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[ ■fS-ir-*eiMFSi:r ■ • --•'- A .- --• .-r.n*•-->• 'sWSK‘jj^lfafewssfc? ■ - . ; - „ . • | c ~ < p ,<*f* ' * ;■ ?» V ?A , y t A & J: ^ ^ ^ ^ p y A. GAULDING & CO. \J)W SEBIES, VOL. 2. 0t JiMMyrnt. ' =S= ^'[\[XZRSDA-Yi MARCH SI, 1869. ^r^T^SUBSCRIPTION ^ -oiPFR r annum in advance,.. •* 00 v nor “ in advance, 4 00 : * - »»• <dvftiirfl.. 2 00 “ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS REFT TO COMBAT IT.”—JEFFERSON. ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1859. PROPRIETOR NO 23 -1 369.) TRl" •ifEi* 1 ,i in advance, 2 00 if paid within six months,.. 2 50 if , 0 id within twelve raonthg 3 00 ^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.