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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1869)
WKD.N KBP4f MDBMDffa >OY t MBKK 3. Another Bollock blander. Ihe Government will, of course, lose no time in dealing sternly with the ruffians who have risen in Georgia aep’nut the exe cution of the revenue laws They have prefaced their work by muru and mean to do worae, unless we teach them that all the crimes of the decalogue are not to be committed in the name of liberty. Tav assassins who killed seven men in Jackson county, and brutally murdered the Mate Tax Collector and his wife in Washington oouoty, can offer no plea whatever. Our laws are not murder provoking, nor are our authorities, and the time has surely come when our Southern States sbeuld be protected not so much from disloyalty as from rampant villainy. The above appeared editorially in the New York Tribune of the 234 inat. O 1 course it is not necessary that we should say to our Southern readers that there is not one word of truth in the whole para graph. There have been slander-mill rumors of disturbances iu Jackson and Washington counties in the State of Florida, and in the same issue of tbe Tribune which contains this editorial onslaught upon tbe people of Georgia we find a telegraphio item sent from Washington to the effect that there exists in oertain counties in Florida gangs of law ess men who defy tbe United States authorities in collecting the Internal Revenue there. Congress will meet in a few weeks and we suppose that Greeley’s article was in spired by the mean wretch who, through fraud and outrage, writes himself Gov ernor of Ge irgia This corrupt creature left for N w York a few days days befoie tbe Tribune i editorial appeared, and he doubtless located th alleged “outrages” in Jackson and Washington counties,Geor gia, well knowing that if they occurred U all it was iu those counties in Florida. Deary’s Election to be contested. Tbe Pennsylvania election is likely to be contested. The Age says the frauds prac ticed by the Radicals in Philadelphia were so glaring and outrageous that even before a Radical L;gi lature, tbe election of Geary must be declared illegal It calls upon the Democrats of the city to Oollect and prepare for submission to the Legisla ture all the acts of fraud which may have come to their knowledge. . Cotton Supply and Prices. The following article from the Boston Pont, on tho cotton crop of 1869, which is now the all-important subject of contro ycry, so far ss dollars and cents are con cerned, will be found to be worthy the oareful perusal of our readers: “Iu the season of 1867-’6B cotton touch ed its lowest price during Christmas week. Last, season the lowest point was touched before the middle of November, say 22 cents for middling in Southern markets, a tall of about 6 cents per pound from *he opening price of the season. But it had been discovered while that decline was in progress that the world's consumption of ootton had during the picoeding year so ex ceeded the world's supply, that the stocks t on hand, which were 1,092,000 bales, Oc tober Ist, 1867, had fallen to g 14,000 bales October Ist, 1868. This startling reduc tion of nearly 500,000 bales in the reserve during oae year, showed that tho world wanted more cotton than could be had at tbe price. Producers and consumers ac cepted the teachings, and prices advanced from 22 cents in Novomber to 29 cents in February At that price in New Orleans and corresponding prices ah ad, a check was given to consumption. Cotton spin ners and manufacturers have generally done a losing business since February last, when working cotton at market value Trade would not bear a price on cottoD good* to correspond with tbe higher price ol cotton, goods accumulated in stocks at home and in the distributing markets, or were forced off at considerable losses. “So now wo hud, in oontrsst with last year, that while the supply of cotton to the world during tho year ending October Ist, 1869, has been about 390 000 bales less than during tho -preceding year, the stocks re maining on hand October Ist, 1869, do not vary 30. (XX) bales from those of Ootuber Ist, 1868. showing that the world did not want any increase of supply at the price of that year. “The actual crop or production of the United States for 1868 9 was not more than 2,350,000 bales, and of that about 85 0 it) bales wore used in the South, burnt, etc. Tho foreign export from it was less than 1,470,000 bales. The-common estimate of the iresent orop is 2,750,000 hales. We make no estimato, but remind old cotton men that no dry season ever failed to exceed the. largest estimate, uo wtt. season ever failed to fall below t!,e minium u estimate in the actual product, reckoning the ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ character from and after July 15th.” “A emp of 2,750 000 hales would show an increase of 400,000 bales upon the last one, and would a lord an increase of 300, 000 bales in the foreign exports if wanted at the prices. The lower range of prices duriug 1867 68 made consumption outrun supply 478 000 b lies. The higher range of 1868 69 nas enabled a supply of about 322 IKK) ess to satisfy the cm-sumption. Toe difference is the sumofbotb, say 800,- 000 b les. “From these faois, it seemsc.ear that at ouo price omsuiuption rxiends; at another it contracts; that a price somewhere be tween the average of 1867 68 is necessary to give such au expansion to the uses of cotton as wilt appropriate tho increase in supply; and that while the planters must ooncede to that point, they hold the power to preveut the fall to prices materially below that point, as occurred iu 1867. “ludia seuds very favorable reports of her cotton orop; the most favorable for many years, iu decided coutrast with those a year ago The last crop was a pariial failure, to the acre, even according to the small average of India. In February, 1869, Mr. Forbes, the Cotton Commissioner lor India, appended a postscript to his report of the crop iu the several districts, in which, after referring to the losses in the culture of the A ucrioan and native varie ties, he says: “The native plant has suf fered more severely; tho estimated loss is here given at 60 per cent, but notwith standing the above, owing to the inorease in cultivation, the whole crop of these districts will be considerably in excess of that obtaiued from them last year. ” The result proved that both the unfavorable early reports and the report of Mr. Forbes were oorrect. If the flattering promise of this year applies to an equal area, and shall be fulfilled, the supply of India cot top may have an extraordinary increase. It is, however, quite too early to know anything of the yield, or even its probabil ities, which may be wholly ehanged alter fruiting begins. If the promise of an abundant yield in India shall continue to December, aud the current estimates of our crop be sustained, the discouragements of English manufactures and spinners will give place to a hopeful renewal of activity by lower and safer prices of the rate mate rial.” To Planters —Mr. J. 0. Mathewson gives notice, in another oo'-mn, that the Soluble Pacific Guano Con any, of which he is agent, have determined not to ad vance the price of their guai o, as was their intention. It will remain at the same price as last year. Parties who paid the advanced price will have the amount re funded. Claghorn, Herring 4 Co.—The at tention of planters and larmers is called to the advertisement of Messrs. C.'aghorn, Herring 4 Cos., who are prepared to make advances on cotton consigned to their houses in Augusta, Charleston and Phila delphia and to Messrs. Lockhart 4 Demp ster, Liverpool. Messrs. Claghorn, Her ring <f- Cos. are also agents for the sale at sheetings, shirtings, stripes, yarns and Whanu’s Super, hosphate A IS tw Synagogue---The Israelites of Columbus are endeavoring to raise funds t > build anew Synagogue. The squabble OTer the Atlanta munici pal election still continues with no prospect of an abatement. A call appears in the Constitution tor ward meetiogs.on Monday to nominate Aldermen and choose delegates to nominate a Mayor. The Intelligencer and Era oppose the movement. Clothing Store. —We invite attention to the advertisement of Cook’s Clothing Store, in soother column. Messrs Jordan 4 Blanchard, young men of energy and holiness, are in charge and have a very handsome and well selected stock of ready made cl tb n*-, hats,gents' furnishing goods, 4c., whiob will be sold at the most reason able prices- The Star says Judge Stillwell and Mr. Patterson, of Griffin, brought from New York, a short rinoe since, several Swiss laborers, who are giving great satisfaction, and express themselves delighted with their good luck. • '*.:aL M A riMKtt THE JKWIBIMsTSAGODIiK ! L 1 VINO TUE CORNER STONE! A llruk Procession on (lie Occasion ! TUE CEREMONIES AT THE SYNAGOGUE ! Address of Ber- Dr. I. M. Wise Several months ago the Congregation “Children of I-irael’ in this city conceived the plan of builJiDg anew House of Wor ship, which should take the place of the Synagogue on the corner of Greene and Jackson streets, now used by the congre gation. In accordance wittf this design a fund w«s raised to meet the expenses of the construction, a building committee was appointed to superintend the work, plans and specifications prepared, a hand some lot purchased and every effort made by tbe energetic gentlemen, who had the matter in charge, to give to the Israelites of:hiscity a Temple ot Worship in as -hort a time as possible Not long ago the contracts for the construction of the build ing were let out and work commenced. The four walls haviog been fairly started on their upward progress, it was deter mined that the corner stone should be laid with all the honors and all the imposing ceremonies wniuh such an occasion do mauded. In order that additional eclat night be given the affair, Rev. Dr. I<aac M. Wise, of Cincinnati, a celebrated Jew t h Minister and writer, was invited to come to this city and deliver the address at the laying of the Corner-Stone. The invitation was promptly accepted and the orator arrived here from the West last Wednesday. THE PROCESSION. It. was announced that the- ceremony and the place appointed for the rendezvous w >uld take plaoe on Thursday afternoon, of the different bodies which were to con stitute the procession, was the Bell Tower, on the corner of Greeoe and Jackson streets. By two o’clock, the time appointed, quite a ! irge crowd had assembled around and in the old Synagogue to witness the spec tacle. The congregation ‘‘Children of Israel ’ first assembled.together with the Sabbath School scholars of the Synagogue and the members of the Lodge B’Nai Beritb; next oame the Mayor and Mem bers of Council; and then, after some de lay, the members of the Masonic and Odd Fellows’ Lodges. At about three o’c c-ck the procession was formed by the Marshal of the Day, Mr- J. J. G’jhen, and moved off in the following order : 1. Music. 