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THE C E NTRAL GE ORGI‘ANV
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN
SAM’L B. CttAFTOJT,
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SANDERSVJLLE, GEORGIA-
TUESDAY DEC. 21,1852.
Homestead Exemption.
The following extracts exhibit the various
qualifications of the Homestead Exemption
Bills now inforce in the several States nam
ed:
Maine.—A lot of land, a dwelling house,
and out buildings thereon, or so much
thereof, as shall not exceed 85,000 in val
ue. •
Vermont.—The homestead of every
housekeeper, or head of a family, to the
value of 8500, and the yearly products
thereof.
Massachusetts.—The lot and buildings
thereon occupied as a residence, to the val
ue of $5,000.
New York.—The lot and buildings
thereon occupied as a residence, to the val-
of 85,000.
Maryland.—All real estate acquired by
marriage during the life of a wife, from exe
cution for debt of husband.
Georgia.—Twenty acres of land, inclu
ding dwellings and improvements, not to
exceed $200; and the additional amount of
five acres for each child under 15 years of
age.
Florida.—Forty acres of land, when not
in any town or city, and provided such does
not exceed in value $400.
Alabama.—Forty acres of land to every
farmer, and to every housekeeper, residing
in a town or city, a house and lot not to ex
ceed $2,000 in value.
Texas.—Two hundred acres of land,
when not in any town lots, not to exceed
$2,000 in value.
Ohio.—Every family a homestead not to
exceed $500 in value.
Michigan.—Forty acres with dwelling
house and appurtenances, when not in any
t iwn or city, if in any town or city, a lot or
dwelling house not to exceed in value $1,-
500.
Illinois.—Lot of ground and buildings
occupied as a residence, not exceeding in
value $1,000.
Iowa.—Forty acres of land, not in town
or city, or a town or city lot not exceeding
in amount one forth of an acre.
California.—The homestead, consisting
of a quantity of land, together with the
dwelling house thereon and its apurtenan-
ces, and not exceeding in value the sum of
$5,000;
New Jersey.—A household to each
head of a family being the family residence,
to the value of 8500; not to be assets in the
hands of an administrator, but to remain
for the benefit of the widow, and until the
maturity of the minor child.
South Carolina.—A homestead of 50
acres ofland, including the dwelling house
and appurtenances, not to exceed $500 in
value, and to extend to any property situa
ted within the limits of any city or town
corporate.
St. Mary’s Money
In bills under $5 will be received in pay
ment of demands due this office.
Whig Ticket.
For Judges of the Inferior Court.
DR. E. C. WILLIAMSON,
JAMES R. TAYLOR,
JOHN CURRY,
JAMES H. GILMORE,
JAMES F. SMITH.
Mr. Jones’ Lectures.
In accordance with the notice given, the
Rev. D. P. Jones lectured at this place on
Wednesday night and Thursday morning
last, on the subject of Temperance. O wing
to the inclemency of the weather, there was
not as many present as otherwise would have
been. Of the lectures we need only say,
they fully sustained the Tame and reputation ;
of the speaker ; the one delivered on Thurs
day, was by far the ablest that we have ever
heard on the subject; its principle features
Southern Cultivator.
We have on our table the December
number of this valuable and interesting
journal, which completes the tenth volume
The Cvltivator is devoted to the Agricultu
ral, Horticultural, and general planting in
terest of the South. It is ably conducted
and well printed, and should be handsome
ly sustained. The farmer should not fail
to supply himself with a copy of the Culti
vator, even if he does not believe in book
farming,” it will enlarge his ideas on the
For Tax Collector.
JEPTHA BRANTLEY.
For Receiver.
IVY W. DUGGAN.
Democratic Ticket.
For Judges of the Inferior Court.
GEN. SAM’L ROBERSON,
GEN. T. J. WARTHEN,
KINCHEN W. MASSEY,
BRYANT O’QUIN,
DR. A. A. CULLENS.
