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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1867)
(fltvonitlr & f cntimT W KHN IISIIA Y MOKNIV<„ MW 1. The Twenty-Sixth of April—Deco jiatiox of Orn Soldiks’ Graves. —The patriotic and beautiful custom of decorat ing the graves of our dead, inaugurated on the Ufith of April, IsiVi, was appropriately observed. The first anniversary of the day was commemorated on Friday. Many • of our business houses were closed in honor ol the occasion, in order that the proprietors and employees could partici pate in the services. I’asaing down tirecno street, a throng of people—young, middle-aged and old ladies, 1 »'<>•» and girls, and men—flowed toward tlio Cemetery, each one bearing some fioral offering to l>e laid on the grave of a soldier of the Cause.” On entering the grounds the sad solem nity, which usually pervades the home of the dead, had departed. The scene ap peared to partake moreofa brilliant festi val than (if an occasion which recalls the memories of the hitter past. The large concourse of fair ladies, with garlands wreathed into devices which none hut the hand of woman can weave, presented a truly beautiful and animated spectacle. Hut the large row sos narrow mounds told that the occasion was not one of rejoicing, but i ither of reverential love for the mem ory ol the departed dead —the dead of the South, from Virginia to Texas—whose j lives were sacri lived in the Southern cause, i Mveiy grave- the known and unknown wns literally bedecked with flowers. Wreaths, crosses, anchors, Hags, stars, swords and bayonets were there In profu sion, resting upon the silent homes of the th id. There were a few which attracted general attention from the exquisite taste displayed. Over the grave was a bead of arbavitte, on which was woven two minia ture flags. A not her covered in the same j manner had a sword and other emblems. Many had on the head-boards tributes— both in prose and verse. The whole cere mony was performed in a manner worthy of our noble women and of gallant men whose deeds have immortali/.ed them in the pages of history. It was performed in no spirit of antago nism, but simply as a testimonial ol re spect and affection to those who fell in the “l.ost Cause.” If is a sacred duty to honor the dead, and every recurrence of the day to be commemorated by the friends and kindred of our depurtod heroes/ Plant Corn, or Get Nothi.no j-'or Cotton. The New York World addresses an argument to the eotum-Juad planters of the Mouth, which strikes them at a point least ax peeled, it says : ‘‘it is to bo hoped that the experience of tie* past season will cause the people of the South to give more attention to the growth of articles of food. It is a very slioft-sightcd policy for Southern planters to depend upon the Northwestern States for meats and bread stuffs, when a sufficiency can be grown b.v them in connection with other crops. I.ending authorities agree that a principal cause ol the dullness and decline in cotton is the high cost of food, and one great cause of the high cost of food is the demand to feed Hie utterly destitute Houtli. There is no increase of production of articles of food proportionate to the increase in tho demand for them; partly, no doubt, be cause agriculture in f ho Northern and West ern States has not boon so remunerative as manufactures. This is one ol'the per nicious results of ‘protection.’ lint, in any event, it is the true interest of the South to grow a greater diversity of crops. It should not put ‘too many eggs in one basket.’ ” The Haiti more Exchange says; “The suggestion has been made by parties who arc deeply moved by the sufferings of the South, that in those communities which are disposed to make a fresh effort to relieve the destitution prevailitig in that section, all who may bo so inclined shall agree to give a portion of the profits of one day’s business to the Commissioners who are now distributing the fund appro priated by the State to the relief of the South. If some particular day could be et apart for this purpose and all who are engaged in business here would give a pro portion, say one-half, of their gains to the ; tawing people of the Southern States, thousands of helpless women and children would he rescued from misery and degrada tion. The citizens of Maryland we know have been steadily and earnestly called upon to give, and we must in truth say that they have nobly responded to all such appeals. Hut we know, moreover, that i hey are never weary in well doing, and we trust they will make one more combined effort to keep famine front the thresholds of a starving pooplu.” Advertising. —Tho Louisville Journal, in .1 Inti' number, bears tho following tes timony to tho advantages of advertising: “ We have been carrying on the Louisville Journal between thirty-six and thirty seven years. During all this time woliave known no man of business in tho city to fail who advertised liberally. And we have known no one to succeed in any con- j siderable, if even in a respectable, degree, I who didn’t advertise liberally !" l\um Poland, —Below is a forcible j illustration of the amiable and parental 1 tenderness of that Russian government j with which the Radical party is so much in love : A recent official return states that since I 1 Stid, 18,682 inhabitants of the Polish ; provinces of Russia, including lti-1 women, ! have been banished to Siberia ; :»S,7*.H) to I the steppes of the Ural; and 12,55.6, in cluding IMS women, to the interior of Russia. Resides these, 2,416 Poles have been sent to the penal regiments, and 1,468 hanged and shot for political offences. Tiie Vaurant Law. —The Boston Courier says of Wilson, Banks, and other agitators who propose coming South during the ensuing summer to enlighten the negro on the subject of voting: Politics end politicians are the bane anil dry rot of this country. What the South now wants is ,j uiot, industry and freedom from excitement. We are not certain but that our Northern agitators, who are pro nosing to go South would fall under the Vagrant act. At any rate, they mean mischief t > the South anil will keep the people there poor. Radical Government ox the Niuer. -Constitutional government in Washing ton, says the Richmond Enquirer, is close ly imitated by the ‘following account of c institutional government on the Niger: “His Majesty King Will, of New Cala bar. on the Niger river, has established a constitutional government. The opening of the parliament is thus described by a French officer: “ The President turned to the members, who had been driven to the door of the hall by his Majesty's servants, armed with sticks, and said : Arc you all devoted to our mighty ruler?’ The dele cates, rubbing their shoulders, eagerly said they were. ‘Then, said the President, ‘you know that, if you choose, you can get up an opposition to our monarch's will. Only, it is his intention to cut off the head of every one who is not his triend. N ow. let the opposition stand on the left and the others on the right.’ General rush to the right.” Imagine Congress as King Will and Joe Brown, Mr. Orr. and Company, as “rush ing to the right,” and Africa is re-enacted here. Corn 1 Corn !! Corn !!!—ln its com mercial column, the Louisville Courier of » recent date, speaking of corn, makes the following very timely and judicious remarks in regard to it “These extreme high rates of corn ought greatly to stimulate the production, as it is an undisputed fact that corn at one dol lar per bushel is the most lucrative crop c\ ergrown l>v the farmer. It requires less real manual' labor, or actual expense, trouble or risk than any other crop, and our advice now to North as well as South is to grow corn. The past, or rather the present, crop has been repeatedly stated to be the largest ever reaped m the coun try. vet to-dav a bushel ot corn, even in this'market, ‘which is now the cheapest, cannot Ik? purchased for less than one dol lar and five cents per bushel, including, the sacks." Seeds for the South. —Mr. Newton, the Commissioner of Agriculture, is daily sending to the South seeds and cereals, in accordance with the provisions of tho re cent law transferring $50,000 from the funds of the Freedmeu’s Bureau to aid in relieving the general destitution of garden and larm seeds in the South, to give to that region new and improved varieties, and thus help to avert a famine in the imme. itiate future. Individual reouests for small parcels, it is stated, are also regard ed, and the distribution is thus made as general and equal as possible. The quan tity of seeds at the disposal of the Com mission however, will fall far short of the demand upon him and of the great ex pectations of the people, who little realize t he extent and destitution of the count, v ;o be supplied. j Will there be War In Kurope ? Gathering clouds certainly portend a j coming storm. Our readers have licen ! made familiar with the extensive prepara tions being made in the manufacture and alteration of arms, and the accumulation of all munitions of war, h” European pow ers. Needle guns, Snyder rifles, Chassepot ] r ifl cg! Wathz rifles, steel brceeh-loading cannon, and every variety of implements ;of warfare are being made. So far as it concerns the crowned heads, as individuals, there is not the slightest reason for a con- 1 jecture that it is either their desire or in - , terest to go to war. But one can readily j perceive that if the diffusion of democratic ] principles tends to breed revolt or disturb,- 1 ance within their realms, threatening their ] powers and dynasties, that they would much prefer to fight the masses against each other, a? them under their own