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CONSTITUTIONALIST.
AUOTJSTA. GA.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG 12,1869
GOLD VERSUS GREENBACKS.
The business season is fast approaching
aud in a few weeks cotton will begin to
come to market, giving renewed life and
activity to all branches of trade and traffic.
The planters have laid by their crops aud
are leisurely awaiting the final develop
ment of the fruit of their care and toil.
Meanwhile, they are deeply interested in
whatever may tend to enlighten them as to
the best manner of securing the largest
returns for their labor.
Some writers counsel the planters to
refuse everything but gold for their cotton,
arguing that if the Southern planters, as a
body, would adhere strictly to demanding
gold, and nothing but gold, for cotton,
they would force a return to specie cur
rency, besides crippling Northern com
merce to such an extent that the people of
that sectibn would be compelled to respect
our power, if not our rights. Such argu
ments are flattering to Southern pride,
and therefore very pleasant to hear. But
are they sound ? Can the Southern plant
ers control the channels of commerce and
the laws of finance ?
Every one will remember the fallacious
argument of 1861, viz: That cotton utas
king and ruled commerce without a rival.
How we rejoiced at the idea that if Lin
coln blockaded the Southern ports and
prevented the export of cotton, England
aud France would be compelled the sooner
to acknowledge the independence of the
Confederate States and become their allies.
We know the result. Now cotton is to be
king again, to compel obedience from the
whole commercial world ; the wheels of
trade and channels of finance are to revolve
or flow at the command of the Southern
planters if they will only adopt as their
shibboleth : Nothing but gold for cotton.
There are some plain rules of business
that should govern the planter and farmer,
as well as the merchant, banker, broker,
lawyer, doctor, et al., and one of these rules
is, that that currency, which will pay what
they owe is all they require to the amount
of such indebtness. Where is the difference
between demanding gold or receiving its
equivalent in greenbacks ? If the planter
'receives greenbacks for his cotton, he can
exchange them for gold at the current
rates; and if he receives gold, he will sell a
sufficient amount of it for greenbacks to
pay his debts aud expenses. Gold and
silver will not become current in the South
so loug as they command a premium in one,
and the larger, section of the country and
there are so many brokers and bankers to
speculate in them.
The price of cotton has been, and, in all
probability, for many years to come, will be
fixed and governed by the markets of Liv
erpool and Manchester. The planters can
not control the prices. If gold be demand
ed for-cotton, it must be transported from
England or New York to meet the demand,,
and the expense of transportation will be
deducted from the price; or rather prices
will rule that much lower. Sufficient
amounts of this gold to meet the debt sand
current expenses of the South will have to
be retransported to the North- at an addi
tional expense, and all experience teaches
that the planters and farmers have to foot
all the bills. Besides, such a drain of gold
from the great commercial centres must, to
some extent, disturb their financial condi
tions, aud thereby tend to a lower ruling
in the quotations for cotton. Auy at
tempt, therefore, by the South to force a
gold currency at this time would work, we
believe, a loss to the planters. We, there
fore, counsel them to sell a sufficient por
tion of their crops for currency, to pay
promptly every dollar they owe, and then
they can conscientiously follow the dictates
of their judgment or wishes, (without fear
of doing violence to their plighted faith) as
to whether it will be to their interest to
hold the surplus, for a higher price, sell
only for gold, or sell for currency, and in
vest the proceeds in good home securities.
Our New York Correspondence.
New York, August 9.
It is impossible to convey in writing, I
think, any adequate idea of the real state of
party politics at the North. To me, ap
pearances indicate such a process of break
ing up aud reorganization of parties as took
place in when the Blairs and
Thomases of Maryland, with the old Van
Buren Free-soil Democrats, joining the
Woolley-head Whigs, under the lead oi
Seward, Greeley & Cos., formed the Republi
can party; forcing by a spirit of antagonism
to Aboiitionism, rather than through
sympathy for any reason, the olcl Silver
Grays and Know Nothings, under the lead
of Fillmore and Brooks, into the ranks of
the Democracy. This element has never
l>een advantageous to the Democracy.—
There are some men who shine best and
seem determined to be in the minority.—
Since the Express newspaper of this city
was established by Brooks, there have been
ten Presidential elections, and in two of
these have they advocated the election of
the successful candidate; their triumphs
being the barren ones of 1840 aud 1848.
There have been in the same time twenty
elections for Governor of this State, and
they have supported the successful candi
date but four times, though in the meantime
they have been Whig, Conservative, Know
Nothing and Democratic.
The Democratic party needs, therefore,
more sagacious and younger leaders. A
great many of the present directors of its
affairs are afflicted with “loyalty,” espe
cially towards the Federal debt and the,
National Banks, which palsy their action
and misdirect their judgment. I firmly
believe that not another officer than
Grant in the world had the desperate
nerve to put the Federal forces to the cruel
sacrifice through which only the Con
federate armies could have been over
thrown. The Democracy want now a
leader, not less determined and relentless
in the struggle which is about to begin, to
restore the liberties of the people. Oppor
tunities are fast approaching. The con
version of St. Paul was not a more oppor
tune event to Christianity than would the
rising of a great leader of the Democracy
now be to the American people. That such
a leader will arise I firmly believe; whence
he will come it is difficult to conjecture;
out should he arise ,as St.. Paul did, from
the most bitter persecutors of the truth,
it will be our duty to accept him and follow
him.
Brooklyn promises to rival iu a short
time with its Prospect Park the attrac
tions of Central Park in New York, which
have been set forth, “ regardless of ex
pense,” in a late report. The Brooklyn
Park now embraces seven hundred acres,
and it is proposed to make it one hundred
and fifty acres larger. It. lias a great
vantage over its New York rival in its
superior naturalness. The Central Park
in New York is superbly elegant, but dis
tressingly artificial, like the politeness and
accomplishments of many people. Prospect
Park, though nearly all within the limit=
of the city of Brooklyn, is almost entirety
covered with the original forest, which,
with the ‘ underbrush cut out, is more
attractive to the citizen than all the arti
ficial shades that were ever conceived. The
whole of Long Island is peculiarly formed.
It is full of small ponds, lying in deep
basins. The main reservoir of the Brook
lyn water works was constructed iu one of
these basins, found on the top of a range
known as Cypress Hills. There are num
bersofsuch lakes in Prospect Park, while,
from a high bluff, easily accessible, that
unrivalled view of New York, Brooklyn,
and their environs, is gained, which gives
name to the park. The improvements in
Prospect Park are much behind those of
Central Phi'k. It is to be hoped that its
naturalness will not, be destroyed by the
efforts of art. It is located not far from
Greenwood Cemetery, which is as yet tlie
most mournfully attractive spot within
the limits of our great neighbor.
Cotton shows a feverish market. Eng
land is taking' the balance of our stock,
and holders seem to be glad to get rid of it,
small as it is. The depressed state of busi
ness among spinners admonishes holders of
the raw material not to be over-confident.
Iu additio.u to other adverse influences, we
are having a .great advance iu breadstuff's.
