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About Tri-weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-1877 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1869)
O ON ST! TTTTION ALT ST. AUGUSTA. THUBSDAY MOBBING, DBO. 23.1869 THE GEORGIA BILL. By * perversion of the troth, but in con formity with a deliberate purpose to over throw whatever remains of our Caastitu? tional liberty, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States have passed a bill which farcically pretends, in its title, “to promote the reconstruction of Georgia.” The obfeaislblej ground for this last interference with oar State was the un seating of the so-called negro members of the Legislature; but the real purpose is to * secure, at any cost, the ratification of the XVth Amendment and the coercion of Democratic Georgia, by any fraud, into Radical affiliation. We were second to none of our contemporaries in demonstrat ing that the ousting of the negro members did not violate any pan, of the Reconstruc tion Acts; that these acts did not make the negro eligible to office; that the Constitu tion of the State was equally silent on the subject; that the Legislature construed our lavs as it had a perfect right to do; that tjie decision of the Supreme Court was made under the Code and not under the Constitution or Reconstruction Acts; that this decision was a general one, and did not touch the cases of the negro members at all; and that, right or wrong, their cases were res a ljudicata and could not legally be recalled. At the same time, we unhesi tatingly gave it as our opinion that, in the future, the ruling of the Court would be respected and observed, so long as our laws remain as they are. We questioned, too, the right of Congress Constitutionally to interfere in this matter; and wc challenged the press of the-North, or any Radical, on or off the press, to contradict in argument any of these several propositions which we elaborately set forth. But bad men, fa tally bent upon evil, do not seek such con troversies, especially when they are deter mined upon crime, and, unfortunately for the innocent, have the power to consum mate their villainy. We do not doubt that the Radicals in Congress fully intended thatuegroes should be eligible to the franchise and to office too; but the fact stands forth, as clear as noonday, that they failed to frame their laws accordingly, and so, Georgia is tb be punished, not for any sin of her own, but because her enemies are too clumsy as statesmen in preparing enactments which are the most wonderful series of blunders on record. The Georgia Legislature may have committed a grave error of policy in taking advantage of this omission ; but the right to do so, error or no error, is indis putable, and we fancy that this right will be exercised, from time to time, with more and more astounding results to the existing dominant faction. So much Tor the past. We have now to deal with the present and future. Natural ly, this new outrage is calculated to fill our people with gloom and apprehension. To a great extent these forebodings are no doubt well founded. We shall have labor partially demoralized and the functions of the so-called government wholly so. We shall have thieves, knaves and scoundrel fellows in high places, and Congress, the backers of rascals everywhere, will employ the once honorable soldiers of the Unite! States Army to help on the roguery, the chicane and the violence which necessarily follow the destruction.of moral order. But the human mind is elastic and soon adapts Itself defensively to changed circumstances, and it is prompt to thwart, in some salutary way, the evil tendencies of those who essay to thrive on riot and public plunder. The great reliance of Congress is upou the ne groes. We very much doubt if the Geor gia freedmen can ever be successfully ral- Hed'to' Radtcaitsm for another campaign and, indeed, we are confident that they are not in the least anxious to be made the tools of any set of men, much less the stock of imported and native vermin who once succeeded in this black combination. We can easily prevent any such design, if the effort is worth the while, and, in any election to come, we are sure of wiuning, unless, indeed, sharp and quick Humbert is reduplicated ad infinitum. Luckily for the good name of Georgia, the Morton bill provides for the reassem bling of the original Legislature. This will spare us the shame of seeing the ne groes reseated by the two Houses as they stood at adjournment. The Legislature that Bullock la required to call will be a Legislature created by Congress. It is es sentially a sham Assembly, and we shall, in the day of reckoning, have a noble rea son for exploding its unlawful deeds. When this illegal body of Congressional tools shall have assembled together, 1t may be the duty of all the true men thus acci dentally connected with it to refuse par ticipation in its procceedings, just as it may be proper for them to abandon it alto gether. In such a case, the Congressional conspirators who formed this unlawful Assembly may, by the power of a license which defies all limit, rake up, after a fashion, dummies to take their places. But in this event, the fraud perpetrated will be all the more glaring and the force employed all the more abominable. Mr. Morton himself, the anthor of this last iniquity, let out the secret when he said, in his seat in the Senate, that “ Georgia never would adopt the XVth Amendment except under compulsion.” The “compulsion” has come; we are saved from stultification at last. —- We have to thank him for another thing. He has afforded the first square issue with Reconstruction. Henceforth, in Georgia at least, Congress must assume responsibili ties which were once so adroitly thrust upon our people. All that Congress can do in future must be done by “compul sion "—and compulsion invalidates con sent. The day is coming when Mr. Car penter’s fears shall be realized—the day of retribution when the “ South files her bill of exceptions,” and there will be just judges to hearken to her claim; or the day is coming when the cause lost in Georgia shall be lost everywhere in the Union, and a military despotism and popular serfdom begin their iron task. > u .jji-i jwb j ; Some Possible Things.— The deposition of Justices Brown and Warner; the eie vation instead of Farrow (Potash) and FannlN; llulbert’s retirement from, the Superiptendeucy of the State fyjad, and Blodgett's installment as his successor; test and not least, General Alfred Teh&y, satrap and swiftly willing witness, falsifier and politico-military thimble-rigger, Striv ing to be a Senator from Georgia and a col league of Bolloce’b. Look out for some rich developments; some portentous tumbles, and some tre mendous disappointments. If Joe Brown has'to “ shuck his ermine,” let Rufus pre pare to have no peace in this world or the world to come. If-TERR* endeavors to be a Senator, we shall know how the cat got into the meal tub of his slanderous-report. Virginia — lt is hard to say whatYir? glnia has not done in order to get into the Union. So far, her enormous consumption of dirt has been positively only an appetizer for fresh Installments 6f the article at the hands of Butler &-Co. We now learn, from the well-informed Washington corre spondeut of the Baltimore Gazette, that “ there is a determination not to admit Virginia as she now Stands. Some scheme will be devised and jbreed to execution by which the State will bfl ; Secured to the Radical party. The Radicals say we Will take care to have no more /Tennessees and Georgias, and it ,is now feared that Vir glnla will not be represented in Congress until the Governor and Legislature are ee pured In the interests ol the Radicals.'*’ 1 Salem Dutchkr.