run the ; hazards of suppressing rebellion. So long.; as the people are content, royalty enjoys itself in court pageants and with regal lux- ! uries. But when mutterings and threat enings are heard. Imperial Fathers look with anxious and tender solicitude for I causes which appear as destructive j to the interests and welfare of! beloved subjects, and then make a policy to suit popular interests. The impediment to Russia's develop- . ntenl is the want of open j>orts and ready and perennial access to open seas. Ice j seals, almost perpetually, the northern coast, and blocks the Baltic for more than half the year; the Dardanelles is, therefore, coveted commanding the only attainable egress, to afford an outlet, with the pros pect of rule, to the greatest inland sea of the world—the Mediterranean. Prussian interests can he united and satisfied by the undisputed possession of the ports of the North Sea. Austria, cut off by recent defeat from the North, must maintain the position of a dependent interior province, unless she can regain maritime position by the acquisition of Danubin principalities and Tftrkish facilities. Russia's wants threaten England's close connection with, and prominent isolation for, British interest in India—the source of their greatest wealth —whether obtained as predaftry conquest or as supplies for modern commerce. French interests and English interests are coincident in this quarter of the Globe, although not of the same magnitude. The field is large enough for their har monious extension. Recent Prussian ac quisitions threatens French preponder ance in the balance of power, and menaces French territory where it is most exposed. Farther aggression is threaten ed to French interests by the retention of the fortress and the control of the Dutchy of Luxemburg by the Prussian Govern ment. It is this Luxemburg question which offers now, as the “sick man’s” situation did formerly, an occasion for European war. But we do not believe that affairs are yet ripe. The following narrative, furnished by the Baltimore Gazette, will give our.readers a fair expo sition of the past history and present status of the issue which is to he solved cither by diplomacy or by arms. “Any one who will look at a map ofGer- ! many will notice a small irregular cantle j ! cut out of the extreme southwestern corner ! j ofßhenish Prussia where its boundaries in- I tersect with those of Belgium and France, i That cantle, indicated by dotted lines, represents so much of the Duchy of Lux j emburg as now belongs to Holland, tho re- | | maining portion of the old Duchy of that ■ name being swallowed up in the Kingdom j of Belgium. It will he perceived also that j the moiety commonly known as Dutch j Luxemburg is enclosed within the lines of | the Germanic Confederation whilst the j other halt appropriated by Belgium is not. I It will also be noticed that this Province of Dutch Luxemburg, though belonging to | Holland, is entirely isolated froth that j Kingdom and is surrounded on the North and East by llhenish Prussia—of fthose boundary it appears as if it were a pro longation southward ; oil the west by j gium, and on the South by France. The total area of this rugged and sterile little j Principality of Dutch Luxemburg is about > nine hundred and seventy-nine square miles, or some sixty-seven miles less than i the area of Rhode Island. The number of j inhabitants is estimated at two hundred I thousand, a majority of whom are Wal- | loons, and who speak a language strongly j resembling that which was spoken in France in the twelfth century. The re maining portion of the inhabitants are j Germans, hut their affinities are said to be j more strongly French than Prussian. By the acquisition of the Duchy of Lux- j enthurg, which he holds as a personal pos- j j session, the King of Holland became a 1 member of the Germanic Confederation, , and until that Confederation was broken j up by the recent war with Austria he was under engagements to furnish tho Federal i army three thousand men as his contingent i ! for the two Provinces of Luxemburg and ; Limburg. Whilst the quarrel was pend j ing between Austria and Prussia and be fore hostilities were declared, the King ot j Holland, through his representative in the German Diet, supported the cause of | Austria ; but when war actually broke out lie separated himself from both belligerents I and took up a noutral position. After the i close of the war. which resulted, as all know, the total breaking up of the old Germanic Confederation, the King of Holland, as ■ Grand Duke of Luxemburg and Limburg, declined to enter the new North German Confederation which has recently been formed under the auspices of Prussia. But j when he proposed to act as if he were re leased by the results of the war from his obligations to the extinct Federal Bund, Count Bismarck promptly intimated that so long as the King of Holland held pos sessions in Germany he must remain sub ject, in his quality of German Prince, to i German authority. The audacious posi > tion taken by Count Bismarck is that i “Prussia is the residuary legatee, so to j speak, of the Bund, and can, therefore, enforce any rights which belonged to that j defunct body.” His covert menace evi dently pointed to the seizure, by Prussia, of both Luxemburg and Limburg if the King of Holland ventured to assert the independence of his Duchies. It would be at any mo ment an easy matter for Prussia to take Luxemburg, as access to that Principality by Holland can bo had through the in terposing Kingdom of Belgium, and for the further and more cogent reason that Prussia, to whom the defence of the famous fortress of Luxemburg was en trusted by the old Federal Bund, still maintains possession of it and has recently strengthened its usual garrision of six thousand men by twoadditional regiments. The fact has also been lately made public that just before the war with Austria, Prussia, who had long coveted Luxemburg, sought to acquire it by negotiation with the King of Holland. It is supposed, too, that the latter, knowing how little able he was to protect so small an outlying Pro vince from seizure by a rapacious neighbor, ; was not altogether unwilling to part with it on condition that he should be permit ted to incorporate his other Duchy of Limburg with the Kingdom of Holland, which it adjoins on the southern border of that Kingdom. How it came to pass that the negotiation fell through—whether be cause the minor German States refused to ! permit the alienation of Limburg, or be- cause of French objections to the acquisi tion of Luxemburg by Prussia—we do not know. It is sufficient for our purpose to say that while the King of Holland still holds Luxemburg, Prussia, greatly to the annoyance of Holland, continues to garri sion its fortress. This sole occupation . needs, perhaps, to be explained. In ls!s the Uongress of Vienna declared the sepa ration of Luxemburg from Imperial France, and in the new territorial partition which then took place gave the Duchy to the King of Holland. The States of Germany soon afterward eoiumeneed that process of reorganization which was re quired by the shattered condition in which the Napoleonic wars had left them. As a means of mutual defence from foreign aggression, they entered into a common league or Bund, under the style of “ The Germanic Confederation,' in which Aus tria and Prussia were both represented— ■ Austria, as the greater Power and as j clothed with the traditions of the old German Empire, being its recognized head. Os this Confederation the King of Holland, as Duke of Luxemburg and Limburg, was, as wo have already stated, a member. By one of the provisions of the compact entered into by the contracting j parties, all the strong fortresses of the minor States were placed under the pro tection of the Bund, were kept in good | condition at its joint expense, and were garrisoned, not by troops enlisted in the Principalities in which those strongholds | were situated, but by contingents drawn from the Federal army, yet mainly from Austria and Prussia as the two great ] German Powers. In the arrangements j that then took place, the strong Fortress of 1 Luxemburg was garrisoned by Prussia for ; the purpose of holding France in check s at the most vulnerable point on I her frontier. In the hands of a •trong Power the possession of the j fortress of Luxemburg, which Car- I not declared to be “ the strongest 1 fortress in Europe, next to Gibraltar, and j occupying the only point for an attack on France from the direction of the Moselle, ' | could not he regarded otherwise than as a menace to the latter. So long, however, as the Duchy was held by the King of Holland, and the occupation of its fortress was regulated by the Geftaan Diet, the danger to France was greatly lessened. It is evident, nevertheless, that the Emperor Napoleon has thought this open gateway into French territory of sufficient impor- 1 tance to he closely watched, and it is quite j possible that the selection of Chalons as a 1 summer cantp of instruction for the French army had something to do with this fuel ing, as that camp, by an otherwise singular coincidence, occupies a position about mid way, on a due northeast line, between Paris and Luxemburg. At the present time the aspect Qf affairs is greatly changed. Prussia has largely extended her territorial limits, and by her treaties with Bavaria, Baden and Wur temburg, controls all the available military forces to he drawn from forty millions of people ; whilst from her vigorous enforce ment of the landwohr system she can, gt any time, call an immense army of well trained men intoactive service. As the pos session of’ Holland, now that the adjoining Kingdom of Hanover has been seized by Prussia, would square the territory of the latter, and give her not only easy access to the sea, but a long stretch of coast and ex cellent harbors for the shipping of a great maritime Power, such as Prussia aspires to become, it is scarcely surprising, in view of emergencies which may arise hereafter, that the King of Holland should seek in the friendship ot’ France such support as it would unquestionably he the policy of the latter to give. It was probably with this design that the King of Holland open ed negotiations with France for the sale to the latter of the Duchy of Luxemburg, and j knowing its importance in a strategical j point of view, it can scarcely he doubted that the Emperor Napoleon was equally anxious, even by the large sum of twenty millions of dollars, to obtain possession of this otherwise comparatively worthless \ piece of territory'. The right of the King j of Holland to dispose of the Duchy is, how- ! ever, disputed by Prussia, who holds tena ciously the fortress of Luxemburg, and re fuses to give it up. Owing to this strenu ous opposition on the part of Prussia, the offer of the Principality previously made to France by the King of Holland is said i to have been withdrawn. The stand taken by Prussia is unquestionably popular j throughout Germany; but in France it has greatly increased the irritation that Prussian ascendancy in Germany had al ready provoked. An attempt is now making, we are told, to adjust the difficulty by proposing to recognize Luxemburg as neutral territory. But as this would ne cessarily cause the withdrawal of the Prus sian garrison from the fortress, and proba bly the dismantling of that formidable stronghold, if is questionable whether any such agreement can he reached. Governor Brown’s Speech. Quite a respectable audience listened attentively and respectfully to Governor Brown Saturday- for two hours. The court room was well filled. Probably one third of the number were colored citizens. The Governor commenced his address by a sneer at newspaper scribblers and petty papers. He then defended his consistency by attacking tlid consistency' of his as sailants. This was done with considerable adroitness. The late acts of Congress were made to appear as the dictates of conquerors to the conquered, and, although the form of freedom was Miowed, they were nothing more than the dictates of conquerors to the Southern people, who are out of the Union, hut are, at the same time, necessary to sanction an amend ment to a constitution for a Union of which they are no part. The Governor did not seem to think that our recent oaths tosupport the Constitution should have great weight or will he of ftiuclf avail > nor did he regard the Supreme Court as of the highest importance, but thought Congress was omnipotent. Congress had already disregarded the decision of the Supreme Court, and he believed that Congress would do so again, if re quisite—and that the army and navy and the people of the Northern States would i sustain them as a matter of pride. This was not very palatable, but he believed it to be nevertheless true —and, we add, no very flattering testimony to the regard for law and brder, -and sense of justice and good government which we think prevails North, with army and navy and people. The Governor urged a real trading, com mercial view with much effect. lie shew ed how we would get appropriations, and be courted and wooed, and not be done bad—but be somebody. He indulged in a little dap-trap here, but we have no doubt his sentiments were honest and conscien tious, for he said so. He paid a well merited tribute to Governor Jenkins’ honesty of purpose and integrity of char acter, but lie shewed plainly that Gov ernor J. had not seen Thad. Stevens, and was entirely ignorant when principle was to be sacrificed for popular clamor. He advised compliance with the laws (Consti tution no-where) —to be good citizens—be loyal (to Congress) or leave the country. He advised everybody to be kind and just to the black man. We have never been otherwise, and we believe the mass of our people have been so np to the present time, and that the majority of black men and women will not only say so, but before another year rolls round, will seek tlieir old homes—if they have the means. We concur fully with him that it is the duty of all, as far as able, to do everything for the elevation of the black man. We have nothing to blush for in our past record. They came to us sav ages. Northerneri say that they are fit to be American citizens. We hope and trust that the future will illustrate, their progress by still greater elevation in civili zation and Christianity. We regret very much that Go* Brown has seen fit to inaugurate political division in our State—for this, after all. is what he has done and is doing. This is no i time for division. A decision will speedily toll us the value of the Supreme Court as integer of Government and that de ! eision is important, as it decides the rule of Law for the whole country—for Massa chusetts as well as Georgia. Everybody concurs in the expediency of reconstruc tion. Everybody engaged in the war laid down arms, took oaths of submission, and, in a manner truly wonderful and com mendable. yielded obedience to law and preserved order. (By the way, just here, we dare any Yankee or Pennsylvanian to 1 come down here with fifty thousand dollars to invest. We would guarantee him— even if it should be old Thad. himself— against harm to a hair of his head, interest Joe Brown advises that we should so act.) 1 he questions which underlie this recon struction are the real questions. Politicians see this. The Northern people see this. Therefore, we would urge our people to form no alliances which the future would cause them tq regret. Parties at the North will divide on new issues. We say again, await the decision of the Supreme Court—give no pledges—but march with events, but not before the/n. March to the ntu-ic of the Union but not before it. We j have, however, a single, but, in our judg- a pointed condemnation of j Governor Brown’s speech. He told j his audience that if they did not accept I this new action of Congress, confiscation and almost universal disfranchisement j would follow. This we do not believe. But j suppose the Governor is right. Whatbet ter argument could used—even while it af- I sects to advise submission —to direct aU classes who may profit by the result to vote “No Convention '” Certainly everybody ! who could reap benefit from the defeat of , the Sherman-Shellabarger, and who fore- I saw the result, would vote no Convention, j They would get lands and control the State. Candidly, and as honest at least as Joe Brown, we think this the profoundest and itKi.-t adroit demagoguism within our conception, or the greatest political blander within our knowledge. We repeat, keep step to the music of the Union—but do not go ahead of it! Really we distrust Joe Brown as a leader, because he neither keeps time in music nor receives accounts which “balance to a fraction of a cent. The Governor does not look close enough. Gov. Jenkins does, .although he has only been Governor for a few months, while Joe Brown was the .State' for twelve years, including a war. We can go with Governor Brown upon the coM/W # Ameriean, identified by inter est, but we cannot go the Universal, the Chinese and Cochin-Cbinese, and the Brahmins and all “the rest of mankind,”' who eat rats and puppies in pie; or if we do go it voluntarily we want it upon a law which will bind equally a Massachu setts Factory and a Southern Plantation. We have sworn to support the Constitu tion of the United States hut not amend it. We think, however, the Governor’s efforts are useless. There will be no rep resentation until after the next Presi dential election, and we do not think Gov ernor Brown can change this determina tion. I'rom the Louisville Courier. drape Culture. TO VINE CULTIVATORS AND WINE BUYERS. The Trappists of Gethsemane, Nelson county, Ky., would he exceedingly thank ful for any information useful to the cul ture of vineyards and the making of wine At the same time they take the liberty to submit to the public their own observa tions, based upon an experience of fifteen years. L Having planted Catawba vines in divers localities, contrary to their anticipa tions they did not succeed in the knobs as well as.in flat grounds. They plant the vines six feet apart and four feet in the row. They do not manure their vineyards, although the soil is not rich; they plow them twice, opening in the month of April, closing in July; and they keep them clean with the hoe. They dress the vines in the following manner ; They leave but two buds, and when one of the shoots is saved they cut the other. They continue this manner of dressing until the foot is sufficiently strong, then they cut it. three and a half or four feet high, keeping it always well tied to a prop or stake seven or eight feet long. From that time a branch *of three feet may be left to it every 7 year, the extremity of which they hind to about the middle of the vino, leaving more or less wood in pro portion as it produces, cutting the ex tremity during the summer. Generally the crop looks splendid in the blooming season ; but afterward it sometimes gets frost-bitten, and almost every year rots under the influence of the vine malady. 