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MW ( . | % l 4ll ~ :.4 The Georgia, Weekly Telegraph. S&1*4 TTTR TELEGRAPH. MACON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1869. Periodicals. Ijmsoorr’s Maoazxsts for Ootober,besides its serial tales—of the "Wear of Bullhampton and Beyond tho Breakers, has as leading^ articles The French Fever, 'What I saw of the Suez Ca nal, The Freedman and his Future, The Demo* cratio Movement in France. As stories it has The Lonely Ones, Dick Libby. If Lippincott would cut his leaves instead of leaving the read er to do it roughly with a paper-knife, he would oonfer a favor upon a generous and confiding public. ' i. The Southern Home Journal of Baltimore, a very intelligent illustrated literary weekly, we are sorry to see, announces its own demise by pe cuniary innutrition. The Industrial Reoobd of September 1st, comes to us with an illustrated description of Lyall’s Loom, with the new shuttle, which can be used for all fabrics of any width and is des tined to lay the old contrivances on the shelf. lodging for Visitors to tlie Fair. The city abounds in halls and vacant rooms which could be secured and provided with bunks and cots for the sleeping accommodations of visitors to Macon daring the Fair. It is pre sumed the hotels will find no difficulty in sup plying almost any reasonable number of guests with table accommodations. If, therefore, these establishments will adopt the policy which is practised everywhere at watering places in crowded times, and secure and furnish outside sleeping accommodations, they will largely in crease their entertaining capacity and serve the public and themselves. If they decline to do it, others should; so that no available shelter in the city may be lost at that time. "Weils Giving out. etc.—Tho city well near our office, we notice, is in a state of intermittent exhaustion. Vigorous pumping will, now and then, extract a meagre supply of the aqueous fluid, but it is hard work. We suppose it is five or six months since there has been rain enough in Middle Georgia to affect the springs. All na ture is showing signs of distress, and the con stant presence in the atmosphere of a fine, impalpable dust is exceedingly irritating to the lungs and giving many people harrassing and vexatious coughs. We have been requested by the neighbors to state for the benefit of the city authorities, that the well in Walnnt street is not dry and the pnmp fails to respond in the right way to the proper action of the handle solely because the city functionaries have failed to respect the promise made two years ago to have a new pump put into the well. The people of that neigh borhood have been looking anxiously for two whole years to see a noble illustration of respect for the publio faith in the matter of that pump, but have waited in vain. They are anxious to drink to the health of the corporation through the agency of a new pump, but, as the case stands, they find it impossible to drink to their own, on account of tbe final and absolute fail ure of the old pump. A Small Robbery.—A correspondent of the New York World undertakes to demonstrate in three and a half columns that the "United States Treasury has been robbed, on whisky and tobac co and a few other articles, since September 1, 1862, in tbe sum of five thousand millions of dollars. Now, if Secretary Boutwell will look about him and collect fifty or sixty per cent, of this loss, he will be able to pay off the national debt in a much less time than twelve years. He might pay up and get a receipt in full by Christ- mas. Something New Undee the Sun.—The Mas sachusetts people are holding Free Trade Meet ings under the most formidable auspices. A grand demonstration took place in Springfield on tbe 17th instant, in which the meeting was addressed by Prof. Perry, of Williams College, and Protec tion was denounced as a “modem delusion” and a spoliation of the many for the benefit of the few. If this thing goes on, a private mad-house must be established for the relief and protection of the unhappy editors of the New York Tribune. The Woman Suffrage Movement.—The wo men suffrageists are making a heavy combina tion for a gigantic suffrage convention, to be held in Washington city early in the coming session of Congress, to be followed up sharply by petitions for their immediate recognition in the capacity of voters. Bills have been pre pared to try the experiment in Washington city, 09 >, and Senator Pomeroy is named as its advocate. The Question op the Day in Washington jnst now is whether a man can hold two offices under the United States Government at one and the same time. If he can, then patriotism may rest content without an increase of salary, and merit may be rewarded, if necessary, by piling on the appointments and salaries until the na tural appetite for gain is appeased and satisfied. Otherwise, it is supposed trouble must ensue and the work of retrenchment cannot success- . ^ fully be prosecuted. An enormous chestnut tree was felled on the farm of Mr. Conly, in Carroll county, Ga., on -the 6tb, which made fifteen hundred rails. After the tree was out down, the longest cross-cut saw was procured which was possible to be had, and two men, with this saw and their axes, labored faithfully for a whole day in sawing tho first cut. Tho top of the Btump measured nine feet in di ameter. The rails which it made are perfectly sound, and will make one hundred and fifty pan- nels of fence. Brown Univebstty, in Providence, Rhode Is land is excited. The proceeds from the grant of land mado by Congress to Rhode Island for educational purposes and "by the State turned over to Brown University have disappeared. Of a round million dollars, only fifty thousand of funds can be found. Southwestern Ratt.eoad.—We learn that bu siness on this road, the present month, is run ning at the rate of $120,000 for the month.— Last September it was half that amount. f t 4 Repeat, op the Test Oath Law.—The Chica go Tribute, the leading Republican organ of the West, is earnestly advocating the repeal of all disfranchisement laws in Missouri, West Virgi nia, and elsewhere, as well as the Federal test oath law. Patino the National Debt.—The New York Commercial Advertiser represents Secretary Boutwell as saying that the National Debt could be paid off in the next twelve years if the pres ent rate of taxation were continued. That is a 1 bl ’g& " ... Cotton Freights.—The Charleston steamers on Saturday took 3,836 bales of cotton. The . Savannah steamers took out 5,217. •« I.