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The Greorgia "Weekly Telegraph. THE TELEGRAPH. MACON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1C, 18C9. Mhmorial Association—Speech of Hon. Habdehan.—Wo are requested to say that the Memorial Meeting and Speech of Mr. .Hardeman, will take place iu Ralston's Hall, to-morrow evening, 14th inst., instead of the 15th as originally advertised; the loth being the time assigned for the Firemen’s parade and col lation. The Case of Paraguay. An article which we copy from the New York Commercial Advertiser, giving a succinct histo ry of the attempt upon tbo part of Brazil and her allies to annihilate the littlo Republic of Paraguay forms a highly interesting sequel to an editorial upon the samo subject which ap' peered in the Teleorath some weeks ago. A long and bloody struggle has terminated for once, thank God, in the interests of tho weak and the right. Paraguay with a million ofhe- roio population has utterly foiled foes aggrega ting eleven millions, who began the war with a treaty among themselves to partition her terri tory. Five years of cruel and vindictive war- fore inittiaed without a solitary doubt of tho re sult, has probably ended in tho substantial ac knowledgement of tho original status, and in the utter failure of nil the objects for which it was declared. The defence of Paraguay, un der the circumstances, is a story of heroism equal to any which can bo fonnd on the pages of ancient or modem history. The Terrible Conflagration in Madi son. We copy from tho outside of to-day’s edition a detailed report of the awful conflagration in Madison last Thursday night. It is a sad story. Sixty buildings destroyed in a small town in a few minutes, involving n lass of two hundred thousand dollars, very little of which is covered thy insurance—a great many families made homeless and destitute, and some of them suf fering from the want of food. It is a case call ing for help from the other towns of Georgia, and we hope the example of Augusta, who is moving for this purpose, will bo generally imi tated. The Indiana Imbeoolio.—By last accounts the resigned and re-elected members of the In diana Legislature had not taken their seats. They have insisted, as n condition, a pledge that tho 1 . r >lh amendment shall not bo forced upon them, and this has been refused by the Radicals. Many of the latter, however, prom ise that the amendment shall be postponed un til after tho other Legislation has been perfect ed, hut tho Democrats rcceivo this promise with distrust. Tho latter were to caucus on Saturday. A Good Character.—Somebody, in an article going the newspaper rounds, denounces all the hard stories told upon tho Prince of Wales, as mere slanders. This writer, on the authority of Mr. Walker, Superintendent of the London Me tropolitan Police, and a man who knows every thing that is going on, says the Prince of Wales -is a liberal, jovial, free-hearted man, and in no sort.the drunkard, debauchee and gambler lie is falsely .represented to be. He is, on the contra ry, a model husband and father—as attentive as any man can be—and his children as well bred ob any children in England. '-Western Stock Coming South.—Tho Water Yifley'(JiiR8.) Eagle says: “Another grand in flux of mules from Kentucky and Tennessee, to the far South, has set id. Nearly every south ward passenger train during tho last week or ten .days had from two to four car-loads of tbo long earc d quadrupeds hitched on in frost of tho ' baggage car. It is estimated that the border States will sell from fifteen to twenty Million dollars’iworth of males to the cotton State* this year—-not to speak of horses.” Tee B bo ah way Railroad.—Property owners in Broadway, New York, aro much excited over the probability of the passage of a bill to au- • thorite a railway through that thoroughfare. A call appears for -the property owners to go to Albany in mass toepposo the measure, and a large number advocate violent resistance to its construction. The 2Gth of Aran,.—The Atlanta New Era learns that the Odd Fellows of Griffin are mak ing extensive arrangements-for tho celebration • of that 25 th of April—being the fiftieth anniVor- •■flayy-.'df the introduction ■ of • the Order in tho United States. Invitations have been extended to the Lodges in Macon and Atlanta to unite with them, which have been accepted, and quite a number of the Atlanta brethren expect to be present. The London Quarterly, Leonard Scott’s re print, has for contents: Lord Campbell’s Lives of Lord Lyndhnrst and Lord Brougham ; Reali ties of Irish Lifo; Earthquakes; Mr. Glad stone’s Apologi»; The Ultra-Ritualists; Lord Liverpool and his times; Efficiency of the Navy; Dean Milman and St. Paul’s; Animals and Plants; Politics as a Profession. The publish ers give notice that their operations have been much delayed by the printers' strike. Suicide of Twitchell.—The testimony of Dr. Shapleigb, who examined the body of Twitchell, is to the effect that hi3 death was cansed by taking cyanide of potassium, a small bottle, con- • taining about a quarter of an ounce, of which was found secreted in the toe of a boot in the cell. Tlie “ Prejudice against Color.” Some small comfort it is that tho Northern dogmatists upon negro equality cannot alto gether escape the practical annoyance and vex ation of their absurd and pestiferous doctrines. The Tribune has been particularly exercised of late upon thi-» subject. It appears that a color ed man from Canada brought a letter of intro duction to Mr. Greeley, and that gentleman sent to inquire of one A. M. Powell where the, colored man aforesaid could get “hotel enter tainment.” Powell just then was looking out for “respectable” lodgings for “a Massachu setts lady of wealth, intelligence and culture, and her son, a gentlcmantly young man of lib eral European education, both slightly colored.” Ho wrote to tho principal hotels, asking could these persons “be provided with good rooms, ho received at tho public table, and have the same attention as other guests ?” Powell—it is not stated whether ho is black or white—received answers, and for tho informa tion of the Tribune readers he gives tho pur port of these answers, thus: St Nicholas.—“ Never had such an applica tion before. The parties had better make a per sonal application.” • Metropolitan.—“Very sorry, but could not C ibly do so. Would lose all our guests, more y, if wo did.” Astor House.—“ Impossible. ’’ Fifth Avenue.—“ Will give an answer another time.” Hoffman House.—“Will send an answer.” Everett Honse.—“Proprietor in Massachu setts. Will send an answer when he returns on Saturday.” St James.—Sent letter declining. _ Brevoort Honse.—Sent letter declining. Westminster.—“ Not possible. Would have every guest leave if we did.” Clarendon.