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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION.
THE WEEKLY OPINION.
Murders ft Harris County#—A letter
from Wliltgmlle. Harris county, to the Co-
Ciianok ok < ommandkes.—Thu tele- lumhus inquirer, Hives the details of a
grams of Sunday morning announce a conflict between tho postmaster and some
change of Communders In this District. I negroe^tn that place. The negroes hud, it
Tho reason for the removal of (Jen. Pope ! seems,/*een marching In uniform and mak-
' Ing Some demonstrations during the
Chrhtmas holidays which greatly displeas
ed the postmaster. The writer says:
On Christmas day the negroes were march
ing by the office, und. witli gun in hand, he
(the P. M ) called on them to halt. The gun
was charged and the hammer raised. They
took It from him and shot it off, throwing
him down at the same time, and made some
boast fid remarks about it. While no om
Justified the old man, every one felt Indig
nant at the treatment he had received
The next day the society again formed at
the usual place of meeting, and marched
toward the business part of town. Frank
Davenport, a white man. finite Intoxieuted,
rode up the street, meeting the negroes,
and encouraged them to route on, that 1m*
would lead them. He then turned and
rode at full speed, forcing his horse into a
store. TltU intcn.-ilied the excitement, and
was regarded l.y many of the ririxeiHu*
tiie outhiir»t of hoMilitie*. and of a fixed
purpo.-e on the part of the Leaguers to
overrun the place.
Earnest efforts were made on the part of
(he citizens to stop the disturbance. Da
venport dismounted in front of the house,
hut could not be pacified, dame- Lyle and
others tried to reason \stth him, hut lie was
furious. At this t ime lie received a gun
from the hands of a mulatto, one of the
principal men of the society; with this lie
shot Lyle, wounding him in the arm; Lyle
shot also, killing Davenport instantly. The
negroes fled in every direction, and "order
was restored.
is not stated. Wo presume, however, that
no one will be more gratified at this intel
ligence than will the General himself. His
task has been no less thankless tliatrHilll-
cult and perplexing. Gen. Meade. Ids sue-
! ccssor. has reputation for firmness and
1 moderation, Ho is understood to he a geti-
, tlcniaii of great personal merit, und will.
we doubt not, he kindly received by our
; people. .......
A NOTH Kit MURDER Xh»k ( imTA.NOOOA.
Win. Frier and Jerry Frier, In-others, liv
ing on tin* river, six miles above I'liatta-
, nooga. had a dispute aiwmt some corn.
On the 27th, Wm. Frier sent to Ids brother
for whisky, Jerry refused to let him have
it because he was drunk already. This so
inecti-cd William that l.e took hi
rode over to ids In-other's, called him out
, to tho door and shot Idm, the bull |i
: clear thiongli Ids body.
f The Chattanooga Union, from wli
leai ti the above facts says the mil
jtle-neame t<» town and bought a
which lie sent out to JJoyce's Matlo
then left lor parts unknown. Another ac
count stated that the murderer immediate
ly fled.
Anoiiikk Exponent.—Another Radical
editor lias felt himself "authorized” t<
] give tho political status of Ut acral Grant
1 This editor lives somewhere out West-
I away out in the Iloo.-ier State, wc believe
file has been to Washington, called oi;
j Gjoint, and returned to Ids "post*’ thor-
| ottghly imbued with the conviction that
* Giiant i< sounder with the extreme i
| of the extreme party, than Mr. Wadk 1dm-
] self, lie gives it as Ids opinion thatGuAN'
I wa» the originator of the Military llecon
• struction Law, and that he is, therefore,
| opposed to tiie Ciiask-Giikki.i.y plat ft:
\ of Universal Amnesty and Impartial Suf
frage.
••Ax»s to Grind.”—On
disgusting incidents in t!iu organization of
the Constitutional Conventl
importunity with wldeli cert
know of applied for olliec at the hands of
a body which they hud previously de
nounced as “ infamous.” Ren. Hill wo
not himself an applicant lorolHcc; hut w
could name something under a dozen of
his pimps and followers who were.
Speaking of this same subject, the Au
gusta Republican, of Saturday, says:
It Is somewhat singular that those win
1 have, with the greatest persistency and
vigor, cursed and abused the Convention,
an- those who have the most favor ‘ '
of tho delegates. Numbers of mi
being sent forward to he included in the
lists of those recommended to Congress to
lmvc their i»olitical disabilities re
Again: on the subject of relief, the
greatest cry comes up from those counties
r which gave the smal.cst white vote for tho
Con ventioh. As a matter of justice and
policy, such relief as is in the power of the
Convention ought to lie allbnlcd. irre
live of sinv consideration. Rut the
j who have by e\.*ry means in their p<
I attempted to defeat and obstr
is menagerie
i.-lv favors fro
entio
l It.
ul arc
ai am
.* the last
tv the stockholders of hanks want-
' lug relief from the Convention. They
o .-lit to have it, as far as it can be atl'onl-
i cl. but they ought, in decency, to keep
; tioi.i nialigningand misrejireseniing tlu»>e
i w!i«> propose to do w hat they can to confer
I- upon them the benefaction they ask.
