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mse&t THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN. THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN SAtf’JL Bi CKAFTOS, COUNTY PRINTER. TERMS—-For the paper in advance $1 50 If not paid in advance, $2 00 Georgia Statistics. SAUDERSVILLE, GEORGIA- TUESDAY DEC. 14, ; 1853. St. fflary^s Money In bills under $5 will, be received in pay raent of demands due this office. Counties. Value of pro perty^ Rolls, d m c. Appling $479,172 99 142 75 Baker 6,416,499 00 410 76 Baldwin 4,545,774 00 360 75 Bibb 8,327,878 00 ’ 720 60 Bryan 1,204,587 . 2 60 00 Bulloch 1,384,431 70 115 25 1 Burke 8,686,285 00 ! 435 25 Butts 2,896,040 63 249 75 Camden 2,680,112 68 118 00 Campbell 2,116,955 00 354 75 Carroll 1,698,431 27 493 75 Cass 4,418,025 63 501 90 Chatham 18,645,369 06 2454 45 Chattooga 2,183,138 36 351 65 Cherokee 2,108,138 86 599 25 Clarke 5,831,269 00 38« 25 Clineh 480,890 77 : 119 00 Cobh 4,281,810 00 640 25 Columbia 6,083,700 00 581 85 Coweta 6,335,790 86 490 25 Crawford 4,083,379 74 254 50 Dade 370,818 50 123 25 Decatur 3,628,802 20 258 25 DeKalb 5,226.710 00 926 50 Dooly 3,430,858 00 3-91 75 Early 3,307,945 20 553 00 Effingham 1,171,281 30 148 75 Elbert 5,356,531 54 509 00 Emanuel 139,439 55 259 25 Fayette 2,847,031 32 298 50 Floyd 4,90,936 60 655 00 Forsyth 1,192,319 00 394 25 Franklin 2,136,874 00 611 00 Gilmer 669,735 75 396 25 Glynn 2,305,301 00 89 25 Gordon 1,770,344 15 ■470 75 Greene 7,504,037 29 ‘ 382 25 Gwinnett 1 2,736,135 00 479 00 H.ibersliam 1,380,956 56 374 50 Hal! 1,398,715 80 358 50 Hancock 5,791,566 00 334 50 Harris 6,251,657 00 434 50 Heard 2,508,551 00 283 50 Henry 3,732,161 00 427 50 Houston 8*973,602 00 495 50 Irwin 775,996.38 149 50 Jackson 2,548,890 42 414 50 Jasper 6,066,215 00 317 00 Jefferson 4,684,046 83 327 25 Jones 5,459,870 12 327 75 Laurens 2,470,805 35 201 25 Lee 4,227,754 75 291 00 Liberty 3,216,700 00 187 25 Lincoln 2,880,833 00 238 50 Lowndes - 2,854,905 00 277 25 Lumpkin 1,159,340 00 374 25 Macon 4,183,327 86 428 75 Madison 1,808.317 00 170 00 McIntosh 2,875,232 00 212 00 Marion 4,240,100 77 449 25 Merriwether 7,363,769 00 530 25 Monroe 8,778,408 00 524 50 Montgomery 739,278 00 85 75 Morgan 6?405,110 00 348 00 Murry l f 398,701 80 306 00 M nscogee 10,-536,308 00 988 25 Newton 5,443,765 26 513 75 Oglethorpe 5,799,756 07 356 25 Paulding 601,52-5 93 207 25 Pike 4,379*017 40 390 75 Polk 1,846,032 80 247 00 Puhiski 3,124,568 36 276 25 Putnam 6,302*856 00 443 25 Rabun 210,210 00 85 00 Randolph 5,504*399 00 424 00 Richmond 15,223,789 15 1619 50 Scriven 2,779,989 25 223 00 Spaulding 3,188,600 72 385 50 Stewart 7,703,168 00 685 75 Sumpter 4,972,714 05 512 25 Talbot 6,784,053 00 615 75 Taliaferro 2,151,722 00 214 75 Talnall 945,807 16 118 00 Taylor 1,230,739 00 124 00 Telfaif 905,845 00 126 50 Thomas 5,289,708 16 356 50 Troup 9,200,356 37 633 75 Twiggs 3,560,013 18 394 85 Union 757,570 50 360 50 Upson 4,179,445 02 45S 25 Walker 3,113,880 49 624 50 Walton 3,764,057 00 426 25 Ware 587,447 41 110 75 Warren 5*091,785 85 572 25 Washington 5*311,462 66 606 00 Wayne 385,782 00 66 75 Whitfield 1,434,761 00 347 25 Wilkes 6,167,834 00 298 00 Wilkinson 3,327,558 00 360 00 Total 385,188,119 0739,818 6 For Jedge's of the Inferior Court. DR. E. C. WILLIAMSON, JAMES R. TAYLOR, JOHN CURRY,, JAMES H. GILMORE, JAMES F. SMITH. For Fax Collector JEPTHA BRANTLEY. For Receiver. IVEY DUGGAN, Villainous.