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Newspaper Page Textm i; ‘ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT."—Jefferton. VOLUME XXI. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1869. NUMBER 46. CircaUUoa. Notwithstanding the unfair and malicious ef fort* on the part of certain newspapers and their agents to injure the Intelligencer by their continued misrepresentations, we are under increased obligations to our friends who bare remained true to us, and for their continued natron age. y While the Intelligences has a larger circa- •letion than any daily paper issued in Atlanta, and adTertiaementa equal to any other, still we will say that it has been oar opinion that the lists of subscription and adTertiaementa to the three dailies are not sufficient for even one paper. The idea, therefore, of the Era and Conetitu tio* publishing what each other say on the sub ject of newspaper “ circulation," and their offer to wager or to give hats, boots, clothes, socks, shirts, suspenders, night caps, and night gowns ruffled and double woved at that, is perfectly rediculous and unprofessional. "The Land we Love.”—The November number of this popular Eclectic Magazine has been received. Its contents are as usual varied sod highly interesting, fully sustaining the repu Ution its previous numbers won for it. The subscription price, considering the handsome manner in which it is given to the public-the ability of the articles which its pages embrace— is lo*. only $4 per annum. Address Turnbull A Murdock, 64 Livingston street, Baltimore. “The Old Guard."—This is, as many oi our readers know, a monthly Magazine, devoted to Literature, Science, and Art, and the political principles oi 1770 and 1860. It ia published in New York, No. 102 Nassau street, by Van Evrie, Horton, A Co. As a literary, scientific and art journal, it ia equal to any published in America, and as a political Journal it invites the patronsge oi those who still cling to revolution ary principles. The November number is be fore us, fully sustaining iis well earned reputa- on. “ The Rural Carolinian."—The November number of this popular Agricultural Magazine is upon our table. Its publishers are Walker Evans A Cogswell, of Charleston, South Caro lina. The volume before us is well gotten up and handsomely illustrated, embracing many able and interesting essays, on various subjects connected with the field, the garden, manures, farm implements, Ac. It is published monthly, and transmitted to subscribers at the low rate ol $2 per annum in advance. We cannot com mend it too highly to our readers. Hroihcr Beecher Womau'i Right*. The New York Herald thinks that Brother Beecher is a great acquisition to the strong- minded—worth all the women in the camp in talking np the cause. He slicks to his text and turns it and twists it into every shape and form, and still when he shakes it out it Ib woman’s rights. He maktB her right to the ballot as clear as Sambo’s or John Chinaman’s, and he goes In lor the nigger, the Chinaman, women and all. Woman's rights have been dragging, but henceforward the women preachers will flourish, now that Brother Beecher has become their teacher. Irish Oppression. Much ia said oi Irish oppression, and the thraldom of that brave and long suffering peo ple. But it the iollowing be true, too much has not been said, for surely the power to 4^press, which it seems is inherited by the Marquis ol Hhigo, and which will be transmitted to his pos terity, is tar greater than was ever enjoyed by the slandered slaveholders ot the South, ere ab olition began its warfare upon them. Ol the Marquis referred to, it is said that he lives in Westport, Ireland. He owns the towns, and the bodies, if not tbe souls, ot the inhabitants. They cannot sell anything without his permission, and when he graciously accords that he makes (hem pay lor it according to a tariff posted conspicu ously upon the gateway leading to his palatini residence. To sell a call tbe fee is one penny ; to sell a leg ot mutton ditto; to vend molasses or hobnails in a tent is one shilling. The list is a long one and the best commentary on the fed eralism ot Ireland. The rule applies to all per sona, whether they live in or out of tbe town. Pope Pius IX is now 77 years oi age, and he has been Pope 23 years. He is described as a vigorous old in an, ol most benevolent and ven erable aapccL Personally he is extremely pop- ul»r with almost all classes of his peop'e. He is said io be a man ol blameless life and tbe best possible intentions, but be adheres to tbs Ideas ol the past, both political and theological, with a tenacity must wonderlul to witness, es pecially to his power as a temporal sovereign.— He ia s man of the simplest manners and habits. The Kentucky Pki-b Scheme.—We desire to direct tbe aiu ution o( our friends to this en terprise, the advertisement of which occupies a prominent position io our columns to day. This is undoubtedly tbe most attractive Scheme oi the kind that has ever be-n offered in this country. It is entirely tree troin all objectiona ble features and worthy of tbe confidence and patronage ot every one, however scrupulous in morals. Coming lrem a State whose Banks and financial institutions are at par all over the world, and haviug a regular legal character, to gether with the endorsement of nearly every leading, official and prominent business man in Ky , is as sound as any Bank in the State, and we hope may meet with the lavor which it merits in this community. Mr. Joseph Bishop died at Waterford, Conn , the other day. He was one of seven brothels, and six survive bun. At the luutnil of their father and mother all of the seven brothers act ed as pall beams on each occasion—a strange and solemn spectacle to behold - seveD brothers, all oi them miud.e aged men, carrying to the grave first the tamer and then the mother. Lopez, ao far, bus cost Brazil two hundred and eighty millions of collars, one hundred and liny thousand men, and a tour years' war. The probability ot laving hands on him seems to be a? remote as cVer. rirtalaUoa •• ib« New York Pavers. The lie*aid puts down tbe circulation of the New York daily (tapers as follows : Meta’S 91 ISO Mews 63,110 Tribons *6,300 Tims* 96.066 Weld J9.T8J Mall 10.000 Express 9,870 Post 6,750 ('oawercUl advertiser «£80 Telctn-m S,u0u lU|iatkbc 1.100 Brooklyn Eagle 9,750 Brooklyn Tunes 8,t 00 Itrooklya Union 3,000 Itr-mklrn Register 1,000 New *.r< S>:*r 45,000 Ark nailers. Under the foregoing heading, the