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Newspaper Page TextGeorgia" weekly, opinion. VOL. I—NO. 29.1 ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNIN& FEBRUARY 18,1868. ITERMS—$3 00 Tins Comptroller’* Office.—Mr. Tr TRR80N Thwkatt writes to th'o Columbus Enquirer that Mr. Comptroller Bobn.4 dirt not rcmoYO all tho book* from his office. Ho left the old tax digest* and the tax digest* of1808, together with an account book against tho tax collectors of 1867, showing the oipount charged, the amount paid, and tho amount duo from each. Mr. T. *ays: “Those are the only book* In tho Comptroller’s office that can bo of any immediate service or benefit to* the new authorities. There nro but two other books, the “Journal” and “Ledger,” (con taining tho charges of tho Comptroller against the Treasurer, by items and In their aggregate,) connected with tho office, that are of any importance, but they are only of use to tho new authorities when Col. Jones is ready to settle, and not bofore.. Had not the tax digest^ for 1807 boon turned over, Mr. T. says it Would have puzzled the new Comptroller to have col lected any money from the Tax Collectors in several months, if at all—and in a cer tain contingency the tax directed by the Atlanta Convention to bo levied and col lected, could not liavo been levied oh col lected at nil, without nnothcr assessment. With these books out of the bands of tho present authorities, thcro would have been no evidence in tho Comptroller’s office that any Collector owed any thine/, But as tho matter now stands, with all these books in Ills possession, the new Comptroller and Ids assistant, Mr. Adams, (Mr. Bpn.vs’ clerk,) can now tako after tho tax collectors with a “sharp stick.” These collectors can’t dodge tho Issue now, but are “left” by the Comptroller (Mr. Burns) “with tho bag to hold” or to “take care of themselves”—and with Gov. Jzxkix*' order not to collect, and Provisional Governor Rugbr’s later order to collect forthwith, am! the constitutionality of the Recon struction acts being questioned before the United States Supreme Court, etc., etc., these poor follows will have to do the beet they can. Wiit Gov. Jknkixh was not Arrested Reports were current liere.lt will lie remem bered, about the time Governor Jenkins left Milledgevllle. that General Meade luul ordered his arrest. This report did nut provoke much inquiry at the time, but hai since became the theme of general re mark. Tiie following paragraph, which wo find in the Washington correspondence of the New York Times, dated otli Instant, seem* to confirm the rumors already tant: “It should he understood that Governor Jenkins eluded arrest by General Meade by flight, 88 that officer had made prepara tions to arrest him for impeding rocon- struction and embezzlement. Tills latter charge was based on the fact that Jenkin transferred the funds of the State Treasu ry to New York without authority, and caused them to be deposited* there to the credit of private parties. 1 fry The following persons are entitled to vote In the several States: Maine—Every male citizen; New* Hampshire—Every male inhabitant; Vermont—Every man; Massachusetts— Every mile citizen; Rhode Island—Every.ualo citizen; Connecticut, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, New Jer sey, Ohio, California, Oregon. Nevada, West Virginia and Colorado—Every male citi zen; Now York—Every male citizen, but colored inch required to own 9250 taxable property; Pennsylvania—Every white free man; Wisconsin—Every male person; Minnesota -Every m ile person; Kansas— Every white male adult; Delaware—Every tree white m ile citizen; .Maryland—Every free white in rte citizen; Tennessee -Every free white man formerly, but now colored men vole. Hon totin', at Rome.