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WKDNRBDAT MOBXISG, SOVKMIiKU !».
If isU, Fizky, Frisky,
lo the anosls of tbt world, hereafter,
the fame of the man who fired the Ephe
sian dome must yield to the man who
palled down the pillars of the Ameri
can Brokers' gold temple in America’s
greatest city, and afterwards twirled his
fragers from the peak of his note at
America’s chief ruler, by the bide of the
sea. Jim Fiske, Jr., Jim Fiske, Jr., is the
great man of the day—not like Abraham
of old with his flocks and his herds, nor
yet like him who turned the heads of all
Europe with a South Bea-Bubble; nor yet
like Crestr, though he doth make the im
perial food he feeds on—in fact ha is not
like anybody, past, present or to come, but
he is what he is, self-constructed upon the
principle long since laid down by a classi
cal moralist, that each man ;s the architect
of his own fortune. Fisk, Jr., however,
had in common what wc may suppose to
have been a characteristic ol the most
ancient of Patriarchs —he loved horse
flesh. From the (ip of the car Jo the ex
tremity of bock and hoof, he knew and
delighted in the points of a horse, and could
measure his powers as well as the
strength of a .buyer’s purse. Ho com
menced life as a ktjeper of horses on livery
in a iittlc town in Vermont, and became
famous for his stock of Morgan « on sale and
livery. But, in this fast age, Morgans and
Blackhawks and Arabian crosses arc too
slow. The steam horse alone can satisfy the
demands of aspirants. Accordingly Fisk,
Jr., betakes himself to railroads and beats
Wall street, the New York,and the London
Exchange, in the first heat, a dead beat,
taking all their pur&s and their power.
Next he enters the telegraph with the
government in the gold market and the
game of government bonds. Republican
governments arc proverbially ungrateful,
hut this Republican government proved
treacherous. But the treachery did not
catch Fish, Jr. Short oi legs, but full of
wind, a rapid flight up William street
from the purlieus cf’ Wall street, in the
great metropolis, was the ouly dis
aster that befell him, to the mortification of
the groat ruler of the great republic, and
Fisk, the comptroller of eighty millions cf
dollars, gyrated his hand, making his
thumb to act as a spindle upftn the point
of his nose at the ruler of forty millions of
people. . Now this Fisk has gone to a
Democratic meeting. He says he cau’t
tell how he got there, nor why he went,
but he came “spontaneously”—for nobody
asked him. But he goes th?re and he
tells the assembled that the Republicans
have not the honor common amoDg thieves.
11 is confession, as reported in the Now
York Tribune, is most remarkable. He
says: "I via* in speculation in Wall
street with the Administration, and if the
Republican party is as badly sold in deal
ing with it as 1 was, I pity the Republican
party," •
An Historical Reminiscence of
Augusta.
A graceful* writer, and correspondent of
the Millcdgeville Federal Union, after
complimenting the people of Augusta upon
their efforts, and the deserved success of
the recent Cotton States Fair, thus brings
forth some historical reminiscences of our
ity:
Augusta is certainly ono of the most
beautiful and elegant cities of our State,
and has a bright future ahead ol her.
Oner of the very oldest of Georgian cities,
its prosperity is based on solid capital and
is of steady growth. The present oensus
shows a population of about 10,000 in
habitants. (Vote—Within tho corporate
limits. Nearly as great a number tribu
tary and surrounding the city boundaries).
It was founded in 1735 and named by Gen.
Oglethorpe. Witting in the "Agricultural
Congress” last evening our thoughts wont
to that first “Congress” whichever assem
bled in Augusta—that which was held
hero on Saturday the sth day of Novem
ber, 1703, composed of tho royal Govern
ors of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, and Capt. Stuart, the
Superintendent of Indian affairs; ami the
fifty-two chiefs of the Creek, Che.rokce,
Catawba, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians,
with their 050 accompanying warriors,
squaws and “pappooses.” What progress
lias Augusta Georgia America the
world—made since then 1
Another scone came up before our im
agination; the scene of the 18th of May,
1791, when Washington, the Illustrious,
was the guest of Augusta, and from Gov.
Telfair to the humblest citizen, all united
to do him honor. Fancy pictured vividly
the scene of the following Saturday, when
President Washington took leave of Gov.
Telfair, and passing across tho Savannah
River, looked on Georgia for tho last time:
journeying forward to Mount Vernon, and
finally to the vault, which wo gazed on
with inexpressible emotion a few weeks
since.
Democracy in tlie Keystone
btate.
The Philadelphia Age says it now ap
pears incontestably, by the official returns,
that thn Democrats carried Pennsylvania
at the recent election, in spite of all the
frauds practised against them. The Age
says the .Radicals substitute in the second
Congressional district—where there wcie
two Radical candidates, a regular and an
independent, and no Democratic candidate
—the majority for the Radical candidate
lor Sheriff, instead of the true Con
gressional vote, and thus claim a majority
of lour thousand two hundred and ninety
three. But reotily this misrepresentation'
and credit the Democratic vote given to
Mr. tircelcy, the independent Radical, to
the Democratic side, and it prevails by a
majority of three hundred and sixty-seven
votes: Gen. Grant carried the State in
1868 by a majority of 28,898. This indi
ates a healthy change in public sentiment.
Tiie German Empire.—lt is now con
fidently stated that the various German
States, North and South, have agreed to
invite King William to assume the title of
Emperor of Germany. The German em-
pire, which had lasted with varying for
tune from the days of Otho the First,
early in tho tenth century, was formally
dissolved in 1806 under the pressure of
he armies of the First Napoleon. The
presumption now is that King William
will take his place with Charlemagne, with
Otho, with Charles the Fifth, with Na
poleon the First It is no longer an im
possibility that under Prussian guidance
an empire will be establshed eclipsing all
the empires which have existed in Europe
since the days of the Roman Csesars.
The Relations of the Inusrer to
the Injured.
s omo time since wo cautioned our plan
ters to insure their gin houses. This cau
tion had its origin in our thorough appre*
eiati nos Radical tactic*, and was and is
fortified by the warnings, early giver,
touching “the bonds” (we quote the ex
pression from a speech of a prominent
leader delivered in the early period of re
construction), und r which planters rested.
There is to-day anew question, which has
been brought to our attention by a promi
nent planter, as to the relative responsi
bility of the insurer and the insured.
The question comes up thus: A insures
his gin house and contents with the
great North American Insurance Com
pany. ihe premium is duly paid, and
the policy signed, scaled and delivered
for the sum ot ton thousand dol
lars. If the policy given is a plain,
old fashioned policy, just as our
fathers gave and received, there
will be no difficulty, ir the gin
house is burned, and the loss amounts
to ten thousand dollars, the insured
will receive the amount specified.
But let us suppose, as in the case before
us, the policy contains the following, or a
similar clause: ‘‘Audit is understood and
agreed that claims under this policy shall
only bo for such proportion of the tchole tost
as the amount of this insurance bears to
the whole property insured. Now let us
suppose the loss to be appraised at $5,000.
A will not receive his $5,000. as he ex
pects. Ry this clause he is made a joint
usurer, and is copartner in the loss,
whether or not he so understood it, and
mart bear hi* proportion of the lost,
just as proportion cf “the whole loss,
“bears to the amount” insured. This
is just one-half. So that under snch
a policy the great North American In
surance Company will divide with A the
loss; that is, the company will pay A
twenty-five hundred dollars, and he must
bear tha loss of twenty-five hundred dol
lar*. By this clause Ais made a co-in
surer. He is made—while paying the pre
mium od 110.000, and no doubt thinks and
believes that be is insured against loss up
to the amount of SIO,OOO and for any
amount under that sum-in reality he is
a copartner in the risk whenever the loss
falls below' SIO,OOO. If the loss covers the
whole amount of the property insured, and
v ,, r y few companies will take more
than two-thirds the estimated value
of the property, he, as a matter
of course, will receive the sum
stated. But for any loss less than the
stipulated sum A must bear such a pro
portion of the whole loss as the amount of
the insurance bears to the whole property
insured.
This question eornes before us at the in
stance of a planter who has effected just
such an insurance, with just such a clause
in his policy, as above intimated. We
have given a suppositious name to the
company insuring, and indicated the indi
vidual by the initial letter of the alphabet,
for a very obvious reason. We Lave not
the slightest doubt but that both the insu
rance agent who effected the insurance and
tho planter who made the insurance aoted
in good faith. Indeed, we have very lit
tle doubt, Irom the evidence before us,
that neither of the parties road the con
tract before it was executed. The
planter proceeded upon the general
idea that lie would cover all possible
loss by stipulating, the amount against
the loss of which he desired to
be insured, and “calculated,” without
investigation, that he would bo safe against
any loss under the sum named; and the
Agent effected tho insurance in accordance
with the prescribed printed form sent him,
to be executed, in discharge of the duties
of his Agency. Under the old fashioned
forms, the company would-be liable in case
of loss by fire in the sum of SIO,OOO, but
in no greater sum. And if the cotton in
the gin house and the building itself and
machinery were of less value than this
amount,'the planter would receive the
value of the loss incurred, and that only.
