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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION.
THE WEEKLY OPINION.
BY W. L. SCRUGGS AND J. B. DUMBLE.
FRIDAY MORNING:::-OCTOBER 11.
Enough is known of llic elections In
Ohio nod Pennsylvania, to warrant thobe
lief that a reaction has taken place ill the
* • r ------ - ^ ~'rj-r ■ • ; popular eciiUiucnt of those States. To
Jaukp I. WmfAKKH.—The statement c j 0!i0 0UP eyei to this fact, would argue
made by the Augusta Chronicle and S**n- Tcry Ijwlo for 0(|r | lltem # ence . Alltl ye t,
tlnd,*iid,mphd by ttie Atlanta /afrUIgwi- , |le extent and eflbct of t bat
cer, that Mr. 8cnt?o«w, ol this joutnal. ever | Kf | >u | ur reaction, Is, we fear, very Imper-
“ placed himself without the pale of rc- foctJy understood In the Southern State*,
sponsibillty, by a retusal to respond U a •j>| lt , lW} elections. It should be remembered,
tall made upon him for satisfaction, ft Wl . re fi.r State offl.wr* oh.no. Tbepersonnel
/altt and .tan «ml whs »o pronniino- (||U rh( . p- orU , tll Congress cannot
cl by him In the Opinion of the Oth In- ^ ln t , ic , Ballt e noctcU by tho result. Hie
slant. Tlie assertion of the Intelligencer „f Congress under the provisions of
that Judge WurrsKsn did not kuote the w | | j c | | t | 1B 8( . c<K | e( | states are to ho restored
statement which he published to he false, , u tJlB a||J p r ivii ogM 0 f t li a Union,
Is, wc conceive, ft libel upon tho intelligence remu j n unchanged; whilst tho present
of that gentleman. If we have overrated Con^** doe* not ext/ire for two years to
the mental capacity ol Judge Ui!iTAKr.R, couie
that is an error of our own; but if not. j It matter* not, if every Northern State
then according to the statements of bl^j a j l0 „pi evince uumbitakublu evidences of
own journal, he Is shutuclessly 1gno- j rP , let | on . n, u t fact would not restore Geor-
mnt of facts known to this corpauulty,^^ the or |I|t|ko her 8tatl „ ftny
and wldelj arc patent to the meanest Intel-; 0 jj n . P jj,,,,, tj,atof a conquered State out of
' the Union. Being, therefore. In the fan-
Contempt 1« said to havo the property of our own Supreme Court, “ a con-
flescendlng. but It can never reach a crea
ture who will thus stultify himself in order
to seek an apology for bis malevolence.
Our opinion Is. that Judge Wuitakkh Is not
such a fool as his Journal would have Its
mailers believe; hut that he did know the
•‘tatements of tho Augusta paper to he
For tho Daily Opinion.]
Mr. EditorI believe the masses are bon
qst lit their convictions when well In.
formed; hut. In theso days of political
trickery, often emanating from quartern of
doubtful importance. It requires the most
scrutinizing Investigation of truth and cir
cumstances to enable the pcoplo to arrive
at correct conclusions and decide upon is
sues fraught with tuch Intense Interest to
our distracted country.
In the Era of the 8th Inst. 1 saw, and
still continue to see, a flourishing notice
addressed to certain closer, of the 3d Con
gressional District, signed by John G.
Westmoreland, as Chairman of an Execu
tive Committee. Notv, I would Inquire,
tor the Information of all Me people, not a
part, who created and empowered this
ccmmltteo with inch tremendous influence
in this part of the world ? I suppose, is a
matter of course, tills committee gave Dr.
Westmoreland the special rvjhl to act as
their organ to call the mosses together
whenever his political proclivities deem It
necessary. Hut let us Inquire who Is Dr.
Important Decision Relative to In
ternal Revenue.—Tho commission of In
ternal Revenue has made the following
decisions, which effect business and trade
Corrugated sheet-iron is not taxable as a
nianufacturu under section DO, If tho value
Is not Increased by corrugation moro than
B per cent., nor can corrugated domestic
Iron he taxed on Its Increased valuo under
section OS: for there Is no excise tax upon
iron, and It Is only on the Increased value
of tho manufactured goods, ware# or meiv
chandlse on which an extra or special duty
liaa been paid.
Furnaces finished and ready to be put up
arc taxable under the general provisions
of section Dll, at the rate of 6 per cent, upon
their entire value; but the actual expense
of setting them up for use forms no part of
their taxable value.
