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The Greorgia ^Weekly Telegraph.
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jj^CON FRIDAY, JULY 16, 18C9.
v.t-TT Gbifeb.—Our friend, Mr. S. L Gnstin,
brought ns, on Monday, two boxes of magnifi
cent Hartford Prolific Grape a—whose great
clusters were fully ripe, and disclosed not a
single imperfection. Mr. Gnstin's Vineyard is
a cariosity, and illustrates the perfect adapta
tion of this section of Georgia to the grape c" 1
tare. His vines are only three years old, 1
are burdened, in some cases, with a hundred
clusters, and, when we saw them last, there was
not an imperfect leaf or grape to be seen. Fine
grapes early in July is early indeed; but, in or-
dinary seasons, we think that fruit wo ave
matured in June.
Contracts JOB Chinese Laboeees.-A pan
Francisco paper of the 27th nit, says a contract
has been made in that city to supply 20,000 Chi
nese laborers tobe employed as plantation hands
in Tennessee. The same paper commends the
Chinese laborers for the manner in which they
performed their work on the Pacific Railroad,
and thinks general attention has been attracted
to this class of labor for the reason that they
have proved themselves unsurpassed as rough
workers. The Tennessee immigrants will receive
their fare to the State and §20 per month wages.
Another force of 25,000 is being contracted for
to proceed to Mississippi.
Mechanic’s Lien.—In the United States
Court’at Atlanta, on Tuesday last, Judge Ers-
kine decided, in the matter of Newman, a cred
itor of John H. Lovejoy, a bankrupt, claiming
a mechanic’s hen that the mechanic had twelve
months after the completion of the work within
which to bring suit, notwithstanding a note had
been taken from the debtor, whilst the work
was progressing, covering the whole price of
the work, which note became due more than
twelve months prior to the commencement of
the action.
Suez Camn.—In the month of October next
the Suez Canal will, throughout its entire length,
have attained the required depth of twenty-six
English feet, with a width varying from one
hundred metres (327 English feet) along the
greater portion of the canal, to sixty metres (196
English feet) at three other points along the
line, as specified in the plans. The official in
auguration has now been fixed to take place on
the 17th of November next.
Mat.tha Harris.—The Atlanta Intelligencer
reports that the woman Harris was admitted to
bail on Monday in the sum of S1500. The In
telligencer adds that she persistently denies that
Tamer had any knowledge of, or any connec
tion with, the crime of which she stands charged.
Old “Uncle Billy Hill,” the Atlanta auc
tioneer died on Monday and was buried yes
terday.
Griffin and Nobth Alabama Railroad.—
This road is to be put through sure enough.
The grading from Griffin to Newnan is already
■ done and the superstructure will be commenced
.very soon. It will run through some of the fin-
-sst mineral and agricultural regions of Georgia
And Mississippi,and connect with Gen. Forrest's
road at Ely ton—opening a straight shute to the
Mississippi at Memphis.
The Ohio Nomination.—The nomination of
General Rosecrans in Ohio was a grand surprise
to the party leaders, disturbs the succession and
lifts the Ohio Demcrats out of the old ruts. At
first. the old leaders swore like “our Army in
Flanders,” but they have all fallen into line and
now the general idea seem^ to be that Rosecrans
will, certainly be elected.
Mtbstsstfpt. — Mississippi is practising the
same, tactics as Virginia. The democracy are
going .into voluntary eclipse and will support
General Dent, President Grant’s brother-in-law,
a republican, and claim that they will elect him
by thirty-five to forty thousand majority.
Ft.oji . Stewart County.—A note to the edi
tors from Florence, Stewart connty, says: "We
are having fine rains, and com, perhaps, never
looked more promising. Cotton has recovered
from the chills of spring, and now bids fair for
a good crop.
JamesJish, Jb., telegraphed back the words,
“Non possumus,” when Patti sent on her terms
for engagement of one hundred nights. These
were $200,000 in gold, one-half in advance, the
rest in daily, instalments.
The new .site for the White House is three
miles from the Capitol, located at that distance
for the convenience of a few choice viators who
come in carriages. Any who haven’t §10 to
spare forahack won’t be likely to bother royalty.
The Washington correspondents say that a
private letter has been received from General
Hancock, in which he intimates that if tendered
the nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania
by the Democrats he will resign his commission
and accept it.
Judge D. R. Dunham, an old and prominent
citizen of 8t Augustine, Florida, committed
suicide by shooting bimself at that place on the
first instant '
Thebe are said to be not less than one hun
dred colored men now in Rome preparing for
the Catholic priesthood. The majority of them
will become teachers of freedmen of the South.
In Paris, “low shoes” are coming in fashion
for ladies, of the same color as the stocking, and
the stocking the same color as the dress; also,
the ladies are universally adorned with the large
“sailor collars/] _
Chicago is now the great distributing post
office for all the American mails for China, Ja
pan, the Sandwich Islands and the States of the
Pacific slope.
Pennsylvania.—The Pennsylvanians it is said
are going to nominate General Hancock for
Governor, pnd the Northern papers say that he
will resign his position in the army if nominated
and Bweep the State.
Condiments.—Somebody says that Mrs. Stan
ton is the salt, Anna Dickinson the pepper, and
Mrs. Anthony the vinegar of the Woman’s
Rights movement.
New Eea.—Mr. Lyons, agent of the Atlanta
New Era is in town, on business connected with
that paper. Ry the way the New Era yesterday
fail to come.
Feans Plate, apologising for pis speech at
the Long Branch Banquet, says :
**t did not intend wounding the feelings of
those who had honored me by an invitation to
be present at the festivities. _ On the contrary,
it was my intention, in speaking of our late ad-*
versaries, to refer to them as unworthy our
BteeL ''
Political Movements In Mississippi.
Judge Dent sent the following letter to the
Mississippiin relation to his nomination for
Governor:
Washington, J>. C., July 9, 3S69.
Gentlemen—Tour communication of this day
requesting permission to place'my name before
the National Union Republican Convention is
at band. In reply, I beg to assure you that if
I can in the least be instrumental in restoring
the State of my adoption to her normal place in
the Union and secure her a good local adminis
tration, yon have permission to use my name for
any position within the gift of the National Re
publican party of your 8tate. The platform
adopted by your convention at Jackson on the
23d of June last, I most heartily approve and in-
done. With great respect I have the honor to
l>e, your obedient servant,
Louis Dent.
