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Jfamtljjfisitor PT7BLIBITED BT * BENJAMIN G. LIDDON. T. A. BURKE, EDITOR. MADISON, GEORGIA: SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1856. Our Weekly Chat, With Reader* and Correspondents. Living in the country isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, unless you are raised to it. It’s all very well to sit in town, behind a pood cigar, and dream of green fields and “gently running brooks;” of cherry cheek ed maidens and rural felicity, and all that sort ot thing—but when yon come to try it on, it wont do—it's all humbug—and you are certain to come back disgusted and Sunburnt. One of our exchanges tells of a city youth who went out into the country to ruralize. Having found a su burban nook exactly suited to his fancy, he feasted himself pretty heartily and went to bed. For sometime, his supper not setting well on his stomach, he found it impossible to “woo sweet slumber to his eyelids,” but at last tired nature yield ed and he was fast sinking into a delight ful stato of unconsciousness, when ho was horrified at hearing, directly under bis window, a cow bellowing most piteously. Long time he bore the infliction with pa tience, lint at length the animal settled into a regular nuisance, and throughout the night kept up the most outrageous noise* until the city nun was well nigh expiring with vexation. Next morning, with bloodshot eyes and aching head, he presented himself to the landlord and said “There was a cow under my window, my dear sir, bellowing all night—all night, sir.” “I guess I know’d it,” answered Boniface, with a grin of intelligence; “I guess l knoW’d it. You see, I didn’t hear her, ’cause I don’t mind any noise when I’m asleep; but I tuck that cow’s calf away last night, and I ’spected she’d go on and bellow, as all cows do.", Mr. T. B. Petekson is out in a card, from which we learn that the book lately issued by him under the name of “ Courtship and Marriage,” was revisod by Mrs. llontz but a short time before her death, and published in its present form at her request. lie also states that tho children of Mrs. Hcnt.z are interested in the copyright, and receive a portion of the profits. Under theso circumstances, we think we did injustice to Mr. P. in onr previous notice of the affair—a thing which we have no desire to do in any case. Up to the time of thus writing, we have received no reply from our fair correspondent, Pkggik, to Bob Don’t- Care-a-Ornt. We nre assured, however, that a response will be made in duo time —and that the hat and bonnet question is still before the house. Touching this matter, we notice that Mr. Punch, of England, has undertaken to mako a de fence of the bonnets. We havo already expressed our opinion of the fashion, and have no disposition to join issue with Mr. Punch at this time. A friend and corres pondent who writes us on this subject says “I am always too much enraptured with tho contents of tho bonnet to notice the outside covering (or bonnet proper). 1 know little or nothing about them; but were tho subject under discussion tho ‘ apt-semblance’ ensconced in a beaver, or the aagirZ-semblance provokingly conceal ed in a kiss-me-quick or a duck, I’d take a hand, even tho’ hearts were trumps.”— Now, wo don’t know what kind of a “head fixing” a duck is, but take it for granted it is something handsome—-but we plead guilty to the first count in this indictment —to being too much taken with the face in the bonnet—or in the neighborhood of it—to care much about the bonnet itself. But hear Mr. Punch on this subject: “Mr. Punch, ns the acknowledged champion of the rights of woman—bless ’em, however right and however wrong— lias to denounce a mean and cowardly at tack, made by a medical practitioner in the human form, upon that delicate and fairy-like fabric, the female bonnet. The dastard ati'ects to “ lament the great in crease of tic-donlonreux in the forehead!” He, moreover, bewails the predominance «f“ great suffering in tho ear,” induced, as he finuly believes, “ from the present absurd fashion of dressing the neck instead of the hea-.V’ And why not? The fact is, poor women havo been put too much stack—too much on one side—and Mr. I\peh cannot but look at the heroic at tempt made by tho dear creatures to thrust the bonnet on the shoulders, as a noble resolution to appear as barefaced as possible. We yet hope to see a woman as far out of her bonnet as a snail can come out of her shell; and as for tie-doulour