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AUGUSTA, GA~
WEDNESDAY MUHM.M). MAY 2.
The Ueeklj Chronicle and Sentinel.
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>Ve to day give our reiders a small instal
ment of tho promised increase in tbe size of
our wpekiy edition. As soon as tbe mails are
fully opened, wc expect to restore it to its old
mammoth size. In tbe meantime, we shall
endeavor to present such a variety in its col
umns as to commend the paper to the iavor
able consideration of the reading public. We
regret that we cannot at! >rd to send the paper
to sinsrle subscriber! at tea than three dollars
a year. Where clubs of five are m ade up at
the same him and sarn ? Pont Office, the paper
Will be lurtii-h and at two dollars and fifty cents
each ; to clubs of ten, at tho same lime and
same office, we will send the paper at the old
RATS or TWO D I.LARS A YKAII.
We cannot allow anything to these who get
up clubs at these rates, as it barely pays for
the paper and the mailing. Local agents, in
all cai ' H. will charge three dollars a year.
Letter from Charleston.
Mills House, Uhaklihton. S. G. April 27th,
Having been kindly stored away in the
Charleston Hotel last evening, the members of
Georgia Independent and Gazelle CDjoyed, un>
der tbe influence of the sea-breezes, a pleasant
night’s rest, and awoke this morning to find
the sun rising upon a cloudless sky. the
houis of the day were far advanced the
members of tho Charleston c mpanies,
ladies and gentlemen, could be seen
hurrying,the former to their engine houses and
the latter to those which were their favorites,
in order to decorate the machines with gar
lands and wreaths, and soma with crape—this
la-t signifying tbe loss in battle of one or more
of their gallant members. In the midst of the
excitement and evident rivalry, the greatest
good feeling prevailed. And in the matter of
attention to firemen—men worthy of highest
honors—the ladies of Charleston excel those of
your beautiful city. Down here tho ladies
have their lords or sweethearts dress well
and tidily, while at tho sarao time they spare
no pains, and leive nothing unanticipated that
will make attractive and interesting any
parade or celebration which the latter may
elect to h tve. Nor were they on this occasion
so completely absorbed in those nearest and
dearest to them, as to neglect to do honor to
their guests
The Georgia Engine and the Gazelle hose
carriage, came in tor a liberal the
floral offering. Both were beautifully and
tastefully decorated.
The hour for assembling being 12 M., tho
Augustana enjoyed tbeuiselveH in walkiag
about and examining this sadly desolated city,
until 10} o’clock, when they re-assembled at
their quarters, and, under the escort of their
friends, marched to the Citadel Gteen, whore
in obedience to orders, the wholo Fire De
paitment had congregated, ani whence they
took up the prescribed line of inarch to llroad
street where the trial of strength was had.
While tho tiiemon wero going to tho point of
rendezvous, vast crowds of ladies, gentlemen,
&c., &c., moved en masse toward the scene cf
action. An hour or more before the proces
sion cnne in view every varandah, door,
window and avenue presented a lively
picture—intcerstiug In the great variety of its
composition.
Notwithstanding tho fact, that I had the
liouor of being in company with a party of
ladies, and experienced, with a friend, great
difficulty in securing for them a way through
the Jhrong, 1 still found time to cast a sly
glance at the assembled and assembling beau
ties of the “Queen City.’’ Their style of dress
was particularly pleasing ; for, without being
gaudy, they were dressed with exquisite taste.
As in Augusta so bete, curls abound. The
style of dressing the hair ala waterfall, seems
to have given place to that more elegant one
of smoothly combed tresses.
1 Have always had the greatest possible admi
ration for tho fair daughters of this city by
tho sea 1 cannot forget their enthusiasm m
’6O and 'Ol when they encouraged the brave
boys in grey to go forth to battle- Memory
pictures them to me, as they stood at the bed
side of the sick and wounded ;as they bowed
at ttie soldier’s graves, and strewed them with
tlowor J , and now, when all is gone but our
manhood, they encourage us to hope—confi
dent that the God if their fathers will deliv
er us safely from t o hands of those who still
oppress us. As the Queen City stands, “spurn
ing the waves which coil and hiss about her
imperial feet,” so her daughters comport
themselves—commanding tho udmiration of
the whole world.
But hark, the strains of martial music break
upon the air. The procession is coming.
The head of it—Band of the Sixth Regulars—
is just beueath the window from which 1 take
observations. Onward, and now I see the
Department Chief, tho gallant Mayor, and
members ot Council. Now comes the Georgiaus
in their jackets of blue, an 1 the Gazelles in
their's of red. all holding boque s in hand
lam proud and eager to say to the ladies :
These are our boys ; these are the Georgians.
Then my soul is thrilled with delight as L hear
from all the ladies : “See ! How fine looking
these Augustaus are. They are very genteel.”
Following the Georgians, come the Charles
ton Axe neu a very excellent company. Then
in quick succession follow the Eagle, Vigilant,
Phoenix. Charleston, -Etua, Marion, Muller’s
Palmetto Band, the German, Palmetto, Hope
Washington. Young America, and Stonewall -
companies whose membership would do honor
to any city or country.
They are all wliolo scaled, honorable, fear
less gentlemen and firemeu.
The trial of the engines resulted as follows -•
Augusta InJep’nt FireCom'y 151 fe t 6 inches.
Palmeto 188 teet 8 inches
Young Ameria .145 feet 8 inches.
Charleston Axe Cos. “Pioneer" isteaml
172 feet 4 inches.
Stonewall lt;4 feet 7 inches.
Marion 136 feet 2 inches
Ch irleston 156 feet 10 inches
Phoenix 127 feet 1 inch.
Washington U ,J leet 4 inches.
Vigilant 140 feet 8 iuches.
Hope* I* sl * ,eet '5 inches.
German 181 ,eet 4 inches.
;; l&Z feet Cinches.
The Eagle having played xhe farthest dis
tance. was adjudged the victor, and her repre
sentative received the prize, a stiver goblet, at
the hand of the Honorable Mayor, who pre
sented it in a few appropriate remarks.
The exercises over, the companies were dis
missed to their quarters.
At s o’clock the Augusta companies visited
the Masonic Hall, where a fine collation had
been prepared for them by the Axemen.
Speeches were made and toasts offered by a
number of gentlemen. Prominent amouarst
the speakers were the Chief Engineer of the
Charleston Department. Kon. Gilmore Simms.
Capt. Clay Foster, and Col. Day.
The ball giviu by the Etna, at the Hiber
nian Hall, was well attended. Your corres
pondent spent a few very pleasant hoars there
—admiring the ladies and gents as they grace
fully “tripped the light fautastic toe.”
Altogether this has been a y;iii day, and
your firemen have enjoyed themselves hugely.
To-morrcw they aie to go on an excursion
aronm! the Ilatbor—the military having grant
ed'them leave to visit the different fortifica
tions thereabouts.
Migxoskk.
HFmCS FROtl THE JUILS.
Crop prospects in California are fine.
There were fourty-two deaths in Cincinnati
last week.
They have a gift enterprise in Cincinnati for
the benefit of the news boys.
A farmer in Sutton, Vt , is making a ton of
maple sugar per week.
Hugh R. Pleasants is lecturing in ‘-Richmond
forty years ago.” in that city.
Sixteen murderers—five of them under sen
tence of death—are at present confined in the
Tombs prison Nr Y.
Tbe house painters of Washington have
struck for $5 50 per day. Their employers
offer $3.
From partical returns it is estimated that
the population of Columhas, Ohio, is now ever
30,000.
'I he number of clerks employed by the
Government, in its several departments dur
ing tho war, is stated at fully 10,000.
Morals continue at a low ebb in the gold
State. Not more than one man in five is mar
ried.
A New York husband who paid SB3 for his
wife’s spring bonnet has sued for a divorce, —
Don’t blame him.
Sixly years aco there was but one Jew in
Boston. Now there are 1,800, and four syna
gogues.
Twenty-eight special pardons of persons in
Alabama, Mississippi. Kentucky and Louisiana
were signed by the President cn Saturday.
