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s owe , Jil'OtS, IttJf) • ' T ■■ r rS 3 WOH • .ft VOLUME XY. ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1860. NUMBER 25 Hi ,11,1 AIIK»: KVHUV KltlHAY MOII.NI.fO, 15Y mTd W1 N R L L. Editor nml Proprietor. Term* of Subscription. ... ii.tvftnoe, per annum, s : $2 00 within Six Months, : t : : 2 60 KH nt tlio Knit i.fUw Ywr, , , S ll« . Terms of Advertising. It-rant Advertisements will ho iusurteit at tuo ■‘•nl rates* Miscellaneous Advertisements nt , r Hiiunrc of 10 lines nr less, for the First, | ji* cents for each Subsequent Insertion, t Soiuiro Throe Months, : : i $5 00 i Six Months, s : s s S •*•* * o Twelve Months, t i 10 liberal Disoount will bo nmtlo to those , j, Ivertisw larger amounts.' ihitwirir* of moro than flvo lines charge*! . .mo ns ft'lvertlsemcnts. ;.of Marriage* and Deaths, not Five Lines In luti^th, nro ptihlishori tnituoitsly in the Courier. Tlio friemls of L iisrties nro requested to semi in theso ••“- cs neenniimntou with a responsible i i thin? will i)o |»ul*li«hc»l with pleasure, Tho Law of Newspapers. Subscribers who do not uiveexpros b to «J»e contrury, nro considered us wishing intiniiQ thotr subscription. -If sitb«(Srlbers or«lor the disronUnunnor Iteir nnwspnpors tho publisher may coutim o <j«mil thorn until all arrearages nre paid. —If subscribers ne«leot or refuso to tnk» r newspapers from the otlioo to which they directed. thov nro held responsible until V have Bottled tho bills and ordered them «d. Saturday Morning) April 14. lHOl). NEW ENTERPRISE, )[. T. NEWMAN, Exclusive Dealer in CROCKERY, CHINA, —AND— xl’ssW are ALSO, piking Glasses & Plated Ware, Broad St., Romo, Ga. Large supply Wlint will bo the End. It in exceedingly amusing to witness the ott'orts made by tlio lViontls of tho March Convention to pour oil upon tlio Democratic waters which they have put in" such violont commotiou. Having hut one object in yiow—tho defeat of Cobh—they were entirely blind to all the consequences that might onsuo.— Using Mr. .Stephen’s naino ns a pretext they contended that tho recommenda tion of Mr. Cobb was doing that gentle man injustice, when it, was well known that Mr. Stephens was not an aspirant for tho Charleston nomination, hnd retired from public lift* and from his quiet home in Taliaferro county wa closely watching tlio {Kilitieal ngitntiofl to see what would turn up. Ho wa too shrewd to outer tho < field at this time, and his friends knew it; hut his name was necessary to the success of their schemo. It was thought that the December Democrats, according to the establish ed custom of their party, would with out a murmur ncqiiiesco In tho action of tho March Convention. In other | words that Mr. Cobb would ho thrown overboard and for the sake of harmony no eit'ort ho made to save him. Hut their miserable pretext was too shallow; everybody saw to the bottom of it, and tho December Democrats liavo raised such a storm of indignation as to make the groat untorriHed troinblo from fear. And now they como with earnest pro tections upon their lips and declare that it was not hostility to Mr. Cpl»h, that actuated them, hut a desire to do justice to other prominent aspirants in tho State, by placing them all upon an eqr.nl footing. Jly intrigue and strategy they havo whipped tho Cobb Democracy in one pitched battle, hut recalling the sad fate of the Kilckenny cats they are now very desirous of entering into a treaty to put a stop to further hostilities. Af ter almost completely wearing out the “olive branch” over their shoulders they A Cow-hiding Affair. The Atlanta Ojifedcrucy gives an ac count of an amusing and exciting aft’alr which happunodon Whitehall street, on the 10th inst. A Madam Dorman at tacked Mr. D. M. Young with a cow- liido, to take satisfaction for an insult olfurad. Young attempted to dofeud himself with a walking stick, when Hen. K. U. Mills of tho Southern States man, camo to tlio lady’s rescue, and with a gutta percha cane commenced bela boring him soundly. Young was boat to tho ground, and finding that the only thing ho could heat was a retreat ho did so as hastily ns possible, whilo the General marched oil’ the field with flying colors, in other words with the lady on his arm. BfcjjpAVhy is a school master’s switch liko lip salvo ? Because it is good for the chaps. Far Fetched.—Why is a gross plimont to a certain Ex-President liken drunkpn man drinking for a wager ?— lleenuJo it in fulsome and paid to Fill- 8Sr*Tho wheel said it was tired, where upon every felloe yoke out at once and created a great /mi-hith, H^yWIiv is it ini possible (o persuade n stooping person to stand straight, cause ho is bod on leaning forward. $nf*Why is the difference be an Klcphut and a humming bird like a father ? Because it is np-pamif. Tli e 4 M 1111 a r y E itcnin pin on t • The meetings of companies, thus far, indicate that'the military havo se lected the seaboard as the place for mpmout Congressional) Printing, Tho investigating committoo,appoint ed by the House, have laid hare a mass of corruption which has long boon sus pected to exist, hut not to the extent exposed by tho recent investigations.