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SATUKDAY MOBBIffG. JULY 23, 1870
Notice.
From'and after this date—June 1,1870
the terms for the Tri Weekly Constitu
tionalist will be at the rate of $6 per
annum. All papers will.be discontinued at
the end of the time paid for.
democratic state convention.
The Central Executive Committee of the
Democratic party of Georgia are invested
with authority to call a convention of the
party whenever they believe it expedient to
to so.
By virtue of this authority they respect
fully request the Democratic party in the
several counties of this State to send dele
gates to meet in convention, in the city of
Atlanta, on Wednesday, the 17th day of
August next, to take into consideration
such measures as the interests of the party
may require.
The usual basis of representation in
such conventions is double the number of
representatives which each county has in
the most numerous branch of the General
Assembly—and the committee suggest
such to be the basis of representation in
the convention now called.
E. G. Cabaniss,
Chairman Central Executive Democratic
Committee.
A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN
GEORGIA.
The Democratic Central Executive Com
mittee has called a convention of the party
of this State to meet on the 17th of August
next. This action, in our opinion, is en
tirely right.
It is of considerable moment that the
party thronghout the State shall be duly
and thoroughly impressed with the import
ance of sending their ablest men to the
convention. It is as important a conven
tion as any which has assembled in Geor
gia since the surrender, not excepting
either of the Constitutional Conventions,
so-called. Upon this convention will de
pend the future action of the Democratic
party, and with it the fortunes and destiny
of the State.
We urge the party in all the counties to
send their ablest men. Let Jefferson ap
point Herschel Y. Johnson to represent
her. Let Savannah send a delegation of
her tried and true sons. Muscogee
should call forth her faithful to carry her
standard into the forum of reason. And
so with all the counties of the State.—*
We have purposely singled out for mention
the name of ex-Gov. H. V. Johnson. He
ought to go , and ought likewise to be the Presi
dent of the body. The Democracy is not a
party of mere opposition. It is a party of
principles. It is aggressive at this time;
aggressive against Radicalism in all its
phases. Its mission is to drive Radicals,
root and branch, from power, and scorn to
make terms with any portion of them. It
should plant itself upon its ancient, time
honored creed, as announced in all its
State and Federal Conventions. Let wise
policy be followed in the maintenance of
sound principles; but never let policy be pur
sued at the sacrifice of principle.
While satisfying their eager curiosity
about French and Prussian belligerents,
let the people of Richmond county give far
the greater portion of their time and
enthusiasm to subjects nearer
Georgia lias to De redeemed, and we can
add our mite to this glorious work by send
ing only such men to represent us in
the August Convention who are wise, pru
dent, patriotic and true to principle. We
have many men of the right stamp in our
midst, and only such should be honored
with the choice of the people.
Haboto Forget.—Mr. B. Gratz Brown,
of Missouri, has published this splendifer
ous rubbish:
“ Who can ever forget that in the time of
our own extremest peril whilst the cordial
good will of the German population of
Europe was giving to us material en
couragement of most vital kind, and whilst
a united German support was Ailing the
ranks of our armies in the field, the Empe
ror of France was plotting with the traitor's at
Richmond for the occupation of the Chesa
peake as a French naval station , and organ
izing English and Spanish expeditions to
Mexico to blockade us by land and prepare
the way for permanent support to a South
ern empire.”
It is astonishing how easily some men
can read Napoleon’s mind. What a pity
his Imperial Majesty did not succeed, so as
to save us from Congress and Ethiopia.
Debtor to Cash.—A forty-cent-a-line
editorial in the Washington Chronicle , of
the 20th, concludes thus:
'• In this connection it is proper to say
that no one man, perhaps, has worked
harder to bring about the result attained
than the Hon. Foster Blodgett, benator
elect. For his faithful labors the Union
people of his native State owe him a debt
of gratitude which they never can fully re
pay.” s
They have no money of their own to pay
the debt; but that does not trouble them.
They know full well that Blodgett will
munificently pay himself.
Wrathy. —“ Senator” Revels delivered
a lecture at Louisville recently ; but the
white Radicals kept alopf. Whereupon the
Rev. H. J. Young proclaimed that “he
wouldn’t vote for any white man who
wouldn’t identify himself with the blacks.
* * * He had no use for Republicans
who didn’t fully identify themselves with
blacks.”
That’s right, parson. Whip ’em in
whip ’em in!
Significant.— Chief Justice Chase ar
rived at St. Paul, Minnesota, last week in
company with his daughter and ex-Con
federate General John C. Breckinridge.—
The whole party took rooms and announced
their intention of remaining some weeks.
Is there any political significance in this
new intimacy ?— Washington Chronicle.
Possibly. General B. has been doing
some queer things since 1865. *
A Match.— Congress and the Radical
papers snub and lecture Grant. But
Grant is a match for them. Instead of
making any defense or giving any satisfac
tion, he very quietly takes his trotting
teams and goes to Long Branch. What
audacity ! What a digestion!
Blue and Gray.—A Washington letter
to the Chicago Tribune (red hot Radical)
declares that “we can never have a good
government until we acknowledge that
every gray uniform and every blue uniform
has an influence and a righteous place in
the body politic.”
Riled. —lt is now said that Mrs. Lin
coln will refuse the pension voted her by
Congress, and appeal to the country. We
advise her to take it, if she is really hard
up.
Prim and Bismarck.— The New York
Sun has “ relieved the pressure.” We now
learn that Prim and Bismarck have been
plotting in connection with Cuban affairs.
If Leopold had been seated on the Span
ish throne, Cuba was to havefbeen declared
iudependeut and placed under the protec
torate of Prussia. Cuba was to pay for
this boon $100,000,000. Prussia was to
have the use of the port of Havana as a
naval station. Bismarck had already paid
Prim a portion of the money, and England
was favorable to the whole scheme. The
sword of France has paralyzed this little
game, temporarily at least, and, if the
statement is true, Gen. Grant and the
Yankees are fools for siding with Prussia,
who came so near checkmating them.
A Good Word for L. N.—The Boston
Post says:
“ The war is really a war between lib
eralism and despotism. Calumniate him
as they may, Louis Napoleon, by his ad
ministration, has kept France in the path
of progress, commerce and civilization. —
The restless, impracticable, dangerous
spirits he has controlled—the carbonari,
bomb-throwers, assassins and lampooners
desired nothing better than anarchy and
discord.” *
Then and Now.—No doubt a great
many Germans and Frenchmen in this
country are eager to go back and'fight for
their respective fatherlands; but wc are
decidedly of opinion that such of them as
want to drink most blood in the noisiest
manner have no more real intention of do
ing so than various and sundry Southern
individuals who used to cheer on the gray
lines of the Confederacy from snug quar
ters at Nassau, Bermuda and Paris. There
is a great deal of human nature the world
over.
The Georgia Bill. —Bard, of the True
Georgian, telegraphs the following to his
paper of yesterday, from Washington :
The best legal authority here says the
Georgia bill gives an election this Fall.—
Farrow takes high ground for an election.
Whitley concurs. Bullock telegraphed to
Blodgett to defeat the bill, which telegram
was shown to the Senators, and actually
secured its passage. I’ learn that Sena
tor Howard quit Bullock on seeing the dis
patch.
