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The Greorgia, Weekly Telegraph. THE TELEGRAPH TLTACON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1869. The Voice of « Brother’s Blood. We mourn to soe so frequent instances, in Georgia, of homicide among onr young men— most commonly the result of an outburst of passion and resentment for real or fancied in jury, and sometimes happening indirectly from the excitement of artificial stimulants. We beg young men to take serious admonition from the terrible events of the kind which have lately happened in Georgia—to discontinue the miser able practice of carrying deadly weapons, and cultivate a proper sensibility to the sacred and inviolable character of that existence which God has given us. and surrounded with such awful sanctions, that one hardly knows who most to pity—the unhappy victim of a murderous as sault, or the wretched creature who has im brued his hands in a brother’s blood, and must henceforth wander over the face of the earth, with the curse of Cain upon him—a fugitive and a vagabond—ever pursued, jn the terrors of a guilty conscience, by the pale phantom of his stricken victim. The awful remorse of a blood-stained soul has been repeatedly portrayed by the master poet; but the vivid pictures of his fancy are not so terrible as the dread reality so often wit nessed by persons of age and experience. When young Coalson so causelessly and wick- e dly—in the mere excitement of a morbid con dition of the mind,'shot young Mason—as soon as the fatal work was done, he exclaimed that he would give millions to recall the horrid deed. But it was too late. Then began that fearful remorse, which will pursue the unhappy man to his grave—which will never leave him, but cling to bim like the shirt of Ness us—stinging and burning and eating into the inmost recesses of his soul—till existence becomes an insupport able burden. Young man, for your own sake, avoid blood shed. Shun all the approaches to such a fearful catastrophe. Cultivate self-possession. Restrain your tempers. Keep no deadly weapons about you, and leam to think with awful reverence of that mysterious spark of life—so easily extin guished—but which is the awful gift of God to guilty mortals. Speech of Gen. Forrest. We refer the reader specially to the speech of General N. B. Forrest, delivered last Satnrday at Wills Valley. Let everybody mark the senti ments—the temper and the spirit of the address of that gallant soldier, who has, perhaps, more personal reason for animosity against the North ern people than almost any other Confederate soldier, because he has been more industriously slandered and belied than any other man. Pulaski News. The Hawkinsville Dispatch says that Schuyler Colfax got into a fight in the African Methodist Church in Hawkinsville, by reason of having flowered his face in order to pass for a white man. Schuyler Colfax need not attempt to whiten himself in that way. UxfortunateRencontre.—Weundcrsandthat a serious difficulty occurred at Levison, on the Macon & Brunswick Railroad, last Saturday, in which Mr. John W. Harrell, of this county, re ceived a severe wound in the breast from a knife in the hands of his cousin, Mr. Sam. Evans.— After the cutting, Mr. Evans was severely beat en by Mr. Harrell’s negroes, and was also shot by Mr. E, F. Lee, a brother-in-law of the latter. The difficulty was caused by an old feud. The lives of both are despaired of. The Pulaski Manufacturing Company is re ceiving its machinery. Reporta from Wilcox say that not more than half a crop of cotton will be made, and sugar-cane, peas and potatoes are entirely cut off. Odell’s Cotton Check.—Mr. Henry W. Reynolds, Georgia agent, has called upon ns with a sample of this check—of brass—num bered from A—1 np almostindefinitelyandeasi- ly attached to the iron band of each bale so that it can be detached and retnrned to the ship per by the Northern or European factor and thus preserve the identity of the bale until it has passed into the hands of the cousnmer. It will be shortly pnt on the market in Macon and is a valuable desideratum which has been fully endorsed by the Southwestern cotton men. Advice to British Manufacturers.— The Herald, in another place, gives half a column of good advice to the British—to establish their ootton farms in the Southern States. That is pound counsel, but the Herald should not try to Stuff them with the notion of growing a bale to the acre, as a regular business. Holliday Street Theatre, > Manager’s Office, Baltimore, Sept. 27,1869.) . Editors Telegraph : It may he gratifying to some of your folks to know that daring the State Fair, in November, Ralston Hall will bo opened with the highest grade of operatic and comic performances. All the novelties in music of the New York and Baltimore season will be intro duced, and presented by a company and stars nnexceplionably flint class, socially as well as professionally. Yours respectfully, .. ;-1 J. T. Ford. Low Fares.—Wo are sorry to see that the Southwestern Road gives notice that the return ticket system will not be. continued after the first of next December. The Central Road has extended it to the first of January. Equinoctial.—There wns a heavy gale in Randolph on Saturday night, as wo leam from the Cnthbert Appeal, which damaged cotton a good deal. VreTTn-Rg.—Mr, Pound, of the Baroesville Ga zette, and Mr. S. R. Weston, of the Dawson Journal, were in our office yesterday—well and prosperous. „ , <r Judge Whittaker, of the Atlanta Intelligen cer, has lost, by death, a very interesting daugh ter—Miss Nannie Logan Whittaker. ’ Accident.—We regret to leam that Mr. Robert Findlay met with a serious accident yesterday which threatens the loss of his hand. While engaged in ginning cotton his hand was caught in the machin ery and considerably mangled before ho could extri cate himself. A Sad Affair.—-On Friday evening last, the usual quiet of our village was disturbed by the rapid discharge of a pistol, in the direction of ' the Railroad Bax and Billiard Saloon of Messrs. Geo. W. Lee & Co., which was followed by a general rush of the people towards the above place. Arriving at the spot, there lay the mor tal remains of a young man well known in this community as Dick Smith, weltering in his own blood. The young man, his former associate, Green Spencer, his murderer, had fled to the mountains, for a refuge of safety, which place he reached unmolested, and is still at large, al though dilligent search has been made, day and night, for'him, by the Sheriff and Ms posse.— The deoeased was killod almost instantly, font balls having taken effect, out of the five dis charged at him. It has cast a deep gloom over this community, being the first murder com mitted on our streets since the war. Various rumors are in circulation as to the cause of the sad affair, and not knowing the true one wo forbear making farther remarks at present.— Both were in the very bloom of youth, and have been friends and associates.—Carterstille Ex press .?*.