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VJOJS riTITIJTIONALJST.
AUGUSTA. O-A.
SATURDAY MOBUIUG. JULY 30, 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
aunum. All papers will be discontinued at
the end of the time paid for.
RAILROADS—CONSOLIDATED LINES.
What may be termed “ railroading ” is
now the leading industrial pursuit of the
country; and when the lines under con
struction and those projected shall be
finished, the railway interest, for amount
of capital invested and number of men em
ployed, will overshadow all other branches
of industry, and must, if ever brought to
act concertedly by some master mind, exert
a powerlul influence, for good or evil, upon
the community at large and even the Gov
ernment itself.
At present, however, there seems to be
but little probability of such harmony.—
On the contrary, the keen rivalry of com
peting lines presages the destruction of the
weaker.
Under the stimulation of" State aid,” rail
ways promise to be almost as numer
ous as cow-paths; since cabals of men who
can manage to build twenty miles of road
are entitled to the endorsement of the State
to the amount of $12,500 per mile for every
additional mile.
Such lavish and wholesale, not to say
reckless, aid to railways is sure, if persist
ed in, to end in bankruptcy to the State
and must of necessity prove destructive to
vested interests of existing roads.
Under such auspices, competing lines
will presently be unable to meet current
expenses, to say nothing of fair dividends.
To stave off such an ugly destiny, railways
in nearly every section are combining so
as to be able to run with greater economy,
and therefore to the advantage of the pub
lic as well as to the stockholders.
In this State, the Central Road now runs,
in addition to its own line, the Augusta
and Waynesboro and the Southwestern
Roads. Very lately, the East Tennessee
and Tennessee and Virginia lines have
been consolidated. And so of other lines
not necessary to mention.
It appears to us, all things considered,
that this consolidation is for the common
weal. Thus persuaded, we are led to
hope that whenever the State parts with
the Western and Atlantic Railway, that
great line will become consolidated with
the Georgia Road.
[From the Washington (Qa.) Gazette.
Accepting the Situation.
Some of the most prominent of the South
erners, wearied out by unavailing opposi
tion to the Radical party, are desirous of
accepting the situation, of putting an end
to the conflict by acknowledging as fixed
facts and verities all the usurpations of
which the* Radical party has been guilty.
They do not, and they would hardly dare
to acknowledge that they will thus be
come adherents to the Radicals. They call
themselves the Union Reform party, and
they assert that their only object is to en
sure the election of honest men from the
Rwlie.nl parly , and in this manner to re
move at least in part the evils to which
they have been subjected.
The movement has already begun in
South Carolina, the State in which it origi
nated, and it is supported by some of her
ablest citizens. It is true that the Caro
linians have ample cause to repine when
they look at their condition. For five long
years they have used every exertion in their
power to extricate themselves from the
crushing and overwhelming force of the
Radical party, and at the end of that time
the affairs of the Democrats are in a more
deplorable condition than at the beginning.
But we do not think that even this fact
will justify the desperate remedy, which it
is proposed to use, aud we think that the
evils which will be produced will more
than counterbalance the benefit. Indeed it
is an extremely doubtful point whether
any benefit whatever will be produced.—
The means»which they possess and with
which they propose to carry out their de
signs are insufficient. They intend to elect
honest men, selected from the Radical party,
to the State offices, and to obtain reliable
men from that quarter would require an eye
more discerning than that of the philosopher
Diogenes, and a light more illuminating
than that by which he viewed the faces of
his fellow-citizens. If we but look at the
historv of the Radical party in South
Carolina, we are almost led to assert that
its ranks do not contain a single honest
and reliable man. Men who have been the
adherents to a party guilty of such mis
rule, and who, though its faults are plainly
manifest, still continue its adherents, who
have used every exertion to render the most
enlightened portion of the population sub
servient to the more ignorant, and who
have all along acted in opposition co every
principle of "right aud justice, certainly
cannot be termed honorable and reliable.
Aud yet these so-called honest Republicans
who are to fill the State officers arc men of
this character, and those among them who
are most-uuscrupulous are most powerful,
for they stop at. nothing which wifi gain
for them popularity with the negro. They
ha; e attracted the Black race to themselves,
by what appear to that simple minded peo
ple to be the ties of interest, and they hold
a position from which nothing can dis
place them bu. the supremacy of the De
mocratic party. Unless the Union Reform
party selects such men as these for its can
• didates, it can never iope to carry an
election.
And let us even suppose that such a
movement as this should be productive of
present benefit, the evils which would be
caused eventually, would certainly make
us to regret that for a little present advan
tage we had sacrificed the future prosperity
of our country, for if we but hold last to
the doctrines of the Democratic party, they
are of such a character as must finally
triumph, and we can look forward to the
day when every violated principle of onr
Constitution will be reinstated in its pris
tine glory.
College reputations are sometimes curi
ously reversed in after life. Some one has
collected the statistics from West Point
catalogues: Jefferson Davis graduated 23d
in his class (and has made a great stir in
the world since then ;) Uqg. Joseph John
ston, 13th ; Gen. <). M Mitchell, loth ; Gen.
Meade, 19th; Gen. T. W. Sherman, 18th;
Gen. Penn orton, 27th; Gen. Jo. Hooker,
29th; Gen. Cauby,3ot.li; Gen. G. H. Thomas,
12th; Gen. Doubieday, 24th ; Gen. Long
street, 54th; Gen. Early, 18th; Gen. U. S.
Grant, 21st; Gen. Burnside, 18th; Gen.
Phil. Sheridan,suspended in 1802 and gradu
ated in 1863 the 34th; Prof. A. D. Bache,
Ist; Prof. Mahan, Ist; Gen. Bartlett, Ist;
Gen. Sibley, Ist; Gen R. E. Lee, 2d ; Gen.
Ewell, 3d ; Gen. Martingale, 3d ; Gee. Hal
leck, 3d ; Gen. W. T. Sherman. oth ; Gen.
Beauregard, 2d; Gen. Gilrgore, Ist; Gen.
G. B. McClellan, 2d; Gen. Howard, 2d.
A Negro Lucretia Borgia—Diaboli
cal Attempt of a Colored Woman to
Poison Thirty-six Negroes on a Missis
sippi Plantation. —The Vicksburg Herald
tells of the arrest of a negro woman on
Judge SoulJtworth’s plantation in Son
flower county, who had poisoned a large
quantity of milk, which it was customary
to give to the liands, but fortunately the
fact was discovered before the milk was
eaten, or .hirty-six negroes would have
gone. np. She had charged it with strych
nine, a bottle of which was found in her
house. m
The subscription made by the Court of
County Commissioners of Dallas county,
Ala. of $75,000 to the Selma and Memphis
Raii’road, has been rejected by a vote of the
county. Whole vote, 1,378; majority
.against subscription. 508.
[ Correspondence of the Baltimore Gazette.
From Washington.
ANXIETY IN POLITICAL CIRCLES—THE FRAN
CO-PRUBBIAN PROJECTED TREATY—rCOM
MENTS THEREUPON —ENGLISH DIPLOMACY
AT FAULT—THE RADICAL TRICK TO CATCH
GERMAN VOTES —CITY POLITICS —MAYOR
EMERY, AC., AC.
Washington, July 26,1870.
