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[VOLUME XV.
ROME. GEORGIA. FRIDAY; MORNING. MARCH 2, I860.
NUMBER 18
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tho Courier. The frlands
IncrViiannleil with a r-*|».nsib|o
• will Ini puhMi*h*d with plenaura
Tho Law of Newspapers,
hihacriliTS who dn not ulvoaxi
■ripti'.n.
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•ed thoi
MEDICAL NOTICE,
,r.,lg„ d.Hf.e
o nt th- f.inn-r
. Waters 7 mile* North of Home.
A. M. BANTZLKU, S. I).. M. D.
1,21 wit.
NEW
■XH.3MCI!
| MOORE & DUNNAH00,
rRQCERS!
A full A<ftt>rt'iictit of
FAMILY SUPPLIES.
.’l.triUNtl Flour. Me.il. Sugir of nil
.imh. (' »Hec. Hutter. E; ;s. PMi of tlif-
kin Is, Uriel Fruit*, mid Pnserved
it-. All k
Thu Alt. Vernon Oh-brut ion of the
22nd*
All engaged In the preparation oftfio
cutcrtiiimuentson the evening of the
32nd, and those Interested hi tlio suc
cess of the ttohld enterprise for the
henclit of which they wni'a designed,
must have been highly delighted to see
them so numerously attended by our
citizens. It was all evidence that the
memory of Washington is still fresh in
their hearts, and that they aro ready on
every occasion*that may he presented to
contribute their share in all etfortsmade
to furnish a testimonial to future gene
rations that those who passed before
them were not blind or inditlerent to
the virtues and greatness of the Father
of his country. Floyd has done nobly
in this cause. If every other county in
the State would do us much in propor
tion to its wealth, fieorgia would ho pla
ced at the head of (ho list instead of be
ing where she now stands, not far from
the foot. As wo were called on to act a
small part in tho Tableaux perhaps it
would not he modest in tis to sny what
wo think of them. Yet us public jour
nalists, and disclaiming any credit to
uurselve-, we may be permitted to rope nt
tho opinion* of all who have ox pros-ed
them in our presence. Without a dis
senting voice they were pronounced very
fi'io. Many thought they could not
have been any better. It is not our
•c to notice any of the scenes par
ly. If we bo not disappointed,
next week we will give a more minute
do-ei iption of I hem from the pen of
n IVIehd competent to do them jus
All sustained their parts with much
credit, and received the applause of the
spectators. Tho little girls in the lirst
scene, and the hoys ill the second and
third behaved admirably. We will not
not venture to say anything about the
ladies. We attempted it onconnd could
not succeed. We cmno to the conclu
sion that tin, English language w.is u
failure, and utterly inadequate to fur
nish words in which to express our un
bounded admiration. We called to our
aid all we knew of (Jreel: and Latin. But
so far from rendering us any «s-i*ianee
they proved to he etn’pliatically "</<■•»?/
languages.” Wu wthuentirely ignorant
v.f French, (jornian, Spanish, Italian &c.
fc>o we gno up in despair. Tho.e who
lent noodle, description. Tho-o
P«r|"
The Hoard of Induration of the
County of Floyd*
Tho Hon. Justices of tho Inferior
Courtnf this County and tho lion, Jesse
Lntnhcrth, Ordinary, organised tho
Board on Friday tho 17th inst., l»y
boosing Mr. Geo. T. Stovall ns the
seventh member of the same. They
then elected lion. L. D. Burwiill as
Chairman, and Mr. C. II. Smith, ns See
rotary.
On motion, it was resolved that one
member of thu Board bo chosen to net
as “Examiner” and that he he authori
zed to make examinations of nil appli
cants for certificates us Teachers, and to
use tho name of tho Board in giving
said certificates.
Hesnlenl further, That the said exam
iner shall appoint certain fixed days for
taking such examinations and give
notice thereof in tho city papers.
Mr. Goo. T. Stovall was then unani
mously chosen by tho Hoard as the Ex
aminer to whom all applications must
he nmdo.
L. I). BUR WELL, Cli’n.
C. II. Smith, Seo’ly.
Notice to School Teachers in Floyd
Comity*
In accordance with tlib action of tho
Board of Educuliou tor this c<
hereby give n itiec to the ’{Vac
said county that I huvu appointed the
vi HAT and tiii no .Saturdays in M a licit,
A cun. and M.w to examino applicants
for ee rt ill cat os, and can be found at the
Courier otllee on those days.
GEO. T. STOVALL.
.Messrs. W. II. AIugill & Co.
Tho Vice Regent of Floyd County for
tli » L. M V. Assoc’® ion, and ti e Lad es
engaged in i.he preparation of the enter
tainment at the City Jlnlj on tho even
ing of i he 22nd, take this method of
expressing tlmir gratitude to Messrs.
Magill & Co., for their valuable ami dis
interested services in tho management
of tho Uas lights on that occasion,
which added so much to the success of
their etforts.
■ I*i.
Ac
ivpre
sh it Distinctly Understood that
?e will Soil on Credit to
Il responsible mon! who nro
1 the habit ot' paying at the
jme agreed upun.
,o ... a ...11 mi 1 .iiti.fy .vuiino
I'wiV.) Mboftr..» i»uxs
CJ3.BVE,
II.VNIfFACTUllE,l OF
'id | And Dealer Extensively in
(8
i lur,
not so rortun.it*
I tlioii iiii I 'illation
nt drat
and then
ssiired that tin
of the picture
These gentlemen deserve the thunks
of the whole community for the part
they so kindly volunteered to perform
on Wednesday evening.
