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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XV. ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 6 I860. NUMBER 23 me iMi.mmiiii) BVKiir niliur homim. BY M. I) W I N E L L. Editor nml Proiirlotor. Term* of SiiUncrlption. „|ynnc., |ior ‘ ' I * J M ll'nid within Si* Month,, l t i i J 60 “ .Id nt th, Knd of tlio Vmr, it * 00 TftritiH orTdtrertUIng. Jr,,./ AdMtrlitemtnh will bo Imortod at the Riiill rates. Miscellaneous Advertisements nt ■ niT Miiiuro of 10 linen or loan, for the First, I, AO cents for each Subsequent Insertion. 1 Siiuar* Throe Months, : : : $•» 00 i <i Six Months, : t t • 8 00 - \ «i Twelve Months, t : 1ft 00 lihornl Discount will he mud* to those , Advertise largor amounts. Ml nitric* of more than five lines charged «ume as advertisements. VihVci of Mnrriaqcs and Death*, not ox* Eliim Kivo Tdines In longth, are published tnitnoiislv in the Courier. Tho friends of parties are requested to send in these r- |.>s aceomnnnlod with a responsible nn Id they will be published with plensuro. Tho Lnwr of Newspaper*. |l.—ftabscrilurs who do not «lv(i express , to ili« contrary, are considered as Wishi continue their subscription, t.—If subscribers order tho discontinuance ihcir newspapers tho publisher limy eontin- IS send them uutit all arrearages nro paid, ftj.—If subscribers neglect or refuse to take >ir newspapers from tho nllloe to which they i directed, tho; sy hav inppo.l. hold responsiblo until NEW ENTERPRISE. ftvn. t. mmm, Exclusive Dealer in [CROCKERY, CHINA, xl’ss'W a,i*e Broad St„ Rome, Ga. r Crockery and L...,c Ware, will ip’C* |r constantly kopt% I. liaud including \ s and qualiti* UIIOSCS, I A splendid assortment of Filin Mirrors, i good supply of 1'bi’nd Wi *“ 1 ilicbid Hugnr-Tongs, Cako au* K uives. Ac.. Ac. | Tim subs Tiber will kivp n larger stock of ■ckery and flluss Ware, than 1ms hitherto ii kept by «//the Hntnrilnv Morning, April 0,1800. irYonhttro Ten,. prepare to •hetl them noiv, Tho fates of all ambitious men nro similar. Uir the anniversary (March 15tli) of ,1 uliiis Caunr's death at the hands of his friends, IIowoll Cobb, mot with tho same doom. Whon tho “anvious Douglas” stabbed him In the neck, lie seized Ids arm ond made bold resistance; but whon on tho “ides of March,” his own party, in his nativoStato, hiflictcd “the mostunkind* est cut of all,” “ingratitudo, more strong than traitor's arms quite vanquished him j then burst his mighty heart \ and in liis mantlo muflling up Ids face,” lie meekly crlos, “At tu Brute t Then fall, IIowolland “now lies ho there, and none so poor to do him roveronco,” Tho Hon. Howell Cobb, retires from tho contest for the 1’rosidoiicy. Upon receiving tho intolligonco of the action of tho March Convention, ho addressed a letter to lion. I. T. Irwin, of Wilkes, President of tho December Convention, In which hestatos that this last named body which recommended him to tho Charleston Convention, “met in con formity to tho long established usngo of tho democratic party of the State, and ho has never entertained a doubt that it was regular ami proper in every respect “and discharged a legitimate du ty and in a manner acceptable to a large minority of the Democracy.” 1 In thinks the eall for the March Conven tion was a “most unjust ami illiberal at tack upon a largo body of as true and faithful Democrats as ever assembled in the.State.” Jlut as the indications were that the party would be divided, at a timo when tbero was the greatest neces sity for union ami harmony, ho “waived all questions of regularity and legnlit) Hailey Troupe. Tho Railey Troupe will return to Horae, and perform In the City Hall, on next Wednesday night. They have made quito an acquisition to their Com pany by securing the nor vires of Mr. Kerris, for some time a favorite actor In Crisp A* (winning's Company, hi Mont gomery, Ala. Macon k Augusta It. H.—The City Council of Charleston, on tho 27th inst., subscribed $250,000 to tho Macon & Augusta Railroad, to be ratified by a vote of tho citizens. On tho 23rd at a meeting of tho citizens of Millcdgo- villo, tho City Council was authorized to subscribe $50,000 to the samo enter prise. Twonty-ono citizons protested against tho proceedings. Tho citizons of Macon assembled in meeting, with out a dissenting voice, authorized tho Council of that City to subscribe tho same sum. RfirTho Cossvillo Standard Indignan tly asks “why was Mr. Cobb so cruelly slaughtered in the house qf his friends?"— and gives as a solution that ho was “overthrown, thrust out, bocntisehc stood in tho way of soino other aspirant for tho position, in our own State,” and says that man is Alexander Hamilton Stephens. Cnssville Mtiimluril A Cnrtersville Ex press. j These two papers liavo been “linked . together,’ami are limy owned by the' same proprietors. The Standard will J still be published in Cassvllle and the j Repress in Cartorsvillo. Messrs. S. II. I •Smith ami W.T. Goldsmith, lato Kill-[ tors and proprietors of tho two papers j •ospeotively, have associated with thorn j Mr. Jesse R. Wikle, formerly editor of the desiring to know the feelings of the Dahlo'negn Signal, 1 Democracy on the subject.” Tho follow-1 Tile Standard <P /iV/wa, liavo been link itiff (ililSSftS & Plated Warn. »»* contains his refusal to ,u.r. ably edited, nml have taken bold nml _ 8, . _ _ * uilt his name to go before the • Charles- independent positions in* tho defence of ton Convention : j the honor and and interests of the South. “The March convention has assembled , We wish them success and happiness ( and its proceedings mu now before me. in their “holy estate of matrimony.” , 1 liavo ejirofully analyzed and consider- —♦ • j ed them in connection with the notion r ir„„i nmN „ T.. of the December Convention. The re- ^Honorable* '* .T*. R. suit Is, that I mu well satisfied that I ; M - •“ H'lnter. J. W. II. Underwood, | have received during this contest the'and P. R. Foukn will please accept warm and earnest support of u decided tour thanks for public documents, imyorityol tho democracy of the State: —■«+...». ■». ■ - lor wliieli I feel most doepfy and sincere- ftqyTliQ Macon T»degraph mentions lygrat«r..l. It is L'loiir to my niii.U, how. t)lul |Jongh lf . to Mr. A. ever, that tho opposition to mo though . not "OoMynvmvoilVoquulIv JesMwl. 