- * '* .UvAs'-’ rfflK* An Impobtant Decision Upon Federal Court Jurisdiction.—On Thursday last Judge Er- kine, of the District Court of the United States made a decision involving a most important % # point of jurisdiction. Tbe leading points decided, are : i • 1- The District Court of the United States has • ■cl*' do jurisdiction when the suit is brought by the endorsee against the maker and endorser of a note, if both the maker and endorser reside in the State whan the suit is brought 2. If judgment is rendered in such a case, and the facts appear affirmatively on the face of tbe record, the jndgment will be declared void whenever the matter is presented to the Court \ 7SS. ’■ ■ ,f " ' > [&jpasnaA News. The misfortunes of Drought. One of the misfortunes which we shall deeply feel, and which is a heavy deficit in the food supplies of the country, is the loss of the sweet potato crop. He who does not love this rich, saccharine esculent, with its proper libation of gravy, and does not rejoice to place it closely along ride of a slice of juicy roast beef—a rib of pork or mutton, a judicious carving of roast turkey or wild duck, or anything of the sort, is not hungry or is troubled with a perverted taste. As for Sambo, what will he do without his sweet potatoes to revel in the fatty succulence of his baked opossum? It is an afflictive dispensation of providence which has denied us that vast supply of healthy and nutritious food annually found in our sweet potato crop. But with the potato crop have gone the peas —a most excellent food for man or beast. Then our cabbages and collards are not, and it is quite too late we fear to hope for their produc tion this fall. The same, too, may be said of that still important field and garden trophy— tho turnip crop. All seed sown so far has been lost, and the chance for fall turnips is getting impossible. But, more serious still, the time for fallseeding of all kinds—oats, rye, wheat, barley—is pass- ing_away and not a plow can be put into the soil. The outlook is getting serious, in the face of meagre food supplies for man and beast, and the certainty of extortionate prices for com, fodder and meat next year. "When we have, by the blessing of Providence, lived one year longer in this world, we think few farmers in Georgia will question the propriety of looking to food crops as tho very first matter of concern on the plantation. "When Georgia raises her own food, she will then begin to im prove her pecuniary condition. She may then indulge the idea of surplus. But, in our opinion, until that is done she will never pass the thresh old of pecuniary independence. The Fifteenth Amendment. The Atlanta New Era, abandoning its chop logic that the Telegraph ought to favor the Fif teenth Amendment because it favors reseating the negro members, argues once more that we ought to favor the Fifteenth Amendment be cause the Fourteenth declares who shall be citi zens of the United States and the State wherein they reside. Our answer is, that we never could have voted for the Fourteenth, and shall always stand ready to defeat, if possible, any and every amendment of the Constitution of the United States aimed to destroy tho sovereignty of the States end to vest in Congress the power which, by the original instrument, belongs to the States and the people thereof. He wants to know if we would advocate tho repeal of the Fourteenth Amendment. "We would kill that amendment and all the other audacious usurpa tions of the Radical Congress in five minutes if we had the power. Office State Agricultural Society, f No. 66 Mulbery street, Macon, Ga., September 20, 1869. ) It is deemed important, in view of the im mense throng of visitors expected in the city during the coming Fair, to ascertain, as near as possible, the capacity of tbe city, in numbers for accommodation. "With a view to-accertain and publish in due time" the names and street and number of the hotels and boarding houses and private houses that will accommodate boarders, and the number of boarders which each will accommodate, the proprietors or oc cupants of hotels and houses are requested to furnish this office, without delay, with the in formation desired above, that publication may be made of it in due time. Persons having fur nished rooms to rent will please give them in. Eating bouses without rooms will also report.— The object is to furnish visitors, even before their arrival, with the desirable information of alllocalities whore accommodation can be found. By order of tho Executive Committee of the City Council of Macon. W. "W. Collins, Secretary. Tbe Commercial Convention. It seems ex-President Fillmore,(we dont know how) has been selected to preside over the South ern Commercial Convention at Louisville. A special telegram to the New York Commercial Advertiser says: He will organize the Convention, having been selected to do so. The delegates will greatly facilitate the labors of the Committee of Ar rangements by writing to tho chairman at once and stating their intention of attending, and giving their address and notice of the interests which they will represent. Suitable prepara tions can thus be made for the number coming. Proper credentials should be brought, in order that no difficulty may arise in determining what delegates have rights to seats. The Monroe County Agricultural Society, after a third session and debate upon the immi gration question determined not to submit the qestion to a decision. They will take up the fence question next Saturday. The Monroe Advertiser says Mr. F. Davis has discovered a mineral spring on his farm. The water seems to be strongly impregnated with iron and epsom salts. Having no chemical appa ratus with which to analyse, I give the ingredients simply from taste and the mineral deposit. The freedmen on the place aro very fond of the water, and keep the path well trod to where nature has deposited this oil for their “ailments.” A Beautiful Dairy Farm.—V. W. Brincker- hoff, of New York, who sells the “Milk of Vio lets,” has a farm of ten thousand acres express ly for the culture of the violets, and employs five hundred of the most beautiful virgins in America to milk this modest little flower. Noth ing, writes a traveler, can he more beautiful, of a bright, dewy morning than to see these lovely maidens go forth trippingly with their dazzling silver buckets, to their early task, singing the song of Dame Darden, and “Kate she was a charming maid ■ To cany the milking paiL” - Dr. Hunter’s Letter on Chronic Sore Throat.