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THtIBSDAT MBBUNCIiAPSIE
Our Ww JYo»t CocnagDlWen^
W& Ysli£ Aprif23,lß7o.
The persecution by Tammany Hall and
its Republican allies of those Democrats
who remained faithful to principle a,nd to
the usages of the party, fi'as been prosecu
ted this week wjth much vigor; »na J the
sufferers from the Republican coalition
have been compelled, in a spirit of self-pre
servation, which is the first love of nature,
to take measures for H»srown protection
through reorganization of the party. 'This
is important to Democrats outside of the
State, because the course of Tammany Hall
renders imminent - the defeat of the party
in 1872, throqgb j 1 divisions’.’ in, this State,
and thus the whole South probably con
tinued for four years more under the domi
nation of Ben. Butler and his map Grant.
How different the course pursued by the
leaders of Tammany Hall ill'this -matter,
from that of the late Mr. Lincoln in similar
cases. In 1864 he found his party on the
verge of disruption, bolting conventions
were called, and active steps were taken to
bring into the field another Republican as
a candidate for President against him ; and
these factious proceedings werp. suppressed
with much difficulty. But when -sufr
pressed, the parties to them were immedi
ately restored to favor, Chase,
their chief promoter, was nominated
in the following Winter by Mr. Lincoln
to the post of Chief the United
States. We may learn from our enemies.
Any such exhibition by Mr. Lincoln, during
his Presidency, of petty spite towards
those who opposed or criticised him, would
have been fatal to his administration. There
is no complaint that Tammany Hall uses
its power to reward its friends; but it is
condemned for making a coalition with
Republicans rather than harmonize its own
party; that it keeps in high office several
hundred Republicans,’ many of them noto
riously corrupt, to the exclusion of honest
and faithful Democrats; and, above all,
provokes a division in the party by its
vindictive spirit, thereby endangering the
liberties of the whole people, and keeping
the South under the heels of the satraps
for an indefinite period.
The McFarland trial stands adjourned
till Monday. The adjournment is in con
sequence of the 111 nessofi -Recq rder>Hackett,
who presides. The public already begin to
vote it a bore. The evidence of McFar
land’s insanity is already piled up ad nau
seam. It is already felt that his defense is
badly conducted, and that his acquittal
will be due as much to the indifference of
the prosecution as to any other circum
stance. The letters of Mrs. Calhoun brought
out some accounts of Mrs. McFarland’s lite
rary and stage career. It appears that her
husband, from whom, she was seduced,
taught her such knowledge of elocution as
she possessed, and that her “ readings ”
were conducted under his supervision, and
gave her some credit. But her career as
an actress, which was brought to a ter
mination by the first assault by her hus
band McFarland upon her paramour Rich
ardson, wae a Uomptete}; not say la
mentable, failure. She lacked not merely
the appreciation of her characters, but she
could not substitute for it that which
stands so many adtressos in good stead,
a bounding and electric personality. Mr.
Booth pronounced her a “most dire act
ress'," tiWiH, farii’e, 'inert' awlMevoid’ alike
of impulse or art. It will probably turn
ont that her literary career—the books
published by her—were more Richardson’s
than her own.
A paragraph in the Constitutionalist
respecting the kitchen market at Augusta
has suggested to me that you-may be bene
fitted by a little reference to our own. All
the great necessaries of life can generally
be bought here at tower prices than in the
immediate neighborhood. Large quanti
ties of the products of near-by fields and
dairies are daily purchased to be sent back
to consumers among,.those who brought
them here. This is owing to the fact.,
that our* market is a perfectly certain
ore. Property can always be sold here
at son;e,pricy; and when “truck” de
clines so low as to get into the hawker’s
wagops and cartp, enormous .quantities
can be disposed of. We have had good po
tatoes all Wiiiter at $1 50 to $2 per barrel,
a,od the corner grocers have sold them at
75 : cpnts per bushel. Eggs are now retailed
at the rate of fourteen ’for 1 twenty-five
cents. Tu ie first green peas of the season
have arrived frbm Charleston, and sold at
ten dollars a tushel; but we can bny
prime oranges cheaper here than in Talla
hassee.’ Shad bring 78 dents to $1 each.
We have Bermuda tomatoes retailing at
90 to 80 cents per quart. Aspargus brings
$1 A bur.ch, and is very scarce. But it
would do you good to go through ouf
markets at the height of the season for
fruits and vegetables. Youwould wonder
where all yon saw . came from. We are
now receiving an‘aVerage-Of 7,500 barrels
of eggs per fact more eggs than
flour, and prices are about as low as they
are likely to go.
The weather thus far for April has been
unseasonably cold, keeping back fruit
trees, and probably securing a good yield,
and foil of promise to Wiutpr- wheat. A
remarkable scarcity of corn exists in this
market, and there is talk of importing it
from M we have previously
done with cotton, wheat, bacoti, &c. A
strong point in cotton, as developed this
week," is the fact that shipments from Bom-
bay to Liverpool are likely to be much
smaller than last year, and the quality in
ferior, so as tO’ require a much larger ad
mixture of American cotton.
Bince the Sanitary Pair, in 1868, there
has been in New York no charitable affair
which has been so well conceived and ex
ecuted as the grand Bazaar, which is now
being held by the Episcopalians of the city,
and which is so far a triumphant success.
It is in behalf of the “ Sheltering Arms,”
an institution which has t>een established
tor five years, and which is one of the no
blest of the many charitable institutions of
the city, its special object being the care of
destitute children, and its patrons being
among the wealthiest citizens of New
York, and not only the wealthiest,, but
those whose social positions' give com
manding influence. The Bazaar is held
at the armory of the Thirty-seventh Regi
ment, on Broadway and Thirty-fifth street,
and is crowded day and night. Tiffany &
Cos. have presented a fine gold watch and
chain, which, at the close of the .Bazaar,'
is to go to the clergyman of the city who
shall receive the greatest number of votes
from the visitors in attendance, and to thjjs
a magnificent piano has been added for the
wife Os the fortunate individual. -As yet,
the greatest number of votes have been
cast for Dr. Potter and the Pope. A great
attraction at the Bazaar is the Art Gallery,
in which are somewhat more than one
hundred paintings, by the best masters,-
among them being ttorktf'by Rnbens, Rem
brandt, Rosa Bonbeur, Murillo, and other?.
Edwin Booth has also contributed some
fine pbtftograttosiof himsrtff the interest of
which is increased by quotations from
Shafcspeare, written by the favorite actor
himself. Yesterday and to-day the. Bel
mont Gallery has been thrown open to the
public, and this evening a concert will be
given' by the Rivaitte JW|usieal<}tobpbpt!h
for the benefit of the “ Sheltering Arms.”
Avery fine concert was given
nings ago, at which Miss Kellogg* and
some of- the best artists assisted, ui aid of
the same institutiqp,.,;, , ■•. ; . t.
One of the most Important works now
in progress in this city is the IJnion Pass
ynrknitdmarlem , JRajifoad. Compaq <w
Fourth avenue, between Forty-second and
Forty-fifth streets; "and whiehds to exceed
anything ,of tbs..jMbd„QP, Continent.
By no description is it possible to copvey
any adequate ideal of-tbis ■bpmenso struc
ture, which Wtll.be more than SSO feet in
length and 200 in width, supported by
»rched f trussed, at distances of 20 feet apart.