Wheat has advanced in this market iu two
clays 15 and 18 cents per bushel, and there
has been a corresponding advance in Liver
pool. Now, it will be remembered, that
what broke down the price of cotton in
1866-7, was the high cost of food. It is
especially true in Europe, that cotton and
food seldom rise in value together. If the
cotton crop should be a little above the es
timate, and the wheat crop not so good as
expected, either in this country or Europe,
such circumstances would work disastrous
ly to cotton. I throw out these hints by
way of precaution to those who entertain
very buoyant views.
There is a peculiar phase to the advance
in wheat. The favorite quality with buy
ers is Spring wheat, which is almost ex
clusively growu in the Northwestern
States. Thus, new' white Maryland and
Virginia wheat sold to-clay at $1 83® 1 85;
amber Genesee, $1 76, and No. 1 Spring,
$1 79. Now, two years ago Spring wheat
was selling at $1 a bushel less than amber
Winter. The Spring wheat is a great fa
vorite willi shippers to Great Britain, on
account of its “strength.” - English mill
ers, when they want better “color,” mix in
some white California.
Carleton publishes a work, by Victor
Hugo, “ Claude Greux, the Last Days of a
Condemned Man,” which originally appear
ed forty years ago, and since which supe
rior works by the same author have been
given to the public. In the form of a ro
mance, the story depicts the agonies of the
convict until the hour when he hears ffce
footsteps of the executioners ascending the
stairs which lead to his cell, and a wonder
ful degree of skill and genius is displayed
in the terrible force of the analysis and de
scription of the feelings of the condemned
criminal—a power and genius which must
fascinate and command our admiration, al
though we may be unable to agree with the
sentiments inculcated by the writer.
The best work on California, and one
which is very minute in its details, by Jno.
S. Wittpll, is published by A. Roman &
Cos. The resources of the State are fully
described, and the climate, geology, scene
ry, zoology, agriculture, mining, and other
branches, are treated under separate heads,
and with such particularity that there is
nothing to be desired, and the whole is
written in a very agreeable style. Another
work which cannot fail to be of interest—
not to those upon whom the honey moon
sheds its all enchantiug rays, but to those
for whom that luminary having set forever,
and who find themselves not dwelling in a
light which is couleur de rose ; but the very
contrary, not unnaturally dwell in imagi
nation with as much felicity upon the sev
erance of the matrimonial bond as they
formerly did upon the riveting thereof.—
For the special benefit of this class—a nu
merous one, we sea learned President
of Yale College, Theodore D. Wolsey, D.
D., L. L. D., has compiled a work which
is issued by Scribner & Cos, and which
doubtless will be read with interest. —
The work is divided into six chapters,
the first of which treats of “ Divorce among
the Hebrews, Greeks ami Romans;” the
second, of the “ Doctrine of Divorce in the
New Testament;" the third, of the “Law
of Divorce in the Roman Empire and in the
Christian Church ;” the fourth, of “Divorce
and Divorce Law in Europe since tlie Re
formation the fifth, of “ Divorce and Di
vorce Law in the United States;” and the
sixth aud last treats of the “ Attitude of
the Church Toward Divorce Law, Princi
ples of Divorce Legislation.” _ The fourth
chapter shows clearly that since the time
of tlie Reformation there has been an in
creasing laxity in regard to the indissolu
bility of tlie marriage tie, and a growing
tendency to ignore the Catholic doctrine,
which permits no permanent, and recognized
separation between husband and wife. In
Europe there are, comparatively, but few
divorces, while in the United States, they
are more common than iu any other por
tion of the civilized world, or, more proper
ly speaking, the Northern portion of the
United States, instances in the Southern
States being, iu comparison, unfrequent,
and in South Carolina, unheard of until
very lately. The book in question is well
written, and its aim unquestionably is to
aid in the prevention of the evils which are
caused by too great facility iu dissolving
the marriage connection —a facility which
seems to be increasing in consequence of
the random doctrines which prevail in re
gard to universal liberty, aud which are
•productive of so much evil.
Liberty is indeed the grand rallying cry
—a watchword in whose name such ab
surdities have been promulgated, and now
that the negro is being laid to rest, the
women seem bent upon taking their place
in the attention of the public. Horace
Greeley has of late beeu made to feel, in
an especial manner, the weight of their
wrath, as we may judge by the following
resolution proposed at a late meeting of
the champions of women’s rights:
Resolved, Whereas, in endeavoring by
malicious representations and violent de
nunciations to crush the cause of woman
suffrage, Horace Greeley is false to all the
philanthropic professions of his life and a
traitor to every pledge he has given of de
votion to liberty and the cause of human
progress,” &c.
In reply to this, a biped of more than
usual courage ventured to come forward
upon the defensive, and to state that
Greeley, to his knowledge, had not writ
ten a word against the women for the
space of three , months ; whereupon, by a
vote, Horace was allowed to “ lie upon the
table.” Another resolution, not especially
aimed at one man, but at the race in gene
ral, was brought forward by a lady from
the West.
“ Whereas men usurp the right without
our direct consent of representing us in the
Senate, in the jury box and at the ballot
box, we feel it an unjust distribution of
'privilege to be allowed only the represen-,
tatiou of ourselves in crime, aud that not
from choice, but compulsory; therefore,
be it
“ Hesolved , That men take onr places in the
prisons and at the criminal dock also, and
receive the punishment for our crime as
well as tlie compensation for our labor aud
the credit of our graces.”
Tlie fair and gentle authoress of the
above, iu alluding to the misdoings of Ho
race Greeley, averred that in tlie West
“ people don’t trouble to inquire who wrote
it:-they spot the editor. Now, last week
the Tribune had poked dastardly fun at the
Womau’s Suffrage Association. She would
not say, ‘ Shoot Horace Greeley,’ for he was
too old and morally blind.”
A Chinese giant, Mr. Chang Woo Gaw,
has, for some few days past, excited the cu
riosity of the citizens of New York, which
is indeed no matter of surprise, when it is
known that lie is eight feet six inches in
height. WILLOUGHBY.
A Colored Woman Killed by Her
Son-tn-Law.— On Monday afternoon, a col
ored man, named Albert Millhouse, killed
Lavinia Prislon, his mother-in-law. Tlie
parties live on Goose creek, about fifteen
miles from the city. It appears that for
some months past Lavinia and Millhouse
have been at enmity, and on Sunday after
noon had a quarrel. On Monday Lavinia
went to the Windsor Hill plantation, where
Millhouse worked. Millhouse was at home,
and Lavinia, on seeing him, commenced a
tirade of abase—among other things ac
cusing him of having slandered her daugh
ters. A scuffle _ensued, and she kuocked
him down. She then gave some signal,
and her husband and two daughters came
up. The combined forces commenced an
assault upon Millhouse, who rushed in the
house, seized his rifle and fled, hotly pur
sued by the attacking force, Lavinia Jead
ing. She came up With Millhouse, and (as
he says) he turned, and, with the rifle
caught with both hands, pushed her off.—
She seized the weapon and he jerked it
away. As he did so it went off. The ball
entered her neck and caused her-death a
half an hour afterward.
Millhouse was brought to the city yes
terday morning and lodged in the guard
house.— Charleston News,
The Eclipse.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS QUAR
TERS.
RALEIGH, N. 0.
Raleigh, August 7 — lo o’clock, P. M.—
A Washington party, consisting of William
S. Huntington, Colonel Magruder, Hallet
Kilbouvne, and Porter Morse, of the Wash
ington Express , accompanied by Hon. D. R.
