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J OU) SERIES, VOL. LXXVII chronicle & *eutuKl *km tin -1 Kirtioi*. DALLY * . ■ •*, 5 11} ■r-.AZ' '.: :::::::: -•••»»« TKIWItI l- • „ • .. f* * it . i,-.', „" «<* >«p . Ti i«« ~ . _»•» tVKPM.SiUK MUKMMi, O<*TOBMI 2«. —— TUB SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. From all the South, the public voice as it tindn uttoranoc, wcils up as with the voice of Rachel bereaved. The tendered affectum commiogled with the profoundcst sorrow, pots aside the studied form i a for eulogium and refuses, as yet, to trace H* 6 life of the grand, good man who has just crossed over the river to lio down in th* s i hade —to whom principle was greater than power, duty ; older, far uoblcr, than wealth, fame and human distinction i an( l Gods sad •oufolation inhis own great words '‘human virtue should be equaUo human calamity. “!Ji‘ taught us how to live, A oil oh ! too great a price ! He taught us h»w to die.” And the East, and. the West, and the North, commanding tho strong voice of the cjropii ror, to whom and, for whom the conquered liavo to annals, so far as public opinion finds expression in tbe public pr !ss, bears testimony to the nobleness ol hi-. manhood, in a gor erous tribute as tho pride of a common heritage, or attemoors cold criticism upon his public career, with commendation of his private virtues and his personal worth, even while the embittered recollections of deadly strife still lmge r around hearth stone?. We present to our readers the following extracts from tho Northern Press as the fairest index of North sentiment. From the Nt w York Herald, October 13/A. Ou a qtliet autumn morning, in the land winch he lifved bo well, and, as he held, served so faithfully, the spirit of Robert Edmund Lee left tho clay which it had so much-ennobled and travelled out of this world into the great and mysterious land Yesterday tho expressions of regrot which .-I rang drone .the lew who surrounded the bedside of tho dying soldier and (Jurrstian will bo swelled to-day into’odo mighty voieoof sorrow, resounding throughout out country apd ixtendtng over all parts of the wor'd where his great genius and his many virtues are known. Fjr not to the South "era people alone shall be limited the tri bute ol a tear over the dead Virginian. II uo in the North, forgetting that the timo was when the sword of Robert Ed mund Leo was drawn against us—forget ting and forgiving all tho years ol blood’ shell and agony—we havo long since oeused to. ku.k "upou him as the ConleJerate leader, but havo claimed him as ono ol purselvcs; have cherished arid felt proud of his military genius as belonging to us; have i' counted and recorded his triumphs as our own ; have extolled his virtue as reflecting honor upon us —for Rjbert Ed mund Leo- was an American, and the great nation which gave him birth would be to day unworthy ol suoh aeon if she regarded him lightly. Never had mother a nobler son- In him the military genius of America was deve loped to a grater exteut than over before. In him, all that was pure and lofty in mind and purpose tumid lodgment. Dig nified without presumption, alfablo with out familiarity, ho united all those charms of manners which made him tho idol of his friends and of his soldiers, and won for him the tespeot and admiration of the world. Even ns, in the days ol his triumph, glory did not intoxicate, so when tho dark clouds swept iver him adversity did not depress, fk in the hour that ho surrend ered Ins sword at Appomattox to tho fatal autumn morning, lio passed among men noble in his quiet, simple dignity, display ing neither bitterness nor regret over tho irrevocable past, lie conquered us in mib lurtupc by the grand manner in which he sustained himself, even as ho dazzled us by lit? genius when tho tramp of his soldiers resounded through tho valleys of Vir- glD.!3* And for such a mail we’are all tears and sorrow to day. Standing besido his grave men of <he South and non of tho North Outi mourn with ali the bitterness ot sou years of warfare erased by this common bereavement. Muy this unity ot grief— his unselfish manifestation over the loss of the Bayard of America—in tbe reason of dead leaves ami withered branches which this death ushers iu, bloom and blossom, liko the distant-coming spring, iuto tho ib.wcrsofti heartiei accord! •i * * Ho came nearer tho ideal of the so’dier and Christian general than any • man wT think ofy for he Was a greater soldier thaD Havelock, and equally as de vout a Christian. In his death our country ha. 4 |ost a son in w&qm she might well bo proud, and for wFq.so serviocs she might havo stood it) m'td had ho lived a tew years longer, for we are certain that, had occasion .icquircd it. General Lee would have given to the United Btates tho bene fit of all bis great talents. F, om the New York Tribun ?. Tho death ot .Gen. Luo will give occa sion .at the Scuill J< r u marked display of ouhlie grid’, It will.be without signifi cance, and may not, perhaps, bo thought «Uoily appropriate.; nevertheless it will boa demonstration in many respects re markable. It is much to be doubted il. s’ny other Government than that ol tho United States would permit, or any other people than our own would countenance, the open expressions of regret which will ho made over the loss of a man who had become prominent in a great conspiracy to destroy the Government and divide the iK . -ple. But not only Will the public meet iocs the official resolutions, the public parade,’ in which the ISouthem people will ex-ross {heir sorrow be effieialiy ignored., but loyal people will respect-llcir griet. Tho b'et sewed lender ot tho South, L-e, was not absolutely without honor and ev*n affection in the North ; while hot tears flow for him there, a sympathy, not unal lied to pity, wili+e felt for him here.' Time has sufficed to give both North a bettor idea of tho persona! j character of this man. It was difficult for us m tho heat ot the war fever, to under stand how it vnrrpossible that a man con'd be-a traitor to his country and yet strictly honest toward his fellow men. It is still tomething ol a mystery, but none will re in,:,. to sdmit tbof socially General Lee was above reproach. Though guilty of weak and wicked acts, it «*cnot be shewn that he ever did a m an thing ', »td it was his misf.Ttune that he was less lirm of purpose than by nature generous and yielding. His popularity was basid on these attributes ; and uniform suowmcs in bis defensive operations during the first years of the war won him such confidence of his troops as his repeated blunders and Inures in l i> offensive campaigns could not shake. This confidence remained so strengiv with him to the end of the war that wit\i bis fall at Appomattox the Cause he had defended fell forever. Now that he is cone, let us endeavor to lorg ’t hi* tolly aod his great crime, re-; in .tub'ring oftlv that he was not wholly had. False political principles rath'-r than j ialso morals perverted his mind and wrought bis ruin, as they wrought that of his partv. To lorget is the greatest chari- | « y we could now extend him. Yet iij the j history ot his country he must live; not,' indeed, as the ablest of her s ns who sought her overthrow, but as, in many j Wrests, tho least odious and the most pt eminent; as a General, great only in defensive-passive operations, fcut there uni. puled throughout the war oa gifher ; gide . ,'s a Soldier, stainless on every paint j cave-tbai ot which a Soldier’s honor should t>o cue brigi.’ctt, the cause for which he drew his sword, it i* r. gtcit and pathetic ' figure that h<j maker in our stinals. But the country pardoned him ; he bore him- manfully gml modestly after his over crow ; aud he wid be earned to his grave j amid the passionatei sorrow of the gallant (fhople that made him their loader and the respectful silence of the people who con- quered him. . . , - Every rasn is to lx 1 judged, so far as human judgment may be passed upon him ; ar all, by the teuorof the motives to which , (, e n! ’aih current of his days has rsspond ,.J Judged by this standard, the career of Ttoiiert Icie mast command the dei.be „ate admiration eveu of who most earnestly condemn the course upon which bo decided in the most solemn and imper- 1 at iv > crisis of bis life. Os his genius as a military commander we do not now speak, j'o that the unanimous voice of all the (TUO au d gallant men who fought our long battle oui with him and his untiring army ims borne abundant witness. The events which evoked it are still too near to us, too many melancholy memories still dus ter about the names of those prodigious battle fields of Virginia, to make it natural pr possible for a Northern pen to dwell | with erm olactncy upon the strategic re | sources, the inexhaustible patieccr, th | calm determination, of our most il ’ fastrtous antagonl 0 ’. But if the testi- I tnony of all honorable men who contended | against the great Southern General agrees with the verdict of all competent foreign critics in awarding to him a place among the most eminent soldiers of his tory, the coocord