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COH STITTTTION ALIST.
AUGUSTA. GkA.
TUESDAY MORNING. AUG. 9. 1870
Notice.
Prom and after this date—Jone 1,1870
the terms for the Tju-Wbekly Constitu
tionalist will be at the rate of $6 per
annum. All papers will be discontinued at
the end of the time paid for.
THE WAR NEWS.
When Napoleon left Paris, a few weeks
ago, for the Rhine frontier, he declared to
his friends at parting that he would soon
return. It is presumable, however, that
he little dreamed of returning in the man
ner indicated by our telegraphic dispatches.
Indeed, it seemed to be the opinion of all,
irrespective of their sympathies, that
Prance would win the first great battle.
The French officials, military and civil,
shared the expectation of the soldiery that
the eagles of the empire were about to soar
Berlin-ward. Besides, the Prussian King,
in a solemn proclamation, warned his peo
ple that reverses might be expected in the
beginning. His caution and wisdom in
this respect were in direct and admirable
contrast to the dramatic enthusiasm of his
rival. And now the scene has changed
amazingly. In the first conspicuous battle
the Germans are victorious, and Paris is in
far greater jeopardy than Berlin may ever
be.
Had the French won the recent combat
the struggle would have promised to be a
protracted one, for the Germans are not
easily baffled by a partial defeat, and the
real difficulties of the invader would
begin after the soil of Prussia had been
penetrated to some purpose. As it is, a
victory for Prussia tends vastly to her ad
vantage, and may correspondingly demor
alize the French. The game of war be
comes now excedingly interesting. After
the first burst of wounded pride and rage,
Frenchmen may rally as one man to expel
the enemy from their soil, and if the Ger
mans grow too audacious they may meet
with a far more bloody reprisal than that
which has just overtaken McMahon and
his hitherto invincible veterans.
Be this as it may, the city of Paris is at
this moment in far more danger of capture
than the city of Berlin, and the chances of
King William entering the French capi
tal, as a conqueror, for the second time, are
not near so problematical as they were a
few days back.
Perchance, this disaster to France may
prove as beneficial as Bull Run proved to
the North, in our own war; perchance.it
may be but the beginning of the end—the
overthrow of the Napoleonic dynasty and
the humiliation of the Gauls. Speculation
can take a wide field until the mind fairly
aches with the possibilities of the situation.
On Sunday morning, we gave General Joe
Johnston’s theory which has not worked
out precisely right. To-day we give Gen.
Grant’s, which is 'rrrlly more accurate.
Our advice i j -or every man to figure out
plans o campaigns to suit himself and
ihcn study the cable telegrams to see how
near to prophecy he can conveniently come.
Our German fellow-citizens are in great
glee over the news from the Old World,
and our French friends somewhat mortified
at the turn of events. But their demeanor
to one another has been admirable in every
respect and a credit to civilization. For
our part, we confess to a great surprise at
the discomfiture of Napoleon ; but, as a
lover of true Republican liberty, we, profes
sionally, decline to take sides with him or
King William. It has been well said that
the one is fighting for “ an imperial crown,
a dynasty and re-baptized name; the other
for divine right, territorial consolidation,
military reputation and Teutonic propa
gandism.” There is little choice here for
an American of the old school; especially
when a victory of so much more import
ance is just heralded from North Carolina,
which would seem to prove i hat the ca
pacity for self-government and a determina
tion to assert it have not perished even in
the down-trodden South.
THE PLANTERS AND THE FUTURE.
Once more the time has arrived when the
planter rejoices in a brief respite from ab
solute toil and care. The crops are “ laid
by;” the labor of preparing the soil, seed
ing and cultivating, is ended ; and, thanks
to a kind Providence, the prospect for a
bounteous harvest is cheering. While en
joying partial cessation Irom labor, the
planter is apt to calculate the number of
bales he will probably make; the prices
about to rule; how much money the crop
will bring ; how much he owes his factor
and merchant, and what will be the net
profit of the year’s exertion. Under such
circumstances, it is quite natural for him
to look to his newspaper for Information
on subjects so nearly and directly con
cerning him. Editors, however, have no
further insight into futurity than other mor
tals. All they can do is to give the fullest
statistics regarding the previous crop and
calculations as to that which is to come,
especially the amount required for con
sumption. But even if the number of bales
could be exactly ascertained at this time,
no man could certainly tell what cotton
would sell for at a given period,.there being
contingencies other than the number of
bales marketed. This year, too, in addi
tion to the general laws of trade and finance
affecting the quotations for cotton, we have
to take into account the Franco-Prussian
war, which, if confined to these two
Powers, would influence the prices only in
cidentally by causing a stringency in money
matters even in England, raising the rate
of interest and thereby crippling, if not pre
venting, speculation, which is the main
lever for sustaining prices. Should the
war involve England, great depression in
cotton may be looked for. But no man can
solve the problem in all of its bearings.
In view, therefore, of the uncertainty
which surrounds the whole question, we
can not do better than tender our planting
friends the advice we gave them last sea
son, viz: If cotton will bring the cost of
production, sell enough to pay every dollar
you owe, and the sooner probably the bet
ter. By such a course, you will be protect
ing your credit, keeping faith, and putting
yourselves beyond the possibility of bank
ruptcy. Bold the surplus, according as
your judgment directs, for such prices as
you think it will ultimately bring.
A grand tournament is to be held at the
State Fair in Atlanta, to which Mr. H. I.
Kimball offers the following prizes: For
the most successful knight, a horse w- rth
on the market, $600; for the second best
knight, a horse worth on the market, $200;
for the third best knight, a saddle and
bridle worth S6O; for the best rider among
the knights, $25.
Wheat is selling in Rome at $1 20 per
bushel.
[Corre*poßdanee of tbe New York Bun.
President Grant Taftfag.
THE EUROPEAN WAR A DISGUISED BLESSING
TO AMERICA —MCCLELLAN’S POLICY THE
TRUK POLICY OP PRUSSIA —WHY AMERI
CANS SYMPATHIZE WITH THE PRUSSIANS—
GOOD NEWS FOR THE BULLS IN OUR PRO
VISION MARKET —THE ERRORS OF CON
GRESS.
Continental Hotel, August 4.—Your
correspondent had an hour’s interview tylth
the President this evening. Without be
traying anything touched upon of a. private
nature, we gite the President’s opinions on
national and cosmopolitan subjects as given
in the conversation. We found him in the
bosom of his little family, at bis Lpjjg
Branch cottage. He waa surrounded *tiy
Mrs. Grant, who is stouter than when we
saw her a General’s wife, General Porter,
slim, and with Kearney-like face, sweet
little Nellie Grant, and old Mr. Dent, the
venerable father of Mrs. Grant. OliJWf.
Dent (for this is what the neighbors call
him) stands under the weight of eighty
years. His face is smooth, fall, and he is
excellently preserved. In the room, car
peted with ingrain, were a few plain chairs,
a piano and a carved what-not. The front
door opened on the ocean, and we could
hear the breakers dash against the bluff in
front. The Executive showed no reticence,
but carried on the triangular conversation
with another gentleman and myself with
ease and rapidity, as each subject was
touched upon.
After complimentary speeches the con
versation turned upon the war, and we
asked the President what he thought of
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.
Gen. Grant—They seem to be getting
into a free fight. They can’t be separated
now. When two boys fight yon dan stop
the fight, bul when everybody is fighting
there is no one to step in and separate. At
first I thought the war would be shorty—
now I think it will be long, and it seems as
if every Power in Europe will get into it.
