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Newspaper Page TextCOLUMB08: Friday Morning, Sept. 5, IS3O. IiAHIIKKT CITV CIRCULATION. We would direct the attention of our readers to the card of Messrs. Way & Taylor, of Sa vannah, and specially to the note prefixed of Mr. T. T. Smith. “ Mac.” In answer to inquiries, our correspondent “ Mac” requests us to say, that he is neither dead, sick, nor written all he knows. He promises to be a regular contributor. He is much mortified however, at being taken for a wit; and only claims to be a philosopher. Columbus Relief Association. We are happy to learn by a communication from Dr. M. Woodruff, that this association is fully organized and actively at work. Its op erations, however, have been carried on so quietly and unobtrusively, many, like our selves, were not aware that any thing was do ing. Wo will take pleasure iu publishing the Doctor’s letter to-morrow —not having room for it to-day. We notice among the arrivals yesterday, that of our immediate representative in Con gress, the lion. M. J. Crawford. He has had an arduous time of it lately, but is looking well and in good spirits. Wo Jiavo not been able to learn whether or not Senator Iverson was also among the arrivals. If so, wc hope to find him in equal health and spirits with his confrere, lie has been “at the rack” (and not a blade of fodder) all the time. We are in receipt of those excellent agricul tural Monthlies, the Soil of tho South, and the Alabama Cotton Planter. Their contents are varied, interesting, and valuable. We speak by tho card, and do testify of what we have read. We recommend to our friends of tho “Soil,” to cut their leaves. It is a great convenience to men who never have a knife about them—as who docs?—except a real hor .iculturalist, or a California bully, and vi-ry fnw “citizens.” Our friend and neighbor of tho Corner Stone, we notice, has pitched into us because of our candor iu acknowledging that we were mista ken in opposing an increase of Congressional pay; this candor the Corner Stone calls, “tak ing the back track.” So be it. We feel some hesitancy in an encounter with the veteran of the Corner Stone, being young in years, little in experience, and small in knowledge. But the “baek-trnck” charge, worries us. Tomor row wo shall reply to our neighbor, as best we may, depending rather upon the virtue of our cause than the polish or keenness of our steel. Be merciful Colonel; we’re little and young. - Murder in Chattahoochee. We learn that a man named Thomas was murdered in Chattahoochee county on the 28th ult., by three men, John Coleman, Brautly, and another, name unknown to our informant. The two latter were attested near the body of the murdered man. Coleman escaped, but was arrested at a down-town grocery in this city, Wednesday night, by Deputy Marshal Robinson, assisted by policemen Oliver and Harris ; lie was sent back to Cusseta yester day morning. At the time of his arrest, Cole man was armed with two knives, and anew revolver—tho latter purchased in this city. 110 also had two pocket books containing mo ney, ns is supposed; the officers did not ex amine them. Since the abovo was put in type, we learn that the two last were named Amos and Benj. Bentley. Thei Sun—C. F. C. These simple letters and “Darby’s” inter pretation of them, have caused more misap prehension than we had any idea of. Souio even are so far gone, as to allege that we wero ourselves taken in ! Now to shew that this is not so, we will state, that before any notice of the Fantastics appeared in the Sun or else where, wo were apprised of the intended dis play, and told of some of the characters to be personated. Tho difference between ns and the befogged, was this —we had such entire confidence in the reputation of our city as loy al and truly Southern in sentiment, that we published tho squib without dreaming that there could be any apprehension of harm from it; they are so mighty thin skinned that they make a mountain of a mole hill, and dread the tremendous consequences of a playful piece of irony. While speaking of the Sun’s being humbug ged, we take occasion to correct another error. Many have laughed at us because we publish ed a paragraph about the burning of a “whole block” in Goldsvillo, Ala. They thought we were sold. Now we will state, in order that they may have another laugh, that the gentle mau who handed us tho paragraph, fully ex plained to one of the editors, the whole occur rence. The other editor wrote the paragraph before ho was told of the exteut of the calami ty. But the quiz, was so apparent, that