—“Impossible to make any prom' ises, as we are very full about this time. Be sides, our guests are generally such as stay with ns some time every year, and not like at other hotels, come and go irregularly.” It seems that all the hotels “dodged the is sue,” except tho very head quarters of ancient free solism and modem radicalism—the Astor— and that gave a plump no without explanation, This melancholy event gives the Tribune oc casion for a homily abont the disgraceful “pre judice against color,” and may probably, also give occasion to civil suits for damages against these hotels. Beyond a doubt the question of compelling a social intermingling of the white and negro races in public places and convey ances is one which is destined to be contested in the Courts and Legislatures of all the States, as well as tho Courts of the United States. Several suits have already been brought, and they will be constantly arising until the legal question shall be finally and forever settled. And this legal question will, in point of fact, really tnm npon the ethics of the case. Is the indisposition of tho whites to intermingle so cially with the blacks the result of a mere un reasonable and unjustifiable “prejudiceor is it instinctive, natnral, proper and right? Did the God of Nature design that these two races should mingle indiscriminately in the daily walks of social life, or has he drawn the lines of distinction, demarkation and contrast broadly and deeply between them as to create an instinctive, necessary, natnral, reasonable and justifiable repugnance to snch intercourse— a repugnance so well founded as to defy any kind of false philosophy and fanatical legisla tion to overcome it, and, in fact, to make all such efforts treason against Nature herself. Upon this point we have only to take the ev idence of the senses. We have only to call in the aid of our physical perceptions—we have only to invoke onr own consciousness and to compare its verdict with ntuversal human ex perience. The attempt to incorporate the Afri can race as an homogeneous element in the grand social and political structure, is an out rage npon reason and nature, and will come to defeat and shame in spite of all present indica tions to the contrary. No such thing was ever yet successfully done, except at the price of physical and moral ruin to the superior race and the attempt to do it in America consigns the negro to swift destruction. It gives point and edge to an antagonism which can have but one xesftfc—the weaker must go to the wall. Anotheb Payment fbom the State Road.— Superintendent Halbert announces, on the 10th instant, another payment of twenty-five thou sand dollars into tho State Treasury from the income of tho Western and Atlantic Railway for : the month of March last. The Federal Goveenment and the Southern Exiles in Brazil.—Wo find the following in a Northern exchange, and it is tho first intimation we have seen of tho proposition allnded to: Tho Richmond Dispatch noting tho fact that tho Government proposes to bring home tho Southern exiles who nro in South America, Kays this is a signal instance of clemency and kind ness, and is decidedly in the line of “peace.” Furs Haenes3.—Tho Sun says, we understand a firm in Columbus is mannfactcring a single set of harness, the mountings of which alone cost $340. For whom made we do not know. The monstings are of gold. .'•TSIetoro logical Disceepancy.—Thander and » snow,prevailed in New York city, at one and ;. the same tizno, last Thors day. The. Brio noli Opera Tnouix perform in Sa- \ vannah four nights this week, commencing to- . morrow. - • Peters’ Musical Monihli for April has been received. J..L. Peters, publisher, J98 Broad- d way. $3 0© per annum. • Bursters.—The -Ordnance Committee re import 258 burst in testing tho strength of the 1 U. 8. guns. Aoooboiko to the New.York Tribune General Grant is in favor of universal suffrage and uni versal amnesty. -No. 17 of the IllustrutcdHoarth & Home may be found St Havsns & Brown's. Andy Johnson was to deliver a two-hours speech at Nashville last Saturday night. The ^Ncw . York Revolution wants married -women-to-retain their maiden The Destruction of .Madison. terrible conflagration. From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel of the 10th and 11th instant we copy the following account of the terrible calamity which has be fallen the beautiful town of Madison, iff Morgan county, Ga.: On last Thursday night (Sth instant), the Rt. Rev. Bishop Beckwith, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia, preached in the Methodist Chnrch of Madison to an nnusually large and at tentive audience, and at the close of his dis course administered the rite of confirmation to a class of converts. Scarcely had this been done and the congregation dismissed, when the cry of ** fire 1” was heard, and in a very short time the beantifnl little town was in ashes. The fire orig* inated in a large wooden building and store house occupied by Mr. J. C. Broughton and sit uated on the western side of the public square. It is not known how it was first started, but is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. This building soon became enveloped inflames, and all efforts made to save it proved unavail ing. From this point the flames spread to tho stores sitnated on each side of the one first named, and the conflagration became general. The business portion of Madison, like nearly all the county towns of a similar size in the State, is bnilt in tho shape of a hollow square, in the center, of which stood the Court House, and lining the four sides were nearly all the stores which tho town contained. The store of Mr. Broughon was situated, we believe, almost in the very heart of the town, and it will readily be perceived by the reader that when it was found impossible to quell the flames at that point, in what eminent danger all the other business houses were placed. Accordingly, the fiery monster soon gained possession of the stores adjoining, nearly all of which were wooden buildings of a very combustible nature, and the fate of the town was sealed. Although the first alarm given had had the effect of summoning almost the entiro male population of the place to tho scene of danger, yet having no firo department to aid them, and no other facilities for extinguishing the flames, their exertions, though described as almost superhuman, were without avail, and the fire steadily and with great rapidity advanced on its march of destruction. Store after store suc cumbed to the destroyer, and ere one was half consumed the cries of tho spectators announced that another one was ignited. The scene at this time is described as fearful beyond descrip tion. The square was filled with a mass of men, women and children, who, turned suddenly out of their homes, stood and witnessed the destruc tion of their property and yet were utterly powerless to prevent it. The crackling of the flames, the falling of the burning timbers, the pillar of fire shooting high toward the heavens and shedding its lurid light on the crowd below of unnerved men and screaming females, com bined to form a picture the horrors of which can never be effaced from the minds of the specta tors. The breaking out of the fire was so sud den, the conflagration pxogressedwith such great rapidity, that scarcely anything was saved from tho different houses, and what was taken away principally furniture, which was injured so >U in the removal as to render it of but little Affairs in the Southwest. Editor.