There is great anxiety here in political
circles to learu more of the “ projected ”
treaty (as it is called) between France and
Prussia, by the terms of which the former
was to have absorbed Belgium and Luxem
bourg, and the latter Southern Germany.
Our Government knows nothing at all of
the matter, although the Cabinets of Eng
land and Belgium appear to be perfectly
posted.
The dispatches from London are indefi
nite upon some very important points, par
ticularly as to when the propositions of
Napoleon wers made, and how far they
were acquiesced in by Bismarck. From
what is reported to have been uttered in
Parliament, Prussia is equally blamed with
France. This would seem to indicate that
the treaty was favored by that Power. It
seems, also, Belgium was in possession of
the contents of the treaty “ a short time
ago,” and authentic accounts from Brus
sels fully confirm the version of the London
Times, given on the 25th. These circum
stances would appear to favor the idea that
this plan of pacification proposed by France
to Prussia was offered prior to the declara
tion of war, and frustrated by some extra
neous influence, and there does not seem to
have been sufficient time since to have ne
gotiated, and the negotiations to have pub
licly transpired even to the very text of
the propositions. In this view the whole
matter is of little amount.
On the other hand, if negotiations to the
above effect have taken place since the
declaration of war on the part of France,
then it becomes of the utmost importance
to ascertain.what is meant by including
Prussia in the anathemas hurled against
France by both the present and ex-Pre
miers of Great Britain in yesterday’s ses
sion of the British Parliament. There is
no other reasonable solution that Prussia
is now favorable to a settlement, upon the
plan of France, in defiance of the rest of
Europe.
Should this turn out to be the case, the
diplomacy of England has been much at
fault. I have heard it suggested that the
great designs embraced in this treaty have
been formed for sometime, and that a good
understanding has all along existed be
tween the belligerents. That by this ruse,
in a word, the High Contracting Parties
were enabled to put half a million of men
in the field, and. in the right place, without
incurring the least suspicion on the part of
their unsophisticated neighbors! But this
is hardly probable, though undoubtedly it
would have been an effective stroke of
statecraft.
Under any circumstances, if a lasting
peace upon the basis proposed should be
secured between these two great nations,
representing Catholicism on the one hand
and Protestantism on the other, it would
utterly spoil the contemptible little game
on this side of the Atlantic. Our Govern
ment seems to have had no higher aim in
this contest than to secure a few German
votes. I can state positively, from my in
vestigations to-day, that it knows less of
the condition of the great questiomat issue
in Europe than any merchant in any of the
four great cities, beginning at Baltimore
and ending at Boston !
Such a result would also confound the
politico-religious preachers hereabout, who
have seized upon the occasion to excite re
lious animosities. King William, now the
“ valiant champion of the Protestant cause in
Europe and America,” may look out, upon
signing such a treaty, to be put alongside
of the Pope, and both together consigned
to the bottomless pit. by the Rev. Dr. Boyn
ton and his colaborers in the cause of dis
cord and bloodshed.
The Democrats who were caught in the
ricket.ty Emery Radical trap here last
Spring arc butting their heads (literally)
against every hard substance in the way as
a penance for their inexcusable credulity.
I might say to them (one and all) —“ I told
you so.” But I hardly think .they will ever
go astray again. We shall see, however.
The new Mayor has been found to be
equally objectionable as his “ immortal pre
decessor,” besides not being possessed of
half his sense and energy. In truth, he has
proved himself utterly incapable to dis
charge the ordinary petty duties of his
office. It is “ a sight” to see him presiding
at a public entertainment—which custom
has somewhat made his official preroga
tive.
[From the New York Wot I<l
The French Zouaves.
THE ORGANIZATION AND STYLE OF FIGHTING.
France possesses several special or extra
corps entirely distinct from the regular
army, the national guard, or the marines.
One of them, and perhaps the most pecu
liar and eccentric, are the zouaves. There
are two kinds of zouaves, the African or
original zouaves, who, in time of peace,
are always stationed in Africa, and whose
strench there is about 12,000 men, and the
zouaves imites, or imitation zouaves, who
are armed, equipped and drilled like the
original corps, but do not possess the same
perfection in manoevering, &c. These latter
are only stationed a part of the time in
Africa, the greater part they are stationed
in various parts of France. In their arma
ment the zouaves differ materially from the
regular army, particularly in their bayonets,
which have the shape of scythes, and their
side-arm, which is the Algerian yataghan—
that is, the peculiar short sword of the
Kabyles. Also, in so far that they prefer
to use their own private revolvers. No one
can become a zouave who is not a born
Frenchman, and a very large number of
them are recruited among the Paris loafers
and gamins. Their drilling comprises, be
sides the usual military evolutions, more
particularly also gymnastics, and no one
can serve amongst them for any length
of time who is not an accomplished
and perfect swimmer, jumper, and
climber. Their style of fighting differs
accordingly from that of the regular In
fantry. They make no bayonet attacks ip
closed lines, but spread themselves out so
as to have more room for striking about
with their bayonets, and they enter the
enemy’s lines on the full run with large
bounds.
One of their eccentricities is their love
for cats, and they prefer as pets the large
gray and black cat of Algeria. The train
ing of these cats is admirable. They know
not only all the soldiers, but also their four
footed comrades belonging to the same bat
talion, and easily pick out their own mas
ters under all circumstances. They are
very obedient to them, and, not only on the
inarch but also in battle, take up their po
sitions on their knapsacks—from which
position they participate in the fignt ac
cording to their own peculiar style, by
jumping into the face of the enemy and
scratching and biting in a furious manner.
During the Crimean war the wounds in
i he faces of the Russian soldiers from these
cats were so serious and numerous that
they had to establish at Odessa a separate
ward in the hospital for the better healing
of them.
In climbing up and attacking a rocky
height thp zouaves commaud their cats to
the front to lead the way, and carefully
watching the way the cats take, they fol
low them closely and take advantage of
every foothold pointed out by their trusty
and agile comrades.
Prussian Communication.—lt has been
generally supposed, Says the Boston Jour
nal, that Prussia was cut off from all tele
graphic communication with this continent,
except through France. This is not the
case. Berlin is connected with London by
two different cables. From Loudon a wife
extends north through Scotland, and
crosses the North Sea to Christiana, iu
Sweden. Another line crosses this sea
from Newcastle to Copenhagen, and is ex
tended on through the Baltic to St. Peters
burg. The Prussian capital can thus hold
immediate communication with the capitals
of England, Scotland, Denmark, Sweden,
Russia and the United States. By means
of a cable extending from Cowes around
Cape Finister to Lisbon, Prussia enjoys
communication with Spain without having
her dispatches pass through French terri
tory.
Hall County Sulphur Springs are now a
fashionable Summer resort.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
FIFTEENTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Thursday, July 28, 1870.
SENATE,
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
at 10, a. m., and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by the Rev. Wesley Prettyman.
The roll was called and the Journal of
yesterday read and approved.
Mr. Brock claimed the floor, as having
been interrupted by adjournment on yes
terday, and yielded it to Mr. Wootten.
Bradley (cdl.), offered a resolution that
Mr. Nunnally was in disorder in the use of
certain unparliamentary language on yes
terday, and moved to refer the same to
Gen. Alfred H. Terry for his opinion as to
the proper action thereon.
The President ruled the resolution out of
order.
