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jEHB CENTRAL GEORGIAN
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.
•Ail’t B. CKAFTOK,
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Arrival at the Arctic.
NeW^xork, April 20, A. M.
. The American steamship Arctic has ar
ired, bringing dates to the 7th inst.
Messrs. Brown A Shipley’s Liverpool
Circular says that Cotton has When very
dull since the sailing of the America. The
sales of the fourfdays are 18,000 bales. Pri
ces are rather in favor of buyers.
Rice was dull, but not lower.
The trade in Manchester wa9 dull and
languid. There was a further depression
in goods and yarns.
Consols closed at 98 7-8 to 99.
Foreign Stocks are firm. Exchange un
changed.
Prince Schwartzenburg, Prime Minister
of Austria, died at Vienna. The war steam
er BvrcJcheud has been wrecked on the
coast of Africa. Four hundred and fifty
lives lost.
Two million and a half of gold dust had
arrived at Liverpool from Sydney.
France was quiet, Napoleon’s speech
having been well received.
Switzerland has replied to France that
she has done all that civilized nations could,
relative to political fugitives.
NEW-YORK COTTON MARKET.
New-York, April 19, P. M.
To-day 1,000 bales of Cotton were sold,
and the market is steady. The sales of
the week are 11,000 bales. We quote 8
1-4 to 8 1-2 cents. Higner grades are
firm.
FRENCH SPOLIATION BILL PASSED.
Baltimore, April 19 P. M.
The Senate to-day p&sed the French
Spoliation t Bill by a vote of 26 to 13.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA-
TUESDAY APRIL 37, 1892.
0O~ Jesse A. Brinson will act as agent
for this paper in Emanuel county, and will
receive and forward subscriptions.
jtW The Hon. A. Johnson of Tennessee^
James Brooks of New York, W. C. Dawson
of this State and R. F. Stockton of New
Jersey, has our thanks for public documents
speeches, Ac.
/3T Sam’l Smith whom we stated last
Great Freshet.
The Washington papers contain accounts
of a most disastrous freshet, in the Poto
mac, by which an immense amount of prop-
pertv has been destroyed. A dispatch to
the Baltimore Sun says that near the
wharves in Georgetown, and along the line
of the Canal in Washington, the destruc
tion of flour and sugar by the flooding of
ware houses has prov^ ruinous to many
merchants.
The Chesapeak and Ohio Canal suffered
considerable injury, and much damage was
week had been severely stabbed, in Emanu- sustained by property holders at Harper s
el county, has since died. Tucker is in jail,
the witnesses failing to appear, he stands
for trial at the October Term.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
New-York, Abril 19, P. M.
The sales of Cotton to-day amounted to
%200 bales. Market dull at eight and a
quarter (8 1-4) to eight and a half (8 1-2)
for middling.
Rica.—253 tierces Rice sold at $3,25 •
$8,37j“per 100 lbs.
Still Latbr.
Arrival of tbe Asia.
Liverpool cotton markbt.
Nbw-Yobk, April 21, P. M.
The steamship Asia has arrived, bring
ing Liverpool dates to the 10th inst., being
three days later than the Arctic's accounts.
The dullness in the Cotton market increas
ed after the arrival of the Asia, buyers hav-
ing slightly the advantage in the common
qualities. The demand was almost too lim
ited to tes t t that market. Good staple New
Orleans was in general and rather increas
ing inquiry.
The sales of the week amounted to 24,-
400 bales, of which speculators took 1,400
and exporters 2,700 bales. Nominal pri
ces:—for fair New-Orleans, five and five-
sights (5 5-8d.); for middling N. Orleans,
four and fifteen-sixteenths (4 15-16d.); for
fair Mobile, five and a quarter (5 l-4d.); for
middling Modile, four and seven eighths
(4 7-e.d)
A fair business was doing in Flour and
Wheat, but no advance in prices.