* '/elfgraph: In r. tour through Hous ton, MaeoO, Sumter, Dooly, Terrell, Lee, Itan- dolph, Calhoun, Early, Miller andDecatur coun ties, I find the farmers in excellent condition and the crops looking welL In some places complaints are rife about the scarcity of labor; but in most they are tolerably well supplied. Employers and laborers seem to be getting on harmoniously. Fertilizers are used very gener ally and freely, and as large a crop of cotton has been planted ns planters had any hope' of man aging welL Both corn and cotton arc'up and looking welL The planters, I think, are as for ward as I ever saw them at this seasen of the' year. They are now where they wctb on : or abont the last of last April. Miller, Early, Cal houn and Decatur counties are still very wet— fine ranges for puddle ducks. Au Important Dispatch Prom Trcav uver Angler. New York, April!), I860. Dr. Sam Bard: On the twenty-seventh ultimo. Governor Bul lock drew twenty thousand dollars more from the Fourth National Bank in favor of Kimball. N.”L. Axgieb, Treasurer, Astor House. A very extraordinary state of things indeed— the Governor and the State Treasurer of Geof-, gia both in New York, at loggerheads about the custody and appropriation of the public money! The Sngur Prospects. The New Orleans Times says: Our planters who have arrived in the city lately give a good acconnt of the appearance and prospects of the cane crop. The injury ap prehended to the seed from the long spell of cold and wet weather has proved insignificant, and tho plant bos a thrifty appearance. The area planted is much larger than last season, and in fact has only been limited by the difficulty of obtaining labor. This difficulty is becoming a serious and embarrassing one. Enconraged by tho high prices of their staples, especially of sugar, onr planters would be justifiable and ’em boldened to attempt a culture equal to that of ante-bellum times, if they could command the requisite labor. The natural resources of Lou isiana are equal to the prodnet of a sugar crop sufficient to supply the whole demand of the United States. They have tho soil, the ma chinery, nil the appliances for cultivation, and the energy and enterprise, but the labor is lack ing. Under these circumstances, and with the troubles likely to continue for some time in Cuba, tho prices of sugar must advance. Low Freights from Columbus to New York. The Columbus Sun says: We understand an agent of the Atlantic nnd Gulf Railroad has been in tho city several days, making arrangements for the transporting of cotton over this route. We have no informa tion concerning the charges, except that they are much lower than tho Central Line. There aro 11,000 bales now at Columbus, and perhaps 1500 more to arrive, which will have to bo taken to the ports. The cheapest lino will get the freight. The present rates are too high. Since the above was written we learn that tho rate to New York is $1.45 per 100 pounds. By the Central lii-e it is!$!.80. John P. Hale Comf. to Grief.—The Presi dent has erased a cable telegram to be sent to Minister Hale at Madrid, notifying him that his resignation will.be accepted. There is rea son to believe that he will speedly be removed if he docs not resign. The quarrel between the Secretary and Minister ie better and disgraceful, but the cause of Mr. Hale’s retirement lies chiefly in the fact alluded to laet week in the Spanish Cortes. He has not been bringing in articles contraband of war, bat has been using his diplomatic privilege in the way of trade for his own benefit, and to a considerable amount. It is said that be bad connection with a store, nnd brought in goods free of duty from Eng land. .: was muc: service. Tho flames, after destroying twenty-nine stores (every one in the town except one), com prising several dry goods and grocery stores, two or three drug-stores, two carriage manufac tories, two billiard saloons and four or five bar rooms, together with the office of the Farm Journal, and a large nnmber of private resi dences, were finally subdued, more from a want of something to prey on, than from any other cause. The Court-house and hotel fortunately escaped. The loss sustained is impossible as yet to estimate correctly, bnt is everywhere con ceded to have been immense. The worst fea ture of the whole business is that during the fire nearly every pound of provisions in the town was consumed; what escaped is wholly in sufficient to supply the wants of the people, and they are said to be actually suffering for bread. In view of this distressing circumstance, we would most earnestly suggest the propriety of our citizens taking the matter in hand at once and raising a fund with which to assist the un fortunate people of Madison in the extremity. To such a cause as this we feel convinced there are bnt few among ns who would refuse to con tribute ; bnt in # this case, we learn that it is essential that the relief so greatly needed should be sent as quickly as is possible. A large num ber of men and women, their houses destroyed by the flames and their supplies consumed at the same time, are without a shelter and without means of support. In this emergency they call npon the people of Augusta to assist them; sure ly onr citizens will heed the appeal ’ On yesterday morning the Chronicle tc Senti nel contained an account of a terrible conflagra tion of last Thursday night, which destroyed the beautiful and prosperous town of Madison, To-day wc are enabled to give the names of the principal sufferers, their estimated losses and the estimated losses of the insurance companies. Our account in yesterday’s issue was, in the main, correct; but our statement of the num ber of buildings destroyed by the flames and their value was, we regret to say, incorrect. In stead of forty-six buildings being burned, at a probable loss of two hundred thousand dollars, we learn that, including stores and dwellings, nearly sixty were burned, nt a loss of about $300,000. Tbe fire broke forth so suddenly, and the flames, fanned by a strong wind, which aroso abont ten o'clock that night, spread so ra pidly, that it was fonnd impossible to save any thing. Some idea of this rapidity may be gained by the reader, when it is known that the fire commenced at half past nine o’clock that night, and was extinguished at half past twelve—a whole town having been reduced to ashes in the incredible short space of three hours. The inhabitants, unnerved by the suddenness of the danger, and having no means of quench- ingthe flames, except by throwing buckets of ■ water upon them, were unable to save scarcely anything from the houses, and what littlo they did manage to save was stolen by tho swarm of- negro thieves who flocked about tho streets of the burning town. Bnt two stores are- left stamT&ig in’ the whole place. We havo Hfen furnish**! by a gentleman just from Madison with a partial list of the stores and other build ings destroyed, together with the losses sus tained. Os c6mse at this time it is impossible to make the Hat r.’fore complete: Messrs. Winn & Peacock’s dry good store, lass seven thousand dollars; insured' for four thousand dollars. Messrs. Prather &? Shecnt’s nows depot; loss unknown. Mrs. Muslin’s millinery establish ment, loss unknown,-- Alfred Shaw's furniture store. loss fivo thousand 'dollars; no insnrnnce. Sebastian Shaw, cabinet'maker, loss two thou sand dollars; no insurance. Messis. Richer & Bro’s confectionary, loss .