—Our readers will find in another col umn an interesting letter from Dr. Hunter, the eminent speoialist of New Orleans, on Chronic Sore Throat Prolific Cotton.—We were shown a few days since some specimen bolls of cotton that con tained from eight to twelve chambers in each bowL This is something very unusuaL Who can beat it?—Murfreesboro Monitor. It’s certainly tho most “nnushal” thing we ever heard of. But isn't our rural contemporary riightly mistaken as to tho identity of the veg etable phenomenon? Those “bowls” might possibly have grown on a China tree, but hard ly on a cotton plant. As to that statement about “eight to twelve chambers within each bowl,” the Murfreesboro editor ought to be ashamed of himself.—Nashville Banner. We Protest.—The Journal and Messenger proposes that exploits in equestrianism by ladies be a part of the exercises of our State Fair. We hope not Modesty is the brightest j ewel in the Southern female character, and we should regret to see our ladies exhibiting themselves as a show on such an occasion. Fine specimens of handi work, exploits in domestic economy, essays on family affairs and other subjects that go to en noble and elevate the Bex, with their own pretty faces, are the best contributions they can make to such an exhibition.—Savannah Republican. The prospect for a good sugar crop in Louisi ana is not so good as has been anticipated.— There is considerable complaint that the cane is not growing as rapidly as usual at this season of the year, whilst the growing crop is small and backward. The contined wet weather is render ing the hauling of wood very difficult to planters. The rice crop is excellent—a great portion of whioh is already secure. Ootton. —The crop is nearly blown, and most of planters .are half through pioking. The de- dins has pretty well stopped sales, and nobody’s sound, sad nobody's hurt.—Albany Newt. A Threatened Cramp In the Honey Market. On Tuesday night we saw a dispatch to one of our Macon bankers, from New York, telling him that his correspondent, one of the leading banks of that city, conld send no more small bills, as they were scarce and selling at a premi um of one to two per cent. His correspondent, therefore, could do no better than send bills of the denomination of one thousand dollars, which of course would be of little or no service in moving the cotton crop. We are informed that all the bankers in Macon got about the same ad vices, so that there’s likely to be a sharp pinch in the money market. This we have been told is due to the active demand for money in the West in order to move the crops of that section; bnt unfortunately the crops of the West will not be In moving condition for some weeks yet. We think there is qnite a different oat in the bag, and this dreadful scarcity of “currency” is very likely one of the tricks of the bears to cramp the cotton market and bringdown prices. The man ufacture of “scarcity” both in gold and currency has now got to be as regular a business in Wall street as stewing oysters, and it can be done just as well to order and at short notice. The way to meet that scarcity is to hold the cotton, or ship on foreign account. Sterling bills will do just as well as treasury'notes, and it is per haps ungenerous to take the small change away from our Western brethren when they want to move their cropB in September. It is a thing so unusual with them to ship their com and pork crops in September that perhaps it ought to be encouraged. The Henrietta Greer Case. If “Bibb” means to say the case of Henrietta Greer stood before the Governor upon a record setting forth the facts as he narrates them, then there is no man in Georgia who wonld find fault with the commutation of .the sentence. But our editorial ears are a heap better in making up our editorial judgment than his record. The actual facts of the caso we believe to be precise ly as we narrated them. One of our number heard the evidence—took it down word for word and printed it—has talked with the prisoner- with the witneses, officers and counsel. We know whereof we speak and are sure that upon the evidence in the case as heard by us no de fence conld be set up to divest the crime of all the attributes of murder. And as for the parties, we repeat one was a little girl of fourteen and the other a stout heavy set negro girl of eigh teen. If the Governor had other facts and evi dence before him than that which we heard on the trial—that is another matter. Wo speak only of what we heard and what we know. U. S. Courts in Georgia. The August term of the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia was ad journed to the second Monday of October. The April term of the U. S. Circuit Court for 6aid District was adjourned over to the thir Monday of October. The regular November term of the U. S. Cir cuit Court, Thursday after the first Monday of November (Nov. 4th.) The regular November term of the U. S. Dis trict Court sits the second Tuesday of October. Virginia. Tho Virginia papers seem to be troubled about the situation and complain that Boutwell, Butler and Wilson are plotting to keep the old Dominion out of the Union in the cold. It seems that General Robert Williams, second officer in tbe Adjutant General’s office in Wash ington, has been designated as one of the Sena tors to be elected to Congress under the bargain with the administration. Charleston.—Tlie Charleston News is jubi lant over the busy condition and prospects of that city and glorifies the situation in two col umns. We hope it may take a dozen shortly to do the subject foil justice. The same paper says the Savannah river is al ways dry or nearly so in the season of freight age. We assnre the News that we never saw the Savannah river in that condition. The Cotton Tax. — A Washington dispatch says: There is not a word of trnth in a report sent hence that among the modifications of the internal revenue laws to be summitted to Con gress will be a tax of one per cent per pound on cotton. It is said in snpport of this that snch a tax would yieldfully $15,000,000 a year and this would justify the repeal of that portion of tho law imposing special taxes. Congress having tried the cotton tax, and found it to work badly, almost unanimously re-realed it. Negro Mortality.—The Charleston Courier says tho mortality of the negro population in that city, since the close of the war, os com pared with that of the whites, has been more than two to one, and ascribes it to idleness, unthrift and tho demoralization produced by political agitators. He calls upon the negroes to amend their doings. Incendiarism in Augusta.