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COLXJMBTJS: Hominy Morning, February 11, l*™. liAIiOKIT CITY CIRCI'IiATIOX* Tho Markets. On Saturday there was n demand for alt the cotton offered in our market, and stiff ju ices ruled—Middling Fair qualities ootninandlng readily 9j cents. We observe that the Savannah, Charleston md N. Orleans markets were very active, and advanced prices were firmly maintained, on Friday and Saturday. ♦ Accident to Gen. Cass. Washington, Feb. B.— General Cass to-day full from the steps of the Patent Office, and was everely, though it is to be hoped, not danger ously injured. Ilis frame was much jarred, and there is some danger of inflftmation of the l•min in consequence of his advanced age. ♦ Yesterday morning an Irishman named I>i 1- lard was found on the track of the Muscogee Railroad, near the second station, with both legs cut off, no doubt by the train of Saturday night. It is supposed that lie was intoxicated and laid down on the track. Jfe was brought to this city yesterday morning, and received medical treatment, hut diod a few hours alter liis arrival. - ♦ Our Legislature. The proceedings of Friday reached us too late to bn copied in full in this paper. On that ■ lay tin* House passed hills to incorporate two banks, one in this city and the otherin Gridin; and a)dll was introduced tonfipropriuto money to erect a monument to lion. A. J. Miller.— Tho Senate re-considered its votes killing the hills to incorporate Hanks at Ringgold and Madison; also the vote on the bill disqualifying executors, administrators, fee., from holding the office of Ordinary. It is thought that the Legislature cannot tret through with its business by the 20th inst., the day agreed upon for an adjournment nine die, ♦ Senator Iverson made liis maiden speech in tho Senate on the llthinst., upon the resolution introduced by Mr. Clayton, appropriating fif teen hundred dollars for the benefit of the poor. Senator I. denied the constitutionality of t he resolution. ■— - Selling a White Boy. We leavn verbally Mint a good deal of excite ment existed in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday last, growing out of an attempt made by a man from Tallapoosa county, named King, to ■ ell a white boy ns a slave to a negro-trader of the city named Shepherd, with, it is charged, tlio knowledge of the latter that he was a white hoy. They had whipped the boy to sup press liis assertions that lie was free; but the deception being charged on them, they were arrested and were under examination when our informant left the city. He represents the in dignation of the citizens at this flagrant out rage to be very strong, and thinks there was reason to apprehend that they would take the law into their own hands and deal severely with ilie offenders. I’. 3.—Wo learn from the Journal tlmt the men were hound oyer for trial in $3,000 each ; and that the hoy gives his name us Frank Murec, formerly of Griffin ami Macon, Ga. The f’oroncr’s Jury held over the body of the negro child killed in Cincinnati by the run away slaves from Kentucky, have found a ver dict against its mother for murder. The at tempt to take the ease from tho jurisdiction of tho United States Court (ostensibly to try the murder case, but really to prevent the return of the negroes to Kentucky) will now he urged on the ground that this charge is one coming within [the province of a State Court alone; and an tit tempt will be made to detain all the negroes as accessories or witnesses. At Mobile (latitude 3t>), on Monday last, many of the citizens enjoyed themselves by daitiuy on the ice! The Evening News thinks that when skating is witnessed in Mobile, “where the iig and the orange grow,” tho term “Sunny South” will become obsolete. We be gin to think that there is some truth in the theory of the German astronomer, that the sun is receding from the earth. The Irishmen on trial at Cincinnati, on a olmvgo of getting up a Fillihustering expedi tion for the invasion of Ireland, have all been acquitted ; and Mr. Consul Rowecroft, (of Brit ish enlistment notoriety) is exceedingly cha grined and wrathy thereat. The Prospect of Peaco. The Washington Union (perhaps with more reliable information than is enjoyed by those not favored with intimations from official sour ces) treats the reported pacific disposition of the Court of Russians a mefe rune to gain lime and delay the warlike preparations of France ami Great llritnin. “As well (snys the Ciiion) might a foreign enemy in the posses sion of Key West insist, as