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OLD SERIES, VOL. LXXVI.
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WH)MBBAT HORSING JINK 16.
Senator Sprague has our acknowledg
ments for copies of his speeches in the
Senate on the “Tax Bill,” on the “Civil
Tenure Aet;” on the “Financial Condi
tion,” and on the “National Currency.”
CoiTGN Chop.—Accounts from the cot
ton crop arc more favorable. The weather
for the past week has been warm and
showery. The plant, though small, is
looking green and healthy.
Mona Troops for Warrenton. —An
additional force of two car loads of United
States Infantry came down on the Georgia
Railroad yesterday morning, and weut to
Warrentoo. The illustrious exile and so
called Sheriff of Warren county was with
the solliers.
Map op Uu'iimond County.—Mr. E.
V. Sharpe, formerly City Surveyor, is en
gaged in getting up a map of Richmond
c jurity, which will be a very useful publi
cation. Mr. Sharpe, being familiar with
every inch of ground in the county, can
get up an accurate and acceptable map.
We trust our people will give the enter
prise alt the aid it to well deserves.
Immigration.— Sam’l Weil, Esq., For
eign Commissioner of Immigration for the
State, leaves for Europe this week. It
will be seen, from a letter published else
where,tliat Mr. Henry Meyers, of this city,
baa formed an Immigration Company with
a ea-‘>i capital of S3O,(XX), to purchase lands
of the beat quality, and will give each im
migrant twenty-five acres of land and assist
and furnish them means to make the first
crop. Mr. Meyers has moved with won
derful energy in this matter. This propo
sition ought certainly to turn the tide of
immigration in this direction. We have
no doubt but that the public would be
please and to learn further particulars of this
important movement.
Fruit and Vegetable, Express.—We
learn that the Southern Express Company
is now prepared to forward, daily, fruits
and vegetables in boxes, crates, baskets or
barrels, fur Now York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Nashville, Louisville, Charleston,
Savannah, and other points, by passenger
trains, in charge of careful messengers.
Also, lor New York via steamship from
Charleston and Savannah. The fruit will
bo carefully handled, and forwarded as
promptly as possible by the Express Com
pany. For rates or other information, ap
ply to the Agent of the Southern Express
Company.
Prizes for Planters.—We examined,
yesterday, some handsome silver prizes to
bo awarded planters using Soluble Pacific
Guano by Mr. J. O. Mathewson, the
Agent in this.ci y. The prizes, which are
substantial and neatly executed, will be on
exhibition at the jewelry store df F. A.
Brahe & Cos., where they can be seen by
our citizens. The following is a list of
them:
Ist Premium for the greatest
growth of cotton, ono acre—one
Silver Pitcher, solid and very
handsome $75 00
2nd Premium for the second great
est growth ol cotton, one aero —
one handsome carved Goblet,
gold-lit: od.. SSO 00
.‘id Premium lor the third i reatest
growth of cotton, one aero—one
solid Silver Cup $25 00
Ist Premium for the greatest
growth of corn, ono acre —ore
handsome carved Goblet, gold
lioed SSO 00
2nd Premium for the second great
est growth of corn, oue acre —
one Silver Cup, gold-lined $25 00
3rd Premium for the third great
est growth of corn, one acre—
ono solid Gold Medal $25 00
Heavy Robbery ky a Savannah
River Boatman. —On Monday morniog
a boatman of tin: Savannah River, a negro
named Starling Fergurson, was arrested
ou a warrant issued at the instance of Mr.
William B. Young, the agent in this city
of the “Born Mining and Manufacturing
Company,” which works the Dorn Gold
Mines, in South Carolina, about sixty
miles up the Savannah River. The affi
davit of the prosecutor sets forth that on
the 11th of this month, ho shipped to
Balias Banding, from this city, by Fergur
son a boat load of provisions, consisting oi
nine hundred ami five pounds of bacon,
fifty-five sacks of corn, twenty sacks of
flour, ten sacks of meal and throe boxes of
candles, the value of the cargo amounting
to three or four hundred ddlars. The
supplies wore takeu on his boat and carried
up the river by Fergurson. Upon his re
turn sometime afterward he reported to
Mr. Young that tho goods had been de
livered and nothing more was said about
the matter. A few days since, however,
Mr. Young received information that the
goods had never been reoeived, and on
yesterday had the boatman arrested. The
police also succeeded in finding somo of the
candles stolen, at a shop in tuis city, whose
propriet ir had purchased them from the
uegro. The account the prisoner gave of
the transaction alter his arrest was, that
in going up tho river the boat careened and
the goods fell into tho water, and were all
lost with the exception of the flour and
candles, which, jinitiny on tho waves,
lie was enabled to recover them. He con
sidered thorn, after their miraculous pres
ervation, as lawful Jloatsam and getsarn
prizes and disposed of them according.
The accused was committed, in default ot
one thousand dollars' bail, to appear at tho
next term of the Superior Court.
Serious Stabbing Affray.-A serious
stabbing affray took place in tho upper
part of the city on last Sunday morning.
The party stabbed was a colored man
named Richard Phillips, who reoeived a
very serious wound tu the hack from an
other negro named Samuel Uutlcr. It
seems that for some time past there has
existed a feud between Butler and a gang of
negroes of which Phillips is a member.
Repeated quarrels had taken place be
tween the parties and in the last, more
desperate than the rest, the Phillips faction
are alleged to have told Butler that they
intended to have his blood upon the first
opportunity that was offered. The first
meeting that took place between any of
the parties after the lastquarrel had taken
place and this threat had been uttered was
ou tho morning of last Sunday, when
Phillips and Butler encountered each other
in the u or part of town. But'er re
minded 1 i, antagonist that he had threat
ened hi- life and struck him. A desperate
struggle ensued after the blow was given,
in which But'er drew a large bowie-knife
and flung'J the blade several inches into
the bae*. Pnil ips, thus effectually de
ciding in ’ ot, :>t. Phillips was taken
home in what * - supposed to be a dying
condition —the b>ade ot the knife having
entered his baek uuder the left shoulder
and was driven with force enough to per
forate the shoulder-blade and penetrate to
the cavity beneath.
A warrant was taken out for Butler
Monday by the father of the wounded
man and the accused arrested and brought
before Justice Kils yestei day morning. An
examination was postponed until the 10th
instant and the prisoner committed to jail
to await the result of Phillips’ injuries.
Western Military Academy —E.
Kirby Smith. Superintendent.— This
Academy is situated near the town of
Newcastle, in Henry County, Kentucky,
the blue-grass region, five from the
Louisville and Frankfort Railroad, and
about the same distance from the railroad
connecting Louisville and Cincinnati.
The location offers the advantage of
health fulness, accessibility, and retire
ment The discipline is strictly military,
requiring system and punctuality in the
discharge of every duty. The next regu
lar session begins Ist September, Ifsib.
The Taxable Properly of South Carolina.
The value of the real and personal prop
erty of the State of South Carolina, as
returned by the District Assessors and
equalized by the State and County Boards
for the year 1869,is as follows: Real prop
erty, $125,171,088; personal property,
S3B 851,2)1; total $161,022,339. The
lollowing table exhibits the detail:
CMintM. Fwwmal. Rea:.