he said to the first editor mentioned above, “this is a joke,” or words to that effect. The first editor named, replied, giving him the explana tion. Learn ye wise acres! that the Sun is not sold so easily as spermaceti, tallow, and farthing candles ! We make no brags ; we pre tend to no omniscience, lint when it is alleg ed that we have no “gumption” at all, wo like to shew liow much the purty has, who charges us. It will bo best, perhaps, for us to make no more jokes, and deal as little iu iron (y) as we do iu brass. It is plain that whatever uppeurs iu the Sun, is accepted as “law and gospel.” Since the abovo was writen, we have en countered another one of the gentlemen who thought we were “sold.” He began to laugh; we began to explain, as above. But he stop ped us, and said, “Come, come, L**e, own up ! Acknowledge the corn.” Our reply was, “We can’t, and won’t, acknowledge a lie.— Would you have usjlo so ?” “Oh no!” said he. We finished our explanatioa. lie acknowl edged himself satisfied ; and thero might have been, though we will not say positively, a “ flea in his ear,” when we left him. Finis! Tne Gale. Tho LaUrange Reporter says: Saturday last was a very cloudy day, but there was no rain in this vicinity until sometime in the night, when a north-east wind set in and blew furi ously till morning, and all the day on Sunday, upsetting some shade trees in our town. On Monday morning wo got up and found every thing cool and calm. The Tuskcgee Republican says: Last Sun- j day there was a very severe gale in this neigh- i borhood, accompanied with rain, and lasting the whole day. We are not informed as to the damage done by it. Here, it confined itself to blowing down trees, turning over fences, and j breaking off chimneys. Two or tlireo weeks later it would have seriously injured what little cotton has been made, and as it is sus- : pected it has done some damage. The weather since is much cooler, and more like the Fall season. Tho Rome (Ga.) Courier, and Marietta (Ga.) ! Expositor say nothing abouttho gale. At Mo- j bile it was quite severe ; considerable damage to shipping; two vessels reported $12,000 worse for it. Nothing said as to crops. We have said more about the gale, than the gene ral reader might deem necessary, from the fact that our business men wish to know the extent of the damage to crops. Our opinion is that a good deal of damage was done. •• ♦ - Tho number of visitors at Mount Vernon this season has been greater than for several summers past. We should like to argue irotn j this fact, an increase iu an old fashioned prin ciple, very rife in tlie early days of the Repub lic, and well nigh obsolete of late. The old fogies, Madison, Jefferson, Hancock, Frank lin, and others of that stripe, called this prin ciple, Patriotism. Nowadays, however, prem ises have nothing to do with conclusions —nor causes with effects. Things are in such a fer ment, and we are daily surprised by such un looked for events, that the old philosophers will have to give up their dogma that like causes produce like effects ; and that other dogma, that conclusions should have premises for a basis. An exchange paper says there is a Ladies’ Burlingame Club, iu Newark, Illinois, and asks what docs it mean? We can only veuture an answer, without vouching for it. Ladies, as all ladies ought to be, are non-combatants ; Burlingame Is a non-combatant ; therefore Burlingame is a good name fora Ladies’ Club. Q. E. D. But we should like to put a question or two, ourselves. Does Burlingame belong to the Club? And if so, when will he don the hooped skirt ? A patent, under the usual instructions, has been granted to William Robertson, Esq., some time acting United States Consul at Havana, for an artificial brick or stone, for building purposes, composed of clay and pounded shells. There is not any clay suitable for making bricks in the vicinity of Havana, and the im ported article sells at a high price, consequent ly Col. Robrtson will probably realize a hand some competency from his invention. The Montgomery Advertiser has heard of a fire in Macon Ga., originating in the residence of Dr. Andrews, Editor of the Citizen. It was extinguished without serious damage. 