For Tax Collector.
GEORGE W. MASSEY.
For Receiver.
ELIJAH YOUNG.
jJ2T Election first Monday in January.
Tickets furnished at 50 cts. per hundred,
Orders to be attended to must be sent in
earlv.
£31° Rains still continue with us, and the
prospect of fair weather seems as distant as
ever. We had but two or three fair days
the past week.
Cholera at Cuba—Panic among Grave
Riggers.—Cholera is said to be raging to
a most alarming extent at the city St. Jago.
and in other towns in that vicinity, in Cuba,
Hundreds are stricken down a week, and
the mortality of the small city of St. Jago
is computed at the lowest figure at sixty per
day. What is a singular fact, militating
against the experience in this malady in our
section is that the whites are most obnoxi
ous to attack. The condition of St. Jago
has been rendered particularly hard and
critical by a panic among the grave diggers,
who have fled from their labors and in many
instances left the dead unburied, and in a
state of decomposition in the public cemetry
The Orden, a paper at St. Jago, says:
“It would be difficult to describe the dif
ficulties that have, during some little time
past, beset the authorities of the city, and
almost paralyzed their efforts to attend to
the numerous and pressing necessities and
demands occasioned by the terrible epidemic
that is now in our midst. A panic that
now reigns among the grave diggers, and
those who until now, have performed the
duties attendant upon interments. They
now refuse to perform any part whatever,
therein, and thereby place the Chaplain of
the Cemetry in a very painful position.
The authorities have been under the indis
pensable necessity of adopting measures,
proportioned to the exigiencv of circumstan
ces, for if there is no one to inter the bodies
of the deceased, it is easy to imagine the
horrible aspect which the holy precincts of
the Cemetry - would present, and the dread
ful evils which might resultfrom an agglom
eration of corpses in a country as warm as
ours, and where terror increases an hun
dred fold the serious character of the evil.”
Incendiarism—We learn that the gin
house on the plantation belonging to the
estate of William P. Hardwick, at Davis
boro, was destroyed by fire on Saturday
night last, with about forty bales of cotton
which was in the house at the time. It is
said to have been the work of an incendiary.
If the perpetrator of such a deed could be
found out, he should be severely dealt with.
was a defence of Temperance organizationsj subject in which he is engaged, else he
and an advocacy ot the Sons of Temperance must be different from the rest of mankind.
as one most likely to effect good for the
cause. On the subject of Legislation, he
avowed himself as utterly opposed to any
law on the subject, similar to what is known
as the Maine Law, but advocated heartily
the movement in this State to petition the
Legislature to leave the matter of granting
licenses to the people, in whose hands he
thought it might be safely and wisely placed,
and for this purpose hoped that every coun
ty in the State would send a delegate to the
Convention to meet in Atlanta on the 22nd
of February. We think that those preseht
were well pleased with “Uncle Dabney,”
and that his lectures were well calculated to
wiu friends to his cause.
Christmas Coming!!
Before we shall issue another sheet the
“good times of a werry Christmas and a
happy New Year” will have passed, and we
take .the occasion to offer our readers the
compliments of the season, hoping they
may to the fullest extent realise whatever of
happiness, pleasure and amusement they
.nay have anticipated for these festive oc
casions. Long may each live to enjoy the
return of these happy seasons.
For the purpose of giving our attentive
and faithful Compositors an opportunity of
enjoying the holidays of the season, we shall
not issue the paper on the next publication
day, being a suspension of one week, which
the printer may be reasonably allowed in
the year. As one of the ‘hints’ which prop
erly belong to the season, we would suggest
to all who are indebted to us, that this of
fers a good opportunity for squaring up old
accounts, and commencing afresh, we have
not much cause to grumble with our friends
the present year, though there still remains
something due us for previous years which
we will be glad to have settled up. We
shall be at our office at all times, where
those who are indebted can call and settle.
