The daily opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868, September 12, 1867, Image 2

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olKtlnacy, the South would long since here been restored to the Union, end the wound* of wrtlonel strllte well nigh heeled, lienee t- - —. they eie no longer disposed to obey the EosloJjlf« Ofltclal AitrorM*rHf Ims it »»J r*ll offfne who hlffjccn to»tra- THE DAILY OPINION. LABORHT CITY CIHCULA TIOH. nwiclhL pepn FOR THE COOKTUmSf me ^ 1 ln »rotnetln K e pffrlod of probit- OPPICIel. Pin* for THE couniis*»r (loIV|J|1 ,. ( * n .l flnehcleJ.dUtrei,. BARTOW, BUTTS. ;ku CARROL CUATTO (’.LAYTON COBH. DsKAUB. KOnS^TlV jrtxTOW. (iOROOX, OUEKNK, JF GUINNS']”!* HAHALSOX. MONROE. MURRAY. NWfON. l*AUft»lNO. 1‘Ol.K. SUMTER. trraov. In ll»o lulled Mulct lfl«trlrt Ceiirj The distinction between • peels]tie* end simple contracts iboiild be cere hilly pre served by the Courts, where their dlcnlty has not been Interfered with by legislative KM; I* Uwnth. 242: i Wall. 4o; 11 Wheat, *»; 1 Mery Kq-.*<•<■ 293. ». M I Kelly. IN]; Ita; 12 How. 83; 2 UlacC 6M; I'uteri, IHH liana's Wheaton, 305 notes; Addison on Commote.93 fM: I and Smith's I.. C.. 4£(. „ Mr. Pto-K, In his brief, referred to Ste- seetlon of the aet of 1790 fCohli., Digest. \ plien on I'leadiag. JjU. Slio. til and 310; 12 UdthprondHsory noteaandotlierlli|uidste<l lvt.-r*. 84: A Id*397: Gould J’le'a.421. enactments, for in the payment of debts Contrasts. 113-98: Chitty on Contracts, 886; ot Recessed persons, anil In other cases, the " * — law makes a distinction. Hut by the 25th ■qual dignity speeltltler- I Ann V. Maui in. a citizen of Mississippi; Tin: liAiticw Iron Works demands, are 'made of with bonds and other Tlie act c 490), enable evidence a partial failure of consideration in any omitrset. pnivided that it Counsel for plainrlff presented the tbl- . lowing aiitlioritics In support of the dr- December 28. 183H (ib. I murnir: Stephen on Pleading. 348.3*4,SW. delendaiite to pjvo In | Chitty op Contracts.57U, 375. 2 Kent lutli da note. Tlie Court will direct IN attention to the | BY TELEGRAPH. ntOM THE JiEW TOME PRESS ASSOC I A T/OJf %• Prwageei •( Caklael ChufH. Yellow feverdcalk* l« N««r OrletM licit! I* of Rev# Jean* P. Parham. KK.SK INK 3.—This is au notion of debt, | 1 " pui, - ,t ‘4*=“ <te “ urr * r - -A.TIj-A.IVT -A, GA.: I 'G ; •','7. „ .IViT** m ‘H! lit neany every respect, like thu.— r is: wqudjreff certain tb a eoinnlou Intent—I -t. r • “i 1 ?. • F ifendant ph-ai!ed. inning cj*, do-! tW- liiliig ill that is wquUed iu a plea in f TJIURDn.^ 1TOHMXG:::::: SKi T. 12.JL nf 1 \ .iui.r<.u n I. aw w ^^SK-nee*. H ptytf :i i mi hu e of tanmiiknition. |*lmiv l ''Vdls*u,.i l ' e i ohji cteil. on tlie jlroiind that no! Ip remlvfnjr this j.lfn. the Coprt nm-tj iilltialANT Jas.AL Jlgusio;..—The dc- l u u 'iwrlntend#»it Bartow hou W ort*’’ lri,u< * or■ Illegality « a- alleged in the eoi^ Lloolf to its llugiiaae ad.ine (or. tip: tmiauiiig( U.ioKofdudg. 1 ;n.s,N.uhi,:I,uo pub- J hM^lL '^nine i I rou^ht by the plaintitra^aiuMt I ant« on a acidofi iHftrumuiit, j ibllov i»i^ li ft copy 1 ; —On °r before ti»c twenty-flfth lay of iJm'iiiht r n«*xt. ! ]*roiniae to jiav and 1 between witch part it-. ! Th«* pica 1«. perhaps, too In It* De» tl» of A**i«tmnt Mur?<on tdmio. ! 1 V f " M wotihl no\r allow atHl ailmit tlie pUm oi «tnift«tW5.«fid otfn rwW in fortn, vt men fry. j total failure of con* Went ion. If t ft al. v. Iltfllowav. for etc. if tr«tod |tv the rut*** «»f p!ea . ng; 1 >ut ifl the formal hinit^—if'there .-1 ro any in tlie •lit on an ih-irii-' pica—Im* not Mp»*< i^I!y |x>tiri4‘<i mit. it tnn*tj If on sr Struck by Llghtnlnff* FOR TEN DAYS ONLY! Immmise Sacrifice!! I meat, in nearly every reupcct, like — J (m* ailjmlgcfl < en mi Inh nt—! Oovcruor’h ImIuimI. Ji.>li tlvi» mpfiiin.!^ will am;.-! the attunthm , pi of tlieWclligent rcailfir. Jfr U>r«i«m point*-of liumienUm-yinlyrtA lt^ 4T>4i^U .creiUtors. 7 Tliof^car aiui logL nl uiaiui diet4 7*1011 il5 pi'OUuUILCf'.Je I IcartifnK high attain prfcsldlng .Justice. We Ih*hj)c attentiw nanisAl by tho i»ulili j Imho i which j aUor*- I loiirtli \YW witluirriw in ltcjfli- s \»t kp 1'iL.m! u> tJ,efiftiiiui.l>ixtlMHiil ’ oineti. SjM'ciai ilcniurrw'*—MHvrtl of 1 ‘pfinttfliird Mirb-rutithtl obiettioh*. von; ppt in to itni *c< omt, thin), ontlu cialith mu! iiiuti! I'llo.id. iln it alluro of Coli.