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M. DWINELL, Editor.
OEO. T. 8T0VALL, Associate Eoircn.
HOME. flA.
TUESDAY MOlt.VING, July 81.
COKBTITOTIUHAI. U.HIOS KOMi.VATlOKI.
FOB PRESIDENT.
JOHN BELL of Tennessee.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
EDWARD EVERETT of Mass
PLATFORM.'— “Me Conetttuiion, the
Union puv the Enforcement of the Lorn!
Uteelnmldgc l'.udorsr, F.vcrett,
Lot no supporter of Brookim'ldge in
all tho South dure ever ngoin to whis-
per n word against tho soundness, relia
bility aud patriotism of Edward Ever
ett—for Breckinridgo himself has most
fully, thoroughly and triumphantly en
dorsed him.
Wo have beforo us tho speech of
John C. Breckinridgo, delivered in the
Hall of the Kentucky House of Renre-
ccntfttives, at Frankfort, December 21st
1850—six months ago—by Invitation of
tho Domocratio Legislature ofhis8tate.
After boasting of the soundness of the
Northern Demooracy on the slavery
question, Mr. Breoklnrldge adds t
“There is another element at the
North' not large, but noble and (rue, It
consists of tho scattered cohorts of the
old Whig party, of men like Everett,
Choate, and tnelr associates, whose con
servatism culture and patriotism rebelled
against the republican alliance. Besides
these, there nro many thousands in tho
Northorn Statesxoho seldom attend the polls
and whose voices have not boon heard
amidst tho clamors that surround them.
To ail those lot us appeal ; let us sol
emnly domand a general rovolt of the
virtue and loyalty of tho country
ag^nst the pernicious principles that
threaten Its safety, ana when all tho
forces are arrayed in their proper ranks
wo shall bo able to soo what romains to
hopo or fear."
There 01*0 Brookinridgo's own words,
testifying that Everett Is a "noble anu
truo" patriot, whoso "conservatism,
culture and patriotism rebelled against
the Republican alll ncel” And yet
some of Breokinvldgo’s whlpper-snnp-
nor, aimplotoninn supporlora in the
South, are swearing that Everett is an
Abolitionist, unworthy of tho counte
nance and support of Southorn men i
Keep Brookinridgo's endorsement of
Everett before tho people.—Uich. Whig,
[jy24twdtwlmj
Mr. Hell's Letter to Mr. Watts.
Wo ask ovorybody, and especially
thoso Democratic croakers who com
plain that Mr. Boll 1ms no platform, to
road his letter to Col. Thomas II. Watts
which may bo found on tho first pngoof
this paper. Tho Convention which nom
inated Mr. Boll, adopted ns a platform,
“The Constitution, tho Union, and tho
Enforcement of tho Laws;".and, in liis
loiter of accoptaitco, ho referred to his
past life and publlo acts as his construe-
tion of that platform. Somo of his
friends, and among thorn Col. Watts,
asked of him a more explicit exposition
of his political views upon tho questions
now prominent before tho people. To
loply lo tho uumorous letters received
by him, would Aavo been ft laborious
task. ITo therefore authorised a compi
lation of "such of his speeches and let
ters na have a direct bearing upon tho
subjects in controversy; or of such ex‘
tracts therefrom, ns to leave nothing to
be supplied by further quotations from
them. 1
Thi3 printed collection ho transmitted
with his letter to Mr. Watts. It has
not yot reached us, bu.t wo may fairly
infer its " boaring upon tho subjects in
controversy," from Mr. Watts’ letter
which accompanies Mr. Boll’s.
And, when wo consider that Mr. Watts
refused lo endorse Mr. Boll’s nomina
tion, and withheld his support until he
was satisfied as to his position upon theso
important questions, no one will charge
him with Tioing biased or incompetent
to judge of Mr. Boll's opinions as con
tainea*in this compilation. Ho lays
down the following propositions as, in
his judgment, distinctly announced by
Mr. Bell
1. A distinot repudiation of Wilmot
Provisoism.
2. A distinct repudiation of “Snuattor
Sovereignty" as long ago as 1848.
3. A distinct announcement tlmt tho
Territories are the common property
of the States composing tho Union;
aud that the citizens of each State
have tho right to go into such Territo
ries, with their property of every do
scription, and whilst there to have
protection to property aud persons.
4. That slavery, us it exists among us, is
civilly, morally, and religiously right;
ant; that they will. Their oustom has
been, and is, to blaoken tho character
of ovory man outside their party, and
whitewash hlmsSsoon as be joins them.
They will not seo any good exoept with
in thoinselvas. They would shut their
eyes at midday and awear the sun hod
gone out. Bin they cannot shut the
eyes ot the people. Tlioy will see and
read.
As soon as we receive the compilation
furnished by Mr. Bell, wn will publish
it, and our readers can Judge for them'
selves whether or not our candidate Is
worthy of our confidence and trust.
Wenther and Crops.
The following statistics! tsblo of tho
temperature and quantity of rain that
has fallen, during tho month of July
for the past five years, was furnished us
by a gentleman of this place.
TntSH6UETIR IN JOIY AT NOOX.
The Meteor.
The meteor whioh was seen at this
place on lost Thursday, was, according
to our exohanges, also seen at Louisville,
Ky., Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, Colum
bus, Augusta and Savannah, Qa. We
presume, of course, that it was vlslbloat
all intermediate points, and, perhaps-
for somo distance beyond tljpso places.
Tho Montgomery and Charleston papers
of Saturday make no mention of its ap
pearance in those localities. Like the
meteor seen In the Northern Slates, on
tho 27th of July, in different sections
Itsoomed to move in different directions
The Columbus Enquirer says iu course
was from East to Northwest j tho Aligns'
to Diepatch soys from a point a little
South of West to tho Northwest; tho
Savannah Neice saya from East to West
To us It uppenrod to start iu tho South,
cast and trevolod towards tho North
Star.
