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OIJ) JURIES, VOL. LXXV.
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WKCVESDAY MOIi.NLVG, JiOVEMBER U.
A Gross Outrage and Murder in Gordon
• ounty.
We gather firo:n the Cherokee Georgian
of the il l in- 1. the following particulars of
one of the most atrocious and cold blooded
murders which has ever degraded the his
tory of any county in our .''tab;. They con
firm a previous account published in this
paper. j
The murderers were two men who hailed
from Tennessee, and who claimed to be
looking for .-toien horses, which they had
lo t. ’lhe Georgian says:.
The truth of this transaction, as detailed
to us by a gentleman who was present at
the investhr.ation before the Court of inqui
ry, is a-foliows : A Captain Duff, from
’1 ciine.s.-ee, went to Gordon county in search
of a horse, which he alleged he had lost,
lie carried with him a man named Janies
A. Long, (alias-James A. Reed), as a wit
iie- to identify the horse. Duff found the
hor.-o in possessfon of a citizen of Gordon
county named King, and sued out a pos
hr • try warrant for the property under
our statute. The parties not being ready
for trial the case was, by agreement, post
pon'd till the 15th of November. Duff
and Lmg left Calhoun about f o’clock with
some citizens, and up Pi that time no diffi
culty had occurred. Soon after leaving,
th ■ man Long returned alone, and remained
about town during the afternoon. Some
time before unset he met a son of Mr.
King riding the horse in dispute, when he
took the animal from the boy, mounted
him and role off at a rapid pace Several
citizens of'('ulhoun started in pursuit of
the loan, but Being well mounted, and
having the start, he was not overtaken, j
and ah art dark rode up the gate of Mr. A. j
ls ; Echols, who lived about one and a half
mile from Calhoun. Long called at tho
gate, when Mr. Echols went out into the
yard. Long said, “Are there any horse
thieve-; about? Echols replied, “None
that I know of.” Long immediately fired
at him with a revolver, the hall striking
the unfortunate man ju t above the eye,
and causing instant death.
i. Ii _>l - was Clerk of the Superior Court,
an amiable, inoffensive man, and had no
connection with the horse case.
Atrcr t he commission of the unprovoked
and fiendish murder, the desperate assassin
fled, and was not.eaptured till the following
day.
I *iff was subsequently arrested, charged
as ana --.try before the fact. \Ve know
iiq*hing of the evidence which connected
him with the crime; but after a patient
investigation before a court of inquiry,
they were both committed to await trial at
the next Superior Court of the county, and
tho jail of that county being insecure
they have been sent to Milledgevillo for
safe keeping.
VV e learn from the counsel of the prison
ers that arrangements have been made to
re! ei - ('apt. Dull'on bail.
The Knoxville Whig, Parson Brown
low's paper, in noticing the arrest
a,id confinement of these red-handed
murderers, makes the following state
ment :
“Two I'V feral soldiers from Hradly
county, recently \ isitecl North Georgia in
.‘-".iivh -.I - 'iiio stolen property, where they
v.'T ' ft. upon hy n superior force of
rebels, and in the eontliet one of tho Geor
gians was Killed. Tho Tennesseans were
east into jail, and, fearing their rescue,
they were hurried off to' Milledgevillo,
Where they have no doubt been lodged in
the Siate prison. Whoa tried, if tried at
ail, they will liaye no showing, but will bo
executed in short order.”
The Northern people will never see the
.
of hone t indignation win ne pmtred upon
the people of Georgia for “setting upon
an 1 inviting” these two peaceable Fed
eral soldiers, Tno facts of the ease will
be carefully kept from view in order to
fire the heart of the Northern masses
against tho peaceable but most grossly
onirag h 1 people of the State.
W e learn that Captain Duff was taken
to Dalton on Friday last, for the purpose
of making an application for bail, and
that -pending tho preliminary arrange
ment... for the hearing of the application,
he y ive /. ; L > >'l by making his escape from
the custody of the officer who had him in
charge. Os course lie will be received
with open arms by the East Tennessee
Radicals, and will he able to give the Knox
villa Whig a. glowing account of his mis
fortunes and the gross tortures to which
he was subjected while ill the hands of the
officers of the laws.
Hollow Overtures-
The radical journals have endeavored to
impress upon the public mind of the North
that the rejection of the Constitutional
Amendment by the South evinces a re
bellious spirit, which shows our unfitness
for restoration.
In reply to the conviction expressed by
the South that we shall not be admitted
even if we accept the amendment, Ten
nessee is pointed to, whose representatives
were received in less than a week after the
amendment was ratified—so-called—by
her Legislature.
While the declaration in reference to
Tennessee is true, it is also' true that a hill
to admit the other States, on the condi
tions accepted by Tennessee, lens rejected
by nit n -eriehelmiitif majority- The plain
"English of this action was—we accept
Tennessee, because we know from her
Congressional delegation that her admis
sion wiil not disturb our majority; but we
will not admit the other Southern States
until they come with a like elan of sub
servient Radicals, and on their knees
knock for admission. Indeed, it is inti
mated that the Radicals were taken by
surprise, in the exceeding humility with
which the " volunteer State” accepted the
terms of admission, by assuming the
Bvowulow yoke; by yielding to the dis
franch! euicnt of her real representative
popuation, and nominally adopting—
though by violence and fraud —the Con
stitutional amendment. They did not
dare to violate their pledge for her ad
m. -u, as a reward for these humiliations
- at they took speedy care to shut the
door against any further admissions, even
on the same degrading terms, by the em
phatic defeat of the measure above re
ferred to.
i his ; .t of history ought to satisfy all I
w!.o may have any doubt, upon the subject,
that the Radicals do in t intend the South
ern States shall return to the Union during
the present Congress on any terms. In- i
deed it is difficult to see wherein there is
anvil ing specially desirable iu being ad
mitted to legislative association with the
corrupt and malignant spirits who now
control, and will then control the national
legislation. Beyond a desire for harmony
and reconciliation, which is the unanimous
wish of the Southern people—there is iittle
or nothing to be gained by having our
names on the Congressional calendar. The
South having signified her desire for res
toration by a sacred observance of the
terms of surrender—by such revision of
State laws a- were required of her—by a
cordial endorsement of the President’s
wise and manly policy —by meeting the
overtures of the Conservatives at Phila
deiphia—there seems to be nothing left for
her but to patiently bide her time —in the
hopeful anticipation of such change in the
public mind at the North as will admit her
totho National counsels without any fur
ther surrender of her rights, and without a
stum upon her honor and manhood.
iexty years ago there was hardly a craft
iarger than an Indian canoe on the great
W CStern lakes. In 1841 the lake trade
amounted to $63,000,000, in 1851 to $300,*
000.000, in 1861 to $550,000,000, and it
bids fair in 1871 to reach the enormous
sum of $1 ,000,0013,000.
The Elections Yesterday.
On yesterday elections were held in the
twelve following State-;, viz : New York,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
Minnesota. Missouri, Kansas, Nevada.
These .Stapes have PI members of Con
gress, of which G 8 are Radicals. No ma
terial accessions to the conservative ranks
i are to Ik- expected. The friends of Hoffman
in New York, are quite sanguine of his
i election, and the Radicals appear equally
! confident of the success of Fenton. It is
j likely that the contest will lie very close. ‘
she majority of the present Governor in
I'E was s.o-j;- : that of President Lincoln
6,7 la ; hut the Radicals look to the election
for Secretary of State last year, as present- !
ing the most reliable criterian of the result,
in which Gen. Francis C. Harlow, Repub
bean, beat Gen. H. W. Slocum, the favor
ite of the Democrats, by 27,><57 votes. Os
present Congressmen only 12 out of 31 are
Conservatives, and both parties appear
equally confident of holding their own.
i The Radicals are pretty sure of retuin
j ingin tact their delegations from Michi
| gan, Minnesota, Nevada, and Massachu
setts. In New Jersey the canvass in the
fourth district—Rogers'—the sixth—
\\ right’s—and in the third —tiitgreave's—
all conservative, has been exciting; but the
conservatives expect to retain their majority
—of three to five, in the delegation.
