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About Tri-weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-1877 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1870)
OOJSf STITT JTIONALJST. AU(JUBTA. <*A. TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 8, 1870 WHAT OF THE NIGHT 7 The extreme wing of the Radical party recognizes the necessity of perpetual aggres sion in order that its designs may be con summated. So far, the success of ultra Radicalism has been almost unimpeded, and, since the forced and fraudulent passage of the XVth Amendment, it would seem that the future had no obstacles worth the mention, and that the people have no spirit of revolt which can not be easily suppress ed. That the leaders of the dominant faction will continue to scheme against the South, seven after Reconstruction shall have been declared complete, there can be no doubt. Having trampled upon this sec tion, they will spare no effort to maintain their degrading power. The first of a series of new modes of torture is plainly indi cated by “ Senator” Abbott’s resolution for the establishment of a “ National Po lice ” —the gendarmerie of Republican des potism. ■ State organizations known as «loyal militia ” are found to be inadequate. Radicalism can not be upheld by such mum meries. But as carpet-baggers, scalawags and .knaves in general must have some props which promise to stand, in place of local militia we are to have a “ National Police.” Mr. Abbott based his resolution upon the alleged prevalence of crime in the South. Even as the false-hearted adven turer presented his charge, the South was the most peaceable country on the face "of the earth, and the North, New York especially, the most bloody and criminal. "Why must 41 National Police ” prowl over Georgia, for example, and let New York and her shamble go scot free? At this very moment, the journals of New York, without distinction as to politics, are blatant with cries for lynch law, and not a few of them are lauding, under a different name, a projected Ku Kluxi6m of the most bitter character and such as the South has never known save in the imagination of the spies and liars especially sent here for the concoction of slanderous romance. Well, the carpet-baggers may organize their “ National Police” and arm them too; but, though such contrivances have temporary good fortune, they shall be whelmed in destruction at last. While the portents of fresh calamity and outrage blacken the political horizon, there are not wanting streaks of light amid the gloom, to hint of the dawning of a better and brighter day. Among the more cheer ing indications, it lias become a matter of note that many journals, hitherto blind partisans of Butler and Sumner, are be ginning to scourge the vindictive measures propagated by this precious couple and their colleagues. The tone of these papers has wonderfully changed. The Washing ton County Post (Rad.) thus indicates what is smouldering in the popular heart: “ Outside of the halls of Congress there “ is not even a faction of the Republican “ party that justifies Sumner’s course.— “ Even so decided a Radical as Greeley de “ nounces it. Everybody is sick of this “ eternal reconstruction. The whole coun “ try wants peace. The business of the “ country, ground down by the burden of “ taxation, the masses smarting under an “ unjust tariff, demand relief and will have “ it. The people have waited patiently and “ borne long with the negito, but now they “ are considering their own rights, and it « will go ill with the Republican party ir “ the present session of Congress is squan “ dcred in fighting over again this dead “ question. The old cry of ‘ loyalty’ rouses “no emotion in the popular heart. We “ have fought the last campaign on this “ rallying cry. We must have an ndjust ** ment of this tariff, a reduction of tax “ ation and retrenchment in public ex “ penses. The kind of reconstruction that “ is needed now is a reconstruction of the “ ultra members of the party.” In addition to this, we learn that many of the Radicals in Congress are inclined to pause before making another step in the precipitation of civil revolution. The negro has everything his most sanguine admirer can demand, except social equality, and Wendell Phillips’ bounty of one-seventh of the National wealth. When one or both of these have been made the policy of Radicalism, as a party, no prophet need come from the grave to predict the inevitable result. The Extremists know that it will be death for them to halt; the “ Conservatives ” believe that it will be damnation as well as death tor them to proceed one step farther. That is the di lemma. Thank God, they have reached it at last. Now let them plunge on or hesi tate, if they dare. Through the negro un doubtedly all this vile Radical misrule has been built up, and so long as the Northern people are mad on the sub ject it may continue to blight and op press. But it is not in human nature that this frenzy shall last much longer even among the most stupid and fanatical; and when reason begins to reassert Itself, let Sambo beware and his manipulators also. Let the South be patient aud true. Her woes may be multiplied and 1 her hu miliations augmented'; bat she shall have her day of vengeance and compensation. Let the two factions of Radicalism tear themselves to pieces, as they certainly wjll in the end. Let us uot debase ourselves by an alliance with either. With extreme Rad icals we cannot be monstrous enough to affiliate. Os cunning Conservative Repub licans we should beware. Both desire opr ruin aud both must be shunned as the lep* rosy or plague. Os the two, we sincerejy believe the latter clement to be the more dan gerous. Leaders of this faction openly pro claim, under the pretense of saving tie State, that they labor to keep their party from death and condemnation. Demo crats- in Georgia may amuse themselves with the idea that they are using Bryant & Cos., but the greater probability is thjit Bryant & Co- are using them in order to accomplish the salvation and reorganiza tion of a Republican party here which will be very hard to annihilate. We despite Bullock, but we do not love Bryant, jlf we got rid of thp party of the one, we wou|d be saddled with the party of the other, just as we exchanged Pope for. Mbade. lit them fight their, battles among themselves. Let Democrats* stand- aloof from botp. When the signal shall have been given to send Radicalism howling from Georgia, we trust that BPllock will not make bet ter time in his flight to Albion than Bryant In the stampede for Skowhegap. Wonderful. Since- Terry's Ready Relief machine at Atlanta has passed the XVth Amendment, Georgia is now spoken of in Radical quarters as a radiantly jjyto State. A few weeks ago she. was repre sented as an infidel territory and a field of blood. Terry’s discretion works wonders; White Slaves.— Miss. Jennie Collins explains why the groaus of 50,000 New England factory girts go unheard and un heeded, thus : ‘•ln’consequence of the best men and women being engaged in the slavery ques tion, the groans firom the factories were not heard. Probably they wobld not be heard to-day were ft not for the Fact that, before the war, workingwornen in the city of Boston could get board for $2 25 per week. Now they are compelled to pay $6, and oftentimes mote. As the corporations have boarding houses for their operatives, poverty has driven large numbers of them back to those living tombs.” Sorry for you, girls. But get married, if you can, and bring forth men who love negroes less and white people more. A Good Example.