 ob °nt $95,000,000. Only $18,000 are yet
j ®*8od for shipment to-morrow. State bonds
- loiet and steady, Tennessee’s being excep-
active and weak on the reported intro-
on of a bill in the Legislature to farther
crease the bonded debt of the State.
Annexation of San Domingo.
The House of Representatives have been
squinting, of late, to a protectorate over the
Island of St. Domingo, and the movement has
stirred the bile of the New York Times. He
says the negroes there are “incapable of rising
above anarchy”; that they are “ignorant^
treacherous, brutalized and lazy.”
He declares that:
“Both parts of the islandhave long been and
still are the scenes of what Seaman describes
as ‘a succession of insurrections and revolu
tions, civil wars and devastations, massacres
and assassinations,' the nature and results of
which shonld deter this country as well from the
folly of a protectorate as from the danger of an
nexation.'^
Again, says the Times:
“Bnt the republicanism of the whole island
is a burlesque. In Hayti, for instance, only
negroes, Indians, mulattoes, and the mixed races
are invested with citizenship, all white persons
being disfranchised, excluded from office, and
even denied the privilege of holding real estate.
So also in St. Domingo, white is proscribed,
the blacks and mixed races insisting npon the
retention of all real control. Something more
than political jealousy actuates them in every
portion of the island. They are habitually
faithless when white men and their interests
are concerned.”
Universal radicalism should call the Times to
order. San Domingo affords the only practical
illustration in the whole world of the capacity
of the negro for self-government, and that
hardly a fair one, because the negro started in
San Domingo with a largo capital of civilization
and wealth acquired from the whites.
He has been “running the machine" in that
island now for abont seventy years, under cir
cumstances highly favorable to an advantageous
exhibition of bis capacity for progress in civili
zation, wealth and greatness; and if the Times
can show no better result than is set forth in
these extracts, we wonld have him explain upon
what principle of sound governmental philoso
phy he has become so fierce for negro adminis
tration in the South?
He calls upon Congress to make short work
of Georgia, because we are extremely reluctant
to introduce negroes into tho official administra
tion of State affairs, and make a burlesque of
republicanism in this State.
We assume, as a conclusion settled by the
universal experience and observation of man
kind since the world began, that the negro must
owe his advancement in the arts and comforts
of civilization and bis progress in refinement
and letters to the influence of the white race
and is not, therefore, qualified to lead that race
in the work of human progress.
We are willing and desirous that tho negro
should share in all the achievements of the white
man—that he should have all the civil privileges
and legal protection enjoyed by anybody; but
we do not think he will be a good leader, law
giver and magistrate, and we are just as well
satisfied, as if he should swear it, that the Times
entertains the same opinion.
We claim to have embodied that idea constitu
tionally in the Stato organization, and yet be
cause of that fact, although the Times and every
other reflecting Northern man is compelled to
entertain the same opinion, that paperis fierce in
its demand that Georgia shall be tinned out of
the Union! What folly and inconsistency is this!
The Electoral vote or Georgia.
Georgia appears to have gained something by
the defeat of the attempt to throw out her Elec
toral vote. We speak in reference to her “sta
tus” at Washington. It would be an act of most
glaring inconsistency for the Radical Congress
to decide that sho is not a State fully “restored,”
now that the same Congress has counted her
vote for President, with her Representatives
occupying seats in the House. Objection may
still be made to the admission of her Senators
on personal grounds, or on account of irregu
larity in their election. Bnt these objections do
not relate to the standing of the State. If Con
gress is offended because of the decision by the
Legislature on the question of negro eligibility
to office, its spleen cannot be justly vented on
the Senators elect, because their election was
not at all affected by it. Neither, indeed, can the
decision be legally or fairly urged in disparage
ment of her relations with other States of the
Union, because a large majority of the States
are doing and have always done just as she has
done—denied to negroes the right to hold office.
We cannot, of course, have any great confi
dence that this Congress will be restrained from
doing whatever it (mooses because its conduct
will be marked by such manifest inconsistencies
and absurdities. Bnt we feel that it has now
gone so far as to make it difficnlt to conceal
from the people of the country, or to explain
satisfactorily to them, the outrage that will be
committed by continuing to treat Georgia in
any other way than as a State enjoying in the
Union equal rights with the other States and
having as full powers as they have, each for it
self, to regulate her own domestic government
The foregoing is from that Very careful and
judicious paper, the Columbus Enquirer; and
other Georgia papers take the same view. Is it
the correct one? We think not. The Senate
Concurrent Resolution was shaped to avoid any
recognition of Georgia as a State of the Union,
which shonld commit Congress. It provided
simply for a declaration of the result of the can
vass, something in this way: “If we leave out
the vote of Georgia the result is thus; if we
count the vote of Georgia, it is thus. " Georgia,
therefore, was not counted in the same sense
that the other States were counted; and, in fact,
she cannot be said to have been connted at all
absolutely.
