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Newspaper Page TextclIS BY & REID, Proprietors. The Family Journal.—News—Politics—Literature^Agriculture- -uuatiOuu AffAlBB. ESTABLISHED 1826.} MACON, FRIDAY, JUDY 16, 1869. TOL. XLIII.—NO. 35 '^rgla Telegraph Building, Macon. RATIS OF SUBSCRIPTION : -TctsoRAPH—forono year. —— S10 00 ^^tmeobaPH—for six months 5 00 shorter periods One Dollar per month. Srui-WKEKI.V Tf.lrgbaph—one year.. 4 CO 610WW'c"". wseklt Tblegbaph—six m’ths 2 00 (iiosoiA __ LY telegraph—one year 3 00 MaB*otJ ^ E jklt Tilkqbaph—six months 1 50 l**® 1 gf Payable aheaye in advance.~&- and Job Printing IS °VMitly executed at reasonable prices. Remittances by mail with Postmaster's certificate a car rl - 1 —. Political Speculations. riasrna control the cotton chop? ' Ijactexs Co., Ga., July 7, 1869. Editor* Telegraph •* In a calm retrospect of nr political and financial history, it-would be ° hud fast for the commonest mind to arrive ^the conclusion I am about to lay before you. I need not, for I cannot attempt anything of a ctatesman-like view of the case, but give you a V ^ plain-written impressions, rather hurriedly j ■ :ed from the signs of the time3. I take j, r ' Stephens as authority, and believe this cicctry will eventuate in Imperialism, unless r e or two things (or both) happen. First, a complete obliteration of all Democratic princi- p\-\ snda universal acquiescence in Radical jale—or, second, a war with some foreign p^rerthat will tend to unite our whole people. ’ la considering the first of these propositions, I tike ground which I doubt not will be ob- t0I j 0 ns to some of our people, and assert that “t/iuta causa ns” of our late war was to pre- terre a species of property owned by our seced- jr, section of the United States, exclusive ly ted peculiar to ourselves, and which we felt gradually passing from us in ways it is need less here to go over again. If the institution of dirty had been forever settled in the States m3 Territories, according to the Southern con fection of the Constitution; (I like to have Hid “eateris paribus,” but I don’t think the "•■rfrm” was of much comparative magnitude,) n would never have had a war. Sow, sir, without any elaboration—for I am act mnch given to it—we find another section of onr Union owning a species of property ex clusively and peculiar to themselves—and un less they can obliterate at least one particular plitform of Democratic principles, and unite the whole country beyond a peradventure upon the one fixed principle of Radical policy, rnle or rain, py up the war debt, pay us our bonds in gold, keep us in office, keep our ribs sleek with the fat of the land, work, delve, toil, you Southern rebels with the African as your equal ltd competitor, we’ll do the legislating, we’ll rake good enough laws for you while you make the cotton and pay the taxes to support the Government; and if we can’t work this pro gramme by every outrageous device in our power, by buying up a few rebel demagogues, etc., although we like Republicanism very well, u long as we are the Republic, we will create an Empire on this continent as sure as the world stands. In considering the second contingency I believe that a foreign war, that would not serionsly endanger our nationality and threaten ns with subjugation, would not rid us of the a r of Imperialism; but on the contrary, heighten it by making the already rich, proud and arrogant North more so. But if we vere to get into it good; get a half dozen little nourchies, four by aix, straightened after us; get the Southern blood well up, and the North etneeda to us honorable and equal rights in the Government; frame it upon pure white man principles, in a manner that would excite our pride and admiration, then the Star Spangled - -tntr would again be onr glorious standard, ud these United States would become happy »nd prosperous—the “land of the free and the home of the brave.’’ As much as I deprecate a foreign war, I would rather see it than another fratricidal war, which would certainly result from converting this Government—bad as it is— into on Empire. I am not much alarmed, Messrs. Editors; the difficulties to overcome are u.v that I know my day will pass before ever a King rules over me. Another question of more practical importance interests me just now, and if there is any gum in it I want it ventilated. The speculative schemes and combinations used in the purchase of the cotton crops of the South from year to year, demand from cotton planters combinations and schemes to control ; remunera- miy work, I pro- Railroad Meeting in Lumpkin. Letter from Floyd County. i The World on Virginia and Georgia. Lumpkin, July 10, 1869. Cave Springs, July 12, 1869. I From the A'eto York World, of the 9‘A.'| Editors Telegraph : A large number of the Editors Telegraph : I see you give muchen-l The success of the Conservative candidates in citizens of Stewart, were assembled here to-day, couragment and space to State correspondence. \ Virginia is the most salutary thing which could to participate in the Railroad meeting. . Therefore, a short letter from this section may j The meeting was organized by electing Judge not prove uninteresting. I find, wherever I better than mere partisan exultation, which will J. L. Wimberly, Chairman, and R. F. "Watts, Sec- go, that this plan of photographing, as it were, retary. j the events and status, social, political and agri- A committee was appointed by the Chair to . cultural of every section of the State, is highly call upon the speakers and introduce them to the 1 esteemed, and that it is to this feature of the meeting. The committee retired and soon after j Telegraph a very respectable share of its great returned escorting CoL Bruton of Bainbridge, ^ popularity is due. CoL Arthur Hood, Hon. W. M. Tnmlin, Capt. Ad- | Crops, Etc.