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COLUMBUS:
Monday Morning, July a** IHS*
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
Council Proceedings.
From the published report of the last meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen, we learn that
they have received and adopted the report of
the Wharf Committee recommending two
new wharves, ono of rock and one of wood, to
be built upon plans submitted by Col. Bates.
The rock wharf is to be 400 feet long, to com
mence at the lower end of the present wharf
and extend in a lino with the old wharf. The
Committee also recommend a wooden wharf
“to the full extent of the present wharf”—
nothing said about its location.
Council has adopted thefollowingrcsolution
offered by Aldermau Barden :
That the Clerk of tho Market, be required,
as soon as practicable, to go through the city
and examine and seal all woightsand measures
used by tho Merchants and Traders, according
to the Ordinances of said city. Adopted.
Tho official return of the vote on the Bridge
question was ordered to be recorded—tho only
vestige of tho bridge left, said structure hav
ing been swept off by tho current of conflict
ing opinion, as we are informed by a lady
friend, a frequent contributor to the Sun—
Madame Rumor.
About Hoops.
We notice that our City Fathers are down
on hoops—when of a fragmentary character
however, only. Witness the following resolu
tion adopted at tho last meeting :
By Aid. Jones : Rosolved, That the Depu
ty Marshal bo required to cause the Carts to
remove the trash, &c., accumulating on Broad
street, at least three times a week, and that he
bo particular to have har o all pieces of plank,
twopi, &c., containing nails, and all broken
bottles removed.
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Kail Bond Murders.
Home of our contemporaries are preaching
eloquent discourses upon this topic, taking
their texts from recent occurrences. Wo have
done the same thing in times gone by, before
we cut our wisdom teeth, (if we have any);
but we have learned at last that the subject is
one upon which it is idle to waste breath.
Legislation can alone remody tho evil ; and we
have abandoned all hope that any thing so
practically and universally important, can
command the attention of legislators during
the present century. They have other fish to
fry—hooks of their own to bait, and watch,
and jerk. Till after A. D, 1900, people who
travel behind engines may make their wills
beforo getting aboard. Not till thon or about
then, will double tracks be required by law,
beforo charters are granted.
Speaking of subjects which it is useless to
speak of, there are several other matters of
great public concern, that might be mentioned.
But what is the use of addressing empty
benches, and getting into a perspiration this
hot weather, when nobody listens to you, and
not a soul is present even to see you wipo your
forehead 1 We have on hand a list of a dozeu
topics over which we have written verbum sat
—freely translated “nus (hna been) sed.”—
Among them, tho “Wrongs of tho South,”
“ Mail Derangements,” and “Political Consis
tency.”
.Leap Year’s Soiree.
A Leap Year’s Soiree will be given on the
13th of August next, at Varner’s Dancing Sa
loon, Indian Springs, nv the Ladies. We
return to the Committee of Invitation our cor
dial thanks for a polite invite to he present on
the occasion, regretting however, that busi
ness engagements will in all probability, deuy
us that pleasure. A Soireo under such aus
pices, cannot fail in any of the requisites nc
cessary to enjoyment, and we trust that all
gentlemen invited, who can possibly attend,
will not fail to do so.
Tho City Council of Savannah have before i
them an ordinance which proposes to iiuposo
a tax of two hundred dollars each on all slaves
or free persons of color, brought or sent to
Savannah to bo transported to Liberia, or oth
er foreign country. Tho object is to break up
emigration from that port, which is found to
be an evil and a nuisance.
Railroads make wonderful revolutions.—
Atlanta Intelligencer.
So do wheel barrows make revolutions. Rut
as ikey have but one wheel, their revolutions
are not quite so wonderful.— Sav. News.
Can’t see tho point Mr. News. A few revo
lutions of the grindstone might sharpen your
comment into discernibility. Tho earth is u
one-wheel concern, and are not its revolutions
wonderful ?
The Columbus Sun is in error in ascribing
to Col. A. C. Walker the authorship of the let
ters published in the Constitutionalist, signed
“An Old Lino Whig.” It is not in error,
however, in saying that “ Mr. Walker is a
man of considerable ability.”— Aug. Constitu
tionalist.
We stand corrected ; but are quite sure
that Col. Walker has the credit of those let
ters with a great many others besides our
selves. Even after this correction, we cannot
forbear asking if the Colonel never used this
nomme deplume while writing for the press ?
