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TP WJBEKLY OPimON.
BY W. h. gCBPOOa AND J- B- PPMBIR_
FRIDAY MORNING tl: NOVEMBER 15.
Tub IIoo Crop of Tennessee and
Kentucky is reaching the South-all of
which la the result of an abundance of
corn, thrifty farming, and cold weather.
We have noticed the arrival of a number
of car* freighted with porkers, within the
last few day*. ^
gy Madame Rumor is busy locating
tho time when, and place where, the State
Convention will assemble. It requires no
wisdom to announce that ns soon as both
points are determined, the Delegates will
be officially advised.
MifrKouic Display.—The meteoric dis
play predicted by astronomers,to cpmo off
on the morning of the Uth, was witnessed
l,y many of our citizen^ The grand dla-
j»lay. seemed to.bu located in the East, and
fell at the rate of about one hundred per
inlnnto—lasting for an hour arfd a half or
twq fihurs. The scene Is said to have been
a brilliant ono—such an one as is furnished
only by these strange phenomena In Na
ture, and one which those who missed wit
nessing, will perhaps ncvcr.Jiavu opportu
nity of seeing during the whole of their
life time. a)<[>
Exiiu.mkd.—The dead body ofa Mrs. Brad
shaw, who, in her lifetime resided In the
vicinity of the old Rolling Mill, and was
hurried on the 14tli of October last, was
exhumed yesterday. A jury’s Inquest was
held, but we did not learn the result of
their Investigation. From developments
made by a post mortem examination, It Is
reasonable to infer that they cannot render
a verdict otherwise than that she came to
her death from wounds received, as such
was the convictions of those who witness
ed the examination.
The City.—A called meeting of the City
Council was held last Wednesday night to
tako preliminary steps in regard to the
forthcoming Constitutional Convention.
A resolution was passed tendering to the
delegates elect the hospitalities of the eitv,
and a committee appointed to confer with
Gen. Pope on the subject of its assembling
in Atlanta. The result of the conference
between the General and the Committee
will be made known to Council to-night,
of which our readers will be advised.
Atlanta Is evidently the place for the
Convention to assemble. It has become the
great centre of tho State. Between At
lanta and Milledgeville, there Is no com
parison—the latter having entirely “play
ed out.”
Tallulah engine, No. 3, was out on the
streets last evening, rubbing up and put
ting her hose In trim for any emergency.
Mr. Vaughan, who was blown up in a
rock quarry near this city afew days since,
though he has lost both his arms, will not
lose either of his eyes, and Mr. Crane, while
he loses no limbs, it is not considered cer
tain but be will lose both of his eyes. Each
-of them nro truly unfortunate.
The Georgia Convention.
The fact that many able statesmen and
jurist have been elected to the Convention,
in this State, is being utterly ignored by
the disunion press. Their purpose is evi
dent: First—to mislead their home read
ers, and prematurely prejudice them
against any thing that may eininate from
the Convention. Second—to mislead the
people of the North as to the real intellec
tual strength of the body just elected by a
large majority of the people of Georgia.
A somewhat Intimate acquaintance with
a number of the gentlemen elected, war
rants .u* in contradicting the slang • refer
ence now lielng published. We conceive
that it was not necessary to elect old party
hacks to ensure a good organic document.
We imagine, also, it is better as it* l’oliti-
cal charlatans made the holding of the
contemplated Convention necessary. They
brought our troubles upon us. The people
have decided not to trust them for relief.
In this they acted wisely. The Interest of
the State and her people are in good hands.
Of this we feel assured. And it matters
not what the home grumblers may have to
say. They can only harm themselves.
Reconstruction will advance, step by step,
despite opposition, until It Is an nccoin-
plishcd.facL Mark the prediction.
The Next ( umpaljn. I . Jlliiccl lancoun.
Those of our readers Who do not read the The Nashville Gazette says: **Men
disunion press of the State, can forty but a . verannt with mutter* agricultural assure
very Imperfect Idea of the bitterness us that from ten to fifteen fold the usual
" amount of Wheat will be sown this fall
which characterize the dally appeals for
organization to ddfeat the Union men of
the State.
It Is not enoUgli that officials are abused
without stint, and by the use of language
familiar only In the vicinity of the Fish
Market. It does not suffice to Indulge In
the use of such slang respecting the advo
cates of Reconstruction as would not be
deemed respectable at tho FIvo Points —
Tho members elect are assailed generally,
and their ftiture action prejudged.