LaGrange aud West Point Railroad.—
The LaGrange Reporter contains the fol
lowing information in reference to the pro
gress of this road:
“From a recent conversation with one of
the heaviest contractors and largest stock
holders connected with the Company, we
learn that the superstructure is ready for
the whole route between tnis place and
Newnan. About three fourths of the gra
ding is also finished, and several heavy sec
tions will be completed inja few weeks. The
Passenger Train now runs out to Chandler’s
about six miles on this side of Newnan, and
by the first of June, it will reach the twelve
mile station. The progress of the enter
prise was greatly hindered by the severe
cold of the late Winter; now that the de
lightful season of Spring ljas set in, we may
hope that the work will go bravely on to
eonsmnatiom With these prospects, we
aafe predict its completion between the first
of November and the 1st of December en
tiling.’'
What 1 *Licks /”■—The New Orleans Cou-
Jrer has been suddenly seized with a fit of
the “high strkes.” An article in defence of
Kossuth and his cause, written throughout
in the true “highfalutin” style, appears in
that paper of Saturday, which concludes
with the following touch of the ecstaties:
We say to Kossuth then, as the Sybil said
to the Roman chief, “cut boldly ” Speak
as a freeman pleading for his country should
apeak! Speak as Henry spoke when he said,
“if this be treason—make the most of it!”
Speak as Adams and Franklin spokb in
France and Holland, when they pleaded for
liberty and their struggling country. Speak
—and though we may condemn your plans
•f actual and present intervention, we will
“hear you for your cause’” and open our
•ars to your reasoning. Tyrant*, but not
freemen, tremble before argument and elo
quence.
Is any body hurt!—Mobile Advertiser.
AST E. Dagget, who for a long time has
been the Post Master at Milledgeville, died
on Friday morning last.
more Cold Weather.
There were several days the [past week
that were cold enough to friz’ up every
thing—ice and frost were visible—this is
winter in the lap of Spring with a vengean
ce ; he had better be getting out, there is a
time for all things, but the idea of allowing
that old codger sit there always, is perfectly
ridiculous—we demur to his kicking up a
breeze about it at any rate. Cotton has
been some what injured by this cold snap,
and we have heard of farmer's who speak
of ploughing up, and planting again.
Attempt to Assassinate.
We learn that a most^cowardly and base
attempt was made to assassinate Alexander
E. Lawson of this county at about 2 o’clock
on Sunday morning. It appears that be
heard some noise in his yard about that
hour, arose and went out to enquire the
cause, seeing two persons he hailed them,
and receiving no answer, he raised his stick
to strike at them, when he was fired upon,
with pistols, two balls entering his chest and
a third glancing off. We are glad to learif
that the wounds are not considered mortal.
Mr. Lawson is an estimable gentleman and
a wortuy citizen and we hope that the per
petrators of this outrage may be ferreted
out and brought to justice.
Death of Judge Meriwether.
It is with painful regret, we announce
the decease of Judge Meriwether. He died
at his residence on Saturday evening last, of
Typhoid Pneumonia, having been confined
by that disease about a week.
Judge Meriwether has filled a prominent
place in the public eye, for many years.
He has represented the people both in the
State and National councils, in the State
legislature and in Congress. He presided
with great ability for several years as the
Judge of the Ocmulgee District, and more
recently he filled the place of Speaker of the
House of Representatives of our State. To
all of these elevated and responsible posi
tions, Judge Meriwether brought untiring
industry and distinguished ability, and in
all of them he did his country good service.
In the public concerns of Georgia, we hard
ly know the man whose loss would be more
felt than will be that of the distinguished
man who has been so unexpectedly and so
suddenly cut down by the fell destroyer—
and in> professional and social life, he has
left a very large circle who will sincerely
mourn his loss. But if to these and to his
State the death of Judoe Meriwether is to
be deplored, how shall we speak of the loss
to his desolated family, alas, alas,—we can
not speak of this.
“What shadows we are, and what shad-
we pursue.”—Milledgeville Recorder. 20th
A3T A fire occurred in Chambers coun
ty Ala., on the 11th inst., which entirely
destroyed the dwelling house and furniture
of J udge James M. Roberts formerly a res
ident of this eounty. The fire occurred a-
bout 4 o’clock in the morning, and it is
presumed to have been the work of an in
cendiary.