—They seem to be much troubled with it. The Constitutionalist notes a deliberate attempt to fire the Concert Hall, on Sunday morning, whioh was fortunately discovered in time to extinguish the combusti bles with a bucket of water. Still no promise of rain. Weather warm. The foliage of the trees taking autumn tints prematurely and dropping from the drought. Columbus Cotton Market.—The Sun gives the movements to the 21st as follows: Stock on hand Sept. 1,1869 125 Received to-day SO Received previously 3755—3835 •' 8960 Shipped to-day. 145 Shipped previously. 2250—3395 Stock Sept. 20, 1869 1665, in their antagonisms. Vice and virtue may both bo bolder in their mutual aggressions; error and truth may both be more active and more potent. In the exultation of its acknowl edged progress and power, the human mind may have lost much of its reverence for au- thority and tradition and become skeptical and presumptuous. But, after all, we doubt whether the world, as a whole, is worse than it used to be; and, in the particular claimed, we must discredit his tory if it be not mucb better than it has been at several periods in its history. In the time of the Restoration, for example, the testimony of all English historians, as well as that of contem poraneous literature, shows us that there was a far greater laxity in the pnblio morals than can possibly be claimed for the present day. . Sir Charles Scudamore on MeqCQAtzd In halation.—“For the sake of humanity then, I recommend the treatment and will report what I have said'in the preface to the work already mentioned. It is not on selfish grounds I advo cate this practice. What concerns my reputa tion. is personal and transient and of little mo ment; what relates to science and the interest of mankind is for all ages and of inestimable importance.—London I.aneet. Judge Lochrane.—This pqlishedgentleman and able lawyer has returned from Washington city, in fine health and spirits. We are glad to have it in our power to state that the Judge de clares openly and unequivocally for President Grant, and will give his able .and patriotic ad ministration an unqualified support This is an example which we hope every intelligent, well meaning gentleman in Georgia will follow. j [Atlanta New Era. '•ilr* \ j ", " • '.*■« " l /-ta'V■'*V i • u. * r . *;■ <.*.* ti Aspersion of Motives. If it is a sound and just maxim of the law, that every man should be presumed innocent of crime until he is proved to be guilty, it Bhould certainly be held a jnst principle of editorial construction, that a man’s motives are honor able, patriotic and disinterested, until his con-' duct or the facts prove them to be otherwise.— It is neither fair, jnst, nor honorable, and it is certainly in the highest degree discourteous, to impugn, defame and asperse the motives of. anybody for opinions or action whioh can be ac counted for consistently with perfect integrity of purpose and devotion to truth and the publio welfare. Fair and honest construction is just as much du6 everybody as any material proper ty in the possession of which he is protected by law. Indeed, the great poet says: “Who steals my purse, steals trash; But he who filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.” The vilest and most loathsome slander and defamation of all, to an upright man, is not so. much that which falsely charges him with speci fic acts of malconduct, for such charges are easi ly met and refuted. But it is that persistent misrepresention of motives—of the springs of all action which attributes his acts and opin ions always to something mean and degrading. That misrepresentation which crawls on its bel ly, like the serpent, sliming a man’s tracks with the eructations of its own filthiness and depravi ty—and perverting and misconstruing the whole intent and spirit of the man. That kind of slan der and libel is more poisonous and deadly, be cause more intangible and remediless. Base, selfish, unpatriotic motives, are not one whit less disgraceful than base actions. Indeed, they are far more degrading—because an unworthy deed may be but an episode in a man’s life—while despicable motives are ingrained in his being and are part of tbe man himself. It seems to us the too common practice of as cribing unworthy motives, as the ready solution of differences in judgment and opinion npon the commonest facts of trade, business or politics, might be omitted with great advantage. It is better and far more polite to proceed on tho reasonable assumption that one is actuated by honorable convictions and purposes, where that assumption is clearly reconcilable with reason. Men will differ in opinion, and it would bo hor rid if every difference is to be ascribed to evil intentions. We see one of onr brethren heavily assailed as to his motives simply for believing one cotton mart in Georgia better than anoth. er! It is time to quit such stuff. He is not entitled to an opinion or anything else, who is not willing to concede the right to another. jBiir From Washington. | Washington, September 21.—Capt. Sanderson is : relieved from duty In the Department of the South 1 and ordered to report to Canby. The President poeitively arrives at noon tomor row. ■ *■>" V,. The Impression games ground that Delano will i urge in his report the continuance of the present tax law for further trial—though it is known Dela no favors some kind of tax on cotton. ! The Virginia banks have over $94,000 in specie; North Carolina banks over $54,000; South Caro lina banks over $15,000; Georgia banks over 839,- 000;*Alabama batiks over $34,000; New Orleans ; banks over $19,000; Texas banks over $400,000. Bevenue receipts to-day $250,000. Delano decides that mixing different whiskies to reduce their strength, or reducing strength by the addition-of water, is rectifying. WASHrsaTON, September 22.