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About Tri-weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-1877 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1869)
(jonstitutional; s r. AIKMIRTA. GA. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE !'•», 18G9 A FIRST CLASS CRAWFISH. Mr. Justice McCay thinks that the negro is entitled to hold office in Georgia because tins is the Judge’s argument, be it under stood, and not ours, for vre deny it all—be cause the negro is a citizen of Geoigio, and, under the reconstructed constitution, all citizens are equally eligible to office. Now, while this is Mr. Justice McCay’b opinion on the reconstructed constitution as framed, such was not his opinion when that elegant document was framing. In the journal of proceedings in the late ad journed piebald unconstitutional conven tion as officially published we read that, on the 14tli of Jauuary, 1868, the Committee on the Franchise submitted a report iu ten sections, and that the tenth sectiou read thus: “ Sf.c. 10. All qualified electors, and none others, shall be eligible to any office in this State, unless disqualified by the constitu tion of this Stale, or by the Constitution of the United States.” On the 14th of February following the presentat ion of this report, just one month thereafterbe it noted, showing that there had been abundant opportunity for a full consideration of the matter, a vote was taken in the piebald convention on a motion to strike out the whole of the hereinbefore recited tenth section and said section was stricken out by 126 to 12. Among those who voted to strike out was the present Mr. Justice McCay, as the curious observer of scallawagery may perceive by referring to page 312 of the official journal. But this is not the only ground and lofty tumbling of our worthy Judge. Not only does he vote point-blank against the propo sition that all citizens of Georgia under the reconstructed constitution shall be eligible to office ; but even proffers an educational qualification. The journal (page 310) says that: “ Mr. McCay offered to amend the same” —the 10th section, as above given—“ by inserting after the word ‘electors’, in the first line thereof, the following: “ Citizens of the United States, who can read and subscribe Ike oath of office, except disqualified by physical disability.” So that wc see this Mr. Justice McCay, who has just pronounced for illimitable negro office holding, was, when simply bo gus delegate McCay, anxious to make reading and writing a condition precedent to office, and, on not being able to secure that limitation, voted to strike out the de claration that all electors were eligible to office, and in that way to secure some kind of a limitation any way. ‘ And yet this man, this twice convicted wriggling worm of politics, who first turns against his people and then against him self, rises up, God help us, with his rags of ermine about him, to declare that the regula tion of this great State is, and of right ought to be, committablc to that mass of igno rance, superstition, weakness and gullibili ty, from which he and men like him come out into prominence. Judge McCay, Justice McCay, Mr. As sociate Justice McCay, His Honor! O Justice, how art thou crawflshifled! THE TRADES UNIONS. I‘resident General Grant has done what lie could to compel negro equality. He lias invested some of the blacks with t lie honors of the Government and endeavored to force the Trades Unions to a fraterniza tion without distinction of race or color. In the last named effort his success has been the reverse of promising. Reviewing this matter, the National Intelligencer says : “ The attempt to enforce asocial equality between negroes and white men is one of the Radical schemes. In the opinion of most sagacious observers, this scheme was quietly and completely defeated by the ac tion of the Printers’ National Convention at Albany last week. That body, perhaps more completely than any that is in the habit of holding annual conventions, rep resents the intelligence and the real public opinion of the country. Composed of in telligent men, accustomed to feel, to watch, and to form public opinion—men of all shades and varieties in politics, from * sooty black to snowy!—it cannot be charged with partisanship; nor can there be enter tained even the faintest suspicion of sectionalism, at least in favor of the South, in its action, for the majority of its Southern delegates were Northern men, and there was an immense prepon derance of Northern delegates, because the sad results of the war have so greatly crippled the South that she can now sup port few printing offices. The question of admitting the negro to an equality in their trade associations and their professional unions was brought up fairly and squarely for the action of this assembly. It was met manfully. There was no dodging. The issue #as decided without any equivocation or evasion. After several days afforded for deliberation and an unchecked debate, this negro equality was refused by a decided vote. This states the question. This is the verdict not only of the Printers’ Na tional Convention, but of the people, whose opinions the convention unquestionably represented. This action will be followed up in all the trades’ unions ami meetings of the people. It *is not simply because the negro is concerned, but because great prin ciples are involved that the masses are beginning to be agitated. They have given their Congressional tyrants ample scope and room for the exercise of the most vil lainous despotism outside of the private business office and the social circle ; but the crazy demagogues, in the effort to per petuate their hold upon power, have in invaded eveu these sacred precincts, and the victims are aroused.. The movement has begun. Beware of Widows. —The famous editor of La Lanterne, Henri Rochefort, contra dicts the report that he is engaged to a widow. He thus writes: “ I will wed no widow but Liberty, and she you know has no fortune.” We hope it was not the widow Lincoln. Is she not the widow of the “ sweet land of Liberty,” the like of which Rochefort Wishes to make France. The Legislature. —The recent opinion of the Supreme Court has no bearing upon the putative negro membership of this Legislature. If Bullock should convene the General Assembly and send in a saucy message on the subject, the two Houses will probably table the document, dismiss all negro applicants by the back door, and then adjourn. If they did not adjourn, they might impeach Bullock, though we think the game is not worth the candle. Strange Conjunction.—lt is rumored that Andrew Johnson and Parson Brown low have forftied a coalition in order to regulate Tennessee affairs. Johnson is to get the Benatorship and Brownlow is to be whitewashed by the “ Moses ” of the fteedmen. Recovered. —Having recovered from an attack of Logan, Secretary Rawlins has suspended his order decapitating four hun dred clerks. Another Boss. — Ihe Minister Jo Eng land, Mr. MoTbKf was instructed by Grant and then instructed by Sumner. Grant commanded him to go against the jrolipy of Sumner and Sumner tool him to fol low the programme laid down in his speech. It is that Movf.fcV yvil! folio# Sum NER.uid ignore Grant. 