— English Magistrate at Itamwms that tlio I’rlntlntf, blnilliici,' Tmlin. wbloli. If i{pM§ ..... &o., by (’on gross and the Executive Do- ylotcly revolutionize tlio' position of piirtinciits in tho last six years has Christians in India. It scorns that some A Singular Quirk In Hindoo Law Turning to the Advantage of Cli'ris- tinn Converts. Tlio Missionary TTernld, of March,has an account of a docision mode by nil Amednugger, upon, vmy iduei cuts, r tt| Iiould it ho tho choice that ds will he dolight- iili their visit. Wo havo the finest lc ground in tlio Stato, and more •os of entertainment for thosoldio- when not on duty, than uuy other " rT nim.ntfTnmr*»-“ re. in nil its vm ir table niul culinary 'In* subscriber will keep n larger itoi4 <*lo*ry and (lla-s Ware, than baa bitlu .t l,v ol/1lie Merchant, of Rome—tlio t.»-k iu Cherokee (in.,and by i.u. i|umiUtios. be will get thornchen .••re. first il.a.r i* Goo la ami j) t'.iril r. WM. T. NEWMAN. J. IO. ESSIES, MANlIFACTiaiEli OF tnd DcalorExtcnsivoly in of all Styles. Ju.ifi/y, Quality and rricct Cltallcityal. THE FARMERS UK retp'oated to examine my largo as sortment of 1’Iantalion Bridle*, Cellars, Killing ami Team Guar complete, nt the rawest Possible Cash Prices. NEW IMOORE & DUNNAHOO, rROCERS! A full Asaortmout of FAMILY SUPPLIES. CLUDINU Flour, Meal. Sugar of nil Ikiipls, Colfeo, Butter, Eggs, Fish of tlif- ■ nt, klndB, Dried Fruits, ami Preserved , All kinds of Nuts, Candies, Cigars, :o, Finn Liquors, Ac.,'At. vishit Distinctly Understood tlmt To will Sell on Credit to 1 responsible men, who are the habit of paying at the re agreed upon. i will duplicatn upon lima to prompt any w vff(i« aonll and satisfy yourselves ns t »ds ami prices, 1 bfiwly.j MOORE A DUXNAHOO. MEDICAL NOTICE. |1IE undersigned, after ar a) years experience in thoj. ‘ ico of Modioino—in conncc* with Dentistry—would respectfully tou- | liia Professional services to tho citizens is comnumity. Ho hopes by prompt us- au to duty, to morit a porliou of their ningo. All operations in tho Dental lino l*e neatly and substantially executed at Mao. » can bo found at tho formor rcsidcnco of * Waters, 7 miles North of Romo. A. M. DANTZLER, 8. D„ M. D. ANDIE 5 )! tes Bony ju Rotn^l oi»20.1)f fOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA.; inovolent Institution established by spcci- 1 Lndowmont, for tlio Relief of tho Sick M Distressed, nfllictod with Virulent and idomic Diseases, and especially fer tho T 0aaoB of l * ,a Sexual Orgaiis. .1 o " n ^ v ‘ c0 givon gratis, by the ac- t ng Surgeon, to all who apply by let- tli a description of their condition, occupation, habits of lifo, Ac.,) aud in of extreme povorty, Medicines furnish- >o. of charge. •lunble reports on Spcrmatorrhmft, and Diseases of tho Sexual Organs, and on KW REMEDIES employed iu the Dis- r.v» sent to tho afflicted in sealed lot- iivelopos, froo of charge. Two or throe pps for postage will bo acceptable. Jhlross, DR. SKILLEN HOUGHTON, |ng Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2 111 Ninth Strcdf, Philadclptiin, Pa. By “r of tho Directors. . EZRA I). HEARTWELL, Pres, ►o. FairciiilIi, Sco’ty. fcb'Jtrlly. uowcxtoml to them the worn ami fiuz- zloil stump its a token of pence*, Wlmt the finalo will ho wo cannot foretell, hut look for it with consul erublo I lit cr ust. lVi-hnps they will he harmonized and perhaps they won't. All Wrong. As much us wo loathe the whole gang of hypocritical Abolitionists in (’ongresj*, we greatly deplore thospeethclo, that is too often presented, of .Southern Ih pie- es degrading their ollice and theirsoetion, by bun lying Him most dis gusting epithets 'Hi them. Nothing hut evil can result from such a i-mir.-o. Wo not only weaken our own moral in fluence, mid detract from the burred- ncss of our cause, hut it nilbrds our enemies material out of which to man- ul'actuic weapons of warfare uguinut us. We sincerely believe that tlio masses at tlio North are doluded by designing doniiigogiies, and only need enlighten ment upon the great question of tlio day to expel from Congress thoso who now represent thorn. But if Southern men, laying aside all dignity and self respect, rise from their seats, and in re ply to some vile slanderer, tax-the Eng lish language, to excel him in the itscol biUing*gatf*, wo must not ho surprised to find their speeches liberally quoted and freely circulated to inOaino the minds of tho Northern people against us. It is a trito saying, hut i trim one, “harking dogs never bite,’’and it is well known in every community, that a bully will not light—-and it may ho set down as equally certain, that stu 1. men as wo havo described, will he the last to carry out their threats. And the Abo litionists well know it. How much more becoming the 'Representatives of ii great people it would he, if Southern Congressmen would I relit, as unworthy of notice, tho raving of political mani acs, and when suitiihlo occasions pre sented themselves, with lofty, stateinnn- likc argument defend our institutions and vindicate our honor. Lot a firm, dignified and unwavering determina tion murk our struggle for our rights, and it will convince the world that when the “argument is exhausted wo will stand to our arms.” Romp. Market.—April 11.