—The same cheering story of kins, Hon. J. K. Bamum, the President and fields smiling in all the luxuriance of bountiful part of the Board of Directors of the Bainbridge, ; ^ esta £L,^ here, as in almost eveiy other . ’ portion of Georgia. In this beautiful valley the Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad. sight and prospect is peculiarly gratifying. The Also CoL H. H. Jones, of the ‘ ‘Cuthbert Ap- ; wheat crop was a good one, though not so large eal,”andDr. A. L. Hamilton, President of “An- ; ns it should have been, the strength of the soil, drew Female College,” speakers of the day. In behalf of the “Board of Directors,” CoL Arthur Hood addressed the meeting in a stirring . wlien, however, people put the seed in the and enthusiastic speech, reviewing the prospect, I ground as they do up here, possibly -they ought the commencement, and what would be the final I? congratulate themselves even upon this. Many fields were seeded, upon which the com I J MM UAAWIAAU AUAIO A/wvAly UAO OliAOUgtlU ' j and other circumstances considered. I do not suppose the yield averaged more than seven or success of the road if the people responded to the call and subscribe d liberally to the enterprize. It is now entirely with the citizens of Stewart whether they will have this most important Rail road to penetrate their luxuriant hills and fertile valleys or not. It is impossible to build the road without money and a hearty coperation of the mass. Will Stewart, then, once the banner county of the Empire State, be backward in this matter? We hope not. After the conclusion of Col. Hood’s speech, the Chairman introduced to the meeting Col. H. H. Jones, who, notwithstanding his feebleness and ill health, addressed the meeting in a short but eloquent speech. He reminded the people of Stewart of the mistake they made fourteen years ago, when the Southwestern Railroad was offered them and by them refused, orneglectedbynotsubscribing the amount necessary to secure the road to them. He exhorted them not to let this second opportunity escape them, as they may never have another. He spoke of the Board of Directors being composed of enterprising men of Sonth an Southwestern Georgia, well known and highly , resources of the county, while such prices are esteemed, men of honor and worth. Dr. Hamilton was then introduced to the meeting, who made a pleasing and eloquent speech, and though a preacher and teacher, left the impression with the audience that he was also a good Railroad speaker. A touching tribute was paid to the fallenbrave of Georgia, who were ever ready to face the cannon’s mouth and the musket's rattle in de fence of their wives and their homes. Can these brave Georgians, then, be backward in assisting an enterprise that affects the very vi tality of their own homes ? A map of this ronte was exhibited by Dr. H. showing this ronte to be nearer an “Air Line” than any other. It puts thi.s section of the country in direct communication with the North _ ^ Western countries and great lakes, it opens to j seems now, however, to be in a pinch. us the benefit of Atlantic ports. A few practi- — • cal remarks in regard to the survey were made by CoL Harkie Chief Engineer. Speeches were also made by Hon. Wm. Tnmlin and E. H. Beall, Esq. The books of subscription were then opened. Some of the citizens subscribed, and others in creased their former subscription, making the total subscription in this county about seventy thousand dollars. A committee of six was appointed by the Chair to receive subscriptions throughout the county. It is to be hoped they will be successful, as the crops were never in better condition than they I aggregating in their attendance, very nearly now are in Stewart. Rustic, j one hundred an 1 fifty scholars, which speaks -m* ; well for the people, and which it is very gratify- Soutbern Railroad — Encouragement i “S Jo me to record. Few places, so far as to Immigration. ! health, quietness and freedom from causes that _ , _ , . can distract or disturb the scholar, are concern- From the Schenectady A etc } or.c Daily l man. j ed , can found in the State. The tempera- The New York Herald speaks as follows of the t jure, to one who has latelv sweltered in Macon, Southern Railroad consolidation effected for the j j 8 simply delightful. I write with a delicious purpose of affording better facilities far travel j breeze rustling my paper, and wooing me to and observation to those desiring to emigrate to I gincerest sympathy with you newspaper men the South. j bard at work, and looking every moment to see _ The happiest results have thus for followed ^jje mercury burst out the top of the tliermome- the unanimous adoption, at a convention of ( er _ And you get thoroughly cool, too, before Sonthem railways, held last January in Atlanta, j morning, reaching for cover with a very earrort Georgia, of a resolution, offered by Colonel E. j grasp. Musqnitoes are unknown, and on Hulbert, superintendent of the Western and At- j sleeps the sleep of the just with great gusto, lantic Railway, that excursion certificates should This is pre-eminently a country of honest be issued at a reduced rate to parties visiting | f 0 ]]j j t00 _ Bars and bolts are mere forms, the South for the purpose of personal observe-1 g ats , handkerchiefs, fans, chairs, etc., are left tion with a view to personal settlement or invest- : ou t a u night on stoops when the family go to ment. Twenty-seven railways have already | bed, and clothes on lines, and are actually found What a paradise for . . _ j the steps or certificate—which is not sold, but is issued to j f ront g a t e exposed to the Bob Wagnons, ft id any one who, in good faith, proposes to travel j omne genus. As a luxury I revel in it, and so, South to invest or to settle—is entitled to a re- i w hen you get tired of bolting and barring, yon duction of the fare to two cents per mile until j may, too. July 1, 1869. A large number of hotels have , Kome.—I saw this manv-hilled little city only agreed to deduct one-third from their usual l a8 to suburbs, and at the lazy hour of noon, rates for the same time. For actual settlers the ! as j passed the range on my way here—so can’t fare has been reduced to one cent per miteper j g p e ak of its busy bustlingness and thrift, as it better than mere partisan exultation, which will show what won the victory, the magnitude of it, and howto conquer with equal certainty in all subsequent contests. The victory was won by a policy of activity, toleration, and an acceptance of the situation. Activity was shownin full registration, thorough organization, careful canvassing, and a care to see that all entitled to vote did vote. Toleration was exhibited in a cordial co-operation of all Conservatives of either party. We are glad, too, there was not a race vote. ’Enough blacks have cast their suffrages for Governor Walker to elect him. The discredit ofl only being sup ported by a single race attaches to the Wells men. This toleration, too. was further dis played by the union of all, wnether old or new, - .. „„ to the Commonwealth, wh.'. Kve her real good eight onshels per acre, the county over. a t heart, upon a single t; ’-^."