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Curses Coming Home to Roost.—The
New York World says: “We nre con
stantly receiving letters from men all over
the country who have been subjected to
unju.fi imprisonment by Seward, Stanton,
Holt and lessor :nen‘dressed in a brief
authority,’ during the last five years.
The e letters endorse with earnestness the
proposal made in their letters to the World
by T. C. Wright and James W. Wall, two
of the most distinguished of the ‘prisoners
of State,’for a Convention, on tfce 22d of
February, in this city, of all who have
been lawlessly and cruelty dealt with. ”
The Atlanta correspondent of the New
Fork Times writes that General Pope and
J. E. Brown have a draft of a constitution
ready “cut and dried,” which will be sub
mitted to the Convention at an early day,
and that iu joint authorship will secure its
a loption by a sufficient majority.
CHURCHES OF'THE UNITED STATES.
The report on the state of religion in the
United States, prepared Ly Rev. Henry
B. Smith, L). I)., of the Union Theological
Seminary, and presented to the General
Conference of the ilvangelical Alliance re
cently in session at Amsterdam, is a docu
ment of great inter st and value, contain
ing within a small compass a vast amount
of information in regard to the state and
progress of religion in this country. We
condense from it the annexed statistics,
which will be found convenient for refer
ence :
NUMBER OF CHURCHES, ETC., IN THE UNIT
ED STATES.
Churches. Communicant*.
Roman Catholic, 3,800 4,000,000
Methodists, 10,460 2,000,000
Baptists, 17,220 1,600,000
Presbyterians, 5000 700,000
Lutherans, 2,&00 323, 800
Congregationalists, 2,780 257,400
Prot’t Episcopalians, 2,Boo 161,200
German Reformed, 4,160 110,000
Dutch Reformed, 440 _ 60,000
United Brethren about 3,000 societies.
Moravians about 12,000 communicants.
Unitarians about 300 churches.
Universalists include about 000,009 of
the population.
Friends or Quakers, orthodox, about
64,(MX) members.
Friends or Quakers, Hicksites, about
40,000 members.
Rev. A. J. Ryan. —The Savannah Ad
vertiser says this distinguished clergyman,
the author of the “Conquered Banner,”
and many other beautiful pieces of poetry,
formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., preached in
Chattanooga last Sunday. The Union of
that city understands that the scene of his
future labors is to be near Savannah. We
feel certain that Wo hut sjicak tho fsenti
ment of the entire community, Protestant
as weii as Catholic, when we assure a
cordial welcome to this graceful poet and
eloquent orator.
L is now stated, in reference to Mr. A.
T. Stewart’s rumored philanthropic in
vestment in New York, that lie will soon
erect a block of dwellings up-town, to cost
$1,000,000, and to be forever the home of
tho working women of Now York. It is
not to be an alms-house, but a homo —more
extensive than the VvUrkingwomen’s Home
in Einbeth street —where women may
find food and shelter at prices within their
reach, and whatever revenue it may yield
is to be employed in the erection of other
like institutions. Mr. Stewart has also
resolved to expend $5,000,000 in the erec
tion of tenement houses on an approved
pian, and to devise them to a board of
trustees to bo com posed of one person from
every religious denomination in the city,
and to bo so rented as to yield a revenue
tiiat shali be applied tho construction of
other model tenement houses in New York
perpetually.
The Presbyterian General Assem
bly.- -We learn from the Nashville Union
and Dispatch that the General Assembly
of tho “Presbyterian Church in tho
United States” will convene in the First
Presbyterian Church in that city Thursday
morning at 11 o’clock.
The session will commence its proceed
ings, after religious service, with the ser
monos tho Moderator of the last General
Assembly, Rev. Andrew 11. Kerr, D. I).
Many important questions of deep interest
to Christians generally and to Presby
terians particularly, will be presented for
deliberation. Among the latter will be
the report of the committee appointed to
confer with a committee from the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church in regard to
articles of union between these two bodies
of Christians.
Negro Credulity.— The Richmond
P.r iminer says that “it really appears as
n tlici v \uro no limit to the credulity of
ik" rot s. Many of them are posset sed of
sufficient information to know better than
to believe the utterly improbable tales
that nre sometimes circulated amongst
i! cm. Am ther instance of this trait of
tho negro mind lias recently developed
itself in this city. JSoine designing scoun
drel has started the report amongst them
that the doctors of the city are killing ne
groes whenever they have an opportunity,
lor the purpose of dissecting their bodies ;
and that no negro is safe if he trusts his
carcass in tho streets after dark. They
sa; that the e doctors have a wagon with
India rubber tiro \ aud have a horse
hitched to it shod with India rubber ; aud
that this wagon aud horse pass noiselessly
about the streets at night ; that victi- s
m e picked up, put into the wagon and
carried to the Medical College ‘to be cut
up’ ”
“Another report is that the Richmond
doctors have recently been reinforced by
the arrival of about forty students from
New York, who have come here to pro
cure material for dissection.”
Two More Extraordinary Cures.—
Augusta. iia., Xovember 21, 1537. This
will certify that 1 have been afflicted with
cancer in the root of my mouth. It was so
painful that 1 could not- rest night or day.
It was with great difficulty that l could
got food enough by it to support life. It
resisted ail medical treatment, and finally
eat entirely through the roof of my mouth
into my nose. I applied to Dr. Do Lacee
just four weeks ago to-day, and am now
able to announce, fertile benefit of those
that may be suffering from this terrible
disease, that 1 am entirely cured of cancer,
and restored to perfect health, and am as
well as 1 was before being afflicted,
Miss Beulah Gcillaurd.
I take pleasure in adding my testimony, ;
K : ,;h hundreds in the surrounding Siates.
that l have been quit k!y cured by IV. De
L-icoe. I had lost- my sight by closure of
Pupils, was entirely blind tor four years ;
l)r. IV Laoee operated for artificial Pupil
with tl v most happy results to me, as 1
was restored to perfect sight in two weeks ;
fr a tii' operation, and can read the
fin,,; print in the public journals.
Wm. Canfield, Jr. , j
Formerly of the steamer Atlantic.
Dr. De Lacee is eminently successful in
diseases of the eye, ear arid cancer. Call
upon the Doctor and be referred to many
that are already cured. Dr. De Lacee s
rooms, at the Augusta Hotel, are crowded
by the afflicted from hundreds of miles
a tout. See card in another column.
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It is strange that people will continue to
bo so careless in the manner ot puttiDc
mom y away for safe keeping. One would
think that with the present abundance ot
banks aud other places deposit, the
eostom of hiding money is old stockings,
teapots, and other domestic articles, would
be abolished. But it is not. Such in
stances come to light continually' through
the abstraction of these hidden funds by
thieves, or their destruction by ignorant
persons or children. Here, for example,
is the late-i instance: A Mr. Oehlkuch,
of .Evansville, lud., put S4OO in a cigar
box for sate keeping, wrapped up in a
piece of new.- pap’r. A little son of Mr.
Oehlkuch desiring to see a good blaze,
threw the paper and its conteuts into the
fire.
If Patti will not marry of course there
will be no Patti cake.
Mrs. Stowe is writing anew novel among
the orange groves of Florida.
Deaths from base ball violence, number
about one per month.
A comic weekly is struggling for birth in
Cincinnati.
“Warrington” tries to swallow Grant,
but it goes greatly against his stomach.
M. and Madame Victor Hugo are called
L cs Miserablcs.”
Conservative lonvention.
We regret that so much apathy exists
i amongour people in relation to the proposed
j Convention in Macon on the sth proximo,
j It was this stolid indifference to the result
| of the recent election for delegates to
! Pope’s Convention which caused the suc
. cess of that measure. If the white people
j of the State are determined to make no
| effort to save themselves and their pos
| terity from negro domination they certainly
have the right to do so. If they are pre*
i pared to see the control of tho State gov
ernment pass unchallenged into the Lands
| of Yankee emissaries, scalawags and de
! bauchcd and ignorant negroes, they could
j not adopt a mere certain method of bring*
i ir.g about such a dire result than that
i which, with singular unanimity, seems to
j prevail throughout the State of absolute
indifference to passing and important
j events.
We were defeated on the Convention
question solely by the want] of concert of
views and harmony of action amongst our
; selves. The press labored diligently and
j laboriously to bring public sentiment to
| some common ground of action, but not
| being supported by the people, in whose
behalf their efforts were made, their
, labor was in vain. The press, with great
i unanimity, have made and are nowmaking
) another atttempt to organize the Conser- ,
; vative forces in the State preparatory
| to the coming canvass upon the ratification j
' ofthe Constitution, which Pope’s C'onven- !
j tion will present to tho people of Georgia j
; at no distant day for their action, either of j
approval or disapproval. So far as we j
have scan, the people are not seconding the
efforts of the press. There seems to be a 1
very general disinclination among the ;
masses to take any active part in perfect- j
irig a f borough Conservative organization.
The people, at least those with whom we
have conversed, seem to think that it is
not necessary for them to act—that the
press can and ought to regulate and
decide upon the plan for the approaching
canvass. r l here seems to be a growing
opposition in the minds of the masses to
any participation in the politics of the day.
A few leading men in the State and the
Conservative press are expected to take
upon themselves the whole responsibility
of forming and directing public opinion
upon the great issues of the day. This is
all wrong. If there is not enough at stake
in the action of the Radical Convention to
call from each and every white voter in
the State a decided and emphatic demon
stration of opposition and of hostility, then
the press should not be expected to take
any active stand against the Radical pro
gramme. The people are more deeply in
terested in the proper solution of our pres
ent difficulties than the press. Yet we
find that the latter have been, for six
months past, urging a fierce war. against
Radical reconstruction, without even the
moral support which a cordial endorsement
of their course by tho masses would have
furnished.
A Convention has been suggested to
meet in Macon on the sth proximo. The
objects aud deep importance of this
movement arc seen and acknowledged by
all. \et we find that, although but twelve
days will elapse before tho time for hold
ing tho Convention, but three or four
counties have taken steps to have repre
sentatives in that body. If, from the care
lessness, indifference or neglect of the Con
servative people of the State, that meeting
ends in a failure—and which is now very
probable—we believe that the last reason
able ground of hope for defeating Radical
ism in the State will have passed away,
and perhaps forever.
