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Thur»d\j Morning, March 1, 1800.
HE LIVER INVIG0RAT0RI
I'liri’AKKD BT DIL BANKOIID,
pounded Entirely From GUMS,
... TILK lUST IM KGATIVK AND LIVID
yddClNKS now before the public.
„ Onnta removal One dose often repeal
Bi-riiid or bad matter 1 'ed Is a sure cure for
intern, supply-1 CIIO I. K It A MORBUS,
itfceirplaca ancal-'jJ nnd a preventive of
■,w 0 f bile, invlfo- Uj CIIOI.KHA.
-t the stomach, caut-,
I? fond to digest 1 A, Only 1 bottle Is needed
unrlfyt«K On* v to throw out of the »y»-
|,(riving tone and P. tnsthe effects of me.ll-
toUie whole mu- s' cine after a long sickness
r. removing the ,
ifIhsdisease—On.’ bottle liken for
s radical cure. ’ JAUNDICE removes all
ml sallowness or unnatural
illlous attacks uj color from the skia.
cared, and. wlmt Is ”
t, prereoted by the A! One dn»e taken a short
• i niluseof tlieliv- V time before eating gives
hi iterator. , u vigor to the appetite and
|Q makes the food digest
dots after eating j v well
.lent to relieve the U
rii and prevent the j j One dole, often repeat-
You rising and k cd, cures CHRONIC 111-
/ AllhH'i: \ in Im wont
. form, while SUMMER A
r one doss taken O DOWEL COMPLAINTS
retiring, prevents TI yield almost Vo ths hrst
ghtraare. ^ dose.
.e dose taken! I a few bottles will cure
the bow I I DROPSY by exciting the
, and curea Mf absorbents.
•tivtness, H
| M ; We take pleasure In
ie dose taken after w recommending this med
•neat will cur# | n irlne a* a preventive for
.prpaia. k VKVER A A(<UK, CHILI.
sr,PKVEH, and all Pcver*
* lose of two tea- , ,of a BILIOUS type. It
'ub w. Always re H "i cratva with certainty,
■IfK HEADACHE . und th. uiamts are wll,
j Ify to Its won-
t j irbeve* COLIC, “iderful Virtues.
ivho use It are rI vlnff t heir limn-
linons testimony In its favor.
vwAierinthn mouth with the Invlgorator, and
low both together.
raics »n holla a rti* bottlk.
1,1 S.ANI'OKD, Proprietor, No. 845 Broadway, New
i Iletailed by ail Dnipqul*. Sold also In LY.1 uni
ty PEMBERTON A CARTER,
ACER /• IVERSON.
J A. WHITESIDE A CO.
h gt.ISfif dwly
WILL CONTINUE TILE
he Lower Storo cf Redd, Freer k Co.,
■ • win be happy to all ttitlr ild and new
il customers. Tliey arc prepared to
JOHN W KINO,
i, August 1<.*.9
fotioe to Shippers!
ALL COTTON Intended to Iw Shipped over
lithe Mobile* (jlrard Road must have the
Ttt» owxkr ix riiL, tocsttx-r with
u.J tbs cdnaiuxbk distinctly marked nn each
A* ibs agents have positive orders not to rs
lUbiltttj ef the C-ompany begin* with tl
the m dpt and esaaes whan ths Cotton
IT tkrCars at (lliard.
liability on all Uoods reuses when they a
stations to which they a
^wtirWof Prnlght will h« delivered untlll all
r “ the wbols bills are paid.
h'wUelg.lMQ dwtf |
HOME DISTILLERY.
con WARBAN1ED the VERY PURE8T.
\V .Tjl* subscriber Is now manufarturing I
H | HlbKEV dally, by a refining process >
»t I..UI!. It| M.vrt its ilav .r and •(.uill’j.
' /-i judge, pronounce his liquor to be unrl-
3 *•——**---i| purity, and a number of our |
r dilution D Impossible In Its rnauu-
t this purs Whiskey at only $2 per gal-
»sold by the barrel a liberal deduction
P* 1 -* A BkAMtLL on Randolph street,
Itvaa on Front street, and Ui.ijitrkk
o. 14 limad Street, have lay Whiskey
1 quantllli-s.
7 la In Kuastll county, Ala.,
AUDRUtE HllASSAH.
ARNESS MANUFACTORY I
v 4 STREET,
C-oorgia.
HERMAN & CO.
MYawese J In the manufacture of
. ,. b^-'ofsvrry description. Parsons who
, Wperlor Maul hern made article, ran
“"Opportunity of dolu* so. We employ
'Vinisn, use lbs beat iu..teria.s, and will
artlei# purchased at our Manutartory.
- jiv® to °, ur Hanisaa, w* keep on band sv-
ibi *« '°* B n our ,,n * of business—
,»• saalB* »**ry diflaraot pattern, at prices to
'Inwall kinds;
'WINDINGS of .very description ;
P'kim ** ri ‘'us (Ueeacd styL« ;
l Miws.*2 4 CARPCT-BA08;
u |HXlt BLLTINO—father and rublaw, of all
«UO«, PADDLE AND HARNESS TRIM-
r L s»T , . ,rR ’ BLANKETS, CllIL,
* c **klAqitg, Ac. At. Ac.
• afu B, ' W * Dj ■'°mp)#t«-. We invite tha at-
f“dprt«s*" b " 1 * - ** n * w " c *“ suit tbam la
^^AifclNQ dons with dlapatrh and In tbs
dw Uepl8
REDELL & WEEMS,
*• * Co., HtUrlj, by Witt S lip
ptngtoL,
ERE they will keep conbtnntly on
n “ » taell-selected stock ol (irocerie*
,n * m part ol
Sugar, CoHSm, Liquor*, 4e
which ta offered at the lowest marke
August 24, '56-twlt wtl
The Virginia Whljf Couveution.
We have not yet received a full report of
the proceedings of this important body ; but
ibe accounts given by the Richmond papers
of the action of the firat two daya show it
to be the emanation of a very atrong and
progrcaaing popular movement. There were
1030 delegates, repn senting nearly all the
counties of Virginia, beaidec small delega
tions from New York and Misaiaaipiy.
The telegraph briefly adviaea ua that on
the 24lh, the majority of the huaineaa com
mittee reported resolutions ‘'approving the
addreaa of the National Union only as to
recommending delegates to the Baltimore
Convention”; while the minority “reepm-
mended the entire address." This differ
ence we understand in relato simply to the
recommendation in the Union addreaa that
each State appointing delegates should
declare for lino cuiididnies for the Presi
dency—a first and second choice. The
majority thought it the better policy not to
make any nomination, but to adopt a parly
platform instead, aa a declaration of the
terms on which Virginia will participate in
the NationalConvcntion. This latter course
w« think much the safest, most consiatcat
and politic, and wc are glad to learn that
the ‘•compromise of 1850” and retrench
ment of Federal extravagance form planka
of the platform.
We await with considerable interest more
definite accounts of tho action of the Con
vention, for we have trusted that the
Opposition parly of Virginia would in this
meeting chalk out so plain and safe a course
for the Opposition of tho entire South that
tre could all immediatuly fall into line and
follow their lead to victory or to an honor
able struggle for our principles. We have
faith that our brethren in Virginia have
done this. It ia time that the Opposition
in all the Southern States were bestirring
themselves, and we shall rejoice if the
gallant Whigs of the Old Dominion have
started the ball in motion with an irresist
ible impetus and in the right direction.