11. H. Randall, of No. 50 Ann street, New York, has got up a very handsome Buchanan Medal. On one side is Jimmy’s “picter”’ with tho motto, “No Sectionalism on thereverso an Eagle. The Women. An eastern editor says that a man in New York got himself into trouble by marrying two wives. A western editor replies by nssuring his con temporary that a good many men in that sec tion have done tho same thing by marrying one. A northern editor retorts that quite a num ber of his acquaintances found trouble enough by barely promising to marry without going any further. A southern editor says that a friend of his was bothered enough by simply being found in company with another man’s wife. And we know of more than one in this sec tion that have been almost run mad because they couldn’t marry any woman at all! +. Abolition Documents. The Saturday Evening Post, a Philadelphia paper, extensively circulated in Virginia and other Southern States, is eugaged in publish ing Mrs. Stowe’s new abolition novel. Os course it is no use to suggest any objection to Southern subsciption for such a paper, and bring to the notice of the people the various literary papers at home whieh are languishing for support. Every man’s money and every man’s taste are his own, and lie will spend the one, and gratify the other as he pleases.— Charleston Standard. We seldom see as sensible comment on the evil above alluded to, as the Standard makes. Many editors who have the credit of being sane, work themselves very wroth and spend much ink, paper, and time, to arrest the pat ronage of Northern literary and abolition jour nals and turn it iu favor of Southern papers. When we were green, we use to do the same thing; but we have long ago found out that it was labor lost. There’s no use iu butting nt that engine. A Womau Horse Thief. A horse and buggy which was stolen from a village in Michigau, near Detroit, two weeks since was recovered a few days ago and deliv ered to the owner. From the story told, it appears that the horse and buggy were hired by a woman at a livery stable iu tho village, and not returning nt tho time promised, sus picions'were nroused and pursuit given. She was traced to where she crossed tho Detroit river, and from there to Fort Erie. Although tho horse and buggy were recovered, she man aged to escape. The samo woman, it is report ed, stole a horse and buggy in Columbus, Ohio, and sold it iu Michigau but a few days previ ous. + —• Cuthbert Items. Rev. Thomas Muse, of this place, writes us j that he hft“ just closed a meeting at Shiloh Church, near this place, where he baptized fif ty eight willing souls. Among the number j wore two households, one bliud lady, and six blacks. The Engineers, headed by Powers, survey- j ing out the route between Sumpter City and Dawson, and the direct route to Cuthbert, are at this time about five miles west of Dawson ; so look out for the “ blazers,” for the Railroad will soon be among us .—Reporter, 80/A. Congressional. Through the New Y’ork papers of Saturday, by the Augusta, we have the proceedings of Congress to Friday night. Five members of the House, to wit: Messrs. Foster, llall, Keitt, Kennett, and Puryear, had returned, which, the Tribune says, gives the opponents of tho Kansas Proviso the control on anew test. The Tribune seems to think the vile | scheme of the Black Republicans to stop the i supplies, iu great peril, and we hope it is. In the Senate, on Friday, the memorial of 1 the Texas Legislature upon tho case of Judge Terry, now in the custody of the Vigilance ! Committee of San Francisco, was referred to the Judiciary Committee. They again adher ; ed to their disagreement on tho Army bill by yeas 82, nays 4. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, ad dressed the Senate on Mr. Crittenden’s bill. He was in favor of its passage, believing that though it might not afford absolute relief, it j would mitigate some evils and was worth try- j i ing as an experiment. The attempts, thus ; i far, to preserve the pence of Kansas, have ‘ I proved abortive and been a complete failure. I There was an indispensable necessity that ! something more should be done, and he hoped I Congress would not adjourn before the 4th of 1 March next, unless some measure of redres should be adopted. Mr. Hunter moved to lay the bill on the ta ble, but as there was not a large attendance, by general consent the vote was postponed un til Saturday. In the House nothing was done except to vote dowu motions to adjourn on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Cobb, on the strength of ac cession received during the day, cailed for a special meeting of the Committee on Ways and Means, to meet Saturday, with the hope of getting up a bill for tho Army that can pass.— Sav. Rep. Later—Final Adjournment. Washington, August 30.