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GO.N STITT IT I ON ALT ST.
AUGUSTA. <*A.
TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 11,1870-
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The Legislature—The Disqualified. .
Startled by the declaration of an opinion,
in a communication published in the At
lanta Constitution on Saturday morning, (to
the effect that the holding of the offices of
State Librarian, Mayor apd Aldermen of
muuicipal corporations, and afterward en
gaging in acts of hostility to the United
States, did not disqualify persons elected
to the Genera] Assembly, under the oath
prescribed by the recent reconstruction
gets), Bullock called upon the law officer
of the kingdom for a legal opinion in refer
ence thereto.
The Attorney General, in response to the
behest, returns to the perturbed Executive
about a column and a half of definitions of
office, local and general, from which we ex
tract:
If a citizen ever in the course of his life,
held any office of any kind, civil, military
or naval, under-the United States Govern
ment, lie cannot lawfully take this oath, if
thereafter lie has done either of the things
subsequently specified. If he held no office
of any kind, either State or National, be
fore the rebellion, he can legally take the
oath, no matter what may have been his
conduct during the rebellion.
An office, as defined by Webster, is, “ a
particular dutv, charge or trust, > conferred
by public authority and for a public pur
pose,” and anv one who has occupied such
a position has “ held an office.”
It the office whs created under the laws
of the United Slates, it is Included, whether
It lie civil, military or naval. But, if the
office whs created under State authority,
the oal li docs not, Iticluds all offices, but
only a certain class of offices. If, however,
the dink's of the office were, in any degree,
of a general civil character, as it, for in
stance, h militia captain had the powers or
duties, of executing any general civil law
l»y virtue of his office, clearly the “ office”
is an office within the meaning of the oath.
The mere name of an office cannot tlx jts
character, th/it must be ,determined by the
character of the powers and duties of the
office.
By this oath, the “ office” held under any
Stafi must fie first an office “created by
law,” that Is, authorized or provided for by
some law of a State, and it must be for
“ the administration of a general law of a
State, or for (lie administration of justice.”
Those words are very comprehensive, and
include all officers whose duties are the
execution of' a general law or the adminis
tration of justice', but do not apply to offi
cers who administer local law alone. As,
for instance, officers of local corporations,
■who ..- powers are strictly confined to the
administration of the local law. But if
these officers have duties under the general
laws, as if any of them have ex-officio the
powers of a Justice of the Peace, to bind
criminals over to court, or to arrest persons
for the violation of a general law, then they
have powers and duties under general laws,
and are. included in the terms of this oath.
It will be observed that it is not required
that one shall have performed any duty or
taken any particular oath of office, or that
the office shall "have been of any particular
grade or dignity. By its comprehensive
sweep ii includes all civil officers of every
character, created by law and having duties
fixed by other than mere local law, made
for a special locality. An office may be
created for local purposes chiefly, but may
be invested with powers foreign to the local
•purposes for the general public good, which
brings them in the list.
We have in Georgia many “officers ” of
an humble character, but nevertheless in
clud l under this law as 11 officers.”
I submit the following list of officers
which, in my judgment., under the rules I
have mentioned, are included, under the
terms of the oath;
Ist. Governor, and such Secretaries of the
Exccutiv Department as are provided for
by law
2d All members of the Legislature and
the bffi'.' rs provided by law of each House.
3d Members of Btate Conventions held
tinder authority of law and the officers of
such Conventions.
4th 8. eret.arv of State, Comptroller Gen
eral, Surveyor General, Treasurer, Libra
rian, an I Superintendents of the various
Asylum-' and Public Institutions of the
State, with sue It other “officers” thereiu as
are provided for by law.
Gth rim Principal Keeper, Assistant
Keeper, t.-liap'aiu, Book-keeper and all other j
officers of tin' Penitentiary, provided for by
law.
7th. Judges of Supreme Court, Clerk and
Reporter. *
Bth- Judge mid Solicitor General of Su j
perior Courts and Clerks of such Courts. j
9th. Judge of the City Courts and of the
Inferior Courts,-and Clerks of such Courts, j
lOtii. ordinaries, and Clerks of Court of j
Ordinary.
it til. Sheriffs, Deput'es, Jailers and Coro
ners, County Treasurers, Tax Collectors,
Tax Head vers and Surveyors.
12th. Magistrates, Notaries Pqblic, Con
stables, and ltoad Commissioners.
14>,ii. t iffleers of towns or cities who by
virtue of their offices were authorized to
issue warrants or make arrests for thc.vio
latiou of any general law of a State.
15tu. United States officers of every
kind', civil, military or naval; legislative,
executive or judicial, commissioned or non
commissioned. In other words, any one
geiectfl l>v authority of law for the perform
ance of anv duty for the public under a
law-of the United States. There may be
other officers which have been overlooked,
for in this list should be included all per
sons. “appointed by public authority to
carry into effect the provisions of any gene
ral law of a Stale, whether the sphere of
duty of the officer includes the whole State
or is routined to localities^
Under this rule 1 have included “consta
bles, notaries public and road commission
ers.” 1 have done so because they, each of
them, undoubtedly administered and exe
cuted general laws.
A not n v public protested notes, adminis
tered oaths, upon which to issue bail writs,
and issue attachments, and was entitled to
fees.
Road commissioners held courts, gave
judgments and issued executions, and In
many ways administered general laws.—
They, as well as constables, sheriffs, judges
and other officers known to the law, are the
machinery by which the public"laws are
administered.
But as contemplated by this oath, it is
not enough to render one ineligible to a
seat in the Legislature, that he shall have
held office. To be ineligible, he most “after
wards " have done some one of the disquali
fying acts referred to in the latter portion
of the oath. They are:
Ist. Insurrection or rebellion against the
United States.
Doubtless this refers primarily to those
who have borne arms, or engaged, as active
partisans, in carrying on war against the
United states, by legislating, by meetings,
acting in State Conventions, and other un
armed inodes of conducting and carrying
on anil furnishing the means of war.
2d. Gave aid and comfort to the enemies
of the United States. ' '
“Aid” is easily understood: assistance,
by menus of food, money, credit, advice,
information, &c. “Comfort” is a legal
term, ami is defined to mean “ support, as
sist aiice. encouragement.”
3d Or rendered, except in consequence of
direct physical force, any aid or.support to
any insurrection against the United States.
If will be observed that this clause con
tains a qualification that the aid here re
ferred to,'if rendered in consequence of di
rect physical force, is excepted. It will be
noticed, too, that this clause refers to aid
to the insurrection, or rebellion, and not to
comfort and assistance to the individual
enemies of the Uuited States.
4th. Nor held any optee under or given
any support to any government of any
kind, organized or acting in hostility to
the United -dates, or levying waif against,
the United States. ,
The opinion of the Attorney General, al
though sought by. the “ Governor” as a
basis for action in the organization of the
Legislature, lacked, unesseh
tial element of strength—the erfdWseriieut
of Commander Terry. Its exhibition to
that officer* von lii's approval of “the opin
ion as a correct exposition of the law.”
This endorsement fully comforted the trou
bled Executive, and he forthwith promul
gated his orders providing for the organi
zation of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives iir accordance therewith. The
organization of the Senate was to proceed
at 12 o’clock, in., yesterday, with J. G. W.