Hundreds who, to escape the rebellion, fled
from Missouri, are returning, bringing all
kinds of stock and property with them.
The Legislature of New York has passed a
bill prohibiting tho issue of free passes upon
railroads.
Daniel Webster used to say that the word
“would” in Rufus Choate’s handwriting, re
sembled a small gridiron struck by lightning.
Charles Mackay, in an articlo in the Fort
nightly Review, says Thaddeus Stevens is “con
nected by the tenderest relations with the Afri
can race.” Goodness gracious, Charles !
Gen, J. C. Pemberton has purchased the
place of Mrs. Sullivan, three miles and a half
from Warrenton, Va., containing 203 acres, for
$5,000.
Judge Erskine, of Atlanta, and Associate
Justice Wayne, were to leave New York on yes
terday, for Savannah, and will proceed to or
ganize the U. 8. Courts in Georgia.
The chamber of commerce has decided to
prosecute damages against the Chattanooga
railroad, for the detention of freight at Nash
ville.
The Montgomery Advertiser says one of the
most favorable signs of a better day dawning
on that city is tho decline in the drinking of
whiskey. That beverage is being superseded
by lager beer.
The Internal Revenue collection districts on
the South are to be sub-divided, so as to. con
form to the number of Districts
ns in the North.
The Missouri is still higher and on the ram
page, and there Baein3 to be no end to the un
precedented abundance of water which flows in
its bed. Water has poured into many cellars
on tho levee front at St. Louis.
A despatch from San Francisco, dated the
20th, says the Indians are reported to ba com
mitting outrages in the vicinity of Canon City.
A detachment from Camp Watson has been
sent after them.
Ovgr 13,900 acres wore entered at the land
office at St. Peter’s Minnesota, March last, the
larger proportion for actual settlement, and
the residue disposed of for cash and bounty
land locations.
The Editor of the Georgetown, S. C, Times
says that from conversations had with many
planters in that District, he does not think
that Georgetown will make over none-eighth
of a crop of rice this year.
Bulwer, the novelist, in a letter to a gentle
man of Boston, says : “I have closed may career
as a writer of fiction. lam gloomy and un
happy. I have exhausted the powers of life,
chasing pleasure where it is not to be found.”
There is not much said at this time of Cali
fornia mines, the main exciten®it runs in the
direction of Upper Oregon, Idaho and Montana,
to which localities hundreds start at the saiiine
of every Northern bound steamer; while quite
a number are going by stage via Salt Lake
City.
“I don’t miss my church so much as you
suppose,” said a lady to her minister, who had
called upon her during her illness, “I make
Betsy sit up by the window as soon as the
bells begin to ihime and tell me who are
going to church and whether they have gat
anything new.”
Edwin Booth made his first appearance in
two years at tho Walnut street Theatre on
the 23d. Notwithstanling the rain-storm, the
theatre was never so densely crowded. Mr.
Booth performed the part of Othello. Ho was
o overcome at the plaudits of his friends that
he was unable to proceeed for some minutes.
A negro man calling himself George Shur
ald, who claims to belong in Atlanta, Geor
gia, was lately in Nashville. On his person
was found the watch of Patrick Donvan, who
was murdered in Bowliugreen on the night of
thel2:hinst. The negro was brought Friday
night and delivered to the Sheriff.
The following are tha gross receipts for ad
vertising, of the three leading daily papers in
Memphis for the first quarter of the current
year :—Appeal, gross receipts, 516.186, tax
paid!s4Bs 58. Bulletin, gross receipts $16,820,
tax paid $504 60. Avalanche, gross receipts
$17,000, tax paid 610 00.
■.<*More than half the British House of Com.
mons is composed of University men. One
hundred and fifty-six are graduates of Oxford,
and one hundred and thirteen of Cambridge.
Christ's Church has the largest nnmber from
Oxford colleges, viz : 89; and Trinity from the
Cambridge colleges, viz: 90. There should be
intelligent legislation among such a host of
scholars.
A correspondent write3 to the Chicago
Times, from Washington City, that General
Grant sides with the President ; that, although
he is more reticent now than ever, “he has
said enough w : thin two weeks to convince all
who hear him that be is the fast and firm friend
and advisor of the President, and that his only
complaint on this score is, that the President
has not gone far enough !
Georgia Item?.
A writer in a Columbus paper urges the
completion of the gap from Thomaston to the
Muscogee railroad, a distance of twenty.two
miles. This connection, It is asserted, affords a
route to Atlanta, and a connection with the
West .several miles shorter than that by Opelika,
over a route of easy grade and uniform gnage.
The following Georgians are buried at Ver
sailles. Ky. They were left sick at that place
when Gen. Bragg retreated iu 1562. Wm. Al
len, Cc. F, 56th Ga. Rest.; Abraham Hoibert,
Cos. E, 56th Ga. Regt.; Jacob Thomas. Cos. E
o<’>th Ga. Regt ;R. W. Grant. Cos. H. 36th Ga.
Regt.; Wm. H. Watson. Ist G«. Cavalry.
John Jones, Esq., State Treasurer, anneune
sin the Federal Union, the receipt of $520,
from the different counties for the benefit cf
Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
The Mayor of Chattanooga has beeu com
pelled to issue a proclamation prohibiting the
sale of liquor to soldiers or negroes. He also
proposes to organize an armed force of citi
*ens to assist in preserving peace.
The Ladies of Baltimore—Baltimore Charity.
We take pleasure in placing before cur read
ers tbe following circular letter of His Excel
lency Governor Jenkins, relating to the dis
position of the munificent donation of those
truly noble women of Baltimore whom His
Ex.t-llency so fitly designates, “Sisters of
Mercy.”
We can add nothing to the forcible and
graceful acknowledgment of the Goveinor, for
this timely boon to the destitute of our State.
It is another link in the long and bright chain
of evidence aflorded by their conduct toward
enr prisoners during the war—that the ladies
of Baltimore are worthy of their historic an
cestors. This donation is as timely as it is mu
nificent ; coming as it dees at a season of the
year when the inadequate supplies of food in
the desolated districts of the State are giving
out, and before the wheat harvest. Onr whole
people—melted wiih gratitude for this noble
charity—cordially unite with the Governor in
invoking “Heaven’s choicest blessiDgs upon
the noble women of Baltimore :
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
Milledoeville, Ga„ 231 April, 1866. j
Information has reached this Department
that the Managers of tho Ladies Southern Re
lief Society, of Baltimore, in the exercise of an
abounding and elevated charity, had caused to
be shipped to Savannah, subject to my order,
five hundred barrels, containing flour, meal
and bacon, “Jor distribution among our truly
poor .suffering white people and that they “de
sire that the appropriation should be distributed
as to afford the greatest relief to the greatest nuuo
ber of the really deserving poor and suffering
women and children;'' to effect which distribu
tion, they have also appropriated the sum of
two thonsand doll us : And the consignees,
as well as the Presidents of the Central and At
lantic and Gulf Railroads, be ving generously
offered to aid the enterprise by personal sei
vice, and by transportation free of charge, (as
other persons and Presidents of Railroads
doubtless will do); for the purpose, therefore,
of d’stributing in Congressional Districts, as
the most eligible prima-y divisions of the
State, they being organized with a view to the
nearest attainable equality in population, I
make and publish the following order and re
quests :
1. In the name and behalf of the whole
peopie of Georgia, and especially of the des
titute and sutfeiing, I tender most hearty
thanks to tbe dispensers of tiris munificent
boon, whom I would designate, by a borrow
ed appellation, which blends in touching asso
ciation tho ideas of a tender womanly relation
and of a Divine attribute, “Sisters of Mercy.”
Such, indeed, are these noble women of Balti
more. Heaven’s blessings wait upon them.
2. Messrs Craue AJGraybill, of Savannah,
the consignees, are requested to divide the
consignment into seven parts, as nearly equal
as possible, reference being bad to the kinds
and quantities of tho articles composing it.
And delivering one portion in Savannah as
hereinafter provided, will ship one of ibe six
remaining to each of the following points,
viz: ToOglethrope, consigned to the Hon.