— Speaking of the bishops at the Ecumenical Council, the Catholic, Mirror says: The fathers discuss the questions “ brought before them to elucidate pro “ blems by sound and calm argument, and “ there is not among the seven hundred “ and odd members of the Council a man “ foolish enough to get up and make an ex “ tempore exhibition of his vanity by speak “ lng for mere buncombe.” The enemies of the Council may find fault witlf many things, but would not every lover of truth be delighted to have this paragraph written of the American Con gress—that perfidious and buncombe den of thieves ? We.mean “ loyalists.” Our Satraps. —A distinguished Major General of the United States Army told the editor of the Columbus Sun that the satraps commanding in the South were purposely selected because of their hatred of our people. We did not have any Major General to give us similar information, but we have ever regarded them as natural tyrants and willing tools, upon whom “soft soap” would be worse than wasted. The Mormons.—A Mr_CuLLUM has in troduced a bill in Congress to suppress the Mormons. They are to be treated as outlaws. Every one practicing polygamy, will be fined |I,OOO, and imprisoned in tlie peniten tiary not exceeding five years. The United States army may be called upon to enforce this law. When Cullum gets through with the Mormons, let him invade Massachusetts and extripate free love and foeticide. A Change. —Demonstrating how demor alized the United States navy has become, the World says Vattel, Wheaton aud Kent are thrown to the dogs, and Mrs. Stowe and Mrs. Henry Wood are prime favorites. Queer. — The Atlanta New Era sums up the complexion of the Georgia Press as K. K., Democrat, and BRYANT-Democrat.— To the Macon Telegraph and Messenger it gives no designation at all. How is this ? A John Bull Journal. —Nearly all of the editors of the New York Times are Eng lishmen. [From the New York Day Book. Shall the Democrats Leave Congress in a Body ? A. telegram says that the Democratic members of some of the Congressional Com mittees have had a caucus to discuss the policy of resigning their membership on such committees, on the ground that they are not only deprived of being of tbe least service to the country by the' unfairness of the majority, but that they are subjected to constant insults. Now, the whole coun try knows this charge to be entirely true ; and it has for a long tlrne astonished us that any Democrat who sufficiently respects himself should consent to be the foot-stool of such a set of superhuman scoundrels.— Their presence on such committees gives an odor of official importance to the ma jority reports, which they would not other wise possess. Better that they should go forth to the country naked as the secret schemingsof the Mongrel conspirators in Congress. And all that can be said of the wisdom of Democrats refusing to act on such committees can be uttered with vastly greater force in favor of the retirement of every Democratic member from the House of Congress. In the first place, they are not of the slightest use there. The infernal majority are not mitigated nor softened in the slightest degree by anything the Demo cratic members can say or do. Indeed, the Mongrel majority are rather kept together, and consolidated in their criminal course, by the opposition which the Democrats try to make to them. Thieves are always kept from falling out with eaab other by the presence of honest men. Tne Mptigrel mem bers are such a set of rascals that they would very soon get to pulling each other’s hair, and unmasking each other’s villainy, if left entirely to themselves, without the presence of a political op ponent. If the Democrats should resign in a body and go home, the action of Congress would be stripped of every show of legality. Let them publish a calm address to the peoples setting forth the fact that they are so stripped of all the rights of minorities ’that they can not be of the slightest service to the country in such a body! and that it must be apparent that it is best to throw the whole responsibility upou the shoulders of the conspirators. While this patriotic act on the part of the Democratic members wonld startle and arouse all the thoughtful masses of the people to a realizing sense of the enormity of the crimes of Congress, it would leave that pesllent body to the speedy fate of the “Kilkenny cats.” lustead of watching the Democrats, they would fall to devour ing each other with a ferocity which be longs to such unprincipled scoundrels. How can a Democrat who has been used to the society of gentlemen, ami who possess es an ordinary amount of self-respect, sit in such a body ? The foul Mongrel papers all over the country are in the habit of de scribing the general stampede of the Mon grel members whenever a Democrat at tempts to speak—or, if they do not leave the hall, they only remain to laugh, and sneer, and spit their venom. No Democrat can speak in this Congress without being Insulted by the ferocious majority. How can a gentleman who respects himself remain i u such a body ? If the good of his country demanded the sacrifice, he would, we graut, be compelled to endure the humiliation ; but, as we have shown, it does not. On the other baud, it would be best for the country to leave the whole responsibility with the godless party which assumes it. FliDg the question to the people, aud it will be the last of such a party for a thousand years to come. Perhaps it will be answer- ed that the question was flung to the people at the last Presidential election. But this is not true. No question was flung naked to the people, except the one of the spoils of office. Democrats fought a wqak and foolish defensive battle. That was a sight to make the gods weep and devils rejoice to see honest men fighting a poor, defensive battle against thieves and knaves of every description. The same thing is going on every day in Congress. With hands and feet tied, and their mouths gagged, the Democratic members sit there a helpless target for the blazing majority—and that, toQj a majority procured and kept np by the most impudent and shameless frauds the world ever saw. If this insulted and spit-upon minority would go out of such a body, and then submit the question of their re-election to the people of their districts, every one of them would be re-elected, and the discussion of the canvass would bring, for the first time, the enormity of Con gressional despotism squarely before the face and eyes of the people. We are fully impressed with the ultimate good which would be accomplished by the Democratic members leaving the fraudulent, one-sided, and illegal pesthole in a body. But it they will remain™for God’s sake let them show the pluck and indignation becoming men of honor. Let them nse words like sledge hammers to break in pieces the hor rid images of Mongrel legislation. Let them fling back scorn for insult, contempt tor threats, and words of wrath which shall flay the backs of the sneering scoundrels, until, taught some good manners from terror, they shall be compelled to respect the presence of an honest minority. [From the Pall Mall Gazette. Government by Negroes. A NEW VIEW OF RADICAL TACTICS—MAKING UP FOR ABSTINENCE FROM BLOODSHED. * * * Except in the case of the United States, there has been great uniformity in the history of the suppression of .rebellion in modern times. First, there has been