The madness that dictates the policy of
these disappointed factionlsts must be met
by cool, calm, wise and energetic action on
the part of the friends of the Union and
Reconstruction. To )*y down their arms
now, would involve the Hiss of all that has
been won—nay. mory. ft would continue
far years ull the political uyd financial dif
ficulties under v\ iiieit our .State anil people
are now laboring. Enough tfa*’ been ! gatn
orT to ensure. final,’.su'icess in the great
Work, if there should be no dallying
among our friends. Meetings should be
held and addresses delivered, and docu
ments circulated, as heretofore. All hon
orable appliance# to iuduenee voters
should be used. Tills done and nothing
will be necessary btfxirid energetic efforts
to get tho voters to the polls.
Thu test vote Is yet to eoine. Let the
working Republicans remember this and
govern themselves accordingly
General Meade and tub Presidency.
The Gettysburg (Penn.) Star and Sentinel
says:, Previous to the late election In
Pennsylvania, the Democracy In that State
approached General Meade to obtain his
views respecting the Presidency. It says
ihst tho politicians presented the caao very
plausibly, and urged the Genral to become
their candidate. IIo replied substantially
that there was three difficulties In the way:
1st. no preferred his present position—
a Major General in the regular army.
2d. He had no taste for the duties of the
Presidency.: .
3d. He called himself a Republican, and
intended voting the Republican ticket at
the October election.
Freedom or the Phem.—Judging from
the bitterness with which the officials In
this Suite >re assailed by the Disunion
presc ind the equanimity with which all
assaults are passed by, we long since con
cluded that tho officials aforesaid Were the
mildest mapnered set pf men ever clothed
with power. And herein they exhibited
commendable wisdom. It could do no
good to the cause of Reconstruction, were
Gctt. Pop*?, or id* subordinates to notice
the hundreds of personal assaults that
have been made. They have a work to
perform, which is being done quietly and
without ostentation. The “vipers are
gnawing a fllo.”
The New Y’ork correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger states that Mrs. Sena
tor Sprague (Judge Chare’s daughter) ar«
rived ut New York from Europe on Fri
day.
Srfsan B. Antliony, Lucy Stone, and Mrs.
Cady Stautun, together with “other promi
nent ladies of: Kansas," have projected an
extensive campaign in the Northern and
Eastern States, and have arranged for
meeting* next month in the principal cities
of New York, Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvania to agitato the question of female
suffrage.
Seth VV. Payne left New York city or
Monday, purposing to walk to San Fran
cisco in one hundred and fifty consecutive
days, on a wager.
Robert A. Johnson, of Louisville. 1ms
filed a petition for adjudication in bank
ruptcy against himself, lie reports debt
and liabilities of over §000,000.
The Cincinnati Gazette tldnk* that Vnl
landfgham 1ms the best showing for an
election to the Senate. He Is stumping the
State and rousing the mud-sill*.
A Washington special of the 7th to the
Philadelphia Inquirer says thaton that day
“B. II. Hill, of Georgia, and John Minor
Botts bad a long interview with General
Grant.”
In noticing this the Coluinbns Enquirer
says: -We are satisfied that Mr. Hill was
In Georgia at that date. Perhaps it was
Hon. Joshua Hill who had the interview.
The New Y’ork Sun says that William
B. Astor, Alexander T. Stewart and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt aro the three wealthiest
men in the United States. Mr. Astor is
reputed to be worth about fifty millions
dollars, Mr. Stewart about the same, and
Commodore Vanderbilt about forty
millions.
Young Iturhide, who was at one time the
recognized heir of the ill-fated Maximilian,
is in (Vashlngton.
A si-lection from the diaries of Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert will shortly bo
published under the direction of her
Majesty.
Charlotte Cushman, the actress, is said
to be worth $300,000, which brings her in
an income of about $23,000.
John M. lleudrlx, of Knoxville, a prom
inent citizen, committed suicide two or
three days ago by drowning himself in
llolston river. Cause—failure in business
And despondency.
Ex-Governor Wells of Louisians, has
determined to test tin* legality of Ids
Ejection from office by slicing for ids full
salary.
A family council has been formed to
watch over tho interests ot the Empress
Chariorte; the Prince De I.igneand Count
i>e Tiicux have been called upon to take
part in it, conjointly with M. Tesch.
Mr. Burns. Comptroller of State, was
in Augusta on the 13tb.