England must stand by Belgium, the fruits
of Waterloo, and we know Napoleon, as he
said to the Mayor of Ronen hi 1860, “hates
the treaty of 1815.” This treaty Napoleon
I signed against his will, and, although he
gave up the south bank of the Rhine then,
In form, the French have never given it up
in spirit. The fight with Napoleon is for
the south bank of the Rhine. With Prus
sia it is a defense of the Bismarck-North-
Germau Confederation. Then Napoleon
needed something to
KILL ROCHEFORTISM AT HOME.
He needed what Alexander H. Stephens
suggested to President Lincoln and Mr.
Seward, when they thought of patching up
a truce at Hampton Roads, in 1862—an ex
trinsic policy to unite everybody on. En
gland knew what Stephens’ extrinsic policy
meant, for Seward’s dispatch made them
open their eyes wide. It meant North and
South join against Canada. It took diplo
macy to get this extrinsic idea out of Steph
ens and Jeff; so it took diplomacy to get
the French signature to the secret treaty
which world enable N ipoleon to gobble
up Saarbruck an l Landau, and restore
Luxembur ■ to the French. But it took
greater diplomacy to reject it. Bismarck
'i i it, and he now hands the rejected pro
position over to the other Powers, as Sew
ard handed over Stephens’ Canada policy
to England. The defeat of King William
is the squelching of Belgium.
THAT’S WHAT THE TREATY MEANS.
Sun Correspondent—When King William
came to Paris in ’67, the Paris morning
papers announced his arrival thus: “Bis
marck, attended by the King of Prussia,
has arrived.”
Gen. Grant—Well, that’s about right.—
Bismarck is the big gun; he will be the
“ Swamp Angel ” in the rear of the Prussian
army.
Sun Correspondent—Americans general
ly sympathize with Prussia?
Gen. Grant—Yes, I don’t know but what
wejdo. Our sympathy is the result of com
merce, German emigration, and because
the Germans took our bonds and stood
WITH US DURING OUR WAR.
France didn’t. King William and Bis
marck sent three telegrams of congratula
tion to us. Not one came from Napoleon,
who, on the contrary, was all the time hit
ting us sly dabs in Mexico. Seward let
him hit, because his army was all the time
eating up the beef and tanning the hides
which otherwise would have gotten into
the rebel army. In fact, Maximillian was
a sort of provision destroyer in Mexico.—
If we go back of the last war, there is no
reason why we shouldn’t sympathize with
France. Napoleon sent troops, and La
fayette came to help ns, while Frederick
the Great hired out a lot of Hessians to
Great Britain.
Sun Correspondent—And if you go now
about five miles from Potsdam, you will
see a marble monument, on which is writ
ten in clumsy German, “ Sacred to the
memory of 8,000 German braves, who died
heroically in the American war.” What
do you think of the capture of Saarbruck,
General ?
Geu. Grant—Little skirmishes and a re
connoissance now and then don’t amount
to anything. We must wait for the cam
paign Sometimes, in checkers, a man
gives away one man, and by and by takes
three. So in war. Then, Saarbruck don’t
seem to have been a German town. It was
like the rebels first taking Bowling Green,
Ky., or Little Rock. It rather belonged to
them ; but when Gen. Steele retook Little
Rock that was a victory. I think
MAYENCE WILL BE THE FREDERICKSBURG
of the war, and, may be, the Black Forest
will be the Wilderness. At least, I should
think that modern warfare had demon
strated the fact that it is foolish to assault
a fortified town when you can just as well
march around it and compel the attacked
party to starve or come out and fight you.
General Hooker and Gen. Burnside both
stormed Fredericksburg, but I think if they
had it to do over again you would see them
inarching right around to the rear. May
ence, Coblentz, and even Ehrenbreiten
stein, the Gibraltar of the Rhine, if man
aged at all, will have to be managed as
Fredericksburg was at last. You can’t
storm Ehrenbreitenstein any more than
you could Vicksburg from the Louisiana
flats. You can bombard it, but, when
taken, it will have to be starved out. Now
I don’t think these French fellows are
much ou the starve out process ; they’re
too fast, and here
PRUSSIA HAS THE INSIDE TRACK.
Sun Correspondent—What will be the
probable strategy of the Prussian army.
Gen. Grant—lt will undoubtedly remain
strictly on the defensive. The Prussians
are now where the Austrians were during
the late war. They will find defending
themselves against the French far differ
ent from conquering Austria. The victory
of Koniggratz was won without a Prussian
quartermaster’s department—without even
a base of supplies. They started, like Gen.
Pope, with headquarters and hindquarters
in the saddle. This strategy is only safe
with victory. It would have been as dis
astrous with King William at Koniggratz
as it was with
GENERAL POPE AT CENTREVILLE,
had he met with repulse. The Austrian
campaign was successful, but it would not
do for King William to fight the French in
this way. He must stand still--intrench;
and the French must dig him out or work
in the rear. Spades will be trumps again,
as at Vicksburg. There Is a striking an
alogy between the French and Prussian
armies ami the old Union and Rebel armies.
Prussia’s strategy should be to stand still.
If she takes the aggressive, penetrating
French territory, the same result will un
doubtedly await her that awaited
LEE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Gettysburg and Antietam both weakened
the rebels more than years of defense war
fare. Koniggratz will not be repeated du
ring this war.
Sun Correspondent—What will be the ef
fect of the war on this country ?
Gen. Grant—History will repeat itself.
Our war raised values, not only here, but
all over the world. People couldn’t live
In Europe after one, nor one-half as cheap
as before. The present war will raise
values in Europe. Americans will come
home. Iron and leather and coal will ad
vance there. Then we can compete with
them
WITHOUT A TARIFF.
The war will be a self-imposed high tariff,
imposed on every article of foreign im
portation. This war (and here the General
was enthusiastic) will be the greatest bless
ing that could be afforded to America. It
will raise Europe np to an equilibrium of
prices and labor. Onr factories will start
again, importations will cease. They
Wufao longer be able to make a coat cheap
er in Europe than in this country. Onr
breadstnffs and bacon will have to ftirnish
their quartermaster’s department indirect
ly. Piork will advance and general farm
produce will bring correspondingly high
figures if the yyar lasts, as I now think it
will, i Our bonds will come home at first,
bnt they will be qritckty absorbed. They
are fcafe, and foreigners are even now mak
tng large deposits of them in American
banksj. Many are coming hack, but few
want to realize on them. They make a
sure revenue for them, no matter how she
war tprns ont at home.
I Correspondent—How about our
'merchant marine—our shipping?
Geq. Grant—Here we have made a great,
a suicidal mistake. Before Congress ad
journed we ought to have made arrange
ments for the
PURCHASE OF FOREIGN VESSELS.
They are in the market now at cheap fig
ures, hut we can’t bny them. The old act
of Congress provides for the bnilding of
ships at home, but prohibits their parchase
of a foreign power. By an act Os Congress
we can’t buy a vessel which we once owned
hut sold to Germany during our war—that
is, we can’t change her flag. If we bny
and sail under Prussian flags then France
will gobble us np. Our war killed our
merchant marine. In the face of the Ala
bama pirates we sold out cheap. England
had no acts of Parliament against bnying,
and she possessed herself of our ships at
half price. Now s the time for ns to get
even by buying the ships of France and
Prussia. This is what
I WANTED CONGRESS TO DO.
But many of our Congressmen knew
nothing of shipping; they are farmers and
lawyers, and the idea did not strike them
with force before adjournment. Now they
see it. I get letters every day filled with
regrets that we did not fix this thing up so
as to build up onr merchant marine. It
was a great mistake, sir— a great mistake.
