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fiomc 1 yolpmexy. polite Courier. ~rctUJn"""~vvK.r' nintr »»«»»«• BY M. D W l N K L L. Editor anil Proprietor. ROME, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, I860. Term, of Snb.crtptlon, |t„ ftdTano*. por »immn, i > I »> Jjj Ip,I within Six Month.. i ' ' 1 J »• |p,|d nt tits Eml of tho V«r, i l 1 00 ■ Termx of Advertising. |r,„! ddotr»«m«n'» will bo In.orlod »t Iho l,.| r.t.,, JlfiW/oneiM Advertisement* ht I '.quare of 10 lion or loo, for tho h ir.t, l,f oil (.Jut, for ouch Sllhooquout Insertion. I l 9°cpiaro Throo Month., : , * W 00 ■ *■ Six Months. : * * * * J{ _ . Twelve Months, : * ■A liberal Discount will be made to those ■ a lvertiso larger amounts. loliifMerfM of more than five lines ohafgod e as advertisements. c* of Marriage* and Deaths, not Idling Five Lines in length, are published Etultueusljr in the Courier. The friends of 'e parties are requested to send In these no- pi accompanied i they wil Tho Law of Newspapers. |i —Subscribers who do not give express .•« L t0 the contrary, are considered as wishing ■ continue their subscription. |2.-ir.nh.c.ibor. order tho ill«ontloU»»c. Ilholr notripnpors tho publl.hor may oontln- | to .oml thorn until all arroaraoe. nro paid. Is.—If subscribers neglect or refuse to take cir newspapers from the office to which they p directed, they are held responsible until pv have settled the bills and ordered them i are ronuesien mount* > u 1 ropanlod with a responsible na vill bo published with pleasure. Notice to School Tesiohers in FliOYn COIIYTV. , accordance with the action of the Hoard of Education for this county, I hereby -vc notice to tho Teachers In said county, 1st l have appointed the First and Third Xiturdnysin March. April and May, to er- ie applicants for certificates, and can l 1 Rt tho Courier office on those '.ays. ,28-wlm GEO. T. STOVALL. MEDICAL NOTICE. nilF. undersigned, aftor sovor- nl vears experionco in tho otic* of Medicine—inconnec- rith D*nti*try—would ^ peel fill I v ten r his Professional services to the citizeni this community. II* hopes by prompt as ntion todnty, to merit a portion of their .tronage. All operations in tho D«ntal line 1:11 be neatly oillci 1 substantially executed at ..... „,i be found at the former resldonco of L A. Waters, T miles North of Home, j A. M. DANTZLER, 8. D., M. D. IfobStwtt. . B. EVE MANUFACTUUEIl OF |And Dealer Extensively in I ISTf.f ItairTl m •MVM «l ffTctfl of all Stylos. |van(ily, Quality end Pricu Challenged. THE FARMERS UK requested t* examine my large as- sortmentof Plantation Hridles, Collars, idling and Team Gear complete, at tiio Lowest Possible Cash Prices. d Goar made lo order, and repaired I short notice. My stock will hear inapcc- |u, come and «e# before purchasing. Ijtjfr-Sei Advertisement in another column. ■fekSIMO. O, 11. EVE. R] i S) TEH \ desi a McM Use, c as al all th(| 1 Jf«M ing off ctotlxl mating ind s nanw c (eltf I a fiivf line ch: jors, «* irantef^ :le. Bot doze"! the :c. DeiJ with .RAND'I tatesl NEW 'II1M MOORE & DUNNAH00, GROCERS! A full Assortment of FAMILY SUPPLIES. INCLUDING Flour, Msal, Sugar of all I kinds. Coffee, Buttor, Eggs, Fish of dif- l*nt kinds. Dried Fruits, and Preserved tits. All kinds of Nuts, Candies, Cigars, ja-co, Fine Liquors, Ac., Ac. 5 wish it Distinctly Understood that I Wo will Sell on Credit to II responsible men, who nro h the habit of paying at the Imc agreed upon. |We will duplicate upon timo to prompt Saturday Morning, March 17,1800* Take High Grounds. Such should bo the motto of every Delegate to the Cnarleston Convention from the slaveholding States. We have been temporising long enough. Com- romisea have ceased to have any In* uonco in securing our rights in the Union. Lot Uf oluim in the Ghatles- ton Convention all our rights under tho Constitution, and wo slum seoure con fidence at homo, and respeot from our Northern Democratic brethren. If we divide upon this question, and present n high ftnd a low standard of Southern Rights, we cannot expect our Northern brethren to do otherwise than to take our proposition to moot them upon the low standard. The Senatorial Caucus has established a good platform, ono upon which every Southern man can easily stand. Let us, one and all, bo contented with nothing less. Mr. Douglas and ids special friends may wish to lower the standard, with a view of securing tho voto of Ids favorites and followers, but we are convinced that if tho South will insist upon her whole constitutional rights, our Nortn- ern Democratic friends will have more respect for us, and will fight the hard er in our cause. As long as wo pursue a temporizing, compromising course wo may expect to ho kept in thebackground A bold, fearless front is what wo ought to present to our onemios. When we do this, our friends will stand by us, and fight for us. When wo coase to do this wodiseouragoour friends and strengthen tho hands of our enemies. Wo say, then, lot lia insist upon a platform at Charleston hy which all the rights of the South are secured, and we may ex pect tdl the sound constitutional men, North and South, East and West, will rally to it, ami a glorious victory will be tho result.