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Tlie Greorgia 'W'eekly Telegraph..
the telegraph.
MACON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 I860.
Mercer University.
We understand the Baptiste of Georgia ■wish
to locate their university in Macon. They se
lect this place for its centrality—accessibility—
salubrity. It is a fine point for an intellectual
moral and religious localization as to Georgia.
Penfield is seven miles distant from a railroad,
and never will be reached by any great thorough
fare. It is, in these times of rapid locomotion,
out of the world, and it has but the single pub-
lio interest- of this University. Tts inaccessibil
ity limits its scope and influence to almost pure
ly denominational support in Georgia, and
much of this even in Georgia is lost by reason
of inconvenient access. It is beyond all reli
gious and literary influences not arising within
itself, and supplies of all kinds get there expen
sively and slowly.
Yet with all these weighty disadvantages Mer
cer University has maintained constantly a po
sition of moderate prosperity, and it has now
eighty-seven non resident undergraduates.—
The Baptist denomination is very powerful in
this State. Years ago they used to number
ninety thousand or more communicants, and we
presume have largely increased their number
since we saw the figures.
Now, if, with their endowment and able facul
ty, they can plant - themselves at this central
point, they would enter upon a new era. They
would-command the Whole of their own denom
inational foroe in Georgia and probably add a
■a good deal from neighboring States.
Moreover, there are now forty youth in Ma
con who are under graduates of some of our
colleges and it iB' highly probable their succes-
- sors wonld prefer a college at home to one abroad;
while the love of education inspired by such an
establishment would no doubt largely increase
this number. In less than ten years, located in
Macon, it would receive a hundred students from
this place alone, if there were no other college
or University here. What with domestic and
foreign students we should say that in a few
years, Mercer, under such circumstance, ought
•to command at least two hundred undergradu
ates.
The least that such a business would bring
-and save - to this town would be one hundred
thousand dollars per annum, in students alone,
while the business, visitors and travel it would
bring would largely increase this amount.
We have said that the corporation of Macon
should move to assist Mercer in the proposed
location. They should not do it, however, with
out the sanction of the people expressly given
to the proposition. We therefore suggest to the
Council to take some steps to invite an expres
sion of the public will on this point forthwith.
The Pennsylvania Election.
Our dispatches indicate Republican gains in
Pennsylvania, and the success of that party.
The South and West may no longer look to
the Eastern "States for a return to the principles
of the Constitution, as a recognition of the
rights of the producing sections of the country.
The manufacturing and bond-holding interests
-of that section are remorseless in their demands
and reckless in the means to secure them. We
must now lock to the West alpne for strength to
overthrow the despotism of the moneyed oli
garchy, and to the laboring classes of the entire
Republic the appeal must go up for equal taxa
tion, and the rights of the toilers.
Iuthb.—Our-dosine dispatches leave us in
• doubt as to the result. It may be that the solid
•men of the Keystone have put their shoulders
■to the wheel, and reversed the rolling ruin of
■the juggernaut. ■
The Savannah Mnniclpal Election.
The municipal election in Savannah, as we
have learned by telegram of yesterday, hardly
left enough of Radicalism for pall-bearers. The
whole substantial population of the city, white
and black, harmonized on one ticket, selected
with much wisdom and judgment and everyway
entitled to support, and elected it by three thou
sand majority out of a registered poll of 4400.
The forces Blood, 8700 Democrats and 700 Rad
icals.
The political opposition has, in fact, dwindled
down to nothing; and this, too, is a case where
the usual stuff about overawing voters and driv
ing them away from the,polls will not stick.
The voters voted—and -voted their own way
without let or hindrance from anybody; and the
result is that the moral and intellectual power
of Savannah carried the day almost nem. con.
The Radical party amounted in composition,
probably, to a small body of political adventur
ers supplemented by a following of the riff-raff
among the negroes—the vagrants—the idle and
the vicious, who have no Btake or interest in
society—whose views are, in fact, best subserved
by public disorder and confusion—that, and
that alone, was the so-called “ Republican” ex
hibit at the Savannah municipal election on
Monday. 1
And such must, under existing circumstances,
be the inevitable drift everywhere in Georgia.
This election adds only one more to the po
tential facts going to prove the utter impossibil
ity of building up a political power on the
scheme adopted by the Congressional and North
ern Radicals for the South and put into opera
tion here. No amount of dry nursing to carpet-
baggery here, backed by negro appointments to
office, will be of the least avail. Both are in fact
suicidal so far as laying the foundation for a re
liable and serviceable political party is con
cerned. They are rubbish which must be tom
up and got rid of before a safe foundation can
be reached.
And what is that foundation? It must be
found, if found at all, in the approbation and
sympathy of the intelligent and substantial peo
ple of the country. It must be found in judi
cious appointments—pure administration and
liberal and reasonable counsels. The Repub
lican party, in a word, must cast aside their
malign temper—discountenance their proscrip
tive policy—dismiss the idea that they can re
construct the South into Radicalism. They
never can do it, and the more they try the worse
will be the party results to follow.
Let them look at the facts. Chatham last
year was one of the counties about which a great
denunciation was made, and hundreds of affida
vits taken to prove that the “rebels” instituted
a reign of terrorism. Yet Chatham gave then
but 2,329 Democratic majority, while this year
the corporation of Savannah alone gave 3000.
And how can it be otherwise when all the
wealth, character and moral and intellectual
power are arrayed in one party. Every piece
of punitive legislation, every thing in the nature
of retributive policy—every unfit and scanda
lous appointment, only concentrates this power
ful opposition. There never could be a more
suicidal and erroneous conception than this one
of building up a political party upon a basis of
foreign adventurers and negroes, with the aid of
a punitive and repressive legislation upon the
great body of the people. Cannot the Radicals
see it! And if they see it, let them reverse their
engine in time to save themselves a remnant.
Let them try a new policy on Georgia—drop re
reconstruction and purging and fussing. Let
them put first-rate men in office and set about
conciliating the people into Republicanism, if
they can, instead of driving them into it.
