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ESTABLISHED 1826.} MACON, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1869. PICTURE BOOK WITHOUT PISTURES. nt HAN'S CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. The Traill About the Mardered Poll tlclans in Georgia. .. „ , ... _ „ The New York Times has the following from a T ra^ot,djrom the Omnanjor the Macon Daily corre gp 0naent Blakely, Eariy Comity, Ga.: continued. 1 Politics have no more to do witli tho mur- ...... * ' uuu . aL .__ ders which have taken place in Georgia, than nineteenth evening. the religion, dress, height or personal appenr- “I looked down upon a large theatre, saidtho ance of the victims. Ashbum wa3 killed by tfoon; “the house was crowded, for a new actor the compaiiy which usually frequents negro a,de his first appearance; my beam glided over houses of ill-fame, of one of which he was an ™ • • 3_rwr ,'n ll'fl TTflli * A TlfllTl fo/tn nraroA/1 Inmale A _ 1 'll. j I • . . General Presentments of the Grand Jury of Jones County. . Jones Superior Court, ) April Adjoubned Teem, 1869. j We, the Grand Jury chosen and sworn, through onr appropriate committees, have examined the public property, find a portion of the jail inse cure for the confinement of criminals, and its exposed condition as needing attention, and re commend that the proper officer have the same inclosed and the jail made secure'. We also call the attention of the honorable Court of Ordi nary to the condition of the Court-house, and recommend that lock and doors be placed upon the cellars of the Coart-house, and do further recommend that, as early and convenient as possible for lumber to be secured, suitable racks be erected in different portions of the town, away from the Court-house square, for the pur pose and convenience of tying horses thereto, and that the former practice of tying to the palings be discontinuei Through our committee appointed to examine into the County finances, we are able to report them in a flourishing condition, with the hand some sum of thirty-seven hundred dollars on hand—due, however, to the nnanthorized assess ment of an enormons tax by your former Ordi nary. It appearing to our body, that consider able loss is sustained, by the officers of the Su perior ■ Court, upon the collection of insolvent costs—we recommend that seventy-five per cent, of the insolvent costs, over and above the amount of fines and forfeitures, be paid by the County Treasurer, upon proper bills of costs made and endorsed by the proper officer. Onr committee appointed to examine the books of the Clerk and Ordinary, report them as present ing a neat appearance, and characteristic of that efficient and worthy officer, Roland T. Ross. _ The roads we find generally in a bad condi tion, and where appointment of Commissioners has been made, call their especial attention to them, and recommend that they see to it imme diately that their roads are put in a good condi tion, and wherever there appears a gross dere liction of duty, after a reasonable length of time the proper officer of the county enforce the law to its fullest extent. It appearing that certain bridges in the county are necessary and indispensable for the con venience of the citizens, we recommend to the Ordinary, and urgently re quest, that a bridge be built over Commissioner Creek, at Flat Shoals, on the Garrison road, and also that the Ordinary correspond at once with the honorable Ordinary of Putnam county, for the purpose and with a to chin, but tears stood m the mans eyes, for were men of abandoned character and most i, bad been hissed and with reason. Poor profligate habits; and, however, for greater bonder! But bunglers may not be tolerated in political emphasis, their names may be paraded & empire of art Repossessed deep feelings as the “Honorable” Mr. Ashbum, and the pj loved his art enthusiastically, butitdidnot “Honorable” Mr. Ayer, those who know their u,t him. . . 1 history, if they tell the truth, must admit that The manager's bell rangbold and spirited, • long before either had any political aspirations, B be was required by his part, “enters the : no uecent negro would have permitted them to _ ho must appear before a public to ; associate with him. trbieh he had become a laughing stock. When • Adkins, who is represented by the writers of the play was over I saw a figure wrapped in a sensation romances for political effect, as a ven- cloak steal down the stairs; it was he, the an- erable and exemplary preacher of the Gospel, nihil*tad knight of the evening. The servants j was also a notorious debaucher. His negro of the theatre whispered; I followed the sinner amours axe more numerous than the number home into his apartment To hang one’s self of his years. He was at one time a Baptist unot a fine death, and poison one has not al-; exhorter, but for many years, since his example pays on hand. I know it; he thought of both.* : was found to square so ill with his precepts, be I saw how, with eyes half closed, he surveyed has been regarded as a very disreputable hypo- lie pale face in the mirror, to see if he would crite, with whom nobody but the lowest and Ieoh veil aa a corpse. Man may bo very unhap- ! most abandoned had any associations. These w, and jet very affected. He thought of death— are the facts, which can be corroborated by the of suicide. I think he wept in pity of himself, j testimony of thousands, whose word nobody le «pt bitterly, and when one has had a hearty ; who knows them would hesitate to believe. I dying, one does not become a suicide. A whole ' Would not depart from the rule to say nothing «*i has passed since that time. ^ j but good of the dead, if it were not necessary ' Comedy was again played, but in a small , to protect the living against cruel misrepresen- treatre, by a poor strolling troop; I saw again ; tation and wrong. Isit anything surprising that lie familiar face, the rouged cheeks, the curl- : a man who takes up his residence in a negro ug beard. i brothel, and has no associates but those who He looked up to me again and smiled—and ■ frequent such places, should meet a violent ret he had been hissed scarcely a minute ago in j death ? »miserable theatre and by a wretched pnblic! i Is it wonderful that a man who has fallen so This evening a shabby hearse drove out of the 1 low as to be even refused admission to a negro gate—nobody followed it. It was a suicide— ; boarding house, and who was known to have our rouged, hissed hero. The coachman of the ; several hundred dollars on his person, should hearse was the only attendant; nobody followed, : be robbed and murdered as be wandered about gobody else but the Moon. In the comer near j among the negro cabins asking for a place to lay the wall of the churchyard the suicide was his bead? Or is it so unnatural that one addict ion*!