—Wfe are'pleased to j learn that our Mend Salem Dutchkr is now editor in chief of the Gal veston News by long odds the best and most prosperous journal in Texas. Prom copies of his paper which have reached us we recognize, in fullest expression, the manifestation of those wonderful gifts of composition which made him a conspicuous person on the Georgia and New York Press. Tennessee. —The turn of Tennessee wil come next. The Radical papers have raised the yell which is always premonitory of a new Congressional Reconstruction Act— an act to be entitled an act to “ organize hell.” By All Means. —ls the original mem bers of the Legislature are to be recalled, let us have Aaron Alpeoria Bradley in the collection. [From the Missouri Republican. The Illinois Convention. We congratulate the Conservatives of Illinois upon the sensible and skilfnl man ner in which their representatives have managed the organization of the Constitu tional Convention, and the very satisfac tory success which has attended that man agement thus far. As our readers are aware, the balance of power iu the conven tion was held by some half dozen “ Inde pendent Republicans,” who, though avow ing the same political faith as the straight out Radicals, tempered their creed with a sufficient amoont of wisdom and discretion to virtually emancipate them from strict party drill In other words, these gentle men went to Springfield not in the interests of Radicalism, but in the interests,of Illi nois ; not for the purpose of dividing the spoils among a little pack of hungry and blatant “ loyalists,” but to give the State a sound and efficient organic law, worthy her present position and adequate to her future needs. They were met in the same spirit by the Democracy, and the latter, instead of driving away the independents by insist ing upon greater concessions than they could consistently grant, gracefully yielded the point, and.conferred upon Hon. Charles A. Hitchcock, of Chicago, •an Independent Republican, the Presidency of the Conven tion. The remainder of the offices were fairly distributed ; each nomination of the allies being carried by a handsome ma jority, and the parliamentary machinery is now working with a smoothness and har mony which promise the happiest results for the people of Illinois. Next to the prospect of securing these results, we confess that the unexpected and overwhelming discomfiture of the intense Radical element affords U3 the profound est pleasure. Our sister State, for ten years past, has been saddled, ridden and spurred Ly a faction whose sole ambition was to maintain its grasp of power at any cost and at all hazards. The leaders of that faction have promulgated ideas con ceived in the bigoted and intolerant atmos phere of New England, and utterly unfit ted for the tastes and requirements of the young and large-hearted West; and these ideas have been shaped into legislation by obedient servants, and sent forth to crip ple the energies and retard the progress of a noble Commonwealth. Only one barrier stood in the way of the complete accom plishment of the Radical programme, and that barrier was the Constitution of the State. This instrument, though in many respects faulty, was yet permeated with the leaves.of old-fashioned Democratic princi ples, and could not therefore be moulded to to .suit the designs of the modern reformers. It was resolved to wipe the Constitution out of existence, and sup ply its place with another which should afford ample scope for the designs of the revolutionists. When the Constitutional Convention' had been ordered, aDd before the election for delegates had occurred, the Radical press and orators throughout the State were busy suggesting aud preparin a those measures which, it was hoped, would perpetuate the dominion of that party in definitely. The possibility of a Conserva tive majority iu the convention apparently never entered into the calculations of these self-confident, manipulators. Os course Radical influence would preponderate in thaCbody, and of course laws would be framed of the unadulterated Radical stripe. Several prominent journals of this political persuasion have even gone so far as to quarrel in regard to the manner In which a negro suffrage pill was to be crammed down tile popular throat. Illinois is likely to have a constitution j free from the narrow spirit of partisanship, liberal and enlightened in its conception, clear and comprehensive in its details— such a constitution, in fact, as Radicalism has neither the desire nor the ability to construct. The 14th and 15th Amendments. ARTICLE XIV. Section 1. All persons born or natural ized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside. No State shall make or en force any law which shall abridge the priv ileges or immunities of citizens of the Uni ted States ; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property without the due process of law, nor deny, to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Sec. 2. Representatives shall be appor tioned among tin- several States, according to their respective numbers, couuting the 'whole number of persons In each State, ex cluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election, for the choice of electors, for President and Yice-President of the United States, Representatives, in Congress, the Executive and Judicial offi cers of the State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, is in any way abridged, except for partici pation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of'male citizens twenty-one years of age, iu such State. Sec. 3. No person shall be a Senator or 'Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, haying pre viously taken an oath, as a member of Con gress, or as a member of any State Legis lature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the. United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of t wo-thirds of each House, remove such dis ability. Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, in cluding debts incurred for payment of pen sions and bounties for services in suppress ing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned, But neither thS United States nor auy State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrec tion or rebellion against the United States, or any claim lor the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obliga tions and claims shall be held illegal and j void. Sec. 5. Congress shall have power to en force, by appropriate legislation, the pro visions of this article. ARTICLE XV. Section I. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, oil account of race, color or previous condition of servitude: Sec. 11. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legis lation. The Result of Flunkeytsm.—ln view of the recent action of Congress, we should not omit to congratulate the State Agricul tural Committee on their remarkable suc cess in conciliating Northern sentiment with regard to our State. The invitations ,0 distinguished Radical Congressmen, Bul iock s special train, and the strained hos pitality of the committee, have, clearly worked like a charm ! We told the managers iu this business that we should be kicked for our courtesy and we rather think they now begin to be lieve we spoke the truth. Well, we shall know better next time. .Whether we shall do better is another question, for it is a hard thmg to beat self-respect into some people’s skulls. At least, the editors of Georgia 3m R° P 5? Sed ‘.