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THE TELEGRAPH.
MACON FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1860.
To New Subscribers.—Should you sot get
a number of the Weekly bf this week, you will
be served the next. We have an old friend from
whom we received, last evening, another install-
ment of forty-four subscribers from the country
below us. He says the Weekly Telegraph is a
great favorite.
Crop*—Effect of Hot Weather.
An intelligent friend in Central Georgia,
where but a few weeks ago the crops promised
to do better than in almost any section of the
State, gives us information as to the effect of
the recent changes of weather npon the crops.
Early com was made weeks ago, and is better
thnn it was last year. Com in the lowlands was
; injuring by the extreme heat. As to cotton, he
says it received a set-back of from two to three
weeks in the spring, by the cold weather, which
made it late in growing off. The heat of July
again checked its growth; then the rains gave it
another start, which was cheeked by the cold
easterly winds about the time of the eclipse.
The plant became shriveled ard affected by
rust. Then came the past three weeks of
drought, and the disaster that was the result is
almost incomprehensible for so short a period.
The drought was not so long, but the heat was
intense—all vegetation withered under it—the
heavy dews which at this season keep cotton
fresh and growing were not to be seen. At 7
o’clock a. m., the sun was as hot as at 3 p. il—
■the sun seemed “mad and venomous”—the
cotton shed its forms, and manured cotton threw
off bolls three-fourths grown.
The result of all this has been a great fall
ing off from the anticipations of planters a few
•weeks ago. They looked for a good proportion
bf the crop to be made in August, which has
•been prevented. Wo hope rains are now gener
al. Whilst we believe some young and later
cotton may, with rains now and a late fall, make
some more, yet the disaster has come and no
remedy remains for it. The crop, as we said
yesterday, in Georgia must come down from our
’hopes from 50,000 to 100,000 bales.
The price of cotton—35 cents in New York
and'Llverpool 13}d.—is based, as we see, npon
estimates of 3,000,000bales of cotton as the crop
.of the South. Now, if the whole Southern coun
try has suffered as has Georgia during this
month, we can safely calculate upon high prices,
and the small crop that is made must indeed
command a high fignre. This is founded npon
what we are convinced is a truthful and correct
representation of the effect of the late hot sea
son upon onr great staple.
We thank Providence that we live in a section
where we can raise a staple of such universal
importance to mankind as to bring ns such a
revenue. What a sad condition must be that of
the people of those sections West and North
whose sole dependence is their grain crops,
and those a failure.
Ceops ix Louisiana.—Cane and com crops
are represented as line. In some parishes cot-
don promises well; in others very heavy rams
•fell over a week ago and there was expressed a
fear of rot of bolls, and worms were depreda-
•iing. Excessive rains have damaged cotton in
-the Southwest, and excessive heat has damaged
it in Georgia. Can there be anything but a
short crop ? If short mustnot the price be very
high? ^
The Griffin Star of the ,21st, says, “ Cotton
fields that promised, a month ago, to yield 1000
to 1200 pounds of cotton to the acre, will not,
at best, make more than two-thirds, and with
out a great change, will not yield even half. Six
to a dozen dead bolls in a stalk will drop at the
touch. Bolls are very small and forms dry np,
die and drop off.
“Mr. SoL Bloodworth, just outside of Griffin,
has an acre of com planted about the first of
June—ditched on both sides and dammed up so
as to throw moisture through the subsoil. It
. will yield 100 bushels. He has 10 acres adjoin
ing which will make about 50 bushels to the
acre—not manured.”
Toil At t.tts- and Gallagher are negotiating for
a renewal of their battle within fifty miles of
Cincinnati, in eight or ten days hence, with an
additional-thousand dollars added to the stakes
for which they recently fought in St. Louis.
We also notice that a fellow named Joe Wor.
maid wants to fight O’Baldwin, the Irish giant,
for five thousand dollars a side.
Ora first page has an instructive and entertain
ing letter from onr regular European correspon
dent, and our fourth page the recent decisions
of tho Supreme Court upon the validity of notes
given for slaves or their hire, and the recent
homestead and exemption laws.
Mobile,—The Tribune of Saturday last says
that, in spite of the curses of fate and the mach
inations of men and noli ties, Mobile never had
a brighter business season ahead than that of
the coming winter.
The Philadelphia Labor Congress.
All that ingenious theorizing upon human
rights which has attended the manumission of
the slaves and their elevation to the dignity
of a political power, seems now to be passing
out of the possession of the Northern politicians,
preachers and philosophers. The workmen are
getting tired of it, and showing that they can
talk it as well for themselves as it was ever dis
coursed in behalf of the man and brother.
The recent American Labor Congress, so-
called, in Philadelphia, is learned upon the
rights and dignity of human labor; but as their
discourse is not levelled at the “slave holding
aristocracy,” but the aristocracy of bondholders
and moneyed capital, the radical papers have
suddenly lost their whole appetite for this kind
of talk—they complain of it—they reason against,
denounce and ridicule it. In fact, the shrewd
est part of them see in it the handwriting upon
the wall—for they have no use for any view of
the rights of labor and manhood which war np
on the rights of bondholders—upon taxation—
upon the national banking currency—which is
eloquent against jobbing, lobbying and Congres
sional corruption—against family traveling and
recreation at the cost of the National Treasury
and various other practices which characterize
the party of “high moral ideas.”
We have no doubt the further elaboration of
this labor movement is destined completely to
strip the Radicals of their disguise as a party of
the people, when they are simply the champions
of a moneyed aristocracy, and the upholders of
a centralized,irresponsible despotism and a gov
ernment outside of fundamental law.
But it is due to truth to say that the attitude
of this so-called Congress of American Labor is
narrow, exclusive and proscriptive. They seem
to have been infected by that one-sided blue
dress of radicalism itself which displays a zeal
for human liberty in one breath by the emanci
pation of negroes and the enslavement of whites.
The Labor Congress boast of a half a million
votes represented in Trades Unions, and call
themselves “the workingmen of America.”
Where, then, are the six million votes which
make up the grand ballot ? Where are the mil
lions of hard-working farmers who till their
own little glebes, and are the hardest and most
industrious workingmen in America ? Are
these, far greater in number than all the rest
combined, to be ignored? Will the intelligent,
working mechanics re-enact the antiquated fol
lies of the tariffies who, while clamoring for
protection to American labor,” can see Amer
ican labor only in the workshops, when not a
tithe of it is there ? Will they, too, clamor for
a kind and degree of protection which can be
granted only at the expense of the great mass
of American labor ?