—the stinging nettles will soon grow lnx- ! ed to the lowest profligacy, and who, it is proved, criantly over his grave—the gravedigger will j made indecent overtures to a respectable young throw thorns and weeds from the graves of oth j lady, should fall a victim to the anger of some ers upon it J of the friends and relatives of the insulted girl ? twentieth evening. ! It is true that all three were brutally murdered. ‘From Romo I come,” said the Moon; “there* 1 But they were murdered for their vices by some .... . - * iathe canter of the city, upon one of the seven : of their vicious associates; or, as in the case of view to the building a bridge over Big Cedar hills, lie the ruins of the palace of the Caesars : [ Adkins, they were murdered by those whose j Creek, at Reynolds’ old bridge, on the fine be lie wild fig tree grows in the crevices of the j honor and the sancity of whose family they had j t weeri Putnam and Jones. We also respectful- nil. covering its nakedness with its large gray- ' attempted to outrage. Let any man select the j ca U his attention to other bridges in the Coun- green leaves: between heaps of rubbish the ' same society and character of residence in any j ty as needing attention. &nkey steps on green laurel bushes, feast- part of the world, as did Ashbum and Ayer, or ! To his Honor. Philii ing on barren thistles. From here, where let him pursue the same habit of life as did formerly the eagles of Rome flew forth, came, i Adkins, and the wonder would be that he should aw and conquered, an entrance now winds j die a natural death. These men were political- through a little, wretched house, loosely con- 1 ly obnoxious, but not nearly as much so os a ■traded of clay, between two marble columns; ; hundred otbers whom I could name, who, more tendrils of the vine hang down like a mourning j observant of the decencies of life, go abont garland over the ruinous window cells. An old ; daily without the least molestation or threat, woman, with her little grand daughter, lives j [AT, Y. Commercial Advertiser. therein; they reign now in the Palace of the Crops and the Fertilizers. WjWWi . Those who have made any progress in the sci- Of the throne-hall there still remains a naked ence of com and cotton culture are reasonably wall; a black cypress points with its long ' satisfied with the present prospect; while those shauo toward tho spot, where once the throne ' who cling to ignorance and the root trimming •tood. The rubbish lies to tho depth of many . system of the ancients, are complaining bitterly Ifct over the shattered floor: the little girl, : against the Author of the seasons and the vend- bow the daughter of the Palace of the Caesars, . dors of fertilizers. Many who bought fertiliz- vi.i sit there often on her foot-stool, when the j ers without knowing what their lands needed, ending bells are chiming; the_ key-hole in tho , or what they were buying, and who applied it ( door close by she calls her bay-window; through j without knowing how to prepare either it or | it she can behold half of Rome, unto the mighty ; the soil have gloomy foreboding of failure. I dooio of &. Peter a. Stillness reigued this eve- : Not so with those who have the intelligence and j ‘ en , er 8? to “PP. 1 ? the rules of science and the re- j eentments be published in the Telegraph and Wu, there came the little granddaughter. On suits of experience to agriculture. i Messenger hr bead she carried cn earthen vessel of an- ; Planters who first ascertained what kind of . , , _ , , . _ con# form, filled with water. Her feet were j medicine their lands required, and procured it 10 ~ trn0 extract fro “ the short gown and the sleeves of the i from parties whose interest it was to sell them * "• "Oss, LlerK o. O. iialt,* chemise were torn; I kissed her fine round ' the genuine article, and who, after procuring it, sioulders, her dark eyes, and her black, shin- • knew where to place it, as well as how to culti- kg hair. She ascended the stair-case; it was . vate their crops above the fibrous roots nnd seep, constructed of marble fragments, and a : tendrils that permeate the soil in search of nu- capital j triment for the tender plant, report satisfactory The variegated lizards slipped shyly past her , results so far. Their com is fresh and vigorous, feel but it did not frighten her; already she : and their cotton wears a luxurious, healthy color, kited, her hand to ring the door-bell; a hare’s ; Both are small and backward, it is true, but the psw tied to a string formed the bell-pull of the j experience of intelligent culture sustains the i -Taco of the Caesars. She stopped a moment; j opinion that the ordinary seasons will carry the vhat has Bhe thought of? Perhaps of the infant crops to abundant harvests, feus Christ, dressed in gold and silver, which That other class, however, who boast of their ignorance, ridicule book farming, and break all the roots of the young plant with a bull-tongue, “because daddydid it,” have much reason to be apprehensive, for their cotton looks pale and sickly, and their corn blades twist up to straw colored strings by 10 o’clock every morning. These fellows have “ curses loud and deep” for the guano dealers, and many of them utter complaints against their God for not directing To his Honor, Philip B. Robinson, we pre sent our thanks, and congratulate our citizens upon having a gentleman to preside over them of such acknowledged ability, forbearance and kindness. Our thanks are also due Solicitor General Jordan for his kind disposition and willingness to impart all necessary information concerning our numerous duties. BENJAMIN BECK, Foreman. R. V. Hardeman, Secretary. Irang below in the chapel where the silver can dlesticks glittered, where her little friends be gan the song which she also knew. I do not know it. She made another movement, stum* blod, the earthem jug fell from her head and broke on the marble pavement. She burst into tears. the fair daughter of the palace of the C:esars wept for the common broken jug; with naked feet she stood there and wept, not daring .