•The result is as gratifying as the spirit and work which led to it were commendable. The thoroughness with which the situation in that State has been recognized is indeed signifi cant and promising. It shows a larger compre hension and more of real statesmanship than have been evinced iu that latitude since the close of the war. Trinmpli has been won by the cheerful acceptance of the inevitable. The Virginians have carried practical business sense into their politics. They have ignored a past which is dead, and have not lost by wooing an unattainable utopia. Negro suffrage may have been distasteful, but the disfranchisement of thousands of whites was worse. By conceding the first they have undone the second. The Conservative ticket is elected, and the Constitution is stripped of its most obnoxious features. A do-nothing policy would simply have remanded the State to the custody of the Radicals. Opposition to the Con stitution in toto would have saddled the whole of it upon the people. By a judicious choice of the least of evils, the Virginians are now in a position to control their own affairs, and reme dy, in time, those inequalities in their Constitu tion which survive its adoption. The magnitude of this victory is hard to be overestimated in consequences. It eliminates from the reconstruction laws their element of proscription, which has been the pivot on which they have turned. It sets in operation a series of causes which will lift from the whole South the disfrauchisment under which she staggers. It shears off the traditional obstacles whichhave stood in the way of the rehabilitation of the in dustries and capital of that section. It opens a future to that suffering people, and turns their faces towards it It is a triumph of enlighten ment and common sense, and the material gain of it ought to be as great as the political advan tages. This Virginia victory can and should be reali zed in all the Southern States, whether recon structed or not. Let the course characterizing the Old Dominion be followed by all her sisters. The negro is bonnd to vote for the time. The white man cannot prevent, at present, that, and can only rivet disfranchisement on himself by laboring at this stage to decitizenise the black man. The inexpedient expulsion of the colored members from the Georgia Legislature is a case in point. For that technical regularity and practical blunder not only is the State debarred representation in Congress, but is liable to re peated reconstruction; besides, the Conserva tives have probably alienated the colored vote as a whole in Georgia, which they cannot afford to do. Keen nearsightedness is not wise in, politics. A large vision which sweeps into the future is needed. "We congratulate Virginia on her superb suc cess. In all modesty we hail it as the vindica tion of the course of this journal, whose advice has been to accept what is inevitable and await yonr time. • • ’ The whole Sonth is to be felicitated upon the revelation of a policy which, discarding the shadow, grasps and holds the substance of de cided victory. "We claim this election as the triumph of the young, indomitable, ever-vigor ous progressive Democracy. The Mother of Presidents has taught not merely the Southern, but the Eastern, and especially the "Western Conservatives, how to organize victory by the conquest of prejudices and by the advocacy of live issues. stalks and weeds were standing almost as thick as pines, and then the plow did the covering, with the weeds, etc., as aforesaid, left to share with the grain all the nutriment the soil had to give. I hear of no fertilizers, or next to none, used in this valley. The market opened at §1 60, but $1 35 to $1 40 are now the best fig ures. The com crop is very fine. One more rain will make it all that could be desired. From the looks of the clouds and the unusual warmth,- I think we shall have it within the next twenty- four honrs. Of fruit there is literally none ; I have not seen a peach or pear, and hardly an apple anywhere. Prices of Land—Short-Sighted Policy.— Hundreds of land hunters have visited this county and valley since last fall, but probably not a dozen have made purchases. The people ask such extraordinary prices as to put purchase out of the question. I think sellers must fall far below present figures before they find any buyers. Just think of §100 an acre for farms’, many years in cultivation, and not all of their acres at all of first quality. The farm upon which I am stopping, containing say 225 acres, is rated by its owner as a bargain at §20,000. Of course there can be no general irruption of new settlers with means to fully develope the asked. With a liberal policy on the part of the people, I know of no section that could so soon and successfully rival the best agricultural dis tricts anywhere, than this. Selma, Rome and Dalton R. R.—This road which was finished not many months since to Rome, traverses this valley (Vann's) almost its entire length, and has opened up to everybody, visions of boundless prosperity. Its completion, I suspect, is chargeable with the stiff figures for land above alluded to, and thus far may be con sidered of somewhat doubtful benefit. It is one of the best built and most substantial roads I have ever known, and will, some day, running as it does through such a country, one so rich in minerals and so well adapted to agricultural and grazing purposes, do a fine local business. It Neither at Rome nor this place does it boast a depot. When the people, who are benefited by it, be come a little more liberalized, perhaps it will do better. As part of a short line from New York to New Orleans it is dividing patronage with other routes very promisingly. Cave Springs—Schools, Health, Etc.—This quiet village is noted among other things as the seat of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, an admirable institution under State auspices, and at present doing well. Some sixty pupils have been taught this year. There are other very excellent schools, both male and female here, head for all ages, allowing eighty pounds of bag gage per head. There has recently been such a marked and steady increase of southward trav el over the railroads which have agreed to this wise system for the encouragement of immigra- tumuuiauons ana senemes t their great staple and to sell only at ] five prices. To come short to mv vou, A u>v “ W — API— pose that the State Agricultural Society nego-* entere( ? “to tins arrangement, and othere are j there the next morning, uate a loan of money from the State, from cap italists at the North or in Liverpool, and enpas- c ma ^ -* 0 ** hero add, that the planters of the btate have asked less and received less from t?* 6 ’ at t h° same time pay more into ! “ e ■^ r ® as P r 7i than any other class of her peo- l -i, sufhdent to meet the probable cost of fertil- uera and provisions due by planters in cotton to 1st of November. The State Society will TOn appoint in each county desiring it a depos- lt0I 7-t° receive cotton and pay out money de l-sited with them to such planters as may need aoney to meet their debts, at such rate as may «agreed upon, the cotton to be marked and f ~pped to good houses in Macon and Savannah, ® “ e same and subject to the order of the State ^cultural Society. This will enable them to favnp their debts and hold their cotton, and *-tn prices become good enough, as they sure- ? rill in December as well as in May, the plan- ?