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VOLUME XXI.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 25. 1848.
NUMBER 19.
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TREMENDOUS MASS MEETING IN N. YORK.
One of the most remarkable mootings ever held in
any country, for any purpose, came off at tho Purk in
New York, on the 3d iustant, for the purpose of giving
expression to their opinions relative to the French Rev
olution. The ni&tiug was made up of men of all na-
lions—and some estimate the number of persons pres
ent at 150,000—certainly not less thnu 100,000.—
Throe distinct stands for the speakers were erected in
the Park, for each the Americun, French and German
population, where speeches of the most enthusiastic
character were made. The ceremonies were closed
by the brilliant illumiuatiou of the City Hall, and ma
ny surrounding buildings, aud by a splendid exhibition
of fire-works The New York Mirror, in giving an
account of the proceedings, remarks as follows :
“The little triangular plot of gn mi ml in front of the
City Hall, which we rail * The Park,’ with its huge
marble basin und circular of cast iron lillies growing in
its centre, was the scene yesterday of a second Pente
cost ; it was n true Pentecost of Liberty, such an one ns
no other snot on the Globe has ever witnessed. Here
were all the nations of the earth assembled together,
marshalled under their own banners, and addressed in
their native tongues, to relehmtc the new birth of an
other great nation, wliiqh has been baptized in blood, for
without the shedding of hliNid there appear* to 1st no
possibility of a remission of tyranny. Tlie mere specta
cle of a great multitude of men is always imposing, but
when it was remembered for what object all those Co
landers, Italians, Irishmen, KngliMhmen, Scotchmen,
Austrians. Prussians, Hungarians, Swim, Swedes, Span
iards, Frenchmen ami Americans were aisrmhled to
gether, the sight made the heart leap, anil the blond rush
wildly through the veins. It was a great triumph for
humanity when l<»* than three millions of Americans
threw off tho sharks of British tyranny nml declared
theimelves Free nml Imlenemlant, but yesterday the pe
'* if by one accord, in i
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
O neralt Scott and Worth—the order displacing Qcn'l.
Scott—Hie reply.
War Department, Jan. 13, 1848.
• • • After the fttllest consideration of the subject,
the Preeidetit has not been able to give his approval to
the course you have adopted towards Brevet Maj. Gen.
Worth; and for reasons which I will briefly state he de
fers. for the present at least, to order a court martial for
his trial on tbc charge you have presented against hint.
The document shows tliat Gen. Worth felt deeply ag
grieved by your “ General Order No. 319.” Imputa
tions of a very serious character wore by tliatorder cast
upon some of the officer* under your immediate com*
man I, and. from its peculiar phraseology, it was under
stood hv Gen. Worth, or others, as indicating him as
one of the officers obnoxious to the severe censure and
reproof therein contained. With this view of the im
port and object of tho onler, his attempt by all proper
means to remove from himself the Ignominy of these im
putations cannot Is* regarded as an exceptionable course
on his part. As tlte stroke which had, as lie thought,
deeply wounded his honor os an officer and his diame
ter os n man came from your hands, his application for
properly mode
tain such retires* a
redress was r
'ly made to you ; hut as he did not ob
is lie believed, tinder the circumstances
of tho case, was duo to him, he exorcised, or attempted
to exercise, the right of an appeal to superior authority.
If lie was actually aggrieved in this matter, or believ
ed himself to bo so, lie hail an unquestionable right to
have th" subject brought to the consideration of his and
your ci minon superior, the President of the l). 8. lire
prepared charges against you, (for his letter of the 16ih
of November to the Secretary of War can be viewed in
no other character,) and endeavored to send them thro'
you, the only channel lie could use without violating es
tablished regulation*, to this common *ti|iorinr. For the
matter contained in these charges against yourself, you
have made a charge against him, forwarded it to the
President, and asked for his trial hy a court martini. If
the course of proceedings which you pur|>osc in this case
i< eanrtiotie l and carried out, you cannot hut perceive
that the precedent will hi* most fatal to the essential
right* of all subordinate officer*. If Gen. Worth has been
guilty of an offence hy prtqwiring and attempting to
t'aio'init charges against you to the President for wrongs
and injuries alledgerl to have Iteen inflicted by you on
h'm, it seems to lie a necessary consequence that, what
ever may be the character of the wrongs and injuries
Dutch Bolting Clothe.
B EST article ANCHOR BRAND, oil numbers,fo
sale by
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Next door to Wra. A. Kedd A Co.
Columbus, Aug. 17. 1647 35 tf
STATES LEWIS,
Hone, Siga aid Ornamental Painter.
OPPOSITE THE MARKET.
CET* All orders promptly attended to, at prices to suit
me*. (2 tf) Dec. 28
TANNER WANTED.
WISH to employ permanently, if the person gives
satisfaction, a good Tanner wImi understands curry-
ig, to take rharg* "f a Tan Yard in Muscogee ro. tleo.
Address me at Shell Creek Post Office, Musi
pie wore drawn together by one aecortl, in one place, to
rejoice over the disenthmlmt'itt of thirty millions of
Frenchmen, who, in three short days, had passed from an
oppressive bondage to a state of perfect freedom.”
Oua Conor kb* and France.—We learn from the
Uniou that the rceolution unanimously passed by the
Senate on Thursday, declaring sympathy with France
in the establishineut of a republic, wore sent off yes
terday morning, by express, from tho State Deportment
to New York to go out in the new steamer U. States,
which leaves New York to-day. We cannot doubt
that tho ume patriotic and liberal sentiments will he
promptly expressed by the Houso of Representatives,
so as to be transmitted to the nationul assembly of
France by the next steamer.
Strieing Coincidences.—In 18.30, no soonorhad
the Dey of Algiers arrived in France, as a prisoner of
Charles X., than the King was dethroned and exiled ;
and in 1848 no sooner had the Emir, Abdel-Kader,
reached the shores of France as the prisoner of Louis
Phillippe, than the King of the barricades was de
throned and exiled ! Tho Doy, at the fall of Charles,
exclaimed “God is just; lie bus avenged me !*' and
who would prevent the Marabout, Abdel-Knder, from
making the same assertion of providential retribution.
I April
18.
imI llmce, Musrogee cc
JAME8 McGUIKE.
18 tf
NEW GOODS.
[ U8T received, a few very handsome patterns French
I Muslins, l*wns, Ginghams. Ac. Ac.