Goodloe, of North Carolina, arrived here at
five o’clock this evening to observe the
eclipse. They were received by Governor
Holden. Members of the Raleigh press and
others proceeded at once to the State In
sane Asylum, adjoining this city, to take
observations from the cupola, which cotn
uiHntled an extended and unobstructed view.
Professor J. K. Burr, of Newark, N. J., and
J. M. Buckley, of the New York Evening
Post, aud other scientific gentlemen, were
present. The sky was clear aud bright, and
all the surroundings were propitious.
The scene at she time of totality was
magnificent beyond description. At 5.08
the'eclipse began, the shadow gradually
covering the disc of the son complete. At
5M% the sun was half obscured, and at
the eclipse was total, and remained
so for one hundred and eighteen seconds.
A thermometer which was placed in the
sun stood at ninety-three degrees, at 5.08 ;
at 5.44 Vo it fell to seventy-three degrees, and
at the time of the total eclipse it fell to
sixty-eight degrees, the air growing rapidly
colder, while the whole atmosphere as
sumed a hazy and leadeu appearance.
Immediately succeeding the total obscu
ration the corona became visable and bril
liant. Corrnscatlons seemed to flash aud
radiate from the circumference of the moou.
Undulations of soft, while light burst out
brilliantly and repeatedly, until the close,
when Venus, Mercury, and Mars shone out
in magnificent splendor. A peculiar gloom
spread like a pall over the landscape, while
changing tints cf black, orange, indigo,
and leaden hues covered the heavens, near
the horizon, North and South. The specta
cle was magnificent and sublime, and the
crowd about the cupola spontaneously
burst out with “ Praise God from whom ail
blessings flow.”
During the totality, two blades of crim
son light seemed to cut the moon’s circum
ference, and curved lines were visible across
the disk of the moon, resembling the groin
ed projections of the top of some Gothic
cathedral. No point could have offered
better facilities for taking an observation
than this, and the circumstances were all
that could be wished. Every facility was
extended by Dr. Grissom, of the asylum,
and to whom the Washington party are
much indebted.
NEW YORK.
New York, August 7.— A partial eclipse
of the sun was observed by hundreds of
thousands of people in this vicinity to-dav.
During a portion of the time, light clouds
passed before the face of the sun, but did
not to any degree affect the sublimity of
tlie spectacle. When the eclipse was at
its height, the rays of the sun presented to
the naked eye a wavy appearance, like
those of the aurora borealis, and the clouds
in that portion of the heavens were of a
rich rose color. Astronomers say no pro
tuberances of the sun were seen here.
PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, August 7.—Tlie specta
tors were disappointed this afternoon, as
part of the time the eclipse was obscured
by heavy clouds.
BOSTON.
Boston, August 7.—The eclipse was ob
scured here by floating clouds.
WASHINGTON.
, Washington, August B.—'l’iie eclipse of
‘tlie sun took place yesterday afternoon, and
a very decided and wide spread interest
was manifested in it by all classes of our
citizens. At this point, notwithstanding
the cloudy condition of the sky, splendid
views at intervals were obtained at the
commencement, at the maximum and du
ring the passage of the moon from the sun.
VINCENNES.
Vincennes, Ind., A ugust,?.—The eclipse
of the sun here was under the most favor
able circumstances. The sfy was perfectly
clear. The corona was very brilliant, giv
ing about, as much light as an ordinary
moon. Mercury, Venus aud,Jupiter were
plainly seen, but-none of the fixed stars ap
peared.
LOUISVILLE.
August ?.—The weather to
day was perfectly clear aiul'dclighttul, and
thousands of spectators were in the streets
to view the solar eclipse. During the total
immersion the scene was intensely interest
ing. The sky was of a dark bluish tint,
and the surrounding objects were of a cop
per color. Several stars were plainly visi
ble, among them Venus, Mercury and Ju
piter.
Tlie first external contact commenced at
4h. 25in. 255. The beginning of the total
eclipse was at sh. 25m. 255.; the duration of
the same 2m. 565.; the end of the eclipse 6h.
21m. 58s. The part of the sun first ob
scured was 18 degrees North of West.
RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., August 7.— The partial
eclipse to-day brought out tlie entire popu
lation on tlie house tops and in the streets,
armed with smoked ’glasses for observa
tions.
- CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, August 7.—The eclipse at
tracted great attention. At tlie time of the
greatest obscuration, about half-past five
o’clock, the gas was lighted, and a deep,
strange shadow settled down on our city.
The atmosphere had a yellowish appear
ance, and indistinct clouds skirted the
Western horizon. Stars were distinctly
seen. The mercury fell to 70 degrees at
the time of the greatest obscuration.
DES MOINES.
Des Moines, August 7,—An unclouded
sky allowed the many observers gathered
here to witness the eclipse with great dis
tinctness, a slight haze only interfering to
prevent a satisfactory search for planets
supposed to exist inside the orbit of Mer
cury, according to Professor .T. FI. Salford’s
observations. The first contact occurred at
3h. 43m. 435.; the commencement of the
total obscurity was 4h. 45m. 30s. ; of total
ity 4h. 48m. 225. The last contact was sh.
45m. 11s. These points of time are from
six to twenty-two seconds later than calcu
lated accorking to Washington time, E. P.
Nimesis and Prof. Hillgood observing it.
Another point noted was the discrepancy
between the calculation and observation of
the corona. It was nearly rhomboidal in
form and very distinct, and extended, at
some points, half a degree beyond the edge
of the sun’s disc. Rose-colored protuber
ances appeared to the number of five or six,
the greatest being on the sun’s southwest
ern quarter. Prof. Hark ness’ observations
of the protuberances in the spectroscope
showed different, spectra of each. But a
single band was thrown by the corona
Prof. Eastman’s observations of the ther
mometer showed a fall of thirteen degrees
in the temperature during the -progress of
the eclipse. The total obscuration lasted
2 no. 32 l oS. Veil ns and Mercury were dis
tinctly visible to the naked eye. The
darkness exceeded that of night, and the
most interesting feature in the aspect of the
sun was protuberances, or beads.
The largest one already mentioned was
semi-circular in shape, with a finger extend
ing probably one-eighth part of its diame
ter, directly downwaid. Another on the
right limb was shaped much like two horns
of an antelope. The greatest length of the
corona was in the direction of the eliptic.
SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, August 7.— The solar
eclipse commenced in this city precisely at
tlie moment predicted by the astronomers,
and at 3, p. m., the obscruation reached
the maximum, and the sunlight was reduced
as in partially cloudy weather. The air
was chilly and the wind did not blow as
strongly as usual at that time of the day.
The sky was cloudless.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, August B— The total eclipse
at Springfield, Ills., was a startling and
subleme phenomenon. Prof. Pearce, of
Harvard, had charge of tlie observations,
which were made near the city reservoir.
A hundred photographs ot the eclipse were
taken by Mr. Black, of Boston.
When the total obscuratiou took place
the heavens aud earth presented a scene of
awful sublimity. A brilliant amber-colored
corona appeared around the son and moon,
shooting rays of light outward in all direc
tions, when the whole horizon was illumi
nated with light o! the same color.