Tin: Gijkknvim.k, Ai.auama. “Riot.”—As
j our readers were regaled last week with
romances by the Associated l’ress Agent
at Montgomery, relative to the Greenville
. "outbreak,” the/act* In regard to the af
fair may not he uninteresting to those
who would like to know the truth. We
copy from one of the local journals, the
Sentinel of Montgomery:
We have succeeded in getting at tiie real
‘ facts in the Greenville a flair, which had
been magnified into a lingo mountain. It
j seems that oil Christmas eve, alittle white
boy. son of n Mr. Morgan, while enjoying
himself with llre-crackers, was knocked
over by some person unknown, who con
ceived that the boy had Intentionally poped
n cracker In Ids face. The father of the lad,
hearing of the matter, repaired to the spot,
and shot and killed a colored man. pointed
out to him as the offender, who, it turned
out, was entirely innocent of it. The af
fair, as was natural, caused considerable
excitement, which, however, was soon
caused to subside. Mr. Morgan immedi
ately tied, an J is still at large. General
Sw-ayne sent a detachment of cavalry from
hero to Greenville, on Wednesday, but
[they lmve returned, as they found order
restored. _
Removal or Gen. Pope.—Tho Cincinnati
Commercial says: “ The determination of
• the President to remove General Pope is
^announced upon authority that we do not
1 doubt. Ti e reason for the removal, we
luspect, Is that he has too literally, to please
:he President, executed the laws of Con-
gross. We are unable to see wherein Gcn-
iral Pope has exceeded his authority, and
- t U due him to say that, In our judgment,
| , its administration has been characterized
[ >>' discretion.”
Fratricide.—One of those crimes which
ends a thrill of horror through even a
end-barbarous community, occurred near
Chattanooga last week. Whisky was at
;thc bottom of the affair.
A similar tragedy occurred near Colum
bia, Texas, on tho 10th Inst. In the latter
jease, both the brothers were sober; but
otlt, according to tho custom in that out
landish country, were armed to the teeth.
_owle knives and pistols, well supported
by mean wldsky, seem to be tho essential
elements of civilization in Texas, as they
are in some portion of Georgia.
On Drr.—That Ben. Buttler Is maneu
vering for the Vice-Presidency on the
tteketwith General Grant.
An
lit:
• Ri:st’j
FROM
niLirv.”—Gen. Waui: Hampton, of South
Carolina, had better look out. Tiie fate of
Gen. Longstrkkt, Jeff. Thompson, Gen.
Beauregard, Hon. 11. C. Yancey, and Kx-
Uov. Brown awaits him, should he not re
tract. The conscript ollh‘urs.8iitlcrs,nud boot
blacks of the Confederate army, will place
their seal of condemnation up
will he no longer •* respectable
conversation, lie is reported to have said that
hei- ‘•peifectly willing to see a constitution
adopted by the State conferring the elec
tive franchise on the negro, on precisely
the same terms us U exercised by the white
man, guarding against the abuse of lids
privilege by a slight educational and prop-
perty quid ideation for all c lasses.”
Generous.—Tiie New York Times thinks
that notwithstanding negro sufl'rage has
been repudiated in the Northern States, It
Isa very good tiling for tiie “excluded
States.” It says :
As a matter of fact, wo consider negro
sufl'rage in the Southern States to be fixed.
We have no doubt whatever that It will be.
And when once tiie American mind is
made up to this, tiie greater part of our
troubles about it will lie over.
Doubtless; hut would it not come in (let
ter taste for the North to illustrate the pre
cept by example?
Important to Smokers.—A distinguish
ed medical man in England has discovered
that amaurosis or nervous blindness is occa
sioned by smoking. Tho following are
among the conclusions which he deduces:
Among men this peculiar form of ntinu-
ro-ls (primary white atrophy of the optic
nerve) isrnrelv met. except among smo
kers. Most of fts subjects have been heavy
smokers—half an ounce to one ounce per
day. It i- not associated with any other
a licet lot i of the nervous system. Amongst
the measures of treatment, the prohibition
of tobacco ranks Hr-t in importance. The
circumstantial evidence tending to con
nect the disease with the use of tobacco as
a cause descries the serious attention of
the profession.