The. trouble they assumed in adding
loot lights to tins stage, nt their own
expense, and darkening the body of
the II,ill and suddenly increasing the
brilliancy of tho foot-liglitsns the cur-
wee drawn, added greatly to the I In
beauty ami crtbel of tlio scenes. We j R
loubt not the citizens uf Rome fully |
ipprueiate the energy and obliging dis- !
Alost Horrible Tragedy—Murders In
(furdon County*
Wo learn that a Mr. Robert Thomp
son and •vile wore brutally butchered
on the night of Tuesday the 21st inst.
Mr. Thompson was a merchant and Post
Muster nt Sugar Valley and was a de
formed man. On Wednesday morning
■mains wero found near his store,
his face much bruised and his skull split
open. Near by was a bloody axe, and
extinguished torch. Ilis wife was
found in hod and from all appearances
was killed with a sledge hammer or per
haps with the head of the uxo. This
couple occupied asa sleeping apartment
a room in the rear of the store, and
there were no other persons in the house.
A lady living in a house a short dis
taneo off heard persons talking in the
night but her suspicions not being oxelt-
ed she fell asleep again. There is an in
tense excitement in the neighborhood
where this foul outrage was committed.
The allair i- nil wrapt in mystery, and
no clue discovered yet by which the
murderers can ho detected. Mr. Thomp
son was an industrious citizen and high
ly respected. It is supposed the scoun
drels stole al>oiit seventy Ylollur* to com
pensate them for their vilhtiny. Wo hope
they may be ferreted out and receive tho
severest punishment tho law can in
flict.
Love and Matrimony.—Professor If.
F..Smith will Lecture again to-night up
on thisRiihjeat. We had not tho plea
sure of hearing him on last evening,
hut from the credential-* which lie brings
with him, wo do not doubt he will in
terest his audience, ilis experiments
in Miguel Ism are said to he astonishing
and amusing. Those who wish to have
a hearty laugh should attend.
Sudden Dentil.
Mu. John .Tack, a worthy and Indus-
trimis Mechanic was found (lead yester.
day. He had been employed repairing
tho roof of Mr. A. G. Pitner’s house,
and had dccendcd to the top of the
Portion, where it seems he Imd begun to
ptif on liis shoos again when ho fell back
and expired. The cause of his death
is not known. The verdict of tho Coro
ners jury is in accordance with the
fail*. *
The Death of DeQutncy—A Homan* I Remarkable Movement. J, *IA!H5«10N SAXE. ■
tie and Cardinal incident tu Ills Petitions, of which tho following is ft The fallowing pocticid correspond-
Mfc. copy, now.ii) circulation in Western . ence explains Itself, and tell* thoso who
The life of HcQulnev liiw been one of Pennsylvania, for presentation to the did not know before howto speak th#
vicissitudes—sometimes strange and ro- . . *i.L «»»#««
mail lie—-sometimes horrible, uud sqmo- Legislature of that t>tnte
times fair and most honorable.
* 7’* the. Honorable the. Senate anil ltooee of
born nr good pmontngo. mul ioft nt ilm I • llt}raenjal 4 m. Commonwealth of A. jwti nrc «uyp<..id lo b.
ngeoi; wnonyonw to tlio euro of four | I'tniuytnviia, in bcnmil A*mMy met: 4rl?.n no L.oiml Ilr imoml.
age of
guardians, one of whom undertook his I “Your petitioners hdtnbly represent
education and raising; immediately pin-! Hint the rapid growth of the free nogro
clng him at school, where ho attained ! population by. immigration, within a
an early classical distinction, writing brief period, is not only a burden to
Greek before he was thirteen with faeil- your petitioners, by increasing demands
ity^ Two y^ars afterward Ins teacher j on our poor fund, luit owing^ to their
I trihu
'audit
ide up.
eh t<> tin- delight ot Ho
of all Styles.
mtihj, Quality and Price* Challenged.
THE FARMERS
UK roquflstml la cxntnliin inr largo «*
Hurl meat of Pimitaiion Jl. i.lUs (>ll«r».
•oiling nod Taam Gear r«»m;il**te, at tlio
Imwcst Possible Cash Prices.
»lid floor mndo to order, and ropnirnl
uitiue. My stock will taar in»pcf
e and *ea W«ru jniralisslnz.
.0 Advs.tisflincnt in aaothai o-dmun
10. 0, 11. EVE.
DU. C0Q08WKLL8
EW MEDICAL SALT,
For Injtninitory Di.ica.sfa Only! !
ew ifii:»iC;USM/r*
IT IS NOT A CtJItK Abb,
I For InlluanUory Diseases Only I I
it. OOUUSWEbb’S New Medical Salt,
instead of being a rouieily for fill ills,
r but o
ill. I.:
' loll
plislics bet olio tiling.to wit: S
nut-try Disoasos—whatever bu
loculily, w lift her in thu head, thn
Tlio iiouiiliiir oxeollonce of the New Modi-
I Salt in, Hint without ilia iiscIuh-
ood and strongtli, it etjectually c
-rv Disease*.(no otllet-fl) by ji
• • - - oi ti... n..: i. • i
reived with great pleasure and v
rrivlitablo to a band so reeontly
ised. They give pidinhe of grej
Jloney, and their kindness on \
lay evening fui-nishos us good r.
holievo they will never be slow t-
similar favors on proper occasion
After tho Tableaux the audio
paired to tho room where the
had boon prepared. Although
pa ted
tlm
i the other
r. Vkhson.—Tho n«t proceeds of
entertainments on the 22ud inst.,
the benelit of the Ladies Mount
non Association nimmuted to' two
him lied and fifty dollars. Good for
I * 1
i this i*
•d in tli
ell'*rts to pi.
are glad to ^seo the street
rnlistnntlv I work planlinffijfltdoCrocsEfms.
i Water Oaks in the middle of Broad
Broad street
ot the ””ml by the Floyd
Cavalry.
my in eouiiiiumoration of
s hirtli-day paraded in
an last Wednesday morn-
q*jili'briiini of nil tlio fluiit*
o want of which is the solo CAUSE of iii^
intuition.