[From the Atlanta Constitution.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Saturday, August 6, 1870.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by Presi
dent Conley.
Prayer by Rev. Wesley Prettvman.
The rules were suspended, and Mr. Speer
introduced a bill to incorporate the Macon
Banking Company, which was read the
first time.
The Judiciary and Internal Improvement
Committees made their reports.
The rules were suspended, and a bill to
incorporate the town of Montezuma was
taken up and read the third time. The Ju
diciary Committee recommend its passage.
Report agreed to and bill passed.
Bills were read the third time and re
ferred to committees.
HOUSE.
The Speaker called the House to order at
the usual hour.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantly.
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings
was read.
On motion of Mr. Hall, of Glynn, the
rules were suspended for the purpose of
reading bills, etc.
Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, moved to seat a
member elect from the county of Wilcox.
Mr. Bryant moved to amend by adding
the members from Irwin and Telfair.
Mr. Scott moved to further amend by
adding the members from Madison and
Marion.
On motion of Mr. Fitzpatrick, the mo
tion and amendments were laid on the
table.
Mr. Hall, of Merriwether, chairman of
the Finance Committee, recommended that
the following bills do pass, to-wit:
A bill to incorporate the Augusta and
Hartwell Railroad, and to lend the aid of
this State to the same, with an amendment
thereto.
A bill to loan the credit of this State to
the Fort Valley and Hawkinsville Railroad.
A bill to authorize the Mayor and Coun
cil of Rome to levy a tax, etc.
A bill for the relief of Lester Markham.
A bill to loan the credit of the State to
the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad,
for which a substitute was reported, which
substitute they recommend do pass.
Also, a bill to protect the credit of this
State, etc.
Also, that the following bills do not pass,
to-wit:
A bill to refund to L. W. Hazleliorst tax
overpaid.
Also, a bill to authorize Owen Roach to
peddle without license.
Turner (colored) offered a resolution au
thorizing the Treasurer to pay to the
widow of Fial, deceased Representative,
two hundred dollars, balance doe as per
diem, which resolution was adopted.
Mr. Barnnm moved to suspend the rules
to take up a resolution to enquire by what
authority an assistant door-keeper, a ser
geant-at-arms, and several pages were em
ployed and paid.
The motion to suspend the rules was
lost.
Mr. Fitzpatrick presented the petition of
J. B. Griffin, who contests the claims of C.
B. Duncan, of Houston county, to a seat
in this House.
Also, ofTsaac Ranells, who contests the
claims of W. R. Tumlin.of Randolph coun
ty, to a seat in this House.
Simms (colored) presented the petition of
J. H. Anderson, who contests the claims of
H. K. Felder, of Houston county, to a seat
in this House.
Also, of S. A. Cobb, who contests the
claims of J. W. Mathews, of Houston
county, to a seat in this House.
Which petitions were referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The following bills were read the first
time:
Mr. Gray—A bill to incorporate the
Lookout Mountain Railroad, Iron, Coal
and Steel Company.
Mr. Neal—A bill to lay out and organize
anew county from the counties of War
ren and Colunfbia.
Mr. Rosser—A bill to authorize the South
western Railroad Company to subscribe
for stock in the Americus and Florence
Railroad Company.
Mr. Kytle—A bill to repeal section 1978
revised code.
Mr. Rosser—A bill to loan the credit of
this State to the Americus and Florence
Railroad Company.
Mr. Sorrels—A bill for the relief of Pow
ell and Doralty Blassingln, and to legalize
their marriage.
Mr. Bethune—A bill to incorporate the
Farmers’ Bank of Western Georgia.
Also, a bill to prohibit sheriffs and con
stables from levying and collecting certain
executions and decrees.
Also, a bill to authorize the Auditing
Committee to audit the claims of persons
seated in the places of those who were de
clared ineligible, for per diem, and from the
session of July, 1868, up to the present ses
sion.
Mr. Barnum—A bill to authorize the
county of Stewart to subscribe $150,000 to
Also, a liflffor the relTef of Wm. Howe.
•Mr. Wilcher—A bill to change section
867 Revised Code.
Also, a bill to change the line between
Taylor and Talbot counties.
Mr. Tweedy—A bill to alter and amend
the act incorporating the Trustees of Christ
Church, in the city of Augusta.
Also, a bill to protect the credit of this
State in reference to its guarantee of bonds
of railroad companies.
Mr: llarper, of Terrell—Abill U pur
chase alaw book for the use of the State
Mr. Williams, of Morgan—A bill in rela
tion to granting State aid to railroads, etc
Also, a bill to prevent certain stock from
running loose In Morgan.
Mr. Glowers—A bill to repeal the act
authorizing ordinaries to bind out orphan
children. . ,
Mr. Price—A bill to Incorporate the At
lanta and Blue Ridge Railroad.
Mr. Hall, of Meriwether—A bill to pro
tect the credit of the State.
Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes—Abill to repeal
section H of the act ftp organize a criminal
court for each county.
Also, a bill to authorise the ordinary of
Liberty county to keep his office at his
house. *
Mr. Linder—A bill to strike bat the word
white from the Code.
bill to amehd section
4374 of the Code.
„ r ; 4 llen > °X Jasper—A belli for the re
lief of James Blackwell and Green Childs,
securities on the tax collector’s bond of
Jasper county.
hUI State aid to the
aim Madison Railroad
. Mr. change the line
between Houston and Macon counties.
'Mr. Harrison, of Hancock—A bill to
law relating to common carriers.
Ms, Erwin—A bill to construct a raiL
road from Atlanta* to Clayton; Georgia.
b,H to Change the line of
Also,.* bill to appropriate $20,000 for
printing andpaWishiqg done. .
)° •’oead M act to aid the
Brunswick and Albany Railroad.
_ Mr. Harris, of Glasscock—a bill toallow
t< !si colle °tor of his county to pay to
the ordinary of said Coanty one-half of the
tax collected tor 1870.
Mr. Scott—A bill to confer jurisdiction
of misdemeanors oh Superior Courts of this
State.
Also, a bill to alter and amend an act,
passed October 6, 1868, to carry into effect
section 12, division 2, article 5, Constitu
tion of Georgia.
Mr, Gullatt—A hill to incorporate the
Atlanta Insurance, Banking and Improve
ment Company.
Mr. Holcombe—A bill to amend the home
stead law.
Mr. Rnmnh—A bill to change the time
of holding Wayne Superior Court.
Mr. Phillips—A bill to provide for the
election of members to the 4lst and 42d
Congress.
Mr. Perkins, of Dawson—A bill to in
corporate the Gainesville and Ellijay Rail
road Company.
Mr. Scroggins—A bill for the relief of F.
M. Scriggin, Thomas Grace and others.
Mr. Cloud —A bill to incorporate the
to »nos Hephzebah.
. Mr. Zellars—A bill to require the Comp
troller General and Treasurer to settle
with the tax collector of C mpbell connty.
Mr. Porter —A bill to define the duties of
common carriers and make them conform
to the laws of Congress, etc.
Mr. Osgood—A bill to amend the charter
of the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard
Railway.
Also, a bill to alter and amend an act to
establish an infirmary for the aged, etc.
Mr. Sims—A bill to repeal the act to en
courage Immigration into this State.
Also, a bill for the appointment of a com
mission to codify the laws of this State.
Several resolutions on the subject of pay
ing pages, assistant doorkeeper, etc., were
introduced and referred to Finance Com
mittee. • ' ;1
Mr. Rawls—A resolution instructing the
Judiciary Committee to prepare a bill in
relation to juries in justices’ courts.