Demoralization among Cor ton Deal
ers.-—We tiiiri the following item in the
Columbus Sun of Saturday:
Not long since, in .-aiupling a bale of
cotton brought tooneofour warehouses a
hard substance was struck. Further search
revealed a heavy iron crowbar which had
been packed with tiie cotton. In handling
another halo a hook was stuck in further
than ti'H.'il. and something harder than
cotton was touched. A >ix pound cannon
bail was discovered.
Chase and Grant.—The Constitutional
Convention, lately hi session in this city,
held two caucuses over tiie Presidential
question. The result was live members for
Grant; uud one hundred and otto for Mr.
Chase.
Suicide in Alabama.—A man named
John Rush committed suicide tills day
week near Brooksvillc, Coosa county, Ala.,
by blowing bis brains out with a shot
Run. m
19 s The 4 th of March next !« the day
set apart for hoisting tho American flag In
Havana by native Cubans in favor of an
nexation.
Cotton in Columbus.—The Sun says
the receipts last week were 3,740; total re
ceipts 41.071; total shipments 32,89*1; stock
on hand December 27tn, 10,070 bales. Mid
dlings 12Jtfc.
Insanity from the Use op Tobacco.
The Binghamton, (X. Y.) Republican has
tiie following:
Our readers will remember tiie story
concerning one Thomas Smith, who had
become deranged from the inordinate use
of tobacco. Tills morning, the Superin
tendent of tiie Poor, Major A. Morgan, re
ceiving a letter from tiie Commissioners of
Emigration, acknowledging their respon
sibility in the case, had Smith brought be
fore Recorder Andrews. It was learned
from tho Physician who had treated the
case that Mr. Smith—since lie had ceased
to use tobacco—hud come to his mind again
mid was anxious to return to his work, and
while before tiie Recorder lie expressed
his determination to let tho vile weed
alone.
^ Tuurlow Weed’s Tf.acher.—Thurlow
Weed says: “In early life a copy of Dr.
Franklin's personal memoirs fell into our
bands, and was read with ever-to-bc-re-
membered Interest. Tho strongest desire
to bo a printer was then awakened. It was
in our thoughts by day and In our dreams
by night, until, alter several repulses, we be
came In,1810, a ‘printer’s devil,* For what
ever little of good to ourself or others has
resulted from a long lift, we are Indebted
to Dr. Franklin.
A Fire at Sea*
Burning of the Steamship Jlaleigh—A Fear-
jut scone—Great Iajss of Life—Names of
the Sated cml Lost.
From tlio Charleston Hally New*, aO'.h.J
On .Saturday last tho line sldcwhecl
steamship Raleigh, commanded by Capt.
('• P. Mandimun, left; Pier No. 20. North
River. N-*w York harbor, for New Orleans.
The vessel was a staunch one, and com
manded by an experienced seaman, so that
she had a good passenger list and fair
cargo. Her living freight consisted of the
officers and crew, numbering thirty-nine,
and twenty passengers, three of whom
were ladies, making iti all flfty-nine pc
sons.
As the Raleigh steamed down the harbor
there was no thought ol danger. No one
cared to remember that between them mid
eternity there was nothing hut a few
inches of wood, and that a llery monster
lay in the hole, w ho, though ironed down
to the M*rvlee of man, might at any time
assert it.' mastery and avenge in an hour
thcMMUi'ttaint and bondage of years.
No im identof any moment occurred on
Saturday or Monday, but at about middn.
on y'u«-•!ay, wlu-n tbc Raleigh was about
twenty mflcs southeast of the Charleston
light ship, the passengers and crew ^
awakened from their landed security, and
the cry j.rosc that the ship was on lire
bre
i tin
as blowing fro
Hit around Mio for
• l*'«t
that lire laid bn
ml end of tiie In,
longst the pas-ens
•n ran hurriedly to and fro
deliverance and crying
l. This did not last Ion
man. a man of great co«
»red order; and the ship w
;ore the wind to throw t
at i
lire forward. Nor wits any measure m
lected that looked to tiie safety of those
board.
The flames spread with amazing rap!
ty. and wit win live, minutes’ time trom t
lir.1t appear nice of the flames they had «
tended themselves from tiie forward iiai
to the smoking saloon. Again a fearful
excitement seized upon the pas-c;
and now it could not be quelled tv
the thorough self-possession ami tried skill
Vn.
»f the
plain. There was no hope o
saving the ship; there was Rome lupe o
saving every life. Then was the oriel
gi ven to low er the boats.
DOWN WITH THE BOATS.
