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Interesting from Washington. Washington, November 25.—Secretary Mc Culloch has ordered the sale of $25,000 in gold per week, in St. Laois, to relieve im porters. He has also issued an order direct ing deposits of internal revenue taxes to be made with the United States Assistant Treas urer, or designated depositories, in cities where they exist, after December 1st. But four Revenue Supervisors remain to be appointed. H. 0. Miles succeeds Crecey as CRief of Appointment Bureau. General Grant visits Boston this week, and returning spends Monday and Tuesday in New York. The public offices closed to-day at noon, and will remain closed until Friday. Creeey leaves for Louisiana on Friday. Admiral Farragut had a prolonged inter view'with the President and Secretary Sew ard to-day. Colonel Powell of Tennessee, has been ap pointed Consul to Port Stanley, Falkland Island. The State Department is officially advised that the city of Washington is fixed upon by Minister Johnson and Lord Stanley as the place for the meeting of the Alabama Claims Commissioners. The details are not fully settled. Notwithstanding contrary reports, it is known that our Government is satis fied with the progress of negotiations, and has no reason to doubt that thearrangements fir the settlement of these claims will be . satisfactory to both nations. Gen. Grant will visit Gen. Burnside at Providence during his: Northern trip. The continued discharge of female em ployees from the Treasury Department oc casions great distress, and some-apprehen sion is felt of suffering during the winter. Unofficial letters from naval officers of the squadron in. South American waters contra dict the Btories which have been circulated charging Gen, Lopez, of Paraguay, with various crimes against humanity; particularly with the assassination of certain foreign Consuls. — — VBOBI FLORIDA. Probability that the Impeachment of Reed, will he Overthrown. Tau.ahar.sfk, November 25.—In the Su preme Court, thi« - morning, Lieutenant- Governor Gleason was granted further time— until four o’clock, p. m., to show cause why 1 the writ should not be issued. Immediately after which the Court adjourned until ten o’clock, a. m. r to-morrow, out of respect to Gen. Waddy Thompson, and to allow» mem bers of the bench and bar to attend his fu- neiral. Advisory opinions were delivered this mbming on the questions submitted by Gov. Reed some days since. These opinions ore unanimous, lengthy and well fortified by precedents and authorities, and snstain Gov. Reed’s position, and decide that no Legisla ture assembled nnder Gov. Reed's proclama- .ti6n fora special- session: and that if there had been a legal assembly, the form of impeachment was irregular, and not in ac cordance with the law r or precedent; and declare that the mere passage of resolutions of impeachment does not impeach. A colored Senator, who was present, states that when the articles of impeachment were presented to. the Senate (so-called) that not a quorum of the members in attendance at the session were in the Senate Chamber. Little doubt exists but that quo warranto will be issued, but nisi will begin to-morrow and may continue several days. Foreign Ke^vf. London, November 25.—The Globe, speak- ing of the Queen’s reception of the Chinese Embassy, says America favors a protectiye system, while England desires uninterrupted intercourse. The interests of English and Chinese welfare are identical, and if there is the smallest chance of advantage' accruing from the proposed treaty, England will ratify it immediately. London, November 25.—The Louvre, from Quebec for Liverpool, was abandoned at sea. The crew has arrivedin.Sicify-., — — . Mr. Gladstone has been defeated in'-iiiouiii Lancashire. . .- ;:: j.• Marinni’s death is contradicted. Paris, Nqvemqer 25.—ie Temjx r Trfywne, Journal de Paris, .Reveille and Laifinir, news papers Save been cited for promoting sub scriptions for the Bandin management. Havana, November 25. —Valmaseda has allowed the revolutionists three days to dis perse, before commencing active operations. London, November 25.—The Times says the Liberal majority in the new House will be 117. Gladstone’s defeat- in Southwest Lancashire is attributed to the local dislike to the Irish people. Pesth, November 25.—The Croatian mem bers have been seated in the Hungarian Diet. From Alabama. Montgomery, November 25.—The Legisla ture is discussing a bill to stay' 'collection of debts. Two Judges have already decided the stay laws now in force unconstitutional, . A bill fixing the time of election for. mem- Lers of the Forty-first CongrewisTilsai under consideration. Some favor the election in February, others not until next September, The bill for suppressing alleged, Kuklux disorders is made the special order for Satur day. Both Houses adjourned over untfl'Fii- day, to observe to-morrow as Thanks giving Day. The United States Court was to convene' here last Monday. Judge Busteed. has not yet arrived 'Lorn Ne w York.—A large- numbed of lawyers and -other persons' -intereSteif'iiij the Court, from different parts of the State, have been here since Monday awaiting his arrival and the opening of court. . It is now thought that he vrill not hold this term of ■Court, as the charges against him will likely .require his presence at "Washington during the session of Congress. From Mississippi. Jackson, November 25.—-The Republican State Convention met here ' to-day. J- L- Morphea was elected permanent President. A committee was appointed to prepare an ad dress for the Convention to Congress. A resolution was adopted, requesting Congress io secure the right of suffrage to every legal citizen of every State in the Union hot disfranchised for crime. Falling 111 of a Sewer. Cleavelakd, Ohio, November 25.—A sewer caved in last night, by which, two persohs were killed and nine persons injured. They are dipfrino for others. From Richmond. Richmond, November 25.