is not less absolute of a i who knew the man in the private and per sonal aspects of his l'fe, as to Lis gentle ness, his love of justice, his truth and hie elevation of soul. Nor is there any r- s son to doubt (hat, when at tho command of Virginia he S.ially and regretfully drew bissword against what he, in common with hundreds of thousands more of up | right aid honest American citizens, re ! gard"d as"the uninstitutional attempt of I ihe F'-dcral government to arrest secos | ‘■ion by force of ar ms he sincerely and i sadly believed himself to be doing his duty i »o the principles of American liberty and of American law. There was nothing in him of the conspirator, nothing of the fanatic. He fought neither lor slavery nor for empire. To Robert Lee the dreadful ordeal of bat tle was indeed a supreme arbitrament be tween two vast and maddened sectio ;s of a common country—an arbitrament thrust, upon him, not invited by him ; accepted, and not desired. The sternest censor of his action, being just as well as sterp, must acquit him of all participation in tbe i rocecdings which brought us to this awful aibitramoot, as the general sense of the whole reunited people of tho Union acquits him of any act done or word ut tered to protract for a siogle hour beyond .the closing of the dread account at Appo mattox the passions and tho perturbations of 'ho strife. Under all the provocations—and they have been manifold and bitter—addressed by rcck'css and unscrupulous partisans to the sore and humiliated South, tho broken sword—the silent dignity—of Robert Lee have pleaded more eloquently than words with tho people, who had learned to trust him as tbeir head and hand and eye, for patience arid for .self command. Neither withdrawing himself from tba daily life and conversation of the community in which he lived, northrusting himself'upon tho publio affairs ot the nation, he has earned an enduring title to something more than admiration from tho one, to something more than forgiveness from the other. From the New Yorjc Sun, * * It is not neoessary to trace Gen. Loe!s career through the four years’ war, to which this was the prelude, and in which it is but just to say that he displayed mili tary ability and genius of tho very highest order, find won a reputation that will live in history for all time. It is but recently, and in the light of the great conflicts now deluging France with blood, that a British authority pronouw-d General Leo the greatest Genera! of tho ago. The passions aroused by the and sperate struggle in which he performed so conspicuous a part arc Dot yet sufficiently allayed in this country to enable Americans to judge impartially as to. his merits in comparison with those of the prominent actors on tho Union side; but while there is no dissent to his title to a rank among the greatest of them in military ability, there is a’so no dispute as to his superiority over all who served tho Southern army. His death will awaken most profound and honest manifestations of grief through out the entire South, and very many peo ple in tho North will forget political dif ferences beside the open grave of the dead chieftain, and drop a tear of sorrow ou his bier. And whatever may be tho verdiot an to his career iq public life, the universal expression will be that in Gen. Leo an able soldier, a sincere Christian and honest man has been taken from earth. , from the Boston Advertiser . * * General Leo strenghenod the rebel army both by his military ability and by the weight of his personal character. He was a lineal descendant of the cavaliers who first occupied Virginia, and both dur ing the war and afterward did not forget the blood from which he descended.' The battles, tho sieges, tho victories which he won, the defeats which ho suffered, the varied and weary campaigns through which our brave soldiers pursued him till ho laid down his arms at Appomattox, are a part of the familiar history of the coun try. Gooeral Lee sought no distinction after the olose of tbe war, but devoted bis life to tho education of the young men who were fortunately born too late to take part in the disastrous events upon whioh his own fortunes had been wrecked. F, oin the Providence ( 11, I.) Journal. * * Finco tho peace he acted with good sense, and accepted tho situation much moro complacently than many who had distinguished themselves by more noise and less fighting, lie was for the last five years President of Washington College. General Leo was a man or uncommon military ability. Ho went into the rebel lion against his better judgment, and in obedience to the Southern doctrine that allegiance to the Southern doctrine that allegiance to the State was highpr than al stroDrer hold upi n the- Southern people than General Lee. He might have done much to prevent tho rebellion to which he unfortunately gave his sword, and he would havo followed his own impulse-.in doing so, but he lacked tho moral courage to stand up against what bo knew to boa false public opinion. From (he Philadelphia Press, {Radical.)" * * ' Among foldicrs.this man’s char acter has always been high. He was rather n Wellington than a Napoleon ; winning more by the severe reserve of the ouo than by tho sudden genius of the other. His successes in war, and his'ong hold upon the confidence of the people, re sulted rather from his restraining than from his impelling qualities. They needed such a hand Upon the helm ; a quiet, un iippassioncd man, with no sentiment of any sort save that resulting from a oold belief in tho fatal abstraction of State rights, and with no other ideal of his mission than that of obedience to his supe riors (aftor ho had broken with tho Gov ernment of the United States), and of the subordination of his inferiors to himself. It was this absence of display, of noise, of praise or of oeosure —this acquiescence to tho politicians of the Confederacy, and this refusal to mingle in their broils that made LWthe best of the rebel oomman ders. He was a contrast to their own vio lence, and they feared and loved him at the same time. His very moderation, was so steady a rebuke to their impetuosity, that they yielded to him as a sort of su perior intelligence, who.was not a practical man thrown by the force of a false phi losophy into a heavy responsibility. * * He will be mourned with genu'me grief all over the South , but if he had as pired to immortal fame he would have won it by making his own defeat at Gettysburg the limit of his service in the rebellion, and the beginning of his reparation to an outr-ged and benifieent Government. From the Cincinnati Gazette. Wo have nos the space, and tho recent occurrence and publicity of the events reuder it nefcdiees, to trace in detail the campaign*against Pope, liurqside, Hooker, Meade and Grant. For nearly three years every attempt of the national forces to reach the rebel aapital were in vain. To determine how much the mistakes of the national generals, and how much the skill of Lee influenced this would involve the solution of many vexed strategical pro blems. It is worthy of remark, never thelpM, that whilo the rebel commander long kept possession of his own grourd, he was disastrously beaten whenever he es sayed offensive operation?.,. He yielded at the last to a much superior forye, when disaffection and disorganisation had easen 1 tially lowered the morale of his troops. The op. render of April 9, 1865, had been foreshadowed lor months previous, for ' men and me&as could no longer be con scripted or levied by the jj’orn out but still | unrepentant rebel authorities. From the Washington Chronicle General Robert E. Lee, of Virginia, the great military leader of the American Rebellion, died at his residence in Lexing too yesterday moriiifltf of apoplexy. Ue was stricken' but a week siiwe, but his j friends gave out that his illness was but slight, and that, he would soon bo rc-. suied to health. On Tuesday, however, he crew * worse, and, as we haje stated, i died yesterday morning. Handsome in person, calm and digged, but always courteous in demeanor, Genera* Lee won the affection of the Southern peop.e to an extraordinary deguo, and we .tavo no doubt that they will testify their respect for his memory by unsuual demcM raticn. of sorrow. At the time of his death he waa president of Washington College, a Lexington. Virginia. *t>d also of a V lr j ginia raifway company. N° ° ne , eTe I questioned his ability as a gsti**,. ? D j skillful soldier. From tire Falicnal Republican. His career during the rebellion is too recent and well known to need extciwea notice now. He was by general consent the ablest military chieftain of tho South, 1 and to hi* energy and skill we must at i tribute the fact that the rebellion was | protracted through so many yours, i The supporter of a lost cause, tho champion of ideas and institutions which his capitulation had rendered forever ob solete, Lee’s public career ended witn the war, and with it also ended a.i that ren dered his life a subject of genera! criticism, or general intcre-t. Popular amoDg bis mm and the rebel sympathizing civilians of