If-they will, their party must be as small as
their position is weak and indefensive. Any
labor party which leaves out the great class of
American laboring farmers is like the play of
Hamlet with Hamlet omitted.
Nevertheless none of the speeches and reso
lutions before this Congress seem to compre
hend this preponderating class. They embrace
in their scope and design only those ideas bom
of mechanical labor ruinous and in apparent an
tagonism with the interests of the American
working farmer. They insist on legalized hours
of labor—upon the exclusive right of the work
ingmen to fix rates of compensation and all the
conditions of labor-principles which, if adopted
by the great body of American working farmers
would be pronounced unjustifiable and absurd.
Labor devoted to the production of food is as
much entitled to fix its own price exclusively as
labor employed in the production of clothing.
Bnt if marketmen and farmers should combine
to establish prices by arbitrary resolutions eve
rybody would be ready to admit the unfairness
of the proceeding. All prices and values are fit
and prop'er subjects for a compromise of views
between buyer and seller, and any combination
which prevents this, is unnecessarily unfair and
inequitable. It is part and parcel of that sys
tem of protection which seeks to achieve partial
benefits at the expense of the greater number.
The Labor Congress denounces many of these
schemes as odions monopolies and makes bitter
complaints against them, but when they claim
for themselves the exclusive right to fix prices,
irrespective of the condition of the market and
the views of buyers, they are seeking to perpe
trate the most tyrannical monopoly known
among men.
Now, unquestionably the working men—that
is the physical toilers in America—can have
their own way with this government, if they
will unite for the purpose. They could effect
ually dispossess the aristocracy of bond-holders
and jobbers who are now wielding this govern
ment exclnsively in their own interests; bnt in
order to do this the working men must organize
npon principles which are sonnd and universal.
They cannot claim for mechanics more than
can be conceded to farmers and traders or any
other class of the community.
Editorial Correspondence.
Atlanta, June 24, I860.
Very “airly in tho momin,” just about the
time that adolescent and precocious Chautieleers
begin to try their unpractised notes, and the
old roosters cock their heads and eye them
route—lighter at the lower end and heavier at
the upper. From ten miles below Griffin up
ward, water was frequently to be seen in the
excavations at the side of tho road. The coun
try between this point and Macon has all suffer
ed more or less from drought, but the rust is not
reported as very injurious.
The Macon & "Western Road is in fine order
and smooth as it will ever get to be, until it sets
the example of steel-capped rails laid upon cy
press or cedar crossties, of which latter, abund
ance can be found in Georgia. With such a su
perstructure as this, the road, with occasional
levelling, would be good for twenty or thirty
years’ service.
What the Convention will do to-day. I am un
able to say. I know what they would like to do;
but my ingenuity is at fault in suggesting any
scheme to accomplish the object. I will write
you as frequently as opportunity permits—
sometimes it will be a few lines penciled in the
cars or by the way side, and it will all go with*
out care or premeditation.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Tax Kate for 1865).—Governor Bullock has
ordered the Comptroller General to assess a tax
of four-tenths of one per cent for State pur- askant, as much as to say “shut up your heads.
From Washington.
Washixotox, August 24.—The State Department
Records show the following action on th9 Fifteenth
Amendment: Complete ratification—North Caro
lina, Western Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin-
Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Penn,
sylvania, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida—twelve.
Defective ratification—Missouri and Kansas—two.
Bejection—Kentucky and Deleware—two.
Secretary Fish is not expected here until next
Monday.
Nothing is certainly known concerning when tho
Cabinet meets, though they expect at the While
House Grant's arrival on Thursday evening, or
Friday morning. The intention seems to be only
to consider Department business at the next meet
ing—but partizans hope progressing events will
compel them to give some attention and take some
action regarding Cuba.
Gen. Grant's announced line of travel precludes
presence his here this week.
Bevenue to-day 8262,000.
Gov. Isham G. Harris is at Willard’s.
Nearly 85,000,000 of coin interest will be due on
10-40a, September 1st. One hundred and ninety-
five millions of these bonds are out. No other coin
interest is due until the 1st of November.
The Tribune says the mournful intelligence comes
to us from Tennessee that the chances of prevent
ing the return of Mr. Andrew Johnson to the United
States Senate are said to be diminishing.
Waehixgtox, August 24.—The Secretary of War
has returned.
Gov. Senter, of Tennessee, with a party arrived
to-day to see the President and passed on north
ward in pursuit of him.
Dr. Boulds Baker has departed to commence the
canvass in Texas.
Boutwell and Butler will visit the Georgia Agri
cultural Fair, at Macon.
The Gettysburg identification scheme is a failure.
Most of the letters from the prominent Generals
deplore the movement as tending to tear open the
half-healed sectional wounds.
Revenue to-day 6315,000.
Eawlin's reported return is untrue. The Capital
is still without a Secretary.
Supervisors Gnery, of Tennessee, and Stanwood,
of Mississippi, are here.
John P. Bead, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has ob
tained a patent for making paper from the cotton
plant.
Admiral Poor has gone to New York and willleave
for Cuban waters in the Severn, the flag-ship of the
squadron.
The Cubans have advices to the 16th. No impor
tant action either in Jordan's or Quesada’s depart
ments.
General News.
New Yoke, August 24.—A German named Cohen
died hero to-day with Asiatio cholera.
Arrived, steamships Selisia, City of Paris, Cuba,
City of Dublin.
Philadelphia, August 24.—Two more email dis
tilleries have been closed; but illicit production
continues. A fire broke out on the comer of Ninth
and Wallace streets, occnpied by ten different fac
tories to-night. There is no water and the fire is
still progressing. Owing to the stoppage, the pa
per mills at Manynuk will run by water. The price
of paper has advanced two and a half to three cents
per pound. These mills made fifteen tons of paper
daily.
An insane son, named Evans, killed his father,
aged sixty-threo years, to-day. The scene of the
murder is near that of Twitchell.
Saratoga, August 24. — Vanderbilt’s Mountain
Bay, heat McManus’ Lady Thom, three straight
heats to harness to-day, for a purse of three thou
sand dollars. Time, 2:27, 2:24}£, 2:25#. Vander
bilt and Bride were on the stand.
Eichsioxd, August 24.—Tho weather was showery
yesterday and cloudy to-day. Heavy showers fell
last night at Staunton, Lexington, and Old Sweet
Springs.