With these convictions strong in our
minds, we are impelled to make one more
appeal to the white people of the State to
organize at once in each and every county.
Not a moment’s time is to be lost. These
organizations cannot be perfected unless
the leading men in each section will take
sonic trouble and spend some time in
bringing the people together. No one
should wait for his neighbor to move first.
This is no time l'or such modesty and fas
tidiousness. Every white man is called
upon to be up and active in the good work.
Let one or two agree upon a day and then
call the people together and commence the
work of organization. Re sure that in
each county meetings arc held, and dele
gates selected in time to be in Macon by
the sth of December.
The Perjury Case.
Judge Erskine has had the Marshal to
summon thirteen jurors to take the places
ol those challenged by Gov. Brown as
counsel for Foster Blodgett, because of
their inablity to take the test oath. Tho
ease of Blodgett was laid before the new
jury on Friday afternoon, when the exami
nation of witnesses for tho prosecution was
commenced. Tho witnesses summoned on
Friday were James Bennett, formerly a
Lieutenant of Blodgett’s company in Vir
ginia ; Gen. Wright, who commanded the
regiment to which Blodgett’s company was
attached, and Dr. M. J. Jones, who was
a surgeon in Wright’s brigade. Yesterday
Mr. Ells, who served in the same regiment
(tho 3d Georgia) with Blodgett, was sworn.
We learn that several other witnesses have
bcei. subpoenaed from this, Burke and Co
lumbia counties, to testify for the prosecu
tion. The evidence on the part of tho
prosecution will hardly be concluded before
the middle of next week.
The testimony already laid before the
jury leaves no doubt as to the guilt of the
accused. A clearer case of wilfull and
premeditated legal perjury was never, per
haps, before exposed in a court of
justice. Whether the jury, made up as it
is very largely of men whose sympathies
are supposed to be with the accused, will
find a true bill remains to be ascertained.
Whilst we are not entirely without doubts
we incline to the opinion that a majority
of the jury will do their duty, and if they
do, a finding of true bill is inevitable.
We learn that Gov. Brown, King John
and the whole crew of scalawags are
making efforts for the removal of District
Attorney Fitch, on account of his conduct
in prosecuting Blodgett. They first tried
to cajole and coax him out of doing his
duty, aud, failing in this, they now seek to
| browbeat andintimidate him. This shows
that Blodgett and his "white nigger”
friends arc hopeless efau acquittal should
he t>e vigorously prosecuted. We believe
that Col. Fitch will press tlic matter, ut
! tcriy regardless of the threats of Brown,
Pope, Blodgett A Cos.
Kino I'ofe.— John Pope, the most
notorious braggadocio iu the country, and
the most complete failure as a general that
the war produced, is iu command in
Alabama. The Mobile Advertiser, one of
the most candid and respectable journals
in the South, has seen tit, in a courteous
manner, to criticise his acts as the com
manding officer of that district. Pope be
came indignant, and at once issued an
order, duly signed and countersigned by
the innumerable officials paid by the U. S.
Government to form his staff and Court,
in which he deprives the Advertiser of the
printing of the Probate Court, the Sheriff,
the General Administrator of the city of
Mobile and the Federal Advertisements
ordered in it from Washington, and that of
the U. S. Marshal. It is difficult for us to
determine what Pope has to do with the
decretal orders of a Federal Court, or how
that tribuual for the District of Alabama
came under the jurisdiction of the military.
This attempt of Pope to muzzle the press
is only one of the thousand vexations that
! the military ate heaping upon the people
iof the South. We notice that this Pope
| made a speech before tbe Alabama Con
vention. a body composed of mul3ttoes
and field-hands, blacker than night, and a
score of Northern men who are down in
Alabama operating in cotton, and selling
: brass jewelry to the ignorant negroes. In
I this speech Pope maintained his old army
! reputation, not having told one single
truth in the whole speech. It is an in
| famous shame that Andrew Johnson
i keeps this bloviating braggart in the posi
i tion he now occupies.— Cleveland Plain
! Dealer.
Italy now produces for each of her 25,-
j 000,uOO inhabitants half a bottle of wine
daily.
At Callington, England, lately, thirty
seven bullocks andja large number of sheep
were killed by poison in one night.
i A Disgraceful Attempt to Defeat me
Ea3s of Justice.
In the Federal Court in the city of Sa
vannah, a scene hae transpired well calcu
lated to make sick tho hear t of the Patriot,
i and to excite the profound disgust and in-
I dignation of all lovers of Justice. A nig
! ger graduate of a penitentiary, Bradley
| by name, Joseph Brown, an ex-Governor
1 of this proud old Commonwealth, and a
j United States Judge, are reported as jug
| giiog together to screen from punishment
| the idlest and most contemptible of the genus
jof Southern Radicals , who is threatened
j with a prosecution for perjury, one of the
; most debasing crimes known to the penal
; code. Foster Blodgett, a Federal Post
master of Augusta, Military Mayor of that
unfortunate city, the prospective President
' of Pope's Mulatto Convention, and ex
caplain of the Confederate army, was in
i dieted for perjury by the Grand Jury ot
the Court, the same that had been regu
larly empanneiied to consider the cases of
all citizens that might be presented to
their consideration.
Before the indictment was delivered to
the Court, upon motion of Joseph E.
Brown, and after argument, Judge Erskine
ordered such of the Jurors as epuid not
take the test oath to be discharged. This
order was given after the able and earnest
argument and protest of District Attorney
Fitch, who, we are pleased to know, is
discharging his duty without fear or favor.
The result was that tales jurors of the
Radical Rump were summoned and sworn
in the places of those discharged. Through
this loop-hole it is expected that Blodgett
will escape, and also Judge Erskine, who
seems to have worn his political principles
as loosely as his official gown, aud who is
said to be as “deep in dirt, as Blodgett is
in the mire.”
The well-informed correspondent of the
New York Times writes to that paper,
that in the event of his arraignment, Blod
gett intends to add to his present infamy,
by setting up in his own defence, the plea
that he was not a volunteer, but that his
action was constrained by fear. This plea
he proposes to support by manufactured
evidence calculated to malign and slander
the good people of Augusta, iu the shape
of documents pretending to show that his
life wa3 threatened if he did not go to
the war.
His real defence consists in the fact that
he did nothing but volunteer cud wear a
uniform which he disgraced. The proof i 3
abundant aud can easily be reached; which
will show that he was utterly incompetent
and worthless in the army, so much so that
no commander desired him to he attached
to his command. Despised by his own
men, he spent the time in loafing and idle
ness about the camps, until the elections
took place in a portion of the army when
he was almost unanimously ousted by his
own men, and a gallant and meritorious'
young soldier selected in his place.
There is no shadow of doubt as to his
guilt, no question but that he now enjoys
the perquisites and emoluments of a Fede
ral office, which should have been bestowed
upon someone of better qualifications, and
unquestionable antecedents. But there is
great doubt if he will be brought to pun
ishment for his crime. The influences in
side and outside of the tribunal having his
case in charge are too varied a; id potential
to strengthen the hope which every good
citizen and lover of justice indulges, that
he may occupy a cell iu the Penitentiary
rather than a chair in Pope’s Convention,
though indeed the margin of infamy be
tween the two is alarmingly narrow. The
shield that protects this perjurer is his in
tense Radicalism, his strong nigger pro
clivities. Had he by chance (a chance by
tlig by that no Federal office holder at the
South takes) dared to declare himself for
the constitutional rights of white men, no
ingenuity or ability of counsel, no ponder
ous plea, or weak technicality of law could
possibly have saved him from the doom
he justly merits.
In the waters of nigger Radicalism all
political offences may be at once and for
ever purged away.— Columbus Pun.
A special dispatch to the New York
Times of the 13th, says: A movement is
on foot to obtain a repeal of the law of
Congress preventing the appointment of
additional Judges to the Supreme Court of
the United States, until too number of
Judges shall have been reduced to six, for
the purpose of securing an appointment as
Associate Justice for Judge Erskine, of
Georgia, at present United ritates District
Judge for that State, in place of Associate
Justice Wayne, deceased, who was from
Georgia. Although Judge Erskine is a
staunch Union " man and Republican,
President Johnson ia said to favor the
scheme.
Is there any “movement on foot” to
qualify Judge Erskine for the position?
Perhaps that would bo best, first. We are
aware of his eminent qualifications to pre
side in perjury cases, where that “fellow
feeling” is so apt to make one wondrous
kind, but we do not know that he has
shown any special eminence in the quali
ties that heretofore have been held to he
lo- g to the office to which his grateful
friends would elevate him. —Macon Jour
nal <& Messenger.
Sacred Cattle Against Bull Purs.
—The Girard (Pa.) Spectator, published
at the home of Dan Bice, informs us that
“clubs are being formed in different por
tions of the country, bearing the name of
this distinguished equestrian, with the
view of presenting him as a candidate
for the next President ot the United
States.” Here is a rival for Grant!
Suppose that Dan Bice is nominated for
the Presidency against Grant and the
fight be on these two very great statesmen. •
The war cry would bo ‘ ‘Dan Bice and the
sacred cattle,” on the one side, and
“Grant and the bull pups” on the
other ! Let Dan attempt to secure Wes
ton as the second on his ticket, and let
Bonner, who owns “Dexter,” or Barnum,
who owns a Gorilla and half-a-dcaen slut
pups, be placed on the ticket with Grant.
Monsieur Pope’s Georgia Menage
rie.—This exhibition of Radical Perform
ing Animals will be exhibited, for the State
of Georgia, in the City of Atlanta (com
mencing on the 9th proximo), out of re
spect, perhaps, to the fact that there are
two Radical papers published there, and
can draw patronage for the concern, in aid
of the Lincoln .Monument Association.