Our planter* have become heartily sick of
cotton. Thousands on thousands of acres
devoted last year to tho delusive staple
will bo sown In wheat. The call for seed-
wheat is most extraordinary. From two
to three thousand bushels could bo sold
here dally, If obtainable. The mills have
ceased making flour, because It l« more
profitable to sell tho wheat for planting.”
The report of the committee of the Cin
cinnati Chamber of Commerce, to which
has been referred the subject of strongly
recommending Congress to tako the tax off
cotton and sugar produced In tbit country,
was on Saturday adopted, ut a full meeting
of the Chamber, by a unanimous vote.
Over nine hundred members were In at
tendance. , ,
The Naslm ,, New Hampshire, Iron Coni-
iMiny have lately commenced, w itli gixw
success, the manufacture of-steel tires far
locomotives, hitherto done only In Eng
land.
It is said that the animal reports of the
several Departments are In a state of for
wardness that Insures their completion in
time for the delivery of the President'!-
message at the beginning of the regular
session of Congress In D- cember.
The New York Herald claims that it-
dally receipts average $0,000, or over $2.
000.000 per annum.
Two thousand recruits, ready at New,
York lor the tilth Military Diotiict. are to
be forwarded this week.
The new steam frigate Wampanoag, the
largest American vessel afloat, made her
trial trip irom New lork on Monday.
The Immense coal heaps on the Cunarri
docks at Jersey City have been on fire for
several days from spontaneous combustion.
The Bremeu ship Carl arrived at New
Orleans, Sunday, bringing another load oi
German emigrants. The Texas papers an
nounce that largo ntiuioersof German em
igrants use arriving in that State.
Boston I* suffering from a lack of dwell
ing houses, and a Bunion paper ®a>* that no
great is the demand that when a wheelbar
row of bricks pusses along the streets the
progress of liu: vehicle is checked until a
curious crowd ha* elicited from the pro
prietor thereof w here llie house is to U
built and it* probable rent.
new tariff of the Atlantic (’.able has
the foilnwiiMg modification*, which goes into
effect oil tile l.-t oi i#eceftther: Tiie toils
oetween New Vork and Great Britain or
Ireland, for a message of ten words nou...
•eeding lifiy fallen*. §25 Eaeli wont after
cue lirst tell words, az.no. The address,date
»d signature to eocu. of live words, is free
ir messages written iu plain words.
The Hermann of St. Louis have succeed
ed In obtaining the repeal of the Sunday
liquor law in the city.
No New Yorker should boast of his tetn
iterance alter midnight and before sun-
rl«e.
Tiie editor of tiie Louisville Democrat is
advertising for a -fair" compositor.
Tiie Iwst way to get along with |>eople
who are too much set U|i—Up net them.
private letter from the Interior ol
South Carolina tsjr« that the ino-t abun
dant torn crop Is now harvesting which
has been known for many years. It fa
soiling nr fifty cent* a bnshel/hut there Is
little sale for it, as but few have money to
Alabama Finances,—A report to the
Alabama State Convention, based upon
statistic* furnished by Gov. Patton, fixes
the debt of that State as follows.
Amount of Bonds bear
ing five per cent. Inter
est payable in London
in I860, and renewed 20
years - - - $043,000
Back Interest on same,
funded with 5 tier cent.
Bonds - - • 04,000
Amount of Bonds bear
ing six per cent. Inter
est payable In Ix>ndon
in 1870 - - . 688,000
Back ieterest ou same
frmded with 0 percent.
Bonds - - - 82,560
$1,482^60
Amount of Bonds bear
ing live percent. Inter
est payable in New
York - - -$2,100,000
Back Interest on same
fttnded with 5 percent.
Bonds, payable In I860, 473^50
$2,581850
Amount of Bonded debt
Amount of eight per
cent. Bonds sold since
1805. Issued by net of
Legislature, approved
December 15,1805
Sixteenth Section Trust
Fund • -
University Trust Fund
School Hmd -
Bonded Debt
Total Debt - - -
$4,005,410
$55,500
$4,120,010
mostly men, polled only ninety-two voti
at the late election. Tho oil fever 1st
longer an epidemic In that section.
purchase.
The new California State House is to be]
a flue one. It covers, with it- angles, near
ly 60,000 feet, and from it* present line will
be 226 feet to the top ol* the dome, the cir
cumference of which at tho roof will be
267 feet.
In papers from many parts of the Gulf
States we And the opluion expressed that
Icotton planting will be abandoned to u
great extent next year.
The boards of health III Memphis, Vicks
burg and New Orleans, continue to report
cases of yellow fever, notwithstanding that
heavy frosts have occ urred in those places.