—Cotton still remains unchanged. Wheat and Corn have both slightly'declined in tho past few 'lays, each from five to tell ets per bushel. We quote Bacon at 9@10 cts. Lard 11@12 cts. por pound. ^“•Steamer 1*enni.n<ston Capt.W. A. Russell loft for Hreensporton Thursday at7 A.M.. with 15 Passengers rind 810 Package** Merchandise. jgy.Stoainor Ai.fakata, Capt. John P. Gould, arrivod from Groensport on Thursday at 5 A. M. with 10 Passen gers, 27 bales Cotton, and3.500 feet lum ber. The Georgia Medical Assocuton, ad journed on Thursday last. Its next an nual mooting will ho held in Atlanta. own military nro taking tho mat ter in Imiid. and giving expression to their profeienccs. Tlio “Republican nines.” Capt. .Jno. W. Andorsrtn, held a meeting last week i.tul resolved cordially to co-operate with their brethren in arms, iu the projected encampment, at any point tlmt may ho selected by tho majority. Their vote was given in fa vor of Columbus, a deserved compli ment to the fine military companies of that, oity, whiist they are ready to ex tend a hearty welcome,should Savannah he selected. The “Oglethorpe Light Infantry,” Capt. F.S. Birtow, cast, their unanimous vote for Savannah. Moth those companies selected tho 1st of June as the time. Tho remaining companieswill take ac tion in tin- matter tin* present week, of which the public will ho duly advised.— ,s.,« Hr,,. amounted to tho sum of $3,837,427. On most of this tho profit avorngod Bom DO to 70 por cent, uud in some dkses nearly as high ns 95 por cent., ns is proved by the fact that, on somo of the post ofllco printing, ofi’ors havo been Inndo to do tho same work for 6 J cents which has heretofore cost tho govern ment 100.cents. At least one half of this immense sum paid for printing, or $1,918,713 has been paid for the support of partisan newspapers, and for other electioneering purposes, for which tho only benefit the people havo received is tho prolongation and strengthening tho reign of fraud and corruption.— Whatever party conquers in the next presidential canvass, will have to mnko ami perforin a promise to cleidiso tho Augean stablo at Washington. Mr. Toombs never spoke a plainer truth than when ho said that ours is tho most corrupt government on thofacoof the earth.—Avgusta Dispatch. Delegates to Constitutional. State Convention. Ow.—B. H. Conyers, Warren Akin, Abda Johnson, Rolsirt Russell, G. II. Oilrentli, Lin/.y Johnson, Clms. Smith, A. F. Wooley, John W. Gray, A. J. Mil ner, J. R. l’arrott, F. M. Fold, Jonathan MoDow, Win. Johnson, A. II. Rice, J. J. Jones, G. W. Brown, A. A. Vincent, J. R. Adair, B. W. Lewis, A.M. Tcnn, CalebGilrenth. H. W. Cobh, J. G. Lowry, Johu W. Henderson, Chtistophor Dodd. Popular Sovereioxtv.—Tlio follow ing is tho platform on slavery in the Territories, laid down l>y tho Georgia Democratic convention in Deo. JH17, and re-adopted by tho convention of June, 1848: ‘ 1/csolrcd, That Congress possesses no power under the Constitution, A» h/islate in any way or manner in relation to the inrtitu' tion o/’ slavery. 11 is tlio Constitutional right of evory citizen to remove and set tle with his proporty in any of t ho ^Ter ri lories of the United States. Jle.iolved, That the pcoplo of t he South do not ask of Congress to establish tho institution of slavery in any of tho Ter ritories tlmt may ho acquired by tlio United States; they simply require tlmt Christian converts connected with tho society under the chnrgo of tho Ameri can Missionaries drew water out of the public tanks, which, as outcasts or low casto jicoplo, it was claimed they had no right to do. An appeal wasrnado to the magistrate, who decided that the Christian might huvo oil tlio rights which they had before conversion. The Hindoos not satisfied with this.appoalod to tlio Governor in Council, who not only confirmed tho decision of tho mag istrate, but went one step farther, and reminded tho Hindoos tlmt according •to their own Shusters, “the caste of tho Ruler is equal to tho highest 1” Thus all Christians, being of “tho caste of tho Ruler,” or of the British Queen, are uiado the highest nt onco. This, if car ried out, will relievo Christian Mission aries in India of a groat deal of uniioy- nnce. habitants of each Territory shall ho left free to detormino for themselves whether the institution of slavery shall or shall nut form a part of their social system, Thu Atlantic Cubic, The operations for raising tho Atlan tic cable will he commenced probably in May, at Newfoundland, it being be lieved that tho fault lies three or four miles oil’ tlio coast; uud tho gx|k*iiso will not exceed $10,000, which would be amply covorod by tho recovery of ovon a portion of the cable; The socond fault is believed to l>o situated at a tunce of not'more than 180 or 200 miles (length of cable) from Valencia, ins tead of 270 miles, us previously sup|*o- sod. The actual distunco from tho slioro to the point in question is sinned to ho about ICO miles. It is pro posed to manufacture a new cable about 100 miles long, and to splico it on tl part where the main fault exists, pr viously ascertaining tlmt a porfoot cm: municulimi exists with the shore.- Even should the expedition not succeed in its main object of making the cable speak again, a largo quantity of tho old cable may ho recovered. U.v [Fr : Mac i Tel. i Man fiQfThirty thousand dollars worth of proporty in Union streot, Nashvillo, To tin., was destroy od by fire on tho night of tho Oth inst. jggjrMr. Spraguo, Governor elect of Rhode Island is only twenty-eight years old. ^ j5©*TIio Domooratio National Con vention will bo licld inChnrleatonJL C - ., as tho National Committee- have no power to change its location. Tho 23d will soon ho here, and the result of its deliberations will’ he anxiously looked ior. The Federal Union of yesterday says •/-.