—Atlanta Intelligencer. The foregoing was intended specially for the Cobb delegates in the Miilcdge- ville Convention, and wo believe the time will co.no when the Intelligencer will wish nooneol.se laid read It. We would give our Democratic friends a word of advice. Don’t climb too high, for greater will ho your fall. For fall you surely must. 11 may serve ft very good purpose to plant a “ high standard of Southern Rights,” upon " high grounds,” when the action of a State Convention is to bo influenced, hut it will bo very humiliating to he compelled to lower that standard and rally around ono erectod by “the Douglas.” Under it a “glorious victory will not ho tho re sult.” Senatorial eaucusaos may es tablish good plat forms, and .Southern papers may applaud it and shout in an ticipation of triumph, hut as long Douglas controls tho Convention that is to adopt that platform, and will dictate the man who is to lead on to victory will all ho as fruitless of good as the barren tig tree. It may “kill off” the great champion of Squatter Sovereign ty from tho nomination, but it does not ilude hi* delegates, nor engraft a principle upon tho Democratic plat form. It would mean something if its friends would “ho contented with noth ing less hut if Douglas liiuwlf, with all his “dctostahio heresies of Squatter Sovereignty,” should become the nomi nee of tho Democratic party, tho At lanta Intelligencer, and every member of the Senatorial Caucus would not only acquiesce, but go to work to make the South believe ho is sound enough, and after all, is the very man for the very place. We have too much love for Southern honor, and too much faith in our predic tion to wish to see it put to the test.— But Should it be, we would not tremble for our reputation as a prophet. We could think it would be other wise, but we have no reason to do so. A Constable’s Return. A few years ago, there lived In the neighboring county of Cass, a Bailiff, who became enamoured of a young lady in his bailiwick, and made proposals of marriage, which were accepted. But when the sutyect was broached to her "fond pnrient,” he most positively re fused his consent, and prohibited any farther communication between the couple. But “Villikins” was not to be baffled so easily. He contrived to have a stolen interview with his "dear Dinah” and a runaway match wua planned. He immediately procured ids License and at midnight, repaired to the ap pointed place of mooting, under her window. In tho meantime, however, the "parient” discovered tho plot, and locked up his disobedient daughter. Af ter waiting a reasonable lengtli of time, the truth began to break in upon tho "lovyeis” mind, and ho departed. The r.sxt morning tho old man found under his door the marriage license, with the following entry upon it: " Duo search made and no property found whereon to levy this fl fa. This the 27th day of Oct., 1857. VILLIKINS, L. C. J&*Scnator Seward denominates the slave States "capital States.” That’s and lie hopes to make enough capital of them toeloot him President. The Cotton 8npp1y of England. Upwards of 500, CK)0 work ore are now employed in our cotton factories, and it has been estimated that at least 4,000.- 000 persons in this country are depend ent upon (he codon trade for subsis- tance. A century ugo Lancashire con tained a population of only 300£00 per sons ; it now numbers 2,300,000. In the same period of timo tills enormous inorease exceeds that on any other equal surface of tho globe, and is en tirely owing to tho development of the cotton trade. In 1850 tliero were, in tlie United Kingdom, 2,210 factories running 28,000,000 spindles and 299,000 looms by 97,000 horse power. Sinco that period, a considerable number of new mills have been creoted, and the extensive additions have been made to the spinning and weaving machinery of those previously in existence. The amount of actual capital invest ed in tho eotton trade of this kingdom is estimated to he between £00,000,000 and £70,000,000. The quantity of cotton imported into this country in 1859 was 11S1J million pounds weighing tho value ot which, at fid. por lb., is equal to £30,000,000. Out of 2,829,110 bales of cotton imported into Groat Britain. America has sup plied us with 2,086,341, that is5-7thsof tho whole. In other words, out of every 7 lbs. imported from all countries into Great Britain, America lias supplied 5 lbs., India has sent us about 500,000 bales, Egypt about 100,000, South America *124,000, and other countries lying ii any cash purchase -0 us a call and satisfy yourselves as* s and prices, frbOwly.] MOORE A DUNNAIIOO. NEW ENTERPRISE, it T. NEWJIAN, Exclusive Dealer in BROCKERY, CHINA, —AND— tBrl’ssTWare ALSO, poking Glasses & Plated Ware, Broad St., Rome, Ga. ^hvx', T . I Crockery and ’o, will' lly kept* I hand including and Dinner, |ts from tho low- priced cheap — s, to tho finest *. A!bo Gloss Ware, in all its various * and qualities, for table and culinary tpUflCS. \ splendid assortment of Fine Mirrors. ■imq a good supply of Plated Ware, includ- 1 Castors, Spoons, 8ugar-Tongs, Cuke and ktor Knives, Ao., Ao. be subscriber will keop a larger stock of ekory and Glass Ware, than has hithorto Pi kept by all tho Morohantaof Home—the ,ost stock in Cherokee Ga., and by buying rgor quantities, he will get them cheaper, Us able to soil lower than the former Ihe publio are rcspeotfully invited to call fis store, first door above McCIung’s, and tfinoGood. and prices. |bQ60.t r ny. WM. T. NEWMAN. Tho Senior Editor on his Rambles, Taking Notes. Tho senior editor of the Mail, with a view to improve his health and finances, will commence, in a few days, a series of rambles in this and unjoining States.— Ho will particularly look after and re port upon railroads, "finished” and unfinished, and all other works of im provement und dewlonment. His observations will be regularly commu nicated to tho Mail. A feature of these will he sketches of prominent men connected with the railroad, mining and agricultural development of the South-west. • Special attention, of course, will he given to Alabama, every section of which ho expects to visit within the next six months. On these trips, he will specially represent the Mail, Charleston Mercury, and Ohl Spirit of tho Tunes. 