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HffiOMCU & SENTINEL
MISCELLANY.
From the Richmond (Ya.) Enquirer.
HOME.
“There id a tn*ffi~ in that little word,
It m a mjdtic circle that eurround*,
Comforts and vi-taes never known beyond
The hadowed limits.'’— &rvth*y.
There id a tnafrk- in that little word,
i D that little wo d wMch we cal. home ,
Oh ! h w it be»tte«. like a weary bird,
In the w* m heart, and u*t a wi .g hath stirr d,
Hioce first it formed the purpose not *o roam.
Ah, yes! If el the ma/T of Its power,
in a . in-tant throu/h wy ?ery bouJ ;
It .wretHia char l that hr n*« me, every hour,
Bom* th »ught «-f ray dear II > ue, hid like a flower,
ldetiesth the trees and shruhs on y* uitr knell.
It was a sweet and quiet place of re*t,
Fill’d like a c**k- 1 wiih ths choicest gems;
Wif*, children, friends, and e’en a welcome yueft;
Ail 'hese were there, and ali were greatly blest
With health, more precious *tili than diadems.
But the Destroyer came, and they were sent,
HI wi v an i singly, to the sil nt tomb ;
The < Id white trunnion, where w»- all ha 1 *p«nt
So man? days and years of calm cotrent.
Was covered with a pall of deepest gl</Om.
1 stood aphfmt wheo l b**h*-ld the spot,
Which once contained ah that I loved on earth ;
Hu h pe'rfe t waste, such silence —name it not!
Buch wi h'riof thoughts, such m :m’ries were ray lot,
That ray poor bleeding heart forsook its hearth !
Oh! who would chide me, if ths fact were known,
That I hsul sought a dungeon or a c*ve?
And yet, how vam to hide me or t* ro m !
The world hath no such place for rne as home,
And may l>e, never sliaii, but in the grave!
But still, I have a home! not here, nor there,
Ainil< the h »unts and marts of busjr crowds ;
Bu yonder in the bijeh and distant air.
Away from mortal ken, away from care;
My future home is reared above the clouds.
It is a holy plane—a grand and gorgeous home !
A palace built by God himself of old ;
The gates are p aria, ea-'h g*te on pearl alone,
The wails, around, are very precious stone,
The streets are gold—yea, a I the city's gold!
No rnoon U there, no ev*», no long, dark ni.ht,
But day, u»y, day beams ever on it-* w ty;
And tho’ n .sun, no moon, no star* give light,
To that Ur II .me, so U;r and wondrous bright,
•* The Lamb is Light,” lits glory makes the day!
O'er that bright, blessed Home, no cloud shall fly,
No gloom, no change, no ruin can it know ;
Thsr C “~not a- now, a ill loved ones droop and die—
hi now, wil friends be d *>med to dry
The bitter tears that from the heart-streams flaw.
There we shall see, and see each other plain,
Just as we were In time, or days of yore.
Th*?re wo shall greet each other yet again,
And have no si- kness, death or woe or pain,
To mar the Joy, that we shall part no more.
There we shall live—and never know,
Hunger nor thlr»t, nor cold, nor nakedness;
There we shall put on garoo-uis white a* snow ;
There drink of living waters, all aglow,
And eat of fruits, that cheer life’s endlessness.
There we shall serve, and n»*v< r feed decay,
In life or limb, or mind or memory;
Thsre we shall dwell, In bodies, not of clay,
Nor yet in houses made ro waste away,
Bat in immortal forms, immortal be.
There we shall rest, and retting always gaze,
On things eternal, full of grao* and I .ve;
There w«- shall form one bund ol Priests to raise,
With g dden harps, one glorious song of praise
To Him who fills the throne, with (iod above.
Oh! cl ip your h*nd*, ye saints, at this one thought,
That there Is such a home for thee and roe;
Where w.. m y meet at last, when we have so ight
The fight, the victory won, and there is nought
Bui to rejoice and s ng eternally !
Richmond, Feb. 14, MM. W. M. C.
A U on Stout.—A lady who wm natively on
gimd in the circulation of the Holy Scripture*
and ridijfioiiH Tract*, went oti one occumoii to the
quay of Plymouth and requested porini**iou to uo
on hoard a man of war, in which were übout eight
hundred men, and many dinaipatud Female*, The
Captain Kiud:
“Malum, it will hoof no avail; you will only
meet with übiiHo.”
She urirtworcd, “ With your leave, I’ll go.”
14 Certainly madam and nho went. Something
occurred during the time to irritate the Captain,
who a wore u dreadful oath. Thu iudy mud.
“Kir, u* you have grunted me one favor, I hope
yon will confer another.”
44 It is then that you will pic awe keep from
•wearing while lam on your ship.” Thin he com
plied with. After tho lady had gone round the
ahip and given away womotract*, (and to tho honor
of thu liritiali sailor* he it Raid, they treated her
with the greatest respect,) nhe returned t<> the
Captain, who wan standing at the entrance of the
Teurtol, and thanked him kindly, saying:
44 I’ve yet one more favor to u*k of you. I hope
you will comply with it.”
“ Certainly, madam.”
41 It. is thirt,” *aid alio, presenting him the Now
Testament. “ I dcairo you will road it through
twice.”
44 1 will tnadiun, tic replied, “ for my word’*
sake.”
Some year* afterward*, when on a visit to a
place about two miles from Plymouth, on the
Lord’s day, she went to church when she heard
nn excellent sermon. A* she was returning
through the church yard a gentleman accosted her
and said:
“If* you remember, innclnm, giving a Captain
a New Tustnim tii while distributing some tracts on
board a man-of-war, and desiring him to read it
through twice P’
44 Yes, sir,”
44 I am the man to whom you gave it, and have
bool) preaching to yon to day. Through your in-
Htrnuiontahty, Cod has brought mo to lovo that
book wh”oil 1 once despised.
yum Leave*.
FANNYiTV fkhn.
hWy —Forgirla to expect to be happy without
marriage. Every woumit is made for * mother ;
conseqnci t ly babies are as necessary to MlWf
“peace of mind" in* heiilth. IT you wish to look
ut inulam'lioly uml indigestion, look nt no old maid.
If you would toko n peep nt sunshine, look in the
l'nee of a voting mother.
Now, / nam't staml that ! lam an old maid my
self, and Pin neither melancholy nor ii.dlgestiblo !
Mv "piece of mind” I’m going to give you (in n
m'nuio'l ami I never want to touch a baby except
with a pair of tonga! “Young mother, and sun
shine I” Worn to fiddling strings before they arc
twenty-live. Whoa an old lover turns up, lie
thinks be sees his grand mother instead of the
ilimr littlo Mary who nsoil to make him feel an
„ tl»,ill'll he should crawl out of the tooa of his
boot*! Yea! my mind i-» finite made up about
matrimony ; but aa to “babies,” —eomotimea 1
think, and then again 1 don’t know!—but, on the
whole, 1 believe 1 consider them a d cided
humbug I It ia aono-aidod part nerahip, this mar
riai'ti! the wifoeaala up all tlie accounts !
‘•Uuabutid” gets tip in tho morning and pays
Ilia “deivuiio,” to the looking glass, curls his lino
head of hair, pitta on an immaculate shirt bosom,
ties an excruciating cravat, sprinkles his handkor
chief with Cologne, stows uwav a French roll, an
egg and a cup of cotfeo, gets Into the omnibus,
looks slantingly at the pretty girls, and makes lovo
between the pauses of business during the fore
noon generally. Wile must hermetrionllj seal the
windows and exclude nil the trosli ai> (booausc
tho baby had the “snuffles’’ in tho night.) and
sits gasping down to the table more dead than
alive to finish her breakfast. Tommy turns a cup
of hot coffee down his bosom, Juliana has torn off
tlui string oflier school bonnet, James "wants Ills
geography covered," Eliza eau I tied her satchel,
the bntolior wants to ki ow If she’d like a joint of
mutton, the milkman would like his money, tho
ice man wants to speak to her "just, a minute," the
baby swallows a bean, husband sends tho boy
homo from tho store to say that his partner will
dine with him, the cook leaves “all flying," “to go
to her sister’s dead baby’s wake,” and husband’s
thin coat mnstbo ironed before noon. “Sunshiue
and young mothers I” Where's my smelling bot
tlo i
“Woman I she requires no eulogy.”
l.ucky they don’t! they wouldn't cot it from
me ; I've hail enough of’em I have. I've crossed
over to the “I’hllistines,” and much as ever dare
to speak to one of them lest he should be lover or
husband to some ol those viragoes, .lust cross
the track once ot some female friend (!) either in
lovoarlUrratur*. Hornets and nettles! tho wej
you’ll get demolished ! not that they won’t smile
on von just the same ; oh, yes! but wait till your
hack is turned—if the dissioting knife of fritn.l
thin don’t take you to pieces till your metal skele
ton is an anatomical curiosity, set me down tor a
fool! The book yon wrote w ill bo miserable and
unfeminine! they Ji»if>pripM your nt.vU tiuinly ,
ten to one, at tho very time they are trying a poor
imit ition of it themselves. Then just let ’em catch
you looking at a gentleman they have mentally
appropriated, thev’H compass heaven and eutth
but they’ll put their foot on \our presuming neck !
Now, 1 know l shall get thy eyes scratched out
for this, but nover mind, I’m used to it! in tact
it's a pleasant litt e excitement! There’s t » many
iamttn in the worU by—half! there ain’t room
enough for 'em, unless Congress "annexes’ 1 the
moon. Each one wunts a world of hearts to tier
self. and it stands to reason they can’t have it, and
Vyliat’s more they fihnnt while I'm about! Fern*
are agWto be yrr'/n, but I know better! Some of
’em are tin*< and they are rank poison to some
people, too, unless they let'em aUmt.
Tire New York Express says—Tlie Monroe Doe
trine, which is good enough “thunder it Jupiter
keeps it wrapped up in a holt under his belt, imy
have, we see, a ludicrous illustration in Honduras,
or Belim, or British Central America, whatever be
the name of the place about which the British
steamer" Devastation"has been “demonstrating "
The facts seem to be these. Limas Is a place on
the hanks of tho Homan River, where the BntWi
have been for some time cutting mahogany.
Honduras claims it as Iter soil. The British say
it belongs to the Mosquito King, and a’le .cthat
they have possessed it under him for a long time.
Latelv Honduras sent troop- there, and took the
place? The British steamer Devastation run down
from the Bc'lixe to Truxillo, and told the authori
ties those *• Honduras troops must be withdrawn
from Limas, or there would be trouble in Trux
illo;” whereupon Honduras withdrew her troops
from Limas, and lot) tilings in tUitu quo.
Tho “ Monroe doctrine” demands of us that we
3 eit selling cotton, corn, wheat, pork and beef to
ohn Bull, ami muster our tow tubs ot a navy off
to.tho Belize, to settle whether or not Limas be
longs tothe Mosquito King or tho Hondurauos. If
we settle it that Limas is in Honduras, President
Fierce is bound to give John Bull a broadside
from the tabs aforssaid, no matter what becomes
ot the tenants in them.
To hear this nation talking of enforcing the
Monroe doctrine, with not n United States ship of
a modem model—with only one or two steamers,
that dare scarcely venture outside of land—an-l
with Congri -s positively refusing one cent of ad
ditional approbations tor that Navy, is only
farcical —that is all. But go ahead, \r who now
have the Responsibility. Cuba, b\ the lust ae
counts, has again been insulting our l\ S. mail ;
steamer-, w hich in Fiilmoro’s lime, would have
buon good can-e for a grand meeting in the Park,
or a riot in New Orleans, to say the least.—
SitaUne. ...
Tut; CitscuxK Cownrr.—For many years pa-t,as
is perhaps well known to”our readers the propria
tor- of vile Ursnliue Convent in is morville, which
was sacked andburut bya mob in 1 -lit. have peti
tionud tho Lagi-lalu-e for in lemuitv for the pro
portv thus destroyed. At this -e-s;on the is>'i
tion' wa- renewed, and was referred by the House
to a special committee, who have rep u ted in fa
vor «f mdemiiitVing the suffer, rs. T’ report is :
accjinpaniod by a hill providing for tile appoint
ml lit of a Board of Commissioners to hear ail
claims sud award to each claimant the a cilia! jo—
incurred. The bill also authorix -s the (ioveruor to
draw his warrant for tiio amount thus awarded.
