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The Greoi-gia "Weehly Telegraph.
THE TELEGRAPH
MACON FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1869.
Cost of Importing Chinese .Laborers.
The New'YorfcJournaiof cSinmerce says that
an enterprising New York merchant in the Chi
na trade offers tobjring ChinesS laborers in
his ships and deliver them at that port for $75
spieoe. "We understand that his terms will be
accepted if he will change the point of delivery
to the month of the Atchafalaya river, one hon
dred miles below New Orleans and within twen
ty miles of a railroad connection with that city.
Putting in at the Atchafalaya wonldlengthenthe
home voyage a number of days, and would, on
toataccount, be a disadvantage to the skipper.
As the Louisiana planters are very desirous of
importing Chinese there is every prospect that a
satisfactory arrangement will be made, if not in
regular New York packets, then in vessels char
tered for the purpose.
A St. Louis paper recently stated that China
men could be brought from California to St
Louis for fifty dollars. The cost of taking them
to New Orleans would be about ten dollars. It
would pay handsomely to obtain them by that
route; but they could not be contracted for on
such reasonable terms round by sea.
In response to the demand for this labor, it is
probable that competition will bring down the
rates for Chinamen between Shanghae and San
Francisco, and that they can be delivered cheap
enough across the Pacific railroad to make it
pay to import them by that route. But the
voyage round Horn •owry present
wish as to price. ; .
Woman Suffrage Nothing Sew,
Forney’s Press says woman suffrage is.not a
new thing in this country. In the State of New
Jersey, for a long series of years, women weie
entitled to vote, and sometimes exercised the
privilege. The original State Constitution,
adopted in 1776, conferred the franchise on “all
inhabitants" possessing the prescribed qualifi
cations of retd estate valued at fifty pounds, and
twelve months’ residence, and that Constitution
al provision remained unchanged till 1S44,
when the new Constitution was adopted. In
1797 seventy-five women voted at the Presi
dential election at Elizabethtown. In 1802, in
a close contest, a member of the Legislature in
Hunterdon county was elected by the votes of
two or three colored women. In 1807, in Es
sex county, the women voted generally, and
were implicated in extensive election frauds.
This stirred up the Legislature to pass an act,
(nnconstitntional, of course,) restricting the suf
frage to white males, and this outrage upon the
constitutional rights of the women of New Jer
sey was quietly acquiesced in till 1844, when
the substance of the .act was incorporated in
the new Constitution.
Mixing Colors.
This leading idea of the National Administra
tion, was, from all accounts, very successfully
carried out around the Post Office yesterday.
That institution was turned over to Tomer yes
terday morning, and, in consequence, no mails
were distributed till three in the evening; nor
wonld it have been done at that time without
the aid of a route agent who was somewhat
familiar withi details. Consequently while Afri
cans was sweating and cudgelling his brains
over the difficulties of the situation inside, a
considerable portion of the Anglo-Saxon race
were outside clamoring for their mails, and a
dense cloud of darkies between, enjoying the
fun. It was delightful business, no doubt, with
the mercury at ninety-five.
From Clarke County.
The Athens Watchman says that Mr. Samnel
Bailey, at Maxey’s depot, in Oglethorpe county,
grew, on one acre, fifty-seven bushels of wheat,
(lacking five pounds.) This beats Clarke, and
all other counties, so far as we have heard, ex
cept the acre at Griffin, which produced fifty-
eight bushels.
The same paper learns that A. M. Jackson,
Esq., the Ordinary of Clarke county, sold, last
week, the cotton grown on an acre lot in Wat-
kinsville, for $26700!
The Watchman says that Dr. Durham, of that
county, who has jnst returned from an extensive
trip through Tennessee, says they have never
had anything like it in that State heretofore—
that even the small farmers have made from six
to seven hundred bushels apiece. He also met
numbers of persons from Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois. Iowa, and other Northwestern States, all
of whom assured him that the prospect of
good crop in all those States is beyond prece
dent. Flour will have to come down!
The Cotton Crop of 1869.
Editors Tdegraph—1 noticed an article in
your paper a few days ago upon the cotton crop,
and would suggest a few more ideas upon the
same subject.
If yon will refer back to onr authorities, you
will find that a cold spring has been invariably
followed by a large cotton crop. In 184S, 1855
and 1859, three of onr most productive cotton
years, the springs were cold and late. There is
no advantage in planting cotton before the first
week of May, and if planted before, it is an ad
vantage to have it kept bsck by the frost, for it
then gains strength and bears more fruitfully,in
stead of running up into weed, as itwil1 do if the
weather is warm at first.
The accounts from Texas, Arkansas, Louisi
ana and Mississippi are very fine, and represent
the crops as most flourishing. Those sections
were injured by overflows of the rivers, bnt the
crops have since recovered, and are now as for
ward as they usually are at this time. We all
know that the prospects in the Southeastern
States are very promising. There can be no
doubt that fully one-quarter more land has been
planted in cotton than last year, that more fer
tilizers were used, and that the negroes are work
ing better and more of them are at work.
The opinion which some entertain, that more
cotton can be raised than can be picked, is un
reasonable, for no man will leave any in his
fields as long as it is worth over twenty centsper
pound. We can raise 3,000,000 bales, and cer
tainly pick that quantity also, and if the present
favorable wether continues, it will be done this
year. C. O..
A Washington letter says: ‘ ‘Humors of the
resignation of Secretary Eawlings are again re
vived. He also desires to retire on account of
ill-health. The President is, however, loth to
dispense with his services, and it is, therefore,
contemplated to grant him a leave of absence
for six months, and to appoint a Secretary ad
interim." < . ■
Mb, Dicksons- Cotton Crop.—The Atlanta
Intelligencer says that Mr. David Dickson, of
Hancock county, has 1600 acres of land planted
in cotton this season. Upon these 1600 acres
of land Mr. Dickson has used fertilizers at an
average of twenty-five dollars per acre.
Gov. Reed, of Florida, has issued his procla
mation ordering an election on the second day
of November, to take the sense of the people of
West Florida, on the question of annexing that
portion of the State to Alabama.
Griffin Middle Georgian.—Mr. H.'E. Mor
row has become Associate Editor of the Middle
Georgian, and makes his debut in that paper of
the 30th nit., in a well conceived salutatory.
Chinese Laborers bob Louisiana.—The cool-
ias are coming, in earnest, at last. Etve thou
sand Chinese laborers arrived at St. Louis on
Friday, en route to New Orleans, to work on
plantations under negro euperintendenoy.
Productive Capacity of an Acre in
Cotton.