Mr. Holcombe—A resolution to raise a
committee to report upon the financial
management of Governor Jenkins’ admin
istration.
On motion, the House adjourned until
Monday, at 10, a. m.
Delegates to the Atlanta Convention.
Gwinnett sends Major R. D. Winn, Eli J.
McDaniel, Maj. T. H. Mitchell, Maj. W. E.
Simmons, Thos. P. Hudson, S. G. Howell,
James O. Hawthorne, with power to ap
point alternates.
Lumpkin sends J. E. Wool and R. A.
Quillian.
Morgan sends Judge A. Reese, Geo. F.
Pon ler, T. H. S. Brobston, D. P. Evans.
Alternates—Col. J. A. Billups, Col. J. G.
McHenry, J. F. Hanson, Tho>. S. Bonner.
Columbia sends Dr. H. R. Casey, J. P.
Williams, Dr. W. Martin, Geo. P. Stovall,
John E. Benton.
Dougherty county sends np the following
gentlemen to the State Democratic Con
vention : Nelson Tift, Carey W. Styles, B.
G. Lockett, R. N. Ely. Alternates: A*
Hemphill, Aaron Jones, M. W. Tampkins,
S. J. Pitman.
Troup county sends the following dele*
gates to the State Democratic Convention:
W. O. Tuggle, J. H. Fannin, C. W. Mabry,
and John T. Boykind. Altarnates: Nathan
L. Atkinson, W. P. Norwood, J. E Davis,
and Shirley Sledge.
Coweta county Will be represented in the
State Democratic Convention by A. Moses,
R. M. Hackney, i. H, Featherstofi- and A.
J. Smith. Alternates: u.’ "B. Wilkinson, A.•
D. Preeman, Joseph Headen arid J: D.
Simms. n( ‘ , uJ, ’*'•
The Conservatives 6f Troup send up the
following delegates to State Conservative
Convention assembling in Atlanta on the
16th: B. R. Binghatta, R- A. T. Rldlev, J.
H. Caldwell and S. W. Swanson. Alter
nates : H. H. Carv, Thomas H. Whitaker,
C. W. Mabry an M. H. Rachael.
Harris sends Chpt. J. W. Murphy, Col. L.
L. Stanford, Col. J. M. Mobley, Maj. Flynn
Hargett, Caps. Thos. J. Neal arifl Hon. W.
I Hridson. Alternates, J. J. W- Biggers, J.
F. C. Willi a iris, R. A. Russell, Ckpt. W. C.
Johnston, Samuel C. Goodman and Major
Wm. Andrews.
Murray sends Hon. John N. Harris,
Hon. S. E. Field, Capt. W. W. Giddens,
JameS L. McEntire. Esq , Rev. Martin 13-
bell and Dr. Wm. S. Moore.
Talbot sends Dr. W. R. Neal, Calvin Cal
houn, W. A. Little and R. M. Willis
Carroll sends J. B. McDaniel, L. J.
Smith and W. O. Robertson. Alternates,
G. W. Austin and 8. C. Chandler.
Bibb county sends the following delega
tion to the Democratic Convention in At
lanta on the 17th:
Delegates—Clifford Anderson, C. A.
Tharpe, A. O. Bacon, John B. Weems,
George W: Gostin and Thos. Hardeman, Jr.
Alternates—James T. Nisbet, James
Tinsley, Wm. Welborn, D. E. Blonnt, Dr.
George N. Holmes and T. G. Holt, Jr.
A Lady, Angered at Being Disinher
ited, Tears Her Father’s Will to
Pieces. —A few days ago an old Califor
nian died in an adjoining town, leaving
somewhere in tbe neighborhood of $1,000,-
000 worth of property, as it was generally
supposed, to his only daughter, the wife of
a highly respectable citizen. But after the
burial bad taken place the will of the dead
man was brought to light and read to the
daughter and a number of those who were
employed by the testator during his life
time. It then became evident that the
father had cut the daughter off without a
shilling, and that he had bequeathed all
his vast estate to persons who had been his
employees, his companions, &c. When the
will was read, and the daughter learned
that she had been robbed of her jnst inherit
ance, she flew into a passion, and seizing
the will, tore it in pieces. This action
caused considerable consternation; .and
our informant states that the grand jury
of the county being in session, the matter
was immediately referred to them, and the
daughter indicted for her hasty and im
prudent action.
Onr informant says that ten or twelve
years ago the daughter married her present
husband in opposition to the wishes of her
father, who swore that he would never for
give her, and while laboring under his pas
sion be made his will. The coolness be
tween the father and daughter lasted for
several days, and then a reconciliation took
place, and the one act of disobedience was
forgotten and forgiven. The daughter and
her husband been ue frequent visitors at
the old man’s house, and were with him
daring his last illness and when he died.—
They, as well as others, supposed that the
will: disinheriting the daughter had been
destroyed, but it appears that the father
had either forgotten or neglected to tear it
up.— Francisco Californian.
Fatal Affray in Cuthbert,— Frpm
gentlemen who came up the Southwestern
Railroad yesterday, we learned the particu
lars of a desperate and fatal shooting af
fray, which occurred in Cuthbert on Fri
day afternoon last, between 1 a Mr. Maddox,
of Cut|ibeßt, 4n(j, Mr. Joe Phelps, of Ward’s
Statibn'. Some eight or ten shots were ex
changed, four of Trinch took efltect upon
Mr. Phelps and killed him on the spot. He
fell and expired, with a cocked pistol in his
hand. The fight originated on an old
score -es some sort, and was of a purely
personal nature. Mr. Phelps’ remains
were brought up by the train yesterday to
Ward’s Station for interment. He was an
agent for the Southern Express Company
at that point, or, at least, acting as such
»* the jrtace of his father.
[Maeon 1 elegraph.
Mercer University is to be removed to
Macon, and Atlanta will, have to make up
her mind to get along without that institu
tion.
* ; —n ■— i»i ,
'Rev. W. E. Eppes, rector of St. James
Episcopal Church, Marietta, is a great
grandson of Thomas Jefferson.
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SUNDAY EVENING DISPATCHES.
Berlin, August 7.-The French have
been defeated ajong, the, entire linejnJiwo
days’ fighting, a&d are in on Metz,
and concentrating tor thedefense pf Paris. s
Their losses are immense. McMahon was,
on the right and Fpoasard. on the
left., Thi Prussians captured tou.r thqijT
spud prisoners, thirty gaps and Bjx mitral
leu rs from McMahon.
Paws, August, 7—The French facial re
port acknowledges reverses on both wings-
Paris is tumultuous and the people mad
dened at defeat.
SUNDAY NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Berlin, August 7.—The following offi
cial dispatchhas been received cm mw ,
“ Mayence , August 0—6:16, P.
French were turned back on their entire
line, and commenced to retreat toward the
interior Os France. The French had com
menced an advance from Saarbruck, which
they had held since the famous battle pf
three divisions against three companies!of
Prass.ans; but having to fall back they
burned that rich and unprotected town and
in withdrawing spread the conflagration
by throwing hot shot into it.
Saarbruck, August 6 — 7, P. M —The
town of Saarbruck lias just beeu retaken
by the First Prussian’ Corps, under com
mand of Gen. Bteinmetz.
Mayence, August 6—9, P. M. —The
leads of the Prussian columns approached
Saar on the sth. This morning (general
Earners found the enemy west of Saar
brucken in a strong position in the moun
tains near Spickren, and commenced imme
diately to attack. Following the sound of
cannons, a portion of thedivisions of Barna
kow and Stupuag came up. General Goe
ben took command aud after a very severe
fight the position occupied by General
Frossird was taken by assanlt. General
Francois aiid Colonel Reuter are among
the wounded.