cux, ear-ache, headache, and so forth, why, what are such calamities other than glo rious? Even as soldiers carry scars in honor and memory of their valor, so may women have ear-ache, headache, and tic douloureux, as glorious life-long records of the courage that faoed all weathers without a bonnet. “Mr. Punch hardly knows a more touching sight—a sight so convincing of the inherent energy and devotion of the sex— than to behold a beautiful fragile creature facing the east wind that at this moment (Mr. Ihincb does not disdain to confess the weakness) makes him rejoice at the fire side like a cricket. It is, we say, a beauti ful and touching spectacle to contemplate the you i rest ore. with a face relentlessly 111 lIHIIf TlilVtl. mottled by the east wind, her nose as just dabbed with a blue-bag, and the wind, like winding invisible steel, catting at the very roots of the loved one’s hair, twist ing like cork-screws into the hollows of her all-credulous ears, and subtly entering into the beloved anatomy, making of the nerves so many death-watches that shall tic and tie, it may bo for the term of her natural life. The life may be blighted. But what of that? Can the beloved one be less precious? Quite the reverse.— Even as we pay additional honor to the hero without arms or legs, so are we pre pared to render deeper homage to the woman whose whole existence goes upon such tic. Indeed, for a woman to be truly adorable, she cannot lie too rheumatic. We believe that real affection towards an object to be idolized inevitably commences with a cold. It was all very well for Venus, in her own mild and balmy cli mate, to take conserve of roses; but the woman who would inevitably fix a man’s affections in this country-, must begin with a mustard poultice. We have inquired of the registrars of marriage, and find that nuptials have increased in number as bon nets have lessened in size. Proceed, ladies, and may the shadows of your bon nets never be greater!” We notice among our exchanges this week the familiar face of our old friend, the Home Journal. We have also been favored with Frank Leslie's Illustra ted Newspaper, a handsome pictorial week ly. We shall notice them both more at length next week. Bores. Not the least among the afflictions which tried the patience of poor old Job, must have been tbs eternal jowering of bis three friends, Elipliaz, Bildad & Cos. Did it ever occur to the reader that there was more danger of the old fellow being bored to death by these three comforters, than of his losing his patience on account of his bodily afflictions? Job’s friends were the representatives of a very numerous class to be found at the present day—men who are never so happy as when they can worry others into being as miserable as themselves. The Natural History of Bores might be written and we should like to have Mr. Albert Smith take hold of the subject. They might bo divi ded into distinct classes, like other ani mals and their history would be an inter esting addition to our common school studies. One of the most common species is the genius who meets you on your way to dinner, and stops to discourse you of something which interests himself alone and to which politeness compels you to listen patiently, wbiloyou know that your dinner is getting cold, and your friends like yourself getting hungry. “ lie lias no heart. 11c listens to the loquacity of your diaphragm with perfect composure, though it speaks of wants unsatisfied and viands in expectancy. Ho holdcth con verse with nonentity; he keepeth you in suspense by leaving bis sentences unfinish ed ; and lie taxeth your imagination with wonder ns to what ho will havo to say next. You go home to a late and cold dinner with your whole body in ft state of grumbling dissatisfaction. Yon feel as if you could knock down your grandfather. In short, you feel as every man does who has been bored. It is an awful sensation. Sea sickness is pleasant to it.” Another class of bores —immeasurable bores—are literary characters who insist on reading tboir manuscripts to you. It is said that one of this class—a French dramatist—called once upon a friend to read to him anew comedy, and found him in his last moments. In spite of tho fact, however, he insisted on having it read.