Mr. Nunnally offered a substitute for the
resolution providing for the postponement
of all elections in this State until the formal
recognition thereof by Congress. A reso
lution that,
Whereas, The Hon. Amos T. Aker man,
a citizen of Georgia, has been made Attor
ney General by the President of the United
States, showing his entire confidence in his
abilty; and,
Whereas, The Hon. Amos T. Akerman
is fully acquainted with the laws of this
State, as well as the reconstruction acts of
Congress; therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives in General Assembly met, That
no action be taken by the General Assem
bly upon the question of an election this
Fail until the opinion of the United States
Attorney General is obtained upon the laws
of Congress aud of this State iu regard
thereto, and that the Governor be requested
to communicate with the Hon. Amos T.
Akerman, Attorney General, furnish him
with a copy of the resolutions and request
his opinion at the earliest day practicable.
Mr. Speer moved that the time allowed
Mr. Nunnally in support of his resolution
be extended to one hour instead of half an
hour, as required by the rules. Carried.
Mr. Wootten, in an able and concise ar
gument, opposed the original resolutions.
He explained and powerfully opposed the
unconstitutionality of the measure, and
appealed to Senators to be faithful to their
trust and reject it.
A message was received from the House,
stating that certain bills had been passed
by that body.
Mr. Higbee claimed the terms of office of
persons elected under the constitution com
menced only from the time of the ratifica
tion of that instrument by Congress, on
the admission of the State, and therefore
no election could lie held during this year.
Mr. Speer moved to suspend the rules in
order to take np the report of the Finance
Committee in regard to the bill providing
for the setting apart and securing the
school fund, and recommending its passage.
Carried.
The report of the committee and the bill
was read.
Mr. Candler objected to the bill as an
open and palpable violation of the consti
tution ; claimed that the school fund had
been appropriated by the constitution for a
particular purpose, and that the State had
no right to borrow the money and substi
tute therefor its own bonds below par, and
that such a measure would be a violation
of the contract of the State with her tax
payers.
Mr. Merrell insisted that no such con
tract was violated, as the specific money re
ceived from tax payers was not appropria
ted without their knowledge, and that the
constitution provided that the money for
the payment of members of the General
Assembly should be raised by taxation.
Mr. Harris objected to the personal mo
tives which had been imputed to Senators,
aud believed that the bill provided for the
best employment of the school fund.
Mr. Wooten also objected to the imputa
tion of personal motives, aud insisted that
(lie bill would “secure” the fund directed
by it, and that substituting bonds in its
place would save the necessity of putting
such bonds on the market, and suffering
loss by selling them below par.
Mr. Candler explained that the bill had
been presented on the statement that all
were personally interested in its passage,
and his remarks were in reply to that
statement..
Mr. Higbee called the previous question
on the report of the committee.
The yeas and nays being called, were:
Yeas—Bradley, Brock, Campbell, Col
man, Crayton, (colored), Dunning, Fain),
Griffin, of the 6th, Griffin, of the 21st, Har
ris, Henderson, Henry, Higbee, Hunger
ford, Matthews, Merrill, McArthur, Nuu
nally, Richardson, Sherman, Smith, of the
7th, Smith, of the 30th, Speer, Stringer,
Traywick, Wallace, Welch and Wootten—
-29.
Nays—Bowers, Burns, Dickey, Hicks,
Hinton, Nesbit, Wellborn—7,
So the report was adopted.
The vote was then taken on the bill
which was passed.
Mr. Smith, of the 7th, offered the follow
ing as an amendment to the original reso
lutions nnder consideration:
Resolved , That this General Assembly be
ing provisional, it has no power over the
question of elections until such time as the
final action of Congress fully recognizing
the accomplishment of the reconstruction
of Georgia by the admission of her Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress to
their seats.
Campbell (colored) accepted the amend
ment and maintained at length the pro
visional idea as to the force of the consti
tution and the commencement of the terms
of officers elected under it.
Mr. Wellborn said that if the constitu
tion did not require an election this year, as
was alleged, no affirmative legislation was
necessary ; that Congress by its last act,
hail admitted the force of that instrument,
and referred the State to it to determine
this question, and that it belonged not to
the Legislature to construe the constitution
but to the Judiciary.
Mr. Smith, of 7th, moved to extend the
time until 2 o’clock. Lost.
Mr. Harris moved that when the Senate
adjourn it shall adjourn to meet at 4, p. m.,
for the sole purpose of reading bills for the
second time. Carried.
Mr. Harris moved that debate on this
question shall cease at 12, m., to-morrow.
Mr. Wellborn refused to yield the floor
for the motion to be submitted.
The hour of adjournment having arrived,
the Senate adjourned until 4, p. m.
HOUSE.
House met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the Speaker.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantly.
The Clerk read the Journal of yesterday’s
proceedings.
Mr. Rawls’ motion to reconsider the
action of the House yesterday in sustaining
the ruling of the Speaker on the question of
seating certain members, came np. The
Speaker ruled that there can be no appeal
from an appeal, but promised that he would
entertain the motion hereafter, if lie finds
that the authorities on such subjects did
not fully sustain his present ruling.
On motion of Mr. Darnell, the Governor’s
proclamation was taken up and read. The
Governor recommends an appropriation of
seven thousand dollars to meet debts owed
by the penitentiary. The communication
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. Bryant resumed his remarks on the
“ Penitentiary Report.” He said that he
believes that there is a dangerous combina
tion in Georgia known as the “Ring,” or
Big Firm, and that the said Ring is in
terested in the farming out of penitentiary
convicts; he advocated a repudiation of the
contract with Messrs. Grant, Alexander
& Cos., and a return of the convicts to the
penitentiary.
Mr. Hillyer said that his speech had no
connection with the Ring; that nobody had
anything to do with it, and that he alone is
responsible therefor.
Mr. Rawls said that as a member of the
committee he felt it his duty to vindicate
the report; that Mr. Bryant’s reasons for
objecting to the report were selfish.
A message from the Senate was received,
saying that the Senate had passed the
House bill to set aside and secure the
school fund.
Mr. Rawls continued: That the effect of
such reports as are rife in regard to the
punishment of convicts tend to deter crime,
even if they were true; but the gentleman
had not commented on rebutting .testimo
ny ; the committee saw and heard thjngs
not in the report; they went among the
prisoners and saw for themselves; they
found that out of the convicts many were
found who contradicted the evidence of
cruelty; that the convicts are gener&llywj
rough set, steeped iu crime, and must B]
punished if it is desired to manage theiroj
if the recommendations of the commltt*i|
are earned out, he believes the system w2|
work well, and that there has teen latte*®
vL.f^ Pr n Vement {n the management offeoSß
tipmo He wanted to know what the gets
fr £, m Richmond meant by “white.