^ifc'r.jt itiv< ly tliai, the proi J/pl & U| s matle 11. tho inn 1 writ of error taken* and the ejuc w* yjrt* the fiupifox; ( imrl of the,State, a, it nocr- il t lie ju< !g*iienl. The opinion Court v. 1 * • l< 1 i\» r** T by ni ai;m.s*,).,v. . alter coinipcnting on t»h«; uuoinulou.s ri il Cnt.'ilwi'd tin- toii<i«vir(j( ; jicgro iucii. "ST A pHvu iatc!i Hi erAdllc, Sept, 11. Brypn tpd!(<: Jiero .but if iIn iaiilednu .jjioJ that rntract of of th« iiirti guago: - Yet that tin* rule not been aji 11 o'lhs,. but lb practh'c in 01 failure of < 1'ailufe Muce H.u-h not«'i*.‘ >- )ia!f !ionry '^(tduhfiig fin liUNIeflTY TUH DLST TULICY. |» — j *v<*i ni» of Hi# lTJtpUoimr.v imj'T iii thi.-r fAr thatt It :ipp. j Uki'll- mifiH#wdo|| itrtw'fllh'tl Co!i luui-itii aUMioua.ry unction nrt courting SiippifHniotie* 'i!.« Hixvo derlveil their cxitte^iee lur infhi • «Wui oUiclni }»;itronage. tk> lung ;tf llto|lp.fvCoH't(! ti t/iive Jojin#ox party wefe in pitrdnfu-,J».yi»* swryu « ucjuo ol’ life. Now that th:i| jiarty . !j*tJ i V*°» 1 ’l 1 '* •. 1 .1 , .... * , U'tMKd'wtl'm; hutiti*. in ad other ic^ntfct, ttk-l tlui olladal .paU'ona,' •. hn^-Uu^htfutitiiflly Jli.e t!id pm-.ciiriig mm*. Jxioii \yiUiUt4vUt, they HW HtarvatJon auu 1 Tbe <«cmiinvr t<* ilit-Hecoii'! prewnit death ntaring them in tho fjvcc# To I i1>W#\vlnif o!»!. cti«>^^: That the pic t|dr ereylil, lul d to hu aide ton^rupl.uHi-! ble pretext to rrefliters limy a.-plre wartyrilom. They hope to be saved from iilnfeJu. wv uav# A*«en « onskixrlti^ • plied lu ordinary promt- it it ha* been tin* iniiueiiMii irotate t .allow plet->oi {x, ui-idcralion) A tut of part Mu* a<*t of J KM) to VuiiM . ,e . t rout til!-it Would Hccui to ppr°ae)i- j Ik: Cite t-eUlcil law «>l liiii Suitu, Ui#f total 1 * , iwell uh p:ir»ial ■ titur>- of uui>itferaiuoi Vi : . r ■'!' a(fv»r<lH a yo<>d idcfcn^o to uriititigg u'hieji Kir 1:0 | ttr4 . contnioniy known a# cipod iH»t**« or Hipglc biti*. jtmi 1 qua to'c no tfuuud ivu- Huu why piaLtcr* wLfcdi destroy fix; dc* iiiaml, as w eli.a-f.'ioso x liicii sfotodhniiiisii not be pleaded in defense of thin iiC- ttoil. Vfitlicfs v. Ciri'cinx Hi iitiir. 21ii. a<*ti«>n 'lc lull. This can mu was n*r from th© Cmhiit ' ’lit then tiroviih'd J thtiin to I jf"*;' ■ '"‘phul ,,f ,|ubt on a r.i ! t from j hrohght l part ill voivcii roam in Hm fnt**rpr< lanoii nil *t4iu-!ion of this or in explain in 1 ; |M*rt of any word or pbra-e. u- • «. Ilaeli pica must maud ou lt^ Q« 11 merits if tjiis oournude At bun entered into, V .• in \ ioT.illon uf tin; poliey of tin* <*(>voin-| t. incut, i! \i iiM inv-dab and cm Hi ud j poo. : • ihvor in tie- t sinrts. Mr. i'lllef Justice .‘i \i:-11 a 1 .in Armstrong v.Tolcr.liIN heat. ; *is. > l i l: ** No ju-iiieiplo is better settled . than that no aeti >n can in* rnaintafuccl .. eoittraet. tin* u4»n-idcration of which i» c;i- n ; thcr w ii-ked in Itself or prohibited by law.” 3* And in Tool Company v. Xorris 2 Wall, il, to, Mr. Jiirtiec f ii.j.n—in ?jM*akii1g of con- n rlraeas void as agaiu-t jn#l»iie poliey—said: ii ‘'Ti ol.iw look- totIk* goin*r-d t«*ndeney of ,v 1 *ai'ii agreement-; audit. <doM<‘.s the door to ; temptation by refusing them rceQgnitioii I in any of lbe. V'oin t> «»t the country/’ ‘ Tip* gist of tin: Mgrecimmt of the‘parti(*s. j a* .crated in the ]*!ea—and this statement, mm jilc.aKk is :uimitt«*d by Ibe clcmhrrcr— | wa ,.••that defendant was to remove said I negroes aw ay. ami to keep them removed. ithin tlie Washington, Sept. 11.—An Omaha dlg- 4>n-1 patch nays four hundred soldiers going T IIK liBder.ijp.c'l olftin h-r eix.re »Pick wi Kootl*, cotihihiiu^, iu |i«srt, u| •sTAPT.E AND FANCY DRY (iOOI>-. MIU.ix^RY GPODS. BOOTS SHofcs HATS NOTIONS Ac.. Ac, All of Which ii..vc been j» .1 tty il.iiu:ige<| by water At Creatly R^ci^ced Prices. Mr. 1 VRlvV .spit—uiyt ill* - I in- r Wc-t entered the tram-f^r depot, iuid, drjv- riinis is 1 | iug off the guard stationed there, got very i f <! •? ■>! , I drunk. internal lie enne rer-eipts to-day $272.- 1N MAN MIC I l‘Tt;» . IMTEI) STMTS tl ttt.suA1/4 f.KVli:) Ara.A.S*. UX . Se(itt:tim.;i;Ul it. ls.17. TO OIVK NOTICE- Dial on III ■ in •r AogUkt. A. !».. IS 17, ,1 .11-.UI in linn a. 1..IU-1 n-atnM R, eVin »f Wtitl., I>. IteiMiUf, ul./.nl,iilou IM.Irl: Il o hnl4i.ll I Hejtiste-. ^....... ......... Mom ihe territory tlint avu M ’"*r! oPtliB I ’Idled -Pi les mr the Snithern lilies of Ihe federal army, with a view and j 1 listriet-of Alalia in a to Ihe Supreme Court, f design of preventing the lil/i’iadlin of said Tlie law aif that State phiees bonds or U”groes fioni their ytntxrf suite of servi- uny writing under eegi. on tin. looting of! tuae. i-T t eds i ent to show that the slow hut sure dratli l.y starvation,'By provoking Gen. I'OFB tosupnreaa them In this they will lu> disappointed.