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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
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Tka folknnru? bn-nnexs to the
. CAte yesterday Iftenmob.
Matter— Bart J Lett of Jasper, to reduce
Lf;e Luaber of lire zo oibersof tbe LegifllAtore.
C •>prr, of Scnveo : To punish aU persons wbo
may disturb church congregations
B -a! of Warren To make uniform the law of
reader.
Slaughter, of Dougherty : For tbe protection of
the peoole of Georgia from the acts of the Congress
of the U S.
Tuoinas, of Gwinnett To alter the law in re
gard to Poor (School children.
iiarrir, of Worth: To add Greene to the sixth
and Warren to the seventh Congressional District
1 uthD Reading cf Bills.—A reaulution to ad
journ ou toe 11 lb met. Pa-eed.
A resolution to meet at 7 and adjourn at 9 o’clock,
P. M , after tuj evening. Passed.
To itgilate the granting of retail lioenses in cer
tain oouuiiee in the State. Parsed.
To regulate the times of s.ttmg of the Superior
Courts of the .diddle Circuit. Laid oa the table
for the present.
Toe bigot session was devoted to the passage of
locai bins, funoi g which were
To extend to tue Independent Fire Company o.
Augusta the privilege U> exempt 4) additional
members f. oin jury duty, and tc change toe time
of holding toe Courts oi the Middle Circurit, with
some amendments.
The usual preliminaiß* of the morning being
through, a o*?e Hoinewbat singular arose. Mr John
son, oi Fayette, it *eerns, resid.-s in that portion of
the county cutt iff tu ioak a aaw County by an
ac'. passed a few days since. 8 >me Senators donb
*d ine constitutionality of Mr J.’s teat, ana he
(Mr J.; desired the question •ettled.
M. P U Colquitt, President pro Uot, in the
Ccair, decided that though the new c *uuty had been
created, it had not yet been organusd, and that
Mr .JohMsou was entitled to his seat.
Tuere was no appeal, and Mr. Colquitt’s decision
was euatained.
The next busine e was a continuation of the debate
on Mr Cooper’s Sipieme Court resolution.
I omitted in my report yesterday to slate that
Mr. Co.qntt had moved to lay the whole thing on
the tabio at tus close of his speech.
Mr Wriitaker obtained the floor. Ue spoke in
opp action to the resolution, and although opposed
to the late decision of the Court, he thoqght that
these proceedings were wbo ly unwarrantable.
Mr. llama, ut Memwetuer, tbeught that this
iruvemeut was extraordinary and dangerous, and
without a precedent in the history of the govern
ment. Mr H. Contended that the daemon in
the bank case was not Contrary to law ; that the
Lg:a ative Act of Jsth Dec., 1855, endorsed the
pnu upleof tins decision; that the common law
principle asserted by the Court in the decision w
c early recognizei in the act to which he bad allu
ded.
Mr. Harris’ waa one of the most impressive
speeches i have heard here Clear m his meaning
aud chaste in his language, it was an able defence
ot the Court, and a condemnation of the Resolu
tion. it is the tirat tune I have eeeu thin gentle
man up during the session, except to make a few
remark*, and 1 hope ere the session closes he may
have another opportunity of doing himself more
credit, and gaining (if it be possible) more friends
and admirers.
Mr. Tucker, of Stewart, closed the debate. He
wan opposed to the Keeoiutions. Upon the motion
to lay ou the table, the ayes were 67, and nays 4b.
Tie special order of the day was a bill to au
thorise the issuing of garnishments against debts
due iroiii Georgia to citizens of free States who
sbou and re me to render up fugitive slaves
Mr. Gibson spoke against the bill iu a short but
forcible speech. Mr. Tucker defended it. Mr.
Brisiioe win* opposed, and Mr. Spalding approved
the whole bill Vir Blood worth, of Pke, umde a
motion to make the bill and substitute the special
o dsr tr 1 not July next, wmoh was carried. Yea*
54, nays 46.
l ne bcuate now adjourned till 3 P. ML
Tue whole afternoon has been taken up in a dis
cussion ou the Banks, the Committee on Bank*
having reported a substitute tor the • ill, compelling
Hanks Pi comply with the prov sions of tbe Act of
1 M December, 1857. Several Senators took an
active part in the debate, f >remost among whom
wa* Mr Gibson, -f R chrnoud.
Pending the discussion, the Seuate adjourned till
tomorrow.
House.
The Journal having been read, Mr. Westmore
land of Fulton, moved to reconsider the Educa
tional bill pussed yesterday. Mr W.'s o. jectiou to
the bill, wa* that the people ot the State had looked
fora peiinarifcut *yteiu of poor schools to be es
tablished, while this bill provides a stated amount
for the payment of ihe debts of the State, but an
uncertain and fluctuating amount for the school
fund.
Mr Taliaferro, of Whitfield: Thought the bil(a.
g<V'i one. At least now we had something, unu it
woukl avoid this everlasting Legislation lor special
spp*op nations*
Mr Westmoreland rejoined.
Mr. Lewis, of llanoocA : Thought differently from
M.. l.i.iat no. The provisions of the bill would
x.ot preveut the special appropriation*, a supposed
by the geutlemau from VVhifbeld. The people had
expected that a common school system would have
been inaugurated This wn* not the case. The mo
ney, whatever it may be, will be paid into the poor
school box.
Mr Smith, of Towns: Would have preferred the
Committee bill, but as the bill bad been passed, let
it atk'V. TooUgU the bill does not expressly say that
r.o cXt*aordinury appropriations shall be made, still
ti di will be tbo effect. Evory uiau the friend cf
education, will be careful how he lessens that
amount The bill is not perfect, few tillage from
iho hands of trum are perfect; but we had taken
one step, aim that m the right direction. Hoped
tb bill would not be rtoonstdered.
Mt. Wesinior.iaud replied— ,
Mr MilWge asked him, (Mr. W.,) if he had any
better hd to propone t
Mr. W.—No. But be thought the bill could bo
amended
Mr Luffman, of Murray, hoped the bi'l would
not bo reconsidered. The question was called, and
the motion to rtConsider was lost by an overwhelm
ing luejority.
The specia’ order for to-day was to alter the
tbs Is'.oiOiiou of the 3rd aruole of the Conatitu
li ,n l The Supreme C"Urt to sit at the Capitol.and
there shall be but one Judioial Circuit.) Tuis bill
waa lea. once and reconsidered. The hid was a
mended by saying to sit at one place : such place
n> in.v lr. r- utter be determined by law. The bill
waa laid ■ it too ta*de till af.er the other Supreme
Court bills shall be determined.
V ennui v minitteee made reports.
Tuikd UtiDiao —To aid iu the construction of
the l’-ii iy Hat! Keod.
A mo'iou to utapenae with th reading of the bill
waa agreed to. The ayes and nays were called,
and til” hill waa lost—ayes 49, ua>a 9X
Mr Keuan, ol Baldwin, called the attention of
the House to a o-mmunicatlon in the Soulhern Be
colder, signed IV.atera Rights, and beaded “Mr.
lire u'a Bui lor College,), ’ accusing h iu of inakiug
an invidious dietioction between Colleges aud Bail
itoadf, Jt.! He begged to say, that whether the
article was published with or wubout the knowledge
of the editor of tb ■ Keeorder. he could not say ; but
he pronounced it unqualifiedly fain, and the House
knew it. ,
A bill to render certain compensation of teachers
of pj>r children. Ketatee to a good many counties.
Bus. ed
To apyroptiate money to tbe Medical College of
Georgia Upon a cell for the yeas aud nays,
Messrs Underwood, Milledge, D.amond, Walker
of Henry. Carentou and tl’i'kes spoke in favor ol
t ‘e bill, wLioh was opposed by Messrs Taliaferro of
Wuitfisld, and Fmdlav Mr Diamond of DeKalb
moved to strike out $14,000 aud insert $4,000 which
Wi'im agreed to.
Mr Findlay opposed the b*!l, because he thought
the aporoprialiou too m* The bill was passed—
ayes 18, nays 48. „ . .
To provide tor the election of anew Penitentiary
at its present or some more eligible sight. Cun
mis. loner* to be appointed by the Governor. The bill
was a.u cd and. Upon ite passage an animated dis
cussioil ensued, aud after all s substitute was of
ferud by air Irwin of Wilkes, providing au appro
priatiou of $40,000 to repair the P uiteu'iary at
its preseut sue; the labor to be performed by the
Mr Ksu&n moved to strikeout $50,000 and in
sen fJ'MKJU, wbicU was Htfreed to. Tue Oiigmal
bill anil substitute as A-reuded were both read.—
Cpou the adoptiou of the substitute in lieu of the
original, the yeas were 82 and Bays t>6. S.r the sub
stitute was adopted.
A debate of au hour or so has been had on tbo
bill, the amendment, the substitute aud ameudment
thereto aud tha adoption of the substitute iu lieu of
the origiuai. .
At tne present framensr tWom/jr with wliioh bnri
ne*s is be nit dispatched, it would not lie surprising
(should the 1 rgi-lature adjourn on the 11th lit
enough business he left umioDe to entertain the
neat G -ueral Assembly for the uirjur part of their
forty oays
Alter the adoption of the substitute came the
question of the peerage ot the bill. Another debate
i.suni upou this question. Mr HUlyer's reaeous
t,, r V otit>g against the bill were tha’ u much money
had al'saJy been appropriated out ol the tuuds pro
p,>sed by the bil! passed yesterday for Educational
pu> poses, that there would bs ui thmg left to devote
lo ma purpose. The ay ts aud nays oil the passage
of the bill were as follows : ayes 63, nays 83 Tne
bill was lost . „
The net I bili was to ensure the speedy collection
of m. ney due on executions.
Wbi u the Clerk commenced reading this bill con
eiderable noise and coutusiou existed in the House
Mr Mil edge, iu the chair, saiii GeuthmsD, the
uext tbiug u ill be e ime member will get up aud
wish the lull re read Mr M called the House to
ordi r, and when quiet was restored the bill was
read and ameudeu o as to apply only to the oouu
ties i t Urtene aud Catoosa Mr Lewis, of Greene,
wished the bill to apply to all the counties of the
Slate. He did not like the amendment to apply to
only two counties They had no need of uch a
law there. They bad good ctboere in hi.’ county
Sir 1- supported the bill in some pertinent remarks.
Mr Kind lay, of Lumpkin, opposed the bl In
bis county it mau warned to be popular, the h -st
bill to iutroduoe wou dbe to stay executions The
question was too plain to argue Mr. F continued
tor a !r momenta —pansed—raised ins voice—made
at appropriate gesture, .aid there was too mush
bm to talk vbout, and took his seat, evidett
1 ue'ed. motion the fcillaiid amendmeu s
we'ehn i Uion :he table for the balance of the ses-
H> Mr Mi ldn'geanoounoed that the hour for adjourn
ment had anlwd. 3 o'clock P. M
Thiro UEantsd or Bills—To make uni'orm
the decisi us of the bupieine Court, and provide
aga nst a reversal of the same. Laid on the table
’ ‘Vo for a Board of Vuitora to Franklio
C. liege ana to provide lor their compensation
M Lull Ulan was oppossd to creating a travel Eg
commit 'ee. He tkoUght uo practical food wcu.d
U v - r G r mv f Ofcatbam, thought Mr L. dii not
exact yu. dors’ and the bid This bid only provioes
C'the apm inrment of viators to v sit the College
tt Comowi cemen-, and tteamouuto! money w. o.d
be aery small aud would eusu e the attendance < f
the Visitors for osSday ■ rso at exammauon. it they
had aud a prr Jxm. He itmffeht the
amou-: suiil to cvvil aDout; it would only be st>
per day tor perhaps* a week, and the mue*ge of one
man from each Congressional District. Tha bni
* a in the construction of the Savannah.
GritHL & North Alabama Railroad Company. W tn
unauUnus consent -f the UfUrt tne bill was with
drawn by the introducer. t , ,
o*l motion a seat on the fl >or was tendered Dr
T • repeal certain porti>n? of an act to render
certain the compensation of teachers of poor child
dren. L t. , , _ ..
To ad in the oonetruction of the Georgia Air
Lne Railroad. An abortive debate came up on
this bill. In tue wo.d* or a member who site near
me. “it would take power equal o that capable of
a reeorrectiou to drag up a Railroad bill in the
How this 0* a motion to lay on the
table tor the balance of theeeaeion the ayee were
79, na *54.
To lay out anew county from the counties of
Hail, Habersham, Frauki.n and Jackson A eub
suture was offered and received in of the
original. The name of “ Banks had been read as
the name of the new county. Mr L*wis,of Han
creic, moved to strike cut Banks and insert
• Church.” The motion was uitharawn, however,
and ob the pasaage of the bill the ayes were 69, nay s
61 So tbe oi 1 was paseed, and the new county is
Called Buihs.
A motion was made to adjourn to meet at early
e\n le Inch? to read bills for the seccud Ume and
pare local bills.
Mr. Walker, of Henry, said that seats were pro
v.ad for the member*, ax and moet of the day they
were unoccupied, aud he knew how it would be at
mght. He had always found there was a plenty of
pf n m * lo the day for work. Night was the time to
sleep He'd meet any of them here at and
■ work till inn down ; but he was not in favor of these
mgbt sessions.. Nobody would come, or if they
did they would not attend to their business then.
It they would only work in the day, they conld
i get through easy enough.
Mr Walker !■> a gentleman with remarkable good
ideas—practical ideas working idea., and always
expresses himself briefly and to the point
MiLLknciviaLE, Dec. 3d, I£4B.