Micuiuak for Douglas.—The Demo
cratic Stale Convention met in Detroit on
the 22d, and appointed Dougina delegates
to Charleston. There ia uothing remark
able about this, aa il was well knewn
beforehand that Douglas was tho preference
ol nearly all the party in tho Northwest.
But this Statu Convention, like those of
Illinois and other Douglas States, also
passed resolutions demanding the re-adep-
lion of the Cincinnati Piatform, simple and
unexplained. This in significant to show
what will be the meaning and intent of the .
re-adoption of that pisiform—it will be
enforced by the strength of the Douglas
Frecsoilers, and will be regarded as
charter of their ‘‘popular sovereignly'
and “unfriendly legislation” programme for
driving slavery from all the Territories.
Seward upon the BulTalo platform could noi
be more inimical nr dangerous to the South.
ty The Aalionat Intelligencer says;
“It is a curious Isct, not generally known,
that New Jersey has a fugitive slave law of
her own, enacted in 17U3, and re-enacted
with modification in 1830 and 184U. The
slaveholder or his agent can apply to i
common pleas judge, and the arrest will b<
made by tho aherilf, and tho question o
property decided by three judges. New
Jersey lias also a low authorizing a slave-
holdrV to take hia slaves through the State,
and make a temporary residence with them,
The “curious” lesturo is that no other
Northern Stale lhan New Jeravy has obser
ved its clear ronaliiutional duty to provide
lor the renduion of fugitive slaves. Tho
nectMtily Jor any legislation by Coagress
ubjrct is disgraceful to tbo Northern
Stale*.
■
Tin Moihi.k and (Jikahd Railroad.—
Tha Union Springs Gazette ol the 23.1
saya: “We understand it ia tho intention
of Maj. Howard to re-commence laying
track in a abort time. This will lie gratify
ing news to our 1'ike ftiends, aa well aa all
others intcrested in the success of the road.
We aro glad to recoid that the road-bed ia
now in good condition, and fully equal to
the demands made upon it. We were
pleased to aro that tho cotloti at ilte dillicr-
out station# had greatly diminished, and in
a few daya will^ be cleared away aluioat
entirely."
U. 8. Coast Sikvjcy.— We are indebted
to the prompt attention of Cupt. W. K.
I'alruer, U. S. 'J'. Engineers, and assistant
in charge of the ollke of tho U, S. Coast
J Survey, for the annusl Report for 1858. It
| ia a largo and valuable work, in which the
pecuilarities of our extended coast are as
1 minutely defined as the geography of tho
1 e luntry inland can be represented by the
’ most accurate maps.
! WntTirilLD A SLAViiloLDKU.—The West-
; minster Review aisles llml'Whitefield, the
' great revivalist preacher, was at one lime a
slaveholder in Georgia, being at hia doath
. the owner of fifty slaves—man, women and
| children—whom he leli in hia will to the
Countess of Huntington,
I fr’MALL Pox in Dawhox.—The Albany
i Patriot *f last Thursday eaya : “We learn
| hum Mr. Ansley, conductor on the South-
| Western passenger train, that the repotted
| case ol small pox, three miles (root Dawson,
ia out of danger and fast recovering.”
^s » *»
L/" The Peopit-'s Parly of Pennsylvania
have nominated A. J. Curten aa their can
didate for Governor of that State. Hia
principal competitor for the nomination waa
Hon. John Cnvode, a Black Republican
Representative from Pennsylvania in tha
present Congress.
RT The Supreme Court of Ohio is now
occupied with a case involving interest to
the amount of $100,000,000. It is the case
of Geo. 8. Coe, trustee, against the Colum
bus, Piqua and Indiana Railroad Company,
being an endeavor to foreclose certain mort
gages. It rxcitev considerable attention.
GT The Legislature of Alabama adjour
ned tine die on Monday last. The session
was an intarrsling one, and a number of
acta important to various intereata of tha
Slate were passed.
CF* Tha New Yvrk Herald thinks it has
reliable information that the present popu
lation of the United Statee ia thirty-six
millions.
Douglas Stock Improving.
The appointment of Douglas delegates
to Charleston by tho Democracy of a
portion of Maryland is calculated very
materially to brighten the prospects of that
gentleman. With Maryland and Missouri
in hia favor, he will have such a decided
majority on the first balloting aa almost to
constrain hia ultimata nomination. The
only Northern State that he has yat clearly
lost ia Oregon (out that way they are serious
in presenting tho “claim*” of Gen. Line),
and if Pennsylvania should repudiate him,
it will only be by the agency of such Gov.
ernment interference as to exasperate his
friends and make them the more tenacious.
The truth is, Douglas ia the choice of the
party—in fact ho is the only man who can
rally auch a respectable Northern suppoit
as to make it a national organization in Ibe
coming Presidential contest—and ho is
fought only in guerrilla fashion, his oppo
nents firing each man from hia own bush
and displaying the flag of aoma local and
sectional potty chiftftain. At tho “gathering
of the cl a os," these petty family squada
must alt concentrate and unite in opposi
tion, or “the Douglas” will ride over them
rough-shod.
In view of the strengthening probability
of Douglas’ nomination at Charleston, we
expect now to witness a very rapid “back
ing down" by his Democratic opponents
in the Southern States. They aro already
exercising towards him the OhrisUan virtu#
of “endurance," and to “pity aud binbraco”
will ha lbs next and easy steps.
Soma of oar unsophisticated readers may
pokaibly entertain tho belief that inasmuch
aa tbo Democracy of this part of the
country have Istuly been very severe in
denouncing Congressman Davis, of Md.,
aa a traitor for voting for Pennington, they
will also denounce as traitors these Mary
land Democrats who have sent Douglas
Jelegatra to Charleston. Wo wnru them
not to believe a word of it—it is all a delu
sion. Davis is an American, aud for doing
wrong he must be cursed and punishod to
tho utmost extent of party usage ; but the
Douglas men of Maryland are Domocrata,
and against auch a panoply “the sharp lance
of justice harmless breaks."
Curious I-'nrlN.
Some friond of President Buchanan and
of bis re-uleclion bna been investigating
the chances, and conies to the conclusion
• hat he ia bound to bo re-ricetod, in pur
suance of inevitable precede,')!, liccausH ho
/ms no children. He shows that no man
having children was cv«r re-ulectcd to the
Presidency of the United States ; and that
all the Presidents who had iro children,
and who wero candidates for a •eiumtl term,
were re-elected. Thus, Washington, JelT-
eraon, Madison, Monroe und Jackson had
no children, and were each re-elected ;
while John Adams, John Quincy Adams,
Van Buren and Fillmore had childrun and
were each candidates for re-election and
defeated. Harrison, Tyler, Taylor and
Pierce had children, and neither of them
was re-elected. Polk had no children, and
waa not a candidate for re-election. Buch
anan has no children, aud—we shall wee.
We beliovo that this prophetic investi
gator is incorrect in reference to Mr. Jell-
erson—he left a daughter. Probably tho
rule has been invariable if we slate it thua:
no President having a male child was over
re-elected.
Gxn. C. M. Jackson Dead We regret
to hear, through our Montgomery nxchan-
ges, of the death of Gen. Crawlord M.