Mr. Americus Moss of Norfolk was drowned
the other day while out fishing. His policy of
life insurance reached Norfolk the day before
the occurrence, which was on Saturday, and
it was his intention to have paid the premium
of S3O Monday. He leaves a wife and child,
who are deprived of $5,000 by his procrasti
nation in tho matter. We need hardly draw
the moral, which is apparent.
Jonco Hooper, of tV>e Montgomery Mail,
and lion. Thos. H. Watts, were serenaded tho
other night, by a band of Fillmore Minstrels.
This don’t often happen to sn editor, and
while congratulating Jonco, we also warn him
not to get ‘‘too big for his pantaloons.”
The generosity of the French Emperor to
the ladies of Louis Phillipe’s family, is ac
counted for by the fact that there arc numer
ous lawsuits pending in reference to the con
fiscation of the property of the Orleans fami
v> whioh gtT# great annoyance to the govern
ment.
Tho Culture of Cotton in Mexico.
The United States Consul at Tampico has
kindly furnished the following interesting in
formation in relation to the varieties, culture,
and manufacture of Cotton in Mexico, in an
swer to a circular issued by the Commissioner
of Patents in February last:
“ The greater production in this country of
this article is on the coast of Vera Cruz, and
southward from the capitol of the State of that
name towards Flacotalpan and its neighbor
hood.
“ A little over seventy-five pounds of seed
cotton yields, when ginned, twenty-five pounds
of cotton wool. The quality is good, und the
whole is sent up the country for consumption
in the factories of Jalapn, Orizaba, and Puebla.
“From Vera Cruz to Matamoras, notwith
standing tho territory being so extensive, and
so admirably adapted for the growth of cotton,
| none is produced beyond a little in the neigh
borhood of Papantla, in which the Indians cul
tivate for their own use, and spin in the same
primitive manner aH their ancestors did at the
time of the conquest, viz: by means of a spe
cies of wooden spindle, the point of which is
put in a common wooden bowl, and its gyra
tions given by the fingers.
“ From the yarn thus spun they manufac
ture a narrow cloth, and this is still the cus
tom in many parts of the country.
“lu the neighborhood of Matamoras cotton
is raised but in limited quantities ; and it is
also cultivated in Monclova. One hundred
younds of seed are required to produce twen
ty-five pounds of clean cotton. All that is
produced in these places is consumed in the
factories of Saltillo.
“On the west coast mention may be made of
Hantago, a place situated between Tepic and
Mazatlan, where a considerable quantity is
raised, which is disposed of by tho factories in
Tepic.
“ Further south, and between the towns of
Autlan and Colima, and downwards towards
the sea, a very rich cotton country is to be seen,
and where immense quantities could be raised
were'there more hands to attend to its cultiva
tion, us it Is, however, sufficient is gathered for
the supply of tho factories of Colima, and some
of it oven finds its way to Guadalajara, the
capitol of the State of Jalisco.
“ From Colma, a stretch must be made to the
neighborhood of Acapulco, where cotton is
raised, but by no means in abundance; but all
that is gathered in that section of the country
is sent to the market at the city of Mexico.—
That part of the country is called the “ Costa
Grande,” and is separated from the “Costa
Cliica” by the river Papagayo. On the latter,
and in the neighborhood of Ayutla, cotton is
raised but in limited quantities, und sent to
Puebla for sale. The cotton on the whole of
this coast only requires seventy-five pounds of
seed to produce twenty-five pounds of cotton
wool when ginned.
“The whole of the east as well as that of
the west coast, for about forty leagues inland
is admirably adapted for the growth of cotton.
The country is, however, entirely unpopulated,
and considerable difficulty is experience in get
ting in the harvest in consequence thereof.
“ There are very few landed proprietors who
dedicate their attention to the cultivation of
cotton, except on the coast of Vera Cruz. All
the rest is raised by small farmers, (Itancheros,)
who are content to get about one-lmlf the
amount of its value. Such payments are made
in a few goods and groceries, in anticipation
for which they are charged exorbitant prices.
“An experiment has been made to raise cot
ton on a farm about twelve leagues from San
Luis Potosi, between six and seven thousand
feet above the level of the, sea, and the result
has been favorable.
