About Weekly Georgia telegraph. (Macon [Ga.]) 1858-1869 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1869)
THE TELEGRAPH. MACON FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, I860. itfiH p are on the Southwestern Rail* road. An advertisement in this paper annonnces that on and after to-morrow, and until October Jst, the Southwestern railroad will furnish re turn tickets free from any station or terminus on their road. This, in most cases, will oper ate substantially as a reduction of fifty per cent on the fare, and will be a great convenience to the people. It is designed as an experiment by the road to see how and to what extent it will affect their receipts from travel; but a fair ex periment should extend over one or two years, so that the habits and movements and bnsineqp of the people can adjust themselves to the situ ation. The object being to encourage travel, it must necessarily be some time before the effect can be fully felt In the calculation is that the roads can be as well sustained as they are now on five-eighths of a penny per mile; but it rust take two or three years to reach such a result, by a gradual conformation of the habits of the people to the new facilities of locomotion. It is considered that travel i3 necessary to the re laxation, health and happiness of the people, and should be reduced to the lowest point sus ceptible of producing fair dividends. This is the position of that large and growing party in favor of running the trains under the auspices of Government, as is done in Belgium, France and Austria, where the best railway results have been attained. In Georgia our people do not travel half as much as the Northerners and we think the fact is due to the higher rates of fare. But we need not look for any great immediate change in the habits of the people on tins point, especially at this season of the year, when the popular purse is at the lowest ebb. The change must be gradual. There is a lesson on this subject to be learned from experience daring the war. As money sunk in value, the rise in fare ceased to be pro portional, and notwithstanding all the extraor dinary discomforts of travel at that period, the cars were thronged by civilians of both sexes. We used to hear the conductors frequently de precate the growing disposition of the people to travel, when there was so much military trans portation to be done. This was the simple nat ural growth of cheap travel. And so it will grow again, if the Roads will be patient with cheap rates long enough to develop the results. They will do a better business on two and a half, than on five cents a mile—that is to say, their rel ative receipts from personal transportation will be greater, and the movement of passengers will increase the movements in freight. A lively passenger trade is far more satisfactory than a dull one, even on the same relative receipts. Empty trains wear a doleful aspect, and say poor business—poor stock—poor dividends—dull trade—although the freights may tell a better story, but the people see the passenger trains and do not see the freight trains. We are anxious that our railroads should give the plan of low fares a fair trial even if the re sult seems at first blush unfavorable. We be lieve they may popularize their companies and make them far more useful to the public, while at the same time they can benefit themselves by this movement. . Sick Parties. - The Griffin Star does ns unmerited honor in copying and complimenting, as from the Macon Telegraph, a disquisition upon the state of poli tical parties and the policy to be pursued in ref erence to them, which reflects the policy 6f the “tertium quids"—the “great medicine men” of the time, who' arekeeping tip in.the presa a wonderful ululu over the deathbeds of existing political parties and watching with strained eye balls to see some new growth spring np like a fungus from the festering debris of dead organi sations. We have no such impatience, and if parties were all dead and buried, unless the Teleobaph could find a successor which should rear aloft the old banner of the equality and sovereignty of the States and the supremacy of the Consti tution, we don’t think we should care a button for the developments. No party organization, not based upon and pledged to the trinmph of these fundamental principles, is worth a thought by any American freeman, who proposes to earn his own living, and not to take it out of the pnblio crib. It is true such a man might now and then affiliate with some other party, npon emergency, and, for a temporary purpose, when no other help was available, and something must be done to save himself; just as we understand the Demo crats of Virginia and Tennessee have done, and those of Texas and Mississippi propose to do. They will proas the stream in a rotten scow, since needs must, but they would not prefer such craft for a long voyage. In the political disorganizations, disasters and distresses of the present, God only knows what a man maybe brought to. We have been run ning necessarily on expedients for four years and could not help ourselves. It was that or worse; and we have blundered in not recogniz ing the constantly growing and advancing de mands upon us while things were unsettled, and closing up at once with our tormentors, at al most any present cost, so as to attain some set tled status and a position affording some de gree of self-defence. But daring all thin time, no Democrat who has endured negro suffrage imposed by Con gress—military rule—the suspension of habeas corpus or any other part or parcel of this polit ical crucifixion of the- Southern States and of civil freedom, could ever propose voluntary or permanent political affiliation with its authors and supporters. The whole system of measures and principles (so-called) are as abhorent to bis ideas of Republican liberty as the Government of the Grand Turk. The antagonism between them and American civil liberty is perfect. Oil and water will ns readily intermix as these two policies and their hearty and conscientious ad herents. Now it is boasted in the South and in the North that the opponents of this whole system of unconstitutional tyranny are forever politically dead. But that has been often said of them.— The Democratic party has been dead several times in the last seventy years; but it has stood over the graves of many opposition organiza tions, and our present impression is that it will live to bury Radicalism and probably a score of succeeding parties. Based doctrinally upon the true system of American Republicanism and The Laboratory Building. Dr. 0. P. Culver called npon ns yesterday and we had some conversation with him in regard to the claims upon the Laboratory building, the disposition of the Washington authorities to transfer it to the State Agricultural Society and the probabilities of such a transfer. Dr. Cul ver, we learn, has acted throughout in the ne gotiations upon that subject as the agent and attorney of the State Agricultural Society, (and not, as heretofore stated, as an agent of the government.