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f;umli)tMor 'O published bv It RVJ.XMIN G. LIDDON. Madison, Georgia; SATURDAY, APRIL 5,185 G. A3ENTS FOR THE VISITOR: Mr. Wn, B. WiLinr, Agent for the Fort Gaines Ac nictny Lottery, for Greensboro, Eatifnton nml Madison, is authorized to collect and receipt for this payer. Thomas Fi.emimo, Atlanta, Ga., is an autorized agent for this paper. Mr. I) win A. Crockett is authorized to receive ani receipt for subscriptions to this paper. Wm. M. C. Nebl, is our authorized Agent in Jackson County, Fia. G. tV. Wtatt is our authorized agent atKbcne ter, Morgan County, Ga. L. C. Paulrtt is our authorized agent, Troup- Tllle, Ga. e>—.- . - ■■ 111 " 0. P. CULVER, I). I). K. IVo would cull tlie attention of our renders to the advertisement of Dr. C. I’. CcLVP.it, in to-day’s Visitor, who proposes becoming a permanent citizen of Madison. He brings good testimonials both as to character and qualifications as an operator. BRUNSWICK HERALD. Benj. F. Griffin, formerly of Macon, proposes to publish a paper, about the first of May, in tho city of Brunswick, en titled as above. It will he a commercial and family pn|>cr, neutral in polities. LES ARTISTES REUNIS. Avery few of tho citizens of our town had tho pleasure of attending a Soiree of tho above named company, on Thursday evening last. The programme was a very good one and the performance throughout creditable to the artistes. Asa danscusc, Mad’lle Duoy liurre lias but few equals in this country, and she is well supported by- Mr. G. W. Smith. We wero particularly struck with tho violin solos of Mr. Roths child. For brilliancy of execution we have never heard him surpassed. Alto gether tho performance was a very cxeol ent one and the company deserves to be patronised wherever they may go. , BUSINESS IN MADISON. From present appearances, wo think that tho people of Morgan county will have no cause to go away from home for anything that they may wish to purchase either in the Dry Goods or Grocery line. Our merchants have all got home, and are now receiving the largest and prettiest stocks of goods that we have over seen in Madison; and wo know that they will give the people as good bargains ns can be had in any other intorior town in the Stato. Besides our old merchants, thero lias been two new Dry Goods and Grocery stores oponed ; but wo wish to call par ticular attention to the one of Messrs. Swanson, Jett & Cos., who lmvo fitted up a beautiful store on Main street, and are now opening a large and handsome stock of everything usually kept in an up-ooun try store. Give them a lift, for they are clever fellows; and we, will guarantee that all who patronize them will go away satisfied, both as regards the price and quality of goods. Tlioy know how to do business—for proof of which see our ad vertising columns to-day. There are numerous other Dry Goods houses in town, and wo do not wish to appear invidious in noticing the firm above, but as it is anew one, with anew stock, we thought it our duty to give them a shore, if we could do so. Messrs. Fears & Swanson, J. Mar shall & Cos., Shepherd & Fitzpatrick, Robson, Fitzpatrick & Cos., Copeland, Harris & Cos., P. R. Tiiomasson and R. Goldberg have also full and fashionable stocks, and we have no doubt that all who patronize them will he liberally dealt with. They have been in business some time and there is no fear but what they wijl have plenty of patrons. Os one tiling we are certain, they know how to get enstoiners, for they believe strong in Printers Ink, as the advertisements in to-day’s paper will give ample evidence. There are also other merchants in town who will doubtless give good bargains, hut as their advertisements do not appear in the Visitor wo cannot say what their s*toek< consist of. Our rule thus far through lile has always been to patronize those who advertise, believing that tlioy were anxious to secure customers, and would therefore give better bargains than the one who, through parsimonieusness, could not afi’ord to expend ten or twenty five dollars per annum to let the people know what lie had to sell. While on the subject of Stores and Dry Goods, we would not pass by the hand some Drug Store of Dr. W. S. Meieue.— ■ lie Inis lately removed from his old stand to the lmuse formerly occupied by the Messrs. Gjjiffex’s as a Jewelry Store, which he lias handsomely fitted up, and where lie is prepared to amiiinnodnte the people with anything in the Drug line.