—>Ve learn from the Courier that a rcncountre occurred on Thursday evening last, between Muj. Z. B. Hargrove, of Rome, and a man by the name of Bowen, from Polk county, which resulted in Bowen's receiving nine buck shot In ids right side from a double-bar relled gun in the bands of Hargrove. The affair grew out of some misunderstanding that originated just before the close of the war. Bowen died In a few hours after; be leaves a wife and several children, QTA reiiel friend, while engaged In writing nn official document a few eve nings since, asked Ills better-half; who was present, whether he should commence tho word “treason” with a capital. “Nol” was the reply; “the crime Is capital enough without that! ” Rather t delicate Insinua tion to the questioner tbst hts own neck was deserving of something else than a flrncy neck-tie or n sleeve covering a lov ing arm. Good Sion.—The Nudivtifo Banner says that within a short time past several fami lies of Pennsylvanians have settled tn Uv s region of the country lying about sfx mlV « from the Nashville and North*Wests .n Railroad, between Kingston Springs 9 tH ) ttaiccdsvIUo. They appear to be t ell pleased with the country, and areger,cr ally IK>Me*«od of sufficient means to cot ,tu* ynee farming operations on a liberal sc jde« tST Mr. Screws, or the Montfpjmerf • Ad vertiser, and Mr. H. Coyne % a pr inter, were thrown from a buggy bn Fridt y, in juring Mr. 8. but slightly, w’nlfeMr. Coyne was thrown against a tree:rod to sot loitsly Injured that lie died in a Paw hours* OT The New York Sun prcd’ie ta that Jno. T. Hopkins, of New York, wll/i be tho Democratic nominee for President, A tTorfl About Belief. nntaooLD, GA„ Fob. 5,1868. Editor Opinion; J notice In your issue of the 3d instant, a communication signed “Republican,” which presumes to speak fbr the voters of* the 44 th district, and os one of the 'Republicans of the district, I must ask you to grant me the use of your columns to answer tho article and rcfUte tha^ross misrepresentations contained In tho same. Tho author of tho letter must cither.be Very ignorant of tho sentiments of the pcopU; of the district or ho wiUUlly misrepresents the case. It Is a tact beyond dispute that there nro not more than a dozen. (If so many) Republicans In tbU county but who nre out-spokeu and avow edly In favor v of relief in any shape thp majority of Jho Convention may, in th^r, wisdom, see f(tto adopt. Let it bo called repudiation, extensUm or. anything else, It U {rue of ,tills, the ‘‘mountain district of Gfokgin.” as well as othor portion* of tho Stafe, there are 11 few “SbylockV* who dc- njd the la«t pound, and would drive from thersiualh remnant..of jwRn’fc might once have been called a home, ovary man (who by the acta of those lords of the soil) was compelled to spend four long years fighting in a cause which ' heir very souls abhorred, well as drtv.u us outcasts every poor widow who may be so unfortunate as to owe one of these modern tyrants a singlo farthing. Another class of men who oppose relief In this county, are sonic dozen vampires aching to sunk the laitdrop—too indolent to work ami with too small an amount of brains to succeed oi farmer or mechanic—who liavo tho brazen impudence to set themselves up as interpreter *• of the law, and who have declared in advance uncon stitutional any Jaw ore in use of the Consti tution relieving tLe great mass of the peo ple. Allow 1110 to say that a Constitution formed without a clause of relief, (sucli as an astute lawyer cannot set aside.; will never bo ratil .ert by a majority of the voters of ibis district. Of what benefit would a Convolution lie to the impoverish ed people of Georgia, that in three months would make nine-tenth* of them pauper*, where homos are offered free? Such Constitution -would almost depopulate tin* State, and leave the *• Empire State the South’* jtlimwt a wfjdernos*. or at best In the hakcl-4 of a few aj istocra *. How y*»nr eoriesponcJei.t can have the pre*tuiipthin to assert ihitthc delegates to the Athoifu < onventiou. w ill be Instructed to support in* ui.iii In lcvi*r of relief. 