Jackson, of Autnuga county, Ala. Ho
died at the residence of hia brother, in that
county, on Sunday last. Gen. J. had .'o, r ig
and often represented Autauga county in
the Legislature, and at the session before
the last he was Speaker of the Housn of
Representative*. Though a man of very
respectable ability, it was uniform amiability
and conscientious adherence to justice,
rather lhan hia talent*, that made him one
of the moat popular and acceptable presi
ding officers a legislative body ever hod.
lie commanded thu respect and cnicem of
all, and tbia high peraonal icgard did more
to maintain order und conciliate nspcrilie■
than all the readiness and skill of the most
experienced parliamentarian could have
effected. He wee truly a good and useful
man, and hie death will be regretted by all
who ( knnw him.
Alabama Two Pan Gent Fund.—The
Legislature has passed a hill appropriating
the available balance of thia fund, being
$150,000, to ibe aid of a railroad from
Union Town to Point Jackson. This lund
waa given by Cengreas to aid the building
of t,ro*d Rom West Point, G*., in the
direction of Jackson, Miaa. The Mont
gomery and West Point Railroad is a part
of the line, and a railroad ha* already been
completed from Selma to Uniou Town.
The gape to be filled up are from Mont
gomery to Selma, Ala., and from Union
Town to Hillsboro’, Mias.
Tkmxiiiib.—A very large and enthusi
astic convention of the O ^position party of
Tennessee was held in Nashville on the
22J inst.—Hon. Jero Cl ituene, President.
Il adopted strong conserv mte and national
resolutions, and appoint, id delegate! ton
National Union Con van lion, instructing
them to support lion. J ohu Bell for the
Presidency, i’he beat reeling prevailed,
and the movement exhibited eigne of great
ilaiity and strength.
CF* The bark Kepler, from Apalachicola
for Providence, K. I., we st ashore on the
20th inst., on the West Pass bar. On the
afternoon of ihe 21st, having worked heav
ily over the bar, she waa leaking badly, and
it wee feared would prove a total lose. She
wee supposed to he fully insured.
LF* 'i’he Legislature of Alabama passed
a bill providing for the holding of a Con
vention to revise the Constitv.iion of the
State; but we learn from the Mail that il
waa understood in Montgomer; on Monday
morning that lha Governor wo uld withhold
hia approval.
CF* A German astronomer, M. Schwebe,
endeavors to show that certau i furrosvdike
streaks, observable, upon tho a urfaco of the
moon, are ascnbablo to tho existence of
vegetation. Tbeaa streaks ap pear and dis
appear, he says, according to the season.
IcF* Two free negroes seers sold in Cen
terville, Md., a few days sine# for larceny*
Qua brought $205, and th* otU »r $IS3,
A Douglaa Democrat Makes very Spc. I
rifle Charge*.
[N. Y. Correspondents of tha Mobile HpgLtcr.]
The Sun this morning contains two items
in « Washington letter to which I would
call your attontion. To wit :
*‘ There are some queer minora »float here,
a* to lli'i means used ill securing tho (mecaL’c
ol the Lccotnpton hill at the Inst pension.
It i* cnitl that one member got $14,000 lor
hia voto. A Committee ol Investigation
will be moved lor. and the Republican*
think that they will bo ablo to connect the
President with the employment ui "undue
ioli uoncoa."
Tho night before tho voto was tnknn a
prominent individual called upon Senator
Donglnn ami rctnaked :
"Judge, you will be beaten on Lccoinp-
ton to-morrow."
•'O, 1 think not. The voto a* any rate
will ho nearly oven, but our friends ore
strong!”
"Would be, Mr. Doiiglae, il true. But
you have trnitors in your ranks. Some
muii are deceiving you,” observed the
stranger.
“Wlio f 1 know ol none likely to betray
tne. Whom do you suspect ?" naked tho
“Unit Sickles will desert you on the bal
lot.”
Pali ! pah I— nonseneo : I'll not believe
it. Ho can't do il. My God ! tlint man
hat committed hitnaolt a thousand times,
in all place* und at till Reasons. No : lie
in true. I’ll not bclicvo a wind ngaium
him."
”0, very well. Rut I toll you, lie has
been bought by Buclinnnn. Sickles’ nolo
for $7000, endorsed by Wendell, has alien-
dy been discounted by , Wall street
brokor in Now York, and Dan has got (hr
mohty. Tnat ia not all. As rooii a* lie
volqp, that night he is to get tho name en-
darned paper lor $7tKH» more, cashed the
Mr. tjouglns was astonished: yet
would not believe it. Tho next »iu
II o’clock, liu went into the ilouaq*/
rcsrntalives and took n scat by t
Sickle*. “God Jo give me lor
1 wished to mo wiiethor lie (Sie
prove traitor under tuy own eye*,’ ^
Douglas, narrating it to tho Baron li»Y..
brick. "The namoot Daniel F. Sickle*
reached, and calmly ho voted u traitor’*
vote. I marled tip and etui : Sickle*, 1
hope yon will have no trouble in getting
the other $7000 before night, und 1 loll the
hull. From that day to thia 1 liuvo never
spoken to Dan Sickles,” auya tho DougRa
to the Baron.
Item sec undo t
"The niiniiniHiration of the affairs of the
Post Ullicc Department will ho inquired in
to, and it lx expected that some startling
duveloi entente will bo inudo. Tho Chicago
Post (Hllco on mi ih but u trifle to koiiio oilier*
that may come before thu public, und 1 am
sttpriaed to find that strong auspicious exist
tlmt ilniiga Have not hcun rightly managed
in the past office in your city. 1 hope inc-u
auspicious are unfounded, hut uu invuntlgS-
Uon will ruvt-nl the tiuih.”
1 gave you nu idea aoiuo time ago of the
wenich who is Poatinuaiir at Chicago, and
who used to purloin tho 'private family let-
re rs ol Air. Dougluaund boiiIthem to Wash-
billion to read, lie in hud enough, lien veil
knows; but il Hie Sun’s intelligence;* foun
ded, Jrijiac V. Fowler, our Now Yo r k post
master, would he in udruadlul lix.
Slave Life Preferred by Nkuroes—The
Russell Co unit C.\*r..—A low day* ago,
Ben. II. $ttker, Efcq., visited the city, and
caused to be introduced a Bill, in the Leg
islature, by which twelve I roc negroes are
allowed to becomo slaves. The bill piieacd
both IIoubos, and wub signed by liio Gov
ernor—the suoedy transaction of tho uti'nir
being cuiiaou, muinly, by tho entire confi
dence which member* ol both House*, (in
which ho ha* frequently served, hitherto.)
have in tho purMiniil iiitegrilv ami fine in
telligence ol Mr. Baker. Thu facia uro
briefly these: the negroes, men, women nnd
children, have been rented by Mr. Young
Edwards, ol Russell county, eud have ul«
way* lived with him, ua mrvunts. Lately,
some one iuiormod th**c negroes, ihuj
ing tree, tho Sheriff would t.o rtquirj
expel them, under a provision ol
within thirty daya. At tine they
greatly alarmed, und protested ilint thej
unwilling to leuvo their tnastor, and 1
perfectly willing to remain
and in laci proierrod n. Mr. Baker
the negroes, ••x|»lnitiod to them tiiei
lion an;l riglit* lolly; and tho upald
they iuduetd him io come and lay
case brloro the Legislature, uukiug
allow them to become tho slnves ii
Edward*. Thu Bill wait accordingly paau-
ed. It piovidea mm tho Prybuto Court of
Russell shall have tlm negroes brought bu-
loruit, and diligently take testimony to
ascertain il any undue iujtruncc hn* been
used to obtain their conacn: to becomo
tdavos ; and upon being anliuhod that they,
willingly and with lull knowledge ol ilieir
rights, dcaire to enter a slate of aorvitudo.
shall decree tltoiii to he tho slave* ol |hu
person they nmy choose to bo their «vt nor—
Mr Edwards (who Iiuh ulway* been a kind
matier,) bointf the person whom they intend
to select. , , .