“An enterprising Spaniard is now raising
cotton five leagues from Tula, with every pros
pect of a satisfactory return. His farm is
about four thousand and five hundred or five
thoueiaud /VeC uLuvc ihv level of CllC SCft.
“No care is bestowed on the plant. The
seed is put into the ground, and no further no
tice is taken of it until it is quite ripe and rea
dy for picking. Consequence is that the staple
is not so long nor the cotton very fine, although
quite good enough for the manufactories of
this country,
“Tho growth of cotton throughout Mexico
is perennial.”
Tue American Bonapartes.
A letter dated Paris, June 30th, to the ln
d‘*pcudence Beige, says that the question of
determining tho position of the son and grand
son of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, by the first
wife, Miss Patterson, is now under discussion.
All such questions, it appears, have to be sub
mitted to family council, consisting of a num
ber of high imperial functionaries. The de
mand for the settlement is said to have been
mado by Prince Jerome himself, aud the ex
pectation is, that it will forbid the Americans
taking the name of Bonaparte, and will re
quire them to be known by the name of Pat
terson. They obtained letters of naturaliza
tion ten years ago, in which they were desig
nated as members of the imperial family.—
Now it is feared that this may be treated as a
base on which to found certain pretensions
not consistent with the previously declared il
legitimacy.
Prince Jerome contends that his marriage
with Miss Elizabeth Patterson, was null and
void frem tho beginning, as it was contracted
between a youth of 19 and a woman of 23,
without the consent of his parents and the for
mality of publication. It was further declar
ed to be null by the decree of 1805, which dis
solved the civil niarraige while the proper au
thorities of Paris severed tho ties of the reli
gious murriage, so that such an union might
| have no civil etl'ect. On the other hand the
j Baltimore Bonapartes dispute the legality of
the decree of 1805, and they adduce various
arguments in favor of their legitimacy. They
refer to tho good faith of the parties in mak
ing the coutract of marriage, but this is
quostioued, because it is stated that the
contract contained a clause by which, as if
foreseeing the possible dissolution of the mar
riage on the demand of the husband or his pa
rents, ho stipulated, in Buch a case, for the
payment to her of 00,000 francs a year, which
j sum has been regularly paid to Madame Bon
i aparte, (called by the French writer “Eliza
| beth Patterson") ever since the separation.
The matter has been debated with much in
terest, Mr. Allou representing Prince Jerome
aud M. Beryer his son and grandson. Some
remarkable letters of the great Emperor, of
Pope Pius VII, of the Emperor of Russia aud
the King of Wurtemburg have been read by the
counsel, and have excited great interest. The
i counsel is said to consitt of M. Abbatucci, the
| Keeper of the Seals, as President, by delega
tion of the Emperor, and Messrs. Fould, Trep
i long, Do Morny, Baroche and d’Ornado.
There is no pomp or parade in council, which
sits in a simple furnished room, containing
arm-chairs and a large table with a green cov
er. The decision is not. expected to be made
for about a month, and it is impossible to say
what will be the result. But the French wri
ter says that the members contemplate an
admission of tho legitimacy of the Ameri
cans, but without any interest in the succession
to tho throne.
The Boston Bee says—a mau can get along
without advertising ; so can a wagon without
I greasing, but it goes hard.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.
From Washington.
July 24.—Tho Senate has passed the bill to
protect American discoverers of Guano islands.
The House has amended the Army Appro
priation bill so as to provide that the money
be not expended until the Kansas laws are re
pealed.
Burlingame returned to night, and it is un
derstood that his seconds will soon publish a
card in reply to Brooks. No further difficulty
is apprehended between the parties.
From New York
July 21.—The bark Ellen Griffith arrived at
quarantine to day from Cienfuegos, having
lost the captain, mate and two seamen from
yellow fever. Tho bark George Leslie also
arrived from the same place, every one on
board, except the captain, having been down
with the fever during the passage. One only
died.
July 24.—The steamship Philadelphia has
arrived at this port, with Havana dates to the
IGtli inst.
Captain General Concha’s health is very pre
carious.
Massachusetts Know JM othing Convention.