Ferry. The flood is said to have been the
greatest ever known in Washington There
was also a freshet in James River, which in
undated a portion of the city of Richmond,
and did much damage to property.
SS3T A meeting of the Whigs of New
York was held at the Broadway House on
Friday"night 16th to hear addresses Irom
the Hon. James C. Jones, ot Tennessee, and
the Hon. Presley Ewing, of Kentucky. The
Herald says the politicians mustered in
strong force, and were divided into two
parties, very, nearv balanced—Fillmore and
Scott men—but there were apparently very
few of the Websterites present. After the
speeches, a set of resolutions werr offered in
favoriof Mr. Fillmore, which caused a per
fect uproar, and the meeting, according to
the Herald’s account, broke up in confu
sion.
It has been the general impression here est adherence to the constitution and the
since the assembling of the Convention, Compromise—who has manfully stood for
that the question of sending delegates to^them, and maintained them under every
Baltimore, which is really the only question*emergency, and this sending delegates to
before the body, will create a considerable i Baltimore would cut off all opportunity Of
schism in the party, as a portion of them j acting with such men as Fillmore and Web-
see m determined to get there some how or ster. His speech was characterised by the
other. The Cherokee boys have an incor-: power and eloquence of the man, and his
rigible leaning that way, and it has been eulogiumon the administration of Mr. Fill-
strongly hinted that if that movement was j more was loudly applauded,
put under the ban of the party, they would | Mr. Kenan arose in reply. The gentle-
bolt, and leave the Union party to take care man had said that he did not wish to as-
of itself. I think there was some truth in sociate with the Rantoul’s, Van Burens &
it, as the result shewed. : Co.. Those are the men whom he would
The Convention met again at 7 o’clock^ meet and put down—he did not believein
P. M., to recieve the report of the commit- this do-nothing-policy—he would go to
tee, but the Chairman reported progress Baltimore, have them put right upon the
and asked for further time, lbev were al- record, and return with a candidate whom
lowed till this morning at 9, when the Con- the Union party could support. In teview-
vention assembled, and the Chairman of i ng the speech of Mr. Jenkins, Col. Kenan
the committee reported three resolutions. g aV e President Fillmore some hard l:cks
One was that the Union party of Georgia but \ cou ] d not exactly get the hang of
would vote for no man for the Presidency, j tbem . Co , C happel came to the floor and
unless the party that nominated him was made a long speech of the “go-betweeiiitv”
pledged to the Finality of Compromise.— : kind . H e is opposed to sending delegates
The second was, that they would take no to Baltimore, but willing that it should be
part in the selection of candidates for the done outside the Convention, a distinction
They say Lola Montez is going to
edit a daily paper at Boston; which causes
the Washington ’Telegraph to ask: “Have
they no vacant pulpit?”
She has been giving the Bostonians some
lessons in pugilism, which she no doubt
teaches successfully.
Texas Lands.—By an act of the last Le
gislature cf Texas, lands sold for taxes and
purchased by the State, may be redeemed by
their owners until the 1st day of January,
1853, on paying to the State Comptroller
or the assessor of the county wherever the
lands lie, the whole amount of taxes due
with 8 per cent; interest, and a fee of one
dollar to the officer. .
Presidency till the other two parties had
nominated ; and the third provided for a
call of the Union party after the other nom-
which I must confess I don’t see 'into, and
was doubtless trumped up to meet a hard
case. A considerable wranggling and cross
inations had taken place, to take such ac-1 speak i ng was going on about this time,
tion in the premises as will best advance j wbpn Co , Rolsey moved the prev i ous ques .
the interest of the Union party. They were! t j on ^ w hich was sustained, and the substi-
taken up seriatim, and the first unanimously tute being cut off> tbe yeas and nays were
adopted. On the reading of the second, cailed on the second resolution and were
Mr. Thomas, of Elbert, moved, as a substi- veasl40f nays 2 9, (all of the counties re-
tute, a resolution to the effect that it was presented vot5ng a f u U vote as allowed.)-
inexpedient to send delegates either to the
Baltimore or Whig Conventions.