The mistake, we suppose, originated in the
failure of the onslaught upon Georgia made by
Butler and his colleagues of'the House in this
joint meeting. That attack grew out of a pur
pose, (notwithstanding the stipulations of the
concurrent resolution which the House had
agreed to the day before,) to put a special mark
of reprobation npon Georgia. The concurrent
resolution proposed, in effect, that Georgia
should be passed over sub silent io, in respect to
tho justice of her claims to participation in the
election as a State of the Union. But Butler
and the House were so fierce upon Georgia that
they conld not be content with such a proceed
ing even although they had previously agreed
to it. They “ boiled over” in joint meeting,
when Georgia was called, and insisted that the
State should be publicly repudiated. When the
two Houses separated npon this issue, the Sen
ate, by deciding that objections in joint meeting
were inadmissible, rested simply upon a point of
order for the enforcement of the concurrent res
olution. The House, however, by a voto of 150
to 41, stillinsisted upon the repudiation of Geor
gia. Upon reconsidering, the Senate carried
their pnrpose and maintained the concurrent
resolution by force of parliamentary police.
How, under these circumstances, any body
shonld infer that the position of Georgia has
been strengthened by the action of Congress in
canvassing the votes of the electoral colleges,
we do not understand. To our minds, on the
contrary, this action offers the most suggestive
hints of peril to the existing organization of the
State. .
Eibt.t Asparagus.—We reoeivea yesterday a
bunch of Asparagus from the garden of Mr.
Gustin, in Vineville. This is the earliest we
ever saw, and tells of the moderate spring-like
weather we have had for a month past.
The peach trees in this'region are now begin
ning to bloom and getting ready very possibly
for a sharp freeze to destroy the fruit prospect
Southern Sun.—The Bainbridge Southern
Georgian has changed its name to the Southern
Sun, and is now conducted by Messrs. John R.
Hayes, and O. G. Gurley. May that Sun never
set, nor any Joshua interfere to stop its onward
career.
Thb Savannah Cotton receipts footed np on
Friday as follows: Receipts of uplands since
1st September, 1868, 256,162; Sea Islands 7,-.
607. Last year Uplands 860,766; Sea 7,732.
THE GEORGIA ACADEMY* FOR THE
BUND.
VISIT OF A LEGISLATIVE C03IMITTEE.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION.
HOW THE STATE TAKES CARE OF TTT? R tit.txt>
THE BUILDING.
In company with a committee sent down by
tho Legislature, we yesterday morning visited
the Georgia Academy for the Blind. We found,
in the first place, the building one of the most
perfect and beantifnl pieces of architecture in
the city. It is three stories high, and the inte
rior arranged and finished with every comfort and
convenience. We found the halls, floors, walls
and everything else around the premises scrupu
lously neat and clean. This was a striking fea
ture about the building, or rather series
buildings, which would strike any one familiar
with the appearance of other institutions where
boys and girls are collected together for the pur
poses of instruction. The ceilings are all high,
the rooms quite huge, and most perfectly venti
lated.
Accompanied by the Principal, Mr. W. D. Wil
liams, we walked through the whole institution,
every portion of which was thrown open for in
spection. The Committee, Messrs. Sparks and
Franks, from the House, and Dr. Moll, from the
Senate, appeared perfectly satisfied with the ap
pearance of everything coming under observa
tion, and were favorably impressed with the ef
ficiency of the officers of the Institution.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION—-IMPROMPTU CON
CERT.
In the course of our walk we were led into
the Chapel—quite a large room on the second
floor, and fitted up with benches and a raised
platform, or stage. In a few moments all the
boys and girls came npon the stage through
doors at the rear, right andleft, and were seated.
Mr. Williams invited his visitors on the stage,
and laid a copy of the New Testament, printed
in raised letters, upon a small table. We pre
sumo most of our readers have seen books, and
especially the Scriptures, printed for the
use of the blind. The impression upon the pa
per is received from the type upon the reverse
side, and, instead of ink being used, the paper
simply receives a smart indentation, thus form
ing a raised letter on the paper on the other
side. The blind are readily taught to read this
print solely by the touch of the index fingers of
the bands. Some of them can read as rapidly
as most people do by sight.
Dr. Williams first called np a little girl about
eight years old, entirely blind. She opened the
book at the fifth chapter of St. Mark, and run
ning her fingers over the letters, rapidly read
three or four verses. We seldom hear any one
read faster or more correctly than did this poor
little blind girl, Kitty McGuire. She skipped
about over the book, but nowhere found any
place she conld not read readily. We were
somewhat amazed at this exhibition of the acute
sense of touch. The sense of touch to the
blind becomes quite as acute as is that of sight
to those having perfect vision. Other boys and
girl3 were called to the book, who all read it
without the slightest difficulty.
3Ir. Czurda, Professor of the Musical Depart
ment, then gave us an impromptu concert. One
of the boys was placed at the piano and six little
girls stood in front of it. They sang “ The Lone
Rock by the Sea" very sweetly. It was a scene
which made the tears well np from the heart.
There stood the little children, with all the beau
ties of the world closed against them—a perpet
ual night to them—repeating the, to them, sug
gestive words—
*• O, tell me not the woods are fair,
Or that spring is on its way.”
Spring, summer, autumn, winter, all, all, are
one long midnight honr to them. Perhaps the
Creator has shut off this sinful world from their
vision in order that they may the more perfectly
realize the glories of heaven illuminated by the
light of immortality!
Other pieces of music were executed. A class
of boys played “ Josephine Polka” upon a flute
and violin. But the most beautiful piece was
‘LastRose of Summer,” sang by Virginia Coley,
of Stewart county. We beard it the other night
in the opera of Martha, by a lady renowned for
her musical talent. At the theater, the notes
were “ bom and died with the tones that made
them,” bnt from this blind girl they were indeli
bly impressed npon the soul.