Agrieultnral Export Products of .the
South and North Compared.
The monthly report of the Department of
Agriculture for May and June gives a list of ag
ricultural exports of certain products in the year
ending December 31,1869, both in quantity and
value. This list comprehends, with few unim
portant exceptions, the entire agricultural ex
ports of the '‘nation,” as it is now termed. It
comprises a great variety of products and foots
up §309,160,477. We give below the leading arti
cles, collated from the list:
Cotton—Uplands §162.967,035
Sea Islands..., 2,991,488
Wheat ' 21,771,072
Wheat Flour 19,893,609
Tobacco Leaf J7»fS , 2S5
Indian Com FM67.818
Lard... 8,263,097
Cheese 6,137,132
Shooks, Staves and Headings 6,135,498
HamandBacon ...... .» 5,625,345
Cotton—Manufactures of 0,394,237
3.379,530
Other Manufactures of Tobacco 3.023,109
Beef 2,543,906
Boards, Clapboards, Deal Planks, Joint ’
and Scantling
Tallow 1,936,03,7
Let us consider a few facts developed by this
table from the Agricultural Department as fol
lows:
Total value of raw Cotton exports §165,958,523
Total value of all other exports 1.. 143,201,954
Balance in favor of Cotton 22,756,569
But besides Cotton there is leaf Tobacco, Rice»
Rosin, Turpentine, naval stores, almost exclu
sively Southern exports, and amounting in gross
to $19,767,112. Then there are lumber and
timber and numerous other articles which must
be divided to the credit of the Northern and
Southern States respectively; but we can afford
to credit them wholly to the North. With these
revisions the agricultural export showing of the
two sections would be as follows:
Value of Exports from the Southern
States §185,725,635
Valueof Exports fromallthe otherStates 123,434,842
Balance against the North. 62,290,793
We will leave moralists and publicists to spec
ulate on these exhibits as they please. On the
one side is a comparatively feeble section of the
country—blasted, ravaged and plundered by
war—bedeviled by every utopian experiment
to invert society and subvert public order—de
prived of liberty and the right of self-govern
ment—in great part under the control of mili
tary satraps—wholly a prey to the caprice of
selfish and corrupt politicians—charged and
believed by four-fifths of the Northern people
to be in such a condition of turbulence and law
lessness that neither life nor property is safe—
and yet producing sixty-two millions value more
exportable agricultural commodities than all the
other sections of the country together, com
pared with which she is as about one to four.—
Try your hands and speoulate upon these facts.
Tell us how it is, and why it is, and what is the
value of the South. What can she do when her
vast area shall be peopled, as it one day will be,
and how will the party Dogberry’s and fanatics
who now lord it over her, one day figure in the
future history of the continent
Average Condition of the Cotton Crop.
How can we come at the average condition of
agrowing cotton crop? It is, and must be, a
mere matter for judgment and conjecture. Our
numerous and attentive agricultural correspond
ents do very frequently give their judgment
upon the average development of cotton in
their respective counties and vicinities, and we
are always glad to have it. But, very naturally,
and very properly too, as we conceive, their at
tention is mainly attracted by the best crops.
and they do not write so much with a view to
the formation of conjectural estimates upon the
sum total of the general product, as to give the
public information of agricultural progress and
achievement, and thus stimulate the good
work of improvement in planting
In a word, although, as to authority for the
condition and vicissitudes of the cotton crop in
Georgia, the Telegbaph is necessarily incom
parable, yet those reports are not for cotton
merchants, but for cotton growers.
We are not all nervous about the effect of any
impression which may be made npon the minds
of the former by these reports. It is our aim
to be the faithful chronicler of achievements in
planting—the herald of progress and develop
ment We want the people to know, through
our columns, what is being done, and what can
be done in the way of heavy cropping—and if
any one is simple enough to form a judgment
of general production from an exceptional case,
where a planter by good culture is likely to real
ize a bale or two bales to the acre, he must learn
better. We know that the average Teas been a
bale to four acres and a half. Hence we are
obliged to our correspondent, “Subscriber,” who
tells us about cotton stalks a little over four feet
high, with two hundred and eighty to three hun
dred forms and bolls on each of them. This
shpws what can be done, and that is, after all,
the great object of our devotion to the agricul
tural interests of Georgia and the South.
The Expelled Members.
The Atlanta Constitution, of yesterday, con
tains some ingenious ratiocination by which
that paper so far retraces its steps as to advise
Georgia Legislators to withhold a decision upon
any particular line of policy to the expelled ne
gro members and come to the General Assembly
entirely uncommitted. He says: “Times are
changing and we know not what an hour may
bring forth.” Yes, we see very significant
events transpiring. We see what Virginia has
done to get out of the hands of Congress. We
see what Mississippi is proposing to do for the
same end. The Democrats are actually organ
izing a “National Republican Party,” and pro
pose to run Dent, a brother-in-law of the Presi
dent and a Republican. Texas is doing tho
same—running Hamilton—a Republican, for
Governor, against the Radicals in order to ac
complish reconstruction. Can it be possible,
that while this is going on, Georgia is muddling
her brains with political figments about reseat
ing a few negro members, well knowing that
Congress will certainly put them in and put all
at sea again unless these negroes are reseated
by ourselves ? Surely God has given ns eyes—
we ought to use them—we ought to learn a little
from what is going on all around ns.
We will give the Constitution a safe rule of
proceednre in thin case. CaTFind ont what the
Congressional restrictionists in Georgia want
you to do, and then do just the opposite. The
least inquiry will satisfy the Constitution about
the path of wisdom and safety, by this method.
Caterpillar in Flobjda.—The Savannah News
copies the following East Florida letters to Cot
ton Factors in that place:
Gainesville, Fla., July 9, I860.—“The cat
erpillar has made its appearance beyond a doubt.
There is scarcely a cotton weed on our place
that has not one or more leaves eaten. We are
no alarmists, and looked npon the cry raised
some weeks ago as unfounded, but we mi de
ceive ourselves no longer, the fly can be Been,
in the evening, in countless numbers.”