When land is leased for a term of years
under a contract that tho lossec shall erect
a building thereon, tho title to which, sub
ject to tho use of the lessee during the
term, Immediately vests In tho lessor, the
expense of erecting the building Is In the
naturo of rent, and Is returnable as sueli
In the Income returns of the lessor.
Tho certitleato of notice to parties usual
ly appended ton notary's certificate of pro
test forms no part of tho protest, and re-
Jolm O. Westmoreland t 1 have no rccol- ,“£ wlu,1 ‘* 1 stamps to tho amount of
lection of ever hearing of him as being
connected with the politics of this coim-
qtiertttl mute our or the Luton. ’ ana “with- , , . \ . .
out any coustltutoual rights - other Uiall try, or giving eas or sharacMr to any move
those awarded by the law-making power whatever, which In the least was ever cal-
of the Union; And the Military Recon
struction law of Congress being the only
terms imposed by the conqueror for our
readiuUsion, it is still the llrst duty of the
f.ilse, and to eml»ody a base calumniation j s ol ,t ; i, ( , rn people to call a State Convention,
when he propogated^thein. | an( j C p, n pjy with tho terms Imposed. Tills
u „ ~ r. . r. r\ .i ' would have the effect to change our status,
.ME. CONErUENcn-Fu. Dap.-Ou the., w|t|l|n of that
evening of tho O h lust, public Divine ser- „‘ f wIlole Conatltutlonnl rights we
Vi") was. seen riling to apja. ntment, con-1 arenowlleprlvcd . Wo will then belnacon-
diietcd by the L«» • J* »• t alilwcll, whu»e (llt|()1| t||l , tn ,i, nI) | nK tho future policy of
entertaining and Instructive discourse was | (; „ VBr , # ‘ at llllcrty t() , )U „ U0
(. ■lulled on Exodus30, it. These slgnlfi-, wliaU , vl . 1 . l . ()Urwan atoafllllnteandnetwlth
o.int words were interpreted ns the implr-
nay ho best cal-
rr National party
l»o ■« -«,- >ulaU . ( , t(j ;t(lvimC(J the Ul
im.c on w i, i * io pi**i»i r n < o n iu ion o ic a proper understandings therefore,
Soverelgnattrlhutes. af tin- nat ure of these elections, and a cor-
At “ clunk yestenley.aecordlng to plan, | re£t m .,. |allon , )r „ Pnt „elple«
tic ministers anil preachers belonging to | . wU1 1Iut )M . rmU tn falter in
Western Georgia and Alabama thc gr , at work now before ns. Wc are left
Dlstrlet Ol the M. E. U,arch assemble, In | tf> llBtwBfn ., Mmta ,. y government
the new Church recently built by that. for at )Baat two n t0 c01mi Mhd Recon .
(Kidy. and Bishop D. IV . Clark being pres- thu prllv u| 0I19 „ f t | lc i awa
et.t. the devotional exercises were ably | „ f Whilst ourjillliary Govern-
i"i,l earnestly led by him, In connection (n)cnt umler t , J0 w|l0 nmJ Judicious ad-
■\ th Scripture readings from 1 s. 1120, and lu |„| M trutloii of Gen. Pope, is as mild' and
2d Gor- Chap.4,anil singingIlyinn 707,and \ Rfi , Hch a government can well
of the 213'“ the flrst three vcracs. lie was ^ , t u nevErthele „ an a h„ormal State,
and one which, If continued, can but result
followed in a very comprehensive, sugges
tive and fervent petition to the Divine
throne by the Rev. J. M. Reed, D. Dm of
the Ban Tennessee Conference, and editor
of the Western Advocate. These exercises
w« re moving and Inspiring.
The Conference was then duly and for
mally organized by the Bishop, accompa
nied by a brief but impressive revlow of
the wonderful manifestations of the ap
proval, presence and power of God In con-
n«*etlon with the mission work thus far,
to the great detriment of our futru pros
perity. Let us, therefore, before we assay
to take part In National politics, put our
selves in a position where our disabilities
may he removed, and whero we; can lie
recognized as equals in the contest.
