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From the London Timet.
Horrible Rail Road. Duels in Georgia
AWFUL HO At ON THE LONDON TIMES. ; ~
• it is assumed by the myriads who sit iqjJudg
ment on the morality of newspapers that therd
is nothing we dislike so much as correction,
more than all when itis the discovery^ofa hoax.
Notwithstanding 'ihiroplnino we declare th^t it
would be a great relief to ft* if it could be made
out that the horrid narrative in our columns yes^
terday, (published below.) describing a railway
scene in the State of Georgia, was the invention
Or the hallucination of the writer. Its insertion
was delayed for some days, that we might ob
tain satisfactory vouchers for the writer’s res
pectability. sanity and truthfulness, and on those
points we have no doubt. Short of a miracle,
we never read anything so simply stated yet so
incredible in substance. Yet We are told that
nothing but the terror which possesses peaceful
men in the States prevents the publication of
more horrors of this sort. To use a hackneyed
term, the details are too sickening to be repeat
ed, and when it comes to the deliberate slaugh
ter of a child in a crowded railway car, for per
sisting in crying after its murdered father, there
are few who would not throw down the narra
tive in horror or incredulity. So, not to repeat
the details, we will sum the results. Here is a
train consisting of one long passenger car and
fought and fell, all in five, minutes. The young
woman’s conduct was extravagant: enough, for,
when too excited to speak collectedly, she bad
a written form provided for ber»,which she read
as wcllks she could to ' the company, still in-
vitingTresh champions. • But there was nothing
extraordinary, or. even rough in the appearance
of the combatants.. 11., who fell, was a French
hairdresser; C., who fofigbt three of the duels,
was a tall, muscular, baxd*visaged man, of a
mein by no means repulsive or disagreeable—■
The first duel was fought between a -white:
headed man, passed sixty at least, .and a re
spectable man of about forty rfive.~ The vic
tim of the third <|oel was a young fello w about
25, who had been smoking comfortably by
himself up fo that minute, and only appeared
on the scene to leave it forever.
What is all this to come to ? Everybody.there
seems to carry pistols as naturally as be does his
pocket handkerchief, U»3 purse or his watch. “Lend
me your pistols,” or “ Have you got your pistols
about you? ” is there as ordinary a question be
tween passengers as “ Have-you got a Bradshaw?”
A pistol, too, is now a npun of multitude——it
means six pistols and a good shot with a brace of
revolvers cap. bag a dozen men. Excepting; how
ever, the old and unavoidable unfairness of. one
man being a good shot and another a bad one, or
not at all, the gentlemen who kept on shooting at
one another all night from Macon to Augusta did
Savannah.
fa "a short visit to our seaport JaStweek.we
met with maoh that ,.,, pleasant and Worthy
of mention, bat Imve not time toj record our
views at length. Wa did'not exactly strike
“ the wrong monument,” like our ootempora-
ry. of the Thotnasvilie weekly, hut did see the
identical Pulaski tribute, with'its fignre, rail'
ingr, &e. .The city was alive with business,
aim every body, seemed to be fall of.mqney-
making and trade. .
'Hie Circuit Court of the II. States, Judge*
' * N •
Waypq and Nicoll presiding, commenced its
session on Thursday, and we met many distin
guished members of the Bar iu attendance
To the Fublio. > v
TliiVpaper will be conducted under the manage-
uicnt of the representative of Mr. Johh W. Wolfe. | upon it. The ability and dignity of -, the Court
All communications addressed “Patriot,” will come jg well known, and 80 far as we know, gives
safe Ui hand. Those indebted will please pay upat uj 1B mosl per f e ct satisfaction to. all interested
once, ps it is impossible to indulge them longeron The splendid line of steamships between Sa
amounts due the office * . vannah and New York are opening a large and
deSto^' n - )UT ^' ?ftl,eEdrt ?’profitable busldess; and this will no doubt eon-
J — tinuo to increase in proportion to tfyp time they
By Last Evening's Mail.
Commercial. . “
New Y6rk, Nov. 10.—The Steamship Baltic
has arrived, with Liverpool dates to the 29th nit.
continue to run. There are few vessels, in the
Union better snited to running upon the open
sea than the Alabama, the Knoxville, and the
Augusta. The line of steamships to Pbiladel
ITEMS
Book&wA learned writer says that books
are masters who instruct os without rods or
ferrules, without words,or anger, without bread
or money. * If you approach them, they do Biot
hide;, if you plunder, they do not scold; if you
are ignorant they do not laugh at you. .
