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"K Cl)f Jntflligcncer. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1858. Flint Circuit. A. D. Hammond, of Forsyth, Monroe Coun ty, was nominated by the American Conven tion, which met at Griffin, on the 27th inst., as a candidate for Solicitor of the Flint Circuit. frf We regret to learn that the condition of the Hon. Sherard Clemens of Va., who was wounded in a recent duel, at Richmond, pre cludes the possibility of his recovery. His wound cannot be cured, and his general health is now too much impaired to admit of the am putation of the injured limb. Don't Miss It. Our readers will find in this issue one of the most ingenious advertisements that has late ly appeared, that of Prof. Darby’s Propliyla- tic Fluid. It is as good as the notice is capi tal, and if worthy exertions and real merit de serves success those engaged in putting for ward this preperation ought to have it. Try it, with our endorsement. Commercial BanSi of Brunswick. From the Savannah Republican of yester day we learn that the above named Bank closed doors and wound up its existence on the 25tli inst- ‘ ‘The notes of the Rank will be redeemed at the Bank of Savannah and also hyG. Friedlander & Co., in Brunswick, the latter having been appointed special agent for that purpose.” Hosi. George H.-TiUInn. It is with great regret that we are compell ed to announce the death of Hon. George H. Julian, Representative from the county of Forsyth in the present Legislature. He died at his residence in that county on last Satur day the 23d inst. Mr. Julian was a man highly esteemed by all those who have known him, and in his short career, as a member of the General Assembly, for the last two terms, he acquired a number of friends. He was un ostentatious in his manners, but fearless in the discharge of his duties. We knew Mr. Julian and appreciated his many excellent qualities of bead and heart. We sympathize with his family in their loss, and regret that Forsyth county has to suffer in the loss of a faithful Representative and a good citizen. Dougina n:iti 111*- Know-ft'oflilitg Press. Our cotemporaries of the K. N. Press, in Georgia and elsewheae, manifest a great solici tude about the manner in which the Southern Democracy are inclined to regard Senator Douglas' present political attitude. Whenev er a paper or a leading politician of the Demo cratic stripe intimates that in the fight lietween Douglas and the Black Republican Lincoln if forcetl to a choice, they would prefer the form er to the latter, these K. N. Presses hold up their hands in ho^r horror, and endeavor to create (lie impression that such and;u :h an one are sympathizers with Douglas, and are trying to build up a Douglas party at the South. We should he very glad to know, how our eotem poraries of the opposition Press stand upon th is question. They are generally against Mr. Bu chanan and the National Democracy upon the subject of tlie English Bill and the Lecompton question. So is Senator Douglas. Agreeing with him as they do upon these points, there is a much stronger probability of tlioir build ing up a Douglas Party at the South, than that such a thing will he done by the Southern De mocracy. We respectfully invite the serious attention of our cotemporaries to this view of the subject. Verbum sat. Let tlie Democracy Beware! Attempts are being made in various quar ters, in the way of “Southern Leagues,” “Southern Consultation Conventions,” &e, to distract, divide and draw off the people from the true issues, now before the country. These disorganising movements are mainly led and conducted by Democrats, and for this reason, the unity and harmony of the party, in some localities are put in jeopardy. The men who have set these movements a going are prompt ed by a variety of motives. Some of them are pure patriots, good Democrats, ultra friends of the South, but “having a zeal not according to knowledge,” have always been unsafe leaders of their party. Some are disappoin ted office seekers, and “are waiting for some thing to -happen," so that by another turn of the wheel of political fortune, they may land on the top. Some are camp followers of these factions, and are devoted to them, only so far as they can put a few dollars in their pockets by advocating their peculiar views of govern mental and party policy. But they are all equally unsafe guides, and if followed wil] lead the Democratic Party and the country to destruction. We then ray, to our Democrat ic friends beware of “Southern Leagues,” “Southern consultation conventions.” ct id <,inue genus. Democratic principles are amply sufficient to the salvation of the rights and liberties of the country, and everything which comes in conflict with these should he regar ded with suspicion and shunned as the deadly political Bohan Upas. The Election. To day there will doubtless lx: a considera ble commotion in New York and Illinois.— The general election in those States comes off. iwid the destiny for the present of the Demo cratic party in the North, will to some extent lie involved in the result. We hardly hope for anything in New York but defeat. I shall lie disappointed if it turns out otherwise. In IHinois we expect to hear that the friends ot Stephen A. Douglas, will he successful in elect ing candidates to the Legislature pledged to support him for re-election to the United States Senate. We know that others h .ve * greatly doubted this, but all the indications seem to point us in that direction. Whether the next Congress shall he Black Republicans or Democrats will lx; determined by the result to-day. We shall probably lie able to an nounce toourreaders in Thursday’s issue what that is. The Legislature. This body will convene to-morrow at the Capitol in Milledgeville. For two or three days past, we have had the pleasure of meeting and conversing with a number of the members, both Senators and Representatives, on their way to the scat of Government. Some diversity of opinion appears to prevail id re gard to the right of the officers of the two houses elected at the last session to retain their several positions at the ensuing session. So far as we have heard an expression of opin ion among the Democrats, there seems to be great unanimity in favor of the present in cumbents. In view of the diliiculties which surround the present condition of our Legisla ture, we suggest the propriety of re-electing the officers of the last session. This can do no harm, and will remove all doubts as to the legal and constitutional right of the organiza tion of the last session to be continued during the session now about to commence. Q ies- tions involving great interests both private and public may hereafter arise, growing out of the legislation of the session now just com mencing. Any informality in the organization of the two houses, may hereafter be a source of much embarrassment to our citizens, as well as to the Courts of the country. Hence, as caution is the parent of safety we deem it Looney's Southern Arithmetic. Some-weeks past, Mr. Looney handed the one of his Arithmetics. I have read it careful ly, nearly through. I have: no hesitation in pronouncing it an excellent work. It ought to be introduced into our Southern Schools. It is the work of an admirable teacher who has made himself proficient in the science of numbers, and who seeing defects in almost ew ery Arithmetic brought into his School, has endeavored to remedy those defects,.and has quite successfully accomplished what he has attempted. This work has already been no ticed favorably by this paper. A high regard for the author has prompted this article. Let this development of Southern mind be prop crly fostered. We have been too dependant upon the North for our reading of all sorts. A proper encouragement of intellectual efforts already made, where they are worthy and on ly these, and others will he stimulated to en ter the field of literature, and the North will soon cease saying tauntiugly, “we write your Books.” V. Hot). John H. Underwood. An idea has by some means gotten out, that the above named gentleman intends to resign his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Georgia Legislature.