The exhibition will be continued irom day
to day, Sundays excepted, wind and
; weather permitting. The catalogue will
consist, mostly, of gorillas, ourang-outangs,
baboons, apes, and monkeys of various
species and colors —the African monkey
| making up about one-fifth of the “show.”
; Johnny Pope, the accomplished bare-back
| rider and daring tamer of wild beasts, will
enter the cage of the fierce gorillas and
! astonish the audience by shaking them by
the paws, and demonstrating that they
] possess reasoning powers, and establishing
: the proposition that these animals are the
connecting links between the anim 1 crea
i tion and mankind.
We understand the people of Atlanta
are making preparations for the caging and
feeding of the animals—expecting to l .
“dead-headed” into the “show'' on the
score of hospitality. This Great Immoral
Combination of Performing Animal? >, '!!
be a great epoch in the history of Georgia
and a marked event in the life of every
man, woman aud child who may be able to
witness the far-famed exhibition.. The
proprietor, the ruling King of the Third
Military, will be happy to greet large au
diences to witness the wonderful perform
ances of his educated animals, and assures
the public that he is not to be held respon
sible for any improprieties that may occur.
He will endeavor to prevent accidents, but
ivill not be responsible for any that may
happen. —La Grange Reporter.
General Grant s Position, —lt is
ascertained from parties who have sc-en
the testimony given by General Grant
before tbe House Judiciary Committee,
that it contains nothing to justify the
theory of those who assert that the evidence
proves him to be an extreme Radical.
From the same source it is learned that,
so far as the evidence of the General may
have any political bearing, it leans rather
to the side of the Conservative Republi
cans.
We learn from the Macon Journal <C
Missenger, of Wednesday, that it bas re
liable information to the effect that Gov*
Jenkins has been ordered by Gen. Pope to
hold himself in readiness to vacate the
Gubernatorial chair at a moment's notice.
The rumor is that James L. Seward is to
be appointed as Ilia successor.
I BY TELEGRAPH.
| TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
l-’rom Luropc.
| Paris, November 23, noon.—The Army
i Bill makes the term of service nine years.
| The Emperor cf Austria agrees to the
! Conference.
I London, November 23, noon. —The
! Queen refuses to reprieve the Manchester
i rioter? and the effort in the House of Com*
! tsons in their behaif failed. Feeling
I against the Fenian? is bitter.
| Demark retains Santa Cruz.
| Naples, November 23. c on. —1 eruvius
| is sending pillars of fire and smoke from
| old and new craters —seven streams of
I lava are in full flbw.
Fenians Executed.
Manchester, November 23. p. m. —
Alien, Larkin and Gault were hung here
to-day. All quiet.
From Havana.
Havana, November 23, p. m.— Pas
sengers and specie by the steamer Solent
had not been transferred to foe South
ampton steamer when the hurricane sat
in. (July the Island passengers had been
tran n L The s nr ( i
From Washington.
Washington, November 23, noon. —
Judge Wylie, in equity, in thecase making
Mary Beckett's property liable for her
alleged husband’s debts,, decided ad
versely because Mary was not in law
Beckett’s wife; they came together during
the existence of slavery, when the rela
tions of husband and wife were unknown
to the slave code. Both parties deny
matrimony subsequent to_ emancipation
and, therefore, in law are living together in
concubinage. Bill dismissed with costs.
Washington, November 23, ~p. m. —
General Albion Howe, of the Freedmen’s
Bureau, has gone South to sell Bureau
property turned over to it at the elose of
the tvarfor the school fund. The first sole
occurs on the 3d of December at Augusta.
S The following is Kelley’s resolution:
“Resolved, That the welfare of the
people, the maintenance ofthe faith and
credit ofthe Government, requires'the
repeal of the tax imposed by existing
laws on cotton and the productions of
mechanical and manufacturing industry.
It is said the wool interests will oppose
the repeal of the tax.
Tho feeling regarding impeachment is
feverish.
Election Committee will not report on
the Kentucky delegation until after im
peachment reports, when, unless the in
terests of impcachers require exclusion,
the delegation, except Major Young, from
McKee’s District, will doubtless be ad
mitted.
From Richmond.
Richmond, November 23, p. m. —lion.
Charles W. Russell, of Virginia, leader of
the administration party in the late Con
federate Congress, died at Baltimore last
night.
The Davis Trial.
Richmond, Va., November 23, p. m.—
Mr. Davis’ trial commences Monday, at
11 o’clock. At that hour he will p;ace
himself in custody of the United States
Marshal, and it is believed will be bailed
from day to day on his own recognizance.
About fifteen witnesses are summoned for
tho Government, including Jas. A. Sed
don, late Confederate Secretary of War,
and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Itis stated
that Mr. Davis will be tried on anew in
dictment to be made by the Grand Jury
here. Chief Justice Chase and Judge
Underwood will arrive here Monday morn
ing. Messrs. Chandler and Evarts, of the
prosecution, and O’Conor and Shea, "of
the defence, will arrive here to-morrow
morning. Mr. Davis spent nearly all to
day with hi3 counsel.
Election in ftoriii Carolina.
Wilmington, November 23, p. m.—
Election returns thus far indicate the elec
tion of a majority of Radical delegates to
the Convention.
A large .Radical toroh-light procession
took place here last night, composed en
tirely of negroes. Ashley, a Northern
preacher and one of the 'Radical whites
elected to the Convention, made a speech,
in which he said: “Every negro who
voted the Conservative ticket ought to be
hung as high as Hainan.”
Montgomery Negro Radical Convention.
Montgomery, November 21, p. m.—
The following is the article on the elective
franchise as finally adopted by the Recon
struction Convention, as a part ofthe new
Constitution;
Article —. Sec. 1. Every male person
born in tho United States, and every male
person who has been naturalized, or who
has legally declared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States, twenty-one
years old or upward, who shall have re
sided in this State six months next pre
ceding the election and three months in
tho county in which he offers to vote, ex
cept as hereafter provided, shall be declar
ed an elector, provided that no soldier or
sailor or marine in the military or naval
service of the United States shall hereafter
acquire a residence by reason of being sta
tioned on duty in this State.
See 2. It shall be the duty of the Gen
eral Assembly to provide from time to
time for the registration of all electors,
but the following classes of persons shall
not be permitted to register, vote or hold
office:
I. Those who, during the late rebellion,
inflicted or caused to be inflicted any cruel
or unusual punishment upon any soldier,
sailor, or marine, employee or citizen of
the United States, or who in any other
way violated tho rules of civilized war
fare.
2d. Those who are or may be disfran
chised by the proposed Constitutional
Amendment, known as tlie fourteenth
article, and the Act of Congress, passed
March 2d, 1567, except such persons as
have aided the plan of reconstruction pass
ed by Congress and accepted the political
equality of ail men before the law, provided
the General Assembly shall have power to
remove the disabilities incurred under this
last clause.
3d. Those vtho shall have been convicted
of treason, embezzlement of public funds,
malfeasance in office, crime punishable by
law with imprisonment in the penitenti
ary, or bribery.
4th. No idiot or insane person-shall bo
permitted to register or vote iu this State.
Section 111. All persons, before register
ing, must take and subscribe the following
oath : “I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that
I will support and maintain the Constitu
tion and laws of the United States and the
Union ; constitution and laws of the State
of Alabama; that lam not excluded from
registering by any oftheelauscs in section
2d-of this article ; that i will never coun
tenance or aid in the secession of this State
from the United States ; that I accept the
civil and political equality of ail men, and
agree not to attempt to deprive any person
or persons, on account of race, color or
previous condition, of any political or civil
right, privilege or immunity enjoyed by
any other class ot men; and, furthermore,
that I will not, in any way, injure or coun-
tenance in others any attempt to injure any
person or persons on account of past or
present support of the Governmant of the
Turned States, the laws of the United
States or the principle of the political and
civil equality of all men, or cf affiliation
with any political party.”
Resolutions were adopted expressing
entire satisfaction with the military admin
istration of Major General John Pops, and
tendering him the thanks of the people
of Alabama for the firm and impartial
course he has pursued. Three votes were
given against these resolutions.
Several branches of the Constitution
were considered aud adopted, involving
unimportant changes in the old Constitu
tion 'except the creation of the office of
Lieutenant Governor. The Convention
will probably complete its work this week.
Montgomery, November A3, p. m. —
The Convention passed an Ordinance im
posing an additional tax of ten per centum
on tni taxes otherwise assessed on the
taxable property in this State for the
purpose of paying tue expenses oi the
Convention, to be assessed and collected
during the tax year ot lsCe.
The bill of rights of' the Constitution
provides, among other things, ‘‘That all
men are created equal—that they are cn.
dowed by their Creator with certain in
alienable rights—that among these are
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;
and that all persons and classes in this
State who are or who may be declared
citizens of the United States by the Con
stitution thereof, are hereby declared
citizens of the State cf Alabama, possess
ing equal civil and political rights, and
public privileges, without distinction of
race, color or previous condition.”
A section in the bill of rights defining
treason, as passed, says: “No one shall
be convicted of treason except on the
testimony of two witnesses to the sates
overt act, or upon his own confession in
open court.
The franchise article _ provides tnat
those who shall be convicted of treason
shall not exercise the right of suffrage.
It is believed that all persons .who came
within the twenty thousand dollar clause
of President Johnson’s amnesty procla
mation, and against whom proceedings
were instituted in the State's District
Court, who, on being pardoned by the
President, had to appear in Court and
enter the plea of pardon and guilty, are
disfranchised by the new Constitution.—
It this is correct, thirty or forty thousand
whites are disfranchised at one blow in
this State.
'EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session of the Conven
tion an amendment to the bill of rights
was offered, that common carriers shali not
make any discrimination on account of
color between persons travelling on public
conveyances, which caused great exeite
| ment. Several black delegates delivered
I inflammatory harangues, demanding entire
■ social equality, and the right to ride iu
j sleeping cars,' Ac. Two. whites favored the
| amendment—Griffin and Keffer—making
violent speeches. Several whites opposed
!it in strong speeches. After a heaved and
protracted debate the subject was post
j poned till Monday.