severe and often sanguinary punishment inflicted on the chiefs of the revolt; then has succeeded a period during which the successful empire has enforced strict obe dience to itself from its subjugated depen dency ; and finally has come a strong de sire, growing sometimes out of policy, sometimes out of a sense of justice, and sometimes out of mere emotion, to win its affections, or, at all events, its voluntary acquiescene in accomplished facts. Eng land is just at present feeling an almost passionate wish to be reconciled to Ireland, and to be beloved by the natives of India; Austria haadone her best to come to terms with Hungary, and there are sigus’that the sufferings of Poland are beginning to cause discomfort and compunction even in Rus sia. The United States seem destined to an experience of a different kind. On the morrow of the conquest their treatment of the Southern leaders was marked by a gen tleness which will always be remembered to their honor. But iu the next stage of their relations with the South the necessity for combining despotic rule with something like the forms of local self-government forced them to adopt a policy which has more than made up for their abstinence from bloodshed. Nobody whose intelligence has not been impaired by the lxabit of repeat ing formulas about universal suffrage can doubt that the punishmeut inflicted on the Southern whites is far the severest which one community has ever inflicted on another. Englaud governed Ireland through which the mass of the Celtic population, however it might hate, never dreamed of despising; the United States rule the South through a majority of ne groes, contempt for whom was almost a religion with the planter before the attempt at secession. We are not considering whether the- punishment was deserved, or whether the Northern States could possi bly help inflicting it; we merely say that, after the capacity of the negro for improve ment has been rated as highly as possible, aud after all possible deductions have been made from the credibility of the stories published by the Democratic press, the fact remains that government of white men by colored ox-slaves is the acutest form of • moral torture 'which has ever been applied to a community. How unfortuuate it has been that the punishment of the South has taken this shape the United States are not likely to feel until the time comes (and it will certainly come) when the people of the North will be animated with the strongest wish to be reconciled to even the most obstinate zealots of secession. We should be sorry to lay down that the United States would have done well to shed blood like water in the first moments of triumph if only they could have devised some less degrading contrivance for the provisional government of the South. Yet it is quite certain that bloodshed is easily forgotten; personal outrages with the greatest difficulty. The Hungarian nobles appear to have forgiven the Emperor Fran cis Joseph for his wholesale executions of their brethren ; but nobody can fail to see that the “ irreconcilability” of some of the most emminent of French politicians is greatly due to recollections of the personal dishonor to which they were subjected on the memorable morning of the coup d'etat. At the present moment we are well aware that nothing seems less important to the great majority of the Northern people than that the experiment which they are trying in the South causes excessive discomfort to a parcel of conquered rebels; but they will probably hereafter view this experi ment with other eyes when there comes the inevitable waking to sympathy and pity, and when, much about the same time, it appears that the negroes, who are the in struments of punishment, have become not only a Southern, but a Northern power, weighing heavily in the scale whenever a national decision has to be taken. The Destructives in a Ferment. their contemplated plan of action. The Atlanta correspondent of the Savan nah Republican writes : Angier’s n«w» from Washington was a terrible blow to the Bullock party. As he tells it, Grant and both the Shermans, Senators Edmunds, Trumbull, Carpenter and others assured him that under their construction of the reconstruction act all was accomplished when the negroes were reseated, and the ineligible Democrats dis placed—that the substitute doctrine was not in the bill—that all the acts done, or elections had, or officers appointed and con firmed, before the blacks wore unseated, would be held good, and that upon a com pliance with the law and the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment, Messrs. Hill and Miller would be admitted to their seats in the Senate. When this news got abroad, the swearing was “ tremendous,” and Grant and Sherman and the Senators named were charged with falsehood, double dealing and almost all other crimes by the extreme Radicals The gang of carpet-baggers were espe cially “ flustrated,” and Priuce and Clift pat out yesterday for Washington to recti fy things and reinstate the falling fortunes of Skowhegan. It is thought that a heavy and desperate fight will come off between Prince and Clift, and Morrill and other carpet-baggers who are in Washington, and the men who desire to act with some show of principle and justice towards the down-trodden and persecuted people of Georgia. I am in formed, from reliable Republican sources, that Bullock and the carpet-baggers are in bad odor at the capital, and there is a very general disposition to give them the cold shoulder. My informant says that Gen. Grant is becoming restive, and has frequently expressed the wish that Georgia should be brought back without delay.— The next ten days will tell the whole story, and I look with some hope for good re sults. In this busy, sensational town one hears all sorts of news. I give you some of the plans proposed for action when the Legisla ture convenes: Ist. It is proposed to pass a law requir ing a test oath from all persons holding office in Georgia, and it will be so drawn as to exclude all persons but carpet-baggers and runaways. 2d. It is understood that the Supreme Court is to be reorganized. Warner is to be ousted and Dawson and Walker put in his place. 3d. Changes iu the Superior Court Judges kre also to be made. It is conceded that Judge Schley will be displaced by that sturdy patriot and much beloved citizen of Savannah, a Mr. Stone, who has been dis playing his beard about the executive head quarters fop the pqst week. This is glori ous! 4th. Heaven and earth, and hell if neces sary, will be invoked to displace Dr. An gier, for if he remains Bullock thinks re construction a miserable sham and failure. sth. The Opera House must be bought or the bottom is out. All the eleinents of power will be invoked to carry this iniqui tous scherqe, and every “ Bullock Demo crat ’’—and there are a dozen of this hybrid breed in the Legislature—will be required to do their best to carry the opera. Since the last session, Kimball has raised his sights, and will now want a half mil lion to cover all his outlay and make any thing by the “spec.” The Opera House and contents will not sell in the market for more than one hundred thousand dol lars, lriit the Legislature will be asked for five times that figure, and this is the way the people’s money goes. Macon and Brunswick Railroad. —At a meeting of the stockholders, held in Ma con, all the old officers and Directors of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad were re elected, as follows: George H. Hazlekurst, President; Robert Schmidt, Master of Transportation; Henry Coit Day, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors —George 8. Obear, Stephen Collins,L. N. Whittle-CharlesDay,Macon, Ga.; C. 8. Dabney, J. P. G- Foster, M. K. Jessup, J. Milbank, New York. f Macon leUgi'aph. [From the Charleston News. Unto this Last. J- 'J- Wright, a colored man, who sits In the General Assembly as Seiiator from Beaufort county, was elected yesterday Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of ktatc. Wright was born iu Pennsyl van hi, graduated at the 1 LancasteriaD Uni versity In New York, studied law for two years at Moutrose, Pennsylvania, and was admitted to the bar in Susquehanna coun ty, being the first colored man admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. In 1865 he came South and was made legal adviser of the South Carolina freed men. He was a delegate to the Recon struction Convention, and was afterward elected to the State Senate. • }^, I is quiet, well behaved and de cidedly intelligent, but neither his decency nor his little knowledge of the law caused his election to the highest judicial position m the State. He was elected solely and siih ply because he is a colored man. • The Radicals themselves, white and black, know that Wright can not fill with credit the position which has been dragged down to his level. They know that before the Supreme Court will come questions of momentous importance to the people of the State. They know that Wright, whatever his smartness, will be either a mere puppet or, far'Worse, an obstinate ignoramus, who will carry with him to the bench the pitiful arts of the pettifogger. Knowing these things, and knowing them well, the Radi cal majority persisted in electing a man whose only merit is the color of his skin and his personal popularity. The welfare ! of the State, and the safety of the people, sere as nothing in comparison with the deter mination to indulge at all hazards the prejudice and passion of race. Let them go on 1 The more the better of this brave work while lasts the negro <&r nlval. Death of Lieutenant General Sir Charles Windham, K. C. 8., &c. —lt will be remembered by some of onr citizens that at the close of the past year, this distin guished officer and his staff passed through Savannah on his way to Florida, for the benefit of his health. During his short stay among us, the simplicity of his frank, open character made the most favorable impression on the minds of all who cime in coutact with him, aud he left us with the good wishes ot‘ the best of our community. The change to Florida having failed to arrest the of the heart— tbe surgpon of the staff telegraphed to Canada to Lady Windham, that her early presence was important. She came down under the escort of Sir Alexander Macken . zie, and reached her noble husband at Jack sonville only in time to see him siuk. He took leave of Lady Windham and his staff on Weduesday evening, and at eight o’clock, in full pessession of his faculties, he died as he had lived, a brave Christian soldier. £$A friend in this city repairing instantly to Jacksonville, found the good people had anticipated every wanton the occasion. A dispatch of the most grateful character was received yesterday by the widow from Prince Arthur, also one from high sources in Canada, where, the deceased had been Commander in Chief of Her Britannic Ma jesty’s forces. Saturday morning the Atlantic aud Gulf Railroad train from the South brought the remains to this city, attended by Lady Windham, the staff, Sir Alexander Macken zie and the Marquis de Talleyrand. They were met on their arrival at the depot by some of our leading citizens, who accom panied the dead Chief to the place of em barkation per steamship San Jacinto. Sir Charles did good service in the In dian mutiny at Cawnpore, and his subse quent conspicuous gallantry at the storm ing of Sebastopol obtained for him the sobriquet of “ Redan Windham.” He died in his fifty .eighth year." He was a favorite with the English nation—especially with the Queen —who had significantly marked her sense of his distinguished services. [Savannah Republican. Pen Pictures of Legislators. —The Rome Courier has an editorial correspond ence, in which the portraits of some of Jhe members of the Agency are drawn. Os jhe Richmond delegation the following embel lishment appears, which seems to ha ve the merit of correctness at least iii respect |o speaking of Bryant as having “ a good efl:” With the other,he squints continually. Bryant is a slender, lithe and handsome mau—has a prominent forehead, neatly trimmed whiskers, a good eye. He Is a very watchful man, indefatigable in his la bor, and yet is always ready to catch atthe least chance of putting in his protest. Bold, fearless and sharp, he has won the undying hatred of the Radical faction, and deserves the gratitude of all Democrats. The most despicable (that’s the word!) creature in the whole concern, is Tom Tit Tweedy. The poor little fellow is so start lingly insignificant, and so supremely inane that we should laughingly pity his refresh ing minuteness, were it not for the active malignity with which thedem’d little thing seeks for commands from his masters. The first impression upon seeing the tre mendous emptiness of expression that char acterizes his face would be to laugh at the cheerful little idiot that hops and chirps about in such frisky inanity. But when we find that his activity is not due to any vital spark that may have dropped into his brain-pan, but rather to Foster Blodgett, then we thank Providence that the English language contains the word despise. South Carolina Bonds.— ln the finan cial article of the New York World , of the 4th instant, we find the following: In new South Carolinas there was a large business transacted outside of the Stock Exchange, and $300,000 bonds were bought by some banks and savings banks at 86 to 87. These purchases are based on the in troduction of a bill into the State Senate, which promises to become a law, which will tend to materially enhance the credit of the State of South Carolina. This bill creates a commission,designated as the Sink ing Fund Commission, and authorizes the same to sell the public lands and other property of the State, including $2,000,000 $3,000,000 of railroad and other securities belonging to the treasury, aud to employ the proceeds of all this property to the pur chase and retirement of the State debt, on the principle of Secretary Boutwell’s sink ing turn! operations for the General Gov ernment. It is estimated that this measure would place at the disposal of the commis sion at least $2,000,000 during the present year for the extinguishment of the debt of the State. If this bill becomes a law, the credit of the State of South Carolina would probably take equal rank with that of Gfcli fornia and Massachusetts, the only two States which have persistently paid their interest in gold, and whose bouds rank high both here and in Europe, and sell at and above par in gold. Ups and Downs of Stocks— About ten days ago, a gentleman of this city bought some South Carolina Railroad stock from a friend at 38, who urged the purchase, and said it would be an accommodation for him if he would take it at that figure. The buyer went out of the city, and returning on Saturday, when whom should he meet on Broad street but his friend who sold him the stock; and what was his surprise to-receive a proposal to buy the stock back at 45; aud the original owner finally caine intp repossession at 45>|. Later on Satur day 46 was offered for this security, but still higher prices are looked for. Last Monday morning about 400 shares of Savannah and Charleston Railroad Stock changed hands at 23 ; on Tuesday the whole lqt was placed at 25, with ap proved note at sixty days, interest, which paper was discounted at one per ceht. per mouth — i. s. y 50 cents a share off, leaving the buyer at a clear gain of $1 $5 per share -say SSOO on a single day’s investment. Truly, “ the early bird catches the worm. - A Broad street broker is reported to havp made investments, in the early part of last week, in South Carolina bonds at 80 to 82, expressed them to New York and placed all at 85 to 86—making a snug lit- ' tie sum. All this goes to show that our leading securities are maturing to their real values, and holders had better look twice at an offer before they : part with their valuables.