We might mention many other agreeable im
pressions received at this novel entertainment
bnt must pass them over. As music is learned
by these pupils wholly by the ear, they under
stand it much more perfectly than other people
as a general role.
At the conclusion Dr. Moll made the children
a short speech, in which he expressed deep sym
pathy for their unfortunate condition, and prom
ised them all his influence as a member of the
Legislature to alleviate their condition
THEIR COUNTENANCES—CONCLUSION.
There was a monmfnl expression of sadness
npon all their countenances. Some of them
wonld occasionly make a feeble attempt to smile
bnt the face would quickly revert back into
melancholly which would bring the tear of sorrow
into the sympathetic eye. No man conld look into
their faces without uttering an inward prayer
for the supernatural power of the Savior that he
might touch the eye and say “Be thou healed.
At a later hour we saw some of them in the
yard at play. But it was play without tho laugh
of children—it had no noise—it was “ a song
without words”—it was play in silence.
The committee finally visited the Handicraft
Departmentand witnessed several pupilsatwork
platting bottoms for chairs and making brooms.
The work was done just as well as at regular fac
tories.
In conclusion, we must express the opinion
that this Academy deserves the fostering care of
the people of the great State of Georgia, and we
hope the Legislature will give it an abundance
of money.
Irwin’s Revised Code.—The Constitution
says the State Librarian reports having re
ceived from Judge Irwin, 950 copies of the
Code, for which has been paid $4,750. Sixteen
hundred copies have been distributed among
county officers.
Congressional Election.—The Legislature
have passed an act to bring on the Congression
al election on the fiist Monday in April. There
is a very possible chance, however, that Con
gress will intervene to prevent the election.
Narrow Escape.—The Examiner office, Cov
ington, Ga., took fire last Tuesday, and narrow
ly escaped destruction. The office was so much
disordered that the paper suspends one week.
The Dalton Times says the latest sensation in
Dalton is something on the Black Crook order—
lazy, naked-to-the-waist Indians playing ball, on
the streets, to a large, appreciative and mixed
audience.
Gen. Lee’s College in Virginia is to have a
school of agriculture, one of commerce, one of
applied chemistry, and another of mechanical
engineering, in addition to the previously exist
ing schools of civil and mining engineering.
New Game.—The Southern Recorder, of
Tuesday, says that Mr. J. B. Anderson, of Jones
county, while out fox hunting last Saturday
night, scared up a genuine catamount, and after
run of two hours and a half caught it, having
five hounds. After a hard fight, the dogs killed
it. The catamount measured four feet seven
Inches in length, and twenty-two and a half
inches high.
General Grant and Political. Parties.
Things to be Remembered.
1 There are some leading facts which it may be
well for those who are so anxious concerning
General Grant’s party relations and probable
action to bear in mind. The Republicans, for
example, who insist that he ought to be, in the
strict sense of the word, a party President—
taking the advice of the leadeis of the Repub
lican party as his sufficient guide and rule of
action, because he was nominated and elected
by that party—will do well to remember.
1. That General Grant never was a member
of the Republican party nntil after the war.
2. That he was nominated at Chicago not
mainly because he was a Republican, but be
cause he had more of tho confidence of the
people than any other man in the country.
3. That the canvass proved that he was
stronger with the country than the party, and
received a great many votes and a great moral
support from outside the party limits.
4. That his hold on the confidence of the
country is quite as strong to-day as it ever was,
and is not likely to be forfeited or lessened by
any rash or reckless action on his part.
These considerations combine to give General
Grant a degree of independence in his official
action which few of his predecessors have ever
had. The people do not expect or desire him to
be a mere party President. His assent to the
leading principles and measures of the Repub
lican party has been given in the clearest and
most explicit manner, and no one doubts that
they will form the basis of his administration.
But this fact gives no warrant for the expecta
tion that he will in all things consult primarily
the wishes or supposed interests of the party as
the guide of his action.
On the other hand, those Democrats who are
predicting that he will turn his back npon the
Republican party and espouse, in any way, the
principles or policy of the Democracy, may do
well to call to mind:
1. That throughout the war Gen. Grant re
ceived no support from tho Democratic party,
and always regarded its action ns hostile to the
cause of the Union, which the war was waged to
sustain.
2. That after the war, he took more than one
occasion to say that no party which, during the
war, failed to do its ntmost in support of the
Government, deserved the confidence of the
country.
3. That he has more than once declared that
he had far more toleration for Southern men
who went into the rebellion, than for Northern
men who did not do all in their power to put it
down.
4. That he regards efforts to obstruct and em
barrass the government in its endeavors to re
organize Southern society on the basis of exist
ing laws as hostile to the peace, which is essen
tial to the prosperity of the country.
5. That in accepting the nomination of the
Republican party, he evinced and declared his
reliance npon that party, rather than any other,
to restore harmony to the nation and bring the
government back to its natural and beneficent
conrse of operation.
While Gen. Grant has a right, therefore, to
expect from the Democratic party such a de
gree of support as the wisdom and justice of his
official action may deserve, there is no reason
to supposo that he will look for, or try to get,
anything more at its hands. That any part of
the patronage of his office will be offered as a
consideration for Democratic support, no one
for a moment dreams. And that, he will shape
his measures with a view to securing Democratic
favor, any further than to make them such as
will deserve the favor of all, there is no more
reason to suppose.
