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- w The Greox'sia Weekly Tele^ra/oh. ilii telegraph. . pftTDAY. NQyEMBER 5, 1669. V potato Judge Went. " #r 0 f Nobraska, hnd n canversa- S<* ..^jdent Grant, on Wednesday, on i**. £ the Mississippi election. He ^'j' ^rc-giden 1 ’" attention to a pnblished k*^ olhe effect that Judge Dent wasjepre- - < saying that the President sustained *1 * tan didate tor Governor. The Presi- t 0 * b(J ba j himself aeon the statement and to Judge Dent, asking if he had <*‘^. ctly sported. To this he had not ns *i T fd any reply. ’ pwaidM* further states thatmAngnst y ^dressed Judge Dent a letter advising W ,o connect himself with the Conservft- * ‘ overaent against the party now snpport- ht ^ministration, the former being, he jV meniies of the ailministralioa and the i llf nt. While he was on good personal trith Judge Dent, he nevertheless lelt **’ ^ his public duty to oppose his election • ire the success of Alcorn. These views ,1'ilifcdly and emphatically reported to ! Thayer. He believed from what he had ■ ;hat Alcorn would be elected. 10 islns on the subject of the fifteenth dtnent to the Constitution, bo. expressed ■; o tbat the Nebraska Legislature would voked this coming winter in order to rati- ** gmentoent The sessions of the Ne- '' j-gislatare are triennial, and the next ^'i^r sesflon iriU not take place tUl January, ,tth 1st Ou> FntxMKK or New Yoke to Visit the I! -TheNew York Sun says: “Tho New firemen's Association, composed of tho f ao . nt and members of our once famous * r department, havo received an urgent t0 TUUt the Sonth daring the coining 1 3, ind ore promised a superb ovation. At 0 f tho war tho firemen of the Sonth ' w appeal to their brethren of the North . d. nearly everything they had having been , rt d The New York Firemen's Associa- -tr,ponded to the appeal, and gave a splen- jigse carriage to Hose Company No. 1, of South Carolina. Oar citizens may I.inter the melancholy loss of tho steamer with their beautiful gift on board, yikrwilh a full set of fire equipments for .ocnilier: yet, nothing daunted, they had carriage bnilt and presented to the Co- ,1 a company, at an outlay of near $ 10,000. of the Southern firemen have been on a jbere, and have urged tho New York fire- jio visit the South." j-av Weather in the North.—A heavy storm occurred on the coast of Massachn- Wednesday. The same day there was jnl»!« suow storm in Buffalo, and the street »«vh were so much obstructed that they ... compelled to use snow plows. A good deal v, T h'.s already fallen in various places eehont the North and West, nnd, to crown i severe earthquake shock was felt in Dncb- couaty. New York, last Thursday. The sscem to promise u long and hard winter— ,, pmbably, which will settle the resnlts of rums Facific Railroad. If that grand high- in snowed np three or four months this liier. its practical value will be small. IfratriATioN or Western Freight. — Rail- In and canals, nlthongh in operation night i day, prove to be insufficient for the trans ition of the grain which the West desires to At Buffalo, on Saturday, resolutions were lustd *>kiug the presidents of the New York itnil and Erie railroads to immediately give tier facilities, as it was impossible to fill or- for points in the interior. At the present there is an unusual call for railroad trans ition, the breaks in the Erie Canal, occa- i by tho lecent freshets, having occasioned eat accumulation of freight. The Public Debt.—The forthcoming Novem ber statement of the pnhlic debt will show that Secretary of the Treasury has retired three lions of the three per cent, certificates since th I'.th of September. This is a substantial (attraction of the greenback circulation, os the In requires that the banks shall supply the place of the certificates with legal tenders, to take good their reserve fond. It is thought iat the Secretary will cancel the certificates as mb u they are presented by the banks tor ttdemption. Gossip upon tbc Georgia Situation, j THE Another very pleasing aspect of the situation is that of our improving financial condition. The war left the groat bulk of us tembly poor. A few of the more fortunate had cotton on hand, or had laid by a nest-egg during the strife and so had something to gonpon. But in'respect t<? the vast majority of the people of Georgia, tho return of peace found them not only prac tically. penniless, but in a state of more or leB& destitution in regard to most of tho comforts .of life and the means of prosecuting business. Our stock of personal apparel, of household appliances, farming implements, and so on, was mengro and in a rninons condition. We had need t o bay universally and nothing to buy with; and it is only quite lately thatwe havo been able, as a people, to consult a true economy in tho pnrehase of such wagons, harness, farm uten sils, gins, nnd other crop machinery as are needful to the most effectual farm management. But now the tethers of poverty are being re moved. We don’t say the people are getting rich, as a mass, for that is not true. A few may be acquiring wealth, bnt the great bulk of our planters are only getting into a proper con dition to acquire wealth. When a man can- stock his plantation well and jaay cash down— when he can raise or lay in his stores of meat nnd com, forage and fertilizers, for the ensuing year, and say at Christmas ho has provided for oil his groat staple neeessilies and owes nothing upon them, then he has laid a solid foundation forsuccessfnl acquisition and a careerof ease and independence. Then he can snap hiB fingers at hankers nnd brokers—ask his factors no odds nnd meditate at his leisure upon what he will do with his snrplns accumulations, i The signs of this improving condition, though not as plentiful as we should desire, are appar ent m the trade of all onr towns. The sales of household nnd fann appliances of the best de scription, are rapidly increasing. The hand of improvement is beginning to be visible