Persons at a distance can remit by mail at
our risk. Those who pay for their paper in
advance, and whose time expires in January
will remember to remit early if they wish
the paper continued at the same price. ~
Mr. K. J. Northington, is our general
agent authorised to transact any business
connected with the Office for us.
Celebration of the Downfall of the
Brewery.—The ladies of the Home Mis
sionary Society of New-York City, were to
have a grand celebration at the Metropoli
tan Hall on Friday last, in honor of the
downfall of the “Old Brewery,” on the Five
Points. It is to be replaced by a building
for the use of the Mission, and the funds
raised by the celebration to be appropriated
for that purpose. This den of thieves and
robbers, and all sorts of abominable crimes
has at last claimed the attention of the
good citizens of that City. It is hoped that
the Home Missionary Society will be suc
cessful in bettering the condition of the pop
ulation thereabouts.
Winfield Scott as Lieutenant Gen
eral—Senator Clemen’s resolution to con
fer the title uf Lieutenant General upon
General Scott meets with very general ap
probation, by Denioeratic as well as Whig
journals, as a compliment. The Boston
Post says that Democrats can heartily join
;n this testimonial to an old veteran, as ex
pressive of the sense entertained of his pa
triotism and valor. It was political opin
ion which they contended against, and not
the military excellence of Geo. Scott; and
now the contest is over, the Post holds that
they will see with pleasure a deserved com
pliment bestowed on him as with the united
voice of the public.
Law.—
The new volume commences in January, and
all subscriptions commence with the volume.
Terms.—1 copy per year, $1
6 “ . “ “ 5
25 “ “ “ 20
100 “ “ “ 75
[from the southern cultivater.]
Measuring Com in the Crib.
Messrs. Editors—Some time since I saw
in your paper an extract, from the Central
Georgian, giving a quick and easy method
of measuring corn and other, grain in cribs,
barns, &c. My plan is, I think, a more coi-
rCct way than that, which is simply this:
After leveling the corn, multiply the length
and breadth of the house together, and the
product by the depth, which will give the
cubic feet of the bulk of corn; then divide
this last product by twelve, and the quota
tion will be the number of barrels of shell
ed corn contained in the house or crib. If
there be a remainder after the division, it
will be so many twelfth of a barrel of shell
ed corn over. Example:
12 feet long,
11 feet broad.
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Gen. Pierce’s California Ring.—The
massive gold ring sent to Gsn. Pierce by a
number of citizens of San Francisco, was
delivered to him on the 8th inst., at the
Trcmont House, Boston, by A. A. Selover,
Esq., in behalf of the donors. It contains
specimens of the various gold products from
nine sections of the placers and mines of
California. The engraving upon the ring
presents the seal of the State, together with
other illustrative emblems of its rise and
progress.
California Election.—The vote polled
at the Presidential election was over 70,000,
and the Democratic majority was nearly
5,000. The entire Democratic State ticket
was chosen, including McDougall and Lat
ham for Congress. In the Legislature the
Democrats have 20 out of 27 Senators, and
upwards of two-thirds of the assembly..
E3T A widow 'advertises in the Boston
Transcript, that she is very much in need
of a husband. She says she is “20 years
of age, rather good looking, kind disposi
tion, of good education, and worth $10,-
000 ; would like a husband who has ener
gy and enterprise, and in every sense of
the word, a man, and an honest man
whether polished or unpolished.
6 feet deep.
12)792 cubic feet.
66 barrels shelled corn.
5 bushels in a barrel.
330 bushels shelled corn.
Note.—21,500 cubic inches will contain
10 bushels of shelled corn, but the same
space filled with corn in the ear will shell
out rather more than 5 bushels. These
21,500 cubic inches contain 12 cubic feet,
and 764 cubic inches over. Now, two bar
rels, or ten bushels in the ear, will general
ly, in shelling, overrun just about these 764
cubic inches. A Young Farmer.
Jefferson County, Ga., October, 1852.