--We \Veie informed by a passenger, that on Friday night last, the Georgia Railroad cars were shot dt, some where below Double Wells, the contents of the gtin of pistol parsing through a window immediately in front of a lady passenger, shattering the glass in her face* The pas Bengal's heard two distinct reports, which they supposed to come from the discharge of a pistol. It is a miracle that no person was injured-, "ris tue cats were very much crowded at the time; We did not suppose there was, within the limits t>f Georgia, a being so utterly base as to wantonly jeop ardize the lives of persons, not orie of whom was probably known to him, or could have done hiffian injury, if that chap could be caught, an application of pitch and fire would be peculiarly applicable to his case. His exit from this world, should be made in a blaze of glory \—Griffin Union. \ . There is a youth who every time he wish es to get a glimpse of his sweetheart, hol lows fire! right under her window. In the alarm of the moment, she plunges her head out of the window And Inquired where? v-ben he poetically slaps hinlself on the bo som, ami exclaims, Here, my Hangeiinna! ays too Democratic Ticket. For Judges of the Inferior Court, GEN. SAM’L ROBERSON, GEN. T. J. WARTHEN, K1NCHEN W. MASSEY, BRYANT O’QUiN, DR. A. A.. CULLENS. For Fax Collector. GEORGE W. MASSEY, For Receiver. ELIJAH YOUNG. $8F Election firs® Monday in January. Tickets furnished at 50 cts* per hundred. Orders to be attended to must be sent in earlv. The Weather. We have still a continuance of the disa greeable weather of which we have had such an abundance for the past month.— Tuesday last was a wretched day, and Thurs day and- Friday was not far behind it. The rains have been heavy and continued, and the earth is completely saturated with water. The roads are iu a miserable condition for travelling, and unless we are blessed with a long ‘spell’ of dry weather, it wjll be diffi cult for wagons ladened with produce to approach the depots., Some of the planters of this county, have been cut off from the depots, by reason the loss of Sheppard’s Bridge from Buffalo, and the Double Bridge from Williamson’s Swamp. The first we believe was not under contract, the lattes will be repaired as soon as the contractor b«r; we have understood that it is rather we have every confidence that the contrac tor will give this- matter hie usual prompt attention. Congress.—This body assembled on the Gth inst., nothing of importance has yet been done. The President’s Message was ead, and is published in most of the papers. It is an able document, but of great length, which precludes us from publishing it at nt. We see a statement in some of the papers that Mr. Stephens, of this State, moved to suspend the further reading of it, after it was half finished. This was not rery complimentary to the President, or his Message. New Machine Siiop for the State Road.—Operations have just commenced in Atlanta for the erection of a very extensive Machine shop for the State Road. In speaking of it the Intelligencer says: “The main body of the building will be of a circular form, two hundred and fifty feet in diameter. On one side is to project a wing sixiy feet in width by two hundred feet in lehglb, and on another side a second wing fifty feet wide by sixty feet long Con nected with the establishment will be other buildings of less dimensions fur various kinds of work. The foundation walls of the building are going up with heavy stone work, on the lower side to be carried to'a, height of twenty six feet. Above the foundation the walls are to be built with brick. The contract for the mason work, we understand, is held by Messrs Loyd and McCullough, and their portion of the work is expected to be completed about the first of June next. This Machine Shop, when completed; will be one of the most exten sive establishments of the kind in the coun try, and a view of it in operation would suggest ft very fair idea of the vast worth and importance to our State of this great public work—rthe Western and Atlantic Railroad.” On a Strike.