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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1869)
THE WEEKLY OONSTITHTIOHALIST WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1863 Our New York Correspondence. . New York, June 28th. When one reads accounts of robberies and murders of daily occurrence; when the newspapers tell us that well known thieves walk our streets unmolested ; when two or three bodies are daily found floating in our harbor, bearing evidence of having been foul ly dealt with —the reader, if he be disposed to take a superficial view of matters, will wonder why these things be; why society does not pause and take some steps to vin dicate the law against the guilty, and pro tect the innocent and peaceable. But the answer to such a query would be readily found in the general demoralization of society, which is incident to the enormous greed of gain, and the invasion’of our shores by hordes of unprincipled and degraded foreigners,, who are corrupting the very fountains of public virtue. Denounce a man as a thief and you are instantly met with the question, who is not a thief ? This line of reflection has been brought to my mind by reading the report of the Hon. Isaac N. Morris, one of the Commis sioners to examine the Pacific Railway. He reports that the road is so shabbily built as to be positively unsafe. The old strap rails of thirty years ago were safe and efficient, compared with this abominable fraud. It appears, too, that the directors have not honestly expended the means fur nished by the United States Government. The road, such as it is, has been built en tirely on public credit —the stockholders have not put in a dollar of their own money, and yet they claim to own the road. They are not even subject to the currency laws of because they demanded their fare in gold and silver. Mr, Morris makes the following analysis of the mat- j ter: Railroad companies to the people, Dr. « For $53,115,872 of Govermeut bonds. For 53,115,872 of mortgage bonds. For 3,334,902 interest paid for their use. For 60,477,056 for 23,492,352 acres of pub lic lands. For 100,000,000, amount of capital stock authorized to be issued on the above- basis about 20 or 25 per cent, of which is in the hands of the public. For For income of said roads. For The railroads themselves, the rolling stock and pro perty of every nature and kind connected therewith. The people to the railroad companies, Dr. For The privilege of riding over roads by paying for it. Who are the men engaged in this gigan tic swindle ? They are the very leaders of Northern society. To impeach the respect ability or integrity of any of them in any private capacity wbuld be denounced libel ous. By a special effort of the press and the courts, “ Roddy, the blacksmith,” and “ Johnny, the Greek,” have been driven from their accustomed haunts and from their “ employment ”, of plundering—the latter having been sent to the State Prison. But in what respect, from a moral stand point, their course of life is more repre hensible than the conduct of the builders of the Pacific Railway, is difficult to deter mine. The political situation is so unsettled that even the change in Grant’s Cabinet attracts little attention. The people are gradually forming party lines on financial issues. The want of a settled policy on Grant’s administration, is laying a strong foundation for a party yet to rise, which will assail the Federal debt as a monster too grievous to be borne—at least, in its present shape. And yet there is no wis dom in attempting to force the growth of this sentiment. The bondholders and the inflationists could now get very good terms for a consolidation of the debt, with a sinking fund, and a gradual return to specie payments; but they, like Shylock, are likely to' insist upon all that is in the bond, to find the whole, wiped from the statute book in due season. This is not to be accomplished without much patience and circumspection; and it may be better committed to the next generation; but sooner or later it will be done. The influ ence of nearly three thousand millions of consolidated wealth must not be despised. But, like all power, it will in time become so exacting and unreasonable that its over throw will be demanded and accomplished. Public debts are the great evil of the times. The efforts to perfect the Internal Re venue laws, so that all evasions thereof may be stopped, seem to have been only partially successful. We have had during the past week a sharp movement against cigar venders, who were not obeying the law regarding sales from stamped boxes. By the strict letter of the law, cigars could not be sold except by the box, stamped. To allow the sale from stamped boxes which have ‘been opened, opens the door to much evasion, for what prevents such a box from being repeatedly filled with cigars which have paid no tax ? There have been considerable quantities of contraband whisky discovered latterly, which has been promptly seized. There is renewed speculation in cotton, with the highest point touched to-day, iu many months, namely, 34%c for middling uplands. But the movement lacks support from either spinners or shippers, both of whom have latterly lost money, and are disposed to proceed with