—Chief Justice Chase, in his order to-day, dispensing with the test oath forgrand jurors, expluined'that it was the additional .oath, .'presented by iCongress,;; which is to be token, unless the Court, in its discretion, directs otherwise. He added: Scruples at taking it, expressed by some of the grand jurors known to be among those best qualified for the responsible duties of their position, have induced us to inquire whether the public interests now demand that the taking of it be required; and we are satisfied that while the matters affirmed in it are proper cause of challenge in particular causes, the ends of justice will be hindered and defeated, rather than prohibited and se cured, by directing it to be administered, unless some special occasion demand it No such special occasion now exists, and inas much as.the required number of grand jurors have not yet been sworn, we will order that those who have been sworn be discharged, and the Marshal will summon another grand jury in the usual manner. . In bis charge to the Grand J ury he spoke as follows of Revenue frauds: \Ve admonish yon, gentlemen, to exercise your utmost vigi- lence on the subject Frauds on the Reve nue are an evil which the land cries out upon, and frauds upon the Revenue are frauds on the whole body of tax-payers, and llo one who eats, drinks, wears, or is sheltered under any roof, however humble, now. escapes taxa tion—whatever the dishonest avoid paying, their Worthier fellow-citizens must make' up. Investigate thoroughly, therefore, and spare nobody, least of all those in the highest and most responsible positions. Those who are worthy will welcome inquiry which must turn to their praises. The sum of two millions and a half dollars tax was paid on tobacco manufactured and shipped from Richmond for nine monthB ending the 1st instant. A telegram to the Richmond Whig, from Lynchburg, announces “the arrival, to-day, of a large party of Marylanders and Penn sylvanians, land buyers. They leave to-mor-. row, and go as far South as Atlanta, Georgia. From the Southwest. New Orleans, November 25.—A dispatch from Galveston states that the brig Ballot- Box, from New York for Galveston, with an assorted cargo, went ashore on Bird Island, offJSoliyar.Point, during a heavy gale yester day afternoon. The vessel is a total wreck. No lives were lost. A lady on board of the steamer Sarah, from Mobile for New Orleans, was robbed of nine thousand dollars last night. ' There is no clue to the perpetrators. Notice is given of the closing of all Govern ment offices to-morrow. Tl&e Louisiana Races. New Orleans, November 25.—All the horses named for the State post stake of Sat urday have broken down- Pat Malloy broke down yesterday. Sundown will probably be substituted to represent Missouri. Fannie Cheatham will represent Alabama. The sub stitute for Woodford for Xonisiana is not yet named. ... J.St— Murder In New York. New Yoke, November 25.—Felix Larkin, Baldwin’s i backer, was killed to-day by the proprietor of Campbell’s oyster saloon. , - . Falling Off In Cotton Receipts. A comparison of the cotton receipts at Ma con up to the 15th of November, 1807, with the receipts up to the same date this year, shows a falling off in the receipts of the pre sent year of 3j978 bales. On the 15tU of November, 1867, middling sold in Macon at 14 cents; same date this year they sold at 21J cents. - We can hardly account for this great differ ence in receipts, at .this'.point, the present season, unless it is owing to the fact that many planters who shipped their cotton to Macon for storage and sale, have sent it this year direct to Savannah and .New York. We all know that the season opened earlier this year, and cotton came forward with a rush, and receiDts were much in access daring the first week of September, over those of Sep tember, 1867; and while the receipts at New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, and other points, are in excess this year over those of last, we have a deficit in Macon of 4,000 bales Many of our planters and warehousemen say that one half of the crop has already been received. Some assert that the receipts amount to more than one-half. Up to last Saturday night it footed up 25,678 bales as a grand total. Assuming that it is half in, then we will get 49,356 bales, or in round numbers 50 000 against 80,000 last year, showing a de ficiency of 30,000 at this point alone. We are glad to see it agam rallying and ris ing R. is indeed a gratifying fact that our planters will get more money for this than last year’s crop, although not near as much has been raised. And we may draw the legiti mate corrolaiy from this that we are to have plenty of money, plenty of trade, and flush tim»3 generally.—Macon Telegraph. GREAT ATTRACTION! -— OR, The Doctor Most Ondaciously Tuck In. . BY THE AUTHOR OP “MAJOR JONES* COURTSHIP.’ “Oh, Jim, the great'attraction’s come to town 1” gasped a little feHott^itf his friend; at he was hastening home tb "Hthpart the glad tidingsjto, tos family. ” *" ‘ “The which 7” inqnirfeBjMiyiAiRirfg sud denly round;, his. .eyes, mouth,. and. qvery feature expressive. .of. the. liveliest curiosity. Jim’s informant had “no.time to.tarry" for a more . particular- explanation, -but. hurried on, leaving the latter to infer that something extraordinary was to pay, from some broken sentences which he' uttered ’abbiit “show— ■ down to Capt Brown’s Tavern—big meters— Dr. Jones, Ac.,—which could not"be distinct ly liearcfcat six greatlahflTSSqfyflijpfgKjiarng- distance. But Jim did bear “show—Capt. Brown’s tavern,” and he bad a clue to_the matter.. Away dashed Jim—and when he arrived-fes-" - the aforesaid tavem.be beheld "a crowd of gazing men and boys gathered in the bar room, looking With all their might at a large poster, at the head of which stood these magic words: GREAT ATTRACTION!!. FUR TWO NIGHTS ONLY!!! All was wonderment and curiosity, and Jim for once experienced the inadequacy of the human capacity for such extraordinary occa sions—he could not make out the “printin’ ’’ himself—and his mind was totally; incapable of taking in and making use of half he beard. “What upon yearth is it ?" he asked of the nearest One said it was the “great attrac tion from New Y'ork”—another that it was the Fourth of July on horseback—some one else that it was “all sorts of a thing,” and his curiosity was rather increased than , di minished when Dr. Jones, who chanced .to be - there, volunteered to read it all off to the crowd, if they would only keep silence. Then there was a Babel of voices calling si lence for several minutes. “Silence! ■ till the dector reads it,” shouted “Silence, fellers, silence!” bawled another. “Shet your mouth, Bill Parker, no body can’t hear nothin'for