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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