caution. But if spinners stop work that will put up the price of cotton goods, and that will stimu late the raw material, while, if they go on, where are they goiug to" get the cotton to supply their looms. Bo that the alternative is as broad as it is long. The money market has taken a very sharp twinge this afternoon, and will probably be liable to them throughout the full season. The anti Ritualistic war seems to be sub siding. The leading Ritualists are proceed ing to such antics as to make the more moderate of their number laugh at them, and to such influences it is felt that they may be safely left. The time is approaching when the fashionable churches will be closed for the Summer. “ The poor ye have always with you,” said He, whom they pretend to serve, but they turn a deaf ear to the invocation. The rapid growth, not only in numbers, but in wealth, of the Methodists, is worthy of note. They are now voting upon the subject of lay representation in the coun cils of the Aurch. The vote, so far, is largely in favor, and the measure will no doubt be carried. The great strength of the Methodists heretofore has been the compactness of its hierarchy, and the itin- j eracy of its ministry. Lay representation and wealthy churches are full of danger to these elements of strength. Let us see if j they escape injury. A late novelty is one in stationery, and j which is nothing less than pink wedding cards, and this, in common with the great er number of novelties Introduced, is French. The delicate rose tint Is doubt less emblematic of that happy period when all Is coulmr de rout, and, as such, Is cer tainly appropriate The curds remain the same, bait the black script Is replaced by gold or intnglisl letters In some tasteful de signs, and the white satin bridal tie is now no longer white, but pink. The envelope, like the cards, remains unaltered in shape, and is monograined as before, save iu the color of the letters. The custom of issuing anniversary cards is also coming more and more into favor, and stationers are receiving numbers of orders, as well from all parts of the coun try as from the city, for paper, tin, wood en, crystal, silver and golden cards. The first of these, which is a recent invention, but which seems to be becoming popular, are issued to the friends of the bride, upon the commencement of the second year of. her marriage, and on these occasions it is customary to present offerings of T>aper, such as books, music, &c. "Five years from the wedding day is the wooden wed ding, at which time presents of articles composed of that material are made, and in five years more may come the wedding of tin. At the expiration of five additional years, that is, after fifteen years of wedded happiness (?) comes the crystal wedding, and, finally, the silver and the-golden, with which every one is familiar. Quite lately, the workmen of the cele brated firm of Steinway & Sons, seven hun dred in number, held a festive gathering in Steinway Hall, previous to a picnic iu the suburbs of the city. Iu speeches made on the occasion, it was stated that Stein way ‘ & Sons have taken thirty-five first premiums in the United States; the first prize at the World's Fair iu London, iu 1862, and were also awarded by the Inter national Jury, at the Paris Exposition, one of the first of the Grand Gold Medals of Honor; and it was furthermore stated that the Steinway system is being adapted by the leading manufacturers of Europe, many of whom had sent their sons to New York to study the system of piano manufactur ing. The special occasion of this rejoicing was the completion of the twenty thou sandth piano by the firm, which turns out sixty per week. So far so good. Let it be remembered, however, that this is self glo rification. which is to be taken with some allowance. The grand Opera House, after being clos ed for a time, lias been re-opened with Lucile Western as the chief attraction, and who enacts there as she lias so often done elsewhere, the very sensational trqgedy of East Lynne. At Booth’s, also, something new is given to the public, in Epoch Arden , which has, we believe, been dramatized expressly for representation there. The part of the dis consolate and lonely Enoch is taken by Mr. Edwin Adams, and that of Annie Leigh by Mrs. De Bar. At the other places of amusement, a Summer’s dullness reigns. Willoughby. [For the Cooßtitutiotmliflt. The Port Royal Railroad. Mr. Editor: As the recent prop.osed subscription on the part of the Georgia Railroad Company of s4oo,ooo‘to the stock of the Port Royal Railroad lias given rise to no little discussion and some dissatis faction among the stockholders, I beg re spectfully to suggest to the Hoard of Di rectors a reconsideration of their action iu the matter. This action on the part of the Directors, so at variance With the conservative policy which, Under the President, has hitherto characterized the company, and which, as a leading road, lias left its imprint upon the entire railroad system of the State, placing it thereby in striking contrast with the embarrassed condition of nearly the entire railroad interests of the adjoining States, has awakened an inquiry, not only as to the intrinsic merits of the projected road, but also as'to the propriety