} He teela the greatest confidence that all difficulties will be arranged and this fine building become the absolute property of the society. A large number of hands are now busy grab bing, grading, and arranging the grounds for the exhibition—and, as there are yet nearly three months to put them and the building in order, erect motive power and machinery, and pnt np the enclosures, stalls, pens, and all the fixtures of an exhibition which will cover so large a part of the domain of hnman industry, we think all the preparations can be made with due diliges??! We wiU note progress from time to time. From Rome. The Courier, for the Eternal city, on Friday, suggests to the city fathers to make ready for en. tertaining the editorial corps of Georgia when they visit that city on the Halbert Press excur sion. - The Courier boasts of specimens of iron ore from Vann’s Valley, eight miles from Rome, which contain sixty-five per cent, of pure iron. Black Tongue.—The same paper learns that this fatal disease is prevailing among the cattle to an alarming extent in ChtQio District; in Floyd oounty. It is not confined to domestic animals, for one man fonnd font dead deer on bis place that had died of it. J. W. & 0. A. McIntyre.—These young gen tlemen, who are entitled to the respect of the business community for energy, faithfulness and correctness, have met with quite a success the three years past they have been in business, and present their card to our readers to-day. They deal largely in groceries, dry goods, wines, liquors, country produce, etc. We cordially commend them for a share of business. Mbs. Susan B. Anthony has been refused seat in the Philadelphia Labor Convention, is said that, while walking disconsolately about, hunting this seat, a delegate aocosted her with, “Haven’t you got a seat, Mrs. Anthony?' “YeB, sir, I’ve got as good a seat as anybody, but they won t find me a place for it” Stokes got back to Knoxville, some days ago, in a disordered condition and much excited. In this State he addressed the town pump, after shaking hands with it, as follows: “I say, ole feller, d’yer vo-vote-for-me ? If yer did, ’sno matter—if yer didn’t, ’sno matter. ’Sno matter anyhow. D’yer fhfyb ’sben an-(hic)-any race in Tensee? No sir-(hic)-ee. No more’n a stumptail b-(hio)-bull an’ chain lightnin’.” The Galaxy, for September, has two chap ters of Susan Fielding—The Two Ways—Tha Jersey Laws—Our Mineral Springs—The Story of a life—The White Flag—Oar Criminal Pop ulation—-New York Journalists—Death and Life -—The Irish Church Dethroned—The Cnsocia- bleness of Society,‘ and numerous other papers. “No Thanks fob a Demijohn op Whisky.”—A certain “demijohn of whisky” has boon running A. very long time in the Georgia press, and ap parently creating discontent. Can't the breth ren divide fairly, and say no more about it. Mbs. Edwabd B. White's School.—This cel ebrated school for young ladies has been re' nioved to No. 59'West Forty-second Street, New York. See advertisement. The Rust n». Cotton.—The complaints of rust in cotton in sandy lands are almost univer sal. and will cut the crop short of expectations. In day lands we think tneie is little rust,” The annexation of the Grand Duchy of Baden to Prussia is bo obnoxious to the population, . that since January last 1400 people have ami. grated to America and elsewhere. The “Fighting Niggers of Charleston.” Carolina is traditionally plucky; but we never realized before how deep the pluck went down till we picked up the “Missionary Record,” the organ of the Charleston Ethiopacy, and also an expounder of the “Gospel Orthodox, Of apostolic blows and knocks." This organ of “muscular Christianity,” so- called, is edited by one Cain, also of the best fighting blood of Africa, and a savage represen- tive of one whose wretched biography is briefly set forth in the latest edition of the Congo Cate chism : Adam was de first man Eve was de tudder: Cain was a wicked man ’Ease he slewed his brudder. The sanguinary feelings of the modem Cain had been excited by a traveling Augustan, who had discoursed in the cais very unstatisfactorily in reference to the late riot in Charleston.— Cain, as soon as he landed in Charleston, seized his editorial pen and comes at the Georgians in this desperate fashion: He said he had come down for the purpose of seeing the fun which was anticipated during the game on Monday, expecting that the negroes would create a riot, or rather we suspect that it was the purpose of these gents to get up anoth er disturbance. We suggest to these gents that the colored people of South Carolina are as peaceable and law abiding class of citizens as can be found in any land; they cannot be made mobocrats by all the threats and taunts which may be heaped upon them so long as there are no overt acts of personal violence used to make them feel degradation. They deprecate every act, of whatever class of persons, which tends to destroy the peace and order of this community; but we can assure our friends from Georgia that there is not a drop of coward’s blood in the veins of the South Carolina negro. He isverylike his former instructors and associates in life ; he has a contempt of life when his rights are at stake, and whenever the Georgians want to test their mettle they can find fifty thousand in this State who will gratify their ambition for s riot in five minutes. These individuals have been under the instructions of Montgomery, of Kan sas notoriety, and of BenjamanF. Butler, well known to the Southern Rivalry. They have no more fear of the Georgia unreconstructed than they have of the Chinese. That class of this community are ready at almost any time to gratify those who are anxious for “a fray.”— They have had some experience in that kind of thing. The result of all this, and much more of the same sort, in the “Missionary Record," of Satur day the 14th, seems to have been that on Mon day following the desperate pluck of tho South Carolina fighting negroes was stimulated to its loftiest achievements in another onslaught on the Savannah Base Ballists, and several riots occurred during the day. The News gives the story of one of them, and they were all some what similar: During the serenade, about two hundred ne groes collected in the vicinity of the hotel, and after it was over, moved up on King near Went- worth-street. Here some citizens were assem bled, to whom they made some insulting re marks. A pistol was fired and the negroes scampered. Shortly after this, near George and King-streets the negroes commenced throwing bricks at some citizens passing quietly along.— Being aroused by this insult, the citizens, about thirty strong, charged the negroes who were in very large numbers. They ran up King and turned up Calhoun-street. Near Coming-street they turned and fired npon the whites, who re turned the fire, wounding a negro through the tEFST* TELEGKA5H, Pabis, August 18.—Tlje-Emperor, to-day, pre sided at -Ilia Council of Ministers. * His health is From Washington. Washington, August 17.