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fflfwdflrot tfmtricr; M. 1) WIN ELL, Editor, C4KO* Tt STOVALL, Associate Enitcn. HOME, OA. TUlMlUV MORNING, Mnrch 27* to keop it■ warm,*’ ami liavo boon guilty of “an outrage'no nngrnntV’ “and know ing tho verdict will be justice, full nncl ample, it loaves them, victims of tlicir own madness and folly," The conclusion of this article We will give on Thursday, as it has boon crowd ed out of this number. What they Ray. After tho proceedings of the March Convention transpired we looked with much curiosity to see what tho Demo cratic papers- of tho Stnto had to say upon the subject. We have been great ly interested as well ns divortod at the various and conflicting opinions ex pressed. Somo mild and conciliatory Homo jubilant and exulting—somo dog gedly and ominously silent, and sosno indignant and revengeful. Tho Augusta Lbnstitutionafisf, tho non- intmention and tho loading paper in op position to tho Decomber Convention, confess as that there “was not much har mony of purposo in tho March Conven tion,’' though it “docs hot core to speak of tho issues that woro mado, tho ques tions that wero raised, tho temper that wits manifested, and tho speochos that were made," as it was “a family quarrel ami tho sooner it is forgotten the bet- ter." It “trusts that the friends of Mr. Cobb will not condemn tho Convention as disorganizes," and thinks it will not again bo said that “it was a Stephens or Douglas movement." It approves of tho refusal of the Convention to pass any resolutions on National politics, “as they would only embarrass tho dole- gales.” The Dalton 7W* although a strong friend of tho December Convention, and for Cobb “first, last and all tho time, is nevertheless perfectly satisfied with the uction of tho March Conven tion," in sending dologates to Charles- ton uninstructed, and is “gratified to b arn that the Convention was not only largely attended but conciliator]/ and har» tnonious.” Whore did it conjuro up such an idea ? Certainly not from ‘the Federal Union, for it says “it is the most silly thing imaginable to say that tho Democracy of Qoorgia is united; or that tho late Convention adjourned in „ H<wd fooling; for it is patent that there was no good feeling, no general joy jicr- ' a 'ling^th^Cfmvehtlo n." According to it *tho Convention was about equally divided in sontimentas to tho legitimacy and regularity of tho December Com volition, and a majority of tho dologates favorable to Mr. Cobb, but to tho extent Concert on lust Friday Night. Notwithstanding tho inclemency of the weathor on last Friday night, a re spectable number of persons wero present at . tho City Hall, to attend tho concert given by tho Mendels sohn Hoard nt Charleston* Tho Savannah Republican comes outi, in defence of tho Charleston Landlords against thenbuse that is being so indus triously licapod upon them by tho “press, from Mnino to Texas." It thinks it possible that it too joined in tho general hue and cry, but aftor in vestigation ami upon consideration of the matter in all its bearings, it con cludes that tho “Charleston Landlords are both reasonable and right in tlio in crease of their tariff of rates." It has boon given out that at least thirty thou sand strangers will visit that city during the Convention. It is said that one of tho North wostorn States alone will bo represented by one thousand persons. The consequeuce is that provisions ev en at this‘early day have run up to ex orbitantly high prices. We learn from tho Mercury that on tho 10th inst., bee was soiling at 12(/Iil5 ctsfor inferior, and i. pr lb for choico cuts; Void at 15 18 and 20 eta. per pound; Mutton at 18(^20 uts.: Pork 12t$l5cts; Turkey $3’@3J a pair in tho feather, and $i picked {Chickens $ 1(a) 1,12! and $1*25 a pair, Now what will theso nrtlclos bring whilo tho Convention is in sosslon? But in order to uccoinmodato tho largo crowd with lodgings tho hotel keo- pors liavo been compelled to go to enor mous oxpenso to provido extra rooms, and evou whole buildings have been routed for this purpose. And much of tho furniture, bedding Ac., will bo much dead capital aftor tho at\joui mont of tho convention. Tho number of waiters also must bo greatly increased and at high wages, We think with the JiepuUiean that tho erusado against Charleston is utv just and unjustifiable. Wo do not bo- liovothat tho hotel keepers intend ma king a speculation out of tho Conven tion, and wo dare say not onu of them would now regret to «co the place bolding the Convention changed, pro vided they hud back in their pocke what they liavo already laid out to pre pare for it. It is wrong to semi down on a Southern city an avnlane/io of hungry and wolfish ofUoo seekers, mid Squatter •ignty fiv^oibiH, with, thousands gamblers and pickpockets doty. Wo wore among the numbbr, and congratulate ourselves that wo did not allow the inconveniences which obtruded themselves in our way to prevent us from going out. Wo have often since lamented our inability to givo suitable expression to tho gratification wo experienced, and to tho praise which is duo those to whom we are so much indebted. Although wo aro no musical critiques, yet wo know when wo arc pleased, and wo hut fuintly express the pleasure wo felt on last Fri day evening, when we say that we wero delighted. Wo of course, had our preferences among tho pieces performed, but thero was not ono that was not creditnblo to tho Society and highly appreciated by tho audience. Wo cannot omit to notice tho Violin Solos by Mr. Robertson. Tho •ioces wore executed in such superior itylo as to Icavo no doubt, that ho was omplotc master of tho instrument.