1 am at a io-4 t»» k'*'»•* iioit the meeting to so lent delegate . ill not bo held until tin 8th lust. I nave long thought the day of prophets and propliicles was past. Yottr correspondent says, “that f orae relief can be given without icpudiatio ti. is evident fo any man who lias as nine 1 brain in hts head ns a monkey,” How be estimates the quantity of brain* the monk* »y possesses, I do not know, l uf judging fro in tlie tenor of his eoiumunU ation. I think Jt was dic tated from the s -mie motive that Influenced his favorite animal in using (he cat’s paw, namely: to pud his own cbistiuit* out of tho Are. These are die sentiments of uli friends r JCWICK. Of*A ‘Washington dispatch to the West ern Press sa ys: It is stated, upon good authority, that Gen. Meade telegraphed (Jen.Grant to ask whether Urn time for voting in Alabama should bo extended, and that the latter re plied by telling General Meade to use Ills own judgment, and to extend the time if it Ini necessary. Should tin* Radicals fail to carry the election for the new Constitu tion, there is a dfs)Kisitioii among Republi can Senators to-day to press tho vote at an early day on tho Reconstruction bill now In too Senate, which provides that the ma jority of votes cast shall lie* sufficient to '•dope the Constitution. Home Shooting.—A shooting affair oc curred in Albany, G:u on Thursday lust. Mr. John Flint discharged hi* pistol at Dr. Cotuially. inflicting a slight wound near the left nipple, the bull penetrating to Its depth, but not cutting the vest or uuder- clotblng. The total number of electoral votes In the Union*, is 315. If tho Southern States ail vote, it will require 158 votes to elect. If they do not vole. 226 will bo the whole number cast, of which 119 constitute a ma jority. X street I ght recurred In Tuskegee, Ala H Yhe other day. in which pistols were freely used, nml a number of “gentlemen’’ wounded. Itl*.said politics had nothing to d»o with it. __ ‘An accident occurred on the Nash- V tile and Chattanooga Railroad on Tburs- »day last, by which conductor Jackson and three other employees of the road were badly Injured. _ Hbavy Siid'mexts of Cotton.—On the 8th Instant the total of Cotton shipped from Savannah for Liverpool was 13,605 bales, weighing 0,654.031 pounds, and val ued ut 91.^14,471. fry xi-».Engle and Phttnlx Cotton Fac tory, sit Odum bus. has commenced work- specimens of It?* newly manufactured tliread and shirting having been exhibited. Alabama.—The Montgomery •Mali, of yestenlav morning, expresses a belief that the new Constitution is defeated lu that State, lmt is not positive. X3T Oen. McClellan receives a salary of 100,060 francs us civil engineer In nn Im- tiffanp railway work In Pari*. TJ10 latter route ends 1 OF.OBGIA STATU CONVENTION. . FOnTY-WBiT DAT. fRtroirxD zmzsfli.r’roa rut daily onsiojt.J Monday, Feb. lo, 18C8, . Convention met at regular hour. Pray er py the Chaplain. Journal read ami ap proved. Quorum present. On motion by Mr.AKEUMAN, leaveof absence was granted to Sir. Shropshire. Tho PRESIDENT laid before the Con vention the following communication: Post-Office Department,? Washington, Feb. 6,1808. j Ufa: A resolution of tlio Georgia Con vention, recommending the establahmeiit of the tri-weekly mull service betweep Gainesvilfo and Anderson C. 8. Ck by wav of Homer, Carncsvllle, and Hart well, Ga; bos been received at this office. hjplyT hove the honor to Inform you **- — —— »- , 10W 6032, „ . _ 1 on route No.' 6023, Elberton to Carnesvilie, and also on route No, (5000, DanlclsvllU? to Carhesvllk*. on C03R Carnesvllle to Har mony Grove., Hartwell is supplied twice * from Athens,.Ga., * Anderson C. If., one of tho proposed term Inis of the route recommended by the Convention, and runs via HartweU to Athens, where it connects with a railroad Instead of turning north east to Gainesville away from all railroad connection, as asked in the petition. Such being the state of the case the De partment necessarily declines increasing the already heavy expense of tho postal servioo in Georgia by opening any addi tional routes In the section included. Very respectfully, etc., u. W. McClellan. Sec. As’t. P. M. (Jon. J. R.Pabuott. President Ga. Convention. Atlanta, Ga. Mr. MARTIN, of