Fvcrw lß ‘ >es he mean the Governors
Govlr of the contractors swear the
Whenw' 3 not in terested in any mannen
When before, m the history of Georgia, has
mon tnsen t been necessary for colored
tentiarv? largCßt claßs in the peeif
To the gentleman from Rieb
mondis.in a measure, due the chaage in
the status of the negro. ,<
resolution, appointing a joint
tte Wr f Athinta, was concurred in by
the Senate and returned to the House. >
troQfli ft? her °PP° sed the report, and con
ihef Pnnmhment of other systems
with that of Grant, Alexander & Cos.; that
the contractors have violated their obliga
.and nothing remains but for the
estate to repudiate It.
rpnlpV Dui iK an ° Pf)o9ed the adoption of the
S L g r oand that the State te paid
nothing by contractors for services that are
worth about $300,000 per year; but if Grant,
"”? a “ der * £°- ,iav e complied with the
contract, the State cannot rescind, other
wise if they have not; which subject should
be investigated. •;
Mr. Tweedy said that he opposefftßr
farnnng out convicts at the outset, and
that there was a legal difficulty in hiring
out convicts who are sentenced to the peni
tentiary ; that any petty magistrate can
catch up men and women of all colors and
send them to Grant, Alexander & Cos. upon
frivolous pretexts; that in his own city
young girls have teen sent off as vagrants,
and that they were principally colored:
that this infernal system of petty mageU*
trates should be broken up; that the state
ment that the notes of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad have been hawked over
the streets is untrue, and that the asper-.
sions against certain gentlemen who have
brought property and intelligence to this
State are Unfounded.
Also, that Mr. Rice’s bank has one mil
lion and a quarter in real estate, and a
large proportion of it in this city.
Mr. Simms, colored, said that lie did nqfr,
as a member of the committee, sign or ap-"
prove the report, and that there was mean
ness or money behind the speech of the
chairman of the committee, and that all
the reports of cruelty were substantially
verified.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived, saying that he had approved the
bill for the better securing of the school
fund, and the resolution appointing a joint
committee to confer with the Mayor and
Council of Atlanta.
On motion of Mr. Tumlin, Dr. A. %
Hamilton was tendered the use of this
Hall to deliver a lecture on the physical
training of women.
Leaves of absence were granted Messii.
Strickland, Harkness, Rainey and Seal, on
special business.
Also, to Messrs. Humber, Nesbit, of
Dade, Allen, of Hart, Carson and Maxwell,
on account of sickness.
Pending Mr. Sims’ speech, the House ad
journed until 10, a. m., to-morrow.
[From the Baton Ronge Comet.
An Unlucky Bath.
HOW A LOUISIANA MATCH WAS BROKEN OFF.
In a certain neighborhood of our parish
there resides an intelligent young gentle
man of prepossessing appearance
agreeable manners, who not many months
ago became smitten by the charms of the
blooming daughter of a near neighbor, a
well-to-do farmer, and after several weeps
of unrelenting attention, succeeded Ip
touching a responsive chord iu the susqep,-
tible heart of the fair damsel, and gained
her blushing consent to tecorne h.s wifie.
So far, so good, and had it not been for an
unfortunate incident that , .
“ Rudely snapped tlie chord in twain fj
That bound their hearts together,"
the same might have been said of them that,
has betn said of thousands of other fadfcu
boys and girls, namely, they metoijWnted,
and were married. But an .adveraaKte had
ordered otherwise, aud our herd*as des-.
lined only too soon to have his
changed into the bitterness of
wormwood. As soon as their engageißeofc*
had received the sanction of the old
preparations were made on an extensive
scale to have the nuptial ceremonies, and
the festivities attendant thereupon, con
ducted in a style in keeping with theijr
elevated position in society. Time passed
on apace with the happy pair, anil the
eventful morn that was to witness the
happy consummation of their fondest
hopes drew uigh, when, alas ! the unfortu
nate incident occurred that put an end to
their pleasant dreams and delightful an
ticipations. One afternoon, only a few
days before the auspicious hour, our young
friend concluded that he would enjoy a
refreshing bath in a creek that ran within
a short distance of his home. Acting upon
the thought, he wended his way to where-a.
large magnolia stood near the bank of the
pellucid stream, and divesting himself of
his clothing, was soon disporting in the
limpid waters. Suddenly a sound broke
upon his ear. Hark,’twas the ripple, not'
of the water, but of a silvery laugh, and
peering cautiously above the bank, wEat
was his horror to see his fair inamorata,
accompanied by a female friend, not more
than a hundred yards distant, and slowly
approaching the spot where he stood, “in
all liis naked loveliness revealed.” Here
was a predicament indeed ! If he remained
where he was the young ladies would be
sure to see him, and if he sought safety in
flight it was equally impossible for him to
escape detection. What should he do?—,
Ah, happy thought! there was a tree, and
if he could only manage to climb that un
observed he might secrete himself among
the branches where the thick moss and
leaves
“ with friendly guise
Would hide his form prying eyes.”
No sooner said than done, and being care
ful to keep the body of the tree between
himself and the girls, our vonng friend, in
less time than it takes to write it, was snug
ly stowed away in the top of the tree, and
waiting very impatiently for the young
ladies to go by. Unfortunately, however,
in the hurry and excitement of the moment
he forgot his cloth-.s, which, lying on the
bank, attracted the attention of the girls,
and with the provercial curiosity of their
sex, they must needs come nearer to see if
they could not Unravel the seeming myste
ry. Approaching the foot of the tree they
soon discovered what the mysterions bundle
was, and became lost in conjectures as to
how a man’s clothing without the man
should happen to be in that sequestered
spot. They gave free play to their imagi
nations and their tongues, and not a few
were the jokes and laughs in which they in
dulged while submitting the garment to a
critical examination. Matters, however,
did not look so fanny to our “ man up the
tree,” and fearful of being discovered he
resolved to change his base and secure a
1 letter position, in doing this he inadvert
antly threw his whole weight on a dead
limb, and in the twinkling of an eye down
he came with a thundering crash, and lay
sprawling on his back right betweeen the.
startled girls. There were two piercing
shrieks," a snjothered oath, an I hastily pick
ing himself up, the poor fellow fled with all
possible speed in one direction, while the
young ladies were equally as nimble in get
ting away from so dreadful a sight in anoth
er. Returning after the coast was clear
our hero resumed his clothing, and straight
way went home, where shortly after a note
was handed him from his fiancee, declaring
their engagement to be at an end. If any
of our readers are spoiling for a light they
can be easily accommodated by asking that
young gentleman to go bathing.
A Venerable Preacher. —Peter Cart
wright, the venerable Methodist preacher,
lectured at Dubuque, lowa, on the 13th
instant. The Telegraph, of that city, says:
It was a strange sight, and one we may
neyer expect to see again, to behold a man
in-the pulpit before us who was eighty-six
years old, had been eighty years a citizen
of the West, and who sixty years ago
crossed the Mississippi where is now Bt.
Louis. He preached in the State of Illinois
when Chicago was unknown, and he has
spent sixty years in the saddle riding
through the great West. To-night he will
tell us something of how our State looked
in the days of lang syne forty years ago
Ich Bin Ein Preusse !
[This is the famous national song of Prussia,
which never perhaps was euug with more en
thusiasm than upon receipt in Berlin of the
; first news of victory, in 1866, when, in every
6treet, on the memorable 29th of June, resound
ed iu joy, Ich bin ein Previse, kennt ihr meine
Farben ?1
i am a Prussian ! See nay colors gleaming—
The black-white standard floats before me
free;
For Freedom’s rights, my father’s heart-blood
ii< streaming,
Snch, mark ye, mean the black and white to
me!
Shall! then be a coward? I’ll e’er be to the
toward!
Though day be dull, though sun shine
bright on me,
1 am a Prussian, will a Prussian be!
