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GEO KGIA W EEttY OPINION THE WEEKLY OPINION. BY W. L. 8CKUQQS AND J. B. DOUBLE. BATUBDAY MOpNlXONOV. 16- Bixcvolknt Ikstii utwss.—The qulB- hle raised by our cotemporary of tlieTele- yrapli, about wlmt was *o eylileutly a typo- Itraplih'al error In our notice ot the provis ion that hail been made lor the support of the Benevolent Institutions of the State, is so far-fetched as to ho beneath notice.— The point of our notice was that “Ooneral ■late Items. The Express of yesterday says! Cartersvlllc has now lorty odd hnslnesa houses, and several morn lining up, while her rural borders are belli* greatly ex- tended. The mark of improvement Is vis ible In every direction. IVe are glad to see preparations being made to erect a steam grist mill and plan ing machine, on the old site of the late New Yob*, Nov. 11,1867. This gentleman came to Now York last week, for the purpuse of meeting his daughters, on their way from Europe home. He put up at the Metro|*ditan, In a ijuiet way, but as the Herald, World, and other lournals. have made Ida name prominent, connection with the late ela-tlnns. he Magnolia Mills. Messrs. MeElreath &! was soon surrounded by friends desirous of Sllgh, we understand, are the projectors. I seeing hhu.and tins curious, tnxlons to hear The Dalton Georgian, of the 15th. says:' "hat he had to say, touching iholutedtsua- ••Some of our good, staunch lteconstruistM *22*,« well aware. I. friend* ate pressing tliB claims of Col. J., more of h statesman than a politician, and rope has directed Treasurer Jones to dls- m ^ to thlllk tllJlt the l»ur«t* From the Ftato Treasury, c nr ng * j appointment would be a good oiu;, as Col. ensuing year, u> tho &e\ei.d cuotoeii u j p . j* j„ 0 f Mipirior exeeuti . jkdUIcta It. Parrott For the Presidency of the Con- was never known to he smooth with his neiny and |mi|tic with Ills Friends, lie poke very freely and frankly on late tton of a match, hr seed cotton wax passing through a gin In the extensive steam mills of Thomas & Livingston, situated near the railroad depot in Madsou—resulted in the complete destruction of the mills. The property was partially insured. A large the vicinity was ploded during the progress of the lire, with a terrible concussion, but injuring no per- tlie State Institution at Milletlgevllle. We presume the statement Is true; hope it Is. and we are aorry the Telegraph refuses to commend the action of Gen. Pope. That journal seems disposed to grumble at every thing. Mr. Sneed U in such an 111 humor that he can accept nothing without fault- lindlng. He is the -Mrs. Caudle” of the Georgia press. For the charitable act of allow Ing the Provisional Treasurer of the Provisional Government of Georgia to pay •nit precisely the same amount of money a* the Legislature chosen by t’ e people ac tually did pay out, Gen. Pope is grumbled at—ilie la.-t thing anybody iu the world should lie censured for. If the taxes paid l*y till! people of Georgia cannot b«* np- propriaiiiil to support the classes of unfor tunates in our A yltims legally, we sug- i it will he equally as illegal to use any I reason to hope, in i.ortion of the funds that may he collected ; bten whom we recognize Georgia superior to those of California. im v , ....... _ A lire which was caused by the ignl- j error to suppose that parties were^not “ “ — 1 nvuessary to a free people as any part of their solution. This very fact should make ub hope:', and save us from alieurd panic. The Am „ can people will not abandon an orgttiiU The total io.s liy t' e llre a^Fort Vallcy t | oll ^ haa m prim ,| u r( . cor <l In Jie pa constitutional government. That the only difference between defeat now and defeat in tlie past w as to be round in the grave questions now at issue. They went not only to the foundations of the governm- t Tiir Convention ix Georgia.—The Con vention for the State of Georgia, will doubtless, be soon convened. From an ex amination of the list of delegates, which we pn disii in tliis paper, it will tie seen that*here are thirty-three white delegates Icefcil to the eonveiitiou. We have some * ' mm viimi< ua» wi >>,...... H .„vvi.. ... , llv pitSt, is estimated at $18.000. (,, i which tliere was ai|( j responsibility in the future, an insurance of $13,700. i when, by so do *' * * * to h muni© that The late defeats could tie attributed, in some measure, to the overweening confi dence in our strength that made us indif ferent to our duty and prone to quarrel among ourselves. It was providential that this e\ 11 had come to us now, when our loss was a barren victory to our enemies, of gentle- x,» X f year, when thereat contest came on, the list, and j| le American people would awaken to the to mv stain official* In our oulnion. If i w le , ‘ 11 itittuem a «» in leirl*lHtlve antitrust would lie reposed, as topaj Maie oMU.ua. in oiu ^ pi | bodies, that the deliberation ot the Con- l heretofore, in the hands of the thoughtful ventlon will be tempered by moderation ; t | ie p rlM | e nt, ami. above all, the patriotic, and reason. If the Constitution, to lie i niese were brave words and of great adopted for Georgia, .is not too egragi- I coln f ort to the friends of Judge Chase.