— i you wish to buy Drugs or Medicines, ill on the Doctor, where he will receive you with his blandest smile and put up y our art icles as cheap as they can he laid anywhere. If he is out of the way Lvm will do just us well. i-W Hon. II W, Milliard, of Alaba ma, lias accepted the appointment to de liver thy annual address before the I)emos thenia and Phi Kappa Society of the Uni versity of Georgia, at the approaching commencement iu August, Hi 111117 ¥lßl® ENCOURAGE HOME TRADE. As there is more Goods in Madison this season than we ever remember to have Seen before, the stocks as well selected and the merchants as accommodating as can he he found anywhere else; we believe it to j he the duty of the people to patronize tlieta. How can we ever expect to build up a home trade, if we send to Augusta or Charleston for every yard of calico, half pound of tea, or a quire of paper that we wish to purchase? What inducements has a man to bring a stock of goods to our market if he sees people who ought to pat ronize him sending otf for every article that they wish for either household or culinary purposes? But the plea is we can buy our articles go much cheaper in Augusta or Charleston. Dear friends, have you never taken into consideration that when you buy away from home you have to pay the cash, while here you buy upon one year’s credit, and at the end of it the merchant takes your note and waits one or two years longer; then, besides, the freight is nothing—the Rail Road companies do not charge anything. If you have the cush and will go to any of our merchants and if they do not give you as good bargains as you can get away from home, then wo will acknowledge that we are deceived. We believe it to be the duly of every man who lives in a community to buy all he needs there, and by that means we build up a home trade, and all kinds of business prospers. Our money is kept at homo instead of being sent oil’ to build up already overgrown towns. We arc all, more or less, dependent upon each other, the merchant upon the planter and me chanic, and the mechanic upon the mer chant and planter. Jt is all humbug for a man to talk of bis independence, bo may liavo plenty of money, but still he is de pendent on someone. AVe are put into this world dependent beings and wo con tinue so until death ends our existence, and it is useless to talk different. Wo be lieve in buying everything at home, pat ronizing our own mechanics and workmen, even if we do have to pay a little more for it, for tho money remains with us, and we stand a chance of getting it back in some way. Wo have known men to send off for ar ticles and pay ns much, or more, for them than they could have bought them at home for, just for the eclat of saying, “ I sent to Now York, Philadelphia, Charleston or Augusta for it.” It is time such things were stopped if we do not wish to see our beautiful and flourishing little town going down hill. You have no oxcuso for it, and we repeat, you ought to stop it. Moeting of Commissioners of the Atlantic and Gulf Rail road Company. Tho Commission assembled in our city on yesterday. At least two-thirds of the Commission was present. Present, Hon. E. A. Nisbet, Dr. J. I’. Screven, N. Collier, Hon. W. J. Law ton, Joel Crawford and E. C. Anderson C. J. Manerlyn, Esq., E. R. Young, Esq., W. B. Hodgson, Esq., lion. A. 11. Col quit, J. M. Calhoun, Tlios. Hamilton, Charles Spaulding, Alex. Atkinson, C- J. Jenkins, and Maj. J. 11. Howard. Judge Nisbet was called to the chair, and J. W. Duncan, Esq., requested to Act as Secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and adopted, On motion, a Committee was appoint ed to prepare business for the action of tho hoard. After consultation, the Com mittee, through their Chairman, report ed resolutions, tho substance of which are as follows: That books of subscrip tion to the Capital Stock of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, shall he opened at the following places, on Mon day, 12tli of May next: Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, Tliomas ville, Albany, Troupeville, Waresboro’, Bainbridgo, Brunswick, Magnolia, Ma con, Newton, Ft. Gaines, Blakely, Atlan ta, Morgan, Isabella, and in tho counties of Telfair, Appling, Coffee, Irwin, Ran dolpli and Lee, under the suporintend anee of certain Commissioners, and to remain open for three months. The Commission also -provided for the advertisement of the times and places for opening hooks, for the re assembling of the Board on the 20th of August, or such earlier day as may he designated, when the Secretary is notified that the required amount lias been subscribed. The official proceedings of the Board will he furnished our readers in our next, by a special resolution to that effect.