— Pho rapturous an l prolonged npplauso of his hearers, was convincing proof that ho lmd won their u ml bounded ad miration. Tho “Canary Waltz”—a piece of his own composition—was tho fuv rite and deservedly so. Wo regret very much that the stole of tho weather prevented a larger atten dance ; but are happy to say tlmt tho ontortainment will bo repeated, with considerable alteration in tho program- mo, on next Friday evening, and will bo even more attractive than before, if possible. The procoeds^are to Ihj devo ted to the relief of the poor and we hope the liall will Iw filled. Wo assure our readers that if they go they will bo satisfied tlmt they could not liavo spent the evening moro agreeably. Startling Rumor. “Occasional,” of tho Philadelphia Press, who occasionally tells tho truth, writes from Washington on tho 10th instant: “A rumor, which I am disjioscd to beliero, after thorough inquiry, is in circulation in this city, to the ofieotthat the Administration has advised and will support the secession of the {Southern delegates from tho Charleston Conven tion, should Douglas bo nominated. A Cabinet Minister is said to have stated to a distinguished Northern Democmt, two or three days ago, that this scheme was arranged, and ho did not hesitate to add that it was very far from im probable tlinttliu South would take pos- Last night, whon the lights of tho village Fir*t twinkled along tho hill, And teams that woro into with tholr moal- grUts Como toiling up from tho mill; Slowly drifting and falling, cession of the Union Constitutional Convention, which is to assemble at Bal timore on tlie fith of May, in order to array tho Southern peoplo against Douglas, should he succeed in overcom ing ids opponents at the National Con vention. You need qot he surprised if this project is carried out. That-it is in contemplation I do not doubt. This rumor does not greatly surprise Tho Constitutional Union Party is the only place left for an honest man,” and all tho honest Democrats, of whom there aro somo, will bo driven into It by tho Charleston Convention. ttaTCol. Herbert Fielder, of Cellar Town, has resigned the ofiioe of Solici tor General of tho Tallapoosa Circuit, and Governor Brown has appointed Mr. Kendrick of Ncwiuin, to fill tlio vacan cy. Col. Fielder was energetic and in dustrious in 111© dischargejuC lus-titWlT^T duties, and won" friends whorvvov ho went. Wo do not know tho cause of his resignation, but tho regret will be goiioral that ho should have found it necessary to take that step. jpeg'"Wo choorfully comply with the request to publish tho following : Baptist CnI'licii at Hour., March 18th, 1800. In Conference. Bro. A. It, Wkiuiit offered tho following resolutions: Wiip.hkas, The CliiU'cli at Romo has learned that our beloved sister, Mr V. Battkv, luu removed from tlio .State of Georgia to Montgomery, Ala., wj sbo intends devoting herself to the in struction of youth. He it Resolved, Is/, That wo commend her to tho couimfniity of which sho a member, its un intellectual and i eoiuplisbctl lady, eminently qualified for the avocation she has chosen. Resolved, Id, That while a member of this community, she won by her kind ness and winning milliners, the heart: of many friends, and by her exalte* christiun demeanor tho ailection of tin uluirvh. Resolved, H That the Clerk of this church forward sister Battkv u copy of these Resolutions. Unanimously adopted. of refusing to endorse tho action of tho / Q p jj,/ ov December Convention, the March Con-1 following in their wake, mid then alniso volition “repudiated him. 0 Whilst it be-1 those who without their o.vn com wit aro lieves that a largo majority of tho Do-1 Ctt H e j upon to provido for their accom- inoorocy of tho State, prefer Mr. Cobb, modution. n large minority have manifested spirit of hostility to him, which was as undisguised as it was unrelenting." It fears tlmt Gov, Cobh will not now per mil his name to go before tho Conven tion, “whon lie knows that a portion of the delegate* from the March Convention go to Charleston purposedly ami axowedly to defeat him.” Tho Federal Union is “willing to accept tho action of the Convention and will he most agreeably disappoint ed, it m. action has not sown dragoon's teeth in the party which will spring up here after to tear and mangle its vitals,” I ho Columbus Twits upon the recep tion of the first nows of tho notion of tho March Convention, considers it “a decided triumph over tho December body and its doings," and cxcluims “so mo to it be." Tho Mncon 1 digraph had very little to say upon the subject, and that little wo do not now recollect, 1 ho Atlanta Intelligencer wo suppose had its breath so completely knocked out of it by its fall from the “high ground" it had taken, that it could scurooly speak at all. It merely gives a synopsis of tlio proceedings, supposes the Convention had some good reason for appointing supernumeraries to tho Charleston Con volition, but does not know what is to bo done with them.