'So wc must in clude Sumner among the “National Bosses. ” __ ~ __ <JreatTnducement. —Tiie colored mem l»er of Congress who did not get in, J. W Menard, of Louisiana, has started a news paper in New Orleans. He offers a photo graph of “ the first, -colored Congressman elect” to every subscriber. It is supposed that he, will give a kink of his wool to the second colored Congressman that tajees his seat. • A Case for Butter. —When the Geor gia case is disposed of, the Attorney Gen eral of the United States will probably con sider the cases of fifty little girls of Fred ericksburg, Va., who lately strewed flowers in the path of Gen. Lee. Queer. —Notwithstanding there is a “ Jubilee ” in Boston, the papers quote the codfish market as “ dull.” Our New York Correspondence. New York, June 16. Considerable amount of gossip has been caused by the refusal of the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund to complete the sale of the franchise of the Twenty-third street railway, which was recently offered at auc tion, and $150,000 bid for it. The commis sioners have made public what appears to be valid reasons for the course, but we have become so accustomed to all sorts of double dealing in matters pertaining to the inter ests of the public, that there is a disposi tion to accuse somebody of rather attempt ing to levy black mail upon the purchasers, or to cheat the city of the just proceeds of the sale. Both may be true. Soon after the termination of the late war, and taking advantage of the military furore then raging, the Radicals of this State reorganized the militia in such man ner as to practically saddle upon us a standing army of about 60,000 men. Cer tainly, man for man, in every available sense, this militia cost, us more per annum than the landwehr of Prussia, with nothing like its efficiency. It serves no other purpose than to enable those “ great military minds,” which did not succeed in making their mark during the late war, to air their “ fuss and feathers” before the stay-at-home patriots. The burden of taxation has com pelled a gradual redaction of this standing army during the past two or three years, and the late Legislature had the audacity to remove the exemption from taxation which has been enjoyed by members of the “ uniform militia.” In Radical opinion, anything that tends to the rebel of the great body of tax-payers, is “ unconstitu tional,” and they have combatted the re peal of this exemption, but the Attorney General has just decided against them, and they must pay up. The insecurity of life in this city and its suburbs seems to have never been greater than now. At the police headquarters,v there are on file personal descriptions of twenty-four men, who have mysteriously disappeared in the past fortnight; most of them well known and of good standing in a circle of acquaintances; and almost every day one or more dead bodies are found drowned in the harbor, some with evidences of their murder and others apparently the victims of intoxication, carelessness or suicide. This is a fearful record. The contest in the Episcopal Church, in augurated by the great body of its wor shippers for the expulsion of the Ritualistic faction from .their midst, is becoming ex tremely heated. The last- movement is to compel the Trinity Church corporation to render an account of its stewardship over the vast amount of property it controls. — In the complaint before the Supreme Court, it is alleged that the corporation Ims gone over to Rome, oris about doing so; that the property confided to her care is leased for purposes of prostitution and other im moral and criminal practices, and that she neglects the great evangelical and Chris tian work devolving upon her for that of a partisan.and Romanizing partisanship. All but a few zealots admit these changes to be true. A minister of this parish has preach ed a sermon denouncing Protestantism as a failuje, and Dr. Dix, the Rector, is un derstood that while not accepting the latest Romish dogma of the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin, holds that is more tolerable than the right of private judgment. And yet there is a wide differ ence between Ritualism and Romanism.— Romanism is an earnest struggle towards Christianity, clogged by numberless relics of Paganism, while Ritualism is not un like a mixture of Calvinism and Freema sonry—an attempted reaction towards Ju daism, in the name of Jesus Christ—an at tempted use of the religion of the Nazarene dispensation against itself and in favor of the Mosaic dispensation. All the leading ritualists are prominent Free Masons, while the Roman Church .excommunicates a Free Mason. Calvinism, as a leading element of Pro testant faith, is clearly on the wane. Its special representative among our religion ists, i. e., New England Puritanism, is no where more strongly denounced than among those w'lio were rigidly brought Up in its faith. There are those who argue from the re ligious agitation of the hour, that the Christian faith is in danger. We have “ positivists,” and other sorts of “ free thinkers,” raising their heads in hope of recognition as the solution of all our trou bles and doubts. But Christianity, pure and simple, maintains its hold, and the storm which is promises to clear away the of Pagan relics on the one hand, ana the fogs of Calvanis tic Judaism on the other, rendering the truth of the religion of Him Crucified more clear, and its course less obstructed than ever before. The troubles of Mr. Bout well, in his at tempt to carry water ou both shoulders— to please the stock gamblers and the great merchants of this city—are again conspic uous. He is assailed by the bull party for “ contracting,” and by the other side for failing to embrace the opportunity to place the public credit on a more substantial foundation. And, strange as it may sound, his assailants, from whichever side they come, are in the right. His policy brings all the evils of contraction upon business, with none of its advantages to the public credit. lie locks up currency which business men feel that they need, and yet, there being no cancelling of redun dant currency—no substantial progress made towards the return to specie pay ments. He is warmly assailed by the lead ing journals of this city, without much re ference to party, and by none more so than by the German Republican commercial pa- per. Wc are shipping large quantities of wheat to Great Britain. The prospects of her harvest are not good, and her Stocks on hand are unusually small.— Freight was taken to-day for 240,000 bush els to Liverpool and Glasgow. Fortunate ly this export demand is met by unprece dentedly large receipts at the West, which becau to reach this market in liberal quan tities. Gotten continues its upward course. For some time past, the subject of public baths for the benefit of the poor, has awakened interest, and a committee upon the subject was some time since appointed. Dr. Harris, in a letter to the secretary of the committee, although declining to take an active part in the matter, on account of his numerous engagements, strongly re commends the establishment of such baths, the admission tickets to which, he says, be placed at a very low rate—five cents in Winter, and two cents in Bummer, and goes on to make the offer of 10,000 free tickets in case the baths be established.— Baths of this kind have already been estab lished in Boston, where the experience in regard to them lias been very encouraging, though in this city, as in London, a system of interior as well as river side baths will be found requisite. A site upon the East river has already been offered by a public spirited gentleman which will be adapted to the Construction of a river side bath, the only kind established as yet in Boston. We notice the recent publication of two new books, which as their titles would in* dicate, aroof undecidedly domestic char ueter, and as such, promise much that is of iiiUi-Lff to pn-soiG w hose tastes lie tb it way. “The New American Farm Rook,” by R. L. Alien, revised and enlarged by Lewis F. Allen, author of “ American Cat tle,” and “ Farm Implements and Farm Machinery,"’by .John J. Thomas. The style of the first is an l from the visible evidencesof careful thought, aap of caution in film stalctiieuts made, can safety Vie fecomitfotided. Mr. Allen being well known as the best informed herdsman in America, we might naturally expect a somewhat lengthy dissertation upon the ‘mooted question of breeds, but on this sub ject. there is little said. • Tfce