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THURSDAY,'FEBRUARY 8, 1869.
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|S9** We regret to learn that Miss Marsh died
, on Friday evening, in Macon. The Marsh
Troupe has lost (Hie of its brightest ornaments.
We are indebted to the Hon. Albert G.
Jenkins, for his excellent Speech on Foreign
Relations, delivered in the House of Represen-
titives, Jan. 12, 1869.
HP The young man who was so badly in
jured a few days ago, first station above Ma
rietta on the State Road, that one of his arms
was obliged to be cut off, lies still very ill
with no hope for his recovery. His physicians
we understand, tliink .there is little if any
hope for him.
“Our Musical Friend. Published by Sey
mour & Co., at the Office, 13, Frankfort St.,
New York.”
We acknowledge the receipt of No. 2 and 6,
of the above weekly. We are not much of a
judge of music, as it appears upon paper, but
a musical friend, sitting just now at our table,
says that this is an excellent “musical friend.”
IS” Some one about this concern, is bad off.
We do not know who it is, but, whoever he
may be, we hope his sweetheart will listen fa
vorably to his addresses. We found the fol
lowing upon our table this morning. We give
it as a specimen. It is pathetic and earnest.
May it prove a trump.
“There is at my heart a heavy load ; I do
believe I am in love ; I'll open my heart to
her I love, and let fate give me my answer.
She ne’er will find a truer heart, nor as true a
woman’s master. Now dear Miss just
list to me, nor judge me very harshly.”
Poor fellow! We can sympathize with him.
We, too, have been in love. Though years
have rolled by since that eventful period, we
well remember that “heavy load,” which was
“at our heart,” and how light it felt, and how
glorious all things looked, when our “doxy,”
by an encouraging look of her mild blue eyes,
gave answer, that spoke plainer than words
could express, that our love was reciprocated,
and cur suit successful. Oh ! the luxury of
being deeply in love, and the greater luxury
of being loved. It is a su-cet misery.
Marietta.
We spent a portion of the day, on Saturday
last, in our sister town Marietta. Like our
own city it is improving rapidly and perma
nently. The evidences of prosperity are plain'
ly visible in the character of the buildings now
in process of erection and completion. The
new Hotel, built by Mr. Cole, when finally
finished, will be one of the largest and best ar
ranged houses in upper Georgia for that busi
ness. The proprietorjdesigns getting it ready
for use sometime during the next spring ; or
at least for the next summer’s business.
We took a summary glance at the large
Flouring mill of E. Denmead, It is doing a
fine business—turns out about 200 barrels of
Hour per day, besides grinding 100 to 150 bush
els of wheat and corn for customers regularly
every day. The mill cost $30,000—propelled
by an engine of 80 horse power, two boilers of
100 horse power each. Owing to the peculiar
construction of this mill it is less liable to take
fire than any building, we know of, used in a
similar way, consequently it is only kept
insured for one half its value. It makes flour
equal to Hiram Smith or Hiram any body else,
and deserves to receive, ;is it is doing, a liber
al patronage. Connected with the mill is a
cooper’s shop, from which is turned out year
ly from 3000 to 5000 barrels. Mr. Denmead is
an enterprising man, and we hope lie may suc
ceed beyond his most sanguine expectations.
Mine host of the Fletcher House, keeps a
good table—is kind and accommodating to
those who stop with him; is pleasant and agree
able in conversation—always has on hand a
good joke to enliven and interest his guests.
When you go to Marietta, be sure to stop with
Fletcher, if you want something good to eat,
and a nice bed to sleep on.
We like Marietta much. It is a pleasant
place, and contains a clever population. We
don’t feel jealous of her seeming prosperity.
We like to see our neighbors doing well, and
are never disposed to throw stumbling blocks
in their way ; consequently, we say success to
Marietta, and her thrifty, enterprising popula
tion.
National American.—Connell of 1855.
“ The Democratic Administration of 1855
left $10,199 in checks and 420 in coupons, for
the American Administration of 1856 to
pay !”—American, January 27.
The “ writing Editor ” we beg pardon, one
of the Editors of the National American,
is a perfect “ Cousin Sally Dillard” of a fel
low in his way. Nothing can be said about
the administration of City affairs for the last
three years, but what he straight way be
gins about the “ Domocratic (’oimcil of 1855, ’ ’
alleging that'they left the city in debt to the
amount of $10,199 in checks, &c., which the
American administration of 1850 had to pay.
Now we have so often heard this song that
“ Cousin Sally Dillard she gin a treat, ” that
we have determined to put the writing editor
of the American where the witness left “Cous
in Sally Dillard,” right in the middle of the
creek, and in the same condition, as to apparel,
the witness represented “ Cousin Sally Dil
lard” to be when he last saw her.
As to the management of the financial affairs
of the city, by the council of 1855, we know
nothing, and have nothing to say. So far as
we are acquainted with the members of the
board of that year, we recognize them as gen
tlemen, and have no doubt they labored for
the best interest of the city. Furthermore we
l»elieve that if the facts were ascertained it
would be found that the whole of the indebt
edness, mentioned by the “American,” was
not created by the board of 1855. Be this as
it may, we propose to give the “ political sta
tus ” of the board of 1855.
From the record, which we have examined,
it appears that in January 1855 Allison Nelson
was elected Mayor of the city. The following
gentlemen were elected members of Council:
W. W. Baldwin, John Glen,
Win. Barnes, John Farrar,
U. L. Wright, John \V. Thompson,
C. Powell, C. H. Strong,
Thou. Darnell, Tlios Kile.
Capt. Nelson, the Mayor, was a Democrat.
The first five members of the Ixiard were Dem
ocrats. Will the “writing editor” of the
American undertake to say that the last five
were Democrats ? We apprehend not, and if
he did, we suppose the gentlemen themselves
would not own the “soft impeachment.”
The fact is, as we have liecn informed, all
these five gentlemen were opposed to the
Democratic party. Some of them were at the
time members of the Know-nothing Lodge.
At the election for officers H. C. Holcoml>e,
Esq., was elected Clerk, and Benj. Williford
Chief Marshal. The “ writing editor ” will
not certainly charge these gentlemen with be
ing Democrats.
On the 19th Feburary John Farrar, Esq.,
resigned, and Robert M. Clark was elected,
and no one in his lucid moments certainly ev
er thought of charging him with being a
“ Democrat.”
On the 6th July, just half the year having
expired, the Mayor, Capt. Nelson, resigned.—
On the 19th July John Glen, Know-nothing,
was elected to fill his vacancy, and on the 20th
resigned his office as memlier of council.
On the 24 day of August Dr. T. C. H. Wil-! New Goods, Ac.
sen, (in whom we have never heard that there j Read the advertisements of friend-Roark,
were any Democratic affinities or proclivities), He has a good assortment of Goods, and will
was elected to fill the vacancy in the board oc
casioned by the resignation of John Glen:
Now let us see how the board stood on the
•2d day of August: s
MAYOR,
John Glen, Opposition.
COUNCILMEN,
C. H. Strong, Op’tion. IT. W Baldwin, Dem.
Thos. Kile, “ Wm. Barnes. “
R. M. Clark, “ C. Powell, “
J:W.Thompson, “ Thos. Danudl, “
T. C. H. Wilson, “ U. L. Wright, “
It’ thus appears that from the 3d day of Au
gust there was, including the_Mayor, a majori
ty of members in the board of 1855 who were
not'democrats.
It is furthermore true, that in November Dr.
C. Powell resigned. His vacancy was not fill
ed. So that when the council of 1855 went
out of office, it stood: the Mayor and five
members opposed to the Democracy, and four
Democratic members.
