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^Our readers will notice that we have
*® them in this issue, an interesting let-
^from the Hon. B. C. ¥ancey to Judge
icr , takcr 'fhe letter, evidently was not de-
" “ , for ' publication, hut the reading has in-
9?n . k . ( l USj and we think will please our pat-
°' (dl V. will pardon this use of his cor-
^mlcncc without consultation. V.
jletwr*. Salmon., Matthew*, di Co,
n ew mercantile firm, as will lie seen by
/ renec to their advertisement in this morn-
f ,. |„i]«:r, are now prepared to act their part
1 tin; great commercial drama of the tiourish-
® uui prowing city of Atlanta. Their store
!”T n ^ magnificent brick building recently
!r!! tcd on the Hast side of Whtehall Street,
; ri j [[ Johnson, Esq., of Coweta County,
■jv Store Room of Messrs. S. M. &Co., is
‘ ',4 , lt gantly finishtd and furnished, and
»ill compare favorably with any in the city,
fi,, v occupy the basement story for the stor-
f suc h goods as are suited to such a local
ly Their main Store Room presents a most
beautiful appearance. We have taken a has-
n dance at their stock, and feel no hesitation
in commending it to the examination of all de-
v j r ii,„ to purchase goods in their line. Their
tmev articles are highly at tractive. Silk dress
patterns for ladies, are offered from $18 to
(11C ], These we examined, and pronouce
hiplily captivating. Their stock of goods
large and well assorted. From a long and
intimate acquaintance, in the city of Griffin
with all the members of this firm, we can cor-
,liai!v recommend them to the confidence and
patronage of the public. Mr. Salmons, the
Miior partner, is a professional merchant,
rwrularlv brought up. He is polite, affable
and accommodating, and well calculated for
the business of a dry goods merchant. We
(oiigratulatc our city upon the accession of
these trentlemen to our population, and wish
l„r them all the success to which their merits
entitle them.
Hie Aubarn (Ala.,) Signal, Co'. Samford.
Evci since wc reminded our friend, the edi
tor of the Signal of his zelous support of Mr.
IVlk, while running on the Presidential elec-
iorial ticket of Georgia in 1844, it seems that
he has marked our humble sheet as the object
of his attack. We committed the unpardon
able sin, it seems, when wc published the fol-
vinu sentence in reply to Col. S. “The bat
hs from which issued the thunder of oppo
sition to the enemeis of Polk and Buclian-
are turned upon the latter, aud we imag-
as the mutterings of those thunders go
nuing over the soil of Tennessee, the la-
nted Polk turned in his coffin, and says to
lib old friend Samford, “el tu Brule.’ ’ And
now methiuks the rattling of those coffined
•ms are constantly ringing in the ears of our
temporary, and that in his dreams he feels
the death-frozen hand of that distinguished
itriot laid upon his brow, gently saying “be
ar- in v friend beirure. ” Our brother rises from
i- slumbers, an 1 forthwith pitches into the
Atlanta Intelligencer for satisfaction. From
■li feelings as those produced by the influ-
'■'s above alluded to, must have proceeded
several attacks made upon us in the last
ie of the Signal. We shall not attempt to
replv to any of them, but will furnish our rea-
with a specimen of fulsome paregyric
■m seen in these modern times. Why
RiendSamford you must be “moonstruck,”
i "Comet struck,” ( we get the “Comet,”
from the Signal.) At any rate some of the
lands have been at work upon our cotempo
rary. to have caused such an emanation from
rain. He makes Mr. Wise a greater man
than Gen. Washington, Gen. Jackson or Gen-
ral any body else. Why Col. we can now
hardly believe “the fish story,” as the Indi-
- said, in relating his experience.
By the by, we would ask our brother if he
mnnliers the chaste and courteous language
applied by his now special friend and candidate
for the Presidency, to his late and deceased
friend, then speaker of theJIIouse of Rep resen
lives of the U. S. Congress? But we for-
hare. Here is the extract from tho Signal to
which we allude.
Gov. Wise.
lVc take the liberty of extracting from a
irivatc letter of a distinguished friend the
liowing glimpse of the Napoleon of American
'litics—the McMahon of the Malakoff of De-
ocracy- HENRY A. WISE—of Accomac—
Virginia—him of “Only of Onancork”—
hose voice to-day sounds out from the Execu
te ('handier of Virginia, over the States of
this Union—over the seas and in Europe, with
aiore melody than made the eloquence of Kos-
uth, the music of the world, and more real
iwer—enduring, pervading moral power,
liich holds Time in its orbit and the revolv-
itc aires in the circles of Eternity, than that
all the Kings, and Potentates of Europe. A
r a prophet aud apostle of Constitutional
lilerty the Paul Morphy of the political
ass-board of tlie United States, whose games
the perfection of prinefjn:!, and is all for kon-
iuid a good cause !
Our correspondent says :
"1 called on Gov. Wise when I passed through
Richmond. 1 found him iu his sitting room,
with his son. the editor, and another gentle
man all with pipes with long stems. He of
fered me one but I declined as I did not
smoke.
“He is an older looking gentleman than I
wpedted to see. He is tell, slim, with light
hair, long and flowing—and an amiable, mild
fate,, while hi* features are sliU. With the ex-
'f-jitiun of his nose, which is not quite so
sharp, lie is the image of Wm. D. Alexander,
<'! Merriwether county, Georgia.
"He asked me if I was the son of his friend
in i .'ongress from Georgia in 1841.
"He then commenced the discussion of the
ci'jk of protection of slave property tn the territories,
"kick 1 told him was being discussed in Con-
^TTCSS.
“For tlirce quarters of an hour he then dis
missed this and the Cuba question with an a-
bility and eloquence seldom surpassed. He
addressed himself to me as though he was spea
king to an audience of a thousand men—in
f"lies of a thrilling power—bent on convinc-
Ul ~ my judgment. All the time ms eyes were
ox nine and I remained motionless and spebch-
t * ss as a statue. I never spoke. A mouse in
tlic paws of a lion would not have felt more
scbiji ed and powerless. He frequently soar-
w above my comprehension quoted Latin
. I'ly—was eloquentand powerful. When I
!' l “ kirn adieu and got into the open air, I
, “ relieved and somehow breathed more free
ly.
.“Such was the effect produced by an intcr-
'itw with this distinguished gentleman. I
not know how better to describe it than I
have done. He shows so much learning that
01i e is afraid to show his ignorence.
“I was greatly impressed with him, and
wlieve him to be one of the first men in the
w, untrv.
“I never let him know that I participated
1!l Public affairs. I felt ignorant.
1 He has an eye and brow, when he speaks
that remind me of the late Judge Colquitt of
beorgia. 1 thoght of it a thousand times
" hile he was converting. ”
Legation op the United States.
Argentine Confederation,
Parana, January, 6 1869.
