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DAILY CHROME & SENTINEL. BY WILLIAM S. JOSES, ; DAILY, Tttl-UKKHLY ASD WEEKLY. ] CASH SYSTEM.—In no case will anorderforthe paper be attended to, unless accompanied with th» wosar, and in every instance when the time for which the subscription maybe paid,expires before thereceipt of fnndstot enew the same, the paper will be discon tinued. TERMS: 0 lit Y PAPER,to City Subscribers.per annum, In advance *6 00 ! AILY l*A PER, mailed to the country i 00 TKI-WREKLY PAPER,mailed to thecountrf... 4 00 ■WEEKLY,(a mammoth sheet) “ ... 200 (ior. Foote on New York Politic*. The following letter was received from the Hon. Henry S. Fotte, in reply to the invitation of the Committee of the National Democratic Jubilee, held at Metropolitan Hall on the evening of the 23rd of November last: Jackson, Nov. 80, 185*. Gentlemen—l deeply regret that 1 was not in the city ot Jackson when your letter of the 17th instant, reached its destination, as, inconsequence of my absence from home, considerable delay Las arisen in responding to its contents. I assure you, gentlemen, that you have but done me simple justice in supposing that 1 “could unite with you in cotgfatulating the national democra cy’' ot the Em pi e State ol the confederacy “upsn their recent md unprecedented triumphnor is it, in my judgment, to be in the least degree doubt ed that tut lustre ot that triumph is greatly en hance! by .he circumstances to which you so cm plul c !iy rcfei—that this grand result was “ac c m j ..tslji.‘ 1 si-iely by the spontaneous uprising ot the people, unaided and unsupported by go vernment patronage.” Few events occurred in the last halfcevituiy better calculated to rejoice the hearts o'uli true pa'riots, aud to strengthen the coufidene'* of i !1 enlightened men, in the stability of republican institutions, than the signal and sur prising victory which has just been aciiieved in your populous end influential commonwealth, by the champions of the “Constitution and its com promises" over that pestilent and lawless free-soil faction which has so long kept the w hole public mind of the country in a feverish and unnatuial excitement, and involved the Union itself ia such fearful jeopardy. W hatevor may be said or j üb iished to the contrary, in any quarter, l trust that those indomitable champions ot the national de mocratic creed —the Dickensons, the Bronsons, the O'Oooors, and their valiant comrades in arniß —will rest thoroughly assured that they have the sympathy, the respect, and the gratitude of all iu tills section of the coniederaey whose esteem and confidence are at all worth possessing ; and that there are but :ew men of standing to be found in the whole South who do not feel the liveliest in dignation at the attempt of a trio of corrupt and besotted Cabinet ministers to intermeddle in the domestic concerns of one of the Sovereign States of the Union—to break down everything like free dom of opinion—to extinguish all of that just and legitimate Mate pride which constitutes one of the main pillars of oar system of confederated govern ment —through the instrumentality of an accursed spoils policy, under the reign of which all public virtue must infallibly languish, the most elevated and disinterested love of count ry ouly constitute on insuperable impediment to all public advance ment, and a wild and infuriated spirit es Jacobi nism bo seen, sooner or later, usurping all the high places of civic trustand dignity. I hope and confidently believe that a wholesome reactionary movement has occurred in the State of New York, which will continue and diffuse itself until faction and faetionists shali be consigned to that death which knows no resurrection, and the repose and happiness of the republic be placed upon foun dations as imperishable as the fame of those il lustrious sages with whom the “constitution and its compromises originated." ] have the honor to be, gentlemen, your friend and fellow-citizen. 