ahont all our towns nnd villages and homes, and every planter feels that the question of a comfortable competence is only ono of time and ordinary good fortune. Ho feels that there is an assured fntnre before him, and he has only to work it ont with patience, jndgment and energy. How different the aspects now from what they were four years ago. Then the universal feel ing was that the sun had set perhaps forever— certainly for a long time—upon Southern for tunes. The problems whether cotton could be grown by free labor, and whether it could compete successfully with the product of other climes and conditions were subject of nnivorsal anxiety and distrust, and then of despair. The first essays to solve them practically added only to tho poverty and de pression of the planters. They connted their absolute losses by thousands, and the question was how soonest to get rid of landed property which only involved its owner in increased pov erty and embarrassment. Now how changed! Nobpdy doubts at this day that landed property is the best property in the South, and cotton culture tho most profita ble pursuit open to our people. The points of attention now are the best economies of the business—how to make the most of the pursuit ? Wbat kind of culture—what fertilizers—what management of field laborers ore likely to bring the greatest resnlts with tho least comparative labor and expense ? It is good and encouraging to look back occa sionally in order to note our rate of progress, and in nothing will we realize it more than by contrasting onr situation and ideas in 1865 and 18C6 with what they now are at the close of the year of grace 1869. STONEWALL STEAMBOAT CATASTROPHE. We add to onr telegram of day before yester day, the following additional particulars of this horrible catastrophe: v ' St. Louis, Octobor 28.—Air. Phillips, a plant er of Shreveport, Louisiana, has arrived from the wreck of tho Stonewall, and furnishes the fol lowing'brief particulars of the terrible disaster to that boat The boat caught fire at half-past six o'clock Wednesday evening,'at a port a little below Neely,'.125 miles below St. Louis, from a candle which the deck passengershadnearsome hay while playmg cards. The steamer was run on a gravel bar, tho pi lot supposing that the passengers could wade ashore on the bar. Unfortunately, at the end of the bar, there was a slough, and here it was that the larger number were drowned. The boat wqa not run on the bar but two feet, and tho shallowest point about her had five or six feet of water. The boat had so much hay aboard that she burned like timber, and nil efforts to put it out were unavailing. The Belle Memphis came np at half-past nine, three honvs after the accident, and rendered all the assistance possible. Out of two hundred and fifty-three passengers and crew only thirty are known to be sayed. The last seen of Captain Scott, he was float ing down stream on a log. The people at Neely’s saw a light and hastened to assist. Ono man rescued sixteen passengers with a skiff. Had it not been for their help all weald havo been lost. A gentleman from Paducah, Ky., went ashore with a lady, and at her entrenty returned to save her child. In swimming ashore be was grasped by a drowning man, and would have been himself drowned had he not shook him off. Ono man was taken from the wreck so badly bnrned that ho died as soon as lie reached the shore. Captain Dowdy, of Shreveport, was saved. There were thirty-nine cabin passengers, four guests, one hundred and fifty deck passengers, and sixty crow, i, Quite a number of ladies were on board; all probably lost, except one. Fulkerson, the pilot, and the carpenter, were the only ones of the crewsavcd. The Stonewall was owned by Captain John Shaw and Dennis Loney, the latter of Louis ville, and was valued at $94-,500, and was in sured. She had about 800 tons of freight, including 290 cattle, horses and mules, which were in sured. Captain Shaw had stopped off this trip, and Captain Tom Scott was in command. The other officers were as follows: Milton C. Elbort, First Clerk; Wm. H. Chick, Second Clerk; Joseph Lester and Dr. Hooker, Book-keeper Ed. Fulkerson and Frank Murray, Pilots; Wilse Bnbo, Mate; George Fulton, engineer, John Lyons, assistant engineer. > A. Schultz, of New Orleans, ono of the survi vors, came down on the Olive Branch, and gives an apparently exaggerated account of tho loss of life. He estimates the number of cabin passen gers on the boat at fifty and the deck passengers at three hundred. Of this number he thinks not The Alabama State Fair. Tho Montgomery Advertiser, of last Friday, says: We are pleased to learn that the prospect for a first-rate exhibition is very promising. The BX TEEEGRAPH. | FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, Octobor 29.—It is stated that, upon | ________ _ tho assembling of Congress, a movement will be in- Secretary of ihe Society receives daily a large j angnrated modifying the powers of the Supreme number of letters from all parts of the State, from the adjoining States, and from the North, making enquiries concerning the Fair, and no tifying him that the writers intend to be exhib itors ; and wa may reasonably suppose that the exhibition will be a very fine one, and the at tendance of visitors much greater than at any previous Fair. There are many. persons in the State who have not been here since the. war that intend to pay onr city a visit at the time. They will combine business with pleasure. It is certain that the attendance of persons from the North will be large; mnny want to invest in lands and other property, and the opportunity of meeting with gentlemen who wish to sell, will be taken advantage of. The arrangements for the Fair are being made on tho most extensive scale, and the grounds will bo fitted up with every conveni ence for exhibitors and the public. The Presi dent of the Society, the Executive Committee, and tho officers, are untiring in their efforts to. make the exhibition a success, and we are pleased to see that the prospect is so promising for tho fullest realization of their wishes. • ‘ Convent Life. A new Maria Monk has sprungup in New Jer sey, and seems to be creating a sensation by her revelations. A dispatch to tho Courier-Journal says ’ . ‘ J - J New York, October 27.