A friend in Macon county has an acre of cot
ton well fertilized and carefully cultivated, of
course, on which he intends to test the produc
tive capacity of that acre. -It is planted with
all the best and most productive varieties of
cotton—Dickson’s Improved, Moina, Peeler,
Brazilian and perhaps other varieties, laid off in
separate rows. The cotton is now waist high,
with considerable uniformity as to size—the
Brazilian, perhaps, the most promising.
On the 30th of June, he counted what he
thought to be an average stalk and fonnd it to
contain 145 squares, blooms and bolls. He has
3005 of these stalks upon the acre, and assum
ing 145 bolls to the stalk, and no more, during
the whole season, he would have 435,725 in all.
Taking what is called the usual average of 100
bolls to the pound of seed cotton, the acre would
bring 4,357 pounds of seed cotton. Deduct two-
thirds the weight for seed and he would have
1452 pounds ginned cotton to this acre.
Some will say the deduction is too little; bnt
we tbiuTr it will be fonnd quite enough for these
improved varieties of cotton, produced on well
fertilized land, and on the other hand, it will be
fonnd that considerably less than 100 bolls of
these cottons will go to the pound of seed cotton.
Now, in these figures we have assumed what,
of course is impossible—that all the fruit devel
opments of what is called the first crop mature.
But the middle crop is the heaviest and what is
called the top or laBt crop might possibly be a
good large one, if the season is late. Suppose,
thou, thnt, first and lost tuese cotton stalks
should mature 300 bolls or three pounds of seed
cotton, or one pound of lint cotton to the stalk.
Then our friend would gather three thousand
pounds of lint cotton or six bales to the single
acre.
Now wonld not that be an unheard-of crop—
ridiculous crop—an impossible crop ? No
body wonld believe it on oath.
It wonld be the old-time crop of eighteen
acres—only a heap better as to richness of color
—length of staple and so on; for poor hungry
land and poor culture are bound to bring poor
cotton. They can’t bring anything else but dry,
furzy, short stuff, of a dead and lifeless white;
while this cotton will look as if yon could press
the cream out of it if you were to squeeze it
very tightly.
Now, we wish to be distinctly understood
about this matter. The Telegraph is not going
to say that one, two or three thousand pounds
of lint cotton can be made to the acre, on the
most favorable conditions. We said the other
day, in the hearing of a farmer, that the time
was coming when people would make three
bales of cotton to the acre, and he pronounced
the writer a nice subject for a writ of lunacy ;
but we do say that what is now deemed alto
gether ridiculous and impracticable, in the way
of achievements in cotton culture, will in a few
years be considered only moderate accomplish
ments. The mode of culture is improving vast
ly from year to year. It was far better last year
than before—it is better this year than last, and
will be still better the next.
The ideas of planters are changing vastly and
they are beginning to see that cotton is pre-em
inently a crop for nice cnltnre and heavy ma
nuring, and that the true art of making money
from this crop lies in heavy production on small
areas. Suppose our friend should happen to
turn out four or five bales to his single acre of
cotton which should bring thirty cents to the
pound—say $600 or $700 to the acre—every
body can see that will pay him well for any rea
sonable investment in the way of fertilizing and
cultivation. Is such a crop possible ?
The Expelled Negro Members.
The Chronicle and Sentinel is calling in the
doctors generally upon the vexed question of
what to do with the ousted negro members. We
have published Judge Fleming’s letter. The
Hon. M. J. Crawford, being called on, also re
sponds June 24 th, attacking the Supreme Court
opinions and declaring them entitled, with the
members of the Legislature, only to such weight
as they may choose to give them “in foro con
sciencae," as the whole power over this subject
is vested in the Legislature. He says were he a
member, he should vote against the reseating
and let consequences take care of themselves.
A letter from Judge Cabin ess, of the same
date, takes the ground that no judgment of any
tribunal can reverse the decision of the Legis
lature, nor can the ousted members take appeal
to any Court. The judgment most stand, unless
reversed by the body which made it, and wheth
er they shall reverse it or not he considers as
follows:
And that is now the practical question which
the Legislature must meet when it reassembles.
Shall the negroes who were removed from their
seats be restored, and can the two Houses of
the Legislature reverse their action ?
In my opinion, they can, and policy requires
that it should be done.
No judgment has been passed by either House
upon the right of the successors of the removed
negroes to the seats they occupy. Upon the
removal of the negroes, those who claimed their
seats were held prima facie entitled to them,
and were seated accordingly. No question as
to their rights to their seats was raised, and
never has been decided.
If their rights to the seats they hold should
be contested upon the ground that other persons
eligible to office, received a higher number of
votes than they did respectively, it would be
competent for each House to declare them not
entitled to the seats they occnpy, and would it
not follow, as a matter of course, that the per
sons eligible to (and it most now be considered
a settled question that negroes are,) would it
not necessarily follow that such persons having
received the highest number of votes should be
admitted to their seats ? Recollect that no de
cision has been made, andno judgment rendered
firing the successors of the negroes in their
seats. There is no res adjudicata as to their
rights to seats. Let the question be raised wheth
er they are legally entitled to membership, and
in the present aspect of matters and the present
state of the law, and what we must receive and
recognize as law, it would be competent for each
House to declare them not entitled to seats, and
re-admit those who received the highest number
of votes. And policy requires this should be
done. Vie must submit to whatever it is not in
onr power to correct. If we had control of this
question of negro suffrage and negro eligibility
to office, we would give it a different direction
and would soon lay it at rest. But it is not under
onr control. A power which we cannot resist,
is giving and will give it direction, whether
rightfully or not, it matters not now to say. It
is sufficient for ns to know that this power is in
active exercise, and will be, until this question
is finally settled, as “the powers that be" de
sire it. •
Let ns raise no more questions with it. All
the issues which we may make with the Con
gress of the United States, upon the terms of
Reconstruction, will be decided according to
thtiir will, and not ours—and they have the
power to enforce their decisions. Let ns sub
mit to inevitable necessity, however bitter the
pill, and make no more issues with power.
It i3 related of _ the Emperor Adrain, who
reigned in the decline of the Roman Empire,
that one day he fonnd fault on a point of gram
mar with a learned man of the name of Favor-
inas. Favorinas could have defended himself,
and justified his language, bnt continued silent.
TTiw friends said to him: _. “Why didn’t yon an
swer the Emperor’s objections?” “Do you
think,” said the grammarian, “that I am going
to enter into disputes with a man who com
mands thirty legions ?”
Is it wise to continue to raise questions with
a power who can command as many legions as
may be necessary to enforce its will ?
Not only the peace, but the good of the whole
country requires that all questions connected
with reconstruction should be settled as speedi
ly as possible. It is reconstruction and the is
sues growing out of it, which preserve the unity
of the Republican party. In reconstruction
they “live and move, and have a being.” Strip
them of the support which this question gives
them and their dissolntion will speedily follow.
