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Courier & Statesman. HOME. GA.. WKBMKsnAV MOO.JM'JfO; I» CiiibMug «Uh Wfcpiztaes. We will furnish' the “Courier” one year and either of the following three dollar Mbnthlies for four dollars in ad vance r Ifcir|»er’s Magazine, the Knick erl>ocker Magazine, Graham’s Maga zuie, Godey’s Lady's Book, or the Great Republic Magazine. Persons wishing to take advantage of this prop osition caa send us the money nnd their post office address, and the paper and Magazine will be forwarded at once. Subscribers in arrears must also pay past dnes. The first of January will be a good time to commence, with the Magazines, as they all begin a new vol ume with the January number. Arthurs Home Journal or Peterson’s Magazine will be furnished with the Courier at three dollars nnd twenty five cents a year for the two. ——.- 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. *- Next Parade day, this day two Weeks. An adjournment moved and carried. S. FOUCHE, Ch’n. * J. J. Harris, Sec’y, Pro tern. f ~ t 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; ' — ■ 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.