[ Also, some rich lore and Embroidered Canes, Frilled
I Needle Worked Collar*, Ac. Ac. and Linen Cam-
’ Handkerchiefs, from the cheapest to the very best
Jity. GEO. A. NORRIS.
Harrh 7 12 if
A Friend of the Bourbons.—The Natiouul In-
JfajjAsccr states that a communication from Mons.
ttHMnurtinc was received by M. Pageot, continuing
him as representative to this country of the French
Government, but he declined the intended trust, giving
his reasons for his attachment to the fallen dynasty,
and his determinatiou not to hold office under its sue-
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Wynne a Chandler,
* f E now on I land a good assortment of Roots
id Shoes, whieh they have just received from
mferturer*, and to which constant additions will
b during the season.
•a* black, bronze, and light colored Gaiter Boots,
iters, Cloth Buskins, Kid Hlipper* and Walking
>nu’ fine Calf sewed and pegged 1
Brogan
la, half-Boots
, Boy.' and Children's Shoes, of every vari-
len’s Morocco and Leather Bootees,
it Calf and Kid Boots and Brogans; Negro
Ac., constitute a portion of their stork.
Ga., Nov. f, 1847. 46tf
4 umlm*. 1
WILLIAM A. REDO A. CO.,
lAgenta for Troop Factory,
I TROUP COUNTY. OA.
|/olumhti* f Nov 23, 1847 49 ly
| Fashionable Hats and Caps.
NEW Mnlmkin and Fur HATS, of the
' Fall style ; broad brim Brash Hat-, and a
large lot of Gents’ and Boys’ Cloth and
i CAPS, are just received, by
WYNNE A CHANDLER,
who*, Nov, t, 1847.46 tf
TO RENT,
THE STORE two doors below the office of
[ Messrs. II. 8. Smith A Co. Abo, two conven
ient Tenement^ now being completed, near the
r of Troup and Bridge streets.
THOMAS A DOWNING.
■ch7. 12 tf
L. M. DURR,
Ii now opening, at his new store,
belowpioody, Grime. A Co., Ea.1 aide Broad
I iuki, a General Block of
■pie Dry Goods aid Groceries,
Homespuns, Calimea, Sheetings and 8hir
i, Hals, Caps and Shoes, Saddles, Bridles,
BAGGING AND ROPE,
*4 Coflee, Motemee, Balt, Neil*,
i. Soap, Raisins. Candle*, Starrh, While Lead,
Oil, Patty, Glare, Mackerel, dec. foe., all of
II he cold low for Cash.
1 2tf
1st
AT COST!!
|HE subscriber will sell the remainder of hb stock
r Cashmeres, Mooselatne de Lxines, Ac. Ac. at
k I GEORGE A. NORRIS.
It tf
I feet 4 il
TO FARMERS.
I A CO. would cell the attention of per-
uptown to their mack of Hardware,
s. Tools of every description. Mill Irene
; where customer* earn he vunpiied
i their line as low as at any house
I quested CiVraicgftf IRON always an hand, next door to
‘ ue hires
May 16.
A Military Execution.—The New Orloaus Delta
gives the following extract from a letter dated at Ca-
tnargo, on the Rio Grande, ou the 13th ulL :
11 1 have just returned from a most melancholy scene.
ven soldiers sentenced to death for desertion. Three
•re first brought out, kneeled on their coffin*, and were
shot. The otlier four were then brought forward, kneel
ed, liandage tied on their eye*; the words “ ready!
present!”—and glorious news it was—the poor fellows
were reprieved ! They all stood it like majors. One of
them minted when (lie tmndage was taken from Ins
eyes.”
Try It.—Dr. Daily, in a letter to tho Springfield
Gazette, recommends 10 or 12 drops of Aqua Am
monia, largely diluted with water, to restore conaciotiH-
when the patieut remains too long insensible from
the use of chloroform.
Important to 8finiters.—A verdict was reccutly
given to a lady of Philadelphia of ten thousand dol
lars, in a breach of promise case. The great amount
of damages is attributed to the rascally conduct of the
defendant, which the jury were determined to punish.
A Cat may look at a King.—Punch says this is a
very ancient maxiin, but if Kings do not take care, it
will become ohsolelc, for though it may be always true
“ that a cat may look at a king,” the time may come
when a oat must look very sharp indeed to find one.
Summary Punishment.—A robbery was recently
committed on board one of the Mississippi steamboats,
by two well dressed villains, bearing the outward sem
blance of geutiemen. They were caught iu the act
of making free with the pockets of their fellow pas
sengers and made prisoners in the name of the boat
In the morning, a Court was instituted, and a jury
drawn from amongst the passengers, to try the culprits,
who, after due deliberation, rendered a verdict that they
ought to receive forty lashes save one on the bare
back—but having respect for the laws of their couu-
Dy. and being opposed to mob-law, they decreed as a
punishment that tho Captaiu of the bout set them
ashore, one on each side of the river, at the first con
venient landing. Verily, Judge Lynch b possessed of
more of the “ milk of human kindness” than the
world is disposed at all times to give him credit for.
07* Tho City Council of Charleston have author
ised the subscription ou the part of the city of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars, to aid in tho completion
of the Nashvilband Chattanooga Road
The Courier of last week adds: “ We barn that
a Telegraphic despatch was received here yesterday,
announcing the gratifying intelligence that tho Geor
gia Railroad Company had subscribed Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars for the same object.”
IT* Mr. Clay arrived at Ashland ou Wednesday
night of last week. He is in excellent health and
itary offence. * * * *
i it I* |<osNihle that a subordinate officer may
sutler wrong from a superior, justice, sound policy, and
tho good of the service require and demand that tV av
enue to redress should not lie obstructed; hut obstructed
U would Ik* iu a most effectual manner by tho course of
procedure which you have adopted iu the case of Gen’I.
Worth. •*•***•
If it shall appear that General Worth has fubelv and
knowingly churged you with “ malice ngninst him,*’ and
of having acted in a manner unbecoming an officer and
a gentleman towards him, ho has in that committed an
offence for which lie may and should lie punished ; hut,
before investigation, it is no more Inin* assumed that
your charge* against him are true than his against you
Both law and natural justice require that (lie order of
events should 1st pursued in xiioli cases. The charges
which he prefers against you should he first disposed of,
before proceedings can be instituted against him formal*
ico in preferring those charges, or for presenting such a*
he did not know or believe to bo well founded. Your
charges against him go upon the ground that lie is n ma
licious prosecutor of yon. It is a well-established prin
ciple that no man can be proceeded against ns n mali
cious prosecutor, while the suit, whic h is alleged to bo
malicious, is pending; that must lie disposed of Ik.*fore a
suit for malicious prosecution rnn 1st instituted.