— “Consider,” said the dying man, “I have not more than an hour to live.” “Ay,” replied the bore, “but this will not occu py more than half that time.” Doct. Johnson suffered deeply from this style of bore. On one occasion bo was called upon by a literary man of the day who com menced unfolding a huge manuscript, with tho evident intention of inflicting it upon the lexicographer, but that great man jumped up and with a shout which sent Bozzy trembling into a corner, roared “At your peril, Sir, at your peril 1” Madame do Stiiel was easily annoyed by theso literary bores. There was at Geneva a certain professor Dragg, who came un der this head. He belonged to the best society and tho celebrated authoress of Corinno was compoled to submit to his te diousness. On one occasion sho had n party of friends at her house, who were enjoying themselves in pleasant conversa tion when in walked the much dreaded professor. Seizing the first convenient opportunity, lie drew out a huge manu script and began to read it aloud. Impa tience and weariness were soon plainly de picted on every countenance. Dumont, one of the company, was soon set fast asleep by the length of the manuscript and the drawling monotonous tone of the reader, while poor Madame do Stiiel, being in her own house, was compelled to submit, with all the apparent patience possible, to the unmerciful bore. After a half hour’s time, Dumont awoke and rubbing his eyes, said apologetically, “ I hope I haven’t been long asleep!” “My dear Dumont,” cried the afflicted author ess, “according to my computation, you have been asleep two entire centuries!” Drngg took the hint and sloped. Hclvetius relates a good anecdote which affords a hint to a certain class of bores. One of them, having nothing else to do, went on a certain occasion to call on nis neighbor—“a man of letters.” lie was j received with all possible politeness and entertained as well as could be,- until he left with his tediotisness, when the man of letters proceeded quietly with his work and entirely dismissed the whole nutter, visitor and all, from his mind. Shortly afteT he heard that his neighbor had ac cused him of a want of politeness in not returning his visit, upon which he called on him and thus addressed him: “I hear that you complain of mes yet you know full well that you called, not because you wished for my company, but because you were tired of your own. I, who was not at all tired of my own company, received you as well as I could; the obligation con sequently, is on your side, and yet you charge me with rudeness. Be yourself the judge of my conduct, and decide whether you ought not to have done with complaints which prove nothing more than my independence of them, the inhu manity of boring your neighbor and the injustice of abusing him after boring him.” Another very common class of bores is made up of those who are invariably the heroes of their own stories. Their con versation is plentiously interlarded with “says be” and “says I,” and is invariably dull, if true, and otherwise so absurdly untrue as to provoke the contempt as well as try the patience of the listener. But there is another variety of this species—a harmless, good natured sort of creature, who boros you by making you a party to the transaction. You are not only com pelled to listen patiently to him, but to take a part in the performance. The la mented Willis Gaylord Clark encountered such an one, “once on a time,” and thus describeth him: “ Not long ago I met him on ’Change, at a business hour, when all the commerc ing multitudes of the city were together, aud you could scarcely turn, for the peo ple. The old fellow fixed his eye on me; there was a fatal fascination in it. Get ting off without recognition, would have been unpardonable disrespect. In a mo ment, bis finger was in my button-bole, and bis rheumy optics glittering with the satisfaction of your true bore, when he lias met with an unresisting subject. I lis tened to his common-places with the ut most apparent satisfaction. Directly he began to speak of an altercation which he once had with an officer in the navy. He was relating the particulars. ‘Some words,’said lie, ‘occurred between him and me. Now you know that ho is a much younger man than I am; in fact, about your age. Well, be made use of an expression which I did not exactly like.— Says I to him, says I, ‘What do you mean by that ?’ ‘ Why,’ says lie to me, says he, ‘ I mean just what I say.’ Then I began to burn. There was an impromptu elevn vation of my personal (landriff, which was unaccountable. I didn’t waste words on him; I just took him in this way,’ (here the old spooney suited tlio action to the word, by seizing the collar of my coat, before the assemblage.) ‘ and says I to him, says I, ‘You infernal scoundrel, I will punish you for your insolence on the spot,’ and the manner in which I shook him (just in this way) was really a warning to a person similar situated.’ “I felt myself at this moment in a beautiful predicament: in the midst of a large congregation of business people; an old gray-headed man hanging, with an in dignant look, at my coat-collar; and a host of persons looking on. The old fel low’s face grew redder every minute; but perceiving that bo was observed, lie low ered bis voice in the detail, while he lifted it in the worst places of bis colloquy.— ‘You infernal scoundrel, and catitF, and villain,’ says I, ‘ what do you mean, to in sult an elderly person like myself, in a public place like this?’ and then, said lie, lowering his malapropos voice, ‘then I shook him, so." “ Here he pushed me to aud fro, with his septuagenarian gripe on my collar, as if instead of a patient, much bored friend, I was his deadly enemy. When ho let go, I found myfelf in a ring of spectators.— ‘Shame, shame! to insult an old man like him!’ was the general cry. ‘ Young pup py 1’ said an elderly merchant, whose good opinion was my heart’s desire, ‘ what ex cuse have you for your conduct ?’ “ Thus was I made a martyr to my good feelings. I have never recovered from the stigma of that interview. I have been pointed at in the street by persons who have said as I passed them, “ That’s the young chap that insulted old Goueral , at the Exchange!’ ” This article lias already grown too long, and we must close without relating one or two more illustrative anecdotes which are in onr mind’s eye. We did not intend to bore our readers with a long article, but fear we have. Latest News. Padro Vigil, tho Nicaraguan minister, lias been recognised at Washington. The President, in his speech, says the neutrality laws will be preserved. In the Senate on the 14th, Mr. Clayton, of Delaware, proved by Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, that Crampton, the English minister, had admitted in February last that the British title to the island of Rnetan was unfounded. It is currently reported in Washington that the President is about to send a mes sage to Congress, recommending a forcible maintenance of the Clayton - Bulwer Treaty. The U. S. War-stoamer, Susquehanna, has been ordered to proceed to Nica ragua. Accounts from Nicaragua state that Col. Schlessinger had been re-captured. . Efif” T. W. Lane, Esq., has become cd- I itor of the Columbus Sun. Musical Entertainment. We have not attended a Concert, for a great while, with such genuine satisfac tion and delight, as on Wednesday evening last, when we had the pleasure of listening to the performance of Messrs. Vanhocten and Cbtlbb, two talented blind mnsicians who gate a concert at the Town Hall. It » usual, with persons of this class, to de pend entirely Bpon the sympathy of the public for success, but we can assure onr friends, wherever these gentlemen may go that their Concerts possess a very high order of merit, independent of any extra neous influences. The performance of Mr- Yaniiouten, on the Piano Forte, for bril liancy of execution, we have rarely heard equalled and never excelled. His knowl edge of the instrument is really extraordi nary, when the fact of his blindness from early boyhood is taken into consideration. Mr. Cutler is a very superior violinist, and only needs a little more practice to give Idm an eminent position. He sings well, both in comic and sentimental songs. “Eight dollars a day” is richly worth the price of admission. These gentlemen gave another Concert on Thursday evening, which was quite as satisfactory as the first. They go from here to Atlanta, Griffin and Macon—and we most cordially recommend them and tlieir very gentlemany agent, Mr. Morri son, to our editorial brethren in those cities. Literary Intelligence. Messrs. Tioknou A Fields, of Boston, have in press an edition of Browning’s Poems, more full than any yet published, but Dot complete—“ Bordello,” and some other of bis least satisfactory productions being omitted. The same firm are publishing a library edition of the “ Waverly Novels”—the original three volume romances to appear each in two pocket volumes, executed in the best style of Boston typography. T. B. Petekson, of Philadelphia, an nounces as nearly ready for publication, a new edition of Mrs. Ilentz’s beautiful story of “ Linda, or the Young Pilot of the Belle Creole.” This is a capital story, and we are glad to know that n new edition is called for. It