—There was great ex citement in Jersey City this evening, owing to a lecture by Edith O’Gorman, also called ex-Sis- ter Theresa, who gave her experience of con vent life. She said that it was generally sup posed that the inmates of a convent had no de sire for any husband other than a celestial one. This was a mistake, for they all hankered after a material spouse. She had seen six sisters in love with ono priest, nnd, as he conld not return the affection of more than one, the other five were always in a state of fearful jealousy. The priests, who were supposed to spend their time in holy offices, were constantly occnpied in mak ing love to the sisters. She had also seen con siderable cruelty in convents practiced upon children. ■ At one time she saw a child three years of age whipped by a sister until blood flowed from her wounds, and then plunged into a tub of cold water. At tho conclusion of tho lecture Edith slipped out of the back door of tho hall, thus escaping a crowd which was ready to mob her. ■■ 1 The Atlanta Pulpit Exclusion. We quote the following from the Atlanta Con stitution of Friday: Misrepresentations Corrected.—Rev. W. T. Brantlev. known and revered for his Conserva- uimisnumoer netmnKsnai tif . m an £ pie ty, in the Christian Index corrects over thirty were saved. Fire broke out while tho statement made by the Holy Kn Klnx that “Northern Ministers are not admitted into THE UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF THE Conrt to the extent of subj ecting all decisions affect ing reconstruction to the revision of a special Joint | Judiciary Committee of Congress. „ The policy of the Government in- the Yerger case seems to'be to postpone the issue, ft . — • Revenue to-day, $090,000. ■' •' \' The Committee on Foreign Relations meets next week. ‘JtifbctracHWfvHlI tercsts. I. jji toie Sonth, during the phst Season, has opened up ft new and profitable branch of Boutwell has issued a circular to revenue officers, A „ ricnltnrc /- THIS SEED HAS NOW BEEN THOROUGHLY AND SATISFA.CTO- STc^nves“ls^togptMnge« 8 . Ml ^ ^ HI ALLY TESTED' in every Southern State, and leading Agriculturalist, in those States It is apprehended that Colonel Casey, Collector have urged us to devote a portion of the limited quantity of SEED, that will. be. of of Customs at Now Orleans, with Tamily,were aboard jHis year, to their section. ^AgSraschal. aged 91 years, one of the last | The following V.i tr-.-.i prominent and well known planters, will prove in. widowed pensioners of tlie revolution, died recently J tercstingf I in Georgia. Thanks in the ^amc of the Farmers of Hast Tennessee. The following item ia fnmiahed from a truthful D w RAMSDELL— * ...* . .. source • General Clark and other Texans, and some Dear Sir : I desire to gire you a brief account of tho fucccys N ORWAY OATS .n this *cctioiQ^ source. uenerai ^wu ^ , Ofe*’however, allow die to t' ank you most ho.irtily In the t»*me of tho farmers of,East Texmww, a few of Mig6issippianB, havo applied to the President tona\o w £ ilin haveImootno practicalry iioqu&inted with your Oat® this season through the agency of Dr. J V P* tireves ,^ci^.^_^_sAtta»»g«!gaaK'SSXSfffSSSRWrtTK They insist that the decision in the ieiger cate ana | v ; c j n j t _ KnoxvilU 1 - I confess I had some misgivings as to their succors Muith, notwithrtnndinF their ra the certainty that Hamilton and Dent will carry tho pc rior qualities over .ill other varicties seemed to be thoroughly established in the North; for I ha-i ob-wred mu ^ , , ■ T , . , I £,me doubts expressed by membora of the New York Farmers’ Club as to their bcmir grown successfully m. elections, render this necessity. It is not probable \ “ <nuth _ i n orderTbowevcr. to m Ac afull and twrtrst of what they would do in our climate and soil, w« that they will succeed. if^Mi^mO^lSd^sT^k^ SUPREME COURT. inth'isandadjoiningcounties. TJia of Texas vs. George Peabody, et. a!, tion of thorn since nnd before tno uurvcatui*, . # % - T - -, - r- ^ .. .. - . - _ ... ...t -t. ..r L niiiTjirin n in 1 eminent iiioe<w, qithmiph Mtce^ipg my expectation®, nnd that inroy opinion they poggegs all the merits ?om Judge Paachal to-day obtained jwnta of subpoena m | c!a - lin f or them, and rhvy n >e uSmUably adapted to the soil and climate of this section.^ . :?rT4j The Virginia State Fair. — Tho Virginia State Fair, which commences Tuesday, Novem- btt 2nd. in Richmond, is the first in that State toe the war. The new grounds comprise sixty •no, and aro nearly covered with tho new !*. Tho entries already exceed those of •aj tor before tho war, and those from tho Northern States aro five times as great. Pres- iiat Grant and his Cabinet, of course, will bo Bbted to be present. A Ban Affair.—A most unfortunate result of t*ge for distinguished alliances has just bpptred in Now York, wherein a bell of that ttighborhood, Miss Martin, of Staten Island, tat been victimized by a person claiming to be tod Herbert L© Roy Ainsloy, but who turns after marriage to La an English ox-valet, tokleg and rogue by the name of Radford. newspapers have a column of gossip over >1* »ffair. Srwffuso Counterfeiting Operations.