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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION.
VOL. I—NO. 5.
ATLANTA, GA‘, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1867.
TERMS—$3 00
> TUESDAY MOKNING:u:•• AUGUST 27.
Tilt: MU ItOM.IWU.
We are exceedingly encouraged by the
reporta of the progress made In organiz
ing the Union ltepuliltcan party In North
Georgia during the past two weeks. The
movement of the people has become Irre
sistible, or, wo should say, “Irrepressible.”
The efforts of Mr. Hat and his coadjutors
to retard the work of reconstruction and
the advancement of the great party to
which the country Is so much Indebted,
have been Ineffectual In accomplishing the
purposes of the arch agitators. So far os
North Georgia Is concerned, the question
of Convention will carry by an over
whelming majority, and what will be. then
a mutter of the greatest Importance, the
ritjht tort of delegate. will be selected.
Messrs, Markham; oasktll, mrrow and
Dunning have addressed a number of the
meetings lately held, and have been aided
by a number of gentlemen In the several
counties. All the meetings have liecn well
attended, and, we are assured, by enthusi
astic audiences. We suggest that a scries
of meetings be held In other jmrtlons of
the State. The masses only need light
to do right; surely there are enough pa,
trlotlc orators In the country to till ap-
pointinents. The whole labor should not
fall upon a few. Inst the Executive com
mittee secure speakers and appoint meet
ings. The people are anxious to compleb
reconstruction; let the way be pointed out
and the work will -eon be done.
General Order No. 55. pubblislied this
morning, is explanatory of another order,
given to the public a few days since.
It will be seen that Jurors already sum
moiled arc not disturbed, except such as
cannot accept the oath prescribed by Order
No. 55, as follows:
Sheriffs, sad all other ofllcors whose duty it is to
summon and cmpunncl Jurors, will require each
Juror to make oath that he is duly registered as
above indicated, specifying Precinct and County
in which he was registered, which affidavit will
he placed on the official flips of the Court.
A report lias gained extensivo circula
tion that Jurors were required to tuku what
Is commonly termed the test oath. The
extract quoted from “53” settles the ques
tion as to what the qualideations of Jurors
now drawn arc. Iieglstratlon is all. Ser
vice an a Juror, by a party registered, In
volves no penalty; Improper registration—
if tho fact is cstujillshed—ought, and prob
ably will bo followed by punishment. If
not, we shall be disappointed,
lit EE SCHOOLS IS TENNESSEE.
Gen. John Eaton, editor of the Mem
phis Tost, tho recently elected Superlnten
dent of Public Schools In Tennessee, has
alruady commenced visiting various por
tions of the State, for the purpose of Inau
gurating the new acliool system adopted
by tho Legislature of the State. Gen. E.
has had an extensive experience,underthe
admirable system of Ohio, and the people
of Tennessee will realise the greatest advan
tages from his administration. In speak-
lngof his labors at Chattanooga, tho Union,
of that city, says:
FiutE Schools.—Wo were present yes
terday at ah interview between Gen. John
Eaton, Jr* State Supcrlntendentof Public
Instruction, and the School Directors of
this city. Various mutters were dis
cussed In relation to the accomplishment
of the great end of establishing free public
schools In this county and the greatest har
mony prevailed,notwithstanding the differ
ences In political opinion which exists be
tween the persons who were present. We
w ish the people of tile State would IVee their
minds from the Impression that a system of
free schools has anything to do with poli
tics and would look upon the question in
its proper light. The Dee school system
adopted by tli
feotlve
adopted by the Legislature, although dc-
" in some particulars, and needing
additional legislation. Is a good tiling In
till! main; and If Its provisions are pro|ier-
)y carried out it will no of Inestimable beu-
e'llt to the State. Although d I ffoi I ng w iile*
lv with General Eaton Iii imlltlcs, we con
sider him ns well quail licit lor the duties of
Ills rt-s|Kmsiblc position us any man In the
Stute, and wo have every confidence that,
under bis dlreetion, the schools will be
conducted for the good of all the people,
lie expressed himself well pleased with
tho progress of the Helmet Directors in
this city and county, and advised them tu
go on, complying as far posklble. with the
law, making the returns required of them
direct tu the State Superintendent, in the
absence of any County Superintendent,
who could not be appointed till he was qual-
IHcd, and assuring them that the Legisla
ture would remedy all dclbcta In their ac
tion, caused by the law not being fully en
forced at present. We hope that the Di
rectors of the School Sub-dlstrlcts com
prised within tho city limits, will be able
to establish the ■tliools by the Knit of Sep
tember, which they wish to do.