— The District Commander will not eon- form to their wishes. Ho will allow them to die a natural death. They may eontluiic to abuse and misrepresent Idui.— lie smiles at'their Impotent rage. Hecon templates their transparent schemes for solf-destruutlon wlthlndlffercnoe. lie ffilly understands the part they uro playing.— Tliere is no balm ln Gilead for you, gentle men. Your efforts to secure tbo continua tion of Government patronage, through your hypocritical pretensions of aupport- Ing measures which yon now denounce, Is well understood, h’cw jiersons have boon deceived by your protended adherence to Reconstruction; and now that you have thrown off tlio mask, the veriest dullard can fathom the motives which has prompted yonr course. You opposed qualified negro auflVago and lutlvorsnl amnesty twelve month* ago, because you Were stupid cuigtgk 9> hollovo that Axniy Johnson could roxtore tlie fpUon dynasty. You t>»- ** tin icraldis- j IInct matter* of dpfei)>n, and Unit plaintiff i van not taia’ pr oiler any certain is.uc u|kiu saiil pica. Also, Hint defendant attempts to set rip »nd plead a failure of considera tion, and that tlie matters therein contained, in manner and form as therein pleaded, arc net sulticiont, ill law, to show a failure of consideration, mid that plaintiff I* not, liy law, bound to answer tlie same. Then fol lows the usual (but 1 apprehend Use less) formula, thnt tlie idea is inartiilchijly pleaded, and is, In other respects, uncer tain. Tbo objections taken in tlie demurrer to the third plea arc In language similar, and are stated substantially. In like maimer, as those to the second idea. Before giving the opinion of the Court on the legal sutlleieni'y or intulllciouoy of the pleading* in tlila case. I trust 1 inav not bo deemed obtrusive by the bar If X state (briefly) that the long and verbose S umner in which pleading* are frequently rawn, is unnecessarily laborious to the draftsmen and fktlgulng to the reader. Take, for example, the precedent for a gen eral demurrer, is printed ln tlio earlier edi- tlonsof Chitty,ana In other works ou Plead ing, and it will he found attenuated to some dozen or fifteen lines; whereas. It would be as sufficient by the rules of good plead ing, as understood by the fathers oi tlie law, and equally ns intelligible. If Act forth Intwo or three. A general demurrer in the following form would, I think. lie sulti- e'eut in Uic ouse under I'ous-filenitlon : Ann V. Mahtin rs. Tlie Ball tow Ikon i Works. Abd the plaintiff, by her attorneys. Ham mond. Mynattnnd Wellnurn. says Hint the second, I fill’ll, fourth, scveulb. eighth and ninth pious am not sulllelcnt in law. i'frirStephen On ITendllig, 11,Sth'Anieri- ean mlitlon. A general demurrer enable* the party to ii*HiilI retry substantial imperfection in tlie pleading of the oppos!:c side without ptrtlouhirlv.ing any of them in hi* detnitr- nw. lint If tie think* proper to point out tlie faults in Ihe ihtuiiirrcr. till* docs not vitiate it. A special demlirrcr goo* to Ihe *tritctufo in ore I v and not to tile substance posed tlie rynstitutlonnl amendment 10 Octobur last, Iiocause tiovernor JaxinNs opposed itsuml because you wore doing Ills work. You opposed the Congres sional Plan of Kcconsl met ion until you thought It an accomplished fact. You then became alarmed for your official pat ronage, and ufudo an awkward attempt to change front. .You proclaimed lit favor of Reconstruction under the Huiuuan Act. You did notent loose from ytmrold orgtui- Izallon. and link yonr destinies with the Reconstruction party. Vo Indeed; you attempted to run hot* schedule*—endeav ored to go Just far enough to secure the patronage of the new government, but not fur enough tolosc tlie patronage of udecay- lug dynasty. In this way you soon began To stink In the nostrils of the honest men j I .-nil,. Jill; l Wil*. 219;'"hiiytior of belli (uirtlcs. You lost tlio conlldemu’ of Ihe old party, and failed to secure Unit df tlie now. Aqfl now tliat you are thrown ti|>on tin/ patronage of the puhUc whieh never *iy<- tahied yomyou denounce the whole scheme of Reconstruction, denounce and mivrep- ri'H’iit Gen. Point, dononnee your snpqriors who have been consistent mlvoi'ates of Hc- construetion, and do all tills in tho hoy of being suppressed. Your scheme will tali. ’ Continue to say what you please. Wo pre dict Unit you will not lie Interfered wljh. promissory note*, ami irUmcariefcntiuaUsliyT tiii* agiTomrnt (imwie in l*ui; was in con *|>eciui plea, to impeach or go Into lice ecu- j travcirtlon of the previmndy