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VOLUME XV.
ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, i860.
NUMBER 20
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Militaries of raws than Avs lines charged
lb* si-rte its adr-rtisements.
Saturday Morning, March 10,1800.
tvhen ifc become necessary to conciliate
the Northern Democracy donied that
Non-Intervention Arguments.
•rim Non-intorvention paper. <!f Goor- S 'l unl,< ‘ r S°voreignty was contained In
ginU.doirbytlmAugn.ta CcMtutianal- i ‘ ll0!0 1 inslrum f" t *' T >« a South ha.
i,t in order to .usiain their urtt.tti.bl. | ••bofayod, not pledged, and hoar
portion before tl.oir Southern reader, S*V.nVl“I,!!.n“ Im!,,
hare adopted tho most specious fttid ab»
nurd arguments.
With raoro sagacity that! their parti
san contemporaries who so strongly do-
nounco Douglas and Ids “detestable
heresies,” they know that either Doug
las himself or “his man” will bo foisted
Upoli tho South by tho‘Charleston Con
vention, and that notono word condem
natory of Squatter Sovereignty will Id
lb- «A*rte A* iHvrtissmenis.
Vj(Vc* of Marrimt* and Deaths, n«t ex-
o.lint Fivs Lini'S in length, ars pnVlshsit
the •arlles are reqn*st»<t t'isend In these
llif MsampanM with a rwnslble r
and they will be jiub'ish-d with plsasurs.
Tho Law of Newspapers.
1. —Silbsi’rlbws win do not -lv' sxpro's no
tic* to th* oontrorv. are emsidsred ns wishing
to eontinuS thoir Mihscriptinn.
2. —tfsubmrlhsrs "M«-r the dlsoonMnnanco
ef.lh.lr «.w«'|»p»r. ,h«i nabli.ll.r m.T eaotla.
u« to send them until all arrears*** are paid
g.—If subwrih*rs nejrl-et
their nswsnau»rs f
to taka
i tho nflloe to which th*v
„ direetod, tb-v are h«M rmomisiUs until
th^r hare settled the bills and ordered them
Notice to School Teachers in
rr,oY» county.
I N arcoriltthco with tho action of tho Board
of Education r qr this county. I hvroby
In said county,
K ,,„ a to th© Teach
that I havaappointed the First no t Third
Saturday* in March April and May. to e
Amina applicant* for cortiAcat s. ami can
found at th * Courier offioo on Urn** davs.
f.b28-wlm GKO T. STOVALL.
NEW .
FIRM
MOORE & DUNNAHOO,
T
A full Assortment of
FAMILY SUPPLIES.
I NCLUDING FI our. Meal, Suger of all
kinds. Coffee, Bui Ur. Eggs. Fish of dif
ferent kinds. Driol Fruits, and Prosirvad
Fruits. All kinds of Nuts, Candies, Cigars,
Toka.'co, Fine Liquors Ac., Ac.
lie wish it Distinctly Understood that
We will Sell on Credit to
r 11 responsible mob, who nro
in tho habit of paying at tho
time agreed upjn.
Wo will du pll—uto a poo Hin- to prompt
vinjc inin, any rash pur. Ii.i*e nudo in
^‘Viiijj
i« a call an l satisfy yourietres as
il« and prices.
bnvrIy.j MOORF. A DUNNAHOO.
Spring Ilonncts.
The Now York correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury thus writes upon
this nuliject t
What queer tilings tho spring bon not*
el Have they reucliou Charleston
yot? If not, prepare yourself to be
astonished. Tho “novelty” is nothing
but a revival of ->ar great-great—very
great—grand*" .}.■ \ . bonnet—except
that it sets v. .. ; •• urthor back oh tho
of the community. Lieutenant Towen
informs us that tho Company also have
tho promise of a supply of the famous
lut wo would not be injured 1 O.dl ighor Guns of recent Georgia inven*
* lo laimticism » right gum- tion and nvuiufueture. The Company
will purado.in full dress on to day, (Sat
urday,)
MEDICAL NOTICE,
rniiEw
1 "lye
... a t'oriinn of tliair
patronage. All operations in the D.nia! liuo
will be neatly and aubsUntiolly executed at
lb can he found ai the former resld-nco
B. A. Waters. 7 mile* North of Home.
A. M. DANTZLKU, 8. D., M. D.
fabSIwtt.
O. B. EVE,
JIAXUFACTUUliR OF
And DoalorExtensively in
of all Styles.
(Quantity, Quality And Pricr-t Challenged.
THE FARMERS
A
HR requested to examine my large as-
anrtmantnf Plantation Bridles, Cellars,
oochlng and Tesiu Gear complete, at tbe
Lowest Possible Cash Prices.
tion. rotne and see bnfort
JSsPSn i Advertisement in n
feb2tSrtO.
NEW ENTERPRISE.
mi T. NEWMAN,
Exclusive Dealer in
CROCKERY, CHINA,
Grl’ss are
permitted to fln«l ila way into tho plat
form to bo adopted by that body. It
tliereforo becomes necessary to prepare
tho Southern Democracy lor this con
tingency. None of thorn have been so
Imld ns lo contend that we ur© not anti-
tied to Congressional protection'in the
Territories under the decision of th© Su
preme Court.
Tho Mobile Register, wo believe, is tho
only p tper at tho South that lias dared
to take this position, and this is owing
to tho biller hostility of lion. Joint For
syth its editor to Mr. Buchanan's Ad
ministration. Rut in view of tho pres-
nt divisions in til© Democratic, party,
and tho approaching Presidential elec
tion. it becomes necessary to hit upon
some plan by which they can bo harmo
nised and bo brought up iu solid
column to the support of tho Charles
ton nominee.