‘$‘3,500; insured for six hundred dollars. Messrs. Fitzpatrick & Co., general grocers, loss eleven thousand dollars; insurance seven thousand five' hundred dol lars. Mr. T. J. Stallings, grocer, loss three thousand dollars; no insurance. Sir. W. M. Bnrnett, hnrdware dealer, loss four thousand dollars ; no insurance. Mr. HutR grocer, loss in stock of goods, three thousanddonam; rathe building, three thousand dollars; no insurance. Mr. It. N. Booth, tinner, loss two thousand dol lars ; no insurance, ^'ho Town Hnll, belonging to Hon. Joshna Hill and others, loss nine thou- dollars; no insurance. Mr. C. L. Fielding, confectioner, loss one thonsand dollars; no; in surance. Two vacant stores belonging to Judge C. Campbell, loss fifteen hundred dollars; no insurance. Messrs. J. G. McHenry & Son, gro- cers, loss one thousand dollars on their stockj the store belonging to Judge C. Campbell, loss three thonsand dollars; no insurance. Messrs. Martin & Stovall, grocers, loss fifteen thou sand dollars; insured for seventhousand dollars. Messrs. Cohen A Co., dry goods, loss on stock ten thonsand dollars; insured for eight thonsand dollars—loss on buildiDg (owned by another party) five thonsand dollars. Messrs. C. H. Andrews & Bra, druggists, loss two thousand dollars; no insurance. Mr. J. R. Haigh, dry goods, loss ten thousand dollars; insured for six thousand dollars. Messrs. Vason & Hills- mar>, dry goods and grocery, loss ten thousand dollars ; insured for eight thonsand dollars. Mr. N. Atkinson, Druggist, loss five thousand dol lars ; insured few four thousand dollars. Messrs. J. W. &. W. H. Bearden, dry goods and Gro ceries, loss fourteen thousand dollars; insured for eight thousand dollars. Mr. A. Levy, diy goods and groceries, loss five thonsand dollars on stock, building belonging to Mr. Goldbrough, four thousand dollars; no insurance. Mr. C. A. Atkinson, variety store, loss two thous and dollars, insured for twelve hundred dol lars on stock; tbe building owned by A. G. Foster, loss one thonsand dollars ; no insur ance. Mr. H. Martin's Rialto Saloon, loss one thousand; no insurance. Mr. N. A. Mnstin’s bar-room and two vacant buildings, loss one thousand dollars; no insurance. Messrs. Hitchcock and Yancy, druggists, loss one thousand dollars; no insurance. Messrs. P. R. Thomas ton X Son, general grocers, loss twen ty-five thousand dollars; insured for eight thou sand dollars. Mr. A. 8. Hough's tin shop and va cant house, loss one thousand dollars; no insur ance. Mr. thousand dollars; no insurance. A blacksmith's shop and vacant dwelling; no insurance. An office in rear of Cohen & Co., loss five hundred dollars; no insurance. Mr. O. Smith’s store, loss five hundred dollars; no insurance. Four dwellings belonging to Mr. F. B. Martin, loss fifteen hundred dollars; no insurance. Mr. Feildor Few, loss one thousand dollars in dwell ing, furniture, etc.; no insurance.. Many out houses . burnt, at a loss of about six thousand dollars, on none of which was there any insur ance. On this property we do not think that the insurance agencies of this city had insurance for more than eight or ten thousand dollars. The Southern Home Insurance Co. of Columbus is thought to be the principal loser, as it had estab lished a local agency in tbe town of Madison. Congress and the States of Virginia*, Mississippi and Texas. It is something so new and strange, that any positive action of the Congress of the United States should be hailed with satisfaction by the Southern people, that the fact “ gives us pause 1 and inspires us to invite specinl attontion to it; we append, therefore, from the Richmond Dis patch of last Friday, tho snbjointed comments upon the President’s message, calling the atten tion of Congress to tho propriety of submitting the Constitutions (so-called) of those States to the people, and the action of Congress thereon. The main features of the bill alluded to appear, ed in our press telegrams of Friday: The news received in this city from Wash ington yesterday afforded great satisfaction to the people. So frequently have hopes that had been based on signs from the Federal capital been blighted, that a feeling of distrust had taken possession of the public mind, and little faith was put in indications from that quarter. So it was believed thatthe President would send no message to Congress, and that if he did Con- § ress would do nothing. The despondency was eep and general. Therefore, the message of the President was a great surprise, yet it inspired little hope; but when came the news of the prompt action of the House of Representatives in passing tne bill giving the President the power to order an election in Virginia, and to submit the Consti tution with a separate vote on its obnoxious features, the effect was electric. There was something as near joy as a people situated just as we are can feel before there is any abso lute relief afforded them, and new hope was im mediately imparted to alL Night came npon a people vastly more cheerful and buoyant than they were in the morning. If the Senate but pass the bill, then joy will be great. There will be a bright light cast npon the State, and the way out of our troubles will be made clear. There will be a renewal of hope and energy, men will begin to look ahead and plan for the future, and we shall all feel that we have es caped a dark and dismal period, blacker and more calamitous than any we havo yet endured. Wo trust we may to-day announce the concur rence of the Senate in the bill passed by the House. The consummation of the measure will reflect the highest honor upon the President, and do more to restore harmony to the Union than any event which has occured since tiie war. But let us not be too confident. Things are still very much awry in Washington, and accord ing to the telegrams the Senate is somewhat baulky on this subject. We publish iu full the bill which passed the Horae by the large vote of 125 to 24! Peace Dawns on Paraguay. From the New York Commercial Advertiser.] We have the weloome intelligence this morn ing that the Allies, convinced of the folly of further attempts to subjugate Paraguay and partition the country among themselves, have offered terms of peace to Lopez. The latter, greatly reduced in men and material, as he is, will doubtless accept of these terms, and we may look for an immediate termination of the long and bloody strife, which has decimated one nation, deprived others of the flower of the BY TELEGRAPH, From Washington. Washington, April 13.—Dispatches from all parte of the world report a splendid celebration of the Pope's jubilee. ri Misapprehension exists regarding Bank’s Cuban resolution. It ia merely a resolution of the House— not requiring concurrence by the Senate or tbe signa ture of the President-, and bas no force. ______ ^ __ _ The act their youth] and saddled all engaged with enor- ti*elf, however, is complete and was intended to Delegation of Cuban Ladies at Capitol. SENSATION AT MBS. GRANT’S RECEPTION—THE CASS OF MR. CASSANOVA. Mrs. Emilia C. De Villaverde and Miss Man- uela Yzquierdo, of the Cuban Ladies’ Belief As sociation, were at the Capitol on Tuesday, in company with General Banks, who showed them around the House and Senate and introduced them to a good many distinguished members of Congress. Later in the day they called on Gen eral Sherman and General Rawlins, Secretary of War, in company with Mr. Leopold Yzqui erdo. At two o’clock they visited Mrs. Grant, who was holding her first reception at the White House. The Cuban ladies were conspicuous in the brilliant throng that filled the blue and red rooms. Miss Yzquierdo was dressed in cuir col ored silk trimmed with white lace, and wore con spicuously on her breast, suspended by a piece of ribbon, a miniature model of the Cuban flag, consisting of red, white and bluo bars, with a red triangular field, in tho centre of which was