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V S. MORSE. UKcTUIIVTIOX OK TIIK IMU.I. 1 ho theory cf the President as to the rela tions which the /Rates hold to the Federal Gov err m-.nt, is the true one. The several South mi ; fates lately at war with the general Gov ernment, are still within the Union. No »ut: “inan can ho indifferent to the great prin» cii that governs the relations of the States to o,'.< . other. The very life of the Government I the organic law, that creates and guides if. '1 i, : Pru-ident tabes the ground, that Virginia a i l the other States c-t the South were ..over < o', of the Union. That they con’d go out in no cthc- v.ay, • than by the succors of their uirn . 'lli.it as they failed to maintain their dogma of independence by arms, tiny are n!l Staffs within the Union. Clearly this is ti ue. Oitlz :os of the several States engaged in w ff. <.i hostility against tho United States, may require pardon. Hut the States cannot ne. 'l pardon. Th y arc great political com m >;.wealths, holding the lame relations to the (’ i. rai Government that they held formerly. A’ 1 F at is req lirod to rertoro the Union then, i : ' > give the control of the seveiai State gov i rntneuti; t , the people who recognize the au tiiorityof tho Federal government. No new condition can lie imposed on the State. No modification ol tho internal siy-dem of State policy can be insisted on. The General Gov ernment Ims no authority to criticiso, for ap proval or condemnation, the structure of a Statu government, further thau to see that it is ih publican. If before the late war a State government was recognized as Republican, that Stole government mu-t be recogn'zed asUe pui li an since Hie war, if the essential features ol Hie government are the fame. ;)m Fdm ,il Government had no right to abolish nlaveiy in any State before the war. It had no right to abolish slavery during the war. I in no right to abolish slavery since tho wftr. Tim on./ way in which that could bo done, was by an amendment to tho Constitution. That ten been accomplished. Tho Geueral Govern or nt h id no tight to demand ol us a condition puvedent to the restoration o£ the Union, that aSi do lately engaged in war with that gov emm iff, rhould adopt tho amendment. If the Sialtt was still in tiio Union, no 6uoh condition could bu required of it, nor could any other cm itii n. However, the amendment to tbo ('nmititution has be. u made. L-t it stand. It in quite clear that individuals may bo dea’t with by the government, if they have violated i.:- laws. liut the States are Slates still. Nor ha the Geueral Governmant tho right to make war on a State. It may suppress insurrections. That done, h.u m my is mice more restored. It follows then when the people of the seve ral Southern Slates met In Convention and roc >gniz id the authority of the Federil govern meat, eo ins'anti, tbo'r relations to that rov ernni nt were restored. They were entitled to fopresirt.Ulou in G'ougress. All their civil lighln ilwuM have been forthwith recognized. VVlKit other condition can l>o and nnaudod of the State'.' 'lin* Stan of Georgia is to day ono of tho state-., of the Union. Georgia has never cm a.l to bo a St»lo of the Union. If so, her < :ti'/, nih, have not been guilty of any offence ■it • t ile) authority of tho United States. Hut the true theory is that Georgia has uover lveu cut of the Union. Where then nro her n jiresentatives? Why is not tho voice of (i iv 'in heard in her councils of the nation ? Tii * di-unrnd of the radicals led by Sumner and Stevens, lor additional penalties to be irn l cu the Southern States, hoforo their ii ;>;••• ■ cvlives arc admitted, is as wild, disor :an /.. •, r.u 1 uustutesmanlik',lts the maddest theorists of Franc, would Uavu desired under the he cl of Amu-harsis Ciootz. F: . rplo must lie trusted with tluir Gov er.Mi. ;r, and It trusted my opinion is that j will net iu good faith, ami restore their I . r constitutional relations with all the St ites couipo ;ing tho Union.— Andrew John- L--.ier to Uov. Sharkey, of Mississippi. !u the above eeutunc ) is contained the quint e.-seni'o of Republicanism. It is tho great foundation stone upon which tho grand tu 1' >:. iiuturo of Constitutional Liberty was cre. Ud it is ns comprehensive as it is e!t> ; int. it is beyond cavil; because it ie very t nth. l.s declaration is tho exhibition of m ual heroism. i nv 'gn'viss in tho masses the itnporsona ti-'u of sovereignty. They are tho Govern ment. their jiit is tlie law. They elevate men to offi'e, and honor them with their con ti ler.ee. They trust and should bo trusted, they umst be trusted. The President, the Congress, the Judiciary are servants of the people. By the latter were they created. At the hands of their creators do'thoy live. "Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it,” ••Humble tbyset; yea, in approaching us, thou s' ait crawl ou thy knees !” t>hall the servants of tho people bo allowed to t\ko such a position? N.>! never ! Planting ourselves upon the firm rock ot the Con-übutiou, we are resolved that it from its j i .eo shall fly sooner than we. “ I'he people must bo trus'ed." It is their inalienable right. Andrew Johnson advocates this policy. We should give him our lioarty .-upp. rt. lie it is, who is endeavoring to rid tho body politic of the leeches of radicalism* that are gorging themselves with thb life Mood o! law and liberty. Unless tho radicals are defeated ia their plans, American liberty, for which so much bl. J has be.