—Grant and family returned last night. The Committee on Election goes to South Caroli na on tho Sd of November, to take evidence in elec tion caaeB. Coupons due in November will be redeemed at the rate of six per cent, per annum. To relieve the small note famine; the Comptroller will receive large notes of their own issue from the National Banks, and give" them in exchange smaller notes, with as little delay as possible. Bevenue receipts to-day $300,000. The Treasury received $180,000 in fractional cur rency to-day. Forty iron clads are now ready for sea. Serial numbers of packages must not change with a change of proprietors of distillation. Grant was at the State Department nearly all the afternoon. The Government of tho United States, learning through parties who had visited Spain, that its me diation between Spain and Cuba would be accepted by Spain, instructed Minister Sickles to tender its friendly offices. Spain has formally replied, thank ing the United States, but declining to enter into arrangements with the insurgents on the basis pro posed. There is no reason to believe that Spain invited other European powers to interfere in its concerns regarding Cuba. Spain having declined mediation, thero is nothing else proposed by onr Government. There are no war apprehensions here. From BrnnsvFlcIi. The Appeal of the 18fh, has a letter from a travelling correspondent who took a trip to see the now Railroad bridge across the Ocmul- gee at Lumber City. This is fast advancing to completion and will be finished, excepting the draw, by the middle of October. Nearly a mile of the trestle work is also completed. The train from Macon was expected to run through to the river' on the 23d of the present month. The road on the other side of the river to the up ward track-laying, some (thirty-five miles, would then be ready for the iron excepting a few inconsiderable gaps, one of which is the “Devil’s "Wood-yard,” in which two hundred hands are cutting and clearing, out a high way and a safe passage will be made even through this dismal abode, so long the home of hissing serpents, hooting owls, and the wild boar and stag. At the junction of the Macon and Brunswick and Atlanta and Gulf Roads, a new town was springing up, which already boasts of its hotel, a railroad eating house, a saw mill and five stores. We dip the following from the Appeal npon the subject of tho near prospective union of Macon and Brunswick.—Within two months these cities will be connected by rail; and at the present, it wonld be difficult to foreeast which of the two will, in the long run, be most benefited by the connection. Of course, the benefit to Brunswick will bo more apparent at first, because she is only now an “embryo city,” while Macon is already a comparatively large and well estahtished commercial city.— But tho opening up to Macon by means of a di rect Railway, of the great Georgia Seaport, will constitute an era in her growing prosperity, and will enhance her business and the value of ev ery species of property within her corporate limits. We are not at all surprised at the deep and spirited interest manifested by her citizens, in the early completion of the Macon and Bruns wick Railroad. The same paper announces that the city of Parian has been surveyed, laid off and mapped by Jame3 M. Couper, and describes its advan tages at length. If it is a good town why not give it a good name ? “Parian,” will kill it, as dead asaherring. Call it “Parley Vous,” if you can do no better. The Appeal announces the arrival of the first cargo of iron lor the Brunswick and Albany Road and says track-laying has commenced.— Considerable building was going on in Bruns wick and some movements in real estate were noticed. We have examined the Appeal for the paragraph which stated that the Mayor of Brunswick would send us up a few barrels of oysters by the first through train, but don’t find it. How’s that ? The Age of Dirt* If we are to credit the statements of a new weekly journal in London, called Latest News, England is really in a bad way. The opening article in the first number contains an extra ordinary greeting, part of which is as follows: “It is the age of dirty speech and of unclean writing. Walk the streets of London by day or night, and the oaths and obscenity will sicken yon; while the doubtful double entendre pro vokes silvery laughter in many a drawing-room. As to dirty writing no journal now, no work of fiction, no drama pays, unless it contains allu sions to sinful passions, unless it portrays the pleasures of sense. Our popular novels espe cially, to their endless shame be it said, those written by women are full of the de tails of illicit passion, and eagerly devoured by hosts of unsuspeoting girls. The drama has for some time been merely a vehicle for the ex hibition of the ankles of certain young ladies who keep broughams on eighteen shillings a week. The popular songs of the day all turn upon such vices; in the stationers’ shops the portraits of the everlasting lorettes languish side by side with venerable bishops and gravo statesmen; go into society’s ballrooms, and the style of dress ladies adopt. approaches to the simplicity of that worn by Eve in Paradise; the records of onr hospitals aro full of the dire ef fects of the vice of the day; everywhere we see evidences of this miserable sensuality which is eating into the heart of sooiety—this is verily the Age of Dirt And so, no doubt, talk the. seniors of every ago—-so talked our fathers and onr grandfathers before as. Tho distant past takes a golden hue in memory like sunset. Unquestionably, tho past fifty years of the 19th"century have been years of extraordinary mental activity and ex traordinary progress in science and the arts. Almost every potential, material and intellectual aid to human progress dates its birth in this half century. Steam printing, navigation, rail roads and the electric telegraph—the applica tion of mechanical power and machinery to al most every art and handicraft—all have origin- ted within this time; so that a single mind, with their aid, possesses a material and intellectual power equal, it may be, to that of fifty men of equal endowments fifty yeara ago. It would be strange, indeed, if these 'gigantic changes in the intellectual, material and social condition of the world had not been attended by some remarkable changes in tbe moral condi tion. It is quite possible that all the agencies of good and evil have correspttodixigty quicken ed in their activity and power, and sharpened From Virginia. Richmond, September 21. — Governor Walker was installed as Provisional Governor at the Gu bernatorial Mansion to-day at noon. General Canby being present. Governor Wells turned over the office to tho new incumbent who took the iron clad and oaths of office. There were no ceremo nies and no demonstration save the gathering of a considerable crowd of white and colored people to congratulate the new Governor, who shook hands with them. Gov. Walker’sfirstappointmentmade after assum ing tho duties of his office to-day, waa that of Capt. W. C. Cameron, editor of the Petersburg Index, as bis Secretary. Capt. Cameron was an officer in the Con federate army and one of the first and most deter mined supporters of the Walker-Republican ticket in the late political campaign. General News. San Francisco, September 21 The officers of the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge present their re ports with a gratifying condition of the Order.except in the Interior Southern States, where they are pe cuniarily bad. The extension of the Order to Aus tralia has been very successful. The Pacifio Express Company commences opera tions October 1st It is reported that the Central Pacific Railroad Company has notified other Ex press Companies that they will not carry their fast freight after that date. OmcAao, September 21.