„,■■■■ ^ w to pall the string, the bell-poll of the palace of | the seasons to suit their wishes, uie uesars. Those who have given proper attention to the preparation of their lands, and the selection of their fertilizers, and who have adopted the mode of culture evolved by science, common sense and experience, report a marked difference in favor of the use of the fertilizers. The differ ence in the size and color of corn and cotton is decidedly visible throughout vast plantations, and with such planters, their utility is no longer problematical—Albany News. twenty-first evening. Hore than a fortnight had passed since tho noon had shone; now she stood round and bngbt over the slowly sailing clouds. Hear ahat the moon told me. From a city in Fez- **n I followed a caravan; before the sandy Msert, upon one of tho salt plains that glistened kke a field of ice, and only stretches of which covered 'rith quicksand, they halted. The Wert—the water-bottle hnng from his bell on ~ *je*d there lay a little bag with unleaven ue.d—marked out with his staff a sqnare in j* ^d and wrote a few words in it from tho over the consecrated spot passed the caravan. A young merchant, a child of j snn —I perceived it by his eye and his fine Mo—rode thoughtfully on bis white, snorting Did he think, perhaps, of his beautiful ■ J 3ngwife? It was only two days since the adorned with skins and sumptuous Crops, Frewlmen, Etc. from the America* Courier.] From what we can gather from reliable sourc es, we feel safe in making a more favorable re port than for some time. Wo have not had suf ficient rain, as yet, to do much good in this vi cinity, but formers to the south and west of this report good rains. The dry weather has given a good opportunity for cleansing the crops, and ““..—‘If”" putting them in good order—which our farmers ™ earned her, the magnificent bride, have made good use of. The cotton is coming * " r * J 3 1 1 out considerably, and much that has been con sidered almost hopeless is beginning to pat on a hopeful appearance. d the wall of the city; drums and bag- Jj** ^sounded, the women sang, aronnd the 7^* guns wore fired, the bridegroom fired the now—he drove with the caravan j^ s a general thing the corn is in good condi- the desert. Many nights I followed it; ; tion, and as far advanced as is usual at this ^ . rnem rest by tho springs, between palms ; g(ESOn . «mted growth; they thrust the knife into j Oats were not extensively planted, but wo aro of tho fallen camel, and roasted its . informed by parties from various quarters, that ^ on the fire. My beams cooled the glowing U^se planted are doing better than for some they showed them tho black blocks of [ years past. £r._’ toe dead islands in the vast sea of sand; Only hero and thero may be found a patch of wheat; and we have beard no favorable report from wheat as yet—several fields having been turned ont and given up. Tho planters generally report favorably of the freedmen. We are of opinion that there are 5? encountered no hostile tribes on ways a track, no storms arose, no pillars of carrying destruction over the JJtoome the fair wife prayed for her husband father. ‘.Are thev dend?” She asked one-third more freedmen performing farm la bor in Southwest Georgia this year than at any -oi. ; ,Are they dend?” She asked »»to 1 h °- m ’ “-^ re they dead?” She asked , bor j n Southwest tieorgia uus year man many ^""Warning disk. Now, the desert lies be- i tj ma s ; nce the war, and from what we can learn, UHjX®! to-night they are sitting beneath the i we a<> aot thinV the freedmen, as a class, have w bfl0 the crane flutters abont with its performed more satisfactory service. Numbers too pelican is looking down upon | of f ema les who had abandoned farm work, have ImcjiT® “e branches of tho mimosas. Tho . fonlld ^ “Jordan is a hard road totravel” out toiasTf dergrowth is trampled down by the ; of ti,;^ t^eir natural sphere, and have again ta- towju i f tho elephants. A troop of negroes np “ t h e shovel and the hoe." a mar ^ et 1° the interior of tho j m* tosj-to, too women adorned with copper but- | “Shoddy” Vulgarity.—The New York Ex- or if ktock hair apdindigo colored gowns, p re88 sa y 8 that the royal family of Saxony have toich, , eav fly loaded oxen, oh the back of [ become so disgusted with the excesses of many tcgrolT® keeping the black naked children. A I American women residing in Dresden, they have I* b y a rope a young lion which he j been obliged to exclude all our countrywomen Josaie ‘ Tte y approach the caravan; the j from court in order to avoid invidious distinc- Iaerc hant sits motionless and silent, ! tions. his fsir wife dreaming in the land! Failure to pay a hotel bill is decided to be a w - Jaet# " u: ‘~ * * a *■“ ’ penitentiary offence in New York. A letter from Turkey says that some time ago the Ottoman Bank received a lot of green backs from an American traveler, which were i sent to New York for negotiation. They have A cj, — ■ _ '.been returned as spurious and counterfeits, and t of Brookville, while on a visit the bank is in for several thousand dollars. r“ tow n. stepped into a marble shop, j Thebe aro now living, in Chattanooga County, taw” *2 toe following inscription on a , Tenn. Mr. T. P. Carroll aged fifty-two years, oroarad by an old farmer in Bush j ajjj j^s wife, fifty-three years of age, who have ^ The ia 88 *° 1)6 Ptoced at the grave of his ; bad twenty-four children, twenty sons and °‘~ 1 E ? an said “toe thing was writ by f onr daughters, in twenty-four years, all single wanted it out °n there just births . B at jfaahriUe ienneaaeo j An Englishman says: I^The fair, jonng Eng- it ^ ed of Ironic dhS^ ! lish girl of tho past-toe ideal of womanhood,of P»neful must of bin I home, birth and breeding, has passed away, " oia so fur away from home. ; and is replaced by a creature who dyes her hair Da. and paints her face as the firet Mtiide of her weighed 585 pounds, personal religion; whoso sole idea of ufB is febe# i 0t .°P 13 inches in length and 141 pleasure and luxury, and whose dress is the ob- otoadto. j ect of 8UC b intellect *8 she possesses. IWrt j s, °f his white fragrant flower be- desert; ho lifts his head—?—A cloud Itejij r °ro the Moon, and then another cloud- Oothing more this evening. Jabno. [to be continued.] Secretary (ewanl. £13 EXPERIENCE AS A EOUTJEBN SCHOOL TEACHER. A correspondent of the Rochester Express re lates the following episodqif Secretary Seward’s early career which he hat from too stateman’s own lips: 1 Spending an evening at iis house a few years ago, during that strange 111, cr political maze that proceeded, and as I haw since of tenthought, to his practical eye and ear, lieialded the fonr years’ storm of blood and fire mat, for a little time, at least, purified the pliticu atmosphere, so that the Goddess of Lilertytwas no longer believed to be an African stva; the conversa tion at length turned to the ‘irre; ressible” sub ject. I naturally desired and eren lhpe d, to gather from his wisdom some posstle solution of the difficult problem, by other mins jhan the bloody sacrifice. He had been (jv-.v >*,or of the State, also United States Senator- Some of toe ablest political papers ka('.'