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Macon, Ga., April 19, 1867. Editors Daily Telegraph : Presuming that the education of the 'colored population of Georgia is a sub l iect of general interest to your readers, respectfully submit to your considi eration the following items taken from my report for the month of March ; No. of schools sustained by freedmen, . . i 61 No. of schools sustained by the Bureau, . . . 13 No. of schools sustained by . Northern Societies, . . 82 Total number of schools, . 146 White teachers, . . 109 Colored teachers, . . 45 Total number of teahers,. 154 Total number of pupils . . 10.263 Average attendance, . . 7,431 Pupils in alphabet, . . 2,111 In reading, . . . 8,152 In sreography, .... 1,422 In arithmetic, .... 2,085 In writing, 2,330 In grammar, . . 117 “ There are schools in forty-six coum ties —there being from ono to seven teen schools in each of that number of counties. The total cost of sustaining the schools during the month was $6,650. Os that amount the freedmen paid $2,- 000, the Bureau $3lO, and Northern Societies $3,840. In the eighty-two (82) schools sus. tained by the North, tlnrc arc 7,742 pupils —almost four-fifths of the whole number enrolled. . Os these, there are 1450 in the schools in Savannah, 1,000 in August j ta, 1350 io Atlanta, 1180 in Macon, and 650 in Columbus. In connection with the day schools —taught by the same teachers —there are 55 Sunday Schools, with an atten dance of 7,159 pupils. The above figures show an increase since February, of three schools, nine teachers and twelve hundred pupils.— My April report will show a much larger increase. There are, in addition to the schools reported by me, perhaps fifty others in the State, with attendance of twelve hundred pupils, making in all two hun dred schools ; and it is lair to presume that there are, in Georgia to-day, one hundred thousand colored persons who are, in one way and another, learning to read and write. So far as my knowledge extends, I have been able to observe’no abate, meet, in the desire for education which ■was so enthusiastically exhibited by the colored people “when freedom came ;’’ and, where they enjoy the advantages of competent they make quite as rapid and substantial progress as any pupils I have ever seen in schools ol similar grades. •I am, very resj ectfully, Your obedient servant, G L. Ebebhart, Superintendent of Education for Ga. Bureau R. F. A. L. A Great War Imminent—lmpor tant Decision by the Belgian Minister of War. Throughout Europe people are con vinced that ar great war is imminent. In the Belgian Sen.ite, a few days ago, the Minister of War obtained a vote to enable him to carry on active military operations, and in the course ot his speech laid before the House the following particulars of the pre parations goingon throughout Fmrope; France: 480,0U0 Chasscpot rifles are being actually manufactured, and will be ready by the Ist of March, 1868. Prussia : All tho gun factories are oc cupied in completing the armament of the arsenal ; 1,100,000 steel breech loading cannons have been ordered since the war. Austria : Transforma tion of 600,00 guns into the Wanzl system; 300,000 will be completed by the end of the year. Southern Germa ny, Bavaria, W urtemburg, Badin, and Hesse Darmstadt adopt the breech loading rifle. Important orders ft>r cannons are in course of execution.— England: 150,000 Enfield rifles, al ready altered to the Snider system ; 350,000 moro will be ready by the end of the year ; 426 rifled guns of va rious calibres, will also be finished by December next. Russia: 600,000 rifles arc being changed according to the Carle system (modified needle gun); 300,000 will be ready by the commencement of next year. 900 breech-loading guns are being com pleted for the field batteries. Dcn maik: The Chambers have voted sev eral million for the substitution of breech-loading rifles in place of the present arm. Holland : Transforma tion of rifles to tlie Snider system.— Switzerland : 40,000 rifles altered into the Ampler Milbank system, and 90,- 000 Winchesters ordes ; 200 breech loading cannon in course of manufac ture. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece: The breech-loading system prevails. — Spain and Greece have ordered can nons from the manufactory of M. Kruuip, of Essen, Prussia.’’ The Military Tower of France. — A French General maintains, in a pamphlet just printed in Paris, that France can place five seperate armies, of one hundred thousand men each, in the field; that her war power is of amazing proportions, and that it would require a Europeon coalition of ten powers furnishing one hundred tliou .sand men each to conquer her. Chicago Getting Right, —The May or's election in Chicago, on tho 16th, resulted in the rc-election of Rice, (Rep,) by 3,938 majority. Two years ago Mayor Rice was elected by a ma jority of 5,629. In November last, the Republican majority in the city was 6,867; thus showing a loss of nearly 3000 votes for the Republicans in the last five months. The Democrats also gained four Aldermen at th(j late eleo tion, jlodjjmt Enterprise (SEMI-WEEKLY,) L. C. BRYAN, st:: Editor. THOMASVILLE, GA.: FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1867. Military Head Quarters — Gen. Pope has removed his Head Quarters from Mantgomcry Ah. to Atlanta, Ga. RUMORED GOVERNOR. Yesterday, it was rumored all over town, and by this time is running wild in the country, that Gen. Pope had appointed Hon. James L. Seward, of Thomasville, Provisional Governor of Georgia. It is needless to say the ru mor was without foundation ; but for the information of enquirers, we will state that the communication of Gen. Pope, received by (Jol. Seward, and which doubtless gave rise to the ru mor, was an invitation for Col. Seward to visit him at h's Head Quarters, lor conference upon State matters. Such invitations have doubtless been ex tended to most of the leading politi cians of the State, and it is not strange that Col. Seward should be included. As for the appointment of Governor, be it known to all concerned, that the Hen Charles J. Jenkins is Govern nor of the State of Georgia, by the rightful and constitutional vote of her people, and that he is in perfect har mony with Gon. Pope, the latter’s General Order, Number One, and Gov. Jerikin’s Address to the People of Georgia, to the contrary notwithstandi ing. When Governor Jenkins wrote liis address to the people, he had not seen Gen. Pope’s order prohibiting all office incumbents from using their in. fiuence to prevent the people from ac. cepting the Government “Sherman terms,’’ and this fact gave rise to a correspondence between Gen. Pope and Gav‘ Jenkins, which resulted sat. isfactorily to both parties. Gov. Jen kins. therefore, will not be removed, and Col. Seward will not be appointed, unless something turns up not now foreseen. The President and his Cabit net are reported as having decided, that the Military Governors of the South have no authority to remove the Governors of States, but that they are to be regarded and tolerated as Provi sional until their terms expire, and a new election takes place, under the provisions of the Sherman bill. We do not think this decision of the President and Cabinet, even if ever made, which we doubt, will have any weight with the Military commanders in the South, in the event they should decide upon such removals; but when such places are to be filled the General commanding will seek out men who are laboring under no proscription im posed by the United States Congress. Our readers were informed a short j time rgo, that Col. Seward had ad j dressed a petition to Congress, pray. | ing to be relieved from tho legal disa i bilities of the Sherman bill, and that, j that petition, with another from Ex j Governor Brown, was laid over for fu ture action. Congress has now ad i journed and gone home. How than | could the Colonel so suddenly become I Provisional Governor of Georgia ? \ He is now only going to sae Gen. Pope, j by invitation, for the purpose of con ferring with him upon important State I matters —not that General Pope wishes the advice of our rebel politicians, for his advice is the She rman bill, but he desires to converse with distinguished gentlemen from all parts of the State, first, to learn from them the present disposition and resolution of tho muss es of the people, and second, to impress upon thoso gentlemen the necessity of his own views, his own resolution and firmness in executing the laws of Con gress, that they in turn may carry tticrn home, and spread them everywhere among tho people. , EARLY IRISH POTATOE3. Our friend R. G. Mitchell Esq., ex. nibited in town, this morning, the largest Irish Potatoes we have ever seen grown in this section so early in the scasen. ,Wo should say that a dozen of them of average size would fill a half peck measure. They arc of the red eye species, and were grown in the ordinary way, planted in ridges and covered with pine straw. --•* * SENATOR WILSON. The Radical Senator, Wilson, made a speech at Orange Court House, Vir ginia, on the 20th ilist., in which he said lie was opposed to a.black man's party, or a white man’s party ; lot all who favor bondage go toge'hcr, and all who favor Ireedoni and progress go together. His invitation, however, for all, even deluded rebels, to join the Republican party, is not. regarded in this section as a position devoutly to be wished for. In reply to Mnj J. H. Lee, who followed him in his speech Senator Wilson said co.Gscai tion might follow, if the ltecoustruc. tion Bill was not accepted. * SSrThomas County enjoys the ho nor of being tho only county in this seetion of Georgia, that has responded to the reconstruction letter of ex-Gov. Jos. E. Brown.