Pittsfield (Mass.) Sun contains the following notice of T. Addison Richards-one of the sons of our venerable and highly esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. William Richards—an artist of great talent, now holding the responsible position of Secre tary ol the National Academy, and who, years ago, we knew, when be was engaged in prepar ing his u Georgia Illustrated ” and who, as an Artist, has won enviable reputation. The sketch of the Sun, flattering as it may be deemed by some, scarcely does its subject justice. His de votion to Art, and bis success in the pursuit of it, merit higher encominma than appear in the sketch: From the Pittefle’d Son. Oar Artist*. T. ADDISON RICHARDS, SECRETARY, N. A. T. Addison Richards, the fourth Secretary of the National Academy, and the subject of our present sketch, came to New York in early life as an Art teacher, and has since made the city his home. Mr. Richards has always devoted more or leas of bis time to tbe teaching of art, and as an instructor occupies a most enviable position. He it was who organized the Cooper Institute School of Design for women, upon the plan which, with some few alterations, has since been followed, and was its first Director. It is no small bouor to be able to say this, as the Cooper Institute School, despite its drawbacks, now occupies a proud position, and has done much to foster a love oi art among the female portion oi our population. Mr. Richards was elected an associate of the National Academy, in 1848, and au Academian in 1851. In tbe yecr iollowing, we find him chosen as Corresponding Secretary of the Insti tution, and, from that time to this, the office has been held by him with honor to himself and sat isfaction to his associates. At various times, Mr. Richards has visited all sections of the country, and through the medium of the maga zines, has presented to his couutrymcn caretul and accurate pictures of the scenery of the country, from the sunny vallies ot New England to the wide savauuahs and rolling praries ot the South and West. In addition to his art la- born Mr. Richards has also devoted much time to literary study, and many of the papers that have appeared in Harper's Magazine and the Knickerbocker, are the products alike ot his pen and pencil. Indeed, Mr. liichardo’ taBte for lit erature was displyed in very early life,— a work entitled “ The American Artist,” and treating ol flower p&iuyug, being pub lished by him in Baltimore when but a mere lad. His next literary and artistic venture was "Georgia Illustrated," which was a handsome volume ot superb steel tugravings with letter press by the arti&t. Borne years since he pub lished the “ Romance of American Landscape,” an elegantly illustrated quarto ot sketches and tales, and more recently has compiled "Apple ton’s Illustrated Hand Book ot American Travel,” together with other guide books. At present, Mr. Richards is engaged in the prepara tion of a series ol designs for a luxurious gilt volume ol the “ Poetry of Flowers.” During a recent foreign tour, he has greatly enriched his store of art material by many sketches and studies of the scenery of the Old World, which we may doubtless look for to be re-produced at an early date upon canvass and the block. The duties devolving upon Mr. Richards as Secretary of the Academy, are of a most ardu ous character, and must, ol necessity, occupy much ot the time which otherwise might be de voted to the practice ot his profession, bnt, for all this he is enabled to contribute no small number of pictures to the various exhibitions, while his magazine illustrations have won for him name and tame in all quarters. At the present date, in addition to his duties as Secre tary, he has the general charge ot the schools of the National Academy of Design, and is also Professor of Art in the University of the City New York. It will be seen that Mr. Richards is no laggard—quiet and unassuming, he has, through his own industry and perseverance, earned for himselt an enviable reputation, and in the discharge of his official duties, has so combined business capacity with gentle breed ing, that he has won not only the respect, but the regard of his associates. Mr. Edwin White, N. A., will be the subject of our next sketch. G. W. H. New Publication. The merry wives ot Cairo, It;, Lave formed a leu o’clock league, each member sweating to Jock the street door at that hour ot the night. Report j ol Casas argued and deter allied in the Supr< me Court of Georgia; with an Appendix containing cases decided by the Honorable John Erskine In the Circuit and District Conns of the United States for Georgia.— Vol. XXXV. By Logan E. B.eckicy, Reporter. At lanta, Ua., ISO We, of the Bar, have no more agreeable evi dences of the actual progress ot the South than the reappearance upon the gretn cloth of our office tables ot the reports of adjudicated cases in the courts ol the Southern States. For sev eral years, the different series ot law reports in those States was wholly broken off ; but one by one they are reapp<*»! ing, on the stage ot publi cation, snd re-establishing themselves as ot old. And although we suffer, perhaps in the main, ot late years, more by an excess ot law reports, than by dearth ot them, we are happy to wel come volumes so valuable a» this one of Sir. Bleckley. His present book gives us seventy-one cases ot decisions iu the Supreme Court in the State; but in addition to these, we have a number ot cases decided in the Federal Courts by Mr. Jus tice Erskine, well known to the Bar «9 one ol the sbles: jurists of the South. It is by these decisions ol the learned justice, which to the reader oufc-ide ot the State limits form probably the most inuresting portion ot the volume, that our attention has lK-eu more especially arrested. They are characterized by unusual clearness ot conception and of argument, and by an exact apprehension of the force and va ue ot prece dents. It is quite a curious incident that some Ot the same great con-tuutional qoe.-tious which have Come before tue Supreme Court of the United Siaies ol late, came belore tlie Circuit or District Courts ol Georgia at at-oul the same time or shortly before; and that the decisions apon them have been identical with those ia the highest com Is ot the land, anticipating them, in fact, by a short interval. In Ex pane W iliam Late, (at page 286 ot the volume we are review ing.) the same question arose belore, and was adjudged by, Mr. Justice Erskine, that arose and was adjudged by the Supreme Court in Ex parte Garland, (4 Wallace, 222) Tbe superior authority ot the decision in tbe higher court throws, ot course, into some shade tue mere de cision in the lower one; but the opinion of the District Judge, as given m the latter court, and as preserved in tnis volume, deserves, by its force and learning, to rank even with the able opinion given, after arguments by the first men ot the Bar, in the Supreme Coon. We cannot say more of it.