— Wo prcKumo the Federal Union knows, and it says they “go thero purposedly and avowedly to defeat Mr. CobbThe Intelli gencer thinks tho vote of Georgia will he cast for Mr. Stephens if liis name is brought before tho Charleston Conven tion, nnd he is proven to be stronger than Mr. Cobb. It is in favor of tho nomination of a Georgian and after that the next best man, let him hail from what State ho may. The Savannah Morning News thinks “those Southern journals who liavo in terpreted tho action of the late Conven tion ut Millcdgeville, in sending dele gates to Charleston uninstruatod, as favoring tho nomination of Douglas, have .done injustice to tho Convention and to the Democracy of Georgia; says “whether the South will bolt at Charleston if Douglas ho nominated remains to bo scon, but of ono thing wo feel very confident, and that is that thousands of true Democrats in Georgia will bolt the nomination of the Convention if I Douglas is the nominee." And further, | t!mt'“no argument of expediency, nor • veil apprehensions a Black Republican triumph can induce tho Democracy of Georgia to endorse Douglas’ Squatter Sovereignty heresy, which in its practical fit>-ls would be as fatal to the rights of the •Snath in the Territories as any doctrine preached by Seward himself.” The Cartersville Repress whoso editor was a delegate to tho Convention, says that body “was anything but harmoni ous." In its honest indignation it conies out boldly with tho truth, and says the w hole affair was concoetod by a faction of discontents who “swore in their wrath to triumph or destroy the party.” J t says that principle was not tho main spring of action; that thoy were boil ing with animosity at tho recommenda tion of Gov. Cobb, and they strove to dismember tho party rather than see him nominated. “In this spirit they assembled, and with harmony, (rendered a iest and a by-word) upon their lips accomplished their object, repudiation and consequently the defeat of Mr. Cobb." The Express then, “breathes out threatening*" against those who “have for year* boon nursing their wrath . A Bright Idett. Tlio Mncon Telegraph noticing the call of the Opposition Stnto Exeoutiv Committee, for tho Convention in Mil- ledgevilleon tho first Wednesday in May, concludes that all honest Demo crats are included hi the invitation, and urges thorn to send delegates, nnd they are in the majority to go into the Convention and hind it over by a strong resolution to support the Charleston nomination, which as sensible and pa triotic men, it believes thoy ought to flSy-Tho following statement will show the comparative number of bales of Cotton shipped over the Romo Rail Road from August 1st, 1858 to March 1st, 1850, and from August 1st., 1859, to March 1st 1800. A T umber Hides of Cotton shipped ox'er Home Jluilroad from the 1 st day of August, 1858 to the \st day of March 1850. do." Como in, gentlemen, and you will ho welcome, and unless you happen to bo greatly in tlio majority, (and wo don’t think that honest Democrats are) wo will bind you over by a strong resolution to support tho Dred Scott dicision, which you so recently repudiated in Millcdge ville. This Massacii usktts Shoemaker*! Strike.—The Boston Journal, in an edi torial on this subject, says; "Looking at this movement from material nolnt of view, the manufi turers ana jobbers appear t«> bo reaping TUB SNOW STORM. Liko dust from the millor’s fun, Oa tho Arid*, and tin* roads and tho fence, Tho winter's storm begun. Drifting it fell, nnd whirling Liko loam from whero the mill-wheel goes; And the boy wont oft* with his sister, And shouted, "It mows, it snows! It dftdu-d its breath hi their face And darkened Ilia Hiukorlng light » III the dilhk they tdmutvd, “Oh, mother, alloy 1* white bt-low, by from the miller’s Wes • ihiit j! ■ely < !• ftum the s Then tho voice of their grny-hMrcd grand- d.uuo, Was hoard through tho whispering gloom. While the dancing flume of tho Hre-Ugh Flecked shadow* along tho room ; Como hither,” sho spnke, “my doling*, Late News. General News by til© Crtmtdu. Experiments have been made in Eng land with tho Armstrong guns, 'lhe floating batteries used for tho purpose woro completely riddled by thorn. Tho additional duties imposed on rico wont into ©fleet on tlio 7th inst. Tho Western l’owors promise to assist tho Turkish Porto in his rights in Hervia and tlio Dunubian Principalities, in case of an armed intervention. non & wrnmm, Would call the attention of the publio to their Stock of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODg/I ME DAY ron DUFFS. BLOWING, .tc.. HAH l-ASHEI)—AM. WK ■‘WANT, AM. __ we nak is, that the PEOPLE will cull and sco for themselves, We are liuw prupoj! lag to establish a MERCHANT TAILORING BUSINESS, The tiro nt onr liourth is wnrm, think whilo tlio snows aro drifting Of tho «hi-Ucrlus* lambs in thu storm. Interesting News from Vera Cruz. New Orleans, March 24.—The schoo ner Virginia Antoinette, which left Vera Cruz on tlio evening of tlio 15th inst., has arrived here. Her nlfieers stale tnnt tho military conference for the purpose of suspending hostilities with tlio for ces under Mirntuon and Juarez had broken up without any fuvomblo re sult. Miramon commenced a bombardment of Vein Cruz on tho morning of tho 15th, which was continued with unaba ted fury until tho schooner Virginia left. Tho shot ami shell wero falling on the city killing several and doing much damage. Many shots loll among tho In connection with the Dry lloods trado, i Turner Htorv of our Magnificent Store Ilott tinio, to SUIT Gentlkmcn. Goods from All night on the house-top falling The soft flake* fluttered down, And the church-boll's voice grew busk' From the Weight of hi- frosty crown Uni when the llrst gloim of daylight Through darkness began to *trnl, Ho shook tt down from his forehead, And shouted a gladsome peal. shipping under the castle, but without effect so* far as was known up to tlio sailing of tho Virginia Auto'.. Two Spanish war steamers arrived nt Vera Cruz oh the 15th inst. And tlio bn blades of autumn it in the hitter light ; But whon the red glory of sunshine Was unfurled ill the east again, There was smoko on tho edge of lh« hlll-l And a glimmer of spears on tho plain. California Political New Mai.i.ouv’s .Station, March 22.