Phillip Cook—to Newnan, consigned to the
Hon. Hugh Buchanan—to Macon, consigned to
the Hon. ihoe. Hardeman, Jr,—to Augusta,
consigned to Porter Fleming, Esq.—to Athens,
consigned to the Hon. J. H. Christy—to At
lanta, consigned to A K. Seago, Esq.
3 The following gentlemen (the first
named in each case acting as chairman) are
requested to take charge of the several con
signments for their respective Congressional
Districts, and act as committees of distribu
tion, viz : For the Ist District, Messrs. Solo
mon Cohen, John Scriven and James L.
Seward—for the 2nd, Messrs. Phillip Cook,
A. S. Cutts and David A, Vason—for tbe 3rd,
Messrs. Hugh Buchanan, R. A. T. Ridley and
J. F. J ihuson—for the 4ih, Messrs. E G.
Cabaniss, Thos. Hardeman, Jr, and Jeremiah
Beal--for the slh, Messrs. J. D. Matthews,
Samuel Barnett and Porter Fleming—for the
6ih, Messrs. J H. Christy, J. S. Gholston and
Thomas Morris—for the 7th, Messrs. Wm. T.
Wofford, J. A. W, Johnson and A K. Seago.
The consignee in each District will notify the
other members of his committee, so soon as
he may receive tho consignment, and appoint
a day for their meeting at the piace of deliv
ery. Each committee is authorized to appoint
necessary assistants, and sub-agents, and will
act with special reference to the declared
wishes of the donors. Bills of expenses una
voidably incurred, will be presented at this
office for payment.
4. Editors, throughout the State, willing to
connect themselves with this laudable charity,
are requested to give this order a few inser
tions.
5. Let a copy of this order be forwarded to
Wm. Crichton, Esq , Baltimore, who is request
ed to present it to the Managers ot the Ladies
So. Belief Fair, as a truthful, though imperfect,
expression of Georgia’s gratitude. Let copies
be forwarded also to Messrs. Crane & Graybiil,
Savannah, so each member of the several
committees appointed, and to each President
of a Railroad in Georgia.
Charles J. Jenkins,
Governor.
The Cholera.
ARF.IVAI. OF THE DISEASE AT NEW YORK ON SHIP
BOARD—I3B DEATHS ON THE VOYAGE.
The report published in yesterday morning’s
World to the effect that the steamship Virgi
nia, from Liverpool, bad arrived at this port
with the cholera on board, created the greatest
consternation. The disagreeable news was re
ceived at too lata an hour for the publication
of any details covering the real facts of the
case. Full particulars, however, will be found
in the following recital of tho voyage of the
vessel :
The steamship Virginia, of the National
Steam Navigation Company, left Liverpool oa
Wednesday, the 4ih of April, and reached
Queenstown the next day with one thousand
aud forty three passengers on board, the great
er number of whom occupied the steerage. At
tbe time of the departure of the vessel a slight
diarrhoea prevailed on board, but no more than
a passing notice was taken of it by the sur
geons.
ORIGIN OF THE DISEASE.
On the sixth or seventh day after leaving
port, and, as it is said, while pursuing the
same course followed; by the England a few
weeks previously, several of the passengers
who had been complaining of dysentery began
to show symptoms of cholera, and on the Bth
day the surgeon pronounced a number of the
most seriously ill as suffering from that dread
ful disease.
The news spread like wildfire tnrougbout
the ship, and for a time the greatest conster
nation prevailed nmoug the well passengers.
One after another fell under the baa of the
plague, until seventy-seven persons were
stretched in their berths, laboring under the
leaiful tortures which the victims of this ter
rible scourge are ever certain to suffer. Tbe
well passengers, fearful of catching the
disease, for a long time refused to lend their
assistance to the surgeon of the vessel, and
almost without tho slightest aid he and his
assistants weie obliged to work by themselves
for the relief of tho sufferers. Before arriving
at this port thirty-seven persons had died of
pest. In the steerage, in which the disease
broke out, there were iwo compartments, one
for women and the other for men. Between
the two is an iron airtight bulk, by which
means any epidemic arising in oae compart
ment is preveated from extending to that ad
joining. But the disease nevertheless raged
in botti with equal fury, proving that persons
of both sexes infected with the disease before
embarking had been the promoters of the con
tagion.
STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
A peculiar feature of the disease, which is
worthy of special attention is, that when the
Virginia arrived in the same latitude in which
the passengers of hei sister ship, the England,
were attacked with the cholera, the first un
mistakable symptoms of the real nature of the
illness of those on board were made manifesh
This, if tme, would seem to prove the old
doctrine so often strenuously advanced by
many prominent medical men, that certain
currents ot air on the ocean are deadly in their
effect in causing the cholera, while the atmos
phere a mile distant from the particular spot,
that, if known, would be avoided by vessels
pursuing a course running through it, is free
from any contagion. Another remarkable cir
cumstance concerning the spread of the disease
on the vessel, was that the German passengers
were the first to show signs of the epidemic’s
existence onboard. To this fact the surgeons
are directing their attention, with a view to
finding out the primary cause of the whole
piague.
An exchange states that within a month af
ter the opening of the New York State Inebri
ate Asylum, over 1.500 applications were made
wealthy parents for the aimission ot their
daughters, who had contracted habits of in
temperance from the use of wines and liquors
at fashionable parties.
At a late election for constable in Indiana,
| the radicals demanded that a negro should he
! allowed to vote: whereupon the Conservatives
j and Democrats elected the negro over the
radical candidate. A good joke.
TELEGRAPHIC.
CempietHm « f toe Chario tc Road.
[SPECIiL TO TILT. CHRONICLE & SENTINEL ]
Colombia, April 27.
The trark of the Charlotte road is rebuilt
and finished to-day. Passengers and freight
will now be transpoiled between Columbia
and Charlotte without delay, the fine iron
bridge over the Catawba river will be comple
ted in a few days.
Granting of Pardon*.
Washington - , April 27.
Pardons have been granted to Mayor Mon
roe and Alderman N xou of New Orleans, the
charges against those gentlemen having been
refuted to the satiMaotion of the Present.
From 3exieo.
Washington, April 27.
The State Department haa received cfficial
intelligence cf a decisive victory by the Libe
rals over the Imperialist forces at Chihuahua,
and the occupation of the city by the Liberals.
New York Market.
Cotton declined from 2 a 3c. Sales at 31.
Gold 28J.
Mrs. Jtflcnon Davß Visits her Hu band.
Washington, April 27.
There is no doubt whatever, that Mrs. Jef
son Davis has received permission to visit her
husband.
Report of the Reconstruction Committee.
Washington, April 28.
Joint Committee on reconstruction have
agreed; Twelve against three proposing an
amendment to Constitution.
Ist No State Bkall make or enforce any
law abridging privileges or immunities of citi
zens of tho United States, nor shall any State
deprive any person of life, liberty or pr oporty
without due process of law, nor deny to any
person without its jurisdiction equal protection
of the laws.
2d. Representatives to be appointed ac
cording to their respective members, counting
the whole number of persons in each State,
excluding Indians, not taxed but, whenever in
any State tho elective franchise is denied any
portion of the male citizens not less thanjtwen
ty-cne years of age, or in any way abridged, ex
cept for participation in the rebellion, or other
crime, the basis of representation in such
State shall be reduced in the proportion
which the members of such male citi
zens shall be to the whole members of male
citizens not less than twenty-one years.
3d. Until 4th of July, 1870 ail persons who
voluntarily adhered,Ho tho late insurrection
giving.it aid or comfort, shall be excluded from
the light to vote for members of Congress and
electors for President and Vice President.
4th. Neither the United States nor any State
shall assume or pay any debt or obligation
insured in aid of insurrection, or any claim for
compensation for loss of involuntary service or
labor.
sth. Congress shall have power to enforce by
appropriate legislation the provisions of this
article. Tho committee will also report a bill,
providing that whenever the above amendment
shall become a partvf tho constitution and any
State lately in insurrection shall have ratified
the same, and shall have modified the consti
tution and laws in conformity therewith, the
Senators and Representatives from such States,
if found duly elected and qualified, may, after
taking the required oath oi office, be admitted
into Congress as such. They will a'so report
a bill declaring ineligible to office under the
Government of the United States, the principal
Confederate, Executive, Legislative, Foreign
and Judicial officers, both General and State
and others.