—Charleston Coupler, 7th. It is currently rumored that Col. John L. Hopkins will be appointed Judge of the Superior Courts of the Atlanta Circuit, Tice Judge John D. Pope resigned. [From the Hearth and Home. Death Before Death. BY SABAH M. B. PIATT. Are wine the empty eyes That stare toward the little new grave on the beautiful burial-bill ? Was mine the last wet hiss that lies Shut up'io his coffin, kissing him still. Kissing him still ? Is mine ihqfiollow room? Was It not cruel to take all the pretty small tu'niiure, say ? The lairy pictures and heaps of bloom, And music of mock harps—so tar away, So far away ? Is mine tbe hidden face That one night’s sudden dread watching has thinned and faded so much ? Mine the lonesome hands through bitter space, Yearning for something they never can touch, Never can tonch ? Is mine the passionate pain That will hearken the trembling wind and feel the wide still snow, And sob at night with tbe sobbing rain, And only feel that I cannot know, 1 cannot know ? Wa6 mine tbat.lovely child ? Did he drop from iny heart and go where the Powers of toe Dust cau destroy ? Can I See the very way be smiled— “ Let God keep bis angels ?” Do I want my boy— I want my boy ? Is he gone from his air, From bis sun, from bis voice, bis motion, his mother, bis world, and his skies, From the uushorn light in tiis sweet hair. From the elusipu of bis butterflies, His butterflies ? 11 not, why let me go Where another sorrow is watching a small, cold bed nlonc, Aud whisper bow I have loved her so, Tbat to save her darling I gave my own, I gave my own ? Ah ! if I learned her part, If such dark Fancies can play-in despair like tragedy queens. Then my only audience was my heart. And my tears, that were tears, were behind the scenes, Bcbiud the scones. f From the New York Bun. Married to a Pagan. THE WRETCfIEDEST WOMAN IN NEW YORK LIFE IN CHERKY STREET—THE PERSONI FICATION OF MISERY. She is the wife of a Chinese sailor. She lives at (14 Cherry street. Her husband’s name is Mow-Weit-See ; but the independ ent freemen of the Fourth Ward, not being able to reconcile their organs of speech to such barbarian lingo, have naturalized the name to Morrisy, which is a name familiar to Fourth Ward ears and beloved of Fourth Ward hearts. So this Wretchedcst Woman in New York is known as Mrs. Morrisy. Any one who wishes to find her can do so by going to 64 Cherry street, entering the hall to the left leading in from the sidewalk, going to the rear of the hall, ascending the stairs, tra versing the dark hall on the second floor, which "runs towards Cherry street, nntil he comes to a flight of stairs on the left; then let him ascend these stairs and knock at the door which he will come against in turning to the right, push open the door, enter the room, and look at the object lying on the bed at his right, between the stove and the wall. The object which he will see lying on that bed is a woman—Mrs. Morrisy, the wife of the Chinese sailor, Mow-Weit-See. Site is a Catholic. He Is a Pagan. They have three children, who have been educa ted mainly at the Howard Mission, and who are consequently neither Pagans nor Catholics, but are largely leavened with Protestantism. This commingling of re ligious elements sometimes brings about strange scenes in that dismal room. On one occasion the Catholic wife was found on her knees in one corner devoutly saying her prayers and counting her beads, while the Pagan husband was at the same time crouched in another corner worshipping his heathen gods, and the children were singing the hymn— “ Jesus loves me, this I know,” For the Bihie tells me so,” which they had learned at their Mission School. That was many months ago, when the wife of Mow-Weit-See could get out of bed, and bend upon her knees and count her beads. She can do none of these things now. Inflammatory rheumatism, working in Iter system for years, has at last laid its victim helpless. That disease once getting hold of her, escape from its clutch was im possible while she lived, as she for years has been compelled to live in damp cellars or mildewed garrets, and without sufficient clothing, or fuel, or food, aud subjected to the brutal treatment of her Pagan husband. The public will probably he surprised to learn that the Chinamen who dwell in this city are nearly all married to white wives. They do not make prize husbands. It is a fundamental doctrine of Chinese ethics that women have no souls, and are of no partic ular account even in this world. Hue, the traveller whose book on China made such an impression some fifteen years ago, says that the biggest joke of the season wherever he went in the Celestial Empire, was his attempt to maintain that women have souls. The Chinese could not stand such an absurd notion. Its announcement always doubled them up with laughter. Still, we must not be too hard on the Chinese for this, inas much as some of the most accomplished philosophers in Christendom go farther than they do, and maintain that neither women nor men have souls. The Chinese notion that men have souls and that women have not works badly in domestic life. 1 It leads the Chinaman to treat his wife worse than lie treats his dog. His dog is of more practical value to him than his wife. He can eat his dog, in a piuch, even in New York ; but his wife lie cauuot cat. He cau only beat her, or cut her throat, or shoot her, as Archo murdered his wife. Mow-Wert-See treated his wife after the Chinese fashion; and the inflammatory rheumatism, starvation and foul atmos phere have treated her after their fashion ; and so there she lies on her ragired bed, in that back room, on the second floor of 64 Cherry street, one of the roost pitiable ob jects now to be seen on earth. Her chest is drawn all awry, aud wrench ed iuto a misshapen condtion terrible to be hold. Her shoulders are drawn out of place. Her arms are like hens’ legs, and her Augers like chickens’ claws. Her body is twisted as in a vice. The coronal suture of her head is torn jpart, so that the brain is exposed. Iler eyes are swollen to blind ness and almost gelid. We were at her bedside yesterday morning (Monday, Jan uary 31), at a quarter to 11 o’clock. She was then suffering terribly. “ I have cried all night,” she said, “ with my feet.” “ What was the matter with them ?” we asked. “ They were twisted and cramped all up,” she answered. “It seemed as though the pain would kill me; and I could not see; and my head hurts me so, too.” This woman has no physician to attend her. She has nothing to eat, drink, or wear, except what is sent to her from