Mr. Stephen* in hi* last speech in
Augusta advancoit tho opinion, that
slavery could not occupy any more Ter
ritory b oca us© wo had not slaves in tin*
nesMAHoo j^mthern States to spare for that pur-
1, and houce it is useless to contend
i right that will nover bo of any
practical advantage. This lias met
with groat favor from tho National De
mocracy. But grunting that wo have
not slaws enough to supply the demand
called for, and oven admitting which
>t tr
by yielding lo laimticism » right guv
untied by the Constitution and *o
declared by the Supreme Court, yet if
there is Territory, and we know there
i*. where slave labor is more profitable
than in some of tho border States, the
institution is weakened by confining it
within its present boundaries. Ur in
oilier words it is obliged to bo strength
ened if introduced into those sections
where it pays the highest dividends
and is felt to be an absolute necessi
ty*
But tli© next argument used by these
same politicians, and which itself • Hi-
tradicts the one.just stated us drawn
from the scarcity of staves, is, that whore
ry is profitable there it will go.—
This we believe. The institution will
r be abolished in tho cotton grow-
ogions ns long as th© human fami
ly wear clothing ami tho soil produces
th© raw material, and wherever that
there will bo tho negro also to
plow, plant and hoc it. But if Mr.
Douglas' doctrine of.Squatter Sovereign
ty be permitted to become tho settled
policy of our government, as it will
surely do, if he or his man he elected
President, then, in tile language of Sen
ator Fitch of Indinna, “tho bold, adven
turous, non-slaveliolding frontiersmen
of the West, whoso moveable* include
no luxuries, whoso necessaries are read-
pplied by tho axe and rill©, will
go into the Territory, possess themselves
of its Legislature and exclude South
ern property while the owners of that
property are packing up their house
hold goods and preparing their chatties
for removal.” And we would add that
the vu»t surplus foreign population in
the Northern States under the Kansas
Bill nro allowed to join the noii-«lav<
holding frontiersmen in their work.—
The Southern slaveholder being exclu
ded from tho territory with his property
by ’unfriendly legislation,'It trill require
many long years for tho settlors with
all tlioir hatred against tho institution,
to discover that it will bo profitable,
and then years more to overcome their
prejudices sufilciently to allow its intro
duction. In tho meantime, abolition
Senators and Representatives will bo
sent to Congress, and abolition Presi
dential electors to the doctoral college
and thus put every department of Gov
ernment in tho hands of the abolition-
have tho audacity to call upon us to
submit. Wo fqjolce to say that some
of the Democracy will not bo sold to
Douglas. Wo hope their protestations
will not prove to lie all sound Intended
to inlluenco tho nomination at Charles
ton. In order to preserve thoir politi
cal integrity, if their prinoiplos aro
“kicked out of tho Charleston Conven
tion,” they should follow thorn and j woman are vicing with ouch oilier in
unite with those who intend to stand by ' tho enormity of these bow-fronts—-us
thorn in good faith. I ^ l0 >* el' v, ‘>s do, tho dour creatures—in
. m - every one of the myriad fashionable fol-
The Bailee T«oufi.-TIiI| Company ''. hich «loplr-0«l blow 'em 1
, . , . . .. 1 | But they little suspect—tho terrestrial
lmvo given tvvo of theirinrtro»tiug en- j a n»olH—tl,at tlioso bonticU inuko thorn
tertniuimmts in the City Hall greatly to appear oorfcctly hideous, and that the
the delight of those who witnqpsad the curious look with which tho young men
head,
ed, peihaj •
bonnet is ut • : t;
and that tho r ,«•
several inches a 1
shape and stvlo i
canvas top of
will be auickon-
i tell you tiiat tho
. Hl-souttlo pattern,
•art in front looms
vo tho head, and in
i very'much like the
Jersey wagon. Tho
pui formrnce,. Their plnv. are well por- f 01 ' 1 which tlm fnircnchnn-
* . . , ,, r • ■. * . tresses fondly behove to bo one of un
formed, laughable farce*, yot clmstu in qn,^]iAod admiration—is exchanged for
thoir character and intended to convey abroad grin when their fascinating
a wholesome moral. j backs aro turned.
It is very rare that so good a company | We wonder if all this is so. Aias 1
visits on? city and it is quite gratifying Ala* 1 how lamentable to contemplate,
to all who are loud of amusements, that. If “the exquisite little gem of h bon-
this Troupe i* go well patronized. i net,” 1ms to give way for tho huge
The play to-night is tho “Hough Dia-1 “wagon top,” we will “wear tho usual
tnond” or “Country Ctisius in City badgo of mourning on our left arm for
Life.” tho wholoto conclude with tho thenpaoeof thirty days,” and tr crinoline
Farce of “Jumbo Jum.” Tlioso who should be abolished as i* spokon of, wo
want a good laugh will do well to go. j fear our friend* would have to wear
ninTlHnii*ArmT. I ‘hob.® form. W.ncvcromiW .ur
Tho Floyil G.ivnlry lmvo just r.colvtyl *'• nnt l '« Implore tho Li who. if (hoy
An Attempt to Duy up the Sonth*
The Noshvillo Union and American
alludes to the wide-spread efforts of the
DouglnsitoB to make a wholesale pur
chase of tho South, through its Presi
dential aspirants:
Tho Democratic papers and profes
sional letter-writers in the sorvleo of
Mr. Douglas, nro remarkably patroniz
ing. At ono time It is given out that in
the event of his nomination for the
Presidency, Warron Winslow, of North
Carolina, may bo permitted to rido be
hind him lor tho Vice-Presidency. At
another time, it is intimated that that
distinguished honor is in rc»orve for
James L. Orr, Benjamin Fitzpatrick, or
•oino other gentleman who may lie'sup-
I»osed to have It in his power of aiding
the “little giant.” Again, wo are clev
erly told that, should he fail to lie tho
King, lie intends to bo the King-Maker,
and that, in that event, his smiles may
fall upon Mr. Brookonridge, of Ken
tucky, or Mr. Stephens of Georgia, or
Mr. Johnsoti of Tennessee. If the
VAiiitv of these gentlemen and their
friends are tickled by such fluttering
promises, it is expected, of course, that
though they may not openly favor tho
nomination of Douglas, they will at
pectful and silent, that they
least bo
may not incur his displeasure, and
thereby do*troy all chances for tho good
that may he awaiting them.