Et.t.tsyuxe, Fla., July 6, 18C9.—“The pest
of Florida has commenced its work of destruc
tion in Alachua county, and I have heard of
some in Colombia, but have not seen any on my
farm. The cotton crop is growing very fast
and if it were not for the worm a fair crop could
be raised; but Alachua is one of our largest
planting counties, and, as they are already there,
the crop will necessarily be a short one.”
We regret to see this, but nevertheless it is
well to remember that such alarms attend al
most every cotton crop. We cannot, during
our connection with the press, recollect a soli
tary crop which has not been more or less as
sailed by worms and caterpillars in some locali
ties.
TI»e Condition of Georgia.
A South Carolinian who had been travelling
around Georgia, a few days ago expressed his
astonishment at the order, prosperity and pro
gress of the State. “Sir,” said he, your people
cannot be too thankful. I can hardly persuade
myself that you have just emerged from a state
of disastrous war and subjugation—that you have
just passed through the ordeal of congressional
reconstruction. There is no State in the whole
Sontb, Kentucky alone excepted, whose condi
tion can for a moment be compared with that of
Georgia.
Look at South Carolina, writhing in all the
horrors of a carnival of negro rule—with her
negro, juries, magistrates, sheriffs, police offi
cers, legislators:—with nothing certain and se
cure but the complete triumph of African bar
barism, ignorance and vice. Look at North
Carolina with her consolidated negro banditti,
protected in rape, rapine and murder by Hol
den—where no crime committedby a negro can
be punished. Look at Virginia—the sport of
military caprice ; with all tfer civil offices va
cated in a day. Look at Tennessee, with all
her respectable whites disfranchised—the prey
of ignorance and roguery. Look at the desper
ate condition of Florida, Alabama and Missis
sippi, and tell me, if your people ought not to
thank God their case is so much better.”
Our friend was right. We have much reason
for gratitude that our condition is as well as it
is. We have, on the whole, a good constitution
—we have a reasonably fair administration of
justice—we have profound peace and order.
The cause of religion and of education is advan
cing. The health of the people is good. We
are fast emerging from the pressure of poverty
into a condition t>f pecuniary ease and comfort,
and, in our recollection, we have never seen the
day when the road to wealth was so plain and
open before the people. The great business of
Georgia—Cotton growing—is the best business
in the world, and it is open to every man willing
and able to labor. No healthy man in Georgia
need suffer a day for want of profitable employ
ment Furthermore, the control of politics is
substantially in the hands of the whites, nor
need they, in the existing conditions, fear any
great degree of annoyance from negro office
holders.
This is the state of affairs which lifts a warn
ing voice to the people of Georgia, and implores
them to run no needless hazard of passing
through another and a more retributive Con
gressional ordeaL Beware. Look well at all
the States around yon, and give the men who
have placed them in so disastrous condition no
excuse for doing the same by you. Your pres
ent peace and prosperity are not for a moment
to be weighed against the little annoyance of
re-seating a score of negroes in your Legisla
tive Halls for a single session.
Low Fares for Immigrants and Tour
ists.
We republish from the New York Herald and
Schenectady Union a deserved commendation
of the arrangement for low railroad fares to
Southern immigrants and tourists, effected last
year principally by the activity of CoL Hulbert,
Superintendent of the Georgia State Railroad.
According to that article this arrangement termi
nated by its own limitations, on the 1st inst.,
and we really hope Col. Halbert, and the other
contracting railway parties, will take measures
at once to re-establish the system.
It was the means of bringing thousands South
last year, who would not have made the tap at
ordinary fares, and we attribute much of the
manifestly improved feeling in the North
towards this section to this increased inter
course. Every Northern man who traveled
through the South was compelled to see that the
stories about the prevalence of lawlessness, vio
lence and intolerance in this section were
groundless. He saw everywhere a quiet and
orderly people, and met everywhere a polite
and courteous reception. He was a good wit
ness for the South upon his return, and the
number of such witnesses was very great
But independently of disarming mere preju
dice and slander we wish Americans and Euro
peans everywhere to inspect this country with a
view to immigration and settlement. We all
want to see population increase—property rise
in value—trade revive; and it is particularly
for the interest of all the Southern railways
that the productive power of these States should
be rapidly developed. We believe that the
question of our rate of progress rests mainly
with them. They must stimulate personal in
vestigation and inquiry by low fares to travel
lers who come on that errand; and this they
can do, under CoL Hulbert’s plan, not only
without expense, but with an increase of even
their immediate profits. It costs little more to
run full trains than trains half filled, and the
great bulk of this passenger travel will come in
the dead of winter, at a season of the year when
there is comparatively little movement among
onr own population.
Next Winter all eyes will be turned South.
We shall be by far the liveliest section of the
Union. The cotton crop will loom np magnfi-
centlyasthe great agricultural trophy of the
continent, and the desire to see a region so pro
ductive in wealth will be far greater than it ever
has been before.
It rests, then, with the railways to say to what
extent this desire shall be gratified. We main
tain it is for their interests—immediate and pro
spective—to offer very liberal inducements to
travel; and all the facilities and accommoda
tions to travellers should be made as complete
and reasonable as possible. Thousands will want
to attend our Georgia State Fair in November.
We hope parties in interest will 6tand prepared
to meet the demands of the situation in a spirit
of enlightened liberality.
Maryland State Fair.
The American Farmer for July contains the
programme of the First Fair of the Maryland
State Agrieultnral and Mechanical Association,
to be held at Pimlico, near Baltimore, Tuesday
October 26th, and continue four days. The
Prize list comprises seven doable column pages
of the Farmer, and the Premiums foot up as fol
lows : For all the varieties of cattle $2,460; do.
of Sheep §378; do. of Swine §135; do. of Hor
ses $5,410; Poultryandotherbirds §137; Farms,
farm and garden products, including flowers,
§587; Agricultural implements and machines
§547; Harness and other leather manufactures
§65; amounting in all to a total in premiums
of §9,719.
Planting Operations Near Eufaula.
