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Letter from 3lilledgevilie.
% From our special Correspondent.
Milledgeville, Nov. 4tb, 1865.,
Death of a Delegate—A Cherokee Chief — A
Congressional Candidate in the Fifth District —
Theology in the Convention-*-Bejmdiation of
the Mails — The Test Oath not an Insuperable
Obstacle.
Judge Hiueff Holt, of Columbns, delegate fiocu
Muscogoe county, died at 2 A. M.
at the Milledgeville Hotel. For some time
past the health of Mr. Holt, who has Ailed no
unimportant place in State and Congressional
politic*, has been feeble and a few days sinoe
the illness terminating in his death occasioned
his being borne faintmtr from the Convemion.
His remain?, it is understood, will be taken to
Oolu inbus.
Rev George Busheyhead, head Chief of the
North Carolina Cherokee nation and a preacher
of tbo Baptist persuasion is nowhere, soliciting
aid for his impoverished and war stricken peo
ple. In conversation with the writer Mr. B.
eaid that his ration now consisted of about
1600 souls, al! told.
During the war a force of six hundred war
riors—or, as Mr. B. quaintly expressed it,
itrong mens" —known as Thomas’ Legion
fought with great gallantry for the bonney Blue
Flag. Many of the lighting men having been
slain or riteabltJcl, the usual Federal annuities
—afterwards supplied by the Confederate gov
ernment— having been now entirely cut eff,
and the general impoverishment of the coun
try falling with peculiar force upon the Charo
kees, they aro now in circumstances of very
urgent need. So far it is not known that much
relief had been afforded Mr. B. but it is sen
'cerclytobe trusted that tometiling at least
may be given a people who east in their all for
our cause.
Some days*s-inco it was written that thqro
was so little unanimity among the thirty-seven
delegates from the Fifth Congressional District
as to a Federal Representative, that it was
deemed useless to mentiou any of the names
brought forward in connection with that office.
Since that time opinion seems to have become
more settled, and I learn that at a species of in
foraaal meeting held not long since Col. J. D.
Matthews, of Oglethorpe, met a very strong
approval, bineo then it is understood that Mr.
M. is a candidate and in view of his name coming
before the district in that way ,|Wnmy be ofln
terest.to give porno account of an experienced
legi.-lat r aud gallant, straightforward speaker.
During the Into war, Mr. Matthews, originally
captain of n volunteer eoqjpatfy, served with
Stonewall Juckson in his famous Talley cam
paign, went through tiro seven day’s bat
’ ties in the closing combat oflihich. at Cold
Harbor, he was very sAve^fi^Hhnoded, and
was at length raised of his
regiment. To politic said to^iave
been the originator ofjßy of the moat im
portant measures adojßM during the war by
tbo Legislature, in which body he had a seat
while convalescing from his hurts. As? a
speaker, on which point alono the writer caD
speak from personal knowledge. Col. Matthews
is one of the most fluent, impassioned, and yet
logical men in the Convention. But, perhaps,
enough has been said, and even thus much is
due to the interest it is supposed may bo felt in
knowing soinethfng of that candidate in the
Augusta district, who is supposed here to have
things all his own way.
In speaking of the death *of Judge Holt, it
should have been said that resolutions of ro
uped to his memory were adopted this morn
ing by the Convenfion, which thereupon ad
journed till Monday morning next, at A. M.
Mr. Chapel!, of Muscogee, the colleague of
Judge Holt, paid avert beautiful tribute to
*his many virtues and public services, and was
followed by Hon. C. J. JenkiDß, who, sraid the
,profoundest silence, in a very affecting
manner of the reflections suggested by the
death of ono who. in years gone by, had been
the companion of his echoelboy days.
To complete the who’o eurrieulnm of science
upon which, at one time or another, the Con
vention has been engaged, it lately came very
‘ near adding a debate npon theology—the ex
act point being'no less than Unitarianism vr
Trinitarianisns, In the caption to the new
cons l tuition, it was declared that the people of
Georgia did establish the same in a firm reli
ance on Almighty Gcd. “Through Jesus
Christ, His Son,” it was moved to amend by
adding, and on this Ihe Convention bade fair at
one time*to resolve itself Into a rort of synod.
The propoyfd amendment was tot adopted,
however; it being thought, perhaps, too great
an innovation on the time-honored old for
mula.
The adjournment over, as above slated, pre
vented that griwdy scarecrow, Repudiation,
from coming up to day ; but on Monday next,
provided the pievious question be not called,
there will be such a smiting hip and thigh, sueh
n stabbing mrJ r the fifth* rib. such an outburst
of oratory and expenditure of eloquence, as will
mak the Convention Hal! a sort cf wordy Ar
mageddon. Ere this letter sees print, the re
sult will l>e telegrpphed you, but if in favor of
xepuilialtan, .it should once for all be distinctly
unde-'■food that it ia not the free voice of the
Convention that thus speaks Statements and
vo*ts to verify this assertion can and will be
given by the writer, in some such form as may
show the Slaty denied her prorn'ue only under
that exact rondition of circumstances knoevn
among lawyers as duress per minus.