The llr.-t boat lowered was tiie ship*.-
boat No. 4. A German was the, llrst mat
that jumped in, but us he\ I id not understand
tin; patent lowering apparatus some
cions moments were lost. Finally tile
w as lowered and ten persons got safely in.
Only a moderate sea was running and
there was a chance lor the lives of these
ten jiersotis; but the rapid motion of tiie
vessel, and the swelling waves upset the
boat in an instant, and riie whole of its in
mates were thrown headlong into the sea.
Tiie persons who were in tills Iniat are sir
posed to lie lost, although nothing certain
is known as to their late.
Boat No. 1 was then taken In charge and
lowered in safety. It was, however, a dan
gerous and difficult task, and, owing to tiie
ship’s headway, It was only accomplished
at great and terrible risk. In tills boat
there were thirteen persons, but as there
was some danger of the boat swamping,
three «>t the number were transferred to
anotle-r boat as soon as It was fallen in
w if i. The ten persons left in boat No. 1
have arrived In safety at tills port.
Boat No. 2, in charge of (J. W. Bartlett,
chief officer of the Raleigh, was lowered
successfully, and with eight persona aboard,
put off from the flaming wreck. This boat
which, with boat No. 1. was inakin.
this port* fell in with the brig Tangent on
Monday evening, and Its crew and passen
gers w ore at once taken on board. These
eight persons were brought in yesterday
morning from the brig Tangent, by the
lug l i i i 'liana, Captain Sly. Tills tug also
brought in tho ten persons who were in
• »«>:*t No 1, which she picked up at sea at
an «-a: !:our on Tuesday morning.
No. .I, which was both largo anil
sea wo.. .has not yet been heard from;
Imt a- - was in charge of a good seaman,
it I* !. d that she will prove to be safe.
Tiii- • : * known to have eight persons
.. l.IKVED TO BE LOST.
Ihm: •. 4. which capsized, there were
per- . . einployceson tiie fated ship.
. v’ED IN BOAT NO. 1.
ic tei. "'Otis who were left in lioat
No. 1. an*. ■ have arrived here safely,
are name. . .Hows: Purser Thomas Mc-
Mnnu> an- win*; D. B. Rice, chief engin
eer; Jo- • 'onitli, seaman: Thos. Keating.
' >r: James Crowley, third cook; John
)onaiit seaman; Margaret Murthen,
an; •: Captain X. R. Mills, Captain
New Yur . Police; Chas. Wlilttron, pas-
enger.
SAVED IN BOAT NO. 2.
The following eight persons who were in
lioat No. 2 have arrived hero: C. \V. Jlart-
Ictt, clilcft’ officer; Gordon Young, second
officer; Charles Smith, quartermaster;
Michnl Giblmcy, Mcssman; Thomas P.
Brown, llreman; E. ltabbars, steerage pas
senger; J. Short, steerage passenger;
Francis Melial, steerage passenger.
NO TIDINGS OF BOAT NO. 3.
The following persons were known to
have been aboard boot No.3, which not yet
been heard of: Patrick Harrington, Hre
man; John Larkins, llreman; Eugene Ki
lls, captain's boy; C. P. Marshuiau,Jr„ son
of the captain and acting quartermaster;
and four steerage passengers, names not
known.
STILL MISSINO.
Allowing ten persons to boat No. 1, eight
to boat No. 2, eight to boat No* 3, and ten
to boat No. 4, as already mentioned, nearly
twenty persons remain to be counted for.
Some of these probably fell overboard In
•heir hurry to reach the boats, and were
drowned. Others clung to such light arti
cle* a* were floating about and may have
been. In this way Mr. Bartlett, the chief
officer. id Mr. Gordon Young, the second
officer. i ado their escape. They got on a
hatch\» ., and remained there until picked
up. F. ur persons were seen upon a raft,
and a boat was making towards them,
which may have taken them oil'.
THE CAPTAIN.
Captain C. P. Marshuiau, the commander
of the Raleigh, is well known In Charles
ton, and was for some time master of tho
steamship Keystone State, naming be
tween this port and Philadelphia, lie had
been a ship master for over twenty years,
and no man on the coast bore a higher
reputation for seamanship and thorough
knowledge of his profession. Captain
Marshman was about llfty years of age, but
still In the prime of hU health, strength
and ability.
When last seen, Captain Marsliman was
near the wheel-house of the Raleigh, ap
parently attending to the wants of some of
those who were still on the vessel. The
Raleigh had, In all. sis boats of the best
description, and It Is hoped that one or
more of those left unlowered may have
been able to retch the land. Captain
Marshman will, It is earnestly hoped, be
saved; but, whatever his fate, it may be
sahl ol him that, like a true sailor, ho stuck
to his ship to tho lust.