—Philadelphia Legal Gazette. The volume referred to in the foregoing was published at the Intelligences Job Office. We are gratified to see the Reporter of the volume, as well as Judge Erskine, so highly and justly complimented by the Legal Gazette, a journal esteemed by the legal men of the North, as authority upon such matters. John Shobtguts, Gentleman, writes to the London Times, complaining that the Heralds’ College won’t change his name to BrowD. He says his sons are teased by their schoolmates and nobody will many his daughters. WASHINGTON. OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA. Washington, October 30.—Minister Low has not yet received hi* instructions as Minister to China, but will in a few days, and will awl for Europe immediately. Mr. Wade. Eaghsh Charge d’Affairs, who sue ceeds Mr. Allcock in CJbinh, ia reported to have said recently that J. Boas Brown was in error in stating that the Chinese had made no progi They had recently established a foreign office and provided for the education ot yonth abroad, and this, with the appointment ot Mr. Burlia- game’s mission, indicated considerable progress. THE BURLINGAME TREATY. Mr. Wade thinks ail of Mr. Burlingame’s trea ty will be ratified. PERSONALS. A large number of visitors were at the White House to-day. the majority merely to pay their respects to the President. C. D. Smith has been appointed Surveyor of Customs at Paducah. NEW SECRETARY OF WAR. Gen. Belknap eaters on bis duties as Secretary of War Monday. Tbe officers ot the army on duty in this city will assemble at tbe Navy Department Monday morning, in uniform to pay iheir respects to the new Secretary of War. REPORT ON THE PACIFIC RAILHOaD. The report of the Union and Central Pacific railroads, is completed, and will be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior Monday. ONLY 25 CENTS Treasurer Spinner lh ; s morning received 1 redemption a 25-ceot note •>( the new is-ue, which has tbe appearance of having been in circulation some time, but does not bear the red seal upon its face, fixed by Uw. It is upon genuine paper and printed from genuine pla-’es. The receipts of fractional currency for the week is $1,210,600; sbimuenls, $1,323,000; amount redeemed, $431,000. NEW YORK. IS TH\T state under civil or military RULE ? New York, October 30.—Robert D. Bogart, nnymaster’s clerk io the Brooklyn Navy Yard, who is accused of misappropriating about $120,- 000 of the funds, and was tried lor the ottense recently by a naval court martial and convicted, was turned over to the civil authorities yester day. Secretary Robinsou having disapproved 01 the proceedings, and decided that he was not properly liable to trial by the naval authorities, he will be tried again by the civil authorities. MORE OF BOUTWELI.'s MANAGING. Rumors afloat that the Secretary ol the Treas ury will increase bis purchases ot bonds aQd decrease the sales of gold iu November, have had considerable effect ou tbe market. FAVORABLE. The bank statement is favorable, assets hav ing increased $2,666,624 ogainst increased lia bilities oi $1,961,777. The million of Treasury gold sold yesterday does not come wit hin scope of the statement. THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK. New York, Oct. 30 —The receivership ofthe Gold Exchange Bank has not yet been dis solved by Judge Cardosso, but will probably be on Monday. A meeting of the repr*.senlati vi s id the hank of the gold board has been held to consider whether the bank shall continue the clear ances ot gold, but no definite conclusion has yet been reached. A proposition has keen advanced that all the officers ot the bank resign. SOME REFUTATIONS AT STAKE. O. W. Joslyn, who alleges he wa* broker for Fisk and Jay Gould and that he bought gold for them, and that they repudiated their contracts, was before the Police Court to-day on a charge of Perjury, brought by Fisk and Gould. Joslyn was examined and gave bail to answer any in dictment the Grand Jury may find against him. SATISFACTORILY SETTLED. All suits brought by Caldwell, Ashworth & Herrick against the Gold Exchange Bank were discontinued iu the Supreme Court to-day, a satisfactory settlement having been made. THE REGISTRY. Returns from wards are incomplete but indi cate a total registry of nearly 145,000. The Air line Hailreaei. Intense interest is manifested along the route ot this road throughout Georgia and South Carolina. In the latter State large meetings have recently been held at different points, and heavy subscriptions made to aid in building the road. In our immediate vicinity but little in terest has seemingly been manifested in this enterprise, but our people feel no less deeply its importance, or are they less alive to the benefits that are to accrue to the town oi Charlotte by its connection at this point. We believe it will bring to our market a good deal oi trade from York, and even counties beyond—and in afford ing advantages and lacilities to the farmers along its route to get their produce to market cheaply, will stimulate them to increase the production of their farms, improve their land and infuse vitality into all branches ot industry. It will be a line ot through travel and freight, the distance from New York to Atlanta being shortened to such an extent as to allow a man to breakfast in Atlanta and dine with his friends in New York the Iollowing day—the distance being 817 miles. At ao average speed ot seven- teen miles an hour ic can be accomplished in 46 hours. Placing the average speed at 21 miles per hour it can be accomplished in 40 hours; or it increased to 25 miles per hour (a schedule it can run, if need be, with all case and perfect se curity,) the time between Atlanta and New York may be reduced to only 33 hours, or at most only a day and a bait. This vast reduction of time will carry with it a corresponding reduction of expenses, both on freight aud passage, nut only witnaut loss to the Company, but adding to heights and travel. Tne construction of this line being reduced to a certainty but adds another and more powerful spoke to the hub," aud it the Lancaster connec tion is consummated, the W. C. & R K., con nected with a road iu t'ennessee, (which will place us in connection with Cincinnati, St Lou is and Chicago, thus g ,ving us tbe benefit of tbe grain and portc of thj great North-weal,) the great "iron circle” will be complete, the “hub” strengtDened to endure any amount of weight and pressure, and Charlotte will become tbe centre of ot an immense and ever growing trade, which will make her the largest and most thriv ing inland city in the South.