INVALIDS, TAKE NOTICE!!—The
■wing form* which the unbalnnccil fluid*
e nnd many not here mentioned, Unit
J more or less fuveror pain, ure cnsllvmih-
I by tho NEW MEDICAL SALT ns fire
xtinguiidicd l»y water, to wit: Drain Ke-
Ilcadanhc, Hash of Blond to tho Head
Heart, Fits. Inllnmod Uyca. Hare
i, Cniikcr. Neuralgia. Kp'iiial Affections,
Erysipelas, Bronchitis, Plonrisy. A*thma, In-
Jauifd bungs mid Diver, llearthiirn, Coughs,
)yH|toimln, Voiioriid Diseases. IthemimtTsin,
lout, Scrofula, Salt Hhciim, mid nil Itcdiing
ad other cutnneoiiH erii|diou*.
Dr. Coggswell's New Mudienl Salt nxerts,
iko tho vaccino matter, an extraordinary bi
ll arteries, resulting
a gradual declining of inflnumtion a* In-
Jilted by tlio pulse, which goon returns to
natural state,as tha heat, pain nnd fever
11-appear.
Dr. Coggswcll's Now Medical Salt does just
“vlint it cliiims to do—no more no less—equal-
*"« the lliiids *»y removing from tint system
II arterial ami Venous obstractlons. Dosorip-
ive Circulars may ho obtained from any
truggist who keeps this vnlimhla medieino
‘•r sale. WM. B. TAVLOlt A CO.,
No. fi Court Squara, Montgomery, Ala.
• ~ Gear-
rfr
Id
IS.
liianee so far from rei
potent to speak favorably of
strengthens our credibility when
give in cur testimony. If tlio young
Ladies looked beautifully
lcaux the Married Ladies acted nobly in
preparing tlio su per. They deserve
great praise, and have received it from
all who partook ot their bountiful pro
vision. After supper many persons
returned to thob'ity Hall and had ”a
good time generally,” in other words “a
rod heigh time.” * Wo have said too
much. Tho 22ml of February, 18GD,
will not lie soon forgotten in Rome.
Wlm Cures ?
Tho .Southerner & Advertiser in its
last issuo speaking of tho leaders in tlio
formation of a Constitutional Union
Party, says:
"Wo intend to show up these leaders
in such a light to tho country, that Old
Nick would not touch them witli a forty
foot polo.”
This may be easy enough,and nobody
cares if ho nover does touch them, and
wo believe he never will. But no man
will he so stupid as to supposo ‘Old
Nick' cannot roach tho leadors of the
Democracy, and that without any polo
at all. Go-Aiiead.
One.*—Tho Romo Courier is tho
only opposition journal in this State
that has condemned (so far as wo have
noticed) tho vote of 11. Winter Davis, a
South American in Congress, for Polling-
Republican for Speaker.—Colum-
.mtiful t
out to c
uty.
^ •fij Agents ?or South Cardin
FUrkla, Alabama, Mississippi
Lot
Pr. Oeggswell's AutiphlngistIn Balt—Acute
•■'••kag. s $1, Chrnniepackage $2 ftO.
Li valid* with Chronic or long standing
should always order Chronic Package...
Agents wanted in evory City, Towu and
•huge in tho above Btates,
'**'Said l»y Druggists everywhere,
mnrlfl. 60,—ly, - -
A Gaiihukn IlAii.no _
Patton,' O a-, January 2 Wi, I860, .j
N OTICE is hereby given, that an Instal
ment of Ten Dollars, on each share of
capital Stock subscribed, of the Dalton
A Gadsden Railroad Company, 1ms been
! r 11,0 Biroetors, -payablo at the offloe
h tho Company in Da’ton, on the first day
& f April next* By order.
jan27*2m. EDWARD WHITE, 8eo,
bu* Tu
Not One.—And there is not one Dem
ocratic Journal in this Stato that has
condemned (so far as wo have noticed)
tho vote of tho Southern Democrats for
MeClernard, a Squatter Sovereingty froe-
soilet for Speaker.
Lumi'Kin Law School.—Tho next tortn
of this school will commence on Mon
day April, 2nd I860. Under tho man
agement of threo suck eminent and
learned Jurists, tlio students cannot
fail to receive the best instruction.
See advertisement in another .col
umn.
Bgj-Tho Steamer Alfarata, John P.
Gould, Master, arrived from Greensport
and intermediate landings, on tho 23rd
inst., with 100 bales Cotton, 220 bushels
corn, and sundry merchandise, Consign
ees, Rome Railroad, Harper Sc Butler,
Cothrans &.Elliott, Henry Cooper, and
Payno, Quinn & Hendricks, and 9 pas
sengers.
We wero glad to see their ranks fuller
than usual and hope it may ho regard
ed as an evidence of renewed interest
among its members. After going
through their evolution they repaired to
the Choice Hotel, where an elegant din
ner was prepared to gratify their appe
tites undo keen by the exercises of thn
day. Wo were honored with invitations
and speak from experience, when we
say that it was worthy tlio hosts, thn
guests and thu occasion. It was literal
ly u feast of meats nnd allow of wine.—
After the substantial* wore disposed of
the ebumpngne corks bogau to fly
about, thn genial and fun inspiring Cap-
lain who presided at the feast, being
Red on, responded in a speech clinr-
terized by military ardor and ontliusi-
in. Then cnino the signal for toasts
id speeches, and humor nnd wit vied
ith thu champagne in its flow and iu
»sparkle.