From X’ Orleans.
New Orleans, November 23, p. m.—The
Republican of this m ruing has an edito
rial headed “Who is Responsible?” ajlud
! i ,g to the suspension of removals by Gen.
Mower on orders from M ashingtou, in
| which it uses the following language;
j "The day will come, and perhaps it may
ihe a bloody one, w a the loyal people o!
j Louisiana will hold the authorities of this
I interference in the process of reconstruc
tion to a strict accotr t. The war of the
| rebellion is not yet over—the States of the
i South are not yet reconstructed. The
j grand army of the republic, double in
numbers of the old grand army of the
i Potomac, tried soldiers with dusky faces,
j still love their old profession and cherish
: the old mu-kets they carried so bravely on
j many a weli fought field- _ The jowly and
j humble have learned their rights and
! knew how to fight and, if needs be, to die
: for them. No power, save that of the
i Almighty God, can keep the loyal people
| in the end from achieving their own liberty
! and trampling to the dust the minions of
i the old and still dominant Live power.”
; The same article calls Andrew Johnson
"That arch traitor and assassin.”
The Convention met at noon to-day and
elected negro ; a? temporary Chairman and
Secretary until a permanent organization
is arrived At. Adjourned till Monday.
Forty-four negroes and twenty-five whites
rvr-3 present in caucus and Judge
Taliaferro scorned to be tho choice for per
manent Chairman, but probably the negro
members will elect one of their own color.
It is understood it was resolved in caucus
last night that the first step of the Con
vention would be to declare all .State
offices vacant and fill them with appointees
acceptable to the Radical party, Recent
appointments by Mower, with one or two
exceptions, don’t satisfy.
Marine News.
Washington, November 23, noon.—
The schooner Prc-sto, of Newport, was
wrecked at Abaco on the ninth.
Wilmington, November 23, p. m.—
The steamer Rebecca Clyde arrived from
New York.
Savannah, November 23, p. m.—Sailed,
steamships (San Salvador and Huntsville,
for New York’; steamship Wyoming, for
Philadelphia. Arrived, steamship Virgo,
from New York; barks Bathbone,. from
New York ; Redown, from Philadelphia ;
sekr. John Shay, from Philadelphia.
Charleston, November 23, p. m.—Ar
rived, schooner Carrie Webb, from New
York; bark Yumari, from Liverpool..
Sailed, steamers Champion and Emily R.
Souder, for New York. British brig Crocus,
of St. John’s, N. J 1., was wrecked on
Georgetown Bar November 18th. All
hands were saved but the vessel and cargo
of lumber arc lost.
Mobile, November 23, p. in. — Arrived,
sloop Challenge from Stonington, Conn.
Sailed, ship Southampton for Liverpool.
London Money Market.
London, November 23, noon.—Consols
945 ; Bonds 70J.
London, November 23, 2 p. m,—Bonds
76 11-16.
New York Stock and Money Market.
New York. November 23, noon.—Money
7 ; Sterling9j@9|; Gold 139| ; Bonds—old
Bk, new 7S •
New York, November 23, p. m.—
Money easy at 7 cent; Discounts un
settled. Banks are not discounting freely
and capitalists are afraid of business pa
per, owing to reports of failures. A “Bull”
on tile Stock Exchange failed to-day. Tho
Bank St.:., iment shows an increase in
loans of $903,000; specie $1,701,000; de
crease in circulation 54,000; deposits
$3,021,000; iegal tenders 83,207,000. Securi
ties stronger ; Gold closed firm at 140 J.
Ncvr Orleans Money Market.
New Orleans, November 23, p. m.—
G. id 109J@lii); Sterling 50@53 ; Now
York Sight g premium.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
Liverpool, November 23, noon.—Cotton
heavy—Uplands Sid, Orleans Si ; sales
8,000 bales.
Liverpool, November 23, 2 p. m.—
Cotton steady and r • .or raoro doing;
.sales will reach 10,000 bales.
New York Cotton .Market.
New York, November 23, noon.—Cotton
dull at 17ic.
New York, November 23, p. m.—Cot
ton lower; sales 2,000 bales at 17i@17Jo.
Baltimore Cotton Market.
Baltimore, November 23, p. m.—Cot
ton dull at 16$@ 17c; sales very light, ship
ping demand about supplied.
Wilmington Cotton Market.
Wilmington. Novebfbor23, p. m.—Cot
ton declined and quiet at 151 c for Middling.
* Savanna!! Cotton Market.
Savannah. November 23, p. m. —Cotton
dull; sales to-day 513 bales; Middling Ific ;
receipts 2,89-1 b.ile3.
Charleston Cotton Market.
Charleston, November 23, p. m.-Cotton
.active and steady; Middling lOJc ; sales
to-day 1,000 bales; receipts 9-10 bales.
Mobile Cotton Market.
Mobile, November 2s, p. m.—Cotton ia
fair demand—sales 1,400 bales ; receipts
315 bales ; exports 3,707 bales : Middling
15{c.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. November 23, p. m, —
Colton easier—Middling Orleans lCj@l6f ;
sales 2,90!) bales ; receipts 4,024 bales ; ex
ports 3,474 bales.
Liverpool Produce Market.
Liverpool, November 23, noon.—Bread
stu i7s quiet; Lard 51s ; Bacon 48s ; others
unaltered.
New York Produce Market.
New York, November 23, noon.—Flour
1 *@2oc lower ; Wheat l@2c tower ; Corn
drooping ; Pork drooping at $2) 65 ; Lard
dull ; Freights neady at 54i@55 ; Rosin
dull—Common $3.
New York, November 23, p. m.—Flour
dull—Slit'.- Wheat dull; Corn $1 36
@1361; Vv’hii rey quiet; Moss Porks2o 65;
Lard steady at T-ft@l3ic; Naval stores
steady; Freights quiet.
Baltimore Produce Market.
Baltimore. November23,p.in.-Wheat—
offerings light, prime to choice Red $2 55@
2 00; Corn steady—White §1 32@1 35,
Yellow $1 3501 37; Oats 70@73; Rye dull
at §1 55; Provisions depressed; Bacon —
shoulders 12@12i; Lard 12J@12ft
Cincinnati Produce Market.
Cincinnati, November 23, p. in.—Flour
dull and nominal; Corn dull—new in ear
70@72, and receipts exceed demand;
Whiskey dull aud no demand; Mess Pork
§lO 50; Shoulders lift no sides in market.
St. Louis Produce. Market.
St. Louis, November 23, p. m.—Super
line Flour $6 57; Corn—new 92, old 97@
$1 00; Mess Pork —old s2l; Shoulders 11J@
ili’; clear 15j; Lard 121.
Wilmington Produce Market.
Wilmington, November 23, p. m.—
Spirits Turpentine firm at 49c; Rosin
dull aud nominal; Tar firm at §2 25.
Sew Orleans Produce Market.
New Orleans, November 23, p. m.—
Sugar firmer—fair ilic, prime 13|c ;
Molasses easier—common 70c, choice 95c ;
Flour dull—treble extra §ll 75, choice §l3;
Corn dull and declined—white §1 05,
yellow >1 10; Oats firmer at 75@780 :
Pork—no sales reported but held firm at
$22 50 ; Bacon dtui—shoulders retailing at
12e, rib 14c, clear sides I6e; Lard quiet and
unchanged aud no sales reported.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Clerk’s Office Supreme Court, )
M gdgeville, Nov. 15, 1867. J
The following is the order iu which the
Circuits will be called at the December
Term of the present year:
| Coweta Circuit.
Fulton 15
Meriwether. 2
Troup 3
Pr-Ka1b..... 1
A lint Circuit.
Newton 2
£, -Ming 1
M'-nrce l
A or 4 , hern Circuit.
i Elbert 3
Lincoln 1
j Taliaferro 1
! < 'elethorpe 2
i Hancock 2
Western Circuit.
Hariri nett 1
Ch • itahoochee Cir
cuit.
Schley 5
Marion 2
Talbot 2
Muscogee 8
HarrisT. 1
Chattahoochee 1
Taylor 1
Macon Circuit.
Bibb 2
Crawford 2
Dooly 1
Macon 1
Ocr.i id gee Circuit.
Morgan 1
Pataula Circuit. \
Stewart 2
Terrell 5
Randolph 9
Clay 1
Webster 1
So iithwes’n L ircuit.
Calhoun...; 1
Decatur.-
Dougherty 0
Baker 1
Sumter 4
Lee 4
Muddle Circuit.
Richmond 9
Burke 1
Washington I
City of Augusta....!
Eastern Circuit.
Chathafc 3
Southern Circuit.
Pulaski 1
Ckerokc■ Circuit.
Catoosa 1
Murray 1
Whitfield 2
Blue Ridge Circuit.
Lumkin 1
Pickens 1
Gilmer 2
Forsyth 1
Tallapoosa Circuit.
Polk 4
I' ioyd 8
Campbell*. 1
Bills of Ext c-ptionby the 33ci Rule of the
Court must distinctly specify the points of
Error upon which Counsel expect to reiy.
The 14th Rule requires the Plaintiff in
Error to furnish each ol the Judges and
the Reporter with a copy of the Bills of
Exceptions; and a cote of the points or
queslions to be made before the causes is
heard.
lam directed to announce that these
Rules will, hereafter, he stnctiy enforced.
Witness my hand and seal.
Charles W. Dlßose, Clerk.
The English newspapers, alter recover
ing from the Fenian, Rinderpest and Abys
sinian levers, are exercised by an
attack of the unjust weights of bakers and
other tradesmen.
luiannal and eowmfmal.
BLVIEiV OL TI E AreUSIJ. MAEiiKT,
FOP.THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 21,1867.