Resisting the Fugitive Slave
A bill has passed through committee of the
whole of the Ohio House of delegates, to
protect the rights of persons claimed as fu
gitive slaves. Its provisions are somewhat
similar to the famous Vermont law. Pros
ecuting attorneys are to apply for writs of
habeas corpus where persons are arrested*
and if either party asks, a jury trial shall be
allowed, &e. From the manifestations, it
is doubtful whether such a bill cau finally
pass.
President Pierce’s Cabinet.—The Tri
bune’s Washington correspondent says, that
a letter has been received in that city from
the President’s brother-in-law, in which it
was stated that nothing was settled in re
gard to the Cabiuet except that there would
be no restorations.
Wittes County Railroad.—The Wash
ington Gazette says that the contractor for
laying down the superstructure on this road
has “backed out,” in consequence of which
the completion of the road is postponed in
definitely.
£3T A Railroad meeting was held in
Dade county the week before last, with a
view of building a road through that county
to connect with the Wills Valley Road, in
Alabama.
Anna was about to sail from Cartbagena,
New Grenada, to place himself at the head
of the revolutionary movement in Mexico.
[from the daily morning news.]
Arrival of the Arctic-
Advance in Cotton.
New-York, Dec. 14, P. M.
The American steamship Arctic has ar
rived with Liverpool dates to the 1st inst.
The demand for Cotton in the Liverpool
market was good and advance of an eighth
of a penny is noted. The sales of the four
days previous to the sailing cf the steamer
reached 20,000 bales, of which speculators
took 10,000, and.exporters 1,000 bales. The
quotation are for Fair Orleans 6 i-4d., for
Middling Orleans 5 3-4d., for Fair Uplands
6d., and for Middling Uplands 5 l-2d.
A Delicate Libd.--A quiet elderly gen
tleman found himself one of four travelers
in a rail carriage. The other three were
ladies, who talked from the beginning to the
end of .the journey—kept up, in tact, so
lengthened a conversation, that it was ex
actly two hundred miles long. When near
ly at the terminus, the most voluble ot the
ladies expressed a hope to- the gerttteraan
that the incessant colloquy had not disturb
ed him. “By no means, ina dam,” he said
politely, “I have been married exactly five
and thirty years.”
Graham’s Magazine.—The January
number of this splendid monthly has been
received. It commences the year in a man
ner only equaled by the enterprise of its
spirited publisher. Graham is among the
best monthlies that are published, and de
serves well of the public, every number the
past year was double, the incoming one
looks ‘very much like the same.’ Price $3 j
per year in advance. Address Geo. R.
.Graham, Philadelphia.
The Lemmon Slaves.—A number of the
farmers of Kent county, Md., all slave-hold,
ers, recently held a meeting, and resolved to
secure the services of the Hon. E. F. Cham
bers, late Judge of the Court of Appeals o^
Maryland, to argue the Lemmon slave case
before the IT. States Supreme Court, should
the case be brought before that tribunal.
They pledged themselves to subscribe a large
fee, and also to bear a proportionate share
of the coasts of the case.
Webster Testimonials.—It is stated
that more than fifteen thousand dollars have
been subscribed in Boston for a monument
to Mr. Webster, and that the committee
who have the matter in charge will proba
bly decide to erect a statue in some suitable
place.
In Hamilton, Canada, a week or
two since, Mr. Robert Bates died very sud
denly from the shock produced by being in
formed that some mischievous person had
caused his funeral notice to be printed.
The
Mr. Wadley.—The Atlanta papers learn
that Mr. Wadley, the Superintendent of
the State Road is about to retire from its
management, and return to the Central
Road.
jJSF" The election of nine members of the
thirty-third Congress, to fill vacancies, took
place in Massachusetts on the 13th, on
which occasion seven whigs, one Democrat,
and one free soiler were elected.
Negro Stealing.—A man named Av
ery Perkins, was taken up on the Augusta 1
Railroad a few days since on suspicion of
negro stealing. It appears that he had with
him at the time of his arrest, three negro
men, whom he had enticed away from their
owners.