The planets Mercury and Venus *hd a
number of fixed stars were distinctly (visi
ble, but uo planet ords between Mertury
and the sun were discovered. Brilliant
rays of colored flame or protuberances jvere
uoticed on the western limb of the j sun
during the period of total obscuration.
The phenomenon known Bailey's lasuls,
was also distinctly witnessed.
Tlie phenomenon, Prof. Pearce thiiiy*; Is
occasioned by refraction of light. I* is
also satisfied that, the corona, at the tirpe of
total obseoration, was occasioned byj the
sun’s atmosphere. ' T
At Mattoon, observations were mack* by
Prof. Hough, bf Dudley Observatory, Alisi
ny, N. Y-; Prof. Murray, of Rutger’*'®-
lege, New» Brunswick, New Jersey! a%l
olliers. ■ & I?.
The instruments used were ordinary Use-
Scopes. Ope of them, however, was pro
vided with pieans for accurately measuring
the diversions of the protuberances on the
sun and the corona or surrounding halo.—
A chronograph was employed to note accu
rately the time of the different phenomena.
The time was obtained by telegraphic com
munication with Dudley ObservatojjJ, at
Albany, New York.
Al 10 minutes and 15 seconds past 4 the
eclipse commenced, the moon’s first coptact
with the sun occurriug when the formed was
19 degrees south of the solar equator, the
West side. The thermometer, which a l«w
moments before had risen to 102 degrees,
began to fall rapidly.
At 11m. 15s. past 5 the sun became total
ly obscured, the darkness was equal to that
oi a moonlight night, and the temperature
was 42 degrees cooler than onp hour be
fore. The eclipse ended at 9m. 225. past 6
o’clock. Ia the observations taken, the
phenomena corresponded precisely with
computations previously made. Six spwts
were visible on the surface of the
lore the eclipse, two of which were voty
prominent and the others much less six.
The cusps on the moon had a ragfiriff-yd
blurred appearance. As the ecliudllwn
gressed towards totality, the forn? bp-die
moon became visible, near the cusps of the
phenomena of totality. Bailey beeds wure
seen distinctly by all observers, extending
through an arc of at least 50 degreesVy'.
The moment the eclipse became tuWJtshe
flame-like protuberances were seen <with
wonderful distinctness, one very an
tiie lower limb of the sun, and those* itmrly
as large on the upper jimb, while at least
seven or eight of them in ill were
The one on the right hand or lower- limb
had somewhat the appearance of a full
rigged ship, with sajls set. In its .part
nearest the moon were two or threff jet
black spots.
To the naked eye it seemed as thotigh
there were openings or fissures in the moon,
two on the east side and one on the south
west side, Just after the total eclipse
through the opening the lurid glow of the
sun was distinctly visible. Thecorona was
not as generally described In books, &<* A
halo of light surrounded the moot), but’was
distinctly seen to be a fine pointed pjjoug
on the lower and two on the upper circfim
fereuce of the moon. The points presimte l
a radiant appearance.
The generally received theory regaining
this corona, that it is the atmosphere of the
sun, does not seem to be sustained by ob
servations made at this point. It is con
jectured that the corona is in some way
caused by the phenomena of light pas Sing
through the atmosphere. A*though search
was made, no planetary bodies were ob
served between Mercury and the sun. dur
ing the totality phase Mercury, VAus,
Regains, Mars, Saturn and other 4|frs,
were visible.
TeniDcrature in the shade at the beg in
ing of the eclipse was 7? degrees; during
totality 45 degrees, and at the end it had
risen to 70 degrees. At 340 in the sun,
on the grass, the thermometer was at 100
degrees. A few minutes after 4 o’clock it
rose to 102 degrees, while during the total
eclipse it fell to 60 degrees, but subseqmmt
ly rose to 80 degrees.
GREENBRIER, WEST VIRGINIA.
Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,
August B.—The eclipse yesterday caused
the thermometer to fulLsnddenly and rapid
ly, and it turned quite cold; so much so
that frost was visible this morning.
General R. E. Lee, General Beauregard
and ex-Senator Chestnut are here.
* Stale Items.
The marshal of Forsyth arrested two
suspicious characters affiliating with ne
groes, who gave their narius as Walker
and Lawton—the latter claiming to be the
identical Johnny Lawton advertised with
Ames’ circus. Nothing was elicited by
their detention, and on Saturday morning
their baggage was checked through td At
lanta. by the jailer.
The death of J. W. Mappin, a prominent
citizen of Putnam county, is announced in
the Eatouton Press.
Tlie Nacoochee Valley mines are doing a
good business. A nugget of gold weigh
ing 135 pu ts, lias been found.
Suiater county is worth $3,117,864 It
has 171,773 acres of land, which areiesti
mated to be worth $1,368,526.
A district meeting, held in Milledgcijlle,
decided that it would, by a unanimous
vote, establish a Methodist District Scbool,
and locate it in Sparta.
The Fort Gaines Mirror says: “ Rain
falls almost every day, which is a little
troublesome to farmers on account of
gathering fodder. Corn crops are reported
as being in line condition. Some fanners
entertain fears that the continued rains
will be very injurious to cotton. It ik re
ported from different sections of thejjjcpin
try that the caterpillar has appeared, and
it is feared will do serious damage to
cotton.”
The Sparta Journal says ; “ There (ire a
number of extra tine lots of cotton ill this
place, of different varieties. While the
Peeler seems to be very fine, the old Boyd’s
Prolific is still in the ascendant. Dr. Pen
dleton has a stalk of this variety from seed
obtained from W. H. Brantly, (who"pur
chased of David Dickison, of Oxford, two
years ago) numbering 345 bolls, blooms and
forms. There are a number of sta{jjs in
the same lot very near as good, of seed im
proved by Mr. Simpson, from the same
variety, first introduced into this country
by Mr. Dickson, of Oxford.”
Waynesboro was visited on Friday
evening with a severe storm of wind, light
ning and rain.
The Courier states that several unsuc
cessful attempts were made in Amertekis on
Sunday morning to fire buildings m dif
ferent parts of the city. One stablj was
partially burned. It is thought torbe a
plan of thieves to plunder the citizens
Cheering. —Crops continue to gw* the
most flattering prospects., The Weather
during the latter part of the wec%Just
past was rainy,'Ugloudy and tin propitious
for cotton, and, it was feared that wet
spell had set in which would cause'it to
shed its blooms and squares. Sundfjr and
yesterday, however, were bright, sunshiny
days, and the weed retains its vigorous
appearance. There is nothing like rffst or
caterpillars to disturb the minds of planters
in this section, and the yield will lx* very
satisfactory, if one is to judge from pre
sent appearances. The corn crop may be
considered as made, and, notwithstanding
the drought which occurred just at the
critical period of its growth, it is thought
that the yield will be considerably more
than an average one. In the opinjon of
• some of our oldest farmers, the present crop
would have exceeded any in the history
of the county, had the seasons been uni
formly favorable. Planters are now busy
pulling fodder.— Monroe Advertiser.