The nbrtb end will present a beautiful
front of cast iron, highly ornamented, and
the east avenue, will
be finished with cast iron pilasters, acting
as casings set in front of each truss, and
theso-l»Hf#ters jyre to fcavo,*a|se* anioapa
supporting a mam cornice along the front,
and crowned tfs*a cas¥ irotf balustrade. A
line of balconies will run along the west
gidlAnd south end, ■'connecting*-with the
offices to the second story*d The, weight of
iron td be used will be over 8,000,000
pounds.; 100,000 square feet of glass, will
be in the roof alone, and 90,000 square feet
of galvanized eerrugpteA iron wiU be re
quired to cove,r Vbe rods.; The car house
will be Tigh ten ojlTbree stfy lights, extend
ing over the entire length of the roof, and
there fviU -be sevbn Cbaf&s of Ventilators
running the whole length of the roof, faced
up with stationary sheet iron slats. The
inside ornamentation will oe of panels,
bordered With beads and scroll angle pieces,
screwed to the plate iron, and the inner
chord of .each truss will be encased in a
cast iron shell, haring the shape of an or
namental column. The foundation is near
ly competed, the contract calling for the
completion within eight months from its
-date, which, if not complied with, the con
tractor is'to forfeit SSOO per day for every
day Over, and if completed within the time
specified, the contractor will receive, in ad
dition to the contract price, the sum of
s2oo'for e&ch day the Work is so completed’.
This depot is intended tp accommodate
the trains of the Harlem, Hudson River,
and New York Central Railroads, and for
the latter a branch road will be built to
connect with the Harlem. The car house
will have accommodations for twelvp single
trains, whije, if necessary., double or treble
that "number can be housed. - It will pro
bably be open to the public by January
next.
A serio-comic trial has commenced in
this city, the Presbyteriau divineshaving
caused to be arraigned before them the Rev.
Charles B. Smyth, on the charge of un
seemly conduct in treating a half dozen
press reporters to gin and milk, of which
he also partook himself with great appa
rent relish. To this was added a generous
quantity of oysters and beefsteak, and the
crowning enormity of the whole was that
the repast being finished, the reverend
host requested the bar-keeper to “hang
that up.” The decorum of these proceedings
was by no means enhanced by their taking
gin and milk on Sunday, the special occa
sion having been a sermon which 'Mr.
Smyth preached in reference to the McFar
land trial, now pending, and after which
he was said to be guility of these acts
of convivial generosity. The whole was
somewhat ungratefully made known to a
virtuous public by the reporter of the
San, who did not deny on his part a full
appreciation of anything good that was
going. The Presbyters being thoroughly
scandalized, have taken the matter in
hand, but Mr. Smyth boldly proclaims his
innocence, and professes to desire an in
vestigation. Mr. Smyth has, in the last
year or two, made himself conspicuous by
the violence of his declamations on the
Black Crook, and other sensational metro
politan topics.
Strakosch is making not a little by
bringing out Patti in opera. Not that she
acts in opera, strictly speaking, for that
her lameness would forbid. The opera se
lected has been Mozart’s Magic Fiute, and
she taking the part of the Queen of the
Night, appears several times on the scene,
being let up and down by a trap-door. The
music has undergone some alterations spe
cially adapted to her, and she has received
high enconiums from every one..
Willoughby.
[Special Correspondence es the Baltimore Gazette.
The Georgia Question.
RADICAL CONSPIRATORS IN GEORGIA AND
LOUISIANA —HOW THEY WERE MANIPU
LATED. IN WASHINGTON.; , ,
Washington, April 24,1870.
The Georgia (Question is still the absorb
ing subject of conversation in Congress, in
the hotels, On the streets—everywhere; and
every day is developing facts, hitherto con
cealed, which clearly show the means used
by Bullock, Blodget, Morton, Butler & Cos.,
to “fire the Northern heart,” and give ex
cuse, if excuse there could be, for Congres
sional interference in the affairs of Georgia.
The murder dodge failed in the 'last Cou
ff«*B„-so some aetf sOhe'jne Jtad to be devis
ed, and the one finally decided upon and
carried out was in every way worthy of its
authors. •
In the election of United States Senators,
Bullock and his party had been defeated.
To undo this, and so reorganize the Legis
lature and extend its existence was neces
sary, in order to enable Bullock and his
associates to complete their plans for plun
dering tfie State and people. To accom
plish this it was necessary to pursue such
a course as would beg/ost.likely to inflame
the Radical masses of the North, in order
that their Radical Representatives mjght
appear to be acting in consouance with the
wishes of their constituents. The first act
in the drama was enacted by Judge Joe
Brown (Governor of the State of Georgia
during the war, and whose record during
that period was filled with so- -many ex
cesses as to. merit and rcceiye the con
demnation of the Confederate Government),
a decision that, under the Constitution of
the' State 6T’ Gebrgift, degrees’ were‘not.
entitled to hold office. The decision having
been promulgated, a movement was organ
ized to oust the negroes, who had been
elected to the Legislature, from their seats.
This movement was part of the plan
formed here, and was successfully accom
plished by Radical votes. Yfc* .fiction was
based upon and justified by the of
that model Radical Judge, Joe Brown.
The parties who inaugurated and carried
out this act immediately advised their co
iaborers at the North, agd the indignation
manufactured by this outrage upon the
freedmen was roost terrible. From e,very
hamlet in all Radicaldoin came manifesta- \
tion of most intense Ifidiguation at this
outrage of rebels upon those who had been
enfranchised by the war. The first act was
a success.
Now for the second. The Radical party
at the North were wedded to the Fifteenth
Amendment; it was their idol—their
Mecca. Should the Legislature of Georgia
agree iQ this amendment, it would, it was
feared, mitigate ip a great measure the
feeling created by the dismissal of the ne-
and Bollock and his co-,conepirators
fail in their nefarious purposes. The Rad
ical leaders, too, would have one of their
cues (to use a theatrical phrase) for the ]
Fall elections in 1870 spoiled. The defeat
of tlje Fifteenth Amendment was decided
upon, and the odium of the transaction to
be charged upon rd>d element in the.
Legislature. This was dope-how? The
amendment passed the House and WCDt to
the Senate, where it was defeated by tfye cast
ing voter of Benjamin Conley, President of the
Senate, then and now an active Bullock-Blod
gett Radical, mid member of their “ ring,"
Tfee above, is a true account of the means
used by Bollock, Sutler, Blodgett and
others to secure the legislation which en
abled them, with General Terry, to model
the Legislature to their purposes. Your
correspondent is in possession of eyidepce
that proves it beyond a doubt. These acts =
are unparalleled injinfftmy lp ; the.history of
this pr any other country. They are, how
ever, in keeping with Radical tactics, as
practiced by Butlerr Forney, Morton & Cos.
These'Aame parties qrgetV the - meeting of
the defunct State convention of Louisiana
in 1866, got up the riot by urging the
negroes to violence, ‘prevailed on the mili- 1
tary commander to lepdMs aid, byrefusing
to use the power in his possession to pre
ventoutrage arnL riot.. And mo theJS'ew
York Tribune glories iu the success of jthlS j
most diabolical electioneering scheme. \
“ And,” says the same, paper “ toe Georgiy
r‘d)ds helped iis'imniensely Iri 1868, '’’ refer
ring to the dismissal of the negroes from
the Legislature. Was ever boasting more
infamous—they glory in their shame. But
the end is nigh l The grand swell of popu
lar indignation Is being felt, and numbers
of Radicals who have hitherto to
the music ” of Forney, t Horton, iahwaper
and other corrupt and scheming men of
their party, bow hesitate- In fact, Forney
it played out, and Butter has nearly run
his ruftet The lash which' he used with so
much power ju the last Congress and ip
tHfe'oarljppaxfc this *oi longer, dreaded.
Every one snubs him uojy. So they go—a
worthy couple. The evidence of the Geor
gia swindle is complete; sp in the New
Orleans case, the complicity of Forney,
Sumner, Morton and others with the mili- j
tary commander at that city, iu instigating
and getting up the riot, can be proven be
yond a doubt, and in a few days the evi
dence Will be ftirtiished, that the country
inay flqs-to what' extremes Radical politi
cians will goOo perpetuate themselves in
power. T p.