Before the throne with love and faith I’m bend
ing,
Whence mildly good, I hear a parent’s tone;
With filial heart, obedient ear I’m lending—
The father trusts—the son defends the
throne!
Affection’s lies are stronger—live, O, my coun
try, longer! •
The King’s high call o’erflows my breast
so free!
I am a Prussiau, will a Prussian be!
Not every day hath sunny light of glory,
A cloud, a shower, sometimes dulls the lea;
Let none believe my face can tel! the story,
That every wish unfruitful is to me.
--How many, far and nearer, would thin ; ex
change much dearer ?
Their freedom’s naught—how then com
pare with me V
I am a Prussian, will a Prussiau be!
And if the angry elements exploding,
The lightning’s flash, the thunder’s louder
roar,
Hath not the world olt witnessed snch fore
boding ?
• No Prussian’s courage can be tested more ;
Should roek and oak be riven, to terror I’m
net driven;
Be storm and din, let flashes gleam so
free —
I am a Prussiau, will a Prussian be !
Where love and faith so round the monarch
cluster,
Where Prince and people clasp 60 firm their
hands,
’Tis these alone true happiness can muster,
Thus, showiug clear how firm the nation’s
bands.
Again confirm the fealty! the honest, noble
fealty!
Be strong the bond, strike hands, dear
hearts, with me—
Is not this Prussia? Let, us Prussians
be!
A Whole Family Murdered. —lt
seems as if wholesale murder must be con
tagious this year. A well known lawyer
of Naples, Giuseppe Ev—o, took refuge
from the summer heats of that capital in
the Valley of Ufet.ta, near Castel Taverna,
at a village named Ariano. He took his
whole family with him. He was extremely
popnlar in the village and its neighborhood,
for he gave legal advice gratuitously to
everybody there who required it. Last
Sunday, contrary to custom, his villa was
closed. As brigands are still common in
Italy, some alarm was felt, and the neigh
bors went and knocked at the door. As
they got no answer they informed the au
thorities, who came, and, alter knocking
and calling, broke open the doors. The
first room was empty, and, as all the shut
ters were closed, a sort of twilight reigned
everywhere. It was some time before the
authorities’ eyes could accustom themselves
to it. They entered the second chamber,
the nursery. The floor was covered with
blood. Frederica, a sweet little girl of five
years old, was lying on her bed, her breast
gaping and crimson with blood; by her
side lay her little brother, Michel-Angelo,
eight years old, his head shattered by a
pistol bail. Near the door lay the corpse
of a poor little boy five years old, lying at
the foot of the bed, and covered with blood.
Evidently the.poor little fellow, awakened
by the cries of his brother and sister, be
came alarm and tried to fly. The third
chamber was entered. In a corner of the
room, leaning against the wall, seated On
the floor, whs the wife in her night clothes,
Afrith her throat cut from ear to car. In
>hjer arms was a little baby not three months
Old ; its throat also was cut. In another
'corner of the room was the oldest child,
GbwJff. ggirl just fifteen, lying on the floor
horrTmy disfigured by pistol balls. One
had shattered and carried away her lower
the oilier had entered her head, be
tween her nose and eye, and had expelled
the latter from its orbit; it hung down the
rohee’;. On the bed lay Giuseppe Ev—o
with a pistol ball wound in his right
temple, and in his hand the revolver with
which he had mnrdered all his family and
at last ended his own life. No cause has
as yet been assigned for the fearful domestic
tragedy.
[Paris Cor. N. Y. World , 'dated 11 th in fit.
A Crcestjs Among Thieves. —The Lon
don Metropolitan Police have discovered a
receiving thief iu London, owning money
and general property to the'amountof £12,-
000. In 1854 he started in business, and
having been shortly arrested, was then
worth a cool £1,000; bnt in sixteen years,
by industry and perseverance, made up the
total amount. He lived comfortably at
Brixton, and had first-class connections 11
over the world. To thieves worthy of
credit, he would advance from £IOO to £2OO,
to be repaid when the venture was ended.
His connection was a tip-top one, and had
ramifications in Paris, Brussels, Berlin,
Vienna and New York. He tried only once
a job in St. Petersburg and Athens, blit
here he was unfortunate, for though his
plans succeeded, before he could get the
booty to England some Russian and Greek
people robbed his own thieves. He never
placed confidence in these two nationalities
again. His entire career was that of a
loyal and faithful comrade, and there was
so many flue traits about him that we feel
convinced that he must have belonged to
the party of moral ideas. Alas ! how this
man missed his career—his opportunity?
It was not in London he should have plied
his vocation. Had he honored one or two
capitals of countries or States in another
continent, instead of a paltry £12,000, he
njjght have added any desired number of
numerals to this paltry sitm..
Meeting of Frenchmen in New York.
—The French Union Republican Associa
tion, of New York, at a meeting held on
Friday, adopted the following:
Whereas, A state of war exists between
France and Prussia; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, members of the French
Union Republican Association, sympathize
with those citizens of Paris who have pro
tested agaiust war.
Resolved, That all workingmen, whether
French, German, English, Spanish or
Italian, are and should be brothers, as their
interests are the same everywhere ; and as
.in every country the workingmen are
obliged to free themselves from the double
yoke of dependence and misery, instead of
quarreling among themselves, they should
unite their efforts to conquer and win with
a common enfranchisement.
Resolved., That a war of people against
kings, and of labor against prerogative, is
just and necessary, but all war sustained
by a despot whose only object is territorial
aggrandizement or dynastical interest is the
worst scourge that can possibly afflict the
human species.
Resolved, That in virtue of these princi
ples, we appeal with all our voice for the
overthrow of monarchies and the abolition
of standing armies, the two causes of war,
and the ruin of all the people.
Resolved, That lastly, and above all, we
protest against those who, being French or
Germans, seek to divide the working classes
in America because of the passionate dis
putes of the despots of the old world
Upon the free soil of the United States we
are neither French nor Germens, but citi
zens and workingmen. When despots
make war to divide us, our cry must be
“ Let ns unite.”
Statue to Gen. Scott.- The Secretary
of War has been authorized to contract
with Henry K. Brown, of Newburg, N. Y.,
for the erection of a bronze equestrian
statue of Gen. Winfield Scott, to be made
of cannon captured in Mexico. The cost
of the statue wiil not exceed $35,000, and
it will ornament Franklin Square.
CojiUMBUS, CUTHBERT AND BaTNBRIDGE
Railroad.— The Southern MW’ 1 of Bain
bridge, says the work on this enterprise is
progressing rapidly under the direct super
vision of the principal contractors, Messrs.
Harris & Brown.
The right of way is cut out to within
tWo and a half miles of Colquitt, and about
fifteen miles of the road-bed is completed.
BY TELEGRAPH.
I Associated Press Dispatches.
NOON DISPATCHES.
London, July 29.—The people of the
Danubian Provinces are preparing to take
advantage of the war to strike for indepen
dence. Hence the preparation on the part
of Turkey.
Everything indicates a battle within
three days.
The Prussians have four hundred thou
sand troops on the river Soar, between
Treves and Menzig. Opposing, the French
have three hundred thousand.
The Warrior has been commissioned to
bring the Crown Princess of Prussia to
England.
Count Von Bismarck, in a dispatch to
the North German Ambassador to Eng
land, confirms the authenticity of the secret
treaty as published in the London Wines.
