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Jfamilgiisttor PUBLISHED BY BENJAMIN G. LIDDON. T. A. BURKE, EDITOR. MADISON, GA.: SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 1856. Family Visitor Office for Sale. The subscriber haring as much as he can attend to in his Bookstore, offers for sale the office of the Family Visitor upon ac commodating terms. The office is one of the best country papers in the State. Or he would sell to a person capable of editing the paper, one half of the office with an equal interest in the Bookstore owned by the subscriber. Address BENJ. G. LIDDON, Madison, Ga. P. S. If our exchanges will notice the above, the favor will be reciprocated whenever au opportunity shall present it self. Our Weekly (Gossip, With Readers and Correspondents. “Dreams,” saith Will. Shakspeure, the bailiff’s son, “are the children of an idle brain, begot of nothing but vain phantasy, which is ns thin of substance ns the air, and more inconstant than the wind.” Even so; and yet people will dream. And why shouldn't they? Tis very pleasant to “think yourself a king,” though you wake, unlike Byron, to find it “all a dream? 1 We dare say, the fair render of the Visitor, who is honoring this para graph with a notice now, dreams regularly of Charles, or Henry, or Augustus, or some other lucky dog. Hero is the beginning of a New Dream Book, which we warrant to ho “signed I. Butts on tho wrapper.” All others ure counter feits. To dream, and to remember your dream, is n sure sign that you were not awake, nor very sound asleep, when you dreamed. To tell all your dreams, prognosticates that you might be better employed. For a young man to dream of tho lassos, foretells that ho thought about them con siderably before he wont to sleep. For Mary Ann to dream very particu larly of Charles William Henry, is a sure sign flint she looks at him in church on Sunday. To dream of a person's nose, indicates that you have a nose of your own, unless you have lost it. To dream of trouble, is a harbinger of your having trouble while you are dream ing. To dream of happiness, shows that you will, in all probability, be disappointed when you wake. To dream that you are rending the Fam ily Visitor w th a great deal of pleasure, is a sure sign that you are a subscriber, and pay your subscription regularly, in advance. When you get up tho next morn ing, examine your last receipt. Since the publication of tho “Harp of a thousand strings,” reports of sermons have become quite common in tho newspapers and magazines. The following, which is taken from an old paper published forty years ago, comes as near being A Model Sermon ss any we have seen. It will suit any preacher, mid is adapted to any audience, at any time, and in any placo. Text—“ Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fiy upward" —Job. My brethren, I shall divide my discourse into, and consider it under, three heads: Ist, Man’s ingress into the world; 2d, His progress through tho world; 3d, and lastly, His egress out of the world. Ist. Man’s egress into the world is naked and bare; 2d. His progress through tho world is trouble and care; 3d. llis egress out of the world is—no body knows where. To couclude—if wo do well here, we shall do well there; I can tell you no more if I preach a whole year. The following “ Notis,” writes n corres pondent, might have been seen posted in a certain lorality in Georgia, not long since. It certainly deserves a place among D'lsraeli’s Curiosities of Literature. Will be sold at public sail on the thirty first of This inst. at the subscribers resi dens in thisCouuty the following Property to witt Cattle hogs 2 feather bods llewro 1 barrel sider Vinegar three Hives Beeas Corn potatoes in the Ground Pots Kettles chears tables and a number of other tilings two tedious to mention. Sail to begin at A Leven o’clock Terms maid none on the Day of sail at the Dwellin of Job Johnson*. Singular Death, Our friend Jones lately returned from a voyage to Europe, and among other things enquired for a young lady of his acquaint enoe. »* Site Is dead,” replied the person ad dressed, with the utmost gravity. “Dead!” exclaimed Jones; “is it possi ble} What was the matter, pray?” "She died of vanity,” was the answer. <> ghe bfiriad her*elf In the arms of an old fellow of seventy, who wav immensely rich, that she might have the luxury of a gilded tomb.” Jones has learned that this disease is be coming quite common, and always proves fatal. Will not some phiianthiopist look into tho matter? 