2 Congregation. 3. Sunday School. 4. Lodge B’Nai Berith. 5. Mayor and Members of Council. G Citizens. 7. Odd Fellows’ Lodges 8. Masonic Lodges. The procession marched up Greene to Campbell street, down Campbell to Broad, down Broad to Centro, up Centre to Tel fair, and thence to the site oF the new building. Tho procession, in which were the Masons and Odd-Feilows wearing their regalia, the Hebrew Lodge with its insig nia, and the members of the congregation wii it tbeir badges, presented a most impos ing an. 1 i leas, ng spectacle, arid attracted, as it matched through the streets of the ci y, large throngs'of spectators. LAYING THE CORNER-STONE. Near the spot where the walls of the new Synagogue arose, a large platform had been raised, on which were placed seats for the dignitaries who wore present. In the area around this platform, on the brick wall of the City Ilall Para, on the-site of the building, wherever one could sit or staud, were crowdb cf spectators, whom the novelty of the ass air had drawn thither. The ceremonies were opened with a prayer from the Rev Mr. Blum, the Minister of tho congregation, aud when this had been finished the laying of the cornerstone commenced. The corner stone was a handsomely finished block of granite fixed on the northeastern oorner of the building. In the top of this block a -quare apeiture, several inches in depth, had been cut for the reception of the box of articles which was to be deposited in it. Suspended by a Irame work and pulley above was the stone cap which was to be placed upon the lop of tho stone to ceil up the box. After tho prayer by Rev. Mr. Blum the box and its contents was deposit ed in its receptacle by the Masons, toe stone cap lowered and fixed in its proper position by Mr. If. 11. Denning. The usual Masonio tests were then applied and it vas announoed that the stone had be-,n tried “with square, plumb and level and fount to be true and perfect.” ADDRESS OF REV. DR. I. M. WISE. Wheu the ceremony of laying the corner stone had been finished, the Marshal in troduced to the audience the Orator of the Day, Rev- Dr. Isaac M. Wise, of Cincin nati. We regret that, owing to the want of proper facilities for reporting, wo are unable to give as full a report of the ad dress of this distinguished Jewish divine as we would have desired to present to the readers of the Chronicle & Sentinel. We must, therefore, content ourselves with a necessarily brief and impeifect syoopris of the oration which he delivered. His argument was founded on the well-known Scriptural verse, “ The stoae which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” To this emblamati cal stone ho compared the Jewish religion. Thousands of years ago when the Jewish nation was a band of simple and rude shepherds, but even then worshipping the true and only God, it was surrounded by the Chaldeans and other people much far ther advanced than it in all the arts of tho then-civilization, but whose religion was idolatry. To the Chaldean sages and Magi the simple faith and worship of the ignorant Hebrews was a matter of wonder, amusement aDd contempt- They attempt ed to bring their rude neighbors to the worship of their own idols, but without success, and scorned, iu turn, the Reason ing and argument used by the latter to convert them to their religious belief. Yet look at the result. The wisdom of the Chaldean sages lies forgotten in moulder ing parohment; their idols and their religion have sunk into obliv ion ;. but the r aith of Abraham and of Moses survives iu all its pristine purity. At a later period in Jewish history arose the governments of Greeoe and Rome, which, by their power and genius, had proudly arrogated to themselves the civili zation of the whole world, aod classed all outside nations as barbarians. These, too, knew not the true God, but erected msg- niticent temples, adorned by the genius o! their children, in winch were placed the countless gods and goddesses, to whom their worship was directed. These, too, sneered at the religion of the crushed and conquered people who were scattered be tween the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Mediterranean; but to-day this rejected faith still exists, while the creeds of the Greeks and Romacsjogeth er with their gods, lie buried beneath the ruins of their temples, *Dd the very lan guage of their poets, orators and artists is a to: gue unknown, save in the schools and cod-'ses. Many more illustrations of a similar character to the foregoing did the orator give, in order to prove that his religion, "rejected by the builders, has yet become the head of the corner." He painted the rials and priva tiens, the persecutions and the suffer cgs which his people had endured for the last eighteen hundred years, but from which they had emerged unscathed; portrayed in glowing colors the triumphs and happiness yet in store for the children of Israel. He advised tbe people of his creed to stand by their religion with all the firmness and unshaken faith of their ancestors;. for he believed that the day was rapidly ap proaching when the inhabitants of the whole civilized world would embrace their doctrine and every "house become a temple of the true and only God and every man be a high priest in His service.” At the conclusion of this address, which we have ao imperfectly reported, the bene diction was pronounced aad the audience dismissed. The procession again formed, in the same order as before, and marched back to the Bell Tower, inhere it, too, was j dismissed, and the oeremonies of the day * were finished. The President and the Bold Gamblers. Mr. President Grant aud Mrs, Grant j and their relations “are all on tbe make.’ They are determined “to have enough to live on after they get through with the J public, or rather when the public gets' disgusted with the short comings of the accidental President. Even the most j zealous of Mr. Gr. .’s supporters cannot claim for him a big. sense of honor or official dignity, for his palm has itched for everything from a palatial residence down to a bull pup. The recent gold-gambling scandal has involved Mr. and Mrs. Grant in some way, and some of the Bohemians go so far as to say that not only Mrs. but Mr. Grant had a hand in tho ring; but it has not yet clearly developed itself that the President was involved in the speculation. The New York Express has some curious developments in the shape of letters from Fisk and Stone, friends of the President. These letters are not at ail complimentary to the incumbent, who fills the highest office in the gift of the people. It will be remembered that President Grant gave James Fisk, Jr., a very dubious character, in return for which Mr. Fisk gives the Mr. Grant the following : To the Editor of the World : Sir: lotbe Washiogton correspondence of the Herald this morning, I read the following paragraph : In tbe course of conversation your eor respoodent remarked upon the bold at tempt of 'lr. Fisk to obtain from the Pres ident advanced information regarding the financial policy of the government. The President’s reply was substantially as tol- , lows: “L don’t know but I should have felt } insulted by such a proposal had it come I from aDy other but a person like Fisk : But coming from a man so destitutu ot ! moral character, I didn't think it worth i noticing ” I My first feeling on reading this was naturally one of indignation that a- entic man occupying the highest station in the land should use such language concerning one with whom he had maintained friend ly relations, and from whom he had re ! caived nothing but acts ot kindness. But, after a moment’s reflection, 1 felt that 1 was mistaken in attaching the lea t importance to this.statem.ent. It is ob viously a pure invention ot the vene able Bcot who presides over the Herald. It is simply impossible that the President can I have used any such lan uage about me. Gen. Grant never would have accepted the hospitality and shared the table of a man whom he believed to be so destitute of moral character as this canard pretends General Graut spent three hours at my table on one occasion, and made the entire journey to Boston in my company, as is well known to many gentlemen who were witaus, and who know that our relations were of the most friendly character. He and his family have repeatedly accepted trifling favors at my hands, of such a na ture as are perfectly proper among friends i (and which I mention now with no iriten- I tion of implying that they have placed General Grant under any obligation), but which no gentleman would accept from one whom he did not consider a friend. Indeed, so perfectly ea-.y have been the relations , between us, that General Grant has always . dispensed with these little formalities of acknowledgment which other gentlemen, equally eminent, bit less intimate with me, have thought it necessary to observe (not even thanking me for them), an ; the numerous little services which it has been my pleasure to render him have been treated on both sides as a matter of course, just as they should be between friends quite at ease with each other. On every occasion on which this Herald | inventor pretends that General Graut felt so insulted, our conversation was most agreeable, and J asted neaily an hour. Having thus shown the absurdity of tho Herald story, it is not necessary that it should receive further notice. Gen eral Grant cannc: expected to publish a disavowal of all: nguagethat sensational reporters may put in his mouth ; and as i he has never contradicted one of my state j ments hitherto, l shall not trouble him to confirm this in