object of the second I took is, to ex plain those natural priueij/les which many a sagacious farmer has mastered by years Os close attention. By this we mean that for drainage some know ledge of hydraulics is necessary for the making of roads, a knowledge of grading, and, as is obvious to every one, a farmer should be something of a mechanic. To explain these princi ples, and to describe the Varied implements which the progress of inventive science have brought into every day use, is the aim of Mr. Thomas, and we may safely pronounce his book to be one of great utility to all engaged in agricultural pur suits. Another new work, also, of a domestic character, is “ The Practical Poultry Keeper,” by L. Wright, and issued by Drange, Judd & Cos., the same publish ers' to whom we are indebted for the two volumes just noticed, and, like them, it contains a great deal of useful in formation on the subject of which it pro poses to treat, and is suited equally to the poulterer who who goes into the business iu order that it may pay, as well as to the chicken fancier who indulges a whim for new breeds and gay plumage. Yet another new book w’e notice, which will be of general interest, but. more parti cularly to Virginians, as being an exposi tion of the Geographical and her National importance, by M. F. Maury. The work is. entitled “ Physical Survey” of Virginia. The musical and dramatic season is fast drawing to a close. Patrie , the new play lately produced at Fisk’s and which was meeting with a good success, was vei*y sud denly withdrawn, owing it is said, to a disagreement between the financial poten tate aforesaid, and his manager, Tayieure, and the building in consequence remains closed until the Fall. Many of the principal artists in Opera Bouffe have this week left our shores for Europe, although a few well known to the public, foremost among which are Inna, Declawyas, and Mad. Rose Bell, intend re maining through the Summer and trying tlieir fortunes another season in America, although not so much in the metropolis as in other portions of the country. One of the most brilliant events of the season is the memorial concert and matinee given to-day for the benefit, of the widow and child of the late C. B. Seymour, as all the principal artists had volunteered their services on occasion ; Miss Kellogg at the matinee performance, and Parepa in the evening, are the principal attractions. This, we believe, is the last appearance of Parepa previous to the much talked of Festival at Boston, which commences on the 15th. Booth, as every one knows, is in happy enjoyment of the honeymoon, and the curi osity of the public is at last satisfied by an announcement of his marriage to Miss Mary McVickar, in regard to w hich so many, and such contradictory reports have been iu circulation, and during the absence Os the newly wedded pair at Long Branch, the Lady of Lyons is being played, Mr. Edwin Adams taking the character of Claude Melnotte, and Miss Blanch Du Bar, a lady of Western fame, but hitherto un known in New York, that of Pauline. An interesting picture is on exhibition at Schaus’ Gallery, the subject of which is the meeting of Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart, and the denunciation of the latter by the former. Willoughby. [Special Coi respondence of the Baltimore Gazette, From Washington. THE BRITISH MINISTER —HIS PROMOTION TO THE SPANISH EMBASSY—THE I.OW RANK ACCORDED THE UNITED STATUS, DIPLO MATICALLY, IN THE SCALE OF NATIONS— MR. MOTLEY’S POSITION AT THE ROYAL DINNER TABLE —A CASUS BELLI—EQUALI TY OE POSITION WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR TO BE DEMANDED—MR. SUMNER —A CASE OF “ CONVEYANCE ” THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER —V WARNING TO THE FENIANS. 0 Washington, June 14,1869. It was announced a day or two ago iu “ knowing quarters,” which I generally dis regard, that the British Minister accredited to this Government will shortly be “ pro moted ”to the Spanish Embassy. Shocked at this term, I called at the State Depart ment to ascertain if the leading Powers of Europe yet (since the war) recognized an invidious distinction detrimental to our “ Republic.” “ Certainly,” said my inform ant, “ you can see by this document (hand ing me a book) that we are now below Portugal, and come just before Switzer land. The Grand Turk is beyond us in the matter of honor, salary and perquisites attached to European diplomatic missions.” “ But,” said I, “ these distinctions cannot exist, at this day, with respect to our min isters in their formal intercourse abroad ?” “ I am sorry to say,” answered he, “ that by referring to ‘ the Book ’ I have given you, you will see that in all ceremonial ar rangements we are far behind hand.” Being determined to know the worst, I put the case of Motley, and asked what his position would be at a royal (or loyal) dinner party given by the Queen to foreign ambassadors. “ His plate w’ould be placed below that of the Brazilian ambassador,” said he, “as is put down in the book of etiquette you hold.” Getting my “back up ” at this response, and feeling abund antly patriotic, I told the official that, just there, was a real ground for war to the knife. Said I, “ Let us throw aside the comparatively nonsensical stuff about the Alabama captures and insist upon at least a perfect equality of nations—the position of their ambassador at the dinner table to be determined by ballot without regard to race or color.” “ That is contemplated,” said my good-liuinored interlocutor, “when Mr. Sumner becomes President.” I scarcely had left the Department of State, when I heard your Gazette charged with a design to “ push claims as a candidate for the succession. It struck me very forcibly that no honest newspaper could do otherwise than advise parties to bring out representatives of their ideas.— Without committing anybody, it may be said that the Radical faction has no other better representative than the Massachu setts Senator. Grant equals him in nar rowness of mind and vindictiveness of tem per ; nothing else. Sumner is a scholar, in proof of which, no better evidence could be afforded than his stealing bodily two pages of Cicero, of which he was convict ed, when he first came into the Senate, by Mr. Butler, of South Carolina. He is tall —upwards of six feet—which is sufficient to possess his constituency with the idea that he is ofcolossal intellect. He has read many books, without understanding any of them, and, it is Said, relied upon the theory of memory, in teaching the sciences to his scholars when he was a pedant. He hypocritically subscribed to all the notions really entertained by old Ben Lundy, but never fully committed himself until Garri son showed how beautifully hypoericy could be blended with Lundy’s fanatical ideas. He is proverbially mean, stingy, tyrannical in his family; egotistical, and iu the last degree cowardly. What better representative candidate can the Radical party want than him ? Great Britain seems to know “ our situa tion" a little better than the common peo ple of our own country. I have referred above to a probable change of her Ministers. The New York Tribune informs us that “ the new ambassador will, through a liberal hospitality , ascertain Senatorial sentiments before opening further negotiations for the adjustment of the Alabariia question. This proceeding, it is presumed, will relieve the Administrations of both Governments from the annoyance of a failure to confirm and insure a settlement acceptable to the Senate.” Gladstone, knowing all along that a very little money would purchase a majority of the Senate, lias escaped even an interrogo tary from his opponents (who knew the same thing), in reference to the “difficulties” between the two countries! But what will the Feuiana think when they thus learn that “ liberal hospitality" will influence “ Senatorial sentiments,” and relieve' the Administrations of both Governments” from the “ annoyance” of outsiders ? X. PEN AND INK SKETCHES. V I PERSONAL AND POLITICAL OF THE NEW VO UK PRESS. PAINTED IN FACE AND FEATURE, WITUOtjT FEAR OR FA Volt, liYCOI,. I,ICON LAEITTIS. ?