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The treat lansanUiu.
The self styled Democracy of Geor
gia that has so long harmoniously stood
together on its platform of “loaves nnd
fishes” is now in some little confusion,
al! produced by the leaders in a
as to who shall have the lion's share.
The party at the recent session of
the Legislature did not follow- the sug
gestion aud make a set of tests so that
the “rack and file”inight know whoare
Democrats and who are not, and so, of
course, they ought not to blame any
bat themselves for their present dis
tasted, condition. Os course the unter
nified wore not afraid to speak out; but
themTdocabs'and Stephens thought it
prudent to keep away from Mil led ge
rille, and by so doing and otherwise, to
•void all hard questions in the answer
ing of which they would be committed
to any line of policy whatever. But
they need not have been so scarry for
they have changed so often in the past
two or three years that it would have
eacited no particular attention. But
we started to call attention to an exam
ple of noble bravery on the part of this
terrible party. It seems that near the
close of the late session of iegi?!a,urc
the party, while in caucus assembled,
w*re thrown into confusion by some one
offering a resolution to the effect that
a convention should be called next June
r for the nomination of a Governor. The
thing was hustled about, with attempts
to smother it; and after the adjourn
ment of the caucus, it was to
learn certainly the fate of that Solu
tion ; some saying that it passed and
fixed the first Wednesday in June for
the convention, others the third Wed
nesday, and still others declared that
the resolution did not pass at all.—
Well, all this shows how brave they
were.
This little squally has somewhat ruf
fled the muddy waters that bear them
up, and now we see the sailors all aloft
trying to so set the sails as to catch
the popular breeze. But they do not
work together. The Columbus Times
and Federal Union say no convention,
while the Constitutionalist seems to
think that the party will be lost with
out one, and that it is absolutely nec
essary to look after the vulgar herd and
yard them within the party pailings at
least once in two years or they will be
come so independent as to think for
themselves and so unruly as not to
blindly obey the behests of King Cau
cus. Some of the other papers in the
State trying “to give things a pleasant
direction” proposed to compromise by
having a convention pledyed to nomi
nate Brown!
Wo have ever had full confidence in
the correct judgment of the people,
when left unbiassed by party trainmells,
in questions of public policy and as to
the fitness of men for office. Some
will go wrong, too fast or too slow, tec
far or not far enough ; but the aggre
gate of opinions, after bailancing off
extreme*, and correcting the wrongs
will be overwhelmingly in favor of just
principles, patriotic measures and good
men for office. There is now no great
issue between the people of Georgia,
and why may not partyism be laid
aside nnd the honest sovereigns of the
land be left alone to exercise their inal
ienable rights and franchises, usawed
by influence aud unroped by selfish
demagogues.
Partyism is not at all necessary to the
prosperity of a Suite. South Carolina
is a* weiVgoverued as-any cue of the
illustrious thirty two; and m many par
ticulars its policy * superior to any
State in the Union. Her offices are
filled not only with good Men Liat the
very best the Commonwealth afford*
and all this without party caucwser,
platforms, or conventions. Let Geor
gia imitate her example. Petty politi
cians and farty demagogues will decry
agaiasi this., but the time has come
when the people should take the rein*
into their own hands, and follow their
own bsMaest convictions of duty and not
the dictation of party leaders.
Polk County Officers.—The fol
lowing is the result of the recent elec
tion in Polk county:
William Hubbard, Tax Collector.
John H. Bagwell, Tax Receiver.
John C. Crabb, County Treasurer.
F. D. Hightower, County Surveyor.
Wm. F. James, Judge I. G.
L- L. Lamar, Judge >. C.
A<t>arne«l Meeting »( (he Cavalry Co. j
City Hall, Jan. 15th, '59. '
The Committee on uniform reported
*n favor of a blue cloth, round jacket,
with a flap skirt; 3 rows of braso buttons
and stripes of silk hire across the breast;
collar aud sleeves tiimrned with buff;
pants same color and material, with
bnff side stripe ; cap, Draggoon Hel
met.
The above uniform on motion unan
imously adopted.
Moved that a committee of five be
appointed to diaft a Constitution and
By-Laws—carried.' Committee as fol
lows : Lieut. Hull, Lieut. Towers, Lieut.
Black, Searg. Jones and Corporal
Booten. On motion Capt. Fouche’
was added to the committee.
On motion the following were ap
pointed a committee on arms, to wit :
Privates J. F. Cooper, T. W. Alexaud< r
and D. Scott.
On motion the following were ap
i pointed a committee to procure from
s Col. Shorter a parade ground, to wit:
Privates Hillyer, Hamilton and Har
per,
On motion a ballot was entered into
to Select a name for the. company, the
I result of which was the adoption of the
name of “Floyd Hussars.”
J The resignation of L. P. Thomas, as
Orderly Sergeant was handed in aud
'• received.
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Next Parade day, this day two Weeks.
An adjournment moved and carried.
S. FOUCHE, Ch’n.
* J. J. Harris, Sec’y, Pro tern.
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Sale of Negroes.—At the sale of
Fish, in Washinton county, on Wed
nesday last, forty two negroes were sold
' bringing $36,120 — an average of SB6O
; each.
> Rome Cavalry.—This Military Coni-
- pany that organized some two weeks
1 since made its first parade on last Sat
t urday. This company is composed of
r the first citizens of Rome and surround
t ing country, its officers cannot bo sur
-3 passed as substantial, energetic gentle-
L men, and we have no doubt after a lit-|
* tie drilling and when they shall have
i got their uniform—this will be a com
i pany that not only Rome and Cherokee
. Georgia but the “Empire State of the
South” will have reason to be proud of.