In Illinois, conservatism has little to ex
pect, and will be fortunate to retain her
three or four members in the delegation of
fourteen.
In Wisconsin the Radicals claim five out
of six, but the Conservatives hope to di
vide the delegation. Missouri, Maryland
and Delaware ought to throw off the man
acles of Radicalism, and if unfettered by
franchise laws —which they cannot throw
off without bloodshed —would return unan
imous conservative delegations. But their
hands are tied, and we can only hope that
they may so far reduce the Itadica
majority as to make them at least cautious
in the exercise cf doubtful powers.
•Weawait with intense anxiety’the returns
from these elections ; this anxiety is not
alone from the influence to be exerted on
the South; but because tho perpetuity’ of
the government, and the preservation of
law and order appear to bo ultimately con
nected with the result. W hatever comes—i
may the reign of anarchy and mob vio- j
lcncc be averted.
Ben. Butler In the Charleston Conven
tion.
Alexander F. Pratt, who in 1860 was a
prominent Douglas Democrat in Wiscon
sin, says that Butler, though instructed to
vote for the nomination of Douglas at
I Charleston voted persistently’ for Jefferson
Davis.
“At that time,” continues Mr. Pratt,
“secession was openly advocated, and was
, as plain to us in the distance as it is now
to all in the background. Six or eight
! well drilled and well armed and equipped
companies were then daily parading • the
streets of that city. Only by one were our
Northern delegates led into the private
rooms of St. Andrews’ Hall by Butler afid
others, where t hey were met by such men
as Slidell, Mason and others, who had!
their millions in gold to purchase the nomi- [
nation of a Southern man. How much ;
Butler received we neither know nor care,
hut as we said before, the last speech we
ever heard from Butler, and it probably j
will remain the last, unless we may have
the good fortune to hear him speak from I
the gallows, was at a secret meeting held i
one evening after lie and the Southern i
delegates had seecded from our eurvontisa. j
We obtained admittance that evening,
through a friend from Alabama, and for
nearly an hour listened to a speech from
Butler upon secession.
“In this speech Butler assurred them
that we, the Douglas Democrats, were
‘free soilers,’ that ho and others repre
sented the Buchanan, the ‘Simon pure’
Democracy of the North; that in case of
a collision of arms between the North and
South, that the genuine democracy would
he found defending the rights of the South
And when they fired upon Fort Sumter,
they had as much faith in the belief that
Butler and the Northern Democrats would
sustain them as they had in their powder’s
igniting when they applied the fire to it.”'
And now the faithless and infamous
wretch would hang those who relied on
him and his allits at the North to make
secession peaceful.
Position of Hon. A. 11. Stephens.
We did not publish the report by a cor
respondent of the New York Times, that
Hon. A H. Stephens and his brother, Judge
Stephens, would recommend the Legisla
lature to adopt the Constitutional amend
ment, preferring to wait until some more
definite and reliable exposition of their
views could be obtained. We knew that
to favor the adoption of that odious meas
ure, under any circumstances, would be
not only a repudiation of the cherished
principles of their whole lives, but a posi
tive personal humiliation "and wrong to
themselves. A dispatch from Milledge
ville, which we publish elsewhere, states
positively that Mr. Stephens has written a
letter to a gentleman from Milledgeville
declaring the statement of the Times cor
respondent in regard to himself and broth
er to be utterly without foundation , and
expressing the belief that the Legislature
should reject the amendment promptly.
The only utterance that wo have heard
of, emanating_froiu a reputable source in
Georgia, in favor of the adoption of the
Constitutional amendment, appeared in a
late number of the Washington Gazette,
and that was rather the expression of a
fear that perhaps we should accept the
amendment to avoid more harsh conditions.
The truth is, there is no evidence that
tho acceptance of that outrageous measure
will appease the wrath of the remorseless
and reckless Jaeobins who control Congress.
They are determined that we shall not be
admitted to the present Congress, on any
terms; and the true policy undoubtedly is
to faithfully observe and execute existing
laws, and patiently bide our time.
The Montgomery Mail says the popula
tion of that city will exceed 15,000.
Over five hundred lives have been lost
l>y ship-wrecks within a few weeks.
Five big snakes escaped from a mena
gerie and are gallivanting about Ohio.
$175,000 more in gold have arrived at
St. Joseph from Montana.
The Governor of Maine has appointed
Thursday the 9th iust., asa day of Thanks
giving.
A late New York dispatch represents
that the dry goods market is in a critical
condition.
Au Austrian chemist has discovered a
way of making a rifle bullet out of eleetri
city to kill people with lightniug.
Ihe assessed value of Catholic property
in Philadelphia exempt for taxation and
embraced iu 32 churches and hospitals is
$499,175.
In Germany it is no uncommon thing to
see women harnessed to a plow dragging
that implement between rows of potatoes
and corn.
The Seventh Regiment will decline the
invitation to visit the Paris exposition iu
1867, less than six hundred having volun
teered to go.
A large party of distinguished gentlemen
left St. Louis recently to celebrate the Com
pletion of the Uniou Paeilic railway to Fort
Riley.
At a meeting of the Ohio State Dental
Association and others of the profession,
upon duo consideration it was resolved to’
decline acceding to the demands of the
Goodyear Rental Vulcanite Company.
The jury in the case of the Adams Ex
press robbery at Danbury, recently ren
dered a verdict of guilty against all the
prisoners. Notice was given that a motion
for anew trial would be filed, and sentence
was deferred.
FROM .YEW lOBK.
[FROM OLE OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Hint's a Copperhead f—Politics and High
Prices Party Malignity Danger
ahead—lmpartial u.Trage—C. C. D's—
Cotton Buyers—Finance—the lira ma—
Barn urn. the Herald and other Hum
bugs.
New York, October 30.
Dear Chronicle : One of the great
questions which agitates the New York
m*nd to-day, is “What’s a copperhead ?’ :
The political canvass on tho part of the
Republicans Is active and buoyant. The
conduct of the Democrats is sullen, threat
ning indifference. The real Union party ■
is thoroughly ground to pieces between the '
two parties, which make the upper and !
nether mill stones. As I sauntered into
Howard’s hotel to-day, a Buffalo Democrat j
was sturdily defending the acts o f the Pres- !
ident against the assaults of what appear
ed to be a coterie of Republicans, in the
following language: “You know that
Andy Johnson and Seward could each j
have made a million apiece easily, if they j
had chosen to have sold themselves to the
Protectionists. You want to see the
Spragues, that can give fifty thousand dol
lar balls, and get the money out of the peo-‘
pie by means of a Congressional enactment,
succeed. 1 ou, sir, are a manufacturer, and
j everything is copperhead that goes against j
the manufacturing interests. Any who j
; disagrees with you is a Copperhead. Talk ;
| about merchant princes—your cotton and ;
, woolen manufacturers are the lords of the :
: United States. Now, sirs, 1 ask you what
iis a Copperhead?” “I’ll tell you,” was ;
the reply. “ A Copperhead is a man who
follows Andy Johnson in his effort to sell j
the North to the Southern slaveholders.
That’s what I call a Copperhead. You
would place the Government under the
dominion of Southern slaveholders, and
you are a Copperhead.” “You are a
liar,” was the prompt rejoinder. “I
j served through the war. I was wounded
at Chancellorsville and Petersburg. I
f'ougbt for the Union, not for you d—d
aristocratic manufacturers.”
The conversation waxing warm, your
j correspondent left, asking himself “what
is a Copperhead?” Taking the first omni
bus, I was speedily landed at the St.