Mills as Clerk pro. tew?., the members “ not
disqualified” to take oath before Judge
Smith, United States Commissioner. The
House of Representatives was to proceed to
organization at 10 o’clock, a. -tn., with A.
L. Harris as Clerk pro. tern., the members
to take oath before Judge Black, United
States Commissioner. The approval of
Gen. Terry was likewise invoked and se
cured fer these proclamations, placing the
initial organization of the Legislature fully
in the hands of the Executive as “ that
other authority,” required for iuitiating ac
tion, members not being entitled to take
any part whatever in the organization un
til, after the convening of the Legislature,
they have taken the oath before an officer
of the United States authorized to admin
ister oaths.
Letter from Edgefield.
• Edgefield, S. C., January 8,1870.
Editor of Constitutionalist : On Sat
urday, the first of January, a large public
meeting of the freedmen was held in the
Public Square at this place. The object
was to hear an address from Daddy Cain
(colored), n carpet-bagger, on the labor
question. Cain toas introduced to the au
dience by Capt. Eichelberger, chairman of
the meeting. He spoke for two hours, on
various subjects, and bragged considerable
on what we (the Legislature) had done, and
about the administration of the State gov
ernment as a success, and that he knew
they wanted nothing but peace, and he
gave the freedmen some gpod advice, but
what he said to them in the Club House is
unknown. These oily-tongned carpet-bag
gers, either while or black, have been the
cause of most of the crimes committed in
our State during the past three years.
Cain may be all right, but it is astonishing
to see the carpet-baggers stand up and tell
the freedmen that t hey know more about
them than our own people, and that they
alone study the interest of the poor freed
men, and with what eagerness they seek
and swallow the advice of the carpet-bag
gers. They never say that they want their
votes to go to the Legislature, to sell their
own votes, and to rob the State, and get $6
per day when they are at home spending
Christmas. After Cain’s speech, Generals
Butler and Gary, by invitation, addressed
the meeting, and gave some wholesome ad
vice to the freedmen ; assured them that
our people, the late slave-owners, were not
the enemies of ihe freedmen, as the carpet
baggers and scalawags would desire them
to believe; that a man that would deal dis
honestly with the freedmen would do so
with his brother white man—that there
was no difference ; that our people wished
them well, and were disposed to give them
fair wages, and desire to live in peace with
them. Everything passed off harmonious
ly, and it is high time that our people
should begin, to put themselves to some
trouble to advise the laborers of planta
tions, and to take some steps to keep these
carpet-baggers from intruding upon the in
ter sts of the planters of the South.
The freedmen have gone to work for the
present year ; mouey wages have advanced
two dollars per month above what has been
paid and nri ng the past three years. Those that,
have contracted to work for a portion of
the crop are working on the same terms as
formerly.
oun COURT.
Onr extra term of the Court of Common
Pleas commenced at this place on last Mon
day, 3.1, his Honor Judge Or* presiding.
Our docket has increased ever since the
close of the war, and owing to the large
amount of criminal business, it became ne
cessary to have an extra term. lam in
formed that there are over 600 cases on the
Issue Docket and 250 cases on the Equity
Docket; that over one hundred different,
estates are unsettled and cannot, be settled
up uutil the equity business now on the
docket is disposed of, most of which has
been on the docket for three years. Is this
not a good cause to have the Circuit di
vi fed ? Can parties afford to go to law as
long as this state of things exists ? „
Owing to certain causes, the Judge had
to adjourn court, on Monday morning, to
enable the sheriff to get a jury, and on
Tuesday morning the jury were still negli
gent in answering to their names. The
Judge inflicted fines on some of them, and
the court lias had no further trouble in
getting their prompt attendance. The
white people had begun to think that the
jury duty devolved entirely upon the freed
men, and they have been badly advised by
men who erred on this subject: and. if'the
leading men of our county should now ad
vise the white people to sit ou the jury, we
would have less cause to complain of negro
juries hereafter.
Judge Orr was one of the leading mem
hers of the Bar of this State for twenty
years previous to his promotion to the
Bench. Asa jurist he has but few equals
and no superior iu this State. Since Tues
day morning over two hundred cases have
been disposed of. Court will continue
three weeks. The juries have universally
sealed all debts contracted previous to the
first of May, 1865, to one-fourth, the inter
est being added to date. They admit there
is no law for such a proceeding, but they
think that the creditor should loose'in pro
portion to the debtor (and my own opinion
is they have acted conscientiously and wise
ly.) Some may not view it iu that light,
but that is the way we are going to force
creditors to settle in Edgefield. If they re
fuse to settle, out of court, at twenty-five
cents in the dollar, let them sue. At the
close of the present term, what cases remain
on the docket it is supposed will be com
promised. I observe, as visiting members
of the Bar. ex-Chancellor Carroll, ex-Judge
Aldrich, Hon. Armistead Burt, L. J. Jones,
Ford, of the Aiken Bar, and Rice, of the
Lexington Bar. The local members all
seem to be very busy and In fine trim.—
Greenbacks do not seem to be very plenti
ful as yet with them, but they will be forth
coming, as it is generally known they do
not work much without money.
Meridian Hill.
Edgefield Items. —From an authentic
source we get the following items from
Edgefield:
There have beeil several deaths in the
village within the last. three days, caused
from a violent cold. The patients become
delirious within a few hours after they
are taken, and die in five or six days. Five
freedinen and two white persons have died
with this disease during the past week.—
The two white persons were young men
just grown, and who, a week ago, were
well.
Mrs. Mary Styron, aged 86 years, died at
her residence, on Horn’s creek, on the’ sth
inst.
A son of ex-Gov. Bonham, about sixteen
yeavs old, accidentally shot himself through
the foot, inflicting a very painful wound,
on Thursday last.
Vicksburg and Brunswick Railroad.
The company was Organized oh the 22tl
ult., by the election of Dr. J. D. Caldwell,
Hon. W- H. Crenshaw, Gen. D. 11. Clayton,
Hon. E. S. Shorter, Messrs. John F- Miller,
U. L. Jones, W. H. Bray, H. C. Hart and
L. F. Johnson, as Directors. Subsequent-*
ly, Hon. E. S. Shorter was elected Presi
dent. The company propose to push for
ward at once, and to that end will let out a
contract for the grading of twenty miles
west from Eufanla on the 20th inst. The
President, Hon. Eli S. Shorter, gives notice
in the Eufanla and Bluff City Time« that
proposals for the construction of the first
twenty miles of the road, from that point
to Clayton, will be reeeived at his office, in
Eufauia, till the 29th' prox., and also for
the construction of the whole line through
Barbour county, a distance of forty miles.
The Griffio Star says it is currently re
ported In Fayette county, that Phil. H.
Brassill and Captain John Htiie, and their
families, who recently left Fayette county
for Texas, were lost by the sinking of a
boat on Red river. It is known that seve
ral of a party which left Spalding county a
month since, wera lost by the sinking of
another boat. Among those lost was a
young man named Meynard. Mr. John
Henry Star, who was on the first boat lost,
was saved.
[From the Atlanta Constitution.
Treasurer Angiers Report.
The animal report of the Treasurer of
Georgia, Dr. Angler, for the year ending
December 31, 1869, has just been laid cm
our table. *
The receipts f roin August 1.1, 1868, to
December 81, 1860, have been $2,731,713 93;
the Payments, $2,270,252 15, leaving cash
ou hand, $471,401 78.