,-<*» .the preacher who lost sight of his sub
ject has ordered fl telescope with double glass
es, with a view to hunt it up. ’
- Officers of the Southern Cent. Agri
cultural Society.—-Hon. iYf. A. Cooper,
Cass co., President, Col. Pi M. ^Nightengale,
Camden co., 1st Vice President, D. YV. Lewis,
Esq., Hancock co., 2d Vice President.
Executive Com -hCoI. J- S. Thomas, Mil-
legeyille, R. Peters, Esq., Atlanta, J. S. Lin-
top, Athens, W. B. Mercer, Lee co., Col. J.
Bonner, Hancock co., Maj. W. J. Eve, Au
gusta, YV. W. Clayton, Cass co,', J. C. Man
nerlane, Thomas co., Dr. D- P- Sanes, Green
GeOifU Ketnrns for Electors.
[omciix.]
Democratic,
058
....... 130
,'.i....-387
453
300
490
Bibb..,v......
Bryan.......
Batts ... ..v.
Baker..
Baldwin .....
Burke....
Butt, ....
Chatham. .
Calhoun . .
Clark*,!..
K-toHm..
769
90
283
175
280
183
25:
487
Mldfll*. ... • * • vr«« • OJft ‘tOl
Cobh.'...,,,.wr«Ol25l
Cpwet* 882
Columbia ey2fc^.‘-45t>
Cotoosn 305
Clay.. ,1/i.
Chattahoochee....
Campbell.......
Cass
Crawford .... .. ..
Cherokee
.... 279
320
.... 754
a . .1204
.... 378
....1144
106
764
584
341
346
188
227
448
751
228
560
alnggagecar, with seats forsmokers. It starts !. t . teaccordinK ” (oru | e if it goes on the Amer-1 Corros Market—Fair Orleans 74, Fair Up-1 pUia" is also highly prosperous. They are
with twenty-five passengers, occasionally taking | ican ra j| wgv companies will have to make suitable! l anda Middling Uplands 6J. Prices slightly hohlnH it,. New York sleamera in
np some and putting down some in tho course
afternoon and ends at 3 j the next morning.- ; ^ g,,,^ » or lbere mn8t be a sll00[ing as wel ,j New lor.v. Nov. 10—Cotton Market depress-
The passengers know about as much °r one ^ ^ jmekiog car, with a hearse, or at least^toine" ed ; dacline t to 1- Middling Uplands 12c.
another at startmg as passengers iisua y o J division between the corpses and the luggage. It Savashab, Nov. 10—Cotton from 11 to 12
Three get into the tram together ; another • 8 »" l, iH be pace, sary, too. to provide against the em l„ nt8
acquaintance of theirs; another ,8 the father of | barra86mcnto( the accoiints|b h thenumber( «n«-
one of them ; two others aro friends, and there; wbo wketicbel8 and do not , ive to present them. I Tlie Patriot for Sale,
are two fathers with Iheir sons ... Either the conductors must search the slain, or
In the course of ten hours and a half m this 1
select community, no larger than is sometimes
the survivors be responsible for their respective
I In another column will be found an advertise
ment of Mr. James Matheney, Adin’r., offering this
Though it cannot be tiie interest of the railway ; paper for aa >®- The position of the Patriot, its large
assembled round a private dinner table in this j * D '-p bB ” g J^j
metropolis, there are five actual dqels, with fa . company to loose twenty-five percent, of their I subscription list and increasing patronage, all taken
! a tB * a 8lX ' Qe » ^ ,c ' va ® a , r / an ? e * 1 passengers at each journey, still they must consult together, makes it beyond any we know of, a desir-
but did not come off, owing to thedeath of an ^ L convenience of their customers, have a pistol ”
intended pnncipai in another duel; a seventh 5tandatlheita ti eU der and shot over the . r
duel, which there is every reason to believe had bafi andj for tbe cbance of tbe re81lIt n , lt . being any oae desirmg it, the information, necessary to
taken place, though the train went on too soon ! immediatelv faU j have a surge on at every shoot- enable them to make a correct estimate of its value«
for the results to transpire; eighthly, a murder... atalion ; S&c., & c , preparatory to buying it. Tbe sale is
ed As to the political question—that is, whether any ma j e n ece6eary, in order to wind up the aflairs '.of
ed as entering more or less into the action .of Bhon , d maie t0 cbeck thl8 drain on lhe ’
foe d.sma; twelve took a direct part in duels; ^ w0 803 t ^ maller ia as rooc h be- ““ e8,ale Mr. WTolfe at ouce.