Thus have we given the political relations of
the Mayors and members of council for 1855,
and leave it to the people to say if we liave
not placed the “ writing editor ” of the Ameri
can where the witness left “ Cousin Sally Dil
lard.
We have probably devoted too much space
to this subject, and yet it is sometimes neces
6ary to vindicate the truth of history.”
Sabbath Evening Reflections. A Dozen
Reasons 'Why I wish to Die.
‘ ‘ I would not live always. ” Job wished to
die—Most men would live forever, if they
could. Few say I am ready and willing to go,
till death has them in his grasp, and they feel
his cold icy fingers fastened in them and drag
ging them away. Compelled to go, they say,
as they are leaving, lam willing to depart and
l>e with Christ, those who have hope in Him.
He who has no hope in Christ, is never ready
to die. “ I would not live always ” applies to
the death of the body, and none but the Chris
tian is prepared to say it. Job believed in the
immortality of the soul. “ I would not live
always” in this state of being, 1st. because I
cannot. I would not wish to set up my will
against the will of Him who made me, and who
knows better what to do with me than I do.
He has arranged for me to die, I must not wish
it otherwise.
2nd. Because I must die to be entirely hap
py. There is no uninterrupted happiness on
earth. Where sin is there is sorrow and sigh
ing.
3d. Because to live here, as I am now, is to
be a servant, but to die is to be free, if by the
truth my soul has ever been liberated, and
those only are freemen whom the truth makes
free.
4th. Because I am now a poor wanderer and
a beggar. After death I hope to be in & pleasant
home, with all that heart could wish and more
than I ever dreamed would he mine.
5th. Because to live is pain, but to die is to
go where I shall never suffer again.
5th. Because to live is to suffer constant d : s-
appointment, but to (lie is to go where I shall
have all I shall want. Here I sm never satis
fled always wanting.
“ Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
’Tis not with me exactly so,
But 'tis so in the song.
My wants are many and if told
Would muster many a score,
And were each want a mint of gold
I still should want for more.”
7til. Because to live is to suffer constant
anxiety, but to die is to live at ease.
8th. Because to live is to weep, but to die
is to go where all tears are wiped away.
9th. Because to live is to endure temptation,
hut to die is to go where trials are ended.
10th. Because to live is to enjoy by faith,
but to die is to see Christ as he is, in His and
our Father’s house. For we believe “ that if
our earthly house of this tabernacle were dis
solved, we have a building of God, a house
not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens. ’ ’
11th. Because to live is to 1 3 beset with
evil on every side, but to die is to go where all
is good.
12th. Because to live is to be in darkness
often, but to die is to go where all is light,
“for there is no night there.”
Gentle reader can you trutlifully sing—
“ I would not live always; I ask not to stay,
Where storm after storm rises dark o’er the
way.
The few cloudy mornings that dawn on us here
Are enough for life’s woes—full enough for its
cheer.
I would not !i ve always; no, welcome the tomb
Since Jesus has lain there, I’ll enter its gloom ;
Where sweet be my rest till he bid me arise,
To hail Him in triumph descending the skies.”
The Brandon (Vt.) Visitor has a nut for the
swans to crack. The paper says : Mr. Trom
bly has been sinking a well on the western
outskirts of our village, in the progress of
which the following astounding fact appeared.
At the depth of twenty-five feet the workmen
came upon frozen ground. Through this
layer, some fifteen feet in thickness, they
worked their way by persevering effort, such
as is always necessary in digging compactly
frozen earth. At the depth of forty feet
water was obtained, which nightly froze over
the ice forming some three inches in thick
ness, Will some one account, on any known
or unknown principles of philosophy, for these
astounding fa- ts ?
We are at no loss to “account” for the
above upon “known principles of philosophy. ’ ’
Black absorbs heat readily, and the Black Re
publicans of Vermont, are so black and have
absorbed so much caloric in their heated zeal
for the nigger, that they have used all the
heat of the earth for forty feet down and if
they don’t quit their black ways they had bet
ter look out or they will use up all the cal
oric in Vermont and freeze up solid.
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political party. It will endeavor to represent
national and common interests. It will not
hesitate to censure what is wrong in legisla
tion and government, nor to maintain what is
right; without respect to political or geographi
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THOMAS M’ELRATH,
No. 37 Park Row, N. Y.
The above we have taken from the prospec
tus. Mr. M’Elrath has long been connected
with the N. Y. Tribune, and has contributed
much towards giving that paper its present ex
tensive circulation. If he will keep the “ nig.
ger” out of his papei it will circulate South.
Mr. M’Elrath kno vs how to get up a good pa
per, and the number before us is well worth
reading.
sell as “cheap as the cheapest” Most any
thing you want, may be had of him, upon lib
eral terms, believing, as he does, “in quick
sales and small profits!”'—preferring all the
time, the “nimble penny to the slow shilling.”
Call and see him.
Maaonte Hall.
We learn from our friend Mayer, that the
subscriptions for stock to this enterprise, of
which we made mention a few days since, is
progressing most favorably. We again appeal
to our brethren of the fraternity, and onr fel
low citizens, to come forward and aid in this
noble undertaking.
Bnalnrsa'Ageney.
From the card of W. T. Mead, to be found
in another column, it will be seen that he has
opened on Marietta Street, an office for the
purpose of doing a general collecting and agen
cy business. He will also act in the capacity
of a Notary Public. We, with cheerfulness,
recommend Mr. Mead to the favorable consid.
e ration of a liberal public, as a young man of
excellent business qualifications.
The Corner Stone.
By some mishap, such as often occurs in an
Editor’s sanctum, we have missed the oppor
tunity of seeing this highly esteemed weekly,
published last week. This was, no doubt, the
result of our temporary absence from home.
We have learned by the “hearing of the ear,”
that our cotemporary takes us to task for an
incidestal remark made by us, in a late issue
of our paper, in reference to that print. If
our friend, the General, will send us another
copy of his paper, containing his article in re
ply to ours, we will take such notice of it as
its merits demand.
The Southern Representative.
This paper, formerly published at Chatta
nooga, Tenn., has been removed to this city,
and will appear in a few days, under the cog
nomen of “The Southern Confederacy.” It is
to be strictly Southern in its political texture,
and goes in for the “repeal of the restrictions
upon the African slave trade,”. “Free Trade
and direct Taxation,” and “opposed to the
acquisition of any more territory until the Af
rican slave trade is re-opened,” &c., &c. Jas.
P. Hambleton, Editor and Proprietor. When
we have seen the first number, we shall be
able to speak more fully of its merits.
For the Atlanta Intelligencer. . The Maidfcr of •» Acfpr. | er hand, many warm-hearted Georgians hav-
Mesbbs. EmiDRs.-Perusilig the Daily Intel- J Weclip thefoUo«fifigii||eiMelyinterestii»gna- jug expressed surprise tlaitiJ did notteke the
ligencer, a few days since, I noticed s short ed- I iRtive from one of our 84. Lofeis exchanges of
itorial in behalf of the mechanics of this city, 1 * r «*nt date. As, the incident herein detail-
and elsewhere. Being one among them, I, for j ed, is said to have transpired In Georgia, it
one, can say, lam proud to know that we hav e I <*nnot fail to be of interest tojmchof our read-
among us, those who are not ashamed to let |
the world know what they think of the bone
and sinew of the world. And I call for every
fiT* One of our carriers very unceremo
niously having left our employ a few days ago,
without giving us any intimation of his inten
tion, some of our subscribers on his route may
fail to get their piper regularly. If there are
any who do not receive their papers every
morning, we hope they will let us know it.—
Our new carrier will, in a short time, be ac
quainted with the route. There are some
boys like a number of men we know of, who
think the world would stand still and the sun
refuse to shrie if they were out of it. But
not so. The world moves along in the same
way regardless of them or their opinions.