a preliminary for pacific, negotiations, that the United States should consent to tho surrender of California, make the Mississippi river free to all the world, and agree to destroy her dock yards on the lakes and at the principal Atlantic ports, as for France and England, in the doubtful occupau cy of tho south side of Sevastopol, to insist Hint Russia, in order to obtain a peace she docs not crave, must give uj> a portion of her soil, abolish its protectorate over the Danubian principalities, make the Danube a free river consent to the neutralization of the black Sea, and take no heed of the temporal or religious rights of the Christian subjects of the Sublime l'orte.” The correspondent of the Charleston Stan- ‘ •lard, in liis last letter from Washington, writes: \ “Col. Parker It. French is now here and will. | in a few days, present his credentials and <if- | in and liis recognition as Minister from Nicara gua. If refused, Wheeler, our Minister to Nicaragua, will be sent home.” We have al ready statements showing that Min ister Wheeler not only recognized the new gov ernment of Nicaragua, until otherwise instruc ted, but has protested against the refusal of our administration to receive French. Alabama. The Alabama House of Representatives has passed the bill providing for a return to annual , sessions of the Legislature—yeas 45 nays 40. It has yet to go before the Senate and the Governor —the latter branch of the legislative power being in his present mood, “mighty nu sartiu.” The hill to make n loan to the Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad Company, which passed both Houses, was vetoed by the Gover nor, and the veto has been sustained by the Senate. Tho vote on the passage of the bill, notwithstanding the veto, was yeas 14, nays 15. Tho Governor exercises the veto more free ly than any Executive within our knowledge. He refuses his sanction to all hills of incorpor ation, \c., where he believes the object sought could he obtained through the courts, and to many others conferring jirivilegos or relief which he thinks ouyht to be entrusted to the ! courts; also to all measures extending State aid to internal improvement, and to every bill prohibiting or restricting the sale of spirit uous liquors in any locality. Most of the bills vetoed are repassed by the Legislature, but ninny of the vetoes are sustained by decided majorities. The probability is, that at the close of the. session, many of the bills passed within a few days of the time of adjournment will fail for the want of the Executive approval. T. J. Woolfolk’s Floride won the three-mile race over the Charleston course, on Thursday, beating H. C. Cassey’s Gov. Johnson, and John Campbell’s .lack Gamble. Time, 6:04—6:07. The second race on the same day—a sweep stakes for South Carolina two year olds—was won by C. T. Howell’s bay colt by Sovereign. A Letter on Kansas. Wc are indebted to a gentleman of this city for permission to copy the following letter ad dressed to him by a former citizen of a Southern State, now residing on the borders of Kansas. We regard it ns the most definite and satisfac tory description of the lands of thnt Territory —their character and present facilities for settlement—that we have seen; and the tone of the letter indicates that the political specu lations of the writer are backed by shrewd ob servation and sound judgment. The letter is dated Lexington, Lafayette Cos., Mo., t January 21st, 1850. ) In reference to the lands in Kansas, 1 can speak from personal observation of those ly ing south of Kansas river, and by report of those north. 1 consider that wluit is known as tho Shawnee Reserve as by far the best portion that is to settle south of Kansas river. This Reserve commences at the mouth of said t'ivcv and runs up it 30 miles, thence south 24 miles, containing about 480,000 acres, of which 200,000 is reserved for the Indians, to he selected by them adjoining their present locations, so soon as the survey of the same shall be returned. Tho rest will be open lor white settlements. Those surveys are now in progress, and it is thought will be completed by June. Those lands are very desirable— aro dry, beautifully undulating, and there is plenty of building-rock and clear water.