• “Bi liulil! in tarloiiMth .my* tin- B“iril>blihg,rKiw, Kor iVrtiiti* «qri r, in 1>» g review.” TRE WoRjJ). MANTON MARBLE. lii the rapidity of this age of self made and ready made inep, i.t is impossible to keep up. with the large number of griM*, men that rise to the surface. To do so, one would need to possess the calculating facili ties of the lightning calculator, or keep pace with the changing mode of the ready, made coat, self-adjusting hat, or solf-im, pro vised boot. Nay, the velocipede speed of the age would have to be invoked to keep up with the great men that spring up, particularly the great editorial crop, vvliicli at all sea sons seem to grow spontaneously in the prolific soil of New 7 York cjty. Without applying these remarks to Mr. Marble, who has made his mark upon the New York World, we could not resist the force of the comparison, when, after describing Mr. Bryaut as a veteran, his name suggested ilself as a comparative Neophyte of the Press. The World newspaper is the result of its anomalous combination with the Courier and Enquirer. A number of able writers are connected with it, among them William Henry Ilurlburt, and others of ability ; but these, like Mr. Jelliby, in Bleak House, being a part and parcel of Mrs. Jelliby, are merged into Mantou Marble. * The I \'orld, soon after its establishment, was quiet and dull, for its religions bias ill-adapted itr.o the controversial charac ter of the daily press, but finding a change necessary, it commenced a revolution aqd became aipolitical journal. The Delphic oracle of Democracy that dwells in the Temple of Tammany was sup posed to inspire with her graphic words the political orthodoxy of the World ; but, as in the revolving wheel of Time however, the machinery of the physical world some-, times gets out of order, so it would seem that in the progress of events the political machinery that governs Tammany and the World does not in every respect run witii that harmony that is necessary to their mutual support as lw T o great controlling powers. The ancient w'orld is represented as hav ing been borne on the shoulders of Atlas, and the New York Daily World should have for its cartoon the shouideis of Tammany for its support, and which, by the Way, are hardly sufficient to sustain the weight.— The credit that is centered in the ostensi ble editor of a newspaper, as the writer of every editorial article that appears in his journal, surrounds the man so placed, with all the good and indifferent productions that daily appear. This anonymous cur tain has given to Mr. Marble, like others, a great deal of credit and discredit for a number of things he never wrote, but which he might have been equal to writing, as food or bad. Soon after the accession of Ir. Marble, the World certainly took a high position as a leading journal. s Distinguished fora nervous and brilliant style of waiting, he placed his paper far above many of his coteinporaries, while, at the same time, he permitted it to indulge in coarse witicisms. In the discussion of public questions, its logical compositions were models of purity and pointedness of style, and rare as daily newspaper articles. In a certain dilettante and blase style of writing, with occasional quotations of French and Latin, can be seen the facile pen of Hurlburt, who, in straining after an outre effect, destroys the cultivated pro ductions that at once can be traced to a scholar and a gentleman. In the theatrical department, in which the press is usually so deficient in just criticisms, the World occasionally has good art’cles. Generally, this department of the press is filled with fulsome flattery, or else downright blackguardism of both ac tor and actress; and it. would hardly he be lieved that a journal of such high tone as the World is known to possess, would have permitted an article to appear iu its columns against Ristori as was published some time since. And yet, such is the per versity of taste and umvengnition of art, that Ristori was abused in coarse language because she was so physical’y formed as to be able to bear children—as if the same discredit, for the same cause, might not be attributed to the mother of uuy mortal man. Given to sensational inventions recent!} 7 , as a daily paper, the World has not enlarged its character as a first class journal, though it has increased Us circulation. The Mo loch of popular excitement, however, is in satiable in its unnatural apgetite, and it must be fed at whatever cost of public de cency, private morals, or human probability. When all is corrupt, it is impossible to es cape uuduntaminated, and the vices that are attributed to individuals are often but the result of corrupt systems. WILKES’ SPIRIT OF TIIE TIMES. GEORGE WILKES. Early in life, engaged in many ventures of the press, George Wilkes never atttained influence until he established the National Police Gazette. This journal, in its orgin, was distinguished tor its ferocious attacks upon criminals and its pursuit of dangerous characters, and those supposed to be allied with this class ot people. Envious persons associated the proprietor of the Gazette with that class of men, but’ his indomitable character and liis innate capacity to sustain himself, soon dissipated this impression, and against all odds he became to lie recog nized and feared as one of the most remark able and antagonistic journalists of the country. Separating himself from the National Po lice Gazette, Mr. Wilkes subsequently be came associated with Porter's Spirit of the Times, and before the death o, that, cele brated sporting editor, lie established Wilkes' Spirit, and though ostensibly de voted to sporting literature, this journal is one of the ablest political papers of the day. Wilh great capacity for political writ ing, Mr. Wilkes has iua.de his mark as a jour nalist of remarkable ability, and with more grace than sagacity lie has made himself a power in the press. A thorough man of the world, he has an extensive knowledge of men, and without being an actual politician, lie possesses great influence with political parties. Fear ed more than courted, he stands independ ent ; and, conscious of the influence he wields, he is indifferent to the enemies he makes in asserting his opinions and attack ing his opponents. These he makesfoften, .without consulting prudence or propriety ; but, always jealous, he has little care tor consequences. V A vigorous writes, fiis at tacks are often indiscriminate and violent. Iu pursuing his course he courts no favor, and what other men have gained by fawn ing he has achieved by force. Indomitable and energetic, he has acquired fortune and reputation. Associating with sporting men, this has not prevented him from being the intimate of some of the foremost leaders of The couotry, and equally the arbiter of the prize ring and the political arena; he is the friend of the heroes of the one and the champions of the other. Without being a courtier, he has been presented at the Court of England, and without being a military man, he has been present upon the battle field. A Radical Republican, Mr. Wilkes is an advocate of its extremest measures, and in questions of foreign policy he is ag gressive, as in domestic and personal con troversies. Altogether, Mr. Wilkes is a re markable combination of a reinakable cha racter, and few men, under similar difficul ties, would have acquired such an influence among men of opposite principles and pur suits, a»fl to achieve which required such a standard of talents, courage snd audacity. THE NEW YORK NEWS. BENJAMIN WOOD. In the march of the daily press, and the expenses attending it, few experiments in journalism