BIX worn Inlloii nnrl Hirod tuoro !alt nn-thn imv ■ r _ * .. . . , . ^ -
amusement ■ ^ absence of our Editor this week prevents
w -q fniurfin.*'*r " T*~ r » o — r--r7 ’' The several States have not the adequate strength, our usual supply of original matter.
trlwastolof^ 0 ‘“M age Ca 'Z the Federal Uniou lias no jurisdiction in the-
tain results was ?ou*£, t^^^lar stop^ C j^, affair. For obvious reasons the evil must come to.; Baker Superior Court •' ♦
place. Three of the deeS o* -T?” 9r8 an end, aa the quarrel between the Kilkenny cats Commenced its session on Monday, and will hold
hind; one was carried from the scene: ~d if every body you meet has killed bis man, tw0 wcelt8- Judge Powers will preside the 8K0nd
e\ and deposited on the luggage; another la, or likeity. in nara tive before ns,his three men .
wlhre it fell in foe luggage car; another was a “^ t mght, i» must tell on the population. There _ —
(blown out on the roadside. Of foe six killed ered ^Thave in " ,hic, > nobod y is conaid -1 New Advertisements.
'™ ra ' athe , ra and ryz mei 10 a ,m he ' B£!, be en ; W » ^ direct the attention of our readers
lather killed while avenging his son, and one .. . . bsorv . d iribes JoA n . .1 : * nd . , , . . . , -
child murdered for lamenting his father. On } The Red Indians in North America were on the pape?. ma " y new advertisements in to-day’s
occasion or the first doel the train did no* (decrease when we first came across them, and it Jewelry Mr S n is “ closin S out” a lot of fine
».ay it out, but the result followed by tel^apli. ccrtainlj loot , as ifMr . Coll wou]d hav€ . to answer H j Americu's 'Y^al'” 8 ,aken the Hill »’
«x were killed, and three were .eft omthe way ^'Z read, of ^i.iTa^ .'s drTakiug,
venmn?a^ 0U .:°^ h - e d aela WO 7 ^ btatCon ' fane swearing, or any other manly amn;
T enmntae :: .,bo tram .topping for the purpose; , „ h , adea uatc si
At the second or fourth the conductor becom
ing kfton in the sport, waited. »«*d the survivors
remounted the train; !»«** in the last instance;
for a considerable thinning of tbe whites. This
does not lock well for progress i at least, it is pro- ,
xemuuniea mo tram. » *■■ ■»« ■»* inamnco, cssin , Q|0 r , thc r'to 0 quick for any pres- '’ a,nab !® P >f nta,lo “ AfflCriCtlS.
foe conductor seems to have felt a quaim, and;^ pur = p0 , e ^ fter .. fl in a al| cretU< f n / the , We would call the attention of those desiring
e manage ° °. l \ e 0 , 0 survivors on e ^ mer j can8 promise to end by flogging themselves, to. purchase a valuable plantation, in a healthy
road, while, with the aid of the firemen, he box- 1 M .. a • u > » .. » . * , , J
«d up the other to prevent further slaughter.-! ^ ? nul 1 y /n a.- k ? . ,D “ tlon “"d convenient to a good market, to
Tbe time was generally night, the last affair be- 1 ' . a of ^ J n “ 7^’' b “J ,ben ‘ he »dvertisement of Col. Tift, in this paper.
ing at three in foe morning It is stated that | ,l . ,a lhe fll,ale ralher lhan lhe foanJallon of en >- .
these are not uncommon incidents, and that plra '“'. • j " Presidential Election.
^n e forroad Pa5Se3 '' iAOatSOmefataleae0nn 'i inte " star ^ ,h "" a& “ rky '™^ em ’ ayn ° rn '" l, y S ' ,, “ tb ® ; Fr ° m informa,ion received fr0,n P a P ers
It has been 'calculated, though we cannot! by ,be dewul.tion of the Southern | *"d extras up to the time of going to press, the
vouch for foe calculation, that if foe whole ho- State3> * re “" y °“ r cu6 1 tomere bl| hng grand result of foe Presidential struggle of
man race started by express train on the sun °! le another “ , U> bowe '' ar v lb “ 1 ' P“ bf “ * d 1856, seems to be
they would never reach it, since on the average! TI!Cr * P. • P la *’*- a S 8lns fl| r P° 1 IC * op- p 0R Bl’chaxax.—Pennsylvania, J{ew Jer-
of railway accidents they would either be killed T™ y " P pr T r for sey Iindiana Illinois Iowa Delaware Vimin
i.jj M . ,, the inevitable consequence among themselve®. 4, ? u,aua » »umoi5, ioua, Delaware, virgm-
^ • < oT r f in, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
posteroua; bnt In this instance 25 per cent, of; . ^ .... .... J? • *
the passengers were killed in ten hours and a! A Vl . SIT T° Mrs .\ James Iv - Pol «—° ne _°J th ?, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tex-
scarcely behind the New York steamers in
build and dispatch.