New Orleans, August 24.—A duel was fought at
the Oaks yesterday, between a Mississippian and a
New Orleanian, with Mississippi lifleB—distance 40
paces. At the second fire the Mississippian, tho
challenging party, was wounded, though not mor
tally.
Indianapolis, August 25—David McDonald.
Judge of the United States District Court, is dead.
Buffalo, August 25 In the case of the United
States vs. U. S. Kimball, for rendering fraudulent
returns to the Revenue Department regarding to
bacco. it was decided in favor of the Government.
The decision involves a forfeiture of stock and ma
chinery valued at twenty thousand dollars. The
criminal trial against Kimball commences in October.
poses this year.
The Memphis Avalanche is out in favor of
Emerson Etheridge for United States Senator
from Tennessee.
Dn. Thoxas Butler and his wife were shot
and seriously injured, by a negro in Griffin, on
Sunday night last.
The Madison Form Journal reports" the
change in tho condition of Hon. N. G. Foster
% as unfavorable. No hope of his recovery.
The New York Times of the 21st reports the
following sales of eotton on the 20th insti, for
future delivery:
100 bales on the basis of low middling for
September at 32$c.; 200 bales on the basis of
low middling for October at 30c.; 400 bales on
the basis of low middling for December on pri
vate terms; 700 bales on the basis of low mid
dling for December at 28c.; 300 bales on the
basis of low middling for December at 281c.;
100 bales on the basis of low middling for De
cember or January at27}c.; 100 bales on the
basis of low middling for January at 273c.; 100
bales on the basis of low middling for February
at 27$c. ; 200 bales on the basis of low middling
for December and January, free on board at
Savannah, at 27Jc.; 100 bales December and
100 bales January, free on board at Mobile, at
27$c.; and 200 bales December, also free on
board at Mobile, at 27Jc.
The following was telegraphed to the Western
papers from Washington, under date of August
14th s
The acting Secretary of the Treasury, upon
the recommendation of the Commissioner of In
ternal Bevenue has reduced the pay of assistant
assessors in North Carolina and Tennessee from
$5,60 to 85 per day; in the gulf States from
; $60 50 to $6 00 per day,, and in States and
TerritoriM on the Pacific coast from $8 00 to
87 00.
Wood, the ex-detective, in a circular published
to-day, charges that during the impeachment
trial, Secretary Boutwell, through the Rev. Mr.
, Mateheil. offered him $10,000 for certain infor
mation to be given against President Johnson.
Cost or Manure.—It is estimated that Eng
land pays annually $300,000,000 for manure
more than the entire commerce of that country.
The. total value of a year’s crop has been To-
ported to Parliament, some rime ago, as being
about $3,000,000,000. The crop includes the ani
mal as well as the vegetable.
you young scamps, until you can learn how and
when to crow”—I say just abont that rime, yours,
very respectfully, has finished a jaunt to Atlanta,
to attend the Press Convention, and then to
start out on the grand Halbert Press Explora
tion, among the mineral treasures of Upper
Georgia. If luck attends me, and I find a few
thousand bushels of diamonds, I have just con
eluded tor present each patron of the Telefraph
with a “pint;” but if I fail, I shall do no better
than give him the “pints” of the expedition.
At Vinevilie I stepped into the crowded cars.
There were a number of the representatives of
the press within, trying to double themselves up
for a comfortable nap. There were Jones, of
the Guthbert Appeal; Weston, of the Dawson
Journal; Styles, of the Albany News; Christian,
of the Americus Courier; the senior editor of
the Republican, of the same city, and the editor
of the SandersviUe Central Georgian. I was told
that there were also representatives of the Sa
vannah press on board, but did not see them,
At Forsyth, Mr. Harrison requested me to rep
resent the Monroe County Advertiser, and, in
doing so, 1 shall be invested with a double dig
nity—a noble illustration to the aspiring youth
of the country of the elevating tendency of re
publican institutions. Burr, of the Middle
Georgian, got on at Griffin, and others had gone
on before. No donbt there will be the largest
gathering of. the Fourth Estate ever known in
Georgia. The Convention meets in the City
TTall at 11 o'clock this morning.
A large deputation was also on the train
bound for Indian Spring and the fancy ball to
night. Ah, there must needs be great doings
in the art Terpsichorean to call out my friend.
Dr. B., of Macon, who will perhaps Jay aside
his cane on that occasion, and trip the light
fantastic in the guise of the bold chief of the
McGregors—the stalwart Rob Roy. Fancy
some of your staid merchants as bravo3 and
gondoliers in peaked hats—dresses slashed with
pink ribbons, and the extreme edge of the cau
dal appendage of some sable colored bovine
quadruped, properly waxed, and applied to the
upper lip—forming a mustache of lovely and
enchanting ferocity. As for the youngsters of
both sexes, from the pile of trunks, X know
they have exhausted all the masquerade mate-
TIic Press Convention.
^ Atlanta, Tuesday Evening,)
Augnst 24,-1860. • )
Dear Telegraph •-1 must refer you to the en
closed slip from the New Era office, prepared by
one of the Secretaries of the Convention, for the
doings of that body so far to-day. My personal
engagements, as you will see, rendered it wholly
impossible for m9 to Wee notes. Thirty-nine
Georgia newspapers are represented by some
forty-odd delegates—the most of them in the
prime of life and very intelligent gentlemen.
The appearance of the body does credit to the
Fourth Estate in Georgia, and the whole com
pares favorably with any body of the same size
I have seen assembled in this State.
The embarrasments of the situation—the
magnitude and delicacy of the questions at
stake and the extreme difficulty attending the
application of the remedy, forces the belief
that little will be done here. Committees have
been appointed—investigations directed and the
whole subject matter will be adjourned over to
next November in Macon during the State Fair
—in the hope that, meanwhile, something may
turn up to give shape and direction to the action
of the Convention. This afternoon that body
is the guest of the corporation who have under
taken to show them the lions of the city. I am
too wearied from loss of sleep and walking in
the hot sun to adventure further.
The Hulbert press exploring expedition leaves
to-morrow morning at half-past seven. The
guests, I am informed, will number abont a hun
dred. It is feared that the Tennessee river will be
found too low for the trip by steamer. Every
thing promises a pleasant time, and I donbt not
ten days of mutual association by the press will
have a happy effect in establishing the most
kindly relations among the members of that
body. Weather quite warm.
From Cuba.
Havana, August 24.—Colonel Nicclan, with his
two hundred men and two pieces of artillery, routed
four hundred insurgents near Jecates, in the Cen
tral Department. The rebels left twenty killed on
the field.