have been more hazardous than the establishment of a daily paper at one cent per copy. As hazardous as this enter prise appears, however, it received* a suc cessful solution in the Daily Hews, estab lished by Mr. Wood. Previously a two penny paper, it passed through the perilous ordeal of the civil war with many hair-breadth escapes, and for a time was under the proscription of the Government. Recuperating, however, from persecution, with the energy and services qf the proprietor, it emerged again into ac tive life, btfi failing as a pecuniary enter prise, after undergoing a temporary change of Itiui'iTi;,lt finally was cbnvertWT'tnto the IXiiiy News, ivliisek now claims the largest circulation of any American daily paper. Mr. Wood Is also the editor and proprietor of the Sunday News, a journal embracing a variety ol iiitejligeiicts, and matje up witii skill amt written with more than average ability. ® all credit due to enterprise, un qualified praise cannot, he given to the tone add matter of the Daily News, but a paper stdil at a penny cannot, in a mercantile point of view, be considered equal to one sold at two pennies • and, following up the reasoning upon a law lot strictly logical, of comparison, one sold at lour cents must be again superior to that sold at three, buce.uinbing to the mercantile superiority, however, the cheaper press, like the Great ’ American Tea Company’s importations, is intended for the capacities aud wants of the great American people. The abolition of the gallows, the piize ring, or a decline in the extensive art of highway robbery, and kindred immorali ties and crimes, would be a fearful draw back'for the press that is published confess edly for the interests of the masses. A large and euterprisiug class of uews boys and girls would also be thrown out of a daily and lucrative employment, were any of the privileges of a cheap press cur tailed. It does not progress, nor does it demand the highest literary talent; but the judici ous and injudicious display of extensive headings in large capitals, is one of the most extraordinary accomplishments that agi fted journalist employed upon it, can possibly possess, Adapting one’s self to this necessity, if not taste, to meet the public demands, if not Ihe province of a reformer, is legitimately in the range of a business man, and Mr. Wood in availing himself of it, has shown sagacity with enterprise and achieved suc cess. Dividing his time in journalism and politics, as well as being engaged in gene ral business, he has been an active politi cian, and elected twice to Congress and once to tfte Senate of the State. With some pretentions to literary pursuits lie has published a novel called “Fort Lafayette," and his sympathies with literature have brought around him a large number of the literati. Those who know him intimately ascribe to him many generous qualities, while ids nature is undeniably equal to benevolent impulses. More reticent than voluble, his legislative experience has not been marked by many oratorical efforts; but his political skill consists in his knowl edge and management of men. With rather a suspicionsdisposition, he Is not always the best judge ot character, and fearing, at times, ot being “ taken in,” that, very fear causes him aften to be mis taken, if not deceived. Partial to new faces, his nature would seem to be inconsistent; and changing his associates and employees, after his proba bility of making new friends, by indiscrimi nate partialities, is lessened, and old ■ ones are lost. Consistent in his principles, he adhered witii indomitable courage and tenacity to the Southern cause, through the frightful fraternal homicide that resulted in its loss. Believing that the physical subduiugofa people does not necessarily include the de struction of a principle, Mr. Wood still ad heres to the political faith to which he bound his fortunes. Through his influ ential journal a defender of the South dur ing'the struggle, since its termination he has been a sincere friend to many. South erners coining to New York. Still in vigor of life, lie has yet. an extended field before him for advancing the interests of the press and the public, and doing good in a, variety of channels through which he can exert a controlling influence. ' THE DEMOCRAT. M. M. POMEROY. Among the recent acquisitions to the New York Press is the editor of The Demo crat, M. M. Pomeroy, familiarly known as “ Brick Pomeroy.” The editor and pro prietor, as well, of the LaOrosse Democrat, liis name lias become a synonym for “ Red Hot.” in his furious sledge-hammer, on slaught upon the Republicans. Imbued with a spirit of genuine Democracy, Mr. Pomeroy mistakes, in a great measure, its political pretensions for its ideal of princi ples. Like all other parties, it is in hot pursuit, of the spoils, and having become exceed ingly demoralized by defeat, it, can boast of a few leaders of great ability. In its municipal power, it is wholly corrupt, and as insatiable in its cormorant, spoils de vouring appetites as the bondholders are, against whom the Democrat wages such re lentless war. A short residence in New York has doubtless convinced Mr. Pomeroy that fa vors are not to be gained from the Democ racy any more 'than from the aristocratic Republican bondholders, save by hard knocks. Whether in the wigwam of Tam many or in the citadel of Peter Sweeney’s Chamberlainship, the Democracy has a cute scent for the spoils of office. The champion of Democracy at the West,, Mr. Pomeroy will find that he will have much to encounter in defending its corrup tions at the East. Actuated by generous and disinterested motives, however—except to achieve the laudable purpose of selling a large number of Democrats —he is to lie given credit for great boldness, energy and singular ability as an editor. His language, not always chaste or clas sical—though he has written with a great deal of expression and beauty—is yet telling and taking with the masses. Not nmnixed with a dash of the demagogue, he appeals to social prejudices with as much virulent vehemence as ever did Marat,. Too honor able for a Marat, lie stoops to no acts that would impeach his honesty towards his party or his hatred to his toes. Yet a young man, Mr. Pomeroy lias demonstrated again what energy, sobriety and an average amount of ability may accomplish when directed in a legitimate channel. So many vagaries are confounded with genius in this country, that if a man achieves a comparative success, and is dis tinguished for any marked personality of character, lie is considered a great, man; but not making this application to Mr. Pomefoy, we have remarked he has much that is bad to him which he really does- not deserve, and is given credit for talents he does not possess. An earnest, honest man, he is as fearless as he is both. True lo his friends, bitter towards his foes, a counsellor and a friend to Ids employees, he is a man of principle, fidelity and truth. Not without contradictions of character, he is constantly invested with virtues that he does not possess, and vices to which he is a stranger. A bold antagonist, lie assails his opponents with an impunity that bord ers on the libellous, but With a courage that is heroic, and a disinterestedness that is with a parallel, he risks his life, his reputa tion, the New York and the LaCrosse Democrat upou his assertions, liis paper here has already become an institution, and “Brick Pomeroy” oneof.the editorial lions of the metropolis. Wilt. Manures Pay?—A well known citizen of this place has shown us two stalks of cotton taken from his field in the edge of the city—one from a row not manured, and the other from a row ma nured with abontthreehundred (300) pounds of Schley’s Georgia Fertilizer per acre.