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Jfamilgfmtot PfrßLieftkD BY BENJAMIN G. i,IDDON. ~ ■« —• —*?, MADISON, GEORGIA: SATURDAY, MARCH 22,1856. AGENTS FOR THE VISITOR: Mr. Wk. B. Wilet, Agent for the Fort Oeines Academy Lottery, for Greeneboro, Eetontoh end Medison, is authorised to collect and receipt for this payer. Thok.s Fleming, Atlanta, Ga., is an tutorized agent for this paper. Mr. Darin A. CeoceettU authorised to receire and raoeipt for subscriptions to this paper. Wm. M. C. IfEEt, is our authorised Agent in Jackson County, Fla. G. W. Wrarria our authorised agentatEbene ser, Morgan County, Ga. L. C. PaoLETT is our authorised agent, Troup rlile, Oa. OUR TABLE. Godet’s Lady’s Book, for April, with its usual punctuality, is before us.— (xodey still keeps his promise, made in the January number, that his shall be the best Lady’s Magazine in America. Arthur's Magazine for April lias also been received. Arthur has engaged the services of Mrs. Virginia F. Townsend, a lady well known to the literary world, as an Assistant Editor. Swan’s Bank Note List and Detector for April. As it is the only work of the kind in the South, it should receive a very liberal support from Merchants and others. Ram. Swan, Editor and Pro prietor, Atlanta, Ga. W. B. Wii.et, Agent for Madison. Terms—s2.oo per annum. DISAPPOINTED. Owing to the bad weather, or some other unavoidable cause, the Circus Com pany of Ballard, Bailey & Cos. failed to come to their appointment at this place on last Wednesday, to the disappointment of a large crowd who had assembled to see the show. »■> « ATLANTA BANK. We are credibly informed, says Swan’s Bank Note List and Detector of tlio 15th inst., that the affairs of this Bank are in n iair way of being speedily wound up. On Monday last, all the redeemed issues of the Bank were burned in the presence of George Smith. Wo have also heard, tlmt the Banking House and the unexpired Charter of the Bank is offered for sale. CONVICT ARRESTED. Calvin Lewis, an escaped convict from the Gcergia Penitentiary, where ho was confined for robbing the Georgia Rail Road office in Augusta, was arrested in Charleston on the 14th inst., by officers MoDowell and Twohill. Lewis was found in bed with his brother, wiio resides in Line street. THE BEAR M'OMAN. This singular creature has been on ex hibition in Madison for three days, in the early part of the week, and been visited by a great many persons. Having con siderable curiosity, and being always wil ling to see strange sights, we invested a quarter and went in, and was considerably disappointed. She is nothing more than a very ugly, disgusting, hairy, California Digger Indian, without the least particle of the bear, except her shoulders and part of her bust, which is very bare. The ladies of Madison showed their sense by keeping away,—not a single one haring visited her while here, —and this is what we would advise them to do everywhere. If the men will go, let them; but, Ladies, keep away from the Bear Woman exhibitions. PAINFUL AFFAIR IN COLUMBUS. Considerable excitement was occasioned in Columbus last week, as we learn from the papers of that city, by the sudden death of a little Negro girl belonging to P. A. Clatton, Esq. A Coroner’s jury was summoned over the body, who unanimous ly rendered the following verdict:—“The undersigned, a jury of inquest, empannell cd and sworn to inquire into the cause and manner of the death of Sarah, a Negro child about eight years of age, said to he the property of P. A. Clayton, Esq., Columbus, Ga., and whose body is lying before us, after having made a thorough examination of the body, and witnessed a poet mortem by several physicians, and having taken their testimony and that of witnesses, do say that, in our opinion, the said child, Sarah, came to her death by wounds inflicted npon her head and body by Mrs. Elizabeth Clatton.” THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD. Wo suppose th«jt more than two-tbird* of the people on the Continent of Europe (educated and uneducated) still think that the United State is mostly inhabited by Indians and Negroes; and o.urreaders will not deem our supposition an extravagant one, when we mention that the Indepen dence Beige, of Brussels, —admitted to be one of the ablest and most enlightened Journals in Europe,—in recently announce ing the election of Mr. Chase as Governor of Ohio, gravely stated that he was a Negro! and congratulated the friends of eocial equality accordingly! The same Journal, also speaking of Mr. Banks, Speaker of the U, 8, House of Represen tatives, says that “ he is a block of Massa chusetts, who belongs, os his color suffi ciently