—Secretary'Rawlins says that Canby will not exact the test oath from Vir ginia legislators. There are no indications of the reported change in the Cabinet at the War Office. Revenue to-day 8300,000. The Revenue Supervisors of New York. Pennsyl vania and Illinois are here, consulting over whis ky frauds, which appear never to have been so gross as now. Delano has determined to prosecute to the ut most extent every violator of the law. The Fenian, Col. Nagle, jumped from a window in New York to-dav and was killed. He was insane and imagined that he was escaping from a British prison. Judge Dent has written Mr. Bontwell a remon- strative and denunciatory letter, wherein Mr. Dent says: By some strange, dexterous management and occult political strategy, you have so worked upon the confidence of the President as to cause him to flourish the club with which you intend to break his head. The Commissioner of Customs writes to the Col lector of Customs at New York, forbidding the clear ance officers collecting other fees than those im posed by the Federal regulations. Washington, August 18.—In the case of Cowdry and others vs. the Galveston & Houston Railroad and others. Judge Swayne has made a decree holding the Railroad, etc., of the old company subject to the mortgages, and dismissing that part of the complaint which claimed the property of the suc cessor company and an individual liability of the defendants. Both parties appeal to the Supreme Csurt. Cowdry, who represents the bond holders, is placed in possession of the Railroad until the ap peals are determined—Cowchy giving security to ac count for rents and profits while in possession. The entire Cabinet is absent. Revenue to-day 8315,000. The Supervisors of the Revenue in consultation have agreed npon a concert of action whereby they hope to defeat the whisky rings—details withheld. A letter from Chief Justice Chase has recently been exhibited, in which he expressed great satis faction at the result of the Virginia election, and hoped that a sinilar result would attend the election in Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas. He intimat ed that the Republican party had served its purpose and that a greit Conservative party ought to he formed out of the moderate men of aU existing parties. FROM CUBA Cuban advices have been received to the 9th.— Many are fleeing Spanish conscription and joining the Cubans. This discontent among the slaves is increasing. Jordan and Quesada are fuUy holding their own. Caban advices to the 9th, of a semi-official char acter, have teen received. The Cubans are re joicedat the order of DeRodas for a general con scription, and estimate that it will double their forces. The negroes are asserting their independ ence, under a proclamation of the Cespedes Gov ernment, are organizing for active operations, and have taken the field at several points in their own defense. General Quesada is rapidly cloeing his lines, and believes that in fifteen or twenty days he will bs in possession of Neuvitas. General Jordan i3 being reinforced by conscripted Cubans, and is in corporating them in his army. He says he will im mediately commence offensive operations, with ev ery appearance of success. civil liberty, as established by the framers of One citizen had a portion of his figer shot J ’ off during this firing. The negroes did not our government, it will live just so long as that system lives in the hearts of any considerable portion of the American people; and will die only as fast as the love of liberty dies. When it is finally dead American liberty will be finally dead, with no chance for resurrection, because every postulate of the democratic creed enunciates a fundamental principle of Ameri can liberty. If that catastrophe has, in fact, come, the case of the people is beyond the skill of the medicine men, and it matters no great deal what party we join. We prefer to leave the solution of this momentous inquiry to time, and the fianrea n$ mmnt* Wa mnet liCAmAVAU tf tltA JUWV. pie have become finally indifferent to the old tra ditions and principles and practices of the gov ernment. But we will not accept the fact on insufficient warranty. We shall watch for the last for signs of life; and although it is impossi ble to say what expedients we may bo driven to by the stress of the situation, we shall be in prin ciple none the less a Democrat. The New Administration Develop ments. The Cincinnati Commercial has a telegram from Washington which professes to give an authoritative exposition of the last and final atti tude in regard to the Southern moderados and compromise men. The President has finally turned his back npon the whole of them. He declares that the Walker party in Virginia has forfeited his countenance by refusing to coalesce with the Wells party. That he does not understand Tennessee poli tics, andean only wonder at the course of such men as Senter and Brownlow. That he under stands acquiesence in his policy to embrace a a hearty and unequivocal support of the recon struction acts and the fifteenth amendment, to be accompanied by an abandonment of all social ostracism and labor proscription, and such a political condition as exists in Massachusetts; and he is determined to have peace throughout the land on the basis of tbe Congressional poli cy of reconstruction. He thought he knew the Southern people; and, while nothing could be more gratifying to him than to know that they had, in good faith, come up to his platform, ho could not realize that such was the case. He was not willing to accept a mere say so as sufficient evidence of submission, but required the additions! proof of acts. We suppose R is in reference to these denou- ments that Judge Dent indited his denunciatory letter to Bontwell, complaining of Bontwell's bedevilment of Grant, and declaring: “By some strange, dexterous management and occult political strategy, you have so worked upon the confidence of the President as to cause him to flourish the dub with which you intend to break his head.” It is a misfortune for the President that, while Bontwell is no prodigy, he is nevertheless in the Cabinet a very Triton among the min nows. All these facts, we imagine, will soon have a very practical bearing on Georgia, unless some thing extraordinary intervenes. The President is now fully in accord with the most violent of the Radicals. We believe he has arrayed him self equahy in opposition to the true interests of the South and the voice of the people, in a policy contemplating the radicalization of the South at all hazards and without regard to con sequences. stand long, but ran out of range. The police came up, and after dispersing the negroes, charged bayonets on the oitizens, who after re monstrating, which had no effect whatever, quietly dispersed. On Calhoun-street, near where the disturbance occurred, small piles of rocks and bats were found. They had evidently been placed there by the negroes who anticipated a riot and in tended drairing the white people in that direc tion so they could pelt them. This does not seem to indicate that the Rev. General Cain has brought Up his sooty legiohs as yet to the mark of very desperate fighting and rioting, and until he can induce 200 of them to stand against thirty, and persuade them stay •wuun range, mere floes not seem to be oc casion for the interference of Georgia. However, as a friend of peace, quiet habits and a protracted existence—as a man who would rather have, any day in the year, a good dinner in his stomach than an ounce of lead, we pro test against any Georgian going over into Caroli na to fight this terrible Cain and his rioters. He is a regular Pilgrim Rock darkey. He has like the old Pilgrim stock a double advantage in bis fighting, Tor he bangs hi3 adversary with spirit ual and baraal weapons at once. He fights with Bible and revolver—with prayers and curses, and brings as it were, the Father of Mercies and the Father of Mischief down upon a man at the same minute—which is too much. We hope the Augustans will bo warned and let Cain alone.