IiO«k Htre'
What part of the United States, containing
as many people—as much wealth—and hav
ing as much business done within its limits, as
Fulton County, can boast of passing the sale
day of Feb. 1829, with as little property offer
ed at Sheriff sale, as was offered in Atlanta, on
yesterday. We thought the sale hours would
pass, and the Sheriff would not have an oppor
tunity to address the people. But after a long
time, out he came and sold one negro, under
a mortgage.
Several negroes were sold at Administrator’s
sale. Money must be plonty, or negroes high,
or the people wild. A girl, 12 years old, was
sold for cash, at $1,100. Another, 15 years
old, brought $1,152. A 17 year old hoy, with
a stiff elbow, brought $817. A man 35 years
old, brought $1,150. All sold for cash.
“ Look-oat for the ENGINE When I
WHISTLE Blows.”
About 10 o’clock on yesterday the horses of
the Rev. T. U. Wilkes ran away with his fine
carriage, and injured it seriously. The horses
were standing in front of the Washington Hall,
and were frightened by the whistle of an en
gine. In all probability with stronger bits and
reins, the horses would have been held. All
our spirited horses should be so guarded with
checks as to be easily held. We see too ma
ny plain bits on prancing horses.
The carriage above named had just been re
lieved of its precious burden, or Miss W. might
have been seriously injured.
Literary Gazette.
A Weekly Journal—Morgan II. & George C.
Looney, Editors and Proprietors, Fayette
ville, Ga.
Vol. 1, No. 1, is before us. We place this
paper cheerfully upon our exchange list. We
want to hear from Fayetteville once a week,
and we shall look to “the casket” now for
the current news. The Looneys make a very
graceful bow in their salutatory ; it is well con
ceived and well written. If Morgan and George
shall succeed as well in teaching with their
pens as they have already done with their
tongues, in the school-room, some older edi
tors will soon get “ turned down.” Gentle
men, give us your hands,—we welcome you to
the pains and pleasures of editorial life—pain
ful when, we think, we feel great thoughts work
ing within us and sruggling for deliverance,
to see the children of our brains, that have
drawn the life blood from our hearts, carless-
ly noticed by the careless crowd ; but pleasant,
thrice pleasant, when our young loved ones
get the caresses of those we would please and
profit, and take “the wings of the wind and
fly to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
For the Atlanta Intelligeueer.
Auburn, Alo.
Messrs. Editors :—This town is situated on
the Montgomery & West Point Rail Road, 28
miles from West Point. It is pleasantly Jo.
cated on a level plat o! land, on both sides of
the Rail Road. The soil is sandy, and conse-
quenntly never gets muddy. It was founded
in 1837. The first buildings erected were put
up by John J. Harper, Thomas H. Harper and
Littleton Wynn, who together with Col. N.
J. Scott, now residing in| the place, were
the original proprietors and founders. They
were all emigrants from Georgia. The town
now has a population of 2000. It contains
10 stores, 2 law offices, 5 doctor shops 4 chur
ches, 1 printing office, 1 tavern, 2 colleges,
male and female, each numbering 100 pupils.
The male college, is a magnificent structure
not yet complete, 130 feet long, seventy
feet wide, and four stories high. Its cost
is $60,000, and is a building.' which would
do credit to any town or city in the south
ern country, and we presume is the best
college building in this or any of the adjoining
States. We admire the plan adopted in the-
building of private residences. The lots are
generally large, each containing several acres,
which affords room for gardens, lots, orchard s
and free circulation of air, which is so essen.
tial to the health of a town or city. The pri
vate residences are generally neat and com
fortable, some of them elegant; the whole af
fording evidences of a thrifty, industrious and
happy people. A large portion of the citi
zens are planters,'!many of them wealthy,
who have selected this lovely spot, as a dwel.
ling place, for the purpose of educating their
children and to enjoy the advantages of good
society. No ardent spirits are allowed to be
sold in the place eirher at wholesale or retail
except by the druggists for medical purposes.
Hence sobriety and good order pervade the
whole population, and this town is inferior in
poiflt of morality to none in the union. In
speaking of the public institutions of the town
we omitted to mention the East Alabama Insu
rance company. It is owned by Col. N. J. Scott,
Mr. Joseph C. Sale and others. It is doing a
thriving business under the management of
these gentlemen. To all those seeking a
healthy location, good schools, and good so
ciety we commend the town of Auburn.
VISITOR.
true mechanic, to cry out for the warm and 1
truthful hearted gentleman who published that
piece to the world, hurrah! HOMO.
Oar Savannah Correspondent.
Married at7$ P. M., and Dead at 9 P. M.—
The Western New York papere record the mar
riage, at Plattsville, on the 10th in6t., at 7} P.
M. of John Bivens and Miss, M. A. Turk, and
in the same issue announce the death of the
bride at 9 o’clock on the same evening, of hem
orrhage of tho lungs.
Messrs. Editors.—The exercises of the first
annual convention of the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association, closed on Sunday night, with
a sermon from Rev. Dr. Tliomwell, of Colum
bia, S. C. The spacious church was crowded
before the hour for commencing, and the large
audience listened, with the utmost attention,
to a most excellent sermon of an hour and a
half. The same night, the Rev. Mr. Fisher,
of Kentucky, delivered his prominent sermon
on the divinity of Christ, to a large congrega
tion at the Baptist Church. A few Jews, and
many “unbelievers and skeptics” accepted the
invitation extended to them through the pa
pers, and listened with more or less degree of
interest, to a discourse of nearly two hours.
I was not present, preferring to hear Rev. Dr.
Thomwell, whom I knew to be a ripe scholar
and a sound preacher; hut heard a sketch of
the sermon from two of my friends, who were
there. These men, an Episcopalian and a
Presbyterian, were rather emphatic in their
condemnation of the Rev. gentleman, for his
line of argument, which they thought border
ed closely on abuse, and thought it poorly cal
culated to convince those who differed from
him in opinion. However, it seems the labors
of the Elder have not been without good re
sults, as quite a number have professed a
change of heart, and are to be baptized to
morrow night.
I think you have already noticed the fact of
the detention of the Spanish vt ssel Angelile, on
a charge of being fitted out for the slave trade.
Her consignees and captain have been arrest
ed and held to hail, and the vessel libelled.
Capt. Cornie, of the Wanderer, has made his
appearance at Charleston, and given bail in
the sum of $5,000, to appear before the next
term of the U. S. District Court. He has, al
so, through his counsel in this city, appeared
before our Admiralty Court, and filed his an
swer to the libel against the Wanderer, which
he claims as his property, and which still re
mains here in custody of the authorities.
The centennial anniversary of the birth of
Robert Burns, was celebrated on the 25th, by
the St. Andrew’s Society, and several other
citizens. As all reporters were excluded, the
papers made no mention of the affair, beyond
a brief notice and a list of the toasts in the • ‘Re
publican. ’ ’ I was informed, the other day, by
a friend, who was formerly connected with the
press, that the editor of one of our papers re
quested him to be present, and give a full re
port of the toasts, speeches, &c., but on learn
ing that no one could be admitted without
paying $5 for a ticket, both the editor and my
friend thought it best to let the friends of
Burns enjoy themselves in their peculiar way,
undisturbed by outside influences. The editor
had a ticket, which was paid for, but was no
tified that it could not he transferred to a re
porter. In pleasing contrast to this, were the
proceedings at Charleston, where the press
were invited, and where the “Courier” gave a
full report of the sayings and doings, covering
six columns in small type.