— Federal Union. Every-day Facts in Science. —ls a tallow candle he placed in a gun, and shot at a door, it will go through with out sustaining any injury; and if a mus ket hall be fired into water, it will not only rebound, hut he flattened,as if fired against a hard substance, A musket hall may be fired through a pane cf glass, making the hole the size of the hall, without cracking the glass; if the glass be suspended by a thread, it makes no difference, and the thread will not even vibrate In the Arctic regions, when the thermometor is below zero, persons can converse more than a mile distant. Dr. Jamieson asserts that he heard every word of a sermon at the d.stance of two miles. Mixed Cotton. The article below, which is extracted from the New Orleans Price Current of the Bth iust., throws out some valuable hints to farmers in the packing of their cotton. “Although intended for another meridian,” remarks the Apalachicola Price Cnrrrent, it is equally applicable to this section, and we hope may be the means of calling their attention to the subject, and inducing greater care here after. The evil coinplaiued of is a great and growing one, and unless soon re medied, will tend to destroy that good reputation for correct packing which our rilanters have so justly earned. Wahave never kn6wn so large a proportion of “Mixed Cotton ”* as this year. It is almost impossible to buy a list of one or two hundred hales, without finding sev eral mixed bales in it, or bales w th two qualities of cotton in them ; this should not be, and the sooner thy evil is cor rected the better it will he for ail parties interested in the great staple: The frequent complaints which we hear, induce us again to call the atten tion of planters to the existence of an evil which we have often before adverted to, and which loudly calls for a remedy VVo allude to the culpable negligence of many whose duty it is to attend to the packing of cotton, as shown by the fre quent disoovery of mixed hales, viz;— bales found to contain two, three or more qualities and colors, This negli gence often leads to vexatious reclama tions, and sometimes to expensive law suits, a- it frequently happens that the discovery is not made until tho cotton reaches the hands of the manufacturer, at a distant market. But it also fre quently happens that the discovery is made here, by drawing samples from different parts of a bale. In such cases, the cotton is thrown hack on the factor’s hands as unmerchantable, and when re- sold as mixed cotton, the factor can sel dom obtain more than the market value of the lowest quality found in the bale. Besides all this, when tho irregular pack ing is once discovered, as it necessarily must he somewhere and at some time, it throws discredit upon the planter's crop generally, and thus operates to his dis advantage. It also introduces confusion into a most important branch of trade, and one that can only bo conducted with facility mid economy upon the basis of good faith in tne honesty and integrity of the planter. These virtues being ac corded to him, ho owes it to himself, to his factor and to his purchaser, to exer cise more care and vigilance over tlioso who have his interests in charge. Tho Harbor Defences. The first tier of Fort Richmond is nearly finished, and it is hoped tho forti fication will he completed during the year. Tho work was begun about eight years ago, hut experienced a delay, from 1851 to 1854, for the want of appro priations; tho original estimates, $205,- 006, like most government estimates, proving too small, an additional $135,- 000 has been appropriated, and it is now pretty certain that $300,000 moro will he required. Wo see that tho estimates lately submitted to Congress by tho War Department, include $75,000 for this Fort. When completed, Fort Richmond will he one of the most substantial de fences of our coast. It is built of stone, eight feet thick, with accommodations for 140 guns, in four tiers. On the sides exposed to a sea attack it will he capped with a stone arch covered with several feet of earth, so as to render it bomb proof. The details of tho construction comprise all tho modern improvements in the science of naval defences. The system of defences projected upon Staten Island, include the rebuilding of Fort Tompkins, upon the hill in the rear of Fort Richmond. This Fort, which was built in 1810 by the State of New York,’is now little better than a mass of ruins, and it is estimated cannot be placed in a state of efficiency for less than SOOO,OOO. The Secretary of War has recommended its re-coustroetion.