About Weekly Georgia telegraph. (Macon [Ga.]) 1858-1869 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1869)
'■>*!" n nmber of Confederates in Northern ” JiuiDg tie war was 220,000, of whom South will not restrict Mr. Forney to inscription. He may odd whatever " of horror, indignation and hatred 1 . man y prisoners to lose their lives ^dffor; bnt the Intelligencer’s inscription, cJ i c t official figures, must be carefnl- ^ • upon each one of the monuments. Affairs In Virginia. , ficitement over the election in Virginia, tak0 place is said to be very great, both * being confident of success. The can- ibeing peaceably carried on, though very . • Uy. Some beheve that Wells, the Kadi- . Jiidate for Governor, will be elected over the Conservative. The Conservative Tp, making stronger efforts to carry the •l mie and secure the United States Sena- nxl ire more confident of success. They generally nominated for the Legislature r aen than have the Wells party, p, oops throngh the valley of Virginia aro , ;e( j as wonderful. The wheat crop, -rfudv to harvest, is unusually good, both in 'glad quality- nw to *I»e Murdered Federal Prisoners. s-ith has agreed that Forney shall build 9* ^them State, his monuments to “Re- ‘'^b-rity,’' in the murder of unfortunate i pJ j Janets confined in “rebel prison goring the war, and to pay ten per cent. Tbe Crops. We close the week with universally good ac counts from the growing crops in Georgia, Warm and wet weather have given a powerful impetus both to-cotton and com, and if there is at this time any justice in the complaints of backwardness (which we donbt) it is not likely long to exist. Both com and cotton either are now, or, with a continuance of this weather, 6oon will be, quite np to the miA, in point of development, at the same period of last vear. Referring to onr file just a year ago, we find * *T„ f the monuments, upon condition . 7T . ~ — 7 J—* uuu ije«stof_ . . .. .nTO-ji.a fho ■' m ^ ac *‘ a '^versal complaint of backwardness following ins P ’ P y . , and drowth. Letters from Houston, Pulaski and “ i intelligencer from official sources, . ... , 1 ,: „ Dooly told us that com was withering beneath ^placed in iron letters upon each monu- *' v. r of Federals in Southern prisons war was 270,000, of whom 22,000, he may think their conduct in grille and Albany Railroad. v Scott, who famished lumber for the sup- •'•Kre of this road, tells us that twelve of the rail 3 are now delivered at Thomas- ad track-laving will be commenced im- from Thomas villa. They hope to ciiagou eleven miles of the road in thirty *jn4 to get as far with the track as Ca- tiurty-one miles) by the first of Novem- Enxi Session.—We hope there is no jjtfjaa for the statement that an extra sca rf the Legislature is to be called, as there i*lbe lightest occasion for it conceivable, rimta Constitution, of the 18tb, however, tie following: Dn.—That Governor Bollock is sending j notices, by mail and messenger, to tbe il'to assemble on the Fourth of July i( that meeting he will endeavor to in- ,.4e body to reject the negro and the loth •tioent, so as to make a case for Congress. r«mh there conld not be another session ie Georgia Legislature for five years. saBtooia County.—The Quitman Banner, blSth, says two white men, who had stolen any horses from Rheamer Young, were ar il in that county last Monday, with the *rty in possession, and lodged in Thomas yyjail. They gave their names as James by, of Stewart county, and Samnel W. ; of Pennsylvania. peaking of the negro eligibility decision of Supreme Conrt, the same paper says: Ttis decision will return all the negroes who fipelled, to their seats in the State Legis- We shall have something to say in refer- ti> this outrageous decision next week. the parching rays of the son. The cotton in the neighborhood of Perry was said to be about knee high, and we have no donbt it is equally or more advanced there this year. A writer yesterday told us of cotton in Pntnam knee high. The cotton in Pulaski and Dooly was said last year to be “sorry” and farmers disconraged. Editorially we spoke of the condition in and all around Macon as “dry—dryer—dryest.” In Crawford, Mr. Aultman wrote us that the crops in that county and Houston were beyond a donbt the smallest they had been for the last twenty years. Thus we doubt whether the crops are not generally more forward now than they were last year at this time, and we think the promise is much better. Com is everywhere in good con dition, and the weather exceedingly favorable to the development of the grain. A highly in telligent friend, who returned from Southwest ern Georgia on Friday, says this crop is splen did throughout that section—and he thinks enough of it has been planted to supply the wants of the farmers for a year. We hope he is not mistaken. In respect to the cotton crop, we believe the stands are generally better than they were last year, and the plant uniformly healthy. • Some few lost a portion of their stands during the cold weather in May, but the damage was lighter than was anticipated at that time, and we be lieve, on the whole, the plant never was in bet ter condition for a crop than it is now. The lands have been much better handled than here tofore—manures have been more freely used— the dry cold weather of May, if it retarded the development of the cotton, also gave the hands a fine opportunity to eradicate the grass and weeds, and the fresh genial showers, the sultry, muggy atmosphere, and the occasional bright sunshine of the last fortnight, are thrice welcome from the fact that our crops were all ready for them in every particular. Such is the condition—the hopes and the prospects with which we approach the crisis months in the cotton crop. We say unhesitat ingly that in twenty years’ observation we have never known such a universally good and cheer ful report from the plantations, and we can not help pleasing ourselves with the anticipation that the luck will continue through the season, and our Georgia planters make, in I860, by far the best years's operations in planting they have made since the war. . a. The Crane Murder. ;t - The Fight In Sparta. A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Commer-j The Chronicle and Sentinel gives the follow- cial, o. the loth, detailing the progress of the j ing report of the row in Sparta last Tuesday; trial of E. M- Yerger, by military commission, j It appears that on last Tuesday afternoon, for the mnrder of Colonel Crane, says: j Ames’ Circus was performing near the depot of The prisoner had six or seven eminent conn- • Macon & Augusta Railroad, in the town of sel present to conduct his defence. He is close- i Sparta, and, of course, a large crowd of negroes Iy guarded, and brought to Conrt manacled, : come in from the country to witness the ex- hands and feet; during the sitting of the com- hibition. Among others who were attracted to mission the manacles on his hands are removed. place, was a negro man named Washington The testimony of witnesses to-day substantially Pierson, a notorious scoundrel and desperado, affirms that Colonel Yerger, as