Coi.Jas L. Harris, Post Master at Savannah,
and nqpr.here establishing post routes through
oat the .Mate, me that, his arrant e
ments are so far as to justify him in
f vying it need Dot be a momh hr'fore tbo mails
•are ocoe more op*-n to at least ev*ry oouhty
seat in the State—as well, of course, to all
prominent plaoea and r\iiroad points. Tbo
service is to be—except on the great routes —
fifty per cent, of that previous to the late war,
a six day mail being cut down to a tri-week
ly ; a tri-weekly to twice a week; and a bi
weekly to a single mail. Informrtiou to im
portant and so official in its nature will donbt
l**s be received with great satisfaction. It
should be staled that this system above spoken
of, though of only a temporary nature, will
be kept up until the times of the regular mail
letting- - next July. Post masters, it miy also
be said, will not be absolutely aud indispen
sably required to take tbe test oath, if other
wise competent and willing to rely for appo
va! of salary, etc j on a presumed modifica
tion of that enactment at tbe next session of
Con gress.
* To-day, for tbe first time in nearly forty
eigUt hours, tbe suu burst forth, dispelling the
rai . aud drying up the mud that are uuder
slo id here to be inevitable eoneomitauts of
legislation. Shining out full aud fair, this
ble- nett sun, as old Falstaff hath it. beams
brightly on the twinkling, leafless trees end
the blackened craggy.re mains of the old rnnga
anne that in its explosion made such a havoc
with the State House window glasses and roof
ing --over. The glasses hava boon replaced, but
the roofing is as tbe blast of gunpowder left it,
full of holes and rents whereby the rain drops
thr mgh in pluvious weather, striking the leg
isla ive head with a startling “tplaih,’’ or
surreptitiously stealing with icy oo'dness down
some honorable back.
New York T.etter.
From our Special Correspondent.
New York, Oct. 30th, 1865.
As the period for the annual meeting of Con.
grc-'S approaches, public attention is I>eing at
trar-ted, more and more to the probable relation
of the public finances to the business interests
of the country. The bight of speculation, to
which the redundant currency has revised the
wli >le country; the fictitious wealth and almost
unbounded extravagance which are seen in all
these parts of the country which Imve escaped
the ravages and adversities of war; tho exces
sive importations; the (till now) diminished ex
po; fu—have awakened much apprehension res
pecting the effect of any systematic effort to
res ore the currency to a sounder basis and
bri; g the business of the country within legi
timate channels.
Two different policies are advocated, and will
probably have their champions in Congress.
Ono favors a continuation of the present inflat
ed currenev, and even advocates its increase by
the issue of two hundred millions more to the
“Wateial Banks," on the ground that the
country will soon “grow to it.” Tbe head of
this party js Hoa. Thadeus Stevens, an intense
“K idical” from Pennsylvania. It is understood
that, be declares that any effort to contraot the
cuirency, will precipitate a panic that will over
throw both public and private credit, and bring
up- u the country a period of business depres
sion, under which the public revenues ’would
be insufficient to meet tho expenditures of the
government, and the present rate of taxation
become bo onerous as to provoke organized
opposition, if not open resistance.
While these considerations are not wholly
lost sight of at Washington, I can state to you
by authority lhat is unquostiuable, that the
President ard Secretary of the Treasury favor
a 1 -sumption of specie payment at the earliest
possible moment The latter declares to all
comers his intention to withdraw and cancel
two hundred millions of legal tenders; and yet
it is unquestionably his earnest desire to ac
complish this work in a manner to disturb as
little as possible the stale of the money mar
ket and the regular transactions of buslnesa.
In my judgment, the contracting process was
nofinaugurated too soon. Bat for the with
dmwal of legartendors that has taken place,
I a-a quite satisfied the premium on gold would
hav> risen the part month to 10, and I am
equally well convinced that when the process
of withdrawing another fi s ty millions is com
menced, tfio premium will fall to 30. Mr.
McCulloch says he shall not roEtime the work
of contraction t ill after Congress meets, but
those who are constantly in the markets, as I
am, can see that the speculative spirit of the
times has received a heavy, if not a Crushing
blow. In tbe meantime, to ease the effect of
this contraction of tho currency, the balance
in.tho treasury is being reduced—temporary
loans are being paid off—“gold certificates"
are heiug issued—these laty-r being merely
treasury notes redeemable in gold at pleasure,'
and receivable for duties on imports 4 With all
these measures, the Treasury Department has
in effect said to business and speculators “you
had better take in sail; for the policy pf the
government is an early return to specie pay
met ‘s; and if you do not act accordingly
you mav get hurt." If thfey do not be
lie 7- this, let them look at the decline in
gold tag*. Thursday.-, in the face of a decline in
•five-twenties abroad : .and on Saturday gold
sgni-i relapsed, In the face of an export of abont
$650 000. Most of onr business men are pay
ing heed to these sign* of the times ; buying
merchandize for a rise hag nearly ceased, and
on till sides we find holders willing to meet the
market, and even concede something to the
buyer. Still no market change need be looked
for in the negt fwo or three months. As I on
derriand it, there is a desire to keep matters
steady, till the crops of 1865 shall have passed
into consumption ; after that, unless Congress
shall overrule the policy of the President and
bis chief financial adviser (in whom be places
the greatest confidence) a vigorous prosecution
of ti e constructing policy may be expected.
Stax ICO AND MAXIMILLUN.
How deficient we are, both individiml'y and
as a Government, in what the French call “the
courage of our opinions.” is well illustrated by
onr attitude towards Mexico ami MaxtnrUllen.