Lowest. Mean. Highest. Amt. Rain.
ggjrThe Macon Messenger publishes
I860 82
92}
101
2 15-li)0 In 1
tho card of Mr. John II. Hart, which
1850 09
87
98
2 18-100 In,
rocontly appeared in the Courier, and
1858 70
87
94
3 27-100 In.
adds, "there Is one Democratic 'Heart
1857 73
84*
04
525 100 In-
in the right place.’ Wa presume thou-
1850 72
921
100
257-100 in.
sands more will beat in unison with our
It will bo seen by
a glanco at tho fig-
Roll."
ures above that tho excess of rain last
year over this is but 3-100 of nn inoh,
amounting to little moro than n heavy
dew, and scarcely appreciable In its af
fect upon the crops.
And yet tho corn crop of 1839 was
very good and this yonr very bad. By
another glance at the figures we find
that the Temperature this year, during
the month of July averaged fin and one
third degree higher than last year during
tho same month. Again wo see that
in 1850, alittlo moro rain fell than in
1850 or ’60, and tho moan Temperature
was 02}, tho same or this year. It will
be remembered that tho corn crop of
1850 was vory short.
Tho inforenoe wo draw from those
facta is that U la not the droughty but heat
that damages tho corn crop, literally
burning it up, and by comparing tho
quantity of rain and tho temperature in
1850 and’60 it will bo discovered that
tho tomperaturo is not necessarily affec
ted by tho rain.
In 1857 there was a concurrence of
fitio rains, low temporuture and an abun
dant corn orop.
Wheat Crop.
Tho following statement of the
amount of whoat and flour shipped
from this point over tho Romo Railroad
during tho months of Juno and July
for tho last five years, will give some
idea of tho shortness of tho wheat crop
in tliis section of country, including
Floyd, Chattooga and Polk counte’.os,
Qa., and tho Northwestern noun tics of
Alabama, whieh export their produce
from this place.
1850 1857 1858 1859 1800
When!, bn. IB,707 47.107 14,157 11,470 2,702
Flour, tbs. BO,030 10,620 01,300 53,500 32,000
This great discrepancy will be still
moro obvious when, in connexion with
tho foregoing, wo tako the following
statement for the three months ot Au
gust September, nnd October of tho four
years previous to 1800:
1860 1867 1858 1859
Wheat, bu. 20,657 108,430 72,850 22,880
Flour, lba. 103,303 35,260 08,800 91,301
For thoso same months this year
there will perhaps not ho a thousand
bushels of wheat exported, and if any
flour it will bo manufaotured from wheat
brought to this placo. There is not now
wheat enough in this section for seed
and wo know of a firm who intend ship
ping to this point 10,000 bushels for this
purposo. ^ ^
Servbd tutf Riant.—At a recent ses
sion of tho Court in Charleston, John
O’Bryan, convloted before Judge Mon-
roo, on two indictments for trading
with and selling liquor to slaves, has
been sentenced to n year nnd nino
months imprisonment, nnd topnya fine
cf #2,000.
This penalty is nono too severo when
wo considor tho evils arising from this
pernicious practico. Wo have reason to
beliovo thero are persons in this place
mean enough to bo guilty of it. They
had hotter take warning in timo, or
they will find themselves in the hands
of tho law.
Curiosity.—Wo were shown by
Judgo W, T. Nownan, on yesterday, a
curiosity in thoshnpo of a pipe, said to
havo been excavated by thestroot hands
while building a culvert across Broad
street at Harper's corner, at a depth of
six or seven foot below tho aurfnoe of
the earth. It is larger than any meer
schaum we have ever soon, seems to
be made of sandstone, nnd is covered
with cabalistic inscriptions. Ono of our
Jowish oltizens says they aro Hebrew
characters, but somo of our oldest in*
habitants assort that it is an Indian cal
umet. Our opinion is that it is a mere
sham.
Judgo Newman wilt take ploasuro In
showing it to antiquaries and curious
persons gonorally, who may call at his
crockery store.
What the Democracy has done Accor*
(Una to Democratic Testimony*
Let tho honest voters of tho whole
country road tho following manly con*
fossions from loading Democrats from
various sections of tho Union:
“When I first entered Congress, in
1843, the expenses ot tho Government
wore only $30,000,000 per annum. The
country had gone through the expensive
Mexican War witli sixty-three thousand
soldiers in tho field, for thirty millions,
and now, in timo of peace, tho estimates
were seventy-three millionsl Ho believ
ed forty millions nn nbundnnco for
tho national expense."—Hon, A. II.
Stephens.
“This Government, sixty-nine years
of age, scarcely out of its swaddling
clothes, is making more corrupt uses of'
money, in proportion to the amount col
lected from tho people, ns -I honestly
believe, than any other Government on the
habitable globe,”—Hon. Andrew Johnson, of
Tenn.
“I think it is not saying too much to
declare that tills country has gone fas
ter and further, in ten years, in extrava
gance, than most other countries have
gone in centuries.. —Gen. Shields.
“BoforeGod I believe this to bo the
most corrupt Government on earth."—
Senator Toombs,
"From tiie by-ways and the highways
of thp. Government, the Rottenness oi
CORRUPTION SENDS FORTH AN INSUFFERA
BLE stench! WHY ARE THE PEO-
PLE SO PATIENT? WHY SLUM
BERS THE INDIGNATION OF THE
DEMOCRACY ?’’—Roger A. Pryor.
Humphrey Marshal.—Wo beg that
all our Democratic friends, who have
gloried over the cupturo of this renegade
Kentuckian, will read tho following
scrap of history, which is taken from the
Arkansas State Gazette. Capt. Danloy,
tho editor, was a delegate to the Balti
more Union convention, aud is entitled
to confidence:
Tho Song of the Shirt.
