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THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN. SAM’Ii B. €RAFTOW, COUNTY I SINTER. TERMS—For the paper in advance if hot paid in advance, $1 50 $2 00 THE NEW ORLEANS PICAYUNE.] Mr. Berrien. Mr. Berrien, of Georgia, sent in his resig nation and retired from the United States a J® °n the 29th ult. The term for which he was elected ends next March, and a successor has already been chosen in Robert Toombs. Mr. Berrien resigned once before, several years ago, with a view of withdrawing entirely from public life, but was induced to reconsider his determination and either withdrew his resignation or was elected to fill the vacancy made by his own resignation. Our impression is that the Legislature re-elected him. This however, may be considered his fi nal withdrawal from public life; and thus another of the veterans of the United States Senate has passed away from the public eye. Mr. Berrien has never been a popu lar leader, or mere party chief, but has nev- eitheless, ranked for many years among the oldest members of the United States Senate, and stood in the front rank when it numbered such men as Calhoun, Clay, Webster, Wright, Buchanan, Crittenden and their giant compeers. His legal opin ions always carried great weight with the Senate, and his habit of patient investiga tion were to exhaust every subject to which he devoted _his attention. He invariably maintained a dignity of deportment and a high courtesy of manners, which gave him much influence among his brother Senators. Mr. Berrien is, we believe, a native of Aew Jersey, but the greater portion of his life has been spent in the service of his adop ted State; and Southern constitutional rights have had no firmer supporter or more able advocate than John McPherson Berri en, of Georgia. His national services have, we believe, been confined to Congress, and to a short term as Attorney General of the United States in Gen. Jackson’s first Cabinet, a place which he left when the “unit” was broken up in 1831-2. It is a curious fact in political history that five of the leading Whig Senators in Congress at the present were in 1831-2 strong supporters of the Jackson adminis tration, viz: Berrien and Dawson, of Geor gia; Mangum and Badger, of North Caro lina, and Bell, of Tennessee—a fact which might teach the lesser class of politicians a lesson of moderation in the expression of their own political opinions, and of consid eration in prating of the change of position ot others towards men and. parties. In the cooler times of party, these men are found acting under different leaders and opposite party banners; and yet there is no doubt but they have satisfied their own conscien ces, and it is certain that they have lost nothing in public esteem. It were well al ways to remember that change of position is not always change of principle, and that a change of principle may be a merit, in stead ot a fault; and that though names may once in a while decide elections, and effect the immediate fortune of men, the re wards of independence are for the most part certain in the general appreciation of the world. Mr. Berrien, like Mr. Clay, has been on the losing side, mostly, in his political re lations, and has once or twice deliberately chosen the weaker for opinion’s sake. In his age, he reaps the reward of universal es teem. SMDERSVILLE, GEORGIA- TUESDAY JUNE 22, 1852. Mr. E. W. Fokes is agent for this paper at Louisville, and will receive and re ceipt for what is due us in Jefferson. St. Mary’s Money In bills under $5 will be received in pay ment of demands due this office. E3T" The Charleston Standard thinks that if Gen. Pierce descended from the Per cy family, he should be made President per se. Massacre of one hundred and Fifty indians. The San Francisco Herald of the 4sh ult., contains the following particulars of the kill ing of nearly one hundred and fifty Iudians bv a party of citizens ofTrinitv county, Cal- fornia, under the command of Sheriff Dixon. It is supposed these were the Indians who murdered Mr. Anderson, butcher, at Beav- erville, a short time since. The Herald says: “The company that went in pursuit of the Indians, returned to-day, having been ab sent just a week. They had little difficulty in following the trail. The foot-prints of the cattle which the Indians had driven off with them, together with portions of the clothing of the deceased, which they found scattered along the way, and were readily recognized by his son, who was in the com pany, showed unmistakeable signs of the path of those whom they were pursuing. But it necessary to proceed with great cau tion, in order not to alarm the savages, and accordingly the party generally laid by du ring the day, sending spies ahead and trav el ling by night. On Thursday afternoon, the 22d ult., the scouts discovered the rancheria, in a small valley at the base of three mountains on the south side of the. South Fork of Trinity River. At midnight the company started from their encampment, Capt. Dixon hav ing divided his force into three parties, so as to come upon the Indians from differ ent quarters and surround