He says: “Since 1866 France has inces
santly tempted Prussia with offers of terri
torial aggrandizement at the expense of
Belgium and South Germany.” He is con
fident France will not obtain any extension
of territory, even by fighting for It; and
says: “If the disclosures made by the
Times had been withheld, France, though
fully armed, would have repeated her offer
of peace at the cost of the extinction of the
kingdom'of Belgium.”
The floor, galleries and lobbies of the
House of Lords were crowded with privi
leged visitors and other spectators, anx
ious to hear the state of the Government’s
position in the present war. Earl Gran
ville said the Government was embarrass
ed by explosive material lying around it,
with matches ready lighted, efforts to ex
tinguish which had been useless, though
Lord Lyons had been able to hold back a
declaration of war five days. The incident
at Ems between Count Bennedetti and
the King of Prussia was remarkable, but
no insult was intended. Ail observance of
the Paris protocol, which provides for the
settlement of disputes by mediation, was
repudiated by both parties. In the pres
ence of this war, England has but one duty
—to observe strict neutrality.
Lords Malmesbury and Russell approv
ed of the attitude and action of the Govern
ment. War was wholly needless and in
excusable, and Parliament would certainly
sustain the Government in this policy of
neutrality and await an opportunity for
intervention.
Berlin, July 29.—Bogus American
agents are buying arms for France at
Lizt.
The French lost one officer and eight men
in a skirmish at Valkengen ; one Prussian
wounded.
Paris, July 29.—The following is the
proclamation of the Emperor to the army
on assuming command in person :
“ Soldiers : 1 come to take my place at
your head to defend the honor and the'soil
of our country. You go to combat against
one of the best armed of European countries;
but other countries as valiant as this have
not been able to resist your valor. It will
be the same to-day. The war which now
commences will be a long and hardly
contested, one for its theatre will be places
hedged with obstacles and thick with fort
resses ; but nothing is beyond the pe: sever
ing efforts of soldiers of Africa, Italy and
Mexico. You will prove once more what
the French army is able to accomplish, an
imated by sentiment of duty, maintained by
discipline and influenced by love of coun
try. Whatever road we may take across
and over the frontier, we will find upon it
glorious traces of our fathers, and we will
show ourselves worthy of them. All
France follows you with confident prayers,
an.i the eyes of the universe are upon you.
Upon your success depends the fate of
liberty and civilization. Soldiers, let each
one do his duty, and the God of battles will
be with us. Napoleon.
“At General Headquarters, at Metz, July
28th, 1870.”
New York, July 29.—The Dauntless
lost three hours in the vain attempt to
save two men who were washed overboard.
The Vigo, hence for Savannah, broke a
shaft and was towed back by the Kelso,
from Mobile.
EVENING DISPATCHES.
Washington, July 29 —Revenue to-day,
$749,000.
Boutwell has gone to Massachusetts.
The reorganizing and consolidating of
divisions in the Secretary’s office of the
Treasury Department is completed, and
fourteen divisions heretofore in existence
are consolidated as follows : Ist. Appoint
ments ; H. S. Vanderbilt, Chief. 2d. Reve
nue, Marine, Steamboaf Inspection and
Marine Hospitals; N. B. Devereux, Chief.
3d. Warrants and Warehouses; C. F. Co
nmt, Chief. 4th. Collection of Customs;
H. B. James, Chief. sth. Custom Appeals,
Remission of Fines, Penalties, &c.; D. Ly
man, Chief. 6th. Shipping, Tonnage and
Miscellaneous; George Wood, Chief. 7th.
United States Depositories, Sub-Treasury ;
George Parnell, Chief. Bth. Internal Reve
nue ; E. P. Gaines, Chief. 9th. Stationery,
Files and Printing; A. L. Sturtevant,
Chief.
Divisions consolidated with others are
the Law Branch, W. F. Clark, Chief;
Warehouses, Mr. Goddard, Chief; Files,
J. A. Lovejoy, Chief; Printing, J. C.
Meyers, Chief. These gentlemen retain po
sitions in the Department, and will be as
signed to duties in connection with their
former divisions.
Windsor, July 29.—Gen. O’Neill and
Col. Brown pleaded guilty to violation of
the neutrality laws. The men were com
mitted to await sentence of the court.
Col. Hugh McGinnis forfeited his bail.
London, July 29.—Rev. Henry Griffin
Williams, Professor of Arabic at Cam
bridge College is dead.
Parliament adjourned to August 11.
Gladstone proposes a bill to reassemble
Parliament in six days after adjournment.
The Prussian Ambassador to England
states that France, in 1866, offered to lend
Prussia 300,000 men to war against Aus
tria, if Prussia would surrender the terri
tory between the Rhine and Mozelle. The
rejection of this awakened Napoleon’s sym
pathy. for Austria. These offers, which
Napoleon now finds it convenient to re
pudiate, have been repeated since 1866.
The Times , discussing Motley’s recall,
says fickleness is the reproach of republics.
It eulogizes Motley, and congratulates the
world that he goes back to literature.
It is rumored that Austrian Catholics
will embrace Protestantism unless infalli
bility be materially modified. i
The British Government is quietly but
actively preparing to meet any emergency.
Dock yards and arsenals are busy day and
night. v.
The story is repeated that France offers
Italy 60,000,000 livres and the evacuation
of Rome for her fidelity.
The demand for discounts at the Ban*
of England is rapidly diminishing.
Paris, July 29.—The cable connecting
France with Algeria is complete.
Many American and English newspaper
correspondents were arrested at Metz as
spies, but were released and warned to keep
away from the army in futrtre.
It is stated the return of Le Brun. from
the lront hastened the departure of the
Emperor.
Prince Napoleon is on the Emperor’s
staff.
Large bodies of French troops are mov
ing northeast from Metz.
Gen. Frochu leads a corps Into South
Germany.
It is thought Prussia will decline battle
until the French cross the Rhine.
The Prussians arc massing at Nieuwied,
near Coblenz. j• - , •
The French newspapers are furious over
the restrictions regarding the publication
of war news. ' ... ..
The King of Prussia’s early abdication
Is rumored. . „ ~
The proclamation of the siege of Moselle,
Fontz and Bas Rhine Is officially publish*!.
to be «*"* 1“
G Hosed firm. Rentes, 66f. The
Bourse cl ieg the repor t that the
has asked permission to
suspend officers are
„ enter the Prussian lines.
f °TheNorth German Gazette has a sharp
article on English neutrality, saying Eng
land furnishes France with cartridges to
slaughter Germans.
The Government has recognized the
Continental Telegraph Bureau, of Berlin,
as Its official reporter. The Bureau’s War
bulletin will be posted throughout Ger
many. This establishment is the principal
A^ ei i Cy »' n Gcrman y for supplying the New
xork Associated Press exclusively with
news for the press of America.
G ° unt Bismarck recently submitted to
the Government at Florence proofs of Na-
H°m 0n ' s double policy towards Italy.
The official journal, in an article to-day,
says: Belgium is enlightened by the publi
cation of the secret treaty as to French
greed. If Germany is conquered by
r ranee, Belgium is lost. Belgium is in a
position to oblige Napoleon to pursue,
without result, the war begun without mo
tive. If Belgium is firm, Prussia will pro
tect the Belgian frontier.