Wo advise our planting friends to avoid
effecting insurance under policies contain
ing such a clause, or any similar one ; but
above all to read tho printed conditions
contained in their policies of insurance.
. Revenue Reforms in Ohio.
In two of the Ohio districts, the Re
publican candidates were avowed proteo
tfonists; and, though both districts gave a
majority for the Republican State ticket,
tho candidate for Congress was defeated.
The first of these districts was Schcnck’s,
and tho voto stood—
Slate ticket. Congress.
Hep. Dem. Rep. Bern.
Burton 2.965 4,877 2,896 4,894
Montgomery ... 6,005 6,357 5,962 6,246
l» re l)lo 2,463 1,814 2,449 1,808
Warren 3,586 1,885 3.488 1,890
Tot 1 15,009 14,883 14,785 14.838
Republican majority on State ticket 126
Democratic majority on Congress 53
The other was McClurg’s district, and
tho vote was as follows;
Stale ticket. Congress.
Rep- Bern. Rep. Bern.
Champaign 2,463 2,004 2,451 2,009
Darke 2,512 3,195 2,515 3,212
Logan 2,321 1,668 2,287 1,713
Miami 3,198 2,738 3,061 2,874
Shelby 1,412 2,157 1,427 2,158
Total 11,900 11,762 11,741 11,966
Republican majority on State ticket 144
Democratic majority on Congress 225
Os those who voted for these protection
ists, three-fifths did t o protesting against
that policy. The Ohio delegation, with
not over three exceptions, are in favor of
revenue reform.
There is but little doubt that the great
question which, from the next Congress,
willdivido the political parties of tho coun
try, will be that pertaining to tariff and
revenue reform. Tois sis the question in
which all the agricultural population of
the United States feel most interest. All
the exciting questions growing out of the
late war have lost their interest. But the
Republican policy of making the present
generation pay tho whole of the National
debt, and of building up tho fortunes of a
few manufacturing lords iu Now England,
tails heavily and greivously upon tho
working men of the country, and is rapidly
establishing a slave code and a slave sys
tem by money power far more iniquitous
than the defunct s4avc laws and system of
slavery in the Sjuih,' which has been so
obnoxious to tho tender sensibilities and
humanitarian interests of the advocates
for high taxes and high tariffs.
The Internal Revenue.
The fallowing is a comparative state
ment showing the collections returned
from each State and Territory in the
United States for the fiseal year ending
June 30, 1860, and 1870 :
States and Ter's. 1809. 1870.
Alabama .$ 472,320 15 $ 395,700 10
Arizona 11,315 21 15,315 43
Arkansas 144,905 07 300,284 10
Calilornin 4,529,517 11 4,002,439 31
Colorado 00,999 27 73,900 34
Connecticut 2,340,505 45 2,504,477 14
Daeotah 410,900 14 8,715 61
Delaware 25,100 47 451,985 70
I)ist. Columbia 440,0-15 18 514,482 20
Florida 71,699 13 100,318 42
Georgia 1,010,281 57 1,144,241 38
Idaho 78,105, 00 05,224 05
Illinois 19,063,250 87 18,364,360 01
Indiana 3.869,i57 30 6,045,023 82
lowa 1,558,264 95 1,377,981 30
Kansas 234,703 SO 343 231 15
Kentucky 7,547,269 73 9,887,023 73
Louisiana 1,902,115 88 2,981,524 02
Maine (569,906 40 807,224 36
Maryland 4,547,502 70 5,438,412 9x
Massachusetts 9,272,485 41 10,084,0)0 fO
Michigan 2,042,514 12 2,918.987 30
Minnesota 373,337 80 467,879 15
Mississippi 194,129 47 284,792 40
Missouri 5,295,8)4 53 6,(04 27S 11
Montana 04,"36 33 103 555 55
Nebraska ,101,388 48 308,501 51
Nevada 2i9,677 13 188,027 45
N Hampshire. 651,348 02 632,407 28
New Jeisey..., 3,792,361 61 4,075,359 85
New Mexico... 43,615 43 46,927 22
New York 35,710,403 18 36,381.550 38
North Car’lina 700,533 78 1,398,719 06
Ohio 16,116,f 47 77 19,508,743 89
Oregon 171,898 09 329 212 61
Pennsylvania. 15,470,400 02 10,748,704 06
Rhode Island.. 1,280,394 74 1,282,376 69
South Carolina 353,880 11 412,039 59
Tennessee 1,255.781 12 1,470,859 57
Texas 483.217 87 390.954 33
Utah 67,971 40 46 290 41
Vermont 318.«72 50 352,316 65
Virginia 2,744.144 46 5 406.351 39
Washington ... 49,307 43 83.2 1 2 63
West Virginia 563,043 42 756,967 15
Wisconsin 1,959,040 65 2,303,015 03
Wyoming 5,100 50 25,879 82
Total 8133,027,988 76 $167,509,107 49
It will be observed that Alabama, Ar
kansas Florida,Georgia,Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Caroliua, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia, all late Confederate
States, have increased largely in the
amounts paid for these taxes during the
last over the preceding year. Virginia has
more than doubled.
A Srliip Canal for Florida.
A company has been formed in the city
of New York under the name of the South
ern Inland Navigation and Improvement
Company, to construct a canal from Jack
sonville, the head of steamboat navigation
on the St. John’s River, to Key West. A
chatter has been obtained and 1,500,000
acres of land, have been ‘granted by the
State rs Florida. A oontract, which has
been taken by a Mr. Gaylord, provides
that there shall be twenty miles of steam
boat canal, the locks of which shall meas
ure forty by one hundred and eighty feet
in area. The canal itself is to be six feet
six inches in depth. Dr. N. H. Morange
has been elected President and Charles
11. Mather, Secretary and Treasurer. The
capital is stated to bo $1,000,000.
The Relief Law.—ln the Supreme
Court of Fulton county, his Honor John
L. Hopkins, presiding, in the case of James
F. McClure vs. D. H. Silvey & Cos., it was
determined by the court, and so announced,
that the first section of the Relief Law of
IS7O, in requiring an affidavit that all taxes
have been paid on the debt sued on, is a
denial of a remedy to suitors in court, and
will not be enforced by this oourt.
J. M. Calhoun & Son for the plaintiff.
L. E. Bleckley for the defendants.
The Macou and Augusta Fail
road.
The Macon Telegraph chronicles the ar
rival of cotton in that .city by this road.
The Telegraph says: “Messrs. Camptreli
<fc Jones, warehousemen of this city, re
ceived yesterday, on consignment, ss
Dales of cotton, via the Macon and Angus
ta Railroad, from Mr. G. W. Byrd, of
Baldwin county. It was sold on arrival to
Mr. J. G- Coleman at 141 cents. This
shipment does not imply that the new road
is open for business, just yet, but it indi
ates that it soon will he.”
Savauuali Tributes,
There is a trait of the people of Savan
nah which has always received at our
hands the warmest cnconium, anu from
our youth, our most unqualified admira
tion, they never forget their meritorious
citizens, living or dead, rich or poor, hum
ble or exalted. This is a spirit worthy of'
cultivation and allcmnlation. The people
of Savannah cherish it nobly. We could
pass through her beautiful streets and ,
point out many charming examples among
the living. The cenotaphs in her magni
ficent groves, consecrated to the departed
are silent but beautiful illustrations of Sa
vannah’s veneration for the cherished me
mories of her meritorious dead.
In a late issue cf the Savannah News
we read that “among the freight brought
by the British ship Madge Wildfire,
which arrived at that port from Liverpool
on Friday last, are eight cases containing
the magnificent monument of yellow
Scotch marble, to be erected by the Cen
tral Railroad and Banking Company in
Laurel Grove Cemetery, in memory of R.
R.Cuyler, late the able President of that
corporation, as ‘A tribute to distinguished
ability and unremitted faithfulness in dis
charge oi great trust.’ A full diseription
of tho monument has already been pub
lished, and we wiff only add that a letter
received by a gentleman in that city from
the contractors, S'.ruther & Sons, of Phil
adelphia, states That from letters received
from Scotland, the monumeot must be a
very beautilul one ; they say a better has
never left Scotland.’ The utmost care has
been paid to its proper storage on ship
board, and with cartful handling in its
transhipment to the place of its erection,
Laurel Grove Cemetery, and iD a few weeks
our citizens will see one of .the finest mar
ble structure it is possible to rear to de
parted worth. We learn that the same
parties, Struthcr & Sons, have been con
tracted with for a monument to be erected
at Bonaventure to the memory of the late
Edward Paddleford, E-q.
The Conduct oi the Imiiemling
Political Campaign.
We have inquiry frequently made to
us—what are the Democrats going to do
in the election? This inquiry is in
tended to refer inclusively to public
demonstration. We observe, also, that in
many portions of the Sta'e days for
public speaking by Democratic candidates
and political barbecues have been arranged.