Our new city directory is about being issued
—price $1,50 for 200 pages, of which a good
number are filled with advertisements. Last
year, Mr. Galloway got out one which was
very unsatisfactory in many respects, although
perhaps as good as could be got up in the short
time he had. A Mr. Ferslew, of New York or
Philadelphia, undertook to issue one this year,
that should be correct and reliable, and the
result of his labors is now before us. It is well
printed, and on good paper, but is so full of
errors as to detract much from its value. I
have only seen it for a few minutes, but in
that time, have found so many errors, that I
am inclined to fall back upon last year’s issue.
One example I will mention. Mr. John C.
Cooke is put down as chief operator in the Tel
egraph office. Now Mr. C. is a cotton seller,
and knows no more about telegraphing, than
Mr. Wm. Stoneback, the chief operator, does
about selling cotton. The name of the latter
gentleman does not appear at all. This is a
very natural error, and might be pardoned, as
the name of Wm. Stoneback, looks so much
like John C. Cook ; but the typographical er
rors are numerous and disgraceful. I mention
these things, as many of our citizens may see
the “Intelligencer” before the directory is is
sued, and it is sometimes necessary to go
abroad to bear news from home.
The improvements in our city are still pro
gressing. The new buildings on Messrs. Cleg-
horn & Cunningham’s wharf, are ready for oc
cupancy, and another remodelling of the range
between that and the Exchange, belonging to
Mr. John Stoddard, is contemplated. The
work of grading and improving the lower end
of the Bluff, is completed, and that end pre
sents quite a military appearance from the riv
er. The heavy walls and loop-holes, have led
to its being commonly called ‘ ‘Fort Falligan t, ’ ’
in commemoration of Aid. F., the active and
useful chairman of the Street and Lane com
mittee, who has done so much to improve the
condition of our city, within the past three
years. Workmen are busily engaged on the
addition to the Screven House, which is to be
five stories high, and contain about one hun
dred additional rooms.
. Cotton continues to come in freely, our re
ceipts from Sept. 1 up to last night, being 303,
755 bales, being nearly 200,000 over the cor
responding time for last year, and more than
10,000 in advance of Charleston, up to the day
previous.
The annual report of the Augusta and Savan
nah Railroad Company, is just out. It shows
a nett profit for the year, of about 7 per cent,
on the capital stock, which lias all been applied
to the reduction of their debt, and as a matter
of course, the stock, without a dividend, has
sunk to a low figure. This course will proba
bly save the company from serious embarrass
ment in the future, however unpleasant it may
be to the stockholders at present. One very
unfavorable feature, is the fact that one third
of the entire earning from freight, stand on the
report as uncollected. The Central Road, with
earnings of over a million and a quarter, report
less than $100,000 uncollected, and yet they
have a much more extensive connection with
other Roads.
The Savannah Gas Company has declared a
semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent., and seems
to have a good surplus on hand, as they have
applied for $20,000 of the 10 per cent, bonds
of a Mississippi Railroad, which are now in our
market. The Gas Company’s stock was rath
er low down, about three or four years since,
but they seem to have done a- good business
since, to be able to divide 10 per cent, per an
num, and have a surplus of $20,000 to invest.
The Florences have been drawing full hous
es at the Athenajum, this week, and are to
continue next week. Mrs. F. is first rate in
her line, and attracts unbounded applause.
Her performance in a Dutch character, last-
night. was so good, that one would almost be
sure she was a native of the country where the
kingdoms and provinces are about the size of a
good corn-field. In listening to her, if I had
not seen that it was a young and pretty wo
man talking, I would have been certain it was
a couple of Dutchmen over their lager, or some
one pouring out a keg of nails on the floor.
Marchant has been away this week, but will
be back next week, with new attractions. The
Ravel and Martinetti Troupe commence an en
gagement on Monday night. Mrs. Hayne is
expected soon. She is certain of full houses
whenever she comes.
Among other entertainments, we are to have
Stephen C. Masset, better known as “Teems
Pipes of Pipesville,” who has contributed very
many racy sketches to the “Spirit of the
limes,” and other papers. He is now in
Charleston, entertaining the people there with
his “song and chit-chat of travel in many
lands.”
What will Bonner do next ? His engaging
Everett to write for the “Ledger,” was a mas
ter stroke, which he followed up by getting
Bennet, Greeley, and Raymond all in the train
Now he is about to get articles from Webb,
Hallock and Beach, the editors of the “Cour
ier,” “Journal of Commerce” and “Sun.”—
His last move is to send a special agent to Eu
rope, to make arrangemeuts for the extension
of the Ledger’s circulation there. The person
selected for this mission is a Mr. Jones, for
merly of the firm of Ross, Jones & Tousey, pe
riodical dealers in Ann Street. Great is hum
bug, and Bonner is its prophet. Barnum lias
long ago hid his diminished head, and Bonner
is now, perhaps, better known than any other
man in the country.
Our Superior Court is now in session, with a
heavy docket, among which are several mur
der cases. Weather warm again, thermome
ter at 2 o’clock to-day, on the Nortli side of a
brick wall, stood at 72.
Yours, &c., A. I.
IIT Spare moments are the gold dust of
time. Of all the portions of our life, spare
moments.are the most fruitful in good or evil.
They are the gaps through which temptations
find th* easiest access to the garden of the
soul.
era as are familiar with the doings at our “fed
eral capitol” as far back as 1832. We cannot
conjecture as to who the actor was to whom it
refers, but as it bears the strongest evidence
of being a sketch from real life, we present it
to the public for what it is worth : .
My brother L , (the youngest of eleven
of us,) was tweuty-seven years of age at the
time he was cut off from the land of the living.
He is still remembered by many Georgians as
on actor of great promise. Possessed of a good
person, handsome and intelligent face and
graceful bearing, he was very popular where-
ever he appeared upon the stage ; and being
of a very genial disposition and pleasant man
ners, his society'was much sought after in pri
vate life.
Where and how my brother became acquaint
ed with William F , his slayer, I have ne
ver learned. They were together at a drinking
saloon at the capital of Georgia, on tho night
of the 12th of November, 1832, and words
passed between them on some trifling subject.
My brother was warned by a friend, a mem
ber of the Georgia Legislature, that F was
a dangerous man—that he was armed, and
would use his arms, and he was advised to a-
void him, but avoiding danger was, unfortunate
ly, what my brother never thought of doing;
so lie remarked to his friend, that if F
wanted anything of him, he might come on—
he was ready for him, at the same time point
ing to the handle of a pistol, loaded with pow
der only, as it afterwards appeared, which he
happened to have in his coat pocket. The
remark, it seems, was communicated to F ,
and eventually saved his neck from the halter.
At the time, and until the trial of the murder
er, two years afterwards, I knew nothing of
these particulars. The following I knew:
F came up to him, apparently in a friend
ly manner, and said, “Come, let us settle this
matter,” at the same time making a move
ment towards the bar. My brother, suppos
ing the little difficulty they had had was to be
amicably settled, acquiesced, saying, “ Very
well—with all my heart.” “ What will you
drink?” asked F , “A glass of porter,”
replied my brother. “ I take Brandy,” said
F , and they both were served. As they
replaced their glasses on the counter, after
drinking, F cooly remarked—“This is the
d—d rascal who insulted me atEtonton ; then
drawing a pistol from his bosom, he cried, in
a loud voice, “Clear the way, gentlemen!”
Two reports, so nearly together that it has
never been known which was first, was now
heard, and my poor brother fell, shot through
the body, and mortally wounded. When be
saw F drawing his pistol, he instinctively
seized upon his own, and it went off in his
pocket before he could draw it forth.
No one, to my knowiedge, lias ever been able
to solve the meaning of the words, “You are
the d—d rascal who insulted me at Eton ton.”