Abbeviile $1,836,279 5,155.076
Anderson 1,560,169 3,479,302
Barnwell 1,452,748 5 959,004
Beaufort 748,158 3,853,734
Charleston 8,613,501 56,688,806
Chester 1.302,068 3,432.484
Chesterfield 590,640 1,960,912
Clarendon 374,619 1,975,078
Colleton 856,523 4,160,704
Darlington 1,043,557 3,769,114
Edgefield 1,981,035 6,151.985
Fairfield 1,067,302 3,046,327
Georgetown 491,685 2,378,331
Greenville 1,309,318 3,745,540
Horry 418,461 894.278
Kershaw 621,620 2,543,370
Lancaster 498,434 1,375.573
Laurens 1,006,351 3,032 029
Lexington 836,778 2,001,144
Marion 787,122 3,627,111
Marlboro 499,181 1,784,400
Newberry 1,051,084 3,041,109
Oconee 502,983 2,112,492
Orangeburg 1,756,370 5,776,276
Pickens 400,667 854,162
Richland 1,577,201 9,780.190
Spartanburg 2,032,765 4,187,772
Sumter 837,296 3,592,837
Union 937,434 2.737,392
Williamsburg 599,353 2',015,868
York 1,320,591 2,992,186
$38,851,25! 125,171,088
The Cotton Trade op tiie World.—-
We publish this morning aa interesting
and valuable address on the cotton trade of
the world, is irotu the Memphis Avalanche,
and should be read by every ono interested
in the production of our great staple.
The Cincinnati Southern Road.—The
Atlanta JnteUigenccr publishes the follow
ing dispatch:
Cincinnati, June 4, 1869.
To Governor 11. B. BullocJc:
Chattanooga, by unanimous vote, Coun
cil declared the termini to-day.
(Signed) W. H. Harrison,
Chairman.
Columbus and West Point Ivoad.—
Colonel L. P. Grant, Chief Engineer, will
roport to the stockholders of the Atlanta
and West Point Road early in July next,
carefully prepared estimates of the Colum
bus aud West Point Road, recently sur
veyed. The survey of the proposed Road,
it is said, gives the distance as thirty-eight
miles, and an alignment possessing no
heavier grade going from West Point to
Columbus than a dead level.
Railroad prom Madison to Grifpin.
—The Griffin Middle, Georgian calls the
attention of the people of that section of
the State to the late resolution of the stock
holders of the Georgia Railroad and Bank
ing Company. There is but little doubt
but that a road from Madison to Griffin
would be one of the most profitable roads
in the State. Tho construction of this
road will bring the people of Augusta and
Griffin and the intervening portion of Mid
dle Georgia into intimate and profitable in
tercourse, and make that Eountain of
Health, the Indian Springs, accessible to
all parts of the State.
Cumberland University, Lebanon,
Tennessee.—We have received the tri
ennial and annual catalogue of this Uni
versity for 1868-69. The number of stu
dents in attendance is seven hundred and
fifty eight (758), which shows the Univers
ity to bo in a very flourishing condition.
The Cuban Revolution.—A dispatch
to York Herald from Neuvitas
reports that tho steamer Salvador success
fully landed men and munitions at the port
of Nuevas Grandes, on the north coast, not
far Irorn Neuvitas. A British war steam
er and two Spanish cruisers failed to catch
the Salvador, which departed immediate
ly after her men and cargo had been dis
embarked. A Spanish force landed soon
after, but the filibusters were already on
their march to the interior, and only the
evidenoe of their having been there was
found. The expedition which landed in
the Bay of Nipe comprised a larger steam
er (name not given), and the steamship
Pent from New York. The steamer
transferred her cargo to tho Peril, which
made several trips to the shore, landing
meu, arms, artillery, ammunition, pro
visions and clothing for tho insurgents.
Immediately upon landing tho filibusters
threw up intrenehments and mounted eight
guns, sweeping the bay. On the 16th in
stant the Spanish war steamer Marsella
entered the Bay of Nipe, and was received
with a sharn fire from the artillery. Two
shots took effect in her hull, compelling
her to withdraw. She then went to the
port of Manati, and obtained a forco of
soldiers, and in company with the Spanish
gunboat Af l tea, returned to the Bay of
Nipe.. After several shots had been ex
changed between the ste imers and the
shore batteries several hundreds of Span
iards wore landed, and, making a detour to
the rear took possession of the guns which
the filibusters had been compelled to aban
don. The insurgent*, meantime, had only
retired for the purpose of reforming. That
done they returned in force, made a bril
liant charge with the bayonet, retook all
the guns and compello 1 the Spaniards to
retreat iu disorder with a loss of forty-five
killed and one hundred wounded.
Shots from the Spanish steamer having
set fire to a building filled with war mate
rials, the filibusters did not pursue the
routed eoemy, they having tj remain and
extinguish the fl ames and save the arms,
whioh they succeeded in doing. The
Spaniards saw ten cannon unmounted in
addition to the eight pieces already in posi
tion. Foreigners led the attack and com
posed a large part’ of the insurgent force.
The Spaniards captured a Prussian uud
instantly shot him. Oa the 16th inst. a
severe engagement took place four miles
from Puerto Padre. The insurgents at
tacked a force of 1,000 Spaniards convey
ing provisions to Tunas. The battle took
place along the margin of the river and
lasted for several hours, and every attempt
of the Spaniards to cross was repulsed with
severe loss. They were shot down in the
river, actually dying the water with their
blood. Finally the Spaniards were driven
back with great loss and compelled to
abandon the design of provisioning Tunas.
They acknowledge a loss of thirty
four killed and one hundred wounded, but
the insurgents claim that their loss was
much heavier.
The Spaniards retreated to Puerto
Padre, where they were awaiting reinforce
ments at last accounts. One thousand
men under General Ferrer had arrived
from Puerto Principe at Neuvitas, and
were about to march to reinforce Puerto
Padre. Ferrer will command all the
Spanish troops there. A coasting schooner
had arrived at Nuevitas with the Span
iards wounded in a skirmish near the same
piace ou *s-c 2Dth instant between a band
of insurgents and Spanish foraging party,
in which the latter were driven back.
Puerto Padre is a smill seaport town on
the North Coast of Cuba, in the Eastern
Department, between Hibara and Mala
queta Bay. The locality is reported to be
swarming with insurgents. The Cubans
arc jubilant over these successive victories,
which have evidently been gained by the
patriots, as all the information given above
has been obtained from Spanish sources.
Napoleon Aranjo, the insurgent chief, has
been restored to his command. The
Cubans have resolved upon active opera
tions ia the future and intend keeping
the Spaniards on the seaboard cut off from
communication with the interior towns,
which are all suffering severely from want
of provisions.
The Warrenton Outrage.
The information conveyed in our letter
from Warrentou will be received by all
classes of our people with feeliDgs of deep
regret. Regret that the Executive of tho
State is so lost t j all sense of shame or de
cency as to call for the interposition of
Federal troops for the purpose of consum
mating his own unholy polit.cal ends, and
the further regret that a creature wearing
the semblance of' a man could have so far
disgraced his lineage as to become the con
venient tool of a dishonored Executive.
From the infoi mation before us, we con
clude that Chap Norris, former Sheriff ofthe
county, and who, without any cause or pre
text whatever, voluntarily left thecounty and
vacated his office, has been sent by Bul
lock, under a large guard of federal
soldiers, furnished by General Terry, to
Warrenton, for the purpose*of bringing
about a collision with the people of that
town. Some ten days since three com
panies of troops escorted Norris back to
Warrenton from Atlanta, where he had
been for several months waiting the ar
rival of the great incendiary. After re
maining a few days he left again for At
lanta, and, day before yesterday, returned
with a reinforcement of two companies,
embracing 125 men, and then set deliber
ately to work in executing the plans of
Bullock to bring on a collision with the
citizens.