the Howard Mission, and what her eldest son, a child eleven years old, can purchase with his scanty earnings. Her husband does noth ing. He was lying in bed yesterday morn ing when we made our call. He says he can’t get a berth on a ship as a sailor. He was either asleep or else shammed sleep during our visit. We asked his wife why he didn’t shovel in cqal, or do something else to earn some money. “ Oh, lie wouldn’t do that,” she said, “ if he could earn $6 a day. He’s too proud to do that.” r A few nights ago his little son—the one who works to help support his mother— was lying in bed with him, and, the child being unwell, groaned with pain; and the father, pot relishing such disturbance of his rest, seized the child and hurled him headlong out upon the floor, Whereby the poor little fellqw was badly bruised. That is a specimen of Mow-Weit- See’s paternal Ufftection. And now what Is to be done about this ? Are there not generous Catholic hearts enough in New York to meet this case ? We do not counsel wrath, nor any attempt on the part of Mrs. Morrisy’s countrymen to give that Mongolian 'heathen, her hus band, a taste of Catholic Christianity. We have stated the case, and 64 Cherry street, second floor, back room, is open to all comers. State Items. • The Americus Republican reports the death of Mr. James Stewart, of Sumter county, on the 3d inst., in the 78th yeap of his age. ~ The Macon Telegraph and Messenger says the gentlemen who own the Laboratory property have already had an engineer to survey a race track, and -will proceed at once to put it In order. They are also con tracting for lumber aud theenclosing of the grounds. They hope to be able to have races over the course this Spring, and will be Fully prepared for holding a Fair the coming Fall. The hotel at Dalton, Georgia, known as the Morris House, belonging to the estate of the late Capt James Morris, was sold at public sale ou Wednesday last, and brought SII,OOO. It was built at a cost of $25,000. The Savannah Republican reports that on Thursday morning the body of a Mr. Mercer, agent for the contractors on the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Rail road, was found on the track in a frightfully mangled condition, the train having run over him the night previous. In conse quence of a pool of blood being discovered a short distance from the railroad track, it is supposed that the unfortunate man was murdered, and his body placed on the track, to conceal the crime. The Thomas ton Herald says small-pox has broken out in that county. Atlanta Items.—The Constitution, of Sunday, has the following: There were seveuty interments in the cemetery last month—lß whites, 52 blacks. The Hebrew Benevolent Society have pe titioned the City Council for the purchase of the market house at the corner of Mitch ell and Pryor streets, to be fitted up as a house of worship. We learn that Superintendent Blodgett is in Washington City, and will probably be absent for a week or so. Council last night adopted a resolution offered by Alderman O’Keefe, that the Com mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, have plans and specifications prepared for the improvement of the Fair Grounds and receive propositions from private par ties for conducting the fair of 1870. Labor in Dougherty, Lee and Baker. —From the most reliable data we have, we conclude there are more laborers in these three counties this year than last; but they are not distributed as they were, and many planters have not as many as they want. Some have more than they worked last year, and new comers have also come in for a share, which, of course, deprives others of their full quota; whilst a few have been unable to retain any at all. The negroes love to work in large gangs, and on the best plantations; and planters who deal generously, justly and promptly with them, seem to have no difAcuity in se curing enough, and but little trouble in managing them. Peace, harmony and good will prevails generally between employer and employees, aud material Interests are engaging the faithful efforts of both, races for mutual prosperity.— AV)any News. Vicksburg and Brunswick Railroad. —The section of this road (which is to con nect Brunswick with Vicksburg via Alba ny, Ga.* Eufaula, Claytou, Troy, Green ville, Alabama, and Meridian, Mississippi) from Clayton to Eufaula, Alabama, is now advertised for coutract, and we learu from good authority work is to be commenced immediately, with the expectation that the cars will run from Eufaula to Claytou, a distance of twenty miles, as early as Jan uary, 1871. The prospects of having a railroad connection at Claytou has revived business in that pleasant town, and drawn i]i new residents to such an extent that there are not houses and accommodations sufficient for all. —Columbus Sun. A Vain Dream. —When the Georgia, bill was passed some of the leading men of the State, among them Hon. Benj. 11. Hill and Judge Stephens, brother of Hon. Alexander H.. advised the people to abstain from any action thereunder. Other views prevailed, the great argument being that by going to tbe Legislature the Democratic members might be able to exert a wholesome influ ence. The result is now seen. A military commission is now sitting in judgment on our “wholesome” friends. It is a vain dream to suppose that Democratic partici pation in a reconstructed Legislature can do anything but lend some color of legality to what would be otherwise too flagrant a fraud to live. —Charleston News. Labor Scarce.—The scarcity of .field la borers is a matter of general complaint.. Some of our best farmers are unsupptied. This should be taken into account in future crop estimates, and will doubtless exert an influence upon the cotton market even dur ing the preseut season. Our people will be forced to supplement the deficiency in the labor supply with their own brown muscle. A strong reserve can be brought to bear from the professions, and the" idlers and supernumerary clerks of onr towns and villages. To the rescue, young men, your couutry needs your services. [Guthbert Appeal. Death of an Oi,d Former Citizen of Georgia. —Mr. John C. Gordon, a native of Union District, S. C., and for several years a resident of Franklin aud Burke counties, Ga., died on the 10th nit., at Coffeeville, Upshur, county, Texas, aged 87 years. Home-Made Fertilizer.— The follow ing formula has been handed us by H. W. Risley, who was for many years engaged In the drug- trade throughout the South, and who is now engaged in promoting immi gration to this section. Good and cheap fertilizers, with skilled labor, are what is needed to develope the wealth of our soil: Rkley's Fertilizer. —Take 35 barrels dry muck, or rich earth, 5 barrels wood ashes, 5 barrels ground bone, 5 barrels ground plaster Paris—mix these first, and add the following, previously dissolved in a suffi cient quantity of water, viz.: 250 pounds common salt, 250 pounds glauber salts, 250 pounds nitrate soda, 250 pounds sulphate ammonia—mix all well together through a screen, and keep dry. Used like Peruvian guano, it will be found nearly as good, and its effects more lasting. Os the above ingredients, which will make about 5 tons, two, the weight and bulk, cau be had on almost every farm, and the five or six articles which have to be bought can be obtained from Morgan & Risley, whole sale druggists, New York, and will cost less than the price of one ton of Peruvian guano. If wood ashes are not to be had, their bulk may be made up with mnek, and about 30 pounds of potash added to and dissolved with the salts, which, although increasing the cost, will answer the pur pose as well, and probably better than the ashes. The South Carolina Railroad Com pany.