«, ilia hall' a volumn. Wo sav, per emitra, Mr. Federal Union, that -it was one of the most rfrfctio- Conventions ever held: For Dt.’ll e muse‘tinted GW- V ri« at a time when.she needed all her vigor. No sinsihle limn will he apt to dispute that tlenvgin rtught to 1*0 tin* mo«t itifiuentialSouthern State. Why not? Among the old thirteen—among the first in population—wealth—Intel- liuenoo—improvement—iu tho very *m of the great South, alid thorotigh- leHtified with her in her great dis tive interestsand pursuits—Virginia cannot compete with her except by her permission, or her default. We say, therefore. Georgia isentitled to ho No. 1. Seeing this, the March Convention pro vided a duplieate delegation, to ho per haps vainly endeavoring to settle out side of the National Convention, which half shall go in, while the great business of the body is going on. At the best, Georgia will ho shorn of all moral strength by the division, if sin heals herwconfiicts in timo to he in at the death. 2d. It emasculated the parti/ completely. Tlio Georgia democracy had only to speak a united voice, to havo secured tiie nomination of any one of their number. Tho same considerations which, with her own gracious permis sion, would give prominence to the posi tion of tho State. would lmvo‘almost certainly influenced the Convention in the selection of any nominee slio could have heartily united upon. But Hie March Convention, to relievo her of all charge of egotism or self-seeking, re fused not only to designate a man, hut so far as it could, neutralized all prefer ences. Wo say, then, the Federal Un ion to tho contrary notwithstanding, it was a most elfoctivo Convention. Nbw some will say it was tho Decem ber Convention which did all this, be cause it left tho March Convention noth ing better to do. The March men had to do wliat they havo done, or do worse iu coming to nn open rupture. Well, wo have no objection that beth should share in the glory of theso achieve ments. Tho people of Georgia should bo much obliged to both. Thank you, gentlemen of tlio Legislature—thank you, most illustrious—most beneficent— most potent, moinhorsoftho Into Demo cratic Executive Committee. Your name shall ho enrolled in tho records|of fame and deposited iu tho archives of deathless history. Important Decision. Tho following interesting enso, after a tedious debato, lasting through a whole day, was decided on yesterday morn ing s Uriah Askow, Plaintiff in Error, vs Jns. F.'Duproo and wife. Tlio caso camo before tlio court upon transcript of tlio record, from the Supe rior Court of Piko county. James F. Duproo and wife filed their bill in Equity for account and distribu tion aguiijt Uriah Askew; to which Uri ah Askew pleadod in bar of said suit, that James F. Dupree and his wife woro not married in duo form of law; for tlirit the marriage ceremonies wero perform ed by one A. Buokncr ns a Minister of tho Gospel, after bo had been excommu nicated from the church, and after his credentials authorizing him to»ct|iuthat capacity, had boon surrendered* To- this plea demurrer was filled. After argument. Judge Cabiness decided ihal the marriage was legal. Robbery of the Murine Hunk! One of the most singular, if not the most during robberies, was committed in this city Monday night. Tho-Agency of the Marine Bank was entered and $40,000 abstracted from the vault. The box from which Uioiunoun\ was taken contained in all probobly $120,GUO, about two thirds of which was left. So far as ascertained, no coin lias hern taken, and at present the exact extent of the loss. The strange part of tho whole af fair is, that tlio lock of the hark door wlnre the thief entered, at well as the locks of the vault door, have received ,n-k» of violence whnlovor. Tbo j SmmU (TBS Navt.—Tho present system by which u Lieutenant is 'requi red to serve nis country for thirty veins before ho can bo promoted to higher tank, requires amendment. A naval otlicer, iu a communication to tho Washington Star, says: “I have been twenty-five years in the* Navy—thirteen years us a Lieutenant, and am now full forty two years of age, and still hanging, like Mahomet ’s coffin, midway to tlio promotion of our naval heaven—a Commander's commission.— There are more than sixty Lieutenants iu our Navy, who liavo been longer in the service and who uro older in years than myself, uud as many as fifteen who have'served more than thirty years. T nm, by ten years at lotist, tho senior in ago of any Lieutenant in tlio English Navy now^ retained in activo. service'; and the French Lieutenants, it is well known, are all young and active men, that sorvico having been greatly in creased and thoroughly # re-organized since the empire.” A Jnpniicse Belle. A recoil t East India travollor thus sketches lior: 1 saw a young girl standing, foiyMn hand, at an open door, reading. 