The third resolution of the committee was
likewise adopted, when Mr. Thomas,, of EI-
This gentleman now had an opportunity ^ not ^g satisfied witbout some ex _
to ‘let off,’ and he did so in a speech of one i r(jSSlon of uD j nion on tbe Baltimore sensa
tn old writer describes a talkative
female as a lady who talks so incessantly
that she won’t give an echo fair play. She
has such an everlasting rotation of tongue,
that an echo must wait until she dies before
it can cat eh her last words.
By the late accounts, we learn that
an indignation meeting was held in Sacra
mento in opposition to the bill recently
passed in the House, relating to contracts of
labor with Chinese emigrants. The bill
was denounced as intended to introduce a
system of quasi slavery, and as an outrage
upon the rights of the American laborer.
The bill passed the house, after violent op
position, by a vote of thirty yeas to twenty
nays. It is thought that the bill will net
pass the Senate, or, if does, that the Gov
ernor will veto it.
I
A. lady about to marry a man who was
small in stature, was told that he was a very
bad fellow. “ Well,” says she, “if be is bad,
there u one comfort
him.”
Suspension.—Report says that the Bank
of St. Marys has suspended Specie pay
ments. We learn that the bills have been
selling at 50 per cent discount at Macon.
Small Pox.—Small Pox is said to be
raging to some extent in Green county,
President Fillmore has ordered the
Utah Judges to return to that Territory,
and excereise the powers given them by
law.
Premium Cotton.—Dr. Terrell’s Cotton
which took the premium at the Macon Fair
was sold in Savannah a few days since at
9 3-4 cents.
Dividend.—The State Bank has declar
ed. a Semi-annual dividend of four dollars
per share, payable from this day.
Ex-Secritary Clayton has declared
in favor of Gen. Scott for the Presidency.
Editorial Correspondence of the Georgian•
Milledgeville, April 23, 185'2.
The Constitutional Union Convention as
sembled in the Representative Chamber
yesterday morning, at 11 o’clock. Mr.
Sam’l. Faris, of Walker, was called to the
Chair, and Messrs. P. W. Alexander of
Savannah, Arthur Hood and Wm. Plane,
of this place, appointed Secretaries.
On motion of Judge Cone, a committee
of one from each Congressional District was
appointed to suggest permanent officers of
the Convention. That committee retired,
and after a short absence, reported the
names of the following gentlemen : Presi
dent, Hon. A. H. Chappel; Vice Presidents,
Jas. Thomas, of Hancock, and Sam’l Faris,
of Walker, with Secretaries as above named.
This report was adopted and confirmed by
the Convention. After the usual formali-
pression of opinion on the Baltimore sensa
hour, in which be took occasion to shew ; tlon> moved a resolution that it was the
the Whig and Democratic parties «p, in ! true meanio or and intent of the 2d resolu-
what he called their true colors—that they j lion of tbe committee that no U
were a cheat and a humbug with which the
people had long been deluded, and he hop
ed they would be blotted from the face of
the earth. The Democratic party, he said,
had no national principles, nor never had
It was true that Georgia Democracy
were for Free trade, and by their corpera-
tion had come as near it as the Tariff of’46,
but he could not see how gentlemen, pro
fessing to be good Free trade Democrats,
could be so anxious to get into Baltimoie,
to vote for James Buchanan, who voted for
and sustained the black tariff of ’42, which
he considered the most damnable measure
that ever disgraced the Government, and
which that gentleman had never repented
of. He considered the Bank, Tariff, Internal
Improvements aud every question which for
merly divided the old parties, had been set
tled by the concurrence of the Whig party
with the Democratic adjustment of them for
the past six or ten years. Why then should
old Democrats be anxious to go to Baltimore,
to sustain truths which nobody doubted, and
defend measures which no body attacked.
But he had been informed that the ‘Cher
okee boys’ would leave us if we did not go
to Baltimore ; if this were the only reason
for sending delegates to Baltimore, he
would say to the Cherokee boys, go. He
was nat willing that the Union party should
be dependant upon any such conditions.