Hon. J. I. Whitaker,
Mt Dear Sir :—I wrote to you, 1 think,
from Rio-de-Janeiro. I arrived here safely
with my family, all in perfect health, on the
26th of November. •
My time has been so much occupied in re
ceiving and examining the records of the Le
gation—that I might early understand the his
tory of the Legation—in removing the office
to another place (674 volumes of books); rent
ing a house and preparing for house-keeping,
together with writing seven despatches to our
government, and some necessary private let
ters, that 1 have not found time to write you
before. I say preparing for house-keeping, for
we are still boarding at the Hotel de France.
We are ready to go to housekeeping as soon
as my furniture from Buenos Ayres arrives—
now on its way up the river.
This place has a population of about 10,000
persons. It was originally the Capital of the
Province (used in place of our word “State”)
of “Entre Bios.” In 1863 it was made the
Federal Capital for the Argentine Confedera
tion, since which time it has improved much
in its population as well as in the «li»iwti»r of
its buildings. The Province of “Entre-Bios”
has not now a separate State Government, but
is legislated for by the National Congress, as
the District of Columbia is governed by our
Congress; the Province, however is large—I
do not exactly know but suppose it about 200
or more miles long, and 150 broad.
There is here, as in. all Spanish Towns, a
Plaza—this is about 150 yards square, sur
rounded with palings, paved walks diagonally
through. The Plaza is our Court House, vU-
lage and squares. The Government buildings
face this Plaza. The “Government House”
contains the Public Offices and Representative
Chamber. Its front is about 100 yards, and
runs back, on a side street, about 40 yards;
the centre, front, is two stories high, about
100 feet; there are on either side wings of
100 feet each—single story. In the centre of
the rear of the two storied part is a Patio, or,
quadrangle, around which are office rooms al
so. It is made of brick stuccoed white, and
is a neat building. The Senate Chamber is
on another front of the Plaza, heretofore a
very indifferent single story room, they are
now, however, reconstructing it and making
it two stories. The President’s House is op
posite the Government House, it is two stories
high and about 70 feet front and some 40 feet
deep with Patio, which all houses have here,
and an “aljibe,” (this word is pronounced al-
heeva,) or cistern, in the centre ; it is brick
stuccoed white, with verandahs around the
windows, with iron railings, Hke your City
Hall. There are not more than a half-dozen
two storied houses in the City—they are all
of brick and stuccoed and plastered. The
houses of the Peons (laborers) are thatched
with a kind of straw which grows abundantly
on moist lands of the islands, and which is
more of the character of the reed. But the
better houses have “azotea” that is flat-roofs
of large fiat bricks about 12 by 6 inches and
1J inches thick, so constructed as just to run
off the rain'water into gutters which pass
down in the walls and under the brick pave
ment of the Patio into the aljiba or cistern.
These cisterns are constructed &s with us, of
any capacity you desire, and used with a pump
or chain aud bucket as you prefer. There are
no wells—cisterns alone are used. The water
is very clean and good, but not as cool as my
Atlanta well. The Patio is always paved with
large brick so as to run off rain to a drain cov
ered with iron-bars at commencement, and
then running under pavement to rear of back
yard. &c. To get on the flat roof you con
struct steps anywhere, either in Patio or from
rear yard. The roof extends, of course, all
around the house and over every room, (and
the passage ways of course) thus giving a large
square surface [and a fine walk] to catch wa
ter—a parapet outside and inside. After sun
set it is a delightful place to set, walk, and
view the city, river and innumerable islands.
All the doors are double, and where glass,
have wooden shutters inside on hinges, to let
in light or close as you please. The windows
are similarly constructed—double, on hinges—
with like inside shutters, and have also out
side iron grates. The walls of the houses are
generally 2 feet thick, this gives a wide win
dow sill. It is fashionable to have handsome
fringed rugs of carpeting to fit window sills
to set upon in pleasant weather when the win
dows are open; ’tis jail-like in appearance.—
There is great security in such ironed windows,
for they can be left open at night in warm
weather with a sense of security—merely drop
ping a curtain for the lower half to prevent
being seen. The floors are all a like—large
flat brick. There are no tire places or chim
neys into which to run stove-pipes. The na
tives do not consider the winter cold enough
to us? fire. Though foreign Diplomats say
there are occasional days on which fire would
be very acceptable, and you have to sit with
cloaks and shawls on. Some few have a sin
gle stove in a common sitting room ; I mean
foreigners. I shall provide one before winter;
this is summer. The winter months are June,
July and August This is latitude 41J®.
Strawberries are over ; figs and peaches are
ripening—the two former very fine, the latter
inferior, being the fruit of wild trees which
grow commonly through the country and up
on the islands. The grape is ripening, and in
some of tho Provinces are prepared as raisins.
The orange is now about the size of our larg
est peaches and will ripen by April.
The past month has been warm, Mrs. Y.
thinks warmer than our mid-summer, but
that I think is attributable to the location of
our hotel—rather low part of town, badly ven
tilated and rather a drought now. I should
say the heat is about the same under same cir
cumstances. Hie climate is very healthful
here ; aaver have fevers of any kind.
The location of the city is slightly undula
ting ; about one and a half miles (the centre
Plaza) from the port; outer edge of city about
a half mile from the port. The generai level
of the city is from 70 to 80 feet above the riv
er. This place is about 360 miles from Buenos
Ayres. It is an extraordinary river.—At the
mouth, say at Monte Video, it is 150 miles
wide , 120 miles up, at Buenos Ayres, 30 miles
wide ; 60 miles higher, wherejthe riyer loses
the name of La Plata, and divides into “Uru
guay” and “Parana” rivers, it is about 15
miles wide. The average width of the Parana
river to this town of Parana is about 4 miles.
The city of Santa Fe, capital of Province of
that name, is opposite this, about six miles,
yet the Steamer that plies between has to run
some 12 or 15 miles on account of numerous
islands. The entire length of the river is thus
filled with islands, some of them several miles
long, so that in coming up the river you most
generally find yourself in a channel from one-
fourth to a half-mile wide, though occasional
ly much wider.
The river Parana joins the Paraguay, or
rather, I should say, the Paraguay river emp
ties into the Parana river 432 miles above this
place, and the Paraguay is navigable beyond
into “Matta Grosso,” a Province of Brazil,
more than 2000 miles from Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo. Our Steamer, Exploring, sur
veyed it to “Coiuenbia,” (as far as Brazil
would allow the exploration,) 1,880 miles from
Buenos Ayres.
And here I refer you to an examination of a
“Map of the Basin of LaPlata” by Capt.
Page, of Exploring Expedition, which I
mailed to Atlanta Medical College” before he
left Washington City. It will show you the
town I am in, but I refer yon to it (and our
papers) that you may know where (if war re
sults) the battle is to commence with Para
guay. It is just above mouth of Paraguay
river at Forts called “Tres Bocas" “Carapai-
ta,” “Humaita,” and “Laurel.” Here iron
cable chains are sunk just under water to pre
vent passage of onr vessels within cannon shot
of forts. There is open to the capital “As
cension.” Several vessels of the expedition
were at last news at Montevidio—where all
are gathering. I suppose in a few days “Com
missioner Bowlin” and fleet will be coming
up. He proceeds on to Ascension in single
Steamer, to settle amicably if he can. I think
matters will be settled without war. Though
the Pareguain press is very threatening in
words.