— New York Express. Things Two Hundred Years Hence. Scene: Bailor in the house of an elderly gent in New York. Old gent telegraphs to the kitchen and waiter ascend in a balloon. Old Gent—John, fly over to South America and tell Mr. Johnson that I will bo happy to have him sup- with me. Never mind your coat now, go. John leaves, and at the end of five minutes returns. John—Mr. Johnson says he will come; he has to go to the North Bole for a moment, and then he will he here. Old Gent—Very well, John. Now start the machine for setting the table, and telegraph to my wife’s room and tell her that Mr. Johnson is coming ; then brush up my balloon, for I have and engagement in London at twelve o'clock. John flies off to execute his orders, and the old gentleman runs over to the West Indies for a moment to get a fresh orange. Russian Royal Marriages. Letters from St. Petersburg!! contain descriptions of the marriage ceremony of the Grand Duke Nicholas. It is often observed what endless matrimonial al liances, Russia continues to- contract in Germany; but it is not sufficiently ob served'how these alliances are almost all formed with the smallest and poorest sovereign families. One reason is the change of religion, which is indispenable; and another is the slightly inviting na ture of the climate. It is certain that, if you examine all the houses of Romanoff, for the last hundred and thirty years, you will find that Prussia is the only first-rate power which it has ever been able to intermarry; all the rest are either second or third rate States, like Holland and Saxony, or the smallest of the small, like Nassau, Darmstadt and Oldenburg. Quantity has the quality here; for if no li >usc is connected by marriage with so few great thrones in Europe as that of Romanoff, none has such a multitude of ramifications among the lesser States. It is not uninteresting to remark how ex tremely distinguished have personally been nearly all the German Princesses who have entered the imperial family of Russia. Few women, in any age or country, are to he compared to the Princess Mary of Wurtemberg. Mountbcliard (the smallest subdivision of Wurtemberg pos sible !) who, as wife to the unfortunate Emperor Paul, was known under the name of Maria Ftedorowna, and was mother to the late Czar and to his bro thers. Upon her, renown and history have hut one voice. The present Dow ager Empress (Nicholas’ widow) also strikes all who have ever seen her as one of those angelic beings, whom long, pa tiently borne suffering has detached from earth long before they became bodily detached from it. The reigning Empress, again—who was of so second ary a family that the Emperor Nicholas consented but very hardly to his son’s marriage—is allowed on all hands to be exceedingly superior in every way, in tellectually as well as morally; and now it is reported that this young Princess of Gldenbttrg is more of a saint than a mortal. Certainly, her antecedents are remarkably good ; hut she is the poorest of tho poor, poorer even than the Prin cess Helene, of Mecklinburg Schwerin, when she came penniless, dowerless, and trousseauless, to her bridegroom, the I )uc d’Orleans. The Emperor Alexander 11. has, it is related, undertaken the entire furnishing of all the young bride requires; and the letters from St. Petersburg are full of the magnificence of jewels and the trous seau thus presented to her. Probably the Emperor, in doing this, remembers his own marriage, and feels considerable sympathy with his brother, Both Prin ces will have made decided love-matches and the present Czar has not for a mo ment thought of thwarting his younger brother in his inclinations, as their fa ther tried, for some time at least, those of the heir to the throne. It seems to he commonly said of the new Grand Duchess, that “she has more virtues than money”—a sufficient eulogy for a Princess. In the catalogue, however, of tho “lucky hits” made by Russian Prin ces in regard to their wives, there is one exception : —The Grand Duchess Con stantine, handsome as women can ho, had that quality only to compensate for her poverty ; and I do not fancy those who know her the best could point out one intellectual or moral superiority in her whole composition, unless it may be her affabily and good nature, both of which in reality are attributable to her utter want of dignity. She would, liad some of the stories been true which used to circulate—touching the plan for call ing her husband to the imperial throne —have been not one of the least, misfor tunes necessarily attached to tho rule of Constantine; whereas, it is no less un deniable that nearly all that is advanta geous, both to internal and external policy, in