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From the Baltimore Sun. A REMARKABLE METEOR. The Chatauque county (N. A 7 .) Messen ger, of the tilth inst., gives an account of un extraordinary meteor which appealed at that place, on the morning of the 11th inst. about 3 o’clock. Various observers decide it as being very large, and brilliant beyond example—that it made a grating or “whiz zing” noise as it passed, and finally explo ded with a report something like the sound of a distant cannon. A Dunkirk it was al so noticed, Mr. Painter, whose varacity is vouched for, thus describes its appearance to him. We copy front the Messenger: Me was two or three miles from Dunkirk when he appeared to be instantly surroun ded with a most painful vivid light, procee ding from a mass of fluid or jelly-like sub stance, which fell around and upon him. pro ducing a sulphurous smell, a great difficul ty of breathing, and a fooling of faintness with a strong sensation of heat. As soon as he could recover from his astonishment he perceived the body of the meteor passing above him, seeming to be about a mile high. It then appeared to be in diameter about the size of a large steamboat pipe, near a mile in length. Its dimensions varied soon, becoming first much broader, and then wan ing away in diameter and length until the former was reduced to about eight inches, and the latter a fourth ofa mile, when it se parated into pieces which fell to the earth, and almost immediately he heard the ex plosion, which he says was tremendous. On arriving here in the morning, his face had every appearance of having been se verely scorched ; his eyes were much effec ted, and he did not recover from the shock it gave his system for two or three days.— This is really a marvellous story ; but Mr. Palmer is a temperate and industrious man and a man of integrity, and we believe any one conversing with him on the subject, would be satisfied that he intends no decep tion ; but describes the scene as nearly as possible, as it actually appeared. Proba bly, however his agitation as his sudden in troduction to such a scene, caused the me teor to be somewhat magnified to him. Other observers noticed that it threw off sparks in its passage, and described its size from six inches in diameter to the “size of a house”—rather indefinite—with a long tail. The Buffalo Commercial also copies the account, and says :—“At Erie and at Rochester, places about 120 miles apart in a straight line, the light was nearly as vi vid as that ofday. This shows the immense magnitude and great heightofthe meteor.” We may also add that the same meteor was observed in this city. The “Sun” of the 15th inst. published the following para graph : A Meteor. —A meteor of surpassing bril liancy was noticed to shoot across the sky, above this city, about three o'clock yester day morning. It was so light for some se conds, that the carriers of the papers could see to read the smallest type distinctly. At the time we penned the paragraph, we did not make particular inquiry into the matter. Its brilliancy was casually re marked by one ofthe carries, who did not appear to notice more than its vividness and the suddenness of its disappearance.— This will go further to show its immense magnitude, and great height. FIXED STARS. The number of stars of the first magni tude to be seen in the heavens is extremly small, not more than fifteen or twenty be ing visible. Outside of this class the stars of the second magnitude exist in greater numbers, there being from fifty to sixty known, while there are of a third magni tude more than two hundred to be seen.— There is a difference between stars of the same magnitude in point of size and splen dor. Nor must it be understood that there is any definite line ofdemarcation between stars of different magnitudes. The form of speaking is the same as if I should speak of men of the first magnitude, meaning those above six feet high, and those of the second between six feet and five feet six. This would be a perfectly arbitrary distinction and so is that of the stars. Now astrono mers have seen the necessity of some clas sification of this kind, and have therefore divided the visible stars into seven ordersof magnitudes, the smallest being of the se venth. As to the number of stars it cannot be told with any approach to accuracy.