— Rumor says that he intends to pursue this course f r the purpose of taking an active part in the efforts which are to be made at the ap proaching session for the sale of the State Road. We should regret to see Mr. Underwood take such a course, cither as regards his resigna tion, or the object which he is represented as having in view, by resigning the honorable position he now holds. We think, however that we are authorized to put this matter to rest, so far as the question of resignation, is concerned. At the late Fair in this city, we conversed with a gentleman residing in Rome, the neighbor and personal and political friend of Col. Lb who informed us that he was au thorized to say that Col. U. would wot resign the office of Speaker at the ensuing session. Such being the fact we take it for granted that he has abandoned the idea of becoming the champion of the contemplated attempt to sell tliejState Road ; measure which would doubtless prove detrimental to Col. Under wood’s political prospects as well as to the interest of the State of Georgia. In contem plation ol Col. U.’s resignation a number of our ootemporaries are urging the claims of the Hon. John Milledgi^of Augusta as his successor. Personally we could have no pos sible objections to seeing Col. Milledge ele vated to this honorable position. He has again and again filled the Speaker’s chair pro- (em. with credit to himself and benefit to the country; but we apprehend it would be a dif ficult task to bring the Democracy of the House of Representatives, to the support of a mau of Col. Milledge’s affiliations, tor the ■permanent Speakership of the House of Repre sentatives. If what we learn is true, Col. Underwood will save his party t-lic trouble of lecision upon this delicate question. Increase lb our Population To a stranger it is really astonishing to hear of the rapidity with which the population our city is increasing. Hardly a day puses without witnessing the arrival of some family, who have determined to cast their lot R amongst ns. There can be no doubt about the Star of Atlanta’s greatness being in the ascendant. Augusta and Macon as well as other rival towns and cities, have exhausted all their devices and ingenuity, to depreciate the importance of our city as a commercial point. Their influence with the Rinks and Rail Roads of the country, have been exerted to cripple and if possible to kill the trade and commerce of Atlanta, and that powerful influ ence has often lieen seen and felt by this peo ple. But the day of righteous retribution is not far ahead. The time is rapidly approach in, when Atlanta will hold the key to the up country trade ; oon to liecome the most im- po.tant trade of our State. The sympathies of the up country are with us, and so soon as we can successfully bid defiance to our oppressors, our Rail Road City will arise and shine with unrivalled splendor. We hope however when the sun of our prosperity shall reach its cul minating point, our citizens will exercise more generosity to our illiberal rivals,, than they have shown to us. making (stale Konil aril its mrnt. Atlanta. 5 o’clock, A. M., 20th inst. 'The iron horse is snorting, the rain gently falling, and the cars just starting for Chatta nooga. By invitation of the Sup’t., Dr. John W. Lewis, we find ourself seated for a trip to no tice the condition of the road Dr. Lewis Ills previously invited members of the Legislature to a passage <>n these cars. Some of which are open, that they may have an opportunity of seeing whether the Dr. is managing the Road well or not. We heard the Dr. in conversation with some gentlemen, on yesterday, say that lie had said that the road was doing well, and if they saw anything wrong, he wanted it exposed. The Dr. speaks so confidently, of the healthy state of his patient, the State Road, if we see any ev- ; deuce of mistreatment though the Dr. looks cheerful and as kind-hearted as ever, ive fee] disposed to beat him a little, if we can gather up any cudgels by the way, and see that he de serves it. For the dignity of the State, we do not intend to allow him to stop to pick up a single Rail Road nail or to see it the curves are all level. By the by, those nails and scraps brought too much money. We don’t hear about them now from the opposition. Several members of the Legislature are aboard and we have a number of jolly Editors. After breakfast, we took an open car, the rain having ceased, and quietly and pleasantly rode to Chattanooga, watching things generally as we passed, often listening to the interesting details of the Sup’t concerning the road and other celebrated places alo.ig its line. The Sup’t showed, in answering our inquiries, and in voluntary remarks, great familiaraity with the road. Some have said that the road is limning down, and that the money flowing nto the Treasury had better be spent, more of it, in keeping up the Road. We have been over this Road several times, and in our opin ion have never seen it in a better condition, es pecially the track. Some 40,000 ties have been laid this year. The track has been sur faced from one end to the other and in many places we saw rocks worked in between the ties, giving the track a fine appearance and making it much more firm and durable. Large piles of rocks are also lying on the line of the Road, waiting to he pounded into their lieds. Our attention was arrested at a certain depot, by a very small engine, which saws wood, pumps water and grinds corn, and while our eyes were viewing the little animal, our ears were listen ing to the remarks of a gentleman of pleasant address, whose manners indicated low-country raising. He said, to use his own language, that every thing went like clock-work, and that it was wrong to complain of the p esent management of the Road. Another gentle man i n tlie way. remarked, that Dr. Lewis knew no man out of his duty, and that he was very easy to please by any ltodj- who would do right. Another said, that the Dr. was very familiar and kind to his subordinates, but, that all understood at the proper time, who was the Sup’t. ’1 hese remarks, by the way, are worth nothing in making up a general estimate. The mind of the Sup’t seems to lx* entirely absorlied in the faithful and successful discharge of his of ficial duty. We would not he at all surprised to hear him say, that, in his dreams he often hears the whistle blowing, and rises from his bed with some Rail Road order on his tongue. We were invited to view the Road “with a crit ic's eye and pass notits imperfections by,” but really we found everything in so much better fix than we h:ul anticipated, we have it not in our heart to say one unkind thing of the man agement of the State Road. Tlie State Car Shed at Chattanooga when finished, will be one of the best in the South. Before Gov. Brown took office, we wore getting almost ready to see the State Road sell. We have al ways believed that it ought to pay. We are now utterly opposed to a sale. The precedent has been set; the Road is making money ; it is being kept, in good order. He, who succeeds Gov. Brown, will have to see that tlie Road continues to <lo well or retire on one election. The Road can soon pay our debts, keep itself in