11. s. Foote. Mes-rs. Eraetus W. Glover, William Mootry, Joseph M. Marsh, David Dodge, and N. Dimond, committee, Szc. Gen. Bern Sunk—Fifteen five* Lost. Commercial Hotel, Jan. 5. the Editors of the Memphis Eagle and En qaif< r —Gentlemen :—La t evening at, I suppose, about the hour oi 9 o,clock, a few miles above the Walnut Bend, in what is called “Grand Cut Off," the steamer General Bern freighted from Cincin nati for Arkansas river, met w.th sudden and over,?h lining destruction. Descending the river with a full head of steam, she ; truck a snag near the Mississippi shore, upon which she poised her self for a moment, when she commenced swing ing, m which operation, she was torn into a thou sand atoms. Within live minutes the boat had sunk t » the hurricane deck, when the whole cabin floated off, leaving the hull with about fifteen deck passengers below the surface, the former a muti lated wreck, the latter, hurried victims of accident into the presence of their God, without a moment of preparation. The cabin passengers 6Ed crew, when the boat struck, hurried to the upper deck. Some four or live of the former were thrown off and were found strngg ing in the waves, with fragments of the boat supporting them. Fortunately for the sufferers the Saranaek came to their rescue. Within ten minutes ot the accident the gallant crew of the latter boat were ministering to the suffering of the ill-fated travelers. The first intimation which the writer oi tide article (who was a passenger on the Sargnack) had of the accident, was from the hoarse veil ot the sufferers in the waves. Steam was stopped—-then was audible the earnest cries and supplications of the poor sufferers lor help each begging iu the most piteous terms for the “yawl." The captain of the Saranaek gave his orders and nobly did the gallant mate perform his duty. His sturdy arm was soon at the helm, while his coarse and commanding voice seemed to encourage and revive the spirits ot the poor sufferers. Their suppl.cations were increased—some from frag mems, more from the main deck, and a few scat tered along the bank, who had swam ashore, each urging by a!! tko arguments at command fur speedy help. The male of the Saranaek fully self possessed, went to the sufferer who had floated low r duwu the stream, ard commenced his ascent rehevi. g all m his way. When he had reached t.iedeca cf the Bern, it was discovered that there wa man under the deck, yet struggling for life, in* cru'S s •;*ryely audible. The mate pooh pro cured a i axe, with which he perforated the deck and drew mrthilie suffering victim, who almost instantaneous with his delivery became insensible aim so remained for several hours. The suffering of the crew was beyond anything that I have seen save in the case of the ill-fated Webster, some in scnsib.e, others almost 1 feless, the distress may be imagined, but not described. The officers and crew of the Susquehanna deserve all praise for their noble exortions in behalf of the poor suffer ers. They rescued about twenty-five sufferers most oi whom but for her fortunate interposition’ won d have been consigned to a watery grave About twelve o’clock we met the steamer'" Obion bKd hlCh lL ° 6ulferera (all 1 behove) re-em- The writer of .he foregoing, saw Captain Mont gomery, who 'informed him that his officers and crew were ad saved, and that probably, about* 15 were KvSlT'* W ° rc ,08t * A1! the cabiu I*ssen- Geaniteville Directors of the GraniteviiJe p uetory have declared a semi-anr.ual dividend of lour per cent, upon the capital stock of tnat company. T ,Ji; ; ": is P l ?®*"* news, and there are few of any r° r S j” l ?" 1 118 btate, who will not rejoice at it. this s e r«r eve °F ment 01 m . a “ nfa oturing enterprise in tins State we have met wijh many disappointments. The history presents a gloomy catalogue of Josses ana failures, b ill there has been an abiding con fidence of ultimate success Still it was believed iat .tore at least unde r the enterprise and practical judgment oi those concerned the experiment would prove successful, and altera painful anxiety the re u t bus justified the expectation. Since 1846 the ground has been cleared, foundations have been laid, strucluresereeted, machinery procured forces organized, and 12,000 y ards of cloth per day is now thrown upon the market; and though the price of raw material is nearly twice as high as when ;;M,‘fr Crpn " e be?an ’ therc iiS now a profit of eight per cent, upon all the capital invested The kind oi cioth tnoduced are chiefly sheetings’ shirt mfrket of Charies?o l n h 0 in the and taken as fur NorthU 18, ' >Dall T Purchased phia, and there command thu foM 1 b,lad ? b which such articles are sold. ‘ghe-t prices for I Such is the present condition of the ■. ■„ Factory, and wliilo rejoicing in ; t , prtf, V tevi!,e perity we wish continued success to its em pr ° 8 " lug proprietors. —Charleston Standard. 