—Cali fornia telegraphic reports have been re- olvod up to the 3d of March, Tho Democratic Convention of the State of California met on the 2fith of February, and adopted a series of lutions, in which thoy endorsed tho Cin cinnuti Democratic platform and tlio And Hie Who► When tc i-rrv children, i Hie hilt. ite with tholr mout- Punio toiling up from the mill ; When tho winter snows ara filling. And the fire on the liciirtli i* warn May they think of tho prayer of the “For the shellor!*-** lambs in tho sturiu.” the lilumifucUiU) of sli concession Ims as yet been made t demands of the striker^, who, at the sacrifice of tho actual necessities of life, aro buiiefitting their luto employers, by withholding the customary production. In the meantime the market is gradual ly being exhausted. Three weeks ago tho market was glutted. Desirable goods were at once in de mand, nnd the market was soon clear- l of everything save what hud been used as a circulating medium during Months. Bales. August 117 •September 24a Octobci 3.404 November 2,718 December 3,990 January 3.781 February 2,724 Total 10.080 Number of Hales shipped from first day of August 1859 to 1800. the first day of March August 000 September 133 October 1,999 Novomlwr.... 5,342 Docombor 4,4(54 January 3,140 February 5,157 Total 20,229 tho stagnation of business. Large profit have been realized on goods on hand ; nnd if the strike continues, the market will bo entirely exhausted. About twenty buyers from New York and.other places arrived in Lynn yes terday, hut complain of a scarcity of desirable goods. Head Cobb. About a month or two ago wo saw circulated in nearly every Democratic paper in tho South, a jubilant requiem ov- jk “Dead Douglas," ns ho was called in his epitaph. Tho Soutli was told that the Squatter Sovereign was wrapped in his froesoil winding sheet nnd forov laid in his political grave. No moro ivouldho distract tho great national Democratic party ; hisghostovon would not rise in the Charleston Convention to frighten the “iinterriflod;” tho South might receive whatsoever it wisliod in that body ; adopt a Senatorial Caucus l'latforw and proservo the Union by nominating a Southern man. Cobh Democracy in Goorgia wore in high glee at the announcement, and their favor ite was immediately put in nomina tion. Butlo! on the fifteenth of March it is discovered that Douglas is not dead— but “alive and kicking"—not “kicking the bucket"—but kicking poor Cobb into the very grave that had been pro- pared for Douglas ^himself. And now the mourners go about tho streets because Cobb goetli to his long home. Poor Cobb l lie served not wisely but too well. Democrats and Republics nro truly ungrateful. IQjP'The following extracts from letter written somo time ago by Goner al Quitman, will show the triokory of Douglas, and tlio complete “somorsett" ho has thrown for tho diversion of his Froesoil constituency. 'NVasiii.voton, March 2-1,1850. Mv Dear Sir:— * * * I boliov that at this day the Northern Democra cy nro sounder and more reliable slavery question than thoy have ever been. The Kansas Biii lias drivon off all tho compromisers, and left thoso that remain no alternative but a full vindication of our wholo rights. I be lieve, therefore, they will prefer a bold, ultra Southerner to a renegudo. In a short conversation with Dougli yesterday, he said to The Great Job. That job of jobs, the raising of tho entire block of buildings on the north side of Lake-street, from Clark to La- Sal lest reels, is progressing rapidly.— The buildings are being undermined, nnd the huge timbers got under, and to somo extent, the screws ha in operation. Persons mine with the details of raising eulii or | massive masonry, eau form iu nde- Littlu or no | quate idea oft In? stupendous miter) ery short time ago, when we first 1 of tho raDingof hriek and buildings, we were * truck with a mont. Wooden buildings were i very day ; but ibis getting under alls ami raising them without » ing the superstructure into thousand* of fragments, was quite another (bin, We regarded it in the light of an unto tod and specuhtive theory—a hpbhl milling tubb >i ii things,' > the f that timid southern men would fall feared back. I shall he content with Buchanan, and will sustain I’ierco, if nominated. It is also my interest to ho non-com mittal; but when 1 write to an old friend liko yourself, I will bo frank.— My preference is for Douglas. Ho is bold, fearless und self-reliant. Were ho elected he would he President. llo would not come into ollice with a body guard of old fogiesand politicians ready to seize upon all the offices. Jle is true to the south. Jle demands not only the use. and enjoyment of the common territory their property, but insists on their prott 'i',, I,..,..I.*,, ,ii. * ' * " * From the Christ inn Iixlox. Extraordinary Discovery. Pknkiki.o, Gti„ March 12, ’(10. Dear Bro. Bovkin:—It is my pleasure to bo able to record one of tlio most extraordinary discoveries of the age.