from the State their Arms. The sabro
value our lives not to murder \
is the regular style for Cavalry, is about W ‘D*
three and a half feet long and slightly j
curved. The pistols are Colt's best
Navy, revolving six siiootors, 7} inch
barrel and are said to be effective at a
distance of 150 j
£s&-Tho following from an old Album
is excellent:
“A good wifo should be like three
things t which three things she should
.... is a splendid company, and now not bo like.”
their new arms have come, we hope to “1st.—She should be liko a snail, to
see some additional interest on the part within her own house; hut she
should not bo like a snail, to varry all
she has upon her back.
2nd.—Sho should bo like an echo, to
speak when sho is spoken to; hi^t she
should not be like an echo, olway
have tho last word.
3rd.—She should be like alownclock,
always to keep time and regularity ; but
MtfTlic Steamer Penxinotom, J.M. H j lo n |, 0 ul<J not be like a town clock, to
Elliott, Master, left on riiursduy morn- R j jeu k RO loud that all the town may
ing for Oreonsport, Ahi., and Interne- hear tier.'
diate landing* with 27 Passengers and
A Hold nud Successful Swindle*
Some week or ten days ago, a staid,
respectable, middle-aged looking man
made his appoaranco in tho city armed
with letters of introduction to five of
tho most rcHpoctublo business houses,
purporting to bo from lion. W. L. Yan
cey of Alabama, recommending tho
bearer as a man of means nud worthy
of credit. Ills report of himsoif was
that he was a negro trader, and in the
course of business ut Montgomery, had
token a number of planters’ drafts on
their factors at Mobile, which had been
accepted, and which he desired to get
discounted. So cautiously and deeply
had his plan* been laid, that in each of
the five firms to whom h« had letters,
thore was a director in some bank in the
city. Plausible, howevor, as bis Liles
were, he was refused by two banks-—
the Bunk of Commerce, and the Bank
of Savannah—hi* third effort however,
was more sueeessful, ss he induced tho
diroctor* at tho.State Bank to beliove
his statements, and got drafts to the
extent of twenty-one thousand dollars
discounted. Uo received tho proceeds
inStnto Bunk notes and departed, since
which time ho lias not been heard from.
Suspicions were excited, and an investi
gation proved that all tho papers were
forged.—&iv. Rep.
703 Packay.» merchandise.
Nt*
itoulis.
A. Smith, has recently i
Doing the State sonic Service,
We learn p rom the Savannah Morning
News, of the 7th inst., tnat tho follow
ing sentences wore passed upon persons
ALSO,
Looking-Glasses & Plated Ware,
Broad St., Romo, Ga.
Lsrqe 'Supply
of Crockery and
Stone Ware, will
b© constantly kepe
i liaitM including
Tea and Dinner
tietts from tho low
est priced cheap
Wares, to tli e fincs't
China. Alun Glass Wsrs, In nil It* various
styles and qualities, for table and culinary
purposes.
A sploudid assortment of Fine Mirrors*
Also a gt»od supply of Placed Ware, iiudud-
mg Castors. Spoons. Sugar-Tongs, Cake and
i.U mnnberor n-nv bonU. among found j^t „ rm of Clmb
thorn, “The Rivals; or tho times of
Burr and Hamilton"—by J ere Clemen*. :
New York—I. B. Llpplnentt A Co.— '
History of South Cirolina"—by W.
Gilimore Siuim*. New York—Rcdfield.
“The Slaveholder Abroad ; Or Billy
Buck’s visit with lit* Master to Eng
land,” a series of letters from Dr.
Pleasant .Tones to M «j. Joseph Jones—
ham Superior Court. Elevon to impri*
oumentinthe Penitentiary—for torms
ranging from two to fifteen years,
laicony. manslaughter, vagrancy, rob
bery and forgery. Four to fines and
imprisonment in tho county jail for six
ty and ninety days—for simple larceny
Tluco to fines of $100 each for arsault
and battery. Two to fines of $150 each
^ ork J. B. Lippincott * "■ for koeping opon u tippling houses on
The Habit* ol Good Society ; a hand | tJ|e Sftbbat!|f dmi ono to lind c f $50
'll —Now r ns.... 1: oi.......
book for Ladies and Gentlemen
York—Rudd A Carlton. “The Profes
sor nt tho Breakfast Tablo,”—by Oliver
W. Holme*. Boston—Tioknor & Co.—
Those who love good reading should
give Mr. Smith a call and buy oithorone,
or all of tlio*c work*.
Dlaisdcll Brothers Swiss Hell lting-
for selling liquor to sluv
Tho criminal docket of Chatham
Superior court show.; pretty good “clear
ance papers,
Wii.it Ur.N\
risburg (Pen
Gen. Cass, th
of the Nor.'i
Buchauiu. h C
Ci.s.