There is not an intelligent man of my acquain
tance, fcnt vho expresses the opinion that tbe
go-r tiled ‘ Republican” government of Mexico,
is a bold liumbnz, and that all the material
and moral,interes:s of that unhappy country
j depend upon tbe perpetuation ar.d consolidation
jof M"Xunilltah's government. This is evident
j iy t : e opinion of Mr. Seward, and President
j Job: son is not Ci-posed to controvert it; and
yet. we stand before the wprld, both as a peo~
! pie and a government, as uncompromisingly
i hostile to lb* Empire, and almost ready to t«k«
AUGUSTA, GA, WEDNESDAY,\MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1565
up arms in perpetuation of the Republic. Why.
we should not talk, write and act as we feel on
this subject, as upon all others, I am at a loss
to conceive. Our present position is certainly
a moral phenomenon. Perhaps the reticence of
tbe government is due to previous committals,
which at the same time, it is satisfied to let
events develop themselves.
IfARINB DISASTERS.
The epidemic 11 railroad disasters" having
been checked, we aR suffering from a series of
marine disasters. First, we had the Circassian,
an <dd blockade runner, sprung a leak on the
passage from Europe, and was run ashore on
the Nova Scotia coast. She is a total wreck,
but fortunately no lives were lost. The next
was the old Vanderbilt steamer North Star on
the passage from New Orleans. She sprung a
leak off flattera , and was with the greatest
difficulty prevented irom sinking. A large
pot lion of the cargb was thrown overboard,
and tbe steamship got into Norfolk with tho
wa.er up to her furnace bars ; in a very Bhort
time, it would have breo impossible to bavo
saved her. The passengers have had a meet
ing and adopted resolutions of fierce denurttia
ti in against those who sent the steamship in
an ttrseaworthy condition.
We l.avo two more serious disasters reported
in this morning's papers. The steamship Re
public, from New Orleans for New York, foun
dered off tho coaßt of Georgia on the" l*th
inst. The passengers and erew took to the
boats; one boat arrived at Charleston. Res
pecting the remainder the most Berious ap
prehensions are felt. The dispatch saya: “The
other three boats and the raft have been heard
from." But from the context, there in reason to
fear that the word “not’’ has a place in the
aentence. I# so, we shall probably have soon
to record an appalling loss of life. The coast
trade has been so active, since (lie first off July,
that almost everything to which the name
“ocean steamship” could be applied, has been
pressed into service; without being suitably
strengthened, thoy have been enormously
overloaded, and it need surprise no one' if loss
of life is sgain the attendant upon avarice.
Tho last accident in the chapter is the explo
sion cf ono of the boilers of the Hudson River
steamer St. Johns, by which 14 passengers
have already lost their lives, and some 30 more
were more or less scolded. Tho St. John is
one of tbe new boats of the People’s Line, and'
wss built regardless of expense; that cue of
her boilers should explode causes the greatest
surprise.
I do not think a life has been lost before on
one of the boats of this company in twenty
five years It is said the explosion was caus
ed by a defective platffof iron, called “sand
iron,” In the main part of tbe boiler.
indicted.
I may remark, en passant, that in many in
stances the parties who have appeared most
responsible for tbe late railway accidents,
have been Indicted, aud will have to 'stand
their trials.
POLITICA L,
The canvass in this State is becoming more
animated, and the prospects of the Democrats
are improving. I notice some peculiar changes.
The Dickinson Hunkers are, gravitating to
wards the Republicans, while the old Silas
Wright Democrats, who went off on the sla
very issue to the Uepubli arts, are returning
to their first love. A number have published
letters indicating this action. Tho Evening
Po9t, the old Barnburner organ, remains with
the Republicans, but gives its old ftiends now
acting with the Democrats the fullest bearing;
for which liberality it has brougat upon itself
a savage attack by Thnrlow Weed. By the
wav, it is said that Mr. Weed and Mr. Fernan
do Wood have established amicable political
relations. The Republicans are not sparing in
their efforts to carry New Jersey ; vast sums
are expended, and every other influence celled
into play.
THE MARKETS.
General trade is very dull. Cotton is quiet
at 57a58c for middlings. Colton goods are
irreaular and have generally declined. Stand
ard Brown Sheetings are firm at 35}c , but the
demand is not active. Medford and other
three yard goods are quiet at about 34c. Fair
yard aud other light makes, with fine wide
goods are 10.a2c. lower, and unsettled. They
are bringing so much above the cost of pro
duction, that their sale is pnshed at a wide and
irregular discount, and agent’s quotations are
no criterion of actual prices. The same re
mark is true of lew and medium grades of
bleached goods ; tbe heavier bleached goods
-are better supported and firm.
There was rather more steadiness to-day In
Prints. The competitive selling by two lead
ing jobbers seems to have been checked by the
want of goods. Merrimac D’s, upon which the
run, was mainly moth, are now scarce, aud
agents are firm at 32c., and W’s at 345. Coch
oco, 31c ; Spragues, 31c; American, 29c ;
Richmond, 28c ; Wamsutta, 26c.
Jaconets—The last sales of Blaters were at,
31c. aud for high colors of the same. 32c.
De Laioes have been steady at 3Gc for regu
lar goods, 31 Jca42Jc for extras.
Drills.—Standard, 37Jc; Glolie, 31c,—quiet.
Ginghams—Leading makers are selling at
35e.
Piled**— easier;- Social, 46c; Indian
Orchard, 35ca40e.
. Cotton Flannels.—Heavy Brown active at
46e560 ; Cocheco R.. 37c.
Stripes—Are 2t cents lower on the week ;
Whitentons, 350a55c.
Ti-ks—Firm and in good demand. Amos
keag 45caG5c for I) to A.
D-nims and Cottoftades—TVntinue to move
freely at full prices. Wilpocoiiby.