— He assures us, that they are about the average of the field, the one of the ma nured and the other of the unmanured por tion. The specimens are of interest mainly in showing the difference between cotton on the unassisted land, and that properly fertilized. The manured cotton is a very fair speci men—considering that it is the average of the field'—being about tea inches high above the ground, and having seven well developed forms on it. The unnmnured stalk is not quite half as high and has but one form. Being weighed carefully, the manured stalk is found to weigh .just four and a half times,as much as the un manured—the one weighing nine-sixteenths of an ounce and the other two-sixteenths. Should the same difference obtain in the weight of the. lint, it is easy to see whether fertilizers will pay or not. [Amencus Courier. Miscegenation.—A white woman of this city abandoned her husband some time ago, and went to live with a cullud gentleman. A few days ago a warrant was issued for the arrest af the pair, but they “ smelt a mice,” and left the city for parts unknown, much to the gratification of their late neighbors, both white and colored. [Savannah Republican. Decisions of tfre Supreme Court of Georgia. Delivered ql Atlanta, Tuesday, June lb. REPOitTED EXPRESSLY FOR the “consti tution,” UY N. J. ITAMMOND, SUPREME COURT KEPWUTJCn, fc>. H. Hawkins, piaintilf in error, vs. E. B. Loyless, defendant in error. Motion to enforce attorney’s lien, from Webster. McCay, ,T. 1 lie lien of an attorney for lYe,s, on pa pers in his hands, and on tlfe judgments lie has obtained for his client, does not. operate so as to prevent a bona fide settlement by the defendant with the piaintilf in full, pro vided there was no notice to the defendant' not to pay without reserving the fees ; and f'.?) 'did, also, the settlement was not made with intent to defeat the attorney in col lectin'; his fees. Judgment affirmed. in evror GOOde ’ S ' H ' Hawkius > for Pontiff M. Blanford, W. A. Hawkins, for detend ant in error. W ) w'w, Ch S udm r ’ P laintt tf in error, » Wm- S. Akin, defendant in error— Equity, from Webster. Warner, J. . }'. hen a bl ,l l was against au cxecu l, a creditor, praying for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver, allcrinv that the executor was insolvent , unmarried extravagant, engaged in no settled business’ and intending soou to remove to Honduras and was badly managing his own business’ as well as that of his testatrix, that he said lie would sell the property of his testatrix, realize the money, and leave without payin'* any of the debts of the estate. Held: That the court below erred in dismissing the complainant’s bill upon demurrer thereto for want of equity... Judgment reversed. J. L. Wimberly, S. H. Hawkins, for plain tiff in error. Blanford & Miller for defendant in error. Alexander & Howell, plaintiff in error, os. Wm. C. Smith, defendant in error. Warner, J. W hen, upon the trial of a cause, a mort gage deed, which had been recorded, was of fered in evidence, and was objected to on the ground that it did not appear to have been stamped, and the party offering the mort gage deed proved that the deed had been stamped according to law. Haiti : That the court should have submitted the question of fact to the jury, under the evidence whether the deed had been stamped or not, as required by law, under the charge of the court upon that point. Held, also, that when the deed, showing a settlement between the parties, was otter ed in evidence, the court should have left the question to the jury as to whether the deed was delivered or not, under the evi dence contained in the record, and have charged the jury as to the law applicable to that point in the case. When there is evidence as to the delivery of a deed, it is a question of fact lor the jury aud not for the court to decide upon the fact, whether there has been a delivery of the deed. Held, further, that where an instrument is offered in evidence, required by law to lie stamped, aud, by the act of one of the parties, the stamps is prevented from being put on tlie deed, the party so preventing shall not be held objecting thereto; but, if the court shall lie satisfied that there was no intention to defraud the Government of its revenue, the court may, in such a case, allow the proper stamps to be placed on the instrument at the time of the trial. Judgment reversed. J. C. Bower, Fielder & Powell, T. F. Jones, for plaintiffs in error. A. Hood, Richard Simms, for defendant in error. Henry R. S. Long, plaintiff in error, vs. Edward McDonald, defendant in error.— Complaint from Early. Warner, J. 1. When a suit was instituted in the county of Early, against L aud P., alleging that they were partners, L. residing in the county of Clark, aud a short time before the session of the court in Early, at which the case was tried, P. died; the defend ant’s counsel moved to continue the case as to L., the alleged surviving partner, upon the ground that, the partnership was denied, and that the survivor, L., had re-* lied upon the evidence of P., decedent., to disprove the alleged partnership; but, in consequence of the sudden and unex pected death of P., there had not been time to procure the evidence of L., the other partner, who lived in the county of Clark, to disprove the alleged partnership: Held, that the court erred in overruling the motion for a continuance upon the showing made therefor as stated in the record. 2. When one of two contracting partners is dead, the plaintiff can not, be a witness against the surviving partner to prove a contract made with the deceased partner. .. 3. A plea denying the existence of a part nership is a plea in bar, and although sworn to, is not a dilatory plea, which is required to be filed at the first term of the court.— Judgment reversed. J. C. Rutherford, J. E. Bower, L. J. Glenn, for plaintiff in error. W. D. Kiddoo, for defendant in error. Matters About Athens.—The wheat grown by the members of the Athens Wheat Club has been threshed, but the ac tual result was not definitely known. We may safely say that the highest yield per acre is forty-six bushels, ou the lot of Dr. Hamilton. We will give our readers the report of the committee on the yield in a few days. The Wheat Club has been con verted into an Agricultural Society, and its scope extended. Our friend, Capt. Brum by, has a litter of Woburn and Chester pigs just seven months old, which average over one hundred and sixty pounds—the largest an open sow, weighing one hundred and seventy-five pounds. He pronounces the cross better than the thorough-bred^. The factories are all being enlarged and are putting in new machinery. The stocks of each are above par. Athens Factory stock cannot be bad at sl75 —$100 being par. R. L. Bloomfield, Esq., is the popular and energetic agent of this factory. He is a thorough going, live business man, and everything he touches, whether it is fac tory stock or real estate, improves. The Paper Mill is being greatly enlarged' and improved by the addition of new ma chinery, and will, when finished, quadruple its former productions. Messrs. Brumby and Bacon have a steam tannery capable of turning out 10,000 sides of leather annually, if worked to its full ca pacity. They expect to commence the manu facture of shoes about the middle of July, and expect to make 200 pair per day, using the most improved machinery and stock of the best quality. A number of new buildings are in pro cess of construction. Among others, we noticed a large and handsome edifice, de signed for a town hall, which will be used by the Masons; the lower floor for stores, and the secoud floor for offices. Captain Nickerson’s iron foundry is in fall blast, turning out flue specimens of workmanship. The large and capacious building known as “ Cook’s Armorv,” is now for sale. It has ample water power, and is well adapt ed as a site for a cotton factory. If devo ted to such a purpose, its stock could soon be made as valuable as that of the Athens Factory. Mr. Bancroft has several acres of Eng lish wheat which lie did not enter, for the premium. It is very fine, and a yield of at least sixty bushels per acre is anticipated by him. His crop of cotton is exceedingly promising, and he will equal, if not exceed, the results of last year—seventeen bales, of 450 pounds, each, on nine acres. [Atlanta Constitution, 15 th. Removed.