—Charlotte Observer. A CowhldlB* Affair. Considerable importance has been given by a sensational telegram sent from Washington. £ urporting to detail an alleged cowhiding ot u i,. Crounse, the Washington correspondent ot the New York Times, by a man named Mara- ton. It appears t hat the castigation, described as teirtbie, amounted to three biows of a whip, which was resented by Marston’a being knocked down. When he picked himselt dp he explained his reason for the assault by showing a letter from Bigelow, late editor ot the Timet, giving Crounse as the author of a Saratoga letter, in which a well-known woman ot the Washington lobby was spoken of, though no name was men tioned. Marston said this meant his wife, and he wanted satisfaction through a cowhide. Some two years ago this woman was freely published as being in the lobby, and seemed to court noto riety in ic The assault on Crounse was cow ardly, bat did not result in being very brutal m so elaborately detailed in the telegram allu ded to. Cotton blankets are now manufactured L. Columbus, G*. They are said to be very warm and comfortable, with a good body, and nap on each side, handsomely bordered in colon. They are much cheaper than woolen blankets, and leas porous, and will probably to a great extent take the place oi the latter. m Diamonds valued at various prices, ranging from $400 to $2,000 apiece, are now frequently picked up in the newly discovered diamond fields of South Africa. The diamond known as "the Star ot South Africa" is valued at $115,080. It would make a handsome ornament for a mil lionaire’s little finger. It is said that companies to hoot diamonds in South Africa are forming in New England, Tb« SltaatlM la Spain. The cable telegrams from Madrid, which we publish to-day, would be amply amusing from their political reports were it not that they tore- shadow, almost with certaipty, the approaching dissolution of a nation once famous in the paths of war and renowned for its patronage of geo graphical exploration, but which has become almost prematurely senile and effete, even with iu years and ancestry, through native class cor ruption and ecclesiastical engorgement and reli gious exclueiveism and the outside border pressure and interior intrigue ol foreign governments and neighboring dynasts.— The Spaniards are dispatching troops to Cuba, and balloting for a king in Madrid—thus affording evidences of their race’s instinct for colonial oppression and inability for pelt-government at one and the same time. The troope, however, may not sail, and the coming king appears to be far as ever from his crown. Tbe Duke of Genoa is again spoken ol as elected to tbe throne, but his father, King Victor Eman uel has already declined the intended honor in his behalf. The Duke de Montpen&ier is said to have a good chance should the Iiaiiau not ac cept. It looks indeed aa it the youthful Sa voyard has been trotted out again as a foil, merely with the view of “striking” tbe purse of the last named gentleman, who does not appear to be in any hurry to "come Sown handsomely.” In the meantime the Spiaish legislators re main in king-making caucus aud balloting at a most furious rate, voting "early” and late and "often.” Tne ballots are apparently innumera ble, and their progress and .'"issue should be duly noted—not, however, for *. precedent—by tbe American Presidential nominating conventions tor 1872. Wbat we are told this morning may be contradicted this evening. It may be, how* ever, that the Madrid caucus men have been gambling in realty, as they are vastly addicted to watching the movements of the "little joker” at all times, it the Duke of Genoa has been elected king it is good, it -not, it is good also.— N. T. Herald. Confidence Game Extraordinary.—Yes terday afternoon Benjamin .Scott, the old .col ored “crier” of the city, was victimized to the extent of $1,000 by the simplest story in the world. Yesterday a negrd went to him with thfe following yarn: “Himselt and another ne gro, during the late war, mauaged to steal from their master, a Southern geatietnan, $73,000 in gold and silver. This large sum, the negro said they had iu a trunk secreted near Cheek- tow&ga. The informei’s partner was anxious to go back South, and was willing to sell out his claim on the $73,000 tor $4,000. Scott’s visitor had raised $3,000, And if Scott would advance $1,000, he (Scott) should receive $1,000 theior so soon as tbe gold and silver could be disposed of This silly story took with the old man, who scraped together $1,000 and placed it in the hands ot bi9 colored brother. Last eve ning Scott and bis benefactor left Buffalo in a wagon for the trunk. When near Chefektowaga Scott took possession ot the wagon while his sa ble friend went lor tbe trunk. Ot course he forgot to return. Both the trunk and the. nigger are now missing; so is Scott’s $1,000 in green backs.— Buffalo Courier. The Cotton Crop. With careful picking, says the New Yoik Herald, and saving, it ia likely that the Southern cotton crop this year will reach the handsome figure of three millions of bales. This, at tbe moderate average of twenty-five cents a pound, is equal to three hundred millions of dollars—a splendid exemplification of practical Southern reconstruction on a cash basis. Two Sharp for the Lawyers.—A short distance from the city ot Montgomery, in the State of Alabama, on one of the stage roads running from that city, livyi. a. jolly landlord by the name o. Ford. In lair watticr or loul, in hard times or soit, Ford would have Lis joke.