The report and bill were ordered to be printed.—
Journ.il.
The Panama Star says that the largest pear! in
the world is in the jioasession of Victor Plise,
Ks,j., of Panama. The pearl is much the shape
ofnu egg, without a single flaw in its entire for
m&tion ; in oolor it is what judges consider per
fection, and it weighs one hundred and fifty six
grains. It is valued at five thousand dollars,’ and
if a match could be procured for it the pair would
be considered almost invaluable. Mr Plisc has
a large assort 'non! of beautiful pearls, all of w hich
has collected at his fisheries on the Pearl Is
lands.
The MassACursKTTs Poor.—Of tho 27,737 State
paupers in Massachusetts, more than 11,000 are
foreigners; nearlv 10,000 of them British subject*.
More than 1,500 foreign paupers arrived during
the last tear. Os the 27,737, more than 17,000 were
made paupers by intemperance, cither of them
seivus or their parents and guardians. The amount
expended by the Commonwealth for tbo relief of
thw army oifpoor people waa 1476,674. The ntim
e of pauper children under fourteen yearn of ago
'oae.-y. r.Pot.
01. Bull'. VI.H loibe Prairie.
Sous year, ago during the great Violini*t’a first
tour in America, while in St. Louis, be visited the
great Prairie near that city, the following amusing
account of w hich appeared at the time in the Rt
rMe. It ha. lost none of its interest:
The enthusiastic temperament of the violinist,
Oie, may be easily inferred from the passionate
character of his musical compositions and perform
ances. Wo have only to add that bis mind is no
less characterized by simplicity an > singleness ot
devotion. He i" almost boyish in his enjoyments,
while his expression of them is as impulsive as the
breeze,and quite as refreshing.
If‘Jtoz,’ his mental city, still befogged with
Rondemiem, could step from the dai y swept
Irottuir ol the tourist, and dure the mud of the
‘American Bottom, 1 opposite St. Louis, to gaze
through the ‘Looking Glass Prairie’ windows.it
is not to be wondered at that Ole should be equally
eager.
X lie afternoon succeeding his second concert in
St. Louis, the imposing bust of the Norseman,
c ad in a particularly light and elegant summer
frock, and mounted ou a spirited looking horse,
wa» seen to dash otf from the ‘ Planters,’ rattle
itself down Market-street, and jerk itself urn as
suddenly, opposite Phillip's music store. Bull
sticks English very well, but still there is some
thing of * the Dutch’ about it, as the St. Louis
Na ivista would say.
* The priuiru Mishter Phillips—vat vay ves Igo
to the prharie ?
Phillips opened hiß quaint eye* and remarked
that Mr Hull certaiuly did not think of riding
20 miles on horseback" within a few hours ot sun
set, to a spot devoid of habitation, or even shelter,
with u thundering storm gathering in the west
moreover! '
• it-, I mous' see the prharie, and just now, I
liave Ifni ed two nights in the hot room, and I wai.t
air. I i.a.e got nothing but gasp—all here,’
touching id- broad chest; ' 1 must see the prharie.’
•Wen, bat,’ said Phillip, ‘ you’ll nave to stay
out ali night!”
' Veil, I shall in trie prharie in the night.’
‘ There’s a devil of a storm coming up 1’
1 ] shall see the prharie in the storm.
‘ Hut, d—n it, you’ve got a thin cost on.'
1 i can see the prharie without any coat.’
In abort it was spiritually an obligato movement
on toe part of the magician— prestissimo at that.
He could not wait for a party that may be arranged
next day ; would not persuade his usual compag
non du coy ige to stay out all night; and he should
notcotnpell his servant; the fit was on him, and
the‘solitude ot the prario’he was determined to
enjoy‘solitary and alone,’ He procured a vast a
mountof unintelligible information, which hesaid
‘ yes’ to, parugraphically galloped down to the fer
ry boat, rode twine around tho engine apartment
in the centra, byway of getting over soon, and
was only stopped by the sudden halt of bis steed,
a« bis eye caught a sight of the piston rod. Day
waned; night fell; the storm hold its revel till
near morning; the sun arose beautifully; 10 o’clock
A. M., saw the streets dry ; and about meridian,
the anxious friends of the musician were made
happy by his appearance—drenched, dried and
bedraggled, but Ins eyes, filled with light, and his
heart with musie as usual. He shall tell his ad
venture himself.
“ Yes, he vas fine follow, dat horse, he give three
kiek veil he leave the ferry, and I feel just like
him, i give three kick, too ! Now,l did not know
any road, but everybody tell me go right ou, and
I go. Vehry tick mud! to be sure, but I don’t
mind mod on the phrario. I ride on, and after
good while I come to ever so many roads, and I
.as bother, but I tink to myself my horse has fine
iustink, and I let him go ; and vat I find but he
tink iustlikeme; be taka the tickest mtid, too;
..nd i go on again : and when it got pretty near
dark I coine out on the phrario—all wide—beautiful
—fine grass—flower—so many bird—all sing—l
feel light—as if I could jump up and stay dure ;
and my horse, he feel just like me again ; hejutnp
up, too, and den ho snilf de grass; and kick tin
via his legs behind, and go A e-he he-he-e-e-e ! Veil,
den, I laugh ut him very mootcli, and get down to
ut him cat dat fine grass, while I listen to all tie
sounds and look at the birds. O, dere vos one
beautiful little kind—all black, vid red head, yel
low virigs—and I vas surprise to hear so many dif
terent song —Veil, I valk iivay, and vat you tink <
—if dat horse—line instink—he run right after
rnu, and rub mo ail over,—just us if he like me tor
give him tie grass; and lie look at me right in tie
lace and don lie go ‘ he-he he-he e-e-e' again ! Veil,
lie ’mii-e vlicrry mootch, arid i forget dat it get
dark till I leel de rain, and den I say to my horse
•now ve go home,’ and I ride back—back —back—
hack, but it quite dark, and we have to valk to
keep in th* mud. Veil, 1 keep in de mud, fori
-ay while 1 keep in tho tnud we’re all right! but,
after long time, 1 feci no more mud, and I vas tear
1 vas lost. Ob, yes, I vas vherry wet. It rain all
de time, but tie clouds so beautiful, vid the light
ning, amt the thunder rolled so grand—and mi
horse—fine instink—liostopto look just like me.
i 111, yes, 1 vas come to little house, at last, vid
vherry nice people vid nothing to cat, but vat 1
care, my horse have belly full of fine grass, andlick
my face ven 1 put him in do shed, and I go to bed
up funny lad !«r, dut ’museme vherry mootcli, too,
dily I vake up still' in tie night, for my chamber
have vherry good window but no glass in him, so
I valk about iill day light, ven I have joy to see de
sun rise, and my droll horse go ‘ As he Jte-he-e e-e,'
ii»r good morning.
“Oh, yes, l know the plirairie look better in fine
weather, but 1 say to ' myself, if ’tin beautiful in
April, it must be bright in May, and glorious all tic
time I If tiie mud was lick the grass was the rich
er ; it de storm not come to make me vet 1 vas
not see tile lightning, und if 1 not get stiff in the
but, I vas lie make discontent in the hotel; it vus
beautiful trip! It make me laugh veil I tink ; und
that rascal horse, twk him and ho say/Ao-A-As-A-s-s,’
too I”
Wo liavo not been “dressing tip” this story ; it
is the magician's own story ; we only wish that we
con d present his mixture of simplicity and ear
nestiiesa while telling It. ‘Boz’ may find‘sermons
in stones,’but it is very clear that they must be
London stones ;—it lakes un Ole, not Johnny.
Hull to find music in tho mud of the ‘ American
Bottom.’
Corriiponclence of the Rework Daily Advertiser.
Melancholy Condhion of n City.
Milan, Feb. 28, 1858.
This once splendid capital is reduced to the con
dition of n burrock. It is iu fact a great mil tury
prison. Tho madness of Mazzini, who inspired
the headless movement of tno 6th, has brought
down upon it the utmost rigor of its Austrian
musters. No other city can have presented
such a deplorable speotucle, einco the barbarism of
the middle ages.
You may form some idea of the slate of things,
when I 'ell you that business is everywhere sus
pended—that the streets are nearly deserted by
the population—that not more than two persons
are allowed to meet —that till bouses aro closed at
6 o’clock in the evening, when everybody is re
quired to bo in-doors, under penalty of military
uri-c-at—thnl the largest and tinost private palaces
of the place, rich in treasures of art, have been
seized und converted into barracks for tho sol
diery—that no one, not even tho market-women
and milk uien, are allowed to come in or to leave
without special police license*, and strict examina
tion besides—and that the poor journeymen me
chanics and laborers aro without employment,
and suffering lor waiit of broad.
Wo arrived hero from Venice throe days ago,
and after having been most minutely examined
and tiioronglilysoareliod—our baggage having been
all turned inside out—were placed under strict
police surveillance at tho Hotel. We have recov
.■rud our pass ports, however, and procured li
censes to leave to-morrow. Wo are the only
strungors ut tho largest hotel in the city—which
travellers, generally avoid as they would a den of
lions.
Tho government has imposed a heavy extra tax
upon the city, in order to pay the expeuscs of those
new restrictions, us if they were not of themselves
punishment enough of tiie innocent many for the
folly of the few: and there is a creditable rumor
to dav that the Emperor has issued a decroo con
flsoating the estates of tho rich noblemen who now
find a refuge in other oountries. The amount of
property tints confiscated is estimated at 300 mil
lions of franca. Hundreds ot her honorable and
innocent families will thus be reduced to poverty
by a stroke of tho imperial pen. Duke Littu—
ly otto of Nature’s nobleman —will bo stripped of
tin income of 600,000 franca if this barbarous de
oreo is put into execution. His a young man of
88, beloved by ali classes, for his generous quali
ties.
Mtizziiti's folly is deprecated by all tho friends of
liberty here. A letter from Mm appears in a Taria
paper yesterday, (without betraying his wherea
bouts, however,) in which lie assumes the responsi
bility of the late proclamation issued in company
with his own, in tho name ot Kossuth, and which
the Hungarian has disavowed in the Loudon pa
pers. Mizeini says that it is very nearly a copy of
one written by Kossuth a long time ago, which ho
took the liberty to modify, and publish for the
present occasion. There is evidently a wont of
accord between these two self appointed cham
pions of reform. Mazzini is understood to be se
creted somewhere in tlio mountains in the vicinity
ot Genoa.
Austria has largely iuoreased its military forces
in Lombardy, and keeps strict watoh on the bor
ders of Switzerland and Sardinia—wliioh are re
garded as the nestling places of revolutionists.
Everything is quiet now, and we do not anticipate
further disturbance* in Italy at present.
The whole body of Swiss residents hero and in
the liigliborhood have also been banished by the
same Imperial Master in retaliation for some alleg
ed offence ou tho part of one of tho Cantons of
Switzerland.
The number of souls thus summarily driven
from house and home in the midst of Winter is
estimated at 7.000! But 1 dare not write more
lu re. Y'-u shall have some melancholy incidents
when we reach a free city.
Virginia Finances.
The committee of finance of tiie Virginia Legis
lature have made the following statement of the
debts and liabilities of the State on the Ist inst:
Benda hold bv the public (16,569,515 31
Bonds held by the Board of Public
Works and Literary Fund 1,522.518 91
Old valid subscriptions 1,114.869 46
Vulhor zed by former laws 684 -16 ' 00
Guaranteed 80nd5.... 8,914,874 00
Temporary loans 329,400 00
£23,164,037 6S
Loans at present session to Ist of
March, *33 2,400,000 00
Direct appropriations to internal
improvement companies up to
aatue day 1,293,000 00
Direct appr» print ion > not to inter
ns! improvement* 00
uthorized subscriptions 1,708,000 <X>
Total debt and liabilities to Ist of
March, *O3 128,595,087 68
From the Ist of March to the lOih,
inclusive, additional appropria
tions were made equal to 2,067,600 00
From the 10th March to 16:h, in
elusive, other appropriations have
beeu made equal to 2,095,540 00
Total tothe 16th March, 1858 £32,758,177 68
This sum may be increased by a
million.