The habits of the people here are peculiar,
they rise early and.go to work or business
about 9 a.m. They sip or suck a tea, made by
pouring boiling water on an herb called ‘Yer-
ba’ (grown in Paraguay) in a cup made of a
peculiar gourd, which cap is called ‘mate/
through a silver tube—there is bat one for a
Family, and they suck in turn. It is general
ly laid they take ‘mate,’ assuming the name
of the cap, Between 11 and 12 m. they take
breakfast, then sleep for 3 or 4 hours, then
go to business, and about dark take another
meal, dinner or sapper whatever yon may call
The French Hotels and Diplomats in their
private houses breakfast from 9 to 10 a. m.,
and dine about 5 to 6 p. m. Breakfast con
sists of three courses, and dinner of six or seven
courses, plates changed for each one; only one
dish is brought on the table at a time, for in
stance in order, soup, fish, beef and irish po-
toes, mutton, and poultry, then salad, toma
toes, beans &c., and then desert, so it takes
one-and-a-half and two hours to dine regular
meals ; State dinners more courses and longer
time.
The Courts of Sardinia, France, Brazil Eng
land and our Country, only one has a family
■with them—the French Minister. The Sardi
nian and French Ministers speak English.
My family are the only American citizens in
the place. There is but one English outside
of the Legation. A few French and Italians.
The officers of this government are generaUy
well educated and accomplished gentlemen ;
they and the ladies dress as we do, and per
haps are more attentive to personal appear
ance.
The dwellers in the country on Estancias,
or growing farms, are called Ganchos. This
would be an offensive name—as it means a
wandering vagabond sort of a man. The
proper definition of formers is Paysonos.—
Their dress is peculiar. A pair of drawers,
cotton or linen, with loose legs, trimmed at
bottom with lace or ruffles—richer or plainer
Recording to wealth. l*f course shirts ; then
a cloth in shape of a shawl, usually woolen
(of various colors, red, blue, or brown to suit
the fancy) put on in style of a baby’s diaper,
only very loosely, hanging as low as the knee
nearly, and coming up, both front and rear
ends, around the waist and held up, or fas
tened, only by a leather, or morocco belt usu-
aUy ornamented with silver dollars sewed to
belt by holes in the coin. The poorest have
three or four doUars, richer more, and very
showy persons have also gold ounces (doub
loons, Spanish) worth at our Treasury $15 50
and other coin gold and silver. Sometimes
belts are worth $500. Then they show over
the shoulders a Pancho (Mexican, blanket)
with hole in the center for the head to pass,
coarse or finer according to wealth. Some of
them Pasonos are worth as much as $50,000
in land, cattle, horses, and sheep. The Peons
(or laborers) are of mixed blood, Indian and
Spanish, and dress in the style, usually denom
inated as “Ganchos.” The Paysonos are
also usually mixed blood. The educated peo
ple and Governors of the country, filling the
political places are of the pure celestian
stock.
There is very little of the country cultiva
ted, principally grazing. The grapes are in
digenous do not have to be sown. Estancias,
or farmrs, are, of course, of various sizes ac
cording to wealth. They are not divided by
fences or ditches; but by comer posts or
stones. The herdsmen employed to attend to
stock have their horses to ride in the execu
tion of their duties. The farm is divided into
three or more subdivisions. The men see
that the horned cattle feed within a particular
subdivision for three months, more or less,
till the grass is eaten down driving them each
night to a particular central spot. It is easily
done, as the cattle soon become accustomed to
go to the spot at night, it is uninclosed. In
the morning they stay around again at will.—
When that particular subdivision is sufficient
ly grazed they are driven to another. The
sheep follow the cattle, but their nightly rust
ing place is staked around, this not enclosed,
thus the rotation is performed, each spot
growing up luxuriantly agaiu in three or four
months. The horses are not collected at night.
Of them an occasional supervision only is had
to prevent their staying off. The colts are
marked by a brand on the hip when young.
They don’t speak of acres here, only of leagues,
a league is three square miles. Three square
leagues wfll keep fat 1,000 cattle, 10,000 sheep,
and 1,500 horses. They mostly have more
than what will exactly do. Wealthier men
have larger places, some from twenty to thir
ty square leagues. Gen. Urguiza, President
of the Confederation owns two or three hun
dred leagues of land ; about 300,000 cattle,
about 60,000 horses, and about 10,000/hw mn-
reino sheep. I don’t know how many of the
common kind, if any. He is introducing the
finest kind. He is perhaps the wealthiest man
in the country.
With good luck, a well managed farm can
seU about J of the cattle pei year and keep up
the stock. They are now higher than several
years ago, and will average (3 year olds) $12
per head. It takes about three hands to at
tend upon 1000 cattle ; other hands to horses
and sheep. There is always demand for cattle.
There are Saladeroi, owned by capitalists, on
the views, where Cattle and mares are
bought for killing, for hides, billow, grease
and bones for shipment. The meat of cattle
is made into “jerked beef.” The meet of the
mare is boiled to get the oil, which is used for
burning in lamps. The bones of each are
shipped abroad and used for knife handles,
buttons, and the refuse ground into powder
and mixed with potash for manure in Europe.
The mares for Saladcros, are worth from $2
to $3 per head. A sufficient number of best
ones are reserved for breeding, the rest are
killed to prevent too great increase. Mares
are never broke for saddle or hai ness. Only
horses are used. This high up the country,
horses are worth from $5 to $10 when broke
to the saddle; cheaper unbioke; harness
horses alittlelhigher. This high up, there are
few harness horses. They are used more for
harness at Buenos Ayres where they are high
er in value. Not much lumber in this coun
try ; pine lumber is imported and worth here
from $50 to $80 per M. In Paraguy there is
much wood, of beautiful varieties, hard and
that polish like walnut, rose-wood, and beau
tiful Jfor furniture. House rent is dear, for
want of houses mine is $1152 per year.—
The French, ministers $1728 per year; the
Pope’s Nuncio’s house $1920 per year. Board
for single person at Hotel from $48 to $60 per
month according to Hotel only three kept by
French and Italiaus. Beef three to four cents
par lb.; mutton five to six cents per lb.; milk
12 J cents per quart; butter 50 to 75 cents per
lb.; Vegetables scarce and high. I am in
haste, and my sheet is exhausted, so I must
conclude with giving you a sample of summa
ry justice here. An Italian sailor murdered a
woman and child at the Port. She is said to
have refused to let him into her house for am
ative purposes. The crime was committed on
21st of December. He was tried, condemned
aud shot on the 29th of December. This is
more rapid than Georgia trials. It was not at
a regular term for there is uo appointed time.
The court is always open (no juries, civil law.)
Shooting is the mode of execution here. The
culprit is tied in a chair blind-folded, and a file
of about 8 soldiers fire at command. About
one-third of the year here is devoted to feast
days, and business houses are bloscd. The
cathedrals are open there soon every Sabbath
for mass from daybreak till 12 iu. And ves-
p?rs in the evening. Theatre is open every
Sunday and Thursday night, when there is a
company here. There is always an opera com
pany here during the session of Congress
which lasts from 25th May till October. It is
then a crowded lively place I learn.
