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THE TELEGRAPH.
MACON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 18G9.
Mo Peace Irom Mixing Colors.
The Radicals have told ns that the only road
to peace in the South lies through the plane of
equal rights and immunities. The negro must
share equally with the white, the ballot and the
offices, or we shall have perpetual trouble and
dissatisfaction. But, as if to display the fallacy
of their peace prescription, it is a singular fact
that in every State in the South where the poll
cy of mixing colors has been carried out, the
Radical party is at loggerheads over it. And
the more perfect and equal the admixture of the
races, the greater the trouble. We noted, a feu-
days since, a terrible row in the new City Coun
cil of Charleston, which is exactly half and half
—half negroes and half carpet-bag Radicals; but
it would seem that that Council cannot meet
without a scene of blackguardism and scurrility.
The last meeting wound up a session of vulgar
strife, in this fashion:
Alderman Collins (negro) opposed Bowen
(white). He said that T. J. Mackey had said
that he (Collins) was not a Republican.
Alderman T. J. Mackey—I said more han
that. I said you were a public thief.
Alderman Collins (to Mackey)—Yon are a
Texas highwayman and a renegade South Caro
linian.
Alderman T. J. Mackey arose, when Collins
rose also, put his hand in his breast, and said
in an excited manner, “I am ready for you,
sir.”
Shortly after, the Council adjourned without
blood-letting.
And the result we see in the Charleston is
universal from Virginia to Texas. The negroes
and the white Radicals are in perpetual fend.
The great hybrid Radical party of the South are
everywhere tearing at each other’s throats. The
Peace prescription is a failure—harmony is not
the result of mixing colors. On the contrary,
the process creates strife. "What is to be done ?
Coleman's Dry floods Establishment.
See how Coleman’s dry goods store flames to
day. We fear he is learning the ropes—taking
a hint from Huff, who consumes (in our private
opinion,) more than his share of space in the
Telegraph. It *is a singular fact, (is it not ?)
that men who seem to be doing the largest and
most active business, are most anxious to ad
vertise and push matters. They feel like Na
poleons and Alexanders—they are all the more
eager for new and grander conquests; whereas,
on the other hand, he who is doing little loses
heart, retires into a comer and quietly yields np
the ground he has won. Coleman is striking to
be the A T. Stewart of Middle Georgia, and his
stock of goods, in variety, extent and quality, is
unexcelled by any establishment in the State.
He says dry goods are rising rapidly with the
decline of greenbacks, and he or she who has
dry goods to buy shonld buy now.
Athens Property tor Sale.
Refer to the advertisement of the sale of the
elegant mansion called the Crane Place, in
Athens, Georgia. Also, a Model Farm. Athens
is the headquarters of literature, religion,
wealth, pure arts, and elegant women, in
Georgia. *
Griffin Middle Georgian.
Mr. Bridges gives notice that, owing to recent
family affliction and the immediate necessity of
his departure for Arkansas, he has resold to Mr.
S. B. Burr the interest recently purchased of
him in the Middle Georgian.
The Situation as to Peace.
The New York Times of the 14th says that
Minister Motley will be instructed to “watch the
progress of events and to report the communi
cations which the British Govemmentmaymake
to him.” “We presume,” says the Times, “he
can do that/" But it is not entirely a safe pre
sumption, because a boy once sent out to watch
the clouds and report When it rained, broke
down in his mission by falling asleep under a
shade-tree.
But if these are Minister Motley’s instructions
they are certainly pacific—they are not calcula
ted to give affront—they are shaped to meet the
crisis—the prominent feature of which is a gen
eral dissatisfaction of the British press and peo
ple with the rejection of the Alabama treaty—
lVhat’s the Matter witti Gold ? Save Tour Own Garden Seeds.
Or rather, to state the case correctly, what Editors Telegraph : I would suggest to South-
has befallen greenbacks? On the 1st of April era gardeners the necessity of raising their own
gold was quoted ISlJ; 1st of May 134§; 16th seeds for planting. We are being terribly im-
of May 14!|—showing a rise of 10£ in six posed npon by Northern seedsmen. They are
weeks. What is the matter ? One cause of the sending ns seed that will not germinate. We
difficulty, no donbt, is stated in the dispatches may sow, and sow, and yet we have no plants,
of yesterday—total receipts of the Government What is the matter ? I think they are sending
for the quarter ending in March, 138 millions; ns seeds that were produced before or during
expenditures for the same period, 157 millions the war, and are so old that they will not come
—balance-on the wrong side of the ledger, nine- np. Possibly our own merchants may be at
teen millions, which is a new way to pay old fault in some cases, by holding over seed from
delfts. one year to another that they fail to sell during
The apprehension of a foreign war, we hardly the season. There is something wrong, some-
think, is sufficiently lively to affect the value of where, and it ought to be looked into. We are
Government liabilities. The danger, if any, is losing too much. We depend npon Northern
remote, and the whole question of war or peace seedsmen for supplies, and are thus swindled
an apparently ill-suppressed determination that is at present in our own hands; and therefore and lose our crop of vegetables. I have sown
the Americans shall never get anything better we cannot believe greenbacks have been affect-' this spring three dozen papers cabbage seed,
ed in this way by apprehensions of a foreign two dozen papers tomatoes, and four dozen pa-
■srar. pers beets, and have not fifty plants altogether.
We are disposed to look for a solution of the Have sown one n papers egg plants, and
trouble in a profound popular disappointment in not one seed came . In like manner I might
ynn. treaty was itself a real trophy of Beverdy respect to the administration. The expecta- mention the whole catalogue of seeds planted,
Johnson's diplomacy. He had eaten, drunk,! tions of the people in relation to the character and report like resnlts. They don t come np.
and slept with Mr. Bull, and palavered, toasted, J and influence of Gen. Grant's administration For the fourth year, now, I have been swindled
and flattered him into unwonted good nature, I had been very highly raised by the Radical iu this way, and my neighbors and friends re*
and persuaded him that so much mutual admir- j press and politicians, and the silent, indepen- port the same experience with Northern seed,
ation, love, and cousinship exist between the | dent attitude of Gen. Grant, as a candidate, j there no remedy ?
parties that really it was a sort of treason ! tended strongly to confirm the auguries of his 1 Leteomeof our Georgia horticulturists estab-
against nature to stand on trifles, and therefore i friends and the popular hopes. The most bril-, lish a seed garden, and raise seed for market,
the concessions in the Alabama treaty were j liant minds and accomplished pens in the conn- Most garden vegetable seed raised in the South
made, with the assent of the people, which, j try were busy in investing the General with all will be as reliable for a crop as those grown in
from Great Britain, and may bless their stars if
they ever get the same offer renewed.