HMTt
I staged in yesterday’s report that penmng the
Bank discission the Senate adjourned. I shotud
have eaia the bill and amendment kaa made the
special order tor Saturday next.
At the last night, many local
paaaed. Oae iocorporaticg the Eiijay Gold and
Copper M nieg Company, wael>t ’
Thix iuoiniiig a motioo to reconsider the bin wa*
made. The reason wax that the bill contained the
individual liability clause
Mr Q Lilian hoped the bill would be reconsidered
because with this clause do responsible man would
takeetock iu it. . . ,
Mr. Hill, of Hams, waa in favor of having this
clause put into every incorporation granted by the
Sate.
Tbe bill authorizing garnishments against debts
due Northern creditors, in whose State fugitive
•laves, dc-c , may be, waa reconsidered.
Toe special order of the day, a bill to pardon
Burton A. Brook*, condemned to be hung for mur
der, war now taken up. Mr. Hill, of Harris, who
nad been petitioner’s counsel, made a very earned
appeal in his client's behalf, and plead f r bin cer
tainly with all the earnestness of a man wbo felt
what he was saying. Mr. Whitaker opposed.
Messrs Paine aud Young, rs Union, spoke in
favor of pardon.
The bill was lost by 12 votes. The Ayes were 4*2;
Nays 54.
A rrriolution waa adopted restiic mg speakers
to eight minutes ou the fluor for the balance cf the
sessi n.
Third Reading.— I To amend the laws in relation
to taking interrogatories. Lost.
To authorize the Judges of the Superior Courts
to appoint an Auditor in Equity in each county.—
Passed.
To allow alieni, a r ter registering their intention
of becoming citizens, to purchase, hold or dispose
of real estate.
Mr P. Cone spoke against tbe bill. He was op
posed to putting loreiguer* on the same footing with
the natives.
M Young, of Union, thought this act calculated
to ao good It would ijtroduce foreign capital, we
could tax the foreigners,
Mr Cone again opposed the bill.
Mr Fonbrn spoke against the bill. He doubted
tne po icy of such an act. Mr. F spoke at some
length against the bid, the policy, &lc. He did cot
thick il the right way to develop the resources of
Georgia, &l c
The bill, on ite passage, got eleven votes, to wit :
Mesare. Adams ot Elbert, Brown, Fain, McDonald,
Shropshire, Williams of White, and Young cf
Umoa.
The Senate adj mrned and met again at 3 o’clock.
50 many leavee of absence have been granted that
tbe President to-jk occasion to notice the fact,
there being a point, he said, at which this sort ot
thing mmr. stop.
8 el sor 20 membere were granted leave in
the HuUde this morning ; many of them f r the
baluuce of the seasiun. At the preseut rate of
leaving, i do not think there will be enough left to
acj ‘Urn in a week.
The following bills were read for the third
time :
To provide fer the appointment by the Governor
and Senate ot’an Attorney General. L jst
To amend the M ima laws. (They need it, cr
rather tie law* need to be enforced ) Passed.
To make uniform tbe laws against slander. (If
you were to call a man a rogue, a liar, a scouudrel,
51 it wo Jd have been under this Aot a rnisde
meaner ) The b.il waa laid on the table by a vote
of yeas 55, nays 48.
To amend the Actof 1854 as regards continuance
ou account of absent witnesses L >at.
Tj sell into slavery all tree negroes or persons of
color, or expel them, who may remain here alter Ist
July, 1859. Laid on the table.
To incorporate the Lumpkin and Florance Rail
road Company. Passed.
To repeal the Ac: providing for the trial of slave*
by the Superior Court* for capital offences. Laid
over for the present
To protect innocent pui chasers of negroes, who
may be brought from other States and sold into
ulttvery in su h State only for a term of years, in
their title Lost. Yea* 34, nays 68.
To provide that election* to supply vacancies in
the ffioe of Solicitor* or Attorney General, shall be
fora tud term. Parsed.
To provide agaius the forfeiture of bonds for ap
pearance, in cabes where defendant may be sick.
Laid ou the Table.
The “General State Aid Bill*’ (of the Senate) by
a large majority was— Tabled.
A motion was made to adjourn till o'clock to
morrow. The vote on the motion was not very
strung , but the Precideut pro tern Mr. Hill of
Harris, brought down the hammer with a rap, de
claring the Senate adjourned until that hour. The
CampOtUs have come f
House.
The first business in onler after the reading of
the Journal was a motion by Mr. Irvin of Wilkes,
to rc iu*ider the lost bill ot yesterday in relation to
the Penitentiary. The motion prevailed. The next
business was to reoonpidei the lost bill of yesterday,
to insure the speedy c dlection of moneys due on
Executions, and to provide a punishment for cer
tarn officers therein named. This inuli u prevailed
aud this bill is reconsidered. Mr McWhorter of
Greene moved to reconsider the bill passed yester
day making the new County of “Banks,” from
Habere haul, Hail, Franklin and Jackson. The
motion to reconsider was lost, on the call for the
Ayes aud Nays, wbi h were. Ayes 54. Nays 84.
On all these motions f.r re considerations there
were remarks trow the friends andopponeuts of the
bills. Mr. Wilkes, ot L'.nooln, wad opposed to the
latter. Ue thought all these new counties were
being formed oy friends of Stute aid.
Mr. Howard, of Muscogee moved to suspend t he
Rules, tor the purpose of introducing a Resolution.
Several mtinbers also stated that they bad Resolu
tions tohntroduee. The Rules suspended.—
Mr ilowuid k Resolution was read and tuken up.
It wa* to the effect that the State relinquish ita claim
to actrtain lot of land iu Columbus. The Resolu
tion wa-* adopted.
Mr. Uarneon, of Chatham : To furnish certain le
gal uooks to the Governor of the Choctaws. Adopt
ed.
Mr. Hardeman : To provide for the appointmeut
of an additional Professorship to Georgia Military
Institute. Adopted.
Mi . Curenton: Authorizing our Congressmen to
use i heir influence to pass a bill giving to Georgia
her propoilion of the prooeed* of sale of the public
domain.
A motion w as made to refer this Resolution to the
Committee on the S ate of the Republic.
Mr. Kenan wished a vote taken ou the biil at
once; it wa* right and just, it was our due.
Mr Uiliyer wished the bill referred ; he thought
thequesLion one involving great questions of policy
and that we wished time tor reflection.
Mr. Cur re* ton callad ou geutlemen to vote at
onoa j could we get our propo tion of land, we
would i.ave enough, and could educate all oiir chil
dren • Irieuds of Education, should vote for it;
Southern Rights men should vote for it j there wa-*
a Homestead bill now pending iu Congress j should
thai bill pass, who would settle up that land ? Would
it uot be done by Northeners / Let us have uur
rights at once.
Mr. Smith of Towns was iu favor of a Referrence
to the Committee The question to refer, on a di
vision, was lost There waa then a call for the Ayes
and Nay3.
Mr. Smith, of Coweta, waa in favor of the Re
ferreuce.
Mr. Co’quitt, of Baker, made a motion to lay on
the table.
Mr. Kenan thought the motion out of order.
Mr Cos quitt sue-taine Jhis motion.
Mr. Gordon, in the Chair, decided that the motion
of Mr Colquitt was morder. That a motion lovk
irg to the dual disposition of a bi 1 took precedence
ol any motion except for adjournment.
Mr. Kenan aud several other gentlemen took part
iu a little debate which ensued. The questiou of
sustaibing the decision of the Chair was carried by
a large majority.
It having been decided that Mr. Colquitt’s mo
tlou b; lay ou the Table was in. order. The Ayes
and Nay* were called. The motion was lost. Ayes
66, Nayß 79.
ihe Chair now said that the question was upon
the adaption o Mr. Hi!lyer’s in >'iou to refer to the
ooznuiiuee on the State of the Republic, air. Ke
nau thought the question haa been announced by
the Speaker as lost. Mr. Gordou (in the chair) said
that the haunner had not been struck befoie he
i Hr. K ) had called for the ayes aud nays. Mr.
Underwood was in favor of a reference, and op
posed to the principles embraced iu the resolution;
he thought the attempt made to hur.y the action of
the Uoue wr.u^f.
Mr Luff in an was prepared to kill the resolution
right off.
Mr. Hardeman was opposed upon the ground
that it was making a party issue, aud he thought
we were to Legislate ; nut to make party issues.
Mr Gureutou, again opposed the reference;
called upou the aria baud who had v ted with
him to stand to it aud vote again a* they had done.
If it is Constitutional to give these lauds to anybody
who will settle them, is it not eq tally so to di
vide them among the States? Yv hat will be the
tffotit we do not get this land ? The whole west
wnl be settled up by foreigners and abolitionists,
and when Southerners, honest men, go there, they
will have to pay an enormous sum for the laud
These lands we own in common, aud have a right
to them.
Mi Kenan followed in favor of the Resolurion
This was no new question, no party is--us could be
raised ou it Ali parties, every body, the people all
would agree that we should have our proportion t f
tneee lauds. Mr. Kenan raised a point of order,
and called for theoiigmal qut stion, contending that
the question ot reference was decided.
T:.e vote, however, was taken upon the question
to refer to the committee to report to morrow, and
carried. Ayes 119—nays 21. Messrs. Mil edge
aud Colquitt Wtre added to the oommittee ou the
State of tae Republic
At 2| o'clock the House took up the regular
bnsiLe.-s, which was:
Third Readinoof Bills— A private bill was
read. Bs ore which, however, Mr. Co’q litt. of Ba
ker. having made a statement, as t< the probability
of Ar Cotk's beimr able to be in the House after
to-day, and having a bill of some interest to him
Mr. C.) which would come up sh rtly, he prayed a
suspension of the ruiea tor the purpose of allowing
Mr Cook's bill tooorae up ; aud it being stated Mr.
Cook was sick, the House, as an act if courtesy,
agreed to the motion, aud -Mr. Cook was sent tor,
awaiting whose arrival, a bill in relation to default
mg tax payers was read and laid over for the pre
sent.
Mr. Cook bavins: airived, acd order being re
stored, his bill to require the Governor to withhold
Th- further sub e of the Sta e to the Atlantic
Gulf Raiiroad Compary, until certain eoud uons
ue com lied with, was read The report of the Ju
diciary Committee was adverse to the passage t f
the bn!. Mr Colquitt hopej the House would dis
ag.ee to the leport. as he had an amendment to of
fer Mr. Hardeman moved to disagree to the re
port. Mr Gordou w;sneu to know what was the
use of Coannuteea if their reports were to b? disa
greed to Thegeutieman from Biker had t:een be
tore the J udiciary Committee ; he had offered no
amendment then, and he thought that he (Mr. C )
?houid at least show his baud. show what hie
am-uemeut was. 9.*me discussion ensued. Mr.
Gordou, waived objections so as to biitg up the
matter for action, ana the report was disagreed to.
Tue hour tor adumrumen - had arrived, aud the
House met again at three o’ci *ck. The first busi
ness in order was Mr. Colquitt’s amendment, which
;• to insert alter the word R u road, m the first sec
tion. •* nut 1 accurate surveys and estimates of cost
•‘hail be etude, and the moet practical route to the
wes'era boaudary of tLeS a’e of Georg a shall be
selected for the location of said R ‘ad ” Mr. Hiliyer
offered an amendment to oome m atter the word
“muit’ (in Mr Colquitt's amendment) “ one or
aK-re of the Northern proposed routes through the
eouu'.ics oi Kari> and Baker ” The bill and amend
ineixis were agreed to. On the passage oi the bill.
Mr. Irwin, ot Wi kee, made a speed in defence or
the Road dad they violated their charter T They
have decided upou what they consider the most
practicabiC re-ute. Hivs re the power to say they
nave violated ice c ;ar er, because gentlemen think
so? But what doe* tbs amendment pr pose? It
prop.sos that they skmil survey one or more N >nh
eTa routes. Where ? What routes ? They have
eurve>ed three routes al.eady. and selected one
Suppose you compel them to survey fifty routes,
and spend the moue> for that purpose, would tcey
not have the ame an-c -euon as when they locates
the present ! Would not the President and Direc
tors s'ill have power as now? Could you make
them take your rcu e ?
They tea us. ana I believe them, that this is the
most practicable rout®. If the road be built it wili
be the cheapest road ever built- But what says the
charter ? Tie road shall cross the Satida at about
Walker’s Ferry. This r-srjr provision in the charter
shows the conicmplation oi a deflection alter they
had crueeed that river.
Mr. Cook, of Etrly : He agreed with the gentle
man, that the location was in the hands of Direc
tors , but a:ter crossing Satii a. the charter gi*es
rurther ; it says “moet practicable route to the
Western boundary ot the State, after survey and
estimate of coeL” Mr. Cook arrued that the
charter intended a line to YVeelem boundary ; but
they bad not done so ; he admitted that three lines
had’ been run to Thomasville, and one to Decatur ;
so much had bee a located ; but had they not a
right to complain, because no route had been sur
veyed to tbe boundary ? (Mr. Cook alluded to Dr.
Screven, before the .Judiciary Committee. Mr.
Irwin corrected a’tne of Mr. C’s remarks, and Mr.
C admitted that Mr. L was right.)
Mr. Cov-k went on to *a- that Ear’y county wou’d
have subscribed $250,000 aud Baker slso,(kK),
making $400,000. Mr. Gordon explained that Dr
Screven had never received such letter, in relation
to taking such stock.