Very truly, your friend. B. C. Y.
For the Intelligeocor.
Messrs. Editors:—To correct the erroneous
impressions of some, that I had backed out,
in declining to answer the last interrogatory
of “Justice,” I must ask an inch or two in the
columns of your next issue. The gist of the
question was why did not the last adminis
tration pay the floating debt against the
rood (Amounting to some 140,000 dollars) in
stead of paying its nett earnings into the
state Treasury.
Now I cannot deal in conjectures, as to the
reasons that influenced others. The holders
of the floating debt may not have pressed for
payment. The bondition of the 8tate Treasu
ry may have required the money to meet its
liability and a portion of the debt had not fal
len due when the late administration retired.
These and other reasons may. have thrown the
weight of the floating debt, on the shoulders
of the present administration. With the ex
ception of what is in suit, for alledged losses
by shippers, mechanics, and mishaps on the
line of road, aH .liabilities, (or nearly all) have
been paid off, and I think it would be best
for ns, to let by gones, he by gones.
GEO. D. PHILLIPS.
P.S.—In speaking of liabilities, Ido not
refer to the bonded debt, which in itself is a
mere bagatelle.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1869.
Mr. De Shoug’i Dagneirlan Gallery.
Those wishing life-like pictures, will do well
to call on Mr. De Shong, over Shackleford’s
Auction Store, on WhitehaU Street. He is
certainly master of the art—Ambrotype and
all the other types, except Printers’ types.
He has the “leatherotype,” which can be sent
in a letter from friend to friend, as convenient
ly as a bank bill can be sent. We repeat, those
wishing pictures of any “type,” would do well
to call on Mr. De Shong.
Hon. Lather J. Glenn.
We take great pleasure in presenting to our
readers the communication of the Hon. Luther
J. Glenn. It will be read with interest not
only by his numerous friends in Fulton coun
ty, hut throughout the State of Georgia. He
places himself right upon the record, and
leaves no grounds of doubt as to his position
in regard to the Gubernatorial nomination.
It was the farthest from our intention to place
Mr. Glenn in a false position in publishing the
extracts of which he makes mention. We
have, all the time, believed, and said, that
the use of his name in connection with the
Gubernatorial nomination was without his
consent or approbation. His long devotion
and ardent attachment to the interests of the
Democratic party, leave no grounds to suspect
that he would intentionaUy do anything to
jeopardise its harmony.
We commend the perusal of his communi-
cati'.n especially to his fellow Democrats of
Fulton county, and trust that it may act like
“oil upon the troubled waters” in stilling the
tumult, which, for the lime, disturbs the har-
mouy of our party.
Opposition to Gov. Brown.
We also observe by other Atlanta papers,
that there has been a bursting up of the demo
cracy of that place, and that two sets of dele
gates have been appointed to the State Con
vention. We know our friend Gaulding is in
great tribulation, but our engagements will
not permit us to iun up tothe “Gate City”
at this time, and help him mend up the
breaches.—[Macon Jour. & Mess.
‘To err is human.” The above extract
proves the truth of this maxim. In the ab
sence of any other evidence, it is sufficient of
itself to prove brother Knowles to be “ hu
man.” It is so common for him to be in er
ror, that we are not at all astonished at the
mistakes in the above quotation from his col
umns. As to the “bursting up of the Demo
cracy of that place,” he need not lay the flat
tering unction to his soul, that hit party will
derive any benefit from it. The nomination
of Gov. Brown will put an end to our present
dissensions. Ninetenths of the Anti-Brown
men of Atlanta have declared their determi
nation to vote for Gov. Brown if he is the
nominee of the Democratic State Convention,
which we have no doubt he will be. As to
“our friend Gaulding being in tribulation,”
this is of a piece with our brother Knowles'
other numerous errors. “Friend Gaulding”
feels no apprehension of the terrible disasters
alluded to by our friend as having befallen the
Democracy of Fulton. The little schism which
occurred on Saturday last, among our politi
cal friends, is hut a riffle upon the political
sea, which will be evanescent in its duration.
It is like a lover’s quarrel—when made up
the attachment between the belligerents be
comes stronger than ever. Don’t distress
yourself brother Knowles.
Beginning of the Anti-Brown AVer.
This may be considered as the beginning of
the Anti-Brown war, and if we are not mista
ken, His Excellency bids fair to have, yet,
“a hard road to travel.”
So says the Savannah Republican, In speak
ing of the “Democratic Muss," as he terms it,
which occurred in Fulton County on Saturday
last. Yes, brother Sneed, “it may be consid
ered as the beginning of the anti-Brown war,”
and you might have added, “the ending,” so
for as the Democracy of Georgia is concerned.
Gov. Brown has a few implacable enemies In
Atlanta, who will not vote for him (so they
say) if he is nominated, but the great mass of
the opponents to his re-nomination, will vote
for him if he receives the nomination. In
this connection we speak of Democrats. Our
position at tho “Gate City,” gives us ample
opportunities of seeing and conversing with
men—intelligent leading men—from every
part of the State. We have not been slow to
improve these opportunities of inquiring how
Gov. Brown stands with the Democracy of
Georgia. But one response meets our inqui
ries—the Democracy are fill for Brown. In
some localities a faint murmur of discontent is
heard, but it is so faint and feeble, that it
amounts scarcely to any thing, and will be si
lenced by the universal shout of approbation
which will go up from the Democracy, when
the time for the nomination arrives. “It is
natural for man to indulge jn the delusions of
hope.” The American party are so complete
ly prostrate, that their only hope is that the
Democratic party may become weakened by
schisms and divisions, so that they may be able
to triumph on account of our dissensions, and
not by their own strength. Like the man in
the play; they have come to the conclusion
that “something must be done.” What that
something is they are at a loss to determine,
unless it lie to foment discord in the Demo
cratic ranks. For the benefit of all those who
expect to profit by such means, we give a lit
tle incident which occurred in our city, short-
' ly after the “muss” of which the ‘Republican’
speaks, occurred. An American was making
some suggestions as to the recent rupture be
tween the Brown and anti-Brown Democrats.
An anti-Brown Democrat replied very prompt
ly, “this is a matter with which you have
nothing to do. We are fully capable of man
aging our own family affairs, poUtically speak
ing.” So our Know Nothing fellow citizens
wiU find it every where.. Their interference
is not desired by either Brown or anti-Brown
men. They wUl find that the enemy which
Gov. Brown wiU have to fight when the time
of action comes, wfll be the Know Nothing
Party.
For the Atlanta Intelligencer.
Messrs. Editors Will you please allow a
traveler to make some inquiry at your hands.