he is usually '"'l 10 has for some time past been, known as the called, was walking up State street, nearly op- ringleader in nearly every act of rascality com posite the Capitol, in company with Dr. Caba- • m ‘ tte d in Hancock county, and another negro niss. He was approached by Colonel Crane. ? ame d Eli Barnes, the colored Representative Yerger accoBted him with violent and profane *he Legislature from that county, who was abuse, calling him a cowardly puppy, a d d ex P®Ued last year, who is also reported to be a scoundrel, and a d—d cowardly son of a b h. hold, turbulent incendiary, and a constant Stir- Colonel Crane replied that he would have noth- rer-np of strife between the white and colored ing to say to him except officially, and turned to races - The circus exhibition opened at two leave, motioning with bis index finger, which °’ c ^ oc k in the afternoon, and the canvas was Yerger struck at or grasped, with some abusive 80011 filled with a large crowd of both white peo- remark. | pie and negroes. Two hours later, at 4 o’clock in Colonel Crane had a light cane in his hand, ; *he afternoon, a crowd of negroes, in which but the witnesses are divided as to whether he ; ^ ere h°lh Barnes and Pierson, assembled out- simply held it up or struck Yerger, or whether j s Me of the canvass, when the latter got into an Yerger, seizing Col. Crane’s arm, caused the ' Mtercation with two white men standing near, cane to be held np. One of the witnesses says Some words passed between the parties when that in attempting to strike Yerger, the latter caught his arm and then drawing a bowie knife or dirk, drove it four or five times into his vic- Pierson pronounced one of the white men to be s G—d d—d liar. At this the man drew his pistol and fired, the ball penetrating the heart tim. One of the witnesses testified to Yerger’s | Pierson, killing him instantly. Upon seeing reaching his arm aronnd Colonel Crane, and °f their leader the negroes fired a volley striking him in the side from the back. Colonel lnto to® two whites but did no execution. A Crane did not live two minntes after receiving j * >a ^» however, from one of their pistols struck a his wounds. ° ; negro named Marshall, who happened to be in The knife was produced in Court to-day. It ■ wa Y> 111 the abdomen, inflicting a mortal is a two-edged bowie knife, not a thug knife, ! wound. The ball which struck Marshall was with a seven-inch blade, and is still thickly cov- i su PP°sed to have come from a pistol held in the ered with blood. I hands of Eli Barnes, the expelled negro Repre- ••» •’ sentative. The white men, as soon as Pierson Athens Banner on the Decision, j fell, fled from Sparta into the country, pursued The Athens Banner of Friday, commenting at i hy the negroes. The pursuit had not been con- •son JIottno Southward. —Over three hun- ieefacd persons have recently left South- Virginia for the more Southern States, •host every other section of Virginia it sled that they are taking up the line of southward. An exchange, in view of bets, asks how long will it be before the ad people cease to be a political power in Peaches.—Hon. S. Gove, of Jones, o^t os some fine peaches yesterday of the Hale variety. This is the largest and highly flavored of all the early peaches— xtier in our opinion, as well as larger, than Motion or Early Crawford, while ripe *usoon in the season. It should be gen- ■1 introduced among peach growers. rasxw Female College.—The editors re- their thanks to the committee for an invita- to attend the commencement exercises of Andrew Female College at Cuthbert, on trsday next. An address is then to be de- red by Gen. John B. Gordon, and on the ung night the Floral Opera will be per- aed. is. Dotle, tbe well known clerk at the 'ricsn House, Boston, is one of the great •itts with the traveling public. His well •to Lee at the office is only an intimation of ‘--rough comfort and uniform courtesy hmeetethe guest throughout. Republican.—Mr. Hancock, of the was in our office yester- invite attention to his excellent pub- »advertised in another column. They - -i-.ls of good newspaper printing, and -•d!y popular wherever known. From Thomas County. : HoBAsville Enterprise of Wednesday ‘deadly fight nnder singular circum- conflict 1 recently took place at ^ 3 'his county, between two negro men “ *ork in a well they had been employed riu e of them stabbed the other so se- , jjjt he died and the murderer was lodged trial at the present term of the Court witnessed the deadly conflict from c ‘ *he well, bnt had no means of inter- 51 He —The Enterprise speaks of rain in says: Vtin! 4 cro P 8 are good, and we have a • ^ at ^ present high price of com * ,rou Sfit down by the increased abundance this falL There is no (^1* complaint abont the cotton, and the iijir*?® we are now having will warrant a large crop of sweet potatoes, liij, “1^ nothing said of the sugar cane tfc- fichhave been planted extensively ^a, and infer, therefore, that the jjJ 5 nothing to complain of on that .J^getable gardens are excellent and j. than ever before. rf*** * Thief.—a Canada Frizes. We have before us the “CJass and Prize Lists” of the University of Toronto, Lower Canada, for the year 1869, and, in examining the lists of prizes awarded, we perceive that three prizes have been won by a native Georgian : First, the Gold Medal, highest prize offered for pro ficiency in metaphysics; second, the Silver Medal, second prize for superiority in mathe matics ; and third, the Prince’s Prize—a Silver Inkstand—given for general proficiency. The University of Toronto is of very high grade, and the scholorship there is very thorough.— The examiners, in all the branches of study, are twenty-one in number, and the examinations re quire the most undoubted proficiency to obtain prizes; we, therefore, congratulate the friends of the young Georgian, who thus reflects credit on his State. His name is Montgomery Cam ming, who, for four years, has pursued his studies in the Toronto University. His father is Dr. Wm. Henry Camming, of Savannah, who was a Surgeon in the Confed erate army, and moved to Toronto after the war, for the purpose of educating his son, a young man of great promise and whom he thinks of sending to Scotland to continue his studies. Young Montgomery Camming is only nineteen or twenty years old, and was in the engineer corps of the Confederate service, though quite young. - Snpreme some length on the Negro Eligibility Decision says: It is best that we meet it with calmness and self-possession. The people have endured the election of negroes to offices for which they were totally disqualified, and it is better to en dure it still longer, than to fly in the face of the destiny which put such a humiliation upon ns. ducted a very great distance when, it is said, the white men rallied and fired a volley into the pursuers, which, though no one was injured, caused the negroes, in turn, to take to their heels. Soon after the negroes were killed, Mr. Rogers, the Sheriff of the county, snmmnnp.fi a posse comitatus of the citizens and went out to arrest the supposed guilty parties. This