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THE GUTHBERT APPEAL' rp;-»L WKD XYJSBT THURSDAY MORXIKO BT SAWTELL * JO2UJ3. If. H. J» W K »,’%rrn*. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1869 t- •' AT ■—- ~ Rut. J. W. Hu.fi. is mt snljf aut.lior (••3 tl»Y«*Ting A?««t. *» duly em|flr>were<] tn«*MMre receipt, for monies <ine this office. 4gU Texas hart gone for the eotlserv etives. Miasissippi ditto. Fu‘H returns j»ot yet in *rftei .ah«r»W»ry grounds near Ma tron were sold on Monday, to a company who to use it for an annual indus trial «xlsibitHtn. i T‘he property brought $24,000. Another new route -to the ockwwv ,hae been opened by the completion of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad This will tend to relieve the pressure of Savannah freights to Macon, by C. R. R. Road. It remains to be seen I whether the enterprise will be a paying one or not. The people at least are the gainers by every new artery of corr rnerce that penetrates the interior. I Ig. Bard of the New Era affects to ignore the strictures of the Appeal, and is fearful that any comment may adetr- Us* us. This is grandiloquent talk for a Swiss Journal, which draws its aliment and life blood from government teats. Cut off these lacteal sources, and the •ong of the Bard would be transformed at once into the dismal croukings of de spair. Even Gov. Bullock must be asham ed of his hungry protege , whose clamor ous bark could so easily be silenced with a bone from his mas era table. Look sharp Mr. New Era, a change of dynasty might leave no ,4 open rem’’ to you for escape. Reconciled —lt affords us unmin gled satisfaction to relate, that the seri ous differences between the propriet *r» if the Atlanta Intelligencer and Constit- • tion, have been amicably adjusted. Instead of pitching into each other hammer and tongs, and spilling blood to avenge their imaginary wrongs, a calm interview, served to reveal the existence of misapprehensions on both •ides, which resulted In mutual explan i • tions and the restoration of harmony. We know of no one who will not re juice at this auspicious event, save that lehmaelitish press, the New Era, who, from his infamous radical isolation, gloats over every thing that will-dis turb and divide the true sons of the South. The peace he prates about, is that which the wolf gives to the lamb, or a usurping Congress to an innocent and unresisting people. South Georgia Conference— tered by the press of business engage n eats and the difficulty of procuring seats, we were able to be present but a short time during each days proceed ings, and forbear therefore to attempt any detailed account of the action of this important church judicatory. Be sides, regular reporters of religious pa pers were in attendance who will doubt less spread before the public in full, the minutes of the entire session. We listened to some spicy debates however, which showed that albeit the grace of God was sufficient to "restrain the wrath of man,” and good feeling prevailed, still even Methodist ministers arc mortal, and the pleasant anecdote curt rejoinder, and that bye play ui words, common to all deliberative bod ies, were also in vogue here. Even the saintly Bishop occasionally pointed a decision, with some humorous allusion, which brought down the bouse, and served to preserve from stagnation the current of the usual business rou tine. It is a remarkable fact that for sever al years past, not a solitary death has occurred among the members of the Conference. When it is considered that these men of God are exposed to constant hardships and privations by "flood and field,” this exemption from “ mortality is the more wonderful. Good men would rightly call it the goodness and providence of God. The following were the delegates elected to the General Conference : Miniate s. Rev. I.ovic Pierce D. D., Rev. James E. Evans D. D., Roy, E. H. Myers 1). D., Rev. Jas. S. Key D. D.,and Rev. Samuel Anthony. Laymen Gen. A. if. Colquitt, Judge James Jack SWft, Dr. W. J. Green, Col. J. J. Jones, and R. W. Lovet. This representation will reflect honor upon Georgia. The sessions of Conference closed on Tuesday evening. The next meeting will be held at Fort valley. Another Labor Convention Lie Scotched —ln the presentments of the grand jury of Baker county, made to the Superior Court last week, we find the following paragraph : "Having seen in the papers that one Bill Price, represented in Macon, at a late convention of colored, that the Courts of our county refused to prose cute for crimes committed against persons of color in this county, ami feel ing that upon our oaths, we were requ,- ©d to dilligeutly enquire into all viola scions of the law, we called the said Bill Price before us, aud asked him tu point out such persons who were gu Ity of unlawful acts of violence toward any of the colored people, with the view that they might be prosecuted, if proper evi deuce could be obtained Said Bill Price, fiowevar, failed to designate to this jury who these guilty parties were, but said that he made his statements merely up on rumors, and could produce uo.relia ble evidence to sustain such churoes.