You “ take their life. when yon take the means
whereby they live.”
Though negro suffrage and negro eligibility J
to offioe may be distasteful to ns, let us submit
to them without further opposition, if by so
doing we can put a stop to these questions and
thus destroy the bond of unity which holds the
Republican party together.
Aady Johnson in Washington.
ANDY ON AHIGHifoBSE AND YERYEMPHAHO.
The Ex-President was in Washington last
week to see his son graduate from College.
the result in two columns, from which we ex
tract the following lively specimens
JOHNSON ON GRANT.
I know Grant thoroughly. I had ample op
portunity to study him when I was President,
and I am convinced he is the greatest farce that
was ever thrust upon a people. Why, the little
fellow—excuse me for using the expression, bnt
I can’t help pitying him—the little fellow has
nothing in him. He hasn’t a single idea.. He
has no policy, no conception of what the coun
try requires. He don’t understand the philoso
phy of a single great question, and is completely
lost in trying to understand his situation. He is
mendacious, canning and treacherons. He lied
to me flagrantly, by God, and I convicted him
by my whole Cabinet.; bnt that even wonld have
been tolerable were it the only instance, bnt it
was nob He lied on many other occasions. I
tell you, sir, Qrant is nothing more than a bun
dle of petty spites, jealousies and resentments.
And yet they say Grant is a second Washing
ton. Only think of it, when yon compare him
with Washington or Jefferson where is he ?—
Why he is so small yon must put your fingers on
him- He, a little upstart, a coward, physical
ly and intellectually, to be compared to Geo.
Washington! Why, it makes me laugh. I
have more pity for the man than contempt, for
I have no spite against him. Bnt I fear for the
country when such a man is likened to the
father of his country. Why, just look at the
inaugural of Washington. He speaks abonthis
fear and trembling in aocepting the Presidency,
even after all his experience and success. But
this little fellow Grant, an upstart, a mere acci
dent of the war, a creature without the ability
to comprehend the philosophy of a single great
question, says in his inaugural, “I know the re
sponsibility is great, but I accept it without
fear.” Is that like Washington or Jefferson ?
Pshaw! It’s monstrous to think of. Grant, I
tell yon, sir, has no ideas, no policy. Why,
Washington considered that a man’s greatness
was measured by his morality, by the standard
of his soul. And I have always considered that
the more soul a man had, the more he devel
oped the soul or intellect within him, the more
God-like he became. But sir, Grant has noth
ing. Physically and mentally and morally he is
a nonentity. Why, sir, his sonl is so small that
you could put it within the periphery of a hazel
nutshell and it might float about for a thousand
years without knocking agaiLst the walls of the
shell. That’s the size of his sonl. Just look at
the man sitting at a Cabinet conncil. He has no
idea, no policy, no standard, no creed, no faith.
How can he guide the people ? How can he
impress any great improvements or moral ideas
upon the nation ? He has no obj ect to look for
ward to, no leading aim to draw the people to
wards any particular end. He sits there with
his Cabinet One member has bought him a
horse in Philadelphia, another has given him
$65,000, another has given him a carriage, and
so on. It is degrading to the office of Presi
dent of the United States to have such a man
there. They talk about his generalship. Well,
he was a mere incident of the war. Men and
arms were supplied in abundance, and his
forces were so massive that they simply
crushed out the rebellion. It would have been
done had Grant never been bom.
Johnson on the Situation.—Why, sir, I
sometimes wonder whether there be not some
strange hallucination over me. I put my hand
to my head, and ask myself if I am sane. I find
myself use arguments that were deemed sensi
ble and irresistible by some of the greatest
minds of the country, and yet they are unheeded,
perhaps laughed at. I have found myself
obliged to think deeply, when I was President,
over great constitutional questions. I have
called to my aid the most capable minds in the
country, and have drawn from them their ad
vice and wisdom, and then comparing all, and
adding what little might arise in my own mind,
I have endeavored to present a close, cogent,
logical statement to the people, and yet I have
seen such arguments fall upon the pnblic mind
jnst like water on a duck's back. They rolled
off without making an impression, as drops of
water from the back of a duck, t have been
almost stunned at the apathy in the pnblio
mind. Talk of the Constitution and liberty, of
rights that used to be held sacred and invio
lable, and you are deemed scarcely worthy of
an answer, other than laughter.
What we want, what the country demands, is
solid, constitutional government. Take my own
State of Tennessee, and I only use it as an illus
tration, there all the wealth, all the element that
pays the taxes, that combines the intelligence
and respectability of the State, is deprived of
the ballot. Fifty thousand negroes, with twenty
thousand whites, make a government there for
one million two hundred thousand people. Sev
enty thousand ont of a voting population of two
hundred thousand make the laws, while that sev
enty thousand does not represent the wealth, re
thousand voters and a population of twelve hun
dred thousand.
Annual Report of the Augusta Fac
tory.
from the Chronicle and Sentinel.
The printed Annual Report of the President
of the Augusta Factory for the year ending June
12 th, is before us through the courtesy of a
Stockholder. Like all of President Jackson’s
reports, it is brief, perspicuous and business
like. It tells the history of the operations of
the past year in a very few words and figures.
The total earnings for the year
have been. $169,763 75
The expenses have been 49,045 37
The net earnings have been 120,717 38
The quarterly dividends of five per
cent, have amounted to. 120,000 00
The balance of profit over dividends
is 717 38
Which, carried to the credit of profit and loss
make the accrued undivided profits amount to
$225,515 60 on a capital of six hundred thou
sand dollars.
Mr. Jackson says the results “are better than
anticipated,’* when the relative price for the
year of manufactured goods and raw material
are taken into consideration. These results may
be briefly stated as follows: The mills have
been kept full up to the standard of first-class
mills, while run with “ remarkable regularity.
The stockholders have received four dividends
amounting to twenty per cent, and a small bal
ance added to surplus profits, while so many
North and East of us have either not paid divi
dends at all, or have paid greatly reduced divi
dends, and have been kept running only on
short time. The operations of the AugustaFac-
tory during the past year, which has been so
unfavorable for manufactures, with the results
stated, will enable onr Northern friends to make
fair estimate of the advantages of the two sec
tions for manufacturing. The following tabu
lated statements afford data of interet to skilled
manufacturers:
GOODS MANUFACTURED FROM 13TH OF JUNE, 1868, TO
12th OF JUNE, 1869.
Yards.
3,937,048
86,222
2,651,866
445.390
447,709
Pounds.
Pieces.
4-4
1,300,310
99,528
4-4 fine
24,441
2,113
K
725.046
66,069
%
197,554
23,500
Drills
149,781
11,542
2,396,132
203,652
8,068,235
BALES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS.