This called out Judge Jackson of Walton,
who hoped that the substitute offered by
the gentleman would not pass but that the
Convention would adopt the resolutions of
the committee. There were a portion of
the Union parly who believed that the
no Union men
could go to either of the National-Conven
tions, without violating their faith to the
Union party. Mr. Bartow moved to lay
this on the table, and on a vote, there was
a tie, and the President gave his vote in fa
vor of the motion.
The Convention adjourned sine die at
3 o’clock p. m. having sat this day about
six hours, all of which were devoted to the
warm and interesting debate of which 1
have spoken above. After the adjourn
ment of the Convention, a call was made
for all those in favor of sending delegates
to the Baltimore convention to meet at the
Representative Chamber at 5 o’clock this
evening. I shall not attend, as I shall leave
at an earlier hour by the evening cars, I
understand that they were fully determin
ed to put up a delegation. What folly ; it
was a piece of presumption when the Union
party was thought to have backed the
movement, and dared to threaten the in
dignation of their 18,000 majority in the
State, if they were not admitted at Balti
more, but now how ridiculous is it, for a
faction, a third of a bare majority to make
the same threats. They have set their
standard of excellence and preference, why
not now wait and see who will come up to
it; If the Baltimore convention can be in
duced by threats to square itself to the Un
ion requisitions, the party can hold out
their first resolution, with more prospect of
success, than they could have by sending a
minority to seek terms which it is perfectly
certain the majority will never submit to ;
i 1 understand that Gov. Cobb is with this
. , j movement, he stands in a singular predica-
ties of conducting the officers to their seats,; Democratic party was more nearly allied to j menl _ lbe majoril , of lhe Democracy have
Col. Chappel arose and delivered a short ad-; the views of the Union party than the Whit; ! , ......
. , • v , , , | , , . r „ - 6 Ieit him and now a majority of his Whig
dress, tendering his acknowledgements, and , party, that if the views of the Union party I T7 . , *. , . ,r
° ■ , . , , 1 J 1 Union allies Feel themselves forced from his
pledging himself to co-operate with all, for j could be engrafted on the Baltimore plat- j tender erabraces
' form, they could fight more successfully for
the interest of the South than by bolding
themselves aloof. He hoped that the con
vention would notput any one under the ban [from our new york
of excommunication whose .views might
lead them to have a representation at Bal
timore. He would do this for the purpose
of nationalizing that party, and thereby
presenting to the Union party the only re
liable and practicable source for a vindica-; dined.
tion of their principles—he did not ask the j A “militia bill” had been introduced in
convention to send delegates co Baltimore to tbe ^ ouse Commons, providing for a
, , - , .. tt • .•,)! force of 80,000 men for five vea-s. at an
—he only asked if Union men, outside the ®o nno non e .i* £ ‘
’ ; expense ot $2,000,000 tor the first year,
convention, saw proper to be represented at a nd 1,250,000 per annum, afterwards.—
that they be not put under lhe i Lord Palmerston gave the measure his sup-
the weal of the Union party
The counties were then called, and about
fifty were represented, with about one
hundredand ten or twelve Delegates. About
this time a debate sprung up in relation to
the representation of absent counties whose
delegates had authorised other delegations
to act for them. It was pretty clear that
this grant of authority was coveted, in as
much as it was doubtful at that time, wheth
er the Baltimoreans, or the Stand-aloof-
men, had a majority ; but the debate soon
fagged out and the Convention overruled
the proposition. A resolution was reported
by Mr. Jenkins, and adopted, appointing a
committee of three from each Congression
al District, to prepare and report business
for the Convention. Mr. Jenkins, chairman
of the committe, moved an adjournment of
the Convention to give the committee time
to report. Mr. Thomas, of Elbert, whoseem-
ed bent on making a speech on the Balti
more sensation, was opposed to tbe adjourn
ment, and fought it with a variety of mo
tions, all of which were ruled out of order,
aud that gentlemen became somewhat in
censed at the summary deprivation of his
liberty of speech, and uttered many hard
things about these senseless rules of order
which he never could understand, and which
he looked upon as a juggling machinery by
which tbe honest expression of opinion was
Chevalier Hulseraan it is thought is suppressed. The Convention adjourned not
there is very little of, about to return home. He has advertised; withstanding, and the committee com-
fhis fcraitureih the Washington papers. fmenced operations.