Foreign News,
London, August [24.—The steamer City of Bio
Janeiro brings, as an experiment, nineteen live
oxen from Montevedio. A steamer is now building
for this trade exclusively. She sails in six weeks.
Others will follow.
The Morning Telegraph, discussing the cession of
Cuba to the United States, Bays England would feel
no jealousy at this aggrandizement, which would
complete the abolition of slavery as an institution.
The loes of Cuba to Spain would be an unquestion
able gain to the mother country and colony, and to
the cause of mankind.
Paris, August 24.—French exiles generally re
ceive Napoleon’s amnesty with unequivocal demon
strations of gratitude.
Felix Biat has returned to Paris. *
Madrid, Augnst 24.—Ministerial dissections are
increasing. Topete threatens to resign if Serrilla
persists in severity toward the bishops.
The Republicans petition tor better food and
treatment for the Carlists.
London,August 25 The weather continues favor
able and the crops are being gathered in good con
dition. *
The Times, commenting on the race, says: “Good
judges assert that the Howards show signs of over
training. Biver and watermen, however, favor the
idea that they must win the race. Boatingmen gen
erally are divided, the majority being in favor of
the Oxfords.
Paris, August 25—Tho Emperor has nearly re
covered. ■ ’j- \~’i •
There has been a colliery explosion near St.
Etienne, by which fourteen persons were killed.
Brussels, August 25.—Tne Madrid correspondent
of the Independence Beige, says the situation is un
changed. S&bariego continues at the head of bis
forces. ‘ It was reported they had been dispersed a
few days ago.
Poisonous ‘Toilet Powders—Ladies habitually
using them should discard the same as long as they
can get such- an exquisite be&utifier as Milk of
Violets. “Ladies are delighted, with it, and will
never he without it” Bold by all druggists and
fancy goods dealers.
. Atlanta, August 24, 1869.
Pursuant to a previous announcement, a Con
vention of the members of the Georgia Press
assembled in the Council Chamber at 11 o’clock
this morning.
On motion of T. A. Burke, Joseph Clifi’oy, of
the Macon Telegraph, was called to the Chair.
On motion of Mr. Ragland, of the Columbus
Enquirer, Mr. Clisby was made permanent
Chairman.
A. R. Watson, of the New Era, was elected
Secretary, and O. H. C. Willingham, of the La-
Grange Reporter, Assistant Secretary.
On motion of J. J. Toon, a Committee of
three was appointed to nominate three Vice
Presidents. The committee was composed of
Mr. Toon, Mr. Ragland and Mr. Hancock.
On motion, Mr. Flemming, of the Charleston
Courier, was invited to a seat in the Conven
tion.
On motion of Elam Christian, members of
the typographical profession were invited to
seats on the floor.
The committee appointed to nominate Vice
Presidents reported J. H. Christy, of the Athens
Watchman, H. H. Jones, of the Cuthbert Ap
peal, and A. R. Wright, of the Augusta Chron
icle and Sentinel.
The Mayor and Council of Atlanta, Colonel
Herbert Fielder, and other ex-editors, were in
vited to seats on the floor.
By John H. Steele, of the Atlanta Intelli
gencer—
Resolved, That the members of the State
Press represented in this body do hereby de
termine to organize a State Press Association,
and to become members thereof. Adopted.
LIST OF NAMES AND PAPERS REPRESENTED.
Macon Telegraph—Joseph Clisby.
Atlanta Constitution—I. W. Avery, W. A.
Hemphill. '
Albany Macs—Carey W. Stiles.
Central Georgian—J. M. G. Medlock.
Augusta Constitutionalist—J. W. Call.
Chronicle and Sentinel—A. B. Wright, Henry
Moore.
Monroe Advertiser—Joseph Clisby, (proxy.)
Journal ami Messenger—T. A. Burke.
Southern Christian Advocate—T. A. Burke.
Columbus Enquirer—Thomas Ragland and
J. H. Martin.
Atlanta Intelligencer—Jared Irwin Whitaker,
John H. Steele.
Georgia Enterprise—J. W. Anderson, W. L.
Beebe.
Southern Watchman—J. H. Christy.
Hancock Journal— W. H. Royal, C. S. Du-
Bose. J
Cuthbert Appeal—3. H. Jones.
Bainiridgc Argus—H. H, Jones, (proxy.)
Marietta Journal—W. S. N. Neal.
Southern Banners. A. Atkinson, W. C.
Fulton.
American Union—J. Clarke Swayze.
HawkinsviUe Dispatch—Dennis W. D. Botflly.
LaGrange Reporter—C. H. C. Willingham.
BarneniUe Gazette—E. T. Pound.
Day School Visitor—J. F. Sbecut.
Covington Examiner—W. A. Harpe.
Georgia Farm Journal—I. F. Shecut and
John F. Andrews.
Washington Gazette—Jus. A. Wright.
Daicson Journal— S. R. Weston.
Christian Index—J. J. Toon.
Greensboro Herald—3. M Bums.
Neionan Herald—J. O. Wooten.
Madison Examiner—F. H. S. Brobson.
Americus Courier—Elam Christian.
Borne Courier—H. Dwinell.
Sumter Republican—0. W. Hancock and
John C. Carter.
Griffin Star—F. S. Fitch.
Middle Georgians. B. Burr.
Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journals. G.
Westmoreland.
Scott's Magazine—B. B. Crew.
Rural Southerner—’Ss.mnel A. Echols.
Atlanta New Era—A. R. Watson. ,
By C. W. Styles, of the Albany News :
Resolved, That the Chair appoint the follow
ing committees of five:
Committee on Permanent Organization.
Committee on Constitution, By-Laws and
Rules.
Committee on Rates of Legal Advertisements
and General Advertisements.
Committee on the System of Agencies and the
Cash and Credit System.
Committee on the Press.
And that the several committees, thus ap
pointed, be required to report at the next meet
ing of the body, to be held in Macon during the
time of the State Fair in November next, at the
call of the President. Adopted.
The following committees were appointed un
der the resolution:
1. Committee on Permanent Organization—
W. A. Hemphill, J. M. G. Medlock. T. A.
Burke, J. I Whitaker, S. A. Atkinson.
2. Committee on. Constitution, By-Laws and
Roles—0. W. Styles, C. W. Hancock, F. S.
Fitch, S. R. Weston, E. T. Pound.
3. Committee on Rates of Legal Advertising
and rates of advertising generally—C. H. C.