'Our National Debt— 1 The Reported Of
fer of tbe Rothschilds.
A report (says the Herald) comes through a
"Washington telegram that the Rothschilds are
.about to offer a loan to our government to any
amount it may desire at four per cent, interest,
and that M-'Friguet, an agent of these great
capitalists,-will arrive shortly to make the pro
position. It is further said that this proposed
action on the part of the Rothschilds has been
prompted by the discovery that certain German
-capitalists were -contemplating a similar propo
sition. Now, we do not know what truth there
may be in this report. It may only be a bull
•operation on the part «f those holding largely
United States securitiesfor the purpose of send
ing np the prices in the markets; and if we con
sider, that the. Rothschilds would not be likely to
make known in advance any great financial op
eration of-this sort, such -wonld be a reasonable
•view of the character and object of the tele-
•gram. Still it is not improbable that either the
Rothschilds-or the German capitalists alluded
to, or both, may contemplate such a grand
financial movement.
Liverpool London and Globe Insur
ance Company.
This mammoth company is taking risks on all
descriptions of,property at the lowest rate which
can be afforded by so responsible an under
writer. They particularly request applications
for the insurance of dwelling; and, while offer*
ing the lowest terms, will make rebatements in
cash out of the premium, instead of compelling
the insurer to wait on a slow note. Gall and in
quire of L O. Plant, Esq., agent for Macon.
Fixe Reading.—The finest reading of the age
is to be found in official and other expositions
of the internal revenue acts. It is the most
purely original literature extant, and is made np
principally of conceptions which never before
entered the head of man. The last effort we
shall notice is a decision of the Internal Revenne
that “sweet potatoes must be regarded as
grain." This decision was made on the.Cth and
waB evoked by the fact that the Virginians were
making whisky out of sweet potatoes. The
Commissioner ia now engaged in determining
whether clams are quadrupeds.
Awxbicus Cirr and Business Directory.—
Mr. Wm. O. P. Cleghom hand us a neatly print
ed volume of nearly 200 pages, containing a list
of business houses and citizens of Americas—a*
history of the town—the Constitution of the
State of ,Georgia—Court Calendar—County Of
ficers and Post Offices in Georgia, with much
other Talable matter, and a large number of
advertisements. The work isyery creditable
to Messre. Cleghom & Cain, the publishers.
Ohio axdPennbtlvaku.—"We shall probably
get returns before going to press which will set
tle the question in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
Republicans claim both States bj small majori
ties, bnt we do not think they will be muoh sur
prised if they have lost Pennsylvania.
Putnam County Fate.—Our Putnam county
friends have been fortnnate in securingex-Gov-
eraor Herschel Y. Johnson, as the orator at
-their Fair. We will underwrite that we have
* Solid, sensible and eloquent discourse.
. Southern Recorder.—Mr. Orme, of the Mil-
ledgeviile Recorder, advertises for a copartner
to take his deceased father’s interest in that pa-
PV. A practical printer preferred.
The Charleston papers announce the death
of the venerable James Rose, Esq., in his 77tb
year. He was widely known for a long time as
President of the Southwestern Bank.
Schiedam Schnapps.—We call attention, to
the advertisement of this excellent domestic by
the heirs of Udolpho Wolf. The business will
to oootinned as betas* Mr, Wolfs dsoth.
Railway Slaughter Records.
The Long Island Railroad publishes a list of
casualties on the Hudson River, New York Cen
tral, Erie and Long Island Roads, from 1861 to
18G8, with the exception of the year 18G4, inclu
sive, by which it appears that during that time
1005 passengers were killed and 788 wounded on
these Roads. The figures run thus—the first num
bers being killed: 18G1, 113-GO; 1802,110-58;
1803,129-51; 18G5, 1G7-145; 18GG, 147-191; 18G7,
122-141; 1868,217-142.' Now of this formidable
list of killed and wounded, the Long Island
Road boasts that they are accountable for only
47, so that 174G are due to the Hudson River,
New York Central and Erie, or an average to
each road, during every year, of 83 persons
lolled and wounded, bnt more killed than
wounded. That is a pretty heavy annual list
of railroad killing for any road to father.
Negro Emigration from Virginia.—The
SoutHsido (Virginia) Times says that seventy
negroes passed through Burkeville for Missis
sippi last week, and that forty more in that
county would follow to the same destination.
Railroad contractors from Alabama have en
gaged more than a hundred in this city. We
hear that forty or fifty left Buckingham for cot
ton picking in the South last week. This move
ment is becoming general. While the blacks
are going South, Northern blacks are prospect
ing and buying lands in Virginia.
Revival in Columbus.—The Columbus En
quirer says that religious services are to be con
tinued morning and evening daring the present
week at St. Paul’s Church. A deep religions
influence was awakened among many of the
young people of the community during the past
week, and it is hoped and believed that great
good will be accomplished daring this week.
The roving negroes of Virginia are robbing
com fields and killing hogs to such an extent
that the people fear a partial famine. The Suf
folk Sun says that farmers are getting in their
com while too green, to keep the negroes from
stealing it from the field.
Mr. Fillmore,
Ex-President Fillmore held a public reception
at the court-house in Louisville on Monday. In
response to the address of welcome, he said:
“Nearly twenty years have elapsed since I
have taken part in political matters. I belong
to no party, but I do belong to my country, and
cannot express to yon the gratification I feel to
day at seeing in prospect-a deliberative body
gathered from every State in the Union, the
Union restored—that patriotic and glorious
Union which has been endangered, but, I trust,
not lost.”
A Curious Story from Cuba.—A New Orleans
dispatch to the Louisville Courier-Journal has
a story of a counterplot in Cuba, or a plot with
in a plot, whose purport is that certain wealthy
Cabans in the island, opposed to insurrection,
are abont to unite with the resident Spaniards
in a “struggle for independence." The curious
part of the story is that “Gen. Robert E. Lee
was resolved upon as President of the Repub
lic of Cuba, and the position offered him for
ten years.” We are farther assured that
'‘the documents offering Gen. Lee the position
of President have been forwarded to him.”