TABLE or RESOURCES,
Ba uk stock $1,143,850 00
Stock in otlur joint stock companies 743,207 80
Stock n Old James River « ompany 254,500 0m
Bouds ol mint stock companies.... IS2,SIS 00
Bonds of James River and Kanawha
Company 1,989,145 83
Applicable to thv public debt $4,518,511 18
in addition to thia sum of resources, the Com
monwealth has invoMtd in works of internal im
pr >Viment, not vet complete the sum of $9,430,-
1* 9.4'*, t >r which profits may be expected whiu the
works «!« completed; bnt any estimate now of
th '-e prottu Tvonld be mere conjectural.
Investment* have been made in other works
cquai to $1.409,h5s *4, but as they have yielded no
dividsw s state of comple
tion, no profit is expected from them through the
futu re.
I The New York Courier has a despatch from
Washington, which says;—The Committee on
Foreign Aflasrs have reported an International
' Copy Right Treaty to the Senate, with the re
j commendation that it be laid over until the next
! erssion. U is also recommended to remove s -
I seesy with regard to the measure, and take the
j judgment of tho country upon it.
\ ' The treaty with Switzerland is under cousidera
! tion. but small progress has asyet been mede eon
j corning it. The publication ot a convention for a
mixed commission is delayed because tho re-inter
changc of ratification* has not been exchanged.
ThkeeChildres at a Bums-—Among the events
of the past w, , k, in our county, wo must r.ot omit
to ohronide the birth of three girt children , by g
servant woman, belonging to Loudon Willis, Esq.
of Greensboro*—all aljvp and in ‘‘good condition.”
At a day old their aggregate weight was eighteen
pounds. The mother is a little upwards of thirty
years old, and gave birth to twine a few years
since. She Is now the mother of eleven children,
—Temp. Banner.
Correspondence of the Baltimore American.
THIRTV-TfMftD COVItRESg —Special (scion.
IN SENATE, Mabch 81.
Thnre was a great throng in the galleries this
morning to hear Mr. verett, including many la
dies.
Mr. Everett addressed the Senate on the subject
of Central American affairs. He made a most
graoefui introduction, alluding to bis connection
with the government as Secretary of State, and
the correspondence he hod, as such, upon Central
American affairs, lie likewise alluded most
gracefully to his recent entrance into the Senate
of the Un.ted States. The notice taken of his ac
tion by Mr. Douglas, in his recent speech, he con
sidered a high compliment.
Proceeding more then to this subject, he ex
pressed the opinion that the treaty made by
Messrs. Clayton and Bniwer was the best thing
that could be done under existing circumstances.
He spoke of the disposition ot England to remove
the causes of dispute between us, and be said be
bad no donbt that, on nroiter representation, the
Government of Great Britain would disavow the
erection of tho Bay of Islands into a colony. He
did not apprehend any danger ot a war between
the two countries.
..In the course of his remarks, he complimented
the President for having made, bo far, judicious
appoii.tmer ts to foreign courts, saying he had
every confidence that the President would scud a
suitable minister to the Central American States;
for it is more important who is sent thither than
to London, Paris, or St. Petersburg.
In his reply to Judge Dougla-, ne said be did
not want to annex Cuba, Mexico, or any other ter
ritory Just let us have twenty-five years of
peace, under the mild and progressive spirit of
our institutions, and we will have additional ter
ritory to our hearts’ content.
The gentleman was highly eloquent, and spoke
upwards of two hours.
Air. Douglas made an explanation, when, on
motion ot Mr. Mason, tho pending resolutions,
calling for information on Central American af
fairs, were laid npon the table—it being under
stood that the President will hereafter communi
cate the documents.
After an Executive session the Senate adjourned.
Washington, March 28, 1853.
Two communications were laid before the Seriate
from the Department of the Interior, one relative
to certain disbursements of money by Governor
Ramsey to the Sioux Indians, and the other con
mining certain papers relative to the Mexican
boundary commission.
On motion of Mr. Weller, the select ooramittee
on the subject of the Mexican Boundary Commis
sion wereullowed until the next session to make
their report.
After further business of no public importance,
the Senate wont into executive session.
When thedoors wore opened, Mr.Borland made
a repoit from the select committee on the sub
ject of frauds in the extension of the Capitol. It
was ordered to be printed.
And the Senate atijour ned.
Washington, March 23, 1858.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
resolution offered by Mr. Hamlin:
Reeolceil, That tho same extra compensation be
allowed to the ssperir.U-ndent of printing, and the
clerks and messenger under him, as is paid by
the resolution of the Senate, to Ihe other clerks
and messengers of a similar gr tde.
This, after debate, was passed with the proviso,
that hereafter no allowance of any kind beyond
the regular compensation shall bo made to any
officer of the Senate.
Mr. Shields culled up Lis resolution, that the
Secretary, of the Senate pay to Robert Beale, late
sergeant at arms, the salary for the residue of the
present year.
On motion of Mr. Mason, it was laid upon the
t; bl‘—ayes 17, noes 16.
The Senate went into executive session; and
after some time spent therein, the doors were
opened and un adjournment succeeded.
IN SENATE, Mach 24.
The Senate considered tiie resolution of Mr.
Walker, authorizing the Committee on Indian Af
fairs to delegate one of their number to proceed,
during the recess of Congress, to take testimony in
the matter now on reference to said committee,
touching certain frauds alleged to have been com
mitted by Alexander Ramsay and others, iu mak
ing payment of moneyßto certain bands of the
Sioux Indians.
Mr. Hunter ohjectcd to the resolution, because
he was opposed to a single member of tho com
mittee exercising such important powers. Beside,
he thought it would be setting a dangerous pre
cedent.
Mr. Walker said that tho committee could pro
ceed no fnrthor in their investigation without the
testimony alluded to, and spoke of tho import
ance of quieting the Indians on the frontier. And
lie stuteit in reply to a question by Mr. Seward,
that the charge against Gov. Kmnsuy is, that,
through a third person, he disbursed money in
depreciated funds among the Indians, and with
held money from certain half-breeds.
Messrs. Brodhead and Seward said they were
intimately acquainted witli Governor Ramsay, who
bore a good character for integrity, and they and
others pressed the importance of promptly "exam
ing into the charges.
Pending the consideration of the subject, the
Semite went into an executive session and adjourn
ed till to-morrow.
IN SENATE, March 25.
v r. Adams offered tho following resolution,
which lies over:
Reunited, That tho Secretary of the Sonato he,
and lie is hereby authorised and directed to appoint
a reading Secretary, whose duty it shall be to at
tend in the Senate and assist the Secretary, and to
do such dulies, when tho Somite is not iu session,
as tho Secretary may require. Ami he shall re
ceive, per annum, out of the contingent fund of
the Senate, the same salary bb the Chief Clerk of
the Senate.
There being no quorum, 27 members only being
present, tho Senate adjourned.
Bank of East Tennessee.
Rumors affecting tho standing of this bank have
been circulated upon our streets very freely fora
day or two. These rumors appear to have taken
rise from a fact which we find embodied in the fol
lowing paragraph from the Savunnah Republican
of tiie 17th inst., and which did not attract our at
tention until after tho publication of our last paper.
The Woodbury Bank, and Eustcrn Bank of Kil
lingly, of Connecticut, the failure of which is an
nounced in the New Y'ork papers, aro both incor
porated banks, without further protection for their
circulation than their assets, which are, it is said,
not very largo. Tho circulation of the loriner was
8180,000, and of the latter (120,000. They are
owned and operated bv a New York broker, W. E.
Chittenden. This person lias various business
connections in the western states, where the bills
were sent for circulation, but they wore redeemed
in Wall street at a discount. A dispatch dated
Cincinnati, 12th inst., says: “The Cincinnati Life
and Trust Company Bank refused all Now Eng
land paper to-day, except that of the oity of Bos
ton. The private banks received it at one per
cent, discount. There is an immense amount of
eastern money in circulation here.”
Thompson’s Bank Noto Reporter (of New
York) of the 15th inst., announces the failure of
the two Connecticut Bunks, and also of the Bank
of East Tennessee, and says “the failure of these
banks may be dated on "Friday, March 11, and
their notes may bo considered very near worth
less.”
A considerable sensation was excited here by
this intelligence, as it was generally understood
that Mr. Chittenden owned the greater portion of
tho stock of the Bank of East Tennessee, and on
yesterday a run was made upon the bank. So far
"the bank has redeemed her issues promptly in
gold ami silver, but how long it will continue to do
so, wo are not able to say. Tho failure ot Mr.
Chittenden leaves the batik in a very precarious
condition, and wo can not advise the boldem of its
notes to retain them; they should scud them to
the bank for redemption forthwith. From our
knowledge oftlio offleors, wo feel fully authorised to
say, that they will meet every dollar of its liabili
ties as they are presented, as long as tho bunk has
any means. —Knoxville Register, ‘doth inst.
Six Days In a Grave.
An account was given a short time ago of two
men and a boy having been buried six days and
six nights in a marl pit at Ecrcttvillo, in the de
partment of the Seine Infcricure, and then resou d.
A narration of the affair, derived from tho suffer
ers, is now given iu a Rouen paper. During the
whole of that time th ty were without food with
out water, without light, and almost with >ut clothes;
and they were in such a confined place that
with the exception of the boy, they could not stand
upright. Boitard, the oldest man, declares that
during tho whole time he did not sleep more than
two hours; but his two companions, and especial
ly the youngest, slept more. They slept back to
back. They fblt no hunger, and Boitard says that
even if they had had provisions they would not
havo touched them; blit they experienced great
thirst.
On the fourth day thoy found a little water thick
with tnarl, by digging into tho bottom of the pit.
It was this water, probably, which preserved their
strength. At first they heard the uoise of the
pick axes and spades above them; but during the
hist threo days their breathing was so loud as to
prevent it from reaching them, and this circum
stance naturally iuoreased their agony of mind;
they also feared the tniuers were digging in a
wrong direction. One of them had fifty chemical
m tches and a small piece of caudle; but, though
they often tried, they could net, for want of air,
cause the candle to burn.
During the latter part of tho time they became so
exhausted ss to be unconscious of tbeir position;
hut they remem or that the boy once cried, as if
inadrea , “There is the rope,"Boitard I Let us
ascend!” Only one of them, Briard, was able to
sliud tears; and when ho did so, the boy consoled
him by telling him that they were sure to be res
cued. Tho moment a breath of air reached them
they fainted, but after a while recovered. Tho
first thing Boitard said ou being rescued, was,
“ Give me a piueli of snuff!” and he took it with
intense delight.— Galignani's Messenger.
New York Democracy. —As New York politics,
to a great extent, govern tne politics of the Demo
cracy in other sections of the Union, it is worth
w dfe keeping an eye to the movements in that
auartcr.
A leading “Old Hunker,” Mr. Daniel B. Tay
lor, a member of the State Assembly, we see, has
just introduced a aeries of resolutions, iuto that
budv. strongly endorsing the Inaugural of Presi
dent Pierce—and most emphatically of all, that
part of it which affirms his faith in the Compro
mise Bills, and his determination to seo that the
Fugitive Slave Law is executed tothe letter.
Tho object of this movement, is to bring out the
“Barnburners,” the cardinal points in whose creed
as is well known, are opposition to the compro
mise generally, and the Fugitive Slave Law par
ticularly. Blit these gentleman find themselves in
a dilemma, and how to get out of it safely is some
thing that will require all their well-known cun
ning to be put in operation.
The most of these Barnburners, or Free-Soilers,
are arrant office -eekers. Under the lead of Van
Burci s and the Van Burcn interest, they are even
now beleaguering the Capitol and the White
House.
Always rampant on Abolitionism, when there
are no spoils, in prospect the moment they get into
power, or help into place, by the aid of the Hunker
brethren, their “principles,” however, are laid
aside, and "mum,” i- the wort. Principle is nev
er suffered to compete with pocket.
The President, in his Inaugural, there, having
prettv plainly intimated that all who expect to ob
tain his favor must be friends oi'the constitution,
and nothing else, it is easy to under-taud the si
lence these demagogues have for some time past,
studiously maintained,and are even now striving
’Opreserve. But the Hunker movement in the
gt.fte Legislatnre at Albany is admirably contrived
to 'compel them to show tneir hands whether or no.
We shall watch tho debate on the resolutions with
-ome interest, for we think it is one of the signs
i of an early dissolution ot the ill-assorted partner-
I ship that was patched up between the two ssetions
l io elect Genera! Pierce and obta ; n the spoils.