—Re- Wa to tho Treasury indicate that its secret toiee force are abont to unmask some start- to counterfeiting operations in New York. It ibunt timo that something was done in ’tat line, as there is hardly a day that some ^nUy executed lithograph or engraved conn- '■ttfrit of some of the government issues is not tainted at the Treasury, and detection almost; UmL Cheer and Lake advertise a great many good to eat, and what is more to Ihepnrposo— tale them constantly on hand—at wholesale and ’toil—this side np with care—mind yodr eye *4 don't be running into bnll briers in broad to light—keep cool and never say die—kiss the Pristnd don’t go home till morning, till day- -$bt doth appear. _ ' , , The Baltimore Snn’s correspondent at "VVash- - : Ek>a says the opinion of tho Supreme COnrt 5 d># Yerger case is regarded by the Radicals f-tf.l l.low at the reconstruction acts of Con- Radical Senators now there say that it v -!l result in setting aside the entire work of instruction in the South. TIic Macon Telegraph. The Macon Telegraph, in referring to its re cent enlargement, because of tho pressure of advertising patronage, apologizes for its size, and promises to reduce as soon as busines will permit This idea of the editor is rather novel, and as we confess to entertaining much admira tion for Col. Clisby, and to believing he is gen erally right in whatever position he takes, wo would like very much to become so pressed with advertisements, that we would have to enlarge jnst to know whether we would apologize or not, for so doing.—Neuman Eerald, 29th. The Macon Telegraph.—This journal has been compelled to enlarge its space in conse quence of heavy advertising patronage. The editors apologize to their readers ana promise to return to their standard size as soon as pos sible. Some of the brethren express surprise at snch an apology. We are not all surprised for a moderately large sheet is far more conve nient to the reader and presents a better ap pearance than an unwieldy, ponderous looking mammoth. But our friends are paid for it in advertisements and can afford it in these hard times, nnd we congratulate tjiem upon their prosperity. Wo do not hesitate to say that tho Telegraph is one of tho handsomest, and is tho heat general newspaper in Georgia.—La OTange Reporter, 29th. Our friends of the Herald and Reporter, both of whom pnblish most excellent and useful pa pers, it will he seen, differ as to tho matter of the apology, bnt wo have no donbt at all, nnd will never print a blanket sheet unless compel! ed to do so by tho plain demands of the situa tion. Onr weekly, it is true, is a very large sheet, bnt this is necessary to carry tho news of the week. For instance: when Congress and the Legislature are both in session, it would bo impossible to give the reader full and connected rqporfs of either for six days, except at a sacri flee of general news and miscellany, unless up on a sheet of large dimensions. But the daily edition is expanded simply by the demands of tho business public For displayed advertisements covering a large amount of space, which to getber result in expanding the sheet beyond a convenient size to the reader. The old standard size of the Telegraph was as large as the enlarged Charleston Courier is now. It was larger than the Baltimore Sun, which does business probably to the amount of half a million dollars; and onr present size is actually larger than tho Louisville Courier- Journal, whose business we take to bo hardly short of three hundred thousand dollars annu ally. Evidently, tho ordinary trade demands of a place like Macon, upon a daily journal, can bo met with a sheet of less size, and therefore in apologizing for a temporary departure from onr standard size, we are perfectly sincere in stat ing that we shall go back to it oa the first occa sion^ wherein we may find it able to carry the necessary amount of reading matter, together with such advertising patronage as may come. We have made np onr minds never to use square iach of blank paper for mere show of business, nnd as a matter of taste and conve nience prefer- a sheet of moderate size to a large one. We are greatly obliged for the kind wishes and good opinions of our. friends of the Reporter and Herald. ' tho passengers were at supper. It was caused by a deck passenger placing a lighted candle on a bale of hay. Mr. Schultz sought tho hurricane deck to avoid the crowd and remained there till the fire drove him to a desperate leap to the boiler deck and thence into the river. He seized a young lady at the moment of jumping into the water, and swam safely to land with her, and returned to rescue others, but being seized by two drowning men was dragged under and lost consciousness until rescued by a party in a skiff. He thinks the young lady saved was a neico of Captain Scott. Among those he reports as lost are Captains Scott, Doty, Mr. Phelps, pilot, the first and second clerks, and a St. Louis mer chant named Phelps. The lowest estimate of loss of life we have heard, is 150. Mr. Shultz states that there were very many laborers bonnd for Arkansas to work on railroads. This fact would lead to the belief that the estimated loss is not greatly exaggera ted. Tlio arrival of the steamer City of Cairo and Mary Houston are anxiously looked for for further particulars. George W Fnlton, the Chief Engineer on the Stonewall, arrived here on the Belle Memphis, and gives some further particulars. Sixteen persons wore saved by clinging to a stage plank and sixteen more swam ashore. These are all ont of between 200 and2C0 souls onboard, of whose positive safety there is any certainty. Ono man named Brenan was picked np nnd brought ashore, but be died soon after. The only officers of the boat known to bo saved ore George W. Fulton, Chief Engineer. Edward Fulkerson, pilot; andE P. Watson, carpenter, Monroe Yandervort, striker, and Charles Wil liams and John Churchman, deckhands, are also among the saved. Of the three ladies who were on board, only one, Mrs. Grigg, who was going to New Orleans with her family to meet her hnsband, was saved. Captain Scott was last seen floating on a spar. Men on shore rode seven miles down stream on horseback in hopes of finding him, bnt he was not fonnd. Tho scene on board was heartrending in the extreme. The flames spread with wonderful ra pidity under tho action of a htrong wind, and the passengers, in wild terror, crowded tho fore castle until they were forced overboard in a mass, and drowned each other in