— Bainbridge Argus. You are mistaken, brother Russell, it was not Thomas County, who re sponded to the reconstruction letter of Gov, Blown, but a small body of her citizens. When Thomas County as sembles iu her strength and intelli gence, she will take the right side. If yon will examine Decatur Couuty closely, you will find a similar body of | Brown men at your own door. CUT WORMS. A chap in this section says tho Cut Worms are so bad on his place, that the other day they cut down all the cabbage in his garden, and then cut down the fence and let the hogs in. [For tho Semi-Weekly Southern Enterprise ] |Vellula, April 13, 1867. Rev. Jesse 11. Campbell : Dear Sir : —I have read in the pa pers, your address “ To the People of Georgia,” ou the importance of edu cating the poor childretf, now made so numeroqp by reason of the results of the late war, I read it with great in terest and deep feeling for I had been, for some time past, thinking on the irapoi tance of the subject. Surely the people of Georgia, “ the land of our birth, the land we love the most,’’ will not be indifferent on a subject of such vast importance to their welfare Oar Legislature at its last session, took some action on the subject. I have not seen what was done, but doubt not that they did the best they coaid, under the embarrassed condi tion of the T easury. The plan which l suggest for the consideration of the people of the different counties, and for Thomas County particularly, can not, I suppose, interfere with the late action of the Legislature, as it con templates aiding by an increase of edu cational funds for the same purpose. I would suggest that the white popu lation of each County in the State, hold a meeting at the County site, to orga nize an “ Education Society ,” for the express purpose to raise funds to aid in educating the poor white children in the County. To* express my views more fully, I will present them in the form of a Constitution for such a so> eiety. Subject, of course, to such amendments as the people of the County in their wisdom might deem proper: CONSTITUTION. 1. This Society shall be called “The Thomas County Education Society,’’ and its objects shall be to raise funds by voluntary contributions to aid in educating the poor white children in Thomas County, and to encourage the Hack male population to organize a similar Society for the education of their children. 2. The membership of this Society shall consist of such male white per sons as may contribute annually not less than one dollar, and all such con tributors shall be entitled to vote in electing officers; but no one shall bn eligible to office who contributes less than five dollars. 3. flic officers of this Society shall be a Piesident, a Vice Picsident, a Secretary, a Treasurer and others, wlo shall bn fleeted annually and con stitute a Board of Directors, and live of the nine, (the President and Sec. rctaty being two of them,) shall con stitute a quorum in any of the stated or called meetings of the Board. 4. Tho annual election of officers shall be held on the first Wednesday in January, at tho Court House in Thomasvile, the Board of Directors superintending the election. 5 It is designed, and it is desirable, that this Society bo, by legislative enactment, incorporated, and thus be qualified to receive donations from such benevolent persons as may wish to invest funds in this praiseworthy institution : also to enable it to receive, if desired, that portion of funds sat apart by the State for this County. 6. The Treasurer shall give compe tent securities to the President of the Society or his successor in office, fir tjic faithful performance of the duties devolving on him. 7. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors, to require ot the Treasu rer to report quarterly to its body, and annually to the Treasurer of the State, showing the amount of fluids received and disbursed, and from whom, and in what way. 8. The Teachers in the various dis triet-s of the County, will he required to procure certificates of qualification as to learning and moral character ; the certificate to he printed and signed by the President, and the other mem bers of the Board. These certificates shall ho sufficient authority lor tho teachers to organize schools and in* struct tho poor children in any part of the County where they may.he desired, and to expect aid from the Board, which shall always have the right to determine the students’ claims to the benefit of the Education fund. 1). This Society, (being incorpora ted,) shall have the power to pass any By-Laws which may he needful for the more efficient accomplishment ot iis benevolent designs ; and to amend and alter this Constitution by a majo rity vote at its annual meetings. 10. It shall he the duty of the vari ous Teachers of Schools, te nominate to tho Bottl'd of Directors, at least three competent persons to attend their schools at examination days, and the persons so nominated, being ap proved by the Board, shall report to it tho result of thoir visits to said Schools. The above outlines of a Constitution for such a Society as l have suggested, seem to cover the ground to he occu pied in reference to tho education of tho poor children amongst us. But when a meeting of the citizens is had, it may ho improved upon, and so al. tered as to he more full and explicit. Th ts kind of arrangement will pro duce emulation among the black peo. pie. It may also fumi-h the State Legislature with some data in regard to the number of poor children, and tho amount needful for an efficient ex treiso of the duties of the Board, &o. It has often been said in my hearing, that all the money upproprbi' ted by the Legislature for tho educa tion of the poor, has been of no real benefit. This plan will afford the peo ple in each County an opportunity to see whether these things are so. I have not time for further remat ks. I am yours in every good work, Robert Fleming, Hdcj’rs, Third Military Dist, 1 Montgomery, Ala., April 4, ’6,7. j General Orders No. 4. I. All post commanders within the limits of this Military District are in. structcd to report as soon as practica ble, alter their occurrence, any fail ures of the civil tribunals or officers to render equal justice to the people, and any acts of such tribunals or au thorities in contravention of the Civil Rights Bill, or other acts of Congress applicable to the Southern States. Their attention is particularly called to acts of the local er State authorities or tribunals, whichdiscriminateaga'nst persons on account of ra'-e, color or political opinion ; and, whilst A in. te-fering with the functions ot the civil officers, tliey are directed to give pari tieular attention to tho manner in which such functions are discharged, so far as relut *s to the matters above specified. The post commanders are admonished, howevrr, to be. cautious and careful in their.statements, and to send with their rdports such evidence of the facts as shall justify action on the part of the General Commanding. 11. Reports on these subjects will be addressed to the Commander of the District in which the office so repor ting i.s stationed, and the District Commander will forward the report- to th< se headquarters, with his opinion and recommendation endorsed thereon. 111. It is made equally the duty ol tlu District Commander to give his owu personal at'pntion to the cases above referred to,! or any which may come under his own observation, and to report thereon without delay. IV. The attention of all offioers ser ving in this Military District is called to paragraph 3, of General Orders No. 1, from these headquarters. Any vio lation of that paragraph will bo forth with reported. By command rtf Maj -r-Gen. Pope J. F. CO NY NO 11 AM, Ist Lt. 24th U. Inf., A. A. A. G. Correspondence between General Pope and Gov. Jenkins. Augusta, April 21.—Grneral Pope asks Governor Jenkins if he had seen General Order No. 1, issued April 10, in reference to organizing the States under the military bill, before the !at> ter issued his address to the people of Georgia, advising non-action until the question was decided by tho Supreme Court. Governor Jenkins replies he had not; lie supposed that he was exercis ing such freedom in expression of opi nion relative to public matters as seems still to be accorded citizens of the rei public, and did not imagine it was abridged by accident of the speaker or writer holding office. Tho Gover nor hopes this will not involve either conflict or controversy between them in the execution of their respective trusts, as he thinks it heed-not. Eve rything of this character ho wishes to avoid. The General says Governor Jenkins’ explanation is satisfactory, so far as the past is concerned ; but being sent to exeeuto tho laws of Congress, he will carry out the provisions of tho Military bill, which recognizor exist ing State governments as merely pro. visional. The object in allowing theso continued is for tho administration of State laws during the progress of re construction. Had Congress contem. plated any opp'sition trom tho civil authorities, it would have legislated tne present Statu governments out of existence. General I’opo states that tho civil machinery of a State will not be per mitted to frustrate the execution of the laws Civil officers are requested not to use their influence to prevci.t the people from submitting to and car rying out the laws of Congress. After discussing the matter fully, General Pope says ho will be compell. oil to remove nil officers who, while in office, use their influencu to prevent (ho execution of the laws; but he hopes that harmonious relations may continue between the military and civil authorities. —Savannah Herald , Prom New York. New York, April 24. —Arrived to day, lleela, from Liverpool; Columbia, from Havana A private letter has been received confirmatory of the capture of Puebla. It says the Liberals killed all the offi cers from Lieutenants up. Henry Ward Beecher is defeated in Brooklyn. But. drie ltepublionn was elected from New York City. Scarce ly a third of the people voted. From Mexico. Now Orleans, April 22. - The steam er Tahouio, arrived at Galveston from Tampico 17th, brings positive confir mation of the eapturb of Puebla. Re port says the revenue at the Custom House at Tampico was being gobbled "P , It is represented that Ortega is in great favor with the citizens, and they would pronounce for him if there was the remotest chance for success. Letters from the Liberal camp at Quarctam, say that Gen. Dias shot six general officers and sixty-one ot lesser grade captured at Puebla, it is idleged, as a retaliation for the October decree. Prom Europe. Paris, April 22.—1 t is stated on verv good authority that Napoleon is endeavoring to purchase Arms in the United States. The chances apparent, lv favor war on the Luxemburg ques tion. It is stated that Prussia disap proves of the compromise prepared by the great powers. London, April 22.—Evening.— Peace between France and Prussia is almost despaired of. Tho Prussians are quietly arming for the expected shock of arms. The warlike aspect of things had caused considerable alarm on tho Lon don Stock Exchanges. The tendency of affairs is toward a financial panic. A. & G. Railroad. On last Monday trains commenced to run through from Savannah to Jack sonville, daily, without changing cars on the route. This is an admirable arrangement for the traveling public, and also an evid< nee of the rapid pro* gross making in our railroad system. Mr. Haines also informed us, a short time ago, that he was having construct ted. sleeping cars for the convenience and comfort of passengers-on his road, and we presume they will soon be realy for use — Quitman Banner. Gov, Jenkins vs. Ex-Gov. Brown. We would ratlie? have the honor of writing the “Address of Charles* J. Jenkins to tne People of Georgia.’’ and live in beggary tho ba’unce of our < lives, than be guilty,of the authorship of ex Governor Brown’s letter and re. ceive from the Congress of the United States free and full enjoyment, not only of five s'ory mansions and plan tations of collards, but all the gold mines of California. If this address of Gov. Jenkins fail to act as an anti dote to tho poison of Joseph E Brown, it will be a sad commentary upon the manhood of Georgia, and entitle true lovers of their country to believe that the land is not only beyond salvation, but utterly unworthy of it. Powetful as Congress is, it is not yet powerful | enough to murder us. Weak as we | are, we are not too weak to commit Lsuic'de. We dev >fcd ourselves to ; self-destruction during the late war ■ for independence; we are worse than | madmen to repeat the exp'riment. In I this hour of perplexity and mortitica j '.ion, when the bewildered and diplo matic find no avenue of escape, safe in speedy coalition with tho Radical | Congress, the clear, honest tones of | Charles J. Jenkins, curie to us from i the very citadel ot anarchy and bid us jbe patient and encouraged. These | grand w- rds of a grand old man will I electrify those who have kept their faith in the faith through good and l £vil report; they w'll cause the blush I of shame to mantle tho foreheads of j those who propbsj to barter their j birthright for a mess of pottage—or J even less than that.