posse The fatuity which thus overturns social order, i was still out when our informant left Sparta and outrages civilization, will overleap itself af ter a while. The white people of this country can afford to be patient and kind toward the negro, in dealing with this question, and it requires no special sagacity to foresee that the effort to elevate him in advance of his fitness, and against the will of those who control the busi ness interests and property of the country, must rebound, and end in failure. Just in pro portion as the negroes seek office, and avail themselves of temporal local majorities to get it, just in that proportion will they hasten the adoption of a business policy which displaces them, and secures the inevitable supremacy of the superior race. yesterday morning. Our informant also states that “Rev.” Wm. Henry Harrison, another ex pelled negro member of the Legislature from Hancock county, left Sparta yesterday for At lanta. Of course, he was the bearer of dis patches to Bullock, and we may look out for another dispatch to the Radical journals North and West. Stand l>y the Law From the Albany News of the ISt/i-l The Supreme Court of Georgia has rendered its decision in the important case of Clement vs. White. The Conrt determined, after able argument on both sides, that negroes are elig ible to office in Georgia. However contrary to onr own convictions of the law, or, to the convictions of the mass of Tbe Fence Qncstion. , . . ...... T • i . Th, Macwi ^ beta,eed ’- “ 41 ° ’ i i watch we appealed whilst our enemies were around cultivated iiclil?« and rsomriiip all per* < p „ f*a so„ totac in ftoi, ,U*k instead 8 of & ] of Georgia wilt stand by it in. good faith. crops. The plan might do very well in populous dis tricts, where the lands are mostly uncultivated, but what would the editor of the Telegraph do with the interminable pine forests, swamps and low grounds of Southern Georgia ? Thousands of cattle now roam over those forests and find excellent pasture without the labor of human There is, and will be, in the mind of the peo ple, a very natural fear that the right to hold office now conferred upon the negro, will work evil to both races. They fear that their incapacity and credulity will bo used in the future, as it has some times hands, and thus furnishing large quantities of food to Carry ° Ut f ? r jh. population. ,■“KaSlTSSSCS should be required by law to fence in their stock, these wild lands all over Southern Georgia would yield pasture to no purpose. Fencing is no object to the farmer in all this section, ex cept in very few localities, and we feel sure, the masses of the people in Southern Georgia would prefer fencing their crops under much more difficult circumstances to surrendering the pri vilege os increasing their stock on the grass pas tures of the wild lands.—ThomasviUe Enter prise. The legislature and the Court Decision. The Columbus Sun and Times of Friday says: So far as Brown and McCay are concerned, the decision amounts to nothing, and bnt little to the nigger. But it will, as it was designed it should, give much trouble to the white people of the State. Bullock will no doubt convene the Legislature and demand of the body the re seating of the expelled negroes. If the Legis lature has any self respect left after its own ini quitous career, it will stand upon its constitn- tional privilege and refuse to accede to the de mand. Congress, under the leadership of But ler, will then make a compliance with the de mand, and the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment, a condition precedent to admission, with a threat to remand to military rule as an alternative in case of further refusal. And in all of this we see much cause for further agita tion and trouble. We are very soiy to find ourselves at disagree ment with onr intelligent and talented contem porary; but we must express' tbe hope that whenever tbe Legislature shall be convened it will respect the rulings of the constitutionally au thorized exponent of the law, however unwel come the duty may be. The Sun has shown us, in the foregoing extract, that, at the best, noth ing is to be gained by a contumelious and law less attitude in tbe premises. Whatever tbe Su preme Court of Georgia decides to be law, must by law in this State, and law must be respected and obeyed. That is the only proper course we can discover in the premises. Thtep.—A thief attempted to re throngh the brick wall of the found when he had made an open- f°r his body that it led him un- 'oi r ‘^iead of above it. Consequently {.j by his motion.” Walcott’s bouse was struck and w' d by lightning last Monday, but a ffbough the whole family . •• !*j, returns thanks for watermelons % f*. s a “bbage raised by Mrs. R. H. ''dgb/ 6 mamm °tb Marblehead variety, Affairs in Sumter and Webster—A Place where Money is Plenty. Sumter County, Jane l"th. Editors Telegraph—I see reports in your pa per from various counties, and have concluded to give you some items from this and the ad joining (Webster) county; as I am near the line of the latter. The com crop is better than it has been for several years, when we take into consideration, it has no manure to give it strength (all has been put on the cotton,) and the poorest land selected for corn. The late rains have ■ brought out the cotton considerably, and "the prospect for a large yield is very satisfactory—and should the price be 25 cents per pound, the county will have more money than Carter had oats. In fact, there is more money afloat here now than in any county in the State. The reasons are that we have onr money made right here at the county town—for instance there is Inferior Court money, o!d issue; Inferior Conrt, new issue; Court of Or dinary, old and new issue; City Council of Americas, three or four issues; and the Ware House Insurance Company Bank—all of them combined keep a perfect flood of currency in the hands of the citizens—and it is of no value outside of the county lines, and no one cares to lay it np, consequently it passes from hand to hand, very much like Confederate times. A neighbor told me that he had a small mil key full of white money. Our crops of all kinds are perfectly clean and Wheat Chops in Newnan.—The Herald, of Friday says: The wheat patches in this city- have been cut and thrashed, and the yield has been good. Captain Sargent produced on one and a half acre fifty-two and a half bushels. Mrs. Dent, on three-fourths of an acre, thirty- one and a quarter bushels. CoL J. M. Hill, on between one-half and three-fourths of an acre, twenty-four and one-half bushels. Many oth ers were almost as successful. The variety grown is the Tappahanock, introduced into this section by R. H. Springer, a successful and wealthy planter of Carroll county. Sheriff's Election in Banks.—John C. Stephens, the popular Sheriff of Banks county, having resigned, we leam that an election will be held in a few days to choose a successor. Col. N. Wofford has consented to become a candidate, and will no doubt be elected. He is the youngest son of Gen. William Wofford, and is, of course, a reliable man and a good Demo crat; and as he has made a splendid soldier, it is almost conclusive that he will make a good sheriff.