Thk Debt Statement.—'The October ex
hibit shows that Secretary McCulloch has
canceled legal tenders to tins full amount
r ’ allowed by law, thus removing from the
and a soul-stirring Intimation ot the coin- eurr ,.|, ( ;y f ollr millions of tho irredeiuable
g millions, whose tramp is now faintly wh!rIl degrade* the currency and
bur, distinctly audible. t makes all commercial transactions sheer
Rev. J. F. Chulfunt, Superintendent ot jumbling. The United States notes were:
tho Mission District, followed in some very
feeling, touching and appropriate observa
tions upon the history of the twenty
months, during which, in obcilancc to the
voice of the church, he has been intimately
connected with its plans efforts agencies
perils expenditures and successes.
. Among other Items of Intercot and Im
portance, to w hich allusion w*as made by
him, one of remarkable character merits
more than ordinary comment—the ab
sence of all nnnoylng differences between
himself and thoso with whom It bad fallen
to his lot to be associated, and whose inter
est his official acts roast necessarily more
or lost affect. His appointment to other
scenes of responsibility and effort in con
nection with the movement* and interests
of the church, will be an occasion of sad
ness to those hitherto so harmoniously con
nected with him as a leader and manager.
Tho following ministers were then re
ceived from thu M. E. Church South: J,
Reduction ----- * 1,000.000
In funding tho 7.30s, a process which
must precede resumption, (lie Secretary
lias not been idK though marc could have
been dono had tho exchange of 7.30s for
5.20s been ojxuied to thopublic ujk>ii equit
able terms. Tho 7.30s stood:
Soptcmlier 1.1807, - - - *400.780,025
October 1,1HJ7, - - - - 305,489,100
culntcd to subserve the general welfare of
tho country or the people. Then why all
tills parade and newspaper notoriety about
“Conservative Conventions?” 1 do not call
In question the patriotism or motives of
the gentleman, or his right as a citizen.
He hoe rights—rights which are common
to all men living under a fVco Govern
ment. But I contend that, at tills particu
lar and, I might add, critical Junctnre in
our national affairs, tills is not the time for
men to seize hold of affairs under tho im
press of •* Chairman' 1 of un unknown “Con
servative Committeeand, “Jehu like,”
live cents.
The ordinary power of sale commonly
Inserted In a mortgage or deed of trust giv
en as security in the payment of money, is
regarded as part of tho mortgage or deed
ol trust, and requires no additional stamps.
Extraordinary power* and agreements
should be separately stamped.
Persons traveling about tho country as
the agents of manufacturers or dealers,
seeking orders for goods as agents of a Arm
oul)', and who arc paid a salary but receive
no commissions whatever, should not bo
required to pay tax as produce or com
mercial brokers. Section 3, No. 4, page 12.
If such a person is paid by commission, or
aids for more than one person, firm or com
pany or corporation, he Is liable to taxa
tion. The foregoing exemptions applies
ordy to the salaried agents of persons who
have paid special taxes, and dealers and
manufacturers.
, Producers of fruit and ornamental trees
may sell at the place of production without
thereby incurring liabiliticstoany special
drive the people, without tlino for rctlec- , t , VBI . 1Ilsllul/llulu>l „ UiV ....
tlon, into almost hopeless conclusions. I tax, and neither the producers nor their
••sum, i*oor sinner, stop nml think, authorized agents, delivering and selling
Before you further goi” J such trees* at wholesale to parties who
A truer sentiment never was nttered— j purchase to sell again at places other than
never more applleal,1c, than It Is to this
committee with their chairman.
At no periix! In the history of this coun
try will It be more necessary to havo cho
sen to office pure Patriots anil well known
Statesmen. We are now In a chaotic
state—confttslon anil illsorilcr reigning
predominant. A constitution la to Iw
framed which Is to govern this country,
perhaps, throughout all time; then, for
God's sake, let the people, in making selec
tions of servants for the erecting of this
great temple which Is to overshadow this
once huppy country, stand npon the im
movable rock of constitutional liberty
and equal justice to all men, mid not upon
Conservative dogmas or Radical progres
sion. There are radical men In all parties;
the people want, in tho reorganization of
this Government, pure men—patriotic
men—men who cannot l>c swerved from
the right to commit a wrong
part 32. This last exemption Is lim
ited strictly to the persons and articles
above named.
Natiosai Financial Honor.—The fol
lowing letter from Secretary McCulloch,
addressed to a gentleman In New York, in
relation to the finances of the Government,
Is published In the late dispatches of the
Western American Press:
Tkeabitrv Defautuknt, Oct. 7,18G7.