— We therefore pronounce “the represen tation of said Bill Price, at Mai <m>, as false and a s ! auder upon the county. Thiß graud jury hereby proclaims wil linguess ami readiness, at all times to prosecute violators of the law, whether V e parties injured thereby are colored »r whit, if <ufcient of j. pr.Hlu.ed 10ti,.,,, t„ „ iKI „ bil| OT special Presentment.” The President’s Message- We give copious extracts from this documi nt, covering all.fche recommen dations and important 'points discussed by the Executive. True to the leading strings of the ultra radicals, it wifi be -seen Gen. Grant lias thrown himself bodily into the ai ms of that faction, and recommends the reseating <4 the -negiosw -in the Legislature, end the expulsion of those democrats who e-.sanot take the oath re quired by the lltb amendment. TLis is what we have aW along antici pated, *r*d effectually cuts the gordian knot of iiegm eligibility. As the constitution, as interpreted by the courts, invests the African with the right of office, all we cao urge in the premises, is acquiescence to that which may not at present be resisted or pre vented. But so Tar as the adoption of the 15th amendment is concerned, for the honor of Georgia and dignity and self respect as a people let us spurn the proposal with contempt. Who is ev<-r called upon to be his own executioner? What the ciuel tyranny of our ene mies inflicts, we may be called upon from dire necessity to endure, But in the name of the glorious past, and by the bones of car revolutionary sires we would conjure our people to have no hand in the forging of their own chains, s.nd the humiliations sought to be visited upon them. The President urges the resumption of sp< cie payments st the earliest prac ticable day. The reduction of taxes, and the revenue from imports, to the ex tent of 60 or 80. millions per annum— non interference in Cuban affairs—ap proves of tiie rejection by the senate ol the treaty with England for the settle ment of American cluims.—recommends t ho Darien Canal—the regulation of the right of citiXi nship abroad—condemns tiie Coolie system and inierdicts their transportation, and favors the abolition of the franking privilege. These are some of the salient features of the me > gige. We have no time at present for fur ther comment A Monster of the Dxep.—Those who “go down to the sea in shiiis” are usually fatn uis for their "fish stories,” hut it has fallen to the lot of some color ed fishermeu of this city, not only to see, tint to capture one of the huge inhabi tants of the world of water, aud set ure their tropliy upon terraJinm. The mon ster was seen near VVappoo Cut, in shallow water, and was pursued by the fishermen, who struck him with their oars. Flustered apparently at finding himself in close quartets, h* beat wildly in every direction to the great alarm of his assailants, until a lucky flounder landed him in the marsh. He was at once atiai-ked more vigorously, and a tierce engagement ensued, in which he had almost worked his way off the marsh, but was driven back and dispatched by thrusting an oar into bis blow hole on the top of Ins head, and by repeated blows on the side of the head with an axe. After the captive had ceased his dying struggles, he was attached to the boat and towed to Cli solm’s mill, where with some difficulty the carcass was ele vated to the wharf, n large truck was secured, and after wrapping the enor mous fish in canvas, it was transported to the Militaiy Hull, escorted by a mix ed crowd of gaping wonder-seekers. It was oil exhibition on Saturday in the yard of the Military Hall, and was visi ted by a great number of persons. it is about eighteen feet in length and four in diameter, at the widest part of the body, with a blunt, equate shaped head, having the mouth considerably re* cessed, and furnished with a range of short, conical teeth some distance from each other. The eye is small and dull, with a backward look, and it has the blow hole and fins characteristic of the whale family. The general impression seemed to be that the monster was a genuine black whale,* though not full grown. Professor Holmes, however, pronounced it to be the grampus, of which there are several species, Uie lar gest attaining a length of twenty five feet. The name grampus is supposed to be a corruption of the French grand poisson. (Specimens have occasionally been caught off’our coast, but this, we believe, is the first instance of one of these monsters having been kuown to visit our harbor. The carcass will re main on exhibition for some hours this morning, after which it will be cut up and tried for oil. A yield of from one r.o two barrels is confidently expected, and, if realized, will be the first case, as far as we know, of (Juffce "slrkiug ile ” —Charleston News, 29M. Cowardly Attempt to Musdrr in this Dark. —The Atlanta Constitution of Friday related the following disgraceful occurrence ;.