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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* '
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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.
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Southern Railroad Patwecr.—The pr°lv^
railroad frotu Deoetur to Mokriwwnery. ^
ma, waalet out to contract oft Friday ****!
work will begin immediately. TheeonH^j
giot»V^-B0tHlt*y, - - .. ' ,