1J ' l*»UffiB-*y >»«» O.o24tliot Doceni- Under thesevircwmituncas, I regard thq j , ' er “fe’ 1 * 1 onc hundred and forty longer connection of my name with the Oa.. nml liv Ini rill B I tliom ttlir I Tito public nro respectfully invite<l to rail ** ‘ •*». first d mr sb*»vo Mct'luug>, and Soo-ls mid pric-s. • ril r. tVM. T. NEW MAX. ►.B.EVB, MANUI'ACTUtfER OF I And DealerExtensivoly in of all Styles. jntity, Quality and Price* Challenged. THE FARMERS HK requested t« i-xumino my largo ns- Horiuientof rinntatinn Bridles, C-JInrs, M-hlng and Team Uear complete, nt tlio I.owcst Possible Cash Prices. rdcr, and repaired l nolle; * pundinsiug. st In another roimm O, U. EVE. NEW TRM MOORE & DUNNAH00, I GROCERS! ' T A full Assortment of FAMILY SUPPLIES. rXCLUDING Flour, Mnal, Sugar of all I kinds, Colfoo, Hotter, Eggs, Fish of dif ferent kinds, Dried Fruits, and Preserved Fruits. All kinds »f Nuts, Candies, Cigars, I’obncoo, Fine Liquors, Ao., Ae. Ve wish it Uistinctly Understood that Wo will Sell on Credit to 111 responsible men, who are In the habit of paying at the time agreed upon. I Wa will duplicato upon timo to prompt laying men, any cash purchaso nmdo in I Give us aoall and satisfy yourselves ns to poods and pricos, " fehOwly.j MOORE A DUNNAIIOO. MEDICAL NOTICE, 1 HE undersigned, after st nl years oxnerioueo in thaj ictieo of Medieino—in connoc- ion with Dsntistry—would respectfully ten- ler his Professional services to tho citizons If this conmmuity. Rm hopes by prompt as- ■sntion to duty, to merit a portion of thoir Introunge. All operations in tho Dental lino fill he neatly ana substantially oxecutod at |i* oflico. Ho can bo found at tho former rcsidoncoof I. A. Waters, 7 miles North of Romo. A. M. DANTZLER, 8. D„ M. D, ihoward association, I PIIIbADELPniA.; r henovolcnt Institution cstahlishod by speci al Emlmvmont, for tho Rollof of tho 8ink distressed, afflicted with Virulont and r Epidemic Disonsos, und especially for L ILT” J'f Diseases of the Scxt|nl Orgaus. ly/I EDICAL ndvico given gratis, by tho , ,*,8 Surgeon, to nil who apply by lot* » with a description of thoir oonaition, Fro, occupation, lmhits of lire, Ac.,) nml hi Joses of extreme povorty, Modieiuus furnish- II freo of ohnrgo. I Vnlunblo roportu on flpcrmnlorrham, and Fhor Diseases of tho Sexual Organs, and on NEW REMEDIES employed in tho DU- r"*ary, sent to tho afflicted in sculod let- ■ r e nvolopes, IVoo of ohnrgo. Two or throo ■«aaip s f or p oa t a g 0 w nj bo ncccptahlo. | Address*, DIt. 8KILLEN HOUGHTON, ■cling Surgoon, Howard! .\jjsoeintinn, No. 2 Ti‘ u ‘ Ninth Street, Philadolphia, Pa. By Nor of the Diicotors. J ^ KSIRA IX HEARTWELL, Pres, I gko. FAtncmu), Sec'ty. febfttrily. nomination at ('liurlo-don. as calculated to proiliEutliHcorilwIioiu there sliotiltlbe .. ami distraction where there should l*c unity. With this conviction there is no room for Im-itation as to my course. I must withdraw my naruo un conditionally from the canvass; nml this letter is written for tin* purpose of announcing t*» all who pi *y tYad an in terest in tho matter, luit purtieulnrlv lo lie mu it have boon tlio sail gro who. upon being nuked ho was replied, “Well. 1 dun n old no- bid lie Hnclmuiiu and Doiiglax. Hon. Isaac N. Morris, Democrat from Illinois, in tlio House ot Represent!!- ((‘legation from Georgiu, to the * tivea, bus “let himself out” about the Charleston Convention, that 1 Imve dono 1 President, in i letter which wo find | copied in the Philadelphia Press, from ; which the following is an extract: j “I stated at tho last session, nml re- , pouted at this, that tlio true polio" • p We,of cour-e, think tills to belli ly couise for Mr. (Jobb to pu su •, n just what was nntteipatod by ovnrv Ho lias been repudiated l*y a Conven tion of Ills party In Ids own State, and ho cannot roeiove a single vote in tho Charleston Convention. We regret tlio necessity which has driven him to this conclusion, for wo consider that by it, Douglas’ chances in tho National Convention are greatly multiplied, and now amount almost to a certainty.— Whether ho will receive the support of tho Southern States is a doubtful ques tion. Our sectional prido excites the hope that there Is too much honor and patriotism among us to allow it; and on tlioothor hand, tho tenacity with which Democrats cling to the nominee of their party, no mat tor how objectionable ho may be, destroys this hope. . if tho Administration wing of the Southern Democracy wore sincoro in thoir denunciations of Douglas us a "traitor,” “ a gambler, in polities,” “worse than Seward” Ac., then with their co-operation tho Constitutional Union candidate may be elected. Rut wo fear that like a fiock of shoup they will follow wheresoever the bell-wether lends them. (From theCorrcslxmdciica of tho N. Y. Don*.] Mr. Kellogg on the Dougins—Greeley linrgnin and Intrigue. Mr. Kellogg, of III., In the House yes terday, gave Judge Douglas a tolerable rap over the knuckles. He spoke for about an hour toasutlentivonn audience ns 1 have seen during the session. . In tho progress of his remarks, he took oc casion to reiterate tho charges lie made some weeks ago against Mr, Douglas, namely, that Horace Greeley and other Republicans hud aconforoneo in Judge D.’s parlor, scheming and planning for tho re-election of him (Douglas) to the .Senate. Ho re for rod to many state ments and lotters in proof‘of Ids posi tion. He moreover charged Mr. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, with hav ing been tho confidential bearer of com munications from Hornco Greeley to Judge Douglas, ponding tho contest for Senator in Illinois, ami Unit Mr. Seward although absent from the country, had said that ho preferred tho election of Douglas rather than Lincoln. Theso declarations wore mado with a boldness and without apparent fear of contradiction which commanded tho at tention of every one present, and it was obvious before Mr. Kellogg concluded that he had Jixed tho truth of his as sertions impressively upon tho minds of members and others who heard him.— If tho representations ho inndo were untrue or exaggerated, why did not Mr. Colfax and others, who aro tho adher ents und apologists of Judgo Douglas, take up tho cudgel and pronounce his speech a fabrication ? On such occasions silence is always ominous, and, ns a general thing equivalent to consent.— Yesterday it was so regarded, and if there ho no denial and refutation of tins sweeping denunciation, proclaimed in unmistukcuble language on tho floor of Congress, Mr. Douglas cun never lift his head from the darkness which will en velope his political fortunes, I say. if this be true. We all know that, at a moment like the present, whon parties are Arrayed against parties, and sections against sections, rivalries and antagon isms spring up which force men to tho commission of rush and fatal blunders, which, at other times, would he ignored as demomliz ng and dishonorable. A liUil .Nearly Strangled to Death while “Flaying John Drown.” Yosterdny some hoys, the oldest not over twelve years, assembled In- the barn ol Mr. McUrcn, on Kinsman street, and resolved to “play John Brown.” One of the number—Master Charles Reinhardt, n bright liul of soino twelve years—was selected to act the part of Brown. A mock trial was gone through with.and Brown was sentenced to death. A stout cord was procured and attached to a beam, a noose Icing made in the rop*. Tho cord was placed around his neck and tho box upon which ho stood was drawn from under his feet. The noose tightened around * In-* peek mid lie commenced shrieking with pain. The hoys had not expected I this, mid too frightened to rolease Mas ter Reinhardt, they stood motionless.— liegiew black in tlio face, and in a mo ment more must have been strangled to j death had not Mr. McCrcu's hired man fortunately arrived .gt the barn and re- | lease*| him. 11 is recovery was despaired I of fora while, but ho is now out ol dan- j ger.—'and Plaindealer, All experience has proved that play ing John Brown is a very wicked and dangerous past-time. What does it Menu ? Tho Nashville Banner publishes a lot- ter from somo Now York correspondent with whom it is unacquainted, who vol unteers to write an article wookly for that paper “at a nominal price, or ©von for nothing if it prefers it.” He says in a private later, “between now and tho Presidential election ho will dovoto a good share of his timo to writing irom New York for tho.Southern press,” und that “his letters will he mainly devoted to promoting concerted political action by tho people of tho South and tho National or hard-shell Democracy of the North.” Tho writer “expects of course to get his pay indirectly, \f toe elect a National Democrat President.” Tho oljjcct of his first letter is to securo tho admis sion of tho Wood, delegation to tho Charleston Convention, and winds up with “a first rate notice of aGunuo speculation in Now York,'* which tho Banner begs to ho excused from pub lishing. Wo have received from this individual tho samo propositions in a letter marked private. His letter for publication is devoted to the discus sion of tho propriety of making Nation al politics a test in tho olcction of mu nicipal oflicers, and winds up with “a first rate notice” of a work of art in Now York. Wo bog to be excused from publishing any part of the letter. Our notion was tlmfc ib wtu* a now trick in vented for til© purpose of obtaining pull's without paying for thorn; tho- ostonsiblo object Iteing to discuss poli tics, but tho real one being to bring that (hi ratio party is to separate fr tin* Administration, and let it take care of itself, and every day convinces mo more and more that I am right. What liavo wq to gain by adhering to it ? This war upon Judge Dougins and his friends has been and will bo kept up bitterly.— Every otl'ort within the power of patron age, money, and corruption is being,and Will be made, to defeat his nomination at Charleston: and if ho succeeds, tho samo efforts will l*ocontinued afterwards to defeat his election. If Mr. Buchan an and his dependents preferred, as they did,, tho olcction of Lincoln to Douglas, is any one silly enough not to believe they would prefer tho elect Ion of Seward to tho Presidency ? Tho truth is the President would not hesitate to sink tho nation to-morrow, and to blow the Democracy to atoms, if he could on ly avert our.Senator' 1 * triumph. And as we are to got no favor, no mercy, no justice, and no toleration from this Ail- ministration, I am not for giving it any quarter. Both Not th and .South it k equally detested and abhorred by the Democratic party. There are not over three or four men that will attempt to defend and apologize for it. “Judge D., holds tho Administration at arm’s length, nor seeks or desires fel lowship with it. Ho proudly spurns it from him, and defies both its malice and its power. Nothing could bo more in jurious to him than to have it boliovo ho was friend to it.” JGgyTho Memphis Avalanche a Demo cratic puper in the courso of a long arti cle upon Douglas' nomination at Char leston says: Whilo there aro hundreds of Demo crats in the North thnt the South will support, there is one that she cannot and will not support. Of courso wo id* ludo to Stephen A. Douglas. Nominate him and tho Democratic party will be doomed to defeat, if not to inevitable destruction. Tho few cowardly spaniols over willing to tnkoany bone winch our Northern masters may throw us, might support Douglas as tho least of two evils—and this would bo unothor fatal stab to tho South, for to support him vpll bo conclusive ovidonco of our wil lingness to surrender all our rights.