-n shed and so many hardships endured, will be lolt ia oar hands a mere skeleton- lifeless and cold. Vubr’.’ i* tiik Consistency ?—The radicals o :..c North were in favor of war to annihi lari. i'., t> keep tho Sou.h from going out est he l ni.vj. Throe biiik.ns of mono/ wore spent in the contest. Now these very same radicals arc doing all In their power to force the South •> ,t of the Union. Verily the consistency of ‘i-se demagoga«e consists simply in their ue-asisteoey. ' Attempt at Stoks Breaking. —>n Son ’..u- right an attempt was made to break into i •*. >:e oi J. L'. A. Murphey A Cos., No. 314 Broad street. Several holes were bored in the door but the rogues ud not succeed in effect iug an entrance. I Usury Laws —The experience of the past , has prove! tho inutditv and bad eff.c'sof u-;n --;ry laws. The very c’aaa they are designed to protect, are oppressed by them. The very oijec's for which they are made, are defeated by their workings. Instead cf assisting the borrower, usury lawe make money scarce and more difficult to obtain. lasteal of reducing the interest, they tend to keep it higher. The rate of interest in any community should be allowed to regulate itself. Asa general thing it ean be determined by at least three elements : First—The value of it to the bor rower, who may sometimes gain six per cent, sometimes six hundred, by 'having trie u.e of the money fer a given time. Secondly—The general demand for it, which is governed by its plenty, as the general condition of comtncr cial affairs continually is changing, Thirdly— by the risk of repayments, which is Mriatly a kind of insurance, and varies with ci'h indi vidual case. Now it is pia ; n that not one of these three elements is a lived one, but constantly vary ing, and hence cannot properly be fixed by law. But when the infinite combinations of ail three enter,into every such transaction, is evident that no human wisdom can say what the rate of interest ought invariably to be, any more than what the rate of rents, in surance, or any other similar transaction ought to be. If it bo said that without, such laws men may charge exorbitant interest, the reply is that many charge exorbitant rents for houses, or hire for horses, and the remedies used to prevent the one are the proper remedies for tho other. If it be said they are needful to protect the debtor; tho reply is, they do not protect him, but increase his burdens. In many cases a man must have money or be proiosted. The protest will do him more pecuniary injury than the most exorbitant rata of interest. But the lender now must charge a rate of interest that will cover his ri6k, which is much higher, from the fact that ho has no legal mode of recover ing his intorost. Add to this the fact that the strictly conscientious will cejse to lend their money, when its valuo is such that they lend it at a loss, end that therefore the borrower is thrown into the bands of the unscrupulous, and it is easy to seo that these laws press with the most grinding force on the most necessi tous, and really oppress the debtor. They throw the poor debtor wholly in the power of thoso who are willing to violate the lav/, if the premium for the risk is put high enough. this any advantage to the debtor ? Extortion is a great wrong, and deserves the sternest condemnation; but it will never bo prevented by fixing the price of any commodi ty, as all sumptuary laws have proven, but by leaving it open to the great law of Buppiy and demand, which will apply as unerringly to money as it does to any other form of value. The greatest hindrance to the solid growth aud prosperity of Georgia al present, is the usury laws which are upon 'her statute book. What wo want now is capital to devalope our great resources. Repeal the usury Jaws, and millions would nt once be at the service of our business men. An impetus never before ex perienced, would at onco be given to thou sands of paying enterprises. Manufactor ies of all kinds would spring up in our midst. And millions ot' dollars which arc now seat oat of the State for goods would be kept at home and used for other purposes. that among tho other acts passed by the Legislature of Georgia at its present session will be one repealing tho usury law. The German Arctic Expedition.—We have heretofore noticed tho project ot anew axpa- j ditiou to the arctic regions, which has been proposed in Germany. According to previous accounts, it was assumed that the success of the undertaking was secured. But late ad vices from Europe render the final sailing of the expedition somewhat doubtful. It is among the things proposed which waits tho most important part of tho business, the ccl iecting of sufficient funds to pay the expenses An expectation had existed that the Piiissiuu Government would furnish a war vessel f..r the purpose, but thus far the omnipotent His marck had failed to indicate his consent. TV.o purchase of two American blockading steam ers, recently sold bv the United States, hail been proposed, and it was thought that they could be got for $00,003, American currency. It was estimated that the whole expedition would cost about $150,000 ; an 1 although it was promised in tho beginning of the .enter prise that merchants of Hamburg and other cities would mako up the sum, they had not responded as