Now, with all due deference, we submit
that such a course will prove hurtful.
Where do we expect to gain accession?
Will the profoundest logic gain adherents
from tho ranks of our opponents? Has
such a course proved successful in aDy
other State similarly situated ? What has
the Democratic party to gain by producing
an excitement which will evoke tho full
vote of the State? If the same political
conditions obtain now that prevailed be
fore the war, unhesitatingly we should
invito the fullest, freest, broadest discus
sion. But we confess that wo are utterly
at a loss to conceive the least possible good
that would be attained by argument, even
though the argumeut thundered from the
lips of a Webster or were resounded by
the eloquence of a Clay. So far as it con
cerns the intelligence of the State, it need
not be told nor proved that (he people
suffer grievously lrom wanton, unprincipled
mis-rule and oppression, taxation and pro
fligate extravagance and plunder. Every
intelligent voter and tax payer sees aod
knows, it and feel it. There is no need of
argument to expose it; no need of facts
to display it. It comes home to every
man’s household; and the universal con
clusion is, relorm or ruin. Every public
effort put forth only discloses the Demo
cratic line of operation, and stimulates ex
ertion to the given point.
So far as our influence can prevail, it
will be for a “still hunt.” Let there be
a quiet but thorough and active organiza
tion. Let tho Democracy follow the
teachings of the Jews in the days of
Meses, appointing tried and trusty
captains over tens, and captains over fifties,
and captains over hundreds, who will see
that each ten and each fifty and each hun
dred will promptly and thoroughly dis
charge their duty—each marching to the
polls and depositing his ballot according to
the prescribed rights of a government
guaranteed to be repub’ican in form;
Guaranteeing Governments ?o Ve Re
publican In Form.
The only guaranty that the Radicals
have yet given for Repub 'em State gov
ernments has been the bayonet. Until
lately the guaranty has been restricted in
its application to the Smth. The plea
for the application of the bayonet power
“rebellion,” “a rebel spirit,” “disloyalty.”
Now, however, the guaranty is being made
with universal application- In the Penn
sylvania election, the marines were ex
hibited as the insignia of Republicanism.
New York and Maryland comes in for sol
diers of the line. Florida, of course, is to
have a full and fair election under bayonets
to keep the peace. This, however, is only
the beginning of the new era of reconstruc
tion. The Presidential election will
witness a s igacious disposition of United
States regulars.
Tbe Cincinnati Enquirer says: “In the
olden time they entertained different ideas
of the relations between the State and
Federal governments than are now in
vogue. Thus, in 1826, in the administra
tion of John Quincy Adams, Gen. Gaine9
was sent to Georgia witn a military force
to prevent that State from carrying out a
certain policy which sfe had adopted in
reference to the removal of the Creek In
dians from her border. A correspondence
ensued between Gen. Gaines and Governor
Troup, until the latter informed him that
he would receive no more missives from
him. The Governor then wrote the Presi
dent, and stated the fact, and declared that
if Gen. Gaines made any attempt to inter
fere with what he considered undoubted
States rights, he would send him to Wash
ington in irons. The President did not
preoeed to extremities, and in-tho end the
Georgia policy of removing the Creeks was
carried out. On the occasion referred to>
Governor Troup said, ‘the argument hav
ing been exhausted, we will stand by our
arms.’ Suppose we were to have a Gov.
Troup in our da7, how long would it be
before he would be arrested for treason
and his State marked for reconstruction?”
The editor of the Enquirer may possess
his soul in patience. No Troup will arise.
Trouns arc the production of a different
age and a different people. The recon
struction process, began at the South, will
be extended and quietly submitted to at
the North and the West. The bayonet
rule will obtain there ready acquiescence
and even welcome- The pretext, how
ever, will be changed. It will no longer
be disloyalty—bat crime. Read what the
Chicago Post (Radical) says, foreshadow
ing this approaching military millenium :
“The anpalliog prevalence of crime all
over the United States is enough to shake
one’s belief in the power of either Chris
tianity or the police system. If it be true
that there are times when God seems to
fish with a line and the devil with a net,
we arc doubtless in such a period; and it
is a little curious to note that this revival
of murder and rapine comes with the in
toxicating warmth of autumn days, but
also with the re-opening of all species of
low exhibition.”
When faith is shaken in the power of
Christianity and the police, governments
are- administered by Mendoxas, and the
“Winchester Rifle becomes the best law.”
San Francisco, November s.—The
great overland eastern bound train was
stopped and the express car robbed be
tween Verdi and Renobi by highwaymen,
who boarded the train at \ erdi. Present
ing pistols at the heads of conductors and
breakmen they detached the express car
and robbed it of $40,000 in coin. The
robbers escaped. A party was organized
to pursue them.
Tours, November s.—The Francaise
says it is agreed that Paris shall receive
supplies during the armistice.
iiniuigratiou.
Shrewd observers predict that the dawn
of peace will witness a greater immigration
from the continent ot Europe to the con
tinent of North America than has ever
taken place since the discovery of the
New World by the Genoese navigator
It is hardly probable in the present aspect
of affairs that any peace will be attained
which will satisfy a majority of Frenchmen
or be acceptable to a large minority of the
victorious Germans. All the indications
at present point to but an armistice in
form —a truce between governments-
Hostility will stiff rankle in the hearts of
the people of both tlie German empire
and the forshadowed French monarchy.
The uncertainty of continued peace,
the want of stability, growing out of
the hatred of individuals, must neces
necessarily give color to individual
reflections and determine individua
action, wherever and whenever this un
certainty in political condition tinges the
horizon. Id addition to this doubt-bring
ing influence arising in the political pros
pect there will be still another powerful
incentive to emigration and this is—the
dearness and scarcity of food and the dis
turbed relations of labor—consequent upon
all wars. This must necessarily greatly
augment the volume of emigration. We
, may, therefore, reasonally expect upon the
: occurrence of peace a larger volume of
immigration to the shores of America
anil ever befefre witnessed. But whethe
this will turn- Southward,)or maintain its
volume on parallels Northward, of course
cannot be definitely predicted. All the
probabilities are, however that it will con
tinue in the channels wrought out, and the
overflow only will reach this latitude.
Since emigration was first attracted to
our shores, a period of about forty-two
years, we have received as registered im
migrants a total of 9,570,406 of all classes.
To this steady influx of labor the agricultural
and industrial development of the North
and West during the past twenty years is
mainly attributable. Computing the value
of each immigrant upon the basis of slave
labor, we find that by allowing each man
to he worth just what an able-bodied field
hand was held at before the war—say
SI,OOO, their economic value to the coun
try to be $6,380,311,000—tw0 thirds of
those arriving being able-bodied and indus
trious workingmen. Allowing to the re
mainder a low average valuation of S3OO
eaeh, we have an aggregate of $452,024,-
000, making agrandtotalof $0,832,335,000,
as the economic value, expressed in dollars,
of the total immigration of the United
States. Eaeh immigrant brings to this coun
try more or less money, and property of
different kinds, such as tools, instruments
or something of value. This is especially
true of the Germans, wiio average some
years quite a large sum—as high, in 1858,
as $3lB gold ; hut giving them an average
in the twenty years of SIOO each—and in
reality it overruns this average—it would
amount to $163,625,400 brought into the
country by this one class. The Irish do
not average more than one-half of the
amount; but this statement is compiled
from reports which these people pro
verbially secretive, make themselves when
questioned as to how much money they
have about them, and in many eases these
returns have been found to bo much less
than they really should be. These calcu
lations allow for the very small percentage
of old and infirm, who come over with no
one to care for them. These cases, how
ever, arc very few, from the fact that
there is a law existing which obliges car
riers of passengers to return all persons
who may become a burden on the State at
any time within two years after they are
landed here, said passengers to be carried
free of cost to State or passenger; and
this law is very strictly enforced. These
figures are merely for the port of New
York; and, as there is a tax of $2 50
per head levied on all immigrants arriving
here, a revenue is collected for the support
of the hospital and landing depots, the
payment of clerks and other necessary ex
penses pertaining to so large a business,
which makes these institutions very nearly
self-sustaiuing. Boston and Philadelphia
receive but few immigrants, ami other
cities, except Baltimore, nono at all, or
nearly none. The transportation of emi
grants was done a few years since entirely
in sailing vessels and in American bot
toms, but since the decay of our shipping
interests the business has been transferred
in a great measure to the English steam
ers, and only once in a great while do we
see the arrival of an American sailing ship
in this trade. Last year we received a
total of 258,989 immigrants, and in the
ten months and a half of this year that
have passed wc have received 188,511,
notwithstanding the Continental war.
Cox’s Resignation.
Tho Cincinnati Gazette (Republican),
in tracing the cause which brought about
the retirement of Secretary Cex from the
Cabinet ol General Grant, avers that the
corruptionists waged a vigorous war
against the Secretary because he opposed
their schemes of plunder and spoliation
and blackmail. The Gazette says :'
“The President, under whose direction
the Secretary had hitherto acted, virtually,
it would seem, decided upon anew policy
which rendered it necessary for Cox also
to change or retire. Ho submitted the
question squarely to the President whether
he should be supported or the riDgs, and
upon that issue his resignation was ac
cepted.”