Hon. W. R. King.—This gentleman
who has been dangerously ill since his re
turn to Washington, is, from the last ac
counts recovering.
03” A proposition is made in some of the
papers, that each State in the Union sub
scribe, through its Legislature, the sum of
$10,000 to the Washington Monument.—
It is a good suggestion.
>
St. Domingo Coffee.—The Emperor
Soulquque, has lately decreed that hereafter
all coffee brought in from the plantations in
his dominions, shall be free ofdirt and stones,
under a heavy penalty for non-compliance.
JS3T The Committee of the South Caro
lina Legislature to whom #he subject was
referred, have reported against a hill author
izing the sale of free persons of color for
debt. ,
Death of an Editor,—John L. Carey,
the assistant Editor of the N. O. Crescent,
died very suddenly on the 15th iust. He
had been sick but a few hours.
&3T The first Shad of the season was
caught on the 15th inst., and sold in Savan
nah for twentv-five dollars.
j£3T The Southern Central Agricultural
Association will hold its next Annual Fair
at Augusta, Ga.
The Central Railroad Reports.
Savannah Republican of Saturday morning
speaking of the. Reports from the several
departments of this road, (which it publish
es at length,) makes the following remarks
on the subject:—
V “The impression which we derive from
looking over all the late reports of Railroads
in Georgia, is that there is no other system
in any other State from which such stupen
dous and beneficial results have flowed, with
so little outlay of capital. To no road prob
ably in this broad land is this remark more
applicable than to the Central Road. Its
operations have outstripped by far the most
sanguine estimates. Our readers, will not
have forgotten that in the reports of March,
1851, it was represented that the net in
come of the road would be at least $3,75-
000 per annum. The report published this
morning, shows that the net income has
gone up to the figure of 8507,000. The
gross income is $945,508,28.
We observe with pleasure that it is re
commended to purchase 14 new locomotives
in addition to those now in use, and to have
a thousand freight cars in readiness for the
business of transportation. . The demands
upon the road have, always kept a little in
advance of its means of transportation. The
additional business which is certain to come
to the road within some months, has
doubtless admonished its officers to make
this timely provision. .
We conclude with expressing our opinion
that the condition and prospects of the Cen
tral Road indicate as near an approach to
admirable—almost perfect success, as can
be looked for in the vicissitudes of human
affairs, It is due to Mr. Cuyler, the Pres
ident of the Company, to add, that the ser
vices which he has rendered this communi
ty and the state at large by his excellent
administration, cannot be valued too highly.
Subscription to the Stock of the Great
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.—In our pa
per of Thursday last, we announced the
subscription, in a few hours on the previous
day, of 8102,000 to the stock of the so-call
ed Savannah and Albany Railroad, which
is to connect this city with Pensacola on the
Gulf. The remaining days of the week
were so very inclement that little or no bus
iness could be done on the street, notwith
standing which we learn that the individual
subscriptions has reached the sum of $195,-
000.
The promptness with which this subscrip
tiou has been made may be regarded as a
practical demonstration of the importance
which is attached to this great work by our
citizens generally, and as an earnest of their
determination to go resolutely and steadily
forward with the work to its completion:
It is but another evidence of the forecast and
public spirit of the people of Savannah who
we venture to assert, have within the past
few years projected and carried out more
great works of internal improvement than
any other community of the same size and
„ % arrival of the Philadelphia at
New Orkans, from Aspin wall, dates to the
16th November, has been received.; The
Fhnms left Aspin wall in company with the
Philadelphia, with $2,500,000 in gold
consigned to New York. The news from
California is of some importance, though
briefly reported by the telegraph. The city
of Sacramento has been destroved by fire
scarcely a dozen houses rema'ining in the
town. Further destructive conflagrations
have occurred at San Francisco and Marys
ville. The cities of the new State are pe
culiarly unfortunate. The Presidential elec
tion passed off quietly, resulting in a major
ity ot fifteen thousand for Pierce, thus in
creasing the number of Democratic States
to twenty seven.