These negroes know what their owji
best interest ia. They will ho heller loA
ivud clothed lhan over Horace Grocly or
liticy Stono waa, before those vvorthioa
mado money, by ahovoiing tho tilth ol
fanaticism ; they wt.’I hn iteiicr rowortlod
lor their labor than .'»y operative in any
cotton mill, in all Lawrence; nnd, iu aick-
ness and old age. forever, will he mndnd
carefully, and aurmundoc with all necessa
ry oomtorta. And* so ill ?y don't idiooso
to go Into the wretchedness,, privation uud
squalor of Irec-negro lile in the North.-—
.Sensible darkey* Montgomery Mail.
Tlir I£*quliunux.
From tho new work, the "Nnrraiivo of
tliu discovery of the late of Sir John Frank
lin and hi* Companions,” by Captain Me-
Clililock, R. N. L. D-, we copy the follow-
iug account of thu IndinnH in thu Arctic
regions:
These Esquimaux were nil well clothed
in reindrer dresses and looked cloun ; they
npjH’srtd to have nhundnnce of provisions,
but scarcely u acrap of wood win seen
amongst them which had not come Irom the
last expedition. Their sledges, with tho
exception ol the one already spoken ol.were
wretched little affair* consisting ol two fro .
lolls of seal skins routed
attached
served as the cr
stout, hearty ieih
by bones
, and thu women arrant
re good humored und
decidedly plain :
in lact, this term would nave been flattering
to moat of them ; yet ‘.here waa a vivacity
nnd geolienrss in thu manners of sumo that
eoon reconciled us to these Arcticspecimene
ol the fair sox. 'They hud line eye* and
teeth, ns well as vory small hands, und tho
young girls had n Ireali rosy line not olion
seen in combination with olive complexion *.
Esquimaux mothers carry their iidantscu
tnetr buck* within their Urge tur dr.-mu
arid where the habea can only ho got at
by pulling them out over tho shoulder.—•
Whilst intuni upon iny bargaining lor the* ri
ver apooua and forks belonging ta Frankiir
expedition, at the rate ol a lew needles or
knife lor each rc lie, one pertinacious oh!
dame, altar she had obtained nil ahe it i»
likely to get Irom me lor herself, pull ed
out her infant by the arm, ami quietly hr Id
the poor little creature (lor it waa perfect ly
naked) before main the breexa, tho temp* r-
aturo at the time G<J degrees below tl ie
freexmg point! Peterson inhumed me tli at
ahe was Legging for a needle lor her chif 1.
1 need not »ay 1 gave it one a* axpeditousl y
as possible; yet sufficient time elaps' d !>s *
fore the infant was again put out ol sight t o
alarm me considerably lor ita safely iu sue. i
a temperature. Tbe natives, however .
seemed to think nothing of what ace met
to me like cruel exposure ot a uaued baby.
More Indian Troubles.
By our advices from Washington, we no
tice that information ha* just been received
there that not long since the N avajo Indus*
in New Mexico attacked a parly of soldiers
r.tar Fort Defiance, killing four of theiw
and wounding ethers, and driving off m
number of oxen belonging to the tort. A
war with these Indian* seems inevil ble^—
This inform >tion t* contained in a fitter ad*
| dre#eed to a member of Congreve, dat'd
I Santa Fr, January 28, and Was b iought b)
the Uvcrlsud Mail from El Paso.
Sharper than v. Serpent’s Tooth.
Just now that IVnnesse nogs are distan
cing all competitors on ihe turf, by a neck,
we propose to show, by the following dia
logue, which, we aro credibly informed, took
placo iu a ball-room in this city recently,
thnl Tennessee ladira are outstripping all
competitor* in wit and repartee as well as
(an axoimatic fact) in refined accomplish
ments and prraonsl charm*.
A certain young l*dy, whose wit ia only
eclipsed by her beauty, was on tho occasion
*hovj alluded tn, tho local point of udinira-
ii >n, and had more satellites than 8aturn.
Among the number who wcuonly too hap
py to do her tho slightest pleasure wu* Mr.
A., a young man of the modern school of
beauty, with a good deal ol jewelry and a
very little moustache, which by the dint ol
much coaxing and petting, hud just made
it* appearance upon his upur lip, iu its most
incipient and insipid stage*.
Tho young lady to whom we have refer
red, to test Ihe gallantry of her admirer,
presented him with *n almond and r<ques
ted him to crack it for her. A., only too
glad to do her tiiddiug, took the nut, nnd
searching tn vain for any other mean*,
cracked il with Ilia teeth nnd returned it to
hia iuamoraU, when the following short but
pointed dialogue ensued :
“You have very sharp teeth,’’ remarked
hia teaser, dryly.
“Very sharp, I assure you," replied A.
“Would you heljevu ii-• when n boy I used
to amuse myself by biting oil tho heads of
bird* and chickens 1"
“l)h, indoed, very probable," replied the
‘Indy. “1 could havo guofsrd a* much; I
think 1 can aeo some of Ihtir down upon
upper lip I”
njormant adds that yauug A. struck
a barber ahop, and lisa never
pled to cultivate a moustache.
Memphis HulUtin.
utaht Ddjcovruy.—The Nash-
announces the following impor-
ral discoviry in Tennessee :
Wo arc iufttrtued ihut four English mi
ner* front Mansfield und New Castle, Eng
land, have recently found anti opened a coal
field on Obcd’s river, ill Fentress county, in
this 8tato, belonging to Gan. John U. Rodg
er*, couvittling of one thousand nrres of a
solid coal bed, four feet thick, of the beat
article ol bituminous coal, containing extra
quantum of gas uud | ctrolcum, Ihe beat
they havo found in tho United 8tnto*. It
is on tho margin of the river, ami ca*y of
access to Naabvilie by water. We under
stand a specimen of this coal, Coked and in
it* natural slulr, will bo in tho Nushvilln
market the coming spring. A specimen of
tho roko and l*r in*y ho seen in thu linifts
of I'rof. 8alL>rd, our 8iato Geologist. ‘This
coal i* overlaid in many places with fire
proof iilo rock, suitable for making coke
ovens, parnpnt walla, paving slicels, covering
houses, and the like, and may be obtained
of any thickness from one inch toeix, squar
ing right ol itself, if deairsd,. ami non !»•
transported to Nashville by water at a tri
fling expense.
A N'riv Kind or Lvatuir.—TIio New
Orleans Commercial Bulletin aaya ;
Messrs. Haas & Wiai-r have established
n (armory somewhere in the vicinity of the
Old Bayou and are doing a capital business.
They went the right way to work. They
commenced on n small scale ut firat und
gradually enlarged a* the demand increaaod.