Habersham, moved to suspend the rules to consider a resolution to redhee the [K*r diem of delegates, after the 20th iust.. to 83, ufion which motion the yeas «iui were ordered, and re sulted yens SI • a ays 29, as follows: Yens—M** *^ Adkins. Akerninn, Ander son, Angler. ib*lf offtanks, Bowden ofMon- roe. Bower-, IP uit, Bryant, Bryson. Bu chan, Burn tt. Carson. Cameron, Caldwell, Clift. Christbiu of Newton. Chatters, Clai borne. Co jn-w. Crane. Crawford, Crayton, Crumley. Dews. Dunning, Dttnnezan. El lington. Flynn, Fort, Foster of Paulding. Gove. Harrison of Hancock, Iligbee. Illg- deti, Houston, Holcombe, llooks. Ilodsoti, Hutcheson, Joiner. Jones, Key. Knox. Linder, Lott. Madden, Maddox. Maul), Martin of Habersham, Minor. Miller. Mc Whorter, Moore ot White, Moore of Co lumbia, Murphy. Potts. Prince. Reynolds, Rozar. Robertson. 8aulter. Shields. Seeley. Sherman.Smith ot Coweta, Smith ofThom- as, Speer, Shumate,Stewart.Stanford. Sup ple, Trammell. Travwlek. Wallace. Wad dell. Welch. " hitnkVr. WjiUehead of Burke. Williams, \V00dcy—81. Nays—Messrs. Alexander. Aslilmrn, Baldwin. Bell «»r Oglethorpe. Bradley, Cainplieil. Casey.«Mirtatian of Eailv. Cham- liers. Cobb of Hotrston. Cobb of Mani-um. Costin. Davis. Dinkins. (Jlbson. CJillitTt, Golden. Griffin.Gid.lord. Hotchkiss. Lump kin, Murtin of Carroll. Pope, Bln-. Sike-. Stone, Strickland. Wiiltely, Wooten— 2;». So the rules were suspended, and the re solution was fiki n up. Tho resolution was read, as follows: Resolved. That from nml after tin? 20th •lay of February. insU the per diem of de legates shall l*o the dollars |»er day. Mr. TRAMMELL moved to strike out the words ••l»e live per day” and Insert the word cease. Mr. DAVIS moved to insert March 1st in lieu of February 20th. Jfr. WHITE/.KV moved to lay the whole question on the table. U|>on which moilon the ayes and nays were ordered and result ed yeas67. nays51. as follows: Was — Messrs. Alexander, Anderson. Aidiburn. Ueaird. Baldwin. Bell of Ogle thorpe. Bryant, Bradley. Buchan. Camp bell. Carson, Casey. Clllt, Chatters. Clai- borne. Chandler*. Cobb of Houston, Coldi of Madison.Costin. Criiyton.DavKDinkiii*. Gib*on. Gilbert. Golden. Gridin, Guiitord. Harrison of Hancock, Iligbee, Higdeui Jac k*011, Joiner. Jones. Under. Lumpkin. Maddeti. Maddox. Maull, Martin of Carroll. Moore of Goliimbhi. Murphy. Noble. Pa liter, Pope, Potts, Prince. Reynolds. Rle Kozar. Itolierts, hikes, Seeley. Sh»*rm:i hhuuiate, Stewart, Supple, Stanley. Sr<-n . Strickland, Walton, M id I ace. Weleli. vvjdi- aker. Whitehead of Burke, Wblteley, Wi!- lllQns, Wooten—67. Nays—Messrs. Adkins, Akerinan. An f ler. Bell of Banks. Bowden of Monroe, towers,Blount. Rrysnn. Burned, t Christian of Early, Cooper, Cole, Crawford, Crumley. Dews, Dtiuning. Dmi- uegaii. Ellington. Flynn, Fort. Foster of Paulding. lloteJikiss. Houston. HoUmhiiIh*. Hooks, llmltuw. HuDdteson. Key. King, Knox. I.ott. 31 rtin of Habersham. Minor. Mill* r, McWhorter, Moore of White, R.»h- ertsol). Saulter. Shields, Smith of Carroll ton. Smith of Coweta, Smith |of Thomas, Speer. Stanford. Trammell. Tray wIk, Wad dell, Woodey—51. So tho motion to lay on tho table pre vailed. Mr. SUPPLE moved a suspension of the rules to permit the Introduction of 11 reso lution of inquiry, and the motion prevail ed, when tho following resolution was read aud adopted. Reaolved.’That a committee of live be appointed to report all delegates who are atiaent without taave, and the length ot time and causes of such absence. Messrs. Supple, Wblteley, Blount, and Holcombe, were appointed said commit tee. Mr. WADDELL moved, tt rooon.ddent- tioii of so much of the Journal of Saturday os relates to the passage of section 2 of the report of tho Committee on Franchise. Messrs. WADDELL and HOLCOMB t’i- vored the motion, and Mr. AKERMAN opposed It at length, when Mr. BRY'ANI moved tho p rev loin question which mo tion was sustained. The question recurred upon the motion to reconsider, and the yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted yens 20. nays 97. a« follows: Yeas—Messrs. Bowden of Monroe, Bnr- nctf, Cameron, Christian of Early. Cooper, Griffin, Ifoinmubc, ifookf, Hudson, Jiuteiie- jort, Kuy. Kjng^Shuinati'. Sranford, Tram- Nays—Messrs, Adkins Akcrman, Alex- ander. Audemnr Angier, Ashburu, Bealrd, Baldwin. Bull of Oglethorpe, Bell of 4fcnk* Bowers, Bleuot, Bryant, Bpotevvel), Hryson t Bradley, Cumpliul!. Carsotu Cnsoy,. Ctdd- Well, Clift. Chatter. Cluibi.rne. CluimU‘rs, Cobl) of JloiMton, Coldi of Madison, .Costin, CqJo, Ciaue«CmwfpiTl, ('ray ton, Crumhle\*, Davis. Dinkins Dtiiining, Duunrgan. El lington, Golden, Gullfobl, Harris of Chrtt- hairi, HarrfRoti uf Hitncoek. irig(H*e, Ifijfr- doui Uotehkls*, IVHuton, Jitckson, Joiner, .1 ones, Jordan, K'uox, Ltadpr* i.ump- kfn. Madden, apdor, Maull. .Mathews, DoWs, ForiJ Fratrr of P.uddlnf. (Ji*ve, ; i'RLF.cjha i*Hit.-j.Nrr.i.LicinNcr.. From Urn Nsw York Pnm A«weUtlon. ' Congressional. Wasij jnoton, Feb. 8.—>>;«//<•.—The.Sen ate was hot in session to-day. f flout*.—The entire day was devoted to speeches. Tho Reconstruction Commit tee had a stormy session, blit did nothing pointed. j Miscellaneous. My* Beck, Of Kentucky, was added to the HqbfComnjlttce on the President’s alleged violation of the law. In forbidding Grant to oiiey Stanton. Oriint will tie the first »TIiw erehlng’s Express says the feeling umong tho majority of the (\>nimlttce 1» undoubtedly In favor of Impeachment, and there Is reason to believe that a resolution £0 this effect will shortly be reported to the Cpihmbhi. Murphy, Noble, 1’aimer, Pope, Potts, Prince. Reynolds, Klee. Rozar, Ro- ' berta. Robertson, .Sikes, Shields. Scclcjr, < Sherman. Smith of Charlton. Smith of Coweta, Smith of Thomas, Speer, Stewart, Sitjwilc. stnnhy, Stone, Strlcklnml, Tray* \vi< k. Turner, 'Vftlton, Wallace. Welch. Whitaker, Wifo^ieod of Burk'*. IVlilttjey, Will ia nivM’cortj^f—97. So tl»c motion to rebimiirtor was lost, On motiou ofahsence was gran tod to Messrs. M*^VHLaiho.iu.ir:»rri*, B«mr- Carolina, oor. urr,orbouth ( ash-of ■. ^ ® f . ** >»•« The report ol tire OmmuUU'u oil ITim- ,r ?Pi . ^ „ report elii*u was taken up. Mr. BRYANT moved tin* mioptionof the 3d section. Mr. PARROTT-Mr. Angler in th» Chair—moved to amend section tliree os rei»orted by strking out the 9th and Hth Unas thereof the words “as nn elector.” Mr. BRYANT proposed to amend the amendment of Mr.Parrott by striking out from the first lino of the section the words “ It shall lie the duty of,” and striking out the word “to,” after the words “General Assembly,” and inserting in lieu of .the last word proposed to be strlekeu out the word “may,” so as to read, “the General Assembly may provide,” Ac. *1 he amend ment of .Mr. Bryant was ne.vpte l by Mr. Parrott. Mr. MILLER moved the following a* a substitute for section 3, as rep uted: See.3. The General Assembly ut-ir pro vide from time to time for the jvgi-tration of all electors, but the following classes of persons shall not be permitted to register, or vote, or hold ollb e: First—'Those who shall have been convicted of tr^sou. em bezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, crime punishable by law with im prisonment in the penitentiary .«*■ bribery; Second—'Those who are idiots or insane. Discussion ensued up to the hour of ad journment. when the Convention adjourn ed until 10 o’clock to-iuorrow. £3T During the proceeding* of the Con vention on Saturday, when considering the JU'i'ort 0:1 Franchise, 31 r. Foster of Paulding, offered, ns a substitute for the 2nd section, the following, which was lost: Every . > -tor of this State shall he a free * • ■ 011, and shall ii no attained ■•■y-oiiH years, and who has ; . •• Mr <■ 1 have been required of : w uf lie Inis ll«d aijopnurtunify X agreeable to the law. for the i-i-ding the election, llcslntllbea eiiizen of the I’tiite.l States, and shall have .e-id<',| me* yetr In this St.ne and six nnmtliw in tin* eoinry wherein he votes: Provided, that no soldier, or.