- First Shad in Rome.—We ?n?y be
a little late in getting some of the luxti •
ries of the seaboard at our “country vil
lage” buttbey are just as much a “rarity”
when they docomo. and We enjoy them
with as keen a relish and to as fulL'arr
extent as those who get them earlier.
Col. L. P. Thomas, at the Etowah
House, had a “fine chance’' of fresh
Shad served on the 13th inst., and Cele
ry in abundance. This is believed to
be the first exhibition of these palate
tickelers, this season, upon a public ta
ble in Rome. Col. Thomas’ card may
be found in another column. He keeps
a No. 1 Hotel.
Etowah House.—Col. L. P. Thom
as, formerly of the Newton House,
Athens, Georgia, says the Atlanta
American, a high-toned gentleman and
the “prince of good fellows” and land
lords, has taken the above-named
house in Rome, Georgia. He will be
found at his post “at high meridian”
and at “low twelve,” ready with “re
freshments” suited to the wants of vis
itors. Should his success be commen
surate with his just deserts, “Etowah
House” will be thronged, and its large
hearted proprietor have his purse rap
idly filled.
Delinquent Subscribers—We com
mence this week the publication of a
list of delinquents. We have tried “gen
tle words and grass” to no effect on
these parties. They seem incorrigible 1
in their negligence. We regret we can
not afford to give them the amounts
they respectively owe, but will be com
pelled to try the “strong arm of the
law.” If any of our exchanges will
publish the list, we will do a similai
favor for them.
Good Management.—We are inform
ed by the chief engineer, Col. Lellardy
that daring the past season there has
not been a single failure on the St.ate
Road to make all its connections, no
train has run off the track, neither has
any accident whatever befallen any of
the trains. We are informed also that
Dr. Lewis expects to put SIOOO into
the Treasury for every day in the year
1859.
The Pulaski Times notices the sale
of a negro man in that county on Tues
day last, 40 years of age, for $1,560 25
on a credit of iwelv? months, and two
ether negYO boys, one for $1,610 the
f ether $l,»»0. Thews negroes were all
field Bands.
BmawTrbuvr—Now is the time to
plant shade' trees, and wo hope our Ci-
*ty Council will neglect to replace
► all dead trees witlr" eribenv yowng ai.’d
r vigorous. Our citizensafooywho’design
1 setting out any thing this year, sbovld
not let the season pass.
- Negro Suicide.—A likely negro-
* boy of Eleven S. Tomlinson, of Polk?
county, hung himself on Saturday last.
Gen. Henning sen.— This gentleman,
say* the Augusta Dispatch, well known
from his connection with Nicaraguan
* affairs, came to thia city on the yester
day afternoon train, and slopped at the
Globe Hotel.
[CuMMUNICATICd]
Important to- Hvuskrrkers.— How
to prevent meat from spoiling.—At this
season of the year when persons are put
ting up their meat it frequently happens
that a sudden change in the weather
or some other cause gives a tendency to
meat to become tainted. This mav be
completely remedied by taking a quart
of water and pouring two or three ta
blespoonfull of Darbys Prophylectic
Fluid which may be had at any Drug
Store, and then after washing the meat
in pure water, washing (he affected
parts well with the preparation. After
using the fluid thoroughly the meat
should be again rinsed in pure cold wa
ter. If the meat is badly tainted a lar
ger quantity of the Fluid to the same
quantity of water should be used.
1 o housekeepers this will be very
valuable tor more purposes than to pre.
vent meat from spoiling. It will apply
to removing rancidity from bucter and
lard, with the same result, taking pai’.is
to have the Fluid come in contact wit’a
every portion of the tainted a; tide.
We have tried thissimp’.Q p’ au an j
known others to try it and nave never
know nit to tail. I* entirely removes all
bad odor and igjakesj the meat as sweet
and solid ft ever was
Bank Returns. The following
Uank.s have not made their returns in
accordance with the Governor’s opin
ion of the law :
the Bank of the State of Georgia.
The Cherokee Insurance and Bank
ing Co., at Dalton.
lhe Marine* Bank of — Georgia, at
Savannah.
lhe Bank of Columbus.
Ihe Bank ot Middle Georgia, at Ma
con.
Die Bank of the Empire State, at
Rome.
The Bank of Greensboro’.
The Exchange Bank of the State of
Georgia, at Griffin, and
lhe Mechanics’ Bank, at Augusta.
His Excellency has according issued
his proclamation, ordering that the bills
ot such’banks shall not be received in
payment ot taxes or debts due to the
Central Bank, with the following addi
tional notification :
And I do moreover proclaim and
make known to each of said delin
quent Banks that a tax of two per cent
a mouth upon the wiiv!? amount of its
capital stock, commencing with the rirst
day of this present month, will be levied
and collected from each of them, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the act
passed 11 th December, 1858, unless
such Bank shall obey- the law and
make its return by the Ist day of July
next, in full compliance with all the
provisions of the act passed 22d De
cember, 1857, and the act passed 11th
December, 1558.”
