About Weekly Georgia telegraph. (Macon [Ga.]) 1858-1869 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1869)
iMdMBBdnS The Greorgia ^Weekly Telegraph. tttr telegraph. 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 flX l?Y u2 23 25 18Jf 15 26 S3 45 18 11 « SO 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. 19 e*!** &