—The Lawyers of Cleave- land, Ohio, are on a strike for higher fees. The people thereabouts have determined not to go to law if they are raised. The price of hentp will probably be the only thing af fected by this state of feeling. The Memphis (Tenn.) Papers an- announce the death of the Hon. John W. Crockett, formerly Representative in Con gress, and son of the Hon. David Crockett. Dividend—The Boardof Directors Bank of Savannah have declared a Dividend of four per cent, on the operations of the past six months, payable on demand; Temperance Dinner. We had the pleasure of attending the Temperance Dinner given by Sand Hill Division and the friends of Temperance ? near Bay Spring Church, on Saturday last, and were well pfej^ed with the entertain ments of febe occasion. The dinner was well prepared, and amply spread, and we all did full justice to its merits. The speakers were Maj. B. S. Carswell of Jefferson, and that old war horse of Temper ance^ the Rev. D. P. Jones, better known as | “Uncle Dabney.” The first gentleman led off in a very handsome address, replete with the soundest reason and logic. We had never heard the Major before on this subject, and were much pleased with his effort. The friends of the cause have in him an able and efficient advocate,. “Uncle Dabney,^ was next introduced to the company, and with his fund of humor and argument, which are always at hand, did good work for his cause we seed say nothiug more of him as he will be here on Thursday next, and our readers iu this vicinity can have an, oppor tunity of hearing for themselves, we can as sure them that it will be a treat, which they should not willingly miss. While upon the subject of Temperance we will take occasion to offer some sugges tions upon the movement which is being made in different parts of this State to ob tain what is called “Legislation ctptm the subject.” Sa* far as we can apprehend the question, those who oppose it, have become more alarmed by the name’of the thing, than they possibly could be at the accona plishment of the purpose. If we understand the question at all, it is that the next Leg islature shall be petitioned to make the right of granting licenses foe the retail, of Spirituous Liquors, dependent upon .the wiUof a majority of the people (legalwoters) who composuffei district or county whetf it is proposed to be vended. It does not aim at the suppression sf th® Liquor traffic, further than this object can be accomplished by the will of a majority of those among whom it may be propose to vend it.— Understanding this to he the proposition? we consider it tuba a just and equitable one, entirely tenable, and in the fullest sense a republican oae. If the majority of the peo ple wish Liquor retailed in, their commu nity, they caD always have it, if they do- not wish to have it, they can always prevent it who should have the privilege of determin ing a question of this sort, save those who are to be affeeted by it. We can conceive of no reasonable objec tion that can be offered to this plan, it is fair for the dealer, the consumer, and the com munity; all can have a voice in it; then howsoever it he determined, no one can complain ; the rule of the majority is the rightful rule in our country. Some of the opponents of the measure, we notice, are disposed to argue the question*, as if it was proposed So legislate upon what men should drink—a disposition to make a legal enact ment of a moral pursuasion. This is not so, men have a right to drink and eat what they please, and for all time and efcernity to come? if they can hold out, but they have not the right to sell what they please, m contraven tion of the rights of the people, else tile last Legislature, and the people who backed it, grossly invaded the rights of private proper- tv when they put a stop to the negro traffic. But this proposition is more liberal, it does not seek to drive out auy trade from any community thatjnay desire to retain it.