— Hus it come to this, that in order to suvotho Union wo must sacrifice not a doubtful claim but a plain and valuable Constitutional right? lie is unworthy of the numo of frooman, false alike to tho teachings of our bravo ancestors and to our obligations to our posterity who consuls such a policy. If this hate ful doctrine of tho choice of evils is to be urged, there is nonggrossion to which our acquiescence may not in its namo ho invoked. If wo are to support Doug las now, not boenuso it is right, but be- ouuse ho is better than Seward it will not bo very many years bofore we shnll be called upon to tako Howard- be cause ho is less ohjectionablo than some body olso. Tiif. ‘Massachusetts Strikr.—Tho slioeiuakors strike, at Haverhill has col lapsed'. Most of tho journeymen liavo gono to-work, without receiving tho .sig natures of thoemplovoBs to thoir luritt’. of prices. Tho President of tho organi zation, with other prominent lenders, some humbug ingeniously boi'oro the resigned in disgust, after denouncing people. j tho strikers for not holding out. Tho Harvard Law School. Yesterday morning, while Prof. Joel Parker was addressing the students of the Cambridge Law School upon con stitutional law, hoadvorted, for the pur pose of illustration, to tho mission of Mr. Hoar to South Carolina* Hereupon tho Southern students prosent felt im pelled to indulge in applause. This being rightly construed by the Northorn boys as an expression of approval of thneon- duct of tho South Curoliniutis toward Mr. Hoar, they responded with hisses. Prof. Parker exhibited much feeling nt at those unusual demonstrations, and in expressing his regret at the occurrence, took occasion to remark that, for twelve years past, a similar experience hud not befallen him *u* a lecturer. After what had taken place, however, ho would im prove this opportunity to say thnt, al though the police regulations of South Carolina might afford somo extenuation for tho behavior toward Mr. Hoar, yet the conduct of her citizens on that oc casion, more than any other single act, had operated to create tho existing un pleasant dilterences between the North and South. Prof. Parker also took oc casion to assure the students that ho should not ho deterred Hy any expres sions of disapproval on thoir part, from allowing himself all necessary Inttitudo of remark in the discussion of tho iin- |*ortunt questions which would bo his duty, ns a jaw lecturer, to tako under consideration.—Boston Journal, 21s/. Something Novel. Under this caution, tho Charleston (burier, of the 24th, states that ears had arrived at Charleston, from Nashville, Memphis, tfcc., without breaking bulk of freight, and that tho same ears would he returned to tho samo points with re turn freights. However novel such a transportation may bo to Charleston, it is not at all novel to Savannah, as, for ftoferal years past, freights liavo gono from Savannah to qvery point to wliieli a train can go, without breaking hulk. Tho suhjoctis so old with us us to bo past all remark, and Wo should pot ro tor to It now were It not to show how much Suvaunnh Is in advance of Char leston in the favorof thoso interior mer chants who desire quick tnuisporta- On the 24th—tho same day on which tho Courior mentions—thoro wore load ed at the Central Railroad dopot, in this city, five curs of ico for Chattanoo ga. six cars of timber for Huntsville, for tlio Memphis k Charleston road, to build a bridge with, and a car of ico for Romo. On Friday last, a passenger ear built in tho Central Railroad shops, was shipped to Vicksburg, Miss.,' for tho Vicksburg, Shreveport k Texas Rail road. It was packed away in box cars, and goes through without any ehnngo. These nro feats which Savannah has been accomplishing for years, and their first performance in Charleston, on Sat- uiday last wusnunnuuccd as “something novel.” Wo congratulate our Charles ton friends on this evidence of thoir pro gress.—Sav. Jte/n Terriiims Revolt at Sea.—A Boston despatch says: Tho ship Norway, of Now York, C'apt. Major, when five* days out on tho passage from Macao to Ha vana, with about one thousand coolies, was tho scene of n terrible mutiny, in wliieli thirty coolies wore killed,’and ninety wounded. Tho fight lasted from 6 P. M. till daylight the next morning, when the coolies yielded. Capt. Mqjor had Ills wife and two daughters, and also a lady passenger and cliild on board. The l*dv passenger died of fright and her child expired shortly afterward. Tub Maukvinu Seasox in Ireland.— From New Year’s day to tho com mencement of Lent is the great marry ing season in many parts of Ireland. A lato Irish Journal says; Tho “Irish marrying season” has l*oen, this year, more than usually suc cessful, much to tlio advantage of tho clergy, tlio benefit of grocers, butchers, bakers, Ac., and tho delectation of* wedding goers. The middle classes particularly made n first rate turn out of it, ami seldom within tho same space of time have so many of their number fallen willing victims to tho artful wiles of Cupid as during the lust month.— Tho Lotharios, too, have been most lib eral in tlio payment or tho marriage fees, and many a “good Father” hut- tone*! llis jiocket upon tv £20 or £30 -- r * •• performing tho ceremony, A Noted Dav.