Negh® Outrages.— On Saturday .even
ing a band of the North Carolina nagroes
who are at work on the Eufaula Jtoad
made an attack on some negroes atCfclouel
Mitchell’s plantation. They were met with
a determined resistance. The as-idling
party were fired upon and two of theissail
auts killed outright. Several others were
wounded. These North Carolina negroes
are fast becoming a terror to the Planta
tions. They are the pet lambs whofn Ely
*nd Buckley wished to Introduce as voters
They threaten to kill every Democratic ne
gro in the county. In the language bf the
State Journal, of Saturday, wesay: j
It is useless to talk of ‘ peace!’ any
longer The day for action has arriled.—
Gen. Grant promised us 'peace. Wepwant
peace, but we want our homes and firesides
protected. It war must come, the sooner
the better.”.
[From tlio Providence Herald, August 4.
A Rhode Island Defalcation.
A SOCIAL, PIOUS YOUNG MAN, WHOSE LIABIL
ITIES AMOUNT TO $20,000.
Pawtucket latterly seems to be a place of
sensations.- Hardly does one excitement
die away before another appears. The
latest is the defalcation of one of the most
prominent business men of the place, Mr.
Oliver L. Hackett, senior partner of the
firm of O. L. Hackett & Cos., crockery deal
ers, on Pleasant street. Mr. Hackett went
into busines in 1861, and conducted his af
fairs npflijpitly on an honest basis un
til within the last two or three years. His
first known sharp transaction was about
two years ago. At that time he gave
a mortgage on his stock to a firm in Boston
for $1,500, as security for purchases, and
another to Charles Moyes, of Central Falls.
After this lie took a partne*, in October,
1868, who put in $4,500 cash for one-lialf
ipterest in stock. Hackett represented to
his partner that his stock was worth $9,000
and was wholly free and unencumbered.—
His partner could find nothing in the re
cords at Pawtucket to invalidate his state
ment and paid in his money. The mort
gages were recorded in North Providence.
Hackett afterwards induced Charles Moyes
to endorse a note for SBOO, which note he
altered to read $2,800, and got the money.
This fraud was detected, but. the parties
compromised and it did not come out.—
This was last January. Not long after he
drew a note for $3,000 and agreed to get
eigiit endorsers. He got but six, and the
gentlemen who lent their names are now
liable for the amount. The uote was last
Saturday protested at the First National
Bank in Pawtucket. Another note for
S4OO was drawn, and was endorsed by a
gentleman whom Hackett promised to pro
cure another endorser. He failed to do it,
however, and the gentleman is held for the
amount. It is rumored that another note
for SSOO exists, but of that nothing definite
is known.
On Friday Hackett left Pawtucket, tell
ing his partner he was going down the
river to get one of . the endorser’s names,
and would be back in the morning. Noth
ing has since been seen of or heard from
him. The fact of his disappearance soon
became known, and excited the liveliest
surprise among all his acquaintances.—
Hackett is about thirty years of age, social,
well educated, gentlemanly, and has hosts
of friends in this city and Pawtucket whom
this sad affair will fill with pain and sor
row. He was a member of the First Bap
tist church, and was a delegate to the
Young Men’s International Christian As
sociation at Portland, Me., held a fortnight
since. He has never been suspected of dis
honest practices, and has always borne the
reputation of being an open-hearted, gene
rous young man. He has made many costly
and valuable presents to his friends and for
charitable objects. A short time since he
presented fifty dollars for the new church
on Church Hill. His house was hand
somely furnished, and he supported a
widowed mother and sisters, whom this
affair has plunged in the deepest affliction.
It was reported that he was seen in this
city last. Saturday, butjtis more probable
that he was on his way West, or, as some
suppose, to California. The-store is closed
to take account of stock and see how mat
ters stand. The liabilities are over $20,000
and the assets will amount to about $12,000.
The mortgages made on his stock in 1867
are not worth much now, as nearly all the
goods in the store at that time have been
sold.
[From the NaeliVille (Tem.) Times, Ju'y 27.
A Lover Killed by a Needle in the Hands
of His Mistress.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE YOUNG LADY.
A young gentleman named Joseph White,
a very respectable, industrious, quiet, good
looking fellow, of about eighteen years of
age, aim-a resident of Germantown, went to
South Nashville Saturday night, to visit his
lady-loyejvaWiss Barnes. He had been fre
quently to vjsK, her before at various times.
They wereVtomed to be married. He
found her in sewing, as a proper
youncl girl should be. She was anxious to
finish the n rii Tr uni iMmu mp i m lud I
not to throw it aside when he <'btered,'par
ticularly as he complimented her on her
pretty appearance, with bei* beStttrtul face
bending over her work, and her slender
fingers flvinir umjttftcbcs xvfth
as much gracelind rapidity as other girls
display when skknming over the keys of a
nasty piancr^^-'
He took fife's eat beside her. They chat
ted very ygaiW. After waiting a few min
utes, whi/sm to him seemed hours, he be
came Tpnpntient, and longed to imprint a
kiss upon her lips. With the view of car
rying out this design, he let his arm circle
hfir waist furtively, and as he was drawing
her close to himself, she objected to being
disturbed until her little work was-flnish
ed; but he insisted. She made a motion
to shove him off, as girls are said to, gen
erally. This motion proved fatal to her
happiness and to his life. He became im
petuous, and drawing her to him with
much violence, the needle, which was
caught in her thimble, got between them,
the poiut toward his heart —it entered ; and
as he was about to imprint a kiss of love
upon her Ups, his own became ashy pale.
His vigorous grasp relaxed. He sickened
and fell back upon the sofa quite helplegs.
The young lady was much alarmed, and
ran for assistance. The family all ran iuto
the room and proceeded to open his shirt
collar, thinking he was in a fainting fit., and
that thensual restoratives would suffice. In
undoing his vest it was found that the
needle had entered his side very deeply—a
circumstance which the young lady had
never noticed in her fright. The doctor
was sent for. He administered what reme
dies he could. Partial consciousness was
restored, and the young fellow enabled to
walk. The scene between him and his
(first) last love was extremely affecting.
She wept like one who feels that all happi
ness on earth is lost. He consoled her by
saying that she would get another lover
soon to fill his place, who would he more
worthy of her than he could hope to be,
and who would make her happy. This but
increased her sorrow. She laid down on
the floor beside him, and cried aloud.
When he was becoming worse, and the
doctor gave the opinion that he coukl not
live, she started suddenly to her feet, and,
running into another room, swallowed a
heavy dose of laudanum, which was kept
there for the use of a young member of the
family that was sick. It was some time
•before she was discovered, and it was with
the utmost difficulty she was brought back
to consciousness. The first word she
uttered was, ‘*o, where is he? Let me go
to hiiri. I will be with him.” At the same
instant the young gentleman was designing
his spirit iuto the hands of his Maker in the
adjoining room. He died about ten O’clock.
She is still in a precarious coudition, and
evinces symptoms of insanity.
Death of Another Old Citizen. —The
body of Col. Wm. M. Myers was brought
to this city on Sunday, and yesterday it
was interred in the family burial ground
at Camp Marion, about twelve miles below
Columbia. The health of Colonel Myers
had been very precarious for months past,
and several weeks ago he paid a visit to
his wife’s relatives in Edgefield county,
where he departed this life on Saturday,
the 7th instant. The deceased had tilled
many important official positions in this
district, was lutendant of Columbia^ for
several terms, ami was regarded as one
of the prominent lawyers and public
speakers of the State, although of late
years he had given up the practice of. his
profession. His age was sixty-five years
and five months.— Columbia Phwni*-
- f~
Across tiie Niagara on a Velocipede.