the present Czar, is attributable to the influence of the Empress Marie. The Mountain of Gold. The Sacramento Union has been in formed by a gentleman, who has just ar rived at Sacramento from the New dig gings in Table Mountain, that the ex citement among all classes relative to the richness of the auriferous deposites there in buried is intense, and increasing. The mountain, which is seven miles in length, has all been staked off, hut many have exceeded in extent the legal limits, and it is supposed that they will be forced to yield the overplus territory to others. Some of tU4 shafts are sunken to the depth of eighty feet, at about which point is a belt of black mud sixty feet in width, and from eighteen to twen ty feet in depth. In this are contained those fabulous amounts of gold, which far surj hiss in richness the deposites dis covered at the outbreak of the California fever. This laper of mud is filled with sticks and other foreign substances, and has every appearance of having otic-.- been the bed of a stream. NEWS ITEMS. ‘ Gen Twiggs, of the United States Army, has been proposed as Mayor of New Orleans. His friends urge, as a reason for his "election, the lawlessness, rowdyism and crime so prevalent in the city, which requires a strong hand and a resolute will to cheek them. The City Council of Memphis have decided against a re-tender of the Navy Yard at that city to the Government, ujion the faith of its re-establishment by Congress. The next State elections are those of Rhode Island and Connecticut. In Rhode Island the election is on the 12th of April. Mrs. James Thomas died on the 23d instant, at the residence of her son, Col. John S. Thomas, of Midway, near Milledgeville, at the advanced age of one hundred and ten years. The value of flour annually manu factured iu Philadelphia is $7,093,888, and of flour barrels, $250,000. Enoch W. Perry, Esq., of New Orleans, has been nominated and con firmed as U. S. Consul at-Venice. Dyspepsia can he, and is cured every day by the use of Perry Davis’ Pain Killer. This is the most wonderful and valuable medicine ever known for this disease, its action upon the system is entirely different from any other prepara tion ever known. The patient while taking this medicine may eat anything the appetite craves. Get the People’s Pamphlet and look at the directions. The Kansas investigating Commit tee are about leaving Washington City, for Kansas, and expect to reach Jefferson in Missouri, about the 10th of April.— There appears to be soma difficulty now in regard for the finances for the trip.— An appropriation of SIO,OOO from the contingent fund was voted for the ex penses of tho investigation, but all the money belonging to the contingent fund has been exhausted. But that trouble will he remedied in some way. The Vienna correspondent of the London Timessaysthatau American com mercial company is about to he formed for the purpose of promoting direct trade between America and Austria, and im porting cotton and other products, lie also intimates that a commercial treaty will he concluded shortly between the two governments. The market at Washington, it ap pears, as in New York, is being over stocked with Land Warrants. The Star reports a further decline of four to five cents per acre. The case of F. A. Luinsden, of the N. O. Picayune, charged with aiding and assisting certain unknown parties who assaulted Dennis Corcoran, of the Delta, was called up before Recorder Bright, on tho 20th. Mr. Corcoran being sworn, avers, in effect, that there is not, and never was, any basis for such charges and innuendoes. The case was then im mediately dismissed. The “Georgia Hussars” from Sa vannah, are in Charleston as the guests of the Charleston Light Dragoons. Mr. Wright, a member of the Nen tian bar, and several voting gentlemen of Newnan, passed through Atlanta a few days ago, on their way to Kansas. Col. White, of Kansas, addressed a large meeting of the citizens of Colum bus, on Friday night last. The timber and trees on the moun tains, surrounding Chattanooga, are on fire in several places. Mrs. Rachel Rowean, a cousin of President Pierce, and mother of Thomas Rowean, Esq., of Boston, died on Monday evening, aged 86 years. The case of Bell vs. Hufty, both of whom are now acting as Sheriff of New Orleans, is before the Supreme Court for advisement. A decision is expected to be rendered to day. A bill to prevent prize fighting has been lost in the New York Legislature We learn that a party of emigrants will leave Calhoun on the 10th of April for Kansas. Col Forney has withdrawn from the Washington Union. The number of cadets