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* k i ■4-, |k i HBmhH V\ jJBMB 1* .■ "itr ^ -■mV' JHS Tlie Greorgia Weekly Telegraph.. ■; THE TELEGRAPH. MACON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, I8G9. The French Elections. The French Elections have closed np in an -extraordinary triumph of the Imperial party. As far as heard from the government carries 196 members of the Corps Legislatif to 26 of all factions of the opposition, find thirty-eight dis trict* were still to be heard from. This is cer tainly a wonderful triumph of the Emperor’s gov- •ernment, and we think it was about as unex pected. as it is complete. ' Hia opposition, utterly discordant in its ma- trijt and united only in the singlo position of Antagonism to the Empire, had become exceed ingly confident and aggressive, and had tanght acto believe the Imperial authority maintained only by the 6temest arts and energies of mastery And repression- We have been told so often, •i qpe have got it by heart, that French Impe- cuEsm is standing upon subterranean volcanos, •wlsxe pent np fires are rapidly consuming and Abrading the thin crust which will soon burst and whelm the Napoleonic Dynasty in total rain. lit Diet, ever since the coup d’etat in 1848, lams Napoleon has figured in the classical liter- - the politicians as a Damocles, with the •drawn sword suspend W( j b _ a Bin . yjfe hair, and yet ho went into power with a tre mendous popular endorsement, and never since tka£ time has there been good reason to doubt ^hafc he was backed by tho great mass of the French people. He has consolidated and increased his strength foam year to year, and tho world can now look Gsck through a reign of more than twenty yues, almost without historic parallel in tho sub- itsntial triumphs which have crowned it. EEo announced it in tho outset, as a reign of -peace, and we may challenge history for equal achievements—for more splendid advances in cite arts of peace, during two decades in the life at any nation. Every department of human knowledge and industrial pursuit has made as- -tonwhing progress. Commerce, agriculture, and. the liberal and mechanic arts have all made -giiafi strides, and the grand exposition of 1866 disclosed to the world that the French were im- cuecEurably in advance of any other people. A writer in the last North British Review, in Song article upon the competitive results of that exposition, concedes almost everything that a Frenchman could claim upon this point. So, too, the reign of Napoleon has been sig- -nalized by the grandest achievements in the •way of internal improvement—by vast acce$- - .loss to tho wealth of the people—by the es tablishment of the most perfect internal order and security—by a greater degree of tranquility ihsa the French ever enjoyed for such a length •of time—by the absence of all national calam ity and misfortune, and, finally, by the eleva tion of the moral and material power of the French nation to a point which it had never be fore attained, even under the splendid achieve- raaesite-of the first Napoleon or the magnificent . displays -of Louis XIV. On tho whole, we think impartial history will : to compelled to class the reign of Napoleon III. aa one of the most sagacious, successful and xaBdly beneficial administrations which figure in -tho annals of the world; and it should not be surprising that so intelligent a people as the Yfeexxeh. should anticipate her verdict, and see 4ha£-their true policy lies in supporting the orawn. Remitted to the discordant plans and purposes of the opposition, the change would be . disastrous indeed. lExcerpts from tbe Constitution. "The Refutation Still Goes os—The Slan der Mm. Choked by its ows Falsehoods.—Mr. John. Neal, of Warren, whose name is men- fianedin “Radical’s” card to the Macon Tele- graph, as one-of the refugees in Atlania, afraid * to .go home for his political opinions, pronounces x Cbo statement an unmitigated falsehood, as far veslrois concerned. Ho has just come from home, and was treated kindly there. He also cays tho charge is untrue about Gardner. Eighth Geobgia Reunion.—The Macon Tel egraph says that it has received suggestions from a prominent source that it might be po etically imprudent to hold the proposed Eighth Georgia Reunion on the 21st of July; and that & would be better to postpone it to a later day. It is possible that it might be misrepresented, and if there is such a possibility, we concur with our contemporary that it is well to sacri fice personal considerations to the public wel fare. We hold that a very grave duty rests apoa our people to avoid anything that can bo distorted to our disadvantage by our enemies. We shall defer in this matter to the views of c majority of those interested. <Jobbection.—We are informed that the rumor a£ tho arrest of Mrs. Adkins for the murder of her husband, Joseph Adkins, is untrue. Chalybeate Springs.—Mr. D. L. Booher & 'San have token charge of this pleasant and feoalth-restoring watering place, and are fully - prepared fer tho accommodation of invalids or ptaasuro stokers. These springs are situated among the mountains of Meriwether county in . * cool and salubrious climate, where such things nc mosquitoes and gnats ore but dreams of the •too much given to good living. The grounds and houses have been thoroughly repaired, tho -billiard room and ten pin alleys improved, the cellars stocked with the best of liquors, the ■ grounds lighted with gas, hot and cold baths provided, and everything furnished for pleasure .Mad. oomfort. The spring is a bold one, dis- - charging sixty gallons per minute, the main in- ; gradient of which is iron. Its health-giving (Properties have been attested by thousands. A band of music has been procured for the Sum mer. In fact at this watering place is present ed everything which heart can desire. Coaches to carry them to the Springs always await tra velers at Geneva, on the S. W. railroad. See .-advertisement. 'Rakpeeheies in Geobgia.—Hon. S. F. Gove 4us left at this office three of the most improved varieties of the raspberry, Scarlet and Yellow, by way of showing that the best French rasp berries can be produced in Georgia under unfa vorable circumstances. These have been grown without working, and have been suffered to suc cor freely for the purpose of propagation, and the fruit is large and fine. He thinks, with ordinary care, the best varieties of this frnit can be abundantly produced in this section of Georgia. Preparing yob a Fbesh Campaign.