<• ;is\ The Countess Guiccioli replies to JItb. Stowe’s article on Byron’s scandal. Madame la Conn-t tess pretends to be in constant communication with the spirit of Lord Byron, and she was in formed by the poet two years ago that “ an American author was preparing to write on his life a book' full of false and horrible things.” Now, if somebody would ask Lady Byron, we ooald get both sides of the story. But the mat ter k about settled already. . *>..r The Fair and Northern Visitors. We are sorry to see that the Savannah Morn ing News and the Savannah Republican oif the 29th ultimo, are greatly exoited over the proposition of the Governor to send a special train from the Western fend, Atlantic Railroad to bring invited guests of distinction from Wash ington to the Georgia State Fair. We have looked through some two columns or more of very explosive editorial disquisition by these papers, to ascertain the only point ma terial to the argument, and a sensible and cor rect conclusion—which is this: Do these papers except to the policy of the Executive Committee of inviting Northern gentlemen and Federal Offi cials, without distinction of party, to attend the State Fair, and is that exception well taken ? The answer is neither of them object to it. They make a little ad captandnm fuss about the invi tation to Butler, which we have explained on the ground of inadvertence ; but so far from objecting to the general policy of the committee, one of these papers, at least, directly endorses it, when he says: ‘•We shall be pleased to see gentlemen from eveiy section of the Union in attendance at the State Fair, and to extend to them the rites of true Georgia hospitality; and we hope the ex position may be such as will reflect credit on onr noble old State, and challenge the admira tion of all who honor her with their presence.” The vital point of objection, then, with these gentlemen, is that any of the Board or the Tel egraph should favor the acceptance of the prop osition of the Governor to send a carriage for these invited guests. That, says the News, is a “disgrace to the State”—it is “being dragged in chains at the chariot wheels of onr conquer ors”—it is “interested sycophancy"—it is “syc- ophantio servility,” wMch will bring ns to shame and humiliation.” That, says the Re publican, is “toadyism,” “fawning,” “cowardly servility,” and so forth. Now, if there he any particular merit and force in these limitations to courtesies and hospitalities wMch may be lawfully extended to our Northern visitors, it is of vast importance to the people of Macon especially that they should ascertain the precise point where these limitations will cross the path of social inter course, so that none of us may be toads or fawns or serviles or slaves or sycophants or cow ards, or anything bad before we know it. We are expecting Northern guests at the Fair, and we want to treat them well. We want them to have a pleasant impression of onrselves and our country,and we shall feel verymuch ashamed of onrselves if we should prove rnde, churlish, or inhospitable. But, then, we see, on the other hand, from what these profound philosophers and masters of social propriety say, that there is great danger of showing ourselves toads, syc ophants, etc., etc. It is right to invite, and it is right, we suppose, having invited, that we should treat our guests with courtesy. Indeed, the News hopes that we shall extend to these guests “ the rites of true Georgia hospitality,” and so do we. Where, then, fair ladies and gentlemen of Macon, is that fatal line on the one side of which yon may be ladies and gentlemen still, but one step over will operate like the wind of Cinderil- la’s old enchantress, and make you fawns and toads and sycophants ? Eureka. We have found it! Give thanks to all the gods and breathe freely—for through fheaccumen and profundity of the Savannah News and the Savannah Republican, it is made clear, and our honor is safe! You observe that the invitation was right, but the horrid cause consists in sending the train. That point fixed in yonr mind the solution is easy. You can in vite these Northern guests to your houses and treat them well, but if you send your carriage after them, you are gone suckers and worse— for you are toads and sycophants and slaves! This point settled, wo would respectfully ask of these astute masters, in a becoming diplomatic etiquette, a farther question: These guests will be strangers—will leave their own carriages be hind them, and since we cannot, without dis grace, send the family carriage to bring them to dinner, conld we not, without shame and humil iation, make interest with a hack to bring them ? And when they come, is there any particular diet to which we should restrict them to save our own good name and fame ? Would it be lawful to give them a slice of roast turkey, or does a rigid adherence to principle demand that they should be restricted to bacon and greens! We beg the particular attention of the News and Republican to these important inquiries. They come fairly within the scope of their pro found argumentation and their excoriating mal ediction of the train proposition. Bnt to be serious. We have in this jocose manner fairly exposed the folly and nonsense of the labored articles of the Republican and News, which they print with their batbotio and empty talk about sycophancy, servility, toady ism, etc.,—the standing refuge of writers who would substitute prejudice for reason, and make an habitual practice of supplementing a feeble ratiocination by calling hard names. They have beat this old tom-tom till the head has burst, and the worshippers of the idol of sectional hatred and discord are getting scarce. The Republican apostrophises the Executive Committee of the Fair as “old fogy souls” who don’t know anything about the Northern Radi cals and in their simplicity, suppose these Radi cals can be conciliated by good treatment. On the contrary, the knowing man of the Republi can says he knows them and “the knaves care nothing for truth or principle.” Well, this much may be said: Neither we nor the Committee have the smallest idea of curry ing favor with the Radical party by an invitation or a dinner; but we all hope that the observa tions and intercourse wMch may result from the Fair will have a general tendency to disarm seo- tional animosity and mollify the wounds inflicted by the war. The News and the Republican and other prints would keep up a perpetual irritation with the caustic and vitriol of their hot and bitter crimination. We have had enough of it. It is time to stop. The country needs repose, and can never win it wMle the papers of both sec tions teem with mutual vilification and black guardism. The Executive Committee, in their invitations to Northern men, had a purpose, honorable, patriotic, dignified and commenda ble ; and we are sure they will not abandon it in deference to the mere slang about sycophancy, ( servility, toadyism and all the other amiable ebullitions of the Republican and News. Kettlewell's Manure.