Air ( ook : Dr. S. knew he could have got this |
$400,000 on tbe upper route Oa the lower rente
ne got $*200,000 from the city of 3avannah, and the
same amount of $200,030 from Decatur and Thom
a?. Mr. Cook kept on for some time, and ta.k?d
about a violated charter, &c.
Mr. Walker of Henry, spoke in favor of the Main
Trunk, and against the bill and amendments. Mr.
Walker very soon wtuad up by saying that he saw
that the House had no respect fr the Speaker, and
a good deal less for him ;so bed take ms seat.
Mr. Everet of Thomas, said (loc king at the map
over the Speaker’s deck; he did not see any etraighi
red lines there. The Central Railroad Lad beer;
built on the most practicaole route ; but that
was not an air line, and he didn’t eee why this
should be.
Mr Lufftpan cf Murray would vote against Mr. j
Cook’s bill, il he was satisfied the road would be
nn to the Western boundary cf the State.
Mr. Gordon of Cb-.tham, thou-ht that the gentle
man fiom Early had not been candid in his allusions
to the charter. The charter says, “the most prac- !
ticable route to the Western bennday.” It j
not say, iu a straight line. Aud fur her, itsaye, j
“the most direct route to Mobile or Pensacola.
The Director* alone have the right to decide on the
practicability of the route. Would it be practica
ble to settle upon the Western terminus now, in n
year or two might not cucu Lfot&ncee happen, as
to make a change de-ir&ble ? Mr. G went ou
to show, that at the fi st opening of the subscription
book* not one dollar h&a been subscribed, and
proved conclusively that all the money, with the
exception of a few thousand dollars, was subscribed
in tnose couitiee through which the road i* located.
He denied, for Dr. Screven, that he (Dr. S ) hid
ever received any tuch letter as alluded to by Mr.
Cook. Mr. C. eaid he had written them. As lor
Mr Crawtord’s (of E irly) letters, they w ere wri ten
after the lormation of tui* company, at Thom .*-
vibe, and addressed to Dr. S. as President of the
Savannah, Albany Sp Gulf Railroad Mr. G.
proved that the read would be b'Uit at the eetima
ted amount. That the ine located on was a “dead
level, ’ with no streams, risers, &c., but one, , of any
size. Mr. G went to the map to illustrate his port- |
tion by pointing out the located route. It is need
less for me to follow Mr. Gordon far’her. He was
interrupted every momeut with questi >ns, wh cb
he an wered, a* be always does, in the most gentle
manly manner. Mr. G spoke ac length, and
it ie needless to eay, that no enterprise ever had an
advocate more able or willing to put its acts upon
a right looting. Hi* arguments were such as would
have oonvii.crd any but those whose minds were
made up, and against conviction . In him this road
had an able champion,
Mr Colquitt followed Mr. Gordon. His object in
propos ug theee am ndmenis was to insert those
clause* not now iu the charter. The bill as it now
stand* is ’o authorize the Governor to withhold
further subscription, till surveys arc made ;
if a ter theee survey s are made, the Directors still
determine to continue this route, well and good ;
but we want at least that they may be made
Mr. Ci/l juitt went on to show that when this char
ter wa* granted it was done on the principle that
the State Road had been built to develop one poi
tion of the Siate, and this one was intended to de
velop Southern and Suuthwestern Georgia, which
he did not think had been done. He spoke of the
Legislative action which had originated this char
ter Aii they wanted was information on these
routes, 6tc.
Mr. C., when he doea speak, always speaks w-11,
and although I might have followed all these gen
tlemen more at iengh. I think the points are pre
sented, as expressed by them, and your reader*
doubtles* are tired of Railroad debates. On the
passage of the bill the aye* and nays being de
manded, the bin waa lost—ayes 43, nays S3.
The House then adjourned. R G
SENATE.
Millldoeville, Dec. 4th, 1858
The first thing after the reading of the journal,
was a motion by Mr. Hill, of Harris, to re-consider
the bill lost yesterday lor the pardon of Burton H
Broods, which was agreed to. Mr. Mounger next,
moved* to re-consider tbe lost bill of yesterday, in
relation to the taking ot interrogatories. Lost.
Mr. Ward moved to re-cuueider ’he rejected bill
for creating the office of Attorney General. Lost.
The next two moves for re considerations were
OArried.
Mr Bloodworth, of Pike. The lost bill of yea
terday, authorizing the inferior Courts to establish
election precincts.
Mr. U 11. Tne Genaral State Aid BUI lost yes
terday.
Upon a motion, the rules were suspended, and a
bill amending the Registry Law* of Savannah wa?
passed.
Third Reading.— To make Foreign Insurance
Agents located in this State comply with certain
conditions. Passed.
Several substitutes were tffered for the Bunk Bill
which had been made the speci il order for to-day.
The substitutes were ordered to be printed, and the
whole matter waa made the special order tor Mon
day.
To render certain the construction of Wills,
Deeds, Slo. Lo*t.
To repeal the Act requiring all promises to pay
debts barred by the statute of limitations to be
made in writing. Lost.
To relieve Tax Collectors from the payment of
costs on ft. fas. issued by them. Lost.
To alter the Constitution, in relation to compel
ling Judges of the Supreme Court, when they differ
to write out their seperate decisions. Passed.
To require the Treasurer to *ign the coupons of
the old six per cent, bonds for the lull Amount of in
terest as the same may become due. Passed.
To regulate appeal* to the Supreme Court, and
the p amice therein. (This bill was introduced by
Mr. A'kinaoi), and at the time we gave a synopsis
of it.) Passed.
To impose a penalty of SSOO to SIOOO for selling
Lottery tickets to slaves or tree persona of color. —
(Applies to free white persons under twenty-one
years*.ld) Passed.
To relieve GLerks of the Superior and Inferior
Court* from giving bonds in cases where intestates’
estates are placeu iu his hands by the Ordinary.—
Passed.
Tne bill creating the Oconee Judicial Circuit, war
laid ou the tab.e tor the balance of the session.
To create anew county to be Called Echols, from
Lowndt s uud Clinch. Passed. Yeas 65; Nays 29.
To exempt additional articles from levy and sale
under execution. Mr. Dawson moved to ite ude one
negro. The previous question was called and tho
biil lost. Ayes 42; Nay* 48.
The Senate adjourned till 3 o’clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SkSSION.
Bills on their Passage. —To make the Gover
nor ex officio President of ihe Board of Trust©, e of
Franklin College, and to prohibit members of the
Faculty irorn being Trustees. Passed.
To create anew couuty from portions of Gordon,
Caen, Cherokee, P.ckens and Gnmer, to be called
NeToo. Au amendment striking out Gilmer, Pick
eus and Cass, killed the new couuty. The bill as
amended was lost—47 to 49.
The Hon. Win. H. Sales, Senator elect, from
Chatham, appeartd, was qualified, aud took liisbOat
iu the Senate.
[Chatham, though you have lost in Mr. \Y r .ird
oue ot your moat gilted, most talented sous, I am
glad that you were euabled so well toaupp'y auuh a
vacancy Though in, almost at the “and atk,” I ;
apprehend Mr. S. will have au opportuuity fordo- J
ing uotonly his section, but his State credit, ere au i
adjournment. The Bmk bill will be up on Mon- j
duy, aud the Supreme Court bill has yet to be de- I
cidrd in ihe Senate ]
Mr. Hill, of Harris , bill, reconsidered this morn- ]
iDg, was now takeu up. It was for the pardon of ;
Barton H. Brocks, condemned to be huug for mur
der Mr Brook*, you owe a debt of gratitude to
Messrs. Hill of Harris, Gibson, Briscoe and S'ubb?,
which, may you be able to pay “ omt of those
days.” No one opposed the bill, ana it was pass
ed Ayes 53 ; Nays 42.
To increase ui tees ot Clerks of the Superior and
Inferior Courts in certain cases. Lost.
To protect citizens aud societies engaged in Di
vine Worship; imposing a fine of SSU or impriso i
meet ou the disturber. Passed.
To compel owners of laud to return said lands in
tho e counties where they lie. Lost.
For th* removal of ’he Penit* ntiary and appoint
m ut of three C> mniissionei s to select a site upon
oue of the great R ti!roads of the State.
Mr B.isc *e. ot Baldwin: Was opposed to the
bill He thought such a project not only expensive,
but totally unnecessary. To make a Penitentiary !
a paying concern was, to him, a preposterous idea
Mr. B. read statements from a numoer of States,
wnich all went to show, that large appropriations
had to be made annually f. r the support of Peni
tentiaries. He maintained that, w.tii perhaps the
exception of one or two, the Georgia Penitentiary
had paid better at its present locati m than any simi
lar institution in the UnLn. Mr. B.’s wao a long
speech, and zealously opposed to the bill.
Tne hour for adjournment had arrived while he
had the Hour, and the Senate adjourned.
house.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 1-2 i
o’clock, and the formalities being through, proceed
ed to business.
Mr Underwood, upon application to grant leaver
of absence to several members, remarked that the
House may find itself without any quorum.
Third Reading —To insure the speeuy collec
tion of moneys due on Executions. Laid on the
table for the present-
To add an additional clause to the 13th Sec. itb
Art Constitution. Proposes to set apart certain
funds lor a permanent educational fund, except m
cases of invasion or war : 1733 shares of the Bn k
of the State ot Georgia, 693 ohares of the Bmk oi
Augusta; the remaining available assets of the
Central Bank ; ali moneys the State may recover
from the General Government tor military services ,
all the nett e..rniuge of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, alter paying the debts, &c.
Mr. Harris, of Glynn, was a trieud to education,
but opposed to encumbering the Constitution with
so many amendments. It had been so oit*n
amended that very few kuew what it wag All
alterations of the Constitution requiring the ayes
and nays, they were taken, and the result was—
Ayes 63, nays 62. Not being a two-thirds vote the
bill was lost
To provide for the education of Teacher s This
ia the $1,000,000 biiL (Reported fully before ) la
dt tin it ly postponed.
T make uniform and regulate the decisions of
the Supreme Court
Mr. Gordou, ot Chatham, offered an amend pent,
and supported it. £ie said by this biil the Legisla
ture was about to declare that all decisi ns made
heretofore by the Supreme Court, witn a full Bench,
shall be iatc.and he thought this was egislatmg in
the dark. Did gent emeu know what these deei
sious were ? He did not th nk they knew what
th-y were about to do.
Mr. Hiliyer opposed Mr. Gordon’s amendment.
He cad oue wnich he should offer in tne place of
Mr Gordon’s.
Mr Bigbam thought the prop -sition of th 9 gen
tleman :iom Chatham had good sense and con
sistency in it.
Mr. Hardeman was opposed to Mr. Gordon’s
amendment, and spoke at some length on tne bill.
Mr Miiledge said he hid only a few words to say
in regard to this oiiL He agreed with the honor
able Speaker, tor the following reasons. Bhx*uld op
po-e the bill: He would not draw any invidious
comparisons net ween the Court now. and what it
was ut the time of its organ Zition He knew the
gentlemen who were now on the bench, and they
are a* honorable, high minded, pure and abe as
any who bad ever been on it. Bur, Mr Speaker
the objec t of the bill is to make the decisions of that
Cos. rt unif *rm and stable. This is what the coun
try r< q lines. This is wnat the Court is established j
for. L was to correct the vasci:ating and fluettt t
tng opinions o! the Circuit Judges Now, this biil i
comes short of that purpose, it such wa* the design
o the mover, and which is apparent, and why ?
Because it restrains the pew-r of the Judges ot the
Supreme Court, from interfering or reversing only
decisions which have been made by a full Court; iu ;
other words by all the Judges. Now, it is known
that a large number, if not a m c j >iity of their de
cisions, have bten m*de by only a majority of the
Court- Tuese decisions are the law, and regu
ate and define rights created under them, as much j
as those made by a full Court. Tnen. if you wise
to legislate about the Court, don’t h .If Way do the
business, because if they regard a decision being
made by a m jjrity, they have power, under the
bill, to Correct il In this view he regarded the bill
as perfectly nugatory. A vain attempt to aecom
piieh the purpose derigned. For ths reason should j
oppose. If you undertake to restrain them at all
in the exercise of their iearning and expert we and
reeearch, do it effectua ly.
Af era long discussion, in which many gentle
men took part, {which I omit, simply because so
macu has been said on the subject already.) aud the
usual number of amendment offered, spoken and
ac ed on, the previous question was called, and the
ayes and nays demanded on the passage of the bill,
wnich were ayee 95, nays 37. The bill was passed
oy a const Rational majority and transmitted imme
diateiy to th* Senate. This bid passed, givee all
decisions by the unanimous bench ot tne Supreme
Court the force of legal enactments, and the
;ature alor e can reverse ’heir decisions. Twenty
five volumes of Georgia Reports to wade through
to find what late u l A pretty prospect the
lawyers.
The regular order was suspended and tho General
Appropriation Bui taken up by eectiocs.
Pend ng the pa-sage of this bill the adjourn
ed till 3 P. M . wheu the Aopropriation Bil was
asain brought up tor action, Hon. John .Milledge in
ibe Ch K ’r. NuTerous amendments haviEg been of
fered. b;anfes filled up, &e , the bill wa? c
paased and transmitted to the Senate inslanter.
Mr. Underwood said that he wou and *uggee>t to ths
H"use the propriety of reading up bills, which was
agreed *o, ah ; the rer*t oft e afternoon was spent
in reading Heu?t Bills for the second time and Sen
ate Biila for ihe tkjttime, alter wuich the House ad
journed till Monday,9s o’clock A. M.