He has arrested and thrown in jail Jack
Raley, the successor appointed by the Or
dinary and affira ed by Judge Andrews,
in the Sheriff's office, made vacant by Nor
ris’ flight. He has arrested and thrown
into jail three of the Cadys and Martin aod
Hartley. The Codys are the men who
Norris pretended to have recognized in the
party who shot him several months since.
He never made any legal charge or com
plaint against these men and now seeks
revenge by thrusting them in jail.
As to Martin and Hartley, we are at no
loss to determine why they were arrested.
Both of these gentlemen are known to be
friends of, and one of them a partner in
business with young Wallace, who was
brutally assassinated a few weeks since by
Dr. Darden. Their friendship for Mr.
Wallace was enough to procure their con
demnation by Chap Norris and his Fed
eral guard.
We are not inclined to censure General
Terry for furnishing the weapon for Bul
lock and Norris to vent their spite upon
the people of Warren. As at present ad
vised wo presume he has yielded to a de
mand made upon him by the creature who
accidentally occupies the Executive Chair
for assistance in quelling domestic insur
rection. If such a demand lias been made
upon Gen. Tarry we do not well see how
he could avoid a coin lianee with it.
So far, then, as General Terry and the
troops are concerned we hope that they
will not be harshly judged until we can at
least ascertain how far they have volun
tarily entered into this shameful and dia
bolical combination to bring on bloodshed
and violence in a peaceful village of the
State. If, as we have supposed, Genera]
Terry has been imposed upon by Bullock,
we have strong hopes that he will withdraw
the force which he has, in our opinion, so
injudiciously and inconsiderately placed
under his control.
We earnestly counsel our friends in
Warren to be patient and forbearing
under this most gross and unprovoked out
rage. We hope that there may be no
thought of forcible resistance to this ille
gal action of the ex-Sheriff. Let them
resolutely set their faces against any and
all persons who may advise or suggest
violence. The remedy provided by the
law is ample, though it may be a little
slow. No man in this country can •be ar
rested and kept imprisoned except upon
inlormation made on oath accusing him of
a violation of the laws of the land. We are
not under military law, although these ar
rests are apparently made by the military
power. This is an adroit move of Bullock,
who desires to produce that impression in
order to provoke the people to resistance.
He has been careful to have tho arrests
made by a pretended civil officer, and has
made a parade of military force to entrap
the citizens into some acts of resistance.
The civil authorities of the county can,
and doubtless will, relieve these gentlemen
from their durance vile. J udge Andrews is
within a halfday’s journey, let him be ap
plied to. At all events, and at all hazardSj
we beg that our friends will at least take
no thought of deliverance except by and
through the terms of the law. If these
should all fail, it will then be time enough
to cast about for other remedies.
This action of Bullock shows very clear
ly the dangerous ground we all tread upon.
It will furnish us a lesson which will not
pass unheeded. It proves that Bullock is
determined to precipitate the people of the
State, if he can, into a condition which will
make all the devils in Ilell shout and re
joice when they hear his detested name.
By patence and forbearance, and constant
watching, we can and must effectually
thwart his diabolical schemes.
Our rrospects as a Great Kallroad
Centre.
Tuesday will be hailed as Red Letter
day iD the history of Augusta, and will
mark the beginning of anew era in its
prosperity.
Early in the morning tnere was a meet
ing of all parties in interest to discuss
propositions made by Moses, Taylor & Cos.,
of New York, to equip and build a rail
road from Port Royal to Augusta, to be
completed, if possible, within twelve
months, and to make a connecting line
of sea going steamers to New York, upon
certain stipulations. These propositions
were accepted under conditions which
subsequently have been in great part com
plied with. We regard the building of
this road as now beyond contingency, and
firmly believe that within a calendar year
the steam.horse will give us a direct short
connection (the distance being only one
hundred and ten miles), with the best
harbor on the Southern Atlantic coast,
and one not inferior to any of the harbors
of the North American Continent.
At the called meeting of the Stockhold
ers of the Macon and Augusta Railroad it
was resolved .unanimously to push the
road to completion. The proposition,
which met with decided opposition on the
part of the corporation of Augusta, as
well as a large number of indi
vidual stockholders, was in a spirit
o! compromise modified so as to give the
Maeon A Augusta Railroad Company aad,
these failing, the City Council of Augusta,
the right to redeem the additional stock
issue of five hundred thousand dollars,
within twelve months after the completion
of the work, at a slight advance. This
siruck at the objectionable feature, and, all
parties being a unit as to the importance
of the early completion of the enterprise,
the proposition passed unanimously. We
will, therefore, have this road completed
within a year, opening up to us a short,
friendly connection with Southwestern
Georgia and close connection with the
Gulf of Mexico.
Further : We have the responsible as
surances of Baltimore interest, now con
trolling a continuous line from Baltimore
to Wilmington, and the owners of the
bonded debt of the Wilmington and Man
chester Road, that this road will be ex
tended from Manchester to Augusta during
the coming year.
On Saturday next the trains of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road will enter the city of Augusta for the
first time.
By the first day of July, 1870, there
will concentre in the City of Augusta the
Georgia Railroad, the Augusta and
Charleston, or South Carolina Railroad,
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1869
and the Augusta and Savannah Road, all
of which are now in operation. The
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Road
are within a mile of being completed. The
Macon and Augusta Road more than half
built; the Port Royal and Augusta, more
than half the distance graded; and the
Wilmington and Augusta Railroad.
The completion of these roads will give
us close connection with the best harbors
on the South Atlantic coast—Norfolk,
Wilmington, Charleston, Port Royal and
Savannah.
The Railroad Convention.
In accordance with the call published
by the Mayor of Augusta, through the
direction of the City Couocil, a meeting
of the stockholders of the Macon and Au
gusta Railroad Company was held at the
City Hall Tuesday evening at one o’clock.
The object of the Convention was to dis
place those Directors who it was alleged
illegally represented the stock in the road
owned by the city of Augusta and also to
provide meaDs for finishing the road to
Macon, its destined terminus. There was
not a large body of stockholders present,
but it was believed that a large amount of
stock was represented by proxy. Still,
however, before the Convention assembled
fears were entertained that a majority of
tbe stock would not be represented and
that, consequently, the meeting would fail
to accomplish the purposes for which it
was called.
The meeting did not assemble for some
time after it was called, owing to a meet
ing of the Directors of the Georgia Rail
road, which had to be held before the
Macon Road stockholders could hold their
Convention.
At a few minutes before one o’clock the
Convention was called to order by Hon. H.
F. Russell, Mayor of the city, who was
called to the Chair on motion of Mr.
J. J. Cohen. Dr. J. A. S. Milligan was
requested to act as Secretary.
Mr. L, N. Whittle, of Macon, wished to
know the object of the meeting, as he had
not been informed of it.
Mr. Tutt said the meeting was called for
a specific purpose, and he thought that
that purpose ought to be stated to the
Convention.
Mr. Sibley said that terms for the com
pletion of the Road to Macon had been
submitted by Judge King, which did not
meet the approval of Council, and hence
the Convention had been called in order
that these terms might be submitted to it,
and if they were found unacceptable that
some other arrangement might be agreed
upon. There were also said to be certain
parties in the Directory of the Road who
had no right to be there.
Mr. Moore moved that the amount of
stock represented by members of the Con
vention be ascertained.
Mr. Whittle said the meeting, accord
ing to the charter of the company, could
ti_ke no action which would be binding upon
the board of Directors. He saw no rea
son for ascertaining the amount of- stock
represented, as the action of the Conven
tion was worth notuing in a legal point
of view. What it might do would be
merely advisory. The Directors alone
had the right to call a meeting which
would be legal.