of the ab solute subscription of this large amount, without the future sanction of the stock holders. It is true that a report of a committee on the part of the Board of Directors made to the last convention in relation to the proposed road, was referred to the Direc tion with power to act, but it was re ferred by a viva voce vote, no test as to the amount of stock In favor of It was taken, the report itself recommended no action, was submitted to the convention by way of information and its reference to the Board, as were all similar applications, cannot fairly be considered as an indica tion of any desire upon the part of a ma jority of the stock that this or any other material aid should be given to the project. I will not stop to discuss, in this connec tion, the legal or moral right of the Di rectors, or even the Convention of Stock holders, to appropriate the means of the company to the construction of roads in other States; but pass to the consideration of the project as an Investment, and its bear ing upon the Interests and business of tiie Georgia Railroad, as an investment. Such is the character of the country which the proposed road would traverse, with the exception of about thirty miles, (the trade of which Augu'sta now lias and whicli she might loose by the contemplated road) that the local business would not pay the ex pense of its working. Its througli freights would be its only hope of profit. What this would lie with the active competition of two roads and the Savannah river is answered by the well known fact that distant through freights are ever precarious and liable to be lost at any time by new and unexpected combinations and de velopments, and the profits of which, under strong competition, are, at best, so meagre, that it is questionable if any road without a local traffic, and dependent upon through freights, alone, can be relied upon as a paying road. This calculation upon through freights, and in fact the plea for the construction of the proposed road, rests mainly upon the superiority of the harbor of Port Royal over that of Savan ' nah or Charleston. It is true, thesaving in distance is stated, but it is not urged in it self as of sufficient moment to justify its construction, for it is not to be supposed that the competing lines to Savannah and Charleston would yield their traffic from Augusta to any concession in rates the proposed road could offer. If this plea of deep water, or of the superiority of the harbor of Port Royal, has any force, it rests upon the assumption that the har bors of Savannah and Charleston are too shallow and difficult of access to subserve the interests of trade and commerce. If this assumption were true, there would lie' merit in the plea. Whilst the superiority of the harbor of Port Royal is not denied, and it is equally undeniable that there are some delays and expense incident to the want of depth of water in the entrance to the harbors in qnestion; yet it cannot be maintained that they are of such a charac-1 ter as to be a bar to the commerce, or even j a serious burden to the shipping interests of those ports. It is doubtless true that some traffic legitimately lielonging to these ports may have passed elsewhere ; the rea son, however, could doubtless be traced to other causes—such as speedier transporta tion or lower tariffs, rather than to the cause in question. If, then, no traffic has been diverted from ’the Geergia Railroad from this cause, and two existing lines from its terminus to the | sea in active competition secures the trans- 1 j'portation of its traffic ut rub's not likely ■ to lie reduced by the projected line—ls it j ojH'iis no new and Inviting market—tin question arises, what interest lias the Georgia Railroad in its construction, and j If It is wise to sever the revelations which , iiuve so loiiy existed with our sister cities by the sea, in behalf of a measure at best of doubtful results T Railroads are usually the out-growth of the wauts and necessi ties of trade, their construction may devel op, cannot create nor often divert it from long established channels. The relations of trade are usually of slow growth, they do not spring up in a day’s time, and capi tal is necessary for their development. If, therefore, it is anticipated that upon the building of the proposed road a city or place of any considerable trade or import ance will, as it were, spring up by magic at Port Royal, it is, save in the imaginations of enterprising speculators, utterly illusory. The statements made about deep water, grain elevators, emigrant vessels and Pa cific freights, iu reference to the-liarbor of Port Royal, are specious, but deceptive, as it is demonstrable that, for ail practical puiqioses, the same results mav be obtained tlirougli the ports of Savannah and Charles ton. In fine, this plan to increase the Western traffic of-the Georgia Railroad Is misdirect ed. Our efforts should be directed to its Western terminus, and, as far as practica- We, to make Augusta the objective point of its freightage. In other words, to strive to build up Augusta as a market, for the ob vious reason that local are far more remu nerative than through freights. As subservient to this end, increased banking facilities are all