This is a direct confession that the Pre
sident has either formed a coalition, in
deciding his Dew policy, with the Rings,
or found himself too to cope with
their power. Upon either horn of the
oilemma the confession is most damaging
to the Republican party. If Grant has
formed a coalition with corrupt rings—
those rings are Republican rings and not
Democratic—;md he but harmonises with
the dominant power of the party by
which ho was elected and represeots. If,
too weak Gen. Grant was forced to suc
cumb, clearly tbe power of the( Republican
party exists in rings so corrupt and so
powerful as to force him submissively to
dismiss a trusty counsellor of his own se
lection from his own Cabinet.
The Recuperative Energy of the
Suutli.
The energy and recuperative powers of
the Southern people >s a matter of woDder
to themselves. It has beeD so often re
iterated to the ear of the world, that the
people of the South were lazy, indolent
tyrannical slave holders who spent their
days in loitering in the haunts of pleasure,
spending the hard earnings wrought out
by the blooly sweat treated
slaves—that Southern people almost came
to believe the oft-repeated tale. We be
lieve the distinguished chief justice of the
State, succumbing to the influence of
modern Radical proclivities,became a con
vert to this Northern theory, after the war,
and actualy went about this State telling
the people that ought to learn to work
and must learn to work, holding up our
Northern and Eastern brethren in peace
as striking exemplars and bright model
worthy of immitation. It is refreshing,
therefore, even at this late date to be alle
to read Northern testimony such as this
which Donn Piatt writes to the Cincin
nati Commercial : “The wonderful energy
exhibited by the Southern people in
struggling up from the utter ruin that
followed the late civil war, is one of the
marvels of the day. While contending
against the blundering, unjust acts of re
construction, originating in hate and con
tinued through greed, that deprived them
of a voice aDd vote in laws now involving
the business interests of the entire country,
the people have struggled manfully and
with successs to a certain extent to restore
t he national prosperity of their region. In
this no aid whatever has been given by
tho general government. On the contrary,
its acts have been aggressive to the last
extent, and it is no exaggeration to say
that the government at Wasfiington has
wrought more injury to the South since
the war than it was able to effect during
the conflict of arms. ’lt is the strangest
folly that ever affected a blind people.’ ”
Terrific gales and rains have taken place
in San Salvador.
Democratic Nimtnations—Letters *f Ac
ceptance Trim Judge Corker and Gen.
Du Bose
Atjotsta, Ga., Oct. 25, 1810.
Judge S. A. lorh.tr, Waynesboro, Ga.:
Dear Sir—it a meeting ot the Conven
tion ot the Denccratic party for the Rfth
Congressional district, held this day in the
city of Augusa, you were unaniujotaly
nominated as tie candidate of the party
for the Forty-irst Congress. It is with
great pleasure that we announce to you the
action of the (onvention, and by its au
thority reques your acceptance #f tke
candidature whch has been s8 unanimously
tendered. Wih sentiments of high es
teem we are ropectfuliy,
Reuben W. Carswell,
Claiborne Snead,
Zacbariah H. Clarks,
Committee.
Waynesboio,’ Ga., Oct. 31st, 1870, .
To General lleiben W Carswell, and CoW.
Claiborne Snead and Zichariah H.
Clark, Comnittee:
Gentlemen—font letter of the 25U
inst., informing me that 1 was unanimous
ly nominated is the Democratic Conven
tion of thisidis rict, which assembled at
Augu-ta on the 25th inst., as the candi
date of the party for the 41at Congress,
and requesting my acceptance of the same,
has been received.
I thank the Convention for the honor
conferred, and accept the nomimtion thus
tendered. Both the principles and policy
of the party as declared by the Democratic
Convention, which convened in Atlanta
last August meet my hearty approval and
endorsement.
Begging you to accept ray acknowledge
ments tor the kind and comnlimentary
tone of your communication, lam, gen
tlemen, your obedient servant,
Stephen A. Corker.
gen. dubose’s letter of acceptance.
Washington, Ga., Ncf. 3, 1870.
Gentlemen—Y our letter notifying me
that at a meeting of the Cwvcntion of the
Democratic party for the Fifth Congres
sional District, held on tix 25th October,
in the city of Augusta, 1 was nominated
as the candidate for the/orty-second Con
gress, has been duly »!ceived. I return
my thanks to the Convention for the honor
conferred upon me, sod accept the nomi
nation tendered in yiur letter. I deem it
unnecessary to say more as to principles
than that I heartily endorse the platform
of the party of the Union,
adopted in Convention at the city of New
York in Juh, A D. 1868, and reaffirmed
by tho Convtnticn of Georgia on the 18th
of August Ist. If I ehould be elected I
pledge mysel.’ to the pecple to support and
maintain then time-hoiorcd principles of
the Democrats party, as announced by
Thomas JeffespD, its founder, and under
which the peo(b of all the States were so
happy and properous fur seventy years of
the existence effthe present Federal Union.
I am, gentlmen, with great respect,
your obedient arvant,
D. M. Doßose.
To Messrs. Remen M. Carswell, Claiborne
Snead, Zvchaiah 11. Clark, Committee.
[COIMUNICATED.j
Editors C'hronile & Sentinel:
It will no dowt be a matter of some in
terest to your raders to know something
of the way in vbicb fertilizers are manu
factured, so wth your permission I will
give you an acuuut of a trip I recently
made to one of hese factories. I happen
ed to be in NewYork with plenty of leisure
and surrounded jy friends from Georgia,
when killing tiae was the ohief occupa
' tion. An invit to visit the extensive
buildings and inprovements erected by the
Atlantic Oil andjuano Works, was accep
ted by Die with avidity. Next morning we
took a train at Brooklyn and went the
length ot Long IJand, clean to the jump
ing off place. was much surprised to
learn of the wa that I was about to see
the manufactureof an article well known
and largely used n Georgia. It is called
“The Eureka Anmoniated Bone Super
phosphate of Lsie,” but the name is too
long for most sots, so it’s abbreviated to
“Eureka," by wiich it is known quite as
well, if not bette, than its lengthier cog
nomen. It wa first manufactured in
Pittsburg, Pa., but the works were too
small to meet tie heavy demand created
by its unusual execellence, so a company
was formed (thestock of which is largely
owned in Georgii) with a liberal capital to
carry on the marafacture more extensively,
and the works of this company are the
most complete of any in the United
States. When wo got to tho jump
ing off places before mentioned we found
a small sloop vaitiog for us into which
we bundled. I was a magn’fieent sail
over a splendk bay, with just breeze
enough to make it exhilirating. We pass
Mape’s factory,and the buildings of the
Atlantic Oil and Guano Works heave in
sight and we are soon alongside the wharf
at “Long Beic),” a strip of land some two
or three miles long and varying from
one hundred /« three hundred yards in
width ; ono side washed by Lods- Island
Sound and tie other by the broad Atlantic.
The company is monarch of ail this ter
ritory, and here are its works, and al
most in sigb tot them are the works of the
Soluble Pacifc Company.
Fish, as yoiare aware, are one of the
most importait elements in these com
mercial fertilisers, and a good “catch” is a
season of rejaeing. Pretty much every
body in the country live by fishing. The
manufactories all have their fleets, but
there are a grett many independent fisher
men, who sell to the highest bidder, the
factories being the only contestants.
Though there a-o great quantities of these
fish used by thefarmors as manure, some
times tho fish i; thrown at the roots of a
stalk of corn just as it oomes from the
water, but mo)t generally the oil is ex
pressed and the’esiduum used for manure,
which is really the only valuable part of it
for fertilizing.
At tho Eureka Works there are very
extensive oil vati, and the“mute little fish”
may gaily disport himself in the deep blue
ssa to-day and ti-morrow oil will be offer
ed for sale in Nev York market.
This fish has various names—Manhaden,
White, Wrak, md may be others that I
haven’t heard. In June or thereabouts
they start north Where they come from
no body knows-but they are in quanti
ties like the sand on the sea shore. As
soon as they a'e known to appear every
craft is iD rnotbn and there is no rest as
long as they can be found. Night nor
day, rain or sin, calm or storm, tbe
fisherman must go—a few days and they
are gone where no one knows. In the
fall they appear again, coming south and
much fatter thai in the spring—yielding
abijut twenty-five per cent more oil. As
all of this busimss was new to me and I
didn’t care to shew my ignorance my re
marks were limited, but I did want to ask
where they hauled the seine, but bless
you when I come to find out they didn’t
haul it all—they have what are known as
Penso nets. Prokbably because they cost
so much or holl so much I don’t know
which, but as they sell for prices running
from SI,OOO to 1,700 eaoh I supposed the
former.
