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i A .H 0TOC VOLUME XV. ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, i860. NUMBER 20 ! lesignt did Ctc $Wmc Courier. pobmmrd rvkuy rnmxr norms*. iTv^riTwfNirL l. Editor Iiml Proprietor. Terms of Subscription. In advance, per annum, j j i $2 00 r.iii within Six M mthfv: : * * J Paid at the Knd of the Year, i : i 00 Terms of Advertising. Unit Advertisement* will b« Insetted at the titiiai rates. Miscellaneous Advertisement* at \\ nnr square of 10 line* or less, for ths First, fc mi .so cents for each Bubvquent Insertion. 1 Square Three M mth», s : ! 15 00 1 “ Six M mills. : : « « J J® I « ThmIyj Months, ; t 10 00 A liberal Dlseouat will bs made to those Wh . advertise larger amounU. 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 »onpp. fn RomO ap20J/' ■Mii