He is too wise a man
however, to stay in this position long.
Yours, Ac. C.
CORRESP oSdeNT.]
New York, April 16, 1852.
A condensation of the news by the Ameri
ca which arrived in Halifax at 3 o’clock this
morning, informs us that the dullness and
inactivity in the Liverpool cotton market
still continued. Breadstuffs bad also de-
Balti more-
ban of excommunication
Mr. Jenkins arose and expressed his
views on the proposition. He would vote
port aud advocacy. Mr. Cobden and Mr.
Hume opposed it.
1 be great event of the week preceding
the sailing of the America, was the open-
against the substitute, not because he was j ing of the French Chambers, which took
oppose to it, however, but to gratify those place on the 29th ult., tbe Prince—Presi-
gentlemen who seemed willing to cooperate 1 dfcn k performing the ceremony in person.—
under the resolutions of the committee. his s P eech ’ any intention
tt r j , * i_ a . , , . , i °t proclaiming himself Emperor, but re-
He did not wish to trample upon the feel-. ma |, ked> sig „f fica „ t | yi that if the restless
mgs of any, but would leave gentlemen to j and disaffected portion of the community
act as their consciences would dictate. For! endeavored, by underhand intrigues, to sap
himself he acknowledged the right in no: ^ as ^ s government—if, in their
one to transfer him to the Democratic party ' i b 1 lindnes9 ’ th ^ <*mtested tbe legitimacy of
r ,, , . , * the popular election, or endangered, by their
-ho would not say that ho would rota a- al J ti tbe futara p ’ HtJr 0 1- t he minority
gainst the Democratic nominee he might i —then, he would demand from the people,
do so in the choice of evils, He spoke of the name of the repose of France, a new
Mr. Fillmore’s administration—how he a' lit * e wb ’ cb would irrevocably fix upon his
man from a free State, who had been a fa-1 hea r d , the P? wer , the J had in . vested him
w v t , , , Judge Douglas of Illinois may well ex-
rored son of New kork, now had become claim : “Save me from my friends.” The
a martyr to public opinion in his own State Democratic Review, in endeavoring to for-
and throughout the free States, for his hon-| ward tbe movements of Douglas for the
Presidency, has alienated from him many
of his warmest friends in this city. The
Review assails the friends of Cass, as “mules,
asses, and canucks,” and the friends of But*
ler, and even tbe old General himself, as
“imbeciles and nincompoops.” Marcy is
figuratively described as “a splavined, wind
blown, strained, ring-boned hack, with a
huge grayspot still soar on his flank.”
Douglass seems to be the god of “Young
America’s” idolatry, and his chief virtue is
that “he never had a grandfather.” “In
short,” says the reviewer, “we do not even
know that he was ever bora. He is proba
bly the son of a gun, or of an axe, or of a
plane. He was, perhaps, wetnursed on a
chisel.” “YoungAmerica” must be hard
pushed for a candidate, when it is compell
ed to adopt one whose chief claim to con
sideration is the fact that his origin is un
known.
A report is being circulated hero, that
Mr. Webster and Mr. Crampton, the Brit
ish Minister at Washington, are about to
agree upon a treaty unfavorable to Nicara
gua and American interests. I am not an
advocate for Mr. Webster’s nomination to
the Presidency, but I am unwilling to back,
him, as a maker of treaties, against any
English diplomatist. American iuterests-
in Nicaragua or anywhere else, are not
likely to suffer in the hands of Mr. Web
ster.
Jenny Lind Goidsroidt gi ves- three con
certs here, on the 18th, 21st and 24th of
May. The prices of tickets will be $3, $2
and $1, and every effort will be made to
prevent their being bought up by specula
tors. An orchestra of eighty musicians-
has been engaged, and it is thought that
these three concerts will give better satis
faction than any hitherto given by the dis
tinguished songstress.