Extraordinary Cu?cof Depravity.—
We heard ot an instance of moral tur
pitude, a day or two si.tce, which, we
hope, stands alone. In the late terri
ble disaster on the Muscogee Ran’.-oaJ.
in which the cars were precipated into' I i
a swollen torrent with a fearful destine- ]
tio n °f human life, one of the passen- ,
gers had the misfortune to lose his wife
and two children. He remarked the
next day, in the presense of his fellow
passengers, who, with himself were *
saved from the wreck as if by miracle, !
for none of them could tell how, that in 1
addition to the loss of his entire family, *
he had lost all his money, it having ’
been tied up in a belt for security and
buckled around his wife’s waist. Dur- J
ing the day the waters subsided and the
passengers, who remained in the nefeh- *
borhood of the wreck, commenced 9 a '
search for the dead bodies. The body !
of the lady alluded to was found about 1
a mile below the wreck, and upon ex- ’
amimation it was ascertained that her !
dress bad been torn open and the mon- '
belt robbed of its contents, some seven 1
hundred dollars. Fresh tracks were '
discovered in the mud, leading off from 1
the body, which the searching party 1
traced up until they came upon one of 1
their own number who had just met '
with so miraculous an escape from
death, and who was present when his '
fellow passenger told the story of his
loss. lie was immediately taken in
hand, searched, and the entire amount
found upon his person. Our informant
added that the wretch is now in Colum
bus jail, awaiting his trial for the dia
bolical act. — Macon Telegraph.
Mr. Stephens at his Consistency
Again.— Oregon, says the Augusta Dis
patch, has not a larger population than
Kansas had last winter; probably not
so large. About the only intolerable
feature of the English bill of which Mr
Stephens was the proud father, was its
restriction upon the future admission of
Kansas until she shall contain the re
quisite 93,400 population. We would
like to know by what sophistry the gen
tleman will contrive to defend the ad
mission of Oregon with about 30,000
people. If it be right to keep Kansas
out of the Union for several years for
any reason, the same reasons will justi
fy a refusal to admit Oregon. We have
no earthly desire to see Oregon admit
ted, the siuqple result which will be to
increase the majority of free State Sen
ators and to give us another freesoil
representative in the House.
If the Black Republicans fail to give
Mr. Stephens trouble in this matter,
they are greater fools than we took
them to be. Nor will it be the first
that he has been in an awkward
position m his contests with freesoilism.
We trust the day will come when Mr.
Stephens will understand that he cam
not court the favor of Northern freesoil
democracy.
Senator Iverson’s Speech.—The
Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Enquirer, in referring to the
pacific railroad debates, and the speech
of Senator Iverson, of Georgia, deliv
ered oi.’ Friday, 7th inst., says :
, He spoke with great severity against
Mv. Hammonds speech in South Caro
!iiia r last fall. It is expected that Mr.
Uanwnnnd will reply to him. Mr.
Iverson’s remarks are most earnestly
condemned by many southern gentle- ■
men whom I have heard speak of them,
as not being. in> accordance with the
generat sentiment of the South, and as
calculated to provoke a violent retort
from the North;
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The Law Against the African Slave
Trude.
I he following sections are taken from
be Act of Congress, 20th April, 1818,
to be found in ffd Stat. 450:
ZomZ/y /or importing Negroes into the
tnited Stales to be held'in Slavery.
Section 6. If any person or persons
whatsoever shall, from and after the
passage of this act. bring within the ju
risdiction of the United States, in any
manner whatever, any negro, mulatto or
person of color, from any foreign king
dom, place or country, or from sea, or
shall hold, sell, or otherwisewise dis
pose of any such negro, mulatto or per
son of color, so brought in, as a slave,
or to be held to service or labor, or be in
anywise aiding or abetting theiroin, eve
ry person so offending shall, on convic
tion thereof by dr.e course of law, for
feit and pay, fo\- every such offence, a
sum not exceeding ten thousand nor less
than one thousand dollars, one moiety to
to the u-’e of the united States, and the
other to the use of the person or persons
"b'o shall sue for such forfeiture, and
prosecute the same to effect; aud, more
over, shall suffer imprisonment for a
term not exceeding seven years nor less
than thee years.
Penalty for purchasing or selling Ne
groes imported.
Section 7. If any person or persons
whatsoever shall hold, purchase, sell, or
otherwise dispose of, any negro, mulat
to, or person of color, for a slave, or to
be held to service or labor, who shall
have been imported or brought in, in
any way, from any foreign kingdom,
place or country, or from the dominions
of any foreign State, immediately ad
joining to the United States, into any
port or place within the jurisdiction of
the United States from and after the
passing of this act, every person so offen
ding, and every person aiding or abet
ting therein, shall severally forfeit and
pay, for every nogro, mulatto, or person
of color, so held, purcl.ased, sold or dis
posed of, one thousand dollars, one moi
ety to the use of the United States, and
the other to the use of the person or
persons who may sue forsuch forfeiture,
and prosecute the same to effect, and to
stand committed until the said forfei
ture be paid: Provided, That the afore
said forfeiture shall not extend to the
purchaser of any negro, mulatto, or per
son of color, who may be sold or dispos
ed of in virtue of any regulations which
have been heretofore, or shall hereafter
be lawfully made by any Legislatue of
any State or Territory in pursuance of
this act and the Constitution of the Uni
ted States.
Bu rden of Proof to rest on the defendant.
Section 8. In all prosecutions under
this Act, the defendant or defendants
shall be holden to prove that the negro,
mulatto, or person of color, which he or
they shall bo charged with having
brought into the United States, or with
purchasing, holding, selling, or other
wise disposing of, aud which, according
to the evidence iu such case, the said
defendant or defendants shall have
brought into the United States at least
five years previous to the commence
ment of prosecution, or was not
brought in, holden, purchased, or oth
erwise disposed of, contrary to the pro
visions of this act, and in failure there
of, the said defendant or defendants shall
be auj'idged guilty of the offence of
which he or they may stand accused.