Important. For the want of them during the past season, cotton upon the line of the road and its connections sought a market at Savannah and Charleston, which might have been ar rested at Augusta. If, therefore, the Geor gia Railroad Company lias credit, or means to divert from its legitimate operations, let it (instead of attempting to found a rival city), by increased banking facilities at Augusta and at shipping points in the in terior, endeavor to control and direct cot ton and other produce to Augusta as a market. When it shall have done this, it will have accomplished its mission—let it lie that of others to carry it hence. Stockholder. Letters from Athens. Athens, June 29,1869. Messrs. Editors : My last letter per tained to crops only, but if other topics are equally acceptable, I will devote a brief space to our University. A most prosper ous and pleasant term of our aged and be loved Alma Mata is now drawing to a close, and that acme of the collegiau’s bliss rapidly approaching, of which any one would lie quickly made aware by a walk through or near the college grounds, from the excitement and bustle that is attend ant oniy upon tile advent of Commence ment. The Senior Class to-day finished its course of studies very creditably to them selves aud to their beloved instructors. The examining committee appointed by the Governor were highly pleased by the proficiency attained. However, only four of the committee attended—Rev. Drs. Scott and Henderson and Messrs. Schibley and Chas. Wallace Howard. The latter delivered a most beautiful and sensible ad dress to the graduating class, which was also appreciated by a large audience of in vited citizens. His remarks, I think, will be productive of great good. The farewell address of the honored Chancellor, on last Sabbath, was delivered in a piost eloquent and touching manner, and will .long lie cherished in the hearts of the retiring stu dents, many of whom go immediately -to their homes ; others spend the interim de voted either to the pleasures of society or to write their final speeches. Who the for tunate ones may be is not yet decided, and until the honors are awarded aud speakers appointed, they exist in a state of tortur ing suspense. Who the lucky ones are I will write you as soon as made known. Most respectfully, Uknow. Athens, June 30,1869. Messrs. Editors : The students (Seniors especially), and those interested in their welfare, were this morning relieved Os an Immense burden of anxiety by the official announcement of the Honor men and speakers of the Senior class—which, after a very close contest, resulted in the award of the Ist Honor to Messrs. Willie Bean, Moses Guyton and W. R. Hammond; 2d, H. B. Van Epps; 3d, James White.— Speakers—Clias. Collier, Samuel Barnett, Allen, W. B. Bonnell, MacFlnley, Ben Bar row and Cabaniss. The first eight were appointed by the Faculty, according to their standing in the class. The four last were chosen by the society, two from each. Most respectfuiiy, Uknow. P. B.—Augusta may justly be proud of her representative, for sharing the first Honor in a class of 50 first clyss students is an honor indeed. Uknow. Foreign Bondholders in Trouble:— If we are to believe European journals, the recent eagerness abroad to invest in foreign securities may be followed by a panic. Several Governments who have obtained good round sums in cash from English capitalists have repudiated their obligations altogether; others have temporarily sus pended the payment of interest oil debt; others have heavily taxed their bonds ; and some, for example Russia, are borrowing at such a rate that a-catastrophe may be con fidently looked for. Austria has recently passed a law ordaining the compulsory conversion of the national debt into bonds of a uniform character; that is, money which was borrowed at a high rate of in terest shall he reduced to a denomination paying but a low rate. The foreign hold ers have vainly appealed for exemption from this measure. Lord Clarendon has informed the Committee of Foreign Bond holders that the Austrian Government have declared their inability to depart, in favor of foreign holders of Austrian bonds, from the law imposing the compulsory conver sion of the debt, “ since it is imperative on the Government to utilize every source of revenue in order to bring the country through its pecuniary embarrassments.” The unfortunate committee have resolved to try further agitation. Escaped from the Penitentiary.—' The Columbia Phtenix , of Thursday, says; “A colored convict, named H. Jones, who had been convicted in one of the lower counties in the State, of murder, and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary, but who was short time since detailed as a servant at the Superintendent’s residence, and permitted to lie at large, beat his wife a few days since and left for parts unknown. Another convict, whose name we did not learn, escaped from the guard a few mornings since and made tracks through the city to i the Fair Grounds, trampling down the j cotton planted there in his route. He changed his striped dress for a United States soldier’s suit, while running, which j created considerable merriment among i those who saw him. He has not been re : captured as yet.” Sunflower cnlture Is profitable. Much of j the oil sold for linseed oil is made from the | seeds of sunflowers. The raw oil Is madn from tin in by pressing, in the same man- j per that the castor bean Is pressed, after which the “ waste,” or “scrap cake," as It i Is sometimes called, Is an excellent article 1 of food for cattle and hogs. ' [Fiom ihe Seim* Time*. - Chinese Immigration. 