—The planters of Put nam and adjoining connties trill examine the card of the above manures. Warren Lane & Co., of Augusta, are the general agents at Au gusta, Mid Dr. R. H. Nisbit, local agent, atEa- tonlon. Dr. N. will receive orders and have them filled in due time. These compounds are all highly recommended by a number of intelli gent planters, whose certificates are to be seen in the announcement. Fertilizers have made the planters the bulk of the cotton they make this year, and the trade will be much increased. 0looter in Clarke.'—We were informed' last week, says the Athens Watchman, -by several intelligent, enterprising farmers of Hall county, that they had commenced the onlture of clover on an extensive scale—Maj. D. Welehel, CoL Thompson and others—some of whom have made hay sufficient not only to winter their own stock, bnt have sold to their neighbors at highly remunerative prices. Many others are preparing to go at it exten sively. This is a move in the right direction. More of the grasses, more small grain and less com and cotton, while labor is not only scarce but uncertain. ’These things grow without labor, and are, therefore, more profitable than any. cultivated arop. .e, . • ■ • K. ’, The Wills’ Talley Barbecue. Numerous speakers addressed the great as semblage in Wills’. Valley last Saturday (25th September), at the celebration of the comple tion of the Northern Division of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railway. About seven thou sand people were present and were addressed by CoL Winston, Gov. Smith, of Alabama, CoL E. Hnlbert, Gen. Forrest, Gov. Parsons, Hon. J. L. Pennington, Judge Lippett, of Connecticut, Hon. James A. Nishet, Gov. Patton, and CoL Gaw, of Tennessee. The Atlanta Intelligencer reports the speeches of CoL Halbert and' Gen. N. B. Forrest, both of which make strong points —the first upon the influence of coal and iron on civilization and progress—the second upon the policy of conciliation: col. kulbebt's remarks. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Chairman: I am not one much acquainted with publio speaking. On this occasion I shall confine my self to facts and leave yon to draw your own conclusions. Next to the great importance of this enterprise, I shall present statistics in re gard to coal and iron, to wMch I invite your careful consideration. And first let us compare the distances be tween New York and New Orleans via the Ala bama and Chattanooga Railway, and competing routes: 160-1 1600 N. O. to N. Y. via G. J. Lou. and Cin N. O. to N. Y. via A. and G. and Sou. Road Difference in favor of A. and 0 4 N. O. to N. Y. via Lou. and Cin 1604 N. O. to N. Y. via A. and O. Lb’g. and Wash.. .1352 Difference in favor of A. and 0. Boad 252 N. O. to N. Y. via MericL S. B. and D. Boad... .1473 N. O. to N. Y. via A. and 0. Boad, Lb’g. and Wash . .1352 Difference in favor of A. and C. Boad 113 N. O. to N. Y. via Mo. Pollard, and S. It. and D. Boad 1405 N. O. to N. Y. via A. and 0. Boad, and Lynch. Wash 1352 Difference in favor of A. & C. Boad........ 53 N. O. to N. Y. via Mo., Mont., AtL, DaL, Lynch., Wash 1446 N. O. to N. Y. via A. and C. Boad 1352 Difference in favor of A. and C. Boad 94 N. O. to N. Y. via Mo., Mont, Atl., Aug. and Wil. 1666 1352 N. O. to N. Y. via A. and 0. Boad Difference in favor of A. and O. Boad 314 N. O. to N. Y. via Mo.. Mont., Atl., Aug., CoL, and Greensboro, N. C 1657 N. O. to N. Y. via A. and C. Boad 1352 Difference in favor of A. and C. Boad 805 N. O. to N. Y. via Mo., Mont. AtL and Ga. Air Line .1486 N. O. to N. Y. via A. & O. Boad 1352 Difference in favor of A. & C. Boad 134 The importance and value of coal to the com mercial world can hardly be over-estimated. The distribution of coal thronghout the United States is wonderfully general and impartiaL Deposits of coal are found from ocean to ocean—from the Lakes to the Gulf. We have 3,000,000 square miles of superficial area. We have 200,000 square miles of coal, or one-fifteenth of the entire area, and unmistaka ble evidence of other immense fields. We out-rank all other countries in this impor tant element of wealth. Let ns examine for a few moments, the coal fields of Great Britain, and see if we cannot find in their history the secret of her rapid ad vance to the position of the first power in the world. The annual production of coal in Great Britain is over 100,000,000 tons, valuedat §150,- 000,000, affording employment for 500,000 peo ple. It is estimated that 10,000,000 tons of this coal is employed in the production of mechan ical power. Asti tons of coal will produce power equal to a year of manual labor of one man, 10,000,- 000 tons used in the production of mechanical power equals the labor of 7,500,000 able-bodied men one year. A large portion is used in the manufacture of Iron. But the United States has more coaL not only in absolute quantity, but in proportion to area, than Great Britain, and of superior quality. The same Is true of iron. The United States has one square mile of coal for every 15 miles of area. Great Britain has one for every 20 miles. Belgium one for every 22J miles, Franco one for 200 square miles of area. The production of coal in Great Britain in creased from 32,250,000 tons in 1854 to 104,000,- 000 tons in 1867. The greatest coal and iron producing coun try is the most powerful. The production of coal in Pennsylvania in 18C7 was 15,000,000 tons, wMch reduced to me chanical power—equals 10,000,000 laborers. Herein lies the secret of her great wealth and power. The coal area of Virginia, Kentucky, Ten nessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama is computed at about 40,000 square miles, or 25,600,000 square acres. A coal seam 5 feet tMck gives 5,000 tons per acre. Five thousand tons per acre, gives 128,- 000,000,000 tons as the probable deposit in those six States. Mining at the rate of 104,000,000 tons per an num, the present produot of Great Brittan, it will take 1280 years to exhaust them. Near Chattanooga and the line of tMs road is a coal mine requiring the labor of 100 men. Its annual product now is about 30,000 tons. This used for the production of mechanical power would represent the labor of 20,000 men. In tMrteen years the coal product of Great Britain trebled. In the South it may, by the construction of railways, be increased much more rapidly. If in ten years the production reaches 10,000,- 000 tons—not an unreasonable estimate—and one-tenth be used mechanically, it would repre sent 750,000 laborers. In twenty years it should reach 100,000,000 tons. One-tenth used mechanically gives 10,000,000 tons, representing 7,500,000 laborers. - What should prevent this from being a reality? The iron product of the world is nearly 9,500- 000 tons annually, of wMch Great Britain pro duces one half—say 4,500,000; United States nearly 1,200,000; France 1,200,000; Belginm 500,000. The production in Great Britain increased from 3,456,000 tons in 1858, to 4,7G1,000 in 1867, about 38 per cent increase in a period of ten years. The production in the United States in 1858 was 705,000 tons, and in I8C7 it was 1,460,000 tons, or an increase of 100 per cent, in ten years. Of this Pennsylvania produced 850,000; OMo 220,000, and New York 180,000. In 1843 the first rail was rolled in the United States, and in 1865—22 years—the quantity made was 205,000 tons, against 700,000 tons in Great Britain, which