A Phenomenon. —Von Moltke, the chief
of staff of the Prussian armies, is the Eu
ropean Grant. Throughout the Continent
he is known as “ the man who is silent in
six languages.” —Philadelphia Press.
Then is Von Moltke five times greater
than Grant, who is silent, and ungram
matically so, in only one language.
Blunders and Crimes. —The Northern
journals generally say that Napoleon’S' de
claration of war is a blunder. According
to Talleyrand, a blunder is worse than a
crime. —Richmond Enquirer.
True ; but the Northern journals are not
Talleyrands.
M. Thiers. —lf France should get whip
ped in the war with Prussia it will make
a great prophet of M. Thiers. He pre
dicts that Napoleon has plugged his melon
too soon.
•Sensible. —The French and German
journals in this country advise their fiery
compatriots to talk less and contribute
more.
Edifying.— Rev. Beecher and his theo
logical imitators are settling the Franco-
Prussian question by pulpit bombard
ments.
The Science of Politics. —American
sympathy for Prussia means, of course, a
strong bid for the German vote.
[communicated.]
Kappa Alpha Convention.
Spotswood Hotel, )
Richmond, Va., July 11,1870. $
Editors Constitutionalist ■ Owing to
the fact that there are a great number of
honorary members of the Kappa Alpha
fraternity throughout the State of Georgia,
we feel it not imposing upon your readers
to give you a few items of the" annual con
vention of this order, held at Richmond,
Va. I will state, for the benefit of the pub
lic generally, that the objects of this or
ganization are of a secret, moral and lit
erary nature. And truly of a nature that
generates among the members a fraternal
affection that is lasting and endurable.
Not like the lurid flash of lightning, skip
ping and kissing the tops of mountains,
flitting into the inmost recesses of the vale,
and quickly sinking into nothingness ; but,
like the rock which stands firmly based In
the mighty waters, resists the billowy
waves with an omnipotence granted to it
by the Will and the Almighty Hand of
God.
The time required for the transaction of
business, and the speeches that flowed with
beauty and eloquence, required three ses
sions. The delegates from the various col
leges of the South, and quite a number of
visitors (K. A.’s) convened in the Spots
wood Hotel on the evening of July 11th,
and elected the following officers :
Chairman—Samuel Z. Ammen, Kentucky.
Chief Assistant—W. Aleck Broughton,
Georgia.
Secretary—Jo. Lane Stern, Virginia.
We were happy to have our convention
brightened by the cheerful and intellectual
presence of quite a number of men of dis
tinction, among whom we noticed the Rev.
Mr. Twitty, of Virginia Conference; Dr.
Woodward, of Virginia; Captain W. M.
Jerdone, of the Virginia Military Insti
tute ; and Hon. A. F. Atkinson, of North
Carolina. The convention passed off
pleasantly and agreeably, but the acme
was that memorable dinner at the Spots
wood, which will ever be remembered with
pleasing emotions by those that were pres
ent.
The next Annual Convention will be
held in Atlanta, Georgia.
“Ahpla Appak.”
The following is a complete summary of
the appropriations granted by the Forty
first Congress, during its second session,
which closed on Friday. We preface the
schedule with the list of the amounts ask
ed for, and it will be seen that the esti
mates of the heads of departments have
been materially cut down:
Ain’t asked
Amount ap- for in
propriated. estimate.
Legislative, Executive
and Judicial $17,821,894 60 $26,729,118 23
Dell iency 4,443,652 13 3,345,408 71
Consular and Diplomat
ic
Post Office 26,228,993 00 26,305,093 00
Army 29,320.367 22 33,513,483 65
Fortifications. 1,264,760 00 1,396,400 00
Rivers and Harbors 3,926,900 00 7,761,900 00
Pensions 30,000,000 00 30,490,000 00
Military Academy 314,869 20 332,246 20
Navy 18,828,908 62 24,698,277 37
Indians 6,064,651 30 6,048,334 61
Sundry Civil Expendi
tures 13,383,873 64 19,697,808 69
Supplemental Deflcien- •• ‘
cy, 1871 1,989,966 76 4,000,090 00
Miscellaneous Items.... 3,165,168 18 1,246,286 00
Total. 167,861,181 64 188,334,006 16
The Latest Joke of the Season—
Bound for the Rhine.— The European
complication has caused some excitement
on this side of the pond, and a deep interest
has been manifested in the approaching
contest. A merciless wag, knowing the
reelings of the community, perpetrated the
following sell yesterday: A rumor was
started that the price of watermelons had
advanced nearly one hundred per oent in
consequence of a large order from France
The victim, on innocently asking the reason
for this, was told that the French were
anxious to reach the rind, ;joc .
[ Charleston New*.
(.From the New York Commercial Bulletin.
Our Commerce with the Belligerents.
It is a matter of no small importance to
the United States that the two Powers
now rhshing into desperate conflict stand
as second and third among our foreign cus
tomers. The following statements show
the extent of our commerce with France
and the North German Union respectively
in the fiscal year 1888-9:
TRAD! WITH VBAHOR 1888-9.
Mdae. Specie. Total.
Import*.. ...135,800,000
Exports... 43,800,000 10,700,000 54,500,000
Total trade $79,400,000 $18,000,000 $95,400,000
TRASH WITH HOHTH OHBHAN OHIOH 1888-9.
Mdse. Specie. Total.
Imports $75,200,000 $200,000 $26,400,000
Exports 41,200,090 3.400,000 44,600,000
Total trade $88,400,000 $4,600,000 $70,000,000
With France, our imports and exports
combined amounts to $95,400,000, and with
North Germany, $70,000,000; making a
total of $165,400,000 of commerce, or one
sixth of our whole foreign exchanges. Os
this total, $99,000,000 consists of exports,
or over one-fifth of our whole exports.
Last year the North German Union took
from us $18,500,000 of cotton, $2,650,000 of
petroleum, $5,100,000 of tobacco and
$1,400,000 of lard. In our imports from
that country the largest items are—cloths,
$3,300,000; hosiery, $2,700,000; dress goods,
$1,100,000; clothing, $815,000; laces, $684,-
000; and ribbons, $636,000. Our trade
with France consists mainly in the impor
tation of the finer silks and worsted fabrics
and in the exportation of cotton, tobacco
and petroleum. Nine-tenths of oar trade
with Prussia was done in foreign bottoms;
while, with France, the better half was
done in American bottoms. It is to be
presumed that our trade with North Ger
many will be seriously interrupted. The
Prussian fleet is small compared with that
of France, and it is to be expected that no
time will be lost in blockading the ports
of Hamburg and Bremen (through which
four-fifths of our trade with Prussia is con
ducted), as well as the Baltic ports es the
kingdom. As there is now perhaps $20,-
000,000 of goods ordered in the States of
the North German Union for the Fall trade
of the United States, it is a matter of con
siderable importance to ascertain what
prospect there is of that merchandise reach
ing us in due time for market. It would
appear that the only possibility of our get
ting the goods is through a series of trans
fers to agents in adjoining countries and
reshipments from those agents to the sea
board of a neutral Power. The difficulty
of finding expeditious ocean transportation
would perhaps cause a large amount of
goods to be consigned to Great Britain for
reshipment to us. By this process goods
could come throagh Belgium, via Antwerp,
through Holland, via Amsterdam or Rot
terdam, throagh Switzerland and Italy, via
Genoa or Leghorn, or through Austria, via
Trieste. This process of forwarding would
be costly, inconvenient, dilatory and more
or less risky ; but we presume that it will
be undertaken rather than that the goods
should lose a market.