7b the Planters of the South and others in terested : lam in receipt of a number of letters from all the Southern States making in quiries as to the practicability, price, &c., of obtaining Chinese laborers for the South. I have answered many of these letters, but as my time is too much taxed to conduct so much correspondence, and as I am ne cessarily absent from Selma a part of my time, I have concluded to address this short letter through the public press. The brief circular issued by us some weeks ago was -intended to invite corre spondence and ascertain something about the general want, of the country for lalior and whether, a proposition to introduce Chinamen would be favorably received. The cry from every quarter is for “ more lat)or, more labor.” If we do not obtain it the general impression is, that our beauti ful Southern land, the garden spot of America, will, the larger portion of it, soon liecomc a wilderness of weeds and wild beasts. The necessity of a re-supply of labor is every where admitted. The pe culiar adaptedness of the Chinaman to meet this want is proved and generally ad mitted ; the simple questions remaining, therefore, are. as to the practicability and price of obtaining his services. To the solution ot these questions our efforts have been directed for many past weeks. Correspondence is being conduct ed, with the Pacific Railroad Companies and with the Panama Steamship Company as to the cost of transportation ; and cor respondence with California as to the characteristics of the Chinaman, and as to the chance of getting him to come to the South to cultivate cotton and other pro ducts, and serve in other menial capacities. Wc leave for St. Louis in a few days, and probably will go on to California to settle ditinitely the two prominent questions, as to the practicability of obtaining, and the price of Chinese laborers. As soon as all the information can be obtained we will publish complete and definite answers to all questions pertaining to the new pro posed laborer, and this we will do as soon as diligent efforts can render it possible. In the meantime we invite further correspon dence on the subject, which please'address to care of “ Col. B. M. Woolsey, Selma, Ala..” or to care of “ Samuel. 11. Richard son & Cos., corner Walnut and Commercial streets, St. Louis, Missouri.” Very respectfully, , F. H. Hawks, Agent Southern Chinese Immigration. Newspapers friendly to prosperous agri cultures the South, and to John Chinaman as an immigrant, will please copy and oblige. F. H. H. Internal Revenue Matters.— Deputy Commissioner Douglass has made the fol-' lowiug decisions: That stereotypers, printers, elcctrotypcrs, &c., are liable to a tax of $2 per SI,OOO on their sales in excess of $5,000 per annum. That the Excise Act of July 20, 1868, as amended, requires that after February 15, 1868, all fine cut chewing and smoking to bacco shall bear the tax-paid stamps pro vided ior by that act before being sold or offered for sale. That if cigar makers desire to keep their cigars unstamped any length of time after they are made they must be kept in the place of manufacture, and in no way mixed with purchased goods, or offered for sale, or otherwise presented in show-cases or upon the shelves or counters of sales-rooms. . That retail dealers in tobacco (not manu facturers) may retail tobacco from wooden packages, packed and stamped according to law. But, while one retail dealer may sell to another retail dealer to sell agai/i, ten or twenty pounds of tobacco from a properly stamped wooden package, It is not wise for the second dealer to buy in that manner, for the reason that when he offers his tobacco for sale, not being iu a properly stamped package, it is liable to seizure, ancL the dealer himself to fine and imprison ment. That on unstamped smoking tobacco, snuff, and cigars manufactured after J«ly 20,1868, on which tax has been paid accord ing to the requirements of law, a refund may be obtained equal in amount to the value of the stamps which may be required to be, and actually are, purchased and put upon them. That cotton raised in 1867^and sold iu June, 1869, on which a tax has not been paid, is liable to a tax of 2% cents per pound. The act of February 3,1808, relates only to cotton imported into or grown In the United States after the year 1887, and not to cotton grown In the United States prior to 1868. That cigars must be packai In boxes not before used for that purpose ; hut that new boxes mav be manufactured from the ma terials of old boxes, by breaking them up and planing off all traces of former use. That five pound packages (bales) of smok ing tobacco, manufactured prior to July 20, 1868, may lie stamped according to the re quirements of the revenue law without being repacked. A Rotten Spot.