liberally as was expected. i'he idea of the promoters of the enterprise was,that the expedition should sail this spring from Hammerfest, viaitiug Spitzbergen and tho fishing ground on the south aide of the is land. exploring Eales land to the cast of Spitz bergen. From the latter tho expedition will then stretch away to the west, endeavoring to penetrate as far ns possible towards the north, in order to discover whether the North Polo is immediately surrounded by a sea tree of ice, and will next pursue its course to the east coast of Greenland, whence it will aiso feel its way as far north as can be accomplished. Turning then to the east, the expedition will I cross the Siberian s a, and, if favored by for ' tune, return through the Arctic o oaa. This scheme contemplates an extensive voyage, and it will penetrate regions of which vory little is known. For instance, Eales land is terra in cognita, and geographers do not know whether ! it is an island, the commencement of an archi -1 pelago, or even a continent. Follow the Right.— No matter what you are. or what your lot, or where you live, you cannot afford to do that which is wrong. The only way to obtain happiness and pleasure to. yourself, ;g to do the right thing. You may not always hit the mark ; but you should al ways aim tor it. and wi.h every triil your skill I will increase. Whether you are to be praised | or blamed for it by others, whetLer it will I •®*mlngly make you richer or poorer, or | whether no other person than yourself know of youi action; still, always and ia all cases, do .he right thmg. Your first lessons in the rule will sometimes Be.-in bard ones, but they will grow easier and easier, until, finally, de ' ing the ri (? bt tbiL.g will become a habit, and • to do a wrong will seem an impossibility. AUGUSTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1866, The Augusta Fiee Department —ls there be one organization in this city, which occupies a warm place in the hearts of cur citizen?, and one too deserving especial notice, it is the Fire Department- Its history is merged into* ‘that of Augusta. In its very Infancy, it won distinguished honors, in the battle waged against the fiery element in 1829i With the advance of years, it bat gained strength. Could the car of time be recalled, and made to pass before u?, we could see the dangers whxh our firemen Lave gone through, and we would be enabled rightly to appieciate the great good they have accomplished. Could past scenes bo re enacted, we would tremble from fear, and ‘applaud through admiration, in con templating the magnitude of the risks they have Uken, and the self-sacrificing spirit that has ever distinguished them. When tbo summer’s sun blazid mast pow erfully ; and the winter’s blast blew sharpest and coldest, our firemen failed not to respond to the call of tho alarm bell. Comrades have fallen from their ranks They died where it is fittest for man to die. “ Whero maa dies for man.” Crushed and margled, their charred remains w re borne to their final resting place, while the bells that had routed them to duty, tolled, a solemn requiem. From firemen, the late war transformed many of them into soldiers, for the discharge of whose duties they wero eminen*ly qualified by reason of their experience in braving dan ger. Gallant firemen made gallant knights of the sword, and doubly honored are they who bear the laurels of both. Under the beneficent smiles of promised peace, these chivalric spirits have doffed the paraphernalia of war, lain aside the sword and the rifle, to appear once more as civilians to grasp the rope, and man the Irreaks. Sweetly may our citizens slumber, whilst the Augusia Fire Departsient lives. Ever efficient, it ia perfectly, faultlessly so now. No city can boast of a more orderly and enthusiastic body of firemen, than Augusta; and we venture the assertion that no city watches tho career of this class of her sons, with greater piide, than our own. The rolls of tho companies are full ; the ma chines are in perfect order ; a generous rivalry exists between the members, while the frank est friendship distinguishes their association From all this great good must acme to the city, and much honor redound m tho depart ment. Election cf City Officers. —The election of City Officers took placo Saturday night. An nexed is the list: Clerk of Council: L T B'ome. Registry Clerk : A B Crump. Recorder : Win Gibson. Chief of Police : J A Christian. Captain of Police : Jas A Bennett. Two Lieutenants of Police: B F Johnson nd Thos Walsh. Five Sergeants of Police ; T Shanahan, M fall, Josh Dean, Chas Evans, and W J P0w ,61. Keeper of the Bridge : Geo E W Nolson, has. Payne appointed Deputy. . Wharfinger ; II C Foster. Superintendent Street and Drains ; Jno lorrison. Superintendent Water Woiks, Pnrnps and Jells ; Peter S'neron. Lamplighter ; Chas Robbie. Clerk of the Lower Market ; H R Phiipot. bos Duyer appointed Deputy. Clerk of th 9 Upper Market ; Wm Keener. Keeper of the Jail ; T C Bridges. City Surveyor ; E V Sharps*. # Four City Physicians : First Ward, Dr J S ilcman; Second Ward, Dr H A Bignon ; bird Ward : Dr S B Simmons ; Fourth Ward : M J Bolan. Small Pox Hospital Physician : Dr M J fines. Keeper of the City Hospital : Wm R Tant. City Sexton : Thos A Kunze. Keeper of the City Cemetery : Jerry Morris. Two Lot Inspectors : First Division, John ''.eilly : Second Division, John McKinne. Inspector ana Measurer of wood: Matt Sho rn. K irpcr of the City Hall and Lot: James failen. Police.