They have brought to the business a now
element. Tliey have be oil putting tbo
numerous alligators which awjiu laxily
abuut tho bayou* aud swumps ot Louisiana
in the sun to n tiHelul purpose. 'They havo
been making their hide* into leather, ami a
capital articlo it i* antd to be. Quite n
number ol our citizens era wearing shoe*
maae of it, nnd apeak of it in high terms.
Messrs. Hun* & Wiser uro about lending
some ui tbo leather to Europe «« u curiosity.
At the lir«t Fair of tho Mechanical and
Agricultural .Society »>l Louisiana tliey will
bo’uhlo to make ft capital showing ot tall
ied alligator lndem^ ^ ^
Lane's appearance at the last White
reception l* described by a female
Mis# Luiio is a tall, robust looking
*J»irl, with blue eyes und IikLt brown hair;
rather a blonde than otherwise. She ws*
drfWd in a white silk, with two deep floun
ces “f lull", caught up by streamer* of wide
Scotch plaid velvet ribbon, extending from
Ihu waist, and tulle bertha. Each flounce
was edged with quilled scarlet-ribbon. A
wroath of ecarlet geranium buds and green
geranium Jeuvos encircled her hair, with
drooping pendant* *»f buda, and her neck
lace war six or aoven strands of email
pearls. Tho beautiful Creole, Mr*. Blidall,
in while brocade with crimson caclu* Idoa-
soma in her jetty hair, was there, and Won
tor Mallory, of Florida, with hia filth wife,
a sweet young bride.
Hau and Wife Murdered In Gordon
County*
Rally Tuesday morning last, Mr. Robert
Thompsoi. and his wifn were both found
dead ui I heir residence, near Rasaccs, in
Gordon county.-; their heads having been
horribly beaten with,* aledgo hammer. Air.
Thompson had boon dragged out of his
botiae, uml w*s found inxhoyurd ; his wile
was found in bed, weltering ;n blood. It is
thought thu deed wa* perpetrated by some
incarnate (fiend, hoping to get a .*wi*idera-
l, (• quantity of money, but he succeeded in
gc Hing ouly $75. Mr. Thompson was a
iQpr.-h.int, ami is said to have boon a vory i
respr eta Me, ami clever gentleman.—A//anfrt
IacoiiiuU re.
Sad Accident.
Wo li-nrn from R private source that Dr.
T- K. Volli.i lost two inulce hy drowning,
und tlic driver t* mipposod to havo met tlie
haunt luf. On Friday morning last the no-
gro started to mid with a lour mule team,
mid on reiuriiinjT, found the creek up (Cow-
ikec) and the Ixiltmeni of the bridge gone,
lr i* supported that in driving in lie missed
the bridge and w«r t below it. When found,
two ol thu iii'ilos had Broken loose, and the
other two drowned The negro haa not
been found up to thia writing, although the
click Bu* boon drugged, it ta »uppoat:d
tlmt in attempting to cut the inulc* Iona- —
(In- hainc-mringa mvrv rut and the breael-
chains looa*mcd—they killed hint
struggles. The accident
their
iturrrd nt Dent'*
lortli fork of the EoutJi Cow-
uiik.—(,‘luylun llunner.
Nad Casualty*
Wc regret to learn Hint Wnt. Fletcher
Roger*, an intelligent and influential citizen
of Knon, Ala., waa badly wounded by a
piatol shot on the tvoniug of ihe 21th inst.,
inflicted by hi* overseer, Mr. John Johnson.
The circumstance*, wo uro informed* wore
■ bout these: Mr. Roger* Itnd discharged
his overseer about a week since ami employ
ed another in his place, whereupon his
overseer of the plantation determining to
revenge himself, called at the residence ol
Mr. Roger* with a friend on the evening ol
tho 24th inst. Hia purpose was nude
known to Mr. Rogers, that he had cotne to
give him a 'whipping,' when on altercation
ensued in which the overseer, Mr. Johnson,
bred several allots at Mr. Roger*, neither
ol which took effect. In the mclcu Mr.
Roger* ran into his room lor a gun to de
fend hiiaeelf ami while closing tho door
upon hi* antagonist, the lauer shot nt him,
the ballot thu pistol penetrating the hand,
of Mrs. Rogers, who waa assisting her
husband to drive away the intruder. Mr.
Roger* seized a rifle which discharged its
load in the ceiling while endeavoring to use
it. Mr. Rogers then mol lha ovorster with
n knife, inflicting upon him it is thought, n
slight wound. Returning to his room alter
the contest was over, Johnson, tho overseer,
appeared and with hi* pistol near tho side of
Mr. Rogers allot what is supposed to be slie
fatal wound. Tho ball on in red tint left side
of Mr. Rogors, ranging through tho body
Mrs. Rogers ia aulleriug much l^nn tho
wound she received. The whole ulluir ia
considered a brutal attempt to take the file
of an honorable mail for a alight oil!
Johnson having no cause to bo aggrieved
and having bp on very proparly discharged.
Dr. Stanford, ot tin* city, loft on tho cars
Saturday evening to visit Mr. Rogers,
lit* recovery ia exceedingly doubtful.
[Times.
Thu Wheat not nil Killed.
The wheat crop in this county, it is
thought, in no' bj badly injured hy the cold
weather, na waa at liral supposed. Wo
havo been iulormnd that since the last ruin
and wnrm "npell” ol weather, tho wheat is
sprouting out, and in fields where two week*
ago, there waa scarcely a aprig ol wlirut to
be seen, there ia a good average stand. Il
tin* ia by uny means general through tho
wheat growing regions, the prcHotu crop
will, in all probability, bo an average one.
But tho wheat crop is very uncertain nt
heat, there are so many Uisntficr* that tuny
be Dll it belorc it is safely garnered, and our
planting friend* ought By all mcana to plant
a large crop ol corn. Lot us havo a suf
ficiency of ihe articles Actually nocepunry
lor food, instead of devoting so much ntuu-
lion to the raising ot cotton. 'Tito present
high prices lor grain, is the natural result
ol tho neglect of cotton planters, wnodu not
raise corn and wheat enough lor homo con
sumption, und ihu consequence is, thu. the
limner who raisce thu grain Hint supphe*
the market, is tuublod to make more clear
money, uud with less labor than hia neigh
bor who depend* entirely upon tho proceeds
of hia cotton crop for support.—Covington
Times.
The Douftlaa 1‘lutfwrm.
That our reuders at thu .South may know
tho exuct position •>! Judge Dougin* on tho
Territorial question, we append ihe follow
ing resolutions taken from tho nlm*--*—
adopted by itio Dougins Democrats ot 1!Ii•
nuis. nt tnuir 8tsic Convention, on tlie 4th
ol January :
Resolved, Thnl tho Democracy of Illinois,
in Bluto Convention a*sumhled, do mt*Erri
aud uflirm thu Cincinnati Flatlorin, iu the
word*, spirit and meaning with which tho
imim) waa adopted, tinderbiood nnd rulilied
by tho people Hi IHoU, und do reject und
utterly rupudjaio all such iiutv issue* uud
tho doctrine that slavery is a fedural
tittton deriving it* validity in il.e several
Stales and Terriione* in which it exists
fiom the Constitution ol thu United States,
instead ol being a mere municipal institution
esistinp in such Stales and Territories, ‘'un
der the laws thereof."