indicates, to tk* extreme party of Abolitionism.” fII IK9AII&I Ylliffls THE LATE MRS. HENTZ. T. B. Peterson dc Cos., of Philadelphia, announce that they have in Preas, and will soon issue a work by this lamented lady, entitled “ Courtship and Marriage; or, the Joys and Sorrows of American Life.” It is said to be written in a charm ing style, even exceeding that of any of her previous works, abounding in beauti ful scenic descriptions, and displaying an intimate acquaintance with all the phases of human character. MR. CRAMPTON. The Boston Advertiser of Monday says: We learn from an authentio source at Washington that Mr. Crampton forwarded to London last week despatches contain ing the information which Lord Palmers ton said he was willing to. receive before laying before Parliament the documents relating to the recruiting business. Mr. Crampton sends evidence of a rebutting character, but altogether too weak to shake the proofs of his complicity in the matter; and it is thought that no doubt will remain, even after the publication of this evidence, that the enlistments were carried on in this country under the sanc tion of the Britisii Government with as much zeal as ever, after the formal in structions to the contrary; and the Eng lish ministry will find it exceedingly diffi cult to sustain their conduct before the world. [CORMCNICATIIU.] Mr. Editor—l noticed in your paper, a week or two ago, the articles of “ Croaker” and “ Old Crone.” The former complain ed of a great annoyance occasioned by a scarcity of small change, and attributed it in a manner to the practice of miserly persons hoarding up all the silver they get hold of. Whether these tight-tying purses sort of men are the cause or not I do not pretend to say; hut thero is cer tainly much troubh? given to merchants in this town on account of a want of small change. 1 do not see the object of “ Old Crone’s ’’ reply (/) Is he one of the misers “Croak er "alluded to, and is he defending him self? or does he wish to say thero are too many “ Croakers ”in the world ? If it is the latter, the “ trite old song ” quoted in full would say it better than lie does or can say it. But hear him—“ Spring, with its buds, Ac., is just beginning to appear, and al ready has the croaking* of toads been heard, warning us to get ready.” Is there any teaming in “Croakers” article? Some braying certainly has been heard, telling ue to get ready, for the Summer is nigh. When any one is told to get ready, he is (or ought to be) told to get ready for something. Mind you, lie does not tell ue to Set ready for tho Summer, hut for the Summer is nigh. His logic is as bad as his grammar. I never hear of large change, unless when the word change (a. la slang) is used for money. “ Old Crone ” ought to learn that, let him have ever so much of hie large change, he can seldom get small change for it from Banks. You cannot compel a Bank to pay you silver, and they will hardly ever take timo to count out a large amount of it. Whether there ho a scarcity or not of small change, you have an abundance of nonsense in the following:—“Now, I don’t think “ Croaker ” is a good merchant, or he would always keep everything his cus tomers calls for. He don’t keep a full store. lam afraid lie don’t keep much of either large or small change, and I am sure that it is always a very saleable com modity.” Now, who ever heard of any merchant in tins or any other town selling small change. “ Croaker ” ought not to go to him (Old Crone) for advice about what he ought to keep in the way of saleable ar ticles, for I fear “ Old Crone’s” knowledge of the science of wealth is oonfined to the narrow system of saving all he gets, in the way of “ either largo or small change.” I entertained this fear after reading his futile effort at a reply to “ Croaker.” SMALL CHANGE. Vesuvius, Rome and Geology. Professor Sillintan recently delivered a lecture at Louisville, in the course of which he gave quite an interesting sketch of a visit paid by him to Mount Vesuvius. Despite tho fate of the citiea of Herculaneum and Pompeii, the sides of the mountain are at this time inhab ited by 300,000 people, who look not to the pas*, but sleep in fancied security upon the lava beds which entombed vil lages beneath their feet. Vesuvius had been raised from the sea, he said, as had also the region round about Rome, Dormant volcanoes encircled the Eter- nal City. The soil was composed of vol canic ashes.