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"KKBOB CEASES TO BS DiHGEROCS WHEN REASON J8 LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT."—Jegvrton
VOLUME XXI.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1371869.
NUMBER 41.
i «*
CoalMIcrBU Loemi During ike Civil War,
lMl-'U.
Cotreepondeuoe Hctwocu Ike Secretary, Doctor Joteph
June*, and ()« ml H. Cooper, JTotiaerljr AdluUnt
UenerHl ol the Confederate 8 la tea.
New Orleans, August, 2,1869.
General S. Cooper, AUrandria, Va. :
Dear Sir—You will please excuse the liberty
which 1 lake in trespassing upon your valuable
time.
1 bare recently been preparing, for tbe South
ern Historical Society, a paper upon the losses
of the Confederate Army, from battle, wounds
and disease, during the civil war, 1861-’5. Tbe
following results ol tuy investigation are most
respectfully submitted to you lor examination
and criticism:
KILLED, WOUNDED AND
COlWSDKRATB ARMT
1861-5.
Killed.
last 1.815
1S61 18 5S*
tass n,m#
1SM-'S te,ow>
PRISONERS OF THE
DURING TRK WAR,
Prisoner*.
XTU
48,3u0
11,111
as.ooo
Total.
58,1.8
1M.0M
aoLias
It the deaths from disease be added, tbe sum
total will repru»eut the entire lews.
Tbe returns ol (he Held and general hospitals
are known tor 1861 and 1863:
t\ai federal*allied in battle, 186.-i USE
Du. tbs c-u*ud by wound* iu fl-id boap'tal* 1,M
Dc*U>* i (used by wound* in Resend hospitals. ... 1818
Death* caused by dieraso in Sold M.JVJ
.16,141
8S, IS
....ix.na
5I.U71
...16,M6
The gee Warrant* Cana.
As the case, William M. Butt vs. Thomas
Spencer, has attracted a good deal of attention,
we give substantially the lade:
On the Sd day ol April 1669 an election was
held lor Justice ol the Peace ol the 1036th Dis
trict Georgia Knlitia, at which. Bolt received
tbe highest number of votes, and Spenoer the
next highest.
Section 130 of the Revised Code provides that
aii persons from any cauae oouatituttonally dis
qualified, are ineligible to hold office in this
Slate.
Section 131 provides that “if at any popular
election to fill any office, tbe person elected is
ineligible under tbe foregoing rales, the person
having the next highest number ol votes, who
is eligible, whenever a plurality elects, shall be
declared ekctt^and be qualified and commis
sioned to such office."
Tbe amendment to the Constitution of the
United States adopted July 1, 1868, provides
tnat no person shall bold any office under any
State, who, having previously taken an oath as
an executive or judicial officer of any State to
support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid or comfort to the
euemies thereof.
Tbe following letter was addressed to both
Butt and bpencef i
Exsctrrrrs Department, >
Atlas ta, April Sih, laud. )
But: I aa directed by list Excellency, the
Governor, to request you to furnish this Depart
ment with answers to the following questions:
First—Did you, previous to the year 1861,
hold an office and take an official oath to sup
port tbe Constitution of the United States; il so,
what office did you bold ?
Second ~Did you hold an office under the Con
federate or State Government during the war;
if so, what office?
Third —Have you since yon took the official
oath aforesaid, to support the Conadtulion of tbe
United States, given aid or comfort to the ene
mies tbereoi ?
Respectfully yours,
B. B. db Gkakvenreid,
Secretary Executive Department
^Spencer replied that he had held no office at
any time.
Butt replied as follows:
First Answer—1 was Justice of the Inferior
Court, then Justice of the Peace before the re
bellion, during the rebellion, and since tbe sur
render. Last commission «as dated January,
1865; then I look an oath to support the Con-
elilution and lawn oi Georgia—no other.
Second Answer—I never heidjmy commission
from the Confederate Government.
Third Answer—I never bore arms against tbe
Uuited States, nor never encouraged or persua
ded others to do so. I voted against secession.
1 never aided tbe enemies of the United States
with iny own consent. I did give food to sick
soldi ere without compulsion. Any other act
was forced on tne. 1 have heard, not officially,
that my disabilities, it I had any, are removed.
W. M. Butt.
On the 90th May, Butt was notified that the
Governor thought him ineligible. He replied
that he thought he waa entitled to the commis
sion,and asked that the matter should be referred
to the Attorney General. That was done and
the Attorney General reported him ineligible,
hen the Governor commissioned Spencer.
When Butt waa an officer before the war, &e
law required him to take an ealh to support the
Constitution of tbe United States. ' When be
was commissioned in 1865, it roqairoit him to
take an oatn to aupport the Constitution dt the
Con federate States.
It appeared in evidence that he was an asses
sor of taxes for the Confederate Slates during
the war.
The jury failed to agree,
ltutt and Spencer are both clever gentlemen
of irreproachable character.
From Ike Now Oilcans Picayune.
MIITHBBN HlSTOHICAIi SOC1KTV.
600,000 men in the field about 500,000 were task
to the service.
At the dose of the war the 100,000 Confede
rates were opposed to one million (1,000,000)
Federal troops.
Your approval or disapproval of this calcula
tion is most respectfully solicited.
The distinguished ability with which you dis
charged the responsible and arduous duties of
Adjutant General of the Confederate army
qualifies you above every other officer of the late
Confederate States, to decide how tar such cal
culations may approach to accuracy.
With great res|tect and tbe highest esteem, I
have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Joseph Jones, M. D.,
Secretary and Treasury Southern Historical So
ciety, Profess* >r Chemistry Medical Depart
ment ol the University of Virginia.
Gen. Cooper, in replying lo Professor Jones’
letter, expresses the opinion that his estimates
“must be regarded as neatly critically correct."
The President to Visit Ike South.
Commenting upon the proposed visit of the
President to the South, the New York Times
f*yss
“ How much truth, or whether there is any
truth in the rumor, we know not. Quite as
much depends, perhaps, upon the condition of
public business as upon the wishes ol General
Grant. Of his reception at the South, however,
jghould be find it convenient to go, there can be
im doubt. Whatever Northern malcontents
may say, tbe Southern people understand and
appreciate the firmness, and even tbe generosity
of tbe course pursued by the Administration in
proaacuting the work of reconstruction.”
We have yet to know of a single instance—
however severe have been tbe animadversions
oi certain Southern presses, upon certain officials
of tbe Federal Government who Lave either
visited, or contemplated visiting the South—oc
curring, in which a Federal Official, visiting the
Sooth, baa been treated otherwise than with re
spect. Should the President visit Georgia, he
would be received and treated with all the re
spect due his high official position.