— Augusta Con < \ stitutionalist. Debt and Finances of Georgia. In closing a long resume of the Debt and Finances of Georgia, t..e editor of Hunt's Merchant's Magazine says • The probable resources of tho State Treasury for the current year (1866-7) are estimated at $882,252 05, and the expenditures at $379,706 06. The income from each source is thus esti mated—general tax, $159,000 ; tax [ on banks and railroads, each, $5,000. l and an foreign insurance agencies, $10,000; taxon liquor sales, $50,000; dividends from Atlantic & Gulf Rail road, $20,000, and net earnings of Western & Atlantic Railroad, $250,- 000. The disbursements include SIOO,- 000 for the Assembly, $76,000 for tho civil establishment, and $307,000 for interest on the public debt. There is also included in the estimate of dis bursement §86,000 tor repayment ot temporary loan, and $106,805 06 for undrawn brlmcesot old appropriations —together, $192,805 06 not belong ing to the current year; leaving the aetnal necessary expenses of the StatJ at $686,900. From tho exhib’ts above given it is quito apparent that Georgia is rapidly recovering from the prostration cau-ed by tho lute hostilities. A Btuto that is able to raise such a revenue as is here estimated lor, from a population of less than a million of souls, two* fifths tho number only just emerged from the condition of slavery, is a sure test of financial vitality. No further loans are wanted; all old accounts are liquidated, and once again tho two sides ot tho public ledger ate bal-* a need.’’ £«3f“T'ho New York Chamber of Commerce bold its regular monthly meeting a few days sinco. The ques tion of the udvisibility of the early resumption of specie payments by the Government was discussed, and the j following resolutions on the subject i adopted, alter long debate: Resolved, That in the deliberate ! judgment of this Chamber it is the j clear, imperative dictate of pu' lie in | lerest and national honor that the Fed. j erul Treasury shall at tho earliest pos sible day resume the payment in coin or its equivalent of ail its obligations payable on demand ok from time to ; time falling due. Resolved, That in the judgment of i this Chamber it is the dictate ot' pub- I lie interest and national honor, cau tiously and steadfastly to adhere to the policy of contraction in so far as it can bo dono without adversely affecting the business and industiial interests ot the euuntfy. Estimated Loss by the l food in Louisiana —New Qrlean-, April 23. ; The animated loss to tho U States of j Internal Revenue on account ot the destruction of this year s crop ol col j ton, sugar and molasses in the State ot 1 Louisiana, by the overflow, is estima. j ted at between eight and ten million j of dollars. Sad Mistake of an Apothecary.— Mobile, April 23.—Mrs. Van Hogan, the wife of a merchant in this city, was poisoned by the mistake of an apothecary. She died instantly after taking the prescription. I’russie acid was an ingredient, instead of tart trie acid. S&‘An effort has beon made,’ re* cently, to induce tho President to make a large increase in tho Southern States and in certain territories. Un der the law the army can be increased to nearly dou le tho present force.— Mr. Johnson refuses to increase the forces, believing them sufficient now, if judiciously managed; besides, it is shown from nttmeious letters, official and private, daily received by the Ad ministration from tho South, that the people in the Southern States offer no obstruction to the execution ol the laws recently pissed by Congress. Tho Cotton Crop. The estimate of the cotton crop of 1860 varies from 1,250,009 to 1,400,- 000 bales. Taking the medium 1,« 325,000, this crop is worth, at thirty cents per pound, rating 500 pounds per bale, $193,750,000. Upon this the Government, at three pot pound, realizes a revenus ot $19,875,- 000. Small as th 6 crop of 1866 is, compared with the productive years before the war, when fu'ir millions of *balcs and over wore produced, yet the advanced price makes the agregate value of tho smaller crop nearly as large as the receipts for the larger.