Having elected Pierce ami fulfi'led f art of the con
tract, it looks now a- if the Hunkers wanted to
cheat tho Barnburners out of their share of the
pap.—Sic. Ftp.
Destrvciive Fire.—W e regret to lean that on
w Thursday night, the large and capacious sta
bles at the Warm Springs, belonging to J. hn E.
Patton Esq., of this place,were entirely consumed
bv fire’ There were :n the stables at the time of
tile fire, fourteen mules, three horses, one vote of
oxen, and some six or seven sheep-all of which
perishad in the flames. The moans and j ells of
the agonized beasts in this fiery ordeal, are said by
those who heard them, to have been htdeona be
y°M<r.^Pattonl estimates his entire loss at *4,000.
The fire wa* do doubt the work of an incendiary .
but a* yet no clue been found to the perpe.
trator ofthe villainous deed. — 6.)
taior y 28 d xn4t.
jjw York Crystal Palace.—ln coneequenceof
the unfavorable state of the weather during the
past month, and a temporary delay occasioned’by
a want of building material*. the Crystal Palace
will not, probably, be ready for the reception of
article before the flr»t of June next.—3. /. r<w#
Cm*
The ifeiigutoa of the Amazon and La Plata
Rivera.
The Washington Union of Thursday mcrning
furnishes the following interesting, as well as im
portant information in relation to recent events
that will throw open to the commerce of our coun
try an immense and fertile region of South Ameri
ca:
The last arrival thorn South America brings us
the gratifying intelligence that Belzu, the enlight
ened President of Bolivia, by decree of January
27th, 1858, has thrown open all the Bolivian tribu
taries of the Amazon and La Plata that are navi
gable, to the commerce of the world, and offered
a reward of ten thousand dollars to the master of
the first steamer that shall reach any one of these
tributaries, either b■ the La Plata or the Amazon.
Lieut. Gibbon, who was sent out about two years
ago with Lieut. Herndon, United States Navy, to
explore the Amazon from its sources to its mouth,
has just arrived. We have hail the pleasure of
conversing with him upon the subject of this most
interesting expedition.
lie passed through the Bolivian provinces which
are thus thrown open to the oommeree of all na
tions, and describes that whole region as one of
the most beautiful, productive, and finest coun
tries on the lace of the earth. In his opinion,
there are now materials enough there to give rise
to a commerce of s veral millions of dollars a year,
and that a commerce of this value wonld spriug
up the moment a free transit is secured for it up
and down the Amazon, through the territories of
Brazil.
Considering the large space which that region of
country has of late been made to occupy in the
public mind in this hemisphere by the publication
of the “ Inca” and other papers with regard to it,
by the recent exploration of it by officers of the
American navy, we regatd this action of the
Bolivian Government as a subject of public con
gratulation.
Prom this decree, wo think, will commence a
new era for the Spanish republics of South Ameri
ca.
The revolution which the free navigation of the
Amazon and its tributaries and of the La Platu
and its tributaries is to make in the commerce of
Europe underwent in consequence of the passage
of Vasco de Gama arouud the Cape of Good Hope.
Lieutenant Gibbon has, he informs us, a list of
ten thousand abandoned silver mines in that conn
try, many of them upon this water shed. The
silver ore has been taken from the veins until the
miners reached the water, and then for the want of
tho means of drainage, most of these mines have
been abandoned.
The machinery heretofore used in the drainage
of those mines was only such, our readers should
bear in mind, as could be transported upon the
backs of mules from the aea<nore across the At
lantic. With the Amazon open, it may be taken
by water almost to the very spot where it is
wanting, andofcou.se, then, with the ability to
procure larger machinery, this decree may be ex
pected to give a new impulse to the working of the
silver mines of Potosi and elsewhere.
Columbus’s First Letter.
In a late number of tho North British Review is
an interesting article on “ European Navigation in
early times.” Spesking of the letter announcing
to the old world the discoveries of Columbus, the
Reviewer says:
“ On the arrival of his first letter in Spain, it was
speedily published and issued from all tho principal
towns ot Europe. In Italy, the letter was even
versified and sung about tho streets. In England
Sebastian Cabot tells us there was great talk of the
now discovery in all the court of Henry Seventh,
“ insomuch that all men with great admiration af
firmed it to be a thing more divine than hnniau
to toil by the west into the fait, where the specie do
grow, by away that woe nece r known, before."
It was supposed, of course, that India had been
reached by making the circuit of the world whence
the name of West Indies was given to the new
islands.
After a short introduction, Columbus gives, in
his letter, a rapid sketch of his route, naming the
several islands upon which he landed, and of
which he easily took possession in tile name of his
sovereigns. These were north Caico, Little Ina
gua, Great Inagua, Cuba and others of less note,
and lastly St. Domingo. Os these islands he gives
a most enticing description, speakingof high flow
ering trees, throngs of nightingales, and beautiful
birds, rich pastures, honey, new and delicious
fruits, valuable harbors and abundance of fresh
water. Os tho inhabitant she says, “ They go
always naked as they were born, with tho oxcep
ion of some of the women, who use the covering
of a leaf or small bough, or an apron of cotton,
which they prepare for that purpose; they are
timid and full of fear; when I have sent one or
two of my men to any of the villages to speak with
tho natives, they have come out in a disorderly
troup, and have fled in such haste at the approach
of my men that fathers have forsaken their chil
dren and children their fathers. As soon, how
ever, as they sec that they are safe, and have laid
aside all fear, they are very simple and honest
and exceedingly liberal with all they have, noneot
them refusing any 'hing he may possess when he
is asked for it: but, ou the contrary, inviting ns
to ask them. They exhibit great love for all others
in preference to themselves. The Indians practic
ed no idolitry, and believing all good things were
in heaven they inferred Columbus’ ships had de
scended. Thus the Spaniards were every where
introduced as “ celestial beings” and “ men. wo
<nen, children and adults, young men and old flock
ed to them, some bringing food, others driuk, with
as lonishiug affection and kindness.”
Columbus describes Cuba as being larger than
Great Britain, and affirms that in a distant pro
vince, which he did not visit, the men were born
with tails. Moreover he was told of an island
whose inhabitants had no hair and which abound
ed in gold more than any of the rest.
This memorable letter closes with the following
sublime strain: “Therefore let the King ana
Queen, our princes and their most happy king
doms, and all other provinces of Christendom ren
der thanks to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who has granted us so great a victory and pros
perity. Let processions bo made and sacred feasts
lie held, and the temples be adornod with festive
boughs. Let Christ rejoice on earth, as he rejoi
ces in heaven, at the prospect ot the salvation of so
many souls of so many nations hitherto lost. Let
us also rejoice, ns well on account of tho exaltation
of our faith, ns of the increaso of our temporal
prosperity, ol which, not only Spain, but all Chris
tendom will be partakers.”
Thus sublimely was the New World inaugura
ted.—Savannah Courier.
The Krthquahe in New York.
Tho following account of the recent shook of an
earthquake in the northern part of that State is
from the Northern Journal , published at Pulaski,
Jefferson county: @5
A most singular occurrence happened in our
village and vicinity, on Friday night, or rather
Saturday morning last. The d'j- previous had
beon clear and mild, and tho evening closed in
starry and cloudless. At about ten o’clock the
sky became overcast, and unusual darkness pre
vailed, which continued up to the time ot tho oc
currence, which was about haif-past two. The
phenomenon compnmcncod with a heavy, distant
and rumbling sound beneath, something like dis
tant thunder, except that it was more smothered,
which rapidly approached and '.ncreused to a cli
max, and then receded and died away. The roar
us it approached was interrupted by ono grand ex
plosion louder than the loudest thunder, and by a
series ot reports less loud and less defined, the
whole ending with the same heavy rumbling with
which it commenced. The only intelligent do
scriptiou that can be given of the sound is, that it
was terrible and appalling. Many who were
awakened by it from their sleep pronounced it
unearthly. From the first, a tremulous motion
was communicated to the earth, causing a rattling
of the windows, which increased with tho roar to
such an exteut, that the buildings wore violently
shaken, displacing furniture, rattliug dishes, Ac.
The motion was sufficient to cause the boll in the
church to strike nine or ten times. The academy
bell rung also, though lower down, and in a posi
tion to be less affected by tho vibratory motion of
the earth.
Some who were standing in their houses at the
timo of the shock say, that in the height of it, it
was quite impossible to stand unassisted. In one
instance a chimney was thrown down. In stone
and brick buildings the effect was greater and
more threatening. Our villagers were everywhere
aroused, and many rushed into the street, each
supposing that his' neighbor’s house was being
overthro vn by some violent explosion.
In other places, in particular directions, the
shook and reports seemed equally and more se
vere and terrilie. Mr. Calvin Waekfield, a candid
man of undoubted veracity, living somo six miles
cast of here, says that the shock threw several
stones from his cellar wall.
The whole occurrence was said to have been
truly fearful in that quartor. Neighbors rushed
wildly to distant neighbors, to meet them in turn,
seeking some friendly sympathy or protection.
All concurred in believing that some dire, im
pending evil threatened their sure destruction.
What was it? is asked on every hand, to be
answered in a thousand ways as diverse as the
conceits of tho questioned. Wins it an carthquako ?
Was it a concussion of the atmosphere produced
by some wild rushing meteor or comet? Was it
the bursting of some wandering lerolite in our
midst ? Was it—what was it !
Nearly all concur in pronouncing it an earth
quake—"a genuine, bona tide earthquake. What
lactsare at hand are given to sustain this. First,,
tue noise was dearly subterranean; the motion of
the earth; the absence, as all confirm, of any light
or flash; no sudden barometric change. Some
facts, however, would go to show there was suffi
cient disturbance or change in the atmosphere for
dumb beasts to discover that something unusual
was about to occur. The dogs barked and howled
in the streets tor somo time previous, and those
confined manifested the greatest uneasiness. It is
possible, however, that the muttering was heard
by them before it broke out loud enough to wake
sleepers.
As for the direction in which the shock traveled,
we are convinced it was from east to west. We
have heard from different point* from reliable
sources, and find that at Ucui-cn, Trenton and
Holland I’ataut, nothiug was experienced; Turin
quito heavy, at Copenhagen quite heavy; at Wa
tertown slight, at Adams heavy, and, if reports
are correct, heavier than here. From these facts
it would appear evident that the course of the—
whatever it was—was from east to west, or vice
versa. The precise time of the occurrence of the
phenomenon was, by Louisville time, 22 minutes to
three ; by the time of the Principal of the Acade
my, lately adjusted by the Watertown time, a
quarter-past two.
Twice before, we are informed, have similar
phenomenon been observable here, though never
anything as severe as this; one 15 years ago. We
have also heard it stated there were two or three
slight shocks felt subsequent to the grand shock
on Friday night, at intervals of about five minutes.
Tliis is affirmed by those living east of here, though
not discoverable in the village.
Accident to the Tallahassee Stage.
Extract from a private letter \ dat»d near Tallahassee.
iitk March, 1858.
“ I learn to day that a serious accident happen
ed to the stage and two passengers, yesterday, near
Tallahassee. The horses i ecame alarmed, ran off,
broke the stage, injured both passengers, broke
the arm of the driver, killed one of the horses and
crippled another badlv. It was provid ntial that
the only life lost was that of the poor animal. * *
We planters are closely engaged putting onr crops
in the groun.,—much corn up, and some cotton.”
— Nar. Cour.
Burglary. —On Monday night last, some person
or peisons, availing themselves of the darkness
and the heavy rain, broke into the branch bank of
Savannah, in’this city, with the intent to finger its
I funds. They entered by prying open the front
door, with cifsele and a piece of railroad bar-iron,
and succeeded in gaining admittance into the of
fice. But their attempts to force the safes were in
effectual, and after disarranging and scattering the
papt rs of the Bank, they left with eight dollars,
Which they found in one’of the drawers,as a com
pensation for th. ir trouble.
The Hird-ware Store of Messrs. Bray, Carhart
ct Co., was also entered on the same night, the
door being forced in a similar way, and as is pre
sumed, by the same parties, but with no better
success, as the/ only succeeded in getting some
two ollars from the’ drawer. They were evident
ly after money alone, as no goods are missing at
Messrs. Bray & Co.’s Store.— Macon Mes/engtr.