— The people are capable of judging whether the traffic is productive of good or harm, and Whether its existence affords the facilities ofcomforls and pleasure which cannot be dispensed with, and thus viewing the ques tion ihey can wisely determine one way or the other. Rather Particalar. We heard an anecdote some time since of an- old chap; who had spent a large por tion of his life in the sinful’ ways of this world, but finally concluded to mend! his morals by joining the Church. Accordi ngly he made known his intentions, to Parson B., the officiating clergyman of a neighbor- •«g Baptist church, and after fully satisfy ing the Parson and members of his fitness for admission into the church, he was taken down into the water to be baptised. I® so happened that that part of the stream where they had entered fand str pped* was alittle muddy, whilst a little lower down it looked much dearer, and better, 1 the appli cant eyeing things pretty closely, turned to the Parson, and nodded his head in the di rection where he wished to be carried, said to him. “Brother B. let’s move lower down, it looks alittle too damn snakey about here.” Oysters and Cholera Morbus?—;The Columbus Times of the 7th inst., says:— “There have been a number of cases of chol era in this city and on the river, every one of which (as we learn from several of our largest medical practitioners) can he traced to eating oysters. These luxurious bivalves should be dispensed with for. the present, as the late storm, or some other cause has ren dered them an unhealty diet. We hear that is rumored in the country that the Asiatic Cholera exists here. It is the oyster cholera only. Let them alone and you will have no qualms* The gener al health, of thse- city was never better. Old Fashioned Coat-ojc-Arms..—-The Boston Chronicle states that a committee having in charge-, the building of a carriage for Gen. Pierce, wrote to him to ascertain ^h'at ^as his family coat-of-arms^ probably with a view of painting it on the panels o* the coach. The general replied that the on ly coat of arms which he knew his family ever possessed, was that ©f his father sshiit slesves,,in which he fought at the battle of Bunker Hill. The carriage is building at Pittsfield, Mass., and will cost $-15000. Hon. W. R. King.—The Baltimore Sun of the 6th instant says : “This gentleman, the Vice President elect, and present Presi dent of the United States Senate? arrived in this city yesterday morning by the steamer; North Carolina from Norfolk. Mr. King, we are glad to say, is not iu such a state of ill health as the late reports faorn the South led the public to believe. He looks quite as well as usual, his only ailment at present being a cough, which is some annoyance to him. Mr. K. has in company with him his uiece, Miss King. He proceeded to Wash ington in the 4 o’clock train last evening, having put up at the City Hotel during his stay Here.” He did his Work.—The Whig who ob liged himself to saw a half cord" of wood if Gen. Pierce was elected President, perform ed the task on the 1st inst., in Arch St. Philadelphia before a large crowd of spec tators. The Pictorial Brother Jonathan.— We have this large and handsome Pictori al for Christmas and New Year’s day 1853. It is the best one we have seen for a num ber of years, and is richly worth the price, which is 12 and a halfeetjta per Humber or ten for $1. Address B. H. Day, 48 Beek- man st. New York. The Caloric Ship.—The N. Y. Journal of Commerce states that the wheel of the caloric ship, building by Mr. Ericeson, pen- formed its first revolution on the 294hunst. the motive of power being more than the expansive force of compressed air, unheated. No fire was used in this instance, the elastic ity of the natural atmosphere being sufficient for the desired purpose.. $3T The Democratic ticket for Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah has beeu elected by large majorities. The life- publican says that there was- “a religious el ement infused into the canvass which exer cised a controlling influence upon the re sult,” whereby the Republican, with the ‘Citizens Ticket,’ fell into the “hands of the Philistines.” That is hard luek when there is s uch a convenient armory for fighting that tribe. Mrs. Caroline Lee FIentz, a resident'at Columbus, Ga., has won the prize of $300* offered by Ossian Dodge, Esq., editor of the Boston Literary Museum, for the best A- merican story. It is entitled “Neglecting a Fee, or the Young Physician’s Fortun and is said to be a most exquisite romance. Something of a Tumor.