— When we get up to those of the fifth, sixth and seventh magnitudes, their number is beyond computation. The probable num ber which may be distinctly seen by the naked eye, has been estimated at 20,000 ; but this is a mere rough estimate. When, moreover, we come to apply the telescope to the examination, we discover a farther series of stars from the eighth to the seven teenth magnitudes which arc far too small to be visible to the naked eye. If now, the nearest fixed star, that one which can be seen under the most favorable circumstances, be separated from our sys tem by so vast a chasm, what must be sup posed to be the case with those of the sixth seventh, and still more of the sixteenth mag nitude, visible only by the most powerful telescopes? A star of the seventh magni tude can easily be compared with one of the first in point of splendor, by the photo meter, just as the light of a sperm candle can be compared with that of a lamp. Sir John Herschell has compared the splendor of a star of the sixteenth magnitude with that of one of the first, and has found that the light of the latter is equal to three hun dred and sixty-two times that of the former. Fi#m this, it can be inferred that the dis tsftice of a star of the sixteenth magnitude is such that it would require thousands of years for its light to reach our system.— These considerations present to our minds most comprehensive views of the economy of the Universe. For if light requires a thousand years to come from one of these plainly distinguishable stars, there can be now no doubt that it takes twenty times as long to come from others ; and what are we to infer from this but that there are visible objects in the universe which 20.000 years ago existed as they are now seen. Eight left these stars 20 000 years ago and hat j just reached the earth upon which we live. For 20,000 years past, then these stars for aught we know, may not have existed. In what a singular historical state does this view throw creation! Our system, then ex ists at an enormous distance from the near est fixed star, and look in what direction wc may, the same chasm yawns between us and it. The telescope of Sir William Herschell was of a power that has never been posses sed by any other, and many curious results have flown from his survey of the heavens. If we cast our eyes upon the different por tions of the firmament, we find the stars ve ry unequally distributed, in some parts being very closely clustered, and in others scattered at great distances from each other. There is a line across the heavens called theinilkv way, presenting the appearance j of a mass of whitish light, traversing the i whole arch of the firmament, composed of ! stars so thickly clustered together as to ap pear blended in one mass of white light.— Now after the most close and careful inves tigation, Sir Wm. Herschell came to this conclusion : that our sun is one of vast stra tum or bed of suns, the length of which is very great compared with its breadth, and its breadth great when compared with its thickness. Thcappearanceoflhis stratum is that of an oblong bed of stars, in which tiioy are crowded as closely together as pos sible. Now, Herschell accounted for the apparent difference in the distribution of the stars through space in this way : If a per son placed on earth sees the stratum through its smallest diameter, he looks di rectly through it, and the stars appear at some distance from each other ; if he sees it through its breadth, he sees them closer together; if he looks through its length, they appear denser still. In this latter case they have the appearance of a white light. And now I beg you to endeavor to strain your imaginations, for the mind aches in the attempt to grasp views like these, to full conception of these stupendous discoveries. Remember it has been proved that the dis tance of the sun from the nearest star of this immense bed is such that light can tra verse it only in three years, at the amazing velocitv 0f200,000 miles in a single se cond. Nothing is more certain than that of every star is at least as far as this from the one nearest to it. I spoke of the stars as clustered closely together ; but this was with reference to dimensions of which this whole mass of stars is but a point. With regard to the double stars, I shall have some things to say calculated to raise in the mind conceptions which I think will be fruitful of good. On a careful exami nation of some ofthe double stars, Sir Wil liam Herschell thought it probable that they were two suns at an immense distance from each other ; their apparent proximity he accounted for bv supposing that we see one behind the other, the view being thus fore-shortened. If so, he reasoned, it will be well to ascertain the effect ofthe Earth’s motion in its orbit upon their apparent dis tance from eacli other. This immense di ameter of this orbit he supposed would of course produce a change in their apparent distances. With reference to this he set a bout his examination ; and the result was one of the most important discoveries in modern astronomy, one of the numerous in stances which continually occur in which a person, seeking