«Tu£fromki8 pen. Ho was believed to be a statesman^ scholar, and a man of thought. But when he showed the true na ture of tho difficulties, and their raat extent, and many complications, qud said honestly that he could see no way to wtie the Goidieu knot, the appalling figure of th* “ irrepressible conflict”— the death of slavery or the death of th) Repub lic—was present as tc-ver before. I bal perhaps held this as a theorjic truth, and at lines had uttered it as a note >f warning; bnt now I felt what that truth meast. He spoke withieep and heartfelt sympathy fjr the South, and,much as Southerners hated Seward,he was the oily friend that could and wouldhave helped toenj at any sacrifice, bad they nc( been too demenied to be helped by any friend. He showed how theevil had grown np, till the Soufhem people could'neither endure its ills nor suffer the application d its on ly remedy. ‘Bad as is the condition of the hacks, ’ said he, ‘the scourge (s not light elsewhere,’ He then alluded to the fact that the yellow fe^r had existed in New York eity under the fosterim care of slavery, as then it did in New Orleans, Refer ring to the deterioration and depreciation <f the soil and universal relapse to barbarism observed everywhere within slave territory. “Bnt, worse of all,” said he, ‘"is the degradation of the bind and body of the owner of the soil himself aider this blighting progress.” And then, as if toen- liven the conversation, he said: “To illustrate this point I will relate my experience in schdpl- teacliing down South. When I was in my so phomore year, I ran away from college and went to , in Georgia, and opened an academy, which soon prospered under my earnest effortR, ,and I soon acquired great popularity, and was enjoying the new field of labor very much, when my father found out my hiding place and sent for me to return to college, and I was compelled to leave my successful enterprise, to the great sorrow of my patrons and pupils, who could be reconciled to my departure only by my promis ing them that I would send them the best young man I could find in the college to take my place. I returned to my studies, and as the best I could do in fulfillment of my promise to my new found friends in Georgia, sent them my excel lent young friend, Mr. W , of the senior class an excellent scholar and a finished gentleman. “ After the close of the Congressional session which had meddled with the tariff, to the great indignation of toe South, on leaving the Sen ate, business called me to New Orleans, and when about to start forborne a great desire pos sessed me to return through Georgia and visit the scene of my school teaching and see hov the academy and my talented successor b*d prospered My course in the Senate was knrwn at the South, but I felt safe until the car? ar rived at , the former scene of my labors as teacher, when on looking from tho window I saw some savage looking faces, aru the first words I heard were : “What in h—I is Seward coming here for?” Not enjoying this kind of hospitality, I still did not like to come so far out of my way and not accomplisi my object; I got out of the car. Every one looked so fe rocious I hesitated to inquire my way. I saw a large, fat, greasy, dirty man, wthout coat or vest, sitting with aimless stupidly on a bench. I thought it might be safe to inpiire of Lira but on a nearer inspection he was so repul sive to look upon, that, from digust, I turned aside to a cleanly and decently-lressed negro, and asked if he could tell me wlnre I could find Mr. W., of whom I was in search. Casting his eye about, he fastened it upon tie lump of obes ity I had just rejected, and wih a polite bow, pointing to him says : “ That is Mr. W There was now no escape for ne. On inquiry I found that be was what was lift of my succes sor in the Academy. “On learning who I was, he wa^(up to the measure of his capacity) right glad to see me; took me up to his house—which was as tidy as its lord—and introduced me to his wife. I learned that he had married a, plantation, and settled down and enjoyed hinself many years, free from the petty annoyances otthe pedagogue and the desperate excitements ahd turmoil of the political arena. Bat I set <ht to find the dear oly spot where I taught my arst school—*• At last I came upon the place whtro the acade my had been. But the osage orange, that in the days of my principalshiphad teen an adorn ment, had continued to thrive, wjtli no hand to check its wanton growth, till it had completely covered nnd hidden from view tlb entire build ing, which was inaccessable to me. School was dismissed, and the schoolmaster was—where ?” The allnsion made above as to the point at which Mr. Seward left the cars, is to Greens boro’ where Mr. W . resided. We remember to have heard .a member of Congress, from Georgia, years ago, say that on one occasion in conversation with Mr. S , as to his life in Georgia, Mr. S told him that when his father found that he was teaching in Putnam county, and living at the residence of Maj. A , an old gentleman of those days, straightforward, open and generous, his, S’s. father, threatened to sue Maj. A for dam ages, for harboring bis son, a minor; to which threat the Major paid but little attention, but simply responded: “Sue and be d—d.” In justice to the Major’s memory we will say this was language used when he was young, and before he was united with the church, of which he was a consistent and faithful member. , Seeing the Elephant.—The real elephant is from the manured patch, is sixteen inches high, j now on exhibition in the Central Park. She strong and healthy, with eight well developed j was brought over from Jersey City last night, forms. The other plant is but six inches above i She conducted herself in crossing the ferry and ground, slender, and without a form. j on her march up town with great propriety. The patches were planted the I9th of April j she is a collossal animal eleven feet in height, the same kind of seed used, and they have had j and weighing eighteen thousand pounds. She the same amount of work. We give this as a j is bnt thirty-eight years old, and has a prospect comparison of the old with the now and im- j 0 f growing taller until fifty, at which age ele- proved system. Our friend gives it as his opin- j phants are said usually to attain their fullest VOL XLIII.-NO. 29 W. A. Chambers, Edmund Dumas, G. T. Dismukes, Tho. O. Bowen, J. J. Glover, Jas. H. Bowen, Washington Kelly, Wm. Slocumb, E. J. Turner, Thos. Woolfolk, R. V. Cox, Resolved by the Grand Jury, That these Pre- Orrie Tufts, Jas. W. Stubbs, John P. Hunt, Jeremiah Lowe, Wiley Finney, James Hurt, W. H. Califfe, W. S. Childs, Lafavette Balkeom, W. T. Walker. Daring Burglary in Griffin.