In this view of the case, and il is the one the Presi
dent has taken, the charges which General Wortli has
presented against you must bo disposed of Itefore any
proceedings can bo hnd on that which you have presen
ted against him.
Though you have not stated Gen. Wortli is under nr-
re 9 t on yourehnrges against him, yet it is believed lie is.
An order will, therefore, be sent with this communica
tion for his discharge from it.
court of f
lilch will
ges presented against Gen. Pillow nud Lt. Col. Duncan,
ns well as the charges or complaint of Brevet Mnj. Gen.
Worth against yourself; and the prosecution of (teneral
Pillow and Lt. Col. Dunoon, on charges preferred
against them, Itefore a court martial, will lie deferred uir
til the proceedings of the court of inquiry shall be re-
reived hy the President.
If these officers have been arrested, the President, not
seeing any good reason for eontinuing them in that situa
tion (luring tho session of the court, will direct them
be released therefrom. • * * • *
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
WM. L. MARCY. Secretary of War.
Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott,
Commanding U. 8. Army, Mexico.
THE ORDER SUSPENDING GEN. SCOTT.
War Department, Washington, Jan. 13, 1817.
Sir : In view of the present state of things in tho n
my tinder your immediate command, and in cotnplinnco
with the assurance contained in my ronly to your letter
of the 4th of June, wherein you ask to he recalled, the
President ho* determined to relieve you from further du
ty as commanding general in Mexico. You are there
fore ordered by him to turn over the command of tho
nrtny to Major General Butler, or, iu his absence, to the
officer highest in rank with tho column tinder you, to
gether with all the instructions you have received in re
lation to your operations and duties ns general in chief
command, nud all records and papers pro;ierly Isdongiug
or appertaining to the general headquarters.
Desirous to secure n full examination into all the mat
ters embraced in tlie several charges which you have
presented against Major Gen. Pillow aud Brevet Lieut.
Col. Duncan, ns well a* (lie charges or grounds of com
plaint presented against you hy Brevet Maj. Gen. Worth,
and deeming your presence before the court of inquiry
which has I men organized to investigate those matter*
indispensably necessary for this purpose, you are direc
ted hy the President to attend the said court of infpiiry,
wherever it may hold its sitting, nnd when your pres
ence liefore or attendance upon the court shall he no l«*r»-
ger required, and you are notified of that fact hy the
court, you will refsirt in |<crson at this detriment for
further orders.
The original papers to which you refer, as well nsoth-
which it is anticipated mny be wanted on tho inves-
it ions, will lie forwardad to tho court of inquiry,
e the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedi-
at servant, W. L. MARCY, Sec’y of War.
Major General Winfield Suott,
Commanding U. 8. Army, Mexico.
8UMMARY.
A Colored Lawyer.—Judge Morse, of King* co.,
N. Y., has decided that it is unconstitutional for a color
ed man to practice law in that State, and has set aside a
judgment where a colored man wot the counsel.
Massacre of Missionaries.—It is stated in a recent
letter from Alexandria, that information had been re
ceived that seven missionaries, among whom was Mar
Cnzoiani, a Bishop, who passed that city three or four
months ago, had been massacred on the frontiers of
Abyssinia.
Laudable —In New York city a committee has been
appointed to receive subscriptions for the relief of the
widowx and orphans of those who wore killed and wound
ed in the late lie volution in Paris.
Hutchinson Found Guilty.—Randall Hutchinson,
the defaulter for 823,238 at the Philadelphia Mint, was
found guilty on Thursday. A motion is pending for a
new trial.
Gen. James Hamilton arrived at Galveston on the 21st
tilt., with nearly one hundred negroes, to odd to the large
force which he tins had in that country for some years
post.
Another Mammoth 8teamer.—Another floating
palace is now in rapid course of construction to run be
tween Albany and New York. 8he is three hundred
and seventu-eight feet long, and is oxpected to attain a
*|vod of about 23 miles an hour.
A Large Public Body.—The number of represen
tatives proposed to be chosen to tho National Assembly
in France is 900!
Tin* umbrella is a mark of nuthorit]
era nations. The King of A
high-sounding titles, that of “ Lord of Twenty-four
Umbrellas.”
Many of the Frenchmen in New York, it is stated,
are preparing to return to la belle France, and remain
there permanently, nnd repose under the flag of repuhli-
cun’wn in their native land.
ovEMianAN..
•id Mercury, who lately crossed I
ra, 6000 perished during their voyage.
•G(K)on their arrival. 5200 were sent to the hospital, and
of those who settled in the towns 1900 liuve died.
Death of a Veteran.—Col. Nichols Van Uennse-
laer, a venerable soldier of the revolution, expired in
Albany on Wednesday, in the 94lh year of his age.
Col. Van Rennselaer was with Montgomery at the stor
ming of Quebec, was at Ticomlerogn, Fort Miller, Fort
Ann, nnd at Uomis’ Heights.
Debt of France.—Thu London Times gives a tabu
lar statement of the French National Dolit, and its in-
hm* since Louis Pldllipitu’s accession, which is 910,-
000,000f.
Magnetic Telegraph.—During tho past week,
any* tho Cahawha (Ala.) Gazette, tall masts for tho
telegraphic wires, have been put up on ouch side of
tho Alubaum river at this place. They are very high,
the one on tho Cuhnwbu side of tho river measuring
101 foot above tho ground. Tho wires have been at
tached to ouch one, hilt have not yot boon extended
across the river—nor will they be, until tho wires are
put up between this place und Montgomery. When
this will hnppen, we liuve not been definitely informed.
Tho wire across the river will bo placed at such a
height, that boats can pass under thorn at any timo.
Chance to “ See the Elephant.”—Tho pnekot
ship Princo Alltort recently arrived at Now York,
having on hoard 8 camels, (i elephants, und tho groat
cor used hy tho Dig Mogul of some country in tho
Fust.
FROM GEN. SCOTT.
Headquarters of the Army, )
Mexico, Feh. 9, 1847. S
Sir : 1 have received no communication front the
War Department or the Adjutant General’* office since
my last report, (No. 44,) dated the 2d insL; hut slips
from newspajiers and letter* from Washington liuve
come to interested parties here, representing, I learn,
that the President had determined to place me Itefore a
court, for darim; to enforce necessary discipline in this
army against certain of it* high «»fficer*. I make only a
.l m»i.i announcement*;
... r . that
tipcrHeded hy Major Gen. Butler. Purhap*.
after trial, 1 may l>o permitted to return to the United
State*. Mv prsir services with thin mod gallant army
are at lengtli to he requited as I have long been led to
expect they would Is:.
