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ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1859.
ftjitriligntH.
THURSDAY. JULY 7, 1859.
OF SUBSCRIPTION
Tt R "[. R ,vr annum in advance, *• 00
«er “ 111 advance, 4 00
r f|.1fO^*A i P* „ j n advance, 2 00
(rfffl-U if paid within six months, 2 60
if paid within twelve months, 3 00
$36,000, ns usual
nni of $30,000 was remitted, yester-
^ S ” 0 1. May, State Road Treasurer, to the
^ Treasury-
Southern Line of Steamship,.
from the Augusta Dispatch, tba
of Boston, arc getting up a line of
to run from that place to Charleston
The Ciipitol Stock is to lie
\fe Ip* 01
iepeople
.K»oeis
. ftvannah-
The Boston people propose to
and if the
T $175,000. of the amount, i
,|e of Savannah, will take $25,000 of the
< ^ lheJ . clI1 secure the terminus of the
4 that place, which we hope they eer
ily will do. >t
Sr „ Volunteer Company,
gy reference to the proceedings ofameet-
. which "*j publish this morning, it will be
" -ygj that another Volunteer Military
apany is I wing organized in our city. We
ratified to learn this. The existence of
companies in our city, will beget a spirit
f emulation which will be beneficial to both.
NO 37.
n-nintlon between the President and
Robert .1. Walker.
, misunderstanding took place some time
, , between Mr. Buchanan and Robert J.
ilker. then Governor of Kansas 'I'erritory,
■ j, interrupted the friendly relations which
i previously existed between those gentle-
, Recent lv a reconciliation has taken
iX' let ween them, so far as personal matters
concerned. The Washington Constitution
-iiis that any concessions, of a political char
ter. were made by either of the parties.
Whin Doctors disagree, ite.
fhe Opposition press are free in the use of
ieir remarks about the feuds and divisions
li-idi thev affect to perceive in the ranks of
a, DenwK-racy. Tlie present condition of the
Polled Opp 'sition party should forcibly rc-
: til them of the adage, ‘‘physician heal thy-
p In the last number of the Southern
urder we find an editorial article, strongly
amending the "policy of running no oppo-
ji t” (!»v. Brown. Besides this paper,
ai one or more of the Press on that side,
favor of the same line of policy. Many
the leaders of the Opposition are of the
ise opinion, but a large majority of the
and members of that party are out and
tier a nomination and vigorous prosecution
afthe campaign. As t< > any fixedpositive prin-
rop]>enents have, they are not much
mblvd "it that score. The question seems
candidate or no candidate.” We have
(bubt that those holding the affirmative of
,t tjutstion will prevail and Governor
will have an opponent from some
outer. AH right. We expect nothing else
re prepared for the contest. When the
comes for action, the Opposition will
1 the 1 lemocr.icy more firmly united in the
rt of their candidates, and more tlior-
v organized than their opponents pos-
Mvcan Ik*.
JpCS
Bacon.
From the following quotations, which we
ififruin circulars received from Baltimore,
Lmis and Cincinnati, it appears that the
Market in those places is firm and a
m1 demand :
Cincinnati, June 22.
Provisions are firmer with improved demand
prices are not quotably higher.
Bacon
in brisk demand at 9cand all on toe
market at this price are taken. Sales of about
300hhds. — Bulk sides are wanted, and 160,-
WO pounds sold at 8Jc far loose.
Baltimore, June 24tb.
Ik-ufi Has been in good demand, find pri-
Lave advanced @ l-5c. on Shoulders and
. The sales of the week comprise about
■ask', as follows : of Shoulders, 100 casks
Tt city, ;it 7 1-2 cts.; 150 do. at 7 3-8 @ 7
cts. principally at the latter price. Of
Its. 60 hhds at 9 3-8 (o' 9 |-2 cts.; 25 do.
115-8 cts.; 100 do. Western at 9 5-8 @ 9;{
Of Hams. 100 tres- plain canvassed at
1000 pcs. in lots, at 10 1-2 @13 cts.
j'lain and fancy sugar-cured.
St. Louis, June 23rd.
Bacon -There has been an increased busi-
intlie past week, particularly in the past
or three days, for the supply of orders,
sirs have comprised between 200 and
XI casks. ciiiefiy of Pork house and city-cured
including shoulders at 0 3-4 @ 7c; rib
-ies at 8 3-4 @ 9c; country clear sides at 10
10 l-4c, chiefly at the ipside rate: plain
^amsat 8 3-4 @ 9c, and plain canvassed do.
it 10 (a; 10k - . sugar cured is held linn at 11
* 11 1 -2c £ lb.
and ends of every other shade of political
opinion.
This is a beautiful crowd to be affiliated
with, truly. The Southern Opposition will,
of course, repel the insinuation that they have
any affiliation with Northern fanatics. We
do not charge them with any sympathy with
that class, as regards their peculiar views up
on the subject of slavery ; but they cannot de
ny that there is an identity of purpose, a con
cert of action to effect the same end, to ac
complish the same object, and that is to break
down the present National Administration.—
In this effort they can work together, and
thereby achieve, if possible, a common victo-
y. It Mr. Buchanan and the Democracy
should be overthrown, which wing of the Op
position will be the loudest iu their rejoicings
the Northern or the Southern ? Southern
Oppositionists, ponder upon this question.—
As for the Opposition in the States, (South)
witli the exception of Abolitionists and Frec-
soilers, it presents an aspect equally variega
ted.
And now we ask every candid voter of the
country, how long can such a mass of discor
dant elements remain together, find what
good can it accomplish ? \V e pause for a re
ply.
[common ic atkd. j
Atlanta, Ga., June 28tli 1859.
According to previous notice a number of
the citizens of Atlanta desirous of forming a
new Military Company met at the Concert
Hall. On motion Dr. B. M. Smith was called
to the Chair, and Lewis H. Clarke requested
to act as Secretary.
The company resolved itself into a Light
Infantry Company. L. Simpson, Esq.
moved that the Chairman authorized to ap
point a committee of live to prepare suitable
Terrible Explosion of a Gas MeteiwTbree
Men Dangerously Injured.
An accident occurred at the Boston gas me
tre works on Wednesday, attended by the
most serious consequences, and also by the
most miraculous escape from death. From
the Bee we gather the following particulars :
A station meter ot large capacity, and made
of cast iron, for the city of Cambridge, was
undergoing the process of examination, Mr.
James R. Darracott, the agent of the works
and Daniel Eaton and John Campbell, me
chanics, being in the room at the time. One
of the men let off a small quantity of water
from the meter, which created a vacuum in
the chamber, which, unexpectedly contained
a quantity of gas. This caused a draught
through the aperture. Unfortunately a lamp
was near the hole, iu the hands of one of the
workmen, the flame of which ignited the gas,
and the explosion immediately followed. 'The
meter was shattered into a number of pieces
which were thrown with fearful speed at va
rious parts of the room, shaking the entire
building like an earthquake, and greatly
alarming the inmates. Mr. Darracott was
thrown a considerable distance being struck
by several pieces of the iron. When pieked
up he was unconscious. On examination, it
was found that Mr. Darracott’s leg, just above
the ankle, was badly fractured. A piece of
the iron had also struck the left shoulder, in
juring it badly, but fortunately not fracturing
any bones.