The Wirz Case—Father Boyle, of the Ro
man Catholic Church, visits the prisoner Wirz
frequently, sihee the -adjournment .of the Com
mission, as he did before. Wirz nave con
siderable attention to his spiritual affairs, out
of respect to the teachings of the reverend
gentleman. Mrs.'Wirz went baek to Georgia
more than two week i ago. In conversation
Wirz says he eftects to be punished with
death, but does' r»t acknowledge the justice
of hanging him whits no steps are being taken
to biing bis superiors, from whom he received
his orders, to the halter. Wirz is in fair health
and spirits, talks freely to those who are per
mitted to visit him, and spends bis leisure
boors la tbe perusal of Genian novels and re
ligious works.
e Items (Os NcW$ *
General Joseph K. Johnston is sfbppiug at the
Spotssrood Hotel in Richmond.
Bets, Yungling & Beyer, Northern capitalists
are about to erect a building in Richmond two
hundred and fifty feet deep by one hundred
feet front and seven stories high, for brewing
lager beer, ale and porter.
Dr. Coleman delivered the opening lecture
before the Medical College of Bichmtjhd on the
Ist inst.
There is a revival going on at the Leigh
street Baptist Church in Richmond attended
with many couversio s.
Thirty-four lieensea for marriage were issued
last month by the Clerk of the Hustings Court
Richmond, Va., including seven for negroes.
John Brougham is playing at the Winter
Garden, Now York.
The reported appearance cf the ('holera in
Brooklyn is unfounded. " •
The authoiines of various cities c coun -
try are adopting measures to preserve the pub
lic health, in view of the westward movement
of the cholera in Europe.
A woolen faolory on a magnificent scale is to
be erected in Chicago, with a working capital
of a million o r dollars.
The Uuiversnlists of tho United Stiitos have
recently held their national convention at Mid
dletown, Conn. They passed a resolution to
raise SIOO,OOO for missionary purposes in the
Southern States.
The Richmond Enquirer has been Thrived by
Messrs. Tyler A Coleman.
The merchants of Mobile aro preparing to
organize a Chamber of Commerce in that city.
Gen. Wheeler, of the late C. 8. was in
New Orleans on the 2!Hh ult.
A Oincinnatf dispatch reports tat Chief
Justice Chase is soon to be utnrricu to Miss
Wiggans, of that city.
The Baltimore Gazette says it costs only
$8 70 per bale to bring cotton from Dalton
Ga., to that city, via the TennesseeVnd Vir
ginia Railroad. | -
Gen. Beauregard, has made the tAfr of his
New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, pcoompa
nted by “his stuff and troops" of friends. So
says the Jackson News.
Tho Times’ special says since the dose of the
war thirty-fivo new National Banks hove been
organized in the Southern States, with an ag
gregate capital of four million four hundred
ami seventy-four thousand dollars
Francis B. Shoup, late Brigadier in the Con
federate Army, has been recently elected by
the Board of Trustees of the University of
Mississippi to fill the chair of Physics, Astron
omy and Civil Engineering in lhat Institution.
There aro over two hundred students at the
University of Virginia.
■ There are about 580 prisoners now" confined
on the Dry Tortugas.
A large fire occurred at Apalachicola recent
ly, consuming 4000 bales of cotton.
Gov Btownlow, whilst walking In the
streets of Nashville, lately, was unceremonious
shoved of the sidewalk by a couple of negro
soldiers. Who cares if t icy broke his nock?
Members of Congrces are already beginning
to arrive at Washington in view of the ap
proaching session, Fabulous prices are asked
for rent tui'l board.
The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes r. petition
for the release of Jefferson Davis, signed by
several hundred ladies of Mercer and Boyle
counties, Kentucky.
The Savannah and Chaw,*cton Cotton —A
late Northern paper siys “ihe sum obtained
by the tale of Savannah and Sea Island cotton,
sold in New York op Tuesday by Mr. Draper,
the cotton agent, was more than $1,200 600 in
gold. Tbe whole amount realized dur ng the
past year on-account cf cotton sales Is be
tween six and seven million dollars. Nei-rly
$6,000,000 of the sum were the proceeds of the
cotton captured in Lavannnh and Charleston,
42,500 bales of which 38,500 came from Sa
vannah. The advance which has Oiken place
in the price of cotton has add'd tolerably to tile
sum, for which at least, 10,006 b des of it were
sold. By postponing the sale the Government
gained about twenty cents a pound. The
whole of tbe Savannah, Charleston and Mobile
cotton taken by tbe Government lias been dis
posed of, and the sales made hereafter will be of
eotton collected by tbe special agents of the
Treasury in the various States of the South.
- —.
An Important Decision—Coneederate
Money Recognized. -Tho Lebanon Toon. Regis
ter says: “At the October Term of tho Circuit
Court for Canoon couuly, 1865, a suit was tiied
which was predicated upon a promissory noto
payable in Confederate money, due iu Novem
ber, 1863.
“Judge Cooper held, that In as much as the
Doited States bad acknowledged tbe Confede
rate States a beligerent power, that a contract
payable in Confederate money, made in a locali
ty that was in the military occupation of the
Confederates, would be valid and binding upon
the parties, and that tho plaintiff would lie
entitled to recover whatever U,e proof showed
tbe Confederate money to be worth at the
time the note fell duo.”