Our trade with France is less likely to
suffer interruption. It Is apparently safe
to assume that she will be able to keep her
ports open; and, that being done, she may
safely keep up her foreign commerce
through neutral vessels. Should it prove
that other Powers are drawn into the
struggle, the chances of keeping np our
trade with Prussia would be much reduced.
It so happens that the countries through
which this trade could be conducted ap
pear at present to be those most likely to
espouse the cause of France, viz: Austria,
Belgium, Holland and Italy; so that, after
all, some doubt remains whether we may
be able to keep open our trade with Prus
sia. This doubt is strengthened by the
fact that yesterday London was thrown
into panic by a rumor that Russia is or
ganizing her army with a view to joining
hands with Prussia. It is not impossible
than Russia’s jealousy of France and her
stinging recollection of the Crimea, may
induce her ultimately to take sides with
Prussia. In that event, it is to be expected
that Austria would go with France ; and
the entanglement having gone thus far, it
is difficult to see how Belgium, Italy, Hoi
land, and possibly Switzerland also, could
avoid being drawn in.
For the purpose of showing to what ex
tent our commerce would be affected in the
event of the war spreading to this length,
we present the following statement of our
trade, imports and exports combined, with
each of the Powers, for the fiscal year end
ing June 30,1869:
Russia $5,400,000
Belgium 9,700,000
Austria 1,500,000
Italy 11,900,000
Holland and colonies 10,600,000
Total $39,100,000
Besides this $39,100,000 of direct tade,
we transact a large business with these
countries indirectly through Great Britain.
The chief insignificance, however, of these
Powers becoming belligerents would be in
the fact that thereby our trade with the
North Germau Union would be almost en
tirely closed ; unless it should prove that
Russia’s fleet were competent to open some
of the closed ports of Prussia.
[From the Columbus Sun.
The Question of an Election.
It is said that the bill for the admission
of Georgia, recently passed, was made pur
posely as ambiguous as possible. Whether
this was done to insure its passage, or to
create more trouble and annoyance in Geor
gia, is not stated, but from this ambiguity
Bullock and his party propose to push, if
possible, their plan of prolongation. Aker
man, it is said, will have to decide the mat
ter ; but how, when, and in what shape the
question will go before Akerman, we can
neither say nor at present conjecture. Blod
gett, the manager of the Radical party in
this State, has returned from Washington,
and Bullock’s organ, the Era, and his own
organ, the Intelligencer , announce visits
from him immediately after his arrival.—
And both of these papers say that the ques
tion of an election must be determined by
the Legislature. The Radical party holds
a State Convention in a short time, and if
dissensions can be healed, the Legislature
will be backed np to the point of refusing
to pass an election law.
Our people are becoming restless at de
lay, and In some quarters we notice a dis
position to haste. Some are calling on a
State Democratic Convention for relief. We
think the matter should be taken coolly
and quietly. There is a plenty of time and
no need of imprudent speech or action.
Bullock and Blodgett will develop their
plans fully in a very few days. When they
do this and it is ascertained how many of
their party will desert them, and how many
professed Democrats will stand by them
for the nine dollars pel- day, some action
may be taken looking to an active campaign
against them.
One thing is certain : This present Legis
lature is not going to voluntarily sign its
own death warrant by passing an election
bill. It will have to be forced to the un
pleasant necessity by influences which it
will not dare to gainsay or resist.
A little patience, coolness and manage
ment may avert deal of confusion, trouble
and mischief. Upon the exercise of these
qualities depends whether or not tbe peo
ple of Georgia are to have opportunity to
drive from their seats the venal and cor
rupt crew now swarmed at Atlanta.
Potty. —Potty Farrow, the man of much
beard and little brains, has written a letter,
or we should rather say Akerman has writ
ten a letter, for Potty cannot write a letter,
and Potty has signed his name to it. The
reason given for writing this letter is thus
given by Potty:
“ During the past two weeks a shower
of letters has been coming to me from all
parts of the State, as well as from members
of your body.”
Now this is a pleasant little fiction. The
Radical members of the Legislature cannot
write letters, and, outside of the office
holders, there are not an hundred men of
Potty’s party who can write letters. But
granting that Potty’s reason for writing or
claiming Akerman’s letter, giving reasons
why an election should be held in Georgia
this Fall, is all sufficient, we see no reason
why Potty should send us a copy of his let
ter. We have no respect tor Potty or his
opinions. What Potty thinks, or what he
repeats of the thoughts of other people, Is
a matter of no consequence to ns, or ; any
body else that we can think of.
[Columbus Bun.
Examination of J. J. Clayton Con
tinued.—Yesterday, pursuant to adjourn
ment, the preliminary examination of J. J-
Olayton, charged with the murder of B.M.
Myers, on the night of the 13th, was re
sumed before Justices Ells, Jones and Ver
dery. The examination of witnesses pro
ceeded, eliciting the following testimony:
Edward Rumley sworn—l live on cor
ner of Walker and Honston streets;
northwest corner of Walker and Hous
ton ; was in the front piazza of my
house on the night of the 13th instant;
saw a couple of gentlemen go to the pump;
did not know either of them; my wife said
them two men were in a quarrel; I said no,
they are only talking loud; myself and
wife and little boy were in the portico. The
men sitting on the pnmp were talking tol
erably low; one says. “ I don’t want any
fuss, I am a heap bigger man than you are;
put up your pistol and let us be friendly, as
we have heretofore.” The reply from the
small man was, “ D—n you, I don’t ask
yon any odds, if you are a big man; d —n
you, if I am a small man, if you want any
thing ont of me you can get it.” The re
ply lrom the big man was that* he did
not wish anything out of him; that
he didn’t want any difficulty with
him; that ne wished to settle it some
other way, and to put up his pistol,
that he had had it ever since he came up
to him to-night; that it is women’s talk;
let’s settle it some other way. A proposi
tion was then made, can’t say which man
made It, one saying to the other, “ Will
you settle it to morrow; reply, “ I win.”—
Both got up from the pump and started off
together, as I thought, friendly; as they
started off, and got about five paces, saw
two ladies walk up and meet them; one of
the party, couldn’t say it was a lady’s voice,
said, “ Yon know yon said that.” Oue
(don’t know who) said, “ Don’t you do that
again,” and a cap popped, and the shooting
commenced; can’t say who popped the cap.
Cross-examined.—Both women were
walking together when I saw them ; dont
know where they came from; the two gen
tlemen started off from the pump together,
coming npthe street; the ladies met them
about half way in Walker street, about
twenty-five feet from the pump; they were
still on Walker street, and the cross street,
Houston street; the ladies walked from
Griffin’s corner, and met them about half
way; the remarks (above stated) were made
on Walker street; the cap was also snapped
there; I heard as many as ten reports; as
many as three caps popped, beside the ten
reports.
To interrogatory of Court—Witness,
from diagram pointed out where the two
women met.
During the examination of this witness,
he exhibited that he had “a head of his
own,” and, in t e initiatory of his, evi
dence, Justice Jones announcing that he
could not hear the testimony, provoked the
reply from the witness, “Then yon will
have to pick your ears.” To the counsel
for the defense the witness was equ illy un
civil, saying, when interrupted, that he
“ would tell the whole thing as it occurred,”
evidently apprehensive that there was a
purpose to force him to testify to other
than the facts of the case understood by
him.