Tin Negroes’ C. op- - Where is Gree
ly ?— Mr. J. S. Byington informed us
yesterday that be made two rather re
markable cotton purchases very
One was the cotton crop of the negroes |
ot Dr. Lncas, of this vicinity, for
which he paid SI,BOO in cash, every (
dollar of which goes tv the negroes.— (
The fact is, Dr. Lucas’ or almost any <
other Montgomery planter’s negroes (
could easily buy out the Greely family ,
as it stood before be commenced wheed
ing the half clad abolitionists out of (
their beggarly six pences. Yes, there j
arc dozens of slaves in this city who |
legitimately make enough money of |
their own, every year, to buy out the .
homestead of a Vermont farmer. It is ,
amusing that such a class should have
the “sympathies” of a people who have
to work so much harder to keep body ‘
and soul together. ’ I
The second purchase was a bale of 1
remarkable size. It was, we believe, ’
the last of the crop of W. D. Bibb, '
Esq., «nd weighed just 1365 pounds.—
It occurs to us, that this is the largest, I
by long odds, that, we ever heard of. — '
Montgomery Mail of Saturday. '
L '
jRSTThe Paris Correspondent of the '
Picayune copies M. Jules Janin’s veiy
happy description of “Une Petite (
Dam.” I i
11 Ah, dame ! the first thing is to know '
what is 'une Petlite Dame f nothing 1
but Paris slang can explain to the list- '
ening company, what is this singular -
little creature; which is not quite vice, 1
and has nevet been virtue. It’s some
thing—and it is somebody—but so
dainty’, so daijty, so delicate, so noise
less! skillful at concealments, glad to 1
exhibit herself, provoking, provoked, '
seduced, seducing, grazing, the terrible <
passions, but ftever falling into them.—
She comes, goes, she turns away,
she’s off, lively, spiight)y E bantering, ,
smiling, a ve?y gourtQjrftl, and goose ,
enough to eat dough. About her ,
there’s nothing frank, true, false, hand- .
some, ugly, she is neither Phryne, nor ,
Marton, and still less Aspreia! She i» ,
la pettite dai*?» born for lit|le intrigues,
born yes* ..any, and to die to-iiiorruw —
save the chance of marrying with her f
economies a little monsieur of little ]
morals and little bit of portion. La
pettitc dame lives on little, Besses in ]
the old fashions, is satisfied with nacks
‘by the hour,’ rarely dine* at the Mai- (
*on D’Or, never indulges in stag* box- ,
es, she goes to the Opera Sundty, to f
the brunch Comedy Monday; the is
seen, but not estimated at her true val
ue in the gallery, in the orchestia, in <
the third tier, at the galette she <
knows the mimes of all the ladies olher <
family, and not one of them kn>ws
her a. La petite dame ! she has cous
ins, but no sister ; she has a maid sw
vant, but she has no mother , she x
not rich enough to afford this luxury 1*
X2TM. de Lesseps has, it is said,
succeeded in obtaining the money for
] Ins Suez Canal project. The subscrip
tion for the 400,000 shares (which
closed last week) has been thus covered.
France has subscribed fo>- 230,000,
Egypt 110,000, Austria SO,OOO, and
Russia 24,000.
I’ilC Acquisition of Cuba.
Mr. Slidell introduced a bill in the
Senate yesterday to facilitate the acqui
sition of Cuba. The bill opens with a
preamble in effect:
That whereas the geographical posi
tion of the Island ui Cuba invests it
with a commanding influence over the
large and annually increasing trade,
foreign and coastwise, of the Mississip
pi valley ; and whereas that island, in
its existing colonial condition and prox
imity to the United States, must con
tinue a source of injury and annoyance,
endangering the friendly relations be
tween Spain anti the United States, by
aggressions of its local authority upon
the commerce and citizens of the Unit
ed States, and for which tardy redress
can only be bad by circuitous demands
on Spain; and whereas, in the opinion
of Congress, ami in accordance with
the views of the President, as the last
means of settling existing difficulties,
and of removing all causes of future
disturbance between the two countries,
it is expedient that negotiations for the
purchase of that Island by the United
States from Spain should be renewed ;
and whereas, in the prosecution of such
negotiations, it may possibly happen
that an expenditure of money may be
called for by the stipulations of any
treaty which may be entered into:
The sum of thirty millions of dollars
is therefore appropriated to enable the
President to conclude a treaty with
Spain for the purchase of Cuba, with
the proviso that if there be not suffi
cient money in the treasury, the Presi
dent is authorized within one year
from the passage of this act to borrow
to the credit of the United States,
$30,000,000; the Secretary of the
Treasury to cause certificates of stock
to be issued for amount borrowed, bear
ing an interest not exceeding five per
cent, and redeemable in not less than
twenty years. No certificate is to be
issued for a less sum han SI,OOO.
The Science of Going to Bed.— The
earth is a magnet, with magnectic cur
rents constantly playing around it.—
The human body is also a magnet, and
when the lardy is placed in certain re
lations to the earth, these currents har
monize, when in any other position
they conflict. When one position is
to be maintained for some time, a posi
tion should be chosen in which the
magnetic currents of the earth and the
body will not conflict. This position,
as indicated by theory, and known by
experiment, is to lie with the bead to
wards the north pole. Persons who
sleep with their heads in the opposite
direction, or lying crosswise, are liable
to fall into various nervous disorders.—
When they go back to the right posi
tion, these disorders, if not too deeply
impression upon the constitution, soon
vanish. Sensitive persons are always
more refreshed by sleep when their
heads point due north. Architects, in
planning houses, should bear this prin
ciple in mind.