We have from the office of R. A. Solomon,
Cotton Buyer and Commission Merchant, in
Eufaula, a very interesting statement of the
comparative operations of thirty-six planters in
the vicinity of Eufaula in 1868 and 1869. This
statement shows the following facts:
Acres in Cotton in 1868 10,435—in 1869. .13,035
Acres in com in 1863 6,145—in 1869.. 6,030
Acres in small grain in 1868.. 1,151—in I860.. 1,149
Tons fertilizers used in 1869. 22—in 1869.. 85
Hands employed in 1363.... 813—inlS09.. 835
Cotton receipts to July 10,1868, bales 33.000
Cotton receipts to July 10.1869, bales 22,000
Stock on hand July 10,1868, bales 180
Stock on hand July 10,1867. 17
Stokes Gone Up.—The Nashville Banner pub
lishes a Knoxville dispatch of the 10th, which
says:
The publisher of the Maryville Republican, a
colored man named Scott, discharged his white
Stokes editor, and the paper comes out this
morning with his son, W. B. Scott, Jr., editor,
the strongest Sente r paper in the State. The
Republican is now owned and edited by colored
men and will fight for Sender and suffrage till
death.
The weather was extremely oppressive yester
day, particularly in the afternoon.
From 3f illedgevllle.
The Milledgeville Recorder announces the
arrival in that city of a detachment of thirty-
three men from Company C., 18th U. S. In
fantry, to investigate the charge of whipping
convicts employed on the Macon and Bruns
wick Railroad.
Suicide by a Convict.—Luke Arnold, convict
ed of murder in Wilkes connty, and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life, says the Federal
Union, hung himself in his cell on Thursday
night last. He was received at the penitentia
ry the evening previous, and worked with the
other convicts on the railroad Thursday. He
was a negro of very bad character, having com
mitted one of the most fiendish murders that
ever blackened the criminal records of this
State.
We learn from the Federal-Union that Ogle
thorpe College Commencement begins on Sun
day, the 18th, with a sermon by Professor
Smith—Oxford on the same day, and Athens,
August 1st. Mr. Joseph Marshall, the new
Postmaster, was installed on Wednesday last.
The colored population had a gala day last
Friday, and were heavily reinforced from Ma-
bon. The Federal Union says:
Most of the speaking breathed moderation and
good advice, but one Jeff Long, of Macon, we
learn,made one of bis characteristic and inflam
matory harangues, against Democracy in gener
al, and lousy-headed democratic niggers (as he
styled them) in particular.
Old Aunt Jenny Lamar, an original African,
died last week at probably about ninety years of
age. She was a servant of Col. Zach Lamar,
who, in his will, in consideration of her kindness
to his family, gave her a house and lot in this
city, and required that his daughter, Mrs. Gen.
Cobb, should support her as long as she lived
and exact no service of her. The wishes of her
master were faithfully carried out, and she lived,
for more than thirty years, at the home thus
provided for her, where her wants were supplied
and a girl kept to wait on her. She was a good,
Christian woman, and white and black enter
tained for her the kindest feeling.
^ From Brunswick-
The Seaport Appeal of Saturday, the ’. 0th inst.,
gives us the following from that interesting
point:
Rains and the Chops.—Abundant rains have
fallen in, and around Brunswick, during the
present week. Reports reach us from all quar
ters to the effect that the growing crops, com,
cotton, potatoes, &c., are all promising.
The wheat crop, is perhaps, the best ever pro
duced in the State. More may have been made
in one year than will be harvested this; but con
sidering the breadth of land sown, the yield will
probably be greater this than any previous year,
at least, this is the opinion of friends in the
wheat producing sections.
Quite Dull.—The past week has been quite
dull in our city, owing to the fact that so many
gents left on last Monday for Savannah to wit
ness the grand races which took place on the
Cth and 7th inst. However, we have the pleas
ure of noticing several strangers in our city the
past two or three days.
Passenger Thais.—We are reliably informed
that within a few weeks, at farthest, passenger
trains will be run over the road from Bruns
wick. President Screven informed us that it
is understood that the A. & G. R. R. will tem
porarily furnish and run the trains, although
the preliminaries have not yet been arranged.
The Appeal is elated over the triumph of
Brunswick over Savannah in the late regatta in
the Savannah river.
Good News.—We are only permitted to say
that the news of the Albany and Brunswick Rail
road is indeed cheering. All may now take new
hope.
Telegbaph Prospects.—We were pleased to
meet W. A. Benton, Esq., who visits the city at
the instance of the President of the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad, to gather particulars and
make an estimate as to the cost of constructing
a telegraph line along his railroad.
From Pntnam County.
The Eatonton Press and Messenger of the
13th has the following:
Scarlet Fever.—We learn that this disease,
so fatal to children, has made its appearance in
the lower part of the connty.
Tub Weather.—Crops.—Since our last issue
we have been enduring the warmest weather of
the season. Thermometer ranging from 89 to
100 degrees in the shade. Immediately jobout
Eatonton we are not suffering for rain, but in
some sections of the connty the farmers are on
the anxious bench. In several instances we
have in mind there has been no rain on the
farm for three weeks past.
“Betsy Ann,” a correspondent of the Coving
ton Enterprise, says the girls in her section have
formed an association in which they have deter
mined to wear nothing but calico frocks and
sundown hats. Rather cool and interesting, we
think; the boys should come ont a la Major
Jones, and make a visit in that section.
From IlaivkiuNville and Parts Adja
cent.
Horrible Tragedy in Hayneville. — We
have an account of a most brutal deed, which
was perpetrated at Hayneville last Saturday.
The particulars, aB given by a reliable citizen of
Houston, are as follows:
At the time above stated, as Mr. Bryant Ed
mondson was passing the house of Joe Bass, his
step-son, he was invited in to dine. As he rode
in at the gate, he received a pistol shot in the
head from a man in the employ of Bass, named
Potts. As he was falling from his horse, Potts
seized him by the hair, and dragged him to the
ground, when he beat his face to a jelly with
his pistol and also broke his jawbone, besides
breaking the pistoL He then stamped him in
the face with his feet, knocking out one eye. It
is said that Potts shot him twice after he fell.
Bass then came up, and straddling the almost
lifeless form as it lay. on the ground, stabbed
him several times in the bowels. A negro ran
up and snatched him off. Bass threatened to
kill the negro, and tried hard to stab him. but
the latter held him until he promised not to
go back. Potts was arrested upon the spot.
Bass fled, but was pursued and captured. Bass
had had a previous difficulty with his step-fa
ther, and threatened his life. We are not ac
quainted with the parties concerned, or the in
centives to this bloody tragedy, but we can
scarce imagine (if we have Been correctly in
formed) provocation sufficient for the commis
sion of a deed so full of horror and brutality.