111 liiiiil Him VIS3IP4&* There is an old Catholic legend, intend ed to teach The Dangars of Drunkenness, which runs somewhat as follows: A certain hermit, not having the fear of the Lord before his eyes, made a contract with the devil, according to the provisions of which he was to take his choice of three crimes. Two of them were of a most atrocious character; the third was drunkenness. He chose the last, as the least of the three; hut, while drunk, he committed botli of the others. Dr. Dar win, in his “ Zooiiotnia,” to describe the baneful effects of this vice upon the con stitution, uses the following beautiful alle gory: Prometheus was painted as stealing fire from heaven : that might well repre sent the inflammable spirit produced by fermentation, which may be said to enli ven and animate the man of clay. Whence the conquests of Bacchus, as well as the temporary mirth and noise of his devotees; but tlie after punishment of those who steal this accursed fire is a vulture gnaw ing the liter, and well allegorises the poor inebriate, lingering, for years, under pain ful diseases.” “O thou inrisilile spirit of evil, If thou has no name to be known by, let Us call thee devil.’' (teorgin Female College Commence* ment. A more propitious time could not have been chosen for tire Commencement exer cises of the Georgia Female College, which occurred during the present week. The weather was delightfully pleasant—far more so than was anticipated, judging from the clouds which lowered over us on Monday, threatening more rain than was actually necessary to lay the dnst. We were unable to attend the examina tion on Tuesday, and Shall, therefore, for bear expressing any opinion, until we see the report of the Examining Board. Judg ing from the past, however, wo ltave no doubt that everything was highly satisfac tory. T|ie Junior Exhibition occurred oil Wed nesday, in the following order: Miss Mary J. Dillard, Burke county— “ Life in but a dream, Beautiful and brief. 11 Miss Anna Shields,Madison — Little Things; Miss Ruth M. Whipple, Wilkinson county — The Sunset Hour; Miss Lizzie Matthews, Morgan county — The Finger Ring; Miss M. Augusta Drake, Oglethorpe county— The Well-Spring of the Heart; Miss Ida F. Walker, Madison— The Men of Ameri ca; Miss Carrie M. Sheafs, Clark county— The Face an Index of the Minel; Miss Fan nie Leo Moore, Rome—“ 1 number none but sunny Hours;" Miss Low. Villa Ren der, Meriwether county— Ugliness; Miss Loula 11. Smith, Columbia county— What is Home without a Mother f Miss Mollie E. Robison, Columbus— Heavenly Visitants; Miss Mattie M. Neel, Hancock comity— Vie thrice-closed, Eye. We were denied the pleasure of attend ing this part of the week’s exercises, also; but a friend, in whoso judgment we have good faith, informs us that the yonng la dies acquitted themselves handsomely, both as to the materiel of their compositions and the manner in which they wero read. The Concert at night was a brilliant af fair. The programme did credit to Profes sor Seals’ taste, while tho performance gave evidence of his faithfulness and abili ty as a teacher. We have in Prof. S. a practical demonstration of tho fact that Georgia Female colleges can be served, and well served, by native teachers —lie being not only an American, but a Geor gian. It is a fact worthy of mention that three of tho professors of music connected with the female colleges in Madison, up to this time, have been native Georgians. Thursday was Commencement day. From various causes the graduating class was small—numbering but four young la dies : Misses Carrie M. Peeples, Madison; Lou. J. Neel, Pike county; Lizzie R. Siikats, Clark county; and Anna W. Rob ison, Columbus. Miss Peeples’ subject— Who would have the Fast forever buried in Oblivion ?—was prettily treated, and evinced a good deal of thought. The V'oice of the Ocean, by Miss Neel, was a good piece of imaginative writing, and gave evi dence of considerable poetic talent, Miss Sheafs, in Captive Chains, dealt a few pretty hard blows at some of the popular follies of the day. Miss Robison’s compo sition—On every Object Change is written wasliappily conceived and well executed. We caunot too highly commend the admi rable manner in which all the pieces were road. We wero unable to hear President Browne’s Address to the Graduating Class, when he delivered tho Diplomas, but have no doubt it was characterised by his usual good sense and correct judgment. In the afternoon, at half past three o'clock, the Melpomenean Society celebra ted their first anniversary. The very neat and tasty badge of the society made the young ladies look, if possible, prettier than usual, as they marched in and took their places; and we dare say many a bachelor’s heart thumped against his ribs at the sight. The Address was delivered by the Rev. A. T. Spalding, of this place. His theme — Mythology a Witness of the Chris tian Religion — was somewhat novel, but the more interesting on that account. We are unable, in consequent* of the lateness of the hour, to speak more fully of it, than to pronounce it worthy of the occasion and of the orator. We cannot close this hastily written notice of the Commencement exercises, without protesting, in the strongest terms, against the rude and ill-mannered conduct of those boys, who on Commencement