Justice Ells here reprimanded the wit
ness for discourteous words to the Court,
during his examination, which the witness
explained as unintentional, thinking, as he
said, that they were trying to keep him
from telling the truth. Counsel fijr the de
fense stated that witness had not been dis
courteous to them, when the CoArt dis
missed the witness.
Mrs. Henry Myers sworn—l wts called
to see my son, Simeon Myers, at the house
of Mrs. Lomax, on the night of the 13th
inst.; I found him shot, but did not think
the wound mortal; I stooped and kissed
him. [Counsel for defense here stated it as
understood that witness was introduced to
prove dying declarations of deceased, and
that there was no evidence before the Court
that he was then in a dying state. At the
instance of the Court, the testimony of
Belle Emerson on this point was referred
to by counsel, followed by an argument
from Major Ganahl, for the defease, as to
the admission of dying declarations as testi
mony, contending that the deceased was
not impressed at the particular juncture of
impending dissolution. The atgnment of
MaJ. Ganahl was responded to by Maj.
Barnes, for the prosecution, commenting
upon the testimony furnished by Belle Em
erson, as to the impressions of the de
ceased as to impending dissolution, taking
a calm and dispassionate disposition of his
worldly affairs, in assuring the witness
that she should be provided for.J
Major Cumming, for the prosecution,
presented an additional argument for ad
mission of the testimony, in the fact this
was not a jury trial, where evidence should
not be admitted lightly, the Court being
judge and jury.
Maj. Ganahl, for the defense, responded,
reading the evidence of Belle Emerson
upon the point of Myers’ impression of im
pending death, just after the conflict had
occurred, commenting upon the strength
of the testimony, as exhibiting the con
sciousness of the deceased of impending
dissolution. That the language of Myers
followed immediately upon the excitement
of the conflict, and may or may not have
been brought out by his apprehension of
death.
The Court sustained the point of the
counsel for the prosecution, admitting the
testimony, when the witness resumed :
After I arrived there, and kissed him ;
asked him “My darling how is this?” He said
“ Mother, it was not my fault, I didn’t want
any fuss.” I said, “Dear, you were not
armed.” He said “ No, mother, not at first;
he said he would shoot me,” and said he
either flashed or snapped the pistol—have
forgotten which word ; he (deceased) said
“ some one brought me a pistol. A few
minutes after, I said to him” “ You’ll soon
be better.” He said “ Never.” This was
fifteen or twenty minutes after I first spoke
to him. This conversation occurred at
Mrs. Lomax’s house; he*-was removed on
the advice of Dr. Ford; he was carried to
my house in Augusta.
Cross-examined—Don’t remember seeing
any one particular at Mrs. Lomax’s, except
Dr. Ford and Dr. Sterling Eve; saw a
gre.it many there; don’t recollect -making
remark to Dr. Henry Bignon, “To think
that the poor boy was shot down, and had
nothing,” and the reply of Simeon, “ Yes,
I did, and used it.” I remember Dr. Cole
man being there, but don’t remember Dr.
Bignou saying anything, or my son reply
ing to anything like that; don’t remember
that Dr. Bignon shook hands with me;
there were a great many doctors in the
room, and a great many persons.
Re-direct—After my son was removed to,
my house he was in a measure under the
influence of chloroform, but never out of
his head; even, when in my arms, saying,
“ Mother, give me a little ice water,” drank
it and died as I was laying him down.
To an interrogatory of the Court —Du-
ring the night, after deceased was removed
to my house, hes&id, “ Go away, Joe Clay
ton,l don’t want any fuss ;” his mind was
not wandering; it never wandered during
the night.
The counsel for the prosecution here an
nounced-that they would close on the part
of the State.
FOR THE DEFENSE.
Nettle Roberts sworn—The difficulty
commenced about milk; Miss Belle was
taking milk from Miss Ann Lenahan, and I
was also taking milk from her; Miss Belle
stopped taking milk from Miss Lenahan ;
she came around not long afterwards and
made a remark to Mr. Clayton and myself
that Miss Lenahan’s milk was dirty ; land
Mr. Clayton remarked that we did not see
anything in her milk; one morning at the
breakfast table, Joe and I made the remark
that we did not see anything wrong about
the milk, and we still continued taking
milk from her; my servaut was standing
by while we were eating breakfast, and I
suppose told Miss Lenahan about the milk *
Miss Belie went to Miss Lenahan’s house
one evening; didn’t hear what she said •
Mr. Clayton came home about 9 o’clock; I
told him how Belle was going on, and my
servant did the same; Mr. Clayton said he
would go around and see Miss Belle and
Mr. Myers about it; I told Mr. Clayton I
would go with him, and he said I should
not; after I insisted upon going with him,
he said again I should not go with him;
Mr. Clayton started to Mr. Myers’ house;
don’t know whether Tie went there or not;
it was not more than fifteen or twenty
minutes when I started after him, thinking
he was around at Miss Belle’s; when I got
to the corner of Walker and Houston
streets saw Mr. Myers and Mr. Clayton
sitting on the pump; I heard Mr. Clayton’s
voice, and stopped right at the corner or
Walker and Houston, when Mr. Myer Sand
Mr. Clayton got up and came towards me;
they were talking at the pump; when they
got close to me, heard Mr. Clayton remark
to Mr. Myers, “ That’s the best way to set
tle it.” I made the remark, when they
stepped up, “ It’s best for all four of us to
go round to Miss AnnLenahan’s and settle
it." By that time, Miss Belle stepped up,
with a pistol in her right hand, and handed
it to Mr. Myers, saying, “ Here’s your pis
tol, Sim.” After she handed the pistol to
him she said to me, “ Nettie, G—d d—n
you, lam going to whip you.” I told her
to strike me. As she pulled her hand
back to strike me, Mr. Clayton put
his hand on her shoulder, saying, “ Belle,
don’t yon strike Nettie.” Mr. Myers said,
“ Joe Clayton, you know who l am and
what I am.” Mr. Clayton said, “ Sim
Myers, if you want anything out of me
yon can hear from me to-morrow any time;
I’n give you anything you want in shape
or form Mr. Myers took his pistol then
and put it right in Mr. Clayton’s face, and
the cap bursted ; Mr. Clayton stepped back
and took his pistol and fired; Mr. Myers
then fired again ; Mr. Clayton fell in the
ditch, I think, then ; as he fell, Mr. Myers
thought-he had shot him; I thought so,
too; I made two steps forward towards
Mr. Clayton, and saw that he was not
shot; Mr. Myers fired again, just as Mr.
Clayton got up to the bridge ; as Mr.