The National Bank lias been licensed to
treat foreign bills to the amount of thirty
million florins as a portion of the specie
reserve.
London, July 29. —Count Andressen as
sured the Diet that under all circumstances
Hungary would go with Austria.
_ The Times says the drain of gold is sub
siding. Amounts are on the way from
New York, and will go a long way to coun
teract the tendency of pressure in the
money market. The advance in rate of in
terest to five per cent, was a precautionary
measure rather than proof of aetfial scar
city of money.
Thirty failures arc reported at the Stock
Exchange since the war panic. The de
pression in the Liverpool market is still
very great.
The steamships Bemen and Baltimore,
which recently arrived at Southampton,
Will discharge cargoes there, and not at
tempt to reach Bremen. The Leipsig is
the only vessel of this line known to be at
sea.
Street rumors of successful negotiations
between Lord Lyons and Duke de Gram
mout at Paris, whereby the preservation of
peace is assured, are again in circulation,
bnt, however, not generally believed.
The war panic at the Exchange con
tinues. Six more failures were announced
to-day.
San Francisco, July 29.— 1 t has been
evident for some time past that part of the
news of the New York Associated Press,
telegraphed to the California Associated
Press, was stolen tor the benefit of ail op
position concern known as the American
Press Association. Measures taken to dis
cover the theft resulted last night, in the
detection of Van Valkenburg, Manager of
the Pacific Railroad Company’s Telegraph
Lines, in the act of pilfering news. Van
Valkenburg was arrested, and will be sub
mitted to whatever penalty the law and
courts may apply.
New York, July 29.— Benjamin Nathan,
son-in-law of Judge Cardozo, was murder
ed in his room, and jewelry taken from
the safe. His head was beaten to a jelly
with a carpenter’s tool known as a dog.—
Servants in an adjoining room heard noth
ing.
Richmond, July 29.—Gnigon, deciding
the-municipal offices vacant, orders anew
election in November. The court will ap
point city officers ad interim.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
NeW York, July 29.—T. W. Simonton,
just returned from Europe, has completed
a reciprocal contract with the three great
news agencies of Europe for five years.
This arrangement covers the news of the
entire world.
The yacht race for the Queen’s cup occurs
Amrnst Bth.
Consul General Biddle, of Havana, ar
rived on the Moito Castle. *
Boutwell instructs Collector Murphy not.
to allow vessels to avoid quarantine by
means of Perth Amboy.
The J Jerald's special says the English
people are indignant, at the course of the
Government. The people want peremptory
notice given to France against t.he dis
turbance of Belgium or the extension of
French power on the Continent during or
after war. The Government, in the mean
tfine, while condemning the perfidy of
France, closes her eyes t.o immense pur
chases of coal and ammunition for the use
of the French army.
Berlin, July 29.—The Prussian move
ment in front of the French lines has com
menced and decisive operations approach.
Troops are pushing to Mayence from all
directions.
The King of Prussia bade adieu to the
guards yesterday.
England’s violation of neutrality by sup
plying contraband of war to Fi ance is bit
terly denounced.
Metz, July 29.—Prussian movements
cause excitement and hurry. The main
body will doubtless strike through Rhinish
Bavaria and an advance on the Prussians
on t he left is expected.
Paris, July 29.—The French will pay in
gold for everything they take in the
enemy’s country.
The Prussian Government lias suppressed
a large number of journals.
London, July 29—11 o’clock.—Advices
from tiie scene of war show skirmishing
giong on between the outposts, but no bat
tle yet, or even reported.
MARINE NEWS.
New York, July 29.—Arrived: Aus
tralia, Moro Castle.
MARKETS.
London, July 29 — Noon.—Consols, 89%.
Bonds, 82.
London, July 29—Evening. — Consols,
89%. Bonds, 83. Stocks steady.
Liverpool, July 29—Noon.—Cotton
opens dull; uplands, 7%; Orleans, 8; sales,
7,000 bales; sales of the week, 37,000; ex
ports, 5,000; speculation, 2,000; stock, 589,-
000, of which 301,000 are American; re
ceipts for the week, 37,000, of which 18,000
are American. Corn, 345. 3d.
Liverpool, July 29—Afternoon.—Stock
at sea bound to this port estimated at
476,000 bales, American, 59,000. Red
Winter Wheat, 10s. 6d.@7s.
Liverpool, July 29—Evening.—Cotton
flat and irregular ; uplands, 7% ; Orleans,
7%; sales, 8,000 bales ; speculation and ex
port, 1,500. Red Western wheat, 9s. Beef
buoyant.
New York, July 29—Noon.—Stocks
weak. Money, 3@5. Gold, 121%. Exchange
—long, 9%; short, 10%. Bonds, 10%.
Tennsssees, ex coupon, 61%; Dew, 60%;
Virginias, ex coupon, 55; new, 60; Louisi
anas, old, 67%; new, 64; Levee 45’s, 65;
B’s, 85; Alabama B’s, 98; s’s, 72; Georgia
C’s, 80; 7’s, 90; North Carolinas, old, 47;
npw, 29%; South Carolinas, old, 80; new,
T3%.
New York, July 29— P. M.—Money,
3(§5. Sterling, Gold closed
and dull at Y22%%\22%. Bonds
closed very strong; ’62's, 10%. Southerns
quiet, except new Tennessees, which were
very strong; Tennessees, 03; new, 61.
New York, Jnly 29— P. M.—Money
easy. Exchange weak and lower. Gold
■opened unsettled and ranged between 121%
and 121% ; at noon 121%; during the after
noon was somewhat excited, with marked
decline in premium, while StockTsxchauge
was buoyant and higher on Government
Bonds and share list generally. The occa
sion of this turn of affairs was the receipt
of telegrams from Frankfort quoting Bonds
at 82% ■ a very large rise on the prices cur
renUfor some days past. This news created
no little excitement. The rise in Bonds at
Frankfort is attributed to purchases by Ger-
man bankers to cover their shorts. German
bankers were free sellers of Gold here,
which forced the market down; closed weak
and dull at 120%@120%. Governments
opened strong and higher; during the
afternoon buoyant with active demand
and small offerings; closed very stroug;
6’s, 81, coupon, 13% ; ’62’s, 10%;’64’5,
10%; ’6s’s, 10%; new, 9%; ’67’s, 9 %;
68’s, 9%; 10-40’s, 7%. Southern Se
curities opened dull and heavy ; during
the afternoon dnll and almost nominal,
and closed quiet; new Tennessees very
strong; Virginias, 9%; new, 60; Louisi
anas, 68; new, 60; Levee 6’s, 62 j B’s, 85;
Alabama B’s, 98; s’s, 78; Georgia 6’s, 79;
7’s, 90; North Oarolinas, 47; new, 29;
South Carolinas, 81; new, 73%.
New York, Jnly 29— Noon. — Flour
dull and unchanged. Wheat rather more
steady. Corn quiet and firm. Pork dull
at S3O. Lard quiet; bbls., 16%@17% for
steam. Corn dull and lower. Cotton dull
and lower; uplands, 19% ; Orleans, 21%;
sales, 400 bales. Spirits Turpentine steady
at 41. Rosin dull at $1 70 for strained.
Freights firm.