repair, and then it can pay largely every year to educ ate the poor. Who will object to such a noble work t A distinguished states man once said he had rather pay for educating the youth of our country, than to pay for im prisoning and hanging them. Wc have had a pleasant trip. Success to tlie Western & Atlantic Rail Road, and to its gentlemanly and efficient Superintendent, and may our little party of Senators, Representa tives, Editors, &c., ever “keep right side up Wlmt Supports Atlantal We have often heard this question proposed by outsiders, and we must acknowledge that we have sometimes been perplexed for a sat isfactory answer. But if those who are troub led in reference to this matter eould have been in our City last week, they would have had no difficulty in solving this question. De catur Street. Whitehall Street, Peach Tree Street, and all our thoughorfares were crow ded with carts and waggons, laden with cot ton and other products of the country, added to all this we have a vast number of public institutions, which are daily expending their hundreds and thousands, all which goto make up the sum total of our commercial business. You can also see persons here ev ery day, from distant points ranging from 50 to 150 miles, in quest of groceries and dry goods, which they can purchase here cheaper than any place in the up country. The jeal ous and the envious need not distress them selves about the source from which Atlanta draws her support. They are ample and inex haustible. Rev. J. L. Rogers of Atlanta, has been called to, and accepted the pastoral charge of the Central Presbyterian Church of this City, and will enter upon the discharge of his duties on the 1st of January, 1850. Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. A. JII. This body met according to the provisions o the Grand Constitution, in anuual com munication, at tlie city of Macon, on Tuesday 26th inst., and remained in session for three days. For tlie last twelve years, we have been a regular attendant upon the meetings of this body ; hut further association with this fra ternal communion, must be suspended, temporarily at least. Though absent “in the flesh,” our spirit was present with the broth erhood, and we felt gratified when we learned that the attendance-was unusually large, and that great harmony pervaded the delibera tions of the body. In the absence of a knowl edge of details as to the proceedings of the communication, we must content ourselves, with a partial list of the Grand Officers elec ted. AY. S. Rockwell, of Savannah, G. M. G. L. Barey, of Cuthbert, D. G. M., 1st Dist. John Harris, of Covington, “ 2nd “ Sam’l Lawrence, of Marietta, “ 3rd “ D. E. Butler, of Madison, “ 4th “ Dr. Love, of Cave Spring, S. G. W. R. T. Turner, of Savannah, J. G. W. J. E. Wells, of Macon, G. Treasurer. Simri Rose, of Macon, G. Sec. A Desperate Duel. The following extract from a private letter written by one of the soldiers in the army of Utah gives the particulars of one of the most desperate duels on record. The tragedy oc curred in Cedar Valley, during the first week in September. The writer says : The parties to this sangainary affair were two gamblers from St. Louis—Rucker and Peel. What gave rise to the difficulty was, that, in the course of a game for $1,000, Rucker played a secreted card, and was detect ed by Teel, who look the money, Rucker for feiting the pile by the false play. The ensuing day the parties met at the Sut- tlov’s store. While there some remark by a third party revived the subject of the game and the quarrel of words between Rucker and Peel took a more serious turn. Peel said that there was but one way to settle the mat ter—they must fight. They adjourned out side the store, and taking their stations about ten yards apart, drew their revolvers and fired. Both fell at the first shot—Rucker shot in the breast, and Peel in the shoulder. One of Peels fingers was taken off by the shot. The second shot took effect in both. Rucker then raised upon his knee and fired twice, both balls hitting Peel. The latter, bleeding from six wounds, struggled up from the ground, and resting his revolver on his arm, and taking deliberate aim, shot Rucker to the heart. Peel is not expected to live ; indeed, as I write, a rumor prevails that he is dead. Both these desperadoes came out from the States last Spring, and both had thousands of dollars of the soldiers’ money, which they had won >n a “professional way.” Their death is not likely to be regretted among the soldiers. Letter from John Morrissey. We have received from one of Morrissey’s friends, says the Troy Budget, October 23, a copy of the letter sent to the Clipper three or four days previous to the fight. It is as fol lows: Buffalo, Oct. 17, 1858. Editor of the Clipper'. Sir—The intention which I announced to you privately, some weeks ago , of retiring forever from the prize ring, whether I win or lose the forthcoming bat; le with the Benicia Boy, I now desire to publicly announce through your columns. You well know the influences which were brought into operation to draw me into the match, which was not of my ownseeking, and tlie misrepresentations of the press as to my motives for doing so. I then wish to publicly declare through the medium of tlie Clipper, my fixed and unalterable reso lution, whatever may lie the issue of my fight with John C. Heenan, of retiring forever from the prize ring, and that all future challenges, whether defeated or victorious, will he utterly useless. I remain yours, most respectfully, JOHN MORRISSEY. witlqcare” and always enjoy themselves as they highly advisable for the two houses to go j appeared to do on this trip. We have in con- through the forms of ail election, and make ■ elusion to add, that, if the Legislature, this choice of the same officers who held position at tlie last session. fgP The merchants of Boston have contrib- ated and forwarded $1,100 to tlie Howard As sociation of New Orleans, winter, want a report on the State Road, from some disinterested witnesses, if they will set aside for the benefit of our party, what a com- ; mittee usually costs the Legislature, we will make a report for them and save them some time and trouble. V, Long Faces Shortened.—“It is an error to think that a long face is essential to good morals, or that laughing is an unpardonable crime.” And yet how many there arc who set as if they thought so. Some men go through liie with a countenance so gloomy, that one would suppose the world was nothing hut a waste- howling wilderness, instead of the beautiful creation which God has made it. From their sad and repulsive looks, you would certainly nfer that it was the greatest of ail sins to en joy anything of the abundance which our kind Father above has so liberally given us to enjoy. There is no religion in a sanctimous face nor is there any sin in a laugh. 'Those who choose can think so, but as foi us, we intend to laugh and grow' fat, and believe that in so doing we shall lietter please God than in wearing a sad and disfigured countenance, such as the Savior said was worn by the self- righteous, hypocritical Pharises of old.—Bos ton Olive Branch. Raritf of a True Gentleman.—Perhaps u gentleman is a rarer gentleman than some of us think for. Which of hr can point out man v such in his circle—men whose aims are gener ous, whose truth is constant, and not only con stant in its kind, •but elevated in its degree* whose want of meanness makes them simple’ who can look the world honestly in the face’ -with an equal manly sympathy for the great and the small ? We all know now a hundred whose coats are very w r ell made, and a score who have excellent manners, and one or two happy beings who are what they call in the in ner circles, and have shot into the very een • tre and bull’s eye of fashion, but of gentlemen how many ? Let us take a little scrap ol pa per, and each make out his list.