11 is first trip will bo to the spring turf meetings ut Mobile mid New Orleans; thence, probably, into Eastern Mississippi, and he hopes at each point to increase the circulation of soumt State Rights organs, southern literature, and the representative of or thodox turfmen. And he will, hy no moans, decline to receive subscriptions for ins friends of tho Montgomery Ad vertiser, who aro to he placed in tho first of the above mentioned categories. Our cotemnoraries will confer a favor by giving publicity to tho fact ineution- cil above; and we need hardly say, that the Mail will ut all times be ready to sate tho courtesy.—Montgomery 'FT WaF*William II. Seward, in lm late speech in the U. 8. Sonnte, says the ne gro at tho South is a "chattel, on object of bargain, sale, gift, inheritance, or theft.” This is very true, and tho only mis* fortuo in it all to tho negro, is that he mado an object of thtft. In the other conditions, ho is happy, contented, with out cares or troubles, and it is only when the Abolition thieves steal him from his kind master and comfortable home, that his wretchedness begins. The Weather.—Our Atlanta exchan- is are daily discussing tins important and fruitful subject, but they must not think they enjoy a monopoly of the com modity. We hftvo a good doal of it our selves, and quite ft variety. The first of this week it was very cold and accom panied with frost; on Wednesday it was milder; on Thursday it seemed a bright smile had spread itself over tho face of nature, and on Friday she was "gathering her brows like gathering storm.” and as "a roaring lion walking about seeking what it might devour.' We are very much afraid it may bite someof our fruit that lias peeped out a little too soon to see what is going on There is however a groat deal of it that is not far enough ndvancod to bo dam* aged, and wo still have hopes of luxu riating this spring and sutnmor on straw berries, peaches and cream, provided "always” our friends will remember us about then and invito us out, up and around. P. S.—Aftor writing tho foregoing yes terday afternoon it commenced a stea dy rain, as if nature was weeping at the thought of depriving us of so much enjoyment. | ,CR n D ALroN A Gadsden RaiLw.. ^ T vwton, Qa-, January 24M, 18(10. , k erob y fiiyon, that im Instal- V n ‘® n | of Ten Dollars, on each sharo of L-Py* 1 Stock subscribed, of tho Dullon L," Railroad Company, has been f ‘ tho Directors, payable at tho office Im-ii m P* n y* n Dalton, on the first day i£! n .” exL or,lpr -' |"Jn2,m. EDWARWYHITE, 6m, Anotiikr AnocuENT in Fator of Fire Engines.—On Thursday night some per son thoughtlessly threw a lighted cigar intone of the boxes filled with saw dust in the City Hall. In the night it was accidentally discovered that it had bias ed up and burned a hole six inches in diameter in the floor. Wonder if we will evor havo a fire engine, or shall wo always trust* to luck. More Troubles. Troubles appear to ho increasing in MassachiiHctu*. lie-id-'s tho slice-ma kers' strike—which continues to extend —tho catt le distemper in some parts of the.State, is threatening, if not to de prive the people of beef, at least to add materially n» its cost cf it. “No work— no nihrkut for boots, with dear meat su- peradded—ore things,” says the New York Express, “certainly not over-well calculated to inspire the poor white man there with feelings of unalloyed and un qualified jollity. “Tho cattle diseose is called plouro- neuraonia, by veterinary surgeons in England. Wo see it stated that 200,- 000,000 head of cattio- have died of it in Europe within tho past century.— The professional humanitarians and philosophers, therefore, would do well to turn their attention from Sambo and Potnpey, to the consideration of some means to stave off t his threatening dim inution of food, for the free white man at home.” A Novel Mode of Catching a Deer.— One evening last week, as ono of the down freight trains on tho North Mis-1 souri Railroad was running between Montgomery and Forenco stations, the engineer, Fred. Maviland, while on tho lookout, espied a fine largo buck onjtho track, facing tho engine and about two hundred yards ahead of tho train. Uis deorahip, '1 proudly defiant,” with head and tail ereot, stood his ground no bly for a few momenta, Apparently re solved to stare the "Iron llorso” out of countenance; hutfinding the latter did not appear to be in tho least intimida ted hut continued steadily and rapidly to advance, he came to the sensible conclusion, that in order to save his ven ison he had better slope, or in other words,tnako tracks about as fast as pos sible. A short but spiritod raco onsued winch endod in landing his buckship upon tho eow-cutchor, where tho fire man stood ready to play a “grab-game” on him, and welcome him to a railroad rid«. In the meantime the engineer, with ft bloody knife, had slipped forward and they, in a very short time reliev ed their nobio game of his claret, car ried him over the-engine into tho bag gage car, where, stretched upon the floor, “Lifeless but beautiful ho lay.” [*SF. Joseph Journal. Royalty Visiting Canada.—It is now definitely understood that His Royal Highness Albert Edward Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, thoPriiico of Wales and heir to tho throne of Groat Britain, will vist tho loyal subjects in the Provinces In the first week in June. Groat prepara tions are making forhiB reception.