Willingham, S. B. Burr, M. Dwinnell, Willis M.
Russell, Elam Christian.
4. Committee oil the System of Agencies and
the Cash and Credit System—J. H. Christy,
Samuel Echols, H. M. Burns, J. C. Wooten, J.
W. Anderson.
5. Committee on the Press—J. H. Martin,
W. A. Harpe, Henry Moore, I. W. Avery, J.
W. Call.
By Henry Moore, of the Chronicle and Sen
tinel
Resolved, That Mr. Hnlfcert’s proposal of an
excursion by the State press be accepted, and
thanks be returned therefor. Adopted.
By Elam Christian, of the Americus Courier:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention
be returned to the City Council of Atlanta, for
tho use of its chamber, and to the several rail
roads of the State for free transportation to and
from this place. Adopted.
CoL Avery announced that at 4 o’clock con
veyances would be in front of the United States
Hotel, at the instance of the City Council, to
show the members of the Association around the
city, and invited the Convention, on behalf of
Council, to take the ride. The invitation was
accepted and thanks returned.
Thanks were returned to the merchants and
citizens of Atlanta for courtesies extended.
By Mr. Anderson, of the Covington Enter r
prise—
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention
are due, and are hereby tendered to the Chair
for the able and courteous manner in which he.
has presided over its deliberations, and to the
Secretaries for their efficient services.
O. H. O. Willingham was requested to prepare
and publish his views upon a press organization,
and the proper modeof conducting a weekly
paper.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at.?
o'clock?, m. .Joseph Clisby, Chairman,
A. R. Watson, 1
0. H. O. Willingham, j
Decisions of the Snpramc Oonrt ol 1 raise such an equity between the parties, as the
- - Georgia, juries have a right to adjust, by reducing the
DELIVERED AT ATLANTA, SATUBDAT, AUGUST 21. •’ ' “
Prom the Comfifti/ion.] '
L. G. Chambliss, Plaintiff in Error vs. O. C.
Phillips; Defendant in Error. Homestead from
Monroe.. ' .'.V,' ■'
McCay, J.—Ahomestead issubjeetto an exe
cution founded upon a debt contracted for the
purchase money, and the fact that the debt has
been transferred to a third person does not
change that liability.
2. Although a judgment be /dormant under
the statute, and has, therefore, lost its lien, as a
judgment, it is still a subsisting debt, and the
judgment may be revived by scire facias or by
suit.
8. The acts limiting the time within which
jadgments may be revived, were suspended by
the acts suspending the statnte of limitations,
to-wit: from the 30th November, 1861, to the
21st July, 1868, when civil government was
practically restored in this State.
4. A creditor, though his claim may be one of
the exceptions, provided for in the homestead
act, cannot set it up, to prevent the laying off
of the homestead. Other conditions having
been fulfilled, the homestead ought to be set off
leaving to the creditor his right to go on under
the exceptions at his discretion.
5. A mortgage given by the debtor, is not one
of the exceptions provided by the Constitu
tion, to which the homestead, for his family is
liabjp.
Judgment reversed.
Brown, C. J., concurred as follows: This
court has no jurisdiction to enforce an execution
against the homestead which was issued from a
judgment to foreclose a mortgage before the
adoption of the new Constitution.
2. The homestead is subject to the payment
of the purchase money, whether contracted be
fore or since the Constitution was adopted; and
if the judgment for the purchase money is dor
mant, but not barred by the Statute of Limita
tions, the homestead is still bound for satisfac
tion, if it is revived within the period allowed
by the statute.
3. The execution on the judgment for the
purchase money in this case, bore date 22d
November, 185G, and had no entry upon it by
any officer authorized to execute and return the
same till the 27th February, 1869. It, there,
fore, became dormant on the 22d day of Novem
ber, 1863.
4. Where a judgment becomes dormant the
Statnte of Limitations begins to run against it,
and if proceedings are not commenced to re
vive it within three yearn from that date it is
barred. ,
5. In this case the Statute of Limitations was
suspended at the time the judgment became dor
mant ; and it never began to run a'gainst the
plaintiffs in the judgment under the various acts
of the Legislature of this State, and of the Con
vention of 18G5, till civil government was re
stored. This was done 21st July, 1868, when
the Legislature of Georgia, under the direction
of Congress, ratified the amendments made by
Congress to the State Constitution, and adopted
the fourteenth Constitutional Amendment. "
Warner, J., dissenting.—I dissent from the
judgment of the Court in reversing the judg
ment of the Court below. First: Because Cham
bliss is not entitled to a homestead in the land
as against his creditors whose debts were con
tracted prior to the passage of the homestead
act, for the reasons stated in the case of Harde
man vs. Donner. Second: Because the judg
ment lien of Phillips for the purchase money of
the land, as well as his mortgage lien thereon,
created an incumbrance upon the land, which
Chambliss is bound to discharge before he is en
titled to his homestead, under the act, for the
reasons stated in the case of Kelly vs. Stephens
& Bonnell, executors, eta
Cabaniss & Peeples and T. B. Cabaniss, for
plaintiff in error.
J. L. Pinckard, for defendant in error.
It is estimator, that over 200,000 bushels of [rial in Macon, and are bound to be prismatio
last year's wheat crop still remains in the hands and gorgeous. Wonderful is the power of love,
of grower* in one ooumty in Iowa. Thera have bees tains all along the entire
Judging from the scarcity'of fruit in the Macon
market, one would think the season, has about died
out.
J- Secretaries.
Adam Kelly, plaintiff in error, vs. Linton
Stephens et al, defendants in error. Home
stead, from Hart.
Warner, J.—When it appeared from the
record that, in the year 1869, one Harrison had
a judgment against Kelly, and was abont to levy
on and sell the land now in controversy, when
Kelly applied to Thomas W. Thomas, who
loaned him the money to relieve the land from
sale, and took his note, secured by mortgage,
which was afterwards assigned to James Thom
as, the plaintiff’s intestate—the lien of which it
is now sought to enforce by the sale of theTand.
The defendant, Kelly, claims a homestead in the
land, as against the plaintiff’s mortgage lien.
Held: That the defendant is not entitled to
claim a homestead in the land. First—Because
the homestead act is unconstitutional and void,
as against the defendant’s prior contracts.