Clayton got up, he fired again ; they then
kem; on shooting, and there was not a word
spoaen during the shooting ; Mr. Myers
threw his pistol towards Mr. Clayton and
halloed out, putting his hand to his breast,
he was shot; Belle kept hallooing during
the whole shooting; Mr. Clayton came to
me and said, “ Nettie, come on; all I’ve
got to do is to go and report myself;” by
that time Mr. Myers sat down by the
pump, and made the remark, “I’ll get the
d—d s—n of a b—h yet.” We went home and
got in the house; while 1 was getting ready
to go with him to the Court House, a
policeman stepped in and arrested him ; I
did not know the policeman ; at that time
I resided on Walker street, about the mid
dle of the square from Houston street;
Miss Belle lived on Watkins street, near
Houston. The witness stated the position
of the parties at the time of the firing
placing Mr. Myers nearest the corner of
the streets. [The witness pointed out from
a diagram the relative positions of Myers
and Clayton]. Myers was nearest the
corner; Belle came up on his left side and
handed him the pistol; Mr. Myers raised
his pistol to Mr. Clayton’s forehead, and
the cap bursted; I saw the flash ; Mr. Clay
ton drew his pistol from his pocket behind
and fired ; then Mr. Myers-fired again, and
Mr. Clayton fell in a ditch behind him,
running along Walker street; there is a
bridge over that ditch; Mr. Clayton got up
on the bridge; Mr. Myers came on and
fired at Mr. Clayton again; Mr. Clayton
got up and fired his pistol; don’t know that
Mr. Clayton was touched by any of the
shots; saw afterwards that he was shot
through the coat sleeve ; I am positive that
Mr. Myers drew his pistol aud snapped
first; Mr. Clayton had not yet drawn
his pistol after the cap bursted he raech
ed back and got his pistol and fired;
he stepped back towards the ditch, where
he fell; he fired before he fell; ditch
between the corner and pump, right on
Walker street; during the firing Miss
Belle was standing by the side of Mr.
Myers, pulling his left arm, hallooing all
the time. I have stated everything Mr.
Clayton said; I was not there hardly a
minute when Miss Belle came up; I have
stated everything Clayton said after the
shooting; all I heard him say was that he
had to go to the Court House and report
himself; I believe Belle remarked that Sim
was hurt; Clayton did not say anything ;
I have been living in Augusta over a year;
have been living with Clayton since middle
or last part-of January ; he has been sup
porting me; I was 21 years old in April.
The counsel for the prosecution here
offered the diagram submitted to witness
as evidence in the case.
Objection was made to its admission by
the counsel for the defense, not understand
ing the valueof the diagram.
After argument upon the point by the
respective counsel, the majority of the
Court decided the diagram presented by the
Court as not in evidence.
Witness cross-examined.—l have been
living on Walker street with Mr. Clayton
since April; the milk affair occurred a little
over two weeks ago ; had occurred about
a week before the difficulty between Clay
ton and Myers ; a conversation took
place between myself and Mr. Clayton
on the uight of the shooting about the
milk affair; Mr. Clayton did not say any
thing about it to me; I told him Belle had
been to Miss Anna Lenahan, cursing me,
and going on ; that she told Miss Anna if
Nettie did not stop telling her d—d lies on
her, she would slip my face; my servant
told me What she had said; I told Mr.
Clayton this on the front stoop, where I
was sitting; I offered to go with him; he
said he would go around and see Mr.
Myers and Belle about it; he said I should
not go with him; he left me at the house,
sitting on the front stoop; about fifteen or
twenty minutes afterwards I went; he had
not been back; I went, thinking they had
settled it, and thought I would see how
they had settled it; I went down Walker
as far as the corner of Houston street; I
there heard and saw Clayton and Myers
sitting on the pump; I stood at Mrs.
Griffin’s corner and listened; I think a
ditch runs up and down Walker street as
far as the pump; that is the ditch Mr.
Clayton fell in; the ditch has a bridge
across it; as I approached, Mr. Clayton
was on my left side, Mr. Myers standing
right in front of Mr. Clayton, with his face
toward me; I did not get close to Mr.
Clayton when he fell in the ditch; I made
a few steps towards him ; did not testify
before the Coroner that I went up to him,
but that I made a few steps towards him,
thinking Mr. Myers had shot him; don’t
know how many shots were fired between
the parties; Mr. Clayton did not have but
one pistol; am positive that he had but
one pistol'; am most sure that on that par
ticular night he did not have but one pis
tol ; I did not hand him a pistol as he
started off from the house; had none to
hanAhim.
Redirect —Mr. Clayton has been carry
ing a pistol as long as I have known him ;
I did not see the pistol he had that night,
but supposed it the same he had been car
rying all the time; the pistol was one of
those kind called “the cartridges,” with
no caps on it;” had no pistol caps abont
the house; the parties up to that night
were friendly; until that night did not
know that Belle had anything against me;
wondered why she was cursing me; Ido
not recollect anything more.
Thomas Payne (colored) sworn—On
Wednesday night, 13th of July, near 9
o’clock, I was going down Houston street;
corner of Honston and Walker came np
with Mr. Clayton and Mr. Myers; they
were standing face to face, talking to each
other; I walked along between the two,
and spoke to them both ; they both made
their obeisance most politely; I thought
they were only conversing quietly when I
passed them; after I had got a short dis
tance from them discovered there was some
thing like confusion between them; I stop
ped and gave them my attention; at the
game time saw a lady going down Houstpn
street, from Walker street, saying she was
going for a pistol ; she went on and turn
ed the corner, on the street the same as the
iail is on ; she was gone a short time and
came out and came up Houston street; when
she turned the corner, returning, I heard
the voice of a lady, saying, “ Belle, don’t
carry that pistol there; Sim is large enough
to knack that boy down and take his pistol
from himheard the voice of alady,dress
ed\n light dress, saying, “I will carry it;
he wants to fight Sim, and I intend to
carrv him his pistol." She then came on
up Houston street, saying that she intend
ed to shoot; then came where the gentle
men were, going very near to the larger
gentleman, dressed In light clothes, and
then stepped back to his left hand ; imme
diately I heard the report of a cap burst
ing and; by the flash of that cap, discover
ed the right hand of the larger gentleman
tras tta in the direction before Mm ; imme
diately then the shooting commenced, and
increased rapidly, until I heard some per
son halloo; the large man was dressed in
light clothes; Mr. Myers was standing
nearest the corner, with his back tome,
pretty much; Mr. Clayton was standing
more in .'Walker ktreet, in front of Mr.
Myers; the woman in light clothes said
something else beside that she would go
and get the pistol, but did not understand
it; she was walking very pertly; she
seemed to be angry, and talked very short.
Cross-examined—Do not live in that
part of the town; I passed Mr. Clayton
and Mr. Myers at the corner on that night;
it was to the right hand as yon enter Hous
ton street from Walker; going towards the
Cemetery was at the right hand; I walked
right between them; 1 suppose they were
standing about three feet apart; I went
near to tee gate of the freedmen’s school,
passing across Houston street, before my
attention was arrested; I went pretty well
opposite tee school house, corner of Wat
kins and Houston streets; I was going to
a meeting at the school house that night;
the meeting was held that night after the
difficulty; I did say to Mr. Sarling that if I
had taken the advice of tee other persons
with me, I would not have seen the diffi
culty ; the other persons were Henry John
son, for one; he told me to come right on ;
to keep up with him ; I told him to go on,
I would be there in a minute; he went
away from me, around the school house
lot,on Watkins street; didn’t know who
any of the others were; they were before
me; the meeting commenced a little after
9o’clock that night; the entrance to the
school house is on Houston street; the
meeting was not dispersed until we were
through; Henry Johnson walked around
the school house lot and came in on Wat
kins street; we all went in where the
boards were knocked off; he did not go
in on Honstou street; Johnson called me
off from watching the difficulty; I said
at Rhodes’ store that night, that if it had
not been for Johnson I would have seen
the whole of it; I have said that I could
not give any certainty about the first shots,
because I did not see the whole of It; I
said that if it had not been for Johnson, I
would have been near enough to have seen
who made the first shot; have said that 1
do not kuow who made the first shot.