Dkah Sib—Your favor of the 4th Inst. Is
received. Too much Importance is attached
to tho utterance to which you refer. The
people of tho United States are all sound
on the question of the preservation of
the Union. I consider the faith of the
Government pledged to pay the tlvo-twcn-
all will lie satisfied, of whatever party they
may come from. Silas.
that they will he called In at the expira
tion of live years from their respective
. dates and paid In United States notes. The
" frh such, [ United States notes were Issued, under the
Reduction, »38,200,02S
Tho gold bearing debt itood:
September 1,1807, - - - $1,715,087,741
October 1,1807, - - - • 1,745,196,141
Increase, 620.508.400
Asulfnlrs now stand.the 730s can be
funded Into eoino kind *f long gold-bear
ing bonds by July, 1805, thus making ■
sumption a matter of absolute certainty.
IlvrocRiar.—There Is no trait of the
M. Tally. Jas. P. McOmt and John Me- j | m man character so mean, so contomptl-
Gulchlns; ami thus the noblest and best of
her sons are showing their honest and con
scientious preference for the hallowed as
sociations from which they ought never to
have licen separated.
Reports followed, accompanied by Inter
esting explanatory and Illustrative
marks. Committees on dlfforeut subjoeta
were appointed, and tho Conference ad
journed—by expiration of tlmo—till nlno
o'clock to-day.
Sput Auono to» FArrimiL.—We hear
It Intimated that tho baker’* dozen of fbs-
•II and amatenr politicians In tills city,
who have undertaken to manipulate tho
•• Conservative Union pnrty " of tho State,
and to defbat the call tor a ntnto Constitu
tional Convention, have Mien out amongst
themselves; and that consequently, the
little embryo, of Democratic * Conserva
tism,” which wot soon to spring from Its
swaddling cloths like Horculca from his
cradle; Is already In an advanoed stage of
deaompoilUon. Wo hopo tho gentlemen
wlU becorno reconciled, and that they will
noQftiM unceremoniously strangle their
own' nursling, If Indeed, thoy havo not
already dona so. As an army composed
exclusively of brigadier*, Is notoriously the
most inefficient, so Is a political party
composed exclusively of leaders and office
seekers, of all orgsnlzstions the meat weak
and defenseless.
CJT Divine knowledge fills a man with
ipmtttal.'aotltlty. * It- wlllmakaf a man
worlc, as If ho would be saved by his work j
snd yet It will tuake a man believe that ho
;• laved only upon tho account of free
■grew. ' '
Pinsv Fnosr.—igsiqUeman from Bryan
county reports Up appearance of a slight
blc, so disgusting ns hypocrisy. To see a
miserable, deceitful, slimy hypocrite who,
ibr tho better accomplishment of a mean
anil unworthy purpose, attaches himself tn
some popular hrurn-k of thu Christian
Church, ami then conform Ills secret habits
and private life tn the standard of the
black-guard, I* enough to Inspire contempt
tor onr species. Ilut when wc sec a man
who, to your face, makes solemn protesta
tions of personal friendship, and then slink
off and seek the first opportunity to do-
fame you, It te seo the embodiment of tho
meanest and aioet cowardly spirit. Such
men are rare In this world; and yet aucli
monsters do live and have tholr being
amongst us. It was some such creature a*
this, that seduced Kvc, and who betrayed
the Savior in Gethomana.
Thomasvillh.—A subscriber writing >n
from the above named place says:
“ We are all ‘O. K.’ Wo have nominated
candidates for ConrenUon without one
dissenting voice. The following Is tho
ticket: W. C. Carson, Milton Smith, of
Thomas county, and Mr. Cutter, of Brook*
county. Tho two first have accepted, and
It It believed tho Isttcr will alto. They are
all white, and are all gentlemen of position
anil education. Col, James E. Seward will
support tho ticket. We are sure of victo
ry, and It will bo overwhelming.’’
The Anwarr or Garibaldi.—'Tho I’nrls
I*atri<% of Sept. 25. Htatua tiiat “Groat ani
mation reigns at Toulon in consequence of
tlie nows from Italy. Contradictory ru
mors are in circulation there. According
to some, there was a question of sending a
squadron of cavalry to watch tlie Roman
coast, and the order for its departure would
shortly bo sent to Ajaccio, where Admiral
Gucydon is stationed. Tho Minister of
War was shortly expected to arrive at Tou
lon, and every arrangement hud been made
for embarking troops If necessary. The
Patrie adds that it “is l«n|KMslble for either
to affirm or deny these statements, but It
Is certain that several «hlp» are ready to
sail, mid that tho truooport Intreplde has
received orders to arm immediately.