— ousfy obnoxious to our people, we doubt Home one called his attention to Senator not its ratification by the people. Hut an j Wade’s late exposition made through your enlightened judgment would dictate thatj journal. The Judge laughed, and said he an expression of opinion should lie with- ! ought tolie assured of Ben. Wade’s friend- hold until the work is done. If at all ac-, for he llot only asserted, but swore crptahl© let the people ratify It, but If too ^ | t ajSSSL""vo^r’oSorlfr set to • »'■««" rtrole mnarked that old Ben, lhe$ solemn £££&& T | “ to condemnation. What we want most is I *'® r ® °Thlfl h< 25^nhbf £ltnent!oiw»f th© °old SSS.“» d cffllc basisf 1 T? Fusion »»-!». he made no comment. Gen. Pop© lias issued such an order to Trur- wirer Jones, as the one alluded to. he lias performed an act that will return to him the thank* of every citizen of the State, except the chronic grumbler of the Telc- grapli. ^ Rumors!—A rumor is In circulation that it has been decided to remove many offi cials in the State, from Governor down, and it Is also stated that certain gentlemen have certainly been selected to till certain positions. All tills, report has It is to oc cur on or before the meeting of the State Convention. It Is all humbug! From the moderation which lias characterized the actions of the Military authorities In this District thus far, we judge there will lie no •‘proscrip tion for opinion’s sake.” It is true that un army of provisional civil officials, work ing. in accord with the delegates elect to the State Convention, would greatly con- •ribute to advance the cause of Recoil- *t ruction. This many have expected. But iiiisf.ir the commanding General has iit-ed to displace officers, except for cause k'towu, of malfeasance or outrageous eon- vet in office. Wo cannot see why lie has • • termiqed to change the rule, therefore not believe it lias been so determined. Iwhole story is a device to create pru- rdice. we believe. Heretofore flic deeapl- • ition of a head has been made known to the party first; so, we opine, it will be I:-(••after. Thk Tombs ok Uniox Soldiers.—It will l»e remembered that Congress, by an net passed on the .fid of February, 1SC7, appropriated seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for enclosing the various National Cemeteries with fencing, and for placing over each grave a commemorative tablet. A commission was also designated for carrying the act Into effect, at the head of which was placed General Grant. The Washington Intelligencer understands that this board has had the matter under recent consideration, and have nearly completed t!it* necessary arrangements. It lias been a-Ncrtitincd that three hundred and tidily thousand tablets will be required—a fear ful account or the destruciioii of human ;<ie in !!■•• late rebellion. *T/ In referring to the fact that the Freed men’s Bureau—which, if the recoin- iuondutlohs of Gen. Howard, its official head, is followed, will come to an end next July—the New York Times, of the 12th, ►ays: -lit spite of the complaint* made by Southern men of its betton. which iu many cases were probably jusUt has protected the enfranchised slaves against imposition, and sometimes violunce—has aided them iu ob taining contract* for their labor and In forcing them—In opening schools for their children and beginning the work of pre paration for tho responsible duties of life, and especially In distributing Government aid among the destitute and starving por tions of the Southern people, block and white. The whole sum tiius distributed In the form ot food amounts to $441,000, and 80,000 peraoua iiavc received the benefit of it, ;of whom more than half were white. Some of Its subordinates have, doubtless, been rnsh and fanatical—more eager to propagate political sentiment* than to re lieve physical suffering and inaugurate means of moral and Intellectual Improve ment. But, as a general tiling, they have discharged their duties with zeal and fidelity. Gen. Howard, the official head of the Bureau, has won general commenda tion by his ability and devotion. A xKansas.