— An extraordinary phenomenon is reported from Pern. By volcanic action in the recent earthquakes u_ fissure has been opened In the dry bed of a' former river, from which issues foetid waters so pestilential in Its exhalations that all animals but man fall dead when brought in the neighborhood. Horses have dropped down at a distance of twelve miles from the fatal spring. The whole country around is thickly strewn with the car casses of mules, and the buzzards might revel In their untailing repast if they, too, did not expire In the mephitic atmosphere. So writes a correspondent of a morning paper. Rifle whisky, that kills at eighty yards, is nothing in comparison with this natural poison. The upas tree dwindles In its desolating effects. What flic gases are that are destructive to the inferior.animals, yet work no injury to man, it would be worth the while of scientific men to inquire. We are glad to learn that the Peruvian Government has ordered a careful Investi gation of the phenomenon. [New York Post. Homicide in Edgefield District. —We learn from the Edgefield Advertiser that on Sunday morning last, on Big Creek, near Baluda river, John A. Garrett was shot and killed by Thomas W. Blerfkc. It seems there had I teen a difficulty between these two men some time previous, and that Gar rett had pursued Bleasc with evil intent. On Sunday morning last he entered Bleasc’s piazza, deported himself fiercely and angrily, and finally drew a knife on Blease. Upon this, the latter shot him. The Advertiser says : “ We hope we do not let our partiality give the affiiir a wrong coloring, but we have known Mr. Blease long and well, and lie has been ever a peace able and law abiding citizen. He will, of course, give himself up voluntarily.” Hawkinsville and Fort Valley I Branch Railroad —The Jlawkiosvilte 1 hisjnlch is informed by a friend “that the President of the Macon and Brunswick \ Railroad lias announced his Intention, sol *wn as tlmt road Is completed, of putting 1 his entire force at work on the line between j here and Fort Valley." . I * State Items. The Columbus Sun says Maj. Moses raised fifty-seven bushels of oats on oue acre. A. D. Starnes, has become sole editor and proprietor of the West Point Observer. The' Observer says the cotton factories below will go into operation in the Fall. It thinks there is no truth in the report that the Montgomery and West Point Rail road Compauy have sold to a Georgia company the road from West Point to Opelika. . Our thrmere wear smiling faces, and all would be well, but for the cry of more corn and bacon.— Cuthbert Appeal. The Cuthbert Appeal is in favor of reseat ing tiie expelled negro members. Our Rome friends have determined to have a fair beginning on the 3d of Novem ber, aud to continue three days. The fol lowing is tiie Executive Committee: A. A. Jones, Geo. S. Black, J. W. Turner, Win. Ramsey, M. Dwinell, B. F. Jones, C. W. Sproull, John A. Johnson, A. Griffeth, Sam uel Mobley, T. J. Davis and W. F. Ayer. Death of Brazil Porter.— This gen tleman, the owner of the valuable Porter, or Cedar Mouutalu Springs, died, one day last week, of consumption. Just as he was entering upon fortune he has been called off by death, and leaves a wife and several children. He has been an invalid for a number of ymrs.—Dahlonaga Signal. Bennett Lee, aged seventy, dropped dead while plowing in his field, In Gwinnett county, on Saturday, supposed from heart disease. Mrs. Elizabeth Mayne, wife of Matthew Mayne, died at her residence, in Hall coun ty, on Monday, 21st instant, in the 76th year of her age. Fink W heat.— Col. Joel A. Billups has threshed out 31 bushels of wheat this sea son—the product of one bushel. He ex pended about $5 In enriching material— cotton seed. This beats the brag wheat growers of Athens, when we take into con sideration the large sum expended by them in tiie purchase of fertilizers, and in tiie labor bestowed in the preparation of grounds. Col. B.’s entire crop was extra good.— Madison Journal. Crops. —Crops of every description are now looking splendidly in Morgan, Jasper and Putnam comities. Cotton has suffer ed greatly in consequence of tiie Backward and unfavorable Spring, but, If we are fa vored with as charming weather for the next few weeks as we have had for the past month, It will recover lost ground, and the crop generally will promise an unusually good one.— Madison Journal. Wheat.— A merchant at Rutledge, In tills county, informs us that red wheat is selling at $1 25.91 30 at that point. The crop is very heavy in that section. We have heard of no sales lu this mar ket as yet. The wheat Is more abundant all round us than it has beeu for years. [Madison Journal. Another Victim of Radical Outrage. —Among the prisoners now under trial by a military commission at Jefferson, Texas, and whose conviction Is sought by the same means invented and practiced by Meade and Smythv, the present United States Marshal for Georgia, is one Win. Maglll, formerly of this place. Many of our citizens will remember Mr. Maglll, u coppersmith, who was here during the war and for some months subsequently. We are Informed that Mr. Magill moved to Texas, and was made marshal of the town of JeflKrson. His wife Is now In or near this city with her relatives, and we learned from a prominent merchant on yesterday that the cruoltle® and outrages practiced upon her husband had overthrown her rea son, and that she Is now a raving maniac. [ Columbus Sun, 20th. Extraordinary Yield of Oats.