yon.” “Silence! silence1” repeated a dozen at a time. * When they bad become somewhat quiet, the doctor mounted a chair, and, after run ning the thing over for a minute or two, du ring which the faces of his audience indi cated the strongest symptoms of insupporta ble suspense, he read out in a full round tone, and right off without spelling a word, the whole bill, from “Great Attraction,” to “per formances to commence at lialf-past seven, precisely.” After which, with a patronizing air peculiarly his own, he condescended to explain the matter to his eager listeners. He told them that it was a thing called a circus, derived from circle for horses to run round in—that it was a very wonderful, thing—that circus- men were the “most sorprisen’est creatures” he had ever met with anywhere—that he had “seed” a great many of them in Augusta, when.he was at college, and knew all about them—that they could ride the swiftest horses without saddle or'bridle, on their heads— could dance on wires and ropes, could jump to all creatioii,' could-eat fire, swallow broad swords, and perform all manner of antics. Many questions were pressed in regard to the show, to all of which the doctor made the most satisfactory answers; ns one- perfectly i familiar with' such things, and the crowd dis- i to .await the advent of thia. to them, i v’onder of the world.' —a circus!”. Hanging ot a. Home-Thief. [phis, November 25.—Reynolds, the alleged korse-thief, was hung near Holly Springs to-day, after fatally wounding a man ^ho attempted to arrest him. Whipping Old Men and Boys. Newcastle, Del., Nov. 21.—To-day in the iail yard seven persons convicted of petty of fenses were tied to a post and whipped, one was an old man seventy years of age, who receiv ed twenty lashes on his bare back; he cried bitterly during the ordeal. Two boys about twelve"years of age received twenty lashes each. One man was placed in the pillory until perfectly helpless with cold and then whipped. . v' , . But we left Thomas Stallings on his way 'home to announee the arrival of the show to the Stullings family, who, we should not forr get to inform the reader, were people of . con sequence in Pineville. 'Widow Stuffings was rich—owned a fine plantation and Tots of ne groes—a circumstance which doubtless en hanced the estimation in which her three amiable daughters were Reid by the village beaux. “Oh, mother! guess what's come to town!” exclaimed Thomas, as lie .dashed his hat into one chair and threw himself into another; al most fainting for want of breath. “I don't know, Tommy,” replied the old lady, raising her eyes from her sewing until she caught a view of his flashed face, and ob served his deep respiration. “Why, Laws-a- massy! what ails the child ? Is. the Ingins ris again ?’’ she' asked; dropping her work and rising from her seat. “No, mother,” replied Tommy, as soon as he could command sufficient breath, “bat something else."- By this time the whole household were at tracted by Thomas’s strange manner. “Whatisit, them Thomas?" demanded two or three at the.same time. “A great atl “A what?"- “A circus, Dr. Jones says—a whole heap of circus riders. - “Oh, la! is that all?—why child your uncle Moses was a circnit-rider on. the Green Mead ow circuit, for upwards, of .five years, until he went to live in the Hogtown settlement, where h,e died, poor J’ “Oh, no, mother, uncle Moses couldn't ride on his head, and swallow broad-swords, could he?" “Why, Thomas, you must be crazy! who ever heard of such a thing as preachers riding on their heads, and ’’ “Ha, ha,” shouted- Tommy, “these aint preachers, mother, they’re show-folks; Dr. Jones says so.” “Little could be gathered from what Thom as had to communicate, The old lady was sorely puzzled, but the young ladies had learned enough to excite their curiosity be yond the point of endurance; so it was de termined so despatch Thomas to request Dr. Jones to call over and tell them all about it, as they were quite sure he was perfectly con versant" with the whole i matter. -' Accordingly the doctor was sent for, and for. once in his life his treatment proved successful. He soon relieved the fit of curiosity into which Thom as's news had thrown them, by relating all the information.which his travels, , as well.as his close intimacy with' the" bill-poster of the company, who had just arrived in town, ena bled him to glean. ' Doctor Peter Jones should be formally in troduced to the reader as the most impor tant personage who figures in onr sketch. He was a well grown young man, rather tall, with light gray eyes, abundantly large for the ordinary purposes of that organ; whitish eye brows, and hair rather inclined to sorrel. There, were no particular indications of un common talent in his countenance, and from a rather imperfect knowledge of his develop ments, we should say that, in his cose, phre nology and physiognomy agreed.- Neverthe less the doctor was a firm believer in the first of these sciences, in consequence of which he was in the habit of entting away, his locks about his foreheod' and temples, in order to acquit himself of' “a forshead yillanously low.” The doctor was not yet in possession of a sheep-skin license to practice the healing art, nor were the public much, indebted to him- for the exercise of his medical skill, though he had been known to pull a tooth or po, and tin one occasion was supposed .to have saved the life of a negro who had been kicked by a wayward mule, by a resort to his favorite remedy, phlebotomy. He bad attended one conrse of lectures at Augusta, and retnmed to bis native village, rich in all the polish and refinement which a winter’s residence inr that Philadelphia of the South affords such ample opportunities for acquiring. Snch had been bis improvement in point of^ deportment, dress, and conversation, that-his former ae-i quaintances would scarcely have recognized him in his new guise, had they met him any where else than at'home. He no - longer tol erated Kentucky-jeans and thick-soled shoes, bnt a graceful, shining blue cloth coat of the latest cut, pants to match, and a pair of atilt- heeled boots, with a black velvet cap, which sat jauntily on the top of his head, the visor almost concealing his eyes, a walking-cane of the most delicate polish, and, of nights or rainy days, a professional looking camblet wrapper, constituted his usaal costume. All these little advantages conspired to give the doctor undisputed precedence in. the estima tion of the young ladies; a fact of which he was not a little vain, apd" qdeting to it the reputation - he had ~ the d< onB polished expresHions—‘‘bully of [the tan-yard.” ' ■taken in relation to, the circus, now for the first time introduced into the village, was cal- to make it exceedingly popular, and, of coupse, vastly to benefit the Utile troop of equestrians; who -had resorted to the expe- -miifnlKlll, * f n O \ ' 1 .1 ,1 A V. A h*.,'. some and diint of travelling, -to avoid the : heavy ex-' ’ penses of wintering in the large -cities of the North. The doctor obtained from thfe avant- courier of the company a few small bills, which he industriously circulated among the - ladies of his acquaintance, who had almost unanimously resolved_to attend, and the whole villagelgaveJ’JHwPof iftMwpgptra. tidn" for the coining/ete. ght a light vmgon, 'drawn by two .