“t d' B g us t!ng flunkeyistn will hardly again be charged with a disor ganizing and mischievous spirit. [Savannah Republican. Just As We Swpposed ! —lt turns ont as we learn from a Northern gentleman who is thoroughly posted concerning the antecedents of his Bovinity, that he is not a native of New York, as is generally sup posed—he hailing from Albion, where one of the State prisons is located, and which would, by the way, be a suitable lodging for him. We thought it Impossible that so much unadulterated meanness could be found in, or connected with, a New Yorkeri We were right. He is a native of witch burning, degro-loving, free-love, “ God and' morality” Massachusetts—the “ head-cen- J tre” of all the diabolism and all the other isms of New England | And, vefily, he has proven himself a worthy representative ! [Athens Watchman. [From the Atlanta Constitution, 22d. The Coal Convention. In accordance with the-call of Col. Hoi bert, some twenty-four or five Railroad officers, coal operators and dealers, manu facturers and members of Board of Trade, assembled at the freight depot of the Geor gia Railroad. On motion of Col. Hulbert, Col. L. P. Grant was called to the Chair. He tried in vain to be excused. . R. C. Robson, Esq., was requested to act as Secretary. The following gentlemen were found to be in attendance: Railroad Officials—Col. E. Hulbert, Super intendent w. and A. R. R,; S. K. Johnson, Supt. Ga. R. R,; L. P. Grant, Supt. A. and W. P. R. R. A. J. White, President M. & W. R. R.; Col. A. L. Colyar, President Suwannee R. R.; M. R. Tuttle, President Knoxville and Kentucky R. R. ; Col. Mark A. Cooper, President Cartersville and Van Wert Rail road. Coal Operators—Mr. Hazel ton, Etna Mines; CoL A. S. Colyar, Suwannee Mines; Gen. John B. Gordon, Wm. Lenoir, Georgia Mines; R. C. Robson, Castle Rock; R. E. McEwen, of McEwen, Wiley & Cos; A. 8. Mariner, of Wilcox & Cos.; W. R. Tattle, Anderson county; E. G. Eaton, Valcan; A. C. Ladd, Alley, Soddy and Sale Creek. Coal Dealers—Milo Pratt; P. Pelham; R. A. Johnson; E. Parsons; J. M. Born, Jr. & Cos.; Ladd & Parkhurst. Manufacturers—W. Pendleton, of Pendle ton & Boardman, Founders, Augusta. Boards of Trade—W. F. Herring Augus ta ; J. S. Peterson, Atlanta. Colonel Hulbert briefly explained .the ob jects of the meeting. J. S. Peterson, Esq., read letters from several coal companies and dealers. The Knoxville Iron Company said that they had contracted to deliver 100 car loads of coal in Atlanta in November, but could only ship about 40 car loads, iu conse quence of want of transportation. They had orders for 100 car loads for December. McEwen, Wyley & Cos., of Knoxville, stated that they had orders for 2,500 bush els per day, and could fill them, was there transportation sufficient. Wilcox & Cos., of Knoxville, say that they are nine car loads per day behind, in filling orders. The Vulcan Works have orders for 17,000 bushels monthly, and could increase it to 30,000 bushels, with transportation. The Etna Mines has orders for 100 tons per day, but is not half filling orders. About 10-12 of orders are for factories. Unless more transportation can be secured, Schofield’s Rolling Mill will have to stop. The Fertilizing Company have already stopped. The Castle Rock Company not doing anything, owing to lack of cars. A. C. Ladd could sell ten car loads where he now sells one, if he could get it promptly. E. Parsons has sold 70 car loads. Could sell 700 car loads by April, if cars were put on. J. M. Born, Jr., & Cos. have sold 566 car loads. Were there cars sufficient to trans port the coal, 2,000 tons would be used. Suwannee Mines ship this season 5,000 to 6,000 per day. They have now 25 cars in coal trade. To supply the demand, 500 cars is necessary. Hon. Mark A. Cooper responded to calls in a few pointed remarks. The wealth of the country depended on the coal trade. The railroads should afford transportation. Gen. John B. Gordon gave his experience in coal mining, depicting the great need of the trade, in forcible and eloquent remarks, and demonstrating the economy of coal— its benefits to factories and railroads. A. J. White, President of the Macon and Western Railroad, depicted the condition of Southern railroads Id an able and point ed speech. He urged a compromise between both parties. Col. A. S. Colyar made a pertinent aud sensible, speech, demonstrating the com munity of interests of railroads and coal miners. JJe said that both would make more money by shipping large quantities of coal at small profits, thau small quan tities at large profits. *Mr. Hazelton, of the Etna, spoke ol’ Georgia as pre-eminently a manufacturin* State, and the importance of cheap coal to the development of manufacturing. Mr. Leroy Drewry, general agent of sev eral English lines of steamers, then ad dressed the convention in behalf of estab lishing a coal depot at Brunswick. He had examined the harbor at Brunswick, and it was the finest he had sfeeu. Vessels of any draft could come up to it at any sea son of the year without fear of disease. It would lead to building up a return trad- 1 . Col. Hulbert endorsed the suggestion, and expressed his willingness to reduce the freight on coal to the cost of transporta tion. R. 0. Robson suggested that the coal cars might be to bring lumber here ou their return. Gen. Gordon stated that there was a great deal of lumber at Brunswick, which could be purchased at a low price, which might he brought here. Capt. A. J. White said that the Macon and Western Road would furnish-cars to supply all the points along that road. This announcement met with hearty applause. Col. L. P. Grant and S. K. Johnson pledged themselves for their respective roads, to do all they could to supply cars for the trade. Col. Colyar stated that Col. E. W. Cole, of the Nashville and Chattanooga Raßroad, would put on fifty coal cars. Between 350 and 400 cars are needed for the trade. There are only about 150 now in use. On motion of Col. Hulbert, the following conimittees were appointed to report at 10 o’clock this morning : On Railroad Transportation—Col. E Hulbert, S. K. Johnson, A. J. White, W. R. Tuttle, Mark A. Cooper and L. P. Grant. On Present and Prospective Demand- Col. A. S. Colyar, Mr. Hazelton, Gen. J. B. Gordon, A. S. Mariner, A. C. Ladd. On Supply and Demand—Milo Pratt, P. Pelham, E. Parson, J. M. Born, Jr., R. A. Johnson. The meeting adjourned until 10 o’clock this morning. Col. John A- Wimpy. —ln our issue of this morning was a dispatch from our tele graphic correspondent at Washing, stating that the New York Tribune, of the 18th, published intercepted letters, proving that Col. Wimpy, of Georgia, had been engaged in counterfeiting United States currency* Col. Wimpy called on us this morning, and makes the following statements, which he says the next issue of the Tribune will contaiq; About the first of October, a firm in New York, signing itself Wpgan 4b Cos., wrote to parties in Dahlonega several confidential communications, proposing to sell counter feit money, The Dahionega people believed that persons there had some of the currency to pass upon them. Col, Wimpy says that after consultation with Dr. Vandyke, and T- H- Killgore, of Dahlonega, and P. O’Conner, of Atlanta, he uudertook to ferret the matter out, and for this purpose entered into a correspondence with Wogan & Cos. He succeeded in get ting an interview in New York the 12th inst., and had arranged to meet them again 011 the f 3th, at the Astor House, at which time he expected tq Jjave arrested two of tlie parties. They suspected, however, that .Colonel Wimpy was acting the detective, and failed to meet him on the 13th. The letters he wrote them he says were iu decoy. They then gave his letters to the Tribune for publication. These ajp the facts as detailed to us by Col. W ifl )py, who says he can prove them, and who farther says that he would pave received a handsome sum of nk>ney from the Government for his services. [Atlanta Constitution. .....ji m* 11; —— r/i Governor Bullock. — A gentleman in forms us that Judge Orr, ofSonth Caro lina, who has jifet returnerl from Washing ton, informed him that Gov. Bußock was money by thousands? He has a fine suit of room&rkeeps-a flue carriage v at his disposal, and eutertains [! tjfga)itiy and lavishly. Orr asked if Bullock was a man of much wealth. When int'ortfied 'that he was not, Orr said that (he ought to be, to throw money, away as he did. We offer five thousand dollars reward, to be paid out of the. Radical Ku Klux fund, for information where Governor Bullock gets his money. We have been informed that the Executive was hard-up for money at the Louisville Commercial ’Convention, and lias been privately impecunious since,' up to his departure for Washington. His sudden flush of money is remarka ble. The gubernatorial salary would hard ly pay one of the gubernatorial entertain ments in Washington. Bnt the secret must out some day 1 . The reckoning will come. Sooner or later it will come, Who doubts .that the people of Georgia, are paying for this sumptuous feasting for Georgia’s injury?' [Atlanta Constitution* K’E Living.