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About Tri-weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-1877 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1868)
CON JSTITUTIONALJST. AUGUSTA, QA, SUNDAY MORNING. DEC. 6, 1868 GEN. MEADE’S REPORT. We publish such portions of Gen. Meade's Report as may ’prove of interest to our readers. He gives a rose-colored view of his Satrapian operations, excusing such as were detestable by the gratuitous assertion that they were generally acqui esced in or were demanded by the “ anoma lous” condition of affairs. It is a useless task to follow him over old roads of dis cussion ; useless because our people are pretty well satisfied as to the odiousness of the General and his acts, and any further protest on our part is altogether thrown away. The revelation as to exacting the iron clad oath of the members of the Legislature is decidedly rich. The General, being in an “ anomalous” condition, did not know what to do. His suspense was finally relieved by an opinion from high Radical sources that none but those qualified under the fourteenth amendment were eligible. So far so good. But as the General is no Solon, he was mer by the further difficulty of ‘deciding who was and who was not qualified.— Bullock s rove hal'd to be the arbiter o! this delic tte question and reported a num ber of delinquents. The Legislature, how ever, reported all its members eligible.— Doubtless believing that several heads are better than one, the General decided to fol low tl»e opinion of the Legislature. Hence Bullock's tears. Hence his desperate ef fr-r s to re reconstruct the Slate. The reports of all the military men, wh< now inn this machine called a Republic, are all of one tenor. The President eleci says: “ Troops are still needed in the South - ern States ” Meade is clamorous for soi diery. Well, send them along. As each regiment cost 1 * the United States abou $2,000,000 per mnumto prop up the ticket y Congressional Governments, we can pro bably stand the thing a few years longer. The city government forced Upon us by Gen. Mf.ade was “anomalous;” but we have rid ourselves of it. It is by no means impossible that other “anomalies” may come to the same peaceable destruction even though “more troops” are sent fot ward and stand by to witness the strangest dissolving views of the nineteenth cen tury. A CHANGE FOB TURNER. By the rejection of certain returns in Louisiana, a negro named Menard is de clared elected- to fill the unexpired Con gressional term of a deceased Democrat. The Washington correspondent of the New York limes says : “ Menard will get tbo certificate, which will be prima facie evidence ol his right to be Mann’s successor, and lie must he admitted to the seat, and Hunt, Democrat, who is defeated bv the rejection of the returns, will have a chance to contest Menard’s seat. But the original certificate of Col. Mann having been contested by one Simon Jones, Republican, both Menard and Hunt will be ousted if .loms is successful. If not, then—provided things are done in the visual waj' —Menard is the sit ing member by virtue of the certificate, and Hunt is the contestant,. But things may not be done in the usual way. To admit Menard involves the recognition of the legality of the Into election. Hence, there may or may not be a colored gentleman in the Fortieth Con gress. Altogether it is a very curiously com plicated case, and involves at least half a dozen questions, including one of color.” That’s a nice dodge, tjjatof Simon Jones, who will, no doubt, be seated as the Simon Pure representative. In case, however, of Menard’s success, Parson Turner should by all means see to it that DeGuaffenreid anrl Fitzpatrick are brought to bay. A PATCH OF BLUE SKY. The Washington correspondent of the B ilthnore Gazette gives this glimmering of brighter things in the future: •> A decidedly belter feeling seems to prevail among leading Radicals now here than existed last Winter. I may say that there is a prospect of removing the disabilities under which South ern men are now prostrated. This probably will be done by some general law at the ensuing eess'ion, if the struggle for the Treasury De partment does uot monopolize the time by profitless discussion upon the financial ques tion. Every two-pennv politician in Congress has his figures ready to prove that a debt of five thousand millions of dollars can easily be paid in coin by means of speeches, rcsolutiors and the swapping of jack-knives. If the lead ing Radicals of the Senate could but decide at once upon the keeper ot the Treasury keys for the tpur ensuing years—f o matter who-'he e nmt'v nee 1 not despair that action look' g in sou p degree to a real pacification of the country w->n!d be had at the approaching res si'>n. « Bonner on Grant.—Robert Bonner, of the Ledger , thus advertises himself through Grant : “On one <,cea-ion, when Gen. Gr nt was r j,l'r. with ns behind Peerless, lie quietly r rn k and: 1 [ should like to take hold of ft" reins!' Now. we rather think Geu. Gran 1 will hold the reins himself the next four years.” It happens that a peerless Congress holds the reins. Will Congress vield them up? If not, will not Grant compel an “ nncon- Tlitional surrender ?” Johnson wanted “to take hold of the reins,” but Congress would not let him. We have yet to see how much better or worse Grant will be in the ex periment. Goon Abvice. —A Mississippi editor hav ing given notice that lie would inform, free of charge, enterprising young men how to make a fortune without capital, replies to several anxious inquirers: “Every one of you pull off your coats, leave off your army sixes, quit whisky, go to work, make a crop of corn, cotton, peas aud potatoes; house them np, then marry an ‘enterprising’ «W.” Important Arrival.— Col. Deckbert, of the Hagerstown (Md.) Mail, accompanied by a company of some twenty gentlemen from Maryland and Pennsylvania, arrived in this city last evening, and put up at the Globe and Planters’ Hotels. These gentlemen are on their way to Atlanta, for substantial purposes, and we recommend them to the good offices of our people. We trust that ou their return to wards the North they may be induced to stop louu enough m Augusta to find out some ol i'S important advantages. If possible, we ‘ should prefer to have thein.panse with us for awhiie. prior to further progress through the State. There are many things worthy of their serions ttention in this city, and we trust they may be prevailed upon to investigate our local advantages in the way ot material progress. The Independent announces : “Mr. Greeley, to vary his <i-u <! irtieles, has promised us the succes-Uc chapters ol anew hook, the subject o, which, by his request, we will not yet an nounce.” Our New York Correspondence. New York, November 30. The near approach of the time for the reassembling of the Fortieth Congress na turally turns public attention to its proba ble actions. And notwithstanding the chaotic state of affairs at the South, it is to be remarked that matters pertaining there to have very little share in the conversa tion of people. It seems to be believed that Southern disorders are such that time alone can remedy, and to time, if the people were consulted, they would be left. But, as I have already tpld you, the “ power be hind the throne” has determined other wise. I - , may be, however, that the anxiety' of the people respecting the action, and the promptness of action, by Congress upon the Federal finances, the funding of the Federal debt, and the measures designed to promote the return to specie payments, will defeat the purpose of further meddling in the affairs of Georgia and Louisiana. — The disgraceful state of affairs in Florida —which are like unto a pair of hyenas snarling over a starvling rabbit—may ad monish Congress of the hopelessness of their most deftly contrived expedients; and the average of public opinion, however dis franchised, and bound down, will assert itself. The lndifferei.ee of the Northern people 'to every thing at the South, except the maintenance ol public order and “free speech” and the rising discussion offlnancia! affairs, taxation, and other matters rela ting thereto, cause great uneasiness in Re publican councils. The absence of any leading mind, like Air. Chase’s, to guide them in the coming emergency, occasions much anxiety to General Grant, and in view of the dangers