will bo published in two volumes, paper, at 75 cents; or one rol., cloth, for SI.OO. Derby & Jackson, of New York, are preparing a uniform edition of those de lightful old novels—“Thuddens of War saw,” “Children of the Abbey,” “Scot tish Chiefs,” “ Romance of the Forest,” Ac. Each novel will be complete in one voltuno. The same firm will soon issue a life of Col. David Morgan, of the Continental Army, prepared from bis unpublished letters and papers, by bis grandson, James Graham, Esq., of New Orleans. Will be' out iu June. Mr. Bayard Taylor is preparing a Cyclopedia of Modern Travel. It will comprise the voyages, explorations and adventures of more than fifty celebrated travelers “of the half ceutury between Humboldt’s journey to the equinoctial regions and Dr. Barth’s return to Tim buctoo. The mass of information con tained in many of tlieir works, though of great value and interest in every point of view, lias never been made accessible to readers of the English language.” The work will grow to boa most agreeable and attractive one, we dare say, iu the bands of Mr. Taylor. It will contain about eight hundred pages, and be sold by subscription only. The publishers are Messrs. Moore & Cos., Cincinnati. Messrs. Putnam & C’o., New York, will soon issue the third volume of Irving’s “Life of Washington.” They are also printing a cheap edition in duodecimo. Savannah Georgian & Journal. We observe that the Savannah Georgian and the Savnunali Journal have been merged into the Georgian <fc Journal, un der the control of R. B. llii.ton, Editor, and I. S. Clark and S, P. Hamilton, As sistant Editors. Written for the Visitor. Reveries and Realities. Been reading about small bonnets and hooped skirts—feel powerful bad—stom ach somewhat nauseated—took ten doses fish hooks, and road medical almanac— felt much better. AValked up Main street, planning for a fortune. Saw the fickle goddess in the flower garden—bowed politely, and went on dreaming. An idea struck me! How to make a fortune. Matrimonial alliance. She has darkies, i. e., tin, alias quill feathers, alias money! Her daddy’s worth one hundred thousand. Grand scheme! Only daughter! Con solidated lottery— Havana Plan ! I take one chance. Must have something fast horse a good ticket! A dust in the rear—mighty rapping of horses’ feet!— Rich Hollis and the trotter; clear the road. Held on to the fence and my new’ beaver. The trotter past—he will suit— I’m bound to have him. Saw bob-tail high head 240 and Rich turn the corner. Adieu, me love. In pursuit of fortune find difficulties, by ugliness on my part and two rivals on the second part—distance ’between ns. See Dives and Lazarus. Went home despond ing reflecting. Energies exhausted— physical economy caved in. Sought re pose—fell asleep but didn’t feel the fall —lit on a night more—challenged Rich for a trotting match—Rich accepted— distance, to the moon; apparel, shirt col lar and spurs. Night filly rears, bob-tail snorts. Both start; filly takes the lead; bob-tail gains on her; filly re-starts and leaves bob-tail in the lurch. Got in in 2-10. Natives astounded—was an object of great curiosity to the moonites—per plexed awfully! —in a foreign land with out baggage. In the depth of agony ) apostrophised the moon, “ 0 Lana, thou art the moon.” Woke up—found myself badly bitten— an army of chinches around—resolved to quit single life and chinch gallery. Matri mony yes, blissful matrimony how can I accomplish it? Eureka! Adieu ugliness—charms come along. Bought a bottle of Balm of 1000 Flowers. Washed my month with it—teeth became alabaster in two minutes; —pnt two drops on my ■having brush; razor jumped out of its case walked square up, waited till I lathered, and then shaved me without aid. Rubbed four drops on my sace —a handful of pim ples fell at my feet, *• Like leaves in Valambrosa.” Put eight drops on one rival; havn’t heard from him since—totally eradicated ; (the other I will eradicate with a pair of new boots;) wonderful balm —if success ful my children shall rise up and call you blessed—yea, they shall play to you on a harp of 1000 strings. Madison, Ga. BULLE DOGGE. For the Family Visitor. Mother. This is the most endearing name that language can express. It is filled with love, gentleness, peace and soul cheering joy. It nnfolds to our enraptured minds a thousand themes of pcacefnl and plea sant meditations. It throws around the spirit of our dreams a halo of happiness and pure delight. Is there a being be neath the canopy of heaven who is so