— Writing of the cost a Washington hotel,/ f* Mack ” e Cincinnati Enquirer that S7OO a week ip mot considered alfigh figure for rooms and accommodations at the Arling ton. There are twa families living there at the rate of $50,000 per annum each. One is the family o&’.GeneraK iFreiiioiit, and the (other of a private citizen qf. Washington* who thinks he saves money by the opefa-' tion." ■ • ' ■ in t —i. .j; . - Tjie death of Lincoln still serves in '/Rhode-Inland as an evangelical warning, against the wickedness of theatre-going. Prayers J Don’t Like. I do not like to hew him pray Who loans at twenty five per cefcfc, For then I think the borrower may * Be pressed to pay for food and rent. tb*t Book we all should heed, Which says the lender shall be blest. As Sure as I have eyes to read * ' 1 * It does not Say ** take interest.” I do not like to hear him pray On bended knees about an hour, For grace to Spend aright the day, Who knows bis neighbor has no flour. Id rather aee him go to mill And buy the luckless brother bread, And see bis children eat their fill, And laugh beneath their humble shed. I do-nk like to hear him pray. 1 Let*leasing*on the widow be,” Who never seek* her home to say, : a “ If want overtakes yon, come to me.” I hate the prayeK, so J<3j&and long, That’s offered Tor th<rofr’pbin’s weal, By him whq sees him 'brushed to wrong,! And only with the lips doth feel. I do notlike to hear fier pray. With jewelled ear and silken dress, Whose toils all day, fur With folded* hiuids and face demure, They lift to heaven their “ angel eyes,” Then steal the earnings of the poor. I do not like such soulless prayers ; » If wrong, I hope to be forgiven ; No angel wing them upward bears— They’re lost a million miles from heaven. [From the Newark Daily Journal, December 17. Bribing an United States Detective. . A NEW YORK LAWYER CAUGHT IN HIB OWN TRAP. * ' One would scarcely think, to look at the pleasant, round, jolly face and well condi tioned person of Mr. Ichabod Nettleship, that he is one of the smartest detectives In the service of the United States under tin; charge of Col. H. C. Whitely. Still it :s eminently so, and yesterday witnessed the enactment of one of his .richest cases, being the handing over to justice of a New York lawyer and a colleague named Phillips, the one having attempted to bribe and the oth er for conspiracy* It will, be remembered by our readers that last Tuesday a, week ago, a liquor-sell ing place, at No. 20 Bank street, carried on in the name of one Ritterrnau, of New York, was seized by the Government officers, and the persons carrying* on the business arrest ed-for doing a wholesale business instead of retail, for which they had only been licensed. The parties arrested were Charles Phil-' lips and Henry Wilson. They were held in SI,OOO bail each for examination the follow ing Friday. In the meantime Detective Nettleship, who had charge of the case, waited on by one H. Lowenburg, an attor ney and counsellor, of No. 133 Nassau street, New York, who represented himself as counsel for Phil lips aud Wilson. Re tiring to a private room, where he had the detective all to himself, he quickly came to the point and said he wanted to have “ th s thing fixed.” The “boys,” he said, were poor, and he (Nettleship) could make noth ing put of the case by pushing it. By this time the officer perceived the shadow of a green-backed mouse, and thought he would see how far the man of law would go, to he told him he would see what could be done. They parted, and Nettleship did proceed to see what could be clone, and : t once communicated his suspicions to Col onel Whitely, District Attorney Keasbey, Com. Whitehead and others, by all of whom he was advised to go ahead. One or two other meetings took place between Nettle ship and Lowenberg, aud it was all arrang ed that the examination of the accused should be put off, that the five hundred gallons of liquor should be rescued from the Collector by a fraudulent bond, and that the case against Lowenberg’s clieni s should virtually be quashed. For th : s Nettleship was to receive S3OO. Now for the denoumenl. Everything was all arranged, and “Ne * tie’s” plans. fully matured by yesterday, and in the .afternoon. Lowenberg appear?: to fix the thing up completely. The persu who was to sign the bond that woul. “ rescue” the liquor was on hand also—s, brother of Phillips, one of the accused. The bond was duly signed and delivered over to Deputy Collector A. Matthew’s, and then all retired from “Nettle’s” room except himself and Lowenberg. Then the latter as soon as the door had been locked, count ed out S2OO aud threw it on the table, say ing: “I must have the other SIOO for my fees.” Nettleship at first and purred, but finally picked up the roll of greenbacks— the “ mouse” whose shadow he had seen some days before—and placed them in his. pocket. All this little transaction was closely watched by Mr. Russell Applegate, who was secreted in a coal closet iu the room, and whose eye was at the back of a nice little hole that had been purposely pierced in the lintel of the door “Come alougnow,” quoth the detective,* 1 and we’ll get the bond fixed by the Commissioner.” In he went to Mr. Whitenliall’s office, closely followed by Lowteitberg. Nettle ship, throwing down the roll of bills, then said : “ There, Mr. Commissioner, is S2OO this man has given me as a bribe to clear his client.” As he spoke he turned to poor Lowenberg, who for several mpmepts could not realize his exact position. He finally stammered out in broken English, “ I didn’t give you any money.” Nettleship replied that he thought he himself had a hard cheek, but he (Lowenberg) had a harde r cheek still. ‘This scene can be better imagined than described. To sum up, Lowenberg and Newton Phillips were then arrested and each held in $5,000 bail, Messrs. Jacob Lagewicz and S. Scheuer becoming the bondsmen. The penalty, in case of conviction, is a fine three times the amount of the bribe offered and three years State prison. In conclusion, it is due to Mr. Nettleship and the other officers to say that no case of the kind conld have been more adroitly worked. Christmas—The Letter “X.”—A cor respondent writes from Mississippi: “In your last Register I saw the expres sion, 1 Cross Purposes, a Xmas Story.’ I am totally ignorant in regard to the ex pression ‘ Xmas please enlighten me as to whence it is deriyed, and why used.” The letter X, being the initial of the title of the Redeemer, in Greek, has in aU ages since the Christian era been used as an ab breviation of the sacred name. As thus used, it is not the Latin “ar,” but the Greek chi, corresponding with the hard sound of “ ch ” in “ Christ.” The discoverer of America was wont to use for his sigqafure the abbreviation “XPO Ferens”—not “x ? ’ and “p,” but the Greek chi and rho —that is, Christofe rcns, the equivalent of Christophorus ; and it may be remarked that the “x” in the old Spanish orthography, where- “i ” has since been substituted, (as Xalapa, Oaxaca ; now Jalapa, Qajaca), stands for .the Greek letter, and not for the Latin character of corresponding form. In the old times, when paper was a rare commodity, and writing a rare accomplish ment, and a laborious task, the use of ab breviations was habitual. Thus originated • the use of “ye ” for the, “ym ” for them ; and Xtian , and Xmas were then as common as Mr. and &c. are now. We are reminded, by the subject of this explanation, of the- origin -of the fish as a sacred symbol, its name in Greek, fcJahys being composed of the initiate of the phrase lesus Christus Theou Tios Soter —Jesus Christ, God’s Son the Saviour. f Mobile Register. The Daughter of Yan Born’s Slayer (Takes the Black Vwl- I The secluded and elegant chapel of tlie Convent of the Visitation, on Cass avenue, Was crowded yesterday with ladies and gentlemen, the occasion being the interesting and impres j sive ceremonials connected wttij tfre public ! reception into conventual life of two young ladies, one assuming the irrevocable or black veil, and the other the white symbol of her novitiate. An episode of this character is one o peculiar attractiveness, even to.those im mersed in secular concerns, and whatever j creeds may be embraced in the audience, ; none can be indifferent or insensible to its influence. Id itself, the spectacle of two fitif girls in the radiant bloom of youthful life, deliberately adjuring the world, which means everything earthly mqst treasured, and assuming the obligations and entering the permanent seclusion of conventual exiflepcf, has a serious, if a half mournful, hfiagtjr of iMown.j But tvheii it has anoex e<T foTt tile s’olelljimy of religious ceremo nials, it becomes one which leaves on the m)nd-.» ; vivid and enduring impres sion.’ " ' ' '** * " The lady who assumed the black veil yeptefftey was Miss Clara Peters, daughter of Or. Peter*. She is a convert, we are in formed, from the Protestant faith, and in her profession as a nun evinces the reality and earnestness of her cdnvictions. It is a year ago since she entered the order and assumed the white veil. She becomes iu religionlSifiter Mary Paula. The other ypung lady who made her first profession was Misg Jane Sheppard, ap parently not more than twenty years of age.— St. Louis Republican, Dec. 17. " - . “ What is conscience ?” asked a teacher. “An inward monitor J’ was the reply of a .smart little fellow. “ And what is a mon ‘itor ?” “ One of the iron-clads.” Edgefield Items.—The Advertiser, of Tuesday, gives the following items: 'A. Ramsay', Esq., present Clerk of the Court of Edgefield, has been appointed a magistrate, for this place, by the Governor. Murder of a Negro. —Two negro men, Riley Capers and James Capers, have this day, (Tuesday 21st), been brought to town and lodged in jail, for the killing of a third negro man, named Duncan Kennedy. The latter was so cot and stabbed that death ensued. This happened at Mr. Stahmore Watson’s, on the Ridge, on Saturday, the 18th Inst. New Postmaster. —Mr. J. Ward Hey ward, late of the constabulary force, has been appointed postmaster at this place. This we consider a good appointment, in asmuch as Mr. H. possesses business capa city, and has conducted himself during his brief sojourn in our village as an honest, accommodating and courteous gentleman. A Live Programme for a Live News paper.—This schedule is mapped out for the conduct of a real live newspaper by the Richmond -ra If you shonld by acetdeut make any mis take about anybody, do ndt be persuaded or bullied into retracting it. The Illumina tor never blunders. You mast of coarse pay some respect to the religious feeling of the community—but rtotflr overdo this— you must rather ipatrqpfrß the clergy and Christianity. Never_speak well of anoth er paper. Swear frequently (that vour cir culation ha? doubled. In : articles conflict ing with previous articles, set out by say ing, “As we have repeatedly urged,” &c. The great thing we want is a Hoe paper— therefore, no snivelling about honor and the like. Adapt yourself to the world of America and the 19th century. Who wl'l say that the Press habitually speaks the truth? The Railroad to Chattahoochee Work on this road is rapidly progressing. The grading is now finished to* within six miles of the river, and the iron to lay the whole track between Quincy and Chatta hoochee, a distance of over twenty miles, has been purchased. It Is expected trains will be running to the river by February. By means of boatSreoußecUon will be made with this point, and choice of three ports— Jacksonville, Fernandiua and Savannah — will be offered to shippers. It will be shorter by over a hundred miles than the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Line. When it is opened freights must decline. The road will be pushed as rapidly as possible to Mobile. We get this information from a high official. As yet the Barnett Hue of steamers have not been purchased, but soon will be. —Columbus Sun. An Attendant at the Asylum Killed by a Lunatic.— On Wednesday last, Berry Hall (colored,) the principal attendant in the department for the colored insane, was killed by one of the negro patients named William Albert. Hall and another attend ant were eating their dinner, when Albert entered the room, and observing an axe near the door of a closet where wood was kept, seized it and struck Hall, cutting a frightful gash in his head and neck, which produced death almost immediately. The madman was seized by the other attendant, whose cries soon brought help, when he was disarmed and locked in his room. An inquest was held by Coroner Cushing an 3 a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts .—MittedgeoiUe Union. The Municipal Election.— At last, and without a convention, have the elements come to terms, and al I the tickets have been withdrawn from the municipal con test, except.Mr. H. A. Bmith and Maj. Z. B. Hargrove. Both gentlemen are good Democrats, aud either would make a good Mayor.— Rome. Daily. A duel, concerning a lady, came off at Aquia Creek, Virginia, a few days ago, between Colonel McNamara, a politician, and a broker named Varnura, both of New. York. The latter was wounded, probably mortally.; Mark Twain says: “To be hanged in New Hampshire is happiness—it leaves an honored name behind a man, and intro duces him at once into thebestNew Hamp shire society in the other world.” A. T. Stewart bid one million and niuety thousand dollars for the New York Hotel on Wednesday. But the parties in the interest of the heirs to whom it belongs added $5,600 and took it. It is under a rent of $56,000 a year. By TKLKKI BA PH. {Special to th« Constitutionalist. NEW YORK DISPATCHES. New York December 22. Cotton, steady with more spiuuing de mand, but no general activity. GoLDaulvaiicert on rumors that' BoutweH would st-ij) stiles for some months. ’Atynituti Porter .prediets the early annex ation of St. Domingo, It is charged that the a-saults upon Grant’s Cuban policy are promoted by the late Attorney General Evarts. WILLQUanBY. ** J !*■ I I- TA«Byriated Press Dispatch*#. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, December 22.—Senate— The Committee on Military Affairs were in structed to consider the propriety of in creasing Lieutenant Generals to three and decreasing Major Generals to three. Mr. Williams explained that the object of the bill regulating immigration was to bre i k u p the bust ness of Koopmanschap aud other coolie contractors. Without action, after a short; executive session, the fc'enate adjourned to January 10th. House—Mr. Dawes held that equally in Wisconsin and Massachusetts, as in Geor gia, it was the duty of Coqugress tp main tain republican governments, and that Congress was judge of the facts and the occasion. , ' Without business, the House adjourned to 10th of January. WASHINGTON. Washington, December 22—Noon—In the House there is a general debate. The Senate is discussing the bill regulating Chinese immigration. There is a wide diversity of opinion expressed. Howard, Pomery and Conklin oppose many restric tions of the bill. The committees did nothing. A bill was introduced to repeal so much of the statutes as prohibit the State of Georgia from or ganizing thp militia. The President syill sign tffe Georgia bill at 1 o’clock. Bullock departs Southward to-morrow. Washington, December 22—P. M.— Revenue, $850,000. The Miantonomah and Terror will escort Peabody’s funeral fleet. The Georgia bill has been signed. The Alabama claims correspondence is published. England consents to transfer negotiations to Washington. Fish’s letter concludes: “At the present stage of the controversy, the sole object of the Presi dent is to state the position and maintain .the attitude of the United States in the various relations and aspects of this grave controversy with Great Britain.” Confirmed—All the Circuit Judges but Woods, Pear re and gawyer. Also, Aker man, as Attorney for Georgia, Jennings, Assessor Fourth ' G eor s^; White, Assess or Fourth Virginia; Shelby' Postmaster, Rome,. Georgia; Headerlight, Collector Fightli Collectqr Sjsth.yiyginia.. Sumner’s new Virginia InlJ dpclares the present government provikicnial', directs the Commanding Geri&ttf to call the Legis lature together ‘Avithin thirty days, and exact the test oath of July 2d, 1:802. • Upon ratification ofitlje Fifteenth Amendment by the Legislature thus organised,'the State to be admitted to representation. Nothing new in the other provisions. . ° Hoar’s nomination was laid on the. table —equivalent to rejection. At the last moment objections to Wood’s confirmation lycre withdrawn, and he was confirmed. No action on diplomatic or consular nominations. ’ 1 r Lines slow. Western markets failed. > VIRGINIA, Charlottesville, December 28.