The total public debt is $6,014,500. The
taxable property of the State, exclusive of
railroads, banking, express and insurance
com panics, is $200,000,000. The esti mated
income of the State for 1870 is $1,345,000;
the usual expenses, not counting interest
nri-w 6 debt, $500,000, leaving $845,-
000 to pay interest and reduce the debt,
. ,L he^ tate Boad P aici $30,000 in August,
lbb8; $25,000 per month to October, 1869;
nothing for October, November and De
cember. v
The amount of $27,341 69 has been drawn
by warrant by Governor Bullock, which
the. Treasurer has refused to pay, believin'*
them illegal. Os this, $12,780 78 was for
advertising proclamations; $875 for Su
preme Court reports; $340 for two extra
employees in the Penitentiary; $650 to H.
P. Farrow, for services' in the' case of Geor
gia vs. U. S. Grant and others .in the United
States Supreme Court; $3,750 for services
of R. P. H. Atkinson, W. H. Scott, A.
Flesh, J. R. W. Johnson and Marshall De
Graffenreid, in the Executive Office; SSOO
for extra services of J. L. Conley, State Li
brarian ; S2BO for services of S. W. Beaird,
employee iu State Library; $716 50 to J.
G. W. Mills, for services in investigating
lawlessness; $1,531 20 to L. D. Harrison,
for 2,552 copies of Rules of the Superior
Court; $250 each to L. J. Gartrell and L.
J. Hopkins, for legal services ; $4,000 to
YV. 11. D. Moss, for reward iu arresting fu
gitives from justice.
We give the following concluding extract
from the report:
During the past year my attention lias
frequently been called to the Sterling Bonds
of the State of Georgia, I made t horough
examination of all the bond-books in my
possession, but could find no record of any
such bonds. I have very recently learned
by a letter, in response to my inquiries, re
ceived from the President of the National
Bank of the Republic, New York, dated
December 27th, 1869, that there are (as lie
states) “ thirty of these bonds, £SOO each,
payable interest at five per cent, and prin
cipal then due in London. These bonds
were due in September, 1868, and yet, so far
as lam informed, remain unpaid. I called
trie attention of Governor Bullock to this
fact when I last saw him in October, 1868.”
1 have recently learned by letter from
United States Corporation and Arrears
Committee of London, besides the principal
as stated above, there is due on said bonds
£3,000 interest, making in all £lB 000.—
There are strong reasons why our foreign
credit should remain good, and I would re
commend an appropriation and early pay
ment of both principal and interest.
But for the sale*of two hundred and six
ty-five thousand five hundred dollars ($265,-
500) of the seven per cent. Mortgage Bonds
Western and Atlantic Railroad, specially
set apart to fund all State bonds falling due
before 1871, and interest thereon prior to
March 12th, 1866, there would lie no ne
cessity of a call for the further issue; and
I should not now advise this course were
there funds in the Treasury to meet these
matured bonds independent of expenses
that can not be deferred. Under these cir
cumstances I would recommend that the
State issue a third series of seven per cent.
Western and Atlantic Railroad Mortgage
Bonds of the denomination of SSOO each to
the amount of $265,000, to he used only in
funding bonds due prior to 1871; and I
would further recommend that the act of
March 12,1866, so far as it requires all in
terest prior to that date to be funded into
new bonds, be repealed. This would be
treating all Federal currency bond holders
alike, and In conformity with the statutes.
The unpaid convention certificates (not
exceeding ten thousand dollars) is a cause
of much complaint., and I would respect
fully advise an early appropriation to cover
this amount.
I beg to be allowed to urge upon the
General Assembly the necessity of being
very specific in their appropriations, doing
away with all laws that have a doubtful or
uncertain construction, that there may be
no possibility of a conflict of opinion be
tween the different departments.
The debt statement shows only $154,250
State Bonds falling due next year, and the
entire bonded indebtedness less than seven
millions dollars. The rapid increase in the
pi ire and value of real estate, and the pro
dad ions of the soil yielding a fine profit to
the husbandman, both combine to cause a
general increase in substantial wealth and
taxable property ; so it is thought without
any increase of the rate of taxation, with an
economical administration, and a judicious
use of the funds of the State Road, the
State's indebtedness can be promptly met
without. further resort to funding.
The history of several of our sister States
since the war, in the rapid increase cf their
State debt, and the Sow price of their bonds,
should lie a waniiugto Georgia. Honesty
and Patriotism should stay the hand of
Avarice, aud “ Wisdom, Justice and Mod
eration” be stamped on every act.
Most respectfully submitted.
N. L. Angier,
Treasurer of Georgia.
The Talbotton Tragedy.— ln Ta!bot
tom on Thursday afternoon, the 30th of
December, Jas. D. Cottingham was killed
by W. J Weeks. Ou account of the high
social position of the parties, the afl'iir ex
cited Intense interest and universal regret.
Mr. Weeks is about fifty years of age and a
leading merchant of Talbotton. Mr. Cot
tingbam was aged about sixty years, was a
mechanic and a builder and was universally
esteemed.
The examination commenced in Talbot
ton last Wednesday before Justices Walker,
Caraker and Hogg, and ended Saturday
morning. The matter awakened great in
terest ami the court room was crowded
throughout. Counsel for the defense were
E. H. Worrlll, J. H. Matthews, Marion
Beth a tie aud Bland ford & Thornton ; for
the prosecution, W. A. Little and Smith &
Alexander.
From the report of the examination of
the accused, as published at length in the
Columbus Sun, the evidence of Dr. Turner,
the main State witness, shows that,the de
ceased (Cottingham) asked hun to repre
sent him before the trustees of the Metho
dist Church, in Talbotton, in relation to a
note of some S2OO or S3OO, made before the
war, which they held against deceased,
which was given -for money bequeathed to
Hie church by J. H. Weeks, the brother of
the accused. In the discussion as to
whether the note was made payable to the
accused or the trustees of the church,
Weeks and Cottingham, the/former one of
the church trustees, had warm words in
reference to the payment of the debt,
which terminated in Weeks’ drawing his
knife, threatening to' cut the throat of Cot
tingham, when the latter remarked, “Cut
away,” and immediately pushed by witness, 1
striking at accused with stick ; caught ac
cused, pushed him down on his back, be-,
tween bolts of cloth bn counter, completely
enveloping him from view. Witness saw
right grm and hand -of accused moving, as
if in act of cutting on the neck of the de
ceased. When witness pulled deceased off
from licensed, he saw blood issuing from
his throat, and he died in a few moments,
saying nothing that was heard.
It was proved by Capt. Persons that lie
saw accused in a few-minutes after the
difficulty. There were marks of violence
upon-his person. He noticed his neck.—
There’was a wound upon the neck, from
which blood was i isaing in a curvilineal
shape, as if made by a finger firmly plant
ed on the throat. Also an abrasion of skin
oil the forehead. The first word accused
said to witness was: “ My God, what have
I done! He struck me with a stick on the
head. He choked me on the throat back
on the counter, raised a stick to strike me
again, and what else could I do?”
It was also proved by other witnesses
that the parties have always been friendly,
that tluly belonged-to, the same church (M.
E. Church), trustees of the same, and mem
bers of the same Masonic Lodge.