A Beautiful Thought.—When en
gineers would bridge a stream they oft
en carry over at first but a single cord.
With that, next they stretch a wire
across; Then strand is added to strand,
until a foundation is laid for planks;
and now the brave engineer finds a safe
footway, and walks from side to side.—
So God takes from us some golden
t'lreaded pleasure, and stretches it
hence into heaven. Then he takes a
child, and then a friend. Thus he
bridges death, and teaches the thoughts
of the most timid to find their way
hither and thither between the shores.
T’l.re on Coffee. — A meeting of gro
cers was £*ld in Philadelphia on Tues
day afternoon, for the purpose of con
sidering the action of the importers of
coffee in agreeing to abolish the tare
on coffee after the Ist of January. It
was resolved that there was no just
cause for the proposed change, and to
insist on the continuance of a tare of
two per cent. A committee was ap
pointed to confer with the New York
and Baltimore committees in regard to
the matter.
Executive adjournment of a Legisla
ture.—Gov. Conway, of Arkansas, was
lately required to resort to the unusual
exercise of the authority, conferred up
on him by the Constitution of that
State, of adjourning the Legislature.—
Previously to the 23d ultimo a disa
greement had occurred in the two hous
es in regard to the adjournment, and
on that day a quorum not appearing in
either branch, no constitutional power
existed other than to adjourn from day
to day and send for absent members,
which proceeding would have involved
considerable expense to the State, and,
as it was supposed, would have been
ineffectual in procuring the immediate
attendance of the absentees. Under
these circumstances the Governor ad
journed the two Houses ou the 23d ul
timo the 17th of the present month,
by a proclamation transmitted to each.
Spiritualism in Italy.— A funny sto
ry is told in a communication to the
Spiritual Age, by Mr. J. J. Jarvis, the
distinguished author, now residing in
Florence, Italy. It is as follow::
“At a recent circle in this city, a
skeptical Physician unexpectedly enter
ed on a visit, and seeing what the fam
ily were about, asked permission for
“the fun of the thing," to sit with
them. The phenomena soon began,
and directed towards him too.
“Who is it wants me?” he asked.
The medium’s hand, (a titled lady of
great refinement and distinction in so
ciety) was made to write—
“ One of your patients whom you
killed—d n you !’’
Imagine the confusion of both par
ties, The doctor disappeared ; and the
mortification of the lady medium has
scarcely abated vet.”
A Fact.—Some editor, in speaking
of the bad literature of the present
day says : You may read many of the
eastern weeklies for a year, and you
will scarcely find a fact which will
make you wiser or better—all fiction,
romances, lies, velvet and feather, little
fiends equipped in smiles and crinoline,
big scoundrels in epaulettes, and with a
love of a mustache turning the hearts
of simpering maidens, the everyday
\istory of life enviously belied and
gjnteely ouraged and yet it always
e»ds most beautifully.
'Hundreds of persons who think they
catty afford a home paper, in the course
of avear spend three or four times, the
amotyt in trashy literature.
, Ipecacuanha and Deliric» The
■ j mens.—The jail physician at Chicago
has ha l 100 hundred cases of diliritwa
. tremens the past year, of which only
font- proved fatal. Os his manner of
treatment, the doctor says:
I|»ecacuanha, which I tried in thirty
i six cases, I found most remarkably suc
, cessful, q rieting their nervous system,
• exciting the appetite, acting on secre
tions, and uniformly producing sleep.
\V hen a case if not of too longstanding,
• I give it as an emetic the first dose, and
, afterwards I give from 15 to 18 grains
every other hour. Connected with
this remedy, I use shower baths, and
let the patient frequently drink strong
beat tea, without any alcohol stimu
i Lints.
Blaze-Proof Dresses.—The Medi
cal limes says: The melancholy acci
• dent by which the ladies Lucy and
, Charlottee Bridgeman and Miss Plun
, kett have been such fearful sufferers,
: I teaches a lesson which must not be neg
, i lected. Ihe light fabrics manufactured
i i for ladies’ dresses must be made blaze
t I fire-proof. Nothing can be more siin
; j pie. Ibe most delicate white cambric
I handkerchief, or fleecy gauze, or the
finest lace may. by simply soaking in a
i weak solution of chloride of zinc, be so
protected from the blaze that if held in
the flame of a candle they- may be re
duced to tinder without blitzing.--
Dresses so prepared might be burnt by
accident without the other garments
worn by the lady being injured.
~ —-< -♦ ♦ *- w
Mr. Beechcr on the Violin.—Mas
ter Mallatratt, the Brooklyn boy who
was sent to Europe by the members of
Henry Ward Beecher’s Sunday school,
' to obtain a complete musical educa
tional, is doing well. At a concert
lately given under the auspices of Mr.
. H. W. Hill, of the royal Italian Opera,
he performed a very difficult solo on
. the violin, (7th air with variations, De
Beroit,) of which the London Musical
Critic says: “It was played in a style
that argues a brilliant future for this
interesting boy, now only thirteen years
of age. He was encored." It appears
t.iat some of Mr. Beecher’s congregation
were shocked at the idea of the boy’s
success, and indulged in a fine [e o: - i.-
tion upon the heavenly music that could
be produced from a violin, an ii.sn:-
ment which was alluded to by some
eminent hymn-writer, whose name es
capes us, in the following couplet:
“Oh may my hoart be tuned within,
Like David's solemn violin.”