detail, though he will un doubtedly do so, it called upon. Yours truly, James Fisk, Jr, Tho following from the World\ooks like ! business on the part of the President who, it is alleged, had put up a margin with which to buy Government bonds: STATEMENT FROM OEO. E. STONE. “Yesterday afternoon our reporter call ed on George K Stone, of the firm ot Stone, Nichols & Stone, brokers, 52 Wall street. It will be remembered that they are the brokers through whom it is alle ged the Piesjdent bought Government bonds on a .margin of four per cent.,became a “bull” in Wall street, aud sold out to Jay Gould at a handsome profit. Mr Stone said that he had ?ead the statement iu the World, that the firm had bought and sold stocks lor General Grant, but that he did not to deny it. fie did not wish to say anything about tho matter unless called upon to do so by the proper (legal) au thority. The affair was none of his. He had never done auj thing of which he was asharne i. if there was scandal afloat con cerning the President, which might be sei at resi by bis denying that it was true, he did not propose to make any such denial. He proposed to let matters take their course. He understood the position in which this placed the President.” Gen. Butteifieid, who is accused of hav ing his finger iu the family pie, lias resigned as sub Treasurer. The New York Sun , as to his successor, says : "No man should be appointed who has made donations ts money, houses, horses, or anything else to Gen. Grant or General Sherman, who paid over to General Graut a large part of the money he received. No matter whether the candidate be fit and capable in all other respects, if he is a pe cuniary benefactor of the President or Jeneralof the Army, he must be sternly | excluded- The dignity of the Presidential 1 office, as well as the good name of the act , ual President, has already been sufficiently : damaged by disregard of this principle, | and it will not answer to disregard it any ! longer. Every man who has given gifts to j the President or Gon. Sherman is thereby j rendered morally ineligible to aDy office of I power or emolument. This is the moral law which the people of the United States j require to be observed henceforth. It j would have been well for the President and ! still better for tho country if it had always ' been enforced.” | The Philadelphia Age tuggests that i “probably, it has escaped most of our ] .eaders that Daniel Butterfield, Assistant Treasurer and gold speculator, is also an , officer iii the United States army. , It is a i singular example of the incongruous effect ! of this mixture of functions, that Butter ; field suggests that, if tried,it ought to be by a court martial. How admirably it would i subserve the ends of justice that Corbin’s i partner should be tried by a court appoint i ed for the purpose, by Corbin’s brother in-law ! That President Grant accepted a large present from Butterfield will also greatly increase publii confidence in the | impartiality ol the proceedings in his j case.” j Verily, the hi daces in the Govern -1 ment have fallen into the hands of men whose only aim seems to be to p'ostitute ! them to dishonest purposes, and to enrich themselves at the public expense. There lis no present remedy for the evil. The Northern people are yet joined to tbeir | idols. The Dickson Fertilizer Company. A few days since, accompanied by Mr. J. H, Alexander, the able and energet’C Superintendent of the Dickson Fertilizer Company, we paid a visit to the works of the corporation for the purpose of ob serving the manner in which this justly celebrated manure is prepared for the maiket. Dickson’s compound has for many years beeD known to the planters of tho Sorth as tbe invention of Mr. David Dickson, the celebrated planter of Hancock county, who has used it for so long i time and with such favorable results upon his own p anution. Early recognizing the value oi the great fertilizer, Peruvian guano, by repeated experiments he dis covered that its fertilizing properties were greatly enhanced by a judicious admixture of other articles, such as dissolved bones, salt, pot-ash and land plaster. This mix ture proved to be of great efficacy, and, growing in favor wherever it was used, soon became known throughout the country as "Dickson’s Compound." The first depot for us regular manufacture and sale was established, we believe, in this city in 1868 by Messrs. Shivers 4 Alexander, two gentlemen of great enterprise and large experience. Though its m anufaeture was commenced on a com paratively small scale, so well established was the reputation of the article among our planters that nearly one thousand tons w«re sold during the first season and the demand proved to be far greater thaD the supply. Satisfied that it would be impos sible to fill the orders of farmers this year by a continuance of the old system, it was determined to effect a change in the manu facture f the compound. Accordingly during the Summer of the present year the “Diekson Ferti.izer Company” was formed and officered by some of the best and most widely known men ol business iu this State for the purpose of entering into the manufacture of the fertilizer on a large seale. The company received its charter at the last term of the Superior Court of this county and commenced operations on a cash capital of $150,000, with the priti | lege of increasing it to double that amount. The company's manufactory is situated beyond South B oundary street, on the line ol the Augusta & Savannah Railroad, a j short distance from the corporate limits of - city. Necessarily put up in great i haste ihe workshops consist of two im- ! mense wooden building?, one 140x40, j and the other 200x40 feet. These i buildings are situated parallel with i each other, and have just sufficient j space between them to admit a railroad ! track, which connects the manufactory with j tbe different rai.ways leading out of the I city. In the smaller buildiug is contained the office of the establishment, the sacking department, and a large amount of the j materia! used in tbe manufacture of the i compound. Here, also, two ot the gangs ' of the manipulators are employed. Every article which enters into the composition of the fertilizer is carefully and accurately weighed, in accordance with Dickson’s formula, and placed, wi h the other con stituents, in immense heaps upon the floor. Standing near these banks cf the raw material is a large iron sieve, arranged in the position of an inclined plane. Upon this sieve the manipulators throw, with shovels, the mixture, aud the meshes are made small enough to reject the lumps in tbe guano, only allowing that to pass through which is fine enough to run free'y through a guano-feeder. By this means the various component parts of the fertilizer are thoroughly mixed together, and it is then ready for weighing and sacking. Behind the sieve the sacking gang stand, who, as rapidly as it can be done, deposit the com pound in strong bags manufactured to or der for the company, which are then placed upon platform scales aud their weight redueed or increased to the stand ard, 183 pounds—one pound being allowed for the sack. From the scales the bags go to still another squad, which sews securely their mouths and they are then stored convenient to the Railroad track and ready for shipping as orders may arrive. Ir addition to the regular Dickson com pound. the company also manufactures, to meet the requirements of stiff clay soils, a higher grade of the same known as “Dick son's Compound, Diamond A.” This is composed of the same ingredients as the ether, but in different proportions, being more highly ammoniated and containing a larger per centage of Soluble Phosphate. In the other and larger building are stored immense quantities of guano, plas ter, salt, dissolved, bones and pot ash, the latter being imported directly from Ger many by the company. Great care is ex ercised in the purchase of the different in gredients of the compound, and especially of tbe guano., This is procured directly irom the government agents and is requir ed to come up to the analysis made by tbe distinguished chemist, Colonel George W. Rains, of this sity. Iu addition to the large quantity of material now on hand, the company have en route several hundred tous more, which will soon be inside the manufactory. In order that the loss on guano from tbe small lumps it contains, which will not pass through tbe sieve,may be obviated, Mr. J. A. Shivers, the General Agent of the company, is now haviog machinery erect ed with which these lumps may be pulver ized and rendered available. Three squads of manipulators aro now employed, which turn out twelve tons, each, of the com pound per diem. VYhen the machinery, however, is put in operation the daily yield will be increased from thirty-six to fifty tons. The company has agencies scattered over tbe country and it i3 now engaged in supply ing the orders Irom those quarters. When this has been done the Superintendent wishes to accumulate a supply of 1.000 tons at the depot before the first of Janu ary, for the indications now aro that after that time the supply will scarcely equal the demand. We are glad to note thi4 fact and hail it as a good omen ol the suc cess ana prosperity of Southern manufac turing enterprises of every cescription. In this connection we state that the company has had printed several thousand copies of a very valuable pamphlet ex plaining the nature and properties of their fertilizer, and also containing several im portant and high’y interesting letters from Mr. David Dickson, of Hancock county. These letters, describing the author’s method of planting and manuring corn and cotton, are very valuable. The pamphlet is intended for gratuitous circulation among the planters and can be had upon applica tion to the office of the company, No. 4 Warren Block, in this city. Congress and the Supreme Court. Tho time was when the Supreme Court of the United States was an august tribunal, the decisions of which were looked to with respect and submitted to with the best of grace by all the people of this land. But since Radicalism has assumed the control of American institutions, and prostituted them all to its own base uses, this Court has become a weak, time-serving tribunal, reserving