- iilor. or ma rine in the mil;!.in or naval service of the United State- <hall hereafter acquire n re- -idei.ee by re.ison of being stationed on <lut\ in the st ue, and no ;kt-oii who is not ‘ fled to rote shall hold any ofllc • lie agi paid a him. a of |>a\ Before adjourning to-day, the Commit tee agreed to report a bill to remove the political disabilities imposed by the reeon stmctlon act*, of Gov. Holden, of North Carolina, Gov* Orr, of South Carolina, and Confederate . Death—A Atm pi lids Mate Falls from PHP JrtMbyU Church.—Ytstenlay afternoon, a young man. a .piliuer by trade, named Patrick Ru-.-e'd, and well know n in the eomumni- tv. met a Hihlcii and awful death under t.m f.iJloa lag circumstance*: He Jmd been employed l) repaint the spire of the first Preshytnrl.il Ciuireh and had figged up tie* neee.-s ,I V seat ladders and pulleys to effect the job. Returning from hi* dinner yesterda) afternoon, he ascended the stee- uU from the stairway Inside the edidee until h«* g »t to the IiGt and Idglie-twindaw in the eh r. li. a distance from the ground of atHittt lob feet, here his outside opera tion- had to begin, and while gefflng out of the vindow to the rope to which his 4,v,r u attached lie lust his hold an I was iire. iijf.red to the ground. Jlesmiek the •ur*ei , -»i.’r projection* ot the steeple in Ids fill to tin* roof of tlie main e<iitiee down which :ie rolled to Urn eaves and tell Into lit * 1 m.» South of the church' striking the iron 1. illn x* in Ids dejn*cnt,of course when he wu< pl' keil un he was fearfully man* •■■ted nad dead. The decohs d was a native of IlaHem. New York, has left no family, he h i- ifcibi iu Savannah for some time and was f'irmalty nn employee of Messrs. 3fur- plj-AClark. Hi* remain* were taken to tli* City* Hbspltal.—Sat. Neici, 8th. AllyQKD Insanity of Mas. Lincoln. Private letters received from Chicago state that Mr*. Lincoln I- Insane beyond all liiiiht. M10 recently >old all the furniture In her house, and lias two old men as ImkIv- nrrt, b lleting she will ho robbed and murdered. Her mania I* lor selling, and a U*vt sue eomo to want. All her friends are -aid to lie conscious of her men- .tl eoudltloii, hut think, so long m the Is Ii arm less, her removal to a lunatic asylum iilrt increase her derangement.—Button Herald. A Xi.w IPudok Ovtfjt Running Waiku. The frightful elm^ui at Roiudng Water, near Whitesides, on the Nnshviilo and Chattanooga Railroad. Is *o 11 to be span- mtl hv a new iron bridge, eo-tIng not far from 9100.000. The present bridge Is cop- pirutlvely new. but a much belter struc ture Is designed. This uliastn is two hun- dretl leet deep, and i* fu one of the wildest sections through which the road runs. VUpalck. C«T*A joint r’esolutieii authorizing Seen- sary Stanton to employ counsel to flcfend the reeoustrueliop acts of Congress fn cases arising iu the Kupreme*Hl^anm -Havinjg pedal reference to tim suit iwtttutt»i!J>j Governor Jenkins against General Meade, was put through both Ifoffces bf Coo^resk on Wednesday nrteruoou, in less than two hours, and was euro'led and pro ented to the Prcsldtnt the ttame night. It Is reported that Hr. Brdoka moved to add the name of General Beauregard, but; the Committee refosed to Include him. The Sub-Committee of the Reconstruct tloii Committee hare power to send for peiionn and papers. Among those that lufre been summoned are Gen. Grant and the members of the Cabinet, Including Stanton, J. B. Stillson. of the New York World, and two members of Grant’s staff. Grant failed to appear this afternoon, the time set forth In the summons. The Senate Territorial Committee will report In fkvor of the admission of Cola ratio. Florida Convention. Tallahassex, Feb. 8.