Later From Liverpool.
New York, April 26.
Liverpool dates to’the 16th have been re
ceived. The sales on Saturday, were 5,000
bales. The market was in a perfect panic,
with a decline of from la3Jd. Middling Up
lands, 14d.
U. S. Five-Twenties GBaG7f.
Ex-Coupons 85Ja86J.
Tho German difficulty continues.
Georgia items.
The LtGrange Reporter notices the estab
lishment of two large factories near West Point.
“The Chattahoochee Manufacturing Com
pany’’ wiih ft, capital of $300,000, are
erectiDg a building capable of being extended
so as to run 30,000 spindles. They will start
with 5,000 spindles. The factory is located in
Alabama, four miles from West Point.
Thb Atlanta Era notices a most shocking
murder in Fayetteville, on Monday last. A
man named Padget had a dispute about the
boundary of'his land, and while building a
fence was fired on by tha sons of the neighbor
with whom he was at variance, and instantly
killed. Padget’s father then assailed the
murderers with a knife, and stabbed both of
them so badly that they are expected to die.
Tho Alabama and Georgia Manufacturing
Company is organizing with a capital of
$250,000, six or seven miles below West Point,
also on the Alabama side, and expect to go into
operation in the fall, with 4,500 spindles and
120 looms.
Tennessee Bond?.
The high, standing of the securities of this
State are very gratifi/ing, espocialiy to those
who are so fortunate as to hold them.
The last quotation in New York, for Tennes
see sixes was 90} and advancing. We alluded
several days ago, to the recent act of the Leg
islature providing for the funding, of all un
paid coupons that are due in thirty years,
while the coupons duo July Ist. of this year
and hereafter, shall be issued in legal curren
cy. The great proportion of the State debt
ha3 occurred in Joans to the different railroads,
to aid in the construction, with a lien thereon
for security, and with interest, to-be paid
semi-annuaiiy, before a dividend can be de
clared or divided. Thess roads are ia a pros
perous condition, and besides having to pay
interest, have likewise to deposite annually,
with the Comptroller of the Slate, tour per cent
of the principal of these bonds that have been
loaned, as a sinking fund—which in twenty
five years will pay off the entire debt.
M. E. General Conference. —The New Or
leans Times of the 21st says:
The venerable Bishop Andrew, in a very
feeling and touching address on Friday, to his
brethren of the Met hod.st Conference now sit
ting in this city, apprised them of his intended
departure yesterday, on several offices of pri
vate love and professional duty, to the sick
and the aced of his acquaintance, in Baton
R uga and elsewhere. And he took the oc
casion, as a matter of duty, to ay down the
Episcopal office, which he has held for thirty
four years. He was of (he opinion that, after
having passed the age of seventy years, a
man is no longer fit to act as a Bishop.
The Conference referred the venerable
Bishop’s proffer of his resignation to the Com
mittee on the Epis :opa?y.
From the Kio tiraade.
Nkw Orleans, April 25.—Rio Grande ad
vices of the 15th inst. state that Gen. Mejia
hid returned to Matamora.-, leaving a po: tion of
his forces with Gen Jeaningro, who was
charged with the operations against the Liber
als. ”On his return, Mejia fell into an ambus
cade during the night, commanded by Canalez
and Cortina, which he penetrated, losing six
killed and wounded. The Liberal les? is un
known. Mejia brought into Matamoras two
hnndred wagons containing SSOO 000 in coin
Before Mejia’s arrival it was reported that
Cortina came within three miles cf Matamoras
and hung two conductors ot the train. It was
also reported that the Libera s procured eigh
teen pontoons, and were crossing artillery
from the American to the Mexican side. The
statement is proved false.
COMMERCIAL
WEEKLY UEViEW UK TUK AIUtSYA
MAUKLT
FOR TUB WBIK ENEINO APRIL 2STH.
P.EMARKS —The past week has been one
of general inactivity in all Drancbes of busi
ness. We have no changes to report in any
leading article, save cotton goods, which
yielded one cent a yard under the decline in
cotton.
COTTON.—At the close of our last review
wo quoted middling cotton at 30c., strict mid
dling 31c., good middling 32c. Advices from
Liverpool unseated the market early in the
week, and news of further extraordinary de
cline caused a complete suspension of trade,
which has continued up to the close of the
week. We have heard of the sales of only a
few bales, sold under circumstances which do
not fairly represent the market, and we, there
fore, do not give the figures, or attempt quota
tions.
FINANCIAL,—There has been a steady in
quiry for securities, with no material change in
rates. Old State Bonds, 6 percents , sold at 85,
and 7 per cents, at 90; City of Augusta Bonds
readily ermmand 86. We note further sa’es of
Georgia Railroad Stock at 90a. Gold in but
little demand ; sales were made to-day at 127 J.
Our brokers are buying gold at 1 2C to 1 26}.
Silver, dull at 120 to 1 25. The following are
the current rates for hank notes:
GEORGIA BANKS.
Augusta Insurance and Banking Cos 9aoo
Bank of Augusta , 39a40
Bank of Athens 45a00
Bank of Columbus 18a00
Bank of Commerce 6aoo
Bank of Fulton 35a40
Bank of tbe Empire State 20a00
Bank of Middle Georgia 86a00
Bank of Savannah 35a00
Bank of State Georgia 25a00
Central R. li. and Banking Company.. ,87a00
City Back of Augusta 26a00
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank 12a00
Georgia R. R, and Banking Company 98a00
Marine Bank 85a00
Mechanics’ Bank 10al2
Merchants’and Planters’ Bank Baoo
Planters’ Bank 15a00
Timber Cutters’ Bank saoo
Union Bank.-. 9aoo
SOUTH CAROLINA BANKS.
Bank of Camden 87a00
Brink of Charleston 19a 00
Bank of Chester 19a00
Bank of Georgetown 14a00
Bank of Hamburg 17a00
Bank of Newberry 40a00
Bank of South Carolina 15a00
Bank of the State of So. Ca., old issue... 18a00
Bank of the State of So Ca , new issue.. 6aoo
Commercial Bank, Columbia 18a00
Exchange Bank, Columbia 18a00
Farmers’and Exchange saoo
Merchants’, Cheraw 18a00
People’s Bank 40a00
Planters’ Bank... 17a00
Planters’ & Mechanics’ Bank 19a00
South Western Railroad 45a00
State Bank saoo
Union Bank 62a00
OLD ’BOND3, etc.
Old Georgia State Bonds, in demand 85
Old Georgia Coupons 85a90
Georgia Railroad tonds 95
Georgia Railroad stock 88
Central Railroad bonds, in demand 95
Central Railroad stock * 98
City of Augusta bonds, in demind 84a86
City of Augusta notes 95
ARTIFICIAL MANURES —Wo renew quo
tations, as follows: Hoyt’s Phosphate, S6B
per ton : Rhodes’ do., $75 ; Soluble Pacific
Guano, SBS ; Baugh’s Raw Bono Phosphate,
S7O ; Peruvian Guano is quoted $l3O, but the
supply is exhausted. Calcareous Nitre, S3O
per ton.
BACON.—Stocks continues fully up to the
demand, and prices are rather easy. We quote
B. 8,.-sides 17 a 18, clear sides, 19a20 ; shoul
ders, 14a15; hams, 24 cents.
BAGGING AND ROPE.—These articles are
dull and neglected. We have reduced our
quotations, as follows: Kentucky, Power Loom,
per yard, 27 ; Gunny, per yard, 28; Baling
Rope, per pound, 20 to 21 cents.
BROOMS.—Per dozen, $4 75.
BUTTER.—State, per pound, 55; Goshen,
65 per pound.