Nicholas. On going into the parlor, the
first words that met my ear were, “ Oh,
dear! I am so sick of politics and high
prices,” as they fell from the lips of a
pretty Boston girl. “I am happy to hear
such friendly sentiments,” said your cor
respondent, as he extended his hand ; “so
let us avoid talking about them.” But
the truth is, politics aud high prices are so
inextricably interwoven, each with the '
other, and both with all the affairs of life,
that it is impossible to avoid them. The j
most prudent, whatever may be the re
: solve, are insensibly drawn into their con
- sideratiem and discussion, as if by mael
| strom. Between the extremes of the
j Northern Democrats and the Radical Ite
j publicans, there exists a bitter, uncompro
j mising hatred, growing out of acts during
the war, far exceeding anything of the
kind that ever existed between the North
and the South, and to an extent and for
reasons that it has been hardjy possible for a
a Southerner to understand. Stores,
hotels, billiard saloons, watering places,
are patronised or shunned, praised or con
demned, in accordance with the political
feelings of the individual. Social inter
course is modified and controlled by the
same rule; nor is it confined to secular
matters. Politics are made part and
parcel of ecclesiastical polity, and the test
of Christian standing.
The political, creed bepomes,Jherefore,
in a great or less degree, tho standard; and
the man, whether Minister, Elder or Lay
man, is pronounced good or bad, orthodox
or heterodox, aecording-to the political bias
of each particular individual. A most
prominent instance of the application of
this politico-religious law, is the case of
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. It
is affirmed that his connection with his
flock would terminate, that he could no
longer feed the Brooklyn lambs with the
political or ecclesiastical bread of life, with
out a renunciation of the doctrine of his
i Union letter. Mr. B. acted, modified and
j explained and retracted, and was lead
again into full fellowship and goodstand
j ing. Without the pale of the church, the
j language is much more emphatic, and ex
hibits those manifestations which threaten
| action at no distant day. Moderate Demo
crats and moderate Republicans foresee
tho dangers, and do all they can to allay
i feeling and avert the threatening storm.
; The Journal of Commerce and New York
Times, in discussing the late threatened
outburst at Baltimore, in very pointed
language forewarn the people of the im
pending peril. The Times says :
“The indications of danger multiply with
a rapidity which would seem to render
prolonged indifference impossible, Tho
orator or journalist who should say that
volcanic influences underlie the surface of
the country, and may at any moment burst
forth with a fury hardly inferior to that of
the rebellion, would probably be accused
ot straining after effect. His metaphor
would be objected to as extravagent and
M’nsational. And vet it would not trans
cend tho strict limits of truth. It would
be the announcement of a danger the evi
j, dence oi which exists on all sides.”
The extreme length that the Radical
wing of the Republican party propose to go
to effect the political regeneration of the
■South—that is "to make over the South in
its likeness till South Carolina gravitates
by natural tendency to New England”—in
other words, until the equator gravitates to
the North pole, or circumference of the
United States to "the hub of the uni
verse ’ —creates general uneasiness and dis
trust. It has even stimulated the Tribune,
which not long ago, sang of the American
flag
“Tear down that flaunting lie,’’
j to bring forward again its pet scheme of
impartial suffrage and universal amnesty,
I (which is said to have originated
with Stewart, the millionaire). It
is very possible that the South may deem
j it best for her political interests to accept
tho modification of this doctrine which I
suggested in my last letter—or qualified
State suffrage for universal amnesty. There
is hardly a doubt that if the Fourierite's
doctrines, which the. Tribune formerly ad
vocated, were now urged by that journal,
and there was a good show for impartial
division of the whole property of the United
"States —chat the Tribune would be very
popular with the impoverished Confed
erates, and Horace would be canonized at
least as a political saint. But those doc
trines would not be palatable at the North
now, and the editor has either grown richer
and more Conservative, or perhaps follows
the line of direction as chalked out by his
Board of Directors.
c. c. d's,
or colored carriage drivers are all the fash
ion with the aristocracy of New York and
Boston. They are popular because they
are content with fifty dollars per month
and agree to wear lurry. The Dish work
for less wages, but they refuse the livery.
In the language of an Hibernian—“be
domned, till they wear the uniform." As
a matter of course therefore, color, in
livery takes precedence—wrapped in gay
astrachans, in handling the ribbons of the
splendid equipages, which are drawn by
beautiful horses and guarded by spotted
' coach dogs, chained with silver chains
to the silver mounted carriage poles, in
the drives of Central Park. So some of
our colored can do well by migrat
ing to “the Hub" and "Kosmos. "
COTTON BUYERS
are anxiously watching the weather, and
reckoning the probabilities of a late frost.
Those who buy for the American market
sav that the money must go from New
York, and that the banks here wield the
. control. English buyers talk confidently
. of Liverpool, and with complacent satis-
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOYEMBER 14, 1806.
faction of the surplus of Egypt and India,
boasting that Surats will have to be im
ported, and that the United States will
never again control the markets of the
world.
FINANCES.
Money continues easy for gilt-edge, on
i call. Mr. McCulloch is paying the interest
on the five-twenties, reserving a handsome
j balance of $75,000,000 in gold for eontin
gences. He is also paying.off the Clearing-
I House certificates. This last will have no
effect on the money market, except to pre- ;
j vent the banks from receiving interest on
that which they hold as a reserve.
DRAMATIC.
The fashionable amusement's are listen
ing to Ristori as “Macbeth,” in Italian,
| at the Theatre Francois, and in looking at
the “ Black Crook” at Niblo’s, which is
i the crookedest gorgeousness that any one
ever beheld. Barnum is nowhere, and
this makes the Herald happy.
I The Election—Constitutional Amendment
—Finance—Cotton—New Invention.
New York, November 1, IS6G.
Dear Chronicle: As the day for hold
ing the election in this State approaches,
the canvas becomes more exciting. The
city Democrats move in solid phalanx, but
seem doubtful of the country vote. They j
freely acknowledge that their hope For
electing Hoffman is to overcome that vote
by rolling up a large majority in this city.
Money and promises are scattered pro
fusely by both parties. Citizens are being
made and registered with an energy and
rapidity that would astonish a Georgian.
Every foreigner who has served in the
Federal army, and has resided in the State
one year, is entitled to naturalization pa
pers, and is “taken in hand and put
through” by the several committees of the
| respective parties, according to the vote he
| is to poll; or, as they phrase it, "'his
| principles." Os course there is considera
' ble swearing done, in manner and form—
| in method and celerity, that would excite
| the wonder of any “ Uncle Toby” of the
j days of Sterne; surpassing the feats of
; “our army in Flanders,” which “swore
; terribly,” as far as the modern needle-gun
! or Spencer rifle surpasses the ancient j
| matchlock or arquebus. To the eye of the
| stranger the right of suffrage appears uni
j versal; but that right su little valued by
thousands of those who should be most
interested in the results, as to be seldom
exercised. Any one who will take the
trouble to attend the primary meetings of
either party, will be astonished at the in- j
difference manifested, clearly indicated by j
the paucity of numbers and the character
of the assemblies. This astonishment will
be greatly increased if inquiry is made
among acquaintances. It is no uncommon
matter to meet natives of the soil who have
not voted in five, ten and fifteen, and even
twenty years. The only measures dis
cussed which affect Southern representa
tion in Congress are universal or impartial
suffrage arid the Constitutional amend
ment. It is conceded that the Constitu
tional amendment demands, first, the
proscription of the Southern leaders cer
tainly ; but there are many who contend ;
that it be construed to exclude all who !
have ever sworn allegiance to the Con- ;
federate Government —that is, all the offi- j
cers of the Southern army; and secondly,
the reduction of Congressional representa- I
tion or universal suffrage.
Such terms as the ultimatum of the
sword of the conquerors to the conquered
are disagreeable enough, but endurable as
the fortunes of war. AVhen, however, the
endeavor is made to force this ultiniatumi
To assume the Democratic form of'
been freely accepted by the untrammeled
ballots of the people, it becomes ridiculous,
and makes the expression of opinion by the
ballot, a farce. But when the people are
forced—are constrained to degrade and dis
grace those whom they love and esteem,
the humiliation and self-degradation be
come too revolting to be accepted by any
decent or honest man. Greeley’s proposi
tion of universal amnesty upon impartial
suffrage, if made part and parcel of the or
ganic law of the State, by the expression
of the will of the people made through the
legislature, and ratified in accordance with
the requirements of the Constitution of the
State, upon the condition that an act of
general amnesty is passed by the Congress
of the United States, is far preferable.