It was an occasion long to be mm em-
•red by all present and we hope it will
he a period in tlio history of the Floyd
Cavalry Irom which it will tako up its lino
of march to that point it should have
'lecupicd before.
Steamer Calhoun.—This now Boat
for tho Onstanauln River, made a short
trial trip on Wednesday, 22nd inst.—
She is a beautiful craft and runs admi
rably. She is now above the bridge on
tho Etowah River and cannot como
(own on account of high water. Nim
will make her first regular trip to Cal
houn on Monday, tho 27th inst.
flirJrWo oall the attention of those
who have promised to become members
or tlio Now Volunteer Company to tho
Notice in another column. In an
torprisoof this kind, it is important to
start right. Then let all, including
those who wish to join, bo present at
the meeting to-night.
Do Men gather Grapes of Thorns.
Figs of Thistles?
Last week with the kindest and best
of motives, wo called the attention of
the Southerner to thedisgusting vituperla-
tion to be found in its columns, while
alluding to the Representatives of tho
Southern opposition in Congress. In
ply we have the following:
We have just commenced with them,
we have no idea, that we are able to com
prehend the double distilled meanness
and obstinacy ol these creatures.
Very well, go on. Wo do not doubt
that if you should belie re them to bo
worse than you have already discribpd
them, you can find fitting language to
expicss your opinions. • “From the
abundance of tho heart the mouth spe-
keth.” > ' i
We find the following among the
patents issued lor the week ending Feb.
1 nil:
Aiiner CAitnr, of Romo, Gu., for Im
provement in eu III vat 01*8.
Aiiner Garkv, of Romo, Ga., for im
provement tu cotton seed planters.
OnmiN or Saiidath-Sciioolsin U. N.—
In a recent address, Charlton T. Henry,
Esq., brought forward the following In
teresting historical facts;
On the llUh of December, 1790, a mee
ting of eight or ten persons was held in
Philadelphia, of which tho late venera
ble Bi-hop White was Chairman. At
that meeting measures wero adopted
which resulted in tlio organization
known by the name of the Society for
the Institution and support of First-day
ir S mday-snliools, in tho city of l’hihi-
lolphift and the districts of .Southwark
amt the Northern Liberties. Ami
tho 1st of February, 1791, tho first
school was opened for forty femtilo pu
pils, and tho teneli.r was allowed ?80
por annum for tuition and room rent.
‘ ur schools for thu same object wer
mixed during tho years which sue
led this. But it was not until the
r 1811 that there was any seliool cs
tahlished with voluntniy teachers.—
About this time tho Rev. Robert May
missionary from London, on bis way
to India, remained in Philadelphia for a
■, and during his stay succeeded in
establishing a Sabbath-school upon the
prosont plan.
Buular Thwarted iiv a Woman.
—The house of Mr. Landvoigt, our
mailing clerk, was burglariously on*
tored yesterday morning about 4 o'clock
after lie hud left home. Tho villain,
however, was thwarted in hi* purposes,
whatever they were, by Mrs. L., who,
upon hearing the man, instantly seized
a pistol, and, had not'tho fellow boat a
hasty retreat, she would doubtless have
a streak of daylight through him
eeremonie.—Memphis Kwpurer.
said of him to a stranger, “that boy,
could harangue an Athenian audience
hotter than you or 1 could address an
English one.” Nor was his proficiency
in other classical and and Hciotitiflo stu
dios loss wonderful. A master of Lathi,
a thorough mathematician, an acuto
English scholar. But school life, and
especially its associations, illy suited
him, and early one morning his room
was found vacant us air. lie had borrow
ed £10 front a lady friend of high rank,
and iHUkbel'ori) the grey of m ruing,
sot off foTQ\bfcrout city of London, witli
little purpose and very vague and slmpo-
' is hopes.
When after divers adventures, pain
ful and burrowing, ho reached tho mo*
iug world of London, he found him-
elfin the confused and busy thorough-
ares, a friendless stranger, destitute of
money amt even of comfortable oloth-
homoloss mid houseless on tlio
ling town, walking up and down
the thronged streets by day, and tho
deserted lanes and hyo-wnys by night,
the companion and associate of tho wan
mid dark beings of humanity, who are
wont thus to wander for the needy pit
tance of I oggury or crime that mu t..lone
sustain life.
Among these ho found a strange asso
ciate for a friend—one of the niatiy out
casts of tender ago .which every city
yawns upon— u girl youngor than him-
himself, who#? only name, was that of
Ann—a poor, ruined* crouturo, with
whom, hour after hour, ho roamed,
each hearing tlioir own deep sorrows
and sympathizing tho one with the oth
er, us they shared the scanty bread that
they chanced to pick up here and there
—children both out on tho groat city of
London.
Ami while thus associated—wnndor-
itig, starving,sleeping in a rickety house
on a pullet of straw, which tho generos
ity of a questionable tenant bestowed—
began the first taking of tlio poison—
the curse of his life.
“One night,” says lie, “when Ann
and l worn pacing slowly along Oxford
street, uni *dter a day when- l had felt
unusually ill and faint, I requested l»or
to turn otf with me into Soho Square.—
• hither we went) and wo sat down on
the stops of a house which to this day I
never pass without a pang of grief and
uu inner act of homage to the spirit or
that unhappy girl, iu memory of the
noble deed sin; there performed. Sud
denly, as we sat, I grew much worse. 1
had been resting my distressed bead
against her hoioiii, uud all at once 1
sank from her arms and fell backward
on the stone steps. From tho sensation
I then had, 1 felt uu inner conviction
m»» if I was not revived by some pow-
rful stimulus, I suoidd either have died
u the spot, or should have nt least
unk ton point of exhaustion from
diicli all reascent, under my friendless
ircunistunce.H, would have soon become
hopeless. Then it was, at this crisis of
my fate, that my poor orphan compan-
. who Imd herself mot wjilj little but
injuries in this world, stretched out a
saving hand to mo. Uttering u cry of
terror, hut without a moment's delay,
oil* into Oxford street, nnd in
loss time than could ho imagined, re
turned with a glass of port wine nnd
laudanum, that acted upon my empty
tomuch (which would at that, thno
mve rejected all solid food) with an in
stantaneous power of resuscitation; and
for this glass tho generous girl without
a murmur, paid out of her own humble
pittance, nt a time, bo it remembered,
when shehnd scarce wherewithal to pur-
iliuse the bare ncecssit 5 es of life, ami
wlion she could uot expect mo ever to
bo able to ro-imburse her.”