Mere party considerations of any kind, we
think, will enter much less into Gen. Grant’s ad
ministration than many suppose. His first aim
will be to deserve the favor and support of all
honest and patriotic men of aU parties, by doing
that which will best promote the welfare dhcl
prosperity of the whole country. That there is
any better way than this of securing the support
of his own party, none but its enemies will fora
moment pretend.—Neu> York Times, rep.
A Crazy Woman After the President.
Washington, February 8.—The Intelligencer
has a sensational description of an alleged at
tempt to shoot President Johnson last night,
abont nine o’clock, by an insane woman named
Annie O’Neil, who attempted to force her way
past the usher in charge of the President’s of
fice. She refused to give her name, and an
swered interrogatories as to her business bysay-
ing, “ I am the arm of him who sent me. War
is this day declared, I have been delegated by
God Almighty to kill the President of the United
States. ” Upon searching her, a double-barreled
pistol was found concealed under her shawl, and
she was taken in charged by officer Shelton and
conveyed to the Central Guardhouse, where a
preliminary examination was had.
Incidents op the Funeral op Ex-Goveenob
Pickens.—The Edgefield (S. C.) Advertiser, in
describing the funeral of Governor Pickens,
says:
*One most touching feature of this impressive
funeral was the grief and lamentation of the
crowd of former slaves who flocked to pay the
tribute of respect to him who had been to tbem
the kindest and best of masters. And promi
nent among these, standing in one of the upper
comers of the church, with his white head rev
erently bowed, was “ old Harper,” bis body ser
vant, whose love and faithfulness to his master,
through fifty long years, had never known
change or shadow of turning.
A Scotch engineer has discovered a method
of producing intense light with common coed
gas by mixing it with atmospheric air. Under
ordinary conditions the introduction diminishes
the illuminating power, bnt greatly increases the
heat of a gas flame. In the new plan the mix
ture of gasses is lighted after passing through a
tissue of iridio-platina wires, the metal soon be
comes heated, the flame disappears and a vivid
white light is the result. It will burn, it is said,
gale of wind without protection, and a
downfall of rain will not quench it.
Programme Modified for Georgia.
A New York special in the Louisville Courier-
Journal says:
Georgians in this city assert that it has been
determined to remand Georgia back to provi
sional government, but with Joshua Hill for
Governor in place of Bullock. Hill is a friend
of Gen. Grant and needs some solace for being
refused permission to take bis seat in the Senate.
The whistle of the locomotive will soon be
beard in Persia, where an English company has
recently obtained from the Shab the exclusive
right for a term of years to build railroads
throughout Ms empire. Tho first road con
structed will be from Teheran to a place called
Rey, distant only about six miles from the cap
ital, where its richer inhabitants spend a part of
the year, and the cost of wMch will not exceed
£100,000.
Death from a Spider Bite.—Samuel Cady,
of Webster, Iowa, was bitten on the arm by a
black spider, bnt was not conscious of injury
until about two weeks afterward, then the pain
became excruciating and death ensued. His ill
ness resembled hydrophobia in its worst stages,
and persons attending Mm were in constant
danger of being bitten. In his delirium be
imagined himself an immense spider.
The Proof Reader states, “upon carefully
collected information from reliable sources, 1 ’
that there are published in the United States
and Territories. 542 daily, and 4425 weekly
newspapers.
The Body op Mrs. Surratt.—Says a Wash
ington dispatch.
In compliance with the solicitations of friends
of Mrs. Surratt, the President ordered the re
mains to be disinterred and delivered to her rel
atives. Her body was buried in the same en
closure with Payne, Atzerot and Harold, near
the place of interment of Booth's remains. The
understanding is there will be no public demon
strations. Whatever funeral ceremonies take
place must be privately conducted.
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM ATLANTA.
New Judicial Circuit Bills Passed.
The Convention Matter Agitated.
Defeat of the Bill for an Appropria
tion to Encourage Immigration.
Passage or the Adjournment Reso
lution.
Congressmen to be Elected In April.
Atlanta, February 12—Night.
Senate—The Senate consumed much time in dis
cussing a bill to create a new Judicial Circuit, to be
known as Rome Circuit; also, to change the name of
Coweta Circuit to that of Atlanta Circuit. The bills
finally passed by a decided majority by sound.
The Circus hill passed as it came from the House.
It provides that towns of ten thousand inhabitants
shall pay a tax of $100; five thousand inhabitants,
$50, and all others $25—each performance.
The question of calling the Convention together
again is still agitated.
House The Governor signed the bill extending
the time for the settlement of tax collectors.
Tho bill to appropriate money for tho encourage
ment of immigration was resumed. Mr. Scott, in
lengthy argument, favored tho bill.
Mr. Bryant spoke at length in opposition, con
tending thatif peace and harmony prevail emigrants
of wealth and Mgk standing would flock to our
shores, and that appropriation therefor was need
less.
Mr. Price objected on tho ground of tho uncer
tainty of land titles.
During Mr. Morgan’s address in favor of the bill,
he was frequently applauded.
The House being in Committee of the Whole, re
ported adversely to the passage of tho bill, and the
motion to postpone indefinitely was agreed to. Yeas,
84; nays, 34.
The resolution of Mr. Tnrnipseed to adjourn till
the 23d inst. was taken np and passed.
The bill to incorporate tho Savannah Bank and
Trust Company; also, tho bill to elect Congressmen
on the first Monday in April, was passed with lit
tle or no opposition.
Tho veto of the Kolbe & Co. bill for artificial
limbs having been read, Mr. Tweedy offered a res
olution reflecting very severely on the present Stato
Treasurer, the purport of wMch is that he should
to attend to his own legitimate business.