-.drove up,to' the tavern. In. eville ewas' rife with.rumors—.- some discover}’, and .each had to .relate—few slept that night, ’clock the next morning the news had spread far and wide into the surrounding country that a great show was to come off in town that evening. During the day the bal ance of the company arrived, and long before night the canvas pavilion was reared. Blasts of the French horn, and scrapings of fiddle- strings, might be beard within, while the doc tor and some two or three smart negroes be longing to the -hotel, the only ones who had free ingress, might be seen passing iu and onf; which circnm8tance greatly excited the envy of tiie little boys, who all seemed to have business on this particular' occasion in the neighborhood of Captain Brown’s back-lot. The doctor hod given them all the informa tion which- snch interesting strangers usually require about saw-dust, tan-bark, and the like, and every thing was progressing finely, as the shades of evening drew on. He an nounced in a confidential manner to the manager, the extent to which his personal influence had been exerted, and concluded, as he left the paviliou, by assuring that gen tleman that he might expect a perfect “jam,” a technical term upon which' he pladed con siderable emphasis. It was night As if -Christmas, New Year, • and the Fourth of July had all come together —had all been concentrated into one glorious holiday—the people/town and country, white* and black, old and yonng, came trooping. to wards the enclosure, which was now bril liantly lighted .up, and from which bnrst a loud peal of music, such as never had been heard before in Pineville. The effect was electric; none within hearing of that ‘‘sonor- 1 ous metal blowing martial sounds,” could re sist its thrilling appeals. Those who had thrown the half dollar in the scale against' the show and found the latter “wanting,” now felt their pockets kick the beam, and resolved to “go it.any how.” The negroes were frantic,—the older ones might be seen in all directions giving way to the impulse in the most “highly concen trated” double shuffles, while the little nig- gerlings sprang into the air, clapped their hands, shouted, or lay down and rolled in an agony of delight Troops were pressing to the yet unopened entrance, when suddenly a loud report was heard, and a brilliant sky rocket shot far up into the star-lit heavens, burst in the air, and came showering down in innumerable ooruscant stars of variegated fire. This marvellous phenomenon was hailed with screams from the more .timid sex, rather coarser ejaculations of surprise from the.men, and shouts from the boys and negroes. But. the sensation which it Uiid-preduced was sud denly. interrupted .by The opening of the doors •f the show. And then there was such a rush, such a scrambling to be first, and such a changing of money ! Of course the doctor was ou the spot, but be hod been to Augusta and knew a thing or two about circuses. He had purchased liis tickets during the day, and now stood with an air of exclusive complacency, a little back from the throng, staffing at the eagerness of the uninitiated crowd, occasionally assuring the anxious bevy of pretty girls under his care that they need not be alarmed, as be had taken the precaution to secure their seats, which, he said, was the universal custom in Augusta. At length, the way being some what cleared, the doctor made his “grand entree,” at the head of about half a dozen young ladies, all dressed and bedizened oft' in the latest and most exquisite fashion, with flowing head-dresses and many other little killing appliances of the toilette, which showed to great advantage, and rendered them as irresistible to the beanx as a pha lanx of grenadiers. The doctor felt the im portance of his position—they were “the ob served of all observers,” and he the observed of them; at least bo made himself so, for he flew about them with the. graceful agility of a professor of the “poetry of motion,” order ing off a little gang of urchins who had taken possession of Ins front bench, informing them, in a voice loud enough to be heard above all the confusion, that he had “secured them seats from the manager himself.” Rome time elapsed, during which the crowd, which was really immense, settled down into their seats, and feasted their eyes on (he won ders of the amphitheatre, and drank in the rich tones of a very respectable band -for-a traveling circus. The doctor, in the mean time, entertained the ladies and those in his immediate vicinity, by pointing out to them the various fixtures of the ring, explaining their purposes, and in some measure aufici- patiug their enjoyment, by relating what was to take place. The audience had notyet grown impatient, when a tall, pale-faced mulatto, his hair brushed up to a cone, with an unreasonably long frock-coat-, and a pair of boots with red morocco tops, which he wore over the legs of his pantaloons, rushed suddenly from behind a canvas curtain in the rear,.Threw: open the low enclosure of the ring, and as suddenly disappeared. lYhat did all that meah? As tonishment was depicted in every counte nance, but this soon gave place to amaze ment; for the next moment a loud blast from the band, and in they came, the' horses leap : ing furiously into the ring, while their riders, dressed in their .gaudy costumes, all glitter ing with' silver and gold, with their white waving plumes and flowing sashes, looked like so many knightSiOf the olden time. In their rear, and on a horse so. small that he would perhaps.have been overlooked, was the clown, who, as soon as he entered the rifig, shouted out, “Come along here, all my eques trian' performaneers!” Ranged in a line across the ring, each young-geiitleman doffed his beaver, and made a graceful obeisance to the audience; then, suddenly wheeling off, they dashed round the ring at the, top of their speed, which set the ladies to holding their breath, and the children to grasping their parents' knees or arms, whichever were handiest, and some whimpered 1 a tittle; but upon being told that they should go right straight home if they didn’t be good, they drew closer and were quiet “ Oh, my gracious!’’ gasped Miss Mary Stuffings, as one of the horses made a slight stumble. “Don’t be scared, Miss Mary; its only the grand entree.” “But won't they fell off, doctor?” “Not a bit, .they wont—they’je used to it; they don’t never fell off!” “Oh, what a pretty tittle.boy. 1 ” said Miss Johnson, “he’s just like Coopid, fpr ; all the world.” . . . „ . “.Oh, pa! look at that spotted man—Jiis horse can go just as-fast as any, can’t he, pa ? What’s he got them long red things'sticking up in his head for, pa—say pa ?” • But pa was too deeply engaged to hear or -answer these interesting queries. “No, you don’t!” shouted the spotted man, he reined' his horse across the ring from the rear and placed, him in front of the flying _ troop—“ this child ain’t to be beat, no how you can fix it!" A loud burst of laughter followed this ruse of the clown, which was prolonged by the negroes from the comer where they sat stowed away like a pile of bricks. Just as the audience were getting dizzy at the inces sant and impetuous whirl of men and horses before them, the 'troop suddenly came to a halt,, and, at the word, all the elegantly ca parisoned horses extended themselves upon the ground, as if to rest from the fatigue which they had so lately undergone. All but ' the down’s were: perfectly docile—he found len he bore down "its neck it would switch its tail, and when-he stood on 'its tail it would raisaiUJtllbuiIp'wffiid^TMaaitoiy-andvery nn-: ■genteel condu£t, :ha t rqprofeoided in ' strong terms, bnt all to 'no purpose." Finally, a downright quarrel ensued between them"; and; whifeThe horse chaSH'hfii-'Troiifidtlie ring, he called ’ lustily to his master tb; “ take him oil',” remarking ‘that he held biting and. kick- difficulty settled; the troop again mounted, made another .respectful obeisance, .and ro- : tired amid the slionts and cheers of the delighted audience. '' The "time which_clipsed between this fete anil the next, wan passed ’in conversation. The doctor reminded-the ladies that that whs nothing to, what he had"seen~in Augusta. The ladiefe ' thought it ’-was a “ dreadful pretty sight, if they didn’t skare one so. ” The doc tor begged them not to be scared, and assured them that there" was not the' “least particle" of danger. Miss Johnson desired to know of Miss Rogers which of the circus-men she “liked the best-.'” “Oh, that tall one with the block curly hair.; I think , he is the handsomest yonng gentleman I ever saw.” “Oh, no; I think that one with the white silk jacket and blue sash is a great deal hand somer—and he looked over here so hard,” said Miss Stallings. “Why you all can’t tell how they look, at night, dressed up so,” remarked the doctor. “ That’s Howard, you mean, Miss Maty, and he’s pock-marked -as the mischief.” “ Hh, lia !” laughed Miss Rogers, leaning back, and placing her handkerchief to her mouth,—“ the doctor is jealous.” “ No, I hin’t,” replied the doctor. “ Aiint yon 'shamed, Lucy,” said Miss Ma ry, coloring at the same time that she sent a Took of reproach towards Miss Rogers. “ If yon could only see them by day-light, in their common clothes,” said the doctor ; but he was interrupted by that long-faced mulatto whom we have before described, who now made his appearance with a white horse, and, directly after him, comb the ring-master, with a long whip, followedby the clown, who announced his coming by shouting—“ Come along here, Mr. Callahan, we’ll have a little bit of your fun !” Now there was a buzz throughout the audi ence—the music struck’ up, and away went Mr. Callahan, standing erect on his horse and throwing himself into all manner of graceful attitudes—now looking back, as if he left something behind—now pointing ahead, as if he saw something in front—now on one leg, then on the other, and finally brought his fun to a close by making several lofty leaps, bis-horse at full speed, over whips, hoops, ' garters, canvas, <fcc., <fcc.,—the clown all the while keeping up a running conversation with his master, the horse, and the rest of the com pany—saying many witty things, which kept the whole audience convulsed with laughter. Next came the spring-board, which the doctor at once Tecoghised, and the whole troop were engaged for some twenty minutes, in “ feats of ■ ground and lofty tumbling,” each one of which elicited torrents of ap plause ; and the doctor having introduced the more fashionable mode of expressing ap probation, the clapping of hands had by this time become very general. The clown failed in every.attempt —--*«■» s ■“ Why; pa,” said one tittle fellow who had watched the. spring-board performances for some time with a countenance of painful se- nou-sness,' “teat spotted.man’s,a fool, aint '“ Yes, my son; he’s a very good fool.” “What do the people clap their hands so for, pa ?” , “ They are clapping the performers, be cause they do so well” Just then it came the clown's tarn-to-throw a somerset ever the back of a chair, instead of which, he jumped awkwardly against it, and pitched chair and all ou the ground ; then springing up and applying a little saw dust to his nose,—his sovereign remedy for bruises and -sprains,—be walked off with an air of triumph, as much as to say—beat that who can ! A tremendous round of applause followed. “ They clapped the spotted man because he done it so bad.