The fact is, that Mr. Bull has taken affront at
Snmner’s speech. It turns out that the Alaba-
under less propitious circumstances, never
would have been yielded.
Consequently, when the British people fonnd
that the concessions had been made in vain,
and that Mr. Sumner and the Radical Senators,
whose gasbags had been largely inflated by
dominating with impunity over the “conquered
the mental proportions of an intellectual Titan Connecticut or Pennsylvania. It is all a delusion
—the patriotism, integrity, and calm self-reli- , that we cannot produce vegetable crops unless
ance of a Washington, and the indomitable will the see d come f rom the North. Let us try the
of Old Hickory. The watch-words, as given experiment, and save ourselves from this whole-
out by the General himself, were economy, re- ; swindle. J. D. S.
trenchment, and reform. Venality and cor- i Houston county, May 16, 1869.
ruption were to be rebuked—the sluices of |
rebels of the South,” had a little of the same i waste and profligate misappropriition were to i News from the Monroe Advertiser.
Womanhood Suffrage in Massachusetts.—
Massachusetts, very properly, is to be the first
State to try woman suffrage. A committee of
the State Senate appointed to report npon the
matter has reported an amendment to the Con
stitution which reads as follows: “ThG word
‘male ’ is hereby stricken from the the third ar
ticle of the amendment of the Constitution.
Hereafter the women of this commonwealth
shall have the right of voting at elections, and
be eligible to office on the same terms, relations
and qualifications, and snbject to the same re
strictions and disabilities as male citizens of
this commonwealth now are, and no others.
The report is signed by nine out of ten mem
bers of the committee. The friends of this
measure are very sanguine as to its success.
Hailstorm.—A note to the Atlanta Constitu
tion says a most terrific hailstorm passed through
Euhaxlee Valley last Thursday at noon, doing
immense damage to wheat, cotton and corn. Its
width was about one mile, and left scarcely a
sprout of the growing crops in its track. Fortu
nately its narrowness does not affect a great
many planters, bnt nnfortnnately it ruined the
prospects of some of our best fanners.
Rumor in Connection with the Adkins Mur
der.—The Constitution says there is a rumor
floating about that the negro who was with Ad
kins has been killed by the Ku-Klux.
No new facts liavobeen discovered in connec
tion with the murder of Adkins. Tho civil au
thorities should use every vigilance in tracing
up the matter. It is due to justice, and it is
duo to the country, that no unjust inferences be
drawn that our people wink at crime.
The Jane number of the Galaxy will contain
an article by Gen. Geo. B. McClellan on Jom-
ni, the great French soldier, and author of
works on “Tho Art of War,” which have be
come standard throughout tho civilized world.
McClellan, while in Europe, visited Jomini, and
in this article will give not only a charming per
sonal sketch, bat also a careful professional
review of the great General who was with Na
poleon L in his earlier campaigns.
Alleghany Springs, Virginia.—From a card
in our columns, it will be seen that this popular
watering-place will be under the management of
Messrs. Calhoun & Co., the same gentlemen who
-gave so much satisfaction last summer to their
guests. These Springs afford another delightful
resort for those who are in condition to leave
home, and wish to enjoy the pure air arid health
giving waters of the Old Dominion.
A New Scheme of the Protectionists.—It is
said that the existing strikes of the Pennsylva
nia miners ore all bogus—got up on the instance
of the coal proprietors themselves to raise the
price of the stock on the market, and it has suc
ceeded to the extent of a dollar per ton in New
York. This is the latest scheme of protection
which been introdnoed.
Newcastle, May 15.—The Bew whipping
post and pillory erected in tho jail yard here by
the authorities of Newcastle, to supply the
place of the ancient and worn one, was inaugur
ated to-day with the usual interesting cere
monies.
Ah! the barbarous Delawarians, who thus
.poor contempt npon the sentimentalism of
Sickles and the North. Ah! men of the dark
ages, who are so foolish as to believe that crime
disgraces and not the punishment.
Internal Revenue.—Assessor Scott gives no
tice for a return of special tax, at 90 Mulberry
street, immediately. See advertisement.
Tbe Long Island Assassins.
It is now generally believed by parties who
have given attention to tho late and lamented
slaughtering of human beings on tho Long
Island Railroad, that the disaster is to be attrib
uted to a wicked conspiracy on the part of indi
viduals on the line of road. It is shown very
conclusively that the rail which caused the ca
lamity was a new American rail laid last Septem
ber. The marks npon it show conclusively to
tbe minds of all who have examined it, that it
had been deliberately cut with a cold chisel, and
so battered after, as to make it appear like a
break. This is certified to by experts in the
iron-working business. This railroad tragedy
demands the most searching investigation.
kind of discipline to administer to Old England,
Mr. Bull fairly snorted in indignation at the
bare thought of such impudence, and, in fact,
Mrs. Bull, and Miss Boll, and Master Bull, and
the entire family of Balls, big and little, are far
more incensed and outraged than is commonly
supposed.
So the chances are Mr. Minister Motley, if
such are his instructions, will have a good long
watch before him, if he expects to get any more
propositions from Great Britain. She is not
going to make any, in all probability, either in
your day or mine, npon this snbject. She will
wait to see what the United States have to pro
pose, and she will wait in no very good temper
for negotiation.
Mr. Motley’s instructions must, therefore,
speedily be changed from a passive to an active
character; and this, independently considered,
is proper and right Having rejected the over
tures of England, the next step is to make one
ourselves; and if it contains any proposition
for the acknowledgment of error and wrong-do
ing, and the footing up of any long bill of con
structive and consequential damages, it is need
less to say it will meet with no favor.