B. B. deGraffenried, Secretary of tho Executive
Department, requests the suspension of public opin
ion in regard to charges preferred by Treasurer An-
gier against Gov. Bullock, until tho report of the
Committee is made to whom the matter was re
ferred. W.
The Land and Immigration Bill.
Congressional Election.
Bullock-Angler Imbroglio.
Special to the Macon Daily Telegraph. 1
Atlanta, February 13,1869—Night
Senate—The Senate, after consuming two hoars
in reading bills, mostly local in character, adjourned
to Monday.
House—In the Houso, Mr. Scott’s motion to re
consider the vote defeating the Land and Immigra
tion bill prevailed, and the bill was referred to a
special committee.
Tho effort of Mr. Bryant to reconsider tho bill
bringing on tho Congressional election in March
failed. During the debate he contended that Con
gress, under the ordinances of the late Constitution
al Convention, authorized the present members to
sit during the 41st Congress, and be hoped it would
be so decided. Ho declared the policy of bringing on
the election unwise, and it wonld not tend to pro
mote peace and harmony in the State. However,
he thought the wholo matter would amount to noth
ing.
Mr. Price replied at length, and made what is said
to be his best effort.
Mr. Chambers, a member of the Constitutional
Convention, declared that that body had the very
subject-matter before them and decided that the
Congressmen would bo elected only for tho unex-
pired term. This declaration created a sensation.
Mr. Hall, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
reported a resolution appointing a committee to in'
quire if any State officials had loaned any State
funds to banks, and if so, did they demand ihterest,
and appropriate the same to their own use.
Rumor has it that the sub-committee on the Bul-
lock-Augier imbroglio will report that the Governor
has transcended Ms powers in reference to drawing
warrants.
Also, to instruct tho Judiciary Committee to bring
in a authorizing tho State Treasurer, who is a
bonded officer, to negotiate the sale of State bonds
intead of the Governor. W.
after passing through a tissue of iridio-platina
wires, the flame disappears, and a vivid wMte
light is the result. It will bunt, it is said, in
a gale of wind without protection, and a down
fall of rain will not qnenoh it.
A Paris correspondent of a Cologne paper
says : “Prince Napoleon has renewed Ms liai
son with Cora Pearl, whom he deserted two
years ago. The surprise that he shonld have
returned to her is the greater, as she has mean
while been the mistress of at least thirty aris
tocratic rakes. The Princess Clotilde, Prince
Napoleon’s wife, must be aware of her husband’s
infidelities, bnt she does not seem to know what
jealousy is; and yet those who know her best
assert that she would be heart-broken if she
should lose him.”
An Improved Light.—A Scotch engineer has
discovered a method of producing intense light
with common coal gas, by mixing it with atmo
spheric air. Under ordinary conditions the in
troduction diminishes the illuminating power,
bnt greatly increases the heat of a gas flame, forests of Jeter Phillips, sentenced* for wife mur-
In tho new plan tho mixture of gases is lighted l&er, and rescued by Underwood’s rulings, but made
From Washington.
A Characteristic Scene in the House.
Washington, February 12—The spirit pervading
the House may be imagined from the following ex
tracts from yesterday’s proceedings.
Mr. Bntler, “/take back nothing.”
Mr. Bingham, “then I ask the House to COMPEL
you to take back your revolutionary resolution !
That is something that the gentleman cannot re
tract, and I denounce it, here, to-day, before the
House, and before the people of the countiy, as
being as uwarranted as any act of secession t 1 de
nounce as a Representative of the people this at
tempt to INAUGURATE REVOLUTION on the floor
of this Rouse. I will oppose the reference of tho
resolution as seeming to commit the House, in some
sort, to a challenge of your own law. How would
it look for ns to refer another resolution snggestod
by the speech of tho gentleman, (Mr. Butler,) and
that is, that the House should be authorized, to
use the gentleman’s language, “if the Senate would
not retire from the Joint Convention to KICK IT
OUT.” The gentleman from Massachusetts should
be the Captain in the lucking operation. [Laughter.]
think the gentloman cannot gainsay Ms speech in
that behalf, which brought down tho galleries and
split the ears of the groundlings, and it illustrated
the animus of Mb resolution. I denounce it here
as a resolution aiming at revolution/ Idenonnce
it as a resolution aiming at axaecht. The idea of
the House of Representatives kicking the Senate of
the United Stale*.’ About tho time that you wonld
have kicked the law making power out of existence,
you will have proved yourselves greater architects
of your country's ruin than did the million of men
who for four years waged war upon your Constitu
tion, and your laws, drenching your land with blood
and riddling it all over with graves.
Mr. Butler (aside) I always did like that speech of
Mr. Bingham’s.
Another, (Mr. Schenck) I have not the slightest
idea of proposing the censure of the speaker,
think he was excited like tho rest of ns.
3Ir.*Colfax—He was not.
Mr. Schenck—There is only a difference of opinion
about that.
The Supremo Court heard the argument on a writ
of proMbition against Virginia by Jndge Underwood,
from nullifying the action of the Courts whose offi
cers are ineligible under the Fourteenth Amend
ment.
The Reconstruction Committee gave further con
sideration to Mississippi, bnt without action.
It is stated that Longatreet is an applicant for the
New Orleans collectorship.