Destructive Conflagration tx Sa
vannah.—The Republican, of Wednes
day, says a little after twelve o'- lock, a lire
broke out In the picker room of the factory
of the Savannah Cotton Company, fail
Berrien street, Rnbertsvllle. The lire orig
inated in a heap of cotton lying in a cor
ner of the room above designxied. and fa
supposed to have been caused by grovel in
rlie cotton. The foreman of the establish
ment, immediately upon discovering the
lire, ordered all hands to work to try and
o> tlngiiish it. and every effort was made
to check the flames. It wo* thought ut
first that the Are would be put out but the
limited supply of water was soon ex
hausted, and the flames spread with fearful
rapidity over the whole building, wldeli.
being of wood, and all of Inflammable
material, was totally destroyed In an in
conceivably short space of time.
A strong wind was prevailing at the
time, and the sparks were scattered far and
wide. Ere tho Are companies could get to
work, a number of dwelling houses, on
Wilson street, had caught nre. and the
flames were making fearful headway. It
burned for about an hour, and In that
space of time had destroyed eight dwelling
houses. All the buildings on Wilson
street, except some three or four, were con
sumed.
The most serious loss to the city was the
cotton fsetory, which was doing an. excel
lent business. Tiie loss of the company is
about $15J)00 on building and machinery,
on which there is an insurance of $10,000,
which Is divided between four different
coinpalncs. Tho building was a large
wooden one, and Bill of the necessary nm-
chlneiy for tho manufacture of cotton bai
ting, in which the company were doing, a
heavy business. As an average, eighteen
hands were employed by the company.
We understand that tho buildings will
be Immediately ro-erected,larger |han be
fore. and with more conveniences.
Wo estimate the total loss by the Are at
from $20,000 to $25,000. Total Insurance,
$11,500. ■ t = . .
1ST Some editor says that the destiny of
the world often hangs on the smallest tri
fles. A little intff between Charles Bona
parte and his love LotUla. might have bro
ken .off a marriage which gave birth to
Napoleon, and the battle of Waterloo. To
which a contemporary adds: “Yes. that Is
a fact. Suppose a little Iff rnhad token
place between Adam and Evel What
then?”
tSTVcry pretty Is the foltowlngjdci
taken from*tho local column of tho Pica
yune : “The light of love Is very beautiful
amid scenes of sorrow, and as tho moon
beams seem holler and more tender round
a rnln or churchyard than in felttwiiain
so Is affection brighter when bestowed
upon tho wretched than when Attracted by
youth and happiness.”
The Ttevr York Tribune and Gen
. ’ Gran*.
From the National Republican.]
An extract from the New York Tribune,
apparently putting that Influential paper
In a position antagonistic to Gen. Grant,
was thought of sufficient importance to be
telegraphed all over the country a few day*
since. Buell Is the custom of the Demo
cratic concern that ftirnishes telegrams to
the press. Everything that can be thought
damaging to the Republican party runs
through with a looseness, while, whatever
Is at all favorable to that party, Is garbled
and perverted, us was the Trlbiiue** article
on Grant.
The amount of the article is that the
Tribune prefers Chief Justice Chase to
Gen. Grant; and the ground of the prefer
ence I* that Chase is fully committed to the
principles of the Republican party, while
the opinions of Grant are somewhat uouh
fid. J»ut. in flic whole article, there is not
one word of oi»puriigeiiieni of Gen. Grant,
nnle-H the dr?t three lines of the fallowing
paragraph may bejsp con.-luered. The
three Jiuo* were all that Lite concern \\ hicli
s.uppiit' iih telegraphic news thought prop
er to send:
(r# /<. 1rrunt ice esteem htj no means a ureal
man, Mr even a very great General, yet he
?inr<4 in every position lie has tilled, evinced
* modest good sense, a practical, unosteu
ration* sagacity, which have justly won fo:
ill in a large measure of public confidence,
lie is not by training a statesman: yet ills
negotiations witli Gen. Lee, and the terms
“ * ition conceded by him at Ai
rnat tox. evince a wisdom and breadt:
icw which few among our statesmen
>uld have equalled, and none of them lias
surpassed. W*» do profoundly honor and
esteem Mm that he has never uttered one
•y liable tout savored of exultation over the
dcRated rebels, or called down vengeance
•n their heads. Tiie blood-and-thnnder
policy of execution and eoaflscaf ion. which
-e intensely loathe, has had no murocffcc-
vc opponent than this taciturn, reticent
i>t »ofdier of tne Union.