has a capacity of 1,000,000 tons. The quantify of iron ore mined in Great Brit ain, to produce 4,761,000 tons of pig metal, was 10,021,000 tons, showing the ore to yield an av erage of 47 per cent of metal. I have no data as to the per centage of metal in the Pennsylvania ore, but we have ores right around where we now stand, tributary to this road, wMch will yield over sixty per cent., and much wMch will yield between seventy and eighty per cent. The pig metal of Great Britain yields 79 per cent of wrought iron. That of the United States 75 per cent., ihat of Belginm 80 per cent., and that of France 70. Bnt the yield reported for the American pro^ duct is based principally on the Pennsylvania metal, which is acknowledged to be far inferior to the Southern, wMch will, under the same management, yield a much larger per cent '■ . With the coal, the iron ore, the lime and sand rock, lying side by side, a superior quality of pig metal can bo produced in tMs section, and at less cost than anywhere else on this continent The quantity of iron used throughout the world is estimated at an average - of 20 lbs. per head; bnt ihe average of Great Britain and Belginm is 189 lbs. per head—that of the’ Uni ted (States 100 lbs. , and that of France 69 J lbs. Thus it will -be.observed that - the countries making and using the largest quantity in pro portion to population,'nre the most progressive, the most advanced in civilisation, in individual wealth, general prosperity and national power. The 40,000 square miles of ooal fields in the States named, are embraced in an almost con tinuous belt, about 600 miles long by 100 miles wide, in the heart of the territory embraced be tween the Atlantic and the Mississippi, and the OMo, and the Potomac, and the Gulf. Here then, with capital and labor to develop the mineral deposits, and railways to afford of Great Britain, whiohif developed to the same extent as there, cannot be exhausted in two thousand years; is capable of sustaining and enricMnga population of 30,000,000; of sup porting a mercantile and naval marine greater than that of the world combined; and by the use of one-tenth of the amount actually mined for the production of mechanical power for manufacturing purposes, will'invest it with al most universal dominion. It has been authoritatively stated that the line of the proposed railway South from Cincinnati to Chattanooga traverses coal fields for 200 miles and iron ore beds for 150 miles. These are nearly 100 miles wide,. which gives a coal area in this region alone equal to three times the total coal area of Great Britain. The coal and iron fields on and contiguous to the Alabama and Chattanooga Railway is prob ably fully equal to that above stated. Gentlemen, I forbear to make the calculation these astound ing results suggest and commend them to your reflection. In conclusion, gentlemen, permit me to call your attention to another important matter. Growing on these coal and iron fields is the fleecy staple so much coveted by other nations and sections; and flowing between the hills filled with the minerals are the rivers supplying the power to run the machinery made of these minerals, to spin and weave the cotton. No where else in the world, is there such a favorable combination of manufacturing advan tages ; no where else so many and powerful ele ments of individual prosperity and national power. General Forrest, who had been repeatedly called for, was next announced, who, on ascending the platform, was greetedjmosjjenthusiastically. Daring Ms remarks he was frequently inter rupted with applause by the crowd before Mm, which included many who had servedunder Mm. The cheers and applause having subsided, GENERAL FORREST SAID: Ladies and Qcntlemen—Mr. President: It is no ordinary occasion which has brought to gether this large assemblage—composed of Ala bamians, Tennesseeans, Georgians, and men from New England—the men of the North and the men of the South. And I am proud of the opportunity offered by this occasion, of meeting and greeting you and your guests, all friends together on common ground in restored friend- stop. As you all know, I am no speaker, bnt I am glad to be able to welcome to our Southern land Nortbern men and capital to aid ns in build ing np our fallen fortunes. My friends—for I recognize in tMs large crowd many of my old comrades of the past— as you know I have met the friends and neigh bors of yonr guests of to-day on many a battle field, where yon and I believed we were doing a patriotic duty—bnt I am glad to-day to meet and welcome these gentlemen from the North as friends. I trust we always may, and I doubt not we always shall remain so. I think I perceive a lighting-up for the future —a bright prospect of greater prosperity. I see Northern men, with Northern capital, com ing forward to aid in building np our country— to aid yon and yours in developing and improv ing what is left from the wreck of the past. Friends and comrades, second their efforts—help them to help yon, and thereby bind closer the bonds of a lasting friendsMp and national unity. We are now one people—we have bnt one Gov ernment—wo live under and claim the protec tion of the same flag. Come forward, then, and contribute to the growth and prosperity of Ala bama and her sister Southern States, together with these friends who have come so far to help yon. TMs industrial revolution commenced in the South cannot be stopped; it must go forward and work out its destined results. New enter prises must be entered on—mines must be worked—railroads built—new sources of wealth sought and opened. While you are engaged in this great work here, on tMs side of your State, I am engaged in a similar work in another por tion, and I am gratified to say to-day that I have not asked a single town or county for aid with out receiving it. Our great future we cannot forecast; but fifty years from now Alabama, under the influences now set in motion, should be one of the richest States in the Union. Her mineral wealth is boundless—her power and in fluence should be commensurate with her re sources. I feel to-day, that I too, as well as these Northern friends, am a citizen of tho United States; everybody hero feels so—and I doubt not it is the desire of all to remain so. Let us act as such; that more money and skilled labor may come among ns from the abundance of the North. With those aids no bounds can be set to our prosperity. Alabama has now a population of fifteen to the square mile; Massachusetts 160. Yet, com pare Massachusetts with Alabama—take away ler machinery, shut up her foundries and work shops, and her people could scarcely live. The cotton spun in her factories goes in part from Alabama—the iron to build her machinery is mined beyond her limits. Yet see to what a degree of wealth and prosperity the enterprise of her people has brought her. Let'every man help to carry on tMs mighty work in our section—push onward tMs great in dustrial revolution. I feel it to be my duty to lend my aid, and I expect to do so. I exhort you, friends, fellow citizens, fellow comrades of other days, to come forward and follow now where I lead, ns