I have the honor to remain, with higu respect, *ir,
your obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT.
To the lion. Secretary of War.
LATER FROM TEXAS.
The steamship Palmetto arrived at N. Orleans
on the 3d inst. bringing Galveston dates to the 18th
ult. Below will lie lound such items of news as
are of general intercut:—
The State Legislature adjourned on the 20th
ult., after a session of ninety-nine days. Tho
bill apportioning the representation of the State
was tho last that was passod. The bill fixes the
whole number of Senators at twenty-two, and of
Representatives at forty-seven. Galveston and
Brazoria counties form one Senatorial district.—
Galveston county has two Representatives; Har
ris three, and one Senator; Brazoria and Fort
Bend together have one Representative. Fort
Bend, Austin, Colorado, Wharton and I/ivaca,
constitute one Senatorial district.
Tho Galveston Civilian says:
Tho legislature adopted the proposition to levy
a uniform ad taltnrm tax of 20 cents on earn
hundred dollars of the value of goods kept for sale
by merchants, instead of tho license lax heretofore
collected. The specific tax on liquors sold in
qaantiti'raof more than one quart lias also been
abolished.
The criminal laws of this State have been re
modelled, and adapted to tho penitentiary system
of punishment
The public school law was dofeatdd in tho
Senate.
The act relative to the liabilities of the State
does not contemplate the liquidation of any claims
prior to the next session of tlio Legislature.
The Paris correspondent of the Ixindon Atlaa
says: “ Louis Phillippe has quitted the countrv,
leaving Itehind twenty-five millions of debts, kia
custom beiug to pay his creditors but once in five
year*. It is the third year only which is now
elapsing.”
Loss of Sun* Brutus of Boston.—Information
was brought to Jacksonville, (E. F.) hy a gentleman
who arrived at that place direct from Key West, that
the ship Brutus,of and for Boston, from Now Orleans,
with a cargo of 1900 hales of Cotton, went ushoro on
the Florida reefs near Key West, dato not recollected.
The vessel will 1st a totul loss; curgo saved iu u dam
aged state.
Gen. Taylor.—The Mississippi Free Traderof tho
2.3d ult., stutesthat Gen. Taylor spent tho preceding
day in Natchez, and left that evening for Union
Rouge ; and also adds that an arbitration respecting
the boundary of Ilia Locust Grove plantation, involv
ing about 160 acres of land, hus bceti decided advene
to Gen. Taylor’s claims.
A Fatal Carouse.—Tho Duhntc *ays: “In tho
devastation and burning of the Chateau of Neuilly,
some bandits rushed into tho apartments, whilst other*
went to the cellar*. The latter them found w ine of all
description*, and a cask of rum, whieh they broke open.
Nome instants after they were all drunk, and then a ter
rific battle, took place between them, their prinei|ial
weapons Itcing bottles. At lengtli they fell to the ground
overcome hy intoxication or by wounds. Meanwhile
tint men who went into the ajsirtmcnts ravaged ami pil
laged them completely, after whieh they set th-m on
fire, soil the whole building was soon in (lames. In a
short tins' the men in the cellars were either burned to
death or miffitcntcd, Ou Holiday, from 100 to i*20 dead
I todies wore dug out.”
AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
On Friday last while travelling from this nlaco
to ItiH residence in Butts county, Mr. William
Fullerton, about one mile below the Double Cabins
oti the McIntosh road, was shot at hy a man hy the
name of Jiuiich Chatham. Tho assassin was sta
tioned about one hundred yards from the road.
When Mr. Fullerton passed he raised his gun and
fired, hut having aimed too low the hall went thro’
tho pummel of the saddle and lodged in the hip
without doing much injury. It is thought that
Chatham supposed him to be a traveller and pre
suming that he was in funds, being well dressed,
he would try his hand and luck at high-way rob
bery. If ho had shot two ortliren inches higher,
ho no doubt would have accomplished his designs.
Ho was immediately pursued and overtaken.
We understand that this sumo Chatham has
been guilty of heinous offences before,and it into
bn hoped tfiuthu and all others of tho same stripe
will got justice incled out to them with an unspar
ing hand.—iIriJJjv Whig, 13(/t.
A man hy tho name of Wells, of this county,
who stole some time ago, a horse from Harden
Rucker, and a nude from C. Kent, was captured
tho other day and safely lodg 'd in jail. An expo
sition of all such scoundrels should at once In
made whenever it is ascertained who they are,
and from what we can learn, the country is now
Hooded with just such characters. The law should
be rigorously enforced in overy instance, and ill
fact, there is no use iu having laws unless they bo
enforced against those who violate them.—lb.
Hon. W. II. Stiles.—The following, which we
find in the Now York Herald, alludes to a narrow
escape of Mr. Ktilcs, our Charge to Austria.
The soldiers of despots are cruelly regardless of
the safety of those who compose an unarmed inob,
anti care little in charging a defenceless assem
blage what innocent persons suffer.
Vienna, March 14, half past 0, l*. M.—The fol
lowing proclamation has just boon issued, and is
being every where road in the strnots, ns well as
from the Italcony of the Iy*»o-Vereiii:—
M His Majesty has been graciously pleased to
order tho abolition of tho ccuisorshin and tho im
mediate prc|»aration of a law relating to the
press.”
But the poople, once excited, are not very easily
appeased. A noisy crowd is assembled opposite
the reading room, tne members of which have moat
of them placed thcinsolvca at the disposal of tho
municipal authorities, and repeatedly addressed
the people, endeavoring to pacify tliein; but hith
erto (7 o’clock) apparently witn no very perfect
success. In walking through the town this after
noon, I met Mr. Stiles, tho American Minister,
lie tolls mo ho was accidentally very near to the.
Lindhaus when tho tiring took place yesterday,
little dreaming that such an attack would be made
on an unarmed people; he had only just time to
take refuge in tne Wminer Htrasse, and six men
were shot dead within a very short distance of
the place where ho was. Tho Archduke Al
brecht is said to have left Vienna.
Depravity at the North.—The trial of Dr.