But, meanwhile, there appears to be a reac
tionary mood in the North in respect to this ne
gotiation. The only belligerent response we have
yet seen from the American press to the British
comments npon Snmner’s speech, are by For
ney’s Washington Chronicle. It is true, the
Chronicle is the Court organ, if the Court has
any organ, but as Gen. Grant has heretofore
refused to have an organ of his administration,
and he is still running upon the line of extreme
reticence, it is doubtful whether the Chronicle
speaks more than its own ideas. The Chronicle
says :
“Whatever may be the hopes and desires of
the American people, for a peaceful settlement
of the Alabama difficulty, it seems to have be
come clear that we may in the end be forced
into war as the only means for the reparation
of our wrongs, and the maintenance of the
national integrity.
“ This is an unpleasant truth, but it would bo
more than idle to attempt to conceal or disguise
it; it would be censurable. We do not suppose
that the people of this country desire hostili
ties, or that they would sanction recourse to
them by this Government except as a last re
sort, and after all other honorable means had
failed. Nevertheless, if war is forced upon ns,
England will find ns ready to accept and prose
cute it as becomes onr cause and onr resources.
Let her not labor under the delusion that hostil
ities would fail of popularity here, as has been
hinted, nor rely npon expectations from inter
nal dissensions growing ontof onr sectional dif
ferences. The first note of war sounded here
would awaken her to a realization of the full
gravity of an error which it would be too late
to repair, and the consequences of which would
have to be met, let them be what they might.”
That is belligerent enough, but we at least
hope it is Mr. Fomey’s belligerency and not the
President's. On the other hand, the New York
Times says:
“It is scarcely possihle that any intelligent
person should have expected any other response
to the Senate's action and Mr. Sumner’s speech
than both have got. We rejected the treaty be
cause it did nothing toward ‘ humiliating’ Eng
land. It did not stipulate that she should * eat
dirt’ in onr presence, and clothe herself in
sackcloth and ashes for her sins, as well as pay
the damages, both directly and incidental, we
had suffered from them. But England was not
in the least inclined to do anything of the sort
The fact is, England has not”been used to per
forming such acts of humiliation, and she is
rather too old and stupid to acquire the habit
readily. * * * It is scarcely possible that
negotiations on this snbject should be opened
afresh at all; it is out of the question that they
should be opened with the slightest prospect of
a successful termination. We have probably
had from England the best terms we can ever
hope for, bad as they were. Everything that
has happened since the Johnson treaty has only
tended to make the prospect of a settlement
more and more remote, and we see little reason
to think that Mr. Motley will bo able essentially
to change it.”
On the whole, we cannot see in the situation
of this question the conditions of probable war.
The casus belli—the initiation of the quarrel,
resting with the American government, the pub
lic voice here is evidently not backing np the
administration to any sharp issue likely to re
sult in hostilities. Neither is the administration
apparently going about the business of negotia
tion in a manner to display an indifference of
consequences which would be likely to resnlt in
war. Therefore, we conclude that the rise in
gold is not due to apprehensions of war, and
hope that Mr. Motley will keep quietly on
watching the progress of events, and tho good
sense of the British and American people frown
down all danger of war upon such an inadequate
occasion. . .
Cession of West Florida to Alabama.—For
several days, says the Montgomery Daily Adverti
ser of tho ICth, tho Florida and Alabama
Commissions of the two States have been
busily engaged in negotiating a settlement.
Yesterday, we understand, the matter was de
cided, so far as the representatives of each
State were concerned, as follows:
The portion of Florida west of the Apalachi
cola is sold to the State of Alabama for the snm
of $1,000,000 in Alabama bonds. The bonds to
be delivere^ when the sale is ratified in accor
dance with 'law. This sale, or transfer has to
be voted upon by the people of West Florida,
and after being ratified by the Alabama and
Elorida Legislatures, is to be rejected or ap
proved by Congress. Some of the details we
have not learned, bnt the above are the material
facts.
Hon. James M. Mason, says the Winchester
Times, is in Baltimore, staying at the residence
of Rev. Peyton Harrison. This is the first time
that Mr. Mason has been in the United States
since he was sent as Confederate Minister to Eng
land. He looks hale and robust, ■ though now
be stopped. Every department of the pnblio !
The General Conference of the Congregational
administration was to be purged—and a stem, : Methodist Church in the UnitedStates, convened
rigid accountability and frugality were to sue- • at Mount Zion Church in this county, on the
ceed a reign of universal and acknowledged i 8th mst., and adjourned on the 11th, after trans-
• acting a great deal of important business,
p g ty a p c on. j (j eor gj a< Alabama and Mississippi were repre-
These anticipations were exaggerated—byway j sente d in the Conference, and the attendance
of contrast—by the studied abuse and depreeia- ! was quite large.
tion of President Johnson, who was left without j Quite a largo number of our citizens attended
a defender, and who, tied baud and foot, was j the dedication of Ebenezer Church, last Sabbath.
P<""*« “> ,aid „po» and j ZSZ ~ efi
spoliation of the public finances. Johnson has, in may exceed the most flattering anticipations of
fact, extraordinary executive abilities—is incor-
ruptibly honest—and long, long will it perhaps
be before the country has again in tho executive
chair a man endowed with equal mental, moral
and physical capacity for usefulness. Bnt he
was chained and fettered by a profligate and all-
powerful majority. He could do little to arrest
the tide of abuse. That alone was honest which
its friends.
Mr. H. H. Cabaniss, of Forsyth, will be one
of the Senior Orators from the Demosthenian
Society of the University of Georgia, on Com
mencement Day at Athens.
The crops in this section ard even better than
we have intimated from time to time. Cotton
may be a little injured by the late rains, but we
hear no complaints. Com is np and flourishing
he could control, and .he ft* tb.ttte fc.»e,s
were no worse with such an administration as his ield be anticipated. Some fanners fear
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over seventy years old. He has been residing
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for the past three years m Canada, near the I perfectly powerless to preserve order,—Citron-
Falls of Niagara. I icie and Sentinel.
was represented to be, gave, in the popular
mind, stronger assurances of signally beneficial
resnlts, when the grand reform to come with
Grant’s administration should be introduced.
Consider, then, from what an AIpin9 height
popular hope from the new administration has
fallen into the Serbonian bogs of actuality and
disappointment Instead of any reform, there
are, apparently, worse appointments, worse
abuses,(greater expenditures, increased profliga
cy, a weaker Cabinet, a weaker administration,
and a more unsatisfactory and unpromising
condition in every shape. Is it, then, any mat
ter for reasonable surprise that the universal
disappointment should disclose itself, as we
think it has done, in a serious decline of the
national securities and obligations, and that
faith in their ultimate redemption should be
seriously impaired ?