- We regret to announce that Dr. C. L. Reawioe, of the firm of Redwine & Fox, was seriously if not mortally woun ded last evening. The circumstances were substantially as follows: At seven o’clock, Dr. Redwine and Captain How ell left the drug store to go to the Con stitution office to meet a party of friends who were to have supper together Norther had a thought of any harm, and were walking together, talking ; they crossed over from the drug store to wards the coiner of Phillips & Crew, and passed the corner about ten steps— Dr. Red win on the right and Captain Howell on the lett. When about that distance from the coiner, they heard someone behind them say, lookout, look out ! and immediately both turned ; just as they did, a shot was fired -from the corner, about ten feet from them The shot was fired by Harrisson Westmoreland, from a double barrel shot gun Dr R, did not fall, but turn ed and walked to his store. Capt. H. walked up to Westmorela .and, and oth ers ruseed up and arrested him. West morel and remarked that ‘no man should treat him in that way.” We are in formed that lie was driven out of Red wine & Fox’s drug store yesterday by Dr R., on account of his being drunk and disorderly, and he took ibis occa sion to avenge himself. A more outra geous attempt at murder we neve, heard of. The doctors have hopes that Dr. R. will recover, but say he is dan gerously wounded. The gun was loaded with twelve,bUuk#hT>t. Two took effect in the right side, in the region of the liver. The other barrel was loaded in the same way. Dr. Westmoreland is £3T Miss susan Oiep. eu.s, a daught er ot Aimu it. Stephens, committed suicide by ah >ot:ng herself witil a pis tol, last week. No reliable information as to the cense. — Dahlonega Signal. Presidents Message. 15» the Senate and House of Representatives : Emerging from * rebdlfion of gigantic magnitude, aided it %as by the -Sym pathies and ftsmslttnce eff nations with Which w i were at peace, eleven States of the Uuioff were four years ago left without -legal Stale governments. „ ■_* f A national debt had l»een contracted p A men can commerce was almost driven from the seas ; the industry of one-ball the comatiy bad been taken from the control Wf capitalists and placed where all labor rightfully belongs, in the keep ing of the laborer. The work of resto ring State Governments loyal to the Union, of protecting and fostering free labor and providing the means for pay ing the interest on the public debt, has' received ample attention from Congress. Although your efforts have not met with success in all particulars that might have betn desired, yet, on the whole, they have been more successful than could have been reasonably anticipated. •Seven (States which passed ordinances of secession, have been fully restored to (heir places in the- Union. Thd eighth (Georgia) held an election at which she ratified her Constitution, republican in form, elected a governor, members of Congress, a State legislative and other uffici is required. The Governor was installed, the Leg islature met and performed all acts them required of them by the reconstruc tion acts of Congress. Subsequently, however, in viol tion of the oon»titutioo which they had just ratified, as since decided by the Supreme Court of the State, they unseated colored members of the Legislature and admitted to their seats some members who are disquali fied by the third clause of the fourteenth amendment—an article which they, themselves, had contributed-to ratify.— Under the e circumstances, I woud sub mit to you whether it would net be wise without delay, to enact a law authoriz ing the Governor of Georgia to convene Uie members originally elected to the Legislature, requiring each to take the oath prescribed by the leconstruction acts, and uone to be admitted who are ineligible under that clause of the amend ment. The freedmen, under the protection which they have received, are making rapid progress in learning, and no com plaints are beard of lack of industry on their part, where they receive fair re muneration for their labor. ****** Among the evils growing out of the rebellion and not referred to, is that of an irredeemable currency. It is an evil which l hope will receive your most earnest attention. It is a duty—oue ot the highest duties—of the government to secure to citizens a medium of ex change of fixed and unvarying value. This implies a return to a specie basis, .and no substitute lor it can be devised. It should be commenced now and reach ed at the earliest practicable moment ’consistent with a fair regard to the in terests of the debtor class. Immediate resumption, if practicable, would not be desirable. It would compel the debtor class to pay beyond their contracts, the premium on gold at the date of their purchase, and would bring bankruptcy and ruin to thousands. Fluctuation, however, in the paper value of the meas ure of all values, gold ; is detrimental to the interests of trade. It makes the man of business an involuntary gambler, fur in all sales where future payment is to be made both parties speculate as to what will be the value of the currency to be paid and received. I earnestly recommend to you, then such legislation as will insure a gradu al return to specie payments, and put an immediate stop to Mie fluctuation in value of currency I The methods to se cure the former of these results are as numerous as speculators on political economy. To seciire the latter I see but oue wav, and that is to authorize the treasury to redeem its own paper at at a fixed price, whenever presented, and to withhold from circulation alt cur rency so redeemed until sold again for gold. The vast resources of the nation, both developed and undeveloped, ought to make our credit the best on earth.