— Two hundred millions of dollars Avas a common rou.h estimate of the value of the crop of 1857, ’SB, ’59 and ’6O The million and a quarter of 1866 is worth nearly as much, and would be a magnificent revenue for the South, and a matchless capital tor the use of the planter and merchant, if it was not necessary to use it in reparing the rav ages ol tiie war and in keeping body and soul together. Much of the vast sum realized on this crop has gone into other hands than those of the planter. Many of tho planters sol 1 early, in ad vance ol the harvest, in many cat es at low prices. The buyer has realized a very large proportion of the price which in other times would have gone into the pockets of the prouucer, who, uncoereed by pressing necessities, could take bis own time to sell and regulate his own terms. Radical Negro Meetings. —We have no hesitation in saying that the few political meetings ot freedmen that have occurred in the South, are no iu < dications ol the sentiments cf' that class of our popula ion. They are got up by Loyal League. Northern white men who came hero to sow the seeds of discord between the white and l-l&ek races, and thus help to prolong the waning life of an infamous and rovo. lutionary party at the North. The entire action of the meeting, resolu tions and all, arc prepared beforehand by these men, and the free-linen meet in council and are induced by lying representations an ! inflammatory ha rangues to vote “I” on the adoption, not one in ten having the slightest conception of tl-cir real import. Thus is their ignorance imposed on, and themselves forced into a false position, which, with a proper understanding of tho subject, they would promptly re pudiate. And they will yet do it-when they come to be relieved ot these per nicious influences of wicked men who seek to use them for selfish purposes, and arrive at a proper understanding of their duty to their section and to themselves. One of these gatherings was held in Augusta last week, and the Chronicle says of it: “ The meeting was run and controlled by a few emissaries who have no sympathy or interest in com. mon with the colored people of the iSouth. These ft Hows c one here to sow discord, and to use the votes of the blacks lor selfish political advance ment.” W e warn the freedmen everywhere against these men, who have no'hon est purpose to subserve, but are paid to come South and delude them to their ruin.— Macon Telegraph, The following important letter fro* a correspondent of tho New York Herald, is dated Washington, April 9th: Governor Sharkey does not feel much encouraged by the present pros pects of his injunction bill before the Supreme Court, lie is convinced there is an intention on tho part of the Court to evade the responsibility of deciding the case on its merits, and that, if possible, it will be deferred, even if entertained, until a decision would avail nothing—until all the “ mischief” it is intended to arrest has been consummated in the complete overthrow of the Southern States and the “ cstruction ’ therewith of re; üb lican government in this country as contemplated and described by the Federal < ’onsiituti- n. But he declares, in the most emphatic manner, that the (Joint shall decide the quest one in volved in the bill in some form, if he ; lives, whether it bo agreeable to tho ! Judges or otherwise; that ho will ■ persevere in his purpose to that end ! while ho lives, and. if he should die i before lii.s task is finished, he will turn in his grave to strengthen tho hands 1 of those who continue the struggle.— Liberty and law, he says, must not be ; stricken down in this country without | someone to protest, or without an of ! tort to preserve them. If he were not known and had not beon known, at home, here and evo-ywhere, is an tin ; oondit'onul Union man, from the very ! outset of the troubles between the two -eetio- sos the country, he would not i have undertaken the championship of this in asurc of rodro-s; but being such j and always having been such, there i can be no objection to him personally ! in connection with the bill. Now comes the final resort in case deieat is suffered in the present pro ceeding, or in case it shall be so im ; peded as to render it useless because too late ; and that it must be acknowl edged that the alternative is or will be sufficiently startling and adequately potent to procure a dccinon on the all important questions raiv 1 by the bill now presented. It is nothing less than tho indictment, and consequent arrest,' or attempted arrest, ol Gotcral Or', the commandautof the district embrac ing Mississippi, for treason against the State. Such a proceeding it i« thought, will result in compelling a final det*. r initiation of tl e issues between the par ties ; and it certainly would appear so,' for in such an event there must b« judicial interference and adjustment,- or the exercise of military despotism, in tact and iu deed—tho very chargo that is made against the act it is sought to set aside. Military despotism is ifbt a necessity, except in ease of re« sistmee, but when resistance conies, such a despotism will be found exist ing, perfect in its powers. nc Georgia Injuurtion Case.