De.aU* caaww olaeM m gtaersl hospital
Total death* in lb3 C. 8. A.. 18S1-1 ...
Total vouudod in J. S. A, iasi-8
1 obi priaouer* lu It 8. A 1861 -a.
Total aischaisvd In O. 8. A , 1861-1
Total wounded, prisoners, sod dtectan.-** 1861-1 1* ,115
If it be lair to assume that the total mortality
of 1863-4 was fully equal to that ol 1863, then
tbe total deaths iu the Confederate army 1861-5
waa at least 160,900, exclusive of the death* iu
Northern prisons, which would swell the num-
tier to near 185,000; and if the deaths amongst
the discharged fur wounds and diseases, and
amongst the aick and wcuuded on iurtougn, be
adder), the grand total ol deaths in the C onfed
erate army during the entire war did hot tail tar
short ol 390,000.
According vo this calculation tbe deaths from
disease were about In roe tunes sa numerous aa
those resulting trorn the casualties of battle.
The available Confederate force capable of
active service iu the field did not, during the
entire war, exceed six hundred thousand (600.-
000) men. Of this number not more than lour
hundred thousand (400,000) were enrolled at
any one time, and tuc Confederate Stases newer
had in tbe field more than two hundred thou
sand (306,000) men capauie of bearing arms, at
any one tune, exclusive of kick, wounded and
disabled.
II the preceding calculation be correct, we
have the loiiowuig figures lUuaxattug the leases
ol the Confederate armies du> tug the war :
t !«>i.fedsrti* Sworn «euv4y i«***wf, lest a 6M nou
Total . J e*»hs in C. t. A .uw.jOS
Lr -s-t V In U. •. A. Ui pnasasr*. 18*1-5, which may
be considered as total tosma on a eosm of ih*
i«l'Cj of aon-exe.se^e by tbe L'n.ied uates i
| n*,— of C. S. A by lW*i tup*. diaabUity tai
100,600
If this calculation, which is given only
approximation, tie correct, one-third of all the
ipw actively engaged on the Confederate fide
were either killed outright upon the field or died
of din**** and wounds; another thud ot the
entire number were captured and held for an
indefinite period in Northern prisons ; and ot
the remaining 49,000 at least one-hall were lost
to the service by discharges and desertion.
Alike cfeqeof if)# war the available lores of
the Confederate States numbered scarcely
100,000 effective men.
The resolution, unsurpassed bravery and skill
with which the Confederate leaders conducted
|*ii contest is shown by the fact that out ot
What la a Luxury ?
It may interest farmers, says the “ Reform
League" to know that upon “all the halter,
trace, and plough chains used by them they
have been taxed 67 per cent. They are great
luxuries.
“ Painters ought to know what extravagant
people they arc; all the varnish gums used by
them are taxed SO per cent.
“ But silvered plate glass, in common use for
mirrors, and as we all know, used by every la
borer for the mirror over hie mantel, when not
above 24 by 30 inches, is taxed only 33$ per
cent.
“ Plough chains and varnish you are not per
mitted, but you may have cheap plate glass."
Civil Bl(hw.
An important case arose at the National The
ater in Washington City on the 2d instant, un
der the civil rights law and a corporation ordi
nance making no distinction in the attendance
of theatrical audiences on account of color.—
Three negro men made their way into the dress
circle of the National Theater, and when re
quested by the proprietors to go into the gallery
set apart tor them, refused to do so, and then,
when offered their money back, they refused to
take that. They were reasoned with that the
white people would all leave, but they still re
fused, and were then ejected frofn the building.
They intend to bring suit, and if it is decided
that the theater cannot regulate its admissions it
will be closed by
Qnn literature. — It our people knew the
many good things every month published in the
“ XIX Century if they fully appreciated the
fact that this Southern Magazine, with Ex-Gov.
Perry, Wm. Gilmore Simms, Rev. Dr. Hicks,
and others, for contributors, is equal to the best
Northern Monthlies; if they realized that it is
in itself a “circulating library” of choice litera
ture, cheap at $3.50 a year, they would, like
ourselves, welcome it to their homes and fire
sides. The October number is before us, lull as
usual of entertainment. Miss Annie M. Barn
well furnishes “The Bandits ot the Hartz Moun
tains," a thrilling legend; Dr. Simms continues
his Reminiscences ot Southern authors; “ Per
sonae" gives us another chapter from “The early
scenes of the war;" Rev. John Bachman, D.D.j
furnishes an interesting persona) sketch of Hum
boldt, and in the “ Political Crisis,” which is
evidently from the pen of a statesman, is sug
gested the remedy for the present misfortunes
of the South. There are many choice articles
in prose and poetry la sides, attractive to both
young and old. The “ SIX Century" may be
had at the book store ol Phillips & Crew.
m nan m
. T. Ibiewarloa Boniwell’* Cold Palley.
The following, as corrected by himself, is
given as Mr. Stewart’s positiou ou B >utweH’s
gold policy:
■ I disapprove of the policy of selling gold
and purchasing bonds with the proceeds thereof,
believing, as 1 do, that it will never lead, as it is
probably meant to h ad, us lo Ibe specie pay
ments. Such a policy would not lend ns to such
a result in ten years, no nor in a hundred. The
proceeds ot gold gives the speculators the means
to carry on their operations. This policy is un
questionably of great benefit to those who have
no means of their own. W bile solvent men will
entirely oppose this policy, it will be approved
ot by those who are shaky."
A merited Compliment.
Occasional,’’ an Atlanta correspondent of
the Madison u Fitrm Journal," pays the following
merited compliment to one of our fellow-citi
zens:
“ J. H. James, the banker, now owns the finest
and handsomest mansion in the city ot Atlanta,
well as tbe tallest store house. His dwelling,
I understand, will cos:, when completed and
furnished, the round sum of $75,600. His store
house, which is just bring completed,on White
hall street, will cost $25,060. As soon as these
two bmldings aie completed, he will erect sev
eral other handsome store houses ou Peachtree
street. J. H. James is astrict Baptist and a good
man. Quiet and unassuming in his maouere,
and of warm and generous impulses. He has
wol the smiles ol tbe goddess ol fortune. He
was a poor young man; he is still a young man,
and yet he is r-ch. He was always admired for
his sobriety, industry, sagacity, and integrity.—
Atlanta -i proud ol J. H. James, the banker,
and sbe has a ght to be, tor He is indeed a man
of solid worth.''
■■CSV* *r Ssaik Csrallas, by Kpfiav.