Mr. Edmondson was still alive, at last accounts.
Telfair Ahead.—Mr. James McLeod, Jr., of
Telfair county, reports that cotton opened on
his plantation on the 22d of June last. This is
the first open cotton we have heard of this sea-
sod. Hurrah for old Telfair!
Fine Rain.—We were blessed with a glorious
shower laBt Monday, which did not come a bit
too soon. Our gardens were nearly burnt up,
crops were suffering, and the very grass had a
baked appearance.
Gone.—Mr. J. M. Brown says the caterpillars
have disappeared from his cotton, but the rust
is still injuring his corn.
A friend informs ns that in the neighborhood
of Longstreet they have not had a good season
since the middle of April.
What the Southern States Would Have
Done.—The Cincinnati Enquirer says Forney,
who was at the “hub” Jubilee, “was so taken
with the magnitude of the enterprise, that he
unconsciously asked himselff, ‘What would the
Southern States of this Union be to-day if, with
all the affluence of soil and climate, they had
been guided by men full of the energy and con
science of the New England Puritans? They
would have held the negroes in slavery until
they found it a losing institution, when they
would have sold their slaves to some neighbor
ing people—then have betaken themselves to
unwonted expression of indignation against the
crime of human servitude, and against those
who participated in it, and then they would
have made .war upon those to whom they had
sold themselves, and compelled the purchaser
to liberate them. And, finally, would have put
the recent slaves over the recent masters, as
political superiors. That is what the Southern
States would have done had they been guided
by men of energy and science of the New Eng
land Puritans.”
TELEGBAPH.
Lanier House.—This fine Hotel is now enjoying
a good run of patronage, notwithstanding the in
tensely warm weather and the formidable competi
tion with which it contends. In fact, if one would
find comfort these hot days be has only to secure
lodgings in the large, well-ventilated rooms of the
Lanier House, and partake of its excellent board
and the princely hospitality of its proprietors. But
it is no use to speak of Collier in connection with a
hotel, as everybody in Georgia knows that they go
together and in what grand style.
Free omnibuses ran between this house and the
passenger shed, and correct time of arrival and de
parture is always given to guests.
From Washington.
Washington, July 13.—Sheridan is here.
Revenue receipts to-day §829,000.
Sherman departs on Saturday for a two week’s
absence; and Rawlins departs to-morrow for two
week’s absence.
Lemus returned to-day.
Seward has rheumatism in France.
Dr. Mary Walker’s application for office has been
finally referred to Boutwell.
The trial of the negro woman for killing a white
man is progressing before Judge Fisher. The jury
is half black.
The Tribune is discussing the Virginia election,
and in answering the question whether members of
the Legislature should be seated without taking the
iron clad, says: “Most certainly this has been
allowed in other States, and why not in Virginia ?
Everyone should take the oath of fidelity to the
government and the Constitution, but not be forced
to swear that he never gave aid or comfort to tile
rebellion. It seems, to ns to be the proper con
struction of existing laws which requires this.”
Customs from the let to the 10th are four and a
quarter millions.
The Cabinet to-day ignored the further considera
tion of the Mississippi election, and the fourth
Tuesday in November may be considered fixed as
election day for Mississippi and Texas.
Washington, July 14.—Revenue to-day §674,000.
But few, of the many visitors, are admitted to
the President, who is busy in arranging his business
for a two weeks’ absence.
Supervisor Stanwood telegraphs for the arrest of
Collector Willis, and Deputy Collector Quill, for al
leged blindness to illicit distillation.
The President has appointed Jas. H. Foote Pen
sion Agent at Raleigh, N. C.
Admiral Poore succeeds Hoff, who asks relief on
account of ill health.
Peabody iB sick, but not seriously.
Foreign News.
Havana, July 13.—The railroad communication
between Havana and Puerto Principe is open.
Puerto Principe haa been reinforced by a battalion
of marines from Spain.
The vomito is raging fearfully at Nenvitas.
The Spanish commander reports an engagement
in the Sagua district, wherein the rebels suffered
heavy loss.
Thirty-three additional estates of alleged rebels
have been embargoed.
London, July 13.—Napoleon yields to the Corps
Legisl&tiff.
No charge in the ministry is yet announced, but
an early reorganization is certain. Throughout the
whole crisis the Emperor has exhibited peculiar tact
and shrewdness. He had nearly all the members of
the Corps Legislatiff to dinner and a soiree at St.
Cloud, and chatted playfully with many of them on
different subjects, and of a variety of opinions, giv
ing expression to many piquant sayings.
London, July 13.—The motion to postpone was
withdrawn, and the disestablishment bill passed to
its third reading. The clause permitting bishops to
retain their &eats in the House of Lords was
erased, and a provision providing furnished resi
dences and glebes for Catholics and Presbyterians,
when the bill passed, and the Lords adjourned, af
ter an exciting session.
Paris, July 14—The Emperor has accepted the
resignations of Rouher and La Valletti. The radi
cals are indignant at the prorogation of the corps
Legislatiff.
Belfast, July 14.—There are serious Orange and
Catholic riots. Many windows smashed, one Ca
tholic school house battered, and others damaged.
Several rioters and police were hurt.
London, July 14.—Mass meetings for and against
the disestablishment bill are advertised.
Mississippi Registration and Election.
Trial of Yerger.
Washington, July 14.—Maj. Wofford visited Gen.
Sherman to-day, and received from him additional
assurances of an impartial registration and election
in Mississippi. The military officers who conducted
the registration and election in Virginia, will be or
dered to Miesiesippi on the same duty. A procla
mation ordering the Miesiesippi election on the
fourth Tuesday in November, has been signed by
the President.
Phillips is now arguing, in behalf of Verger, the
writ of habeas corpus. Secretary Hoar is present
and taking notes.
Later.—The proclamation for the Mississippi
election has been promulgated. It submits to a
separate vote the disfranchisement clause and the
ineligibility clause, and the restriction of the State
from lending money to corporations or becoming
a stockholder in corporations. It submits to a sep
arate vote the part of the oath of office as follows
“That I have never, as a member of any Conven
tion, voted for or signed any ordinance of secession;
that I have never, as a member of any State Legis
lature, voted for tho call of any Convention that
passed any such ordinance.” It is understood that
sections four to fifteen, inclusive, of article thirteen,
under the head of “ Ordinance,” are considered as
forming no part of said Constitution.