day disgraced themselves and The town in which they reside. Such conduct would have been outrageous in a heathen land— what it was in a civilized commnnity, and at a Female College Commencement, our limited knowledge of the English language will not permit us to express. If such chaps have no respect for themselves, com mon regard for the feelings of the yonng ladies pf the school should prompt them to a better course of conduct; and if they are unable to behave better, tfty ought to re main at home. ■ • » Fire. We learn with regret that the gin-house of Dr. W. G. Ballard, near this place, was consumed by fire, on Wednesday night last, with its entire contents, consisting of cotton, wheat, oats, Ac. Loss about two thousand dollars. * » Southern Parlor Magazine. We learn from the New Orleans Crescent that Messrs. W. A. Leonard & Cos. will shortly issue in that city a monthly peri odical, with the above title, to be edited by Mrs. V. E. W. McCord, who is well known throughout the Southern and West ern States as a talented and accomplished writer, both of prose and verse. We agree with the Crescent that there is a fine open ing at the South for such an enterprise, and that it will prove highly remunera tive if managed with ability, prudence and energy. We are loth to believe that South ern people will suffer a well-directed effort of this sort to fail for want of support. The fair editress seems to he sanguine of success, as will be seen from the following extract from the prospectus: “ Believing, as Mrs. McC. does, that the South ought, and will, sustain a well-di rected effort to establish a home literature —that there is ability and enterprise enough to develop the ample materials within its own borders, and to call from tho misty Past its romantic legends, and its historical and traditional reminiscen ces ; she now throws herself upon the gen erous support which she feels will ever lie afforded to one of its own daughters en gaged in so glorious an enterprise.” We most heartily wish it success. Mrs. McCord i's a native of Elbert eonnty, in this State, and resided for several years in Augusta. She is a woman of undoubted talent, and deserves a generous apprecia tion,at the hands of Georgians, particular ly. iMt those wb*> desire- So-encourage na tive talent and develop a home literature, send oil their names for the Southern Par lor Magrzinc. Each number will contain sixty-four royal octavo pages of reading matter, one steel plate engraving, one piece of music, mid, fashion plates, with other embellishments. Subscription price, three dollars per annum, payable* in. advance. For tho Visitor. Something about Names. “ Whut’s in a imriic? Arose By any other nume would smell ns sweet.” Shakspeure. Mr. Editor —As a lot of your male cor respondents have taken it into their hoads to abuse us, I shall anticipate them on one subject, which I propose to defend. I have already heard some grumbling, and proposo to weaken tho blow which might follow, by being on the defensive before hand. I allude to the new-fashioned way we have of spelling our names, by ending all of them in if. Now, Mr. Editor, it is the French way, and it sounds so inncli sweeter than tho old English style. In stead of saying Martha, wo now say Mat tic; Anna, Annie; Susan, Susie; Marga rette, Maggie. Every fasliiou, everything pretty uml ftm-ish, conies from France; and while tho politics of this country aro getting Frenchie, 1 do not seo any impro priety in we harmless females eschewing the English names given to us by our old fogyish and mothers, and taking to the now way. For my part I am astonished that peo ple will name their children after their kinsfolk ; for in endeavoring to preserve the recollections of their fathers, mothers, brothers, and the friends of t heir early and latter days, they entirely overlook eu phony. That we, tho females, may be with the age, I proposo we shall call our selves YoungiE AmericiE. NkttlE. For the Visitor. “ Do Women Reason ?” Mr. Editor— Having seen a paragraph under the above heading in the Visitor of Saturday, October 18th, and trusting to your kind assurance of the same date, say ing, “ Our lady friends are most heartily welcome to our columns at any time," I take the liberty of ottering a few remarks ou the subject, "Do Women reasons" What a very singular question for any man to thiuk of submitting to the public for an answer! Mr. Johnie Jonquil must have very little reason himself, or he would never think of doing so. However, he comes very near the truth, in one part of his beautiful production, when lie says, “I suppose your readers are about half way tired of it by this time.” That they aro, and wholly tired of it. I would advise him, if ho intends writiug any more for your very valuable paper, at least to change the subject, for it is, to use a very common saying, well worn out. AsTo a woman’s idea of time; I would venture to say that