TUts lAinduti Times any* lhe dreaded
tttttrxipho has coiiij twpass in Italy.
Gcncrul Garilmldi kit* been *rr*«u«i by
under of the Italian Government at Siaiu-
luaga. on the Tuscan line of railway,
.which from Hlena lead* to Rome through
Foliguo. lie was conveyed by special
tealn to Florence, oml thence to tho Fort
ress of .Ylessaudra in Piedmont. The
(deuernl, it U staled, was preparing
to enter the Pupal territory, at the time
although the station mentioned a» tho
place of his capture iles scores of miles
from tlio present Pontilielal frontier, still
the Government of tlie King of Italy will
lie at no loss for ample evidence of his in
tentions. Ho had oecai heard of lately at
Arezzo, whero he addressed thu people In
chat inflated language to which lie has
Intely accustomed Europe, and left'that
nlacu on Sunday, leaving no trace of his
nither progress. Ills mission, however,
was a mystery to no one. Tho apprehen
sion of the leader of the enterprise Is by
ne means unlikely to ptralyzo the whole
movement. His reliance upon a spontan
eous movement at Rome seems to be a
strange delusion, as them elements of dis
order nave no chanco against tho military
strength which can be arrayed against
them. Garibaldi could hardly bo in a po
sition to offer resistance, and tn all proba
bility attempted none; possibly alto loss
of liberty at this Junction may come to him
as a happy release, /feeing him from a po-
pressure of a great necessltv, and are.
withdrawn from circulation. Xdmorccnn
he Issued under existing laws, nor can i
believe that any considerable number of
the memliors of Congress would favor any
additional issue for any purpose whatever,
much less for the purpose of paying bonds.
In violation of the express understanding
under which they were negotiated.
“The policy of contracting tho circula
tion of United States notes, adopted by
Congress, and being steadily pursued by
the Secretary, should of Itself, even If the
honor of the nation were involved in tlie
question, satisfy holders that five-twenty
bonds will not lie called ami paid before
maturity, in a depreciated currency.
New and Ntrange*
A Democrat la ek^tol totLo Vermont
Sonata for tho first tfnni In many yoara
ylz: Victor Atwood, of St. Alhan.7 y ’
In Dayton, O.. no dresaed chickena are
allowed to bo sold. Chicken cholera Is tho
reason.
Norfolk. Virginia, shipped over sixteen
thousand bushels of oystora last year, and
tho amount will he Increased during this
season.
It Is said that ons-clghth of tho Iran and
steel now made in tho United States la
from the Iron ores of Lake Superior.
Moro than eighty persona tn Southern
Italy havo been cut to pieces by the super
stitious cholera rioters.
Tho gout will cause Lord Derby’s resig
nation after the passage of the Scotch and
Irish Reform bins.
A dispatch, from Ellsworth, Kan, says
that two desperadoes named Charles John
son and George Craig, were forcibly taken
from the custody of the officers by tho citi
zens the other night and hung.
Tlie thirteenth section of thirty miles of
the Union Puclllo Railroad has been ao-
copted. This section completes tho road
four hundred and fifty miles west from
Omaha, Nebraska.
It Is stated that tlie Chinese havo recent-
previous season’s yield,
effect Is to destroy tho flavor of tho tea en
tirely.
Prussia Is swallowing all the small Ger
man States. Ratzeburg, situated In tho
middle of a lake, with 2j000 Inhabitants,
has asked for dcglutlon.
Tho temperance movement, It Is an
nounced, during the past twenty-fivo years,
enrolled 1,500,000 members, and its socie
ties now have 200,000 uctlve members In
North America.
The Lexington (Va.) Gazette thinks the
present fruit crop of that section tho larg
est ever raised there.
The Wnrrcnton (Vo.) Sentinel says that
one of tlie greatest religious revivals ever
known In Warreiitonls progressing night
ly at tho Baptist Church.
Wheat— 77io Time for Soietnj it.—Tho
first thing to he dono Is to mnkc up your
mind to sow n largo breadth of land in tills
Important and best of all the cereals. Thu
present and past prices for years gone by
is a sufficient argument to convince you of
the propriety and profits to bo derived by
ndoptlng the suggestion. There aro very
many persons In tlie community whoso
means of living will not allow tho dally
uso of flour. In a land and climate so fer
tile and genial as this the fault must lie
with man and not natural in causes.