— If Cain gets hold of them on his compound double action principle, they will wish them selves on this side of the bridge and the drawer np. Let Cain alone. He’s dangerous. much improved. The Emperor, will attend the Suez Canal. The Viceroy of Egypt has sent a conciliatory re ply to the Saltan. Madrid, August 18—The Government is tailing extraordinary efforts to prevent the Carlists from assembling in La Mancha. ‘ “Too Much Miuxaby.”—Under this head the Herald of the loth vents its indignation upon the general parade of military force which ac companies the manifestations of the govern ment everywhere and in all quarters; and in the South it charges the alleged disturbuances “to incessant meddling with the local affairs of the people.”' The Herald says: Let the Southerners govern themselves and let the civil law be supreme, and there will be peace. Under the existing state of things both the government and the people will be imbued with the military idea. It is high time that the President, Congress and all the subordinate offi cers should divest their minds of this idea and restore self-government and the civil law to all parts of the republic. ■ Steamer San Jacinto.—It will be seen by the dispatches-that the steamship San Jacinto is afloat again, and was towed into Norfolk yes terday.- - 41 From Monroe, The Monroe Advertiser, of yesterday, says: Hearing nothing from com, we conclude that our estimate of last week is correct, and that planters are well satisfied with the yield. The appearance of cotton continues promis ing. Ram would be seasonable, but the crop is not suffering. The celebrated Needle Cotton Gin, which is now attracting such universal attention, was in vented by Mr. H. V. Scattergood, of this county, in the winter of 1860-C1. At the Annual Fair of the Maryland Institute, held in tho city of Baltimore, in 1867, after a long and earnest competition of thirty days with the most cele brated gins known to cotton growers, the mass ive gold medal of that institution was awarded to Mr. Scattergood. The following is said to have been recited at a “ sociable” not a thousand miles from For syth. It has since been set to slow music, and is called “A Maiden’s Psalm of Life:” “Life is real, life is earnest, single blessed ness a fib; ‘Man thou art, to man retumest,’ has been spoken of the rib. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, is our destined end or way; but to act that each to-morrow finds us nearer mar riage day. Life is long, and youth is fleeting, and our hearts, though light and gay, still like pleasant drums are beating wedding marches all the way. In the world’s broad field of battle, in the bivouac of life, be not like dumb driven cattle, be a heroine, be a wife. Lives of mar ried folks remind ns, we can live our lives as well, and departing leave behind U3 such exam ples as shall Hell/ Let us, then, be np and doing, with a heart on trinmph set; still con triving, still pursuing, and each one a husband get” The Monroe Agricultural Society held an in teresting meeting on Saturday, and adjourned to Saturday the 4th of September when they will discuss the question of aiding and encouraging immigration. The Colored Element in Virginia.—An ad dress has been issued by the Colored Conserva tive Executive Committee of Virginia to the colored voters of that State, calling npon them to organize a political club to support the ad ministration of Governor Walker, and aid Jim to carry out the reconstruction laws. From Alabama. Mobile, August 17.—The weather to-day was very hot, and favorable for pulling fodder, until this evening, when it commenced raining. It still continues. Many planters have finished pulling fodder. The com crop is made, and the weather has no effect, with the exception of a few localities. The com crop is bad, taking the average yield of the country tributary to Mobile, and will not he enough to last through the next crop season. Cotton ac counts, generaUy, are very favorable, with a prom ise of an increased yield over last year. Montgomery, August 17.—The weather for the past week has been very warm and dry. The cot ton is suffering from met, and the caterpillar is re ported on mahy plantations. The com crop is made, and it will he a very good one in this section. The first rain for ten days fell this afternoon, and it promises to be a heavy one. From Virginia. Richmond. August 18.—General Canby has or dered the discharge from custody of the Poliee Captain Callahan, who shat and killed Joseph Kelly at a registration office. Callahan had a pre liminary examination by a military commission, bnt has had no trial. - • White Sulphur Springs, August 18.—The Nation al Board of Trade Delegates, with their families and prominent citizens, and members of the Press from all parts of the State, reached here on an ex cursion train this morning en routo for Clifton Forge. They return here this evening. On an invitation of tho Executive Committee of the Virginia Agricultural Society, the Southern planters here will hold an agricultural convention next Friday. Among the visitors here are Mayor Ranks, of Baltimore; Ex-Marshal Hoover, District of Colum bia ; Generals Young, of Georgia; Echols, of Vir ginia ; and Judge Persons, of Philadelphia. A New Secretary of War. Chicago, August 17.—Grant' telegraphed to Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, tendering him the Secretaryship of War vice Bawline, who desires to retire on ac count of bad health! Dodge is chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. From Louisiana. New Orleans, August 17.—Stockdale has seized twelve thousand cigars, manufactured at Key West, for a violation of the Internal Revenue. The boxes were not branded. Weather hot, with showers daily. No effect on crops. From Cuba. Havana, August 17.—The Government is con scripting all between twenty and fifty-five years of age. Fifteen hundred have been raised by con scription in Trinidad. • . 1 A Hormble Rumor.