The House’s Pacific Railroad Committee heard
Generals Fremont and Heintzleman to-day. They
favor a road over the thirty-second parallel.
James Lyons addressed the Supreme Court in
support of the writ of prohibition against Under
wood.
A. B. G organ was in Court to take care of the in-
Peruvian advices state that the Pacific Republics
accept the mediation of the United States in »>tir
quarrel with Spain, the plenipotentiaries to meet at
Washington in the spring.
The Secretary of too Treasury reportsf$90,000 re
covered in foreign countries on aoocunt of Confed
erate property, a part of which was held for court
fees abroad.
Senator Morton has assured Gen. Grant that his
countrymen were gratified with the result of the
election. Grant replied to the effect that toe points
of his administration will be economy, retrench
ment and reform, and wffl hold revenue officere to
a strict accountability. Ho would not name his
Cabinet nntil sent to toe Senate for confirmation.
Mr.Prngn, one of toe committee, assured Grant
that his administration in toe respects mentioned,
would meet with the Bupport of the Democratic
party.
The President has pardoned Sanford Conover.
New Orleans, February 13 The State Treasur
er’s report has been submitted to the Legislature.
It shows an excess of expenditures above receipts
for the year 1863, of three hundred and eighty-six
thousand dollars; of tho special one per cent, tax
levied for toe cancelling of too floating debt, two
hundred and twenty-two thousand dollars have been
collected at a cost for collection of seventy-two
thousand dollars. Of the amount collected, bnt
seven to-two dollars were in greenbacks, toe balance
being in warrants and certificates of indebtedness.
The appeal wMch was taken from Judge Collin’s
decision of too unconstitutionality of toe one per
cent, tax, comes up in the Supreme Court on Tues
day.
The Senate bill enforcing the 13th article of the
Constitution, known as toe civil equality bill, was
postponed in toe Honse yesterday. It comes up to
day for final action. It causes considerable excite
ment in the city.
Full particulars of too loss of too steamer Alittio
Stephens, in Bed River, show a very largo propor
tion of women and children to be IoBt. Tho fire ori
ginated among toe Government hay, forming apart
of toe cargo. There was only four thousand dollars
insurance.
A resolution wa8 adopted in the Senate yester
day, and sent to tho Honse for concurrence, instruct
ing tho warrant clerk to draw warrants on the Audi
tor and sell them in open market, and with the pro
ceeds defray too expenses of toe Legislature.
Also, instructing him to issuo warrants, in favor of
members, for fifteen per cent, addition to toe amount
of their per diem and mileage, to reimburse them
for losses sustained in discounting their warrants.
Congressional.
Washington, February 11 Senate—The Senate
after receiving too reports of too Committees, not
including that of the Judiciary on Virginia, proceed
ed to the consideration of private bills.
Tho Senate, after considering several private bills,
the currency bill was discussed to adjournment.
House.—The privileged resolution of Butler was
resumed.
The New York brewers’ petition for a repeal of the
tariff on Canadian barley, on account of the home
production being insufficient in quantity and quality,
was presented.
Tho bill allowing too crew of too Kearsage one
hundred and ninety thousand dollars prize money,for
tityof contraband waa coming from Virginia and
North Carolina.
Nashville, February 13.—Brownlow hae resigned,
to take effect an the 25th.
Brownlow gives certificates to the Republican* from
Bedford for the Memphis districts. Their seats
will be contested.
New Yore, February IS.—The Chatmcey brings a
quarter of a million in treason.
The AspinwaQ merchants have allowed their
goods to be sold for taxea, rather fom submit to
Government exactions.
Cushing’s mission waa successful.
CoL Jae. Gardner, for many years editor of the
Augusta, Georgia, Constitutionalist, was here yes
terday to attend toe Mobile Press Convention.
Foreign Hews.
Madrid, February 12.—-The city was profusely or
namented in honor of the assembling of the Cortes.
Serrano delivered a congratulatory address.
Maputo, February 13.—Serrano, in addressing tie
Cortes, hoped that slavery would be abolished with
out prevarication and without compromising tho
prosperity of the Antilles.
From Cuba.
• Havana, February 12.—A person painted black
climbed the outer wall of fort Pnnta for the purpose
of exploding tho powder magazine. Tho sentinel
wounded him.
The planters held a meeting and passed a resolu
tion to-day, guaranteeing a loan of one million by a
ten per cent, tax on their property.
The merchants had a meeting to-night for toe
purpose of raising money to assist the government.
Havana, February 13.—Duke's proclamation says:
“ Whereas, the insurgents have failed to avail them
selves of toe offered clemency, and others are con
tinually joining the insurgents, toe amnesty is with
drawn and toe censorship over the press re-estab
lished. Persons violating toe press law, and polit
ical prisoners will hereafter bo tried by court mar
tial.”
Steamboat Sank in Bed Biver and Sixty-
three Lives Lost.
New Orleans, February 12.—A dispatch from
Jefferson, Texas, reports toe burning of toe steam
boat Mattie Stephens, in Caddo Lake, Red River,
last night about midnight. Sixty-three lives were
lost. Among them are W. A. Broadwell, T. L. Ly
on and his son Frank—all of New Orleans. Tho
survivors, forty-tore© in number, were taken to Jef
ferson on the steamer Dixie. The boat and cargo
are a total loss. Amount not ascertained.
From Virginia.
Richmond, February 13.—Mayor Ch&hoon to-day
suspended Chief of Police Poe for taking his stand
at toe door of a Republican meeting last night, de
claring that no one should go in, and assaulting a
man who waa entering.