—CoL G. W. Howell, a Colorado River explorer, has returned, having tra versed the entire Grand Canon. He reports no traces of precious metals. The land is unsuitable for cultivation or for immigration. New York, September 21.—The Methodist Book Concern, No. 505 Broadway, is a loser of several hundred thousand dollars by corruption and fraud. The deficit was discovered by Rev. Dr. Lanahan, a new agent. The frauds have been going on for eight or nine years. The investigation is still in progress. Later The alleged fraud discovered in tho Methodist Book Concern seems to lie in the fact that Dr. Porter allowed his son, who was a paper broker, to charge heavy commissions on the paper used in the establishment Irregularities are also reported in the binding department New Orleans, September 21.—In the Jefferson City Common Council, last night, articles of im peachment were preferred against Mayor Leche for alleged obstruction in the collection of city debts. The Mayor was suspended, and his trial commences to-morrow. Port Henry, N. Y., September 21.—A strike has taken place among the coal miners. The strikers recently attacked those employed. Several were severely beaten. The danger to life and property is imminent New York, September 22—The Herald says tlie managers of the Methodist Book Concern deny the alleged embezzlement and threaten action for libel. The Arizona brings Panama dates to the 13th.— The commercial depression continnos- Several earthquakes have occurred along the Chilian coast They were terribly severe at Arica. Forty quakes on the 19th. The people fearing another inunda tion from the sea deserted the place. The yellow fever has again appeared at Pisaqua and UejillineB. Augusta, Me., September 22 The Democrats gain one Senator and four members of the HouBe. Five districts not heard from Philadelphia, September 22.—A man had his eyes put out by unknown parties; another waa fa tally beaten by two ruffians, and a lieutenant of the police has been arrested for terribly-dubbing quiet citizens. - * Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, September 22—light ning, to day, killed Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, and burned the house with a hod-ridden daughter. Cincinnati, September 22—It is stated that Con gressmen Cary is organizing workingmen’s leagues in opposition to the fifteenth amendment. Syracuse, N Y., September 22—The Democratic Convention was called to order by L. J. Tilden, whose speech criticised Grant’s jonmeyings, and deprecated the treatment of the South. He con demned the making of voters regardless of race or colors. Oil City, Pa., September 22—The Standard Oil Works are burning. Efforts to check the flames aro fruitless. Cincinnati, September 22—Three boys and sev eral frame buildings were burned to-day. Worcester, September 22—The Republicans have re-nominated a State ticket. Foreign News. Paris, September 21—The papers publish a let ter from tho Preacher Monk, Father Byadnthe, ad dressed to the Father-General of his order, at Rome, announcing that he abandons his convent and ceas es to preach in the church of Notredame de Paris. His reason for the step he declares is, that ho can not obey the orders of the Holy See. He protests, before the Pope and Council, against the doctrines and practices of the Romish church, which he con tends are not in accordance with the principles of Christianity. Tho bodies of six murdered persons, women and children, have been found in a field near Paris. The police have discovered no trace of tho assassin. Prince Mettemich was received by the Emperor yesterday. Barron Von Beusfc has not yet arrived. Madrid, September 21—The city journals aro still violent, against the presumed unfriendliness of the American Government. Some urge an imme diate declaration of war, if tho Cubans are recog nized as belligerents. The ministry, after discuss ing the propriety of returning Sickles’ note un answered, decided to postpone the reply until the arrival of Prim. ' kShaiJl Dresden, September 21.—The theatre caught fire during the morning's rehearsal and was destroyed. London, September 22—The Spanish oomrespon- dent of the London Times, says: “The diplomatic experience of Mr. Sickles is limited, and probably insufficient to enable him to rightly estimate the value and effect of his words. Doubtless he is much surprised at the excitement they have created, and it will be difficult for bis Government to approve them.” ...• ■ La Patrioe has Paraguay advices admitting a re- i verse but maintaining that Lopes is able and detox* i mined to oontinue the war. Tbe Times says the Spanish have found their ad vantage in a bold display of patriotism and national courage. They met imagined affront with immedi ate defiance, though their threatened adversary is ten times more powerful thin themselves. Sickles is manifestly alarmed at the result of his proceed ings, and has requested further instructions. Pend- mg a reply from Washington, he desired to with draw bis note. If this is exactly the position of the oaae, Spain owes it to her own fearlessness, which may savor of unreason, but does not partake of the nature of bravado. She declares that if driven to extremity, she will fight, No doubt she will, but for her to gain advantage by doing so, is out of the question. But as matters stand, she would lose less than her adversary. America may fairly decline an easy victory on such unusual and partial terms. The people and Government of Spain have resolved not to part with Cuba without a straggle. The con test oould only result in a sacrifice of Cuba, ooupled with other but slighter losses. Sickles expected no such resistance as his note has provoked. Possibly in the face of such opposition, hia proceedings maybe qualified or repudiated by bis Government. It is believed he exceeded his authority, and that Ameri ca is not responsible for his act. One hundred thousand dollars in gold was drawn to-day from the Bank of England, for New York. The prospects of the India cotton crops are good. Madrid, September 22—A treaty of commarco between England and Spain is about oompleted. The first action of the Cortes on re-assembling will be the election of a King. Thus far the King of, Portugal is the favorite. latest Markets by tel go I Domestic Markets. From. Cuba. Havana, September 21—More companies of tbe new battalion have gone to the seat of war. Havana, September 22.