Re direct—The school house building ex
tends some distance along Houston street;
it was not quite half way down the build
ing, where I stopped; I am positive that 1
discovered by the light ot the bursting cap
that the right arm of the larger gentleman
was np.
To Interrogatory by the Court —Mr.
Myers was facing east; Mr. Clayton op
posite ; I passed between them before I
crossed Houston ; I did not see any one
‘n vicinity but one lady, dressed in light
clothes; she was eight or ten feet from the
gentlemen; had her face “ sorter” towards
them; I merely made a slight pause to”
observe the position of the woman ; I never
saw her turn; saw her going down Hous
ton street; couldn’t tell the color of her
face; I went fifty-five ordinary steps before
I stopped ; having measured it since; saw
the woman turn corner of Houston and
Walker; stood there till the woman return
ed ; my attention was called to the con
fusion at the corner; the gentlemen did not
move away from the corner ; I remained
there until the lady in the light dress re
turned and went near to the large man;
heard no noise before I saw flash from right
hand of large man ; heard shooting imme
diately after ; heard cap burst about at the
same time; don’t know who bursted the
cap; I did not say the larger man bursted
the cap; I saw his hand np, but can’t say
the flash came from anything in his hand.
The Coart adjourned, within a few min
utes of 4 o’clock, to 9 o’clock this morn
ing. The impression is that the examina
tion will be concluded to-day, the Court
extending its session into the night, if ne
cessary, to accomplish that object.
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I Associated Press DisVatcbes.
FOREIGN.
Paris, July 22. —The Emperor is ill at
St. Cloud and will not join the army for
some days.
Berthemy remains at Washington.
The Moniteur says it is not true that
Spain made an alliance with France.—
Spain remains neutral.
The Moniteur , discussing Prussia’s de
mand for the neutrality of the Baltic Sea,
says: “ Any support of Prussia’s demand
will be regarded as an act of hostility to
France, as the Baltic is destined to play an
important role in the war."
It Is reported that Gen. Prim and Prince
Hohenzollern met on the French-Spanish
frontier.
Henry Martin, a celebrated French his
torian, publishes a long article in the Siech
this morning, taking ground that France
ought to break with Rome, seeing that the
extravagant pretensions of the Pope are
fatal to the liberties of the Gallacian
Church.
The Journal Offlciel publishes a circular
from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated
the 21st, and addressed to the diplomatic
agents of France at foreign capitals. The
circular mentions the explanation made
on the 15th of July, in Chambers, in re
gard to the rapid events of a negotia
tion in which, “as fast as we redoubled
our efforts to preserve peace, the secret
designs were devolved by an adversa
ry resolved to render peace impossi
sible. Whether the Berlin Cabinet had
judged war necessary for the accomplish
ment of their projects against Self-Govern
ment of the German States, or were hardly
satisfied at having established in the cen
tre of Europe a military power formidable
to all its neighbors, they had wished to
turn to account the power already acquir
ed by displacing definitely to the advan
tage of Prussia the international equili
brium. The premeditated intention to re
fuse ns guarantees which were indispen
sable to onr security, as well as onr honor,
showed by the strongest evidence, on
learning their conduct of the negotiations.
The circular then mentions the candida
ture of Hohenzollern, and declares that the
Berlin Cabinet hoped to place the Prince
on the throne of Charles V by surprise, be
lieving Europe would accept the accom
plished fact, and that France, in spite of
her temporary displeasure, wonld hesitate
to oppose the expressed will of the Spanish
people, who were friendly to her. The
French Government, infoi med of the dan
ger from this interview, did not hesitate to
denounce it to the representatives of the
people and foreign Powers. All have felt
that Prussia was alone in her unscrupu
lous policy, and that, knowing herself to
be without the support of common right,
she has, neeertheless, sought to impose
upon Europe farther abuse of so dan
gerous an extension of her inflnence.
France took up the cause of balance of
power, knowing it to be the cause of all
peoples, menaced, like herself, by dispropor
tionate aggrandizement of one royal house
In doing’so she has not placed herself in
opposition to her own maxims and policy,
or those of the Great Powers. The circu
lar cites, as proof, the cases of Belgium,
Greece and Naples, and the refusal of the
Great Powers to allow any of their Princes
to mount those thrones. The circular
then mentions the withdrawal of Hohen
zoilern, the refusal of Prussia to give guar
antees, and other incidents which have fol
lowed, and adding that France ought to
demand guarantees, since Prussia had
already given her word that the Prince of
Hohenzollern should not mount the throne
of Spain, when, in March, 1869, there had
been a question of his candidature. At that
time, the French Minister at Berlin told
the King no Prussian could reign In Spain.
Bismarck replied, France need not concern
herself abont a contingency so improbable,
and Herr Von Thete, Prussian Under Sec
retary of Foreign Affairs, gave his word of
honor that Hohenzollern was not, anil
could not, be a candidate.
If assurances thus solemn cannot be re
lied upon, diplomatic Intercourse must
cease. In repudiating such pledges, Prus
sia challenges France, who now only de
mands, In view of previous tergiversation,
that the former's renunciation of her de
signs be made real and permanent.
The circular, after declaring that history
must assign to Prussia the responsibility
for the war, Which she had the means of
avoiding, and which, while she affects to
deplore it, Bhe has rather sought; and adds:
“Under what circumstances has she done
this l It Is when France, for four years past,
refrained with almost exaggerated scrupu
lousness, from invoking againsther treaties
concluded under the mediation of the Em
peror, but to which she has failed to give a
voluntary support. Os all acts of Prussia,
which has only thought of the me&us of
freeing herself from obligations of treaties,
even while signing them, Europe has been
the witness. Let Europe pronounce upon
the justice of our cause.
Paris, July 22—6, P. M.—Evening jour
nals report several skirmishes yesterday
between the advanced guards along the
frontier, but give no details. It is ex
tremely difficult to obtain intelligence.
Berlin, J uly 22.—King William assumes
control of the Bavarian army, placing it in
the third corps.
Plymouth, July 22.—The Scotia has ar
rived. She saw no French cruisers.
WASHINGTON.
t H|
Washington, July 22—Noon— Foreign
Miscellany. —A correspondent of the London
Times was arrested as a spy at Metz, speut
a night in jail, and then expelled from the
French lines.
A collier arriving at New Castle, Eng
land, reports that she was shot at by a
French cruiser.
It is reported that the Prussians retired
from their position between Luxemburg
and the Palatinate, and are now massing be
tween Coblentz and Mayence.
The German Lloyds announce the sus
pension of American steam service.
Austria Is not arming.
The belligerents begin with about 250,000
men a side, bnt the European journals say
the French have been made soldiers by re
cent service in Africa, while the Prussians
are mere militia. France puts an army in
the field, Prussia only au armed people.
Latest details say no bloodshed yet nor
battle imminent.
Washington, July 22— P. M.—Revenue
to-day, $675,000.
The Prussian Minister, Baron Von Ge
rolt, attended Paradol’s fuueral.
Sheridan sails on the Cuba to watch the
European war.
Official advices have, been received that
the French Government refuses to exempt
North German steamers from capture, ex
cept those iguorantof war, entering Freuch
ports.