The Banks in Savannah have just published
their statement under the call of the Governor,
and show that they are doing a heavy and pro
Stable business, and are worthy of public con
fidence. The twenty millions of dollars which
they control, is made tributary to the commerce
and prosperity of the city and the State in
a thousand ways.
The Rice Mills and Cotton Presses in Savan
nah are one of the principal levers in the hands
of their enterprising owners, in bringing trade
from tbe interior to their port, and should be
fostered by the city with corresponding care.
The daily Press of Savannah are, without
exception, ably conducted, and well supported.
'Die Republican, (American) the Georgian,
(Democratic,) and the Morning News, (Inde
pendent,) are just the quantity and qdality of
newspapers desirable,—one on each side, to
watch each other;—and one to watch over* all,
hands. The appearance of things would' Indi
cate the greatest good feeling and mutual re
spect between them. YVe hope this will con
tinue, and that their prosperity may never be
less than what it seems to be at present.
The opening of our Road to Americas will
bring us directly in contact with Savannah and
her people, and we hope tbe interest of both pla
ces will be served by it. The future of our sea*
port at present seems most promising, and if
all the projected Roads to Savannah are com-
?be will be dnnUless secor.u w ^ _q rt0 _
THE .UNION FOREVER.
‘• Sail on into that sea, oh ship.
' Through Wind and wave right onward sheer,
_The moistened eye. thy trembling lip,
Are not the signs ot doubt and fear,
In spite Of wind or tempest roar,
In spite of false lights on the shore.
Sail oft, nor fe*r to trust that sea,
' Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears.
Our hopes triumphant o’er our fears,
Are all witk thee—are nil with thee.**
Our life i* but a tale, a dance, a dream,
A little wave, that frets and ripples by ;
Our hopes*, the bubbles that it bears along, _
Bom with breath, and broken with a sigh !
adelphia last Saturday night, a
of the others are toot expected tosufvive.
half, and at the same rate of slaughter, if foe ra,ny P lea ? in n incidents (says the Nashville Union) as, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky,—to which
journey from Macon to Austria had taken 48 i of j he recent c °n«ntion was the well-conceived mav j, e safely added California.—making 20
hours instead of lOj, only one would have en-1 aad *pp™pr‘*te v.s.t, on Monday evemng last, of gtB ' nd BMti e , ectoral Tote . m b
tered the latter town «li-l H.lf it;. I the various military companies, escorted by the i s “ nu casting electoral votes rib.
would have been found iaid out in their tog-’ | D, ' ion ? oard *’ to tbe re ’ !denco of the estimable: Fob KnRMOT»T.--Maine, New Hampshire,
gage, but foe rest would be left on the battle j relict of tbe Iate Preslden b Jarae3 K - Polk - Tl > e Vermont, Nassachnsetts, Rhode Island, Con-
field or flung overboard. This suggests some : companies spproached the grounds by the main en- necticnt, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Wiscon-
rather serions reflections as to the future of foe j tr ? ace 0,1 Church street, and filed through the yard. Vm,—10 States, casting 112 votes.
United States, for what wo have described ap- i wl,b roarkcd J P rec,alon and d «orein, paying their
pears to be foe “normal” state of things. The reape t c,s ; and pasa ! n e “V ,B th .“ san ! e ordar in
Fon Fillmoee Maryland, 8.