The State elections resulted in the choice
of 6 Democrats and 7 Whigs to the Sen
ate, and 41 Democrats to 19 Whigs to the
House. Three Districts remained to be
heard from.
Large numbers of Chinese were return
ing home and the emigration was now small*
Three hundred and fifty buildings had
been put up since the fire.
I he fire at San Francisco broke out No-
vembei 10 th, at the corner of Merchant and
Keamey-streets, spreading down the South
side of Clay-street, both sides of Kearney-
streefc and Merchant-street, destroying about
30 buildings. The loss was estimated at
$150,000.
The fire at Marysville, November 7th,
commenced on First-street, destroying eve
ry building on the North side, East of Mai
den Lane. It soon swept every building
between Maiden Lane and C. street, and
between First and Second-street, including
the American Hotel, Laree House, Marys^
ville Hotel. New World House, and several
Livery Stables, Breweries and Stores. The
loss is very heavy.
The Tariff and the Revenue.—Ion of the
Baltimore Sun, writing from Washington,
says—
The discussion of the tariff in the House
discloses the policy of the democrat majori
ty on the subject. They will not open the.
tariff for a partial revision, and without ade
quate information. They have neither time
nor data for a general revision, at this short
session; and, moreover, after the great polit
ical revolution which has but just occurred,
it is but proper that the incoming powers,
by which the government is to be adminis
tered for the next four years, should have;
something to say as to questions deeply af
fecting the subject of revenue and defis
, n J t u I T 11 is a'fegod that the surplus will by next.
wealth m the Union. In all her public en- . , ; • . 1 .... ,
Im W- «Si.. At. .mount to fottjr mill,mb, uuIm*
terprizes, Savannah has beau asdistinguish^ r** 8ho „| d j^uce for
ed for her wisdom in design as for her ener
gy and perseverance in execution. In rail
roads she has expended millions which are
adding and will continue to add many more
millions to her wealth. In its influence up
on her prosperity, upon the interest of the
State and the country at large, the present
undertaking is second in importance to none
of her previous enterprizes. Thus viewing
it we bid its able and energetic directors,
God speed.—Sav. News, loth inst.
£3T If rumor speaks truly there is to be
in the United States Senate, at the ensuing
session, a case of contested election of a new
character. Mr. Clay, it will be recollected,
ifometime before his lamented death, ad-
preveating it. But, on the other hand, it
is supposed that the next administration will
employ tbe-surplus in the purchase of pub
lic debt at market prices, acting on the spundi-
principle that the stock is worth ae much to-
the goverament as to any ii dividual. The.
present discussion in the House wi 1 i contin
ue perhaps, forsome days, and consume the
usually short interval that occurs between
the organization of the House and its pre
paration for taking up the routine of busi
ness.