1 . The status of Georgia irtrCo ogress still
excites wonderful interest here. Extraor
dinary exertions are, being made to over
come the majority in the Senate, through
which the plans of Bullock were frustrat
ed. —It is said that the House will recede
from its action ou the Bingham amend
ment to the bill as originally framed by
Butler’s committee. The real difficulty is,
therefore, thought to be in the~Wemrt*
alone. President Grant, it is known, will
directly interfere on the side of Sumner,
Drake and the other extremists, profusely
using his patronage Os all kinds to accom
plish their purposes. In the meantime
zealous efforts are being rnadej to heal the
dissensions among Tlepublidan Senators
upon others as well as this particular mat
ter. Orders have been issued, with this
view, to Radical presses to cease attacks
upon the refractory members of the Judi
ciary Committee. They have consequently
been mum since Friday last.
There is now ltttle doubt but that Geor
gia will be finally reconstructed to suit the
wishes of the carpet-baggers of that State.
The wiry concoetor and mover of the sub
stitute, which finally passed the Sedate
and is now before the House, may be fully
counted upon to retrace his steps. If there
be enough Pomeroys to change the majori
ty (and who'Can doubt it?), Grant will
tiavo an easy time in quieting their con
scientious scruples. It is more than doubt
ful, however, whether he will be* able-to
calm the troubled waters of his party. It
seems to me that such men as Trumbull,
Carpenter and Edmunds have already gone
tod far to fall back gracefully i' If they
should be simple enough to submit, they
would only incur the contempt of the ex
tremists. They know they are already hated.
I have anticipated these movements of the
President by announcingyott Friday, the
real purpose of Butler’s sudden departure
fro pi the city to be to gain time for trading
and bamboozling.
There is much merriment here over the
spread-eagle speech of “ Senator ” Chand
ler on Friday. He therein denounced
England and France as “ nuisances,” and
of inappreciable account in a military
point of view; and also gave them “fair
notice to quit ” this continent and adjacent
islands, in more laconic terms than a land
lord would employ to oust a tenant. “ Sir,”
(said he) “ I say here to the whole world,
that the United States to day have more
men than have actually been in battle un
der the fire than all the rest of the world
put together, more experienced soldiers
and more experienced officers. We are to
day the strongest military power on earth.”
And the organ, after quoting this unneces
sary boast, caps the climax by announcing
that “ upon such fair warning of our mili
tary strength from so high a source, it
would be madness for a European nation
to engage in war with us.”
But it is chiefly for the purpose of intro
ducing the following choice morceau that
I have noticed the speech of the great
Michigander. He seems to weigh a na
tion’s prowess and strength according to
the number of men one of its military com
manders may contrive to lose in a battle in
a given time. He is relating to grave Sena
tors a conversation he had in a foreign
country :
“1 was conversing one afternoon with
some Prussian officers: Said-I, ‘Sir, you
were in the battle of Sadowa.’ ‘ Yes.’—
1 How many men did you lose in that battle ?’
4 Eleven thousand.’ 4 But,’ said I, 4 tlitit
was the skirmish before the battle; how
many did you lose in the battle?’ He said,
4 We did not fight but one day; the Aus
trians ran.’ 4 Well,’ said I, 4 my dear sir, I
have not any doubt that your men would
fight if they had any experience. In thp bat
tie of Sadowa yon lost exactly the same num
ber of men that Gen. Grant did in the first
day's battle of the Wilderness ; on the second
day, after sleeping on our arms, we lost
fifteen thousand men ; on the third day we
lost afbout ten or twelve thousand men, and on
the fourth ice had a fight. It is the fourth
day that tests the capacity of your troops
for fighting.’ I could not make him un
derstand that our troops had fought four
days in that desperate manner 1 , nor could I.
make him understand the difference be
tween a Prussian regular aud an American
volunteer.”
This stroDgly reminds one of fd»e Hid
song of “St. Clair’s Defeat.” The , author
had small materials for boastingof the dis
astrous campaign he sought to immortal
ize, so lie, like Chandler, measured the
glory by the prodigious number of our
own slain!
41 ’Twas on the fourth day of November, iu tbe
year of ninety one,
We had a smart engagement near to Fort
Washington ;
St. Clair was our commander, which may re
membered be,
We tonght and lo t nine hundred men-! in the
Western territory.”
7 x
Tbe Hon. A. A. Bradley Lifteth Up His
Voice in Curses.
The following account of his expulsion
from a car of the Georgia State Road will
be read with interest by our readers. We
take it word for word as it appeared in the
Chattanooga Daily Times of Saturday last:
one of the most horrible outrages that
ever called for the reconstruction of a re
bellious State was perpetrated in the Union
passenger depot of tide city, last night.
The Hon. Aaron A1 peoria Bradley, Sena
tor from Africa in the Georgia Legislature,
has recently been on a pilgrimage to Wash
ington in search of salvation from the
loyal men of Georgia, of whom he is which.
His labors are now nearly at an end, and
although not as successful as they might
haye been, ha had to congratulate
fbifoW upofatfie patttal reribftjlfjrfictlbfilof
the State. With . Such pleasing ;)foba for
reflection, he purchased a ticket fit Wtlsh
ingtQKi for. Atjanta, and hastened to return
to the bbsbtu of his fioj)?tituents, who were
as inconsolable at so? long absence as
Hachel mourning for her children,
i The hmg Journey through the loyal re
gions of Virginia apd Tennessee was
m&fked by no tnto&flf t6 mar
the serenity of hia feelings, apd wh.ep he
.alighted from the train ip the, depot nt
‘Chattanooga last night, his heart thrilled
with joy.-at the prospect xof the ; hearty
greeting he was soon to receive from the
loyar"ebristitiiebey' he Had 'bbeff rinstru
mental ip savjmg. from rjfbet ride; ‘‘ L
:• . With carpet-bag in one hand and his pass
in the other he preheated himself at the
door of the ladies’ car of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad train, and demanded ad
mission with the air of -that.be
comes* a loyal Senator* in addressing an |
employee of that loyal institution. It was
then that the Fifteenth Amendment re
ceived a blow In the person of one of its
chief representatives, which may have
already shaken the very foundations of the
State,
Aaron A1 peoria was denied admission 1
The Georgia Senator was pot permitted to
ride in the ladles’ car of the Stake soad,
and when he attempted to enter he tfas
gently but earnestly pushed aside.
Filled with wrath and indignation, he
hastened into the open air, where.he might
give fr.ee vent tp his emotions-.
“The dirty scalawags,!” he said. “To
think they should treat toe 80, after all my
labor in their behalf i”
And thus he continued at some length
until the thought occurred to him to try it
again. But when he again entered the
depot, behold, the train was gone. ;
We prefer not to attempt to imagine,
much less to describe, the wrath that pro
yoked his loyal soyl as this astonishing
/act burst qpon him ip all its appalling!
magnitude. “jLieftf” he gasped. “ Well,
it will be toe dearest leave, they ever made.
The d#rty toalawagsTTcbbla have bojrqe
this from a rebel, bqt from men who pretend
to be loyal, it Is too much.” 1
Here some one asked him, “Who was it,
Senator, the conductor or the train hands?”
“ All of them,, all of them!” he wildly re
plied ; “ and they are sustained’ In It at
headquarters—yes, by Bollock and Blod
gett f They will deny it, of course, but
they lie. But I’ll $x them. I’ll telegraph
to Washington, andVe ahajl gee if I am to
be treated in this way. 1/ there a tele
graph office here ?” , /'
A sympathetic African Informed him
that tlßlre was, <mg led the enraged Sena
tor in search of it, anf* he yanished from
the sight of our infohnant,' stifl jittering
those ominous words, “The* ditty scala
wasl I’ll fix ’eip !” -
We sincerely.trust that this
may not be argumUfat for toe re
construction of Tennessee.