— It was a bitter, stormy night, or rather morning, about two hours belore daylight, that he was aroused from his slumbers by loud shouting and knocks at his door. He turned out, but sorely against his will, and demanded what was the matter. It was as dark as tar, and seeing no one, he cried out: “ Who are you there?” " Belser and Yancy, and Elmore, from Mont gomery,” was the answer, " on our way to at tend court. We are benighted, and want to stay all night.” Ytry sorry I can’t accommodate you so far; d > anything to oblige you, but that’s impossi ble.” The lawyers, lor there were three of the smallest in tbe State, and all ready to drop down with latigue, held a brief consultation, and then, as they could do no better, and were loo tiied to go another step, they asked: " Well, can’t you Bt&ble our horses and give us chairs and a good fire until morning ?” "Oh, yes, gentlemen, can do that.” Our learned and legal friends were soon dry ing their cloths by a bright fire, as they com posed themselves tor the tew r< maing hours iu their chairs, dozing and nodding, and now and then swearing a word or two oi impatience, as they waited till daylight did appear. The long est night has a morning, and at last the sun came along, and then in due time a good break fast made its appearance ; and io tbe surprise ot the lawyers, who thought the bouse was crowded with guests, none bnt themselves sat down to partake. "Why, Ford, I thought yonr house was so full you couldn’t give us a bed last night ?” Slid Belser. "L didn’t say so,” replied Ford. "Yon didn’t? What in the name ol thunder did you say ?” Y<>u asked me to let you stay here all night, aud I said it wouid be impossible, for night was nigh unto two-thirds gone when you came. If you only wanted beds, why on earth didn’t you say so ?” The lawyers had to give it up. Three on oue side, and the landlord alone had beat them all. Social Science — The Social Science Con vention continues its sessions in New York. A variety ot topics have been discussed with abili ty. General James A. Garfield, Chairman of the Congressional Committee on the census of 1870, has Contributed a valuable paper on the American census. Mr. George William Cnrtis has reviewed our civil service, and a number of other g< uiieinen, distinguished in literary and poli icai life, have read highly suggestive papers on diflerent questions relating to national juris prudence, commerce, science, and the mechani cal arts. It is very desirable that the latest and freshest information touching these various ques tions should oe.laid before the people, and the cflorts of the convention are, therefore, especial ly commendable. They have thus far been able to throw much light upon many subjects not generally understood. Personal. The Hon John Erskine, Judge of the United States Courts of Georgia, left for Savannah yes terday morning to hold Court for the Southern District ol the State. Th« LsntMt Hotel la tbe World. The Leland Brothers are patting up at Sara toga, the largest hotel in the werid. It wili be five stories high, and have a frontage of 1050 feet. The New Union Hotel will be a magnifi cent structure, for in addition to its great size, it V']'. te made fire-proof, being built of brick.— Tbe Lelands hope to have this monster hotel ready for the reception of guests by the first day of Jane, next. _ Editorial Personalities. John R. Young never uttered a sentiment more forcible and truthful than when he said : “ Editorial personality weakens editorial power ” and that the editor is mistaken who believes " his personality is of any moment to his read ers—that they care one whit about his fears, his hopes or hia anticipations.” How long will it be ere these truths will be felt and appreciated in Georgia ? Pugilistic.—Two sable individuals, of ten der years, joined combat about 12 o’clock yes terday, ou Alabama street. One becoming da bious as to tho efficacy of his natural arms, invoked the aid of an iron spike, and inflicted a painful cut upon the head of his antagonist, whereupon Mood flowed and both the combat ants gave leg bail in order to avoid appearance before a court. Co nr levy to Omr Kssarit*. Not long since we gave to oar readers an article from tbe New York " Turf, Field, and fUm,’’ from which, we trust, they all profited, and e^ecially those “ watchmen upon tbe tow er,” in our State, who seem to be disposed in no manner to extend courtesy or courteous epithets to those who may have been “ oar enemies in war.” In the article referred to the example of Washington and other eminent patriots of his day was cited as being worthy of imitation in this day and time. We felt the force of the ex amples cited in the article and the argument based upon them by its writer. To-day we lay before our readers another article from the same paper, on the same subject—" courtesy to oar enemies”—to which we also invite the attention of our readers, and trust, in answer to the query which it embraces—" will the time ever come ” * * * “ when we shall speak courteously ol those with whom we have the miafortuaeto dis agree ? we shall soon be able to say, ** yes, It will come, and long before * the miilenium’ I ” But to the article referred to. Tbe Field, Turf, and Farm says: “ When our passions are aroused,we are with out reason. And then the tongue which is so guarded at other times, so smooth in speech wags freely,'too freely for our credit. Just now we regard the English as a great, open-hearted and intelligent people. We are asked to re member, we dont know how many times a year, that our ancestors are English, that the gentle blood of Englishmen flows in our veins, and that England and America have a common destiny. This is all well enough, but the mind will go back now and then to periods when the blood oi tbe two nations was all-a-fire, heatd by the hot prejudices of war. We go back to these times, not that we may find cause to regard the English with other than friendly eyes, but per chance to smile over the animosity with which we then assailed the mother country. When the life blood gushed from the heart to stain the bright green spots ot earth we forgot the com mon ties of race, and tbe tongue, so smoothly polished now, dealt in the strongest invective.