—The Griffin Star of yesterday tells of a burglary which shows bold and accomplished work. Look ont Macon, when such workmen are abont: On Thursday night last a most daring double burglary was committed in Griffin, the victim being Mr. Moss, of Messrs. Moss & Williams. Mr. Moss’s residence, on Poplar streel was first entered, by means of a ladder, through a cham ber window. The rogues, probably three in number from outward signs, proceeded to Mr. Moss's sleeping apartment, and took possession of his wearing apparel and gold watch, carry ing the clothes out into the yard, where the pockets were rifled of his store and safe keys. They then removed their ladder, quietly left the lot, proceeded to the store on Hill street; entered, unlocked the safe, and secured the contents, (about five hundred dollars in curren cy,) and made their escape, without producing the least alarm in onr quiet and virtuous little city. “All Hall the Power of Jesus* Name.’ The following interesting items is found in the Bichmond Herald: This grand hymn, which will never cease to thrill the Christian heart, was written by Ed ward Peronet, the son of a clergyman of the Established Church of England. He was for a short time associated in tho ministsy with Wes ley, bnt becoming Calvanistic in his theological views, he withdrew from that connection and labored for a while nnder the patronage of the Countess of Huntingdon. His opposition to the Church of England, which he keenly satirized in a poem called “The Mitre," so grieved Lady Huntingdon that she withdrew her support, and preached to a small body of dissenters until his death, in 1792. The time “Coronation,” with which this hymn has been identified, a worthy setting for this pre cious gem, was composed by Mr. Sbrnb3ole, an intimate friend of Peronel and the organist at that time of a chapel in London. The Effect or Fertilizers.—An old friend and practical farmer, living near this city, brought to our office on Saturday,two average cot ton plants, taken from two patches,planted close together, upon the same kind of land—the one with $1G worth of Chesapeak guano used to the i acre, the other without a fertilizer. The plant ion, based upon the present prospecl that bis fertilizers will pay him three hundred per cent [Americas Courier. A Negro Mum a Radical’s Daughter and Seduces Her Sister.—Mr. Daniel Hoy is a Rad ical who lives at Lorberry, about four miles above Pinegrove, in this county. He is a thor ough believer in the doctrines, teachings and principles of Radicalism, and regularly votes the Radical ticket He was an advocate, too, of the fifteenth amendment and treats the ne gro as “a man and brother.” Mr. Hoy has a daughter, Eliza by name, who is very fair to look upon. John Bowe is one of the “ coming men,” as black as the ace of spades. Between John and Eliza sometime since there sprung up a warm intimacy and affection, which resulted about six weeks since in the twain being united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Bat this is not all.' Mrs. Bowe has a sister, as fair to look upon as she. Between this sis ter and Mr. Bowe an intimacy has also existed, the fruits of which will be reaped shortly. “She loved not wisely, but too well,’ and soon an other Jophet will appear in search of a father. [PottsviUe (Pa.) Standard. The following advertisement appears in a London paper: “A yonng lady, who has re ceived a good education, can read and write, and is versed in geography, history, mu sic, dancing and elementary mathematics, wishes a situation in a respectable family us washer and ironer.” * ■ , • growth. The tallest animal of the kind hither to known in this country was ten and a half feet in height and died five years ago in Frost's Menagerie. The largest that has appeared in Europe was thirteen and a half feet high, and was on exhibition in 18G3. The present new arrival reached here in the Holsatia, from Bre men, on Monday, and was taken, as we have stated, last night to the Park, where she will remain for a month, and then depart with a menagerie. The owner does not need her at present, and tho Park Commissioners have un dertaken to give her shelter and_ food during that period, on condition of exhibiting her free to toe public. The animal consumes twenty- five four-pound loaves of broad “daily, together with three hundred pounds of bran, mash and oats, and one hundred and fifty pounds of hay. She drinks twenty pails of water in the morn ing and twenty in the evening. Her temper is good, and she is accomplished in tricks, giving her paw when requested, with great affability. [iY. Y. Commercial Advertiser. Virginia.—The statement that “General Lee has expressed himself in favor of the adoption of the expurgated Constitution and the election of Walker, the candidate of the Conservative Re publicans for Governor,” is regarded as a very important piece of news, and as virtually decid ing the result of the election in Virginia. It is also thought it will have a great effect in Texas and Mississippi, and will add to the prospeots of the success of the Conservative Republican ticket in those States. j Triiitha GEORGIA STATE FAIR AT MACON, NOVEMBER, 16, 1869. additional premiums. Office of the State Agricultural Society,} Atlanta, Ga., May 29, 1869. | At the suggestion of members of the Society, and other correspondents, the following premi ums, in addition to those of the pamphlet list, will be awarded at the Fair in Macon, beginning on the 16th of November, subject, of course, to the approval of the Executive Committee at its session at that time: 1. For the best barrel of Sugar of the Ribbon or Green Cane, raised in Georgia jaox *** 2. Forthe.20 00 3. For greatest yield of Syrup per acre of same Cane 10 00 4. For the greatest yield of Sugar per acre of same Cane 10 00 The above premiums are offered upon the recommendation of Mr. R. H. Hardaway, of Thomas county, a member of the Executive Committee. He stated in his letter that the sugar crop of Southern Georgia will astopnd us up country natives, when the completion of the railroad from Thomasville to Albany shall give them an opportunity to send it up. Thomas county now sells over 3000 barrels of Syrup. He says that in Southern Georgia the Sugar crop is more certain and valuable than cotton. The existing rules requiring manufacturers and producers to give full account of manufac ture and production will be enforced as to the above, and all other premiums. 5. For the best barrel of Sugar from the Sorgho, or China, or African sugar millet 25 00 0 For the best barrel of Syrup from same cane 20 00 7. For the largest yield per acre of Su gar from same cane 10 00 8. For the largest yield of Syrup per acre of same cane 10 00 The above premiums are recommended by Mr. Cofer, of Hoyl & Co. His letter stated that- continually increasing importance in the higher latitudes is being attaohed to this crop for sugar and syrup. 