—The New York Tribune announces that it has dispatched non of its best correspondents on a tour through fbe South, from nearly every portion of which j£ expects to publish full and reliable reports, lit is hoped Mr. Greeley’s traveler will prove i more truthful and just than his stationary lying •machines, who are a disgrace to humanity. So /Sega the Savannah Republican. Mr.. Editor : Your oontempor&ry says the head - of Washington has been struck off the three cent postage stamps probably because he was a Southern man and a rebel, and he sup poses the next stop will be to rub out Jackson’s bead from the two cent stamps. He is behind flae times. Jackson baa already been substi tuted by a .postboy, who, if not exactly a ne- pn, is very nearly the color of the Macon Post- aanater that is to be. Stamps. The persecution of Christians in China bag been stopped by command of the Government. Cuban intelligence received at Washington is -J&gyfavont ue to the cause of the insurgents. Justice lo Georgia. THE ATLANTA SLANDER MILL. A few days ago we copied a special dispatch from Atlanta to the Washington Chronicle and New York Tribune, stating that “ a large num ber of Republicans or Radicals from all parts of Georgia, including many members of tbe Legis lature of tbe State, are now in Atlanta, believ ing that death is certain if they undertake to go to their homes." We challenged the truth of this statement, and demanded a list of this “ large number” of ref ugees in Atlanta afraid to go home. The only answer received was a miserable anonymous scrawl in a crabbed hand writing, from Atlanta, specifying nine names as those of men afraid to go home. That was on Saturday, and up to this time (Thursday morning) we have had authen tic denials from six of the nine (either directly or through their friends) of the truth of the statement, while in respect to'at least one other, charges of misdemeanor ore alleged which would render it imprudent in any man to go home— and of another that he never had a home in the county he represents—so that it may be said the whole allegation vanishes like the baseless fabric of a vision. So far from there being “a large number of Re publicans in Atlanta afraid to go home,” they have failed to briDg a clear case of a single ref ugee in Atlanta afraid to go home on account 01 xns panun, nxitl there is one such wo have not the slightest idea. But will the Northern newspapers who have given currency to this statement make the amende ? Will they tell their readers that it is untrue—that it was the mere fabrication of parties, bent for their own purposes, upon sys tematically villifyiDg the condition of Georgia ? Not they. They will do nothing of the kind. Falsehood is just as good as truth for their pur poses. Not one of them has corrected the dispatch from the same source about the murder of two negroes in Warren county, who are now living there unmolested. No one has corrected the lies about the Spillman outrage. No one has noted Turner’s denial of his statements as pub lished in the Tribune, or Belcher’s rotraction of his miserable letter to Mr. Sumner. Now, all the stuff about Georgia, with very few exceptions, if traced up, would fizzle out in the manner of this Atlanta refugee stony. The political murders alleged before the Reconstruc tion Committee and variously estimated at from two to eleven hundred, would dwindle down very much like the tale of the Atlanta refugees. The disseminators of falsehood are active, but no man lifts a finger in the work of vindication. What folly is that adage of Jefferson that “er ror ceases to be dangerous if reason is left free to combat it” Truth is a mere snail—a tor toise, while busy slander and falsehood travel with the speed of an electric flash. The South ern country is at this moment, the most quiet, forbearing, long-suffering country on the face of the globe, and yet the whole continent is sub merged in an ocean of falsehood about her as turbulent, murderous and lawless. The man who rests upon the self-vindicating power of truth in these times should apply for a guardian. He should not trust himself at large upon his own responsibility. Judicial Convention. A friend has furnished us with the copy of a circular signed by the Hon. C. B. Cole, J. D. Pope, J. R. Parrott, and D. B, Harrell, calling for a convention of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the State for the purpose of revising and modifying the rules of practice of the Su perior Courts. This move is in the right direction and cannot fail to result in great advantage to the bench and Bar of the State in the administration of justice. It is anticipated that there will be a full at tendance, not only of the Judges, but that many prominent members of the Georgia Bar will be present, to aid by their consultations in so mod ifying the Rules of Court as to give offeefc to the practical teachings of actual experience for the last quarter of a century. It is also suggested that the occasion will be a suitable one for the general assemblage and so cial reunion of the members of a profession dis tinguished alike for its erudition, wit and social worth. Thefollowingis a copy of the circular referred to: Ccthbebt, Ga., May 13th, 1869. To the Honorable Judges of the Superior Courts: Deae Sirs : In view of the fact that the rules of Court, established by the Judges in Conven tion many years since, are defective in various particulars, and on account of the changes in our organic system and current legislation, fail in adaptability to the exigencies of onr present government and laws, we propose a Convention of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the State to revise and modify said rules under the authority granted by section 3181, Irwin’s re vised Code. We, therefore, respectfully ask you to meet us and the other Judges in Convention at the Capital, in Atlanta, on Tuesday, July 13th, next, at 11 o’clock a. si., for that purpose, and also to consider other things of importance and in terest to the profession and to the people. C. B. Cole, Judge Macon Circuit, J. D. Pope, Judge Atlanta Circuit, J. R. Pabeott, Judge Cherokee Circuit, D. B. Harrell, Judge Pataula Circuit War Enough for One Generation. Indian Spring, May 24, 1869. Editors Telegraph : In your comments upon the Triple Alliance, yon well say the United States are in just that condition to be morally benefited by a sound thrashing. I agree with you, and permit me to add that your views ap pear to me always wise and just What earthly cause, I ask with you, is there for war now ? Let people who talk lightly about it reflect upon its evils and miseries as they have been lately illustrated in the South—the hellish work of human butchery—men, like wild beasts, and worse, rending 6ach other to pieces—the lurid fires of hell lighting np the country—thousands wrething in death agony— the dwellings of the poor and tho rich crackling in the flames—the shrieks of outraged women and frightened children—the monuments of human toil destroyed—all vestiges of civilization obliterated—starvation