Please tell me, if you know, what is the mat
ter, about Atlanta. In all my travels, from
near the mountains to the sea-board, I have
not beard a dozen men speak of the next Gov
ernor, that seems to think of any thing else
hut Joe Brown. If it is really true that the
meeting last Saturday, in Atlanta, wants any
body else for Governor, I wish to know the
cause. Is the objection to Joe Brown politi
cal ? if so, tell us his sin. If it is personal,
settle it among youreelves, and don’t pester
the people in this way. If yon cannot answer
these questions, please ask the “Confederacy.”
If it foils, ask the ebainnan of the meeting.
The people want Joe Brown for Governor, if
he is ail right; if not, they want to know it.
Bat if somebody about your city is a tittle ashy
with Brajrn, because they foiled to get some
office which they wanted, tell the mnot to pout
so much about it; just rest easy—somebody
has got it. If you see anybody mad about it,
tell them that the wise man said, “that anger
resteth in the bosom of foois.”
TRAVELER.
Atlanta, March 24th, 1859:
Editors of the Intelligencer:—In your paper of
yesterday yon published in juxta-position the
following extracts from a late number of the
“Confederacy
“Mr Glenn and all his friends are for Gov.
Brown’s harmonious nomination.”—[Confed
eracy of March 4.
“The Democracy of Fulton county are op
posed to Joseph E. Brown believing him a ty
rant of the Tom Thumb edition, of inferior
capacity, an inflated coxcomb, a vindictive
ass, a conceited upstart, wholly devoid of sym
pathy or fellow-feeling and guilty of a most
corrupt and political bargain and sale.’’-[Con
federacy of March 22.
“No comment needed.”
Whether so intended or not by you, yet
thus appearing in your paper, they are calcula
ted to do me great injustice.
After my note appeared on the 4th inst., I
had hoped, and expected, that my name
would not again be mentioned in connection
with the Gubernatorial nomination. In that
note I “meant what was said,” when I stated
that “under no circumstances could my name
be used, with my consent, in the Convention.”
Two years ago the democracy of this Coun
ty were divided in reference to a candidate for
Governor. In the appointment of delegates I
took an active part. Those with whom I co
operated were misrepresented by some, whose
interest it was, to place us in a position of hos
tility toward a distinguished gentleman whose
name was, at that time, before the party for
nomination.
Again the democracy of Fulton are divided,
and have their preference for a candidate for
Governor. Some are for the renomination of
Gov. Brown, others are opposed to him—be
ing, I apprehend, in favor of no particular in
dividual.
Profiting by the past, I had intended to take
no part in the controversy further than an ex
pression of opinion in private intercourse with
my fellow citizens. Circumstances however
transpired which, as I thought, rendered it nc.
cessary, and proper, that I should, at the meet
ing on last Saturday assembled to appoint dele
gates to the Miliedgeville Convention, define
my position in the premises before this commu
nity. This I would have done but for the un
fortunate division that occurred in that meet-
I will now say in a few words, what I
might then have elaborated, and what I have
always said in private conversation, when oc
casion has required it.
It is the custom and usage of the Democrat
ic party to renominate the incumbent of the
Gubernatorial chaii for a second term. I
know of no good and sufficient reason why
this custom should now be violated and Gov.
Brown superceded, and, therefore, think he is
entitled to a renomination at the hands of his
party, and a re-election by the people of Geor
gia. Yours, very respectfully,
LUTHER J. GLENN.
For the Atlanta Intelligencer.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was the only
child of James the 5th of Scotland, and Mary
of Lorraine. When only eight days old, she
experienced a most heavy loss in the death of
her father, who as a parent, was kind and af
fectionate, and as a monarch, wise in his
counsels, and lenient and merciful in the exe
cution of his laws. This was Mary’s first and
most grievous calamity.
Henry the 8th of England, solicited her hand
in marriage for his son Edward, and was re
fused. In consequence of this refusal, Henry
invaded Scotland ; and the Scotch regency du
ring Mary’s minority, betrothed her to Fran
cis, the dauphin of France, (afterwards Fran
cis the 2d of France). Conveyed in early in
fancy to France, educated at Paris, she im
bibed the principles of bigotry and levity,
which afterwards embittered her life. In a
strange country, Mary cultivated and adopted
a religion illy suited to the rigid principles of
the Presbyterians of Scotland, and the imme
diate followers of Knox, in the reformation.—
Francis was only 17 years old, when he died,
leaving his beautiful and accomplished Mary
a widow, at a most interesting and tender age.
After the death of Francis, Mary left her beau
tiful France, to sit upon the throne of her an
cestors. Mary now married Lord Darnlcy,
son of the Earl of Lenox. Mary and Damley
lived very unhappy. Mary had a great favor
ite in the person ofRizzio, an Italian musician.
Of Rizzio, Darnley became excessively jealous,
and in one of his fits, plunged a daggeT into
the heart of Rizzio, and that too, in the pres
ence of the queen, notwithstanding she was
then far advanced in a state of pregnancy.
Darnley, to escape the public odium and in
dignation for this foul and bloody murder, fled
to a rural residence, which was blown up by
gunpowder, supposed by the hand of the Earl
of Bothwell, the third and last husband of the
unfortunate Mary. And though no improper
and illicit intercourse was ever proven be
tween Mary and Rizzio, her marriage with
Bothwell aroused the public indignation, and
charged her with complicity with Bothwell, in
the murder of Darnley. Mary fled to England,
imploring the friendship and protection of
Elizabeth, Old Albion’s Virgin Queen. Eliza
beth was a daughter of Henry the 8th of Eng
land. by Ann Boleyn. And though Elizabeth
boasted that her tomb-stone should record that
she had lived and died the Virgin Queen of
England, yet it is charged by some writers,
that her hours of retirement were not always
restricted to acts of private devotion and con
tinence. Elizabeth, possessing very little per
sonal charms, and cold and politic, has neve:
answered to the world for this most indelj
blot on her character, in her treatment o:
unfortunate Mary, whom she hated as her ri
val in beauty, and presumptive heir to the En
glish throne. The unfortunate Mary, too, had
offended Elizabeth, during her sojourn in
France, by assuming the empty title of Queen
of England, on an ill-founded pretence of Eliz
abeth's illegitimacy. And thus Elizabeth,
with hypocritical condolence, welcomed Mary
to her protection, but alas ! Mary, who expect
ed to be received as a sovereign, found unfor
tunately too late, that she was to be treated
as a prisoner and a criminal—without cause,
without proof, arrayed, condemned, and be
headed, to gratify the ill placed jealousy of
the heartiest Elizabeth.
The beautiful and accomplished Mary Stu
art, afterwards Queen of Scots, was more un
fortunate than guilty, and more the victim of
dangerous times, than the licentious and prof
ligate culprit.
Mary Stuart was not only the most beauti
ful and lovely personage of the age in which
she lived, but had the highest natural and
mental accomplishments. And when leaving
her beloved France, to ascend the Scottish
throne, she composed three elegant little po
ems, and the writer of this notice has selected
onefor publication.
ADIEU.
“Adieu, thou pleasant land of France,
The dearest of all lands to me ;
When life was like a joyful dance,
The joyful dance of infancy.