COTTON GOODS.—There is a tendency to
lower rates, and we have reduced our quota
tions one cent a yard, as follows:
Augusta Factory 7-8 Shirtings 17c
“ 4-4 Sheetings 21c
“ 7-8 Drills 23c
Montour Factory 7-8 Shirtings 16c
“ 4 4 Sheetings 20c
Osnaburgs 20a27
Yarns $2 25a2 50
CANDLES —Stearine, per pound, 25; Star,
per pound, 28; Adamantine, per pound.—
Sperm, per pound, —.
CANDlES.—Stewart’s twenty-five pound
boxes, assorted, per pound, 37J, 5 pound
boxes, mixed, 50; 5 pound boxes Gum Drops,
50; 5 pound boxes, Wine Drops, 65.
CHEESE.—State per lb 24; Eng.ish dairy
28 to 30,
CIGARS—Good American por M, $30a140
00; Havanna, imported, per, M , s74a
250 000.
CRACKERS;—Water, 15; soda, 16; but
ter, 16; sugar, 18; fancy, 23.
COFFEE.—The supply is equal to the de
mand, at 20a30 lor Rio, 40 to 47 for Java.
DRUGS—(Package Quotations.)—Reported
by Mr. William H. Tutt, Wholesale Druggist :
Copperas, 6c; Spanish ladigo, $1 75a2 00; Mad
der, 18c ; Bi Carb Soda, 14c ; Sulpher 10c ;
Anato 75c ; Asalcetida 25c to 55c ; Balsam
Capivia $1 25 ; Borax 45c ; Brimstone 8c ;
Gum Camphor, $1 60 ; Castor Oil, $4 50; Chlo
rate Potash, 75c; Cream Tartar, 35a60c; Epsom
Salts, 8c . Gum Arabic, 55a$l 25 ; Morphine,
$lO per cz ; Opium, sll ; lodide Potash,
$5 50 ; White Lead, 15 to 200 ; Spirits Tur
pentine, $1 25; Copul Varnish, $4 50; Machin
ery oil, $2 00 ; Tanner’s do, $1 to 1 50 ; Damar
Varnish, $5 00 ; Japan Varnish, $3 60 ; Coach
Varnish, S5 00 ; Asphaltum Varnish, $2 50a
5 00 ; Chroma Green, 30a40c ; Chrome Green,
25a40c ; Venet. Red. 8c ; Spanish Whiting, Bc.
EGGS.—In demand at 30 to 35 cents.
FLOUR.—The supply is fully equal to the
demand, with no change in prices. We quote 10
to 10 50 for superfine, extra Sllall 25; extra
family 13 a 13} , Stovall’s Excelsior mills,
Augusta canal sl2. superfine sl4 ; extra sls ;
double extra, sl7 ; Granite miils, canal sl2 ;
superfine Sl3 ; family sl4 ; extra sl7.
GRAIN —Arrivals of corn have been pretty
large, but they have been readily taken at the
ruling prices of last week: We quote $1 50
j to 1 55. Oats are ia good demand at 80 to 85
I cents.
HIDES —All offered are readily taken at 4
cents for green and 10 cents for dry.
HAY.—There is a large supply, and only a
moderate demand for use at $2 00a2 25 per
hnndred.
IRON.—Refined 9to 10 cents. Swedes iron
10 to 11 cents. Sheet iron 12J cents. Nail
rod, 20c.
LARD— Stocks are equal to the demand, and
we quote 18J to 20c for pressed, 21a22 for
prime.
LEATHER.—Quotations have a wide range,
according to quality, as follows : Sole 30a60;
harness, 40a75; kip skins, 60a$I 25 ; calf skins
60a$l 25.
LlME.—Rockland, per barrel, $4 00.
KEROcENE LAMPS Large supply in
market, at any desired price from S6 to S6O
per dozen,
NAILS.—Par keg, 18 to $9.
OlL'n—Kerosene, 90s tosl 00 per gallon.
ONIONS.—Per barrel—dull and irregular at
$2 50 to $4 00.
POTATOES.—Sweet, per bushel, $1 50al 75.
Irish, s4:is per barrel.
- POTASH.—In cans, per lb, 35c.
RAGS.—Per lb 4 to 5 cents.
BlCE.—Supply limited, wilh good demand,
at 15 cents.
SALT.—The stock is large, and the article
is very dull at $2 to $2 25.
SHol'.—Per bag s3*3 50.
SUGAR.—We quote"common Cuba browns,
at 12$ to 15c; C, 165»17 ; B. 17$alS ; A, IS*l9.
good yellow a shade lower. Clashed 18;}, and
powdered, 20a21.
TOBACCO.—Smoking, per lb. 50aG0c, black
10's 25e; sweet 10's 50c, common brands 50o;
medium bright, 50a75c; fine 75a51.00.
NEW ORLF.AXB MARKET.
New Orleans, April 24.
Cotton— Sales of 900 in bales mostly before the
Liverpool advices, at previous rates. To-day’s
receipts were 485 bales. Receipts for four
days, 68 3 (?) against 73 10 same time last week.
Exports for three days, 11.600 bales. Stock,
156,311 bales.
Groceries ; Sugar and molasses unchanged.
Elaur superfloe 8 50.
Grain. Corn 1 65 : oats 57c
Provisions. Pork 28 50.
Monetary. Sterling 34$ ; New York bank
checks $ premium ; go!d~l2s} ; francs 4235.
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.
Charleston, April 27.
Cotton—We have to report a week of
great depression iu Cotton. The receipts of
the week amount to about two hundred and
sixtv-nine bales of Sea Island, and twenty-nine
hundred and ninety-nine bales of Upland Cot
ton. The sales of the week foot up some thir
teen hundred bales, the market having declined
about three cents "Q lb from the prices prevail
ing a week ago. Yesterday the maiket was
very unsettled with sales of about 300 bales
at 26 cent3 for Low Ordinary ; 31 cents for
Middling, and 32 to 33 cents 1$ tt>. for Strict
Middling Cotton. Until the market assumes a
more fixed character we omit quotations.
COTTON STATEMENT.
S I. Up.
Stock on hand Sept. 1, 1865 362 1,610
R’pts f’m Sept. 1 to Ap’i 18. ’66.4,356 76.365
Rec’pts t’m April 19 to Ap’125,’66. 269 2,999
Total receipts 4,987 80,974
EXPORTS.
S. I- Up.
From Sept. 1, ’65 to Ap’l 19, ’66. .4,202 72.142
From April 20 to April 26, ’66... 220 3,852
Total exports 4,422 75,994
Stock on hand and on shipboard.. 565 4,980
Rice—The supply is very small and prices
unchanged—say llul2 cents per pound for
clean Carolina.
Hay—We note sales of North River hay, at
$1 70al 75 per hundred. A lot of Eastern has
been disposed of at $1 80 per hundred. The
market is firm with an improving tendency.
Corn--Prices have improved, and we learn
of sales ot White Maryland at $1 22 to 1 25,
weight, to arrive.
Oats.—Several thousand bushels have been
disposed of at about, 65 cents per bushel,
weight.
Ficur. —prices have stiffened up during the
week to the extent of an sto $ per bbl. Su
pers are selliug at SB2 to 8$; Extras at $9 75;
Fine at $7 75
Bacon.—The stock continues ample for the
demand, which is limited to jobbing lots.
Prices remain without alteration, say 14a15
cents per lb. for shoulders, 17a17$ cents per
lb for ribbed sides, and 22*26 cents per lb for
hams.
Freights—To Liverpool are sda9-16d. for
Upland and la. for Sea Island. To Havre,
1$ cents lor upland and 2 cents per lb for Sea
Island. Coastwise—To New York the rate is
unchanged, say by steamer 1 cent per lb for
Upland, and 1$ cent per lb for Sea Island ; by
sailing vessel, f cent per lb.
Exchange—bills on England have ranged
during the week from 5 80 to 5.90. Yesterday
the rate was 5 85 for sixty day bills.
Domestic Exchange—The Banks are pur*
chasing Sight Drafts on the North at $ per
cent off ; 5 to 15 days, f off ; 30 days, 1$ off,
They sell Sight Checks on the North at par
Private Drawers are checking at par to $ off.