—The Spring- field (Mass.) Republican asserts that a tu raor, weighing 112 pounds, was taken af. ter death, from the body of Hannah White, of Gill, on the 22d ult., The tumor weigh ed 18 1-2 pounds; the balance being water? on being emptied out, filled a common sized wash tub. It had been in existence for eleven years. To Editors.—A journeyman printer named Joseph Stevens, of Fort Wayne, Iiid,, left home in 1844, and was last heard of in 1847. His parents are in great dis tress on his account,-and will be thankful to any one who will give them any . infor mation of him. Address M. D. Stevens, Fort Wayne Ina.,Editors everywhere please copy. ' Wbie Meeting. Agreeable to previous notice the Whig party of Washington county met at the Court house in Sandersville* on Tuesday the 7tb inst. for the purpose of nominating five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns. On motion of E. S; Langmade, Silas- Floyd was called to the Chair, and Lewis Harrison was requested to act as Secretary The meeting being organized—on motion, the Chair appointed a Committee consisting of E. S. Langmade William C. Riddle, J. Pournell, Lewis Ballard and Jeptha Bran tley, for the purpose of selecting five suita ble persons to run for Justices of tWInfe- rior Court, The Committee reported the names of Dr. E, C. Williamson, James H. Gilmore, James F. Smith, John Curry, and Jamer R. Taylor, who were unanimously nominated, the meeting then proceeded to ballot for a Tax Collector, when it appeared by count ing oat the votes that Jeptha Brantley was duly nominated. Ivey Duggan, was on motion of E. S. Langmade,. nominated for Receiver of Tax Returns, by acclamations. On motion, it was Resolved that the proeedings of the meeting be published in the Central Georgtan. On motioa the meeting adjourned. SILAS FLOYD, Chair. Lewis Harrison, Secretary. Sandersville, Dec. 7th 1852. According to notice a portion of the Dem ocratic party «£ Washington county aieS. to day the Court House for the purpose of nominating candidates, for Judges of the In ferior Court, and a candidate for Tax collec tor and Receiver, for election on the first Monday in January next. Gen. Warthen was called to the chair, and R*. L. Warthen requested to) aek 26- secretary. The following gentlemen were nomina ted candidates for Judges of the? Interior Court: Gen. Samuel Robinson, Kinchen W Massey, Gen. T. J. Warthen, Dr. A. A. Cul lens and Bryant O’Qain—George VV. Mas sey was then nominated a candidat&for Tax collector, and Elijah W. Young for Receiver of tax returns. Mr. Flournoy being called upon addressed the meeting. His speech was received: with the most marked attention. When fie con cluded the following resolution was offered and adopted: Rosolved, That it is- the sense of this meeting that there is a crying necessity for retrenchment and reform in the public ex penditures of Washington) county, and for a reduction of taxes. It was resolved that the “Central Geor gian” be requested to publish the proceed- ugs of this meeting. The meeting then adjourned; t. j. warthen; chv. R. L. Warthen, Sec’y. To Prevent Moth erom Injuring Gooes.-—The most effectual cure for moths so common in Stores of Goods, is said to be a moderate dose of Newspaper advertise ments, in papers having a large ard gener al circulation. A New College.—The Baptist denomi nation in.Griffin and vicinity are about es tablishing a College in that city. The Pro fessorships to be filled by gentlemen of that denomination. . ■ iST The Legislature of Indiana; at its late session, ordered a fence to be erected around the Tippacanoe battle ground. JSST The Vienna Ministerial Journals hint that Austria, from necessity will ac knowledge Napoleon as Emperor. A Miss Martha Holbrook has received a verdict for $1,000, at Providence, against Joseph Pinkham,; tyho promised; to marry her, but failed to do so. The Late Accident on the S. C. Rail road.