of the disruption which beset, lie party from the discussion of financial measures, it is understood that Genera! Trant will urge that some bill be passed at the coining session, providing for the fund ing, in a more satisfactory shape, the Fed eral debt, and the adoption of some means tnat will secure at no distant day the re sumption of the publiedebt. General Grant’s riends say tnat there is to be a bitter con gest on these topics, sooner or later, and ■hey are anxious to relieve h.m of responsi bility by precipitating the discussion 'at once, even if the entire session be occupied vith it. The President elect is undoubt edly much afraid of Gen. Butler, and is anxious to spike his principal gun at an early day. THE ERIE IMBROGLIO. This whole business, the greatest scan al that has ever occurred in Wall street, xcept in case u involving such open crim ality as to bring the n within the cogni .ance of the criminal laws, approaches a •olution. If has been evident from tne first that Mr. August Belmont and his rienrls had an invulnerable position, and that they would ultimately triumph. The receiver'llppointed by Judge Sutherland, in i hat behalf, is nowin pbssession' of the books of the company; the regular officers, however, continuing to direct the working of the road. The question of vacating the order of Judge Blatchford, appointing a re ceiver, is before Justice Nelson, of the United States Supreme Court, and will no doubt be decided in the affirmative. The granting of' that order was part of a sys tem of warfare waged by JVI*. Seward’s friends upon leading Democrats. Blaleii ford has been a fugleman for Seward for many years, and the motion upon which be (B.) appointed a receiver to interfere with Mr. Belmont’s efforts to rescue the road from pi tin ler was granted on motion of a nephew of Mr. Seward’s. It does not ap pear what advantage was to enure to Mr. Seward’s friends by the defeat of Mr. Bel mont, but the wily Secretary of .- ate never moves without a motive. There is no doubt that the road can be made to pay a divide-d, nd the success of Mr. Bel mont fact.*'..ii.es that desirable end. A SECOND BILL POOLE AFFAIR. The death, in a pot house fracas, of a noted ward politician and prize fighter— the backer of O’Baldwin in his late “ con troversy ” with another bruiser—has stirred up the subterranean elements of this city iii a most lively manner. Nothing equal thereto lias occurred since the death of Bill Poole, That grew out of the Know- Nothing excitement. This seems to have originated in a local political contest, in tensifled by certain disputes which arose in t he course of the effort to get O’Baldwin and his antagonist together. The deceased ruffian had sufficient political importance to command a Senator and Alderman and an ex-Alderman among his pall-bearers, but no priest of his religious faith would perform the funeral rites over his remains, and not a word was spoken over his re mains previous to their being transported, followed by an immense cortege, to their final resting place. COTTON. The market has not shown so much strength latterly. It begins to be actively discussed, whether the product of cotton in the world can be marketed at present prices. Apprehension is spreading that Manchester and our own mills will be com pelled to work “short” time. And, not withstanding the apparently favorable course of the market thus far, there is a growing dispos tion to sell. Those who look for the same sharp upward turn this January which occurred last January, may see just the opposite phenomenon. Things work that way often. MONEY. The money market is easy, and surplus tunds seek investment, but the boiffis of the carpet-ban governments are almost un saleable, even at a great discount from their face. All public credit rests upon the mor al support given to it by the wealth and business of a community, and statutory laws cannot make good this deficiency wherever it exists. So there is no “ peace ” nor credit to the carpet-bag governments. thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day was universally ob served, the miriness offices being closed aud business meu allowing t cmselves one day of rest and enjoyment. Thanksgiving day, too, is the chosen time for giving, not only to dependants and employees, but also to the poor collected in the various institu tions of benevolence. Asa return the in mates of these institutions are accustomed to celebrate the day with as much eclat as possible under the circumstances, and a ►general stir and commotion taxes place in consequence. Foremost among these wen iie Howard Mission, the Five Points’ lions of Industry, the House sot Disabled Soldiers, theNewsboys’ Lodging House, and the Girl- Lodging House. At the different institu tions under the control of the Commis sioners dinners were served to the inmates of the Tombs and Penitentiary. Asa gen oral thing, too, the churches were opened for service, and were pretty well attended. Not so well, however, as the theatres and other places of amusement, in the evening, all of which had in anticipation prepared especial programmes and were rewarded by crowded houses. WOMAN'S rights"—A BIT OF A ROW. Efusan B. Anthony was elected President of the Workiugwoman’s Association to the disgust and discomfiture of her enemies the Sorosiaus, and she has already begun the task of regulating a vast range of mechanics: the wood engravers, photographers, sales women, dress makers, tobacco manufac turers, umbrella makers, book folders, sew ing machine operators, teachers, composi tors and embroiderers. Very kind of the old maid, no doubt. Miss Anthony also says that complaints had been made that rag pickers were included in the list of those whom the association designed to assist, but she entered a defence by saying tltat she wished to act upon the idea of begin ning at the bottom of the ladder and going up. One of the “ strong-minded” reported that she was unable to elicit any informa tion in regard to the women employed in the business of embroidery, as the heads of the departments were opposed to an investi gation, and u-od all means to prevent any undertaking ot the sort. S THE FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE. Those Interested in theatrical matters are probably familiar with the name, at least, of the Fifth Avenue Opera House, situated a short distance westward from the junction of Broadway and Fifth Av enue. This building, of which little now remaius, save the outside walls, was some time ago purchased by Mr. John Brough am, and is undergoing the most complete process of reconstruction, and will, when finished be, though small, one of the most elegant theatres of the city. The exterior, however, is uot imposing, being only ot neat stone, 50 feet AYide and 75 in length. Three doors open under a light and hand some portico, and give‘entrance to the ves tibule. The auditorium will be ornament ed with an especial elegance, and in a pe culiar style, as a row of large mirrors will extend round the interior of the walls, both in the balcony and orchestra, and the fine effect of this arrangement in multiplying, by reflection, the audience, will be readily appreciated. The appearance will be still farther increased by the painting and orna menation, which will be in white, gold and pink, and the celling will be frescoed, in the centre of which will be a dome. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN. The Academy of Design was this week opened, and presents quite an interesting collection of pictures, both from well known artists aud also from others whose aim it is to achieve a like success. An in terest somewhat melancholy, too, was thrown around this exhibition, as four academicians of national reputation have been removed by death, thus giving an ad ditional value to the works which they have left.. These were Leutze, Elliott, S. A. Mount and W. S. Mount. Some of Elliott’s works, which were never before exhibited are here. There is also a fine female head which was painted by him nearly a quarter of a century ago, and which shows both the excellence of his style at that early day, and also how well his works have stood the test of time—a test usually so severe. SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE—MRS. ERNESTINE OAKS. Among the recent arrivals from Europe we notice that of Mrs. Ernestine Oaks, for merly Mrs. Steinway. This lady, who has recently attained a somewhat unenviable notoriety, was the widow of Mr. Henry Stein way, and in about six mouths after his death married a coachman aud almost 'immediately took her departure for Europe, carrying her three children with her. While in Germany the children were taken from her by the agents of her brother-in-law, Mr. Willia ii Steinway, who assumed authority ?