4-4. 4-4 fine. %. %. Drills. To’l
W) 35 24 7 ~H9
96 3119 1064 664 9580
96 8154 1088 671 9699
96 3150 1030 663 9590
OnhandJ’el3/68... 53
Made to Xe 12,’69.. .4637
4690
Sold to June 12, ’69. .4651
OnhandJ’el2,’69.. 39 00 4 53
8 109
Pounds.
Cotton consumed (equal tc 6,362 bales) -
440 lbs. each 2,799,326
Avenge cost of oottton 25.09
Whole number of looms 508
Average number of looms running.... 508
Average number of hands employed.. 449
Aggregate.wages paid $ 167.939 22
Aggregate sales 1,032.648 86
Average per day per warp-spindle.... 8.51 ozs.
Decline in Flour.—A gentleman of tins city,
approved business sagacity, and who trans
acts the largest commission business in town, ex
presses his belief that, after the present harvest,
flour will decline in price to $5@$6 per barrel—
Also, that the wheat this year is of snch supe
rior quality that flour cannot be manufactured
from it of any other grade than Family.
[Knoxville Press.
Two men have been arrested in New York
who have followed the business of altering gas
meters so that customers may defraud the gas
company.
Resume of Foreign Affairs.
PREPARED FOB THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
Great Britain.—The English press bestows
great praise upon the House o.f Lords'for its
having complied with the wishes of the nation
by passing toe Irish Church Bill to its second
reading. The Times, commenting on this re
sult, deems it a great triumph of pnblio opinion
and another proof of the profound respect in
which the Constitution is held in England. In
reviewing toe history of this question, the paper
continues.cannot help being-impressed
with the fact, that Eriglanff in every respectT’s
enjoying a good government” ~ - ~ . -
The Archbishop of Dublin and fifteen bishops
voted against the second reading, while, the re
maining prelates abstained from voting alto
gether, with the exception of the Bishop of "Da
vid, who supported it. The general feeling of
the Peers is in favor of amendments based on
the principle of endowments. The Earl of
Shaftesbury will propose an amendment, to toe
effect “that a fund should be formed out of the
surplus fortune of the Irish Church with a view
of granting loans to the Irish peasantry.”
The leading papers speak in eulogistic terms
of Mr. Herny J. Raymond, late chief editor of
the New York Times.
The Viceroy of Egypt was received with great
distinction by toe Prince of Wales in London.
During.his stay he will be the guest of the
Queen, who placed Buckingham Palace at his
disposal.
The son of King Theodore of Abyssinia, now
attending school in London, will be sent to In
dia, the climate of England not agreeing with
his health.
The English are looking with a great deal of
satisfaction for the arrival of the two sons of
Bismarck, who will parsmaa course of lectures
at the University of Oxford.
News was received from Aden, ton* 1 several
Englishmen were murdered in Abyssinia.
A company has been formed for extending
the Anglo-Indian wires to Hong Kong; they
hope they will have established an uninterrupted
telegraphio communication with the Chinese
seaports in the summer of 1871.
France.—Nothing transpires respecting the
future policy of the Government. In reply to
a letter which Monsieur Mackan, a newly elect
ed member of the Corps Legislatif, addressed
to the Emperor in the name of his constituents,
Napoleon makes toe following remarks: 4 ‘The
Government can as well suppress riots as grant
liberties; bnt the concession of principles and
personal sacrifices are always insufficient at the
time of a popular movement; a government,
wishing to preserve its self-respect, need not
yield to such an outward pressure.” And in
conclusion the Emperor adds: “I am con
vinced that these opinions are, also, those of
your electors, as I am also persuaded that they
are shared by the majority of the Chambers.”
The races in the Bois de Boulogne were un
usually brilliant this year. A French horse,
(le Glaneur) belonging to Monsieur Lupin,
was the first at the stake, tons winning the
prize of a hundred thousand francs. The cheers
bursting forth from all French lips at this mo
ment were indescribable. Thousands shouted,
“Vice Lupin!" “Vice Glaneur/” and the
Emperor, who evidently mistook the latter cry
for “ Vive l' Empereur," lifted his hat to the
crowd, whereupon they shouted still moro vehe
mently, “ Vive Glaneur! ” The Emperor
seemed to be sorely mortified when he perceived,
his error.
A riot occurred between the coal minors and
the soldiers at St. Etienne. The miners at-
temptedto rescue several prisoners from the
hands of the latter. Shots were exchanged,
proving fatal to seven rioters and five soldiers.
The prisoners remained in the hands of the
authorities.
Burlingame, with the Chinese Embassy, will
leave for St. Petersburg.
Germany.—The sessions of the Customs’ Par
liament and the Reichstag were closed by the
King in person. The diplomatic corps was only
represented by Mr. Geo Bancroft, the American
Ambassador. King William made a speech
while inaugurating toe naval port of Happens,
in which he returned thanks to the builders of
the work. Though the late King had already
begun this construction,” he continued, “po
litical circumstances had still prevented the es
tablishment of a sea port on this place. Provi
dence has granted me to achieve what my broth
er had started; I look with confidence toward
the future development of the German navy.”
The German press discusses with a great deal
of temper the probable resolutions of the Ecu
menical Council. Even liberal Catholic circles
oppose its rumored intentions.
Italy.—The Italian Parliament was pro
rogued by the King. Signor Lobbia, a member
of toe Chamber of Deputies, was dangerously
wounded by a bandit in toe streets of Florence.
Several disturbances in Milan were suppressed
without bloodshed. General Fleury will be
nominated extraordinary plenipotentiary of
France to the Court of Italy. The official Ga
zette publishes toe Austro-Italian Convention
for the extradition of criminals.
The Holy See is reconciled to Enssia. The
palace of the Russian Embassy in Rome is fit
ted up for the residence of a permanent Am
bassador. The relations between Rome and
Austria are growing more critical every day.—
Nothing certain is known about the dogmas to
be adopted by the Ecumenical Conncil. Only
the infallibility of toe Pope seems to be decided
upon.
Spain.—The Cortes passed a law conferring
the legal sanction on all decrees of the Provis
ional Government and vesting it with the power
of executing them. General Prim declared in
the Chambers that the authorities were obliged
to put down with the utmost rigor, every at
tempt of disturbing the public peace.
Gen. Pezuela, a zealous adherent of ex-Queen
Isabella, who had come to Madrid under pretext
of settling his private affairs, was arrested and
brought to Cadiz, where a court-martial will pro
nounce judgment against him. He is accused
of being a secret emissary of Isabella, sent to
Spain to conspire against the new established
Government.
A conspiracy in favor of Queen Isabella was
discovered in Grenada.