—didn’t they, pa,—say, pa?” - During the performance of these novel an tics there was a yery general stretching of necks oh the lower seats, and the cry “hats off in front 1” was heard .from all quarters. On a front seat, in the very thickest of the crowd, sat a fellow well known as fighting Bill Sweeney, with one of those ponderous structures of wool and rabbit's fur on his head, 'denominated a bell-crowned bat, but rather more resembling an inverted church- bell, than the modern article designed for the covering of the “dome of'thought” Bill gloried in his celebrity os bully of the coan- ty, and such was the obstinacy of; his nature, and so much did lie detightin an opportunity of picking up a fight, that he would not hav'e removed that lint without one, though it had eclipsed the view of one half the audience. When asked to “just please to take it off, Mr. Sweeney,” in the gentlest and most per suasive tone possible,- his reply, was a nudge of the elbow, and, “ oh go to h—11,'will yon?"* The performances went on. Bill sat with his hands thrust in his pockets, intently watching eveiy movement, occasionally laugh ing and swearing to himself, “how smart they is! ” Presently, jnst as the clown was doing “ eels in the mud ” with such rapid ve locity that he looked “for all the world ” like some great spotted snake, writhing and twist ing in wildest contortions, Bill felt and heard a thundering, crashing pressure from above, and the next moment all waB darkness to him, while the shouts and yells of the audience fell in smothered tones upon his ears. His first impression was that the pavilion hail fal len in; but as he sprang from liis seat, and found his arms firmly pinioned behind; and the shouting increased, he was at once con vinced that the boy’s had been “ projectin’ ” with him. Mad with rage,-he leaped tike a cat into the ring—his arms still tied and his hat resting upon his shoulders, os if his neck and part'of his head had actually been driven into his body—shouting as well as he conld for the obstruction of liis head-stall—“ Un loose me ! unloose me, I say ! 'and I’ll whoop the whole bilin’ of ye! ” An effort was made to . get him oat of the ring by those whom the confusion had thrown into it—the circus-men taking no part in the fray. Not being able to get his bands to his head, he was still in darkness; and, as his “ next friend,” a drunken bully of a fellow, approached him with—“Here, Billy, don’t be so fractions- -I’s your friend, yon knows I is ”—he gave him snch a kick on the shins as set them together by the ears in a twinkling. Bill had broken the cord that bound his arms, and now they had it, good Georgia festoon— best man on top. Notwithstanding he'was muzzled, the disadvantages under which he fought were not so considerable ds one might suppose—for if he was deprived of the use qf his month, his eyes were equally out of barm's way, while his experience enabled him to feel’in the right place for those of his antagonist. There was some confusion among the au dience—some of the ladies were for retiring, bnt the manager requested nil to keep their seats, while the doctor called upon the gen tlemen present to part the two bullies who were now making tile tan and saw-dust fly at a tremendous rate. Some dozen volunteered, their services, the doctor urging them on— . but the Sweeny blood was “riz ”—and blind not only with rage, but by reason, of tos hat still being over tos eyes, lie fought at random and with desperation; and for a few minutes there was ground and-lofty tumbling with a vengeance. But poor Bill waB forced to strike to superior numbers, and was borne out of the ring, where he was finally pacified, after tos hat had been removed; which, however, was much harder to come off than in it had been to go on. It required a long pull and a strong pull—indec-d some fears were enter tained of tos neck giving way; and the doc tor, who had taken an active part in the mat ter, after the fighting was over, facetiously remarked that it was a very fortunate circum stance that Mr. Sweeny's nose, which had be come tangled in the lining, was not large, and was inclined to the snnb, or he should have been under the necessity of sending home for his instruments. Quiet- baring been once more restored, the performances were resumed. Several sur prising acts of horsemanship" had been gone through with, the audience had nearly for gotten the late interrnptibn,.in their.enjoy ment of the evening’s entertainment, and the clown was taking a little ride to. totaself, to ■ the tone of “a littlfe frog would go a’woomg,” when in tnmbled another man witb a bell- crowned hat, almost nnder the horse’s feet 1 ‘ The mnsrc ceased—the horse came to halt, and the clown desired the man to leave the ring, bnt the fellow ehzHtabled’tipand walk ed as well as he conld (forlie was evidentiy very drunk) still further into the forbidden circle, and said, between a hi.-cup and a drunken leer, fhat he had come to ride. “Who-b-K>-o!" exclaimed the clown—yon ride a circus horse!—did yon ever hear such insurance V’ “I say; Spotty i “Stopl stopl-roh, Joe! aint you ashamed of I yourself?—oh', for shame!” Then uncovering tos -face, he beheld tos j AUCU uuwn-»«~ 0 —— » I man Joe transformed into u woman, trigged ! out in a flounced lnuslir., and a fashionable “Mr. Merrymaa, if yon-please." - “Well, Mr. Merryman, won’t you give me a ride ?” “Who-o-o-o! you must go out of here, I tell you.” The doctor could not sit stiti. “Now that’s too bad,” said he. “Who is. that drunken fellow, now, come to kick up another fuss? If he was in Augusta, they’d have tom in the guard-house in less than no time.” “I paid my half dollar to come in here, and I’s gwine to have a ride or a fight, one. I doesn't pay money to see other people ride, myself. “I’ll call master. Master-r-r-r!” “Fetch tom out, if you’ve got any grndge agin him. I ll lick him too,” said the man with the bell-crowned hat, as he laid hold of the clown’s leg and began palling him off the horse. . _ . ....... . “Murder! robbery! thieves! burglary and kidnapping!” shouted th.e clown. The audience began to get alarmed again— the doctor rose in tos seat and called to the crowd to “tarn tom out!” The ring-master came running in, evidently mnch exaspera ted. “What’s your name,sir ?” he demanded.' “Eh ?