—The ancient Catacombs had been cut through this until they had reached the mouth of the Tiber, in end less labarinths. That below this deposit of ashes waa formation containing ma rine fossill shells, and, still deeper, one cooUufljpg fresh water fossils. Tho sub ject, the lecturer said, waa too vast for one short discourse-^that the mind was lost in endeavoring to comprehend it. The results nould only have been brought about through the endless ages of time —that the Genesis account of creation, taken literally, jf.rs entirely too short, but that geology ju no wise conflicted with scripture; on the contrary, every •uccessivo discoyery in that science proved the corrects ess of the Mosaic accounts. -r-Baltimort American. American and English Navies. As the subject of war between Great Britain and the United States is consid erably agitattug the public mind of both countries, the comparative strength of the two navies becomes a matter of much in terest. We have looked at the U. S. Navy Register for 1856, a volume which, with its list of officers, laws, general orders, Ac., contains one hundred aod thirty-six pages, two of which, however, are sufficient to give the names, rates, place of building, situation, and every other particular interest of our vessels of war. According to this list, there are in the American Navy, ten ships of the line, thirteen frigates, nineteen sloops of war, three brigs, one schooner, seven screw steamers, Ist class; one screw steamer. 2d class; two screw steamers, 3d class • one side wheel steamer, 2d class; five side wheel steamers, 3d class; three steam tenders, six store ships, and the perma nent receiving vessels—making in all, seventy-six vessels of war belonging to the U, S. Navy, and carrying in all two thousand three hundred and eighty-five guns. Os these ships, there are in com mission, that is, employed on some sort of service or other, (though scattered all over tho face of the world,) two ships of tho line, both of which, however, are used as receiving ships; four frigates, thirteen sloops of war ; two brigs; one screw steamer, Ist class; one d0,,2d class; ore do., 3d class; one side wheel steamer, Ist class; one do., 2d class; three do., 3d class; two steam tenders; four store ships, and two permanent receiving ves sels. Os tho vessels in commission, not receiving ships, we have on our own coast ready for immediate use, nothing but the Home Squadron, consisting of one fri gate, of fifty guns; two sloops, of twenty guns each ; and one small steamer of five guns. The rest are in the Pacific, Coast of Brazil, Coast of Africa, East Indies and Mediterranean—all of them too far off to help either the country or themselves, in any emergency that might arise. It will bo observed, too, that of our small navy, only twenty-two, large and small, are propelled by steam. The rest is all sail vessels, and utterly worth less in a contest with steamships. On tho other hand, what is tho stato of the British Navy ? Wo find in a late letter of a London correspondent of the New York Herald, that the British naval force in commission, on the Ist of Janu ary 1850, was three hundred and twen ty-fivo vessels, carrying 6,231 guns and sixty three thousand three bundled and thirty-five men ! Probably at least two thirds of these aro steam vessels. Os this immense force, there are on our own eastern and western coasts and in the West Indies, thirty-eight vessels, carrying eight hundred and nine guns, and eight thousand men! On tho 14th of Febru ary last, thero were in commission at Portsmouth, sixty-fivo men of war, of which one was a first rate, of 131 guns; one second rate, of 90 guns; two frigates of 50 guns; a store ship, of 42 guns; (all screws;) two paddle steam sloops, of Oguns; and five mortar vessels. This largo fleet could reach our coast in two two weeks, making with tho British ves sels of war already on our coast, one hundred and three powerful war ships, a larger number than the whole American Navy put together, not more than a dozen ships of which, at the very out side, could be gotten ready to meet them! In addition to the great squadron in commission at Portsmouth, and that al ready upon our coasts, there were on the 14th of last month, at various naval sta tions in England, cf vessels complete and being brought forward, twelvo steamships, together of forty-six hundred horse power, and carrying five hundred guns, besides eleven gun boats, and other largo vessels, not at present in readiness for sea. It is not too much to say, that were war between the United States and England to occur within a month, there would be at least a hun dred and fifty large steamships of war oft’ our coast, and, in another month, we should have the whole British Navy on our hands. Tho ships we have now at sea could never get back, the ships in our ports never could get out; forget ting aside the fact owing