*■ ship his cotton to his own factor and re- •ao every obligation. Some may urge that might be dinger of prior liens and mort- : b ut not so, the great danger from snch is almost past with the first three years tte: the war, and to avoid it, let the depository JJlJira a dean showing under oath or certificate ••Jliens, etc., before the money is paid. . Qis seems to be a stupendous work, but diseases require desperate remedies; Ill tell you, when a small planter like I am deserves. Even from the car windows, how ever, much could be seen to show how it was “pushing thiDgs.” I shall pay the Romans a visit this week, and if I do as they do, you may expect to hear that your correspondent is buy- tion from the Northern States and from Europe, j n g and selling and trading and swapping, and and the prospective advantages which, not only i i n general having a lively commercial time, the South, but the railways themselves, will They say it’s infections, and that the state of the reap from it, are so great as to lead us to hope . thermometer has no sort of effect upon it what- that the experiment will be continued beyond 1 ever . the 1st of July. Daring the heated term of j I shall try and run down to the iron mines and summer the travel must slacken somewhat, but t foundries at Blue Mountain before very long, it will revive and rapidly increase during the , an( j gj ve j. oa pencil notes of the result ensuing fall and winter if the same system be i R. maintained. i ■ <w ■ The judicious reduction of fares on tho South- j Tlie Xow Governor of Virginia, em railways must directly promote and facili- • tate Northern and foreign immigration to the ! Gilbert Oarleton Walker, who has been elect- Sonth. Immigrants, with their capital of money ' ed Governor of the Old Dominion, is a native of and skilled labor, can nowhere find more de- Binghampton, New York, and is thirty-seven sirable homes or more profitable returns than • years of age. He was educated at Hamilton in the vast territory embraced between the Po- j College, New York, at which institution he grad- W 4^°“’ wi T “ 7*“!-"".^°1j tomac, Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the At- j uated with honor in 1854. Adopting the law as rj39°°. on ?°. e cotton erop, Which I did , i antic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Within these a profession, he practiced awhile at Owego.— i3SUcba Meanwhile he took some interest andpartin lanterinthis C0U nty who has a five acre field ** people for reAsmis befTementionedEdds 1 soil and cIimate utmost of the fruit and all politics,, earnestly espousing the Democratic £ f cotton whioh wfflaWrage four feet in height, £nuUions-^and^hvnotbv'cme stupendous i tte gni“s-in some localities two crops of cer- faith. He was frequently sent as a delegate to and ^ h promises t0 bTvery prolific, he hav- .. muiions—and wny not by one stupenaous | tain -= varit ies of com and fruits annually—can be DAmocratio State conventions, and was a leader_ ___ — Another Shower oi Snakes, We thought Tennessee was bound to beat that Indiana shower of snakes, and here it is, sure enough. The Knoxville Press and Herald says; Indian Grave Gap, Cambell county, Tenn., through which the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad is being built, was the .scene on Sun day afternoon of a natural phenomenon, the like of which had never before been heard of by the oldest inhabitants of that wild and pictur esque portion of the State. About four o’clock a heavy snow storm broke over that region, and deluged the surrounding country. The storm lasted nearly an hour. While ’at its height the gap was suddenly filled with a countless number of snakes, which were seen falling for nearly ten minutes. The snakes wc-re the common ringed species, and measured from five inches to two feet in length. The strangest part of the story is that the serpents were all found dead, and it was supposed they were killed by the fall. The news of this freak of nature soon spread among the farmers of the region, and created the most intense excitement among them. By evening the vicinity of the Gap was crowded with hundreds of people, drawn together to witness so novel a spectacle. Various surmises were indulged in by the puz zled spectators, but the general opinion was that the mysterious shower was a premonition of some dreadful scourge. From Ronroe County. The Forsyth Advertiser says crops in Monroe continue fine, and promise an abundant yield. Farmers are laying by their com with better prospects for a bountiful harvest than for years past. Cotton is green, vigorous and healthy. We understand that Dr. J. S. Lawton, of this place, raised eighty-five bushels of Irish potatoes on one-fourth of an acre. We hear of one a his profession. An just as me nna . rs inaepenaeni. une or two coiton j ZTZ**. 0 ? climate, grandeur of' scenery and war was closing, Mr. Walker took up his abode 1 * cents would put the State all right, j ^ andaBC6 an( j purity of water cannot be ex- ip Norfolk, Virginia, and in a short tune became i ^ Warning A Western paper gives the I** "op of Georgia can control the prices. ; "Xd largely identified with the commercial interests | + Earning.—A P Q P er gives “e — ce ^ a a - New York of the con8 olidated of his adopted city. He was elected President | following warning, whica it would be well to railroads, under the able supervision of Mr. J. of the Exchange National Bank, a position he | heed: B. Yates is located at 229 Broadway. Persons still holds. Last year he went_to Liverpool's ! “The people at this season should look ont 8ft y buy oxuy what you can pay cash you can hold your cotton. Well, that tiew of the question, but you can’t get to do it. l v dismiss, Messrs. Editors, this subject, k .Y'fl that every spring to see millions of Sr*? swept away from the hard working peo- t;V. ^ out h, whioh I think could be stopped Uncertain circumstances, hurts my feelings, !:?>* Tan * ; somebody who has sense enough to i J|T st * project to control the cotton crop un- ' are willing to pay us for it Oconee. 0TaE » Arrival of Swiss Emigrants in Carolina.