TIIE DOOMED SHIP,
Tho Raleigh belonged to the Atlantic
Coast Mall Steamship line, was built at
Grecnnolnt, Long Island, In 1805, and was
eight hundred and sixty-eight tons bur
then. She was in every way a staunch
and seaworthy vessel. It is not known
whether she sank or not, but one of tiie
boats reports that tho reflection of the
flames was seen until about eleven o'clock
Tuesday night, when it suddenly disap
peared.
THE CAUSE OF THE Pin*.
Tills Is unknown, but it is supposed that
it originated in tho over heat ng of tiie
boiler, and tho consequent igiiijon of tiie
wooden bulkheads. The ibjoigli had
aboard a moderate freight of pneral mer
chandise, and as several explosions were
heard after the ship had boen burning for
some time, it is surmised tint explosive
compounds formed a part of l t*r cargo.
MONEY AND DEATI.
Many incidents of tragic /yoicsq tie ness
took place on tho burning sli : J>. and one of
these will point a moral it it will not adorn
a tale. A lady named Bryatt. from Mo
bile. about liny years of age, fell overboard
during tho ru-’h for the boats She haioti
a life preserver, which would have kept W
* r. hut around b-r wnht die had bcRgM 1,1
He, and this additional
unfortunate woman li'
bottom.
McManus was ready
teleguaphic intelligence.
Heinoval of Goncrul* Ord, Popennd
Nuuyiic*.
Washington. Dec. 28.—Tlio following
was issued to-day:
Headquarters of the Army. j
Adjutant General's Office,
Washington, Dee. 28,1807. ;
General Orders No. 101.
By direction of tho President of the Uni
ted States, tho following orders arc made
I. Brevet Major General E. O. C. Ord
will turn over tho command of the Fourth
Military District to Brevet Major Geueral
A. C. Gillcm, and proceed to San Frauds-
eo, California, to take command of tho De
partment of California.
^ 2. On being relieved by Brevet Majcr
General Ord, Brevet Major General Irvin
McDowell will proceed to Vicksburg, Mis
sissippi, and relieve Gen. Gillem in coii|-
mand of tiie Foj#h Military District.
J. Brevet M:^R* General John Pope is
hereby reiievi^of the command of tho
Third Militai* District, and will report
■it the headquarters of the
mr orders, turning over his
he next senior officer until
large
mu in i
without del;
army for fu
omniand
«»iintift
4. Major Gen. George G. 3Ieadc I* as
signed to the command of tho Third Mili
tary District, ami will assume it without
leave the rdiip with his boat, lie Jumped
do Un
called
.die did
liowevt
inn
When Ik
instructed hi
do the leap he
t to his wile re jump
ithotit hesitation: unfortunately,
some J> »rt ion of her dress caught
n tiie gangway, and she hung suspended
or sonic minute', being alternately plung-
•d in tin* water and to-sed in the air. as tiie
• essel lolled from starboard to port. Can-
aiu Marshman. who was watching the
•oene, \\4ili .acute interest, shouted to the
Fur.-er.-For God's Mike save her.*’ Help
.\ns obtained, Mrs. McManus was enabled
o let bei 'clf down into tiie sea. and was
lafoiy put aboard tiie boat.
the saved.
Purser and Mrs McManus are staying at
lie Mills House. Imt most of the olllcers
iiid crew who were saved are aboard of
lie Saragossa, where quarters were kindlv
offered to them by Captain Crowell until
they could leumton Ids ship to New York.
Those who were saved, lost, of course, all
their baggage and effects, and some of the
passengers arc said to bo em'-arras-ed for
the means neeess-iry to enable them to pro
ceed to their destination.
Secession in Georgia—How it was
Done.—A writer in the New York Times,
whom the editor of tiiat paper endorses as
“who has reliable authority fer the
statements*’ made, makes, tho following
disclosures. They may lie new to some of
our readers; but to many they but coutirm
a thrice told story:
In December, 1800, the prospect* of se
cession In Georgia were gloomy. Gov,
Brown had given it thecolu shoulder; Mr.
Stephens had made ids memorable speech
against It; Herschel V. Johnson was un
derstood to oppose It and Mr. B- 11. Hill,
himself tho leader of tiie Senate, after a
Held day there, had beaten it by a vote of
5G to 50. declaring in tiie crisis of the de
bate that if Ills opponents “attempted, as
they threatened, to carry tho State out by
a vote of tiie Legislature, he would appeal
from that kitchen of hri-toerats to the
palace of the people*” atrancitig from his
seat to tiie central aisle, aid darting a llery
glance of menace und baklc into tiie faces
of the foe as he said it. Tit realtor a change
of tactics was made, j attorned on that
once adopted in Ed\n. A “pro-
er man ”• was sent !to sound Mr.