to the defence less condition of our harbors, an enemy’s fleet could steam into every port on the Atlantic and the Pacific, and destroy our navy-vards and all their armaments, we could not put to sea as in the late war, because our sail vessels have steam vessls to watch and overtake them, which was not the case in our last con test with Great Britain. Moreover, an active and powerful enemy, once getting possession of our coast defences and naval stations, it would be a difficult and tedious matter to da!odge them. This is a gloomy picture, but it is made up of facts and figures, and not of imagination. Jt shows the penny-wise, pound-foolish policy of refusing to estab lish a h r 3vy commensurate in magnitude with the commercial interests, to say nothing of the honor and safety of the country. Even now, with the public mind agitated by the apprehensions of war with such a naval power as that of Great Britain, a proposition to build a dozen steam-sloops of war is regarded as a . very formidable demonstration ! Whether we aro to have a war now or not, our only permanent safety is to be found in a large increase of our naval force. A single year of war, in our present condition, would cost us more than it would require to establish an ad equate Navy, and keep it in commission for a quarter of a century. On the whole, if we can possibly avoid a collision with Great Britain at this time, we would better do it by all means, and then go to work and put ourselves in a condition in which our weakness will no longer pro voke insult and aggression from foreign countries. If, however, war is now forced upon us, we must make up our mind to suffer disasters and losses for one or two years, compared with which those of Russia during the present contest in the East are mere trifles, and to devote the whole resources of the nation for ten, twenty or fifty years, if necessary, to re deem our honor and avenge our wrongs. —Richmond Dispatch. Earthquake at San Francisco. We gather the following particulars of the earthquake in California from San Francisco papers of the 20th of February. The Herald says: “The severest shock of an earthquake ever experienced in this vicinity since the settlement of California by Amer icans, occurred on Friday morning, at just twenty-four minutes past five o’clock. In this city and vicinity every building shook to its foundation, and in some quarters the houses were swayed and rolled as vessels in a heavy sea. The inmates of every dwelling were awaken ed, and some were even thrown from their beds, so violent was the shock. “ Many persons rushed into the streets, and but that tho circumstance of their sudden appearance was of a character to produce sensations of terror rather than merriment, the scene would have been most ludicrous. Tho large hotels were depopulated instantcr, and in tho general rush, articles of furniture were thrown down, occasioning noises which added considerably to the clatter and confusion caused by the earthquake. “The last shoe,k was preceded by a sound as of a heavy gust of wind pass ing [through tho cordage of a vessel, and the motion was accompanied by a rumbling noise, like that which is pro duced by a heavily freighted vehicle passing rapidly over a wooden bridge. Tho shock occurred at twenty-four min utes past 5 o’clock, apparently ranging from southwest to northeast, and lasted about fifteen seconds. Tie motion was horizontal and undulating. Some per sons describo the motion as of a whirl ing natnro, but this could not havo been the c; s \ without occasioning much great er damage to the masonry of the brick and stono buildings. “ Tho consternation nmong the inmates of tho largo hotels occasioned scenes which may be better imagined than described. The population of the Ras sette House rushed, tumbled or precipi tated itself down the stairways and into the street; and such an array of beauty unadorned was never before witnessed in San Francisco. The edifice, it is said, shows no marks of injury by the shock. The scene at Wilson’s Exchange, St. Nicholas Hotel, and international Hotel, were equally remarkable. The occupants of Wilson’s Exchange took refuge in the Tehama House, which is a frame, and consequently in less danger than the other. Many of the inmates of the International found their way en masse to the Plaza, where, like their compan ions in misery, they shared each with the other such articles of apparel as had been caught up in the burry of flight. Tbe Alta Californian says: ‘ Instances of persons being thrown out of bed, of clocks stopping, breaking of windows, cracking of walls and dis arranging of lionsehold things generally, are entirely too numerous to mention.