Possibly General Grant may yet be able to
improve matters and fulfil, to some extent, the
initiatory promise of his administration. That
is to bo seen. According to a correspondent of
tbe Post, be is at least sensible of his failnre
thus far. But he evidently misjudged and un
derestimated the difficulties of the office—he
has yet to bring to his aid the knowledge gained
by experience.
May Day Celebration at Hebron.
Crawford Co., May 16,1869.
Editors Telegraph: Your proverbial willing
ness to perpetuate institutions of moral worth
by giving publicity to any corresponding de
monstrations ha3 led me to beg a brief space in
your columns, that onr friends may know that
“Old Hebron” has again risen up in all the beau
ty, grandeur, andmajestyincidenttoher nature*
Yesterday was onr May day celebration. At
an early hour in the morning the little girls and
young ladies, dressed in the “habile” of pure,
pearly, white, made their debut upon the church
yard of “Old Hebron.” Simultaneously, with
hearts enthused, and bounding with delight,
came the little heroes—the boys. It was indeed
a gay and festive scene, as they eagerly sought
their respective places in the old tottering
church.
The speakers having arrived the exercises
now commence. The sweet notes of music burst
ing forth spontaneously from the juvenile lips
of this auditory of children npon the still silence
of the day in peals of richest melody, was in my
imagination, an approximation of Heavenly
music itself. It was indeed a sublime picture.
A picture not excelled by any sublunary scenery,
to survey the faces of these “little folks” all
radiant with smiles of exulting joy.
Col. E. M. Brown, the hoy lawyer of Fort
Valley, was introduced as first speaker. His
speech was entirely impromptu: but, as upon
all occasions, whether in the church or whether
in the court-honse, he acquitted himself with
great success. He has won the deepest admira
tion and confidence of all this people, and well
worthy, too, of the appellation of “The Young
Demosthenes,” which the people of this commn-
nity have bestowed upon him.
Captain Branham was also introduced, whose
pleasantry and wit lent a great deal of mirth to
the ocasion.
Lastly, bnt not leastly, came Dr. Greene,
whose thundering peals of eloquence and beauty
of oratory enb’6ted the attention and admiration
of the most indifferent. Dr. Greene is “ He
bron’s Pet,” and right worthy, too, in my hum
ble conception, to be the “pet” of shining
courts not made with hands. May his days npon
the earth be long and happy ones, attended with
the sweet counsels of ministering angels.
The dinner was sumptuous. Upon every side
the table was freighted with the richest viands
of the land.
The respective committees discharged their
duties faithfully, and added much to the pleas
ure of the day.
In conclusion, in behalf of the young ladies,
we return out warmest thanks to Mr. Pete Ever
ett for the great tubs of iced lemonade he super
intended making.
A long and merry life to all onr Sabbath-
school fnends. Yours truly, G. W. C.
Row Among the Charleston Aldermen.—
From the Charleston Courier of yesterday we
learn that on Friday night last the Charleston
Board of Aldermen had s very stormy session.
The scalawags, headed by the two Mackeys, fell
npon the carpet-baggers, headed byPillsbnry,
and terrible was the contest. One of the Mack
eys gave notice that at the next meeting of
Council he should present articles of impeach
ment against the Mayor. One scalawag Aider-
man, in arguing a question with a carpet-bag
Alderman, spoke of the latter as an official
thief. The latter denounced the former as a
highway thief. The former started to “go” for
the latter. The latter patted hiB vest signifi
cantly, and told him to “come on, he was
ready.” The reporter describes the whole ses
sion as the most disgraceful which has ever
been held in that city. Members denouncing
each other and the Chair in the most violent
manner, while the Mayor witnessed the scene
the bnd worm, which has made its appearance
in a few neighborhoods, bnt the fear is by no
means general. Wheat is splendid—better, we
think, than for many years past at this season.
The majority of planters are hopeful of a good
crop year,
If Forsyth continues to improve and build np
in the future as rapidly as she has for the past
two years, we will soon have the satisfaction of
knowing that we are the denizens of the livest
and best business town in Middle Georgia.
A negro who was arrested last week for not
complying with Ms contract, gave a reason
which, whether satisfactory or not to the officers
before whom he was arraigned, was certainly
characteristic. “Mos’ all decullnd folks is quit-
tin’ der work,” said he; “ de sun’s too hot.”
There was a hail-storm in Butts last Thursday,
which extended into a portion of Monroe. We
suppose there was no material damage done.
The reconstruction of the Court-house is go
ing on rapidly. We are glad to chronicle the
fact, and hope the renovation will be thorough
and complete.
An Exciting Race—Dexter Beaten by
a Disreputable Little Shaggy Horse.
We were approaching the long rise which ter
minates at the Jerome Park Honse when we
come np with a venerable pump in abroad-brim
hat and a shad-belly coat, seated behind a dis
reputable little shaggy horse. Dexter was about
passing the concern when the ancient buffer
gave his shaggy horse a touch with the whip,
and he shot ahead like a bombshell Bonner
hesitated a moment, and then gave the word,'
and away we went after the pony. But our shad
was a stinger. His pony ran like Grant or the
cholera. We did not pass him. It was an up
grade, and heavy in dust and sand. Dexter had
well on to eight htmdredbehind him. We stead
ily gained, however, and as we did the staid old
shad touched his disreputable horse, and the
little fellow bent honestly down to his work, un
til he seemed to hug the road. I saw Bonner’s
eyes flash and his face flush. He tightened the
line and yelled at the horse, who responded no
bly. We gained steadily. Dexter was overtak
ing shad, as snro as fate.
•‘Never mind,” said Bonner, “wait till we
reach the rise and take the down slope, when
Dexter won't feel the weight, and I’ll show
him.”
We passed the hotel fairly flying. I saw tho
crowded porticoes, and the men start to their
feet, and heard their cheer to the famous trot
ter. We reached the turn of the hill. Dex
ter’s nose almost tonched the near wheel of
Shad's buggy, when a sight presented itself that
ended the race. The road was crowded with
veMcles, coming and going. To shoot Dexter
down among them was death to somebody. Bon
ner heldnp, aggravated beyond measure.—Don
Piatt's Jvew York Letter to the Cincinnati Com
mercial.