_ Mr. Eaton was also thrown to the other
side of the room, and when picked up was
nearly unconscio is. It was found on exami-
I nation that the elbow bones ot his left arm
| were badly fractured—in fact, crushed some
! two inches. 'Hie physicians subsequently
took from bis arm several pieces of bone re
duced to splinters and crumbs. There was a
large gash over his eye, caused by a piece of
the flying iron. His injuries are very bad. It
is doubtful if his arm is saved. Mr. Campbell
was also thrown a considerable distance, and
was struck in tin- breast, evidently by a large
piece ot iron.
The escajic from instant death of all three
'• men is providential. The piece of iron which
Mr. Darracott upon the forehead, had it not
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1859.
An Office Abolished.
We are informed that Gov. Brown has abol
ished the office of Attorney for the Western &
Atlantic Railroad. As most of the litigation
for the Road, has been conducted by local
counsel, the Governor is of opinion that there
is no longer a sufficient reason why the Road
should pay a salary of $2,000 per annum, t£
an Attorney. In future, the Auditor of the
Road will be required to employ local counsel
to attend to the litigation of the Road, ma
king in each case a specific contract as to the
amount of compensation which counsel are to
receive, which is in no case to exceed a reas
onable fee, in case of a similar litigation be
tween individuals. V.
constitution and by-laws for the government ! i " cl , i 1 ucd havc fractured the
skull ; while that which i
of the company. The chairman then appoint
edL. C. Simpson, Geo. S. Thomas, <!.(’. How
ell, S, B. Love and V. I’. Sisson said commit
tee.
An election for the offices of captain and or
derly sergeant was held which resulted in the
unanimous election of A. M. Wallace Captain
and Geo. S. Thomas Orderly sergeant. On mo
tion the thanks of the Company were return
ed to the proprietor of the Hall. Mr. John
Flynn for his kindness in granting the com
pany the use of the Hall upon this occasion
free of charge. Concert Hall was rented for
Company’s drill room.
Meeting then adjourned subject to the call
of the Captain.
B. M. SMITH. Chi’m.
L. H. Clark, Scc’v.
struck Mr. Campbell
would havc penetrated to the chest aad lod
ged in vital parts. The catastrophe should
be a warning to exercise great care in hand
ling meters when charged with gas.
Hon.
Wrlgnt.
; a true pride
A Heterogeneous Mass.
Till- Democratic Party from the earliest days
• its existence, lias hail to contend against
feniust stern and bitter opposition. Its op-
pMieuts have assumed various positions, and
ten called by a great variety of names. Hu-
^ nature is so constituted, that many who
r -r the name of men, are never satisfied with
-•■present state of things, let them be ever
favorable. There are thousands of motives
Audi piompt men to assume a pos.tiou an-
kronistir to “the powers that lie.’ The rest-
and d scontented nature of many of the
Owes, dispose them to lend a listening ear
■ the croaking and misrepresentations of the
Mitcontent leaders, and hence it is with but
-tie difficulty an opposition can be organized
gainst the purest and the best party which
1 er existed in the world. The Democratic
p at.V has always keen a paity of fixed princi-
i’ite. As the country has advanced in pros-
t*rtty and greatness, as its vast resources have
’t-'n developed, new interests unfolded, and
^principles evolved, new issues have been
t-adv, and no questions brought into the con
troversy. Thc.basis of Democratic principles
always rested ujKin the constitution, and
the interpretation of those principles has been
|"utod by reasonable, fair and plain deductions,
'-"awn from a legitimate and proper construc
tion of tlie constitution. United upon a plat-
r| n embodying these principles, they havc
Acknowledgements.
ARMORY HALL, |
Savannah, June 25th 1859. f
At a meeting of the “Chatham Artillery,”
held this evening, at Armory Hall, tlie fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed.
Resolved, 'That the thanks of tlie Chatham
Artillery be, and they are, hereby, tendered to
the Central Railroad & Banking Company, for
their distinguished mark of friendship, in pla
cing at our disposal an elegant train of cars,
complete in all its appointments, and for con
veying us, in the same, to and from tlie City
of Nashville.
Resolved, That our thanks are due, and they
are, hereby, returned to tlie ofii ers in charge
of the said train, and to all on board engaged
in the direction and management of the same,
for their uniform courtesy and constant care.
Resolved, That we sincerely appreciate the
kind reception extended to us, as a Company,
by the officers and members of tlie Macon Vol
unteers, the Flovd Rifles, the Bibb County'
Cavalry, and the Artillery corps of the City of
Macon.
Resolved, That we will ever remember,
with pleasure, the warm reception given us bv
tlie Gate City' Guards, of Atlanta.
Resolved. That our thanks are due to the
officers and Cadets of the Georgia Military In
stitute, at Marietta for, the complimentary
salute with which we were greeted, whilepas
sing through that city.
Resolved, That we sincerely appreciate, and
will ever cherish, in grateful remembrance,
the distil guished reception, the marked cour
tesies, and the numberless acts of kindness
extended to us by the Mayor and city' author
ities. the volunteer military organization, and
the citizens of Nashville.
Resolved, That our visit to the “City of the
Rocks,” our excursion to the Hermitage, and
every incident connected with onr sojourn in
Nashville, will be cheeiished among the pleas
ant recollections of our time-honored corps.
Resolved, That wc return our heartfelt ac
knowledgements to his Honor the Mayor, and
to the City Council of Nashville, to the Mar
shals and Aids, and to the officers and mem
bers of the German Yagers, and the Shelby
Guards, and to the officers and Cadets Of the
Military Institute, and to the citizens of Nash
ville, one and all, for the kind consideration
with which they so generously regarded our
visit to their city.
Resolved, That we cordially thank our
friends and brother soldiers of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards, the Republican Blues, the
Irish Jasper Greens, and the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry, for tlie kind welcome, and tlie flat
tering reception extended to us upon the re
ception extended to us upon our return to
Savannah.
Resolved, That our especial thanks are due
to the Guards, for escorting us to tlie Depot,
upon the occasion of our departure for Nash
ville.
Resolved, That our thanks are due to all
who favored us with their presence and kind
courtesy, during our excursion to Nash
ville.
Resolved, That we thankfully recognize the
especial care of a superintending Providence,
in watching over and ret urning us again to our
homes in health and safety.
Resolved, That wo will ever hold ourselves
in readiness to reciprocate the favors and at
tentions so generously bestowed upon us, when
ever or wherever an opportunity may occur.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions
be furnished for publications, ot tlie daily pa
pers in Savannah, Macon, Atlanta and Nash
ville.
JOHN S. CLAGHORN, Ch’rm.
Thomas A. Askew, Scc’y.