— The whole city was in uproar, and the entire population a good deal alarmed, while many were nearly frantic. Peo ple rushed wildly into the streets in their night clothes, and stood amazed and as tounded at what bad happened.” The Law a Farce.—The Milesburg (Ohio) Farmer gives a pointed instance of the farce of the law. Jno. M. Shrock, the defaulting treasurer of Holmes coun ty, ran away with $22,000 of the public money. He was pursued to Europe, captured, brought back, tried, convicted, and sentenced to one years’ imprison ment in tho penitentiary. Another man, named Chas. Smith, a resident of the same county, about the same time, bor rowed a horse worth perhaps $75, rode him to a neighboring town, sold him, pocketed the money, was pursued, caugb t> tried, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. NEWS ITEMS. The New York Tribune contains a letter from a “late officer in the Brit ish recruiting service in America,” which, if true, places the complicity of Mr. Crampton and Consul Barclay, of New York, beyond a doubt. ; The Governor of Alabama has issued his proclamation commanding, under the joint resolutions passed by the recent legislature, a general election within the State on the first Monday of May Dext, for the purpose of eliciting the popular will on the subject of calling a convention to amend tbe Constitution. lf there be any of our readers who doubt touching the tnagic powers of Perry Davis’ Pain Killer to relieve Pain, we advise them to buy one twenty-five cent bottle of the Agent, and give it a trial. VVe never yet knew it to fail. Its great sale caused some unprincipled men to put up an imitation, in itself a worthless nostrum; owing to which the genuine is now put up in new bottles, with two fine steel engravings on each bottle. Lookout Mountain, near Chatta nooga, was covered with snow Saturday last. Snow to tbe depth of two inches was seen in Chesterville, S. C., on the 14th inst. At a Kansas meeting held at Clay ton, Ala., recontly, SI3OO was subscrib ed to aid Major Buford’s enterprise. —A new anxiety lias taken possession of the public mind in reference to the propeller Arctic, Com. Hartstein, which was sent in search of the Pacific. Her instructions were to run pretty far to the north after leaving Halifiax, and the fear is that in executing orders she has encountered similar perils to those which are supposed to have environed the Pacific. The Arctic has not beeu heard from since she sailed from It is suggested that the Arctic may have discovered the Pacific, but, so far, ha 9 been unable to approach her. The proprietors of the city of Brunswick advertise to sell three hun dred building lots at auction in that city, on the 15th of May next. Sale positive to the highest bidder, with warranted titles. On the same day there will be a meeting of the Stockholders of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Compa ny, who will celebrate the opening of the first section of their road from Bruns wick to the Satilla river. Mr. Charles Jenkins, an aged citizen of Milledgeville, was accidentally drown ed in the Oconee river on tho 11th inst. The Commissioners under the char ter of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, are expected to hold a prelim inary meeting at Milledgeville on tho 31st March, for the purpose of putting the ball in motion. Rev. Dr. Cuinming, of London, has heralded the end of the world in 1865, yet his publishers’ arrangement for the copyright of his books extend far beyond that period; and he has just entered upon a nineteen years’ lease of his summer house! Donald McKay has requested Mrs. Barrow to sit for a photograph, in the costume worn at the Boston Theatre, in which she delivered a portion of Long fellow’s beautiful poem, that it may be taken as a model for the figure head of the new ship Minnehaha, which he is building. The Savannah Republican, of yesterday, says : “ The damaged cargo of the ship James Rea, sold yesterday at auction by Messrs. Bell A Prentiss brought as follows: 8769 barrels of flour from $4.50 to $4.75 ; 1185 bushels of wheat at per bushel, purchas ers to pay 1 cents for each bag.” The ladies of Blackville, South Carolina, will hold a fair at that place on tbe 10th April for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Chucb parsonage. Tbe trial of A. B. Hudson, for killing G. W. Murray, came off on the 18th ult., at Memphis. Verdict, guilty, and sentenced to ten years in tbe Peni tentiary. Dr. Thos. E. Bond, the editor the Christian Advocate and Journal, died in New York, on the 14th inst. He was about seventy-six years old. —We see it stated in a northern (black