The Caterpillar.—The following extract
from a private letter to tho Charleston Courier
of the 17th, under date of Gainesville, Fla.,
May 10th, confirms the rumored appearance of
the cotton worm. The writer says:
I regret to say that your information as to
the presence of the caterpillar in our country is
too true. They have already damaged many
farms in the county, which is very alarming, so
much so that many are offering to sell out their
interest at a considerable sacrifice. Others are
more hopeful, and patiently awaiting the devel
opment of realities. It may be that the present
crop of worms may disappear under the influ
ence of the hot sun, and that the second crop
may not appear. In such an event the damage
will not be so fatal; bnt if the second crop does
come in that formidable manner which usually
characterizes their appearance, I see no redemp
tion for onr unfortunate country. Two previous
short crops, and now a total annihilation would
be attended with fearful consequences. But it is
best for ns, perhaps, that we should not know
our destiny m the future.
Another writer, from Alachua county, Fla.,
nnder the same date, says:
Our crops are looking very badly. We have
had a great deed of rain np to this time, and the
weather has been cold. The caterpillar has al
ready made its appearance in the cotton fields,
and in some of my neighbors’ fields they are
now stripping the young plants of their leaves.
Our only hopes now are that a spell of hot
weather may destroy the worms. If the rain
continues, I think the crop will be eaten up by
the first of Jane.
Real Estate.—An old darkey, who, for years,
has followed the honorable business of white-
washing, was applied to by a gentleman the oth
er day, who desired to give him a job.
“Oh, bress your heart, masser, I gone out of
der whitewashing business altogedder. I’se in
derreal ’state business now.”
“Indeed, and how fame you to make this
change?"
“Spec'lation, masser, nothing but spe o’Iation.
Dars more ’spectability in whitewashing dan in
real ’state I 'spect, but dars less sponduliks, you
see.”
“I suppose so. But how did you get a start
—what capital did you have ?”
“ Well, masser, I’ll tell you all about it. I
done a whitewashing job for a real ’state dealer
and he paid me in adwice. He started me in
der business and tole me.how to do it. I jess
spread myself all over this city and took lists of
all der lots wid sale boards on ’em, and adver
tised ’em in der papers for sale at my offis.
When a customer wanted to buy a lot, I asked
a trifle more’n the owner would sell for. Then
all I had to do was to jess buy it on my own ac
count and sell it for all I could get. Sold a house
and lot yesterday for $3,000, and bought it to
day for $2,500. I’se doing a wery good busi
ness.—Chicago Journal.
From Washington.
Washington, May 18.—The Judiciary and Recon
struction Committees reported to-day.
The question whether specially licensed brokers
are liable to be taxed on money deposited by cus
tomers has not yet been, finally decided. Phelps,
Dodge & Co., were taxed as bankers.
Lieut. Col. Charles Whitney, 5th Cavalry, -has
been ordered to the Fifth Military District Coh
Marshall, 15th Infantry, has been oriiered to join
his regiment at Fort Conchee, Texas, en route for
New Mexico.
There was a full and prolonged Cabinet to-day.
Commissioner Delano has returned. - 3
One-third of the remaining Treasury Clerks will
be removed in a few days to make room for tbe
new appointees.
The Revenue Department decides that velocipede
exhibitions are liable to the same tax as theatres.
The verdictB of the court martial, exculpating
Gen. Dyer, was made public to-day, with Grant’s
approval endorsed on the findings.
The First AssistantPostmaster General has issued
an order that no clerk shall give information to
members of the press, if by so doing he interferes
with his duties.
Forty new appointments of Postmasters at the
West and South have been made public.
Printer Clapp is determined to cany out his views
regarding apprentices and the colored printer Doug
lass. regardless of the action of the printers’ union.
Motley’s instructions were dispatched to him to
day by a special messenger. Nothing is known of
their character.
The Cabinet discuseed the eight-hour law to-day.
Washington, May 19.—Secretary Boutwell will
continue for the present to buy a million dollars of
bonds weekly, and place them in the sinking fund.
Bonds will be changed from coupons to registered,
as more secure.
Judge Busteed claims that new testimony should
ho taken in his case, and prefers that it should be
taken in Washington.
Charles Clinton has been appointed Treasurer of
the Branch Mint, and Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, at New Orleans.
The Revenue Supervisor of Tennessee recom
mends that the revenue from the marine be extend
ed to the navigable waters of tbe Ohio, Mississippi
and Missouri rivers; to use swift steamers.
Fish don't think Great Britain ought to apologize
in addition to paying.
Cresswell is ousting and appointing postmasters
at the rate of four hundred per week.
The Cabinet will commence the consideration of
Mississippi at the next meeting, and will take up
Texas subsequently.
Grant goes to the Naval Academy ball, at Annapo
lis. on June 4th.
Fish has submitted certain questions to Hoar
regarding removals, under the amended Tenure-of-
olfice act. Vague ideas regarding the meaning of
the act are afloat.
It is stated that Senators Morton and Sherman
have written Secretary Boutwell an elaborate pro
test against liis gold-selling, bond-buying, and sink
ing-fund policy.
It is stated that the Treasury Department de
clines to pay warrants signed by Porter per Borie.
Tho Sub-Judiciary Committee of the House will
take evidence in the Busteed case in Mobile. They
depart on this mission to-morrow.
From Louisiana.
New Orleans, May 18.—Information has been
received of a break in the grand levee, in the parish
at Pointe Coupee, half a mile above tho now work
which has just been completed. It was the break
just closed at great expense, and which has flooded
so large a portion of West Louisiana during the last
two years. The break just roported, however, is
said not to involve such great danger, as the levee
is some distance from the river’s edge, and the
water at the break only six feet deep. The break is
reported to bo only a hundred and fifty yards wide;
but from the high stage of the water, it will be dif
ficult, if not impossible to close it.
The break at Yillere Crevasse, St Bernard Parish,
is abandoned as hopeless, it being now several hun
dred feet wide and of great depth. The water is
sweeping uninterruptedly back to the lakes.