bravely as yon have done on other fields. We have widows and orphans to provide for—let us open mines, construct rail ways, that poor orphan boys can be employed; and build factories, that our widows and the lit tle orphan girls can also find comfort and make a subsistence by laboring in them. TMs done, and we may look confidently for brighter, hap pier, and more prosperous days. Hence, to-day, burying and forgetting the past, I gladly meet these Northern gentlemen, your guests, laboring for your good, as brothers; with you I accept their efforts to develop our section, and uniting mine with theirs, exhort you to the same course, to bo followed and crowned with prosperity, peace, and unity. Gen. Forrest resumed his seat amid the en thusiastic applause of Ms thousands of hearers. From Talbot County. Superior Court—The New Judge—The Bar— The Cotton Crop—Varieties of Cotton—Won derful Specimens of Corn—Le Vert College Improvements, etc. Talbotton, September 28, 1869. Editors Telegraph: Tho closing week has been one of lively interest in the way of legal matters. The new Judge, ex-Provisional Gov ernor James Johnson, of Columbus, successor of Hon. E. Worrill, of this place, has acquitted himself with credit, in the discharge of Ms offi cial duties to the people and the bar. Business has been dispatched rapidly in clearing the old docket, and, altogether, the result of the week’s session has been satisfactory. Judge Johnson is a man of no ordinary ability, possessing in an eminent degree decision of character united with determined energy. Aside-from his politi cal status, he is a man of fine ability, command ing person, and splendid knowledge of the law. He doesn’t appear to bo a very bad Radical, either. ■ * ’•* ’■ In respect to the bar, I must say it was un usually brilliant this session. General Ramsey, L. T. Downing, Colonel Smith and Joseph Pon, of Columbus, Mark Blanford, of Buena Vista, Colonel Wallace, of Butler, with many others, were present. Of tho Talbotton bar, W. A. Little, B. Hill, William Willis, were prominent. I would include in this number, our noble and eminent jurist ex-Judge, E. H. Worrill, than whom no purer administrator of the laws ever officiated in Georgia. In this estimation of Ms past servioes, I rejoice'to see upon the resump tion of the practise the country has bestowed upon Mm a most liberal share of business. It is now certain the crop will fall short from one-third to one-half in Talbot county. Very few plantations, Comparatively, will exceed a half crop. The drought in July nearly ruined portions of the valley. I leam it will take ten acres in some sections of the valley, to make a bale of cotton. The com is much better, and altogether, the crop in the county will be an ex cellent'one—enough, I trust, for another year’s consumption. As tne various fertilizers have been tested this year, ko an endless variety of cotton seed seems to have been introduced into this county to ascertain the relative value.of their produo-' tiveness and staple. The Moina, so far, is un surpassed. The Peeler comes next. Both of these cottons, in my opinion, are superior to the Dixon. The quality of the staple is almost equal to Sea Island, besides being prolific in bearing. Mr. James Marshall, of tMs county, has a number of acrer, of Moina, very fine ; and last year was offered ten cents a pound more for this variety than the ordinary Staple,’ “ ' *" ' ' i- mention there is a great curiosity grown by our fellow citizen, Miranda Fort, wMch beats pop corn, even, for productiveness. He plants like broom com, chops width of hoe, leaving one stalk, wMch yields a snug little ear to every hiU of com. [,«'%> It is gratifying to observe the improvements now being made on Le Yert College. It is be ing repaired and overhauled generally. I leam there are quite seventy pupils in attendance and a very large school expected next session. Rev. Henry Moore is President, and a nice gen tleman he is, combined with an elegant scholar. “Occasional.” Cotton Production—Advice to British -llauul'actnrers. From the New Yorl: Herald of the 27f A.] As we have stated. England is troubled and anxious about her future supply of cotton, and instead of looking to India, Egypt or South America for cotton lands we would repeat our suggestion that the best thing England can do is for her capitalists to make investments in the cotton lands of the South, now for sale in the market at a price lower than they have been since they were entered as government lands, and lower than they ever will be again. In Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas there are some of the best cotton lands in the world for sale, and if Eng lishmen desire cotton of an excellent quality, at a fair price, they will not hesitate to embark at once in an enterprise that cannot bnt be successful. Texas haB some 12,000,000 acres of superior cotton lands, and' has the capacity to produce more bales in one year than have ever been produced in one season. Alabama has 6,000,000 acres of good cotton lands, and results have shown since the war that cotton is a very profitable crop. The cotton crop of 1852 was 3,150,000 bales, and the estimated number of bands employed in its production was 789,500. This was only four bales to each hand. Now, with free labor, under an improved system of cultivation, with deep ploughing, with the use of guano, and with a share of the crop produced going to the labor- era, the number of bales to each hand may be safely estimated at eight, and this will yield a large profit to the.planter. We believe the rais ing of cotton in the United StateB is to be the most remunerative crop the farmer can pnt into the soil. A good hand will take care of ten aeres, and only one bale to the acre, of 450 pounds, gives 4500 pounds of cotton per hand. Ameri can cotton now sells in .Liverpool at from lOjd. TELEGRAPH. From Washington. Washington , September 30.—Senator Spenoerand Colonel Stokes, of Alabama, visited Grant to-day. They represent the interview as Mghly satisfactory and complimentary to the people of the South and their intentions. Grant hopes to visit the South this winter. Revenue to-day $698,000. The President is urged to appoint D. C. Hum phreys; of Alabama, to succeed Justice Swayne, of the Supreme Court. The President has recognized Peter Staub, Swiss Consul for Tennessee—residence Knoxville. Delano decides that wholesale druggists, selling less than half a pint of spirits, or more than five gallons of alcohol, must take out both retail and wholesale licenses. Cnstoms, from tho 20th to the 25tb, inclusive, are over three and a quarter millions. From Hew York. New York. September 30.