—A Little Rock s|K*elul of the 13th says: “Arkansas will go largely tor the Convention, with a working majority for the Republicans. About four-fifths of the registered votes were cast In the State. Montgomery, Ferry, fit. Francis, Dallas and Hot Spring counties, complete, gives orahle and equitable basis. Not a Union | .. . oetfiented'by bayonets, hut of heart* and w j“ ,! * hands. The South can promise herself nothing until this restoration and union is effected. She is now suffering ill all her interests, both public and private, on ac count of her disintegration. Once again restored in tho Union upon, at least, re spectable terms, peace and prosperity will again llow to her border*, which will oil the wheels of progression and Htimulate the energies of the people. When the Con vention convenes, we hone that reason will rule the hour—not passion, prejudice, nor spirit of revenge. Let us be patient and hopeful, deterndned to do what is right, nothing more, nothing less. Let us avoid extreme men and measures, and act in re ference to the future toellureof our couu- little singular that a man been betbre the public as much as Salmon I*. Chase should be so misunderstood. He Is in no sense of the word what is popularly understood as radical—that Is, a man whose feelings run away with Ids better Judgment, and who goes to extremes more from impulse than conviction. Judge Chase is, by tempera ment, a conservative, and if he advocates extreme measures, it is the result of a pure ly mental process. Thus, for example, when abolitionism was a disgrace and an Abolitionist wa* regarded a* a halt-crazy fanatic, a limited number of men were of that organization from an excess of feel ing. Their good heart* moved the • ■1.,* ■■ .I.,, ■■V.i.vi. \l I -liiiaii ini I try. |*opl«. sntl gcivyrmiiimt. Isst triini- | ,,,‘IL .hlXt ivl e nation and ri'orinilnatiuii cease, and if the "?* ! JJ?,,7', ‘ 1-,1"^ terms dl.-rated lie such ns we can accept. <» «* * ° ' “L” u accept. Ictus accept them, if too intolerably ob noxious. reject them and submit to the consequences. Wc commend the foregoing, from the Cartersvllle Express, to such of the oppo sition as are capable of reficctlng. The Express 1ms opposed Reconstruction und» r the constitutional plan, yet we can com mend tlie abovft sentiment to many of its fire-eating associate*. pity for tlie slave. Mr. Chase joined this little baud uud became prominent, but - • - * . - bile be com- unfortunate negro, ho was moved to active opposition to the exclusive class of white aristocrats which owuetl the negro, and threatened the liberty of all. I wa* with Salmon 1*. Chase in this, and 1 saw a great deal of him at tlie time 1 mention. 1 have not been intimate with him of late years, and cannot, therefore, speak authoritatively of hi* views. But I will venture to say that you are nearer right, in your estimate of his present po litical status, than Senator Wade, wiio so readily call* him a Hadieal of ills bool. I will go further ami assert, wltli- ltEVF.xrK Claims Auainat Hankiu’cis. ! '•chool. I w ill go liirtlier ami assert, w ith- The Commissioner of Internal llevenue j eoMrsdU tlon rum Im* who has rendered the following deelslnn in rid- Jj n0 " r th.it In. trad of shljug with erenre to gainst bankrupts: i !» '* LS'&J.? gainst iiaukrupts Where the Unitvtl States Is creditor of a bankrupt for taxes, the claim may lie en-i:, .. .r- - ... 1IH1 • forced in two ways. Firsu by lieu against ■ J n0s4r . Ot ‘ s wl , tliu ' "en is uttaehed i " V“ (1 **“’ h ; v ‘,1 kll,Je * 1 their demand for confiscation and hanging, lie. after securing equal poUticul rights to tli© property ?such Her before the party lias been adjudged a hank- 11lo t *] heal the wounds of war and make rapt. In that ease it is proper for of the Southern people, what Inis never f char sklent, tliere would In* uud national extravu- thorlty of a warrant of distraint, possca-i lt skill ol the property of the bankrupt to! " 1 *. !* r,. ,, 1 ' 1 /Ila.r.. rL’l which such lien I* attached Ihr the purpose ; *•* >*im;r op|K *lt ou u J dgc Clm.s of lailsiying tho Wiiriunt and nil laCvtulh'inesufl.U w.ll known punt> charges thereon. Should the Marshal refuse ; ai tel • " *!‘ u *' t ‘ * to deliver, the collector -ball then submit a j :,n ,M,< * , J , motion to the court having jiirisdictimi of! ganee. liiut is an. the ease of baiikruiicey for an onler to the . t , .. ... , marshal to make the delivery demanded.; A Boston pnis-r '•ays: 1 In love ot If the court ivIWa to make such an order,, nyattie— "i iv be t arri *<1 to excess, espe- but will direct that the claim of the r„i-. when It makes one ioiget courtesy ted States be placed at the head of the list | tor clean.ilies.,. A Ins was especially the of claims, to he paid before even cost in bankruptcy, then lit© collector may accept that other, or lie may accept any oilier or ders which tlie court may make, which will seeurc the