Ernst, thb Viooinist —The great violinist
Ernst died at Nice, October 14, after a painful
illness of many yea s. H-urieb Wilbeim Ernst
was born in tbe year 1814, in the town ‘of
Bruno, in Moravio. Hi tallied the art, of
which be became so famous a master, In Vien
ne, where he wits u special favorite with
Paganini. He made tiis great name and re
pute’ion, for the most part, in Paris. He was
an elegant composer for the violir, his * Elegy”
being a standard piece with all accomplished
proficients on that iusirument.
Avery neat thing was said by John Brough
am, when returning i hanks for a toast in bis
honor, at a dinner given by tbe Kaffir Club,
In London, just before his embarkation fit
I this country. After confessing himself to be
more American than.ike Americans, he added:
j “Do not imagine by that, however, I have lost
jail feeling for th-Old Country. No, no I In
:'my heart of hearts there is room enough for
all. If a man marry, let him love his wife as
ardently as he may. he has etill a sacred and
eodnriog affection for ike mother that gave
him birth,”
ATopchino Appeal. —TYe find in. the Lynch
burg Virginian of the 19th an appeal hum a
number of slaves to their forme," masters for
aid to enable them to emigrate to Liberia iu
Africa. The Virginian vouches for them us
respectable men, and worthy of any help that
may be extended to them :
Lynchburg, Got, 17, 1865.
7b our Fortier ilasttrs:
We, a portion dt your firmer slaves, have
formed ourselves imo a society, known ns the
African Emigration Society, for the sole pur
pose of migrating to Liberii, on the west coast
of Africa, to convoy tho light aud civilization
that we have received here, even in a slnie of
slavery, to our heathen brethren on that be
nighted and long-neglected eouuncnt. Wc
expect to leave this city on tho Ist of Novem
ber next for our fatherland; and leave you all
for no reason but tho one above meniioned:
none of us will carry with us the prejudices
and ill will that might arise from our being! e'd
in bondage by you, us your slaves We know
that you have been our b «• iriouds, mid wc
feel it now the more, though we tiro he v You
all know- the peculiar sitnntion tho fcrminiUion
of the late war lias loft us in, so thereiore, we
call upon you to aid pa in our enlorpi iso. Wo
know your generous and sympathetic heaits
will not let yon stand aloof ire rn us in our en
deavors to do go >d for our«olvea and people
Some of us arc capable of conveying ideas of
tho mechanic avta; some can unfold to them,
ill our poor way, the mnrvclqyp light of the
gospel, and point the way to (■ id. Wo are not
going to try to elevate tho people of Liberia,
because, from what we can learn, .they are for
our superiors in intelligence, wealth and loam
iug, but Africa generally Home of us .have n
good common education which wo think will
bo offvulue to those who have no arl. You
know wo are very poor; tho efnallest sums you
afford to contribute to our scheme will be very
acceptable to us. Wo cull upon you hec.iusc
we know Ilia kind aud generous impulses of
your hearts, and yon, on the other baud, know
our situation and wants. Give us. of tbe abun
dance of your wealth, a snisll sum, hud wo be
lievo that you will bo rewarded by Him whq
says, "He that giveth to the poor Imideth to
the Lord-” Wo think tliia will be our last re
quest frpm your hands, so join aud help us in
our efforts to do good to our race.
We are ever your friends aud ob’t s'erv’ts.
The Kktoiium Cask —On Saturday Edward
B. Ketehmn, attended by his litilier mid coun
sel, appeared at tho Court .of Sessions, New
York, and.formally withdrew his pics of “not
guilty,” and substituted thero’or a special pU-a
of “guilty.” This was bis intention from tte
first, but bis evidenoe was wanted in Rome
thii teeu civil suila now p Hiding.
Ketchum’fl counsel asked as a favor that
wliou the time for pronouncing the sentence
should have arrived, he (fho counsel) should
have the (frivilege of examiniog a few witnews
in open court, touching tbo cause which led to
the commission of tho offence of which the
prisenor Blands charged. .Counsel to
show that the prisoner wne not inately vicious
ly disposed, but that when he did the act that
had brought him so this bar, he was laboring
under a delusion : that he wss not under tin
full sway of the Instincta of his better nature
He desired 11 Iso to show whnt were tho usual
business habits of the prisoner, that ho Imd noi
those vicious Jialiits that had caused others to
commit crime, and that II n commission of the
offense charged in the Indictment was not the
result of any pernicious habits.
The prisoner was sn inniale of a select, social
circle, and not naturally ale craved. Ha mitiit
be made a useful citizen nrnt honorable member
of Iho community. Taking into consideration
all Ihe suggestions fi- (oqpfisel) had made, he
asked that fho learned Diklrict Aitonry would
not move for sentence at this term of the
court. Tho law would be fully vindicated, if,
for the reasons ho had slated, the pri oner were
allowed to remain a while longer in tho city
prison, until lie could ho examined touching the
mailers involved in Ihe civil suits now before
tho courts. Willi theso leniurks, be would
now, in accordance with Ills promise made to
the District Attorney, withdraw the plea of “not
guilty,” and enter a plea ol ‘ guilty of tho of
feiisocharged in the indictment.”