—The Directors of the Alanza Bank offer the Government their profits while the rebellion lasts. They have already paid thirty thousand dollars. The Spaniards killed sixteen rebels near Evemci- jado. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Weekly Review of the Market. OFFICE DAILY TELEGRAPH, > r _ - ■ September 22—Evening, 1869. General Remarks.—The wholesale and jobbing trade of the city has been unusually good the past week and business in all departments quite active. We hear no more loud complaints about stringency in the money market, though the banks are very cautious and select in extending accommodation at the present high price of cotton. It is possible that somebody might get hurt, and in the kindest spirit imaginable onr bankers withhold accommodation from those who might act rashly, if they had too much money to invest in the fickle and fleecy staple. Operations in stocks and bonds are so few and far between that we might s&y we have no market at all. All descriptions of this class of securities are weak with a declining tendency. We merely quote to be fashionable: EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK. Buying % prem Selling % prem UNITED STATES CURRENCY—LOANS. Per month 1%@2 per cent GOLD AND SELVES. Buying rates for Gold $1 S3 Selling I 38 Buying rates for Silver X 25 Sellling 1 30 RAILROAD STOCKS AND RONDS. Central Railroad Stock 118 Central Railroad Bonds 97 Macon & Western Railroad Stock .138 SouthwesternK&ilroadStock ... 96%" SoutwestemRailroad Bonds ...........100 Macon & Brunswick Stock 35 Macon & Brunswick Railroad Endorsed Bonds... 90 Georgia Railroad Stock 107 Georgia Railroad Ronds .101 Muscogee Railroad Bonds 90 Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Stock 37 Augusta & Waynesboro Railroad Stock 90 South Carolina Railroad Stock 45 Cotton States Life Insurance Stock 105 Cotton—Receipts to-day 422 bales; sales332; shipped 427. Receipts for the week ending this evening, the above included, 2965 bales; sales 2597; shipments 2499—showing an increase in receipts for the past week over those of the week before of 43 hales, and a decrease in sales of 775 bales. Receipts of new crop to date 8137 bales. The market during the week nnder review has been qnite irregular, bnt the demand has been fair all the while. On Thursday last, the rapid decline in price was cheeked when it reached 25 cents, and on Friday and up to noon on Saturday, prices ad vanced fatly one cent; but at the close of the mar ket on Saturday, prices again fell off a half cent, and since Monday the ruling prices for middlings has been 25 cents, and it closed at these figures this evening, with a very good feeling among buyers. MACON COTTON STATEMENT. Stock on hand Sept. 1,1S69—bales.. Received to-day 422 Received previously 7,517— 7,939' 176 8,118 Shipped to-day ■ 427 Shipped previously ......... 6,452— 5,879 Stock on hand this evening... 2,239 GROCERIES AMO PROVISIONS. Trade in this line continues active for the season, and while we have no very heavy transactions to re port, yet thesales for tho week ending this evening will aggregate heavily. Prices for leading articles have been remarkably steady, with the exception of Corn and Bacon. Corn is in limited demand, but prices tend up ward. Bacon to-day, under the reports from the Western markets, was excited and prices went up fully a half cent per pound. We quote: BACON—Clear Sides (smoked).... $ 21 %@ 22 Clear Rib Sides (smoked)... 21 © 21)4 Shoulders ." 17)4® 18 Hams (country) 23 @ 26 Hams (sugar-cured)., v .... 25 PORK—Mess.VT........ 36 50 @37 50 Prime Mess ! ".5 33 00 @34 00 RumpB 30 00 BULK MEATS—Clear Sides...... 19% Clear Rib Sides 19' Shoulders.....'. -....< 15)4 COFFEE—Rio...... . 22 @ 26 Laguayra 30 @ 83 Java 43 @ 45 DRIED FRUIT, per pound 10 @ 12)4 RICE per pound. .'. 9 @ 11 TEA—Black 160 @2 00 Green 2 00 @ 2 50 BUTTER—GoBhto. 40 @ 52)4 Tennessee Yellow...... 30 @ 40 Country........ 30 @ 40 CHEESE—According to quality... 22'4@ 27 LARD— 22J4@ 23 SUGAR—According to grade..;.. 16 @ 20 MOLASSES—According to grade.. 65 © 70)4 FISH—Mackerel, bbls, No. 1, 2, 8. 15 00 @24 00 Kits 3 00 @ 5 00 Codfish per pound......... 10 © 12)4 SALT—Liverpool per sack......". 2 75 @ 3 00 Virginia 2 50 WHISKY—Comnlon Bye 120 @150 Fine 2 50 @6 00 Corn......... 115 @ 1 35- Bourbon 3 50 © 5 00 ALE—Per dozen 8 00 @4 00 TOBACCO—Low grades per pound 50 @ 55 Medium....;..-.....,...... 60 @ 70, Good.. 75.. @ 80 Bright Virginia 85 © 1 00 Fancy 1 25 @ 1 50 FLOUR——Superfineperbbl..... 7 00 @ 7 50 Extra 9 00 @10 00 Family..'..........:....... 10 50 @1100 Fancy Family Brands.......12 00 @13 00 New per barrel............ 11 00 90 grain and hay CORN—Yollow, Mixed and White. meal....;.:.......:.. GRITS OATS.. WHEAT—Per bushel FIELD PEAS..... HAY—Northern...., Tannesse Timothy Herds Grass 2 00 Tennessee..........; 2 00 © 1 50 @ 1 50 @ 1 70 @ 1 00 1 40 @ 1 50 1 50 1 90 @ 2 00 2 00 DOKKSTZCS. Domestics—3-4 per yard v ,"i, ,.12)a Sannctso—7-8 per yard....i. L.... ..13)4® 14 4-4 15 @15)4 Dwllino—Heavy Brown per yard. .18 Heavy Georgia Stripes.... OssABtraas—No. 1,3 oz No. 2, 7 os 19 @21 Biehmond ,19 MUledgevflle, No. 1 22 ' Flint raver. No. 1 ,V 24 Shaixey—Onthbertj perysrd...........80 @ 20 18 ©M 22 @ 22)4 New Yoee, September 22, uoon.-vw lower. Wheat unchanged. Corn a Meea Pork quiet 31 75. Lard dulL iw* ^41 F^^t. CO,,UUOa 3 265 “ " ine 7% Cotton heavy at 28%. Stocks and Money tenlfcly excited, if; short 7%. Gold 37%. 1862s 21 New Yomc, September 22, evening. _Vw, superfine State 6 00@« 15; common tn Southern.6 46@6 80: Whert ratW h«J^ shade firmer; mixed Western 109«1 31 75. Lard heavy; kettle 18%@R?v er, ranging from 116 to 1 a Rosin 2 39@8 00. Freights droopST^ 6 ^ ^Oottonopened heavy and decl^g, ^ htegii“on'thr&ntad wd and unsettled. Governments heavy inn™? te?et of the financial excitement; 1862s Jiv ^ fe lower. Tennessee* 61)4; new 54. Vimi-;. 