■> do so in virtue of a will left by Mr. Henry i-teihway. Mrs. Oaks, however subsequently < atered suit for the recovery of her children, i-i which she was successful, and upon the verdict being given in her favor went over s o Europe to obtain them. Willoughby. Gen. Meade’s Report. Gen. Meade has published a lengthened •eport of his operations as Department Coin nander. We extract from it as follows : THE GEORGIA FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. One of tne first questions that presente seif.to my action was the financial diffi u 1 ties in ihe Georgia convention. I fop up hat my predecessor had indorsed the :v uisition.of tile Secretary of the convention, ind directed its payment out of the Treas ury, aud that the' Treasurer had refused payment on the ground that money could >nly be paid out of the State Treasury on warrants drawn by the Governor. Finding this to be the state of the case, I appealed to his Excellency, Charles K. Jenkins, and requested, in view of he necessities of the law of Congress authorizing this conven tion, and its levying a tax for the payment of its expenses, that be would draw the necessary warrant for the sum required for. their immediate and pressing expenses.— The Governor, in reply, decined to draw any warrant except under appropriation bylaw, and informed me very distinctly that lie did not acknowledge and would not be bound by the Reconstruction acts of Congress, which, ip his judgment, were unconstitu tional, null and void. On receipt of this communication there was no alternative but the removal of Gov. Jenkins, which was accordingly done, and Brevet Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Rugcr assigned to the duty in his place. Subsequently I was compelled to remove the State Treasurer and Comp troller, assigning to these positions Capts. Rockwell aud Wheaton, of the army. I considered it judicious policy to avail inyselfoftlie authority granted in the re construction laws to detail officers o*f the army to perform the duties, as in this way I gave evidence to the people of the State and of the country that my only object in making the removals was the execution of tlic law, and that the same was free from any personal or political bias. It affords me gratification to say that I believe the effect of these changes was most beneficial, and that the administration of Gen. Huger and his associates who continued- in office tilt the State was admitted to representa tion, was in every way creditable to them aud satisfactory to the people of all parties in the State. • THE RELIEF LAWS. Soon after my arrival at m.v post, I re ceived numerous communications from re spectable citizens complaining of the effect of the passage, by the conventions of Ala bama and Georgia, of acts known as relief laws, which were intended, as stay laws, to afford relief to debtors from the immediate pressure of their creditors. It was urged that the acts of these conventions not be ing binding, nor having the effect'of law till ratified by a vote of the people, and as it would require some time before this vote would be taken, and that in view of the probable acceptance by the people of these acts, creditors were hurrying their action and pressing their debtors, thus making the measures really acts ’of oppression—l should interpose my authority and give to these acts the force of law until the people could vote on them. Although personally opposed in principle to any laws interfering with the rights of creditors, there was. nevertheless, so much force in the reason ing advanced, and the demand from all classes was so imperative, that, after con sultation and approval of the General-in- Chief, orders were issued making said acts laws until revised and confirmed by the vote of the people. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS. Immediately on taking command, I was applied to from all parts of the several crates comprising the district for the re moval of incumbents in office, and the sub union therein of individuals nominated. These applicatians were based on various grounds, some purely personal or political, others on the necessity of a change in order o carry on reconstruction, and sometimes m "the ground of neglect of duty or'mal feasance of office. As it was impossible for me, in my ignorance of men, to form any judgment on the complaints pre erred, or hi tne fitness and capacity of those seeding ■tfice, I determined to abstain from making my changes, except where there was proved neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or open refusal to obey the reconstruction aws, or attempts to obstruct their execu ’ ion. In all cases I required written charges and evidence to be produced, and where these charges affected, as they did in ■vaany instances, whole municipal bodies, I directed investigation by boards of officers, and in all cases gave t lose accused a full hearing and every opportunity to defend themselves. A firm adherence to this rule, and the reports of several boards now con curring in the charges presented, relieved me,' after a while, from the just pressure brought at first to bear; and, during the whole course of my administration, there was not a removal made that the archives of the district will not show was made for some cause alleged, and after investigation. There were necessarily many appointments made to fill vacancies caused by death, re signations and removals .of incumbents from the counties or States they were liv ing in. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF GEORGIA. The convention in Georgia, after being in session several mouths, in March adopt ed a constitution, which, together with a State ticket, was submitted to the people in April, and ratified by a very handsome majority of the registered vote; all parties taking part in the election. This consti tution. with some modification, was adopt ed by Congress, and the Legislature which convened in July making these modifica tions and otherwise complying with the requirements of the reconstruction law, the State, together with Alabama and Florida, were, by act of Congress, formally admit ted to representation. There is one point in regard to the admission of the State of Georgia to which I feel called upon to make special allusion. When the Legisla ture was convened by the Provisonal Gov ernor and the Governor elect, the question arose whether, as military commander, I was called to inquire into the eligibility of the members, either under the United States laws or the constitution of Georgia. The convention of Georgia had in its ordinance calling an election directed that all returns should be sent to the military commander of the district, who was requester! to issue the necessary certificates of election. In carrying out this request of the convention, I deemed that my duty simply required that I should give the member having the greater number of votes the ordinary cer tificate of election, and that it would be for each House to decide on the eligibility of those members whose seats were On any grounds contested; while I admitted, as District Commander executing the law, I was to see that no oue ineligible to office under the fourteenth article of the consti tutional amendment should be allowed to take office, I did not see that; in the case of a parliamentary body, I wis called on to decile on the qualifications of the mem bers. In this view I was sustained by a telegraph sent to me for my information from the War Department, which had been sent to the Governor of Louisiana and the military commander of the Fifth District, and which I quote: Washington, June 30,1868. To Governor T Varmouih, New Orleans: We think that persons disqualified under the.fourteenth article of the amendment to the Constitution of the United States are not eligible to your Legislature. This is to be determined by the respective Houses, and no oath can be imposed except the oath prescribed by the State constitution. (Signed) James Wilson, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. George