2. To make the wine, they gather the grapes when perfectly ripe, picking up carefully the sound berries and removing all those that are green, rotten or dry. They extradt the juice with a press made on the old country system, put it in new casks which have been well rinsed, and let it go through a thorough fermentation for a fortnight, filling up the vessels every day, and, after that length of time, shutting them up as tight as possible. The casks should be kept in a dry and cool place, and filled up again occasionally until springtime. Then, before the bloom ing season, the wine is racked in fair and clear weather, and put in other casks which ought to have been previously scraped if already used, and rinsed as be fore. In fine, the same operation is to be repeated again in September following, as Catawba wine cannot be prevented from fermenting in the casks evei*y spring and fall. 3. The Trappists make profession of making and keeping their wine perfectly pure and genuine, without mixture of water, sugar, whiskey, or any other chem ical ingredient. 4. Even so, they warrant it can be pre served sweet and agreeable for several years with the following precautions: Ist. Catawba wine ought not to travel in exccsssvely hot or cold weather. 2. After travelling it ought not to be racked until it has rested and cleared for a long time. 3d. Likewise it will grow troubled and sourish if racked in cloudy, rainy, stormy or too warm weather, or again in the vine-blooming and wine-making seasons. 4th. Wine less than three yeays old ought not to be bottled, for if bottled up, it will deposit in the vessel a great deal more of residue than in the old coun try. sth. When it is being bottled, great attention should he paid to the cleanliness of the vessels , to the soundness of the corks , and to the waxing; and after ail that, the bottles should be laid flat on the ground, in a suitable place, tith. Any vessel of wine ought to he kept always full and closed perfectly tight. Thus a cask, to be put to daily use , ought first to he decant ed into bottles; and even a bottle ougtit not to he kept in use for a long time, but should rather bo empted at once into sev eral smaller vials which would remain full , and corked nearly all the time. 5. Catawba wine can be used only five or six months after being made. Until then it is not matured. Even after that length of time it becomes better , sweeter and clearer in growing older, and all its qualities can bo appreciated only after four years. The Trappists kept some for nine years ,. and then it tasted sweeter than over. In line, they believe that this branch of industry can be perfected more and more in this country ; they hope to be able to improve their own products, and so per fectly to satisfy the public. They have now some barrels of the last crop to dis pose of at $2 25 a gallon per barrel, de livered at Gethsemane depot. The -Contrast. —Cn Friday last, two very important characters were guests of the National Hotel, Atlanta. One a veil-* erable Statesman, an able jurist, a true Christian,7 a born gentleman, and by the constitutions of the United States and Georgia, the present Chief Magistrate of the State. The other a soldier of the Government, and by virtue of the will of the central directory, absolute dictator of our own awl two sister States, holding in his hands the lives, liberty and property of our people, controlled by no restriction, except such as public opinion and bis own convietious of right may impose. We saw the groups of parasites and pimps who thronged the avenues of approach to the Military Chieftain, eager for the slightest recognition, and praying ail so eagerly for some slight crumbs of public patronage in exchange for honor lost and virtue buried, and we blushed for poor human nature ! On the other hand, we saw the warm grasp of friendly hands interchanged be tween the venerable Governor and many citizens who have not yet compromised with the demon of misrule which now holds high carnival at the Capitol of the Nation, and as we looked into the un dimmed eye of that old Boman, we felt that truth', though crushed to the earth, would rise again. How nobly shines forth the character of this grand and sturdy old man ! How majestic his position! When weak knees tremble, and time-servers bid us peddle off even the principles of common honesty, to say nothing of honor, be boldly defends the dignity ana majesty of consti tutional law. " The case of Liberty vs. Despotism, as made and recorded in the highest Court of the Nation, will immor talize the name of Charles J. Jenkins! — Griffin Star. The Tobacco Crop. —According to the census of 1860, the crop of tobacco in Pittsylvania county was 7,053,962 pounds. That’ of Halifax 8,544,532 pounds. From the best information we can gather, we should say the crop of Pittsylvania, this rear, is at least 5,000,000 pounds, and the crop of Halifax 6,000,000 pounds. Some would put the average price at S2O per hundred, some at $25, while others might estimate it still higher—we mean now the crop of this country. But at the lowest calculation, it will bring a million of dol lars. The crop of Halifax will not average as much, perhaps, by five dollars in the hundred, as that of Pittsylvania, while the crop of Caswell, estimated at about 4,000,000 pounds, may average five dol lars more than that of either of the above named counties. Os one thing we feel as sured, and that is, the tobacco crop of the five counties round Danville will bring a great deal of money.—Dan ville (I if.) limes. m m Immigrants. The number of immi grants that have arrived at New York from the beginning of the year down to Vpril 17th, is 33,129, as compared with 43 353 during the same period of 1866. These immigrants add great wealth to the countrv. It is reported from Ireland that an immense emigration to America is be ginning. and that not enough vessels are j at hand in Irish ports to bring all the im migrants who desire to cross the ocean. BY TELEGRAPH. TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Honor to our Dead Forbidden. Memphis, April 20, noon.—Captain Estes, commanding this Post, has for bidden any procession, speeches or public demonstration in honor of the Confederate lead to-day. Military interference wid be avoided by confining arrangements to : simple acts of mourning for dearest rela- I tives. < The Supreme Court. Washington, April 26, p. m.—The ; Supreme bench wa~ fuH to-day, and many distinguished lawyers were present. Mr. I Stanbeny opened, premising that he | would treat the question in a legal aspect. The political question dividing the country ! is not to Le discussed here; but. for a clear ! understanding of the subject, it is necessary i to inquire what the Acts of Congress are i of which the States complain as working excessive injury and depriving them of their j Constitutional rights ? He explained the ; Reconstruction Laws, remarking that the ! States lately in rebellion have no Republi j can government. Congress made pro vision for such government, capable of Congressional representation. Narrating the resflaints demanded by the complain ants of stopping Grant, Stanton and other high officers, he maintained this was no ease provided for by the Constitution to come before this Court, the controversy was not with these men a- citizens, hut as high officials, and not within the jurisdic tion of this Court, either wit a reason or in the spirit of the Constitution. He dwelt upon the damaging consequences of the veto by the judicial tribunal, which is se lected for life and beyond the people’s com trol. The injuries. set forth m complaint were only contingent and might never happen, i In conclusion, he argued that it was a j political case, curable only by political j remedies. Mr. O’Conor followed. His idea of the complaint was to show that what was ordered to be done by Congress was, in length and breadth, unconstitutional and void—therefore the court ought to order an injunction in general terms. The Georgia of seventeen seventy-six was to he wiped out and new Georgia substituted. Georgia occupied the position of a body politic and corporate, and a court of equity could prevent and restrain any attempt to divert the purposes of its corporation or violation of its charter. He took issue with 'lr. Stanberry’s assertion that the mischiefs complained of were contingent and might never happen. Parties named in the complaint had already taken steps for enforcing the laws, com plained of as. un constitutional. The further hearing of the case was post poned until next Friday, when Mr. Walker will plead in behalf of Mississippi, and Mr. Stanberry close. From Europe. Berne, April 20, p. m.~Switzerland will post an army of observation on the French frontier. Paris, April 25. —Leading editorials of an official character say France does not desire war, and will use all the means con sistent with national honor to avoid it. New York, April 27, p. m.—The steamer America, from Bremen 15th, and Southampton 3 Gtli, has arrived. The Paris journals assure tho public there will be no war about Luxemburg, as a peaceful solution of the difficulty was about to be found. The Etendard says it was not to be effected by the neutralization of the Grand Duchy, as’ such a proposition would not be accepted on cither side of the Rhine. On the other hand, foreign cor respondents to London journals say, though war may be avoided for the mo ment, it is certain to come. It is said Bismarck is anxious for peace, and Count Moltke prefers immediate war, as Prussia is quite prepared and has three chances to one over France. In the Bohemian Diet ninety of the members formally protested against, the irregularties with which they declared the present election to have been attended, and, throwing up their posts as deputies, quitted the Chamber. A proclamation has been published in Ronie calling upon the population to rise against the Papal Government, and prom ising the support of Garibaldi. A telegram from Athens says the Greek steamer Arcadia has made her third suc cessful voyage to Candia, and landed pro visions and munitions of war and clothing for the insurgents. The National Assembly has proclaimed religious toleration, the equal rights of Turks and Christians, and security for the property of both. From Mexico. New Orleans, April 27, p.m.