— The U. S. Senate adopted a resolution requiring the Secretary of the Interior to report to the next session of Congress, the amount required to pay the al lowances proposed by the House bill for the settlement of claims of officers of the revolu tionary army, and the widows and orphans of those who died in the service. Mr. Crittenden’s bill to alter and amend the Nebraska act was tabled—ayes 22, noes 11. A message was received from the House in forming the Senate of the passage of the Ar my Billl. On motion of Mr. Hunter, the Sen ate struck out the House proviso to the bill— ayes 20, noes 7. The bill was then passed.— A vote of thanks to the President pro tem was unanimously adopted, and a committee ap pointed to wait on the President and inform him that Congress was ready to adjourn. The committee subsequently reported that the President had no further communication to make. Iu the House, Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, by leave, reported from the Committee of Ways and Means another army appropriation bill with the following proviso : “That no part of the military of the United States, for the sup port of whieh appropriations are made by this act, shall be employed to aid in the enforce ment of any enactment of the body claiming to be the Territorial Legislation of Kansas.” Mr. Campbell moved the previuos question, under which the bill was passed—ayes 99, noes 77. On motion of Mr. Benson, the House took up and passed all the Senate resolutions authorizing the rccoptance of the testimonials from foreign governments by public officers. A message was received from the Senate that they had struck out the proviso to the army bill. The House, under the operation of the previous question, concurred—ayes 101, nays 97. A message was received from the Senate notifying the House that that body had adopt ed a resolution fixing half past three o’clock for the final adjournment of Congress, iu accordance with which the House adjourned sine die. ♦— The Tehuantepc Road. Tho N. O. Picayune of the 26th ult. thus reports tho progress and prospects of this en terprise: “Among the passongers by the Texas, which arrived this morning from Vera Cruz, is Col. William T. Smith, the contractor for the build ing of the carriage road, lie is on his way North, ou the business of the company, and we are glad to learn that lie goes to make ar rangements for the final opening of the road for travel, from sea to sea, by the first day of December next. There are thirty miles al rerdy completed and in order, and tlie remain der is in such a state of progress, that no doubt exists that it will be completed for the reception of carriages and stock by the first of November. Col. Smith tells us lie is about to order anew iron steamboat for the naviga tion of the river, and to order the building of coaches for the transportation of travelers and their luggage in eighteen hours across the Isthmus. “The contractor has now a thousand men at work upon the road, and the amount of labor to be had so abundant that if lie only had tools and supplies for them he could just as readily have two thousand as ouo. He has distributed them at various points of the road. The most difficult places have been already overcome. Much as has been said of the fa cility with which the road could be built the l eality has exceeded expectation. There are really few places of any difficulty at all. The proof is, that the whole distance of one hun dred and eleven miles will he completed with in sixty or seventy days, and, if no accident happens in the arrangements for stocking the road, it will be open for travel in a little over ninety days from this time. “Sumo of our citizens, who may remain away until December, will, on reaching homo, , find that they are within reach of the Pacifio coast in four days from New Orleans, and of - Francisco in ten or eleven. A steamboat from New Orleans will land them on the third j in tho Coatzacoalcos ; and the next day will ‘ find them on their way up the western coast of the continent, and six or seven days will | land them at San Francisco. It will be a great event for the country, and particularly for this city, and will work a vast change in tho routes of communication between the Atlantic and the Pacific States. “Captain Smith states that tho treatment of the Americans by the natives and the Govern ment was the most friendly kind; that they wore aided by the inhabitants as persons who came to confer a great benefit upon the coun try, and to give employment. The rights of exemption from taxes ceded to tho company in their grant, wore scrupulously observed, by I orders from the city of Mexico, whero all par | ties appear to bo warmly interested for the I completion of the work. This fact goes very ! far to dissipate the ideas which have been cir culated at the North of the indisposition or | unfriendless of the Mexican authorities. On the contrary, they are cordial and friendly.” Indian and White Marriage. Yesterday afternoon one of the Creek Indians —a delegate from his tribe to the government —was by the Rev. George W. Samson, united in matrimony to a young Indy of this city.