F. Boutwkll, J. F. Farnsworth, H. E. Payne, Reconstruction Committee. It will be seen by the above telegram that the distinguised gentlemen whose names were attached, were of the opinion that no one ineligible to office under the fourteenth article could take a seat in the Legislature; second, that the respective Houses were to judge of the question; third, that no oath testing this eligibility could or should be prescribed in advance oi the meeting of the Legislature. These views being in accordance with my own, I acted on them and was present at the or ganization of the two houses of the Geor gia Legislature, to the members declared in iiy order as having the highest number ol votes there being administered only the rath prescribed by the State constitution. After these Houses were organized, the Provisional Governor informing me oftlciai ly of their organization, but that as far as l e could learn no steps had been taken to test the question of the eligi.bll'ty of mem -1 ers under the fourteenth article ; I replied to the Governor that until the State was admitted to representation, the Legislature ; nd all the officers were' only provisional, ; nd subject to the paramount authority of "■ he District Commander, and that in the i xercise of this power I should consider all ; cts of the Legislature null and void until : at.sfactory evidence was presented to me hat each House had purged itself of ineli gible members under the fourteenth article, Provided there were, any such in either louse, and I desired the Provisional Gov i rnor to communicate these views to each House. On the receipt of this letter ■ ach House at once ordered an investir gat ion, and inquired into the qual ifications of each member, and duly report ed this fact through the Provisional Gov ernor, stating, at the same time, that.neither House hail found any member ineligible.— The Provisional Governor, on transmit ting these communications, expressed the opinion, so nded on evidence presented to him, that several members in both Houses were ineligible, and called on me to exercise my power and require said members to vacate their seats. On reflecting upon this subject, I could not see how I was to take tne individual judgment of the Provisional Governor, in the face of a solemn act of a parliamentary body, especially as from the testimony presented I did not in several cases agree with the judgment of the Pro visional Governor. The question was sim ply whether, in the construction of a law, in considering the facts of individual cases. I should make myself the judge, or take tiie opinion of the Provisional Governor, in the face of the official information that a parlia mentary body had gravely and formally, through a committee, examined reported and acted on these cases. My judgment was decidedly that I had fulfilled my duty in compelling the Houses to take the action they had, and that having thus ac.ed, I had neither authority, nor was it politic or ex pedient to overrule their action aud set up my individual judgment in opposition. Bv an inspection of the telegrams sent July 18, and the reply of the General-in-Chief July 23, it will b$ seen that my viewrs and action were approved. I aliude thus in extenso to this subject, because His Excellency the Governor of Georgia, in a public speech re cently delivered at Albion, N. Y., was pleas ed to attribute the failure of Georgia to be properly reconstructed to my action in fail ing; to purge the Legislature of his political opponents, he having advised me, when he urged such action, that bis friends had been relieved of their disability by Congress. return to civil government. The States being admitted to representa tion, the civil power vested in the military commander by the reconstruction acts ceased, and civil authority resumed its sway, the inauguration of civil govern ments was to me personally a source of great relief, charged as I had been with al most unlimited powers, notwithstanding the utmost effort on my part to abstain from all interference, except in cases where in from my judgment there was no alterna tive. I found myself the subject of viru lent abuse; my motives impugned, and every imaginable mode of attack resorted to that malice and partisan malignity could devise. I determined from the first to ig nore all partisan considerations, and to faithfully execute the laws, without refer ence to any personal or political considera tions. I encountered, as was to have been expected, the animosity of both sides, with out having the benefit of tne sympathy of either. I can, however, with just pride re fer to my administration as being free from any design to interfere with the rights and liberties of any individual, much less any portion of the people; and if, in some in stances, as in the prosecution of the assas sins of Hon. G- W. Ashburn, of Columbus, Ga., there 'was, as I have freely admitted, arbitrary measures resorted to, which, in a different condition of society and under a well ordered government, might seem to deserve reprobation, I feel satisfied that the evidence published in the special report made upon this subject will freely convince my candid and impartial judge that my course was imperatively urged upon me. 'encountered from the outset great embar rassment from the want of judgment and knowledge on the part of subordinate .genu, and from the great desire of those expecting benefit from military interven tion, that I should interpose my authority nd set aside the civil power. Against bese influences I opposed a steady resist ance. RECOMMENDATIONS. At the same time, I take this occasion to call attention of the General-in-Chief, and, hrough him, those having the power to act, to the anomalous condition of affairs existing m this department, and the neces sity, if R be deemed proper, for the military to intervene in civil affairs; that some pow er be given to the department commander than existing laws confer. I beg leave to refer to the reports of the several heads of the staff department at these headquarters for the necessary information in relation to the position, condition and discipline of the troops So soon as the approaching election is over, it is contemplated to rc concentratc the troops, and to require the strictest attention to be paid to the drill and discipline of the several commands. 1 take the occasion to express to my several district commanders, and to the officers of the staff department, and to the officers aud men of the several commands, my thanks for tne prompt and efficient co-operation I have ever received at their hands. No army in pre vious history was ever called on to dis charge such delicate anti responsible du ties, involving powers that, if abused, might have led to the most serious conse quences ; and yet the transition from mili tary to civil power was so imperceptible as to have passed unnoticed, but for t"e spe cial means, by w'ay of proclamations, or ders, &c., to make it public. Ido not mean to deny but that there were "individual ex ceptions, and that in some cases bad judg ment, political bias, or personal feelings may have influenced the course of some in dividual officer or soldier. This is no more than is to be expected from our nature; but I do maintain that, taking the large force extending over such an extent ol ter ritory and vested with supreme power, in stead of the few instances where, perhaps, criticism might be appropriate, the won der was—and it is to be said to ti\p credit of the army—that so little abase was made of a power by those who might very readl ly be supposed difficult to be restrained and controlled. , I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, George G. Meade, Major General U. 8. A. Commanding. [From the Hartford Time*.. Important Artillery Experiments at Fortress Monroe. The experimental firing under the direction of the United States Engineers’ Department, was begun last Thursday, large number of offi cers being presout. The firing was conducted by Col. T. G. Baylor, assisted by Major W. 8. Beebe and Capt. Poland. Three different kinds o: target were used, all of the latest and most approved patterns. The Engineers’ Depart ment have been engaged upon them .or some months past, and they were models of neatness and strength. The largest one was ot granite and had a small embrasure about four feet from the ground, and 4s said to have been erected upon