—The Charleston News is authorized to state that at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Railroad Company, held on Wednesday last, it was determined to begin the payment of quarterly dividends in July next. This announcement will be received, we are sure, with great satisfaction. The road has beeu rebuilt and is in fine order; the rolling stock and motive power are thoroughly efficient; the debt of the com pany lias been amicably adjusted, and the business of the road is steadily increas ing. It has always been the earnest and lauda ble desire of the Directors to resume, at the earliest moment possible, the payment of dividends, so that the stockholders may realize some return from their investment, and, in accordance with this settled princi ple, the Board have taken the prudent step now brought to the attention of the public. BY TELEGRAPH. [ Associated I’reM Dispatches. WASHINGTON. Washington, Februavy 6.— Hoar will be retained ip the Cabinet. Washington, February 7—Noon.—The House is discussing the resolution that the t ariff should be for revenue, not for protec tion.,. Senator Morton presented documents de claring that Georgia had adopted the Four teenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The case of Hepburn versus Griswold, brought from the Court of Appeals of Ken tucky, involving the legal tender law, was decided in the United States Supreme Court to-day. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of the court, sustaining the opinion of the court below, and holding that a con tract rapde before the legal tender law could not be discharged in United States notes. The opinion is very long, and discusses at great length the powers of Congress. It holds that Congress had no right to make Government notes a legal tender for pre existing private debts. It does not touch the question of contracts made since the law was passed. This opinion was con curred in by Justice Nelson, Justice Clif ford and Justice Field. Justice Miller de livered the minority opinion concurred in by Justice Swayne and Justice Davis, holding the law to be entirely constitu tional, treating it principally as an incident to the war power. The President has nominated Joseph P. Bradley, of New Jersey, and William .Strong, of Pennsylvania, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.. Bullock, leading one, and Bryant another Georgia delegation have arrived. Both claim to be Republicans. Peter T. Washburn, Governor of Vermont, is dead. Washington, February 7—P. M.—Reve nue to day, $847,000. Twenty-R(*ven cases of yellow fever Oc curred on the Seminole, 'l’he fever is abat ing and the cases milder. The Seminole leaves Key West for Portsmouth, N. 11. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear the conservative delegation on Wednesday, regarding Georgia. Trum bull has notified the Bullock delegation to be prepared. The Elections Committee have indefinite ly postponed the case of Segar, who claims tbe seat from Virginia at large. In the House, Ridgeway introduced bills to repeal the act prescribing oath of office ; also for tbe removal of political disabilities from the people of Virginia. Walker introduced a bill to discontinue the Freedman’s Bureau. The resolution offered Monday last, de claring that the constitutional authority to levy taxes does not include any power to impose duties other than for the collec tion of revenue, and that a tariff levied for any other purpose thau that of revenue, especially iflevied to foster and encourage one section of the country or one class of citizens at the expense of another section or class, is unauthorized by the Constitu tion, unjust to the great body of the people, and injurious to almost all industries, and directing the Ways and Means Committee to prepare a bill accordingly, was laid on the table by a vote of 89 to 77. The Indian appropriation bill was re ported aud made the special order for Tues day. It appropriates $3,000,000 against $6,000,000 last year. The amount estima ted for was $5,000,000. The death of the late Hoag was announc ed in both Houses. Dispatches to Fish, from Havana, say that one American citizen was killed and two wounded there yesterday. No particu lars. In the Senate petitions were presented favoring an additional amendment granting female suffrage. A bill was reported to encourage tele graphic communication between the East ern and Western continents. It gives the American and Asiatic Telegraphic Com pany exclusive, right for fourteen years to the telegraphic cable from a point in Wash ington Territory, Government vessels to assist the enterprise. A bill to protect Congressmen from im portunity arid preserve the independence of the several departments, also the census bill, were discussed without final action. Adjourned. A delegation of Georgians,! composed of Conley, President, of the .State Senate, Speaker pro tern. Tweedy, Judges Gibson, Parrot and Harrall, of the Superior Courts, Representative Clift, Mr. John Rice, and others, eallqfl on Grant this morning. The interview was of au hour’s duration. They discussed the political situation fully. The President stated that although his first im pressions were that the action of the Leg islature previous to the expulsion of the colored members was legal and binding, and the election of Senators was to hold good, he was satisfied, after more mature reflec tion, that the present legislative organiza tion was the first, and that all aetion should be commenced de novo. He inquired who the Republicans would elect Senators, to which the delegation responded that no nomina tions were yet made, but would probably be made on Monday, and the election be Ticltl on Tuesday. No doubt .they would be loyal Republicans. The President said both he and Sherman had entire confidence in Terry, and he would fully advise them of the situation, in a few days, as he would be here on public business. The delegation also expressed confidence in Terry’s judg ment and ability. GEORGIA. Atlanta, February 6.—The dispatch last night, quoting from a Democratic journal of this city relative to Brj-ant, Caldwell and others, was intended as a special and sent to the Associated Press by mistake. Savannah, February 7. —The steamship Oriental, from Boston, to-day, towed in port the British brig Helen, from New York for Wilmington, N. C. The Helen was dismasted ott the North Carolina coast in the late gale. Macon, February 7. —Great indignation is manifested by the people over the state ment of the Intelligencer , a pretended Demo cratic paper, that thoy endorse the designs of the Bullock faction. The Intelligencer is in the pay of Bullock. The people ask Con gress to give them the benefit of a fair con struction of the act to promote reconstruc tion and save them from ruin. The people ask Congress to carry out their own act in good faith. ALABAMA. Montgomery. February 7.—The Senate Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad bill passed the House with the amendment that $2,000,000 of State bonds should be loaned in place of $3,000,000, as was proposed in the original Senate bill. The Senate will undoubtedly concur in the House amend ment. OHIO Cincinnati, February 7.— Dobbins’ dis tillery, at Dayton, has been seized. Dob bins refused to pay taxes, in order to test the legality of the forty-eight hoar fermen tation r ule. FOREIGN. London, February 6.