Our renders, ivo are suro, will bo de
lighted to hear that this' famous com- j sation with <
puny, of whom so much bus been writ- Ohio, said
ten and said, contemplates giving us a
short season of th*»ir pleasing enter
tainments. In addition to tho Com
pany of last year, they have connected
with them several Solo Instrumentalists,
who have -never appeared in our city,
together with those talented " PartelU
Children,” who have had lavishod upon
them the encomiums of the Press.
Those entertainments being of a mor-
rnl and chaste nature, are attended by a
largo portion of tho community; who
do not care, as a general thing, to visit
other amusements. The Blaisdell Broth
ers had the pleasure of performing nt
tho " Mary Slmrpo College,” Winches
ter, Tonn., the oilier day, before a class
of 250 young Ladies—a privilege never
boforo accorded in this Institution, to
any similar company.
Thinks.-—'Tho liar-
tinel states tlml
.ous representat iv
n Democracy in Mr.
in a late conver-
1.. ent Democrat of
ists.
ttle 5 *;
sen cac
worH *
Butter Knives. Ac.,
The Mihu .rihcr will keep r» larger Bto»k of
Cro<-kory and Glai.i Ware? than fins hitherto
been kept by all the Merchants of Rome—tho
jargodt stock in Ohorokeo Ga, ami by baying
m larger quautitios, he will get themoheaper.
ana bo able to sell lower than the foriuor
price,.
The publlo aro resportfully invited to call
his «U*ro, first door share McCluhg's, and
exaraino Goods and priors.
fvbO-QO.trily. “ WM. T.’NEWMAN.
Or/ics Baltom A Gapsorm Rut.noAn Co. ]
Dalton, Oa-, January 24th, 1800. j
N OTICE is hereby given, that an Instal
ment of Ten Dollars, on each share of
me capital stock subscribed, of the Da J Ion
A Dsdsden Railroad Company, has been
C.II.H I- *L— T-.: ‘ ' LI tb. ufllOO
a first day
«i*aqsden Railroad Company, I
f tl, ° Dir«ct»rs, payable at
Company in BaUon, on tho 1
April next. By order.
Jaw2n27m, vnwi«n«..».n-
JSDWARDWHITE,
But another argument Is ttsed by tho
nnti-Cohgressionnl protection Domo-
crats. It is that wlicneyet we attempt
to enact u law in Congress to protect
slavery in the Territories, it will ulford
the Republicans an opportunity or a
pretext to legislate for its exclusion.—
This is a-* shallow as it is ridiculous.—
Does an.v sensible man bcliovo that the
Black Ropublicans want a pretext to ex
clude slavery from tho territories by an
act of Congro*s? That they are wait
ing for nny other opportunity than that
which numerical strength will afford?
Have they not from the very beginning
of thoir existence as a par y until the
last speech delivered in Congress by one
of their representatives, declared in
thoir platforms, thvir'neivspapor organs
and by thoir lender,s that Congress had
the power and ought to exert it to ex
clude slavery from the Territories?—
And arc we to be told that they will
tako advantage of a pretext? Non
sense 1
But tho last and flimsiest argument of
all is that non-intervention is the doctrine of
the Cincinnnati Platform and the Kansas
Bill: that tho South has been pledged
to this doctrino and ought to abide by
it. Who pledged the South to any such
heresy ? Was it the Southern Democ-
rnoy J They havo erer until recently,
(aiscil's Illustrated Family llible.
We have received the first number of
this new book, containing JhHy-tw©
engravings. It will be issind n num
ber* on the first and fifteenth of each
month. It has attained an enormous
circulation in England, and its author,
Mr. John Cassell, h»* m-ulo arrange
ments to have it published in this coun^
try. All tho religious press of New
York speak of it iu the highest term*
of praise.
A running commentary accompanios
the toxt, and is entirely free from sec
tarianism. It is one of iho most at
tractive work* wo have ever soen. and
ought to be in every family. The nu
merous engraving* with which it
abound*, will greatly interest children
and induco them to road the .Scriptures
with attention, and the notes will assist
them to understand it. Tho price is
only fifteen cents a number. Publish
ed by Cassell. Potter A Guipiu, 37 Park
Row, New York.
CQ^Petitions have boon addressed to
the Legislature of O-iio, asxing them to
appoint a day of fasting and prayer to
atone for the sin they committed by ap
propriating fivo thousand dollars for
drunkenness and debauchery, in that
treat given to. the Legislatures of Ken
tucky and Tennessee.
jggmSpoaker Pennington has appoin
ted Hon. Messrs. English of Indiana’
Stanton of Ohio, anu Gartrellof Geor
gia, Rogentsor the Smithsoniun Instj;
tutiort on the part of tho Hoilse of-Kop,-
rewnUtives.
“This war upon Judge Douglas and
his friends I have always discountenan
ced. ft is wrong—all wrong, sir; nnd
if persisted in, must ruin tho Demo
cratic party. Judge Douglas is a Dem
ocrat—a* uood a Democrat as live* to
day ; and if tho politician* succeed in
defeating him at Charleston, ns a party
wo are lost, and God only knows what
catastrophe may follow!”
lion. R. II. Hill, Esq.
From the following extract tnkon
from a business letter addressed to the
Editor of the Atlanta American, tho
friend* of this gentleman will be grati
fied to learn that he is convalescing, and
that his lungs aro not so seriously in
volved as was rumored. May he be
spared for many years yet. to labor for
hi* native State, giving her the benefit
of his wise nnd patriotic counsel, and
contributing td heUhonor, dignity and
fair fame, the lustre of his transcendent
genius. The following is the extract:
LaGrange, March 5, 1850.
” This fine weather is better than
medicine for me. lam up, out, and
work. I am not wojl, however, blit 1 >
improving. Doctors and friends say*
I will let business, alone for a f
months I will be as well ns ever. This
is a linrd condition, but I suppose
must comply with it. My lungs aro per
fectly sound, having never been affec-
to 1 except from sympathy.