the same plan as the Bip Raps, or more properly Fort Wood. It is of strong ston« work and supported on each side by heavy abutments. The second one is composed of a heavy wrought iron embrasure, composed of two heavy plates of wrought iron over a foot in thickness, and firmly riveted together, the back supported by heavy masonry. The para pet on one side of this embrasure was com posed of concrete, while the other was corn common earthwork. The third target is com posed of brick, stone, and heavy iron plates, and made to represent the casemate of a fort. It is thought to be the strongest one of the three. The firing was corameneed on the target first described witfi a thirteen-inch smooth-bore gnn ; the shot being of steel, and weighing about three hundred and twenty pounds. The object was to strike the target at the embrasure, or near it, thus dismounting or disabling any piece that might have been planted behind it. The first shot was wel'i aimed, and just grazed the side fcf the target going through it, and I ending safely in the sand. The second was a little higher, striking above the upper right hand corner of the embrx«ure, and doing con ? derable damage. The third snot struck to the right and near the embrasure and did. an immense amount of damage, sending two large flieees ofgranite which would weigh some two or three hundred pounds some thirty or forty feet to the rear. The fourth and last shot fired at this target was from a fifteen-inch gun, and s :ruck the target between the embrasure and i le ground, tearing an immense hole in it. They made these experiments from a distance of one thousand yards. They next tried the embrasure of plate wrought iron, ihe oue proposed by General Barnard. The first shot, from-a. tbirteen-ineh smooth bora gun, struck the iron plate fairly i l the ‘centre, nearly burying itself, smashed the bolts, and completely demolishing that side if the work. A second shot from a twelve-inch cannon -..as fired at the opposite side of this work, triking it fairly and knocking it to pieces. The shot weighed over six hundred pounds, and /as lired from a distance of five hundred yards This concluded the day’s firing, and was highly satisfactory to all present. Furl her experiments were subsequently made. Gradual Depopulation of New Eng land.—lt has been observed, as a singular cir cumstance, that for two years past there has i>een a great falling off in attendance at the common schools in New England. This, for New England, where education is a question of the first importance, is an extraordinary fact, and has led to much speculation as to the cause. It has been satisfactorily ascertained that the falling off is not attributable to a di minished interest of the people in education, or to an indisposition of the children to go to echool, but to a dearease In the number of children. The diminution in the number of children may well give rise to grave discussion. As there has not been a prevalence of serious epi demics in New Eugland very recently—cer tainly not within the two last years—and no greater mortality in proportion to popula.ion tbau in other parts of the Uuiou, and probably not so great among children sis in large cities or Slates South of New England, we may well wonder at the decrease in the number of chil dren. Forty years ago it was not uncommon in that district of the United States—so it is asserted—to find ten children in a family : and that the average offspring of males aged forty five was seven. At this time, however, it is stated that the average docs not exceed four. The deaths are said, in many towns, to exceed the births, and, that but for the emigration of loreigncrs, they would gradually become de populated. Here we have a problem worthy the atten tion of the Social Science Convention. In New York, and in several other large cities, mar riages are uot as frequent as formerly ; but the population still keeps up to the general stand ard without the aid ol foreign emigration. In New England, where we have never heard of any decrease in marriages, there seems t.o be a very marked decrease in births. Are we to re gard this as one of the accompaniments of in advanced civilization; or does it arise from physical deterioatioa; or may we attribute it to aa acquisition of the peculiar physiological knowledge which has been widely disseminat ed throughout certain portions of the country ? Or would we be correct asjwell as compliment ary in concluding that it resulted from the concentration in the brain of all the vital acti vities of the body, and that the New England people, in consequence of long-continued culti vation'of the mind, are capable only of mental conceptions? Whatever the cause is, the fact tself is a strange and startling one, and niay •esu.t eventually in the depopulation of the New Englnud States.—lV. T. News. Less Land.—ls there is one. thing in farming that we need most it is small farms. We need them smaller than is generally supposed. A little of the earth thoroughly treated, with the great atmosphere of wealth above it, is all that we need—is all that wc can use. We may own much, but we can occupy but little—a mere patch—and that we can make our own. What crops we raise are always safe; no risk. This should inspire us to see such crops, and from such little land, and have it right by us. There is a beauty and satisfaction in this that ought to stimulate every one, and it ought to be part of bis enjoyments. It is to the true farmer.— There is benefit in this ; there is order ; every thing is clean nun in its place; there is no crowd ing, no urging. You have your time, and you can do wlmt you do well—the only way in which a thing should be done, but in which it is not done. li n a man becomes a “ country gen tleman,” .aid not, till then. We must, and will eventually, adopt the European plan. It pays to adopt it nowhere. It it “pays” to do as we now do, it will pav belter to and > as we should do. Let us do it. Cm so do it? We are so accustomed to the old routine that it is difficult lo break away. Sell that thou hast, and come and buy—less. That is the doctrine* that is life; it is living, aßd not merely making money. .And there is but oue way to do this; it is by adopting a system of thorough, downright treat ment of the soil, in all respects, but particularly in th- application ot manures—enriching deep ly, fuiiy and vigorously the land, to a capacity stmt lew hitherto have at erupted. Then we get ourselves a home—what they have in Europe, but what we have not here; there is not the attraction (trorn long association) that is re luirecf. We make our homes barren, both in field and in domicile. There is not the wealth, be luxuriance, the taste, >nd, consequently, the permanence, which are required to make a hob . ttat. Our associations are not lasting, because they have' not bad chance to take root. We must m ike our homes, and we must begin some time, and that soon, with many of us, or we are too late. Shall we then fritter away our time till the only life we have to live is gone? “ Bin we must live for oar children.” Aye, and our children are ourselves. The way to do for our selves— make a home for us, lor them. [ Country Gentleman. The manufacture of Manilla cigars is con ducted by females under a system differing ma terially from that employed iu the United States. The tobacco passes through a dozen hands. After the filling and wrappers are as sorted, one set of girls select the filling and ar range it in proper order, another set trim the wrappers, a third roll the wrapper about the filling, while a fourth stand by with their fin gers in a pot containing paste or mucilage manufactured from a plant that grows in luxu riance on the island. At ttie proper lime the piaster, with a dexterous wipe, applies the gum my substance to the edge of the le3f, and the operator, by a peculiar twist Os the wrist, brings the edge down upon the cigar, and cists it into a basket upon the opposite side of tire table. Thee arc eight manufactories in Manilla, cmployiug twenty-five thousand wo men and girls, whose wages average seven cents per day. Snakes from Florida to Cuba.—Within the last six months there have been more than fifty suakes of various kinds caught in the vi cinity of this place and shipped to Cuba.