Very grave doubts exist here whether
upon any concession on the part of the
South, her representatives would be ad
mitted by Congress before 18G9. New
England politicians do not hesitate to de
clare openly that the Southern States
should not be allowed to participate in the
next Presidential election—tlieir cardinal
maxims being “success is merit," and "To
the victors belong the spoils." Everywhere
and in every form the Southron is made
to feel the force of that saying which he of
the old Romans who received the title of
the just, gave utterance to: “ Metis causa
diisplacv.it victa catone
Wendell Philips has repeated here his
Boston lecture—at the lecture he boldly
and deliberately pursued the same line as
in Boston —neither softening nor modifying
the tone, which was :
“Awake, arise, the hour is come,
For rows and revolutions;
There’s no receipt like pipe and drum
For crazy Constitutions.”
The effort was not received with favor.
IN FINANCE
there is little to be noted. Capitalists
move with extreme caution. There has
been some disturbance among dealers in
cotton and woolen fabrics. The paper of
houses engaged in this trade is scrutinised
closely. The cause of the disturbance, it
is alledged, grows out of the fact that the
manufacturers of cotton and woolen goods
—not content with the profit afforded by
a high tariff and an unconvertible currency
—held back their goods to force tlie> high
est prices, thereby stimulating importation
to an unparalleled figure. The holders of
the imported goods are now forcing sales
at reduced prices in order to realize. This
has produced some large failures and
causes distrust.
There has been an advance in sterling,
although the tendency of gold is down
ward. This arises from the fact that sterl
ing is purchased to meet the interest due
on the five twenties held in Europe. Some
think that the advance will continue, and
that a great flow of gold to England will
follow.
COTTON
is quiet. Most of the large New England
manufacturers are making or have made
arrangements to purchase their supplies in
the markets of the South; thus leaving
the Northern markets to speculators and
small manufacturers. The corn exchange
to-day was the scene of the wildest excite
ment. Western dealers it is said, had
formed a "Ring, and calculating upon
the supply that could be transported be
fore the close of navigation, swept the
market, causing a great advance in prices.
A NEW INVENTION AND DISCOVERY
in telegraphing, made in France, is now
exciting New York. It consists in
preparing paper as a non-conductor except
where the ink rests upon the paper. The
electricity is made to pass the conducting
portions of the sheet and thereby to repro
duce a sac simile a: the extreme end of
the line. The original and the duplicate
of the drawing of a bonnet sent by a lady
in Lyons, to her bonnet maker in Paris is
shown, and it is claimed, that there will
be no difficulty in transmitting an order of
a merchant in New Y'ork. to another in
Augusta, New Orleans, Iran Francisco,
or Liverpool in the sac simile of his hand
writing. Should therefore dispute arise
or doubt as to the signature of a note, all
that will be required, is to repeat the order
by telegraph or send your signature by
telegraph. Or if the Parisian modiste de
sires to transmit her new styles to custom
ers in Georgia or Oregon, she has only
to make the drawing on this paper,* and
lo! in a few mmutesihe customer exam
ines it. - H M.
Approach of the Election— Growing Con
fluence of the Democrats —Georgians iu
New York—Dr. Kitchen and the Dark
Hank — The Tate Senator Wright >so
' ucy, &c.
New York, November 1; 1866.
Dear Chronicle : —As the day for the
! election approaches, the contestants put
forth ail their strength—working with
might and main by night and day—gather
ing voters in by-ways and hedges, bar
rooms aud cellars. Pot-house politicians
and Bohemians swell out in full propor
tions, and small “expectants” cry in dis
tinct tones: “Polly wants a cracker,” and
rehash the teachings of the leaders. A
| tour last night through several wards re
vealed to the eye of your a
host of “American Freemen"—Gothamites
of whose existence the stranger, who con
fines his walks to Broadway or Fifth Ave
nue, would never dream. are
becoming more confident of success. Re
pub V exhibit a perceptible shade of weak
ness, but still work with en#gy and count
upon success. The contest Promises to be
exceedingly close,. The for “floats”
is pM%-nearly timae u p 1 ro||' *
list; but there is a large class of "respect
able men ” who will exercise their birth
right at this election for thq first time in
several years, and thereby create the un
known quantity in this political problem.
A huge whiskered Republican, in address
ing “his club of about one hundred, an.
nounced “that the salvation of the country,
the safety of their homes and fire sides, the
value of money, and the wages and rights
of honest working-men—til, and indeed
everything—depended upm the triumph
of the Republican party. Two votes lost in
each county of this great Stale will lose us
the State. A few votes gained in New
York will give ns the victory. Work, men
—work, work, work, I sav ” .
GEORGIANS IN NEW YORK.
It was a matter of some surprise, to me,
! to learn the number of Georgians who have
j removed to, and are residing in this me
tropolis. A large number of them are
prospering, and a number have attained
position and wealth and influence. A
goodly proportion are fromyourcity. Some
ot these removed years ago, following the
course of trade. Silas Bronson, George
Collins, A. O. Parmely. George B. Car
; hart, with many others, qre household
: names in your city. Among the rising
Georgians at the present time are Thos.
A. Hoyt, son of the late Rev. Dr. Na
thauiel Hoyt, of Athens, who is Vice-Presi
dent, and acting President, of the Gold
Board; andWm. K. Kitchen, of Augusta,
President cf the National Park Bank.
Mr. Kitchen is better knewn in Augusta
and throughout the State of Georgia as
Dr. Kitchen —having been one of the well
known firm in Augusta as Haviland,
llisly & Kitchen. The Park Bank, under
his management, has grown to be one of
the largest and most influential banking
institutions in the country. Some idea of
the magnitude of this institution may be
gathered from the statement that they
employ sixty-one clerks, keeping over 900
accounts with persons and firms within the
city, and over five hundred without. An
examination of the bank report for this
week, as contained in tie Journal of
Commerce —the a'athority in commercial
matters —will show that in deposites and
general business matters, it overtops the
largest banking institutions on the conti-
Ifofif'By'Tlflfy Hx ralJlMsi of dollars, their
deposites being over twenty millions of
dollars. The present discounts and loans
of this bank exceed sixteen millions, about
one-half of which is on demand. They
have an accumulated surplus of one million
three hundred thousand dollars, besides
the profit of three interest accounts of
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Besides their domestic business, they do a
! large business in sterling exchauge. selling
their bills on the Union Bank of London.
While the operations of the Bank are
inexorably confined to the policy adopted
by the President and Board of Directors,
! yet everywhere I hear the Bank spoken of
in terms of commendation, because of the
observance of the same courtesy and con
sideration to the smallest depositor as to
the largest customer.
This Bank is now located at the corner
of Beekman street and Theatre alley, but
lias recently purchased the lot on Broad
way, opposite St. Paul’s church, and ad
joining the Herald's new building on the
oid site of Barnum’s Museum, at a cost of
$350,000 and is arrranging to erect a
fire-proof Banking House, at a cost of pro
bably as much more-
THE DEATH OF SENATOR WRIGHT
of'New Jersey, is announced. The Hon.
Wm Wright was a native of New Y’ork.
Having learned his trade as harness-maker
under Anson S. Phelps, of this city, he
emigrated South, carrying with him his
tools and a small supply in the way of
stock in trade. Landing at Savannah, he
proceeded up the Savannah river in a
“dug-out,” or Indian canoe, established
himself in a small business in your own
city,, occupying a small building on Bridge
Row, about twenty feet from the corner of
Reynolds street, on a portion of the site
| now covered by tho South Carolina Rail
' road depot and yard. Prospering, he next
formed an alliance with tiie late Sheldon
! Smith, under the style of Smith & Wright,
manufacturing in New Jersey and selling
in the South. Subsequently this firm be
came Smith, Wright & Cos., Wright &
: Nichols, \N right, Nichols & Cos., Wright &
Bull, ckc., 51;-, Wright residing at tho
North, and superintending the manufac
turing. He died at the advanced age of
i75 years, leaving large fortune to his
children —the results of his energy and
sagacity—and an honorable name, and in
I possession of one of the highest honors that
| could be conferred by his State —Senator
of the United States.