wltloil policy shloriition of Snell hoi>,1 in the same man- j of Ihe Government, and wicked iu Itself. ’ if tlie writing iuul not hceii **:..!, u. ; Tin* demurrer cannot be sustained Tlie opinion of luc tiiijiromc Couft wa pronounced by Mr, Justice Junikll, who. after reviewing the English and American cnaes, Showing a relaxation of the old rule*, and allowing the defendant to obtain jus tice in tills way, instead of drivinglilm to n cross action, said: “But, how ever the rule laid down by the Courts in England ,-niotd lie understood, it has lfpeatcdjy lieen decided by loarned and able Judge* in our own country, wlieu acting, too. not iu ..virtue of a statutory license or provision, but upon the principle of justice and convenience, and with a view of preventing litigation and expense, that where fraud lias occurred iu obtaining or in tlie performance of contracts, or wheie there lias lain a failure of considera tion total or partial, or a breach of war ranty. fraudulent or otherwise, all or any of tlicsn fact* may tic relied on in defense by a party when sued upon contracts; and tliat he shall not be driven to assert them either fur protection or asa ground of com- peuiatinrt in a cross uctlon." The doctrine here enunciated wus reiter ated and approved in Yiui Boren V. DIjmm, 11 How. anti agftin in Winder v. Cam- well. 14 lil. 434. The ittinurrors to tlio second and third pieiu are overruled. Tlio jTotirth plea sr.ate.s thut the consider ation fbr tho promiHe has entirely failed, in tUU: that tbo note \va# given fbr the hire of tweuty nuoi * kiim«tM^r4l»v idahv till*, at the time of said hiring, as f-lavus. hut wore, in fact, free, having i»oen so de clared bv tJ«C laws of lip; United States, and proclamations of t lie I ^resident thereof, before the time of said hiring. iMuiutitf iu the demurrer to this plea, says, that the matters and things therein eoutaiued, iu manner and form us set forth, do not amount, in Jaw, to a failure of con sideration. ANo, that the plea consists h1- tog^thcr of matters’of law upon which no apt or materiitl issue can no taken; and that the .plea is argumentative, uncertain, and iusuliiolent. ' The f.e ts set fofth iu thu pU*a do not ■of Tin* ninth ami last plea is as follows: That the promise aforesaid was illegal and void ill tliis, that if was tlie express un derstanding and agreement, at the time said promise was given, that tin* payment of tlie amount so promised should he made in what was denominated Confeder ate Treasury Notes, whieh currency de- fendedant savs was prohibited by law to eireiihite. Verification. The denj 11 rr<*i* states, Ffrtt, that the plea is double—^containing several and distinct, matters of defense, and that no certain issue can he taken thereon. Second, that the matters and things contained in the plea, as therein set forth,are iiisullieieuh in law, to show illegality of euji»idefution. etc. ln rny ojnnion it is not necessary to de cide whether the promise is illegal, or, whether Confederate Treasury Notes were prohibited by law' to circulate; for it is alleged tliat plaintiff agreed to receive, for the amount promised. Confederate Treasury Note$. This being ao, plaintiff cannot come into this Court and ask a judg ment for MOVKY. Demurrer overuled; and judgment Nil C<wint. Hammond, Mynatt and Wklborn, for JRhintlir. BnoWN & Poye, for I>efendant. Wheat.—Wheat was selling at #1.55 yes terday in tills market, ami scarce.— Chatta- 'navga Union* 10/A. constitute a failure of consideration. aittl it j AifuiiC CHkC the planititi dijj claim these must distinctly ami particularly specify | men as slaves, nofvYithst.indiug they were wherein the defect lies; and, indeed, the j f‘«c. til is would, not nd'oet tj*c contract; statute, (27 Kli/.. and 4 and 5 Anu.e) as it is for they inav first have hired themselves to said, oldige the party demurring, to lav. us I phiimltV, and l)f their » »msent, ex[»ress or it weiv. Ids Huger oil tho verv point,other- j implied, she may have Uau-haYwl their w 1m* iho ilemunvr may not ho noticed. 