Let It be for ever understood, then, that
our pref.-reneo of Gov. Chare is based on
no dislike to Gen. Grant, nor even <
v oatimate of hi* ubiiiuc*. Wc presume
has no judicious friend who would pro-
nonnee mm equal in capacity or ex|ieri-
>. ns a civilian, to the Chief Justice; wi
i no friend of tiie. latter will fail to len
der the General a hearty support should
lie be made the standard bearer of Repuh
Mean principles in the great struggle now
opening. We, at all events, shaft not hesi
tate. in that case, to do our utmost for Id*
election. *
Tiie Tribune's article conclude* In till
wire:
I four principles do not sustain iix, we
must, go-4»>wn. And. if we shall, attempt
evasion or concealment, wo shall ffaserie
to go <town- Any CHiididnie who repre-
4Uifa« uur principles uud glories h*avow
ing theme we shall most heartily support
whether he be Chase, or Grant or »k>lfax.
or any oth<»r. If it were possible that th>
itepuoilcans should discard ’ their plain
obligation*, uud stand ou au unpmief
race for victory, wc should foci little Si
est In their success. But tills they will
never do-
Tiik t cmo.N I'r % de.—Tiie Unltcd States
Economist says: M It is not to be concealed
that those be-1 acquainted with the cot
ion trade ol the. UuiteO .Males are beemwing
dubious a* to ,' liether our mantcr* can
hold their ground in competing with the
growers of other countries. When plant
ers could grow’ cotton at six cent* per
pound It was generally conceded that we
uud a virtual monopoly of the cotton trade.
We then supplied England with tliKvc-
foiirths of iier imiiortatnms of cotton, ami
mere was no tendency on the part of other
countries to dispute’ our ascendency. Our
cotton was a much better staple thm* that
of India ami was marketed In much better
condition, and the Eastern product was
used only for tiie very commonest parish
es. But now ail U changed. Tuc extreme
scarcity of American cotton has nece-«ita-
ted the Lnn»*'-.-hire spinners and tnunnfar-
Hirers to adapt their miieldlieiy to the III-
lia staple, so mat u is now fouiul tola?
available for many purposes to which fav-
* ’ It hud ne\**r been applied. The ad-
id price I as caused greater attention
to lie paid to the culture mid packing of
astern ftluplc; untie the hand-
pro tit* realized by growers
and factors have induced iv much larger
area to l>e planted, and have.In every way
'oiiiiolidutcd and strengthened tho cotton
trade of India. At tiie same time, tiie
ipening of railroad «*ommuni« at ion with
ilie cotton region has placed tiie planting
listricts In more direct communication
with thecupilal and enterprise of the cotton
Ikjrt*. India U tint* not only iu a portion
to grow cotton as cheaply ns ever, out has
the motives and the means for increas
ing her crops indefinitely. There is
nutanrlly a hesitating about largely aug
menting the crop In that country until it
is ascertained what is likely to be the sup
ply from tiie United States. In the event
of an averngo crop being, raised here, the
rice of the staple would lie reduced to a
gure which would involve heavy losses
to tiie growers and tiie merchants In India;
and this must be regarded os tiie reason
why the cotton crop of the lost two year*
has not been increased to tho extent which
might have been expected from tho high
profit* realized upon Its culture. Should
it appear to tho cotton traders of India
that the American crop Is likely to be
permanently reduced, there would un
doubtedly nc a prompt increase in the
India supply; hut until tho probabilities
upon that question are more definitely
developed the India supply I* likely to be
regulated with caution. ’
Ond Fellows*if.—The report of the
Grand 8ecretary of the Order ill the Uni
ted States lias Just been Issued. Ho reports
the membership at the present time to tie
217.886. there having been an accession the
INist year of 63,764 member*. Tiie receipts
Tor the past year have been $1.065.714 01. of
which $1,766,123 56 were from bodies un
der the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge,
and $20.V>'Jl 45 from bodies under the juris
diction of the Grand Kmcsiupmeut. The
total rell*r dispensed in the same time was
$600,675 07. of which $625,820 25 were by
tho bodies under the jurisdiction of tho
Grand liodge, $50tU)6! 08 fielng for sick
and disabled members. $101,137 87 for bu
rying tiie dead, and $16,618 08 for educat
ing the orphan* of deceased members. The
relief dispensed by tbo bodies under tiie
jurisdiction of tbo Grand Encampment,
was $6 4,853 12.