—Avre was examined tdday, for the killing of Dr; Anthony for the alleged seduction of his daughter. The testimony was the same as at the inquest, with the additional, that the widow of the deceased testified that hfer husband had Ayre*s dne hill for* sß,ooo, payable at ten days’ notice, but there had nevfer’beeh any ! trouble about the money. The examination was .continued until to morrow. . . A. • ... ri . ' Richmond, December 23—OtaS 1 460 co-- lpred men have left this vicinity within the past week, to so, tq work In Louisiana and Mississippi: It Is eitimated that ovet 2,000 have left.the ttate within the Inst month for the Booth. LOUISIANA. New Orleans, December 22.—The Re publican devotes a column and a half, edito rially, to Collector Casey. Demands of the President Casey’s removal and the appoint ment In his place of a true, honest and able Republican, sympathizing with and enjoy ing the«steem and confidence of the Re publican mass, and bf Louisiana. The complaint against Casey is that he retains in position Deputy Collector Herwig and other ardent and devoted Democrats. Ca sey is a brother-in-law of President Grant, and the war being waged by tb e Republican, and its party promises to be active and in* teresting. There was a heavy storm yesterday eve ning, and the telegraph is interrupted. ALABAMA. Montgomery, December 21.—1 t has been raining all dav, and the river is rising. The Leo left to-night for Mobile, with over 1,000 bales of cotton. A great many persons are going through from Alabama and Georgia to Texas. FORTRESS IVpNROE. Fortress Monroe, December 22.—The Spanish gunboats have reached tho Capes and anchored in Lynn Haven Bay. FOREIGN. Havana. December 22.—1 t ’s reported that the insurgents are moving towards Camagrey. The Spanish authorities dis credit the. rumor. Villamil’s insurgeiUi were dispersed, and forty-two killed. Also, thirty-three insurgents killed in the Amador mountains. A Spuiish frigate has arrived with thirteen hundred troops, aud all have gone to the field. Several plantations have been burned in the vicinity of Villa Clara. Marseilles, December 22.— Advices con firm the loss of the British war steamer Deer Hound between Athens and Malta, and Sir Stafford Northcote, Secretary of State for India, is believed to have perished Paris, December 22.—A subscription has been opened for the expelled Spaniards. MARINE NEWS. Savannah, December 22. Arrived : Steamships San Jacinto and Hnntsville,from New York; Tonawanda, from Philadelphia; schr. Vulture, from Havana; Clarence Smith, from Philadelphia ; Leonora, from Richmond ; ship Lady Russell and Louisa, from Liverpool; brig Perriman, from East port, Me. Cleared : Schrs. Lucy A. Orcuttand En terprise, for Jacksonville. , 1 Charleston, December 22. —Sailed : Str. Maryland, Baltimore. Arrived : Schr. Ad miral. Off the port: Ship David Brown, Newport, England. Wilmington, December 22.— Arrived : Str. Hyde, New York; the steamer Lucille, from Baltimore, was driven ashore near Inlet Bay, last night. Tuus have gone to her assistance. Condition unknown. MARKETS. London, December 22—Noou.—Cousols, 93)3. Bonds, 85%. Sugar—spot, 395. 6d. ; quiet afloat. Tallow firmer. Liverpool, December 22—Noon.—Cot ton opens dull; uplands, 11%; Orleans, 11% ; sales, 10,000 bales. Liter.— Cotton unchanged. Pork and Lard flat. Tallow, 445. 9d. Liverpool, December 22—Evening.— Cotton—upland, 11% ; Orleans, 11%; sales, 10,000 bales ; export and speculation, 2,000 bales. Breadstuff's dull and unchanged, Paris, December 22.—Bourse opens dull. Rentes, 72f. 45c. Havre, December 22. —Cotton opens flat and quiet at 13G on spot. New York, December 22—Noon—Stocks firm and feverish. Money, 7. Exchange— long, 8% ; short, 9%. Gold, 120%. Bonds, 13 ; Tennessee 6’s, ex coupon, 57% ; pew, 44 ; Virginias, ex coupon, 48 ; new. 53% ; Louisiana 6’s, old, 68 ; Levee 6’s, 61% ; 8 -. •78 ; Alabama B’s, 94 ; s’s, 61 ; Georgia 6’s, ;81 ; 7’s, 93 ; North Carolinas, old, 42 ; new, 39% ; South Carolinas, new, 81%. New York, December22—P. M—Money easy at G©7. Sterling, 8%©8%. Gold closed active at 120%. Goverments closed firm ; ’62’s, 18%. Southerns very strong. Stocks closed feverish. New York, December 22—Noon—Flour dull and declining. Wheat dull aud i lower. Corn dull and nominally I©2 lower. Pork dull aud unsettled ; mess, $31@31 25. Lard heavy at 18%. Cotton heavy at 25%. Turpentine steady at 48%©44. Rosin firm; strained, $2 0502 10. Freights dull. New York, December 22—P. M—Cot ton favors buyers ; sales of 2,000 bales at 25%. Flour heavy ; superfine State, $4 45 <134 70 ; common to fair extra Southern, $5 40©t5. Wheat—moderate export in quiry ; Winter red Western, $1 3201 34. Corn heavy; mixed Western, $1 1301 13%. Mess Pork heavy at $31031 75. Lard— ket tle, 18%©19. Whisky, 99®$1. Groceries steady. Naval Stores quiet. Freights steady. Baltimore, December 22. — Cotton nomi nally 25. Flonr quiet and steady. Wheat very firm ; prime 10 ch uce red, $1 3501 40; white, sl''6s©l 75. Corn active. Pro visions quiet. Whisky. sl. Virginias, old, 42% ; coupons, new," 54% bid. Mobile, December 21. — Cotton — demand limited; market closed weak; sales, 1,000 bales; middling, 23%; receipts, 1,883; ex ports. 2,475 bales. Mobile, December 22.—Cotton—demand fair; closed quiet at inside; sales, 1,250 bales; middling, 23%©23%; receipts, 980; exports, 264 bales. New Orleans, December 21.—Cotton dull and unsettled at 2i}%©23%; sales, 2,900 bales; receipts, 7,967; exports coast wise. 254. Corn easier at $1 12%©1 15. Ilay dull and lower ; prime Western, $250 26. Pork weaker ; uew mess, $32 25. Ba con dull and lower at 15%, 19% aud 20; hams, 25. Lard, 18%©19. Sugar dull at 13012% for prime. Molasses—prime, 670 68. Others unchanged. Gold, 120%. — Sterling, 30%. New York Sight, % dis count. New Orleans, December 22.—Cottou active at 23%@23%; sales, B,lob bales; re ceipts, 6,853; exports—Liverpool, 6,097; Bremen, 2,164. Corn lower at $1 10. Oats j—Bt. Louis, 64^65; Ohio river, 62. Bran, $1 15. Hay, $25. Pork dull and lower at s3l 50. Lard—tierce, 19@19%. Whisky quiet at $1 05@1 10. Others unchanged. Gold, 120%. Sterling, 30%. New York Sight, % discount. Savannah, December 22.—Cotton—re ceipts, 3,601 bales ; sales, 250 bales ; mid dling, 23% ; market dull. Charleston, December 22.—Cotton dull and easier; sales 200 bales ; middlings 23% @24; receipts 2,000; exports coastwise 478. Augusta Daily Market. Office: Daily Constitutionalist, ) Wednesday, December 22—P. M. j FINANCIAL GOLD—Buying at 120 and selling at 122. SlLVEß— Buying at 110 and selling at 120. BONDB— City Bonds, 83@85. STOCKS—Georgia Railroad, 100, ex-divi dend. COTTON—The market opened with a fair demand at 23 for middling, but closed with a downward tendency. Sales, 872 bales. Re ceipts, 1,362 bales. BACON— Fair demaud. We quote C. Sides, 22 ; C. R. Sides, 21%; B. B. Sides, 21; Shoul ders, 18; Hams, 21@20; Dry Salt Shoulders, lfi; Dry Salt C. R. Sides, 19@20. CORN—New is beginning to come |n freely, and is selling at II 80@1 85 from depot; o!d scarce at $1 45@1 50 from depot. WHEAT—We quote choice white, fl 55; amber, II 50; red, fl 45. FLOGS— City Mills, new, |G 60@9 00; at retail, ft barrel higher.' Country, sß<@9, according to quality. CORN MEAL-11 45 at wholesale; $1 60 at retail. 1 : ' QATB-85@f 1 25. PEAS—Scarce at $1 «0, Wheat Head Reaper.