Coolidge,*for a most cruel and flagrant murder, at
Augusta, Maine, served todovolopo traits of char
acter which we have not been in the habit of as
cribing to the sedato citizens of “ moral Now Eng
land.’” Wo have never, during a long residence
in Georgia, seen a lady in a Court of Justice, as a
looker-on; and wo hope never to see one present,
at least at a criminal trial. Barbarous as we are
regarded by tho Saints of the North—addicted ns
we are to balls, thoatrcs,aud other depraved amuse
ments, our ladies have not yet arrived at that state
of degeneracy that would draw them to the galle
ries of a Criminal Court.
The Newark Advertiser says: •
The Murder Trial in Maino appears to have
been the occasion of shameless lovity and profliga
cy—quite as bail as a bull-fight or a horse-race.
It would seem by a statement in the Portland Ad
vertiser of Saturday, that tho people of Augusta,
and the authorities of tho law and the village must
lack tho commonest self-respect. The Court, in
the first place, exhibited an extraordinary disposi
tion to minister to the depraved itching to witness
murder trials, hy adjourning to a church—which,
with such an invitation, was naturally enough fill
ed with people of both sexes,during the whole of the
protracted investigation—“ tho large house crowd
ed to overflowing, the galleries being reserved for
and filled by Ladies.” [?] We cite a brief noto
from one daily scene from tho Advertiser:
“The groat inultitudo attending the trial caused
a great scramble for seats, especially for those
near tho witness’ stand, where the proceedings
could Iw heard and understood. When tho doors
of the houso were opened, the multitude would
rush up the aisles at full speed, with loud yells,
somo with hats off and coats streaming behind, to
secure their seats—a most disgraceful scone on
such an occasion. There was also some scuffling,
too, wo believe, among the ladies [7] in the gal
leries to secure the best seats.”
As might l»e naturally supposed where such
things could l>o tolerated by a Court of Justice,
and in a temple of religion, worse scenes, if pos
sible, were enacted in Uie town during tho inter
vals of adjournment. And accordingly the samo
paper tells us—
“ We witnessed more drinking and rowdiness
than wc have seen before for years. During the
whole progress of tho trial, liquor was dealt out
openly and unhlusliiiigly at Augusta as freely as
water, to crowds of young men with fino clothes,
expensive gold watches and chains, loud,profane
and obscene conversation, and with flushed if not
bloated countenances.”
To which tlie Boston Bee adds:
Previous to the adjournment, the Attorney Gen
eral banded tho Court a letter, which was fouud
near tho door of tho Jury room. The Chief Jus
tice took it nml passed it to tlio Foreman, saying
it was directed to him, and tliat lie might open it.
The Foreman did so, and said it was addressed
upon the inside to the Jurymen, nnd wns anony
mous. It wns Anally given to the Attorney Gen
eral that lie might endeavor to find out who wrote
it ami punish the writer for this attempt to tamper
with the Jury. Tho letter is a very nicely written
billot, in a very fino handwriting of somo lady who
feels a strong ami touching sympathy for the pris
oner. Its contents aro very pathetic and moving,
speaking of mercy nnd other tender matters. It is
just such a composition ns a love-sick girl or a
imMin-struck mnrried Indy would write.
An American, in Paris, writing (March 7) to
the Philadelphia North American, in detailing the
events of tho recent Revolution, mentions as a cu
rious fact that he lias heard il stated that a son of
Meliemet Ali, now lioing educated in Paris, arm
ed with a musket, fought in tlio Place du Palais
Royal with great bravery on the side of the people.
Tlio writer worked with a hearty good will at
tho barricades, in which he was joinod by an En
glish friend—who caught theexcitement, und rush
ed to work without stopping even to change his
white gloves.
The writor says—“ Paris is paved with large
square stones, varying from G to 1J inches in
length—one man ‘roots’ them up with a crowbar,
ami six nr eight form a line arid pass them a-
long. I started one barricade in a side street,
with some half a dozen accomplices, and I verily
Miovo that in six minutes it was nearly six feet
high.—Never did I boo human I icings work with
such desperate energy. A great many well dress
ed gentlemen were mingled with the others. One
large harrier on the other side was constructed al
most exclusively hy a young gentleman.”
“ A Frenchman (lie remarks) unlike an English
man, seems to light most ferociously when hungry.
It is really delightful to l>o an American citizen
here in Paris at present, (says this writer) they
consider us as in luct ‘doubly distilled’ llepuhli-
Wo understand that thoro was quite an exciting
“set-to” in our Court yesterday between an hon
orable counsellor at law and a citisen suiter. The
Court took $50 from each of them to the use and
profit of tho Htate of Tennessee, and made them
the gunt of a public functionary, to bo enter
tained and provided for at the State’s expense for
twenty-four hours.—(Memphis Eagle, 31 at ult.
Young France.—A letter to tlio Now York
Horald, written in Paris, Buys:
1/juis Phillippe has been deposed by hoys from
twelve to twenty years of age. Do you doubt this?
Il is nevertheless (run. These arc the persons who
have fought, hied and died, to achieve this work.
Not a person of note has boon concerned in leading
these revolutionists; these b6ys, assisted by the la
boring classes, and encouraged hy the women,
have chased Louis Phillippe, hacked by his 330,-
000 soldiers, ami in spite of his fortification—these
nrn the powers that have chased him from the
throne of France! lam aware that the public
will not believe so extraordinary a statement; hut
notwithstanding, it is true: I have visited tho posts
of danger, have seen the people who fought, who
barricaded tho streets, ami who have effected this
extraordinary revolution in twenty-four hours, or
less than twenty-four hours of fighting.
With such youths as these, shall any one say
the future is any thing hut brightness for France ?
The Bonaparte Family.—Tho only surviving
brother of the late Emperor Napoleon, Jerome, is,
wo hvlieve, now iu France, having asked leave of
Louis Phillippe, some time since, to reside in the
kingdom. lie will lie remembered at having tnar-
ried Miss Patterson, of Baltimore, about 1803, and
hy that lady he left a son, now, wo believe, living
in Maryland. Jerome repudiated his wife, by di
rection of his brother, the Enqieror, and afterwards
married a German Princess. Ho was for some
timo King of Westphalia.
I/mis Napoleon, son of the late King of Holland.
I/Hiis Bonaparte, and of Hortense, daughter of
Josephine, lately escaped from prison in France,
and has now returned tliere from England, on hear
ing of the Revolution. He is, we believe, over 40
years of ngo. In 1837 lie visited tho United
Slates, and spent somo days in this city.