There was other evidence in the case, but
these were the principal facts. It was
proved that deceased was a large, vigorous
man, weighing from 180 to 200 pounds, the
accused weak and sickly, weight about 120
pounds.
After exhaustive and able argument by
counsel, the Judges, yesterday morning, af
fixed the bond of Weeks at SI,OOO, to an
swer the charge of involuntary manslaught
er in the commission of a lawful act with
out due caution and circumspection..
Even if convicted of the charge, the pun
ishment is either fine on imprisonment.
Preliminary Survey of the Athens and
Clayton Railroad.
Hon. John P. King, President Georgia Rail
road and Banking Company, Augusta,
Gd.:
Dear Sir: Having been requested by
you to have an examination made of the
country between Athens and Clayton, with
a view to the surveys and location of a
railroad line, I directed Mr. John A. Grant
to proceed to Athens, and under the advice
and assistance of Col. Thomas, one of the
Directors of your company, to make a re
connoissance of the country.
This duty was properly performed, and a
verbal report made to me, the substance of
which was duly reported to you. Based
on this report an instrumental examination
was deemed expedient, and at your sug
gestion, and under your authority, I placed
& party in the field, giving Mr. Jobn A.
Grant the general charge.
I have the honor to give his report of
surveys, as follows:
L- P- Grant, Esq., Chief Engineer :
Sir : I have the honor to report the result
of surveys for a railroad between Athens
aud Clayton, Ga., connecting with the Blue
Ridge Railroad at or near the latter point.
The first route examined leaves the
Athens branch of the Georgia Railroad,
about 3,000 feet east of the Athens depot,
aud deflecting to the l ight crosses .Trail
creek, following the east bank of the north
fork of the Oconee river, and crossing Big
Sandy creek, ascends the ridge between the
latter and the Oconee. This ridge is fol
lowed with an easy profile to Poplar
Springs, about 40 miles from the starting
point, and about 34 miles from where we
attain the ridge. From Poplar Springs the
line ascends the main Chattahoochee ridge
on the eastern slope, after attaining the
summit of wideband following the said.'
lor about seven miles, ihe northwestern
slope is occupied, passing about two miles
east of Clarkesville ; crossing Hazel and
Blade creeks, to Cox’s store on Panther
creek ; thence deflecting to the right we
turn the Tallulah mountain and fall into
the valley of Tallulah river, about two and
a half miles above the Falls ; thence follow
ing this valley, with one crossing of the
river, to the mouth of Tiger Tail creek, we
follow the hitter to a low and favorable
point for passing the intervening ridge into
the valley of Stekoa creek, following which
we reach the line of the Blue Ridge Rail
road, about, one and a half miles east of
Clayton. This line is 88 2-10 miles in length.
The second route leaves the Athens
Branch at about the Ah me point as the
first., and crossing the north fork of the
Oconee below the Factory (the grade line
being fifty feet above the stream), attains
the Jefferson ridge near the xUhens High
School; thence following the ridge and
passing near the town of Jcflerson, to a
point some ten miles beyond, with very fa
vorable profile and allignmcnt, deflects to
the right and recrosses the north fork of
Oconee near Brownings, and joius the first
line at Poplar Springs; distance, S miles
greater than first line, or 91 2-10 miles from
starting point to junction with Blue Ridge
Railroad.
A more direct route than either of the
foregoing was run. from Harmony Grove,
ou the first line, through Bushville aud
Hollingsworth, crossing Grove fork aud
Hudson fork of Broad river, and joining
the first line near Cox’s store. This route
shortens the distance over the first 7 7-100
miles, but the topographical features Sf "the
route are so objectionable that we can
hardly pronounce it available.
Ihe main difficulties on the lines examin
ed are found in contact with ihe Chatta
hoochee ridge and Tallulah mountain.
These features force us to a maximum of
66 feet grades per mile, while 50 feet grades
will compass all difficulties from Athens to
Poplar Springs.
Iu the matter of timber, the country pre
sents an advantage in construction,.and,
with the .stimulus of a railroad, will soon
teem with an industrious and productive
population.
My estimates of cost, without going into
detail, are as follows :
First, line, 83 2 10 miles (not in
cluding outfit), complete $1,950,000
Second line, 91 2-10 miles (not in
clnding outfit), complete
Short line, via Bushville, 80 5-10
miles, (not including outfit).. .$2,500,000
Iu concluding this brief report, it gives
me much pleasure to testify to the work
ing qualities of the young men who assist
ed in the surveys. To Richard Peters, .Tr.,
Ist Assistant, \Y. W Thomas, 2d, 8. Tur
ner, 3d, and C. S. Salomon, sub-assistant, I
am indebted for the rapid progress in t.lie
field, accomplishing nearly 200 miles of
surveys in about live weeks.
Respectfully submitted.
- John A. Chant,
Engineer in Charge.
I have examined the profiles and pun of
surveys, and believe the estimates to be
fair and safe. It is quite impossible to be
yery accurate in estimates on preliminary
surveys, especially where no data can be
obtained as to proportion of rock and earth
excavations, but T feel quite sure the line
can be constructed at about the lowest es
timate. L. P. Grant,
Civil Engineer.
Atlanta, December 13, 1869.
Elyton and Aberdeen Railroad.—
The Columbus Sun says the charter has
becu obtained and the company organized.
On the 29th ult., (he following Directors
were elected for the ensuing year—Wm. J.
Sykes, G. T. Deason, S. II Darden. M L.
Guiu, W. B. Day, W. W. Troup, and G. A.
Sykes. At a meeting of the Directors on
the 30th, W. J. Sykes was elected President,
John C. Moore, Secretary and Treasurer,
aud E. P. Jones Attorney.
This road is intended to be built , from
Elyton, Alabama, to Aberdeen, Mississippi.
It will connect in Monroe county, Missis
sippi, with the Selina and Memphis Road,
and also with roads leading to Canton and
Granada, Mississippi. It will furnish the
shortest line from Canton, Granada and
Aberdeen, via the Savannah and Memphis
Road, to Columbus, Savannah and Bruns
wick, of any route in contemplation, and
lie a valuable feeder In travel and freight
to the south end of the Savannah and Mem
phis Road,jin the augmentation of its profits.
Death of Cot.. Cyrus B. HVp.icte. —On
Christmas evening our community ivas
startled with the intelligence that Colonel
Harkie had been killed by a musket shot.
His body was found in a field near bis resi
dence, about nine miles from the city.
The next day a jury of inquest was em
panneled, and after a careful examination,
rendered a \ r erdict of accidental death by
his own hand.
Certain tracks to and from the vicinity,
subsequently induced the belief that foul
play had been used, and a Mr. Ward was
arrested upon suspicion as the perpetrator
of the deed, and upon an investigation had
before Justice Coleman, was required to
give bond for his appearance at the next
term of the Superior Court.
Col. Harkie was the surveyor of the line
of Bainbridge, Cuthbert aud Columbus
Railroad. —GuiLbert Appeal.
Want of Laborers.—We regret to learn
from a gentleman residing in Baker coun
ty that the negroes there are acting very
treacherously, and that laborers are hard to
procure at any price. Last winter labor
there was plentiful* and there was no diffi
culty in procuring it at fair prices.
In Decatur county the great complaint
is the scarcity of labor; planters have fail
ed to procure a sufficient number of hands,
not, we learn, from any indisposition to
hire on the part of the negroes, but on ac
count of the fewness of laborers.