—W Vale, H Fletcher, J Kavanah, G 'ankersley, W Watson, G Bohler, J Riley, J .iilis, D Buckley, C Smalley, D Ccnlin, J hields, R Atkinson, J Ramsey,'S Lawlor, P lughes. J Shackelford, J Wilson, A Morris, ’ Callghan, T W Olive, T Waters, B Kearney, ;) Kelley, T C Searles, J Hurley, M J Dewan, t Hays, P Snevlin, T W Shackelford. Bell Tower : J C Lewis, J Lecelt, J Dolling. Cift Assessors : From Council : Wm H Goodrich. From Ward No. I : Josiah Sibley. !?rom Ward No. 2 : Thos R Rhodes. From Ward No. 3 • F Lamback. From Ward No. 4 : Chas A P.att. Fire Wardens ; J B Stoughton, A H Cook, J B Piatt and Jno B Smith. Vendue Masters; Isaac Levy, S A Atkinson, Geo R Crump & Cos, W B Griffin, Day, Russell > Benjamin, C V Walker & Cos, T S Heyward &Son, W A Ramsay & Cos. A Wilson. Freedmen 's Affairs in the U S Congress.— Washington letters say that the House Com mittee cn Freed men have authorized their chairman to report a bill continuing the Bureau and enlarging its power in accordance with the recommendations of Gen. Howard. The bill authorizes the President to set apart in the States of Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas, under the homestead law, three million acres of government lands, the same to be allotted in parcels of forty acres each to freedmen at such rental as may be agreed cn by giving tho freedmen the right to purchase the land at any time by paying its valuation. This legislating upon freedmen at Washing ton is all wrong. The ultras who are now trying to lead in the National body of legislation, know but little in regard to matters ia the South. From their acts, we are led to infer that they care less. Their great aim aud object appears to be to cater solely to the taste ofntgro sympathisers of the North. The South and her interests, have no place in their thoughts or legislative deeds. Looking for political advancement, they talk and vote for their supporters in Northern latitudes. One thing i3 certain—the less they legislate uooa the freeduian, the better it will be for him—aud for themselves also in the end. Hewitt's Globs Hotll. —It is but justice to both travelers, as well a.'. to Col. Hewitt of the Globe Hotel, that a few facts in regard to the house be widely circulated. This hotel for the past .nr months ha3 been under tho management of anew landlord— Mr. Hewilt, of Virginia. Anew landlord he is to the Globe Hotel and its pations, but an old hotel keeper is he ; and most truly can it be said of him that he knows how to keep a public house of entertainment. A vi>sit to the Globe will satisfy any one of this. The House has been refitted and refurnished throughout. Everything hc3 been arranged for the comfort of travelers and boarders. Toe landlord and his gentlemanly assistants— Col. Jones and Mr. newitt—are assidious in their endeavors to please ail who call. The servants are polite and attentive, in short all that can be, is tiono to traveler leei perfectly at home. Tho capacious dining room presents to the aye an air of neatness and comfort. The tables are well supplied with everything the market affords—served up in the best manner, in “ the highest style of the cooking art.” A man “can get his money’s worth at the tables cf the Glebe, and not half try.” To sum up what ought to be said in a few words, there is no better kept hotel in this city cow than the Globe. ♦ Mr. Hewitt, we are glad to perceive, is re ceiving a liberal share of the public patronage. And well-worthy of it ia he. Tho better his house is known, the more popular it becomes. No one leaves it dissatisfied ; and those who have been there once are certain to go there again. Wo have written tho above as a simple act of justice to the ne v proprietor of the Globe Hotel. His house is kept ia a manner that is a credit to the city. Civility, order, neatness, attention to wants of patrons, and a bounti fully supplied table are requisites for a good house. All th. se are the characteristics of the Globe under its present able management. To those, unacquainted with its situation we will say it is located CD the corner of Broad and Jackson streets— in the very centre of the business part of the city. This of itself makes it a very desirable place to stop, for both these who coma to Augusta for profit as well a8 pleasure. To ail who visit Augusta, we say “Try the Globe” aud we are certain you will be satis fied. Brownlow Again. —Gov. Brownlow, has been again making another of his famous, or more properly speaking infamous speeches at msliville. The whole is a senseless tirade of self praise and blasphemy. He tells of hie early career, and boasts of “being a good bu reau and cupboard maker.” It would bo well for the country if ho was at the same business now. , Here is a sample of ihe blasphemy of the impious fanatic. The rcmaiks were made af ter he had commented on the Freedman’s Bu reau not giving satisfaction in somo sections : If our b’.esssd Saviour wero to come to David son county with shoulders straps on, and three or four stars on his shoulder, and bring with him a military staff of tho (id Apostles, he could not give satisfaction to tho rebels of Davidson county. The Knoxville agitator proposes still “to fight cn.” We propose that he be “emigra ted” to Africa, or some other benighted re gion where his civilization would be on a par with the