Napoleon’s Prophecy.—During hit imprison
ment at Helena, Napoleon made to I At Casas the
following prediction—which is in rapid course of
fulfilment:
“ In less than twenly-fivo years from the pres
ent time, tlio whole European system will he
changed. The French will cast the Bourbons and
their debts off, as my Arabian steed would nny
stranger who would uaro to mount him. Then, if
my son bo in cxistenco, ho will he seated on the
throno amid the acclamations of tho people; if he
lx* not,France will go back to a Republic; for no
other hand will tlaro to soizo a sceptre it cannot
wield. Tho Orleans branch, though amiable, are
too much like other Bourbons, and will share the
same fate, if they do not choose to livo us simple
citizens under whatever changes tako place.-—
France once more a Republic, omer countries will
follow her example—^Germans, Prussians, Polos,
Italians, Danes, Swotics and Russiuns, will all
join in the crusade for liberty.”
The Trinities of the French Revolution.—
Tins Revolution in Franco occupied three days.—
The motto of tho now Republic consists of but
three words. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. The
flag of the Republic is tri-color, red, blue and white.
The Revolution has throe aspects—Political, So
cial and Industrial. It had three master spirits,
Lamartine Blanc and Uarrot. It is the last of the
three Revolutions which France has known.
EXECUTION—HORRIBLE 8CENE.
We gather tho followingp&iticulara from Will-
mer & Smith’s Liverpool Times of tho 12th ult.:
Several of the prisoners sentenced to death at the
late Special Commissions in Limerick, Clare and
Tipperary have boon executed. On the 1st nit.,
Henry and Philip Cody, and Michael Lonergan,
suffered at Clonmel. The circumstances connect
ed with tho execution of these culprits are so extra
ordinary, that we give the details at greater length
than wo would otherwise do. About 11 o’clock a
large l>ody of military and police arrived. At this
hour, as far as tho eye could reach there was a
perfect sea of human heads, wedged so closely to
gether that there was no possibility of leaving the
crowd aftor having entered it, which may be part
ly accounted for hy its being the Fair day. Previ
ous to tho sheriff’s arrival, Uie hangman appeared,
attired in a jail dress, his head and face being
covered with crape, and’ in tho presence of the
multitude, commenced, with tho utmost sang froid
imaginable, to “soap the ropes,” and otherwise
prenaro for his duties. Henry Cody first advanced,
witn arms pi nionod,and after a short and fooling ad
dress, retired. Michael Lonergan next appeared,
looking much emaciated and careworn. After ho
had uttered a few ejaculations, the executioner ad
vanced, unbuttoned the culprit’s shirt collar, adjust
edtho rope on his neck, and fastened his cap.
Philip Cody, a young, handsome and athletic fel
low, now came forward, bowed and smiled to the
crowd, and, after begging their prayers, turned
round and permitted tlio executioner to adjust the
rope and place the cap on his face. Henry Cody
immediately reappeared, but with his face flushed
and greatly excited. He walked with a rapid
step out on the drop, directly to the executioner,
and on tho latter proceeding to adjust tho rope,
caught him in his pinioned arms ard atlempti d o
throw him over tho balcony, in which ho would
have succeeded, and have thereby killed him, but
for tho interference of tho Roman Catholic clergy
man, tho Rev. Mr. Power. On finding himself
foiled^ ho kicked the executioner violently, hut
was at last drawn forcibly in by the chaplain.
Mr. Powor then reasoned with him’ and having,
as he conceived, pacified him, led him forth again.
Tho executioner was then standing on the platform
with his hands folded. Codv again attacked him,
hut failing to catch him kicked him most fright
fully, antfhad to be again taken in, when his hands
nnd feet were placed in heavy irons—not, howev
er, without iho nocessaiy aid of ten men. He was
now brought out for tfio last time. During the
scuffle, Philip got tlio cap off his eyes, tho rope
off his neck, and cried most piteously on finding
ho could not aid liis elder brother; whilst tho un
fortunate man I/merganwas obliged to remain in
suspense all the timo, with his face covered. The
younger Cody then, on tho entreaty of Mr. Power,
though with much reluctance, removed from the
centre to the right, and Henry was put in his place.
The executioner immediately dashed from the drop,
the fatal holt was drawn, and tlio three men wore
soon after in eternity. Henry Cody caught the
bars whilst descending, but his weight soon com
pelled him to give wny. Tho entire scene lasted
naif an hour, and during its continuance loud nnd
deep curses, breathings of revenge in the Irish
language, and imprecations awful to mention,
wero vociferated against the parties concerned, by
the entire populace.
The Resurrectionist Case at Cincinnati.—
The statement some weeks sinco that a “resurrec
tionist,” had boon shot in a grave-yard, at Cincin
nati, was contradicted at the timo; but the follow
ing, from tho Vcvay, (la.) Palladium, is a full
confirmation of the first statement:
“Our readers will recollect that wc somo weeks
ago noticed the circumstances of a man having
been shot while in tho act of removing a dead body
from ono of the Cincinnati grave yards, and whoso
body was found by the side of the one he had disin
terred. The man alluded to was,we learn, Dr. Tay
lor, a Scotchman, of AUensvillo, in this county.
Dr. T. had hut recently formed a co-partnership
witli a young man by the name of Gillespie, in the
practice of medicine at that placo. He had gone
to tho city for tho purpose of purchasing drugs,
and also to procure a subject for dissection, und
the sad dispensation befel him on tlio night previ
ous to his intended departure for homo! His pur
chases were made at various establishments in
(lie city, all of which, wo understand, were after
wards recovered by his partner. Dr.T. wc believe,
has loft a family residing at Allensville.” •
A New Feature.—Tho Cincinnati Commer
cial of tho 23d ult. contains tho following para
graph:
The idea of a ship receiving freight and passen
gers at Cincinnati, for Boston direct, would have
noon laughed at a year ago. The fine new brig
Gilmore was advertised to sail yesterday for the
metropolis of the Bay State. Thoro is doubtless
a new commercial era atiout to dawn upon us,
and tho tiinlkT of the Ohio shores will before many
years float upon overy sea. Already a ship yard
for the exclusive construction of sea vessels bus
been established at Marietta, and several havo
been built in this city. Timber hero is more abun
dant than at tho East, and, as we loam, of a bet
ter quality, rendering it, therefore, a matter of in
terest on tho score of economy with Eastern mer
chants to seek tlio rivers of the West. The freight
always to be obtained at tho ports on the Ohio will
inoro than overha lance the expense of the distance
from the sealtoard.