—Some sixty Swiss emigrants, tr< y 0Ter ^h ron gh the agency of the East- , . ‘ ort h Carolina Immigration Association, ^ Te d at Goldsboro on Friday, the 2d inst., 4 * ere distributed principally to the counties j.. ‘k 00 , Edgecombe and Pitt—Wilson re- aUut half the lot. Those for Edgecombe V. r ' ! - V arr ived on Saturday at Wilson. The Soo* 1 ^k^aakr says: ^JJkair arrival here on Saturday, the mi » lllwny wer ® solemnized between p, rt; n P le * by * justice of the peace, and as <tjj. i, v *:* w . er * unable to speak English, it was •V* J'*™ intercession of an interpreter that kiL j* declared “manand wife.” The cere- fcpot Performed at Lutls' Hotel, near the n the presence of quite a large crowd. desirous of availing themselves of the extraordi- representative of the commercial men of f 0 r the large worm which infests the tomato nary facilities thus offered would do well to folk, with a view to furthering their interest by j yj nes< it» sting is deadly poison. It is of a make personal inquiries at headquarters. i ^a? direct trade. Whue abroad Mr. ri alker. g^ga C0 i 0 r, two or three inches long, and as j visited Constantinople and other portions of the i i a yg e a g a man’s finger. At Red Creek, Wayne _____ ; far East. _ In the election fot members of the 1 00U nty, a few days ago, a servant girl, while Front Morgan lonnty. Constitutional Convention of Virginia, Mr. W.,. gathering tomatoes, receiving a puncture from We clip the following from the Madison Farm thenarecentresidentofth£>tate, was nominated- one 0 f these worms, which created asensation Journal of the 12th: as t b 0 Consetyative Republican _ candidate for; similar to that of a bee sting. In a short time ~ -r. T _ -p-, T tpopw Moses the Norfolk District, but, by the aid of iron-clad tke poison penetrated to every part of the sys- The Cotton jj lv or the Boll oem. Moses ^ ftnd p e( j era i bayonets, his oponent, the; tem _ and s he was thrown into spasms which Foster, Esq., of Greene coimty, brings us some « u kn Dl , B ayne (colored Radical) was. Xgd in dTath ” " cotton forms this week, all perforated and de- J lecte(L 9 1Ir _ Waiker is of large frame, an inch! stroyed by a fly, which has made its appearance . 0 ver six feet in height, has a piercing j _ — - - " _ _ , on his plantation in large numbers. Ihisfly and ifl ca lled the handsomest man! to fob the North FoLR-French attacksi the square first, as tho boU ^onn does, y ir ^ a Those who know him best attri- joanub jnaaatw a balloon and it is feared that great damage will result to to \ im " rara executive ability. the cotton in this section in consequence. At is S aid that this fly made its appearance in this portion of Georgia in 1840, and damaged the A Negro Apprentice Appointed.—Jeremiah crops extensively. Baltimore, a colored boy, who constructed a beautiful model of a steam engine, which at- The Largest vet Made !—One Hundred and tracted great attention at the Patent Office, call- Pn,rrTv Bushels from One !—Jasper the Ban- ed to-day upon President Grant who received neb CotJNTr Oapt Hearn, of Putnam county, him very kindly, and who was so well pleased ! informs us that Mr. E. J. Walton, of Shady with him, that he at orca directed an appoint- Dale Jasper county, grew wheat this year at ment to be made out for the Iad as an appren- the most extraordinary rate of 115 bushels from tiee in the Bureau of Steam Engineermg at the one Messrs Hearn and Bullard threshed out Washington Navy Yard, on the samefooting as — . Vlt . and measured the wheat, and vouch for the the white boys employed tbere.— Washington: ing ; though, on the other hand, they do not pm of this statement. We therefore pro- Correspondent of the Philadelphia Enquirer,: their faith on it. They are willing to wait and nounce Jasper the “Banner County.” July 7. see what will come of the enterprise. designed to go to the North Pole. The most dis tinguished aeronauts in France arp ^interested in the project, and government aids it. The bal loon is made of some very elastic, fabric,-which will swell in the upper and more rarefied air and make room for the expansion of gas without bursting. It is the largest ever made, and will carry ten persons, supplies for months, and four thousand pounds of ballast. "With this (erial vehicle the voyagers expect to settlo the ques tion of an open polar sea, and disperse all the other mysteries of that portion of the globe. French scientists do not ridicule the undertak- From Stewart, Webster and Terrell. Basket Singing—D. L. Wooten's crop—Masonic Institute— Crops in Stewart— Gooseberry Acad emy—Sabbath School and Temperance Cele bration at Weston—Corn and Cotton Crops. Dawson, Ga., July 10, 1869. Editors Telegraph : The good people of Sar dis Church, (North-East ooraer of Terrell Coun ty,) celebrated the 4th of July by a “basket singing.” A great many people from town and country were in attendance. Commenced sing ing about 9 o’clock, a. m., and sang till 5 p. M., taking a few minutes recreation at the end of every hour, and two hours at noon, when the baskets were taken from their hiding places, the “good doings” uncovered, and “all con cerned" enjoyed a social dining in the pleasant groves around the Church. The dinner was excel lent, and the singing surpassed anything of the kind I have heard in many a day. I spent the night with my friend, D. L. Woo ten, who took me over his farm,'consisting of about 100 acres corn, and 120 acres cotton. If no disaster befalls his crop he will make at lea%t 1500 bushels of com and 50 bales of cotton. I visited several other farms duringthe day, (Mon day,) and found them in a flourishing condition. On Tuesday I attended the school examina tion of Mr. S. A. Goodwin, at the Masonic Institute, in Weston, Webster county, which was a brilliant success. The recitations in spelling, reading, arithmetic, geography, Eng lish grammar, rhetoric, Latin and Greek were almost perfect. The compositions of the girls and young ladies were worthy of older heads, and the declamations of the boys and young men excelled anything of the kind I ever wit nessed. Mr. Goodwin is a gentlemen of superior in tellect, and has a tact for imparting instruction equalled by but few. In the afternoon, Mr. J. W. Lowery delivered an address on education, well worthy a place in your columns. Attended a party in the evening at the Insti tute, where I had the pleasure of meeting and enjoying the sweet society of many of Web ster's fairest daughters. On Wednesday I spent the day in Stewart county; visited many farms, and am pleased to report them looking very fine, indeed. Saw large fields of cotton which will average hip high, the stalks being heavily freighted with forms, blooms and young bolls. Thursday I returned to Webster, and attended Mr. J. W. F. Lowery’s examination and exhibi- tion, at Gooseberry Academy, seven miles Northeast of Weston. Everything passed off pleasantly, and gave entire satisfaction to all present. On Friday I attended a Sabbath School and Temperance Celebration at Weston, which was a grand affair. There must have been about four hundred