— With u less burden of taxation than cit izens haVe endured for “six years past, the entire public debt could be paid in ten years, but it is not desirable that the people should be taxed to pay it in that time. ****** 1 feel safe in saying that taxes and revenue from imports may be reduced safely from sixty to eighty millions per annum at onse and may be still further reduced from year to year, as the re sources of the country develope. The repoit of'the Secretary of the Treasury shows the receipts of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, to be $370,943,747; expenditures including interests, bounties ect„ to be $321,490, 597 ; estimates for the ensuing year are more iavorable to the government and will no doubt show a much larger de crease of the publ'i# debt. The receipts in the Treasury beyond expenditures have exceeded the amount necessary to p'ace to thecredit of the sinking fund as provided by law ; to lock up the sur plus in the Treasury and withhold it from circulation, would lead to such a contraction of currency as to cripple trade and seriously affect the prosperity of the country. *.** * • • As the United States is freest of all nations, so, too, its people sympathise with all people struggling for liberty and self-government. But while so sympathizing, it is due to our honor that we should abstain from enforcing our views upon unwilling nations, and from taking an interested part, with invita tion, in quarrels between different na tions, or between governments and their subjects- Our course should always be in conformity with strict justice and law. In international and local affairs, such has been the jvolicy of the administra tion with these questions. For more than a year a valuable province of Spain, and a near neighbor of onrs, in whom all our people can not hut feel a deep interest, has been struggling for iiidepeiidenqe and freedom. The peo ple and government of the United States entertain the same warm feelings and sympathies for the people of Cuba, in their pending struggle, that they manifest throughout the previous strug gles between Spain and hei»former col onies in behalf of the latter;' but the contest has at no time assumed condi tions which amount to war, in the sense of international law, or which would show the evidences >f a de facto political organization of insurgents sufficient to justify a recognition of belligerency.— The principle is maintained, h .wever, that this nation is its own judge when to accord rights of Iwlligereiiey either to a people struggling to free them selves from a government they believe to be oppressive, or to indepeudeut na fous at war with each other. The Uuited States have no disposition to in ter^ 1 * 1 with the existing relations of ftpaiu to her colonial possessions ou this continent. They believe that in due time Spain and other European powers will find their interest in terminating those rela t ons and establishing their preseut do fancies as independent Those dependencies are no longer regarded as subject’to transfer from one European power to another. When the present relation of colonies ceases, they- are to become independent powers, exercising the right of choice and of seW-ooDtrul i.i the determination, of their future condi tion and relations with other powers. The United States, in order to pqt a stop to bloodshed in Cuba and for the interest of the-neighboring people, pro posed good offices to bring the existing condition to a termination ; but the offer not being accepted by Spain, on the‘ba sis on which we believed it could be re ceived by Cuba, it was withdrawn. It is hoped that the good offices of 'the United States may y** prove advanta geous for the settlement of this unhap py strife. Meanwhile, a number, of illegal expeditions against Cuba have been bioken up. It has been the en deavor of the Administration tojexecute the neutrality laws, no matter haw un pleasant the taste, made so by the suf fering we have endured from-lack of like good fui.h towards us by other na tions. * • * * * * Towards the close of the'last admin istration a convention was held in Lon don for the settlement of outstanding claim* la-tween Great Riitajn and lhe Uuited States, which failed to receive the advice and consent of the, Senate The time and circumstances . attending the negotiation of that treaty were un favorable to acceptance by tjhe people of the United States, and its provisions were wholly inadequate for the settle ment of grave wrongs’ susfstiflrti -by this government. Injuries resulting to the Uuited States by Jenson ol tty; , onursu adopted by Great Britain during the war, increased the rates of insurance, diminution of transports ani exports and other- obstructions to the domestic industry and progress; in its effect ou the foreign commerce of the country; in the decrease and transfer to Great Britain of our commercial marine; in the progress of the war and the in crease of its cost, both in treasure and the denying of its suppression, could not be adjusted and ■ .lisfiod, as ordina ry commercial claims which continually arise between commercial nations. And yet the Convention treated them simply as such ordiuary claims, from wuicti they differ more widely in tho gravity of their character than the magnitude of their amount. Great even as is that difference, not a word was found in Un treaty and pot an inference cuuld'be drawn from it, to remove the sense ot uuiriendliness of the course ol Great Britain, jo our struggle for existence, which had so deeply aud universally im press and itself upou the people ot this country, that a convention thus