—Tho Herald has special from Key West, claiming that the battle at Los Tunas was a victory for the Cubans. All the Spaniards who could not get into the strong hold were captured and killed. Among those killed after being captured were fifteen Spanish officers. The steamer Weser takes cut fifty-five thousand Mexican dollars. The events of yesterday produced comparative calmness on Wall street to-day. Little business was done in the Gold Room, or Stock Exchange, and. outside, the streets seemed deserted. Many injunc tions have been issued restraining the action of brokers and moneyed corporations, and have had the effect to bring business almost to a stand still. Gold was sold to-day at the Stock Exchange, hut under protest. A small knot of gold brokers also transacted buBinesB in the Gold Boom, but there was no excitement and saleB was small. Money, early in tho day was easy, but lator the market tightened; at its close it was stringent at 7. Gold exchange heavy at 8: gold ranged from 31% down to 29%(229J- 4 , closing at latter price. The Sub- Treasury sold over one million at 30@31. Stocks closed rather lower with a prospect of improving. From Texas. . .... ,, .. - - , New Orleans, September 30.—The Times’Bren- to 16d. per pound, gold. At even fourteen cents -, _ /rTI . ... a pound theyieldper handto the farmer is §315 ham (Texas) special of yesterday says: The editors this is allowing ths planter but one-half of the nf m tho ronvootun, w. crop. The number of bales this year is estimated at 3,000,000, and at twenty-five cents a pound the crop of 1869 will be worth, at 450 ponnds to the bale, the sum of §337,500,000—more than' the value of any cotton crop ever produced before in the United States. At twenty cents a pound the crop of this year is worth §270,000,000. In I860 the imports of cotton from the United States into Great Britain were 2,580,700 bales, and from Brazil 103,000 bales, from Egypt 109,500 bales, from the East Indies 563,200 bales, from the West Indies 9,800 bales: total imports into Great Britain in 1860, 3,366,500 bales. During the late war one of the best writers in England said “that the United States conld levy a small export duty on cotton; for without the United* States England could not obtain a supply of cotton, of such quality as she needed for her mills.” This alone should in duce England to look to tMs conn try in the fu ture for her cotton supply. Here the culture of of Democratic newspapers in the Convention here have nominated Hamilton Stuart, of Galveston, as their candidate for Governor, and he has accepted. A full, straight-out Democratic ticket will be put for ward. Forty newspapers are pledged to their sup port. Much enthusiasm prevails in the Convention. Gen. DaviB will address the people of Brenham to morrow night. ___ Negro Troops for Texas- Washington, September 30 The superintendent of the recruits at Carlisle barracks, Fa., has been ordered to send all the disposable colored troops to Galveston, Texas, at once. General News. New Orleans, September 30. —Judge Conner, Chief Justice of Honduras, was one of Captain Merriirs Trade Wind party, and was picked up by the steamship Clinton. They were three days with out water, and their sufferings wereveiy great. , Some of the men became delirious, one of whom cotton is no experiment; it is fact, and with all j jumped overboard and was drowned, the appliances of improved culture, with free in- gl P Loui September 30.-A collision occurred on bo SO difficulty to tile planter calculating hi. I T1 >» Mu™ » aetuhrato „i tts Edth product of cotton annually than there is in the ' Cavalry, from Fort McPhorson. Nothing is known farmer of the East or the West calculating the : of their fate, except that a sergeant, separated from potatoes, corn or wheat. j his command, was pursued twenty-five miles. To go South to buy cotton land is not going White Sulphur Springs, September 30.—William to a country where everything has to be built yf at R e y 0 f Roanoke county, Virginia, committed np, railroads to be made and rivers to be im proved, in order to get the cotton to market. The means of communication are already easy and numerous, and new lines of railroad are now in the course of construction, so as to make the carriage of freight less expensive to Galves ton, New Orleans, Mobile, etc. Instead of going into the far West we would advise tho hardy, intelligent emigrant to go South to buy land, and fix Ms home in a genial clime, where his industry will be rewarded and where he will be ! suicide to-day by blowing his brains out. Foreign News. Lisbon, September 40.—Rio Janerio advices con firm the defeat of Lopez. He lost twenty-seven cannon and Ms river steamer. The Provisional Government at Asuncion have pronounced Lopez an outlaw. Paris, September 30.—Specie has decreased within a few hours of the best markets of the j ne “ ly million franca. South, West and East. i hippodrome of this city was burned last night; loss heavy. A Great Rascal.—Justice George M. Logan had before him yesterday, on achargo of burglary in the night, the infamous swindler and scoundrel James W. Donaldson, alias Donnelly. The testimony showed that on Thursday night last, he stopped at Mrs. Aikims, near this city, and about 2 o’clock Fri day morning, he got np and ieft; but before day he returned to the house and, enteting it through a window, stole and carried off two lady's shawls, one or two slurts and other articles of clothing, and a small sum of money he found in Mrs. A.’a pocket- book. A little girl who was in the room, says he awoke her and she saw him leave through the win dow. The next morning the articles were missing and the police placed upon the tracks of the burglar. After leaving Mr. Aikins,’ Donaldson started out on the Columbus road, and stopped at a blacksmith shop,.where he tried to sell one of the stolen shawls to a negro man, telling Mm that he had bought it from a woman for 83, hut would sell it for half price. Tho negro was in court and identified the prisoner. He was also identified by Mrs. Aikins and the girl who saw him in the house just before day on tho night of tho burglaiy. The testimony was against him and Justice Logan bound Mm over to the November term of the Superior Court in the sum of $1000, and in default of hail, he must go to jail. Failing to give the required bond he was imprisoned, where he will stay until removed to tho penitentiary on conviction of the charge above named, or some one of the half dozen others against him for stealing and swindling. Justice Logan received a letter from Mr. J. D. IVIlkcs, of Montezuma, stating that Donaldson had been there recently, and represented himself as an agent for a largo grocery and provision house in Sa vannah, and had even sold to him (Wilkes), a cask of bacon and a lot of sugar, upon wMch $25 had been advanced, and since then nothing bad been heard of the scamp until his arrest in a neighboring city was announced in the papers. The rascal will have to answer.for this little piece of villainy also. Again, ho has the cool effrontery and impudence to acknowledge that he had enticed Mrs. Langford, of Atlanta, to soil her furniture, under tho promise that he would cany her and her children to Ameri cas, and givo them employment, and that having got the poor woman’s money in his possession, de serted her at tMs place. He denied none of the char ges made against him by Mrs. Langford. He ought to be sent to tho penitentiary about ten years for this ineffably mean and dastardly act. In fact, tho scoundrel has been' traveling all through Central Georgia perpetrating his villainies, and from the developments already made, Justice Logan is satisfied that Donaldson is the grandest scoundrel he has ever had before him on a prelimi nary examination. Tho wretch and Bob Wagner should be coupled together and work the balance of their days in the penitentiary. Yotjng Africa on Stilts.