! IT In the hurry and confusion of election times
we went to press last week with many sins, in the
dy was brought to justice, indeed, tho conduc-1 gn'shed.lady. The Union adds: - j way of typographical errors and verbal inaccuracies
tor of foe train, simply for his own comfort, bad I “ Ha v>ng been an mnch identified with public to answer for. We hope an indulgent public will
adroitly managed to leave the murderer par ex- i ! e - aad P a /taken so folly of the sen ,meats of her roceive our ap0 , 0 „ ica f „ r thcm „ ' a .
ceUence behind on tho road. But the idea of i ,ll « atr| ou«, hastand for long years Urn pride and V ' ,7 ‘ Cm ' 18 WC W,U ,ry and
law or investigation seems to be the last to dis-1 “"PP 0 ! 1 »f the democratic party, it is but natural d " ^tter ■" f-tnre.
iturb their thouohts. lha ^ ® he shou]d conUnne to feel a lively interest in * **
m,.,.. , ... foe success of the democracy and foe consequent. The Presidency of the Maid Trank R. R
this and all occasions, she maintains inviolate that; ...
lady-like reserve and abstinence from all overt polit- j ® ,ve 8 reatcr ••tisfaction than the election of Dr.
icfcl action, so becoming to one oi her age and po i Robert Collins, of Macon. We do not think it
sition in the esteem of the American people irre^ ] would be just to the Brunswick Company to elect
spective of party. We trust that she may bo long j the able and gentlemanly President of the Albany
spared by the decree of a kind Providence, a noble | and Savannah th(J We noti b lbe
specimen of country-women, to adorn society with c t
her accomplishments and virtues, and as a surviv-1 “ avanDa h pupers that Dr. Scriven has himself, with
ing link between her distinguished husband anil ( accustomed modesty, declined to be considered
the generalion that is coming after him.” a candidate. Thia ia a proof of his perfect willing-
«s to this being the way in which foe people of
Georgia live—that is to say, die. It is, that foe
. stranger who performed the principal part in
the night's work thought it necessary to plead
his own justification, and to praise whst he call
ed the noble and honorable inslitntion of duel
ling. Else it all went-on as a matter of course,
without any needless discussion of first princi
ples. , Tbe yonng women entered foe train with
the full knowledge that a "difficulty” was im
pending that their own conduct was the cause
of it, sod that of their two male friends A bad
prtmosedfoe trip'; they had accepted it from B,
and A had resolved to spoil it, which be did by
going with him. A and B, in fact, had arrang
ed to combine a pleasure trip and a duel, and
tba only question to be settled was the weapons.
'Ho real oitvlk of foe journey was that B, not
being prompt enough with A, got killed by C.
The “conversation'was kept up the whole of
the night, Sometimes on duels generally and on
remarkable cases; sometimes on the private ex
perience of foe gentlemen present, sometimes on
foe particular duel than in the process of ar
rangement, and sometimes on that which had
jut taken place. •
The guns, revolvers, and' Monte Christo pf
-noseless pistols,-that were to do or had done
the work, wore freoiy handed around the com-
foe principals bad a.i opportunity of
examining the weapons with which they were
fee* killed. From the moment of starting till
within sight of Augusta, there was always at
least one duel on hand, and generally one or
more in reversion. ' The partners engage them
selves for this dance of death quite aa freely aa
at our own eonnty balls, and on as slight an in.
traduction. The boy, of course, had no right
.there, so his throat was out and ho was thrown
■over.. An old woman satout foe whole affair
without sayings word oraeemlngto take any
. notice. During a great part of foe night the
J4ong,woojao who had caused, it all b;
A.and accepting foe trip from hi* wealthier ri-
-Uy entreating foe passengers,
lively, sometimes'one. by Poe,
Items foe the Ladies.—Lady readers, will
the following hints be useful 1 Britannia should
first bo robbed gently with a woolen cloth and
sweet oil, then weshed in warm suds, and rob
bed with soft leather and whiting. -Thus treat
ed,it will retain its beauty to tbe last. New
iron should be gradually heated at first; after
it has become inured with the beat, it is notiike-
ly to crack. It is a good plan to put new earth
enware into water, and let it heat gradually un
til it boils—then cool again. Brown earthen
ware, particularly, may be toaghened in this
way. A handful of wheat or rye bran, thrown
in while boiling, will preserve the glazing, so
that it will not be deatroyed by acid or salt.—
Clean a brass kettle, before using it for cooking,
with salt and.vinegar. . The oflener carpets are
shaken, foe longer they will wear. . The dirt
that collects under, grinds out the threads. If
yon wish to preserve fine teeth, always clean
them thoroughly after you have eaten your last
meal at night. Woolen,should be washed in ve
ry hot ends, and not rinsed. Lukewarm water
shrinks wqolen goods. Never allow ashes to be
taken op in wood,tor not 'into wood. Always,
have your matches and lamp 1 ready for use' in
eaSe of alarm. Have important papers all to
gether, where you can lav your hands' on them
at oncelo case dffire. Do lip'knjveiand forks
in woolens, Wrap them in good, strong paper.