8ho was simply clad in a loose crape lialf- pctticoat, half dressing-gown sort of dress, reaching far down ns tho ankles, and hound by a wish of yellow silk around tho waist. Hor feet, which woro small and beautifully formod, rested on the common high straw sandals of tho country. Over this dress, which left the bosom partly uncovered, she woro a light cream colored onon jacket, of muslin texture, with wide sleeves ex tended a little below tho elbow; her soft black hair was beautifully drawn hack from off the forehead, and hound In a poouliar cluster nt the hack of tho head, where It was hold by two gold pins one of great length, mid with a scorpion liko device attached to it, and which moved to and fro with every motion of its fair wearer. Her complexion was bright and pule, much more so than tho Chinese; her features animated and ox- mvssrve, and hor teeth white, and as finely formod as her entire figure. But the latter I saw that slio was unmarriod —the invariable Japanese custom being that on tho marriage of every foraalo, the teeth are died black, and in somo cusos tho eyebrows shaven off. 1 halted nearly in front of whore she stood, she did not look “piqued,” and turn away as tlio fair damsels of my own country would liavo likely dono; hut she favored me with a stoady gnzo, and smiled, though i could scarce de tect the movement of a feature, while her eyes, like souls oloqueuce, glowed iu fascinating beauty. Slio was road- ing a hook; ( saluted hor with a low bow ; she returned the compliment by a somewhat similar movement. Ob serving my curiosity to soo tho book which she held, she handed it to me.— D was thick, and of Hourly tlio quarto size; and letter press was mixed with numerous wood-cuts—a common cir cumstance in Japan, us I subsequently ascertained whore tioarly every book published abounds with numerous il lustrations. in woight tho book exceeding light, and tlio coyer was very thick colored papor, highly orna mented, theoxteniul picture being that of a crucifixion; the paper was printed on one side only, ami left lnuuli, so that the printed sides wero only presented to the eye. The work, one of an or din ry kind, was of excellent topograph of its ordinary merits tho young lad, ight have formed an opinion; hut be ing anything hula Japanese, 1 could do no such pleasant thing.” TIIE LAWYER'S VALENTINE. ■ HY JOHN a. SAXE. I’m notified—fair neighbor mino— By one of our Profession, That this—the Term ofValontlno— Is Cupid’s Special Session. Tormit mo, therefore, to report Mysolf, on this occasion, Quito ready to proceed to Court, And Filo my Declaration. I’vo on attachment for you, loo— . A' legal and a strong one; Oh 1 yield unto tho Process, do, Nor lot it bo a long otto. No scowling bailiff lurks behind j He’d bo a precious noddy, Who, failing to Arrest tho mind, Should go and Take tho Body. For though a form liko yours might throw A sculptor in distraction; I could’nt servo a Capias—no— I’d scorn so base an action l Oh l do not tell mo of your youth, And turn away demurely: For, though you’re vory young iti truth, You’re not an Infant, suroly 1 • Tho Caso is everything to me; My heart U love’s own llssuo j Don’t plead a Dilatory Ploa; Let’s havo tho General Issuo l Or, sinco you've really no Defenso, Why not, this prosont Session, Omitting all absurd protonso. Give Judgment by Confession ? So shall you l»o my lawful wife; And I—your faithful lover— Bo Tenant of your heart for Lifo, With no Remainder over l paid hack door was discovered early i morning to ho open, hut as the A; on cm ly riser and visits the Bank curly hour, no attention was to the fact particularly, as the showed iiq mark of, having been forced open. The hack door was locked Mon day night niul the key left on the inside. Wo havo some other particulars, hut from reasons which suggest its propriety, forbear for the present to give them.— No duo has been found to the perpetra tor of the deed.—Cot. Sun. SswiNfi Machines Exempt from At- .—An net exempt ing from at- owing muolimo, of a val ue not exceeding $100, debt by the debt | of the Le gislature and i proval of the <1overnc setts. IIuiitsumii f s Hull in Paris. The Purls correspondent of tho Bos ton Traveller sends tho following ac count of a Huntsman’s Ball lately given in that city I may instance one of the few halls lately given here, for its oddity. It was given Ly tho Duke do la Moskowa, Grand Huntsman of the Court. Ho in vited only one hundred and fifty guests. It was literally a huntsman’s ball. The vestibule, staircase and itnto chamber woro adorned with hunting trophies, guns, j‘iileH, hunting paigimrds, and other similar objects. Tlio orchestra pluyed hunting songs lor the guests to duneo by, und the waltzes (for thoro is no hunting song by which ono can waltz) were interrupted by various horn accompaniments familiar to sportsmen, Concealed singers accompanied tho or- tTr tho family of tiie clicwtra by burking, haying, both brani lie BSr Sonie years ago there was a man in New Orleans who on week days was a cotton broker—on Sundays lie was a preacher. There hud been a week of unusual excitoment in tho cotton mar ket, and on tho following Sunday The Judgement of Hie Court bolow is’ affirmed.—At. Locd., April Ath, Canada Makes an Offer.—In conse quence of an alleged agitation which the Canadians iillcct to believe exists at Washington, for the purpose of indu cing Queen Victoria either to sell or quietly relinquish herclaim to Canada iu favor of the United States, Mr. •Simpson- 1ms 'givon noticQ of the fol lowing morion iu the Canadian Parlia ment: “Address to Her Mqjesty tho Queen : Praying that in tho event of receiving any proposition from tho Congress of I the United States lor the acquisition of British North America, or any portion thereof, her Majesty will he graciously pleased to reply, that considerations connected with tho happiness of tho human race in general, and with tho well Ixihig and Hliorties of North Amer ica in.particular, forbid the idea of ac ceding thereto; but Hint, in order to show her Majesty's appreciation of tho trading propensity of Congress, and tho willingness to indulge it so far as is consistent with tho feeling und interest of her subjects in North America, tho Queen ispropnrod to receive a proposi tion for tho acquisition by Canada of tho States of Maine and Michigan, or either of tlicip.” A Southern Candidate.