Boston, July 24.—The Know Nothing Mas
sachusetts Convention met here to-day. The
Convention is still unorganized, on account ot
the desperate efforts of the Fillmore wing to
get the control. An all-night session *s ex
pected, and there is great excitement.
The Extra Vice President.
Pittsburg, July 19. —Ex-Governor John
ston stated at the late ratification meeting in
Alleghany city, that he had been chosen as the
standard bearer of the North Americans, he
had accepted their unanimous nomination and
would recognize such nomination until the
same convention abrogated it. His friends,
therefore, may rely upon it that he will not
decline.
The Arrison Trial.
Cincinnati, July 21—William Arrison was
to day convicted of manslaughter on the third
trial for causing the death of Mr. Allison, by
an infernal machine about two years since.- -
Great dissatisfaction is expressed with this
strange verdict. Sentence will be deferred
and he will be put on trial for the murder of
Mrs. Allison. Application will be made for
changing tho venue to another county.
From tlio Macon Republican, list inst.
Census of Tuskegee.
White males 4UO
White Females 400
Black males 380
Black females- 500
Students at Mr. Johns’, 80
Students at Mrs. Wright’s 36
Students at Methodist College 112
Students at Baptist College 171
Number of Teachers 23
Total population 2,142
White males over 21 180
White females, over 15: 250
Highway Robbery.
Mr. I. M. Kenny, a merchant of this place,
was knocked down and robbed of a box, be
tween his store and residence, last Saturday
night about nine o’clock. The box contained
about forty dollars in money, and a number of
valuable papers.
Mr. Kenny desires to caution the public
against trading for any notes payable to Ken
ney & Sledge, Kenney & Lee or I. M. Kenney,
and two land warrants—one purchased from
Dr. 11. Graham and the other from J. W. Ham
ilton; as these were in the box taken from
him.
He was left on the ground in an unconscious
state, and found by some passers-by. We are
pleased to hear that liis life is not considered
in danger. —Athens ( Ga.) Banner.
The Pacific Railroad.
The following is an abstract of a bill agreed
upon by the Special Pacific Railroad Commit
tee:
“Three roads are to be provided lor —one to
be built north of the forty-fourth degree of
north latitude, by the North Atlantic tmd Pa
cific Railroad Company, of which Alexander
Ramsay is President; one between the thirty
eigth and forty-fourth parallels, to be con
structed by an association of the roads now
chartered and running westward through lowa
and Missouri, the junction to be formed near
Fort Kearney, and the single trunk to run to
the navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean
in California; and the Southern road is
awarded to the Southern Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company, of California, the Texas
Western Railroad Company, and the Vicksburg
and Shreveport Company. This line runs
from the Mississippi, at some point South
of thirty-eighth degree, and runs to Snu
Francisco, with a branch to San Diego, aim
with a grant of forty sections of land to
the milo west of Texas to tho California line,
and then ten sections per mile to San Francis
co. No grant is made for that portion of the
road east of the west boundary of Texas.
The Northern road receives forty sections from
point to point, seventeen hundred miles. The
middle road receives thirty sections until it
reaches California, then ten sections to its
terminus. The provision for mail pay are lib
eral. Telegraphic lines are provided for on
each road.
The Mormon Delusion.
The Fort Desmoines (Iowa) papers give
some details of tho passage of a baud of Mor
mon emigrants through that place a few days
since. In the broiling sun these poor creat
ures, the majority of whom are women, moved
along slowly in Indian file, dragging behind
them in little carts the necessaries for the
journey, sometimes two women dragging the
cart, at other times a man and woman together.
The company was from Europe, and mostly
consisted of Euglish people, who had left their
comfortable homes, their early associations and
all the attachments which render the English
such unwilling emigauts, and here, with a
journey of more than a thousand miles before
them, of which two hundred would be through
a perfect desert, without shade or water, these
miserable deluded people were treading for
ward.
The Hammer.
The hammer is the universal emblem of me
chanics. With it are alike forged the sword of
contention and plough-share of peaceful agri
culture. In ancient warefare the hammer was
a powerful weapon, in dependent of the place
which is formed. The hammer the is wealth
of nations. By it are forged the ponderous en
gine and the ueodlo. It is an instrument of
the savage and the civilized. Its merry clink
points out the abode of industry: it is a do
mestic deity, presiding over the grandeur of
tho most wealthy and ambitious as well as the
humble and impoverished. Not a stick is
shapped, nor a house is raised, a ship floats, or
a carriage rolls, a wheel spins, an engine
moves, a press speaks, a viol sings, a spado
delves, or a flag waves, without the hammer.