them. When the day broke all parties were in the desired positions, and on the signal being given the attack commenced. Each rifle marked his victim with unerring precision—the pistol and the knife completed the work of des truction and revenge, and in a few brief mo ments all was over. Of the 150 Indians that constituted the rancheria only two or three escaped, and those were supposed to be dangerously wounded ; so that probably not one of those engaged in the murder of the uiifortunate»Anderson now remains a live. Men, women and children all shared the same fate; none were spared except one woman and two children, who were brought back prisoners. ° MS?" Since November last, Mr. Burnham of Boston has sold $4,0Q0 worth of the im ported Cochin China, red Shanghai and white Shanghai fowls. j5F”Land Warrants are quoted in N York as follows: 1G0 acres, $127 a $130; 80 acres $64 a $66 ; 40 acres, $32 a $33 50. Snow Storm in june.—The Pittsburgh Gazette says that a very heavy snow storm was experienced on Seven Mile Island, on the Ohio, below that city, on the 9th inst Snow fell quite heavy for some time. From Baltimore.—Mr. Webster wa c despatched on Saturday night to know what hig friends should do. He replied, “I have nothing to say.” Fillmore was also des patched with the same inquiry. He re plied, “go for Webster by all means.” A letter from a friend in Colorado county, Texas, dated 23d ult., says that the crops in that section have suffered very much from the Web Worm—that the dry weather had prevented some farmers from flushing planting cotton the third time, and that corn which was not injured by the worm, looks finely and promises a fine yield. Fourth of July Celebration.—We notice that the citizens of Sparta are con templating one ol the mostextensive Fourth of July celebrations that we have ever heard of. After selecting their Orator and ap pointing a committee of arrangements, they have authorized their Secretary to invite the “whole world and his family and out siders m the bargain.” Glad that the latter have a chance to shew themselves at last. W^e always thought it was wrong to have crowded them out. Ratification Meeting.—The Demo cratic party is begining to hold ratification meetings in different parts of the|State. The one at Savannah is spoken as having been a large and enthusiastic meeting. We have heard one spoken of at this place for the first Tuesday in July. A new journal, with peculiar recommen dations is about to be established in Circle ville, Ohio. The editor in his prospectus says : “Our terms are two dollars a year. Gentlemen who pay in advance will receive a first rate obituaiy notice in case of death Crops in Georgia.—A recent trip of some two hundred miles into the interior with accounts we have from all parts of the State, leads us to believe that the crops were never more promising in Georgia at this season, than the present. Gray-haired farmers assure us that they have never seen the corn look so well. Wheat is abundant: so are oats and rye. There has possibly been too much rain for cotton, yet it'looks remarkably well.—Sav. Rep. of Saturday Through this section the cotton crop is reported to be in a bad condition, and is thought to be as poor a prospect at this season, as there has been for a_ number of years. It is not only so because the plant looks bad, but because there is no plant to be seen, where, a few weeks since, a prom ising stand, with good prospects, were pre sented. We have seen this, and heard it from planters from different parts of this county. There may be places where the cotton is near about as good as it ever has been, but upon the whole the weed has been greatly destroyed, and if this has ex tended over the cotton sections, there must be a short crop made. The several days of hot weather the past week, has brought out the crop very much in deed, but the most favorable weather in Christendom could not better the barren spots that are to be seen in every cotton field hereabouts. The corn still promises well, but is needing rain in some places, as in this vicinity. Cincinnati, Thursday, June 10.—There iiave been two more deaths and four new uses of Cholera at Marysville, Ky., since .jM re s °veu cases of Cholera at the uremn-tti Q lomatiuo Uupital. Incendiarism.—Savannah seems to be infested with a gang of incendiaries, who are determined to do their best towards de stroying the city, by fire. We scarcely open a paper from that city that does not contain an item under this head. The vig ilance of the Watch, and the efficiency of the fire department, has however prevented any great destruction of property as yet. The volunteer companies have been acting as vigi lance committees, and a number of suspi cious individuals have been apprehended and committed for investigation and trial. We hope they may be able to find out tbe perpetrators of such deeds, and make an example of them. *■ f C 'ty Council have offered a reward ot $o00 for the apprehension, with suffi cient evidence to convict, and a number of $1000 3 haVe ° ffe,ed an additional reward of The Whig Convention. This body assembled at Baltimore on Wednesday last, and