—Prof. Andrew Jenkins, sometimes called
the Canadian BLondin, a tight rope per
former of celebrity, about the 20th of
August intends to essay a most perilous
fool, nothing less than crossing the fearful
chasm of Niagara river helow the tails by
means of a velocipede ridden over a tight
rope. The place of crossing will be a short
distance of the old suspension bridge, where
the length of the spanning cable will be
about one thousand feet. The vehicle used
by the daring veloclpedo-fnnambul Ist is of
peculiar construction. The wheels are
grooved, and it is propelled by the hands,
a balunce-Dole being carried on the feet.—
By this means Prof. Jenkins says he can
surmount a considerable grade. Nothing
of the sort has ever been attempted in
public, and the'novelty and danger of the
feat will doubtless attract a great crowd to
witness tire trial.
BY TELEGRAPH.
{Spve'Hl Dispatch to the Constitutionalist.
New York ('losing Stock Quotations.
REPORTED BY HOYT & GARDNER.
New York, August 11, —P. M.
* The following are the closing quotations
this day :
American Gold 135
Adams Express 59
New York Central .210%
Erie , >. 28%
Hudson River 195%
Reading 97 ~
Michigan Central 132
Cleveland & Pittsburg 100%
Chicago and Northwestern 89%
Chicago and Northwestern, pref. 98%
Milwaukee and St. Paul 82%
Milwaukee & St. Paul, pref. 90%
Lake Shore 107%
Chicago & Rock Island.. ...117%
Toledo, Wabash & Western, 74
New Jersey Central 109%
Pittsburg & Fort Wayne 153%
Ohio & Mississippi...'. 32%
Hauibal & St. Joseph 127
Hanibal & St. Joseph, pref 126
Tennessee, -old 61 %
Tennessee, uevv 55
Georgia 7’s 91%
North Carolina, old 46
North Carolina, new 40%
Alabama s’s 83%
Missouri 6’s. 87%
Pacific Mail 74 HA
Western Union Telegraph 38%
Stocks steady. Gold steady.
I Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, August 11—Noon.—Poore
is instructed to be vigilant and enforce
strictly the laws of nations, and to hold
only official relations with the Spanish au
thorities, and insist upon humanity and
justice where the life and, liberty of Ameri
can citize’ns are involved.
The Spanish executions at Santiago de
Cuba are not satisfactorily explained to the
Cabinet. .The Spanish gunboats must re
main under seizure. Further action post
poned until the next Cabinet session, called
for the 20th.
It is stated on authority of W- P. Ed
wards, member of Congress from Georgia,
that the negro, Turner, is to be removed
and Washington reinstated in the Macon
post office.
Wofford is to be suspended and Gibson
reinstated in the Corinth post office.
The President authorizes the publication
of a conversation, showing a strong affilia
tion with the Radical Republicans of Mis
sissippi and Texas.
Washington, August 11—P. M.—The
following statement is made public by per
mission of the President: In an interview
with Gen. Tarbell, Secretary of the Repub
lican Executive Committee of Mississippi,
at the residence of Secretary Fish, in New
York, on the 6th iust., Gen. Grant remark
ed on the small number of Republicans en
gaged in the National Republican party in
Mississippi using the name or Judge Dent,
and said that in his judgment the fact
was in itself evidence that they could not
be' otherwise than used* by the opposi
tion. The President said his only desire
was peace and amity, and he would do
anything that was right to bring that
about, but that these people cast sus
picions upon their own motives by the fact
that all their efforts seemed to be aimed at
dividing, not aiding, the Republican party
in their midst, If they were really in ear
nest, they would not be so anxious about
those with whom they acted. To sincere
men, it could not bo difficult to tell who in
the South were, and had been, the Admin
istration’s frieuds. The President stated
that in his conversations With the gen
tlemen representing the new Republican
party in Mississippi, he had expressed
himself much more emphatically against
their course than he had to Gen. Tarbell.
He said he fully endorsed Gen. Ames’ ad
ministration, and that that officer would
have to do much and more serious things
than he had heard charged before lie would
subject himself to removal.
Revenue, $79,000.
Gen. Canby, commanding in Virginia,
and the President had a long interview,
Kpluaor dlrc;ot(3 thn Assistant Treasurers
to withdraw legal tender tens from circu
lation.
The speeches of Grant and the Mexican
Minister, Mariscal, were cordial and mu
tually complimentary. Not much in them.
The Mexican Claims Commission has or
ganized but is yet engaged on rules of order,
after which it will take several days recess.
The President has not intimated, either
in conversation or by letter, a desire that
Judge Dent should withdraw from the
Mississippi canvass. In view of present
complications, Judge Dent reasserts that
he will canvass the State of Mississippi in
favor of the Conservative Republican can
didates, whether himself or another heads
the ticket.
ALABAMA.
Mobile, August 11.—David P. Iteid, a
prominent citizen of this city, who was ac
cused by the Radicals with firing the first
shot at the Radical meeting, last Thursday
night, gave himself up for trial, yesterday,
and was honorably acquitted by the Mayor
this morning. Some eighteen white and
colored witnesses, of unimpeached integri
ty, both for the prosecution and defense,
were examined, and swore positively that
Reid did not fire the shot. There was but
one witness who swore that Reid fired a
shot. He was a negro, named Abraham
Brown, who has perjured himself.
Montgomery, August 11,—A petition
from some of the Republicans of Mobile
was made, on yesterday, to Gov. Smith,
asking him to place that city under mar
tial law. A delegation from the citizens
of Mobile arrived here to-day, and had an
interview with the Governor, which was
entirely satisfactory, and resulted in his
declining to put the city under military
rule.
NEW YORK.
Albany, August 11.—The contending
parties hold different ends of the tunnel on
the Susquehanna Railroad, through tvhich
several fights have occurred, and several
persons severely wounded. The militia
have gone to the spot.
Latest. —The contending parties have
yielded the road to Governor Hoffman.
New York, August 11.—The bankers
who pleaded guilty to usury were fined
two hundred and fifty dollars, except two,
who were committed for five and ten days.
The Secretary of State instructs Barlow
to deliver the Spanish gunboats to the
custody of the commander ol the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. _
Judge McOaun orders the discharge oi
the Texan, Pratt, but as Pratt is at Fort
Lafayette it don’t appear how the decision
is to be enforced.
GEORGIA.
Macon, August 11.—The first bale of
cotton, new crop, was received here to-day.
It was raised by P. W. Jones, of Baker
county, and classed as New York mid
dling. It is to be shipped to Boston.
OHIO
Columbus, August 11. —The Democratic
Central Committee nominated George 11.
Pendleton for Governor. Pendleton ac
cepts.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, August 11. — Forty-three
thousand cigars have been seized for non
payment of tax.
FOREIGN.
Liverpool, August 11. —The Chamber
of Commerce resolved to send a letter to
the American Chambers, pointing out the
system of using an unnecessary amount of
covering and too heavy bands of iron on
bales of cotton, and suggesting the adop
tion, at American ports, of the system of
allowance of tare Which prevails in Eng
land.
Lisbon, August 11.—The resignation of
the entire Ministry is expected, under.the
censure of the Upper House.
MARINE NEWS.
Charleston, August 11. — Sailed ; Steam
er Magnolia, New York.
