The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-27


Macon Telegraph, by Major Joseph Clisby.
Atlanta Intc.ligencer, by Major ]. II. Steele.
Albany News, by MIR. Z. ". Styles.
ALABAMA.
Mobile Daily Register, by Col. John Forsyth
and Mr. L. q. DeLe'u.
Mobile Daily Tribune by Captain J. r. Eg-
glcston and Mr.. 4. G.. McGuiro.
Wilcox News and Pacihcator, by Mr. w. u.
b. Howard.
Wilcox vlndicator. by Mr.. ". B. II. Howard.
Talladcga Mountain Home, by A. B. s.
Moscly.
Alablma Beacon. by Mr.. James G. Harvey.
Montgomery Advertiser, by Mr. w. W..
Screws.
Marion Commonwealth, by Mr. Wooten.
Selma Times, by Mr.. NJ. j. Williams.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Mississippi Press Association, BY Mr..
P. K Mayors and Mr.. J. Calhoun.
VlcksburS lines, by MIR. john Armstrong.
TENNESSEE.
Memphis Appeal, by sIr. o. Woodson.
Memphis Avalsnc1e, by AIR. 0. WnodSon.
Memphis Ledger. by Mr.. o. Woodson.
Memphis Daily Sun, by DR.. Y. A. Carr.
Knoxville Press ID Herald, by MIR. W. j.
Rlmage.
KENTUCKY.
Columbus Dispatch, by Mr. r. Summers.
WEDNESDAY,. February II.
The Convention met ut - NJ. The Prcsi-
dent Colonel A. r. Lamar in the chair.
The members present enrolled their names.
A committee TO prepare business was appoint
cd consisting of alcssrs. Dawson, DcLcon,
Engchard, WocdsoI, Thompson and the Pre-
sldcnt, and the Convention adjourned to to-
morrow at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
ruu.epAY. Fchrnary 1s
The following report from Mr.. III. w. Garr,
the Washington Agent, was submitted by the
President and read by the Secretary
WAsHISoToN. February 4, 1869
Colone! A. r. Lamar, President Southern Press As
sociation:
DEAR sIR-In making my third annull report, I
have The pleasure OF assuring you OF the continued
and pei .istent disposition on the rart of the New
York Associlted Press and the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to meet the views aud advance the
interests Of the puprr, OF the >oith
The growing commerce and production Of the
South uave c mpellod me to i"cr.aso very largely
the commercial at The cXpe Sc of tue new reports,
1t has BEEN found impossible to follow the SIG
scstion OF your last convention relating TO an arli"r
tran. miss on Oi the report which is now and has
always peeu filed at haf-past eight O'Clock. The
Telegr ,ph Company will not consent to au earlier
hour and besides, the rhlnge would involve to you
the loss OF much vital ommercia. matter every day.
1t would be Impossible l fear. TO obtain closing
Western markets at an earlier hour than ha.f.past
eigh with satisfactory regulsri Y. In 'eed could
maj. the dispatc interesting TO your r. ad-
ers valuable to your erchants aud hati factory to
yourselves, If y ur Office eco iomy would allow q
later hour Than at present for filing I'll evenin.
report
have but one suggestion TO make, which would
relieve the Virginia ties and New Orleans and A10-
bile and greatly benefit Other points. would like
to be allowed, say one hundred words per day. ex H.
10 sent only 10 what Class the mi die district.
his arrangement vou enable me to lie p the mid
cil district well up III the news und other dis.
tics much dead maEter This concession would
think mako the system as nearly perfect Us pos
sibie under presen lcl0 graph tarili les.
Our preseL.r sources re 2oJ worIs at o'c ocG;
s y words at So O'clock; f,r New orleans and No.
b lc). 30U IDS at 10 o'cl, CD; and all dispatches
originating at tho SOUTH addressed to ard paid FOR
by the New YORK oclatrd Press, not includ NJ
lcnues ee and Arkansas. Eews from he last named
States reaches 20 va Washington, and Is Included
III my all vance.
pI rRIcTs
Richmond; l. " ro'k; !, Petersburg; O. Ra ci Ii
Q Wi;mI gtou; .. GoumbA;2, ,ussu Ia; =, Cha lea.