what is riot to be found, finds that for which he was not seeking and which he did not expect to find. He watch ed these stars, aud found that they did change their relative position. Tiiis in spired the hope that at last he had obtained the long sought effect of the earth’s motion in its orbit on the motions of the fixed stars. But he soon saw that the change was quite different from the one he had expected, and his first feeling was one of disappointment. But a sentiment the reverse of this soon suc ceeded it. He found that these two stars were in motion with respect to each other, and on pursuing the inquiry still farther, he arrived at a fact of absorbing interest that those twin stars were members ofa double Solar System, and in motion round each other iu paths similar to those marked out by the planets ; their orbits he found—were elliptical, ‘riius he found that they obey the same law of gravitation that Newton discovered, and arrived at one of the most magnificent conclusions in the whole range of science, that our Solar System exerts an influence upon the remotest part of the Universe. He saw in the fixed stars the same mechanism which was traceable in the arrangements ofthe Solar System ; one of the many evidences brought to light out of the store house of Philosophy, of the greatness and power ofthe Creator. TOO ZEALOUS BY HALF. In the days of our boy-hood we remember an old Deacon ofthe Church, in which our parents rared us, who being rather a world ly minded man, was astonishingly zealous in advancing the interest of the church to which he was attached. He was always present at private conferences, and at all public meetings, and in truth the qpngrega tion always listened with-eager ears to the exortations ofthe Deacon, and with infinite relish. We can look back at that time with real pleasure, and will here say that we have sat many a Sunday evening in the conference room of the old church drinking his words, and thought we had rather listen to him than the minister. But the Deacon we are sorry to say, was a little proud of his faculty of exortation, and strange to say he was suddenly inspired with a desire to preach on a Sunday before the “assembled multitude.” He consulted the minister, who willing to gratify him, though he much doubted his success, granted his re quest, and it was announced at the next meeting that the Deacon would hold forth to the faithful on the following Sunday Phe time soon came—the congregation assembled, much larger on that day than was usual on ordinary occasions—the dea con and the doors, walked church, solemn pulpit. somewhat different from the present; a chapter was read, a prayer was said, the choir sang one of their finest hyms, and then came the trying time for the now aspirant. He arose opened the Bible, found his text and read it in an audible voice, and then closed the book to commence. He first look ed straight forward for a moment, but said nothing—then he turned to the left, and then to the right, and then looked again to the centre ; then he took out his handker chief and drew it across his face, and cried a-hem ! By this time, the suspense of his expectant hearers had become painful, and all eyes were upon the Deacon. At length he broke out in these words, “ Brethren and and sisters,” said lie, “ if any of you think you can preach, just come up here and try it.” From the Barre Gazelle. YOUNG WIDOWS. A correspondent has scut us a long arti cle, entitled “ A Chapter on Young Widows. ’ We have only room for a few extracts : Young Widows are always blithe. They ever meet one with a smile and a flattering word. Can any one tell why ? Young Widows pay very scrupulous at tention to dress. None know so well as they, what colors, black, or otherwise, arc best suited to their complexion, nor what tricks of millinery best serve to heighten the beauty oftheir form. Their knowledge in this subject they still put in practice.— Does any one know why ? Y’oung Widows, if at first pleasant, gay, and agreeable through affectedness, pre sently become really so, through habit. It is said that she who is married a second time is a better wife to her second than she was to her first husband. Who can give the reason if I have not given it ? Young Widows are better pleased with bachelors than with widowers. What can be the reason? Y’oung Widows are the most charming part of creation ; the envy of one sex, and the beloved of the other—and why ? Anecdote of General Houston. —A very amusing incident was related to us by se veral citizen of Texas, which we do not re member to have seen in print. The field of San Jacinto is an open prairie, slightly waving, so that the position ofthe Mexicans was on an eminence, flanked by an Island of timber on one side, and