Wilmington, August 11.—Saded: W. P.
Clyde, New York. q
Weather clear. Wind, East. Thermo
meter, 80.
Savannah, August 11.—Arrived: Sclir.
S. L. Davis, New York.
Sailed : Steamship Leo, New York.
MARKETS. ’
London, August 11—Noon. — Consols,
money, 92%. Bonds steady at 83%. Tur
pentine, 265.,6r1.@265. fid.
Liverpool, August 11—Noon.—Cotton
•shade firmer; uplands, 12% ; Orleans, 13@
13%; sales, 12,000 bales. Breadstuffs firm
er. Corn, 30s. Others unchanged.
Liverpool, August 11 —Afternoon.—
Cotton unchanged. Breads tuffs quiet.—
Lard, 725. .
Liverpool, August 11—Evening.—Cot-
ton firm ; uplands, 13 ; Orleans, 13(@13% ;
sales, 12,000 bales.
New York, August 11—Noon.—Money
steady at 6@7. Sterling, 9%. Gold, 135%.
’64’s, 24%; North Carolinas, 56; new, 50%;
Virginias, ex coupou, 57%; new, 60%;
Tennessoes, ex coupon, 61%; new, 55;
Louisianas, old, 70% ; Levees, 64.
New York, August 11—P. M.—Govern
ments closed heavy; ’62’s, 24% ; Southerns
dull. Money active at 6@7. Sterling, 10.
Gold dull, 135. Stocks feverish and unset
tled.
New York, August 11—Noon.—Flour
dull and s@lo lower. Wheat dull and I@2
lower. Corn dull and nominally unchang
ed. Pork quiet; mess, $33 12%. Lard
firmer. Cotton quiet at 33%. Turpentine,
42%@43. Rosin firm; common, $2 25 ;
strained, $2 30@2 35. Freights firm.
New York, August 11—P. M.—Cotton
more active ; sales, 2,600 bales at 33%. —
Flour dull ; superfine, $5 90@6 50 ; com
mon to fair extra Southern, $6 90@7 40.
Wheat dull, 2@4c lower during day. Corn
slightly favors buyers. Pork quiet at
$33 25, cash. Lard firmer; kettle,2o@2o%.
Whisky, $1 12%. Groceries and naval
stores quiet and steady.
Baltimore, Aug. 11.—Cotton quiet and
unchanged. Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
—choice red,sl 60® 1 70; good,sl 4ft® 1 50.
Corn firm; white, $1 10; yellow, $1 12@
1 15. Oats dull at 55@61. Rye, sll 2@l 15.
Provisions not so strong but prices well
maintained. Whisky, $1 13@1 14. Vir
ginias, old, 48 ; ’66’s, 56 bid.
Louisville, An a nst 11.—Flour firm ;
superfine, $4 75. Provisions firm. Mess
Pork, $34. Shoulders, 16; clear 'sides,
19%@19%; hains, 22@23%. Lard—new,
20 f keg, 21%. Whisky, $1 08.
Cincinnati, August 11.—'Whisky, $1 08.
Provisions firm and unchanged. Lard held
at 20.
St. Louis, August 11.—Whisky, $1 10.
Pork, $34 25. Bacon quiet and unchanged.
Wilmington, August 11.—Spirits of
Turpentine firm, with advancing tendency
—38%. Rosin, $1 75@4. Crude Turpen
tine quiet at $2 60@3.
Mobile, August 11.—Cotton—market
closed quiet; sales, 75 bales to one buyer ;
low middling, 30; receipts, 11 bales.
New Orleans, August 11.—Cotton—de
mand fair ; sales, 319 bales; low middling,
30; no middling here; receipt!}, 320 bales;
exports to Havre, 1,921 bales. Flour firm;
superfine, $5 65; double, $6 50; treble,
$6 62%. Corn—-mixed, $1; white, $1 07%
Oats, 65. Bran, sl. Hay, $29@30. Pork
firmer at $35 50@35 75. Bacon firmer at
16%, 19%@19%", 19%@20; hams, 23@25.
Lard—tierce, 19%®20%; keg, 22@23. Su
gar—common, 11@12 ;~ prime, 14%. Mo
lasses—reboiled, 65®70. Whisky, $1 10®
1 15. Coffee inactive and nominal; fair,
15% ; prime, 16%. Gold, 134%'. Sterling,
48 % ; New York Sight, par.
Savannah, August 11.—Cotton—Re
ceipts, ft bales ; exports, 124 basts.
Charleston, August 11.—Cotton dull
anil nominal; sales, 16 bales; middling,
31% ; receipts, none; exports coastwise, 19
bales.
Augusta Daily Market.
Officii Daily Constitutionalist, )
Wednesday, August ll—P. M. j
financial
gold—Dull. Buying ut 135 and selling
at 137.
SlLVEß—Nominal. Buying at lUS tw.l 001 l
ing at 130.
COTTON—Continues firm. No change in
quotations. Prices same as yesterday. Sales,
5 bales. Receipts, 5 bales.
BACON—Continues firm. We quote C.’
Sides, 21% ; C. R. Sides, 21 ; B. 15. Sides, 19@
19%; Shoulders, 18; Hams, 20@25; Dry
Salt Shoulders, 15%@16 ; Dry Salt C. R. Sides,
20.
CORN—DuII; market overstocked. We
quote choice white, $1 35 ; mixed, $1 30 from
depot.
WHEAT—We quote choice white, $1 60@
1 80; red, $1 50@1 55.
FLOUR—City Mills, old, s6@9 ; new, $7 50@
@10; at retail, ?l barrel higher. Coun
try, s6@9, according to quality.
CORN MEAL—SI 30 at wholesale, and $1 40
it retail.
PEAS—No supply. Selling at $1 50 for
seed.
1 ■
Homicide in Dublin, Ga. — A corres
pondent., writing to the Savannah News,
from Dublin, Ga., under date of the 6th
instant, reports the following homicide :
“ In this place, on the 3d inst., there was
a homicide committed. Mr. Jas. M. Brantly
attacked one Kinion B. Keen, who, in self
defense made a fatal blow with a small
knife, the blade of which penetrated just
under the fourth rib, and ranging upward
severed an artery, causing Mr. Brantly’s
death in about an hour.
“Mr. W. H. Pope, acting deputy sheriff of
the county, called Keen to him. Keen,
supposing that the officer designed to afrest
him, approached and gave himself up, when
Pope, instead of arresting him, commenced
beating him. over the head with a pistol.
Keen got loose from Pope, when the latter
attempted to shoot him, but the pistol
failed to fire. .Hist at this juncture the
sheriff" came up, and took Keen into
custody. An investigating court was con
vened, which, after hearing the evidence
and counsel, declared the offense to be man
slaughter. Keen gave bonds to answer at
the next term of the Superior Court, and
was released. Deputy Sheriff Pope was
then arrested for the assault on Keen. He
waived examination, gave bond and was
released. The cause of the unfortunate
difficulty is of too delicate a nature to be
mentioned here.”
A correspondent,, writing to the Macon
Journal Messenger, says : “ From every
section of Pike, Upson and Monroe conti
t ies the accounts of crop prospects arc most
cheering; and should August prove propi
tious, the yield will be the best of any year
since the war closed. Corn is about made,
and the crop, in the opinion of old farmers,
will be the largest made in twenty years.