Second—If the homestead act was constitu
tional as to past contracts, the plaintiff’s mort
gage created an tl cncumbrancc" upon the land,
which the defendant was bound to discharge,
before he is entitled to his homestead under
that act. The term “encumbrances,” as used
in the Constitution of 18G8, was there used in
the legal sense of that word, and should receive
its obvious legal interpretation by the Courts in
the construction thereof.
Judgment affirmed.
Brown. C. J., concurred as follows: The first
section of the seventh artiele of the new Con
stitution of this State is retroactive, as well as
prospective, and denies jurisdiction to the Court
to enforce any judgment, decree or execution
heretofore or hereafter rendered against the
homestead, except as therein excepted.
2. The exceptions are also retroactive, &3
well as prospective, and the Courts have juris
diction to enforce a judgment rendered upon a
debt contracted prior to the adoption of the
Constitution, for money lent, to remove an en
cumbrance from the land now claimed as a
homestead.
McCay, J., concurs, for this reason only: An
execution founded on a debt contracted for the
purpose of paying a judgment about to sell the
land, is within the exceptions to the Constitu
tional provision, securing to the family of a
debtor a homestead; it is an execution founded
on a debt contracted for the removal of an en-
eumberance, and comes within the express ex
ception of this act.
J. H. Skelton, E. P. Edwards, for plaintiff in
error.
A. T. Akerman, for defendants in error.
Martin Docly vs. J. P. Ishell. Claim case,
from "Whitfield.
McCay, J.—When, on the trial of a claim case
it appeared that the levy was made on the 9th
November. 1668, on an execution issued 21st of
November, 1S61, and the claimant showed title
from the defendant in execution, and possession
more than four years before the date of the
levy, and there was no evidence that claimant
had notice at the time of the purchase of the ex
istence of the judgment. Held: That the land
was discharged from the lien of the judgment,
and the verdict of the jury, finding the land not
subject, will not be disturbed.
Judgment affirmed.
Brown, C. J., concurred.
Warner. J. dissenting.—I dissent from the
judgment of the court, first, because the defend
ant in the judgment (Forsyth) is not entitled to
a homestead in the land as against the plaint
iff’s judgment, which is dated 29th October,
1861, for the reasons stated in the case of
Hardeman vs. Downer. Second, because Ishell,
who purchased the land from Forsyth in March,
18G3, has no legal estate in the land which enti
tles him to a homstead thereon, as against the
plaintiff’s judgment lien thereon, which was
created and attached thereto whilst Forsyth was
the owner thereof. In no view of this home
stead question can a judgment debtor be al
lowed to divide out his estate and each pur
chaser thereof be entitled to a homestead in
eacl} tract conveyed by him, as well as the judg
ment debtor himself to have a homestead m
that portion of his land not conveyed, so as to
absorb his entire estate by the multiplicity of
homesteads, and thus defeat altogether the
claims of his judgment creditors. The perti
nent inquiry is, how many homesteads can a
judgment debtor have allowed out of his es
tate, against which no judgment can be en
forced ?
D. A. Walker and W. K. Moore, for plaintiff
in error.
J. A. R. Hanks, for defendant in error.
Wm. Butler and W. J. Howell, plaintiff's in
error, vS. Sophronia Withers, defendant in
error. Assumpsit from Early.
McCay, J.—Proof that at the time a note was
given, defendant was worth $5000, and at the
close of the war he was not worth bnt five hun
dred dollars, ’does not raise such equity, be
tween plaintiff and defendant, as to require the
jury to lessen the plaintiff’s claim.
Judgment affirmed.
Brown, C. J., concurring.
1. While I hold that the first section of the re
lief act of 1868 is oonstitetional, and that the evi
dence as therein specified may go to the jury, I
do not hold that proof of any single fact therein
enumerated will authorize the jury to reduce the
j debt, unless it is such a fact ss raises an equity
1 between the parties to the record.
amount of the debt.
Warner, J., concurring.
If I believed the act of 1868 (commonly called
the Relief Act,) to be a constitutional and valid
law, and that the evidence before the jury as to
the loss of the defendant's property, was legal
and valid evidence, to be submitted to their
consideration byway of defence to the plaintiffs
action on the note, then, I should hold, that
the verdict in. this case was wrong, and against
that evidence, and contrary to the inten
tion of the Legislature,' iir allowing that ev
idence to be received, and considered by the
jury, for the purpose of reducing the plaintiff’s
debt; but as I do not believe that act to be a
constitutional and valid law, which authorized
the defendants in this case, to-give in evidence
the losses which they have sustained, since the
making of the contract, to reduce the amount of
the plaintiff’s debt, I concur in the judgment of
this Court, in affirming the judgment of the Court
below in this case.
Felder & Powell, for plaintiffs in error. • _ ’
T. F. Jones, for defendant in error.
The Sail Jacinto.
Savour.an Newt, 23d.
The following letter was received by the
agents here of the Empire line, in relation to
the above named steamship. Captain Atkins
has work with all the energies, both of body
and mind, and with success, as was indicated by
the dispatch recieved on the 18th from Norfolk,
stating that the vessel had been gotten off and
had arrived at that port. It will be seen by the
letter a portion of her cargo saved in good con
dition will be shipped to Savannah. Too much
praise cannot be given to Capt. Atkins for his
faithful exertions in behalf of the owners of the
ship, as well as in the interests of those interest
ed in her freight.
Body Island, August 16, 1SG9.
Messrs. J. W. Anderson, Sons & Co.:
I suppose you are hnxious to know how we
are getting along with our trouble. Two-thirds
of tne cargo is out, and in good condition. The
balance wiil be out to-morrow in a ruined con
dition—the sea having stove in the lower be
tween deck light and filled the ship and the lower
deck. I am sending the cargo to Norfolk to be
reshipped to Savannah—that is, all that is in
good condition, the balance to be sold. I am
holding control of my vessel and cargo. "We,
have two wrecking companies at work, and each
one is confident that they can haul her off shore,
so I think we are doubly sure. The ship is tight
now, as we have stopped all leaks; have two
steam pumps on board, the water all out, and
can now keep the wate^ out by our hand pump.
I did not think the ship or any other could stand
what this ship has stood since we came to this
beach. God only knows what I have suffered
in mind and body; so much so that I have
nearly broken down. If we can get the ship off
and deliver her to her owners, is all I wish.
Atkins.
A Bold Ass ault—On Tuesday night last, about
9 o’clock, a young man, while walking along on Mul
berry street, was struck a very severe blow about
the middle of the body, with a large rock. He says
the blow hurt him very much for a moment; but he
had the presence of mind to ran his hand behind
him as if in the act of drawing a pistol, when his as
sailant noticing the movement, tinned and ran down
First street toward the river. The yonnggentleman
could not tell whether his assailant was white or
black.