— Along up tlie Kansas river there is a bolt of timber some 4 miles wide. In this timber the Indians will mostly select their lands, with a view of soiling timber to the whites. The rest is mostly prairie of very tine quality. It is proposed to settle all of this part of tho coun try with pro-slavery men, and there is now an organization tor that purpose, the members of which have indicated their claims in a definite manner. There is plenty yet left. On the north ot Kansas river the country is tine any where for a distance from the Missouri river, and 1 should suppose that anywhere at a distance of not over 20 or 30 miles from the last named river would hedesirablc, where un occupied land could be found ; but this portion is tolerably well settled already. There is a tract of country some 18 miles from Lawrence, called Hickory Point, that is represented to be highly desirable. It is settled with a mixture of pro-slavery men and Abolitionists, the lat ter outnumbering the former. At this place tho settlements are numerous, and 1 have just been informed that the Abolitionists wish gen erally to leave it, and are offering to sell their improvements very low—say half of what they held them at six months ago. As to the security of negro property, that will depend on the aid we get from the South eru States. Thus far it is secure ; and l only express the opinion 1 have on several occasions heard expressed by intelligent men, to-wit, that ‘>oo or 1000 at most pro-slavery men, who would move to Kansas with their slaves, would settle the matter beyond question in the fu ture. ’There are a great many slaves already there; and whenever these Abolitionists are brought into actual contact with slavery us it is, if it does not convert them, it so far modi fies their opinions as to render them harmless. The views of many, however, are entirely chan ged, and they now desire to own our negroes. There is another class of persons in Kansas from the free States, who have gone there for the express purpose of settling where slave property was recognized, in order that they might purchase. They say that white labor iu the free States west is so unreliable that a farmer cannotdependonit, to secure his crops. I have no doubt but that, with moderate aid from the Southern States, Kansas can he made thoroughly pro-slavery. To the attainment of this, the whole south in common with us is prompted to action by every motive that can influence human conduct. In my judgment, should the disparity in the United States Sen ate in the number of Senators from the slave holding aud free States be much further in creased, disunion or civil war will be the in evitable result, unless more temperate councils ‘ should prevail at the North—a contingency more to be hoped for than expected. Should your friends come, I should be pleas- ! ed if they would call upon me here, and 1 will | give them all the aid in my power. Through out all western Missouri they will be received I with a warm welcome. F. A. K. Dr. Robert Henry, Professor of Greek in the South Carolina College, died at Columbia on the tith instant, of a congestive chill. The Black Republican Caucus. lu a dispatch from Washington, copiedby us the other day, it was stated that the ‘‘anti-ud ministi'atioii party” would hold a canons that night at the Capitol. It turns out that this was only a Black Republican caucus, and was attended by 76 members of that party. They nominated F. S. Evans for Sergeant at Al ius, N. C. Darling for Dooi-keeper, Robt. ( Morris l’ost-master to the House, and G. Fullett, edi tor of the Ohio State Journal, for Printer.— Darling and Morris were elected ; Evans was beaten by Glossbrcnner, Democrat; and the House has not yet been able to elect a Printer. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. t oili‘-|ion*letHf ot the Savannah Journal. Thukhdat, Feb. 7. Senate. —The bill to prohibit the retailing of spirituous liquors without license, which was lost yesterday in the Senate, was recon sidered to-ilay. Mr. Wingfield of Putnam, took strong grounds in favor of the reconsid eration that the bill might be so perfected as to become a sound, wholesome, and acceptable law. A bill to remove the disqualification of Ad ministrators, and Guardians, and Executors, from being elected to the office of Ordinary in this State, was laid upon the table, and very properly so, as it might have opened the way to much fraud and malfeasance. The Senate concurred in certain amendments proposed by the House of Representatives to the Resolution adopted on yesterday, for the appointment of a joint committee, to report a bill for the construction of a main trunk rail way “from such point as may seem eligible to them, on or near the eastern border of this State, to such point, on or near the western, as will connect the Gulf with