A. R.
• As a Georgian feelir
j State, and desirous of seeing her ably repre-
resented in the National Councils, anil her
present character and position ,as one of the
; Southern States maintained, we feel that it
i cannot be better accomplished than by hav-
: ing able, bold and fearless men from each
j Congressional District. Not narrowing our-
i selves down to our own; we would be glad to
! seethe Hon. A. R. Wright renominated by his
j party to represent the 5th Congressional Dis-
j trict. As a Democrat he is about as honest as
i any in his district, and as far as we know, has
as much ability' if not more than any' of the
j “lior.se lot” full of aspirants that are anxious
; to serve their country from that section. The
i purity of Judge Wrights moral character is
I unquestionable we believe, and his political
! .acts are about as good as could be expected.—
| We do not endorse of course, his political ac-
j tious, but we admire the moral nerve he has
j shown on svcral occasions when he believes
j himself right, and in the late Democratic
Convention, he bore himself like a man. As
a member from Georgia, ttie State would not
I suffer in reputation whenever lie took the
| floor.
We have said thus much forjudge Wright,
i believing that we are unable as an Opposition
j party, to carry the Fiftli District. If our
! friends in that district, think it advisable to
run a full Opposition candidate, we would be
more than gratified to give him all tlie aid
and comfort we are able. We would say to
them as one feeling an interest in party suc
cess, eschew try all means ahybird.-Southern
Recorder.
Dentil of W. H. Southcott.
We regret to learn that Mr. W. H. South-
cott, well known as the proprietor of a popu
lar eating saloon, of this city, and a very wor
thy man, was accidentally drowned, yesterday,
about six miles from the city', in a creek lead-
into Vernon River. He was spending the
afternoon in the country, with his family, and
paddling about iu a boat for bis amusement.
By some accident unknown, the boat capsized,
and lie was precipitated into the water. Not
understanding the art of swimming, he imme
diately sunk, and upon coming up, Mr. Uriah
Cranston, who was near by, plunged into the
water and succeeded in getting hold of him ;
he was, however, muoli excited and unman
ageable, and Mr. Cranston had to break loose
from him, in order to save himself. Air.
Southcott then disappeared, and his body was
found, about an hour afterwards, in the shal
lows near by, to which it had been drifted by
the tide.
Mr. Southcott was a native of England,
about 43 years of age, and leaves a wife and
one or two small children to lament the sud
den calamity that has come upon them. He
was a member of the Chatham Artillery, and
recently accompanied his corps 11 Nashville.
He was a member of the Masonic fraternity',
Sons of Malta, and, we believe, other benevo
lent institutions of thecity.—[Savannah Re
publican.
Dentil of n Veteran Missionary.
Rev. Samuel A. Worcester, for a third of a
century a missionary of the American Board,
died at Park Hill, Cherokee Nation, on the
20th of April. He commenced his labors in
that part of the old Cheroke country which is
now embraced within the limits of Georgia,
but when the Indians removed to tlieir pres
ent home he went with them.—St. Louis
Christian Advocate.
Many Georgians well recollect Mr. Worces
ter. He may r have been and we hope was a
good man—meant different from what he did
—but he did not go with tlie Indians, when
they went to their present home. He unwit
tingly opposed the enforcement of the. Geor
gia Laws over the Cherokee territory within
her own jurisdiction. He was convicted ot
the offence and was imprisoned for near two
years in our Penitentiary, declining to accept
a pardon from our State Executive, as other
persons did, offered <>n condition that they go
boyond on. State limits. Finding martyrdom
availed him nothing, he ultimately yielded
when he followed the Indians; We refer to
these facts merely as a matter of history.—
’ Southern Recorder.
“Some complain of Gov. Brown’s appoint
ing Linton Stephens Judge of the Supreme
Court. VVell, gentlemen, you are honest,, no
doubt, in your opinion, but please wait a
while before you sit in judgment, and recol
lect how many of us feared Joseph E. Brown
was not a man of sufficient ability when he
was first nominated. Do we think so now ?
I think not. Recollect also that when young
David was going against Goliah, his brethren
said they knew the naughtiness of his heart,
but he slew Goliah. Now, I think Governor
Brown made an excellent appointment, for I
know Linton Stephens. I have served with
him two sessions in the Legislature, and un
hesitatingly' say, in my opinion, give him the
same experience, and he is but little behind
Alex. H. Stephens.”
The above was taken from the
‘Empire
State,” and appeared over the signature of
William Mosely. We would not lie at all sur
prised if Mr. Stephens makes a good Judge.
Mr. Mosely is a good judge of character, and
we would not be at all surprised if the few,
who have' abused Gov. Brown, and made lit
tle of Mr. Stephens on account of the appoint
ment of Mr. S. to the Supreme Bench, will,
after awhile, see their mistake, whether they
confess it- or not. V.
A Christian Governor.
Cbrsstianity is adapted to man as man.—
There is no station in life, proper to be filled
at all which it doesnot the better prepare man
to fill. It is greatly to be regretted that the
exemplifications of this, especially in positions
of public and political prominence, are not
Ancient Babylon.
Very little is recorded of the early history'
of the city of Babylon. Its foundations were
laid, it is supposed, by Nimrod, great grand
son of Noah, not long after the dispersion of
Babel. It stood on botli sides of the river
more numerous. And yet it is a matter of ; Euphrates, on an even and extensive plain.
devout gratitude to God, that number is in
creasing. Tlie more prominent and influent
ial the position, the more necessary and desir-
It was surrounded by a wall incredible as it
may' seem, of three hundred and fifty feet in
able is it that the Christian character should : height, eighteen in thickness, and sixty miles
control and adorn it- ! in circumference, forminir an exact square fif-
Ihcse reflections are suggested by the dr- j teen miles on each ride. This massive wall,
cumstanceof a recent visit to our neighbor- , „, .... ... .
ing State, Georgia, in which it was my good ! was ,nadt ‘ ot ,n ” t ‘ bituininousebnks, so hrin-
fortune to make the acquaintance of her ex- j 1.7 cemented, as to render it perfectly solid.—
cellent Chief Magistrate, Gov. Brown. I • An enormous ditch lined on both sides with
Trip to Marietta——Marietta Female
College, Sic.
We have just-returned from our attendance
upon tlie commencement exercises of the
above named school. Rev. Wm. H. Robert
is the President. He has one of the lovliest
localities for a school in the State- We did
not get to hear the examinations. '1 he com
mittee of Examiners reported publicly, very’
favorably and only what was true in their
judgment. The Young Ladies performed well
at tlie Concert Tuesday night. The composi
tions read on Wednesday were well rt ad and
elegantly written, 'this is a young school.—
We hope Mr. R. will succeed. It is an indi
vidual enterprise and as Mr. R. has assumed
the expense of purchasing anil fitting up
good school accommodations for the public.
Lhe citizens of Marietta are under stronger
obligations to give him patronage. Patrons
of Female schools in many instances, have to
spend considerable money to accommodate
their children. Ten years ago this month, we
lived in Marietta. Wonderfully has Ma
rietta improved since that time. Fires
have licked up tlie shanties that used to
be around the public square and some tolera
ble buildings beside and excellent brick build-
ngs have taken their places. One burnt
corner still remains. Let it tie improved
quick if not quicker. It mars the beauty of
the town. We were taken by a friend through
tlie new Hotel, built aud owned by Mr. Cole,
containing over a hundred rooms. It is near
ly completed. Boarders have taken some of
the rooms already. We doubt whether there
is a better arranged Hotel in tlie State. The
rooms are large and easily ventilated and are
now being nicely furnished. Marietta may-
well be proud of her new Hotel. Nichols and
Fletcher who have taken the Hotel seem to
be fitting up things in a way not only to ac
commodate, but to please the fancy of their
patrons. Low country people who wish to
spend tlie summer in Marietta have now in
creased inducements to gratify their wishes.