That it will be fraught with eppse
quences of vast , importance to the people
of Georgia, we cannot doubt. In the first
place the,State Road will have to bq reor
ganized so; as to’ protecbithe rights, aLfoyal
men. The Executive, of coutse, Will haye
to.be changed f*nd,frhat. a rebuke ft would
bei' to the djifioyai people x)f Georgiai if
Atiron Alpeoria was ibade Military Gtfv-i
eraor of.thb u so -
We liope nothing so bad* as this ds in
store for our friends in Georgia, but they
should learn not to trifle with such keen
edged tools as the' distinguished Senator
.from Africa.
There is still a bare possibility that, they
may be happy yet. We were informed last
night that Bullock and Blodgett would ar
rive this, morning, iand-perhaps the happy
family may become reconciled to each
other again. -In that event the offending
conductor or brakeman will suffer instead
of the people of Georgia.
Monument Over the Grave of Gen. T. J.
Jackson.
To the Officers, and Soldierk of’ the Second
Corps if the Army of Northern Virginia ,
to all our comrades in arms , and to the
friends of our Chieftain , throughout our
Country; ,
It is generally known that soon after the
death of General Jackson, the Stonewall
Brigade obtaiued from Mrs. Jaekson the
privilege of erecting a monument over his
remains.
The amount raised was lost in 1865, and
the sad reverses in our Southern country
have prevented the completion of their pa
triotic and loving purpose. Seven years
have passed since our General fell, and we
now ask you to unite, witli us in a suitable
memorial of love and respect—oue that,
more than all others, meets with the cor
dial approbation of Mrs. Jackson.
Every State in the Squth was represented
at different times in his army corps. Lqt
organizations be at once formed in every
vicinity, and the funds contributed be re
mitted to either of the undersigned, who
will deposit them at the backing house Os
R. H. Maury & Cos., Richmond, Va., until a
sufficient amount is collected.
H. I+, Dabney, Maj. & A. A G.,
Ilampdcn Sidney, Ya.
Hunter McGuiitE, Medical Director
and Surgeon,
Richmond, Virginia.
Wm. Allan, Lieut. Colonel aud Chief of
Ordnance,
Lexington, Virginia.
Jas. P. Smith, Capt..& A. D. C.,
Fredericksburg, Va.
Surving officers of the Staff of Gen. T. J.
Jackson.
Removal of Mercer University.
The following proceedings of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention we find in the Con
stitution, ot the 26th:
Newnan, April 23.—Mr. Clarke resumed
his speech. He stated , that, while,, only
seventy persons from a distance visited
Penfield during the last commencement,
the cars were runniug for several days,
filled with visitors going to Athens to at
tend the commencement of the State Uni
versity.
Mr. Clarke discussed several points of
less importance; the want of unanimity in
the location of the College at first; the
opinion of the .former and present Boards,
and of good brethren scattered over the
State, that removal should be carried out.
Alter recapitulating the points he bail dis
cussed, he called upon the President of the
Board of Trustees as to the opinion tlie
Board now held on the subject of removal,
and then took his seat.
Rev. D. E. Butler then arose and read the
following paper, which haicl been adopted
by those whom he represented :
Resolved, That while the Board, as such,
will not raise before the convention the
question of removing the University, yet
if, that question being before the Conven
tion, the opinion of this Board be called
for by any one, the President be authorised
to say that the present location is unsatis
factory, and that a better one can be
chosen, and that we think the choice of a
location can be safely left to some mode of
future consideration with a, good hope of
satisfactory concurrence of views on that
point.
lie ,then made a short and forcible speech
in favor of removal. It was well anti
wisely located by its founders for tipit
day ; it was a success up*to the great up
heaval of our country by the war. But it
can never succeed again in Penfield. The
University was located at Penfield because
the Manual Labor. School was already
there.
Il* difficulties are to be met, let us meet
them ; If financial troubles are ahead, let
us look them in the face; if lawsuits are
unavoidable, the rights of parties must be
tested; but rather let us not go to law
with one another, but choose out wise and
good men to settle our preliminaries.
Rev: Win. L. Davis followed in opposi
tion to removal. He asked what we wanted
with a Baptist College in Georgia. Was it
simply to nfford facilities for an education
it; literature? If so, we may well dispense
with it. But if the object be to disseminate
tryth, then some,such'retired spot as Ppn
fleld was better than any populous city in
the Stale. The distinguished ipeii who
graduated there are the best jll lustrations
of this fact. By leaving Penfield we would
lose oyr buildings, which are worth $40,000.
First decide upon the location, and then
remove, and if yon put your shoulders to
the wheels arid your hands in your pockets,
we will be found at youy side, ,
Rev. Mr. Jrwin thpught a man shonld
first decide whether it was best to remove,
and then where. He did not admit that the
Cbllegbwas a success before, the war. He
took ifcsue with the President of the Board
on that subject.
Mr. John L. D. Hiller, a member of the
senior "class, begged leave to represent the
views of the pupils of the College. Out of
the 78 young men n6w there, 65 desired re
moval. They loved society, but had no
social pleasure. There'were comparatively
no young ladies. They made’ a great sacrifice
of these pleasures in going to Penfield. But
few fathers woulcj force their sons to make
the sacrifices which we are making, and
which we only make because of our love
for tfye university. If the question is not
po\y settled i it will continue to be agitated |
till it is renjoyed.
J)r, Landrum arose, knowing the time
for adjournment had nearly arrived, simply
to secure the floor on Monday morn mg.
The discussions were child acted with
much dignity, deference and fraternity.
Dr. Hillyer preached an able and elo
quent sermon at night, to a very densely
crowded house.
The night is hpre. which is to usher in
the Sabbath.’ The emblem of death rests
upon us, only to be lifted by fhe'-iigfyt
which brings with it the type of the rest
that remains for the good and holy: SWeet
day! May thy hallowed hours bid our
hearts rest peacefully in thy Lord, and thy
holy privileges bear to our souls messages
6f love blessing. ( '
THIS qURBTK)N pECiPKJ).'
The fpilqwing dispatch appeared in the :
Macon Telegraph and Ifessenger yesterday : j
Newnan, <4a., April g 6,1870.
The Georgia Baptist Convention decided
to remove Mercer University by a vote Os
71 to 16. > .
Macon and Knoxville Railroad.— The
projectors of this enterprise state’to the
Macon Telegraph that their general route
lies through Indian Spring and Lawrence
ville, with a choice of approaches to Knox
vijle and the great lines of railway com
munication hoy opening from Louisville,
Nashville and 1 Clhcihnatil They propose
to open a region of country the most valu
able in Georgia, and, at the same time, to
shorten tfye communication with the food
producipg regions qf the West by 2.10 miles.
The projectors will make application to the
Legislatures of Tennessee and Georgia for
such legislation as will facilitate, the grand
designs of the enterprise, and will ask of
the Georgia Legislature, under sufficient
guarantees, for tnc endorsement of their
bonds to the amount of $15,000 per mile
The King of Prussia recently visited a
needle 'manufactory iu Ills kingdom and
wa? ffiipwp a nujpber, of superfine needles,
thousands of which together did hot
weigh half an ounce, and mailed how
jsuch mtnnte articles could be pierced with
ah eye. The eye-borer asked for a hair ’
from the King’s head. He ‘placed it under
the boring machine, made a hole in it fur-’
nished it with a thread, and then handed
|he threaded hair to the King. -Tr ,:, .
L Life of an Oyster.
A pate heart, clinging to its native home,
Os myriad hues, of sparkling light,
With'polMtfed walls and pearly dome ;
A life, a chain ot visions bright!