__TA Havana telegram report* the de
struction ofa light boose at Key West* by
a late terrible gale, and the suspension of
pratique there In consequence.
The Sultan of Turkey Is making unusu
ally extensive military preparations, and
1* fortifying Kars.
T^»e story of s Moy*
BY COL. WILLIAM S. HAWKINS, OF TENNESSEE.
A soldier slept as the morning uprolled
On the white tent* pitched on the plea*-
aut plain;
The bayouot’s gleam was the gleam or gold,
Where tiie *uulight poured ou the bight
uud tho w orld,
And the Held of yellow grain.
Then the soldier arose, when his rest was
done,
And lie merrily sung In hi* Joyous glee;
He sharpened hi* sword and brightened his
gun,
And ho smiled as ho thought of the laurels
That yet on his brow would be.
The couriers rode when tho noontide came,
And told of grim lines advancing fast.
So the camp was tilled with ft wide acclaim
And tin* soldier's heart was kindled with
flame,
As the hurrying squadron passed.
But tho glen full soon was the place of
Mood,
With tho hissing of shot and the clank of
steel.
And rani lay dabbled and stained In the
)d.
Though tuc soldier * comrades iu vale
stood,
Till they made tiie foeimm reel.
When Hie night came down thecorpses were
strew ii.
And the reft dews fell on the face of the
dead.
But the soldier's song had changed to
moan.
A* faint and pale where the sad moon
shone.
He lay with his bleeding head.
’Tis morning again ou tiie tents and si wars
But the soldier's voice is forever still.
There's a form that's missed from the cav
aliers;
There's a sweet face blurred with Its bitter
tears;
There's a nameless grave on the bill.
Progress op the California End Or
the Pacific Railroad.—A writer in
speaking of the progress of the work on
lac Ceutrul Pacific, say*:
A gentleman who had occasion to travel
along the lino of the Pacific Railroad be-
oiul the summit recently, informs us that
vast amount of work has. and is being
done the present season. He estimates the
working force at not less than ton thou
sand men. Between Cisco and]Coburn**
Station, a distance of twenty-one iniies is
mbraccd the heaviest Work yet encoun
tered. including the long tunnd at the
•umnilt beside-* seven or eight of shorter
length. The summit tunnel is far ud-
vunced tow uni completion—some Ave huij
.1 red uud fifty feet of tioLtoiii only remain
iugtoltc taken out.'The other tunnel
are finished, or neurly so; and from the
gummitdown ihe eastern slope, a-* far jo
Coburn's, it is believed the track will Im
graded this season, If the winter does not
close iu earlier than usual. From Uo-
hui-n's. eastward, down tlieTruckec toward
Crystal Peek the track is graded and
ready for the rails, a distance of twenty-
five iniies. For this portion of the road
the mils have been hauled by watcous from
Ci»co to C oburn's, and are living iaH down
Au enable and construction train is ut
work, and already ulHjiuiduc miles of track
have been laid down from Coburn's east
ward—the rails being laid down at the rate
of half n mile per uiem—iu*d the- entire
enry-ffve miles will lie in rnourog order
Ik*fore many days. From Cisco to the sum
mit tin 1 work "of construction is of the
heaviest character — the rock ribbed
mountains forming a formidable bar
rier to the construction of a rail
road; but tho work is prosecuted as
energetically as possible In view of tiie ol»-
*04010* to bo overcome. It is not believed
tlisi this division of the road can he com
pleted this season, and as the deep snows
of mid-winter will compel a suspension of
the work ii|miii it, wliicli will not melt away
before the summer of tiie next year, it i*
considered safe to say the connection of
rail will not Im* made over tiie summit lie-
fare the first of July, 1868. Thi* accom
plished. tin* company can. for the first time,
make distance rapidly in tho construction
the road, and’"t the close ot tiie
xi year it confidently believed theloco-
>tl\o will be one hundred and fifty miles
icyoiid the TrftcWee. Ti.ls Is certainly en-
„ far a r»d« by rail to the Eastern
States in the year 1876.
Tkkkuu.k Death—A JIan Knocked
>j) a hrbLtf*. and Failiwj Six.it/ t'eet. Strike* I
It Kock and is h'Uted.—t'or reme days past,
workmen have been engaged In building a
new railroad bridge at Bridgeport, on tiie
Nashville and Chattanooga Uuiiroad. The
old bridge has been mired on trestle work,
and is still used by trains, tiie new bridge
being built directly under the old. The
side miliug lias beers taken off the old
bridge, and there Is scarcely room for a
man to stand on either side of tho track,
while some places there Is not an inch of
room. These workmen were engaged at
one end of the old bridge, yesterday morn
ing. at work, when a negro boy, employed
by them, who was about the centre of tiie
bridge, started otiahund ear towards them.