inhabitants In a Christain community, Brownlow i3 as much cut of his sphere, as ihe evil one himself would be in the company of a saint. New Telegraph Lins Completed He short space of thirty days, Cos- Bullock of the Sculbe'rn Express Ccmp&ny, has witnessed the completion of a line of telegraph connecting this city with Atlanta, direct. The lino is under the special charge of the Express Company, and supplies a great public; wan# The thanks of the people generally are due the enterprising Superintendent of the excellent Company above referred to, for what has been done. The lice was constructed under the person al supervision of one of our young townsmen, Mr. J. F. Miller, who deserves extra comment dation for the manner in which the work was accomplished. Preparations are being made to establish a branch line to Athens. We are glad to see our people bestirring j themselves, and moving in matters, from which I great good must accrue to all. Tub Advance Must be Mads at the North. —Some of the Northern papers are very severe on the religion of the South because the Southern Presbyterian church declined to re unite with the Northern churches. Well, why should they ? They were cast off by the Northern churches and excluded from its ben efits. They only accept the decision. They cannot go back without first being asked to do go. The barrier between the church South and North was erected by the litter—and it is the duty of the latter to remove the same if they wish it done. The Southern Presbyte rian church had no hand in the matter, and they should not bo abused for not performing a dis agreeable duty which ether parties should at tend to. The Complete Rbstoraiion.— The Memphis papers state that a dispatch had been received in that city, announcing that the President has determined to issue a proclamation declaring the restoration of the Union, as soon as Texas and Florida shall bo reorganized. A rumor to this effect has been in circula tion in Washington for some time. Every one who desires to see the country prosper, will be pleased when tho President take3 the step 9poken of. Such a policy will thwart some of the schemes of the radicals and will be quite an advance towards the sMtlenunt ot all dis puted questions which are used .to keep up i agitation and sectional discord. What the President think 5 of Re-Coxbtruc tion —Hon. Hiram McCulloch called cn Presi dent Johnson a day or two since, and had a free and frenk conversation with him. The President express'd Ids fall confidence in be ing able to restore the entire union of the States to the satisfaction of all national and reasonable men*without any further humilia i tion of the South. The Sidewalks.—We have taken occasion times without number, to ca l the attention to the condition of certain cf cur sidewalks. Seme we have found broken, others sunken, and others stiil minus the bricks. With the utmost tension of our humble imaginative powers, we could not account for the latter as to how. and by whom the biicks were re moved. Sunday afternoon, however, we were wend ing our way homeward, when our eye rested on a part of the pavement on Green street, which was badly torn. Forbearing a second thought, one would have supposed that tho brick mason, who worked on that street, was sadly in want of material when ho did the work. While remarking this, mentally, we ob served a very handsome and tastefully dressed young gentleman, stop at this very spot, tear up one of the brick bate, and tos3 into an ad joining yard, with .the exclamation : “ I’ll have enough affor a while with which to build a house.” Thus it is that our worthy Street Commis sioners are constantly berated for what inge nious young men do. We protest agamst tho indulgence, by young citizens of this mania for economising. Surely the authorities have enough on their hands to keep’ the streets in order, when worn by travel, and ought not b 8 burdened with this last grievance. The True Policy. —The very first thing that should be done by Congress is to pass a res olution admitting the Southern members to their seats without further discussion. All measures are secondary to this one. It is this subject that gives to this Congress a greater interest than has ever attached to any other. It is, above all topics, the one that Congress meets to act upon. If therq ever was a time when men should give up their mean little side strife for personal advantage and act alone as the good of the country requires, it is now. Let Congress remember that by meanly tri fling with the pride of the Southern people, by insisting upon what must be equivalent to humiliation, it may, at this critical period, ron der it impossible for ns ever to have a true, real union of the States again. There may be union in name forever, but not in feeling. But by now meeting the South in a proper spirit, it may shake tho Union stronger, truer, and more real than ever. Generous forgiveness always makes friends. The North must have confidence in honesty of purpose on the part of the South. The North must have confidence and take the South at its word. It is the only plan by which we can restoro to the country a condit’on of real peace. It is only by adopting a liberal policy that the - both sections of the country can be made one in feeling, and one in concert of action. The St. James Sunday School and its Tab leaux. —We aro pleased to learn that this ex cellent school