Republican Heeling in Dade.
We noticed In the Chattanooga American
Union, of the 22d Inst* that Col. Henry 1*.
Farrow, of this city, was to address the
cltlscni of D«do county, at Trenton, on
Thursday last, and have since learned
that tho meeting was a large and Interest
ing one. Wears glad to see the people
hoisting the banner of the Union ttepubtt-
can party throughout the entire State, even
to lu moit remote portions. Dade county
cast, perhaps, fewer votos (tor Secession than
any other county In the State. In i860
there were but forty-three votes In that
county for Secession, ami we hope she will
he as unanimous for Deconstruction as ahe
was then for the Union.
Fxnian CoNOREsa.—A new Fenian Con
gress. under the auspices of the Stephens
andO’Mahoncy branch of tlu- organization,
commenced Its session In New York on
Wednesday, Mr. O'Connor, of Uoston. In
the chair, and about two hundred delegates
from the different Circles lu attendance.
ltcpubllcun Meeting In Walker.
We learn that one of the largest and
most enthusiastic meeting* ever held in
Walker county, was held at Lafayeete on
Saturday lust. Judge Lawson Black pre
sided over the meeting, and upon taking
the chair made a lengthy and Impres
sive speech in support of the Republican
party. Col. II. 1*. Farrow, of this city,
also addressed tho meeting*
We learn that one of the Union Leagues,
of that county, inarched Into Lafyyette
with a column of over one hundred men,
with the United States Flag ut the head of
the column.
The people arc rising in all directions,
from the seaboard to the mountains, and
proclaiming their purpose to think for
themselves and Reconstruct the Union in
spite of the advice of such men as Hill and
Jounso.v, who are willing to «^*e the coun
try ruined because they are disfranchised.
The questions now before the country are
going to he carried to the jieople, and we
know what the verdict will be. The politi
cians who controlled the Legislature re
fused to submit the Constitututional
Amendment to the people, but Congress
has interceded—has taken the question out
of the hands of the politicians and sent It
directly to the people. With the people
free from the rule of political leaders and
protected by a District Commander, who
knows his duty, and knowing it, is going
to discharge it, we limy safely say Georgia
will give fifty thousand majority for a
Convention.
How Long.—The Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel has the following:
That Utttr Mien. GHANT to Gen. Popk.] has in
Intimiilutuil Mr. Hill, nor deterred him from his
duty in this momentous crisis to tho people of tho
South and the cause of coustltutiousl gov©
ment. Mr. Hill will, doubtless, continue his ad
mirable series of patriot© State papers, without
pnying an}' attention to the puerile and contempt
ible threut of General Joun Pop*.
It Is fortunate for the State that Mr.
Hill's notes have had so little weight with
the party and elements that will recon
struct. We mean fortunate for him. Gen.
Popk, who was placed in command to ac
complish Reconstruction, can allow the
arch agitator full rope; whether lie will
do so remains to lie seen. Wc hope he will
not. True. Mr. ll.’s notes have only served
to inspire the opposition—they are looked
upon as “puerile and contemptible” by
the Grand Army of the State that is deter
mined to win the tight,of Reconstruction.
This wo believe. But the safety of th«
country should not be endangered by what
will, under any circumstances, prove a
fruitless effort by the opponents of the
Congressional policy. Wo hope for his
own sake that Mr. Hill will remain re
ticent, ___ _
Items from Washington.—The Star of
the 23d says that the duties pertainlug to
the Freedmens’ Bureau, of the District of
Columbia, having been systematized to
such an extent as to warrant a material re
duction In the clerical and other force; and
accordingly Charles A. Shields, clerk in
the ofllce of the Local Superintendent of
the District of Columbia, has been relieved
from duty and ordered to the Department
of the Mississippi; O. S. B. Wall, J. L.
Roberts, M. J. Manning, C. C. Walden, and
John Williams, have been relieved, and
trasferred to the Department of the Jlis-
sisslppl. Other reductions will be made In
the Bureau in a short time.
Dispatches from Rear Admiral Palmer,
commandlngthe North Atlantic squadron,
dated on the U. S. llagshlp Susquehanna,
August 12th. announce his presence in As-
pinwall. The U. S. steamers Monongahela
and Saco were also in i>ort. All well.
Every tiling wes quiet in Columbia.