Without the hammer civilization would be un
known, and the human species only as de
fenceless brutes; but in skilful hands, direct
ed by wisdom, it is an instrument of power,
or greatness, and of true glory
GENERAL ITEMS.
There were five hundred and thirty-one
deaths in N. V. city, during the week ending
July 21st.
The old line Whigs in Dauphin county, Pa.,
have endorsed the Republican platform and its
candidates, Fremont and Dayton.
The case of Passmore Williamson against
Judge Kane is put down for trial at August
term in Delaware county. It may be post- j
poued until November.
A l)r. Kinahan, who has recently returned
from Peru, attempts to prove that guano is
produced from fetid seals, which died on the
island, and not from the droppings of birds.
A boy about sixteen years of age, in St.
Louis shot his mother, with a pistol, wound
ing her severely, because she attempted to cor
rect him.
Robert 11. Crocket, of Memphis, is prepar
ing for the press a history of the life and ad
ventures of his father, the renowned Colonel
Croekett.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, in a re
cent speech in Congress, said, “God never
made a meaner man than a mean Yankee.”
Many persons believe Senator Wilson painted
his own portrait.
The violences and crimes of northern cities
increase fully in proportion with their popula
tion. The whole number of arrests in Brook
ly for the quarter ending July Ist, were 2,502,
being an increase of 786.
Tho Albany Argus says that a horrible curi
osity was on exhibition in that city on Thurs
day—a man with one of his arms terminating
in a snake’s head, the other a dog’s head and
the tail of a snake.
A fire occurred in New York, on the 21st
instant, and destroyed the Turtle Bay Brewe
ry, the largest lager beer brewery in the Uni
nited States. Also, several other breweries,
stores, saloons, and dwellings in the neighbor
hood. Loss about SBO,OOO.
A recent letter from Havana says that the
difficulty between Spain and Mexico is under
stood to Lave been arrauged. Mexico claimed
certain deductions against the debt due to
Spain, which the Minister of the latter having
allowed, Mexico agrees to pay the balance.
A young man named Garrison was recently
killed at Kingston, Ga., by falling across the
railroad track between two cars, the train
passing over him. He was standing upon one
of the “bumpers,” ready to “couple” the cars
together, and losing his foothold, fell.
A Washington letter says that tho House
will take up the Senate Kansas bill, and ap
pend to it the Dunn proviso, which reinstates
the Missouri Compromise line, and stand upon
that as the Black Republican issue in the com
ing Presidential contest.
The value of foreign goods imported at the
port of Boston during the week ending 18th
instant, amounted to $1,083,679. The impor
tations for the quarter ending June 30 amount
ed to $11,644,329. The value of goods enter
ed for Canada amounted to $3,232,396.
The large sawing and planing establishment
of Messrs. Naylor & Cos., situated on Board,
below Wallace street, Philadelphia, was de
stroyed by fire on the 31st inst. All the floors
were occupied by different tenants. The loss
is estimated at $15,000, which is mostly in
sured.
Three full-blooded dandified “gents” ap
plied to a stable, before the railway era, for
the hire of a horse to take them to Brighton
and back in one day. “What? ” exclaimed the
groom, “you surely would not drive a beast a
hundred miles in a day?” “Vy not?” said
one of them; “ve’ve all gotvips!”
The libraries now connected with Harvard
College, Mass., contains more than 100,000
volumes. Os the number, 70,000 volumes are
in the general library in Gore Hall. The oth
ers are contained in the Divinity, Law and
Medical Schools, and in Libraries of Societies
of under graduates.
John Green, who recovered the safe from
the Atlantic, has been engaged to descend to
the steamboat Lexington, which was burned
on the Sound in the winter of 1837, with the
view of recovering the SIB,OOO which sunk
with the wreck. The vessel lies in ninety feet
water; the treasure is said to be]in an accessi
ble placo.
W. 11. Osborn, of Perry Pont House, Staf
fordshire, England, has at the present time a
perfectly green rose in flower in his rose house.