Funeral of Ex-Pbekdent Pierce.—On Mon
day last, the remains of Ex-President Pierce
were removed from his late residence to the New
Hampshire State House, .where a large number
of people took a last view of the departed, he
remains were taken to St. Paul's Church at one
o'clock, where the rites of the Episcopal church
were performed. The funeral procession left
the church at two o'clock," and deposited the
remains in their last resting place, ‘i v
Smoking Tobacco.—We are indebted to W. :
T. Morgan, lower end of Mulberry street, for a
sack of “Aprioot” Smoking Tobacco, pat up by
9&U, of Baltimore, and a very fine article.
The Subsistence Question.
Our minds are somewhat agitated upon the
commissary question in its application to the
season of the State Fair; and we feel it our
duty to uplift the warning voice upon that sub
ject Aooonnts from every section of the State
authorize and require ns to expect an unprece
dented convocation of our own people upon
that oocasion; while from beyond our State
limits it is already an assured faet that our visi
tors -will be very numerous. An intelligent and
sagacious friend, from a distant county, insists
that there will not be less than twenty-five
thousand Georgians present at the Fair, includ
ing, of course, some thousands who will make
daily visits from neighboring counties, and he
says that none of ns here in Macon have any
conceptions or plans adequate to the oocasion.
If we assume that he overshoots the mark,
still, we are bound from all the facts to believe
that the attendance will far surpass in numbers
any gathering of the people ever before wit
nessed in Georgia. We, ourselves, have been
surprised at the extraordinary degree of atten
tion attracted to this exhibition in the Northern
and Western States. The other Southern States
are all holding Fails. Virginia, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Alabama, will all perhaps have
finer exhibitions than our own: and yet bnt
little issaidof them in the Northern papers com
pared with what has been said and written about
the Georgia Fair. There seems to be a greater
curiosity among the Northern people to see this
State than any of the others, and this feeling,
we apprehend, will be strongly evinced by the
number of visitors from that section.
Everything warns ns, therefore, a long time
in advance, to make the most ample and extra
ordinary preparations of food for such a vast
throng. We should at least provide for feeding
twenty thousand people—grown people—a pro
vision which requires us to nearly quadruple
our ordinary daily supplies. Will our grocers,
butchers, bakers, fishermen, dealers in poultry,
eggs, garden vegetables, oysters, think well over
this matter and make provision in time for ex
traordinary supplies of all their commodities?
There is ample time yet, and yet it is about time
to begin to make all needful arrangements.
Burled the Hatchet.
The Knoxville Whig has particulars of a
friendly interview between two Conferences—
one of the Sonthem and the other of the North
ern Methodists at Jonesboro, East Tennessee,
some time last week. When it is recollected
what a deadly feud has subsisted between the
sects in East Tennessee, ainoe the war, the
event is surprising. The Whig says:
The Southern wing of the church met in con
ference some days ago, at Abingdon, Virginia,
and it waB determined to appoint a commitiee
to confer with the Northom branch whioh was
soon to convene, officially, at Jonesboro, Ten
nessee. That oommittee consisted of D. Sulims,
J. C. Hyden, E. E. Wiley, B. Arbogart, D. B.
Carter, G. Stewart, Hoss, and some others
whoce names are sot before us. A most excel
lent committee, as we happen to know, all of
them courteous,—~
upright and ohristian gentle
men. Our latest intelligence is, that they had
The Savannah Election.
The Savannah papers are very naturally and
properly exultant over their municipal election.
We hold it to be a strong testimonial to the jus
tice and liberality of the whites of Savannah
that they were able to carry with them to the
polls so large a portion of the colored voting
population. It could not have been done if
their intercourse with the negroes, as employers,
had not been kina, friendly, jnst and right, and
in all respects such as to win the confidence and
esteem of those people, in defiance of all the
arts to exeite and play npon the jealousy of race
and the jealousy of the poorer against the richer
classes of society. The election is a happy
augury for the social and industrial future of
that -flourishing city, and we trust this kindly
feeling and harmony of interests may subsist till
the end of time.
The Republican says:
And one word as to the means by which this
revolution has been accomplished. It has not
been done by fighting the negro, but by friendly
intercourse with him, enlightening his mind up
on his trueinterests and duty, showing his inden-
tification with the Southern peoplo in all things,
the willingness of the latter to do him justice
and confer on him every right that he is capable
of exercising discreetly, by exposing the fraud
and wickedness of his Radical deceivers, and in
all matters acting fairly and squarely toward
him. This is the policy that has opened the eyes
of the colored people and inspired them with
conhdence in tlio Ouuthern whites. Satisfied on
these points, they feel no farther interest in pol
itics, and are perfectly willing that white men
whom they know to be sensible and honest,
shall have exclusive control of the government.
Let this same system be pursued everywhere in
the South—act fairly toward the negro, and
make him-feel that he is safe, and deceive him
in nothing—and onr word for it, in twelve
months Radicalism will find no foothold in our
broad domain.
That is a true view of the matter. A kind,
just, liberal and conciliatory policy. It would
bo strange indeed if the whites of Georgia,
whose capital and enterprise most furnish em
ployment for ninety in a hundred of the negroes,
should not be able eventually to control them
against bad advisers, whose only hope of using
the colored race for their own benefit lies in fo
menting jealousy, alienation, distrust and hos
tility of race.
Rnb and Go.
The elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio left a
bad scare on tbe Radical brotherhood, which is
an earnest of impending doom, unless they quit
their antics and listen to reason. Our impres
sion is that this country, North and South, are
tired of fighting and quarreling and sigh for
peace, law, order and security. A part of the
Radicals are determined not to let ns have it,
and they were refieoted in Geary and Hayes, the
Radical candidates for Governors of Pennsyl
vania and Ohio. This fact cramped their party
so much that it is well nigh defeated in both
States, and will be clean nsed np in the next heat,
without a change in policy. It is probable if
the Democrats had taken new men in either
State, they wonld have well nigh destroyed the
Radicals. But it is hard to get ont of the old
rats, and the funniest part of the business is,that
the most inveterate of the old xuttere take the de
lusion that thoy are on a new line, and cry out
“old fogy” to every man who can see the truth.