Mr. Moore renewed his motion. At
any meeting the stockholders might alter
the by-laws if they so desired.
Mr. Cohen thought Mr. Moore’s mo
tion was unnecessary, as any one could see
from the stock list that a quorum of the
stock of the Road was represented.
Mr. Moore changed his motion so as to
instruct the Secretary to call the roll of
Stockholders and ascertain the number
present, and the amount of stock which
was represented.
On motion of Mr. B. T. Harris, of Han
cock, tho motion of Mr. Moore was amend
ed so as to require tbe Stockholders to
report themselves and their proxies to
the Secretary.
After this was done the Secretary re
ported that eleven thousand one hundred
and thirty-seven shares were represented
in the Convention.
Mr. Tutt moved that the Secretary read
a list of those Directors who were owners
of stock in the Company. Carried.
The Secretary read, Benjamin Conley,
President, ten shares, J. P. King one
hundred and five shares, Geo. Haxelhurst
ten shares, Win. Shear thirty-five shares,
M. H. Welborn ten shares; those who did
not own any stock were W. J. Magrath,
who represented the stock owned by the
South Carolina Railroad, B. B. DeGraf
fenried, who represented the stock owned
by Baldwin county, and Geo. S. O’Bear,
who represented the Macon stock.
Alderman Sibley asked if any of the Di
rectors had resigned recently.
The Secretary answered that Blodgett,
Tweedy and Levy had resigned.
Mr. Clark moved that the proposition
of Hon. John P. King to finish the road
be read for the information of the Conven
tion. Mr. King had explained it to the
City Council but he thought it would be
best now for him to furnish the same in
formation to the meeting.
Gen. A. R. Wright said he understood
the Convention was called by the owners
of the road for the purpose of examining
into its condition with a view to its early
completion. Previous to this meeting, Mr.
King had submitted certain propositions to
the City Council, which the latter had re
jected. The meeting was called in order
to have the road completed at an early
day. This was not a political.meeting, nor
was it called to prevent the construction of
the road as had been charged. At the time
the meeting was called the Directors who
represented the city were not legally repre
sentatives. There was some discrepancy,
he thought, between the proposition as
explained by Mr. King, the proposition as
explained by one of the Executive Com
mittee and the report of the Executive
Committee, which he would like to see ex
plained. He hoped Mr. King would read
his proposition.
Mr. King said there was no discrepancy
that he knew of between the report of the
Executive Committee and that of himself.
He thought the city ought to feel an inter
est in the road, as it was a large stockhold
er. He reviewed the history of the road
from the termination of hostilities up to
the present time. The general outline of
the proposition was that Jessup & Cos.
should receive five thousand shares of
stock and. all the assets of the Macon Road,
consisting as follows:
$60,000 Macon city bonds at 30 $45,000
33,000 Ballwin county bonds at 70 23,100
40,000 So. Ca. Railr’dbonds at 80 32,000
370,000 M. &A. bonds, endorsed
by Ga. R. R., at 90 330,000
30,000 cash collection from stock
holders 30,000
225,000 City Augusta bonds at 80-180,000
5,000 Shares of stock at 33 165,000
Total SBOB,IOO
and assume all its liabilities, which were
as follows:
Due to Jessup & Cos., New York..sloo,ooo
Due the Central Railr'd for freight 12,000
Due the Georgia Railroad 40,000
Interest on bonds 42,000
Sundries 7,800
Total -$201,800
Jessup & Cos. would expend the follow
ing amounts in the of the
read: »
JohnT. Grant ifcCo., Contractors,
to receive.: $360,000
Twenty-six hundred tons of iron
rail 221,000
Railroad chairs and spikes 22,400
Salaries of engineers and officers... 10,000
Total $603,400
If the road had the cash on hand it
could be built for about fifty thousand
dollars less than this amount. Under these
circumstances the Executive Committee
thought these terms were the best to' be
obtained, and it was better to accept them
than let the road rot for want of -means to
finish it. His interest and that of the
Georgia Railroad were identical with that
of the Macon Road, and if he had made
errors they were honest errors. He pro
posed this arrangement because he believed
it to be the best for his own interest and
that of the city of Augusta. The safety
of the road depended upon its early com
pletion to Macon. A proposition had been
made to build tbe road upon its own
bonds endorsed by the Georgia Road.
This was not practicable, as he did not be
lieve the Georgia Road would consent to
tbe endorsement.
Mr. Sibley asked Judge King to read
the propositions made to him by the City
Council of Augusta for finishing the Ma
con and Augusta Railroad.
Mr. Kiog read the plan of the City
Council, which was that bonds of the
road to the amount of six hundred thou
sand dollars should be issued and
endorsed by the cities of Augusta and
Macon and the Georgia and South Caro
lina Railroads, upon which it could be
built. Mr. King thought the Georgia
Rood would not give the endorsement,
and that this proposition if accepted
would involve a fatal delay io consummat
ing the arrangement, and was, therefore,
impracticable. The other proposition
would furnish cash and allow the speedy
completion of the work. While the Jes
sup proposition was the best possible un
der the circumstances the Convention need
not accept it if it was disagreeable, but he
felt bound to say that he thought no more
favorable proposition would be ever offered.
Mr. Hazlehurst gave the estimate of
Grant & Cos. for finishing the road (not in
cluding iron, etc.,) to Macon, as follows :
1,250,000 yards of excavation, at
17 cts. per yard $212,500
20,000 yards of rock cutting at
$1 00 per yard 20,000,
Grubbing 5,000
Masonry 20,000
Crossties 40,000
32 miles of track laying 16,000
Repairs and regrading 16,000
Total $329,500
On the word of an experienced engineer
lie assured them this was a low estimate for
the work. Ho told the Convention of his
expedition to New York to get aid for this
road, of the reception he had met with from
Messrs. Ivetcham, Dabney, Morgan & Cos.,
and other large capitalists, and their refu~-
sal to aid him. He said that finally he
succeeded in getting Jessup & Cos. to do it
on the terms proposed above, provided he
became a party to the contract. He had
refused to do this until advised to consent
by Judge King. He was willing to give
to the road every dollar he made from the
contract. He thought this the only chance
offered to complete theroad, andif. itwasnot
accepted he would have nothing more to do
with it. The Convention, however, could
act as it thought fit in tbe matter. After
some discussion between the Speaker and
Mr. Hazlehurst, as to tbe best manner of
building the road,
Mr. Whittle offered aresolution that the
Convention authorize the President and
Directors of the Macon & Augusta Rail
road to consummate this contract with
Jessup & Cos. at once, and supported bis
resolution in a long speech, showing the
great advantages to be derived from the
early completion of this read.
Messrs. Linton Stephens and Henry
Moore offered an amendment: Mr.
Moore that the company or it failing
the City Councih reserve the right to re
deem the new stock to be issued to Jessup
& Cos., within twelve months at forty
cents on the dollar.
Gen. Wright offered a substitute that
instead of issuing the new stock the City
of Macon should pay the $160,000 to
Jessup & Cos., in anew nubscription to the
stock of the company.
Mr. Whittle said tliat though Macon
was most willing to do this, its financial
condition was such that it was an impossi
bility.
The amendment of Messrs. Stephens
and Moore was put to tie vote and adopt
ed unanimously.
On motion of Mr. Cohen the Convec
tion adjourned.