brooding over the land— the triumph of all that is devilish, senseless and cruel. -This is war. And will any of my old comrades forget that when we ware ragged, hungry, foootsoreand weary in camp, how we threatened vengeance against the man who should ever talk war again in our hearing? No! No! Some say war will bring the repudiation of the national debt! if the debt shall be repudia ted, it will first have to be redeemed in the precious blood of the poor soldier. Are people who talk in that way willing to contribute their own blood as part of the price ? Not they! War is the accursed contrivance of politicians and aristocrats, to barter the blood, the happi ness and prosperity of the people, for their own selfish ends of ambition or pelf. Well says a writer that “if the people were wise, war is a game that kings could never play.” I say let all parties at the North beware of war. The South has had her fill of it for a gen eration and means to do no more fighting. War has reduced us almost to starvation and beggary—has filled our land with desolation and mourning—has covered the country with the scarred monuments of raid, rapine and plun der—has wrecked our liberties and made us the sport and prey of our conquerors. If the North, who has fared better by war wants more of it, let her have it—we have got enough. W. F. 8. Brazil—The First Favorable Testi mony. The first favorable testimony of Brazil we have noticed from an actual settler is in the Constitutionalist of Wednesday. It is a letter from A. T. Oliver, formerly a citizen of Ogle thorpe county, who left there the 13th of August, 1866. His letter is dated the 10th of last March. He speaks well of the government, and in re spect to the agricultural capabilities of the coun try, he says: .. “This is the best sugar country in the world; plant it once, and it will produce thirty years without planting again. It is the native and climate for coffee. “This is the most healthy, most productive country I ever saw; the best climate, the purest water, and the finest timber. We can make a bale of five hundred pounds of lint cotton on every acre of land. We cultivate fifty to aixty bushels of corn, and as fine rice and tobacco as the best and most favored portions of Virginia and South Carolina. We have all of the tropical fruits; besides, all that you can raise in Geor gia, we can have here. Vegetables, of every kind and variety, that you have, we have hero in abundance. 'Hogs are as fine as you oversaw from Kentucky; horses, cattle, mules, sheep and goats are abundant and good. Poultry, of every description, in the greatest abundance.— In short, it is a land of peace and plenty, and I believe will ultimately prove to be the Cornu copia of the world. It is now tbe asylum of the oppressed South, and they are fast coming to her peaceful and pacific bosom; and, like a nursing mother, she will receive and support them. “The mercury never rises higher in the shade here than 83 to 83 degrees; that is our hottest weather. We have just frost enough to kill veg* elation. Our planting season is just the oppo site of yours—September, October, November and December wo plant. I will begin to pick cotton tomorrow, (11th of March); a hand cod pick one hundred and fffty pounds. Co’H is hard enough to grind; and I think (and so do all who have seen my cotton) that it wDf make 750 pounds of ginned cotton per acre. ’ I have plowed twice and hoed it once; that is all the work it has had. I made list year, on new ground, 500 pounds per acre ; it is much more promising this year. . “I would say to all those who wish to leave the United States (so-called), to come and look at Brazil before they settle. There are about 1,000 good and true Southern men within twen ty-five miles of me, nnd still they are coming in monthly by every arrival of a vessel from the United States. Georgia, Alabama, South Caro lina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas are all represented. Old and young, mar ried and single, are all hero, and doing well. President Grant and the Radical Governor of Virglna. A correspondent or the Petersburg (Va.) Ex press makes the following statement. We can only hope that Grant may always keep as drunk as ho was represented by Wells to be on the occasion referred to: Wells does not report well of Grant. To the exclusion of other items, I will give his account of his last interview with the President, as re. ported to me: “Grant is‘an ass,” said Wells bitterly; “and what is more, he is a drunken ass. When we entered the room, he was lean- ing over the table, with a segar in his mouth, and his chin resting on both haflcls. His eyes were fishy, and he ineffectually attempted to rise as we came in. We introduced our busi ness at once. “Mr. Wells,” says he, ‘my desire is peace and harmony throughout the country, and I will even sacrifice my principles (if I hove any) to secure these things. Of course as for as I con do so, without interfering with my main pnrpose, I will favor you as a good Re publican, but you must not expect me to ven ture the success of my administration in your behalf. I consider that the Virginians them selves are chiefly to be consulted in this matter, not you. I say this after due deliberation, and I shall put the same views before my Cabinet” “I told him," said Wells, “that he was acting in a way very injurious to his party.” “My party,” answered Grant; “well, I know very well what you mean by ‘my party,’ but I was elected by the people, and I can afford to do as I please, in spite of politicians and their or ganizations. I intend to do so. I hope you may be elected Governor of Virginia, but I shall do nothing officially to effect thnt result. You must depend on your own popularity and the strength of your party. As for the consti tution, I intend to submit it, as far as possible, not to suit you and other immigrants, but to suit tho native Virginians, always protecting the equality of the negroes.” “Such was the comfort we got,” continued Wells, “and if we had not succeeded better with some of his Cabinet, the constitution would have been shorn of every provision that protects loyal interests against rebel invasion.” Cincinnati Southern Railroad. A Cincinnati dispatch of the 25th says: D. N. Stanton, of Boston, President of the Chattanooga and Alabama Railroad, makes the following proposition to the committee to-day: If Cincinnati selects Chattanooga as the south ern terminus of the proposed road, we are pre pared to build a first-class railroad from that point to the Kentucky State lino, near Chitwood, and will have it equipped and running as soon as Cincinnati can meet us at that point. With the aid which Cincinnati offers, wo will also un dertake the construction and equipment of a first-class railroad