Parry.
We stopped at Colonel CampbelTs, on the
Saluda, as we were going to Abbeville Court,
and stayed nil Right Mm Campbell had been
partially brought op to the family at A oouain ot
the judge. She waa speaking ot matches of ex
pediency, with seeming approval. Tbe judge
said to her with a most indignant scowl, “ tell
me that a virtuous woman will many a man she
don’t love. Never 1” I have frequently thought
of this expression in after tile. The tone oi tlio
judge and tbe feeling manifested made a deep
Impression on my mind. If this opinion be cor
rect, and i shall not dispute it, how many are
there who pass through life unsuspected.
The judge told me ibat when his eldest daugh
ter married her husband, who was a high-toned,
honorable young man, be proposed that there
should be a settlement of the wife’s property.
No," said the judge; “ I have entrusted you
with the happiness ol my child, which is much
dearer to me than her fortune." He likewise
gave his daughter this advice on leaving hia
house: “Il any difficulty should ever occur
between ms and your husband, remember you
are to take sides with your husband against
your father!" When the judge got married
there were objections on the part ol the young
lady’s family. It is said he drove up to tbe
bouse where his ini ended was, with a brace of
pistols, handed her into the carriage and drove
off. In a short time afterwards he challenged
her brother-in-law, Major Rutledge. The ms
jor, having been an officer in the armv and a
man ot honor and chivalry, accepted tbe chal
lenge, and then said to Mr. William Lowndes,
who bore the challenge, that he would like lo
know what offense he had given: Mr. Lowndes,
tbe intimate and bosom friend of tbe judge, had
to tell Major Rutledge that tbe cause ot the hos
tile message bad never been disclosed to him 1
They met and exchanged shots, and Rutledge
was wounded, but no one ever knew the cause
ot their meeting.
I was present in the Legislature when a diffi
culty occurred between Judge Huger and the
Hon. R. B. Kbett. Mr. Rbett pointed h>s finger,
in debate, at tbe Judge, and said ue despised tbe
man who endeavored to scare the people with
nullification.. Judge Huger replied to the argu
ment coolly and calmly, and as he concluded,
said he had too much respect tor the House to
obtrude personal remarks in debate, immedi
ately be sent a challenge, and the matter was
adjusted. On another qu stion 1 was present
when a young member ot the Legislature allu
ded sarcastically to the judge’s age. He prompt
ly replied : “1 have bteu brought up in a school
which knows no age ior dishonor. When he
and Lowndes first went to the Legislature, there
was au old Scotchman, a lawyer named Fr.ulker,
who was also a member. He was a man of
ability, and bad made a speech to whicu the
judge was replying in pretty severe terms. The
Scotchman reraaiked, loud enough to be beard
by those around him: “ W hat ia that puppy bark
ing St me for ?" The judge did n»t hear there-
maik, but noticed that it produced a laugh at
bis expense, lie asked the member to repeat
what he hod said. No notice was taken of the
request. Ou ascertaining what the words were,'
he sent his friend Lowndes with a challenge.
Faulker read it very carefully and put it m hia
breeches pocket. Lowndes, after waiting some
time inquired what message he should carry
back to bis friend ? “ None at all,” was the
sharp reply. Never were two young gentlemen,
said the judge, so completely put out. They
did not know what to do. They' could not re
sort to personal violence on an old man. At
last it was agreed that the jmtge should de
nounce the old lawyer in ihe House. This he
did, and the old man took no uotice ol it.—
XIXth Century.
Asrb^ 'dil,
Front on mqpJHy* S c j/fcrfr ■ Angus! and Sep
tember—of the “ Department ot Agriculture"
at Washington, a copy ot which has just been
received at this office, we make the loHowiag ex
tracts:
Cotton.—There will be a reduction in tbe
yield of cotton, from the Carolina* to Alabama,
and a material increase from Mississippi to Tex
as. Georgia, Florida, and-South Carolina have
suffered moat, mainly from drought, in a lew lo
calities from rust, the caterpillar, and boll worm.
Our estimates make the increase in Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas, respectively, ten, twelve,
and fourteen per cent Tbe probabilities at
present favor a yield of two million seven hun
dred and fifty thousand hales.
-Brisk V*1
__
FlarMa
iafesriac st Aa Calf
Maw Tome, October 3.—The Semite special
front Key West *f the 1st Mgs: Tbe Cuban ex*
peditiuo. fear hundred Bragg, wader command
of Gen. Christo, that left New Orleans on Mon*
day morning at 5 o'clock, dn'tfifc steamer Ala
bama, safely ran the fort* and Wo revenue cut
ters, and arrived on the IMA ooaet this
morning. She was joined ‘ -**■' ~ *
privateers Lillian and
were sixteen hundred
ria. ten thousand RetnihgtMi arid Winchester
rides, five hundred sabres, aad iwnafcy pieces of
artillery, ranging from 6 to 24 pounders. An-
ly of men, under '
Teaser, with 2,000 men, abort seventy officers,
and a considerable quantity oCarma and atoms
Bnntwell Swats
Telegrams received in Washington, on the 2d
instant, from New York, state that positive in
formation bed !>een received there that Secreta
ry Boutwell had decided to change his financial
policy lor October, but tbe Secretary replied to
inquiries that it was quite impossible for him to
contradict the stories ot the New York gold
gamblers ; that he intended to pay no attention
to their rumors, either to confirm or to deny; he
should communicate ‘only through Assistant
Treasurer Butterfield. It is pretty well under
stood that the Secretary meditates no change.
Tfc* CreUtt of nawachSMtU In I
Tne Bomon iW, ot the 3d instant, says that
" the inability ot Mr. Walker to sell oar State
hoods in Europe is not encouraging to our City
Treasurer's pilgrimage on a wimilur errand tor
This does not speak well for the credit of
either the State of Massachusetts, or its principal
city, the "Hob of tbe Universe."
Wheat.—This crop, as a whole, is large. The
only States showing a decrease are lllinuia,
Michigan, Iowa, ana California. Some of it is
inferior in quality, and a small portion has been
injured by raius alter harvest, but a considerable
portion ot the western wheat is ot good quality,
and that of the South is decidedly superior.
Fruit.—Fruits, aa a rule, have yielded abun
dantly ; apples in a less degree than other ape-
cies. New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, >
Michigan, and Illinois, ul apple regions, have;
nearly a lull supply; New England a material
reduction.
Stock Hoes.—There is not only a reduction.
in the number ot stock hoes, but also in condi-
lion. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Min
nesota, rapidly growing States, have made an
increase in numbers, as have some of the
Southern Slates. There is apparently a de
crease, as compared with last year, ot five to
ten per cent.