Mayence, August 7th, 6— A. M.—Gen.
Goeben reports coueeruiug the fight west of
Saarbruckeu: Many hundreds oi prisoners
were taken. From these we gather that
Frossard’s corps was engaged. Our force
in the action was four divisions. Night
alone put an end to the flghtiug—enemy
covered his retreat by a heavy fire of artil
lery. Gen’l Steiumetz arrived in the even
ing and took command. Gen. Francois
is dead. The loss is heavy on both sides.
The number of officers of the enemy killed
is especially large.
Mayence, August 7— 4, P. M. — The
Prince Royal reports, August6th, evening:
«In the battle in which we defeated Mc-
MahOD, whose corps had been reinforced
by divisions from the eorps of Failly and
Conrobert’s, we have taken two eagles, six
mitrailleurs, and at least four thousand
prisoners. General Baze was wounded.
The loss was great on both sides.”
An official dispatch from Berlin, dated
6th, to London, says: “ The French Em
peror has withdrawn his entire line, and is
concentrating his troops for the defense of
Paris. His losses have beeu enormous.
The Prussians overtook the retreating
French forces early on Saturday morning,
west of Saarbruck, near Spickren hills.
The position at which the French en
deavored to make a stand during their re
treat was carried by the Prussians at the
point of the bayonet. This battle is known
as that of Hagneau.
Berlin, August 7.—King William sends
the following dispatch to the Queen:
“ Good news ! A great victory has been
won by our Fritz. God be praised for His
mercy. We captured four thousand pris
oners, thirty guns, two standards and six
mitrailleurs. McMahou, duriug the fight,
was heavily reinforced from the main army.
The contest was very severe, and lasted
from seven in the morning until nine at
night, wheu the French retreated, leaving
the field to us. Our losses were heavy.”
Mayence, August 7.—Frederick Charles
is at Blieskastel, and General Steinmetz is
between Sulzebach and Saarbruck. Gene
ral headquarters of the armies are now sta
tioned at Kaiser Lautern.
Sui/rz, August 7—A- M.—lt is reported
that Marsflifll McMahon was wounded in
the battle of yesterday. We liave taken
over 4,000 prisoners.
Cologne, August 6—Midnight.—There
was a violent combat near Saarbrucken
to-day, commencing at eleven in the morn
ing and at nine to-night. It still continues.
Our troops repulsed the enemy, who have
abandoned the field of battle. We have
conquered. Onr losses are heavy.
London, August 7. —The position taken
by England in regard to Belgium is ap
proved by Prussia.
Queenstown, August 7.—The City of
Antwerp has arrived.
Paris, August 7.—The Presse , of to-day,
says that at the Bourse yesterday several
persons were arrested. At 3o’clock, shouts
of “ Abos la Bourse ” were uttered by par
ties exasperated at the dissemination of
false news, whereupon an order was given
to close the Bourse. The crowd became
furious, and tore up the railings of the en
closure. A force was brought to bear, and
the building was evacuated amid applause
from the crowd oh the place outside. A
judicial investigation is now going, on.
The Lajiberte publishes the followiug:
“ At 1 o’clock to-day the Bourse was inva
ded by a crowd maddened with joy and en
thusiasm. Instantaneously the windows in
all the streets near by were hung with flags
on account of a great victory announced
to have been gained by Marshal McMahon.
We managed to get through the crowd to
the Beareau of the Commissary of Police,
who said he had not received any official
news. A few moments after a placard was
put up by the administration, which an
nounced that the corps of McMahon had
occupied a strong position, but made no
mention of a bat' le.
Rentes are quoted at 67f, 70c. by French
official dispatches.
Paris, August 7.—The Journal Officiel,
in its second edition of to-day, publishes
the following proclamation: “ Frenchmen,
up to this hour, we have always given,
without reserve, all certain news which we
have received, and we continue to do so.
Last night we received the following dis
patches :
“ Metz, August 6— Midnight.—Marshal
McMahon has lost a battle. General Fros
sard, ou the Saar, has been obliged to re
tire. His retreat was effected in good or
der. All can be re-established
f Signed | “ N apoleon.”
“ Metz, August 7—3:80, A. M.—My com
munications have been interrupted with
Marshal McMahon. I am going to place
myself in the centre of the position.
[Signed] “ Napoleon.”
Metz, Aug. 7th, 9:3O—A. M.—Maj. Gene
ral of the Army to Minister of Interior:—
After a series of engagements, in which the
enemy brought heavy forces into the field,
Marshal McMahon was forced to fall back
from his first line. The corps of General
Frossard had to fight yesterday from two
o’clock in the afternoon with the entire
army of the enemy; having held his position
until six o’clock, he ordered a retreat, which
was made in good order.
[Signed,] Leb<nuf.
Details of our losses are wanting. Our
troops are full of elan. The situation is
not compromised, but the enemy is on our
territory, and serious effort is necessary.—
A battle appears imminent. In presence
of this grave news bur duty is plain we
appeal to the patriotism and the energy of
all. The Chambers have beeen convoked.
We are placing Paris with all possible
haste iii a state of defense. In order to
facilitate the execution of military prepa
rations we declare the Capital In a state of
siege. : There must “fee iio faint-heartedness, !
no divisions. Our resources are Immense.
Let us pursue the 1 struggle without flinch
ing, and the country will be saved.
Paris, August 7,1870—10 P. M.
By order of the Empress, Regent l : 1 >"
M. Ollivter, '
Minister of Justice. 1
• Duke DeGr-ammont^• n ” *>' ‘
Minister of Foreign Affairs. !i
M. Cheavandibr DeValdhome,
Mlbister Os the Interior.
M. Seoris, il'lo
" Minister of Finances.
General VhJomte DeJean,| I
• Minister of WRr ad interim.
Raleigh, August 7.—George W. Brooks!
Judge of the United States District Court
in the District of North Carolina, haa :I&-
sued writs corpus for a)lcitlzena
now held by Kirk, under order of Governor
Holden, to appear before him at Sanlsbnry,
where he opens court to-morrow. The
United ; States Marshal 1 leaves to-Dight to
vd-dup-.;;,
. Tive State has gone Democratic by &
loffe majority, and, all! appearance,
the Democrats have -a majority
in both brfincheS of the Legislature. The
Democrats also have elected five out of the
, Jpßiah Tbrrier, fiF the: Raleigh
t se/isfa4, vrab arrested at his hbrne in Hills-
J99PA Orange county, which comity has,
npyer peon declared dn * state of insurrec
tlon, by a detachment of Holden’ni militia
from Alamance eofinty; alt parties agree
[Muty, were whs not a shadow of authority
a proceeding. un , ■ ;
Greenbrier Wrrrrß HuIpHWR Sr king s,»
August Y,7r-i!iH thi WllCd and wounded
by thi railroad accident at Jerry’s Run
have beep identified,'tekeepting onte laboring
man, a foreigner. Below is the correct list
1 of; the kitted and wounded: Killed—Major
James G. Paxton and son, Lexington,
Va.v OoV. Wtfliam Bonlware, King and
Qoeeti, Va.; HjtfcNdtt Paxton; Vicksburg;
.Miss.; John Siohissett, Uhipntowh, Ala. •/
J.Boyd Headly.'BlorristowDi N: J.; N, M.«
Norfipet,' Richmond, V%; 4» Mineu,
Richmond, Va.; Geprge T. Cobb, ex-State
Senator, New Jersey; Dr. T. N. Read,
Danville, Vai. 1 Wounded Sam’l B. Hance,
Prince George Cos., Md., severely, in the
head; Everett Early, Charlottesville, badly
bruaed; Robert Ford, Hungary Station,
Henrico county, Virginia, badly in the
head and left shoulder; Isham Ford,
Hungjary Station, dangerously in head;
John Greene, of King George county, Va.,
seriously in stomach aud back ; Thomas J.