[AT. Y. Post.
Manufacturing Business at Lowell.
—S. J. Varney, Esq., of Lowell, Mass.,
has compiled ins usual animal statement
of the business of the Lowell factories
during the year. lhere are twelve
manufacturing corporations in Lowell,
including the bleachers and machine
shops, with an aggregate capital of $13,-
900,000. The number of spindles in
all the mills is 399,063; looms, 12,234-
number of females employed, 8,992 •
males, 4,367, number of yards produc
ed per week, 2,394,000 of cotton, 44 -
000 of woolen, 25,000 of carpets, 50
mgs. The wages of females clear of
board per week, is $2 , average wiigc-s
of males, clear of board per day 80
cents. Medium produce of a loom, No.
14 yarn 50 yards per day; medium
produce of a loom, No. 10 yarn, 33
per day; average per spindle, 1 1-4
yards per day.
A Negro Sentinel.—Theod. *Par
k<-r, in a recent lecture on Washington,
at Boston, repeated the following anec’
dote, related to him by an old soldier,
who vouched for its truth :
At Cambridge, Gen. Washington
had heard that the colored soldiers were
not to be depended upon for sentries.
So one night when tire pass word was
“Cambridge,” he went outside the
camp, put on an overcoat, and then ap
proached a colored sentinel. “Who
goes there?” cried the sentinel. “A
friend,” replied Washington. “Friend,
advance unarmed, and give the coun
tersign,” said the colored Lian. Wash
ington came up and said “Roxbury.”
“No, sari” was the response. “Med
ford,” said Washington. “No, sar!”
returned the colored"soldier. “Charles
town,” said Washington. The colored
man immediately exclaimed, “I tell
you, Massa Washington, no man go by
here ’out he say Cambridge.” Wash
ington said “Cambridge,” and went by
and the next day the colored gentle
man was relieved of all further neces
sity for attending to that particular
branch of military duty.
A Catholic Priest in the United
States Senate.— Father Boyle, of St.
Patrick’s Church, of Washington, open
ed the Senate on the 23d with prayer,
in full priest’s dress, the surplice and
cossack. This, the first occasion since
the foundation of the Government, that
the entire vestments of the Romish
clergy have been worn in either cham
ber of Congress. Father Bo -le read
from the breviary bishop 'Carroll’s
prayer for those in authority. The
Senate Chamber happened to be crowd
ed at the time, and much interest and
curiosity was manifested with every
appearance of devotion, both in Sena
tors and spectators.
Pubuo Dinner to Lord Brougham
lhe inhabitants of Edinburgh, desi
rous p. expressing the admiration and
gratitude with which they regard Lord I
Brougham’s long and illustrious servi
ces to civil and religious liberty, to lit
erature, to education, and to social wel
fare, propose to entertain him at a pub
lic dinner on the occasion of his visit to
the Scottish metropolis as President of
the Burns’ Centenary Festival; and an
invitation to his lordship, headed by
the Lord Provost and magistrates, the
members for the city, and the Dem of
Faculty is now in course of signature.
Dr. G. W. Newton’s Will.—Con
flicthig rumors being in circulation re
garding this gentleman’s will, we deem
it necessary for public information to
state, that there were but two or three
items in it. After making bequests of
about $13,000, he gave the rest and res
idue of his estate to the Augusta Or
phan Asylum, thus placing that insti
tution upon a firm basis. The real val
ue of his estate is supposed to be about
$225,000. — Augusta Dispatch.
the French Minister,
has recently communicated to- Secretary
Cass that Louis Napoleon has conferred
upon Lieutenant Maury the distinction
of the “Legion of Honor,” for his val
uable services to the navigation of the
ASSAFLT AND BATTERY.— Games’
) comment oD Robert Starks’ ttr>! speech
j in an assault and battery case at New
? berry, and Starks’ practical ft-ply a, ’e
f too good to be lost. Neither Starks
exterior dot speech had impressed
- Carties wkb any favorable notion of his
. learning or - talent. lie said to the
Judges he didr wot believe the young
. gentleman knew what an assault and
battery was. Stark instantly on
his feet, shaking his fist fn Carnes’face,
| he said, "that is an assault.” and draw
ls ing back, and striking him a full blow
i in the face with his fist, sufficient to
] have felled an ex, he said, “there is a
r battery.'’ Carnes sat down, rubbing
’ his forehead, and exclaiming, ‘ I did not
think the fellow had so much sense!" —
. Annals of Eewbcrry.
I Tenacity to Life.—Mr. Louis E.
'Grant, of Louisiana, a government clerk
in Washington, took an ounce of Prus
’ s’c acid Wednesday morning, and turn-
I ing to a friend asked with a smile, if he
ever saw a man die of poison. Receiv
ing a negative reply he said, “then you
see one now dying of it.” A physician
' was sent for, and the unhappy man
lived twp hours before death relieved
him.
>
1 Growth of an American Slate.— The
progress of Texas has been wonderful.