—On Major R. J. Moses’ place, some four miles from Columbus, an Acre of land, on which had been placed seventy bushels of cotton seed, the variety known as the Chapman oats, (anti-rust) were planted after the soil had been thoroughly prepared. The other day the oats were cut and thrashed. By actual measurement the yield from that single acre was 57 bushels. We are not much of an agriculturalist, but large planters tell us that 12 to 15 bushels per acre Is tiie average yield.— lbid. Dr. Waring vs. The Medical Bocikty. —ln the Superior Court yesterday an order was issued by Judge Schley in the mandn- t mu* case of Dr. Waring- vs. The Georgia Medical Society, making the judgment of the Supreme Court that of the Superior Court, in restoring to Dr. Waring all h)s rights, privileges and functions as a cor porator of the Georgia Medical Society. [Savannah. Advertiser , 25 tli. Crops.— Gentlemen from Stewart and Chattahoochee counties tell ns that the corn, oat and wheat crops, never tvere bet ter. Cotton, though backward, is grow ing rapidly. If nothing adverse happens, the yield of corn to the acre planted will be as large as the most favored seasons ever known. Tlicse reports come in also from all the adjacent counties. If suffi cient corn had beeu planted to supply the country, how independent tills section would have been for twelve months. [Columbus Sitn, With. In Dougherty Superior Court, last week, Riley BaVcoln was sentenced to two years in the uenitentiury for stealing a cow; George Washington (col.) to ten years in the penitentiary lor robbery, and Green Bullock to one year for larceny after trust. Tiie Griffin Star reports Jthat a colored man, .Joseph Johnson, has gathered up the straggling hands around the country and organized them into an effective working squad; and Is now moving about from furm to farm, clearing out such as arg iu need of ids squad. That is vastly better than prowling around after stock and chickens. There is now a great deal of travel on the Macon and Western Railroad. The passenger trains to and from Macon are crowded every trip, and the road is doing a good business. Tiie Monroe Advertiser says the peach crop of that county is not quite as good as It was last year. The fruit was somewhat thinned out early in the season. That whicli is left, however, will be very large and fine. . Columbus Sun reports an Irish po tato of 'tiie exact shape and proportions of a small teal duck. There was the head, neck, wings, body and other peculiarities well outlined. We wonder if ducks have ever inhabited the Pacific Islands, and if some guano had not something to do with these outlines. The Early county Mews has private In formation that it Is in contemplation by tiie Southwestern Railroad (now merge*! in the Central Railroad)-to extend its track Westward from Albany to theaChattahoo chec at an early day. The Mews thinks that the extension will cross the Bain bridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad at Blakely. Tiie Monroe Advertiser says tiie bat crop of that county is excellent, and that an un usually large supply of tliut cereal has been grown. Rev. 11l ruin Plilnuzoe has cut nearly fifty thousand pounds of oats, which,, at present prices, will bring about five bun-i drod dollars. Oourier says crop reports are variola. One former says bis corn is sorry and cotton only medium. Another has excellent cotton and medium corn A third has a fine crop of cotton and com. Some have had fine seasons, whilst others have suffered for rain. Melons are becoming plentiful, but the prices rather tall for men of small means The price ranges from 60 to 75 cents Peaches and apples at almost every cor ner. Peaches, 15 to 25 cents per dozen and apples from 10 to 20 cents per dozen. The pastor of the colored Methodist C hurch in Columbus receives per contri butions a salary of $1,200 or $1,300 per year. He is said to be a good man and has nothing to. do with politics. Edmond Baily, his assistant, is of the same stamp. ;ie receives no pay. The church has some 1,500 members. Our Georgia boys in Northern schools, are distinguishing themselves. At the re cent exhibition of the Polytechnic Insti tute of Poughkeepsie, Master Arthur E. Boardman, son of Joseph M. Boardman, Esq., of Macon, was awarded the highest praise for Bridge Drawing— for colored To|)ograpliical and Compass Surveys, and particular mention is made of the neatness and artistic fluish of a drawing of hydro graphical survey of the' Hudson, for one mile, by the same young gentleman. Capt. L. B. Duck, a business man of long staudlng and extensive acquaintance at Columbus, died on Sunday last. The Crops of the United States —lß69 —The last monthly report ot’ the Agricul tural Bureau at IVashi ngton gives us an encouraging exhibit of the crops of the present year, Nortli and South, and from various other sources we hay® the same cheering reports. Tlio wheat crop or the whole country will lie a magnificent one, much the largest, we expect, ever raised in the United States. The great Valley of Virginia reports five million bushels, which is a splendid yield ; but