is rapidly pushing forward to completion tfie plans sat uu foot soma lime since, with a view to a series of Tableaux, charades, &c., from which it hopes to realize a handsome sum of money, so that a cenotaph may be erected to the memory of those of its members who were killed or who died in the army, during the late struggle. The different committees, together with the young ladies and gentlemen who are to par ticipate in the exhibitions contemplate meeting this afternoon at at the Augnsta Orphan Asylum. Let all be present. Hot suppers will also be given, and we would say to our grocer dealers that the ladies of St. James will be more than obliged to them for any contributions they may make that will further this good work. Give, gentlemen. It is to perpetuate the memory of some of our noblest and best young men. Hon. A. H. Stephens. —We notice in the Washington City National Intelligencer the fol lowing extract from a letter written by Mr. Stephens, from his residence at Crawiordville, dated, 25th ultimo : “As to how I am doing, I can only say that, “in the matter of health, I have improved “ greatly since my return home ; but the conn “ try I find in a worse condition—physically “ anu politically—than I expected. The gen eral desire of the people is for a speedy res “ toration of civil law and harmony, and I am “ engaged in doing all I can to effect that result, “ I do trust that wisdom, moderation and true “ patriotism wili rule the councils at Washing “ ton. * * * Meanwhile, it is the duty o “ every one to do the best he can. The wise ‘ and the good will always take things as they “ find them, and do tho best they can with “ them a3 they present themselves.” Richmond County Superior Court. —This Court met yesterday morning. The following is the list of Grand Jurors for the present week : J T Jackson, Foreman; I R Rhodes, J H Hollingsworth, Dr. Ed Barry, Berrier Rachels, Jno E Burch, Henry E Clarke, Fred R Shaw, Henry T Peav, E T Murphc-y, H L Leon, J L Hahn, E W Brown, Jas Miller, Nath" Rachels, Jno B Moore, Alfred WilsoD, E F Kinchley, Geo A Oates, H Williams. • Messrs. Jno L Davidson aud T B Long were examined and admitted to practice law. Jno B Cummings, Esq., was appointed At torney General pro tern. The criminal docket is to be taken up on Friday morning next. The Judge presented an able an interesting charge to the Grand Jurv. Loss of Steamer Ayres. — Ihe steamer Asher Ayres, left Hawkinsville for"Savannsh on Satuiday, January 6. On the Tuesday following, about half a mile below Half Moon Bluff, a place half way between and Darien, on the Altamaha river. She caught fire and burned to the waters edge She had on board 1.023 balas of cotton, 175 of which was in the held. The passengers and crew were saved, with the exception of some five or six negroes. The steamer cost $60,000 insured for $50,000. Most of the cotton was insured. s Church Robbkp.y —Oq Saturday night the lecture room of the Green street Baptist Church was broken open an 1 robbed of sev eral articles, besides :he carpeting, A church robber is one ct the meanest of all thieves. He is sunk in the lowest death of crimes—having neither the fear of God or man before his eyas. VOL. LXXV.—-NEW SERIES VOL. XXV NO. 5. Sources cf English Cotton In the year 1864, England obtained 2 586,336 bales of cotton, aud iu 1865 this amount was iSnreased to 3 100,000 bales. The sources from which she procured the cotton were In dia, China, Egypt, Brazil, United States, West Indies, Smyrna and Mediterranean. India furnished the largest quantity, 1,397,514 in 1864, and 1,600,000 in 1865. China comes next, 390 071 in 1864, and 600,000 in 1865.- The United States was fifth on the list, furn ishing 197,776 in 1864 and 200,000 in 1865. It will be observed that India, the chief source of supply, did not exhibit any very remarka ble increase in 1865 over 1864, notwithstand ing the extraodinary efforts made by Great Britain to develop the culture cf this plant in her own .province, and the construction of in sernal improvements to oalurge the facilities of transportation. Wine Production- in California.— Tho ex tent of the California wine interest is compar atively little known in the Atlantic States: Every year increases the product immensely. The estimate for the present year is 350,000 gallons in Los Angelos county, 350 000 gallons in Sonora county, and 300,000 ia the remain der of the State, or 1,000,000 gallons in al!— more than four times the product of tho United States in 1860. The California wines are also noted for their excellence aud superior qualities, and are fast taking ihe place of the vines of the old world. These wines can bo had of Blair, Smith & Cos of this city, who are the agents for the leading California vineyards. Robbers Arrested. —Three persons impli cated in the iobbcry of A uns Express Com pany, on boaid of the trail from New York to Boston a few days ago, h ?e been captured. They were traced by Mr. Sanford, agent, and some private detectives acting under his or ders. Two cf the parties were arrested at Nor walk, Rhode Island, and the other in a low house in this city. Nearly three-fourths of the money was found in letters in their possession. The whole amount taken from the safe did not exceed five hundred thousand dollars. The Registry List is now open at the office of the Clerk of the City Council for the pur pose of registering names of and giving of certificates to, the legal voters of the city of Augusta. In accordance with the act of the Georgia Legislature, approved February 18 h 1856, and w:th the City Ordinance, providing for carrying said act into effect, the said List is to be kept open until the ,first Monday in April next. Office hours daily, (Sundays excepted), from 8 o’clock A. M., to 1 o’clock P. M., and from 3 to 5 o’clock P. M. Revolvers.