— The precedents for this visit aro found in the advent of Princo William Henry, afterwards King William tho Fourth, some seventy-five years ago, in company with Captain, afterwards Lord, Nelson ; and of tho Duko of Kent, father of Queen Victoria. Tho ostensible object of the visit of England’s future rulor, is to officiate in placing the lost stone of tho Victoria Bridge over tho St. Lawrenoe at Mon treal.. Ho will probably visit portions of our territory, and bo liouizod extensive ly. i between 8,000 and 9,000 bales. In 1859 tho total value of *xports from Great Britain amounted to £130,513,183, of winch £47,020,920 consisted of cotton goods and yarns. Thus, more than one-third, or £1 out of every £3 of our on tiro exports, consists of cotton. Add to this tho proportion of cotton which forms part of 12,000,000 more exported in tho shape of mixed woolens, haber dashery, millinery, silks, apparel and slops. Great Britain alone consumes annually $24,000,000 worth of cotton goods. Two conclusions, therefore,may afely be drawn from tho facta, and tig- ires now cited—first that tho interests if every cotton-worker aro bound up with a gigantic trade which keeps in motion an enormous mass of capital, and this capital, machinery und labor depend for five-sevenths of its employ ment upon the slave States of America for prosperity and continuance; sec ondly, that if u war should at any time break out hutwoen England and Ameri ca, a geuorul insurrection take place among tho slaves, disease swoops oft* tlioso slaves by death, or the cotton crop fall short in quantity, whether from severe frosts, disease of the plant or other possible causes, our mills would be stopped for want of cotton, employ ers would be ruined, and famine wouid stalk abroad among tho hundreds and thousands of working people who are at present well employed. Calculate tho consequences for your self. Imagine a dearth of cotton, and you may picture the horrors of such a calamity from tho scenes you may pos sibly have witnessed when, the * mills have only run on “short time.” Count up nil tlie trades that are kept going out of the wages of the working classes, independent of builders, mechanics, engineers, colliers, Ac.,‘employed by the mill owners. Railroads would cease to pay, and our ships would lie rotting in tluiir ports, should a scarcity of raw material for manufacture over take us.—London Cotton Jleportcr, Feb. 3. The Sporting Dramatist. Somebody once.told us a capital an ecdote of Sheridiau, which, nevor hav ing been in, print, wo desire to preserve. It runs tiius: A certain wealthy noblehmn Invited the dramatist to visit him during the hunting season at bis country seat.— Shoridian wont, but, no sportsman, found it rather dull work. At lengtli, one day finding himself left alono, ho concluded to take a gun and fixings and try ins luck. An attendant game koepor proffered his services, which were peremptorily declined, determined that his want of skill should not be mado llie subject of remark in the ser vants hull. Tho result of Ilia tramp might bo anticipated, and ho found ldmself returning homewurd without even a feather for Ids trophy,convinced of ono of two things, to wit: either that his gun was a poor ono, or that he did not understand its use. Crossing a field in the centre of which was a pond, around which was gathered a large flock of geeso, ducks, hens, Ac'., he noticed a farmer leaning upon tho fonce, watching their gambols, and was seized with an irresistible desire to try his skill upon tho feathered ob jects of his attention. Accordingly, he went up to tho farmer, who seemed quite indifferent to his approach, and thus accosted him: "My friend, what shall I give you for permission to discharge l>o;h barrels into the midst of tho flock f” "Wull,” answered the north country man, "ui dun know, art thou much iv or shot ?” "Much of a shot ?” “Oh !” (slightly embirrassod,) “middling—only mid dling.” “VVt off?' “flow far? Oh! say about twenty yards.” “Wull, ar shood think thou might’s give I n barf a ginny.” “Half a guinea I Pretty good price ; however, I’ll do it.” Accordingly, the ground was mensu red, Shoridian took his stand, and, with a deliberate uim discharged both bar rels, killing and wounding more than ho anticipated. "Hu! ha l” he laughed, picking tho spoils and approaching tho old mer, who seemed quite undisturbed hy the result, “you did’nt expect I should kill so many of them, did you ?” “Wull, no. I carn’t say I did; hut still yer know, it's nothin' to /; yer know, lecos they don't belong toll‘ Death of English Kings and Queens, William the Conqueror died from enormous fat, from drink and from vio lence of bis passions*. William Rufus died tho death of the poor stags Chat lie hunted. Henry the First died of glut tony. Henry the Second died of a bro ken heart, occasioned by the bad con duct of ids children. Richard Casur de Leon died by an arrow from art archer. John died, nobody knows how hut it is said of chagrin, which is another term for a dose of hellebore. Henry tho Third is said to have died a natural death. Edward tho First is likewise said to hav.o died of a natural sickness- —a Kick ness which would puzzle all tho college of physicians to demonstrate.— Edward the Second was most barba rously and indecently murdered by ruf fians employed by ins own mother and paramour. Edward tho Third died of dotage; and Richard the Second of starvation. Henry the Fourth is said to Hiu ..niianil liv- ‘•iiiiniisiliess.” have died of fitacauBod hy "uneasiness,' and uneasiness in those times was a vo- rv commun complaint. Henry the Fifth is said to have died of painful af fliction prematurely. This is a country phrase tor getting rid of a King. Hen ry tho Sixth died in prison by moans known only to tho jailor. Edward the Fifth was strangled in tho tower by his uncle Richard tiio Third. Richard tho Third was killod in battle. Henry the Seventh wasted away'as a miser ought to do; und Henry tho Eighth died of carbuncles, fat and forty; while Edvard tho Ninth died of declmo. Queen Ma ry is said to havo died of a "broken lieurt.” Old Queen Bess is said to have died of tnelaucholly, from having sac- Yuli, how