far lost to justice, that lie would presume to wound the feelings of her who bore him, and who was all bis strength in weakness, and a help in every time of trouble? Away with the thought! It is too pre posterous to bo harbored for a moment. The following extract from a favorite poet very beautifully illustrates the ardent af fection of a mother: “ From childhood's dawn to manhood’s hour, Thy tender love was still my guide ; It nurtured first the opening flower. And all mine infant wants supplii and. Yes, every iife-pulse of my heart, Drew from thy breast its vital part. What viaious of mine early years, What scenes of love, what sounds of joy, What prayers, caresses, smiles and tears, What counsels to the wayward boy.” Our highest ambition should ever be to make, by our kindness, the gloomy eve of a mother’s life a morning of joy and peace. The religious admonitions of the mother are never forgotten. They may almost expire, hut will survive all else, and preach to us in tones of thunder while she is mouldering in the grave. The love for a mother should be as immutable us the rock of ages, and as sweet as life, and strong as death. The language of the heart should ever lie: “ Where’er I stray, my heart is thine— It ceaseless beats for thee; For thee 1 would all else resign, And give the world were it but mine; That radiant peace from heaven divine, In lucent rays might ever shine On thee, my mother true.” Marietta, Ga. ANONYMOUS. Tribute of Respect. Madison Lodge, No 29, A. Y. M. \ Friday, May 9, A. L. 585(i. ( The death of the M. W. G. M. of the W. G. Lodge of the State of Georgia, being an nounced by the W. M., immediately upon the opening of this Lodge, the following Preamble and Resolutions were offered by Bro. D. E. Butler, and when read, were unanimously adopted: The will of God bo done; to Ills fiat we humbly bow. The last enemy of mankind, Death, has not only invaded onr ranks, but seized upon the very chief. And while the fact is incontrovertable, so sud den and appalling lias been the sad occur rence, that our love for M. W. G. M. Wil liam Crosby Dawson resists and will not accept tho terrible reality. While his mortality mouldors in that mansion com mon to all the dead, “He yet liveth, anil his works do follow him.” As but a feeble expression of our grief and declaratory of the estimation in which we cherish his memory as well as to place upon record some testimonial of “that love wherewith wo loved him ” Resolved, That in the death of our Grand Master, William Crosby Dawson, we experience a mournful and afflicting Providence. Resolved , That Masonry in Georgia ha g lost its wise counsellor—one of its noblest hearts whose pulsations beat responsively to every emotion of “brotherly kindness and affection,” one whose life for many years was a shining light, burning bright and brighter on all the “ noble designs ” his wisdom and benevolence had drawn for the instruction and immitation of the willing craftsman. Resolved, That we desire most tenderly to sympathise with the stricken and crushed partner of his bosom, and to her and the bereaved children we do hereby offer the condolence of our sincere regard. Resolved, That the jewels and furniture of this lodge be clothed in the drapery of death until the close of the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. Resolved, That a committee of three be named whose duty it shall be, suitably to convey a copy of this Preamble and these Resolutions, signed by the W. M. and Sec retary, to the widow and family of our departed brother. Ordered to be published in the Madison Family Visitor. CHARTER CAMPBELL, W. M. Joel C. Barnett, Secretary. tf* “Godey” for June is on our Table. PEN-AND-SCISSORINGS. James Walker, the father of Gen. Wal ker, of Nicaragua, is a resident of Nash ville The Small Pox, but not in a ma lignant form, has broken out at Nashville. ... .The Hon. M. H. McAlister, Judge of the C. S. Court, California, is at present on a visit to his old home in Savannah. Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres are now lighted by gas The cost of living in California has become quite reasonable, and prices have come down on many ar ticles to pretty much the same rates as in the Atlantic States Dr. Graham who was recently pardoned by the Governor of New York, has resumed the practice of medicine in New Orleans Hon. W. A. Richardson has been nominated as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Illi nois The price of ice in New York is only 18 cents per hundred. Last year it sold at 50 cents It is said that a Yan kee baby will crawl out of his cradle, take a survey of it, invent an improvement, and apply for a patent before he is six months old The officers of the steam ship Orizaba have been officially advised to forcibly resist the British frigate Euridice in any future interference, on the part of that frigate, with the Orizaba at San Juan. ... .The City Council of Columbus, Geor gia and Alabama, has fixed the salary of the newly elected Judge of the Municipal Court at one hundred dollars per annum! ....lion Mr. Herbert, of California, who killed the Irish waiter at Willard's Hotel, Washington, last week, is a native of South Carolina.. ...Five thousand slaves in the city of Charleston, S. C., it is stated, have contributed the last year to benevolent objects $15,000 The Frankfort Com monwealth says there aro over eleven thousand free negroes in Kentucky When yon go to drown yourself, always pull off your clothes—they may fit your wife’s second husband Henry Gilman was shot in Nashville on Friday night last by Charles Wright, his brother-in-law.— Wright surrendered himself to the author ities .... The damage done on the Nash ville and Chattanooga railroad, by the late freshet, occurred at the Wartraco bridge. Os course all through business has been measurably suspended Rev. James E. Evans preached his farewell discourse to his congregation in Macon on Sunday night last. He goes to Nashville to take charge of the Methodist Book concern in that city The sum of $165,000 has been subscribed at Covington, Ky., to build a bridge over the Ohio River The popular writer and estimable gentle man, G. P. It. James, Esq., British Con sul for Virginia, lias determined to make Richmond his future residence Hon. F. W. Pickens was in Augusta, at the Augusta hotel, on Tuesday The Su preme Court met in Milledgeville on Mon day last. There were only five cases on the docket Mrs. Rusk, wife of Gen. Thos. Rusk, U. S. Senator from Texas, died at Nacogdoches on the 25th of April. She was the daughter of Gen. Cleveland, of Habersham Cos., Ga., from which coun ty Gen. Rusk went to Texas A couple of men, Knight and Turner, had a “scrim mage” in Atlanta the other day, in which the latter was severely cut with a knife- . ...Mrs. Clayton, who was lately charged with having caused the death of a negro in Columbus, Ga., has been sent to an in sane Asylum in Kentucky—a raving ma niac A large number of the citi zens of Louisville, Kentucky., have laid out a town in Kansas which they call “Prairie City.” One hundred families will leave Louisville for it, about the first of June Mr. Crumpton, it is said, ad mits that the reply of Lord Clarendon on the enlistment question will be unsatisfac tory to the United States The Ameri can State Convention of Arkansas has nominated Col. James Yell for Governor ... .Smcddlepipes thinks instead of giving credit to whom credit is due, the cash had better be paid. Sineddlepipes should not be impertinent “Keep your dog away from me!” said a dandy to a butcher boy. “Darn the dog, he’s always after puppies,” said the boy The French Government denies the contemplation of an expedition against Madagascar. The New York Times says Mr. Thackeray took home with him $15,000 as the proceeds of his lectures The Washington Union advises war-like preparations on the part of the United States, to resist inroads upon their interests and rights by the European governments James G. Percival, the poet, died at Hazelgreen, Wisconsin, on Friday 1a5t..... .The Cincinnati Democrat ic Convention meets on June 2d—being the first. Monday in the month Boston lost by fire during the month of April, $325,000 worth of property In New Haven, recently, Jerome Clock Company paper, endorsed by Barnum, has been sold as low as sixteen cents on the dollar The Charleston papers announce the ap pointment of A. Gorden Magrath, to the office of United States Judge, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Gilchrist A mass meeting of the friends of Nicaragua was held at National Hall, New York city, Tuesday last The Massachusetts Legislature has resolved not to elect a U. S. Senator this session Frederick Lewis Ferdinand Wardig, a Prussian, cut l3s throat in Atlanta on Wednesday evening last The Georgia Railroad have bought the Atlanta Bank Building The City Council of Colum bus have raised the salary of the Judge of the City Court to SSOO, ...David Clop ton, M. W, G. M. of the Grand Lodge of Ala bama, will deliver the address at the com mencement of the Southern Masonic Fe male College, Covington, Ga., on the 24th of June next. LATER PROM EUROPE. New York, May 12.