—A moat humorous in cident 'occurred on Wednesday last, at a colored school, taught by a colored man, in this city,, in wMch young Africa “riz in its wrath," and wMle at that interesting altifrtdej let itself drop like a brick from a four story scaffold, on their schoolmaster, and "fanned” him clean out. It happened in this wiso: . The schoolmaster had undertaken to giro one of the boys, .aboutlourteen years old, a larrupping with a leather strap, but the boy caught tiie strap in his hand and began to give Ms instructor a little of it; whereupon the instructor knocked his pupil down, and planting his knees upon the boy's breast, • waia literally wearing Mm out. At this point- of the bru tal proceedings, two half grown girls pitched hj,’ with sticks upon the colored man of letters, and he then turned upon them. This was too much far the boys in the school and they went in to defend the girls, and in less time than we have taken to tell it, old Socrates had about twenty-five pugna cious and ferocious little niggers darting at him like a flock of martins at a sparrow-hawk. They were too much for Mm and the “old fel" got whaled liko blazes. Tho row broke up the school. What it Costs to Ship Cotton from Macon to _ . .. , ,-k Savannah and New York—Cotton ia now eMpped , , - ■ - , - He has the largest corn, too I have frQm Macou t o Savannah at the rate of 55 cent* per facilities for the transportation of the product, , ever seen. He presented me two ears from the , . -v™,* *9 ir ««r *%.i* we have the seat of future power on this con- same stalk that measured quite twelve inches iu j poun , *r « , ? « , . • tinenfc. length, with twelve hundred and sixty grains to ' From Mafcoife to New York, via Savannah, it coats "Within the area stated, is a coal and iron do- the ear. He haw a large field of this corn ; .bht • $1.35 per 100 pounds, or about 86.75 per bale pre- posit owe-third the entire oxtent of the territory not all double ears. In the way of oorn I will burning that a bale will weigh 500 ponnds. • • To Carpenters.—We received yesterday from Eatonton a letter that reads thus: “Will you help us to get some good house carpenters? We are now in great need of them at the Fair Grounds and for private purposes. Can give two or three steady employment for six weeks on my own house. You may safely promise house carpenters employment at Eatonton, or in its -vicinity, who will apply for work in the next ten days.” From the many now buildings now going np in Macon, and the many old ones being repaired, we judge that idle carpenters are scarce, and our friend will find difficulty in getting hia order filled in (his market—to use commercial parlance. Good me chanics are at a premium in Macon, juBt now,' but if there are any carpenters who want employment, the foregoing will inform them where they can get it. Freedhan’s Saving Bank and Trust Company.— At tho request of the agent of tMs institution, in our city, we dropped in yesterday to see how the business was conducted and to gather a few dots of interest to those of the colored readers of tho Tel egraph, who deposit their funds in this bank. The agent, T. G. Stewart, an intelligent colored man and, wo believe, a man of honesty and reliability,' showed us his books and gave ns all the informa tion desired. He keeps all the books in veiy neat style, and in such simple and explicit form as to be clearlyintelligibletohiaclassof customers. Up to to the 25th of September, insh, there have been de posited in tMs bank the sum of 825,267, 61. Drafts paid up to the 25th, amount to $12,24S,61. We also noticed that the freedmen, or atleast a few of them who worked on shares during the present year, have deposited their cotton with the agent of the hank, and he has samples' of it on Ms board for sale and seems to know precisely what he is about. ' All deposits of five dollars and upward made in this bank, draw five per cent, interest, payable tri- ennially or three times a year, while the deposits are invested in government securities. To give the general reader an idea of the scale on wMcli this bank does business, we might state that the heavi est depositor ha3 but $1100 in the vault. Deposits are made in any amount, from five cents up, and not a dollar in the institution belongs to a wMte man. • The Fair Grounds.—About sixty laborers are now at work on the Laboratory Grounds, and the work is being pushed along rapidly. It is the de termination of tho Executive Committee to prepare a beautiful race track, for testing the speed and bottom of horses, and the exhibition in this partic ular will be the most interesting and exciting fea ture of the Fair. We all like fine and fast horses for pleasure drives, and good stock for hauling pur poses, and from present indications we shall have a splendid exMbition of both during Fair week. As yet, tho work of erecting an engine in the main building, for testing the virtues of all kinds of ma- cMnery which require steam or botae power, has not commenced; hut energetic and competent gen tlemen have this matter in hand and it will be well and properly attended to. A Boston i*afer of Monday last says : There is an American citizen of African descent going the rounds of tho city soliciting add to build a church in Maryland. The paper charges him with being an impostor,'and advises its leaders to give 1 Mm the cold shoulder and street room. The “wards of the nation” expected better treatment at the “linb” than to have tho cold shoulder turned toward them. They will understand, however, what to look few when they visit the North hereafter seeking aid tor themselves or churches. «'.*• >; . iT _, >•'-v j ’ Cotton Receipts at East Macon.—We had occa sion yesterday morning to visit East Macon, and while over there, Messrs. Flanders and Nekonkind- ly furnished us with ootton statements from their respective houses, from wMch we leam that they have received thus far the present season 323 bales, and shipped 270, making the stock on hand yester- day 58 bales. < afedAXfrti' -V; Escaped We learned yesterday that Mr. Colson who was arrested after lie killed "Dock” Mason, succeeded in making his escape, as he was placed in charge of a party who was powerless to prevent it, if Colson desired to leave. 1 With -whet beautiful weather is October—tbs most magnificent month of the year—Ushered in i Fatal Affray at Court’s Station—' who came in on the Macon A Brunswick T?