Memorial Volume of Gen. Cobb.
The October number of the “ Bookseller’s
Guide,” published in New York city, announces
among the publications of an early day—this or
the coming month—“A Memorial Volume of the
Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, edited by Sam
uel Boykin.”
This is the volume to which allusion boa here
tofore been made in these columns, and which,
we trust, will be a worthy and honorable tribute
to a distinguished son of Georgia. The book,
we hope, will at least appear before the ap
proaching great State Fair takes' place in our
city. It will be enriched, we understand, by a
capitally written sketch of Gen. Cobb’s life,
and, indeed, we learn that the desire to obtain
and insert that sketch, has been the cause of the
long delay in the publication of the volume.
Air Line Railroad.
The Air Line Eagle, of the 8 th inst., says
“the work of laying the track on this road is
now progressing. Several car loads of iron hav
ing been reared within the last few days,
which will bo raid down as fast as practicable.
The grading of the first section is being pushed
made their appearance at Jonesboro, and were
received kindly, and subsequently treated with
becoming courtesy. All this was gracefully re
ciprocated by the committee. The meeting
was full of commanding tenderness, the long
alienated recognizing each other in the spirit of
a lofty manhood, old grudges, for the nonce,
forgotten, and a general feeling of charity pre
vailed. The two fiery contestants, worried ont
with their mutual strifes, proclaimed an armis
tice, and, when we last heard from them, nego
tiations were progressing favorably.
We must be understood. The negotiations
mentioned did not refer to the union of the two
churches, bnt wholly to the question of the
church property. It is alleged by the Sonthem
Church that some seventy-five thousond dollars’
worth of property is held and nsed by the other
branch, and the object is to have a better un
derstanding npon this delicate subject.
Wolf's Schiedam Schnapps os a Medicine
and Beverage.
As a general beverage, a necessary corrector
of water rendered impure by vegetable decom
position or other causes, as limestone, sulphate
of copper, etc., the Aromatic Schiedam Schapp3
is superior to every other alcoholio preparation.
Its purity and exemption from all grossly intox
icating properties, combined with its mildly
stimnlating and invigorating elements, establish
it as the only alcoholic beverage in our country
that can be imbibed with pleasure and safety.
The nervous torpor and debility which follow
the administration of other alcoholio prepara
tions and mixtures of the day, succeeded by
their intense and painful nervous reactions, are
unknown as the subsequent effects of the Schie
dam Schnapps, even when taken so freely,
while as a Stomachic, a Tonic Appetizer, it
stands pre-eminent among the established cura
tives of the day.
A publio trial of twenty years’ duration, in
every section of onr country, of the Schiedam
Aromatic Schnapps, its unsolicited endorsement
by the medical faculty, and a salo unequaled by
any other alcoholio distillation, have insured
for it the reputation of purity and salubrity
claimed for it by the proprietor on its original
introduction to the public.
Put up in quart and pint bottles, handsomely
wrapped in yellow paper.
For sale by all druggists, apothecaries and
grocers in the United States. Udolpho Wolfe’s
Estate, Sole Importer and Proprietor, No. 22
Beaver street, New York. For sale by
J. B. Ross & Son.
Tlie State Fair “Gone Over!”
The Fearful Dec<l Accomplished!!—The
Country Ruined ! 1l
The Executive Committee of the State Agri
cultural Society held a meeting in Macon on the
6th instant, and formally accepted the proposi
tion of Gov. Bullock, to send a special train of
State Road cars to Lynchburg after certain dis
tinguished invited guests!! And, as if to add
insult to injury, the resolution to this effect was
offered by the Hon. Ben Yancey, one of the
old fashioned secession Democrats who went to
warandmade an honorable record in the field!!!
If this is not enough to make the blood of
bomb-proof patriots boil, we would like to know
what would. The result of this thing will be,
that a large number of distinguished Radioala
will be brought into Georgia at the expense of
the State. Possibly the Great Grant himself
will come with them. An army of newspaper
reporters will be along; perhaps even Forney
will be of the party. Bullock no doubt will meet
them somewhere on the ronte, and—and—and
Ranee Wright’s nose will be put completely out
of joint.
We advised against this suicidal policy, but
alas, cur advice was not heeded, nor our vigil
ance committee appointed. Our committee will
feel sorely cramped at the Fair, should they at
tend at all. In fact, we don’t see how they can
consistently attend and preserve their self-re
spect. This indignity ought to be resented by
every lover of his conntry; and we give notice
now that wo shall resent it by not speaking to
any of theso ontside barbarians, unless we feel
like it or want to.
Seriously, however, we are glad to seo that
the committee are pursuing a liberal and en
lightened policy in regard to the Fair. From
present indications, this exhibition will be one
of the grandest affairs on record: and will do
Georgia more material good than anything that
hashappened within her borders for many years.
The arrangements for the Fair are very com
plete in every particular. Not only our own
State, but our Southern, sisters, will be heavily
represented, as well as hundreds of visitors from
the North and West.
In onr next papor we will publish a full re
port of the lost proceedings of the Committee,
as reported to the Macon papers.—Griffin Star.
From Monroe County.
The Advertisor of the 12 th instant, has the
following:
The land belonging to the estate of Wm. L.
Fambrough, deceased, including the residence
and other appurtenances thereto attached, was
sold last Tuesday at Executor’s sale, and brought
$3, GOO. This land adjoines the lands of Mr. R.
O. Banks, contains three hundred and fifty
acros, and is said to bo a very desirable piece of
property.
Another lot, belonging to the estate of Wm.
Stallings, Sr., containing about two hundred
aeres, was sold on the samo day for $1,850.
telegraph.
From Washington.