I do not know one la dy who could not form a better estimate as to its value, than he can; for none of them would waste so much in writing nonsensical trash as he does, and he shows ho iv perfectly devoid of reason he is, and in the very part of his communication which I suppose ho thinks the smartest, let me ask, What man would be annoyed with a non-reasoning or a non timekeeping wife? and in that he says rests the princi pal charm in a woman's character. Such a thing may be borne, in a very small de gree, by a most devoted lover; but the husband who would suffer such a thing would want as much sense as his wife. However, I hope one lady, such as Mr. Johnie Jonquil describes, may be found, (hut I doubt it) to make him happy, and at the end of twelve months I should like to hear if he thinks non-reasoning and non time-keeping adds a charm to the character of any lady as a wife. I have no doubt at all but Mr. Johnie Jonquil thinks he was originally intended for an author, and considers the nonsense he writes for your paper a duty he owes to society at large; and very likely he thinks the rising generation would suffer, had he neglected to do so; but he should be quite sure of that; and in conclusion I will add, should Mr. Johnie Jonquil persist in his present style of writing, as a charity to the world at large, and Madisonians in particular, all of whom admit he is a so cial nuisance , I think he ought to be in dicted, under a certain act in the English code termed Martin’s Act, which prohibits cruelty to animals. Sincerely hoping I shall never have to reply to anything so paltry ami uninterest ing, I remain, Mr. Editor, your very much obliged Noiia. Madison, Ga. For the Visitor. To the Ladies: Do you desire to read a defence of your cause, worthy of woman’s nature and po sition? Then read Mrs. M. Martin’s “Re view of Prof. Sasnott's ‘Theory of Female Education,’ in the ‘S. M. Quarterly Re view’ ” for October, 1855. Do you wish to see the said Prof.’s “ Pe culiar Opinions” on flic same subject lite rally demolished and scattered to the winds? Then read in the same nnmberof the said “Quarterly,” Prof. I!. F.Larrabee’s “Review of Prof. Sasuett’s ‘Views of Fe male Education’.” Tis. Ocl. 1856. Pen-arul-Ncissorln^s. Gen. Walker has declared null and void the decree which abolished slavery in Cen tral America, some forty years ago, and which was re-affirmed in 1838.... Vicious —To persist in kissing a pretty, black-eyed girl, when she resolutely declares she wish cs you not to. It looks just ns though yon wouldn’t take lier word. ...It is rumored that several parties in New York are en gaged in fitting out slavers, in consequeuce of tho recent decree of President Walker in re-establishing slavery in Nicaragua.... Pliny says that the way roses were produ ced prematurely by the Romans, was by watering them with warm water when the buds began to appear Tho vintago in Italy is generally satisfactory, Indian corn a good crop, and rice most abundant, but the silk crop is very unfavorable... .Cor pulent, persons desiring to lessen their cir cumference should apply to sonic newspa per establishmeutfor the office of collector. ... .A fanner in Southern Alabama advi ses persons smoking hams to throw upon the fire occasionally a handful of China berries, which, lie says, will he an effect ual preventive against skippers. It is •worth trying, anyhow.... Children talk of what they are doing; young peopio of what they will do; and the old of what they have done....A German paper ns sorts that Prussic acid only causes suspen sion of life at first, and that one who takes it can he restored to animation by pouring acetate of potash and salt dissolved in wa ter, on the head ami spine. Rabbits have been thus recovered Like the ocean, love embraces the earth, and by love, as by the ocean, whatever is sordid and un sound is borne away A silver-plated fire engine, intended for San Francisco, is now on exhibition at Roxbury, Mass. Cost. SBOOO. The silver on it is worth S3OOO. ...Treesnremigratory in their hab its, for wherever they may winter, they are sure to leave in the spring— most of them are very polite and full of houghs.... Prof. W. T. Brantly, of Franklin College, has boon invited to Philadelphia, as pastor of a Baptist Church. Wc do not know whether lie is likely to accept the invita tion. .. .Eliza Cook has very aptly said that commentators are folks that too often write on books as men with diamonds on glass, obscuring light with scratches. ... .Rev. Leon Merybeck, a Jew minister of New York, fell dead in tho street Tues day, a few moments after preaching a ser mon... .“Josh, I say, I was going down street t’other day, and I seed a tree bark." “ Golly, Sam, I seed it hollow." “ I seed the same one leave." “Did it take its trunk with it?” “O, it left that for board," .... The Oxygenated Bitters are better entitled to confidence than any rem edy known, and their peculiar action on the system excites the surprise of those who havo tried various medicines without benefit The crowning success of the wa?