The weather at tbe metropolis has been miserably
moist for the past week, and in attempting to walk
dosrn hill, you are very lucky if, on arriving at the
bottom, you find yourseff “right tide up” Tie
General Appropriation Bill barirg been parsed, the
Assembly will be reedy tor an acjiurnment when
next Saturday evening comes round. There is 3n
evident disposition on the part cf members not to
remain anv longer than that day, and I believe, so
once, the Georgia Legislature wiii stick to a resolu
tion adopted. Judge Longstreet’s (I think it was
he,) remark about the decisions of petit juries will
very well app’y to the Senator -and Representatives
of Georgia in General Assembly met. R. G.
Milledgeville, Dec. 6,1858.
SENATE.
The Senate assembled at 9 o’clock this morning,
and the first business in order alter the reading of
the Journal, was reconsideration?. The first ot these
motions was in relation to the bill lost yesterday,
exempting certain additional property from levy
| and sale, which motiou wa* lost.
The biil loer yesterday creating anew connty from
G:*rdon county, upon motiou, was reconsidered.
The House bill amending the Charter of the city
of Columbus, wi'h an amendment in relatiou to
Albany wh* paeaed and sent back to the House.
The u-fiiished busmens of Siturday, was now
‘akeu up, to wit: Tae bill in relation to tbe remo
val ot the Penitentiary. Mr. Bn*t o resumed his re
mark of S* urday, and argued against the po icy
of a removal, the amount of money which it would
necessarily take to build anew one, dee . which
amount bethought would not be !eea than SS"O 090.
He thought that the present could be
repaired to meet the wants cf the State, at a coat of
$30,000
Mr Fields, in reply to Mr. Briscos, went into a
lengthy argument in favor of the removal of the
Penit-ntiar . He spoke cf the dilapidated c ndi
tion cf the Penitentiary, tear after year tbe Com
mittee had reported on this fact. The present en
closure and area within the walls wa* entirely to>
small for the employment of the convicts now there,
amounting to near.y 200. The price of the raw ma
terial in Mi ledgeville, cost nearly as much as the
articles alter manufacture would sell for. Mr. F.
argued that the heretofore greatest source of income
to the Penitentialy, and from which it had sustain
ed it*. If, v;z : The manufacture of Railroad cars,
was now ro longer to be re itdon, a? most of the
Railroad Companies had their own workshops, &o
Mr. F. then went into estimates of cost, He
contended t orn estimates made by Committees tiial
he entire c *t of building anew one in upper Geor
gia would not be over $100,009.
Me-srs. Reynolds, B llupa and Cooper, each
spoke against a removal, Messrs. Thomas and
Whitaker in favor. Alter eome other remark*,
the biil for removal was LjoL Ayes 41. Nay? t'J.
All bills in relati m to the Supreme Court were,
on motion, made the special order for to-morrow
The special order of the day, the Bank question
was now ‘aken up.
Mr. Tucker e original bill was taken up by sec
tione. Mr. Cone moved to amend, making the
penalty of 2 per ct. collectible by the comptroller
Gem-ra 1 , in sa ciseaof defaulting tax collectors,
which wa? agreed to.
Mr Fambro's amendment repealing allcoctliciing
laws was agreed to.
Mr.Tucker, now moved that the first three sec
tions of his amendment, introduced on Saturday,
be received a* a substitute for the original bill, and
this was adopted.
Next, the 4th section of the amendment was
adopted, fire: applying the restriction to ‘‘notes,
bills on drafts,” and striking out that portion allow
ing the purchase of bills&n, on citizens of other
States.
Mr Fambro now moved to make the penalty
ten instead of lico per cent, and was for having the
Comptroller proceed again t the Banks at cnce.—
Thought that they bad forfeited their charters by
the act of suspension.
Mr Tucker thought and fferent. He did not think
that the Banks had forfeited their charters. The
amendment of Mr. Fambro was lost. Ayes 19—
nays 79.
Mr Gibson moved to adopt the substitute of the
Bank c >mmittee in piace of the original bill, which
•notion he sustained in a few pertinent remark*
upon file conduct and course of the Banks and the I
tendency of this war upon the currency.
Mr Young of Uoiou was under the impression
that this substitute called upon the Legi*!aure to
say that the act of 1857 did uot exactly mean what
the assembly had intended it to mean. He thought
the Banks had given up ths old fa-hioned idea of
banking, and had become broker shops—dealers in
exchange, &.c. He was opposed to the substitute.
He thought to pas* it would be iu bad faith to the
Govern r, who, on his own responsibility gave no
tice he would in that event*veto the bill.
Mr. Cooper, of Screven, would vote for the sub
situ e. The Banks, he thought, had acted justly
towards the people of Georgia. Taey had not op
pressed her citizens. They had lurmehed a good
currency all during the suspension. No man could
honestly pay thai through them at that time he had
loaf, a dollar. Ho thought that nine-tenths of the
cry against the Banks arose from the fact that
every body, Tom, Dck and Harry, could not put’
their hands into the vault* when they wanted
in .ney. If they were allowed such a privilege,
what would become of the Bank* and bill-holders ?
&c. *
Mr. Atkinson made a few remarks. The Senate
then adjourned till three o'clock.
All the afternoon has been consumed in this dis
cussion, which will bere-umed to-morrow moruiug;
to-morrow evening 1 will try and give you the
points in the debate*.
Governor Brown ba3 shut down the Treasury
doors tc-day, allowing no more advances to be
made, as so many members were getting paid up
and then asking leave, he wa* fearful that them
would not be a quorum left by the Ilth. Both
ends wf the House meet to-night.
Mr. E D. Brown, tbe gentlemanly propr’etor of
the Milledgeville Hotel, on Saturday afternoon,
ex;ended an iuvitation to the Ligi*lators, (Dili ;er*,
Clei k*, Reporters, &c., to partake of a co lat K-n with
him that evening, which wa* accepted, unanim >us
ly, and he g ive them just such an entertainment ob
could not be beaten in Milledgeville, aud every one
left in a good humor, aud chanty to all men.
house.
The usual formalities having been dispatched, tho
House proceeded to business.
A communication from Peterson Thweatt, Comp
troller General, was read, and on motion, ordered
to be put upon the journal.
Mr. Lewis, of Hancock moved to re consider so
much of the journal of Saturday, as relates to the
loss of two bill?, one to alter 13th Section, 4th Article
of the Constitution, the other in relation to the Ed
ucation of Teacher*, &c., and to provide a perma
nent fund for the c >mmon echool system. This is
the Senatus Acadamicus bill of $4,(100,000. The
first bill was re-considered, the latter left on the ta
ble.
Mr. Curenton, of Dade, moved to suspend th©
regular order to take up his resolutions in relation ’o
the distribution of the proceeds cf the sale es pub
lie lands &3, which resolutions were offered on
Friday, and had been referred to the Committee on
j the State of ihe Republic, to report upon the next
! morning. Thu ayen and nays were called, and re
; suited in tha loss n‘ Mr. C s motion, th© ayea being
-18 and the nayes 83.
! The rules were suspended, and Mr. Harrison, of
| Chatham, offered the following resolutions: That
I the House meet at 9$ A M , adjourn at 1 ; meet at
j 3. &< j urn at 5 P. M ; meet ar 7, and adjourn at 9
I o'clock. Mr Kenan moved to strike out the right
j session. His object was solely economy, because
much of the next morning would be consumed in re
i considerations. The resolutions, however, were
adopted.
T e bill for the pardou of Burton H. Brooks was
read a second time, and 200 copies of tho evidence
ordered to be printed.
Third Reading —To abolish imprisonment for
debt in certain cases. (No ca sa. to issue except
where plaint ff makes atii lavit that there is proper
ty in possession of plaintiff ) Mr. Luff man, of Mur
ray, supported the bil). Mr. Hiliyer opposed. Tne
bili was passed on a call for division—6s in favor,
48 agains’.
To regulate the disposal of free persons of color.
Laid on the table.
To alter the 11th sec. 4th art. Constitution in i ela
tion to emancipation of slaves. Lost.
A res >!ution was offered confining members to
8 minutes in speaking, unless with unanimous con
tent of the House. Amended to make it 5 minutes
Another to prohibi’ all debate (a good mo
tion,) was made As it abridged tho freedom of
speech, it was lost. Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, mov
ed to make th© res'lutioas aud amendments the
specific order for Monday, the 13th. The ayes and i
nayes were called, which, however, was withdrawn, j
The motion, making the resolutions the special or- j
d*r for Monday, was lost. Mr. Diamond, of l)e* !
Kalb, offered an amendment, that any member I
who has not spoken five minutes, be compelled to
speak out his time before drawing his per
After some speaking and various amendments, the
resolutions were laid on the table for the session.
I To increase the powers of Ordinaries in the State.
; A subrtitu e waa received in lieu of the original and
| lost. Ayes 43, nays 82.
j Several bills were read and postponed for the
! present. Among them the Bauk bill. As they all
c ome up again I leave them, as the House has done
! for ihe present.
To appropriate money for e’eaning out obstruc
tions in the Canochee river—ss,ooo Last.
To increase the salaries of Attorney and Solicitor
General to SISOO, the fees to be paid ta the county
treasury. Last.
To create and set apart a permanent poor school
j fund. Laid on the table for the present.
To change the line3 b tween certain counties ;
variously amended aud altered, and re-altered and
re amended and passed.
[ls there an Engineer in the State who could
make a correct map of Georgia after ail tne?e alb r
ations cf lines and formation of new countifb ?
Would it not be wise p .li y to employ a corps of
Engineers, c mpetent to the task, and layoff the
State into suuares of equal size for couuties ? We
would then have but a few on the borders with i
{ ' zig-zag’ liues, aud people might possibly know in i
wha: o uaty they live.]
To amend the Ist S©o 31 Art. of the Const tution.
(To allow a change of venue in criminal cases under
ceriaiu circumstances j Ayes 123 ; Nays 4.
To repeal all laws authorizing Lotteries in thi9
State. Amended by saying, “After 30th June,
1860 Paseed.
The Lottery business seems knocked into a
‘ cocked hat ” now.
Several loc-U bills hiving been disposed of, the
House a.-j turned to 3 o’clock, P. M.
afternoon session.
Third Reading of Bills —To reorganize the
Georgia Asy ujj for the Deaf and Dumb.
A substitute by the committee was read. A
number of remarks were made by various gentle
man.
f L hive all the session thought that Mr. Irwin of
Wnkes was among the first men in the of
R-presentatives of Georgia, and his epsech and
position this af erno jn, on the Deaf and Dumb
As . iU jQ, only tun her convinces me, not only of his ;
ability, but of hio humanity and eloquence; the
m< s: beauti;ully ’ouchiDg speech of the eeesioc, has ,
been tnis afternoon delivered by him. I retain
from attempting to give a synopsis of it. Justice
con J not be done li m in such an attempt. He
-truck chords in the human heart which vibrated
at Lis touch, and is not fittr tying a weakness to
say that there were not a Jew men in the House,
whose eyes tilled, or at least were dimmed, when,
he of the fact of children in that institution,
erected b> the charity of Georgia, being scourged
with a cowhide— and her* tia appeal to fathers,
guardiars and was enbiime ]
Mr. I utter wool offered an amendment. Mr
Hardeman, ot B.bb moved to accept the substitute
m lieu of tiie original. A debate ensued on apoint
of order. On a cad for the original question, the
misunderstanding arcs* as to whether the original
question was the tubs ituteor the original bill. Toe
chair atc:dtdih-.t the amendment of Mr. Under
wood was in order. that the substitute not hav ng
been received, the call for the original question
would bring up the original bill. An appeal wa a
bad trom the decision oi the chair, and it was deci
ded that the call ior the original question brought
up the substitute. Oa the vote to receive the sob
s’: it ate in lieu of the original, the vote stood. Ayes
80. Nays. 62 So the substitute was received in
place ot the original. Amotion was now made by
Mr. Harris, of G >nn. to :ay the substitute, now
the original, on the table for the balance of the ses
sion On this the Ayes and Nays were demanded
and the resu.t was mat ’he motion to lay on the ta
ble was lost Ayes 68. Nays 74.
Mr. Underwood now proposed his amendment.
Mr. Horde ..an. ruse to apoint of order Pend
ing the point of order being discussed, Fmdiay
moved an adjournment, as the hour had arrived
Mr. Pickett, who Lad beeo in the cheir all the
afternoon, declared the bouse adjourned till 7 o'clock
to-night. _ R G.
Was she Dear or was she Cheap —The Troy
(N. Y.) Budget tells of a man named Peter Nelson,
a resident of that ciiy, who, two or three days ago.
sold bis unfaiihful wife to her para no or, wbote
name is Bcudder, for sl7 and a. sewing machine,
valued at S2O. All parties were*satisfied with the
“turn of affair*,” until Tuesday night, when Shud
der c aimed exclusive right to Nelson’s premises.
The lat er replied that he sold hi© wife without in
cumbrance, and then kicked them both ontef doors.
Tae kicking brought the transaction to the attention
ot the court
WEEKLY
Chronicle k JSratkl.
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AUGUSTA, GA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. S, ISSS.
South.ro Colavan r—A Planters Opinion.
As intelhgect Plants r of Colnmbu?, Miss., in re
n-wing bis •übssriprlott for tbe Cultivator, naiee
the foUtmng remarks.
“I take sre&i interest in reading the Southern
Cultxvator —and consider it the cnespeat, and at the
same time, th most valuable periodical now pub
lished in ibe United States, tor one dollar.’’