—The minority of the Convention held three session* to-day. A secret session w*as held at five o’clock to sigh the Constitution, w hich many of them did reluctantly, having come to the eon- elusion that they hod been proceeding re gardless of the law*, and concluded not to adjourn until they hear from General Mepdc. A State ticket has been nomina te^ consltlng of Billing*, for Governor; Saunders, (negro) for Lieutenant Govern or; and Gibbs, (negro) for Member of Con grass. The regular Republican Nominating Convention, called by the State committee will lie held on the 12th lint. A messenger was sent out last night to Clio neighboring plantation* to call negroes to attend a mass meeting favoring the minority, was held this evening. About 1,500 attended. In u speech by a negro minority delegate some of the crowd cull ed j for tho hanging of ail -eemling mem bers; but the negro delegate only wanted them burnt, 'tye i«hb»rlty *111 probably assemble Monday awf *r«r'eed u- it in. iin terruption bad happened. North Carolina Convention. Ralkiuii, Feb. 8.—The Convo tlon pro ceedings to-day Is of little Interest. The Committee on Privilege* and Election* re ported in favor of ousting Martin, o Yad kin. A Conservative bill of rights was discussed, but arrived nt no final action. .South Carolina Convention. Charleston, Feb. 8.—The Convention Is still working on the Bill of Rights, and nothingdoneof any importance. misalaalppt Convention, Jackson, Feb. 8.—Thu report of the Com mittee on Printing, noticed some days since, wastaken up and adopted. A resolution requiring ail committees to report by the 14th Inst, was referred A resolution requiring the report of the Committee on Destitution, os adopted yes- tenia}*, to be forwarded to Gen. Gillcm. with a request that he issue the necessary orders, was adopted. Virginia Convenil Richmond, Feb. 8.—A section author izing the Legislature to establish a Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration was adopted. A lengthy debate occurred on the Immigration part of the sec tion, which was both opposed and urged by the Radicals. A Conservative urged that legislation which barred Immigration, because of antagonism between tho lubore cra of the two races, was calculated to In augurate a war of races. A negro dele gate, in reply to the above, aald, that If such a war ahould come, it would never be Inaugurated by the blacks. Another llovolatlon In Jlexlco Galveston, Feb. 8.—The Bureau ot Mex ican Intelligence at Brownsville send* tho following news: Another revolution has broken out under Valdez. A detachment of troops were routed’by the revolutionist*. A n expedition front the North State Ta- bjiseo started, under the comtpand of one Uustla, to march on the capital, Mendez Is reported as tho prime mover. Gen. Sanchez Uchoa, an Ortcgalst, ho* been arrested and Imprisoned at San Lois Polos!. A movement U on foot iu {he Stato of Vera Crus to detach several villages from that State and form a now one, From all parts of tbo interior come re ports ot robberies, kidnapping and mur ders. i FraneUeon G, Pal nolo has been elected Governor ot tho Stato of Durango. The gifb politico of Puebla has ordered the Imprisonment of all person* unable to pay their debt*. Tw^Atnorlcaui, named Cooke and Pil low, en route for Tuxpam were murdered by Mexican* near Victory. They were emigrant* from IVaco, Texas. Canales, Gueroga, and Carvajal are or ganizing near Camarye, In Taniaullpo.-’, preparatory to n revolution. Their agents are In Brownsville, purchasing arms and munition*. Troops liavo been sent from Mttamom to fight them wherever found. An expedition which started under Fe lix l’lza to invado Flaps failed, owing to tho desertion of the National Guard. The ball will open shortly. Cortina lias threatened revolution if Juan Jose De La Garza ha* not given possession of tho gubernatorial seat of Turn si I pa*, which he claims having won in the last election. Foreign, Berlin, Feb. 8.—Bismarck’s health com pels several months’ relaxation, which he will spend traveling throughout Enopre. Meantime, the 3Hnistcr of Finance will act os Premier. Athens, Feb. 8.-A new Cabinet has been formed, with Bujgnri* at the head. Paris, Feb. 8.—Young Iturblde, Maxi milian's heir, recently enlisted in the Papal Zouaves. - 1 Core, Feb. 8.—A desperate attempt was mado to rescue the Fenian Captain McKay to-day. Tlie -police beat off the mob. Alabama Election, Mobile, Feb. 9.