—Athens Banner. Unfortunate Occurrence—On Sunday two lads, cousins, one Shack Simms, son of Capt. J. D. Simms, the other Brittain Orr, son of the late Capt. Kit Orr, were playing with old army guns supposed to be empty. They began snap ping at each other when the gun in the hands of Master Shack Simms fired and wounded the other lad in the right shoulder, besides burning his face with powder. The wound it is thought will not prove fatal or finally serious. An investigation brought to light the fact that the gun had been loaded more than four years, and that there had not been a cap on it during that time. This accident should be a warning to all boys to be exceedingly careful in the nse of fire-arms. —Newnan Herald 18 th. Wife Advertising.—An advertiser for a wife received an answer which pleased him, and a correspondence grew up which resulted in an engagement, made before tbe parties had seen each other, and upon knowledge derived from letters only. In the course of time the gentle man arrived at the lady’s residence for a per sonal interview preliminary to the ceremony. He was ushered by tbe servant into a spacious and elegant parlor, to await the appearance of Miss L , for whom he inquired. Shortly a smart looking colored girl entered the room. Gentleman—“It is Miss L 1 want to see.” Colored Lady—“ I am Miss L .” Gentleman—“ Under the circnmstances you will not expect me to fulfill the engagement.” Colored Lady—“ Why, you will recollect I ~ a da , ~ made, and we warn our colored people to keep clear of adventurers and carpet-baggers who are practically public enemies and plunderers; and take counsel o good citizens, whose interests are identified with tite public good. We trust that Congress and the people of the United States, will recognize in the action of our people the wroDgs which they have done us, and will hasten to restore our* State to its proper relations to the Government, and our people to that peace and prosperity which they have so long sought. The foregoing meets our entire approbation. In another paragraph, however, the News does us injustice. As follows : The Macon Telegraph treads lightly, and waits for “sounds from home.” Take our key note, brother Clisby, and you'll be sure to chord with the chorus at the coming out. The Telegraph took occasion Sunday mom ing, June Gth, in speaking of the meeting of the Supreme Court next day, to say that the action of the Court must decide the whole ques tion. Tlie New Fountain ol Health. According to the Air Line Eagle the newly discovered springs in Lumpkin county, called the Cedar Mountain Springs,or Porter’s Springs, are creating a great excitement in that region, by reason of their extraordinary restorative prop erties. He says: In our recent travels in the counties above this, we heard a great deal about the medicinal and curative qualities of these waters, and of the cures which have been already effected by them, some of which were almost incredible. The excitement throughout the country among the afflicted is very great and constantly in creasing. If the half that is said of them be true, they will doubtless prove a blessing to hun dreds of the afHicted, in giving health and vigor for emaciation and disease. There are many chalybeate and also some sul phur springs to bo found in our country ; but in these waters are combined iron, sulphur and other minerals, which give them medicinal properties different from those of any others in the South. The exhilarating effects are felt soon after the water is drank, which, in the case of delicate females, sometimes amounts almost intoxication. There have been some twelve or fifteen houses and cabins erected at the springs daring the past spring, and the probability is that the only restriction in the number of visitors will be the want of proper accommodations. We advise those who intend testing the virtues of these waters to go in wagons provided with tents and prepared to camp out. wrote you that I had a dark complexion." Newton County.—The Covington Enterprise of Friday says: The wheat crop of Newton county is now most ly harvested, and the yield has been generally above an average. Indeed, some parties think it the best crop which has been gathered in ten years. Our people have reason to be thankful for the bounteous favor, for truly it was mnch needed. Tournament in Perry. - Perry, Ga., June 15, 18G9. Editors Telegraph: Several days ago it was rumored aronnd that there' would be a tourna ment in onr quiet little town, on the 11th day of Jane; the heart of every young gallant beat with the warmest emotions of delight, as he thought of the honor to be won by chivalrous skill; but still warmer did each one’s heart palpitate, as he thought of the beauty that would be assembled to witness his victory, should victory be his lot, and as he thought of tho opportunity to be won, by his skill, of showing unto his lady-love the regard, the adoration he entertained for her beauty and accomplishments. At 3 o’clock p. it., of the day appointed, the spectators began to assemble, and in a short time the arena was thronged with old age, youth and beauty, who anxiously awaited the commencement of the martial exercises. They were not kept in suspense very long before the gallant Knights made there appearance, mount ed upon their fiery steeds, beautifully capari soned with wreaths of beauty and sweetness, marched through the delighted throng, amid shouts of applause and took their places, in order; then the long looked for exercises be gan, and as each Knight came through borne along by his faithful charger, and severed each head and ran his sword throngh the ring, there arose a long, loud cheer from the delighted spectators, that made the forest echo and re echo again; and the enthusiastic waving of the ladies’ snowy handkerchiefs, nerved the others to their greatest strength and skill. Thus an hour passed off pleasantly and delightfully, until the gamo was ended. The Knights were then marshalled to hear the decision of the judges. "Wimberly, of Hen derson, won the first prize, which was a crown to be placed upon the brow of his lady-love, as the Queen of Beauty- Derisan the second, a wreath to be placed upon the Maid of Honor. Laidler, Wimberly, of Hayneville, and Engra- liam tied for the third, which was also the right Synopsis of United States Internal Revenue. Laws. PREPARED FOB THE HAOON TELEGRAPH. Every person, firm, company or corporation engaged in any trade, business or profession, on winch .a special tax is imposed by law, shall reg ister with tbe Assistant Assessor of the assess ment District and Division—first, his or their name or style; and in case of a firni or company, the names of the several persons constituting such firm or company and their places of resi dence, and second, the trade, business, or pro fession, and the place where such trade, busi ness or profession is to be carried on. Any one who shall exercise or carry on any trade, business, or profession, or