—Speaking of the recent fatal accident that occurred on the Camden Branch ©£ the South Carolina Railroad, the Darlington Flag says that the Conductor, Mr. Soaut- liug, received severe internal injuries, but refused assistance from those proffering it, telling them to let him alone and attend to the passengers. Mr. Sloan, an. officer on the cars, was severely injured. So. soon as he recovered from the stunningeffects of the tall, with his face all bleeaing, returned manfully to his duty; and his assistance was of great benefit to the wounded,, and afterwards to the passengers. Several oth er persons connected with the Railroad, ren dered material assistance to the sufferers. A gentleman, by the name of Fallen^ w as observed, with great presence of nririd,. im- media'.ely after the accident occurred, giving all neacssary directions for receiving the dead and wounded from the wreck of the broken cars, and nobly working himself for the preservation of the lives and property of others. A most thrilling scene occurred immedi ately after the breakdown; a child’s voice was heard calling from the bottom of the cars, which had fallen in, Pa ! Pa! It was covered up with broken plank and the trunks of sixty or seventy passengers. It was the child of the Rev. Mr. Pringle, an Episcopal clergyman, who, in great a^ony, was wring ing his hands, exclaiming “my poor baby !’ and supplicating the Almighty to save his child—and his supplications were heard, for, after a half hour’s hard work, his baby was miraculously saved, with scarcely a scratch upon it; Mr. Muldrow, who was al so in the same car, escaped uninjured, and Mr. Henry B. DeLorne only had his leg a little bruised. Methodist Protestan t Confer ence. The following » a list of the stations of the Ministers of the Methodist Protestant Church, Georgia District, 1852: Atlanta Station—McKeudree Tucker, Su- perintendant. A. G. Brewer, A. W. Mitch ell, Assistants. Mount Pleasant Station—To be supplied. Cujjoden Station—To be supplied. Newton Circuit-;-Isaac G. Mitchell, Sur perintendant. Lee Bates, W. M. Biggers* Assistants. • Columbia Circuit—J. A. Neese, Superin tendent. Sylvauia Circuit—To he supplied. Savannah Mission.—Thomas Hutchings. Randolph and Marion Circuit—R„ C. Biggers, Superintendent. S„ Mixon., E. Smith, W. Myers, W. Hasten, Assistants. Harris Circuit--To be supplsed. Meriwether Circuit—To be supplied.— P„ Og’.etree, Assistant. Heard Circuit—Thos. Garrison, Superin tendent. G^Iarlan, Assistant. Carroll Gircuit-4-A'./SiEi'ith| Superinten dent. J. Thurmond, Assistant. Cherokee Ct.—To be supplied. "YV. G : . Norton, As’t. Gordon Circuit—Tfios. Haikifis, sup’t. Burnt Hickory Ct.—To he supplied. DeKalb Ct. — S. C. Masters, sup’t., Isaac: Rosser, As’t. Walton Cireuat—To he supplied. Hall Circuit—A. Fstribee, sap’t., E. Haynes, As’t. Gilmer Mission—S; W. Fowler. Henry Ct.—To. be supplied. W. Griffin* S. Robinson, S. Moore, T. A* Adams, B. Bi. Ransone, As’ts. Washington Ct.—F. Lanier, swp’t.. Twiggs Circuit—J, N. Miller, sup’t. Providence Ct.:—To he supplied. W. W. McCutehea, Thomas Ms Harris and I. W. Baker, left-im the hands of the- President at their own request;. G. B. Diamond, J. R. Swain, D. Hboteff,. Thos.Yiearn and J. R. Turner, Home Mis sionaries. Also, B. R. Bray, owing to.bad health, requests, the same relation;. H. . Baker, and W. Mitchell: left without*, appointments, not having been heard; from.. Y. Mann withdrawn under charges. ISAIAH C.. W ALL ACE, Pres’t. B. kb. &AJ4SOSE, Sec’y. A Counterfeit!.