ON 2, savannah =, ;lacon; ?, Coirm n, Ga 2.
Kuox lille; |, iyuchIurg; JAG on; q Vic sburg;
2, ,aichvz;2 Alta ta =. Clatanoo a;3, Mobile; 8,
New U. loIn % selma; .. Montgomery.
;lie Iipl .ancc oi ha ing au additional allow nre
for lie md .e Il rict, krd = VI be from
the abu,e It. Tue first di trct. mars cd l, rrciv
tue Baltimore aud Washing ,reis Of the current
day. hn third district. Ill 'rked ), receives dis
patch OF 800 words ut ten O'Clock 1t will be seen
that all matter not tic up b. half past light Ite
tim. Tor hlius the Iepoi) sufi:eui interest to be
s.,t next N 5rnny tue seco ID dis.r:ct is dead III
dls,r ricts an 8, aud. besides. Ecst TIL markets
oi no consequences tho urst district und tele-
graphed to tle third ds,rlc, very full, by way Of
Louisville
enable me- to make the service much more accc ia
bic. NJ w. BARR,
W 'shng on Agent.
The report Of the Committee Oh Business,
as far as 1t proposed to amend the constitution
so as to give one director t. each State and to
give the President the power OF appointing an
Ex .cutlve Committee, and 10 give tho directors
the power of appointing managing direc or,
was agreed 10, as was also tho following rec
commentators:
That he convention urge and advise the Southern
press 10 require suoscri lions t, be raid invariably
in advance, aud to Icque e. as far US may Ge, cash
payment for all advcr,is mens.
The fol wing icso!u ION provoked, as IL wts
ipte ldcl by tue comm. ttcc to do, q long dis
Gu ssini:
ResolreI That a special committee OF five DO ap-
i ted WHO sli n pagc aid rep ut TO this conrcu-
iiclI rr.ii.cL ptn O. tec-r3phlc news service ior
tbs on hern less $ cci.tlon.
l.y, .I.suy t:id not va al independent ncWE
association. but thouSat IL best to negotiate
Will exist n ass ca.!o.is.
h]r. Del .vli 81 d the Southern press was
silaug CROUCH, aud III a"y negotiation an asso-
ciatiun uf all the papers wnu d. NJ doubt, b.
aiIc L. eli, CT lI0r. flrJrabc c ;cruls lnalI lnd-
vidaal lew ,pIpcrS.
All. Eldai SAID it appeared that there cx-
ISIS rr.uLr cJrii,lla;ion against the South
eru press aD,! tia. 1t was ;ima. and IL BE-
huovcl us TO maize some or2amizol effort to
rid ourselves ut this tyranny, AID better cur
condition.
hlr. Dawson asked FIR Information in regard
to Mr. Barr and whether hc vas the agent OF
this assOcla ion.
rho Preslduut Ct the Convention, who hal
beeu recently OH visit 10 Washington, stated
taat while in that city b. hid occasion TO send
some dispatches TO his paper and delivered
them 10 alr. Barr, who promised to forward
iIem. Later in the day he called unoh Mr..
Barr and asked if the dispatches had been
SAINT Ms they were written. lie appeared some
VIA G, ,pfuscd and ta:cd that Ills Ms. and
JisDa,chcs were suoiucfel to supervision, and
the dis,ntclp in question lad not beeu sen:
in their rnInal TO. N.
Air.. Dawson md that Mr.. Barr was raid bv
the Now York Associa ed Press, and wl6 only
q ronlnai agcn. or the southern Assoc atlon;
hat what aG want Is an n:,nat in Washington
wuo vii, :a'tliuily a:e!ti TO his busne: d
send u,ws fyr tho benefit Of the whole South