Winston, of Richmond, Va., slightly in
back ; Wm. Clemants, Henrico county, Va.‘,
severely in the head ; Edward Harris, Han
over county, Va:, slightly; CHarles E.
Hoge, Staunton, Va:, badly in the head
and wrist; W. Crump, Richmond, Va., se
riously; John S. Pollard, Montgomery,
Ala., severely, but not dangerously ; Col.
Jordan, Kailroad Superintendent, Mobile,
Ala., severely, but not dangerously; Mr.
Kelley, Staunton, Va., hurt internally and
badly; George Tyce, slightly; Wm. A.
Moale, Baltimore, Md. slightly.
The accident was caused by the hind
truck of the coach next to the last car
running off the track after passing over the
trestle work and curve in the road at
Jersey’s Run, two miles from Alleghany
Station, and eight miles from the White
Sulphur Springs, the train was running at
the rate of only six miles an hour, and up
a very steep grade. The conductor discov
ered the car off the track and pulled the
alarm bell, and the train was taken np in a
very short sdace, bnt the car that was off
the track had lost its equilibrium aifil went
over the bank. It is supposed the accident
is the result of the sudden breaking of a
wheel. The killed will be transported to
Richmond io the morning, except Maj. Pax
ton and son, who will be sent to Lexington.
The railroad officials have done everything
in their power for the wounded. A special
train was dispatched from here with sur
geons as soon as the accident was known.
A portion of the wounded are at Jerry’s
Run, and a portion here, who are kindly
cared for by physicians and nursed by
lady visitors. All are in a fair way of re
covery.
Washington, August 7.— European dis
patches are somewhat confused, but they
are translated at the North German Lega
tion as greatly tp the advantage of Prus
sia.
A train approaching the White Sulphur
(Va.) Springs ran off the track yesterday.
Twelve persons were killed and twenty
wounded. No ladies were hurt.
New York, August 7. —Great interest
is felt in the International yacht race to
morrow. Business among brokers, Ac.,
will be largely suspended. Popular feeling
seems to hope for the success of the old
yacht American. Immigration last week
reached only 3,631, showing that the war
is having a great effect.
The United States Revenue officials com
menced suits against one hundred grocers
in Brooklyn for selling packages without
stamps.
NOON DISPATCHES.
Berlin, August B.— General Sternmetz
telegraphs the following particulars of the
contest between Von Goeben and the
French force under General Frossard:
“ The fight opened on onr side by the four
teenth division, which was subsequently
reinforced by artillery and cavalry. A
fierce aid bloody struggle raged along the
line between Saarbruck and Forbach, last
ing until night. The heights of Spleeche
len were carried at the point of the bayonet
and the enemy thrown back on Forbach;
meanwhile, onr fifteenth division had ad
vanced from Vocklingen, taken Rossel, and
reached Forbach at uightfall. when the
broken divisions of the French army, being
driven upon that point, their baggage and
the camp equipage of two divisions and
many prisoners were taken.”
London, Angnst B.—The Prussians
claim that they will have eight hundred
thousand on the theatre of war by this eve
ning. r
Rumors of the purchase by Prussia of the
Stephens Battery are discredited here.
The Journal Officiel, of Paris, denies the
loss of any cannon or eagles at Weissen
burg.
Advices from Rome state that the French
disasters cause a profound terror, and the
Pope has asked Eugenie for just one ship
to defend him from the Italians, now or
ganizing for an attack on the Papal do
minion and authority.
Paris, August 7.—A special to the New
York limes says: “ I learn on the best au
thority that Italy sends 55,000 trrops to the
aid of France, and it is believed In official
quarters that Austria will also send a con
tingent at once.”
In the battle of Hagenan,on the 6tb, Col
son, General McMahon’s Chief of Staff, was
killed by his side. General Roul is
missing.
Metz is preparing for a vigorous defense.
EVENING DISPATCHES.
Washington, August B.—Revenue to
day over a million.
First Comptroller’s Office, )
Washington, August 8,1870. J
By the provisions of the fifth, sixth and
seventh sections of the General Appropria
tion Act for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1870, appropriations made for the current
fiscal year can be expended only for the ser
vice of the year, that is for debts and lia
bilities accruing within the year; and
former appropriations can be used only in
payment of debts and liabilities accrued,
and in the fulfilment of contracts
properly made prior to the first day
of July, 1870. These provisions do
not apply for appropriations known as
permanent or indefinite, nor to those to
which Congress has given a longer duration
of law. Disbursing officers are hereby in
structed to observe those provisions of law
strlctlv; and they are also directed to ren
der separate accounts of disbursements
made on account of debts and liabilities
accrued, and contracts made prior to July,
1870, and separate accounts of payments
made on accoont of the service of the cur
rent fiscal year. They will be careful, also,
not to use money appropriated for former
years for the service of the current year.
R. W. Taylor,
Comptroller.
London, August B.— The Times says it is
a momentous question whether the Empe
ros’s health leaves him in possession of his
ordinary faculties. The wap is marked by
his usual hesitation, which is attributable
to the random and purposeless strategy and
puzzling inaction which have probably
brought calamity to the national arms.
The Emperor is now .bound to accept bat
tle instantly, yet he has.on band, a task of
concentrating hi* Corpep,
prit tq ii defeated army, and this while his
-enemy, is concentrating in the heart of Lor
raine. Circumstances will soon exact the
reappearance of England in the character
ofa mediator. ~ ( .
The Orleans Princes are prodigal of their
money in relieving the wounded of the
the,Bibs and Wesser,
notwithstanding the W^de
despite the <apcltep»ent the war occasions. ,
, Increase in, v ß aak rates had afavorabe
effect upon the grain market, by purging it
of speculative operators of borrowed capl-
Irelaud receives the news of the French
defeat with profound sorrow.
jsThe Prussian forces menace Metz and
St. Avoid.
McMahon continues to retreat towards
Nancy.
Illuminations and public rejoicings last,
night to,, Hamburg, Dresden, Brest and
fttAflr cities
French prisoners are everywhere kindly
treated; - •
London, August B—4, F. M.-—lt is pri
vately i stated that the Emperor is ill at
Ghaloqs, and that Doctors Nelaton and
Ricord, have gone to attcrwThtm. ~
/ The British Foreign Office has imperative
demands from Prussia that England shall
stop the shipments of coal to France or
abaadqn the pretence of neutrality.
>, It is believed at Antwerp that the war.
will end in a week. ,
A Brussels dispatch says the Kings
speech, from the throne contains a state
ment tpafr France and Prussia have giveua
written pledge to observe the neutrality pf
Belgium. . 7. , j.,.
The condition of Paris is believed to be
dangerous.
1 The Empress is in council with Rouher
ami Schneider.
The Globe says: “ The Prussian envoy
insists on oriminal proceedings against
British pilots serving ou French war ves
sels; fThe demand has been refused.”
Paris, August B. —The remainder of the
Garde National© is to be incorporated with
the Garde Mobile. Two corps will be or
ganized in a single body at once.
The Journal Officiel says: “ The relations
of France with other Powers is satisfac
tory, and late events iiavti developed rather
than weakened this feeling.”
The Journel Officiel contains the follow
ing:
“ Mels, August 7—9:30, A. M.—ln the
battle Saturday, Gen. Colson was shql by
McMahon’s side. Gen. Raoul is missing.