the river on the other. Their lines could be distinguished fully from no other point but the timber ; and when the charge was resolved upon, Gen. Houston ordered the troops to advance in quick time, and at the flash of the ene my's artillery to drop so as to avoid the shot. The order it seems was understood by all the Texian soldiers, except a man by the name of Love formerly of Morgan county, Georgia. He was rushing on to the charge, in close column with the rest when at the discharge of the Mexican can non, the Texians were all prostrate except Love, who fancied himself the only survi vor. Os course he thought it useless to con tend single-handed with Santa Anna’s whole army ; that there was a limit to eve ry thing beyond which it would be folly in the bravest, to go ; and that the greatest a mount of good he could do, would be to convey the tidings with all despatch, to the wagon-masters and guard, about a mile off that every soul in Gen. Houston's army was slain, and that he alone miraculously es caped ! After the battle was over, Gen. Houston was told that only one of his men had run. He directed him to be brought in his pres ence, and expressed his mortification at his dastardly conduct. Love explained his ideas at the time ; protested that he was ig norant of tho general order to fall at the flash of the cannon, and that the scene ap peared to him as a universal slaughter, and that his solitary arm could make no impres sion on the enemy. Gen. Houston replied “Well, my friend, it may be so, but it has been very unfortunate to yourself. You are a single man, I learn, and the best ad vice I can give you, is to marry in the Bowie or Travis family ; for your blood needs a brave cross.”— Tuscaloosa Monitor. HORRIBLE EVENT. We are pained to learn that on Thursday evening last, a most horrible transaction took place in this county, nine or ten miles from this place, which resulted in the death of David Jarnegan, esq., and the wounding of several other persons. The circumstan ces ofthe affair are not sufficiently known to justify a detailed statement. The gen eral facts we will state as we have heard them. It appears that a Mr. Morgan had arranged a matrimonial elopement with a daughter of the deceased, which, with the aid of friends, was accomplished on Thurs day ; the parties having repaired to a house in the neighborhood where the marriage ceremony was legally performed. Upon learning the fact of the elopement, Esq. Jernegan became very indignant, and de termined to go in pursuit. Taking a few friends he soon reached the house where the marriage party was assembled. We learn that he forced the door and entered, when an attack commenced, in which the deceased received sundry wounds, which produced his death early yesterday morn ing. Some others were wounded; among them Mr. J. F. Simmons, who we under stand is seriously if not dangerously in jured. We have not heard further from the matter. With the deceased we were well acquainted. He was a wealthy plan ter, & possessed many fine pointsofcharac ter. His untimely end is much regretted by his numerous friends. The affair will no doubt be investigated, when the whole of the facts may be given to the public.— La Grange ( Tenn .) Gatherer. A Judge once said in a court of law, “ Keep silence there ! it is very strange one cannot have silence ! Here we have been deciding God knows how many cases, and have not heard one word of them ” HORRIBLE MURDER. The Knoxville (Teun.) Register of the 6th inst. has the following : One of the most horrible outrages that it has ever been our lot to record, was perpre trated in the neighboring county of Cocke, about six or seven miles from the town of Newport, just before day break on the mor ning of Wednesday, the 30th ult. the particulars, as they have reached us, are briefly as follows:—A negro boy named Bill, owned by Mr. John 1 homus, armed with a large axe, proceeded to the chamber where his master and mistress were sleeping, and attacked and mangled them in a most shocking manner, cutting the arm and breast of the woman, and brea king the arm ofthe man in two places, and inflicting numerous other wounds, of which both is thought will die.l He then deliber ately set fire to the dwelling house, stable, j and all the outbuildings. ] A near neighbor, named Benson, alarm ed by tho noise and the burning buildings, was hastening to the house, when Bill met him and despatched him, with the axe of which he still retained possession, cut off his head and threw the body into the burning barn ! By this time a considerable number of the neighbors had assembled. Bill, however, succeeded in keeping them all at bay with his axe, until a gun was procured, when ho was shot and thus disabled from further resistance. He was then seized and bound and taken to Newport, where he was lodg ed in jail. Our correspondent informs us that this same blood thirsty villian was owned not long since by a Mr. Wylev, of Blount coun ty, and while in his possession murdered a fellow servant by cutting ofThis head. lie was brought to trial at that time, but was acquitted on the plea of insanity. We learn from another source that both Mr. Thomas and his wife have since died of their horrible wounds. A TERRIBLE AFFAIR AT LOUIS VILLE. One man burnt to death and another mur dered.