—We learn from Hon. Lewis D. Campbell that a mes senger dispatched by him to Juarez at San Luis Potosi, had instructions to pro ceed via, Tampico, but was advised by Gen. Reynolds at Brazos Santiago to proceed overland thence, in consequence of Gomez and Canales being at Tampico, with about 4,000 men in tho interest of Ortega, though ostensibly in the Liberal interest. Their whole object seems to be to secure- the rev enues of the Custom House. They refused to obey Juarez’ orders to join him at Quer etaro. From Washington. Washington, April 26, noon.—The Washington Odd Fellows’ celebration was very brilliant. The Supreme Court is crowded to hear the injunction argument. Washington, April 20, noon. —Mr. Peabody received the Queen’s portrait j direct, instead of through the British Minister. Further Mexican advices say that Maxi milian offers tosurrender, if granted a free departure from the country. Washington, April 26, p. m.— Wilson visited Mr. Davis yesterday. The President reviewed the Odd Fellows procession which filed by, uncovered. A deserted Cheyenne camp was found thirty miles west of Fort Earned, April j 18tli. Gen. Custar reports that the In dians had burned three stations on the Smoky Hill route and scalped three men. Custar dispatched messengers westward, warning the stations of danger. Hancock’s command leaves for Fort Dodge to-morrow. Washington, April 27, p. m.- -Thad. Stevens has written a letter for publica tion, commenting upon remarks in Senator Wilson’s late speech at Hampton Roads, in which he said there would be no impedi ment to Southern representatives in Con gress if they elected Union men, etc. Stevens, in his letter, says: “No man should make promises for the party. By what authority doe3 any one say that by the election of loyal delegates they will be admitted ? By what authority docs he say that Virginia will elect two loyal Sena tors when there is no Virginia?” He concludes as follows : “Who is authorized to travel the country and peddle out amnesty ? I would say to the most guilty expect punishment and then quietude, but first a mild confiscation to pay those who have been robbed by disloyal men. These are my wishes and mine only.” Parade of the Charleston Fire Depart ment. " Charleston, April 27, p. m.— The annual Parade of the Charleston Fire Department occurred to-day. Some feeling was occa sioned by a Military order forbidding the procession moving unless headed by a National flag. The order was complied with. The parade was very imposing, attracting thousands of spectators. Postofhce Rohbed. Philadelphia, April 26, p. m.—The ! postoffic-e at Lockhaven was broken into j last night and robbed. Southern Relief'. Pittsburg, April 27, noon.—The South - ‘ ern famine subscription in this city exceeds five thousand dollars. False Imprisonment. San Francisco, April 27, noon.—ln the case of McCall versus General Me- I Dowell, six hundred and fifty dollars wa« awarded the plaintiff, who was imprisoned ; for exulting over Lincoln’s assassination. From Louisiana. New Orleans, April 26, p. iu.—An other crevasse in the parish of Ascension seriously endangering newly built levee. Marine \ews. Charleston, April 20, p. m.— Arrived, schooners Tennessee and Lily from Balti more, and schooner Manantieo from Phila delphia. Sailed, steamers Paiapsco and Falcon for Baltimore. New York, April 27, noon.— Arrived, steapiship Kangaroo. Charleston, April 27, p. m.—Arrived, steamer Emily li. Souder, brig Potomac, and schooner Cushing, from New York; schooner Mary Loud, from Philadelphia. Sailed, steamers Granada and Champion, for New York. London Money Market. London, April 2t5, noon. —Consols ad : vanced 4—91 ; Bonds, OS}. London, April 26, p. m.—American Se curities buoyant; Bonds advanced } —Eries 3, Illinois IJ. London, April 26, evening.—Consols 91 ; Bonds 691. London, April 27, p. m.—Consols 914 ; Fives 701. Paris Money Market. Paris, April 25, p. m.—The bourse re acted this rnoruing. and rentes are rising in consequence of rumors which exten sively prevail that Prussia manifested a disposition to make concessions regarding Luxemburg. Paris, April 26, evening.—After business hoursjumors of a peace congress were dis credited, and rentes declined slightly from the advance of oiie franc during the vlay. Frankfort Money Market. Frankfort, April 26, noon.—'Yester day evening Bonds closed 723. Frankfort, April 27, noon.—Fives 724. New York Stock and Money Market. New York, April 26, noon.—’62, reg istered, ex-interest,s@si; Coupons 94@9J; Exchange—sixty days 94, Sight 10}; Gold 394. New York, April 26, p. m. —Stocks active —’62 coupons, 10; Money 0; Gold 138}. New Orleans Money Market. ■ New Orleans, April 26, p. m.—Gold 13SJ; Sterling 48}@52}; New York sight l@}. New Orleans, April 27, p. m.—Gold 1361; Sterling 47(3:491; New York Sight 3@i. Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool, April 25, evening.—Cotton closed firm—Middling Uplands 101d, Or leans 10,?d. Sales to-day 20,000 bales. Liverpool, April 26, 2 p. m.—Bread stuffs tend up—Corn advanced 3d, Wheat 1 penny. Liverpool, April 26, p. nj.—Cotton is active and excited, and advanced I@}<l., Middling Uplands having goneup to 10}@ 1 Id. There were sales of 20,000 bales. Liverpool, April 26, evening.—Cotton lias advanced—Middling Upland lid, Or leans 11 id, with sales of 20,000 bales. Liverpool, April 27, noon.—Cotton firm —sales of 15,000 bales; Upland 114, Or leans Hid. New York votton Market. New York, April 26, noon.—Cotton 1c better—Uplands 26c ; Freights firm. New York, April 26, p. m.—Cotton ac tive-sales 2,500 bales at 26(5)201. New York, April 27, noon.—Cotton is firmer and now held at 27(5)25c for Mid dling Uplands. New York, April 27, p, in.—Cotton 1 to 2c better, with sales of 2,600 bales at 28@ 28J —prices are less active and unchanged. Baltimore Cotton Market. Baltimore, April 20, p. m.—Cotton is unchanged. Charleston Cotton Market. Charleston, April 26, p. m.—Cotton active and advanced lc.; sales 400 bales— Middling 24c.; receipts to-day 270 bales; receipts for the week* 1,450 halos; exports for tlio week 2,550 bales; stock on hand 5,900 bales. . Charleston, April 27, p. m. —Cotton market very firm; sales of 220 bales, mid dlings 26J cents; Receipts 310 bales. Savannah Cotton Market. Savannah, April 20, p. m.—Cotton market very much excited and lias ad vanced one cent, with sales to-<lay of 350 bales—prices irregular : Middlings 24c, and when business closed holders had withdrawn the good grades, asking 25c for Middlings ; receipts 450 bales. Savannah, April 27. —Cotton very ex cited and irregular, holders having gen erally withdrawn their stocks—sales of 457 bales, Middlings commanding 25@2Gc, and closing very firm. Mobile Cotton Market. Mobile, April 26, p. 111. —Salfes to-day 1,500 bales—market quiet, Middling being held at 23c; receipts 417 bales. Sales of the week 4,975 bales; receipts 1,300 bales ; exports 2,000 bales; stock 011 hand 40,450 bales. „ Mobile, Api-il 27, p. m.—Sales to-day 1,000 bales—market firm, Middling hold ing at 24(u;25c.; receipts 136 bales. New Orleans Cotton Market. New Orleans, April 20, p. m.—Sales to-day of 3,700 bales, the market being ac tive and higher, Low Middling 22}@23ic ; Receipts of the week 60,021 bales against 90,121 bales ; Exports 24,404 bales ; Stock on hand 139,844 bales. Nsw Orleans, April 27, p. m.—Sales to day 4,000 bales—market active and l}c. higher, low middling commanding 24c; receipts 729 bales; exports 2,500. Liverpool Produce Market. Liverpool, April 25, evening.—Com mon Rosin 8d ; Turnentine 365.' 6d. New Yorl> Produce Market. New York, April 26, noon.—Flour 10(S) 15c. better; Wheat 2@3e. better; Corn }@ lc. ldwer; Pork firm; Lard quiet; Whis key firm. New York, April 26, p. m.—Flour active and advanced 15@20e —State $lO 15@13 30; Wheat buoyant and advanced s@7c; Corn dull and l@2e lower—mixed Western 81 33@137}; Mess Pork active at 822 75; Lard steady and unchanged; Whiskey quiet; Rice quiet; Coffee unchanged; Spirits Tur pentine 75}@70J; Rosinß3 87}@10; Freights | unchanged. New Y'ork, April 27, noon.—Flour is less firm ; Wheat dull; Corn 2cts. lower ; Pork quiet— new Mess $22 75 ; Freights quiet. New York, April 27, p. ni. —Wheat less active ; Corn opeuod at 1 to 2c lower, but closed firmer; Whiskey quiet ; Pork dull and lower —New Messs22.Gs@ 22.80 ; Naval Stores and Freights quiet. Baltimore Produce Market. Baltimore, April 20, p. in.—Flour , weak. There were sales of 6,000 bushels white corn atsl 20@1 28, mixed 1 25, yel low Si 28® 1 29 ; Mess Pork s2:l 75; Whis key quiet—in bond 30. Cincinnati Produce Market. Cincinnati, April 26, p. m.—Flour in good demand—trade brands §l3 75@16; Corn in sacks $1 10; Pork quiet; Bacon'un changed. Now Orleans Produce Market. New Or. leans, April 26, p. m.