— The Columbus ftyn describes the model of a machine de signed to reap the heads of wheat, and leaye the stalks in the field, exhibited by Mr. J. H- Vardeman, of Harris comity. It is intended for one or two horses. On a revolving axle, propelJM by the motion of the wheels of the vcliicle, is attached a filler qf jnward curved teeth, at the base qf yr&iQh js a knife kept by the same power In horizontal movement. As ttyejftachifie s6ves thropgh thp fields the heads are combed inward by the teeth and severed‘from ithe stalks by; the blade and : delivered! Into tor a grain to escape; tor if one should fee scraped off by-the teeth: it .would fall into the boxi) The economy consists 1n the fact tba* aH‘ K shocking ”IS avoided,; the wheat can be ttfcn %bct to around which, after threshing,.no piles of stalks would aeeiHXM§latf,<and thq-ptalks, which are useless tot anything else, are left in the fields plowed in andtnjrieh'Yfiesoil. Qtber k4vantages c|n bereadllyimaglntd. The number of laborers are greatly lewejjn ed. A caveat has been filed. CITY ITEMS. The Magazines— The Galaxy for Janu ary U, as usual, very readable and quite brilliant. Charles Reade’s new novel is continued and Mrs. Edwards’ “ Busan Fielding ” concluded. Mr. Stedman has a poem on the late Admiral Stewart which Impresses us as being a curious mingling of the sublime and ridiculous, the last verse being especially illustrative of the latter attribute. Walt Whitman has a yawp which is a yawp. Justin McCarthy has a sketch entitled “ Science and Orthodoxy in 'England.” It is a vigorous bit of good English, bat adroitly concocted so as to catch the ear of the Northern people and make religion ridiculous when confronted with such men as Huxley and Tyndall.— There are other articles of much merit. T - The editorial department is-exceedingly well managed. Lippincotfs Magazine for January is the best number we have seen for several months. We note especially a beautiful Christmas story entitled “ The Fairy and the Ghost.” This magazine is one of the most conservative, as well as most able, of the Northern magazines and gladly weU comes, and pays for, contributions of merit from Southern writers. The Old Guard for December is as pun gent as ever, and as true to rigid Demo cratic principles. The “ leader,” on “ Con servative Southern Victories,” is trenchant beyond description. It assumes, and with at the South has there been one square perfect truth, that neither at the North nor issue made with Reconstruction and Radi calism ; a species of cowardice, in both sections, preventing this desired ordeal and combat. We regret to learn that C. Chann cey Burr retires from the Old Guard with this number. His place will be taken by Dr. Thomas Dunn English, a writer of much power and versatility. If any South ern man wants good Democratic doctrine, such as will kindle his blood and make him feel good all over, he should by all means subscribe to the Old Guard. The Overland Monthly for December is fuilyupto Its mark as a first-class maga zine and still retains the peculiar reputation of being a novelty in its line. It Is so dif ferent from every other periodical and so much fresher and getierally healthier, that we never think of it in connection With other publications of the same external description. Nearly all of its articles are striking and attractive, as well as instruc tive, but the feature of the magazine is undoubtedly the marvellous contributions of its editor, F. Bret Harte. There is noth ing to be compared with them in our litera ture, and one instinctively turns the pages to.flnd tlrslof all bis unmistakable sketches. The December number has one of these characteristic brain-cameos. It is called the “ Idyl of Red Gulch” and can not be read without feelings almost impossible of an alyzation. Mr. Harte is possessed of a glorious gift of true imagination, as well as a clear judgment, and he has used his faculties In the noblest manner. Scott's Monthly for December has about the same look and the same tone as of yore. Its contents, original and selected, are very well 5n their way, but there is a sad lack of vitality about this periodical. The new management, promise great attractions for the year 1870 and we trust they will receive a liberal encouragement to persevere i 1 their praiseworthy but arduous undertak ing. The Central Railroad— Col. Lamar, of the Columbus Sun, has been sojourning at Savannah. He is delighted at her pros perity, and thus explains it: “What has given her this wonderful power and advantage? The answer is plain. The management of her great cor poration, the Central Railroad, a much ma ligned and misunderstood company. In minor details, its management may be sub ject to criticism aud animadversion. In deed, it may at times and in some localities be unfair and unjust, but the fact stnuds that it has made Savannah the seaport of the South, aud in this it has benefited every foot of soil in Georgia and every man who owns an interest in it. Aud tor this, if for nothing more, this road is entitled to the earnest aid and support of Georgians of all sections. Savannah is quite as sound and healthy politically as she is financially aud commercially. The day of Bradley & Cos. is gone forever, and our brethren of the seabord have so much money, and conse quently so many frieuds, that they smile rather than shudder at being a second time ejected from the ark of the Union.” A Distillery Seized and Destroyed.— At an early hour Tuesday morning, As sistant Assessors E. A. Cory, David Por ter, H. 8. Belcher, aud W. F. Holden, Depu ty Collector, J. E. H. Couturier, Guager, aud Thos. R. Harper, Assessors’s Clerk, of the Revenue office in this city, seized a still, of the capacity of 120 gallons, for alleged violation of the Revenue laws, in Colum bia county, on the Fury’s Ferry road, about eight miles from 4-Hgqsta. The still was the property of Mr. James Burrough, who was arrested by Assistant United States Marshal Porter, and gave bond sub sequently in the sura of $2,000 for his ap pearance when required. About five thous and gallons of corn mash, ready for dis tilling, were turned into an adjacent creek, aud the building destroyed. Macon and Augusta Railroad.— The Macon Telegraph and Messenger says that three of the brick pillars on which the bridge of the Macon and Augusta Railroad is to rest, and which will span the river about one mile below that city, are com pleted, and work on the fourth is under headway, and will be completed in a short while. Most of the timbers for the bridge are on the ground, and so soon as the pil lars are ready, the woodwork will imme diately commence. The grading of this road between Macon and fifllledgcville is pushing along with commendable alacrity, and soon, if not already, the Work of put ting down the track will begin. Railroad Accident—Effects of the Storm. —Yesterday morning, the old pas senger shed at No. 16, on the Georgia Rail road, tyas blown down across the track by the furious storffi prevailing. The locomo tive of the down passenger train, due here at 5% o’clock, a. m., ran into the ruins, and was thrown fronuthe track. None of the passenger coaches were disturbed. No personal injury resulted. In consequence of the accident, the passengers did not reach the City until 10% o’clock, a. m./yesterday, having been transferred to a train sentfroin Augusta. The up morning train for Atlan ta proceeded on usual schedule time, Worth Attention. Retail liquor dealers, nnder license,are only permitted by the Revenue laws to sell liquors in quanti ties of than five gallons, without sub jecting themselves tq sq additional license tax of SIOO, as wholesale dealers, or to the penalty of SI,OOO fine and six months’; im prisonment. Several cases of violation of this regulation have recently been compro mised in this district by forfeiture qf stock. The officers are now determined to pash future offenders to the full extent of the law covering the case, aud we give our readers the benefit of this intimation, that they may govern themselves accordingly. Postal Telegraphy.