The rose, called rosa verdiflora, is of full, rich
green and is, perhaps, more interesting on ac
count of its novelty than its beauty. The
tree was procured from a French nurseyman.
Popular rumor has recently been busy with
the name of the Smithsonian lnstute at Wash
ington much to its disadvantage. This has
led to a resolution of inquiry soon to be of
fered by Mr. Edwards, in Congress. It is said
that an attempt ‘to dissuade him from the
measure, by the Regents, has failed of suc
cess.
The Army Bill recently passed by ths Sen
ate appropriates $500,000 for powder in which
the United States government is greatly defi
cient. Twelve hundred thousand dollars are
for altering the U. States muskets into Minie
rifles, by rifling the barrels, adding the Minie
cartridge and tho percussion lock, and the
Maynard primer.
In the Municipal Court, Boston, on Friday,
a hack driver was condemned for four months’
imprisonment for running over a foot passeng
er. The Court stated the rule of the law in
such cases to be that carriages had no para
mount rights of way in the streets, and that
drivers were bound at all times to heed tho
rights of those on foot aud to exercise due
care for their safety.
A California news agent at San Francisco,
Mr. J. W. Sullivan, has presented a petition
to Congress asking to be indemnified for losses
sustained by him by repeated failures of the
Great Southern Mail between New Orleans and
that city. He states that owing to the irregu
larity in the receipt of papers by this route,
lie sustained a loss of papers amounting to
$12,351.75.
A dispatch from Washington says tho Secro
tary of Stato has addressed a letter to the Go
vernor of California, informing him that the
Federal Uovefnment cannot interfere against
the Vigilance Committee until requested by
the Legislature of California, or until that
body shall be unable to act in consequence of
the insurrection. This is understood to bo in
accordance with an opinion given by the At
torney General.
Charles Young, the great tragedian, died at
Brighton, England, on the 22d ult., at an ad
vanced age. For many years be shared with
John Kemble, Edmund Kean and Macready,
the honor of being ranked as ono of the finest
delineators of Shnkspeure’s heroes. As Ham
let, Coriolamus, lago, and Brutus, he remain
ed without a rival after John Kemble’s death.
Mr. Y'oung retired from the stage in 1832,
with an ample fortune. The last original
character in which he appeared was Rienzi, in
Miss Milford's tragedy of that name.
The Grass—Caterpillar—The Cr^ f “
We were informed on yesterday that a K L fl
has appeared among the crops in vln ‘* ,
district and elsewhere in this countv ,■
completely destroying every thing before * 5
They first appear on the grass, which ! J
short time is completely consumed tl’ M
next attack either corn, cotton, cane,’ -
vines, or any thing green within tlieir . l and
and serious fears are entertained tW ,1 ■ -
ton crop and the late corn, if the “Jm 1
not soon disappear, will be entirely des °* !l
in some portions of the county. The ht fj \
seems to be their favorite food, and older j
is injured by their stripping eTerv *1
the stalk. The worm is called the S.® ,
caterpillar” from their first appearance b ®
grass, but their true name no one H
know. Unlike the “army worm” tLv®
spread over an entire field, but are not ® i
destructive. —Bainbridge Argus. nl
A Village of Women.
The following account appears in the .\®
burg Gazette:
Tho village of Madana, which is about ®
English miles from Rutschued, in \y u i] a 1
offers at the present inoAent a curious eth®
raphioal singularity, having been
women only for the last thirty years. At ■
period, this female population amounted®
two hundred. The ladies did not live as w®
riors, like the Amazons of old ; but avoided®
intercourse with men, and drove away from tfl
territories all who appeared with matrinio’ >1
intentions. The anti-social settlement is ®
supposed to be on the decline; at least non®
recruits are made from the disappointed ||
the love crossed, and the members of the r®
ulation are rapidly decreasing. H
Small Pox in Oglethorpe.
A friend in Lexington, Oglethorpe ceuutß
writes us as follows, under date of July •> fl
“ The small pox broke out last week *
Judge Hawkins’ family, in this county,
about six miles southeast of this place. Theß
are now three cases. No cause for the diseaj
can be assigned, unless it be that .Judge H,J
kins had the small pox in his house five y e J
ago. A few months ago, he married his’ H -fl
ond wife, and the disease first made its apptaij
ance on her. Our Inferior Court and ciliztrl
are taking all proper precautionary steps tfl
prevent the spreading of the disease. As Hawfl
kins lives some distance from the railroad, til
traveling public need be under no apprehiJ
sion in visiting either Penfield or Athens. I\|
have had the monster among us before, an|
know how to deal with him. There is no doull
about its being the genuine article; Dr J
Glenn and Willingham have both so decideil
and they have both been “ through the pits |
— Sav. Republican.