Resolved,'Thai tho people ol tho Terri
tories respectively ahull bu loft perfectly treo
to mukc |u»t such laws and regulation*
respuct to slavury and all other mutters ol
local concern, as they may determine /or
themselves, subject to no uttier limitation* u,
restriction* than dioso imposed by tho Con
siiiuuun ol tho United .States.
Tiik Commission to the Rio Grande.—
Thu Governor ol Tcxu* has received Ihe
report of tho commission ho sent to tha .
Grulide tu investigate tho cuuscs ol the
surrectiuu and invaaiot) led hy Cortina.—
The Cmliun.ol the 17tli,aays:
ill) Iiuh transmitted tho result to tho Pres
ident hy express und telegraph, and form
ally notified tho GenerJ Government that
unless immed'Oto steps aro taken lor tho
efficient protection "I our frontier from Mex
ican invasion, Tc-aa will tako steps, not
only to repel these invasions, but to prevent
their recurrence. In tho meantime wo liuvo
reason to behevolbut meusures are in pro*,
greh*, b«<h in aird out ol Toxus, to uiguuizo
such u force a* will not only protect our
own borders, but afford some such “protec-
turn to" to Mexico a* tho anarchical condi
tion of that country requires.
'The commission report* that quint can
not ho restored without a partial occupation
ol Mexico,
Arctic.Plates.—Bill* of fare differ very
much even in Greenland. I liavn inquired
of Paterson, and ho (ells me that the Green
land Esquimaux,((hero aro many Greenland
er* ol Dauiali origin) aro not agreed o* to
which ot their animals afford tho must
delicious food ; sornu o) them prcler rein
deer venison, others think more tuvornldy
ol young dog, the flesh ol which, ho asserts,
is '‘just like the flush of sheep." lie said
a Danish captain, who had acquired u mtle,
provided sumo lor his guests, and they
praised hi* mutton! Alter'dinner lie sent
lor iho skin ol the animal, which was no
other than a largo red dog ! 'Till* occurred
in Greenland, wlu re hi*’Danish guests had
resided lor many years, Dr removed from
Eur<i|Mi«u mutton Jinked puppy i* a real
delicacy all over Polynesia ; m the Sand
wtch Islands l was once invited to a leaat,
and hud to feign disappointments* well ns
1 could, when told that the puppy was so
rxticmcly scarce it could not be procured
HI time, and tficrefoie sucking pigs were
substituted.
—According
_ mo unknown
............ of the ancient Egyptians, uiaf when
Euxodus (tho celebrated astronomer) show
ed it to them, they were absolutely in rap
ture. 'The Persian*, Phamicians, Greeks,
and several other nations acknowledged that
their ancestors wero once wiilmui thu tine
ol fire, and the Chinese conic#- thu auuiu of
their progenitors, l’nmpamu*, Mels, Plu
tarch, add other unciont author*, apeak of
nations who, at the t.me they wrote, kn
not the use ol tiro, or hud Gut ju«t lean
Mr. Clay and the Goat.
Almost eveiybndy in Washington city
remembers an old be-gost which formerly
inhabited Naylory’e stable on Pennsylvania
Avenue. The animal was, in all probability,
the moat independent citizen of the me
tropolis; hn belonged to no party, though
he frequently gave the posaengcr* 'striking'
proof's of his adhesion to the ‘‘levelling”
principle; for whenever a person slnpp«d
anywhere iu his vicinage Billy was sure to
make et him, horn* and ill. 'Tbo boys
Took dolighl in irritating this long-hrarded
gentleman, and frrquently annoyed him so
that he would make against lamp-post* and
trees, to their great amusement.
One day the luminary of the Writ, Hen
ry Clay, was passing along tho Avenue,
and seeing thu hoy* intent on worrying
Billy into a fever, stopped, and with his
characteristic humanity, expostulated with j
them on their cruelty.
Tho hoy* listened in silent awo to the eld-
quonl appeal of the great statesman ; but
it wras all Cherokee to Billy, who—the un
grateful scamp—arose majestically on his
hinder legs, and made a desperate plunge at
his friend and advocate.
Mr. CKy, although he had not “slain a
Mexican,” proved himself too much for his
assailant; he seized hold of both horns of
the goal, nnd then “wu* tha tug of war"—
lor Greek had met Greek. The strugglo
was long and doubtful.
“Hah !” exclaimed tbo statesman, “I
have got you fait, you rascnl ! I'll leach
you belter maimer*. But, boys,”.continued
he, turning to the laughing urchins, “what
shall I do now !”
"Why, trip, trip up his feel, Mr. Clsy,'L
said they.
Mr. Clay did ns ho was told, and after
many severe cflorts, brought Billy down on
his aide. Hero ho looked at the boy* implo
ringly, seeming to *ny, “I never wa* in
such a lix before.”
The combatants were nearly exhausted ;
Billy hiul the advantage, for he wa* gaining
hreuth all thu while that tile statesman was
“Boys," exclaimed he, puffing and blow
ing, “this ia rather nu awkward business.
What am 1 to do now ?
‘•Why—don't you know 1” said a littla
fellow, muking preparations to run as ho
spoke—“all you got to do is to lot go and
A 8ia 8znrzNT Calout J—We published
an item yesterday stilting thut a veritable
sea serpent bad boeii caught at the Bermu
das. A umcutililo friend tins lurniahed ua
with a copy of the Bermudian newspaper
of thu 1st inst., containing s long scientific
description of this remsikalde iethyologicsl
specimen from lha pen of Mr. Msthew
Jones, a naturalist. From this description
earn that his snnkeship is 10 feet, 7 in
ches in length—11 inches thick—with no
lh—has largo and brilliant blue eyes—its
A »tr«et Sweeper’s story.
The late Mr. 8imcox, of Harbourne, near
Birmingham, was on one occasion in Lon
don, when ho was obliged, in consequence
of a heavy shower of rain, to take shelter
dnder an archway. Tho rain continued for
a long time with unabated violence, and he
was consequently obliged to remain in hia
place of shelter, though beginning to suffer
from bis prolonged exposure to the cold and
damp atmosphere. Under these circum
stances he was agreeably surprised when
tho door of a handsome house immediately
opposite was opened and a footman in a
splendid livery with an umbrella approached
with his master’s compliments, a.id that he
had observed tho gon'lemsn standing so
long under the archway that he feared he
might lake cold, and would therelore ho
glad if ho would comu and take shelter in
his house—an invitation which Mr. 8imcox
gladly accepted.
He was ushered into a handsomely furnish
ed diningroom, where the mas'er of the
houB!- wns sitting, and received from him a
friendly wclcumo. Scarcely, however, had
Mr. Nitncox set ayes on hia host, than he
was struck with s vague remembrance of
having seen him lie lore; hut where, or in
what circumstances, ho found himself una
ble to call to mind. The gentlemen soon
engaged in interesting and animated con-
voiaaliou, which was carried on with in
creasing mutual respect and confidence;
while all tbe time this remembrance kept
constantly recurring to Mr. birueux, whoso
inquiring glance at last helrsyed to his host
what was passing in his mind. “You
aocm, air," said he, “to look at me a# tho’
you had seen mo before." Mr. Simcox ac
knowledged that hia host was right in bis
conjectures, but confessed his entiro inabil
ity to recall tbe occasion.