Steel is injured by lying in woolen. Old bread
.may be made almost as now, by dipping the loaf
in' cold water, then putting it io foe oven after,
the bread ia drawn, or a stove, and* jet' it heat
through. IsiugUsa U a roost dejieate starch for
muslins.: When boiling common atarch,
ness to any arrangement which may be thought
bfipt, Whilst for ourselves we have no objection
to Dr. Scriven, and have every confidence in him
and his management of foe Road, we fear the effect
such an election might have upon the prospect of
the Road itself; we fear least the Brunswick Com
pany might make it a casus belli, and re
fuse to act in accordance with the public senti
ment of foe State. If we are mistaken in this, (and
it Is mere suspicion,) we should nbt hesitate t»
recommend Dr, Scriven: he deserves the warmest
gatitude from South-western Georgia for his ef
forts to build up a Railroad to our section, in (jilts
of mnch opposition snd concealed efforts to break
down the project. We hope the time will come
when he shall feel convinced that our people are
not ungrateful.
Oar Book Table.
Soctiiehn Medical & Sotoicae Journal for N
vember, Augusta, Ga.,—Terms $3 per annum in ad-
vance. r .
His number is equal toothers iuinteresting'omt-
tcr for the Medical profession. " 7' v '■
Blackwood's Macazine-Ik Scott & Co.,
is as ever, light, instructive and in'mitable in style;
We wish our own weiten weald learn from ita un-
parxfied success, the importanceofhigbinteilecttial
traiiiingand accuracy. Te establish «' Jourotllh-
the United States to edmpete with Blackwood, Is al
most impossible, until ilterature becomes a distinct
profesatdil hereus if is in England, and that profew
sion is paid pecuniary rewards in proportion to go
merits. ■ : '•
them city ,h c Atlantic, before many years
glide by, “ ha- J,er shadow never be less.”
Death of Wm. N, .Hussey, Esq., Chief En
gineer or the Geo. and Fla. K. R.
It becomes our sad duty to announce the de ith of
Mr. Win. N. Mnssey, wbo died 0(0 YVetlncsday last
at his Camp, or the Railroad below Ainericus.* He
had been Inborvng under debility from continued at
tacks of chills and fevers for some time, but died
from the effect of bilious fever, under which he had
been prostrated about a week, which, assuming a'
dangerous character on Sunday and Monday 'last,
become so Violent on Tuesday and ,Wednesday
that he sank under its attack.
*In his last moments he was surrounded by every
comfort which the hand of kindness and friendship
could provide; his every want was supplied,and med
ical attention did all for him that science oould sug
gest, but it proved all in vain; the decree had been
registered in heaven, and after a fewdaya of prostra-
iiou, our friend died, leaving many warm admirers
of his character and strong personal friends to mourn
bis loss. To the Company who had him in employ,
the vacancy occurring by his decease will be a most
difficult one to fill. They justly connected with
him the inception and faithful prosecution of the
work ; and its having reached a point seemirtgly be
yond the chance of failure,' will make them regret
none the less, that the brain whose accurate labors
bad smootlied the way so successfully for them, should
now sleep in cold death.
Mr. Mussey wati for.several years employed upon
Northern Rail Roads, and when he came toGeorgi:
about two years ago, brought with him many testi-
iqonials of his high character, as an Engineer,- and
from those with whom he h£d been associ
ated. His conduct whilst heie fulfilled the flattering
representations of his friends, and those with whom
he came in contact either in social life
profession, accorded him greatest praise for his ur
banity of manner, intelligence and correct principles,
^nd the capacity and quickness of his intellect. To
his many friends the blow brings the keenest regret
for the early death of one so gifled amd* worthy of all
respect. The public generally, and the community
of Albany particularly, can bnt unite with them in
mourning over the decease of one who seemingly
had before him many long years of usefulness and
honor;
To those who knew him; no eulogiuoi is needed:-.
The high respect felt for hi* industry, perseverance
and intelligence, in this city, is in itself sufficient
monument of his worth and public standing. To
others who had no personal knowledge of the man,
have only to say.his virtue* were his own; accu
rate, prompt and untiring as a business man, enter
taining and social as a companion. .He had id the
short time which fce had been in Georgia, made
warm friends, and leaves behind .him many, who
mourn his loss as a sad personal misfortune.