Washington, October 12.—Impartial gentlemen
from Tennessee have no doubt of Hr. Johnson’s
election.
1 o’clock p. m—Nothing further from the elec
tion.
Commissioner Delano, the Deputy Commissioner
and Solicitor Smith, chiefs 6f revenue, are absent
for political purposes, consequently nothing but
the routine of business in the Revenue Bureau.
Since the 1st of October Boutwell has purchased
six millions of bonds; one million for a sinking
fund and five million subject to the action of Con*
gress.
The Supreme Court considered the case of Moses
Warring vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Mobile in er
ror to the Supreme Court.
The Alabama question, to be derided here is, can
the State of Alabama, either directly or indirectly,
authorize interference with the plaintiff’s salt, it
being imported from England and brought on as
ballast by ships coming to Mobile for cotton, and
taxed by tbe State as property. He claims it cannot
according to tbe clauses in the constitution relative
to commerce. Hon. John A. Campbell, of Alabama,
appeared for the first time since he resigned the
Judgeship of this Court and opened the cause for
the appellant.
The remarkable coincidence of two former judges
of this Court appearing at its bar, on the same day,
occurred to-day. B. R. Curtis, of Massachusetts,
dosing one cause, and Campbell opening and closing
another.
Edwin T. Merrick, of Louisiana, and "Wm. Yerger,
of Mississippi, brother of Edward M. Yerger, of
the habeas corpus case, were admitted to the bar.
Mr. Morrill succeeds Fessenden in the Senate.
"Washington, October 13 Gen. "W. M. Belknap,
of Iowa, has been telegraphed to assume the Secre
taryship of War. On his arrival Gen. Sherman will
retire. It is known that Gen. Sherman accepted the
Secretaryship unwillingly and only to accommodate
the administration.
Belknap is a graduate of Princeton College, New
Jersey, is 88 years old—a lawyer and served from
the beginning to the end of the war.
A few detailed returns from Ohio indicate Pen
dleton’s election.
Another case, involving the constitutionality of
the State tax on importations, was argued in the
Supreme Court. The case comes from Mobile.
Iowa elects the entire Republican ticket. ,
A negro who ravished a lady near Fort Washing
ton, Virginia, was hung by the people.
Commercial Convention.
Louisvmjt, October 12.—Mr. Fillmore is Presi
dent of the Convention, whom Gov. Stevenson in
troduced. Mr. Fillmore trusted the questions solved
by the war would never disturb ns again. He ex
pressed veneration for the Constitution. He thought
he knew, when signing the fugitive slave law,
he was signing his political death warrant. He found
no defect in it; it was Constitutional. He would
have signed it had it taken his right arm. ■ f
- A letter regretting inability to attend, from
Mayor Bunce, was read. Messages from the City
of LonisviUe and State of Kentucky, recommending
Norfolk as the terminus of the steamship line from
Utrecht, were received.
Osnabdbgs—No. 1.8 oz.
No. 2, 7 os
Richmond 19 a j
Miiledgeville, No. 1
Flint River. No. 1.. 13
Shallxy—Cnthbert, per yard!
Tbe Constitutional Amendments in
Virginia.
It will be seen that the Legislature on yester
day adopted the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments proposed by Congress to the Constitution
of the United States. To the former there were
four dissenting voices in the Senate and six in
the House. The fifteenth amendment passed
the House by a unanimous vote, while in the
Senate there were two (one colored Radical) cast
against it. Thus these two long agitated ques
tions are settled in Virginia, and the last but
one of tbe preliminaries to our admission into
tha Union, as far as we havo anything to do
with them, brought to a conclusion.—Richmond
Dispatch.
Some forty years ago Mr. S. W. Davis, a book
seller in Cincinnati, extended pecuniary aid to
a Mr. B. T. Hanley, almost an entire stranger
to him, which saved him from bankruptcy. Mr.
Hanley shortly after left Cincinnati for Mis
souri, and now he turns up at St. Louis with a
fortune of $2,000,000, which ho has devised by
will to Mr. Davis in consideration of the aid
furnished him in his time of need.
President and the Supreme Court.—A "Wash-
forward with the utmost energy, and will be j ington telegram says that the President, in con-
completed in a few'weeks,” and that “contrac- venation with ft prominent politician, said ho
tore are now in town making preliminary ar- had not given the subject of the appointment
ragements for work on the second section, | of the United States circuit judges provided for
which, ns our readers are a-ware, extends to thip j by act of Congress any attention, yet he would
place. Active, operations are expected to be ' consult the Attorney-General about it, and
commenced on this section between the 20th
and last of this month.”
The Latest Agony.—The Columbus Enquirer
says a magnificent looking lady, moqpted on a
magnificent steed, with a genteel looking groom
some ten paces in the rear, passed this way late
last afternoon. This may now be regarded as
the “agony” among the first class lady eques
triennes.
wonld appoint only such as were considered fit
for the place, irrespective of politios.
Emigration West.—The Rome Cornier no
tices sixteen wagon loads of people on their
way to the great West. It is a marvel that any
body should quit Floyd in hope to find a better
country. He will never do it, and if he oannot j
Too Much Liberty.—At the dedication of the
Art Gallery in Washington, last week, General
Sherman made a speech, in which he said:
“ It is gratifying that the country is now in
the enjoyment of peace. Every man can come
and go as he pleases, and has all the liberty be
ought to have, and more too. If this does not
satisfy the American people, they ought not to
be satisfied."
Pennsylvania Election
Philadelphia, October 12.—The election is pro
gressing quietly. Voting rapid—registration 10,000
less than laBt year.
Twenty-sixth Ward—Reported 1300 Republican
majority; Republican gain 400. First Ward—750
Republican majority; Republican gain450; calcu
lated Republican majority in the city 4000. Fifth
Ward—reported 850 majority for Packer; Republi
can gain 237. The First and Second Wards of Pitts
burg, show a Democratic gain of 250. West Ches
ter City—Republican majority 573; Democratic
gain 37. Twentieth Philadelphia Ward—Republican
gain 6&J.