Dastardly Murder.— Wednesday night last,
about twelve o'clock, William Welch left the
house of his mother, and had proceeded but about
twenty or thirty yards, wheu he was fired upon
by some unknown person, tue ball passing
through his heart. He had strength enough to
walk to the bouse, and fell dead upon the steps.
The assassin was so close th»t the powder burnt
the shirtof his victim. The perpetrator of this
diabolical deed is unknown though active steps
have been taken to ferret out the murderer.
Welch, it will be recollected, is the young man
who killed John Bird in December last, and had
been bailed out of jail that evening.
[Lumphn (Go-) Conner.
Daring the year 1852, the total amount expended
by the 6tate of Meesaohneette, for the lupport of
the poor, ni 1478,774.
WEEKLY
(%<mifk £ jiratincl.
AUGUSTA, GEORGLL
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1853.
The Southern Cultivator.
Tnx Southern Cultivator, for April, embracing
the following rich and valuable table of ooutents is
now ready for d-livery :
Plastatiox ASD Farm Economy.—An Addrwa on the
Opposite Results < f Exhausting sad Fe tilizing System* of
Agn.-u ture; Lucerne—its Culture and Uses; Deep Plow
m 6 Cultivation of Corn, *c.; Topping Cott ,n i Over
seers: Dram Your Low, Wet Lands ; Cultivation of Grass
es at the south; Culture of Corn and Peas; Table for Plant
ing Corn, Trees, Ac. Diseases of Swine; To Multiply the
Potato Crop; Who Wants Guano f
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Tile Affair at Truxillo, Honduras.
In publishing a low days since tho telegraphic
despatch from New Orleans, relative to the alleged
violence committed by a British steamer in Hon
duras, we permitted it to pass without comment
We aro pained to see that tile subject was druggol
into debate in the U. 8. Senate, and that “ Young
America” made it the motive of another onslaught
on the now Senator front Delaware.
It is melancholy to observe with what eagerness
the agitators in our National Legislature seize
every rumor that stutters along the electric wires
from the South, and compound it into matter for
irritation. Public common sense should put its
band upon these triflers with legislative dignity,
whose appeals to passions and prejudices have re
cently drawn down applause from tho galleries
of the Senate Chambor. There is satisfaction,
however, in believing that the paramount devotion
of the people at large to the honest pursuit of their
individual prosperity—while of course it swells
the national welfare—will prevent tho realization
of any schemes that may endanger tho peace ot
our happy land. Fortunately for mankind it is
one thing “to speak daggers,” but another to use
them. We doubt whether these logocratic heroes
would be the first to engage in so hazardous an
employment.
The Baltimore American, from which wo clip
the above, is really very unkind, not to say illi
beral, in rebuking the “ small boer politicians” of
the Senate, who, constituting tho head and front
of “Young America,” are desirous of acquiring
some notoriety in tho country, by tho indulgence
of a little idle, harmless bravado in reference to our
foreign policy. It is a very cheap commodity, and
in the hands of such men, aspuoriloas cheap; and
we think the American should indnlgo them, as it
affords the only stepping stone for them to mere
notoriety.
The great mass of the American people are a re
flecting, intelligent people, who lovo peace for tho
blessings it brings upon all classes of society, and
they know how to appreciate the gasconade of the
class ;of men to which wo refer, some of whom,
like all light substances, in tho boiling of tho po
litical cauldron, have risen to tho surface, and,
unfortunately for the country, floated into offico.
Hence there is no danger to be apprehended from
their loud and frequent bluster.
“As a lawyer, Judge Campholl is unquestiona
bly the foremost in his own Stato, (Ala.,) and
probably second to none in any State. But it is
not alono his high legal qualifications, that gratify
us at his appointment. We look with oven more
interest to tho tact of his thorough going State
Rights principles, under the guidance of which
he cannot do otherwise, as a Judge, than strictly
to construe tho constitution of the Unitod States
in all decisions involving the powers of the Fed
eral and State Governments, lie is a State Rights
man of the straitest sect.” —Savannah Georgian-
Wo arc pleased to find this endorsement of
Judge Campbell’s legal abilities in the Georgian.
That he is among tho first lawyers of Alabama,
no one questions; and it may afford our contem
porary additional satisfaction to know, that it was
Judge Campbell who wrote tho series of articles
that appeared in the Mobile Tribune somo years
ago, (in 1849, we bcliovo,) conclusively establish
ing tho existence and force of the Mexican laws
abolishing slavery iu all Mexican territory ceded
to tho United States—for the maintenance of
which this journal was pronounced unsound on
tho slavery question. We hope tho reminiscence
will not prove unpleasant to the Georgian, or
bring up any spectres of somersotts, at tho bidding
of party, and its own desperate floundering in a
fruitless effort to reply to its own arguments.
Can’t Control tue Press. —A writer undor the
| signaturo of “Justice,” in tho Athens Banner
complains loudly that the whole press of the State
I have not published tho proceedings of a meoting
' held in Jackson county, urgingthc abolition otthe
i Supreme Court of Goorgia. Ho thinks, because
i some of those who advocato this measure take
i newspapers, we guess the number is very small,)
that, therefore, thoy should command the editors
\ to publish the proceedings at tho peril of their
■ displeasure, and, perchance, the stoppage of their
■ papers. What strange ideas some pcoplo have
' about newspapers! We only wish tho press had
. the independence to make such creatures feel their
true position, and to show them what power to
1 control its columns tho simple fact of their sub
( scribing for the paper gave.
; “There ia evidently very great dissatisfaction
* amongst the Southern Unionist, forthe reason that
t Howell Cobb was not included in the Cabinet,
! agreeably t“ the terms rs the. arrangement under
, which Mr. Toombs was elected Senator.”
i Wa are not surprised to find such a ridiculous
Story as the above, sent forth by a Washington
J correspondent of a Philadelphia journal, the Ante ■
’ Hcanj hut that the Montgomery Journal, should
reproduce such stuff, and endorse it as “letting
out secrets by a man well posted np in Wushing
i ton intrigues,” we confess excites our wonder.
. Mr. Toombs was elected Senator in November,
1 1851—several months prior to the nomination of
! cither of the candidates for President, and to give
i credence to tho story would he to inveßt him
i and Gov. Cobb with sufficient prescience to have
’ known that Franklin Pierce would he nominated
and elected, which we presume no sane man will
■ insinuate.
; The Division of California into three States, dis
[ tinct and separate, is noweon'emplated and press
ed there. A majority of the Legislature, it is said,
will order a State Convention, mid upon that Con
vention will depend tho mode, manner, and bouu
, daries of division.
The throe States are to be named “Sierra,” the
mountain division, which has about twenty-three
thousand inhabitants, by the last census; “Cali
i fornia,” which has two hundred and seven thou
and three hundred nnd eighty-eight; and “Tu
i lare,” tho southern State, including Los Angelos
and San Diego, which has thirty four thousand
one hundred and fifty inhabitants, and about re .’en
■ and n half millions of taxable property. The
southern State of Tulare, in the division, it is con
templated by many of the occupants to make a
slave State of, and one of the objects of pressing
the division is to establish slavery there.—Rich
’ mond Enq.
Those persons who arc familiar (and who is not ?)
with tho ground of opposition taken by tho “ ex
clusive friends of the South,” against the admis
sion of California, will recollect bow thoy denounc
ed the admission of such an immense territory as
ono State. It will be curious and instructive to
watch the course of events, and the political
somerseting and peruetting of theso same poli
ticians, when the question sha ! be presented of
forming and admitting three States of tho same
territory. We venture the prediction that overy
man of them, with scarce.y an exception, makes a
complete somerset.
We think it bad policy to dignify such a thing
as “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” with a review. It is
impossible to asst ot the rabid abolitionists of the
North, and we would not waste an argument upon
the more contemptible quasi abolitionists among
ourselves.— Macon Telegraph.
That is altogether the most sensible remark wo
have seen in a Southern journal, in relation to this
work. The Southern press, with few exceptions,
have rendered Mrs. Stcwe a most acceptable ser
vice, by their united and zealons efforts to kick her
work into consequence and notoriety.
Bled to death at the Nose.—Emus E. Smith, of
Clarkesville, Geo., died on the 4ih inst., oi bleed
ing at the nose, which had continued almost with
ont intermission for six days. He was apparently
in the enjoyment of high health, and no cause
could be assigned for the extraordinary affliction.
Mr. Prichard, with an efficient corps of engi
neers-is engaged in a survey of tho route of the
Knoxville and Lexington Bailroad. He expects to
complete the preliminary survey to Danville in tho
course of six weeks.
Georg* Gaiphin, whose heirs lately recovered a
large amount from the Government, was at one
period of his lite imprisoned lor debt. We have
always thought that his claim against the Govern
ment was just, and that the charges of corruption
in its procurement w c re utterly groundless.
This is the opinion of the Editor of the Home
Courier, a Democratic journal. It evinces an in
dependence and honesty that rises superior to party
dictation.
A Promising Young Man.— We are credibly in
formed that Mr. Win. Aslibv, of this county, pro
duced 10 bales of Cotton and 4o barrels of Com, by
his individual labor during the past year. If all
onr voting men were made of the same material
there would be an end of loaferism.
We clip the above from the Eome Courier to en
quire whether Mr. A. gathered the Cotton himself,
and the average weight of the bales. It is evident
ly a very large crop, even if the bales did not ex
ceed 350 pounds.
The New York Cbnrch Journal “ has direct au
thority,” it says, mr stating that the paragraph in
the Spiritual Telegraph, attributing to Dr. Tyug a
belief in the rapping imposture, contains “as many
lies as lines.”
There is a coarseness in the above paragraph
which savors much more of the blaekgua. d than
the Christian gentleman. We hope Dr. Tyno
never authorised the use of euch language.”
The British screw steamer frigate Dauntlees, of
twenty-eight guns, on the West Indian station, haa
lost sixteen officers, and sixty of her crew by yellow
Cayenne—Emancipation.
J. B. Fabers, late U. 8. Consul at Cayenne, in
the Coiony of French Guiana, recently delivered
a very interesting Lecture in New York on that
Colony, (which was published in the Courier dt
Enquire}) in which he exhibited the effects of the
emancipation of slavery upon its prosperity. Ho
introd iocs a glowing picture of “ fair fields of cane,
and plantations of spice, coffee, and cocoa, yield
ingtothe inroads of rank unwholsome vegetation,
and human labor retreating iguominiously before
a horde ot venemous insects end wild beasts —a
deserted roadstead, crowded goals and hospita s,
loathsome grog shops thronged to suffocation, mis
erable parents abandoned by their offspring, dying
of want in squalled huts—parents yet more
miserable, begging a scanty pittance, to pay per
er.ar.ee for hiding dec ntly beneath the soil the
bloated carcass of a son, whose freedom had been
death.”
The fact that the lecturer was there when tho
French edict of 184 S, “Slavery is henceforth a
bolisiied in the French possessions,” was receiv
ed. afforded him most favorable opportunities of
judging of the effects of that edict upon the pros
perity of the country, having been familiar with
it both before and after the chauge. We subjoin
an extract:
“ Ti.ere is something grotesquely comic even in
the actual condition of those freed negroes. They
claim to be inf n, to belong to our humanity, that
humanity which suffers and struggles, and con
quers difficulties, and finally triumphing soars to
eights but little lower than the angels, yet they
affect the part of animals, snoozing in the sun,
making the day offensive and the night hideous by
their beastly orgies—setting themselves up com
plaisant!} as an exception to the divine law that,
by the sweat of his face shall man earn bread. I have
often looked at tho bush negroes—men born free,
but who live the life ot animals in the woods asthey
stood in the market place at Cayenne, in a state of
elegant nudity, nnrecognisant ot tho rule of eti
quette which there prevails—that a man shall not
appear in the public streets without being attired in
ono of two articles of wearingapparel, namelya shirt
or a pairof trowsers—and have been really puzzled
u my conjectures as to where the particular link
in their organization lay, that bound them to our
raec; yet they were splendid looking fellows, tall,
square aud broad, with full chest and great braw
ny arms, on which tho muscles stood out liko bits
of rope.