persons present, from Stewart,Ban- dolph, Webster and Terrell counties. The au dience was highly entertained in the Methodist Church with the best of vocal and instrumental music, and very appropriate addresses from Messrs. Bell, Jackson, Goodwin and Mills. A table about one hundred and fifty yards long had been erected and was literally covered with all the substantial necessaries of life, and all the mentionable luxuries in the eating line. Everybody appeared in a good humor, and eve rything passed off agreeably, pleasantly and satisfactorily. I left Westoii about 4 o’clock P. m., spent the night in Stewart county, and came home to-day, (Saturday.) The cotton and com crops inStewart, Weston and Terrell are very fine, indeed, and I heard nothing of the caterpillar, boll worm or rust. An old gentleman, and farmer, told me that the crop prospects in Webster county are better than they have been in twenty" years. Had a fine rain on Thursday and another on Friday. Weather very warm. I am under obligations to Messrs. D. L. Wooter and S. T. Hayes, of Terrell; Messrs. W. L. Bell, J. W. F. Lowery, L. G. Peel and Capt. Z. F. Sanders, of Webster, and Messrs. Frank and Tom Hester, W. G. Statam and Mrs. E. L. Byrd, of Stewart, for their kind hospitali ties. Yours truly, Han3. AVIiat is the General Average ? Eufaula, Ala., July 12, 1869. Editors Telegraph : I have noticed, in sev eral recent numbers of your paper, that many planters in Georgia have cotton from four and a half to five and a half feet high, and some have bolls already open. Will yon, or those planters who have this very forward cotton, kindly in- fortn the public as to the average height of their entire crops; also, what you or they think was the average height of all the cotton stalks in Georgia, and what was the average number of bolls and forms on each stalk on the 5th inst ? Some of your subscribers, who may not be familiar with cotton planting, have doubtless come to the conclusion, from reading recent numbers of the Telegraph, that Georgia has a much better crop than ever before planted, and I ask the above questions simply to arrive at the facts. I noticed a letter from some person, published in yonr paper, stating that a crop of three mill ion bales could be picked, saved and marketed by the present laboring force in the South; but Ido not remember his reasons for arriving at such conclusions. I do not believe that over two and one half million bales can profitably be picked by the present labor in the South, and the public would doubtless feel obliged to the writer of that article for his reasons for making the statement. One planter—Maj. George M. Bates—who is planting near here, has “one acre” of Peeler Cotton which, I am informed, averages a little over four feet high, and several stalks have from two hundred and eighty to three hundred bolls and forms on each ; but I do not think he would have the Georgia plant ers infer that his entire crop is as good as the one acre of Feeler. It is well known that he planted this one acre on a -wager of five hun dred dollars, and of course has given it extra care and cultivation. Please publish the above in yonr next issue, and answer the questions as soon as practiable, so that cotton speculators and spinners can know the true condition of the cotton crop of Georgia. Subscriber. From Talbot County. Crops in Talbot—Favorable Seasons—Death of T. H. Persons. Talbotton, July 10,1869, Editors Telegraph : Up to this time we have had good rains in nearly every portion of our county, and from all quarters good reports of the crops continue to arrive. The rains could not have been distributed more equally,or fallen at better times than we have had this year. From a very unfavorable commencement of the present prop the prospect has brightened with very great encouragement. With one more good rain the com crop is B&fe in Talbot, mnch of it, already, being far advanced. The cotton plant has been gathering weed, limbs and forms, and though not mnch larger thun-last year (only the guanoed or manured fields) promises well. In regard to this crop, we can only report a fine prospect. As yet no definite idea can be had of its results until we pass the month of August. Mr. T. H. Persons, one of the oldest and most prominent of Talbotton’s merchants, died a few days ago, in the 68th year of his age—a most excellent and enterprising citizen. Occasional. Ladles, owing to the peculiar state of the air surrounding them, require the use of Milk of Violets to whiten, as well as brighten their com plexion, without the least injury. Sold by all , druggists. V. W. Brinckerhoff, N. Y., sole agent The railroad is progressing slowly to Camilla, for America. * Mitchell. Weekly Resume of Foreign Aflhlrs. PREPARED BOB THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH. There has been unusually cold weather in Great Britain and Central Europe for above s week. In the county of Westmoreland, Eng land, three feet of snow covered the ground.— Serious apprehensions axe felt respecting the growing grain crop, and the price arisen con siderably. The fourth of July was celebrated in all the capitals of Europe; especially in Germany there was a grand display of complimentary ora tions, and at a banquet in Berlin, Mr. George Bancroft presiding, the speakers likened the anniversary of American Independence to the battle of Sadowa. Great Britain.—The Beers not -venturing to reject the Irish Church Bill in spite of the national will, have greatly altered the original draft by subsequent amendments. Bitter feel ings are entertained against the conservative members of the Upper House. The Ministry seems confident that yet the Lords will finally yield to publio opinion. Mr. Gladstone, the Premier declared at a banquet, offered to Her Majesty’s ministers by the Lord Mayor in the Mansion House, “the government would feel grateful for any improvements of the Bill, as passed by the Commons, {which the Peers might suggest.” At another meeting of owners of Confederate bonds, Admiral Warren expressed his opinion, that after the rejection of the Alabama treaty, they had reason to be more hopeful, as a court of justice would now decide their claims. Re viewing the course that had been taken for that purpose, be said “the decision of the Lord Chancellor was in their favor, and he thought an impartial court would adjudicate them the cotton, which would restore the bonds to their value. A submarine cable was laid between Peter head in Scotland and the coast of Norway. The cotton trade in Lancashire is very de pressed—several firms stopped payment The Fenians are very busy again in Ireland. At an Orangeite demonstration in Portadown, the police fired at the rioters, killing one and wounding another. France.