The U. S. frigate Colorado, bearing the
flag of Rear Admiral Goldsliorough, ar
rived at Halifax on the 21*t, en route to
New York.
Dr. Win. R. Wilnier has been appointed
Sub-Assistant Commissioner of Charles
county, Md n in place of dipt. J. C. Bru
baker, who has been relieved from duty
and sent to Harper'* Ferry. West Virginia.
The Commissioner of Patents issued
three hundred and nineteen patent* for the
week citing September 2d. ThU is the
largest number of patents ever issued in
one week from the Commissioner's ofllce.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes as follows from Mis
sissippi. Ills statements arc overdrawn,
but there Is no doubt that this State oilers
unexampled Inducements to immigrants:
There was never such an anxiety among
the Southern people for the Introduction of
white Immigrant*. Every foot of land Is
for sale, ami it* cheajmcss amaze* one who
knew something of Its value In former
years. The Inducements offered are very
great. Crops grow luxuriantly. Whcnt
and corn enough will be made every where,
to make food cheap. Thu failure of these
crops last year changed the policy of farm
ers. Ihey have neglected cotton in order
to have an abundance of bread and bacon.
A Northern man Is amazed by the produc
tiveness of the fields half cult! vuted. Man
ures are unused and unknown; and of the
mechanical agencies employed In the North
the masses ol the people know nothing. I
am inclined to believe that the tide or Im
migration will slowly change its direction,
or that the South will share Its advantages
with the Northwestern States and Terri
tories.
Mbthodist Church Cask.—Some months
since, In the trial of the caso involving the
right of property in the Methodist church
In Lowl«burg, Greenbrier county, West
Virginia, Judge Harrison, In the Circuit
Court of that county, rendered his decision
in favor of tin; claimant-. In-longing to the
M. E. Church (North.) An appeal was
taken to the Court of Appeals of that State,
which has recently rendered its dsetston
confirming the decision of Judge Harrison
In the Circuit Court.
Utiles In Dankuptejr,
At a Court of Bankruptcy, held in and
for the Northern District of Georgia, at
tho United States Court Room In the City
of Atlanta, on the 20th day of August
1807—present, the Honorable John Eits-
kikk. Judge of the District Courts of tho
United States for the Northern and South
ern Districts of Georgia—
Ordered, That the following Rules be
and they are hereby adopted and pre
scribed for tho regulation and government
of the proceedings In Bankruptcy In the
District Court of the United Stutes for the
Northern District of Georghi, pursuant to
an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uni
form system of Bankruptcy throughout
the United States,” approved March ”
1867, in addition and with reference to the
“General Orders in Bankruptcy,” framed
by the Justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States, and promulgated May
16th, 1867:
Rule 1. A debtor's petition, unless there
be special reasons fora different reference,
in which case the Judge will order as he
may think expedient, will be referred by
Form No. 4 to a Register acting in that
Congressional District which embraces the
place of residence, or of business that de
termines the jurisdiction.
A creditor's |M!tition will be referred to
a Register designated by the Judge in each
cast? according to the special facts thereof;
and the adjiulieation in bankruptcy. Form
No. 58, will contain a provision making
such reference, and naming the Register.
Rule 2. The place for tho Register to
act, to be specified in Form No. 4. or for the
creditors to meet to be siieelflc-'d In Form
No. 50, shall he one of the offices of tiie
Register, as fixed by a general order of the
Court entered on the minutes. Generally,
the ofllce nearest the residence or place of
business of the bankrupt will hethoone
designated. The day for the attendance of
tlie bankrupt or the meeting of creditors,
will be fixed always with due regard to
the convenient and speedy progress of the
A Register may, in any case referred to
him, fix the time wln-n he will act upon
any matter touching the case not set down
in orders or otherwise for some particular
time.
Bulk 3. The deposit of fifty dollars re
quired by the 47th section of the Act shall,
in every case, be made with the Clerk,
who shall pay one-half thereof to the reg
ister at the time of furnishing him witli a
cony of tho order of reference, the sunn
to he applied to such fees of the Registe
as are chargeable to the party who made
the deposit. The other half shall, if neces
sary, Iks paid out by the Clerk to the Reg
ister in satisfaction as they accrue, of such
further fees of the latter (so chargeable) us
shall arise after the first half shall hate
been exhausted. Rut the Register must
make to tlie Court, on oath, returns of Ids
fees, giving the several Items specifically
and the Clerk, in paving out the second
half of the deposit, shall limit each pay
ment to the amount app airing from re
turns to be due and unpaid. If the whole
of the deposit should be thus exhausted,
any subsequent fees of the Register,
chargeable to the petitioner shall be paid
or secured as required by the “General
Orders.”