Our artillery suffered- heavily. McMahou
is now in communication with General
Failly. Metz is preparing for a vigorous
defense.”
The Journal adds: “ Relations with
foreign governments are not prejudiced by
Saturday’s events; ou the other hand, de
velops the significant fact that what is
the governments desire, in common with
France, is the maintenance of the Euro
pean equilibrium.”
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
A iiirust B.—All the wounded by the late ac
cnleut will recover. Strange to say, they
had no hones broken, in consequence of
the accident and the presence of the wound
etl at the Springs, the ladies declined to
have their usual hop to-night, out of respect
for the dead and sympathy for the wound
ed. The effects of the dead are here.
Gan. D. M. Barringer arrived to-day.
Weather clear. Thermometer 80.
New York, August B.—Osgood’s Magic
won the cup—time, 3:32; Dauntless
secoud, 3:34; America sixth, 3:45; Cam
bria, disabled, tenth, 3:59.
The mass of Nathan evidence to-day
fails to solve the mystery.
Grant has gone to St. Louis.
The excitement over the Prussian ad
vantages is intense.
Many French are applying to the Consul
to go home to fight. Their services, for
the present, have been declined.
The first bale of new Texas cotton was
sold at 36% cents.
Raleigh”, August B.—No election returns
to-day, but all agree that the State has
gone Democratic largely.
J. W. Holden, editor of the Standard, and
Stephen Douglas, Holden’s Acting Adiu
t.ant General, were hound in a bond of
SI,OOO for their appearance at the next
term of the Superior Court of this county
for committing assault upon a Mr. Reed.
Wilmington, August B.—The estimates
of the Congressional election heretofore
given in these dispatches are correct. The
delegation stands : Conservatives, 5; Re
publicans, 2.
The political complexion of the Legisla
ture is not very much from the following:
Senate—Conservatives, 32; Republicans,
18. Lower House—Conservatives, 75 ; Re
publicans, 45.
The utmost quiet prevails, except in
counties occupied by Kirk and liis militia.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Paris, August B —An imperial decree
has appeared, convoking the Senate and
Corps Legislatif to morrow.
The report of the Minister of War, ap
proved bv the Empress, is published In the
Journal Officiel. The Minister says: “ Ex
isting circumstances oblige us to provide
for the defense of the capital and to garri
son it with fresh troops,.allowing all those
which the Emperor keeps under his orders
to contend in the open country against the
enemy, emboldened by his first success to
the point of marching on Paris. But Paris
will not he taken unawares. Exterior
forts received their armament sometime
ago and already we have commenced to
arm the walls around the city.”
A state of seine has been declared, to fa
cilitate the execution of certain works,
which will be commenced to-morrow
Thus, exterior forts are in a condition to
sustain n regular siege, and in a few
days the entire citadel of the walls will he
found in a similar condition. Neither
strong arms not.devot.ion of capital will be
wanting, and the fortifications will be
placed in a condition t.o resist, attack. A
project of law will be presented to the
Chambers, incorporating in the Nationale
and Mo' ilc Gardes citizens under thirty
years of age who are not actually mem
bers.
London, August B.—lt. is said that the
Emperor Napoleon’s attack is a return of
his old disease, provoked by equestrianism.
The American Generals Sheridan and
Porsytli have gone to the Continent.
Sir John Thwaitts, chairman of the Me
tropolitan Board of Works, is dead.
John Jones, the murderer of the Marshall
family at Denham, who was executed this
m.orning at Aylesbury, died protesting his
innocence.
Count Bismarck, in a letter, takes special
pains to deny having encouraged the plans
of Gen. Turr against Austria. He says
Turr is not a person to be trusted with po
litical confidence.
French dispatches to-day represent that
actual hostilities are momentarily suspend
ed, but a rumor prevails that the Prussian
armies have concentrated and a battle is
raging before Metz.
At last accounts Marshal McMahon was
at Staverne. His corps suffered less than
was at first supposed. The report that
Gen. Colson was killed by Us side and that
Gen. Raoult is missing, is confirmed.
The Pall Mall Gazelle says the result of
this battle means the triumph of the Prus
sians in the war.
The German press generally consider the
French loss irretrievable, but there are
three French corps which have not yet
been under fire.
A movement of retreat for the purpose ol
concentrating has been effected, and anew
line of defense taken up in the passages of
the Vosges.
A general battle in front of Metz is con
sidered probable to-morrow. The Prus
sians are moving in that direction by
forced marches.
The defenses of Paris are officially re
ported as nearly ready to resist the heaviest
assault, and it is said that 150,000 men are
ready to fill up the ranks of the army in
the field, and that the arming of all adults
is contemplated.
In the House of Lords to-day, Earl
Granville stated that the neutrality of Bel
gium was now assured, the Powers now at
war concurring in a pledge to respect it. He
recited, at great length, the course of nego
tiations undertaken by the British
ment, and brought to this satisfactory re
sult.
Lord Halifax said the Government would
not prohibit the transportation of arms.
In the House of Commons to-night no
allusion was made to the war or kindred
topics.
COTTON MOVEMENTS.
New York, August 7.—The Cotton
movements for the week was very light,
l>oth in receipts and exports, and the
figures clearly i ndlcate the close of the cotton
year* receipts at all ports for the week
were 5,740 bales against 6,612 last week;
7 477 the previous week, and 9,474 three
SSggffSRSESSRFwUrCSSS
-the n resent year ; exports from all the ports
Sr the wik. 5,539,, against 9,613 last
week and 5,246 this week last year;
exDorts from all ports from September
were 12, 148,891, against 1,431,826 for the same
time last year; stock at all seaports Is
108,278, against 27,875 last year; stock
American cotton afloat for Great Britain,
winoo acainst 26,300 last year; amount of
India cotton afloat for Europe, 407,683,
against 744,673 last year. The cotton mar
ketat th|s point was, dull and unsettled
during the week; with a decline of %9%-
The improved condition of the Liverpool
market towards thp close «rs the week ffclled
to affect oar market favorably, as quota
tions here are far above shippiug limits.
Speculation seems tp be dead for the mo- •
meat. The European war sihrouHs the fu
ture cotton market with great uncertainty.
The importance to the country of the great
staple is clearly evidenced in the last report
of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington.
The report shows that the total exports of
domestic products for eleven months, end
ing May 31st, 1870, were $885,940,711, ip
gold vfclue, of which amount $215,408,206
were in raw potton. These figures are
certainly remarkable and need no com
ment. . .v .onV n(j
The Bank Statement shows that the as
sociated banks .have made a, large loss In
thteir legal reserve, and they now hold less
■than $16,000,000 above the 25 per cent, re
quired 1 by law. The heavy loss lu legal
tenders is partially aecounted for by the
abfiorptiou of mqney by the Treasury for
internal taxes • but the fact that the Ger
man American Bank started business
during the week, and had its capital of
$1,000,000 paid in, will go far to explain
the decrease, especially as the bank is not
vet a member of the Clearing House.
Loans decrease, $757,000; specie decrease,
$397,100; circulation decrease. $62,000;
deposits decrease, $6,736,000; legal tender
decrease, $2,550,000.
MARKETS.
London, August B— Noon.—Consols,
90%. Bonds firmer and higher at 85%.
Stocks firmer aud higher.
Later.— Cotton buoyaut; uplands, 8%;
Orleans, 8%; saleff, 15,000 bales. Red
Western Wheat, 9s. 7d.995. Bd.; Winter,
10s. 7d. Tallow, 445. fid.