—For sugar the demand is limited, at 12J for fair, 13c for fully fair, and 13Jc for prime ; Molasses—-72c for prime ; Flour is dull with small sales—Superfine is held at §l3; the Corn market is bare and small sales at unchanged prices ; Oats tending upward, *sc being the asking price; Pork dull and unchanged; Bacon—Shoulders 9Jc,Ribbed 113 c, Clear 122 c ; Lard steady at 131@14c ; Coffee in demand—fair 232@25|c. New Orleans, April 27, p. m. —Sugar and Molasses nominal and unchanged; iiour dull and unchanged—superfine 131; Corn easier—mixed 471, white 50; Oaks easier, being at 83085; Pork ■ dull—mess nominally at §23 25; Lard steady and un changed; Western Whiskey §2 30. Insult to Injury. —Brick Pomeroy, the plain, honest, straight-forward “trai tor” and patriot, lately sent to Butler, the “loyal” spoon gatherer, who has been again bottled, this time by Bingham, a great sted spoon, as a remembrance, with some thing similar to this upon the handle: “Compliments of Brick Pomeroy to Ben. Butler, minister resident and spoonipoten tiary of the Republic of Hell in America. When you return to your glowing country not down on barbarian maps, this will be a testimonial to President Beelzebu b that you have performed your duty, as it will slso aid you in feeding at the furnaces, and playing Hell generally there as you have here. — Ecansville (Ltd.) Sentinel, 2Sth ult. financial ana (Tommwial. REVIEW OF TIIE ACbISTA MARKET, FOP. THE WEEK ENDING APP.IL 20TH, 1867. [lt should be borne in mind that our quotations represent wholesale prices. Small bills, to Planters and others , are filled at a shade higher rates.] COTTON.—Thecotton marketduring the week has been very irregular. In the early part the Liverpool market, owing, in the main, to the warlike aspect of affairs in Europe, growing out of the complica tions between France and Prussia, was much depressed, being quite dull at 101 @ 10>d. Y\ ithm the last few days a more favorable tone has been imparted and that market clones active at 10J@lld. The New Y ork market has been very irregular but closes more favorable. Under these advices our market has been dull and tm-. settled, but exhibits a decided improve ment toward the close oftlia week. Hold ers arc, in consequence, demanding higher rates. The news from Europe Friday, of a prospective settlement of existing diffi culties between France and Prussia is hav ing a most favorable effect on cotton, and a very*decided improvement is anticipated during the coming week. The following embraces the operations of the week : Saturday. —There is a complete stagna tion iu the market at present, with no prospect of any improvement, unless foreign news is more favorable. Nothing has been done in the last two days.' The few sales made to-day were forced, being 56 bales, as follows 2 at 19, 8 at 22, and 46 bales at 23 cents. The sales yesterday amounted to 13 bales, as follows:—1 at 164, 6 at.lß, 4at 22 and 2 bales at 224 cents. The receipts for the pas, two days were 70 bales. Monday. —The market continues dull and staguant. Some few sales were made' to day. One sale of Strict Middling at 23 cents was made before the dispatches ar-. rived; since then it lias been difficult to ob tain even that price. The sales amounted to 54 1 Niles, as follows : —1 at 20, 17 at 22,2 at 224, 28 at 23, and 6 bales at 234 cents. The receipts were 25 bales. Tuesday. —There was some demand early in the day and sales were made at prices ranging from 20 to 23 cents, say 22 cents for Middling and 23 cents for Strict Middling; hut after the receipt of Liver pool advices nothing was done, and the market closed dull and depressed. The sales of the day were 153 bales, as follows: 2at 18,11 at 20~ 25 aC2U, 54 at 22, 4at 224, and 54 bales at 23 cents. The receipts amounted to 78 bales. Wednesday. —The market was still dull to-day, with a declining tendency, caused by unfavorable advices from abroad. .Some few sales were made, amouutingto.(>4 bales iu all, as follows : —9 at IS, 2at 19, 26 at 20, 13 at 21, 11 at 22, and 3 bales at 224 cents. The sales at and below 20 cents were stained and mixed lots. The receipts were only 14 bales. Thursday.— There was some improve ment in the market to-dav and all that was oll'ered was sold readily at about 20(5) 201 cents for Middling and 23 cents for Strict M iddling, an advance of half a cent since yesterday. Stained cotton brought from 15 to 18 cents. The sales amounted to 190 bales, as follows:—4at 174, 2at IS, Bat 184, 20 at 19, 43 at 20, 25 at 20g, 11 at. 204, FI at 21 cen*ls, and 30 bales on private terms. The receipts were 83 bales. Friday.— A better tone prevailed to day, and moro confidence was felt in the market. There was a fair demand, hut sales wore few, though at little better prices than yesterday. The sales amount ed to 50 bales, as follows: —0 at ISJ, 9at 21, 2at 214, S at 22, 13 at 23, and 12 bales at 234 cents. The receipts were 50 bales. COTTON STATEMENT. Total receipts for the week, ending Friday, April 26 320 Sales for the same time 580 COTTON S T A TJb M E IST T . “ ‘ 11 - stocks I Received nTotal F-xportsui Sbipmeuta to Stocks on nund on hand since For. Torts since Northern Tort: and oh pouts. !; September 1. September 1. September 1. ■ since Sept. 1. Shipboard. | 1888. j 1805. j 1866. • ISoT 1860. 1865. j 1866. 1865. 1861. j 1866. KevrOrlean* ' April 19! 102.082 83.289 650.541 002.848 450:115 408.251 ! 187.822 186,508 150.1771 1«0.:«V !Mobile April 19 29.009 24.290 215,76:1 880,081' 118,148 «3W , 81812 118,025 '4l IT. 38.403 iFlorida April 111! 162 12.650' 51,757i 1-13,401 26,397 45,983, 102 487 5 804 [ 8,386; (Texas April 18! 7.588 18,857 188,587 150.593 41.517 53.872 : 74,455 101,045 30,204 9.533- L V I 8,724; j 200,871 182 928 82,052 -Savannah.. ....April 19: 454 2813 6,140 7.684 4.975 3,184 5.610 3,8.1] 141: 980 1 1 inland > . „ ... 5.300 1,610 I 122,3601 79,804 62.005 5i.607 • 56.689 40.387 8,620 . 4 980 [Charleston. R . ...April 2a: 235 3 <i> • o.osoi 4.626 6,337 2,777 7.820: 1,711 #B9 499, North Carolina April 19 94.800 ! 50316' 592 33.508 55.893 700 500 VhSinla April 19 3,466 92 000' 25.751 7,7:ia. 81,800 25.300 3,900 451 New York April 15 08 408 74,802 ; 96,166 119,771 323.6- 9 1 393.890 ! 132,000' 165,000 [other To.t 8 :: Aprif a.- 20,850 20,800 20,770 12,450 ; | 57,75 Bales! 242.658 285,675 Uil« 108 1,7-12,895 1,126.215 1207,235 084,291 749,742 392.716! 429,848 j Total* last* season*.*.'.'. . .*.'. j 235,075 1,742,805! 1,207,235 749,742 429,816.... j liecreS' 1* : M_Bl/!2o! j It -, : Jfttt ’ _ Stock of Cotton iu the Interior Town* not :nc:.ujhi» in the receipts. A ugustaand Hamburg April 19 15,u00 12 MM MiiCcn 111 April 19 7.292 F .90 <:oluml.u.,(la April*) f’-H Montgouierv. Ala Aprils .1..19S -V.M *1 emphis. 1 April 19 14.9 m I«,U00 jlShyllS Tenii.. April 17 5,140 0,100 Total v . 56,137 50.380 FINANCIAL.—The price of gold lias undergone an advance of one cent during the week. Buyers are now ‘paying 136,’and selling at 138, and closing tight. The buyingrate for silver has been 127 and selling at 131. The following are the buy ing rates for Bank Notes: GEOP.GIA BANKS Corrected Weekly by C. I). Carr ct Cos. Augusta Insurance A miming Co'y. 7@... Bank of Augusta 400... Bank of Athens 440... Bank of Columbus 90... Bank of Commerce 50... Bank of Fulton 420... Bank of the Umpire State 240... Bank of Middle Georgia 870... Bank of Savannah 350... Bank of the State of Georgia 150... Central K. 14. A Banking Company.,9Bo... City Bank of Augusta 290... Farmers’ and Mechanics’Bank 100... Georgia R. 11. & Banking Company..97@... Marine Bank 990... Mechanics’ Bank 40... Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank 80... Planters’ Bank 14@... Timber Cutters’ Bank 20... Union Bank « 5@... SOUTH CAROLINA BANKS. Bank of Camden 40@... Bank of Charleston .-. 190... Bank of Chester 120... Bank of Georgetown 170... Bank of Hamburg ~ 18@... Bank of Newberry..... •• 40@... Bank of South Carolina 90... Bank of tiie-State of So. Ca., old issue 90... Bank of the State of S. C., new issue.. 70... Commercial Bank,Columbia 30... Exchange Bank, Columbia 15@... Farmers’ and Exchange 10... Merchants’, Cheraw 130... People’s Bank 460... Planters’ Bank 80... Planters’ & Mechanics’ 8ank....; 190... ' Southwestern Railroad 270... ; State Bank 90... Union Bank 000... OLD BONDS, ETC. I Old Goo. State Bonds, C cent 690 ... i Old Georgia Coupons 800 ... Geo. R. R. Bonds,dull 930 ... Georgia Railroad Stock, ex-div’nd.. 620 ... j Central R.R. Bonds : 90 ... Central Railroad Stock . s"0 ... City of Augusta Bonds 700 ... City of Augusta Notes 940 ... ! GENERAL MARKET.—Every depart ment of business is dull, and with very ; little prospect of an improvement. The spring trade that was 1 coked for so anx iously by the mercantile community has not been realized. We hear of no change j of note in the prices of goods. Augusta, April 27. COTTON.—There was a still farther im provement in the market to-day. Prices seem to have taken a sudden start upward, having advanced fully two cents during the day. Holders are not inclined to sell and buyers are few. Middling sold at 231 024 cents, but would probably have brought more this afternoon if offered. The sales amounted to 56 bales, as follows: 3at 22,' 2 at 23, ‘ll at 231, 19 at 24, and 31 bales at 25 cents. The receipts were 74 bales. RECEIPTS OF COTTON. Receipts of cotton by the Georgia Rail road for the week ending Saturday, April 27th, 1867, 402 bales. COTTON SHIPMENTS. The following are theshipments of cotton by the different railroads for the week ending Saturday, April 27th, 1867: South Carolina Railroad 559 Augusta A Savannah Railroad 7 331 Total shipments .*. 890 RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE, AC. The following are the receipts of pro duce by the different railroads during the week ending on Saturday, April 27tb,1867: Bacon, lbs i11,945 Corn, bushels 6,577 Flour, Wheat, bushels . Oats, bushels Hay, bales - . M FINANCIAL. The gold market is at a stand-still in consequence of a decline in New York. Sales, to a limited extent, were made to-day at the following rates: Gold. -The brokers are buying at 13b and selling at 13S. Silver.— Brokers are buying at 1-/, and selling at 131. Stocks and Bonds.