—The bark Jessie Campbell, from New York, foundered at sea. All saved. City of Mexico, February 6.—A con spiracy in favor of Santa Ana was discov ered here. The ringleaders were arrested. Havana, February 7. —General Gay Enoche, lias returned to Puerto Principe; and reports capturing two pieces of artil lery and many prisoner*. In sugar there is little business, and prices are barely maintained. Madrid, February 7.—lt is reported that the treaty between Spain and the Spanish republics will be signed immediately. Valentia, February 7.— The Irish tele graph Eastward is cat off. Paris, February 7.—Gen. Heine has de parted for Panama to conduct the Darien ship canal explorations. The Marseillaise, Henry Rochefort’s jour nal, appears this morning, with a charac teristic article,’ over the signature of Roche fort himself, relative to the recent notice, ordering him to constitute himself a prison er in obedience to . the sentence of the court. Hedeclares boldly he will not sur-: render himself, and if the Ministers.waut him, they must come and take him; and furthermore, they must come prepared to use force. The new postal arrangements with the United States applies only to prepaid mat ter. LOUISIANA- Nbw °RLEANB, February 0.-In the Legislature yesterday a bill passed makiug for toxes 14,1 P ° IiCC warrante receivable issT.e m aut horizlng the issue or three millions of bonds to levees Works. C ° ntraCt by the Board of PuWlc John. M. Nelson was drowned lass even the hiua r V | lng thron ß h open draw of nanlfo^him 10 the CanaL A c Wld accom panying nun was rßsciipd Another sugar fraud case, involving eight hundred_and flfty-flve boxes, wll dec §ed ol fc kgiSSS. ported under false invoices as to wTlght ILLINOIS. K brU u ry 7 — : Extensive smdg silt Late’’ “ ddressed •» SrlgUam Yoo»k, marine NEWS. sh?n A o,Z A t«i F « ruary Arrived: Steam shlp Oriental Boston ; schooners G. W. Stetson, Norfolk; Andrew H Ed ward a Frelfw^n 8, ’ T ? larlon Draper/ Portland ; Baltimore. 10 "’ Baltimore : Ch as. E. Elmer, Cleared : Ship Colonist, Liverpool. Charleston, February 7.—Arrived- Schooners Oueida, New York; Emily Cur a ngton ’ Del -! Leila, New York- A. H. Whitman, Norfolk, Va.; J. B. Vad- New n YoTk UadelPh ' ft: Hteame . r T «®neßsee, MARKETS. London, February 7 — Noon Consols £%■ Bond*. 87M. Sugar/ aflmit, & 46,M la0 " Roßln ’ 5a ™-®*s.9d. , Liverpool, February 5 -Evening.—Cot ton closed with a downward tendency; up lands 11%; Orleans, 11%911%. 1 Liverpool, February 7-Nqon—Cotton opened quiet and steady ; uplands, 11% • OriftanH ; sales, 10,000 balesJLl r lour, 19s. 6d. Havre February 5.-Cotton closed flat. R«eT73 P r e S ,ry 7 - Boo ’* ° ( ” ncd d “ 11 - Y ° kk - February 7-Noon.-Stocks strong. Money easy at 596. Exchange long, 9; short 9 %;- Gold, 120%. ’62’s, coupon, 15%; Teunessees, ex coupon 55% • new, 49%; Virginias, couJoT 62^ ! a ! iaS ’ ° 1d,68: Levcc 70, Bs, 81%; Alabama B’s, 94; s’s 62* Georg.a 6’s, 80 ; 7’s, 92% ; North Carolinas’. old, 43; new, 25% ; South Carolinas, old 8b ; new, 85%. ’ New York, February 7—P. M.—Moncv easy at 496. Sterling, 9. Gold heavy at 120 Governments quiet. Southerns gen erally low, which, advanced—old, 62 • new G 9. ° 1 * New York, February 7-Noon—Flour dull, se. lower. Wheat dull, lc. lower. Corn steady. Pork quiet; mess, $26 25. Lard quiet at 15%. Cotton quiet at 25% Turpentine firm at 48048%. R oß ln quiJt at $2 15 for strained. Freights dull New York, February 7—P. M.—Cotton drooping; sales. 600 bales. Flour 5910 lower; superfine State, $4 5094 70- com mon to fair extra Southern, $5 3595 90 Wheat heavy and lower; Winter red and amber Western, $1 2591 27. Corn un changed. . Pork, $25926 25. Lard heaw JjCttle, 16%917%. Whisky heavy at 989 9b%. Groceries and Naval Stores quiet Freights firmer. Baltimore, February 7.-Cotton dull at A\. Flour fairly active, prices weak but not quotably lower. Wheat steady and unchanged. Corn dull ; white, 95951. Oats 52905. Rye dull at 95@$1. Pork, f ~ 5 -. B acon 9aiet; shoulders, 13. Lard dull at 16%917%. Whisky firm at 98999: rginias, old, 51%; North Carolinas, new, 27 bid. ’ Louisville, February 7.— Corn, sacked, 95. Mess Pork, $27 50. Bacon-shoul ders, 12,% ; clear sides, 16. Lard—kegs, 18. Whisky, 93994. CnfomNATi, February 7.—Corn dull at L.'v. Wlt; h large receipts. Whisky, 93 Mess Pork, $27. Bacon—‘shoulders i2% - clear sides, 16@16%. Lard, 15@1G. ’ Sr. Louis, February 7—Corn declining: prime to fancy white, 80984. Wilmington, February 7.—Spirits Tur pentine—uo sales reported. Rosin—small sales at $1 55 for strained, $2 for No 1 Tar steady at $2. Cotton quiet at 23% for middling. Com, $1 09. 78 Mobile, February 7.—Cotton in fair de mand; closed quiet; sales, 1,200 bales - mid. dliug, 24; receipts, 1,286 bales. New Orleans, February 7 Cotton demand fair ; prices firm at24W924% ■ re ceipts since Saturday, 16,336 hales • no’ ex ports. Flour, $5 309 5 40, 585 and 6. Corn $1 10. Oats firm at 75. Bran $1 30 Hay, S2B. Pork, $29 25929 50. Bacon ia Lard—tierce, 16%916%; keg, 18. Sugar active and firmer; prime, 12912%. Molasses firmer at 73975 Whisky dull at $1 0291 02% Coflee active ; fair, 15%(§15% ; prime. 17% 917%. Gold, 121. Sterling, 31% • sight par, % discount. Charleston, February 7 Cotton is easier and quiet; sales, 400 hales; middling 24; receipts, 1,309 bales. Savannah, February 7.—Cotton—re ceipts, 2,716; sales, 400 bales; middling 24; market quiet. Augusta Daily Market. Office Dailt Constitutionalist > Monday, February 7-P. M. ( FINANCIAL GOLD—Buyim; at 180 anil selling at 182. SlLVEß—Buying at 116 and selling at 180. BONDS—City Bonds, 88@85. STOCKS—Georgia Rnilroad, 105, und Id de m.iud; Augusta Faeiojy, 152; National Bank of Augusta, 115. COTTON—The market opened with a fair demand at for middling, and closed quiet at same quotations. Bales, 370 bales. Receipts, 644 bales. BACON—Fair demand. We quote C. Sides, C. R. Sides, B. B. Sides, 18)tf Shoulders, 15)tf; Hams, 21@23; Dry Salt Shoulders, 18@18}£; Dry Balt C.. R. Sides, 17 @l73*. CORN—In good demand and is selling at ■?1 30@l 35 from depot. WHEAT—We quote choice white, fl 55; amber, fl 50; red, $1 45. • FLOUR—City Mills, new, $6 50@9 00; at retail, fl barrel higher. Country, 1609, according to quality. CORN MEAL— f 145 at wholesale; fl6O at retail. ; • OATS—Bs@fl 25. PEAS— Scarce at $1 60. The News from Washington.— Our Washington dispatches last night famish the result of an interview between Presi dent Grant and & delegation of destructives, wherein Grant indicates his fnll accord with Bullock as respects the election of new Senators and the period from which the terms of the members of the present Legislature shall date—the preseut session. With true Radical agility, he somersaults to this opinion from hi# previous declara tions to the contrary. What & model, for' the Chief Magistrate of a nation to sur render himself to the purposes of a corrupt cabal, united to oppress the people of an entire State. Trade with Utah. —lt is somewhat singular, but none the less true, that the hydra-wived Emperor of Utah should find it necessary to deal direct with Augusta. Brigham Young, who seems to be contemplating the change of his silver grey locks to those of raven hne, has ordered from our fbllow-citlzcn, Dr. Wm. H. Tutt, & half dozen bottles of his famous hair dye, enclosing a $5 bill of the First National Bank of Utah, Salt Lake. The order and the cash came safely to hand, and Dr. Tutt ha 9 shipped the ordered.