in atten dance at the Georgia Military Institute is 110 with accessions constantly com ing in. The Missouri Legislature, which has just adjourned, passed seven hundred and seventy acts! Six hundred bales of Cotton, the largest load of the season, were received at Chattanooga on Friday by the steamer Chattanooga. At the celebration of St. Patrick’s day, in New York, on Wednesday eve ning, by the young friends of Ireland, Mr. Dougherty, the corresponding secre tary of the association, suddenly fell on the floor and shortly after expired. The new Atlantic steamer Emeu is named after an Australian bird, of the Ostrich species. The Foreign Enlistment cases have been dismissed in the U. S. District Court of New York. lt snowed heavily at Norfolk, Va., Pottsville, Penn., and over a large por tion of the Northern States, on Thursday the 27th ult. The blacksmith shop of Messrs. Wilson and Maxey, in Penfield, was en tirely destroyed by fire on \Y r ednesday night hist. There is a rumor afloat that Mr. Behnont, our Minister to the Hague, is about to be recalled, and that the Hon. Howell Cobb, of this State, will take his place. Slaves for Kansas. The Highflyer, in this morning from Louisville, brought between 50 and GO slaves belonging to families who are on their way from Kentucky to Kansas. The slaves who came in the Highflyer consisted of all ages, sexes and shades of color, and were a good looking, well dressed, and apparently well-fed party, and came cabin passengers. Since the opening of the river, fulj 500 slaves have arrived from the Ohio river on their way to Kansas. The J. 11. Lucas took up nearly 100, the Star of the West 100, the Chambers 50 to 75> and almost everv boat that has started up the Missouri River, since the opening of the river, has taken up a large or small number.—-The slaves are almost in every case taken in the cabin, while poor whites families going to the same place take passage below, on deck. One gentleman from South Carolina ) who, with his family, went up in the Star of the West last week, had 50 slaves in the cabin, and another 30, and still another had 20.— St. Louis Evening News. Facts inßailroadManagoment. The following facts regarding eight of the principal railroads of Massachu setts aiv developed by the reports to the legislature, and furnished by a non stock holder : 1. Ihe cost of passenger transporta tion is 1.062 cents per passenger per mile. 2. The cost of merchandise transpor ta'ion is 3.005 c n s per ton per mile. 3. In passenger transportation 41,98 per cent, of the receipts therefrom are absorbed in exiienses. 4. In in-.-rchandisc transportation 89. 52 per cent, of the receipts therefrom are absorbed in expenses. 5. The expenses of railroads areal most invariably determined by the weight carried over the rails. For instance: the east, rn road, upon which pas- engci traffic predominates, is operated at an expense of ?C!,670 per mile of the length of the road; whilst the Lowell, upon which merchandise traffic predominates, is operated at an expense of $ 12.478. C. The cost of renewals of iron upon railroads is an infallible index of the magnitude of expenses.—For the preced ing reason, the cost of that item on the Eastern road is but $390 per mile of the length of the Road, while upon the Western it is $1399. 7. Os the expenses of railroads, thirty per cent, are absorbed in maintenance of wav, or road bed; twenty percent, in repair of engines, tenders and cars; ten percent, in special freight expense!> and the remainder in passenger, and mis cellaneous expenses. 8. The weight of the engines, tenders, and cars upon passenger trains is nine fold greater than the weight of the pas sengers. 9. The weight of the engines, tenders, and cars upon freight trains, is scarcely onefold greater than the weight of the merchandise. 10. For cheapness, railroads cannot compete with canals, in transportation of heavy descriptions of merchandise.' The cost of carrying merchandise upon the Erie canal ranges from two to sixteen mills per ton per mile ; whilst upon sixj teen of the principal railways of New' Yol k and Massachusetts the cost of car rying merchandise ranges from thirteen to sixty-five mills per ton per mile.