My brother had never been in Etonton, except
to pass through it, and had certainly never
met F there. My supposition is, that pos
sibly he might, at some time, have had a dif
ficulty in Etonton with some person, and filled
with liquor, as he was, he might have imagined
his antagonist present at the moment—or,
that having had a difficulty with some one at
Etonton, he pretended to think my brother was
his opponent in. that difficulty, and (haring no
other) gave this as a reason for shooting. I
have not heard that he ever gave, or attempt
ed to give any explanation of the exclamation.
At half-past-twelve In the morning, I was
awakened, at my hotel, and informed that my
brother was shot. I dressed myself, and fol
lowed the messenger to the fatal spot, a mile
distant, where I found my poor brother wel
tering in Iris blood. The murderer had fled,
and it only remained for me, with the help of
friends, to convey my brother home and see
him die—the medical men informing me there
was no hope of his surviving more than a few
hours. The poor tellow retained his senses
to the last, but would give me no particulars
of the cause of the difficulty. When asked
who shot him. he answered distinctly, “ Wil
liam F ,” but when desired to give the
particulars of the quarrel, he said empatiently,
“ We had no quarrel—it is all nonsense—let it
go.” About three o’clock, he breathed his
last, having suffered great pain for three hours.
No one has ever known, no one can ever
know, the agony his brother experienced, then,
and for years afterwards; but that is not a
part of the history of the case.
The coroner’s jury brought in a verdict of
“ willful murder” against F , and the gov
ernor offered a reward for his apprehension, but
lie was not taken. During the following sum
mer, while I was absent from the state, he de
livered himself up, and upon such evidence as
could then be procured, he was admitted to
bail in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to
appear and stand a trial upon th° charge of
murder. In the meantime he had retained the
whole bar of the county, so that I was compell
ed to go to the neighboring county of Bibb,
for a lawyer to assist the prosecuting officer
whenever the trial should come on.
I had never seen F , to my knowledge ;
but knowing almost everybody by sight, I was
fearful, on my return to the state in the fall,
that I might perhaps shake hands with him!
This dread haunted me continually, and made
me very shy of all persons I djd not actually
know by name.
There were persons who thought that when
I should meet the murderer of my brother I
ought to shoot him down like a dog. Others,
and by far the greater number, considered I
was doing my whole duty by prosecuting him
on the indictment found against him in the
Superior Court. I will not pretend that I had
not strong temptations to follow the advice of
those who thought I ought to take the law in
to my own hands ; hut, without considering
the probability of my being killed, instead of
killing, should I attempt to become my broth
er’s avenger, the idea of taking life under any
circumstances, could never, for any length of
time, be entertained by me. The slayer of my
younger brother was a rich man; I was as
poor as it is possible to be and live respectably.
The chances, I knew, were against a conviction;
but my mind was made up to pursue the mur
derer to the extent of the law and no further.
I am now going to relate a little accident
which may possibly interest the believers in
mesmerism. During the fall of 1833, Major
Ward was shot by Mr. McComb, in an affray,
one night, at the latter’s hotel;and it was sup
posed the major would die of his wound, which
happened to be on tiie very same spot, appar
ently, where my brother reeieved his wound
the year before. This affray was the subject
of conversation everywhere the next morning
after its occurrence. I had been to see Major
Ward, and attentively examined the wound ;
so when I saw, in a public place, a circle of
men engaged in discussing the probabilities of
liis recovery or death, describing the situation
of the wounded man, and discoursing general
ly of the affray, I stepped into and made one
of the circle. A man exactly opposite to me
was making some statement respecting the
situation of tho bullet-wound in Major Ward.
I did not know him; but when he finished
speaking I said : “ You are mistaken : I know
exactly the situation of the wound—it is jnst
here ’’—placing my finger on his velvet vest;
and I here declare that I felt a shock as of
electricity, which made me start as if receiving
a heavy blow. I don’t know that he felt a
shock; but he started back as if struck too,
aud we were both seized by the bystanders and
dragged away in separate directions. I instant
ly became aware, before a word was spoken,
that it was my brother’s murderer whom I
had touched with my finger. He knew me
well enough; and, prompted by his guilty con-
cience, he thought I was about to avenge my
brother’s murderer on the spot.
“ That is F ! ” I said to those who were
dragging me away.
“ Yes, ” replied one ; “ butcome along : let
the law take its course. You shall not attack
him here : he is always armed, and you are
more likely to fall than he. ”
“ Gentlemen, ” I replied, “ let mo go !
release me ! I have no idea of acting as you
suppose. I did not know liim. Now I do, and
shall avoid him as I would a serpent. ”
On my word they released me. Casting my
eyes towards the group of which F form
ed the centre, 1 took a good look at him, so
that I should know him again. He was very
pale.
After various postponements, the causes
was set for trial in the winter of 1834. By the
advice of my council, General Beall, of Macon,
I underwent an examination, and was admit
ted to the bar, so that I could assist at the
prosecution, having travelled from Montgom
ery, a distance of nearly three hundred miles,
in the dead of winter, and over the worst kind
of roads, for the especial purpose of endeavor
ing to convict this man.
In the course of the trial—the particulars of
which I am not a going to record—I became
aware for the first time, of the fact that my
brother had shown a pistol, when warned by a
friend to avoid the rencontre with F , and
expressed himself “ ready ior him. ” I felt
very certain, then, that there would be no
conviction of the murderer : it would be urg
ed upon the jury that the affray amounted
to a duel—nothing more; aud so it turned
out.
Having been denounced by an attorney for
the defence as one seeking the life of the defen
dant, by this prosecution ; while, on the oth-
‘‘I will die to-night!” said the murderer,
and he spoke truly. About a month after the
events I have been relating,—when the Indian
disturbances had been quelled, and the mail
could come through safely—my friend, James
Kcvlin, of Columbus, wrote me at Mobile as
follows:
“The very next morning after you left Co
lumbus, the body of your brother’s murderer
was found at his country place, pierced by a
dozen rifle bullets, and scalped—the first vic
tim of our little Indian war.”
Negro Crops.
This year’s cotton crop belonging to the
negroes of Dr. Lucas, of Montgomery county,
Ala., brought $1800, in cash,
The crop of the negroes of Elijah Cook of
Harris county, Ga., brought $1,524,96.
The crops of the negroes of Col. Jno. B. La
mar and Hon. Howell Cobb, were recently
sold to Mr. Rea, of this city, for S3,959,61.
These are nuts for the abolitionists to crack,
at their leisure.
Looslona Senatorial Election.
New Orleans, Jan. 22.—The Democratic
Legislative caucus, in session at Baton Rouge,
have had forty-two ballots for a candidate for
United States Senator without suscess. On
the last ballot Mr. Benjamin was two votes
ahead. There were four candidates voted
for. The caucus then adjourned to meet
again on Monday.
The Great Projects of the Age.—The New
York Herald furnishes an elaborate article in
relation to the great projects of the age, and
concludes with this recapitulation :
Pacific railroad—AnJSrican line,. $450,000,000
Do on British line,..... 150,000 000
Suez Ship Canal 40,000,000
Nicaragua Ship Canal, 24,000,000
Niagara Falls Canal, 10,000,000
Lake Eric and Michigan Canal, 18,000,000
Toronto and Georgian Bay “ 15,000,000
Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence
Canal, 6,000,000
Ohio Falls Canal, 5,000,000
Tehauntepec Route, 10,000,000
Honduras Railroad, 7,000'()00
Central Mexico Railroad, 15,000’000
The Victoria Bridge over the St.