—We heard it stated yeeter- dav, by a policeman, that a most horrible andbrntal affair occurred near station No. 10, on the Central railroad, on Friday last. He stated that the polios of this city were endeavoring to capture one of two negroes who had forcibly carried to the woods, near station 10, two white young ladies, and after gag ging and binding them, violated their persons in the most fiendish and horrible manner. One of the negroes is without an arm, which he says he loBt when a slave of the father of one of the young la dies, and in this wise: He was endeavoring to make Ms escape from his master when the latter shot at him and broke 1ns arm, and thus necessi tated its amputation. The infernal wretch, to grat ify his revenge npon the father of the yonngwoman, and after he had brutally violated her, took out his knife and cut off one of her arms, and gave as his reasons for doing so, the facts stated to have oc curred when ho was a slave. Our informant stated that one of the negroeB had been arrested, and that the other was supposed to bo in this city. For the sake of humanity, we hope the facts of tMs case are exaggerated, or that the horrible reports we hear are groundless. If true, they surpass anything we have ever heard or read of either in ancient or modem history, and human ingenuity would fail in its efforts to invent a just punishment for the demons that would perpetrate such a crime. Fire Department Items.—The Committees of the several companies composing the Macon Fire Department, excepting Hook and Ladder, No. 1, met on Tuesday night, at the Hall of Young Amer ica Fire Company, No, 3, to take into consideration the “Fire Department Badge” question. There were present, Chief Engineer Bicks, of the Depart ment; Messrs* Patterson and Baudot, of No. 1; Mr. Martin, of No. 2; Messrs. Morris and Frey, of No. 3; Messrs. Southall and Lawrence, of No. 4; and Messrs. A. Butts, McReynolds and Maas, of No. 5. Clrief Ricks was called to the chair, and Mr. South- all, of No. 4, was selected as Secretary. After a long discussion, on motion of Mr. South- all, the “badge” was adopted by three companies present, and referred for authority to two others. The badges are to be of coin silver, in a sMeld shape, with a crest of firemen’s tropMes, and Ma con Fire Department and number in raised letters, hat, trumpet, spanner, etc.; and will be made by that enterprising gentleman, Mr. O. M. Sexton, of the firm of E. J. Johnston & Co., and will cost 81.15 each. Madame H. M. Turner in High Dudgeon—She Plays a Game op Blur on a Railroad Conductor and gets Beat at it.—A prominent gentleman of this city gives us the “points”, of a very interesting affair which occurred on the Central Railroad, be tween this city and Aagosta on Thursday last. It appears that Madame Turner, wife of the late negro Postmaster of Macon, left Washington on Tuesday last, to visit her husband, in this city, to look after his comfort and, perhaps, the postal ar rangements of Georgia generally. On leaving Wash ington she purchased a first-class ticket, and enter ed the passenger car and seated herself immediate ly behind several wMte ladies from South Carolina. She attracted no attention until the trains arrived at Florence, S. O., where the white ladies got off, as np to that time it was thought the colored Mad ame was only a servant to the ladies. She was not disturbed, however, and retained her seat until she reached Augusta. At this point she seemed to have been inflated a little with the idea, that ae she was now in Georgia, and within the jurisdiction of her distinguished lord, she could ride in any car she pleased and conduct herself accordingly. So, when the train started for Maecn. she again entered the car appropriated to the use of the white passengers, and seated herself in front of our informant and one or two lady passengers. In a short while after she had taken her seat and after the train had start ed, three or four negroes entered the car and seated themselves around the colored Madame, and the company was soon engaged in a lively and rattling little confab, wMch attracted the attention of the wMte passengers. The Madame was heard to re mark to one of her sable attendants, that she had a first-class ticket on that road, and intended to ride where she pleased. She made this remark in a tone of voice wMch showed that she intended to be heard by the wMteB, and it was, doubtless, ut tered for their benefit; for the next moment she produced her ticket and, bouncing out of her seat, submitted it to a gentleman from this city for in spection, who returned it with the remark, that he was no railroad man, bathe knew enough of tickets to know that it would not make her seat good in that car. She again seated herself and asserted her intention to stay where she was unless forcibly ejected. By tins time thecondnctor came through the train taking np and examing tickets. In a few moments after he had passed through the car, a colored train hand entered and, approaching the festive Madame, he informed her that she mnst take a seat in the next car. She indignantly refused, and reasserted her intention to retain her seat. The train hand re tired and in a moment the conductor appeared, who informed his interesting customer that if she did not take the car prepared for those of her color he would force her to do so. ThiB raised her postal Mghness to fever heat and she asserted roundly that she would not move; that she was as good as anybody and so was her money. The conductor had Ms doubts about tMs—particularly if she got her funds from Turner, and told her that force would be resorted to.if she did not move. She retorted; “Try it on." The conductor retired, and the next moment a tall, brawny, stout looking man, entered the car, and walking square up to his work, remark ed to the Madame,” “You must get out of here.” “I won’t," was the reply. “Then I'll make you,” said Brawny. “You can’t,” said she. “FB show you then,” and with this Brawny seized her by the arm, and in an instant he had her oat of one car into another. Our informant saw no more of the “obstreper ous” feminine; but the conductor informed him that when he took np her ticket she thrust it at him as if it was a dagger, with the remark: “You shall hear of me again, sir; Fll show you who I am and what you are.” And thus the interesting matter stands, awaiting further developments. William Zeioler’s Wax-A Lame and 1*^ esting Lawsuit.—Conspicuous among the attrso. tionsof “Rose Hill Cemetery” in this city, ig tbg vault in which repose the remains of William Zeb. ler, late of Crawford scanty, in this State. erected there by his Executor, in conformity wits specific instructions contained in his last will m testament He gave minute directions in regard to the selection of his coffin and ehreud, and express, ed the desire that the site for his vault should be located as near as practicable to the monument erected to the memory of the late Oliver H. PtinJ Esq. The dimensions of Ms vault, the materia! Of which it should be constructed, and all of itg , purtenances, were indicated by himself in this solemn form. It remained in a good etate of » serration from 1855, the year in which he bec&a its tenant, until ten years afterwards, when it vru> visited by some of “Sherman’s angels,” whose eae. riligions hands did not spare even the homes of or. Bleeping dead. But it is not of this vault that we intended t speak. We would suggest, however, to those who shared Ms ample fortune, to repair the damages which it has sustained, and to preserve it in future in'the manner indicated by their munificent ben factor. 