[!■ should be b jrne in mind that our
quotations represent wholesale prices. Small
lots, to Planters and others, are filled at a
shade higher rates. ]
COTTON.—There has been a good de
mand for cotton during the week'; but, as
is generally the case, prices have see
sawed, under the influence of New- York
and Liverpool, both of which markets
have undergone a decline, caused by the
unfavorable news from Manchester. The
New- Yor.v market closes at 17i for Mid
dling, and Liverpool at Sid., while the
home mark'd quotes the same style of
cotton—New Y k Middling— at 15J, the
closing quotation-, of yesterday,
Friday.—' The market opened firm this
morning, with a good domdnd for fine
grade-. lower grades being neglected.
New York Middling being sold at lot® 15i.
During the latter part of the day, the mar
ket ruled quiet, prices remaining nominal
as above. Sales to-day 1,195 bales. Re
ceipts 1,181 bales.
Saturday. —The market has been quiet
all day, with small sales, on a basisof 15ic.
for New York Middling. After the re
ceipt of afternoon telegrams, buyers would
only offer 151 cents. Sales 231 bales. Re
ceipts 6-14 bales.
Monday. —The market opened quiet
this morning with a moderate demand,
and sales of New- York Middling were
made at 15J@151c., but toward the close
of the market holders w-ere tighter w-ith a
little better demand—offering light. Totaj
sales of the day 374 bales, and receipts
082 bales.
Tuesday.— The market opened this
morning with a fair demand at aboutlsJc.
for New York Middling, which sold
readily at those figures. In the afternoon
very little was done; the market closed
brisk at 15j@152 for Now Y'ork Middling.
Total sales of the day 598 bales, and re
ceipts 870 bales.
Wednesday, —The marketopened strong
with a good demand, and sales of New
York Middling were made at 15|, but,
under unfavorable news from Liverpool
and New York, prices grew weaker and
the market closed at 154 for New York
Middling, and in favor of buyers.—
Total sales of the day 599 bales, and re
ceipts 981 bales.
Thursday. —The market opened with a
good demand and continued quite steady
throughout the day, and sales of New
Y'ork Middlings were made at loic, but
the New York advices received late weak
ened the views of buyers, and the market
closed easier. New Y'ork Middlings 15£@
151 cents. Total sales of the day 828 bales.
Receipts 835 bales.
RECEIPTS OP COTTON.
The following are the receipts of cotton
by the Georgia Railroad for the week
ending Thursday evening, November 21,
1867 : 2,283 bales.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Total receipts for the week, ending
Thursday, November 21 5,196
Sales for the same time. ; 3,828
COTTON SHIPMENTS.
The following are the shipments of cotton
by the different railroads for the week
ending Thursday evening, November 21,
1867:
South Carolina Railroad, local ship
ments bales.. 871
South Carolina Railroad, through ship
ments bales.. 664
Augusta & Savannah Railroad, local
shipments baiea.2,9lß
Augusta and Savannah Railroad
Through shipments bales 889
Total shipments 5,714
j COTTON STATEMENT.
! * j Stocks Received I'otal Export sioi'i Shipments to stocks on Imnd
on hand since b’or. Foils sincei .Northern Ports and ou
I roars 1 September 1. September 1. September 1. !| since Sept,. 1. Shipboard.
[ 1567. i~li66i IsOL ISOA wiiT. iß(iirj| 1867.~|T5667 " 1807. I 1866.”
X»w Orleans N--v- IS 15.256 102,082 ”00.42 140.09 J 22.7,11 40 ISI 18.220 65 900 40.573 147.378
Mobile...' Nov. 15 3.714 SO.OI'O 60.308 51.1-V. 14.055 6 205' 23,708 28.40 26,259! 46,151
I Florida Nov. 13 5 162 2 011 S.l-9 1.086. 2 078 958 511
1 Texas Nov. 7 3.233 7.58s 3 270 238', 3 472 I.WO 1 »lsl 8,53 : 4.122 11.500,
(Upland.. I .-,,,.7 511 2,703 94.0 0 47 7,645 80.4*!' 87.0::'. 31,449 16.588,
-uvar.nfth.. jg/jsland ( Ncv.l3 1W 417 :H ,: r,6- 11 481 -2..- 4.-. 1.106'
rhavlfltfon Ul’Dml..) M l 1.034 6.31 V) 6\ . S'.OT. 9191 5,026 6T.679j 27.0 6 17.203 115-25
(Okttlcston. {s. Id«Tidt •— sov - 30 ! 191 2:5 1,4.74 M 304 536 1.380 773 742:
North Carolina Nov. 15, 50 || 5. n 6,30 1) 4.856 630 698 503
! 'Virginia N„v. 15! 2V) 8.466:! W 215 10,893 : 7.8« 19,89.' 4,5-to |
I'New York Nov. 11 41.6! 68.438 :' 5,147 4,249 43,-764 17,674- 40,00) 85,00-0
I jother l'oris Nov. 15 310 1,411; I
ii Tot.) l .-.Bales Ir.liW 219,480 • -'VWI ~327.833 97.703 lc4.K! ”152,7 r i 188,657 17 U7R PaOASS
|| Total la-.f 593011 ] j 219.490 |j 807,893 ........ 101,034 185,687|., 32,452 i
I Increase i I 1 ! 1 1
11 Ii TOiai 20 12! 6531 1 so.tes 118.97; 1
| I
Stock of Cotton in the Interior Towns
KOT ISCJ.tLOEJ) IK THE KEOEIPTS.
. 1867, 1866.
Aijgostfi and Hamburg Nov. 14 11,510 7.278
Macon. Ua *ov. 15 9.0 M 5.987
Ooiumbuj, Ga Nov. 17... 9,512 7 823
Montgomery, Ala Nov. 16 13.659 lo 6K5
Memphis, T ain N0v.34 11.016 22,802
liaskville, Tenu Nov. 15 35.39
Total 53..3a0 54.57.1
FINANCIAL.— I Tbe Brokers are buying
Gold at 139 and selling at 140. Silver i3
being bought at 130 and sold 133. The
following are the buying rates for Bank
Notes, Bonds, <bc.:
GEORGIA RANKS
Augusta Insurance 3t rsaiiKing Co’y. 7®...
Bank of Augusta .60®...
Bank of .thens 50®...
Bank of Columbus 10®...
Bank of Commerce 6@...
Bank of Fulton 50®...
Bank of the Empire State .26®...
Bank of Middle Georgia 88®...
Bank of Savannah i 40®...
Bank of the State of Georgia 14®...
Central K. R. & Banking Company..9B@...
City Bank of Augusta 36®..:
Farmers’ and Mechanics’Bank. ..... .12®...
Georgia R. R. & Banking Company..9B®...
Marine Bank 98®...
Mechanics’ Bank 3®...
Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank 7®...
Planters’ Bank 16®...
Timber Cutters’ Bank 3@...
Union Bank 6@...
SOUTH CAROLINA BANKS
Bank of Camden 34®...
Bank of Charleston ; ~.20®...
Bank of Chester 11®...
Bank of l Georgetown 15®...
Bank of Hamburg 14®...
Bank of Newherry 38 @...
Bank of .South Carolina 9®...
Bank of the State of So. Ca., ok] issuol4@...
Bank of the State of S. C., new ssue.. 6®...
Commercial Bank, Columbia 3®...
Exchange Bank, Columbia !o<g>...
Farmers’ and. Exchange '. 1®...
Merchants’, Cheraw 10@...
People’s Bank 48®...
Planters’ Bank 8®...
Planters’ & Mechanics’ Bank 18®...
Southwestern Railroad (old) 28®...
State Bank 4®...
Union Bank 70®...
OLD BOXDS, ETC.
Oi(l Goo. Stato Bonds, 6 "§> cent 73(t!> ...
Old Georgia Coupons BSts ...
Geo. K. K. Bonds 98(5) ...
Georgia R R Stock ex-dividend... 71@
Central R.R. Bonds 95(5) ...
Central Railroad Stock 100(g) ...
City of Augusta Bonds (new) 61(a) ...
City of Augusta Bonds (old; 63@ ...
City of Augusta Notes 95@ ...
BACON.—Market decidedly oif and
sales made at quotations. Demand good
at the decline.
CORN—Arriving freely and offering at
low figures.
Grain is generally dull, save wheat,
for which there is a fair demand.
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE, <4C.
The following are the receipts of pro
duce by the different railroads during the
week ending on Thursday evening, No
vember 21, 1867:
Bacon, lbs 133,949
’■'.'heat, bushels 2,411
Flour, barrels 41
Corn, bushels 1,671
GENERAL Ji \ RKETS.—Wo refer our
readers to our Pi:. < Current for correct
quotations of the markets. Very little
can be said of trade, except that it con
tinues dull, and money scarce, which is
a cry that resounds in one’s ears all day
long in this community. Every man
says, “Nothing doing! no money!” yet
they all seem to get along, and grow fat on
their impecuniosity.
Augusta, Ga., November 22.
COTTON.—This morning there was a
tolerably fair demand, and some few sales
were effected at 151 c. very early in the
day; but, after the receipt of morning dis
patches, sales were made altogether at
16} for New York Middling. The market
was depressed all day, and closed dull and
weak at about 15c. for Augusta Middling.
Sales 577 bales. Receipts 68S bales.
Note.—New York Middling is con
sidered the best cotton in this market, ex
cept fancy cotton.
Augusta, November 23.
GOLD.—Brokers are buying at 138, and
selling at 140.
SILVER.— Brokers are buying at 130
and selling at 133.
COTTON.—SaIes to-day have been light
and irregular, prices for New York Mid
dlings varying from 15}(g,15}. Very little
was offered in the afternoon. Sales 398
bales; receipts 601 bales.
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE THICES CI'BBEXT
Csrreeted Weekly.