—the coronation at Moscow.... Pro fessors Brown and Attaway have been elected by the trustees to the charge of the Griffin Baptist Male College... .The pop ulation of New York is dying ofF at the rate of one every seventeen minutes, day and night, all the year round. What a steady succession of agonies!... .It saved my life—Such is the testimony of hun dreds in regard to the magic effect of Per ry Davis' Pain Killer. Where all other medicines have failed, it has often effected a speedy and complete cute Did the bullet ever pay for its lodgings in the man’s thorax ?.... Bishop Onderdonk, of Pennsylvania, has been restored to the ministry... .Cruel inhumanity—Railway clerk asking a sea-sick passenger if lie is anxious for a return ticket... .The illness of Senator Clayton is said to be of so seri ous a nature as to preclude the hope of a permanent restoration to his accustomed health A lady never knows how yonng she looks, until she has had her portrait painted The Indianapolis Sentinel says that Willard’s (democrat) majority for ’ Governor of Indiana is over seven thou sand At a hall in Moscow, on the eve ning after the coronation ceremonies, the Empress of Pmssia danced with the Turk ish Ambassador.... Ex-President "V an Bu ren was thrown from a wagon, on the 25th ult., and had <ftie arm broken Beautiful extract—helping a young lady ont of a mud puddle.... The Danish papers an nounce the settlement of the Sound Dues question.... It is good to make a jest, says old Thomas Fuller, but not to make a trade of jesting.... The board of health of Charleston have discontinued their daily reports.... An Irish girl being enquired of respecting her mistress, who had gone to a water-cure establishment, replied that her ladyship had “ gone to 50ak.”.... Dr. Stephen Bailey, a prominent citizen of Butts county, died suddenly, of bilious col ic, at his residence, on the 19th u1t.... Pius IX. is so corpulent, it is said, that he plays billiards every day, for the purpose of reducing his size. There are many not Catholics, who are willing to take the cue from liis holiness. Later from Europe. New York, Oct. 28. — The American steamship Atlantic, Capt. West, has ar rived, with Liverpool dates to Oct 15th. Brown, Shipley &i Cos. report the cot ton market firm. Sales of the past three days 30,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters to“k 10,000 bales. Fair Orleans 7^d; Middling 0 7 16d; Fair Mobile 6|d ; Fair Uplands 6fd. News from Madrid, announces that O’Donnell, first Minister of Spain, had resigned, and Navarez been appointed his successor. Anew Ministry has been formed. The affairs of Naples tire daily getting more inexplicable, and nothing reliable is known upon the subject. It is reported that Russia has demand ed tlie resumption of the Paris Confer ence, to setllo the difficulties growing out of tho Bessarabian frontier question. France has consented. The drain from the Bank of France is subsiding. Later from California. New York, Oct. 28. —The steamship Illinois, Capt. Boggs, has arrived from Aspinwall, bringing later intelligence from California. - The Illinois brings $700,000 in treas ure. The news generally is not interes ting. There appears to have been con siderable speculation in California war bonds. The trial of Collector Hammond, has resulted in tile jury failing to agree, Late news from China represent that the rebels had obtained a great victory over the Mandarins. At Pearl riven twenty thousand persons were preparing to attack Canton, From Nicaragua- New Orleans, Oct. 22. —Tho steam er Tennessee brings later and important advices from Nicaragua in regard to tho position of President Walker. [A previous dispatch has tailed to come to hand.—Reporter.] Walker finding the enemy advancing on Massaya, withdrew his small force there and the enemy, four thousand strong, occupied that piace. Walker then left, a small force at Granada and advanced towards Massaya, with one thousand men, and met tho enemy on tho 12th, near the city, repulsing them and driving them back on Massaya, where the battle lasted until midnight. At daylight a courier arrived stating that 1,400 Natives and Guataraalians were beseiging Grenada. Walker ar rived at the heights surrounding the city on the morning of the 13th, at 10 o’clock, and found the city barricaded by the whole force of the enemy. He immediately charged, and drove them from their posts, capturing the Com manders with all their field pieces, and routing them from the city with great slaughter. The total loss of the enemy in killed and wounded was 1,100. — Walker’s loss was only 10 killed and 30 wounded. Walker was to march immediately on Massaya and Leon. His troops were in the highest spirits. The citizen of Grenada had held the Government build ings for 22 hours, when Walker arrived to their rescue. Messrs. Shawless, Wheeler and Fer gurson, American citizens, having no connection with Nicaraguan affairs had been by the Natives. Horace Greeley Indicted. —We learn from the Clarksburgh (Va.) Regis ter, that at the recent term of the Harri son Circuit Court, the grand Jury found about seventy indictments. Os these one was against Horace Greely for cir culating in Harrison county his “Tri bune,” which was considered by the grand jurors as incendiary in its charac ter. Two citizens of the country were presented for aiding in the circulation of that print. From Kansas. Wesport, Oct. 14.