fur wilt thou stan’ THE DEBT SEWING one ? Don’t mv so! Whi«h;did you get? M*f the kind to open and shet? Own it# or hire it ? llow mttnh did you pay ? Does it ao with a crank or treadle ? Bay. n single man, and tome what green, Tell me aooutyour sowing machine. Listen, my bey, and hear all about It— don’t know what I should do without U* *ve owned one now for more than a year, And like itso Well 1 call It "toy dear/’ ’Tis the oloVerost thing that ever was seen, This Wondorful family sowing machine. i steel shod beak and cast iron wings; ,:ork would bother a hundred of his, <1 is Worth a thousand! Indeed it is; And bos n way—you needn’t stare— combing and braiding its own black half! Mine is not ono of those stupid affairs That stand in a cornor with whatnots and chairs. And makes that dismal, headaohy noiso, Which all the comfort of sowing destroys; rigid contrivance of lumber and steel. But one with a natural spring in the heel. Mine Is oneof the kiud to love, And wears a shawl and a soft kid glove, Hus the morriostoyo and adsinty foot, And »porta the charmingost gaiter boot, And a bonftol with feathers and ribbons, and loops, With any indoflnlteaiumbcr of hoops, ...your oaf Unless Damo Nature’s the patentee 1 * like tho sort that can laugh and talk, ..ml tako my arm for an evening walk; That will do whatever tho owner may choose, With tho slightest porceptiblo turn of the screws, Whet do you think of ray machine ? But flesh and blood 1 hoar that, my hoy! With a turn for gossip, and household affairs, Which incl .do, you know, the sowfng of tares. Tut, tqt—don’t talk. I sec you in thrall; You noedn't keop wiuking bo hard at the wall; know what your fidgety rumblings nr Would you like yourself, a sewing machine? Well, got one then—or the same design— There was plenty left when I got miue. g^jrTlio Atlanta American, in a notice of one of Rev. C. W. Howard’s lectures on the history and resources of Georgia, pureullu’ticnily suggests that the task of embalming the memory of tho founders of our great State, in tho imporishablu number* of poesy should be undertaken by ono of Georgia’s own fair daughters of song, and uunies Mrs. Mary E. Bryun as a lady well qualified for the work.— The thoine is a noble ono, and Mrs. Bryan’s able und graceful pen could do it justice. \Vo hopo that tho American’s suggestion will bo adopted. NVo are pleased to learn that Mr. Howard intends to favor the citizens of Columbus with his lecture, which is re* presented by all who have hoard it as intensely interesting and attractive.— Col. Eny. Little Pic Conquered by Cupid.—In announcing tho expected appearance of Milo. Picoolomlni at a forth coming oon- oert In Liverpool, tho Mercury says it Is rumored that this charming actress and slngor is .about to for.m ft matrimoni al alliance. Her anticipated retirement into private lire, without any formal lpavo-takihg, has already been announ ced. A "Snake” in the Mexican Treaty.— A Washington coriespondenb makes a revelation which goes far to account for the cold shoulder given to the Mexican Treaty in tho Senate, in the face of so many strong rocommondations for its ratification. Tho pith of this glory is, that at the eleventh hour it was dis covered that inasmuch ns ono of the provisions of tho Treaty established free trade between Mexico and the United States, we should bo obliged'—in the event of its ratification—to open our ports, likewise, to tho “free trade” of England, France, Germany, and all oilier nations with whom wo liavo treat ies, with guarantees in them that they shall all be placed on tho samo footing with "tho most favored nations.” The Treaty, it seems, wa* so ingeniously worded, that nobody discovered the i flaw until it hud been under discussion for days und days—but when the dis covery was made, Froo Traders as well as Protectionists, we are told, agreed to lay tho Treaty, without a dissenting voice, upon tho table.—N. Y. Exp) March &th. Great Men. -Homer was a beggar; Plautus turned a mill; Terence was asluve; Boethius died in jail;Paul Borg- ho-e Imd fourteen trades, yet starved with thorn all; Tasso was often distressed for a few shillings; Cervantes died of hungor; Camoeus tho writer of tho Lu- siad ended ids days in an almshouse; and Vaugelas left his body to tho geons to help pay his debts. In England Bacon lived a life of meanness ana dis tress; Sir Waiter Raleigh died scaffold; Spencer died in want; Milton sold liis copy-right of "Paradise Lost,” for $75, anct died in obscurity ; Dryden lived in poverty and distress; Otway perished with hungor; Loo died in the streets; Steele was hi perpetual warfare with the bailiffs, Goldsmith’s “Vicar of Wakefied” was sold for a trifle to save him-from tho grasp of the law, g®T-According to tho. advices from the East, the European trade with Japan has been stopped, in consequenco of tho manner m which the traffic for gold has been carried on. Some Indian capitalists aro reported to have made largo profits through tho ignorance of the population of the relative valuo of gold and silver. Tho people, it is said, were induced to exchange their gold for silver weight for weight, and the practice was not checked until they round that tho Europeans would not, when occasion requirod, barter the gold back on similar terms. A gradual ap preciation of tho gold thon took place out even at the date of the last accounts a gain of 40 por cent, was thon being realized by such purchases as could bo effected. JgJF*ThoMemphis Avalanche says:— We rooeivod a visit yesterday from a traveling agent of a New York furnish ing house. He informed us that ho had traveled through portions of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, for the purpose of reooivfna orders for his house, and that he had not received more than twenty ordors during his whole route, scarcely sufficient to pay his traveling expenses. He was on his way homo.