the Atlantic, by tho best route.” The amendment was the words in quotation. The object sought to be accomplished is a desirable one, if the proper route can be se lected. Two Hank Charters were slaughtered to-day in the Senate, one for the town of Ringgold, in Catoosa county, and the other for the town of Madison. The mania for Ranks is about to he crushed. There was a considerable struggle this eve ning upon a bill amendatory of an act to pro hibit the manumission of slaves. Mr. Cone, of Greene, took strong grounds in favor of the bill, and Mr. Spalding, of Mclntosh, strong grounds in opposition to it. lly an amendment of Judge Cone’s all wills and other instruments by which slaves are to be removed, and made free by being removed beyond the limits of this State, shall be null and void, so far as the emancipation of the slaves are concerned. The bill was finally passed bv a vote of 51 to 20. Nothing else of interest. House or Rei'rkskxtatives.— The Resolu tion of the Senate—mentioned yesterday in my report—relative to the appointment of a •Joint Committee to reporta bill authorizing the construction of a Main Trunk Railroad, for the purpose of connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean, was taken up this morning, and after being slightly amended was concurred in. The use of this Hall has, on motion of Mr. Ward, been tendered this evening, to Professor Lee, of the Terrell Professorship—for the pur pose of delivering a lecture on the subject of Agriculture, &c. The bill to incorporate the Hiwassce Rail road Company, was resumed as the unfinished business ot yesterday, and lost by a vote of 55 to 50. Several bills of an unimportant character were passed this morning. The evening lias been devoted almost exclu sively to a bill authorizing a man in the county of Floyd to practice medicine and charge for the same. It was so amended as to include in its provisions many others, and after various motions upon which tho yeas and nays were recorded, passed. If such bills as this are to consume a half day each, may it not be asked with earnest ness and regret, when will the present Legis lature adjourn ‘!—There will be no session this evening from the fact that Professor Lee lias the use of the Ilall. Last evening a gentleman from Kansas by the name of White, the object of whose mis sion is to raise pro-slavery recruits for the ballot box in that Territory, delivered in his own peculiar and forcible style, an interesting address to a large audience. If Kansas is what he represents her to be, any poor man who is willing to fight for the interests of the South might promote his welfare by emigrating thither. Ilis contempt for Abolitionists was clearly manifested—and especially for such as have been sent to that Territory by Socictios in non-slaveholding States with a view to the formation of an anti-slavery constitution. He said that the object of his friends in Kansas was to triumph at the ballot box—but that if they failed in this they were determined to achieve a victory at the cannon mouth. He urged that the Legislature would promptly aid his enter prize or refuse to do so, in order that he might, if they failed, go before the people at once and raise funds by private subscription. This gentleman is a native of Tennessee, but emigrated with liis father at the age of seven, to Kansas, where lie has lived for 31 years.— lie possesses an open, generous aud intelli gent face, and exhibits indications of health, to which lie alluded as an evidence of the healthfulness of the climate whence lie came. Message of Mayor Wood—Preparations for War. Mayor Wood sent a message to the N. York councils on Monday, urging upon the general government appropriations for the defence of the city. The Mayor evidently considers the present condition of our foreign relations very critical. In case of a war with England, ho snys, New York, of all the Atlantic ports, would be the object of assault by sea and land, liis honor, nevertheless, goes on to say that it is a fact that New York lias already in position more guns of heavy calibre than Se vastopol had at the attack of the allied armies, or that Cronstadt lias at this time—but there is much more to be accomplished in order to complete defence. From Washington Washington, Fob. 6. A committee of the Senate is engaged in the investigation of the action of the late Naval Board. Three members of the Board were in terrogated yesterday. Washington, Feb. 7. Tho Senate has adopted a resolution, instruc ting the committee on Finance to report the usual general appropriation bills. Adjourned over to Monday. In the House the election for Printer was further postponed. A resolution was adopted authorizing the Speaker to appoint the regular Standing Committees; after which the House adjourned to Monday. Large Defalcation. Milwaukik, Feb. 6. Kiunesou, late Treasurer of this State, is re ported to he a defaulter to the ext ent of $140,- 0(H). TELEGRAPHIC. ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. COTTON ADVANCED. PK.UK PROSPECTS IMFIiOVKU. Suspension of Hostilities in the Crimea. Three Months Armistice Humored. Telegraphed for the Daily Sun. Aval sta, Feb. 9—10.201*. M. The new British steamship Persia has arri ved at New York with news from Europe one week later than the Arabia’s dates. She left Liverpool on the 20th ult. There was a still further advance of 1-1 (id. in Cotton, and the sales of the week run up to the high figure of 70,000 bales. Consols were quoted at 90J- —showing a further advance. The political prospects were regarded as more favorable for jieace. It was rumored that an armstice for three months liad been agreed on. Hostilities were suspended in the Crimea. ——— Massachusetts Legislature. Boston, Feb. 0. A joint committee of the Legislature have reported against the repeal of the personal liberty act, better known as the act nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law. Secretary Mnrey’s Instructions to Mr. Wheeler. The New York Times understands that on the forthcoming trial of the Nicaragua Filli husters in that city, the following dispatch, and numerous other papers of importance will be read; MR. MARCY TO MR. WHEELER. Department or State, | Washington, Nov. 8, 1855. J Silt: I have received and laid before the President your despatches numbered 25 and 26, together with tlicir inclosures. The mise rable condition of Nicaragua is much regretted and devolves upon this Government perplexing duties. While adhering to our settled policy’ of leaving to every nation the management of its own internal affairs, we have important du ties to perform in regard to our citizens who may be resident within or passing through its territories. The recent murders and outrages committed upon them iu the State of Nicaragua must be atoned for by the authorities of that country. The perpetrators of these crimes must be punished ; the sufferers Indemnified, and the families of the murdered be provided for. Whenever that country lias a responsible Government, a due measure of satisfaction will be demanded. In the present condition, of affairs there, it is difficult to decide who lias the responsible Government on which the demand for satisfac tion can be made. It appears that a baud of’ foreign adventurers has invaded that unhappy country, which after gaining recruits from among the residents, has, by violence, overturn ed the previously existing Government, and now pretend to be in possession of sovereign authority. The knowledge we have of their proceedings does not authorize the President to recognize it as the de facto Government of Nicaragua, and he cannot hold or permit you to hold in your official character any political intercourse with the persons now claiming to exorcise the sovereign authority of that State. It appears to be no more than a violent usur pation of power brought about by an irregular self-organized military force, as yet unsanc tioned by the will or acquiescence of the people of Nicaragua. It lias more the appearance of a successful marauding expedition than a change of Goverment or rulers. Should the mass of the people of Nicaragua be unwilling or unable to repel this inroad or shake off this usurpation, and ultimately sub mit to its rule, then it may become de facto a government, and responsible for the outrages which have been committed upon the rights and persons of American citizens. Then this Government will demand and exact ample in demnity and satisfaction from it. The President instructs you to abstain from any official intercourse with the persons now exercising a temporary control over some parts of Nicaragua, In such a dubious state of af fairs you cannot be expected to act in your of ficial character until you receive instructions from your Government, but you will be enti tled to the immunities of a Minister if you do not act so as to forfeit them. You will remain in the country and keep your Government well advised of the actual condition ot affairs therein. You will observe great circumspection in your conduct. You cannot retain a right to the privileges