a white star. Miss Yzquierdo made friendB very fast among the ladies assembled in tho east room. She is a young nnd beautiful Cuban, with a wondorful wealth of jet black tresses, “all her own,” and eyes of very brilliant lustre. Mrs. Villaverde was dressed in blue silk, and wore the national colors of Cuba, as already described. Mrs. Grant was very cordial to her Cuban vis- items. She requested Major W. W. Leland to take fbom around the mansion and conservatory and show them everything of interest in the place, which mission tho Major performed very gallantly. On returning, Mrs. Villaverde inti mated to Mrs. Grant that she desired to see tho President in regard to her fnther, Mr. Cassano va, now imprisoned by the Spanish authorities in Cnba. Mrs. Grant’vcty kindly went up stairs nnd desired General Dent to conduct the ladies to the library and then inform President Grant that an interview with him was roqnested in re ference to the case of Mr. Cassanova. The Presi dent made his appearance promptly, and en tered freely into conversation with the ladies. He assured Mrs. Villaverde that he bed' given his p ersonal attention to her father's case',- and no later than that morning he had an interview with the Secretary of State in reference to it. Mrs; Villaverde was so ovcrcomo by the degree o5 in terest manifested by the President that she burst into tears'- which sensibly affected his Ex cellency, who ag.'in assured her that the United States Govermnenf would do all in its power to protect its citizens everywhere. The interview then terminated.— Wash. Cor. A’. i • Herald. mous financial burdens. It will be five years next November since the first blow was struck in this war. The contest has therefore continued for about the same pe riod as the Southern rebellion. Inasmuch as the causes and immediate origin of the war are but little understood here, we will briefly allude to them. Some twelve hundred miles from the ocean, the Parana River receives the Paraguay, and here is the lowest boundary of tho Para guayan Republic, for it olaimsthe land between these rivers. Above the junction of the rivers, and the right hand side of the Parana, Brazil asserted the land was hers to the water, and claimed equal rights in the river navigation. Paraguay denied these claims, but permitted Brazil to send a few steamers up the river every year. Brazil chafed under these restraints im posed upon her commerce. She could not, how ever, reach Paraguay to fight her except by tbo rivers, and these were coutroled by Uuruguay and the Argentine Confederation, which coun try had no idea of permitting so powerful a neighbor to get behind their strongholds. So matters continued for some years, and Brazil waited her opportunity to form an alliance with the last mentioned countries, whereby she could got at Paraguay. The opportunity finally came. In 1803 there lived in the wilderness of Gran Chaco, in the Argentine Confederation, an able soldier and statesman, Vemancio Flores by name, who had been banished from Uruguay when the Blancos came into power. He had headed the opposition to the Blancos, viz., the Colorados or Red Party, and it now seemed a fitting time to return to the country and seek their overthrow. Riding about among the cat tle men, he easily persuaded them to enter into his plans, and tho horsemen of Pampas flocked to his standard by thousands. Having thus raised a formidable army he opened negotiations with Brnzil, offering to assist that country in making war on Paraguay, provided Brazil would assist him in overthrowing the Blancos. The terms were accepted. Flores moved npon Mon- teviedo, the capital of Uruguay, and besieged the city by land, while a Brazilian fleet attacked it in front. The city surrendered, and the Col orados party was again in power. Tho second city of Uuruguay, Pysandue, held out till it was razed to the ground, and the General command ing cruelly murdered. Brazil now called upon the Uruguayan Gov ernment to reciprocate and furnish aid against Paraguay. The call was honored. The dec laration of war was, however, delayed until an arrangement could be made with the Argentine Confederation. The latter hadlong been jealous of the growing prosperity of Paraguay. While the Confederation was almost bankrupt, Para guay had money. The latter likewise had the best railroad and the best machine shops in South America. Brazil and Uruguay made pro posals which excited ltho cupidity of the Con federation. All the countries combined num bered eleven million people, while littlo Para guay embraced only one million. I would be a comparatively easy matter to make mince of and swallow the latter. Accordingly, the Gov ernments held a council, and on May 1st the plenipotentiaries drew np a secret alliance against Paraguay. The treaty stipulated that it should remain a secret “until the principal object of the alliance be obtained.” Very mtieh to the disgust of the Allies, however, some cue in England who had got hold of tho document, made it public in April, 1866, and the entire schemes of the alliance were divulged. We have a copy of it before us. Without pre viously having any proclivities either way, the perusal of tins document at once awakened our sympathy for Paraguay, and this paper has ever since defended the cause of Lopez. Here are some of the stipulations of this treaty. “Arti cle G. The Allies solemnly bind themselves not to lay down their arms unless by common con sent, nor until they have overturned the aclua Government of Paragunry, etc.” “Article 12. The Allies reserve to themselves the right of support Grant in the Cuban affairs during the con gressional vacation, by assuring him of subsequent support by tbe House. Washington, April 12.—Nominations: Motley— England; Markert, Ohio—Bolivia; Partridge, Ma ryland—Nicaragua : Pile, Missouri—Venezuela; Jos. B. Jones, Illinois—Belgium: John S. Carlisle, West Virginia—Stockholm; J. B. Clay, (colored)—Consul General, Liberia; Kirk, Ohio—Minister, Argentine Republic; Hurlburt, Illinois — Bogota; Hudson, Iowa—Guatemala; E. D. Basset (colored)—Hayti; Curtin, Pennsylvania—Russia; Jay, New York— Austria; Evans—Marshal, East Tennessee; Adam —Attorney, South Mississippi; Whipple—Attorney-, East Mississippi. Assessors: Whitehead—Second Georgia; Sparling—Fifth Tennessee. Collectors: Morrill—Second Georgia; Peabody—Fifth Tennes see. Postmasters: Ayer—Petersburg,Ya.; Rhodes —Abingdon, Ya.; Mrs. Dinkgl&re—Monroe, La.; Young — Fredericksburg, Ya.; Mrs. Livingston— Greenville, Ala.; Wheeler — Eufaula, Alabama; Humphreys—Pensacola, Pla; Tublotts—Tallahas see, Fla.; Ware—Key West, Fla. Workingmen of the District gave last night a sere nade to Senator Sprague as a manifestation of ap proval of bis late course. The Indian appropriation bill provides that none of the treaties negotiated since January, 1867, be ratified, and places the control of $2,000,090 in the hands of the President, to bo used as ho secs fit, in settling the difficulties existing between the Govern ment and tlio savages. Ten treaties of various kinds, including the Ala bama treaty, aro pending before the Senate. The steamer Gettysburg has been ordered to take a lino of soundings on tho coast of Cuba and the neighboring islands. In the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Chase dis missed the appeal in the McArdle case for want of jurisdiction. In the caso of steamboat Belfast vs. Boone, from tbo Supreme Court of Alabama, decision was re versed with costs, with directions to dismiss libel. The Court in tins case claims Federal jurisdiction in marino and admiralty cases from tbe sea to tbe bead of navigation of rivers. In the case of B. P. Hall VS. Ged. Coppell, from Louisiana, judgment was reversed With costs. The Court derided that a foreign consol engaged in trade during tho war has no more rights in business than a citizen of the United States. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of tho Supreme Court in tho Texas bond case. He holds that the annexation of Texas made it a State of tho Union; that no act of citizens and tho Government of Texas alone, has or could dissolve that relation— the ordinance of secession and all legislative acts in aid of tho rebellion, were void; that the Legislature was an illegal body; that the U. S. bonds in contro versy wero the property of Texas at the time of se cession, and that tho law of Texas which reanired their transfer was illegal, and therefore tho State of Texas has a right to recover tho bonds and perpetu ate tho injunction, and it ia decreed accordingly. The Court holds that Congress had the right to adopt measures of reconstruction. Grier dissented as to the merits and jariaiction of the case, holding thatTexas was not in fact a State 'in the Union. Justices Swayne and Miller dissented | as to tho jurisdiction only. Tbe Atlanta delegation leaves homeward to-night. The Augusta delegation left yesterday. These del egations, with other Conservatives present, have the credit hero of defeating Butler’s Georgia bilL Washington, April 11 Grant has determined, it is stated, when a nominee is rejected by tho Senate, to select a new name outside of the applicants on file, thus hoping to erne the disposition of rival ap plicants to oppose the person nominated. It snowed steadily nearly all day. It is now cold. concerting the most suitable measures to guar antee peace with the Republic of Paraguay after “ the overthrow of its present Government.” Ar- Destruction of fruit is feared, tide 1G stipulated the new boundaries of the country, appropriating a slice here for Bra zil, a slice there for the Argentine Confedera tion, and so on. It will thus be seen that eleven millions of people leagued themselves together in secret to overthrow and wipe out a sister Government, and to partition the country among themselves. How any one, after reading this treaty, could do otherwise than sympathize with Paraguay, we cannot understand. All the Liberals of Europe who sided with us in the struggle against the South have sided with Lopez, and we can attrib* nto the pursnit of an opposite course by the Tribune, Evening Post, and other American pa pers, to nothing but ignorance of the existence of this infamous treaty. Meanwhile, Lopez appeared to divino the de signs of tho conspirators against his Govern ment, nnd accordingly, taking time by tho fore lock, ho advanced with an army upon tho Bra zilian province of Matto Grosso, conquered and occupied it, nnd has beenablo to hold it ever since. He, at the same time, captured tho Bra zilian mail steamer en route in the river Parana to that province, and declared the river closed against all Brazilian shipping. Onr readers are familiar with the details of the war which fol- Congressional. Washington, April 12.—Senate.—Tho Senate met. After appointing a committee to inform the President of the fact; and continuing tho committees of last session and resolving to meet daily at noon, went into Executive session. General News. Fortress MoSCoe. April 13.—Yesterday a violent Northeast snow-stom occurred. A large nnmber of vessels, including two ocean steamers, are in tho roads for harbor. Hkw York, April 12.—Tho missing people from steamer Tliomaes’ burned off Hatfttas, aro safe. Tho 5th artillery regiment arrived frofa New Or leans. Little Rock, April 12—Tho steamboat G. & Thompson, from Cincinnati hither, sunk and seveb-* teen lives were lost. , Indianapolis, April 12.—There is no quorum'in tho Legislature. Tho newly elected Democrats re solved to stay away, thus defeating tho fifteenth amendment. Richmond, April 12—Gov. Wells, this afternoon, lowed ; bow Lopez was brilliantly successful at j addressed a large Republican meeting, giving a his- first, but was finally compelled by overwhelming j toiy of the passago of tho Virginia election bill by numbers to change the offensivo for tho dofen- j Congress, and attributing much of tho success to srre, ana fall bad& to hteelaborately constructed j own exertiou3 fa Ua behalf, hub of defences; how, year after year he mau ; tnined a gallant heroic resistance behind those Talking at Grant. Don Piatt, of the Cincinnati Commercial i I been interviewing Grant, and tells, in lowing manner, how he did it; General Dent was about to send in oct when Senator Sherman appeared, * had precedence, and so we waited. In two minutes the messenger returned. G, Dent gave him our cuds, and we foi across the hall to tho office of the Preside Like nearly all the rooms in the White hr, this has the same bam-like appearance found the President sitting at a desk on a t chair, smoking his everlasting cigar, ing to a gentleman fax gone in years and pose. Senator Sherman sat in cool patienJ” peculiar to him, on a sofa, waiting his nity, for once in presence of his Excellent 0 ® fountain of honor, the precedence, disanll'* and each one takes his turn. I sat down and indulged in a prt at the man, who now, with ra, holds onr thonm*. In the same way I had, when a downv J?l stated at Polk, and then at Pierce, one most graceful and accomplished public clu' ters, and then at Lincoln, each one, inhUt the centre of a nation’s solicitude—and each had gone his way—down the steps of 1 publican palace to be almost forgotten, j, say that the man I saw before me, quietly S C ing and listening, was more of a character» of a mystery, than any one of them, n ” minds me more and more of Louis NapolelL of course I do not mean in his outward ance, for Louis Napoleon is horribly nriSj in his manner, and, above all, in the dead look of his face, that impresses me with theh lief that there is back of it a force we cann^ at or comprehend. ” 1 '' The venerable gentleman got through at v and Senator Sherman hastened, with vigor, to take his place. ' 1 I could not hear the conversation, but t. joyed the interview. Senator John is o t6 4 those cold, impassive sort of men who ki dp the talking, and here he had to talk." a President looked at him over the end on burning cigar, and it was all the warmths was visible. Beyond, at long intervals, av, taryyesorno, there was no response, aadi Senator was forced to leanforward and tails] nestly and rapidly. He might as well have t ted at the bronze figure on the mantle pie> : l all the outer effect manifested. The inten-J lasted about twenty-five or thirty minutes, J then the Senator stalked out and wc cam c ;j ward. I was introduced, and received the c plimentof a quick glance that for the sir's, part of a second lit up his eyes, and then pi out. For another sixteenth part of a second]] hands lay passively in mine. I said: “As Ihad no business with you, Mr. P# dent, I was about leaving the city without t paying my respects, as I knew you wereb by good people having business.” “That is pleasant,” he said, quietlr. “I fear,”.I continued, “that the pleasure? be short-lived, for I havo found some bus; “That is not so pleasant,” he said, nnds “You will permit me to state it ?” “Certainly.” I then went into my little affair, that | about ten minutes of bis time. Ending, I si “ Good-bye, Mr. President. I hope you? have health and strength enough to reform* civil service and get the revenues honesty* lected and disbursed. ” “I intend to try,” he replied, “andif c;;J won’t do it, I’ll tty another, and keep try] until I find honest and capable men.” | ' I felt comfortable. I had called a quickbl into his eyes, and had been honored with d longest speech ho had uttered while I wr j tho room. Now, if you ask me what I think of ( Grant, I will tell you I do not know. I bei j that he is honest, earnest, and in the great vJ he has before him, I hope, capable. He a tainly walks ont upon it alone. The old 1 who gather about the President, are intk. with and influence him, are not about Grant I do not feel tbe influence in tk** atnio-pherv. may be all right, but I do not know. Ii hope it is. From the Northeast. The Athens Bannor of Friday has the fo; ing: Frost.