The case of a debtor whose costa are re
stricted by the Judge under the “General
Orders ” the amount of the original de
posit, will, of course, form an exception to
all the regulations contained In this rule,
except that requiring the deposit to be
made with the Clerk; but all other de
mands shall await the special order of the
Judge.
Rule 4. The copy of the petition and
schedules to be furnished, according to the
“ General Orders,” to the Register, may be
either a copy certified by the Clerk, under
seal of the Court, or a duplicate original,
signed and verified throughout, in the
same manner as the original filed with
the Clerk. The examination required by
Rule No. 7 of the “General Orders”
shall be directed to the copy, or duplicate
thus fiirnished; and upon It, if found to
be correct in form, ana all the particulars
required by the Act compiled with, the
certificate of correctness snail be enteral
and signed by the Reg*ster. But this cer
tificate shall not be made unless the whole
eleven sheets comprising schedules A and
B, In Form No. 1, are present and arranged
In their proper order; nor shall the Regis
ter, In any case, issue a warrant without
first having entered and signed such cer
tificate. Moreover, In eases of involuntary
bankruptcy, the original petition Itsel
shall be submitted for examination to on*
of the Registers, whose certificate, substau
tiallv in the following form, shall he pro
cured, as preliminary to presenting the
petition to the Court or Judge:
“I certify that l have carefully examined
tho annexed (or within; petition and the
verification thereof, and that tho sanio are
in proper form and sulllclent in substance
to authorize an adjudication In bankrupt
cy. and the issuing of a warrant under the
42d section of the Bankrupt Act.
Given at . this day of , 18
—, RvglstcN”
Rule 5. The Register, or other officer ot
the Court, before administering tho proper
oaths In verification of any writing what
ever, shall see that tho different pieces of
paper or which it Is composed, and those
to which it refers ns annexed, are properly
fastened together in such manner as to
give reasonable security against separation,
loss, or exchange of any part thereof And
all papers whatever, to be filed in proceed
ings In bankruptcy, shall be written in a
fair and legible hand, or near printed
upon paper substantially of the .wigth and
width or “legal cap,” securely fastened at
the top, and folded to correspond in form
and size with ordinary law paper.
Bulk 0. All petitions shall be numbered
consecutively; and the Clerk shall enter the
caso under Its proper title in his docket-
giving to etch at least one page thereof.
He shall endorse lu number on the peti
tion, which shall thereafter be the designa
ting number of the case until finally dis
posed of. Every other paper, proceeding
or notlco In the case shall be marked by
tho Clerk, Register, Messenger, or other
officer or party preparing it, with the de
signating number.
Rule 7. The Clerk shall prepare envel
opes of uniform size in which to keep, in
proper order, all tho papers tiled in eacli
case. The designating number and the title
ot the caso shall bo plainly indorsed upon
the envelope.
k 8. The Marshal shall procure, at
ptttto ot the United States, and de
liver to tho Clerk, blank forms of all neces
sary process; and tho Clerk will sign the
same, and affix the seal of the Court there
to, and furnish each Register with the ne
cessary iC/iber for bis use; and the Reg
ister, before issuing such process, shall sign
or countersign the same, as may ho proper
in the case.
Bulk 9. Letters to tho Registers, the
Clerk*** the Marshal, renutring an an
swer, east bo accompanied by envelopes,
propony addressed, and with the proper
postage stamps affixed, In which to Inclose
the reply, and whatever else may be re
quired; and no Register or other officer of
the Court will bo required to answer any
Shell letter unless tills lie done. Whenever
any receipt Is desired from any officer of
the Court, it must ho prepared and pre
sented by the party desiring it.
Rule 10. Tho warrant, Forth No. C shnll
!m; regarded as process under Rule 2 of
General Orders; and such warrant ahull,
moreover, be signed by the Judge or Reg
ister at tho foot thereof lu the following
form, with the date: “Issued by me —
liJCjiJlge (oi
i.ui.h 11. Un
nless the warrant shall desig
nate certain creditors to ho served person
ally with notice, all may be served by mall,
Tiie deposit of notice in the post office
whweV creditor usually receives Ids letters
atiTl nepers, duly addressed, and prepaid
as a dr'>p-Jetter, will be good service by
mail. No creditor residing out of the Ju
dicial district, in which the case is pending,
will be designated for personal service.