This is the opinion generally entertained, by in
tolligent planters every where, who have read the
Cultivator : and yet strange to eay, there is not
over ote in one hundred planters throughout the
cotton growing States who take and read the paper
Perhaps however, they are already such proficients
in their vocation, that they cannot be taught any
thing either in relation to culture, the improvement
of lands or aDy other department of husbandry. If
so they are certainly a most cultivated people ; and
yet strange as it may seem, the most intelligent,
cultivated and practical among them, read the
Cultivator to be instruct ed in all these thiDgs and
all concur in sayiDg, they are benefitted by its
teachings. W hen will tbe masses, for whose benefit
it is designed, learn wisdom.
Anew volume of the Cultivator commences in
January 1859—and every man in tne South, who
thinks he can be taught anything on the subject of
husbandry, should invest due dollar aud try it for
one year.
Since the foregoing was written, we have receiv
ed a letter from another Mississippi planter who
writes:
“I could not think of doing without the Cultiva
tor.”
‘‘Supreme Court —Muscogee Politico.”
The communication which we re-publish to-day,
under this head, appeared in cur columns iu Octo
ber, 18o‘J, and should be read by every maH in the
btate, who desires to preserve the judicial tribunals
of the State free fiom taint or corruption. ‘‘As
coming events cast their shadows before,” this
communication of *‘ Obserw-r,” written over five
years ago, when the movement waa but just entered
upon, was well calculated to prepare tho publio
mind tor what they have since seen in the Supreme
Court. The movers in this gigan'ic fraud, which
has just been consummated, upon the rights and
property of the people, by the decision of the Su
preme Court, commenced in the county elections
in Muscogee in October 18’ 3, and they have perse
vered until they have accomplished their purpose.
Let the people read aud examine for themselves,
let every man of whatever party, who desire3 to
preserve the judicial ermine unspotted, investi
gate this transaction as becomes an honest patriotic
Georgian, from its incipiency until its final consum
mation; and then if they shall determine that
Judges Binning aud McDonald are worthy to cc
cupy seats cn the bench of the Supreme Court, we
j of course, as good citizens, must bow to their de
cision. No man, in such a crisis as this, should per
mit his political prejudices or prepossessions to sway
his judgment—if there be one such, he is wanting in
patriotism, and unworthy to decide upon any ques
tion involving the people's rights and interests.
Ring's Shingle Jlncliine and Fultz's Horne
- • Power,
Yesterday, we saw this Shingle Machine in
operation, driven by Foltz's horse power. Os the
Shingle Machine we have already expressed the
opinion, that it was the perfection of machinery
for that purpose, when we saw it propelled by
: steam power; and now that we have seen it driven
by this horse power, which we also regard a perfect
machine, we are but confirmed in the opinion. Tbe
horse power combines great strength anddurabilily,
and is in its construction, simplicity demonstrated,
having on'y four wheels. It cannot be surpassed
in either of these requisies, and we think far sur
passes any other power ever invented for lightness
of draught. With a single mule, it drives the Shin
gle Machine with rapidity and with apparent ease
to the mule—indeed he seemed to pull it with
scarcely an effort. This power, therefore, (which
may also be used for any other purpose on farms, for
gins, mills and threshers,) renders the Shingle Ma
chine doubly valuable, as they may be transported
and put in operation iu a few hours in the forest
wherever the timbsr is most convenient. Indeed
it would be less labor to transport the two machines
miles, and put them in operation, than to haul the
timber of a single tree ahalf a mile to tbe machine.
This may seem extravagant to those who have not
seen the machines, but it is strictly true.
“To secure an early knowledge of the laws, it has
been a uniform custom in the State till modern De
mocracy put it aside, for the Legislature to pass
(■Oin after it met a r-solution authorizing tbe pub
lication of the general laws in “the Milledgeville
papers” as soon as they were pissed and assented
10. So long as this was done and tbe public printing
executed in Mdledgeville, there was no complaint,
and no door open for private speculation and fore
stalling by private pamphlet, the publishmentof the
laws
We think a revival of this old fashioned custom
is all that is necessary to satisfy the public, and
remedy the evil complained of by them. Try it and
see.”
The above is a portion of the comments of the
Southern Recorder, upon the ridiculous proposition
of some journal, to have the laws published in all
the papers in the State, to which we desire to sub
mit a substitute simply as a matter of economy to
the State, for which our contemporary of the Re
cordcrU always an earnest advocate. It is this:
The Recorder suggests that the laws be published
“in the Milledgevti e papers,” aud as the circulation
of the Chronicle dj- Sentinel equals that of both the
M Uedgeville papers, we submit to the Recorder
whether it would not be better as a matter of sim
ple economy to the State, to publish them in the
Chronicle dp Sentinel at half tho expense it would
cost to publish in “ Ike Milledpeville papers.”
Fruit, nml floiveis tor flic South.
P. J. Uerckmans & Go., proprietors of Fruit
land Nursery, advertise, in another column, a large
assortment of fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs
of every description, particularly adapted for culti
tivatiou in this climate.
Augusta Xureerr •
Wo acknowledge the receipt of Mr. F. A
Mauge’s catalogue of roses and fruit trees for 1869
The stock of roses is large, embracing between five
and Six hundred varieties, a concise description ac
companying the name cfeach variety. A copy of
tiie catalogue will be sent gratis to any address, on
application.
Death of Rev. Joseph Polhitl.
The numerous friends of this most excellent Di
vine, will learn with sorrow and regret that he ex
pired Thursday, 2d inst., at his residence in Burke
county. The occasion of his death is melancholy ia
the extreme, being a fall from the second story of
his gin-house four days before.
“A good man has falle?.”
Counterfeit—Caution.
The fifty dollar counterfeit note on the Georgia
Railroad & Banking Company, noticed yesterday
i having been recently detected, is described as
i heiug a very good imitation, and well calculated to
j deceive the unwary and inexperienced. The signa
tures of the President and Cashier are go olosely
imitated as almost to defy detection, but, upon
minute examination, are found to be engraved.
Ihe Constitutionalist says : ‘ The general appear
ance of the nets is not unlike the genuine one, but
the engraving is inferior to it. The centre v ignette
i- scratchy and imperfect, and the face of the bust
of Washington is eyeless and noseies3. But the
miniature likeness of Mrs. Washington, in the lower
right Land corner of the note, is so very unlike that
of the true one, as to expose the deception imme
diately when the attention ia called to it.”
Inquest. —Coroner Baker, at an early hour yes
terday morning, held an inquest on the body of an
unknown man, who was picked up on Reynolds
etreet, speechless aid in a dying condition, and
taken to the C:ty Hall by a watchman, where he
died in a short time. He was apparently about
forty- five years of age. The verdict of the j ury waa
death from some uaknown cause.
Harper’s Magazine , for December, an ex
cellent number, has been laid on our table by Geo.
A. Oates. As this is the first number of a new
volume, it ia a fine time for new subscribers to com
mence.
New Jersey Congressional Election.—The
official returns of the late election are as follows :
District*. Democrats. Opposition.
1. Walker 5,342 Nixon 8.393 maj. 3,050
Jones (Am.) 3.739
-• wall 8,767 Stratton 11.471 “ 2,70-1
->• Patterson 9.255 Adrain 9.713 “ 43fc
•1. Huyler 8.154 Riggs 8.837 “ 683
5. Wortendyke 9.982 Pennington 11,641 “ 1,659
Total 41.500 53,794
Opposition majority.. ..12,294.
M ,-ssrs. Adrian and R ggs are anti-Lecompton De
mocrat®, and were supported by the Opposition
against the regular Democratic candidates.
Good Trotting —A trotting race of ten miies,
came off Tuesday, over the Bread
R>ck Course, Richmond, Va., in which u Sea
breeze” was the winner, beating three others, and
making the distance in thirty one minutes and fifty
five seconds.
Wholesale Mail Kußßert.— The Lexington
(Ms*.; Advertiser of the 16th says: “Gur Post
master informs us that some time ago nineteen
empty mail bags were brought down, which had
been found in a field some twenty miles above tnis
pUce, near Coila, which evidently had been taken
trom the stage, and the contents stolen—eight of
which were letter fcage and eleven newspaper. A
day or two ago three additional bage, two letter and
one newspaper, were found in the same neighbor
hood ; two in an old vacant house, and one in the
field; which no doubt had been*robbed in the tame
manner. The lid of a trunk of Mr. G. A. McLean’s,
which had been lost some time ago, waa found in
the same place. This is certainly a strange piece
of business, and should be investigated.”
Officials from Japan.—lt is stated that the
President has received information from Japan that
a full embassy from that country will make its ap
pearance in Washington some time in May or June
next. They will be brought to Panama in an
American eteam frigate, and thence proceed to
New York. Ir. will oe marked by 9piendid presents
to the government from the Janpanese Emperor.
Don*t Like Her New Friids.—We lani from
the Montgomery Mail, that a negro woman who
ran away from her owner, Col. Samuel G Jone ß , o
Montgomery, while in New York, the past fall, has
written a letter to a friend of Col. -Jonee, in Vir
ginia, asking intercession to g&iD permission for her
to come home again. She expects to starve or
‘reeze to death in New York, if she is not allowed
to return.
Death of a Missionary.— Rev. Dr. De Forest,
for many years a missionary in Syria, died in
Rochester. N. Y., on the 24th nit:
The Legislature and tlic Bank*.
We clip from the correspondence of the Savan
nah Republican, the following report of the proceed
ings of the Senate, on Thursday afternoon, on the
Bank question: ‘ .
The Committee on Banks reported back the bill
for compelling Banks to comply with the requtsi
sitiocs of the act of Dec. 22J, 1857 ; witn a substi
tute interpreting the provision of that act.
Mr. Ward, Irom the Bank Committee, explained
the substitute, and concluded by stating that he bad
no interest in any banking institution of the State,
but had regulated his conduct on the committee by
the public interest, and given his support to such a
bill as he thought jae*. both to the banks, and to
the people.
Mr. uibeoo explained the position of the delin
quent backs, and sustained the substitute in same
extended remarks
A number of amendments were offered and ac
cepted, the ofjeet of which were, chiefly, to enforce
the penaity in case of future failures of the banks
to comply with the law.
Alter a stormy discussion, which lasted till dark,
the further consideration of the subject was post
poned until Saturday morning.
Chatham, though ha. iDg double the interest in
this question, of any county in the State, had no
representative on the floor. She is indebted, how
ever, to several gentlemen, especially to the Sena
tor from Richmond, for their gallant defence of her
lights and interests. Mr. Stubbs, of Bibb, and Mr.
f ucker, of Stewart, were also etrenuous in their
exertions for the measure.
Tee lobby and gallery were crowded during the
discussion, and I noticed among the interested au
citois, Governor Brown himself.
I append the principal provision of the Interpret
ing Act:
“That it was not intended by the seventh section
of said act to prevent the loan of money by the
Banks of Georgia for use beyond the limits of the
State where a greater rate of interest or discount
was not given merefor than seven per cent per an
num. Is or was there any l ing therein contained
designed to prevent the Banks of this State Irom
employing their accrued and accruing balances at
points out ot the State, in the purchase of exchange
on other and more desired points, at such rate as
may be currant at the point where suoh balances
may have occurred.
“Nor was it intended by either the eighth or
ninth seotions of said act to prescribe a rate for the
purchase of exchange on points beyond the limits of
tue S.ate,these sections being designed only to pre
vent the charge ol a greater rate of interest or dis
count thau at the rats of seven per cent per annum
on notes or bills of exchange payable within the
limits ot the S ate and the expense of transporting
the com from the place where given to the place of
payment, and to pret ent the bulks from demand
ing, asking, or receiving, from any citizen of tuis
Stale a greater premium than one per cent, on the
amount of exchange sold when the bills of the bank
from which said exchange is sought to be obtained
or any bids which tue said bank may be receiving
on deposit are oflered in paymeot.
“Nor wbb it the intention of the tenth section of
said act to pievent or prohibit the sale by the banks
of time checks or bills of any kind.”
What a commentary is the bill reported by the
Committee, upon Georgia legislation and the stu
pidity and ignorance of that body, on so grave and
important a question. In Oot ober 1857, the Banks
suspended—two weeks thereafter (November Ist,)
tue Legis ature assembled, and alter a desperate
effort of about two months, passed a bill, the force
and meaning of which they themselves did not com
prehend, and no one el3e understood or could de
fine I And that, too, on a question affecting to a
greater exßmtthau any other the great commercial
interests and productive industry of the country.
Aud now, after the lapse of nearly twelve months,
during which the people and the commercial inte
rests of the country have suffered under the opera
tions of a law, which no one could understand, the
ssme body, at the very heel of the session, attempt
to deSne what they meant by the law of last year!
Verily, Georgia has reason to he p oud of her Le
gis ature—of which the above, however humiliating,
is a faithful picture. Win-a will Georgians learn to
repudiate the ignorant demagogues, who have so
long and so successfully sported and trifled with
their interests, on all questions involving the cur
rency or finance!
How the Tariff of 1846 was Carried —We
have received a communication from a gentleman,
wbo was formerly a manufacturer in England, which
informs us that to procure the repeal of the tariff
law of 1842, or as it is stated, “to dissemininate
free trade principles, aud to assist the political par
ty in this oouutry which opposed protection,” there
was a fund of £600,001) raised by taxing Iho manu
facturers of Eugland, each in accordance with the
amount of his business.
The gentleman who gives the information was
preparing to leave England at the time, and refused
to pay his quota of the tax.