miscon ceived iu its scope, and inadequate in its provisions, would not have produced the hearty, cordial settlement ot tho pending questions, which alone is con sistent with the relalious which I desire to have firmly established between the United States and Great Britain. I re garded the action ot the Senate in re jecting the treaty to have been wisely taken in the interest of peace, and as ar necessary step in the direction of a proper and cordial friendship between two countries. A sensitive people, conscious of their power, are more at ease under a great wrong, wholly unatoned, than under the restraint of a settlement which sat isfies neither their ideas of justice ,:or their.grave sense of the grievance they have suspended. The rejection of the treaty was followed by a state of public feeling on both sides which I thought not favorable to an attempt at renewed negotiations I accordingly fO instruct tbe Minister of the'United States 1 o Great Biitain, and found that iny views in this regard were shared by Her jjaj estv’s Minister. I that the time may soon arrive when the two governments can ap proach the solution of this momentous question with an appreciation of what is due to the rights, dignity and honor of each, and with the determination nor only to remove the cifhses of Compfuint iu the past, but to lay the foundation of a broad principle of public law, which will preveut future differences and tend to a firm and continued peace and friendship. This is now tho only grave question which the United States has with any foreign nation. ****** Our neighbors south of us, and Chi na and Japan, should receive our spe cial attention. It is to be the endeav or of tbe administration to cultivate such relations withal! these nations as to en title us to their confi tence, and make it their interest as well as ours to es tablish better commercial relations through the agency of a tn ire enlight ened policy, than that heretofore pursued towards Chi a. Largely due to the sagacity and efforts of orie of onr own distinguished ciiiz n<, the world is about to commence largely increased relations with that populous and with that exclu sive nation. As the United States have been the initiators of this new policy, so they should bo most earnest in showing t»n,ir good tailh in makiug it a success in this connection. _ 1 advise such legislation as will forev er preclude the enslavement of ihe Chin ese upon our soil under the name of Coolies, and also prevent American ves sels from engaging in the transportation of Coolies to any country tolerating the system. I also recommend that the mission to China be raised to one of the first class. Oii my assuming the responsible du ties of CfiHsf Magistrate of the United States it was with the conviction that three things were essential to its peace, prosperity and fullest development. Ist. Along with these is strict integrity in fulfilling all our oldigatioos 2i. To secure protection to the person and property of the citizen of the United ■States in each and every portion of our common country wherever he may choose to move, witheut reference to original nationality, religion, color or politics, demanding of him ouly obedi ence to the laws and proper respect for the rights of others. 3d. Union of all the States with equal r'glits indestructible by any constitu tional means. To secure the first of these, Congress has taken two essential steps. Ist. In declaring, byjiiut leso lution, that the public debt shall be paid, principal and interest, in coin ; and 2d, by providing the means lor paying. Providing the means, howev er could not succeed, the object duaued about a proper aOininistVation of the laws lor the collect .on of the revenue and an economical disbursement of theni. To this subj-ct the administra tion has most earnestly addressed itself, with results 1 hope satisfactory to the country. There has been no hesitation in changing officials in order to secure an efficient execution of the laws, some times too, where, in mere party view, undesirable pobticaj results wi-re likely to follow ; nor any hesitation .in susiaiu irig efficient officers against r -monstran ces wholly political. it-may be well to mention here the embarrassment p >ssi bie to arise from leaving on the statute books tiie so-colled tenure of-offije acts, and >to earnestly recommend their totd rqpsfth It could not have beta 4be -in terition of tbe farmers of the Constit tion, when providing that appoiatine it made *by the President should iiteceibl the ermsent of the Senate, that tho lat ter should have the power to retain ijj office persons placed there by Fpderal appointments against the-will of the President. The law is inoonsfiftent with a faithful and efficient administration of the government. What faith can an Executive put in officials forced upon him, and those, too, whom he as sus pended fyr sufficient reason? Ilow will such officials be likely to serve an administration which they know does not trust them ? • * * * * * The Society of Friends is w*U known its having succeeded iu living in peace With the Indians iu tho early settle ment of Pennsylvania, white neighbors of other sects in other sec tions were continually embroiled. They are hlso known for their opposition to all strife, violence and War, and are gen erally noted for their striot integrity and fair dealings