— The happy pair leavo in the cars for Balti more.- HYiA. Star. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. Nicaragua News. New Yutk, Aug. 81. —The steamer Caliaw ba, from San Juan del Norte, arrived to-day. She brings the passengers and treasure which left San Francisco per steamer “ Sierra Nevada ” on the sth inst. The route is now regularly open and passen gers can cross without any trouble whatever. ; j From the Pursers Report.] Affairs in Nicaragua are looking up. Gen. Walker, by his policy in allowing the troops of the other allied States to take possession of Le- I on, has in fact completely disorganized them. The late execution of Salazar and discovery of the deceit of the English Vice-Consul has pro- j duced a good effect. Trade is brisk, and Hour, pork, beef and i provision generally bring good prices. There is no sickness at present among the ; I troops. Grenada has not been so healthy for a j i long time. i Padre Vigil was received with opeti arms, by the delighted inhabitants. The Padre has giv j en so flattering an account of his reception and treatment in the United States, that many wish | to visit cur Republican shores. His return has done the cause tenfold more good than he could possibly have done at Wash ington. The health of the Transit is excellent, and the facilities for transportation so much great er than formerly, that passengers now undergo no detention whatever, either by land or on tlie | river. Several natives of Nicaragua have beeu exe cuted, having been detected in inducing men to desert Walker’s army, and supplying them with money and other means of escape. Further from Kansas. St. Louis, Aug. 30.—Advices from Kansas state that the Missourians are concentrating in the vicinity of Westport, where volunteers are daily arriving. Lane’s party are fortifying their position on the Wakarusa. Their main body, which is va riously estimated at from one to two thousand, is at Lawrence. Col. Atchison has command of the Misoouri ans, with Col. Doniphan us second in command and Captain Reid as adjutant. It is rumored that the Free State men have captured Tecumseh. It is also said that the Pro-Slavery men had thirty killed, and that Gen. Pomeroy was also killed. Deaths in New York—Yellow Fever. New York, Aug. 81.— Health of the city rapidly improving. Deaths for the past week amount to 562, including one death from yel low fever. At Fort Hamilton, one death and three new cases of the fever occurred on Sat urday. No new cases at Quarantine. The ex citement is over—weather fine and cool. Nominations. The Hon. George T. Hodges, of Rutland Vt., has been nominated for Congress to fill the va cancy caused by the disgust of Mr. Meacliam. Gen. E. P. Walton, of Montpelier, is the Republican candidate for the next Congress, iu the same district. Discharge of Artisans. Pittsburg, Aug. 29.—One hundred and twenty artisans were discharged at the Alleg hany Arsenals to-day. There was considerable excitement in Lawrenceville in consequence. The German Turners close their festivities by a grand ball to-night, and will leave to morrow morning. Boston, Aug. 30.—8 y an order received from Washington, the employees in the United States Arsenal at Watertown, were discharged to-day from further employment. Nomination. Boston, Aug. 80. — George W. Gordon, Esq. of this city, formerly the Postmaster here, was nominated by the “American” Fillmore party to-day for Governor, in place of Amos A Law rence, who declined. It is considered by many a strong nomination. Mr. Gordon is very pop ular in Boston. He lias accepted the nomina tion. Democratic Mass Meeting. Susquehanna, Pa., Aug. 23.—A largo and enthusiastic mass meeting was held at this place this afternoon. The Hon. Edwd Tomp kins of New York addressed the assemblage. Over four thousand people were present. Newspaper Denounced. Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 80.—The Democrats of Onondaga County hekl a meeting here this afternoon, and denounced, in severe terms, the course of the Daily Standard of this city.