.The President of a Republican Society in Ca
diz, was arrested for having delivered a speech
against the new Regent, Marsha! Serrano. The
city was much excited.
THE COTTONS OF THE WORLB.
THEIR CHARACTERISTIC*: AND CLASSIFICATION AS
COMPARED WITH OUR OWN . PRODUCT AND THE
CURRENT RELATIVE SUPPLY.
From the Chronicle and Sentinel,]
Our esteemed fellow-citizen, Williaqa F. Her
ring, Esq,, of the established house of Claghom,
Herring* Co., has obtained from Liverpool,
the great centre of the cotton trade, a colleo-
-tion of cotton samples of the cotton producing
area of toe world, tributary to European wants,
arranged and classified according.to Liver;
standards by" Liveipool 'experts. ~This" col
tion-the- owner designs'to present to the Board,
of Trade of Augusta to bo held as the standard
for reference in the adjustment of classifications
in the Augusta market. It has been acquired
through' the well-known Liverpool house of
Messrs. Robert Lockhart, Dempster & Co.—
Neither pains nor expense has been withheld to
make the collection accurate in classification,
and to represent faithfully Liverpool values.—
Several months of time has been taken to make
the collection, and six of toe leading Liverpool
cotton brokers have each severally furnished
the samples, determining each upon his own
judgment'the respective classifications.
This collection comprises specimens of cotton
grown in the United States, South America, Af
rica (or Algeria,) Egypt, Asia Minor, (Turkey,
Smyrna,etc.,) the West Indies; from the Tallies
of Mississippi, theNileandthe Ganges; all parts
of the world furnishing cotton as a surplus for
export Accompanying the collection is a tabu
lated statement made by Messrs. Robert Lock
hart, Dempster & Co., from which we collate
some items of general interest. Cotton grown
in the South is denominated American cottons,
and described in the Liverpool market as Sea
Island. Uplands, and New Orleans, and toe stan
dard grade. wracnTeguiates tirei*- wtw
above and below it,.in market,is good Middling
for Uplands and New Orleans. Cotton grown
in South America receive the denomination of
Brazils.
These cottons comprise Pemams (or cotton
from Pernambuco,) Maranham and Maccios,
and the standard grade is Good Fair.
Cotton grown in Egypt is described and de
nominated Egyptian, the standard grade for
which is Good Fair.
Cotton grown in Asia Minor is denominated
as Smyrna, (Turkey cottons, etc.,) and is de
scribed as Smyrna cotton—toe standard grade
for which is Fair.
Cotton grown on the West India Islands is
denominated and described as “West Indies,”
and the standard grade is fair; also Tahiti,
ranking with onr Sea Islands.
Cotton grown in British India is denominated
Surat, and described as Dhollerab, saw-ginned
Dhawiir and Broach; also, West Madras and
Bengal, known and described by these respect
ive names. The standard grade for India cot
tons is Fair.
IMPORTS OF 18CS.
Denomination.
Bales.
Average
weight of bales.
...1,267,060
443
... 636,897
155
.. 188,689
500
... 12,758
380
... 100,651
180
...1,038,925
380
.. 243,949
300
.. 169; 198
300
...3,660,127
354
_ The official promulgation of the new constitu
tion has occasioned disturbances on the part of
the Republicans in several districts of the coun
try. They were, however, easily suppressed.
The Republican members of the Cortes ore
preparing a manifesto, advising all their parti
sans to take toe oath of allegiance to the consti
tution, should they be summoned to do so.
The former Church San Francisco el Grando
in Madrid, has been changed into a Pantheon
for the dead heroes of the nation. Only fifty
years after the death of a great man his remains
may be deposited in his honored resting-place,
to leave history time for pronouncing an impar
tial judgment. This Pantheon was inaugurated
with great pomp, and, the remains of many
celebrities as Alphonse the Wise, Guzman the
Good, were brought to Madrid.
Russia.—The Government initiates reforms
in the municipal organization of the cities
where the nobility had hitherto an undue influ
ence.
Referring to the late disturbances at several
universities, toe Minister of Justice has issued
an edict, declaring that only snch law students
would be allowed to enter toe service of the
State, who, after having gone through their
studies, could produce a certificate to toe effect
that they never took any part in any such dis
turbances.
The numerous Greek merchants living in
Odessa gave toe Russian Ambassador in Con
stantinople, General Ignatievo, a banquet,
while staying in that city, on his way to St. Pe
tersburg. Alluding to toe recent Turco-Greek
conflict, and the protection afforded to Greek
subjects on the part of Russia, the General
drank the health of all possessing the Orthodox
faith, and said: “Russia has never ceased to be
the warmest defender of toe Christian interest.!
in Turkey, and her protecting hand will always
be near whenever a danger is threatening her
colleagues.
Turkey.—The Saltan has protested against
the right which the Viceroy of Egypt arrogates
to himself, of inviting the sovereigns of Enrope
to the inauguration of, the Suez Canal, stating
that ho has only the right of issuing such invi
tations, the Viceroy being but his vassal.
Greece.—The Eng opened toe sessions of
toe new Chambers. He said, in his speech,
that new laws were wanted for reorganizing tho
educational system;. the nation was willing to
fulfill its pecuniaiy engagements, and that, with
a view of promoting toe commercial interests
of the country, he proposed the digging of a
canal thlongh toe Isthmus, of Corinth.
• Jarno.
An “infant”, of Waterbary, named Freddy,
went to his mother one evening and inquired:
“Mother, what is a gone sucker ?”
The mother said he musn’t ask such questions,
but Freddy persisted, and was finally sent to bed
to say his prayers by himself, instead of on his
mother's lap, as usual. So Breddy prayed—
'God bless papa, and mama and baby; but,
as.for me, I’s been a bad boy, and I guess I’m
a. gone sucker /”
Total
Of Brazilian cotton,. Pemams and Maran-
hams are noted in the Liverpool market for
good color and staple, but is a coarser cotton
than Egyptian. The staple of Maccios is gen
erally good, but the cotton is seedy and color
dull; the supply of this cotton is increasing.—
Smyrna cottons are of fair color, and staple
“pretty strong bnt short."
Of the various descriptions of East Indian and
Surat cottons, Dhollerah is generally received
as the great standard in the Liverpool market;
bnt toe Saw-ginned Dhawar, grown from Amer
ican Seed, is fair in color and staple, and the
better grades come into competition with Amer.
ican cottons “andare much liked;” while the
“McArthur-ginned Broach" is put down as giv
ing less waste in manufacture than any other
East Indja cotton; and Bengal is the “poorest
cotton on the Liverpool market, a good deal of
which is exported to the continent of Europe.'*
Onr readers will not fail to observe that while
the average weight per bale of American cotton
is 443 pounds, Snrats average 380 pounds; the
average weight of all bales received at Liverpool
in 1868 being 354ponnds.