his State, he was appointed President of Washington College, at Lexington, a position which he held until his death. During the last five years his conduct was such that no critic could find ground for complaint. He quietly discharged his duties, refusing all connec'ion with poli tics aDd in this respect compared most favorably with macy of his old rebel as sociates. Such was toe man, who, had he fought as bravely for a good cause as be did for a bad one, would have won a world’s admiration. Had he even been successful, the public which worships bril liant exploits, caring little tor their moral quality, would have sounded his praises. As the case stands, his name is linked with both disloyalty and failure, a load few can sus aim From the Philadelphia North American, * * General Lee has left a name that will endure. He was really the foremost man in the long and bloody war by which it has been decided that a republic can maintain itse.f against malice domestic as well as foreign levy. The decision is so vital to all other nations and ages that none of those prominent in tbe argument can ever be excluded from fits record. The position that Lee will hold will class with that of Stonewall Jackson in some favor able points and surpass it in others. He was not a promoter of the rebellion. At the last instant he hesitated ; and finally gave in his adhesion more through a mis taken construction of his duties to Virginia than from any desire for personal glory or any ambition to construct anew empire, lie was led rather than a leader until war was joined. Then his leadership began. He exercised it wholly in a military phase, aod had many severe conflicts with the politicians who had caused the rupture. The events of his military career compare favorably with those of aDy other chieftain in the war, and surpass those of all but a few. He was modest, thoughtful and brave; not arrogant in victory ; not dis graceful in defeat. It only needed that he should have shown himself as zealous for peace and unity after the rebellion closed as lie was for victory ponding its progress to have rtscued his name from much of the odium of treason and placed it in an ho norable niche. He was a man of com manding presence, stately and reserved manners and great pride, but popular beyond aDy Southern leader eavo Jackson. From the A. Y. Commercial Advertiser. * * Thcto is much in tho personal character of General Lee to admire and venerate, and no one can altogether with hold sympathy from one who bore himself to calmly and so bravely in war, and who, on tho surrender of his broken army, made that dignified leave taking whioh was the prelude to the quiet and unaspiring life he lias since led. Before his open grave hos tility and antipathy arc disarmed, and tho most righteous indignation is silent, and refrain from reviving the memories of the bloody'cocflict which he managed to pro long with such consummate skill, and in which, be it said, he had the continued and unquestioning devotion of the people whose military leader he was. If Lee led a rebellion for four years it was because a rebellious people made light of the gravest sacrifices their came demanded, and went as willingly to d:e under their new banner as our loyal sons and brothers did uuder the old flag. Toe North paid its tribute to “ritonewalt” Jaokson when he died, and willingly credited him with tho high qualities he possessed. So it will do justioe to Robert E. Lee, and while his own people make known their grief, it will observe a silence unbroken by words of condemnation or criticism. Out of this we may hope for a now spirit of friendly eo-operation North and South, and for such oblivion and amnosty as will secure real and lasting peace and harmony. From the Chicago Tribune. It is true that prior to his final downfall General Lee met with many successes in single engagements and campaigns, which showed him to be a soldier of high capacity. \Ye doubt if cither as a strategist or as a tactician he was the equal of Stonewall Jackson, though tho popular verdiot is otherwise. Jackson was ono of the few men who was underrated in his deliberative and planning capacity, because he surpass ed his own plans in the brilliancy of their execution. Lee wrote, on the death of Jackson, that the Confederacy could better have spared himself than his abler Lieute nant, and wo believe ho expressed his own truthful and candid sense cf Jackson’s superiority. Robert E. Leo led, ably and gallantly, a oontest of six millions of peoblo against twenty millions, and lost it only by tho weight of numbers, which were themselves the result of weight of principles. Had he beet) far above the common mass of those ho led in moral aim:', he could not have drawn his sword in tho championship of a pro-slavery rebellion. Had he been possess ed of absolute military prescience, he would not, have looked tir victory in a war in whijh physical force, numbers, wealth, and intellectual superiority were all pre ponderating against him. Ilis failuro in life expresses, therefore, and arises from, tho limitations upou his capaoity and character. Yet, after all deductions are made, General Lee passes from life warm ly esteemed by millions of friends, and more respected by his enemies than any other person who participated with him in the Confederate rebellion. From the Richmond Whig, Wo will feel his loss as the loss of to other man would be felt —for in him were centred the pride, the love, the glory of Virginia. It is aa if tho sun had set, bringing night—a long and cheerless night —upon Virginia, the whole South, and may we not add, upon America. In contemplating the pure character and exalted nature of this great Virgioian, we have often been reminded of the ex clamation that was extorted from Pyrrhus by the incorruptible integrity of his great Roman adversary: “Admirable Fabri cious (said he), it were easier to turn the sun from its course than thee from tho paths of virtue.’’ From the Petersburg Index. In Europe a* well as America he was thought and spoken of as an honor to his raoe and the brightest ornament of the age. There is no stain upon his escutcheon. Detraction never dares to impute to him a disposition or a spirit at variance with those high principles that form the model of a Christian hero—a character which was eminently illustrated in him. General Lee was not only a great man but he was, in the lullest sense ot the term, a good man, and his death will be mourned as a publio calamity. All can stand uncovered beside his new made grave. From the Ra’eigh Sentinel. The South offered no lure to his arnbi bition ; no strong hope of renown or suc cess. His great heart rimply loved his native South more than the North, and his love solved the problem, Ilts history since is known to the world, affd it is in the keeping of the brave Confederates who fol lowed him from the beginning to the end. The whole country ard the woild, will claim to bo its custodian, but Confederates, good and true have the best claim. Stone wall Jackson was the greatest military genius of his day, but Robert E. Lee was the greatest General of the century. No mao has gone before him whose character so strongly resembled Washington as Lee, but alas ! how few imitate either. Gen. Lee ctjoyed the singular happi ness of unking ail who knew him, love him. His popularity was not the result ot genius or of any quality which simply exeited .admiration, but it was his com plete charaotor, combining so many c£- cel.encios ot heart and head, that none knew him bat to love. We have heard officers and privates who were associated wtth him before the war, in the old army, and wo haye heard officers and privates who fought under him during the Con federate war, all sptak the same senti ments and express the same warmth of affection for him. If any one ever as sociated with him and became his personal enemy, we have never heard of it- His Gharacte; vas so known and esteemed, that his name became tdismanic, exciting pleasure and gladness whenever heard. hYom the Savannah Xews. The leading trans Atlantic press speaks | of the country ot the dead patriot as one which, having “given birth to such a man as Robert E. Lee, may look the proudest I nation in the rnopt chivalric period of the history of Europe fearlessly in the face, for no race has in any age produced a nobler soldier, Christian gentleman and man, than the Virginia Captain.” Every people on God’s earth, to which fame has I bccss Hie record of i is career, reverences * his name as the symbol and the exemplar i of all that can be the extreme of patriot ism, devotion, and pure manhood. From the Xashvilie Union. This truly distinguished man has es tablished a character so grand, a reputa tion so pure and spotless; he was pos sessed of a soul so brave and so generous, with all the meekness of a Christian and AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2G, 1870. all the manliness of a hero, that while he was revered by the people of bis native South, he wa? respected by good men everywhere.