58%. North Carolines, oia 51%i , Baltimobe, September 22—Ootton tw „ I Flour weak and quiet. Wheat dufi prime red 1 55. Com dull at 125 <ji et\ « * 0I sl 33 00©33 50. Bacon firm and active Wv at 116@115)4. Virginias old 45)4; 1866s 53; 1867a w „ I Carolines, old 50 bid. ‘ 8 «*• • XanJ Savannah, September 22 Cotton . I bales; market firm; middlings 25 s /; 2}jj Augusta, September 22.—Colt™ , and prices better; sales 4-10 baleaj r^S 1 ,'* ^ d lings 25%@25)4. ’ fti W Chableston, September 22. Rntt/m , T ^ pte li59; market 542*3 filings 26. Wilmington, September 22—SDiriis 39%. Rosin quiet at 2 00@5 50 for \n pale. Crude Tnrpentine 2 50(53 00 " “ * ^ Cotton further declined; middlinga 25«/ Louisville, September 22—Provi*:,™ „ * Pork 33 00(533 50. Bacon, ehoulderalfi?? i 19%. Lard 20. r3I6 - ! »; d «ar 6 i Cincinnati, September22.—VTh;.w, I Mess Pork dull at 82 00. Lard ddfi; ofEwM ^i--i Bacon, shoulders 14%@15; sides lgaiavlftl dull, supply large; quoted at 98^100 ' 6 ' Mobile, September 22.—Cotton closed aniPt* a fair demand among a few; sales 140ft ikoq. ooo. _-i* w b *s; ■ . —— — raica li\j ceipts 1509; exports 292; middlings 25. New Obleans. September 22—Cottoa sales u-J bales; receipts 4928; exports, coastwise 77- n,4j unsettled: middlings nominallv 27)4(528 ’ Flour firmer; superfine 5 85; double extrs treble extra 6 35. Com lower; white 100. or ?! Bran 115. Pork 3412)4 Bacon firmer: slur’'J 17%; clear rib sides 20%: clear sides 20-V 12%@14)4. Molasses, reboiled 70. YNatriw] @125. Coffee unchanged. Hay unsettled "r»7f @30 00. “ 1 Gold 38%. Sterling 48. New York Siritcd % discount. ” Foreign Markets. London, September 22, noon.—Consob «J Bonds 83%. ' Sugar quiet on spot and afloat. London, September 22, evening—Consols l Bonds 82%. Tallow 47s. Turpentine 26s9d. Livebpool, September 22, noon.—Cota <_ but not lower; uplands 12%@12%; Orleans ul 12%; sales 7000 bales. 1 Lateb.—Cotton firmer but not higher; salaji bales. Breadstuff's dull. Bacon 65s6d. Liverpool, September 22, evening—Cotton ins Ian uplanda 12%@1Q>4; Orleans a 8000 bales; for export and on speculation 4(<>). Havre, September 22, noon.—Cotton ojmjt and dull on spot and afloat; on Bpot 152; afoul Cotton Receipts.—Tbe following aretko receipts of tbe Southwestern Railroad dnrjg a days, ending Saturday morning, September h 1869: Bald From Columbus and points west to Savannh. ,S1| From Albany, .Eufaula and Fort Gainer ti Savannah. From Stations t Total to Savannah for the six days.......j( From all sources to Maoon Total receipts for the six days...., In the foregoing we say “from all sources til con.” By that we mean from all stations c Southwestern Railroad proper, except tbs! points—Columbus, Albany, Enf aula and Fort Stiaj The cotton from these four points is fremn houses, and is merely sent through Savamu| New York. But it will be Been that the? ducers of cotton along the line of the road sli 822 bales more to Macon than they did to Snj nab, for tbe six days ending yesterday mon 18th instant. As the through shipments of cotton for the i days under review, by the Southwestern Eaibf were unprecedentedly heavy, for the middle cf.w tember, wo give the details in tabular fonf future reference: —2—Stations. E.Ft.G.l| C I and points west. otauou 147 Sept. 11 505 Sept. 13 559 133 Sept. 14 582 204 Sept. 15 339 182 Sept. 16 688 288 Sept. 17 459 165 Totals 8132 1U9 Executive Clemency.—The principal b?J conversation on the streets yesterday momisy the telegram published in this paper, frocC- nor Bullock to Sheriff Martin, in which it vsj nonneed that the sentence of death upon the=T murderess, Henrietta Grber.'had been conns imprisonment for life. This whole eomi&j justly indignant at this misapplied lenienrj-l Governor. Everyone here has the detail'-J horrible murder perpetrated by Henrisd 1 - fresh in mind, and it is known that a more- cruel, inhuman and horrible murder was mitted. There is but one solitary mitiesSJ cumstance connected with it, and that is 6* 31 cility of the murderess. She is, apparent!;-J scious of the enormity of her crime, and mi-T to its awful penalty. To hang her wonld much like hanging a dog for killing his first*- yet, according to law and the testimony, Ht Greer forfeited her life, and tbe inte Executive clemency, in her behalf, was li mited, in our judgment, as it was unwise. The Governor, among other reasons fore-* ing the punishment, alludes to the ags tri 1 rience of the counsel for the accused. taken. Col. L. N. Whittle, than whom WJ few abler or more experienced lawyers bS try, was tbe leading counsel, and was & . Mr. J. P. Fort, a young, but able meek" -J Macon Bar. Bnt the combined talent of can Bar could not have successfully def®^] accused, for there was really no defeat n Circumstantial evidence proved the bcyoDd the shadow of a doubt, and e!* ls .J and frankly acknowledged it to s»ie ^ *3 parties who have called upon her in h® J ever other pardons you may have granted, J cutive clemency you may have heretofore Governor, we are sure you have mu»PP- lt * J high authority and power in'this matter- The Fail Tbade.—Our fall trade op® 6 biavely this season, and already ccmutrywr and large planters are making heavy drapf ' the largo stocks of goods lately reeeir™^ wholesale houses. In looking through stocks of goods the past week, we weref ^ observe that our merchants purchased tej and plain fabrics, and as a general thin? costly and flashy styles-which ebara^- 1 bills in days past—particularly before th- j are glad to learn from our New York exet 4 -^! merchants from the South generally h* _ ^ their selection of goods almost excln=' vt ^ _ mere substantial, serviceable and cheaper 1 have dealt sparingly in the gaudy, stuff, which, though very ooatly, is g®** ( not rainons to a people who cannot affo the goods are not here the temptation ( them will not be offered, and thus mi*h“ ^ 1 saved to the South which heretofore b* the pockets of Eastern and Eur0F ^. ls ,i»f and manufacturers. The Southern ptoP J present condition, have great need to “ J er style of drew, pr at least until they J wear the silks, satins and laces wham *r" BttGGISG TIHh AND TWDK BAGGING—Borneo. 2% lbs. per yard,:" Kentucky Bolt. 2%. w ■>■** ** , BALING TWINE, par pound..... IRON TIES—Arrow, per pound than dead losses to thepurchaeer. , Nevertheless, nearly all of onr prindp* 1 n merchants brought out scene very beentifal dresa goods, far the se» those whowW buy erretofldeeler will 8*A tothfs mirably assorted stoctafai ^oode ftem : ■ TprYitecriteP Quinine, at L- W. r . mtsamaam