The period of preparation was so sL’-ff that tho
colonists weie discouraged lrorn making any at
tempt to employ it suitably. Already rumors of
uprisings among the slaves, stirred to revolt by
the mixed race at Martinique aud Guadaloupe had
reached them, blood had flown profusely aud
many horriblo outrages had been committed. Tho
result there had been, that the planters finding
themselves unable to manage their laborers, had
set them free in anticipation of the timo fixed by
the home government. These rumors had been
industriously circulated by interested porsons a
moug the slaves, aud in many instances the plan
ters of Cayenne wero forced as a matter of perso
nal security, to follow the example of their breth
ren in the island aud declare an immediate eman
cipation on their estates. The liberated blacks be
sieged the town—drunkenness, robbery and mur
der became the order ot tho day. Conspiracies
against the whites were rite. Suspected parties,
usually of the mixed raco, were arrested and impris
oned. All d.y the geud'annes and police were on
active duty and the troops slept upon their arms at
night. A state of anxioiy, distrust And terror pre
vailed among the colonists which it is painful to
contemplate even at this lapso of time.
Universal suffiagc had been proclaimed. Here
arose a source of embarrassment. The slaves had
no names. How were they to be designated when
called upon for a political opinion. Hitherto they
had ranged in the category of domestic animals,
but now that they were to become freemen, it was
necessary to bring home to their minds a know
ledge of their individuality, aud provide them
literally with “a local habitation and a name.”
Commissioners wore appointed to visit the several
quarters for this purpose, and likewise to enregis
ter their age, parent ige, birth-place, and so forth.
I received an invitation to join ono of these ex
peditions, and desirous as 1 was of seeing and
studying this wondrous problem of emancipation
in every phase of its development, 1 need not sny
that I gladly accepted it.
Wo arrived at a plantation. Picture to yourself
a motley assemblage of from 300 to 500 blacks, of
all sizes, conditions and costumes, swarming from
the field and cabin, at the roveillo of tho trump
of liberty. They aro told that in two short months
they uro to be free. It should boa moment of the
keenest enthusiasm. It is not. It is u moment of
silence, distrust, forebodings. Coming events
a'ready cast their long, gloomy shadows before
them.
They aro interrogated as to their place of birth.
On this point a genoral uncertainty prevails. As
in the ease of “ Topsey,” they mostly entertain
the idea that they were raised and not born. They
are q uestioned us to age; they answer at random.
Somo gray hairod personages modestly suggesting
three or four years as their amount of existence,
while others yet in the flush of youth, advance
Methusahlian protousiona. All, however, agree
that they have been alive as long as they can re
member anything, and that therefore it must boa
very long timo. As to parentage they put forward
no claims to that wisdom which extends to the
knowledge of one’s father. The Greek motto
“ know thyself," has never reecivod from them any
special attention.
They hud no choice of names. They wonld ac
cept ol one if it was put on paper for them. Here
arose anothor difficulty—the finding of suitable
unities for this groat family. It so happened that
tho literary resources of our party boasted a map of
the world and the designations of these new born
citizens, took in consequence, a geographical turn.
This was very well for the time being, but it made
sad confusion afterwards. When tho days for vot
ing arrived, such of these sovereigns, ns had lost
or mislaid their pupors, might be seen drifting de
plorably about tho town in search of their missing
names, accosting thoir fellows with the somewhat
unusual interrogatory—“ comine U eappelcr mot"
—which being interpreted, is—“ What is my
name ?"
The following extract, with which we conclude,
shows very conclusively the effect upon the com
merce of the Colony:
In 1887, there wero fifty cargoes imported, and as
many exported from Cayenne. Iu 1852, if wo ex
cept the transports which broughtover tho political
exiles aud the criminals, together with their sup
plies there were not one quarter of that number
arrived, and still less sent away. Tho American
trade thoro is at an Olid. The Agricultural interest
being stricken out, the colony is without resources.
Tho importations aro mainly for tho benefit of the
troops and civil corps, and are paid for in the silver
and gold which comes at frequent interval* from
Franco for that purpose. Cayeune costs the
mother country—aside from the peniteutiary de
partment, in which she has already expended
ono million dollars—more than two million francs
per annum.
The Lceturo of Mr. Meagher, on Tuesday even
ing, was as interesting as it was beautiful and elo
quent. His snbject was “Australia,’’ which he
sketebod from its earliest settlement to the pre
sent time. The eloquent lecturer predicted the ul
timate freedom of the colonies, and that at no dis
tant day. He argued, and we think correctly, that
the discovery of gold in that country, would has
ten thut result. There was a large and attentive
audience in attendance, who gavo frequent mani
festations of their approbation and delight.
Montgomery and West Point Railroad. —We
are pleased to learn, by a letter from the Presi
dent, Ohas. T. Pollard, that the recent damages
by the freshet to the Montgomery and West
Point Kailroad have been repaired, and that both
the day and night Passenger Trains are now run
ning as usual.
The staging between this and tho LaGrange
Railroad is reduced to 15 miles.
Belleville Factory. —W o are pleased to learn
that the machinery of this factory was in full ope
ration on Wednesday morning, the slight injuiy
to the race, caused by the heavy rain of Monday
night, having been repaired. Tho damage did
not piobably oxceod five hundred dollars.
Shadows ot Ministerial Live. —A Minister in
Indiai a—Presbytorian, wo presume—writes thus
to the Central Christian Herald:
“ We live on less than S2OO per annum, including
horse keeping and travelling expenses; and ray
travelling in a year is not loss than three thousand
miles. I have to go to a neighboring wood and
and fell down the trees, chop them into ten or
twelve feet logs, hileh my horse to them, drag
them to tho house, chop, saw, and split them for
stove fuel, and then, after preaching two sermons
a week, riding most weeks fifty or sixty miles,
teaching Sabbath school, riding three miles to post
office and store, &c. —even then I am accused by
my brethren of I doing nothing hut riding about and
reading my books,’ and told that I ‘ might tcork
a liUle'and earn a part of ray living!’”
Relics.— Tbore is in the library belonging to the
Academy at Germantown, Pa., the identical teles
cope used by General Washington a’ the battle of
Germantown, Oetobor 4, 1777. It is a cumbrous
instrument, and mast have required considerable
muscular power for its use. There is in the same
library a copy of the Bible—Geneva edition, 1610.
The “ National Democrat rad Is upon the Hard
Shells, (or nunkers) at Albany to push through
Mr. D. B. Taylor’s Inaugural (Fugitive Slave Law,)
endorsing Resolutions, —in order to “ know how
far the men are honest in their adhesion to the
Baltimore platform.”
The Steamer Acocsta.— Tho Savannah Repub
lican learns from the Agents that the now steam
ship Augusta, will not leave Now York till Wed
nesday , April 6th. It was tho intention of the
owners to send her out on Wednesday last, but
the work on tho engine could not be finished in
time, and she will therefore remain over two
weeks, and then alternate with the State of Geor
gia from Philadelphia, and thus form a semi-week
ly lino from here to the North.
Augusta and Southwest Plank Road. —We
learn from tho Sandersville Georgian, that at a
meeting of the members of the Inferior Court of
Washington county, on Tuesday last, this Com
pany was duly invested with corporate authority,
so far as to empower them to contract for their
road in this county.
Rowdyism Severely Punished. —Four men
were arrested at Cincinnati a few days ago, charg
ed with defacing a fire engine, and carrying off
its brass ornament*. They were immediately
brought before the Mayor, and one of them having
turned State's evidence, the rest were fined SBOO
and costs each. And next day, four firemen, for
rioting, were fined $lO each, and committed for six
days to prison, to be f d upon bread and water.
A correspondent of the Savannah Courier, wri
ting from Troupville, Lowndes County, Ga., con
fidently predict' that Southern and Southwestern
Georgia and Florida will, in lesa than ten years,
send two hundred thousand bales of cotton over
one or the other, or both of the projected roads, to
the Atlantic.
The returns of the General Postoffice, England,
for the year 1852, give additional proof of the
efficiency of the penny postage system in every
respect. In 1639 the number of letters was
74,000,600; in 1840, first year of the new system,
169,000,0(i0; in lS4sthe number reached 271,500,
000; in 1850 it was 847,000,000; and in 1852 it
had increased to 879,500,000.
The Chief of Police of New York, report* that
there are in the city 5,724 licensed places where
liquor is sold; 851 where it is sold without li
cense ; and 5,166 places open on Sunday, contrary
to the ordinances of the city. The whole number
of places, licensed and unlicensed, where liquor
is sold aud drank, is 6,575. The Fourth Ward
bean tha palm is grog shop*.
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Money Matters in New York. —The Express
remark', that the enormous accumulation of $6,-
819,869 in tho Sub-Trcaßury in that city, “is be
coming a subject of grave public concern, and is
actiugpainfully on money affairs. Wo trustthattho
appropriation recently made by Congress will bo
immediately disbursed, and if practicable, anticipa
ted and in that way a portion of this vast horde
bo mado useful to oommorce. Tho pinch has
reached the merchants. We understand, that
paper of undoubted quality, and high commercial
reputation, lias been sold in tho market from 9 to
,12 per cent por annum. Whilst the stringency
was confined to tho speculative community, it was
rather a matter of congratulation to observe s chock
givon to an inordinate desire to become rich too
rapidly. It has, fortunately, put a stop to many
onteprises of doubtful success, which must now
wait for more propitious times. But, when it
touohes the sinews of trade, and commerce, aud
effects the class who exclusively confiuo thomselvos
to regular business operations, it assumes a serious
aspoct, and relief from a powerful quarter is both
expedient and necessary.”
The Journal of Commerce says the large pay
ments for duties on foreign merchandise creates
tho present active demand for money, which so
riously effects the market. All the sums required
to meet obligations accruing to banks, only adds
to tho receipts and cash facilities, bnt the accumu
lation in tho Sub-Treasury abstracts the capital,
and until paid out, is so much ontircly withdrawn
from circulation. During the current yoar, large
paymerts will be made upon account of maturing
public debts of tho Unitod State?, as woll as upon
such purchases as tho Government may make of
its stock and thus tho treasury will be depleted.
There is however no scarcity of money and noth •
ing in the relative demand and supply to warrant
the currant rates of interest.
A First Class Hotel.— The Savannah News
says: “A Northern gentleman travelling in our
State, in writing to ua from Augusta, says of tho
United States Hotel of that city, ‘Dr. Spear is
making thorough repairs in this Hotol, and put
ting it in complete condition. The rooms are fit
ted up with entirely new furniture of good stylo
and quality. The tables are also supplied with
new furniture throughout, and with an abundance
to gratify tho palate, and make the inner man cotn
fortuble. This establishment is already in high
favor with the citizens of this place. Many lead
ing merchants and othors aro now |regular board
ors, and its rapid growth in the estimation of the
travelling public, far oxcoeds tho highest expec
tations of its gontlcmanly proprietor.’”
President Fillmore.— Tho Journal of Commerce
of New York, a conservative paper, in presenting
the proposition of a Democrat of that city to offer
Mr. Fillmore some public testimonial, “for tho
admirable fidelity with which he has discharged
the duties of his high office,” bestows the follow
ing enlogy on the retired President:
“ Mr. Fillmore entered upon tho Presidency at
a period of darkness and difficulty. Ho was oalled
to the helm ot a moment when our glorious ship
of State seemed drifting direotly upon the break
ers; ho got her safely about, with the help of his
gallant first mato, and delivered her over to bis
sucocssor in a dear soa, with the crow in good or
der, and tho futuro full of promiso. For this he
deserves the profound respect and lasting grati
tude of every citizen; and we should rejoice to
see some public manifostatiou of these sentiments
as suggested by our correspondent. Had Mr. Fill
more adopted a sectional polioy, the result might
and probably would have been disastrous in tho
extromo. Even if the Un on had not fallen to
pieces, it would have become so shattered that tho
next shook would have completed tho destruction.
The whole oourse of his administration has been
judicious, conservative, wiso. It has bound tho
nation together by new ties: it has drawn the eye
teeth of the monstor sectionalism. History will
celebrate it; posterity will do it honor.”
Mr, Fillmore’s Southern Tour.— I The National
Intelligencer of Tuesday says:
Receiving yesterday Horn friends in the South a
requost to Bo informed of the probable time of Ex-
President Fillmore’e departure from Washington,
we have made inquiry on the subject, and answer
thus publicly, tor tho in ormation of our readers in
the South generally, to all of whom it will boos
interest. Mrs. Fi’lmore continues, wo are sorry
to learn, seriously ill, and her physicians give little
hope that she will be ablo to travel boforo the first
of April, even if then. Should she be unable to
set out by that time, the season will be so far ad
vanccd that Mr. Fillmore will be obliged to re
linquish his contemplated tour, in part at least, if
not altogether. A few days, however, will enable
us to speak more definitely.