07 T7ic Nation, published by S. M. Bigelow and
Mrs. E. D. Ev N. Southworth, Philadelphia, is the
name of a new paper which we add to oar ex-
Change list this week; ' • • ' . >
(£r Our readers should not fail to read the < ac
count given in another column of the terrible Rsfl
Road Duels in Georgia, taken from the' London
Ti^rnes. : ThU «hows 'jiow, really ignorant the best
informed Journals of Ejiropo are, as to oar domes"
tlClife. ’. ' V -* ••;.-* v v ;^'-“-r.
‘ ffr; J. , x d F
JENNIE AT HER TOILET.
Anti I have a foot for a neat little «hoe r
If given to me by a hand that is true,
And 1 have a lip as fresh as a hover,
That opens its buds to tho first April shower-
My ringlets are auburn, and fall very low,
On shoulders as white and as stainless as snow.
And then I’ve a round and a dear little thin.
That was ne’er kiased by any except n\y owu kit
I’ve arms white as marble, hut not half so cold
And then I’ve tbe fairest , I must not be bold
O, I’ve many sweet charms, and I know ’tis true.
But I’m keeping them all for I will uot tell
Grand Lodffc of A. Y. HI.
still in session at the hour of going to
press. Dep. Grand Master Wm. S. Rockwell
presides over the deliberations of tbe body, and
there is a very large attendance of past and
present officers and representatives. The Or
der is in a very flourishing condition, having,
now 203 Lodges under ‘its jurisdiction, with
several new applications on the table at the
Grand Lodge for subordinate 'organizations.
On Wednesday tlie annual election of Offi
cers took place, with the following result:
VVra. S. Rockwell, G. M.
Simon Holt,.1st Dist. Dep. G. M.
A. A. Gaulding, 2d Dist. Dep. G. M.
S. A. Lawrence, 3d Dist. Dep. G. M.
David E. Butler, 4th Dist. Dep. G. M.
L. C. Simpson, Grand S. Warden.
R. T. Turner, G. J. Ward.
Joseph E. Wells, G. Treasurer. 1
Semri Rose, (5. Secretary.
. W; A. Love, G. S. Deacon.
R. M. Smith, G. J. Deacon.
Rev. C; W. Key, Grand ChaplaiD.
S. S. Stafford, G. Marshal.
Borders, Harrison, Ac Stewart, G. Stewards.
R. B. Young, G. Pursuyvant.
Some very important matters we Jetm have
engaged the attention of the Grand Lodge, of
which we will give a farther report as soon
we can obtain foe necessary information.—
Macon Journal.
Carroll
-.1170
Dougherty...
200
Iff?
Dooly
203
DeKalb
605-
45$
Decatur
396
454
Dade •••••••
240
6 153
Elbert
524
354
Early
298
149
Emanuel
273
259
Effingham ..
181
192
Floyd
847
812
Folton .....
912
Fayette ....
734
455
Forsyth ....
458
r Franklin.
972
183
, Fannin
571
152
Greene
283
576
j Gilmer ;....
822
166
Gwionett .. *
......1092
749
8 Gordon ....
890
595
y Hart
G10
152
Hancock ...
427
Houston ....
G04
576
“ Hall
090
451
e Habersham .
256
Henry
591
759
„ f Heard
418
Harris
528
753
l * Irwin
155
30
Jackson ..-.
773
453
Jones..••••
308
135
Jasper
.418
382
Jefferson . •
353
376
E ' Liberty
191
134
1* Lincoln....
219
212
»d Lee
228
re Lumpkin...
730
468
Lowndes •.
442
291
Laurens ...
70
406
0 Madison.to.
415
215
Meriwether.
703
618
McIntosh • •
156
49
Marion
494
495
Murray .• ••
567
240
e Macon ^...
274
385
e, Morgan, # ».
234
353
p .Muscogee..
740
933
Monroe....
505
656
“S Newton ...
844
905
}" Oglethorpe.
451
39!
, Pulaski...*-
417
240
Pike
630
491
Futnani ....
- 353
291
. Paulding., .
777
187
Poiu
259
37*
Randolph ..
650
459
Richmond .
891
1143
Sumter....
701
855
Spalding...
545
540
Stewart ...
558
598
Scriven
268
167
ho. Tw isg«—
- - 287
178
Talbott,...
442
548
Troup.....
