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wm flip 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-.