The Yerger habeas corpus argument lasted four
hours. Hoar strongly combatted Chase’s jurisdic
tion. At the close of the hearing, Chase said he
would inform the counsel when he had dijested the
arguments.
Further from the Texas Floods.
Galveston, July 13.—Specials from Columbus
to-day, say Colorado river is higher than ever before
known. The water rose on Friday seven feet eight
inches, but is now falling slowly. The crops are
destroyed. The railroad between Alleyton and Co
lumbus is washed away for several hundred yards,
and is also badly damaged between Easte Lake and
Alleyton. A number of persons were drowned be
low Columbus. Alleyton is six feet underwater,
and dead bodies have been seen floating past there.
The water cut off to Dunovant’s and other plantar
tions at Eagle Lake, and the residents it is supposed
perished. The water is falling slowly. At La-
Grange the water is still five feet on the public
square. It is rumored that Astrop and Webberville
are washed away and many lives lost. Tho latter
towns are situated on lower lands than LaGrange.
At Brazos the water is very high, and etill rising.
Galveston, July 14.—To-day cars have been sent
ont from Harrisburg, Texas, with boats to rescue
the sufferers by the flood in the Colorado Valley,
who took refuge in the tree tops, in Eagle Lake
bottom where they have been for two dayB. Posi
tive information has been received that the water
was two feet over the tops of the telegraph poles on
farms in the Eagle Lake bottom, which are cultiva
ted every year.
Various rumors are here from Bastrop, tut as
communications are entirely cut off, hone can be
credited. It is impossible to arrive at the extent of
the loss of towns along the Colorado, till the water
falls. It haa fallen six feet already. The Brazos
is still rising. It is reported that all the rivers near
San Antonio are ont of banks.
From Louisiana.
New Orleans, July 13 The sugare under seizure
has been appraised on a gold basis at nearly two
hundred thousand dollars. Bonds will be required
on the same basis. Custom officers express the
opinion that the parties will not be able to furnish
the required bonds.^A large number of segars have
been seized by Collector Stockdale within the last
few days. About 100,000, belonging to one of the
heaviest segar importers in the city, was seized to
day. *
New Orleans, July 14.—The proceedings against
Deputy Surveyor Keith are in suspense, awaiting
the result of his desposition. It will make import
ant disclosures.
Auguste Contourie was arrested this afternoon
by Marshal Packard, on a warrant from Commis
sioner Urban, and paroled till morning. A warrant
will, also, be issued for the arrest of his chief clerk.
Collector Casey labors under heavy disadvantages
in the prosecution of these cases, on account of the
absence of District Attorney Morgan, who has gone
to Europe, leaving his office in charge of a clerk
just at the time when efficient legal aid is imper
atively necessary for the protection of the interests
of the Government.
It is the universal opinion of U. 8. officers here,
that able and special counsel should be appointed
by the Government for these cases, on account of
the large number implicated, the immense amounts
involved, the labor attached, and the determined
efforts of interested parties to defeat the efforts of
the Government officers. Parties connected with
the ring have freely stated their confidence of their
ability to triumph, no matter what evidence is
brought against them, having an, unlimited com
mand of money and influential backers.—
Judge Dunell, of the United States Court,
is also absent, having authorized Collector
Casey to approve the bonds in these cases; but in
case of disapproval, the bonds are to be sent to
Jndge Dunel for acceptance or rejection.
Internal Revenue Supervisor Conklin, leaves to
night for Washington. He states that further ag
gressive action against the revenue defrauders of
his department should be taken, and interesting
developments made.
A sampler, named Peter Halten, was arrested
yesterday for false sampling recently seized sugars.
He was released on a bond of three thousand dol
lars. There are about thirty similar affidavits
against him. A warrant was issued by the United
States Commissioner to arrest Deputy Surveyor
Charles B. Keith. He will probably be released on
bond. There are a number of other affidavits
against parties implicated; arrests will probably be
made ibis afternoon.
Among the seized segars in possession of Collec
tor Stockdale, is a lot of seven thousand three hun
dred systematically stamped on the bottom, so the
boxes could be opened without defacing either im
port or revenue stamps. About one hundred thou
sand were seized to-day in one establishment; a
portion of them only were stamped. The officers
in possession are investigating the matter.
From Virginia.
Richmond, July 14.—The State Educational Con
vention convened at Lexington to-day. Gen. Lee
was present »Dd was nominated for President but
he declined. The session will last several days.
Pennsylvania Nominating Convention.
Harbisbubo, July 14.—The committee on resolu-
tions.have made their report. The resolutions de
clare against the exercise of doubtful constitutional
power; that Pennsylvania would never give up self
government; that the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment Bhould go before the people; that the
negro should not have the ballot; that the finances
need reform; that labor reforms should be encour
aged; that the reconstruction policy tends to de
stroy Republican Government and establish tyran
ny ; that our soldiers should not be forgotten; that
our sympathies eLould be given to nations strug
gling for liberty, and that our system of taxation is
burdensome and should be done away with. The
report was unanimously accepted.
Hancock's name was received with immense ap
plause.
A letter from Gen. Hancock, dated May 21st,
positively prohibiting the use of his name was read,
but several declared their determination to vote for
him in spite of it.
First ballot: Asa Packer, 58; Gen. W. S. Han
cock, 22; Geo. W. Cass, 43 ; Gen. Wm. McCand-
less, 5. Second ballot: Packer, 63; Cass, 47;
Hancock, 19. Packer was declared the nominee.
Point Clear Hotel Burnt.
Mobile, July 14—The hotel at Point Clear was
burned at 12 o’clock last night. The fire originated
in the bake-room. At the time a powerful north
west breeze was blowing; the fiamee spread with
terrible rapidity and burnt with such fury that no
body could get near them. The building was en
tirely destroyed, with all its furniture. In many
instances all the baggage of the hoarders was de
stroyed. There were at the time of the calamity a
hundred and fifty boarders. No lives lost. Most
of the fugitives stopped at Shoat’s.
Later.—A loss of thirty thousand dollars was
sustained by the fire at Point Clear. Fully insured.
From Cuba.