their despe rate struggle to free themselves. Others would jump into the water, whirl around in the strong current for an instant, and disappear forever. ID. Fulton jumped overboard and attempted to swim ashore, bnt coming in contact with a number of mules, be swam to and climbed into the wheel of the boat. While there, tho steam pipe burst, and the wheel revolved three times. He clang to it, however, and was finally taken ashore in a skiff. Charles Williams, a deck hand. says he tried to smother the fire when it was first discovered, with blankets, bnt the wind blew so strongly that ho failed. An effort was also made to bring the hose to play upon tho fire, bnt the crowd of frenzied deck passengers rushed with snch irresistable force upon the men having it in charge that they were forced to give it up. Williams then threw overboard a bale of bay, and getting upon it, drifted to the stern of the boat, where he encountered the boat’s yawl containing six men and women. He was taken in, but having no oars they could not stem the current. Wil liams and the women were put ashore nnd tho remaining men made another attempt to reach the steamer, using tho seats of tho yawl for paddles, but the tide was too strong, nnd they were carried down stream, and seen no more. Williams thinks not more than thirty persons were saved, bnt it is hoped that mapy were able to reach the shore at different points down the river, and that further information will show that tho loss of life has not been so terrible and appalling as present advices indicate. There is no telegraph office within several miles of the scene of disaster, and no information later than 11 o’clock last night has been received. Josh Billings says: “Any business firm that ^*®t t got sand enough in its craw to expend a tnndred dollars in making its business to three or four thousand pebple, ought to Pwk up and go peddling peanuts.” A Faib Proposition. — The La Grange Ee- ^fer is UberaL It proposes to insist upon B *dta for all articles taken from its columns by c ’-tors able to write for their own papers. All ^ers can use his labors at discretion. Anthracite .Coal.—Mr. H. R. Brown wili ' luive a cargo of Anthracite coal in town. Arsons-desiring it should order at once, at the °®ce of Maxwell, Grant & Co. Yisr m Rome.—The Rome Daily, of Friday, chronicles a fir# in tint city which destroyed i-’operty to the amount of $4,300. We are l ' Jn y to see that the Southerner had its propri- 6 1 disturbed in the coarse of the excitement <4rand Duchess Champagne. Editors TdegrapJi: We send yon a bottle of the “Grande Dnchess Champagne," for which we are the sole agents in this section, and are fully assured it is a pure Wine, and the low price ! c f it and quality we hope will introduce it in place of so much “ardent." The priceis$18 00 for quarts and $20 00 for pints—1 and 2 dozen cases. Let us know if yon like it. Yours respectfully, l Greer & Lake. ' Tish petter as goot. Judge Chase Proposes to Recognize the Writ of w.mas Corpus.—In the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, Chief Justice Chase arid, in reply to the suggestion of Mr. Phillips the day before, that it was undoubtedly a matter of discretion with the counsel when to move for a writ of habeas corpus. In the Yerger case, the point of jurisdiction having been determined, the Court would hear a motion for the wnt whenever ihe oounael should see proper to make it Annexation of St. Domingo, The New York Tribune of tho 26th, has the following Boston has a report long and loud that St. Domingo, the paradise of revolutions, is as good as annoxed to the United States. This is to say that the terms of annexation have been signed by Commissioners, that tho flag of the United States is flying over tho harbor of St. Domingo, that Senator Cole is of opinion that if Alaska was worth seven millions, St. Domingo is worth fifty millions, and that General Banks is about to visit the great island and say tbe same thing. General Babcock, a staff officer, of General Grant, has done it all. Of him it may bo said, as it was once almost observed cf Ciesar,_ ‘He went, he saw, and he bought’ —that is, if we allowed him, and if on proof wo are not sold. The great and rich responsibility which will fall to us in the acquisition of St. Domingo is not a subject for caviL It is only because we look upon it as involving some grave considerations, both political and financial, that we cannot lend too ready an ear to what is probably in essen tials a premature and sensational story. We are glad to see that the annexation of St. Domingo will involve a little too mnch “man hood suffrage,” even for the New York Tribune, Bt Steamship to Europe.—The Charleston News says: , The British steamship Pioneer, Captain Shachford, was cleared at this port yesterday, for Liverpool, by Messrs. W. B. Smith & Co., with a cargo of thirty-two bags of sea island and two thousand two hundred and twenty-four bales of upland cotton. This ship has received atfnil work"every day she was on the berth, and she will probably be enabled to proceed to sea tbia forenoon. She isthe first steamer from this port for Liverpool this season, but will be immediately followed by the steamship Danen, of Messrs. K. Mure & Co.’s line. Napoleon III, according to late rumors, has a novel idea in his head—none other than * gcu- end disarmament by the leading power* of Eu rope. ft,ir cause, returnable tho first Monday in December I next, and the first Friday in February was fixed for tho hearing of tho motion for a preliminary injuno | ^Washington, October 30.—Zeph Turner, Speaker of tbe House of Delegates; and Mr. Platt, member elect from Petersburg, interviewed Grant to-day. Hoar is about issuing an opinion that the salaries of State Judges aro exempt from taxation. Nothing has been heard from Cob Casey, though his contemplated movements make it improbable that ho was aboard the Stonowall. Fisk has gone. Farragut is convalescent, llobeson has gone. Wm. Gidnoy has been appointed Assessor of the First Virginia District. THE AtillHT I.TI KAI. IIEPARTHEXT OX THE fOTTOX CROP. Washington, October 29. — Tho agricultural ro- Mcst respectfully yours. Knoxville, Tcnn.. July-31. 