1 hitmr to detimdant. Or plalntiti’ may have . t roy, 4 ! acted as their agent in luring them to dc- ,loll Us il. 42rh ’ tVluiant, t ntl tna> have Uiken the note pay- Wlien a party demurs specially. lie may, ‘ able to herself in trust for thttlu. Besides in argument, attui’k substantial error*also, there is no averment wimtovvr that tile The first point made in the demurrer to the 1 contract was not fill til lot! on the {*»rt of the ,1.x* n second plea is that it -is double iu tills, ’ phi in till'. Tho remainder of the dtunurrgr that it contains several Ui*tUict matters of j g‘>«‘ s to uiaitef*s of form generally. and also Unit said plaintilf can not take or oiler uny certain issue upon laid second pioti." it is an ancient and The demurrer ro the fourth plea must he istained. The seventh plea says thut tlie coiisltlo- ttled rule tliat if a pleading IhmIou- i ration for tin* promise is illegal, Hu% that it iile.il i> had in special demurrer; hut the! made tor thr hire of negroes, at. J»ar- iinperfeetion musL, ns wv have seen, l»e 1 tow county, (le^rglli. In .lanunry, JSG*. and jH)intod out in tlm demurrer. It i# not j that the contract whs in violation of InstH HR. JOHNSON’* NEW PR00RAMUE. x . ,The recent course of rresident Jo;in#ox provokes !»ut little comment, and Inspires loss hope among his followers in Georgia. They have hoped too 6ft«n nlrendy. lle- pcau*<l disapiM)iutincuts, growing Olli of 1ic)|m's inspired * hy Xsociitfvo poJlcy^ hnYc uiad« men vatttimis in rmhrneing new scheme*. The Philadelphia Convention liiseo. the trip **round tlu; oireU'” to Chicago, the result M* the fall vleeHon*. and the defeat of throe arctv^fve measures by Congress. UAve lost .Mr. Jounso.v dm ihmlWNH50<»f those who ont e mikefwl ro hls.udmiiiibtrariim. ^len are licgfonin;: id et sefhmsly ujJon,Uit) e6itXq<juetjq^i if rejlect.fcfiotisgr lyvm yhC.cow^uen^s ftf flxU ttuikw*.' To tlio oft ex- pressed wisnfstn flu* ^^rthcru piH>pTt. The fulont's .Vf-tlie Ui»(fhf|NUFl tl pr» obt uliieivlit to say Hmt tho pleil several, ♦listinct matters; iiut the ploathwinusf spe- j the President tin* eially show w herein tlio duplicity consists;! IMaiutLjTfc deim .doubUv|th»' loiter and rfplril ui the laws of ttu* Pnired States, ami tin' pt«)Clain.itiuns of il* Pie-idcnL th4*r#of. l’laiut LHTV» ileintiria**' tiUeg(*# thHt t»H**i#at- Ll Tifoh Pr. «IH), lor, 1»v pointing one tlie <ers nhov> i*<4utniii04l d4* not supmut the 1’ . . 1 - .1 , . ... ..... 1 ..’I Ikl.l.l . .t' I I l.l iV' % 1 .1. > S. I. ..... I I. VI . *1'1 ■ . . t . . hull I, t.’m adverse party may amend, if h eltocMC, or deinaud the jtulgimuu of tU»* Court on its »iill«eieuey. The olijurtion for Uouhlyuess tnk4 u t ^ the NE WAD V E R TISEMEX T S. BOOTS AND SHOES. “S* Uncords at the Attorney General's ofllce how 1,ROO pan Ions previous to tlid recent i; amnesty. It is questioned whether ,hi*evet rank above lirigadier General <‘Xi‘ltided frmn | iiiiti'iiuu. arnne-ty, and whether the term agent-* excliidea those who were abroad to sell 1)0nils and cotton. There w no linniediate pr4»sjR*t*t of Cabi net changes, though the pressure con tinued. Bancor, Mk.. Sept. 11.—The result of the election yesterday in Maine lias astonished both parties. The immense Republican majority of last year, which was2S.()00. has been nearly, if not entirely overcome, and it will take some days to deckle certainly whether the Republican candidate for Gov ernor id elected. The counties of Y4>rk, Ivnox, Lincoln, Washington and Arostoot have certainly been gained by the Demo crats, and others are iu doubt. New Orleans. Sept. 11.—The number of deaths of yellow fever for the twenty-four hours ending at six o'clock this morning, in this city, was reported to sixty- seven. In the Common Council last night, the eleetiou of Assistant Recorders resulted in the choice of three negroes and one white man. Several Other vacancies in munici pal oflleea were tilled hy the appointment of colored men. , Galveston advices of to-dtgj report that the Rev. J. P. Parham. President of the Howard Association. Corpus Chriati, died August 20th. Samuel Adams, Assistant Surgeon, Uni ted States Army, died on the Oth Inst, at Galveston. On the .same date tliere were thirty cases of yellow fever in that city resulting in death. Ten cases of yellow fever were admitted That the payment llvgj’ 4»f nnv ’ proiMM nipt to him or lor hi* property hy <U*tiis ae*f !!•« meeting of fhe eifllt. their iit*!»i>. and to 11..... stale will he hel l ,i itir.ens of Atlanta, ami the puhli* lii«t that mc have in store and are now receiving the laryett mid best, stork of BOOTS AND SHOES, Leather, Calf fcduus, Lasts and Shoe Findings, that ever r ime to Atlanta. AU who call on iu* will net irood Hoots and Nlioes. ami wo will *uar- antfto them to wear well, and mend rips for nothing, 34s nil goods in our line, are warranted nlnir. Wholesale buyers nan buy U*>ols and Shoes etieapfrom us at iu New York, and save tiicirc.x iieuses. ( all at No. !5 Peachtree street, and «n WJiiu. 