—The Rich mond Examiner says: “ A Southern nomination only can unite the entire South, and a really con servative candidate can do this with cer tainty. What Northern candidate can combine the South? Not ono. No man helives tlmt any can. The nomi nation of a Northern man will divide a power now united, and will call exist ence parties to distract and weaken the conservative strength of the Southern States. In Virginia, even the old opo- iients of tho democracy will make a strong and u dangerous struggle against tho democracy led by a’Northern can didate. In Kentucky and Tcnuosscc tho contest would hodoubtful, with the chances against the democracy. In Maryland wo would he beaten. Under the strongest .Northern democrat wo could not count on South Carolina, Georgia or Mississippi with cortainty.” flfayA horrible case of poisoning took place at a dining at Col. Louiley’s in Now Orlenn’s lately. Thirteen woro poi soned by eating chariotte-russo and three or four havo died. • His own ser vants nro implicated. JOSyTho “glorious uncertainty of the law” was hardly ever better illustrated than by the Curstang Shaw ease. Tho first jury gives Miss Curstang ono hun dred thousand dollars damages, and tho next jury gives her nono l jpSfTho Legislature of Maino has in corporated the ‘‘Maino Steam R6od Carriage Company” giving them exclu sive right to make use of stcaiii in pro- polling carriages oyer high, ways ip the State lor twolvo'yoars. our friend commenced the services with a hymn, which ho announced low fol- “Wewill sing to the praise of tho Lord tho 427th hymn—dong staple l n Sunflowers.—Prof. Maury says that an abundant growth of Sunflowers wu>. a perfect preventive of the fevor und ague at the National Observatory.— Whilo other localities, unprotected by tlio sunflowers, wore visited by tho mal aria, tho Observatory enjoyed immu nity from disease; He thinks tha* umflower, in its rank growtn ab sorbs the malaria and purities Hie at- mosphero. Dog Meat for tiif. Javanese Emdassv. —Tlio Washington correspondent of the Boston Journal Says: Tho State Department is preparing a statement of the manner in which it will he proper to recoivo and entertain tlio Japanese mission, expected to ar rive hero next month, somo seventy strong. Cqngress will ho asked to make Hie necessary appropriations for defray ing tho necessary expenses of this i el delegation, by way of returning i ilnr favors shown the American negoti ators in Japan, and it is humorously suggested that there will be a demand for liit dogs and other oriental luxuries. MANCIPATION OF WoMF.N IN ClIINA.— women of North China have been emancipated by their Tartar rulers from many ot tho senseless and injurious cus toms still iu force in tho Southern por tion of tlio Empire, especially in regard to tho cruol contraction of tho foot.— Their minds mid persons havo also boon emancipated from much of the despot ism of Chinese usages and ideas. jJJSy-A man in Brooklyn has rccovoi ad $489.75 damages from tho owner of dog which hit him in tho hand. ®3y*Tho Union and Mechanic’s Bank of Augusta, have declared their semi annual dividends, tlio former of four, and tho latter of live dollars per slmr #5JrTho first rail over laid iu Kuus: was put down on the St. Joseph and Marysville Railroad lust week, in tho presence of a largo dumber of oitizons, B®*Glass hermetically sealed cotfins* Cannon’s {latent, the first, of that ma terial, in tho world, wero successfully made nt Louisville glass works last week. flSJ-Tho New Oilcans Delta says that on the 20th ult., ft -gang of thirty-feur slaves camo to that city in a body, their objeot being to find out, if poisiblo, who was thoir master. and moaning in llie most npprovoii canino style, whippers-in cracked thoir whips, and the gatue-koopors exploded percussion caps. At a quarter of twelve the huntsmen, whippers-iii and gauie-keepers staircase blew the tully ho.and at twclv o’clock thoy blow the quarry. When tho quarry was sounded, the hall room invaded by a great quantity of game of all sorts, which appeared to attack the Grand Huntsman. These game costumes wero excellently gotten up. Tho birds—there wore partridges, pheasants, plovers, heath-cocks—-woro all leathered;-the wolves, foxes, liar stags, deer, were all in the skins of tho boasts, with a mask and falschcad of pasteboard faithfully imitating tho nearunco of those animals. Princi Mottornich, tho Austrian Ambassador (!), was the hoath-coek ; ho was dressed wild crowed to perfection. It seems this was a surprise oven to tho muster of the house, and it was reckoned in ex cellent taste uud very amusing. A New Fashion.—A gentleman who has been passing a week or ttvo nt of the large hotels in Now York, says thoro seem to bo \ mania among the Indv-hoardcrs to como to tho breakfast and toa-tahlc with a hook in their hands but thoy are never seeii to open it. Our friend was told by a gentleman that he hud soon r- lady bring the same hook to the tnblo for two weeks; and, nn op portunity one day offering, his curiosity was oxeiled to soo what hook could ho of so much interest; on opening tho volumo, to his surprise, ho found that not one of the leaves hoi been cut /” Wo hear tho same uffeetution is obtaining in somo of tho hotels in our city.