Tho selection of a pure article of seed
wheat is highly essential to tho growth of
this crop.
There aro very many varieties, but, af
ter all have been tried, wo Incline to tho
opinion that tho red May whoat Is tho best
variety for this section. It has stood tho
test longest and 4icst; other kinds linvo
been introduced, but generally thoy soon
deteriorate, and ultimately run out. This
Is especially truo of tho white and Medi
terranean and Bluo Beard. Tho Beil Chaff
Is a good variety, but It wastes and scatters
very much In shocking and stacking. Seed
wheat should Invariably lie taken to the
mills and run through tho smutters to
cleanse It of cheat ami infected grains.
Steeped tn a solution of blue stone also In
vigorates the kernel and causes It to grow
off moro rapidly.
But the great ami overruling considera
tion In wheat growing consists In the cub
It. The ground should lie well and thor-
McCulloch, Secretary.
•Itlon where he oould as Uttlo hopo to ad
vance with profit as recede with honor.
With the report ofltli apprehension tho
wholo movement Is auro to collapse. The
Italian Government may feel somewhat
embarrassed as to how they will deal with
him. though that Caprera which bassooi-
tlio Hba of thehero'z choice may.
ton been i ■uh ui kuuuuiu ■ cuuitiQ may*
without very great harshness, bo destined
to him aa an honorable a,d not unconge
nial St. Helena. Upon hie removal from the
stage of Italian polities Immediate restora
tion of tranquility will ensue.
Gkxkual Roskncrans SfUAKS AT
Unwn MamiNd.—Gen. W. S. Rosencrens
was among the speakers at a Union moot,
lug in San Kransclsco, on the night before
tbu election. Ills remarks are thus report-
ri:
■General Rosencrans was repeatedly
cheered, anil was visibly affected by the
venhuslaam hla appearance among them
excited. Ho spoke very modestly of him
self. He said he presented himself before
self. He sain he presented hlmscir before
that large assembly with great emotion.—
He did not expect to be a speaker when he
entered the hall, nor should he he ono
now. He bcggeil.to assure them that ho
received their salutation more In the light
of a token of their faith in the Union cause
than ns a luanefestatlon of personal respect
forhlniself. He thanked them, therfore, In
the name of tho Union cause, rather than
by a personal response. It was not neces
sary for him to speak of tho local Issues,
because he did not understand nor take
auy Interest In them, ne was there be
cause he thought the election would have
an Influenceon tho Eastern elections, In
regard to the reconstruction of the States
now In trouble. He would say that what-
everthe hopes, wishes or desires In other
respects of the Union men—In which clas
sification he Included good Democrats—
sm that nothing obstructs tho restoration
of the Union, when the Democrats came
te see him, and they were war Democrats,
who supported the army, he said to them,
‘What will you do with power when you get
It? You cannot do anything with It. And
ha thought they had better not give U to
them, and bo did not think they would.”
Mutmodist RuL-xtox.—The four Indiana
Conferences ef tho M. K. Church me* to
gether at Indianapolis on tho llth Inst.
Mure than 600 ministers were present, In
cluding Bishops Morris, Janos, Scott and
Ames, us well a* other eminent expound
ers of Methodism; also a large body of
laymen. Qoh. WUl Cumbaek, (fraaldtutof
the Indiana Senate,6*1 & u£S
VtnaraiA Gold Minis.—A Fredericks
burg (Va.) Journal states that there wUl
probably bo seventeen mines In operation
in tho counties of Spottaylyanla, Culpeper,
Orango and Louisa before tho 1st of No-
vemb r. Enterprises of a similar charac
ter are announced In other States. It may
be that Northern energy, whlcn l a at the
bottom of the new morement, will discov
er gold In paying quantities. The mines
have oarer been thoroughly tested, and U
t* not improbable that gold will yet form
Cotton Extorts.— 1 The following Ii an
official record of the export! of ootton du
ring the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1867,
M complied at the Bureau of Statistics:
Uplands and sea Island exported from all
ports of the United States, 667,137370
pounds; value In currency, aa declared by
the exporter* on their clearances, 6202,870,-
010* Tho admixture of sea Island with
uplands explains tho seemingly high valu
ation, Official comparison with the for
eign statistics reveals the fret the cotton,
on Its arrival abroad, folly realized In the
market the valuct sworn to here, although
tho price of cotton had declined ilnco Oc
tober last. Tlie exports of cotton for the
fiscal your ending Juno 30tb, 1866, were,
Including sea island cotton, 660301339
pounds, valued at 6531,885,323.
seal is sown. Little or no cultivation can
lie given it after sowing and therefore It
should lie done beforehand.