-Wc quote Georgia 7 V cent. Bonds at 83 cents ; City Bonds at 72 cents, and Georgia Railroad Stock at 63 cents. The Commercial Panic In Paris. Paris, Monday, April 8. 1567.. 1 scarcely remember any period since the President’s election in 1818, though many important events have occurred since then, when more uneasiness, dis quiet and enervating discouragement pre vailed among all classes of society than at this moment, and all this aggravated by the persistent silence of the Government on the questions which agitate the public mind. There is a sense of disappointment and something more, even among those who were accustomed to place unbounded confidence iu the ability of their rulers, for they feel how completely hilve been falsified the* assurances given by the Prime Minister in the Legislative body— that France had not only no reason to complain, but every reason to rejoice at what took place last year; that Germany was less strong than before ; that she was now broken tip into three fragments in stead of being one compact confederation; that Prussia was debarred from entertain ing any further ambitious projects—but not a word about Luxemburg or Belgium. They see that the whole policy of Prussia is a crushing answer to M. Rouher; that his theory of the three fragments is dissi pated by the treaties with the Southern States of Germany; that any secret designs in respect to Belgium are responded to by the marriage of the Count of Flanders with a Princess of Hohenzollern, and that the pretensions of Luxemburg are disposed of by the interpellation of M. Bennigsen, by the intense agitation in Germany, aud the appeal to the Powers that signed the treaty of 1839. One of the Paris papers, never l'avorahle to the annexation of that pro vince to France, says: •‘The question of Luxemburg is no longer one of aggrandizement, it is one of national dignity and influence. A great country like France is always at liberty not to put forward pretensions, but the day it does put them forward and considers them just, it cannot renounce them at the bidding of ang foreign Purer, especially when that Power has no right of its own. The day when it is otherwise, the day when France expresses liei wish only to bend before the injunctions of the foreigner, she is no long er a Power, even of the third rank, and, to use M. Thier’s expression, she is no more than Belgium. The conclusion to be drawn from the article of the Etendard is, then, either the evacuation of Luxemburg by Prussia, or war, after a brief delay, between Prussia and France." The apprehensions of the public are moreover increased by the rumor that Marshal MacMalion has been telographed for; that a note, “couched in energetic terms,” relative to Luxemburg, has been addressed by the French Government to that of Prussia; arid that certain officers of the stall* have been sent en mission to the Rhine. The truth is, that people be lieve France to be drifting into war with Prussia. In these circumstances it is not surprising that there should be a general stagnation of business, and that the spirit of commercial and industrial enterprise should lio paralyzed. At the Bourse on Saturday there was not merely a fall in the Rentes, but a panic, which affected all sorts of public securities. On the strength ol* the dispatches from the Hague it was hoped that it would open with a rise. It was quite the contrary, and on reflection it was seen that those dispatches, instead of showing that the Luxemburg question was abandoned, only meant that it was displaced; that it was no, longer at the Hague, but at Berlin ; and that the resolu tion come to by iho King of Holland has the elfect of placing Franco face to face With Prussia. In addition to these causes of uneasiness wo have the numerous strikes among the various classes of arti sans and the combination existing among them; the discontent occasioned by the unfortunate Army Organization Bill’; and the delicate health of the Prince Imperial, which, however, lam assured, has been greatly exaggerated. The Cotton Trade. The New York Shipping and Commercial List publishes the followingwell-consider ed remarks on cotton and the cotton trade: The course of the cotton market con tinues to baffle all the calculations and ex pectations that were formed iu the early part of the current cotton year. The pro tracted depression of trade, on both sides of the Atlantic, may be said to have changed the whole aspect of the market, converting a supply -which last autumn appeared quite inadequate intq an ample one, thus leading to the large reduction of sixteen to seventeen cents per pound in the price—middling now being quoted at 27i@28J, against 43(<<; 44 cents iast October. The fall in the prices in Europe has been equally large, and, with a very slight margin between cotton on the one hand and goods and yarns on tlio other, con sumption lias for some mouths been light, averaging only about forty-two thousand bales weekly in the United Kingdom, in the face of ail enormous accumulation of bullion in the Bank of England, and the low rate of discount. In fact, the cheap ness of money is regarded asa result of the general stagnation, and, instead of being a healthy symptom, is an indication of com mercial distress. The truth is, the im poverishing etfects of the financial and commercial crisis of last year continue to be felt by nearly all classes of the British people, and the demand for goods is, incon sequence, 1 comparatively limited. The same stagnation is reported on the Conti nent,-the'dullness there being intensified by the apprehension of further political complications. On this side of the Atlan tic tliestatcoftra.de is oven worso than it is on tlio other. Throughout the interior money has been, and still is, scarce and dear, which coupled with tlio pressure of taxation, a lack of confidence in the sta bility of values, and the dearness of food products, has induced marked caution, necessitated greater economy, and led to a settled weakness in prices of goods This, in turn, has unfavorably affected manu facturers, and production for many months past has been comparatively light. Un der this state of affairs considerable ex ports of cotton continue, and though this year’s crop promises to be soma four or * rive hundred thousand hales below that of last year, there are indications that Great Britain will monopolize a larger supply of it than she did that of last year, notwith standing the comparatively low prices. The stock of cotton in Liverpool at* the end of March was as follows: Knist India Brazil, American. and China. Egyptian, Ac. Total. 1867 332,909 141,000 171,000 644,1100 1866 ’207,000 171,000 115,000 553,000 lucrca.se of stuck this year 91,000 Or, about 26,000 hales greater than the popular estimate. A leading Liverpool Circular remarks : “It is evident that our stock must increase considerably even above present figur.es, and though it may not approach the maximum of lusty par by 200,000 to 300,000 bales, yet, compared with the average of previous seasons, it will be a large one, and sufficient to quench any speculative spirit in this market. When the heavy arrivals from America fall off, which they will likely do in May, the large imports from India will commence, nnd after our stock has reached the maxi mum, the process of reduction will be tardy. This state of things will leave the regulation of prices very much in the hands of consumers, or, to go a stage further back, in the bauds of the buyers of manu factures in Manchester.” The figures of export and delivery for consumption at Liverpool, indicate that foreign manufacturers prefer India cotton to American at the difference of price, which is only about two pence per pound, and, as the growing of the staple in India are making handsome profits, while ours are making little or nothing, the ne cessity •of doing away with tlio tax is obvious. The Southern Press are begin ning to demonstrate by facts and figures, that it is more profitable to cultivate ce reals than cotton, and, unless the tax be wholly abrogated, there is danger that the advice which is so freely proffered to planters, by Southern journals, to turn their attention more to food products, will be followed. But, aside from such diversion, the usual severity of the floods through the breaking of the levees on the lower Mississippi will, no doubt, materially limit the production, since it will be impossible to close the cre vasses and reclaim tlio land in time for this season's crop. Much, if not all, of | Uiis present and prospective mischief might, doubtless, have been averted if the ; authorities of Louisiana had been pro -1 vided in time with means to strengthen I the embankments; the money was simply j asked of the Government as a loan, and it is to be regretted tied the appropriation for I this purpose last winter was not made. The levees of the Mississippi are works of national importance, involving interests of enormous value, and affecting notonlythe districts liable tti overflow, but, indirectly, the commerce of tlio whole country. They need thorough reconstruction, and a com prehensive system of supervision which would reduce to the lowest possible point, the chances of such calamities as the peo ple of that unfortunate region are now suf fering. It is to be hoped that Congress ■ will take the matter in hand at the next session. The planters could well afford a ! tax sufficient to pay the interest on the 1 outlay, for there is scarcely a limit to the productive power of those rich bottom lands, and with sure protection from aver | flows, no section of the country will yield ! better and richer returns upon the labor ! and capital invested. lib IST A WHOLESALE PIiiCKS CUKUKST. Corrected weekly. < APPLES—Green, per Mil 6 ... a 9 00 Dry, per lb 6 a 8 PEACHES—PeeIed, per lb 18 a 20 Unpeeled, per lb 10 a 11 BACON—Sides, clear, per 1b.... 15 a 151 Clear Ribbed sides, lb Ilia 15 Ribbed b.b. sides, ’p tt> 13;a 14 Shoulders, per lb 12 a 12i Hams, per lb 16 a 20 BEEF—Dried, per lb 16 a 20 BAGGING AND ROPE- BAGGING—Gunny, per yd 27 a Dundee, per yard 20 a Burlaps, per yard 19 a ROPE—Machine —Hemp, lb. 17 a 18 Hand spun, per lb 15 a 10 Manilla, per lb 20 a 22 Flax, per lb 16 a 17 Cotton, per lb 45 a Plow Lines, per lb 45 a BAGS—Two bushel, Osnaburg 40 a 45 Two bushel, Shirting... 