republican) paper, that forty six of the principal journals in Pennsylvania, are opposed to the nomination of Fill more and Donelson. The editor remarks that it would be inconsistent in them to be otherwise. The official despatches by the Af rica were opened at the State Depart ment Tuesday morning, but they con tain nothing of special interest upon the subject of our relations with England. Lord Clarendon’s reply to Mr. Marcy’s letter of December 28, demanding Mr. Cramptou’s recall is expected to arrive in the first week if April, before which time no decisive step will probably be taken by the government, A robbery was comraited in Col umbus, on the 14th inst, at the Perry House, by some of the travelling bur glars who are now on their southern tour. It is well to keep a good look out, in all directions, as they hare no par ticular preferences for locality. Later From Utah. We have received, via San Francisco, files of the Deseret News to the 2d of February last. The Legislative Assembly was organ ized on the 10th December, at Fillmore city. On the 11th the Governor’s mes sage was received. The Governor advo cates in his message the opening of new channels of communication from the East through the tributaries of the Mis souri, and from the South by way of the Colorado. On the 17th of December an act was passed by the Assembly, and has been approved by Governor Brigham Young, providing for the holding of an election of the 16th of February, to obtain an ex pression of the popular will upon the question of holding a convention for the formation of a State Constitution. The bill was passed in pursuance of the fol lowing recommendation contained in the message of Brigham Young: In order, however, to avoid this (the annulling of laws of the Legislative As sembly by Congress) as well as many other questions which might unfortunate ly arise only to perplex and entangle the relations so unreasonably, yet so peace fully, existing in the present form of a dependent State, and to place ourselves, beyond cavil, upon the platform of equal rights, constitutional sovereignty and free Government, based upon the prin ciples sacred to every lover of American liberty as emanating from the people, I recommend that you take the initatory steps towards our obtaining admission into the Union. Preparatory thereto, it will be necessary to have the census of the Territory taken, and to hold a con vention for the formation and adoption of a Constitution. I would respectfully suggest that this matter be taken into prompt con sideration, that, in ca* you deem it wisdom to make an effort for our admis sion as a State, the incipient laws may be passed at an early day. We trust that the present Congress will have wisdom to so far recognize the principle of self government and the genius of our freo institutions, as to abolish in her territo ries that odious tyrannical and absurd system of colonial government which emanated from the British throne, and place them upon that equality of con stitutional rights enjoyed by the States in their internal regulations, election of officers and representation. The governor advicos a peaceful policy with the Indians. The debt of the Territory is said to amount to only $1,107 94. There had been a very heavy mow storm in the valley, and much damage had been occasioned therebp. The News gives glowing accounts of the success of the missionaries in all parts of the world. We learn that some very good iron has been made at the works in Iron county: also, that cloth, leather, hats, pottery, brushes, and other articles have been manufactured in the Territory. Important to Postmasters. Letter from the Postmaster Gen eral —Foreign Postage Regulation —Registration of Letters. —The fol lowing has been sent to us by Mr. Hern don for publication: Post Office Department, ) Washington, Feb. 11, 1855 ) Sir :—I have to inform you in answer to the inquiries made in your letter of the 30th ult., that the late postal law requiring prepayment and the regula tion which [directs such prepayment to be made by stamps apply to domestic correspondence, only, and hence the postage on letters to foreign countries, when prepayment is optional or requir ed, can be paid in money in the same manner as prior to the Ist of January 1856. The regulation directing the official postage entries on prepaid letters to be made in red ink, is of no particular ad vantage with respect to suoh as are pre paid by stamps, but on letters prepaid in money, it serves as an additional check to the exchange offioes, and thus prevents mistakes. The system recently adopted by this department for the registration of valu able letters does not propose an insurance of 6uch letters against depredation and actual loss, its design being simply to provide better means for tracing them through the mails than have heretofore been afforded. I am very respeotfully, your ob’t serv’t, JAMES CAMPBELL. Col, J. B. Herndon, B. M., Maysliok, Ky. Dop't disapprove what wiser men say. LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. New York, March 20.