9. For the best Gin for ginning upland long and short staple cotton 10 00 This premium ij suggested by Mr. Wynn, of Warren county, a successful manufacturer of gins. It is adopled because, a3 remarked by him, the attention now devoted to the improve ment of the stable of upland cottons bos al ready produced ai upland staple which requires an order of gin adapted to the ginning of a much finer and longer staple than the common upland, which vill, at the same time, answer for ginniDg the common cotton. 10. For the belt Velocipedist (not pro fessional)...; 10 00 11. For the best Gymnast (not profes sional) 10 00 12. Fcr the second best of each 5 00 Th/ above premiums are suggested by Mr. Trap of Morgan, a member of the Executive Committee, who says that a little reasonable an! innocent amusement of the kind will not be out of place. IS. For the best Dynamometer, to be tested with plows on the ground 10 00 This premium is suggested by Col. B. F. Ward, President of the Batts County Agricul tural Society. He writes that in a trial of plows it will be almost impossible, without such a test, to decide between closely competing in struments. 14. For the best large thoroughbred Filly, three yoars old 8 00 This premium was accidentally omitted in the original published premium list Attention was called to the omission by Mr. Hamilton, of Jones county, who very properly insisted in his letter that as this premium for three year olds was offered in the classes of Heavy Draft” and “All work,” it would be an invidious distinction to omit it for thorough-breds, unless it was the in tention of the Committee to set a higher value upon “scrubs” than “bloods.” 15 For the Best Knight ina Tournament...20 00 16 For the second best Knight 10 00 These premiums are suggested in a petition of numerous citizens of Macon. Several letters also from individuals propose it. Persons com peting for these premiums will be required to pay such additional entrance fees as the extent of the necessary preparation for the perform ance shall, in the judgment of the Committee, require. If the contestants, as suggested by Mi* Crawfield, of Albany, shall make a larger purse by agreeing among themselves to pay twenty-five or fifty dollars each, and then elect ing their own judges, who may award the whole parse to the best rider, or in proportion to the best and second best riders, why, it is presumed that no objection willbe interposed by the Com mittee. All knights wishing to enter the contest can at any time report their names to the Sec retary, and tho sum they propose to pay into the common fond to be contended for by the contributors. All details can be arranged when the time of meeting arrives. 17. The teachers of schools and colleges for females, to whom copies of the Premium List may not be sent will notice the following prem iums, (on page 18 list in Ordinary’s office :) For the best performance on Piano by the pupil of any school or college for girls—performance at the Fair Ground 20 00 For the best performance under 12 years of age 10 00 18. The hard-working boys of the country will notice the following premiums on page 5 of printed list: 19. For the largest crop of Indian com per acre, by a white boy under 16 years of age, a Silver Patent-lever Watch, worth 25 00 I call the attention of the Agricultural Socie ties of the State, to the resolotion of the Febru ary Convention offered by Judge Vason, to be found on page 61. If the Secretaries or Com mittees of County Societies will report to me monthly or oftener, the condition of the crops, the state and progress of the tillage—the contin uation and effects of droughts os rains—the ap pearance of insects—with all curious or striking facts or phenomena connected with Agriculture, I could issue a monthly Bulletin through the Press of the State that would be interesting to farmers in all sections of the State because it would speak from all sections of the State at once, of the condition and prospects of the plant ing interests. Why shall we not have at least this work of co-operation to begin with ? A largo number of the Pamphlet Premium Lists has been issued recently through the mail to members and others—comments invited. Those who have not received, may obtain copies by application. The press of the State will please publish. David W. Lewis, Secretary. Provincialisms.—Many years vgo the celebra ted Andrew Broaddns, of Caroline, was at the Merry Oaks, a noted tavern in Hanover county. Mr. Lipscomb, the host brought out some cider, then a favorite beverage in Virginia, for Mr. Broaddus to try. After drinking it he remarked: “ It tastes beautiful, as the Yankee said at my houses short time since.” Looking aronnd, he saw a stranger in the room, of rather qnizzicai appearance, with a broad smile on his face. Mr. Broaddus, who was the pink of politeness, said instantly, “ I mean no reproach; we have our Virginianisms as the Yankees have their Yan- keeisms.” The stranger, encouraged by there- mark, said, “ I was, notlong ago, in the city of Charleston, S. C., and a negro was riding along the street on a small, lean, raw-boned, long haired mule. Another negro coming np to him, remarked, “ Lor, your jack ace looks mighty sorry; he 'pears like he kin scarce budge to tote you.” Broaddus enjoyed the retort, and confessed that he was beaten. Newspaper reporters, in giving accounts of the speeches of lady orators, generally preface them with a description of the lady’s dress.— This habit, the New York Times says, “is apt to lead the lady preachers to get themselves np with an eye to effeot and to the reporter’s des cription.” Official Proceedings of the Macon A Augusta Railroad. Augusta, June 4,18C9. At a meeting of tho Board of Directors of the Macon & Augusta Railroad Company, held at their office this day, the following report of the Executive Committee was presented, read and adopted To the Board of Directors of the Macon d; Au gusta Railroad Company: Gentlemen : We, the Committee to whom was assigned by your Board the duty of devising some plan and of carrying out measures which might completp the mad *a u- »»—— An examination into the pecuniary affairs of the company developed difficulties in the way which had to bo overcome ere any successful ne gotiation could be opened for the extension of the road. There was founds floating debt of over $150,- 000, a bonded debt of $400,000 and a private stock list almost unreliable. In addition the section of road in operation between Camak and Milledgeville, though managed economically by the Georgia railroad, was shown not to be meet ing expenses. Under these discouragements an appeal was first made to the Legislature of the State of Georgia, which authorized an endorsement of our bonds to the extent of $10,000 per mile, but exacting a first