From this time, or actuated by that
gnawing of hunger at the stomach which
only opium roHoyod, he began the grow
ing use of that horrible and life-dealing
poison. At length, during a temporary
eparation from poor Ann, ne lost her,
md sought for her In vain—gone, no
one knew where; gone, no one savo her
grateful associate, cared wliero; and at
length his guardian discovering him,
a reconciliation was* effected, and his
return homo followed; his re-entrance
into collage, his continued success, his
marriage and finally his his fame, full
blown and commanding—a fame which
ho could ei\joy, surrounded by a peace
ful, comfortable home, where he might
write with a calm mind, and wheneohO
might send, drop by drop, those litllo
shining globes oi his rare genius.
But tho bane of his existence was a
never ceasing, relantiers tornwnter; tho
demon, opium, robbed him of its won
derful joys uml only retaining tho after
time of its dreadful misery.
groat indolence nnd dissipation,- .they
have filled our prisons, thus increasing
our taxes to un enormous extent. Tho
recent raid at Harper’s Ferry will result
in stringent laws by tin* Southern States
for thc'oxpulsion of free negroes from
tlioir limits; so we must shortly havo
thousands more of those unfortunate
creatures thrown uixm us, mnny of them
in thn decline of life, or otherwise In
capacitated for labor. The exigency
upon your honorable body to udopt
some measure to pruvent un increase of
our already burdened condition. If
your lidnorablo body Inis not the power
to provent their emigration to this Stato
wu would prefer u slave code.”
name of the Vermont poot:—
TO JOHN 0; BAXK.
Excitement at Uitkr Mari.doro,
Md.—Nkoro Man Hush.—Wo lo
from the Alexandria Gazette, that a
of Mr. Boyle, of Upper Marllioro,’
recently stabbed by a free negro man.
and from tho effects of the wound, died
in a few moments. Tho negro was arres
ted nnd committed to jail, but the indig
nant.citizens nsscmblod, broke open the
jail, took out tho negro and hung him
Great excitement prevailed.
National Convention or the Sons
or Malta. A Convention of tho Sons
of Malta, comprising some two hundred
dolegnte* from eightion diflerent States
of the Union, meets to-dny, at 2 p.
ut-Tempernneo Hall, the object in view
being a thorough revision of the consti
tution, bylaws, and initiatory ritual of
the Order. It is understood that tho
Convention will'sit with closod doors to
all but members of the Order, and p<
haps the admittance will bd confined to
the various delegates, to the exclusion
of members not' thus honored.— Wash
ington States. * ' '
Returning to Servitude.—Six ne
groes, who were manumitted about six
years ago, and who have been living in
the State of New York during that. pe
riod passed Memphis on the 15th, for
their former home, in the vicinity of
Helena, Ark. intending to return to
slavery, pfeferring.it to the liberty th«y
.enjoyed m the free State*,
S. P. Chase, or Ohio.—Profound and
ablo in talent, skillful uml art full in
strategy, of good address, iinprossiyo
elocution, Indomitable Industry And
ftne.’gy, and immovable equanimity,
far-seeing in judgment, Salmon P.Ouffso
fills a place in the Black Republican
programme whic h Seward never can fill,
lie has the qualities of a chief mid
leader which Seward never can have.—
His Western Hfo nnd intercourse havo
expanded his ideas on certain subjects
upon which Seward is cramped, narrow
and behind tho ago. Tndro is i\ s dash
of dcniugojjueism in Chase’s chAfacter
which is quite essential in a louder of
any party, especially one of tjio passionr
mul purpose of Bluok Republicanism.
His aspect uml bearing are those, too,
of u leader. IIo stands erect— prvsents
a hold ami gonial appearance, nnd shows
unmistakably a largo development of
the appetites nnd propensities which
tho mass recognizo as bondsof sympathy
mid fellowship. Seward, on the other
huml is stoop-shouldered, narrow-breast'
ed, sharp-featured, sallow-bued mid un<
wholesome in his physical character
istic*. Besides, ho take* snuff, which
men of good physical organization nnd
healthily organized nerves rarely do.
For these uml other reasons, wo
gard Chase as tlio more dangerous chief
—nnd bis accession to tho Senate as a
notable ovent in the history of Blauk
Republicanism.—X. q. Delta,
A Difference js Kxi’ansjus,—Mini
tress Beecher Stowe, in her new novel,
thus soars aloft in adoration of Sambo;
“No race,” says page 110, “lias ever
shown such infinite mid rich capabili
ties of adaptation to varying soil and cir
cumstances as tlio negro. Alike to
them the snows of Canada, the hard,
rocky land of New England, with its ict
lines and orderly ways, or tho gorgeous
profusion and loose abundance of tho
Southern States. Sambo and Cufiv ex
pand under them nil,”
Yes. tnai- i" ”’litv true. In the South
ern States Sambo and Cuffed ''expand”
into industrious, orderly, producing la
borer*. In Canada mul New England
they “oxiMind” Into idle, lazy, thieving
vagabond*. It is only tho difference iu
the expnusion that Aunty Stowo neg
lected to state.—X. V. Day Hook.
fit2y*A Philadelphia letter in tho Pe
tersburg ‘Express’ says:
Thu streets of this “City of Brotherly
ly Love” are literally crowded qt tins
inclement season with poor sufierinc ne
groes, who beg from door to door, from
morn till night, and who are noted for
their propensity to steal anything and
everything they can lay their hands on.