—my name’s Joe Peters; from Crack er’s Neck; do-you want anything out o’ me ?” throwing himself into a fighting attitude. “If this man has any friends here, they will do well to take him out before he gets into difficulty,” said the ring-master. “Yes, before I get hold of tom,” added the clown. “What’s that you say, Spotty ?” said Joe, turning to the last speaker. Here the doctor excused -himself to the ladies, strode across the ring, and, laying tos hand on Joe’s shoulder, peremptorily ordered him to leave the enclosure. Joe turned, and placed himself in a defen sive position. “Come, some of you gentlemen, and help turn this blackguard out of the show,” said the doctor, beckoning to a group of young men. “That’s right, doctor, take him off before he gets hurt, for maybe tos rna don’t know he’s out.” Two young men came to ;the doctor’s as sistance, but no sooner had the one in ad vance come close to Joe, than he turned round and ran back, exclaiming in an under tone—“That chap belongs to the show, I can. smell it on tos breath !" The other followed tos example, leaving the doctor alone to manage The intruder, who now staggered up to him, and demanded if he wanted to tight. Tiro doclor.grasped tom by the shoulder, and lmd succeeded in forc ing tom some distance towards the door, amidst the gibes and taunta of the audience, when Joe became more resolute in his re sistance, declaring he tee mid liave a ride. A scuffle ensued, during which a good part of the audience were shouting and cheering— some for the doctor and 'some for Joe—but there was no bounds to the tumult when Joe, Thrusting tos head between the doctor's legs, raised torn off the ground, and dancing once or twice round the ring, despite that gentle man’s most determined efforts to distnbnnt, which he manifested by throwing his legs and arms about in the wildest confosion, tossed tom pell-mell on the heads of the negroes, who squalled in concert with the general shout. The doctor was dreadfully mortified at this unlooked-for reverse, and was about returning furiously to the charge, when the clown ap proached him with a significant wink. “Never mind, doctor, well get shut of tom—we’ll give him a ride now.” Then tam ing to Joe, who was approaching the horse’s heels, “so you want a ride or a fight, do you, eh y opera hat. Ttos sudden metamorpho:.! was hailed with one inriversal squall from the au dience, while the clown shrunk aghast from the apparition of a wife from whom he had absconded. But ou went the herse amid the deafening shout, when sud denly the female 'dresd dropped from, the rider, and there stood Mr. Harnngion re vealed; in all hia gilt and spangles, who, after a few extra feats, just to.show them what Joa Peters, from Cracker’s Neck could do, threw a backward somerset from' tos horse and re tired, amidst the-reiterated acclammations of the audience. The down, .who now- presented the appear ance of a wonderfully corpulent man, having staffed Joe’s coats," jackets, gown,'Ac.; into the waist of tos coat, approached his master,, with a chop-fellen air, and inquired— “Master, fan you tell me why I’m very much tike pur friend, the doctor?" “ “No,—why are you?” “ ’Cause,” "said he, unbuttoning: the . coat and letting The garments fell at hisfeet— ■ “'cause I fed a great deal smaller than I did a while ago.” Snch another shout as. followed, never be fore reechoed throtm’u tlic quiet streets and lanes'of Pinerille. The dootorwakirfe¥e«y mouth—“ Hurra for ttie'doctor !”—“ How do you feel now, -doctor?”-^* 4 * 13 that the way they does in Augusta?”—“ When you gwino to show agin, doctor. Pa sure to come"—and. a hundred other such, jeers were aimed at tha unfortunate doctor ; who, mortified to such, a degree that he knew not what to do.with himself, rose in tos seat and -addressed tha almost frantic multitude— “It’s a feet, ladies and gentleiiiea^I wa« most oudadoosly tuck in .that time—that s a f3ctt” Fortunately, it was the last act of the per formances, for suobr was the ungovernabla humor of the crowd, after what had happen ed, that it would have been utterly impcssibla to re-establish order that night. How matters were conducted on the fol lowing night—positively the last of thei “ Great Attraction ” in Pineville—we hava not learned ; we have heard it hinted, how ever, that Df. Peter Jones did. not attend, though he was loudly called for by the au dience. . . ' *- ‘•Yes, I want to ride that ’ere horse, Spot ty, and I’m the boy that’s gwine to do it, too.” “Well, sir, you’ve got to, whip me. first,” putting on.a savage look and giving tos teeth a grind. “I’m your bov,’’said Joe, “I’s another chick to Bill Sweeny!” “The h—11 you is !—just give Bill Sweeny a fair shake and he can whoop blue blazes out of ye; though,” growled the bully of • the county, who was again in bis seat. The clown put himself into a pugilistic attitude. Joe was up to the mark, and, after a few passes, was knocked heels over head on the tan. “Oh !” exclaimed the ladies. “Serves him right 1” said the doctor—“he’ll get his fill before he.quits that ring.” “Hurra, Joe! show your game!” shouted several. “Give it to him, Spotty!” “Oh, 1 want to go home,” cried a timid little fellow, from between tos father’s knees. The next minute Spotty was down, who, as soon as he struck the ground, shouted— “Enough, take-him off!” Then springing up and applying a handful of tan-bark to tos nose, he extended the other hand to Joe, re marking— “You’ve whipt a gentleman, Joe,-i—what’s your name?—oh, ah, Peters! Mr. Joseph Pej- tets, from Cracker’s Neck. Yon Bhall have a ride, Mr. Peters. Will yon have a fresh horse, Mr. Peters?’” Then turning to the doctor, he continued^—“We’ll give tom a ride—there’s more ways to kilT a dog besides choking tom witirfiutter, you know.” Joe was soon mounted, with tos back to wards the horse’s head. The clown called oat for the hardest trotting-tane the musi cians conld play. Pop went-the whip, and away flew the horses, Joe floundering on tos back tike a limnl-pn mim in ft qnflgmim “Now, doctor,” cried put the clown, “if yon want to see a cracker’s neck crack ed——" “Gjood enough for the fool,” exclaimed the doctor, with a conceited chuckle. “Oh, mercy!” screamed the ladies, as Joe pitched forward, and seemed only to hold to the neck of the flying charger," with one arm. Bnt what was their astonishment when they beheld tom first rise to tos knees on the saddle, then to tos feet, where he stood reel ing and tottering as if he was about to be dashed to the ground, while the horse con tinued at the top of tos Bpeed. “Whoop-e-e!” shouted the clown, “if Joe aint on tos feet!” “Good gracious!” exclaimed the ladies. The doctor stared, but said nothing. Joe now dropped the bridle, and said he felt