— Viewing those scenes from the present standpoint, the lip curls with a smile even while we shrug the shoulders with a little of the old bate, for each scene represents tragedy and comedy somewhat inhannonionsly joined. When the storm of anger has passed, we smile at the thought of our clownish dis play. We talk mnch about tbe patriotic im pulses of the people, forgetting that the fires ol patriotism only burn as we feed the prejudices of heart and mind. It is next to impossible to have a number of patriots without first exag gerating wrongs, aud beapiug the direst abuse upon the heads ot those who possibly once have been regarded as triends. Patriotism is but another name for prejudice—prejudice kept alive by calumnies, and maniacal freaks and the intolerance of speech. Perhaps it ii not patri otic to say so, nevertheless reason pr mpta tbe answer. ” "It we turn to the pages oi our faithful chronicler ot the times at a period of fierce agi tation, we will find much to interest, if not to amuse us. We wili then arid there see into wbat extremes of speech passion leads ua For instance, during tbe Revolution, the Britons were compared by some of our enthusiastic patriots to the ‘ bloodthirsty hounds, calling their murderous neighbors, the goats of Hesse with their high horns and stinking beards, the boars of Waldeck and Hanover, the bears and badgers of Anepach Hanaua, and all carnivo rous beasts,’ to assist them in 1 devouring a flock of innocent sheep,’ the innocent sheep, aa a mat ter oi course, being the American people. It is lamentable to think that without inch extrava gant figures of speech as this, the fires of patri otism might have died out, and that America would now fly the British flag instead of tbe glori ous stars and stripes. W e dealt in iuvective pretty strong during our late civil war, but we ques tion ii any of our raving patriots wi re able to make such power) ut use ot the English lan guage as was made by our illustrious forefatheis who fought under the banner ot Washington.— We tried very hard, both North and South, to be as extravagant in abusive epithets as a fer tile language would permit, but, we say it calm ly and thoughtfully, we were not able to equal our ancestors in this respect—were less patriotic than they. Failing, when tbe field was so broad and fertile, to dim the laurels of Revolutionary tame, leads us to hope, if not conclude, that time is teaching us to be mote courteous in speech, even when passion is all a-fire. The improve ment is slight, we admit, but still an improve ment Will the time ever come, we aft tempt-. ed to aek in the face of this fact, when we shall speak courteously ot those with whom we have the misfortune to disagree ? Possibly, and so possibly will the miilenium.” Tire Georgia Railroad. To this great work, Atlanta owes much of its prosperity, and it is gratifying, especially to those of us who have grown with its growth, suffered with its misfortunes, and are again par takers of its prosperity, to see that the " Georgia Railroad ” is in the prosperous condition it is represented to be in the Iollowing statement which we find in the Augusta Chronicle <L Senti nel of Tuesday morning last: “The Georgia Railroad.—We are grati fied to learn that this railroad has been doing a veiy heavy business during tbe past two months, September and Octobtr. A few days since we noticed tbe fact that the receipts ol freight at the depot oi the Company in this city were so heavy that the building could not contain the freight and a great deal oi it had to be piled under the eaves and covered with tarpaulins.— This morning we present to tbe many readers oi the Chronicle A Sentinel a table, showing the receipts of the railroad during the two month* just past, and also the receipts for the tame months last year, from which it will be seen that the business of this corporation has in creased to an enormous extent Too much praise cannot be given the able and experienced Superintendent oi the Company. Mr. S. K. Johnson, and his subordinate* tor ike masaw in which they have managed the important interests committed to their care: Special Telegraphic Corro*piru;«noe of the Courier- Journal. WASHINGTON. TREATMENT OF AMERICANS IN PARAQUAT. Washing ton, Nor. L—On Thursday next Gen. McMahon, late Minister to Paraguay, will give some important testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He takes tbe broad ground ot general denial that Lopez ever inhumanly treated any Americans, and will en deavor to show that Masterman and Bliss, who are making these, charges, were arrested by Lopez on a charge of conspiracy to assassinate him, and that on the earnest representation of oar minister they were released by Lopez on the condition that they would be sent to the United States and there tried. Lopez says this promise was never fulfilled, and that on the con trary Bliss was apparently rewarded lor his conduct by an appointment to an official posi tion in the State Department. Gen. McMahon inteuds to reiterate his statement of the atroci ties of the allied forces opposing Lopez, despite tbe denial this day officially 'ade by the Argen tine Legation resident here. NAVY REPORT Vice Admiral Porter, who has charge of the Navy Department since the present adminis tration came into power, is getting np the an nual report. In a financial way tne debt will make a pretty good exhibit, as It has to its cred it the proceeds of a large amount ol sales of ves sels and refuse war material, though some of the iron-dads have been sold at ruinous prices. Hie Algonquin, which cost over half a million ot dollars, did not bring more than thirty thou sand. TUB LOUISVILLE CONVENTION COMMITTEE are not all here, and, consequently, the visit to the President was postponed till Wednesday.— To individual members, who called on the Pres ident to-day, he expressed himself aa feeling a great interest in everything that tended to de vdop the resources and increase the prosperity of the South. COUNTERFEIT TOBACCO STAMPS. The Richmond, (Va) revenue officers report to the Bureau here that the recently discovered counterfeit tobacco stamps have been sent to all parts of the country, and they warn dealers to carefully examine all stamps on Virginia pack ages of tobacco. ▲ SINGULAR CASE appeared in the local courts here to-day, pre senting some of the most remarkable ideas on social poeitlon ever advanced. It is the propo sition of a husband to his wife that she and her sister, who has been a member of his household, should change their relations—the wife becom ing the sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law the wife, and at the same time live together happliy. The wife resists an application for a divorce. judges’ salaries. It was rumored on Saturday that an opinion would shortly be issued from the Attorney Gen eral’s office declaring the salaries of Jndges of State courts exempt from internal revenue taxa tion. MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION. The joint commission for the settlement of ciatins of citizens of the United States and Mex ico against those governments will assemble for the transaction of business in about a month from this time. Thus far