SSeUs
Cotmctt
ton.Holrtnd.IUI.Jr- 1
Tho joarnd of dig
pm**
By Aid. Win. *. Lni IW _
provemrart, to whan n ntandA.I
■mining into the praam mite * Art
and nave awnwMQ an w w
dition, empt tho npprt whnf
Ing rarf mw
On notion th. nkor* rapan
Whereupon Aid*. Jolumra < ,
arable and (notation: Wheren, by n report at
raittee on City Imuni.eraedle is eppem IBM ».
tho whnreee train* bad eondir 1 3 —
That aaid committee on City
Council at its nett regular ranting
■ary to he taken by Cotmcfl
plained of. Adopted. , • ' • .
By Aid. Hoirtndt Remind, Thai tfcd T l lira.U
intruded to pay Geo. W. Timin'tea tear daBara *V
porting the hooka of tho Hagothw hr tho year Mb
Adopted. .
Aid. Allen from the curarahtee to —hoot war tohlWrt
the memorial of H. 8.8ndth, enbmUted a (apart f : ‘ ■.
On motion of Aid. Hohtead the raport vw lefrirt*
tlio table for tho preeent On taking the vote edlvirtort
war called hr. There being a tie, file Honor da MafN*
voted in the affirmative. __
By Aid. donee t Rewired, That Col. QnlnhanrtlM
to call upon Council and givo ouch information at dm
•Council may require, or euch hetr a.he may bejttpoa>
eeeeionof. AM. Hall moved to amend the aame by per
mitting Mr. Smith to bring «Mk evidence aa ha may
wish to adduce. Which amendment waa accepted.
On motion the resolution waa adopted ae amended.
By Aid. Johnaon: Reaolved, That Bohatt H. Giaes
be authorized to have the new wall in limit of the Cant
House completed and pat fa oftittr for me, and that ha
be authorised to uae the hoaae and a* many of the brick
of the old well as may be neesaaary. And that he ba
further authoriaed to call on the Material or Otprty Mare
■hai for the une of the public handc to aarirt in jean ring
the houeo and brick from the old to the new well. Adop>
ted.
By Aid. Hall: Whereoa, the Manhal of thiacity Imp
thiu day reported the lot immediately fa the rear of (fa
Kentucky House, and in front of the lota of Dr. warn
and Mrs. Hansili and between the oldatahfaoo the tor*
ner and on the lot at present occupied by Mr. Nnchfap
in a bad condition^nd has low place* on the aame «HA
holds water, and is likely to craata diaaaae fa Am aafab-
borhood thereof, and it being represented that fad Tot
belong* to Col. Renbom Jonea: It is ordered that tha
Marshal give said Seaborn Jonea notice in writing re
quiring him to fill up said lot so that tha water •hallftow
from the same into the streets contigooaa to the same,
nnd his foiling to do so in days that the aaid 8ea-
lmm Jones be fined the sum of twenty dollars for every
day after said period until he comply with said notie*
and requirement.
Aid. Hall moved to fill the blank with ten days, which
tvns agreed to. The resolution was then adopted as
nmended.
By Aid. Barden: It having been represented to thia
Council that the old stable now occupied by Mr. C. Cleg-
horn ?w a cow house and pig stye is in a most filthy con
dition so oe to contaminate the atmosphere fa the vicini
ty, to the great annoyance of the ciuaeoa in the nekm-
horhnnd ; ne it therefore Reaolved, That the MarahaTba
Instructed to ex am me into the condition of aakl atahla
and report the same to Council at Its next meeting*
Adopted.
By Aid. Barden: Resolved, That the Clerk ana
Treasurer bo authorized to keep an office at some central
point on Broad street for the purpose of receiving re
turns nnd collecting taxes until further ordered by this
Board. Adopted.
Council then adjourned till Thuredaynext, March90 (
7 P. M. CALVIN STRATTON, Clerk.
Council Chamber, March 30, 1848.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present hla
Honor the Mayor, Aid. Allen, Andrews, Barden, Brooks*
Clayton, Ilolsteod, Johnson, Jones and J. A. L. Lee.
The journal of the last meeting was read and approved.
By Aid. Barden: Resolved, That the committee oo
City Improvements, in conjunction with the Marshal, ba
authorized and instructed without delay to employ sonm
competent person to clean out the north sewer, and also
to employ some person to repair the damaged places fa
said newer, also to place grates at the mouth and over
tlio openings in tho same, and that the whole of said
work bo done as soon os practicable. Reaolved farther,
Tliat the Marshal lie authorized to procure suitable tim-
tier for a sewer from Mr. Barringer’s fence to the north of
said sewer. Adopted.
By Aid. Allen: The committee to whom waa referred
the petition of Henry T. Smith beg leave to submit tha
following report: Ybur committee have used all the pow
er in them vested to come to a right judgment in the peti
tion submitted to them, and have come to the following
conclusion, that the petitioner is entitled to damdfes for
the following reasons, to wit: That at the disastrous lira
on the 9th day of Oct., 1816. the petitioner lived at a
remote distance from the place or its origin and was
with the means at his control—to wit, (bur negro men
which wero hired for tliat purpose, a small wagon and
volunteer services—able to have saved all or nearly all
of his stock of goods and household ftirniture. Colonel
Quin, the then acting Mayor, in pursuance of his dufy,
vice of the city the wagon which the
Tho first lot of Boof Cuttlo ever sent from tho
Depot of Marietta, was placed on tho cars Inst
week, intended for tho Charleston market. Wo
hope tho experiment may prove profitable to Co*.
Camden, of Cherokee, the enterprising owner.
[Marietta Advocate, April 11.
The wheat crop in this county was never more
promising at this soason. Our farmers have sown
double tlio quantity of land of last year. Wheat
readily commands eighty cents a bushel, and from
the number of mills Tor tho manufacture of flour
now in operation or in tho process of construction,
it is most prohtiblo that tho price will be sustain-
ed.—[lb.
Wo mako tho extracts which follow, from the
Washington correspondence of tho Baltimore Sun:
“ The funeral of tho Hon. James A. Black, the
amiable and worthy representative from the Pinck
ney district of South Carolina, took place to-day.
No man in the Houso was more respected and be
loved than Mr. Black. This, I believe, was his
fifth session ns a representative. I am reminded,
hy Mr. Butler’s eulogy on tlio deceased, that this
is the fourth funeral ordered by Congress at this
session, and that this is tho ninth membor of the
Thirtieth Congress for whom Congress lias been
called, at this session, to go into mourning.