Horrlssay Operating Upon His Mosel*.
According to the New York dispatches, John
Moriissey, who stepped out ol tbe prise-ring up
or down to Cougiere, has a summary mode ol
dealing with his gold-gambling brethren (among
whom be is prominent) when he has been get
ting tbe worst of it. He is reported to have
ue on Thursday to the office of the notorious
ak, and, being refused admittance, rushed up
stairs and demanded the amount be had lost,
$83,000, saying, “if you don’t pay me the money
down, I’ll leave a mark on you tor the remain
der ot your life." The dispatch says that the
amount waa paid on the spot, but we should
have guessed that Fisk would submit to receive
a pretty ugly "mark” from Morrissey’s knuckles
sooner than pay over such a sum won in so des
perate a game as tbe gr< at Bull and Bear en
counter, the torn and tbe hug, of the proceeding
day. We suppose that Fisk will undertake to
get back the $83,000 by tbe law, civil or crimi
nal. Whatever may have been the character of
hia act in pocketing the money, Morrissey’s waa
highway robbery in all respects except that it
was not perpetrated upon the highway. Mor
rissey is said to have a vast deal of nerve in his
speculations, but lie evidently counts quite aa
strongly upon hia niuec e as upon hia nerve.—
Louisville Courier Journal.
Fbk’i White Feather,
Morrissey, the man ot muscle, has rather tare
nished tbe laurels of “Admiral" Fisk, now
doubtless of the “Blue.” We read of the thril
ling but brief interview between tbe Prize Ring
Prince and tbe Wall street “Prince Kris," and
how the muscular one made “Prince Admiral"
Fish disgorge, and wonder if it’s possible that
one who has arrived at the high rank of sa Ad-
mrial could have shown such a long white
feather when confronted with Morrissey. He
couldn’t bully the faroist. so be bad to bear him
by “coming down handsome” with the money.
It most have been gall and wormwood tor the
noble Fisk to have his Admiral's insignia t<
off sad a coward’s “skin hang upon his recreant
limbs." Moral: Muscle is power.
Concealed Wbatons.—The habit of many
yoang men ot carrying concealed weapons can
not be too severely condemned. In e city or
State where law and enter are supposed to pre
vail, and where no man’s life it in danger, it is
inexcusable. Thin is not a community ot bor
der ruffians. The Indians do not lark in every
bash; hands ot a—rise and robbers do i
roam at will «p and down the streets; there
no revolution going on; crowds ot infuriated
men and women with human heeds oo th
bloody pikestaffs do not howl aad rave through
the streets. Then where is tbe neoeeaty ot
civilized young men carrying knives aad pistole
aa if their lives were all threatened aad they
were liable to be attacked at any moment, and
ware tberaftwe armed aad determined to sell
their lives aa dearly *s pomible? Let we hope
yet in e elate ot riege nor given over to rowdy
ism entirely.
Mb. HocEBBsatrrH, ot Kentucky, threw a
stone through the window at his trite, aad aha
immediately shot him for a Ku-klux,
Cuba, carrying fifteen guns each, some oi which
are 100-pounders. These four vessels will escort
the expedition to its final destination. The
Hornet will cruize about fie island, and the
others will go to sea in search of Spanish mer
chantmen and troop ships. Volunteering is very
brisk along the whole gulf coast, and already
5,000 men are awaiting transportation.
CmjxIe Forever,
The announcement that thus *ar. Savannah,
oar beautiful and flourishing seaport, has re
ceived more than doable as many bales as New
Orleans, of tbe hew cotton crop, is indeed sur
prising. It is another evidence of tbe adminis
trative ability of the far seeing Wad ley, and the
able management of tbe much abused Central
Railroad. That ancient. highway has done
more than all others to develop tbe wealth and
resources of Georgia. To it ia our 8tate in
debted that the rival city of Carolina no longer
drains our soil ot its proddre to the detriment
and damage ot our own pemde. Nor ia there a
railroad gathering, or comufercial convention at
any point in the booth where its influence and
power are not felt
By some it is contended that the advantage in
cotton receipt* will be temporary only, caused
by the drought in this section.
But every one knows tliat the same dry spell
has prevailed from Pennsylvania to Texas, und
though of course the disparity cannot be expect
ed to continue so great, yet that it will be eon
aiderable, the statistics of the past two years
lully prove.
In former days Charleston and Mobile were
far ahead of Savannah in the cotton trade. Now
they have fallen astern, New Orleans, too, the
last season, had bat a small margin tor triumph.
We rejoice also to chronicle that the drygoods
business and general trade of our chief seaport
have been unprecedented this season.
We know from practical experience that all
leading merchandize can be bought on as favor
able terms in Savannah as in New York, ex
penses added. Our people have found this out;
and ere long the vast importing houses ot that
city will be called upon to supply the interior
to a very great extent. Thin is hot right and
proper. Again we exclaim, Georgia forever I—
Outhbert Appeal - >
other body of men, under commiaad ot Generals
Steadman and Magruder, are bow at a golf port
embarking on three vessels £<^ tlte common
rendezvous ofi the Cuban coasti Tba Lillian andbpra nead other (ban mere pa.-tizun. counsels, or
Tnaoar wreath Q IftAA most nlirttri oovanlW *»fltrarea
** Wartheraera a*4 Soaihemera—Oar Sew
CmceU.’’
We have before us the “ Brunswick Appeal,’
of the 3d instant, and have been interested
tbe perusal ot its leading editorial, headed as
above. It is a manly production, and it would
be well ior theFREssof the a hole South, and
for the South itself, if heed were given to the
sentiments which it embraces, aud the sound
advice it gives. To it we surrender to-day most
ol our editorial space for die benefit of our
readers, whose special attention we invoke to its
perusal. The lime has come, when Southern
party, dictation to govern their action. Error
nilion, sailed for Cuba last night. They will -must be combatted with re&on, and mere preja
be joined atsea by the prHIiteers Hornet and
Cant. B4wai4 Hlxclu*.
The telegraph ban brought ns the intelligence
ot the sailing of the Hornet (now the Cuba.)—
Tbe officer in command ol her is a graduate of
tbe United States Naval Academy, participated
in the war with Mexico aa an offloerih the U 8.