The best estimates give thePhfiadelphia majority
at 4000; Republican gain over 4000. The Fifth
Ward of Reading city giveB a Democratic gain of 90.
Fourth Ward—Democratic gain 146. Seventh Ward
—Democratic gain 73. Chester City—Democratic
gain 47. East City, Northampton county—Demo
cratic gain 100. Later returns show the maj ority in
Philadelphia to be about 2700. Allegah&ny county
shows a Republican Iobs of about 2000.
Latest.—Geaiy is one thousand behind his ticket.
Gettysburg—Republican gain 9. Oxford Township
—Democratic gain 1. Sunbury, Northumberland
county—Democratic gain 109. Nine Districts of
Chester county show a Domocratic gain of 50. New
Hope—Republican gain 63.
Doyleston—Republican gain, 18; Yorkborough—
Democratic gain, 154; scattering returns from pre
cincts show gainB and losses—slightly favoring
Democrats. Williams, Republican, for the Supremo
Court, is running ahead of his ticket. At this hour,
10# o’clock, returns leave the State in doubt. The
Democrats have calls on bets. Democrats gain 146
in Columbia, Lancaster county. Republicans gain
10 in Summerset, Summerset county; Democrats
gain 210 in three wards of Reading, Burks county.
Philadelphia—Returns from 12 wards show a Re
publican gain of 1120.
Philadelphia, October 13.—The Senate 18 to 15.
The Houbo 36 to 17; giving 29 Republican majori
ty on a joint ballot. All the papers but the Age give
the State to Geary by from five to ten thousand,—
The Age claims 5000 majority for Packer.
Both branches of the Legislature are Republican.
Washington, October 13.—A careful comparison
based on partial returns from thirty counties includ
ing Philadelphia and Allegehany, show a Democrat
ic gain of nearly 4000. The remaining counties must
average nearly 200 gain to elect Packer. Geary’s
majority in Philadelphia is 3339.
Geary’s majority in thirty-Bix counties is fully five
thousand. Among thirty counties an average of
one hundred and fifty-seven gain will elect Packer.
Very close chances favor Geary.
BAOOIMO. TIKS AND
BAGGING—Borneo, 2# lha. per ^
Kentucky Boll 2# “ o
BALING TWINE, per pound - 37
IRON TIES—AiTOw^jHsrponnd:;;;'”’
LATEST MARKETS BY TfiLEr
Domestic Market*.
New York, October 13, noon—Fi nn .
Wheat firmer and 1 better.
Pork dull at 30 00. LarddalL^Tni^ 0 *'-*
Foreign Hews.
Madrid, October 12.—The authorities at Saragos
sa, call for reinforcements. Disturbances exist in
Yalentia. Quiet is restored in Andalusia and Cata
lans.
Paris, October 12 Advices from Valencia re
port continued fighting. A republic has been pro
claimed in Malaga and Valadolid. Disorders were
attempted at Madrid but promptly suppressed. The
Republicans were defeated in Valencia. Benor Cae-
tello, a celebrated Republican leader of the Cortes,
has fied to Portugal. Another Republican leader,
abandoned by his followers, fled to France; anoth
er leader was killed.
London, October 12.—Darby is seriously ill.
Paris, October 13.—Several public reunions have
been announced. Disturbances are feared. The
Government will enforce the law suppressing meet
ings calculated to disturb the peace.
London, October 13.—Derby has been insensible
for several hours.
run uuu u. ou uu. L*ru aulL Tn- tr -
ing at 47947#. Rosin more steadvr^
Cotton quiet at 26#. '*
Stocks steady but dull. Monev sa»
8608, ex-con;
coupon® . ~
levees 64; 8e 82%.
, Old g L
New York, October 13,
General News*
New Orleans, October 12 Tne Italian Society
celebrated tbe anniversary of the discovery of Amer
ica. Newspaper, consulate and other flags were
displayed throughout the city.
New Orleans, October 13.—To-morrow’s Repub
lican will publish a statement showing that the to
tal collections of Internal Revenue in this district,
ftom all sources, for September, 1869, were $125,-
2D7 against $20,170 over the corresponding month
of 1868.
Philadelphia, October 13.—The Signal Tower, on
the Mine Still, has been burned. The watchman
and his wife, and two children were burned.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Weekly Review of the Market*
OFFICE DAILY TELEGRAPH, 1
' 9.}'
Election Returns from Ohio.
Cincinnati, October 12.—The weather is splendid,
and election qniet. There is a prospect of a full
vote. Pendleton will receive the entire Democratic
strength. There is much scratching on the city
ticket. The temperance ticket gets nothing.
Washington, October 12.—Ohio returns show
uniform Democratic gains. The following are
samples: Cumminsville 56; Lancaster 26; Chili-
cothe 250; Marietta 41; Ripley 129; Painsville
100 ; New London 54; Zeanesville 171; Steuben
ville 16.
Columbus, October 12.—Loading Democrats con-
ccdo Pendleton’s dofeatby 15,000.
Cincinnati, October 13 -Hamilton county gives
Pendleton 500 majority, and elects the entire Demo
cratic municipal ticket. Pendleton is defeated by a
very small majority. Corrected returns may elect
him.
The House is Democratic. The Senate Republi
can. This defeats the State’s sanction of the fif
teenth amendment
Cleveland, October 13.—Returns have been re
ceived from a third of the State. Hayes loses 5000.
This average carried through the State will elect
Hayes by 5000 majority. Many of the Democratic
strongholds still unheard from.
October 13—Evening, 1869,
General Remarks.—The general market has been
fairly active during the week ending this evening.
In dry goods and groceries the demand has been
good and quite a brisk trade has been done at firm
prices. In a commercial point of view, the depres
sion which has existed in the cotton trade is the
most importaht feature of the week.
Money is now abundant for all legitimate business
and good paper is readily discounted at the banks at
quoted rates. We have no change to noto in the
price of gold, exchange or stocks and bonds. The
latter are very inactive:
EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK.