organized by electing John G. Chapman, of Maryland, President of the Convention. A caucus of all the Delegates from the Southern States, was held, and adopted a series of resolutions on the first day of the convention. The following is said to be the purport of them : 1st Declaring the Gen eral Government one of limited powers, and denying the exercise of any powers not expressly granted in the Constitution; the 2d and 3d, in relation to the rights of the States ; against the action of intervention in foreign affairs ; 5th in favor of an econo mical administration of the Government, and a Tariff for revenue, which will give en eouragement to all branches of industry in every section of the country ; 6th in favor of a system of river and harbor improve merits by General Government; the 7 th and 8th endorsing the finality of the com promise in all their parts. The friends of Mr. Webster have ac quiesced in those resolutions, and have ex pressed a determination to sustain them when brought before the convention. The committee on credentials were not able to make their report before Friday, and the ballotings commenced on that evening A resolution was discussed to adopt a plat form before any nomination was made ; the resolution was carried by ayes 199, nays 97. An amendment was adopted appoint ing a committee of one from each State to report a platform, and authorising each member of the committee to cast the full electoral vote of his State in committee.— The resolution was considered unfavorable to the South and was carried by a majority of three. This brought up an excited de bate ; it was denounced by Judge Dawson, of this State, as an attempt of the larger States to strangle the smaller ones—as un precedented, and in opposition to State sovereignty. The resolution was finally withdrawn. The Pennsylvania delegation proposed to present a platform embracing resolutions more strongly in favor of the compromise than those proposed by the Southern dele gates, in order to obtain Southern support for Gen. Scott. The committee on creden tials reported in favor of all the Fillmore delegates from New York and Vermont whose sets were contested. It was rumor ed on Friday that the platform proposed by the Southern delegates had been agreed on by the committee on resolutions. The balloting commenced at a quarter past 7 on Friday evening, and the follow ing is the result of the first six ballots : 1st. 2d. 3d. 4 th. 5th. 6tli Scott 133 133 133 134 130 131 Fillmore 132 131 131 130 133 133 Webster 29 -29 29 29 30 29 This was continued through Saturday and the number of ballots at the adjourn ment on Saturday was forty-six, with no very great difference from the above, except in some of the last ballots Mr. Crittenden’s name was brought in and received one vote, which Mr. Fillmore lost. What will be the result we cannot predict. It is possible that Webster may get the nomination, as he would get the votes of either Scott or Fill more were they to withdraw. Fillmore has no chance for the nomina tion, as the withdrawal of Scott or Web ster would be thrown against him. Scott may be nominated by the withdrawal of Webster, but of all this we shall hear in a little while. Important to Bounty Land Claimants. Mr. Heath, Commissioner of Pensions, has given notice that many who have failed to receive land warrants of forty and eighty acres, under the act of 28th September, 1850, will be entitled thereto on proof of additional service ascertained by the dis tance traveled at the periods of enrollment and discharge—one day being allowed for every twenty miles of such distance. The place of enrollment, and the place from which the company marched, under officers as well as the point where the claimant was mustered into service, and the distance between each, must all be stated and at tested by two witnesses, certified to be cred ible. Monthlies.—We have on our table the July Nos. of Godey’s Lady’s Book and Graham’s Magazine. They are as usual well filled with interesting reading matter, beautifully embellished with costly engrav ings. Published in Philadelphia at $3 each, in advance. Fashionable Intemperance.—The N. N. Herald denounces the ice-cream saloons* which are the resorts of fashionable ladies in that city, as haunts of dissipation, nur series of intemperance, and places of in trigue. According to the Herald, they are worse than the grog-shops which abound to such an extent in that city ; though how they can be worse it is difficult to conceive. Departure of Australian Gold Dig gers.—On 9th inst., the ship Helena, Capt Cave, left New York for Port Phillip with passengers for the gold diggings of Austri lia. She is the first passenger vessel which has left the United States for these aurifer ous regions, but will soon be followed by others filled with seekers after the precious metal. Railroad from Jacksonville, Ala bama, to Rome, Ga.