— These snakes were paid for at from one to twenty-five dollars each, and if the demand were to continue a year longer, this country would be greatly benefUled thereby ; because the snakes would be compelieirto yield to the greenback question. Among the snakes skip ped we noticed several large rattlesnakes, one of which was eight feet long, and one gopher snake, which looked to be about twelve feet long.— Tampa Peninsula Henry Ward Beecher says he does not be lieve in a congregation that never dares smile.' A bad jest is a very reprehensible thing, but if I want to make my auditors cry I will make them laugh first. He considers formality at i prayer meetings one of their greatest drqw- j backs. - - r ■' Bull Run Russel) didn’t 11 run ” lor Pariia ment as woll as he did lor Washington, Municipal Election in Atlanta.— An elec tion for municipal officers was held in Atlanta, on Wednesday, December 2d, with the follow-, ing result, which we take from the Conttitution. There was no opposition to the ticket, under the advice ol the City Attorney who held that, until farther legislative action, the negroes could not vote, as the oity charter provided only tor white voters: Our municipal election yesterday resulted as follows. The whole number of votes polled— -990: FOR MATOR. Colonel W. H. Hulsey 985 FOR ALDERMEN. J. P. Mays.: .'...988 V/. H. Brotbcrton. 919 Dr. E, J. Roach 981 Dr. L>. C. O’Keefe 953 V. P. Sissou... 980 W. C. Anderson 989 M. Mahoney 978 E. P. Howell .983 8. 8. McCamy 982 E. R. Carr.* 981 The balance scattering and blank. The registered white vote of the city last Spring was 1,800. We presume it has been increased to about 2,000. Os the thousand not voting, we estimate as follows—Radicals, 300, whipper-snapper Democrats, 100, poli cy Democrats caught in the postponement trap, 100, genuine Democrats who would not leave their business to vote because there was no opposition, 500. About 20 negroes voted ; the Radical negroes were instructed not to vote, ana no effort was made to induce the De mocratic negroes to turn out. The election off quietly, and the city is tranquil. The Constitution.—The Constitution, of At lanta, comes to us with the announcement of the dissolution ol the firm of Carey W. Styles & Cos. The paper has been purchased by W. A. Hemphill & Cos. Colonel Styles, in his “ Good Bye,” concludes: “To my political friends throughout the State, with whom and for whom I have fought lor the last six months in the struggle for domes tic peace aud constitutional liberty, my injunc tion is—stand firm ! Take no step backwards! Though forced to retire from the front for a season, it may be my proud privilege, in a short time, to resume my ‘ place in the pic ture.’ ” Mr. J. R. Barrick, in taking charge o£ the Constitution and entering upon his editorial duties, in a well written and judiciously con? ceived salutatory, says: “The Constitution will indulge in no per sonalties or abuse ot men on account of their opinions, admitting nothing to its columns sa voring of vituperation. The interests of the State, agriculturally and commercially consid ered, as well as every eulerprize having for its .object the welfare ot our people, aud especially tuch as pertain to this city, will, at all times, engage my earnest solicitude. “ I shall use every means in my power tc ■place the Constitution on the high tide of an advance era in journalism.” New England Morals.—A Connecticut legislator having become satisfied that the ma jority ol married people desire separation, pro poses to annul all existing marriages. The small minority who are satisfied with their present condition cau get married over again which will be cheaper than to compel the ma jority to sue for -divorces.— Exchange. The above points but too plainly to the cause ot what lias been frequently asserted of late, that tbe “uatives” of New England are rapidly approaching extinction, and that in a very few years the foreign population will ab sorb all that remains of what was once boast ing New England. Newspaper for Sale.—The Wadesboro’ (N. C.) Argus is offered for sale by the present proprietor. Mr. Frauk Darley, the proprietor, in his advertisement, offering his office for sale, says: The point at which the Argus is published i3 a good one to sustain a paper with a large cir culation. There Ss a good run of job work, and large advertising patronage, local, and from Wilmington, Charleston, Cboraw and Charlotte, besides Irorn tbe surrounding coun ties. To a practical printer this is a splendid opening. Terms moderate. For further par ticulars apply' in person or address me by letter. An Excellent Reason.—Tbe following ef fusion, said to be the result of a “poetical agony ” by a Georgia soldier, who sent a young lady a “ bok *v.” while in camp near her home, is eminently satisfactory, so far as it goes, to prove that “none but the brave deserve the fair,” and we hope had the desired effect. Here it is: “ Aetoi t t'-'is bokny from a fell- r. Who olt ha* heal’d Una bannsas befiw; Ha* llgU'ii'vl lotha fifes a ooteu, And helped <o do a Loop of shooten. Has semi too war clouds da k uri-e, I,l*o fifty bursar Is wh n they flic*, Who is biirsor than hi* dad. And wan * to many raiebiy hid * A Tit Bit.— In England, there are societies to assist discharged convicts to get to the United States. The question of providing for them after their arrival here, by securing them seats in Cougress, is now under discussion. f Exchange. We suppose proper legislative action will of course, be taken upon tbe above, and do not doubt but that the “discussion” will end in favor of the convicts. Death or a Distinguished Georgian.— The Memphis Avalanche records the death of Hon. William L. Harris, which occurred in that city, of. which he bad recently become a resi dent, on Thursday last, in the 6tst year of his age- Judge Harris was a native of Elbert county, in this State, and in early life .resided and prac ticed bis profession at Washingion, in Wiytes county, in co-partnership with the late Hon. Daniel Ohandler, of Mohile. He married a half sister ot the late Gen. Paul J. Sentmes. and re moved to Columbus, Mississippi, iu the early settlement of that State. There he attained to great celebrity as a lawyer, was associated with Judge Sharkey in compiling the Revised Code •of Mississippi, ayid subsequently elected a Judge of the High Court of Appeals. The Avalanche has a long and deserved tribute to his worth as a jurist and a cit izen, from which we make the following extract: He was a man of comprehensive intellect, of finished education ; a classical and belles lettres scholar; a habitual student; a fine writer upon general topies, and a powerful advocate and de bater. During bis occupancy of the bench of the High Court of Mississippi, Judge Harris was tendered by Mr. Buchanan the seat in the Supreme Court of the United States, made va cant by the death of Hon. P. V. Daniel; but tbe political troubles which resulted iu the late war having been partially inaugurated, he, of course, declined the appointment, preferring to share the dangers which menaced his native land, rather than to wear the ermine of that proud judicial station, under tbe patronage of Federal power. He retained, by ro-election, his seat in the High Court of Mississippi, until the inde pendence of that tribunal was threatened by the presence of Federal bayonets, when he resigned ihe position. Iu connection with the other members of the court, and became a resident of this State.— Savannah Republican. Death of Commodore Keahnet, U. S. N. —Commodore Liureuce Kearney, a distin guished naval officer, died on Sunday last, at Perth Amboy, N. J. Commodore Kearney was born at Perth Amboy on the 30th Novem ber, 1789, and would have completed his 79th birthday on the 30th uliinio, had he lived. He entered the naval service as a midshipman on July 34, 1807, and after serving on gunboats for two years was ordered to the frigate Consti tution and subsequently to the frigate Presi dent. After servlug on various other vessels and being promoted to the rank of lieutenant In the meantime, he was, in 1818, placed in command ol the flotilla of galleys and barges, and distinguished hirafelf by capturing a fen der under the guns of the British Brigate He : brus. For the performance of this exploit ha received great praise and gamed an enviable reputation. The war with Great Britain clos ing soon after. Lieutenant Kearney was placed in command of the brig Enterprise, and en gaged in the suppression of piracy In the West Indies. -It was through his energetic conduct that the notorious pirate Gibbs and his band were broken up.