The Port Royal Railroad to be
Built, —We are inforued, upon the best
authority, that contracts were executed
Tuesday, which will ensure the comple
tion, within the next tvelve months, of the
railroad between this ciy and Port Royal—
an enteprisc which, wken finished, will do
so much toward increisiog the wealth and
prosperity of Augusta. For some time
past the President of this corporation has
been earnestly at work, bath in the North
and South, endeavoring to secure that aid
for his road which wtmld allow him to
push it rapidly forwarlta completion, and
we are rejoiced to le able to announce
that at last his efforts have been crowned
with complete success
The wealthy and widely known firm of
New York capitalists have contracted to
build the road from this city to Port Royal
—a distance of one hundred aud ten miles
—within the next twelve months, for the
sum of seven hundred thousand dollars,
to be paid to them in the stock of the
Company. The road, after it gets out of
the city of Augusta, passes over the most
favorable country for railroad purposes in
the world, and we have no doubt, that if
Taylor & Cos. have really taxen hold of the
work, the end of the twelve months will
finisi its completion.
Premium List of thi State Fair.—
Hon. D. W. Lewis, Secietary of the State
Agricultural Society, proposes to get up,
in pamphlet form, the premium list of the
State Fair and to print2,ooo copies, pro
vided tie merchants of Augusta will ad
vertise in it to a certafa extent. Mr. Jno.
Jenkins has taken chirge of the work and
will have it properly executed if our people
extend the netessar/ encouragement in the
shape of ad’ertising patronage. Mr.
Jenkins will edl on our business men and
explain the matter fully.
Another Tictim I to Fetish. —On
Monday evening, between the hourse of 5
and 6 o’clock, tbebody of a drowned negro
which had been fihedout of the Savannah
River, below Sari-Bar Ferry, was brought
into the city, lie negro is believed to
have takeo his o'n life in a fit of insanity,
brought on by tht superstition which, al
ways implanted i the minds of his race,
has spread to uch an alarming extent
since emancipatbn and caused the death of
so many of the ijaorant creatures. The
victim’s name wa George Warren, and he
has for a long ti® been a resident of this
city. It appearihat for some time past
he had been sufffing from attack of fever
and ague—that jourge of the Southern
country—an 1 orla-t Friday determined to
get medical assignee, but instead of go
ing to an inteliient white physician he
wenttoa“Roo’ or “Fetish” doctor of
his own color, ’ie latter, after an examin
ation, of his paent, prescribed “Fetish”
medicine, a teanade from the root of a
certain species c plant which is fonnd in
this latitude. The negro went off on the
next day and gsbered the roots and made
the tea as direct!. On Monday morning,
we are informed he went down to Sand-
Bar Fetry to sis and carried some of his
medicine along o take when he felt the
ohill coming, liter in the day he felt the
symptoms and >ok a powerful dose of the
remedy. Shofly afterward he is thought
to have drown! himself whilst delirious
from the effeetof the potion. It is be
lieved that he made a mistake when
gathering the icts for his tea, and instead
of getting the #es which he wanted got
those of the Rm Toxicodendron, or poison
ivy, and brewe* draught from that dead
ly root.
Affairs In Warrenton.
We are glad to learn that the infamous
proceedings of Bullock and Norris, his
man Friday, has been brought to a sudden
and decided close. The civil authorities
have interposed and released the gentle
men who were arrested, upon their ex
ecuting proper bonds, to appear and an
swer in the civil courts the pretended
charges suggested against them.
In the meantime Judge Andrews, the
presiding Judge of the Circuit, which em
braces Warren county, steps forward and
lays the strong hand of the law upon Bul
lock’s pet and forbids him to act or in any
way assume tbe factious of Sheriff. Here,
then, is an end of Bullock’s judicial pareer,
at least, in the Northern Circuit. He as
sumed to decide that Norris was Sheriff of
Warreu county. Judge Andrews decides
he is not, and we incline to the opinion that
Andrews is a little better lawyer and a
more upright Judge than the Beast
Bullock.
We hope that this unpleasant affair will
now be allowed to pass off without further
or other excitement. The people of War
renton are entitled to much credit for the
very judicious and highly conservative
course they have adopted. They have ex
hibited great patience and forbearance un
der the most gross and unprovoked out
rage, and have well sustained their pre
vious good character as peaceful and law
abiding citizens.
// Something Rich.
The Imperial ukase of his most royal
Majesty, the King Beast of carpet-bag
gers R. R. Bullock, which we print in
another column, “enjoining and restrain
ing” his most abject subjects, the fourth
National Bank of the little Province of
New York,from further official intercourse
with the most excellent, the Grand Treas
urer of the Empire of Georgia, will strike
terror and astonishment to tho hearts of
the hnmblc people of this Continent.
The Royal Rufus, not content with the
absolute and dictatorial powers which he
assumes to exercise in this little corner of
the Continent, boldly pushes his authority
by imperial proclamation as commander
in-chief of the whole world and the balance
of mankind, over the citizens of the little
Dutch colony on the banks of the Hudson,
and by a single nod of his exalted head com
mands their implicit obedience. Was
folly ever so disgustingly ridiculous, or
ignorance so presumptively impertinent ?
The poor Bullock puffs like a Porpoise and
struts like a Peacock,seemingly oblivious to
the disgraceful and contemptible appear
ance he makes before the world.
A Good Man has Fallen.
The letter published elsewhere in our
columns to-day from our attentive and
obliging friend in Sandersville, conveys the
sad news of the murder of that most es
timable and excellent gentleman, Colonel
Robert Watkins Flournoy, member of the
present Legislature, from Washington
county, and a prominent lawyer of San
dersville.
Although quite a young man, Colonel
Flournoy was not without distinction in the
State. Asa member of the Legislature,
he took rank among the ablest debiters in
the House of Representatives, and as a
strictly upright and iacorruptable Law
maker was second to none. To his manly
courage and daring honesty, the State is
mainly indebted tor the defeat of the Bul
lock Opera House swindle during the last
session of the Legislature. Asa member
of the Judiciary Committee, his services
were impo. tant and highly valuable to the
State.
We have known Colonel Flournoy from
his earliest boyhood, and have been
familiar with his whole history. He served
gallantly through tho whole war and won
distinction. Asa lawyer, if his life had
been spared, he would have taken high
rank in his profession. Os sterling in
tegrity, sensitively honest and conscien
tious in the discharge of all the duties of a
son and husband, and a member of society,
his death will prove a sad loss to his family
and to his county.
His bereaved widow and mother have, in
this terrible affliction, our warmest and
most sincere sympathy.
Important to Lawyers.
A meeting of the Americas Bar was
held on the4th inst., at which it determined
to invite the members of the profession
throughout the State to send delegates to
a convention to meet in Atlanta on the
13th proximo, the time fixed by the Judges
of the Superior Courts for a revision of the
“Rules of Court,” to co-operate by suitable
suggestions with the Bench in perfecting
our rules of practice.
Col. W. A. Hawkins, Cnas. T. Goode
and W. B. Guerry, Esqrs. were appointed
delegates from the Sumpter Bar.
This is an important movement and we
trust that our Bar will take it into con
sideration at some time during the ap
proaching term of our Superior Court.
The Termini of the Cincinnati Grand
Trunk Southern Railway.