1111. Tills “proper man took Mr. Hill
up into an exceeding high mountain,”
viz: that on which the Capitol is built at
lei ay.
5. The Department of the East will bo
enumanded by tho senior officer now on
dity in it until a commander is named by
tin President.
.’lie officers assigned In tho foregoing
oilers to command of military districts
wli txercise any and all powers conferred
by the nets of Congress upon District Com
mander. and also any and all powers per
taining o Military Department Comman
ders.
0. Bract Major General Wager Swaync.
Colonel <tli United States Infantry, is here
by relieved from duty in the Bureau of
Refuges, Frecdmcn and Abandoned
Lands,and will proceed to Nashville, Ten
nessee ami assumo command ot* his regi
ment.
By omuiand of General Grant.
E. D. Townsend, A. A. G.
Steamship Nil ilk*
Tie Boston Traveler publishes a Rio
letur, dated November 21th, stating that
th> English mail steamer Santum, went
d»wn with four hundred aboard. Only
fitirtccn escaped.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day $3Go,-
m.
Southern Dcwtitutioii.
Southern destitution is attracting a great
deal of attention. Gen. Howard is report
ed as favoring governmental relief. Ho
thinks the suffering is exaggerated.
Alex. II. Stephens is in Baltimore.
New York, Dec. 28.—Princess Salm
Saltn sailed for Europe to-day.
Severe Storm**
San Francisco, Dec. 2(5.—Severe storm
for the past two days. Most of tiie ship
ping in the harbor was damaged. Disas
trous accounts from the interior. Stage
and railroad communication is suspended.
Tho mining news is encouraging.
Acts I.cgiUizcd.
New Orleans, Dee. 28.—General Han
cock, in special orders No. 220. legalize*
the official nets of 11. L. Speller, appointed
Clerk of the Second District Court by
pointing Charleston as the place and Janu
ary 14th as tho day for its assembling.
Ford* u.
Dec.29._An unsuccessful Fo-
n ‘ att0l, ‘ l ' t " a " ‘““do to burn the Dub*
lln General rostolllce with Ureck (lro.
Iho [rawder mill „t Fcveriham
1 rll0 1 auceu Of Spain In her
Cortes speech pledge, the nation to sap-
port the 1 ope s temporal power. 1
The London Observer says that h.a n*-
eminent will ask no 0 ?°£
suppression of Fenlanlsm. It U excepted tho
revenue! m, "" < WlU 8ho " !l Crease la
Fanis, Dec. 29.-Tho Pope's offer to pay
Interest on Italian bonds was refused*by
20 - Th “ ro U much agl- '
at o„ h, 1 iedmont and Naplcs-Oarlhaldl
rising apprehended.
S r. Pm:, U1 ,turn, Dee. 29.-A Congres*
1 Itusslau diplomatist on tho Eastern
question Is progressing here.
-’lurlicu,
J.ivnnroo,. Dee. 29,-Cotton more ac
tive; sales lo.ooo bales; prices unaltered.
IV'asnrxuiuv Dee. 30.—Tho Consul Gen
eralship at Havana has been vauant for
several mouths hy Iho failure of .Senator
ial continuation*. The President’s nom
inee. Mr. Savage, who lias been in ciuirgo
of tho consulate as Vico Consul, was re
lieved by II. Ji. Do La lilentrle, a clerk in
tiie State Department, who will remain in
charge until the regular Consul Is appoint
ed. •
Tito acquisition of British Columbia lit
tho settlement of the Alabama claims havo
been united. Several Imlucntial Senators
favor this modo of adjustment, and tho
Alabama spoliation claimant* urge It.
Xuw \ui:k. Dec. 30.—Flour quiet and un
changed. \\ heat llrin. Corn n shade hot
ter. ltyo quiet. Oats o little firmer. Pork
dull at 21.09. Lard quiet at 12'ijal2 7 ;.
Cotton firm—middling upland* 13' .''cents.
Freights dull. Stocks heavy. Gold 33Jf.
Money 0. Sterling Exchange, sixtv duvs.
10*u • l-qi2 coupons SL.. 1
LiVKitroOL, Dee. 30.—The total stock of
cotton at sea designed for Liverpool is
estimated at 191.000 halos, whereof ri.OOU
hales are American.
Lo.vmix—noon—Dec. 30.—Consols 92i„'a
92> 4 ’; bonds 72Js.
Livkiii-ool— noon—Dee. 30—Cotton au let:
sales 10,000 ha.es; middling uplands f 1 *;
Oi leans 7"«; shipments from Bombay siuco
August llrac 78,000 bales.