—We have received intelligence that Napoleon has declared in favor of liberal re forms, and that Ronher, who has always played the part of a great vizier in the Empire, would be replaced by Emile Olivier, the zealous cham pion of a liberal eonstitntional regime for some years past However inoredible this sudden change of the Emperor’s mind may appear af ter his recent letter to Monsieur Mackan, we must not always apply the rules of logic to an autocratic policy, which is essentially influenced by personal impulses. It will be well, however, to await the confirmation of these views. One hundred and thirty elections for the Corps Legislatif were declared valid without any farther discussion. The opposition demands a responsible ministry, and the autonomy of the Corps Legislatif that the nation may govern the country. The negotiations with Belgium for a commer cial treaty have been concluded by a satisfac tory understanding on all points. Germany.—King William has returned from bis journey to Bremen, and through the newly acquired part of his dominions on the German Ocean. The naval port of the Jahde, the first the German nation ever possessed, which was built with an expenditure of ten millions of dol lars, received the name of “Wilhelmshafen.” Steps are being taken to found a Jewish The ological College in Berlin for the education of rabbis and preachers. Care will be taken that the management does not fall into the hands of any single party, and the pnpils will enjoy the same liberties as the students of German uni versities. Attempts are made to establish German colo nies in Palestine. Austria.—The Austrian ministers have left for the watering places. The resistance of the Priesthood against the new school and marriage laws continues in many parts of the empire. Italy.—The relations between the Vatican and Spain have greatly improved. The Spanish Ministry charged the Papal Nnn- cio to congratulate Pius Nono on the anniver sary of his elevation to the Papal chair, and handed him six thousand piasters on account of the ten thousand piasters which Spain annually contributes for the Basilica of the Vatican. A rumor is current that the Ecumenical Coun cil is to be postponed for one year. The attempt on Signor Lobbia, a deputy of the Italian Parliament, still occupies the public at tention. Lobbia badvehemently denouncedthe bribes connected with the tobacco monopoly; and the opposition papers impute the deed open ly to those deputies, who were accused of dis honest dealings by Lobbia and Crisjpi. Spain.—The Republican and Carlistic parties persevere in their hostile manifestations against the government. In reply to Senor Orense, Gen. Prim stated, thatthe government would never attempt a coup d'etat; all its efforts were directed toward the consolidation of liberty. Senor Zoulla declared the political revolution being a fait accompli, a revolution in the finan cial system was now still wanted. The Republican Junta, of New Castile, has issued against the reactionary policy of a part of the ministry, a manifesto recommending a reorganization, and advocating the right of in surreetion. Another Republican manifesto was pnblished in Sevilla on the 4th of Jnly. On the same day one thousand Republicans left the city with a view, it is said, of going to Portugal and penetrating into Spain through the province of Estremadura. Troops were sent in pursuit of them. The National Guards were ordered against the Carlistio conspirators in Andalusia and Ara gon. Stormy days seemyettobein store for Spain. No party will submit to be ruled by the majority, and the destinies of the nation are in the hands of a few ambitious chieftains. Poor unhappy land! Russia.—The baptism of the son of the heir presumptive was performed on Easter Monday of the Greek Churob, 21st of June. Alexander II and the King of Denmark were godfathers— the Grand Princess Maria, the Emperor’s daughter and the Princess of "Wales were god mothers. We may, in conclusion, chronicle, as a matter of course, the systematic, malicious insinua tions of the National Russian Press against the Poles and Germans. The Moscow Gazette has even invited France to a common crusade against the new German State, which owed her greatness only to the false and ill-conceived policy of her neighbors, which onght to be re duced to the geographical position she held un til the year 1866. The ukase respecting the opening of a Gen- oral Exhibition, which will take place in 1870, at St. Petersburg, has been published. Jabno. From Mitchell Gouty, MANURES—LONG-HEADED OATS—REAPING MACHINE CROPS—FREED MEN. July 7, 1869. Messrs. Editors: I see in almost every num ber of your paper reports of crops, manures, eto. I merely thought I would tell what I have seen in this county. I was, a few days ago, at Mr. Joseph Taylor’s, and he showed me an oat head that he raised on common pine land, which measured 24| inches long, and he said that forty stalks were prodnoed from one grain. Another one of his neighbors has invented an oat cutter, to cut the long-headed oats—the cheapest and simplest contrivance l ever saw. The inventor, T. P. Powell, says he will give twenty-five dollars for one that will exoel his, at less cost. All who wish to see the long-head ed oat and the machine, can see them by going to Taylor and Powell’s, six miles south of Ca milla. Corn and cotton are doing well—better crops have not been seen in several years. The freedmen are working well, and living in peace and harmony with their white Southern friends. Monroe Female College, Fonyth, Ga. The Boardof Trustees of Monroe Female Col lege, gratified at the interest that has been awa kened on the part of the patrons of the Institu tion by the commencement exercises of the past week, deem this a proper occasion to call the attention of the friends of female education to the high claims of this College to their oonaider- tion and patronage. The sohcloiBhip, the long experience as edu cators, and the teaching capacity of the Faculty justify the assertion that the advantages of be-, ing taught, and wall taught in this Institution, are equaled in few others, and we dare affirm are not surpassed by any in the oountry. The fact that the President, Dr. Hiilyer, devotes his efforts and feels a profound interest in the success of the College, aided as he is by his as* sooiates, guarantees to the petron that the inter*- ests of the pnpil could not be in better hands. The Trustees present the nl»iwi« of this corps of teachers to the fullest confidence of those who desire their daughters and wards to be well edu cated. The course of studies established in the Col lege is of a very high order. We cannot go into details, bnt state that it is as oonprehensive