By the way these nets are made in Bal
timore, which was a matter of surprise to
me, as I thought Yankee ingenuity was
equal to anything These nets are taken
out in boats, and when a school of fish is
found the nets is dropped, and a boat
pulls ODe end round as far as its length
will permit. Tne fish are then safe, the
circle is contracted, ard the “carry away”
boats loaded ard speed away to the fac
tory. A car runs down an inclined track
into the water by the side of the “carry
away,” another fish and shoveled in. To
describe the various manipulations would
be too tedious, but the rapidity and exact
ness with which everything is done is
marvelous.
The manufacture of the Eureka does
not really commence until after the oil is
made. Then the fish residuum is tuined
over to the superintendent of the Enreka,
and ho works his mi'l with it. The odor
even at starting is not one to be desired,
but in progression it gets unbearable ex
cept to seasoned n4ses. The arid chambers
are going day and night, and emit a sul
phurous smell and give a deathly glare to
everything. You may imagine that with
such sights, smells and sounds contracted
in a small place, it would be about as de
sirable a spot to move from as could readi
ly bo found.
The Superintendent of these works, Mr.
W. T. Seward, has been manufacturing
the “Eureka” ever since the war, and
says he is only fixed now as he wanted to
be. The Company, owning its own acid
works, catching its own fish, apd making
everything within itself, he feels sure there
can be no adulteration, and says he will
challenge the world to beat the manufac
turer of “Enreka” in future.
I was particularly interested about the
liability cf manufacturers of popular ar
ticles to deteriorate them, and mentioned it
incidentally to Mr. Seward. Os coarse
he didn’t like to be joked that way much,
and replied that it had been sold in Geor
gia several years, and was as good or bet
ter last year than before. He said the
Company had too much invested in the
enterprise to make an inferior article, and
that the precautions to have a regular
unvarying uniform standard were com
plete, and that he wohld risk his head
that the production of Eureka would al
ways give satisfaction. I had seen enough,
smelt enough, and was hungry enough to
wish for a variation of the exercises, and
at last the “feast” was announced. Aside
from the spread being a little too close to
the manure pile, there was an absence of
variety that I didn’t admire. I filled an
“aching void” with pickled pork, three
inches of fat to one -sixteenth of lean, and
hajd tack with some tea. To say that I
was interested, instructed and pleased at
the works is simply the truth. I know
this article of Eureka is faithfully and
honestly made, as I have seen enough
with my own eyes to convince me of the
fact; but to say Long Beach is a good
place to board, I can’t, and I won’t.
Georgia.
PREMIUM LIST
OF THE
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
DEPARTMENT I).
Class I— Chemical Manufactures, Oik,
Hfc , Jewelry and Silver Ware, Dentis
try , Sewing Machines, Perfumery and
loilet Articles. Philosophical and Sur
gical Instruments, Musical Instruments.
For the best case or chest of genuine
Medicine, suitable for family use, $lO 00,
Plumb *fc Leitner,
For the best speeimea linseed oil, lard
and cotton seed oil, each Southern made,
5 00, E Alexander-
For the best display of Pharmaceutical
productions, JO 00, Tutt A Lind.
For the best display of surgical instru
ments, 10 00, L F Bond.
For the best display of perfumery and
toilet soaps, 10 00, Tutt & Land.
For the best cotton seed oil, 10 00, F H
Whaler.
For the best acidometer, 10 00, P J
Berekmanp.
For the best sewing machine for general
work, 10 00, Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany.
For the best family sewing 'machine,
10 00, Florence Sewing Machine Com
pany.
For the cheapest sewing machine, 5 00,
Buckeye Sewing Machine Company.
For the best and most useful attachment
to sewing machines, for hemming, tucs
iuj. plaiting or ornamental work, 10 00,
Giovcr i Baker Sewing Machine Com
pany.
Musical Instruments.
For the best piano, Southern made,
50 00, C M Steiff, Baltimore.
For the best performer on the piano, the
pupil of any Female School or College,
exhibition on the Fair Grounds, 20 00,
Miss Lizzie Winter,
For the best performer under 12 years
of age, 10 00, Miss Fanny Hamilton.
For (lie best performer under 12 years
of age, 10 00, Master P A Brenner.
For the best performer under 12 years of
age, 10 00, Miss Juita Schirmer.
For the best set of teeth on gold, 10 00,
Dr E W ilarker.
For the best set of teeth on vulcanized
rubber, 10 00, Dr C"mpfleld.
DEPARTMENT e.
Mechanical lW.rn.iums — Farming Imple
ments, Machinery, Wagons, Carriages,
Essays.
Class I —Farm and Plantation Imple
ments.
For the best side hill plow, 10 00, T E
C Brinley.
For the best cast mould board, one horse
plow, 10 00, Charles T Palmer.
For the best wroucht iron, one horse,
mould board plow, 10 00, TEC Brinley.
For the best wrought .iron, two horse,
mould board plow, 20 00, TEC Brinley.
For the best wrought iron, subsoil
plow, 10 00, T E C Brinley.
For the most numerous and valuable
collection of plows—actually used by any
one—the plows to be new and iust such as
used in crops of 1870, 10 00, T E C Brin
ley.
For the best road wagon, 25 00, J H
Lowery.
For the best two horse wagon, 10 00, L
C Talmadge.
For the best wrought iron sweep, 10 00,
John T Martin.
For the best wrought iron toothed har
row, 10 00, Pendleton & Boardman.
For the best cast mould board, two horse
plow, 10,00, George Watt.
For the best wrought iron cotton scraper,
plow, 10 00, T E Brinley.
For the best cultivator, 5 00, J V
Jones.
For the best lawn mower, 5 00, S A
Echols.
For the best plow stock, 5 00, C W
Snead.
For the best guano distributor, 10 00, T
W \\ hito.
For the best cotton seed planter, 10 00,
T W White.
For the best plow fender, honorable men
tion, W E Moore.
For the best pony cultivator, honorable
mention. Comstock.
For the best garden seed sewer, hon
orable mention, Comstock.
Fur the best cotton gin, to bo tested on
the Fair ground, 50 00, D D Guilett.
For the best cotton press, to be tested on
the Fair Ground, 50 00, Tapp, Lundsen
&Cl.
For the best cottton press, to be tested
on the Fair Ground, honorable mention,
C I Beasley.
For the best cotton gin feeder, 10 00, S
Z Hall.
For the best cotton gin feeder, honorable
mention, Ives & Froth.
For the best and largest lot of agricultu
ral and horticultural implements, 25 00, S
A Echols.
Class I —Farm and Plantation Imple
ments.
For the best full top family carriage,
20 00; Wyman & May.
For the best buggy, no top, 10' 00,
Wyman & May.
For the best top buggy, 10 00, WymaD
& May.
For the best display of carriages, 20 00,
Wvrnan <Ss May.
For the best car lock, 3 00, James
Stogner.
Class 2 — Machinery.
For the best steam engine for agricultu
ral purposes, at work on ground, 50 00,
Tolher & Sons-
For the best steam engine for agricultu
ral purposes, at work on ground, 20 00,
Boston Machine Company.
For the best steam engine for agricultu
ral purposes, at work on ground, honora
ble mention, Turner & Cos.
For the best shingle machine, 10 00, C
S & S Burt.
For the best improved portable grist
mill, 10 00, J W Smith.
For the best smut machine. 10 00,
Howes, Baboock & Cos.
For the best movable horse power, 10 00,
Pendleton & Boardman.
For the best movable horse power, hon
orable mention, S A Echols.
For the best railroad ear, 20 00, Georgia
Railroad Company.
For the best mowing mackinp, 10 00,
Dodge & Stevenson.
For the best reaper, 10 00, S A Echols.
For the best horse rake, 5 00, S A
Echols.
For the best stump extractor, 10 01,
Pendleton & Boardman.
For the best cider mill and press, 10 00,
Sinclair & Cos.
For the best cane mil!, 10 00, S A Echols.
For the best syrup vaporator, 5 00, 8 A
Echols.
For the best chum, 5 00, C A Mitchell.
For the best burr mill stone, 10 00, W
Brenner.
For the best corn mill stones, 5 00, W
Brenner.
For the best mill irons, 5 00, W Brenner.
For the best car coupling, 5 00, J
Gilmer.
Class 2 —Machinery
For the best turbine water wheel, 5 00,
Valentine & Cos.
For the best garden engine, honorable
mention, D B Plumb.
For the best hay tedder, 5 00, N B
Moore.
For the best grain cradle, 5 00, Sinclair
& Cos.
For the best corn shollcr, 5 00, C T
Palmer.
For the best corn and cob crusher, 5 00,'
Sinclair & Cos.
For the best straw cutter, 5 00, Sinclair
& Cos.
For the best wheat drill, 10 00, S A
Echols.
For the best ox yoke, 5 00, S A Echols.
For the best thresher, by horse power,
10 00, S A Echols.
For the best wheat fan, 5 00, Sinclair &
Cos.
For the best wagon hames, honorable
mention, Bones, Brown & Cos.
For the best farm gate and hinges, 5 00,
Pt Ward.