— At Bailie & Bro’s., can be found, a fine stock of revolvers, both of Colt’s and Smith & Weston’s make. Among the lot are all the new patterns and various sizes. Somo of them aro beautifully finished —iue best ever offered in this’markel; a supeiior ar ticle in every respect. Bailie has all the necessary ammunition, also. The order prohibiting the sale of these wea pons has been revoked. All who want can be supplied by calling at Bailie & Bro’s. ■ City Taxes.—All persons liable for City Taxes are notified by the City Clerk, that the City Tax Digest for 1866, is now opened at his office, and will remain open until the first day of March next, by which time all returns must be made. All those who fail to make returns by that time, will be returned for doub ble taxation. Office hours from 9’cloek A. M. to 1 o’clock P. H., and from 3 to 5 o’clock P. M, Counterfeit Gold Coin.— lt is stated that debased gold is on tho maiket to a considerable amount. Its withdrawal as circulation has given time to experts in counterfeiting to manufacture large quantities of filled coin. The payment of custom duties, ia gold, in con sequence of the scarcity of demand notes, keeps the false coin in company with the genuine, and the counterfeits are so well made, that none but experts can detect them. Another Robbery —The store of Solomon Cohen, No. 270 Broad street, was entered on Friday night, and about one thousand dollars worth of clothing stolen. Our merchants are certainly, all of them, in a fair way to dispose of their goods—if these stealing operations keep on—at a very little profit. Something ought to be done to put an end to such transactions. Still Going On.—The practice of taking horses without leave is going on as regularly az night comes. Thi3 practice is a very incon venient one to the legitimate owners of the animals. We are of the opinion that such proceedings ought to be stopped in some way. Another Rcbbeky. —The store of James Costello, on the corner of Fenwick and Wash ington streets, was entered on Monday night, and robbed of a large amount of goods. The thieves effected an entrance through one of the windows, by borinf* through the shutter. East Tennfsseb and Georgia Railroad.— By the new schedule, trains leave Chattanoog a at 3:30 A. M., and arrive at Knoxville at 11:50 A. M. Leave Knoxville at 2 P.M. and arrive at Chattanooga at 10:20 P. M. Room Robbery. — The r oms of Dr. Gepharl, on Mclntosh street, neor Broad, was entered Friday night, and about SSOO, together with wearing apparel, wore s. 'en therefrom. This a the second time tbe D uierhas been robbed STVIK ITEM Ia assessing the cOttoa tax in Columbus, twenty pounds per bale for rope and bagging is allowed. One hundred thousand dollars of the new seven per est semi annual coupon bonds, of the denominations of five -hundred and one thou sand dollars each, issued in conformity with the act of the l&‘-e Convention, have been placed on deposit for sale at the First National Bank of Macon. A little daughter of Maj RII Whitelcy, o Bainbridge, was burned to death January 11, by her dress catching on fire fiom the stove in the school room. Permanent shore lights are to be put upon Savannah river from Tjbee to the city of Savannah. The supply cf pork is so plentful in the Savannah market that the price has fallen to (eighteen cent3 per pound. Garrotting still continues at Savannah. One gentleman was relieved of 6ix hundred dollars a few evening* since. HEWS SIMMABV. Nearly SBO,OOO worth of seeds, agricultural tools, etc , have been distributed in Virginia by the Baltimore Agricultural Aid Society. The Common Council of Elmira, N. Y., have declared tho gas works in that city a nuisance and ordered their removal. Four million of bricks are required for the new Galt House at Louisville. The superintendent of the new construction of tho new court house in New Yorkhas $40,- 000 a year for his salary. Since 1860, tho population of Illinois has increased about COO,OOO or nearly 33 per cen tum, The present total of national bank circula tion is over $240,000,000. Juarez has entered upon his new term of office as President of Mexico, meeting with lit tle opposition. The Legislature of Maryland is now in ses sion. Gen. Swayne elected Governor one year ago has been inaugurated. The present debt of the city of Boston is $10,021,198. The entire police control of the oity of Charleston, has been turned over by the mili tary to the Mayor and city authorities; but various restrictions are placed upon the action of the latter in regard to the trial and dispo sition of negroes that may be arrested for out rages committed by them, and also in the case of white men charged with outrages upon ne groes. Governor Orr has also issued a procla mation, stating that although civil government has been restored, the writ of habeas corpus still remains suspended, and the military power is, therefore, paramouut in all contro versies in which tho blacks are interested. Gen. Kilby Smith is at Lynchburg Ya., with his