—There have been several severe fa during the last week, which, it is believed, in destroyed most of the fruit, as well as 1 “garden truck.” ■Wheat.—We havo the mostcheeringaecoas of tho wheat crop throughout Northeast Gee? gia. Stands are excellent, the area sore ii quit large, and unusual attention was paid to thi preparation of the land. Therefore withaodb asters, vve may look for an abundant hanesi o this important cereal, CoxitbmaTIGN.—Bishop Beckwith admiuisJ ed the rite of confiration to ten or twelve cid dates last Sabbath at the Episcopal Chcr&i this place. He preached in the morning aw night to large congregations. Reported Elopement—Painful C'lMtt* For several day’s past there has been ccrti- siderablo talk throughout (he city, particularly on Capitol Hill, as to tfaff reported elopement of Miss Emma Torrey, daughter of Mr. Turner ■ Torrey, n worthy’citizen, who served in the Union army during the war M’8 Massachusetts regiment, and was subsequently detailed for duty at headquarters, Department of Washing ton, in tlii3 city. At the close of tbs War ho was appointed on tho police force at tfrs^ Capitol, which position he still fills. He is air»‘ & city councilman, representing the fifth ward.. Miss Torrey, wlio is a rather good-looking New England girl; quite young, (about IGor 17 yep.rtr old,) some time since mndo the acquaintance itr this city of Thos. Washington, a sprightly look ing colored youth, who is said to be a waiter in a hotel in New York city, and she continued to correspond with' him, notwithstanding the re monstrances of her> father. Washington, who was recently on a visit here, left this city in the early part of last week, audit is stated that Miss Torrey received a letter from him subsequently. Anyhow, on Friday-last she went to the Capi tol and saw her father, who was on duty ns po liceman, after which slie did- not return to her home. This gave him no- uneasiness, ns she often passed the night ataneighbor's house; but ns she did not come home on Saturday morn ing, inquiry was made for her, nnd it was ascer tained that a girl answering her description had left the city in one of the trains on Friday after noon, and’the family discovered that 11 small sum of money (about $40) had been taken from the honse. Mr. Torrey, on learning these-facts, informed the police authorities, audMajor Rich ards has gone on to look after the girl, bnt it is not yet certain that he has found her, although itis rnmored hero that Washington-was found- and hod made an affidavit that ho had not seen her. Another story is that the couple were mar ried in New York city on Sunday evening, and- had left to spend the honeymoon with Mis3 Tor- rey’s relatives in Massachusetts. Hie affqir i& a very unpleasant one, and much sympathy is felt for Mr. Torrev and his family.— Washington Star. \ ■ An English Lord’s Idea or Education.—The English House of Lords has received an addi tional stock of intelligence in the Marquis-of Salisbury. The noble Lord made a speech re cently, in the course of which he is reported as saying: “Education in England does not dimin ish crime, bnt tho contrary. It makes the poor clever and discontented; they read bad books and turbulent newspapers; get theories of rights, of government and property which tend to make them turbnlent and predatory.” He seemed to think education good for Ameri cans, where a rail-splitter or a tailor may be come President The noble Lord alluded to the universal Yankee’s adaptability in the following manner: “An average American will change his occupation a dozen times until he finds the right one. Let on English mechanio, artisan or servant be thrown ont of his employment; he will sit down and fold his hands in utter helplessness, until he can get the same kind of , employment.” He considered them as fixed • A- 8. Hough’s dweilinghouse, loss one and hopeless and shiftless as the Chinesef* ' .... I-.l ^ defences, rolling hack every fresh assault iu con fusion and slaughter; and how, af fast, having his works turned, he was compelled to abandon Viletta and Angostura, nnd retreat to fresh de fences fifty miles in the interior. It is a tale of heroism, endurance,self-sacrifice anddovotion to country, which is only equalled by the story of Netherlands opposition to Spanish tyranny and outrage. It stamps the Paraguayans as a he roic people, of whom the Western people may indeed be proud, and who can but have a glori ous future before them. After Lopez’s retreat in December last, the Allies established a provisional government at Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. The people, however, would have nothing to do with it, bnt continued to cry “Long live Lopez.” This, to gether with a knowledge of the fact that Lopez is again ready to receive them with a fresh army in tbe mountains, has led the Allies to decide Ajpbh apeace. They havo, therefore, as appears from a Lisbon dispatch this morning, sent a Brazilian Commissioner to Asimcion to nego tiate ponce on condition that the independence of Paraguay shall not bo impaired and that Lo pez shall guarantee freodom of navigation on the Paraguay and Plata rivers, and relinquish Matto Grosso- rttid’other territory which he had seized during til'd war. Tho acceptance of these conditions will ptoCeTlopez where ho was at the start, with the exception of holding absolute control of internal’ navigation. This right or claim he can well afferd]to surrender, inasmuch ns the conclusion of the treaty wholly defeats tho Allied plans and purpdSes as revealed in their secret treaty, and brings peace to Ins ex hausted country. And so the “inhuman wi’ctoh and tyrant,” as some of our cotemporaricY* fcdve loved to style Lopez, has triumphed at ladt.' The devo tion of his countrymen who have’eiung to his fortunes so steadfastly are rewarded* and. their country, government, homes and firesides 'are preserved to them. Georgia Colored Conferenced We have been furnished, says the Aurttsta Press; with a copy of the minutes of the Ge&fc- gia Colored Conference of the M. E. Chureli South,, held in this city in Jnnnary. From ■ these we condense the following facts and fig ures ': Number of preachers and members in the several circuits, stations and missions of the Conference—12,988 members and 61 preach ers-; infants and adults baptized during the year—527 infants, and 1,514 adults; number of Sunday schools, teachers and scholars—23 schools, 114 teachers and 1,417 scholars. The next session of the Conference is to be held in Macon. The Chicago- Tribune of the 2d inst breaks gronndiagainst moDgrelism, thus: “Nobody, we presume, will suspect us of uoi being sound on ‘the main question,' and, therefore, we may frankly say that we think the negro question has got to that stage which all questions in ethical-and religious progress most generally reach—the stage of cant. Let us have done with it, and’give the negro a chance now to help himself.” Quite right; bnt, the moment cant is aban doned, the negro question ceases to exist. It has no root save in wild’ talk, utopian theories, and fanatic ignorance.