For the best cotton seed huller, 20 00,
Diamond Mill Manufacturing Company.
For the bes l - cotton seed huller, honor
able mention. G H Peaonty.
For the best clothes Washing Machine,
5 00, J B King.
For the beat meat cutter, 5 00, John
Bones & Cos.
For the best minature steam engine,
2 00, H C Boardman.
For the best water filter, 5 00, D L
Fullerton.
Class 3— Essays.
For tbe best essay on cotton culture,
20 00, Dr J M Turner.
DEPARTMENT F.
Fine Arts—Painting in Oil and Water
Colors , Drawings, Sculpture, Photo
graphy.
For the best historical painting in oil,
10 00, G A Oates.
For the best landscape painting in oil,
10 00, G A Oates.
For the best animal painting in oil, 10 00,
G A Oates.
For the best fruits or flowers, 10 00,
Tbos Whightman.
For tbe best portrait, 10 00, Gable &
Usher.
For the best painting in water colors,
10 00, C LeFardy.
For the best drawing in pastelle, 5 00,
Miss C A Latham.
For the best drawing in crayon, 5 00,
Mrs E H Baker.
For the best drawing in pen or pencil,
5 00, Miss Emery.
For the best architectural drawing, 5 00,
A Y Lee.
For the best display of chromo litho
graphy, 5 00, G A Oates.
For tbe best ornamental penmanship,
5 00, W II Sadler.
For the best sign painting, 10 00, Matt
O’BrieD.
For the best display of insects or birds,
5 00, D B Plumb.
For the best variety of quadrupeds, 5 00,
Dr E W Harker.
For the best collection of rare coins,
5 00, G C Leonhards.
For the best display of statuary, exhib
ited by other than a dealer, 20 00, T G
Barrett.
For the best plain photograph, 10 00,
Pelot & Cole.
For the best colored photograph in oil,
10 00, Pelot & Colo.
For the best photograph, plain porcelain,
10 00, G able & Usher.
For the best photograph, colored porce
lain, 10 00, Pelot is Cole.
For the best display of photographs,
20 00. Pelot & Cole.
For the best oil paintings and photographs,
10 00, Gable <k Usher.
For the best collection of paintings, 10 00,
Miss Cowe.
For th| best collection of paintings, 10 00,
Miss Mosher.
For the 2d best display of photography,
10 00, Tanner & Cos.
For the best oil painting, 5 00, J A
Anslcy.
For the best oil painting, 10 00, Mrs R
Boggs.
For the best oil paintiDt, 5 00, Mrs R
Boggs.
For the best oil painting, 5 00, W J
Cohen.
For the best group of paintings; 10 00,
Miss Campbell.
For the best painting by a young girl,
3 00, Miss J E Hopkins.
For thn 2d best crayon drawing, 5 00,
Mrs B Bignon.
For tho best glass painted table, 5 00,
Miss M Martin. "*
For the best flowers on cards, 5 00, Miss
M Martin.
F«r the best original designs in pastel and
chromo. 10 00, Matt O’Brien.
For the best perforated chromo, 5 00,
Mrs B Bignon.
lor the best IniJwork serap cloth picture,
5 00, Mrs Harding.
DEPARTMENT G.
Horticulture, Floriculture, Architecture,
Fruits and Winis.
Class I—Fruits.1 — Fruits.
For the largest and best variety of apples
grown by the exhibitor, in the Southern
States, 20 00, J Lindley & Son.
For the best and largest collodion of
Southern seedling apples, each variety
named, and not less than five specimons of
each variety. 20 00, S Lindley & Bon.
For the best late seedling apple, with
description of the tree, history of its ori
gin, etc , with not less than six specimens,
10 00, T P Shaw-
For the best and largest variety of pears
grown by exhibitor in the Cotton States,
10 00, H Le Hardy.
For the best collection of native grapes,
10 00, E R Anthony.
For the best basket of figs, 10 00, Mrs.
Geo. Symmes.
For the best pomegranates, 3 00, Rev.
W H Clark.
For the best Shockley apples, 5 00, E
Brentnall.
Fruit Trees.
For the largest and"best grown collection
of Southern seedling apple trees, each
variety correctly labelled, and grown by ex
hibitor, 20 00, W K NelsoD.
For the largest and best grown collection
of Southern seedling peach trees, budded
or grafted, each variety correctly labelled,
ami grown by exhibitor, 20 00, J Lindley
& Son. •
Arbor cultu, e.
For tho best collection of hardy ever
greens, grown by exhibitor, 20 00, J W
Bessman.
Floriculture.
For tho largest and best coll ction of
greenhouse plants, grown by exhibitor,
20 00, George Symmes.
For good specimens wax plant, 5 00,
Mrs B Bignon.
For fine display green house plants, Miss
M Stevens.
Cut Flowers.
For the best bouquet, 5 00, Miss Annie
Rue.
For the best table design, tastefully ar
ranged, 5 00, Miss Anoie Rue.
Cut Flowers.
For the best and most tastefully arranged
hanging basket with live plants, 5 00,
Louis Barckmans.
For the best collection of strawberry
plants, 5 00, F D Thurmond.
Vegetables—Southern Raised.
For the best peck of snap beans, 5 00,
E O’Donnell.
For the best peck of butter beans, 5 00,
E O’Donnell.
For the best half bushel tomatoes, 5 00,
T Richards.
For the best half bushel turnips, 5 00,
A P Butler.
For the best pumpkin, 5 00, V Bates.
For the best and greatest variety of
vegel ables for table use, raised by one in
dividual South, 20 00, E O’Donnell
For the best and largest v riety of gar
den seeds, not less than twenty approved
varieties, raised South, and exhibited by
one individual, and best for Southern hor
ticulture, 20 00, G W Fish.
For the best and largest variety of gar
den seeds, not less than twenty approved
varieties, raised South, and exhibited by
one individual, and best for Southern hor
ticulture, special, 20 00, B K Bliss & Son.
For the best pepper tree, special, 5 00,
S D Williams.
For fine half bushel tomatoes, special,
5 00, Mrs G W Conway.
For fine egg plants, special, 5 00, F A
Timberlake.
Native Wines.
For one best half dozen bottles Warren,
vintage 1869, 5 00, J Printup.
For one best half dozen bottles Lenoir,
vintage 1869, iO 00, F Schwearin.
DEPARTMENT H.
Domestic Animals.
Class I — Cattle.
Section Ist— Devons.
For the best bull, three years old or up
wards, 20 00, A W Twiggs.
For the best Devon cow, 10 00, A
Hatch.
For the best Devon hull, eighteen
months, 10 00, A Hatch.
Section 2d— Diuhams, or fjhort Horns.
For the best bull, 3 y.'ars old or up
wards, 20 00, Col M U Fulton.
For the best cow, 3 years old or up
wards, 10 00, P C.llins.
For the best heifer, 1 to 2 years old,
5 00, Col M C Fulton.
Grades. .
For the best milking cow, UDy breed,
20 00. Col M C Fulton.
For the second best milking cow, of any
breed, 15 00, P Collins.
For the best bul 1 , of any breed, 100 00
II M Sale.
For the best bull, of any breed, 10 00,
J B Hart.
For the best Brahma calves, honorable
mention, Col M C FultOD.
For the best heiler, 1 to 2 years old,
5 00, DT Castleberiy.
Class 2 — Horses.
Section Ist— Horses, Ho. 1.
For the best stallion, over 4 years old,
50 00, Robert Douglass.
For the best stallion, over 4 years old,
50 00, honorable mention, J Id Aden.
For the best mare, honoroble mention,
E B Purcell.
For the best mare (Morgan) Lonorablo
mention, R Douglass.
For the best Alley. 2 years old, honorable
mention, Capt Brodie.
For the best draft poney, honorable
mentioo, A P Biguon.
For the best mule colt, honorable men
tion, Capt Brodie.
Class 2 —Horses.
Sec. 1st — Horses of all Work.
For the best stallion over four years old,
50 00, A Washington.
For the best stallion over three, not
over four years old, 25 00, J P Fox.
For the beat stallion over two, not over
four years old, 10 00, 1j S Wilkinson.
For the best horse colt, over six months
old. 10 00, Capt Brodie.
For the best brood mare, with colt by
her side, 10 00. J M Heggie.
For the second best brood mare, with
colt by her side, 10 00, W S Jones.
For the best mare, four years old and
over, 20 00, Geu J Hagood.
For the second best mare, four years old
and over, 10 00, Gen J Hagood.
For the best brood mare, with mule colt
by her side, 25 00, Wm Holroyd.
For the best filly, three years old, 10 00,
John H Parker.
For the best filly, two years old, 10 00,
John II Parker.
For the best stallion, 100, J B Pournelle.
Sec. 2d —Blood Horses.
For tbe best thoroughbred stallion, four
years old, 50 00, Gen J Hagood.
SEC. Am—Matched and Single Horse*
and Mules.
For the best pair of matched horses,
20 00, J J Clay.