1269. CHARLES RICK. The Opinion of a Gardener of Forty Tears’ Experience. _ , iqt« edi oi . .>• ' • *' Chattanooga, Amtuit 6, 1869. Dy’vR^R^Thavo Wra'.' s ir '.or.' - for f irty year.*, five of which was in the employ of non. Ilynry Clay, of Lexington. I voluntarily say that I never saw as good Oats as those grown from your seed by Mr. Divtas of this place, and I advise our people to sow no other kind. GEORG# ' Respectfully yotirs. r vri v! Card from Prof, Prancis AS. Grace. Hast Trnxesskr Univerritt, August 6, 1869. eration of thrashing the crop or IHl University, and Known as the Agri- ‘ nyth'ing which I have ever known in the history of ’ ■ Fact Trnxesskr University, August I take pleasure in certifying thht I witmssed on list Tuesday the operation of thrashing t Ramniell Norw ay Oats, rroducrtl on ono acre of tho farm adjacent to theUniversity. and known i cultural Culleqo farm, an 1 that the yield far exceeded, anything which I have ^ever known in th< sTnthern'aBrieulturr.’ The laud wax goed i.plsnd and ha* ant been manured, that l am aware of. for a num- ber ofSSarf! Iconridof She Seed of the Norway Oats as by far tho hestj.hayooyer known- FRANCIS M. GRACK Prof. Eng. Language and Literature, E. T. University. Southern pulpits unless they are known to be in sympathy with th8 dead Confederacy.” Dr. Brantley states the usual rule of all Evangelical Ministers when he says: “I would exclude from my pulpit no Baptist minister from any part? of tho country, in good standing at home—who came bore to do the work of Christ—provided his preaching was, in my judgment, edifyingto the people.” Repeatedly since the war has Dr. Brantley invited Northern ministers to preach to his congregation, without holding any inquest as to their political opinions. The last instance was that of Rev. Dr. Armitago, of New York, who preached repeatedly in this city, and who also preached before the Southern Baptist Con vention in Macon—a body composed of dele gates from all the Southern States. Rev. Mr. Jamieson, of Illinois, Rev. Dr. Sears, late of Brown University, Rev. Dr. Babcock, of New York, and others from the North, have all occu- lied his pnlpit since the war. Rev. J. W. Par- ter, D. D., of Massachusetts, a gentlemen who would hardly be suspected of any “rebel pro clivities,” was cordially invited to preach, but owing to other engagements was unable to com ply. A similar invitation was also extended to Rev. Lucius Hayden, D. D., of Connecticut. Rev. R. M. Nott, now of Illinois, has been a useful and beloved member of the church, with- the last three years—repeatedly occupying the pnlpit. The Press Convention and the State Fair. from the La Grange Reporter.] It is to be hoped that the whole press of the State will take advantage of the occasion of the approaching State Fair to be present at the Press Convention. Doubtless every member of the press will attend tho Fair if possible, and thus •‘two birds may be killed with one stone.” Ev ery editor in the State onghtto attend the Fair, that ho may see and know of the rapid advance ment and progress of Georgia enterprise and irosperity. Thus all may become more famil- ar with the material wealth of the State, and the better prepared to discuss all subjects re lating to her material progress. Indeed, it would be nothing but right that the press should attend the Fair with as little expense to them selves as possible—for it devolves upon the edi torial profession to give to such enterprises much of tbe success they attain. Editors are called upon to go hither and thither, at their ewn expense, to gather facts and information the publication of which conduces to the publio good. Tho press has done much to give the ap proaching State Fair its prospective success. Without its aid bnt little conld have be en accom plished. Brought together for tho advancement of the State’s welfare, it will present the splendid op portunity to the “press gang" to consummate the complete organization of the “Georgia Press Association.” Tho work of completing the or ganization will be expeditiously done, os doubt less the several committees will present thorough ly digested reports, leaving bnt little to do be yond their adoption and tbe election of officers for tho ensuing year. Brethren of the Press, letus havea full and cor dial meeting when called together by our Presi dent. Let none be absent for want of interest in so important a matter pertaining to our own pecu niary welfare, fraternal harmony and profes sional amenities. ■ . . Since the foregoing was put in type we havo seen a notice in the Macon Telegraph, in which tho editor, Mr. Clisby, as provisional President of-the State ProBS Association, proposes tho meeting of the same on the second day of the Fair, the 17th November; and says if no ob jection is made he will issue the call for that time. We think the proposition a good one. Rev. F. M. Daniel.—Tho Newnan Herald of From Col. James AX. Toole, well known throughout the Southwest. Knoxvillr, E. Tknn.. August 2, 1869. ME Sir past thirty years of my life, watched with interest the «rowth and pres- ity of the country in tho development of now inventions, new appliances, and consequently lncreasinf v/iimyo. -»• — —*~ —o j Jnu-cea 0 t supply, I could not but desire an opportunity to test the merits of the Gray Norway Oats, orimj port for Octobei, regarding 8 f ^ ^1 8 n t* c a t which ^usVreon add mflfions yearly t<Tthe value^o ™t^^lm^ortam *moOtact s^alMtw^resuTt ^fplacing on* lizera havo been liberally used in the Atlantic fatales which mua.