1 Another provision of his will has elicited bo Hr'., comment in our city for several days p«t, •was, doubtless, occasioned by the appearance in m,. midst of two strangers, in the person of a oqw? woman and her daughter, from the State of Obi Public curiosity was; to some extent, satisfied, wh ** it was ascertained that they were legatees under th will of William Zeigler, and that their visit to 9 city was for the purpose of engaging counsel to ^ stitute suit, if necessary, for the recovery of the!' respective legacies. Having learned that our friena CoL John B. Weems, had been retained by then for this purpose, we took the liberty of solicitin'- of him an examination of the item of the will under which thev claim. Mistook THE Man.—We heard yesterday of a hu morous incident wMch occurred a few days since in Worth county, Ga. Soon after the war closed. Freedmen’s Bureau sgenta were numerous in all sections of the South, and, by the way, a few were the most unscrupulous and accursed scoundrels that ever disgraced the human family. One of the wretches figured in Worth county and while there he bound out to an old white lady, three or four young negroes, until they should arrive at the age of maturity. As all of the old dame's negroes had left who were large enough to do so, she consented to take three or fonr of the lads and lassies whom she thought would be of some service, and agreed to treat them well and raise them for their labor and assistance about the fann. The “Buro” man left, and the old lady heard no more of Mm; bnt the other day she was called upon by a Revenue As sessor and required to make her returns. Mistaking that officer for another “Bnro” fellow, she called np her sable wards to show that she had most faith fully and rel'giously kept her word, and assured the officer that she had not worked the little nigs hard, and just to look at them and see if they were not as fat and sleek as young kittens. She hoped he would not force her to return them, jnst yet, to the government, as she was bonnd to have their assis tance in gathering the crops, and if she had to re turn them it would ruin her. The revenue man was not long in relieving the old lady’s anxiety, and af ter learning there was nothing worth taxing on the place, ho left with a pair of home made socks and a good lunch in his pocket, as evidences of the good old matron’s kindness and giatitnde. General News. Philadelphia, August 17.—A delegate’s seat in the Labor Convention has been denied to Susan B. Anthony. ; A copious rain has fallen and there are prospects of more. Showers are reported on the upper Schuyl kill. New York, August 17.—Admiral Hoff, ex-com mander of the Cuban squadron, has arrived here with Ms flag sMp Albany. Rutler, the Memphis Bank President, was before Judge McCunn to-day, on a writ of habeas corpus. A hearing was postponed to Thursday. Sr. Louis, August 17 Allen wMpped Gallagher in nine rounds. The men were badly punished. Norfolk, August 18.—The steamer San Jacinto is afloat and coming in toport in tow. Philadelphia, August 18 Prof. Charles Dexter, of Cleveland, is dead. In tho Labor Convention, to-day, resolutions were presented in favor of protective tariff. Mre. An thony’s case provokes hot speeches. Mr. Walls, from the New York TypograpMcal Union, read a dispatch directing him to withdraw If Mrs. An thony was admitted. A proposition, refunding Walls’ admission fee and allowing Mm to withdraw, was discussed to adjournment San Francisco, August 13 The Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad have information of a con spiracy on the part of former employees to bum all bridges and stock fuel east of Sirrea Nevada. Measures have been taken to frustrate the conspira tors. The Atlanta New Era publishes the following: Western & Atlantic Railroad, ) Superintendent’s Office, v Atlanta, Ga., August 16, 1869. ) To the Press of Georgia : It was my intention to extend the invitation to participate in the excursion contemplated on the 25th instant, to the entire press of the State. If any have been overlooked, I very much re gret it. • All will please consider themselves invited, and I hope all will be represented. Very respectfully, E. Hulbert, Superintendent W. & A. S. E. Campaign in Ohio—Cincinnati, August 14.— The Democrats inaugurated the campaign' By a mass meeting to-day, in the Court street mar ket place. There was a good attendance;;and speeches were made byGeorge E. Pugh* S.,F. Carey and John F. Pallet. Mr. Pendleton was unable to be present. , • Foreign News. London, August 17.—The betting is three to one against Harvard crew in the approaching boat race. A great riot among miners ha3 occurred at Shef field. Thirty-thousand Orangemen have demon strated at Clowes’ Island. Resolutions were passed denouncing disestablishment. Madrid, August 17.—The papeis deny the nego tiations for the sale of Cuba. The Government de sires the restoration of order in Cuba, before con sidering the subject. The rumor of a proposition looking.to an Iberian nnion is officially denied. St. Johns, August 17.—Tbe bark Odd Fellow, from this port for Greenland, was lost at Little Placentia, and plundered by wreckers. . > Vienna, August 17.—The Press disapproves of Prussia’s noto regarding Van Burst’s endeavors to promote amity. The journals denounce the course of Prussia as unprecedented and unfriendly. London, August 17.—Betting to-day was five to two on Oxford; yesterday it was three to one. Rome, August 17.—The Pope decided, to hold a universal exhibition of Christian art nextyear. Mexioo, August 13.—A conspiracy against -the life of Juarez has been frustrated. The principal conspirators, including five Generals, are captured. . r A treaty between Mexico and the North German confederation has been forwarded to! Berlin for rati fication. i v The Indian revolt in Yucatan is growing serious. The Cuban residents are volunteering to defend the cities. T«vo Indian cMefs have been captured and shot. The Tamaulipas.revolution is ended.' The gueretaro troubles, involving §$ate rights, are-still • pending. M , !.• /£.••?* j ••• ■-<••'.i<*. "V- f* ? • ••*? ';•• . « i-i * ’ .* ; 4 # Unlucky.