Navy, resigned his conunimion shortly after
wards, and commanded the steamship Vander
bilt, running from New York to Southampton,
or Havre. He . continued in this line for about
nine years, when b^retired from the sea, and
upon tbe commenoAient of the late war was
sopointed by Gov. Moore.a Captain in the First
Regiment ot Luuirtaaa Artillery, C. 8. A., (one
ot the two regiments of Regulars, the other an
infantry regiment, raised by teat State upon her
secession.) He was subsequently promoted to
the Lieotenaut Colonelcy of a volunteer regi
ment from the same Stale, and ordered to the
command oi Forts Jackson and St. Philip,
where be waa in command during the tamous
attack upon them made in April, 1862, by Ad
miral Purter’a mortar fleet and Admiral Farra-
ent’s naval force. After the surrender of the
torts, alter being exchanged, Lieut. Col. Higgins
was promoted Brigadier General and ordered
to Yickaburg, daring the siege of which place
he .was actively on duly. At the close of the
war he west to New York to reside. General
Higgins is a fine sailor, an admirable soldier, 8
courteous gentleman, and as brave a man as
ever boarded ship or stormed a work. He is a
native ol Norfolk, Va, and is connected with
some of the best people In Virginia and Louis
iana In tbe command of the Cuba in an open
sea be will be a second Senunes to tbe young
Republic ot Guha.—jAtussviile Courier Journal.
A Short Ear re*** lor Mltor*.
It is only ot late years that journalism has
risen to the dignity of a profession which re
quires as much social standing, education, and
moral worth, combined with energy,'to succeed <
in, as medicine, law, or commerce. The major
ity of the men now in it did not take it up be
cause they preferred it Some who have tailed
aa lawyers, ministers, and physicians, have been
driven to journalism and achieved success. The
fascination ot the life, with all its wear and tear,
cannot be denied. There is an exliileration to:
the mind in the constant changes of the kaleid
oscope made of the news oi the world, which
keeps the mind constantly occupied with some
thing novel. To have the events of the day passing
aa it were in a panorama before the mind s eye is
of itself absorbing. We hear a great deal about
the “ exhausting effects of the lileot a journal
ist on the mind and tbe body," but it may be
donotod whether tbe life ot a physician or a
sailor is not equally as hard; yet men retain
their health aud cheerfulness in both of these
professions. The truth ia that the reason so
many brilliant men of letters have been borne
to untimely graves ia not that they were worn
out by their work, bat by their habits. The
hours 'many of them keep tempting them to
dissipate. Once on that road, their descent and
ultimate rain is certain. But it cannot be gain-
sayed that; if journalists will lead regular lives
and cultivate habits of soberness and cleanli
ness, they will live and last as long as oiher
men. “ Whisky” is the epitaph ot half the lit
erary men who have sunk into early graves
Within tbe past twenty yean.—Louisville Cou
rier-Journal.
£ ^
Iwporual Legal Ikeelstow.
Chief justice Parley, of the Supreme Court of
New Hampshire, has recently decided that
where any property la transported over a rail
road line composed ot several distinct roads tbe
original company which received it is liable for
tbe loss or injury, should sny occur, whether
the damage be on its own road or any other.
The signature to a valuable document in Alex
andria, Va^ was written with purple ink, and to
tbe dismay of the possessor, it has faded entirely
away. - A paper in that city accordingly con
demns tin use of purple ink for legal documents,
but suggests that it would be highly appropri
ate for love-ietlers. The suggestion may be ap-
preoated in Chicago.
I* in said that the Orleans family have recent
ly held a consultation at Baden-Baden on the
probable death of Louis Napoleon at no distant
day. Thto family have strong hopes of regain
ing the throne ot Friace on the <t*uti of the
Emperor. They have been laying their plans
to that end for some time.
Gil Blass, the Spanish comic paper, has a
cartoon representing Olosaga leading forward
the Duke ot Kdiaborgfc and pointing out to bite
the empty throne, ever which, after the story ot
Damocles, there is a sword suspended by a hair.
The Prince is in tbe attitude of eyeing it tiutx
a glass, and remarking, “ Yes, it is very pretty,
hot for my port 1 don’t like upholstery with such
hangings."
Morlacchi, the danseose, has given Lothiooe,
the musical director of the Boston Theatre, a
m instil re fiddle of gold.
A util correspondent of a country paper,
says: “ What a pity we can’t travel like n
do, with a box ot paper collars aad bosoms.
Jon L. Ford will occupy Balaton Hall da
ring the Fair week in Macon, with dramatic en
tertaiamenls.
dice must be set aside for the cuntiuon good. But
we must not encroach upou the “ Appeal's"
ground, and will only remark, that we endorse
and “ lead " it, as though it were our own :
“ Prejudice is blind. Or to say the least, its
vision is obscured lo such au extent that it can
not see and apprehend objects as they really ex
ist. To it, men, conduct., and motives, all ap
pear as they are not. Its unreasoning judgment
is—
“ ‘I do not like yon. Dr. Fell,
Tbe reason why 1 cannot tell.
But I do not like you, Dr. Fell.’
“ That antipathies obtain between tbe two
great sections of tbe country, North and South,
is patent to all. Under the circumstances, it
was to have been expected that they would ob
tain, and that they would become deep-seated
and intense. They are not the growth of a day,
but of years; years ot strife and contention, ol
mutual misrepresent ai ion aud angry crimina
tions, which finally culminated in cruel, desola
ting war. Tbe victors in the conflict achieved
their object by prodigious ettort, and alter tbe
expenditure of an immense amount of treasure
and blood. Every note of tbeir triumph bore
along with it the mot otone ot sorrow. At the
close of tbe fratricidal struggle, and while peans
of joy were ringing loud and exultant, a thre
nody was heard sounding in motirnlui cadences
over hill and vale, from the Potomac to the
Green Mountains ol Vermont. If the attendant
results of the fearlul civil war into which the
country was unfortunately precipitated is thus
seen to have been terrible and disastrous to tbe
victors, bow much more so to the vanquished t"
“ We of the South lost all ot civil liberty, ex
cept what is still guaranteed to us under the pro
visions of a mutilated aud maligned constitu
tion. As to our principles aud honor— these we
have, as a people preserved. The one we hold
to be undying as immortality iiself, and t.l»-
otlier will be maintained by our posleiiiy to Un-
latest generation. We could nnici tjm ilie. re
spect and confidence ot honorable men, if we
were capable ol tamely allowing our late ene
mies to attaint, or seek to attaint, Hie memory
ot our “Confederate dead ;’’ nor would we Jeel
ourselves worthy the consideration and trust, ol
mankind, if, for the sake oi temporary advant
age and profit we were to put our principles
into the political shambles to <>e disposed oi to
the highest bidder. A right ’principle is eternally
right— it oaXnever change. The issue.-, to which
it gives ri9& may change; indeed, th* v otlen do
change and pass away. Thus, issues have
ariseu in this country ; they have had Uieir day
and passed away. Many of them Inive been
determined by the courts, but tbe most momen
tous have been decided by tbe ‘wager’ of battle.’’.