We have given our readers the telegram,
as published in the Atlanta Intelligencer,
indicating Chattanooga as the terminus of
the Cincinnati Southern Railway. There
existed a doubt, by the terms of that tele
gram; as to the exact action of the Cincin
nati authorities. The subjoined report of
the Committee of the City Council, to whom
the matter was referred, solves this doubt. It
will be seen that while the terminus, Chat
tanooga, has been selected, tho terminus
named is for the purpose of indicating the
direction ot the Southern Railway as
a “grand intermediate line,” which
“will not only strike the key to the largest
system of Railways in the South, but will
also secure the connecting roads to Knox
ville and Nashville, Tenn., and Decatur,
Alabama. ’’The motive which seems to have
determined the decision seems to have
been the occupancy of a common line
which would not ignore, but permit
and encourage, connection with Nash
ville,{Knoxville and Decatur, and “thatthe
value of such connections would speedily
attract public and private capital to com
plete them” to Trunk. The line
indicated from or near its crossing of the
Cumberland river affords an easy and
practicable route for connection with De
catur, Alabama, through Tullahoma.
A part of this line from Decatur to Tulla
homa, and from Tullahoma to McMioville
is already in operation. The prolonga
tion of the Trunk line affords at Chit
wood, a point near the boundary lines of
Kentucky and Tennessee, a connection
with Knoxville, through Elk. Gap and
the Knoxville and Kentucky Road, and
will intersect at Emery Gap, the Knox
ville and Nashville Road if j rolonged from
Lebinaon, Tennessee, its present ter
minus. The following is given as the ac
tual distance between the two points,
Knoxville and Chattanooga and Cin
cinnati :
CINCINNATI TO CHATTANOOGA.
, Mile*.
To Nicholatville (road complete) 112
From Nicholagville to Chitwood, near
Kentucky and Tenn. State line 113
From Chitwood to Chattanooga 136
Total 361
CINCINNATI TO KNOXVILLE.
To Chitwood via Nicholasville 215
From Chitwood to Elk Gap 25i
From Elk Gap to Knoxville 46
Total 296 J
Os which the line to Nicholasviile has
been completed and the line from Chitwood
to Elk Gap graded, leaving only 138 J miles
of the road to build, twenty-five ol which
is graded- These are our speculations as
to the object of the line adopted by the
City Council of Cincinnati. The following
is the report of the Committee, which has
been unanimously adopted :
To the Honorable City Council of Cin
cinnati :
“Yourcommittee, to whom was referred
the Ferguson railway law, respectfully re
port that the importance of the proposed
railway, the great interests affected there
by, the large sum authorized to be ex
pended in prosecuting the enterprise, have
received a careful investigation. We are
of opinion that the immediate construction
ot a line of railroad from Cincinnati to a
central point in the South is highly essen
tial to the interests of the city, and that
said railway should be constructed so as to
make it as nearly as possible an air line,
and terminate at a point where the great
est number of trunk lines of railways con
centrate ; that said railway should be built
as speedily as consistent with the magni
tude of the enterprise.
“We recommend that the name of said
railway be the Cincinnati Southern rail
way, that the souther i terminus be at the
city of Chattanooga, in the State of Ten
nessee. We have selected Chattanooga as
the Southern terminus; believing the line
of railway as nearly direct to that city.
If possible it will fully realize the expecta
tions and demands of the enterprise and
harmonize the largest number of local and
general interests.
“The claims of Knoxville and of Nash
ville, and of the Decatur routes, are in no
manner to be ignored. On the contrary,
railway connection , with those cities should
receive prompt encouragement from our
citizens. In naming the terminus and
thus indicating the direction of the South
ern railway, it is with the belief that the
grand intermediate line to Chattanooga
will not only strike the key to the largest
system of railways in the South, but will
also secure the connecting roads to Knox
ville and Nashville, Tenn., and Decatur,
Ala., and that the value of such connec
tions will attract public and private capital
to speedily complete them.
“In these opinions the committee from
the Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
merce unanimously concur, and we extend
our sincere acknowledments for their assist
ance in obtaining information that has
led us to the foregoing conclusions.
Saturday, June 25, is the day recom
mended to submit to the people the vote
for or against the road. It will have no
opposition worth mentioning. Trustees
to build the road will then be appointed.
The Attorney General of the State will at
once bring the constitutionality of the
Ferguson law before the Supreme Court
on a writ of quo warranto.
THE PORT ROYAL RAILROAD-
Negotiations Construction.
THE FIRST PROPOSITION A FAILURE.
A SECOND ONE SUBMITTED.
Its Probable Acceptance.
On Wednesday morning the Chronicle
& Sentinei contained a statement that
the well-known New York capitalists,Moses
Taylor & Company, had agreed to sub
scribe seven hundred thousand dollars to
the capital stock of the Port Royal Rail
road Company and pay for it in work on
the road, guaranteeing its completion
within the next twelve months. Since the
publication of that article we find that
though we still have every reason for be
lieving that the Railroad will be built
within the time stipulated, the manner in
which it is to be finished and the parties
who are to take charge of this great en
terprise were incorrectly stated. On yes
terday we had an interview with a gentle
man who occupies a position which entitles
him to be considered the highest authority
on this subject, and f’rouf him we get full
particulars of the whole transaction.
For maDy years past the people of this
section have seen the great advantages to
be derived from the building of a railroad
between tho city of Augusta and the town
of Port Royal in South Carolina, and at
various periods strong efforts have been
made by ditferent parties to secure the suc
cess of the enterprise ; but from a want ol
the necessary capital to carry out the
scheme—which was a principal—and
many other obstacles encountered by the
early projectors, the plans fell through
ono after another. A few years previous
to tho commencement of hostilities be
tween the Northern and Southern States,
we believe that a fresh corporation—the
Port Royal Railroad Company—was or
ganized aula charter granted it by the
Legislatures of both South Carolina and
Georgia, for the purpose of again attempt
ing to construct the railway between Au
gusta and one of the finest harbors on the
South Atlantic coast. If wo mistake
not this company set to work
under the charter granted it, raised a little
money from stock subscriptions, aud actu
ally set to work on the route and graded
some forty miles of the distance. This
company, however, within a short timo af
ter it commcbeed operations, began to ex
perience the same difficulties which had be
set the path of the companies preceding
it, and to which they had all been obliged
to succumb—financial difficulties. More
fortunate, though, than iis predecessors,
it managed to live on, although doing noth
ing, until the breaking out of the war in
1861, when it, of course, found it impossi
ble to stand the pressure, and finally ex
pired.
By some hocus pocus or legerdemain the
corpse of tho company defunct was resur
rected a few years since by some Not them
men, who acquired possession of it, and
galvanized the concern into fresh, though
exceedingly feeble, life. At the head of
the new corporation was a Mr. Stephen G.
Millett, a New Yorker, we believe, and re
lated to several largo Northern capitalists.
This gentleman immediately commenced
work both at the North and South to en
able him to begin work on his road,
but met, wo believe, with no success in
either section. At a meeting of the Au
gusta City Council last January, he ap
plied for aid from the city, which might
consist either of a subscription to the capi
tal stock of the company or a donation of
city lots for depots and work shops. The
city was not at that time, however, in a
condition to afford any assistance to the
enterprise, and no answer was made to the
proposition. At the Georgia Railroad
Convention, held in this city during last
May, the irrepressible Millett again ap
peared and made a proposition to the Con
vention, which was, in substance, that his
company would build the road for cash and
guarantee its completion within twelve
months if the Georgia Railroad would con
sent to subscribe thirty thousand dollars
to the road, on the completion of the first
mile and the same amount on the com
pletion of every subsequent ten miles of
the distance. When first offered this com
munication was laid on the table, but on
the next day was taken up and refer-,
red to the Board of Directors with
power to act. Not long since arrange
ments were effected by which the few
stockholders of the Port Royal Company
gave one-half of the stock of the road to a
party of Northern capitalists as a bonus on
condition that the latter finished the en
terprise. On last Monday two of these
capitalists arrived ia this city in order to’
secure the assistance of the Georgia Rail
road. These two gentlemen were John J.