— few days ago, while some of Bro. Kirke Langford's negroes wero employ ed on bis plantation near this place, in removing some loose stones preparatory to getting ready to blast some rook, these looso stones having prevent free access to tho main body of the! k, when suddenly tho whole mass fell in, and exposed te view a cave about ninoteen feet in length, seven teen In breadth, and four or live in depth. Bro. L„ on entering, found tho roof nnd sides incrusted with stalactites, and a general sheet of stalagmite rising Irregularly into liosses, lay beneath his feet. This sheet of stalagmite broken through, a rich brown mud was found about nine inches in thickness, loamy for tho depth of two inches, while tho interior was rather snndy. In this loam, at all depths, front tho surlhco down to the rock, in tho midst of tho stnlagmitic upi»pr crust, wero found bones of tlio following animals : carni vora—hyena, boar, fox, and woasol; pachydermata—rhinoceros and horse ; ruminantia—ox ami stag; rotlentia—rab bit, water rat, nnd mouse ; and birds— raven, lark nnd snipe. The bones and teeth of the hyena were plentiful, while tho hones of the remainder were com paratively scarce. There wore three diilereiit species of bear, the largest of | which was Cuvier's “ursus apelnens.”— Bro. L., who is, although a plain, blunt that what he most I farmer, one of the best versed moil tritoUllage expresses it; and the fnet is that ocular demonstration, great lovolior of unbelief and incr lity. has left us no p-w-ible elmueo for doubt. We have seen huge brick stone edifices going right up hefon eyes, several feet in the nir, prop by tin* power of the mighty screw, cry day in Chicago may bo witnessed this spectacle. Tim greater portio the buildings in our most public street: have been raised in this manner from two to eight foot; and those which liavo not been raise*I, mu-H sooner or later come “up to grade."'—Chic. Ucr. Dred .Scott decision. They also express tholr approbation of tlio National and .State administrations; favor tho Over land Mall route, the building of the Pacific Railway ; nnd a telegraph line to the Pacific: and also favor tho nomi nation of the lion. D, S. Dickinson, of York, for tho Presidency. The Convention did not instruct the dele gates to voto for him. None of tl delegates are known to bo hostile to Douglas, but seven out of the eight ar known to be tho friends of Mr. Latham. MARKETS. iiari.f.ston, March 24, 1 P. M.—Cot .—The market is very quiet, f buyers out. Sales this morning 300 Imles. kw York. March 23.—Sales of Cot ton to-day 8.000 hales, market heavy.— Middling Uplands llo.; lower grade: nominal. ArucsTA, March 21.—Cotton.—Thor is a fair demand for the bettor grad- lull prices. ml have fitted up Rooms for thi*tturpa«A, ( n iu. <!, on Broad 8tr«.ot, and will bo prepared, at nay Other Stores made, and at the lowest possible rates. OUll STOCK OF CLOTHS, CAS8IMERS, ITAL. CLOTHS, HANG UPS, &- c ., & e , CANNOT RE EXCELLED. T'einkftil for the ninny evidences of confidence, heretofore •xtonded, enlarge our business so ns t« cnnhlo us to fbrniih oil varieties of Goods at lets rates thin anxious t 0 ~tc. than yield in Hviut-cd Hint n anioll business will not pay, ami wlmt irici-u t*» tlio consumer, must bu made up in quantity sold. niur27wAtrUm. SLOAN A HOOPERS, 1860 Spring Stock 1860 LADIES ELEGANT DR,ESS GOODS, Mantillas, Points & Shawls, IN EVERY VARIETY. GENT S CLOTHING NEW DRUG STORE! NO. 3. CHOICE HOUSE. [Mouse formerly occupied by Hobt. JJattey.) P. L. TU11NLEY, W OULD respectfully Infer f * ‘ * * ' Extra Qualities nnd Makos. friends and nustnii . publio generally, that Ii o in now cponing a very largo and nt- lMLl tractive Stock of Drugs. At.-dii ines.ChcmQ, Dycsiufls. Porfumory nnd Fancy Articles., HATS, BOOTS &. SHOES. HOUSE-FURNISHING PLANTATION GOODS! -OF- BQfA gambler, known ns Mountain Jack, performed an extiam-dinniy feat of physical strength a few days ago in the bar-room of tuoSt. Charles Hotel, in Now l Moans, where a large number of tho carnival revellers bail tiriseuihled. A drunken fellow, dressed in Indian costume, rode u horse into the bar-room and dismounted to Liko a drink, and while at the bar another drunken fellow elimhed into the raddle. Mountain Jnek. ashisjmme indicates, is a giant in d foot 7 inches high, finely propor- led, nnd )►assessed of enormous strength even beyond his colossal pro portions. Ilo was at tlio time on u spre-o, and a lane.y seizing him at the moment, he stooped over the horse, placed his light arm mound his belly just behind the fore legs, and lifted the animal oil’ his leg-*, rider nnd all, and threw them heavily upon the Hour with a shock that jarred the .whole liouso.— Un finding himself down tho horse re fused to get up, and the giant again laid hold of him and set him upon his pins, in order to release tlio liruiscjl and helpless rider, who had fallen partly under the boast, and who considered himself lucky to osenpo without broken hones. Later in the day Jack got to throwing tumblers proinisi-uously, and was arrested by tho united olio, ubout 20 men. Our Ancestors. We nro told—“Every man hns two parents, four grand-parents, eight great grand-parents, sixteen great-great-grani parents, d'*o. if we reckon thirty ye; to a generation, and carry on the above series to the time of the Norman con quest, it will he found that each one of us must have had at that pei^id no less tiiau 32,000,000 of ancestor*. Now, making all allowance for tlio crossing of genealogical lines, and consequently for the same person being in many of the intersections, still there will remain a number sulfieient at tlmt period to cover the whole Norman and Anglo .Saxon race. Whatever, therefore, was then noble,or pious, or princely, or even kinuly, stands somewhere in the line ol ancestry of the most ignoble and vulgiir ainong us K tell man of the present day may he almost certain of having had uot only earls, but even crowned heads among his progenitors. And so also may wo he almost assured tlmt the highest families of tlmt period liavo now lineal representatives in persons so low in tho social scale, tlmt all the sound ing lines of heraldry would fail to fath om their obscurity. It is a eonsequenco, too, of the sume view, that a thousand years hence each mini who Ims now an ordinary family of children will proba bly have a represcntaiivo some way ol Ins blood in each one ol 3U,OOU,Olft) of persons; and that theso will hoof all iditions, high and low, rich and poor, U-.