We accept the legitimate results, iu good
faith; and desire that the principles and issues
which have ceased to have any practical im
portance, should likewise cease to vex the pub
lic mind."
“ Now, face the situation as presented to the
intelligent and thoughtlul; and inquire, what
ia the dictate alike ot duty and interest ? Evil,
and only evil, has come of our misrepresenta
tions, strife and contentions. They should come
to a perpetual end ; and correct information
should be disseminated North as to the senti
ment* and feelings ot the South, and the South
should have true and proper iutbrraitiou iu re
gard to the prevailing sentiments aud feelings
oi the North.”
“ Let the people of the two sections know
and understand each other, not as known and
understood through the media oi strictly parti-
zan politicians and presses, but as they really are,
and they will see that thcie is still a chance ior
ns to become a homogeneous people. Let the
true men—the patriots, everywhere, rise above
malevolent passion and jaundiced-eyed preju
dice, and address themselves to the healing Ol
the breach. Let them * agn e to oisagree ’ in
honor, as to all the principles and issues, which
pertain alone to the paA ; aud strive to paciii-
cate, harmonize, and restore the country to its
wanted amity, order and prosperity. Let gibes,
slurs and inuendoes cease in social circles, in
public assemblies, and in Newspapers. I jet us
have au end ol this disgusting interchange ol
the epithets—* yaukee ’ and * rebel ’—* ret>el ’
Rod ‘yankee ’ Shame upon the man who is so
weak in head or low in principle, as to be inca
pable ot appreciating and valuing his fellow,
simply because chance; fortune, or conviction,
has assigned him position among the so called
* yankeet>,’ or Bo-called * rebels.’ ”
' For ourselves w nether it offends or pleases,
we shall se.-k to estimate men according to tbeir
real worth, without reference to tue State or cli
mate that gave them birth. We may disagree
on political questions, and tiiil bold eacli oilier
in esteem, yea, may value each other as personal
irienus.”
Cilia aa a Wire KMabllaheil.
An intetesling trial occurred yesterday before
Ordinary Duer. Tbe facts are about as follows:
Mr. T. W. Bradley died last summer, pos
sessed of some $3,000. A mother, sister, and
brother survived him. Mr. Joiin Johnson, by
request ol the he.rs, applied for letters ol ad
ministration. A caveat was filled by Mrs. E. A.
Bradley, (once Mrs Emily Tomlin,) who claimed
sbe was the widow ot the decent d, and as he.
died without a wilt or children, she was entitled
to tbe property and the administration. The
case, by consent, was postponed last month and
came up yesterday.
A number oi witnesses were examined. The
material facta are aa follows: Bradley had been
occupying the same house with the lady four
years, three in a dwelling not beloging to him.
Daring the fourth year they removed to a bouse
owned by *>«"»- Daring tnis past year, before
and after Christmas, he frequently mentioned to
acquaintances, that he bad married “ Mrs. Tom
lin " last October, introduced her aa bis wile,
Jived with, treated and paid bilb ior her .is such,
-ml gbe was regarded as his wife by her rela
tions
To an investigating committee oi tue Metho
dist Church he had replied in a note that sbe
was bis wife, and asked that her name be taken
from the books. Just previous to his death he
alluded to her as hi* wife. Both said they Were
married by Mr. Fulton. It was admitted, how
ever, by the lawyers on either side that Mr. F.
did not perform the ceremony, and that no li
cense was granted by the Ordinary.
After argument, in which tbe points were
thoroughly discussed by Mr. Peabody for tbe
administration and G. E. Thomas, Esq., and
Gen. Bennlng for the caveator. Ordinary Duer
decided that Mrs. E. A. Bradley was the legal
wile ot T. W. Bradley, and aa sucu entitled to
the administration. Mr. Peabody gave notice
that be would appeal.
We mention this case as one of great singu
larity for this section.—Columbus Sun.
■Mtk off an JMbfenrd ftiw.
With profound regret we learn that on tbe
28lh of September, this well, known citizen iff
Covington, died in the city of Atlanta, aged
about 70 yearn.
Mr. Byrne was a native ot PuodaUtf county
Lowlh, Ireland, and came to America in early
life. He had been a resident of Covington for
more than forty years, doring wineh lime the
old chinos of the piaoa aasert that nothing de
rogatory to his character was ever known —
Quiet and retiring in bis deportment, he secured
universal respect by a lire ot strict honesty hod
uniform kindness to all whh whom' he was as
sociated. He was a member c< the i Catholic
Church and lived atriotiy up to hte profession.—
Covington, Enterprise, Oct. 1st, 18fi». _
We transfer ^ a^yft.short notice from the ] ot M
Covington Enterprise to the columns of* the la- I gerared. He says: “The Scnatus Consul turn oi
tblliobnckr, as a just tribute to toe memory 1 September 6th, 1869, is a more important change
..r m. 1 I than that which wa3 accomplished on the 9ih
of Mr. Richard Byrne, whom we knew for A , im when « h e Duke of Orleans as-
nearly forty yean. Mr. @yrne was intelligent, cended the throne from which King Charles X
Upright and honest, and enjoyed the confidence J had just been ejected. The revolution of 1880
of those who knew him. We first saw him many I only a traDsposition with tire addition ot
.. I bloodshed, for the regime was the same, the
years ago while he was on a Visit to nee hia I ^ difference was one of crowns. The re
brother—Captain Thomas Byrne—who was re- form of 1869 is a revolution without sacrifice of
siding and doing business at .Fayetteville, Ga.; j life, for it is more than a chauge ot diadems—it
and from then until his death we have never I *» * cfmiige ol governments.’’
, .• . . . : .1 If, however, Uie sim ole adoption by the Sen-
known any one to maintain a more consistent j 0 ( ;j,e new reforms is the consummation of
and uniform character than our deceased friend, (a great political revolution in the government,
From tbe Savannah Republican.
■UB«PBAX COBBESPONBENCE.
Transition from Personal to Constitu
tional Geverawent- Napoleon’* Soilcl-
1*1* About the Urgency In Case of hia
Death—Prince Imperial’* Character—
Kaapresa Kiucenl*— What la Thousht ol
Her by the Partisan* -Oeartod by the
Priest*—Pea red by the Liberals, Ac.
Paris, September 9th, 1869.