Buying #@# dis.
Selling . par
UNITED STATES CURRENCY—LOANS.
Pormonth 1#@2 per cent
GOLD AND SILVER.
Buying rates for Gold .$1 25
Selling 1 31
Buying rates for Silver 1 20
Sellling 1 25
RAILROAD STOCKS AND BONDS.
Central Railroad Stock 118
Central Railroad Bonds 96
Macon & Western Railroad Stock 125
Southwestern Railroad Stock 96
Soutwestem Railroad Bonds 95
Macon & Brunswick Stock 35
Macon & Brunswick RailroadEndorsedBonds... 90
Georgia Railroad Stock 107
Georgia Railroad Bonds 98
Muscogee Railroad Bonds 90
Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Stock 87
Augusta & Waynesboro Railroad Stock 88
South Carolina Railroad Stock 40@45
Cotton StateB Life Insurance Stock 105
Cotton.—Receipts to-day 744 bales; sales 366;
shipped 403.
Receipts for the week ending this evening, the
above included, 3679 bales; sales for same time
2490; shipments 2652—showing an increase of re
ceipts for the last week over those of the week be
fore of 279 bales; increase of sales 838 boles.
The market daring the week has been generally
active, and notwithstanding a steady depression of
prices, the demand has been good all* the while at
market rates and operations were smaller than they
wonld otherwise have been on account of the com
paratively light offerings. On the whole week’s op
erations prices have declined abont #c—tho mar
ket closing quiet this evening at 24 cents for mid
dlings, with a downward tendency.
MACON COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. 1, I860—bales.. 179
Received to-day 744
Received previously 17,284—18,028
firmer, sales 3500 bales at 26#<££7
Flour rather more steady. Y,W", ,
-im 1 (SO Ltlo. . e *t »thjls s
18,207
Shipped to-day 403
Skipped previously .11.201—11,604
6,603
Stock on hand this evening
FREIGHT ON COTTON FROM MACON.
Freight, all rail to Savannah $0.55 t* 100 lbs
Freight, sail Savannah to Boston... .#c t* lb
Freight, sail Savannah to Liverpool.9-16d, and Id V
lb by steam.
Freight, through by rail and steam to
New York $1.35 » 100 lbs
Freight, through by rail and steam to
Philadelphia LS5 7?100 lbs
Freight, through by rail and steam to
Baltimore 1.35 B100 lbs
Freight, through by rail and steam to
Boston, via New York 1.70 B100 lbs
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Trade in this line continues mbderatelv brisk and
prices remain very steady and firm. Bacon has been
threatening to advance all the week; but, owing to
the fact that we are now about entering the shadow
of the new stock, prices are the same as on the date
of our last weekly review, except tbe price for hams
—both country and sugar-cured. They are a cent
or two higher and quite scarce. We give quotations
as carefully revised to-day.
BACON—Clear Sides (smoked).... $ 23 ®
Clear Rib Sides (smoked)... 22#@
Shoulders.... —
In Boston it is noticed as a remarkable fact
that “ The Board of Aldermen held a meeting
on Monday without voting themselves a
dinner.”
From Virginia.
Richmond, October 12.—The Court of Appeals of
Virginia, composod of Judges appointed by General
Canby, met to-day, but adjourned until the January
term, after spreading on the minutes an order set
ting forth that the adjournment is in view of the
rapid progress of reconstruction, and that in a brief
period, judicial and other officers may be elected to
fill places row held by authority temporarily con
ferred by acts of Congress. The order adds: “Many
believe that the ultimate decision of Congress may
be heard in the interval between this and the next
appointed term of this Court, and it is deemed ex
pedient and proper not to proceed to the transaction
of further business at this time. The reasons lead
ing to this conclusion, it is hot deemed necessary
further to state.”
JameB H. Cunningham, colored, has been appoint
ed post-master of the adjoining city of Manchester.
Staunton, Ya., October 13.—About ten thousand
persons attended the Fair to-day. Prof. J. W. Mallet,
of the University of Virginia, delivered an address on
the scienco of fanning as a fine art, and how mere
science can help the fanner.
The election of officers of the Valley Railroad has
been postponed until Monday. •
Major JohnS.' Lafferty, editor of the Lexington
Gazette, has been appointed Superintendent of the
Typographical and Stenographic Department of
"Washington College, at Lexington. '
Richmond, October IS.—Governor Walker left
this evening to attend the Border Agricultural Fair
at Danville, which opened to-day. North Carolina
and Virginia were well represented at the Danville
Fair, and attendance good.
It is positively understood here that General
Canby intends, by railroad order, to prevent any
changes in railroad organisations until the State
government is inaugurated..
u„ * Amos Kendall has been ill for several weeks,
bra there, just let him drop himself Into the ^ says be cannot re-
Cooes ana say no more about it. eorer.
From Cuba.
Havana, October 12.—DeRodas is sick.
Several skirmishes in tbe Eastern department
Thirty Insurgents killed.
Prime Mess
Rumps
BULK MEATS—Clear Sides.
Clear Rib Sides
Shoulders
COFFEE—Rio
Laguayra
Java
t; per
TEA—Black 1 50
Green..;....... 2 00
BUTTER—Goshen 50
Tennessee Yellow 40
28
@
80
28
9
30
36 50
@37 50
S3 00
@34 00
30 00
21
20
16#
22
<a
26
30
9
33
43
9
46
10
9
12#
9
@
11
9 2 00
® 2 50
9 60
40
CHEESE—According to quality...
LARD—
SUGAR—According to grade 16
MOLASSES—According to grade.. 65
FISH—Mackerel, bbls, No. 1, 2, 3. 15 00
Kits 3 00
Codfish per pound 10
SALT—Liverpool per sack 2 75
Virginia 2 50
WHISKY—Common Bye 1 20
Fine 2 50
Com 1 35
Bourbon; 3 50
ALE—Per dozen 3 00
TOBACCO—Low grades per pound 60
Medium i..........