—* Hundreds of Northorn drummers are meeting with similar success.” will, in all probability, assumo the edi torial control of tho Nashville Banner, and through it advocate tlie claims of some such men as Crittenden or Bell for tho Presidency. If Footo does this, he will be the third man who lias gene to Tennessee lYoin this cotton region to edit anti-Democratic newspapers, after having been a Democratic member of tho U, S. Senate.— Vicksburg Sun. VQjFA lady in Petersburg, Va., one day last woek, while out marketing, brought a cabbage in rather close prox imity to her face, und as sho did so a 1 green snako, waked from his re pose umong the leaves of the cabbago, poked his head out and gave the lady a tender kiss upon the lips. His impu dent snakeship then procedcdto render himself comfortable in tho bosom of the unsuspecting dame, and had stretched liis long, almost transparent body, half around her nooki bofore she was aware of his presence, when she let fall the cabbage and her basket of butter and eggs, und after a few screams removed tho intruder. It was eighteen inches long. SusrErTED MunnER.—Wo regret to learn that Mr. Alfred Jones, a most worth and respectable citizen of this county, was found lying dead in tho road loading to his plantation some few miles distant, on Sunday morning last. His head was horribly mutilated, with other marks of violence upon his per son, indicating very clonrly that ho has been the victim of some vile assassin.— It is know’ll that Mr. Jonos left town on Saturday evening, and it is thought that he had in his possession a considerable sum of money—somo four thousand dollars—and that somo villian knowing or suspecting this, has waylaid him ana committed this fiendish act to obtain his money. We also learn that his horse was found detached from liis bug gy, und tied near tho roadside, allowing conclusively that ho did not come to liis untimely end by tho running away of liis horso.—Montgomery Confederation YUh. One More Gone.—John Ford, a revo lutionary soldier, died in Bibb county, Georgia, on tho 28th of February, in the 105th yokr of his ago. He was married five times, his last wife survives him, and his only child is eighty years old. Dreadful Calamity.—Wd regrot to learn that, on Saturday night last, six Valuable negroes belonging to Mr. Wiley Glover, of this Districtj were drowned in his mill-pond, near Ins residence, appears that seven of them were out a nailing excursion, and wero in tho bateau endeavoring to cross tho pond with the view of fishing on the opposite side, when suddenly the bateau sunk and six of them—four women, or and ono hoy—went down to l more. This property was valued at near $8000. In common with Mr. Glover' numerous friends, wo heartily sympa thise with him in his heavy misfortune, —Edgefield Advertiser, 1th. Heavy Fraud.—Dispatches from Washington state that S. B. Boyton, eontly appointed a clerk in tho station ary room of the House of Representa tives, obtained from a confidential friend nearly $200,000 worth of transforablo post office certificates, and raised eighty cents on the dollar thereon in New York.. It is supposed he has gone Europe. The Government will not sus tain any loss by tho transaction, Boynton hod not entered on the duties of his offico. Not so dad after all.-—The death at New York of Mr. Boker, tho wealthy wine-raorehant, whoso daughter a few years since married his coachman, John Dean, naturally revives a little chat in reforenoe to that romantic affair. The impression seems now to prevail, that so far as her own happiness is concern ed, Miss Boker did not after all, mako so poor a match. Her husband, soon after the marriage was appointed to n clerkship in tho cuslom-house, which ho still holds, and the duties of which he discharges creditably to hiinself, and with fidelity to the Government. IIo is a modest, unassuming man, has ^qui et hut comfortable home in Williams burg, is perfectly irreproachable in his habits and associations, minds his own business, and is a faithful and attoction- ate husband. ' Ho avoids notoriety of ©very sort, and ho pursues tho way of an upright, sterling man and a good oitlzon. * Increase of Crime.—Thorn aro now before the criminal courts of New York city ubout twenty-seven cases of mur- der—a heavy calender considering that at tho last session of the Court of Oyi and Terminer some six or seven ottv murder cases have just been disposed of. Tho criminal statistics of the me tropolis for the lost year has shown greater amount of crimes of a grav character than any previous period. err it Smith has instituted suits for libel against several citizens of New York, membors of tho "New York Vij; ilant Association,” an association whio issued a manifesto last fall in which they accused Smith as being implicated in the Harper’s Ferry affair. Tbeso statements are mado the basis of the suita, in which Smith claim damages to tho amount of $50,000. The Arab’s Wonder.—An English traveller describes the speechless amaze ment with which a wild Arab chief of the desert watched, in a tent near Cairo, tho development of a photograph of the Great Sphinx. When the features of tho mysterious sculpture weroroveal- ed ort tho glass, tho Arab turned to his companion, and, pointing to the photo- grapnor, exclaimed, “He is the eldest son of .Satan !” Woiyrirv of Record.