That in cases of voluntary bankruptcy, the
pctitlbner shall have the option, by him
self or attorney, of preparing tho notices
to his creditors, to lie served under the
warrant, provided the same are correctly
prepared and furnished to the Marshal, as
Messenger, in proper form and within such
time as will enable him to mail the same,
so ns to give the requisite notice to the
persons therein named. Notice ot' such
option shall be given to the Clerk before
the issuing of the warrant, to he by him
noted by .the same.
The allowance to the Marshal for prepar
ation of inch notices, when prepared by
hint, »»r (he examination thereof when pre
pared By* the petitioner, shall be subject to
the special order of tiie Court in each
case.
Rui.it 12. The warrant, whether under
Form :io. C, or Form No. 59, will specify
two newspapers, in each of which the no
tices shnll be twice published. And when
tills or any other publication appears in
two or nmre newspapers, if correctly made
in one, no accidental error in tiie others
shall affect the sufficiency of the publica
tion. And tiie Marshal, Clerk, and every
Register and assignee, when required to
publish any notice or advertisement, shall
return into Court a copy, cut from each
newspaper, of eacli notice or advertisement
as published with a certificate showing
that the required publicothm lias been duly
made.
Rule 13. Where no other form is pre
scribed. enters made by the Register will
accord with Form No. 10. They will, how
ever, ho signed by him alone; and the seal
of the Court need not be attached, nor re
ferred t«, in the conclusion.
Rums ii>l’r<s»fs of debts, made prior to
tho election -or uppolntinent of nn assignee,
slu’ll Ijf t*tided or sent to tiie Register to)
'\vh4tzr<.JFcate has been referred. If the
Register be doubtful of the validity ol a
claim, or of the creditor’s right to prove
it, and think that thesameshould be inves
tigated ly the assignee, ho may ]>ostpone
tho proof of such claim until the assignee
is chosen.
Rule 15. The acceptance or rejection by
an assignee of the trust, shall lie notified
by him to the Register, who shall report
the same Immediately to the Clerk.
Rule 16. Every assignee shall, os soon as
he receives an assignment, send or deliver
it to the Clerk, by whom it shall be copied,
and then returned to the assignee. The
copy shall be certified by the Clerk under
his hand and the seal or the Court, and re
main on file in his office.
Rule 17. The newspapers in which the
public sales of an assignee are to be adver
tised, shall be selcctecl by the Register In
each case. They shall l»o two In number,
one of them to be published at or near the
S lace of sale, and the other near the site of
ie property, if it be real estate, or, if it be
personal estate, in or near the vicinity
where the bulk of it may be supposed to
be best known.
Rule 18. The notice to creditors, of divi
dends or meetings. required by thcl7tli,26tli.
and 2Stb sections of tiie Act, shall be such
as is provided by the order contained in
Form No. 28, ami the Register shall select
one newspaper in which the notice shall
be published.
Rule 19. Tho list of debts provided hy
section 23 of the Act. shall be made and
certified by the Register to whom the case
tsreferred: and he shall place thereon all
debts which are duly proved.
Rule 20. Assignees will, as a general
rule, be required to produce mid file
vouchers for all payments made by them,
except payments of one dollar or less. In
particular Instances, for social cause
shown, vouchers may be dispensed with by
an order of the Court.
Rule 21. The assignee or any creditor,
after the adjudication lu bankruptcy, may
apply for ah order for the examination of
such bankrupt on oath or alfirmatlou,
which application shall state, in brief terms,
the grounds thereof, and shall ho verified
* h. and presented to the Register to
the ca*o stands referred, whereupon,
if It appear reasonable, the Register may
Uiuo the proper order for the bankrupt’s
examination; and if he shall foil to obey,
after due service, the Court, on application
of the Register, may compel the at
tendance by warrant directed to the Mar
shal commanding him to arrest such bank
rupt, and bring him forthwith before the
Register for examination. Every bank
rupt shall, at all times, be bound to attend
the luftignee, upon the requirement of the
Register acting in his case, on reasonable
notice in writing for thut purpose, to be
served personally, or left at his usual place
of abode, In order to assist In making out
the account* of said bankrupt's estate and
effect*, and to give information as to his
debt* and property, for which he shall be
entitled to receive a reasonable compensa
tion out of the estate.