from the same point to Cin cinnati, and will take perpetual lease of this part of the road on reasonable terms. The whole line from Cincinnati to Chattanooga shall be so arranged as to run as one through line, and in the interests of Cincinnati perpetually, and as soon as your trustees can meet us, we shall bo ready to enter into an arrangement on basis of the above. D. F. Stanton, J. T. Brown, R. T. Paine, Jr., and Judgo Mills represented Nashville’s inter ests, and Col. Wolder the claims of Decatur. The meeting was large, and much interest was felt Memphis Branch Railroad. The stockholders of the above road met at the office of W. S. Cothran & Son, and organized by the election of the following gentlemen as Directors: Alfred Shorter, W. S. Cothran, S. P. Smith, A. Griffith, D. S. Printup, C. H. Smith and Samuel Noble. W. S. Cothran was elected President of the Board. In the election of Directors, we think the company have acted wisely, as we recog nize in them gentlemen of experience, and who have the interest of the city at heart. About $30,000 has been subscribed, and wo have no doubt but that §50,000 will be raised by Saturday. Who is there in Borne that will not aid in the building of this road? Come to the front, and do not lag in the rear. Let every man in the city put Ms shoulder to the wheel and push on tMs great work, that is to prove one of Rome’s greatest blessings. The Railway War in Augusta.—Tho Consti tutionalist says: From the most reliable information and as surances gathered yesterday, we feel warranted in stating that the existing differences between the City Council of Augusta and the South Car olina Railroad are in prospect of speedy and favorable adjustment We are not advised as to the precise basis upon wMch the settlement is likely to be effected, but the present indica tions are that they will transpire witMn the present week, as we understand that President Magrath, of the latter corporation, was expected to arrive here last night, to respond to proposi tions wMch had been made to Mm in the mat ter. Unless a settlement "is effected, the in junction granted by Judge Gibson will go into effect to-morrow, restraining the cars of this road from passing through the city, under a penalty of §200,000. The Eighth Georgia.—A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph advises against the pro posed reunion of this historic regiment, lest our enemies should pervert its sacred objects and turn it to our hurt in some way. The sug gestion is not without merit, and cannot be too carefully considered. That Georgia has ene mies in high places, anxious for a pretext for enslaving her people, must now be obvious to all, and such designs can be thwarted most ef fectually by avoiding even the appearance of evfl. The country is sick and tired and broken downof strife—let ns have peace, even at the present sacrifice of innocent and reasonable de sires. Our “Eighth Georgia” friends need be in no burry. A year hence our hands may be out of the lion’s mouth, and the social reunion so ardently desired by the remnant of that noble band he held without peril to the welfare of their State.—Savannah Republican. The number of students at the German uni versities is twice as large as that of the students at the French universities, in proportion to the population of the two countries. From Talbot Comity. Talbot County, Ga.,) May 24, 18G9. J Editors Telegraph : I see a great deal in the papers relative to the cold, windy and wet weather vs. good crops, etc., etc. In this community the cotton crop is a perfect failure. Our cotton came up as nicely as it ever did, but the coid weather has destroyed about three-fourths of the stand. The caterpillar has made its appearance in my cotton, eating off all the leaves and buds, forcing the plant to death. It would be a blessed thing if the cold weather and the" caterpillar coHld be a general tMng and exit the cotton crop about seven-eighths short One-eighth of a crop would bring the same money that a full one would, and we would have at home a plenty of bacon, flour, fine cat tle, and everything else that makes home at- tractite, whereas, under the present system, our yjar’s wages are always taken up before tho close pf the year, leaving us with empty cribs and »moke-houses, and—worse than all—with emply pocket-books. It would bj a fine thing if ow next Legislature would restrict the plant ing <f cotton to three or four acres to the hand. If ommon sense and reason, and even experi ence can’t awaken a civilized people to a sense of peir duties and best interests," I think- then the; need guardians to provide, for and take can of their better interests. ! ike wheat and oat crops are very sorry. Corn, as} general thing, looks well. , ,/Very respectfully, etc., 'Honorius. j Our correspondent is very naturally vexed and disappointed by the situation, imd we will not take issue with Mm on his philosophy or policy, except to say we hold both; to be un sound.—Editors. • miscellaneous Doings in Sn«nter. Danville, Ga., May 17,1869. On Saturday the 8thinst., the young people all assembled at Danville for the purpose of en joying the pleasure of a fishing party and a lit tle dance in the afternoon; a plenty of fish were secured, or at least eighty-five pounds, some of which were very fine. "While dinner was being prepared some of our boys stepped up to the grocery, drank a few toasts and played a game sometimes called whisky poker. A lit tle dispute arose and a splendid opportunity presented itself for the boys to keep their spirits up, (in case Mr. Grant should ask them to help Mm wMp out England), with a little belliger ency of a private character; but there being more peacemakers than fighting men the row was stopped—all made friends—ate the dinner and went up into the old hotel and had a splen did donee. So you see at once that Danville is coming to life again. “Let us have Peace." On Sunday last all met at the Methodist Church, at Tineville, for the purpose of or ganizing a Sabbath-school, and did so. We hope much good will be accomplished thereby. The freedmen, also, had a fine day; their meet ing began on Saturday night, lasted all night, all day Sunday and Sunday Mght. It was literally a protracted meeting. In the afternoon, on Sunday, a couple of the blacks were married by their minister from Milledgovillo. When he arrived at that part of the ceremony—allowing objections to be raised, a brother of the bride stated that the groom was living in adultery with another woman, and contended that he (the groom) should be made tomarry her ; whereupon the sable minister in formed the crowd that no outsider had any right to object; he wanted the crowd to understand that no one had any right to object save the bride and groom, so they were married. Com