its decisions at the beck of the Radical Congress, or making them to ac cord with the views of that corrupt body. Unhappy country! when its judiciary, even, have become as weak, timid and policy-seeking as to stoop from the high and independent position which they ought to hold, to that of submission to a venal and corrupt Congress, or an unworthy and il legal President. When such a state of things exists what security can there be for “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ”, on the part of the citizens? None whatever. These are all at the mercy of an irres ; onsible Exec utive and Legislature, who may construe laws to suit themselves, or punish innocent citizens to gratify private vengeance. Un til this unfortunate state of affairs is changed, and tbe inde endence and purity of the JuPciary are re-established, liberty is a snare and independer.eea delusion- The Supreme Court of the United States, it is said, has postponed its act-on on the Yerger case to December, so that Congress may act upon it; and Congress, it is said, will enact a law to meet this and similar cases. There is no telling to what ex tremes Radicalism will go. Perhaps, af ter a while, human patience mty be ex hausted, Right resume its sway, and Jus tice and Honor once more rule the land. Let us hope for the best. Southern Interests. The Louisville Courier- Journal,referring to the recent National Commercial Conven tion held ac Louisville and the State fairs to be held at Macon and Richmond, Va., takes an encouraging view of the future of the South. It says: “Almost everywhere the Bouth seems to be waking up to the importance of its interests, inland and ex ternal commerce, manufactures, and of its large crops of cotton, corn, sugar and rice- The production of ail these throughout that section will be very large this year, and, if events shall be propitious, still larger nex' year. It will be a mistake, however, of the people of the South to at tempt too many things. Cotton there is more of a king, counting the money value of cotton, than it was in 1861, when $160,- 000,000 was all that the largest orop ever produced yielded to the producers. Now about half as much gives abou: $100,000,* 000 more money. Necessity, industry, economy, forecast, thrift, the best kind of capital for States and people, have been substituted for slavery, and with happy effect. When tho South shah have com pleted all ils needed railroads to the sea ports and developed even a half of its mineral wealth, it will prove altogether the wealthiest part of the agricultural Union. Iu cotton lands it is without a rival in the world, and in sugar, rioe, corn and cattle, it should occupy the foremost place on the continent. For the South there are good times ahead, and we rejoice at all tbe steps taken by her to exhibit her wealth and pro mote its increase. All£that has been done for her she has done for herself in spite of Federal interference, political and military. W ithout such interference, her wealth and prosperity would be at this day far greater than they are. She vriil have good cause to bless the day when the interference shall be withdrawn, if such a day shall ever ar rive. And we think that we see the glim mer of it.” The Radical Council in Charles ton.—There was a “dignified scene” in the old Conned Chamber of Charleston ! Thursday night. A claim of one. Corbin was up for adjustment, when in the course i o’ the remarks which ensued, Alderman ■ E. W. M. Mackey called his uncle, T. J. j Mackey, a scoundrel, when pistols ' ere j drawn, three shots fired by the latter at the former, and nobody hurt, j Great confusion followed, and tbe menage rie wound up and adjourned without set | ding oi defining the nature of the claim, i The Mackevs are awfully toil scalawags. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. THE YERGER CASE. OPINION BY CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE. Washington, October 25, 1869. DECEMBER TERM, 1868. No. 17- Original.— In the matter of Edward M. Yerger; petition for habeas corpus and certiorari ; opinion of the Court delivered by Chief Justice Chase. Upon the prayer of the petitioner, ad dressed to tie Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Missis sippi, a writ of habeas corpus was direct ed to*certain military officers holding the petitioner in custody, commanding them to produce his body and abide the order of the Court. In obedience to this writ, the pe titioner wjs brought into Court by Maj. Gen. It S. Granger, who made his return in due form, certifying the cause of deten tion to be that the petitioner bad been ar rested, and was held for trial upon a charge of murder by a Military Commis sion under the act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1867, to provide for the more effi cient government of the rebel States Up on this return'the petitioner was ordered into custody of the Marshal, and the Court proceeded to hear argument. It. was ad mitted that petitione- was a private citi zen cf the State of Mississipyi; that he was being tried by a Military Commission without a jury, and without presentment or indictment by a grand jury, and that he was not, and never had been, connected with the army or navy of tbe United States, or with the militia iu active service in time of war or invasion. Upon this ease the Circuit Court adjudged that tbe imprison nent of the petitioner was lawful, and passed an order that the writ of ha beas corpus be dismissed, am] that the prisoner be remanded to the custody of the military officer by whom he had been brought into Court, to be held and detain ed for the purpose, and to answer the charge set forth in the return. To obtain the reversal of this order and relieve from imprisonment, the petitioner now asks for a writ oicertiorari to bring here for review the proceedings of the Cireuit Court and for a writ of habeas corpus to be issued under the authority of this Court to the officer to whose custody he was remanded. Upon the suggestion of the Attorney Gen eral, made in view ot the importance of the questions vrbieh will probably arise if the case is brought to a hearing, we have heard preliminary arguments upon the ju risdiction of the Court to issue the writ prayed for, and have carefully considered the reasonings which have been addressed to u?. This argument, by the direction of the Court, was confined to the single point of jurisdiction, and lam now to state the conclusions to which we have come. The general question of jurisdiction in this case resolves itself necea-arily iu two narrower questions : Has the Court jurisdiction, in a case like the present, to inquire into the cause of detention al eged to be unlawful, and to give relief if the detention be found to be in fact unlawful by the writ of habeas corpus, under the Jundiciaiy act of 1789? If, under that act, the Court possessed this jurisdiction, 1 as it been taken away by the 2d seotiou of the act af March 27, 1868 (12ih U. S. Statues, 44), repealing so much of the act of February 1567 (U. S. Sta ues, 85), as authorizes appeals from Circuit Courts to the Supreme Court; neither of these questions is now here. The first has, on several occasions, received very full consideration and very deliberate judg ment. A cause so important as that which now invokes tho action ot the Court seems, however, toju tify a reconsideration of the grounds upon which its jurisdiction i as been hitherto maintained. Tbe great writ of habeas corpus, has been tor centuries esteemed the best and only sufficient de- fence of personal freedom. In England, after >i long struggle, it was finally guaranteed by the famous habeas corpus act of May 29, 1679 (3 British Statutes atlarge;' 3 Hallam’s Constitution' al History, 19)—for tbe better securing of the liberty of his subject, which, as Black stone says, is frequently considered as an other Magna Charta—(3 Blackstone’s Commentaries, 135) It was brought to America by the colonists, and claimed as among tbe immemorial rights descended to th§m from their ancestors. Naturally, therefore, when the confed erated coloniss became United Stales, and the formation of a common Government engaged their deliberations in convention, this great writ found permanent sanation in the Constitution. This sanction is in these words; "The privilege of the writ of habeas coijpus shall not be suspended unless when, in cases of rebellion or inva sion, tbe public safely may require it.” Tho terms of this provision necessarily im ply judical action. In England all the. higher courts were open to applicants for the writ, andit is hardly Eupposeable that, under the r.esv Government, founded on more liberal ideas and principles, any j court would be intentionally closed tp ' them. We find, accordingly, that the first Con- I gross under the Constitution, after defining by various sections of the act of fteptem- I her 24, 1789, the jurisdiction of tee Dis | trict Courts, the Circuit Courts and the | Supreme Court in other cases, proceeded, , in the 14th section, to enact that all the j before mentioned Courts of the United | States shall have power to issue writs of 1 scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other ; writs, not specialy provided by statute, ; which may be necessary for the exercise of' j their respective jurisdictions, and agreea j bie to the principles ard usages of law (1 j United States Statute-, 80). In the same i section it was further provided that either : of the Justices if the Supreme Court, as j well as tho Judges of the District Courts, shall have power to grant writs of habeas j coipus, for the purpose of an inquiry into > the cause of commitment, provided that I writs of habeas corpus shall in no case ex tend to prisoners in jail, unless they arc in i custouy under or by color cf the authority 1 of the United States, or are committed for 1 trial before some Court of the same, or are i necessary to be brought into Court to j testify. That this Court is one of the Courts to which the power to issue writs of habeas j corpus is expressly given by the terms of : this section, has never been questioned. | It would have been indeed a remar.able anomaly if this Court, < rdained by the 1 Constitution for the exereiee. in th United , States, ofthe mo:-t importart powers in ■ civil ea-es, of all the