Mlliedgevile, ami on tho re;fi steps thereof,, General Mower, and removed in turn by
a solitary place whence a considerable
i, saying: “Mr. Hill, what arc y
Ing do? Aro you going with us or nut
Said Mr. Hill: "l very much doubt if t
people sustain the movement.” Alter l .
“ Nonsense! Mr. Hill, when wo are on i!i>’
stump we use slieh language as that, of
course, and talk about what tiie people are
going to do, whit tiie people think, Ac.;
Imt now you and I aro supposed to under
stand each other,and to talk sense. What I
want to know from yon is, what arc you
going fo tell your your people to do, for we
know that they Will do whatever you tell
them to do.” After some further conver
sation, in which Mr. Hill would not com
mit himself, an appointment was made to
meet at a certain time and place. Evi
dently Mr. IIUl did not say. “Get tlieo be
hind me Satan,” for he kept ids apjioint-
moltt. In that room, at that time were as
sembled Bob Toombs, and others of that
ilk. As to what occurred there, sub
sequent events speak louder thnuwords.
Mr. llill was made Confederate States
Senator; so was Ilcrsche! V. Johnson.
Alex. Stephens was bought with the Vice
Presidency, and when it becamo evident
that their trusted leaders had betrayed
them, Union men of Georgia said: “If we
hud known we were to be sold out In tills
style wc would have pitched into our hot-
bloods without leaders and whipped them
ourselves on tho spot; but now it D too
late. And God only knows what will be
left to us or of us.” Members of tho Se
cession Convention, of tho class of steady
yeomanry of tiie State, ns tho waters be
gun to deepen, after they had been beguil
ed into signing the ordinance, would gath
er secretly and say to each other, “I am
afraid our leaders have got us Into trouble.
We must watch them.” Poor souls. It
was then too late, because they had done
whnt they were told to do.”
The fact is known of all men not blinded,
that the people ofGeorgln were sold by their
“leaders” for a mess of pottage, nnd evi
dently It will not be the -leaders’” fault If
the sale is not reiieated for a consideration
still more ofl'emdvo. And Airthermore,
among all the “leaders” In Georgia none
could more become himself by “modest
stillness and humility” than the said Ben
jamin H. Hill, for he, ut least, “sinned
against the sight.”
Mr. Hayes’ Condition—Thanks.—We
are glad to announce that Mr. Hayes, un
der tho skillful care of Dr. King, has be
come so much better as to bo pronounced
comparatively out of danger. We hope
that in a short time ho will bo able to re
sume the duties of his position.
Air. Haves desires us to return his sin
cere thanks to bis many friends, who have
left remembrances in Ids sick chamber, in
the shape of flowers, delicacies, etc n for
their kindness, and also for the many ex
pressions of sympathy which have been
conveyed to him.—
22d.
General Hancock,
uimhent.
Viuuiatni
vho reinstated tho fur-
-.vu-/nna* Republican
thahead*of hi* clerks x. tnlned nhreno-
logtcalljr, and dismissed tlnue whoa* bump*
ware not properly developed.
nttoiK.
-owing was adopted by the.Con
liter two days- discussion:
A .1 [icrsons, without regard to nice, col
or previous condition, born or naturalised
in tiie United Stater, nnd residents ot tiie
State one year, aro citizens of tills state.
They shall enjoy tho same civil, [Kditicai
and public rights and privileges, nnd he
subject to tiie aarao pains and penalties.
The Convention adjourned till Monday,
the 30th.
Eleven a. m„ to-day, was the 2Gth day of
tho Convention, and havo progressed as far
as tho second article of the Constitution.
IVomhiatloii. In Alabama,
Montoomkhy, Dec. 28.—Tho County Re
publican nominating Convention to-day
nominated eight negroes and sixteen
whites, four wnltcs and two colorod for the
•Stato Legislature. A majority of tho whites
are Northern men, and connected with the
Frocdmcn’s Bureau.
Acgro Shot,
A negro was shot dead yesterday on the
plantation of Mr. Meriwether, near this
city, by another negro, for declaring him
self opposed to the Union league.
K.lf.r Expelled from tho l.eaaue,
The Montgomery Council, which claims
to be the genuine league, ha* expelled Jno.
C. Kcffcr, a leading radical, for dishonor
able conduct and action calculated to ex
cite a war of races. Kcffcr has a league
which ho claims to be genuine. Tho whole
affair will bo laid before tho Grand Coun
cil of tho Union for its dlscuslon.