collection ot the whole tax ami costs, a* far a* practicable. In any law ful way as satisfactory to the Government. Otliei\vise. pro|M*r measure must h© taken for a revision of tlie action of the Court of Bankruptcy. Tlie Albany News makes a sugges tion that is worthy of consideration, not only in Albany, but in other Southern cities. It is that tli© city authorities buy a number of Mendenhall s Looms and set tlie women who have to receive public support to weaving ©loth upon them—tlie, proceeds of their work to be applied to the support of disabled |iaupers. Ever since tlie close of the war we have urg«d the ©stnbllRhment of cotton facto ries as a means of giving employment to women and children left destitute by tlie casualties and revulsions of tiint great struggle. But few have as yet been put In o|jcrutlon, though we believe that tlie great advantages, if not the necessity, ol such Institutions are generally acknowl edged. , Perhaps tlie factories cannot he obtained just yet. beams#of tho poverty of the country. Tlie hand-loom proposi tion of our co-ialmrer of the News may he more practicable, and may subserve tli© same end on a smaller scale. We trust that It will' receive thoughtful consideration and examination.—CUumlu* h'nquirer, «TAt BlandvUle. Kentucky, on Mon day, A. J. Warden. County Clerk, met O. D. Campbell, against whom ho had some old grievance. Advancing to attack Camp- lied, tlie latter retracted a few steps, and turned and fired, shooting Warden in the mouth. It Is not supposed the wound is fatal. When Warden fell, his daughter, eighteen years old. took his pistol and pur- Cotton.—Market yesterday dnll ami de pressed. Northern middlings 15(gl5ke. Hales 314 hales. Receipts tfltt l«l»*s—12 ov M. ft. R: 71 by M. & G. R. K.; KW by wag ons. Shipments 253 bales—2IU by M. R. R; 4 for home consumption. vai,> cvru. v™. j.! un d Campbell ttwl again, tho shot taking , On Tuesday tlie receipt*were U07 hales, nntle# also elett Republicans. \\ !»it«i j t in her bowel*, she Is still living, bt t shipments 270: *ulea 4a).—Vulumbm Nwn, 0W lty elect* an opposition delegate. J^pnot roetn-ci-. CampbelfU in jail. 15IA. ••rt* 1 *! T* • i -^I *• tl.-i'l; M.1 IM wjTvubHv. .■!( +■=• .s l-i.-i two bnndrod majority Tor the Convention. ilia- The'.r delegates are all Republicans. Fu*. tance, he ll red upon the girl, cutting her i *kl, Crawfofd. Conway and Solmstlan j vur. She discharged her pistol, but missed, with Colonel h . when dining with hi* friend Holme*. No sooner wa* he seated at the table than, not liking the ap- iiearanee of hi- gla-> he )»egau poli-iiiiig It with id* napkin, ills lio^t nmieml the action, and wild uneasily to the waitei. *• Change the Colonels glam." Anotimr glass w as brought. wliereu|K»n tit© Colonel picked up hi* napkin and recommenced Ids cleaning process. -How dare you bring dirty glasses I’* cried Holmes, angrily.— ••Take it away and bring another.” A third glass was set betore tho Colonel, who eooly set to work as before. Holme*, too furious to sjieak, motioned to tlie servant, who once more changed glasses. This time tlie Colonel lost patience, and, turning an grily round, exclaimed: - Do you want me to wipe all tlie glasses in tlie house? ” The harmonious conclusion of the dinner may bo imagined, Lato intelligence haa been received at 8t, John’s, Newfoundland, from Captain Hull, wiio i* searching tlie Artie regions for traces of Hlr John Franklin’s expedi tion. lie had determined upou presenting Ids enterprise tlie coming winter, and made every arrangement fer tile purpose, de|>os- Ulng supplies at easy stages along the pro posed route. From some hostile Esquc- maux lie learned that, at about the time of tlie loss of Hir John Franklin’s vessel, some w hite men carried a dead hotly on shore and built a brick vault, which they care fully ceinented.and In which they deposited thecoriwe, afterward covering the vault with heavy stone llsg*. This body Mr. Hull heiieves to lie the remain*of Sir John, and Ids intention Is to visit tin? locality ami siitiafy himself upon the point, if possible. He bus secured many valuable articles for merly owned by Hir John’s party. Mlicdlsnsom. The practice which? has prevailed with certain parties of nslug for private pur poses, envelopes stamped with signatures of Government officials, is to be terminat ed by application ol legal penalties against tlie offenders. /The Postmaster General ha* transmitted to the President, for Approval, tWtS postal treaties recently concluded lietw'een the United States and Switzerland and tho North German Union, Including Prussia: The Roman Catliolieji ©f London are about to erect tlie finest cathedral in Eu rope. save, iter hup*. St. Peter’* at Home.