Perchance the restless, wondrous deep,
UnveijsJt ß hidden, jeweled store;
Beside it* dark-eyed mermaids steep
' "Their emerald locks ou sandv shore;
Around it roar the maddening waves,
Dashing and moaning in the blast,
Far down beneath, in coral caves,
1 Id® sdh fly heads; *bjr slimy Weaweedclaspt; - :
Oh, lips too warm to meet each cold embrace !
Oh, smiles too dear to be forever Jost! .■ , ■
But on the glancing waves the sunbeams trace
No sign of-what the whitening waters tost,
The rough seas lulled to rythmic number,
BreaUhepj murmurs 99ft— a song top A«\dly
1 sweet
For mortal ears to heed—the soul in slumbers
Hears, iis the heavenly choir loved spirits
greet,
the eye is filled with brilliant sights,
The car isisatisded with moHing;Bong,
The heart is thrilled throughout the starry
r. 3 nights. _ I :• . ‘ . • . •,
Death lurks forgot a'mid the radiant throng.
Strange lile ! where griel is pressed by surging
music down 1
Grand poem ! where all sorrow sleeps, ’neath
beauty’s glory-crown 1
At Rome.
AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN THE ECU
MENICAL CONVENTION.
The following remarkable exhibition of
what elements are moving in the Roman
Council—among its most learned men—is
taken from the Pall Mall Gazette and the
Cologne Ornette: mu,, u i,,.
'Hie sitting of the council, on the 22d,
was more stormy than is generally known.
The two Fathers called rto order were Car
dinal Sehwarzenberg and Monsignor Stross
mayer. The Cardinal attacked the revised
scheme De Fide, and especially denounced
the canons which anathematize Protestants,
and which threaten them with eternal
damnation. He said the spirit of the
Gospel, and that both the precepts and
interests of the Catholic Church, required
her to address dissenters in .the language
of patience and charity. He declared that
Protestants numbered in their communi
ties men distinguished by- saoeity, illus
trious by genius and talents, and ennobled
by their benefactions to humanity—men
who could not be ’ preei pitated bywords
into hell. He spoke with derision of such
an award of eternal torments, describing
it as both profane and impudent. The time
for these cursings between Catholics and
Protestants was, he thanked God, now
past, never to return ; lie and the other
Bishops of Germany knew better than the
Bishops of exclusively Catholic countries
what Protestants were and what their
needs. For his part, he frankly tendered
them his hand, longing to begin the great
work of religious conciliation, because our
age is an age of conciliation ami pacifica
tion. ,
It was at this point that Cardinal
Sch warzenberg was interrupted bv Car
dinal de Angelis, who, in calling him to or
der, affirmed that he was not speaking to
the question. Cardinal Sch warzenberg re
plied that he had never swerved from the
question. The President Legate angrily
repeated the charge, which' Cardinal
Scllwiirzeidicig, in tones still more vehe
ment, again denied. Thus the dispute
continued till Cardinal Sehwarzenberg
uttered au indignant exclamation, and
started but of the tribune. This incident
called up Monsignor Ginouilhac, Arch
bishop-Designate of Lyons, who made a
diplomatic speech, designed to allay the
excitement of the assembly. Monsignor
Strossmayer then ascended the tribune,
and, amid a profound silence, delivered the
most eloquent panegyric - on Protestants
that ever fell from a Catholic Bishop. His
powerful voice reached every ear, and
commanded the most earnest attention,
while, in language more impassioned than
Cardinal Schwarzenberg’s, he reviewed the
terrible religious struggles in the sixteenth
century. -He then eulogized the Protest
ants of the present day, pronouncing the
canons against them as simply ridiculous,
and, like Cardinal Sehwarzenberg, declared
Protestants must only be addressed in
terms of conciliation.
The word “conciliation” again aroused
the Legate, and Cardinal Capalti now rose
and called the orator to order. But Mon
signor Strossmayer took not the slightest
Notice of', the interruption 1 , and corttinned
his speech, even when the Legate renewed
his injunction. This contumacy so pro
voked the Legate that he peremptorily or
dered him to desist. Monsignor Stross
mayer then turned to the President and
cried out that he was weary of these calls
to order, 'Which were only made to sup
press freedom of debate; and that if the
council approved such decrees as De Fide,
the whole doctrine of the church would be
perverted. IJe was citing the bitter com
plaints of Origen against Rome, when the
Infalibists shonted “ tiileat! silent f dattyna
mus eum!" on which the Bishops of the
Opposition raised protesting shouts, while
some of the Italian prelates cried “ Viva
Pio Nano ! Vivnno i Cardinali Legati!" This
tumult could not be -repressed, and the
Legale broke up the assembly.
The Roman correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette , writing of the scene described
above, says: 1
“ Bishop Strossmayer observed that it is
unreasonable to describe Protestantism as
the source of atheism, pantheism, and ma
terialism, seeing that many eminent Pro
testants, such as Leibnitz and Guizot, have
combatted these doctrines. Here the Bishop
was forced to stop by loud protests from
all parts of the council, but he went on
whey the clamor had ceysecj. There are
many jSiqcsre people, lie >saids among the
Protestants of France. England, America,
Germany, and his own diocese, who err
bona fide. This raised another storm, which
was ©ply appeased, by the intervention of
Cardinal Capalti. But when the Bishop
began to touch on the question whether the
dogmas should be passed by a majority ot
votes, or only, as in former councils, when
all the members are unanimous, the council
lost all patience. Cries of Mmreticus!
hmreticus! ana Damnamus eum! were
heard on all sides. One Bishop exclaimed :
At ego non damno eum, upon Which the
other repeated Damnamus!, and shouted to
the speaker lu es prolestans ! taceas ab
ambone de&cen<ias J Ultimately Rishop
Strossmayer . was, compelled to the
tribyne without finishing his speech. The
noise was so great j-kyt it was heard in the
ante-room, and the Bishop's yjuUtary servant
drew his sword and endeavored to force his
way lutQ fjjp council chamber to defend
his master.
Odd Fellows’ Celebration. —The flfty
flrst anniversary of the I. O. O. F., was
ceieu"* tft( i at St. Andrew’s Hall last even
ing with appropriate and interesting exer-
a large audjencc of the memi;CT.“ 0?
the fraternity ans their friehds being in
attendance. The assemblage was called to
order by T. A. Askew* Esq., P. 0.,' ih the
Chair, and prayer .was offered by the Rev.
Richard, Webb, C. Next followed the sing
ing of thb opening oae. At its conclusion,
the Rrbclhmation of the M. W. Grand Sire
was 1 read by jCi,O. Millar, Gd. Rep., after
which Mr.-J. T. Thomas,’o. M., introduced
the orator of the Iqccasjon, 1 Ron. J. R.
Saqssy, \yho delivered a chaste and pleas
ing address to the brotherhood. Th e follow
ing ode was then sung to the tune of
~~ f M
Brothers, we thank you all,
For this your friendly call,
Our hearts to cheer ;
May Peace her influence shed,
And FJeayen its wing outspread,
To guard each Brother’s head,
•\ { ■ ■‘ 1 From pain and fear.* 1 >■ i
Good night! and-as you go
.Bear hence, and iully show
Stamped onyour breasts,
*f he seal oflrriendshlp pure,
And Love through life t’ endure,
And Truth, which still gecure ' ;1,
With honor rests.
After which benediction was prbnonnced
by the Rev. Richard "Webb.
[Savannah Advertiser , 27 th.