Liverpool, August B—Evening—Cot
ton closed active with upward tendency;
uplands, 8%; Orleans, 8%; sales, 15,000
bales; speculation and exports, 4,000. —
Corn, 325. 6d. Naval Stores firmer.
Frankfort, August B.—United States
Bonds buoyant at 88.
New York, August B— P. M.—Money
easy at 3@5. Sterling, 9}4@9%. Gold
cjosed weak at 118)4<3118%. ’62’s, 12.
Southerns steady.
New York, August B—P. M.—The Gold
speculative interest and Wall street centred
chiefly in the Gold Room, where consid
erable exeiteraent prevailed, with a large
business and with fluctuations. The Prus
sian victory caused free sales ou the part of
the Germans, and many weak speculators
were forced to follow suit. This sent the
price of Gold reeling downwards, and it
took a further plunge wheu it was an
nounced that Bonds were 85%@86% in
London, and 88088% in Frankfort. The
market opened on the street at an early
hour, aud the first sales were at 120% ; but
prices quickly declined to 119%, almost
immediately rallied to 119%, where it re
mained a short time; it was not long be
fore Gold was offered by millions, and the
price tumbled to 118% ; at the formal open
ing of the Board, the first recorded sales
were at 119, hut this was followed by a de
cline to 118%. subsequent rise to 119%;
after this the market hung around 119%
to 119% for some time, hut finally fell off
to 118%; during the afternoon weak at
decline, 118%@118%, and closed very weak
and unsettled at li§%@H®%- In Govern
ments, next in importance to the Gold mar
ket, at opening Germans were liberal buy
ers, and prices advanced, ’67’s selling up
to 9%; afterwards the market reacted
under realizations, hut finally recovered;
during the afternoon firm and dull, closing
dull and very strong, particularly 62’s; they
gradually advanced as Gold declined; 6’s,
’Bl, coupon, 14)4; ’62’s, 12; ’64’s, 11; ’6s’s,
11 % ; new, 9% ; ’67’s, 9% ; ’6B’s, 9% ; 10-
40’s, 7%. Southern Securities opened dull
and steady ; during afternoon no transac
tions upon which a change in price couldb
be made.
New York, August, B—Noou.—Flour
quiet, and without decided change. Wheat’
dull and drooping. (Jorn firmer. Pork,
quiet at $29 75. Lard dull; bbls., 16%ffl
16%. Cotton quiet and firm; uplandAi
19%; Orleans, 20; sales, 400 bales. Tor-*
pentine quiet at 39. Rosin sleady at $1 TS
for strained. Freights dull. *t*
New York, August B—P. M.—Cotton
dull and weak ; sales, 450 bales. Flour—
State and Western dull and lower;
superfine, $5 40<96; Southern dull** and'
drooping; common to fair extra, $6 40(9
7 40; good to choice do., $7 45@7 50.
Wheat heavy and 2<93 lower; Winter red
and amber Western, $1 54@1 58. Corn
heavy; new mixed Western, 94<®95%.—-
Beef quiet; plain mess, $12@16; extra, SJO,
(919. Pork dull and nominal at $29 759
30. Lard dull; kettle, 17@17%. Whisky'
10wer—99999%, chiefly 97. Groceries quiet
and steady. Turpentine quiet at 39.
Rosin, $1 72; strained steady. Tallow
dull at 9%@10%. Freights dull.
Louisville, August B.—Bagging firm ;
oemp and flax, 30. Flour quiet; extra
family. $5 75. Corn quiet at $1 08. Pork,
s3l. Bacon—s.-oulders, 15; clear rit> sides,
18; clear sides, 19; sugar cured hams, 25.
Lard, 17%. Whisky, raw, 97997%.
New Orleans, August B—Floor dull;
superfine, $5 35; double, $6; treble $6 25.
Corn—mixed yellow, $1 10; white, $1 12%.
Oats, 56@60. Bran, 97%. Hay—prime,
$23 509524. Mess Pork. s3l 50. Bacon—
jobbing, 15%, 18%, and 19%; sugar cured
limns, 25%926. Lar • —tierce, 17%917% ;
keg, 19. Sugar—prime, 13. Molasses, 509
75. Whisky, 92%951 05. Cotton very
dull; sales, 400 bales; quotations nominal;
sales of strict <>rdinai y at 12%(Vi; low mid
dling held at 16%; receipts, 284; exports
tp Vera Cruz, 216; coastwise, 2,947. Ster
ling, 130. New York Sight, %. Gold,
117%9118%.
St. Louis, August B.—Hemp, Rope and
Bagging unchanged. Floursteady ; super
fine, $4 5094 75. Corn unchanged.—
Whisky steady. Pork, S3O 75931. Bacon
—shoulders, 14%915; clear sides. 18%919;
sugar cured hams, canvassed, 26927.
Lard quiet; choice tierce, 16%.
Baltimore, August B.—Flour dull and
inactive; city mills declined %. "Wheat—
receipts by cargo; market weak and de
clined 5. Corn in fair supply. Pork, s3l.
Bacon —shoulders, 15%@16. Whisky, $1 02
@1 03.
Cincinnati, August B.—Flour dull
and unchanged. Corn dull at 85%; de
mand light. Whisky dull and nominal;
held, 97098. Pork dull; held at s3o.
Lard held at 16% ; sales at 16%. Bacon—
-13013% for shoulders; 17017% for clear
rib sides, 18% for clear sides; sugar cured
hams dull.
{Savannah, August 8, —Cotton very
firm aud holders asking higher rates; low
middling, 17% asked; net receipts, 346
bales; exports coastwise, 1,068; stock,
3,100, by actual count.
New Orleans, August 8. —Cotton stag
nant and entirely nominal; no prices given;
sales, 400 bales; net receipts, 285; exports
i —lo Vera Cruz, 216; coastwise, 2,941;
stock, 40,103.
Mobile, A*ugust B.—Cotton dull; low
middling, 17%; sales, 50 bales; net re
ceipts, 64 ; stock, 13,690.
Galveston, August B. — Cotton dull and.
nominal; good ordinary, 14; net receipts,
125; stock, 6,790.
Charleston, August B.—Cotton quiet;
middling, 18; sales, 100 bales; jecelpts,
133; exports coastwise, 702 ; stock, 1,961.
Augusta Daily Market.
Office Daily Constitutionalist, i
Monday, August B—P. M. (
FINANCIAL
GOLD—Buying at 115 aud selling at 120.
SlLVEß—Buying at 110 and selling at 112]
BONDB—City Bonds, 80@82.
STOCKS—Georgia Railroad, 100@101. Au
gusta Factory, 158<g160. Sayings Bank, 100.
COITON—The inquiry for this article was
very limited to-day. The market ruled quiet
during the day, and closed unsettled. Mid
dling, 17. Sales, 138 bales. Receipts, 45 bales.
BACON—Good demand, with light stock.
We quote C. Bides,2o@2o% ;C. R. Sides, 20; B.
B. Sitlep, 19; Shoulders, 16%@17; Hams, 22%@
27; Dry Salt Shoulders, 15%@16 ; Dry Salt C.
R, Sides, 10; D. S. Clear Sides, 10.
CORN—In moderate demand and prime white
Is selling at $1 50 by car load from depot;
at retail, $1 55.
WHEAT—We quote choice white, 11 60@
1 65; amber, fl 50@l 55; red, *1 50@1 52.
FLOUR—City Mills, *7 00@10 00; at retail,
$1 IP barrel higher. Country, |6@9, accord
ing to quality.
CORN MEAL—SI 50 at wholesale; fl 60 at
retail.
OATS—7S@BO.
PEAS—$2@2 25.