Responding to an invitation from French
Minister Berthemy, reaching him through
Secretary Fish, to attend Paradol’s funeral,
Baron Von Gerolt replied: “ Certainly ;
there is no war after death."
At the very latest moment there was
nothing belligerent;
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, July 22.—Yesterday the
father of Jeter Phillips bade him farewell,
when, for the first time, Phillips broke
down and wept bitterly. Last night, the
Rev. Mr. Woodward, of the Methodist
Church, staid with him till 10 o’clock.—
The jail guard weut in about 1 o’clock in
the morning. Phillips slept an hour or
two soundly, and then got np, bathed and
remained awake reading the Bible until
light.
This morning lie sent his love to the
chaplain of his old regiment. About sun
rise a number of clergymen visited him.
Phillips has made confession that he took
his wife out, on Sunday, the 17th of Febru
ary, walked her four miles from the city
and then walked her about iu the woods
until she was so tired that she had to sit
down. He then fired on her, but failed to
kill her, and she commenced screaming for
help and struggling, which he ended by
leaping on her and strangling her. He re
turned to Richmond and staid that night
at a hotel.
About 1 o’clock the prisoner was brought
out of the cell and ascended the scaf
fold in the jail yard. From the remarkable
character of the murder, there was a most
intense anxiety to witness the execution,
and the streets Were crowded several blocks
from the jail, though only a hundred spec
tators were admitted to the yard. The con
fession of Phillips was read on the scaffold
by Rev. Mr. Dickenson, while the prisoner
stood with his eyes intent on the platform.
In the confession he says that he lived un
happily with his wi:e, and when he brought
her to Richmond, his mind became fully
mode np, and lie look her to ( lie spot and
murdered her. He says the reports of his be
ing engaged to be married or in love arc false,
and denies having had assistance before or
after the murder. He expresses his pre
parations for death and says he justly de
serves all he suffers. Rev. Mr. Jeter made
a statement that, the prisoner had never to
his religions instructors denied his guilt.
During the prayer, Piiillips wept bitterly.
After it, he arose steadily, embraced the
minister, officers of the prison, aud one of
the witnesses against him and took his
place on the drop, which fell a few minutes
after one o’clock. Phillips struggled for
four or five minutes and then hung still
and dead.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Charlotte, July 22.— The Chief Justice
announced this morning to counsel of the
Alamance prisoners in a habeas corpus case
that he would give a decision to-morrow
morning, at 9 o’clock.
Mr. Brock Holden, of Caswell county,
brother of Governor Holden, Is in the city.
He is the brother-in-law of Mr. Willey, one
of the prisoners arrested at Yanceyville.
He represnts Mr. Willey’s treatment when
arrested as being very cruel. He says that
the militiamen asked Mr Willey if he was
armed, and being in formed that lie had noth
ing but a pocket knife, they knocked . im
down with a fence rail, and treated him as
before de- cribed. Mr. Holden is endeavor
ing to induce the Governor to order the
Court of Oyer aud Terminer to try tiie pris
oners. He says that as fair a trial can be
had in Caswell as in any portion of the
United States.
United States soldiers here are indignant
to see negro and white military parading
the streets in full United States uniform.
The officers and men composing the mili
tia are raked from the most abandoned and
lowest class of onr population.
CANADA.
Ottawa, July 22—The Imperial Gov
ernment will guarantee a loan for the con
struction of a Pacific Railroad from Mon
treal to British Columbia.
Halifax, July 22.—A pleasure party in
the harbor were run down by the brigan
tine Chieftain, and James aud Martin Con
nor and their sister were drowned.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta, July 22.—The Senate refused
to expel Aaron Alpeoria Bradley.
The resolution to adjourn sine die was
lost by the casting vote of the President.—
Adjourned until Monday.
In the House the report of the Financial
Committee recommending the use of the
school fund for other purposes was tabled.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, July 22.—Five men, who
assaulted a young lady and gentleman,
knocking the man senseless and outraging
the young lady, in a neighboring field,
were arrested and held in default of $5,000
bail.
NEW YORK.
New York, July 22.—Gen. C. Deloosey,
Foreign Consul General, is dead.
MARKETS.
London,* July 22—Noon.—Consols, 90.
Bonds steady at 81%. Stocks steady.—
Tallow firm. Common Rosin, ss. 6d.
London, July 22—Afternoon.—Consols,
90%. Bonds, 82%. Stocks firmer and
higher. The demand here si nee the change
in the rate of interest at the Bank of Eng
land has been good, but not particularly
urgent. The opinion is, in money circles,
that the bank might have waited a few
days before advancing the rate, but the er
ror, if error there were, was on the side of
safety.
London, July 23— Evening.—Consols
closed at 90. Bonds steady. Stocks flat.
Liverpool, July 22—Noon. —Cotton
quiet; uplands, 8 % ; Orleans, 8%; sales,
10,000 bales ; for the week, 43,000; exports,
1,000; speculation, 3,000; stock, 607,000;
American, 318,000; receipts, 57,000; Ameri
can, 27,000.
Liverpool, July 22—Afternoon.—Cpt
ton afloat, 450,000 bales, of which 62,000
are American. Red Western Wheat,
10a. 3d.@los. 4d.; red Winter, Us. Pdrk
advanced to 117s. 6d. Beef, 117s. Lard,
735. Bacon—Cumberland cat, 565. 6d.;
ribbed middles, 645. , v ahmiu
Liverpool, July 22— Evening.— Cottou
steady and unchanged ; sales, 10,000 bales;
speculation and export, 500- Beef firm.
Pork excited. Tallow active. Flour, 265.
Common Rosin, ss. 3d.<365.
Paris, July 22.—Bourse closed flam at
65f. 15c.
New York, July 22—Noon.—Stocks
strong. Gold, 119%. Money, 7. Exchange
—long, 10%; short, 10%. Bonds, 8%. —
Tennessees, ex coupon, 61%; new, 69%;
Virginias, cx coupon, 62; new, 62; Loulsi
anas, old, 64; new, 64; Levee 6’s, 63; B’s,
85; Alabama B’s, 98; s’s, 75; Georgia 6’s,
80; T 5.92%; North Oarolinas, old, 49%;
new, 30; Sooth Carolinas, old, 88; new, 72.
New York, July 22—P. M —Money, 5
@6. Sterling, 9%910%. Governments
closed strong; Ws, 8%. Gold weak at
118%®118%; Southerns closed nomi
nally unchanged.
New York, July 22— P. M.—Money
easier. Exchange almost nominal. Gov
ernments opened firmer with improved de
mand ; during the afternoon were strong
and higher; closed, 6’s, *Bl, coupon, 12% ;
’62’5,8%; ’64’s, 8%; ’6s’s, 8%; new, 7%;
’67’s, 7%; ’6B’s, f%;
Gold Room was the scene of considerable
excitement this morning; wide fluctua
tions in the market; opened at a very early
hour strong at 419% ; at this juncture ad
vices from Loudon were more favorable,
Consols being quoted at 90%, and 5-20
bonds at 82; this was the signal for a rush
to sell Gold, under which the market
declined suddenly to 118. Later in the
day, London telegrams quoted a reaction
iu Securities, Consols falling to 90 and 5 20
Bonds to 81. This started the market ou
an upward turn, aud the price advanced to
119%. During the afternoon the Gold
Room was quite lively, and there was a
sudden drop in price to 118% on reports
from Europe that Napoleon was too sick to
go to ihe front. To-day there has been a
marked absence of any reports of panics at
London or Frankfort, but, on the contrary,
Bonds are higher there, and a better feel
ing prevails; closed weak at 118%9118%.