MONEY
continues easy. A speculative spirit in
j creases rapidly, confined, however, to the
‘ stock and corn exchange. Cotton, firm,
: with an advancing tendency. M.
While 51 r. Peabody was in Baltimore
he was invited to a social dinner by some
friends, and the capital represented by
1 those who sat down to the table is estimat
| ed at $72, 000,000. _ _
Some evil disposed person, oh Thursday
night last, set fire to the Academy at
| Everett Springs, in Flayed county, and
the building, with all its contents, was
1 destroyed.
! The Captain of the steamer Lou.de and
Fanny states that the ordinance stores at
Hilton Head are being rapidly removed
i North—the quartermasters have all gone,
* the work going on night and day. Fort
! M’iilis is being dismantled.
I It is stated as a singular fact that the
J counterfeiting of the L nited States cur
j rency has reached such perfection that die
j counterfeit currency is regularly redeemed
; at the Treasury- cancelled and destroyed
with the rest of the mutilated currency.
The Quitman Banner mentions an affray
whic-h took place in that town on Tuesday
! last, in which slr. William Wade shot slr.
•J. A. Hardee in the thigh and cut slr.
Lyman Hall in the left breast. The
wounds of both parties are severe, but not
considered dangerous. slr. \\ ade escaped
with sundry thumps and bruises.
There was an extensive fire at Summit,
Mississippi, on the 29th, destroying a whole
block of buildings, embracing two stores,
two dwellings, railroad depot and platform
, full of cotton. The is upward 'of
j $60,000.
j [FIIOM OCR CORRESPONDENT.]
IKTTEit FKOII BRAZIL.
; Pleasant Journey—Description of Islands
—population -HarjWts might of the
Emperor and Uattffiy—Meeting with
j Southerners, o»c., etc.
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 23, 1866.
! After a long but pleasant passage of
twenty-eight (28) days, we reached this
city. I will not weary your readers with
a description of the voyage; suffice, it
to say that we 'escaped all the horrors
and dangers of storms and hurricanes,
which are so prevalent at. this season,
and even, with the fewest exceptions, the
, unpleasant feeling of sea-sickncss. At St.
Thomas, our first port, we were relieved
from the close confinement of the last four
,(4) weeks, for twelve (12) hours, and you
may imagine with what alacrity our entire
party left the decks of our ocean home, for
the firm aud solid foundation of this beau
tiful island. The language mostly spoken
here is the Spanish, and you would be sur
prised so see what taste and neatness is i
exhibited iu the dress of thh negroes, who
compose the majority of the population,
which is about thirty thousand (30,000).
They are generally a fine looking people,
aud exceedingly steauy; the lower classes,
as in all races, are exceptions, being very
ignorant and filthy, and to them falls the
dußotji WO| l 'k|, such as, coajung vessels, &c.
it lias oWn l flretfSe^(lS|rTf<il!9'?¥lil |ll P!(S , f!iefl*
of this country are so lazy, that the women
are compelled to perform their labor; but
this is all false, as both work willingly to
gether. Martinico, tho birth place of the
beautiful Josephine, first Empress of Na
poleon Bonaparte, is the next island passed
on our route. Language fails to convey
thoughts suitable to express the magnifi
cent grandeur and gorgeous splendor of the
scenery of this noted island. Even the
mountains were covered with the sugar
cane almost to their-summits.
Shortly after Brazil, the land of Oranges
and Banannas is presented to our view,
and we soon found ourselves ascending the
river Para. After passing a great many
islands, one of which is said to equal .Eng
land in size, but whose name we did not
learn, the vessel touched at Para. Re
maining here for twelve hours, we
had an opportunity of noticing the
habits of the people. Here, as in St.
Thomas, the heat is quite oppressive, but
the inhabitants do not scorn to be the least
mindful of it. The most common style of
dross appears to be broad cloth coats and
silk beaver hats (stove pipe fashion.) The
people are very enterprising, although
many of them do nothing but collect the
natural productions of this trophical cli
mate, and shipping them to other ports,
which proves very remunerative. India
Rubber is aiso a great article of trade, and
large fortunes have been made from this
substance alone.- We met here several
Southerners, who not being well pleased
with Southern Brazil, are on their way to
explore the Valley of the Amazon, lands
being sold at very low figures in that direc
tion. Para is a place of about one hun
dred and thirty thousand (130,000) inhab
itants, and .it is supposed by many that ere
long it will assume the same relation to
Brazil as New Orleans docs to the United
States. Vi e also touched at Pernambuco,
but only for a short time, so we did not leave
our vessel. It is a place of over one hun
dred thousand (100,000) persons, but unfor
tunately does not possess a good harbor;
vessels drawing over ten or twelve feet of
water, notbeing able to enter except at high
tides. The harbor is defended by several
very strong forts. Bahia is our next point
ot interest. The city is situated partly on
That portion upon the heights is well laid
out, and contains many handsome buildings,
but the lower town is badly laid out and
dirty. Bahia lias a population of some two
hundred thousand (200,000), and has a
very extensive trade in sugar, cotton and
coffee. It was founded in 1549, by Thos.
da Souza, and is one of the most impor
tant commercial cities in South America.
Four days later wc find ourselves in Rio
de Janeiro, when we bid farewell to the
steamer which brought us so safely to this
far distant land, and took quarters at a
hotel. Your readers have so often read
descriptions of tips city and surroundings,
that I will not tire their patience, by en
deavoring to add anything more to what
lias already been said. The population is
said to be four hundred thousand (400,000,)
and the harbor the finest in the world, both
as respects capaciousness and security for
every description of vessel. It is the cap
ital of Brazil. slaj. Slerriwether, of Edge
field, S. , passed through hero a fortnight
ago, on his way to San Paulo. The custom
house officials we found very gentlemanly,
and aceommodoting. We entered a cathe
dral yesterday, and had the good fortune
to see the Emperor and his family. He
was very richly dressed in a blue uniform;
is a very, handsome man, weighs about
two hundred and twenty (220) pounds, and
is said to be very popular. He has been
called upon by several Southern gentlemen,
who were much pleased with him. Y’eu
would, scarcely realize that a war is going
on with Paraguay, everything is so quiet
and orderly. The market of this city is
bountifully supplied with every description
of vegetation, which is brought to the
greatest perfection, as well as all of the
tropical fruits.
In conclusion, allow me to say to those
desirous of coming out to this country,
that they will be kindly received, and met
by the Agent of Emigration on board of
their vessel. The passage is two hundred
dollars ($200) in gold from New Y’ork to
this point, Emigrants are not allowed to
bring negroes with them to Brazil.
I leave in a day or two for the interior,
when you may hear from me again.
Occasional.
The Indian War. —The evidence of the
Shanees show that the Cheyennes andCo
manches murdered five emigrants and
captured a lot of children and horses, and
burned their wagons. The Cheyennes
were dressed in uniform and had Govern
ment arms and saddles. The Comanches
and Cheyennes are in strong parties, and
have taken fifteen scalps, and a boy and
girl prisoners. They have several white
hilaren in their camp,
slrs. S. Petigrue King.—This well
known Charleston lady, daughter of the.
late Hon. J. L. Petigru, of Charles
ton, S. C., is expected to give a series of
readings in St. Louis, in November. She
has read before select audiences, during
the past season, at several of tho watering
places and cities of the East. A St. Louis
paper speaks of her as knowing how “to
yield to the necessities of the times, and
successfully wrests her fortunes from the
wreck of the system in which she has
hitherto lived. ’ ’
IT—
The Grand Army of the Republic.—
The Convention of the Grand Army of the
Republic is ordered to convene at Indian
apolis on Tuesday, 20th of November, for
the purpose of perfecting the national
organization. Ail honorably discharged
soldiers or sailors, who served in the arrny
or navy, desirous of becoming members of
the Grand Army cf the Republic are in
vited to attend the convention.