lew, if any, claims have been filed by Mexicans against tbe United States, but Americans have filed .346 against Mexico. THE PUBLIC DEBT. The treasury made great haste to get out its public debt statement, with a view to influence to-morrow’s elections. It is veiy plausible, but will not hold good as will be clearly proven even by the Secretary's forthcoming annual re port. On this day, in accordance with previous practice, the condition ot the treasury is made up for that report, and the public debt on to-day is compared w ith the previous year. The result shows that during the last twelve months the public debt tins decreased but a trifle leu than liny-six millions, and yet to day’s statement claims that, even since the administration came into power, eight months ago, the debt has been reduced sixty-tour millions of dollar*. Any one having any doubt of this can compare to-day’s statement of the total debt leu the cash in the ^Treasury with the similar statement made on page 17 of the finance report of 1868. But in to-day’s statement 62 millions of Pacific railroad bonds, issued by the Gov ernment and which are a part ot the debt anti! they are paid, are not included. If Secretary Boutwell counted these bonds In the public debt account as did every one oi his predecessors, the debt since March 4th would not show an actual decrease of more than two millions ot dollars. Even twenty-five millions of coin In terest paid to-day is not inclnded in to-day’s statement oi the debt. The eros8 carriage of the road for Sep tenter, 1868, were $ 71,600 The grow ears Lop* of the road tor September, 18C9, were 116,000 Increase in September, 18S9, over same month in 18-8 $ 41,600 Gross earnings for October, 1868 96.000 Gross earnings for October, 1869 146,000 Increase in October, I860, over October, 1868....8 49,000 Grose earnings tor both month*, 1818 176,066 Gross earnings for both months, 1869 916,600 Increase of 1866 over 1868 $ 88,060 Irish Stew and fresh Mobile Shell OysUrr ■erred at the Notional Hotel Restaurant to-day. New York. DECREASE IN REGISTRATION. New Yore, Nov. 1.—The registration ol voters in this city and Brooklyn closed Satur day night. In this city the total registration was 143,171, a decrease from 1*bi year of 30.515. In Brooklyn the total registration was 57,661, a decrease trom last rear ot 12.686. woman to take charge of modern civil ization. A convention of about fifty ladies of New York was held yesterday at Packard’s rooms, to perfect tbe new organization called the Woman’s Council of New York. Tbe leaders oi the movement state that this meeting is pre- Uminaiy to a convention with a representation of women from ail parts ot the country. Tbe proposed object of the organization is the de velopment el economical, educational and more! interests. It disclaims all connection with the Woman’s Rights party. DISCOUNTING HIS OWN PAPER. The Treasury Department to-day announced that it will purchase this month $10,000,000 of bonds, and sell $11,000,000 ot gold during the month oi November. railroad hubbub. At the meeting oi the stockholders ot the Hudson River Railroad held in this city, and ot the stockholders oi the New York Central road at Albany, an agreement for consolidation was ratified. Tbe capital stock is $45,000,000, 107 >er cent, of tbe Central and 85 per ceut. to tha Hudson River Road. The officers of the con solidated company areC. Vanderbilt, President; Wm. Vanderbilt, Vice-President; E. D. Wor cester, Treasurer, and Hon. Augustus Schell, Secretary. Tbe name ot tbe new company is the New York Central and Hudson River Rail road. CHAOS COME AGAIN. New York, Nov. 1.—The Stock Exchange throughout the day has presented a scene oi ac tivity and excitement, strongly in contrast with ibe dullness and appathy which prevailed for some time past The course of speculation turned on the consolidation of tbe New York Central and Hudson, and there were aiu mate spasms ot buoyancy and depressions with a semi-panic at intervals on tbe same of Western snares. The final result ot the day’s operation shaves the railroad list, more especially in Van derbilt stock and Northwestern. The announcement that the Vanderbilt stocks were consolidated on a basis ot 107 lor New York Central and 85 tor Hudson created no lit tle disappointment to speculators on the bull mdeu The terms ot consolidation show that Vanderbilt has pursued a more conservative course than wm expected. The bears were not slow to improve the opportunity offered them to demoralize the boll speculations, and every time the market rallied they returned boldly to the attack, and each time pushed prices lower and lower. The weakneea in Northwestern and St. Paul aud Lake Shore is due largely to heavy amounts of borrowed stock which have been returned within a few days past. Tbe heavy decline im paired margins of weakholders ot these stocks; broker* were in consequence free sellers when ever the market strengthened. At times during the afternoon tbe excitement and depression were Increased by several rumors of injunctions on Vanderbilt consolidated. Tbeee rumors, however, could not be authenticated, but never theless tended to add to the unsettled feeling. PERJURY FOB GOLD. Fisk and Gould have brought salt for peijury against Charles C. Allen, one of the parties who sued them for refusing to carry out gold con tracts. Allen waived examination, and was held in a bond oi $5,000 to await tbe action of the grand jury. Jefferson Davie. On Thursday last Mr. Davis attended a ban quet at the rooms of the " Life Association of America,” in New Orleans. General Hood pre sided. The Picayune says: “After the guests had assembled around the board, General IL proposed the health of Mr. Davis, which was drank in moat respectful silence. The latter replied with a pleasant compliment to tbe fidel ity and fearlessness of General Hood, who, he said, would stand upon his crutches to the last, defending home interests and contending tor that he believed to be right.” Strength of the Masonic Order.—In the published report ot the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the United States of the Order oi Free and Accepted Masons, it is stated that the mem bership of the order in the diflerent States and Territories and the British possessions renrles 454,355, including 4,791 in Maryland, 1,783 in the District oi Columbia, 8,000 in Virginia, 11,184 in North Carolina, 13,167 in Georgia, 29,850 in Pennsylaania, and 16,969 in Tennes see. IsMsSlarltH in Carroll County. We l egret very much to learn that on the night of Thursday, the 28th ultimo, the store house and goods of the firm of Zadock Bonner & Son, were destroyed by fire, evidently the work of an incendiary—loss over $3,000.