—This Road is design ed to connect the route from Selma, Ala., to Gunter’s Landing, on the Tennessee. The distance is from thirty to forty miles. The Sunny South, published at Jacksonville, says that the necessary subscriptions, except five or six thousand dollars, had been rais ed—that tho survey had been completed, and the road found comparatively cheap and of easy construction. This branch, when constructed, will furnish an important ad dition to the business of our Georgia roads, both in the transportation of produce and travellers. ^ This road will eventually be come the great connecting link between the Georgia and Alabama and Tennessee rail roads with the Mississippi river at Memphis. A Singular Fact.—The N. Y. Journal of Commerce of the 2d inst., says that im porters of West India goods residing and doing business in that city are now in the habit of entering their goods at New Ha ven, thereby avoiding the delays incident to crowded wharves, and the delays and vexations of the New York Custom-House. In short, they find they can land their goods at NewjHaven, enter them, and reship them to New York by steamboat or otherwise, with less expense ond loss of time than they would be subject to by entering them at New York. A New Arrangement Wanted.—The Athens Herald, whom we suppose speaks for the Union Democracy, eo nomine, wish es the present Democratic Electoral ticket to be brought down and a new one put up, in as much as they were permitted, by courtesy, to take seats in the Democratic Convention. The Banner says that the place for the State Rights Democracy is on the stool of repentance, and Dot at the head an electoral ticket! and threatens that they do not come down immediately, Capt, Scott like, he will take up that old blunder buss, that never missed anything, and down he would bring them, by putting out a new electoral ticket for Pierce and King. Well that will be nice. Trot out your gray nags. Colonel. You will get about six or eight thousand votes in the State. That’s some thing to brag of, in that tremendous, a! mighty machine that has been saving the Union for the last two or three years. California Gold.—Since the annexa tion of California to the United States, ninety-seven millions seven hundred and sixtv-six thousand nine hundred and nine tv-two dollars in value of gold bullion has been received at the port of New York. The American Whaling Fleet.—It is stated that the American Whaling fleet, owned almost entirely in New England, comprises, at present time, about 650 ves sels, manned by about 20,000 persons, [correspondence of central Georgian]. New York, June 11, 1852. Mr. Editor :—Don’t, for goodness sake, ask me to say anything about politics in my letters to you. You have not asked me, it is true; but for fear you may, I make this request. The rascality by which I am surrounded is positively heart-sickening. New York appears to have lost its , since the nomination by the Democratic party, and as the period of the Whig Na tional Convention draws near, honesty would seem to have entirely forsaken us. The most atrocious falsehoods manufactured for and The Compromise Resolution of the Southern Whigs.—The following is the resolution presented to the national whig convention on Wednesday by the South ern delegates: Rssolved, That the series of measures commonly known as the compromise, inclu ding the fugitive slave law, are received and acquiesced in by the Whig party of the United States as a settlement—in prin ciple and substance a final settlement—of the dangerous and exciting questions which they embrace; and so far as the fu gitive slave law is concerned, we will main tain the same, and insist on its strict en forcement, until time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity of farther legis lation, to guard against invasion or abuse ; not, however, to impair its present efficacy; and we deprecate all further agitation of the slavery question as dangerous to our peace, and will discountenance all efforts at the renewal or continuance of such agi tation in Congress, or out of it, whenever, wherever, and however the attempt may be made; and we will maintain this sys tem of measures as a policy essential to the nationality of the Whig party, and the in tegrity of the Union.” Some wiiat Tight.—Smithers, says the Albany Dutchman, on going home the oth er night, was run against by a two-story house which was chasing a] lamp-post up Canal street. On coming to, he thus reas oned with himself: “Is that mud, [hiccup,] or is it brains ? [hiccup.] If it’s mud I’m mortally ’toxicated. If it’s brains ? I’m slightly dead, [hiccup,] that’s all.” When we left be was trying to persuade a free stone stoop that it was unconstitutional to leave awning posts out of doors after night fall. There are said to have been only four Bank of England notes for one million sterling, andthat after these four were en graved, the plates were destroyed. Of these impressions the Rothschilds have one, the late Mr. Coutts had another, the Bank of England the third, and Mr. Sara’l. Rog ers, the poet and banker, now decorates his parlor with the fourth, suspended in a gold frame. Quick Work.