—Thackeray. flT A chair lias been made for the Gover nor of Vermont, from the timbers of the old Constitution frigate. The African Him Trade. - Messrs. Editors :—I desire the use of your columns to submit a lew thoughts to your read ers, upon the subject of reviving the Slave trade. Unless I am mistaken in the signs of of the times, the people desire light very much upon this subject. My want of time and abil ity will not enable me to be very lucid upon the subject, but I may be so fortunate as to cause some one to think upon the subject. pin the first place, is it for the interest of this coun try that the institution of slavery as it exists among us, should lx: perpetuated ? If so, how is it to be done ? I think the only means by which the Southern States can maintain their present power, and extend their institutions, is to be found in the revival of the African Slave Trade. The prevalent idea among our peo ple seems to be, that- we want more territory. I will grant this, if the territory is to lie Slave territory. But how are we to liave Slave ter ritory without slaves? The old States have them not to spare. The old States need them as much as the Territories. That we need more Slaves, looks so self-evident to me in view of the numerous European emigration in to the Northern States, as not to require an argument. All have seen that our fortunes were failing fast, but they rather attributed it to the want of land, thah that of negroes. Two years ago at the Southern Commercial Conven tion sitting in Savannah, the question of re opening the African Slave Trade was intro duced and summarily voted down by a large majority. Since then the measure has receiv ed constant accessions from the ranks of the people. Now it has hosts of friends in every Southern State. No cause ever progressed more rapidly, and it has done so without the aid of “leading” politicians. In fact they have given it the “cold shoulder” as lx$ng “visionary” impolitic, and an additional cause of disturbance to existing parties. This has been the case in many instances with the Press. Politicians will not ix* permitted-to keep this question in the hack-ground much longer. The people will demand a hearing upon it. I will cite two examples of the progress this question has made. Mr. Spratt the earliest and one of the most powerful advocates of the revival of the trade, has just been elected to the South Carolina Legislature by a large ma jority over Mr. Petigrew, the ablest lawyer of South Carolina, and the gentleman who drew up tlie minority report (that is adverse to the revival of the trade) at their last Legislature. Ex-Gov. McRea of Mississippi, has been elect ed to Congress from Gen. Quitman’s District, by an increased majority, and lie constantly proclaimed himself an advocate for the revivaj of the SlaVe ’Trade. I say it is impossible for us to maintain our institutions and power in the Union much lon ger. without more Negroes from Africa. Ev ery year adds some two hundred thousand in habitants to the Northern States from foreign emigration. T his alone will give to the North ern States a political power every four years equal to the State of Georgia. This of itself would lx: enough to crush us before a great while, could we maintain our power in the pres ent Slave States. But even this we cannot do. The production of Cotton, Sugar and Rice be ing more remunerative than that of small grain, is drawing off in large numbers the Ne groes of tlie border Slave States, and is being replaced by labourers fom the North and Eu- rojx:, and these bring their Freesoil prejudices, and have their mouth-pieces in such men as Botts, Blair and others. We can expect noth ing else. The fertility and salubrious dimate of the Southern States will not much longer permit nine-tenths of her soil to go uncultiva- ed. We need not expect to thus hinder the progress of the world. We must take the work into our own hands ; bring over more Africans ; make our millions of uncultivated lands to produce food and clothing for file world, or be elbowed off tlie stage as we should be and will be. If we are only true to our destiny, all that vast country comprised in Mexico, the Central American States, and the Islands of the Gulf, will some day he a part of our own possessions. Tlie mimgrel tribes now inhabiting them, from a disobedience of nature’s laws, must soon die out. This vast domain as well as the more Southern of the Southern States from the na ture of its productions, as well as climate, will require Negro labour, and afford a field for the enterprise and power of our descendants for centuries to come. What a princely legacy for our children. We all knew that Negro Slavery as it exists among us, is right politi cally and religiously, and how unworthy of our ancestors if we do not defend it, and extend it at the risk of life, fortune and sacred hon or. The South has too long occupied a defensive position alone, upon the subject of Negro Sla very. We need an offensive one. We must let the world know that we intend to maintain our l ights and have due extension for our peo ple. There is no middle ground upon this subject. Our institutions must progress, and that through the African Slave Trade, cr they will have to succumb to so called free labor. All see how the North, by reason of foreign emigration, have excelled us since the suppres sion of tlie Slave trade in 1808. Up to that time the Southern States were far the more prosperous. The robbery to which she lias submitted under protective Tariffs, and inter nal improvements, is as nothing compared to the cutting oft’ of their supply of African Ne groes. Without more Negroes from Africa, tlie same miserable, fight will have to be kept up in Congress, with the same never failing de feat and disgrace to the South, until in the course of time our institutions will fall an easy prey to the besiegers- without, and traitors within. But with Negroes from three to five hundred Dollars each, no such results are to be apprehended. Virginia would find them exceedingly valuable at tills price, in tlie pro. duction of grain and Tobacco. We poor men could buy Negroes at that price, ami would tmis have substantial reasons for maintaining the institution. And instead of always occu pying the defensive towards the North, siie would soon find her ban s full in dissuading her own citizens from becoming *‘dealers in human flesh.” Their avaricious souls would be made to glow over the idea of getting “help” for a life time at three hundred Dol lars. The present prices are more than they can afford to give, hence tlie talk of “human chatties.” There are many other aspects to this subject I would like to notice, but have trespassed on your space too much already. Dear reader, give this subject some of your thoughts as I think its importance to us overshadows every thing else, and not he deterred by such epi thets as “visionary” “impractical” and many others of like import, used generally by de_ signing politicians to rid themselves of a ques tion upon which they might possibly espouse the weak side, and thus he deprived of dear Of fice. SLAVE TRADE. Genuine Eloquence.