Marietta is one of the prettiest towns in the
State, having many elegant private residen
ces.
We learned that the Military school is at low-
ebb. The Trustees had a meeting while we
were in town. We heard they intended soon
to re-organize the Faculty and try to fix up
matters so as to restore the School in public
favor. We don’t pretend to say- who is at
fault. But we know that something must be
wrong somewhere. Such a school at such a
place, all right ought to have at least 150 stu-
itents.
But to return, the valedictory- address of
Miss Varner w as No. 1. It was well read.—
Of its kind we have seldom heard it surpassed.
V. made the concluding address upon tlie
subject—“The pioper position of woman, so
cially, intellectually’, morally—man’s greatest
glory, and society’s best developement.”
We must not end this hasty sketcli without
writing that we had the pleasure of meeting
the Editors of the “Advocate and-Patriot”
and found them still sociable anil wearing
more smiles upon their faces than we think
are generally found upon the editorial coun
tenance, Success attend them. V.
could not but feel a profound respect for
State which had, by- a popular vote, placed
such a man at the head of its affairs. This is
certainly significant of a high order of general
intelligence and virtue, and, with 'many oth
er excellencies, entitles her to an unveniable
position among the first States of our Union.
All this will seem natural enough, when it is
stated that Gov. Brown is a man whom any
true Christian and Baptist would delight to
hail as a brother. I had personal and pleas
ing evidence of his consistent maintainance of
this exalted character. At a general Sunday
choolcelebration, on a Sabbath afternoon, in
Savannah, he made the dosing address; and a
most appropriate and excellent address it was.
in which he took occasion to let it be known
that he was a Baptist, and that lie had l»een
both a teacher and a superintendant in a Sab
bath .school. I had the pleasure a few da vs
after, of accompanying him on a visit to the
Bethesda Orphan Asylum, which is situated
about 10 miles from Savannah, an which was
originally established by the celebrated Geo.
Whitfield. Here he made a capital speech to
the little boys, and proposed to present to
each one of them a coppy of the Bible,
on their promising ti read it through,- which
they- all promised to do. But I was particu
larly struck with his noble consistency’ and ex
emplary conduct as a Christian; in declining,
as is his habit, to drink anything stionger
than lemonade, when invited by a large circle
of friends to do so. And I am told that on the
occasion of his inauguration, while assuring
his friends of his cordial desire to receive and
entertain them as usual, (when a ball hod
been the custom) he yet insisted upon his
right to govern his family as before, and would
therefore by no means allow either drinking
or dancing in his house. What an excellent
commentary is this on the passage, “Be not
confirmed to this world.” In this world but
bricks, and filled with water, encompassed
: the whole city —the size of which may be near
ly estimated, from the fact that the walls of
the city, were composed entirely of clay taken
out of it.
The city was entered through the walls, by
one hundred gates, twenty-five on each side,
composed of s >lid brass. Between every two
of the gates, were three t were, ten feet' iu
height, also one on each of the four corners,
and three between the several corner towers,
and the first gate making in all, three hun
dred and sixte -n. From the gates on one side
of the city’, to those on the opposite side, went
streets one hundred and filty feet in width - —
These fifty’ streets crossing each other at right
angles, divided the city into six hundred and
seventeen squares. The houses stood on these
squares, a short distance from each other, lac
ing tlie streets. The central parts of these nu
merous squares were laid out in gardens,
walks, and yards, and occupied for many eth
er useful, and ornamental purposes, so that
from the many vacant spaces, not more than
half the garden was built upon. Next to the
wall on each side of the city, was a street two
hundred feet wide, and fifteen miles long, (the
extent ot tlfo city) in length. Tlie houses
were built only on one side of the street—-on
the squares fronting the wall.
The river Euphrates, or rather a branch of
it. ran directly across the city, from North to
►south. A wail of the same thickness, anil
not of it. Such a man is the true “salt of the ‘ ' u m i slln °unded the city,
earth.” Long may he live to wear the lau- was built on e ich side of the river. In these
reds so freely accorded him, and to exemplify walls where the river was intersected by the
streets, were massive brazen gates. From the
tlie noble virtues of a model Christian ruler.
J. M. C. B.
Beaufort, S. C.
We cliped the above from an exchage. The
author is a distinguished South Carolinian.
Few States have Governors of more correct
habits, or who are more scrupulous in the ob
servance of the duties belonging to a Christian
gentleman. V.
“The Knickerbocker’’ for July has come
freighted with its usual amount of valuable
reading. The first article “New York Illus
trated ’ is well worth perusal. We append so
Inquests, Aceiileuts, &c.
Shocking accident.—An Irish woman nam
ed Bridget McKenna, residing at 311 Madison
street, had one of her feet torn completely off
on Thursday, while riding on a “flying-horse”
at Jones’ Wood. It appears that her feet got
caught lietween tlie horse and platform as she
was being whirled around with great- velocity
and was wrenched off at the ankle. She wa ;
picked up insensible and taken to St. V inccnt s
Hospital.
Railroad Accident.—James Sheridan, resid
ing in Varick street, while riding on the front
platform of a Sixth Avenue car, yesterday,
fell before tire wheel, which cut off the toes of
He was token to the N. Y.
his right foot.
bcLU ? bIe ^ withstand the attacks of j H ^g e ._ Rosarina h Hogan, a servant at 91
hposing foes. 'Jlie enemy, when routed | i^uton street, committed suicide on Thurs-
4t «ie jioiut of attack, have usually changed day evening by swallowing four ounces of ar-
l,e * r tactics, taken upon themselves anew ; senic. She was soon after token to the N. Y.
. * ... . . f „ „ I Hosnitol, where all efforts to restore her prov-
as.-viulted the cit&lel of Democracy | ^ unavailing, and death ensued at 2 o’clock
M <me other pent. At this time, tlieOppo-
>on seem to have exhausted the whole cato-
>•: of party names, and now assume the
. ‘ ,u 'al appellation of the Opposition. This.
Hof
| i»nt
course intended to include all the discor-
j ‘Moments which
''.oemey. And what a salmagundi
. .-terogeneous mass do we find it to be ?
P. M. While at the Hospital she stated that
some months ago she was seduced, and on that
account she wished to die. An inquest will
be held upon the body to-day.
Killed by a Fall.—Between 8 and 9 o clock
lost evening, a logshoreman, named Harvey
ieh are now opposed to the residing in the six story’ tenement house, No.