The Cotton Crop in Louisiana.—
F. G. Herron, late a Ylajor General in the
United States army, now a cotton broker
in New Orleans, Las recently returned
from a tour of inspection through nearly al
the parishes ot Louisiana, and reports the
prospects of cotton in that State gloomy.
The President Coming.—The slem
phis Avalanche says it is pretty well known
that President Johnson will take a South
ern tour within the next few weeks, and
that he will include slemphis in his route.
The Broken Lute.
The following exquisite little gem we
take pleasure in commending to the lovers
of the beautiful. It is from the gifted pen
ot Mrs. Sophia Bolling, of Montgomery,
Ala.—A. O. Commercial.
My heart is like the broken lute,
Unstrung, and idly cast away ;
Those thrilling chords are still and mute, ;
That once inspired theministrel’s play. I
And yet, some hand, with gentle care,
May place again each dulcet string.
And breathe, once more, sw6et music
there,
And to its melting cadence sing.
Still on the lute's worn frame may livo,
Ot melody, the sweetest token; ‘
But, oh ! the heart can never give.
One happy note, when it is broken.
fOIIPIROLLEIi GENERAL'S REPORT.
The following comprises the principal
Portion of the Comptroller General’s Re
port, mqde to the Governor on the 16th
| October, 1866, a copy of which has just
I reached us;
Upon balancing accounts between the
Treasury and the Comptroller’s office, there
is a
Cash balance in the Treasury ofi.-?71,752,05
ASSETS BELONGING TO THE STATE.
1,833 shares of stock in Bank
State of G.eorgja, $ 132,300.00
190 shares of stock in Bank
of Augusta, _ , 89,DU0.00
186 shares of stock in the Ga
" 8,345 shares of stockin'’ the
Atlantic & Gulf Railroad
Company, 834,500.00 !
Central Bank assets, estima
ted by the Agent at, 1,500.00 |
$1,126,900.00
Also, the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
(value not to be put upon the same by the
Comptroller or Treasurer.) However, the
hooks of this office show, that this Road
paid in the Treasury, as net earnings, in
1859, $420,000; 1860, $450,000; 1861,
$438,000; 1862, $440,000; 1863, $1,050,-
000.
_ All of the above “assets” may be con
sidered as good, and almost at par in
United States currency, except the bank
stock. But as no returns have been made
to this office by the banks for the year
1860, there is .no data upon which 1 can
make a correct estimate of its value. Con
sidering the large amount of State bonds
held by the banks, which were repudiated
by the Convention, together with losses in
Confederate securities and bonds, the esti
mate of assets in bank stock must be at a
low valuation.
ATLANTIC ,t GULF RAILROAD.
By the good management and energy of
its officers, most of the former lines of com
munication have been re-opened, and the
road put in good running order. Also, an
important branch of thirty miles has been
built, opening communications with the
richest portion of Florida, and with a line
of Gulf steamers from New Orleans, there
by connecting the East and the Southwest.
This road has already added much to the
real wealth of the Southern portion of
Georgia, and doubtless will be a great
thoroughfare of travel between Now Y’ork
and New Orleans. The further extension
of the road will be continued, and its early
completion to Alabama is now anticipated.
\ sufficiency of the stock having been ta
ken, as required by law, the State has been
called upon and lias paid her thirteenth
installment, amounting to $134,500.00;
and we have every reason to hope that the
road will soon become a source of revenue
to the State.
WESTERN & ATLANTIC ROAD.
Owing to the very heavy losses sustained
by the Western & Antiantic Railroad,
from the destruction of its track, rolling
stock, bridges, depots, etc., by the Con
federate and U. S. armies, no revenue
has been derived from this source for the
fiscal year 1866, the road having paid into
the Treasury only $75,000.00, and drawn
therefrom $383,724.40, for completion of
repairs; showing a balance against tlie
road of $308,724.40.
PUBLIC DEBT.
The following statement of the public
debt of the State, in bonds, lias been kind
ly furnished by Col. John Jones, State
Treasurer:
Due in 186S, G perct. Bonds, $176,500 00
“ 1869, 6 “ “ 262,500 OO
“ 1869, 5 “ ■“ 72,000 00
“ 1870, 6 “ “ 134.500 00
“ 1871, 6 “ “ 154,000 00
“ 1872, G “ “ 621,500 00
“ 1872, 7 “ “ 100,000 00
“ 1873, 6 “ “ 169,500 00
“ 1874, 6 “ “ 75,000 00
“ 1874, 7 “ “ 176,500 00
“ 1878, 6 “ “ 100,000 00
“ 1879, 6 “ “ 200,000 00
“ 1880, 6 “ “ 200,000 00
“ 1881, 6 “ “ 100,000 00
“ 1886, 6 “ “ 134,500 00
“ 1886,7 “mrt’ge b’d53,030,000 00
$5,706,500 00
Section Bth of. an Act approved March
12th. 1866, provides that tho following
bonds, together with coupons past due, are
to be funded in mortgage bonds:
Due in 1862, 7 per ct. Bonds, $46,000 00
“ 1862 6 “ “ 16,500 00
“ 1863, 7 “ “ 49,500 00
“ 1863, 6 “ “ 39,500 00
“ 1864, 7 “ “ 32,000 00
“ 1865,6'“ “ 13,000 00
“ 1859, 6 “ “(prob
bably paid, 6,000 00 |
Due 1861, 6 “ “ 10,000 09 j
$212,500 00
Bonds past due that have
been funded, $ 20,000 00
Coupons past due that have
been
Coupons past due yet to bo
funded, 516,802 00
$828,802 00
Os the entire bonded debt of the State,
amounting to $5,706,500.00, $2,676,500.00
is in old,bonds, the first of which fall due
in 1868, and annually thereafter up to
1872, in such amounts as render the pay
ment quite easy. I t would be well to note,
that in 1872, $721,500.00 of these bonds
fall duo, and unless some arrangement is
previously made to meet this heavy demand,
there will be some trouble; this being dis
posed of, our State debteanbe easily man
aged. Since, to meet this debt, and to pay
interest on the same, the State has assets
which may be safely estimated at $1,000,000
also tho Western and Atlantic Railroad,
which for several years paid an interest of
oyer 6 percent, into the Treasury on $7,-
000,000.00, aud was valued by a commit
tee appointed by the Legislature in 1862 at
$7,849,224.68, with the assets of the State
and a taxable property of over $200,000,-
000.00, exclusive of Railroad, Banking,
Express Companies and Foreign Insurance
Agencies, our debt can be easily paid. It
is a cheering fact to know, that in the face
of repudiation by the Convention of a
large part of the State’s indebtedness, that
herereditis almost unimpaired, and hernew
bonds, which only a few months since wore
selling at ninety cents, are now bringing
ninety-seven and a half, and will
be at par in a short time. Even with
our heavy losses of property, with a mod
erate tax, if favored with a few propi
tious seasons and good crops, by
curtailing our expenditures and adopt
ing a sinking fund sufficient to pay the
interest, and a small part of the principal
annually, we can pay the State debt with
out feeling the least pressure. The finan
cial affairs of Georgia have been, and may
still be so managed, as to enable our peo
ple to say “that they pay a lighter taxthan
those of any other State in the Union.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS AT TIIE
TREASURY.
The following receipts were received into
the Treasury during the fiscal year:
Uncurrent Notes, $6,612,204 GO
From tax on Foreign Ins.