We have never had a doubt as to tho means which
were used to dostroy wtiat Daniel Webster pro
nounced “the best tariff law we ever had.” It the
sum stated, which is equal to $3,000,000, was all that
the tariff of 1840 cost the English manufacturers, it
must be aek. owledged that the American interests
have been sold pretty cheaply. There has not been
a year siuoe the enactment of the law which has
done so much to injure the induslry of our country,
that it had not been worth ten times the sum named
to England. The same means which have been
used to procure a free trade au valorem tariff, will
be useu to retain it, aud to a much greater extent.
The friends of American industry caunot watch the
advocates of free trade too closely. There is no
candor in their arguments. They do but aim to de
lude ignorant and stupid men.— Phil. News.
The developments which are frequently made Os
the oerrupt practices of Congress, are quite suffi
cient to induoe the public to believe that body ca
pable of almost any act of perfidy. Whether they
are or cot, they have certainly acquired a very an
fortunate reputation for the representatives of a
great nation, and few feel that they are authorized
to contradiot any charge of corruption that may be
brought aguinst them. It is with a feeling like this
that we publish the above, which we hepe is an im.
prooable Btory ; yet, it may be str ctly true in ad
the leading points. As we know nothing of the
parties,however, we give it for.what it is worth; and
leave the reader, who is familiar with the corrupt
practices of that body, as developed in the last few
years, to form his own conclusions.
Catalogue of Fruits.
Descriptive. Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental
Tkkeh, Shrubs, Vines, Roses, Evergreens,Hedge
Plants . tVf-., cultiva'ed l and for sale al K KClT
lano Nursery, Augusta, Oa., by P. J. Pluck.
Mans & Cos , 1858-9.
We have horetoiore inadvertantly omitted a no
tice of the Catalogue of Messrs. P. J. Berckmans &
Cos., the present proprietors ot “ Fruitland Nurse
ry.” This Catologue contains descriptive lists of
the best varieties of Fruit Trees, Vines, Roses, Ev
ergreens, &c., &.C., all of which have been grown
especially for our Southern climate, and are, as a
matter of course, superior to those obtained from
the North. Those who deeire the finest Fruits and
Flowers, will do well to consult this Catalogue. Co
pies sent free to all applicants. Address: P. J.
Berckmans & Cos., Augusta, Ga.
Catalogue of Fruit Trres, &c., Cultivated and
for sale at “ Gloaming NurseryClarKsville,
Ga., by J. Van Buren, 1858-9.
This Catalogue, also, contains an excellent list of
Fruits for the South—especially native Apples, of
which Mr. Van Buren has been a dilligent and per
severing collector and propagator for many years.
Let all who think that “ Apples canr.ol be raised in
the Seutb,” convince themselves of the contrary by
planting aud raising the “ Mangum,” the “Batche
or,” the “ Shockley,” the •* Equineteley,” and ma
ny other Southern varieties which may be obtained
from the above Nursery. The Catalogue of “Gloam
ing Nursery” may be bad by addressing J. Van
Buren, Clarksville, Ga.
The Newspaper.—Tub Louisville Journal was
28 years old on Wednesday last, and its editor, Mr.
Prentice, indites an appropriate leader on “the
event,” in the course of which it is well remarked :
The history of a newspaper is much ot the world’s
history. The daily paper is the day’s history—it
clasps the world’s daylight. Bound in its daily
columns the world, with all its passing events, cir
cles. In it the steamship an ives and unloads her
freightage; in it the lightning flashes from thought;
in it the city booms, the corn blades glitter, the
wheat rustles its golden heads, the cattle low from
a thousand hills, and the market hums; in it the
poet siDga, and with his song the low wind comes
fresh and sweet over old meadows, and happy faces
gleam from forgotten doors. Yes, the world turns
every day in the daily newspaper. Its columns are
freighted with the world’s merchandize. Through
their avenues ring merrily the marriage bells, and
through them the hearses moves and iuneral knells
are tolled. Such must every daily paper be ; such
the Journal has been.
1 w
The Yote of 1858. —The Cincinnati Inquirer
says: We have the official returns from the fol
lowing States of their late elections. They com
pare thus with their votes in 1856 :
Dem. Opp. Dem. ‘ Opp.
Illinois, 126.010 125,462 195,3)8 133,638
In liaaa -..107 409 104.628 118 670 116 761
Ohio, 162 608 182,952 170 874 215.623
New York, 239,261 313, i59 195,878 400.711
Pennsylvania,... 171,096 198,119 23U.710 229 635
798,283 926,511 821,480 1,196,413
7.8 283 821,480
128,228 374,933
A Poor Fund. —The fund of $20,000 left by the
late Hon. John M. Niles, of Connecticut, to be in
vested for the poor of Hartford, was paid over to
the authorities of that city, a few days ago.
Accident at a Douglas Celebration. —At
Nspies, 111., on the 18th instant, a man darned Stew
art, was instantly killed by the bursting of a can
non, while firing a salute in honor of Douglas’
success.
Emigration from Europe. —The emigration
from Europe in the course of the last year was, ac.
cording to a recently published British official re
turn, 352 378 souls—of whom 109 COO were Ger
mane, 99,631 English and Scotch, 86,233 Irish, 18,-
B<J9 French, 8151 Norwegian and Swedes, 5000
Swiss, 1734 Dutch, 660 Belgians 800 Sardinians ;
the rest of unknown nationality. Os the total, as
many as 244,000 went to America.
A Volcano in Canada —The Pembroke Obser
ver baa the following: ‘The Bev. Mr.Boy, Wes
leyan Minister at Wakefieid, in a letter to a brother
clergyman, says: ‘I learn from an authentic source
that we have what is supposed to be a bona fide
volcano, about 130 miles up the Gattineau river-
Parties living near the place have seen it smoke,
and its internal rumblings have been heard and feit
at the Hudson’s Bay poet at the river Desert, which
is thirty miles distant. It is called Mount Diable.
This may probably account for the many shocks of
earthquake felt in the vicinity.’ ”
The great chain of Bail Boad between Philadel.
phia and Chicago is completed. The entire length
of this road is 824 miles. The cars begun theirregu
lar passage over this continuous track on the 29th
otthe present mcnth.
Civilization in Southern Africa.— The Brit
ish government has placed £40,000 ($200,000) an
nually, for three years, at the disposal of the present
enlightened and able Governor of its Colony at the
Cape of good Hope, for the purpoee of civilizing the
aborigines of that region. A hospital has been
erected, which has already extended relief to ove r
12,000 patients. Good roads have been commenc.
ei, and a plan of industrial training for the children
of natives has been established Several of the
African Chiefs have sent forty of their sons to be
educated at the Cape, and the Episcopal Bishop of
that diocese is now in England, engaged in raising
funds to found a college for persons of this class-
He appears to meet with much success.
Bev. Mr. Spurgeon is preaching in London. His
pale and haggared appearance are said to indicate
the suffering he has lately experienced from hie dis
ordered kidneys.
The Kieht Port of n Judge,
Some weeks since, we culled from one of our
exchanges, the following brief sketch of the remarks
addressed by Judge Price, of Maryland, to four
rowdies and thieves oonvicted of a theft committed
on tho plantation of Gen. Cadwallader, aud au
assault made by thini on his Overseer. If the judi
cial bench was occupied throughout the oouutry,
by such judges, the Courts would have much snull
er criminal dockets to eDgage their attention, and
the public would be spared the disgusting specta,
cles of the mock trials now eo frequent.
The Judge addressed the prisoners, in substance,
as follows:
Tou have been found guilty, by a jury of your
country, of two high cffences against tue laws of
tho land, and the peace and good order of the State,
viz : burglary and larceny. You banded your
selves together for crime, for robbery and plunder.
You deliberately arranged and fitted out. in the
city of Baltimore, an expedition to the oouutry for
that purpose; aud did, at the dead hour of night,
attack, rob and plunder the retired and peaceful
a node of Mr. Murphy, a worthy and unoffending
citizen of Harford county. For'these offence- it is
necessary that you should be punished, and will be
punished, not only because you deserve it, but,
also as a warning to others.
I regret to feel myself obliged, by' the duty I owe
to the community, to speak to you thus, and to im
pose upon you a sentence which, no doubt, you
will regard, and perhaps many others, as undu'y
severe. But the time has come when, I think, for
bearance to such as you are ceases to be a virtue ;
when examples must be made; when exemplary
punishment must be resorted to, at least in the case
of notorious and habitual offenders. And I do not
believe that more deserving subjects for exempla
ry punishment can be found thau you are. Although
young in years, you have the common reputation of
being, what I have no doubt you are, old in crime ;
habitually id's, vicious, aud criminal; living, not as
God intends man should live, by the sweat of his
brow, but iu idleness and vioo, and by plundering
the hard earnings of the honest and industrious ;
thus defying the laws of God and man. In other
words, 1 have no doubt you are, and have been
for years, common thieves, common rogues aud
robbers, and banded together for that purpose.
Besides this, the frequent instances iu our comma
nity ol just such crimes as you have committed,
and the rapid increase of crime generally in our
country, admonish us all that the criminal law of
the land must now be administered with a strong
hand, and such criminals as you arc made to feel its
power. Obedience to the laws must be enforced.
Life and property, man's home aud fireside, must
and shall be protected.
The judgment of the Court is,that for the offences
of which you have been convicted, you be tent to
the penitentiary aud confined therein for fourleen
years and six months.
Reward of Capt. Renaud by the City of
Hameurgh.— ln consideration of the great services
rendered to the survivors of the passengers and
crew of the unfortunate steamer Austria, by Capt.
ltenaud, of the French bark Maurice and Capt.
Fuanenmark, of the Norwegian ship Catarina, the
Senate of the oily of Hamburgh has voted an hono
rary medal, in gold, to each of the captains, and
honorary medals, iu silver, to the mates of their
vessels ; besides appropriating, for distribution
among the crews, au amount exceeding one thous
and dollars for each vessel. The medals will be
made especially for the occasion, and be will presen
ted through the respective governments.
Statistics of Emigration.— The statists of emi
gration at the port of New York continue to exhi
bit a large and steadily progressive decline, as the
following statement shows:
Emigrants arrived to Nov. 24th, 1858 74,317
“ sines, to Deo. Ist 993
Total 75,310
To came date in J 857 175.915
Decrease in 1858 100,605
Death of an old Bask Officer. —Mr. Samuel
Muliiken, of Newburyport, died recently at the ago
of 89 years and 5 months. He was for many years
Cashier of the old Newburyport Bank, and after,
wards of the Merchants’ Bank. He served in those
two institutions more than forty years.
Can Africans Emigrate to thf. United
States. —A correspondent propounds the follow
ing query :
“Is there any law or any treaty to prevent it ?
Colored men taken by force on the Africau coast I
suppose to be illegal, but if a parcel of colored men
choose to signify to me their desire to visit the Arne
rican continent, have they not the right to do so ?
The North say black men are free, lienee have a
right to go where they choose. Then, I ask, havs I
nota right, without any infringement on existing
treatie", to import or bring oyer at a fair remunera
tion, any quantity of Africans who desire to visit
this country /”
Resignation of Commodore Stewart. —The
Navy Department has received a communication
from this veteran officer avowing his intention of
resigning, unless he is restored from his position on
the ratired list, where he was placed by the naval
retiring board. In case he resigns, it is said that he
expresses a determination to return to the govern
ment sundry presents he has received as tokens of
the appreciation of his gallant services in times
past. The Stales, however, has good reason to
believe that Commodore S. will be nominated to
the Senate lor complete restoration to his former
rank.
The Washington Union recounts the wonderful
expedition of Capt. R. B. Maroy from Fort Bridger
to New Mexico last Winter, and mentions as a no
ticeable fact of the return route of this party “that
it affords a passage from the waters of the Atlantic
to those of the Pacific without going over a moun
tain. The assent to the summit level of the Rocky
Mountain chain is hero so very gentle as to be al
most imperceptible, and for sixty mqes upon the
platerre forming the dividing ridge the eye.cannot
distinguish which course the water takes.”
Loss and Recovery of $28,(100.—0n Friday last
a messenger from a Boston bank to the clearing
house lost $28,(100 on the Btreet. They were fonnd
by a young man and immediately returned to the
bank to whom they belonged.
Later from El Paso— lndian Attack on Fort
Defiance —The Galveston Civilian publishes the fol
lowing despatch, dated E! Paso, Nov. 9, and says it
comes from a reliable source. The account of the
attack qn Fort D. fiance does not tally with the
latest accounts from Santa Fe :
News has just reached this place from New Mex
ico, that the Navajo Indians had attacked Fort Do
fiance, Borne sixty days ago, with two thousand
warriors, and after fighting nearly all day were re
pulsed with a lubs on thtir part of nicety killed, and
on the part of the garrison of three soldiers only.—
The report is believed to be true.
A duel was fought on Sunday, one mile from
here, between Mr. John Giilett, merchant, aud Mr.
San uel Magt ffio, son of Col. Magoffin—weapons
rifles, distance sixty yards. Afer an exchange of
two shots, the matter was amicably adjusted.
From Tampico. —The New Orleans Picayune, of
the Ist inst has late a ccoants from ,Tampico, Mexi
co, reporting that city in the bands of Liberals, and
that there had been fighting from the 22d of Octo
ber to the Bth November, and only seven men killed
on both sides. The commander of the Spanish
war steamer Leon, suppoted by the Isabel Francis
ca and the Berenguela had demanded of Garza
restitution of the forced loan levied on Spanish sub
jects within twenty-four hsurs ; but that eventually
the affair was diplomatically arranged for the time
by Garza's devoting certain important duties to
their payment, with liberal interest. The arrange
ment, however, was made subject to the approval
ot Gen. Concha and President Juarez.