Our cotton merchants are examining this col
lection of samples with great interest. It would
be of advantage if our farmers should examine
them also, not perhaps, with the same view as
that which governs the merchant, bnt to form a
correct idea of the kinds of cottons, which is to
compete with their labors. We submit a resume
of toe opinions expressed by some of onr ex
perts in the cotton line at such an examination
made yesterday.
American Cottons.—The samples, six of each
grade, of American cottons comprise, Or
leans and TexaB and Uplands, valued and class
ed on the 24to of April, 1869, to-wit:
Orleans—Good Middling. . 124
Middling. ..." 124-
Low Middling. Ilf
Ceorgia—Uplands—Good Middling 124
Middlings 12f
Low Middling ....10
It was agreed that the classification of Up
lands was not fully up to the standard of the
Augusta market. The samples of Orleans Good
Middlings exhibited a finer staple bnt no strong
er fibre, and was not superior to Augusta classi
fication of the same grade of Uplands in color
and cleanliness. The same judgment was pro
nounced on the sample of Middlings while gene
ral concurrence made the Low Middling of tho
Uplands superior to the same grade of Orleans.
South American Cottons.—The samples of
these cottons comprised:
Pemams—Good Fair 12;
Fair ............. 12i
Maccio—Good Fair 12*
Fair
valuations as with the American cottons being
made on the 24to of April, and this holds true
of toe valuations of all the samples. The Per-
nams possess a longer staple than either Orleans
or Texas cotton, bnt is similar in other quali
ties. The appearance of Good Fair Pemams is
similar to Augusta Good Middlings; in cleanli
ness, ginning, etc., no better than Georgia Up
lands of toe grade indicated above, color hardly
so bright; wonld be classed here Middling Or
leans. The grade Fair is similar in appearance
to Georgia Low Middlings, but the staple is bet
ter. The other samples of South American cot
tons are Maranhams. Grade—Fair; valuq 12f.
These cottons assimilate to Georgia Middlings in
ginning, color, etc., with no perceptible differ
ence except as to staple, which is not so good.
West India Cottons.—West India Grade,
Good fair value 12J. This cotton has a superior
staple.' Color is not good, having a yellowish
tinge; looks very much like onr commonest
Sea Island. The staple has a fine siiky feeling,
and the samples were deemed equal, bnt not
superior, to Georgia Zipporah.
The Tahiti, toe samples of which were classed
as fair and volned at 30o., ranks with onr best
Sea Islands.
Asla Minor Cottons.—The standard grade of
these cottons is fair, and they are denominated
Smyrnag. The sample of this collection, is
classed and valued at 10f. * The staple is short
and brittle, and snch cotton wonld be classed as
to appearance in the Augusta market as ordina
ry, but as having an inferior staple and body.
Good fair of this cotton volned at 10?d per
pound, was classed as to appearance with Low
Middling Georgia Uplands of Inferior staple and
body. .
Egyptian Cotton.—The samples of these
were:
Good Fair, valued at 134d.
Fair, “ “.... 13d.
GoodMiddling “ 12<L
The sample of Good Fair is not so handsome
iu appearance, bnt equal in staple to our Moina
and Zipporah, and is deficient in color, cleanli
ness and ginning. The Good Middling has the
appearance of our Low Ordinary, but possesses
a better staple.
African Cotton.—This cotton is from Alge
ria—sample classed as Fair, and valued at lOjd.
This Cotton is coarse in staple, and brown in
color, having somewhat the appearance of Au
gusta Low Middling, but is shorter than this
grade of Uplands in staple.
India Cottons.—The highest priced sample
of tho India cotton is Broach, which is grown
from American seed. The sample of this col
lection is classed “Good to Fine, and valued at
1 ljd. This cotton could be classed in thin
market Ordinary*, uplands, which it resembles
very much in appearance. But the standard
cotton of India is Dhollerah. The samples of
this collection is as follows :
Good Fair—valued at lOAd.
Middling Fair “ ....> ttfd!
The samples of Good Fair DhoUerah’s are
short and brittle in staple, full of trash, defi
cient in color and badly ginned. It has the ap
pearance of some of onr damaged repacked cot
tons and might be classed Low Ordinary Up
land. • .
'”^ke -‘Fair,” after the foregoing description,
could only be classed an Very Low Ordinary.—
Wrnle toe ^Middling‘Fair” ie lumpy, stringy
ana. trashy, looking more like inferior vearp-
house sweepings than anything else that can be
found m th* United States. ■ /
TJhe samples of Fair Madras, valued-at 9fd
perpoundj &re not so good as those of Middling
Fair Dht4!e*»h s, looking like very badly dam*
aged cotton of tlie moot inferior grade repacked.
The waste froifi this cotton must be . enormous.
The staple is weak and brittle. Fair Bengal is
by^ele
v From Washington.,
Washington, July 1.—the tfeUeKMian craft
tured in New York harbof,conta&iad*mJy* hnn^
and fifty ' Tho main
far to sea. The police have adNieif pfjbe deem,
ure of a schooner with a lot of horses aboard Th
horses will probably perish for want of hay 00 *
_ aboard too captured vessel Catherine Whiting jr,
epreaented as:thn::poQrest ccttcn -shipped - to-l Thornton the British, and Mr. Roberta, the Soanto
the port of.Liverpool.
-.1 il A ^ wo*
From tile Commercial Advertiser )
~~~ r ~ Lifte Assnrauee. ;; =3?5Sxsi
Whatever may be toe defects or short-comings
of our New York State Insurance system, it is
at least satisfactory to know that it is superior
to that of any other country, and now serves as
the model for foreign legislation on the subject.
A bill is now before the English House of Com
mons, which borrows some of the leading fea
tures of our State insurance legislation. For
instance, there is to be a compulsory annual
publication of toe financial condition of toe com
panies. But this feature falls short of toe New
York standard by too want of machinery to en
force this provision. There is no officer corres
ponding to onr State Insurance Superintendent,
invested with authority to examine the accounts
and investigate toe accuracy of the returns. It
will still be possible for fraudulent officials to
make garbled reports, and the safeguards and
penalties against this contingency fall far below
our New York laws.
That the English insurance laws should be so
deficient, is the more remarkable in view of the
generally high character of financial legislation
in that country. According io a reeenrbsretaa--
tion, the number of existing life insurance
companies in England is 150, with an annual
revenue of $100,000,000, aggregate funds to the
amount $5000,000,000, and obligations in the
shape of policies of not less than $2,000,000,000.
Of more than 500 new companies projected be
tween,1844 and 1866, more than half, after hav
ing been provisionally registered, failed to com
plete the process, tons demonstrating toe spec
ulative basis upon which they were started.