The following too btief notice of
Hood’s exquisitely pothetio poem will
be read with interest. It is from the
published memorials of him, collect
ed and edited by his son anddaugh
ter:
In the Chrislmosnumber of Punch
for this year (1843,) appeared the fumous
‘Song of the Shirt.’ It was, of oourse,
inserted anonymously, but it ran
through the lund like wildfire, Paper
after paper Quoted it, and it became the
talk of the day. There was no little
■peculation os to its author, although
several, I believe Diokens among the
number attributed it at once to its right
source.
“At Inst my father wrote to one of the
daily papers nnd acknowledged it. Ho
was certainly astonished, and a little
amused at its wonderful popularity, al
though my mother had said to him,
when she was folding up tho packet
ready for the pros*: “Now mind Hood,
mark my words, this will tell wonder
fully I It is one of tho best things you
over did 1” This turned out a true
prophecy. It was translated into
French and German ; and evon I be
lieve, into Itulian. Mv father used of
ten to laugh and wonuer how they ren
dered tho peculiar burthen,
“Stitch, stitch, stitch 1”
nnd also,
“Steam an I gusset and band.”
“It was printed on cotton handker
chiefs for sale, nnd basnet with the us
ual fato of all popular poems, having
boon parodied tunes without number.
But what delighted, and yot touched
my father most deeply was, that tho
poor creatures whoso sorrows and suf
ferings ho had given such eloquent
voico, seemod to adopt its words as
their own, by singing them about the
streets to a rude air of their own adap
tation.*
«rWo learn that IIon Joseph Henry
Lumpkin has dcolined tho Presidency
of Franklin College recently tendered
him by tho Board of trustees, and Presi
dent Lipscomb ofTuskegco (Ala.) Fo
male C'ollego has been chosen in his
place.
sanctioned by tho Constitution of tho
United States, by tho Bible, and by
the practice of men in all ages; and
that it ought to bo extended.
Where is tho platform that has over
been adopted by any party, or sot of
men, in any section or State, that is bet
ter, sounder, Bafer for tho South than
that ? Wo go further and ask, whore is
one as good, as sound, as Bafo? It is not
tho Cincinnati platform. It is not Mr.
Douglas’ platform. It is not Mr. Breck
inridge’s platform. The two former
have been repudiated by the South, nnd
the last, although good enough as far ns
it goes, lacks the fourth clause of Mr.
Bell’s platform, and to that extent is
not so good. And further still, tho Sece-
ders’ platform, Uke the Cincinnati plat
form, is a string of resolutions, fixed up
for the exigency of tho times, whioh
hove nover, until just beforo tho Con
vention mot. been ondorsed by the par
ty or their candidate, by Congressiona
net or vote, and until within a few
months ago, repudiated by him ; while
nil of the above propositions linvo been
advocated by Mr. Bell for years; and
been endorsed by him in Congress, by
liis votes and speeches, as far back as
1348.* Who, then, dare impugn Mr.
Boll’s soundness upon tho question of
slavery?. Who dare question his fideli
ty lo tho South? Tho answer is easy.
Every Breckinridgo paper and speaker I
in the Southern States. They have been
commending very highly tho honesty of
those Opposition papers that have re
tracted the charge made against Mr.
Breckinridge of haying been an emanci-
r ationist. 1 Will tboy put in praotice the
(‘virtue? The past offer* no guor-
Pubmc Speaking.—Tho Non. Howoll
Cobb is announced to speak in Atlanta
to-night.
JBQrTbe Hon. W. L. Yancy will ad
dress tho peoplo at Centre, Ala., on
next Saturday, nnd all effort is boing
made to induce him to speak at this
placo as ho passes through on Thurs
day.
ttoHt is Baid that only ono paper
advocates the election of Douglas in
Tennessee.
A9*T1iq Atlanta Intelligencer has hoard
that Governor Brown has appointed
Hon. C. J. Jenkins Judgo of tho Su
premo Court to supply tho vacancy caus
ed by the resignation ol Judge Linton
Stephens. ^ _
JBfi^Stoamer Alfarata arrived i
Greonsporfc on Thursday IIP. M., with
15 Passengers, 110 bushels wheat, Lum
ber.
Romo, Aug. 0 I860.
The Legislature.—The Constitutional
ist publishes a list of fifty-four counties
in whioh thero aro soventy-iive members
of tho Legislature reported for Breck
inridge, thirty for Bell and twenty for
Douglas.
, To Our Merchants.
Wo ask tho attention of our business
men to the advertisement of tho Char
leston Merchants in another column.—
We hope all our non-intervention zeal
of last Spring has not died out. Wo
learn that Charleston is now quito heal
thy with every indication that it will
oontinuoso. No yellow fever apprehen
ded this season.
Of our knowledge we can say that
Colonel Marshal endeavored to convince
members of tho Union Convention
which motat Baltimore, that they ought
to nomiuato Mr. Dough’s for the Presi
dency nnd ignore such Union men ns
Mr. Boll and Gen. Houston—saying the
while not one word in fnvor of Mr.
Breckinridge. Sinco our Democratic
friends havo won this elephant at a raf
fle. wo aro willing that tlioy should
rejoioo—but wo Leg of them not to
say again that they won him from Mr.
Bell.
The liitnrnatiunnl Statistical Con
gress.
Tho London correspondent of the
World writes on the 17 th July:
Theso aro tho clays of Congresses;
and a very important ono in about to be
held here in London. 1 allude to the
great international Statistical Congress,-
which will bo opened on Monday, un
dor tho Presidency of tho Prince court,
fsbmo vory important names aro an
nounced in connection with theso
meetings. Thus, Mr. Leono Levi will
discourse on criminal procedure; Mr.