California, with her fifty to sixty bushels to the acre, beats It all hollow. Os rye, barley and oats an ample general crop is fixed in the harvested or ripening fields. A large breadth of land South has been planted in cotton, and not withstanding the prevailing grumbling of “ a bad stand,” “ too much wet,” “ drown ed out," “ yellow east,” “army worm,” etc., we shall most likely iiave a fill 1 average crop on the area planted. But we can learn nothing very definite about it, however, till the cotton begins to conic to market; for It is the planter’s policy to keep up the price till compelled to sell ou the basis of the supply. We do not blame the planter. We merely suggest that all this grumbling must be taken with a lllieral sprinkling of salt. Os the small fruits, berries and cherries, the general yield this year Is something wonderful. The promise for tiie greatest aud most Important crop of all, the Indian corn crop, is upon the whole first rate, and so of potatoes. Irish and sweet, “ garden sass’ and everything else. Os the Northern liny crop, generally surpassing in cash value the Southern cotton crop, wo hear no com plaints, from which we infer tiie yield is something extra. We have, In short, the fairest prospect for a most glorious yield throughout the Union of all the fruits of the earth tills season. Let the people, then, of Europe, who are turning their faces this way come along. We have room enough and bread enough and work enough for all. Let the Secretary of the Treasury rejoice and persevere In his efforts to cut down the national debt; for the debt Is but a baga telle compared with the wonderful resources of the country. Our natural resources are greater tiinu those of ail Europe; our debt Is less than that of England. v [herald, 24 th. The Crops in Decatur County.—We do not feel authorized, says tiie Bainhrldge Argus, of last Saturday, to make as fovora ble report of the trops this week as we did last. The protracted rains have compelled formers to abandon their lands on account of the saturated and miry condition of the soil. The grass, too, is getting the mast ery in many instances, especially where guanp has been used. Both com and cot ton look well and are growing rapidly, but the fields that erewhile looked so clean, are beginning to present a coat of grass, which Increases every day, threatening injury to the crops. We are having much rain In this locality, but we learn It is not the case generally. We hear occasionally repdrts of the appearance of the caterpillar in some fields hereabouts. Crops in Johnson County. —A former from Johnson county reports the crops In that county better than for many years.— Corn, be says, Is very promising. The truth of the matter is, people have learned that one acre well tilled and properly ma nured is better than five without manure poorly cultivated. There will probably be no greater yield of cotton than ordinarily or a good crop year—not as much perhaps as in tjie olden time—bufit will be gather ed from a sniucli smaller area of land. The corn crop will doubtless be larger, In this part of Georgia, than since 1861. The prospect for a supply of bacon, according to our observation, is also better than usual. We hear of iio hog cholera and but little depredation bv “ hunters ” • - [Sandersville Georgian. . The Caterpillar in Florida.— A nrl vate letter from Mr. G. A. Elfis, one of the most experienced planters in East Florida, dated Ellisvllie, Columbia county, June 23, says; “There is no doubt about the cater pillar being here, though they are uot doing any harm as yet; but they are here, and have webbed up In small places, but in small quantities. The fly can lie seen al most eVery where. Ido fear they will take the present crop. If so, I don’t see what will become of the people.” Crops in Middle Georgia.— The first full grown cotton boll we hare seen this sehson was brought into our office last week by Mr. George Rhodes, of this place, and was taken from his plantation in Dougherty county. Mr. Rhodes, after a careful examination of the crops in both sections, is of the opinion that the crop of Middle Georgia is at least three weeks ahead of that In the Southwestern portion of the State. Cotton Is looking finely. From present prospects, the growing crop will prove even more remnnerativc than that of last year. Prices are now ranging very high, and they will probably remain so during a greater portion of the incoming season. Corn is promising, and formers have finished work ing it. One or two more seasonable showers will make the crop, which will be ample for all. Viewing things in their present favorable light, we do not see anything be fore our people but prosperity and success. Our correspondent in the Fourth District says that the wheat crop in his section is but an average one. Ills section is cer tainly an exceptional one. We hear of one planter who raised one hundred and thirty five bushels on twenty acres. No pains I were takch in flip-preparation of the laud, ! and the expense of the crop was tiie cost of the seed and the expense of plowing them iu.— Monroe Advertiser. Miss Julia Tyler, daughter of the late ex- Preeldent Tyler, was married on Saturday, in New York, to W. 11. Kpeucer, of Gene see, New York.