Flannigan, doing business at 48 Wall
street, New York,and Henry E. Browne, of
the same city. A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Georgia Railroad was held
on last Tuesday morning, at which Messrs.
Flannigan and Browne were present
and made the following proposition : That
they would furnish the means to build the
road on a cash basis, within the next year,
and when it was finished, fully equip it
with rolling stock, etc., and build the
necessary docks in Port Royal harbor, on
condition that when all this had been done,
the Georgia Railroad would take charge of
the road at a valuation of three million
dollars, and run it, guaranteeing to its
owners a dividend of six per cent, per an
num on the three million dollars. Upon
receiving this proposition the Board of Di
rectors appointed a committee of three of |
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their body—Hon. John P. King and
Messrs. Josiah Sibley and E. E. Jones—
to consider it, giving to them power to take
such action as they might deem best in the
matter. This committee, we understand,
thought favorably of the matter,
and after Judge King had gone
home that evening one of them, thinking
that it was all right, signed the necessary
papers, as did. Messrs. Flanigan and
Browne, audit was this circumstance which
caused us to state yesterday morning that
the affair was settled. Yesterday morn
ing, however, when Judge King returned
to the city, he announced that he had
changed his mind with regard to this con
tract. He bad given the subject a careful
consideration, and had arrived at tbe con
clusion that the Convention had not given
them power to accept a proposition of this
nature, and therefore he would refuse to
affix his signature to the instrument. He
made another proposition to Messrs. Flanni
gan and Browne which, if the latter would
accept, the Georgia Railroad would do so
likewise. This was that the road should be
built for cash, and that for every ten miles
finished the Georgia Railroad would sub
scribe thirty thousand dollars to the stock
of the Company at par, until three hun
dred thousand dollars had been subscribed.
Then when the entire road is constructed,
and the docks and a grain elevator built at
Port Royal, that the Georgia Road would
subscribe an additional hundred thousand
dollars—making in all four hundred thou
sand dollars. Messrs. Flaunigan and
Browne accepted this proposition and
signed it, subject to the approval of their
associates iu New York. It was also sign
ed by the Georgia Railroad Committee and
may now be regarded as a finality, for no
objection is anticipated from the other
parties yet to be consulted. Messrs.
Browne and Flaunigan left for New York
last night and, obtaining tho approval of
their associates, will return within thirty
days to commence operations. The road
will first be graded and the track laid im
mediately from the depot of the Georgia
Road to Sand-Bar Ferry, where the bridge
will be built across the Savannah. This is
to be done in order that rock and other
material may be brought down the Georgia
Road and carried through to the river so
that the bridge may be constructed before
the waters are swollen by the rext Autumn
al rains. The contractors agree to have the
road finished from Augusta to Port Royal
by August of next year. When this has
been accomplished two lines of steamships
will be immediately established, one run
ning to New York, tho other to Liver
pool. These are the full particulars of a
scheme which promises to add so greatly
to the prosperity of Augusta. We earn
estly hope that the contract may meet the
approval of the other parties in New York
—and we are assured that it will—and
work at once be commenced on the railroad.
Visitors to the State University.—
The Governor has appointed the follow
ing Board of Visitors to attend the exami
nations preceding the approaching com
mencement of the University of Georgia,
viz: Rev. Dr. Henderson, of Clarke;
Wm. Hope Hull, of Riohmond; Julius
D. Brown, of Fulton; P. M. Sheibley, of
Floyd; ex-Governor James Johnson, of
Muscogee ; A. W. Stone, of Chatham;
Rev. C. W. Howard, of Bartow ; Amos
T. Akerman, of Elbert; Rev. Win. J.
Scott, of Fulton ; and L. H. Briscoe, of
Baldwin.
Sandersville, Ga., June 8,1869.
Editors Chronicle & Sentinel :
A deep- gloom has been cast over our
community to day by the death of our
highly esteemed fellow-citizen and late
Representative in the Legislature, Colonel
Flournoy. He was murdered in his own
field by a negro man in his employ this
morning about 10 o’clock. At; the con
clusion of the Coroner’s inquest more par
ticulars will be forwarded to you. The
negro is in jail. N-
LETTER FROM WARRENTON.
Arrcstof Several Citizens by the Mill
tary.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Warrenton, Ga., June 8, 1868.
Editors Chronicle & Sentinel :
Chap Norris, the notorious scalawag
Sheriff of this county, who ran away from
here several months since when no man
was pursuing, returned yesterday with a
body guard of one hundred and twenty
five of Uncle Sam’s soldiers, which, in ad
dition to the force already here, gives us a
garrison of nearly three hundred. Norris
brought orders to the commanding officer
from General Terry to recognize him as
Sheriff of the county, and to render him
all the assistance he reeded, which means
to hare every man arrested whom Norris
disliked. This miserable creature com
menced his work of infamy at once, which
did not surprise any one who knew his
character, by makmg arrests of Dersonal
enemies—men who had despised him for
his meanness and rascality. The first ar
rest made by the military, at the instance of
Norris, was that of John Raley, who
was appointed temporary Sheriff by the
Ordinary to fill the place of Norris. The
following citizens were afterward arrested:
E E Cody, Ed Cody, Zip Cody, H Martin
and A L Hartley, editor of the Clipper,
all of whom are respected and law-abiding
citizens. They are now in jail with a heavy
guard of soldiers around it. It is suspect
ed that Norris will have other arrests
made. The excitement is very great, and
our people are excited and indignant.
There is no telling what the result may be
if this thing is suffered to go on. Counsel
our people to be patient and forbearing
under their wrongs. Violence and resist
ance are to be avoided, but God forbid that
cur people should be exasperated to des
peration. The worst consequences might
ensue. W.
[communicated. I
Warrenton, June 9th, 1869.
Messrs Editors :—On yesterday our un
fortunate friends, E. E. Cody, E. S. Cody,
G. M. Cody, John Raley, A. T. Hartley,
and Herman Martin were brought before
the Ordinary's Court under writ of habeas
corpus. The parties waived any question
as to the legality of arrest, but offered
bond, which the notorious scalawag Norris
objected to, especially as to Raley. Mr.
Raley arose, addressed the Court, and re
quested the Court if he decided to take
bond to require a good bond. That he had
no fears of his ability to give a bond for
five hundred thousand dollars; then turn
ed to Norris and said he oould give him a
bond in gold enough to make Norris a re
spectable coffin, but the coffin would be
greatly disgraced. Mr. Raley also asked
Norris if the money that Norris stole from
old Perry (a freedmanl was gone, and
supposed Norris wished to steal more.
Yesterday evening there was a bill of in
junction from Judge Andrews served on
Norris, so he has made no further demon
stration, as the bill forbids any further aet
of his as Sheriff. The Court and ounstl
are busily engaged.
Yours, A.
A More in the Bight Direction.
OUR AUGUSTA FRIENDS MOVING IN IMMI
GRATION.
rr<ym the Atlanta Constitution.
Augsta, Ga., June 1, 1869.
Samuel WeUt, E»q.— Dear Sir: Yours
of the 28th ult. has been received, in
forming me of your departure soon. I
hasten to answer, as I would like to inform
you of our company and what I have been
doing since you left our city. I have
formed a stock company with a capital of
thirty thousand dollars, for which I intend
purchasing lands of the best quality. Each
family that arrives at this point I will give
twenty-five acres of land free and without
any charge. I will also assist and furnish
them means to make the first crop with.