Your friend,
B. H. HILL,’
Carlyle upon Coleridge
The following, besides being a most
admirable specimen of Carlyio s poculiar
tyle, convoys a vivid idea of tho
versatiom.1 powers of Coleridgo
I still recollect hi* ‘object* and ‘sub
ject,’ torms of continual recurrence in
the Kantcan province; and he sung and
[From D.issetit's “Tale* of the Noras.”]
snuiHed them into ‘om-m-mjocu and
‘sum-m-mjoct' with a kind of solemn
shako or quiver as he roiled along.
'i.utivo bucket and bo pumped
into, whether you consent or not, can
tho long run be exhilarating to no
creature, how eloquent soever the Hood
of utterance that i* descending. But
if it be withul a confused, unintelligible
flood of uttemoee, threatening land
marks of thought and drown the world
and you ! I have heard Coleridge talk
with musical energy, two stricken hours,
his face radiant and moist, undcommtmi-
meaning whatsoever to any individual
of his hearers; certain of whom, I for
one, still kept eagerly listening in hopo;
the most had long before given up, and
formed (if tho room wore largo enough,)
secondary humming-groups of their
own. lie began anywhere; you put
sumo question to him, made some sug
gestive observation: instead of answer
ing this, or decidedly setting out to
ward answer of it, lie would accummu-
lute formidable apparatus, logical swim-
bladders, transcendental lifo-presorvers
and other precautionary and vehiculoto*
ry gear, for setting out; perhaps he did
nt last get under way; but was swiftly
solicited, turned nside by tho glance of
some radiant now game on this hand or
that, into new courses, and ever into
new; and before long into all the uni
verse, where it was uncertain what game
you would catch, or whether any.
H ell Done and III Paid.
Once on a time there was a man who
had to d.ive his sledge to tho Wood for
fuel, 80 a boar mot him.
Out with your horse,” said tho Bear,
• I’ll strike oil your sheep dead by
summer.”
Oh! heaven help ine tlion,” said
the tnan ; “thero’s not a stick of fire
wood in tho houso; you must lot mo
drive home a load of ftiol, elso wo shall
be frozen to denth. I’ll bring tho horse
to you to-morrow morning.”
Yes l on those terms he might drive
the wood homo, that was a bargain ;
but Bruin said “if ho didn't come
back ho should lose all his shoop by
summer.”
So tho man ho got tho wood on tho
sledgo and rattled homeward*, but
he wasn’t over pleased at tho bargain
yon may fancy. So just then a fox met
uiin.
Why, what’s tho matter?” said the
Fox; “whyaro you so down in tho
mouth ?
•Oh, if you want to know,” said tho
man, “1 mot a bear un yonder in the
woods, and l had to give my word to
him to bring Dobbin back tomorrow, at
this very hour; for if ho didn’t gel him
ho said ho would tour all my slioop to
death boforo summer.”
‘.Stuff*, nothing worse than that?”snid
tho Fox; “if you will give mu your fat
test wethor, I’ll soon set you froo ; soe if
I dont.”
Yes! the man gavo his word, and
swore ho would koop it too.
Woll when you come with Dobbin
to morrow for tho boar, ” said tho Fox,
I’ll make a clatter up in that heap of
stoiwu yonder, nnd so say ’tiv Peter tho
Marksman, who is tho best shot in tho
world; and aftor that you must help
yourself.”
Next day off'sot the man, and when
ho met the Bear something began
to make a clatter up iu the heup of
stones.
Hist, what's that ?” said tho Bear.
Oh ! that's Peter the Marksman to
bo sure,” said the man; “lie’s tho best
shot in tho world. 1 know him by his
oicc.”
“IInro you seen nny bonrs about
here, Eric?” shouted out a voice in tho
wood.
“Say nol”said the Bear.
“No, 1 liavn't seen any,” said Eric.
“What's that then, that stands bosido
your sledgo?” bawled out the roico in
tho wood.
“Sav it’s an old fir sump,” said tho
Bear.
“Oil, Us only an old fir stump said
the man.
“Such fir stumns wo take in on
country and roll them on our sledge,
then bawled out tho voice; “if you
can’t do it yourself, I’ll conte and help
you.”
“Say you can help yourself, and roll
me upon the sledge,” said the bear.
“No, thank ye, J can Jioln myself well
enough,” said the man, nnu rolled the
bear on to the sledge,
“Such fir stump* wo always bind fast
on our sledges in our part of tho world,’
bawloQ out the voico, “shall I conic and
help you ?”
“Say you can help yourself and bind
e fast,” said the Bear.
“No, thunks, I cun help myself well
enough,” said the man, who set to bind
ing Bruin fast with all the ropes ho had
that at last tho Bear could not stir.
“Such fir stnmps wu always drive our
:e* into, in our part of tho world,”
bawled out the voico ; “for then we can
guide them better going down the steep
hill.” •
Pretend to drive your axe in me, do
now,” said tho Bear.
Thun the man took ui> his axo and at
ono blow split open the bear's skull so
that Bruin lay dead in a trico, mid so
the man and the Fox wore the greatest
friends and on the be«t terms. But
when they came near the farm tho Fox
An Extraordinary Lifb—Death; of a
Centenarian.