If you would visit tlio Philadelphia
soup-houses at tliis time, you could be
hold many scenes among tho unfortu
nate black and white recipients of pub
lic elmritj, which' would mako the
stoutest heart uclie, mid especially on
account .-f the poor blacks who might
1)0 enjoying themselves in comfortable
quarters on Southern plantations and of
course there would be a better opening
hero for the remaining poor white pop
ulation.
The misery of tho sufiering blacks
here at the North, is beyond descrip
tion ; and it is fast Jiocoming tlio gene
ral opinion of tlio intellectual portion
of the community in all of tlio free
States, that all negroes ought to bo pre
vented from sett ling within tlioir bor
ders, as may bo seen by tlio numerous
petitions to tho various. Legislatures of
froo States, since action has been' taken
in the slavo States to expel from their
limits oil free negroes. .
Good.—At the rrintors’ Feslival at
Cleveland, on Franklin’s birthday, (17th
pit.,) the following was the fifth regular
toast:. . . .
“The Editor and Lawyer—The Devil
is satisfied with the copy of the former..
Mit requiras the original of the latter.’*
Extinguishing Vesuvius.—If there
bonny truth In tho rumor of a proposi
tion to extinguish tlm volcano of Vesu
vius, it certainly must bu tho product of
some maddened brain. According to
most geologists, earthquakes nro often
mused by tho inrush of water upon vol
canic (ires, nnd tho consequently rapid
generation of imprisoned steam. . But
to tlio ))oint. .Some of the Uorninn jour
nals uiiu.iunco seriously that a company
of English capitalists havo made on ap
plication to tho King of Nuplcs for a
concession for the extinction of Vesu
vius. Tlio principal seat of fire of that
volcano is situated several thousmid
foot below the lovol of the sea. By cut
ting a canal which would carry tho wa
ter* into tho crater, tho firo would bo
completely extinguished, and tlio ope
ration, which would cost only 2,000,000
would restore to cultivation land of
ten time* that value. Such is evident
ly the opinion of a few visionary dream
ers.
Shot n»sMister!—On tho 2d instant,
at Adrian, Michigan, whilo Mr. West
and wife worn absent from home, a little
son of their’*, aged ten years, who hud
been in the habit of amusing himself
with a pop-gun, took a fancy to havo Ids
futhor's gun instead. He thereforo laid
aside hi* pop-gun und took down the
gun, which proved to ho loaded with
buckshot. A little sister, aged sovenor
eight year*, who was alone in tho house
with the hoy, said to him, as sho had
frequently said when ho was playing
with tho pop-gun, “Shoot mo.” No,
sooner was thissaid than tho l>oy raised
the gun, and, aiming at her, fired. The
charge look effect in tlio forehoad, over
the right eyo, some of the shot passing
through and coming out at tho top or
IWhon no amount of hnpm
Can ever give the least oflVnae,
Whom the dear people nt their caso
May cuss, or discuss, ns they please,
Ana who when dumnrd from every quarter,
Mutt grin and bear it Jiko a martyr;
I say as they're BUj>posed to bo
To every snub ami rutile free
To .intuit, consult, or abuse,
Applaud, cond. inn, ns they may choose ;
I've taken liberty to writo
And beg yon for a ray of light
Upon the subject of your namc^, . . * *.>*
For you must know though. Mistrcst Fame
Takes paint to crjTywh. ro announce it,
The jade don’t ktiovLhdw to pronounce it;
Which cautes wrangles loud and long
About tho farorit son of song ;
’Till over Bax-e, Bakes, and 8ax
Quite wroth the fierce disputant* wax.
An awful clamor there lia* been :
1’vo fought for Huxo through thick and thin,
And argued many a weary bout,
Until my temper quite gave out,
And I resolved upon the spot,
To know if it were Saxe or not,
And hold my judgment In abeyance,
Until the post should make conveyance,
And I from your own self had heard,
How to pronoum-o tin* doubtful word.
Bo if you're pl.-nted to lot me know,
l than in futuru have to show
An argument of knock down force,
And not be talking till I’m honrso;
If not, I'll let them wraagloon
And henceforth cu 1 you limply Jobs.
THE ANSWER.
The man who speaks of 8axe os Bax-c,
Of aourso Would call an axe an nx-c;
Fray U-ll your fricud, good Mistress Fame,
(I’ve no acqunintnnu* with tho dame,)
If thu should witli to ute my name,
To mnko tlm word a rhyme to axe,
Knackt, whacks, or qrackt, or even smock*/
Aud call mo plainly Johl U. Saxe.
A Lesson ran tut. Ladies.—A gentle
man who lmU often been annoyed by
waiting a long time for tho making of
the toilet of those ladles lid had escor
ted to halls, was recently invited by
one of the ladies, to attend tho Leap year
Ball at llyannis. Tho lady callod for
him at the appointed hour, but ho was
“not quito ready.” Our lady friend was
ushered Into tlio parlor, and hod the
pleasure of waiting until nearly 10 o’
clock, for tho ^outeinun to “dress.”-
The joke wm kindly taken, l>ut was so
well done, that tho fume thorcof had ex
tended to almost every porson In’ tho
ball-room in the courso of the next
hour. Not a few were the jokes and
repartee* exchanged, and all said that
our gentlemanly friend hud “done the
thing brown.”