A Tale of Horrors. —The following is from an
exchange:—Two brothers-in-law, named Hunter
and Beed, in Grand Cote Prairie, Bandolph coun
ty, Illinois, got into an altercation a few days since,
while in a room alone. They went at it with knives,
and when first discovered, one of them was lying
dead in a pool of blood on the floor, and the other
was sitting Dear by, in intense agony, from a terri
ble gash in his abdomen, from which his entrails
protruded.
United States Treasurt. —The amounted mo
ney subject to draft in the United States Treasury,
on the 22d ult., was $60,059.54, of which $3,000,.
000 was at New York, $767,000 at Philadelphia,
$1,513 at B cbmond, $1,345 at Norfolk, and $6,458
at Wilmington, N. C. A transfer of $55,000 waß
ordered to Norfolk.
The Mackerel Fishery. —The Halifax (N. S.)
Journal says the mackrel Gshing has, so far, Droved
almost a total failure, at St. Margaret’s Bay and its
vicinity, this summer, and unless the fish “strike in”
within the next three weeks, great destitution must
ba the result.
Death of Dr. Giffard.— The London (Eng
land) Morning Herald announces the death at Fo:k
stone, Kent, of Stanley Less Giffard, L. L D., for
over a quarter of a century editor of the London
Standard.
Killed by Bear. —Mr. Wilburn Waters started
two weeks ago from Marion, Smyth county, Va,
to hunt bears, and has qot since returned. One of
his dogs came home badly wounded, and it is be
lieved that in a conflict with a bear, Mr. W. was
killed. He was one of the most noted hunters in
that part of the country.
Damages for a Husband.— Airs. Johanna Kiing
man has obtained a verdict for $3,000 for her hus
band’s life, who was killed on the New York and
New Haven Bailroad. The company plead in de
fence that the man was drunk, but the plea was not
sustained.
A Singular Suit. —A man named Mace has sued
a citizen of Dayton, Ohio, for having some yeers
ago caused his conviction and imprisonment in the
penitentiary for burglary. He lays his damages at
$50,000.
Tom Thumb and the Bull Dogs—A bull deg
attacked Gen. Tom Thumb's ponies lately as be
was riding to the Teutonic Hall, at Liverpool. The
ponies ran at great speed, and it was with difficul
ty, that the Genera! was rescued. His valet wss
knocked down arid injured, one of the ponies was
seriously wounded, and the carriage broken.
The “Curfew Bell.” — A revival of the Nor. I
man curfew, says a Paris letter, has been in opera
tion for these few evenings past al! over Paris, and
strange to add, there has been no noise made about
it, save the sound of the drum by which it has been
proclaimed in the more refractory streets ° 8
Pays Latin, and other unruly localities. 8
hour of 11 P. M., all thecafes, billiard rooms, pu
lie houses, and similar establishments, are punc u
ally closed, having been previously * vacua J
their habitual or casual frequenters. oe id ens
coldjust now prevalent has come in ai o t e n
regulation. _
Vicissitudes -The Bury (England) Post says tluff
Mr. Kidsdale, who died recently with on y -
pence in his pocket, and wnose funera eI P
were defrayed by a subscription, was eai n
tew years ago and owned 100 horses, but was ruin
by his losses on the “Turf.’’
The New York Tribune says that Hon. Henry S.
Lane, Republican, and the Hon. John G. avu >
Anti Lecompton Democrat, will be chosen Senar
tors by the Indiana Legislature, to contest the Beats
of Senators Bright and Fitah,
GEORGIA ITEMS.
Col. Wm. U. Harper, an old and valued citizen
of Columbus, Ga., died on the Ist inst.
We learn from the Milledgevilie Union that $25,-
9 ,M) , the net earnings of the State Road for the
month of November, has been paid into the State
Treasury.
Rev. Wm. Rogers, late President of the Cass,
ville Female College, has accepted the Presiden
cy of the Griffin Female College, in place of Rev.
H E. Morrow, resigned.
Adjournment ot the Legislature.—The pre’
seat session of the Legislature, in accordance with
a resolution passed by both Houses on Wednesday
last, will terminate on Saturday, nth inet.
The election for Senator from Chatham county
took place on Thursday. Very little interest was
manifested, there being but 430 votes polled of
of whi h Hon. W H. Stiles receivrd 404.
Railroad Extension. —The Cuthbert Reporter
says the track laying on the South-Western Rail
road hat been completed to witbin thirteen miles
ofCuthbeit, and that‘the laying is steadily pro
gressing .
Escaped from Jail. —John Winters, who killed
Berj. Hei ley in White county,broke Jail in Clatkes
ville last Thursday night. A. Wadkins, who was
confined for cruelly beating his sister in law, also
escaped at the same time.
Dangerous Counterfeit.— The Atlanta Ameri
can saye :—We understand that two counterfeit
notes, each of the denomination of fifty dollars, on
the Georgia Railroad Jt Banking Company, were
passed in the city a few days ago. We are told
they are remarkably well executeil, and difficult to
detect. We would warn our merchants and the
public to be on their guard.
Suicide by a Printer.— Mr. Jas. W. Bennett, a
printer by occupation, and for ten or twelve years
past foreman of the Southern Recorder office at
Milledgevilie, disappeared Tuesday night last, and
alter diligent sear hno trace of him Oould be dis
covered. La'.e Saturday afternoon bis body was
discovered iu a well, in the street, nearly opp.site
the ofiioe. Mr. B. had been for some time much
addicted to intemperance, and it is supposed be
threw himself into the well while laboring under
mania from that cause. He was about 35 years of
age, and left no family.
A .Mammoth Potato.
A correspondent, writing from Culloden, Forsyth
county, sends us the following :
Mr. Editor: I notice in your paper of the24th
of last month, several accounts of extra growth of
Potatoes. About three weeks past Mr. H.H. Sul
livan, who lives near our vil age, sent me a Potato,
of the Yam species, weighing 19J pounds, full
weight. It was weighed in the presence of a num
ber of reliable persons.
Very respectfully, W. J. E.
Marriage of Kindred. —A bill has passed the
House ot Representatives by a vote of 36 to 52
prohibiting the intermarriage of first cousins under
a severe penalty, aud outting iff the inheritance of
issue. The preamble to the bill asserts that many
deformations of mind and body are of congenital
origin, from the practice of near kindred intermar
rying with each other.— Southern Recorder.
Atlanta & Lagrange Railroad. —We are in
formed that the freight train on the A. LR. R.
brought to Atlanta on yesterday morniDg 1500 bales
of cotton. This looks like doing pretty well. This
Road is now one of the best paying roads in Geor
gia. The dividends are heavy, and a large duiplus
on hand. The working arrangements are of the
most complete character. Much of its success is
attributable to the skill and fidelity of the able and
gentlemanly Superintendent, Mr. George G. Hull,
who, we feel no hesitation in saying, is excelled by
no man ot hia age, in point of ability as a manager
of Railroad operations — Atlanta Intel , Ist inst.
Death of an Old Printer. —Wo regret to state
that Mr. B. T. Thens died suddenly at his breakfast
table yesterday, iu the midst of his family. He was
well known and enjoyed the respect and esteem of
all with whom he was acquainted. In early life Mr.
T. resided iu Charleston, where we balieve he com
menced bis career as a practical primer; he subse
quently removed to Savannah and continued in the
same vocation, end in 1840 was the foreman of this
office Finding himself too enfeebled by age for
its duties, resig: cd hie post aud was appointed to
the office of City Sexton, which he filled with satis
faction for several years. He subsrquen'ly filled
the office of Receiver of Tax Returns with the same
success. In all the duties of life, whether public or
domestic, he maintained the strictest integrity and
most faithful devotion. Peace to his ashes.
It is a somewhat singular coincidence that his
wife, a year since, also died at the breakfast table
without auy previous warning.— Savh. Rep.
Atlanta Papers. —Wonder if they have any
newspapers in Atlanta now tor have they all fail
ed, as must things do in Atlanta? We have been
sending our paper to the names of papers that were
published in that city some time since, as we have
not been honored (?) with a visit from either of
them, we suppose they are defunct.— Waynesboro’
News.
Wo assure our contemporaries that the omission
to place their journal on our exchange list was
purely accidental. We noticed their first issue, aud
intended to send them our paper, but forgot to do
so. As to failures in Atlanta, we know of none
except in the case of a certain “ Bgse Printer” to
get a fortune from Getmanya few years ago, and
the further fauureol the ssme individual to return
the, handsome little sum (above $100) he bad pro
cured under false pretence of going to Philadelphia
after the said fortune! Messrs. Gray Blount may
not understand these allusions, but Mr. Wilson Rice
will. —Atlanta American.
Melancholi Y Casuality.—On Thursday night
last ataboutuine o'clock a Gin House, on the
plantation of Maj. G. 8. Black, about four miles np
the Rail Load from Rome, was burnt together witti
three likely negro men belonging to Dr. J. W.
Longstreet, of th s county. The circumstances
were as follows : John Estis, the overseer of Dr.
Longstreet with three of his negroes were at work
at the Gin House at night, the negroes were in the
lint room stowing away some ootton when Mr.
Estis, very uuthoughteuly, stepped into the room
with an unprotected lighted caudle. In some way,
perhaps by the flying lint, fire was onmmunioated
to the combustible contents of the room, which iu
an instant was filled with flames. Mr. Estis bare-
Ip escaped; one negro got out but was eo badly
burned that ha died tl.e next morning, the other
two perished in the flames. Dr. Longstreet lost
besides the negroes about; eighteen bales of cotton,
amounting in nil probably to some five thousand
dollars. Mqj. Black's loss in Gin and Machinery
and some uu-giuiied ootton is about one thousand
dollars.— Rome Courier.
Finances of Georgia.— From the Report of
John B Trippe, Esq., Treasurer, tho following
sta'ement, to October 20th, 1858, lias been pre
pared :
Balance in Treasury, Oct. 20, 1857 $437 82C
Received from earnings of State Road 200,0110
Received from all other sources 563,573
Total $1,201,399
Paying of Legislature, Ses
sion 1857 $114,242-
Public Printing .. 20,164
Lun’c Asylum building; &o. 83,742
Civil Establishment 57,141
Academy for Blind, building,
&c 19,500
Special appropriations 72,093
Public debt, interest, &c... 2 f] 2,739
Miscellaneous objects 175,889 745,480
Baance in Treasury Oct. 20,1858 $455,919
This balance consists of the Bank stock, shares
in Gordon and Miiledgeville Railroad, uncurrent
funds, Attorney’s receipts, dtc., all amounting to
5G4, as unvailable assets, and cash on hand
sl3o 355, subject to appropriation. —Southern Re
corder.
Rotary Cotton Cultivator.— Mr. John M.
Hall, ot Warren county, Ga.. called on us yrstir
day and exhibited the model of a machine beariug
the above title. It is adapted to giving the first
woiking to young cotton. It is borne on two wheels,
with two blades iu front for paring off each side of
the drill. In the rear is an attachment moved by
gearing to which is appended blades to chop out the
cotton, and so arranged as to meke the cuts regu
lar. The horse is attache by meaus of shafts. Mr.
Hall claims that this nachiue will perform the work
of five hands, and do it better. We are inclined to
think favorably of it, but not prepared to say any
thing positive as to its merits.
Mr. Francis L. Brinkley, a planter of Warren
county, used it. last spring. He says of it:
“ I observed closely its operation iu all respects.
With one hand and one horse it will do the work of
five to six hands, and do it in a very superior man
ner. It reduces the cotton very nearly to a stand,
at the eame tim9 pulverizing the land in the drill
and sifting the dirt over the cotton so as to cover
the young grass when it is in a condition to stand
some ten days without further cultivation, and in a
much better condition for the second working.
‘‘The cotton certainly grows finely after the
Chopper. Its operation is simple, easily managed
and very substanti iL”
Such being its character, it is certainly worthy
♦h* attention of Cotton planters.— Columbus Sun,
’3rd inst.
Atlanta Rolling Mill. —We have taken oc
casion several rimts, to notice this magnificent en
terprise. On Friday afternoon we paid a visit to it,
and found it in successful operation. We were in
debted to the kind attention of Mr. Blake, one ot
the gentlemanly proprietors, for the following in
formation in reference to the establishment. The
investment amounts to eighty or ninety thousand
dol!a'S,up to th'* present time. It employs ncw7oor
8b hands, and when the whole arrangement ia com
pleted, it will require a force of hundred and fifty
hands. It will consume 4G tons of coa! per clay.
The present operations at this time, are confined to
rolling flit bars, preparatory to making Railroad
iron. The bars are rolled 7 inches wide, and one
inch thick. These are to be cut into pieoes three
feet 1 >ng, seven of these are put together,® aking a
mass 7 inches square. This is put iu the furnace and
heated tj a white heat. It is then run through the
rollers, the whoie welded together, makes a bar of
Railroad iron, of any pattern desired. Sometime
during the present we c k, the process of rolling Rail
road iron will be in full operation. This, we con
eeive to be one of the grandest enterprises ever in
auguratedin the .Southern country. We are in
formed that Mr. Scofield, one of the proprietors, is
among the first men of this oountry that ever em
barked iu this business. He ia a practical meeban
• ic, a high toned gentleman, and will no doubt make
an impress upon the history of Atlanta, which will
b $ an jesting as the records of our city.— Atlanta
Intelligencer.