—The election concluded yesterday, and a)) passed off in a most quiet and orderly manner. The vote stands— whites *89; colored 4.916. New* VI* IVenr York, New Y’ork. Feb. 9.—The Rising Star from Aspinwall brings 91.250000 in treas ure. Tlie news from the Isthmus Is unimpor tant. Lima advice* to January 22d state that President Canseco had arrived ut Calico. Some minor fights had occnrred at the South, but tranquility bail been restored, and the whole Republic now recoin lacs Canseco’s Government The United Suites steamer Waterce is docked nt Calico. The reported revolution in Bolivia proved a local outbreak, nml was easily suppressed. Valparaiso dates to January 10th, states that agents are to leave in March for the United States and Great Britain. Ae« to obtain immigrant* for the Southern por tion of Chili. Salt works on a large scale arc to in* cstuMMicd near Valparaiso. Japanese .Monitor Stonewall arrived at Valparaiso January Dili, iu thlrty-Slx days from Moutevido. CABLE SPECIALS. Napoleon bn* altered his policy towards the Po|k? and Italy in a sudden and re markable manner. He evinces n disposi tion to abandon Id* |h>hUIoii or champion of Holy See. assured. It i* said, of tlie exis tence of Bourlmii intrigue* radi oing from Rome. Thu Jni|n-rJ.>) diplomacy with Rome lift* become colder, while friendly relation* hitherto existing with Victor Kin.-utuel are to be renewed, (pieen Isabella fs forced to dissolve the Papal fs‘giou. which being rutted under her warrant in Madrid, ns Xopolcon flatly ol jectn to Its service in tlu* him 1 of tlie Holy See. Alulmina election*. Montgomery. Fob. 10.—Out of seventeen South Alabama coil title*, embracing the large negro cnimtie- >*f the State, the Con stitution I* behind 3.700 votes. The Hill country and the Florida line ot counties. will place It nt least 10,000 liehlml. The lection last fall, on the Convention was held only nt the court houses, and contin ued three day*, the Convention, carried by about 10.000 over one-half ol tlie regis tered vote. Three times more voting places were opened ut tlie election on the Constitution, and tld* election continued five days. It is a clear defeat; the mana gers ol the elections were generally Radi cals. limit Rents.—It is a little remarkable that amid such good demand there should be so many vacant residences In tlie town of Atlanta. Unreasonable and impracti cable prices amount to prohibition. Fam ilies of limited means unable to pay ex orbitant rents have abandoned house keeping and adopted the boarding system. Those only rent, who “ take In boarders.” not regular boarding house keepers but “only a few, my dear. Just for company, and to help on with the expctiso*.” The beat places of all (we would say, pi paren thesis) to charge full prices and give slim fare. No muii ot an income less than 93,500 call afford to piy the extravagant prices demanded for a “genteel” house in a “gen- teei” neighborhood in Atlanta. There are many who have lived “genteelly” and still wluli to do so, who In these times of poverty find it the best economy to give these “genteel” houses “thegoby,” and be take themselves either to the numerous boarding houses or to suburban residences where the prices better correspond with the depression of tlie times. A man’s resi dence Is no longer a badge of his social distinction—nor Is luxury so great a boon that tt will be purchased st any cost as In the days of yore. Tlie landlords must lower their scale of prices, or their “con venient” “genteel” residences “wlUi all the modern Improvements” will remain vacant or bo metamorphosed Into boarding houses whose proprietors find themselves dally more and more unable to meet tho outra geous #nd unconsclousblo demands for rent “Live and let live” U a good doctrine. \Yo know no class to whom It Is moro ap propriately applicable than to an exacting and unreasonable landlord.

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Georgia weekly opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868, February 18, 1868, Image 1