1 hkilKtxpet, iust above MeXauvhUt Ormoml, motor (he “I nlMU.KMAN se.plH— iflauSw RANKS. Tor Sale. The sulworibv'r, ia eunsv<iuencc of physical Inability to Miperiutcnd his , . J f. inning ir.tvv« >}. ot r*rr» fi)|J SALE, tor t) ii hi make a llb«*Vai exchange for Atlanta pert\). somo F‘)UII THOrSANO 'ACRES MWiTinVKSTKtJX BM)R(tTA LAND; '110 acres of wlii. li lies In Dougherty co\u»- p*‘Flint riv.r. on the aust siite of the up the river, ton miles from Albany, idea 4>f illqgfalcomidorutloii. 'I'lu'rertmin- der of the demurtcr is mU!rct*.-vM to Ule stnictuiSt of.thc plea. Tnoili piunvr is well taken. T!»U J.lrtjvgof bceund plea Inis uvul in like m.uim u U»i*n J those nu n by the plaintiil tv» ihe fleicmlaut | * >w tv also taken to tin* third. Thl< making th# | in th« hialooi Georjtia. iu WJGwas iKgvio- most t dicAilde to the one ;t* f«» tlie latlw of nny law of r!u* Uhiio*! States *r f * \ rr. j uky *PnicI:tlii:Uldn * mi ,*J#H hnrtmt^. the XbesLi*.... ... — ........... fc ,.... .. to oil lief ■ rroclamatlon. datisl January itit'&t*u A. Mflt kite halanee pi no land: 4<M nori's in cultivati< good tvpnir; a pood i'rmuod dwelling, well Uniih- ' \ and nil iiuoessarv nut baiidiugs ind good Igti*mrhi»tv. 1 The balance, s ty neros, ts ^Jto.nte«l in l.«e count', ou th<S (.’bickfindioka igbtocti luibs fioin 'Amui4eit«, ;wul thir- h fioi ..81 4 Jau •quail? applied •. Io*t a* may he p.-u^od upon tog4»: *’■ p<«irrtirt »i» this part or.dl nlouA. nr to ! it mixed with rt.ik 4)| tliCse lands In the id> korv.with ftinririt ,i No 1 4*0IPs' of hoYdomiirNr* to tpe>e picas vmw ithin the letter or th©t»p!rU j D*. 1h>S, ceommends D»the freedmun “that )f. No tin- iu all Crtsds toiler# albmcd. thojh l . hink r. >t , . f:i Mie.'or k.tti'of, faUIiluily for rea*oit*hlo wag ^tyits. at Larg<V of flu ride laid plldty—<li* t!mr»' be .k('H.**|)leaA—Iniadnnoi pointed *'uc In t?h Ivbu.tTci. *»vdUidosrT in rli A brgumpnf, Another iifdoetfop.—and it go©*. p> tIf 4tnlwtattiu«—t > liift seconil^mHhlV . plaos naui.*i. —tha; dtuVmbint has nrtoiDp- ' tokvt ilp'ia tin* sccoad a tot d fi'hirc of Uirv k iwM ^oiuddivatiim. uni‘hi the vhittP.o paf^lut }*>]!_ latiiiiV.’* An i Mr, Mynair. > r.?i »nb!t* nibut. oomoti.h'd iliac neitiwT'Pt* Tbcp** . , . „ jalnfeu^- eeuhl F4* plo.nl^l P»'« Kjpw<I*to kc*p|) J)u*nr tspoi. donbiu^s is ihe r.d#K th generally Ifl JAifrirOdl; 4»rentt of “ la Imm' 12 vol. U per*»^tv . ( Homing t inftu:!i U. ultli .i No 1 4TJIt\ r -ltd. on ii,.. *i - -b v. U will’K VI .1 ,*Mi fv.dtn .mT;.,IV», |(u 41.ir.lm ea-u »i.e lvuianoin \4i!l be divided hi i'hinif to p>irel.ii'« ctnie cutter Delaware. Tlie fever has appeared at I.a^runjre. Brenham. and a number of other Interior towns. f Wilmington; Sept. 11.—Weather cloudy with dally raius. Savannah, Sept. 11.—There litis been a heavy rain storm here all clay. One house was struck by lighting ami badly darnag. d. Mrs. C. Roche was killed on the track of the Albany and Gulf Railroad near the depot. Travel u n i n torru ptcd. New York, Sept. 11.—The Commercial understands that several fatal cases of cliolera have occurred among the troops at Governor's Island, ^'fie disease prevails here alarmingly. No comraunication with tlie city. A fatal case is reported at West 3Rth street. Richmond, Sept. VI. — Gotu Schofield Issued an order to-day, detailing Col. II. IL Rurnhatn, Judge Advocate U. S. A., to aet as Judge of the Court of Hustings ot this city. This removes tlio necessity for nn election by tlio people to till the vacancy occasioned hy the death of Judge J^’ons. New Orleans, Sept. 11.—Cotton—InaUs 250 hales; dull and unsettled; low mid* dliugs 23 nominal; receipts2;Ub4lW. Flunr dull; triple extra 10.75; choice extra 13.2."). Corn dim; mixed 1.15; white 1.17);>rI.20. Mess |*ork 2S50. Bacon—shoulders 15,* ideal* sides 20; cboi6o sugar cured hams 25. Lard in tierces 14k,. Ghdd 4-4^&45. Ster ling excliango odaoi). New York sight premium. ( iiAKt.isrox. Sept. 11.—Cotton weaker— salt* 20 haler, including 5 hub's new* cotton at. 24 K,: receipts 134 hue*. Montie, Si'ptcmlmr 11.—Ci'tton easy— miild.ling uplands 21; sales fyjO hitTcIs; re- Ljceipts 212 bales. Savannah, Sept. 11.—Cottop irrejuliir; holdersst ill aiiXsous; luiddilbg^ 22 ( j.iCn’ k; .sail.*-. 75: receipts, 241. Aiiit si'a. it.—Cotton dull; middlings. Atlanta, ij HIIjH- to give . iUV of.AtigU'1. A. c iii Hank. < Willi. Ill 4>fK|IU’Ul<U Baukrutit payment of any ilt-l apy property bclongi liudgtfH «*tUfon: .That tin.- 1 the tti*llv* ry oi mi«*h 1 t.-t:ikni|>t. lo aiul the forbidden by la if: Tb.