—A fire broke out at Louisville on the 19th inst., which consumed a house in tvhich there was a sick man, a stranger who became a victim to the flames. It is sup jiosed that a person, not known to the family where the sick man lay, who came a few divs previous and assumed tiie authority of tilling charge of him and his effects, set the building on fire. Several other adjoining bouses were destroyed before the flames could be checked. The most terrible part of this affair is yet to relate. While the fire was raging, a gentleman named Patten, an old and high ly respectable citizen removed his furniture fearing that his house might also be consu med. After the fire had been completely extinguished, and the bustle and turmoil at tendant thereon had subsided, Mr. Patten proceeded to replace his property; and whilst in the act of doing so, was attacked in the passage leading to his house by a man armed with a bowie knife, who coolly and deliberately, without the slightest provoca tion, stabbed him to the heart, and made his escape: the unfortunate man expired almost tistautly, but with his last breath uttered in hnguage loud enough to be heard, that his nurderer was named McLaughlin, who has since been identified, apprehended and imuisoned, to await his trial,. It is theo pirion of the Louisville Journal, that city is at present infested with a frightful gang of incetdiaries, and that the fire here mention ed, wis undoubtedly caused by some of them. \DVERTISING GRATIS. Manj people seem to have strange no tions in iespect to the matter of newspaper advertising. They think that because a newspaper is sold for less than it costs, the advertisiig ought to be done at the same low rate ; notaking into consideration the fact that it is vrluable in proportion to the ex tent of the nreulation of the paper in which the advertisiment appears. Some persons are unreasoiable, but there are others more unreasonableyet; they expect to get ad vertisements, inserted for nothing, notwith standing the faq of which they can hardly be ignorant, tha.the proprietor must pay the compositor for etery type set up. It is sel dom however, tint such favors are asked, except by persons e ngagcd in the prosecu tion of some benevolent purpose. They want to raise moner, it may be by a ball, a fair, a benefit at tie theatre, bv contribu tion, or some other beans requiring public notice; and this pubic notice, on which they rely as indispensxble to their success, they are unwilling to jay for, even though the cost be but a trifle n comparison with the benefit expected to -esult from it. Is this reasonable ? Whydiould the editor of a newspaper be expected to do that which is not expected of personsin other business. His capital is invested in tis business, and out of the proceeds he has like others, to pay all the expenses nece&ary for carrying it on ; and all that can be reisonably expec ted of him, when any charitable or benevo lent purpose is to be accomplshed, is that he contribute according to his disposition and ability like other persons. Tlis we are ev er ready to do, and often havj done; but we have done more. All our readers, eve rywhere know, that our pen has been thou sands of times freely wielded in he cause of benevolence in its various forns; and ma ny who were sick and destitutt know, that charity has found them through our instru mentality, and stretched forth h;r hand for their relief. We refer to these things not in a spirit of boasting justification, for not withstanding all that we have dtne, there are those who would fain impose upon us a weight of labor to be done gratis, which would cost us as much to pay for its perfor mance, as will probably be contributed by the richest man in the city. The weight of such burthens we are unwilling to bear; and while we cannot consent to work for nothing at the request of any and every one who may seefit to ask us to do so, we shall be found at least as ready to contribute our means in the promotion of works of charity and benevolence. —Baltimore Sun. From the Savannah Republican . SAVANNAH CHAMBER OF COM MERCE To the F/antcrs of Upland Cotton oj the State of Georgia : Gentlemen, —The Mercantile Communi ty has for some time directed its