-^on^ ?pot in - your pard « n ..n the 2d of May. 1864. Truly we live in « greet country. andmuch money invested in improved implements, andin no.common^age. I SSSff&g^ag25 These agencies have forced the crop to early ma- J*Tho wonder and admiration of all who heveso-n them. They were sown 15th to iOth of March, tunty. diought early bolls HSSSSi:—- 21 labor. The report concludes as follows : “Detailed | Respectfully yours, and complete estimates of the aggregate yield h&ve not yet been calculated. There is no reason to be- lievo, from an examination of the October reports, JAMES M. TOOLE. XL Well Known Tennessee Farmer Responds. . • AuGrsT 12, ISw. T eg-tifc that I cultivated thirty-one acres of Norway Oats, tho present season, on my »krm near Con- that theproliminary and conditional estimate here- I yielded morethan^ouhlem^blfck^a^.^ The'rtaiks'areVcry l^rgo^and ' toforo mado of 2,750,000 bales-teh only one made tho head* rield more than double the number of kernels of the ordmnry varieties. I am of the withstanding-canbe exceeded. In the next report '“ould not rauto g - n tWg scction wi u not f ai . to secure seed, at an early 'r‘'> ^.Ren- wfll be given a detailed summaty of the yield, after ?ral introduction. I *hall cultivate no other variety of oats on my farm. G. W. MARBY. final reports aro received and carefully examined." A Frominent ISissiSSipni Flantor Endorses Them. .fiSBsrut has arrived from tho wreck, bringing but two more the rnt ^ made an attack upon them, and despite survivors. Ono thousand dollars has been 8lll> * I ,’’i^ave ^evcralhcaSOTer^l inchU in'^length with stalks over fivefeet high. I am satisfied, that ,;.j mado for the destitute families. thick. _I noticed a few grains 8l ° "'aeon. Miss.. August 16.1869. -ft as M GENERA!. NEWS. New Orleans, Octobor 29.—Governor ^Yarmouth j designates the 18th of November for thanksgiving. Wilmington, October 29.—The argument of the I case of the officers of the Cuba dosed to-day. The decision of the Court will bo rendered to-morrow at | 12 o’clock. __ Over One Hundred and Fifty Snshels from an Acre. The following two letters are from one of the most prominent and widely known planters in the South- Chattanooga, Tens- July 31,1869. D - t^\ R R Sra- S Abontthe first of February last, I ordered from your agents Iin New York five bushels of •ffnn?No?»av6ata D I received them stout the first of February, and sowed them Immediately on five acre* of Tennessre RUmr tan!, and cut them about the 15th of July, f think when threshed I c4 FOREIGN NEWS. Constantinople, October 29.—Tho shipping was j tachestnTengTh^withfron? fiv!to^Sx n hu!d^Jd“r?JnrmhehMdrThorepresentat|.msinsTiurc^ tssisssxstssas Madrid. Octobor 29.—Seven battalions of volun- counu7 ‘ JOHN I.. DIVINE. toors will soon depart for Cuba. Enlistments con- SECOND LETTER. _ . tinue. Dissontions among th'e Cabinet and people, Chattanooga, Tknn., August 8,1869. touching a monarch, are unabated. D. W. I thrashed my crop. They have turned out something more than one hun- London, October 29.-A bottle has been found | dred D aad fifty bushelsof^ats tothe acro.^ lotto U5d e have had the longest and most di.-Mtrous drought we.ever had y. since May first. If we had had an ordi ary season. I would nn- threo hundred and forty-six aboard. 1 Stohtediv have mode two Hundred oushe Weather unusually cold. From all parts of the kingdom come advices of frost, ico and snow. Madrid, October 29.—There are dissensions among tho opposition. The final election of the Duke of Genoa is probable. my friends, Respectfully yours. JOHN L. DIVINE. One Hundred Per Cent. Setter. Knoxvili *. Tkjtk., August 12. 1869. turv • T hare no hesitancy in saying that, after a careful examination of the Norway Oats. m»de v/ Spain. Cairo, October 30.—The Egyptian Minister of foreign affairs, was chosen President of the commis sion to fix control of the Suez canal. London, October 30—Mr. Peabody’s condition is j more favorable. St. PETERsnuno, October 30—The Czar will spend j part of tho winter at Corres and Nice. HORRIBLE AFFAIRS IN VIRINIGA. Lynchburg, October 80.—A Miss Baylor, aged 21, was found on Thursday last, near Sharon, in Bland county, with her throat cut. Tho murderer is un known. Yours, S. H. Davis A Co., Grain Dealers. Fully Up to Expectation. Middleton. Baltimore Co- Mo., July 31.1909. -- sifeSSpSHSSSS shaded. I heartily endorse and recommend them. „ j WHEELER. I »m,gentlemen.yours, etc.. _v j... { ■>>! “She Way to Beaven is Open to All.” <! .. f, Ski.ua, Ala., July 26, 1891. D. W. RAMSDELL A CO.— j A negro nurse, of Henry Creasy, In Bedford conn-1 | ty, threw his child in tho firo yesterday, and burned “P- » n f dL te U,wfmw^ix ferthigh on'an arerage’. e—v_—m it to death. She was arrested. heads about one foot ‘wJV*ritatoreXtSlKSSPBmZtpK&V iSBPSil Ford’s tobacco factory has been seized by direct j the 4ayToHeaven is open to all the world, but very few take the trouble ta iteer by orders from Washington, for to^alleged revenue th.teomP^Wit of _ our haVB vor y poor, indifferent one,, but if it fraud, by means of counterfeit stamps. • ■ 6tti Jtaem' beiog none of our business, we shall try to not lose much sleep overat. q BARKBR 4 c £ DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN RICHMOND. I * curs UD,y ‘ Richmond, Octobor 30—The foundry and ma- chiuo shops of Talbot Brothers, on Seventeenth Jas. F. Greves, M. I)., of Tennessee, on the Few Fork Farmers’ ©lob. ing, machinery and patterns, makes a total of $165,- »omo cf mynoighbora remlted in our orferingl bu^hJ-%^^^ ,P ^ P T[ ^ wer - —.« , Wheeling, October SO—Returns como in slowly. Friday, says: „ „ I Wood and Harrison counties, heretofore RepnbU- As our readers will remember Boy. F. M.. Democratic. It will require a week Daniels, the former popular and efficient pastor ®““»~ » _ of the Baptist Church, In .this city, refused,;) to detonmno tho result. - I i some weeks since, to accept another call from tho same church, whereupon his flock in befit ting terms, expressed dheir regrets. We, in common with his brethren and the community, Stonewall. ine. machinery ana patterns, nuuresa wuuui vuw,- i , 0 mo et mynoignoura weeks I Ate “ They were putondifferent farms within W?pon.lSu .tare I. » taremc.Tta RBSaBegSgaKSfeSMBT SaggwAlpaiagSBM :■* oriinSed fre» tta tail® .11® U» .orta,® tad 83®. •)). Jffijg,«• . left, about 8 o’clock. I tainedm*y safety be summed 1st. Ttol'argenpan wm reed“d with one bu S hel to the acre, eome three peck*, and ia on. instance half bl 2d. 0l The growth was rapid, roots striking deep, and putting up often as many at twenty stalk* from oe*k“ . s:~ S * e< 3d. The height of stalk* was from four and a half to aix feet, heads from ten to twenty inches lonr, leavee - hal 4tS .i Ttou n°i“!ai?