lien on tho road. This was im practicable by reason of the first mortgage of $400,000 already on the road. We then made an application to the Georgia railroad for a like endorsement of $10,000 per mile. Under au thority granted by the Legislature this proposi tion was generously granted by its Board of Di rectors, contingent, however, on a ratification by their Stockholders at the annual meeting in May. It affords us great pleasure to state that this was unanimously granted by the Convention, and there exists no longer any difficulty in rais ing money, by means of this endorsement, and of putting the road immediately nnder contraot Propositions have already been made by most responsible parties to complete the entire line, famishing the iron, chairs and spikes, finishing the masonry, bridging, grading, etc., making the road first-class in all respects—paying, more over, all the outstanding debts of the company, receiving, as full pay therefor, these Georgia Railroad endorsed bonds with the other assets of the company. This arrangement, by which the company can be relieved from all further liability, by which it can secure the building of the road beyond doubt, and place its securities at the highest market prices, seemed so favorable that your Committee had fully intended to consumate the contract but learning that some disaffection ex isted amongst some of the stockholders, we have considered it bnt proper not to incur the respon sibility of acting before referring the matter to your consideration. Your Committee would respectfully state that we have endeavored to fnlfill the duties assumed by us. We have not been idle, but have been met by difficulties shown, which required time to consummate. The recent act by the Stock holders of the Georgia Railroad in endorsement of the bonds will enable us, as before remarked, to pnt the entire line under contract Our ac tion in advance of their ratification would have been futile—this being now obtained we see no further difficulties in file way. Respectfully submitted, [Signed] Jno. P. King, W. J. Ma.gra.th, Geo. H. Sazlehubst, ... Ben/. Conley, President. Mr. Obear offered the following resolution, which, having been seconded by Mr. deGraffen- ried, was adopted: Resolved, That this Board, highly approving the action of the Executive Committee, appoint ed to arrange for completing the road to Macon, and believing the contract proposed is one very favorable to the interests of the road, yet learn ing that a Convention of Stockholders has been called for the purpose of examining into the af fairs of the Company, and with the earnest de sire to preserve the utmost harmony in the coun sels of the road, as well as in deference to that body, we recommend an adjournment of this Board to a time subsequent to the meeting of Convention ****** The above is a true extract from the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Macon and Au gusta Railroad Company held this day. J. A. S. Milligan, Secretary. Crops, etc. \Fronx the Griffin Middle Georgian 5th xnsi. We rode into the country the other day, going into Butts county, and were pleasantly disap pointed in regard to planting prospects. Farm ers are prone to complain, and make affairs wear a gloomy appearance, we believe, and will not, as a general thing, believe themselves as fortunate as they really are. From all accounts, we were under the impression that we were com ing into a season of starvation, but, if we are a judge of crops, (and we think we know a good thing when we see it,) our planters are doing remarkably well. There seems to be a larger quantity of wheat planted than heretofore, throughout this section, and it is looking fine, being now ready to cut. Oats have not been forgotten, and form a good portion of the crop. Com, although not planted in as great quanti ty as we should like to see, still has the appear ance of a sufficiency, and, as a general thing is looking fine. The first of the season was rath er cold and it was backward, but the past two weeks of hot weather has brought it out to a good stand, and if it can be carried safely through the grass and be picked, our country friends will be fortunate. On every plantation it is evident that crops have been put in the ground with more than usual care, and the re sult is apparent to any one. If anything, our farmers are a little over-cropped, on cotton, and we fear they may neglect com, to carry the cot ton successfully—we hope they will not do so. We heard some complaint of the general pest, the freed-labor, and the popular opinion is that you cannot count on it, at least near town- One farmer told us he had four, under contract that had left him without any provocation, and that some of his neighbors had hired them. Our advice to him was to prosecute any person who would be guilty of hiring a hand that had left his contract; and we reiterate that advice now. It is the only way to secure labor, and when the negro finds out that he cannot get work else where, he will stick. The law in reference^ to the matter is to the effect that any person hiring or harboring a negro under contract to another, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $200, or be confined in jail three months. Therefore, when one of^your hands is enticedaway, hired or harbored, have the party so offending taken up. If he has no money, he will be incarcerated in jaU, and he will have a splendid opportunity for reflection on the evil of his course. News From the Sumter Republican. Judge Harrel, of the P&taula circuit, has de cided “ that Sheriffs can demand costs for all services to be rendered after judgment such as levying, advertising fees, eto., in advance.” This decision will save much time and trouble in col lecting to Sheriffs who know the necessity of taking advantage of it We learn that the Son th western Railroad Com pany have tendered a free passage over their road to Judges of the Superior Courts in going to and returning from their Convention on the 13th of July. This is very liberal The same favor will be highly appreciated by the members of the bar who expect to hold a Convention to act in concert with that of the Judges’ about the same time. Agricultural.—That esteemed friend of our local has just returned from another of his trips among the farms of Marion, Schley and Sumtec. Crops in these counties are unusmdly dean and in fine order. Cotton is not large but has begun to grow vigorously and beautifully. Experi enced planters ^announce their hopes to be con fident of a respectable yield, if the present fair it is not blasted by unfavorable seasons Putuana County. We dip the following items from the Eaton- Strange but True.