Hill Williams on tho burdens of land ;
Dr. Farr, Dr. Sutherland and Miss
Nightingale, on sanitary science and
the sad experiencies of tho sick room;
Mr. Newmarch on commercial statist
ics, such as tho fluctuation in pricos and
tho rates of wages; Mr. J. Crawford on
tho statistics of banks, credit institutions
and joint-stock associations; Dr. Uuy
on stnatistical signs; Mr. Valny on in
ternational pulbications; Mr. Brown on
statistical units; Mr. Jones on tho sta
tistics of literature, &c. I daro say
somo of theso names are not known to
you in America, but others must be,
and you will see that a very wide and
very interesting range of subjects is laid
down. Many influential foreign dele
gates take part in the discussions, tho
results of which cannot fail so bo im
portant and valuable. It is always a
good thing to know liow wo stand;
and figures, after all, if honestly collect
ed and fairly set forth, aro tho best
materials for judgement.
The Comi.vo Grain Crops.—The Lon
don Times of the 22d ultimo forbodo* a
famino in England, owing to had
weather and consequent short crops —
Tho prospect of tho grain crops in
Franco is nlso said to bo unpromising,
On the other bund, tho cereal crops in
the United States and Canada never
promised bettor. A larger crop of
wheat than wo over had before, by per
haps one-fourth, is now secured, or in
tho process of harvesting. Tho crops
of buy and oats aro also largo, and the
nromtse of the king cf our cereals—
Indian coin—was never better. Noth
ing short of a largo export demand can
keep tho price of this abundant ceroul
from falling bolovv remuneration to the
grower. Of the last year’s crop it is
said that tho largo farm cribs of Illin
ois are still nearly full, yet tho receipts
at Chicago have averaged over 100,000
bushols a day, from tho Illinois canals
and tuilroads, through tho season.—Da/
limore American.
Laughable.
A laughahje incident happened at
ono of our leading theatres, tho other
night, whioh seriously compromises the
reputation of one of the cleverest
members of tho Metropolitan corps dra-
matique.
In ono of the spoctteles now being
played it was necessary to have un ele
phant, and ua a genuine livo one was
not to bo had, it was necessary to impro
vise one, and Mr. . who wo will call
Tom, was selected to do the foro-legs of
the beast, and move his eyes nnd ears.
Tom is over-fond of his glnss, and in
this instance a happy thought struck
him, Imt us tho sequel will show, it
it proved disastrous to poor Tom.
Towards tho close of' tho performance
tho audience began to observe that the
elephant was very unsteady in front-
hut no particular attention was given to
tho fact until poor Tom, unable longer
to koep his balanco, gave out entirely,
and pitched headlong into tho orches
tra-stall, carrying Ins sober posterior
with him. This not being on tho bill,
•ated much merriment for a time,
and it wa- generally considered an ncci
lent, but upon tubing tho unfortunate
leplmnt behind the scenes for ropnirs,
two bottles wore found hearing tho sug
gestive label: “Bininoers’ Old London
Dock Gin—especially designed for Family
Use.” Tom hail turned the bottoms of
tho bottles out to represent the eyes of
tho elephant—koeping his mouth cn
rapport with the necks, nnd at. tho same
timo giving a peculiar nnd appropriate
motion to tho eye of tho elephant.—
The facts in tho ciuo soon leaked out,
nnd whenever any of Tom’s friends are
dry they havo only to say “Bininger" to
provoke a smile.—N. Y. Cones. Baltimore
Patriot.
Found her Bauy before she knew
it had been Lost.—Quito an interest
ing incident occurred at the Tennessee
depot, Lynchburg, on Monday after
noon, under tho following circumstan
ces: Just before tho time oi tho depart
uro, a darkey came running down the
platform with a baby—yes, a live baby,
In his arms calling out, ’Who's lost a
baby? who’s lost a baby?" No onej
claiming the darling of its mother, tho
“sooty Afric” poked his bend into the
ladies’ car, exclaiming, in quite a melo
dious voice, “whose loss dis chile?"
when a lady rose nnd exclaimed “God
bless mo—I forgot tho dnrling little
creature.”
The baby was placed in its mother’s
arms, when the darkey retired, highly
delighted in his having restored the lit
tlo ono to its careless mamma.
More Africans Landed on the Geor
oia Coast.—A gentleman in our town
hus kindly furnished the following ex-,
tract from a letter written by a reliable
firm of Charleston, S. C., dated 28th
July:—Atlanta locomotive.
“We have no nows other than what
you see in tho newspapers, save that wo
know that on last Wednesday morning
at daylight a brig was seen discharging
a cargo of negroes, which anchored just
off Ossabaw, Ga„ and that afterwards
the Schooner stood in for the river and
the Brig farther out to sea.”
From th* N. Y. Evening Post.
The Meteor and its Origin.
Tho most distinguished stranghr that
has visited this part of tho world for
many years, not excepting the Japan
ese prinoes or the Great Eastern, was
the meteor seen traveling Across our
firmament on the 20th inst. It
was seen by thousands of people, and
over a rango of tho earth’s surface of at
least one thousand miles of longitude;
how much further remains yot to be as
certained.
Where it came from, where it went
to, what it was made of, what damage
it did, if any, and if not why not, nnd
whether there are moro members of
the same family to bo expeoted, nnd
when» these and a thousand other
questions nro In everybody’s mouth,and
in time wo may reasonably expect an
swers, more or less worthy of respect,
to them all. In order that the an
swers or theories which may be adopted
to oxplain the phenomena should pos
sess value, tho first thing to be done is
to ascertain with scientific precision
ivhAt was tho Jpheuomcna. For this
purposo wo have been favored by Prof.
Bartlett, of the Military Academy at
West Point, with an account of his ob
servations, for making wnioh ho had pe
culiarly favorable opportunities. He
says:
“Tho meteor passed over West Point
on tho evening of the 20th inst, about
Oh 50m. P. M. It made its first appear
ance in the west, and moved, apparent
ly very slowly, to the east; its motion
resembling that of a fire balloon pro
pelled by tho burning of a feeble rocket
composition. At nearly equal intervals
it threw off masses of burning matter,
whioh immediately took tho shape and
velocity of the princital body, with,
however, greatly diminished luminosi
ty ; the wliole suggesting the idea of a
parent followed by a numerous progeny,
dotting her path through the heavens.