The act was a rather hold and daring one for such
a bright, moonlight night as that of Tuesday, and
shows that all of the daring villians in the city are
not yet in limbo.
Moral : "When young men visit their sweethearts
and expect to be out late at night, they should take
along a pistol with which to halt scoundrels who
may boldly attack them as in the above case.
? ‘A Disgrace to the Town.”—17e were walking up
from the passenger shed yesterday, with a gentle
man who had just arrived on the Central railroad,
and when we got to the comer of Fourth and Pop
lar streets, onr friend stopped and, pointing toward
the dirty, dingy, filthy tenement houses on the op
posite side of the street, he significantly and truth
fully remarked: “ That place is a disgrace to the
town. Why don’t you hammer away at the authori
ties, until they demand of the owners of those
buildings their removal, as a vile nuisance.” We
could only inform the indignant visitor that said
buildings were private property, had stood there
for the last fifty years, and each one of them, like
the Independence Hall at Philadelphia, was consid
ered as a sacred relic of the past. That altho'ngh
they were an eyesore to onr dty authorities, a shame
to onr citizens, and a “ disgrace to the town,” still
they must be very dear to their owners, and proba
bly rented for fifty dollars a year, each. Therefore,
they must stand until the liberal hoar when they
should crumble into dost.
The Singleton Bath House.—Can you conceive
of a more inexpressible luxury, amid the scorching
days and sultry nights of the season, than a clear,
cold fountain in which to bathe the burning brow
and feverish frame? This urgent demand of hu
man nature can be met at Spring Garden, on
Mulberry street, where a pure, running pool invites
the warm and weary to cleansing and refreshment.
In connection with this brimming basin there is a
comfortable bath-house, where ample arxangements
exist for private and pleasant ablutions.
Lawrence, the colored man who is in charge of
the entire establishment, is profuse in his attentions
to visitors.
P. S. All editors are invited to a free benefit at
this fountain of health.
Cotton Gins We have had something to say, of
late, about cotton gins; but Mr. Thomas Wynne,
of Bel Air, Richmond county, Ga., has a few words
in this paper to-day, addressed to the agents of
other gins than his own, which we apprehend will
produce quite a sensation among them. The notice
speaks for itself, and to it wo refer the reader.
Mr. WynneBentusaBampleof cotton yesterday
from one of his gins, which we submitted for in
spection to several of the best judges of ginning in
this city, and all pronounced it equal, if not superi
or to anything of the kind they had examined this
season. CoL O. G. Sparks said he never saw better
ginned cotton, and this is as high authority on the
subject as we can offer.
Read what Mr. Wynne has to say. It will inter
est you, and then attend the Fair in November and
you will see two of the gins in operation.
Street Walkers.—There are & number of lowed
women in Macon who perambulate the streets at
night, in palpable violation of a law prohibiting it.
They are mostly of the colored class, and are fre
quently heard giving utterance to the most vile and
obscene language. They are very expert, too, in
dodgingthe policemen; but where they meet an of
ficer unexpectedly, they are as quiet and still as
mice. The Mayor usually punishes such characters
to the full extent of his power; but as ho has not
had one of them before him in some time, they are
becoming bolder, and more or less of them can now
be seen on the streets nightly, disgusting citizens
with their impudence, obscenity and profanity.
One of the Bors.—Two or three years ago a young
boy came to this city and on a small capital was
buying cotton to make his living. A gentleman re
garding it unfortunate for a youth to engage in a
business so captivating and hazardous, suggested
to him that he would do well to go on a farm. He
at once agreed to do so. Has been hard at work
this year, and sent to this city tho first hale of cot
ton from Taylor county and sold it for 31 cents per
pound.
Attention is called to tho certificate in another
column signed by seven practising physicians of
Columbus, Ga., in which they say they give promi
nence in their practice to Eppings Fluid Extract of
Buchu. Those gentlemen have, for years, been
using this medicine, and they know what it is. When
once used, this Buchu will always be taken, instead
bf the worthless nostrums which are paraded before
the public merely to get their money. If you re
quire Buchu this is the kind to buy.
New Goods.—Vast quantities of fall and Winter
goods are now passing through this city for points
South and West, extending as. far as Mobile and
Selma, Alabama.
Macon merchants are also receiving, daily, small
installments of their fall stocks., and in a’ short
while we shall have any amount of dry goods, cloth
ing, etc., for the fall and winter trade.
The first bale of new cotton from Crawford coun
ty, consigned to Messrs. Hardeman and Sparks, ar
rived here last evening. It was from the plautition
of Mr. Jimes Taylor and weighed 514 pounds ; thus
Price or Cotton.—There is no product el th*
soil which attracts more attention in the cotniaw
cial circle, of the world than cotton, and
sure there is no product of the soil which give rieo
to more miscalculations. To tell what the price of
cotton will be in Liverpool or New York, sixty d»v«
hence, is now puzzling the minds of the cotton
planters and speculators of the entire South and
not one of them can tell, certainly, what the price
will be. or within five emits per pound of it 0n«
might guess at it and hit the precise figures • bnt
after doing so, ask him if he will sell or buy at tho*.
fipres, sad he will either back down, on account of
his doubts as to their correctness, or express a diain.
clinatioa to back his judgment with his purse. ih 0 '
fact is, tlie shrewdest of us know nothing about th
matter, and we can only form our opinions accord'*
ing to leading and general facts, and even then we
may see them fly wide of the mark when the tim
expires in which-we expected to see our prognost;*
cations as to price verified.
For this reason we have ever refused to advise a
planter to hold or sell his cotton, knowing foil w«it
that he may lose or win by taking our advice—lot
we can t tell which. Therefore, we can only sti*a
certain facts in regard to the staple, and leave the
planter perfectly free to form his own conch-io*!
and act accordingly. There is one thing, however
against which we would guard the planter, and we
do so with no meddlesome disposition or dictor-s]
spirit, and that is: Avoid as much as possible a ds-
position to speculate in your cotton. You nk* ,v
to sell, and whenever you can get a good rammer,
ative price for it—a price which you know will m T
a handsome dividend then, surely, is the time* to
selL Remember the lesson of 1866—67. Never
let speculators play such a game on you again!' Sell
your cotton whenever you are offered a fair and
munerative price for it, but otherwise, hold ittiil
doomsday, if you are able, before yon submit to a
gouging-process.