One hundred and fifty removals from, and ap
pointments to, office, were made by Gen..Stone-
man to-day.
The Cascades of the Yo-semite Talley.—
In the deep valley Yo-semite, California, are
several falls far surpassing in height the falls of
Niagra. At the lower end of the valley is the
cascades called too Bridal Vail, the water pour-
destroying toe Confederate cruiser Alabama, wAs J ing over too rocky wall a distance of 900 foot,
passed. [Two or three miles beyond are toe Yo-semite,
no argument. No argument was made is opposi
tion to the writ. ■
In toe Supreme Court, Everts stated that he had
been served by petitioners with a notice of applica
tion for writs of habeas corpus for Tortngaa prison
ers, but unless the Court served him notice he would
{consider the motion experte.
Washwoton, February 13.—Senator Robertson
proposes a constitutional amendment, controlling
the counting of toe electoral vote.
The President has nominated Lewis Dent, Grant’s
brother-in-law, for Minister to Chili, rice KHpatrMr
Curtin telegraph* Mr. Seward that he will be here
on Monday, with a satisfactory treaty for a ship
aortal over the Isthmus.
The Reconstruction Committee reported a bill or
ganizing a Provisional Government for Mississippi.
It authorizes tho reassembling of toe Convention
forthwith, by order of tho President thereof, and in
case of his failure within thirty days, by order of tho
Commanding General of the District Said Con
vention, in addition to its present powers, shall ap
point a Provisional Governor and may romov9 and
appoint all State, county. townsMp and other offi
cers of the Provisional Government, and authorizes
the Provisional Governor to remove and appoint
registrars and judges of the election, and submit
it to tho people with or without the amendment
of tho Constitution heretofore framed by the Con
vention. Tho bill exempts from attachment or sale
household property or implements to tho value of
500 dollars, and authorizes toe Convention to pass
ordinances consistent with the Constitution and
Uwb of toe United States, for toe protection of life,
liberty and property. The Convention will not
continue in session more than thirty days, nor al
low its members more than five dollars each day,
nor more than ten cents per mile mileage. The
ordinances of Convention shall remain in force un
til disapproved by Congress, or until toe State is ad
mitted.
Jury trials for offences againBt tho Stato laws
are ordered. Tho Military Commander shall aid
toe Provisional Governor in preserving the peace
and enforcing the laws. After the adjournment of the
Convention, too Provisional Governor may remove
and .appoint officers, subject to the orders of tho
President of tho United States, who may, at any
time, remove the Governor and appoint a successor.
The State andFederal courts shall have concurren
jurisdiction in offences against a free and fair vote.
The poll tax shall not exceed one dollar and a half
per year. The bill was ordered to be printed and
recommitted.
After a severe struggle, Butler’s resolutions and
several amendments, was tabled.
The bill authorizing the Military and Postal Rail
road from Washington to New York passed by a
vote of 100 to 54.
The House considers the tax bill to-night.
Washington, February 13.—House—In the Houso
toe motion to take up too bill recently reported for
removing disabilities failed.
The House is considering private bills.
Tho Committee on Public Expenditures reported
a bill for wMtewashing both toe postoffice depart
ments, and a bill for Wells, Foigo & Co., in the
matter of the Pacific mails.
Tho Banking and Currency Committee reported a
bill prohibiting national banks from certifying to
checks in absence of corresponding deposits
passed.
Also a bill prohibiting loans on legal tender or
national bank notes as collateral—passed.
Also a bill forbidding commissions for sales of
Government- bonds on Government account, and
sales of gold except after public notice—passed.
Tho General Banking bill was discussed without
action.
The Honse held a meeting to-night for general
debate.
Senate Tho Senate is considering private bills.
The Reconstruction Committee have taken no ac
tion in the Mississippi case, the bill not being print
ed. It will be discussed on Monday.
An additional rule was reported that a debate may
be closed at a specified hour by a three-fifths vote.
Mr. Spencer introduced a bill for improving toe
Mobile river and bay harbor.
Several bills regarding naturalization were intro
duced.
The river and harbor bill was resumed. The
amendment striking out one-half million for the
Louisville canal was lost—yeas 22, nays 32.
After farther discussion toe bill was recommitted
for farther consideration in Conmittee of tho Whole.
Senate adjourned.
General Hews.
Mobile, February 12.—The Mobile Board of
where toe water falls in three plunges, a dis
tance of 2800 feet, toe first leap being nearly
1800 feet, toe next 400, and toe last 600 feet. Tn
looking from toe bottom of too gorge at toe im
mense height from wMch too water descends,
toe stream, wMch is 87 feet in breadth at toe
top, seems to be only a foot and a half wide.
During a concert in toe Boston Mnaio Hall,
recently, when toe organist was “exhibiting the
full power of toe instrument,” a lady was en-
thusiasticly conversing with her neighbor about
her household arrangements. She suited the
tones of her voice to those of the organ. The
organist made a sudden transition from “fff”
to “pianissimo y” consequently toe audience was
somewhat amused at being informed by her, in
a shout, that “wo fried ours in butter.
Four ladies contested toe recent velocipede
race at Bordeaux. Three prizes were offered
for speed—a gold watch, gold medal and a silver
modal. Three of toe riders were coquetishly
rigged as pages; too fourth in a red riding dress.