—The steamer Persia has arrived with Liverpool date* to the Bth March. Foreign Markets. The Cotton market is reported firtr ( and sales 64,000 for the week. Expo.- ten took 5500 bales; speculators 8500 bales. Tbe stock of Cotton in Liverpool was 371,000, of which 257,000 were American. Fair Orleans is quoted at 6fd, and Middling 5 15-16 to 6d. Fair Uplands and Middling sjd. Flour has declined three shillings. Consols are quoted at 9£. London Money market lighter; and rate of interest 6 to 7. The trade in Manchester was firm. The Broker's circulars say that the better grades of cotton are srifter, and the lower grades easier; and the marktt closed steady. The sales in the Havre market for the week are 15,000, bales. Tret Ordi naire 92 fr. Peace Congress. The Peace -onference at Paris is re ported as progressing favorably. At least, such is the supposition from what has become known. The members of the Congress transact their business in private. Napoleon is reported to have made ft speech, in which he announced himself in favor of peace, but declared that France must be ready for war. Singular Astronomical Predic tion about to be Verified. We have on several occasions made reference to a recent work, entitled “The New Theory of the Creation and De luge.” Among other startling predic tions contained in that book, it is stated that “it is probable that the rings which surround Saturn are composed of water snow or ice, which, at some future time, may descend and deluge that planet, as ours was deluged in the days of the patriarch Noah I” It now appears that this event is likely to take place a little sooner than was anticipated, for Sir David Brewster says: “Mr. Otto Struve and Mr. Bond have lately studied with the great Munich telescope, at the Ob servatory of Pulkoway, the third ring of Saturn, w bich Mr. Lassells and Mr. Bond discovered to be fluid. These astrono mers are of opinion that this fluid ring is not of very recent formation, and that it is not subject to rapid change; and they have come to the extraordinary conclusion that the inner border of tho ring has, since the time of Huygens, been gradually approaching to the body of Saturn, and that we may expect, soon er or later, perhaps in some dozen of years, to see the rings united with the body of the planet.” Had this prediction of a citizen of Philadelphia been made by one of the magnates of Europe, it is probable it would have been copied into most of the newspapers both here and abroad, and its near accomplishment heralded frem one end of the land to the other, which would have stamped a value upon the book that would have caused it to 6< read by all well-informed individuals who desire to keep themselves posted >p ia modern scientific discoveries. But “who reads an American book ? n “ Can any good thing come out of Nazareth J”— When Leverrier predicted that anew planet might be found outside of Hen chel, and when that new planet was soon after discovered, he received, as he de served, the applause of the world.— Whilst here is a prediction as purely de rived from a process of reasoning as Le verrier’s was, which few, if any, have noticed. Is it not time that American* should learn to appreciate a valuable work, even though it has not yet come from the other side of the water I Philadelphia Newt. The “Main Trunk” Railroad— Where Shall it Run The Thomas ville Enterprise takes a very sensible view of this question, and after alluding to the contingency of its Gulf terminus, thus answers it to its readers : “ Our readers, therefore, will readily discover that the chance of looating thy road where they desire it, depends upon two contingencies alone. First, wilt the company be influenced In the location of the road by the taking of stock! If so, will the people of this section subscribe to that stock ? In our opinion it rests with the people here, where they will have the road, because we believe they will be regarded by the company in pro portion to the Capital they invest in the enterprise.” New Tonic. —A Yankee doctor has contrived to extract from sausages ft powerful tonic, which he says contains the wholo strength of the original bark; he calls it the “ Sulphate of Canine I” He anticipates a great popularity for it in New York city,