—N. FT World. r»?7 *e -r . , . Gen. Stoneman, with the 21st Infantry, left to-day for Baltimore, en route for California. Marine News. Savannah, April 12.—Cleared, ship Screamer, Liverpool; bark Atlantic, Pencrth Roads. Arrived, bark Alamo, Bremen; brig Woodlawn, Now York; ffibconcrsMorris, Charleston; B. C. Persy,New York. The Macon Armory Csfaht. It nppcsM from the official statement of Henry S. Fitch, Eirf., United States District Attorney, that tho information of Mr. Titus, who is now resisting the dismissal of tho libel for the con fiscation of the abofo' described property, was filed in January, 18Cf. It is also well known that the military authorities took possession of this property abont the first erf May, 18C5, and remained in possession up to tho time of filing the information. We are also informed, and we believe the files and records of tho Court will show, that tho only information given bf Mr. Titus was a certified copy of the deed front the city of Macon to the Confederate States, which ho filed in tho office of the District Attorney in January, 1867, nearly two years after the prop erty had been in tho possession of the govern ment. Tho seizure of the property was made nearly two years before this information, which Was n mere copy of a public record that was open to the inspection of the. world, was filed. The foregoing is. we believe, a fair statement of the facts in this caso, and we make them for the purpose of allowing upon what a slight foun dation the claim of Mr. Titus rests.—Savannah Republican. , From Kewtow county. From tit Covinsta'.i Examiner of the ISth instant. ', It is thought that the recent frosts have caus ed but little damage to the fruit' Crop. Vegeta bles that were up have been cut down, And we have heard of somo localities wliero forward com has been “nipped in tho bud.” The wheat crop ra this vicinity looks flourish ing, and if no disaster befalls it, We may confi dently expect an abundant harvest. We are pleased to learn that no nerfeases of. nwaingittis havo occurred in onr sister'city, Madison, and the excitement on account’of‘its prevalence has passed away. We learn tboib Were, thirteen deaths in all, caused from'lhat epidemic—eleven blacks end two whites. We learn that some little disturbance bas been' creMfed among tho freedmen in the neighbor-- hoed’ of , Brick Store, in this county, and that some "of them have ran off from their employ ers, le&ving them minus of sufficient laborers to carry ert their farms. From Indiana. InmanarOlib, April 8.—Both parties held caucusses this morning. Tbe Democrats claim that their course, at the last session, has been indorsed by the people^ and tho re-elected mem bers refuse to qualify unless the Republicans bind themselves not to bring forward the negro suffrage question dnripg the special session. The Republicans refused' to make any pledges, but intimated that the necessary legislation would take the preoedenoe in the order of business. Baron Jokcsz, the' great authority on military science and strategy, died lafely at Passy, at the advanced of 91. An Excrriso iNcmfcrr.—Persons on tbeLx wharves of the city, a littlo after six o'cMi morning, witnessed an incident that oecid then in the river the mortal agony of winch.« ring the short time it lasted, rendered it ly interesting. A gull had, with a swoop, srs its talons deep into the back of a fish, tb»a of which it had evidently mistaken, for is* of bearing it way, as it’had intended, tW i net only remained in the water, but swamr,? ly aobht on the surface of the river, inonitei'j its ficttaring and now alarmed assailant, via was unable to .disengage its claws from'14 fastenings. The bird in its endeavors at fisj carry off and' then to free itself fromiuintesi prey, soon exhausted its strength, and its'efffl becoming gradually weaker'from exhaustion * would-be captor ’became tho captured, A dragged screaming beribath the water, arij] death-notes choked by the ripplingwaves astr closed over it.—Alexandria Gazette. Massachusetts.—Secretary Warner'? t aggregrate of polls, property, etc., csretfflj by the assessors, throughout the State. M the valuation for 18GS to be § 1,220,403, nearly a thonsand dollars to every man, * and Child in Massachusetts. Theincreeses 1S07 was §01,003,526 or 4^ per cent. Thes ber of ratable polls wae 332,759, w hich is3^ as great as ths whole number of horses p? - * cows (151,141), and sheep (140,350) gether. The number of dwelling houses^;'' is only 200,267, wnich is less bysome3'X<^ those reported in the census of 1865. Th** ber of acres of land is set down as 4,4!-;i acd tho valuation of real estate $7;'0,r»M -The aggregate taxation is stated as ’ exclusive of the national taxes, wth- r probably twice as great.—Boston Coen.' The Masonic Contention.—The Convs of Masters and Past Masters of the first M* District Commenced in this city yesterdsJbt, noon. R. Vi. D. G. It, D. N. Austin, of Nifilev. presiding. The following Mriten p Past Masters from the surrounding lodge 3 - 1 present! ... G. R. Harper, Mineral Springs; C. Andersonville; H. Mooto, Albany; A. H-*q ellen, Gorgetown; L. M. Leonard. Chj“5| watchiee; G. H. Stokes, Starkville; W. d-*• man, Smithville; C. L. Battle. ElIavillo:M Dozier, Friendship. J. H. Cawood, Fre^-I Jacob Dennard, Weston: J. 31 Simmons,*^) son; L. O. Niles, Marshallvilte'; Vi. A. 0- i Americns; A. J. Williams;- Friendship: •■Jl st, Mineral Spring? 5 ; W. I, 1 ! Americns. Several others Mere arrived tbe meeting of the Convention.—.1 inert.'* ricr. Extraordinary Heat nr Australia.—I* 15 'j cent Australian papers announce the c^ car! Vj of scorching weather in some parts of jh^ ny. At Wagga Wegga, at the close of her, flowers and shrubs were literally and fruit trees (in some instances) ha Pltnas approaching ripeness fermented * the powerful heat, and hung on the bnz-' like small bags of native grown vinegar. • heads of many trees presented the apP fU ’ft of having been snbjected to the acUon ■ stream of flame. Yot in the Tomut (U- 5 thpea days before, there was actually iw Wash hand basins of a morning. Hn-* were being* destroyed in large number* , “level country,” near Wagga Wagg», * j, the ®dbr' brutes were nerishimr from thire- . the pcSpr brutes were Echuea, .ori the 24th strove d by the heat. , from 1 December, bee*** 1 ? - Mr. Shaokell to**'. two of flis largest and best hives had b«<® , tafiy destroyed.’tw the reeking of honey into tme mass, by which the Nh°* 6 bees were smothered. ■ ■ - -*r Southern Railroad Patwecr.—The pr°lv^ railroad frotu Deoetur to Mokriwwnery. ^ ma, waalet out to contract oft Friday ****! work will begin immediately. 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