** yesterday forenoon, report afatal shootinc Coley’s station yesterday morning, while ti* * was stopping at that point, between TSr J* 1 * Colson and Mr. W. F. Mason, in whit* thTkn 1 killed almost instantly hy a pUtol shot rw*" was a son of-Wtr. T. N. Mason, a partner 0 f T* A. Huff, of this city, in the eaniage and warm, J*' ness. The following are the particulars offt fortunate affair* as near as we conld gather tL? Mason and Colson had been very intimate f • and the former, several days since, had been ^ I the latter about his sweetheart, and had mid - remark at which Colson had taken offence ^ Beemed to weigh heavily upon his mind and j it Mason he did notlikeit. Mason,.however, not ing that Colson was seriously offended, persi ^ teasing him. So Colson went off and’ armed v® self, and has been at Coley’s station every d , the last few days to meet with Mason, know; he generally drove his father from his mu gt “ ; Pulaski county, to the railroad station started to the city. Yesterday moniicc. therlr when deceased and Ms father drove up j u , h”' Colson was present. He immediately drew tol and, approaching young Mason, orders v* ^ defend himself, and began to fire. Hoe ; b shots before Mason could draw his pi s t 0 ' T > ther took effect. Mason then fired ^'one missed his aim, and Colson returned it ^ passing through Mason’s body. He fell’t another shot after he was down, and eipi r ' fc v' , minutes, Colson was immediatelv arrcsteUM 6 * now ih tho hands of the Pulaski authorities ^ * ■ The father of the deceased sent an order tm, Huff, by the same train wntch a ing, for a coffin, etc., and stated that thobofoS son would be brought to this city for interment k day, in Rose Hill Cemetery. ’. * w ‘ Deceased was raised in Macon, and was a met I her of the Macon Guards daring the war and with the “bloody Eighth” Georgia Regiment unit- Col. Lucius Lamar. He was a good and brine sot dier, and withal a genial and pleaeant voting nJ He met his sad and untimely death in the I year of his age. ’ j We hope the members of Ms company andrtei.1 ment will receive Ms remains to-day, in an I priate manner, and escort them to their last repent I P. 8.—Since the foregoing was in type, we fan I from Mr. Huff that the funeral will take place tti I forenoon at 11 o’clock, and the funeral service *g I be held at the Cemetery. See notice in anotb I column. 1 A Most Sad and Affecting Scene.—Quite a Ii number of citizens, among whom we noticed me I of tho comrades in arms of the deceased, were tl the passenger shed yesterday forenoon, to r«eh< ( the mortal remains of Mr. W. F. Mason, famiUariil known to his friends as “Dock” Mason, who w| killed on Tuesday morning last, at Coley’s stafiot I by ^Ir. Samuel Colson. The sudden blow of ti*» I brother's death, * feU with crushing effect up-on tb 1 hearts of three sisters, and as they took their «( look at the lifeless form, which, only twent;-!«| hours before was in the full vigor of life and e&| hood, hut few who were present conld suppress lie I tears. It was a most sad and affecting scene, b I had the slayer been present to witness it, he irst'l have given a world to recall the fatal shot that I duced such heart-rending grief, and had strife! down in the prime of life a brave, noble and word; I companion. We gave the particulars of this most unneceseql and unfortunate affair in yesterday’s paper, adnl havo since learned that they wore subsUrtMj ra-1 rect. We know not what demon of. hlool t Colson to tho perpetration of the arft but we do I know that he acted moBt recklessly and I and let the future beto Mm what it may, there a is I naught that will ever wash the blood of ‘‘Dock"it | son from Ms hands. Quite a large funeral cortege attended the remfe I of deceased to their last resting place—Her. J. l| Burke conducting the services. Cotton Reckcveddy the Southwestern Rhlsob I During the Tran Stated Below.—We are gra$ I obliged to Mr. J. N. Ease, one of the polite and ell I dent book-keepers of the Southwestern rsMl company, in this city, for the following vslcii I statement of cotton received from the 18th tl the 27th inst., inclusive. These receipts are nopwl cedented for the time specified, and will be tilcitt I to commercial men for future reference. TO SAVANNAH AND POINTS BEYOND. IfOB ’ftiisl Date. From Columbtu From F.vfaula and point* icett. Fort Gnine* and Aloanv Sept 18 ;376 20 ....623 21.. .........788 22 .528 23 363 24.. .. 489 25 .,.458 27 374 Totals... .3999 197 238 310 211 212 257 110 304 1889 Grand total “through”.'. Grand total to Macon *, •• Total receipts for ths time specified. Mayor’s Court.—Tho first case called a *1 Court yesterday morning was that of the 39*1 and City Council against James Yenable ted h| pugnacious spouse, Mrs. Venable, for The testimony proved that Mrs. Venable is habit of whaling her liege lord whenever she pia and particularly whenever she gets mad; andb» case before the Court yesterday, it was proved 3 she had, on Monday last, given her wayward Jn*l a most awful mauling with a stick, for not wo:»I as she thought he ought to do. On one ortw^l casions James has fought back, bnt it cost bs l l his pocket change, or a few days in the gnaid-h>*| and he determined to bear Ms wife’s abase nw| than go to law with her. We are glad to state *1 His Honor took sides with James yest«td»j,J| fined Ms “worser haff” $25, or she could keep' money and go to iail for twenty days. Tte3S| sion so exasperated and maddened the won* 1 I she refusod either to pay the fine or accep‘^1 temative; and when it was attempted to tu-' | to the guard-house, she stoutly resisted, AE-itJ quired the strength of three policemen to 1 her. They succeeded, after a desperate i in getting her to jail, where, we hope, in trf* retirement of her cell, she will indnlge ir *' sober reflection, and come to the concluao 0 ® whatever may he her opinion of her own < she is, nevertheless, liable to fine ani KPPJ® ment when she violates law; and she ^1 • be sure of one tMng, and that is, it j matter worse for a party to resist inoffi^ r law in the discharge of Ms duty. The next case was that of J. W. widow and orphan swindler, whom officer n ~ had brought down from Atlanta tiie i*7 The case was not investigated, but the one® turned over to the Magistrate’s Court tor P reB> | aty examination. Thos. Rowel, charged with drunkenness ^ ^ orderly conduct, was fined $1Q or ten isP guard-house. Henry Patterson, who had been picioua character, was dismissed, ana tne joumed..'. «4 . ri-. ca Teutonia Mjennebchob.—We spent a veffi ant half hour on Monday evening at a rehe this musical society of Maoon. There were* dozen of the members present, who sung or eight pieces while we were present* an ^ confess our astonishment and admiral 0 ® ^ very excellent manner in which the pieces dered, and the proficiency the members J tained in so short a time. It is true that of the members are experts in music, and ^ J them are familiar to- the public; but **7^ not hear a voice on Monday night tba above mediocrity, and wbich, under and the skillful training of their leader, * I worth hearing on any occasion. The society is now jp training for the - A>-r Ml Hi Feet to be bald drndag the Fair, doubt that we shall Rave several very bn* steal entertainments et that time by the ciety of thte-ifed othweMee of thoSontb- Wanted *o“Jiy*."—W* m* a™*™** terday who had just tertved on the whosiidtsbe wantedto “jM« d»1 she had dUA tat 14 i Tbe hwanxdanmhedoa-a pm 1 of ^ ^ arid vra*tb«*«Mipto|*Ktf * tton, The OmrfJhggwrtwtww-* "Sjir, ffenalepMntetWrin Wat**; *•***■■ from under, and teected her to the* Ja*. -Hoc.' % * * f >