NEW YORK FhODUCE MARKET.
New York, April 24.
Flour—More active and 10c better, at $7 75a
8 05 for extra State : $8 60*9 10 for shipping
brands of extra round-hooped Ohio ; $9 15a12
for trade brands, the market closing firm.
Whisky—Quiet at S2 26*2 27 for State and
Western, $2 265*2 26}.
Grain—Wheat more active and la2c better,
at $1 65 for old No. 2 Milwaukee; SIBO for
old No 1 do ; $1 85al 90 for new do ; the lat
ter the extreme for choice. Barley dull.
Barley malt quiet. Corn without decided
change at 82a85c for unsound, and 86a88c for
sound mixed Western from store and delivered
Oats quiet at 43*50c for Western and 63c
for State.
Groceries—Coffee dull. Sugar dull. Ha
vana llal2se. Molasses dull ; 110 hhds Cuba
at 44c.
Petroleum -Dull at 2-lse for crude t»nd 39a
40c for refined in bond. *
NEW YORK PROVISION MARKET.
New York, April 24.
The pork market opened heavy but closed
firm at $25 25a25 50 for old mess : $26 25a
26 43} for new do, closing at 426 57 cash, and
$22a22 12$ for prime ; also 4,360 bbls mess for
April, May and June delivery, sellers’option,
at $26 25*26 625. Beef steady at previous
prices. Beef hams steady at $3850*39. Cut
meats quiet ; 210 packages sold at 10$all$c
for shoulders, and 15$al7c for sides. Bacon
drooping at 14|al4§c tor Cumberland cut, and
14$al5c for short ritibed. Lard dull and heavy
at 17al9j}c. Butter cull at 25a45c lor Ohio, and
40a60c for State. Cheese quiet at 16a22c.
NEW YORK STOCK AND MONEY MARKET.
New York, April 24.
Money quiet at 5 per cent.
Sterling dull at 107§al07g.
Government stocks active and decidedly
firmer.
Stocks —Heavy ; United States 6s, 5-20 cou
pons of 1862,105$ ; 6th regular 10 40s 95$ ;
7-30s, Ist series 102 ; 2d 102 ; 3J 101|.
GALVESTON MARKET.
Galveston, April 22.
Cotton —Stock, 12,200 baies Total ex
ports 155,544 baies, whereof 50,000 were for
England, 51,000 for New Yotk and 42,000 for
New Orleans.
BT. LOUIS MARKETS.
St Louis, April 24.
Grain : Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn
easy. Oats steady and unchanged.
Provisions : Sales of email lots of pork at
$27 50. Bacon unchanged. Lard higher at
18}c for choice kettle.
vVhisky : Unchanged.
REVIEW OF THE HEW YORK MARKET.
New York, April 24.
The Commercial’s money market article
says the abundance of mouey encourages tem
porary speculations in Stocks as this morn
ing’s Board list was stronger throughout, and
prices generally lpa2 par cent. Above the clos
ing figures yesterday. The prevailing tone of
the market is bullish and Bears’ are almoff in
variably caught in their sneculative opera
tions. Mich. Gen. stock bad been largely sold
short, and is growing scarce.
German bankers report that prices at Frank
fort are unchanged. We 1 ear of no return of
5-20s by the America, although arrivals were
expected. It appears to be taken lor granted
that Mr. McCulloch will attempt to put on 5
per cent, long bonds at par. That there is a
degree of public confidence in the experiment
may be judged from the continued steady ad
vance ot national securities upon that expecta
tion ; 10 40s, which would bo most directly ad
vantaged, have advanced to 95J, and are very
firm at that price and in large demand ; 5-20a
are \ per cent, better ; 7-30s are 101£tl02.
CHICAGO MARKET.
Chicago, April 24.
Flour : Market active.
Grain; Wheat fiimat $1 50-Jal 55 for No
1, and slal 01 for No 2. Corn steady at 40c
for No 1, and 42pt43|c for No 2. Oats quiet
at 28»29£c for No 1, and 20a27c for Fo 2.
Provisions : Market fhm and active.
Freights : Rates unchanged.
Receipts : 6 000 bbls flour, 45.000 bushels
wheat, 111,000 bushel3 corn, 16,000 oats.
Shipments : 23.000 bushels wheat, 50,000
barrels flour, 102,000 bushels corn, 96,000
bushels oats.
CIXCIMXATI MARKET.
[FROM PHILLIPS’ PROVISION EXCHANGE ]
Cincinnati, April 20th, 1866.
The provision market during the past week
ha3 manifested some signs of improvement, and
prices of most articles have slightly improved,
the ‘‘quick turn” speculators taking advantage
profitably of every change. There has been
more disposition to speculate lately than per
haps at any previous time in tha season, and
the product of the hog (so far as the city is
concerned) is being gradually concentrated in
strong hands. Outside of the very h ; gb prices,
probably the only other discouraging features
are, the grand sensational humbug-of cholera
and trichina—these will no doubt have their
effect, and prevent an amount of speculation
as well as consumption that might otherwise
exist.
Mess Pork has been in fair demand all the
week, chi-fly on Southern orders, with a slight
sprinkling of speculation; the advance during
the week has been fully one dollar per bbl.,
closing with sales at s26s and buyers at
$25 75 to $26 for choice city, or 25 to 50c. less
for good country. There has been some do
mend for old mess at $23, but it is generally
behi $1 09 higher, with moderate stock.
Prime Mess is iu light supply and generally
held at reefs prices, with but few sales except
at lower figures.
Rumps seem to have attracted but little at
tention, perhaps because of the verv few made
this season. I quote them from sl6 to S2O as
in quality.
Bacon—The demand has been good for
clean all the week at 15}c but 16c is the
asking price at the close In other articles bat
little has been done and prices range at 12c for
Shoulders, and 14$ to 14} tor R.b sides packed.
Plain Hams canvassed and packed 18$ to }e.
S. C. 20a220.
Bulk Meats—Buyers and sellers are about $c
apart in their views, the advantage being on
the sellers side ; prices generally asked are
10, 13, 14$ 15$e. for Shoulders, Sides, clean
sides and Cams loose, but buyers contend foT
these prices packed
Laril has been a favorite arricle during the
week, and large sales made; it closes firm,
holders asking 18$c. for prime city. $ to se.
less tor country. Head held 17 to 17$c; gut
16$ to }e; keg in small demand at 19 to 19$c
tor city.
Whiskey dull, $2 22 for free and 24c for
bonded.
Freights have tUfciined to 45, 50. 55, 60, all
rail to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston, or 5c less rail and water.
Exports of the week are 1631 tres. Lard, 555
kegs, 584 hhds. lu'k aud Bacon; 1093 tres do.;
2846 bbls. Poik; 278 boxes do.; 9526 iba. loose
meats.
Exchange 50-1000 premium.
Commerce of tlisTTisited States.
We have been, for several months, in pos
session of the official returns of the imports
and exports of the United States for the last
fiscal year, but have been afraid to use it, be
cause we place no reliauce upon the figures
thus given. As no other paper seems to pos
sess tho returns, and our own silence has been
misinterpreted, and severely commented upon
by certain partisans of the Treasury Depart
meat, we here annex the official figures :
FOREIGN IMPORTS AT TIIE PORTS OP THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1865.
Dutiable merchandise $18!!.!55,278
I ree m irclianelise 13 854,166
Specie and bullion 7,225,877
Total iaiports for the year 4214,839,810
Tho above represent only tho foreign cost
of the goods iu gold, without including any
part of the freight and duty.
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO FOREIGN
PORTS FOH THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1865.
DomeaPc produce 4254,381,481
For dutiable mdse *23,455,8372
Fcrci£ii Lee to 4,4i1,62i
Domestic specie sod bullion 45\925,277
For.igu fp cie and buliiou 2,?2e.907
Total exports ‘or the year 4336,497,128
The export figures (except for specie which
is given at its tale value) represent the market
value in the ordinary currency at the port of
shipment, and are thus chiefly computed in
paper money.