New Orleans, May 19.—Until last night the ad
joining city of Jefferson, though included in the
Metropolitan Police District, has refused to accept a
Metropolitan force—offering armed resistance to ev
ery attempt on the part of the Metropolitans to ex
ercise their functions, and litigating the matter in
court in the meantime. Last night the Metropoli
tans of this city mustered to tho number of three
hundred, nnder a Captain, detailed to take charge
of Jefferson precinct. They made a movement
about 10 o’clock on tbe municipal buildingB in Jef
ferson, which were filled with armed citizens. A
small battle ensued, and twelve or fourteen Metro
politans were wounded—two thought dangerously.
The police retired.
Governor Warmoth called upon General Mower
for troops. One company which was furnished this
morning, inarched quietly to the municipal, build
ings, and meeting no opposition, installed the Me
tropolitans in possession. The citizens 'of Jeffer
son are considerably excited. Tho soldiers are still
on tho ground. No demonstration has been made
against the troops. It is thought the police were
four times as large (when they were driven off,) as
the body of soldiers. None of tho citizens are be
lieved to bo hurt—being protected by the market
house and the police buildings.
Tho municipal election in progress here, to-day, is
going on quietly.
LATER.
The action of the Jefferson authorities in resist
ing the Metropolitan Police was entirely wrong, in
view of the fact that the Supreme Court had decided
the Metropolitan organization legal. It is stated,
however, that tho Metropolitans commenced firing
on the Jeffersonians last night without stating their
business or who they were. It appears from all ac
counts that the number of Jeffersonians engaged in
the melee was only eight or ten. A large number of
citizens, however, were assembled this morning, but
on boating of the approach of the military, dis
persed.
Accompanying the infantry were two howitzers,
all under command of Gen. .Mower in person, ac
companied by Gov. Warmoth and the Police Super
intendent, Cain. After the Metropolitans obtained
possession they proceeded to revenge their defeat
of last night npon unoffending bystanders, a num
ber of whom were badly beaten with policemen’s
clubs, and citizens were arrested’indiscriminately.
Among those, beaten were an old gray headed spec
tator, and a butcher standing quietly at his market
stall. The violence of the Metropolitans was en
tirely unprovoked and directed againBt unsuspecting
and unarmed bystanders, the municipal officers
having disappeared.
Considerable excitement Btill exists in Jefferson
and one company of troops remain there.
General News.
Memphis, May 18.—Every train is crowded and
nearly all the delegates have arrived—representing
most every State South, and many points North.
Omaha, May 18.—Seven companies of tho fifth
cavalry, under General Carr, in moving from Kansas
to Fort McPherson, encountered five hundred Chey
ennes, and a fight ensued. The Indians left twen
ty-five warriors on the field. The troops lost three
killed and three wounded. Carr is still in pursuit
near Medicine Lake Creek, *
Philadelphia, May 18.—George Hood, business
manager of the Academy of Music, is dead.
Chicago, May 18.—The meeting of the Methodist
Clergy passed a resolution, to-day, protesting
against the decorating of soldiers’ graves on Sun
day.
The Young Mens’ Christian Association passed a
resolution excluding women from membership.
Gen. Hancock has arriyed at St. Paul, and as
sumed command of Dacotah.
Memphis, May 19—Yesterday sixteen Western
and Southern States were represented in the Com
mercial Convention.. After, the permanent organ
ization, the convention adjourned.
Savannah, May 19.—Coeaar Wiggins, one of the
ten negroes who are on trial for the murder of
Broadbacker and Buckman, on the. 5th of Decem
ber, was to-day found guilty of murder. The others
will be tried in succession.
New Yobs, May l?.—Edward Richards, of Chica
go, had his pocket picked of 86,000 to-day.
Motley sailed to-day.
BAL-mroHE, May 19.—The Society of Cincinnati
is holding its 86th anniversary at Ramnm’a Hotel,
Fish, Secretary of State, presiding. i-
Bichard Pattieon, money delivery clerk of Ham-
dsn’s Express, was gagged and-robbed of 816,000
to-day, in the third story of No. 16, North Charles
street—a public place. The street was filled with
people at the time.
From Texas-
Galveston, May 18.—Gen. Reynolds informs the
Chairman of the Bepnblican Executive Committee
of Texas, that he has selected all the registrars for
the State, and if the President issues an order for
an election in Texas, it can be held in July at the
time designated by the late Convention.
The steamer Loyalist, engaged here last season
as a lighter, left a few days since for New Orleans
for repairs. When off the mouth of the Me&mentau
on the 13th inst., she sprung a leak and Bunk in
13 fathoms water. No lives lost.
Foreign News.
Madrid, May 18.—The amendment requiring the
King to be a native of Spain has been rejected—a
majority of the Cortes during civil war seem willing
to accept a regency.
London, May 18.—Late Paraguayan advices indi
cate McMahon as held by Lopez.
Pauis, May 18—The city has been tranquil
throughout the day. - T
Paris, May 18.—The result of the election in this
section is likely to he favorable to the opposition’;
but the general result throughout the country is not
hopeful for that paity.
Alexandria, May 18.—The Viceroy of Egypt has
departed for a European tour.
London, May 18.—Beverdy Johnson, in his letter
declining a banquet proposed by the authorities of
Southampton, expresses gratification at the ex
tinction of the late apprehensions of unfriendly re
lations between Great Britain and the United States.
Foreign News.
London, May 19.—The ship Margaret, from Brit
tain Ferry, bound for New York, put in at Falmouth
leaking.
The bark Sadahoe, from New York, April 8th, for
San Lucan, encountered heavy gales, and arrived at
Cadiz in a leaky condition. She had lost a mast,
and was otherwise damaged.
From Washington County.
We clip the following items from the Sanders-
ville Central Georgian of the 19th instant
The First Ripe Wheat.—Mr. Seaborn W.
Back, of this county, sent ns, on Saturday last,
one dozen heads of fine ripe wheat, of the
variety known here as “Yellow Lampus.”—
(The name, as we understand, is properly “Al-
hambrie.”) He writes us that these heads were
taken from a lot something better than his main
crop, and that it is now about ready for harvest
ing. Mr. Buck has onr thanks.
The report from the wheat crop of the county
generally is very favorable. Ten days more of
good weather and it is safe.
Cool.—May has been qnite coqnetish thus
far. To-day we have a summer's sun; to-mor
row winter’s blast. This morning, perhaps, we
don onr most becoming springattire, and before
night have to send home for an overcoat. To
day (Friday) is cold enough for the first of
March. We hear some complaint of the young
cotton dying.