is looking well, but the few days of cold has proved disastrous to cotton—it is dying out rapidly, especially on sandy land. Very respectfully, yours, Danville. Affairs in Darien. The Brunswick Appeal of the 22d instant, says: During the week we made a flying trip to tMs enterprising village, situated on a high bluff upon the banks of the Altamaha river. Al though the town was entirely destroyed by the federal army during the late war, her citizens have energetically worked up new buildings, both public and private, and it now presents a creditable appearance. They have a handsome new Court-house, a Methodist Church undergo ing a thorough repair, and a now Baptist Church in process of erection. The secret of the suc cess of tMs town is entirely due to the energy and qualifications of her timber and general merchants, and steam mill men. -The town has always enjoyed the reputation of being very sickly, and strange to say, her citizens acknowl- ed its trutMulness. Nine months of the year many of them live in the town, but nearly all move out some three or four miles on what is known as the ridge during the three remaining months, where they enjoy the best of health. The Appeal reports six gang saw mills and two circular saw mills in operation in and around the town. The firms in the lumber trade are, Messrs. Carl Eppiug, Thos. Hilton & Sons, Young & Langston, Patterson & Schmidt, Geor gia Stoam Mill Company, R. K. Walker, and Guerard & Holcombe, C. S. Mims, agent Her stores are neatly arranged, well filled with general merchandise, and superintended by accommodating gentlemen. They are known under the firm names of R. P. Paul & Co., Strain & Atwood, Patterson & Schmidt, R. Cog- dell, Jr., H. M. Cullin, A. Wilcox, Hawse & Tyler, Pease & Co., Harris, Pepper and several others, whoso names wo misplaced. A. A. De- Lorme, Esq., Commission Merchant and Re ceiving and Forwarding Agent, has for twenty years been the Agent of most of tho steamers plying there. He is also Express Agent, and has the only general wharf. He enjoys the con fidence of the citizens both in Darien and for many miles around. Darien is in telegrapMc commumcation with the outside world by a line to Johnson’s Station on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. First-class shipping, timber was selling at Darien for ten to fifteen dollars. telegraph:. Dow Landed Properly in the Sonth Is Thrown Away. The Charleston Courier gives the following illustration: One of our enterprising commercial firms, Messrs. Willis A Chisolm, have, in connection with Henry Hart, Esq., of New York, lately purchased on the Combaheo river, between ibis city and Savannah, a princely estate, composed, partly, of the old Blake barony, wMch was last in possession of Daniel Blake, Esq., in whose family it has been from colonial times. This extensive property has an area of about 14,600 aeres, of wMch 1,450 are the best class of rice land, 400 aores of cleared upland, and much of the balance most superior timber land. The Charleston and Savannah Rail Road passes and a^half mfies.^ This body M^landwasdis- E osed of for forty thousand dollars, a portion eing in cash and the balance on time. They have also purchased adjoining, the Pleasant and Rose Hill plantations, consisting of 476 acres of number one rice land, 200 acres of cleared upland and 1,700 aores of superior oak andMckory land. This property was owned formerly by Chas. Heyward, Esq., and lastly by Mrs. General Trapier, and was purchased through Messrs. W. O. Bee & Co., for twenty- eight thousand dollars, part cash and the bal- ance on time. The sorghum crop last year was a big item in commercial and agricultural matters. The aver age yield per acre all over our State was seventy- six gallons per arce, though there were a few persons who owned mills who did not make a fortune in. a week from their mills, and there fore cry out “Down with Sorghum. ” TMs crop has saved the agriculturists of Tishomingo alone 100,000pounds of meat.—Model Farmer, (Miss.) Three little children, two boys and a girl, the oldest only five years, disappeared in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday afternoon, and after a search throughout the city that lasted until Sunday night, their bodies were discovered buried seve ral feet under a sliding sand bank. Twenty-five tons of strawberries were brought into Sau Francisco in April, and retailed at twelve to fifteen cents a pound. Cherries sold at a dollar and a half per pound. . * . * From Washington. Washington, May 26.—It is reliably stated that Boutwell, after hearing Opedyke, determined to per sist in selling two million dollars in gold and buy ing one million bonds weekly, until" the bonds placed in sinking fond reach twenty-six million dol lars. This policy involves the sale of nearly sixty million dollars in gold. Boutwell has appointed John Meanshaw Inspec tor of steamboats in the third district, and Femold Assessor of tho fifth Virginia district. Hoff’s reports, to the 19th, contains nothing im portant. Internal Revenue, to-day, over one million dollars. The President participates in the decoration of soldiers’ graves on Saturday, at Arlington. The Trustees of the Corcoran Art Gallery met yes terday. From Louisiana. New Orleans, May 27.—Governor Warmoth proclaims a quarantine of not less than ten days against the following ports : San Jaub, Matanzas, Trinidad, Santiago de Cuba, Port Royal. Montego, Bay of Jamaica, Jacmel, Port an Prince, St Domin go ; Islands of St. Thomas, Martinique, Guadaloupe Campeachie, Yucatan, Belize, Honduras, Vera, Cruz, Alvarado, Tampico, Matamoras, Tuspan, Mex ico ; San Juan, Nicaragua; Chagres, Aspinwall; Porto Bello, Central America; Maracaibe, Venezuela; Nia- rago, Island of Trinidad; Rio Janeiro, ParaCayama, South America; and Nassau, New Providence. Charles Morgan, the purchaser of the Opelousas Railroad, in a long public communication, announces his readiness to co-operate with business men of Texas, Louisiana, New Orleans, or any other sec tion of country interested in extending the Ope lousas Railroad from its present terminus to Tex as, by a moat eligible route, and proposes that a new company be formed, and obtain the remaining franchises of New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad Company, with a cash capital of four million dollars, of which he will himself take two millions stock, provided the same amount be raised by other parties interested. Ho further an nounces his intention to put tho road already com pleted in perfect repair, if necessary, making a double track. The delegation of the State of Alabama in tho Commercial Convention adopted a series of resolu tions, expressing the highest regard and admiration of tho qualities of the late Col. L. T. Woodruff) President of