—W» notified, a few days, isnee, that there were counterfeit Bills oF the South. Western Railroad Bank in circu lation.. Yesterday we were shown one fon- $20, which, although calculated, to deceive lhose who have never seen the issues of this bank, is by no means-an imitation of the- origiaal? as it can easily he detected.from its having oa the left hand a large vignette of. Washuig.t©%. and; in the centre one re]>re- senting CeRss sitting on at plough, with at sheaf of. corn ©n, her lap. It also contains, two dates, viz : “The South Westenv Rail road Bank promises l© pay Twenty dollars, to the Bearer at Charleston, S. C-Nov- 1847. Charleston, S. C., 1st Dec., 1842.’” Between the signatures, S. G. Holmes, Cash ier, and James Rose, President, is a. ship ;; in the original it is a railroad car. The en gravers names in the counterfeit are printed: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Philadelphia, in. the original they are' Draper, Toppan, Long- acre & Co., Philadelpia and New-York. The original has only four small vignettes, entirely different from those on the counter feit, and Inis also a border at top and bot tom with the words twenty dollars repeat ed twelve times on each, which the counter feit has not. There are also many other points of dissimilarity between the counter feit and genuine, which however, it is, we conceive, unnecessary to’particularize, as we have said enough to out the public on. their guard against receivliigany.— CLarks- ton Courier. Boundary Between. Georgia an The Popular Vote eor President.— We have the official and unofficial vote in every State of the Union, with the excep tion of five, and estimating the majorities m these, the aggregates are as follows :—• 1853 1848 Pierce 1,335,559 Cass 1,223,795 Scott 1,244,736 Taylor 1,362,142 Hale 147,769. Van Buren 291,378 Pierce over Scott, 190,823 ; over Scott and Hale, 46,054. Taylor over Cass, 138,447; Cass and Van Buren over Taylor, 152,931. A gentleman seeing some cows in afield grazing, said he did riot wonder “that the grass did not get high, as it was cow'd down. Again, seeing a cellar nearly finished,, he remarked, “it was an excellent foundation for a story.” He who commences many things finishes !y a fevv- Piobida,—We extract the following ■piuiat, gr^h fiom the message of Gov. Brown, to. the-Florida Legislature now in session I “In obedience to the provisions of an. act of! the late Geuernl Assembly, which ejukIo it aay duty to .-uch steps as I might deem necessary and proper for the speedv settlemeut of the long pending questioa of vtos-puted territory between this State and the State of Georgia, which had been refer- aed to the Supreme Court of the United States for adjudication. I sent David P. Hogue, Esq., Attorney General of Florida, to the City of Washington, upon that sub ject, with authority to employ, on behalf of this State, suph assistant counsel as be might consider, necessary. I am informed by Mr. Hogue that he engaged the Hon. Reverdy Johnson of Baltimore; to whom a retaining fee lias been paid, and that the case will come on for hearing at the next term of the Supreme Court. . The Attorney General’s Report will be found more full upon this subject, to which I beg to refer the General Assembly.” " , Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.—Messrs Screven and Roberts; (directors) went in to the streets for a few hours yesterday, be ginning at-midday, for-the purpose of col lecting suhscriptioris for the road hence to Pensacola via Albany. Every one to whom application was made - subscribed with one or two exceptions. This circumstance we regard as expressive of a resolute determina tion to carry the work through. The re sult of their labors, which wili be resumed this 'morningj is, that the sum of one hun dred and two thousand dollars was put down.' Verily, old Savannah goes ahead of al! other places we ever read of, for taking Railroad stock. It is stated that some citizens of Liberty remarked at the Ihte celebration that that county would put down at least $100,000, rind a wealthy geritleinan; residing on the route has, we are assured, signified his in tention, of subscribing $20,000. All the present indications seem to be favorable. [Nay. Rep. 9th inst. f- He who'despises his own life is master o 1 that of others.