do any act hereinafter mentioned, for the exercising, car rying on, or doing of which a special tax is im posed by law without first registering with the Assistant Assessor of the proper Division, shall for every such offence,besides beingliable to the payment of the tax, be subject to a penalty of fifty per centum, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, and such fine shall be distributed between tho United States and the informer.. Returns of bankers, brokers, corporations, breweries, dealers, cigar makers, lottery ticket dealers, etc., must be made to the Assistant As sessor on or before the 10th day of each month. In default of the proper return, the Assistant Assessor shall estimate the same, upon the best information he can obtain, and add penalties for neglect. J. J. Newton, Assistant Assessor First Division. Parable ol tbe Prodigal Son. Choy Awah, a young Chinaman, is a scholar at the Five Points Honse of Industry, New York. He reads the Testament in English, and then gives the sense in a dialect of his own. The following is given in the Monthly Record for May. It is the Parable of “The Prodigal Son A man, he two sons. Son speak he to father; father got money; give some he; father he take it all right. I just now give yon half. He give him half; he go long way—like me come China f£aSfT to New York. No be careful of money, nse too of placing a wreath upon the brow of a second mGc ^> money all gone; he very hungry. He Maid of Honor. A second trial of these rivals resulted in favor of Engraham. All were then invited to attend the coronation, at the Conrt House, by eight and a half o’clock. About eight the beauty and chivalry of Hous ton began to assemble and in a short time the house was thronged with blushing maidens and flattering courtiers, and time passed on as mer ry os a marriage bell for an hour or more dur ing which time I feasted my eyes on beauty and splendor, and I thought I had never seen young ladies look so handsome. (Though I think that every time I see them.) Prof. Chas. V. Neal, was then introduced by the Hon. C. C. Duncan, who delivered a hand some and appropriate address to the Knights, paid a deserved tribute to the worth of woman, and presented the crown and wreaths to the vic torious Knights; then the Queen elect, and two maids of honor, who were Misses Davis, Mann andDenard, were led forth blushing, to the decorated seats that were prepared for them; for beauty, grace, and accomplishments, there could not have been three better selections, not only in Houston bnt the State; but, Messrs. Edi tors, Houston can boast of thepretieBt, the most handsome, and loveliest young ladies in the State. Mr. Wimberly then very gallantly placed the crown upon the ivory brow of Miss Davis, then followed B. M. Davis, Esq., who placed beautiful wreath of sweet flowers upon the brow of Miss Maun, which strongly contrasted with her sweetness; and then Mr. Engraham placed the second wreath upon the intelligent brow of Miss Denard. The youngmen acquitted them selves handsomely in their eloquent remarks, bnt still more nobly'did the Queen and maids of honor acqnit themselves. Mr. Derisan had re signed his honor to P. M. Davis, Esq. After the coronation ceremony was over there was a loud call for music, partners were led forth, and as the light fantastic toe beat time to merry music, and as the graceful form of the beautiful Queen, her maids of honor, and the other equally beautiful young ladies, moved through the brisk dance, I imagined that I had been transported to the enchanted island of Calypso, and was nearly in the presence of that lovely Queen and her nymphs. This enchant ment was broken abont 1 o’clock when the mu sic and dancing ceased, and the fairies melted away one by one until all are gone, and I awoke to the stem reality that I had to go home in the dark. The tournament will be renewed on the first day of July, at which time we anticipate much more fun, and a much better entertain ment, and all who desire to feast their eyesnpon beauty, and their soul with enjoyment are in vited to attend. Yours with respect, Cyclops. North Georgia Clover.—The Rome Courier The St. Paul (Minnesota) Dispatch says: “We leam from a gentleman who came down . . from the Chippewa agency that a delegation of! . s J 3 - _ some twenty-five of those are on their j . e have seen a sample of clover hay, raised way down to St. Paul to have a grand dog feast, j 5 1 * 3 J®?* Q1 \ the PouUain plantation, on the They have learned that some twenty or thirty ' Coosa nver, by C. P.' Morton, that equals the fine fat dogs are killed evey day by the police, ! best Northern hay we have ever seen. There and the bodies buried. They think this a shock- 1 18 IGO acres of clover on this place, about one- ing and awful waste of food. Dog meat is a half of which was well saved previous to the re great delicacy with them. They propose to en- cen ^ ralIls - The yield will average about two camp in the park near the City Hall, and * ;ons *° “ le pcre - [<[ live on dog meat until the harvest of canines • The Athe - s Wheat p^nuM—The Banner, V 8 pounds net. It this is a j f ree from grass. In fact, Iliave not seen a re- WlUl 010 8tum P out off and ! gpectable bunch of grass in this neighborhood, 8Ucl1 outer leaves as would not be : and if freedmen continue to work on faith- 4,.'Pot, he heats us. If his wemhHnl WV there will not be grass enough m the fields is h . . ; physicians re complaining oi not scarcely f >Me. f 0 r*, uuvertased her husband at malting their salt, and if the health continues, ''' ‘‘sertion, and refuses to. pay some of them will have to move. [’ Yours, County Money, one blessing, however, which is the good health of this portion of the country. The physicians are complaining of not scarcely ceases, and then return home fat and happy.” , A New York letter says: “The paper of two °\* , 7 ’ “** * . well-known houses in the sugar trade went to We leam that the prize pitcher for the largest protest on Wednesday—Sosat. Uslar&Co., of yield of wheat on an acre, was awarded to Dr. Cardenas, and Jlever & Co., of Havana. Losses Hamilton. We have not been able to obtain incident to the insurrection are the proximate fbe report ofthe committee. Tbe yield was a cause of these embarrassments.” > fractlon less than forty-six bushels and a half. A lot of land on the southeast comer of „ „ . , ** r , , Washington and State streets, Chicago, was Persqnal.—We had the ple^sure of Meing in sold on Tuesday last at the rate of $3,777 77 Our office yesterday, Captain Basil A- Wise, the per foot. This is the largest price ever paid for distinguished house furnishing and crockery- property in the metropolis. ™ ro merchant, of Macon. He didntsay so, * but we think he was prospecting our city, with They have a thirteen year old boy in Water- an ij ea 0 f establishing a branch house here, town, Wis., who has not grown since he was He was looking as well as could be expected of a seven months old. He weighs only eighteen citizen of Macon.—Griffin Middle Georgian. pounds, and is only twenty-nine and a half inches Good.