— lt is stated that the Postmaster General will, during the present session of Congress, * recommend legislation looking toward the addptien of a postal telegraph: 1 system by ' the Post Of fice Department. Senator Ramsey, the Chairman of the Postal Committee in the Senate, is said to be a very warm advocate iof this plan, and believes the dayiiktoofcfar distant when the Government will adopt it. =s==g=g a* Tm* Opera —Last night a small but well pleased audience witnessed the rendi tion by the Galton Opera troupe of the “ Village Fiddler ” and the Chinese extra vaganza of “ Ching-Chow Hi.” Several of the ballade in the first were well sang, and we thought the duet, “ I know l ought hot to own it,” by Miss Blanche Galton and Mr. Kelleher, especially worthy. Mr. Clark possesses a voice of some power and culti vation, and is well worth hearing. The comic song of Mr 0. J. Mlers was folly ap preciated by the audience, and resulted in an encore. The extravaganza, however, We certainly admired most. It was amusing through out ; the characters well sustained, and de cidedly a hit. Miss Susan Galton was ex ceedingly pretty and attractive iq her be coming costume as * Pet Ping Sing," and her song of “ The Lover and the Bird ” most perfectly and happily rendered. It afforded au opportunity to exhibit her com pass of voice and the care which has been bestowed upon its training. The audience heartily applanded her, and she sang in re sponse “ Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye ” with floe effect. To-night will be presented “ The Marriage by Lantern and Too Many Cfloks,” one of Offenbach’s Operas. There is merit in the company and the perform ances will afford entertainment and pleasure to onr citizens. Gone Glimmering— The Edgefield Ad vertiser says that Richard Reals, the “ Eng lishman,” carpet-bagger, John Brown raider, and United States Internal Revenae Assess or for Edgefield, has resigned his office as Assessor, and gone the way “ Ward’s geese” went. The “ poor girl,” the “ simple Irish man," the wife of the said Reals, is still in Edgefield, and is apparently roaster of the situation. Happy riddance. i«i|i atoli ' Gen. MAGRungR.—We now learn that Gen. Magrudcr will not be able to come to Augusta before some time In March next. We regret this postponement of his lecture, but trust that when he does come a rousing welcome will be in store for him. Change in Georgia Railroad Sched ule.—On and after Sunday next, the night passenger train will leave Augusta at 10 o’clock, p. m., and arrive In Atlanta at 8 o’clock, a. m.; the night passenger train will leave Atlanta at 5:45, p. m., and arrive in Augusta at 8:30, a. m. Without Heads. —A terrific storm of wind and rain burst upon the city, yester day morning, between 3 and 4 o’clock, ac companied, as the very wakeful ones say, by a slight fall of hail. The rain continued durlDg the entire forenoon, subsiding about midday, leaving threatening clouds impend ing. The Savanuah river is a very sensitive stream, and as easy swelled as the gold market from the puncture .of the bulls’ horns. Under the rain yesterday, it rose about 18 inches, registering at the city bridge, at a late hour In the afternoon, 7 feet 6 inches. The proprietor of one of our central hotels, about the breakfast hour, yesterday morning, gave a youug man an umbrella “ punch.” Not relishing the beverage, the young man had the landlord before Magis trate Snead, to explain as to the nature of the decoction, aud the defendant was re quired to give bond in SSOO, to be present at the next term of the Superior Court. Henry Jones, a dusky Hamitc of sharp practices, played sneak thief yesterday on a sl2 shot gun in the store of Mr. W. W. Haughton, with which he attempted to “go off” in a great hurry. He was chased by Mr. H., overhauled and taken before Justice EHs, where the gun was discharged, but the th'ef sent “ up for ninety days ;” on the chain gang. There seems to belittledispositionamong the boys of thecity to make the day hideous with the braying of tin horns, to herald the approach of Christmas. That’s good taste. Among boys of a larger growth, other horns ” are in circulation, and are of good taste, likewise. </ We noticed a ludicrous burlesque on an <>l«j artillery caisson yesterday, winding its way througigkthe mud on Broad street, con sisting of a ricketty buggy, with a fifth wheel attached to the reir, the structure drawn by a very lean mule of strong family resemblance to like quadrupeds whom we repeatedly assisted with artillery burdens during the late “onpleisantness.” The only ammunition with which this “caisson” seemed to be loaded was a very ungainly and jagged sample of that with which tba. Radicals have riddled constitutional liberty —the “ American of African descent.” There was a considerable mobility indi cated by our “ country cousins” yesterday, notwithstanding ihs Inclement weather. A good supply of the Christmas fluids and solids were dispensed, to the satisfaction of numerous purchasers and the intense grati fication of the fortunate sellers. In Charleston, on Tuesday, Mr. S. C. Black sold SII,OOO city of Charleston sis per cent, bonds at 55 cents; $5,000 for 54 cents; $4,000 for 53% cents per share. 85 whole shares South Carolina Railroad and bank stock for 58% to 58% cents per share. 50 whole shares of Bank of Charles ton stock for $24 25 per share. Mitchell county offers SSOO for the appre hension of Dock Maples, the murderer of young Newsome, on Tuesday, the 7th In stant, at Camilla. Extcutors? Notice. PERSONS indebted to the Estate of Ann;* Gaines, late of Richm >nd county, deceased, and those having elaidis against said Estate, mu*t present them within the time prescribed bv law. ' 1 .1 ROBERT RENT, THOMAS P. BEARD, Accosts, November 11,1869. Executors. novlMw CNKORGIA, RICHMOND OOUNTY—Wbere- A »*, Frederick Winter applies to me for Letters of Administratlqn on the estate of Jeremiah Winter, late of said coqnty, deceased : These arc, therefore, to cite and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and or-ditors of said deceases, to be and apoeur at my office, on or before the first Monday in January, 1870, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. ■ GlVeti under my hand and official signature, at office in Augusta, this 2?d day of November. 1860. novl3-8> SAMUEL LEVY, Ordinary. State of Georgia, Richmond ooun- Wher,»as, Eugene Lahiche applies to me tor Letters of Administration on the estate of Wtl lilUiL,ulw ’ ¥? Rlehmond county, deoeasea. Thee 6 are, thafefbjrMo. fcite find Admonish, all ana singular, the Vindredatnd creditors of saiddepeaeed, to be and.appear at n»v office, 0 n or before the first Mon day in January, 1870, to show cause, If any they have, why said letters should not be granted. * ■ Given nnder my hand and official signature at office in Augusta, this 20th day of November, 1889. EORGTA, RICHMOND COUNTY.—Wbers as, James K. Harper applies to mo for Letters of Admi metmlon, with the Id ft annexed, oh tb* ea 4*Kh«tat Cocks, lata of said county, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish,all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, 00 or before the first Monday InHanOary, 1870,' to show cause, if any they have, why-sMd letters Should npt bo granted. ' Given under my hand and official signature, at office In Augu«ta,tbki ifiid day of November, 188 Q. nov33-30 BAMUEL LEVY, Ordinary. RICHMOND OOUNTY.-WBen, of^g^!S?,appn^tanm?o™LettSSmf < DiSiiis l sS l o*nf These are, therefore, td ! cite and admonish, all and singular the next of kin *qd creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at iny office, on or before'the first Monday in March, 1870, to show oau?e, if any they have, why smd letters should iV6t he granted. Given under ray band and offifial signature, at office ” 4u ‘“ ,p ' °< iJSRtefRr. no'TOAOlaw Hi Ordinary. - Writing Desks, Portfolios, &c. A- LARGE ASSORTMENT of Rosewood and Mahogany Writing Desks, Tourist Com panions and fine Turkey Morocco Portfolios, anfi Fancy Articles, Gold Pens, Robber Money ed Pencils, Albums, Games tor Children, Back gammon Boarda. Dptnlnoea, <fcc. O li r o m o s. Also, a Superb Collection of Splendid Chro mod—American, German and English—in j . aatiful Walnut anct Gilt Frameis, for sale at i ' GEOi A; OATES’,' ' dec23-; 240 Broad street,