Farewell, my childhood’s laughing wiles,
Farewell the joys of youth’s bright day,
Hie hark that-takes me from thy smiles,
Bears but my meaner half away.
The best is thine, my changeless heart
In given beloved France, to thee;
And let it sometimes, though we part,
Remind thee, with a sigh, of me.
CHATHAM.
Atlanta, March 23d, 1859.
Juki Gardner.
We clip the folfowing communication from
the ‘Augusta Constitutionalist
Mr. Editor :—Will you allow a former res
ident of your State to join Oglethorpe county,
in recommending the name of Col. James
Gardner as the fi successor to Mr. Stephens ?
Not only is the Eighth District concerned, but
our side of the river feel a lively interest as to
who the successor shall be. And with due re
spect to the many able names suggested, I
submit that there is not another Demoorat
who has done more for the party, or who will
represent the interests of the people with more
ability, than would Col. James Gardner. The
old English has always been ably represented.
Let her not, now, lower her standard.
Edgefield.
Third Congressional District.
We have understood upon what we believe
to be good authority, that Hon. R. P. Trippe
has said that he would not be a candidate for
re-election, and if this be true, who will be
the opposition candidate for Congressional
honors ? We have heard the names of Gen.
Warren, of Houston ; Judge Worrill, of Tal
bot ; Mr. Hill, of Harris; Mr. Hardeman, of
Bibb; Mr. Alexander and Mr. Fambro, of Up
son ; Mr. Peoples, of Monroe, and Mr. Clif
ford Anderson, of Bibb, all spoken of in con
nection with the place. We presume that
whoever is nominated, will make the race with
a “harp of a thousand strings in one hand,”
and the People's Constitutional Whig Ameri
can anti-Caucus anti-Convention friends party
platform of the Journal & Messenger in the
other. Will the “friends” have a convention
to nominate a candidate ? We suppose not,
from the many bitter articles that our neigh
bor has written against such assemblages.—
But nous verrons. We shall see what we shall
see.—[Macon Telegraph.
Gov. Brown—Renomination.
The Georgia (Macon) Telegraph speaking
of the recent Convention at Atlanta to appoint
delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention, in
which two sets were appointed, says :
“We regret to see this discord and division
in the ranks of the Democracy of Fulton, and
we hope that time and wise counsels may yet
heal the breach.
In this quarter all is harmony upon the
subject of Gov. Brown’s renomination. The
Bibb delegation, we have no doubt, will be
united in favor of Gov. Brown - ”
As for as wc know public sentiment in this
County, we think we are perfectly safe in say
ing, that it is iu favor of the present Chief
Magistrate of the State. The praise bestowed
upon him has not created a jealousy in the
bosom of our people, but on the contrary has
been regarded as a tribute to just merit.—
They do not worship Gov. Brown—they do not
believe him the ‘•Democracy of Georgia” they
do not think he combines all the popularity of
the party—but thev-see no good reason to de
feat him in the convention. They believe his
administration has been successful and the
Democracy will reap its fruits. They are wil
ling to test liis strength before a Convention.
If he is defeated, then the wool-hat Democra
cy of Southern Georgia and the eow boys of
the mountains will yield defferentially his
claims before the superior judgment of their
fellow-Democrats. Until then, they will live
in blissful ignorance of the numberless trans
gressions of the present Democratic adminis
tration.— [Columbus Times.
Sudden Death—Sad and Startling.
We are called upon to announce one of the
most startlingly sudden deaths that has ever
come to our knowledge. Miss. Theodosia
Smith, daughter of George P. Smith, a young
lady of 19 years, peculiarly winning by her
cheerfulness and vivacity, was in attendance
last evening (Monday. 14th) upon the singing
rehearsal under Mr. Hall, in the basement of
St. Paul’s Church. She had been, during the
evening, more than ordinary cheerful and
happy—the life and delight of her mates.—
Suddenly she had some affection of one foot,
and, in a laughing manner, said her foot was
asleep. Her friends told her to get up, but
she said she could not, adding, it is true, al
though I do laugh. When assisting her to
rise, she tell back unconcious, and never re
vived . 5he died about 12 o’clock. This at
tack was just at the close of the rehearsal, at
about 9 o’clock. She was carried home in a
carriage, hut never spoke again. The phy
sicians called in, state that there was au en
largement of the lungs, and that she died from
paralysis of the lungs.
Mr. Geo. P. Smith left home after tea on
on the same evening, and went to Toledo,
to which place this sad news was this morning
(Tuesday) telegraphed. This death comes
with peculiar force to the circle of voug friends
who were devotedly attached to the deceased.
To the parents and immeditae family the blow
is well nigh crushing.
A Regular Boslneas Transaction,
Not far from Olean, bordering on the Alle
ghany river, in the State of New York, is wiiat
is termed the “Indian Reservation,” which
formerly was, and probably continues to be,
mrtially occupied by a remnant of the tribe
*known as the Senacas. Some years ago, John
Titus, one of the tribe, engaged to deliver a
number of pine logs to a trader in the north
eastern part of the State, for which he was to
receive 5 shillings, N. Y. currency, apiece.—
The trader however upon their delivery, refus
ed to pay over 3 shillings. The Indian exer
ted all his eloquence to induce his customer to
pay the stipulated price, but without effect—
the trader was inexorable. At length, finding
all arguments of no avail, John hit upon an
admirable plan for the settlement of the con
test. Says he to the trader :
“You and me make bargain ; you say you
give me 5 sliillen for my logs ; now you say
you only give me 3. I tell you what I’ll do
—we'll fight. If you lick me, then you give
me 3 shillen ; if I lick you, then you give me 5
sliillen.”
The bargain closed, and the battle commen
ced. For a time the success of either party
was doubtful ; but at length John, by a
de main, brought his antagonist to the gu
and holding him down, with his knee^Taced
upon his chest, began a parley ;
“Now you say you give me %thiilen I let you
up : you say you give me 3 shillen, you
see to-day, to-morrow*nor yesterday.”
cbCase.—The Harrisbu il^Pa.)
[cut of the Philadelphia Sunday Dis-
ites:
ere is now pending before the Leg^_
a divorce ease, differing materialthe
case of Mr. and Mrs. Fry. It is anTlpplieation
for a divorce from the bonds of matrimony,
made by the parents of a young girl, scarcely
fourteen years of age, who married a man
more than twice her own age, in what I should
term a childish freak. It appears that on or
about the 9th of February last, the barkeeper
of a well known hotel in Philadelpnia, induced
this girl—the daughter of the landlord—to
accompany him to the southern portion of the
city, when they called at the Swedes church,
and were married by the Rev. Mr. Clay. It
was strictly enjoined upon her to keep the
marriage a secret, but this was more than the
little girl could do; and she confided the se
cret to her mother. The Bocial and moral
standing of the husband, the disparity of years
between the parties, and above all, the-mar-
riage of their child before she had attained
womanhood, conspired to affect the parents in
such a manner as I would not undertake to
describe, and to-day they are here seeking a
divorce.