— They have issued an address to Democrats to discontinue the paper and have taken steps to establish anew party organ. Eating Dog. At a recent political meeting in Genoa, Ca yuga county, one of the speakers, a butcher and market man, named Rogers, said among other things, “your Col. Fremont ate dog!” Whereupon a voice replied, “he never ate half as much dog as the most of the people in this room !” “ Provo it!” exclaimed the orator.— Here a well known man arose, and with a vic torious smile rejoined, “ I should not think you would ask any proof of a man who has made sausages for you as long as I have !” It is needless to add that thiswas a clincher, and that the point of Mr. Roger’s speech was rath er blunted.— Buffalo Express. Politics in California. Political excitement is rising high in Cali fornia, and all parties are preparing vigorous ly for the Presidential contest. The San Fran cisco Chronicle has hoisted tlie flag of Fremont and Dayton. Tlie Republicans have also made arrangements for starting anew orgnn at Sa cramento. The American party are also exerting them selves on behalf or Fillmore and Donelson.— They had called a ratification meeting at San j Francisco, for Aug. 7th. It is rumored that the Democrats intend to ! make opposition to the Vigilance Committeo a j party test. Prolific Cotton. We were shown yesterday by P. 11. Greene, ! Esq., a stalk of Boyd’s famous prolific Cotton, | grown upon Ids plantation, measuring 4 feet In height, and containing 85 bolls. This is a little ahead of anything we have ever seen in the way of cotton speculation, and we would ask if it can be beat in Georgia. —LaGrangc Reporter. A Judge Baffled. It is related by Thomas F. Marshall, that a Judge having once fined him thirty dollars for contempt of Court, he arose anil asked the Judge to loan him tlie money, as he hadn't it, and there was no friend present to whom he could so well apply as to his honor. This was a stumper. The Judge looked at Tom anil then at the clerk, and finally said: “ Clerk, remit Mr. Marshall’s fines ; the State is better able to lose thirty dollars than I am.” — -+■ The British government lias directed experi ments to be instituted by its war department, to ascertain the specific gravity, tension, transverse strain, compressibility and other properties of cast iron, iu order to secure such qualities of that metal as will best suit the purpose of gun casting. To this eud every variety of cast iron that can be secured will be experimented upon. The Late Storm. On Sunday, the 81st, about nine o'clock m„ the wind being N. E., a very beau commenced, and for about twelve i, ou ..‘ ’ I rained steadily, accompanied with high w • [ Such a vain has not descended, in this loc within the memory.of any of our resident, ‘ far as wc could learn. The damage by wind and rain, in this ci- B has been very slight. The loss to the cotton and corn crop v\\\ . I doubt, be immense. Tn every portion of the country we],, j 1 heard from, the storm has been very ‘ trous. Every mill dam on Butler’s, Spirit, ‘ fl Rocky creeks have given way before the ;U|i , M \ floods—the bridges on tho common thoiw’ I faros through the country, even over sn” I streams, have been either damaged or -w.’ I | away. The canal at Belville Cotton Fact !, j broke, and carried off the Machine and !;| ‘ ■ smith shops—the dam at Richmond (Vi,, I Factory was broke; and tlie bridge on, I Plank road, below the Factory, was floated i--J! i and also several bridges on the line of the pi ( ,, | I road. The Georgia Railroad embankments in (t , I or three places, were injured by tlie s\vu!i t , 1 streams, and detained the trains several hour. I but tlie damage was soon repaired, and t| f | trains are now running regularly. As high up on the Georgia railroad, a s have received any intelligence from, tlie rain, were very severe. We understood that sonic portion of the An I gusta canal gave way yesterday. A gentleman from Columbia, county, ] M I night, informed us that the rain and* stori- I caused great destruction in the vicinity of w ter courses in that county, as well as in t],. northwestern portion of Richmond co. We have been able to hear from but an,, portion of South Carolina. Tlie railroad in i., at Ilorse Creek, about three miles below An gusta, is overflowed, as well as tho track ! about 200 yards. No trains have reached us from Columbia i Wilmington, N. C., since the trains of Similar 1 morning, when they left, the storm was mt J ing, which continued until they reached Ati i gusta. We understand that the dams at Vaucluse Cotton Factory, canal at Graniteville Factory dam at the Bath Paper mill, and all the dam; of all the Saw Mills on Horse creek are broki The creek is said toiiave been higher than ev before known. AVe have heard that the destruction