-Agencies, 1865, 7,221 27
“ “ Railroads, 1865, 2,480 58
“ “ Banks, 1866. 586 30
“ specific tax on Li
quors, 1866, 20,129 22
“ general tax of 1866, '734 25
“ sale of Pioneer Card
Factory, 1,452 15
“ “ " Exile Camp, 593 Su
“ “ “ Old Furni
ture, (Ex. Mansion.) 636 50
“ fees from Secretary
of State’s Office, 380 75
“ error in payment of
warrantrefuuded by Gov
ernor Jenkins. _ 67 87
“ Western and Atlantic
Railroad, 75,000,00
“ amount refunded on
corn appropriation, 6,458 00
“ sale of State Bonds,
for subscription to stock
(13th installment) in
the Atlantic and Gulf
Railroad. , 135,500 00
“ sale of State Bonds, 1,004,293 08
“ Temporary Loans, 657,424 20
$8,524,192 27
Balance of ca -h in Treas
ury, October 16, ’66, 44,750 00
Total, $8,568,943 27
JNEW SERIES, VOL.XX Y. NO. 47.
The disbursements for the year 1866 are
! as follows :
The disbursements were :
Uncurrert Notes (burned), $6,612,204 60
Paid for civil establishment
0fT804,1865, 1860, loans,
repairs on the W. & A.
Railroad, corn for poor,
Ac., as per statement, 1,885,985 62
' , , 8,497,190 22
; Balance on hand, Oct. 16, 71.752 05
j The operations of the Treasury having
been exhibited, I deem it not improper to
j make the following approximation to the
I receipts and disbursements at the same
i for the fiscal year 1867 :
i PROBABLE RECEIPTS.
Prom general'tax of 1866, $450,000 00
Prom tax on banks, 5,000 00
From tax on railroads, 5,000 00
Prom tax on Ex Companies, 500 00
Prom tax on Foreign In. agen
_ cie *> ’ ‘ 10,000 00
Prom tax on sale liquors, 60,000 00
Prom net earning IV & ARB, 250,000 00
Prom dividends Aft GR R, 20,000 00
From miscellaneous items, 10,000 00
Balance in Treasury, Oct. 10,
ISGG, ' 71,752 05
$882,252 05
DISBURSEMENTS, TO WIT :
Pay of Legislature, SIOO,OOO 00
Civil Establishment, 76,000 00
Printing Fund, 20.000 00
Contingent Fund, ,20(000 00
Lunatic Asylum—support p£
A-■ kf’bw «L
and trustees, >' 4 '*
Lunatic A syhtfrt—salary of ~
Superintendent, 2,500 (TO
Academy of the Blind, 7,000 00
Georgia University, 8,000 00
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 8,000 00
Penitentiary—support of, 20,000 00
Penitentiary—pay of officers, 6,400 00
Interest on public debt, 307,000 00
Miscellaneous appropriations, 50,000 00
Temporary loans (payments), 86,000 00
Balance of appro’s, 1866, un
drawn, 106,805 06
$879,705 06
Showing a surplus of only $2,546 99.
A TABLE, SHOWING THE TOTAL VALUE OF
PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH OTHER RE
TURNS, AS EXHIBITED UPON THE “ TAX
DIGESTS” OF 1866.
Land, $103,112,524 00
City and town property, 39,306,181 00
Money and solvent debts, 34,’521,678 00
Merchandise, 10,933,173 00
Shipping and tonnage, .215,667 00
Stocks, Manufactures, &c., 4,120,480 00
Household and kitchen fur
niture, 1,132,408 00
Property not enumerated, 28,751,667 00
Total value of property
returned, "$222,183,787 00
Total value of taxable
property, 207,051,677 00
STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION.
Polls of Whites, . 86,909
Polls of negroes, 65,’909
Professions, 2,182
Dentists, JO3
Artists, 44
Auctioneers, 31
Billiard Tables, 140
Ten Pin Alleys, 20
Public Race Tracks, v
Number of sheep, , 433,470
Number of sheep killed by dogs
* in 12 months. 25,432
Number of dogs, 92,303
Number of children between 6 aud
18 years of age, 132,845
Number of children between 6 and
18 years of age, as guardian
1 fori " 5,771
Number of bands employed, be
tween 12 and 65 y’rs of age, 139,988
Number of maimed soldiers, 914
Number of acres of land, 30,116,929
Every effort was made to ensure full and
correct returns ; but, owing to the want of
mail facilities, and the inexperience of tax
receivers, they have only been partially
successful. From some cause, the “tax
digests’ ’ of the counties of Mclntosh, Ra
bun, and Ware, have not been received,
the returns of which would not have affect
ed tiie general result but to a small extent,
as they wcfuld not have exceeded one mil
lion of dollars. «•
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Accompanying the report, will be found
a number of tables giving the vnluaa of the
different items of property, together with
other items of interest, as returned on the
“digests” of 1860 and 1866, showing the
increase or decrease for such county, since
1860, of which the following synopsis is
given :
The total number of acres of land re
turned in 1860 was 33,345,289 ; in 1866,
30,116,923, being a decrease of 3,228,360
acres. The total value of land in 1860 was
$161,764,955 ; in 1866, $103,112,524 ; and
the average value per acre in 1860, $4.85 ;
in 1866, $3.42, being a decrease of $1.43
per acre. In order to form a correct esti
mate of the actual decrease, fifty per cent,
must be either deducted from the value
of land in 1866, or added to that of 1860.
The value of land in 1860, in the present
currency, amounts to $242,647,432, which,
compared with that of 1866, shows an
actual decrease of $139,534,908 in United
States currency, amounting to three-fifths
of its value since 1860.
The value of city and town property in
1860 was $35,139,415; in 1866 $39,396,-
181, showing an increase since 1860 of
$4,256,706; but as the returns of 1860
were upon a gold basis, fifty per cent,
must be added thereto, which makes the
value of city and town property in 1860
$52,709,122, being a decrease of $13,312,-
941 since that year.
Money aud solvent debts iu 1860 were
returned at $107,336,258, equivalent to
$161,004,387 U. S. currency ; in 1866 at
s34,s2l,67B—decrease since 1860 $126,-
482,709. Merchandise in 1800 was re
turned at $15,577,193, equivalent in the
present currency to $23,365,789 ; in 1866
at $10.933,173 —decrease $12,433,6165ince
1860. "
City and town proiierty lias, as it is per
ceived, been returned at a higher value
than any other species of property.
The value of . shipping and ton
nage, stocks, bonds, etc., household
and kitchen furniture as per returns
of 1860 and 1806, together with the increase
and decrease in eacli county and in the
■State since 1860, were returned respective
ly in 1860, at $943,940, $4,034,252 and
$2,374,284 equivalent to $1,415,910,
$6,051,373 and $3,561,426 in U. S. curr
rency; in 1866 at $215,667, $4,120,489 and
$1,132,408 ; being a decrease since 1860 of
$1,213,24:.!, $1,930,884 and $2,429,018. _
Value of property not enumerated in
1860 was $42,427,295, equivalent to $63,-
040.942 U. S, currency, against $28,751,667
in 1866 —a decrease since 1860 of $34,889,-
275. The total value of property (exclu
sive of slaves) in 1860, was $369,627,922,
equal to $554,441,883 U. S. currency; in
1806, s222,lß3,7B7—decrease since 1860 of
$322,258,096. The taxable property of
1860 amounts to $207,051,677, exclusive of
Railroads, Ranks, Express Companies and
Foreign Insurance Agencies.
The number of slaves returned on the
Tax Digest in f 860 was 450,033, valued at
$302,694,855; oilier property, $369,627,-
922, making a total of $672,322,777,
amounting in currency to $1,008,484,165;
total value of property in 1866, $222,183,-
787; decrease since 1860, $786,300,378.
The number of polls of whites in 1860
was 99,743; in 1866,86,909 —decrease,
12,839. Number of negro polls in 1866,
55,909. Total number of polls in 1866,
152,808.
About 100 deaf mutes are reported, but
as the Asylum is suspended, the SB,OOO
appropriated for its support is undrawn.
The returns of the present year, 1866,
show that the State lias lost over one hun
dred thousand producing laborers since
1863.