attention to the suggestion ofsome reasons by which you might be induced to pack your Cotton in square bales, when preparing it for mar ket. Many plans have been proposed fir‘a more rapid advunec iu putting up Cottons in the shape recommended. At one time, it was considered, that a premium on the square package might be effectual, or that a deduction made on the round bale, would accomplish the object. The opinion has prevailed, that the bet ter course would be to address your inter ests by a different mode ; knowing, that you yourselves must be convinced by ex periment, that the Cottons you have packed in square bales, in most cases commanded a preference in sales, and very generally an advance in price, beyond the same qual ity in round bales, and that this argument must have great weight. It has been usually estimated, that Cot ton, packed in well formed square bales, would command one eighth to one quarter of a cent more than the ordinary round bales. ‘I bis difference would amount to forty-six cents in one case, and to ninety two cents in the other, on a bale of three hundred and seventy-five pounds, or ninety two dollars on one hundred bales. The introduction of the weight of a bale of Cotton, three hundred and seventy-five pounds, is intended also to designate a con venient size for all purposes, and this weight can readily be pressed into the dimensions now recommended to you. In South Carolina, the custom of packing in square bales is almost universal, and ob servation shews how many advantages are gained, when largo supplies are received from Hamburg. It is supposed that the saving of labor in the operation of packing Cotton in square bales, in addition to subsidiary advantages, would, in a short time, repay the expense of the screw and its appendages, and the ap pearance of the bales would naturally please the eye of the owner and the buyer. The temptation to and the facilities of false packing, will in some degree be re moved by’ making square bales, as experi ence demonstrates. In the prevalent desire to compress a large quantity of’Cotton both in round and square bales, the packages have become most unwieldy and interrupt the stowage of vessels. Even in this state of the case, the square bales receive the preference over e qually disproportionate round bales. But one of the most serious objections to this enlarged weight, arises in the transpor tation. The dangers of the river naviga tion are increased, and in the same ratio must be the difficulties of saving the bales in case of accident, and the stronger proba bility of loss to shipper or insurer. Square bales of Colton are less liable to injury by breaking or tearing than round, therefore are generally delivered in better condition, and this package is not more sub ject to damage by water. Buyers and shippers always prefer the square package. The Continental markets for Cotton demand square bales, and Sa vannah has participated less in that trade, from the small supply of that description of package. Square bales can usually be shipped at a freight of one eighth to one quarter of a cent less than round to any foreign port, for the reason, that the expense ofstowing them is much less ; the ship or vessel carries more, and her lading is accomplished with greater despatch. In stowing a vessel, the process of screw ing the bales make less impression on a square than on a round bale. Therefore, it reaches the market in better condition, saves expense in mending and repairing, and loss of weight which occurs in conse quence of the round bales being broken in to pieces, and the result must be the loss of Cotton from the bales. A ship of two thousand bales would be loaded with square bales in ten or fifteen days, whereas as the bales ordinarily come to our market, one third to one half more time must be consumed. In the demand for Cotton “for export,” is almost exclusively supplied by square bales, and this demand must of con sequence be from the Continent. To an intelligent body of men, such as the Planters of Georgia are, these state ments will carry conviction of the advanta ges and the policy of the measures proposed to them. By them the profit is to be recei ved, and the reputation of their staple pro duct will be extended, without any materi al increase of expense. It may be asked, who will more proba bly share the direct and indirect benefits of the measures suggested than yourselves ? Let it be kept distinctly before the public mind, that the Cotton of the United States is threatened with severe competition from va rious quarters. In its preparation for mar ket, the Planters will find it necessary to exhibit all their natural advantages, and these must be sustained by all the artificial means in their power. Quality first, con