Southern Securities opened dull and heavy,
and during the afternoon were almost
nominal, and closed nominally unchanged;
Teanesses, 62%; new, 60; Virginias, 60;
new, 60; Lonlsianas, 65; new, 64; Levee
6’s, 65 ; B’s, 87; Alabama B’s, 98; s’s, 73;
Georgia 6’s, 80; 7's, 92%; North Carolinas,
47; new, 30%; South Carolinas, 85; new,
74.
New York, July 22—Noon.—Flour
dull and nominally 10915 lower. Wheat
dull and drooping. Corn 192 lower and
dull Pork dull and heavy. Lard un
changed. Cotton moderately active; up
lands, 20%; Orleans, 20%; sales, 600 bales.
Freights nominal.
New York, July 22 — Noon. — Cotton
in fair demand; sales, 1,800 bales; mid
dling uplands, 20%. Flour—State and
Western, 10925 lower; superfine State,
$5 50:96 16 ; Southern shAde lower ; com
mon to fair extra, $6 4097 50; good to
choice do., $7 55910. Wheat 293 lower;
Winter red and Amber Western, $1 459
1 58. Corn 293 lower ; new mixed West
ern, 9891 06 ; yellow, $1 0891 13. Beef
active and firm ; new plain mess, $12916;
new extra, $16919. Mess Pork lower;
new, S3O 25930 50. Lard lower; kettle,
17%@17%. Whisky dull at $1 0291 03.
Groceries firm. Turpentine quiet at 38
939. Rosin heavy at $1 70 for strained.
Tallow quiet at 10910%. Freights quiet.
Flour—steam, 3s6d. Grain—steam, 12
Baltimore, July 22.—Flour firm and
fairly active; stock scarce, Wheat—-re
ceipts, 12,000, mostly all new; prime red,
$1 6091 80; white, $1 6591 85. Corn high
er ; white, $1 2291 25; yellow, $1 15. New
Oats higher—s796o. Pork firm. Bacon
firm and active. Whisky quiet and scarce
at $1 04.
New Orleans. July 22.—Flour quiet;
superfine, $5 7596; double, $6 50; treble,
$6 75. Corn dull; mixed, $1 0591 10;
white, $1 02. Oats, 65967. Brau, $1 05.
Hay, $25. Pork, $32932 50. Bacon firm
at 15%, 19 and 19%; hams, 26. Lard
firmer ; tierce, 17917%; keg, 18%919. —
Sugar—prime, 13. Molasses—plantation
fermenting, 50. Coffee—prime, 17917%.
Whisky firmer at $1 10. Sterliug, 31%.
New York Sight, % premium. Gold, 118%
9119.
Cincinnati, July 22.—Flour dull and
lower; superfine held at $6 7597. Corn
dull and declined ; mixed, 90. Whisky
dull at sl.' Provisions quiet; little de
mand. Mess Pork, s3l. Bacon—shoul
ders, 14%; clear sides, 18%. Lard, 17; no
sales.
Mobile, July 22.—Cotton entirely nomi
nal ; low middling, 17; sales, 75 bales ; net
receipts, 93; stock, 15,642; net receipts of
week, 409; exports of week—to Continent,
500; coastwise, 867; sales of week, 325.
Charleston, July 23.—Cotton—good
grades steady ; no demand for common ;
middling, 18; sales, 200 bales; net receipts,
318 exports coastwise, 645; stock, 5,773;
net receipts of week, 982; exports coast
wise, 1,165 ; sales of week, 725.
Norfolk, July 22. — Cotton quiet; low
middling, 17%; net receipts, 95; stock,
1,056; net receipts of week, 362; exports
coastwise, 501; sales of week, 40
Savannah, July 22—Cotton unsettled;
low middling, 17; Sea Islands, nominal, 27
955; sales, 109 bales; net receipts, 395;
exports coastwise, 704; stock, 6,135; net
receipts of week, 1,798 ; exports—to Great
Britain, 3,541; uplands, 1,790; Sea Islands,
21; sales of week, 650.
New Orleans, July 22.—Cotton Irreg
ular ; middling, 17; sales, 200; net re
ceipts, 418 ; coastwise, 6 ; total, 424 ; stock,
55,028; net receipts of the week, 1,743;
coastwise. 84; total, 1,827; exports—to Great
Britain,4,7o9; Continent, 23; France, 2,076;
coastwise, 2,454; sales of the week, 3,800
bales.
Galveston, July 22.—Cotton dull; hold
ers anxious to realize; good ordinary, 14%;
sales, 50; net receipts, 19 ; stock, 7,479;
net receipts of the week, 301 ; exports—
to Great Britain, 1,914; coastwise, 745;
sales of the week, 600 bales.
Boston, July 22.—Cottou dull and
prices unchanged; middling, 20; net re
ceipts of the week, 295 bales; coastwise,
4,033 ; total, 452 ; sales of the week, 1,500 ;
stock, 8,500.
Baltimore, July 22.—Cotton steady and
demand fair ; middling, 19% ; net receipts
of the week, 320 bales ; coastwise, 297 ;
total, 617; sales of the week, 820 ; stock,
1,212.
Augusta Daily Market,
Office Dailt Constitutionalist, >
Friday, July 22—F. U. s
FINANCIAL
HOLD—Buying at 118 and selling at 120.
SlLVEß—Buying at 110 and selling at 115.
BONDS—City Bonds, 80@82.
STOCKS—Georgia Railroad, 100@101, Au
gusta Factory, 157@160; uone offering.—
Savings Bank, 100 asked.
COTTON—The market opened with a lair
demand at 17% for Liverpool middling, and
remained so during the day, closing quiet
without quotable change In price. Sales, 91.
Receipts, 43 bales.
BACON—Active demand, with light stock.
We quote C. Sides, 90; C. R. Sides, 19%®
80; B. B. Sides, 19; Shoulders,. 17; Hams,
22%@27; Dry Salt Shoulders, 15%@16; Dry
Salt C. K. Sides, 18%<3ll9; D. 8. Clear Sides,
19.
CORN—In good demand, and prime white is
selling at fl 50® 1 55 by the car load from de
pot ; retail, fl 60.
WHEAT—We qnote choice white, SI 50 ;
red, SI 40®1 45.
FLOUR-City Mills, S» 00@10 00; at retail,
SI V barrel higher. Country, f#®9, accord
ing to quality.
CORN MEAL—SI 50 at wholesale; SI 69
at retail.
OATS—9O@f 1.
PEAS-5302 25.
A Great Failure.— The Macon Journal
says:
Messrs. Fatrow and Whitley made au
attempt to get into the Senate, for the two
hours that elapsed after t|»e bill was signed
and before the judgment, but flailed. Thus
they lost a nice little sum of mileage— two
or three thousand dollars—a fact that
doubtless grieved them more than all else.
They were forced to return home without
fingering any of Uncle Sam’s cash, except
such amounts as they received for lobby
ing—which, it is rumored, was consider
able, and ought to have satisfied their rapa
city.