warm. . “Take off your coat to it, Mr. Peters.” re plied the clown; “you’ve got plenty of friends Off came Joe’s frock-coat and tos bell- crowned liat, and the general opinion was that tos personal appearance was much im proved by the change. The clown had donned the coat and hat, and now cut a more ludicrous figure Than ever, ns he followed round the ring, picking up the coats and vests which Joe threw off one after the other to the number of twenty, or more. At length Joe had come to the last vest, and was un buttoning tos suspenders, when the clown •alledout— “Stop, Joe! stop! there's ladies here!” But off went the pants, while the clown, with tos hands over his face, continued— FLORIDA ITEMS. We clip the following paragraphs from th« Tampa Peninsular of the 24th inst. : The weather is cool, clear, delightful, to which the chills and fevers, with which tha people of Tampa and the surrounding coun try have for some time been afflicted, must soon yield. The good- efleets of this pleas ant weather are already being made manifest, by the gradual.disappearance of the sickncs-. The steamship Gov. Marvin felt this por: on Thursday last, for Manatee, at which placa she will take a load of beef cattle for Mobile- The Marvin, we understand, goes to Mobil* for repairs, and that the shipment of cattla is -merely .'experimental. We hope that tha experiment will be successful, because since the.Spanish government has imposed tha present heavy import duty on live cattle, wo have no market and must consequently look out for one in some other quarter. Capt. McKay deserves success and we hope that ha will be rewarded for his experiment. The steamship Alliance went ashore, in « blow, between -Apalachicola and Pensacola, on her last trip to New Orleans. Passenger* and crew-saved. We learn that notwith standing the Alliauce is lying in only two feet; of"wafer, she is not seriously injured, and that she will most probably be gotten off New Strop.—We saw new syrup mado by Mr. Buchanan, selling in tins market tha other day at one dollar per gallon. Oor fellow-townsman,' Mr. C. L. Frieble, stopped a fine lot of oranges to New York by the last steamer. ' Fire.—We regret to learn that the harm and crib of Mr. Thomas W. Clieenut, at tto* county, were totally, destroyed by. fie on (ha night of the 15th inst Every bushel of com and bundle of "fodder were completely con- * Burned. We have not-heard of an estimate of the loss sustained. The disaster was unques tionably the act of an incendiary.—Gataes- viHe Era. - 9a. Rich ahd Racy.—Whilst the agent of tha Panorama of Paradise Lost, on exhibition' in onr town last week, was engaged in panting tos placards, upon the Court House, he wax approached by a citizen, and addressed a* follows: “ -What are you doing there, stran ger? Don’t you know that lie have court next week. If Judge, Goss sees those pic- tnrefrof Satan, he’ll think that the Kn Kins: are after torn and will have the military on. us at once. 'Tear ’em down, Man, tear ’em down.” The alarmed agent obeyed instan- ter, and departed, muttering,' “what a coun try, what a country.’"— Tbid. . * ’ Onr Liverpool Steam Line. It is with satisfaction that, ‘we announca that the steamship Golden Horn, the first of the Liverpool line, has cleared for her port of . destination with a cargo of two thousand fiva hundred and fifty-three hales of upland and one btudred and eighty-eight bags of sea. Island cotton. This stop has proven a supe rior freighter, and.with agood run of cotton, well compressed, her capacity would amo unt; to about three thousand bales. Her agents, Messrs. Mure & Co., in the management of this new enterprise have exhibited their well known mercantile skill, and have made ar rangements for the speedy shipment of cot ton to Liverpool, not only from our own State, but from the principal points of Geor gia and Alabama; and a portion- of the cargo of ttos vessel came through, compressed, from Selma, in the latter State, a point with which,-previously, we had no mercantile con nection. The very large extent of country, which the rapidly spreading railroad system, of the South has placed in connection with Charleston, has made a steam communication with the greatest cotton centre of the firsu importance; and when taken in connection with onr proximity to the important centres of ’Western trade— Cincinnati, Louisville, St_ Louis and other points, and the attractive and convenient character of ttos route to pas senger from Europe, giving ready access to the valuable lands of the South, and les* distance and a milder climate to reach tha great West, its success would seem to he on ly a matter of a tittle time, and some energy aud determination.—Charleston Sews. The Gadsdes R.ut.bqap.—influences are at work which render it highly probable that a railroad will be built at an early day frc.ni Rome to Gadsden, and jthence by Gunter^ Landing to Decatur, Alabama. This will be bnt carrying out the original intention of the Rome road, which all the old settlers of tin* city will remember was for some time after ii-s"inaugumtion called the Memphis branch, the intention being' to carry it on to Decatur or some point on what is flow called the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Savan nah and the Central Railroad are pushing on the project of a road from Griffin to Newnan, thence to Jacksonville, Alabama, Gadsden. Gunter’s Landing and Decatur, and anles3 Charleston, the S. C. Railroad, aud tha Georgia Railroad, come in with a counter movement that will turn the immense western trade over their lines, the other route will soon have it all within their own grasp. This road to Gadsden would be of incalcu lable advantage to Rome, and we have no doubt our little city will do all in her power to farther the. enterprise. Whatever is dona must be done quickly.—Rome Courier. Fires in New York.—Seic Pork, Soverriber 19.—Eight fires occurred this afternoon be tween 2 and 4 o’clock in the eastern portion of the city, nearly all in stables. Three boy3 have been arrested charged with having been the incendiaries, and one is identified ax having been in the first stable that took fire. A trotting match last week at Union Park, New York, between George Wilkes and Ame rican Girl, mile heats, best three in five to wagon, for a purse of S2.000, was won by Wilkes, in 2:29i, 2:27J, and 2:29. Tha trait was heavy.