tho Mobile Board of Trade, killed at a recent fire, and their regrets at his untimely death. Upon assembling this morning, the Convention took up the report of the Committee on obstruct ions at the mouth of the Mississippi. Without re commending any particular plan of operations, they respectfully commend to the attention of tho Gene ral Government, the suggestions of the New Orleans Chamberof Commerce upon the subject “that, while acknowledging the liberality of the appropriations for the removal of the obstructions, they would, in view of tho large accumulations of deposits within the past few years, earnestly urge the necessity of still further appropriations for continuing the work.” They also recommend that the control of the under taking be confided entirely to tho United States En gineer Bureau, in whom they express entire confi dence. The report was adopted. The following, which was embodied both in the majority and minority reports of the Pacific Bail- road Committee, was adopted: Resolved, That a main Trank Railroad line, from San Diego, California, should be built through tho junction of the rivers Colorado and Gila, along the Valley Gila, south of tho same to El Paso, on the Rio Grande, and thence to a convenient point near the thirty-second parallel, west of the Brazos—at or near the river in the State of Texas—to which main trunk feeder roads may be built from St. Louis. Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburg, New Orleans and Galveston on tho east; and Guaymas, Mazat- lan and San Francisco on the west, with equal rights of connection for all—which should be known and designated as tho Southern Pacific Railroad. Tho discussion of tho Pacific Railroad question was lengthy and exciting, and a longitudinal route from Cairo to Mazatlan was strongly advocated by Texans and Hlinoieians. Tho Convention remained in session until three o’clock p. m., and then adjourned until to-morrow. A number of now delegates arrived yesterday and to-day. Few departed this evening. From Atlanta. Atlanta, May 26.—The Grand Juiy of Bibb coun ty Superior Court have found a true bill against J. Clarke Swayze.editor of the Radical paper at Macon, Ga., for high misdemeanor. Tho bill is predicated upon incendiary articles appearing in his paper some weeks ago, and is based upon that section of tho code that forbids any person to circulate any writing that inculcates resistance to lawful authority, insur rection or conspiracy against the citizens. After the lolling of Dr. Ayers by a negro near Savannah, Swayze published an inflamatory article, calling on Union men to organize for self protection. The penalty is penitentiary from five to twenty years. This morning four workmen in tho Atlanta Roll ing Mill on opening an old shell ignited tho powder and were blown np and killed. Presbyterian Assembly. Mobile, May 27.—The General Assembly adopted a paper urging tho presbytery of Florida to lay before the Central Presbytery of Philadelphia, a statement of facts connected with tho seizure of tho Jacksonville Church by Northern ministers, and ask for redress. The plan for relief of families of deceased clergymen was referred to tho Committee of Sustentation, to report to next assembly. Tho overture on church music was indefinitely postponed. The revised book of church order was sent down to the Presbyteries for criticism, tborovision to bo completed at next As sembly. Assembly dissolved at one o’clock. From Richmond. Richmond, May 27.—The State Convention of colored men to consider the exclusion of colored men from posts of trust and profit and the jury-box, met to-day. One hundred delegates were present. All parts of tbe State are represented. Dr. Thos. Bayne, of Norfolk, was chosen President. The Convention then adjourned. What is Coming.—The Tribune states that Secretary Rawlins is determined to secure pro tection to the lives of Union men in the South. He will probably declare martial law in Georgia, at least in the neighborhoods where these mur ders have been committed, and where the mur derers are not given up, : will arrest a number of sympathizing citizens and hold them as hos tages until the criminals are given up. So much for tbe slanders of a few unprinci pled scoundrels in Georgia by the Chief Execu tive of the State. We hope, however, and be lieve, that the President and General Rawlins will take the trouble to get at the truth of those alleged murders in Georgia, before they venture on so responsible a step.—Savannah Republi can. Brooks Superior Court, wMch was in session last week, Judge Alexander presiding, -without getting through -with its dockets, adjourned over to Tuesday, the 1 3th of July. Samuel Baker, the negro lad charged with the murder of young Humphreys while out fishing last month, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act, and sentenced to two years in the peniten tiary. A negro man, charged with the killing of a negro woman, was found guity of involuntary manslaughter, in the commission of a lawful act,without due caution and circumspection,and fined fifty dollars, or sent to the jail for the pe riod of six months.—Ibid. The Salvador Expedition—Seizure of teds Vessel.—The Jacksonville Union has direct in formation from Nassau of the landing of an ex pedition of Nipe bay,reported by telegraph. The Salvador, which took out the filibustering party, had returned to Nassau, where she was seized by the British authorities under the following circumstances: “There was great rejoicing at Nassau, among the people, over the successful trip, but the Receiver General of Nassau seized the steamer for on alleged violation of the foreign enlist ment act; placed a guard of marines from the iron clad Favorite on board, and demands the payment of four thousand pounds for the sup posed excess of passengers wMch the steamer took out of Nassau. The people in general showed the greatest indignation against tho Re ceiver General. Captain Keenlin, commander of the Salvador, had returned to Key West, probably to com municate with his government.