—We saw, on Saturday last, at the store of Mr. Gro. Rosa, a bunch of insh potato vines, with genuine potatoes—some large as a partridge egg—growing on them, from three to ten inches above the ground. Mr. Ross informs ua that they are of the Eariy Goodrich variety, and that when planting he used the genuine Raw Bone, as a fertilizer, which caused them to produce remarkably well* underground. Some has given as a reason why they ATflW nn fhet winao AV —JJJ be true. Cotton in this section is growing as rapidly as could be desired, and the prospects are that a large crop will be made. It is generally free from grass and in fine condition, the land having been thoroughly prepared in the spring. We were shown, on Tuesday last by Mr. D^nce, of this county, several forms taken from a field a few miles from town. This shows that it is get ting on well From what we have seen and heard, we don’t believe the cotton of the oonnty can be beat by any of the surrounding counties.. Wheat.—This crop, much of which is ready for harvesting, is good through this section of country. Should the weather continue favora ble through harvest time, the yield will certain ly be larger than was anticipated. Some portions of our county have been blessed with good seasons during the past week; other portions are still dry, but we leam the growing crops are not suffering yet Hail.—We leam that a hail storm passed over a portion of Jones county on Wednesday even ing last doing considerable damage to the grow ing crops—especially to the wheat whim was about ready for harvesting. Flotow, the celebrated German composer, has applied for a divorce from bis second wife. She is the sister of his first wife, from whom he was divorced. A contemporary says George Peabody is the only very wealthy man of the present century who fully appreciates the purposes for which God gave him his wealth. From Thomas County. Thomasville, Ga., June 7,1869. Editors Telegraph: Crops about here are look ing much better. The recent hot weather has improved them very much. The opinion is gen eral that there has been no caterpillar about here. Farmers are hopeful. Thomasville is a beautiful town two hundred miles by rail from Savannah. The inhabitants are hospitable, gen teel, agreeable, and very industrious. Major L. C. Bryant has a flourishing newspaper here. Major Remington, one of the oldest and first settlers here, has had growing in his yard for thirty years a century plant This spring there has sprang from it a stem twenty-seven feet and ten inches in height, branching out and and making quite a tree. It has upon it about twenty-five forms, just on the eve of blooming. Some say as soon as this plant blooms, it scat ters the seed and dies. A great diversity of opinion prevails as to how often it blooms. Some say every thirteen yeara; some twenty- one; some thirty; some one hundred. This one certainly is blooming its first time at thirty years of age. Traveler. Note by Editors.—The Editor of the New Orleans-Times states, as the result of observa tion and inquiry, that the century plant blooms every twelve years, but irregularly. It created a great deal of talk on tho long- champs promenade the other day, that the Prin cess de Mettemich and Adele Turmolin, a no torious woman of the Parisian demi-monde wore precisely the same toilettes. It was evident that the Princess and the demi-mondaine had the same dressmaker. Malicious tongues asserted that the frail Adele had got her toilette made first and that the Princess, after hearing of it order ed hers to be copied from it The Wheat Crop.—The Cleveland (Tenn.) Bonner, of Friday, 4thinstant says: “Some of our farmers are complaining that the nut has struck their wheat, and are fearful that it will be much injured. We have taken it upon ourselves to examine the orop, and find that the rust complained of is confined to the ground blades, and the stalk is perfectly clear of it— looking healthy and vigorous. The kind of rust complained of this season can be found every season. We do not care howmuch the farmers complain and croak, we predict that the present crop will be the best that has been raised for many years. Our information from the West North, East and South, represents that the prospect for a heaty wheat crop was never more promising.” ■ The Supreme Court — Can the Price op ' Slaves be Collected in Georgia?—The thir teenth case from the Pataula Circuit was argued on Tuesday, and is one involving a point of much interest in Georgia. We find the follow ing minute of it in the Atlanta Constitution: 13—Alfred Shorter us. Jacob L. Cobb, et al. Complaint from Randolph. A. Hood, for plain tiff in error; H. Fielder, for defendant in. error. CoL E. N. Broyles stated to the Court that he had another case on the Rome Circuit involv ing the question whether the price of slaves can be collected in our Courts, and learning that that question was in this cause, he pro posed to open this question on that point CoL Hood consenting, the argument was opened by CoL Broyles. Pending this opening argument the Court adjourned. The Court announced that it would need the Court-room exclusively for consultation till 10 o’clock a. m., each day; that Court would sit from 10 A. M. to 1 p. m., and from 3 p. m. till 6 p. u., to hear arguments. On Half Time.—The Macon Manufacturing Com pany are running their Factory, in this city, on half time. They are feeding their employee, and run ning their machinery on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. This schedule went into (mention on Monday last. _ ' Macon and Augusta Railroad. —By referring to the official proceedings of the Board of Di rectors on the outside of this edition, it willbe seen that the Directors announce all difficulties in the way of raising funds for the completion of this road at an end, and that propositions have already been received from responsible parties to complete the entire line, furnishing grading, masonry, bridging, iron, chairs and spikes, and paying all the bonded and floating debts of the _ Company, and receiving the Georgia Railroad endorsed bonds at ten thousand dollars per mile. We hope the road will be completed by frost Southerners Visiting New Yobk will find good quarters and fine entertainment among congenial Southern people at No. 54 West 24th street at half hotel cost and in one of the most fashionable parts of the city. See advertise ment. M Heavy —We were shown, says the Columbus Sun, by Mr. T. S Spear, to whom it was sent without a name, from Montgomery, a hard-head cabbage which weighed sixteen pounds. It was a whopper tor this season of the year. Who raises such, thus eariy t I later. Hands are less given to polities and more Nine convicts left devoted to plowing ana hoeing than at the same j ing to work on the I time last year. road. ■mi _ yesterday morn- & Brunswick $aifc