- One feature I* to b« tiint priest* of every nation and language ar« to he constantly stationed at till* cathedral, for the purpose pf lien ring confessions ami of preacfiiiig to foreigners In their native tongues. Accounts from different sections of .Mis* sour! end Khiiho* mention very serious Josses to farmers from prairie fire*. In some instances whole farms have been de solated—fence*, barns, sheds, grain and hay-stacks, orchards, and occasional!^ houses, being consumed. Many thousands of dollars’ worth of property has been de stroyed. Failing to check whisky frauds by seiz ure and conflscUlon of a lot of llllcity dis tilled liquor occasionally, the authorities at Washington have determined hereafter •o institute criminal prosecutions against >• ml a tors of the law, besides forfeiting the property, Tlie Fort Wayne, Indiana, Gazette has a table of the number of children attending school in the various counties in Indiana, which shows that Allen county is tlie se cond in population In the State, Marion county, in which i* Indian-ipolls, being the first. The Cleveland Plain Dealer urges tlie se lection of Cleveland h* the place to hold tin* next Democratic National Convention. It say* that prominent gentlemen the agree to erect a temple to be used l>y tlie Couvciition iu il* session. Tin; census returns of Iowa are now complete, with the exception of four coun ties. which show a population, thus fur, of 80S.1D4—a gain of 145,000 In two years. A fire at Whitewater, Wisconsin, on Sunday, destroyed the Mosher House and six other buildings. Loss, $30,000. The pork-nnekers In Indianapolis are busily at work. A cotton manufacturer In Normandy 1os<mi a million dollar* by the decline In that staple. There was lately a rumor In Paris that Patti and Gustave Dore were to be married, but Patti’s public announcement of her devotion only to art proves It* falsity. The following headlines we quote from a Savannah paper: **A wonderful feat ill nature—a black woman give* birth to trip lets—two of them coal black—tlie other a pure white.” Albonl’s voice is said to be absolutely unimpaired. Thk West Indies—Further Accounts of the Hurricane at tit. Thomas—Hundreds of Lives Lost—Every House on the Island Damaged—Eight Millions of Property De stroyed.—New York, November 12.—St. Thomas correspondence gives further par ticular* of the destruction by tlie terrible hurricane. There is not a dwelling oi island that lias nor suffered. Many houses have no roof*. The small houses of the poor classes were leveled to the ground, and there have been buried already ove H)0 persons who were killed on shore and a like mun!x*r have been wounded and maimed. Every few moments the harbor throws up the dead, and it i*onc continual string of coffins through the streets. Ov five hundred |N»r*»n* were drowned, some cases not a soul i* living to relate a wonl regarding their vessels. The steamer Wye lost fifty-three persons. Tlie steamer Rhone, out of one hundred and fifty. 21 were saved. The Spanish steamer um- negy, whose heroic captain saved many lives, lost seventeen, out of thirty. The Amerieun ship Charles Sprague had but the captain ami one man *uved. In fact, hardly a vessel but can report some of the erew ‘missing. Men were lifted bodily from shore, and carried to a watery grave. Not a wharf nor a lighter is left. House* were carried one thousand leet III the air. The streets are six inches deep with bricks, tile*, shut ter* and doors. Nearly every tree* is up rooted. The English steamer Columbian lmd just arrived with 8.000 package* of dry goods, and was sunk in less than three hour* after anchorage. Eight millions of dollar* will not pay the loss. Merchants suffered heavily with the rain, ns tlie top* of their stores were off. Up to tills date, three hundred and sixty have been buried of tlio-e wiio lost their lives by Hie hurricane. This awful visita tion Im* inflicted tevere suffering upon all tlie inhabitants of this Hand, thu poor es pecially. Me*sr*. IVnnisoii & <>„ of No. 17 Houtli street, who have vessel* trading there, will receive mid forward, gratis.any contributions of money or provision*. QT Mark Twain remarks in his last let ter from the Holy l.