highest courts in England, had been denied, under the Con- I stitution which absolutely prohibits the i suspension ol the writ, except under extra i ordinary exigencies, that power in oases of alle ed unlawful restraint which the Habeas Corpus act of Charles II express ;-y declared those courts to possess. But the power vested in this Court is, in an important particular, uDlike that possess ed by the English courts. Ihe jurisdic ! tion of this Courtis coDfiued by the Con ! stitution and is appelate, whereas that of ! the English courts, though declared and defined by statutes, is derived from the common law and is original The judicial power of tbe United 3iates extends to all ei'es in law and equity arising under the Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made un der their authority and to large classes of cases determined by the character of the parties or the nature of the controversy. That part of this judicial power vested in this Court is defined by the Constitution in these words : ‘‘ln all cases affecting am bassadors, other public ministers and con suls, and those to which a State shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have orig- j inal jurisdiction. In all the other cases be fore mentioned .the Supreme Court shall : have appellatej lribdi,tion, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and or der such regulations as the Congress shall make.” _ ‘ If the question were anew one, it would, perhaps, deserve inquiry whether Con gress might not, under the power to make exceptions from this appellate jurisdiction, extend the original jurisdiction to other 1 cases than thcMe expressly enumerated in the Constitution, and especially in view of the constitutional guaranty of the writ of ' htbeat corpus to eases arising upon petition tor that writ But in the of Marbury j vs. Madison fl C. R , 137,} it was deter mined, upon full consideration, that the power to issue writs of mandamus, given this Court by the 13th section of the Judi- , ciary act, is, under the Constitution, an , appellate jurisdiction to be exercised only : in revision of the judicial decisions, and judgment ha* ever since been aocepted as fixing the construction of this part of the Constitution. It was pronounced in 1803 -in 1807. M , LETTERS TO THIS YOUNG MEN OF THE SOUTH. LETTER n. Failures in Life and ihrir Causes. «. Everywhere Science seeks for the spirit ! in vain. The subtlest investigations do- ; tect no track nor trace of wnat the church ; calls the sou!. And so it should be. For | when spirit cannot elude the senses it is no longer spirit, but matter, wherefore the investigations of modern science cannot harm religion, for religion is founded on faith- If true, it can stand any lest; mod ern science, failing everywhere to prove or disprove, will only heap grander glory upon its name. In the meantime, without regret, without fear, throw wide the gates of thought ! And now concerning this j hie of ours, so fearfully short: if religion be true we will best obey its commands by performing what our hands fin I to do with all our might. If religion be false, oh ! when we think of life’s fearful brevity it is then wo begin to realize in earnest tbe im portance ot the moments which our doom ed hearts measure out iu their numbered pulsations. In the venture of existence you cannot have two chances. You can live but one life, pass over ono only career. To lose the least, and to gain the most, from each tnomeut that flies, crowding into this brief span of existence the very largest of thought.feeliug, and action —this is success in life. As far as concerns this world, only a certai number of pulsations are given us, and then the at ms which compose our bodies are scattered, and the vital forces which animate our minds are parted for ever. The fire of the present sweeps over us and scatters us in the ashes ot the past. To snatch from the flying seconds the in terest feeling, the swiftest thought, the noblest deeds, this is the great problem of human life.- Look around you a moment. Behind are the last crumbling falsehoods of the past. By our side in the present are liv ing truths which bid defiance to time and space. Before us, B_>on to be crowded with your deeds, the future lies untarnished in the morniug of its promise. Ere another day, unnumbered mistakes and failures will mar the bright prospect. The earnest hearted will begin their labor as ever,'buoyant in their efforts to achieve, but the nay, howsoever begun, will offer to most men at its close as .bitter a harvest as all the days that have gone before. But the causes ot failure wili not be so numer ous as the failures themselves Thousands will err because their past life has been full of mistakes. The day cannot easily gain what tbe years have lost. With more time in the future,less accumulated error in the past, to young men of course the hope of improvement is brightest. Perseverance i- pre-emmently the need of those who suf fer for the errors of early life. Their first efforts to reform being sure to fail, they naturally glide back into their old ways. Here is a man who, for years, has been noted for a deficiency in integrity of character. The fact has grown proverbial. Everybody doubts him and his own self-re spect is lost. Now, suppose this man, late in life, from some moral impression made up in him or from motives of self-interest determines to reform ? At tbe end of the first day,in summing up the result,he find< that bis experiment brings far more disas ter than either profit or peace of mind. He is pained to find himself doubted and mis trusted while attempting to tell the trutn. Meanwhile, his business, which has long been so adjusted as to prosper only by falsehood, begins to suffer serious damage. He concludes that dishonesty is the best policy after all, and ends his experiment in virtue. Persevering, his reform in due time would be noticed and credited, and his business would assume a healthier tone. Under accumulated errors , we include deficient education, alienated friends, wast ed time, and all the numberless mistakes of our past lives. For all these, our one rem edy is persistence in the effort to reform. “Give a dog a bad name and you’d as well kill him.” Give a man a bad name and he will live it down. The lack of an earn est purpose is the second great cause of failure. The purpose must be definite. The world must see that you are in earn est. When you begin any business what ever, act and feel as if that is to be the only one you will ever follow. An idea that you are “permanently loeatec,” is of in valuable importance. Let it be said that when you undertake an enterprise it means something. The purpose must be well chosen, but when once chosen, act ange is, above all things, the most dangerous. Per manency, solidity, fixedoess of purpose, looking far ahead to results, these quali ties are essential to snocess in life. Here is a young wan who is studying law. He says he believes he wili “fry the law.” He will certainly not like it. No body will be disposed to give him business, upon which to make > xperiweuts; what everhc does, done with half a heart, will be half done. Presently you will hear this young man saying he ‘'has concluded to quit the Ja w.” This lac It of a fixed pur pose is alaultfor which talent and even energy cannot atone. For example there is a certain class of men in all onr south ern States who are the great “stand by” to deliver Alumni addresses at colleges, to manage Conventions, Fairs, &c. They are men who, to use a common r hrase, have “never done anything.” Some of them are men of talent, and yet, in every true sense of the word, their life is a fail ure. WheD a shrewd person hears that one of them is at the head of an enter prise he wants no better indication that the enterprise will fail. The coming day will close upon many that will fail because of wasted t'me. Every beat of your pulse consumes a sec ond. The tendency to pause, and wait, and dream away life; the love of ease, the dislike of 1 ibor, the love, too, of pleasure and frivolous things, all these beguile us of the grander gains to be snatched from the flytDg hours. Eccentricity, peculiarity in mode* of thought, oddity in manner, in dress, in matters of taste, a tendency to act differei ily from other people. On every possible occasion, all these set meu at cross purposes with tbe world, and there by injuie their success Originality and eccentricity are different things. To be original is to have great ideas, to appear different from other men, because there is genius within us and wa cannot conceal its lustre. To be eccentric is to violate willfully the rules of life, to mortify our friends, and seeking notoriety by folly, to gain the woild’s con tempt. To be wanting in enthusiasm, in love of our work, to be dullards, laggards, loafers, to miss he spirit of the age, to know not the value ot time, along these great high ways rs fame thousands have travelled ami will travel to the end of the world. Yet, out cf such meu destiny sometimes culls her great servants. Sometimes anew thought, striking in a man's pulses leads him forward through a life of shocks, dan gers and deeds, worthy in action, bright in renown. Last of al ! , men sometimes fail for want cf talent. We mention tuis last becauso we consider it tbe very least ia importance. Any man, even by our definition, is sue eessful who makes money, raises bis fami ly, gains reputation, happiness, and hope for the world to come. All these thing3 men cf even ordinary talent can do. There is no need of any hing brilliant or unusual. Success is a modest word. With enthu i asm, energy, honesty, truth of heart and : attention to his own business, a fool com- j pares very favorably with a genius. Avoiding tbe quicksands of politics and | poetry, be can weather the storms apd sail safely into port. With all the appliances ot modern civil ization, mere talent is of far less importance than in former times; we mean, of course, as regards worldly success. Concerning the higher types of purpose, we will speak : hereafter. TO-MORROW. From the Georgia Clipper. An At'cmpt to Murder a Cltlaen-The Mi ftary Practicing the Teachings of their Commander. The citizens of our quiet little town were shocked on Tuesday morning by a rumor that Mr. Ed, Cody, who