Such a rapid transition from the forms and
the language r r a purely personal lo a constitu
tional government, as has Viken place in France,
is one of the tparvels ol the age. If it prove as
| real in {pet as it ia in appearance, the language
Quardin in “ La Jnberte" cannot be exag-
Mr. Richard Byrne lived and died an honest
man.
We sympathise with his bereaved brother and
sister, and other relatives who mourn his death.
Th* Lcttolatar* at Twmnn.
This body convened in the State Capitol at
the view* and feelings of those members of the
royal laihily upon whom, iu tbe event of the
Emperor’s death, will devolve their execution
becomes a matter of the deepest interest.
One ol tbe Seuators, speaking of the failure
of previous constitutions in France, said that
what the nation wanted “ was not so much a
good constitution as to be assured of a wise ad-
Nashville on Monday last, at 12 M, Upon cali- ( minurtration, ” ^and he believed “ the people
ing tbe rolls, it was ascertained: that a quorum
of both branches was in attendance. The Senate
unanimously elected Dorsey B. Thomas,Speaker,
and afire several ballots, George A. Howard
Principal Clerk. In the House, Mr. Perkins,
was elected Speaker, and Mr. Neil 8. Brown,
Clerk. Both branches then adjourned over till
next day.
The Nashville Union db American, comment
ing upon tbe composition of tbe General As
sembly, says:
“ From intercourse personally with a large
proportion of the members ot the body, and
from an inspection as they sat in tbeir respective
Houses, it is truth to say that, jointly, they con
stitute as reputable and as traly a representative
body ot legislators as ever assembled in the
State. The first free election, or one approxi
mating that degree and character of freedom
attaching to and distinctive of republican insti
tutions, has produced a good result. The cir
cumstances considered, theBtale administration .... _ . . „ „
is on the threshold ot a new terin, under better ICatholic views of the Empress, an
auspices than might have been anticipated. The I b«uig God-son of the Pope, that he might
would be satisfied with any or with no constitu
tion if they could always have the present Em
peror to rule them.” It is, however, because of
the conviction that the time is near when the
nation will no longer have the present Empe
ror, that reflecting men attach so much irnpurt-
ance to the new constitution and the chang* s
under it The daily telegrams of his health have
gone along with the debates ot tbe Seuate, aud
foreign powers have read them as it they assist
ed at the making of his will.
Aa to his personal successor there is no specu
lation. The young Prince, on the death of his
father, would, it is generally conceded, be at
once declared Emperor us Napoleon IV. lie is
now thirteen years qf age, and mentally and
physically well developed. It he has displayed
no striking qualities he has exhibited no defects;
and what is important in France, he is good
looking, and sits on a horse well. Ilis eliidhooit
has been surrounded with good influences. He
has been taught habits of application to study,
and obedience to authority. His instructors
have been, by the admission ol all, wisely se
lected. At oue time it was feared that from the
aud his
grow
Governor elect, both in his official conduct
Chief Executive tor tbe past seven mouths, as
well as in his Hank aud manly canvass for .the
succession, has secured the esteem ot the
people. We believe that he will meet the
Legislature in a spirit of conciliation, and with
a d> sire to counsel harmonicutly for the public
good. T .« body is composed of men ot wis
dom and exp. rience, who in the present exigency,, ... ^ „
are capable ol rising above the rage and roar if eighteen, the reigning age ot Pnuces. In the
Of the one hundred * n d ten J event oi tfa e Emperor’s death, how is tins periml
up to be a bigot in Church matters; but ibis
danger was averted by the Emperor’s selection
of his instructors iu science aud history,
irom among the most liberal minded
men ot the university. So far, therefore,
as the young Prince is personally concerned,
there is every reason to hope thafhe may, when
of age, be a worthy representative ot his father.
It will be, however, live years before be attains
partisanship,
members in both branches, all ages from the
veteran, verging on three score and ten, to him
who is scarcely ot eligible age, are represented.
There are men whoditteted politically before the
war; and men who held opposing sides during
the war; and men, also, v> no have been politi
cally antagonistic since the war. But no ele
ment greatly preponderates ; and tbe body a* a
whole is animated with tbe right spirit. We
augur from ihe complexion ot the General As
sembly, a mo.'-t wholesome and conservative ad
ministration • >) ihe Stale government, and shall
be greatly uiiohisbed il this is not the result.
The In ist ot Tennesseeans who have made
A‘fonts ih< ir home, will doubtless be pleased at
ti« intelligence embraced in tbe foregoing para-
i\ipb lroin one of Ihe leading Democratic pa
pers oi their noble old 8tate. Tennessee has
wisely accepted the “ political situation, ” and
the result is that she will soon be ih a condition
to reform all abuses, and to place herself once
again upon that line of progressive prosperity
which she occupied ten years ago, and which,
ere half that period expires, we ieel ceitain she
will again occupy.
Proposed VIM A or ih« PrMldent to Site
Macon Pair*
The Macon Telegraph, of the 5th instant, says
it has been imlotmed “ that there is a letter in
Macon Irom the Private Secretary of the Presi-,
dent, which stares that the President intends to
visit the 8iate Fair in Macon, il he can possibly
do so, consistently with official engagements at
that lime. We hope he will come, aud are sure
he will meet with a hearty welcome, and with
the best entertainment our people can provide
for .him.”
An Assault ou Col. Robert McKee.
About noon on yesterday, the neighborhood
of Robertson’s drug store, on Brood street, was
the scene of an intense excitement. Drawn to
that locality by several report* evident ly caused
by the discharge ot firearms, we gathered irom
eye witnesses aud one ot the parties concerned
the following statement:
Col McKee had been confined to his room
several days from sickm as, aud was still unable
to leave it. About one o’clock Mr. J. N. Haney,
Lhe Solicitor lor Dallas county, entered the room
of Col. McKee and commenced a conversation
in reference to an article which had appeared in
the last issue of the Argus. He stated to Mc
Kee that he desired satisfaction from him, for
the publication referred to, and was told by Mc
Kee that as soon as he got well he would give
him satisfaction in any manner he, Hanev, might
desiie. Aiier conversing awhile, and alter ev
ery one that waa in the office bad left it, and
when Colonel McKee (who waa at the time
lying on bis bed) had turned his face irom Haney,
ton the purpose of moving a chair which was by
the side ol the bed, he, Haney, struck Col. Mc
Kee several, very severe blows over the head
with a stick which he had io hia band when he
went into McKee’s room. Haney then rapidly
withdrew from Col. McKee’s room, and went
into the ding store in the first story. CoL Mc
Kee io the mean time had succeeded in getting
possession ot a loaded repeating pistol, and went
m immediate pursuit of Haney; Hading him in
tbe drag store, be fired at him. His fire was
returned by Haney, who then retreated through
the rear door.