Two rules may ho relied upon. First
plow and harrow the ground until It Is
well pulverized, and then sow enough
wheat. If the land la strong and produc
tive, ono bushel and a half Is not too much
u[Kin land that has been fallowed; one
bushel upon cotton or tobacco land will
answer better than a greater quantity. If
corn land Is sown In wheat, the corn should
lw cither cut or gathered, ami the land
broke up with a two-horse plow and har
rowed before sowing.
A Riot Causbd dt rturausmioN.—A
riot, originating In an extraordinary su
perstition. occurred at Myross (Ireland.) In
tlie west of this county, a few days since.
A laxly, supposed to bo that of the captain
of an American shin lost on the western
coast, was Washed ashore near Myross some
time since, and after an Inquest had been
hold was Interred in Myrow churchyard.
Friends of the drowned sailor come recent
ly to Myross to claim the remains, and to
carry them hack to the United States for
liitormcnt In the burial ground where
others of tho deceased's family rested.
When It beenmo known that the body was
to be removed, there was great perturba
tion amongst tho country people, who have
a superstitious belief that tho exhumation
of a corpse which has been burled for some
time causes unusually great mortality dur
ing theensulng twelve months-one oft
thoso
extraordinary notions deep-rooted In tho
popular mind which defy human ingenui
ty .to analyso'orexplain. To prevent tlie
threatened calamity the country people re
solved to oppose tho removal by force.
On the morning on which tho exhumation
was to taka place, tho population of the
dlstrlet, armed with the miscellaneous
weapons that tho farm yard affords, roso
M moss• against the strangers, and drove
them, and their assistants, out of the grave
yard. The parish priest was appealed to,
and strove to reason the pcoplo out of tholr
absurd apprehensions; nut his Influence,
all-powcrfol In everything else, filled to
make an Impression on their superstitious
fears. The people still refuse to permit
the body to be removed and mount guard
dayandnlghtovorthognva. Tho friends
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
From the Now York Press Association.
Cincinnati; Oct. 10.—This morning’s
Commercial saya over fifty counties had
been heard from, which glvo Thurman six
thousand majority. Tho remaining twen-
ty-flvoor thirty counties, embracing sev
eral In the Reserve; wUl certainly reduce
these figures, but whether lufllclcntly to
elect Hays tho ofllclal figures wUl only
show. Tho Legislature I* liopolessly
gone.
The Enquirer gives Thurman's majority
2,160. The Legislature stands: Itouso
Radicals 60, Democrat* 60; Senate, Radi
cals 17, Democrats 19.
PuiLADiumiA, Oct. 10.—Tho Ledger 1 *
table Includes fifty-nine counties, showing
3,370 majority. Tho seven counties to l>e
hoard from gave, last year, 618 Re publican
majority.
Washington, Oct. 10.—A special from
Columbus, (O.) says the returns stUlsliow
Thurman's election.
8.8. Cox telegraphs the Now Y'ork World
that tlie Democrat* have swept tho wholo
State completely.
St. Louis, Oct. 10.—Tho United States
Circuit Court has granted a writ of habeas
corpus for Wm. Murphy, who had been
sentenced to ten years imprisonment for
burning Mississippi river boats during the
war by military commission.
Niw Orleans, Oct. lO.-Tliero were 50 in
terments from tho yellow fover for tho
twenty-four hours ending at 0 o'clock this
morning.
Mobile, Oct. 10.—^There havo been six
interments from yellow fever here In two
days.
1’niLADELrniA, Oct. 10.—Tlie Republican
Central Committee claims tho State by 2,000
majority.
Tho Democratic Committee claim It by
3,000 to 8,000 majority.
KicniioxD, Oct. 10.—Outside of the Re
publican party, tho election non-s has been
received here with general pleasure, and
the bulletin hoards have been crowded all
day. Tho colored pcoplo seem to he par
ticularly dismayed at tho fato of tho
Amendment lu Ohio.
Tho Government Is making arrange
ments to have the Davis trial cvldcnco and
arguments reported by stenographers for
preservation In book form.
Washington, Oct. 10.—Tho quarterly re
ports of tho National Banks to the 7th aro
nearly all In, showing that tho banks aro
generally up to tlicjrequlremcnts of tho
law.