I what a salmagundi—what 32 Madison street, while in an intoxicated
T condition, either jumped or fell off the
ln roof of the house and was instantly killed.—
Ik - — rooi or me uouse sum wbb uiwwinj
-National aspect, it presents to view, Abo- . 'Rhe Coroner will hold an inquest to-day.
mists, Free Boilers, Pro-slavery men, Un-
■inn . , ’ — j ’ — i An old bachelor says that marriage wasin-
Xot}‘ ln< n , y ‘ r ^~ catcrs ' Disunioniste, Know gtituted for no other purpose than to prevent
tl!l, igs. anti-Know Nothings, and tlie odds men from sleeping diagonally in loud.
General News.
The war news :s unimportant.
The Austrians were retreating, and all the
Sardinians advancing.
The French troops were being concentrated
for a decisive attack - A battle was expected
within % week.
A naval demonstration was to be made in
the Adriatic sea.
It was expected that Lord Palmerston had
formed a strong Cabinet including Russell,
Gadstone, Elgin, Cobdeu, Gibson and Gran
ville.
Gen Ginlay had been superceded in the com
mand of the second Austrian army by Gen.
Solick.
Tlie Austrians report that Gen. Urban had
repulsed Garibaldi. The latter was at Bes-
cia.
Additional Austrian troops were moving to
wards Italy, aud Napoleon had called for an
additional bundled thousand troops to be
siege the fortresses.
The Austrians are said to be preparing at
Mantua for an attack on the allies.
The mobolization of the Prussian army and
the more hostile attitude of Germany created
uneasiness.
Kossuth had passed through France for
Italy.
Prince Napoleon’s corps had commenced
moving.
The Austrians are reported to have the Val-
teline, (the upper valley of the Adda.)
The English Parliament had re-assembled,
hut Lord Palmerston had postponed his pro
gramme.
The Paris Bourse was depressed.
Further by the Arabia.
Sackville, June 29.—Among the items of
news brought by Hie Arabia, it is stated that
the first detachment of the French siege flotilla
had left Toulon. The Adriatic fleet was oth
erwise largely augmented.
Tlie Nord says the second series of
operation will be made simultaneously on
land and sea.
Tlie Tuscan jiorts have been opened to tlie
importation of breadstutis.
Charleston Market.
Charleston, June 29,1 p m—Cotton.—There
is abetter domand since the Arabia’s accounts.
Sales to-day 400 bales. Prices ure in favor of
holders.
Concord, N. H., June 24.—The stringent
personal liberty bill introduced into tlie New
Hampshire Legislature was this afternoon in
the House of Representatives indefinitely post
poned by 277 to 14. The bill was founded on
a draft furnished by Parker Pillsbury. The
Legislature will adjourn to-morrow.
Burlington, Iowa, June 24.—The Republi
can State Convention, help at Des Moines on
the 22d, nominated the following ticket:
For Governor ; S. J. Kirkwood.
For Iieuteut Governor ; N. S. Rush.
For the Supreme Bench ; L. P. Lowe, L. D.
Stockston and Caleb Baldwin.
Resolutions, condemning General Cass’ nat
uralization letter, the slave trade and the
Massachusetts Constitutional amendmend-
ment, providing for two years residence alter
naturalization before voting, were passed.
much of the article as our space will allow :
Sew York Illustrated.
Goil made tlie country, man made the city.
Cain went out from tlie presence of the
Lord and ‘nuilded a city.’ Nevertheless, we
love cities. We love their bustle, tlieir throb
bing life, their mighty influences. To them
we look for the developement and praeticil
application of great ideas. In them we find
tlie liest and worst of humanity. Learning
anil ignorance, wealtli and poverty, virtue
and vice are there in strange contrast. Y'et
cities would die out from the destructive
agencies at work within them were they not
replenished by an influx of life from tlie
country. Civilization, like Antaeus of old, is
really strong and enduring only when it
touches the earth. Its robust and manly vir
tues spring from the soil. Tlie enervating
vices of cities have done more to cover the I e Rg r states th it its
earth with their ruins than pestilence and the j .. . ,,
sword of the conqueror. But cities are not f
our theme. Nor will we attempt- to prove
just now that the axis of the earth and tlie
hub of the universe protrude through tlie
island of Manhattan. In consideration of its
age, however, the Knickerbocker, the Maga
zine of the Knickerbockers, in tlie beginning
of the Fifty-fourth volume—equally removed
from the vanity of youth, and growing old
only as the best wines grow olil—may perhaps
be allowed a tew remarks on the Collection of
houses at the embochurt of the Hudson, know n
to our ancestors as ‘New Amsterdam,’ and to
whose Patron-Saint- we used to chant tiie
night before Christmas, in addition to our
prayers :
‘Saint Nicholas, good, holy man,
Put your best Tabbard on you can,
And in it go to Amsterdam.’ etc.
While a student of medicine in Vienna, be
fore it was onr (and onr readers’) misfortune
to lay aside the scalpel for the pen, we remem
ber counting on one occasion in the great au
ditorium of the University - the representative of
twenty-five different nations speaking as many
languages and professing almost as many re
ligions. Yet no city fn the world is so cosmo
politan, is so perfect a mosaic of nationalities
as New York. Every langvage, every faith,
and almost evary custom and costume of civ
ilized Europe are here represented. The pent-
up streams of emigration in in the olil world,
like the fabled fountain of Arethusa, have
found new channels hitherward ; and the
long welterring billows, pursuing eaeli other
with even march over the broad Atlantic main
cast into this mart of the nation the best and
the worst of her swarming millions, witn tlie
treasure and the refuse of her ancient civiliza
tions. Pashas hold soirees at our hotel, and
the expected Japanese envoy will be a lion,
while pig-toiled Chinamen, the less fortunate
representatives of the Flowery kingdom, chin-
chin for alms in onr streets ; and dark-eyed
gipsies wander unnoticed in the midst of us,
though thej r speak a dialect of the Sanscrit,
believe in the transmigration of souls, and re
tain in their shadowy faith traces of tlie an
cient Fire Worship.
To a foreigner New York is a standing or
rather an ever-va.ying wonder, that has risen
like a phoenix from the waves. Change is
stomped on everything. ‘Let us pull down
our ware-houses and build greater,’ is the
motto of her princely merchants. Boasting of |
the best government in tlie world, we have
scarcely any ; jealous of our repni lican equal
ity, the off-scouring of European nobility
finds ready acceptance in our society ; proud
of our material achievements and our industry
the names at least of many articles in com
mon use with us are manufactured abroad.—
‘Enterprisehath herean everlasting cirnival;
fashion is often rampant; financial crisis
sweep away fortunes ; reputations are made
and lost with magical facility ; friends come
and go : life and death, toil and amusement,
worth and folly, truth and error, poetry and
matter of fact, alternate with more than dra
matic ccleritv. ” V.
several streets, there were gradual descents to
the river, which was crossed in boats. Through
these gates which were incautiously left op
en. ( yrus and his army entered, having
turned the course of the river, and took this
splendid city. Such are some of the particu
lars which have been recorded, relative to the
once “golden city,” and “glory of king
doms.” While her walls were echoing, and
Hinds of mirth and fes-
all human appearance,
re-echoing with th
tivity, and when i
they were destined to stand to the latest gen
erations, Jeremiah prophesied, “that it
should become dntabded. tli.it it shout I net be
inhabited, that the intd he ists of the field should
l>e there."