Lawrence at Montreal, 10,000,000
Alps Tunnel, 5.000.000
Hoosae Tunnel, 2,000,000
Bergen Tunnel,.! 715,000
Atlantic Telagraph second line, 2,500,000
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, 1,500,000
%
illigencer.
law into my own Bands, and shoot theslaeyr
of my brother at sight, I felt it to be my duty,
on this occasion, -to set myself right before the
•court and jury, which I did in a speech of per
haps twenty minutes, wherein my position was
clearly defined. As prosecutor—made so by
the law, as Well as by my near relationshp to
the diseased—it was my duty to use all legal
means to convict the prisoner ; but beyond
this I should not proceed one step. Should
the jury acquit Nr convict there was the end of
my mission. My closing remarks were a d-
dressed to the prisoner, who sat with his coun
sel within four feet c f where I stood, a table
only dividing us.
“ Whatever may be the verdict of this jury,”
I said, “ you William F , are convicted of
murder by your own conscience. You know
that my brother intended yt u no harm—that
it was not in self-defence you discharged your
pistol at his heart. Before God and man I
charge you with basely murdering my young
brother. You tremble now, and turn pale
at the charge. Your peace of mind is gone,
never—never to be recovered. The sleep of
the innocent will never more be yonrs. You
are a Murderer; and I tell you here, in this
crowded court-room, at this hour of midnight,
that, whether convicted or acquitted here, you
will evermore carry the mark of a homicide
upon you brow; and frem this time forth, in
this world, you will never sleep again.”
I left the court-room, and sought that re
pose which my journey and the exciting scenes
of the trial had deprived me of, for three days
and nights. When I awakened, late on the
following day, I learned that the murderer
had been acquitted and was at large.
e * * » o o o
Two years passed away. I had left Georgia
immediately after the trial, and now returned
to its borders (Columbus) to attend to some
business unconnected with my profession.
Some Indian disturbances, in the Creek Nation
were anticipated, (this was the spring of 1836,)
and having concluded the business which took
me there, it was my desire to avoid the night
travelling in the stage, from the Georgia line,
ir. returning to Alabama, to Elliott’s, thirteen
miles from the Chattahoochee river. Failing
to get the conveyance, I was turning to leave
the stable, when I was accosted by a stooping;
miserable looking individual, wearing a slouch
ed hat and a great coat, who held out his hand
to me and greeted me by name. Supposing
he was a former acquaintance whose face I had
forgotton, I was about taking his hand, when,
just as my fingers touched his, I felt a shock,
exactly like the one heretofore spoken of, and
Istartedback,exclaiming, “YouareF !”
I felt it was the murderer, though not in the
slightest degree resembling that individual as
I had last seen him.
“ Yes,” he answered, feebly, and attempt
ing to come near me, “ I am William F ;
and I have been long seeking you. I heard
you Were here, and I have come from my
place on purpose to see you. Do not refuse
what I have to ask.”
I cannot very well describe my feelings.
T here was the slayer of my poor brother stand
ing abjectly before me, with liis hands clasped
as if in supplication. I confess my first sensa
tions were those of pity ; but conquering them
as unworthy to be entertained for liis person,
I was next tempted to strike him down with
my arm, and spurn him with my foot. After
a moment’s hesitation I made up my mind to
leave him as soon as possible, and thus get out
of the way of temptation.
“ I want nothing to say to you or do with
you,” I said, and, brushing past him, walked
over into the broad, sandy street, determined
to avoid him at all hazards; hut though 1 did
not hear liis steps, I felt he was following me.
Stopping in the centre of the wide street, I
turned suddenly, and, sure enough, there he
was, close by me, in the supplicating attitude
as when I left him at the stable door. Look
ing into his sunken eyes, I asked angrily,
‘ ‘ Why do you follow me ?” I shall never for
get his despairing look as he answered, in a
deep and solemn voice :
“I want you, the brother of the man I slew
to shoot me—here—right here.”
Shocked beyond measure by his words and
manner, both full of earnestness, I scarcely
knew what to say or do.
“No,” at length I replied, “it is not for me
to punish you.”
“Ah !” replied he, quickly, “it is not pun
ishment I ask you to inflict—that 1 have receiv
ed already, in full measure ; but Jit is ven
geance 1 wish you to take—vengeauce for
your brother’s murder, and upon his murder
er.
Observing I did not immediately reply, the
miserable wretch continued
“Yes, liis murderer—you called me by the
right name when you spoke to the jury, two
years ago. I am murderer ? I know it now !
Then, I endeavored, to pursuade myself that I
committed the deed in self-defence ; but I
soon found out it was not so. You said, at tire
trial, I would never sleep more—and I never
have !”
“What!” I exclaimed, “not slept in two
years!
“It is true,” said he, “perfectly true what I
say ; not once have I slept since that terrible
night when you spoke to me in the court-room
I have closed my eyes at night, as usual ; I
have steeped my senses in brandy until un
consciousness took the place of sleep, but that
blessed sleep you drove away that night has
never returned to me for one moment. My
life is a burthen to me. I pray you, in God’s
name, and in your murdered brother’s, to take
it—take it!”
Though not a tear dimmed the homicide’s
eye, mine began to moisten, and I felt incum
bent upon me to leave this man before ho
should perceive my weakness. Summoning
all my firmness, 1 said—“Ask forgiveness of
that God whose name you invoke. Let your
future life be such as to prove the sincerity of
your repentance, and ’ ’
“No, no!” he said, interrupting me. “No
repentance will avail me. Let me die by your
hand ; then I feel that there may be some hope
for me—then your brother may forgive me.”
I could endure this scene no longer. Turn
ing suddenly from him, I waled away, leaving
him standing in the middle of the street. “I
will die to-night!” were the last words I
heard him utter, and when I reached the cor
ner, I turned and saw the miserable creature
standing in the middle of the street, with liis
hands clasped as before.
I started for home in the stage that night,
being the only passenger. The driver’s name
was Green. About six miles from the river
we stopped at a log cabin, in a swampy hol
low, to water the horses, and saw a party
of a dozen or more of Creek Indians exe
cuting the war dance ! The driver, a good jolly
soul wanted to stop and take a turn or two
with them-; but I pursuaded and pulled him
away, and we got through safely. The very
next night the stage was captured and burnt,
several passengers were killed, and that very
driver (Green) tied to a tree, his feet cut off,
and burnt to death !
For the Athntal
The Pedigree of Vtetorfo.
Who is Victoria ? Victoria is the daughter
of the Duke of Kent, who was the son of
George the Third; who was grandson of George
the Second ; who was the son of Princess So
phia ; who was the cousin of Anne ; who was
the sister of William and Mary ; who was
daughter and son-in-law of James the Second ;
who was the son of James the First; who was
the son of Mary ; who was the grand-daughter
of Margaret; who was the daughter oi Henry
the Eighth ; who was the son of Henry the
Seventh ; who was the son of the Earl of Rich
mond ; who was the son of Catherine, widow
of Henry the Fifth ; who was the son of Hen
ry the Fourth ; who was cousin of Richard the
Second ; who was the grand-son of Edward the
Third ; who was the son of Edwarcl the Sec
ond ; who was the son of Henry the ’Uiird ;
who was the son of John ; who was the son of
Henry the Second ; who was the son oi Matil
da ; who was the daughter of Henry tire First;
who was the brother of William Rufus ; who
was the son of William the Conqueror ; who
was the bastard son of the Duke of Normandy>
by a tanner’s daughter, of Falaiso. And this
is the pedigree of the Queen of the Isles, her
ascent and descent. We have traced it with
the history in our hands. How important the
lesson here taught, we must all meet at last,
upon a common level. The best of us will
one day, meet on a common spot, and that
spot, the grave, which levels all distinction.
And this is the history of earth, and though
thus far, there lias been a scries of rapidly
changing events, a constant succession of new
characters and new scenes in the drama of life,
it is still the history of earth and of earth’s in
habitants. CHATHAM.