-s, as may he the eu»o, some system social philosophy may long before that have swept all distinctions from MAILVEAXD, Jl’UlQlSLl XOHUI CAROLINA, SOUTH CA HO- J.LXA if- GEORGIA MAKES l RECEIVING AND OPENING, •tiiiipri-*ing ono of (he largest ninl I?live Stock, in the Southern Colin try, which will Lc sold a* Low as the Lowest, For C< ►Ii or to prompt paying customer*, o unii.il time. J. It. McChUNO, mr.tOw. Rome, Georgia. For Sale or Rent, T HE House and Land, 1J miles from Home, room- m Also, Paints, Oils. Varnishes! Liquor for Medical uses. Also floods of all kinds, Loth Field mid Garden, (Southern Rnlreil).-. Glass, Putty,Glue, Brushes, and in fuel, every thing in Ida lino or that is usually kept tni First Class Drug Store. end years expcrlenre, a*-4 mini attention hi tho I,mi 1 merit it share of public pa ng had s V givili; his p less, he hopes tr romige, and to he u'Ju to furnish' his v,. olners reliable article*, «t ns LOW PRICES, ts any hou*o this sido of Augusta, Oa.. Re- neinhei- tho hx-ntion. Tho wunt* of ih« 'oiiiitry shall bo supplied. fold l.'W. Garden Seeds, O F nil kinds and Varieties, warranted to he the kind that will s»rout, for sals TURN LEY, No.8 Choice Home. Korosino Oil and Lamps »xt O F THE BEST QUALITY, FOR SA1.I ■ cheap hr fi-hll. TUItNLEY,No. SChoirs lloms; 1 Pure Train Oil. X BARRELS Just received, and f<»r rail O l.y, TUKNLEY, total 1. No. 3 Choice liouso. A Fresh and large Stock of Southern Rui.ed Grass Seed. O F all kinds, just received by TURN LEY, febl t No. 3 Choice House. Apply»« FRANCIS BENJAMIN. SHOUT CREDIT AND SHOUT PRICES, GO HAND IN HAND, NEW GOODS at NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON’S, NEW GOODS AT NORTON S. irUl.” Es- Dry (loons and Tai i.ori Kent.—By an advertisement to be found in another column it will be seen that in additition to a splendid assortment of Stnplo and Fancy Dry Goods, Sloan & Hoopers have a largo and beautiful supply of gents Furnishing Goods, Cas- simeres, Cloths, Vestings, &c., Ac. Mr. Hough, a pleasant gentleman and accomplished tailor, who has a shop on tho soc*nd floor of tho storo will take pleasure in filling all orders for cutting and making gentlemen’s clothing accordance with the latest stylos. lion. To him we aro indebted for tlio Kansas hill, which now presents the points of contact. lie is the true rop- entativoof this principle, and oppost wiples ol Spiatier Soo the abominable ] ereignty. Your Friend, J. A. QUITMAN. scieneo in tho State, explains this natu ral phenomenon very satisfactorily.— lie says tlmt he thinks it a den of some ravenous animal; that carcasses of large animals woro drifted into it. 1 will not enter into tho details of the explana tion, as Bro. L., intends to write an ar ticle himself on this great curiosity, for hicli this communication is designed simply to prepare the public ear.— Those wonders of nature will, I tinder- atandj he presented to tho Mercer Uni versity museum. Very respectfully, your obt. serv’t., II. II. T. Humbug. Among the many issues of base coin which from time to time were made in Ireland, there was none to he compared in worthlessness to that made by Jumes II. at the Dublin Mint. It was compo sed of any thing on which ho could lay his hands, such as lead, pewter, copper, and brass, and so low was its intrinsic value that twenty shillings of it w only worth two-pence sterling. William III. , a few days after the battle of the Boyne, ordered tliut the crown piece and half-crown should he taken us one penny and one half-penny, respectively. orililc*** Steamer Pe.nxinuton arrived from Greensport on Saturday 11 P. M. with 8 Passengers 12 hales cotton, und 18 Packages Merchandise. Steamer Alfa rata, left for Greensport on Monday at 7 A. M., with 25 Passen gers and 739 Packages Merchandise. Nutional Constitutional Union Con vention. The National Executive Central Com- lidtteoof the Constitutional Union Par ty, at a iato meeting, resolved upon the fith of May next, ns tho day for holding tho Convention of tlmt party at Balti more, for tlio nomination of candidates for tho otlicca of President and Vice President of tho United States. Constitutional Union men in each State, are invited to elect to said Con ation, delegates equal in numbe Tiip. Famous Negro Bov Pianist.-— Blind Tom, the negro boy pianist, is giving concerts at New Orleans. It is stated that though ho ims never had any tuition, lie can play more than ele ven hundred diflbrent pieces on the pi ano. lie was horn in Columbus,- Ga., and is nino years and somo mouths old, and has been blind from infancy. In consideration of this aillietiou ho was petted by tho family who owned him, und allowed the access of the parlor.—- One day, says his biographer, no acci dentally stumbled against the piano forte, and, tliougn scarcely able to reach the keys began playing lit once linger ing with the skill of an accomplished player. J®-1 ’ho Helena Shield says that Col. A. Rust, an Arkansas Congressman, while on a steamer tho other day on his way home from Washington, made u bet of $1,000 tlmt Douglas would got the Democratic nomination at Charles ton. jjgylt is said that a gang of profes sional pick-pockets is organizing in New In visit Ulmi-lojitnti dlll’inif the hul- the electoral vote to which the .State is entitled.. The Convention will nssomhlo nt the hour of 12, of the day named. ByJ or der of tho Committee. F. W. Walker Sec’y. Washington, March 21, I860. Vincent Witcher Committed.