History lias since conlimred the prediction
the prophet. Long before the Christian era,
we are told th it it had became a place of “sol
itude.” and tint it was “lying waste, and
neglected.” In the fourth century, wearein
formed that “its walls served as a fence, and
thecity as a pirk. in 'riiich the Kiny of Per
sia, kept iri/d luaits for hunting.” A traveller
in the twelfth century, found it overrun with
serpents, and scorpion*. In 1743. another trav-
ruins were so effected,
hardly anv vestiges of them,
to point out the situation of the city. By one
who has recently visited the spot, we are told
that “there is not now, a stone to toll whore
Babylon was situated.
T. B. L.
Atlanta. Ga.. June 20th. 1859.
I COMMUNICATED. |
Messrs. Editors: Among the names suggest
ed for Congressional honors in the 5th Dis
trict, I wish, without tlie slightest disparage
ment of any one of them, to propose the name
of Col. J. T. Taylor, as a suitable candidate to
represent said District in the next Congress.
Unlike as he is to a great many keen-scented
aspirants of the present day, having been a
Democrat from principle—being found at all
times in thickest of the tight whenever anil
wherever the principles needed an advocate—
and believing, as I do, that true devotion to
principle should be rewarded, and that genu
ine merit should not be overlooked : and when
the time arrives to put- a standard bearer in
the field, should the party be at a loss to know
which one of the many worthy and welt qual
ified to promote, that the claims of this young
and talented Democrat will receive a respect
ful hearing. CHATTOOGA.
From tbe Southern Cultivator.
Tree Peddler* from the North—Caution III
Editor Southern Cultivator :—I deem it
my duty to inform you, and through you, the
agricultural public, of a gross which a party
of Fruit Tree Peddlers from the North are at
tempting (and I fear but too successfully) to
practice upon our people. The whole coun
try has been carefully districted off and then
closely canvassed by these gentry, whose style
of operations is something like this: They
prepare strong glass jars or cans, filled with
the best specimens of northern fruit, preserv
ed in Alcohol, and exhibit these to the ignor
ant and unsuspecting, as samples of what
may be produced here, from trees which they
will furnish.
These fruits (seen through such a medium)
are greatly magnified in size, and well calcu-
ted to deceive and humbug people.
Now I will lay down a few propositiems
which you, in common with all experienced
Southern horticulturists, know to be correct:
and then if our people are foolish enough to
invest their money in worthless stuff, let them
suffer the consequences:
1st. None of the leading varieties of North
ern fall or winter apples aie worth planting
anywhere South of Virginia. Our seasons are
so long anil warm that they ripen premature
ly in July or August, and fall off the tree rot
ten aud worthless.
2d. The only late keeping apples of any val-
ule whatever for the South, are Southern
Seedlings, raised here. Of.these, our South
ern N urserymen have now at least 50 varieties
that cannot be obtained from the North,
and the best of which are superior to any
grown there. I include in this list, the Man-
gum (or Carter^ the Shockley, Equinitely,
Stephenson, Oconee Greening, Ralph, Nicka-
jack, Green Crank, Limbertwig, and many
others—all of Southern origin, ami better in
every respect.than the Newtown Pippins,Spys,
Swains and Spitzenbergs of the North. A
few of the early Northern Apples do very well
here ; but, in procuring these, always get trees
grown in the South.
3d. Our Southern Seedling Peaches, in their
soason, are also better adapted to our climate
and superior iu other respects to the Northern
and European varieties. This is the prop r
climate of the Peach, and onr trees are far
more vigorous any healthy than those of the ‘
North. Therefore, do not purchase any peach
trees from the North. If you want the Nor
thern varieties, get those that have been graft
ed er budded on Southern stocks.
4th. The same caution will hold good in re
gard to all other varieties of fruit trees, such
as pear, plum, apricot, Nectarine, Quince, &c.,
&e. And in planting a vineyard, get South
ern grown grape cuttings and roots whenever
it is possible.
5tli. Do not be fooled out of vour money
by fancy-colored pictures of Currants, Goose
berries, &c. These fruits are not adapted to
our climate—they have been tried a thousand
times, and always failed. We have a tetter
current than any cultivated at the North, viz.
the Amalanchier, or “Currant Tree,” [Ame-
lanchier Canadensis, or Botryapiuin] some
times called “Shad Flower” or “May Cher
ry.” This delicious fruit can be raised on
any soil and bears profusely. It may be pro
pagated readily from suckers, and I hope our
Southern Nurserymen will, hereafter keep a
larger stock of plants on hand.
9th. Southern Nurserymen are now fully
prepared to supply all desirable varieties of
fruit and ornamental trees, vines, roses, &c.—
grown with especial reference to our own cli
mate ; and tlie Southerner who sends or gives
his orders to Northern Nurseries or the ped
dlers (while he is, perhaps, politcallv advoca
ting disunion and non-interconvsel can hard
ly be considered a consistent man or a true
patriot.
7th. Tlie cause of Southern Horticulture
and Promology has teen sadly damaged by
our failures with Northern fruits ; so much so
that many of our people arc afraid to plant
trees at nil: not knowing the difference be
tween those which are and which are not
adapted to our climate. This retarding of the
natural progress of our country in fruit cul
ture lias already cost us thousands if not mil
lions of dollars, and stilt we are sending our
money to the North for trasn not worth half
tlie cost of freight ? Was there ever such
“moonstruck” folly and inconsistency?
8th. To succeed in growing fruit in the
South, get from Southern Nurseries, trees of
Southern varieties, which are known by expe
rience to suit onr climate, and let the intiner
ating venders of Northern trees plant their
“scions” in “free soil. - ’ What say yon Mr.
Editor ?
Malic Acid.
Home Place, Ga.. June, 1859.
Six Weeks of Ike Italian War.
A Chronicle of the Campaign—Tut Declaration of
War—’lhe Austrians and French enter Sardinia
—lhe Austrians driven md of Piedmont and
forced to Abandon Lombardy- 'The battle of Mon
tebello, Palestro, San Fermt. Varese. Magenta
and Maleynano.
1859 preliminary events.
April 19 ; Departure of the first body of
French troops from Toulin ; Austrian ultima
tum despatched from Vienna to Turin.
April 23; It is received at Turin.
April 27; The limits fixed by the ultima"
turn expires; Statement of the war question
addressed to the Corps Legislatif by Count
Walewski: French troops Jirst- cross Mount
Cenis.
April 27; Revolution in Tuscany—the
Grand Duke retires.
Tlie British Cabinet.
Four men are confined in the Tombs, New
York, who, unless the higher courts interfere,
will be hanged at the same time, on the same
gallows, on Friday, July 22d, viz :
James Stephens, for poisoning his wife.
. James Shepard, for arson, burning his wife
to death.
Quimbo Appo, for murdering his landlady.
Felix Sanchez, for murdering his father-in-
law.
Postal Treaty with Mexico.
Washington, June 28 -
The State Department has teen engaged to
day in arranging with the Mexican Minister, a
postal treaty between the United States and
Mexico. The treaty is based ubon the exist
ing contract between Carlos Butterfied and
j the Government of Mexico. If concluded, it
will secure a weekly communication, with
all of the Mexican ports.