] Bainbridge Argus.
Liberal Presents. —On New Year’s
day the proprietor of the Rural New Yorker,
the lion. D. D. T. Moore, presented twenty
of his employees, including mail am) busi
ness clerks, pressmen, printers, artists, and
editors, with paid-up life insurance policies
in the Fanners and Mechanics’ Life Insur
ance Company, in amounts of SSOO, sl,ooo'
and $2,000, respectively, aggregating $lB,-
000 insurance, at a cost to the employer of
nearly $5,500. All others in his service re
ceived handsome .compliments is cash.
The Wilmington (N. C.) Star says:
“ There are at least two liuqdred men in
this community each of whom ought to
have a daily newspaper to reflect his views.
Until they are provided with organs, we
shall be glad to publish their sentiments‘at
the usual rates.’ ”
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM ATLANTA.
THE SENATE ORGANIZED.
CONLEY AGAIN ELECTED PRESI
DENT.
HE MAKES AN INFAMOUS SPEECH.
A ROW IN THE HOUSE.
PISTOLS DRAWN.
BRYANT sioWS PLUCK.
THE DEMOCRATS AND CONSERVA
TIVES RESTORE ORDER.
THE HOUSE ADJOURNS WHEN ONLY
HALF THE ROLL OF MEMBERS
HAD BEEN CALLED.
[Special DUp'ti&es 'o the C.'OntitutUmalist.
Atlanta, January 9.
Nearly all of the members of both
branches of the. Legislature have arrived.
Caucusing h is been the order of the day.
Benj iinin Conley and John Harris are
the Republican candidates for Speaker of
the Seuate.
R. L. McWhorter and E. Tweedy are the
candidates for Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The latter will be sup
ported by the colored members.
Governor Bullock lias appointed J. G. W.
Mills Clerk pro tern, to organize the Senate,
find A. L. Harris Clerk pro tern, to organize
t he House of Representatives.
Atlanta, January 10.
The Senate met at 12 o’clock, when Mr.
Mills, Clerk pro tern., cubed that angnst
body to order. The Secretary read the
names of those eleeted under Meade’s or
der, including (lie notorious Aaron A.
Bradley and two other negroes.
A strong effort was made by the Radi
cals to intimidate Democrats from taking
the oath, which most signally failed. A
strong protest was made by the Democrats
against the outrage.
Conley w 7 us elected President of the Sen
ate, and made a most infamous speech on
taking the Chair. He said this was a Re
publican government, and that the Repub
lican parly would rule it.
The Radical majority in the Senate is
from four to six.
J. G. W. Mills was elected Clerk of the
Senate.
The House was called to order by Har
ris, Clerk pro. tern. Twenty-three negroes
auswered to their names.
Au effort was made, upon the motion of
J. E. Bryant, to elect a Speaker pro. tern.,
■an I it was moved that John H. Caldwell
lie appointed to that position. Mr. Bryant
put the motion, and it was carried by a de
cided majority. Mr. Harris, backed by the
Republicans, refused to allow Mr. Caldwell
to take the Chair.
Mr. Scott moved that J. E. Bryant, act
as Speaker pro-, tern., and put the motion,
which was carried in the midst of con
fusion.
Mr. Bryant made an effort to obtain the
Chair, but was prevented by the Sergeant
at Arms and others. Mr. Bryaut, however,
showed himself to lie a man of high cour
age by his bearing in the whole affair, lie
was ordered under arrest. Pistols were
drawn.
Efforts were made by Democrats and
Conservatives which resulted in restoring
order.
Never were such efforts made to intimi
date as the Republicans have done to pre
vent Democrats from taking the oath, but
they have tailed so far.
The House adjoin ned at 4 o’clock, after
about one-half of the roll had been called,
to 10 ok lock to-morrow.
Bullock i■- endeavoring to carry things
with a high hand.
Much i xcitemeut prevails in the city.
The genera! opinion is that Bullock has
gone too far to succeed, and strong hopes
are entertained that the House will be mod
erate.
R L. McWhorter was nominated in the
Radical caucus, this morning, for Speaker
of the House.
f Ah*o iate-1 I'lens Dl*i)itcben.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, January 10— Noon.—No
committees. In the House, many hills
were introduced, including one from Payne
to reconstruct Virginia.
In the Senate, various petitions were pre
sented, many for recognizing Cuba.
The Typographical Union petition for a
postage telegraph.
The original telegraph strikers here hold
out, Their places are partially filled. The
strikers are pfaying for wet weather.
Washington, January 10—P. M.—Maj.
Geu. Charles 11. Smith, commanding the
Nineteenth Infantry, succeeds Mower in
Louisiana; Gen. Ayres succeeds Smith in
command of the Nineteenth Infantry, at
Little Rock; Gen. Reynolds assumes coth
maud of the Twenty flfih Infantry, vice
Mowej-—still, however, retaining command
of Texas.
Revenue to-day, $678,000.
There was a bare quorum in the House.
Blain’s resolution ordering a vote on the
main question is considered important.—
The bill in question is Bingham’s, and ad
mits Virginia without additional condi
tions.
Nomintttions : Thomas Bidden, Consul
General, at Havana; George B. Peck, Rev
enue Collector Second North Carolina Dis
trict; Holmes H. Emmons, Michigan,
Judge, vice Wilhey, who declined.
Virginia and the general condition of
the South was discussed in both Houses.
In the Senate, Stewart, Warren, Sawyer
and Fowler advocated Virginia’s admis
sion.
Sumner, Wilson, Howard and Pomeroy
suggested obstacles. .
Warner wanted to go into Alabama with
amnesty in one hand and halters in the
other; would pardon rebels, but hang mur
derers.
Fowler would substitute Bible for halt
ers. Fowler defended Tennessee against
alleged slander of her Congressional dele
gation and Brownlow.
In the House, the bill admitting Vir
ginia was discussed. Bingham demanded
the previous question. The demand was
sustained. A reconsideration of the vote i
ordering the main question was moved.—
The vote was 76 to 76. The Speaker voted
“No.” The main question cany; up, but
the morning hour expiring, the matter
went over.
Sawyer was confirmed for the 9th Judi
cial Circuit.
The San Damingo treaty was received by
the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
An error. being found in the voteon order
ing the main question on Virginia’s admis
sion, the Speaker withdrew his vote, and on
the subsequent vote, “ Shall the main ques
tion be ordered ?” the vote stood—yeas 66-
nays, 80; and the bill went over ' ’ ’
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, January 9.—No action has
yet been taken by the United States Court
in the case of the alleged Cuban steamer
Anna, now in possession of the United
States authorities. A motion to vacate the
warrant of arrest will be made to-morrow.
Charleston, January 10.— The steamer
Anna, which was arrested on last Wednes
day by the United States Marshal, at the
instance of the Spanish Consul, was re
leased this morning, a motion to that effect
having Jjeen made by the counsel for the
steamer, with the concurrence of the United
States District Attorney, as nothing was
found to substantiate the charge of viola
tion of the neutrality laws. The Anna
leaves {'or Nassau to-night.
TENNESSEE.
Memphis, January 9. —The operators
here refused to strike. New Orleans is the.
only city South where the strike exists.
Operators have gone hence and elsewhere
to till the strikers’ places.