Just beforo it disappeared, the princi
pal muss divided into two nearly equal
portions. The color, which was intense
ly bright, was at first blue nnd then
white, which at the close took a tinge
of yellow. The altitude seemed not
greater than that attained by ordinary
signal rockets; nnd this, together with
the seemingly slow motion, led at first
to the reference that it was some new
and marvellously successful pyrotech
nic device, fired from the western lulls.
It lusted about one uiinuto nnd u quar
ter. As it culminated, its projection on
the relestinl sphere was near to a Corona
Borealis. It must have lmd greater al
titude, from the slowness of its appar
ent motion. If its projection can be
had from oilier stations, its parallax,
and therefore, its true distance from
tho earth, mav readily be infetred,’’
Professor Bartlott r s theory for the
explanation of theso phenomena is
m follows; again wo quoto his lan-
gu igo :
“These bodies aro of the nature of
plunetR, and circulate about tho sun in
orbits us unerringly ns their larger
brethren. When they and tho earth
come simultaneously to those points of
their orbits whioh arc nearest together
tho action of the earth often becomes
superior to that of tho sun, and the
small masses nro drawn to its surface.
Plunging with enormous velocity into
our nttnottphero, these little bodies com
press tho air in front and rub against it
with such violence on tho Miles, ns to
produco heat enough to fuse, and ligh
sufficient to illuminate the most rotrae
tory and darkest of substance*. Tl.
exterior nnd molten crust is swept t<
the rear by the resisting air ; a m-wsur
face becomes exposed ; tlijs, in its turn
is fused and carried backward, and ho oi
till finally the whole track of tho mete
or is strewn with groups of disintegrat
ed and scintillating material.’’
As yet wo have nothing to indicate
when or where our distinguished visitor
terminated its journey. Ii was going
east at last accounts, and if it went far
enough it probably ended its career ill
tho ocean. We hope to hear of no de
predations committed by it on ii* jour
ney, though we confess that tho less of
such "fust company" iv.j have about li
the better we shall be content. Fortu
nately they do not come often, for when
they do como they uro apt to do some
thing to rniiko their visits remember
ed.
It is a well ascertained fact that mas
ses of stor.o and lumps of iron—lor
cerolites and meteors are the same tiling
differing only in size and density--occa
sionally full from the upper regions of
the atmosphere, and have done so from
the earliest periods of recorded history,
often doing incalculable damage, (jn
the l’2tli April, IKU3, one of these bod
ies fell near tho lower L’Argle, in Nor
mandy, nnd by its explosion scattered
its fragments over an area of thirty
square miles. Four instances nro recor
ded of persons having been killed by
the descent of such bodies. Besides
these moro solid bodies, others of much
less density made their nppearanco as
shooting stars, followed by trains of
light. They now and then appear like
groat fiery bulls traversing the upper
regions of tho atmosphere, sotnetlines
leaving long luminous trains behind
them, sometimes bursting with loud ox-
ploiion, nnd sometimes becoming qui
etly extinct. Among the latter may be
mentioned tho remarkable meteors of
August 1783. which traversed the whole
of Europe, from Shetland to Rome,
with a velocity of thirty miles a second,
at a height ol fifty miles above the'earth
with a light greatly surpassing that of
tho full moon, and a diumetor of quite
half a mile.
On sovoral occasions meteors have ap
peared in astonishing numbers, follow
ing like a shower of rockets, or flakes
of snow, illuminating at onco whole
continents and oceans in both hemis
pheres; nnd it is remarkable (hat these
displays lmvo occurred in tho early parts
of November and August. From care
ful observation made nt the oxtrem
Ladies* Luggage.
How happy is the single life,
Of all those priests and monks
Not one of whom has got a wifo
To bother him with trunks
And bandboxes, a load too great
For man or horse to hoar,
Which railways charge for, over-woight,
And cabs asks double fare.
The Effect of Mr. Bell's Letter.
Tho Montgomery Confederation says
that it learns “that as soon ns Col. Watts
returns from Texas ho will take the
stump for tho Constitutional Union
candidates;’’ and it adds:
"The faces of the very few opposition
ists who ure now espousing tho cause of
disunion and revolution, were made to
look exceedingly long on tho appear
ance of this letter. Their old leader,
and tho man that always carries with
him tho rank nnd file of his party, 1ms
left them “alone and solitary” in their
misery. The disunionists worked en
ergetically to secure the co-operntion
of Col. Watts, but to no purposo.”
jtfS^Van-Wert, President of tho bo
gus Bunk at Winsted, has been sen
tenced to the Massachusetts State prison
for six years for passing counterfeit
money.
Douolas 6n tiie Decline.—We heard
a gentleman remark yesterday, whilst a
heated political debate was going on.
“By the holy St. Patrick, I’ll not veta
for Mr. Douglas for tho Presidency, bo-
couse I understand he’s agin the Blue
Ridge Rail Road, and blast me eyes if
I’ll vote for any man that’s furnenl to
internal improvements.”
Douglas is nn unfortunate fellow—
—on tho wrong side again .—Edgefield
Advertiser,
The Half-way House to Black-Re
publicanism.—Tho Lowell (Moss.) Ad
vertiser remarks:
“Mr. Burlingame, in a Republican
meeting the other evening, said he felt
rejoiced every time he saw a Douglas
banner, for he know those whe enlisted
under it had deserted the service of
slavery. They had come ha(f way, and
line! better join the gathering forces of
the free.”
4gy*"Julius, why didn’t you oblong
your stay at de sea side ?”
“Kase, Mr. Snow, dey charge too
much.”
"Howso, Julius?”