“You are right, air, replied tbe old gen
tleman, nnd if you will pledge mo your
word as a man of honor not to disclose to
any one that which I am now going to tell
you, until you have seen the notice of my
death in tho London papers, I have no ob
jection to remind you where and how you
have seen hid. Iu 8t. James’ I’.trk, near
Spring Gardens, you may puss every day a
nun who sweeps a crossing there, and
whose Legging is attended by Ihi* strange
peculiarity—(bat whatever be tho amount
of Ibe alms bestowed on bim, he will retain
only a half-penny, and will scrupulously re
turn to the donor all the rest. Much a- un
usual proceeding naturally excite* the curi
osity of thote wtio hour of it; and uny ono
Who has himself uiado the experiment,
when lie happens lo bo wulking by will) n
friend, it almost sure to say 'o him : “Do
that old fellow theio 1 Hu is tbe
strangest beggar you ever saw in your life.
If you give him six-pence he wiil be sure to
give five-pence half-penny back again." Of
course hi* Irieud makes tho experiment,
which turns out us predicted; and, as crowds
of people ere continually passing, there c
la it So f—Do the young lad;e* believo
wlmt Lola Monies suyt. about young gentle-
mon ? Here it ia :
"You ought to know that there are four
thing, which iilwiyn more o, In. inlereit »
lady—a parrot, * peacock, ft monkey and a
man; and the nearer you can come in
uniting these about equally
your charac-
tn.w.u wiTl beloved. This ia a
cheap and excellent receipt for mak'ng a
dandy—n creature which ia always an object
olinterest to die ladtee."
Tut “VVirK" or John Hjcenan.—Adah
Isaacs Menken wrote • laitar stating that
»he was the wife of Htenau, the bruis
er, “tho bravest man in the world." A. J.
Menken writes lo the Npirit ol tbe Times
that h«* unfortunately married the lady
April, 185(J, and that he has
obtained
Ifivorce, though now engaged in that Duds
tile undertaking. He c tils tho fair Adah
an adulteress, brazen, ate.
A Tri e PiiiLARTBayrtsT^—We copy the
tallowing, not as a solitary czaiuplo in the
South:
A writer in the Tcxaa Baptist states that
Morgan !*• 81111111,0! Brazoria county, lias
built a church lor his blacks, costing nearly
$3.tHW, with tins sign ovar the front door:
••’I’Im Airiest) Baptist Church.” He col
lect# ins servants in Ihi* house each .Sabbath
morn.iig. trails and expounds the 8mp-
lures,joins with them in prayer, and calls
on the pious of them to join with him. Hie
wile al#o teaches the children the catccbiara
I prepared tor their benefit.
the Marian Islands, winch wrni discovered
iu 1551, lisd no idea ol tire. Never was u*'
toiiislitnent greater than their* when they
saw it on the descent ol Magellan, in one ol
their islands. At first they believed it wua
some kind ol animal that wa* fixed lo and
led upon wood. The inhabnsn s of thu
Philippine and Canary Islands were former
ly equally ignoruut. Alrica prvsenis, even
iu our own day, tome nations in this deplo
rable atate^
“I'll Tell Pa wukn Hi Comes Hour."
One of our citizens who has taken some
pride for several year* in cultivating a full
crop ef hair on his Dee, was called away
from home on business sometime since.—
While absent an inexperienced barber spoil
ed his wbisk-rs in trimming them, winch
so chagrined him that he directed the bar-
J her to make a clean job of it by ahaving
wbukars and moustache both off. The bar
ber obeyed, and our friend's face was as
smooth aud delicate as when he was ill hi*
teens. He returned home in the uight.—
Next morning Ins little girl did not recog
nize bim on waking up. Looking over her
mother, aud seeing, as sbo supposed, a
stranger in the bed, she remarked, in her
childish simplicity; “Mistir, get out ol here,
I’ll tell pa on you when he cornea home.”
Connrrseille (Ay.) Times.
Ope hour ol justic* is wurih seventy years
of prayer. One act o( charity ia worth a
century of eloquence.
mrnlary plume—has a fin (also a crimson
tint) running nearly the whole length of its
lark—a handsomely tapering form termin
ating in a point—and tho coaling of the
■km is represented a* being lustrous as bur
nished ailver. 'Tho Bermudian editor thinks
that the most vivid fancy could not picture
to ilsell a nutro delicate und beautiful crea
ture than this fish, and rejoices hugely over
sapturo, sinco it solves (he long agitated
problem, whether there ura creatures living
in the ocean to which the cognomen ol
“The Greet bca-Serpunt” may ho appropri
ately applied.
LeAVINU urn Gaud.—One day, when
Mrs. Turlington wa* out—not in the ususl
acceptation of tho term, but when shu wa#
on a visit lo somo neighbor’*—the minister
called upon her, and, upon her return, Mrs.
Partington found s delicate bit of paste
board upon her table. “What is that 1
said the flume, holding it up and looking at
it from various angles end holding her head
as tho' she were sighting it by her nose
chin. “It is a card, I guess,” replied Ike,
taking hold ol it and resiling it; “yes,
one of tho ministers cards." "Ob, you
wicked boy,” said she, bolding up her fin
gor, how can you assassinate such a thing
against so good a m*n as thut he plays cards,
though when I esmu to Boston everybody
•aid I should find plucnrda at the very street
corners.” “ ’Tis his,” said Ike, "for here'*
his n*ino on it.” "Well, well, heavori lie
good to us,” replied ahe, ‘-for we are none
of us any better than we ought to be, and
sonio do worse than play cards. “Jr ia a
visiting card,” urged Ike, clearing up the
mystery a* the #un clears up a shower,
“aud lie'* left ii for you." “llow very
kind," said she, smiling ; “I wonder what
Hi. Paul did for raids when ho went viciting
How he mukt have aulicred lor them.” Hhe
the cold in the leave* of nor old liiblo, and
Ike threw his brand new cap at the cal
asleep iu t e shavings baskot.—liostm Eve
ning Guzel Ie.
Another African Adventurer.
Tho “Historical Magazine” lor Fobruazy
cuniuin*, ua usual, a gieat variety of inter •
eating matter in relution to history, geogra
phy, antiquities, ethnology, bibliography,
«tc., «!kc. In looking over it, we observe
tlint, ai a Die meeting ol ihe American Ge
ographical uud Htaiisiical Society, ihe mem
ber# enjoyed a litre troftt in having will)
them *M. Du Chuillu, a French traveller,
who ha* peuotralod nearly us lur into tin
interior ot Atrica as Dr. Livingstone, und
who entertained tho Hociely with uu account
ol Ins discoveries. M. Du Chaiilu has
hoen frequently mentioned, ol Die, in
nection wilh tho accounts winch lie has
given of that remarkable and heretofore
utmost unknown itiiiniaT, tho gorilla. He
gave a connected account of ms wanderings,
tracing i tic in out on a largo map.
In answer to questions, M. Du Chaiilu
staled that lie travelled as a magician
never hud anything stolen. The gorillas
lived in tho depths ol thu lorcst, and
much dreudud by the naiivea. The females
were shy, hut the old malts, when hunted,
would snow fight. As soon as he ap*
proachcd ono ol ilieui, it would turn sue
make at him, heuiing us chest like a drum
Ho hbd heard the roar ol ihu gorilla lour
miles oil, olid the heating iis chest nt itm
diHtnucu of uno rni/o. His own habit in
bunting thorn was to wail until they can e
vory near, and (hen shoot ilioni. They were
easily killed, unfwithstanding Iheir great
reiiglh uud ferocity. A gorilla had kill-
i one ol ms Dogroa* at a single blow. He
exhibited the *luul ol one thut lie had allot.