Tho clerk thereupon asked Mr. Ketchiim if
he desired to withdraw his firmer plea, to
which he responded affirmatively. On being
then asked the usual question, “are you guilty,
or not guihy ?" the prisoner answered in n firm
voice, “guilty,"
A Ml’rdbrer Commith Suicide.— The New
York Herald gives tbo following particulars of
the suicide of the man Furwell:
For ae.vernl days past detectives Elder and
McCord have been in seatoh of Levi L. Far
well, a fugitive from tho ed.y cf Washington,
where he stood charged with inking the life
of Harriet Wells, a’ias Houghton, by drugging
her with chlorofoam and then strangling her
This occurred on the night of the o?,\ Inst.,
and-Fnrwell being snspentrd of Iho murder
search was made, for hull, hut wil limit avail
The watch and money of drc-ored were also
missing. It subsequently appeared that Fare
well find to this city and took refngo in a house
in West Broadway, near Rode s reel His
hiding place being discovered by the detec
tives, they entered the premises and secured
him. Farcied was taken to the police bead
quartern and locked up.
During the evening his supper was passed
into him on a tin plate, minus a knife and fork,
which were refused him. Late at night, when
all was still, the prisoner broke his plate in
two niece*, with the sharp point - of one of
which he i pened the main artery in his left
arm, laydown on his bunk and soon bled so
death. The deed was not discovered till six
o’clock ye=tflrrfay morning, when the doorman
went to his cell. Tho floor of the room whs
covered with blood, ns also were his clothes,
bed. bedding, A/:. On raising bis head a pnner
collar and a memorandum, of which Ihe f>l •
lowing Is a copy, were found under It: “Give
my effects to Charlie, my brother j n Washing
ton : I nm going to moot Hattie.”
Coroner Wildey was notified and held mi
inquest. The jury found "'that, deceased came
to his death by suicide by cutting a vein in bis
right arm with a tin plain.” Deceased was
thirty-six years of age and a native of Massa
chusetts.”
The “Dkad.llead" Ststhm in France —The
French “dead-head” sys tem has reached per
fection. At, it recent exhibition by the Daven
'portk in Paris, eighty free tickets were distrib
uted. A row broke up the exhibition, and
tho money was retnrned at the dooj. The
receipts not holding out to pay all the audience,
it was found at ihe entertainment that seventy
out of the eighty ‘ (lead-head*” had taker,
monev at tbo door. The American ‘'dead
head” system is bad, but it does not reach
French audacity.
Rather Personal —An amusing debate took
place between Mr. W. n skeptic on religious
matters and a German Lutheran. The skep’-
ic, ridiculing the truth of certain pas-ape* in
the Bible, and supposing hfs antagonist about
cornered in argument, asked him If be be
lieved Balaam’s ass ever spoke like a man. The
Lutheran was silent for a moment, and then
said: “Mo read mit the Bible dat yon Balaam
beat his s*haekast, and she snekl chust like a
man Me believes dat. Mo never hear a
eebickas* spoke like • man myself, but me
ben? a good many man apes* ebun Lite a
•cbMkait."
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, Not. 4 —The steamer Europa
from Havre is still detained at the lower
quarantine Surgeon Buridt states that all
arc well on heard.
No esses of cholera were known at Havre
prior to the sailing of the E irepa. The steamer
stopped at Brest but three hours, which port
is represented perfectly healthy. Most of her
pa-sengers a e from Paris,
A special to the Herald from Wastiingtoh
3d says the esse of Lt. Bnhrer, charged with
gigantic frauds iu the Navy Department in
the enlistment cf sailors reud marine!, will
come up belore a military commission to-mor
row.
Orders from the War Department and Esolyed
tho Green Millitaiy Commission Justus it was
ah.nit to take up the trial of Captain Pettit,
the Alexandria jailor. It is rot probable that
Peat will be brought to trial, inaamnch
-a some of the evidence u- essary to convict
him would implicate prominent paitloa now
out ol nervine, who can: ot afford to stand ill
• vill lire public occupant of ue White House
in Wnsliinglon,
Wh»n President Lincoln -d, elii'mia wore
uni In for damages done the room and furniture
on ttau ni-ht of the ae«u«Mu*rion. IV'lic hun
ters would buy iho furniture at high prices.
Large numbers visit Ford's theatre daily.
Ninety six volunteer medic u officers breve'-
led ivi Thursday by special older.
The Monumental Ajsoeivt'ou commie-urns
Dr. McGowan to solicit con’- b Jt-iIH of Lapi
dafiutn stones from Asia to I>is friltlMry. The
Arsocinlioti is determined toemiph.-ts iho mnnu
nii nt ns soon as practicable,
t-Jitw York, Nov. 4—The W.irld gives the
mi über of votors registered io New Y.i-rk up
to l ist evening 73,085. Tbe figures are not
entirely correct but will be c.urented to day.
The trotting on tho Fashion 1 course yo-ter
da,v : Lucy to a 250 pnuud wagon against Hon
(-n Johu in harness; $1,900 n licit, mile heats,
brst 3 in 5. The niaresvon all tbe neats easily.
Time, 2 47, 2 45, 2 45
Sweepstakes, for SIOO, five mile dash in
Inn nets, was won by Ynng Woeful.
Geo. Wilkes ami Commodore Valideihilt are
announced to run, postponed (he 'match this
afternoon nt tho Union eonrso.
Cincinnati, Nov. 4 —Governor Anderson of
Ohio, has appointed Tbmsdny, Nov. 30th, as a
day of Thanksgiving.
UDUISVILI.E, Nov. 4 —By order of the Presi
dent thereof, the Western Asrocmted Prose
will meet In this oily on tlie 22d inst, The
W-ißtorn Association extends :i cordial invita
tion to the press of the Boiith uid enu lint hope
they will ntlcqd this meeting.
A Washington (pedal to the Time* of Ilia
3d, says application to the Comptroller of Cur
rency for the establishment ol a national bank
nt Now Orloarns, with a Cnpit.it of SIOO 000
Inn been granted.