—There is no people in the world with whom eloquence is so univer sal a gift as the Irish When Leitcli Ritchie ‘’Mm 'The Grand Division of this order, of thi„ State held their annual session at the Ma sonic Hall in this city on yesterday, and adjourned at a late hour last night, after a very harmonious and interesting ses sion. The reports of the Grand Worthy Pa triarch and Scribe, show a very gratifying increase of Divisions throughout the State, and a more general revival of the cause. A resolution was adopted to invite the National Division to hold its next session in this city, in 1860. A resolution was adopted, to the effect, that subordinate Divisions may admit minis ters of the Gospel, without requiring fees or dues. W. G. Whitby, L. D. Lallerstedt and TW. H. D’W. Read, were appointed a committee to draft an address to the people of Georgia in liehalf of the principles and design of the . order. The next session of the Grand Division will \ be held with Sand Hill Division, Washington 1 county. 'The following officers were elected for the ■ ensuing year : George J. Lloyd, of Columbus, G. W. P. L. D. Lalierstedt, of Augusta, G. W. A. J. C. C. Burnett, of Macon, G. S. W. H. D’W Read, of Augusta, G. T. Rev. Dabney P. Jones, of Palmetto, GJ Chaplain. J. M. Palmer, of Washington county, G. C. E. D. Stone, of Athens, G. S. Rev. Dabney P. Jones, so familiarly known as “Uncle Dabney,” the Blucher of the cause in this State, favored the Grand Division and visitors, with one of his most powerful and telling speeches on last night. Although “Uncle Dabney,” as all his kinsfolk know, is getting advanced in years, he has not lost any of the vigor and zeal of youth, or grown de ficient in his reverence for the ladies ; indeed it is a source of wonder to some that his wile will permit as good linking a man as he is, to travel by himself- It would be useless to de- scribe-his effort, for all who know him know what a ipeach he can make.— Augusta Dis patch. { ' RAISED WOl Awarded at the Southern Central Agricultnreal Mrs. M. E. Brady, Columbia, S. C. bcstPi- Societv, held at Atlanta during ike week ending ano Cover, Raized Work—cbp, $10 ‘ Mrs. M. E. Brady, Columbia, S. C. best October 28, 18o8. _ . , 'Table Cover, Baised Work-cup, 5 hi ELD CROPS. Mrs, J. Valentino, Atlanta. Ga. best Pi- Thomas A Lyne, Crawfordville, Ga, best ano Stool Cover—Plate, 2 Miss. Mary Warwick, Atlanta, Ga. liest barrel of Chinese Sugar Cone Syrup—Cup,$10 Joseph H Dennis, Greensboro, Ga, bale Of Timothy Hay—Cup, 15 Jas Jolly, Butts county, Ga largest yield of Wheat grown upon one acre, 43$ bushels — South 32$ degrees-—Pitcher,.....V) . . •-25 Charles TShelman, Cass county, Georgia, largest yield of Wheat grown upon one acre, 73 bushels—Norrh 32$ degrees—Pitcher,.. 25 FA Moore, Cumming, Ga, Georgia raised Leaf Tobacco—Cup, 5 T J Smith, Hancock county, Ga, largest Crop Cotton grown on 2 acres, 6,274 lbs,.. 10 J B Hart, Greene, county, Ga. hale Na- I tive Crab-grass Hay—Cup, 5 j - Gen G P Harrison, Chatham county, Ga, argest yie Id of Rice grown upon 2 acres,281 ! lbushels—Cup, 10 C Dodd, Cass county Ga, largest yiejd of i Coni grown upon 2 acres, 73 bushels an acre j —Cup, 10 ! SAMPLES OF FIELD CROPS. Worsted Work—Plate, Miss. Mary Warwick, Atlanta, Ga. best Fire Screen—Plate, Mrs. Wm. A. Chisolm, Atlanta, Ga. best Chair Ccfcer—Plate, Mrs. S. C. Taylor, Atlanta. Ga. best Lamp Mats—Plate, [to be concluded next issue.] From the Rochester Dmocaatasd Letter Froia A Condemned T, ^ Below we publish a letter sent h. ' to his mother. A tone of feeling that should indicate the writer as. L - itentman. If Da is such a one i* 1 ! belied; if not, he is one ofthel> hypocrites alive. It will be seem.? 1 ! tens dated Tuesday evening the evening previous to ifl T^l! tempt to commit suicide—and it Z? bly written with the expectation *** that he would be a corpse bv h; a ' fnra onn+Vior rlmr J » " . 'nljj • GEN RAL ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLE TEN ESS EE AND gambling at Haiti-11—Bade11. A correspondent of the Newark Mercury, giving his impressions of the town of Baden- Baden, says:— Embosomed among hills, the commence ment of the Black Forest range ; seated on the banks of the Cos: surrounded by a pleas ing rn.l romantic country, and (filed with splended parks, and walls and mansions, and princes, and blacklegs, Baden is acknowl edged to be the most beautiful town of North Germany. Its great attracti<-n is the hot springs—boiling hot-o fwhich there are tliir teen. These springs have held a high repu tation from the (lays of the Romans down and arc used for bathing and as a beverage So far as I can judge, the Baden waters taste like rotten eggs, ami when employed for scald ing pigs and poultry, as they are extensively tliey are but to their most legitimate use Yet forty thousand people come here every year to drink of them ; blit I suspect that the great mass are attracted quite as much by the gambling house and the oportunity of self-display and gossip, as by the waters. The gambling saloons here are astonishing. Tlie Conversationshaus, a splended edifice or cluster of edifices, is rented by the goverment to a set of gamblers, for the enormous sum of $130,000 a year, and it. is upen to gamblin: night and day, and s-veral large rooms are crowded. I saw, at le st, three hundred men women and children _ .milling at once, and at the game called Rung* vl-N*>ir, the sums staked arejanormous. in the course of half an hour I saw many thousands of dollars change hands. Frequently, at a single turn of card, 15,000 francs were lost anil won. It was curious to watc the visages of the crew, and see with what stoic iudiffercnce they seemed to win or lose. But I was satisfied that then- unconcern was only apparent, for, as they turned from the table, their coimternance el ongated or widened, accordingly as they had succeeded or failed. It was awful to see worn- tan thus occupied, but still more to see p<arents bringing their children, and educating them in vice. I saw children, not eight years old, with pockets full of gold, gambling at the ta ble, their parents standing back of them and watching, with delight, their success. It was a fearful place—a hell on earth. The gang here assembled seemed to me to be demons, and i instinctively buttoned my coat, for fear of being robbed. Tlie Atlanta Intelligencer Daily and Weekly, We have already refered to the “Daily In telligencer” at Atlanta, aud again commend it to the patronage of the Democracy all over the (state, as we do now the “Weekly Intelli gencer’ ’ of the new series' the first number of which, as we write, is before us. At great ex pense—in fact, at an expenditure of thousands of dollars—the proprietors of these most val uable journals, the “Daily and Weekly Intel ligenter,” Lave established, at Atlanta, what lias long been needed, a first class daily and weekly paper advocating the cause of the dem ocratic party with zeal and ability equal to its highest claims upon the patriotism and In telligence of Georgia. This was needed, be cause at that point, the claims of the “Ameri can Party” have been sustained with indus try and ability, by the “National American,” a paper reflecting much credit upon its pub lisher, gotten upas it is in a style seldom ex hibited outside of our largest cities. The “In telligencer,” however, is now its formidable rival as well in regard to its mechanical skill displayed, as in all that makes a news paper popular with its readers—possessing al so this advantage, which the “ American” will excuse us for saying,that it advocates the right side of politics. Atlanta has now two first rate papers—tlie American Party sustain ing one with liberality and zeal: therefore, may it not soon be written, that tlie Democ racy, have rallied to the support of the other with a subscription list numbering its ten thousand subscribers ? We hope so ! Empire State. Pardoned. A gentleman who carried on the petition from a large portion of the citizens of Henry co. Ala., for the pardon of Francis J. Cobia, who was convicted of manslaughter in that county a few days since, and sentenced to the peniten tiary for one year, informs us that Gov. Moore cheerfully complied with the prayer of the pe titioners, and granted Cobia a full pardon, and that he was only formally received into the Penitentiary, and then sent home to his family.