Washington, July 14.—The Cubans have insur- (
gents’ advices to the second inst. The cholera, it
is reported, has broken out among the Cubans in
the Eastern Department, and iB very fatal. The
vomito is veiy malignant along tho coast and low
land country, and is telling fearfully among the
Spanish soldiers.
Qaesada holds his own before Puerto Principe,
and expects to take the town and railroad to Neu-
vitas in a very short time.
The Cabans gained a decided victory in the Santi
ago de Cuba District. The news caused great re
joicing among the Cubans.
General Gordon and command have eo far es
caped the pestilence.
An important engagement is deemed inevitable,
which will be of a decisive character.
Havana, July 14.—The Columbia has arrived.
The weather is hot and dry. There is much sick
ness throughout the Island.
HNANOIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of.the Market^
OFFICE DAILY TELEGRAPH 1
July 14—Evening, XH69 f
The wholesale and jobbing trade of the city t,
been quiet and dull for the week ending this cv®
ing, and except in the single article of corn prJJ
have been remarkably steady.
Operations in stocks and bonds have been v
limited the past week, and capitalists seem to ha?
but little cssh to invest in this class of secmitiJ
Money is comparatively essy, and all good 0^
is readily accepted at the banks. We quote; PS
EXCHANGE ON NEW YOWL
UNITED STATES CURRENCY—LOANS
PermonUl — -Wpetcey
GOLD AND SILVER.
Buying rates for Gold „
Selling 32
SeflUnS * 30& 85
railroad stocks and bonds
Central Railroad Stock
Central Railroad Bonds •/
Macon & Western Railroad Stock..
Southwestern Railroad Stock “3
SontwestemRailroad Ronds ’, m ’
Macon & Brunswick Stock
Macon & Brunswick Railroad Endorsed Bondi'' 1 5
Georgia Railroad Stock
Georgia Railroad Bonds ”
Muscogee Railroad Ronds..:
Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Stock ™
Augusta & Waynesboro Railroad Stock. X:
South Carolina Railroad Stock..
Cotton States Life Insurance Stock
STATE AND CITY STOCKS AND BONDS.
Macon Gas Company Stock ...
Macon Factory Stock /
City of Macon Reserve Mortgaged Bonds’ *' ’stow
City of Macon Endorsed Bonds ' ou< ?5?
State of Georgia new 7 per cent. Bonds.q-
State of Georgia old 7 per cent. Bonds..'.'. m
State of Georgia old 6 per cent Bonds....'.'.'.’.'" jj
Cotton. —Receipts to-day 7 bales; sales 39-
shipped 48.
Receipts for the week ending this evening tie
above included, 59 bales; sales for same tine 50 •
shipments 130—showing an increase of receipt*
over those of the week before of 35 bales; decree
of sales for same time 113.
The market has been quiet and dull throughout
the week and prices have not varied on any day tha
smallest fraction of a cent. Operations are coniine!
altogether to a few local operators in cotton, aa ill
the buyers from abroad have been out of the be
ket for some weeks. The offering stock has got eo
very low that our market may he eaid to he aioot
closed for the season. We quote the market firm to
day at the following rates:
Ordinary 27
Good Ordinary 28k
Low Middlings 30-5
Middlings In
MACON COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. 1,1868—hales... 1,3ft
Received past week 59
Received previously. 58,263—58,342
59$S
Shipped past week. 130
Shipped previously 59,221—59,351
Stock on hand this evening.
311
General News,
New Yobk, July 13.—The “American General”
beat “Lady Thom” yesterday, Thom winning but
one heat. The track was heavy, and neither horse
was in good condition. Time: mile heat, 2 24}£.
Several vessels have arrived from Cuba and Rio
Janeiro with the yellow fever on board.
New York, July 14.—Morehead, representative of
the Memphis Commercial Convention, departed in
the Java to-day to lay the results of the delibera
tions of that body before the exchanges of the prin
cipal European cities.
San Francisco, July 14.—Seward sailed Sitka
ward to-day.
Omaha, July 14.—General Carr has surprised a
village of Dog Soldiers and killed fifty-two and
captured seventeen women and children, and three
hundred and fifty animals.
Chinese Labor Convention.
Memphis, July 14.—The Chinese Labor Conven
tion organized to-day, with Governor Harris for
President. The attendance is large.
The Yerger Case — Application ior
Habeas Corpus.
The following dispatch to the Western press
will explain a press telegram of to-day in refer
ence to the Yerger case :
Mrs. James M. Carlisle, and Phillip Phillips,
to-day presented to Chief Justice Chase a peti
tion of CoL E. M. Yerger, now on trial before a
military commission in Mississippi for the mur
der of CoL Crane, praying for a writ of habeas
corpus to take him from the custody of the mil
itary commission. The petition is in the usual
form. The Chief Justice received the applica
tion and fixed Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock
as the time for hearing it in the Supreme Court
room at the capitoL Attorney-General Hoar
will represent the interest of the Government
at the hearing. The real point to be deter
mined, is whether so much.of the reconstruc
tion acts as permits a militaty commission to tty
persons accused of crime, is unconstitutionaL
This will be the only point of the reconstruction
acts, the constitutionality of which will be ques
tioned.
From Washington County.
The Sandersville Central Georgian of the 14th,
has the following about the crop situation of
that county:
Weather—Crops.—On Sunday last, at 3 p.
xi., the thermometer stood 101 in the shade. We
do not remember ever having seen it warmer
here. The heaVens seem turned to brass, as it
were, no rain having fallen in parts of the coun
ty for several weeks. The gardens in Sanders
ville are literally burned up beneath the scorch
ing sun. Com, too, in the dry districts, is failing
very fast. Cotton is not suffering much yet,
but will very soon unless it has rain. Up to ten
days ago, we never saw a better prospect; but
matters are changing very fast now. Parts of
the county are not suffering so much, bnt rain
is needed generally.
Mrs. Laura A. Camming, wife of Rev. Thomas
J. Camming, died in Sandersville Sunday last,
greatly lamented by the people.