- Even among those against whom he lately waged war, his name is the synoffym for gentleness, purity, great ness. The summons has come fer him to join The innumerable caravan that moves To that mysterious lealm, where each Ilis chamber in tbe silent balls of dea.h. Virginia weeps over the dead body of her illustrious son. Her sriter States of the South feel and share the angu’sn of her unspeakable woe. All the of the Union and too States of Europe acknowledge the greatness of her loss and the justice of her lamentations- Intelli gence and virtue everywhere bow in air row over the bier of departed greatness aod goodness. We shall cot look upoh his like again. From the N. Y. Epxress. i The Southern Confederates will always honor him for his decision, and the Northern people will generally censure him for his letter to Gen. Scott tender ing his resignation, followed by his prompt j acceptance of service under a strange flag jin his own native land. It is the right of j the people to express their opiniors lreely, j and to sympathize publicly with the il | lusirious dead. No man fought better for I Southefo Independence than Gen. Lee, i and no man could have conducted himself j better lor the moment he surrendered his | sword to Qeo. Grant, aod no act of Gen. I Grant so well became him, during or since i the war, as the manner in which he re ceived Gen. Lao’s surrender. Its effect upon the South was like magic in the dispersion of the Southern armies; and had the government in Washington sym pathized with this act of military wisdom, the country would almost at once have been re-eocmented. Since the memorable auering at Appomattox General Lee has been all that even his worst enemies could expect, modest and reserved, retired irom public life, devoted to letters. He has done nothing and said nothing unbecoming a Christian gentlemen, and, therefore, so tar from denouncing the Southern people for their propo.-ed tokens of respect over the fallen hero, we commend them for their private friendship and public mani festations of it. From the Columbus Enquirer, Not so much by the pre-eminence of his genius and tho splendor of his achieve ments in war, as by his lofty patriotism and devotion to principle and duty, did he command tho applause and win the hearts of his fellow-men. As the master spirit of a great military struggle, he so well acted his conspicuous part as to thrill admiring nations with the brilliancy of his victories, and oven in the hour of disaster and over throw to oscapo any blame for the great calamity. And in the calmer and more retired life which he has since led, the lof tiness and dignity with which he submitted to disappointment, and affliction nobly capped the pillar of his fame. It is not often that mankind pays to pri vate virtue the tribute this day accorded to Robert E. Lee. From the Mobile Register. Never was there a more sublime specta cle of moral heroism witnessed than that of Robert E. Lee at Lexington. 110 once said that “duty is the noblest word in the English language,” and well and and he illus trate his belief in his own actions. Tue foundation of his character was truth, and the cornerstone, honor. In person he was one of the handsomest men of his day; his manners were simple, vet polished and courtly to the highest degree. There was an habitual gentleness, kindness, repose and digDity about him, whioh was at once electrically attractive, awe-inspiring and winning. His soldiers worshipped him, and his name was revered in every homo in the South. Ho received the praise of nations with the simplicity of a child. The encomiums of crowned heads, the praise of a Moltke, repoatod to him. only made him deprecate so much honor. Tho offers ot costly gifts, which a grateful peoplo proudly offered him repeatedly, ho declined kindly, but firmly. Homes wore placed at his disposal in foreign lands, which he also declined, although none the lets touched by these and other proofs of feeliDg from abroad whioh often came to him. Let us then remember while tho South is plunged into grief by this irreparable loss, that he has left to us a bright exam l pie for all time, a name and an escutcheon “without spot or blemish; ” a record of sacrifice upou the altar ot his country that can never bo blotted out of history or erased from the hearts and memories of tho millions who mourn for him. East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company.— The report of tho East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company, for tho year ending June 30, 1870, show tho earnings to be $1,278,863 80, and ordinary expenses $716,182 12, leaving net earnings $562,- 681 68, Out of tho Dot earnings $146,882 15 should be deducted for $29,000 of wood and hands, $30,000 of now cars and SBO,OOO of now rails, masonry, etc. The working expenses 'were 50 per cent, of gross earnings. The road-bed is in flue condition. Tho assets of the road are $9,777,034. Tts profios accounts show $2,552,957. This road extends from Dalton, Ga., through East Tennessee to the Virginia line. The Fenian Pardons.— There are now twelve persons in. prison in this country who were members of the Fenian organi zation, and tried and convicted as such for violating the neutrality laws. The par dons for most of them will be signed this v°ek by the President, General O'Neil heading the list. In some oases heavy flues were imposed in addition to impris onment, aod these will also be remitted. The pardons, it is said, aro delayed in con sequence of the indictments under whioh the partios were convicted not having reached tho Executive. More Counterfeit s.— Peterson’s Counterfeit Detector for October thus notices some dangerous counterfeits: “Na tional Shoe and Leather Bank, New York —2os, imitation ; well done. Beware of them. The lettering and paper is excel lent, and the only feature to exeite the suspicion of the genera! publio is the rather dingy appearanca of De engraving of the Baptism of Pocahontas on the back of the notes. National Bank of Commerce, New York City—2os, imitation. The engrav ing oa the right and left onds is coarse aod blurred. Signed J. A. Stevens, Pres- Genuine are signed Jdo. A. Stevens, Pres. Quite well executed and likely to deceike.” Commercial Travelers.— lt is said that two-thirds of the regular traveling com munity, that is of tho people w T ho are found," season after season, registering at various hotels throughout the Lni ed States, are “drummers” for commercial houses, and “ agents ” for insurance com panies, patented manufactures and peripa tetic amusements. The cumber of these individuals, who are continually going over the country and “ making business ” for their employers, may be reckoned, no donbt, by thousands. This class of opera tors is growing largely every year, and will soon form a guild of great power, if the members find out how to come together under one organization. Louisville and Nashville Rail road. —The annual meeting of the stock holders of this company, was held at Louisville, on the sth, and the following Directors elected for the ensuing year: H. D. Newcomb, R. A. Robison, G. W. Norton, Thomas J. Martin, W. B. Cald well, W. H. Smith, and Sas. Whitworth. The gross earnings for the past fiscal year, as appears from the report of the officers, were $2,954,058 80 against $2,- 381,13S 00 gross earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1809, an increase of $573,520 25, gross earnings. The net earnings for the year ending June 30, 1870, were $1,142,133 33 against $1,031,670 70 for the year ending June 30, 1869. Increase of thp net earnings oyer the previous year $110,456 57. Seven per cem dividends have been de clared upon stoek of the company during the fiscal year. Tribute to Lee. Thomson, Ga., October 13,1870. At a meeting of the citizens of Thom son to express their feelings in reference to the death of General R- E. Lee, on motion of J. E. White Colonel John R. Wilson was requested to act as Chairman, and Thomas M. Steed as Secretary. Upon motion and second a committee of five was appointed to draft resolu tions. The Chairman appointed Jordan E. White, Edward Symmes, Robt. H. Pea Toe, John FI. Benton and John C. Smith said committee. Tho committee, after a short consulta tion, reported tho following preamble and resolutions, which wero unanimously adopted. After prayer by Rev. Henry Laramorn the meeting adjourned. John R. Wilson, Chairman. Thos. M. Steed, SocreUry. Whereas, Tho dark-plumed angel of death has again made his appearance in our n.idst (for in what Southern heart is not tho image of our fallen hero enshrinod?) and has taken from us the nortaj portion of our great and beloved Ciieftain. Gen eral Robert E. Lee. What a thrill passes through the hearts of those who loved and honored the name just spoken. Lee is dead! Tho great Captain has passed to the Spirit Land, and now, living in the Celestial C'ty, he ceasos to hear the cause, the holy, though lost, cause, of whioh he was the life and centre, vitsperated and dishonored by the polluted lip3 ot a venal at and corrupt foe. Yes, Lee, thchero, man ar.d Christian, has passed tho waters of the dark river and now finds tbe “rest for