412
1005
• Taliaferro..
238
109
**! Thomas...
343
Tayloi 429
Ujison-- 305
Wilkinson 531
Warren .-.. i... .... 589
Washington...'. 564
Wilkes 428
Walton 684
Whitfield 732
Worth 227
Walker 824
Webster 21&
In our next issue we will probably be slle
to give.tlie official vote in full. The above are
only such returns as at
312
617
282
259'
699 ;
279
450
598’
S3
565'
263
i official.
Presidential Election Statistics.
The subjoined statistics will be found tuefel
and convenient at tbe present time:
Electoral Tote of the Sereral States-
h Free Stales. 1 Fifteen Slate StalfJ.
In a Ditch translation of AdiaonV Cato, foe
words,'* Plato, thou. reasonest well’' are ren
dered “ Jnst so—you aro very right, Mynheer
Plato.” .....
’i 1 ' ■'k wi ■ • -
* W4 qee Oceasionalfy totea cast, fordiroaioif.
Id the late eleotion. Spiariy must he' about ‘ '
The Turn or Life.—Between the years of
forty and sixty, a man who has properly regu
lated himself may be considered as in foe prime
of life. His matnred strength of constitution
renders him almost impervious to the attacks of
disease, and experience has given soundness to
his judgment. His mind is resolute, firm, and
equal; all bis functions are in the highest order;
he assumes the mastery over business, builds up
it competence on the foundation he has formed
in early manhood, and passes through a period
of life attended by many gratifications. Having
gone a year, or two past sixty.'he arrives at «t
critical period in the road of existence; the riv
er of death flows before him, and he remains at
a stand still “Tlia Torn of Life,” which, if
crossed in safety, leads to foe valley oid “age,”
round which the river Winds, and then flows be
yond,Without a boat or causeway to effect its
psssage. The bridge is, however, constructed
of fragile materials, and it depends upon how. it
is trodden' whether it bond or break. Gont, ap
oplexy, and other bad characters are also in foe
vicinity to;waylay the traveler, and forest, him
front the pass; hut let him gird np his loins:and
provide himself with a fitting staff, and be may
trudge On in safty with perfect composure. To
quiet metaphor,-“The Toro ot Life” is a turn
ejther into aprolongeBt walk, or into foe grave.
The system and powers have reached their et-
ntoM expansion,'flow begin either 1 to clpse tike
flowers ataonset, or break down at mice. One
injn'dicions stimulant,, a single fatal excitement,
may force it beyonclitsstrength; wMtst'ankte
ful supply of props, and foe withdrawal .of. all
Maine,
New Hampshire,*
Vermont,
Massachusetts, -
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
New York,
New Jersey, r
Pennsylvania,
Ohio,
lndikna,
Illinois,
Michigan,'
Wisconsin,
Iowa,
California,
Total,
Necessary to a choice,
8 Delaware,
5 Maryland,
5iVirginia,
13|North Carolina,
4 [South Carolina,
6 Georgia,
35 Florida,
7 Alabama,
271 Mississippi,
23iL>uisiana,
13|Texas,
11 Tennessee,
6 Kentucky,
51 Missouri,
4 Arkansas,
iirfTotal,
States,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia, .
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kentucky,-
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryfen^,
Popular Tote f®S.Pf? s J b, * , / [ ‘ a)e>F s
Scotl, w.
pierce, D.
-1852-
15,038
7,405
34,971
30,359
6,293
3,875
16,660
64,934
r 60,901
.15,955
bum
17^55
33,543
35,077
Massachusetts, 58,062
Michigan, 38,860
Mississippi, . 17,547
Missouri, ' 29,984
New Hsmpshite, 16,147
New Jersey, 30.55S
New York, 234^32
North Carolina, 39,058
Ohio, 152JS26
dvanis, 179,122
Island, 4,628
26,881
12,173
39,665
33,249
6,318
4^18
34,705
80^97
95.299
17,762
53,086
18,647
41,609
40,022
46,930
41,843
26,875
33,353
29,837
r 44^305 .
262,043
39,744
169^20
198569
3,735
3,110
9,9«
6,934
1,606
266
64
395«
V*
• 3»
6G
Tennessee,. . 58,498 BlfilS
Texas, . 4,995 - ; ifM», ‘Uo
Vejjnont,, 32,173; ' 13^)44
•t'>.'i- ■*" r -'r-.-.' V'iafa
. Total; -Vj 1^93,089 7,596,395 ; >
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