APPLES—Green, per bbl. 4 ... u 6 50
Dry, per lb .. 5 a 00
PLACHIJS—-Peeled, per lb 12 a 1-1
Unpoeled, per lb ]0 a li
; BACON—Sides, clear, per 1b.... is a 181
1 Clear Ribbed sides, lb 18 a
Ribbed b. b. sides, sib 16 a
Shoulders, per lb 14 a 15
Hams, per lb 112 a 25
Sugar cured, per ib 25 a
Dry Sait CR, par 1b... 14}a
BEEF—Dried, per lb 16 a 20
BAGGING AND ROPE
BAGGING—Gunny, per y’d 26 a 27
Dundee, per yard
Burlaps, per'vard 17 a
ROPE—Machine—Hemp, lb. 11 a 00
Half coils, per lb llja 00
Hand spun, per ib a 00
Green Leaf, per lb 12 a 13
Manilla, per ib 25 a
Bias, perlb 12 hi 15
Cotton, per lb 30 a
BAGS—Two bushel, Osnaburg 27 a
Two bushel, Shirting... 20 a
Burlaps 20 a
BUTTER—Goshen, per lb 40 a 45
Country, per lb 35 a 40
BEES WAX—Yellow, per lb.. 25 a 30
CANDLES—Sperm, per lb -45 a. 50
Patent sperm, perlb... 55 a 60
Adamantine, per 1b...... 22 a 25
Tallow, per lb 22 a 25
CANDlES—American, per lb.. 26 a 28
French, perlb 75 c 1 32
CHEESE—Goshen,perlb IS a 21
Factory, per lb 19 a 20
CEMENT—Hydraulic, per bbl 5 00 a 5 50
COFFEE—Rio, per lb 25 a 2S
Laguayra, perlb 30 a 33
Java, per lb 40 a 42
COTTON CARDS-
No. 10, per doz 9 00 a
COTTON GOODS--
Augusta Factory, 5 per
yard 12 a
Augusta Factory 4-4 por
yard H a
Augusta Fact’y & Drill. 15 a
Montour Mills,? pery'd Ilia
7 oz. Osnaburgs, yard... 16 a
8 oz.Osuaburgs, yard— 18 a
. Osnaburg stripes, yard IS a
Hickory Stpes, per yrd 13 a IS
YARNS—
Nos. 6 to 12 1 70 a 1
Nos. 6tol2Fontenoy... 170 a 1 75
SHEETINGS A SHIRTINGS—
N. Y. Mills, per yard... 30 a
Lonsdale, per yard 20 a
Hope, per yard 20 a
TICKING—
Amoskeag.ACA peryd 421a
Amoskeag, A, per yard 35 a
Amoskeag, B, per yard 321a
Amoskeag, O, per yard 271a
Amoskeag, D, por yard 22* a
Conestoga, 4-4 per yard 40 a
Conestoga, J per yard.. 321a
PRINTS —Standard, per y’d 14 a
Merrimac, per yard 16 a
Mourning, per yard.... 14Ja
Wamsutta, per yard... 11 a
Arnold’s, per yard 12Ja
Freeman’s, per yard 12}a
Oriental, per yard 14 a
Amoskeag, per yard 12 a
Hamilton, per yard 14 a
American, por yard 14 a
Dunnoll’s, per yard 14 a
Home, por yard 14 a
Lancaster, per yard 14 a
CAMBRICS —Paper, per y’d 15 a
Colored, per yard......... 10a 12i
SPOOL COTTON—
Coats per dozen 1 15 a
Clarke^per dozen... . 110 a
FLANNELS—AH wool, y’d. 30 a 75
FLOUR — Country —super.,bbl. 12 50 al3 00
Extra, per bbl 13 00 a 14' 00
Family, per bbl 14 00 «15 00
—Excelsior City Mills —
Super, per bbl 13 a
Extra, per bbi li a
XX, per bbl i6 a
—Granite Mills —Canal... none.
Superfine, per bbl 13 00 a
Extra per bbl 14 Oil a
XX, per bbl 15 50 a
—Augusta Flour Mills—
(formerly Carmichael)
Superfine, per bbl 13 00 a
Extra, per bbl 14 00 a
XX, per bbi 16 00 a
STOCK FEED—per lb 3 a
Yellow meal feed, bush 1 55 a
GUNPOWDER —Rifle, perkeg 9 00 a
Blasting, per keg 6 50 a
Fuse. 100 feet 1 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 00 a 3 15
Red, per bushel..t 2 60 a 2 70
CORN—White, per bushel 1 20 a 1 25
Mixed, per bushel 1 20 a 1 25
OATS—per bushel 80 a 1 00
RYE—Seed, per bushel 0 00 a
REAS—Seed, ner bushel 1 10 a 1 20
CORN MEAL— *
City bolted, per bushel 1 35 a
Country, per bushel,... 1 20 a
GUANO—
Reed’s Phosphate 50 a
Andrews A Co.’s 50 a
Peruvian,No 1, pertonlOO 00 a
Wilcox, Gibbs A Co.’s
Manipulated, per ton 75 00 a
Phoenix, per ton 60 00 a
Turner’s Excelsior,ton 85 00 a
Rhodes’ Superphos
phate, per ton 70 00 a
Sol, Pacific.... 75
Baugh’s Raw 80ne.... 70
Land Piaster 20 00
Zell’s R B Phosphate 68
“ S Phos. Lime 70
Whann’s R. B. S. Phos.,. 70
Patapscn Guano 75
CORN SHELLERS 12 a 18
DRUGS AND MEDICINES—
Package Quotations.
Acid, Sulphuric § 8 a 10
Acid, Muriatic 9 a 12
Acid, Nitric 23a 25
Acid, Benzoic 60a 75
Acid, Tartaric... I.ooa 1 25
Alum 8a 10
Ammonia, aqua, fff.! loa 20
Arrow Root, Berm GOa 75
Arrow Root, St. Vincent 30a 35
Arrow Root, Taylors in foil 70a 75
Bal. Capavia .' 100a 1 25
Bal. Tolu 1 85a
Blue Mass, English 1 35 a 150
Blue Mass American 80a 1 00
Bay Rum, gallon 5 00a
Bay Rum, bottles, doz 13 00a
Blue Stone...’. 121a 15
Borax refined... 45a
Brimstone 7 a S
Calomel, English 1 50a 2 00
Calomel, American 1 40a 1 50
Camphor 1 25a 1 50
Cantnarides, powered 2 25 a
Castor Oil, E. 1 3 00a 3 50
Chamomile Flowers 60a 80
Ohlorido Lime 12a 15
Chlorite Potash 70a 80
Cloves.... ’. GOa 70
Cod Liver Oil, per doz 9 OOalO 00
Cochineal 1 90a 2 00
Copperas 4a 5
Cream Tartar Ssa 60
Cubebs, powdered 65a 75
Epsom Salts 6 a 8
Extract Logwood 15a 20
Flax Seed 12a 15
Gelatine, Cox’s per gross 36 00a
Ginger. Root 30a
Glauber Salts 4 a 0
Glycerine, Prices 1 58a 1 65
Glycerine, Concent 75 a 85
Gum Arabic, selected 80a 1 20
Gum Arabic, sorts 60a 75
.Gum Asafoetida 40a 65
Gum Shellac, Orange 65a 75
Gum Tfagacanth, white liake... 1 40a 1 60
Harlem Oil, per gross 9 00a
Indigo, Manilla 1 40a 1 60
lodide Potass 6 50a 7 50
Licorice, Calc 55a 1 60
Mace 1 50a 75
Madder IBa
Magnesia, Jennings 55a 65
Magnesia, Call 1 25a 1 50
Mercury 1 10a I 25
Morphine, sulph 8 00a 9 50
Oil Aniseed 5 00a
Oil Bergamot 8 SOalO 00
Oil Cassia 6 00a 7 00
Oil Cloves 5 60a 0 00
Oil Cubebs 0 50a 7 00
Oil Lemon 5 50a 8 00
Oil Olive 3 00a 4 50
Oil Peppoimint 6 50a 7 00
Opium 11 00al2 0C
Quinine, sulph 2 40a 2 90
Ss Soda ha 1
Seda, bi. curb 104a 10
•Sugar Lead 7ua 75
Sulphur 8a 10
EGGS—Per dozen 25 a SO
GRINDSTONES—per lb 2} i. 3
HAY —Northern, perewt ISo 200
Eastern, per cwt 2 • a
Country, perewt , (0 « 1 75
HlDES—Prime, per lb 6 a
Green Salted, per lb ... 8 a 9
Dry Salted, peflb,,, 10 a 16
Dry Flint, per 1b.../..... 16 a 17
IRON—Bar, refined, per lb 6 a 7
Sweedish, per lb 7ia 9
Sheet, per lb 7}a 10
Boiler, per lb B la
Nail Rod, pe* lb 11 a 12}
Horse Shoes, per lb 9}a 11
Horse-Shoe Nails 28 00 a4O ...
Castings, per lb 7}a 8
Steel, cast, per lb 24 a 26
Steel Slabs, per lb 12 a 13
Iron Ties, per lb 12Ja
LARD—Pressed, per lb 13 a
Leaf, in bbis, per 1b.... 15}a 16
Leaf, in half bbis, per 1 b 154 a 16
Leaf, in kegs, per 1b... 10 a
LEATHER—
Northern Oak Sole, 1b... 48 a 56
Country Oak Sole, ib.... 40 a 42
Hemlock Sole, per 1b... 35 a 40
Harness,Tier lb 45 a CO
Skirting, per lb 58 a 70
Kip Skins, per d0zen...45 00 «90 ...
Calfskins, per d0zen...36 00 at 7s ...
Upper, per doz 36 00 oA3 CO
Bridles, per dozen 42 00 at. ...
Bridles, fair, per d0z....50 00 a7O ...
Hog Seating, per d0z...60 OOaIOO ...
LlME—Rockland, perbbl 2 50 a 2 75
Howard, South’n. 54 bbl 2 75 a3 40
LIQUORS —Kingston, *4. cask-4 50 a6 00
BRANDY—cognac, perga!.. 8 00 zlo ...
Domestic, per ga110n.... 350 a 5 ...
CORDIALS —Per case 12 00 a
ALCOHOL—per gal 450a 5 00
GlN—Holland, per gallon 500a 6 50
American, per gallon... 2 90 a 3 50
RUM —Jamaica, per gallon... 8 00 alO 00
New England, per gal.. 3 00 a 4 Os:
WlNE—Madeira, per gallon. 2 50 a 4 60
Port, per gallon 2 50 a 4 50
Sherry, per gallon .1 2 .50 a a 50
Ci&ret, per case 5 00 al2 ...