A Negro lllirned,
Augusta, Dec. 28.—A negro, who raped
a white girl on tiie public road near Lou
isville, Jefferson county, on Saturday last,
waa arrested on Monday, tied to a stake
and burned by a mixed crowd of whites
and blacks.
Foreign,
Loxdox, Dee. 28.—Men with blackened
faces stormed Mortcllo Castle, near Cork-
and took arms and ammunition nnd es
caped.
l non WANUIMiTOV,
Washington', Dee. 29.—General Gillcm
recommends special appropriation by Con
gress for the destitute of Mississippi, and
the establishment of depots for the distri
bution of provision. General Howard ap
prove* the suggestion,
■oath Carolina Coavoatlan Called,
Chaklkstok, December W,—General
Canby has Issued an order, olll.
daily announdng that Convention has
How TO Maks: Cons Brkad.—A certain
Farmer's club, at one of tholr meetings last
winter, were regaled at their supper with
a ilojjer tiiat was universally praised. A
committee of one was finally appointed,
with a private secretary, to wait upon the
skilful hostess and learn her choicest
methods of cooking king corn. The be
hest was obeyed, and the committee make
the following report :
Receipt fur a Sl.nl. Cafe.—Two tablc-
spoonfulls Indian meal, two tahh'.poon-
fuils molasses, one tahlespoonful saleratus
one and a half tea.'iips buttermilk. Tho
whole to lie thickened with rvu Hour till of
the consltencv of thick paste, .-mil then
baked half an hour. Of course cream and
'•gg» Imprcvc the mixture, if , .d,
Isi-dii-'iin-dior Mich delicacies.
Tin- more simple the taste tiie greater tho
joy. \\ e are sure that a cake made In tills
way is tit to set before thu king, it must
lie a matter ol patriotic pride that a native
and peculiar cereal should he such a staff
Of tile. Cora grows everywhere in this
country abundantly and without disease,
and is cheaper than potatoes as an article
orhcalthml diet. At a show of two hun
dred and fifty specimens In tho New York
Agricultural ollleo a few years ago, a Penn
sylvania lady took a»10 premium tor a loaf
made ns follows;
Take two quarts corn meal, with about a
pint of (thin) bread sponge, nnd water
enough to wet It. .Mix In half u pint of
wheat flour and a tablespoonllill of salt.—
Let it rise and then knead well a second
time. Bake one and a half hours. This
loaf was a good form, cut light nnd was of
fair quality when three or four days old.—
For cheapness and quality tlds stood pre
eminent.
As corn meal is now appearing for sale,
wc shall be aide to obtain, from this time
out, a supply of good coarse meal for do-
’ purpose. ~
ileffraph.
Politics ix tub Social CtnCLK.—Tho
Atlanta correspondent of thu Cincinnati
Commercial says;
It Is perfectly well understood, down
here that when a man depart* in a pro-
slavery community from tiie prescribed
circle of prejudices, which are mistaken
lor Ideas and principles, he must ho put
down, and such n pressure Is brought to bear
upon him, socially and professionally, that
he must succumb, or leave. Accordingly,
one of the two articles 1 refer to is headed
- Refugees from Respectability.” which
title presents, In tlireo words, the entire
system nnd philosophy of the persecution
1 have dcsclrocd.
Does n roan dare depart from the sacred
teachings and traditions of pro-slavery f
Let him he anathematized, lie ceases
thereby to be respectable. Let hint not bo
spoken to. Have naught to do with him
In his business. Let his wife not be visit
ed. Let his children tie thrust from Sun
day-school. Shun contact with him at tho
very communion-table of tho church In
which you both worship I
Such Is the practice hero among gentle
men claiming to lie high-toned, chivalrous
and Christian. And Ir, when this nrticlo
Is read In Georgia, »uy man dare gainsay
the truth of this description, t wiU cite him
names, dates, places and persons, that will
compel his acknowledgment.
Understand me. 1 do not mean that
Northern men—mere Yankees—are thus
treated. I mean men of Southern birth
and life-long residence.
Getting IVur.—When a person Is wet ho
ought never to stand, but to continue In
motion till he arrives at a place where ho
may be suitably accommodated. Hero ho
should strip off his wet clothes, to ho
changed for such ns nro dry, and havo
those parts pf his body which havo been
wetted, well rubbed with a dry cloth. Tho
logs, shoulders and arms arc generally tho
rnrts most exposed to wot; they should,
therefore, bo particulaly attended to. It la
almost Incredible how many diseases may
be prevented by adopting tbla course.
Catarrhs, Inflammations, rheumattima, dl>
arrhasa, fevers, and consumptions an the
foremost among the train which freauentlv
been csnrlod In South Carolina, and ap* follow an accident of thla kind, 1