' Melancbojwt Accident— Kill
er.—We regret to tfial A sdd acci
dent occowed to the< family of Mr. George
Sheridan, an engineer on the Stoteßoad,
in this city on ■Sunday last. The Family
were at dinner, and klittld daughter, aged
about six-years, went to take up the baby,
about .Six months old,* from a cMwJIe. —
Wnife sne was carrying the child towards
the tabjg her ,fqot accfllentajjy <;gught in
the carpet ot something on the floor. She
ftell add did hot: have thought enough to
hold up the.infant, which received a severe
blow on the head, ffom the effects of which
It'dled yfcfiterday morning.
JnteUwenc#-, 26 th.
BY TELEGRAPH.
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< PROM oi ATLANTA.
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THE ACTION OF BOTH HOUSES
Atlanta, April 27.
Both Houses met in session at 12 o’clock
to-day.
’The committee appointed to consult
Bollock reported his wishes and approved
ol his suggestions, namely: He suggested
that*a joint resolution be passed, adopt
ing the tax act Qf 1869 for the first and
second quarters of ; the present year, and
the act authorizing; the Comptroller to
lfiVy the tax act. Also, the appointment
of a committee to investigate the chatges
against himself and the management of the
State Road, and then an adjournment un
til July, subject to the approval of Terry.
Strong objection was made to this gen
eral adoption of. the, appropriation, act, as
the contingent fund section is said to be a
cover Jor Bullock’s robbery. ... ,
In the House, McWhorter ruled that the
appropriation act piust be adopted by sec
tions., , , .. ;
The House-adjourned to 10 o’clock to
morrow.
The Senate adopted the report of the
committees and adjourned to 10 o’clock to
morrow. Sigma.
J j. . r Associated Prugg DlßDfttcliep.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, April 27—Noon.—The
House is considering a bill to remove disa
bilities from nine Texans elected to office.
Pratt addressed the Senate in favor, of
the payment of loyal owners in the South
for property taken.
' The bill for the enforcement of the Fif
teenth Amendment was made the special
order for to-morrow. ... . r
The committees did nothing.
From the fact that Mr. Howard, the
minority member of a sub-committee of
three, had reported to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Committee adversely to the South
ern Pacific or Traus-Coutinental Railroad,
the impression has been created that the
committee itself had so reported. This is
not true, as the committee have not yet
acted on the subject,
Washington, April 27—P. M.—ln the
House, the Reconstruction Committee re
ported a bill removing disabilities from
officers of the State of Texas, which passed.
The Election Committee reported a res
olution declaring that there had been no
lawful election in the Fifth District of
Louisiana, and that, neither McCranie,
Morey nor Kennedy were entitled to seats.
It will be called to morrow.
A bill to establish a Department of Jus
tice was discussed during the remainder of
the day. . • ,
In the Senate, a conference committee
was appointed on the Arkansas Hot Springs
reservation bill.
Pratt advocated compensation of loyal
otypers of property taken-or destroyed by
the Government, and McCreery spoke in
favor of an amendment to extend the com
pensation to every one, without distinction.
Judge Field, of the Supreme Court, is
sick.
No Southern nominations to-day.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, April 26—James Jeter Phil
lips, sentenced to be hung next Friday, for
murdering his wife, has been respited for
sixty days.
Richmond, April 27. —A large crowd
was collected to-day in the upper portion
of the Capitol building, where the Supreme
Court of Appeals was located, to hear the
decision in the mayoralty case. About 11
o’clock, a, m., the floor gave way beneath
the dense weight, precipitating the crowd
to the floor below, which was that of the
House of Delegates. It isMiard to ascer
tain at present the extent of injuries, so
greift is the excitement, but some were kill
ed and a large number injured. Many es
caped the terrible fall by jumping into the
windows when the floor gave way. The
wounded arc now being attended to.
Later. —A terrible calamity occurred here
this morning. The floor of the Court of
Appeals room in the State Capitol gave
way, and precipitated the hundreds therein
assembled to hear the decision in the may
oralty case of Ellyson and Chahoon upon
the Conservative caucus, then sitting in the
Hall of the House of Delegates, below. It
is impossible to ascertain the extent of the
injuries at this hour. Among the killed
are P. IJ. Ay'ett, a distinguished lawyer;
D. J. G. Brock, reporter of the Enquirer
ami Examiner; Samuel Eaton, Clerk of
Mayor Chahoon; Capt. Wm. A. Charters,
Chief of Fire Department'; N. P. Howard,
lawyer; Ash Levy, a Richmond merchant;
Charles Watson, of the Danville Railroad ;
Hugh Hutchison, Lewis N. Webb, of this
city; Schofield, a brother of Gen. Schofield ;
11. H. Maury, Jr., Senator Bland (colored);
Powliattan Roberts. It is supposed that
twenty members of the State Legislature
are, killed and wounded. .The Judges of
the Court of Appeals all escaped urthnrt.
Ex-Gov. Wells was badly injured. L- H.
Chandler, counsel for Cahoqn In the may
oralty case, was injured ; James Meson and
George Meredith, council fpr Ellyson, were
also badly bust. About two hundred per
sons were hurt by the accident. The great
est excitement prevails. Hundreds of per
sons on Capitol Square are weeping and
wailing as the dead and dying are brought
out of the building. Gov. Walker escaped
unhurt, though on the court room floor at
the time.
Richmond, April 27—P. M.—ln addition
to the particulars before sent, the following
are given: About 11 o’clock the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia was crowded
with eminent citizens and many local poli
ticians, and a great many of the public at
large, who were drawn there by curiosity
to hear the result of the late hearing of the
'question of the Mayoralty Os Richmond.
The friends of Messrs. Ellyson and Chahoon,
who Comprise the prominent Republicans
and Conservatives of the city, had assem
bled to hear the decision, which it was ex
pected would be given tb-day. Among the
many prominent were ex-Qovernor Wells,
ex-Congressman Nelson, ex-judge John A.
Meredith, Patrick H- Aylett, ex-United
States District Attqrney for tips District;
ex-United States District Attorney !*. If.
Chandler and others- At 11 o’clock the
gallery of the court room, which was
crowueu 'c u l,u the floor followed, and
therein descended thirty feet to the amu
below, which was the floor of the House of
Delegates of Virginia, in which some few
of the members of a caucus were waiting
around. There was a genera! crash of all
the timbers and the falling of the inside
wall, in which were killed Patrick H. Ay
lett, Capt. Charters, Chief of the Fire Bri
gade ; E. M. Schofield, City Assessor, and
brother'of Gen. Schofield, late Secretary of
War; Dr J. B. Brock, editor Richmond En
quirer ; Julies Hobson, Cily 'Assessor;
S. Rugger, member pf tfle House pf Dele
gates ; T. A. Brewis, commission merchant,
of Alexandria ; Samuel Eaton, of Boston,
Mass., and former theatrical manager of
the Boston Theatre; Powhaltan Roberts,
Commissioner in-Chancery of the Court' of
Common Pleas ; Jas. A. Blamire, of Berlin,
Prussia; T. E. Burnham, of Syracuse, N.
Y.; N. P- Howard, lawyer; Ash Levy,
merchant; J. W. D-Rland
Senator from Prince Edward; J. Wat
son, merchant, of Danville; Thomas W.
Wilcox ex-Confederate General; Sam
uel H. Hairston, wealthy land holder
of Henry county; Charles J. Grennan,
of Washington, D C-; Robt. H. Maury, Jr.,
land agent; Edward Ward, of England;
Wm H Davis, coal merchant; John
Robertson, colored, Baptist minister ; Col
onel PichegreW Woolfook; T. P. Foley,
Deputy United Statbs Marshal; W E.