Emigration to Auf&Rxux—Australian
Gold.—The Australian emigration returns
frqm Liverpool, for the mouth of September
The Panama Star states that Santa [dressed a communication to the Legislature ] S . 2 ves8e ^ s sailed in that time with
of Kentucky resigning his seat in the Sen-1 23 ’ 28 ? emigrants, all for Australia ! This
ate from and after, the first Monday in Sep- 19 aL tb( * ‘' ate f t " ° shl P s and 800 passeu-
tember last, whereupon the Legislature du- f*ny . But astounding as this at
ly elected the Hon. Archibald Dixon to
supply the anticipated vacancy, But Mr. 1 1
first sight appears, who will wonder at it af
ter reading the following extract from the
Clay having died some two months before! Morning Herald: “The escort
the time fixed for his resignation to take ef- “ rom oun t Alexander gold fields, came in
resignation
feet, an actual vacancy was created, which
the Governor of the State immediately filled
by the appointment of the Hon. David
Meriwether, who served the remnant of the
last session. It is said that both Mr. Drscn
and Mr. Meriwether are uow in this city as
claimants of this seat, the one claiming to
hold over under Executive appointment,
(there having been no meeting of the Ken
tucky Legislature since Mr. Clay’s death,)
and the other claiming by virtue of a regu-
yeiterday at 8 p. m., with 19,032 ounces of
gold. There yet remains at the place of
deposit 86,000 ounces* which will be sent
on during the week. This amazing quan
tity is independent of the ton weight men
tioned yesterday as awaiting the return of
Mr. Dwight’s private company, and also of
the large quauiiu brought in during the,
week by private hauds. Last week the
treasury alone had deposited with it 91,000
ounces; the week before 80,000 ounces
lar election by the Legislature. The right w ' b receive over 105,000
4 ■ ' io nlain as 0UnGe8 > vV here on earth will it end I”
of the matter appears to us to be so plain as
scarcely to admit of two opinions on the
subject.—National Intelligmcer,
The Female Orphan Asylum at Colum
bus, Ga., was destroyed by fire on Thursday
night the 9th inst.
Another Attempt to purchase Cuba.
—Translated from La Chronica, of N. Y.
November 6.—-In a letter directed from
Madrid, dated October 3, in the Kelnislie
Zeitung, and copied by some papers, it is
assured that the American Minister at our
court had lately renewed the offer of 180,-
000 duros—as before offere i by the Gov
ernment under President Polk—as a price
for the sale of the Island of Cuba. The an
swer of the Ministry, says the letter, was
that Spain has no idea of abandoning the
Island ; that she has decided to protect it
with all her power; that the army ef the
Island sliall be strong and loyal; and that
as for the fillibusteros, the Spanish Gov
ernment does not fear them, and is prepared
to destroy them whenever they shall attempt
to disturb the peace of the Island. The let
ter concludes by assuring the Minister of the
United States that it was useless to renew
the proposition, and that they believe that
the American Government diffuse the no
tices of the fillibusteros order tn induce
Spain to sell the Island.
We have the very best authority for say
ing that the above statement, that the Amer-
merican Minister at Madrid had offered
to purchase Cuba, is without the least foun
dation in fact No such offer has been
made by this administration.^—Nat. Int.
The* wbat think you of that 1—150,000
ouaeas trom one district only and in one
week, independent, too. of the amount by
private hands. Australian gold is worth
here £4 per ouijcvs—so that one week’s pro
duce of one district, amounts to the very
pretty sum of £520,000 sterling, or $2,000,-
000 of your money, Besides this enormous
yield from Australia, we have private ac
counts of the most glowing kind, of the dis
covery of gold, in Caffreland, at the Cape of
Good Hope.
If confirmed, it will soon be all up with
the Caffres, for emigration thither will do
in months what the Government cannot do
ifr years—it will extinguish them. Verily,
this is the “golden age.”—London Letter.
Rum, -t- It appears by the census that the
consumption of spirituous and malt liquors in
the United States, reaches the enormous
quantity of eighty-six millions of gallons
annually, equal io six gallons for every adult
person.
Beauties of the Telegraph.—A singular
mistake in the New York papers, which
originated in the use of the telegraph, is ex
plained in the Springfield (Mass.) Republi
can. The announcement of the recent
death of the Hon. Myron Lawrence, waa
transmitted from Springfield by Mr. Bowles,
the editor of the paper, in a dispatch which
concluded with his signature, The name
Myron being converted in the passage into
the words. My son, the papers announced
the death of Mr. Lawrence Bowles, son of
the editor of the Republican, many years a
Senator of the Massachusetts Legislature,
&c. ■ , ■ ■■ ^
A lad who had lately gone to service
having had sallad served up for dinner every
<lay for a week, ran away, and when asked
why he left his place, replied, “they make
me eat grass in the summer, and I were
afraid they’d make me eat hay in the winter
and I could not stand that, so I were off.”