—We find a cotton stalk on our table hl fe Boston Journal says: “A man applied ' *bree feet high, with two blooms and a plenty of to Gilmore for employment,having been sent by , forms on it. A card attached to it says: “This a wag. He wanted to shovel rosin to the fiddles cotton stalk was taken from the plantation of dt RKvt ‘joseph^Cross, D. D. formerly of the I O a ptam Rolling St^ey in Laurens county. Methodist Church, South, bnt now of the Pro- It bloomed on the 1-th of June. testant Episcopal Church, has been called from 4 . _ _ m ZT . Cedar Rapidsflowa, to the Rectorship of St. ‘ A Lovely CoLLEcroB.-The Sumter Repnbli- John's, Buffalo, New York. . > can gives ns an item which should go far to rec- Cotton. From the Atlanta Comtitution.1 Tho last years crop was 2,430,803 bales, worth 3330,000,000. Three acres average a bale. In this ratio this crop was raised on 7,000,000 acres, worth 372,000,000, bnt before the war worth $300,000,000. The ten cotton States—the Carolinas, Geor gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee, embrace 42G,- 305,440 acres. Parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri raise cotton. Say that 250,000,000 acres can be used to raise cotton. This could produce 85,000,000 bales, worth 39.000,000,000, twice the public debt. Last year’s yield, there fore, was one thirty-sixth of our grand cotton capacity. Six bales to the hand is a fair average. This rule would give 405,148 laborers for last year. Allowing one-fourth white, this would leave303,- SGI blacks to 101,287 whites. Before the war, in the cotton States, there were 3,030,241 slaves, half of whom made cot ton. Black cotton laborers are thus reduced from 1,500,000 to 300,000. During the war cotton raising went up in for eign countries; since, it has declined. India produced 1,840,G48 bales in 18G5 to l,420.57Gin 1868. Egypt fellfrom 404,311 bales in 18G3 to 193,035 in 18G8. In both countries in the best cotton years a million of people died from starva tion, the result of neglecting grain to raise cot ton. In Brazil, Pern and the West Indies, the yield of cotton steadily increases. Bnt Tennessee alone beats all South America and the West In dies, by 374,860 bales to 252,207 bales. Smyrna cut down her frnit trees in 1864, to grow cotton, bnt has abandoned it These facts encourage and instruct us. They tell us: First, That for some time the cotton orop of tho world will fall short of what it used to be, and hence prices must stay up. Second, That there is no danger to the South from foreign rivalry, and therefore our cotton will yet give us power. Third, That our only way to raise the cotton in the quantity we wish, will be to import la bor, and encourage immigration. Fourth, That it is our duty to ourselves to take steps to redeem onr immense area of un used cotton territory from neglect, and thus add to onr commercial and political power. The Chicago Republican thus cogently and frankly speaks of this important matter: In fact the promotion of the numbers of the went to man.’ He went work, he says all right, he tell him to feed pigs. He give pigs beans; he eat with pigs himself. He just now talk, “My father he rich man—too much money.— What for me stay here hungiy? I want to go back and see me father. I say to him, I very bad. He knows I bad. Emperor (God) see I bad. No be son, me be coolie.” He go back; long way, father see him. He take him on the neck. The son say, “I very bad. I just now no be your son; I coolie.” His father talky to boy, and say. “Get handsome coat; give he ring; give he shoes; bring fat cow—kill him; give him eat.” They very mnch glad.— He all same dead; just now he come back alive; he Ipst; he get back. Num ber one son come. He hear musio; he tell servant, “What for they make music ?” He say, “You brother come back; your father very glad;' he no sick ;• he kill fat cow.” Number one son very angry; he no go inside; very angry. Father he come out; he say, “No, no be angry.” Number one son say, he say, “I stay all time by father; never make him angry. My father never kill one 'fat • cow for me. My brother he very bad; he use money too much; he have fat cow and musio.” Father say. “You no understand; he jost dead; he now come to life; he lost; he now come back.” They" make music.' Odds and Ends. Golub M. Grain, of the Isle of Jura, kept 180 Christmases in his own house. Johannes de Temporibus died in 1014, aged 316 years. Thomas Parr died in 1635, aged 158. • Henry Jenkins died in 1670, aged 169 years. NumoS de Cunya, of Bengal, died .1566, aged 356. Thomas Cam died 1588, aged 2071 Hundreds of such cases can be cited. We wonder if the crowds of American ladied and gentlemen who attended tbe grand races at the Hois de Boulogne on Sunday last would care to have a list of their names published,’for the edification of religious circles at' home. Or would it excite a blush in those circles to know that grave matrons, and modest, shrinking dames, of the true Knickerbrocker breed, are often to be found, veiled or .unveiled, among the nightly habitues of the' Chateau ties flairs, or the Mabille. Gay,' naughty, fashionable Paris, for what are you not responsible l—New York Commercial Advertiser. _.j , Chicago has another breach of promise case, a very black and bright negro girl prosecuting a white man for lacerating her affections. Sib Walter Scoit was, in one of his walks, leaning on the ami ofhisfaithfnlattendant,Tom Purdle. Tom said, “them are fine novels of yours, Sir Walter, they are just invaluable to me.” “I’m glad to hear it, Tom.” “Yes, sir, for when I've been out all day hard at work, and come home very tired and take np :one o' your novels, I’m asleep directly.” Grant is growing monstrously, stout, and his head is very nearly a perfect cube. He wears a stove-pipe hat altogether in these days, keeps clean shaven, and his garments are more be coming than his military uniform. General Sherman gets thinner while Grant growsheavier. Sherman’s nose is peipetually sunburnt. An irritable man having been disappointed in his boots, threatened to chaw np the shoemaker bnt compromised by drinking a cobler. ' Bishop Simpson, of the Radical-Methodist Church, has delivered an address in favor of women suffrage. BunuY. a new species of the cotton plant, it is reported, is now extensively cultivated in the PhiUipine Islands by the missionaries. The plant is of a very large size, and begins to yield in its fourth year. The cotton pods measure three to four inches in length, and one hundred of them, it is asserted, will yield three pounds of the fibre, which, when cleaned, sells for nine dollars a hundred weight. , The Bishops of • the Methodist Episcopal Church call for a contribution of $200,000 over and above ordinary collections, to relieve the missionary treasury-from embarrassment. An English velocipedist is to,ride on his bicy cle, in July next, from St. Petersburg to Mos cow. The Russian police have given him the necessary permission to do so. Four hundred Japanese are expected in San Franoisco within d month, and more are follow ing. * ■ ■ - °a* • " Augusta Factory and Graniteville Manufac turing Company goods have been advanced in price. We now quote: 4-4 sheeting, 154 cents; 7-8shirting, 14 cents; 3-4 shirting, 114 cents,' and drill, 26 cents.