—There is a room in a houso in Roxburv, Massachusetts, in which fifteen children—oleven girls and four boys—wero boirn of the same parents: and what is still moresingulav, tho elevon girls wore married in tho samo room. i fiance, ami—pnasibly—flirt; x pudding as well m a shirt; riticod Essex to her enemies. Jnmos Oneitimt, an .jug without dropping..itilch, tiio First died or drinking. Ho died of Aedplay il,r hmi-wih, Mg or witoh- vice. Charles tiio first died on the scaffold, and Charles the Second died suddenly it Is said of apoplexy. Jiudes tho Second died of old ago and sorrow. William tho Third died of consumptive habits of body, and tiio offecta of vil lainy. Queen Ann died from her at tachments to "strong water,” or in other words, from drunkenness, which her physicians politely called an apoplectic lit. George tho second died of a rup ture of tho heart. George the Third died as ho lived—ft mailman. Through out life he was at least a consistent mon arch. floorgo tho Foqrth died of glut tony and drunkenness. Nrir Explosive Substance;—M. Biutt- i eminent Gorman chomist, lias just discovorod a curious property of carburet ted hydrogen or illuminating gas, viz: that being brought in contact with certain saline solutions,. and espe cially with nitrate of silver, it will, by chemical combinations, form substan ces of a highly explosive nature. A few particles of that obtained with ni trate of silvor Will, when subjected to friction explode with ns much violence as tho Eliminate of mercury. When copper gas-pipes were used a crust win formed on the inner surfuco of the pipi which, if struck with a hammoron llu anvil would explode, producing lumi nous sparks, and if touohod with a red hot iron would go off like gunpowder^ The temperature necessary to mako it detonate was about 200 degrees conti- grade, (302 Fahr.) This substance seems to have been of tho Ramo nature as that discovered by M. Ikottger, and which he describes as being a combina tion of copper with oarburetted Hydro gen, the latter acting therein tiio samo mrt ns cyanogen in other well known 'ulminates. Gas pipes are nevor made of copper now, and neither iron nor lead is liablo to produce any fulminat ing compound. ImpobtantAppropriations.—Tho Can adian Parliament has voted $8000 per voyage to tho* Montreal Ocean Steam ship Company’s steamers, and $10,000 G er annum for a line of telegraph to olle Isle, the lino to bo complotod du ring tho coming summer. It is expect ed that this arrangement will reduce the time between Europe and America to six day Number^ ¥• Millcdgoviile Democratic - Conven tion. Milleduevili.e, March 14.—The Dem* ocratio State Convention, mot at 10 ’clock this morning. Howell Cobb, of Jouston county, Wns elected temporary Chairman. There are about 150. dele-- gates in attendance. Forty counties wero unrepresented. A spirit of hajy, inony is provaiUng among tho dele gates. [/-ram the Special Dispatch to the Atlanta InleUigenCer.] A motion was made to raise a com mittee to report business for tho action " the Convention. ^ This motion gave rise to considerable ^ discussion. Mr. George Gordon offered as a sub stitute : That the Convention prooeed to Appoint eight delegates for the State at large; and that the delegation from each district report four district dele gates to-morrow. [Tho telegraph omits to state what was done with the motion and substitute.—Ed. Int.] t Tho discussion now progressing in volves all the issues between the rival State Committees, and Is very animated, though not bad tempered. About JA o’clock the Convention odjburned^a moot again at 9 o'clock this even- * ig. * Milledgbville, March 14.—Xhe State Convention organized this morning by tho election of A. R. Lawton, of Chat ham co., os President, xnd Murphy, oLl DeKalb, and Robinson, of Washington^ county, Vice Presidents. As yet noth ing much has been done. Discord is rising, yet harmony may ultimately prevail. Thrilling Incident. In a lecture recently delivered by Urnoo Greenwood,” ot Boston, on Heroism,” she referred to on incident that took place at the burning of a steamer on oneof the Western lakes: Among the few passengers whose courage and presence of mind rose su perior to the perils and horrors of the night, was a mother, who succeeded in saving her two children by means only a flouting setteo. While they wero in tiio water tiio mother saw a man swim ming towards the settee, and as ho ws about to grasp it. she cried out: "Don 1 tako it away from my poor littla child ren I” The man made no answer, yet the appeal struck home; for by tho light of tiio flaming vessel sho could see that his face was convulsed by thestrug- gle botwocn the mighty primal instiuot of nature and something bettor and holier. It was but for a moment. Ho throw up Ids bands with a groan of ro- nunciation, flung himself ovor back ward, and wont down. Another Brutal Murder in Florida. ho Madison (Fla.) Messenger gives an account of a most brutal murder com-* milted in that county, by nogri tho 3rd inst. Mr. Matthew D. Griffin, oversoer of Major Watts, at his planta tion, nine miles from Madison L\ H., was set upon by a number of negroes us they wore returning from work, and shockingly mutilated with axes. Tho body of the murdered man then taken to a neighboring lake and thero sunk in the centre of it, with an anvil attached to woightitdown. Tliero were niue negroes concerned in the murder, seven of whom have boen ar rested and lodged in jail. They con fessed tne crime and told all tho cir cumstances. Tho only cause alleged that ho had threatened to whip one them. TiiADDEfs, the Speaker's Right Hand Man.—At present tiio main stay of Speaker Pennington is tho page who stands upon the right—a youth of fine appearance, and somothmg near 19 yours of ago. This page was first ap- •inted to offico by Speaker Boyd, and a over sinco continued to discharge tiio duties of page to the Speaker, among which is now reckoned the du ties of prompting the Speaker and di roots him in an undertone how to put every motion, and how to dooido points of order as tlioy arise. Thaddeus if known to all tho politicians of tho coun try as tiio most remarkable parliamen tarian of his nge living. With tho con struction of tiio rules of order he E erfectly familiar, and every precedent o has at his fingers’ ends. The Second Deluge.