family. An entire family in Brooklyn, N. Y., five in numb:r, have been poisoned by the use ot musty flour. One died, balance will recover. Petitions are in circulation in Canada for a peaceful separation from and an nexation to United States. The old cannon recently sold at Brooklyn N. Y. is to be Tendered inserviceable before being delivered to puichaser. Highway murders are being committed in the Pennsylvania oil regions It is estimated that the yield of lumber this year from Maine will bo 200,000,000 feet. During his Presidential term, Lincoln saved $70,000 from his salary. Prof. Agassiz finds the snake as various in South America as the fishes. The Northern Pacific Railroad charter has passed into the hands of Boston capitalist. Btigham Young says he has men, muskets, pistols, cannon and ammunition enough, and men to use them, and that he will use them if the Gentilies come to Utah to interfere with polygamy. He denounces the Government, and declares that he will be the Governor of Uiah forever. A number of tho most skillful [pilots _ of the coast of Ireland are said to have arrived »n New York recently to take charge ot a Fenian expedition. A negro, lately sold* into slavery for five years, at Washington, N. C., under an old law of the State, has been set at liberty by an or der of the military authorities, upon the ground that no laws can be enforced that makes any distinction between whites and blacks. The census of New York ishowa that the population of that State has decreased 49,- 000. At the same time the population of Illi nois has increased about 400,000. The Nashville and Cattanooza rail toad has begun a suit against its late President for one million dollars damages for permitting the late Confederate Government use the road and its machinery during the was. A fire occurred in Nashville January 13, destroying three buildings on the public square, and property amounting in the aggre gate to s*oo,ooo. A letter from Mississippi says the govern ment cotton recently destroyed in that State was burned by agents, who having stolen a portion of that in their charge, fired the rest to destroy proof of tl)6ir guilt. A telegraph has been constructed among A New Orleans gentleman was recently rob> bed Dear San Antonio, Texas,'of $116,000. A national convention to devise measures to increase the production of cotton in the United States is to be held. In South Carolina, freedmen are made re sponsible for all animals and tools entrusted to their care, and are required to give assu rance of good faith in the performance of their duties The people along tho lines of several West ern railroads have held meetings denouncing, the high rates charged for faro and freight. Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts, delivered his farewell meeaage on Thursday. The rolling mill at Chattanooga is turning out one mile and a quarter of railroad iron per day. Col. James Luthel, a conservative, has been elected Mayor of Knoxville. The Albany Evening Journal—Thurlow Weed’B paper—has a long leader opposing the trial or punishment of Jefferson Davis. General. K. Clay Crawford, who is said to be advancing the cause of the Lib avals in Mexico, by recruiting in Texas, was the inmate of a Virginia penitentiary at the opening of the war. . _ , . The Attorney General of Pennsylvania has decided that States can tax National Banks. In Philadelphia in l f>s, 40,000, persons were arrested by the police. Ail expedition has sailed from New York to destroy tho Spanish fleet off Chili with tor pedoes. * . Gen. Sherman has written a letter in which he takes strong grounds against any interfer ence with the Mexican imbrcgalia. A New Haven firm discharged one of their clerks three years ago, on suspicion that he had stolen S3OO from them. Last Christmas day they found the money under a counter all bitten to pieces by thieving mice. James Kerrigan and Marris Phelan are ex pected to fight for SI,OOO. More than $500,000,000 of gold have been received from California during the last twelve 7 "Between Buffalo and New York freight is taken at 45 cents per hundred, a reduction of 32 cents per hundred within a few days. The usual winter rate is sl,lO per hundred lbs. Corn is so plentiful in some places at the west that it is being used for fuel. Asiatio coolies are being introduced Into Mexico. Forty-million bushels of grain were shipped from Chicago in 1865. Over one hundred thousand negroes are drawing rations. There has been another fearful revolution In St. Domingo. The Lincoln Monument Committee, have raised only $14,000; $50,000 is needed. Owen, who recently committed suicide in Boston, was concerned in Lincoln’s assassin ation* Efforts are being made to get Ketchsm, the defaulter, pardoned Texas is rapidly filling with Steamers are i mining regularly between New Orleans and Per saoola. the Andes Moun ans from Bogota to Hando. A son of au English nobleman has been convicted of forgery in NewYork. Forty millions of letters pass through tho Chicago Post- office annually. . An old silver doi'ar of 1794 told in * BW York for $152 50. Petroleum oil product last year 2,180,000 A volunteer police force has been organized in Chattanooga. , . . Point Lookout i3 to be converted into a Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Asylum. The snow in Nevada is three or four feet deep. _ The New York stock exchange gave Gen. Grant a Christmas present of Sj'l.wo.