—It is stated that tho examination of Vincent Witcher, for the killing of the three brothers—James, Ralph and Johnson Clement—at Dickinson’s storo, Frank lin county, Va., on tho 25th of Februa ry, has resulted in ids committal to jail for trial. Bail was asked, but refused. John Anthony Smith, a grandson, und Addison Witcher, son of Mr. Vincent Ladies Skirts.—Tlio Anglo-American Mills Skirt Company, No. 18 Cortlandt street, have introduced a new style of ladies’ skirts culled the Elizabethan Trail, which is highly commended for its peculiar gracefulness and olcganco. It is said the orders for this skirt, as woll as their other makes, keop about four hundred hands employed. It seems that novelty combined with style and finish, (for which this liouso is just ly celebrated,) insures an activo trade, even amidst tuo present depression into which this singular business 1ms fallen. JV. I r . Express. fifaJP'Not many years sinco, an ardent young French republican, fresh from the conflicts in the streets or Paris be tween despotism and the people, was stopping at Broadway hotel. It was one of those seasons just before a pop ular election, when mass meetings were froquent, and enormous torch light pro cessions of men and boys, often ding- god their illuminated bun nets, and glar ingly pieturosquo lanterns, by tlio mile through Broadway. In the darkness of the night, accompanied by hands of music, and the uproariousness of an ex cited und patriotic, but good natured crowd—to an entire stranger such a scone must have its wild novelty if not something terrible in it. Hearing the shouts of the populace, our young Pa risian ran out upon tlio side-walk. A scene of excitement presented itself to his active imagination, not unlike those seen in tho streets of Paris, whon tho barricades were tiirown up, and instant ly he was fired with a desire to “go in" to the fight, lie rushed into the hotel crying nt the top of his voice, “Hevolu■ done.! Jlevolutioac l” and it was difficult to quiet his alarm, or refuse him tho musket ho was so anxious to sccuro that ho might join tho insurgents.— Whon tlio wholo thing was explained and expounded to him, ho was delight- id. Had ho sailed tho next morning ‘•’ “■opo, ho certainly would have sioiiui piciv-jiuuivuM . V , Auuison wturner, son oi air. vineetit York to visit Charleston during the hoi- • Witcher, wjio wero likewise implicated ding ot the Democratic ■■’National Con- have been sent on trial before an cx- j-aplining court. Vessel Burnt nr Lightning.—Tho bark Martha, from Charleston, liound for Boston, with a cargo of cotton, tur pentine and rice, valued at $75,000, was struct by lightning on tho 13th inst., burnt and sunk. The crow woro nil saved. The vessel was owned in Char ieston. for Ei ^ told his friends that a revolution King in New York, ns it broko out in Broadway just us he left that ill-fated and probably sucked city.—iV. Y. Obser- Modesty of Authorship—John R. Thompson editor of the Southern Literary Messenger, relates tho follow- Vm NEW GOODS AT NORTONS Dissolution. T HE firm of A. G. .V A. J. IMTNER. )mi this day ban UissoWid by matunl con sent. All person* imlrlttcfl to the firm are ri-<|»rst«n! to imtUe iuunciUiUe pnyinent- ns A. J. Pitnor the junior partn r, experts t« leave this place in n few mouths, and their bud- os* must lm wound Up hr oro hr leave*.— 'lie husiucaa will he cimI m-UmI in th- name ml style of A. G. PITNEll.nt tlio o!il stand, dierr tin* not a and account* ef the firm wiU be found lor a short time. S hereby plv< I r dred .Ini n< NOTICE, nM person* i guinst trial- ►mis orv Note, t*»r one lam- veu in.foe Oh-iiM. in Sept m- hor or Uftoin-r, Is.'tfl. due six tnoit'ha alter date, ns th:* con Mura Ion for wh’uh it wna giv. ii totally failed. TIDES. M. ALSTON. Hntiiliicrv*il!c. (in., F. b. 18tl» 'fill—.'tiuw. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS at NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S NEW GOODS AT NORTON B. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS at NORTON’S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S. NEW GOODS AT NORTON'S.. NEW GOODS AT NORTON’S. Price of SAWED LUMBER. emSjmrnmtr <>\VI Nt J to i lie inrreasud price guM.'SHflSStj of « v. ry article of liwine con- viiiiiption, we, a* n portion of 'b*- laboring Hu**, feel tlmt wo million inc nt the prc.*nut low prices of Lum ber nod Sawing, them lore, We. thu umtoraigncil. hIiiiII onntul after tl»# let of February next, pot the price of hum- bur nt our reap-etivc mills, nt *1 2ft tier 100- HiuiBng and Kiln drying not included. Remember our Terms nro INVARIABLY CASH JOB ROGERS, I, . R. k S. D. WRAGG, J. G. MORRIS. /ir* Other Denier* in Lumbar are Invited to Join in thia movement. Jnn24tw*wif^ COOSA RIVER ix«-d metal of which (hat iin was compose*l was known Irish as Uim hog, pronoun- om Img, i. r. soft copper, ». e. css money : and in the course of dealings the- modern use of the humbug took its rise, ns in tho phrase, “That’s a piece of uimbog Don’t think to /xi.™ ofi'your uimbog on io.” Hence the word humbug canto to bo applied to any thing that had a specious appearance, but which was in tality spurious. It is curious to note that the very opposite of humbug, e. t metal, is tlio word sterling, which is taken from a term applied to tho coinage of Great Britain, as sterling coin, sterling worth, etc. NEW GOODS AT NORTON’S, innr.10In Toon Fellow.