—We arc informed that Mr. John Monroe, a meritorious soldier of the Union army, and who received several wounds on the battle fields of the late war, has been removed from the office of Inspec tor of Customs at this port, to make room for a carpet-bagger from the State of Ohio. Mr. Monroe was an appointee of the late collector, and, as far as we are informed, discharged his official duties in good faith. [Savannah Republican. Wheat.—The wheat crop of Newton county Is now mostly harvested, and the yield has been generally above an average. Indeed, some farmers think it the best crop which has been gathered in ten years. Our people have reason to be thankful for the bounteous favor, for truly it was much needed. —Covington Enterprise. BY THU iKA PH | Social J>iH{mliili to the Constitutionalist. iVew York Stock Closing Quotations. REPORTED BY HOYT & GARDNER. New York, June 18— 1\ M. The following are the dosing quotations this day: , American Gold Adams Express... 59% New York Central.. 186% .Erie.... 3®% Hudson River .4. .1 Reading WH Cleveland and Pittsburg, ..' 9o Chicago and Northwestern, t.- 80*4 Chicago and North Western, prof— 94% Milwaukee an<l St. Paul 72% Milwaukee and St. Paul, pref 8%% Lake 'Shore —103% Chicago and Rock Island -117% Toledo, Wabash and Western, pref... 71 New Jersey Ceutral 80 Pittsburg and Fort Wayne.... 107 Ohio and Mississippi 703% llanibal and Bt. Joseph 32% Hanibal and St. Joseph, pref 120 Tennessee, old HO Tennessee, new '. 04% Georgia Sixes., 02% Georgia sevens. , 83 North Carolina, old. 00% North Carolina, new 69 Alabama Eights 65% Virginia Sixes 57 Missouri Sixes 93j;4 Pacific Mail 79% Western Union Telegraph 39% Stocks and Gold weak. Money still ac tive at a commission. 1 Associated Press Dm patches WASHINGTON. . Washington, June 18 — Noou.—Turner, the negro postmaster at Macon, has not yet filed his bond. White patrons of Tur ner here say they would go on the bond, but that Turner stubbornly persists in having black bondsmen. [Bosh! Washington, June 18—P. M.—Revenue, $797,000. Boutwell returns Tuesday. Andrew Johnson visits Washington on the first of July. Nearly a half million of three per cent, cert ificates were redeemed yesterday. The President has appointed Thomas S. King, of Atlanta, route ageut between At lanta and Chattanooga. Dr. Brink, Consul to Mexico, is made to say the administration will soou adopt a positive policy towards Mexico. It is stated that Pierrcpoint arrested the Cubans under the direction of Hoar, who reproached Pier repoint witii derelection of duty for not acting sooner. NEW YORK. New York, June 18—The captured Cu bans paid the Ludlow street jailor S2O each for a bed. The Herald says Minister Senor Lemus was found at liis residence, in Brooklyn, at a late hour, but declined to recognize the character of the officers who presented the order and refused to permit himself to be arrested. He gave parole to appear in the morning at court and answer. The officers acknowledged they had been well paid to make the arrest at that late hour, the pre sumption lieing that it was intended to subject him to tlie personal indignity of imprisonment at an hour when no court was in session to take cognizance of bail. The verbiage of the bond to keep the peace is, to be of good behavior towards tlie United States and shall refrain from any violation of the neutrality laws, or from any breach of the peace of the United States for tlie term of one year. The whole pro ceeding was characterized by a degree of ruffianism and brutality unworthy of the' fame that tlie New Yorkers and Americans hold so dear. These Cubans may have violated the international law of tlie coun try, yet, nevertheless, they were entitled to the common privilege accorded from time immemorial to the refugees of tyranny from every climate. Mr. Evarts appeared for Senor Lemus. Tlie Quaker City, now known as the Co lumbia, sailed under British colors, but will hoist rebel colors on reaching Haytien waters. She has been altered into a power ful war vessel. Hon. A. J. Raymond left the limes office at midnight perfectly well, and died at five o’clock this morning, of apoplexy. VIRGINIA. Staunton, June 18.—Members of the convention visited Weir's Cave yesterday. In the morning session to-day, Dr. llay read a paper on tlie abnormal condition of the mind occurring in cases of fever, acute inflammation and paralysis, where patients are apparently perfectly sane afterwards, and on recovery declare they have no re collection what they did. The paper was debated by nearly all members for two hours, and ordered to be printed. Richmond, June 18.—United States Mar shall Parker, this morning, made a descent on an alleged Cuban recruiting rendezvous, and arrested H. H. Harrison, tlie leading man. Harrison had plenty of Binds in the bank, and promptly gave bail in SI,OOO to appear. It is stated that about 30 men were recruited yesterday. The men are promised SSOO bouncy in New York. SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston, June 18.—It is officially an nounced that the interest on the State of South Carolina bonds and stock for the two years ending July Ist, next, will be paid on aud after that day. The interest on the bonds will be paid in New York and in Columbia, and on the registered stock in Columbia only. OHIO. Cincinnati, June 18.—The joint commit tee of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce have arranged to have cannon fired, bells rung and music on the 26th, when the vote on the ten million appropria tion will be taken for the Southern Rail road. FOREIGN. Madrid. June 18.—Great meetings were held at Valatlolid and Seville to protest against Montpen9ier’s presence in Spain. Republican cries in the streets were de clared illegal. Military officers refusing to take the oath were cashiered. Havana, June 18.—General Feroer hav ing victualed Los Tunos after desperate fighting, the insurgents retiring in good order, returned to Nuevitas with nineteen cholera cases, seven of which have since proved fatal. The truth of the story that a flllibuster expedition landed near Guantanamo and destroyed the place, is that it was the small advance sent forward to communicate with the insurgents cut off. MARINE NEWS. Charleston, June 18.—Arrived: Schr. F. R. Baird, from Philadelphia. Sailed : Schr. A. E. Glover, for Boston ; schr. Sarah Watson, for Baltimore. Wilmington, June 18.—Arrived: Pioneer, from Philadelphia; Farribauks, from New York. Weather slightly cloudy. Wind West. Thermometer, 86. '* MARKETS. London, June 18—Noon.—Consols, 92%. Bouds, 80%. Tallow, 445. Liverpool, June 18—Noon.—Cotton firmer (uplands, 12%@12%; Orleans, 12% @12%; sales, 12,000; sales week, 86,000; export, 18,000; speculation, 13,000; stock, 428,000; American, 229,000; stock afloat, 605,000; American, 86,000 bales. Liverpool, June 18—Afternoon.—Hold ers of Yarns and Fabrics demand farthing advance. Liverpool, Juno 18—Evening.—Cotton closed for spot, 12%@12%; afloat, 12@12%; Orleans, 12%@12?4; sales, 12,000 bales. Havre, June 18—Noon.—Cotton opens quiet and steady. New York, June 18—Noon. —Stocks feverish. Money active at 7, with 1-16 commission. Sterling, 9%. Gold, 137%. ’62’s, 22%. North Caroliuas, 59; new, 55%; Virginias, ex coupons, 57 j new, 61; <r<xuu»ciMg, ex coupons, ~oj% ; new, 62% LouisTanas, old, 71; Levees, «(!%. New York, June 18—P. M—Govern ments steady. ’o2’s, 22; Southerns heavy. Money continues stringent. Sterling very dull at !)