Mor* Raen—Railroad Collision— Lose or Lite.
—On Thursday night last, says the Columbus
Timee of tho 19th inst., the windows of Heaven
were opened, and a groat flood of rain fell in this
section. The flume of the Eagle Factory was
washed away and a portion of the wall of the
canal lately rebuilt was thrown down by the vio
lence of the waters.
But the most melancholy accident occurred on
the Railroad which it has been our duty to record
since our connection with the press. The cars left
the depot at 5 o’clock yesterday morning, and had
hardly gone 10 miles before the trestle work across
a ravine gave way and precipitated them into the
depths below and destroyed the lives of two es
teemed citizens, and severely injured another.
The engine passed over the trestle work safely, but
the weight of the tender crushed through it and
dragged the engine and car aflor it, causing tha
collision between them w ich was so fatal.
The engineer Mr. Charles D. Schoonmaker and
a fireman named Newton Gillmore were killed in
stantly. Mr. Benjamin Gray, another fireman,
had his leg and arm broken, and great apprehen
sions were at one time felt as to his recovery, but
his phys cian assured us yesterday morning that
he was out of all danger.
W e aro informed that Mr. Schoonmaker was a
very careful engineer, and that on the morning in
qaestion he used the greatest precaution to pro
vent the possibility of accidents; and that when
the accident did occur there was no cause for fear.
Tho cars had passed over much worse looking
places with safety. No blame therefore will be
attached to him. It was one of those unforeseen
providences which human foresight could not
guard against.
There were passengers in the cars; but none of
them were dangerously injured. The seats in the
passenger car were torn up and the car otherwise
damaged. All communication with Savannah is
now interrupted, but we hope it will be opened by
onr next issue.
"(irowTH or Covington, Ky.—Since the year 1845
the city of Covington has increased in eight years
her real estate $4,294,405, and her population
for the same period has increased 5,587. The to
tal population at tha present time being 12,154,
and the total value of real estate $5,859,650.
A Monument to the Signers er the Declara
tion or Indeyendence. —The Legislature of New
Jersey last week unanimously passed the bill, hav
ing for its object the erection of a monument in
Philadelphia, to the Signers of tho Declaration of
Independence. The bill was signed the eame day
by the Governor,
A Breue In Court.
At a late term ol the Criminal Court in Baltimore
Thomas Conner whs found guilty of the murder of
Capt. Hutchinson. The N un furniahes the follow
ing account of tho ttcene when the miserable crea
ture wus brought into Court, to receive tho sen
tence of death:
“Soon after he was brought in, his nervous sys
tem gavo way, and ho lay down on the bench in
the lock-up, completely prostrated. The Rev. Mr.
Foley, of the Cathedral, who has been asidnous in
his attentions to the unhappy lad at tlto jail, was
with him in tho court, and endeavored to console
him as well as ho could. Shortly aftor ten o’clock,
on motion of Mr. Gwinn. ho was brought to the
bar for sontenco, and being unable to walk, was
supported by two of the deputy wardens to the
bar, standing ou either side to hold him up whilst
there. He was deadly pale, head falling forward on
his breast, and presenting an appearance at once
calculated to onlist tho sympathy and commissera
tion of every beholder. A more miserable, abject
loekinghuinau individual, has never been seen
placod at the bar of tho Criminal Court. Judge
Stump proceeded to pronouucetho sentence of tho
law, (condemning the prisoner to be hung.)
“Puring tho pronouncing of the sentence Con
nor gradually sank back till he rested in the chair
in the bar, the officers sustaining him there, and
his right hand slipping from that of the Rev. Mr.
Foley. At the close of the remarks of the court,
lie was totally helpless and without any apparent
life. He was taken up bodily and conveyed to the
lock-up for a few minutes, arid from thence was
carried like a corpse to the prison van, in which he
was placodand returned to prison. Tho bravo and
desperado, whou at lurge, and before conviction,
is now ono of tho most pitiable cowards that ever
lived, in the anticipation of his ignoble oud. He
did not recover his seif possession on the way back
to jail—remained insensible, and in that condition
was removed from the van to tlto coll he occupies;
subsequently he revivod, and appeared somewhat
more like himself.”
Pennsylvania Banes.— Tho reportou the Banks
and Savings Institutions of tho State of Pennsyl
vania, says tho Savannah Rtpu/ilican, as furnished
to the Auditor Goncral, in the month of Novem
ber last, (but just now published,) shows that tho
aggregate banking capital in tho Statu was $19,21:5,-
154. On this amount of capital the banks had a
discount line of $42,855,760, and oilier interest
drawing securities to tho amount of about five
millions more, making about throe dollars of bills
receivable on each dollar of capital. In other
words, money invested in hank capital makes
eighteen dollars per annum of interest, whereas
money loaned outsido of a bank charter legally
makes bntslx. By this same statement, the banks
held $7,840,500 of specie and Treasury notes, to
pay $14,624,903 of circulation, and $22,048,741 of
deposits. Tho immediate liabilities being about
five to ono of immediate cash moans. All shows a
widely extended business,and noondition of things
illy calculated to moot a crisis. Tho Philadelphia
Ledgor says:
“As compared with the Novouibor report of
1851, the discounts have been iucroasod $7,148,967,
ou an increaso of capital of only $317,967. Tho in
debtedness on account of circulation has been in
creased $2,691,447, and ou account of deposits $6-
177,198, making together $8,868,640 and a 1 this
increase of liability on an increase of only $1,154,-
771ofspeeio. So, it will be soon that the banks
have weakened as they havo widened, llow they
may have changed thoir condition since their re
port in November last, is more than wo know.”
Storm—Mails, &c.— Tho Montgomery Journal
of Monday, 21st inst., says:—Tho sevoro storm on
Thursday night, has proven very disastrous to
roads, bridges, &c., throughout this section. The
communication has boon completely out olf on the
North, South and West, and wo'havo received no
mails for two days. Wo get nothing from Mobile,
Western Alabama, or by the Wotumpka route,
and, for the first timo for many years, the Railroad
East to Wost Point has been disturbed by tho
floods. Wo learn that a bridgo at Old Augusta,
and also ono at Uphaupec, have been Hwept away,
which will for a day or two obstruct the passage
of the trains. Tho Tallapoosa is higher than has
beon known for years, and tne Alabama is boom
ing with a full flood, and tho bend opposite this
place, for miles, resembles a young sea. The wa
ter is as high as has been known during tho last
four years. This will necessarily put back for
some timo the planting on the lowlands and river
bottoms.
A Committee of tho Massachusetts Legislature
made a visit to tho Hoosac Mountain last week for
the purposo of witnessing the operation of the
great boring machino with which it is intended to
perforate the tunnel through tho mountain.
The weather was cold, and the machino was
quite frosty, but notwithstanding, tho mammoth
instrument was put in motion, and in tho space of
15 minutes bored lour and ono-oighth inches. Tho
circle is 21 foot in diameter, and will admit u double
track. The machino was several timos tested and
with like success. It has bored at the rate of 24
inches per hour.
There is said to be room for great improvements
in the knives. The machine is also very unsteady
at present and will uontinue to bo so until it enters
far enough into the tunnel to be better secured.
It is statod that there is a small machine in Now
York, similnr to that above roferred to, wh'ok
works perfectly well.
Negro Killed. —Wo loam, says the Sandors
ville Georgian of the 22d inst., that a negro man
belonging to Mr. Barefield, of Wilkinson county,
was killed on C. R. R. above Gordon on Sunday.
He was lying across tho track and was not dis
covered by the Engineer before the engine wa
upon him. The negro was drunk, and was not in
the employ of tho company. From what wo have
learned, no blame is attributable to tho Enginoer.
The Mobile Advertiser of tho 14th inst., says:
The receipts of our great staplo for the past
week have fallen off vory largely, compared with
those of tho Bame period’ last year. The aggroguto
increase of tho receipts generally bus also boon di
minished since tho previous statement by nearly
30,000 bales. Tho Dost estimates for tho crop of
tho past season are now some 150,000 bales below
what they wore a month since, and brokers soem
so conscious of the truth of the matter, that
where thoy have tho least discretionary power,
they have not liositated to use it during the week
in buying largely for thoir correspondents abroad.
The Northorn Kentucky Cattle Importing Asso
ciation held a meeting at Paris on the 2d inst. The
aggregate amount subscribed was $23,000. Tho
association was permanently organized, and throo
agents were elected to go to Europe to purchaso
stock. Tho Louisville Journal says:
The agents wore instructed to purchase cattle of
tho pure short-horn breed and about an equal num
ber of males and femaleß, and such other stock ot
every description as they may deem for tho advan
tage of the country. Tho association has not con
fined itself entirely to cattle, but has given the
agents discretion to purchase other stook.
? TnE Small Pox.—The Oglethorpe Democrat of
r 28d inst. says Onr readers will expect, as a mat
-0 ter of course, that we keep them advised of the
• prevalence of this disease in our midst, until it
subsides. This wo have done and will continuo
to do, os honestly and faithfully as wo are capablo.
J Wo shall not follow the oxample ofsome of our co
■, temporaries, who remain mute upon the subject,
• or givo it a gloss and coloring calculated todeccivo.
5 We know from ueptrience that it is a loathsome , rna
. lignant and dangerout disease, and wo intend to
3 keep the public upon their guard, so long ns a sin
• gle case exists.
’ Since our last report there has been two deaths.
. All tho other cases in Herringvillo arc now oon
t valescent, and as we stated last week, we nppre
-1 hend no danger from that quarter. On yesterday,
, however, a case “ broke out” in tho extreme cast
. orn part of the city proper. What will be the ex
-1 tent of the prevalence, wo cannot of course now
! determine. The city authorities nro activo and
I vigilant in quarantining every case, appointing
proper guards, and adopting such measures as in
their judgment are best adapted to arrest the spread
I of the contagion.
i Smalt. Pox in Alabama.— The Alabamian, pub
lished in Gerard, says :
\ “Wo regret to state that this contagion is in our
neighborhood. Wc understand that it is at Mr.
v Cooper’s and Mr. Bass’ residences, both living in
, the lower part of this county—tho supposition is
thut the entire members of both tho above families
will tako the disease. Information has also rcach
' ed us, that tho disease is at the Kailroad camp of
Mr. Iverson, some few miles below this place, hav
ing been carried there by a Negro, visiting his wife
1 at Mr. Bass’.”
1 Small Pox in Atlanta.—The Atlanta Intelligen
cer contains the fallowing announcement:
“As exaggerated reports havo gone abroad in
regard to the existence of small pox in Atlanta, wo
deem it proper to state that asinglo case of varioloid
bas appeared in the city, but every possiblo pro
caution has been takon by the city authorities, and
there is no probibility ot its Bpreading any further.
There is no excitement whatever in the city in re
gard to the matter.”
Meeting of the Tract Society.
A public meeting in behalf of The Amekican
Tract Society, with special reference to its opera
tions in Georgia, will be held this evening in the
Baptist Chcbch, at half past 7 o’clock.
A report of what bas been done in Georgia will
be presented by Kev. Mr. Safford, and Addresses
may be expected from Kev. Mr. Gurley, of Wash
ington, D.C., and Kev. Messrs. Binney and Ro-
GEKs, of this city.
The public are respectfully invited to attend.
English Exports of Cotton Manufactures. —
Bui n't Commercial Glance contains the following
summary of the quantities of cotton yarn and
tetton manufactures exported from England during
1850, 1851, and 1852. The in general large in
crease in quantity is attributed to cheaper mod'.s
of production:
r 1850. 1851. 1852.