The names of 914 indigent maimed
soldiers has been returned, audit is thought
the number will reach 1,000. Applications
for legs or arms have been received from ,
240 persons, in accordance with the law,
which is nearly all that can be filled with- i
out a further-appropriation. It is thought j
about as many more of all applicants will !
be found who desire to be provided lor. ]
and a further appropriation is recommend- j
ed.
INDIGENT POOR.
By an act of the General Assembly, ap- j
proved March 12th, 1866, $200,000.0(11
was appropriated to buy corn for the in- \
digent poor of the State. Under this act !
183,958 bushels of corn were bought, at i
an average price of about sl, a bushel, in
eluding sacks. The total amount expend- :
ed out of ihe $200,000 appropriated for j
this purpose, was $184,730.58.
There is a deficiency in some counties
yet to be supplied, which will make a total
amount of corn purchased, in round num
bers, 185,000 bushels, at a cost of a little !
less than a dollar per bushel, which has
been issued to over forty-five thousand
persons, or four and a half bushels per
head. After all the expenses are paid
there will be an undrawn balance of about
$15,000.
j
VACANT WILD LANDS.
The report of the number of acres of
vacant wild lands shows a decrease of i
3,228,360 acres since 1860, which makes it 1
evident that there has been a mistake
somewhere, hut the comptroller has been
unable to detect it.
The following is a condensed statement
of the values of .the various items of pro
perty as returned on the Tax Digest of 1860
and 1860, and the decrease since I860;
also, a low estimate of the losses of proper
ty not returned on the Digest:
Decrease
1860 in gold, in U. 8. o’y. ygK'J since 1860.
ji a .T • ’ • ’ • 302,694,855 $ 454,042,2821fiHK $454,0L^
City and Town Property ' .
i&ssw-: 3 BE * »
Household and KiteheftJ'urniture 2,374,284 3*56 L 426 {SR;
i rojierty not enumerated . 42,427,295 63,640,942 34,889,’275
$672,292,4475!, 008, 438.663 $786,254,876
The following is an estimate of losses of
property not returned upon the Digest:
Losses of Railroads since'lß6o, $15,000,000
Losses of Banks since 1860, 30,000,000
Public Ruild’gs, Churches, etc. 10,000,000
Making a total of $55,000,000
Add to this the losses as shown
above, and it makes $841,254,876
Comment upon the above sad and la
mentable statement of facts is unnecessary,
it being but too true that almost four-fifths
of the entire wealth of Georgia has either
been destroyed or rendered unproductive.
The recommendations of the Comptroll
er in reference to the revision of the reven
ue laws of the State are of general interest,
and we will publish them in full in our
next issue.
TIIE CIRCASSIAN SLAVE TRADE.
A l<’riglitful iMassacre—Four Hundred
Persons Killed,
A correspondent of the Levant Herald,
of Constantinople, writes:
Letters from the Circassian coast report
popular outbreak-s against the Russian
authorities at Souanettri, in the mountain
range to the North of limnerits and in
Southern Abasian slopes of the Caucasus,
and the Russian Consol at Trebizond has,
it is said, received reports from Soukoum
kale more or less confirmatory of these
statements. The direct news from Sou
koumkalc, if corroborated, is very serious
indeed. It would seem that four slave
merchants arrived some time since in Aba
sia from Trebizond, and shortly alter their
arrival serious complaints were made to
the Russian authorities of the abduction of
a number of young girls, some of them
Christians. The Russians, to their credit
be it said, have organized a regular police
system for the prevention ofthis imfamous
traffic, and measures were immediately
taken to arrest the four vessirdjis and lib
erate the girls they had entrapped.
There are, however, a class of influential
Circassians who connive at this trade, from
which they derive direct pecuniary advan
tage, a set of crafty and turbulent intrig
uers, who profess Christianity to the
Christians, andlslamismtothe Musselmen,
to whom the proceedings directed against
the slave dealers at Souk urn-kale were not
at all palatable. The leaders jif+fiLs cJiitne
are understood to be Mans Ley and the
immediate relations of Hamid Rev, and of
the late Abasian chief Michael. A’plot was
on toot to surprise and maesacre the gar
rison knd the Christian population of Sou-
Koum-k-ale, t 0 plunder the place and then
embark with a of slave girls in a
coasting vessel tor 2-, rk w g ere the
whole band would present j fl
the guise of ordinary emigrants, am su i,
sequently dispose of their human frd„i,.
to the best available profit. -
“ This atrocious plot was, it appears, (o
some extent—and, unfortunately, to a fatal
extent—carried out. Under the cover of
night a party of armed Abasians repaired
to the. country liou.se of the military com
mandant, and murdered that officer aud all
his family, massacreiug even the little
children. Almost simultaneously a regu
lar rising was made throughout sHkouiu
kale and its vicinity; the houses of the
Russian officers of all ranks, and of private
individuals also, were attacked; with torch
and poniard the Abasians carried devasta
tion in every direction, sparing neither
women nor children, until the garrison of
the fort came to the rescue, and, alter an
obstinate struggle, got the better of the
assassins, and saved the town from further
pillage. Between two and three hundred
Abasians are said to have been killed, and
about one hundred Russians, including
women and children, most of the latter
having been massacred before the soldiers
could save them. The result of this de
plorable affair is, that martial law has been
declared throughout Abasia, and several
detachments of Russian troops have been
dispatched as fast as steam can carry them
to boukoumkalc, by Peti.”
Affairs in Alabama.—Gen. Swayne
has issued new orders concerning the sup
ply of food for destitute persons in Ala
bama. Hereafter these supplies will con
sist only of corn and bacon. They will be
procured by the State Commissioner from
the Subsi,stance Department of the army,
and be under the control of the Assistant
Commissioner of the Bureau, but State
agents will be responsible for their custody
and faithful issue. The State Commis
sioner will assign to each county its proper
quota, and, through the overseers of*the
poor, provide agents to receive it. These
agents will receive no compensation, unless
it is provided by their respective counties.
The agents to distribute what they receive
with an eye single to the relief of suffering,
carefully avoiding any distinction on ac
count of color. Able-bodied persons arc
not to be regarded as proper objects of
relief, it being believed that all such can
obtain work. The agents are to be sworn
both as to the a mounts received and distri
buted, and that they have, to the best of
their knowledge and belief given supplies
only to the infirm and destitute.
The Fenian Prisoners—The Confed
eralion Schemes, etc.—The Herald's
Ottowa special says the Attorney General
returns to night, and a Cabinet council will
be held to-morrow to consider the exciting
questions in reference to the execution of
the condemned prisoners.
Prominent parties here denounce any
leniency, and say if tbr Canadian goyern
mert has no more back',.one than to pardon
the murderers of licr volunteers, she had
better apply for annexation at once.
The Attorney General will not go with
the delegation to England on the 17th of
November, as to the se
rious aspect of affair.- .
In thy discourse take heed what thou
speakest, to whom thou speakest, how
thou speakest, and when thou speakest;
what thou speakest, speak truly; when
thou speakest, speak .wisely. A fool’s
heart is in his tongue; but a wise man’s
tongue is iu his heart.— [Enchiridion.
A writer in the Puchmond Christian Ad
vocate proposes to drop the word 11 Metho
dist” altogether, and make the title of the
Southern _ branch of that church the
f.vangelical Episcopal Church,” assign
ing as a reason tor this advice the fact that
the name “Methodist has become appro
brious on account ot the political preaching
and political action of the Northern branch
of the church.
The missionary vessel Morning Star
was launched at East Boston, a few days
ago, in the presence of 3,000 spectators.
Ttie vessel, which cost £20,000, was paid
for by the children of about 2,000 Sunday
schools throughout the globe. The vessel
is to be wholly outfitted by the Missionary
Board of Honolula, engaged wholly in mis
sionary work.
A doctor who lias been trying to estab
lish a practice in Wisconsin, says that the
village is so extremely healthy that a man
was murdered there on the Fourth of July
for the purpose of starting a graveyard.
An interesting revival is in progress in
the Methodist Church of Savannah. Forty
persons were received into communion on
last Sunday.