-uid: “Well, as I wa .raying, our doctor distributed medicine a long a* he had any to distribute, and his reputation 1* mighty in Gallileo this day. Among his patients was tlie child of tlie Hhiek’s daughter— for even this poor, rag ged handful of sore* and sin has its Hhlek— a poor old devil that looked os If lie would be more ut home in a poor-houso than In the Chief Magistracy or tills tribe of hope less, sliIrtless savages. Tlie Princess—I mean the Shiek’s daughter—was only thir teen or fourteen year* old, and had a very sweet face and a pretty one. She was tlie only Syrian female we have seen yet who was not no sinfully ugly that site couldn’t smile after 10 o’clock Saturday night with out breaking the Sabbath. Her child was a bard lot, though—there wasn’t enough of it to make pie, and the poor little tiling looked so pleadingly up at all who came near it (as if it had an idea that now was its chance or never,) that we were filled with compassion which was genuine and not put on.” W Washington telegram says: “The gossips have enjoyed a malicious gratifica tion. recently, in a reported disagreement, or something worse, between Senator and Mrs. Sumner, which is no h set at rest by tli© authoritative announcement tiint they will occupy their magnificent mansion on Lafayeite Square during the coming ses sion of Congress, and keep open bouse a* usual. It was stated in the Boston corres pondence of a rebel paper, printed in New York, that Mrs. Sumner went abroad alone, but the truth of the matter Is she was ac companied by her brother, and her absence was prolonged until her husband finished his lecturing tour through the West- He has telegraphed that he will lie In Boston to-morrow, and It Is expected that Ids wife Will meet him there. While in Purbrshe was continually in tho company of her sister, and satled for New York on tlie samo vessel with her.” Senator Guthrie’s health has Improved, and he expects to take bis scat in the Sen ate this vnuter. General Schofield leaves Richmond to day, on a visit to West Point, New York, Stanton was in consultation with Gene ral^ Grant, at the War Department, on the Murdoch, at the solicitation of General Grunt, will give readings in Washington, for tlie benefit of tho Soldier*’ Widow*’ and Orphan*’ Home. Mr. James T. Brady, tlie eminent New Y'ork lawyer, It is said, will volunteer fu tile defense of Surratt, on account of the expulsion of Mr. Bradley from the Bar. The advices purporting to ©(fine from the City of Mexico, announcing tlie arrival of Hon. N. P. Banks in that city, have no foundation in fact. General Banks is ut home in Waltham, Mass. Santa Anna thinks he will spend the rest of hi* days in Cuba. It Is again announced in tho English Journals, that the Queen lias resolved to emerge from her seclusion. The wife of Senator Nye, of Nevada, diet! of apoplexy last Friday, at Oswego, after an illness of three days. Spurgeon’s physicians fear tlie gout will extend to their patient’s stomach. Ho has it terribly in his feet and legs. Mis* Alida Torp, the young German pianist, is to make her first appearance In this country at Steinway Hall, on the 14th. The Tomahawk has discovered that Charles Read© stole tlie plot of id* “ White Lies” from the French of Auguste Mantlet. A grandson of Mallory, Secretary of tho rebel navy, wa* drowned in an ornamental fountain at Bridgeport, Conn., the otlier dav. Mr*. Vilate Murray Kimball, for forty- five year* wife of tlie Mormon -President” Kimball, ha* just been burled at Salt Lake City. George Sand has written and published over eighty volume* of poems, essays, dra mas, and uovels, and seems to bo good for enough more to make tlie even hundred. The town of Coburg, New York, was made famous two months ago. by the birth of an infant which weighed only one pound. Tho child is now In the third month of her existence, and has gained a pound and a half, kicking the beam at two and a half pounds. An ordinarv-sized gen tleman’s finger ring will easily pass over her arm to the elbow, and her shoes are Just two inches long. BP The most stupendous tunnel enter prise has lately been accomplished at tho silver mines in the German Hart/. Moun tain*. The mines were over 3.000 feet deep, and the scarcity of fuel prevented tlie use of steam for pumping, which was don© by water wheels, aided by tunnel drain*. But the great deptli reached In 1850 precluded further progress in that manner, and a tun nel was commenced for deep draining, which is but now finished, lt i* twenty- two miles long; two million cubic yards of solid ruck were excavated, ten thousand pounds of powder used, and flic linear «? u-nt of blasting holes drilled la 180 mile Naturally, on tlie successful completion of this collossal work, tlie thirty thousand miners whose livelihood 1* now assured for twenty year*, celebrated the event with grand rejoicing*. Tho mines can nov worked until 1887 u ithout steam, uud they have been operated since tho year 1)20 in continuous, profitable production. Govern*!