—C01. J. C. Ander son has just arrived from Lecompton, bringing some important news. Two hundred and fifty abolit : onists, under Pomeroy and Eidridge, were captured on the 10th inst., a few miles from the Nebraska line by Col. St. George Cooke. Lane and Brown escaped. These men were fresh from the east, under military drill and equipped with all the munitions of war. Among other things, they had thirty dragoon saddles, and not a single horse ; they expected to “ press,” alias steal horses, for their saddles. That is the reasonable conclusion. It is expec ted that Gov. Geary will disarm them and escort them out of the territory leaving Pomeroy and Eidridge, perhaps for trial on the charge of treason. Notwithstanding his activity and the determination to establish a peace, the abolitionists in the neighborhood of Prarie city are still robbing and ordering away the pro-slavery inhabitants. — Several families passed through here to day leaving because they could keep nothing and had been advised to leave or take the consequences. They were objects of pity. Having lived through the war and breasted all the difficulties, they only left when starvation stared them in the face and the rigors of a Kansas winter, to which they would be exposed, and for which they were nnpre. pared, began to forshadow themselves in the early frost of October. Tho Governor having sent all his available force to the North, has not yet been able to break up old Brown’s nest of pirates on the South side of Kaw. As Col. Cook is returning we may expect it to be done speedily. Gen. Whitfield was elected without opposition. The abolitionists ran a tick et in Atchison county, and were badly beaten. The vote was in favor of a con stitution. It is said that the Governor will convene the Legislature soon ; of this we know nothing certain. Fire in LaGrange- A destructive fire took place in LaGrange on Saturday night last, about 1 o’clock which destroyed the entire West side of the public square. It was first discovered in the Millinery establishment of Mrs. Witham, from whence it soon spread to all the adjacent buildings. Those who suffered were a Mr. Jacob, Mr. Thornton, Mr Prophet, (Daguerrean artist,) Mrs. "Withham, Mr. Nimity, (Confectioner,) Messers. Radford, Cohen and Noack, Drs. SmitlufcHolt. A two story building was blown up and severely injured Dr. Smith and Mr. Buchan. The dry goods establishment of Whit field dr Reid, owned by Win. Pullen, des troyed ; also that of Kidd <fc Young. The building occupied by Myers, Herring Bros, and Turner & Cos. consumed. The fire raged three hours and a half. Exact loss not known.— Atlanta Intelligencer. Officers of the S. C. A. Society. The following are the names of the officers chosen for the Southern Central Agricultural Society for the next year : Hon. M. A. Coot’Eß, Cass Cos. Presi dent. Col P. M. Nightingale, Camden Cos., Ist. V. P., D. W. Lewis, Esq., Ilaucock Cos., 2d V. P. Executive Committee. Col. J. S. Thomas Milledgeville, R. Peters, Esq., Atlanta, W. B. Mercer, Lee Cos., Col. John Bonner, Hancock Cos., Maj. W. J. Eve, Augusta, W. W. Clayton, Cass Cos., J. C. Mannerlyn, Thomas Cos, Dr. T. P. J anes, Green Cos. Secretary. James Camak, Athens. Southern Quarterly Review. We regret to learn by a late number of the Carolina Times , that this work is not sustained as it should be. The pub lisher, Mr. E. H. Britton, states that 1,300 copies of each number of tho Re view have been disturbed, which should have realized £6,500, of which only 1600 have been received, whilst the expendi tures have amounted to £1,250; and states that unless subscribers remit their subscriptions, he will be compelled to discontinue the work, at the end of the present volume. If one-half of the sub scriptions, were lemittfd, he would be encouraged to go on. Apart from all questions of patriotism, the Review ad dresses itself to the cordial support of every scholar in the land. Edited by a man of profound ability and learning, and ranking among its contributors, the first scholars of the country, it will com pare with any Review published on the Continent. The maintenance of such a work will reflect honor upon the State, since it will show, that whilst we have that talent to sustain, we have the dis cernment to appreciate, and encourage the enterprise.