Nashville, January 10. —The Constitu
tional Convention organized. John O.
Brown, a Confederate General, was unani
mously elected Chairman.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, January 10. —In the
Legislature, the bill repealing thegambliug
law passed the Senate and goes to the
House.
Au affidavit has been made charging C.
W. Caminack, well known as paying teller
of the Cltizeus’ Bank, with killing John
Nixon, at the Boston Club, Saturday night.
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, January 10. —Derry beat
Dion for the diamond cue and a thousand
dollars. Dion made fourteen hundred and
ninety-two points.
FOREIGN.
Paris, January 10. —The report that the
Pope will allow 7 no discussion on infalli
bility, unless sure, of a favorable result, is
confirmed.
Madrid, January 10. — The crisis is over.
Ruiero, President of the Cortes, lias accept
ed the Ministry of the liiterior : Topete,
Minister of Marine ; Sagosto, Minister of
State.
MARINE NEWS.
Charleston, January 9.——Arrived:
.•-learner Saragossa, New York ; brig Cas
tiilian, Matanzas; schooners Lilly, New
York; Emma, Baltimore.
Off the Port: Bark The Queen, Liverpool;
schooner T. D. Wilder, New York.
Charleston, January 10.—Arrived :
Schooner Geo. Paulane, Baltimore.
New Orleans. January 10.—Arrived:
Steamer Saxonia, Hamburg.
Wilmington, January B.—Arrived:
Steamers Fairbanks, New York; Gary,
Baltimore.
New York, January 10.—Arrived:
Steamer Magnolia, Charleston.
Savannah, January 10.— Arrived: Steam
ers Livingston, New York ; Ada, Antwerp;
schooners E. and L. Martz, Philadelphia;
Jeadie, Lubec, Me; Lucy M. Collins, Bos
ton ; C. and C. Brooks and M W. Hopper,
New York; E. R. Kirk, Baltimore.
Cleared : Bark Jennie Barker, Liverpool.
MARKETS.
London, January 10—Noon.—Money,
92%. Bonds tinner at 86%.
Liverpool, January 10—Noon.—Cotton
steady; uplands, 11%; Orleans, 11%;
sales, 10,000 bales.
infer—Cotton quiet; uplands, 11%®
11%; Orleans, 11%@11%. Red Western
Wheat, 8s Pork, 104s. Bacon, 60s.
Paris, January 10—Noon.—Rentes firm
at 74f. 70c.
Havre, January 10 — Noon.—Cotton
quiet; spot, 137.
Liverpool, January 10—Evening.—Cot
tou quiet; uplands, 11%®11%; Orleans,
11%®11%; sales, 10,000 b iles; speculation
and export, 2,000. Lard heavy at 60s.®
60s. 9d. Fine Rosin, 14s.
New York, January B— P. M. — Money
easy at 7, with exceptions at 6. Bank
statement most favorable'formany months
banks gaining $8,000,000 in the reserves’
against an increase in liabilities of sll -
000,000. Gold lower at 122%. Govern
ments strong; ’62’s, 15%®15%. State
Bonds firm.
New York, January 10—Noon.—Stocks
unsettled but firm. Money, 7. Exchange
—long, 8% ; short, 9%. Gold, 120%. ’62’s,
coupon, 15%; TeHiiessees, ex coupon,
53% ; new, 50; Virginias, ex coupon, 50%;
new, 57% ; Louisiati is, old, 68; new, 09;
Levee sixes, 65% ; B’s, 60% ; Alabama B’s,
93 ; s’s, 63 ; Georgia o’s, 80 T 7’s, 89 • North
Carolluas, old, 43 ; new, 28%; South Caro
lines, new, 72%.
N kw/Yobk, January 10— P. M.—Money
very easy at 6®7. Sterling, 8%@8%.
Gold, 122%. Government sold $1,600,000
in gold at, 122 16-100© 122 39-100. Govern
ments strong; ’62’s, 16%; Southerns strong
in Louisianas, Virginias and Tennessee*;
weaker in North Carolinas; steady in
balance.
New York, January 10—Noon.—Flour
dull and drooping. Wheat dull and shade
lower. Corn dull and declining. Pork
firmer; mess, $28®28 50. Lard quiet;
barrels. 16%®17. Cottou heavy at 25%
Turpentine linn at 46. Rosin firm at $2 18
for strained. Freights dull.
New York, January 10—P. M Cotton
a^ shade easier ; sales of 2,100 bales at 25%.
Flour dull and heavy; superfine State,
$4 75®5 ; common to fair extra Southern,
$5 50:56. Wheat quiet and lower ; Winter
red Western, $1 28®1 31. Corn dull and
declining. Pork steady at $28®28 37%.
Lard firm. Whisky, $1 0231 04. Groce
ries dull. Turpentine, 46®47. Rosin,
$2 10®8. Freights—cotton, steam, %.
Louisville, January 10 Pork, S2B 50.
Bicon—shoulders, 13%; clear sides, 17.
Whisky, 93.
Cincinnati, January B.—Whisky, 92.
Provisions quiet and tinner.
Wilmington, January B.—Spirits Tur
peutiue firmer at 42. Rosin steady ; strain
ed, $1 50. Crude Turpentine unchanged.
Tar, $1 80®5. Cotton steady at 23%@24.
Charleston, January 10. — Cotton firm
but quiet, for want of offering stock ; sales,
200 bales; middling, 24%@24%; receipts,
1,101 bales.
Savannah, January 10.—Cotton—re
ceipts, 3,269 bales; exports, 3,361 bales;
sales, 800 bales; middling, 24%; market
firm.
New Orleans, January 10.—Cotton ac
tive at 24%®24%; sales, 8,200; receipts,
9,561; exports—to Barcelona, 836 bales.
Flour firm at $5 25, $5 75 aud $6 25. Corn
firmer at .sl®l 05. Oats, 70. Bran, $1 25.
Ilay—prime, $27 50. Mess Pork, s3o.
Bacon firmer at14%,16%®17and 17®17%.
Lard dull; tierce, 17 ; keg, 18. Sugar didl;
prime, 11%®12%. Molasses—prime, 68®
69. Whisky dull; Western rectified, 90®
$1 05. Coffee quiet; fair, 15%@15% ;
prime, 17%®17%. Gold, 122%. Sterling,
32%. New York Sight, % discount.
Augusta Daily Market.
Officii Daily Constitutionalist, )
Monday, January 10—P. M. $
FINANCIAL
GOLD—Buying at ISO and selling at 122.
SlLVEß—Buying at 116 and selling at 120 t
BONDS—City Bonds, 85.
STOCKS—Georgia Railroad, 104.
COTTON—The market opened with a good
demand at 23}* for middliug, but during the
day, on account of unfavorable news, fell to
23% ; closed steady at same quotation. Sales,
512 bales. Receipts, 642 bales.
BACON—Fair demand. We quote C. Sides,
22 ; C. R. Sides, 21}*; B. B. Sides, 21 ; Shoul
ders, 18; Haras, 21 @26; Dry Salt Shoulders,
16; Dry Salt C. R. Sides, 19@20.
CORN—New is beginning to come in freely,
and is selling at tl 30@1 85 from depot; old
scarce at $1 45*81 50 from depot.
WHEAT—We quote choice white, $1 55;,
amber, $1 50; red, (1 45.