—Tlio twenty-third April has been fixed upon for tho As semblage of tho National Democratic Convention in Charleston. It is tlio dido on which Brazil was discovered, Warren 1 hustings acquitted, the bnttlo of RaiislHiu fought between the Aus trians and the French, tho charter of Connecticut granted by Charles II., the first number of the 'lattler published by Sttelo, Addison and Swift. It is nlso the anniversary of the death of Cervan tes, Baxter, Tiekell, Wordsworth nud Shukospoare. —Charleston Mercury 25th inst. fi^yThe Butlalo Republican says: “Blondin lias made arrangements for the ensuing season to walk tho rope once in two weeks over Niagara River and tho Falls of Moutmorouoi near Quebec. lie will extend, his rope over the whirlpool at Niagara, near tho Mon- teaglc House, below Suspension Bridgo where tho gorge is 1,1)00 feet wide.— When tho Prince of Wulos arrives In Canada, about tho 1st of June, Blondin proposos to make tiro first walk at tho Falls of Montmorcnui, nud that distin guished scion of royalty is expected to be present. The gorge over which ho will walk is 307 feet deep.” The Exi*oundf.r Expounded.—Scnntor Wigfall, of Toxas, said, the other day : “Why, sir, thoro was tlio most dis tinguished man this country has ovei seen, Daniel Webstor, tho groat ox> pounder of tho Constitution as he was called ; and I hazard the assertion that if there was n slnglo thing about which ho wasmoro profoundly ignorant than any man in the United Stntos, it wa the Constitution of the United States. 1 Mr. Wigfall, of course, knows all about it. A Street, Stfeopor?* Story* The lato Mr. Slmcox, of Hqrbnurno< •nr Birmingham, was on one occasion in London, when no was (rtrttgerfi in con sequence of fi heavy shower of rain. (o. take shelter under an arch Way* Tho rain continued for a long tintff With un abated violouoo, and ho was con'soquent- ly obliged to romnin in hU plaeo of shel ter, though hoginning to sttlfor from his prolonged exposure to the cold and damp atmospnnro. Under theso cir cumstances ho was agreeably surprised when tho door of a handsome house im mediately opposite was opened and a footman in a splondidTivory with an umbrella approached with his master's compliments, nud that he had observed tho gentlomnn standing so long under the archway thnt ho feared he might take cold and would therefore lio ulad If he would coma and take shelter in Ills house—an invitation which Mr Slmcox gladly uocoptod. He was ushered Into a handsomely furnished dining-room, where tho mas- tar of the house was sitting, and receiv ed from him a friendly welcome. Scarce ly, however, had Mr. Sitncox spt eyes on his host, than ho was struck with a vague resemblance of having seen hlni before ; hut where, or in what circum stances, ho found himself unable to call to mind. The gentleman soon engag ed in an interesting nud animated con versation, wliioli was carried on with In creasing mutual rospeut and confidence; whilo all tho timo this runintnhrnnco kept constantly recurring to Mr. Sim- cox, whoso iiuiuiriiig glance at last be trayed to his host what His mind. You seem, sir,” said ho to look at me as though you had soon me be fore.” Mr. Slmcox acknowledged tltiti Ills host Was right in his conjectures, but confessed.his entire inability to recall Quenching Thirst, Nearly a hundred years ago, Dr. Lind suggested to Captain Kennedy that I hirst might be quenched at sea by dip ping the clothing in salt water, und put ting it on without wringing. Subse quently, tho Captain, on being cast away had nn opportunity of making the, ex periment. With groat difficulty he suc ceeded in persuading a part of the men to follow his example, and tnoy all sur vived; while tho four who refused and drank salt water bocuino dolirious and died, * In addition to putting on tho clothos, whilo wot, night and morning they may bo wotted while on, two or threo times during tho day. Captain K. goes on to say: “After those opera tions wo uniformly found that tho vio lent draught wont off, and the parched tongue was cured in a few minutes after bathing and washing our clothes, whilo wo found ourselves or much refreshed os if wo hud received some actual nour ishment.” The bare possibility of tho truth of tho statement makes it a hu manity for any paper to givo it a wide publicity, since tlicronre not many ren- ders in any hundred who may not go to sea and ho ship-wrecked. Wood's Norwalk Speech Endorsed in the South. Moiulk, March 27th.—Tho Mobile Mercury, an ultra Southern rights nows- impel*, publishes tho speech delivered by Hon. Fernanda Wood, Mayor of New York, to a recent Democratic mooting at Norwalk, Conn, J says it is a Southern speech, and accompanies it with very complimentary remarks. BOT"What! are you drunk again, hoy ?” “No, my dear (hie.) not drunk but a little 8lip$»euy. Tho fact is, (hie,) my dear, some scoundrel’s been- rubbing the (hie,) bottom of my hoots till they are us smooth us a pvuio of glass.” A Negro Question in New Jersey.- It has lately been the custom of such of the negroes of Philadelphia as pos sess tho requisite cash and frugality, to purchase land in the near-by city of Camden, N. J., and to build and sottle in that place. The disgust of the citi zons thoreftt, however, bus now become so great that it Booms their representa tive in tho State’s Senate has present ed to that body n petition praying for a law prohibiting all further negro emi gration. 1 JiroRTATio.v ok Cottox.—The impor tation of Cotton Into England has since tho import duty was aholTshed, increas ed sixteen fold* Having been (13,000,- OlM), ths.yit is now 1,000,000,000 lbs.