Farmers wear smiling faces, and many of
them speak of a bale of cotton to the acre ;
while some few “ set their pegs” even
higher, but these latter count on the extra
yield from, the Peeler, Dixon, and other
choice seed planted.”
Governor Bullock has issued his procla
mation offering $5,000 reward for the par
ties who lynched Berry and Milly Burnett,
in Columbia county a few weeks ago. He
says: “ The civil authorities of said county,
being overawed by, or in sympathy with,
such insurrectionary organization, have
failed, either through fear or through will
ful neglect, to report the facts to this De
partment.”
Wedding.— Yesterday evening Prof. W.
Henry Waddell, of Athens, was united in
marriage to Mrs. Mary Brumby Tew, at
the residence Os her father, on Peachtree
street, by Rev. Dr. Waddell, of Mississippi.
The happy couple left yesterday evening,
on it bridal tour to Europe. A pleasant
trip and a safe return to them.
| Atlanta Constitution, 1 \th.
Capture of Dougherty. —Dougherty,
the man who shot and mortally wounded
Colonel Haightley, on Sunday last, has
been captured, and is now in jail at Jasper,
Fla. ’Col. H. still survives, but cannot
possibly recover.
Since writing the above we have learned
that Col. Haightley died Monday night, at
12 o’clock. He had, previous to his death,
ordered his coffin from Savannah.
[Savannah News.
Local News.
Express Rorueky—Mr. Lassiter Hon
orably Discharged—The Case Re
moved to Effingham. — The court room
whs well filled yesterday morning with
spectators, anxious to witness the develop
ments which it was so generally antici
pated would he made in the examination of
the prisoners arrested on a charge of
robbing the safe of the Southern Express
Company of $5,000, on the,22d ultimo.
A few minutes past nine o’clock, officers
brought into the court room the prisoners,
Bland, Hargrave and Lassiter.
Justice Ells announced the prisoners in
court, and inquired if it was the pleasure of
the prosecution to proceed first with the
affidavit against Lassiter.
Responding in the affirmative, Major
J. P. Carr, solicitor of the Express Com
pany, stated that it had been determined
upon by the prosecution to dismiss the
case against Mr. Lassiter. At the time of
his arrest there were circumstances to
justify the proceeding. Subsequent devel
opments had failed to sustain the charges
against him, and he was happy to an
nounce, that so far as the prosecution was
concerned, Mr. Lassiter was honorably ac
quitted.
The court was equally pleased in an
nouncing Mr. Lassiter honorably dis
charged.
Justice Ells announced that since com
ing iuto court lie had been informed by the
constable that the prisoners, Bland and
Hargrave, hail been arrested on warrants
locating the commission of the robbery in
Effingham couuty.
A. D. Picquet, Esq., counsel for Har
graye, desired to be heard in objection to
this disposition of the case. He did not
wish to argue the point, but would simply
read from the Code.,
Justice Ells decided that the case was
not before him, and consequently he could
not hear argument.
Maj. Carr, counsel for the prosecution,
was willing that the counsel for the defense
should be heard (as he had said he did not
desire to argue the point), if he could cite
an adverse section in the Code.
If insisted on, Justice Ells would hear
Mr. Picquet, although the case was not be
fore the court.
Mr. Picquet did not insist on a hearing,
and the case, by direction of law, goes to
Effingham county for trial, where the
robbery is alleged to have been committed.
Thus disposed of, the prisoners remained
in the court room a few minutes after the
adjournment, in conversation with their
friends. Quite a number approached and
conversed with Hargrave, who retains the
confidence of those who have known him
most intimately, and who, to our eye, de
meaned himself with a calm consciousness
that he would be vindicated when the
whole mystery was solved, which, at pre
sent, despite the voluntary and direct con
fession of Bland, surrounds the robbery.
Bland bore himself with much of that
schooled bravado and devil-may-care case
and absolute seeming indifference to re
sults which arc characteristic of a reckless
man.
The prisoners were again committed to
jail;, to await an order for their removal to
Effingham county.
The counsel for the prosecution and for
the defense have united in a request to
Judge Schley, of the Eastern Circuit, to
attend in this city to hear the case, in order
to save the great expense and inconveni
ence attending its removal to Effingham
county.
Another Ogeeohee Riot—lt is Crush
ed in its iNCiriENCY. —The Savannah
News, of yesterday, reports that Justice
Wade, of that city, had issued warrants,
based upon the affidavit of a citizen resi
dent in the vicinity of the Ogeechee river,
for the arrest of a white man and some ten
negroes, the white man being charged with
inciting the negroes to riot and assault and
battery, and the negroes, some of whom
are recognized as parties to the Hist Ogee
chee riot, with being accessories. Officers
Butler, Cause and Endres were charged
with the execution of the warrants, and
yesterday proceeded to the Ogeechee river
to arrest the parties, five of whom were
taken into custody, the white man and
four negroes, named June Bug, Bristo Mc-
Getty, Ben Gordon and Peter Blake, who
were brought before Justice Wade, and
bonds entered into for their appearance to
answer. The statement of the party pro
secuting was that he and the other white
party had some difficulty of words, when
the latter blew a horn, which summoned
the ten negroes around, who knocked him
down, and would have taken his life had it
not been for the assistance rendered by a
negro who was with him in a buggy.—
Verily, the Ogeechee is a hard place.
Turner to be Removed. —ls our dis
patches from .Washington are to be relied
on, it would seem that the recent showing
up of Turner in the counterfeit money
case is likely to result in good to the people
of Macon. It is stated on the authority of
W. P. Edwards, member of Congress from
tliis State, that Turner, the negro post
master at Macon, is to be removed, and
that Mr. Washington, the former postmas
ter iu that city, is to be inaugurated in his
stead. We trust, for the great satisfaction
of our Macon friends, who have suffered so
much indignity from the foisting of this
negro apostle ot the “ moral idea ” doc
trine upon them in the Important position
of postmaster, that the dispatch alluded to
is based upon fact. Yes, take him back,
Mr. President Grant, and reconstruct his
honesty and capacity lie fore yon commis
sion him again to official position in the
“ greatest government,” etc.
The Marietta School Fair. —The
“ School Fair” at Marietta, beginning the
17th August (next Tuesday) and ending
Friday, the 23d, affords to those who have
been cramped up in the city during the
season an opportunity of a pleasant excur
sion. -Tiie Western and Atlantic Railroad
only charges fifty cents from Atlanta to
Marietta during the days of the Fair, ancl
passengers are returned free, on certificate
of Superintendent of Fair. In case there
should be any want of room in Marietta for
lodging, it has 'been so arranged that
visitors, who desire it, may return to
Atlanta on the evening trains, which leave
Marietta at four and half-past five o’clock,
and reach Atlanta at six and seven o’clock.
All the money realized at the Fair M ill
be used for the worthy object of promoting
the educational interest of that little city.
Let Augusta send a large delegation.
Shingles not Taxable.— Commissioner
Delano has decided that shingles are not
taxable; that they may yet pass through
other hands, as laths and boards do, before
their manufacture is complete. This is in
accordance with the decision of ex-Com
missioncr Rollins.
Indian Spring. —A grand
ade ball will be given at the Mclntosh
House, Indian Spring, Friday night,