—Ibid. extraordinary, That from a sense of jealousy, spite and vin dictiveness, persons should be led into endors ing and encouraging that wMch is known to be fraudulent, and to insist that an article is genu ine, without any evidence of such being the case; besides claiming it to be carefully and sci entifically made. As to the carefulness of its preparation, they can know nothing, and as to the scientific attainments of their “green-eyed monster” hero, Ms very writings wonld prov Mm to be an ignoramus and unscientific. We know they have often purchased of C. A. Sim mons, of BamesviUo, and always dealt in this article we now manufacture, knowing it to be the only true and genuine article. We claim by the laws of honor and business, that we are entitled to the trade our exertions have built up, and to all the reputation our med icine bears. It is built up by our labor, the re sult of our capital, the work carried on at home, affording a support to many daughters of fal len soldiers, and a prepafation that is known to the most honorable and respectable of our citizens as posessing merit and medical proper ties not equalled by any medicine ever offered for the cure of liver diseases, dyspepsia, etc. The Simmons Liver Medicine or Regulator, ■manufactured by J. H. Zeilin & Co., will stand upon its own merit, however strong the attempt may be to defame it, or reap benefit by getting in the shadow of its reputation. The Magnificent Sonth. It is stated that after last year s crop, with expenses paid, the South retained two hundred millions in gold. Furthermore, it is announced that six hundred thousand dollars’ worth of manufacturing stock has been subscribed for a cotton mill at Columbus, Ga., and seventy-one others are in process of erection at Savannah and other points in the State for the manufac ture of cotton and woolen goods. One factory at Augusta has a capital of six hundred thou sand dollars, and last year turned out nearly six and a half million yards of cloth. The Ari zona cotton factory, established in Claiborne parish, La., since the war, is now paying a net profit of twenty-four per cent per annum. New Orleans is soon to have a cotton mill with ten thousand spindles. With these auspicious signs of prosperity before ns, are we not warranted in proclaiming the Sonth as magnificent ? Bat she has scarcely reached the threshold of her future wealth and grandeur, if her sons stop bothering themselves about politics and put their shoulders to the wheel of the car of for tune.— Mew York Herald. General News. New York, May 27.—Tho committees of the old and new schools have reported a plan for union. Foreign News. Madrid, May 27.—Serano, in addressing the Cor tes regarding Cuba, said the rebellion was sup pressed, but the moral disorder was disappearing jlowly. Whon the normal condition is restored, the homo Government, acting with Cuban deputies, will suppress slavery. Paris, May 27.—Returns show twenfy-aeven op position members elected. London, May 27—Peabody goes to New York Saturday. Havana, May 27—Liaca succeeds Letona in the Governorship of Puerto Principe. Karine News. Savannah, Ga., May 27.—Arrived, ships Kelows from New Orleans. Cleared, Barnes for New York; America for Baltimore. - 1 869.) Western & Atlantic Railroad, Superintendent’s Office, Atlanta, May 25,1869, To His Excellency Rufus B. Bullock, Governor, Atlanta, Ga: Sir—I have tMs day paid to N. L. Angler, Esq., Treasurer of the State of Georgia, twenty- five thousand ($25,000) dollars for the month of April, 1869, from the earnings of the Western A Atlantic railway. Very respectfully, your obe dient servant. E Hulbxbt, Superintendent. Crops in Bartow.—The Gartersville Express of Thursday says cotton is looking very badly, throughout tMs section, owing to the oool weather, wMch has killed it out terribly. Wheat is looking well, and if no future disaster over takes it, a fair crop will be realized. Com is small mid backward, not sufficiently advanced to tell much about it. Clover and the grasses are doing very well—some are now mowing. Fruit crop scanty. William Souther, of Blaekhammer, Minne sota, saw twenty-four rattlesnakes near his place, of wMch number he killed nineteen—the remaining five escaped unharmed. Nearly a Fatal Accident.—Mr. Wm. C. Gray, one of our most prominent citizens and leading business men, narrowly escaped death yesterday. He was, about 8 o’clock, in the Steam Cotton Mills of wMch Company he is President. Happening to be too near the rope machinery Ms coat was caught between the rap idly moving bands, and he was drawn quickly almost double. Ho endeavored vainly to drag Mmself loose, and then commanded the machin ery to be stopped. Unfortunately it was under the control of a new female, who was not famil iar with its working. He was quickly being hurried to death. His shoulder had been badly cut by the bands, Ms neck was swiftly approach ing a position where it would have been crushed when a woman quickly threw off the gearing and stopped the machinery. The gentleman escaped with not many injuries., Two more revolutions of the wheel would have proved fa tal. As it is, he escaped with a few braises wMch will confine Mm to Ms bed for a day or two. The loss of such an honorable public- spirited, and Christian citizen like Mr. Gray, would be almost irreparable to Columbus.—Sun. Singular Death.—On Saturday last, a colored man named "Warren, about twenty years old, in the employment of widow Butler, was found dead near Mr. B.’s residence. He was employed by tMs lady hauling wood to Griffin. When found, he was laying under a capsized load of wood. It is supposed that while driving over a sliding place, the load turned over upon Mm. He was a good, faitMnl, hard-working hand. (Griffin Star. Strangest Rat on Record.—Everybody has heard of the “cow that eat np the grindstone," but Mr. Tim Barham reports a case of a rat that eat np a mill rock at Barnhart's Mill short time ago. The mill rock was discovered to be perforated with holes, so bad as to necessi tate the purchase of a new one. It was sup posed to be the work of rats. Shortly after wards Judge Stilwell’s “head man” killed a rat that weighed fourteen pounds. This is thought to be the identical rat that eat the mill rock. For further particulars inquire of Judge Stil- well or George WMte.—Ibid. A Spunky Pig-Tail.—A Chinese mandarin is reported to have slapped the face of Count De- Lallemand, the French Ambassador of Peldn.— The Count retorted by hauling down the flag from the legation of the empire he represented. That does not look plucky, but it probably means bomb-shells. A Large and Valuable Cargo of Cotton and Timber for Liverpool.—Messrs. Austin & F.llia yesterday cleared the sMp Levant (Br.), 1,436 of sea island, weighing 23,2S0 pounds, valued at $15,50000. TMs is one of the finest cargoes of its kind that has left this port this season, and is a compliment to the energy of the agents. , . • [Savannah Republican. Colfax for Peace.