Mrs. McCabe, a resident of this city,
died on Saturday, nt tho extraordinary
age of ono hundred and b!x years. Sho
was a native of Ireland, and was born
in 1754, ono year boforo Brad-
dock’s colebrated defeat at Fort Du-
quesno. 8he was fiftoon years old when
Napoleon I. was born. She had attain
ed the ago of twenty-two years when
tho Declaration of American Independ
ence was made. If President Jas. Mon
roe or the Marauis Lafayotto woro liv
ing, they would bo several years her
her juniors. She was older than Alex
ander Hamilton, and approximates very
nearly tho ago of Thomas Jefferson,
who was born in 1743. Mrs. McCabe
old onough to remember tho taking
of Queheo by General Wolfo in 1759.—
Sho was vergingon middle age when tho
American Revolutionaty War closed.—
Tho memorable exploits of Frederick
the Great of Prussia had not boen per
formed whon Mrs. McCabe was born.
When tho first white man came to Ken
tucky, alio was fifteen years old. She
was born a subject of King George II.
Sinco that time there havo been three
Kings and ono Quoen on tho Knglbh
throne, ono of whom reigned sixty
yon re. Tho population of United States
when sho was born dhl not amount to
more tlmn n million and a Half. Sho
has soon it Incroaso to over thirty rtfil-
lion*. Wu are soon to eloct tho sixteenth
President of tho United States. Mrs.
McCabe was thirty-two years old boforo
such un office existed. Sho was born
before William Pitt boeamo Prime Min-
ter of England, nnd before Marla
Thorosu hectuni! Empross of Austria.—
such lives as Mrs. McCabe almost
carry us back to the day when tho Pil
grims Inndod on Plymouth rock; and
throe nnd a half of them reach over a
lapse of timo that extends to tho da^
that America was discovered by Christo
pher Columbus. Of tho experience of
suoh a protracted life—or what iho
must havo soon in tho way of change—
our readers can vory woll appreciate,
Cincinnati Eng.
,1©^ Wo have published MS' f&IWWinw
(vtaf boliove twice) boforo; but 4m* ft 5
worthy of being read as often as tho
Declaration of Independence—at least
onoo n year—tho timo has about rolled
round for a third insertion.—&uwuiafc
Rep.
Gaiter tioois;
O dainty foot!
O gaiter boot 1
To piety you’re shocking}
lonly know
Of one thing worso
And that’s a nice white stocking
So neat nnd elean
Togothor soon,
E’on stoics must agroo
To you to vote
What Gray once wrotO
A handsome elegy.
Tho lastino thome
Of midnight dream.
Tho vory soul of song*
Man wants you little
Hero below*
And never Wants y6u long;
£y Plato no’or
Sont tripping hero f
By Pluto rather givoni
To lead poor man
(An easy plan)
To any place buthoaven.*
Yot still 1 vow
There's magic now
About a womarns foot*
And cunning was
The wizard hand.
That made a gaiter boot*
For while that ktiavd
Tho gaiter’s gavo '
To mortals to erisnare then!J
Mankind liti hoaxed,
And oven coaxed
Tho angols down to wear them;
A New York Belle.—Fanny Fern
gives this p'on-and-ink miniature por
trait of ono of the fascinating nnd fash
ionable butterflies that flutter about the
luxurious drawing-rooms of the Me-
ti‘o|K>lis:
"Sho is vory polite, holds her head on
ono side, and peeps out of her eyes
squirrel fashion. She approaches you
with a hop-Hkip-and-jump, which she
imagines immensely fascinating, and
giggles out a silly laugh, which she fan
nies is mu*ical. When company is in
the parlor, she runs across the room,
stopping in the middle of it, with her
finger on her lip, (a luvorite attitude.)
as if she were trying to remember some
thing; then she to«*es buck her head,
smiles deprecatingly al herself, scuttles
bs’uk to an ottoman, with the hand her
bracelet is upon uttermost on her lap,
and relapses into a pretty little rovery.
Delic.ous, small lamb. How interesting
it is. One feels liko tying a bluo ribbon
around its neck, and—strangling it,?
ggrStepbon Whitnev, of New York
ho* left a property of fifteen millions,
and not a penny is jpven to any onari*.
table or literary institution j only .to: bis.
rich survivors.
Literary Losses.—Edward Living
ston it is said, having finished his great
code of Louisiana laws, beheld the la
bor of throe porsovoring yours polish
iu an instant In tho flames. Thomas
Carlyle, when lie had finished tho first
volume of his French Revolution, find
ovei v scrap of it burned through tho
carelessness of a friend, Mr. Audubon
having wandered nud toiled for years
to get accurate representations of Amer
ican birds, found that two Norway rats
ha<l, in a night,'destroyed two hundred
of his original drawings, containing
tho forms ai' more than a thousand in
habitants of the air. All wore gone
except a few bits of gnawed paper up
on which tho marauding rascals had
reared a family of' their young. “The
burning heat,” says tho noble hearted
sufferer.“which instantly rushed through
my brain was too groat to be endured
without .affecting thewholoof my' ner
vous system. I slept not for several
nights, and tho day* of oblivion, until
thenniunhpowors being called info ac
tion, through the strength of my con
stitution, I took up my gun. my note
book, an «t my pencil*, and went for
ward to tho woods ns gxily.as if nothing
had lmppenod.” Ho wont forth, and
in lbs* than three years had hi* portfq
iio again filled,
said
Another Challenge to Fight Ileenan
and Sayers.
7b the Editor of the N. Y. Herald—\
lonrn from a stray number of your groat
paper that Buyers and Uoonan havo a
match for June noxt, and I must there
fore postpone the pleasure of fighting
these men till somo months later. That
they may bo timely advisod, howevor,
that I shall not only contest tho cham
pionship of England and America, but
of the world, I must bog tho favor of
you to insert in tho columns of your
paper tho following propositions:
1. $1000 that 1 will whip the win
ner.
2. $1000 that I will whip him before
the tenth round.