"Why, de landlord charged dis
colored individual wid stealing de
spoons."
of a base fifty thousand feet long it has
been inferred .it; th » heights of mot
ors at the instant of first appearance
and disappearance vary fjoni sixteen to
ono hundred nnd forty miles, nnd their
relative velocities irom eighteen to thir
ty-six miles a second. Allitudos nnd
velocities ns great ns these indicate an
independen t planetary circulat ion about
the sun. Professor Bartlett suggests,
nsn condition of things not impossible,
that somo of these bodies may have
been converted, by tho superior action
of the earth, arising from proximity,
into permanent satellites; and there
are those who believe iu the existence
of at least ono of theso bodies which
completes its circuit about the earth
in three hours twenty minutes, and nt
a mean distance of nbout five thousand
miles.
JfiTOne day a loving husband took
his wife’s best pitcher to draw cider. As
he was going down the steps he slipped,
and in order to save the crockery, he
injured himself considerably. While
lie was rubbing liis shin very vigorously,
his wife, thoughtless of his hurt, cried
out, “Oh, mercy 1 havo you broken that
pitcher?” “No,” said he, in great
wrath, "but I’ll bo darned if I don’t I”
and gin^’a-ling went the pitcher against
Correspondence N. Y. Express.
Washington, July 30.
Gov. Letcher, of Va„ has written to a
mend in this city, that in his opinion
John Boll will carry Virginia, and
that it will bo useless to make an
effort to prevent it. You may rely on
Fell cave, ns with your bride you post,
Distract* your anxious mind,
Lest this portmanteau should bo lost,
Or that he left behind:
Her baggage as you travel down
Life’s hill, weighs more nnd more,
And still, ns balder grows your crown,
Becomes a greater boro.
Outstretched by Fashion vile nnd vain,
Hoop potticoats, and vest.
Now British fomales, to contain,
Require no end of chests.
To whieh bags, baskets, bundles, add,
Too numerous to name,
Enough to drive a poor man mad,
A Job with rage inflame.
The cab keeps swaying o’er your head,
With luggage piled above,
Of overturn you ride in dried,
With her whom you should love,
Then you, tiie station when you gain,
Must seo that ittmber stowed,
And fears nbout it in tho train,
Your heart and soul corrode,
Thus does your wifo ouch journey spoil
Of yours that she partakes,
Thus keep you on tho fret ami broil,
Your peaco and comfort breaks.
With all these boxes, alt her things,
(How many l) to enclose,
Tho fair Encumbrance on you brings,
A wagon-load of woes.
—Punch,
Flies Serving the Cause or Ameri
can Liberty.—In the last volume of
Randall’s “Life of Jefferson," tho fol
lowing anecdote is given:
While the question of Independence
was before Congress, it had its meeting*
near n livery *t.tb\e. Its members wore
short breeches and silk stockings, nnd
handkerchief in hand, they wore dili
gently employed in lashing tiie flies
from their legs. So very \exntious wus*
thisnnnoyuncc nnd to so great an im-
f iatience uid it arouse tho sufferers, that
t hastened, if it did not nid.it in induc
ing them to promptly ulHx their signa
tures to the great document which
gave birth to nn empire Republic.
Tho unecdote I had from Mr. Jeffer
son, at Montieello, who seemed to en
joy it very much, ns well a* to give
credit to tiie influence of tho flies. He
told it to me with much glee, nnd
seemed to retain a vivid rccolToctiou of
the severity of an ntttack from which
the only relief was signing tho paper
nnd flying from the scene.
Tho Monster Petrified Tree of Black
Rock.
Tho Alta California has tho follow
ing in relation to this giguntio pro
duct :
Somo doubts having been expressed
as to the truth of tho discovert said to
have been recently mado in the Black
Rock region, of a petrified treo of some
seven or eight hundred feet iu length.
J- E. Stevens, the captain of tho Into
silver prospecting expedition in that
region, and who fathered tho won
derful story, writers to the Marys
ville Democrat on the subject, lie
“Our party,of 35 men, encamped nt
the lower end of what wo tenned the
Little Canon, about throo miles from
which wo found this famous petrifac
tion, ami whieh is truly u great curiosi
ty and a wonder of tho ago sufficient to
arouse tho incredulity of those who
paused through tho “High Rock Canon”
in 1840. At a short distaneo from this
monster of a former age, it seemod to
us to bo a well defined line of drift
wood deposited along the lino of high
watermark of some ancient river whose
bed U now nn elevated mountain ridge,
hut on closer inspection wn unanimous
ly pronounced it one tree, ns we found
it distinctly marked from tho upturned
roots to its forks, and its two well defin
'd folks to what was, when standing.
000 feet or 222 such steps ns a Western
frontiersman takes when stopping oil'
his distaneo lo shoot at a target, or any
man would tpko in pacing off a turnip
patch.
“At about 400 feet from the roots the
tree is divided into two parts, or forks,
about equal in size, nnd ut 6‘-0 feet from
the root I took off a specimen from one
of theso forks having on its surface nt
the time, the outer uml inner bark ot
the treo, and which specimen is now in
the office of Dr. Thompson on J). nt.,
between Third and Fourth. From the
urves of the lines of growth wo esti
mated the diameter of tho branch from
which it was taken to he from 8 to 12
feet, and this, bear in mind, nt a dis
tance of 520 feet from the root of the
tree, and only half the treo nt that.—
This estimate may be too high or it may
be too low, but in tho height of the
tree wo cannot be far at fault in
saving tlmt it measured, when stan
ding, some seven or eight hundred feet
in height.” .
Why do Children Die.