Chamjjagne,fine,b’ket.2B 00 a4O ...
Champagne, Inf., b’kt.,lß 00 a25 ...
WHISKEY-*-Bourbon, ga1.... 3 00 a 5 ...
Rectified, per ga110n.... 2 10 a 2 50
Rye, per gallon 3 00 a 6 00
Irish, per gallon 7 00 a 9 ... j
Scotch, per gallon 7 00 a 9 ... j
MOLASSES—Muscovado, gal. 56 a GO ,
Cuba clayed, per ga1.... 65 a 58 j
Syrup, per gallon 70 a 1 25
Syrup, Stuart’s, choice- 1 50 a 1 60
Syrup, lower grades 60 a 80 1
MACKEREL, new—
No. 1, per bbl 23-00 a24 00
No. 2, per bbl 21 00 a2z 00
No. 3, per bbl 15 00 a!6 00
No. 1, per } bbl 12 (K) al2 50
No. 2, per } bbl 10 00 alO 50
No. 3, ner } bbl 9 00 a 9 50
h 0. 1 pei kit 325a 3 50
No. 2, per kit 3 00 a 3 25 I
No. 3, per kit 2 75 a 3 00
Mess, per kit a 5 00 j
MACCAKONI—American and
Italian, per lb 19 a 30 j
NAILS—Per keg 700 a
LANTATION TOOLS—
ANVILS—perIb IS <% 20
AXES—Per dozen 17 00 «!8 ...
Pick, per dozen 15 00 aIS ...
CHAlNS—Trace,por doz. p’r 9 00 «ir> ...
HOES—per dozen 6 00 «ls. \...
SHOVELS—Longh'dle, doz. 9 00 alp 00
Short handle, per d0z.,.14 00 a!8 00
Short handle, cast steel.l6 50 a .. ...
Spades, per dozen 15 00 al7 00
SKIVES—Mai, oz edpeern... 3 00 a 4 40
VlCES—Blacksmith’s Kottar
Kef , per lb IS a 20
Blacksmith’s Solid Box
perlb 30 a
POTATOES -Irish, per bbl 450a 500
Sweet, per bushel 1 20a 1 25
PICKLES - per bbl is 00 a
RlCE—lndia, perlb 10 a
Caro Una, per lb 11 a 124
BUCKWHEAT—New Buck
wheat Flour, per bbi.. 14 50a
New Buckwheat 4 bbl 7 50a
“ “ i bbl 4 Ofla
STARCH—PearI 124a 13
SALT—Liverpool, per sack.... 2 40*a 2 50
1 HOT—per bag 340a 350
Colegates' No. 1, per lb 10 a 11
• Pale, perlb 12 a 121
Family, per lb 124a 13
Ga. Chemical Works 84a 15
SUGARS- SUGARS—
Muscov—ls aISJ Ye110w.... 15id 16
PortoßicoiS a!6 Loaf.doub
Clarifiod...lSl«l9 refined...2o a
B 18 aIS4 Crushed... 19 «20
Extra C... 17 a!74 Granulat’dlO a2O
C 16Ja 171 Powdered. 19 a2O
TEAS—Hyson, perlb 1 25 a 2 00
Imperial, per lb 1 60 a 2 25
Oolong, per lb 1 50 a 2 00
■ Gunpowder, per lb 175a 225
Black, per lb 1 00 a 1 75
TOBACCO -
Mouldy and damaged ; 20@40
Common sound, “old, tax free’’ 40@50
Medium sound, do. 60(290
Fine bright, do, 90©$1
Extra fine to fancy, do. ..1.00@1.25
Extra fine bright, pew,“tax paid”L2s@l.so
Com. Dark Pound, so’d, “ 55® 60
“ Bright “ “ . 70(d) 80
Medium Dark, “ 7o@ 75
“ Bright, “ 85® 95
Fine Bright Pounds, “ 1 00®1 25
Extra Fine and Fancy, “ 1 25@1 50
Fancy Styles, “ 1 00®1 50
Hali-pounds Dark, “ <;o® 72
Bright* “ 05® 80
SMOKING TOBACCO—
Mareilla, per gross S 20 a
Right Bower, per gross2s 00 a
ICilliekanick, per 1b.... 1 00 a
Danville, per lb 50 a
Guerilla Club, i ,b 55 a
Bird’s Eye, per gross.lo 00 a
Ilarmonizer, per lb 75 a
Durham, taxes paid 00 a
Harmonizor, “ a 75
Bird’s Eye, “ gross. «10 00
Guerrilla Club** } ib 50 a
- Navy, “ ib 65 a
Marvl’nd Club** it; a1 50
Halla Rook, per lb 35 a
Pioneer 55 a
VINEGAR—Cider per gallon. 50a 55
White Wine, per ga1.... 50 a 00
French, per gallon 1 CO a
WOOL—Unwashed perlb 15 a
Washed, per lb 20 a
WOODEN WARE—
Buckets, 2 lioops, doz... 3 75 a 4 25
Buckets, 3 hoops, doz... 4 00 a 4 50
Tubs, 3 in nest, 5 00 a 7 ...
Washboards zinc 3 50 a 4 ...
Churns, per dozen 24 00 a4B .!!
HEWiORE COBBESPONBEHCE.
A Conversation with Gen. Dent , Grant's
brother-in-law—What Sort of a Nomir
. nation the General is after —Secret Call
fur a Union National Convention,
From the Charleston Courier.
New York, November 19.
It is idle to talk of the Presidential
problem without making direct reference
to Gen. Grant. It is the position he as
sumes on the leading political questions of
the day which cannot be ignored by any
party while the great contest is raging.
Hence anything definite in regard to the
General’s views cannot fail to ’ throw light
on flic question as to who is to be the com
ing man. Recent information on tins sub
ject has just reached me from a member of
the General’s own family, and as such may
be regarded as entirely reliable.
In one of my previous letters, I have
already stated that General Grant is deter
mined not to be bullied into the expression
of political sentiments by the politicians,
neither will he commit himself in favor of
any party. At u conversation recently
had with the General’s brother-in-law,
General Dent, who resides with Grant’s
family in Washington, the latter explained
to some trustworthy friends the General’s
position on public affairs. It then appear
ed that Grant does not want a party nomi
nation, not from the Republicans, and
neither the Democrats, and this for the
simple reason because lie does not really
belong to either party. Long ago, in con
versation with bis army officers, ho showed
great sympathy for the Democratic party.
During the war he was with the party that
supported the war; previous to the meet
ing of Congress, he placed himself upon
record as desiring a settlement with the
South without taking resource to negro
suffrage; after Congress bud met, and
seeing .the preponderous majority in
favor of Republicanism, he again assented
to what ho considered the will of the
people, and favored the constitu
tutional amendment. At that time he
even went so far as to advise some gentle
men from Arkansas, that the South should
adopt the amendment, lest it might be
compelled to accept something worse.
Rut of one thing your readers may be as
sured, Gencvui Grant is not in favor of
reconstruction as it is going on in the
South to-day, and he does not desire to
see the black population have the upper
hand there. lie is extremely averse to re
ceiving a Presidential nomination from
either a Republican or Democratic Na
tional'Convention, and will not accept any
unless it conies from a Convention of which
delegates from all parties have been
members. This fact has now been made
known, and hence a secret call is now cir
culating m several of the large cities,
calling for a Union National Convention,
the sole object of which is the nomination
of General Grant upon the platform of
his own life and services, without the
least reference to cither Democratic
or Republican principles. If the
party which is to “backup” this Con
vention is large enough, General Grant
will accept the nomination, while he will
decline any partisan nomination tendered
him by a party Convention. His object
is to settle the present political troubles
of the country. Ho feels himself capa
ble of doing it, and his friends desire
no better than to see him signalize him
self as the great pacificator, or as a
second Washington. For that purpose,
however, he desires to enter the White
House untrammelled, unpledged, and lie
says he cannot do it if he is to accept
either the Democratic or Republican
nomination, which of course, involves the
acceptance of their respective principles.
There exists thus great danger for either
of the two parties in making their nom
inations at too early a day ; for their very
cageiness “to capture” is the political
slangof the day. General Grant may not
only damage the prospects of the party
they represent, and may have the result
of spoiling the broth, or, in other words,
make it purely impossible for the General
to follow up the track which he has care
fully and deliberately decided to follow.
You must, therefore, not be surprised to
Lear before the 22d of February of a call
for a.National Convention, to meet at
Washington for the purpose of nominating
General Grant for the Presidency; nor
that General Grant should accept the
nomination unpledged. Our merchants
heie look forward with delight to the time
that the General accepts the untrammeled,
-non-partisan nomination. And t7iiatever
the politicians may plot or counterplot be
tween this time and the day of election, the
business men of the country, who desire !
peace and quiet, will all support the plan j
as chalked out above. * * * *
Pink. 1
Fraternal Meeting. Gastello’s
Menagerie promenaded through the streets
yesterday and passed the Capitol about 12
33. So soon as the music was heard,
Swaync s Menagerie lost all control of
itself, the nc c ro portion, especially, show
ing, signs of going out to see the monkeys
ana elephant, and the white portion sidling
toward the windows to get a glimpse of the
“live lion let loose in the streets. ” Broad
grins and intellectual smiles distended the
mouths of the negro delegates and their
feet kept time to the music. There was a
general feeing of disgust that they couldn’t
get out to sec the elephant. Elephant
-N orris saw his brother elephant and asked
mm how the land-office at Skowhcgan was.