These considera tions induced me to give the manage ment of a few reservations of Indians to them, and to throw the burden of. the selection of agents uptn the Society it self. The result has proved most satis factory. It will be found more fully set forth in the report ol the Commis sioner of Indian Affairs. **-* • * * The report of the Postmaster Gene ral furnishes a clear and comprehensive exhilnCof* the hperati of the postal service, and of the financfeTcondition of. the"P'ostnffice department. The ordina ry postal revenues, for tbe y*-uf ending tire 3DUj «*f.J<une, 1869, amoiited to $16,444,510, and tbe expenditure* to $23,698,131. Your attention is respectfully culled to the recommendation made by the Postmaster General, for authority to change the rat« of compensation to the rnaiii trunk railroad lines, for their xer vices, in carrying the mail; for -having post route maps executed ; for reorgan izing end increasing the efficiency of the special agency service ; .for tKe in crease of the mail service on the Pacif ic ; and for establishing mail service un der l-hc flag of the Union on the Atlan tic; and most especially do I call your attention to bis recommendation for the total abolition of the franking privi ege. This is an abuse from which no one re ceives a commensurate advantage* It reduces the receipts for portal service from 25 to 30 per cent, and largely in creases the serv ce to be peiformed.. • ••**• There are many subjects n >t alluded to in tliis message, which might, with propriety, bo introduced ; but 1 abstain believing that your patriotism aud states manship will suggest the topics and the legislation most conductive to the inter ests of the whole people. On my part, I promise a rigid adherence to the laws, and their strict enforcement. U. 8. Grant, Washington, December 6th, 1869. Mormomism in Georgia —The Macon Telegraph and Messenger has been in formed by a fri end who has had an op portunity recently to inquiro into and ascertain the facts, that about one hun dred Georgians, principally from the Northern part of the State, have be<?n converted to Mormanisrn, and removed to the land of promise since lust spring Four Mormon prophets have visited the State and have been operating a good deal in Floyx), Henry and Fayette coun ties. They have appealed to the people principally on tho ground that Utah and its institutions offer them a political and social Tupi se which the machina tions of the negro equality party will never permit them to enjoy in the South ern States. Futbermore, there are al ready two large cotton mills inUtah, and the Mormons are anxious to in crease the number; but in order to do it they must increase their home pro dace of tho raw material j They have already cotton plantations m the South eastern corner of the territory, east of the mountains, and require a greater number <>f experienced cotton eultiva tors, an 1 this necessity has in.iiniy di rected their attention to Georgia and the Southern States. George Peabody’s Funeral. Mr. Peabody’s remains will arrive at Portsmouth, early on Friday morning, the 29ih hist., where they will be re ceived wit:i due funeral honors, and lie forwarded to the dockyard direct, w hence they w ll be take i on board the Monarch, seven guns, anhorclad, tmr t ship, Captain John E. (Jo u nerell, C B , V. <J, do» uioo’el alongside tho north easterh jetty of that establishment.' The stern cabin of the monarch will meanwhile have been properly prepared f r the reception of the coffin The cabin is of an eliptieal form, twenty four feet wide at its greatest width, twenty one feet long and about eight fee l high. Tiie stern post through which the heavy seven inch six and a half Lou gun w’ould be used for firing, will be stopped up the gun itself, which ordinarily stands half in and half out of tho cabin, will be moved more amidships, and the bulk head through which us muzzle projects will be closed in. The cabin, It is tin derstuod, will be fitted by .the dock- ; yitrd workmen. The body, on its arrival at tho Land po t railway station, will be saluted with minute guns from the garrison and from the slope in harbor, the firing of which will be continued during the progress of the cortege to the dock yard. The procession will include the de ceased’s private friends, the Minister, the'Oimsulato and the Vice Consulates of the U h ited States from many ports ; the naval and military port and district commanders in chief and other officers of the army and navy ; tiie principal officers of the several royal establish ments m the neighborhood, and the cor porate body of the borough of Ports mouth. The Monarch huvmg received the remains will, on the afternoon of the 26ch, steam slowly nut to Spithead, under salutes of minute guns, and wilt there anchor for the night, leaving on trie following morning for Boston, Uni ted States. It is. expected that at least four ships of the American navy will have arrived at pithead before the diy on which the Monarch will weigh anchor ; and of thqso the America, Ticouderoga und , tjie Sabine are spoKen of as being cer tain <o be among the convoy. Curren cy is given to a tvpo-t also that a French ma r of-war or two will accotn pany the Monarch ; and it is believed that a number of yachts will assemble at tile anchorage and proceed with the Hot hi a to a c rtain distance.