Nothing could more fully illustrate the
effect of Anglo-Saxon energy and en
’ terprise. But a short time ago, and
that portion of the American continent
formed a section of Mexico, and was
> comparatively deserted. A few scat
[■ tered settlements dotted its surface, and
its population was meagre indeed.—
’ How striking the contrast at the pres
t ont moment! Texas is now one of the
most flourishing States of the American
Union, and is rapidly increasing in all
’ the elements of true wealth. Galves
ton has a population of nearly ten thou-
I sand inhabitants, while San Antonio
and Houston are also thriving and flour-
. ishing cities. Nevertheless, the career
, of Texas has only commenced. It has
, just entered upon the race of Statdfe,
and will, in the course of a few years
. longer, teem with a population, busy,
basiling, active, and prosperous as that
of any member of the Confederacy.
Ancient Coins.—Among the coins
presented to the Tennessee Historical
Society recently, was a German Drach
ma, of silver, of value about 17 cents,
coined in the dajs of Alexander the
Great, 335 years BC. It was picked
up in the streets of the once buried
Pompeii by Wm. 11. Polk, Esq., while
he was in Itally as charge d’affairs of
the United States to the Two Sicilies,
in 1845. It has oa one side, the head
of Alexander, on the reverse a figure of
Jupiter sitting in a chair, holding a
hasta pura (spear of favor) in his left
hand, and an imperial eagle in the
right. There are several symbols, and
the inscription Alexandron on the same
side.
Wealth of the Pope.—lt is said
that the Pope receives out of his state
some $8,000,000 a year. Os this $6,-
000,000 goes to his private affairs, and
$2,190,000 to pay interest—s2,7oo,ooo
go to support the a-my and police ;
$600,000 to maintain the prisons; $24,-
000 to schools. Other expenses in pro
portion. The yearly deficiency is $l r—
-800,000. Ihe ejergy otfn one million
estate, and hold
wH“ffionit offices. The State debt is
twenty-sevep millions.
Borrowed Franks.-—The Washing
ton Union announces that more strin
gent measures will hereafter be taken
to prevent the use of borrowed franks
to cover private correspondence. It
says: “Many persons in Washington,
whose business connections are at a
distance, are in the habit of procuring
flora persons entitled to the franking
privilege, regular supplies of franked
envelopes, under which their whole cor
respondence is conducted.”
Cotton Factory Burned.—We re
gret to learn that “■Bellville Factory,”
situated on Bntler s Creek, about seven
and a half miles from this city, was
totally destroyed by fire Tuesday after
noon, the 11th inst. The fire broke
out in the picker-room, though from
what cause we are not informed, and
there being no available means at hand
for its extinguishment, the entire estab
lishment was burned to the ground.—
There was no insurance. Many poor
families are thrown out of employment,
and much distress is apprehended.—
Chi on. <& Sent.
Messrs. I. L. Harris, H. V. Johnson
and David Irwin, the Commissioners
selected by the late Legislature to cod
ify the laws of Georgia, met at Mil
ledgeville last week, the Recorder says,
both Messrs. Harris and Johnson de
clined accepting the offiee.
Salting Broadway—The New York
authorities have scattered large quanti
ties of salt in Broadway, which, accord
ing to the Journal of Commerce, has
converted ihe recent deep snow into
the most detestable kind of slush, and
has spoiled the sleighing on that thor
oughfare. Besides the discomfort oc
casioned to pedestrians crossing the
street, it is said that salt is-very dama
ging to leather. z
The moral condition of Gotham must
Ims very bad .when they are forced to
resort to salt to save it.
Salt indeed—saltpetre and brimstone
would do justice quicker.
A Touching Ditty.— When Seth
got home from mackereling, he sought
his Sarah Ann, and found that she,
bad found another man. And then
must awful tightjre got, and so he w<nt
away, and bound himself, to go and
cut, live oak in Florida. He piued up
on the live oak lands, he murmured in
the glades; his axe grew heavy in his
hands, all in the wild wood shades.—
Musquitoes bit him everywhere, no
mercy did he get; ah ! how terribly
he’d swear, whenever he get bit. At
last, despairing of relief, and wishing
Lriinrelf dead, he went into the woods
apiece, and cutoff his own tread. Thus
died poor Seth.
Chattanooga.—We notice that our
friend, Tom Crutchfield, has been elect
ed Mayor of Chattanooga. We know
he will make an efficient one.—Ex
change.
R3P A citizen of Virginia, in a com
munication in favor of the use of the
use of the Camel as a plantation ani
mal on the forms of that State. i
!
Farther by theJHafara.
i lIAtiFAX, Jan. 13. —The news by the
- Niagara announces that the Steamships , !
j Haimwowa, North Briton and City of
’ Washington* bad arrived out.
1 The steamship Weser, bound for
< 1 New York, had to put into Queenstown,
: in consequence of her pumps getting
r I choked and the vessel kakiug.
I Louis Napoleon bad again pardoned
i Count Montalembert, and also the edit
or of the Correspondent, and 124 other
. prisoners.
P It is reported that France has official
, ly informed England of her support
t if England adopts measures to evuu
r ’ teract President Buchanan’s policy.
t A* ne.-nt false al arm |of fire at the
Victom Tb<-alrc in London, had caus
ed a panic, and sixteen people were
trampled to death.
It is announced that M-r. Bland sue'
; cecds Mr. Evsktne as- Secretary of Leg
ation at Washington. The latter goe»
to Stockholm.
The Spanish papers denounce Mr.-
- Buchanan’s message in a-toue of of
i fended pride.