Tub Oldest Inhabitant.—A correspondent
of the London Times, calculates the age of the
great California tree, in the Christial Palace at
Syenfiam, at about six thousand four hundred
and eight years! It must have been planted,
according to that, when Adam was a very small
babv, if not before. The same writer refers to
another California tree, which must be at least
seven thousand one hundred and twenty-eight
years old. The method in which the compu
tation was made is this: the writer took two
pieces of the wood of the tree, one of the heart
and another of the sap wood, about an inch
square each, and he counted the concentric
layers, which are supposed to indicate the an
nual growth. In the heart-wood he found
forty-five layers to the inch, and in the sap-
wood twenty-one ; and as the tree is fourteen
feet in diameter, ten of heart and four of sap,
the result was easily obtained. The second
tree spoken of was thirty-nine feet in diame
ter.
SATURDAY, MARCH19, 1859.
""— » T "rnl i iyTT.1 M **gati1 tn .
Col. Beiy. May, the faithful treasurer of the
Western & Atlantic Railroad, has transmitted
to the State Treasury $35,000, nett earnings
of the Road for the month of March, We
might make some comments, but lest we ex
cite the ire of some of our fellow citizens, we
forbear.
DMthaflb*. L.T* Doyal.
We were pained on learning, yesterday morn
ing, that the amiable lady of Col. L. T. Doyal
of Griffin, died in that city on Thursday last.
The disease with which she was afflicted, is
said to have been the Measles. She was the
only child of Judge Parker Eason, and had
only been married to Col. Doyal but a few
months. “What shadows we are, and what
shadows we pursue!”
Jadge Caban 1m’ Decision.
We publish to-day, the decision of Judge
Cabaniss of the Flint Circuit, delivered at the
late term of the Superior Court of Butts coun
ty. This decision will no doubt be read with
interest, by many of our readers. The tax
question, as it is termed, has created much ex
citement in some of the neighboring counties.
Judge Cabaniss’ decision wiP he carried up to
the Supreme Court, which commences its ses
sion in this city on Monday next. If it should
be brought before the ensuing term of the
Court, a quietus may be given to this unpleas
ant agitation.
Hon. James Gardner.
We published yesterday, a communication
which appeared in the Constitutionalist, a day
or two since, proposing the name of Col. James
Gardner as a candidate for Congress, in the
8th Congressional District. We heartily con
cur in this suggestion, and hope the Democra
cy of that District will unanimously endorse
the recommendation. It is well understood
that Mr. Stephens is fixed in his determination
to retire, and it is time the people of his Dis
trict were looking tothe subject of his success-
While we admit that it would be a diffi
cult matter, if not impossible, to supply Mr.
Stephen’s place, with a man of equal ability
and experience, yet we feel confideut that Mr.
Gardner has talents of a high order, and would
do credit to his District and his State. We
trust that the suggestion of the Constitution
alist’s correspondent will be carried out, and
that Col. Gardner may be nominated and elect
ed.
Hon, John Mlllcdge.
A correspondent of the Lagrange Reporter
suggests the name of the Hon. John Milledge,
of Richmond, as the American candidate for
Governor. We have no objection to our friend
John being the candidate, but being Governor is
another thing. His honored father made a
good Governor, hut we have never heard of
his having been a Know Nothing. Ah, that
was the rock on which the political bark of
John Milledge was wrecked. But if provi
dence should so order, that our beloved State
is to be afflicted with a Governor of his politi.
cal faith, we would as soon take John as any
of them, and we believe a little sooner. But
we are probably interfering in a matter which
don't concern us, and therefore we have no
more to say on that subject at present.
Jif” A correspondent of the Savannah Re
publican mentions the death of Mr. J. L.
Gregg, engineer of the Atlantic and Gulf Rail
Road. He was killed at Jacksonville, Fla.,
by Mr. Alfred Sears.
The opinion of witnesses present concur in
showing that Mr. Sears passed once or twice
near Mr. Gregg, and suddenly turned towards
him, presented a revolver, and fired three
shots, one of which was immediately fatal.—
They had no encounter or struggle, and Mr.
Gregg was without arms.
Mr. Gregg, we are informed, was some years
ago, in the employment of the Western & At
lantic Rail Rood, and resided for some time in
Marietta. He was well known by many of
the citizens in this section of country, by
whom the news of his melancholy end wfll be
very much regretted.
Mr. 91. Myers’ Store—Wholesale Trade.
Passing by the corner of Whitehall and Hun
ter Streets, a day or two since, we were polite
ly invited by the gentlemanly^ proprietor of
the store, to walk in and take a look at his
establishment. We accepted the invitation,
and were conducted by Mr. Tomlinson, one of
tfie principal clerks of the Store, to the vari
ous apartments in the first and second stories
of the building. We must acknowledge that
we were agreeably surprised at the beauj
extent and variety of Mr. Myers' stock,
sells both by wholesale and retail. Speaking
of the Wholesale trade to Atlanta, we beg
leave in this connection'to call tho attention
of the public to this subject. A large amount
of this sort^f business is done in our city—
mucjtfltfre than the community arc aware of.
;1 not probably be believed by the rivals
and enemies of Atlanta, .when we say that a
country or villaggjdbrehant, buying a small
stock of goodd^an uw/0asc them as cheap in
Atlanta, as he ca£ m Charleston or New York.
There saving of time and expense in
patro^Bmlohe Atlanta market. A merchant
resulins^Mror 100 miles from Atlanta, wishing
chase five, ten, or fifteen thousand dol
lars worth of goods, can come to Atlanta, buy
his goods, and have them in his store in three,
four, or five days, at a very trifling amount in
the way of travelling expenses, and agreat sa
ving of time—and time to a business man, we
all kr ow, is money. It is hard to convince
some men of the soundness of this argument,
but we feel confident that the time is not far
ahead, when the country aud village mer
chants in all the region round about, will be
come convinced that it is to their interest, as
well as to the interest of their customers, to
patronize the Atlanta market. The Whole
sale trade of our place is rapidly increasing,
and we look forward to the time when it will
be measured not by hundredt of thousands, but
by millions of dollars. This is “manifest des
tiny.”
For the Intelligencer.
Messrs. Editors :—With regret I have heard
of the division in the Democracy of Fulton at
their late meeting, while in all other counties
heard from, there is entire unanimity as re
gards the re-nomination of Gov. Brown. Per
mit me in all kindness, to ask of you, why this
division ? is it from political or personal reas
ons? If you are not able to inform me, per
mit me then, in the same spirit of kindness,
to ask the chairman of, and delegates appoint
ed by the opposition, is the cause of your ob
jections to Gov. Brown, personal or political ?
if the latter, should you not as Democrats in
form the Democracy throughout the State,
what they are, so that we may all do right in
the matter. If yonr objections, however, are
alone of a personal nature, even Democrats have
no right to ask you to disclose them.
A DEMOCRAT.
[ From the Savannah Bapabiican. ]
THK CAPTURE OF AFRICANS CT TEL
FAIR.
Their Solneqaent Dlacharge.
FULL PARTICULARS.