— This is one'of those giant facts which stand head and shoulders liighor than tho prowd—so high and so broad that woenn noithor overlook it nor ©fleet not to see it. It proves the existence of a thousand smaller facts that must stand under its shadow; It tells of sixteen times as many mills, sixteen times as many English families living by work ing those mills, sixteen times as much profit derived from sixteen times as much capitol engaged in this manufac ture. It carrios after it sequences or increased quantity, of freights und insu rances, and necessities for sixteon times tho amount of customers to consume, to our profit, the immense amount of produce we aro turning out. There aro not many such facts as thoso arising in tho quiot routine of industrial history. It is so largo pud so steady that wo can stoor our national policy by it; it is so important to us that wo should borodufc- od to embarrassment if it wore sudden ly to-disappear. It-teaches us to perse vere in a policy whicb has produeod s*> wonderful a result; its benolicont op eration makes it essential to us to deal efully with it, now that wo have got t what was passing in the occasion, •You are right, sir”’ replied the old gentleman, nud if you will plodgo mo your word nuu uiun of honor not to din* close to any ono that which 1 am now going to tell you, until you have seen the notice of my death in tho London papers, I have no objection to remind you where and how you liavo »een mo. In St. James Park, near Spring Gardens you may paw every day a man who sweeps a crossing there, anti whose beg- giiijLt is attended by this strange pecu liarity—that whatever he theutnountof tho alms bestowed on him, ho will re tain only » hnlf-ponny, and will scrup ulously return to tho donor all tho lost. Suoli an unusual proceeding naturally excites the curiosity of those who hear of it, ami any one who has himself made the experiment, when he hap pens to bo walking by with a friend is almost sure to say to him: “I)o you see that old fellow tliore? lie is the straw- f est beggar you ever saw in your lifo.— f you gtvo him six-ponoe ho will lie sure to givo Hvo-penco half-penny back again.” Of course his friend makes the experiment, which turns out as predic ted ; nud, ns crowds of people ure con tinually passing there are numbers of persons every day who make tho same trial; and thus the old man gets many a half penny from the curiosity of the passers-by, in addition to wlwt’lie ofo tains from their compassion. “I sir,” continued the old gentleman, “am that beggar. Many years ago, ' flrst hit upon this expedient for the r_ lief of my then pressing necessities, for 1 was at that timo utterly destitute; but finding the scheme answer beyond my expectations, I was induced to carry it on until I had at last, with the aid of profitable investments, realized a hand some fortune, enabling fife to livo ill the comfort In which you find me this duy. And now sir, such is the force of habit, that although I am no longer un der any necessity' for continuing the plan, I find myself quito unable to give it up; ond accord ngly^ovory morning I leave home, apparently for business purposes, and go ton room where I put on my old Ijoggar’s clothes, and contin ue sweeping my crossing in tho pnrk till a certain hour in tho afterncon, when 1 go back to my room, rosmno my usual dress, and roturu home in time for my dinner ns you seo mo this duy.” Mr. Simcox scrupulously fulfilled his plodgo; but having seen in the London papers tho announcement of tho beg gar's death lie then communicated this strange story to a friend.—London Pa pers. Macaulay and Mrs. Beeciiek Stowe. —Notwithstanding Macaulay’s reputa tion for conversational power, he ap pears to have uttered few ion mots, to have mado few conversational points which aro repeated and remembered.— Ono of tho very few good stories current of him is the following: It is said he mot Mrs. Reochor Stowe at Sir Charles Trevalynil’s, and rallied her on her ad miration of Shakespeare. “Which of his characters do you like host ?” said ho. “Desdemonu,” said tho lady.— “Ah, of course,” was tho reply, “for she was tho only one who ran after a black man.” Found Dead. . Found dead—dsa*l and nlons | Thoro «u nobody nfeat*, nobody noftr When tho outcast died on bis pillow ofrtgAe, No motheV.rio brother, no sister door,- . Not a wateWffg eye of Wing toaf. Kouml dead—dead aTOBflonft,. ' ' in the roofless street, ot .s pfllbw or fltono. Many a wsary day went by, Wuilo wretched and worn, be bogged Tor, bread. Tired of lifo, and longing to llo Peacefully down with tho silent dead,. Hunger and cold and saorn end pain, , Had wasted his form and seared his brain, Till alt last on a bed of frozen ground, With a pfltow of; stono was tho outout found.. Found dumb-dead aifttf fllofner On a pillow of stone in tho roofless at rest— Nobody hoard his last faitrt izfooff, Or know whon his sad heart cessed to bent, Late News, No mourner lingered with tsars orjslghs, But tho stars looked down with pitying eyei. And tho ohiU wind passed with a waUlbg sound >r tho lonely spot whero his form was found. l'liero was somonoay noar, nhrd To claim tho wauderer as Msown, And find (I honro for (he homeless boro } One, wheu ore»y hitman door I# closed to children accursed and poor, • Who upons the honronly portal wido, And God was near when thfl outcast died. Junius* Apropos of Junius, Mr. Bobu* (tho author uud well kuown publisher) ro tates an incident In his professional life, which brought him, ho bollovos, within a brown paper wrnpiier’s breadth of tho solution of the question, who was Junius'? In July, i$50, ho was called upon to muko a very rapid valuation of books and MSS. at No. 3 St. James’ Square, the houtio occupied in 1830 by tha lute Duke of Leeds, and from 1836 until 1853, by Ills son-in-law. Findiug himself “in tho supposed proeinots of Juuius,” ho looked shnrply for thnt sig nature among tho MSs., and; though he did not find it, ho lightod upon what was nearlv as good: This was “a rough draft in tlio woll known, upright kind of writing attributed to Junius, but cor rected by another hand, of an unpub lished letter of Lucius (ono of. the best authenticated pseudonyms of Junius,J to tho Duke of Grafton.” Ho then turned his eager eyos to two very largo brown paper parcels— “Fooling,” Jiernys, “that I was in tho path of discovery, I entreated to see the contents of the two large parcels set nside, which, full a quarter of a hundred weight each, worn sealed at every aperture, ami prominently mark ed ou all sides ‘most secret,' but this was declined until actual right of possession had been obtained.