“It would appear front tho most recent advices
from Moxico, that tho Court of Inquiry, before
which Genera! Scott has boon arraigned, will have
little to do. The Gonoral will arrive home, profa
ably, at the samo time with Gen. Towson—and
pcrliaps with him—unless what has occurred be
fore the court should lead the two Generals to koen
themselves at a respectable distance from eacn
other.
“ It is supposed that Gen. Scott will arrive in
this city in tune to exorcise an influence, by his
proscnco—and through tho admiration of his cx<
ploits, that will he rekindled by his presence—ou
the nomination to be mado by the Whig Conven
tion of tlio 7th June.
“Mr. Trist, 1 am positively assured, is to return
home with Gen. Scott—tho general and tho com
missioner being now on the most friendly terms.
Moreover, I have tho best authority for saying, that
Mr. Triat will renuino his old post as Chid Clerk
of tho State Department.”
Poor Prospect for the Rick Crop on Cooper
River.—We understand that groat uneasiness is
felt at the prospect of the Rico crop on CooMr
River, as the water is now so salt aa to enable
them to catch crabs low down, and to prevent the
planting of tho uoed.—[Evening News.
petitioner owned and the negroes hired; the petitioner
* ‘ of the means of removing his
pressed into the servfi
petitioner owned am
was therefore deprived
own effect* beyond the reach of the devouring element.
All of which in respectfully submitted.
L. C. Allen, H. Hall, 8. R. ANDHiwrCom.
In acroidnnre with the above, Resolved, That tha
Treasurer bo authorized to pay out any money not of oth
erwise impropriated, to H. 8. 8mith the stmt of twenty
dollars for the use of hi* wagon in the month of October,
1846—which wan rejected.
Whereupon the yeas and nays were required to be re
corded. Yeas 3, nays 6. Those who voted in the af
firmative were Aid. Allen, Barden and Johnson. Those
who voted in the negative were Aid. Andrews, Brooks,
Clayton, Holstead, Jones, and J. A. L. Lee.
By Aid. Holstead: Resolved, Tliat Martin Smothers,
a free man of color, be allowed six dollars per month
from the time that said Smothers has been in tne employ
ment of tlie city, and that the Manhal be authorised to
draw money for said Smothers from the Treasurer of
tho city.
On motion was referred to the oommittee on contracts.
An account was presented to Council in fkvor of Geo.
Gullen of f 1 50, which was ordered to be paid.
Aid. J. A. Lee moved that at the next regular meet
ing Council take up tlie laws and ordinaneee of the dty
as compiled by the city attorney as the special order of
tlie meeting for the action of Council—which waa
agreed to.
Council then adjourned till Thursday, April 6, 7 o'-
clock, P. M. CALVIN 8TRATTON, Clerk.
Council Chamber, April 6, 1848k
Council met pursuant to adjournment Present hla
Honor the Mayor, Aid. Allen, Andrews, Barden, Brooks,
Clayton, Holstead, Hall, Johnson and J. A. L. Lea.
The journal of the last meeting was read and approved.
Agreeably to the action of the last meeting the ordi
nance* of the city, as compiled hy the city attorney, were
first in order—which were taken up, and from tne first
to tlie thirteenth section, were, after eotne alterations
and amendment* adopted.
On motion of J. A. L. Lee, Council postponed farther
action upon the ordinance* till the next meeting.
Tlie President of the Board of Health submitted his
monthly report, wlticli, on motion, waa referred to the
health committee.
Charles J. Williams, Esq. petitioned Council for per*
mission to open an avenue through the East Common*
He furred to tne commit toe on Common.
By Aid. Allen, President of the Board for the Com
missioners of the Poor submitted the following report t
Your Commissioners have disbursed during the quartet
ending tlie 31st ultimo, in provisions. Ac., $21 75. the
pnrticnlarsof which are fully set forth in an account here
with submitted. This sum has been given out at viri
ons times and amounts to sixteen different families and
individuals. Your commissioners have been unable fa
furnish all who have claims, or suppoao they have, upm
the poor fund, the appropriations being insufficient to do
so. Your commissioners have held tBsir offices to this
time in the hope tliat the Board of Trustees of the Mus
cogee Asylum for the Poor would relieve them, but i
“ their having made any im
ill of which is raspectfal
L. C. Allin, Pras'tof
On motion the above report was received.
Henry T. Hall, Esq. submitted tha following report
The Chief Engineer beg* leave w * ‘ * "
_ .report. No fires or alarms have baMt r
Juring the past three months. The FlreWaideu of
the various wards (with the exception of Mo. 6, who
ho* not reported since his election) have reado their re
ports of the condition of their districts and no da
places have been named therein. All the fire
and I looks and ladders, together with the -pp-t- ap
pertaining thereto are in perfect order and ready for mo-
vice. The third Fire Company is compfotsly < * “
The other two are now undergoing retain. CeitifleoMa
have been granted to the contractor for filling five reser
voir*. The Chief Eiwineer would vmpaclfaUy i
city is there at rUi, ■»
plyof water could be c ^
The Chief Engineer would also report the <
violation of the ordinance restricting the qn*iu^i qs
gun-powder to be kept fa stone, and to remark thalfftt-
less more stringent laws are enacted and enforced, emjk
ous accidents may result. All ofwhich Is nffafellv
submitted. H. T. HALL, Chief ITMfamr'
To the honorable Mayor and Council, Cofarefihs.
On motion was referred to nnunittaa om Em
Sundry individual* reportadth* viefafog ofl
Few streets to be in bad eoodMoa- s
to the street committee.
Messrs. Clegliom and Coonr petitioned Council for
the re assessment of their real estate. Ou motien was
received.
Frederick 8chttfler waa psnfatnd to cron tha Bridge
till the 1st January for $3.
A jury in PhlhuMphla oo Thnredu jm lit
nl u Miff n verdict for ten tkoiuand JoUln in a
branch ofaroolM owe. Thu into krgmtvW
dlot cT the Mod ever ftrao in Ihhi tnmrtrr. »n Sr
mow knowledge goec* The Jwyvrara uMm* ■
ed OO doubt by I itrennoei itMmp GO the Jell ed
the defondut to make tteffcer&M thapfoMT
had been unehaffiebefcra her *afcrtaMlMe«eellfo
nice with him—ea altwgl aw ill ht an —nerirai
wny, end doabtleeaeoneldirad by the Jnra leipw
utterly foiled.—[Alex- Oeratte. uT