—A Frencli phi losopher 1ms just proved, by precision of the equinoxes, that ono bait of this 8 lobe was really overwhelmed with ood about thirteen thousand years ago anil that tho other half will oxperienco a similar dolugo in about nine thousand years more. Walter Scott’s Youthful Neglect.— Walter Scott, in a narrative of his per sonal hiaboiy, gives tho following c tion to youth; ‘If it should ever fall to the lot youth to pursue theso pages, let such readers remember it is with tho deep est regret that I recollect in my man hood the opportunities of learning which I neglected in my youth ; that though overy part of my literary career, I havo folt pinched and hampored by my own ignorance: and I would this moment give half tho reputation I have had tho good fortune to acquire, if, by so doing, I could rest the remaining part upon a sound foundation of learning and 8cionoe.” erfect horror of esaid to one of [SKCONODIBFATC!!.] Mii.i.edukvills, March 14.—Nothing definite since lust dispatch. A spirit of harmony is prevailing to-night. One hundred aim fifty delegates are pres ent. Alilledgcville Democratic Convention Adjourned. Mu.LF.nflEVii.LK, March 15.—The Deni, ocrntlo State Convention has adjourned Tiio delegates appointed by the De cember Convention wore re-appointed; and in addition thoroto, tho following for the State at Largo: JudgoC.J. Mc Donald. Judge Hiram Warner, Solomon Colion, Esq., and Juntas Wingfield, Esq. 1st Dist. More and Uaulding. 2d. Jones, Johnson, Slaughter and Clark. 3rd. Gibson and McGehee. 4th. Phillips and Chandler. 5th. llogtr and Fioids. 6th. Thomas and Hill. 7th. Burney and Thoms*. 8th. Ashton and Casey. The December resolutions were voted down; hyes 162, nays 174. Tho Convention recommends no one for the Presidency. Death of L. C. Levin. Philadelphia, March 14.—Lewis C, Levin, ft prominout native American, and ox-metuber of Congress from this city, died hero to-day. New Hampshire Election. Concord, N. H., March 14.—Tho Blank Republican majority in this State will oxcood 6,000. They have a minori ty of ninety in the*Legistature. Indian Depredations lu Taxas. Houston, March 10.—-The Indians are committing serious depredations in Baa- quo county. They had killed seven teen persons. Families generally were much alarmed. A company or volun teers left Wuco on the 7tn inst., to de fend the inhabitants. Fire in Houston Texas. Houston, Texas, March 10.—A de structive fire occurred here to-djy.— Nineteen firms have been burned out. The loss is about three hundred and fif ty thousand dollars. Stenmor Burnt—Lives Lost. New Orleans, March 13, P. M.—The steamer Judge Porter, from Montgom ery for Now Orleans, was burnt to-day on Lake Ponohartrain, a mile from her wharf. TJio crew wore saved, but ten passengers were drowned or are mis sing. _ The steamer had eight hundred bales of cotton on board. The cavgp and bout were totally destroyed, but they wero partially insured. Congressional. . Washington, March 9.—House—The following gentlemen wore announced as tho Special Committee on the subject of a Paotflo Railroad: Messrs. Curtis, of Iowa; Farnsworth, of Illinois; Phelps, of Missouri; Davis, of Maryland; Scott, of California; Rico, of Mossnchusetta, Fenton, of Now York ; Smith, of Vir ginia; Taylor, of Louisiana; Kellogg, of Michigan; Blair, of Pennsylvania; Aid- rich, of Minnosota; Hamilton, of Texas; French, of Maine, and Stout, of Ore* gon. Tno special Committee under Mr. Covode’s resolution to inquire into the alleged abuses in connection with the Exocutivo Department of the Govern ment, aro Messrs. Covode of Pennsylva nia, Olin of New York, Winslow of North Carolina, Tram of Massachusetts, and Robinson of Illinois. fSyVoltairo had a inquisitive persons, these pumpers : “ Sir, I am dolightod to see you, but I give you fair warning, I know noth ing about what you are going to ask mo!” I wish that the President would appoint me fool-killer,” said an oraged fop. " You wouldn’t servo long,” said a by stander, "for you would have to com mit suicide.” BSyTho Legislature of Now Jersey it is stated, will muke an appropriation of $50,000 fot a copy ol Mills’ statue of Washington. MARKETS. Savannah, March 15.—Sales of cot ton to-day 2,000 bales, and during tho week 10,600 bales. The better grades are very full. Tho receipts of the week arc 9,900. New York, starch 15.—Sates of 'cdt- ton td-day wore 1,000 bales, with'a hea vy markot. Flour dull, sales 7,000 bar rels. Wheat declining, sales 5,500 bush els. Corn heavy, sales 23,00 bushels. Avousta, March 16,1 P. M.—Cotton. —There is a fair demand for good cot tons, at unchanged rates. Savannah, March 15.—Sales of Cot ton td-day 90O bales, with a firm market, at unohanged prices. JB^Florence Nightingale, in her fd- cent work published in London, has tellowing paragraph, relating to woman’s dress.*. - " It is, I think, alarming, peculiarly at this time, when tho fornaie ink-bottles are perpetually impressing upon us ‘wo man’s’ ‘particular worth and general missjonoriness,’ to see that the dress of women is daily more and more unfitting them for any ‘mission’ oi* usefulness at all. -It Is equally Unfitted for all poetic and all domestic purposes. A man is now, a m°te handy and far less objec tionable being in a sick rcom lban ft woman. Compelled by her dross, every woman now either shuffles or Waddles— only a man cati Cross the floor cf a sick room wlthoht Shaking it. What is be come of wontan’s light step f—tho firm, light, quick step we have been asking for I”