%. Gold, 136%. Stocks depressed and unsettlJU. New 5 ore, June 18—Noon, — FJour ac tive and lfic, better. Wheat 3<<i>3c. better. Corn heavy. Pork quiet ;it $33. Lard steady; steam, 19%(520. Cotton quiet and fir*a at 33%. Turpentine quiet at 42@42%. Rosin scarcely so firm ; strained, $2 37® 2 42%. Freights firm. New York, June 18—P. M.—Cotton less active; sales, 1,900 bales at 33%. Flour active; export aud speculative demand; superfine State, $4 75@5 25; common to fair extra Southern, $0 35@6 88. Wheat closes less active at nqou’s advance. Corn dull and heavy. Pork heavy; old, $32 75; new, $33. Lard dull; kettle, 20@20% v Whisky quiet, at $1 03. Rice dull; Caro lina, B@9. Turpentine, 42@42%. Rosin steady at $2 30@8. Freights firmer. Baltimore, June 18.—Virginias, old, 48% ; ’66’s, 56%; coupons, old, 57; North Carolinas, old, 59 bid. Cotton linn. Flour active and favors buyers. Wheat dull prime choice red, $1 60@1 75. Corn lower; white, 99 ; yellow, 88. Pork firm at $33 50 @34. Bacon and Lard firm. Whisky, $1 02@1 03. Cincinnati, June 18—Whisky, 96- Pork, $33. Bacon firm; shoulders. 14%; sides, 17%@18%. hams, 20@21. Lard, 19%. Wilmington, June 18.—Spirits Turpen tine better, 38@39. Rosin steady at $1 80 @4 50. Crude Turpentine unchanged— Tar unchanged. Mobile, June 18,—Cotton—Receipts for the week, 709 bales; exports—other foreign ports, 260 bales ; coastwise, 2,495 bales; stock, 15,701 bales ; sales tor the week, 5,800 bales ; sales to-day, 250 bales; demand lim ited ; closed quiet; low middling, 30@30% ; receipts, 55 bales ; exports, 260 bales. New Orleans, June 18.—Cotton—re ceipts to-day, 875; for week—gross, 3,933; net, 1,688; exports to-day, none; for week —Great Britain, 1,212; Continent, 3,822; coastwise, 9,432; stock, 30,251 ; sales week, 632 bales; middling, nominally, 31%@32. Gold, 137%. Sterling, 50%. New York Sight, % premium. Flour firm ; superfine, $6; double, $6 25; treble, $6 50. Corn — white, sl. Oats, 71@72. Bran, $1 12- Hay, $27. Pork held at $35. Bacon— shoulders, 15%; clear rib, 18%; clear, 19. Lard—tierce, 20 ; keg, 21. Sugar—com mon, 9%@10% ; prime, 13@14. Molasses nominal. Whisky, 1)2%@95. Coffee firm er; fair, 15@15% ; prime, 16%@16%. Savannah, June 18. — Cotton—market quiet; middling, 31@51% ; sales nominal; receipts, 412 bales. Charleston, June 18—Cotton steady but quiet for want of stock ; sales, 100 bales; middling, 31; receipts, 195; exports coast wise, 487. The Difficulty in Sparta.—A corre spondent of tlie Atlanta Constitution, writ ing from Sparta, under the date of tlie 16th, gives the following version of tlie difficulty at Sparta, on Tuesday : “ Yesterday was circus day with us.— During tlie performance and some seventy five yards from the canvas, a difficulty oc curred btween two white men or boys, some 18 or 19 years old, and Washington Harper, alias Pearson, tlie particulars of which are not all known to me, as to its origin, in which the latter lost his life by a pistol shot. Pistols were freely used by both parties, and Pearson was killed, and another uegro dangerously wounded. Tlie latter was playing cards with others, some distance, probably fifty yards from the scene of the difficulty, and ran lo the par ties witii pistols drawn, and fired at least one shot at the white boys. Other negroes fired at them also, but no one else has been hurt. A number of negroes pursued them for yearly a mile, firing on them several times, the pursuers shooting another negro boy. Fortunately the ball only entered, liis clothing, and fell to tlie ground. This last is thought to be accidental. “The jury of inquest have examined into the facts to-day, and their verdict is, that Wash Pearson caine to liis death from a pistol shot in .the hands of one of his friends. If so, his death was also accident al. There was a good deal of excitement at the time among the negroes, which sub sided in an hour or two, and all is quiet to day. “We expect the affair to be greatly exag gerated, and false facts to be circulated as usual, none of which the public need be lieve, if inconsistent with the statements herein made. The two boys are here, and will give themselves up to the civil authori ties whenever necessary, as I am informed by tlicir friends, and believe. They desire a trial, and tlie affair will be investigated, no doubt, at our next Superior Court, iu October next.” A Southern gentleman of much experi ence, who is now in this city, thinks that the liberation of Cuba would be the making of Louisiana and some of the other South ern States. Liberation from Spanish rule would be followed by emancipation of the blacks. Well, tiie climate of our Southern States is not exactly tropical. Niggers cannot live there by lying on the ground and gorging themselves on the succulent fruits that crop out of it close to their lazy mouths. And yet our niggers, now that they have been enfranchised, can hardly be got to work. In tropical, indolent Cuba, as sure as tlie niggers are set free, not a stroke of work will they ever do again. They will lie on the ground and let the yams grow in their mouths. Then Cuban sugar will go to the “ bow wows ;” and so the plantations of Louisiana and down South generally will flourish ex ceedingly. If the niggers wont work other laborers can be found who will, and all will be lovely and serene. This is the argument of our Southern friend, and it looks as if it would hold water. —New York World. Death in a Church—The Darlington (S. C.) Democrat, of the 16th instant, relates the following case of sudden death in a church at Timmonsville on last Sunday : At Timmonsville, last Sunday, during divine service in tlie Methodist Church, just as tlie congregation was singing tlie last lines of the last hymn, Mrs. Powers, wife of Thomas Powers, and grand daughter of the late Rev. Wm. Brockintonc fell from her seat with au infant in her arms, Her lady friends went, to her relief at once, aud found that life had ceased with her. Tlie infant lives—but tfie mother is in the grave. Tlie Rev. Mr. Jones, the pastor, had just closed an impressive sermon on the frailty of human life—the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of tlie time of its approach, as is that of the thief iu the night. We learn that there was no unusual excitement. The facts are, as we stated them, from an eye witness. We are rejoiced to adfi that Mrs. Powers was an exemplary member of the church. The Post Office Colored Clerks.— The names of the negroes who are to be installed as clerks in the postotficc respect ively on the Ist of July and Ist ol August , (in place ot the brothers Gunn, two good white Union men,) are George Lee, an ex member of the filmous Club House Conven tion and a member of the Legislature, and Theodore Smith, (lighter colored than George, who is rather sable in hue,) former ly a paper-hanger in the employ of Mr. Kinsman, King street. They both read and write “tolerably well,” and are of average intelligence.— Charleston News. Macon and Brunswick Railroad.—A note from Mr. Magruder, at No. 6, Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, where the two roads will intersect, announces the rapid progress of the Macon and Brunswick Road. The note is dated the 14th inst., and says : “ The work on the Macon and Bruns wick Railroad is progressing very favor ably and rapidly. The contractors expect to have everything in condition for trains from this point to Brunswick by the 4th of July aud from here to Macon before the holding of the State Fair in November.” [Macon Telegraph. The Wilmington and Manchester Railroad.— Judge Carpcuter, upon the application of the President and Directors of the Bank of the State of South Carolina, has enjoined M. K. Jessup, trustee, from making sale of the property of this railroad, and has enjoined the Wilmington and Man chester Railroad Company from delivering to any person the property now in the use and charge of the company. Upon giving ten days’ notice, a motion may be made for the dissolution of the injunction. [Charleston Newq,