* reditois of laid Itankrtq. debts, and t>* rlnaiO assignees of his estate will be held At a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the ltegi>tcr': offlee, in Uo* Farrar building, (iriltin. (!».. before Alexander IL Murray. Kegbtcr. on ilm 24ili i September, A. D., lb«7 v at IU o'clock. septa—dlt dRAKI.BS II tll.YK.V, Deputy Marshal'as Me<icugcr. IN BANKRUPTCY. UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S OFFICE.) ATLANTA, GA., Soptentl)«r 11th, 1887. i T HIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the Ultli day of August. A.D., 18B7 a warrant In Hunk Issued against the estateof Isaac McLeroy,of his own petition: That the payment of any debts and delivery of any oroperty belonging to sueli Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him are forbidden bylaw: That a meeting o 1 the creditors -of said Bankrupt, •ssigni ....... Bankruptcy, to be holden in the Farrar Building, GriIBn, Georgia, before Alexander G. Murray, Register, on ihe 8Mh day of September, A. D., 18#7, at 10 o’clock, A. n. CHARLES H. ELYEA, seplk—dlt Depnty Majshal as Messenger. I IN BANKRUPTCY. UNITED 8TATES MARSHAL’S OFFICE,I Atlanta, Ga., Srptember 11th, 18W. { T HIS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 16th day ot August, A. l>., 1867, a warrant in Bank ruptcy was issued against the estate of Lewis S. Salmons, of AtUuta, iu the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, who has been ail judged a Bank- ' rupton his own petition: That the payment of any debts, and delivery of any property belonging to such Dankrupt, to him or for his use. and the rupt, to prove their debts aid to choose ... more assignees of his estate will be held at a Bar * ~ ' * * ourt of Bankruptcy to lie holden in Room No. sepl8—dlt IN BANKRUPTCY. U. s. MARSHAL’S OFFICE. I Atlanta. Ga* September 11, lfi07.l rpIUS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That.ou the 5th day Sep ember, A. 1>., 1H67, a warrant in Bank- riifitey was issued against rne estate of .lames It. Iliile, of Cedar Town, in the County of Polk and state of Georgia, who ha^ lieen adjudged a Bunk- runt on liisown petition: That the payment of nay debts, and tl>e delivery of any property, belong ing to said Bankrupt, to him or for his use, or the transfer of any property by Dim are forbidden hy law: That a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt to prove their debts, und to choose one or more assignees of his e-rate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to lie holden at room No. ffi in the United States Hotel, In the city of At lanta, Georgia, before Lawson Black. Register, the 1st day of Ucto)»er, A. I).. 18B7, at 1(1 clock, . M., sepia—dlt A M VHKM EXTS. For One Night Only ! GRIND OPERATIC CONCERT, UNDER THE AUBPICHB OF THE Young NlcnN Library* Association ■A.T DAVIS’ 1-IA.LXj, Friday Night, Sept. 13, 1867, Prof. LUDWIG HARMSEN, -VfyJCAL HI RECTOR A .VD MAX ACRE. Assisted i.y tlm l,«8t AMATEUR t ORl'S OoliecU'd in Atlanta. The Pfogrutiimo comprises . bufee wlkytifi 'TUL- tv ■ in: ■ iviiji IItv ruin il l’ 1*4 *»T I,AR MUSK , both ,v^ MFNTAIjp with selectiouti imm the«»PEl\.\S. Doors open at 7o’clock; Concert e..miuen<*cs at 3pr>uiso)y. I TP K UTS. 00, to Ire had at the pc'ok Miiree, TitVtir and oovn ■ Hotel* amd „i the iloor. . ■**’11-dJft t 'iNClXNATI. IT Drni and iiRc)iatig«d. i’ork Ann. at r1 . AD/ ,. . ., I 25.tk). lon-on rhouldcyK 15; dear sitli*', G.RG1A, (*oi:b coy’.nt\. w at lAWpo, i pore^iw uo| T1 . . r ’ . . * .. l i-jr' \ WTl jn^\uB:io.iayni.o4»ttiuiutr, m** Fmnoj^s Carriage ilepository f -f vi-M--v^.'^•nh'ii.-Monov 4a-,. uoi.i >>' a : 't!u*<e l:lr n > r ! II.V-. W JSl£ ,| MV**b ttl (P)f< itihklitv Nl> tpent I-* , .. i,. u . i.. s . st-il»* SaMi-ill (Ml * Thc««> K I.I.4.U* that tlicvui! u<>t roiiM'itt tv* l*<‘ - .i.itANlf.. i.i .. ... 1.1N*\D-RHKKT. . - W Vn 1t r\ T.T * Sot41 IiWn tlYiT^r .* I • , nOUCiH r»T i I.-iai.).,mill till Til .11111)4 I , il K dh AS, Mrs. i applied to rtl l iK’ddOl n« K. .Ornfshv haring :ulh»ini«t r |4 borut the jy, \.ito ot sail Count y, bd^n stfSi..'l%t|4l I&q ]*vi;S'r Sutmi invrej)rcniilcil J* 1 u ' r . !l j 1 ** ,n ... ■. ~ hi-ei: < , H.ms>hl.w in, .ltfii’,1 liy *tv lu tin. Govmiusent. 4I141 i», wr U,,'V N“- Hn»lu«s>o.,*nniffi jiffi’ii-rty liulior. yrejbi’gtimlntf to’ iviltxff (fio uau),vr'»fUi9< lixnglny uixmtho rm» ol Ui« Oo>nimiaSt. sliarin^. nonuuf lu uauili,ton«< anil drilled nil j:4 Tha> Imve HwnkrimV 10 llir Im-t tkal «-« li>v« etrrrtliinR td ^ralfi nml tKtfHlnjr t« l,»r by a upcrdv r.