Gastello s elephant replied—“ Rather
empty since you left.” Miller made on
h‘3 hands the letters I. O. U., to which the
elephant answered—“ They have stopped
talking a pout it lately. ’ ’ llolfe pushed up
to the window and asked the nigh mule
whether he had seen his carpet bag in
Selma. Simmons asked the lion whether
the warrant for his arrest was still out in
Colbert. Coon climed a pole and grinned
at the men in armor. Griffin rushed to
the gate, flung his arms around the jack
ass and said —“It is, jt is, my long lost
brother!” Haughey stood on the porch
and admired the monkeys. Buckley peep
ed from behind the curtains at the ladies
on horseback. Keifer tried to steal the
spots from the piebald horse. Major Sem
ple, Alexander and Speed accepted the
situation, and old Bingham rushed up
breathless, held his nose with his Angers,
and hollowed after the last jackass to know
whether he had seen anything of Widow
Ront!
It was a jolly occasion, a fraternal re
union to be long remembered. When the
two bodies embraced, they might have
been smelt a mile.— Montgomery Mail.
M. Brucke has observed that diffused
solar light, instead of being perfectly white,
is tinged with red. The light of burning
magnesium, which appears to be so like
sunlight, has a tinge of violet.
Brownlow is pretty bad for a Senator,
but his associate is Fowler.
The heirs of Anneke Jans are to have a
family gathering at Poughkeepsie.
It is stated that there are now but three
Irishmen in the Pontifical service, while
there are about twenty Englishmen,
United States Courts for the Southern
District of Ceorgi?.
CIRCUIT COURT IION. JOHN ERSKINE,
JUBGE, PRESIDING.'
November 22, 1867.—William B. DOTn,
vs. Porter .Fleming and Robert A. Fleming,
partners. Yhc plaintiff in this case, who
is a citizen of South Carolina, alleges that
the defendants were partners ; _ that they
were warehousemen and commission mer
chants in the city of Augusta, State of
Georgia; that on the 7th of August, 1862,
the plaintiffs stored seventy-five bales of
cotton, of the value of $6,000, in the
warehouse of the defendants ; that defend
ants undertook to insure said cotton against
damage er loss by fire; that defendants
failed to insure said cotton ; that they re
moved said cotton from one warehouse to
another without the consent of the plain
tiff, and contrary to the custom of ware
housemen, and that said cotton was de
stroyed by fire, and therefore he brings
suit to recover the value of said cotton.
The defendants deny that they were
partners; they deDV that they undertook
to insure said cotton; and they also deny
the existence of the custom in reference to
removing cotton from one warehouse to
another, as alleged by plaintiff; and they
aver that the plaintiff knew said cotton
was removed and made no objection to
such removal, and that the cotton was
quite as safe in the warehouse to which it
was removed as it was in the warehouse iu
which it was originally stored.
There being a conflict between the tes
timony of the plaintiff and that of Porter
Fleming, one of the defendants, for the
purpose of showing that Porter Fleming
testified without the bias of interest, coun
sel for the defendants offered to prove by
said Fleming that the partnership between
himself and Robert A. Fleming was dis
solved in September, 1862; that li. A.
Fleming had released him from all liability
on account of the firm, and that, in fact,
he had no interest in the event of this suit.
Counsel for the plaintiff objected to the
introduction of this testimony, and the ob
jection was sustained by the Court.
Without concluding the testimony on the
part of the defendants the Court adjourned
until ten o’clock to-morrow morning.
Lloyd and Linton Stephens, for plaintiff;
Lawton and H. V. Johnson, for defend
ants.
GRAND JURY.
The following is a list of the names of
the Grand Jurors finally empanuelled and
sworn for the present term of the United
States District Court:
Henry Brigham, Foreman,
2. Martin Duggan* 11. 11. P. Bickford,f
.3.J. N. Lewis* 12, A. B. Ives.f
4. Aaron Wilbur,* 13. W. M. Walsh,f
5. J. M. Haywood,* 14. E. B.Chipman.f
6. W .S.McFarland,* 15. E. H. K.irlin,t
7. J.S. Sturdevant,* 16. G. I. Taggart f
8. D. S. Unckles,f 17. FI. S. Nixon,f
9. A. S. Bigelow,f 18. Adam Short, f
10. S. Solomon,!
* Original panel. fNew members.
[*S'ay. Republican , 23ff.
Jefferson Davis.
A LEADING RADICAL PAPER OBJECTS TO
HIS TRIAL.
There are people yet who think that
something is to be gained or some principle
established by the trial of Jefferson Davis,
and day by day the approaching trial is
announced. What is to bo accomplished
hy !t ? Is it to convict him of treason?
Who believes that a Virginia jury, legally
drawn, can be bad to do that ? And if ho
were convicted, what then? Why should
he be punished when Lee and all the rest
were discharged without conditions? Is
this Government going, 'to revive the Jewish
scape goat institution, and pile all the sins
of the rebellion on one man in order to
cancel them all in the lump by a line ? Or
is this trial to be had in order to decide
whether .secession is a right? Think of
this Government, after calling out a
million of men to put down the rebellion,
submitting its right to do so to a jury of
twelve men in a Rebel State.
And what if the jury should acquit him?
J hen it will have beeu decided at law that
secession is right, and that the Govern
ment committed a crime by resisting it;
and as an illegal order is no defence to t.iio
agent, ah our soldiers who trrried on the
war will have been found guilty of murder.
\v nat a splendid consummation this would
be tor our imbecile oflieiousness in de
manding a trial of Jefferson Davis. A
jury trial is not fit for the head of a great
belligerent power that carried 011 a terrible
war tor four years. The fight of the na
tion to subdue a rebellion is not a thin" to
be submitted to any jury. It is not lit to
execute a penalty on one man out of a bel
ligerent power that put half a million of
armed men in the field, and after we have
discharged all the rest.
Jefferson Davis is a fit subject for John
son s pardon. _ This ignominy may serve
in the place 01 penalty. We know nothing
more humiliating that we can do to him,
uian to have him owe his discharge to
Johnson s pardon. Let him have this,
and let us stop the farce of a trial which
is announced as close ut hand.— Cincinnati
Gazette , 15 th.
Wants tiie Contract.—An old and
experienced small-pox nurse in this neigh
borhood desires to get the contract for
washing and perfuming Dope’s polecats
before they assemble in Convention. Ho
proposes to use corn cobs, coarse sand"
castilo soap and Darby’s Fluid, and will
contract for the entire lot at twenty-five
cents a head for the black ones and one
dollar a head for the whites. We hope
Varney Gaskill will make a note of this
liberal bid.
N. R-We are requested to state that
htinkee is not included in this bid, but
will be contracted for by special agreement.
Columbus Sun & Times.
Who Wrote “Cotton is King?”
This inquiry has been made in our
presence, says the iSew York Express.
Ihe phrase “Cotton is King” has been
attributed to the late Governor Hammond,
of south Carolina. This is an orror It
originated with the author of a book bear
ing that title, first published in 1855, and
advocating the preservation of the Union
as essential to the prosperity of the coun
try. Many were urging that the South
had become a burden upon the North,
and that, “by kicking the South out of
the Union,” the North would become
vastly more prosperous and powerful.
The author presented the economical rela
tions of the two sections, in their true
light, for the first time. The exports of
tne country were shown so as to represent
the several commodities entering into our
foreign commerce. From this it appeared
that the North never supplied, of "the pro
ducts of the soil, more than about $35,-
000,000 to $45,000,000 in value, while the
South supplied more than thrice that
amount. To dissolve the Union, the
author argued, would so diminish our
foreign commerce as to be ruinous to the
country. Dissolution, he therefore con
cluded, would be treason to the best
interests of the nation. But he went
lurther, and demonstrated that, irom the
results of emancipation, everywhere else,
the abolition of slavery, in its economical
results, would be quite as ruinous as disso
lution upon our foreign commerce.
The author of that work is Professor
David Christy, then of Cincinnati, but
now of New York City. It will be deter
mined, in a. few years, whether hid deduc
tions were not correct.
Recent Election—-Vote op Illinois.
—Though the election in this State on the
sth inst. was for local officers, and the vote
naturally smal!, some indication is fur
nished of tho change in public sentiment
going on all over tho North. Had the
election been for State officers, it may be
safely said, the Democratic majority would
have approached its farmer status under
Democratic dynasties. We give the fol
lowing returns from counties, which,
though incomplete, presents all the ma
tenal at present available. From 53 eoun
ties, a little over one-half, and comprising
the heaviest Radical localities, being in the
northern and central portions of the State,
the returns foot up Democratic 56,910,
Radical 71,514, leaving a Radical balance
of 14,604. This will be overcome with a
Democratic margin to spare when Egypt
is heard from. East fali Logan carried
.the State by upward of 56,000 majority,
now there will be a few thousands major
ity the other way.
The Mulatto Convention.— Pope has
ordered his mulattoes to meet in Atlanta
on the 9th of December, having thusspar
ed the capitql of the State from pollution
and desecration, common justice demands
that we Should submit, which we now do,
that John Pope has been guilty of one act
which will meet the approbation of honest
men.
We may anticipate a lively little dirt
flinging between the two Radical organs in
that city, for the printing pap.
# Cologne and disinfectants will advance
in price in the Atlanta market.*— Columbus
Hun & Times.
Cotton for Liverpool. —Messrs. Starr
A Roberts yesterday morning cleared the
American bark 11. D. Hrookman (687
tons), Laptam A. F. Savin, for Liverpool,
with a cargo consisting of 1,976 bales ot
upland cotton, weighing 939,377 pounds,
and valued at $150,300 26.
had quick dispatch, having been
loaned by Captain Riley in fourteen days.
Savannah Republican , 2'id.
WANTED,
A;SITUATION AS TEACHER.
THE SUBSCRIBER, WHO HAS
JL had eight years’ experience In nil profession as Princi
pal cf Academics, and Is at present Principal of Montreal
Academy, in Nehon county, Virginia, desires to move South,
on account of the health of hid fam’ly, and will accept a fit;
uaMon either in a Male or Fema!e College or Acad or in
a private School, that will yield him a rapport anywhere in
Georgia or South Carolina. He teaches, l^] c ’e the English
branches and Mathematics, the Lat”, 4 Greek, French and
Spanish Lmduagea, and will gi' f e satisfactory testimonials
of his competency, popularity as & Teacher.
Address E. JEFFERBON,
nov‘J4 Moat?dal, Nelson County, Va,