the weary on the other side of Jordan.” No more shall tho armies tbal he led into bittle behold the revered form, but those who have beheld the glorious chieftain, and who have followed him over the battle fields mado holy by our fallen naves, can f teach their children to love ani reverence the memory of him who maj justly be olasseJ as second to none, not even to the illustrious Washington. Altlougb, his mortal form has passed from iur midst. Yet, he is embalmed in the hsarts of all who are lovers of true grea ness, and whether in the hot breezes of tto Equator or in the frozen snows of the Poles, the name and deeds of Robert E. Lee will cause the head to bend, aod the heart to do homage to the memory of a ;reat and .good maD. The ways of Proviienc are mysterious and past finding «ut, and though our hearts are benumbet bv the blow that has falleD, yet, as Cirlufeans, we humbly bow before the great Jehovah, and submit ourselves to his holy will. We feel it our duty and cur privilege, as the fellow-citizens of Gen-Robert E.Leo, for ho was the citizen ot no one localty but of the whole sunny South, to give ai expres sion of our feelings—therefore, bs it Resolved, Is/, That the death of Gen. Robert-E. Lee is a publio oalamiy. Not only is his death a loss to the South, which he loved so truly and so wel, but it is a loss to the North, East, Soith and West of the civilized world, and wt mingle our tears over the ashes of oui fallen chief Resolved, 2d., That it will ever be the pride and duty of our Southern fathers, and mothers to teach their children to bvo and esteem the noble name and traits of our departed brave. Resolved, 3 d, That we most deeply sym pathize with the immediate family and relatives of the man we so muok loved and honored, and that we in oommin with the South at large, class them as otrs, and that whilst we bow in grief over the loved and lost, we make them cur oharje, and will continue to do reverenoo to the memory of our great dead through them. Resolved, 4 th, That these resohtions and the preamble, with the action of this meeting be published in the Augusta pa pers, and in the Thomson Advertiser. [communicated.] Editors Chronicle dk Sentinel; ■ While I fully concur with you in tho opinion that tbe new Election law cannot be construed by the Senate, and that the construction is entirely forced and unten able which the Senate has adopted, re quiring the appointments by Ordinaries to be submitted to the Senate for confirma tion, my advice to the Ordinaries is to select men about whoso integrity and oa pacity thero can be no question, and at onco forward their names for confirmation. If they are confirmed, then we are unin jured by tbe usurpation; if they are re jected, then the policy of the usurpers will be exposed, and increased strength will be given to our position. Should good men bo rejected, then make no] more appoint ments. I urge compliance with their usurpation for another reason. If the managers selected by the Ordinaries are not confirmed, th© three managers selected by the Governor will, under his instruc tions, refuse them any participation in the election, and we will be delivered over to the Philistines. Democrat. Letter from Hon. U. R. Cxsey. Waverly Hall, October 10, 1870. Editors Chronicle iSk Sentinel ■' Grant me spaco in your paper to reply to an article, which appeared in your issuo of the 7th instant, over the signature of “Many Voters,” and by its captiou ad dressed to the “Voters of ihe 29th Sena torial Disrict.” The writer of that arti cle, assuming that Judge Reese will aocent the nomination for Congress, unanimously tendered him by the Convention on the 29th ult., takes time by the forelock, and presents my name for the position of Sen ator from this District. The writer speaks truly when he says “he (I) has refused the use of his (my) name when solicited,” etc. It has been asked for on more occa sions than one, and for positions other than the one under consideration. I have been frequently approached with the inquiry, “Does the operations of the 14th amend ment act as a bar to official position?” My. reply has been—not ineligible, but disinclined I Ifmy memory is not at fault, the first oath 1 ever took to support the Constitution of the United States was af ter the surrender of Gen. Lee, aDd this was in the City Hall of Augusta, in 1865, and then not in the "wild hunt after office," but to a set of Federal officers whose duty it was to impose a wholesale system of swearing upon the people of the South. This was my first oath, and “somehow, or somehow else,” having been put in the way of swearing, I still keej) up this "cussing" of the reconstruction acts of the Rump Congress, and I expect to continue my opposition to them as long as they remain upon the statute books. And just here is the scarlet of our crimes. We have become more than “rebels” since the termination of hostilities, not because we fought them so valiantly in time of war, bnt because in time of the reign ot “Let us have peace” Radicalism, we tigLt with the true instincts of our nature, above the allurements of office and the temptations of -‘Treasury pap,” these illegal, unjust and iniquitous enactments of an irrespon- sible class at Washington, and their con freres or satellites at Atlanta. And if the acceptance of these hellish dogmas (and there is a great deal of the dog in them) as verities be the price of admission to office, a “private station” will ever be to me the “post of honor.” Like Harnilcar of old, I have sworn eternal hostility to them. But if these Radical fools and tyrants will draw “Benton’s expunging lines around these so-called amendments” (I allude especially to the 14th and 15th), and “restore the Constitution as it was,” — the work of the old fathers—a better feel ing will exist between the people of the two sections, and then in the Jorpm of reason and in the hails of legislation we cap meet and discuss the argumentum ad hominem as men, as equals, and as citi- zens of a common,country. But to the point at issue. "While I have no aspirations for any political position, and would much prefer to follow “my colors” than to lead them, yet, borrowing the language of the pure and gifted Stephens, I can only say: “I cannot imagine any probable case in which I would refuse to serve, to the best of my ability, the people of Georgia in any posi tion which might bo assigned me by them, with or without my consent.’ To seek office is one thing—the office to seek the man is quite a different one. Bnt in the present instance it is well_ known that Judge Reese is the man in whom tho people of this district. have united, in formally it is true, bnt nevertheless very j decidedly, and to whioh I have given not a tacit lint an open and heartly endorse ment. As yet, I have not seen the result of the conference between Judge Reese i and the committee appointed to wait on him and ask his acceptance. If he ac- I eepts the Congressional nomination, then, and on that eyent, the Senatorial aomina ' tion will be an open question, and I can only spy to the “voters of the 29ch Sena r torial District,” that while it would con > teDt me, and I say this with no affectation : to work as private in the ranks, being one 1 of them, identified in feeling, in interest | and in the advancement of all the great and varied resources of our State, yet if it is their pleasure to have me to lead, even though it be the forlon hope—be ! it °o!! But should Judge Reese decline the Congressional nomination, while re- I turning my kindest regards to those who have so kindly dealt with my name in con nection with the Senatorial nomination, I must respectfully decline the preferred claim, and say to my friends, one aod all, each and every one, white and blaek, not only to give their votes to Judge Reese, ; but to rally around his standard as a unity ’ and roll up such a majority for him and his ticket at the next election as will show to the Atlanta Ring of election manipula tions that the people of this district cannot be deterred from the path of duty and right by all the enginery- of fraud and outlawry that their mischief making brains can inveDt, aided and abatted by the scalawag importation from Washington City, in tbe person of Grmt’s Attorney General, Amos T. Akerman. This man has been called from his obscure home, in the town of Elberton. to a seat in the camelion cabinet of tho President of the Radical Party of the United States. Bat Elberton and Amos havo parted company, and he while floating has a waif upon the muddy pool and is finally picked up as drift wood, to be used as additiooal fuel to the flame that burns only to blacken tho character of these charcoal incendiaries whioh the good people ot Elberton have lost only a nuis ance. His offioe has been purchased at the price of a betrayal of the land of hvs adoption• He has gone even to the ene mies of the country, leaving nothing be hind him but a black record and a shave tail horse, and all that we havo to say to him and all his ilk, kith and kin, is “they have left their country for their country’s good.” Again, returning