* n r < i.aim*. — Pr© jurat ion have been made to iViuuiid an investiga tion by C’ongio* of the manner iu which money, realized from the sale of cotton seized in the xmth. Im* been absorbed by the Treasury idepartment. Interested par ties claim that flic interest on the amount* thus held by order of Secretary McCul loch, tli© title to which i* properly subject to adjudication before the courts, since the close of the war, would amount to nine teen millions of dollars nihl they threaten to bring suits against him personally for tlie loses which they have sustained by what they are pleased to call ids illegal as sumption of authority. Under hU ruling. are forced to resort to Congressional appropriation* to obtain their rights, and iu making application* for that puri>o*© hope to bring about an luvestigatioi of the whole matter. Similar complaint made against th© Quartermaster’s De partment, which i* now uniformly refusin; to adjust claim* against it. and it U proba ble that it will be included in the investi gations. If they arc ordered.— Washington Chronicle. UfT A Pari* letter say*: “The manic of tlie Austrian Euiperor wa* quiet and dignified; imt like tlie King of Prussia who kept himself in countenance by an nil of loyousne** which remains to this day at enigma for tlie Parisian*. Tho Emperor i- a tall, slim, *uruiglii man, with light m military wM-ker* and moustache, am forms, with bis whit© coaf, broad red rib bon, and rlcvorations, a very striking rig tire. The eldest of th© two brother* that accompany him Uu much larger uian.and, like the wind© of the E.uperor’s distill- uished iH.feof men, very Austrlun-look- InR” ,,, ■— IT A Pali* letter, dated October 28, and treating of tho relation* of France and Italy, contain* the following: “A* an evi dence of the state of doubt, anxiety and hesitation in which the Emperor ha* been In this affiilr. It I* stated on good authority that the order for the deimrturo of the fleet wu* sent to Toulon on Hatimhiv morning at 4 o’clock: but that, at H o’clock, the Em peror relented, thought he hud acted too hastily, and immediately sent a counter or der to th© Maritime Prefect, at Toulon, or dering him to stop the fleet. The Prefect replied that it wim too late, u* the fleet iuui Bailed two hour* before.” r _ A Brazil. Indiana, paper says: “It Is not five miles’ walk from Brazil, where may lie seen two daugiiters and a father, en gaged Iu running a steam circular saw mill. One of the lad!©* nets ns engineer, etc., mid tlie other help* tho fattier lift and remove tlie sawed timber, cte. Their stout frames and brawny shoulders together with their hardened, rough hand*, indicate that they have tally completed tin anprentlcv- ship t« hard work. The contract between these ladies and some city Iwllt* 1* » very great one indeed.” A New Y’ork letter, written Sunday lost, say*: Major Ge nurtil Sheri'!,,, I. Mill In tuwr, vhltniK tho picture intlierlo^ilrlvlng Iu thu Control Burk, lonKInjr In nt thu threatroa, and enjovln* lilnwulr pom*rally. lie ray. In, nvol.l, ixditli', ami politician, and w!,bc, thu latter wnuhl now lot him uluuc. Ih Krapro., Eiijfenle received. October 2d, at St. Cloud, King TjOttla I, ot Bavaria, who had arrived the ntxht before from Munich, in the atrlateit incognito, aa Count Auguita. '.*nl 1 '» «*», wit ***• !*• mid ,1 of tieorgla* CinoOTf Covin—Hon. John Erskinc, Judge, Presiding.—November 13,1807.—-The time of the Court vu occupied until 11 o’clock this morning In receiving verdicts In non-contested case*, granting order*, and transacting routine business of no public Interest. _ David Wynn, executor of Thomas n. Wynn, deceased, vs. J. II. Webb—In Equity. In this case Webb held two promissory notes mad© by Thomas IL Wyftjb-or.Chattooga county. Georgia, In nu lifetime, for some one thousand dol lars each, which fell duo after the death of jjyjw. In 1803 tlio executor notRlod W ebb, who resided In tho State of Louisi ana, that he was prepared to pay said notes, and requested him to come and get his money. Webb replied by letter that, owing to tho position of tho Federal array, Jig could not come to Georgia to receive his money, and instructed him to invest the money in eight per cent. Confederate bonds, and hold them until ho came to Georgia. The executor avers that he did invest the money In Confederate bonds, in accordance with tho Instructions of Webb, and that he did not see Webb until some time in I860, when he tendered tho bonds and demanded the notes of the testator, but Webb reftised to accept tho bonds or to deliver to him tho notes. And therefore he prays the Court to issue an injunction to prevent Webb from prosecuting bis suit at law to recover tho amount of sold notes. The application for an injunction was resisted! by the counsel for Webb, on tho ground that no equity is disclosed in tho bill, and that the plaintiff has an adequate remedy at law. After hearing tho argument* of counsel, tho Court reftised to grant tho injunction, holding, if the allegation* in tho Bill are true, tlie complainant ha* nil adequate remedy at law. Governor J. E. Brown for complainant. Governor J. Johnson for defendant. Tlie petit jury was then called and dis charged until ten o'clock to-morrow morn ing, to which hour tlie Court also adjourn ed. District Court—Hon. John Erskinc, Judge, Presiding—In Admiralty.