27 a 28 Burlaps 25 a BUTTER —Goshen, per lb 45 a 50 Western, per lb 35 a 40 Country, per lb 30 a 35 BEES WAX—Yellow, per ib.. 25 a 30 CANDLES—Sperm, per lb 40 a 45 Patent sperm, per 1b... 55 a 60 Adamantine, per lb 22 a 2> Tallow, per lb 15 a lb CANDlES—American, per lb.. 28 a ... French, per lb 7o a 1 3- CHEESE—Goshen,perlb 23 a 24 Factory, per lb State, per lb 20 a 21 CEMENT—Hydrauiic, per bbl 5 00 a 5 50 COFFEE—Rio, per lb " “ f! Laguayra, perlb 30“ ”3 Java, per lb 4U “ COTTON GOODS- Augusta Factory, l per yard 161“ Augusta Factory 4-4 per yard.— “ Augusta Fact’y i Drill. 20 a Montour Mills, I pery’d 171a Montour Mills, 4-4 19}a 7 oz. Osn’aburgs,yard... 26 a 8 oz. Osnaburgs, yard... 27 a 28 TICKING— Ainoskeag,AC A peryd 60 a Amoskeag, A, per yard 45 a Amoskeag, B, per yard 42 a Amoskeag, C, per yard 3S a Amoskeag, 1), per yard 37in Conestoga, 4-4 per yard 50 a G 74 Conestoga, J per yard.. 45 a PRlNTS—Standard, per y'd 21 a 23 Merrimac, peryard 22 a 2-1 Mourning, per yard.... 20 a 21 Duchess B, per yard.... 17 a 19 Wamsutta, per yard... 12}a 15 CAMBRICS—Paper, per y’d 22 a 22} Colored, per yard 20 a 27 SPOOL COTTON— Coats per d0zen.......... 120 a ... Clarke’s per dozen... . 1 10 a FLANNELS—AII wool, v’d. 35 a 60 DRUGS AND MEDICINES— Package Quotations. Acid, Sulphuric $ 8 a 10 Acid, Muriatic 9 a Acid, Nitric [" <>•>,, Acid, Benzoic cn„ 7.- Acid, Tartaric iZ iZiffi Alum ga 10 Ammonia, aqua, fff i5„ 2 0 Arrow Root, Berm 75a Arrow- Root, St. Vincent 30a 35 Arrow Root, Taylors in foil 70a 75 Bal. Capavia ! lOOa 1 25 Bal. Tolu 1 85a Blue Mass, English 1 35a 1 50 Blue Mass American 80a 1 00 Bay Rum, gallon 5 00a Bay' Rum, bottles, do; 13 00a Blue Stone 17a 18 Borax refined 45a Brimstone 7 a 8 Calomel, English.., 1 75a 2 00 Calomel, American 1 40a 1 50 Camphor 1 25a 1 50 Cantharides, powered 2 25a Castor Oil, E. 1 3 25a 3 50 Chamomile Flowers 60a 80 Chloride Lime 12a 15 Chlorite Potash 70a 80 Cloves ; 60a 70 Cod Liver Oil, per doz 9 OOalO 00 Cochineal 1 90a 2 00 Copperas 4a 5 Cream Tartar ; 35a 60 Cubebs, powdered 65a 75 Epsom Salts 7 a 8 Extract Logwood 15a 20 Flax Seed 12a 15 Gelatine, Cox’s per gross 36 00a Ginger Root - 30a Glauber Salts 4 a 5 Glycerine, Prices 1 58a 1 65 Glycerine, Concent 75a 85 Gum Arabic, selected 80a 1 20 Gum Arabic, sorts 60a 70 Gum Asafcetida 40a 65 G urn Shellac, Orange 65a 75 Gum Tragacanth, white flake... 1 50a 1 75 Harlem Oil, per gross 9 00a Indigo, Manilla 1 50a 1 60 lodide Potass 6 50a 7 50 Licorice, Calc 55a 60 Mace... ; 1 50a 1 7li Madder 18a Magnesia, Jennings 55a 65 Magnesia, Call 1 25a 1 50 Mercury 1 25a Morphine, sulph 8 50a 10 00 Oil Aniseed 5 00a Oil Bergamot 8 50al0 00 Oil Cassia 6 00a 7 00 Oil Cloves .. 5 slla 6 00 Oil Cubebs 6 50a 7 00 Oil Lemon 5 50a 8 00 Oil Olive .. 3 00a 4 50 Oil Peppermint 6 60a 7 00 Opium U 00al2 OO Quinine, sulph 2 60a 3 00 Sal Soda 5 00a Soda, bi. carb 12a 13 Sugar Lead 70a 75 Sulphur 8 a 10 EGGS—Per dozen 30 a FLOUR— Western —super.,bbi. 13 00 als 00 Extra, per bbl 16 00 a Family, per bbl . 17 00 a 18 t St. Louis fancy, per bbl. 19 00 a Louisville, l’cy per bb1.19 00 a2O 00 —Excelsior City Mills — Canal, per bbl al l 50 Superfine, per bbl 15 00 al6 ... Extra, per bbl 17 00 a Double extra, per bb1...20 00 a —Granite Mills —Canal... 14 00 a Superfine, per bbl 15 50 a . Extra per bbl ~17 50 a Family, per bbl 18 50 a —Augusta Flour Mills— (formerly Carmichael) Canal, per lb 14 00 a Superfine, per bbl 15 50 a Extra, per bbl 16 50 a Family, per bbl IS 50 a STOCK FEED—per lb 3}a Yellow meal feed, bush 1 55 a GUNPOWDER —Rifle.porkeglO 00 a Blasting, per keg 7 00 a Fuse. 100 feet i 00 a GLASS—BxIO, per box 6 50 a 7 ... 10x12, per box., 7 50 a 12x18, per box 9 00 a GRAIN WHEAT—White,per bushel 3 50 a Red, per bushel 3 00 a 3 25 CORN—White, new-per bush 1 65 a 1 70 Mixed, per bushel 1 62}a 1 65 OATS—per bushel 1 00 a RYE—per bushel 1 50 a BARLEY—pci' bushel 2 50 a CORN MEAL —per bushel... 1 50 a 1 60 GUANO—Peruvian, Nol, per ton 100 00 a Baker’s Island, No 1.. 70 00 a Hoyt’s, per ton 63 00 aOB 00 Baugh’s, per ton 70 00 a Sol. Pacific, per ton... 80 00 a Reed’s Phosphate 50 00 a55 00 A. A. Kettlewell Mani pulated, per ton 70 00 a A. Kettlewell Manipu lated, per t0n..., GO 00 a Ammomated Alkaline Phosphate, per ton.. 55 00 a Alkaline Phosphate, nerton 45 00 a Rhodes’ Superphos phate, per ton 70 00 a Swan’s Island, per ton 40 00 a Turner’s Excelsior,ton 85 00 a HAY—Northern, perewt 3 25 a Eastern, per cwt 3 25 a 3 50 Pea hay.percwt,in bales 200 a Native Hay, in bales... 2 25 a 2 00 HlDES—Green, per lb 5 a ... Salted, per lb 7 a 8 Dry Flint, pel lb 12 a 15 IRON—Bar, refined, per lb 6}a 8 Sweedisli, per lb 7}a 9 Sheet, per lb 7}a Boiler, per lb .*... B}a Nail Rod, per 1b..... 11a 12} Horse Shoes, per lb 9 a 10 Horse-Shoe Nails 35 00 040 ... Castings, per lb 8 a Steel, cast, per lb 25 a Steel Slabs, per lb 11a 12 Iron Ties, per lb 121a LEATHER— Northern Oak Sole, 1b... 50 a 60 Country Oak Sole, 1b.... 40 a 42 Hemlock Sole, per 1b... 35 a 40 Harness, per lb 30 a 60 Skirting, per lb 50 a 70 » Kip Skins, per d0zen...45 00 aSO ... Calfskins, per d0zen...36 00 a75 ... Upper, per doz 30 00 a4B 50 Bridles, per dozen,.: 42 00 aOO ... Bridles, fair, per d0z....50 00 a7O ... Hog Seating, per d0z...00 OOaIOO ... LARD—Pressed, per lb 12}a 14 Leaf, per lb 15 a 17 Leaf, in kegs, per 1b... 16 a 18 LlME—Rockland, per bbl 2 50 a 3 00 Southern, per bbl 2 75 a 340 LIQUORS— BRANDY—Cognac, per gal.. 8 CO xls ... Domestic, per ga110n.... 3 50 a 5 ... CORDIALS—Per case 12 00 a ALCOHOL —per gal 4 75 a 5 00 j GlN—Holland, per galluii 500a 650 American, per gallon).. 2 90 a 3 50 1 RUM —Jamaica, per gallon... 800 alO (Hi New England, per gal.. 3 00 a 4 00 WlNE—Madeira, per gallon. 2 50 a 4 50 Port, per gallon. 2 50 a 4 50 Sherry, per gallon 2 50 a 4 50 Claret, per case 5 00 al2 ... Champagne, fine, b’ket. 28 00 040 ... Champagne, Inf., b’kt.,lß 00 a25 ... WHISKEY—Bonrhon, ga1.... 3 00 a 5 ... Rectified, per ga110n.... 2 25 a 2 75 Rye, per gallon 3 00 a 6 00 Irish, per gallon 7 00 a 9 ... Scotch, per gallon 7 00 a 9 ... j MOLASSES —Muscovado, gal. 00 a 02 Cuba clayed, per ga1.... 66 a 60 Syrup, per gallon 85 a 1 25 > Syrup, Stuart’s, choice.. 1 50 a 1 60 Syrup, lower grades 75 a 85 MACKEREL— No. 1, per bbl 23 00 a24 00 No. 2, per bbl 21 00 a22 00 ! No. 3, psr bbl 17 50 alB 50 No. 1, per } bbl 12 00 al2 50 No. 2, per } bbl 11 00 all 50 No. 3, per } bbl 9 50 aid (M) No. 1, pe< kit 3 25 a 3 50 No. 2, per kit 3 00 a 3 25 No. 3, per kit 2 75 a 3 00 Mess, per kit a 4 59 ! MACCA.KONI—American and Italian, per lb 22 a 37 NAILS—Per keg 7 50 a 7 75 PLANTATION TOOLS— ANVILS—per lb 18 a 20 AXES —Per dozen 17 00 a!8 ... • .Pick, per dozen 15 00 alB ... CHAINS—Tracd, per doz. p’rlO 00 ala ... HOES—per dozen 6 00 als ... SHOVELS—Longh’dle, doz. 9 00 alO 00 Short handle, perdoz...l4 00 alB 00 Short handle, cast steel. lo 50 a Spades, per dozen 15 00 al7 00 SKIVES—MeaI, per dozen... 3 00 a 4 40 VlCES—Blacksmith’s Kottar Key, perlh IS a 20 Blacksmith’s Solid Box perlb 30 a GRINDSTONES—per lb 2{a 3 CORN SHELLERS 12 a 13 POTATOES -Irish, per bbl 5 00 a 5 50 Sweet, per bushel 1 50 a PICKLES-per bbl 18 00 a ! RICE —India, perlb 11 a Carolina, per lb 12 a 121 ; SALT—Liverpool, per sack.... 2 50 a 2 60 | STARCH—PearI 12ia 13 SHOT—per bag 325a 360 I SUGARS— SUGARS— A 16Ja17 B 16 a • C 15 aloi Yel. Refi’dl4|a Muscov.l3 a!4 Cuba 13 all Crashed 18 a Powdered. 18 a Loaf 20 a2l Portoßico..l4 als TEAS—Hyson, per lb 1 25 a 2 25 Imperial, per lb 1 60 a 2 25 Gunpowder, per lb 1 75 a 2 25 Black, per lb 1 00 a 1 75 TOBACCO - Mouldy and damaged 20040 | Common sound, “old, tax free” 40®50 Medium sound, do. 60090 Fine bright, do, 9Oosl i Extra fine to fancy, do. ..1.0001.25 , Extra fine bright, new,“tax paid” 1.2501.00 / GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY. " JT Whereas. Win. Glendinning applies to me for Letters i of Administratum on the Estate of ..erry Reed, late of hhiu j county, deceased: . 1 These are therefore to cite and admonish, all and singu lar, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to henna 1 appear at my office, on or before the first MON IM * in .June next, to show cause, if any they have, why said Let ter* should not be granted. , ~ „ • Given under ray band and official signature, at office m Augusta, this 27tli <laj- of April, 1867. L kOA tII, ap2B—wtd Ordinary, / < EORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY. . \ JT Where*#, Julia M. Dwell;- apphe# ter# of Administration on the Relate ol Charie# Dwelie. late of said countv, deceased: all and sineu- Theseare therefore to cite biS lar the kindred and totMONDA V in “ oiven'unde'rmr Kd arid official signature. at Augusta, this 26th day of April, I*7. DAVID L. ROATH, Ordinary. ap27—wtd wvrTfE TO DEBTORS AND (’RED" i\ iTORS—A11 persons having demands against th« Jl. 1 1 74 Jemlgan, deceased, are hereby notified to Estate or AID« of said demands according to law, and all n deWed to #aid deceased will make immediate pay -111. nt to the undersign . AL|II£RT A j JJKNIGAN, Exegulor of Albert Jemlgan, deceased, April 20th, I*7.