The following extract from a letter received
yesterday, by the editor, from a highly re
spectable citizen of Telfeir county, will be
found to contain full particulars of the recent
arrest of Africans in Worth county, and the
circumstances under which they were dischar
ged from custody by the United States Deputy
Marshal
“John F. McRae, of this county, Deputy U.
S. Marshal, having been instructed by the
Marshal, to capture any Afiricaan he might
find passing through the country, was in
formed that there were 36 in charge of one or
two men, on their way to the Alabama line.
He summoned a posse of 10 men, some of onr
brat citizens, pursued and overtook the ne
groes in Worth county, arrested them as Dep
uty U. S. Marshal under the instructions, and
brought them to Jacksonville and put them
in jail, and sent an express to the Marshal at
Savannah reporting the arrest, and his action
in the matter. The negroes remained here un
til the answer from the Marshal came, which
stated he had telegraphed and written to the
authorities at Washington, and had feceived
no answer respecting the Africans then known
to be in the country ; that the Government
knew of the Africans being in the State, and
had given him no orders, and that his advice
Was to turn them lose and let them proceed
on their way. When this letter came, and
the arrest had been made by the authority of
the United States, and in good faith, the ne*
groes were released ; the person in charge of
them paying for the provisions they consumed
aud medical attention to those that were sick.
One or two of those assisting in the arrest re
took the negroes and demanded payment for
their outlay and trouble, threatening to carry
tliem to Gov. Brown if it was not paid. A
compromise was made to the satisfaction of
the parties, and “the last of the Wanderer’s car
go’ ’ were allowed to depart in peace. The ne
groes disliked very much to leave, as they
had been treated very kindly by the citi
zens.”
A Divorce Epidemic in Pittsburg.—The
Pittsburg Gazette sayB :
Judge McClure took occasion on Saturday
to refer to the increasing number of applica
tions for divorce that came before him. He
says there is hardly a Saturday,'at least, when
he does not carry home a pocket full of de
positions in cases which are absolutely too out
rageous and disgusting to be called up before
the Court. The detail of all these scandalous
matters the Judge is obliged to wade trough
with, and oftentimes proof is 60 overwhelm
ing that the Court is forced by a sense of duty
to grant a decree of divorce. The very worst
of it is, too, that either one or the other or
both of the parties enter again into a new
marriage contract, in a week after they are
off with the old, and one which in 9 out of 10
cases, will result as the former one did. Thus
two prospective divorces are begotten of tho
formor one. This is outrageous. One gentlemen
man of the bar stated to us that in a case that
came under his own notice, the woman, who
had procured the decree on Saturday, was
married again on the very next day. This has
become an evil so crying that Judge McClure
gave out his intention to refuse the decree in
any and every case where there was a techni
cal or other possible and legal excuse.
A Mouse Devouring a Snake.—About two
years ago, Mr. William Donnelly, the gentle
manly Postmaster at Blairsville Intersection,
Westmoreland county, received as a present
from a friend, two large rattlesnakes, which
he preserved in a box covered with glass. Af
ter keeping them for some time, it was but
natural to suppose that the ‘ ‘pets’ ’ should be
“a hungered ” Acting upon this idea, and
being under the impression that snakes would
only eat living food, Mr. Donnelly canghtfour
or five mice, and put them into the cage with
their slimy companions, to be, as w«s then
supposed, devoured at a single gulp. But, to
the astonishment of the beholders, the mice,
for several days, covorted over the snakes with
seeming zest, and enjoyed themselves “as well
as could be expected under the circumstances. ’ ’
Finally, one of the mice, being gnawed with
hunger, commenced gnawing at the snakes.
Dnringthis operation, his snakeship would
sometimes remain perfectly quiet; but, t n
other occasions, would raise his head and dart
forth his forked tongue, at which time “our
small rodent quadrnped” would make a
“straight coat tail”—or rather tail without
the coat—into the corner. But when the
snake returned to its quiescent position, the
mouse partook again of its dainty meal, and
really continued this operation until it eat so
much of the flesh as to leave part of the back
bone and several of the ribs on either side ex
posed, from which the shake finally died.—
[Pistsburg Chronicle.
Love, Mail Robbery and Attempted Sui
cide.—A few days ago special United States
mail agent Finks, of Baltimore, and Deputy
Marshal Steel, proceeded to the residence of a
gentleman named Smith, in Prince William
county, Va., to arrest a boy in his employ,
named AppiehAon the charge of illegally
obtainin^jl^Bter from the post-office. The
boy Yummtnd and appeared to be deeply pen-
lit while the officers were in the house
e slipped into the yard, and drawiug a knii^_
across his throat instan^JfAnflicted
wound, and would taken his UfrMfSdnot
one of the daughters of Mr. SmrtfTseized his
arm. The Pittsburg Intelligencer says:
From all that can be ascertained jealousy
on the part of young Appleby caused him to
purloin the letter. Living with Mr. Smitn
and having formed a strong attachment for
one of the young ladies of the household, he
became jealous of her every act, and suspect
ed that she preferred some other lad to him
self. Finding that she had written a letter to
some one, and suspecting ifr»vas to his rival,
he obtained the letter from the post office, had
it read aqd then destroyed it. Without know
ing who obtained the letter, Mr. Smith gave
notice of its abstraction to the Postmaster-
General, by whom Mr. Finks was directed to
inquire into the affair, and have the guilty
party punished.
Edmund Burke’s Idea of a Perfect Wife.
—She is handsome, but it is not a beauty
arising from the features, from complexion or
from shape. She has all three in high degree,
but it is not by these that she touches the
heart—it is all that sweetness of temper, be
nevolence, innocence; it is all that sensibility
which a face can express, that forms her beau
ty. She has a face that just arounsed your at
tention at first sight; it grows upon you ev
ery moment, and you wonder it did not more
than raise attention at first. Her eyes have a
mild light, but they awe when she pleases,
they command like a good man out of office,
by authority, but by virtue. Her stature is
not tall, she is not made to an admiration of
every one. She has the firmness that does
not exclude delicacy—all the softness th"t
does not imply weakness. Her voice is soft,
low music, not formed to rule in public as
semblies, but to distinguish, a company from
a crowd it has its advantage, you must come
close to hear it. To describe her body, de
scribe her mind—one is the transcript of the
other. Her understanding is not shown in the
variety of matters it exerts itself upon, but
the goodness of the choice she makes. Her
politeness flows rather from a natural disposi
tion to oblige, than any rules on that subject,
and therefore never foils to strike those who
understand good breeding, aud those who do
not.
A Queer Mistake.—About the end of last
month, the following singular mistake was
made at Dole, France :
Two persons had died at the hospital of that
town, and were to be buried at the same time.
The deceased were a young-girl aud a soldier
of the garrison. Both coffins being placed
alongside each ether, they w**re so confoun
ded that the young girl was accompanied to
her last home tty a platoon of dagorons
with military honors, while the young soldier,
covered with a white pall of flowers, pious em
blems of purity and innocence, was borne on
four feminine shoulders and followed by a
procession of young girls reciting prayers.