Our readers will naturally inquire why, if
these returns are official, we do not receive
them with implicit credit. The answer covers
one of the most remarkable records ever made
in the Treasury Department. We have hereto
fore called attention to the gross errors which
weie apparent in the annual volumes of the
Finance Report and Commerce and Naviga
tion, commencing with the year 1861, but we
supposed that most of these tv ere tho result of
carelessness or stupidity. We now wish to
give a plain comparison of the total ot these
returns as published under Mr. Chase and Mr.
McCulloch, and leave the candid public to
judge for themselves as to the motives which
nave produced this difference. The following
is the official statement put forth by Secretary
Chase, and repeated by Mr. Fessenden, in the
official Finance R- port of 1864, page 252 :
GROSS VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Excess of Excess of
Year. Experts. Imports. Experts. Imports.
18)1....4410,856.8)8 4352,075,636 $58,781.28)
1862 229,998.975 205 8 9 >93 24 119,152
1863.... 850,052.125 259,187,587 97,864 538
UC4.... 840,665,580 328,514,559 12,161,621
Excess of Exports 4192,916,464
This would show that setting the exports
(mostly given in paper money value) against
the imports (given in foreign gold value,) there
would be a seeming excess of exports in four
years, amounting to nearly two hundred mil
lion dollars. We published the above table
just a year ago, with the comment that it was
most extraordinary, and remarked that we
should “not be sntprised to hear of subsequent
corrections.’’ No one could expect, however,
that the corrections would take on such a
shape as we have now presented. The new
volume, issued by Secretary McCulloch, gives
the new readings as follows :
GROSS VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
Excess cf Excess of
Year, Eepcrts- T"> ports. Exports Imrorts.
1861 4543971277 4184.0'.i8 ISS 4 *42 625.>58
186 1 229,938,935 275.367651 45,418,061
1863 822.369,. 54 259,919.9:0 (9,439.184
1804 801,984.561 329.662,891 27 588,334
4115 6-23 258
69,433,834
Excr sos imports 446.183 924.
Thus, instead of an excess of exports for
these tour years amounting to $192,916,494
we have an excesß of imports (even without
counting the difference between gold and
paper !) of $40,183,924, thus making a chaDge
in the figures by a few strokes of the pen of
nearly two hundred and fifty million dollars.
But the worst is still to coma. We wrote to
the department, more thaa two months ago,
callingjaftenlion to this startling change, and
received from an intelligent subordinate clerk
at the head of the proper bureau, a “correc
tion” for the year 1861, making it read as
follows :
E-cess of Exc°fs cf
Yfa r . Exports. Imports Exports Imnorta
ISGI $24 J .344,913 $335,650,153 $ $85,305,240
This, it will be seen, increased instead ol di
minished tha difference between Secretary
Chase and Secretary McCulloch, and made the
total discrepancy, tor four years, nearly three
hundred million dollars. The explanation
which accompanied the corrected volume,
stated that a quarter’s imports had been omit
ted in the first compilation. Whether this
amended return is the true one and if so, what
reliance is to be placed on the returns for sub
eequent years, we submit to the impartial
reader. We have been promised a revise for
the whole period beginning with 1861, and
were waiting somewhat impatiently for if; but
as the delay in pubiication has brought down
upon us no little abuse from angry partisans
who have accused us of suppressing the returns,
we have thought it best to lay all facts within
our reach beforo tho public, and leave the
Treasury Department to make its own explana
tion and settlement. The disagreeing reports
are official, duly signed, and issued under tho
highest authority in the department.
fcAVAA.YAH MARKET.
Favannah, April 27.
There is little change to note in the rates
for checks on New York, which the bankers
purchase at lto f per cent premium. Occa
sional purchases may be made out of doors on
l better terms. Sterling is stilling at 29 for bill
of lading bills; up to 31 and 32 premium for
clean bills of A No 1 names.
Cotton.—Since our last report the market
haß exhibited a daily decline, and prices are
now merely nominal, owing to the news from
Europe. Cotton ha3 been sold at from 33 to
31c for middling, during the week, while to
day, after the accounts were received, it is im
possible to give quotations, as business, in our
leading staple, has been quite suspended
While we have such bad news to chronicle
from England, we have also a few remarks to
make regarding the coming crop, The New
Orleans I'iices Cunent, and people from the
country in this section bringing hut poor re
port of tho success of planters so far. Floods,
frost, bad seed ami deficiency of labor is the
cry out West, uni we are forced, by the evidence
of friends from Georgia, to re-echo the same
cry here, at least so far a3 floods, seed and
labor are concerned. We would defer giving
quotations this week, owing to the condition
of our market admitting none.
The receipts since April 12th have been 5,197
bales o* upland and 98 sea island—total
receipts 8,063 baits of sea island, and 101,850
upland. The exports during the samo period
have been 5,386 bales upiaad and 38 sea island
-—total exports, 7032 bales of sta island, and
171 343 upland, leaving on hand 1,031 bales of
sea island, and 20 501 bales of upland
Bagging —The roariet is dull, with sales of
: Dundee at 32a33c ; gunny 27a30c. K.pe 19a
20c.
Butter. —We quote G-rshen at 60a65c ; good
State and Western 48a54.
Biscuit. —We have no chaDge to note in prices,
and quote soda biscuit at 12c; sugar at 15c;
butler at 12c; lemon, in boxes, 20c; in bbls
I *'ftCquote Rio at 2.5|a28c; St Do
mingo 24 i27c. and Java at 40a45c.
Candles.—We quote Adamantine at 24a28c,
Hull’s 25a27c per lb.
Coal.—We quote all grades from sl2 50 to
sl3 50, at retail; at wholesale, s9alo
Com— Several shipments have been received,
hut with an active demand prices have ad
vancfd. We quote white corn at $l3O frem
wharf, and $135 from store; yellow sl27s
from wharf, and $1 30 from store, sacks in
cluded.
Domestic’.—Osnaburgs are soatce and in
demand at. 30c for white and 37$ for striped.
Yarns $2 37.5*240 per bale, jr
Flour. -Good family is selling at $llal3;
Ohio $9 50a 10; extra sloalo 50, and superfine
sß*9.
Fruit.—The market is well stocked. Oranges
are selling at $7 50 per box, and Lemons at
$5 50.
Hay —We qnote Eastern at $1 85; Northern
$1 50*$l 60.
Mola=ses.—We quote clayed at 48c; Musco
vado 50c in hhds, and 55 in tierces.
Oils.—The market is dull, with but Yew sales.
The stock is good and prices remain firm. Wa
qnote linseed at $1 60*1 80 per gallon; whale
at $1 95a2; sperm at $2 80a3 10; neatsfoot at
$2 36; lard at $2 30*2 50; kerosene at 95ca$l;
train at $1 75; spirits turpentine $1 60*2.
Rice.—There is but very little in the maaket
and that an inferior quality Prices are with
out change, and we quote E J Rangoon at 10$
allc; Carolina 12c; 14 at retail.
Sait —This article continues to arrive from
Liverpool, and the market is overstocked;
shippers are sending it to. Northern markets,
where they can find a better sale. We quote
at $1 loal 50.
Sugar.—We quote Muscovado at 13 »14c; O
yellow at 25c; B coffee 16c.
Timber—ls stiller, without any positive ad
vance; a better demand and prices s.ightly
tending upwards.
Freights.—We quote cotton to Liverpool $d
for uplands, and $d for sea island. To New
York, by steamers, jjc for cotton, and $l5O
per bale for domestics. To Philadelphia and
Baltimore, by steamers, }c tor cotton. To
Boston, per steamer, equate 15x16 compressed,
fc. By sailing vessels to all Northern ports.
se. Timber to Liverpool and Bristol, 42s 61
a4ss per load; to New York sloal2. Lumber
to West India ports sßalo por 1,009 feet.
PITTSBURG PETROLEUM MARKET.
Conde- ted from the Pittsburg Commercial,
April 23.