HSFA fusliionablo young lady lately
went into a store in Norfolk, Vu., enter
ed into nu extended examination Of its
contents, nnd then bought a dime 1
worth qf thread, which she requested
to havo deiiverod ut her house, a niilo
distant. The polite proprietor assent
ed procured uu express, which on arri
ving at tlio lioiiso, was backed trp to
tho door, the tail board lowered, and
all tlio motions incident to express bus
iness uojjo through with, including the
collection of fi Boon cents; the Usual ex
press.
“Alive Again, and Eatino App!£
Dumpling.”—According to tho Blocklei,
the Hon. Mr. Ilickmau suffered from
hotnorrlmge the duy before and the day
after tho indignity,inflicted upon him
by Colonel Kuniuudson. According to
tho same authority, ho was received
threo days since ut Westchester, Penn
sylvania, by an immense crowd, a splen
did oration, aud that ho “made a ’brief
but eloquent in speech” in reply. Froig
nil this wo iufor that his health is. im
proved,' and that lie considers himself
“out of dnngcr,"—M r a*hhigton Slates,
The wound, of courso,
King or Sardinia.—Tho report is cir
culating in Paris that the Sardinian
Monarch, together with a very Urge
proportion of his subjects, will shortly
abandon tho faith of Romo. In tho fa
mous publication called “Napoleon nnd
Italy,” tlio state of Sardinia is pro
nounced to bo such as must necessarily
produce civil war und ecclesiastical
sevpneent. Un the Into entranco of
Victor Emmanuel, tho clergy hold
themselves aloof from all share in tho
loyal demonstrations, thus evincing
tlioir suspicion of a change not favorable
to themselves,
AnouTioN LiteraryOnoAN.—A writer
in tho Charleston “Evening Nows” coils
attention to quotations from a shoot
kiiown.as “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated
New.spapo'r,” sa’ql to enjoy nn extensive
circulation in the South, whilo it ill clear
ly shown to bo a vehiclo for. tho most,
insulting expression* towards the, insti-
.tutiohs and people of that portion of
the country-dn short of tho diflhsion’
of tho rankest abolision sentimonte. 1
The “News” remarks:
“The charge is applicable to other
Northern publications, snoh as Harper’s
Monthly Magazine und Harper’s Week
ly. For a time Northern publishers
werocautioiw; but since they nave seen
that Southern Patronage continues,
despite their first anti-slavery allusions,
they launch out bojdly into abolition-
BSTA man died very suddenly in
Pennsylvania from tho effects of whis
key, Tlio bevQrago was analyzed, whon
the chomist reported that he found in it
the poisonous constituent of cocculus
indicus, Tlio proportion found was two
grains to the pint of whiskoy. This
poison is considered fatal to human iifo
In quantities of from five to ten grains,
according to circumstances and condi
tions.
SmallPox—Is this a Fact ?—A gen
tleman of .intelligence nnd observation
informs us, from all the information he
can obtain from medical men, now hay
ing many cases of small-pox under treat
ment, that there is no house in tlio city
where gas is burned, of the ordinary
consumption, in which tho disease has
yet found lodgmcut. The gas, it is said a
powerful disinfectant, and hence there
Is no contagion within the circle of its
influence. lie says that a person burn
ing gas may contract tho discoso abroad
and take it homo with him, but it will
not be communicated to any other mem
ber of his family,—Morning News,
A New Version or the “Mistletoe
Bough,”—A littlo miss of six, with
whom tho words “skeleton” and “skejo-
ton skirts” wero synonymous terms, in
relating tho melancholy story of tho lost
bird who hid away in tlio trunk and per-
risliod, and was not found till many
years after, witli wide staring eyes said:
“And on opening tho trunk, what do
you think they found there, aunty?”—
“Why, what did they, my dear?”—
“Nothing in tlio world,’ answered tho
littlo story tellor, holding up her hands
in horror, “but a hoop skirt 1”—-X. Y.
Post.
Additional by the Kuropn*
Halifax, Feb, 22.-—The following rim • n
the authorized quotations of the Liver-„ ,
pool Cotton market for Friday, 10th inst.:
Fair Orleans 7*5 Mobile 71: Middling- 1*
Orleans 6[: Mobile 011-10; Uplands of; ’ r
Uplands71-16. - - n
The stock of Cotton was 612,000 bales*
of which 477,000 nro American.
Munches tor advices nere favorable/
nnd prices woro firm, with sf! increased
demand for goods.
Congressional
W asiiinuton, Fob. 23,—The Sfenatif
-was engaged upon Distrlot of Columbia ■
business to-day.
In the House, sevoral ballots for Prill- *
tor wero made to-day.
Jefrees, the Republican candidate,
wss withdrawn.
Bull, of Ohio, a Republicnu, lacked-
only one vote of election.
Loss of the Htcumcr Hunanrinm
Halifax, Feb. 21.—The steamship
Hungarian is a total wreck. The crew
and passengers ore supposed to bo all
lost. But u small portion of her hull
only is visible nt low water.
Nothing like nows cun bo obtalnod
for tho press, unless In thq mall, a small
portion of which has been saved in a
damaged condition.
Ono pussengor ticket has been found,
with tho tiamo of Ellen Skeoham.
A despatch to the Cunard Steamship
Company, from Cape Sable, soys that
tho steamer s lights wero soon on Capo .
Ledgo at throe o’clock on Monday 4
morning; ot daybreak her spars and
pipe weTo standing; nt ten o’clock they
were all gone. The ship settled fast.—
There was a heavy sea running moun
tains high and brooking over the wreck*
Communication witli the spot wks im
possible. It is probable all hands wore
lost, union* the boat* left tlio ship beforo
day, which is unlikely.