—The Vice President of the United States has been heard from. While Grant is said to want war, Colfax wants peace. In a speech at CMcago, last week, he said: “I know that the military thirst for war is rife, and that there is an expression of a growing feeling in onr republic which seems to cry out forwar ; but, if I stand alone, I stand here to resist it to the extent of my feeble influenoe.” If the advice of Professor Agassiz be good authority, there is no other diet so beneficial to gentlemen of editorial and literary pursuits as fish. That many of them have made this dis covery for themselves is a fact wMch the public are always willing to believe, and may account for the "impunity with wMch they designate a portion of our tribe as “scaly fellows." No Uafc _ It fa no ^ for Ssvann^ Good, honest summer weather yesterday. If ^ tight of ^ cotton is suffering for heat and sunshine, it got TB°®p8°n to be maKing ugm a pocket-full of both. j “g - ye«thqa«w- The Atlanta New Era announces that CoL C. i A Novel Startler Cose In Savant In a year ago, died Dr. J. t. at the Pavilion House, in Savannah, as was posed of an overdose of laudanum, taken ^ his own motion, as a remedy for an exceed^ nervous condition resulting from the-eia^f"' use of stimulants. His wife was present according to the account of the matter , f lishedatthat time in the Savannah News.iL' ing aroused by the movements of the doc* asked Mm what he had done, and he repliedlL had taken forty drops of laudanum, She" quired if that was not too heavy a dose the doctor replied, “Not for a man ia my n !“ vtous condition.” Both then fell asleep, and L notice was taken of the doctor till eight o’d S next morning, when he was found ia a oonj* tion of stupor from wMch he could not L aroused. The Doctor was a Scotchman by birth—k, practiced dentistry in Boston—had removed " Charleston, where he lost Ms first wif e jj thence removed to Augusta, where he manki Mrs. J. H. Talbird, formerly Miss Catharine I Browne, who is now alleged to be the wife of J. H. Talbird. The Ordinary’s records in Augusta show that J. H. Talbird ’ married March 20,1854, to Catharine A BrJO! by Rev. J. P. Tustin. It is also claimed ? Talbird is now living in Alabama, ana has rJ L been divorced. r “ Dr. Paterson lived in Augusta till 1865, the he removed to Savannah and embarked ictC lumber business in Darien. Two years befc^ Ms death he made a will, bequeathing trc. thirds of Ms property to his beloved Catharine A. Paterson, and the remainder L- his parents. Shortly after Ms death the wide: made application for a twelve months’ sapp.-,- wMchwas resisted on the ground that she hi no right to it, not being the lawful wife of croon Meanwhile, Paterson’s relatives for. brought the case before the g««a * Savannah, and Mrs. Paterson was indicted h? Monday for the murder of the Doctor. The News says: “Mrs. Patterson is a lady whose «tn- beauty, graceful manners and intelligence tf; been the theme and admiration of all who las met with her. She is at present, we believe, b Baltimore, but will, of course, be brotiAs this city at an e%rly day, to confront her & cusers. She has many friends in this tint whom this indictment will be as startling^ would a thunderbolt from a cloudless shy. j- they must remember that an indictment doe not always by any means end in conviction. I will give her an opportunity, if innocent; quelling the nnmerons suspicions which be been afloat regarding the manner of the da* of Dr. Paterson.” Brunswick Items. From the Appeal of the 22d, we gather a following: A party of gentlemen reached Brunswick L~ New York, via Savannah and the Gulf Brunswick Railroads in fifty-seven hours. Tfe crossed the gap in the roads by private eonw ance. It is now about ten miles long and to be closed in siz weeks. On tho 21st, a small colored boy was map by the train on the Macon and Brunswick to road, about twenty-five miles fromthis'eity. appears he attempted to get upon the ta while in motion, but lost his hold and fell, r train passing over Ms legs, from wMch he c- before medical assistance arrived. The bark Mystic Tie arrived at Brnnswici the 19th, loaded with iron for the Macon i Brunswick Railroad. One other vessel on daily expected. Brunswick & Albany Railroad.—Thai peal has the gratification of informing friends of Brunswick that advices were rectb on the 22d from New York to the effect that: friends of Brunswick have the control of o Brunswick & Albany Railroad, and that neg: ations are now pending that will most certair secure the immediate commencement and ea: completion of the road. Brunswick has been made a money order fice. The subscription to the telegraph line been made up, and several new streets ic city have been opened. Spots on the San. The sun is said to be getting a little of our part of the solar system, as it Ioob| him, and i» veiling Ms face in spots, up- of forty of wMch are now visible by the scope. There is a good deal of reason vhji sun should be ashamed of the world these times. Some parts of it are very sE;- ill-behaved. So much of the sun being eo edup may, {perhaps, account for the cool w and backward season. About to Go Up. The New York correspondent of the ( ton Courier predicts a general burst tpj summer, and says that a feeling of financial disaster is diffusing itself all the mercantile community of New Yori | says the Bank of England is raising its i discount to put a stop to the traffic in I bonds, and Boutwell’s policy will, if ] in, raise gold to two dollars before falL may be so, but we don’t believe it Grand Jury Presentments. We call attention to the Grand Jury r ments of Baltor and Mitchell counties < first page. The financial condition of® counties is exemplary—all debts paid, balance on hand in Baker county a®o- §2074, and ill Mitchell of three or four! dollars. That reads like old times. Slew Books. Messrs. Havens & Brown have J* 1 * Mrs. Soutliworth's new novel. "Thet-^ Brides. ” A book of 500 pages and ' a very interesting story. Also, The second series of the Breitmaor Hans Breitman. About Town, b land—full of wit and fun, as al jr - 1 know. Tho June number of the Ams nc * 2 turalists is received—the most splend’* s tural periodical in the country. Increased Representation.—^ 16 ton Journal has made np and public j orate statement of the increased op tion to wMch the Sonth is entitled ^ new order of things, basing its csk 1 the population as furnished by i 1860. According to this the rep strength of the South -will be incresr lows: Maryland 2, Virginia 8, h'orth ^ South Carolina 5, Georgia 6, Florid* " ma 5,Mississippi 4,Louisiana 1, Arkansas 1,Tennessee 3,Kentucky 0 an increase of fifty in the Lower - Congress. for*] The Agadkhy fob the Blind. A ent of the Columbus Sun says that Si the 22d, was in Atlanta, after the »P1 of Superintendent of the Academy i wMch, in the correspondents J ni counts for the manufacture of tt e *■ story. That appointment is not in ( the Governor. A paragraph has been going the « press lately, entitled, “TheConf Unearthed—Twenty acres of bones» HilL” It charges the owner of t* 1 ® ploughing up sacraligiouslv the - sands of our heroic dead. The Bi patch oontaina a card from , the owner of the Hill, pronoun canard. j pefenoe b* 1 its bound to coirie. Ihstok^f R. Hanleite* is a partner in that establishment. 1 it, we recommend the '