resides near this place, had been assassinated by United States soldiers. The arrival ot >lr. Cody upon our streets about 7 o’clock a. m , relieved the fears regarding his death but his b!ee ing wound confirmed the attempted assas ination. We gain tha following particulars from Mr. Cody : Between 11 and 12 o’olock on Monday night he was awakened by a detachment of men, who demanded admittance to his house —asserting that they were United States s ldiers, and had an order to arrest him; that Mr. Martin and several others were then in jail, and as they did not de sire to injure him he had best surrender without resistance, ar others had done. Mr. Cody arose, opened the door, aod ad mitted them. They proved to be ten or twelve United States soldiers, one of whom , demanded Mr. Cody’s pistol, and taking it irom where it was hanging buckled it about his own person. Mr. C. was then informed that he would be tried in Atlanta, ai>d requested to accompany them to War rentoc where be would be retained over night; that theirs was a very unpleasant duty to perform, but such were their or ders, and they must obey. Not suspieioning their real intent, sup- j posing they were executing orders similar to those issued by Norris sometime since, be i‘fefi in,” and had accompanied them some 300 yards, when one of them seized ' him by the collar and demanded his money. i Scarcely had he informed them that he had cone, ere a pistol was placed near the back of his head and fired, the ball grazing ! bis right cheek and the powder lodging therein. Mr. C. finding himself uninjured, took j advantage of the flash of the pistol, which ] blinded the Yankees, and sprang into the \ wood which skirted tne road. A volley was fired at him as he gained the wood— one ball inflicting a flesh wound in his left arm, near the elbow, and several passing through his coat and under clothiDg, graz ing his body. Mr. C. made good his escape and reached a neighbor’s house, where his wound was dressed and he re mained till morning. We have heard of no arrest —nor do we ; expect to—being made by Colonel Hull, whose men committed this heinous attack upon the life of a citizen who has never even spoken to one of them. It is in a«- cord-nce with his ideas of assisting civil law, as expressed to our correspondent, “Columbia,” and hence he endeavors to j excuse his gang of ruffians by asserting 1 that it “may have been someone disguised as soldiers.’ From such a man as Hull it 1 were folly to expect better. This is not the only attempt at murder j by this military We alluded, briefly, in ; our issue of the 13th iust., to several out i rages and acts of lawlessness by these same men, and are prepared to furnish them, should Geo. Terry deem it his duty to investigate the doings of Lis soldiery in ; this vicinity. We have borne with patience this op | pression, and submitted to indignities, ! that law and pa ice might prevail, aud the vile plot of our political enemies against f our restoration to the Union be flustrated; 1 but to expect submission to assassinations, is more than we can give, j The “ Clipper ” has counseled submis j sion to the military in the hope that the venomous slanders which have been heap jed upon our people might be exposed. It 1 has remained silent - when our civil laws were vio.ated by this m litary, disposed to j regard such violations as accident rather i than design. But we now say,and shall con ; tmue to advocate,so longascivil lawgiveus the righi of free speech, “LET NO MAN I BE AKIIESTitL) BY OTHER THAN ! CIVIL OFFICERS.” If our lives are to ! be taken by this military, under the cloak j of “assisting civil law,” let us seli them dearly. If Col. Hull cannot control his • soldiery, aud thereby protect our lives, it | behooves us to exercise the first law of j nature, and protect ourselves. “Let us have peace,” if we can; conflict, j if we must. j P. S.—Last night, as we were preparing I for press, another outrage was committed on another of our citizens. Mr. J. M. Cody, a brother of Ed.’s, was knocked down on the tide-walk and beaten in a shocking manner. He now lies in a very critical condition'- From the Phoenix. Baltimore as a Market. Baltimore, August 15, 1869. Mr. Editor : Will you allow a place in your journal to a refugee who desires to call the attention of the people oi his native State and of the South, to a few facts that have come under his observation, since he has been compelled, by negro rule, to seek an asylum where he cau live, at present under a white man's government. I am, as you are aware, a native of South Carolina, but one who feels myself as much a refugee as did my ancestors, who were compelled to leave their beloved France, in the reign of Louis XIV, wno sought to deprive them of the liberty to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences. Since I have resided here I have been surprised to learn how much Baltimore has done for the destitute people of the South, and what she is still doing. Here let me state a few facts to show what she has done: In money distributed since the close of the war, no less than $1,000,000. She now has two institutions of learning for the children of the South, besides a regular fuud for the education of children in the South ; two depositories, where $31,000 worth of work have been given out in the past two years to dependent ladies of the South, numbering 500 on their list at present, and still in successful operation. Many of the private schools take children and educate them free, to say nothing about the many hundred pri vate contributions by her people. Will any one say she has not done a good part by the destitute of her sister States ? I trow not. Then let the Southern people show their gratitude by patronizing her. Who else has rendered assistance to the South, save that great philanthropist, Mr. Peabody, whose name and deeds must ever ! live iu the hearts ot a grateful people ? i Tnere is one thing which has surprised : me—that is to see how lew of the msr ; chants of the Southern States stop in Baltimore to make their purchases, when 1 have been informed by some of the Vir ginia merchants that they have tried both the Northern cities and Baltimore, and they have found that they can do as well here, and now give Baltimore the prefer ence; why not, then, bestow your patr n age on those whose feelings and sympa thies have always been with the South, instead of on those who have and are still oppressing, and gloat in humiliating you ; aud why desert your best friends for those who manifest no interest in you, save to further their own ends ? Y ou may hear some say there should be no North, no South, but on common country; hut tell me if this vast country is not already divided into sections, aud each studying hi r own interest and having their great commercial mart? The East has her Boston; the North her New York; the Northwest her Chicago; the West her St. Louis; then why not the South have her chief city and commercial mart—and no o‘ty possesses greater advantages th'n Baltimore? If the people of the South would take a pride in her as the other sec tions have in theirs, she would become second to none. Besides, it is the true policy of the South to concentrate her trade within her own limits; and the sooner she takes this step the better for her, and the sooner will she he let alone to enjoy her rights. Who, I ask, has brought this calamity upon you and on me? Is it not those who you have in times past and are still bestowing your patronage, and sending the products of your fertile country into their coffers, only to strengthen them the more, that they may rivet the shackles which now bind you in worse :han slavery tighter than ever? In view of all these facts staring you in the face,ask vour elve3 the question if this is not the case; then if you decide the question iu your minds,, make the resolve to study your own inter est and the section to which you belong, and cling to those who have ever proven your friends in prosperity and adversity, if Baltimore and the other Southern cities cannot meet ail your demands, they can furnish you with vessels; they now have their lines of steamers plying and will import for you whatever you need and give you a fair exchange. And now, a word to you, ladies of the South, Admonish . your husbands and brothers to deal with those who have proven your friends, lest your childien share the same fate that has befallen you. It is iD your power to exert an influence that will be felt. You have dom and not ed n. bly in times past, lor I can ttstify that never was an anpeal made in behalf of our last cause, or that of humanity, to which you did not respond. Now, let your actions in the past stimulate you in the future to stand by your sisters of Bal timore, who have done and are still doing so much for you and the South; for I know many mothers in the South can rise and say, God bless the ladies of Baltimore, for they have not only clothed and fed, but are now educating our children. Shall sueh deeds of kindness be lost sight of and forgotten ? I trust not. As I am not a merchant, and have no personal interest save the welfare of the south, I leave this subject for the present with the people of South Carolina; ard you must be the judge if I have ever studied your interest in the past. Arouse, then, aud list no longer to the siren song of peace, when there is no peace, Be true, then, to yourselves and that section to ' which you belong; and as sure as the night ; succeeds the day, so sure will the star ol success hover over and attend-you, and Phoenix like, you will rise from your ashes j and show to the world you still live. T. A LaFar. London Views of the Wall Street Sold Bubbl . From the Lond>jn Time*. October 12. When Dante placed usurers in one of J the deepest holes of his Kingdom of Dark ■ ness, he Lad, perhaps, a dim foresbadow -1 ing of the battle royal that was fought ! about a fortnight ago between the “Bulls” l and “Bears” of the New York Stock Ex change. j Reckless and unscrupulous, and too ! often ruinous, as joint-stock speculation is j in the Old World, no one need fancy that gambling at our Stock Exchange is ever j carried on on the same scale as in America, a country in which eveivthing good or tad is apt to attain dimenrions in kecking with the “bigness” of