—Officer Pridgen, our “pet” policeman and the prettiest man in town, didn’t have a bit of luck yesterday, and because why: He was passing along, in the street near a negro school house, about noon, and wMlo all the “little black devils,” as he termed them, were out in the yard playing, one of them, either purposely or thoughtlessly, threw a rock, about the size of a goose egg, over the fence, and it dropped, slap, on the top of Pridgen’s head. We met him in a few minutes afterwards, and he requested us to examine the extent of his capital damage. We did so and fonnd a surplus knot fully the size of a walnut; but his hair was so red, nat urally, that we could not, for the life of us, tell whether Ms head was bleeding or not. Pridgen was warm when We met him, as he had just had an interview tilth the teacher of the school, in regard to the matter, and had informed Mm that he must either close his school, or that he (Pridgen) would moYe out of the neighborhood. There’s not a better or more, faithful officer than old “sorrel top” in all creation, and we sympathise with Mm when, as in this case, he strikes a streak of bad luck. First Bale from Terrell.—Adams, Jones & Reynolds received last afternoon a bale of new cotton (crop of 1869) from the plantation of Messrs. Bright- well & Williams. Terrell county, Ga., and sMpped by Messrs. Pratt & Crim, of Dawson, Ga. The cotton was strictly New York middlings, in the handling, ginning and staple. It was sold to Messrs. W. T. Hollingsworth & Co., at 35 cents per pound, and sMpped by them to the Messrs. Lehman Bros., New York. Weight of tbe bale. 468 pounds. Messrs. A., J. & fi. also received, about night, an other bale of new cotton, from Mr. W. D. Alien, of Houston county, wMch weighed by the freight list 370 pounds. We Ehall get its classification and the price, probably, to-morrow. Daring his life he owned * woman si &Te nane £ Maiy, by Whom he had three children, to-witi M&- linda Ann, William Henry and Oct&via, the patemi- ty of whom, it is conceded, Mr. Zeigler always ac knowledged. The future welfare of this wcmia and her children seemed to be his chief care. He provided in the second item of his will for their re moval, at his death, to a State whose laws would tolerate their prompt manumission, and for them to be comfortably settled there by his Executor: the expenses of wMch should be paid out of Ms estate. He then bequeathed to Mary the sum of ten thousand dollars, and to each of the said chil dren the Bum of thirty thousand dollars, the inter est of which Bhould be applied to their support, ed ucation and maintenance until they should arrive, respectively, to the age of twenty-one years. Ia the event of the death of either of the children be fore majority, he farther provided, that his or her share should be equally divided between tho survi vors, and in case two of them should die, their leg acies should vest in the survivor. It is eridest from the letter, as well as the spirit of his wifi, that ample provision for Mary and her children wu prominent in Ms mind. After the execution of his will it occurred to Mm that a bequest, directly te them, might defeat his intentions; hence he pub lished a codicil, bequeathing their respective lega cies to his two brothers, Henry and Lewis Zeigler and his nephew and executor, John W. Dent, ia trust for the children, and required of each a borl with approved security, in the sum of fifty thouasul dollars for the faithful execution of their trusts. The testamentary trustees or guardians having renounced their trusts, others were appointed ia their stead, in due form of law and according to the requirements set forth in the codicil. ’ It is against these trustees and their securities that a recoven will he invoked. We forbear any expression of opinion npon tbe case, as it will be soon subjected to judicial inves tigation in the Circuit Court of the United States The amount claimed by them approximates tc tie handsome sum of 8200,000. , • Col, Weems has associated with him in the case, the firm of Messrs. Nisbeta £ Jackson and OoL L N. Whittle. Their clients may rest assured tbs: their cause is committed to safe hands. Diseased Horses.—Should the city authorities allow any horse or mule to be sold within the city limits, wMlst with a contagious disease ? A horse was sold yesterday which had been running at the nose for four months. Was the disease the dis temper or glanders ? If the latter, it was incurable, and is so pronounced by the most celebrated horse- farrier of the age, Edward Mayhew. Mr. J. A. Hill informs us that the glanders is quite contagions, and that if such a disease should break out among our horses and mnles, there would be no telling the amount of damage that would fol low. He killed, soon after the war, eleven mules and three horses with this disease, and assures us that death alone will stop it from spreading. Mb. W. M. Wadley.—It was rumored here on streets yesterday, that Mr. Wadley, President of the Central railroad, was lying dangerously ill in Sa vannah. Mr. Virgil Powers, of tho Southwestern road, started to Savannah yesterday morning; bnt we do not know, certainly, that Mr. Wadley’s illness was the reason for it. We can but express the hope that the rumor is unfounded. New Cotton—The first bale of the crop of ’63 was received here on the 18th .of August. The first bale of the crop of ’69 was received on thellth inst., seven days earlier. On tMs morning, one year ago wo announced the reception here of the first bale of the new'crop, and this morning we announce the reception of ten hales of the crop of '69.. ' A most reliable medicine for Chills and Fever, and ,all diseases of that class, is Wilhoft’s Antiperiodie. It cures the most obstinate cases of Chills and Fe ver, Dumb Ague and Remittent Fever, without any bad results whatever. • It produces no disagreeable head symptoms like quinine, and is a good general tonic to build up the wasted strength, and enable the system to throw off the ‘influence of Malaria or blood poisoning. Take it according to the directions and a cure is certain.. ! Negro Shot nr the Warrior District.—We are informed that a Mr. Bankston, an industrious and peaceable citizen of this county, shot and danger ously wounded a negro man, on Tuesday last, in what is known as the Warrior District. The follow ing are the facts as nearly as our informant could get them. It appears that a negro woman had been in the employ of Mr. BankBton, but had quit work and gone off for some real or imaginary cause; but on Monday night last she returned to Mr. Bank ston’s watermelon patch and utterly destroyed all the melons and vines. Mrs. Bankston saw the ne gro woman the next day and remonstrated with her for her meanness, when the negress began to abuse Mre. B. in a most violent and outrageous maimer. In a short while Mr. B. came to the house, and hearing of the negro woman’s behavior, he caught up a switch or brush and struck her a few timeB with it, and she left the premises. In a short while af ter, fonr negro men approached the house, and Mr. B., seeing them, went to the front door, when one of the negroes, who had entered the gate and was walking toward the house, drew Ms revolver and be gan to curse and abuse Mr. B., and asserting his in tention to avenge the negro woman for the thrash ing she had received. Mr. B. immediately reached back behind the door, and seizing his gun, he fired npon tho negro, but missed. The shot seemed to frighten the three negroes at the gate and they ran, and the negro in the yard, seeing that he was de serted, turned to run also, but just as he mounted the fence Mr. B. fired a second shot, wMch took effect in the Bhoulder, inflicting a very serious, if not fatal wound. Our informant says that Mr. B.was perfectly justifiable, from first to last, in all that he did, and thinks that a fair hearing of the case will sustain this view. Echeconnee Bridge.