1 Vessel Struck by Lightning.
' Halifax, Jan. 13.—'lhe Niagara
brings intelligence that the bark Oak
land, from Charlestcm for Liverpool, a
was struck by lightning off Cape Clear
and burnt. One boat, with the
’ chief officers and four sl-amen, arrived
at Milford haven ; (bequest were not 3
I heard from. [The Oakl*>4 aaUed froM
Charleston about the 3rdVf December, '
with 2,206 bales
Alzena tn be
1 Washington, Jan. 11—
can and Central American
Association, &v., has been resolved in-
• to the Arizona, Mexican nod Central
i American Association. It is undet- ; J
stood that this association will be sup- U
ported by prominent Southerners and 1 ;
New Yorkers. It is said that negotin- ■
> tions are in progress for further purehas- Ji
- es, and that the Association have already I
pu. chased certain grants.of land in Ari- 9
; zona, and intends colonizing there.
, Gen. Heningsen will probably, the J
; ensuing spring or summer, take out a 1
large body of ruen there, aud aet as the
, chief engineer of the entefprize. J
Missouri and Kansas Kewa. ||
Sr. Louis, Jan. 14.—Troopsand vol- -Ji
unteers are concentrating near the Mis- 1
souri line where Montgomery and his
gang are fortified.
Six hundred muskets for Gov. Med.- -j
ry s volunteers have been transported
through Jefferson city towards Kansas.
Savannah, Jan. 15.—-The Hon. w
■ John E. Ward, left to-day in the steam-
ship Augusta, f*>r New York, en-rouse <1
to the seat of his Misrion in China. .Jw
fi@“Last Monday, in New York waa j.
the coldest day they have had in Goth- 1
am for seventy years. So says Mt-riam.
and he knows.
The great Mariposa giant of John C.
Fremont is advertised for sale in the
tax delinquent list. It is valued at
$200,000; improvement*, $80,00; to
tal for the 44,870 acres, $208,000; tax- : 1
es, $4,428. |
Petitions are in
igan, asking for a restoration of ’
death penalty for munjer in that State. J
- -}^L r j llg . for | /
lHe~ilUs beenUie highest penalty in tho
statutes of Michigan.
, n , * i T • •
l@“The richest mania LouiaviUe,
Ky., is the Hon. James Guthrie. His ,w
property is assessed as worth $1,382.- -H
686. ;
Rebacca Cutwright dfed m
Upshur county, Va., on the sth instant,. ;
at the extraordinary nge of one hundr <5
and six years. She was the first white J
woman who settled in the vallev of the J
Buchanon rirer, coming to Western
Virginia when quite young, and living ga
with her husband in a hollow tree at ' si
the month of Turkey Run, in what is |
■ now Upshur county. She retain*! her lvM
faculties to the last, and leaves over four
hundred descendants.
Mr. Ericcson is engaged in building ~
engines upon the caloric principle in i
Schenectady. They are Mid to be i
more successful than at first. The press
of aScbenectady paper is driven by one ;
of these engines.
The Directors of the Atlantic Tele- J
graph have reported a new and Seriou* «
detect in the cable, which has been de*- 1
vefoped on the Newfoundland side, 1
about 400 miles from the station, simi- J
lar in character to that ne ir the coast of ' I
Ireland, differing little from it m maent- 1
tude.
Special Ifpticeg.
List of Delinquents.
IN ACCORDANCE with a statemaiit made
several weeks siaee, wt publish bblow a list |
of delinquent subscribers. Tie Courier b*a ‘
been sent regularly to the several addreMea |
named, since August 1&44, and nothing paid,
on subscription for that true.
If the amount set against each name fa not H
received witbin tew day* from the date of thia . J|j|
paper, the accounts, properly attested will be W
put in the hands of an officer, with instructions J
to sue immediately in all eases where prop- fll
erty is to be found sufficient to satisfy the ffi
claim. In regard to the following list ietfaU
yexce has ceased to be a virtue, and we shall
now try the strong arm of the law. As soon H
as any one pays up, his name will be removed. -S
from this list. j
H. M’Cormick, Cedartown, Ga., SIJ M ®
B. 0. Crawford, Cassville, Ga., 13 00 M
Coi. L. W. Crook, Dalton, Ga. IS 00> I
Col. Smoot, Thomaston, Ga., 13 00- i
G. J. Lewis, “ « 13 M w
R. N. White, Calhoun, Ga., 13 00 I.J
C. M. Johnson, Resaca, Ga., 13 00 9
A. G. Vining, Woodlawn, Ga., 13 Ofc-
P. M. Word, Vanwert, Ga., l&Cffi |H|
Moses Garrison, Euharlee, Ga., :s,oo t
W. F. Wright, Newnan Ga., 00,
Silas Floyd, Sandersville, Ga., 13 00 l||
H. Brookins, « u. 13 qq pS
From Jan. *SS, B. W. Seabrook, ffittK
Midway Barbour eouutji.'
W. F. Roberts, Talladega, Ala., *lTffik
W. F. Doster. Ga., 13 00*
W. T. Grant, Thoaai*oa,.Cofam)4a ~ W
eounty, Ga.. 13 00 I
0. H. P. Gandner,. Hbbhia, Dado
county, ffia., 33 M
R. M. Jhnvis l .WaAbachie, Ga., 13 H
Aprilsss,. Clinton Kirby, Santa,
Jackson county, Ala.. J. 11 M
F. Logan, Loudsville, Rail 00., Ga. 13 Ofc
S. J. MiHer, Louisville, Ga, 13 00 .
' Dr. Scruggs, Eastport, Miss., IS 00
Scriven 4 Ce., Riceboro* Ga. 13 Ofc
C. R. Ga., 13 Ofc £
W“. W. Wright, Wilkesboro’, IJ, C, 13 Ofc
January 18tb, 1850.