-tort- tlon dT ftaWntctb Uinrl^tiUtfuO privileges oC tlie Colon. And slnceUd* rrstomllon ran Ulc» lilac* only Umii K U C*n*ro«lonnl en- »ctin«it«, they vf dUpowil to tcorpt the IttMtnt, Mllwr than taka tboohason of aaolfearPian, wtaleli maylupeM tuntnr condition*. A candid and onpft]|dM rexlaw of the part baa lad to the conviction 4SaS bt\t for Hr. Jon soon'* aaabMa* and t tiiw « , tKHr.ir*jM»Bii;)ev(i*y7«u^l • B-t'A UaTtRDOOWc- i*-U -w ' Hiejtai—i'oltorj o v!u*> jiiBlL* poIN*y ot* tl^tiBv-'' f tlu* .1 ftpial oUatVa; tTirt Jt ,w:b IfV/r •AVhih* ill DVtHMiV icarillHl ja'oAlfW h «ttvaii*p MH.'ax(‘il »t4.ik ruk\ irmt 4u*«tfrtRiat iu**tl#** :nuv »pt*ftiHyJ«i)«l ; <wit!i as* little tttwtlrol llff- 1 and .gitk'B tor tvlal^v. |CvMiXr.ir? !■» nnftpti Kt' < br tltOlilTo 4tf iH'groys a< >ia> i»<. Rip! (lofcndMif tli tfit ^ :t*rwrcor* ilip ini»ii#r«bii*>n «*' tio T*oiikinrt4 Knaiiffeu- .oni **asu»r, mixtKl Wettffn Ifork 21.40. Ltinl Rinll^.lwi- . Gqt^on “ ' ~ • - * , Imvr wfos l.ouu jJL' H'agK 0 4t'o W kl»4jN^. RAW A V \ iMin.ANYA- on»i.uitiy un 4.A KliJ ttiK ytv.c' —: t*uu»ivu#rouoii «h ik*« rvmk.ru'i KiOLtieWu-« - * ; avc. in si ilntvt tvDta remove takt,ib % *rv<?SLh%^r «nW j ’ f•AifVybqtain6* \CtXi pWns all >*i i.ik Uet'D tlh'ui fonidVi'LlroBUt'rt itorjt’withia'Wi.nc .* . ^ t l ■ f!,>nv t*if ufry 4 A'ucfal. wi>Lr, wUlukview 1 N0, ^- rwni i , ‘i?. .*}* wiissut 2..,).» FjSJbI.24^. Whisky q»tl' w.lo.*- :i< Hai ti.moi;k. S«pr. Il.-rOotton dtill and dronpinff. LOfov tin chan jreil. FfoiirArrn. Vdibat tVrfu. Y v el!o\Vo«rrt L3^. OaU <L5 *G7. Pruviviulib *. jry r qitiet ImjA ilrm. Mess }X*rk *j.YB0n'J3.-5. it’i V tic- ykw _ V , UjSUKliJA. irikUAJi cot NiY. H e s*.»yfi*iot Nt iw.iiinn . fur -.ltd r*fi'll4f.' ‘ GHet» li.i.b-r uiy hand, A< otfrev M M atctrH; this j ViUU*f.',.l, »MlT. Mi. o. caMihelu. oyithr-v. aug?J—w3' l • • • ft’ri:ilet’s fee | GEOjtG I A, l>i;ICA ld cbi x t v. T3 J. BAIIA having kppiir<: t«,'*toiifi#Bi^r in form for |ett«gv of :u!*iiai*truifob imf.ne oC prever.titig their IUb>ratU>u jfL a. .......4* iflA«i ..j ak . . ! jtntion *;*1 wlthotit’ijb‘nitx-oi'; iiviti ir (f-nuit0I .,‘j:VUnffrXaff flfc--1 WlwSher the Wrttlng *u*<t on In Siir ! i'leybiilcljf An tbe jluie-of lie umkiwi < ednunan. tho u.iverninwnt bwl dtdei aeliouh.’H all tliqartrlhMio* of the »nel*ltv j mined upon, ndontejond o*tahlU!ied Hu’ 323.00 R(Award I* n ntTmtitr-ftiC. s .".iyD v night l t<t ao<sRVKL HOMsf. . nine >ear»old. tueditim i of tb* rtounuin law. 1, nfec « qup-nloo ,11* rrrtlv lx Ion: tlio (.Ymrt for dKorMlnathm. Tbe wjritlnx wa» exnciiirJ 1li nnd tho tom nut \v;i* to be performed liorc; ond the inatiuiiH’nt beinfef u jXrnliflr eliaroo- Mt. uud not. strictly upealdnjr. commercial napar. coverned by tho Imv merdtaut— thoaph tb* nroiubn I* ahaotnt*. parable to ordar, and tta Mm certain—It miylit to be aw. and the construction riven 1 trlbanala to m> Intttuntmt. by the local SwMt t.Tytt*. M Men 1- policy of liberating *afd no^rov* Iromthelr ^Si5BKKf1T5«: , A4fL^h. ptan ,’Wftafin* no fnflleU'fit hlleratkin of Illegal consideration: and. secondly, that no matter of fact lota beep aUiqrAI or nlrawti to bar or tin action, hut that U constats altogether ot JktaUers of law; and that It Is ar£umentaalve.«fvn*(vtt don ble. OK. • i Ex-Governor Joaani X. Mmnr—who n&iiiaam fitWMtRtr. ir|>Mtk| «*»irf%>l t»> T «huri of the;har mAf tn\YtHnsiff; •> 4>tf rw«ck> lint been u«*d uy \Va*h. fur Mis luontt a Fkti* mdfe Rnd ITiIrf. rtr fit 1 m«y lie fund at CMlMWji Ci®C4* oflu- i K WUNMALLY v UKOIUHA. ftrrrn O vn»d« Vih, Butt** rv>unr», teitf to ^eP Maihtiwt iUi Ua-r. Ute of sold n> wp . tor MT4*r* of di«titi««im>frdm .t«ljiiin.slv;uion i »ho««tn*c or R'»b<fr» Wh|M, dwomrod; thRWftNrY*. m eit^ and Rdmnn^tr all i EUu idgti all portions -cosec id Utontfi ial to iv ■ ivL Mt>£U):ir iho kindr#4 and creditors frflhitit t t>h«iiM uwt !»«• granted »lMta|ij- ii.., tiK ■ivoa-ear, awdrtU Merlons concerned, to bvamfiip- Gl|ssu A «ndor my imnd oud oiftii’iai bigi T»ear at mv office, within tho time urtMcrihcd t»v | August Mk 1nB. J.iL Y> IIXLN, Dwil IRtwsitwl IB** Wietr ttfveetirtns, If any Shev hsv,’ ““ law. Glvro under fhh tth ciaj hand, in office, at Americuft, aug'jO—wOJd l*v have, >i»Ueuni nature, H*rtiller's a*o GEORGIA. Bartow tounty. •t*rpeiUtAS>, WJUiau. W..Col ton miu to mu 1 fl for letters of aUroinliitration oh the opiate ofTPravis Cecum, late or said county, detMSed: These are, therefore, to cite ana admoninh all and •iagalar, tho klmliwd ami creditoni efeaid deocaaed, t# lie their ol^cctinns, If aay they have, hy (M Brel Monday in October next, etherwiM letters of adminintratten will be granted the ap- pllninha « -i Given under my hand, this 9d day of Septem ber, 1«7. FA. HOWARf< Ordinary sei»5— w.YM << iPrinter s fee $3! t ajfcr 11 tZNDlSTlNC. 7