For the best pair of matched mares,
25 00, Gen J Hagood.
For the best single harness horse, 15 00,
F II D’Antignac.
For the best single harness mare, 15 00,
Mrs Dortic.
For the best saddle horse, 15 00, J M
Torbitt-
For the best saddlo mare, 15 00, Gen J
Hagood.
For the best heavy draft horse, 15 00,
G W Conway.
For the best heavy draft mare, 15 JK),
G W Conway.
For the best pair of matched horjes,
Southern raised, 50 00, J J Clay.
For the best single harness horse, South
ern raised, 25 00, J J Clay.
For the best single haruess mare, South
ern raised, 25 00, G W Conway.
Sec. 4th — Matched and Single Horses and
Mules. Open to the World.
For tbe best pair of matched horses or
marcs, 50 00, J J Clay.
Sec. 5ih —Jacks and Mules.
For the best pair of mules, Southern
raised, 20 00, W Brewer.
For the best single mule, Southern
raised, 5 00, E PeriD.
For the second best single mule, South
ern raised, 5 00, W Brewer.
Open, to the World.
Fcf tho best pair of mules, 15 00, W
Brewer.
For the second best pair of mules, 10 00,
Hugh Rodgers.
The following matched and single horses
and mare are recommended for favorable
mention :
Pair matched horses (brown geldings),
G VV Conway.
Pair matched horses, (bay geldings), J
B Pourndle.
Bay gelding, J J Clay.
Sorrel Mare, J B Pournello.
Bay saddle horse, Andrew Burnett.
Bay saddle mare, J M Todd.
Class 3 —Sheep and Swine.
Sherp.
Sec. 3d —Mutton Sheep, South Downs.
For the best pen, counting of buck, ewe
and lamb, or lambs, 20 00, Thomas Wood.
Sec. sth— Natives and Grades.
For the best pen, counting of buck, ewe
and lamb, or lambs, 20 00, Jonathan Miller.
Sec. 6th —Fat Mutton.
For the best pen of fat mutton, not less
than ten, 10 00, Jonathan Miller.
For the best buck and ewe, thorough
bred, 20 00, E O’Donnell.
Cashmere, Thibet, or Persian Goats.
For the buck and ewe, thoroughbred,
20 00, G W Summers,
For the best merino buck and ewe, fa
vorable mention, Col M C Fnlton.
Shepherd's Dog.
For the best dog, with evidence of
training, 5 00, G IV Conway.
For the best split nose pointer, honora
ble mention, A L Dortic.
Swine.
Seo. 3d — Berkshires.
For tho best boar, 10 00, Jonathan
Miller.
For the best sow, 10 00, Dr Wright.
For the host lot of pigs, not less than six,
throe months old, 10 00, Jonathan Miller.
Sec. 4th —Chester Whites.
For the best boar, 10 00, Thomas Wood.
For the best sow, 10 00, Thomas Wood.
For the best lot of pigs, not less than six,
three months old, 10 00, Thomas Wood.
Sec. 6th.
For the best pen of fat hogs, of either of
the above class, not less than five in a pen,
10 00, Thomas Wood.
For the fattest hog, 10 00, E Perrin.
For two solid hoof hogs, honorable men
tion, C II Johnson.
For one mule hoof hog, honorable men
tion, J W Meredith.
Class 4— Poultry, Rabbits, Pigeons and
Bees.
For the best trio Brahma Pootras, 5 00,
E O’Donnell.
For the best trio buff oochios, 5 00, G
A Oates.
For the beat trio white dorkings, 5 00,
G A Oates.
For the best trio white leghorns, 5 00,
R Douglass.
For the best trio brown leghorns, 5 00,
G A Oates.
For the best trio African bantams, 5 00,
A P Bignon.
For the best trio golden seabrigbt
bantams, 5 00, G A Oates.
For the best trio white-faced black
Spanish, 5 00, Mrs J O Mathewson.
For the best trio oreve cocurx, 5 00, A
P Bignon.
For the best trio muscovy ducks, 5 00,
A P Bignon.
For the best pair Hong Kong geese,
5 00, G A Oates.
For the best pair common turkeys,
5 00, Mrs Perrin.
For the best trio Brahma chickens,
5 00, J Spilman.
For the largestand best variety of chick
ens by one exhibitor, 25 00, G A Oates.
For the best bee hive, with bees work
ing, 10 00, G A Oates.
For the best pair rabbits, 5 00, George
Symmes.
Pigeons.
For the best pair fantails, 5 00, Wm
Jackson.
For the finest pair of pouters, 5 00, Wm
Jackson.
For the finest pair of carriers, 5 00,
Wm Jackson.
For tho finest pair of tumblers, 5 00,
Wm Jackson,
For the finest pair of turbits, 5 00, Wm
Jackson.
For the largest variety of pigeons by one
exhibitor, 20 00 Wm JaoksoD.
DEPARTMENT I.
Miscellaneous.
Special premium ottered by J 0 Mathow
son, of Augusta, Ga. For the greatest
yield of cottoD, over the natural soil, on
five acres, by the use of Soluble Pacific
Guano, and Flour of Raw (unsteamed)
Bone, used together, or separately ; also,
by the use ot the Compound Acid Phos
phate of Lime, made by theSolublo Paoifio
Guano Company.
First prizp a silver goblet, 50 00, Jas
Davidson.
Second prize, a silver goblet, 25 00, W
C Wright.
Third prize, a silver goblet, 25 00, J D
Greer.
Fourth prize, a gold medal,-25 00, Thos
Callaway.
Grand special premium on cotton, offer
ed by cotton factors and commission mer-
chants of Augusta:
For best five bales short staple upland
cottoD, raised by one person this year, to
be exhibited under rules of the Association
governing field crops, 500, S D Heard.
The C H Phinizy premium, offered by
C II Phmizy, cotton factor, Augusta:
For best single bale short staple upland
cotton, the growth of 1870,100 ia currency,
T Callaway.
Special premium offered by Wheeless
& Cos, agents for the Pratt gin:
For the best bale cotton ginned on the
Pratt gin, 50 00 in currency, W Hen
dricks.
Special premium offered by Warren,
Wallace & Cos, agents for the Griswold
gin \
For the best balo cotton ginned on the
Griswold gin, 50 00 in currency, A Mc-
Dadc.
Special premium;
For the best baie cotton ginned on the
“Taylor” cotton gin, manufactured by W
G
(Stovall & Edmonstcn, agents, Augusta,
Ga.) 50 00 in currency, J B Hart.
Fur the best cooimoroial packed bale,
10 00, J Davison.
Plowing Match.
For the best plowing by white man,
with two mules or horses, 20 00, Thomas
Page.
For the best plowing by freedman, with
two muies or horses, 20 00, Robert Wat
kins.
For the best plowing by white boy, 13
to 16 years old, with one mule or horse.
10 00, Charles TPage.
For the best plowing by freed boy, 13 to
16 years old, with one mule or horse,
10 00, Andrew Haywood.
Tor thejfastost running horse, mare or
gelding, best two iD three, mile heats,
100 00, J M Crawford.
For the best four mile horse, mure or
gelding, running, 250 00, T li Wood.
For the fastest pacing horse, mare or
gelding, single harness, best two in three,
mile heats, 100 00, W A Batchelor.
Fur the fastest trotting horse, mare or
gelding, single harness, best two in three,
mile heats, 100 00, H A D’Antignae.
For the best model mill stone, 5 00, H
L Spencer.
For the best gold fish, 2 00, Mrs D Mc-
Cormack.
ia.Special premium on horses, subscribed
by citizens of Augusta :
For the fastest trotter in harness, 5
year old or under, best two in three, mile
heats, open to Georgia and South Care
hna, purse, 100 00, D A Short.
For fastest pacer to harness, same condi
tions as above, purse, 100 00, W A Batchf
lor.
For fastest double team, open to Georgia
and South Carolina, regardless of age
pacing or trotting, purse 100 00, W A
Batchelor.
For the fastest trotting horse to harness,
owned in the city of Augusta for twenty
days previous to the Fair, best two in
three, mile heats, purse 100 00, J P Fox
Pigeon Match.
Class I—Double birds, 100 00, Messrs.
Hnggar and Doughty, 50 00 to caoh.
Class 2-SiDgle birds, 50 00, Messrs,
i aimer and Dancan, 25 00 to each.
For the best garden awning, 5 00, F.
Hett.
Prom the Hartford. Times.
Bow Melz lit tame a French Town.
A gebman view.