—For the next three or four days there will be no crossing, by wheeled veMdes, at that point on the Echeconnee creek where the new bridge is being built, as its construction neces sitated the removal for a few days, of the pontoon bridge thrown across the stream for the conve nience of the neighborhood. Justice Grannies in forms us that the pontoon bridge will he again brought into use on Monday or Tuesday next, and that the main bridge will be completed by the end of the present month. Brought to Justice by one of his own Color.— A conductor on the Southwestern railroad informed us yesterday, that Mr. U. S. Harrold, of Americus, hired, on Monday last, five negro men to get out shingles in the Kinchapoonee Swamp, near Smith- ville, and furnished them well with rations, at least with all except fresh pork. TMs omission, how ever, on his part, got one of the five negroes into trouble, as he soon saw a fine fat hog in the swamp and shot it—the advice of his companions to the contrary notwithstanding. It soon turned out that the hog belonged to a “loil” colored man living in the neighborhood, who, being informed of. the sum- maty manner in which his porcine property had been disposed of, armed himself, and, together.with two of Ms neighbors arrested the tMef and marched Mm to Smithville to await a warrant. The arresting party told the tMef to escape, if he could, when they started Mm to town; but informed Mm that if he made the attempt his bide would not hold pork or anything else, in two minutes. We are glad tc learn that the better class of ne groes in that sectuM; are patting down the idle and dishonest characters among them, and suppressing much rascality wMch the wMtes can hardly reach. New Cotton.—Mr. Joe N. Seymour Bent to Messrs. Hardeman <t Sparks yesterday, the largest and the finest bale of the new cotton that has thus far been received at this point. It was from Ms plantation in tMs county, about three miles from the city. It weighed 600 pounds, and classed New York mid dlings. Messrs. Holt & Brother sent up a bale of thenes cotton from Houston county, on Monday last, which we failed to notice yesterday, that was considered the finest specimen of the new crop that has ye: been seen in this market. It classed strictly h’ev York middlings, and the bale weighed 460 pounds. We also notice the reoeipt yesterday afternoon tf two bales of new cotton by Saulsbuiy, Cherry i Blassingame, the first of the season by wagon, k was raised by Mr. Thomas Dixon, of Crawfcrl county, of good weight and classing strict low mid dling. We understand they will offer it for sals tMs morning. _ A Delightful Rain.—The weather on Sands; and Monday last, and up to the hour of 3 p. il T ei ’ terday, was scorching hot, and the dust in tt! streets exceedingly offensive; but thanks to a os- ciful Providence, the former was most pleasantly cooled off and the latter effectually settled yester day afternoon, by' a most delightful shower of rain, accompanied by a Might fall of hail. Of all 6 13 nuns we have seen daring, the summer, in Msccn, the one of yesterday afternoon was the most glori ous and timely. ’ Clay Pipes.—We examined and tested an ankle of clay pipes, yesterday, wMch surpassed anjtfckg of the kind we have yet seen from Georgia ms”- rial They were manufactured at station one,<n the Central Railroad, by Mr. Henry Stevens, aol are of almost every shape and pattern. A or two of them can be found at Seymour, Tinsie; 1 Co.’s, at the WMte Comer. It makeB'no difference whether our people eu* nfacture their own pipes or palaces; their o»- plows or prunMg knives—the principle is the ssn’- We like to Bee them manufacturing everything jW use and producing from their own fertile h® everything they eat. When they can do so, tbei and not until then, can they assert and maintain tally independent position. BanxLVNT Saloon.—In passing by the Brfflisk Saloon, on Third street, yesterday afternoon,®- stepped in to get a drink of water (!) and energetic and clever proprietors, the Benner, v- actively engaged in preparations for thaapyr^ ing season. It is intended to make it a firs' - resort. For neatness and elegance in all rangements it will be surpassed by no other 511 in our city. When the improvements ar® ^ ^ pleted we will speak of it again. For the we will only say that the best Whisky in th® is dispensed at the Brilliant. It is tlie_ Roberts® county (Term.) Whisky. We were raised on ••• principally, and can safely commend it(?) The Post-Office.—We have good reason to be lieve that Mr. J. H. Washington has received his commission as Post-Master of Macon, vice Turner removed. If we are not mistaken, the change will probably take place to-day. Havens <fc Brown have received the September ;• nutubar of Gpdey's Lady’s Fashion Magazine. The Ball at Indian Spring-—The advertisement of the Colliers & Co., of the McIntosh House, an nounces that the grand Masquerade Ball, given at the Indian Spring on last Friday night, will be re peated by the unanimous request of visitors now at the Spring and others who were preaant, on- next Tuesday night, the 24th instant. That it will be a grand and brilliant affair, no cne will doubt who is Thebe is no eating up of pickles, or injur; &-• to people’s stomachs, if the Pure Wine Ymegtr. ported by J. H. Zeilin & Co., is used by our ^ wives. Better buy the best, preserve th» and have some pleasure in living, than us® the ^ Vitriol and water,” that is so often sold for Vie®: ' More About Rust.—Au intelligent from Oglethorpe, Macon county, Ga., says ton crop has been very materially cut abort, by ' in that county, within the laat two weeks. further, that the crop will not be as large as 1 last year by a fourth or a half. We refer the editor of .the Enfaula News to ^ Eli 8. Shorter, for an answer to the questw [UlCSb® puta directly to us, in regard to a oominu _ from Eufauia, to the ‘ ‘People’s Defender, oi - nan, Ga. First Bate From Twiggs.—Messrs. Bro. sent to Hardeman A Sparks, of this terday, the first bale of new ootton from county. It classsd strict Liverpool middling®- sad® 8 Mb. Benj. M. Poi.gn.L, who h*a so long successfully conducted a school in this city, pc° to limit his number of pupils to 80. See Putnam and Baia>wik—.Cbttoo. both.imB*^ and Putnam is represen ted.to be suffering and draught—particularly the latter. First Baptist ChurcU.—There will be „j X AitSA OATApi WftDftva. < ! ing in th& Ctinrch on next Sabbath.’on at ail imniiiar with the spirit and hospitality of the I W T“'T . _ arwee. i die absence of the pastor, Rev-B. w • McIntosh House. A; -J*. 11 ViiiAijgttAijteafl