3. $1000 that I will whip on tho first
round.
Those bets to be taken together.—
Or,
1. $5000 that I will whip Sayers and
Heeunn both.
2. $5000 that I will whip them before
tho tenth round.
3. $5000 that I will whip thorn on the
first round.
Tlmso beta to be tnkon together, and
y antagonists to moot me •alter
natelye., on alternate rounds.—
Or,
$25,000 that, Sayors and Heenan com
ing at me at ono nnd tho same timo, I
will flax them both in forty seconds by
tho watch.
Tho fight must come off nt some con
venient place in the United States; vis
itors to bo admitted at five dollars a
head. Children, Ministers of the Gos-
jol, the President of the United States,
he Members of the Cabinet and Judgos
of tho Supreme Court, togothor with
such high English officials as may at
tend, at halt price. Editors giving
tills clmilcngo ono insertion in their edi
torial columns admitted free. If 1
whip, the entire proceeds, together with
Congressional*
WittitsoTofr, March 7;—Sen at*.—
Certain Indian Appropriations were
passod to-day. Special orders were
postponed.
lIoosB;—Tlioro was a general debato
in Committoo of tho Whole on tho
State of the Union.
A largo portion of both Mouses of
Congress visited Mount Vernon to-day,
by Invitation of tho Ladies’ Mount
Vernon Association, to witness their
taking formal possession of the home
nnd remains of Goorgo Washington.,
Terrible Conflagration at Bridge*
town.
New York, March 7.—By an afrltal
from Barbadoos, wo learn that a terrible
conflagration occurred in the city of
Bridgetown, by which a large portion of
tho city was destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at $2,500,000. [Bridgetown Is
tho capital town of the island of Barba-
1° 302 nd 110(1 ° populat,ion in
no mind to go right homo with
you, for I can't say I liko your tyke*;
so I'll just wait here, and you can bring
the wethor to mo, but mind nnd bring 11
nice one.”
Yus! tile man would be sure to do
that, and thanked the Fox much for
Dia help. So when ho had put up Dob
bin he went across to the sheep stall.
“ Whither away, now ?” a*kod tho
dnmo.
"Oh l” snid the man, “lam only go
ing to tho sheep stall to fetch a fat weth
er for tho cuuning Fox who set our
Dobbin free. I gave him my word I
would.”
How to do IT.—One of the writer’s
schoolmates *vns always behind with Id*
le-Mous; upon one occasion his teacher,
in an academy, in which he bud nmuu-
god to obtain an entrance, was endeav
oring to explain a question iu arithme
tic to him. Ho was asked: “Suppose
you had ono hundred dollars, and wero
to give away eighty dollars—how would
you ascertain how much you had re
maining ?” His reply set teacher and
scholars in a roar; for, with his own pe
culiar drawling tono, he exclaimed,
“Why, I’d count it.”
Evioratiok to Texas.—The Houston
Telegraph of the 27th ult-, says the in
flux of Bottlers into Texas is still very
largo. Every bout from Now Orloans is
crowded, and it is estimated that not
less than twelve to eighteen hundred
persons urrive in the State ovory week
by way of tbe Gulf. Within tho week
previous, fully five liundrnd slaves were'
Drought in.
“Wother, indeed,” said tho old dame;
“never a ono shall that thief of a fox
get. Havn’t wo got Dobbin safe, and
the Bear into the bargain; nnd as for
tho Fox, I’ll bo bound bo’s stolen more
of our geoae than tho wether is worth;
and even if he hasn't stolen thorn ho
will. No, no, tako a 1 roc» of your
swiftest hound* in a sack, nn 1 slip them
loose after him ; ami then, perhaps, wo
shall bo rid of this robbing Reynard.”
Well, the mail thought that good ad
vice; so lie took two fleet rod hounds,
put hem into a sack, and set off with
them.
“Haveyou brought the wether?”ask
ed the Fox.
“Yes, come nnd take it,” said the
man as he united the sack and let slip
the hounds.
"IIUI'V said the Fox, mil gnv
great spring; “true it is what the old
saw says, ‘Well done is often ill pnid;'
ami now, too, I seo the truth of nnothor
saying, ‘The worst foes aro those of one’i
own house.' ” That was what the Fox
said as ho ran off', and saw tho red fox
hounds at Ids heels.
Davy Crockett, member of Congress
from TeuiiesSue, ami the Hero of the
Alamo, died 011 the 2d inst. of ajHiplexy,
in the 74th ycir of her ago. Mrs. Crock
ett hud lived for several years.in John
son county, ami was a most e*timub)i
and amiable»roman*
Attsmot to Ar.sox.—-A nugro girl, a
hired servant of Mr. L. C. Doming,
mode an attempt to burn the house of
Dr. Deoring, with whom Mr. Doming
boards, at Woodlawn on Monday night
by sotting fire to the bed; Tho tiro was
discovered by the smell of tho sirioke
while tho family wero at supper, and was
extinguished, with much difficulty, by
Mr. Doming arid the other Inmates,
The girl confessed that sho set firo to
tho bed, though accidently, blit from
her giving noalarm,hndotliersuspLions
diroumFUnces, tnOre is little doubt-it
was dono Intentionally.
Steamboat Explosion—Dreadful Loss
of Life.
Eatox, Pa., March 7.—A rietr steam
boat was in tho act of starting this foro-
noon, on a trial trip when its boilers ex
ploded, and produced a total wreck of
the boat and niacUiriory, and appalling
loss of life, and the painful wounding of
many persons.
Eleven bodies have been recovered,
including that of Judge Sharp, of Bel-
vidore, eight of tho wounded have been
rescued. The number erf persons killed
and wounded lmvo riot been ascertain
ed.