—Krcnron & Hawk* vs. tlie Steamer Tamincnd.—'The hearing of this case was resumed, and Mr. Lovell concluded a very able argument on behalf of the respondent, in which he went into a thorough and searching analysis of tho testimony, and presented tho law of the case with great clearness and force, whereupon the Court adjourned to eleven o’clock to-morrow morning. — Savannah liepublican, IRA. Polftcal Complications. Special Dispatch to tho Cincinnati Gazette.] Washington, Nov., 1807. Certain parties, disappointed in not se curing the President’s aid to advance their selfish purposes, are making strenuous ef fort* to prove that Johnson broke faith with tlie New Y'ork Democracy after making overtures to them. It is charged that somo weeks since, Cassidy, of New York, addressed a letter to a gentleman of Washington, stating that the New York Democratic Convention proposed to pas* a resolution repudiating Johnson and hi* Administration, and that till* readied tho President. lt is further said that the President im mediately dispatched a UUtlnguEhed Mis sourian and ©x-memher of Congress from Tennessee, to rotifer with Seymour, Hoff man and others, with a view to arrest the passage of the resolution, and arrange other important matter*. The resolution wa* stricken out, and in return lt was un derstood Seward was to retire from th© Cabinet, and New York be represented therein by John J. Cisco as Secretary of tho Treasury. This programme was not carried out. and each party charges the other with broken faith. Johnson * friend* assert that tho New York leader* agreed to have the Ad ministration indorsed, which, not being done, relieved him from any obligation to ned© a change in the Cabinet. Several spicy letters have (Missed between the rep resentative* of tlie.se high contracting par ties in their efforts to settle the question of bad faith. But no matter on whom this rests. No Cabinet changes iiavc been made, and none are anticipated. General Frank Blair, to whom wa* ten dered a Cabinet appointment, ha* declined it. Hi* acceptance wu* contingent on the reorganization of tlie whole Cabinet— which U Indefinitely postponed. Cotton Growing.—Perhaps the plan ter* of the South Imve not given the sub ject of growing cotton the attention its - importance demand*. Wc therefore pm-, po.-y to submit a few fact* and figures, which we imp© will awaken public atten tion to the subject. A good h.md, with proper diligence, may cultivate twenty acre* of upland— twelve in cotton and eight in corn, which will probably yield three bales of cotton, and one hundred lumiiH* of corn. A lelio of cotton weighing 500 pounds at twelve cent* per pound iu market, win h,- wortli tfbo.oo. and three bales - yisO.uo loo h'.tklicN of corn. - lfto.on- 2UU) pounds fodder, - - adBO Making tlie total value - - 8300.00 Per Contra. Wages to 1)© (laid to hand - - - $1004)0 12 month’* board ut *0 per month, 72.00 Federal tax on three bale* eotton. at $12.50 per bale 37.00 Rent of twenty acres of land, at $2 per acre. ------- 40.00 Blacksmith’* work, per blind, - - 12.00 50 bushel* corn for mule feed, * - 50.00 10001b* fodder, •* “ “ - - 10.00 Hauling cotton to market, - - - 5.00 Total, - - $330.40 We presume that no planter of upland* in Georgia, will doubt the correct ness of the aliov© figures, and we therefore see that the planter lose* on each laborer $20.50.— But if the Federal tax should be deduct ed, tho profit on a hand would be $11.50. So we perceive, at the present price of cot ton. it is impossible for planter* to make cotton growing remunerative on tlie wast ed upland* of the South.—Grfffin Star. CUT Under tho head of “Another Journ alistic Bore,” the Washington correspon dent of the Cincinnati Commercial, in his dispatch of the 13th, says: J. M. Morph!*, editor of a paper In Gal- yeston, Texas, tills morning called at the War Department, ami luul an interview with General Grant. During the conver sation Mr. Morphia said to tlie General that tlie people In hi* section Were dHernilhed to support him for President, and hoped lie would be elected. Gen. Grant immediate ly turned the conversation to another snb- jeet. Mr. Morphia again brought up tho subject of the Presidency, find said: ^Gen- ora], wo want to ruu you for President, and 1 want to know what I can *ay when I return home. Gen. Grant replied: “8*y nothing, slf. I want nothing said.” W" Tho only copy of the first newspaper printed iu America* known to bo in exist* once, 1* In the Briy*Ji archive* in London, ul