—Augusta Chronicle. Good Again.—We understand that i trict on Mulberry street, between Second sthd tMrd; - and immediately opposite the Lanier House, ie soon " to be occupied by two fine brick store-houses with handsome fronts. We leam also that a leading grocery and provision Arm on Cotton Avenub, MB> - template the early erection of a large and commodi ous business house on the comer of Mulberty and Third streets, which was burnt out about tho dose of the war. ' ■ ' 1 .n . t It gives us the greatest pleasure and gratification to note these evidences of the prosperity of our business men, and the assurance they give of the onward and upward career of our beautiful city. There are now in course of erection and in contem plation in Macon, buildings to be completed within the next year that will cost $200,000! Bibb Superior Court.—This Court was, engaged all of yesterday in the trial of a oivii case in which the plaintiff, Mrs. Eliza Sullivan, had brought suit against Mr. W. P. Goodall, for the recovery of one thousand dollars in gold and silver, as tho plain tiff alleged, which was placed in defendant's hands in 1859, to be loaned out at interest—the interest to be paid in current money but the principal to be re turned in coin. The plaintiff farther alleged tost tho interest was paid up to: the year 1864, but on the last payment the defendant offered to return the principal in Confederate money, which was refused, and hence the suit for the principal in coin. These allegations of the plaintiff were denied in Court, and the defendant insisted that he had honorably and justly settled his obligations to the plaintiff accord ing to law. Maj. J. C. Gallaher and Hon. E. A. Niabet con ducted the prosecution, and Col. L. N. Whittle the defence. The jury, after a brief charge from the Court, retired, and in an hour'or two returned a verdict for the defendant. We understand that the sa j case will go before a higher Court. Going rr Blind.—A very.nice little game of draw was played the other day upon the worthy principal of the Gaorgia Academy for tho Blind in this city. A blind man, calling himseLf Omar Shaw, called upon the principal aforesaid and represented him self as a son of an old friend of the pnncipal, who lives in Morgan county. He stated that his father had recently moved from Morgan to Mont gomery, and that ho remained at the bldhomestead, but had suddenly lost his eyesight, and was then on .liis way to his father; but that he had got out of money and desired an advance of fifteen dollars un til he could get home and rfetum it. The principal examined the man and “upon reflection saw the blind ; but he has not seen his money since,: and from gen tlemen who live in Morgan he has learned that old. - Mr. Shaw still lives m-that , connty, and the pros pects are flattering that he has been nicely fleeced. The scamp stopped at the Lanier Houso and regis tered his name as Brown, and got a porter of the house to lead him up to the Academy. After trick ing tha principal he left without seeing a little blind to the amount of six'dollars,'in the shape of a board bill. O, PShawi he's a rascal. - n-... 1 -- Owns Up Jim Long, the mulatto who was ar rested in this city op Tuesday laBt, as one ofthe parties that engaged in tho Eufaula robbery some twelve or eighteen months since, and was sentenced ■ to the penitentiary fifteen years for the offence; but made his escape, “acknowledged the com”'yes- terday, in • the presence, of several gentlemen and- says that.he; watt there,’ He requests us to say that the robbery was tho first and only crime that he ever comitted, and that since he came to this city, over twelve .months ago, he lias been working for his board and forty cents a day to make an honest living. ' ‘' We understand that if ho is not called for by the Alabama authorities in a short while, and the re ward, if any was offered, and hia guard-house fees paid, he will be released. • : - -- . A Singular LaWScit.—Several gentlemen have instituted a suit against Mr. A. Wannack, the pop ular and gentlemanly vender in Cincinnati Lager Beer on Cherry street. They state that within a few weeks that beer has made •'them so oorpulent ' that their clothes are getting too small for them, and they are- compelled to purchase ..near suits. 3 Through 1 tho intervention of .some friends,i the' > . ; prdsecutbrs will drop their suit, on the copdition. . that Mr. Wannack will furnish daily at 10 o'cloek a. si., a luncheon of the genuine Dutch Herrings, Swiss Cheese and Bye Bread, free of charge. It was accepted. . .. Mayor's Court.—There was quite a large attend ance on this Court yesterday morning and the docket. was rather heavier than, usual, on. account of the weather, perhaps. The first case called was one against iSallio Smith and Pollio Jordan, for fighting on the streets. It leahed ont during the examina- tion of the case that the two bellicose “colored gals" had no regular employment, and that they had little blse to do than run about’ the' streets and occasion ally engage in such rows as the one for which they were arraigned. We have stated heretofore that .• v such proceedings are not allowed by this Court,-‘.‘if :> fl she understands herself: and she thinks she do,” so.’ Saffie and Pollie were ordered to the guard-house , (r ... for thirty days each, or to hire out. Bill, (colored,) the wonderful bird imitator and whistler, who is subject to'fits, and much suffering . at times on the streets, in consequence, was sent, to the hospital as a vagrant. "' ” Willis Thompson, (negro,) had taken a fancy to some of the fine crockery which is in daily use at the Brown House, and after stealing about as much as-he conld conveniently Conceal, took it down to Fort Talley, hoping thafc he might be able to. estab lish there a colored bfadeh'of a house whose repu tation is Co-extensive with the whole country. Un fortunately for Willis, liis scheme was frustrated by ' having Ids person aird stolen crockery nabbed by an officer at that point, and both were returned to Ma con on Thursday evening. Hence his appearance before the Mayor. He was remanded for a-war- . rant. . -i -. .r-Utth_ . - More Improvements.—We are much pleased to leam that Mr. Thomas C. Dempsey contemplates making, i Early Recognition of the Cuban Gov ernment—Effects of the Overthrow ofDnlce. The Washington correspondent of the Herald writes: ;:! ■ • • la i 2 Mr. Ruiz, secretary of Mr. Lemus, the .Cuban envoy, has returned to this city, and -since the news of the volunteer revolution.has been very active and pressing for the recognition of the Cuban Government by the United States: - He had a long interview yesterday with Secretary Fish, and made some important disclosures cal culated to hasten favorable action by our Gov ernment. Mr. Ruiz also urged the Secretary that the opportunity furnished by Dulce’s resig nation under duress, and the extraordinary state laboring population in the South becomes almost of affairs resulting from tite course pursued by if not quite a national question. Now, we are the volunteers, was the most favorable that largely exporting either bonds or gold, to pay court poasibly be presented for enabling tne for the balance of trade, which is against'us. ! Untied States to;promptiy recognize the Cubans. Cotton is the same as cash, wherewith to make ! He urged that, in point of fact, Spanish denom- these payments. A cotton crop equal to that.of i i? 8 ?