If you think it best to send emigrants to
this point, I will have a committee to re-
eeive them and have them well taken care
of. I will be happy to hear from you at
any time, and if I can further any object
ofyours I will be happy to do so. Hop
ing that you will have a pleasant trip, I
remain,
Yours, respecttully, H. M.
OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENCE.
On the Wing, June sth, 1869.
Editors Chronicle dfc Sentinel :
The adjourned term of the Hancock Su
perior Court held its session the past week,
Judge Andrews presiding. The Judge,
bar and jury pinned themselves down to
an arduous week’s labor, and disposed of a
large amount of business. The docket, I
think, was pretty well cleared, and the
way opened for new business for the next
session of the Court. There were very
few citizens in attendance, only jurors and
those on special business.
This is the nick of time with the farmers
of the country, and really the streets and
public places everywhere look deserted.
Though all regret the absence of honest
countrymen, yet we rejoice to know that
they are discharging obligations to the
true interest of tho country that will result,
we trust, in great blessings in the future.
The case of the State vs. Alfred Cooper
(colored), charged with the murder of
young Stanley, a white man, was contin
ued, because of the absence of defendant’s
witnesses. This is another one of the
shocking results of intoxication. These
men, white and colored, went to Milledge
ville perfect friends, spent the day in look
ing around, trading, &c., took aboard a
quantity of “burst-head” whiskey, and by
the time they reached their homes, judg
ment, reason, conciousness. and every moral
sensibility had yielded to wild and fiendish
emotions. The negro assailed his wife and
commenced beating her unmercifully—the
white man interfered to preventthe unwar
ranted and cruel treatment, aud the negro
gave him several violent blows with a club
which resulted in instant death. These are
the circumstances a I gathered them. The
testimony may develop quite a variation.
All admit that both parties were beastly
drunk.
There were one or two other cases of
difficulties with negroes among themselves,
wiiich I believe were settled without com
ing into cour f . On Tuesday evening a
man came to town claiming to be a corre
spondent of the New York Tribune Os
course nobody objected to him on that
ground, and citizens would have taken
pleasure in communicating to him all facts
relative to our social and industrial affairs
(for we have no political rights) he might
believe important for the columns of the
journal he professed to represent. But
immediately on his arrival his conduct was
such as to excite suspicion, mingled with
contempt, and the whites.concluded to have
nothing to do with him.
The only being in the town that seemed
to strike his fancy, and for whom he mani
fested a particular attachment, was the
negro expelled from the last Legislature.
He spent considerable time in conversation
with this negro, giving him papers (in
flammatory documents, no doubt) to read,
and was accompanied by him to the depot
on his exit from the town. I learned that
he stated to a gentleman in the streets
that he had travelled all the way from
Virginia to Georgia and had not seen a
single white man at work, to which he re
ceived the reply that ho was a liar.
Everybody knows, that have travelled
this route, or any portion of it, that the
conductors, engineers, and a large propor
tion of the firemen, baggage masters and
breakmen, are white men. That the mer
chants, mechanics and manufacturers,
in all tho towns and cities through
which he passed were white men, besides
there are but few farms in this country
but have more or less white men at work
on them.
If this political incendiary would go
back to the vocations legitimate to his
principles, putting paper and sticks in
shoe soles, rocks in coffee, sand in sugar,
tobacco and stricknine in whiskey (for 1
have no doubt but that he is too lazy and
mean enough tor anything), it would suit
him much better than his present mission.
Why did not this fellow put up with the
negro to whom he seemed so devoted—eat
with him, and sleep with him ? Why
subject us to the test of realities and severe
criticism by prefering his lodgings among
white folks. Hypocrisy, Ah, hypocrisy !
The brazen-faced class to which he be
longs never stickle •at lymg hypocrisy.
They are great sticklers for equality, but the
last to vindicate it by example. Now
those who come among us from honest
motives, either prospecting business, or
in obedience ko civil or military authority,
who manifest their desire for peace and
harmony, and the general good of the
ciuntry, wili always be treated with that
courtesy and politeness characteristic of
Southern people ; but if they come as
wireworking sedition mongers, they may
expect to be treated with contempt. And
occasionally on retiring from places of ob
servation and intercourse, with the sinister
object of fulminating slander, they should
not be surprised to hear the yelp of a Ku
klux.
On Tuesday, the day for Sheriff sales, a
body ot 630 acres ofland, as good as any in
the county, and subject to homestead,
brought lour hundred and thirty dollars.
One hundred and sixty acres of good land,
with no incumbrance, went at one dollar
and fifty cents per ere.
Old Hancock is one of ihe banner agri
cultmal counties in Georgia; the crops are
in fine condition, and with favorable
seasons, promise an abundant yield. De
velopment and progress are the watch
words of her people. Traveller
Executive Departmnt, \
Atlanta, Ga., June 4, 1869. j
Hon. N. L. Angier, Treasurer, Atlanta,
Ga :
Sir: lam directed by His Excellency
the Governor to transmit to you the en
closed cony of an Executive order issued
from this Department:
Very respectfully,
Eugene Davis,
Secretary Executive Department.
Executive Department, \
Atlanta, Ga., June 3, 1869. j
Whereas, N. L. Angier, State Treas
urer, has assumed to repudiate the official
acts of the Executive in connection with
loans and drafts made in pursuance of law
with the Fourth National Bank of the
city of New York, which Bank was by me
appointed Financial Agent under authori
ty of a Joint Resolution of the General
Assembly, approved October 3, 1868:
Now therefore, I, Rufus B. Bullock,
Governor and Commander in-Chief of tho
Army and Navy of this State, and of the
Militia thereof, do issue this Executive
Order, relieving and restraining the said
Fourth National Bank, acting as such Fi
nancial Agent, from holding further official
intercourse with the said N L Angier,
Treasurer, and from recognizing any order
issued by him, unless specially approved
by me; and notifying and directing said
Bank that henceforth all correspondence
and instructions relating to the said Finan
cial Agent and its connection with this
State shall be held with and received from
this Department only.
Given under my hand and the Seal
»—»—* of the Executive Department
( |at the Capitol, in the City of
j ' J Atlanta, the day and year first
' above written. •
Rufus B. Bullock, Governor.
By the Governor:
Eugene Davis, Sec’y Ex. Dept.
Exbcutive Department, )
Atlanta, Juue 3d,’69. j
I, Eugene Davis, Secretary of the Ex
ecutive Department, do hereby certify,
that the foregoing and within is a true and
correct copy from the minutes of this De
partment, of an Executive Order issued
this day.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
Executive Department, at the Capitol,
in Atlanta, this the 3d day of June, A.
D. 1869.
EuaENE Davis],
Secretary Executive Department.
The above order was Tceived at the
Treasurer’s office on the 4th instant. The
Governor fails, as usual, to make a stat:-
ment of facts in the very preamble so hi?
order. He says : “Whereas, N. L An
gier. State Treasurer, has assumed to re
pudiate the official acts of the Execute. -,
in connection with loans and drafts mad',
in pursuance of law," dec. Instead of r
Eudiating the “loans made in pursuance of
iw”bytbe Governor, the Treasurer has
Said all loans “made in pursuance of
.w.”
The act, which Is the only one apthoriz
ing the Governor to such loans,
reads as follows: “That His Excellency the
Governor be, and be is hereby authorized
and requested ti effect a loan tu the fctate,
by bonds or otherwise, upou such terms as
to him shall seem meet, ol a suffioiejt
amount of money to pay .off the tueiiibeis
and officers, and other expense ■ of this
General Assembly (Assembly of IS08) and
that the Treasurer of this btatq meet and