The Favorite Name.
Mary surpasses all other names in universal !
ity; it belongs not only to women throughout!
all Christendom, but even to men who bear it
as a second name. Thus, for instance, the
Queen of Spain’s name is Mary, her husbands
name is Mary, her mother’s name is Mary;
and even her sister’s name is Mary ; her uncle
and all her cousins are Marys, and lier cousins
children are Marys, in fact all tho royal family
of Spain, males and females, are Marys, with
scarcely an exception. This arises from the
great devotion of the Bourbon race to the Virg
in, a devotion which lias gone to such an excess
of fanaticism as even to confound the sex of the
name by applying it to males and females
indiscriminately.
An Eastern Nabob.
The King of Oude is to visit London. Hi;
object is to claim from Queen Victoria a res
toration of the throne, of which he affirms, lie
has been ruthlessly robbed. It is said that it
order to present himself in a manner becoming
his position, he will be accompanied by a do
zen of his wives, and a retinue of five or sis
hundred persons. In fact, says the European
Times, so extensive is the dethroned mon
arch’s establishment, that he and his suit?
will exclusively occupy one of the magnificnet
steamers belonging to the Peninsular and Or
iental Company which runs between Calcutta
and Suez, and a similar vessel will be required
to convey them from Alexandria to Southamp
ton. His Majesty, it is said, has brought
with him a quarter of a million of money, in
the hope of buying justice in this country, for
all Indian nabobs believe that that commodity
is to be had here by the highest bidder. It is,
perhaps, fortunate for the King of Oude that
his folly in thus acting will not forfeit the
handsome pension of <£120,000 which the
East India Company have engaged to pay him
for life: but it is more than probable, consid
ering the extent of his engagements, that this
pension, large as it is, will be mortgaged be
fore he crosses the Red Sea again.
Love Stories.
The imperishable, inexhaustible, unap
proachable nature of love is shown in this—
that all the millions of love stories that have
been written have not one whit abated the im
mortal interest that there is in the rudest
and stupidest love story. All the rest of the
wretched thing may be the most dismal twad
die, but you can’t help feeling a little interest,
when you have once taken up the book, as to
whether Arabella will relent in favor of Au
gustus; and whether that wicked creature
man or woman, who is keeping them apart,
will not soou be disposed of, somehow —Sydney
Smith.
A Great Race.
The celebrated race horse “Sacramento,
recently undertook the great feat of trotting
one hundred miles in ten hours, which has
only been accomplished by four horses, lhe
race was commenced under saddle to be chang
ed to harness. While performing the seventy
ninth mile, the horse broke down and expire i
in forty minutes afterwards. The four horses
which performed this task were Fanny Jeuks,
Fanny Murray, Kate and Conqueror —two on
ly of which survived the effort.
Buchanan in New York.
Saudford Harrison, Esq., a prominent Deni
ocratof New York, lias issued an address to
his fellow Democrats, in which he states that
he has just returned from a tour of the central
counties, aud finds that the leaders of the De
mocracy have all gone over to Fremont, an 1
that there is no hope of carrying the State toi
Buchanan. In this condition of affairs, be
political friends to vote for Fillmore,
and save the State from Fremont.. Ibis,
he thinks, will throw the election into the
House of Representatives, when he is_ confi
dent Buchanan will bo elected, or it not.
Breckenridge will be the President.
Stealing a Scarf.
A lady connected with one of our most
respectable families in town, says the Albany
Knickerbocker, was detected in the act of stea
ing a velvet scarf, worth S2O, from one of our
dry goods stores the other day. The husbaii 1
was made acquainted with the facts, -
nsettled the mater nnd hushed it up. It she ha’
been a poor mechanic’s wife she would ha' 1
been handed over to John O. Cole.
Mr. Win, C. Curren, one of the Congression
al reporters of the Globe, died in Washington
city, on Friday last