to crops in Beech Island is considerable. The creeks on the Central railroad are veri full, and some derangements on tlie Waynsk vo railroad ; but passengers reached August, from Savannah yesterday. We learn that the storm was very destruc tive in Columbia co. At Appling the briik over Green Briar creek is gone; Mrs. IRlliii, Mill is swept away ; the bridge over Kioto creek, on the Petersburg road is swept aw. —also the bridge over Uchee creek. All tli, fences and crops on the bottom lands are de stroyed. The Kiokee wasten feet higher that in the great flood of 1852. Nearly every mill dam in the county is gone. On Sunday night the river rose rapidly, ami on Monday morning was twenty four feet ten inches. During the day, or rather up to about 4 o’clock, the water fell about eight or ten inches, but after that time itcommcnced rising again. As we go to press, (12 o’clock,) wc learn that the water is still rising.— Const. andßr public. Sad End of Dr. liamsay. AYelern, from undoubted authority, that this unfortunate man, whose name lias beeome quite notorious in Georgia, and who, our read ers will recollect, was arraigned recently before the U. S. Commissioner in this city, for for gery upon tlie Pension Office, and made hie escape, committed suicide in the jail of Spar ta Conecuh county, Alabama, on Wednesday, tlie 27th ultimo. The facts, as obtained by k from Deputy U. S. Marshal, Laroche, are as follows: Ramsay was arrested some weeks ago in the neighborhood of Sparta, on a charge or charges of forgery, and committed to jail.— His friends in Georgia, preferring to have liitu stand his trial here on the charge upon which he was arrested some mouths ago, obtained a warrant from the U. S. District Court, and proceeded to Alabama, in company with tlie Deputy Marshal for the purpose of demand ing him from the authorities of the latter State. They refused to deliver him, and it is said liamsay himself was very much disap pointed, being anxious to return and stand hi? trial. Finding it impossible to carry out bis whil es, and doubtless tired of a life that had be come a disgrace and dishonor to himself and the source of the keenest anguish to his fanu ly, the unfortunate man resolved on self de struction. lie had procured, by some means, several pods of tho Jamestown weed, that grew in abundance around the jail, and about noon on the 27tli, asked for a cup of coffee, whieh after the jailer retired, he drank, having first poisoned it with the seed, lie was di covered some two hours after taking th’’ draught, lying on tlie floor iu an insensible condition. Medical aid was brought, but he had passed beyond its reach. He lingered through tlie night and died at 7 o’clock on tlie morning of the 28th. Mr. Laroche and the father of the unfortunate man were present at his death and witnessed his burial in the af ternoon of the same day. An appropriate end to a wreckless and “abandoned life. Verily “ tho way of tho traugressor is hard.” sincerely sympathize with the parents and ; family of the deceased, who are clever, te spectable people, residing in tlie upper portion of tho State.— Sav. Rrp. Death of Judge John Moore. The American Banner, of Columbus, Mb'- records the death of Judge John Moore, for* I merly of Lexinton, Ga, in the 77th year of kb | age. The Banner gives an interesting bio graphical sketch of Judge Moore, who w I born in Priuce Edward county, Va., on the j September, 1799 and was the second son* ; Mnj. Joseph Moore, proprietor of the old tn’ ; cm sofamed througout the revolutionary w’nrn J Moore’s Ordinary,” and for many years tin- Sheriff of that county under Colonial govern ment. AVliile a student at Old Hampden By dnev, John Moore was a hearer of the eeb - brated discussion between Patrick Henry a"’ John Randolph tho last speech of Henry and fl' o first of Randolph—at Charlotte 0. 11. About 1801, having married, he removed, with tb'’ widowed family nt his father, to Ijcxt_ n Ga., and after a long active career in State, to Mssis-ippi in 1866, where he mniie tained and exhibited the character lie 1): “ previously acquired, a dignified independent simplicity and parity of thought and purpo”’ Burlingame Again. Mr. Burlingame, tho elegant and reb - - gentleman from Massachusetts, said, in a stump speech, that Virginia lias nothing 1 live on but “oysters and past recollection Well, good oysters make very good living, -■ if the past recollections are noble and bon- ‘ able, they must have a healthful influence, any rate, oysters and past recollections considerably better than codfish and no re j lections at all. —Richmond Despatch.