— Boston Post. Do Good. —Thousands of men breathe, move and live—pass ofl the stage of life, and are heard of no more Why ? They"*do not a particle of >od in the world, and none were blessed by them, none could point to them as the instrument of their redemption; not a word they spoke could be recalled, and they perished; their light went out in darkness, and they were not remember ed more than the insect of yesterday. Will you thus live and die, 0 man im mortal? Live for something. Do good, and leave behind you the monument of virtue that the storm of time can never destroy. Write your name in kindness, love, and mercy on the hearts of thou sands who come in contact with you year by year,and you w ill never be forgot ten. No, your name, your deeds, will be as legible on the hearts you leave be hind as the stars on the brow of evening. Good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven. — Dr. Chalmers. Atlantic, The steamer Atlantic has arrive New York bringing four days l a t cr from Europe. Liverpool Market. Liverpool, March 19.— Cottoiw market is dull and prices easier th 4 not lower. Sales of the three 20,000 bales. ■ Trade in Manchester is firm. Consols 911 to 92 J. Peace. Peace is virtually concluded, and ot awaiting the Prussian Embassador to si 1 the Protocol. Eugenie, the Empress of France & 1 birth to a son. ’ * fl Washington Items. 1 lie Kansas Commission will not,, ganize until they reach Fort Leav f worth. They have mad,, three appoi,- ' ments Bowen, of Pennsylvania; Foj. of New Hampshire; and Lord’fyJ grapher,) of Maryland. They are to meet at St. Louis on the 9th of An r Messrs. Howard and Sherman left » Monday tor their homes, and from them to St. Louis, where the party are all; meet find proceed to Ivfinsfis. Captain Ingraham, of Koszta fan, has not been confirmed by the Senate i head of the bureau of Ordnance, h understood, that there will be difficult in his passing the ordeal of ti Senate. Thu report of the Director of tk United States Mint shows the amount precious metals received during the pa year at the Mint and branches to |> $50,151,902. 1 lie tofu' coinage amount to |56, 312,733, comprised in 10,907 89' pieces. The whole coinage of the Unit ed States since 1793 is $198,806,501 ot which amount there has been rcceiv ed from California, since 1848, $313 224,502. Mr. Lane, the delegate from Oregot Territory, luts introduced a bill in tie House of Representatives, apjimprialiin $300,000 to secure the services of friend ly Indians against the savages m OregSi and Washington Territories;' A.-cordiii; to accounts from that region, there i, imminent danger of ihe white setllen being exterminated by the hostile tribe, and it is believed that the friendly Indian ure the only force which cau successfully cope with them. I lie chairman of tin Committee of Ways and Means assured the House that ihe bill should receive immediate attention. Cloudless Peru. Lieutenant Maury, in Ids Geography of the Sea, explains why there is 110 rain i.i Peru, lie -ays : In Peru, South America, rain isun know n. Ihe coast of Peru is within the legion of perpetual southern trade winds 1 hough the Peruvian shores are on the verge ot the great South Sea boihr, jet it never rains there. The reason» plain, llio southern trade w inds in the Atlantic ocean first strikes the water on the coast ot Africa. Travelling to the northwest, they blow . obliquely across the ocean until they reach the coast Lrazil. By this time they are heavily laden with vapor, which they continue to bear along across lire'continent, depo siting it as they go, and supplying with it the sources of the Rio de la Plata and the southern tributaries of the Amazon. Finally they reach the snow capped Andes, and here is wrung from them the last particle of moisture that very low tein|>erature can extract. Reaching the summit of that range, they now tumble down as cool and dry winds on the Pacific slopes beyond. Meeting with no evaporating surface, and with no temperature colder than that to which they were subjected on the mountain tops, they reach the ocean before they become charged with fresh vapor, and before, therefore, they’ have any which the Peruvian climate can extract. Thus we see how the tops of the Andes become the reservoir from which are supplied the rivers of Chili and Peru. Post Mortem Compltmekts.—Com plimentary obituary notices, most of them in rhyme, abound in the funeral depart ment of the daily press. In some of these elegiac productions the disease by which * the dear departed " was carried off is adroitly woven into metre. Par example , a Philadelphia paper furnishes the following in reference to “ an inter esting little boy, aged ten months “ He was a charming boy, very, And perished by the dysentery.” In the above specimen poetry and medical information are exquisitely blend ed. Ihe old obituary verse cominenc ing, “Affliction sore long time be bore," and others equally venerable, have been so thoroughly worn out that the intro duction of the new style is quite a relief, Young America.