Large Nugget of Gold.—The Mountain
(D&hlonega) Signal has been shown a letter
from CoL E. P. Williams, of Norchoochee Val
ley, in which he says:
“Returning from my wheat field, which yon re
member is just across the road from my house,
on Tuesday morning, I discovered something
bright and shining before me, about five steps
from, the fence and road, which, to my astonish
ment and delight, proved tobe a nugget of gold,
weighing 135 dwts.” Though strange that a
nugget of that size could have been there so
long undiscovered, on so publio a place, it is
not at all strange that it should have been there,
as the deep water and,worn beds of gravel, just
at that point, bear incontestible proof that the
original bed of the Chestatee was there, and
Duke’s Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee,
enters just above, always celebrated for both
the quality and size of the nuggets found.
GROCERIES ASD PROVISIONS.
Trade in this line, except in the articles of con
and bacon, has been quiet during the whole week
under review; and except in the articles of com srl
lard, prices are about the same as on the date c!
our last weekly report.
Com has advanced since then about 10 cents pa
bushel, and lard about 1 cent per pound. The de
mand for com is still very strong and the stocks
market is getting extremely low.
Bacon is quiet but firm at quoted rates. We ghe
carefully revised quotations:
BACON—Clear Sides (smoked)... .§
Clear Rib Sides (smoked)... 19 @
Shoulders _ 16 @
Hams (country) 21 @
Hams (sugar-cured) 23 @
PORK—Mess 86 50 @37 50
Prime Mess S3 00 @Si 00
F.umps .- 30 00
BULK MEATS—Clear Sides @
Clear Rib Sides ($
Shoulders 14^(2
COFFEE—Rio 22 @
Laguayra SO @
Java 43 @
DRIED FRUIT, per pound 10 ©
RICE per pound 9 @
TEA—Black 150 @2 00
Green 2 00 @2 50
BUTTER—Goshen 40 @ 50
Tennessee Yellow 30 @
Country 25 @
CHEESE—Accordingtoquality... 25 @
LARD— 22%@
SUGAR—According to grade 16 @
MOLASSES—According to grade.. 65 @
i FISH—Mackerel, bbis, No. 1, 2, 3. 15 00 @24 01
Kits 3 00 @5 00
Codfish per pound 10 @ 12Jf
SALT—Liverpool per sack 2 75 @ 3 00
Virginia 2 50
WHISKY—Common Rye 1 20 @ 130
Fine 2 50 @500
Com 1 15 @ 135
Bourbon 3 50 @500
ALE—Per dozen 3 00 @ 4 M
TOBACCO—Low grades per pound 50 @ 55
Medium 60 @ 70
Good 75 @ 80
Bright Virginia 85 @ 1 00
Fancy 1 25 @ 1 50
FLOUR—-Superfine per bbl 7 00 @7 50
Extra 9 00 @10 00
Family 10 50 @1100
Fancy Family Brands 12 00 @13 00
New per 100 pounds 6 00
GRAIN ASD HAT.
CORN—Yellow, Mixed and White. 1 40 @ 1 45
MFAT. 140 @145
GRITS 150 @155
OATS 105 @110
WHEAT—Per bushel 1 40 @ 1 50
FIELD PEAS @1**
HAY—Northern 190 @2 00
Tennesse Timothy @ 2 00
Herds Grass 2 00
Tennessee 2 00
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23
25
18Jf
15
26
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45
18
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27
23X
20
70
DOHKSXICS.
Domestics—34 per yard 12H
Shirting—7-8 per yard 13>»@ J*.
44 :.... 15
Drilling—Heavy Brown per yard -18 @
Heavy Georgia Stripes »
Osnabubos—No. 1,8 oz y 22 @
No. 2, 7 oz. 19 @8
Richmond 19
Milledgeville, No. 1 22
Flint fiver. No. 1. 24
Shaixey—Cuthbert, per yard 90
LATEST MARKETS BY TELEGHif®
Domestic Markets.
New Yobk, July 14, noon.—Stocks steady
sharp, 7. Sterling 9%. Gold 37)^. 18®L*:-,l}
North Carolines 58; new 48. Virginias, o!45i;“
6i. Tennessees. ex-coupons 60>4; new553v
ianas, old 68V; levees 66%.
Cotton, uplands S4V@34V. „
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat less firo-
1 better. Mess Pork dull, 32 25. Lam S
pen tine 42V@4S; Rosin dull: common stra—
2 25; good strained 2 30. Freights quiet.
New Yoke, July 14, evening.—Wheat kreS^
amber Southern new 1 55@1 602 white 2 w.
quiet; mixed Western 125. Mess Pork 32 25; r*.
26 50@2700. Lard firmer, kettle 19&@20h- %
firm; Muscovado 11@12. Other Groceries
Whisky 105. Naval Stores quiet. vj,
Governments active ; 1862s 24. Southerns
Money closed steady at 7, with ample supply- o
ling 9^@10. Gold quiet, 37#. Stocks «*.*-
but active. ....
Cotton dosed drooping; sales 1800 at S4A-
Baltimore, July 14.—Cotton steady ai 3L ,,
Wheat steady. Com, white 104@1 06 > 5
100. Mess Pork 34 00. Bacon active urn
changed. Whisky 105, with a good demma.
Virginias, old 50. 1866s 68. 1867s 54 bid.
Savannah, July 14.—Cotton quiet; no
receipts 20 hales; middlings 324,.
Charleston, July 14.—Cotton quiet;’
kales; receipts 162 ; exportB coastwise •
filhigs 33. .j*;
Augusta, July 14.—Cotton quiet; sales 1501*"
receipts 50; middlings 314^. ^
Wilmington,July 14.—Turpentine,nothing Cl \,
Rosin steady, 1 65@4 80. Cmde Turpenfiue
3 00. Tar 2 20. . ^
Louisville, July 14. — Provisions firm,
shoulders 14)£; clear sides 18>£. Lardivs’
Cincinnati, July 14.— Whisky firm, 100.
Pork held at 33 00. Bacon, shoulders 14* v. $
sides 183*; generally held higher. Lara i >
sales.
Mobile, July 14. — Cotton, receipt*
nothing done. ,
New Orleans, July 14.—Cotton steady; ^
bale* : receipts 37; exports 104; LfSpce
Golti 373?: Sterling 51. New-York S3* **
mium. . .. a . trehl*
Flour, superfine6 00; double extra ^
Snirar firm : common 10@11; prims. yJ -Tvifti
\Vhisky 1 05@1 10. Molarees nominal-
dull and nominal.
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