dition second, in order. Your interests and the interests of the State are commercially and individually addressed, by the recommendations propo sed to your considerations, and it is fairly to be presumed, that these will not be ne glected by those who are accustomed to such strict attention to them. This communication is concluded by stating the dimensions of a bale (square) such as is universally approved : Length of bale, 5 feet 4 inches ; depth, 2 feet 10 inches ; width 18 inches, secured by four ropes, and weighing 375 pounds. By Order of the Chamber. JOSEPH HUMMING, President. Savannah, Ist July, 1842. For the purpose of packing square bales, we would recommend an invention of Mr Rob’t .ft ardittg, ofSouth Berwick, Maine, which for compactness, simplicity and im mem o power, cannot be surpassed. Tho iron work of one of these preoses will cost a hontSlOO. It can be put up in the gin room worked by one or two men, and will occupy five feet in height, seven feet in width, and about four feet in depth. Fur ther particulars can be obtained by addres sing (post paid) G. S. Harding, Savan nah. I ■ —mi jmnr msm NEWS km GAZETTE. “WASHINGTON, GA. THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1842. OiT” Evidence of Hard Times. —The highest prices for likely Negroes, sold here at Sheriff’s Sale last Tuesday, were from 8350 to 8400. OCT The way they Redeem. —The Poor School fund was paid to this County entire ly in the new emission of 81 and 82 Cen tral shin-plasters, which were issued accor ding to the Act of the last Legislature to Redeem the large bills. Rather a lavish use of Specie this. At Lincoln Superior Court last week, in the case of the State vs. Harrison White, Judge Andrews decided that the law of 1837, against carrying concealed weapons, is unconstitutional, and therefore void.— Prisoner was accordingly discharged. OCT” Extraordinary Dispatch. —lt lakes as long a time fora letter to come from Athens, Geo. as from New Y’ork to this place. Wc yesterday received papers from both places of the same date, 29th ult. We wish our friends on that mail route would unite with us in endeavoring to procure some bettor regulations, as the mail communication is of some importance. ()$” The Southern Miscellany is the title ofari interesting weekly newspaper lately established in Madison, Ga. It is neutral in politics and devoted to Literature. We wish the publisher more success than he can reasonably expect in these hard times. Splendid Luck ! There was a crowd in Town last Mon day, it being the day for the Inferior Court; so we turned out to dunning with about 400 dollar’s worth of bills in our pocket. Dear reader, how much do you think we got ? Why, the immense sum of six dollars and a half !—found only one person out of about forty that we dunned, who had the least compassion on us. We sat down at night and reckoned up the excuses we received. Here is the sum : Four told us they would pay us some of these days, but that the Editor was always the last man paid. Couldn’t but acknow ledge the melancholy fact. Twelve Executor’s and Administrator’s had got no money from the Estates they represent, and couldn’t pay till they got it. Some of these wc hope will be haunted by their defuncts until they fork up. Twenty or more had no money—couldn’t find it in our heart to be hard upon them, being in the same fix ourself!—Believe some of them told the truth. One paid up like a gentleman—we wish he would let us publish his name with an appropriate panegyric—he is a pattern to patrons. One told us he’d as soon have a pistol presented to him as a bill, and thought we ought to be indicted for totting deadly wea pons. Another chap cut out when he saw us coming towards him with a paper in our hand—we dodged him round the Court- House, but he was too quick for us, and we had only the satisfaction of catching a dis tant glimpse of his horse’s tail whisking round a corner towards out of town. One fellow said he’d bed and if he would pay ! We thought this a very suf ficient reason for refusing, but we don’t be lieve it will make much difference in his case whether he pays or not. This capped the climax—we “ blowcd off the dogs and quit the drive.” Square Bales. We recommend to the attention of Cotton planters the address of the Savannah Cham ber of Commerce, (which we extract from the Savannah Republican;) on tbe subject of packing Cotton in square bales. This has been repeatedly urged upon the consid eration of planters, but we are sorry to say with little or no effect—most of them, at least in this section, still continue to in the old-fashioned unwieldy and unsight ly round form. We have been assured by those who have had ti:e best opportunities of knowing, that the screw-packed Cotton is in'every respect