'lhe following is the list of Democratic can
didates for Congress in North Carolina, as to
ken from the Fayetteville North Carolinian:
1st District—Henry M. Shaw.
2nd District—Thomas Ruffin.
3rd District—Warren Winslow.
4th District—L. O. B. Branch.
5th District—Stephen E. Williams.
6th District—Alfred M. Scales.
7 th District—Burton Craige.
8th District—David Coleman.
Fashionable Women.
Fashion kills more women than sorrow.—
Obedience to fashion is a greater transgression
of the laws of woman’s nature, a greater inju
ry to her physical and mental constitution,
than the hardships of poverty and neglect.—
The slavewoman at her tasks will live and
grow old, and see two or three generations of
tier mistresses fade a- il pass away. Tlia wash
erwoman, with scarce a ray of hope to cheer
her in her toils, will live to see all her fash
ionable'sisters die around her. Tlie kitchen-
maid is hearty and strong, while her lady lias
to be nursed like a sick baby. It is a sail
truth, that fashion-pampered women are al
most worthless for all the great ends of hu
man life. They have but little force of char
acter : they have still less power of moral
will and quite as little energy. They live for
no great purpose in Jife ; they accomplish no
worthy ends. They are only doll forms in the
hands of milliners and servants, to te dressed
and fed to order. They dress nobody, bless
nobody, and save nobody. They write no
books, and set no examples of virtue anil wo
manly life. If they rear children, servants
and nurses do all, save to conceive and give
them birth. And when reared, what are they ?
What do they amount to, but weaker scions
of the stock ! Whoever heard of a fashionabe
woman’s child exhibiting any virtue or pow
er of mind, for which it became eminent ? —
Read tlie biographies of our great and good
men and women. Not one of them had a
fashionable mother. They nearly all sprang
from strong-minded women, who had ateut
as little to do with fashion as with the chang
ing clouds - -[State Press.
New York, June 30.—The following is a
list of the British Cabinet, as brought by tlie
steamship Arabia;
First Lord of the Treasury—Viscount Palm
erston.
('hancellor of the Exchequer—Hon. W. E.
Gladstone.
Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart
ment—Lord John Russel.
Secretary of State for the Home Department
—Sir George Cornwall Lewis.
Secretory of State for the Colonial Depart
ment—the Duke of Newcastle.
Secretary of State for the War Department
—Hon. Sidney Herbert.
Secretary for India—Sir O. Wood.
First Lord of the Admiralty—the Duke of
Somerset.
Liml Chancellor—Lord Campbell.
Lord President of the Council—Earl Gran
ville.
Lord Privy Seal—Duke of Argyle.
Posmaster General--Lord Elgin.
President of the Board of Trade—Sir William
Cobden.
President of the Pom - Law—Hon. J. M.
Gibson.
Sir A. Cockbum succeeds Mr. Campbell as
Chief Justice.
THE FIRST WFEK OF THE WAR—THE AUSTRIAN’S
ENTER SARDINIA.
April 29; The Austrians under Count Uy-
ulai pass Ticino; Marshal Caarobert and Gen
eral Niel reach Turin and assume command of
their respeceive corps d’ armej; Gen. Mcma-
hon arrives at Genoa; Death of-General Bon-
alt.
April 30; The Austrians occupy Novara.
The French Ambassador quits Vienna.
May 1; King Victor Emanuel leaves Turin
to take commaDd of his army. The Austri
ans occupy Mortora. Their steamers seize the
Sardinian ports on Lake Mag pore; three Aus
trian vessels repulsed in the Jake.
May 3; Manifesto of Nupoleon III.^ad
dressed to the Corps Legislatiff. The Austri
ans pass the Po at Cambio, they are repulsed
in an attempted crossing at Frasinetto. They
burn the bridge over the Sci ivia at Piacenza.
The Austrian vangnard reaches Trozanso.
May 4; The Duchess-Regent of Parma en
ters her capital. The conflict at Frassinetto
continues. The Austrians passing the Po at
Vacafizza, advance to Sale. A cannonade at
Valenza.
THE SECOND WEEK OF THE WAR—THE FRENCH
EMPEROR PROCEEDS TO TH1. SEAT OF WAR.
May 9; Gen Cialdini, issuing from Casale,
seizes a convoy of theenemy.
May 7; The Austrians re-pass the Po at
Gerola.
May 10; The Emperor Na ioleon III., and
the Prince Napoleon Jerome leave Paris tor
the seat of war. The Aust rians complete a
retrogaile movement to the left of the
Sesia.
May 11; The Emperor embarks at Marseil
les. The Austrians pause at Vcrcelli, and re
turn reconnoitcring parties to the rigid bank
of the river, they occupy Rteergaro.
May 12; Tlie Emperor lands at Genoa.
THE THIRD WEEK OETHF. WA1—THE AUSTRIANS
RETREAT.
May 14: The Austriansoicupy Bobbio, and
push their advance post to Ci steggio.
May 15; The French Em »eror arrives at
Alessandria.
May 16; The French Squadron of Admiral
Jurien Gravierre anchors bet'o.e Vevie. The
Emperor visits the outposts at Valenza.
May 17; Tlie Austrians th reaten the bridge
atLtella. 'The Emperor visi ts the headquar
ters of the King at Occimiano. The Austri
ans vainly attempt to take tiie bridge at Val
enza.
May 19; The headquartei s of Count Gynlai
transferred in retreat to Garl; sco.
HE FOURTH WEEK OF THE WA1 - —THE BATTLES OF
MONTEBELLO AND VKR0EIJ.I.
May 10; Great speech of M. Kossuth on
the war, delivered at London Tavern. Battle
of Montebello. The Allies numbering 6300,
under General Forney, defeat 25.000 Austri
ans under General Count Stadion. The Em
peror visits Cassale.
May 21; Tlie Piedmontese, under General
Cialdini, force the (wissage of the S - sia, at
Vcrcelli, routing the Austrians. Garibaldi,
with.his corps, leaves l’.iclla. anil march-s for
Northwestern Lombardy. 'Tlie blockade of
Venice re-estoblislied.
May 22. Death of the King of Naples.
May 23: Garibaldi, [Kissing the Ticino at
Sesto Calende, defeats the enemy an 1 captures
Varese.
May 25; Garibaldi attacked by the Austri
ans, beats them- Col. Cristofovis. with a por
tion of Garibaldi’s force, beats the Austrians
near Sesto Calende. The Emperor at Vogh-
era.
May 26: The Einjieror arrives at Vcrcelli.
Garibaldi again beats the Austrians at Malin-
ate.
THE FIFTH WEEK of THE WAR—THF. BATTLE OF
U AUSTRO.
Man 27: ‘ Garibaldi marches upon Como,
and routing the Austrians at San F rnio. oc
cupies that city. Rapid movement of the
French army from the south to the north of
tlie Po. Montebello and Crsteggio evacuated
by them, occupied by the Austrians.
May 28; Garibaldi occupies Camerlata and
Lecco. Austrian vessels bombard Canobio.
on lake Maggiore. The Valtelline rises in
insurrection.