Rule 22. All issues, questions, points,
and matters stated in writing, under Rule
11 of the “ General Orders.” or under the
4th or Gtlt sections of the Act, or according
to Form 60, and adjourned into Court for
decision, or stated in a special case for the
opinion of the Court, shall be briefly stated
and certified to the Judge,by the Register,
who shall also state briefly Ids opinion on
tho time, question, point, or matter, and It
shall be delivered or sent to the Clerk: and
no oral or written argument shall be allow
ed on any such issue, question, point or
matter, unless by special leave of the Court.
Communication* sent by a Register, either
to the Judge or the Clerk, shall have the
name of the Register indorsed thereon.
Rule 23. AU questions for trial or hear
ing, under sections u and 34 of the Act,
shall be tried or heard, at a stated session
of the Court, on four days' notice from
either party to the other party and the
Clerk. Ana a calendar of those, and all
other causes ready for hearing, shall be
made by the Clerk in duplicate—one for
the Bench and one for the Bar.
Rule 24. If any matter fail* to bo called
or acted ou by tho Court at the time and
place appointed for any hearing or pro
ceeding before it, or if the Judge should be
absent, such matters shall, without other
order, stand continued to tho next sitting
of tho Court.
Rule 25. The application, under section
3i of tho Act, to set aside a discharge, shall
be made on oath or ufilrmation, and the
answer of tiie bankrupt thereto shall re
spond specifically to each allegation, and
he verified In like manner.
Rule-26. In cases not. provided for by
the Act, tiie General Orders, or these Rules,
the practice of this Conn shall be subject
to the special order of the Court, or the
Judge, and such older- will be made to
conform, as near as may be, to the practice
of this Court in cases of similar or analo
gous character.
Rule 27. Except during the absence of
the Judge, the Court will he open for the
transaction of business, as a Court of Bank
ruptcy, at the United States Court Room
In the City of Atlanta, on every Tuesday,
from 10 o’clock, A. M„ until 1 o’clock,
1\ M., unless the business before It shall
sooner be disposed of.
Ordered, That all moneys received by
the Clerk of the Court, on account of any
bankrupt's estate, or by an assignee, on
account of any estate of which he Is as
signee, shall ho deposited in the Atlanta
National Bank, In the City of Atlanta.
The check or warrant for drawing moneys
deposited by tho Clerk shnll be signed by
him, a ml countersigned hy the •Judge. The
check or warrant for drawing moneys de
posited by the assignee, shall he signed by
him, and countersigned by the Register
designated to net in the ease of the estate
on account of which such moneys were
deposited.
The Pkice of Cotton.—Cotton is a dan
gerous thing to meddle with, a* many a
sanguine dealer can testify. It is hard to
tell whether it will rise to-day or fall. A
threntcnlng letter from one monarch to
another causes the market to he agitated.
The prospect of war between two nations,
no matter how far removed, causes a flut
tering, and often ft breaking. We hone
that tiie Southern planters, in spite of the
political complications and the odious tax.
will realize handsome sums for their toil
and risk. Accounts from Texas are any
thing but favorable for a large crop. It is
the same way in Louisiana, and In Ala
bama the worm has made its appearance
on some plantations, and the next few
weeks arc looked forward to with great in
terest. The price has certainly gone up
within the last few days, as any one who
wants to sell in this city can find out. Re
cent statements show that tho amount on
hand and on shipboard at the seaports of
the United States is scarcely 100,000 hales,
and of that on shipboard at least 25,000 Is
bound for foreign ports.
*It la safe to calculate that the amount of
cotton in America available for manufac
turing purposes, in tiie interior and at the
seaports, not 100,000 hales. Most of this Is
said to he of inferior quality, and the ques
tion is staring the spinners In the face, as
to where they arc to get supplies for the
fall trade. The cotton now growing Is
several weeks later than usual and very
little of the new crop can Iks made use of
for that purpose. Those who profoss to be
posted on the subject estimate that at the
rate of manufacturing it will require 15,000
bales per week. It will bo eight or nine
weeks before tho now crop can be put into
market, and by that time the whole amount
of cotton in America will bo consumed by
domestic manufacturers. Then the new
crop will be eagerly sought after by for
eign, as well as native consumers. With
this view of tho ease, wo believe farmers
will obtain good prices for their crops but
we think those who sell early will he the
most prudent.—Montgomery Advertiser.