* To sootiro theso important papers, 1 offered five hun dred pounds for thoso I hud so hastily inspected, and as muoli moro specula tively, for tho two parcels of 'most secret’ ones; under a strong impression that tho Junius correspondent was thero; and I was promised them in caso thoy should bo tor sale. On subse quent inquiry, in October of tho same year, 1 learned that the t>apers had been claimed by tho Duke of Leeds ; and at a later period I was informed that they had been deposited. in the strong room of a banker, with tho possibility that thsy might coino out at tho ond of six years, but not having sinco heard any moro about them, I presume they aro now immuted among tho family ar chives.”—Spectator. The Wandering Jew. Tho logond of n Jew eter wandering and never dying, oven from tlio cruci fixion of Christ lo this day, has spread over Many European countries Tlio accounts, htnvuver, as hi all fables, do not. Une version Is this: When Jesus was led to donth, oppressed by the weight of the cross, he wished to rest himself near the.gate at the house of a shoomakcr named Ahosuorus. This man, however, sprang forth and thrust him away. Jesus turned towards him saying, “I shall rest, but thou shalt move on till I return.” And from that time he lias had no rest, and is obliged incessantly to wander about. Another version is that given by (feagrestfioifftl. * WASiffjfoTrt*; March 28.—SevAte.—A joint robokrtioff to make Macoh Ga.,- ,a port of- delivery fttuftstfsed. • A bill toWcrfcOso thtfpgf of the offi cers of tile *Navy wiut printed.- Hnb«i.-Tho mah Polyghtfty M'tfrisr discus*od. • . ** > ’ ' The Loan and TarliTblll la up for \Vod- f^terirtyLmVtooonaldOTod. . Cftftgrtsrioafltftf - March! 29/— Ther Hon. U. C. Olay, Jr., of Alabama, reported favorablo to tlio bill for the levying Of tonnugo duties on the Mis sissippi river, for improvement of Pass aL’Outrc. A resolution for recess for one month during the National Democratic.Con vention, was rejected. House.—President Buchanan sort n essttge to flier IfoWM to-dsy, denying their right to Investigate bW conduct, excerpt by d charge of impeachment.-^ This fell Ifko a bombshell amongst tiro Republicans, who ficffccly attacked it; The: President woe ably defended by Thomas S’. Howxjk, of Virginia, Burton Craige and Warren Winslow, of North Carolina. The message Was referred to the Committee upon the Judtekny/ Interesting Mexican News. New Orleans, March, 20th.—'The’ steamship Wave, from Vera Cruz, on the 22d inst., put Into Berwick Bay, short of ooal, and oomos hero for sup- plies of ammunition. Tho nows by this arrival Is interesting. Tho bombardment of Vera Crux con- tintfer! rmill tho motttittg of tho 17tb, when Gon. Mlramort attacked the (rfty, but after half an hour’s combat ho was ropulsod with considerable loss. Wo- mon and children had taken rofugoin tho Castle to tho numbor of 2500/ Tho bombardment was resumed ffie samo day with renewed vigor," doing much damage. One shell hunt m. the American Consulate, which scomod to bo tho special murk for Miramon's mor- Anothct assault W'x* attempted on tlitf* * night of the l9»h; if was, however,quiekj ly repulsed. „ Corvnssal’* forw had mptUreu a con voy of 15 Wagon lowds of munitions of war, with provisions«wd$2500 inspecio. It was captured near Jatapn, was des tined for Miramon's army. It was guairded by 706 irtotf, all of whom word dispersed. Mirntnon rabod tho solgo of Vora Crux on tho 21st, and had withdrawn his troops towards tho Capitol. Intolligonco from the city of Mexico to tho 18tli Inst., lias been received.— After tho capture of Commodore Mar in's steamers, Gen. Miramon sent a de- crow to th* Cuptlxl confiscating all Am erican property, nml ordering all Amer icans out of the country. It.—London Times. < A Curious Book,—Beni taps tho most singular bibliographic curiosity is that wliieli belonged to the family of the Prlnco do Ligiie, and in France; It is entitled, “liber. Passioiib Ntutri Jesu Christicum charm;toribus nulla materia composiis.” This l»ook is rolther writ ten nor printed! The whole letters of tho text aro cut of oach folio upon the finest vellum; and being interleaved with blue paper, it is road as easily as the best print. Tho labor und patience bestowed on its completion must have been oxccssive, especially when tho pre cision and minuteness of the lettors aro considered. Tho general execution, in every respoct, is indeed admirable, and the velluin is or tho most delicate and costly kind. Rodolphus II, of Germany ofl'ered for it in 1040 11,000 ducais, which was probably equal to 60,000 ut this day. Tlio most remarkable oircum- stances connected with this literary treasure is, that it bears tho royal arms of England, but it cannot bo traced to have ever boon in that country. A Musical Failure.;—A correspon dent of the Stmits frnlung, from Berlin, states that Countess do Wilhorst.oi New York, made her «/,4»d in the Italian Op era at tlio Victoria Thontro, but that it wjis a cgmploto./iWa. At her appear ance she was hailed with a sliowor of bo- M]uets, a demonstration which was not wepoulod ot tlio ^jost* of theopr»ra. Tho management hu^not found it expedient to announce Madame tie Wilhorst for a second time I B65rWhy is at dying ohild in church Bko an aching tooth 1 f Bfeeuuso it should