Randolph, Os New York ; ft. E. Bradshaw,
C ocer and 3? others ; amongst thdrn, dne
one sergeant, and nine p/ vates of
the police, who were bn duty to the glid
ing Among the wounded were ex-Governor
Weils ribs broken and otherwise internally
ininred: Mayor H. K. Ellyson, slightly;
Mayor (leo.ChaKbbn, slightly; I, H. Chand
ler Judge fti6. A. Meredith, Jas. Neeson,
John Howard, Russ Burgess, Collec
tor of the District u William C. Dun
can, Agent. of the Virginia and New
York Steamship Line'; Hon. Thos. 8.
Bdcock, of Virginia, ex-Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives,
leg amputated ; Gen. M. D. Corse, ex-Major
General Confederate Army; Col. Gem W.
Brent, of Alexandria; Capt. Geo. W- Allen,
Port Warden; W. C., El lam, .newspaper
correspondent and broker; Thos., S. Bald
win, merchaut from Newark' N.' J.; W. D.
Chisterman, of the Pittsburg /ndd® ; ’Wm.
H. Soper, merchant of about,
100 others.
Directly after the disaster occurred, the
fire alarm was used to give notice, and the
Hook aaiLLadderw Companies. of. .the. .city,,
repaired at once to the scene. A cordon of
the police was drawn around the building,
and the ladders were thrown up to the
windows. For three hours after that the
scene was full of horror. Minute after
minute- there Appeared, swung out by a
rope tied around the middle, the body of
some popular favorite, who, after being
swung on top of the shoulders of one of
the fire brigade, mangled and dead, was
brought down the ladder Into the green of
the public park, where it was instantly
surrounded by two or three thousand of
those who had gathered to recognize 1 the
slain. The park was filled with anxious,
weeping women and anxious men until 2
o’clock, when the last victim was drawn
from the building. After this, the police
closed the park, refusing entrance to any
one.
The bodjes pf t]iedeg.d having been sent
out, all the stores in the city were closed
and placards put sip on the doors, “Closed
in consequence of. the disaster at the Capi
tol.” No more business was done during
the day.
To-night meetings were held of the mem
bers of the Press Association, members of
the late Military Associations and mem
bers of the Bar and of the citizens general
ly. To-morrow will be observed as a day
of general mourning.
GEORGIA.
Savannah, April 27.—The Southern
Press Association elected A. R. Lamar
President, F. W. Dawson Vice-President,
A. W. Reese, Secretary and Treasurer, J.
H. Estill, Joseph Engelhard and W. D.
Mann Executive Committee. The Associa
tion adjourned sine die.
The Georgia State Press Association
also adjourned this morning. The dele
gates proceeded to Bethesda to attend the
one hundred and twentieth anniversary of
the Union Society.
To-night a supper will be given to the
Press by the citizens.
Atlanta, April 27.—80th Houses met
at noon to-day. The joint committee ap
pointed to wait upon Gov. Bullock and
Gen. Terry made a report to either House
recommending that the views and sugges
tions of Gov. Bullock be adopted. Gov.
Bullock, communicating his views to the
committee, suggested the passage of a joint
resolution adopting the appropriation act
of 1869 for the first and second quarters of
the present year; also, a resolution con
tinuing the tax act of last year and author
izing the Comptroller General to proceed
to levy the tax.
Georgia being provisional, the Governor
thinks that the Legislature cannot go into
general legislation without complying with
the opinion of Attorney General Hoar in
the Virginia case. The Governor again
requests the appointment of a committee
of investigation in regard to the charges
made against him by Treasurer Angler,
and also to investigate the use of funds by
the State Treasurer for the Treasurer’s per
sonal benefit, and the system of book-keep
ing followed in that office. He also recom
meuds the appointment of a committee of
investigation into the affairs of the State
Road, and that this being accomplished
and approved by the General Commanding
the District, the Legislature adjourn to
such day as they may determine.
The House adjourned, without action, till
to-morrow.
The Senate, by a vote of 21 to 8, adopted
the suggestions of the Governor and ad
journed until to-morrow.
NEW YORK.
New York, April 27. —The Express has
the following:
“Washington, April 26.—The Ways and
Means Committee have rejected the Senate
funding bill. Anew bill i- to be framed,
which will probably provide for a lops
four per cent, bond.”
The Alaska has arrived from Aspinwal!.
She brings no specie. There is nothing
satisfactory f)joip the,Darien expedition.
The Tribune's Cuban dispatches state
that Valmaseda demands to be relieved of
corrimand in Cuba, and refused to obey or
ders of Rhodas to meet him at Puerto
Principe. The commander of the port of
Havana refuses, to obey orders from Spain
to deliver up tlursteainer Lloyd, of Aspin
wall. He has threatened to head tlio vol
unteers to prevent the delivery of that
vessel.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, April 27.— The Stq,te
Fair attendance was large. The grounds
were in a bad condition from the rains of
yesterday. Another hard rain this after
noon. i /,
The Jackson Railroad contest continues.
McConih’s party is gaining.ground.
Parties controlling stock of the Louisi
ana, Mississippi and New Orleans Railroad
coalesced and elected a Board of Directors,
with H. S. MeComb President.
President Beauregard and the old board
refusing to surrender, have been enjoined
by the Eighth District Court from hinder
ing the MeComb party from administering
and directing the affairs of the company.
. pity Attorney ,J f It. Beckwith has re
signed.
ALABAMA.
Mobile, April 20.—The decoration of
the graves of the Confederate dead took
place to-day.. The weather was delightful
and thousands attended. The cemetery
was literally a mass of flowers, w.reafhs
and garlands. Addresses were delivered
by the General E. G. Lee and others. All
was under the auspices of the Ladies’ Me
morial Association.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, April 27.—A policemen
havihg aVrested one prisoner, killed both
the prisoner and another person who at
tempted ids rescue.
ILLINOIS.
CiuGAffO, April 27.—The flood in the Up
per Mississippi river is rapidly subsiding.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, April 27.—John C. potter, Pres
dent of the Shoe and Leather Bank, is dead.
FOREIGN.
Paris, April 27.— Prince Frederick of
Prussia is announced as a candidate for the
Spanish throne, but Napoleon informed
the Spanish Minister that' this solution
might lead to war between France and
Prussia. > i . » . J
Thiers advises the jteople to abstain from
voting on the plebiscitum.
Havana, April fl 7.— Spanish reports an
nounce the defeat of Diaz 111 the Macio
Mountains. •"< ‘ r
MARINE NEWS.
Havana, April 27—Arrived: Maraposa.
MARKETS.
London, April 27—Noon. —Consols, 94.
Bonds,Bß)£. Tallow quiet. Common Rosin
quiet. ' ; !
London, April 27—Evening.—Consols,
Bonds, 88%.'*
Liverpool, April 27—Noon.—Cotton
quiet; uplands, 11%:
Sales, 10,000 bales. Corn, 295. 6d.
Cotton dull; upholds, 11S11-W;
Orleans, 11%. Beef, 108s. 6ti. Lard, 70s.
' Liverpool, April 27—Evening.—Cotton
steady ; pplapds, f l@lljjf; Orleans, 11% \
sales, 10,000; speculation and export, 2,000
bales. Common Rosin, 4s. 6d.@4s. -9d.
Turpentine, 2fls. 3d.
Paris, April 27.— Bourse opened dull;
Rentes, 74f- 37c.
PARrf; 1 April !|T>-tßcrafeb Closed declin
ing! Rentes, 74f. 16c.
Franefort, April 27.—Bonds closed
flat and quiet.
Havre, April 27.—Cotton opened quiet;
on spot, 184.
Havre, April 27—P. M.—Cotton closed
flat.
Havana, April 27.—Sugar buoyant with
a large, speculative demand, 8%@8%.
Sterling Exchange, 14%@15%.