M. Du Cfiuitlu stated that he had brought
im him, irom Africa, about 2000 tm i# uud
250 specimens of other animals—among
i u large hippopotamus inside ol which
ho had pucked u groat number ol hia birds.
n* oiliar incidents of travel, * e men
tioned ms hospitable reception by ono ol Hie
native kings, who lud ode-red him one ol
own slaves tor supper, os a special
iplunoul.—Mobile Tnhunt.
Rev. Mr. Hagood, the colleague ol Dr.
Pierce in the charge ul ihe two churches,
also much endeared hitnsoli to the
Church, ami won ihu high respect ol the
congregation, hy ihe lew eflorls lie haa ao
lur tnado hi (Lrard. Ho is a very young
minismr, ol talent* dccidodly brilliant, and
with tho promise ol a distinguished and
usefulluture.”
Wo find the above in the Cotumbua
Knquuer ol (lie 21*1 inst., and feel gratified
to know that Hie abfliueaolour young friend
*r» already ao well appreciated. He noi
only possesses natural endow men is of a
high order, but is signalised by • piety and
I#uinility tquully profound; a combination
unusual in ono so young. Should lus life
bo spared, the hope* of his numerous
fiiend*—among whom we claim tho privil
ege ol being numbered—in rHereace lo his
career in ilm Ministry, being ono ul more
than ordinary brilliancy and n#efulncaa, will
be luily realised. We wish him Gnd-apeed
in Hi" grcai und good work to which has
consecrated hi* life, which we hope it will
please the All-wiae One to prolong to
green old age,—Atlanta American.
ime trial; and thus the old man gets
ninny n ha 11'-penny from the curiosity o( the
pussers-hy, in addition to Wlmt ho obtains
Irom their compassion.
sir,” continued the old gentleman, “am
that beggar. Many year* ugo, I first hit
upon this expedient lor the relief of my
then pressing necessities, for I wua at that
lime utterly destitute; hut finding tho
scheme answer beyond my expeditions, I
induced lo carry it on until I had ut
with the aid of profitable investments,
realized a hand-onm fortune, enabling me
to live in the rotulorl in which you ti> d mo
thia day. And now, sir, such i« the force
of habit, that although I um no longer un
der any utcessily lor continuing the plan, I
find niysell quite unat-le lo give it up; and
accordingly, every morning I leave home,
apparently for business purposes, and go to
a room where 1 put on ni) old beggar's
clothes, and continue sweeping my crossing
in me paik till n certain hour in the after
noon, when 1 go back to my room, resumo
my usual dress, ami return home in units lur
dinner a* you scu me this day.”
Mr. ntmcox scrupulously fulfilled his
pledge ; but having seen in tho Lotufon pa-
papers the announcement of the beggar's
death, bu then coinruunitaled tin* strange
atory to a friend .— London paper.
citixen* ol Tiioniusville were ulirmcd by
tremendous craali, winch was found lo pro
ceed from tho falling ul the Enterprise prints
trig O/ue, situated on the corner ut Juck*un
uml Broad street*. Too house being on ihu
corner, and very Hlenderly pul up, tho walla
pressed down by tho mol, the lattor
tell in. Hie house suddenly became a piav*
ol ruins, ami me printing office ono of pi.—
Mr. Bryan, the proprii'-or ol thu Lnturpiisc,
lias lost all tbe type, furniture, fixture*, dec.
belonging to hi* office, saving only the
pres*, imposing *tono, und n low une*«> utial
articles. His booths, paper, A.c. have been
mostly recovered Irom the rubbish. It was
raining excessively at the time, and during
tho morning, which perhaps hastened die
catastrophe. Wu aru pleHSt-d to hoar thut
Mr. Bryan lia* sonl on lor uuw materials,
and that tho Enterprise will be resumed as
soon as they can be brought out Irom tho
loundry ut Philadelphia.
Immediately under tho printing offico
JonuaScnill Al Brother kept their largo
Dry Gouda Htorc. 'Tho avalanche of wood
uud mortar did not ot courso leuvo the dry
goods unseamed.' Tliey were heavily dam
aged, and tnu concern, we regret to say,
have been euflerora to a coruideiablcauiuuni,
perhaps quite ua much i.< actual loss nod
inirrrupiiuu ol ou«iiie*» us Mr. Bryan. Tho
heavy rain at tha lime added largely to the
extent of the injury
Next to Messrs. Hchiff, below, was the
Drug Htoreof Dr. T. B. Little. Fortunate
ly (Ut) devastation did not extend lo ihe
uctual injury ut any ol his good* ; but ibis
aud itie adjoining icnemem, all pul up at
tho aauie time u« the c truer, wore ao sleu-
oer.y built, iliHl it waa considered advisable
to evacuate (list promises ut once, in ■ lie
midst of ihe rain. Tue goods wuru conse
quently gut out with mu least possible de
lay, and ul course considerable west and
The upper story, over Dr. Little, had
been occupied a* a law office, b'it waa, ai
me time of mo see dent, wnliout icnunta in
front, «rui occupied in ibe rear by Dr. Bryan
as an editorial room.
TUe next and last tenements in the block
wure occupied by AWilt, Dekie A Harrell
wilh a general assortment •<! good* benumb
und oy the Wire Grass Rtporlor Offico
above. The first moved out oil Saturday,
receiving no other damage than what they
sustained by the removal.
A* regarda human lile, the casualty was
of a most ioriunato character. Not a body
wu* injured. Ii occurred a low tumulc* sl
ier twv-ive o'clock. Mr. Reneau, the (ore-
ot ihe Enterprise, hail lull tor dinner
arid got about two bundled yards Irani ihe
ouilaing. Mr. Bijsn, ihe proprietor, idl
aliorwsrds arid had got about hall that dis
isnee, and young Douglass remained still
Dior, got aim med by the tailing - I the plas
tering, ran out as the roolfll in, (he wall
next to him remaining firm, wmlo ihe two
oiticrs wero pressed to ibo earth! 'Iho
uand ul tho Almighiy, and His direct in
loru-rrence .o save uie, i» legibly impressed
•ii (he day's occurrence.—Thomaavilte lit•
portsr. ^ ^
Leap Year. A Hcotcli statute ol 1223rcada
*« tallows i
“It is siaiul and ordaint tlmt dur ng the
rente of her insist bliasit Magestie, ilk forth
(fur, ki own aa leapvenr, ilk inaideu ladye
l batih high and law estait. shall have
liberty to bespeak ye in .in she likes: albyt.
il he rvlusea to tak hir to be his wif. ha shall
•e mulcted in yo sum ol sue poundi# IXJI)
or less, as bis entail moi be, except and
itwia be can make it appear that Of is be
trothed to sue woman, that he aliall then b«
The Governor vs* Uto Nqaatters*
Leavknwostu. Feb. 24.—Governrr Me-
ary has vetoed the bill abolishing Slavery
n Kansas. The Legislature will probably
iu the bill oyer ki» veto,