- Those persons who contend that it is useless to appeal to the -Supreme Court and who prejudge their own case against themselves will do well to pon der the opinions of that eminent law* yer, Mr. Charles O'Conor, as reported through that unfavorable channel, the Washington correspondent of tho New York Herald : Mr. Charles O’Cooor expresses him* self s thoroughly satisfied that an in, junction will issue to restrain the ex ecution of the reconstruction measures as against tho parties embraced by tho Georgia bill, and he declares that tho court cannot evade the question with out disgrace. These Southern States, he a«erts, have the same constitution status as before the war, that to main* tain that status was the object of the war, as repeatedly resolved by Con-* gross itself, and it is as for any person or power now to ignore the fact as it would be to question the re«- suit- O.i tho other hand, Mr Caleb Cushing advances the opinion that tho injunction cannot issue against the Secretary of War any more than it cats against the President himself, because the official acts of that Secretary are the executive acts ot the President, aril the Secretaiy is the executive agent of the President; hence it i<r that Hie country have always held tliai,' the writ of mandamus will not lie to compel the heads of any of the exec cutivo departments to do any act the performance of which is within theis official discretion. State Convention of the 'Teachers at Tallahassee The Teachers of all public schools in the State, and of Sh« neighboring counties of Georgia, amcJ all others who as teachers, feel an in terest in the cause of eiucation tho’h not now actually engagud in teaching, a r e earnestly requested to attend a Convention to be held in Tallahassee, on Monday the 20th of May. All persons expecting to attend tho convention, will notify the Rev. Oh as. Kenmore, ot Tallahasso, the chairman of the comittee of arrangements of such intention, on or before the 15th of May, and report tlmmselves immo diattdy upon their arrival at Tallelias see to this committee, who will be iu waiting at the Uapltoi. New York Market. Nkw Yob k, April 23. Cotton steady and without decided change ; sales, 1,925 I -ales. Flour easier, State, $lO 13 ; Southern dull and drooping • mixed to good, sll 80 to sl3 25; fancy to extra, sl3 30 to sl7 50. Wheat—l< wer grades depressed. Corn active and advanced 2e. Mess Pork is easier at $22 87 |. Lard steady.— Sugar active and firmer, Mu-covade 10 to 12c. Naval Stores (HU, Tui pontiue, 75 to 70c. Freights fin»j - by sail, 3-10. Terri hit: Trag dy in Autjutia. — Augusta, April 23. —A fearful tragedy occurred at the race course near this city, last night. Jerry Reid and a man named Meister had an alteration, during which Reid fired at Meister, shooting W. Metntzer, who interposed to proveiK the difficulty. A brother of Mcintzer’s afterwards shot lleid, Both parties arc dead. The affair is i much regretted by tho community. Fire at. Montierllo , Fla. —We learn licit the Presbyterian church, in the pleasant town of Montieello, Fla., was destroyed by fire, on last Saturday night. Tho building was a very neat house of worship, hid been erected a number of years, but in a fine state of preservation. The fire Was doubtless, the work of an incendiary. All*tho church furniture, inciud'ng a valuable melodim, was destroyed with the building.— Quitman Banner. England and the Southern Cosn * federaey. —The London Times affirms that Lord Lyons, then Brit'sh Minister at Washington, “ is known te fairs given a promise of immediate recogni tion'’ to the Southern States, as an en couragement to form themselves into a distinct nationality ; hut “ proved false in the hour of trial.” The Colored Hare out of Dimmer. —ln the last number of The Nation, the editors announce that they will not hereafter specially advocate the claim* of th i colored race, the rights cf th* colored man having been secured by law. 6k2TUumors are afloat in Washington tbit Mr Seward is negotiating for the purchase of Sonora from Mexico. The district is not as favorable for the ie* trade as Russian- \merica, but the price t lkcd of is the same as is to be paid for tlfe latter. Financial—Private advices from New York represent financial affair* as in anyihing but a prmising condi tion. The large commercial house of -K hn 11. Brower i: Cos., trading large ly with Texas, is sa d to have failed, and many (Wjually strong in appearance are expected to succumb to the press, ure at an carlv day.