my thanks to my friends of the twenty-ninth distriot, I say give to Judge Reese time to determine his status ; and, until that is done, 1 ask it as a personal favor that my nomination ba not agitated. H. R. Casey. [communicated. [ Sow and Then. Then—Early in the war cf 1812, the British General Brock was killed at the battle of Queenstown, and buried within hearing of the American lines. During the funeral ceremony the minute guns of the British artillery were answered, gun for gun, from the Amcrioan batteries as a mark of respect to a gallant enemy. Now—When Robert E. Lee died, tho oolors of the Savannah Custom House were placed at hall-mast by the liberal feeling of a subordinate offioer, but in stantly ordered up to the truck by the Collector, and the Secretary of the Treas ury approved the order. “The ago of chivalry is gone!” ProceediMgs of Hie Plii Delta Society of Mercer University. TRIBUTE of respect. Whereas, it has pleased God in his Providence to remove from the scenes of earth to a better world the Christian gen tleman and Southern hero, Geneia! Robert E- Lee ; and sirce in his death the South bas lost her brightest ornament, and Vir ginia her most noble and most illustrious son, and Whereas, in tho death of General Robert E. Lee, the Phi Delta Society, of Mercer University, has lost its most hon ored and most distinguished of his honorary members ; and moreover, since we deem it proper to give some publio expression of our sorrow at his death, be it therefore Resolved, Ist, That as a token of our sorrow and respect, the members ot this Society wear tho usual badge of mourning for thirty days, atad that the Hall of the Society be draped in mourning for one month. Resolved, 2nd. That a page of our re cord be dedicated to his memory. Resolved, Zrd, That a copy of these re solutions be sent to the family of the de ceased, and a copy of the same be placed in the office of the Society. Resolved , 4 th, That the Secretary of this Society forward a copy of these reso lutions to the following newspapers: Chronicle & Sentinel, of Augusta ; Constitution, of Atlanta, s.od\Telcgraph dc Messenger, of Maoon, for publication. R. B. Tuppek, Seoretary. Penfield, October 18, 1870. BY TELEGRAPH. From Atlanta. |SPECIAL TBI.EQRAM TO THE CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. Atlanta, October 17- Senate.— A joint committee reported in favor of requesting the Governor to ad journ the House on the 25th of Ootobcr — leaving the Senate in eessioD, to take a recess until November 2lst to confirm election managers. Bradley opposed it as prolongation in a new shape. The resolution v>a3 adopted—yea3 19; Days 13. The report ot the committee recom mending a compromise of the Mitchell heirs, was taken up. Candler offered a resolution to put up the railroad square at publio outcry, and to appoint B. Conley, John Harris, M. G. Dobbin, G. W. Adair, J. R. Wallace Commissioners. Mr. Candler presented a petition, signed by many citizens, pledging to bid one hundred thousand dollars the first bid. The resolution was lost. Yeas sixteen ; nays seventeen, and tho report was adopted. Yeas twenty-two; nays eleven. A telegram from General Grant, ex pressive of his regret at not beiDg able to attend the State Fair, was read. A bill to lease the State Road was made the special order for to-morrow. Sections forty-tco and forty-five of tbe Code were amended, striking cut the word chain-gang on public works. Bradley said that there were Senators on the floor —former slave owners—endeavor ing to force laws to inflict punishment on their former slaves when denied the use of the lash.' His words were required to be taken down. A resolution to expel him was not entertained. Tho election of Managers for Bartow and Fulton nave been confirmed. The Senate went into executive session. House. —The motion to donate the Capi tol buildings at Milledgeville, for the eduea" tioo of the colored people, was lost by two majority. A resolution requesting tt\e government to adjourn the House on the 25th of Oc-> tober, leaving the Senate to take a recess on the 21 t of November, was adopted. Other proceedings of the house are up importan*. Atlanta, October 18. j Senate —A motion to reconsider the j Mitchell heir compromise was lost by j seven majority. Conley voted in fayor of the motion to , reconsider section 4245 of the Code, which j was reconsidered, and the words ‘‘and all such convicts shall be immediately re leased” w-ere stricken out, and the biU then passed. The joint resolution requesting the Gov ernor to adjourn the House on the 25th of October, etc., was reconsidered and tabled for the present. The Governor vetoed tho resolution to allow the use of a room in the Capitol buflding to the American Bible Society. The veto was sustained. The bill to lease the State road was read. Conley took the floor in favor of amending the House bill which he declared perpe trated a fraud. He offered amendments making the bond given by tho lessees, one million instead of eight millions,! and limiting through as well as local rates- Both amendments were voted down and the bill passed. Yeas, 25. Nays, 37 • The Senate, in executive session, con firmed numerous election Managers and adjourned until to-morrow. | House.— The following bills were re | considered: To authorise the city of Al i bany to build a bridge across Flint River ; j to legalise tbe organization of tbe Cuth | bert Manufacturing Company ; to pay the i widow of representative Fiall per diem; the bill for the relief of sundry loan and building associations of Augusta was ro oonsidered. Tho following bills were passed: To authorize the .Comptroller General to settle with the Tax Collector of Richmond oounty; lo incorporate the Okefenokec Canal Company ; to repeal the not to in crease the fees ot the Clerk and Sheriff of Baldwin county ; to amend an set to in corporate the Augusta and Summerville Street Railroad ; to cede the jurisdiction of certain land for national|eometeries to the United States Government. , Atlanta, October 19. Senate.—The bill to provide for the better goveroment of cities, and to divide them iuto wards, was amended, so as to apply to cities of five thousand inhabitants, and passed— yeas 15, nays teß. The bill authorizing the Governor to ap point a Sheriff in certain cases, was lost. The bill to ameud the charter of Savan nah, and divide the city into wards, was taken up. Wooden made a point that the Senate, havirg once acted on a similar bill, could not now entertain it. The bill tfas indefi nitely postponed. The bill to prohibit the collection of reg istration poll tax was passed. The Governor issued his proclamation this morning adjourning tho House sine die on tho 25th, and reassembling the Senate on the 21st of November iu execu tive session. House.—A motion t? reconsl li i the bill charging the timo of meeting ■!'the next General Assembly was lost—g ... 7, nays 71. A resolution to hold a session from nine to one o'olook w > s adopted. The Mitchell olaim was set down for to morrow. Tho Catholio Fair is a brilliant suc oess. 1 here is a fino display. The State Fair opened to-day; Thore were about fivo thousand persons on tho ground. The entries are larger than at previous Fairs. Somo departments are but meagerly represented. Others exten sively. Trains continue to bring in vis itors and articles. Accommodations are not exhausted yet. • The prize for the fastest trotting horse, single harness, against time, was won by tho sorrel Atlanta, entered by Chambers, of Savannah. He made it in 2:35], a ho prize for tbe fastest trotting matched horses was won by Dick Taylor, of Ma con. Time: 3j The South Carolina Election. [special telegram to the chronicle AND SENTINEL.] Charleston, October 19, p. m. Tho election to-day passed eff in Charles ton without any disturbance- Under the recent Aot of Congress, the managers of the election in this city were appointed by Judge Bond, of the Uuited States District Court, and consisted of one from eaoh party. While there wore no disturbances, still great interest was takeu in the contest by the white peoplo of tho city. All the stores and business houses were closed, business was entirely suspended, and the white people turned out and went to tho polls en masse. The Radical party in the city was split up into several tactions, disorganized and very badly demoralized. A good many of them refused to support the nominees of their party, and went for the Uniou Re form candidates. ■ It is reported here, and bclievsd to bo true, that the notorious Radical leader, Alderman T. J. Mackey, repudiated bis party to day and went for Union and Re form, carrying a good maDy negroes along with him. Fldwin Bates is cortainly elected Stato Senator, and, although the official vote is not yet given, it is confidently asserted that Charleston oounty has given the Reformers a handsome majority. Tho citizens are jubilant over their victory and tho town is given over to rejoicings. If tho counties in tho upper portion of tbe State havo done as well to-day as Charleston, South Carolina is assuredly redeemed. Union Party. TO THE ASSOCIATED P^tTSS. FOREIGN. Havana. Oct. 15.