Ont of 258 companies, which were fully regis
tered, less than fifty survived after the lapse of
twenty years. A recent inquiry shows that
twenty-five companies, each over four years
old, had lost more than three-fourths of the
funds paid over to them, and of these nine had
squandered one-fourth of their capital, besides
swallowing up all the premiums.
In France and Prussia the system is far bet
ter than in England, although falling short of
the American standard. The responsibility of
French shareholders is very strict. The origi
nal holders are personally liable until the shares
are all paid up; managers and officials are held
liable to their last cent, and in case of falsifica
tion of accounts they are punished as criminals.
In Prussia toe assurance companies, like.eveiy-
thing else, are well looked after, and'. the Gov
ernment sees to it that they perform all that
they promise to insurers.
But toe just pride which we take in our State
insurance system should not blind ns to its de
fects. There still remain some points where i
improvement would be beneficial The ten
dency on the part cf some companies to expand
their business at an expense that is inconsistent
with perfect security to insurers has already
attracted public attention. There is also a
source of danger in the possible depreciation of
toe securities held by toe companies. The
. question submitted by Superintendent Barnes to
toe various insurance companies respecting the
expenses of management, show that he is not in
sensible to this danger. The answers are by no
means reassuring. One company paid $1,250,-
000 for the acquisition and management" of busi
ness, being $372,000 in excess of losses and
claims. From ten to forty per cent, of the in
come is paid for the cost of management, the
average ranging from fourteen to twenty. Of
these figures, toe lower is too high. Twelve
percent, should certainly be toe maximum of
the expenses of management. T
This expensive rate of management is large
ly due to the high commissions paid to agents.
Fifteen per cent, on first premiums, and six to
seven and one-half per cent, on renewals appear
to bo toe minimum rates. We are glad to see
that the officers of toe insurance companies in
this city have taken measures to reduce these
disproportionate rates. Reform in this direc
tion is much needed, and cannot fail to inspire
pnblic confidence) Ja our insurance sysiem, that
will more than make up for any possible falling
off in business from toe diminution of commis
sions to agents.
Superintendent Barnes will, no doubt, inves
tigate toe point of toe safe and desirable ratio
of expenses to incomes, and embody toe result
in recommendations to toe Legislature that may
remedy any evils that properly lie within toe
scope of legislative action. But toe public could
soon induce reform in this matter by discrimi
nating in favor of companies that exhibited the
most economic management. The possible de
preciation of the value of insurance assets, for
instance, by a financial panic, or in toe event of
a foreign war, that would affect toe market
value of toe Government and other bonds held
by insurance companies, are points that deserve
careful attention.
Anything that tends to increase toe usefulness
and security of life insurance is a national ben
efit The indications are that vast as the sys
tem now is it is only in its infancy. Its benefits,
as a provident agent for assuaging the soirows
and hardships of unexpected death, cannot be
overestimated. It is a detraction from the ben
efits of life assurance to represent it as a desira
ble investment, in a speculative point of view.
It affords to families immediate and absolute a
competence in the contingency when it is most
sorely needed. A man may toe the day after
effecting an insurance policy,and leave his fam
ily a competence that could only be acquired by
years of successful toil It is in this respect
that life insurance is so admirable, and appeals
so powerful to tho best feelings of humanity.
All that is required to secure toe unlimited ex
pansion of the system is toe economical and
faithful management of the funds contributed
by policy holders for the future benefit of them
selves or their families. . ..
That most, if not all, onr New York assurance
companies are fully solvent, in toe sense of
their probable ability to pay all claims as they
arise, happily admits very utile doubt. These
claims are distributed over a great .number of
years, and all that is required is to meet them
from the actual proceeds of toe respective pre
miums. To take toe premiums of new policies
to pay off old claims is bankruptcy and rain. It
should be remembered that insurers, in the long
run receive back only the amount of money they
actually pay in, less tho expenses of manage
ment. Anything, therefore, that tends to re
duce these expenses, and secure toe balance un
til it is required, will tend to the still greater
credit and usefulness of oar insurance system.
From Putnam and Greene.
The Eatontou Press <fc Messenger of the 29th
says :
Continued rains have fallen since our last is
sue, and as a consequence the com crop is in' a
flourishing condition. Cotton, however, is not
so well off. The stalk is full of sap, and the
rapid growth it has taken on in consequence of
so much moisture, predisposes it to fast. Should
two weeks of diy, warm weather supervene, toe
many forms on the stalk will be fonnd on the
ground. A gentleman informs ns he has seen
the worm in his crop. Wheat harvesting still
continues and toe yield is most unprecedented.
A better oat crop has hardly ever been gathered.
Col. B. C. Humber,one of Putnam’s most en
terprising and prosperous farmers, informed ns
a few day since, that he never had a better pros
pect for crops since he begun the business. He
is abont tbrongb laying by his com, and ready
to devote his whole time and attention to his
cotton crop, which is also getting on finely.
The people of Eatonton are abont laying off a
public park.
The Press and Messenger learns from Greene
county that the area of wheat sown was larger
and the yield better than for many years previ
ous—a God send to the farmer.
The oat crop, which is rapidly matnring, prom
ises well.
The corn and cotton crops are looking finely,
and growing as fast as “heart could wish,” since
the late rains.
More Useful than Romantic.—A lady who
tried this simple method of extirpating the re
pulsive bed bug, is kind enongh to give a pro
fession of faith in the efficacy, through the
oolnmns of a newspaper:
If any of your readers need* sure remedy for
bed bugs, they can have mine, and cleanse the
house of this troublesome vermine without ex
pense. They have only to wash with salt wa
ter, filling the cracks where they frequent with
salt, and yon may look in vain for them. Salt
seems inimioahle to bedbugs, and they will, not
Minister, have been in consultation. Gen.
after consulting with the Cubans, visited GeneiottoT
and Rawlings. Gen. Banks gays toe Cubans *01
obtain an early independence and that the
ment wifi declare, them beligerents before mgr,,
weeks. ‘
Bishop WArner visited Gen.'Grant to-dav.
Yesterday’s Express has the following 'reg»r<w
the money famine : “It has leaked out to-day^thg*
about five millions greenbacks are locked up j_
parties majfipulating the money market, to affect
prices generally. The present distress in the morn*
market could never have been reached at this eegsoa
but for remarkable assistance from the Treggmv
Department Wall street has locked up five inil!i oa ’ 0
and Boutwell has locked np nearly thirty millioi -»
Revenue to-day, $844,000.
The debt statement shows a decrease of 8ig 250
000. Total coin interest due to-day, $31,000 000"
At the Gettysburg Treasury, Secretary Rawii Bg9 £
ceived, during the past forty-eight hours, 86,000 WO
which will unexpectedly swell the decrease.