of a Min ister if you intermeddle with the concerns of any of the parties. llic difficulties you have already encounter ed arose, as it appears, from an apprehension that you had improperly interfered in the conflict between the contending parties. Though the President lias no doubt that you acted from the purest motives, intending only to subserve the cause humanity, yet your course was aside from that which your duty as the representative of a foreign Government imposed upon you. It has exposed you to the charge by one party of interfering in the con cerns of the other, and on this ground an at tempt will be made to justify the restraint put upon you. In regard to this matter the President will hereafter take such a course as is dictated bv a regard to your rights as a public functionary of this Government. Orders have been issued for some of our public shijis to visit the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Nicaragua. They will have instructions to look to and protect the persons and property of our citi zens, hut there should be no misapprehensions as to the extent to which they have a right to interfere. The commanders of such ships have no right, except in very extraordinary cases, to send forces to operate on land, and in no case could they be permitted to take part in the couiiiets of the contending parties with in the limits of the country. They can, and should protect, our merchant vessels from illegal seizure and pillage, and afford an asylum to our citizens who wish to escape front scenes of violence and bloodshed, and secure a depository for their property. Bould the officers of the national armed ships sent to the coasts Os Nicaragua confer with you as to acts proper for them to do in any emer gency, you will be careful in the advice you give them. Acts of war cannot be committed without the authority of Congress. Repelling threatened outrage upon our citizens or shiel ding their property from unjust seizure, or protecting their persons, are not acts of war. They arc exertions of power not inconsistent with the relations of peace. 1 am, sir, very respectfully, Y our obedient servant. [Signed] W. L. MARCY. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. 1 ♦ u Council Chamber. February J, iK.ji s ’ Council met pursuant to adjournment: sent, Hon. F. G. YYilkins, Mayor—Aid.’g!,; ‘’ den, Chapmaii, llall, Harris, Lee, Thouij ISl 'i 1 Pease, Jones, Slade, lluuley aud Ligon. From the certificate of the Managers of ti„M election held iu the 6tli ward on Saturday \ I 2d iftst., for one Alderman of said ward, j (J , M the vacancy occasioned by the removal m Aid. Mcrshon, it appeared that John G. Ik,! I ! nel was duly elected, who appeared, I after taking the oath prescribed, before |,!l honor the Mayor, took his seat. ( In reading the Journal of the last ineetii:- Aid. Ligon gave notice that he should mov,” 9 reconsideration of so much of the action 1, said meeting as regards the freedom of th! 3 bridge to Geo. Gullcn. Aid. Thompson guy, 1 the same notice in regard to the Bridge V., I tract of Sannuis and Rooney. The Journal of the last meeting, was then ■ approved. 1 By Aid. Chapman: The Committee on.\ ( .. J counts beg leave to report that they hati j examined the accounts of T. K. Wynne f J $60.95, of Gas Light Company for $484.1* ■ ; of .1. R. Hull & Gft for $62, ami find tlieitl as far as they can ascertain, correct. F. S. CHAPMAN J. W. PEASE, R. H. HARRIS. On motion received and accounts ordered t m be paid. By Aid. llall: The Finance Committee by, Ji leave to report, that in pursuance of their in 3 structions, they called at the Agency of tin I Marine Bank the Ist inst., and were informal that the note of the City Council of Columbia ! given to .Messrs. Patten & Mustian for tlieitl loan of $26,000 was not considered as dm | until the 4th inst.; and further that they tin J day called at said Agency and offered the fui | amount of said note, which was refused on I the ground that Messrs. Patten & Mustiatl considered the note null and void according t j their contract, and that they considered the amount (20,000) as the first payment on sa: | contract. Aud further, in relation to the loan! from Mr. John King, falling due on the Is j inst.: Mr. King lias agreed to extend tin-1 time 30 days, at the same rate of interest a<| the old loan. 11. T. HALL, WM. Y. BARDEN. F. S. CHAPMAN. On motion received. From the City Physician: To his Honor thel Mayor, and Gentlemen of the Council— I am gratified to state that a full report from all the wards has