The reason children die. says Hnll't
Journal of Health, is because they are
not taken cure of. From the day of
their birth they nro stupified with food,
choked with physic, sloshed with water,
suffocated in hot rooms, steamed in bed
clotlis. So much for indoor. When
permited to breathe a breath of pure
nir once a week in summer, and onco
or twice during the colder months, on
ly the nose is permitted to pen* into
daylight. A little later they nro sent
out with no clothes ut alj on the parts
of the body whiclt most needs protec
tion. Bare legs, bare arms, bare necks,
girted middles, with an inverted um
brella to collect the air, and chill the
other part of tho body. A stout strong
man goes out in a cold day with gloves
ami overcoat, woolen stockings, und
thick doubled soled boots, with cork
between and rubbers over. Tho same
day, u child of three years old, nn in
fant of flesh nnd blood, nnd bone and
constitution goes out with hose as thin
as paper, cotton socks, legs uncovered
to tiie knees, neck bare—an exposure
whieh would disuble tho nurse, kill the
mother outright, and make the father
nn invalid for weeks. And why? To
burden them to a mode of dress which
tlioy are never oxpected to practice.—
To accustom them to exposure, which a
dozen years latter would he considered
1st JANUARY, 1801
We are continuing to sell our Goods on
i? ni mm mu mwks,
Which we did the first six months of the year,
Payable 1st January 1861.
Our Summer Goods at very Low Prices,
R. S. NORTON & SON.
Julyl?—twtwlf Southerner copy.
»u &
GREAT CLEARING OUT SALE.
In order to make room for our Fall and Winter
Wo aro offering all our Stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER
DRESS GOODS
AT NEW YORK COST.
All our printed Lawns and Jacono'.s,
AU out Organdie Muslins.
All our Plnin and English Bercges and Tissues,
All our French Cambrics, Printed Brilliants, Ac.
AU our Grenndlno nnd Foulard Silks. *
All our Laeo Points, Mantillas, Shawls, Dusters,
and Sumnior Corerings grneruliy.
All our Tarasols and Ladies’ Umbrollos,
All our stock of Gontlemon’s Bummer Hats,
All our stock of Spring and Bumtnor Olothinj
Tho above momion d good* will ail posit'.v. ly bo sold At
goods nt very reasonable prices. Give us an early coll.
July?
Now York cost, and all other I
SLOAN A HOOPERS.
COTTON GINS!
Having frequently been requested by otir friends to accept ,u
Aiicncy for Cotton Gins, we lmvo nt length oonijndod to nccom-
nmdnto them, though nt no particular profit to ourselves, as wo sell nt '
the smallest commissions.
WHOSE GINS SHALL WE SELL?
After examining them cnrefully, nnd consulting Planters and
Cotton Boyers, wo lotmd that Orr’s stood tho highest with every out
who had tested tho matter. Wo therefore gave the prctcrenco to
ORR’S COTTON GINS.
Any of onr friends needing a Gin will do well to buy of its ns we I
warrant every Gin sold, nnd we also furnish nn experienced and skill-
worienmn to deliver them at the Gin Ilonse nnd put them in good
running order.
We ,you’d like to liavo order. 1, ft with u. as far nhtnd ni ponfl Ic, lo that there mi, 1
ho no delay in delivering them nt the proper timo. Reference, n. to the .eperinrily ofOrt'l |
Qina over other, ore filed at our Hardware Store, and can bo lean by railing there.
ulyj—wtf IIAKPfcK & UUTLER.
ROME FEMALE COLLEGE.,
Tho oxuroiflrs of this In-titution
will bo remitnod on
MONDAY,
* tho 27th instant.
nugl<hv3t Jr M. M. CALDWELL.
tiF.OlU.IA, Floyd Cunnty.
'TTTHKREA8, Harriet O. Quillen 1ms op
YV plied to mo for p rnmu nt letter* <•
administration on tliu estate of Smith C
Qui len, late of laid coun y deovnaod.
U» ihu eitaUi of Samuel D Wiuon.
■aid county, deceaiod. f r tho benefit of tbs I
hvirs, Ac. *'.**%« *»
naglu—00d
(iEORGlA-Polk County.
\\7* UtthEAS Willi. m Peek has applM
Yt io mo tor (utter* of dituiision from hit |
aitiiilniatraiioniii tho oatatu of France* 0i!«
bert, dcccuaud.
Tlu*e ure, thmfnro, to cit* aud admooiik L
*H per«ma intere*tod in anid caUtc, to beeW-I
to allow cnUBO," (If aiiy"the,v huvoj'rvitltin tho “I'l"""' »*."'/ *•*«•» »" ” b ' f " r, "j* r
fine prcrcribcd ly law. why said letter, of j'W-J'Wjjf jjJJMSjlfe I
of *ix month*, to »how came, if idjt
administration rfcon d not b'o grun *1 unto. ^'-7 vrliy raid »bouW mU; '
Harriet G. Quillen on Smith C. Qaillou s i diaiuloaod from his said aanaluiatratlon inUnts |
estate.
Given under my hand and official signature,
hi* 2d of Augu»t, 18C0.
nugl-lOd
J. LAMBERT!!, Ord.
Diarrhoea! Cramps! Cholera!
This medicine has
LIFE DROPS. ) been trird, te*ti d and
i failing >proved by ten yenr*
porienc ) to bo the
Lrtain.«iif<’ and
of tlm statute iu auch caios made and pre-
vid.d.
Given under my hand nnd official slfoa '
turo this Lth uf .August, 1660.
augll/-flm B. A. BORDERS, Ord.
Lands for Sale,
The place whereon Mr«. H. I
II. Allen now reside*, conUla P
ing 610 acres—about SW *» I
. which f* fn cultivati'«». with
ngand out house*, a(*oGin-notti*
•y, Cramp*, Pain*, Choi- and Screw—whioh with the growing crop
Cholic ic , now‘before the yubl c. Ono nnd «U will bcnold f»r $1,500,or $4,000 wut- l
or two dose* of 20 drop*, will euro the most out tho crop*. .
sovere cramps Iu tho stomach in 20 minute*. Also, tbu place on Dykca Creek, lot I
A ainglo doao often cure* the Diai rl con and 2?d Dl*t. and 3d 8eot. containing 160 *cn*i I
it m-ver constipates the bowel*. One done with comfortable Dwelling and out buildiop
will ratify any one of its merits. Trico , n*d 60 acres of clearid land, for flOM.
only 25 Cents.