Tbo War Department lits promulgated sen
tence against Oapt. Jnmen Monnoy of the 19th
U. S Infantry, charged with enlisting, attesting
and inspecting iu January anti February last,
while on recruiting Atevvico In Now York City,
Peter Ryan, Micheel Kearney, and eleven oth
er persons, and severally crediting them falsely
to men in towns in the State of New York, at
tho same time and receiving corruptly for each
recruit a credit of 015 dollars from bounty
brokers. The sentence of iho court, is that
Oapt. Mooney bn dishonorably dlsmlssod from
the service, nod pay a line of $3 000, The
oscrt tsry apprnvee the etm’encS but"
remits the fine.
The Globe's Paris enrrerpundent say* Mr.
Bigelow called ut the Foreign Office to contra
dict. asonsatioo telegram.
Most of the European Governments have
given their assent to an International Confer
ence at Constantinople, to prevent the spread
ing of cholera.
The Paris Bourse was firm.
Austria had addressed a note to the Senate
of Fraiikioyt, in reference to a late meeting of
delegates from the German Diet, threatening
forcc if the remonstrance should prove insuffi
cient..
Lunijon, Oct 22.—The Glob - says it is net
in a position to state the preeiso character of
tbe ministerial arrangements, bill no obstacles
prevail in regard to them, and that ssaltsfan
to v formation us the ministr y u expected.
The Observer says nothing definite will
transpire until after Lord Palmerston’s fune
ral. As little change as pusslb e twill ue made
—at least before the meeting of Parliament.
It statei that M. McOad", the Papel Minister
of War, has not resigned, but has obtained
H-revn of absence. It is reported that the Pa
pa! arniv is much disorganized.
Tho Timos thinks t at ehonld Earl Resell
fall in forming a ministry, a coalition batweeo
tip. different sections of the Liberals will be
come necessary, anil Lord Or. nvlile will pro.
hut iv he the perron nudes whom tliu greutfst.
number of men will serve. -
The political news is unimportant. Amur*
ra t advices received by tho steamei* (lad lit
tle or no effect upon our m .rltets.
A Paris paper atntes that Hie cholera re
un.ins stationary. The Empiror visited tbj
lb'el Dien to satisfy himself that propr r
croe wm tastowedon theeholera patient*.'
Garibaldi hail declined the uomiuali :n to
tin Italian Parliament, offered by the Queen.
New York. Get. 3 —Max Mnrotxeit recently
preferred charges uguinst Wm Caldwell end
I (.race I) Whitney, editors of tho New York
Bmday Mercury, for putdlshhut malicious
lib-Yesterday these gen'leiften were ar
rested, aud gave bail in $5,060 each to appear
before the jiourt of sesslonu ami war* dis
charged.
General Longstraot arrived in this city yes -
Imday, end is stopping ut tho Metropolitan.
Major Oencral Hooker bus reduced his sisff,
in compliance with recant order* from the War
Department.
There -s a continued bustle snd activity *t
the Fenian headquarters in tbia city. Th*
rooms are conttantly crowded, and report »ay»
the Brotherhood has reached a state ol pm feet
organization. Tho dt liberations of the Henata
are veret. Armed aontioels n.v riationcd at
the entrance to tho room occupied a* lh*tr
heedduarters.
Nk-jv York, Nov. 3d.—A special meeting of
the health commissioner* was held at noon to
day in consequence es the reported presence of
tho cholera, to draft a memorial and petition
the General Government for tbe use of the,
lands of Handy Hook for qoarintln*. and rep
resenting the necessity of rigid quarantine in
I several partsof tbe'omintry to gourd against the
introduction of the cholera. Too authorities of
New York aro without a prnp'r place to estab
' Halt a quarantine to meet tho auricipaied emer
gerey in ibis dilemma. They earnestly request
: the General Governmentto grant, ns temporary
quuran'lne grounds, so much of tbe land os
j shaii be necessary, now owned by the Uovoru
rrn nt, on Sandy Hook, in the Io ver buy. The
I memorial was adopted, and Dr Bayers and Ma
jor Cleveland were appointed a commiiftie to
proceed to Washington and lay ho mailer be
fore the Government.
Tne ship Rhine, from London, had r.o ease* I
of cholera en board.
Sew York, Nov J. —Later zcooudU from
the cholera On the Mearoskip Atlanta, aisle
that the piiMengera ot the Atlanta numbering
52, were principally German*, except the cnbiil
liaseerigers, of whom there were 48. The ves
sel had taken nearly ull tho latter ut London,
and part of the steerage paw-, gers, nut she
emptied nt Havre, where more passenger*
were- received. Tho person who brought chol
era op board came from Havre on the first
day after the Atlanta went to sea. One of
them, a otiild w»" attacked and died. The
following day other* became sick, but the dis
ease was confined entirely to tbe steerage,
none of the cabin passenger* ’woe in the Jc**t
degree affected by it. The case* of *icluieH
numbered, a* it ie reported elsewhere, frirffif- -
VOL. 23—NO. 24.
ty to sixty, sad there were fifteen deaths. The
steerage passengers did not Enow till they
arrived at this port that the disease waa that
which it is. They did not know that it was
cholera. Some of the moat intelligent amongst
them suspected, but the doctor carefallly with
held positive information from them, fearing the
effect of the excitement It is thought this
accounts for the fact "that only fifteen of
the fifty persona who were exposed to the dis
ense died of it. The passengers manifested
little anxiety, and they did not eeem to be
much alarmed after they learned the nature of
the epidemic of which they were Buffering.—
' The dead were buried soon after they breathed
•their last, and were not in any case kept more
than one hour.