Deaths by Lightning.—Few people are
aware how many are the deaths from light
ning. It appears from statistics kept in
France that, during tho last thirty years,
more than ten thousand people were struck
by llghtuing, of whom two thousand two
hundred and thirty two were killed out
right. Eight hundred and eighty were
killed during the last ten years, and of
these only two hundred and forty three
were females. If lightning foils on a
crowd, it does more mischief among the
men than among the women, tho taller
persons being most exposed. Again, ani
mals arc frcquetly stricken, while the per
sons in charge of them arc spared. Thi
old idea that tho beach tree is a protection
is n fatal error—the neighborhood of all
Isolated trees being dangerous, like that of
all protecting objects, except when they
are in metalle connection with the soil.—
Railroads and tulcgruph wires are protec
tors, in so far a* they arc able to absorb
and convey considerable amounts of elec
tricity. Every locomotive does tills un
perceived, its metalle mass being an excel
lent conductor. Walking along a railroad
track, where It runs through a country
without trees, is ns dangerous os taking
shelter under a tall tree That windows
are dangerous Is believed to be an error,
ex per ienee does not show that lightning
strikes through open wludows or followsu
draught of Air.—Phil. Ledger.
Singular Occurrence.*— 1 The Lancet
states that on the night of March tho 5th a
woman, aged forty, wo* taken by her hus
band into the accident ward of tiie Mid
dlesex Hospital. She had caught her foot
In one of the metal hoops of her crinoline,
had follen down stairs, and lmd sustained
a compound fracture of both bones of her
leg below the knee. On account of the
severity of her suffering It was considered
advisable to adinluistei chloroform to her
before the fracture was examined; and
while she was Insensible the shattered
limb was amputated by Mr Lawson, with
her husband’s consent. The patient re
covered rapidly. Being of a nervous and
timid temperament she shrank from look
ing at the injured limb while it was being
dressed, and it whs thought liest not to tell
her what had befollcn her unit the fortieth
day aftertlie operation, when site first be
came aware that she had lost her leg.
The Cotton Worm.—Diligent Inquiry
has follod to show thai material Injury lias
as yet been done hy the worm, in this
county. The present gem ration of worms
haveabout run their course, and as it will be
sonio two or three Week* la-fore they are,
succeeded by tiie next , good deni of cot-
ton will be made l*y that time. Wc have
conversed with a few ,limiters, who Fay
that they have as mu otton made now
as they produced la*0y We un- erstood
them as meaning a m . h per acre.—ZfW
'lujston Journal.
Nntional Labor Party.—The New
York b’un is arguing to prove that thero
never can be, in tills country, fr successful
movement to combine tho electoral power
of the workingmen for tho purpose of ob
taining reforms. The editor reasons:
In the first place the clement* will not
combine. The class who would be called
upon to do so, represent every color and
character of political opinions. They are
generally strong partisans—wedded closely
to their political views, and unwilling to
vote in opposition to them. A working
man who Is a staunch Democrat 1* not
likely to vote against his party because tlio
promise of some vague improvement iu
his social condition is offered in return.—
Just so with a Republican. But the great
est obstacle to the success of a combination
of this character Is the subtlety of poli
ticians. Tho latter class liavo always
managed to worm themselves Into the con
fidence of workingmen by some mean?,
and they will do so Again. If they cannot
secure the favor of the laboring classes di
rectly, they will do It Indirectly through
their satellites. Political manufacture is a
trade, and those who know nothing about
it can hardly hope to be successful,' An
attempt to form u political party composed
of workingmen would inevitably result In
failure, and not only failure, but dissen
sions and divisions among the present
trade organizations, and thereby be posi
tively hurtful to the interests of labor.
In tho National Labor Congress at Chi
cago, on Wednesday, a motion was made to
form a political party on the basis of tho
rights of working men, and great excite
ment prevailed in consequence among the
member*. The suggestion met with ob
jection.
Charitable Requests of the late Dr.