— Abbeville (S'. C.) Ind. Press. Col. Jacob Delamotta. of Savannah, died in New York ou Thursdav. A Second Monroe Edwards. It will be recollected that about a year ago, a man named George Gomer was arrested in this city on the charge of having sold to the house of Brown, Brothers <fe Cos., forged bills of exchange on England for considerable amounts, and after having been kept in jail for some time, was discharged on bail of a nominal amount. It appears that prior to his arrest he had also written to Messrs. William Howell <fc Son, a forged letter of introduction, purporting to be from a house of good standing at St. Bartholomew, with two bills of exchange which he requested should be sold and the proceeds placed to his credit. The letter stated that a firm name M. Beau mier bad deposited £7,000 in that house in coin, which was to be shipped by the first vessel. A subsequent letter stated that a vessel had been procured, which would proceed to St. Bartholomew for the specie, and thence to .Porto Rico, where she would take iu a cargo of sugar and coffee for a port in the United States. About two weeks after that time, Messrs. H. & Son received a letter signed M. Beaumier, at Norfolk, stating that he was sick, bat as soon as he re covered he would come on to Baltimore and see them. A few days more elapsed and a letter was received from the same party from New York requesting that the monev for tho bills of exchange should be sent on to him as he had an opportunity to send some things to the West Indies, by which he could make a handsome profit. The money was immediately sent to a hanking firm in New York, but was never called for, and in a short time the bills werereturned protested. Ilealsosold hills of exchange in Charleston for sll,- 000 for which he received cotton, which was shipped to New York and there soil at the order of George Gomer, the name he then assumed. His next transaction was at Wilmington, N. C., where he purchased one thousand barrels of spir its of turpentine to be sent to Bordeaux, but the trick failed because the forged bill of exchange he presented could not be negotiated in that city. Though he had been subsequently arrested in this city he again returned here in June last and presented a forged tetter of introduc tion, to one of our principal shipping booses, purporting to be from Messrs. Indoes & Cos., of St. Thomas. Ho was preceded by a letter purporting to coma from that house which bore its private marks, and was a ship letter endorsfor* his credit and character, but which was subsequently ascertained to he a forgery. On presenting the letter of introduc tion he proposed to purchase and did purchase flour to tlie amount of $4,30G for which he paid a bill of exchange pur porting to be from the hands of Roths child & Choen, arid payable in England. I’lie flour was shipped to New York where that too was sold and the proceeds paid over to Louis Richard, the name ho had there assumed. He next went to St. Louis where he succeeded in selling forged bills of exchange on the same house to the amount of SIB,OOO, to the banking house of Messrs. Clark, Dodge <fc Cos. As soon as they discovered the swindle, the police of New York were put on the alert and sometime since he was arrest ed and thrown into prison, aid on Tues day of last week taken to St. Louis for trial. On searching his premises but $2,500 were found secreted in a blank book, the leaves between which the notes were placed having been pasted together at the edges. From adviees received in this city, there is no doubt his real name is Beanmies, a native of Martinique, whence he was banished for smuggling and his vessel confisca ted. He speaks English and French fluently and is a shrewd business man.— In his various forgeries he has used the names of Alexander Gray, J. Impart, Maline Dutton, Louis Rechard, and Adrian de George. It is said he has a wife living in Martinique but when he left that place he look with hitn the daughter of a wealthy Italian merchant. How much he has obtained by his for geries it is impossible to tell, but there is no doubt the amount is between $50,000 and SIOO,OOO. It is to be hoped that justice will now be done him and that he will be accommodated with quarters where his faculty of imitation will not avail him except for the benefit of the State in whose service he may be em ployed.—Baltimore American. Fish with legs. —The Rochester (N. Y.) Union says that several fish, with four legs each have been brought from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, where they were caught in a small stream. They are about seven inches long and resemble a young codfish, with legs like an alli gator. They have been sent to Prof. Agassiz, at Cambridge, Mass. What Is man ? The Quaterly Review in answer to this question says chemically speaking a man is 45lbs of Carbon and Nitrogen diffused through 5 J pails full of water.