The assistant health officers were conduct
ed to the steerage between i and 10 o’clock
lust eve.dug. There was no light except that
which came from a lantern, and only one of
the paoscupcs seer, at a time. They were not
tu-parnicd, but in berths as they had been
placed when takina passage. Nine or tan were
sick, two If not more were in a state of con
vaieseence and others In the tint stage. This
stVonOon the assistant health officer ordered
the Atlanta to the lower bay, wi re she now
in. The hospital ship, kuowu as the Florence
Nightingale tins been ordered to her station,
and patients will b« removed to her, and treat
ed on bo.uft hater iitteliigence is from Dr.
Wnlser, wtto has charge ot the patients on tba
the Atlanta. The number of deaths up to 3
o’eh.ck this afternoon is nineteen. The num
ber of cues on board at that tins wit morq
llinri twenty.
Items ot News!
Tiie Kentucky Legislature convones on tba
first Monday Tu December.
Major Qcueml Swell has made Teonesaee
his adopted State.
Frank T. Blair, of Missouri, Is nh longer a
Major General, having resigned his commission.
Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired a popu-”
lotion of 80,00^.
Gen Hood was In Paris, Kentucky, on lb*
30tli ult., en route to Mr, Sterling,- where hts^
mother residua
The Metropolitan Fire Company of Savannah
is soliciting subscriptions for the purpose of
procuring a Steam Fire Engine.
Him. Solomon Cohen Is annouuoed as a can
didate from tlvo flrat Congressional District.
Geo. W. Wjlly and J. P W. Ward are ean
idaws for tho Mayoralty of Savannah.
Forty German emiganta arrived In Nichmond
recently, to work for parties in Virginia, who
contracted for their services.
Donnelly, Marshall ft Cos, have established a
factory at Madison, Ga„ for the manufheture o(
artificial limbs.
The steamer Creole bound from New Orleans
to Mohile was hoved to a few days afnoe by a
round shot from Fort Powell, by one or two
should strapped gsotlemeii*who Wished to visit
Mobile. The Times eslls it an outrage end
next expeets of a shell being pitched
into-a steamer, Wowing her op and killing the
puif-ongers and crew.
Th-v. P. A. Feetian was consecrated Bishop
of Nashville, in tha Cathedral at St. Lon!e r oo
the Feast of All Saints.
Cnrefnl statisticians of the Treasury bast
their calculations on an nltlmats debt of
$3,000,000,000, yet at present It shows so
signs of getting beyond $2,800,000,000.
Gen. Joseph E Johnson has been elected
President of the National Express Company.
A cavalry company (militia) has been re
cently formed in Adamacnunty, Miss. An In
ftintry company Is also to be formed, and than
the United States guards are to be withdrawn.
The fifty dollar counterfeit greenback is sneh
n successful photos workmanship that about t
dosenißbpies of It have bean paid over tha coun
ter at the Treasury. The Treasurer, General
Spinner, acknowledges himself pnuled to dis
tinguish good from bad In this case.
"The Nat,'.he* Courier thinks that If Governor
Brownlow were to die and go to tho denre, be
would assert his right to the crown, and tba
devil would be mertly lieutenant governor of
the concern.
The correspondent of the New York Timas
Undo a good *ta‘e of feeling in Georgia. The
most noted eiceptlon was a Sonthernteed Yan
kee, who declared tha negroes would not work,
and he meant to sett his property and go and
settle on the Hudson.
Fre: idvnt Johnson, In a dispatch dated on tha
30th ult., instructs Governor Morphy, of Ar
kansas, to proceed In hfs work of restoring the
former relations between that Stale and tba
National Government, and informs him that
there will he no tnterferanee on tho part of tbs
authorities at Washington with bis present
proceedings, bnt that, on the aontrary, be will
riceive aid In his labors, which the President
aaya he ie Informed are progreeelng well.
Railroad comm nnicatipn 1* now perfect be
tween Jackson, Meridian end Vicksburg.
The Southern Railroad here advertised far
proposal* for building tha bridge oyer the Big
Black river.
A gentleman while wa'klng <Mth a lady to
church, in Huntsville, Ala.; Sunday week, wet
knocked down with a slung shot by a negro
soldier.
Hon. John A. tiampbeil baa arrived home in
Mobile.
Col. Calvin Fillmore, uncle of ex-Praaidant
Fillmore, died in Erie county, N. TANARUS., on the
22d rust., aged ninly years.
Gan. Grunt says three important questions
have lieen settled io Arkansas : Firit, tbs in
sertion of the clause in the State Constitution
forever prohibiting slavery. Second, the repu
diation of the Confederate debt. Third, the
promrA ratification by the Legislature of the
Constitutional Admendment abolishing slavery.
The S'ate Government liar, been in operation
since March, 1884.”
B \V. Green, late President of the Connecti
cut Fire Insurance Company, la a fit of insanity,
last Sunday night at Hartlbrd, Conn, cut bia
wife's throat with a razor, causing bar death in
a few momeola. Ho then cut hie own throat
in two places anil then gashed his arm. He Is
still alive, with, very little proepeet of recov
ering. -
General Grant’s report has bran In the hands
Ofthe Secretary of War for » few day*.
Governor Holden has sent tha aoa of tx
-B«naLor Badger, of North Carolina, as a «pe<o»|