Must Come Back to Georgia.—Not long since
we overheard a conversation between two gen
tlemen standing on the platform of a railroad
car. “I can’t stand it,” said one of them, “I
must come back to old Georgia; it is the garden
spot of the world.”
“Where do you reside?”
“In , Florida, sir. I left Georgia, as
many others did, soon after the war, expecting
to find a better home. Bat, that place is not to
be found. And if Providence spares me, I shall
be a citizen of my native State again.”
Upon farther inquiry we found he was a gen
tleman of influence and means who had become
discouraged at the prospect at home, and had
sought to mend the matter by settling among
strangers. Business had been fair and prospects
brightening for the future. Yet it was not home
—never could be. Visiting his former State,
viewing the prosperity, peace and happiness of
the people, the old love for his native hills re
vived, and back to Georgia he was coming. And
so would others if they could.
One Who Can See.
One Yankee woman has been down South who
can see. She is thus noticed in the New York
Herald of the 15th:
The Negro Men of the South Tyrannical.
Mrs. Pauline Davis (white woman), in the Wo
man’s Rights Convention, on Thursday last,
said, in the course of “a few remarks ” on the
everlasting nigger, that she had been living
down Sontb, and that from her observations she
had to say that down there “ the negro men
were exceedingly tyrannical and abusive—much
more so since they obtained their freedom; ”
that “they thought that marriage had given
them complete control over their families,” and
that “they not only whipped their wives, but
often robbed them of their young children."
Mrs. Davis, therefore, was opposed to giving
the ballot to those negro men until it was given
to tne negro women, especially as those much-
abused women were much more intelligent than
those tyrannical negro men. There is too much
truth in this for the credit of those Southern
negro men. They are only yet a few removes
from barbarism, and will need yet a great deal
of reconstruction to get the notion into their
thick heads that emancipation does not mean
liberty to do as they please, and that suffrage is
not a substitute for the free rations of the Freed-
men's Bureau.
AiatHa-The Cm
Closing
Vienna, Hay \
The Emperor Francis Joseph, in t
sessions of the Reichsrath yesterday miT'
long and pleasant speech. He recalled th*.*
nation of Austria in 1866, compared tblf ^
the present condition of things, and traeXr^
<»uise of the legislation of the fieichsnfhri *
that tune. He was rejoiced at the friend? 6 '*
rangements made with Hungary and the
tion of the finances and army He
peace was indispensable to the national r*
penty, and the present relations of \ustn» ■
the other Powere of the world assured
continuance. He reviewed the late 111
acted by the Reichsrath, and hoped tWT
would become the basis of harmonious kIh
eific relations between Church and Stak 14
concluding he thanked all the members?,!?', 15
past exertions and expressed the hope th*
would support the constitution, as 'TLy? ^
fered full liberty to the people of everv nl*'
and guaranteed their right of self-gove'ito 5
The Emperor was often interrupted bv
long continued cheering.
A -Woman Hermit.
1. The New York Evangelist has a letter tv-,
woman in New England, who lives amon**
mountains, in a little cottage, with no fi ^
companion save a cat. And yet sa v « ■'
Evangelist,she is not a hater of her kind-eirt !
of mankind or of womankind—nor a rrile
cultivated person, but a lady of educat.™ 9 1
is attracted to this lonely life by the aonb\, It:
rive of an intense love of nature, and a
for perfect independence. She has an
or ground which she cultivates with her f'
hands, planting peas and potatoes !is
flowers, and, in a word, making her living 43
of mother earth, whereby she secures to heS
health, comfort, and above all. what is ,; c 3
to her heart, independence. So enamoW?
she of this free wild-woods life, which seers i*
her like camping out on the hillside all SI 11
with the mountains and stars, that she wr-
very persuasively to the pent-up dweUerT>
cities to follow in the same path of indent
dence. Here is a picture. “
“There are no poor people here, I see *
marked a friend who was visiting me not V
ago. He was right; though some who
here might question it For who is poor tv
can have plenty of work and good wages • v!
well person ever need to suffer for "life's ^
cessities in a place like this. How strand
is that the poor will hug cities, where they
sure to suffer if not to starve, when in the ctsi
try there is abundant room and a plentiful
port for all, if they would but work for it: ”
“During the past year I have proved to q
full satisfaction that every woman may mab |
good living by ‘tilling the earth’—a small t--;!
tion of it. One acre well cared for will, eicg
in case of rare calamity, produce more tin
enough to feed a family for a year. Thenm
want enough more land to enable you to tij
things to exchange for your wood or coal, J
also for other necessities. "Were I two nJ
women, instead of *working out’ for any hta:
employer, I would hire four orfive acres-.!gJ
land, and work out under the sun, and shot;
certainly be much more independent, wosd
ous, and happy. As I’m but one woman, 1®
and very busy, all I can hope to do is to ns|
my own vegetables and strawberries, and I ms
content myself with trying to coax othem
‘come out' to country work and life, and kt|
comforfs.”
Negro Murderers. —Two notorious
ters by the name of Turner Wood and
ham King, colored, were convicted of m
at the last term of the coart in Madison.
Honor Judge Long sentenced them to '
ed on Friday, the 11th of June. At
vions term of this court Turner Wood was pi
npon his trial and convicted, but was granted I
new hearing, which was had this court, andil
suited as above. While the jury were out;l
his first trial, he and several other criaual
were kept in a room in the Courthouse, rl
whiled away their time at a “social game!
cards,” when the jury came in with the veicl
of “guilty,” Wood laid down, his hand, wentil
and heard the verdict, returned and finisheoil
game with as little concern as though noth I
had happened. We presume he will walk raj
the scaffold now with as little concern as L-|
other brute would do.—Lite Oak Adccrtiio.
Whitewash.—Whitewash, says the Journal of
Chemistry, is one of the most valuable articles
in the world when properly applied. It not only
prevents the decay of wood but conduces greatly
to the health'fulness of all buildings whether of
wood or stone. Out-buildings and fences when
not painted should be supplied once or twice a
year with a good coat of whitewash, which
should be prepared in the rollowing way: Take
a clean water-tight barrel or other suitable cask
and pnt into it a half bushel of lime. Slack it
by pouring water over it boiling hot, and in suf
ficient quantity to cover it five inches deep,
and stir it briskly till it is thoroughly slaked.