Metz has fallen. It has returned to
the handsof those to whom it once be
longed. It is a curious fact, that tbe
French, while regarding cession of terri
tory as prejudicial to national honor, never
have ceased to covet their neighbor’s pos
sessions, nor scrupled to appropriate them
by force or cunning. The whole east of
France—the provinces of Artois, Flan
dres, Lorraine, Burgundy, FraDoho Comt,
Alsace, Delphinate, the valley of the
Rhone, once belonged to Germany. They
were detached one by one through the
weakness, discord, or treachery of the
German princes. In 1793, when the raw
recruits of the first republic routed the
disciplined German armies, under the
most renowned of generals, the left bank
of the Rhine;was ceded with the provinces
that now belong to Prussia, Hesse, Ba
varia. They did not soruple to violate
German national honor, Why should
Germauy scruple to redeem it? Besides,
all thfse provinces, gradually occupied by
the French, spoke, the German tongue,
were Germans in manners and customs,
and bad to affinity at all with their con
queror-. Now, when Germany asks for
those parts ot her former possessions,
who, m spite of a French rule of 200
years, have not lost the use of their
mother tongue, and are essentially Ger
man, the French vociteraio ag ;inst such a
monstrous demand, call everybody to wit
ness the violation of their national honor
and, though vanquished as a people never
were, are beastiul as if they had won
twenty signal victories.
To illustrate more forcibly the manner
of French conquests, French cruelty and
French perfidy, I will give a short ac
count of how Metz became a French town.
Charles V„ Emperdr of Germany, was
waging war against the Protestant princes.
Moritz, Elector of Saxony, joined their
cause, and applied for an alliance to Henry
I, King of France, against their common
enemy, the Germau Emperor, October
15tli, 1551, at Frieilervalde, Henry’s am
bassador. Jean <le Freese, concluded a
treaty witli the German princes, wherein
he promised to support them with money
and troops, and to help them to shake off
the tyrannical yoke of servitude under
which they were “laboring.” In return
he was guaranteed the vice-regency over
the German bishoprics—Metz, Toni, Ver
dun and Cambray'(Metz, T-H. '■'jrten and
Kamrgk). Soon the princes bad reason lo
repent of their treachery; for a storm of
indignation arose against them in Ger
many, while the French help failed to ar
rive. Instead ot this, Henry invaded Lor
raine in 1552 with a strong army, issuing
a proclamation tti this effect that he, by
divine inspiration and impulse, had
made an alliance with the oppressed
German provinces, and called God to wit
ness that from this weaksome, hazardous
enterprise, groat costs, danger and care, lie
did not expect any advantages or gain
for himself, but to give free laws to the *
German nation rut of his own iree royal
mind. Above this proclamation a hat was
hovering between two swords; beneath
was inscribed, “Liberty.” Toul and Ver
dun have never been taken by surprise.
Nancy being occupied, the whole army pro
ceeded befbre Metz. The eitizens, trust
ing id their walls and towers, did not heed
his powerful guns, and refused to surren
der. Nor were they moved to yield when
the Duke of Montmorency laid waste the
environs with fire and sword. But they
were imprudent enough to open their doors
when he promised to cuter accompanied
only by a single body oi soldiers under one
flag. On his entering with several thou
sand soldiers, carrying one flag, they be
came indignant and took to arms. Then
he endeavored to bribe tho Senators of the
towD, but most of then; refused his gold
sternly, with withering contempt. But he
was not to be daunted. He grew suddenly
sick to death, took to hi3 bed and sum
moned the Senators to hear his last will.
All his opponents being assembled, ho
thrust off the coverings, rushed upon tho
eldest and pierced him with his sword.
At the same time his guards poured in
through doors and windows, and massacred
all without mercy. Then the King en
tered, thec-tizens were disarmed, the dis
contented driven into exile. Thus Metz
became a French town. Very creditable
to national honor, of course.
From the Chicago Railroad Gazette.
St. Louis and the Southeast*
It is about a year since St. Louis
and Iron Mountain Railroad was com
pleted to Belmont, opposite the northern
terminus of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad:
The extension to that place was made ex
pressly for tho purpose of giving St. Louis
direct rail connection east oi ihe Missis
sippi to the South and Southeast. In
order that the connection might be as per
fect as possible and that cars might run
through from St. Louis to New Orleans,
Mobile, Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta,
Augusta, Savannah, Übarieston, and the
other chief towns of the S/uth, the gauge
of the Iron Mountain road was changed
from the 4 foot 8J inch gauge common in
the North, to the 5 ioot gauge,Jwhich pre
vails south of the Ohio. Thus the Iron
Mountain road deliberately relinquished
connections with the North and East in
order to secure closer rotations with the
South. It is true that no immediate sacri
fice was required, for at that time loaded
cirs were not transferred across the Missis
sippi at St. Louis; but the prospective
completion oi the bridee at that point
promised a Conner ion which c, uld hardly
Fail to be of the greatest advantage. But
by this change oi gauge toe Iron Mountain
road was committed to the interests of the
South and of St. Louie. It is the only
road which must take freight exclusively
to St. Louis and none throngi, it.
When the extension to Belmont was
completed we described the importance of
the connections which could be made by a
ferry transferring cars between Columbus
and Belmont. The Iron Mountain Com
pany at once made preparations for such a
transfer, purchased a boat, add construct
ed the grade down the river bank. Yet
the running of the through trains has
been delayed until the present time. This
delay has been caused by high water in
the Mississippi and other causes which
have hindered (he construction of the in
clined plane on the Kenlucky sido.—
Charges have been nude that the Mobile
& Ohio Company was purposely
its completion, but that company in its an
nual report has expressly denied them.
But at last the arrangements for the
transfer have been completed, and. the
first through passenger train from* St.
Louis to the South Atlantic coast loft St.
Louis on the morning of the 20th inst.,
with a party of excursionists. Tho train,
consisting of one day, one sleeping and one
baggage car left St. Louis in the morning,
ran through without delay and with only
short halts to Nashville in lest than twen
ty-four hourß and arrived at Atlanta, six
hundred and sixty-eight miles from St.
L mis, on the morning of the second day,
butt in thirty-throe hours running time.
Thence the train was run to Macon and
Savannah, from Savannah to Augusta,
from Augusta to Charleston, back from
Charleston to Augusta, thence by the
direct route to Atlanta, to Chattanooga by
the route followed in tho outward Journey,
thence by the Memphis & Charleston Rail
road to Memphis, whenoo the run was
made homeward by way of Grand Junc
tion, we believe, and not by the Memphis
<£ Louisville line.
. It is announced that a freight express
line will diepafeh loaded cars between St.
Louis and any of the points mentioned
without breaking bulk, and also that pas
senger cars will be run through between
St. Louis and Chattanooga in about twen
ty-four hours.
The importance of these- connections to
St. Louis is not easily over estimated.
They give it access at once to the whole
South and Southeast by direct and un
broken routes such as no other city except
LouiiVillecan boast. And the importance
of the connection is the greater because its
relations with these sections are naturally
intimate. Jt is or oan readily be made a
great receiving depot cf all the agricultu
ral products needed in the South—corn,
forage, flour, provisions and mules—and it
should also be able to supply the South
with many important manufactured
articles, such as agricultural implements
and machinery. In this trade it will have
Louisville how and Cincin-iati hereafter
(when it has a Southern railroad) to
compete with, but it ought certainly to
obtain a large share of it, and in products
peculiarly western to hold tin first place.
Replanting Teeth.—A new feature in
dentistry is. recorded fn the Transactions of
the Odqntolegieal Society of London. It
consists in the replantation of teeth which
have been extracted- In other words,-it
has beon found that, in cases of inflamma
tion about the roots of a tooth, the latter
may be taken out, scraped and cleaned,
reinserted and made to do duty again-
The method of procedure is to remove the
diseased tooth; clean out its cavities,
filling them up, after cleaning with car
bolic acid, with cotton wool impregnated
with the same; next to scrape *the fangs,
but preserving the mucous membrane
about the neck ; and after bathing in a
solution of carbolic acid, return to its
place. The London Lancet says, speaking
of tho process: “Mr. Lyons carried this
cut in fourteen cases for Mr. Boleman,
with success, in the case of biscupids and
molars, no mechatfical appliances being
used to keep tbe teeth supported until
they had become firm.”
The Am Line Road. —Tho Air Line
Eagle thus speaks of the progress of the
Air Line Railroad and its effect upon that
section:
The work on this great through line pro
gresses rapidly, and will be ready for the
superstructure to Gainesville by the begin
ning ot aszt year. A steam saw mill and
many residences arc being built —property
is steadily rising in value, and will, before
spring, bring higher prices, owing to* tho
DO w established fact that the Macon and
Knoxville Railroad, and the Ellijay and
Gainesville Road, will connect and cross
here, and make this a distributing centre
for ail this region.
Indiana Congressmen.
Official Returns of the Recent Elections
A Democratic Majority in the State on
Congressmen of Nearly 6,000.
Diet, Members Elect. Rad. Maj. Item. Ma}.
1 William IS Niblack
2 Michael C Kerr
3......Wi11iam S Holman
4 James M Wilson 4
6 John Coburn 416
6 Daniel W VoorUees '.
7 Mahlon D M'anson ayg
8 James N Tyner 1964
9 J PC Shanks 394
10 Wiliiam Wiliams ~.. 2192
11 Jasper Paokard 1407
Total : 6377 12325
6377
Democratic maj. on Congressmen 5943