Abrahams.—Dr. Simeon Abrahams, whose
recent death in New York has been an
nounced, bequeathed nearly all his largo
iroperty to various charitable Institutions
n that city, as follows:
Hebrew Benevolent Society, $25,000;
Jews’ Hospital, $25,000; Lying-in Asylum,
Marion street, $3,000; American Female
Guardian .Society, $5,000: Orphan Asylum,
Blooomingdnle, $5,000; Eyo and Ear In
firmary, $3,000; Fireman’s Fund Associa
tion, $1,000; Deaf and Dumb Institution,
$3,000; Old Ladies’ Home, Twentieth-
street, $20,000; Blind Asylum, Ninth Ave
nue, $5,000; Juvcnllo Asylum for the Re
formation of Delinquents, $2,000; New
York Dispensary, $1,000; Northern DIs-
pensary, $1,000; Eastern Dispensary, $1,-
000; Dcmllt Dispensary, 81,060; Western
Dispensary, $1,000; Northwestern Dispen
sary, $1,000; New Y’ork Optlmlmlc Hospi
tal, $2,000; Juvenile Asylum, 93,000; New
York Society for the Relief of Widows and
Orphan* of Medical Men, $5,000; Nursery
and Child’s Hospital, $6,000; Colored Home
$5,000; Association for tho Benefit of Col
ored Orphans, $5,000. All the rest, residue
and remainder of his property to the New
York Hospital, to which institution he also
gives all the property of which his brother
and sister have the use while living, house
included, after their death.
tW Immigration .is unusually heavy at*
New York this (year, but has hardly liw
creased In the shine proportion as that
reaching the country on tiie Pacific Coast.
People are pouring lu upon us on both
sides of tho continent. A lato San Fran
cisco letter says:
The Chinese arc passing Into our State
by wholesale, and practically solving the
labor question. Over two thousand seven
hundred have arrived within tlic last forty-
five years, and there arc four ship loads al
ready duo from Hong Kong. These men
do not lose an hour, but go to work In tho ‘
mines, on tho railroad, on ranches, or In
other industrial pursuits, as fost as they ar
rive. I passed a largo hall last evening in
which some forty or fifty, evidently new"
coiners, were " *“ *"*
tering avflt
making tael
and turning out neater cigars, and foster,
than the gruinbung,drlnklng,disconteiitcd
European workmen can.”
The Wheat Crop.—We stated somo time
since that tho wheat crop of this year, as
Indicated by the receipts at tho mills of
this city, was little more than a fifth of the
ordinary crop before the war. This we be
lieve is true of the crops of Virginia East
of the Blue Ridge; and it was intended
by the writer to refer only to that in this
estimate. The crop in the Valley of Vir-
S nia is one of the finest ever produced
ere. It Is believed to bo equal in quantity
to any ever harvested, and the quality Is
excellent. Much of this crop, If not the
larger part of it. Is going to Baltimore,—
Till* is somewhat surprising. The best
wheat produced In the btato wc regret to
see leaving it. Tho farmers, we suppose,
know their interests, and it Is fair to pre
sume that the millers also know theirs.—
Rich. Dispatch. _
Death of Pierce Butler.—Wo regret to
hear of the death, last Friday, at his sea
Island residence, of Pierce Butler, Esq.,
well known in Georgia and Florida. His
disease was congestive chills, and his death
was very sudden and unexpected. Mr.
Butler was well known as nn extensive
and wealthy planter, having large estates
on Butler's and St. Simon’s Islands. He
was a largo slave owner, but disposed of
most of his slaves just previous to the war.
In 1802 ho was arrested In Philadelphia as
rebel sympathizer, and was a long time
imprisoned on that charge. Ills age was
nbout fifty years. He leaves but one child.
a daughter, but lie bad a host of friends
throughout the South, whom the news of
Ids death will deeply pain.
Information Wanted.—Louis, who used
to belong to John Anderson, wishes to find
hi* sou* CluilMUirn, Robert and Solomon.
Louis was sold and separated from hi* boys
in Fayette county. West Tennessee; and he
would like If Mr. William Lockard. who
married Ids young mistress. Alls* Elizabeth
Anderson, would use his Influence. If this
comes under his observation, toward help
ing to find Id* boys. And he has two boys
by another wife by the name of Louisa
Mloer, and the boys' names are William
Nelson Miller and txml* Miller.
Virginia Apples.—The New York mar
kets are now well supplied with a good
quality of apples for culinary purposes.
Among those now sold in that city the best
is the Virginia apple. Vessels arrive al
most every day with about fifteen hundred
iMirrelscach on freight. Tho price is from
four tu five dollars psr barrel.—AT. y. $kn.
OF* At a trl it in a divorce case, a wit
ness, recentty. In England, mode the follow
ing reply:' Mr. Sergeant Tlmlnl—“He
treated her \ \ kindly, did lm not f At-
klnson—“U. es, very; he kissed her sev
eral times. * r. Sergeant Timfni—*• And
how did oh stbilhr Atkinson—“Well,
she rets Hat ••‘A