—Passengers are now con veyed on the Hudson River Railroad from New York to albany at $1 50—time four hours—distance one hundred and fifty miles. AST The Washington (Geo.) Gazette, calculates that the branch road leading from Washington to the Georgia Railroad will be completed by the first of February. The grading is progressing with all practi cable, speed and the work on the super structure will commence about the first of August. are being against the Demo cratic nominee anAhis supposed Whig op ponent. by both paiffes. By one set, Pierce is held upas a paragon of virtue and by an other, a monster of thC darkest-hue. There is some talk here abont a line of steamers being started from San Francisco to some part ot China. George Law, the principal stockholder in the U. S. Mail Steamship Co., is spoken of as the man who is to lead in this enterprise. If Mr. Law goes into it, it is bound to succeed, as he never undsrtakes any thing-that has not the elements of success in it, and, the elements being there, no man living knows better how to use them. He was the original proprietor of the immense travel between this port and California, and his vessels now running from this port to Aspinwall are said to be tbe best ocean steamers afloat. The Illinois, which leaves here on the 20th inst., is acknowledged to be the fastest and handsomest boat ever built. A line of steamers between San Francisco and China will be established in less than two years. Take mv word for that, It would seem that there is to be, hence forward, no limit to human knowledge. A spiritual professor, of this city, named Barnes, has engaged to furnish Greely of the Tribune, exclusively, with news from Europe, eight or ten days in advance of the mail Steamers. Greely has accepted the offer, and has promised to give a fair re compense, provided that the mails, which may arrive from ten to fifteen days later, shall demonstrate the reliability of Mr. Barne’s information. The enlightened pro fessor has not yet furnished any items ; but heis actively engaged in establishing his spiritual telegraph. It is from his disem bodied friends that he intends to obtain in formation of all that is going on in the dif ferent courts and nations of Europe. The announcement of Prof. Barnes troubles a great many persons, particularly a certain married editor of my acquaintance, wnose wife is more remarkable for her age than her beauty. My friend’s heart is said, to be not insensible to the attractions of a lovely young actress; and he is understood to be terribly afraid of the professor and his spir itual telegraph, fearing that one of the wires may run in the latitude of his affections, and transmit the not over gratifying intelligence to his cara sposa. Perhaps you are aware of the discussion which took place, a few years ago, between certain religious papers, upon the question as to which city could claim the title of The City of Churches.” By general con sent, the palm was given to Brooklyn, which has a larger number of edifices for public worship, than any other city of its size, along the Atlantic shore. But recently, a rival has come into the field, whose claim seems to entitle it to that honor, to the ex clusion of all other cities in the world.— That city is no other than San Francisco. The number of its religious edifices is great er, in proportion to its population, than any recorded in the statistics of the age. It has fourteen churches of various denominations, or one to every 2,857 of its inhabitants.— Consequently, San Francisco takes the lead, and can justify the claim to be, par excel lence, “The City of Churches.” The legal fraternity of New York are up tu their ears in business, about these days. In the Superior Court, there will be brought up, shortly, several causes of great interest to the world in general, and New Yorkers in particular; among which are the follow ing ; The case of Fry vs. Bennett, for libel • Cushman vs. Hiblo, for breach of contract; and an action for seduction in Upperten- dom, which it is said will disclose acts of immorality and brutal depravity hitherto unparalleled in the history of aristocratic licentiousness. In the Court of Common Pleas, there will be any quantity and quali ty of cases of scandal, assault and battery, and libel. In the Circuit Court, the Mor rell divorce case will be brought to trial. But the parties interested in the long-pend ing Methodist Church suit, like those in the case of Jarndyce and Jamdyce, will probably grow gray, before they obtain a judgement. A foreign individual in this city has re vived an eccentric project, which, asvou perhaps know, was attempted to be earned into effect some years ago, but which was suffered to die away, through the inability of the projector to procure a sufficient num ber of associates in his enterprise. As this obstacle, however, now no longer exists, it is intended to at once organize a corp the male members of our codfish aristoc- fit. racy, to stand around the doors of the urir cipal churches in this city, every Sabbath" for the purpose ofrudely and remorseiy star’ mg out of countenance, audibly criticising and otherwise annoying, all young ai § beautiful females who may issue fromth sanctuaries unattended by gentlemen T^ prevent too great a rush for admission into this distinguished corps, it is decreed tW no masculine biped possessing more brafe or better manners than those ?f