The following is the debt statement: Begri»
coin interest, 62,200,000.000 ; currency interest.
000.000; no interest, 418,500,000 ; debt on
interest ceasea since mammy,' 50,oeo,w,
the Treasury, $79,750,000; coin certificates, rst) '^
000; currency, $37,000,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury directs the Assistant
Treasurer at New York to purchase not exceeding
$3,000,000 worth of bonds, on Saturday next, to be
held by the Treasury Department subject to the fu
ture action of Congress.
Among the Cubans overhauled and captured ue
parties bailed to keep the peace, aggregating sev
enty-five thousand dollars. Col. Ryan and a large
number are still missing.
General Hews.
BalRmobe, July 1.—Judge Giles of. the Federil
Court decides the steamer Cuba liable to confieci-
tion, for smuggling cigars from Havana—defendant
appealed.
New York, July 1.—City papers convey the im-
pression that the entire expedition failed. Among
toe American officers captured were Cols. Byron ind
Keats, Majors O’Leary and Oonrtnay, and Captains
T- F. O’Neil, Wm. H. Lindsey, Kearns, llurthi,
McCue, Lindsey, Simoeon, Gobbing, Tom Maete.
on, Dixon, Hoar, Harris, and several others, all of
whom had acquired a reputation as brave officers it
our late war.
The revenue cutter, Mahoning, yesterday after
noon, captured the fillibuster tugboat, Chase, with
seventy-five men aboard; also the schooners Fancy
and Winona, with rifles, field pieces, sabres an!
ammnni tion. The vessels are now at the Brookim
Navy Yard. -■ V ’*'<•*•’4 ’ l.* •
Alaska brings Aspinwall dates to th9 23d, and
sixty-seven thousand dollars in specie.
The Colombian Congress adjourned after declin
ing to ratify the American and British treaties for
toe Interoceanie canal.
Two thousand laborers are employed on the In
teroceanie railroad.’
The Chilian President accepts the mediation of
toe United States between Chili and Spain.
A large meeting of Caban sympathisers at. Linn
adopted resolutions urging the Peruvian Govern
ment to send a monitor to aid the Cubans.
The yellow fever is rapidly disappearing froa
Peru.
The Costa Rica Congress confirmed the contract
with Americans for toe Interoceanie railroad fren
lima to the Gulf Teusica.
Wilmington, July L—An explosion oiccurredit
Dupont’s powder mills to-day, killing two.
San Francesco, July 1.—Sacramento City received
Seward with a salute of fifty guns, and flags dying.
Both political parties participated in the reception.
The Democratic Convention -paeged resolutions
acuuuuemg me nneentn Amendment.
Gettysburg, July 1.—An immense crowd as
sembled to-day. The ceretuomes preceded accord
ing to programme.
From Louisiana.
New Orleans, July 1.—The Congressional Com
mittee of investigation into the conduct of the No
vember elections in this city and State, cOnsistiiigcf
Stevenson, of Ohio, Burdick, of Missouri, Kerr,' of
Indiana, will adjourn to-day, the last witness ex
amined being Governor Warmouto. The committee
have been in session oontinnonsly for two months,
sitting generally seven or eight hours daily, and hie
examined some five hundred witnesses from eve?
quarter of the State, and embracing five contested
election cases. The most important part of the
testimony relates to disturbances in this city and
toe parishes of St. Landry, Bussier and SI Bemud.
Much of it relates to a secret order known is
Knights of the White Camelia. The testimony fev
ers some ten thousand manuscript pages,equivile:;
to two thousand printed pages.
Foreign News.
Brest, Jane 30.—This morning, at 9 o'clock
Greenwich time, the Great Eastern telegraphed tons* j
“We are going to cut the cable and buoy. No B'g-
nals have been received since the first. The sign* I
show something wrong in toe electrical condition c!
toe cable has occurred this morning, but nothing cf
a definite character—electricians see no reason for j
alarm—delay is toe only inconvenience.
Madrid, July 1—The Cortes to-day reacted s |
bill to increase the duty on cereals.
From Cuba.
Havana, June 80.—The Contoocok has arrived |
and returns to Key West to-night.
Marine News.
Savannah, -July 3.—Arrived^ steamship Yirgo,
New York. Sailed steamships San Jadnto; Hnna-
ville, New York; North Point, Baltimore; sap A
fred, Liverpool.
trail through it I think it prefarable to all j Neighborhood,
ointments, and the buyers require no certificates i Email numbers, bat
as {o ffs genuineness. some eppaeheBSions.
Supreme Court or Georgia — Jo** |
Term, 1S68- j wfyjf " a::: ■
Wednesday, June 39, If®-
No. 1. Middle Circuit—Alexander McCtu*s 1
vs. Francis R. Harris—application for do* |
from Washington. ' ' t _T
Argued by Gen. A. R. Wright, for P—- . , ,
error, and by Judge Jas. 8. Hook, foi dec
ant in error. '"it"*
No. 2. Middle Circuit—Fitzsimmons «
Southern Express Company—Conticrw
providential cause. •»
P No. 3. Middle Circuit—Bruce vs.
tachment and motion for new trial fr 001 - f
mond. , ‘ u.
Argued by W. W. Montgomery, Esq., f° l V*Z_ j
tiff in. error, and by Mr. Wm. T. Gould, I
fendant in error. , -
No. 4. Middle Circuit—Dougherty,
Thew, Assignee, et. al—Equity from
—Settled and withdrawn. , j
No.. 5. Middle Crrcuit—Cohen & Son, «■
vs. Thew, Assignee, et. of—Equity fro®
mond—Settled. _
No. 6. Middle Circuit—Brown vs.
Claim from Washington—Dismissed b***®* ^
facts of toe case had not been certified 0.
Circuit Judge. '
The record in No. T. from the Middle t
was read and the oourt adjourned till Jv
to-morrow.
Commencement Georgia IW^ggjj
The Athens Southern Watchman of .
nit., gives the following as the commence
PI ^Tleara that the Rev. Dr.' Waddell^I
cellor of the University of Mississippi I
preach toe Baccalaureate Sermon » .^1
proaching Commencement of the Umven^l
Georgia, August 1st. The Alumni Oi*»° ^ I
be delivered by toe Hon. D. W. Lewis, ^1
Literary. Address .before the, Societies ^ I
University by Col R. M. Johnson, I
The condition of the University w*“
more satisfactory. We, understand U»*V $ I
are about fifty candidates tor gradual 01 |
ensuing Commencement. Thte w t#« efj i|
Senior Class which the. University
had. '
Army Work. —The Greensboro (AteO
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