At too start M’lle Louise took the lead, which
she kept for a long time. At about fifty yards
from toe winning poet, she was joined by M’lle
Julie, who continued alongside of her for a mo
ment, and by an almost superhuman effort
pushed herself half a length ahead.
According to toe census of 1860, the popula
tion. of Spain is 15,653,531, of winch number
seven and a half millions are males. About
twenty-three percent, of toe population willexer-
cise toe right of franchise, toe qualification be
ing twenty-five years of age. Exclusive of 220,-
000 legally disqualified voters, the 352 Deputies
to be elected will represent each 9,658 voters, or
one Deputy for every 45,000 inhabitants, and an
additional Deputy where there may be 22,500
people above too fixed number.
Trade between Boston and China.—The first
wave of the sea of trade, that is expected to
flow resultingly from the new treaty, has reach
ed Boston in an order for six hundred cases
boots and shoes, which was received during the
past week. The goods are of a species not
manufactured out of toe vicinity of Boston, and
this is considered an entering wedge for golden
profits in too future.
The only class of tradesmen who are admitted
into toe British aristocracy by intermarriage
with too nobility, are brewers. Beer is potent
in Highland. Dr. Johnson’s friend Thrale wag
a brewer. It was at the sale os his brewery that
the Doctor said that his friend’s establishment
offered “toe potentiality of wealth beyond the
dreams of avarice.”
The body of William Penn lies in a little
church-yard scarcely twenty miles from London.
The church and surroundings nestle in a deep
gorge among toe Chiltem hills, in Buckingham
shire. The grave is inclosed in a little square of
hedge, and no marble or other monuments to
mark the spot.
The Saturday Review says middle-aged women
when they are well preserved and beautiful, are
far more charming than young girls. Mature
sirens can be passionately loved. Witness Ni
non d’Enclos, Cleopatra and other dames, who
were charming in their Indian summer days.
On New Year’s Day the entire French Court
circle and public functionaries, for the first time,
made “ official" calls on toe Prince Imperial, at
his favorite apartment He also attends too
grand dinners at the Tuileries, and is shortly to
have a seat at the Council of Ministers, to learn
the “art” of government
Freezing Letters.—Some one poured water
into the letter-box at toe post-office in Farming-
ton, Maine, a few nights since, and in the morn
ing all the letters were frozen into one solid
mass. A reward for the detection of the person
has been offered.
The number of newspapers- in toe Southern
States is as follows, Texas, with intakes toe
lead; Louisiana has only 94; Alabama 87; Ar
kansas, 48; Florida, 23; Georgia, 96: North
Carolina, 65; South Carolina, 67; Kentucky, 79;
Mississippi, 76; Tennessee, 92.
Vxnnie Beam has finished her effigy of Lin
coln in plaster, and Secretary Browning recom
mends an appropriation of $5,000 for her bene
fit, with $5,000 more when she shall have finish
ed the marble statue.
Cora Pearl paid the chemist who dyed bet
Trade will do afl in their power to render the visit-[hair coOO francs. It used to be light yellow,
ing members of the Press Convention to bo held in and is now of that color which the Parisians
this city on the 17th inst., agreeable, and desire to j call “ox-tail,” very red, but with a gingnUe
extend their attentions and hospitalities to such ! " * " ' ' "
members of the Press of toe North and West, as
well as South, as can find it convenient to be pres
ent.
The Mobile and Montgomery and Mobile and Ohio
Railroads will pass members of toe Press to and
from the Convention free of charge. It is hoped
golden luster. The dying process lasted a week.
Singularly enough and Terr appropriately
the report of Governor Brownlow’a recent ill
ness and the proposition to widen Hell-gete were
published on the same day, and in the same
columns, in the New York papers.
The British Navy.—The British iron-dad
of construction, having an armament of 107
guns. Besides these there ere four floating bet-
the same.
Tho Board of Trade has tendered the use of its
hall for toe session of the Convention.
Atlanta, February 12.—The Georgia Legislature
to-day, passed, almost unanimously, the -resolution
to elect representatives to the United States Con
gress on the first Monday in April next.
Columbia, 8. C., February 12.—'The act to enforce
the provisions of toe civil rights bill was ratified by
toe General Assembly to-day.
Sax Fraxgbboo, February 13. —There are heavy
rains and snows throughout toe countiy, and the
railroads are interrupted in all directions, and toe
bridges swept away.
The snow in the mountains drifted twelve end
fifteen feet deep, destroying snow sheds, in some
instances, along the Central Pacific railroad.
Baltimore, February 13.—The Revenue officers
seised a large amount of ping tobaooo to-day. The
search waa occasioned by reports that a large quan-
teriee.
A Massachusetts lyceum has decided that
earthquakes, tornadoes, eta, are not misfor
tunes, but the result of mismanagement ‘ y ‘ ■ •
A curious experiment has been tried with
buttermilk by testing it against olaret One who
is in the secret wrebet with one who isn’t, that
toe letter, if blindfolded, cannot distinguish
claret from buttermilk by the taste. Several
glasses are filled with claret end an equal num
ber with buttermilk, and they are handed alter
nately to the blindfolded person who tastes them.
For a few turns he will name toe respective liq
uids correctly; bnt after awhile his sense <x
teste beoomee ooufueed, end he insists that but
termilk is claret .and vice verm. We have not
ourselves seen this experiment tried, bat wehfcvw
been secured by persons in whan we can rely
that they have frequently witnessed it, and $ti
the result was al' rays the same.