General Sherman leaves for St. Louis to
morrow.
Intercnal Revenue receipts to-day;8434-
000.
Twenty thousand dollars In well execu
ted counterfeit 730 notes of tho second
series, due June, 1808, of tlio thousand dol
lar denomination, hare been presented nt
the Treasury within the past few days.—
They are all of the A or B series. The
most prominent defect is in the red seal,
which is larger than In the genuine.
Wilmington, Oct. 10.—The people, goner
rally, looked for a Radical defeat lu Penn
sylvania, hut nre surprised nt the result In
Ohio.
Coluubus, Ohio, Oct. 10—1 F. m.—Re
turns show that there is no doubt of Hays’
election by 1,000 to 2,000 majority.
Carroll, llcrknoy and Noble counties nre
to be heard from.
Daniel Ilertzlcr, a wealthy citizen of
Springfield, Ohio, was murdered by bur
glars Inst night.
The Virglnia Univzrsity.—Tho forty-
fourth session of tho University of Vir
ginia began on the 1st Inst. Between 400
ami BOO students aro now In attendance,
and It Is expected tho number will toon
reach 000 more. Nearly every State In the
Union is represented among tho matricu
lates—tho largest number being from Vlr-
S nln. the next from Alabama, and tlie
Ird largest from Maryland. Rev. Peter
Tinsley U the Chaplain of tlio Institution.—
Lynchburg Hep.
miscellaneous.
of the deceased are determined not to allow
tholr pious mission to be frustrated by a
popular superstition, and It le stated that
the aid of the military wUl be called In If
other influencenec cannot Induce the peo
ple to desist from their oruel and Insensl-
Mo opposition to^tho removal of the body.
1# The General Post-Offleo tn England
has Issued notice that under the new post
al treaty, which took effect on the 1st Inst,
eutlro postage, Amorotn as well as Brit-
Firkin Nashnillk.—a fire broke out
near the -Dispatch” office on Thursday
morulng. Tho following la the damage
sustained:
Huntingdon's store on Cherry streeL
was completely gutted, and considerable
loss resulted In other portions of the build
ing from water and removal. Our low Is
between 63000 and 64000, and U covered by
Insurance.
Huntingdon lott about 63000, lu dam-
ageby water, covered by Insurance.
■The fire U tuppoied to havo originated
from a slumbering coal, dropped by tome
workmen who were repairing the roof late
tn tho afternoon.
,. — — . —_ Lift Insurance agent* In New Or-
Uh,oa newspapers malfed In Greet Britain leas* find the yellow fever an “ *
Tho English curates talk of -striking”
for higher pay.
It Is complained that tho colored laborer*
on tho Sea Islands will not work. They
think the land belongs to them.
There are 32 news depots, and 1,900 grojr-
gerics In Chicago.
Rumor killed McCoolc with cholera, but
he still lives.
The Republican majority In Pennsylva
nia during tho paat three years has not
varied moro titan 5,000.
Governor Letcher Util at hU home in
Lexington, Virginia, of Inflammatory
rheumatism.
General Banka U out for temperanoo and
liquor prohibition In Massachusotta—Saul
among the prophets,
There aro ten thousand yellow fover pa
tients In New Orleans.
Yellow fover has broken out In Vicks
burg.
RaoxLns.—Tho Georgia correspondent
of the New York Tlmce In a recent lottor
from Atlanta says -the kind of mon that
atand tho best chance of going to the Geor
gia Convention, are thou who In ordinal?
time* would not stand the remotest chanoa
of being dec tod to any office.”
Tho ticket at the head of our oolumt for
thU (35th) DUtrlct, glvea tho llo to tilts
statement.
Diath of Henry Tuibod.—Tho follow
ing dispatch appoare In tho Savannah pa
pers of Tuesday:
Columbia, 8. C, October 7.—IlenryTIm-
roil. the roet Laureate of South Carolina,
died this morning.
tSTVYo are sorry to seo Dr. Hiller, of
Fulton, and Judge Irwin, of Cobb county.
I such bed company.—Opposition paper. ( .
You were UkowUo “sorry to see” Goo.
Longstroet, Jeff. Thompson, Gen. Boiurd-,
gaid. Gov. Patton, B. 0. Yancey, tho throp ,
Judges of the Supreme Oourt, and t halt ‘
•f other* -In such bad oumpany." Yo*
wlU be moro aomwfW still about the finffif