Atlanta, Jan. 31st, 1859.
With a..
For tlic Atlanta Intelligencer.
Good-by!
How many emotions cluster around that
word. How full of sadness to us, how full of
sorrow it sounds. It is with us, a consecrated
word. We heard it once within the year, as
we hope never to hear it again. We spoke it
on an occasion, we hope never to speak it again.
It was in the chamber of death, at the still
hour of night’s noon. The curtains of the
windows were all closed, the lights were sha
ded, and we stood in the dim and solemn twi
light with others, around the bed of the dy
ing. The damps of death were on her pale
young brow, and coldness were on her lips, as
we kissed her for the last time whilst living.
“Good-by” my daughter, we whispered, and
good-bye father, came faintly from her dying
lips.
We know not if she ever spoke more, but
“good-by” was the last word we ever beard
from her sweet voice. We hear that last word
often and often, as we sit alone, busy with the
memories of the past. __ We hoar it in the si
lence of the night, in the hour of nervous
watchfulness, as we lay upon the bed, and
think of the lost to us. The last “good-by.”
we hear it in our dreams, when lier sweet face
comes back to us in its loveliness and beauty.
We hear it when we sit beside her grave in
the cemetery, where she sleeps alone, as yet,
with no kindred by her side.
She was the hope of our life, the prop upon
which to lean when age should come upon 11s,
and life should be running to its dregs. 'Hie
hope and the prop is gone, and we cave not how
soon we go down to slumber beside our darling,
beneath the shadow of the trees, in tiie city of
the dead. EXTRACT.
Atlanta, Jan. 31st, 1859.
i..r the Ictc: cea-er.
Oiliijgniphf and Laws, long lime ago.
The English used more meat than any
other people, which not only hurt their souls,
but left less for them to give the king when
he had need of it. “Statutum de cibariis in-
tendes, lOEdw. IK.
I now have my finger on a statute in that
fearful gargon called law French. I will
translate it. The statute hears this title.—
“What kind of apparel men and women.”
It is ordained and established, that no person
of degree of valet, or under that degree, at
the feast of Saint Peter, called the chains,
which shall be in the year of our Lord one
tliousaud cccclxv. shall not use nor wear in
array for bis body, any bolsters or stuffs of
cotton, wool, or cad.os; nor other stuffing in
his purer point, upon pain of forfeiting to the
king for every offence, 6s8d. No knight
under the estate of a lord, no esquire, gentle
men, nor other person, to use or wear at the
feast of all saints which shall be in the year of
our Lord one thousand ccccixv any gown,
jacket or cloth of such a length ! Nor wear
at the feast of saint Peter any shoes or boots
having pikes passing the length of two inches
upon pain of forfeiting to the ring for every
default forty pence. If any card wainer make
any pikes of boots or shoes, after the feast of
saint Peter contrary to the ordinance be shall
likewise forfeit to the king forty pence.
There is another act touching the repeal oi all
former statutes on the excess of dress. It
recites, that for the now due execution of the
former laws the kingdom had fallen into great
miserie” and enacts “that no person of what
ever degree, estate, or condition, that he
shall weare any clothes of goldc or silke or
purple coloure, but only the king, the queen,
the king’s mother, the king’s children his
brothers and sisters upon paine of forfeiture for
every default x x 1. Aud that none under the
the degree of a knight or duke shall weare
any cloth of guide, of tissue under x x marks.
And none under the degree of a lord shall
weare aplaine cloth of guide upon paine to
forfeite for every defaulte x marks. And none
under the degree of a kniglit shall weare any
velvete in their dowblets, nor gown es, nor
under the same degree weare any dam iske
nor sa tine in their gownes, but only esquire
for the king’s body, upon paine to forfeite for
every defaulte x 11 s. And that no yeomone
of the crowne, nor none other shall under the
degree of esquire, or gentleman weare in
their doublets, damaske or satin nor gownes
of ehamblct, upon paine to forfeite for every
defaulte fourtie shillings.
And no servant of husbanding nor common
labourer, shall weare in their clothing any
clothe whereof the broad yard shall pass the
price of twoe shillings; not suffer their wives
to weare any clothing of higher than is before
limited to tlieir husbands. Nor shall they
suffer their wives to weare any veile or ker-
effe whose price exceedeth twentie pence,
22d Edw. iv c 1.
What would our merchants in Atlanta say
to such fashions? Onr wenches would not
buy such vails or kerchiefs to wear on washing
days. But our wifes what would they say ?
Nor shall they weare any hosen whereof the
paire shail pass eighteene pence. If our ladies
were not to exceed that price for their hose,
they must go hare-legged.
And now ye crazy, _ hair-brained, window-
looking lovers who are turning the world up
side down, bursting railroads in sarch of a
wife detarmined to liazzard the perilous leap,
and to take nolens volens—rule or ruin, what
say ye—will you dress and apparel them in
satine and golde, notwithstanding the statute
of Edw. iv ?
“Anil remember we have stooil iu Venice on the bridge
of sighs,
A palace and a prison on each hand."
SAMPSON.
Atlanta, 31st, Jan. 1859.
From the Washington sta,,*
United States Senators El*., 25 1
The following gentlemen have bee
to the United States Senate for the * ° ^
yearB,;from the 4th of March next
Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat i,r r „
re-elected. ’ of Ulitnjj
Henry B. Anthony, Black Rcniibi-
Rhode Island, vice Allen, Democrat CaD ’ 1
A. 0. P. Nicholson, Democrat of t
see, vice Bell, Know Nothing. ler ‘H!
Albert G. Brown, Democrat of \r .
re-elected. ’ ‘ SSls Sft»
ClementC. Clay, jr., Democrat of ti,
re-elected. ’ ^
Willard Sanlsbury, Democrat 0 f r»
vice Bates, Democrat. ’ cla *s,i|
James Chestnut, Democrat, of s<-
lina, vice Evans, Democrat. n
William P. Fessenden, Black R«, n u-
Maine, re-elected. *’
John P. Hale, Black Republican
Hampshire, re-elected. ’ 01
R. M. T. Hunter, Democrat of Vi,. •. „
elected. ’ ^.sl
J. W. Grimes, Black Republican , r t
vice Jones, Democrat. ’ 1
Governor Bragg, Democrat, of Xorii.,. I
na, vice Reid, Democrat. “ ^ f
Wm. K. Sebastian, Democrat of k i i
re-elected. '
Kinsley S. Bingham, Black Rcnnt.ib
Michigan, vice Stuart, Democrat. ^ f
L. W. Powell, Democrat, ofKentuek- c
Thompson, Know-Nothing.
Robert Toombs, Democrat of (!,>, •
elected. rai
Henry Wilson, Black Republics
clmsetts, re-elected.
J. W. Hemphill, Democrat, of Texas
Houston, Know Nothing. ' 3|
J. P. Benjamin, Democrat, ofLonK
elected. ’ ar ' 3
Senators are yet to be chosen ir, t ( .
Wright, Democrat, of New Jeisev
al Shields, Democrat, of Minnesot ,.
r ?a. d
ran. ofjJ
G rand Total $770,715,000
Tiie Colonel's Anecdote.—Coming up the
river, a few days since, on the steamer Le
Grande, we had the good fortune to become
acquainted with several South Carolinians and
Georgians, who had been looking after their
interests in the West, and were returning to
tlieir homes. Dinner was over, and a zest
given to their conversational powers by the
introduction of a variety of wines. Of course
every one who had a narticle of wit in liis
composition, delivered it up, and each one bv
turns enlivened the party by telling an anec
dote. . Col. Macf— delivered himself of the
following in relation to a young nephew of
his, which so pleased the company that it
was voted, at the instance of Col. II., worthy
of a place in “Harper’s drawer,” end a request
made upon the spot that it should find its
way into the columns of the Mail. Here it
is:
The Colonel's little nephew plumed him
self upon his ability to spell “hard words,”
and at his uncle’s knee had spelled a number
of the most difficult without hesitation. At
length Col. Macf—asked him to spell Cbrrie-
vecnan ! 'The little fellow saw that ho was
caguht—blushed, and after a little hesitation,
said “ Uncle, it is too crooked in the middle !”