been received, which i? as follows: In the Ist Ward I report two cellars on Oglethorpe street, one owned by Col .Jones, the otlier by A. McDougald; these cellar hold stagnant water, and require to be repaired, so as prevent an influx of water during rails. The Sewer running through the flat from Mr. Burrus’ lot to the Foundry, is partially closed aud should be re.opened. Not one of the nuisances of the 2d Ward, complained of in my last report, (except tin cellar of Col. Jones, on the corner of Bryan and Oglethorpe streets,) have been abated. I again report the nuisances for your prompt removal. I report iu tlie 3d Ward the Hydrant in front of T. M. V&adenbcrg’s residence as In a very bad condition, producing several ponds ofj water in the neighborhood; also, the Hydrant near the residence of Hr. Billing, on Randolph street. I suggest that they be repaired imme diately. The 4th Ward is in good order, with the ex ception of a vacant lot on Front street, which is iu a very filthy condition. This lot lies be low the Factory Buildings, and requires yoiir earliest attention. There are two ditches in this Ward, one in the east common, the other on Baldwin street, which require attention, and the mouth of the Sewer between Thomas and Troup streets is in bad condition, ami requires to be repaired. 1 report for the 6th Ward two ponds of water, one iu Early street, the other near the African Graveyard, which require to he drained immediately. In conclusion, gentlemen, I cannot too ear nestly recommend, for the general health and safety of the citizens, that all the ditching which requires to be done for the present year, be attended to before the approaching spring and summer. Respectfully, WM. W. FLEWELLEN, Pres, of Board of Health. On motion of Aid. Slade, received and re ferred to the appropriate Standing Committee,-. By Aid. Harris: Whereas, there has been much discussion among- the citizens of Colum bus concerning the sale of the City’s Muscogee Railroad Stock, and there seems to he a diver sity of opinion both among the citizens ami members of Council as to whether this Council is morally or legally bound to accept tlie proposition of Messrs. Patten & Mustian for the purchase of said Stock; and whereas thi? Council are mere Trustees for the said citi zens, to whom that Stock belongs; ami whereas, Messrs. Semmes, Jones & Cleghorn have offered $5,600 more for said Stock than have Messrs. Patten & Mustian: Therefore Resolved, That the citizens of Columbus being the owners of this Stock, they, instead of tlie Council, should decide whether said Stock shall be sold at the lowest or highest price. 2d. That his Honor the Mayor is requested to call a public meeting of the citizens of Colum bus, at such a time and place as he mny deem best, to take this matter into consideration, and express their opinion as to what this Council shall do in-the premises. 3d. That until said meeting shall be called, this Council will take no action in reference to the sale of the said Stock. Whereupon, Aid. Slade offered tlie following as a substitute : Resolved, That this Council ratify and rc-affirm the contract made with Messrs Patten A Mustian, by the late Council, in regard to the Stock owned by the City in the Muscogee Railroad, this ratification being subject to the decision of the Supreme Court, in the case of Semmes vs. The City Council. Whereupon, Aid. Barden offered the follow ing as a substitute to that offered by Aid. Slade : Resolved, That this Council take m further action in relation to tlie sale of the Muscogee Railroad Stock, until said Council shall know the decision of the Supreme Court in the case; and if said Court shall decide that, under the action of the late and present Council, it was a legal contract, then, this Council proceed to confirm said contract with said Patten and Mustian; otherwise this Council proceed to dispose of said stock as they may deem best for the interest of said city; which was rejected. Yeas (o) Aid. liar den, Harris, Lee, Ligon and Jones. Nays (7) Aid. Runnel, Chapman, Ilunley, Thompson. Hall. Slade and Pease. Aid. Harris moved the adoption of the ori ginal resolutions, which was rejected : Yeas and Nays were required. Yeas (5) Aid. Bar den, Harris, Lee, Ligon and Jones. Nays (7) Aid. Runnel, Chapman, Hall, Ilunley, Pease, Slade and Thompson. Alderman Lee moved to lay tlie substitute as offered by Alderman Slade on tlie table, which was rejected. Yeas and nays were re quired : leas (5) Aid. Barden, Harris, Lee, Ligon and Jones. Nays (7) Bunnel, Chap-