an exceed 7 dl-bred donkey, monkey, or puppy shall be admitted. It is howeverconfidS ly expected that all the “exquisites” of Ud pertendom will request, and immediately obtain memberships in this honorable so ciety. Mr. Thorny F Meagher, the Irish exile, has declined the honor a a public reeption by the authorities of this city. His reply to the invitation is one of the most beauti ful and eloquent productions that I have ever read. The reasons upon which he based his declination, his touching allusions to the fate of his late associates, and to the unhappy issue of their struggle for freedom the lofty ambition which he still cherishes for his native land, and the noble impulses and aspirotions which have induced him to seek a home and a country upon American soil, have elicited general commendation. Kossuth is here again, but the great Hungarian is living like a private gentle man, without the least ostentation. Many persons are discussing the advantage of his- tour through the Union, and numbers doubts its having been of much service to him or to his cause. They think he would have better promoted his objeet, if,, like Marrini in London, he had resided con stantly in New York, and worked under hand. However, he is ^now waiting here, for the arrival of his sisters, who intends to settle in one of our cities, and to devote themselves to the education of young ladies. The celebrated contralist singer,” Made moiselle Marrietta Alboni, has arrived here from Paris; and the papers have been en thusiastic in her praise. She is truly a great vocalist; but instead of being good looking and twenty-six, as represented, she is fat, homely, and verging on forty. The Herald, which usually exceeds all its co temporaries in remanding, has started that Alboni intends to visit Niagara Falls, and to travel about, for a few months, before gi\ing concerts ; this is impossahle for she has brought over au expensive opera com pany, whichjt is scarcely possible she can afford to maintain in idleness. Yours, truly, PULASKI. [from the caarleston courier.] Additional European Intelli gence. Baltimore, June 16, 9.25 P. M. The Markets.—There was, at the sail ing of the Europa, on the 5th inst., a good steady market for Cotton in Liverpool, without any change having taken place in prices, and there had been little specula tion goin on. The sales, it seems from present indications, will be large FOREIGN ITEMS. The British Paaliament, which had ta ken a recess during the Whitesun holidays, had reassembled, but their proceeding present no features of special interest. Noth” ing farther has been heard relative to the fate of Mr. Murray, the Englishman under sentence of death in the fortres of Poleto. It is generally believed that Queen Vic toria will visit tbe South of Ireland this summer. I he Australian emigration fu rore continues unabated. Ten pounds re ward has been offered for the apprehension of Mr. Meagher. Advices received in Lon don state that the Emperor of Russia had left Berlin for Warsaw on the 27th ultimo, «ith the Empress, who had been recom mended by ber physicians to proceed to- Schlangenbad and enter on a course of ba thing with ihe least delay ; and that whilst on the railroad the locomotive ran off the track, totally demolishing several of the cars, but fortunately injuring no one. France was quiet, and nothing important had transpired since the departure of the Baltic on 2d inst. Louis Napoleon was still at St. Cloud. The French fleet at last ac counts was at Palermo. The alarming ru mors that prevailed in Belgium, and the fears which were entertained in December and January of forcible annexation to r ranee have been revived. Excitement still prevailed in Turkey in the pachalik of Bagdad had not been suppressed, and the Arabs were still masters of the from Mosul to the Persian Gulf. country Texas Crops.—The Galveston Journal of the 4th inst. says: Our exchanges from dif ferent parts of the State, received by this mornings mail,give favorable accounts in relation to the cotton and corn crops. It is thought the corn crop this year wHl be great er than was ever raised in Texas. The on ly fear now seems to be, that if the heavy showers continue throughout the season, that cotton may suffer from two much rain. The corn crop is considered beyond danger! The News of the same date says: All our exchanges give favorable accounts of tho crops. Timely rains have fallen in many portions of the interior and the prospect for planters is highly encouraging. The Marshall papers speak of very heavy rains of late in that section. Indeed, fears are now entertained that the crons will suf fer from too much, rather than too little rain . The crop of corn is now made, and it is a very large one. Other crops promise an abundant reward to tho planters every where. J83T When Mrs. MacauJy published a pamphlet called Loose Thoughts, several ladies, who happened to be in company with Foote, reprobated the title as very improp er for a woman. “Not at all, ladies; the sooner a woman gets rid of such thoughts the better.” , Wood is the thing, after all, as the man a corps ot^with a deal leg said when the mad dog bit