New York, April 27-Boon.—Stocks
strong. Money easy at 5@6. Exchange—
«; short, 9%. Gold, 114%. Bonds,
ex coupon, 59%; new,
’ T Vn r in ‘ !lS ’ ox coupon, 69%; new,
6934; Louisiana*, old,. 76%; new? 73; Le
-92 i Alabama 8 ( s, 103; Georgia
6s ’ 94%; Nortn Oaroli
nas, old, 47; South Carolinas, old, 89 ;
new.pijJY
toKK, 'April
’64’s, 18*, ’6s’s, 14; new, -18*V
67 s, 12%; 68’s, 12%; 10 40’8, 8; Teanes
seesj, 59; new, 5G% ; Virginias* 60% • Lqu
isianas, 75; Georgias, 89; North Caroff
nas, 47 j new, 23%.
New York, April 27—N00n.-Flour
shader better, Wheat 1 better. Com 6*ll
and drooping. Pork steady ; megs, S2B 25.
Lard steady at- 16%@16%. Cotton quiet
and weak at 2;i%@28%. Turpentine quiet
at4s. ltosin quiet at $2 05 for strained
common, $2 10@2 12% for good strained.
Freights firmer.
New York, April 27—P. M.—Cotton
dull and heavy; uplands, 23%; Orleans,
23%. Flour—State and Weslern shade
firmer; Southern quiet. Wheat I@2 bet
ter, with good export and milling demand.
Corn and Oats unchanged. Beef steady;
mess, S2B 37%@28 50. Lard firmer } ket
tle, 16%@17%. Whisky lower at $1 050
1 06. Rice lower-at 607. Sugar firm.—
Coffee quiet and firm. Molasses dull.-
Naval Stores dull.
New York, April 27—P. M.—Money,
4@5. StofUng, 9%@9%. Gold, 414%.
Governments buoyant; ’62’s, 14%. South
erns strong and higher.
Baltimore, April 27.—Flour fairly ac
tive but firril and receipts light. Wheat
steady and unchanged. Corn advanced ;
white,, sl-11@1 12; yellow, $1 10@1 • 18,
Oats, 62(g)65. Pork, $29. Bacon active;
shoulders, 13%. Lard, 17. Whisky, $1 04
@1 05.
Cincinnati, April 26.—Corn unchanged ;
supply better; sales at 88@90. Whisky
firm and in better demand. Mess Pork
held firmly at $29 ; demand light. Bacon
held higher; shoulders, 12 ; clear rib sides,
16%. Lard held at 16%.
April 27.—Cotton dull ;
good ordinary, 18%; sales, 50; receipts,
1,461 ; exports coastwise, 116; stock,
3,106 bales.
New Orleans, April 27.—Cotton shade
easier; middling, 22@22%. Sterling, 25 ;
New York Sight, % premium. Gold, 114%,
But little doing, business houses closed
at 11, a. in., by agreement, to attend the
Fair.
. New Orleans, April 27.— Cotton quiet
and weak; middling, 22%; sales, 2,500; net
receipts, 2,866; coastwise, 3; total, 2,869;
exports to Barcelona, 445; stock, 144,816
bales. 1
Mobile, April 27.—Cotton quiet but
steady; middling, 21%; sales, 1,000; re
ceipts, 251; exports—to Salem, 810; New
Orleans, 10; stock, 49,910 bales.
Charleston, April 27.—Cotton quiet;
22@32%; sales, SO; receipts, 296; stock,
10,870 bales. ’
Savannah, April 27.—Cotton—nothing
doing; middling, 22@22%; receipts, 1,431 ;
exports coastwise, 7,759; stock, 39,708
bales. -j.,, |
Norfolk, April 27.—Cotton quiet and
unchanged ; low middling, 21%; sales, 60
bales; receipts, 335; exports coastwise,
110; stock, 4,709.
Boston, April 27.—Cotton dull and
Lower; middling, 33%; sales, 100; net re
ceipts, 72; coastwise, 390; total, 462;
stock, 10 000 bales.
Baltimore, April 27—Cotton unchanged;
middling, 23; sales, 230; net receipts, 50
bales.
Augusta Daily Market.
Okficb Daily Constitutionalist, }
Weonesday, April 27—P. M. )
FINANCIAL—
GOLD —Buying at 112 and selling at 114.
SlLVEß—Buying at 108 and selling at 110.
BONDS—City Bonds, 80@83.
STOCKS—Georgia Railroad, 103@105.
COTTON—The market opened with a fair
dciiiaud nt 21% for middling and continued bo
throughout the day, closing quiet at Ihe same
figure. Sales, 226 hales. Receipts, 212 bales.
BACON—Fair demand. We quote C. Sides,
18@18%; C; It. Sides, 17%@18; B. B. Sides,
17%; Shoulders, 14® 14%; slams, 21@23; Dry
Salt Shoulders, 13@15% ; Dry Salt C. R. Sides,
16%.
CORN—In good demand, and is selling at
$1 40@1 45 from depot.
WHEAT—We quote choice white, $1 60@
1 65; amber, 41 55(2)1 60 ; red, 41 50@1 55.
FLOUR-City Mills, new, 46 50@9 00; at
retail, 41 Kt barrel higher. Country, 46@9,
according to quality.
CORN MEAL-41 40 at wholesale; fl 50 at
retail.
OATS—BS® 41.
PEAS -Scarce and selling at 41 SliaO 00.-
Isabella 11., ex-Queen of Spain, has at
last settled her difficulties with her hus
band, Don Francisco D’Assisi, without
having recourse to the legal tribunals. In
reference to the property, Don Francisco
claims one-half of the common property,
but the arbitrators only awarded him an
annuity of $40,000 a year—the amount set
tled upon him by marriage contract. The
shares ol the children have been inyested
beyond the control of the Queen, and the
portion of the Prince of the Asturias, the
eldest son and heir of the throne, amounts
to SBOO,OOO. A separation, both of person
and of state, between the Queen and her
husband, has been decreed by the family
tribunal, and Don Francisco D’Asturias
lias established himself as a single man, in
apartments in Paris.
Sugar from Beets.— A new and very
considerable industry is growing up in
Wisconsin, and perhaps in other Western
States, viz.: The manufacture of sugar
from beets. From statements made at
various town meetings, held' with a vie\y of
establishing beet sugar factories, there
would seem to he a large profit in the busi
ness. It is said that a factory capable of
using fifty tons of beets per day can be run
at a total cost of $626, and that the value
of Its products for the same time would be
SB7O. It is estimated that a factory capa
ble of working up scvelity-flve tons of
beets per day would cost $30,000, its yearly
expenses would be $58,000, and the value
of its products $144,000. These figures
leave a very wide margin for profit.
Opposition to the Payment of tHk In
come Saturday, in one of the
courts of Philadelphia, the counsel for the
Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad Com
pany applied for an injunction to restraih
Wm. H. Barnes, collector of internal reve
nue, and Ills agents from levying and col
lecting the Income tax offlveper bent, gpou
the sums of s66,2Bß,‘declared dividend,'and
$80,708, net earnings applied to construc
tions and necessary repairs, the ground
taken being that the tax does not lie against
incomes paid or payable after the fllatof
December, 1869. A preliminary injunction
was granted for five days, at the expiration
of which the question is to be argued.
Woman’s Rights in Massachusetts.—
The Nbw York Retold says the Idwer bouse
of the Massachusetts Legislature, by a vote
of 113 to 68, has rejected the proposed
amendment to the State constitution en
abling women to vote. Queer
Massachusetts TuritanJ| They fill 'the
land with their womens rights notions and
women’s rights women gs Jpctqrers and
preachers of the new gospel of equal fights •
but in Massachusetts her Uw.inakers don’t
want this, thing of woman suffrage, and
they won’t have it. They are, .perhaps,
afraid it might result in an increase of
women’s wages by the votes of the fac
tory girls—reason enough against woman
suffrage to Massachusetts.