There being an inellm* of‘several feet be
tween the centre and end of the bridge, the
hoy found that ho could nor restrain tiie
Impetus of the car. and shouted for the men
to get out of tiie way. Two of them were
able to do so. standing on lip toe, barely
escaping being thrown off. The third
man. however, named George Cloud, Wo*
at a point on the brtdro where the truck was
the only foot-hold. Ho was unable to move
and called to the boy to stop. It was too
late. The cor rurlied onward, knocking
tiie unfortunate man off the bridge. Ho
fell sixty feet, striking hU head ami side
against a rock. Assistance was rendered
to Mm as soon as possible, by bit comrades,
and It was found that lie was still living,
although terribly bruised. C'loudlived nn
hour mid a half after Ids fail and then died
in terrible agony.—Chattanooga Union.
8, M. F» Collkoe.—We aro gratified to
learn that the Grand Lodge of Georgia, at
t iclr recent communication at Macon, ap
propriated the sum of three thousand dol
lar*, for the purpose or paying the Presi
dent;# salary, for utitf JMT. UBIfti
repair of the buildings of the above nam-
■ Vand one-third Of this nun will place
them in handsome repair. Now let every
friend of this institution, and e-,»c,dally
t ic Masonic fraternity of tills State, give
their united support, and re-estaidi-li M
prosperity and make It what It once wu>.
hcj.ii-lcni (In: noble Older.— Lou'io/mw
(Go.) Enterprise, • ,*A*s*an*vol) aJi »■ %t\
UT?Wo are Informed that In tho ticket
agents’ convention yesterday, the agent*
agreed upon revised rates for fares—fixing
the same rate via Augusta as byway of
Knoxville from the West mid Southwest,
to New York, Philadelphia, etc.—Auguste
ite.publlcan
From Hie New York Herald. I
Den of Thvlaei In m Church.
A Singular Discovery—The Loft of a Church
a Utdlng Tides tor Jlobbtrs-*WM> Saul
o/Stolen ^roperty^
In the village of Little Neck fs a neat lit
tle religious edifice, an Episcopal Chnrch,
and In the garret of it nestled a gang of
burglars and thieves, about five In number,
and who, it is conceded, have been the ones
that committed the depredations in their
community of late. In this garret tho pro
ceeds of many a night's labor lias been
concealed. Here the gaug actually lived,
did their cooking and the like, without tho
slightest Interruption from any body. In
till* attic were found articles of every de
nomination— solid silver ware, plated tea
sets, coffee urns, tea pot*, silver pitchers,
carpets, guns, pistols, swords, pots, hard
ware, anu even groceries. It will be re
membered that a short time since the pub
lic schools were broken Into throughout
the whole county, and books inkst«mfs,ete,
were carried off; these same things have
been found; the churches were robbed of
Liieir carpet* and cushions, and these, too,
have been fi uud. together with the < arpets
and cushions stolen from the church In
which they chose to make Ll*cir Jn-aJuimr-
tei’s. Tlwy liuVti lived here a long time,
and have many a Sunday sat looking down
upon tiie congregation as the Rev. Mr.
Beam was t x,Gaining the Bo lo am while
he w as composing nj* sermon* (luring the
week, it Is still more remarkable how they
succeeded in cutcring the church so often
linringwetniidsioniiv nlghu without leav
ing "“me tracks which would indicate their
situation, A .young man named Alfred
Townsend has been arrested upon suspi
cion of being acue«N>ry to tiie rotibenes,
and the detectives are now upon the track
of other* who are leading parties iu the
affair. The Hmroll was presented, a short
time ago. with a new organ, the one which
they then used being out of order, and it
wan almmtoued. anu the new iiiftrument
erected. W hen hot n few weeks in church
the buck was taken out and the oijie sml
bellows carried up btairs. which they used
lor the purpose of inciting the stolen sil
ver. Tldi act was charged against New
York thieves, a* was all tuc others. Iu the
same place were found Mtove* and every
necessary article for their use. The amount
*»f goods discovered will amount up to
$15,600, and from pr- sent indications, tliere
are chance* of lerreting out similar den*
of denredHtors. The prisoners were com
mitted to jail, to Ihj brought forward when
the remainder ot the band were arrested.