— We have not heard whether there was any in surance. The junior partner of the firm was at the time of the occurrence of the fire in this city, for the purpose of selling a lot of cotton and replenish ing the stock of the firm with such goods as bad not been purchased in New York. There is no clue we learn, to the perpetrators ot the outrage. There is something wrong in "Old Car- roll,” and it seems that that highly respectable family there, the Bonners, ha.e been selected by some malicious party, or parties, to depredate upon. Last Spring a brother of Mr. Zadock Bonner had his ginhouse, oat-house aud fodder set fire to, and the throats ot several of his horses cat. A freedmati known as “Old Tom” and his boys were suspected as being guilty of the crime. “Old Tom” was fried and convicted at Carroll Court, Judge Bigby presiding at tbe trial, and was sentenced to the penitentiary,— Having since been released, we are informed, suspicion attaches to him in the neighborhood, oi this second outrage, or being concerned in it. The good people of Carroll—and a more law- abiding people do not exist in any county in tbe State, must keep a vigilant lookout, aud we have no doubt will, for the incendiary scamps who, it seems, are in their midst, and who, we trust will soon be detected and brought to justice. An Article of Thus Mhiut.—"Brown’s Bronchial Troches ” are the most popular article in this country or Europe for Throat Diseases and Coughs, and this popularity is based upon real merit, which cannot be said oi many other preparations in the market which are really but weak imitations of the genuine Troches. A fair of "Young Pretenders” have turned up in London and are found constantly in the British Museum. Their names are John 8o- breski Stuart and Charles Edward Stuart, and their history is thus told by the Guardian: “Charles Edward, the original ‘Young, Pre tender,’ married in Italy, in 1772, Princes Louise, of Stolberg, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern, and maternally allied to tbe Bruces. In 1773 a son was born of this marriage, at Sienna, and tor state reasons the fact wm kept a secret. The child was brought on board qp English frigate, and subsequently educated m the child of the commander, Admi ral O’Halloram. Afterward this child was brought to Scotland. Having grown up, he was married to en English lady, and so late as 1831 wm living. His children are the Stuarts alluded to. GBNEBAI. NEWS. The Weather.—Yestei day wm cloudy, with oeoaasionaUy a glimpse of sunshines, Tbe day wm pfeasaxri ms whole. The death of Sir Richard Grosvenor, Marquis of Westminster, aged seventy-four years, is an nounced. A meeting at Limerick, to discuss the fixity ot the land tenure, the other mght, was invaded by Fenians, who broke up the meeting, the fur niture and the stage, their war cry being “ Am nesty.” Paris is quiet, and all the feelings cf agita- tation have disappeared. Prospects for the choice of a King by the Spanish Cortes improve. One hundred and forty-one deputies are pledged to vote lor the Duke ot Genoa. Prussia will fast and pray on the 10th. Thk Club at the Casino Espanol, of Havana, held their first meeting Saturday evening, and celebrated it chiefly by hissing Dr. Baxcres, who tried to make a speech, from the tribune. Spanish volunteers of Trinidad have suc ceeded lately in capturing some Quaker guns left by the insurgents in abandoned entrench ments. The report of the Commission, appointed un der* resolution of Congress to examine into the condition of the Central and Union Pacific Railroads, represents that both of the roads are in good average condition, as compared with the generality ot railroads in the United States, but notes various deficiences, not generally nec essary to be remedied immediately, ana esti mates the coat of supplying them at $576,550 for tbe Central, and $1,586,100 for the Unioa Pacific. Sixty bodies have been recovered from av<l near tbe wreck ot the steamer Stonewall. In dignation ia intense against Captain John T. Washington, ol Submarine Steamer No. 13, who passed tbe burning wreck at tbe time ot the disaster, and when, it is said, many lives might have been saved, but without offering any aid. It is reported that a vigilance committee has been formed at Cape Girardeau to lynch him on his return up the river. Thk American Union Academy of Literature, Science and Art, at Washington, was organized yesterday. Dr. John W. Draper, ot the New York University, was chosen President, wed Mr. A. R. Spofford, Librarian. The case oi the Norfolk policeman who shot a United States soldier in self defense, has been turned over to the military authorities lor trial by military commission, by order of General Canby. A number of interesting decisions were made by the United States Supreme Court yesterday, abstracts of which are given in our Washington news columns. A Fflshunl Parrlcltc. Memphis, Nov. 2.—A horrible murder was committed at Okolona, Miss., on Saturday night last. Major Shepherd, Collector ot Internal Revenue, while lying on hia bed, prostrated by paralysis, and unable to lilt bis hand, was shot through the heart by his son, Lemuel, who entered the room just as his mother was leaving. Mia. Shepherd, hearing the report of the pistol, returned to the room, noticed the absence ot her son, and, surprised by the report having no ef fect on her husband, went to tbe bed and discov ered that he bad been shot through the heart. Young Shepherd, alter committing the deed fled to the woods. He wm pursued by the citi zens who bad learned of the affair, and was ar rested and brought back. By this time the ex citement was so great that it was with difficulty the citizens were restrained from inflicting sum mary punishment upon the parricide. He is still tinder arrest, awaiting trial. Whis ky is the supposed cause. He is 28 years of age. Superior Court.—The Court was engaged most ot yesterday in trying a case between Morris A Trimble, vs. Seago, Abbott, A Co.— This appears to be an anti btUum claim for a ballance due on some shipments, alledged to have ben made to Seago & Co* by Morris A Trimble, of Baltimore, Kd.

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Weekly Atlanta intelligencer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1865-18??, November 10, 1869, Image 1