—Charleston Courier. Sudden Death of a Gallant Confede rate General.— Every Carolinian remembers the fame and services of Gen. Nat. Evans —a brotber-in law of our townsman, Geu. M. W. Gary. We regret to announce that the latter gentleman .received, on Monday last, a tele gram announci r g the sudden death of General Elvaus. For a year or more past, he had been living at Midway, Alabama; and there, a lew days back, he departed this life. Gen. Evans’ malady, if we mistake not, was disease of the heart. His spirit and valor Illustrated South ern character most worthily during the war, and his name and fame deserve to be kept alive in South Carolina. He leaves a widow and four cliildrerr.— Ex. Three pages supported the nine ieet long train q( a Washington bjrids. BY v TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATED PREBB DISPATCHES. W ashington. . Washington, December 4. Reynolds, commanding Texas, wants more troops and military commissions. The contract for the California mail via the Isthmus has been awarded to tbe Pacific Steamship Company, McLane president, at 1150,000 per annum. Cabinet to-day—Schofield absent. The Supreme Court meets Monday—all the associate Judges are here. . . Customs from the 23d to the 30th, inclusive, $3,706,000. Revenue to-day, $677,000. Rollins decides that the manufacturer of to bacco, snuff and cigars who sells his 6lufl away from the factory is a tobacco bealer. Stuff, therefore, removed prior to March 23d, 1868, from factory to place of business for sale, or placed in the hands of his ageul", may be sold without stamps any time prior to the date pre scribed in sections 78 and 84 of the act of July 20th. Stuff—since November 23d—cannot be released from the factory for consumption or sale until stamped, even though inspected, returned and taxes paid. Boston, December 4. Grant visited Lowell and held a levee. Fennsylvania. Harrisburg, December 4. Gov. Geary replied to a female delegation in the Vaugh case, that their actiou bad loug since been anticipated by thousands of Penn sylvanians, mostly ladies. Further action is unnecessary, as tbe case is thoroughly under stood and Geary’s course is determined. Virginia. Richmond, December 4. United States Circuit Court, Chief Justice Chase, presiding. Iu the motion to quash pro ceedings against Jefferson Davis, R. H. Dana, for the Government, opened this morning. Ho proceeded to show that the fourteenth amend ment pleaded, in bar of punishment b$ defend ant, was uot a penal statute, but was mere ly a change in tbe political system adopted to secure trustworthy men in office and preserve purity in the administration of the Govern ment. It was a measure of precaution to se cure the country against filling offices witti persons who once before filled them and broke their oaths. If it had been intend ed to inflict punishment, it would have been the utmost folly ol legislation, see ing that while it would, if viewed as the de fendant’s counsel viewed it, lighten the pun ishment ot leaders who held office aud hud broken their oaths, and it would leave the people who never held office exposed to penal ties of death aud imprisonment, as denounced in the Constitution, before tho adoption of the amendment. It was an expression only of the public will of the fitness of persons who en gaged in the rebellion, after breakiug their oaths, to hold office again. It was not intend ed, as alleged by tbe defense, to act as an am nesty ; nor was there a siuglc word uttered in the Congress that Iramed, nor the Legislatures that adopted it, to warrant such a construction. So far from that, it was intended as a test by which those men may be reached and guarded against, who bad proved uufaithfu! to their pledge to the Government. It could not be plead in bar of couvietiou for treason, seeing that it applied to those, only who had, after taking oath of office, eugaged lu insurrection and rebellion against the Government. Now treason is something more than engaging in w r ar against the Government, and ot this the defend ant stands charged. It would be strange, indeed, if Jefferson Divis could, as ho might under this plea, come to the bar, and acknowl edging that he was guilty of treason, deny liability to be puuiahed because of tbe four teenth amendment. Mr. Dana contended that, viewed ns the de fense would have it, as a repeal of tbe punish ing clause of the Constitution, tbe fourteenth article would offer a premium for rebellion hereafter, securing, as it would, the participa tors who had held office from all penalties save disfranchisement. Mr- O’Conor followed Dana. He showed, from the very nature of the great civil war, it was impossible to follow it up by trials lor treason conducted with fairness required bv law. How utterly repugnant to the world’s idea of humanity it is, that after being recognized during war ns iu all respects equal and as honorable men, the leaders of tbe conquered fotco should be searched out in peace to be hung as traitors— that the Government and people had never in tended to do this, and it was for this reason the fourteenth amendment had been adopted. It was a constitutional provision and executed itself, aud those who fell under it were now suffering the punishment. He asked tbe court to give the construction to the 14th article that the American people intended itsbould bear,and to accept tho great and beneficent act of mercy in the Constitution which they had put upon it, and which tends to advance what all good .men, who are believers in universal suffrage so much desire, that universal sufirage should be accom panied hand in hand with universal amnesty of supposed offenses arising ont. of tbe unfortu nate controversy in which universal suffrage maybe said to* have had its origin and estab lishment. The court adjourned uutil to-morrow. Snow here to-day. The ship Jas. Waples, laden with railroad supplies for Havana, is detained here by the Cuban revolution. IsTortli Carolina. Raleigh, December 4. The Lower House was again engaged to-day on Resolutions investigating bribery. The Sen ate resolutions were finally adopted by a small majority. Investigation will now proceed.— There is much opposition to the resolutions. Grave disclosures are promised. Both Houses have adopted a resolution to take a recess from December 21st to January 4. Alabama. Montgomery, December 4. The Senate, to-day, passed a bill making the wearing of disguises aud masks by any num bei of men a crime, punishable by fine and im prisonment. Bills were introduced and referred, allowing certain counties to subscribe to stock in the railroad from Opelika to Tuscumbia, and to open judgments rendered by ary of the courts of this State where the cause of action existed prior to the 25th of May, 1805. The House is engaged on the revenue bill. Tbe Legislature has refused to adjourn on the 12th of December, and there is no indica tion ot the time when it will adjourn. Nearly every bill before it is of a private or local char acter. Mobile, December 4. This morning, at 9 o’clock, the steamer DorraDce, lying at her wharf, exploded her doc tors and boiler. At tbe time the accident oc curred the United States inspector was testing the boilers. Two negroes were killed outright, and another has since died. Several were in jured. Two whites were also injured. Florida. Tallahassee, Decembor 4. The Supreme Court, to-day, unanimously de cided that the petition of Gleason, to remove suit to the United States Courts, under the civil rights bill, did uot allege any fact which brought the case within the act referred to, aud that Gleason had had every right extended, and had in this court a lull and lair hearing, aud that his complaint, II lie had any, could only bo based upon an assumed discretion, vested lu him by erroneous construction ol the civil rights act, to approve and decide that the decisions of the court, as to the law of the case, was not what he thought It was. The respondent (Gleason), upon announce ment of this opinion, left (lie court room and bis counsel abandoned the case. Judgment of ouster Js expected. Justice Westcott, in announcing the opinion as to the jurisdiction of the court, stated that eise was instituted to try the right ot an indi vidual to an office created and existing under the constitution of the State; that respondent (Gleason) did Dot belong to any class denied a right guarantied by the first section of the civil rights bill; that he had had a full and fair hearing ; that, however, if be was mistaken in his construction of the civil rights bill, and if it was as contended for, unconstitutional, its effect would be to place it in the power of any individual to stay all proceeding in Slate courts at his own discretion. He further stated that flie section of this act prescribing frpenalty for its violation had been road, aud tnat he was waiting to meet any prosecution which could follow the exercise of houest judicial discretion. The indications are, that on the meeting of the Legislature, next month, impeachment will bloom afresh, and that in spite of Seminoles am] Forney. Ohio. Cleveland, December 4. By a collision on the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad oue passenger, unknown, was killed aud several hurt. Cause: misplaced switch, Louisiana. New Obleans, December 4. The injunction issued on application of the Metropolitan Police Board, through their Pre sident, Lieut.