bo “taken out.” Why is a summer like Pride? Bocauso it Goeth bofore a Fall! anoiner version js that glvon b Mathias Furlsiensis, a monk of the 13t century: Whon Jesus was led from tho tribunal of Filatus to death, tho door keeper, named Cartaffllous, pursued him from behind with hfo-foot, saying “Walk on, Jesus, quickly; why dost thou tarry ?” Jesus looked at him gravely, and said, “I walk on, but thotf shalt tarry till I como.” And thiflman, still alive, wanders front plrtcoto place, In oonstahfc dread of the wrath to como. A third legend adds that this wander ing Jew falls sick every hundred years, but recovers and renews his strength; hence it is thnt, oven after so many centuries, ho does not look much older than a Septuagenarian. Thus much for tho legends. Not ono of the ancient authorities makes even mention of an account. Tho first who reports somesuoh thing is a monk of the 13th century, when, nsls known,.the world.Was filled with pious fiction, even to disgust. How ever, tho story 1ms spread.far, so thnt it has become a provorb, “Ho runs about like the wandering Jew.” Thoro are not persons wanting who assert to liavo seen the wandering Jew. But when their ovidenct? is examined by tho test of historical credibility, it is found that somo Impostor had mode use of this fable to impose upon simple minded ncoplo for some purpose of his own.— However, the legend is not altogether untrue; thero is a wandering Jew who roves about Europe, every century.— This; imperishable being is—prejudice against the Jews.—Jewish Chronicle. New Jersey Political New*# Washington, March 28.—Private dis patches Bom Trenton, New Jencry, state thatoightoutoffourteen delegates to the Charleston Convention aro in favor of Judge Hooplas. The resolutions endorse the” Cincin nati platform, and non-intervention in the Territories. Misefcarg* of Doibr# Savannah, March 20.—Bagby, the supposed Bank swindler, was examined to-day. IIo proved an alibi and was dis charged. Names of Womefiltad thftlf KfftlliMi*. Mary, the commonest of ail female names is also one of the sweetest given to women. It Is not strange that it pre vails so universally. It signifies exalted; Maria and Marie—the Utter French, are only other forms of Mary# afid Of course hare the same ineahihg; Mar tha signifies bitterness. Anno artd Anna* probably Nancy, are from the same sotiroo, and signify kind or gmeiotte.^- Ellen was originally Hden-^HeJons; Latin, llolene in Frorfoh; according to some etymologists it baa. the meaning of alluring, foil others aMltfe It Os oho who pities; June, ttcKr generally fa- mi liar bed Jefiriy,* signifies, like Anna, kind or gracious. For Sarah oy Sally, there aro two definitions, a princess, or a morning star. Susan signifies a lily, and is a fitting name for a tall, slender, flowor-liko girl of delicate complexion ftSyMuch has been written about tho Empress of Fi ance. A late letter-wri ter tflls how at the Tuileries “horswnn- like neck rose out of a bed of diamonds and her soft auburn hair lay back upon a diadem of the most exquisite /aeon.— She woio diamond bracelets; but so well does site knowwhut to do with her hands, that ono scarcely noticed them. She was a beautiful pioturo, encircled in a soft otheriul ut mospbore—an atmos phere of beauty and soul, of delicacy and refinement;” Fabulous Wealth.—The California mails bring the most astounding hew* ol tlio richness of the Washoe sil ver mines. Potosi sinks irttd irfifo il mean ce compared with the aimobt fab ulous richness of Western . Ufob. The roeorit assays In San Francisco exhibit tho extraordinary, yield of $13,006 of ptiver and gold to the tob, and it is.fcsti* conjecture can cover fqtuyo develop©' ments. Thirty thousand Californians iu*o patiently awaiting tho di&apnc nnoo of tho snows to prccipitato the selves upon this new country. may nlso be considered as meaning brightness of aupeet irtfcl applied ac- cormngly. Bertha bright, and Albert© all bright. Louisa, in French, Is the feminine of Louis, and signifies one who E 3ts; Fanny or Frances,- signifies or free. Catherine, or Katerina, pure or chaste, is ono of the best of out tamale names. Sophia, from the Greek mean* wisdom. Cnrolinvand Charlotte queens. Etmnn, tewdefy affectionate, motherly. Margaret, tt ptfUiL Julio, soft-haired. Juliet and Juliette are tho same as Julia, Agnes means chuste.— Amolia, Amy and Amis, bbloVed. Clara, clear and bright, Klenov, all fruitfUll.— Gertrude, all .truth 1 . . Grace,-.favor.— Laura, a laurel, Matilda, a hOble or bravo numb Phebb, light of fife.- . Dancixtj.—} am ah ofil. follow, say's Cowncr in one of Ids letters to Ifurdw, but 1 had onco My dnrnoiffg days as yon liavo now; yot I lievfcV cpttM find that I could learn half so mU6n 6f al Woman’s, character by dancing with hoV, m by conversing with her at home, when I could observe hor behnivfor at the table, at tho fireside? and id all two frying eiv- oumstaftces ttf cfom'totic lifo; We are all good wheh We fire pleased; hut she is the good woman fifty Wants not the fid dle t<y sweeten h6r. Missrssfo'Fi <Jn?VkAxitv.—There has been a general Bare Upin the Universi ty of Mississippi. . Charges were made against the FrftSfideht v Mr. Barnard, of •rccieviiig the evidence of a nogroagnibst of the'students. The trustees uc- .quitted b?m, When all tho professors of Southern ftrth, but one, tendered their resignation to Gov. Pejtus. The re maining Southern professor is expected to resign. Sad Joke.—Smith mot two editors who had previously been at “outs”upon tho street, walking arm in arm. “IJillo,” said Smith, “The Lion and the Lamb lie down together! do they!” “Oh, yes,” said editor No. 1, “Jones’ here djej tbq.‘]yin,’ and I did the *lnmv mm, and, of eourse, \vc eamo down to gether.”

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, April 06, 1860, Image 1