— Cork Con stitution, Nov. 19 Divorce by Wholesale. —Three hun dred and twenty-one applications for di vorce came before the (Jourt o! Com moil Pleas for Middlesex county, Mass., this winter. The fair inference is that, in the opinion of the parties themselves, Massachusetts wives and husbands are not worth uitvuvg. % Outbageous,-—The Lexington (Va^ Gazettee says : The Methodists of Cak lierstown and thoir friends built a eui>- stasrtia} brick church, and for year*? haie worshiped™ it. Under the rul ings ot G«A|r#l Ounby their «Wrrcbi|gs handed ovey for half the lime to wn« vagrant f«Uow tint pretends to be a missionary Ir. this benighted Sand. To drive the ownets from their property' and to pat a stranger in possession is downright robbery. To turn worship pere from tire temple of their God, built by their hands and consecrated by their prayers, is a hideous sacrilege. .To commit these crimes in the name of jus- Lea and religion, is an abomination be foie God and mao. Tribute of Respect Washimjto.v Lodok. No. 19, F. & A. M.. ) December 3, 1869. f Whereas, Tiie’’Suprerae Architect of the Uni verse, has, ia His d.vuie wisdom, taken from our midst, our lute Bro.her, JE-SSEE B. KEY. To this dispensation of PrqyiJeuce we desire to bow with much submission, and white mooraiog bis loss as well to this Lodge, as to his family and the community, our tenets wring from us the ex pression, •‘the Land swill be done, blessed be His name.” Our lute Brother was horn in Bedford County. Virginia, and in curly die settled iu Cuthbert, as a merchant, in which occapatiwi he, by » ( coursenf strict intigrity, accumniated a h*«d some fortune for bis family. No act of fulseboon tfr injustice has ever been laid to bis charge but in all things he appeared to *• Love his neighbor as himself.'’ His life as a m rchunt in Cuthbert covers the period of near thirty years, but he ij gone to his final accotn', a'n l w; Lave him.in the h aids ot a just God. Be it therefore Resolved. That in the death of otic late Brother Jesses li. Ket, the Lodge has lost a worthy and consistent Brother, bis family,a kind aud af fection >te husband aud parent, and society a worthy member. Resolved, That we deplore bis death, but bow to a decree of the Supreme Architect “ That it ts ippoiiited u.tlo in in o *Ce to die, ” and vvlii c it is hard for us to know that the fraternal bonds, so long existing between our deceased brother and this Lodge, are forever,-severed we hope to be united to him iu aaot er aud better world. Resolved. That wy deeply sympathize with the bereaved family of our lute Brother, and offer them the consolation of hope, that wlmt has been their loss, in the Provideuce of God, will be ottr late Brother’s et runl gain. Rtjo'oed, That the name of our deceased Brotl J er be inscribed upon a blank page of the. min ute* of this Lodge, and tlr.it the secretary fur nish the bereaved family with a copy of this preamble, aud these resolutions. Also that the same be published iu the Cim’hbeiit Aitkal. Edward McDoxat.d. ) Micuaei. I. Atkins, {-Committee. Ephraim 11. I’i.att, ) A true extract from the minutes of Washing ton Lodge, No. 19. M. C. Pahkmmos, * Secretary. New Advertisements. Select School. THU UNDERSt NED will open a SELECT SCHOOL fur Boys, in this City, about the Ist MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1870. Having taught nearly four years, and giv n gen ral satisfaction, he feels encour ged to hop*,' that, by strict and energetic attention to business, he may be successful here also, lie respectfully asks a fair and generous trial. J. A. EDWARDS. RitrsREXCKs. - Col. H. H. Jones, Rev. B. J. Bald win. Rev. J. R. Owen, Dr. A. L Hamilton, Cu'h bert Col. John F McL-od. Col. Bozeman, Hawk iniv.lle. Must*. I). U Houser, J. O. Staley, lohn H. Kmg. Dr K. W. Jo >es. Fort Valiev. D. B Frederick, M. McCaskill, E-q-t., Ma.-shalville. dec&t f Powell’s Halt ! JOHN TEMPLETON-, Director. OUTHBEIRT, SATURDAY. Die 11th, lf»G9 Appe ranee of Teuioteton’s r "’‘ O l 3 33 H ETA AND SENSATION COMPANY, Wiih the Great Snn'liem Families. ALICE V > NE, Star of the South; CLARA WILDMaN, Sensa lion Vocalist; MARY TEMPLKTOV. ere,test .Iu venile Talent in the W’ .rll ; ISABEL VANE, Pro teau Artist: Mbs sO'ilER-8, Comedian. The-c beautilul and aoeompfiabe I young tadies, so well known a- being positively unexcelled »e Vocalis'a. C iminediaiigf*and in the higlier walks ot dramatic art, will o eu Saturday Night only, with WILDMAN, CHARACTER. ARTIST. HORTON, WILSON and TEMPLEION COM MEDI AN. etc fe'-p-H ADMI NISTiiATOH’S SALE. BV virtue of an order, grafted at the December Term i.f the court, of Ordinary of Randolph c u itv, will bes ,ld before the court bou-e do >r in the city of CiMii’wrt, on the hist Tu--day in Febrnarv," i*7o, as the property of William M imor deceased, lot of land No. 17.). in the Huh District of Randolph countv, containing ac es more or less. Sold torihe benefit ot heirs and c editor*. Terms cash. W. B. DIX'ON. dectttd AdrinnisUator, ADMINISTRATORS SALE. BY virtue of an order, granted at the De ember term ot the Court of Ordinary, of Randolph county, will be sold at th# Court House in the city of Cu'hbert, on the Ist Tue day in Fe n-nary, IB7<>, as the property ol James Coleman, deceased, lot of lain ! No. 13, west halt of s .id lot said to contain acres, more or less, sold for the benefit ot the heirs and creditors. Terms cosh. tiecH'd O. J CDLEMAN, Admr. A D MIN IST LI ATI) R’S SAL E. BY virtue of an ord r. granted at the December Term of the Court of Ordinary of Ra; do!;>h count*', wilt be sold on the H st To-s-lav in Febr . a , v 137« at the Court House in the city of Cnth beri, HC -e* "f wild Lind, N«. 