Good
Bright Virginia
Fancy
FLOUR Superfine per bbl
22K@
23 @
50
50
27
24
20
70J*
@24 00
@ 5 00
@ 12)£
@ 3 00
60
75
85
1 25
8 00
@ 1 50
@ 5 00
@ 1 50
Q 5 00
Q 4 00
@ 55
@ 70
@ 80
@ 1 00
@ 1 50
@ 8 50
Extra 9 60 @10 50
Governments closed heavy; 1862* Mr
stronger. Money easy at 5@7.
Baltimore, October 13.-Cott on % „
Oato^eO. Provisions
Virginias, old 45; 1867s 50; coupons, ^'
Savannah, October 13-Cotton reLnfIo*5
sales 800; market firm; middkngg 25v P ^ 2olli "
Auousta, October 13.—Cotton I
SS **• “ J £*',!
stock light; mil
WruoNOTON, October 13.-8pWta of ', T -
nothing done. Bosin steady; Kos. l M j.
Crude Turpentine 150(32 60. T*r2 -’’I
on, low — "" ■
Cotton, Tow middling'24#.
IiOLISyh.uk, October 13.—Provisions s—,...
Pork 31 75. Bacon, should^ 17#- & 1
Lard 19. Whbkyl lS. *’“^1
Cincinnati, October 18.-MessPorkMrtI
Bacon firm; shoulders 17; Bides20#. *‘ ; l
St. Louis, October 13—Whisky very fi™ ...I
Mess Pork lower at 3150<§32 00. 'B»con fim ,•
ders 17#@17ig; dear sides 20#. Lwd *
Mobile, October 13—Cotton in fw ,
on the part of a few; market closed firm- mu
bales; receipts 734; exports 6°°- ’ —
New Orleans, October 13.-Cotton sale* J
bales; receipts 2315: exports, to Havre 2143- - 1
active, but prices lower; middlings 24V ’
Flour lower; superfine 5 60; double eitr*5>J
extra 612#". . Com, new white 110; old 1 i:;l
Oats 63. Bran 120. Hav32 00. Mess MS
Bacon scarce; shoulders'18#; clear rib sii«J
clear sides 21@21#; hams 25#@26.
tierce 18#@19; keg 20#"@21. Sugar, coami.
prime 14#. Molasses, reboiled 62#i3;j, tJ
firm at 1 82#. Coffee, light fair 14#@15: pHr-f
@16#.
Gold 29#. Sterling 40#. Now York ffiebtvl
count. 11
Foreign Markets.
London, October 13, noon.—Consols 93#. 3
Tallow 44s. Rosin 33.
London, October 13, evening.—Consoli 9rJ
Bonds 84#.
Liverpool, October 13, noon.—Cota n
quiet; uplands 12#@12#; Orleans 12#@12V ;I
7000 bales.
Com 29s3d.
Liverpool, October 13, afternoon.—(too a
sales 8000 bales.
Liverpool, October 13, evening.—Cotton
closed with an upward tendency; uplands !i\l
leans 12#; Bales 8000 bales; for export inde
tion 2000.
Havre, October 13, noon.—Cotton opens qarl
spot and afloat at 138#.
Frankfort, October 13—Bonds firm *t6S"(. I
Facts for the Ladies.—I have
"Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine cui^
without the least repairs, doing all mj ‘a
sewing consisting of coats, over-coats,;
and vests, down to the finest of sewirgii
patching old coats and pants. Beside ti
have earned six hundred dollars ($C00) ill
six years. I earned thirty dollars with!
needle. Give me the Wheeler & Wilson in ^
erence to all others. Mbs. Lucy I
New Milford, Ct
■ To the People.—The malarious sessi|
npon yon, and you require some remedy«
than quinine, which distresses your head^
pain,' and sometimes destroys your hec
Therefore use the natural remedy of the e
in which you live, Simmons’ Liver Begirj
by its use you not only cure the ague, cvsp<
headache, &c., but prevent its coming on. i
ad vet isement.
THE EXHAUSTED SYSTEM.
Summer is a debilitating season, and the s
change of temperature which takes place »tk|
riod of the year finds the healthiest of me
ably enervated by the proceeding heat. &l
weakly and delicate almost prostrated. ID>I
a favorable condition in which to encounter el
cold winds of October and its chilling
night dews, and consequently inteimute-
dysentery, billions attacks and rheumatism a"* 1 ]
or less prevalent everywhere, but eepeciily J
entities where the atmosphere is naturally mo
some. In order to avoid the dangers
these causes, the exhausted system sbonlilmj
renovated and invigorated by a course ot HwT
TER’S STOMACH BITTERS. This pureM«M
potent of all vegetable tonics and exhilants t
lates the secretions while it renews the <
and purifies the fluids of the body, while BP
firmness and vigor to the nervous orj
Free from the unpleasant flavor which reo-'j
ordinary tonics so repulsive, composed of s
and juices of the choicest vegetable invigo.n 1 !
correctives, mingled with a diffusive stimm*^
which every noxious element has been <
this renowned preparation is, in all reey^l
very best medicine of its kind that the V'-' j
ever known, finch iB the opinion of disc
members of the medical profession, and 4*1®
verdict of the public, after an experience of ;i *
years, during which HOSTETTEB’S
attained a greater popularity and a «a«»®***
sale than any specific ever advertised is •* w a
of the American press.
Family 10 60
Fancy Family Brands 12 00
New per barrel 12 00
@11 00
@13 00
GRAIN AND HAY.
CORN—Yellow, Mixed and White. 1 50
MEAL 1 50
GRITS..................
OATS;...... 90
WHEAT—Per bushel. 1 60
SEED RYE
SEED BARLEY f
FIELD PEAS
HAY—Northern......... ... 1 90
Tennesse Timothy........
Herds Grass 2 00
Tennessee.. 2 00
@ 1 66
@ 1 60
@ 1 75
9 1 00
9 1 60
@ 2 00
@ 2 60
2 00
@ 2 00
2 00
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