CoL McKee pursued him, firing at him until
ail the chambers of his pistol were empted.—
Neither the shots fired by Haney, nor those fired
tiy CoL McKee took effect CoL McKee wss
quite severely but not dangerously beaten over
tue head, lace and arms.—Selma Messenger.
At taut a. Georgia
We had the pleasure of spending a day cr two
of the past week in Atlanta, and receiving tbe
cordial grasp of many a warm and generous
triend. The Gate City continues to grow; ex
pand, and improve. Many large borinaas houses
and handsome residences have been built sjuce
we left there two years ago, and we noticed
others in coarse at construction in every din c-
tion. The population at prassut is estimated at
thirty thousand, and if Atlanta does not suffer
its great State enterprise to be flanked and side
lined with-too many competing roads, it will be
good for a hundred thousand inhabitants by tbe
expiration ol the ensuing decade. Notwithstand
ing the embarrassments, complications, and
possible uncertainties, that still surround the
political situation, and the somewhat unreliable
character oi the labor system seat present orga
nized, there is no State which has a brighter
and more prosperous future than Georgia—no
city where capita* well directed, enterprise^ in
dustry and thrift is making a more substantial
and magnificent showing than at AtUnt*
Before closing this short article, we beg leave
to make a tender of thanks to our too partial
friend, Major Basis, ot the bmuacacii,
for hia handsome and flattering notice at tbe
Dost, and to tbe members ot tbe Atlanta press
generally lor their coortestea.—Athens (Term)
Post, Oct. 1»t, 1860.
Ah Incorrigible loafer, being taken to task for
his laziness, replied, “iteii you, gentlemen, you
are mistaken, 1 have not a lazy bone in my
body; bat, the fact is, I was born tired."—R*
change.
to be provided tor ? This is the question that
for the last ten days has given the Emperor mo*t
solicitude : Several years ago lie sought to pro
vide for such a contingency by declaring that
the Empress, iu the event oi his death, the
young Prince not being of age, should be Re
gent ; and at that time such was her popularity
and 6uch the popular feeling against Prince Na
poleon, that public opinion was trauquilised.—
Recent events have, however, made tne idea of
the Empress acting as Regent less acceptable to
the nation, and some of the warmest friends ot
the Emperor are known to be very much op
posed to it.
The tradition of woman’s rule iu France is any
thing but popular. The history ot Marie aud
Catherine de Medici is freshened iu the mind ot
the nation by the constant publication oi new
romances, turning upon their intrigues in Slate
affaire; and, in the case of the Empress Eugenie,
their application to her is made lo strike the
popular mind by the great court paid her by the
clergy. In her recent tour she was met at oue
point by the Bishop of the Province, attended
oy three hundred Priests. This homage to her
Virtues, both as a wife and a mother, as well as
a Queen and a pious Christian woman, however
merited, baa had & bad political effect. People
think they see In it an intrigue of the Jesuits
to get control of the government, aud it would
not be strange il the Empress, by the very ex
tent of her virtues, should forfeit the position—
in case ot the death of the Emperor—ol politi
cal guardian ot her sou. The experience ot
Spain, too, firet under the Regency and then
under the rule ot a woman, operates against
her. She is raid, too, to be as conservative m
politics as she is ultramontane iu religion—and
she is known to be both resolute aud sell-willed.
People ray that, although kind ot heart, she is
just the woman that would never know how to
yield in government matters.
She is Known to be perfectly fearless, and it is
tmiil, on the occasion ot the attempt ot Orsini
upon the life of the Emperor, that, although at
bis side and the dead all around her, her cheek
did not even blanch. It is fresh iu the recollec
tion of all how, after the recent disturbances in
the elections, she rode smilingly at the side ot
the Emperor along the Boulevards, supposed
to be lined with secret enemies. These very
qualities, however, that make her the suita-
ole companion ot the Emperor, her enemies
say, unfit her to rule without him. She is
feorawning stout, too, and is less beautiful than
she used to be, aud this also counts against her
with the French. 8he returned to 8t. Cloud
horn her recent tour in Corsica, lame and using
a walking stick. On getting into a small bo<u,
to visit tbe iron-fleet, she sprained her ankle,
but, although the pain was severe, it did not pre
vent her presiding at the dinner given in her
honor by the Aumiral. She has not visited
Paris since her return, but the road to St. Cloud
baa been lined every day with the carriages ot
tbe fashionable world, going in person to leave
their cards and inquire alter her condition. Tbe
probable competitor with her ior the Regency,
in tbe event ol the death of the Emperor, w ould
be Prince Napoleon, the son of Jerome, whose
recent speech has been, for tbe past week, the
tOWn’S talk. OB9KKVKK.
FUlibualern.
The Memphis Appeal contains a telegraphic
dispatch from New York, dated the 2d instant,
from which we make the following extract .-
“A special dispatch from Fernandina, Fla.,
yesterday, rays that the vessels belonging to the
Cuba expedition had railed before Marshal Bar-
low’s dispatch to detain them was received."
“ Five hundred recruits for the Cuban army
arrived at Fernandina yesterday from Macon,
Georgia.”
he revenue cutter and three Spanish gun
boats are off Cedar Keys, keeping a sharp looK-
out to intercept reinforcements to the Cubau
army.”
Tbe number of recruits from Macon, (500)
which it seems arrived at Fernandina, is rather
a large figure. We think if filty have leit Ma
con to embark in the Cuban expedition, it was
a goodly number.
A bbiobt woman in Indiana was Mrs. Blake
in the morning, Miss Gibbs at noon, and Mrs.
Goon in the altcrnoon. The legal facilities of
State are wonderful.
Th* Gnat Wheat tirowtuz Stale*.
Ria stated that duriDg the past four years
Minnesota has claimed, and has brought trust
worthy statistics to substantiate the claim, that
her seres have produced a higher average yield
of marketable wheat tbau any other State in
tire Union. She finds now a rival to this claim
in M»"tan* The farmers in the valleys oi that
new Territory contend that the yield of wheat
there tH* season has exceeded proportionately
any yield ever afforded by Minnesota. - Tney
my that *>»■»* State, in the most favored season,
has never produced more than twenty-one and
a ball bushels per acre, and that the entire
wheat crop of Montana tbe present year will
average not less than thirty-three bushels per
acre, A few yeare ago that section was inclu
ded in the Great American Desert, Il the pre-
rent claim of her farmers be well founded, this
portion of the “Desert” has proved to be the
most productive region in America,