the Union. In New York, we are t< id, there are two factions at the Stock Exchange, one mustering under the banner of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the “Commodore,” the other obeying the orders of James Fisk, Jr., the “Admiral.” The Commodore is said to be worth from £j5,000,000 to £20,000,000. The other, who is perhaps not so wealthy, seeks his strength in combination with other houses, he lays out with them iiis plans of operations at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Vanderbilt had occasion to leave New York, and the men in the F,sk in * terest, profiting by his absence, hit upon a I scheme which, for a day at least, laid the i whole field of the money market complete- 1 ly at their discretion. They bought up j nearly the who.e of the gold in New York. ! How many fortunes must again and again have beeD made and marred the few business hours in those three i eventful days; what hot and cold fits of ! frantic joy and mute despair must alter- j nately have passed upon all those engaged in tti t terrible game, what the stormy passions must have been to which the 1 whole town and country became a prey, as the tidings of those sudden ups and downs j followed so closely upon each other as to melt the telegraph wires and break up tbe communication between the Exchange and the banking houses in the city—the a one of strife and violence—the Pandemonium that thronged Gold Room exhibited—is more than even the imagination of men accustomed to the excitement of our own Stook Exchange and to the din and racket ot the Paris Bourse can oonjure up. That one broker cut bis throat; another went mad; a third disappeared, and has not again been heard of; thst scores of houses broke; that no one would pay up, eon tracts were repudiated, no one would trust his neighbor; that there was a knock down aud a fight, the police became help less, and a regiment was got ready to come to their rescue; aR this iB of less moment 1 than the fact that for two or three days it j was impossible to settle accounts and busi ] remained at a stand-still. Ihere are men in America, we are told, i who express doubrs as to the justice or ex i pedtency of the Government’s interference 1 '*} affair. Secretary Boutwell was in I , ew , or Ji simost ou the eve of the out break. He was aware, as, indeed, the 1 whole city was, that a conspiracy was I brewing—that what we might call an “Kx i change stroke” was contemolated. By | many of his friends, the Secretary had been solicited to bring aid, but he had his own views on the subject; he held that per fect neutrality in Exchange transactions was the only course imposed upon him by duty; he turned a deaf ear to entreaties, and left New York for Washington, allow ing the imminent battle to take such course I as fortune might decide. Yet when the battle was at its height, and the “bulls” almost clutched the vic tory, Mr. Boutwell stepped suddenly into the field, and, by advancing £BOO,OOO and promising £4,000,000, he turtjed the scales in favor of the “bears.” There may be circumstances in the financial position of the United States authorizing so glaring a departure from all the sound rides of pub lic economy, but it is difficult to deny that what was "a mere struggle between gangs of gamblers has been by tnis act of the Government magnified into au event of national importance;” and, after all. had Mr. Boutwell persevered in his non inter vention policy to the end, what would have happened ? The monopolists boasted that they would send up gold to 200. What of it? A great deal more money would have chang ed hands, moro fortunes would have beeu m deor marred; othef brokers would have blown out their brains, or have gone mad, or absconded, and the ttreat held out against James Fisk, Jr., to “hang him up at a lamp post,” might have been carried into execution. But. it is not easy to de cide whether all this would have been for good or tvd, or whether it would not have been present evil from which future good might have sprung. It tnigM have allayed the speculation fever, sobered thegambiing madness, weaned some of the most help less dupes from the Stock Exchange, rid that place of some of its most arrant rogues. The lesson will not be altogether lost, cut short as it was by Mr. Boutweh’s ! resolution; but, had the lesson gone to the | end, its precepts might have been more | impressive, and their value would have : been enhanced by their higher oo*t. Magruder. WHY HE JOINED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. At the annual dinner of a military com pany in Boston, on Tuesday, General Ma gruder made an interesting address, in the course of which he said: “I am now going to give an account, which can be made public if it may be con sidered desirable,and which is the first time I have ever alluded to it—of the circum stances under which I left the flag Dur ing the dark days in Washington, Mr. Lincoln sent for me, I then being either first or second in command in the defences of Washington. Mr. Lincoln sard to me: ‘The government of your State (Virginia) refuses to send her quota of the 75,000 nen called for.’ Imagining that he would like to know, in case the State went out, v hat would I do, I said to him: ‘Of one tiling rest assured, Mr. Lincoln, so long as I am in command you aud your family oay rest in perfect safety in the While House, and if I send in my resignation, you shall b a, priced of it at the same time that it goes to the adjutant general, aad I promise to remain in the city twelve hours afterward,’ adding laughingly, ‘I wish to be well off with the old love before I am on with the new.’ Mr. Lincoln laughingly said, ‘I will help you to be well off with tho old love.’ I did remain thir teen hours after my resignation, and then made my way to Lo g Bridge. When I reached the draw it was three tniDutes past nine o’clock at night, and the draw bridge had been rained three minutes. The lieutenant in command of the company stationed there was Lieutenant Baird, now a major general of the U. S. army, and his company being in my regiment, all the meu knew me. I said to Lieutenant Baird, ‘I have this favor to ask of you, that you will let me pass the draw.’ The Lieutenant’s reply was, in substanoe, ‘I wish you had not to make the request, and I would to God you wore coming from Vir ginia instead of going to it.’ He, however, let me pass.” Gen. Magruder said the struggle in his mind was between a sense of his duty to the flag and his country, on the one hand, and all those ideas and feelings which were bred in him as a Virginian, on the other. “I placed my fortunes in this one bark and after a long dark night ail was lost, save my honor. He then paid a tribute of respect to others of his compahions iu arms who had embraced the cause of se cession, believing iu its right and justice, and claimed that such men were actuated by no unworthy principles. In conclusion, he expressed his readiness and anxiety to do all in his power to heal up the wounds caused by the war; to reunite the long sun dered ties, and to cherish all that was left of the fraternal feeling which must form the basis of the true Union for which he earnestly hoped. Texas Politics. ALARM OF THE RADICALS ABOUT SAMBO’S VOTE. General W. T. Clark, of Texas, arrived here again this morning, and will leave for Texas immediately. Tbe distribution of Federal patronage with a view to aid in the election in that State has been pretty well disposed of, and for the past few days there has been a general movement in the direction of the Lone Star State of ail par ties interested in the success of the elec tion. Reports recently received announce that thd Democrats and Conservatives are industriously at work, and all the evidences are that there will boa lively time. The friends of Davis have not yet opened the campaign on their side; but the indica tions are that they will now swing in. The deepest interest is manifested in the result of this election by the Northern friends of the Republican cause in the South, aud many of these are giving tangible evidenoo ol this sympathy. The opposition is said to be well organized, and, backed by the old rebel divisions of the soil, are destined to make a stubborn fight. Social influences, as well as political heres : es, so perfectly imbedded in this portion of the popular mind, will have full sway, and is apt to effect a united front of all the elements op posed to progress and the new order of things. Considerable anxiety is manifested over the negro vote, nut so much upon the grounds of the unreliability of the class as their remarkable credulity, combined with ignorance. The negroes, at a class, are universally with the republicans ; but the fears are that they will be duped by emis saries of the opposition. A stampede of the African vote at the last moment would have a most damaging, if not fatal, effect. One of the first effort* of the Republicans in their management of the .-ampaign will be to watch and keep the negro element well in hand. It is now live weeks until i the election, and much remains to be done before the State can be considered in any manner safe.—AT. Y. JETeraUTs Washing- I ton Dispatch. No Peace. -Bryant runs a side show to the New Era in Atlanta, called the [ie publican. A copy of this paper occasion ally hods its way into our sanetum. From i the last number received »e learn that there is no peace among the little radical faction of half a dozen men, who divide out the spoils and call themselves the Re | Publican party of Georgia. Farrow, Pot -1 ash Farrow. Potty is the pugnacious vaga bond who will not permit peace. Bryant | devotes three columns to a defence of ! jkngier, and a review of the polemic Potty j He t> ss> ? Terry reconciled the b,i!igercata i e . , 1 Bullock, and that everything had been arranged for a pacification be i tween Bulloc and Angier, when Potty stepped in and opened fire on the latter I course everything is at at oil aad ends | again. Joseph Brown and McC’ay were | to advise Angier to let Bullock draw at will, and \ngier was willing provided Bul lock would withdraw the suit against him. Joseph and Kent and Rufus and Angier, and all the conspirators were thereupon! to have a jollification and pacification, and j to plot new mischief against the white j ; people of the fcitate, when Potty puts in \ and breaks up the saint. So the war goes on. We never entertained tho idea that ' harrow could be of the slightest benefit to 1 the people of Georgia, but Bryant’s j lamentation has convinced us that the poor I creature has actually done a service to the race he disgraces. Columbia Sun if- Timex. We have watched the course of so many distressed, emaciated aud forlorn dyspep tics, of w-jrn-out aDd prostrated female-i, who have taken anew lease of life, and have gradually received vigor, strength, health, and the power of social plea-ure from the effects of Plantation Bitters, that we are not surprised at the < e»timo- j uials daily received. If it is a pleasure to i do good in the world, bow full must be the measure of the Proprietors of these oele- | brated Bitters. . Maonolla Water.