—Col Times. " Another Fight. There is a i unor that Tom Hyer lias chal lenged Morrissey to flight for §10,000 aside, and that arrangements for a match are in pro gress. It seems the friends of Morrissey had a jollification in New York City, when Hyer who was a heavy backer of Heenan, appeared a- mong them in no g<xxl rumor, and declared that he was ready to fight and “lick” Morris sey, or any man in. the world, for $10,000.— Sav. Republican. 10 Mrs J W Shepard, Cass county, Ga, bushel Irish Potatoes—Cup, $ 5 James Miligan, Jackson county, Ga bushel Stock Corn—Cup, 5 James B Hart, Green county, Ga, bushel White Wheat—Cup, 5 Jessey Jolly, Butts countv, Ga, bushel Red Wheat—Cup, 5 Daniel Johnson, DeKalb county, Ga, bushel Bread Corn—Cup 5 John Bowman, Hall county, Ga, bushel Switzerland Grass Seed—Cup 5 J W Watts, Cass county, Ga, bushel Early Black Field Peas—Cup 5 J S Thompson, Walton county, Ga, bush el Barley—Cup 5 Gen G P Harrison, Chatham county, Ga. bushel Rice—Cup, 5 J B Ragsdale, Dekalb county, Ga, bush el Sweet Potatoes, 5 H Striekl mil, Forsyth county, Ga, bush el Oats—Cup, * o J J Sisson, Jackson county. Ga, bushel Rye—Cup 5 HORSES OF ALL WORK. Col Cosby Connell, Hancock county Ga, best Stallion, 9 years old—Pitcher, $ 15 J C Carroll, Gwinnett county, Ga, lx:st Stallion, 4 years old—Pitcher 15 W S Grogan, Dekalb county, Ga. best Filly, 3 years old—Cup 10 S Burdett, Deealb county, Ga, best Fil ly 1 year old—Cup, 5 B G KeBy, Gwinnett county, Ga. best Stallion 3 years old—Cup 10 J. II Turner, Henry county, Ga. best Brood Mare anil Mare Colt—Cup, 10 W F Smell, Campliell county. Ga, liest Horse coit 2 years old—l'up, 5 H BHoukCas county Ga, liest- Horse Colt 1 year old—Cup 5 H B Houk Cass County, Ga, liest Brood Mare—Cup. L Johnson, Cass county, Ga, liest Filly 2 years old—Cup, J S Thompson, Walton county tJa. best Broixl Mare anil Colt—Cup, BLOOD HORSES. Col. Cosby Connell, Hancock county. Ga. liest, •Stallion over 4 years old—Pitcher,.. $15 J. C. Aycoek, Cass county, Ga. lx*st Stall ion, over 3 yearn old—Cup, 10 W. S. Grogan, DeKalb county, Ga. best Broixl Mare and Colt—cup, 10 W. K. Grogan, DeKalb county, Ga. best Fillv, 3 years old—cup 10 Wm L. Ezzaril, Atlanta, Ga. best Filly, 2 years old cup, 10 James Milligan, Jackson county, Ga. best Brood Mare, 17 year old cup, 10 James Milligan, Jackson county', Ga. liest Horse Colt, 1 year old-—Cup. MORGAN HORSES. J. G. White, Houston county, Ga. best Morgan Stallion, “Billy Root”—Pitcher, $15 GEORGIA RAISED. D ■ Langston, Athens, Georgia, best pair Matched Mares—Cup. S10 W F Darilen, Monroe county, Ga. Lest Saddle Horse—Cup, 10 James Morris, Cobb county, Ga. lx*st Single Harness Horse, 3 years old Cup, 10 James S. Morris, Cobb county, Ga. best Draft Horse Cup, 10 FIFTH CLASS HORSES. J. N. Haggle, Marietta, Ga. best Pair Hor ses—cup, $10 G. C. Rogers, Atlanta, Ga. best single— Horse—cup, 10 T. .1. Smith, Hancock county, Ga. best Saddle Horse—cup, 10 POULTRY. Thomas P>. Daniel, Atlanta. Ga. Collec tion of Poultry—cup, / $5 JACKS AND JENNETTK. NORTH ALABAMA. THE BAPTIST IN COUNCIL AT ZEB- ENONl ! G-REAT EXCITEMENT PROLONGED DISCUSSION! 0 J. R. GRAVES SUSTAINED AND CHO SEN MODERATOR!! Delegation from Dr. Howell’s Church Exclu ded ! ! ! fore another day had fairly this preface we print the letter- Tuesday Evex-u™ „ My Beloved Mother:—If i w 0 ’ ^i) higher and holier it should be yon,!* * my kindest and most affectionate this world, which has indeed been on « to , You have gained so®! mother, but lost your son. iwi that I blame you, because I fl 0 pity others that Hungs should lie in 1 so imhapy, but as for me, I am n,* 1 would be pleased to live mother « sake and others, not mine, but m all I have suffered, and would ^ through, even if my life were spareT ask me to live? I know what hWa« is I know what human resolution), | am willing to display all the ™ judgement I possess in deciding t but in doing this I am driven ir death. In my younger davs. mother 1 ever said, you taught me ti ' ' % atta > 1 xioks and knowledge I owe to - my qualities which may redeem IP tonnk: are the result of your teaching. ^ -l ness and perversion should rest on myself. My lieloved mother, how - a eminent I might have been had I taught me. It is my last rem*T,1 without making ; m >‘ JasI regret tfc.,1 any return for all y),] must all lie down alike in the’25* what matters it, whether we die in ft and glory of youth, or the weakness, The General Association of the Baptist Church of Middle Tennessee and North Ala bama convened at Lebenon on Saturday last, the 23d inst. After the usual perliminaries, the Associa tion commenced receiving the delegations from the different churches, and experienced no trouble until the credentials of the first church in this city were presented. A discus-ion a- rose inregard to the claims of that church, and those who seceded on tlie first night of the tri- | j-" ‘“l 1 '* "pj.f 411 •U of the Kev J. R. Graves, which co.Jh.ued 1 during the day, and was not brought to a will nr,tLnmL ut-iu me, rnutLer. close at the hour of adjournment that night. ; mourn too much over it. During Saturday night caucuses were held aud much excitement prevailed. Those who favored Mr. Graves and his party were willing to admit the delegation from the First Bap tist Church provided against Mr. Graves being withdrawn, and further proceedings had. At a late hour those who composed the caucus dis- j persed. On Sunday morning, according to appoint- j ment, the Rev. Dr. Howell delivered the an- j nual sermon, which was listened to by one of : the largest congregation* that ever assembled j in Lebenon; Our informant states that it was j one of the greatest efforts of his life, and so ac knowledged by all who heard him. ! . , ,—.- Caucusing was then continued Sunday after- ; r ‘ ‘ , tf . / u< 4. ca]Ie(i fe noon and night, on street comers and any ' , \ . . a brighter world. other point whereon., ml.roMelegatosmight j ,,^ r '“KStanl that the nppe^ee of I ( ; h “V ; !»">. Where shall my grave be, motherM.1 here you and Charlie and Franky jit. Blit you have another ! , / 1 0blest , aml ‘he >*-st. Our happy 1 than whom a better son, and l-roti ! adorned the earth—will remind vono?.;**'** von have lost. The hope wrecked ie of nay lie realized in him. He has all ti' t1 er ot your tall son, without his tetffl!. perience and unfortunate associations ’Sp' And now, mother, you will listen more than others. Let me sav on tto'*®*'* 10 Thomas Thompson, DeKalb county, Ga. largest anil liest Jack—Pitcher, $15 A. G. Holmes, Gwinnett county Ga. lar gest and best Jack—Honor. W. W. Cooksey, Walton county, Ga. lar gest and best Junnett—cup, 10 MULES. Alabama State Fair. Tlie State Agricultural Fair of Alabama meets in Montgomery on Tuesday next. We learn from the papers of that city that the Fair Grounds are in first-rate condition, and every preparation lias been made to make it one of the most pleasant affairs that has ever been held in Alabama. The attendance is ex. pected to be very large, and the articles on exhibition to be"very numerous. Dr. Cloud, the Secretary of the Association, publishes a notice to members of the press gaug to eall on him and get free tickets of admission to the exhibition.