—Mo bile Ado. Verdant in Indiana* An insurance agent in this city n gentleman wall and avorably known as a man of truth ana veracity, tells the following ill illustration of the verdancy of a gentleman in 1'iko county Ind.', with whom ho had cilectod a policy of insurance: In tho list of printed questions in tlio Company's hooks there is ono like this: “Ashes—how kept.” The 1‘iko county gentleman was burned out, and after the fire discovered this questiou in his policy, and, resolving to nrnko a sure tiling of his premium, wrote our infor mant something in this wise: “Dear .Sir, I was hunted out on the day of and aceorduig to your laws, I have kept the ashes. They are in burr’ ‘ LOVE ME LAST. Other souls may find thoir joy n tho blind lovo of a boy— Give mo that which years havo tried, Disciplined and purified— Such as braving storm and blast, will bring to mo nt lust! hero nre brows moro fair than mino— Eyes of moro bewitching shino— Other hearts moro fit, iu truth,. For tlio passion of your youth— Bu^ thoir transient empire |»u«t, You will surely lovo mo Inst! Wing away your summer timo— Find a lovo in overy clime— Roam in liberty niul light— 1 shall never stay vour flight; For l know when all is post, You will come to mo at last l Clinnco and flutter as you will, I shall smile securely still: Patiently I trust and wait, Though you tarry long and late j Prizo your spring till it bo past, Only, only love mo last l A Confirmed Toper. Tho following scono Is taken from real lifo having occurred at North Cam bridge, at tho Hotel occupied by old Zncli Portor: .loo tho man of all work about tho hotel was fond of good liquor, or, in deed, liquor of any kind ; and being gonorally short of funds, was in tho habit of seizing on all remnants of liquors left by practitioners nt tho bar. Thus matters progressed for somo years, keeping Joe pretty well soakod, when Portor having occasion to niako a mix ture lor curing a diseased hoof, had used somo liitne acid or nquufortis, that article being ono of tho ingredients of the lotion. Taking a common tumbler, and pouring a sufficient quantity of .. i.„...—* leaving t! Late News. - . Congressional. Washington, April, 12thfc-In’ tho Sonato, tho proposition to adjourn dur-* 9 !ng tho timo of holding tho Convention * Was withdrawn. Sovoral bills wore passed, among them, ono to incorpo- rate the Unitod States Agricultural Sd- * cioty. » Tho House passed tho Senate bill to sottlo tho titles to land along tho boun- ~ dary of Georgia and Florida. + 4 MARKETS. Augusta, April 12.—Sales, 020 bales. Market gonorally unchanged. Savannah, April 12.—COO bales sold. Markot firm. Sales of tho week 5,600. * Receipts last week 0,000 bales. New York, April 12.—Sales 000 bales. Market depressod. Charleston, April 12.—1,200 bales sold. Cotton advancsd lot. Sales of tho week 12,000 bales. Receipts last week 5,800. - - Virginia at Charleston.—Tho Pofori- burg Express says tho voto of tho Vir ginia delegation to Charleston will stand thus i Wise 11, Hunter 10. From Pike’s Peak. AtcHison, K. T., April 5.—Tlio cen tral overland moil onu Plko’s Peak ex press arrivod this afternoon. There was much oxcitemonl at Dcn- vor on thodlscovoryof tho Soeroto load In tho Gregory mining district, in tho lend, nuggets, pieces of quartz rock en cased in Bonles or lea Vos of good—a thing heretofore unknown in tTio his tory of lead mining. Tho average yield in tho guhnol load is $000 to tho cord of dirt and rook. Gulch mining is generally resumed. Tho miners are making from two to five dollars per day. Tho emigrants had commenced arriving. Texas Democratic Convention. New Orleans, April 9*—Tlio Demo cratic Stato Convention of Texas mot at Galvoston on tho 2nd inst. Tho plat form adopted takos high and doomed Southern ground. A resolution was {Kissed requiring tho Texas delegation to Charleston to withdraw from tho Convention in caso the two thirds rulo is rojeotod. Macon, not a Port or Diuverv.—The Atlanta Intelligencer has received a letter from Him. L. J.Gartrell, in which ho contradicts the tolographio statement that Macon was a Port of Delivery. A resolution was passed simply allowing a fow articles to ho exhibited at a Fair, soon to bo held in Macon, by tho Cot ton Planters’ Convention, and then to ho taken out of tho Stato again. This has Bequently boon dono; but os tho Secretary of tho Treasury has no power to admit tho goods free of duty, a joint resolution of Congress was necessary. t 6®*“Sir,” said an oiiragett landlady to one or her boarders, “why. dev you call this union butter?” “Because,iq union there is strength.” fleSgrTlioy have no old maids in .Japan when tho girls don’t get married volun tarily, tho authorities hunt up a hus band, and make them marry, willing or not willing. The Janancsoknow a thing pi* two if they have boou walled iu for centuries. BST'The young Indies of ono of tho viilages.of Jefferson county, Ohio, have adopted a novel method of raising funds for charitubla purposes. At a late fes tival, a bevy of the prettiest girls in tho room formod a lino, .and for tho price {mid down, permitted tho gont|e- mon'to-take a running kiss of the lot. .Jia^TjioJpteijt accounts from England say that Queen Victoria is very well, “and has taken to hoops.” acid into it, ho went out leaving tho tumbler on tlio counter, nud a drovor, tho sole occupant of tho bur room, lie had no sooner past tho door than in camo Joo, and seeing, os ho thought, a tumbler, as usual, with some liquor too good to he wasted, immediately looked through