“ Then spell Ecdefechan," said the triumph
ant Colonel.
“Why, Uncle,” replied the hopeful youth,
“1? tickles me awfully, even to pronounce i! /”
Three ->len Killed in Stewart fount
The steam.mill of Mr. Wiley b jj.,-
about ten miles north of Florence Was "
pletely destroyed by the explosion of i;.;
ler on the 18th inst., and three men wetp
ed. A correspondent of the Lumpkin :
dum gives the following account.
‘ ’I had rode over to the mill for th,' r, Ur
of laying in a bill for some lumber, ■'
just stepped into the mill and was convert
with Messrs. Dorse and Redick Smith hy!
been exceeding five minutes, when th» '
awful explosion took place that I ever
We were standing not far from the s;uv a“'
time. Dorse & Smith were precipitated om>
to the yard unharmed, while I was felU
the ground, either by the force of the tt
sionorby some of the flying missis f rfl ,7;
boiler, being severely bruised in an(ln ^
of places, the whole house fell overamlarc-
me with an awful crash : hut fortnnatclv,“
end of the timbers rested on the hour
and the other end 011 the ground Levon,T-
thus leaving sufficient space for mv’escanTl
When I crawled out from beneath tht \
len house, I saw Messrs. Dorse and sja
standing out in the yard in mute astonish^
My appearance seemed to recall their presr
of mind and they inquired if I was hint !
remarked that several persons must be yjjl
We then went round to the furnace, aid -
scenes which there presented itself tooic
ion heggers all discript ion. The ,hat>
blackened and mangled forms of John >3,
James Blackman and Jolm .loimsun Iayt
tering in tlieir gore with scarcely any si® !
life. We dragged them out from amon» •
rnbish and carried them to a house n«tr "S
and sent for assistance and also for hr. W
herly, who lived in the vicinity; but all r
ture helps were vain, as Mr. Smith diulin .1
or 40 minutes after the disaster and Mr Bk %
burn did not survive until this morning. 11
all three were literally scalded t,, death iff
had received no other injuries. Mr. .life
still survives, but without a solitary hop-3
his final recovery.”
There were some fifteen persons in all ahrl
the mill at the time, and several others
injured, but not seriously. The boiler J
blown through an embankment of eankj
house and trees, to a distance of fully onebS
dred yards up the hill ! It weighs betf-E
seven and eight thousand pounds, and\-i
force of the explosion must therefore Lav, ■ b
terrific. The corespondent tliinks that $
fectivc boiler and carelessness" was the .
of the explosion.
Tiie London Times on Mr. Bnthaiiau'sbl
lean Policy.
The London Times publishes in its 1 iu;J
tide un anonymous political letter from W. j
ington in regard to the President's vi-sr.■
the Mexican question, and prefaces thefol
with the following remarks :
•• The following private letter fremIt.l
ington purports to describe the policy „:•*
Buchanan with regard to Mexico. Parjg
absorption is still to be the object, icstea ?
a defined protectorate or complete amiexatjj
To seize or obtain under cover of a tetaiTi
adequate payment, which will be m*
bribe to such military ruffians at Mem fi
may happen to be parties to the transact}a
the large provinces of Sonora and C'hihuaial
abounding in mineral wealth, and tbeTckfl
tepee isthmus, worth in itself “m.iretJ
California and Mexico,” would satisfy for
present the desires of the American Cafes
The opposite party; headed by Mr. Di
and denounced in the following commteal
tion, take, however, a bolder and morel: ;
aim. The friends of Mr. Buchanan claim ■
him that be is desirous of being govemeca
international law. but they have yet t» eifia
on what principle of international law Jj
United States can be allowed exclusive!; 4
wrest territory from Mexico in satisfacti:
tlieir demands. The demands of the Eur
Powers are more serious in character, lar: : A
amount, and for the most part much oldra
date than any of those that can be alleir '■
from Washington. Consequently if Mef
to be taken in execution, each must gnsp: 1
ficient for the amount due, or one esu ; ;
must be fairly and honorably appuim-L '
signee for the whole. In addition tote: • j
ing of tiie case on individual interests, th: }
ly other plea upon which interference inis -■
eo can be justified, is the necessity uipr.±fl
stop to atrocities, the continuance of «L T
anoppobrium to the civilized world, mdnj
is a point in which all Christian nations i. |
a common interest. America, being in AS
tiguity, is the country that could in «st D;C |
ly and conveniently take the matter in L.
but she must either assume the task on it-' 1
putable and dignified ground, and eimc |
all its responsibilities, or consent te >U j
with or.forgo it to others. Mr. Buetes ^
plan would apparently evade every in J
principle of this kind. He would goon ait %
territory bit by bit, and thus by furtln-r yB
ening the State, leave it still to pass ti::. J*
years of rapine bloodshed and general an ' 1
Such, indeed, has been openlv avowedJ
motive which should govern American wit |
“ We must have the country," it is v:rta<jB
intimated in some quarters, "but ’
get it for nothing, at our own time. ” ’ *
way, and without trouble as regards 2 * ;I
considerations. To step in and restore jgj
would be to assume a grave duty and vc- J|
liabilities.
Sympathisers from our frontier, andr, - .4
tors from California, must be allowed fo §■
pare the road : the; will take can-liuK A
nation shall drink the cup of anarchy! S
very dregs, and if will then falltousasT ■
less prey.” Franco and Spain
disposed, however, to let their subjectsttf-JN
while be robbed and killed with impunity - ^
it is to-day announced that the latter M’S
has already obtained full satisfaction for s -
of the most recent outrages inflicted. “ j'T
English government alone, which, de* 1 *
perhaps, of showing how little of the ."'ll
brand” there is in laird Malmesbury, j yj
tent to jicrmit indignities and spiilady ;
any extent, provided thev take place <
gion that excites little parliamentary N ;
tion. The merchants in the city kuo*j
about twelve millions sterling of debt, t-
large trade, as well as the national nr -
the Spanish-American States, tire all ,vL -
mised by what is going on : but to the p'
dans of the day, Mexico constitutes U' ; - .
for appealing to the passions of the eonim*
Tobacco in Tin-Foil.
Within a fow years tin foil lias coni'
very general use, in the place of p‘l H ' r ' f .*|
article in which to put up chewing tolu^'J
general use. The change was convenitf; 1
the new article grew in favor among
bacco cliewers. At first consumers had t>V .
pretty good price for it, but of late . !
has become cheapened. But it hasJ
ceived a blow that we think, must
its entire nse. It is now asserted
severe experience to support it. that the
lms two dangerous poisonous quahtn>■
cases have jnst arisen that are eideiujg , J
give great celebrity to this belief.
tice iiagg, of Detroit, and a proinine' 1 ^.
of Cincinnati, attacked by a severe » ^1
paralysis, iudueed, as the l’lb VSKl ? n ^,jits , ;j
by the use of tiie poisinous ot the tin ^ ^,,1
by tobacco venders. If his judgmen ^
we may expect to see at once a gene
tion of the use of the article. ^ ^1
There is only one objection t0 P^ n ^'f
‘mean well.’ and that is, they ne" ‘ •
time to carry out' their meaning-
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