- 011 m * 6 been terminated, and 1860, might have turned in onr favor European, {^ at beyond question now, whatever it might exchanges and forced into our hands the great; ^ av ® ^ een before, the Cuban Government advantages to be derived from having the bal- i J^tto was the strongest. • The volunteers ance of trade in our favor. . - [were, he said, divided and uncertain, while ■ - • (the patriot government and army were united and determined on their course.— Fences. Cadetships in the Naval Academy are now oncile the people of that District to paying advertised for sale in New York by impecu-' their taxes: ' - nious Congressmen. And yet how we have all Migg g a uj e g Banks, of this city, has received frenzied ourselves with indignation over the • fhe appointment of Deputy Collector of Inter purchase system in the British army. < ai Revenue for this Collection District, eom- The venerable Bishop AndreWt of the Method-1 prising the comities of Macon, Schley, Sumter ist Episcopal Church South, is in Augusta, Ga.. ' on( j Webster. and looking well. j. Miss Banks, we learn, is intelligent and well Geo. Peabody denies the statement that he informed. _ She has been engaged for some intends to reside hereafter in this country, time m this city in teaching the young ideas of He will stay here one year and then return to African juveniles how to shwit, bemg originally England. from the vUla 8 e of * l " rr, J Gnflm. The Macon Telegraph propounds 'the ques tion as to the propriety of abolishing fences around farms, and requiring all persons to keep their stock within their own enclosures, asking an expression of the opinion of the Press of the State. It will not do for this section. It is doubtful if any other, until the population be comes more dense and lands more valuable. It is a change that neither legislation nor the opin ions of tho Press can bring about It most come when necessity and interest require, of both which the farmers are themselves the best judges. The present generation will hardly live to see it, even in the most populous sections. A dense population and consequent necessities will, in time force its adoption. Until then, it cannot be done, even by authority of legislative enactment. If “enacted"by the authority of the same,” it will be, as many another law, a dead letter upon the statute book. If the Telegraph will agitate the subject of cheap fencing,’ giving to. the farmers a plan by which they' can make them cheaper and more durable, it will secure their profoundest atten tion. The fence is as much a necessity to keep stock out as in. This is a subject of much in terest, and we should be glad to have some ideas from tho Telegraph on Hedging.— Valdosta Times. 'itVfnMt Under the circumstances, ■ - therefore, • onr government was relieved from the embar rassments in the way of recognition while Dulce supported the Spanish sway in Cuba. Mr. -Fish conceded that the state of affairs now existing in Cuba was anomalous, and gave an entirely different aspect to the whole question. He promised Mr. Ruiz_ to give his. suggestions the most careful consideration and attention, and intimated that he would be prepared with an answer in the course of a few days. Mr. Ruiz is quite sanguine that at last the United States will concede belligerent rights and for mal recognition to the Cubans. The friends and sympathizers of Cuba are jubilant, and far from cursing Dulce and the Volunteers, are blessing them for the violence and mad ness which promise so favorably for the pa triot cause. Look out for recognition before many days. !' at an early day, quite extensive improvements upon his block of store buildings on. Cherry and Third Streets, beginning wim the' stora'now occupied by D. Daly & Bro. on Cheny and extending down that street to Third and down Third to the City Banking Company's present office—including in all thirteen stores. The improvements to be made upon these buildings will consist of raising the first floors one foot above their present level pitching the ceilings two feet higher than they now are, putting on an other story and giving each store a handsome and uniform front. When completed will they not look fine, and will it not vastly improve the appearance of the streets on which they front r We hope Mr. Dempsey will put the work right through. We are sure the increased value which it will give this property will very soon repay lum; at least we hope so. as it will greatly improve and ornament the very heart of the city. K-oHjrftatrMW On r Mulbeny street wo sec that Mr. Ml LOwe has taken tha large room in the Lanier House, next door below the postofSce, and is erecting petitions and bathing apartments therein, for the conve nience and accommodation of tho public. The room on the street will be used as a barber shop, the adjoining room back will contain five or six nice bathing apartments, and further back will be a large, airy room, for pooling off in the hot weather ’and as -a sleeping apartment. The partitions being erected are so constructed as to allow plenty of air to pass through the entire length of -the. building, and from present, appearances it will, when completed, be the most comfortable piace in town during the warm weather. . r,‘., ^ We hear of several other valuable improvements in contemplation, in or near tbe city, but we have not the space to spare in mentioning them to-day. *. » j First 'Watermelon.—Our' thanks to Mrs. Charles M. Irwin for a melon weighing sixteen' and a half pounds—raised in Lee connty. From South Georgia.—We hear as low down as Baker connty that the seasons have been fine and the crops are in splendid condition. Gold, Jane 16, 1868 was 1404, and cotton 29 cent* in New York. Gold yesterday was I87f and cotton 33 cents. Fish.—Our market is daily supplied with an abun dance of fresh fish taken from the river, creeks and lagoons in this immediate section. The fish caught in the pOnds below town are not fit to eat, W8 think, at this-season, and they must be unhealthy. They have not that sweet, fresh and lively taste of the fish taken from the river or running water, hut have an unpleasant taste, much resembling the odor arising from marshy lands and stagnant water. A great manv parsons eat them, however. We don’t. . ■ • Large Glass.—We noticed in the front windows of D. J Baer's Store, on the-corner of Cherry and Third streets, yesterday; two window penes of glass ‘ which, measure eight, end a half by five feet. The two cost, in New York, $300. — > Ws had another fine shower of ,tain at this tmint yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock, end a* tins timers K at.—th* deads' ate still pQuangdt dmn*. “if