Death of a Veteran.— Gen. John M. Davis
died in Allegheny county, Pa., on Monday, aged 8’
years. The Pittsburg Post says :
He received commissions from Presidents Je ar
son, Madison and Monroe. Ah P rlv * n e * r
6eer be served bis eoun'ry for f ® U p;®l bl f r ?, w itb a
the year 1897 b. passed throng* w.tha
company for the s.utbwest wb >even un _
Ohio on keelboats a” A Zirew Jarkson In the
Florida he distinguished himself, and
Indian m .. Horse sho j -_
especia.ly so a • - battle of New Orleans as
: me anny. and was one of Gen. Jack
a captain i be uu dertook ‘a most dangerous
ifotv—that of obtaining a supply of amniUDiuon for
Ihe American army—which he successfully accom
r had with the loss of a number of men and the
u'es attached to the wagons. For his Buccess in
ibis hazardous undertaking he received the honora
ble appointment of brevet major. Iu 1815 he re
( tired from the army, after the close of the war bad
I rendered his active services no longer necessary to
his coantry.
During the administration of President Jacks’ n
he received *!-e appointment of United States mar
shal for the Western district of Pennsylvania.
The Postmarking of Enveloped Letters.—
The Meuse of Liege states that a chemist of that
town has invented a paper for making the envel
opes of letters which has the property of re-produc
ing oa the peper enclosed the postmark whioh is
stamped on the outside. One great inconvenience
of the present envelope will be thus removed, as
every enclosure will bear the official date of its
transmission.
The executors of the estate of the late Governor
Marey have given two va ruble lots of land to St.
Peter a College, at Troy, N. Y.
The Boston and Worcester Bailroad Company,
gave over 4,000 lbs. of turkey to their employees on
tnanksgiving day.
Mr. David Smith, of the Wall known Liverpool
firm of Wilmer 4c Smith, hae jast died in London.
He was a member of the firm forty yean.
ALABAMA ITEMS.
Lewis Johnson, an ill and highly respected
citizen of Dal as county, Ala., died at hia residence
near Selma, on Thursday last. He was near ninety
years ot age.
A “West Alabama Agricultural and Horticulral
Association” has just been formed to embrace the
counties on the Tombeckbes at and Warrior Rivera.
F. T. Lyon of Marengo, is President, and a Fair is
to bo held atDemopolis in May.
The Clayton Banner learns from Montgomery
that the survey of a railroad from Union Springs to’
Montgomery will bo commenced very soon, and
considers it certain that the road will be built and
continued to Eufaula via Clayton.
Mobile and Ohio Rail Road.-Wo iaarn from
the Mobile papers .hat the entire length of the track
of this road now in running order, is 231 J miles from
Mobile to West Point. It is represented as one of the
best roads in the oouutry, both in its construction
and management.
An Alabama BooK.-Mre. R. M Ruffin, of Un
dontown, has written a book cubed Fir, - Sketch
es. The book has been published by Dennis Dy
kus, Marion, Ala , the proprietor of the Common
wealth newspaner. We have the authority of the
editor of the Uoiontown Herald and of a wr ter in
the Commonwealth, for saying that it is a ltti'e
volume possessing considerable merit. We evil the
attention of onr enternriing booksellers to tho rw
home-made book.— Mobile Mercury .
Munificent LtBERALiTY.-At the late meeting
of the Alabama Baptist State Convert!-.n H t
Gainesvilic, it wusauuouuoed that Jere.ll Brown
Erq , of Sumter county, Ala., would support us
maoy as fitly one theological stinl-.n-s n> H .ward
College, allowing to each $259. This would make
$12,750 a year given by this liberal gentleman
Howard College iu a Baptist Seminary at Marion
of high standing, Montgomery Confederation. ’
Fatal Affhat. —Weunderstand,from a gentle
man Irom Alabama, that a serious r Cray occurred
in Sinclair county, A'a , on toe oveumg of the 3Uth
ult., between a man by the name ot Beaman, tor
rnerly of this county, and two men named O berry
and Battle. The fight occurred at a mill helm ging
to Beaman aud hia brother, which rtsulied in the
deaths of Obcrry and Battle, by the hands ol James
W. Beaman, who was arrested tho following eve
ning near R ‘tue, Ga . and was taken beck to Sinclair
eoun'y to appear beforo the proper authorities
Cartersville Express.
Gin House Burnt. —Wo regret to ‘earn that the
giu house on the plantation ot Sir. T. 11. Brasher
nine miles east ot this place, together wiih ten bales
of cotton and about three hundred bushels of wheat,
was consumed by fire on Thursday evening last.
It appears that the gin was running at the time,
and a little negro buy, who was driving, carried
fire too near the lint room, which immeciately
caught fire, aud iu a few min;’, e,, the whole bni'd
iug was in flames. We understand that it was with
great difficulty the inulna wero Bavcd. The loss is
estimated at $2,001) —Columbiana Chronicle ’lsth.
Sudden Death. —Foster Thayer died suddenly
in Selma on the 25th. The Reporter in chronicling
the event, says :
Upon the person of the deceased, were found
various papers, and among them two letters which
dated at ‘Dorchester,” one iu July and one in
August last, aud signed : “Your true sister E ”
The letters were written in a beautiful hand, aud
breathed the uffection <f a devoted sister. There
was also found upon his person a Prayer Boch, in
which his name was written, aud d:ued “Buford
Cos., N. eh, July 16th, 1856.”
Homicide at Rough and Ready, Ala. —We
learn that on last Saturday, at It. ugu atm Ready
rail road station, Mr. William 3- Hui, was shot and
killed by James M. Kennedy, Esq. Both the
parlies live near Oak Bowery, if the account be
correct, that we have hoard, it was a o'ear case of
self-defence. It will be investigated, however,
next Wednesday; Mr. Kennedy having given
bond for his appearance on that day, in $1 SMJ.
Mr. Hill received four balls ; one through the hand,
one through the shoulder and two through tho body.
—Montgomery Malt.
Trial of thf. Circus Company. —The Circus
Company ot Orton & Older, who were arrested on
the 25th ult., sayß the Tuskegeo Democrat, were
brougot before Judge Alexarder on Friday last,
but some important whhoaees fortho S ate being
übseut, the cose was deferred till the next day at.
two o’clock, when it was again resumed. The
Court has been busily engaged ever since in taking
dowu the testimony ; and irom tho great number of
witnesses still to be examined, it will require several
days yet to dispatoh the case. The testimony is
rather strong against several of th-showmen, and
also against a young men named Rice B. Pearce,
who, it seems, has been living for a lew weeks in
Notasulga, audknd expressed his intention ot ieav
iug with ti e showmen We sine -rely hope tho
guilty parties may be identified iu justioe to them
selves as welt as to the ium>cent who are thus sub
ject to great pecuniary loss, aud personal iuoouvcn
uienoe.
We see it already stated in several papers that ail
the Company have been discharged ext ept two or
three. This is a mistake. None of them have yet
been discharged, nor will any be until all the testi
mony is heard. Mr. Older, one of the proprietors
of the Circus, is present, who has secuteu very able
counsel in behalf ol the Company, viz : Messrs,
liolifield, and Cbattuld of Aubuiu, and Messrs.
Chilton, M’lver and Abercrombie of Tu-kegee.
We fiud Messrs. Gunn, Clopton and V\ inn lor the
prosecution. The case has elicited great interest
in the community, the court room being all the
time densely crowded.
In a jolly company, each one was to ask a ques ■
tion. If it was answtrid, the proposer paid a for
feit, or if he could not answer it himself, he paid a
forfeit. Pat’s question wait:
“How does the little ground squirrel dig his hole
without showing any dirt about the entrance 1”
When they all gave it up Pat said:
“Sure, do you see he begins at the other end of
the hole 1”
One of the rest exclaimed:
“But how did he get there?”
“Ah,” said Pat, “that’e your question, can you
answer it youteelf.”
THte “Immense Windfall.”— The Harrisburg
Union ridioules the stateimntof the Cumberland
(Md ) Alleghanian, that John Brobet, of that conn
ty, had come into possession of an immense tract of
valuable land in Pennsylvania, which ho had sold
for $2,600,000. The Union says :
We happen to know that there are about four cy
phe.rs too m any as the sum mentioned, and more
over don’t believe that a single word in the state
ment alluded to is true, except that there is a person
named John Brobst, who lived in Maryland.
Unintended Anagrams.— One of these amus.
ing typographical blunders, to which the beet regu
lated printing offices are sutqeflt, occurred not long
ago, in the derangement of the letters forming the
title of a Western journal, “Star of the West,” so
that it read “Rata of he West.” A New York oo
temporary Bays that one of its most respectable ex
changes, “The Western Watchman,” came to it,
dated October 28tb, with the letters of its heading
thus ominously pied— “ Watch the Western Man.”
Specie Going South.— The steamer Black War.
rior on her last trip from New York for New Or
leans, took $850,000 specie on freight.
An enterprising Yankee has started a sausage
lottery at Leavenworth, Kansas. He puts up a
hundred sausages at a time, five of which each
contain a gold dollar.
Death of Another Explorer.— Francis C.
Walton, who was one of tho bravest of the survi
vors of the Kane Arotic Expedition, died recently
iu Philadelphia, iu the fifty-fifth year of his age, iu
destitute circumstances.
A Brooklyn (N. Y.) clergyman sued his parish
ioners for bis salary $332 68, and a jury awarded
tbe claim.
Mrs. L. L. Sigourney furnished fifty poor families
with turkeys or fowls, and pumpkin p ee, ot the
beet quality, too, for a Thanksgiving dinner.
A Large Contract.— The School Commission
ers of Ohio has been empowered to coDtractwith a
New York publishing house for 20,060 volumes of
wot ks.for thei r school libraries of he State at a Dost
of $60,000.
A Movement for Sonora. —A society baa been
form* and at Los Angelos, for the purpose ot enoour
aging the emigration cf Spanish Americans to So
nora.
The Paris correspoudeut of the London G'obe
sayß that Galway is about to be adopted by Franoe
as the outlet of her postal communication with
North America, and that the L ;ver lino will suc
ceed in getting a large subsidy from the Euperor—
the projected Havre line having withdrawn in fa
vor ofthe Galway enterprise.
From a return about to be pnblished by the Vin
isterof the Interior a’ Rome, it appears ti at tbe
number of political offenders pordone or r. oiled
from eiile since 1850, is 1258, and that the i.t m* er
now in custody is 258. Ot these, however, all ex
cept 70 have been condemned for oivit crime or
offences as well as political ones.
Oberlin College has, at present, 1,319 student!, cf
whom 513 are females.
Private letters from Lieutenant Mowry state that
new silver mines of great richness have been open
ed in Arizona, and that the gold diggings yie'r ed
well. He had secured from the Mexican authorities
in Sonora privileges of communication between
Guamas and the mining regions.
Mad —Mrs. Evans, a regular spiritualist medium,
went stark mad, while sptakiug in publioat t.'ino n
nati on Sunday night. She was locked up in a eta
tion house.
Down on “Rao Money.”—A hill has been intro
duced into the Mississippi Legislature, to proh bit
the circulation of all bnuk b*lid in that State of
twenty dollars and under.
A Scotch Military Company is being f .rtred in
New Haven, Connecticut, to wear a High and
dress. Twenty three persons have already en
listed.
During October the ooinnge at the New Or'oana
m ; n t amounted to $571,751, and the dtpos ts to
$751,934.
The Washington Star says that Mr. Ward wil
sail for China as soon as the Senate can ratify tie
vafoabls treaty just made by Mr. Beed, who is ex
pected to return to the United states by that time
A large fire occurred at Columbus, Kentucky,
Saturday. Several ot the best buildings wi’h their
contents were destroyed. Loss estimated $25,000 .
No insurance.
A woman died recently in Ci nc’nnsri, who lad
accumulated $3900 in her business of plsyirgoj a
hand organ and singing in the stree’e.
A census of Cincinnati, Ohio, shows the city to
have 53,611 school children.
Prize Fight.—A prize fight took place last Sat
urday near St. Louis between a ron named Co
burn and another Darned Looney !or $59. Over 70
rounds were fought when the two brutes mutually
suspended operations.
Expensive Delegate*- The oost of the franking
privilege is measurably illustrated by the faot that
it costs $7,009 to pay for the transportation ot docu
ments belonging to Mr. Biernhisel, the delegate
from Utah Territory.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has just decid
ed that the nse, in public, of a single oath, is an in
dictable offence.
Louis Paulsen, of Dubque, lowa, the great rival
of Morphy, as a chess player, recently played fifteen
gameß, simultaneously with as many different per
sons at Dubuque. The games continued nino
hours, but were not concluded. In every game,
however, Paulsen was ahead, and would have won
them without doubt.
A Mammoth Foundry —The government of the
United States is about to erect a mamoth foundry on
ihe Pscffc coast. It will be located atthe Mare
Island Navy Yard.
One of our western villages passed an erdinsnoe
forbidding taverns to sell liquor on the S bbatn to
any person except travelers. The next Sun ay,
nearly every man in town was seen walking arouad
with a valise in one hand and a pair of eat die bags
in the other.
CoPYWRioHT and Copywrong.— Some of on r
Texas exchanges having oomplained that their best
editorials are extensively oopied, without the tro
per oredit, the Yioloria Advocate replies tort n ii
often served worse thru that, for some of its b tt
editorial* are not oopied at all-