—Superior to the best imported German Cologne, and sold j at half the prioe, ••teS-»atath3*wl 1 AGRICULTURE. ACorn Panic Oat West. There is excitement and “downward ten dency” in the grain market at Chicago. Ihe papers of that city furnish tbe follow >ng parnculars. The Chicago Journal says: °°“ es ia more rapidly than • °r shipment, under our rcceDt h!!! ll^ r! ‘ L ri|!e “ e " ,s ' and there have been but few here who could command money enough to buy to hold Our weak ness has reacted on New York and sent that market down, while Liverpool Lav oaught the same infection. Wall street gamb.tt.g was the primary cause, but tl e proximate cause arose in Chicago. Thcte was a good deal of short trading to day, many being anxkus to sell and o'hers equally willing to buy, but with a decided preference to the buyer’s option, which made buyer themont,, worth a great deal more than seller do.” With reference to the coi.ri tion of the banks, under this uofavera L condition of things, the writer says: “Tbe strain on the banks of this city, produced by the large amount of grain which has accumulated here, has been heavy. The panic in New Y ork deprived the grain and flour dealers of New Yerk oity and State of the facilities for doing bus iness because they could not get accommo dations to pay sight bills drawn on them to pay for grain shipped from here. There has been any quantity of orders here to buy Kram, to be paid for by bids drawn at thuty days and it is useless for the banks of this city, without an increase of capital, to attempt to furnish funds for the whole °f transactions in grain irom the hands of the producer to the consumer iu the eastern and foreign markets.” At Cincinnati, tho Enquirer, of the 13th says of wheat: “Advices from other points have been of an unfavorable character, and the orders haTe generally been withdrawn. Tbe city millers, are, in most cases, limiting their purchases to immediate wants, as they have not much confidence in prices, and the present rates for flour afford them no profit. The receipts of wheat have not been large; and the supply has exceeded tho demand, and there beitiguo disposition to sell, concessions were in some cases granted.” “Corn—prices are lower. The distillers have been buying up pretty freely at interior points, aud are not in the market to any extent at present, and tho demand from the local dealers is not equal to tho receipts-” Tbe New York Express, of Thursday, says: i ‘‘The late financial crisis in Wall street, which has demoralized speculation, is r.ow gradually extending to the channels of 1 legitimate business. The New York mer j chants complaint of a steady falling off in j trade, when the Fall business ought to be i very active. Advices from different sec j tions of the country speak, of business be i ing unsat sfactory, while in some cases : great depression exists. The latter is particularly applicable to the grain trade at Chicago and other lake ports. Under the ' heavy decline in grain at the West, pro ! ducors are not sending their grain to mar ket freely at present, and this is clearly seen in the decreasing earnings of the Western railroads, while the farmer con tinues in debt to the Western merchant, and the Western merchant iu turn is un able to liquidate his indebtedness to the Eastern merchant. Thus it will be seen that the depression in the grain trade af fects injuriously the great railway aad mercantile interests of the country, the ! ramifications of which are extensive.” BINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. A MIROTON. Pour into a dish that will bear the fire a little soup unskimmed. Ad parsly, scallion, tarragon, chervil] and chopped cucumber pickles; season with pepper and salt and oover with fine slices of boiled beef; strew the same seasoning over the dish, let it seethe on the fire for half an hpur and serve. BOILED BEEF LIKE A MATELOTTK. Fry little onions in butter at a gentlo fire; then add a spoonful of and stir ; then pour in a goblet of claret, half a glass of soup, some mushrooms if you have them, salt, t epper and a few pot herb*. When this ragut is cooked turn it on to slices of boiled beef arranged on a dish. POOR MAN’S BEEF. Strew over slices of boiled beef, ar ranged on a dish, salt, pepper, parsley, scallion and a small quantity of garlic, chopped together; moiston with a little soupor waterjeover with fine breadcrumbs, place on hot ashes for a quarter of an hour ai,d serve. BOILED BEEF FROM SOUP. A beef taken from soup may be utilized in various ways. The best way to employ boiled beef is to cut it, cold, into slices of extreme thinness, dressed with buttered toast, or else to eat it as a salad, the dress ing to be seasoned with plenty of pot herbs. However, for those who preterit not, there are excellent ways of serving it. CARROTS AND ONIONS. Cut into thin elices some carrots and one-third the bulk of onions, and fry them in the pan, with a good lump of butter or dripping, taking care thit they do not ad here at the bottom; season with salt and pepper; and when they have colored dredge flour over them, moisten with soup or with soup mixed with milk; set the pan over the fire and let them finish cooking; at the moment of serving mix in yolk of eggs and a little vinegar, and season with pars ley chopped very fine. PASTRY FOR HOT OR COLD TATES. ; With half a qound of flour, a good pinch ! of salt, three yolks of eggs, three-quarters j of a goblet of wine aud half a quarter ; pound of lard, make a rather firm paste, | cover it with a linen cloth and let it be ! for eight or ten minutes. After this time roll it out witli the roller, theu spread over jit a quarter pound of butter; told the i paste double, roll it to the first thickness, | double and roil again and repeat five time3. j The paste is now fit for use. POTATO PUDDING, Cook in water two quarts and a half of fine potatoes and mash them through a fine colander. Mix them then with a quarter pound ol melted butter and the same quantity of powdered sugar. When ; the mixture is thorough, add six eggs beat ! en if for an omelette, a glass of brandy and a pound of Zante currants. Mix again, i turn the whole into a cloth, tie it that the pudding may not escape. Put it to cook in boiling water, boil it for a quarter of an hour, take it out of the cloth. Set it on a dish, and serve it bathed in sauce made of a glass of wine in which sugar and melted butter have been mingled. ORANGE JELLY. The basis of jelly orange is really apple jelly, whioh, having little perfume of its own, is an excellent vehicle for whatever you may desire to introduce into it. The apples being peeled with a silver blade knife, put them to cook in water enough to cover them, iu which the juice of a lemon has been mixed. When tney oornnaence to break, turn them into a horseebair si ve, and let them drain without pressing. With the juice which has passed, mix an equal weight of good sugar and lioil When the jelly is cooked, throw iu orange peel cut into bits, and after boiling u p once or twice from tho fire, and when the i rice has set tled down, take out the pe.u with a skim mer and turn the jelly into juis. PUFFED FRIITEP.B. • Put over the lire in a saucepan a half pint of water or milk, with a pinch of’salt, an ounce of butter, the fame quantity of powdered sugar and some grated lemon peel. When the liquid begins to boil draw ofi the saucepan, stirring briskly with a wooden spoon, incorporate more than a quarter of a pound of Hour, enough t) form a thick paste; set it n the fire,still stirring, and after four or five minutes take it off finally. Now break an egg into the pasta and stir until completely inc -rporaied ; b eak a second, proceeding in likeinannei; then a third, then a fourth igg, or u*c a part of the latter, according to the consist ency of the paste. This shouid be so solid that, in taking up a spoonful and letting it fall back, it should neither scatter nor ad here to the spoon. After these prepara tions, dredge light y the pi -board; spread outthetbe paste on itJaiH dredge the paste; cut i< in equal parts, roll into balls and tty. When the fritters are in the pan stir them with a 1 idle, aud increase the fire gradually until they have taken a fine color; then arrange them ir, heap, sprinkle with powdered sugar aod serve. It is desirable to J: rp .Lii'i >!■ in the fiy at onci ; you may arrange ihtiu on j.no s‘ I buttered paper, draw the pan partiy off from the fire and put in the paper. Adding a little orange flower to the paste is good: j Storing Potatoes.— ls potatoes are to ! be stored in a cellar, it must bo either na j turally dry or made so by proper drainage, j The potatoes ought also to ho drv when I put into it—that is, they should lay for an j hour or two at least, after digging before i they are carted to the cellar. 11 makes them cleaner, of course, to knock all the dirt from them while pioking them up,and keep that wbioh settles to the wagon floor from going in the cellar with them ; but they will keep better in the bin if these pro-, cautions are not taken, ar.d a considerable portion of dry earth is allowed tq to with th»m. Factsforthe Ladies.—Mr*. Bartlett, of Black River Fal's, .Wisconsin, has made with one “Wheeler A Wilsou” nee dle six hundred pairs of heavy caDva* pants, worn by loggers, earning ivitbiu two years upward of six hundred dollars, beside doing the work for her ovyu and Other families. octßo—wl SALESMEN.—Wanted, 3 few relichle, kjj •Qbrifttle mie to aeil by **np]t goods