Cotton yarn, lbs. 121,222,438 127,083,712 124,496,740
Cotton thread, lbs. 3,062,503 8,034,239 3,754,410
Damasks A diapers, yds. 21.178 17,198 416,818
Cambrics & muslins do. 8,799,895 7,424,943 8,942,450
Dimities, 51,384 16,213 18,111
Lawns and lenos, do, 14,245 8,362 12.962
Calicoes, plain, do. '661,066 797,472,964 826,129,961
Counterpanes A quilts. No. 246,843 219.044 832,395
Cotton A linen, mx’d yds. 2,‘74,8 s7 1,229 211 2 220 707
Olnghams, do. 1,150,466 1,056,966 _ SIR 847
Cords, vel’teens, *c. do. 6,8' 9,807 8,884.781 8,786,010
Nankeens, do. 17.799 26,963 «>2.9«>*
Quiltings and ribs, do. 157,856 103,526 121 53M
Calicosfpr’td AfJy’d. do. 412,912 269 429.599 4.5 S 434.586,495
Hosier* doz. 459,971 001,555 1,218,800
Shawls 7 * hdkfs., do. 856,979 800,474 885,782 1
JSfik &s 106i0 T4 '
T.ckAc ydl. 260,829 145 '™‘
Unenumerated cot’ns.val. £61,688 £94,566 £'.89,4il <
The Spoilsmen foiled.— A correspondent of the (
Philadelphia Enquirer tells the following amusing ,
story: , 2
“Soma candidates for clerkships inthe War De
partment, called on the new Secretary, Col. Daws,
the other day. He received them kindly, but-told „
them ho had no offices to d.spose of. Why
said they, “you have Mverai Wh* clerks, of
ooarf*© they are to be removed. Gentlemen, q
replied tho Colonel, “1 intend to remove no clerks a
unless for inattentions to duty, or some other
cause personal to them. I prosmme they l aUdo
their duty now-at least I have heard of no <»m
plaints. When they ceaae to do bo, they shall be 0
femoved, and then I will take your applications
into my most respectful consideration. Good •
morning.” e
“ What a fall (of countenances) was there, my n
countrymen!" Tbe same correspondent says a t |
.j r ti. r K en« oocurrtd with Secretory Mercy. o
L t Grange tecHa Is.
A correspondent of the Savannah Courier, in a
letter from LaOrange, furnishes u. ; following in
teresting notice of tho schools hat delightful
village :
“ One cannot bo in La Grange a day without
noticing tho multitude of little girls, and young
ladies, seen in every direction. Tins is accounted
for by the that, that hero uro located two of the
most celebrated Female Schools iu our com.t ry,
with which are connected pupils from i. ...
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Loti.siuiu, A.,, u
sas, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Me.. ... Ba
con and Montgomery certainly merit the thanks of
the people of Georgia, for their enthusiastic devo
tion lo tlieoauecoi education. Buddings furnish
ed with apparatus, libraries, minerals, &«., have
boon erected upon tlicirown individual responsi
bility at groat expense.
“ Mr. Montgomery is a native of DcKalh, iu this
State, and was educated in the State ol Tennessee.
Several years since lie cam. to La Grange, deter
mined iu spite ol all opposition, and relying upon
his own energies, to establish an institution lor
the education of girls, uud well has lie succeeded.
No pains have been spared by him to render his
establishment worthy of the patronage ot tne peo
ple of Georgia. Ail award to Hun the praise of a
devoted, and enthusiastic leaeho of youth, llis
assistants havo been selected with tne greatest
care, and stand high tor literary attainments. Mr.
Montgomery, at a cost of $84,000, has erected a
granite building, four stories high, besides the
basement, 120 feet it ug an 160 broad, it mauds
ou a high hill, commanding a pieturesquo eioa of
tlie country. In tho building are 40 rooms,
18 of which are for recitation rooms, tho bal
ance tor dormitories, Ac. Tho chapel uj-n the
second story, is 100 feet long 60 broad, and Bii l: et
high. It is capable of holding 3,000 pei sons. The
building is to bo warmed by furnaces, and tr. iiue
meuts will bo made to supply each, room wit . an
abundance of wuter from a spring in the vicinity.
The surrounding grounds are lo be J.iid out in
walks, &e.
“ At present there are in this school 14 teachers
and 220 pupils, of whom 120 study music. \V iudn
a week past the pupils have formed two Literary
Societies, one called Judson, the other the I fonts
Society, after the gifted writer id' the South. The
objects of those associations are improvement iu
composition, &o. They ure to have libraries,
newspapers, &o. Many honorary members have
been recently elected. Circulars" will bo sent in a
few days to persons so elected, and of course, a
donation in books is expected. Such efforts to se
cure to tho people ofGeorgiu, the best advantages
for tlio education of their children surely ought to
be rewarded.
“ I have r.ot yet had an opportunity of becoming
acquainted witli the character of 'Mr. Bacon's
soliool. As 1 intend to remain a week here, 1 stall
institute tlto proper inquires and will probably oc
cupy your attention in my next letter witli a de
scription thereof.
“ t may as well, however, now say that Mr. Ba
con is a native of Liberty county, of the citizen of
which section of our State, history says: ‘The
accession of suolr a people was an liouort’o Georgia,
and has ever proved one of its richest blessings.
The sons of that oniony havo shown thorn civob
worthy of its sires; their sires were tho moral and
intellectual nobility of the Province.'
“Mr. Bacon, with no less enthusiasm than Mr.
Montgomery, has devoted himself to the cause of
Education, and his labors have been duly appreci
ated by tho citizens ol' Georgia.
“ What a people wo are for Female Education,
Mr. Chapman, lot mo enumerate the Female Col
leges in Georgia: Georgia Female Colli go, at
Macon; Montpelier Institute, or College, at Mont
pelier; Female College, at Covington; Cedar Town
College, at Cedar Town, Folk County; Coll, go at
Greensboro’; two Colleges in Madison ; one at
Culloden; one at Forsyth; one nt Newnnn; one
at Fort Valley; ono at’ Perry; one at Cutlibcrt;
two at La Grunge; one at Giibn; one at Lumpkin;
ono at Thomusvillo; eighteen altogether, limy
prodigiously kuriu-d will the Ludics of Georgia Lo
in a tew years. Hurrah ! tor Georgia.”
Tho following oxtraot from tne samo letter will
afford the reader a correct idea of tho character of
tho population:
“ in the ordinance to regulate the sale, vending
and distribution of distilled, spirituous and intoxi
onting liquors, tho second seolion requires that
for each license to retail or sell any distilled liquors
in quantities less than one quart for tiro term of 12
months, S6OO must bo paid, mid $75 for ouch
license to soil any distilled liquors in quantities of
not less than one quart for the term of 12 mouths.”
Woman’s Rights Movement.— A petition is in
circulation in Massachusetts, designed to bo pre
sented to the Constitutional Convention, soon to
assemblo, asking that tho Constitution of the State
may bo amended by striking out tho word “ male"
wherever it occurs in that instrument, tho object
being to confer the privilege of voting upon fo
males, to render thorn cligiblo to ollico, and to
afford them the same protection in record to pro
perty as is extended to men. The memorial sets
forth that Massachusetts, in tho matter of giving
women their rights, has fallen behind other and
younger States, and it regards the granting of this
petition as a measure of vital importance to tho
wolfarc of the State, iho Boston Journal does not
think it probable that any considerable portion of
the wives and mothers of Massachusetts really de
sire to bo made eligible to office, or that any con
siderable portion believe they are defrauded of
their just rights. Tho women ot Massachusetts,
it says, are “ female women.”
The Now York Oouritr and Enquirer learns from
the best authority, that tho family difficulties which
were recently said to lnivo determined Madame
Goldboiimidt to return to this country, do not ex
ist in tho least degree; and that there is no present
prospect of our hearing her again from any cause
whatever.
A oompauy has been organized with a capital of
six millions of dollars, to construct a Railroad from
a point on tho Mississippi uour Davenport, in the
State of lowa, to a point on tho Missouri near Conn*
eil Bluffs. The lino will bo run in a nearly straight
wost direction across the southern part of lowa.
A dispatch from Now Haven to the N. Y. Herald,
sayH that Mr. Porry, tho operator on the Morse
telegraphic lino at Meriden, Conn., was instantly
killed by tho accommodation train from Spring
field on Saturday afternoon. Ho was standing o
the platform at tho depot, and was in the act of
handing a lottor to some person on the oars while
they wore in motion, when ho fell on the track,
and tho wheels of a passenger car passed over his
neck.
It is stated in tho New York Ilcrakl that tho
Messrs. Cassard’s Provision dealers in Baltimore,
who recently failed, are likely to resume business.
Being an old and highly honorable firm, much
sympathy has boou expressed for thorn in New
York. It is said, also, that an arrangement is on
foot, which by giving some extension to thorn, will
cnablo thorn to go on as usual.
John Boston has bocu appointed Collector of the
port ofSavannah vioo Roberts removed.
The Harpers, it is said, have become partners in
the New York Daily Timm. They put SOo,OOO In
to the establishment.
Noau Smith, Jr., whig, has been chosen speak
er of one branch of the Maine Legislature.
China expeuds forty million of dollars for Opium
—who wonders that they are a sleepy race.
Antiiont D. Stanley, Professor of Mathomntics
in Yalo College, is dead.
The New Orleans Picayune denies the report,
lately originated in Now York, that another expe
dition againstCubais being organized in New Or
leans.
Every barrel of flour used in Cuba is imported '
from Spuin, the duty upon American flour being
nine dollars a barret.
An editor out West, upon rocoiviug a communi
cation from one of his subscribers complaining
that ho did not find news enough in his paper, re
plied to the grumbler that when lie wanted any
thing new lie hud better road hits Bible; and un
Eastern Editor lately published an entire chapter
fr in the Bible, adding that he supposed it would
he new to most of his readers.
There are applications hoforn tho Legislature of
Maine for an increase of bank capital in that State
to the amount of three millions of dollars. Tho
bank eommittoo have reported that the addition of
a million and a half will do. The esxisting bank
capital of tho State'is something over four mil
lions. Tho bubble continues to expand.
Tho New York Courier A Enquirer lias boen
again enlarged. Tho N. Y. Mirror says that if it
continues increasing its size at tills rate, it will
soon tako two men to road it. For dignity, cor
rectness, and intelligent conservatism, the Courier
& Enquirer is behind no paper in the country.
The effect of the money stringency at New York,
tho Philadelphia Ledger understands, ha; been al
ready to countermand large orders tor foreign
goods, particularly for Continental fabrics; but a
great many which wore expected w II be limited or
withheld by tho oh ingo which bus occurred in re-.
gard to monctury affairs.
Office Seekers.—A telegraphic de-patoh from
Washington says:
The rush of office seekers at Washington is as -
great as e ,or. Tno pressure from all parts of UlO
country is tremendous—for foreign missions and
consulships, especially.
A correspondent of the N. Y. Journal of C»r»-
merce gives a long list of vessels that have been
struck by lightning at sea, and destroyed, and
soys:
“We havo never known of a ease of loss of life
by lightning in a vessel or building furnished w ith
lightning conductors, nor have we ever heard of
an iron ship being struck by lightning, or of loss
of life by lightning in a vessel or boat propelled by
steam ; nor have we been able to hear of a single
instance in which the guns, chain cables and an
chors on board of ships of war have diverted the
lightning from the lightning chain made of iron,
fvire five sixteenth of an inch in diameter.”
In tho U.S. District Court at Now York on
Wednesday, the Grand Jury rendered a true bill
againstCreauer Varnam, of the iirtn of T. W. Farn
bam&Co.,of Cohoes, Troy, manufacturers of
thread, for passing fraudulent invoices through
the custom house at SG,BOO, whilst their real value
was estimated at about $15,000. Tho Judge di
rected the defendant to givo bail in tho sum of
$20,000, on the suit to recover tho whole value of
the goods, and $5,000 on the charge for passing
tho goods through the custom house under value.
We learn from the Philadelphia papers of Thurs
day that the steamship Osprey, alter starting for
Charleston on Wednesday, met with an accident to
her machinery, and was compelled to return.
She was advertised to sail again on Friday, at 10
A. M.
The Ice Chop.— The recent mild winter has
seriously lessened the ice crop. The New York ico
companies havo socured less than half ot tho usual
quantity, and that generally of inferior quality;
and in tho other cities, with tho exception of Bos
ton the result la about tho same.
The Boston 800 gives tho following assurance
of an abuudance of tho cool luxury in that vicini
ty:—
Plenty of Ice.— There is no f ar that ico will not
be plenty in this vicinity next season. It is esti
mated that within an area of ten miles of Boston
there are not less than ha f a million tons of the
cool article, and of aoperb quality.
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