—Cars have stopped and telegraphs prostrated. London, October 18.—The Prussians arc using the new railroad to Paris which was opened by the capture of iSoissons. Tho powerlcssness of the Paris garrison for an offensive movement is more evilcst No sorties since Sept. 30th Tho Prussians have not opened the city, while the French forts fire in j cessantly. Rouen, October 18 —Tho measures for defence are actively progressing. The fall of Rouen involves the sever ance of communication between North ern and Western Franoc. Hong Kong advices up to tho 27. h re port fresh outrages. Berlin, October 18. —The people of Strasbourg are generally satisfied With the situation. The few who fired from the windows siuee capitulation were promptly arrested. The effioial language hereafter will be German. Bfc. Cloud is a total ruin. The pictures and tapestry have been destroyed. London, October 18.—General Bour baki, who commands the army of tho North, will co-oper&to with General Ba zaine. Tho rinderpest is spreading ovor tho Continent. Tho investment of Soisbons lasted three weeks, and the bombardment three days. Further details of the battle of Bag neux have been received. At nine io the morning tba French opened with fieroe artillery fire. The Prussians answered. The Mobile Garde advanced at a double quick, and a desperate battle ensued. Ihe Prussian position was carried at the jiijjnt of the bayonet. The Prussians, Unable to withstand the avalanche of men poured ■upon the®, peawted ineffectually to several strategies, ait 1 were finally dispersed. The French untered Bagnenx and soon carried the Prussian barricades. Heavy masses of Prussians now appeared on tho plateau unmolested, the oljoct r<f the reconnois sanoe being in every respect r.eco rplished. Tbe Prussian loss is three hundred killed and <*tie hundred captured. I Jfouas, Ootobcr 18.- Both sides &jd i i'nuo concentrating near Orb*ns. The i Prussian? occupy (Vioiiis camp near Meung. Adviues from Lille report the arrival of' latge Prussian forces in the northern de partments. Their columns are on each bank of the Loire- The Prussians are evidently coming to wards Blois and Tours, Another successful sortie from Paris is just announced. The Prussians lost 3,000. No further particulars. Tho talk of removing tho capital lfom Tours has ceased. The discipline of the armies has vastly improved lately. London, October 18. —The Tirrm re minds its readers that to-day is the an niversary of the great battle near Leipsio, in 1813, a day regularly celebrated for years, It is understood in the German camps that tho bombardment from all the batte ries will oommeDce to-day, Three thousand wounded Germans and French are at Orleans. The German armies in France are being constantly reinforced. It is estimated that there are fully six hundred thousand ef fective Germans now on French soil. lhere is nothing from Laferte St. Aubiu. Gambetta left Tours for tbe Vosges, where an army is organizing to check the Prussian advance on Lyons. The Prussians have made no move ment towards Biois or Tours. Valenciennes, Oct. 18.—An attache of Foreign Affairs has just arrived from Paris. The Parisians are calm and hope ful. French guos sweep tbe plains. The Prussians screen themselves behind pow erful batteries. Tbe Frencn lire is won fully exact. The bombardment of Paris is impossible while the forts are so well served, NEW SERIES, VOL. XXVIII. NO. 43. The manufacture of arms is active iu Paris. London, October 18. —Thiers has re turned to France. It is reported that Russia tenders mediation, and that Austria and England are anxious for peace- The bankers to-day decline to negotiate for Berlin paper. Hamburg and Bremen are threatened by the French fleet. The excitement in those cities is intense. Rumors of an armistice are current here in banking circles, and stocks are ad vancing. Ft. Petersburg, October 18. —The press censor has been removed for allowing ar ticles abusive of the King of Prussia to he published. London, October IS.—The Government has abandoned the prosecution of Flourens at the instance of Rochefort. The ship Eureka was burned at Cardiff Lisbon, October 18.—Later advices from Rio Janeiro report that Generals Golev and Lopez were. pursuing Lopez aDdJourtla!!, rebels, whoso early bubrnis sion was anticipated. Montevideo was besieged by tho in surgents and the cit.zcns were greatly alarmed. Florence,] October 18. —Complaints arc made that foreign governments were tardy in directing ambassadors to rtcogn z the new ordoi of thing? at Rome. A bull is expected dissolving the Eoumeni eal Council on the ground that there is no place for its free session. Mazzmi is here and goes to Rome. Madrid, t oiobor 18. —The port of Barcelona is still closed. Rodriguez declines a place in tho minis try. Brussels, October 18.—Tho Indepen dence Beige contiuu , ’» its attack on Bis mark’s poliCy, and charges him with deal ing in insinuations unsustained by faots. Tours, October 18-—Paris news is favorable. The Seine is bridged, afford ing communication with forts liaventon and Ivery. The Mobiles make successful sorties. Sharpshooters arc effectively annoying tho German lines of communication. No official intelligence from Orleans to day. Tho government withold&information to onaurn success of strategic movements. Shells were thrown into Chateau Dun this afternoon A telegram from Dijon announces that the Germans occupy Vesottl. There being no United States represen tative in Tours, the French Government requests the New York Associated Press to make known to the American people that it is its desire to make anew postal treaty between the two nations. Versailles, October 19.—Official ad vices from Epinai announoe that the new French corps whioh arrived there a lew days ago have fled, part went to Belfast, the bulk by rail to Dijon. The population are oonciliat ory. The Prussians occupy Vesu), twenty seven miles from Bcsauoon. Tours, October 19.—A credit of one hundred thousand franos has beon opened by the Government for balloon service. Metum was ocoupied by Franc Tireurs on the 17th. The Prussians are levying heavy contri butions under the acts of destruction of towns. Troops in large numbers continue to pass through Tours northward. London, October 19.—A Vienna corre spondent of tho Standard says Prussia would gladly aocept aDy terms of peace whioh would relieve hor of a winter cam paign. The correspondent says it is uni versally believed that a general bombard ment will bo opened in a fortnight. The Prussians find difficulty iu suppress ing lawlessness in tho rear and around them. London, October 19.—Tbe expected battle at Orleans has ooourred. The Fienoh fled after six hours’ lighting, leaving the bridge over the Loire intact. No lurther particulars. Three thousand Prussians defeated 8.000 French, mostly Mooiles, at Fipinal. The Germans are now led from supplies captured in Normandy and Orleans. ‘ Burnside’s peace negotiations havo ut terly failed. Florence, October 19. Alter inter viewing the Ministry, Thiers left for Tours, with the cordial sympathy of tho people and the Government. Liverpool, October 19.—The ship Alhambra has two feet of water in her hoi 1. Tue ships Dorothy, May Flower and Fawn havo returned to Cardiff damaged, having experienced heavy gales. Tours, October 13.—Details of tbe oc cupation of Orleans show that tue Prus sian levies are enornous. They took all the horses. The soldiers arc quartered on the people. They ate, utatk aud wasted excessively. Officers are studying maps carefully. The Prussian strength is nicety five thousand. Tbo Prussians have evacuated the left bank of the Loire. German merchants are uudistuibcd. The Papal Nuncio is expeoted to day. The news from Mareillcs is unfavora ble. The Garda Civique is troublesome. Gambdtta ordors railway comoaaies to hold trains in readiness to move troops at a momont’s notice, VERBAIfaI.ES, Oeto’ier 19.—The Prus sians drove throe thousand Mobile Gardes from Crituel on tho 12th. General §Von Worder report* that the enemy in his front retired to Belfast and Dijon. London, October 19. —A dispatch from Chateau Dun says the French h ive com menaed bombarding that place. The army of the Duke of Mecklenburg Sohwerin, 22,000 strong, entered Soissons Sunday. Fifty thousand pounds of am munition were found iu the piaoe. It is thought at Lille that the surrender was brought about by treachery, instigated by Bonapartists, who ate known to be scheming in the Isle if Jersey and London to.place the Prince Imperial on the throne, with Eugotiio as Regent. Tours, October 19.—(Official).—The Prussians captured Chateau Dan after a ten hours’ fight. Atoroe of the National Guard and nine hundred FruDo-Tireurs disputed every inch ot the ground. The Prussian force was eight thousand. There is nothing official from tne large armies confronting near Orleans. It is understood the Fieoch are slowly falling back, while the Prussians seetu to be withdiawing towards Orleans, Tours is filled with French Hoops just arrived- ‘ A band of volunteers have just reached hero. London, Oo‘ober 19.