As to what wiil be the average price of the cot
ton crop of 1869, we candidly admit that, at pres
ent,' we cannot tell and \ye decline to guess at it. tVa
do believe, however, that the present crop of
Georgia, and, perhaps, of the entire Sontb, will ag!
gregate a much larger amount of money than tie
crop of last year, on account of the much Riga
amount of long staple cotton that has been cult;,
vated this season. The Peeler, Hoina. and several
other varieties of long staple have been grown quite
extensively this year, and they will range from tea
to twenty cents per pound above the price of the
ordinary uplands.
BY-LAWS OF THE BIBB COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Article First—Sec. 1. This Association shall be
known as the Bibb County Agricultural Society.
Seo2. Its officers shall be a President, one Vice
President for each Military District, and a Secretary
and Treasurer.
Sec. 3. These officers shall constitute an Execu
tive Committee, who shall have power to fix tie
time and place of holding annual meetings and
fairs, and shall bo charged with enforcing proper
regulations for the same.
Article Second—Sec. L The President shall
preside at all meetings, and shall have power to cad
a special meeting of the Society, or of the Executive
Committee, when in his opinion the interests of
the Society require it. He shall order all necessary
expenditures, and sign all orders upon the Secretuy
and Treasurer for moneys.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Tice Presidents
to foster the interests of the Society in their respec
tive districts, to encourage the monthly meetings,
to bring before such meetings those topics and
questions beBt calculated to keep up the work and
spirit of improvement, and to procure from time to
time, written essays and addresses on appropriate
subjects, from persons distinguished for their suc
cess in agriculture, or for their learning in tie
kindred arts and sciences.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Secretary and
Treasurer to keep a full and perfect-record of the
proceedings of the Society, to make all collections
of dues, to pay all orders of the President, and to
make an exhibit, at each annual meeting, of the
financial condition of the Society. His books shell
be subject at any time to an inspection by the
President, or Executive Committee, and he shall be
entitled to a commission of ten percent, on collec
tions, as a compensation.
Article Third—Sec. 1. The election of officers
shall be held annually, at the regular annual meet
ing, and all elections Bhall be by ballot.
Sec. 2. All applications for membership shall be
submitted to the Executive Committee, who shall
pass upon the same before the applicant can be
admitted.
Article Fourth—Sec. 1. Any one may become &
member of this Society who is interested in agricul
ture or kindred pursuits, and whose application hu
been favorably passed upon by the Executive Com
mittee.
Article Fifth—Ssc. 1. Each member shall pay
to the Secretary and Treasurer the sum of two dol
lars upon his admission to membership.
Sec. 2. The annual, dues shall be two dollars,
payable to the Secretary and Treasurer, at the
January meeting in each year.
Sec. 3. Upon the failure of each member to pay
bis admission fee within three months of his admis
sion, or the annual dues within three months of the
January meeting, shall be expelled.
Annexe Sixth—Sec 1.' This Society shall hold u
annual fair, for the exhibition and sale of agricnl-
tural products, stock and implements, and of other
goods upon the recommendation of the Executive
Committee.
The Rink.—The preliminary racing and trial lot
speed, preparatory for the great Races to coma off
here daring the Fair this fall, commences at tie
Rink this afternoon at 5 o’clock.
Mr. Huff offers an inducement not to he over
looked. For the fastest rider in Macon, he offers a
piemium of 650 in gold; for the next fastest
rider lie offers 640 in gold; for the third fastest,
$80 in gold; for the fourth, $20 in gold, and for
the fifth. $10 in gold.. For the man or boy who
shall be judged as the most easy and graceful rider-
ho will give a premium of $25 in gold. The races
to be run at Mr. Huffs Rink, unless satisfactory ar
rangements can be made with the Fair Committee
to ran them at. the Fair Grounds. In addition to
the above, Mr. Ijluif offers 650 in gold to any Geor
gia man or boy who shall come here and beat any
and every other rider who may appear from^ any
other State. Fast and fancy riders from the North
and West are invited and expected to be here -, and,
altogether, it is intended that the velocipede fea
ture shall not be the least interesting one in tbs I
great Exhibition to come off here in November.
In addition to the above. Mr. Huff offers and
give, to any man or boy, $50 in gold, and p»y
hotel bill while in Macon, who shall oome here 2co
any other State and ran one mile on a velocip^® 0
less time than any Macon boy shall do it.
There is to be some pretty riding at the Einktp
afternoon, and a contest between all the boys nneer
13 yeara old for a silver goblet Five young jockey’
are also to make some efforts against all fo®*
time made at the Rink.
The Rink will be opened free to all the M* 400
boys, or any other riders from other cities iati e
State, every afternoon from now till the Faircomw
off; thereby giving all an opportunity to test their
speed without coet or expense. :
Negro Caxpheetdcg.— For the iastfew day*
was a negro campmeeting held at Seago’s statwsj
about eight miles south of this city, which, m P®®
of numbers and riptearing glorification, wa3 the bis
geet thing of the season. The Southwestern B*“"
road Company was unequal to the emergency*®
Sunday morning last and could not carry
vast crowd of negroes that assembled at the she® ^
take the morning train, and a special tram bin ■
be ordered out about 1 o'clock p. sl fortbsireer 011 ^
modation. The meeting broke up yesterday,J®’
the evening passenger train brought in the re*®'
nants. We asked one darkey on the train, who
peered to have about a pint of mean whisky on
his shirt, what sort of a time they had had *
campmeeting. He replied, “Bully! Mas**,
you born. De Lord come right down ’mong
thousand ob us, an’ sich a stirrin’ I neber see in
life.”
Rust.—Not one in twenty of the planterefro®
the coon ties of .Central and Southwestern
with whom we have conversed during the last ^ .
gave ns anything like a favorable report of
mttnn cron. *AH were the rustiest set of
Q r, . ., i I'eiWKcu me uanini xue recoru. . . w ^ r —~
H gazing serenely on the t». The simple fact that the defendant lost showing what energy and good farming wiR do i*
( $7,2O9,G0O worth, oficebergh and mountains he prdperty during the war; without connecting the outstripping competition intheeixth district of
bought for his glorious country. pontiff in some way with the loss, does ndt said county
cotton crop. *AU ware the rustiest
we ever saw, and say the raft i* ruining
ton. (|>
Thb weather neatinOM intensely wans
tation herssabbnte if hMripy eriapng
t * - of tbaaan.