The following are the receipts of oil by the
river and railroad for the past week; also from
the Ist of January, with a comparative table
for the same period in 1865 :
Total for week 32,832
Since January 1 314,251
Receipts to April 21 347,084
Same time 1865 100,406
Increase in 1866 227,688
Crude Oil.—Tho market on Saturday was
firm but not very active. This, however, is no
unusual occurrence tor the last day of the
week. The sales reach 2,600 barrels at 13}*
13$c on the spot, and 13c to arrive.
The week’s sales of crude reach 25,700 brls,
against 35,250 brls sold last week.
Refined Oil.—The market during the week
was rteady, with a fair demand. The princi
pal transactions were on Eastern account for
May, June and July delivery. The cn'.ire sa'es
of bonded reached 18,000 brls. Moat of the
refiners have a good supply of tho raw mate
rial on hand. The are not at all anxious to
force operations, having a strong faith that
prices have touched bottom, besides most of
ihem aro ongaged in filling previous contracts.
The rates for bonded on the spot were 35a36c ;
for Philadelphia delivery, immediate 40c;
May, same figures ; June, 41c; July, 43c. and
43c for August. The week’s sales were 18.000
brls.
Benzole.—Nobody wants to purchase. We
have no quotations to furnish.
LIVERPOOL M ARKET.
FROM BROWN SHIPLEY A CO.’S MARKETS RErORT.
Liverpool, Friday, April 6.
Cotton.—Wehave had a declining market all
the week with tho exception oi Wednesday,
upon which day, on receipt of advices per City
of Boston of reduced receipts, there was a good
business and better prices. We close, however,
at a decline from cur last figures ; the large
import, the prevailing doubt as to tha issue of
tho Continental difficulties, and the unsatisrac.
tory turn which tha money maiket appears to
be taking, all contributing at the moment in
fluences adverse to prices.
The following figures are from the Liverpool
Cotton Brokers’ Circular of last evening :
Sales of the week (five days), on speculation
3,360 bales : to exporters 9,780 bales: to the
trade 28,360 —total 41,500 bales, of which
17,390 hales were American. Imports of the
week 139,012 bales, of which 53,575 are Ameri
can. Estimated stock 663,840 bales, of which
307,430 bales are American ; against, at same
timo last year, 605,920 bales, of which 61,880
baies wore American. At sea for Great Britain,
American 100,000 bales, and Bast Indian 575,-
000 bales—total 675.000 bales ; against, same
time last year, 25,000 bales American and
218,000 bales East Indian—total 243,000 bales.
Middling uplands 18 and
Mobile 18$4
Middling Orleans 18$d
Texas IBsd
Money hasj been in lair demand throughout the
week at 5} to G per cent, 't he reserve of the
Bank of England is £6,919,332, which, com
pared with last week, is ad. crease of £821,335,
Manchkster, April 7.
In sympathy with the Liverpool cotton mar
ket, there is very little business doing, and
prices aro weaker.
Cotton.— Our market continues very quiet,
and prices are gradually going down under tho
very large quantity of cotton which has jost
come on the market. The sales yesterday
were 7,000 bales, and to-day they will reach
about 6,000 bales.
SPECIALS OTICE3,
AGUA de MAGNOLIA.
A toilet delight! The ladies' treasure anl gentleman's
bo'm ! The "awee'est tulng” aad largest qu intity M anufac
tured from the rich Southern Mag no ia. Used for bathing the
face and person, to render »he skin soft and fresh, to preven
eruptions, to perfume clothing, Ac.
It overcomes the unpleasant od'-r of perspiration.
It remove* redness, tan. blot*lies, Ac.
Jtcures nervous headache and allays inflammation.
It cools, softens and adds delicacy to the shin.
Itvields a subdued and lasting perfume.
It cures mosqu.to bites and stings of insects.
It contains no material iniunous to the skin
Patronized by Actresses and Op-ira Singers. It Is what eve
ry lad? should have t*old everywhere. 'lry the Magnolia
Water once and y u will use no other Cologne, Perfumery, or
Toilet Water afterwards.
DUMAS BARNES A Cos„ Props. Exclusive Agents, N. Y
novl s?eow47*
S—T—lß6o—X.
DRAKE’S PLANTATION BITTERS.
They purify, s’rengthen and invigorate.
They create a healthy anpetlte.
The? are an antidote to change of wa f er and dirt.
They overcome effects of dissipat on and late hours.
They strengthen the system acd enliven the mind
They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers.
They purify the breath and acidity of the stomach.
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They cure Id rrhea, Cho’era ana Cholera Morbu?.
They cure Liver Complaint and Nerv us Headache.
They are the best Bitters in the world. They make the
weak strong, and are exmusted nature’s great restorer. They
ar? made of pure St. Croix Rum the < elebrated Calisaya Bark
roots and herbs, aDd are iaken with thf* p <asuie of a beverage,
without regard to age or time of day. Particularly recom
mended to delicate persons requiring a gentle stimulant. Sold
ny all Grocers Druggists, Hotels and .-aloons. Only genuin
when Cork is covered by our private U. B. Stamp. B&wai
of counterfeits and refilled bottles.
P. H. DUAK.fi & CO., 21 Park Row, New York
novlO C2weow47*
SSO Be ward.
QTOjiKi\’ from the subscriber, while encamped on the Com
mon- near this c ty, a iiLA' K MaKE MULE—meJi
u™ sue, scarrel on ghoul 'er from the coll ir. ismab bear
on the forehead, and branded X P.on the shoulder. No other
marks recollette 1. The above reward will be oaid for he de
livery to rne. Ary information concerning said mu e wil be
thankfully recrived. Z. WIMBERLY.
apJO 6dAwl»
OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY.
55 Wh-reas, George T. Barnes, Admir htratoron the est -te
of John H. ttrencer, applies to me for letters of Dismiss on:
These are,therefore, to cite and admonish, all and singular
the kindred and creditors of said oece.iscd, to be and appear
almy office, on or before the first Monday iu November
next, to sho w cau3e,lf any they have, why said Letters
Sh hand and official signature, at office in
A %2rt2MZ h 0t KOATH. Ordinary.
S T Wh-®a- K °Hiam3E^«c^“p^ti. < mofefy;ettersot
Adm nUt-aiic n on tlw estate of J hu K..Jsckron, ceceased:
Thes’ a-e, tneri'Or, to dtß and adraconts,., ail an. s,ng.br,
tie Bind re 1 and creditors of sail decease \ td be and a .pear
it env office on or before tie first Monday in June next, to
“hoar cause, if any they Rave, why saii le ters should not • e
under my hand and official signature, at office in
a lTcrnHtu »hia iith day of April, 1b66
Augusta, ttia e DAVID L KOATH,
anr»4wi» ‘ rUln * r - _
Application will be made -jo the
rt of Ordinary of El cert county, Georgia, et 'he fir-t.
te-m after the excitation ot two months from tbs ro
.iKe'oel' all tie lands btlong to the es'ate ot a
!i C m rt- e'and la eof slid county. Cecea efor the btntfi- of
eirl and ctediwr,
apMSwia ot Wm.Ue/eanh dec’!,
Application will be made to the
of Ordinary ot filbert county, Georgia, it the fl-et
after the expiration of two months from ties lo-
Ire r .r’lelw 10 tell aii the ian-8 belong ng to tee e-tate < f
V C V JM, ker late of 'aid county, deceas'd, hr ’let meflt
K; ; S£'c ed.tors. LUKTON RUCKER,
apW-t» ' xecu or.
.lmrticard Wil am K. Jacks.n.
Kxe ut wof Tuomas Snowden, apply to n. tji Let.era ot
1 The-fam tbe-efore, to cte a-d admonish, all and si-gu’a
it e kindr-d ami credi ts of -atddece* ed to b-a- cl appear at
rrv office on or I*lo4 the first M .ndav in November next,
vitk j « oause, if any they have, rhy said tetters -hoaid net
k’fl-vvn'v'ndermy band and official signature, at c fflee in Au.
.. this 25;h nay of April, Ih'.6.
a;.2« 20wlamia DAVID L. KOATH, CJ d’y,