:— : —H
Markets. jt a
Savanna!!, Feb. 23.—Sales of Cotton
to-day 1,850 bales. Tlio market ,wu
steady and yesterday’s advance folly
sustained. Strict Middling at K»2f$U
cents. Sales of tho week, 13,500 bates*
Receipt* of the weok 10,600 bales,
against 9,000 lastyoar.
Charleston, Feb. 23.—Solos ot oottou..
to-day 2,000 bales. Sales of the week
13,000 bales. Thero was a Ueclino oft*
cent on Good Middling and lower'' “ T
grades during the week. Good Mid-. v
niiugi are quoted at lU(i'W eto. ltc- ,
ceipto of the week 10,000 bales.
Naw York, Feb. 23.—Sales of cotton .
J>-day 1200 bales. Tho market wax
heavy* ' '•
Bxciteineut on the . Equality the
Hexes.
It Is now insisted that a woman' hfti.
the right of speaking firfet. And
whether she has a right to lore first &
not yet definitely settled. The Buffalo
Patriot say*—“Some horrid wretcb bus
ventured an opinion that a woman who*
loves unsought deserves the scorn of
the Matt slier lot A.” But the following,
is a very good rtpfy Uf thle denial of.
woman T s right to love first (
“Heavon forgivo me! may the mail
who penned tlTht novor see another
bonnet 1 May no white dimplad arms
evor encircle fils cravat, or buttons veg-.
etate on ids shirt. May no rosy lips
ever press Ids moustache, and the fates
grant tliat his dicky strings break short
off ovory morning. May no woman’*
heart loam to beat faster—except with
indignation—at the mention of his
namo, and may his stockings always
need darning* And whon Ids nerves
are all unstrung by disease,and bis head
throbs with pain, as though-an. earth*
quake were brewing in it, may • he. havo
nothing in Ids chamber but boots heals,
and see not ono inch of muslin or call- .
col dive* her lovo unuskedl Ohl
with a truo-hcartod man this would,
metldnks, be the reason of reasons why
ho should love her. 8he. gives . to kini
her whole heart—for hi those things
woman docs not work by halves^-noi
from gratitude, because he had begged
it of her; but bocause—^because—dear
mo! It will take more of a philosopher
than I am to account for the undeniable
fact, that women sometimes lovo Uie .
horrid oroaturos called men*”
What Douglass intends to do, 1 r
Beaten at Charleston.—A Washing
ton despatch in the Tribune, says:
“It is now understood in political cir
cles that Mr. Douglas, failing to secure
the nomination at Charleston, from tho
united opposition of the South against
.him?will transfer all the strength he
can connnuiid in favor of Alexander; II.
Stephens. He will have power enough
in the Convention to control tho nomi
nation of another, without being able to
command it for himsolf.” .
fl-SSr Three dwarfs are oh exhibition
in Paris now which aro represented os
moro wonderful oven than Tom Thumb.
.Thqy» arc respectively of Italian, Aus-
wafi*nnd Hungarian origin. Ono is
19 years old, ancl measures 30 inches in
height, tho second irf 25; and 31 inches
high, and tho third is 25 and 35 inches
high. They only-speak German, but
give French songs, and are said to be
very amusing and capital actors.
The wife of Elisha Holmes, of Holm-
aol, Monmoth county, N. J., scratched
one of her thumbs with a pin, a few days
since, and dled'witb the lockjaw, from
the effects ot it, in less than 48 hour*.
Southern Defence.—At the late
meeting of the Executive Committee of
tho Georgia Stato Agricultural Society,
a now class of articles have been inser
ted in the Premium List, vis: for thn
best
Brass cannon, silver pitcher ..$25
Best iron cannon, silver pitcher... 25
Best musket, silver cup., 10
Best rifle, silver cup......... 10
Best shot cum.*.****/*******.****..*.., 10
Best keg rifle, cannon and blasting
powder, cash,..*. 5
Black Repuol/CAn Outrage.—The
Louisvillo Courier oharges Gov. BissoB,
of Illinois, witli conniving at the escape
of a negro follow named Riley. A requi
sition for Riley from tlio Governor of
Kentucky was presented at Springfield,.
111., on the 8th inst. Gov. Burnell affec
ted much kindness, immediately wrote
a note to tho Secretary of State for thn
necessary papers, and favorably impress
ed the Kontuckians by hi* suavity and
courtesy. But mark the sequel. Gov,
Bissell, on tho noon train the day pre
vious, imd despatched a message with
an order to the warden of the prison ,
ordering the slave to be discuaegeii
forthwith, and advising thewymfenr that
ho would fill up a pardon' when- ho won
informed of the date of the discharge.
Dyer, a noted abolitionist) of Chicago-, ,
conveyed the slavo to that oity, and on ,
the arrival of tho Kentuckians wh^'pur-
suod him, had him takbh to Cannda.—
Tho Courier’ says thero is no mistake*
about the matter,
“Gold.—We liavo just been' shotyff ’
so f mo beautiful specimens of gold ore
from tho mine of the Boston Company;
pear this place. Tho specimoWr remind
us forcibly of.tbps© obtained from the .
celebrated Field’s min* on Chestatee
.river, last summer, ami are fmf fttfte in
ferior. We lcam-thrtt the' We is abun
dant, consequently tlio company are
making handsome profite.-^Dahlonega
W nal - ■ ' jfljt »T 1411 5
’ • Wm. E. JhirtOtf; the.Comedian,
recently docoased. Ifcaves a large fortune
The'value of bbuproperty in Hudson
street is estimated nt $30,000. He has is
very fine private library, Including th«
best collection of Shnkspoarcan litera-
-ttirw ih Arrterloa, and a valuable picture
gallery* His estate nt Glen Cove is
worth $140,000. The theatre in Cham
bers street, now rented for the Federal
Court at- $10,000 per annum, i» held at
12M.000. ^. P .