New York, July 29—P. M.—Cotton
unsettled; sales, 950 bales; middling up
lands, 19%. Flour—State and Western
firmer; no sellers at inside prices;, super
fine, $5 20@5 90; extra, s6@o 15; Southern
firmer; common to fair extra, $6 1507 20;
good to choice, $7 2509 60. Wheat 102 c.
better; Winter red and amber Western,
$1 5101 53. Com lower; new mixed
Western, 95051 01. Beef steady; new
plain mess, $12016; new extra, $16019.
Pork steady at S3O. Lard shade lower;
kettle, 17%@18. Whisky more steady at
slOl 01—nearly all at latter price. Groce
ries steady. Turpentine, 41041%. Rosin
unchanged. Tallow steady at 10010%. —
Freights steady.
Baltimore, July 29.—Flour dull and
weaker on loW grades of old stock. Wheat
dull ; new red, $1 40; white, $1 6001 85.
White Corn, $1 2501 28; yellow, $1 05
0110. Oats—old, 60; new, 54057. Rice,
9010. Bacon firmer; shoulders, 15%.
Lard,l7%@lß. Whisky, $1 0201 03.
Cincinnati, July 29,— Flour quiet and in
moderate demand with market more settled;
family, $6 90. Corn firm; ear, 87088;
shelled, 90. Whisky dull at $1 4701 48-
no sales. Provisions unchanged.
Baltimore, July 29.—Cotton dull and
tending downward; middling, 19%; net
receipts of the week, 215 bales; coastwise,
231—total, 446; exports coastwise, 100;
sales of the week, 765 bales; stock, 1,240.
Boston, July 29. —Cotton quiet and
steady; middling, 20%; receipts of the
week, 945 bales; coastwise, 1,125 —total,
1,570; sales of the week, 1,700; stock, 700.
Norfolk, July 29.—Cotton quiet; low
middling, 18@18%; receipts, 180 bales;
slock, 696; net receipts for the week, 371;
exports coastwise, 731; sales of the week,
310.
New Orleans, July 29.—Cotton—de
mand fair but at lower rates; middling,
17%@17%; sales, 1,100 bales; net receipts,
472; stock, 46,511; mt receipts for the
week, 1,468; coastwise, 24—total, 1,492;
exports—to Liverpool, 4,379; to Havre,
2,663 ; coastwise, 2,317; to New York, 650;
sales of the week, 4,700.
Mobile, July 29.— Cotton qniet; low
middling, 17; sales, 150 bales ; net receipts,
30; stock, 15,866. Net receipts of the week,
29 ; coastwise, 30; total, 232; exports
coastwise, 8; sales of the week, 1,100.
Charleston, July 29. —Cotton—demand
light for good grades; middling 18%;
sales, 100 bales; net receipts, 106; exports
coastwise, 3 ; stock, 2,388. Net receipts of
the week, 705; exports to Great Britain,
339; coastwise, 1,281; sales of the week,
400 bales.
Augusta Daily Market.
Officb Daily Constitutionalist, )
Friday, July 29-I’. M. \
FINANCIAL
GOLD— Buying at 118 aud selling at 120.
SlLVEß—Buying at 110 and selling at 115.
BONDS—City Bonds, So@B2
STOCKS—Georgia Railroad, 100@101. Au
gusta Factory, 160. Savings Bank, 100 asked.
COTTON—The market has ruled qniet
throughout the day, opening with a moderate
demand and a light stock on a basis of 17 for
Liverpool middling, and closed quiet without
change. Sales, 112 bales. Receipts, 51 bales.
BACON-Active demand, with light stock.
We quote C. Sides,(:o@2o% ; O. R. Sides, 20 ; B.
B. Sides, 19; Shoulders, 17; Hams, 22%@27;
Dry Salt Shoulders, 15%<%16 ; Dry Salt C. R.
Sides, 19; D. S. Clear Sides, 19.
CORN—In good demand, and prime white
is selling at, sl. 50@1 55 by car load from de
pot; at retail, SI 60.
WHEAT—We quote choice white, SI 00;
red, ft 45 @ l 50
FLOUR City Mills, *7 OOtfidO (X); at retail,
#1 barrel higher. Country, fo®9, accord
ing to quality.
CORN MEAL SI 50 at wholesale; SI 60at
retail.
OATS—9O (Sill.
PEAS —f2@2 25.
The Hot Season. —If the season keeps
on in this way much longer, it bids fair to
rival those celebrated Summers said to be
recorded at Nuremberg, when the bed of
the river Rhine was dry, and the sand ex
posed to the smi hot enough to cook eggs ;
or th ai; other memorable heated term near
er homo, recorded by the scientific “Pro
fessor of the Breakfast Table,” when a
thermometer blew up and killed a tutor
with its ball. Ever since June came in we
have had what might be called steady hot
weather, day and night, with brilliant, but
too infrequent intervals of a comfortable
temperature. And yci we are only bnt a
little past Midsummer, when usually our
most trying weather is to come. It occa
sionally happens, however, that when June
and July have raged with unusual severity,
the stock of heat intended for August
seems to be exhausted, and so the cool
nights and mornings of .Fall have to do
duty earlier than nsnal. May it prove so
now. If it does not, however, we must
cultivate that admirable disposition which,
according to the popular proverb, belonged
to the King of Spain, before Spain dis
pensed witli those functionaries—when it
rained, he let it rain.
Bonds for the New Southern Banks.
—From an advertisement. In another
column, it will lie seen that Messrs. Hoyt
& Gardner, bankers in New York, offer
their services to their Southern friends and
correspondents for the purchase of United
States bonds, as a basis of circulation for
the new banks to be created in the South
under the currency act. The facilities pos
sessed by this firm in the conduct of the
banking business, coupled with the faithful
and careful attention given to the interests
of those purchasing or selling gold, stocks
and bonds through them, are too well
established throughout the South to re
quire more than the intimation that the
same advantages are still held and the
same fidelity exercised in serving their
friends. Special attention is directed to
the announcement of the advertisement.
Coughing a Bullet out of His Head.
—The Greenville (S. C.) Mountaineer chron
icles a singular case. Mr. William Beattie,
a young gentleman of that town, was shot
in the eye during the war, the bullet lodg
ing in his head—internally. The most emi
nent surgical skill failed to extract this
ball, and Mr. Beattie has from time to
time suffered much from it. A few nights
ago Mr. B. was seized with a violent fit of
coughing, during which he felt something
fall into his mouth. It proved to be the
bullet which had been hidden in his head
five or six years. This bullet, which weighs
half an ounce, had worked its way slowly
into the channel of the larynx, and the con
vulsive effort of coughing releasing its
hold, 1t fell, by its own gravity, through
the said channel.
Magnificent Corn Crop. —A gentle
man who has recently traveled through the
counties of Jackson, Hall, Banks, Frank
lin and Hart represents the corn crops
there as the finest ever known, and that
the farmers will make enough to last them
tm year ß. This is truly an encouraging
report.
A gentleman recently from Rome also
informs us that the crops in that section
are truly magnificent, indicating an un
usual yield.
Southern Inventions.— Amongst the
many modern improvements in the imple
ments of war, we learn that Major I. P.
Girardey’s improved and perfected artillery
rifle projectile, with faze, 4 considered one
of the most prominent, and is likely, to
share an Important part in the impending
war of Europe. Judging from its terrible
effects produced during the late campaigns
of this country, we are not surprised to
hear again of its acknowledged merits,