May 31; Battle of Palestro. The Allies,
commanded by Victor Emanuel, attacked tlie
Austrians. The Emperor of Austria, attend
ed by Field Marshal Baron Hess, arrives at
Verona.
June 1; Tlie Allies defeat the Austrians at
Palestro; General Niel occupies Novara.
June 2; Garibaldi, retiring before a power
ful body of theenemy, attacks Lavenounsuc
cessfully. The Austrians attacked the Allied
outposts at Robbio, but speedily retreat. Th.
advance of the Allies, under McMahon, enters
Lombardy by the bridge of Turhiga.
THE SIXTH WEEK OF THE WAR—THE GREAT BAT-
g§f“ An editor in the Northern part of the
State recently took a cotemporary to ask for
copying choice scraps from his editorial col
umns and not giving ‘ ‘credit’ ’ for them. The
cotemporary replied by saying he “did not do
a credit business.”
Slander.—Let no one suppose that by act
ing a good part through life he will escape
slander, There will be those even who hate
them for the very qualities, that ought to pro
cure esteem.
“Ma, is aunt got honey in her mouth ?”—
“No ; why do you ask such a question ?”
“Cause that leetle man with a heap ’<> hair
on his face, cotched hold of her and said he
was going to take the honey from her lips,
ri nd she said, ‘Well, make haste !’ ”
‘*I>ulIii»K” the I.a«ly’s Lap-Dog.
It is state 1 that some twenty men in Lon
don cam their livelihood by ‘‘duffing’’—viz :
painting common birds to represent some rare
and foreign sort, or who invent non-existing
breeds. The more outlandish a bird is made
to look, the more chance there is of selling it.
A vulgar rat was once transformed into ail el
egant microscopic dog for a lady’s pet. For a
few weeks tlie little quadruped enjoyed the
cares anil caresses of the admiring mistress,
till the growth of its claws enabled it to take
a promenade, by means of the curtains, to the
ceiling, and so the workmanship of the “duf
fer’ ' stood confessed. It is calculated that in
London there are two hundred thousand cats,
and it is estimated that to support them and
the dogs, fifty-two thousand horses are annu
ally boiled down and served out by one thous
and men, at a cost of one Hundred thousand
pound sterling per annum to the city.
Another ATctim.—Hon. D. F. Robinson, cx-
memter of Congress, from Chambersbnrg,
Pa., district, died.-Frirlay from a disease con
tracted at the National Hotel in Washington
iu the spring of 1858.
[ Reported for tlie State I’rest]
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Supreme Court Room, ) 1
Macon, Ga., June 28, 1859. }
On yesterday the Court assembled. Pres
ent. Judges Lumpkin and Henning. Absent,
Judge Stephens.
Tlie Chattahoochee Dccket was first taken
up. During the day five cases were argued.—
This morning the Court gave a decision in
case No. 2 :
John Rarfield,
vs.
The State of Georgia.
In this case the Judgment of the Court te-
low was affirmed, the Court diciding that if
B. procure S. H. to sign his own name to pro
missory note, with the intent that it shall be
put in circulation as the note of another per-
TLKS OF MAGENTA AND MALEGNANO.
June 3; The Austrians hastily evacuate
Sardinia. Severe action at Buffalora. Gari
baldi again inarches upon Varese, beats tlie
Austrians, and re-occupies it.
June 4; The conflict at Buffalora concludes
in a splendid victory of the Allies at .Ma
genta.
June 6; Milan rises upon the Austrians.
The garrison retires. Victor Emanuel pro
claimed King Lombardy annexed to Sardinia.
Grand Te Deum at Paris for the victory at
Magenta.
June 7; The Emperor and King enter Mil
an. The Austrian custom-houses on Lake
Maggoire seized by Garibaldi’s corps.
June 8; Garibaldi pursues the Austrians,
who retreat towards Monza.
June 9; Marshal Paraguay d’Hilliers at
tacks the Austrians at Malegnano, and after a
severe contest, carries that post. Tlie Austri
ans evacuate Laveno on the lago Maggoire;
son by tlie name of “S. H.”,’ and such note is
thus put in circulation, this is Forgery.
Athens, Ga., June 27th, 1859.
Mr. Editor—Dear Sir :—I send you a list
of the Graduates of the State University, and
the honors taken, anil places rewarded for
standing :
W. S. Bird. 1st Honor, Eutaw, Ala.
R. D. Seals, 2d Honor, Greene eo., Ga.
L. A. Lane, 3d Honor, Monticello, Ga.
J. D. Pope, Salutatory, Walker co., Ga.
A. <). Bacon, Valedictory, LaGrsngc, Ga.
For standing »» Grade : •
Adams, J. Q., Washington.
Hill. Wm. G., Greene county, Ala.
Hodo, D. C., Pickins county, Ala.
Mosely, Thomas, Hamilton county, Fla.
Wood, J. Y., Walker county, Ga.
NuDnaliy, G. A„ Walton county, Ga.
Roberts, J. M., Warrenton, Ga.
Barrow, M. P., Oglethorpe county. Ga.,
Your’s respectfully,
A Student.
Additional by tlie Bremen.
Rumored Return of the Emperor to Paris.—Tlie
Times’ Paris correspondent says there are ru
mors in military circles that the Emperor's re
turn to Paris may be looked for soon, and.
that perhaps Marshal Pelissier will get the
command-in-chief of the Army of Italy. The
Turin correspondent says the Sardinian Gov
ernment also declares it docs not consider sea
"coal contraband of war.
Tlie Paris correspondent of the London
Post says :
Tlie news from Vienna is warlike. Empe
ror Francis Joseph will take the command of
the army himself.
Bologna, June 12.—The Austrians have
evacuated Ancona, and are retiring by land in
the direction of Ferrara.
The Austrians at the hat lie of Mt-legnano
yielded only to'the dcd&edly superior force
of the enemy, and retired uhpursued, in ]>ei -
fect order.
fUT’ Bishop Polk has succeeded in getting
ten gentlemen of his diocese of Episcopal
Church to subscribe $300,000 towards the es
tablishment of the great Southern University.
One old gentleman—formerly U. 8. Senator,
and subsequently Governor of Louisiana, the
Hon. Mr. Johnson—has subscribed $40,000 to
tho University.
Wrrek of Steamship Arago.
St. Johns, June 30.—The steamship Arago,
from New York for Galway, is ashore near
this point. She will probably te a total loss.
AH her passengers and crew wer - saved.
[The ASigo left New York on the 23d June. |
Dreadful Railroad Accident.
Chicago, June 30.—A frightful accident oc
curred on the Michigan Southern Railroad on
Tuesday last. A passenger tr.fln broke through
a culvert, and a number of [leisons were kill
ed and wounded. Thirty-seven liodies have
i teen recovered, but no Southerners have teen
■ recognized as among the killed and wounded.
Marine Disaster.
New Orleans, June SO.—The steamship At
lantic, running between Nev. Orleans aud Key
West, put back yesterday wit U a broken cylin
der.
Nnnb Belly on route to France.
New- ftfLEA.vs, June 30.—Intelligence re
ceived here, announces that Moug. Belly was
atAspinwalt on the 18th inst., en route to
France,