—It is said tlmt a man living in 1’hiludclphin not long since at tempted to escape from a termagant wife, mid to that end hid on hoard a tow boat that was soon to proceed down the Delaware. His wife trucked him to tho boat but could not find him on board. Just as sho loft, the boiler of tlio boat exploded, whereby her husband was blown into the water, and thence swam ashore within view of her. She at onco captured him nnd carried him off, whilst ho protested that he would rather liavo encountered death than liavo been caught by her. Polk Sheriff Sales. W ILL he boM before tho Court liouso door in Cedar Town, on tlm first Tuesday in May, 'Within the legal hour* of snlo the lot- lowing properly, to witi Ono Cotton Gin ; Levied tipnii ns the prop erty of Henry R.chnr Is, to satisfy n tl lit hi vor of J. L. A W. C. Orr, va said Richards. The above property wns levied on. udver- thud nml cam to Jnmos M. Ware, who failed to pny for the sutno, nml It will’now bo re sold nt his risk. STEAMBOATS! Aftor this date the Oman IUver Slennihoa Company’s Bteainor* will leave for GREEN. SPORT, and intcrmcdlulo bindings* ns M* inur-*10 E, LYON, D. Sheriff. STEAMER ALFARATA, Monday Morning at 7 o’clock I PENNINGTON, Thursday at 7 o’clock. Giving passengers, by tho m»rniug trains, auflicieat time for breakfast, for freight of passage. Apply to Jnn2ttriwlf. Chattooga Sheriff Sales. “ITTILL bo Bold before tho Court house YY d<»or, in the town of Summerville, ou the first Tuesday in May next, tho follow ing property, to wit; One town lot, No. ft, in Iboi-k ten, In tlio town of Sutniuervillo ; Levied onto satisfy a mortgsgo fi fa from Chnttoogn Superior Rome Mutual Insurance Co fJHi NOTICE. IIE ANNUAL MEETING of Stockholm rs of the Romo Mutual Insurance Com pany for the election of a Board of Director*, court in lavor of Juntos Harlow, Sr., vs John Harlow. Property pointed out in said ft fa. ninrSO. JOHN B. A Kill DOE, BhU will’bo held at Uu 1 office of tho Romo Rttfl- roud on Munduv, rttii of May next. & II. STILLWELL, Sec’y. 7—td GEORGIA, Polk County, T O nil whom It may concern, Mary S. vunce Cone nndGreonberry Whitehead,having in proper form applied to mu for pcminneu' A New .Southern State.—-Tho old project of forming a now Stnto out of Northern Mississippi, Western Tennes see, nnd the extreme western point of Kentucky, has been revived, nnd tli. Tennessee Legislature has given it its sanction, Tho proposed State would be bounded by the Tennesseo river on tho east through the States of Kontuo- ky and Tcnnevseo, and by tho Mississip pi on tho west, and would contain u population of about 700,000. Thackeray onco told mo tlmt upon the occasion of Ids lecturing for tho first time in London, he saw on looking ov er tho houso, the well known person of Macaulay on the third bench from tlio front. Turning to some friends lie said: “A five pound note to any man who will get Mnouulay out of thohouso." “Egad sir," said he, in relating Hie cir cumstance, “1 felt liko a fellow with sixpence in his pocket in the banking house of the Barings." ISyThe following is a part of ono of the “homo ballads," sung by tho strik ers nt Lynn, Mass : Strike! at the bosses and tbo byors! Strike! for bread, groceries nml lirosl Strike! till your last rod cent expires ! Strikry! till your owners raise your hires, And give you a holiday 1 To Get ri» tiif. “Conflict or Ages.’ —Ask two rival beauties how old thoy aro. Thia is to rite nil nml aingulnr. the creditor* andnextofkimlofSuin'l Il.Conoto be nndnp- venr nt my oifico, within the time allowed by luw, and show cause, if liny they why snid permanent administration should not he granted to Mary L. Cone nnd Green- berry Whitehead on Samuel II. Cone's i lute, Given under my hand nnd ofiicinl sign isnt office, this21*1 March, 1800. mar JO JESSE LAMBERTII, Ord’y. Omen Geo. A Ala. Railroad Co Rome, Ga., Mnrch 1, 1800. S EALED PROPOSALS will ho received or before tlio FIFTH DAY OF AIIRIL next, for tho Grading, Masonry nml Rridg- ing, of tlio Geo. A Ain. Railroad from Itonu to or near Big Ccdur Creek, a (li*tancu of twelvo miles. Plan* nnd Specifications will bo furntehcd Vy C.d. C. M. Pennington, Chief Engineer. By order of thu Board of Directors. JOHN II. LUMPKIN, mnr’wU lWt On. & Ala. RR Co. DK. U. V. M. MILLER, Hns removed his Office to tho Rooms ov Duncan's Store. mnr)3,lri6m. COTHRANS A ELLIOTT. NOTICE-LOST. L OST or mislaid, n certain Note, given bj W. K. Smith to W. 8. Cothran, for ad vance on Cotton, dated somotimo about yno Inst of llto year I8ftfi, or beginning of the year 1857, for two hundred dollars. Tho ssia Note having been lost c Note having been lost or misluid tho finder will receive the thank* of nil concerned of returning tliosnmoto W. A. 8mltl\or to }“° subscriber, ns snid note has bocn paid in tun by the niaki mnr27trlln ARCH. DAVIS. IVXillinei'y. A CARD TO THE LADIES, I WOULD respectfully cull tho oltenUoo of the Indies, to tho olioico assortment ®* Millinery and Fancy Goods. Which will bo opened at iny establishment o: Broad Streot, during tho first week In iring t , Feeling assured tlmt my Stock will * DC J!! . the very newest stylos and materials—n ,,cr ’ ed nt moderate price*. I hopo to receive ^ continuance of tho kind nnd liberal P ft “? f ago hithorto extended towards me. Furtn notico will be given of the exact day ofo) iUE ' MB8.%»BR«AtA mar2-ttwtf A Timely Notice. A LL those who are indebted to > n0 »^ by Note or Account, must pay **P fore return day, or they will bo sued. l individual books must bo Bottled. janl0.tri3mas. ARlHAnPEB.