104, in the i> th lli-t'rict of M'lSCOgee conoiv. <ii., SS the properly of \V. W McMoil, deceased, fur the benefit ot beirg and creditors.. Terms cash. deeOtd SAM E McNEfL, Admr. NOTICE.— Mrs. Elizabeth S*rickl.md has applied for exemption of personalty. and setting apart and valuation of homestead, and I will lass upon the same at 10 o'clock A. M., on the 18th day ot De cember, 1869, at my office. dec9-2t M. GORMLEY, O dinary. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. * LL persons indebted to the es'aie of J. B. Rev, /V deceased, are required to come forward and set tie or make some salis'actory arrangements about the same. All having claims again-t said estate wilt present them for settle cent. ' JAS. A. ALLISON. dec9 Im Aden iso tor. In the District Court of the United States , For the Southern District of Georgia, fn the matter of 1 DELAWARE MORRIS, >■ In Bankruptcy. Bankrupt. ) No. 317 THE sad Bankrupt having petili ned 'he Court for a discharge Irom all his debts provable u*t der the Bankrupt Act ol Match 2nd, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 22d day of December, 1860, at 9 o’clock, A. M at Chambers ol said D strict 0. urt before Frank 8. Hesseltine, Esq . one of the R-gistcp-s of said Court in Bankruptcy at th: office of 11-wtd A Kiddoo in Cuthbert. Georgia, and show c use whv 'be prayer of the said petition »f the Bankrupt should not be graßhtJ. And lunhtr notice is given that the sec ond and third mec ing of Creditors, will Le held at the same time and place. Dated at Baranuah. Georgia, this 2d of Decem ber, 1869. dec9-it JAMES McrHFKSON.CIeik VALUABLE LANDS At Auction. | WILL be sold, before the Court House door is Cuthbert, on Saturday, the 18th uay of De cember, 1869,' Lot of Land No. 169, and one-half of Lot N . 163, lying sLf[ miles north of Cuthbert on the Lumpkin road. The Laud ig very good, well timbeie I and under good fence. About 125 acres moi e or loss open. B<>ld sos distribution. Titles perfect. Terms* cosh. W. N. rfOO.YF, H. L. BOONE, des2 At |P. 8. BAKBREY. HOUSE A.N D LOT At* - JC* laoffar for sale nay House and Lot, situated on < ©liege Street, sad ts one **l the roo t desirable l-'Cations ia tbe etty. The lai cin auts 4 acres, good welt ol water, and ail uece.-wary outbuildings. The h .use cmiaiac it rooms, ail well fiuisbod, and fireplace in each. _ Titles pviJeulaud undisputed. dees tt f. W. ANBLEY, THE ONE FBICE t ISII STORE! v . -V . «>*’4ad f v . f .- >' .'ir'Jt - We have now in store, a LARGE ant! SPLENDID STOCK o* GOOD all Fresh and New! - 8* Everything for Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s Wear Carpets, Crookey, Hardware, Saddles, etc. We have adopted the ONE PRICE CASH SYSTEM! • m Sell to */tll *llike! AND AT Extremely low prices! Come and examine ottr GOODS and PRICES for yourselves. We will take pleasure in showing vou our Goods.. <• . ° SCOTT & SMITH. 1 Fresh and Complete Stock of FALL & WINTER GOODS! rTAKR TICS METHOD OF ANNOUNCING TO MY OLD FHI ENDS nn.l Hie public generally, tbut I have just opened a LARGE and COM PLETE STOCK of FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS, Bsalpuia Clothing, Boots, Sho93, Etc, Eto., Wiiich I tjffer to the public -'it ns LOW FIGURES as can be bought in the mar' kvt Mv Dry Goods are all FRE&H and auction, North, but from FIRST-CLASS HOU-SES, who do not deal in second hand or damaged goods, 1 bought for CASH, got CASH ARTICLES, and whan Goods are compared will show they afe as good as the best and as cheap. I also have a general assortment of Heavy and Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Hollow and Willow Ware, Etc., Which can he had on reasonable terms. Connected wilh my establishment is that accommodating and popular snlea uihn, JNO. L. B!P)VV r ,V, who is ever ready to show my Stock, and will spare uo pains to give satisfaction to all who may favor me with a call gigy. Those indebted to me, I trusr, will respond promptly, and eotno tippeo pared to bnlnnce old noeoniits. I have waited patiently until ymi gathered your Cotton, and now I hope yon will not put me to any farlher inconvenience by withholdntg toe same. Your promptness in tin* matter will but enable me to seii to you on more favorable terms in the future. octi4 3m ISAAC EASLEY. Reopening of CUTHBERT’S ONLY BARGAIN STORE 1 - Having just returned from the north with an im mense aud WELL SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS f £ Consisting of Dry Goods, Boots, Slues, and Bents Famishing Goods, CLOTHING, White and Woolen Goods, LADIE’S AND GENT’S SHAWLS. C3r roceries. And many other Articles too numerous to mention. JV. li.—Having attended the Latest Auction Sales in New Ycr’t r.r.d Phila delphia, I ciin assure my customers, and the public in general, that i am enabled to sell the above Goods, at V . 1 LOWER PRICES than any House in S. W. Georgia F All t ask is an inspection of »y IMMENSE STOCK. Come and see tor yodrseives, aud you will be convinced ot the fact. a®-Special inducements offered to Country Merchants and Planters wishing to boy at wholesale. [ocl4 3m] M- H- PULASKI* i . -t