Knight is willing to turn State's evidence,
under the thought that it will free him from
puuisnment for either crime; and Town
send I* said not to have been connected
with them for mouths past, but is willing
to testify against the parties in ho|>es of
getting free himself. Here tiie ease rests
far tiie present. It lias created more ex
ilement on Long Island than any prevoitis
ccnrreiiei*, including the recent murder*.
The people came to Flushing from every
own in the county, to get a view of the
irticles and tht ingenious men who have
been so expert at their business. In tho
loft were found various letters which had
been commenced, but. not Flitting the com-
lioMir, were thrown around carelessly. One
or two of them are evidently in the hand
writing of a female.
From the Mouthem Watchman.J
Convention—Auuiculti kal and Manu
facturing OF THE State or Georgia.—
Tills nssoeiatlou was adjourned from No
vember last to hold its annual session on
tiie 13th of the present month, at Millcdge-
vlMe.
The time and place were *electcd in view
of meeting cotompornneotisly with the
Legislature, to Insure a fuller attendance,
•nllst il*e memhersof tiie Legislature in
the ofdia-ts of the association, and toob-
If practicable, and so far as might bo
proper, the co-operation of the State in
promoting and developing the material in
terests and resource*—indeed every indus
trial Interest of Georgia.
But n- no Legislature will 11110*1 this Fall,
and ns it lias been Mitqmscd that, owing to
the. present jH.lltlcal excitements of tho
day. lair a meagre attendance could lie had,
ed upon a eorre-i*ondence with a
number of member- of said n-Kv-tatinn as
«* propriety of po»tjmning Its session
eh future dry as the Logihlutnm shall
. All from whom 1 have heard, con-
11 the proprfcfy of postponement, and
authorized me so to advertise.
give notice that the session
of the "Agricultural and Manufacturing
Convention of the State of Georgia,” Is
adjourned to a future day. due notice of
time will be given through tho
newspapci*.
Ben. ('. Yancey. Pres't.
Athens, Gn.. Nov.Ttu, 1867.
A Prairie Flu*.—The Cincinnati Times
of the 8th says:
*” learn that as tho train on the O. &
Jlroad wo* approaching Vincennes,
Ind* from tho west. It was discovered that
the prairie west of tho Wabash river. In
Lawrence comity. III., was on tiro—the
whole country for twenty-five miles being
completely enveloped in flames. Houses,
Urns, fences. Ac* were being consumed,
and it Is highly probable that not all tho
people living In the vicinity escaped. At
ono point tiie train ran through a body of
fire, hut with such swiftness that tho cars,
and all InsUfe. escaped iinlnjurc. The tres
tle work over the Wabash bottom, five
miles west of Vincennes, which Is nearly *
Q uarter of a mile long, waa enveloped U
.imcs. so that the passenger* and baggago
w» re transferred to this side, and the West
ern train returned to this city.
OTA Mayor waa elected in Brooklyn on
the day of the late State election. Tho
candidate* were Archibald Bliss, Republi
can ; Martin Kalbflelsch. Copperhead ; and
J. A. Tallroadge, Independent. The vote
stood—Bliss, 144178; Kalbfleisch. 14861;
Tallmadge, 3444. Majority for Kalbfleiach
over Bliss, 683. Notwithstanding that the
Copperheads carried Brooklyn anil Kings
county by 11,000 majority, Charles Schurlg,
tiie Republican candidate, a one-armed
soldier, was elected County Register by
2,000 majority.
A Gang or Villains Arrested^— 1 The
Charleston Courier, of yesterday, contains
an account of tho arrest of two widto and
six colored men. who tore up the track of
the South Carolina Railroad, near Colnm-
bia, on tho 12th of October, for the purpose
of throwing off and plundering ihe train.
They DEVI made a confession, nmi. it is to
be hoped, will get the frill benefit of tho
law tor such cases “made and provided.”
CSTMr. Ashley Intends to introduce a
bill, on the first nay of tiie session, to pre
vent tho new IteinocHBlk Ohio Legislature
from re-districting the State. It provide*
that States shall only ho rc-dUtnctcd in
the year following tho decennial census.
Accident to a Steam Fire Engine.—At
a fire iu bavaiiuah on Tucaday last the air
chamber of steam fire engine John W. An
derson was blown off. Tho explns’on
scattered tho crowd very suddenly, but no
one was seriously Injured*