—Columbus Sun. Wisdom is a solid aud entire building which every piece keeps its place and car les its mark. was traveling in Ireland, he passed a man who was a painful spectacle of pallor, sequalor, and raggedness. His heart smote him,, and he turned back. “If you are in want,” said Ritch ie, with some degreof peevishness, “why don't you beg?” ••Sure it’s begging I am, yer honor.” “You didn’t sav a word.” ”Ov course not, yer honor; lint see here the skin speakin, through tlie hole of my trousers! and the bones ci-yin through me skin ! Look at me sunken cheeks, ami the famine that’s stanri' in my eyes! Man alive! isk’t it lieggin I am with a hundred tongues. The individual. who, stood upon his own responsibility,”is to be indicated tor infaviti cide. An Irishman in Court.—During a session of the circuit court at Lynchburg an Irishman was indicted for stabbing another on the canal, and the only witness was Dennis O'Brien, who was required to enter into bonds for his appear ance at tlie next court. Tlie recognizance was read in tlie usual form : “You acknowledge yourself indebted to the commonwealth of Virginia in tlie sum of $500” Dennis—I don’t owe her a cint, sir.” As soon as the clerk recovered from the amusement at the answer, he explained the meaning of the form anil read it over again. Dennis—“I tell ye I don’t owe her a cint. Its more money nor I ever saw ; nor my fath er before me.” Why is a muff like a fool ? Because it holds a lady’* hand without squeezing it. At this stage of the matter a brother of Den nis interfered and said : “Ye must jest say it, Dennis ; it’s one of the forms of the law.” Dennis—“But I won’t. I am a decent, hon est man, what pays iny debts, and I’ll spake the truth and the devil may drink all my whis ky for a month if I say I owe anybody a cint. Now cheat me if you can. HPIt is claimed that the population of Philadelphia numbers 608,927. This includes the whole county of ‘Philadelphia, which is very extensive and contains a number of pop ulous vilages. Kensington, Southwark, Moy- amensing, the Northern Liberties, Maynav- unk, Germantown, Frankfort, Holmesbnrg, Bustletown, Hamilton, Mantua, &e., are all now counted in a census of Philadelphia. The whole erea thus included is about 175 square miles. llTThe chap who plucked the feathers from the wing of a house has recently conver ged his hat into a brickyard. Col. Lindsey Johnson, Cass county, Ga. largest and best Pair Mules—cup, $10 J. M. Barnwell, Marietta, Ga. largest and liest Single Mule—cup, 5 R. 1). Greer, DeKalb county Ga. best 2 year old Mule—cup, 5 J. S. Thompson, Houston county, Ga. best 1 year old Mule—cup, 5 DEAVONS. Richard Peters, Atlanta, Ga. best Cow, 3— years old—cup, $10 Richard Peters, Atlanta, Ga. lx?st Bull, 1 to 3 years old—cup, 5 DURHAMS. Dr. H. J. Bates, Cass county, Ga. best Bull, 3 years old—cup, $10 Dr. H. J. Bates, Cass county, Ga. best— Bull, 1 to 3 years old—cup, 5 J. W. Watts, Cass County, Ga. best Cow, 3 rears old and upwards—cup, 10 GRADES AND MIXED BLOOD. X. B. Fears, Campliell county, Ga. best Milk Cow—cup, $10 J. W. Watts, Cass county, Ga. best Heif er, 1 to 2 years old—cup, 5 NATIVE CATTLE. Rev. R. B. Lester, Atlanta, Ga. best Milk Cow, 3 years old—cup, $10 Wm. Murray, Cobb county, Ga. best Heifer, 1 to 3 vears old—Plate, 3 BRAHMIN. Wm. L. Rowland, Cass county, Ga. liest cow cup, $10 Wm. L. Rowland, Cass county, Ga. liest Heifer, 1 year old—cup, 5 R. Peters, Atlanta, Ga. best Heifer, Calf, —cup 5 WALKING OXEN. Wm. S. Grogan, DeKalb county, Ga. lx:st Yoke Oxen—cup, $15 SHEEP. we are ai o informed tnattne appearance oj , , : _ Mr. Graves on tlie streets attracted much at- ! ' 1 ^ perfection maj tentention. Many were anxious to see him, e . ’• . - V - 1a ^ e ^ lvcc *’ mother. beleiving him to be a Goliah in size, and j n ,7i u ; nt ^ Demosthenes in intilect. At every corner he • • L . be^e'e more stress was greeted by friends, and occasionally an ! Ii, Jc.,..; . 1*1, ie ^ lire* outsider was heard to say something about i J „ ''_° rbb Uus ampU such a small man bolding so prominent a pnsi- j -’ la ) * r ; ?’ lr su PP"rt and o JgQB ^ 1 1 I tion under all troubles, and cheer tK " Yesteedav (Monday), tlie Association met - with a hope hap]>\ immortalirr according to adjourament. I " hen lon S ^veroUed mother. After much discussion a vote was taken on i ^passed from earth, may you r*l *«**<> the proposition to admit the delegates from ' s ' fUI of loieand lighb and enjoy I - l own _ j a,uI contentment which you have not | the First Baptist Church was voted dow The vote was as follows : For receiving the delegates 27 ; against re ceiving 164. The chair then declared Mr. Graves’ deno mination the true Baptist Church. The Association then proceeded to the elec tion of a moderator, whereupon J. It. Graves was unanimously elected.—Nashville Gazette. From the Washington Star. A View of New York Politics. The state of things in most of the congres sional districts in and around New York city, renders it highly probable that tlie Democra cy will lose several of those districts, which, under a proper state of things in their own ranks would certainly elect staunch anil sound Democratic members. In the Kings county district, for instance, as weil as in Brooklyn district, local quarrels and jealousies have generated Democratic opposition to the regular nominees, though both of them are —* , on earth. Receive the visits and j our learned Christian friends. Mr ; ’™ sea 1 'Mr. Blossand others, whoar: ! best and purest children on eanh. W th i last writing I have exonerated von aci **- viev ! lie from any connection in this and also stated other exposition. of defence, judgement andnectsatv. j And now. mother, farewell! y .What < ; looks of love and hope were turned ; take my latest love and blessing. “Awl if there be some happ-r Where fadeless truth, like'ocr ieteim If tlu-re be any land of rest _ , F-.r those who love, and ne'er’ • Hi, mother, mine all safe and fe that al Wo'll meet in that calm rernen ra fence O ; I am yours in death, as in life, miitk. MARION IPA.'TOrpaWc] or the Thoued U^Uldl UDlliUlC'.n, tliuugu UGlll All ILIA All cut J . . gentlemen who should command the support ! ?? n ' townie, anil wit- ess tue erection, of Ai-ovi' >iwirvilinv eif +Tw-» Tva Fliii .1?.- ^ ISf IT of every member of the party. In the dis trict now represented by Mr. Sickles the squabble between that gentleman and Gen. Walbridge can hardly fail to result in a Dem ocratic defeat. In the district now represen ted by Clark, the nomination was eminently an unfit one ; and in the district now represented j v 1 ®' by that faithful, upright, and in all respects j jV ' llnot y 0 worthy man, John Kelly, the prospect is that i some shoulder-hitting dabler in corporation j contracts and other such municipal treasury , “plunder,” will be nominated in his stead. 1 Mr. K. having been nominated for the Sheriff- j alty, a compliment he fairly and richly merits, i We shall by no means be surprised if all j five of- these districts be lost to the Democra- : cy. No regular reader of the Star fails to be j aware that we entertain a very unfavorable I opinion of New York city politics, regarding j them as being more corrupt, probably, than tlie politics of any other section of any country in the world. Unscrupulous leaders, (in all parties there) buy and sell the action of party conventions as regularly as they buy meat in i the markets of tlie butchers and vegetables of the hucksters. “Men who respect themselves ; and are fairly entitled to the respect of then fellow-citizens, eschew all participation in the i election conventions there, because the latter are for tlie most part managed by the grog- j gery-haunting and shoulder-hitting fraternity, : after their peculiar fashion, so well known to j all residents of nearly all American cities. The j only remedy for this state of things in and i around New York, is the “entire abolishment ' of the convention system there, and the adop- j tion of stump nominations and the system of j joint discussion in vogue in tlie South and portions of the West.”’ If the politics of Erection of the Nelson Momim« r A general invitation is extended to £y mjg) be left Ison monument. As General Nelson was a soldier. * kfende 1-e pleased to see the Military G>u)aL.o$rinc this, anil other counties in attendance wo „m, he was a Mason ’ ' ! . fraternity ti *-i-,s pertyw ind gre fait*: position his country tbc (eadere gaged in. tr- . to his death ; that every one their country and can. will come. It ing,) th just such men as General Nelson tin: enure t< dependence of these States was l ' - ; mocrw; ^ was by just such men that the r • Great Britain from 1812 to 1815 n 1 ** 1 fully maintained, and it was fay everbe ; men that our war with Mexico was s marks \ ant. and it washy tlie valour and such men that we now enjoy the cA' : ligious privileges be vend wliat UaWJWP® any other people.—Democratic PkjAott the Admin A Logical Baggage Mastfh.— baggage master on a railmad trainPPOGiti enviable one. There is often a widcajjf dow between tlie company’s regulationjh»’P mw *y passenger’s opinions of what article ' amount of them, properly comes nomination of baggage; and this ,.:-flommeii opinion frequently subjects the motto, t rial of the trunks and band-box wnmW, a , firm as t the countryjat large were as corrupt and de based as the politics of nearly all the northern cities, tlie Government could hardly last a j decade; for, surely, the elevation of such men ! as manage Naw York party conventions to places of public trust throughout the land would quickly produce a revolution. to animated discussions with ;i oeitu the traveling public. We lately t - i ecdote of “George," the affable B..’. ! Cobb’s train, on the Virginia ani ; road, which is too good to lx- lost I A passenger presented himself it j tion on the roml, with two trunk---: for which he requested cheeks.—”4 i master checked the trunks, hut first class merinos. J. W. Watts, Cass county, Ga. best Pen Me rinos—cup, $10 J. W. Watts, Cass county, Ga. liest Pen Long Wools—cup, 10 J. W. Watts, Cass county, Ga. best Pen Grades—cup, 5 CASHMERE AND THIBET GOATS. R. Peters, Atlanta, liest Pen Cashmere Goats —cup, $10 SWINE. R. Peters, Atlanta, best Boar—cup,.... $10 Hon. M. A. Cooper, Cass connty, Ga. best. Sow—cup, 5 HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. Mrs. W'm. Herring, Atlanta. Ga. liest sam ple fresh Butter—cup, $ 5 Mrs. H. W. Cozart, Atlant, Ga. lx:st sam ple Buttter 6 months old—cup, 5 Mrs. C. H. Holmes, Gwinnett county Ga. best Leaf Lard—cup, 5 Mrs. II. W. Cozart, Atlanta, Ga. liest— Hard Soap—cup, Mrs. M. J. Skinner, Cartersville. Ga.— best Soft Soap—Plate, Mrs. G. W. D. Cook, Atlanta, Ga. lx:st Collection of Jellies, Jams, Preserves, Pick les, Syrup and Cordials, Mrs. J. C. White, Fulton county, Ga.— best Dried Peaches, 2 Mrs. J. C. White, Fulton county, Ga.— best Dried Apples, 2 Mrs. H. W. Cozart, Atlanta, Ga. best lot Bacon Hams—cup, 5 Mrs. J. W. Shepard, Cass county, Ga.— liest lot of Bacon Sides—cup, 6 Mrs. J. W. Shepard, Cass county, Ga.— liest lot of Bacon Shoulders—cup, 5 DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. Mrs. C. Austin, Whitfield county, Ga. best Marsailes Quilt—cup, $ 5 Mrs. J. W. Lewis, Cass co. Ga. best Cov erlet—cup, 5 Mrs. J. W. Lewis, Cass co. Ga. best peice Carpeting—cup, 5 Mrs. J. W. Lewis, Cass co. Ga. best Ten Yards Jeans—cup, 5 Miss. S. J. Henry, Gwinnett co. Ga. best Ten Yards Ginghams—cup, 5 T. J. Smith, Hancock co. Ga. liest pair Woolen Blankets—cup, 5 Mrs. Calloway, Riceville, Tenn. best coat and Pants—cup, 10 o The Atlantic Telegraph Cable. Allusions has already lx:en made in our col umns to the report of Mr. W. T. Henley, Tel egraph Engineer, to the Directors of the At lantic Telegraph Company, on the condition of the submerged cable. One of two points. how ever, in his report have not been noticed. It. is liis opinion that the fault or faults existed in the cable before it was submerged, and that they wauld have been detected and made good had the precaution been observed of the whole cable tested in water during its manufacture, j George his hat. Its not showing so had when first laid, is easi ly’ to lie accounted for; as it takes some time for the water to soak through the coating of pitch and tar. In a cable he is now manufac turing, a fault was for four days in the water liefore showing anything. In support of this view Mr. Henley says : Had your cable been uninjurea after submer* ' sion, by resting on the sharp edge of a rock, j the inner wire and outer metallic covering I must have come in contact, and that this is not the case we have absolute proof, both from ' the fact of a battery current being generated by iron sheathing and the exposed copper from signals being received from Newfoundland: for did the iron touch the copper conductor in the smallest point, not the slightest signal could be observed. Signals were from the first much weaker than they ought to have lxvn from a tolerable insnlated line of that length, and were scarcely sufficient to work a very delicate relay (which can be used with a current so feeble that it could only be just detected on the tongue.) The currents now received are not more than a tenth of that power, and can only be indicated by Professor Thompson’s very ingenious reflecting galvanometer. This is constructed on the principle of the boy trick of receiving the rays of the sun on a piece of looking-glass, and reflecting them on a wall, a very small motion of the hand giving a range of many feet to the spot of ligt. Pro- I Ill'llIllWAIl 11 f .ll AO ... X.. extra charge of twenty-five die. To this the passenger ikmr- sing his temper, peremtorily asked “Will you check my baggage, s: “Are you a horse ?’’ quietly in.: - “What do you mean, sir '" ex-.- irate traveler. “You claim to have thi> sadiRr a baggage ?’ ’ “Certainly, it is baggage, re turned the passenger. “Well,” said the imperturlaWr ■' the company’s regulations uotiii, ing apparel is admitted to k- k-"*-’ this saddle is your wearing apM-i- yonmust lx*a horse ! Now.sir.* to strap it on your bark, anil it**-’ end of the road without any extra** ever.” The traveler paid his quarter. « tary ban city. Ii gentlem once tof of wine by the held on 6th Oeh of the » ed the £ and era last me! We Thomas office in demic c He oountrj wife to School-room.- Scene in jografee !” Scholars—“Yeth’m.” Master—“Tommiis, wliat st® in Ameraky ?” “The Tomhigbee. znr—Ik<“-' Ir : chin’ me.” “He pinched me fust, and 1 1 back agin.” . Jj “Take your seat fust cla* lB rj “Yeth’m.” ti ve case gree, thi surfra Ferni ingtl fessor Thompson attoches a small mirror to the magnetic neeple of a very delicate galvan ometer of his own contrivance : tlie light of a !amp is thrown on tlie mirror, and a motion of the needle that would l>e inappreciable in itself is plainly-indicated by the reflecting spot of light on a scale. Tlie apjiaratus could be made much more delicate still, find capable of working with the smallest amount of cur rent ; hut there is an obstacle in the way of using such feeble power, and that is the earth current which shows itself at all times, more or less. _ He then explains, at some length, the na ture of these earth currents, and the difficulty of overcoming them, and concludes with the hope that the earth currents will yet be neu tralized and the cable worked. IST’ A witness was called upon the stand to give his testimony. Having taken his place, he^turned to the counsel at the bar, and, be fore testifying, very earnestly male the inqui ry : “Say stranger, which side aih I on ?” IV P . 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