Ill
guid Dwelt In
M... I Also, T.nt No. 65. 22(1 DM.' and 3,1 Be-., («•
pared by 8. D. Trail. 43 Bowcrv, New merly Floyd now Polk county, contaioiil
York, and sold by Druggists generally.
In Rome by Baker A Echols, nnd Newman
A Nowlin. [aug2tw*w
downright foolery. To raise children
thus for the slaughter pen, and lay it to
tho Lord, is too had. We don't think
tho Almight had any hand in it. And
to draw comfort from tho presumption
Mint ho had ony agency in tho death of
the child, is a presumption and pro
fanation.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
For Sale
IN CAVE SPRING, GA.
I offer for solo my rcshlenco
in tho beautiful village of
Cave Spring, also my rich
mountain farm in sight of
iicme, with the growing crops of
1G0 acre*—for $1,600.
Forfurthor particulars, addreis
V. 8. ALLEX,
Yarborough P. O., Floyd co., 0»-
July27- w3m
CHEROKEE INSTITUTE,
no.UEfGA. 1 *
Tiie Exorcises of this Ini lit* I
tion will bo resumed on ihc' «£*■
inst., under tho direction «if J*®** |
8. Noyes nnd wife, assisted by A. I
B C. A. Huntington, in the Cl*nk*{J
Household and and Litornry Department*• Being J
iviicnuii rumilure, nogs und Cattle. Thero of a goon Ohumionl and Pbilosupnicw
is at my rc*idonco a Go« d Well of Frecstono Tatu», Maps, Charts, Ao.. »»r'lllustwW%B
Wutr, and tho farm ha* aplenty of good gather with long experiane ini teacning.”
limestone water on it. offjr inducement* had in but few •ohoQl»“
Cove Spring has good ScIiooIb, is remark- »ho Statu. Parent* and Guardian* *»«•» ■
ably healthy, nnd ia nn excellent place for a to give their Rons, daughters, ana ** 1
merchant, nnd will continue to improve. thorough Education,fitting them far,“ .
My object for solliiig is to shangu my buei- of ovory kind, enn do *o nt tb.s In*» r
ness, for the purpose of going West. Any Discipline strict, yet mild and.psnMW*
one desiring a good homo can obtain it by jniy6w3r
Applying to
0. H. P. McLUNDON,
July28—3mw
NEW
DRUG STORE!
NO. 3. CHOICE HOUSE.
JW
i.Clu'inK 1 ^
Httlo son of Thomas Lindsoy of
Lincoln, Illinois, lost his life lust week
by standing too long on his head. Ho
stood on his head about five minutes.—
After gaining his foot he immediately
ran home, complaining that his head
hurt him, nnd in a lew hours expired,
tho blood rushing to his head, causing
appoplexy.
fi^-Mrs. Susan Decatur, widow of
Commodore Stephen Decatur died at
Washington City, on the 21»t., aged 84
years.
2,000 ACRES
OF NO. 1
CEDAR VALLEY LANDS
FOR SALE I
VailS occupied hg ML ^
id near Color Town. There is t* T mTTn\TT 1?V
about two thousand acres lying in P, Ii, I II JM JjJlm X j
one body and it will ho sold nlfto- A A v "
gather or will be divided to «ult purchasers. YJtTOULDrospootfuHy Inform his
Thero aro four dwelling* and sots of out W friends and customers, and
buildings and tho lands so surrounding as to public gonorally, that ho i s
conveniently make four settlement*. Tho now oponing a very largo and at*
dwellings nro all good, two of them tho rest- tractivo Stock of Drugs, Medioinos.ChemWr,
deuce of tho undersigned, and that formerly Dyestuffs, Perfumery and Fancy ArtfeJ**£
occupied by Judgo Wm. E. Weit, havo eight Also, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Lluuorij
rooms each ami tho other two nro framed Medical usos. Also Seeds of all kinds,
cottages with four rooms each. Field and Garden, (Southern
There is also. on the plaeo a first class Glass, Putty, Gluo, Brushes, nnd in fact.•»•**
flouring mill and two good Saw Mills, all thing in Ills lino or that is usually kept*®
These Lnnds are all of tho boBt quality of | First Class Drug StorM
tho famous Cedar Vnlloy Lauds, and that Having lmd several yenrs oX P® r |l nce j, tt d
strangers may know something of their pro- by giving his personal attention .
duetiveness the subscriber would stnto that ness, ho hopes tn niorit a share of pm»ror
in 1858 lie made a little over ten, five hun- tronngc, nnd to bo able to furnish ni*
dred pound hales of Cotton to tho hand, aud tomors reliable article*, at d*
in 1869 ovor olovan snmo sized bales to tho J LOW PRICES,
The dwellings on tho abnvo named places ftI ?y boj ,8 ° Ibi* jJd® U want* , "°f
ary all within one mile of tho Court House, member tho looalion.- Th? wanj* .^
and consequently oonvenimt to Churches °°untry be supplied.
and Schools. Persons desiring to plirclmso
requested to come and soo the lands o
for further particulars nddms
J. J. MORRISON,
mayl2-lri*w-tf, Cedar Town, Ga.
Cigars, Tobaooo, Snuffs,
PT1EA8, Yeast, Pouders Ess. Coffee, Blaok-
X ing Ciuamon Maco, Olive Oil, Vinegar,
or sale by TURNLEY,
ffebll No. 8 Choice House.
Bank Notice.
Dank of tob Empire State, {
Romo, July IT# l. 8 ® 0 .* jofi
A T a meeting of the Board of vir ^
to-day/Charles O Stillwell was
(JMtalor, in pl.ee of Jehn MvBndo.^.,
JulylMwla Pccilft^,
VK. BULL'S Worm Do.troyer-.