-Gov. Dunn, restraining Mnvnr Conway aud Chief of Police Diamond, appoint ed-by the Mayor, from interfering in any man’ ner with police aflairs of this city, came betore' Judge Leaumont, of the Fifth District Court to-day, ou rulo taken to dissolve those iniunc tions. The court ordered injunctions dismiss ed, with judgment in favor of defendants. Judge Leanmont’s opinion is very lengtbv and coincides with Judge Cooley, of the Sixth District Court; but goes farther than the lat ter, saying the sectiou, without which the act is of no avail, being declared unconstitutional tbe whole act Is unconstitutional. ’ Anew trial of the Sixth District Court ease will be argued to-morrow. 14*6 postponed races over tho Metairie Conrse are annouuced for to-morrow—track uufit to-day. * Foreign. [BY THE CABLE.] Paris, December 4. The police dispersed a crowd gathered in the neighborhood of Baudin's Tomb. There was some sullenness but no disturbance. Madrid, December 4. Espartcro has been asked to become tempora ry Dictator. Berlin, December 4. The KiDg of Prussia received the French Embassador with assurances of friendship for France. London, December 4. Minister Johnson, at the Birmingham ban quet, spoke iu bis usual style, alluding to the taking of hands of men without regard to their opinion duriug the war. Said If there are any persons, either iu England or America, so un generous as to render judgment against my conduct, I appeal from their judgment, and shall, in tbe language of the lawyers, submit their total disqualification by notice toentertaiu and decide the question. Gladstone lias accepted a premiership. Havana. Havana, December 4. Several rebel chiefs and agents were brought prisoners to Havana. There is great destitution iu iusurgent dis tricts. Schooner Ella Forest, from Norfolk for Hon duras, ■was totally wrecked ou Cardcuas Reef. The crew saved. Sugar quiet. Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monroe, December 4. A heavy Northeast storm prevails. Markets. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. London, December 4—Noon. Consols, 92%. Bonds steady at 74%. Liverpool, December 4—Noon. Cotton quiet; sales, 10,000 ; sales week, 85,- 000; exports, 23,000; speculation, 14.000; stock, 368,000 ; American, 44,000 bales. Flour, 253. 6d. Others unehauged. Liverpool, December 4—Afteruoou. Cotton quiet; stock afloat, 254,000; Ameri can, 78,000 bales. Lard flat. Pork dull.— Naval Stores quiet. Yarns aud Fabrics at Man chester heavy. Liverpool, December 4—Eveuiug. Cotton tending down ; uplands, spot, 11% ; afloat, 10%@10% ; Orleans, 11%. Bacon quiet and steady. Turpentine dull. Frankfort, December 4. Bonds, 94%@94%. New York, December 4—Noon. The Treasury sold $300,000 at 35 45-100. Money easy at 7. Gold, 135%. Sterling, 9%. ’62’s, 11%; Virginias, 65%; new, 63%; Vir ginias, ex-coupon, 50 asked ; new, 57 ; Tcnncs secs, ex-coupon, new, 61%. New York, December 4—P. M. Governments closed firm; North Carolina, new, 63%; Virginias, ucw, 57. Money much easier ; offerings liberal at 5(i7i7 ; sterling dull at 9%. Cotton, bills firmer at 8%. Cold steady, closing at 135%. New York, December 4—NoOn. Flour unchanged. Corn drooping. Wheat dull. Mess Pork heavy. Lard heavy. Cotton quiet at 21%. Turpentine drooping at -16(2! 46%. Kosin quiet; common strained, $2 45 ; good strained, $2 50@3 55. Freights quiet. New York, December 4—P. M. Cotton opened steady sud closed easier ; sales, 3,000 bales at 24%. Flour active and unchang ed. Wheat I@2 better. Com easier; mixed Western, $1 11®1 17. Mess Pork heavy at $25 50. Lard firm ; kettle, 14%. Turpentine, 46@46%. Rosiu, $2 40@7 50. Freights dull aud unchanged. Baltimore, December 4. Co'ton dull at 24%. Flour quiet and un changed. Prime to choice red Wheat, $2 25 (3) 2 40. Corn firm. Oats firm at 75. Rye dull. Pork dull at S2O@2G 50. Shoulders, 14. Lard, 16%. Virginias, inscribed, 47%@47% ; ’66’s, 51%@51 % ; coupons, old, 55% bid, bO% asked ; new, 57% bid, 58 asked. Louisville, December 4. Superfine Flour, 8506. Corn, 50055. Pork, 827. Lard, 14%@15. New clear Bacon sides, 13%. Cincinnati, December 4. Flour steady; family, 87 5008. Corn firm at 03064. Whisky, 81. Pork—speculative de mand 823. Bulk Meats quiet and firm. Lard —steam, 13%@14. Wilmington, December 4. Spirits of Turpentine quiet nr 42043. Rosiu very dull; No. 2, 81 7501 82%. Crude Tur poutiue unchanged. Tar unchanged. Cotton in fair eemand; stock light.; middling, 21%@ 22%. Mobile, December 4. Cotton—Sales, 1,500 bales ; quiet and firm ; middling, 22%; receipts, 1,795; sales week, 6,850; receipts, 9,068; exports—foreign, noue; coastwise, 2,073; stock, 34,270 bales. New Orleans, December 4. Cotton—Net receipts of the week, 39.050 bales; receipts, 1,137 bales ; total, 40,217 bales ; exports—Liverpool. 15,191 bales ; other foreign ports, 11,855 bales; coastwise, 3,412 bales; stock, 105,435 bales! Cotton siiffer during the day but closed un changed ; middling, 22%023; sales, 9,100 bales; receipts to-day, 6,106 bales; exports, 2,291 bales; sales of the week, 35,900 bales. Gold, 135%. Sterling—Commercial, 45%048%; Bank, 46%@47; New York sight, %0% dis count. Sugar dull aud drooping ; common, 8; prime, 11%; clarified, 12012%. Molasses in fair deraand.and lower; common, 45, prime, 56 060; choice, 62%. Flour firm; superfine, 86 75; doubl" extra, 10 8007; treble extra, $7 50@8 50. Corn—snoply light, in good de mand and higher, 80082%. Oats firm at 83%. Bran dull and lower at $1 1501 20. Hay dull and lower at. $20021. Pork in fair demand at $24 75@25. Bacon dull; shoulders, 12; clear rib sides, 15%; clear sides, 18%. Lard dull; tierce, 16; keg, 17. Whisky unchanged. Cof fee-prime Rio, 10%@17. , Charleston, December 4. Cotton quiet; business interrupted by heavy rain; sales, 116 bales; middling, 23%; re ceipts, 973 ; exports coastwigc 1,035. Savannah, December 4. Cotton opened dull and closed with a fair de mand ; sales, 1.083 bales; receipts, 1,823 ; net receipts for the week —upland, 13,888; Sea Island, 260 ; coastwise—upland, 16 ; Sea Island, 244; total—upland, 13,904 ; Sea Island, 510 ; ex ports to England—upland, 9,183; Sea Island, 31; other foreign ports—upland, 2,691; Sea Islands none ; stock on hand and Bblpboard not cleared—upland, 24,730; Sea Island, 2,681; sales of the week, 6,090. Weather—rsiuing heavily last, night and con tinued till noon, then cleared off cool. AuffUßta Market. Orrios Daily Covstitbtiosalist, ? Fmdat, December 4— P. M. $ FINANCIAL— GOLD—Bay teg at 184 and selling at 136. SlLVEß—Baying at 130 and telling at 183. SECURITIES.—Georgia Railroad Stock, 96. City Bonds, 75. COTTON—Tho market opened rather dull and continued in that state durlug the greater part of tho day, with prices in favor of buyers, closing with Mid dling nominally 221f@21X. Sales, 582 bnles. Re ceipt*, 800 bales. BACON—We quote C. Sides, 18% ;C. R. Sides, 18; B. B. Sides, 17; Shouldors, 14%(316; Bel lies, 17; Hams, 19@23; Dry Suit Shoulders, 13@14>* ; Dry Halt C. K. Bides. 17. CORN—OId White. $1 16; old mixed, $1 10 from depot: new white, without sacks, $1 05; new mixed, without sacks, $1; new, in ear, 95. WHEAT—We quote white, $2 25®2 40; red.fl 80 @2 20. FLOUR—Oity Mills, $lO 60@13 00 ; at retail, $1 barrel higher. Country, $lO 00@12 00, according to quality. CORN MEAL—SII6 at wholesale, and $1 25 at re tail OATS—BO(3)B6, RYE-11 W.