FLOUR—City Mills, new, *0 50@0 00; at
retail, slbarrel higher. Country, #6@9,
according to quality.
CORN MEAL—SI 45 at wholesale; fl6O at
retail.
OATS—B5@*l 25.
PEAS—Scarce at $1 60.
The negro Ivu Klnx seem to be on the
rampage in the neighborhood Os Macon.
The Telegraph and Messenger says a man
named W. A. Hawkins arrived in that city
on Thursday last, from Putnam county,
who stated that he had been shot by three
negroes over in East Macon, near the Sal
low Well, while riding along the road,
about 8 o’clock at night. On examina
tion, it was found that he had been
shot in tlie baok with a load of duck shot,
but none of the shot had penetrated the
flesh over an eighth of an inch. ! He stated
also that the negroes who shot him tied
him and said they were going to bring him
to town, but that on paying them ten dol
lars apiece they released him. A negro
and white boy accompanied the wounded
man to the hotel, and partially corrobora
ted his seatemeqt in regard to being tied
and shot.
CITY ITEMS.
A Visit to the Living Wonders. —The
leevees of these great curiosities, yesterday
and last night, at Masonic Hall, were
largely attended by every class of citizens,
aud we heard only the expression of the
most complete satisfaction derived from the
visit.
Miss Anna Swan, the Nova Scotia Giant
ess, moved with a towering, queenly step,
iu the reception, and is withal of accom
plished grace, favored with a very liberal
share of attractive features, and evinces
culture, amiability and intelligence.
Mons. Joseph Bihin, in his epaulettes,
towers head and shoulders above six foot
two, without surplus avoirdupois, is sym
metrically constructed, and is peculiarly
happy and genial in Ids conversation.—
Although overwhelmed with a sense of our
pigmy proportions in contrast, we were
soon made at ease in his society, and found
him free to indulge in pleasant, converse.—
Fifteen years ago, this month, Mons. Joseph
visited Augusta, and will doubtless be re
membered by many of our citizens who in
terviewed him at that time.
Miss Zobedi Luti, the Circassian lady,
has impressive beauty, is perfectly affable,
and manifests the most entertaining man
ners in conversation, which she manages to
season with captivating smiles.
Wonderful indeed is the appearance of
the Australian children—though not for
beauty or accomplishment. Bnilt upon
springs of wire, as it were, and in a per
petual flow of good humor, they afford an
exhaustless fund of merrimenf in their own
particular way.
Levees will be held afternoon and even
ing, to-day and to-morrow, and none who
have the opportunity should neglccfrto em
brace the. occasion to witness the pleasing
aud interesting exhibition, the parallel of
which they may not be permitted to see in
a lifetime.
Blodgett Pays Over.—We have the au
thority of the Atlanta Intelligencer that on
Wednesday Foster Blodgett paid over to
Isaac P. Harris, the newly appointed Treas
urer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
the balance being due by Blodgett, as late
Treasurer, and that Mr. Harris has entered'
upon the discharge of his duties. That
balance was doubtless a mere bagatelle.
| Constitutionalist.
The exact amount, paid over by Colonel
Blodgett to his successor was, as we learn
upon inquiry, $109,139 39— one hundred and
nine thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine
dollars and thirty-nine cents !
Such bagatelles or “ trifles” as this are not
as plentiful in this latitude as in the vicinity
of Wall street, 'tis true; yet even Jim Fisk
or Jay Gould would not consider one hun
dred thousand a “ mere bagatelle.”
llntelligencer.llntelligencer.
Whatever Fisk and Gould may consider
a “ mere bagatelle” the people of Georgia
know full well that the retiring Treasurer
(now Superintendent) has not, been in the
habit of yielding a bone which had any
meat worth picking.
Whose Duty to.Organize. —The follow
ing correspondence, on file at the Execu
tive office, gives its own explanation :
Headq’rS Military Dirt, oe Georgia, )
Atlanta, Ga , January 4, 1870. j
lion. Henry Morgan, Albany, Dougherty
county, Ga.:
Dear Sir : L received your favor of the
31st ultimo yesterday, anil 1 have forwarded
your notice that you intend to contest the
seat of Mr. Alex. R. Reid, in the House of |
Representatives, to his Excellency Gover- i
nor Bullock.
It is the Governor’s duty to organize the
Legislature, not mine. lam simply to give
to him such aid and assistance as he may
call upon me for.
Very respectfully, yours,
[Signed] Alfred H. Terry,
Bievct M tj. Gen., Commanding, j
Thrown from ITis Buggy.— -The horse i
attached to the buggy ol Dr. Alexander j
Bailey, of Barnwell, S. C., run away yester- l
day, about one o’clock, on Jlekson street.
Near the corner of Jackson and Walker
streets the buggy upset, when Dr. Bailey
was thrown out, and received quite a severe
cut on his head and other bruises on his
body. He was removed to the residence of
Mr. Robert Carroll, medical aid secured,
and such attention rendered as his injuries
required. Although his injuries were quite
severe, we are pleased to state that they are !
not, considered dangerous, and that Dr. j
Bailey will doubtless be convalescent in a I
few days. The buggy was badly broken,
and left bottom upwards in the street by
the flying steed.
Stilt. After Rogues.—lt would seem
that Col. Wimpy is detective struck, sure
enough. The last number of the Mountain
Signal, in a lengthy article on the subject
of his exploits in the counterfeiting busi
ness with Wogan & Cos., says :
Only for the fact, that Col. Wimpy’s
brother-in-law had a fine mare stolen from
him a few nights ago, and he being in pur
suit of the thief, he would have furnished a
strong defense for publication, which, if as
strong as he represented to ns, in oar inter
view, will'eause doubts in the minds of the
people as to his intention in the premises.
We hope, however, that lie may be more
successful in apprehending a horse thief
than lie was when he undertook to catch
New York sharpers.
The Return Ticket System.— By the
proceedings of the Board of Trade of Co
lumbus, held on Thursday last, it was
stated that the system had proved a failure,
and that the planters along the line of the
different roads had requested its discon
tinuance, as it interferes materially with
them. The negroes would not remain on
the farms, but were continually “ going to
town.” It was also stated that President
Wadiey had pronounced it a failure.—
Colonel Mott said that since its discon
tinuance the passenger receipts have been
doubled.
On the Make. —A colored Senator from
South Carolina, named Wright, has insti
tuted an action against the Richmond jnd
Danville Railroad Company, in conse
quence of his recent exclusion from the
ladies’ car by one of the conductors on
that line. He estimates his “ damages ”at
$5,000, and has employed A. G. Riddle,
Esq., of Washington, to recover that sum
■ from the company, if he c,an.
[ Richmond Whig.
And a white United States Senator, of
South Carolina, T. .T. Robertson, pledges |
his means to see the case through the
United States Courts, as we learn from the
Columbia correspondent of the Charleston
Metes, in behalf of Wright. Here Is a pic
ture of "chivalry.”
At a meeting of stockholders of the Sav
ings Bank of Augusta the following gentle
men were elected Directors for the ensuing
year:
E. P. Clayton, Edward Thomas, \\*. P.
Roberts, 11. 11. Hickman, ,1. (), Matheyvson,
C. H. Phinizv, ■S. D. Heard, B. W. Heard,
V.L Q. Harris.
At the meeting of Directors, 11. H. Hick
man was re-elected President..