Every day reveals some new fraud upon
persons going to California. One George
E. Hamilton has just absconded, after hav
ing sold spurious tickets to the amount of
$7,200, for passages to California on &
steamer called tbe Reindeer, of which he
falsely Announced himself the proprietor. I
do not see why people will persist in being
thus taken in, while the U. S. Mail steam
ship Co., has vessels starting all the time.
I should think that ordinary sagacity would
enable any man to see that vessels com
manded bv officers of the U. S. Navy, and
which carry the U. S. Mails, are the safest
to do business with, and are most likely, to
say the least, to make the quietest trips.—
This Company lands passengers at Aspin-
wall, whence there is a Railroad nearly
across the Isthmus ; and there is never any
detention on the route. There is always a
steamer at Panama ready to take on pas
sengers that have through tickets.
The tine spring weather appears to be
making our rogues lively. Yesterday morn
ing, a stranger from Chenango county,
N. Y., was fleeced out of $50 by a negro
named Morris, alias “Butcher Joe.” The
game by which tbe “gentleman fromChemn
go” lost bis money was the “thimble rig,”
which was played in an alley leading out of
Barclay st., by “Butcher Joe” and two con
federates, one of whom, by betting on tbe
“little joker,” himself induced the stranger
to take out his pocket-book, which one of
the worthy trio grabbed, followed by the
countryman shouting “stop thief.” “Butch
er Joe” was arrested, but tbe others, who
had the money, have not yet been caught.
On the evening of the same day, a young
lady of elegant appearance and easy man
ners, rejo eingin tbe romantic soubriquet ot
“Cock of the Walk,” was arrested for steal
ing a gold ring and $16 from a greenhorn.
While being politely escorted to the poliee-
station, she stabbed tbe policeman in the
left arm, inflicting a severe wound.
I have just been in a store on Broadway,
to see a safe that was broken open last
uight'bw&i burglar. The maker of this safe-
does not care, 1 suppose, to have his name
recorded, so 1 withhold it. Fortunately,
for the merchant, the- safe only co ntained
his books and papers, which the considerate
thief left uutom-Ued, calling attention to his
gentlemanly iurUa ranee, in a brief but point
ed note which he left on a desk. Another
safe iu the store contained the “circulat
ing medium” of the establishment; but as
that was one of Heriug’s chilled iron sala
manders, the instruments of the burglar
had no eflect on it, although attempts had
evidently been made to drill it in several
places. An effort bad also been made to
pick the lock and to burst it open with
gun powder ; but it was no go.
The miniatnre edition of the World’s
Fair, to be held in Reservoir Place, in this
city, will, I think, be a failure. Tbe Crys
tal Palace in which it is designed to be
held, and which was to have been opened
on the Fourth of July next, has not yet
been begun. Subscriptions come in slow
ly. - The cost is estimated at $200,000,
while the cash in hand does not reach one-
sixth of that amount. By the way, I see
that the French Government has proposed
to purchase the English Crystal Palance.
If the offer is accepted, the structure will
be removed to the Champ de Mars, and
will probably become the scene of another
World’s Fair in 1854.
Yours truly, PULASKI.
Delegates to the American Medical Con
vention.—At a meeting of the Georgia Med
ical Seciety of Savannah, and the Chatham
Branch of the State Medical Society of the
same in this city, Drs. R. D. Arnold, P. M.
Kollock and W.G. Bulloch, from the for
mer; Drs. Charles Ganahl and E. H. Mar
tin, from tbe latter, were appointed Del
egates to. the American Medical Associ
ation, to meet in Richmond,-Va, on the first
Monday in May next. We learn from the
Charleston Mercury, that from the Medical
Society of South Carolina, Drs. T. G. Prio-
leau, T. L. Ogier, E. Belin Flagg, F. Peyre
Porcher, H. W. DeSaussure, and Elias
Horlbeck, were recently appointed as dele
gates to the same Convention.*— Savannah
Georgian. ~
The Mormons have been making some
converts in Texas.