tho bottom, as was tho usual custom und ouickly ‘threw himself out-, sido’ of said liquor. Ho then wont to chopping wood, smacking bitMips at tho unusual strength of tho spirit. Shortly after, Old Each coming in, picked up tho tumblor to go on with liis preparation, but was very much surpri sed on finding it ompty. Inquiring of tho traveller, ho was informed that a short, chunky man (describing Joe) had drank it. With an exclamation of surprise and consternation depicted his countenance, he rushed out of the room in search of Joo, expecting to find his dead body not many yards off. He passed around tho house, and iu the back yard found Joo doing an extra execution on tho logs, working generally did when lie had on an oxtra amount of steam. After getting Over his astonishment, this conversation en sue* i : Old Zach. “Joe did you drink that stuff on tho counter?” Joo. “Why,yes,I thought it oughtn’t to ho wasted, you know. All right, I 'sposo i” Zach, “I don’t know. How do you liko it t how do you foci aftor it ?” Joe/' “Feel? 1 fool fust rate; lively a cricket.” Zach. “Well, Joe, hut haven’t you noticed any tiling out of tho way; noth ing wrbng about you ?” Joo. “Anything wrong? Weil, not much ; fust into liquor, takes good hold ; goes further than common.— Thoro is only ono thing queer about it which I can’t got tho hang of, (hero ho drew his shirt-sleeve under his nose) whenever I wipe mg mouth / burn a hole in my shirt V* Economical Irishman.—The clerk of court onco issued a license for tlio marriage of John Murphy and Mary Munning, both natives of tlio Emorald Isle, for which ho received from John the legal fco—one dallar. But tho in tended bride “rued.” Six weeks and two days aftorword John made his sec ond appearance in tho clerk’s office. ‘Misthcr B.” said he, “in February last I got a liconso from you to marry Manry Manning, tin’ deodn’t marry her; an’ now, plans yor honor, wud yet* bo so good us to nlther ifcso it w tide suit Honora Moriarrity ?” Jim informed him that this couldn’t ho done, and Hint ho must got a new li cense to. “fit” Honora. “And pay for it?” said John. “And pay for it,” said Jim B. “Ooh, indado! thin I’m ruined in- tirely. intirolv l” exclaimed John, “for Ijist coortod Honora to save the dol lar!*” An English paper says that Gen eral Deed Scott comiuamU tho United States army. Great Loss on Drv Goods.—A snlo of $192,000 of British dry goods to a tinglo house, is reported to havo been made on Thursday, which netted a loss to tho importer of $100,000. Tho losses upon goods sold by action, nre in many cases voiy heavy, and instances are named whore largo lines havo sold at half the cost of importation. Tho business of the spring has boon much cut up, and serious losses made. The importation* of dry goods havo boon com pari tively * larger than in 1859, hut thoy will not# necessarily take an equal amount oC gold forYmyment, as tho auction room* nrovo. In many cases whore merchants hnvo provided for thoir usual trade, thoy liavo been so much nogleeted that very serious losses have boon inflicted. •JV. Y. 'Express, Fleas on Dogs.—Tho uso of arsenic, meourial ointment, &o., is effectual, but dangorous. A correspondent of the Lon don Field, says: “I liavo tried many oxporimoiils my solf, and have found out ono perfectly satisfactory—as my groom informs mo to-day, on inquiry, there has never heoit a flea on tho dog sinco. It is a yard dog 1 nllnde to. 1 had a now wooden ken nel made, and it thoroughly painted witli gas-tar boiling hot and when well dried, placed the dog there without any bed; tuo consequonee was that tho flees all loft. The dog is now clean yind healthy. This took place early in tho Spring.” Providence, April 5.—Complete re turns of tlio election have been receiv ed# Tho vote for Spmgoe » 72,205, for Paddolford 11,835, scattering 143.— Tho Republican majority lost year wus 5,300. Cotton Declining.—Old Mrs. Pilkins, was reading the foreign news by a late arrival. “Cotton is declining 1” ex claimed the old lady. “Well, I thought as much—tho last thread I used was re markably feeble.” Cousins’ Talk.—“No, Amy, you’re quite wrong. 1 never was refused in all my life.” “Oh,Tom, how can you say so? Why there was Louiso Simpson.” “I toil you again you are wrong completely wrong, ft’s true that f wa* declined with thanks, once, but I never was re fused.” A friend of ours Hitts eulogises" his musical attainments ? 1 know two tunes. Theonois‘Auld Lang Syne,’ and the other isn't.- I always sing the latter/’ ; • . IQKfhe Inhabitants of the town of Droghoda, Ireland, were recently ono evening considerably excited and frigh tened by the appoarnnee^f a ball of lire which crossed tho heavens directly abovo tho town, lighting it up as bright as if it had beort the tiiiddlc of tho day. Fcmatos in the street were so frighten ed that some fainted, and some ran shrieking os if itfad, and it was somotimo- beforo tho excitement could ho allayed, and order restored. gfiyrSome people affect amazemen t «t tho figure tlmt wealth outs in love attaint now-o-clnys. But, for our part, we think itthe most'natural thing in the world that tho worshippers of eupid are inspir ed by cupidity .—Louis. Jovr. JttiyA colored cook ox pec lea some company of hor own kin, and was at a loss how to entertain her friends. Her mistress said: “Chloe, you up is t. make «n apologv.” -3ft- “Laf missiui, how can I inakojtt'f I got no apples, no eggs,- no BidR^ppfhv nutthi to make it will.”