Superior Court.— « This court met yes
terday morning, Jndge Gibson presiding.
After granting a few orders and awards,
the court, in pursuance of previous notice,
was adjourned to Monday, 7th of February, J
The Peak Family Bell Ringers.—
Mr. L. M. Harris, business agent of this
company, is in the city, to make arrange
ments for their appearance here next week.
It is probable that they will perform on
Wednesday and Thursday nights' of next
week. The reputation of the Peak Family
is world-wide. They have recently been
equipped with a full compliment of new
silver-toned bells, and we can confidently
promise entertainments by them of the
most refined aud meritorious character.
Explanatory. —We have received an
article from “ Mignoune,” explanatory to
the teachers of common schools, concerning
a paragraph in his late- educational cotn
munication, which some of them regardful
as reflective upon their quilifleaiions as
teachers. It will appear in a few days, as
soon as the present pressure upon our
columns is i-emoved.
River News. —The steamers San Anto
nio and Katie arrived from Savannah on
Sunday night, at 11 and 12 o'clock, respec
tively, bringing full cargoes of local and
through freight.
These steamers leavoon their return trip
this morning, the San Autouio at 8 o’clock
and the Katie at 10 o’clock, the latter car
rying about 300 bales of cottou.
Larceny of Valuable Papers.— Sarah
Hulbert (colored) was “sharp and quick”
enough to abstract- some valuable papers
from the person of H. C. Sapp, for which she
was arraigned for a preliminary iiearlu*
yesterday, before Justice Ell., and held to
bail in the sum of S2OO for trial at the uext
term of the Superior Court.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad.— Through the courtesy of Mr.
W. 'l'. Williams, the Augusta agent, we arc
under obligations to Mr. C. Boukuight,
Superintendent of this road, for a pass over
his line during the present year.
Fainted. —Yesterday afternoon a mulat
to woman, while sitting in the office of
Justice Ells, fainted and fell full length in
the floor. Simple restoratives were, applied
and she recovered. She was laboring un
der a pressure of perturbed “pheelinks,” in
consequence of abandonment by a Caucas
sian hero.
For the Improvement of Port Royal.
—'fhe Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston News, under date of Saturdav
says:
There were introduced in the Senate yes
terday two bills, one to incorporate the
Port Royal Improvement Company, and
the other the Port Royal Dock and Ware
house Company. The first named bill pro
vides that Royal E. Robbins, D. Appleton,
11. H. Boody, and Stephen C. Milielt he
created a body politic, under the name of
the Port Royal Improvement Company,
with a capital stock of one million dollars,
to be divided in shares of one hundred do!
lars each, for the purpose of constructing
canals, plank and turnpike roads, street
railroads, &c., in the county of Beaufort,
to construct wharves, wharehouses, hotels’
bridges, dwellings, dig channels, &e. The
second bill provides that H. L. Stuart,
Stephen C. Mil left, Robert H. Thayer, Cal
vin Adams, and Shelton L. Hall, be created
a body corporate, under the name of the
Port Royal Dock and Warehouse Company,
with a capita] of one million dollars, io he
divided in shares of one hundred dollars
each, for the purpose of construct ing upon or
near thcharbor of Port Royal and Beaufort,
dry or floating docks, piers, wharves, yards,
depots for coal and other supplies, railways,
foundries, warehouses for commercial uses,
and other conveniences and structures for
receiving, docking, building, equipping
and supplying steamships and vessels of.
any description. And said company may
issue certificates of indebtedness, and bonds,
with or without coupons attached, payable
in gold coin and other lawful money of the
United States, to an amount not exceeding
the amount of the capital stock .aforesaid ;
and may also receive and hold, in care and
custody, and on deposit, any goods, wares,
merchandise, money or other property, on
terms and conditions stipulated; and may
make advances on the same, as may be
agreed upon by parties iu interest; may
buy and sell foreign or domestic exchange,
may advance on bottomry bond and mort
gage on steamships and other vessels, with
or without, assuming the dangers of the
seas. And ail certificates of indebtedness,
issued as aforesaid, shall tie received in
payment of all debts due to said company.
Stale Items.
The Rome Daily announces by authority
! that P. \I. Shelblev is not a candidate for
! Secretary of the Senate.
. T. H. Kilgo supercedes Miss Lucy Smith
as Postmaster of Dahlonega.
Rev. Dr. Beeler has resigned the pastoral
charge of the Baptist Church at Covington.
He is succeeded by Rev. Charles S. Irwin.
The Covington Examiner notes the sales
of 32 shares of Georgia Railroad stock at,
an average, of $lO6 25, dividends reserved.
The Columbus Sun states that the pres
ent attendance at the public schools, is 440.
The institutions are out of debt, and own
$20,000 in real estate.
The Rome Southerner learns that Capt.
George P. Burnett has been appointed as
sistant master of transportation on the
State Rond.
Mrs. Sarah Harris, one of the oldest in
habitants of Athens, died on the Ist ics>.
Mr. Augustus C. Patman, a well known
citizen of Clark, county, also died on the
Ist, and Mr. Henry DeLacy, in Athens, on.
the same day.
Ou the first instant, Capt. J. E. Rite A
was elected Intendant of Athens ; Wardens
—Peter Culp, A. S. Dorsey, Marlon Wil
liams, E. J. Christy, C. G. Talmage, W. 8.
Hemphill and 8. D. Mitchell.
Mr. Louis Lilientlial.the young man who
killed the negro, Amps Kemp, in Macon,
some months ago, in the dry goods store of
Nussbaum & Dannenberg, and was under
and bond of $6,000 for the act., has absconded
and left the bondsmen in the lurch.
Tue LaGrnnge Reporter says that Nathan
Upshaw killed his brother, Turner L. Up
shaw, in Merriwether county, a day or two
after Christmas.
The Rome Daily states that a Are depart
ment has been organized in that city, by
the election of James Noble, Jr., Chief Engi
neer, H. D. Austin, Ist Assistant, and 8. B.
Seligmao, 2d Assistant,
Retail liquor licence in Newnan costs
SSOO per annum.
There are 1,400 bales of cotton at Monte
zuma waiting for higher prices.
The Montezuma Sentinel says tKat the
jail at Oglethorpe was fired on the fith, but,
the prisoners were w*eued after belli"
severely scorched.
Tho Atlanta Constitution says it. is ru
mored that the colored members ol the
Legislature will “ go back ” oh their Re
publican friends who deserted them when
the resolution to expel them was up It is
said that they will put forth a son of
Daniel Webster and a son of Felix Grundv
as candidates for the United States Senate.
The Peak Family of Swiss Bell* Ringers
opened in Atlanta yesterday (Monday) eve
ning.
Mules. —A Nashville paper suvs eight
hundred mutes passed through that oityon
Thursday last, coming South.
Highly moral papers, when giving a re
port of a cock fight, allude to if. as anen
I counter between “ winged gladiators.”
j Michael Digman, a track repairer on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad,
has recovered a judgment against that
road for SIO,OOO lor Injuries received while
In its employ.
Philadelphia has'invested twelve millions
of dollars (half paid in) in sixteen street
railways which have two hundred miles of
track.
Two young ladies, named Curtiss, ex
hibited the premium bale of cotton at the
fair in Brenham, Texas. It was not worn
about their persons.