as in any currioulnm for young ladies, to be found elsewhere, and that no pnpil wh« wilt do her duty- need leave the Institution without being a good scholar. The location of the College constitutes an-* other point in its claims to patronage that should be highly estimated. Situated on the Macon A Western Bail Road (and thus of easy access,) in the town of For syth, proverbial for its health, in the midst of a community whose intelligence and moral worth are well known, it has advantages well worthy of the consideration of parents and guardians. The Trustees take pleasure in calling attention to the flattering prospects of the College from the assured attendance of a large number of pu pils in the future and from the fact that there were over one hundred matriculates the last term. They will not go into a special report of the late commencement, but will.only remark that the exercises were highly interesting to all and satisfactory to the Board and Patrons. The next term commences en the first Monday in August next, and it is desired by the Faculty, pupils shall be in attendance on that day. We would suggest to those who have both sons and daughters to educate thdt the ‘ ‘Hilliard Male In stitute” in Forsyth is a flourishing school for young men and boys, with which the patrons and the community are well pleased, and that they thus have the advantage of two exoellent Institutions in the same town. B. P. Tbippe, ) Committee of C. Peebles, > Board of Trustees. Jno. A. Davis, . ) The Japanese in California. The San Francisco Alta, speaking of this set* tlement, says, “every family will have a cottage and a garden for a full supply of vegetables and for ornament. The Japanese are apt at garden- ing and naturally fond of it, and regulations are unusual with them to enforoe order and neat ness. Mulberry trees and tea plants will be allotted in divisions to each family, when the plants are ripe for plucking. Each family will feed its own worms, spin its own cocoons, and receive pay according to its quality and quanti ty. The raw silk will then be put in market for export, or for home manufacturers. Tea will be made on the same principles. The families cultivate, pick the leaves, deliver at the factory, and receive payment. Thus the factories can make uniform qualities for market "Wine making will follow a similar jndicioos division of labor,*where it is practicable. There will be an extensive nursery for the growth and rale of Japanese trees, such as are not now to be got in this State, tea plants, bamboos, wax trees, etc. “The Bamboo, besides its mechanical uses, will introduce to our tables a much needed es culent The yonng sprouts combine the virtues of the artichokes and asparagus. They are more marrowy and delicious than either; and in size is greater than the whole bunch of aspara gus. It far surpasses our vegetables in nutri ment and in kindly digestion. The bamboo will grow large and find itself at home in onr foothills. When we learn its multifarious uses we will value its introduction to onr State. The mulberry and the tea plant always produce their finest results in the uplands,where there is some frost to give winter repose to their organs of growth. These people are skilled in tea mak ing and they have aU the maehinery for it Cal ifornia is going to be independent of the out side world in another important article. Ere long, tea, of known purity, will form a large overland export. Besides China oil, that is the cleanest burner among the oils of oommerce, comes from the tea nut It is an important part of the profit of the tea culture. It should be mentioned that a highly competent native dootor of medicine is attached to this colony.' The tree which yields both varnish and wax is perfectly adapted to our foothills. To get the wax, the nnts containing it are mashed and boiled, the wax separating readily. Varnish is the circulating fluid of the tree, as turpentine is of the pine. “The surrounding land has a good growth of oak trees, insuring good rain-falL It is de signed to raise in these woods the Japanese oak leaf silk-worm. This worm makes excellent silk and large symmetrical cocoons. The.moth is bright yellow, with large ornamental wings. The worm is not domesticated and fed by hand. It is allowed its own way among the trees of the forest; and families oarnpout there daring the season of production. Though the oak leaf is its choioe, it is not dainty. It eats and is happy with the leaves of the most deciduous trees. All is grist that comes to its mill. "We have seen the silk of this worm. It is fine and very elastic. Its natural color is a pleasant gray, and of all silks is the most retentive of its color. The cunning of the learned men of Japan has been exhausted without finding a color that Will stand against the first application of water. This fine variety of .’ilk can only be used at present where its natural color is aeceptable. No donbt mordants will be fonnd which will fix artificial colon, and then oak-leaf silks, because of the healthy worms and the elasticity of the cloth, will come into" general favor. “The taste of Japan runs largely os 'fish. The artificial culture of fish, so new to Christendom, has been practiced in Japan from immemorial time. The very first day these people laid out a lake for fish, culture on their new purchase, there being water, and a well-adapted spot among the undulations of the land. Fish grow to great size tinder protection from devouring enemies. The carp attains the length of, not nnfreqnently, five feet! Of all human food fish is the least troublesome to cultivate, and, being always fat and succulent in these enclosures, the meat is exceptionably nutritious. To make such lakes hold water, the Japanese form a cheap and effective oement by a simple mixture of shell-lime, sand and ashes. ‘•The varnish tree of Japan resembles vety closely onr white walnut tree. Its foliage is less; so much that it looks as if it were not thriving. The varnish, like turpentine, exudes from similar incisions made in the bark. There is one near the fountain in our city guldens. Rice will be one of the grains cultivated for home use by the Japanese oolony. AU rioe is not a low land produot. There is a fine variety known as liill nee, not inferior in nutriment nor in flavor.” Mssissifpi Justice.—The courts in Mississip pi ara having a nioe time with. juries. In Jefferson oounty the jury is, composed entirely of negroes; and in Issacpteno county, the jury stands eleven negroes and eee white man. An exchange suggests tiat tfea white soon ispsmit- ted to ait to write out the verdicts.

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Weekly Georgia telegraph. (Macon [Ga.]) 1858-1869, July 16, 1869, Image 1