Virginia on Co-Operation*
Richmond, Va., March 7.—'The Vir
ginia Senate havo agreed to the majori
ty report which is in opposition to tho
proposed Southern conference. The
House has not yot actod on the propo-
the winnings, to bo appropriated to the
completion of tho Washington Monu
ment, and the last payment of tho
Vernon Fund debt. If I do not whip,
tho entire proceods, together with tho
winnings, to go to the English Govern
ment as a security against “French in
vasion.” After tho a flair I propose to
cat Sayors.
Wm. Lowndes Holley.
Jan. 1,1860.
Mr. Bennett—I am a common seaman
1 tho sharp American schooner Thun
derer, now discharging “Yankee No
tions” at the Brazilian port of Family-
ba, but will be in the United States in a
few weeks, when 1 shall be happy to
have any propositions from fighting
gentlemen. I have a booker in New
York who will go a cool hundred thou
sand on mo. It is my honestconriction,
expressed privately, that 1 can whip
any ten
Suicide or a Horse.—A few days ago
u valuable horse belonging to tho Rev.
R. O. Burton, of Weldon, was placed
on tho freight train nt Suffolk, on the
Seaboard and Roanoke Roilroad, for
tho former place. 1 n l was tied in n box
cur, tho rope halter b.'ing secured over
ills head so as to enable him to turn
round at will. Whon the train arrived
at Weldon, tho liorso was found hang
ing dead, his body resting upon the
floor and the rope found to bo twisted
to an extraordinary extent. The poor
animal had turnon around and around
in tho car until dizziness overcame him,
and he dropped to tho floor and was suf*
focated.—Norfolk (T'a.) Argus.
Pkvtii or Paw Crockett's Widow.—
Tho Pallas (Texas) Herald, of the 22d
ult., says: #
Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett, widow of him a pint of whiskey on tho 29th of
April, last, in violation of law, with
A Novel Verdict.—A rather curious
case was decided last wo<>k in Urbnna,
Ohio. The plaintiff. Jane Brush, tdleged
that she was tlfo wifo of one Rood Brush,
an intemperate mart, and that tho de
fendant, Feter Lawson, thorigh cogni
zant of tho habits of her husband, sold
sitiori.
Lebanon, Pa., March 1.—At the office
of tho Courier, published in this town, a
steam engine of a peculiar description
is now at work. It was invented by Mr.
Peter Weimar, formerly of Reading,
and now of Lebanon, nnd Mr/ Worth*
editor Of the Courier, says that it works
off his whole edition (about 35000) at a
cost of somo eighteen cents for fuel. A
lad can attenu it, arid it can scarcely
get out of order, with ordinary fair play
and attention. It drives a machine, on
which the Courier is printed, without
noiso or porceptible vibration. It occu
pies not milch moro space than a large
parlor stove.
CohgrtssiouflL
Washington, March 8.—In the Sen
ate to-day Mr. Gilmer, of Iowa, gavo
notice of his intontiou to introduce a
bill to rotrocedo the District of Colum
bia to Maryland, arid remove theCaptol
elsewhere.
Mr. Brown’s Territorial resolutions
were dobated.
In tho House, bills wore reported from
several oofnmittocs. One bill was tar
provide' for tho establishment of a na
tional printing office—another provid
ing for military appropriatiotts—arid one
to establish a route for the entire mail
transportation between the Atlantic and
Pacino. All the bills wore referred to
the Committee of tho Whole on the
State of tho Union, Others portions of
the proceedings were unimportant#
SHERtrr or UosHcm County Shot.—We
understand that Mr. Bowden, Sheriff of
Monroe county, was shot on Monday.—
He attempted to serve a writ on a man
named Hinesley, who advised him not
to do it, and shot him after ho did his
duty.
which lie became iutoxicated, and in
his drunken fury chopped oft’ tho left
foot of the plaintiff*. Iff compensation
for t his she asked damages in the sum of
$2U,000. The defendant denied the al-
legations, and introduced testimony to
substantiate his denials, arid further of
fered to prove tho immoral character of
the plaintiff, but the fcourt deoided that
eviderice on,tlio latter point was inad
missible. The July gaveTa Ycfruict of
$5,000 damages,
. WAn old clergyman, ono Sunday at
the close of the sermon, gavo notice to
tile fc'drigregation that in the course of a
week, ho expected to coon a mission to
the heathern. Ono of the doacons, In
"-oat agitation, exclaimed/ “^Vhy, my
sif, yoii have nover told lit oho
word of this before. What shall wc do?”
“Oh, brother,” sold tho parson, don’t
expectio go out of town.”
Homiciiw.—Th® Eufouia Spirit of the
Smith, «tys: A man flamed Hardee, was
shot on Friday night at Georgetown,
Quitman county, Ga., arid died Itt the
course of a fair minutes. Mr. Have
G ruddy lias been .arrested, charged with
being the guilty party.”
MARKETS.
. S i AV \ M ,^ , V?. Iarc l I of Cotton
to-day 1000 bales, but unclmngod pri-
Ciiablesto.v, March 8.—Sales of cot
ton to-day 1,900 bales. Sales of the
week 12,000 bdtcq, The market closes
weak, iho receipts aro 14,000 bales.
\\ hex is a Man’s Blood Ur?—Ah! it
is the pale passions that are the fiercest
—it is the violence of the chill that
S ives the measure of the fever. The
uhting hay of bflr School always turn
ed White wheriiiewent out to a pitched
battle with tho bully of some neighbor
ing village* but pe knewr wbirt his blood
less cheeks meant—the- blood was all in
his stout heart, ‘ He was a slight boy,
andiliere was not enough to reddon his
face and fill lib heart all at t
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