--The explosion of an ammunition wagon near Sedan caused a nanio. .The gates were closed, and the draw bridge lilted. The explosion, caused by smoking a pipe, killed and, mounded many. A sortie from Paris on the 14eh was driven back, The. Ftruncb, entrenching at Ville-Juif, were driven off. , Five hundred F'-enoh Garde Mobile escaped from tho Gorunns at Chateau Tnierru. » London, October 19.—1 tis asserted that Napoleon has ten million francs in vested through tbe agency of Brown Bros., of New York. The peace negotiations by Favro and Barnside are rejected. It is stated that the terms were eighty millions sterling in demnity ; Alsace and Lorraine to remain neutral ten years, and then to decide their future status by plebiscitum; the Prus sians to entc Paris and sign tbe treaty. Gen. Boyejr, with a flig from kLzaine, visited Bismarck. Russia demands a revision of tho treaty of 1856. Spirited fighting occurred along tho Rouen road. The Prussians burned the bridge at Beaugeaney.s J New York, Oc‘ober 19.—The World's special balloon letter trorn Paris, tho 14t\ says: The squares in pleasure grounds are planted in cabbages and cauliflowers. There is no anxiety to make peace. The Prussians asked six hours’ truce to bury their dead at Bagnenx. Tours, October 19. —Gambetta has re turned: Dispatobes frem Belfort report a suc cessful sortie from New Breisach, driving the Prussians with considerable loss from their position. A sortie from Montraedy surprised the Prussians, captured 400 camp chests, with 20,000 francs, and two wagons loaded with ocassepots. Oa thn following day they attacked an artillery train, capturing a number of cannon. The commandant of the army of the Loire issued an order to-day threatening to shoot insubordioatep, and asks his men to shoot him if be fails in duty. The Paris fortifieations keep up a con st; nt fire, preventing the Prussians from oohstruciing works. Garibaldi was enthusiastically received at Belfort. Gen. L°fort has resigned the portfolio of tho War Department. FROM VIRGINIA. Fortress Monroe, October 19.--There was a grand parade of the Fire Depart ment in Norfolk to-day in commemoration of Cornwallis’ surrender of Yorktown. FROM NEW YORK. | New York, October 19.- -Winslow, Lane & Co’s, paying teller absconded wit i $50,000. The firm withhold his nam - and will not prosecute. Two persona were sentenced for nin years each for perjury in a divorce case The steamship St. Laurent sailed fui of rifles, cannon, and howitzers, sold by the United States Navy Department. Mr. Davis arrived in the Cuba. Judge Anthony Hartman and City Mar shal Donovan have been arrested for vio lation of the registry laws. FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, October 19 -Bismarck has sent a dispatch to Baron Gerolt, a copy of which has been furnished to the De part'ment of State, dated Versailles, ves t<“rda , iu which he.says the object of Ger many is not conquest but to secure a uew boundary which will prevent iuture inva sion by the French into Germany. FROM ATLANTA. Atlanta, October 19 —Tne State Fair opened to-day. five ch usand people being present. The horse Atlanta, from Sa Van nab, won the prize for the fastest single trotter. Che Gavernor has issued a proclamation adjourning the sine die on the 25th of October, and reasseuibh g (he Senate on the 25th ol November for executive ses - sion Radical members of the Legislature are busy mailing election documents in enve lopes franked by J. If. Platt, member of Congress from Virginia. FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston, October 19.—The election passed off quietly but excited There was intenso interest manifested in this city. Work and business were suspended. Tho contest was between the Republicans and Union Reformers. Owing to the pecu liarities of the elec ion law, tho official re sult will bo withheld for a week, but it is conceded that the Reformers will carry tho city by one thousand majority. Both parties claim tho State. The oontest iu this district between Bowen and his mu latto contestant is close. Both are Repub licans. FROM KENTUCKY. Louisville, October 19.— A suit has been commenced to remove Judge Lindsay from the Court of Appeals, for alleged iu cligibility under the 14th Amendment. FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, October 19.-A dispatch oas been received to-night at the State Department, from a reliable source in Lon don, to tho effect that the report that peace is arranged is much believed, al though not yet officially stated. FROM NORTH CAROLINA. RALEion. October 19.—The State Fair is progressing finely, with excellent weather. PENDLETON’S Guano Compound. i\ M. PEN OLE PuN, Chemist, SPARTA, GEORGIA. To the Planters of the South : the unprecedented success attending lbe use of my Compound the past season, ban caused me to make more extensive arrangements ror its manufacture, and to secure uniformity and reliability in its continuance, all material for its prepara tion, and each Jot manufactured will be analyzed and guranteed by me. I have re ceived the most favorable accounts from parties who used it upon llieir Cotton Crop, and have already received orders from anumber of Planters for the ensuing season, and as the supplv for the coming crop will be necessarily limited, those who desire to use my Preparation, are re quested to forward their Orders at once which will be tilled at any time specified by them. I am also preparing a SPECIAL MAN j *- bt)R H HEAT and COHN, which 1 am satisfied by actual experiment made by me, will be found to be particularly adapted to the soil and climate of tbe .Sul://icm States, and wouid advise my i. it iids desirous of testing its merits, to send in immediate orders. Circulars containing Ceitificates, and general directions for Its application, can be obtained by addre-iiug me at Sparta Cko. or R, VV. L. Rasin a- Cos. General A gents, Baltimore, who will receive end execute ord rs. E M. PENDLETON, M D. September 2S, 1870. nep29-wfrisnlw<fc» 4 W. B. GRIFFIN, COMMIiSSIOG MERCHANT AND AUCTION EER, NO. 135 BR >AD STREET, Augusta, (Gil WILD attend promptly to all sales ot every kind entrusted to his care, such as REAL ESTATE, HOUSEHOLD aND KITCHEN FURNITURE, DRY GOODS, ROOTS and SHOES, GROCERIES, FLOUR, GRAIN, MEAL, CORN, BA CON, SUGAR, COTTON, Arc, Ac., strictly in accordance With the instructions of the owners, and in accordance wnh the rules ol the auction business, or otherwise, as be may be instructed. He will do faith lulty all business placed iu bis care. Having been engaged for thirieen years past in this city, he flatters himself in be ing able to give satisfaction to ail wuo wish to employ him. TERMS: The same as it was before the war, viz : 6 per cent, commission, and 2 per cent., oily tax on auction sales. MOTTO. Quick sales and prompt returns. REFERENCES: Frank H. Miller, Esq., Attorney at Law, Augusta, Ga; William Gi'jsoii, Esq., Judge Superior Court Ricb,_uond County, State of Georgia. By strict attention to business be hopes to merit a share of public patronage. Liberal CASH ADVANCES made oa consignments. oot6 -dAwlin Southern French Dye House, corner Mclntosh & ellis sts. Dyeing and cleaning done in ALL ITS BRANCHES. P. H. BEROUD, oct7—dAwlm French Dyer. Valuable Land for Sale. I OFFER for sale, in Warren county, convenient to Thomson High School, and in sight of a Methodist and Baptist Church, 735 acres of excellent farming land, one half of which is still clay and. the balance pine land, all lying well to improve and in a fine state of cultivation. Oa the place is a large, two story dwelling House, with eight rooms, fireplace in each, newOin House, Negro Houses and all other necessar, outbuiluings. 'titles perfect) Terms $2,500 cash, $2,500 on twelve months time, Possession of stalk land, to sow small grain, given immediately, and of the balance first of December next. Mr. Oason, who is on the place, will take pleasure in showing it to any ones For further particulars address A. E. STURGIS, oetls d6*wtd Thomson, Us. PLANTERS’ WAREHOUSE No. 2 Warren Block, Augusta. up US undersigned respectfully tendei I their thanks to the many planters and triends who supported them '-uring u.epast season in tbeWAREHOUSE AND coil tllssSloN BUSINESS and again of fer oiir services to the PUBLI lor pa tronage at H per cent commission for soiling cotton—the same price as cuarged irtal season, and hope, by strict personal attention to business and instructions, to merit a liberal support. CASH ad vances made on cotton in store, and or de •-< tor BAGGING, TIES, ac., and family supplies caiefuily filled and selected by one of our lirmiu person. one oi oui HQVVard & SQN «ap4-d*.w3rn _____ WANTED TO BOaKOW, rXJR TWELVE MONTHS, $5,000, for I which ONE PER CEN Ia month will be given, and approved security by mort gage ou real estate or city acceptance. Apply at this o.nee. octlS-ddAwti WILBERFORCE • DANIEL COTTON FACT OR, • AGENT COTTON FOOD GUANO. NO. 3 WVSRSSi BLOCK, A.LL business will have strict personal attention. Orders l'or Bagging, Ties or Rope and Family Supplies promptly tilled. Beplo~eod2m&w3m