When the slaking has been thoroughly effected,
dissolve it in water, and add to it two gonnds
of sulphate of zino and one of common salt;
these will cause the wash to harden and prevent
its cracking, which gives an unseemly appear
ance to the work. If desirable, a beautiful
cream color may be communicated to the above
wash by adding three pounds of yellow ochre;
or a good lead color by tbe addition of lamp
black or ivory black. For fawn color, add four
pounds of umber, Turkish or American—the
latter is the cheapest—one pound of Indian
red, one pound of common lamp black. For
common stone color, add four pounds of raw
umber and two pounds of lamp black. This
wash may be applied with a common whitewash
brush, and will be found much superior, both
in appearance and durability, to the common
whitewash. __
‘instinct Without Drains.
Long ago, it was ascertained by naturalists
that worms and insects are without a brain, and
yet they pursue a course of activity which bor
ders npon the domain of reason; so we are ac
customed to say they act from instinct, which is
no explanation at all of phenomena in the high
est orders of organic life which have their origin
in the brain. If that organ is severely injured, so
that its normal functions are no longer perform
ed, consciousness and orderly manifestations of
its influence are interrupted or suspended. But
the insect world swarms with beings of the most
delicate construction, without hearts and without
brains, whose movements and habits, independ
ently of thousands of contingencies to which
they are exposed, prove in the most satisfactory
manner that their acts are a near approach to
elements of a reasoning faculty, if they do not
indicate reason itself. "When, by accident, a
thread of a spider’s web is broken, the little
weaver examines the misfortune with extreme
care, and by taking different positions, surveys
the damage, and then proceeds artistically to
repair it by splicing or inserting an entire new
How an Army of Honkeys Bridged il
Stream.
“They are coming and will most likely c:r
the river by the rocks yonder,” observed Ect
“How, swim it?” I asked. “It isa to
there."
“Oh, no,” answered Roal, “monkejR
rather go into fire than water. If they
leap the stream they will bridge it."
“Bridge it! and how?”
“Stop a moment, Captain, and you shall se|
The half human voices now sounded nearvj
and we could perceive that the animal'! were f
proaching the spot where we lay. Presen;
they appeared npon the opposite bank, head
by an old grey-headed cmeftain, and oScer
like so many soldiers. They were, as Bo&l statej
of the comedrijars, or ring-tailed tribe.
One, an aid-de-camp, or chief pioneer,
haps ran out npon a projecting rock, and a
looking across the stream as if calcriatirj
distance, scampered back and appeared to coi
municate with the leader. This proda-vd
movement in the troops. Commands were:
sued, fatigue parties were detailed ana
to the front. Meanwhile, several of the <r“
rejars—engineers no doubt—ran along the
examining tbe trees on both sides.
At length they all collected around a tall
wood that grew over the narrowest part <
stream, and twenty or thirty of them scam]
np its trunk. On reaching a high point
foremost a strong fellow, came out upon a
and taking several turns of his tail aronnl
slipped off and hug head downward. Tb
on the limb, also, a stout one, clinibe-
the body of the first, and whipping Lis tail
ly around the neck and forearm of the 1
dropped off on his tom and hung head
The third repeated his manoeuvre npont
ond, and the fourth upon the third, and»
until the last one upon ‘
paws npon the ground. |Hp
The living, chain now commenced s
backward and forward like the pendu.!
clock. The motion was slight at first, t*
dually increased, the lowermost string
hands violently on the earth as he
tangent of the oscillating curve. Severn
upon the limbs aided the movement. B*
tinned until the monkey at the end of t- e
was thrown among the branches of a tree'
opposite bank. Here, after two or three
tions he clntched a limb and held
movement was executed very adroitly F- 5 *, 1 '
culminating point of the oscillation, ^
save the intermediate links from the vl0 ‘..
a too sudden jerk. The chain was nowip;
both ends, forming a complete
bridge over which the whole troop to t
ber of four or five hundred passed with
pidity of thought ., r
It was one of the most comical sip“b
beheld, to witness the quizzical eip^f
the countenances along that living
The troop was now on the other sa-e- "
were the animals forming the bro-if
themselves over? This was the quesao®
suggested itself. Manifestly by ata’
letting go his tail. But then the
on the other end was much lower. a°. V v
number one, with half a dozen of htsn e r.
would be dashed against the opposite
soused into the water. Lt
Here then was a problem, and we w»
some curiosity’ for its solution, h
solved. A monkey was now seen att f
tail to the lowest on the bridge, anotawt.^
him in a similar manner, and so od, ^
dozen more was added to the striBg;
last were all powerful fellows, and runniDS
a high limb, they lifted the bridge m
tion almost horizontal. , (
Then a scream from the last men.' . ^
new formation warned the tail end tn_
ready ; and the next moment the wm
was swung over, and landed safely on ^
site bank. The lowermost links W* c -
off like a melted candle, while the tag ^,
leaped to the branches and came de Jj
trunk. The whole troop then scamp
cord. .Again, when a wandering fly becomes „
entangled in the net, the owner of the trap, I into fbe ^hipp^l and disappeared,
lying patiently near by for game, indicates cal
culation in regard to the character and strength
of the victim. Does it not strangely resemble
reason when all its movements, under such an
aspect of affairs, show beyond a donbt the spi
der consider^ the matter in ail its relations be
fore venturing to seize the prey ? And yet, spi
ders are without a brain.
'Near York Dry Goods Market.
Parasites.—Benzine has thei pecnli*^
sity of destroying parasites, within an
surface of the body. It destroys a P
more surely and positively than any o■
remedy—better than the gulphuno a ..J
it destroys all the parasites that are
to the human skin.—Eleclic Family J
Prisoners EacAfs®.—On Saturday ^
New York, May 15.—Dry goods—As is usual! prisoners made good their esoope tro j
towards the close of the week, the market is here, by cutting through, the wau , ,,
quiet, and prioes favor the buyer. Standard, cells. We hope they will be recap
sheetings, best makes, 15^0,, and second do., | ,
14 jo. for goods like Cebata A and Augusta. 'ZTn{ the J
Broadway sheetings 12k.: Bedford R 9 j@10o.; I Change or Name.—The name m
Indian Orchard A 14fe., and tho seconds—land Florida Railroad, naming