—The American mail steamer Atlantic, Capt. West, with Liverpool dates to Wednesday, April 30tb, has arrived at this port. There had been only a moderate bu. siness done in Cotton since the sailing 0 f the America on the 26th April, and Cot ton had declined £d. The sales since Monday (three days) are 27,000 bales, and speculators and exporters took only 4000 bales. Middling Orleans 6 5-16- Middling Uplands frjd. Trade in the manufacturing districts unchanged. Flour.—The flour market has ad vanced one shilling. Wheat. —lmproved Id. to 2d. Indian Corn.— Advanced Od. Herman, Cox & Co.’s circular quotes prices in favor of buyers, in consequence of the continued increase of receipts this country as advised by the Asia which carried out the news up to the 16th April from the United States, that the trade here was well supplied and the cotton markets heavy. Brown & Shipley's Circular quotes a decline in the cotton market of |d, and that the decline is confined princi pally to the lower grades. Consols quiet, in consequence of the new loan of £20,000,000. There was somo fluctuation, and prices declined to 9l£, but subsequently recovered and closed at 92^. Money easy at previous rates. Con sols had declined The treaty of Peace at Paris lias been officially published. As will be seen in the epitome of the articles, brought by the America, the stb, 6th, 7th and Bth are omitted. The 6th and 6th articles provides for a general amnesty and ex change of prisoners. The 7th and Bth admits for Turkey her present political relations to the laws and public svstem of Europe, and secures to her the inde pendence and integrity of her territories. The political news is not very interest ing. By recent arrivals at Liverpool ftom Ilotig Kong, of the British possessions in China, and from Prome, in Burinab, news of great fires in those places have been communicated. At Hong Kong eighty houses were destroyed by fire, and Nice Brothers, an American house had failed, and their liabilities reached a million and a hall, hut whether pounds sterling or dollars, the present accounts do not state. 'I ho sales of Wednesday, in Liverpool, were 8000 bales, of which exporters and speculators took 1500. Fair Orleans oL; I-air Uplands 6sd. The market closed steady. The British Reply to American Demands.— lt would appear says the Richmond Dispatch, from Lord Claren don’s remarks in the House of Lords that the British government, instead of giving a specific answer to Mr. Marcy’s peremptory demand for redress on the enlistment subject, will enter into a long argument upon the subject, seeking to show that our governmei t has no right to seek redress, and thus throw upon the American cabinet the burden of seeking the redress which is refused, the only pacific mode of which is the dismissal of the British minister. The Richmond Enquirer, which seems to speak by the card on this subject, entertains no doubt that the British minister will be dismised. This is not necessarily a cause of war, but war may grow out of the irritated feeling which it will engender. Instinct. Mr. Putnam, of the Adams’ Express i Cos., some eighteen or twenjy months since, brought to his residence on Flovd and Main streets, two fine partridges.— These he kept and fed attentively until last spring—one year ago—when they were taken to the country and set fre«, about two miles from Middletown and * ten miles from the city. During the intensely cold weather of the past win ter these birds returned to the city and sought the residence of their former kind protector. One bleak wintry day Mr. Putnam was astonished by a rapping at his window, and found, upon investig*’ tion, the two partridges seeking an en trance. He instantly recognized them as his old friends by peculiar marks upon their bodies. Os course, he could but take them in and treat them tindly. They are now habitues of his grounds, | “ circulating ” promiscuously among tb« | fowls and making themselves at hon» " within and without doors. We bar* | never, in the course of our reading, ® {1 ‘ f with a more striking instance of tb* ■ development of instinct. It appe* 15 indeed, beyond belief, that a couple o r partridges released from a cage, twel r! miles from the place where they * el4 confined, should, after a lapse of nearj two years, return to their old home'' driven there by the pangs of hunger a c cold.— Louisville Courier .