««mou e y of the farmers who grew our.crops is. that they'wM yield more than twieeas' from LOriSIANA. I *Tto°kernel is well filled, tto hull Wn, and theflwir veiy whita^^ richest land withewt Tho Loulayillo Commerciftl Conventioa Leyeo bushel wwfficien^© w - * - ' mo to say that certain members' of tho Farmers* Club of hi cw York have done yom. Qats could not be grown at tho South *uecee?fully* . when it.it’well known here tha|t?t«ff oquaily well here, while the Kor- - ^ > -.v-fl Jt. . .- v . ai.;^ yul —*y* we Know tno ^ Governor Wormouth says noble work in whatever field he may labor, and . . T P ^T q i a tnre •ta MW Baptist, -aii! cot regte. ttai, »li. | Ostota, «. o, T J \ 009 an exceae of $33,000 Large and Valuable Cabqoes fob Livctpool. : . UU J , The British ship Alexandria, Captain Brown, month sinco I860. ^ was cleared by J. H. Gardner & Co. for Liver- FAIR AT SELMA. ALA. Would Rot. Fart with his feed at any Frice, huf> J# Lltxraarofr, N. C., August 1, 1869. . ■■•eli over W oorrespinding L j _ SlB8 ^^^^v.Pi’nre^n'somertah'teStteeio tanL^Th^firs^Wer^t least'ath&dWg^CT-'tton'theotto •'.I -xb nod: • sprinisoats.andfhekeraalsonthehoad*. The drought dimaged our oat crop seriously: to | ■ .. .. fcjd A9vIg!. b ^A e *t“^Snwbttt I fiidon measuring that I haveTibushels. I am so well pleased with them -was cxeureu ujr o. x*. —-• tAia am. nr.miM/m, A.. 1 I thit I shall sow a good part of them again, and would not part with it for any money. .„ RA — noosS pool yesterday, with a cargo of 2, ttS bales of ^elxa, Ala., October 30.—The first Annual Fair | "J&urs respectiuliy f upland cotton^weighing 1,288,969 pounds, val- - Central AgricuUur*l Association commences ued at $334,877.81. J 1 ’ ' t * Fortv-fivo Bushels from One-half Bnahel of •eedk.ru ;-*c *r. , i ctA nt ^.,-14 ^ . o cleared the on Tuesday, November 30th. Extensive prepare-j ^ 7 Nkwbosoh. Md.. July 29. 1889. BritfshRbip Crescent City yesterday, for Liver- tions are being made. Several distinguished gen- Gbntlembn: 1a^lnsideraWe MtanL^buTl^ndon f meMuria7 thAr^have Tyiefd of forty^ pool, with 4,804 bales upland cotton, weighing . tlemen have consented to deliver addresses .on the y*™ ttodroughUo a wns^dera ^ *t; ^ nabontth#<llB1# times* Oieeo M3 R* 5oo2, 127 pounds, and valued at $.',64,555.2(5. - occasion. .. hlarter Very respectfully yours. P ‘ A ‘ L ‘ C0NTBB - i^acanmhAdcerUser, wth. , the citba c.vsE. Ferfectly Satisfied. . When Eugenie’s train passed Magenta the '^cto^dlivthe (tam^ioM^to- M ; ^ndY put thra 0?^ ^)SndT n i tore^t thrutofi 1 th^ ““but^itfai's^ffiitoSttoMy'l'amperl buried was thrown into strong relief. The las Esling, R E. Gibson, N. D. Fhfllips, D°° 1S , n t ho tall ? . „ n r toimr sown in the fall, but we can see no reason why they will net Empress ordered the train to be Lpped Walk- French and John Lynch, who were required to gl ve " ing amid a tolerably large gathering of villagers, bai i i u the sum of $500 each for their appearance . •: .->.-s«Kh who sainted her as she pussed, she approached be f ore the United States District Court, which meets Adapted to XRB borer. _ ■ i0U ~ dW - lthtt8 ‘ M ' # -^fmsnyhuudr.dleftersrereiTed. Tbedem* 0 d^f^ril^shd'’SoulfSd.?^ ^ ' year, we 1b* What rr Costs.—A short time ago, a eonsot- U-d7."'Wto»btatbe,,«„ T .re m, «SSSjS poor Frenchmen; but they are better than the P)“ h ^°eedm« empfoyed^^there. The freed- thorns I find here, and she brushed away some about thirteen in number, ana the rubbish that lay on the grave. Then, remem- men were mwui, mi™™_ xn bering that she had a bouquet in her carriage, ^Xt \Vhen the work waa done, the aseess- she went baok for it and P^d or found that the whole amount that ihe freed- of the large monument, of which she read the or a ^ cgaed _ apart f ^ a &e ednoa tional inscription, adding something in a low voice ^ one each—would realize for the which no one heard. P f^ ha ^* t ^ State just seventy-five cents, provided that none When she went away the people raised their. Sled to pay the tax. hate. But there was lew shoutmg. &>me cned; flSRes8 or receives three dollars for his day’* others, with their kind Italian voices, called on ( COCBnmed abont fifty cents worth of J stationery; so thsij it costa the State three dol- The Above are a few < God to blees her. The belle of the period fastens her gloves with Ajfmnllfi Stud*. .•a so .. * 00 .. * #0 , tv;-, ..fl. ^ t--> V ,| I BlfiUUUvtJ , OV MAMfl •» _ ■- Southern CuiaxvATOB.—We have the South-; tars and fifty cents to^obtain the right to edttsot ^Xy! orNoTember ’ “ dexta>ct fr ° m iylW**'* <■’ ’•f 1 , d vfeBUOft Car «.«£*iAdl Us *>joi »,» ;-taeqciO . .-a- ta-Aitai* _v t'tt’J* rw • V f > Boii' pnrStaKoA 7o tot edl »il i^ii-Mt J to ad vl i. . ... .... —-ta. . ' — . . ■ -ta. lieT TheSsoj'w411 > be furnished at the following rates: PER. PECK — PER HALP BCIBBL - nV ipjiK BUSHEL ja- Money can be sent by draft, or Po.t-offlc. order*, and should aoeompany the order-with tall direa- tions for shipping- . , *>,« s nn th west, we have e*tabli»hed a Depot at EaoxvfUa, Teen., where a ,utolyc^ C to V fou^“ A l f ^*ilta«trat^cireutaJ: with a tall end i»tere.ttag history ef the dtaeovmy aed , mmpbs* of till* grain, sent free to all who desire it. - UOT7G-AL «■* OeauaWJJ*. * A KNOXVILLE. ttS^QSSERAL SSSD DE4AMS&. D S3. WP. RAMSDELL Sfc co>, »!• Pearl St., New York, and lfl Lake 8t-7Cmcaeo, IU« »ept»-d*w9» .-jjjji T'> ■ Aovwj si JrfeilfVct:, fi J6«H> ; y . ’ «xp's:iA tsert ,e \-usev7 dlitn