1 pns ' < . Weeck of the British Baia Charlotte ti ] br g mentioned in yesterday’s Courier 16 been reported by tlm pilot boats Palmetto and if 1 S. Baker as being ashore on Follv v d u' turns oat to be the British b-igCharlotte^ d p bbea c h » < Cravar, which sailed from Halffax! N. S ’ on Fhe loth u.umo, with some fish and ballast for this ' port* 4-Aiin j It appears that between four and five o’clock on ’ J ednesday morning, it being very foggy and the ' d< *', l on *boro, C.,pt. Cravar finding the br g near t“e breakers wa compelled ' fathoms of water ; but both ehai' sh S T h ™ 1 afterwards part -i, the Vtse-d went e i n » sb °rtly ] beach near the light house, striking heavPy™ she 1 passed over the 1.-c-brers , P . 1 y“s she FoTetopmast went -rcr 'the ,;de soon'aK "he siruc-A, and when the Cu, tain left her on Wedni ilwta’t'Kfr So, ,h r 'r tMu '»«Snr l water mme hmd. It has been blowing verv h n » vily a.nce aod she will probably become a total 1 The officers and men succeeded in getting ashore on Moms’ldand with considerable diffi cuhy. Captain Craver and part oft he brig’s crew ! : SSSr. 011 * CltJ OU W ° iut ' day ui 8kt Charlton f s Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. New York, Jan. 8. ! Auotber tremendous conflagration occurred in this city this morning. About one o’clock the whole city was illumined by the glareoi the flames, which were consuming the celebrated and magnifi cent Metropolitan Hall, and the new and unopened La Farge Hotel. The Ilall was the finest Concert room in America. It was built about three years ago, and was to have boeu inaugurated by the singing of Jenny Lind, but by some ambitious , rivalry, Madame Anna Bishop had engaged it first , and would, for no consideration, allow her more distinguished rival to occupy it on such an oc- I casion. It was fitted up in an elegant i.ud costiy manner, and its destruction is a severe loss, us well as public inconvenience. It was crectc i by a Mr. Tripler, who gave it his name, which was arterwards changed in its late one, when it was purchased by its present owner, Mr. Ln largo. J uliien was to.have given his Grand ßal Pare at Metropolitan Ilall, on tho 18th. Father Gavazzi, who sailed in the Pacific yesterday, for Liverpool, occupied tho Hall last, since ho lectured in it on Thursday and Friday evenings. Tho less of the beautiful LaFarge Hotel excites deep sympathy, it has been in tho coui.e ot erection for more than a year. The front was mar ble, six stories high, and was just completed, being ready to open on tho 18th. The furnituro and up holstery, which were of the most superb descrip tion, had boon received; and evetythmg wascon- Nothiugof either the Hall or Hotel is left stand ing, save a part of the walls. One part leli about two o’clock, and the crash was terrific. It is im possible to estimate the loss, but it adds another to the most disastrous conflagrations which have oc curred far years. It will bo remembered by some if your readers, that tho LaFarge Hotel was to have rented for $40,000 per annum, from which the extent of its loss may he slightly approximated. As a spectacle it wu» one of the grandest things that we ever saw. Tim flames towered so high, and were so exceedingly vivid as to light up Wash ington Park, ana the vicinity for a mile around.— A shower of sparks and flakes of tiro bospecked the skv, muk'-ng it gorgeous a pyrotechnic dis -1 play as thefotes of Versailles ever exhibited. It wai a very general remark, that such a crowd as wore gathered together this morning, has not been seen since the great tire 0f.1837. It was bitterly|cold, bat the mess ot human beings seemed bound by some enchantment to the tutal spot. The Fire men could do nothing but allow the Iloto! and hall to perish, and try to save the adjoining buildings, which, they did. Tho Bond Street Hotel adjoined the La Farge, and was saved with but little dam age. On the upper side a new Store was being erected, and on the corner of the square a grocery store was scarcely harmed. The La Farge Hotel ' was situated in [Broadway', just above Bond st.— ’ j No aocideuts are known to have occurred. The 3 | recent three large fire-in tho city, together with I the severe losses at sea, will cut down the divi- dends of our Fire and Marine Insurance Com c panics. 1 The number of wills which havo been reversed , by our Courts recently shows that equulity and 1 justice are no longer to bo defrauded by legal tech e nicali-ies. The Jones’are unwilling to risk any 8 more of their diminished fortune iu further con -7 testing their case. It is a matter of public gossip, a as wel as of general congratulation, that no one e will b* benefitted by the recent decision more than .’ Miss 2mma Wheatly, a young and beautiful ac- J tress years ago, but now*the "wife of Mr. James ? Masor. It was for this alliance that the family 'y conspired to disinherit Mr. Mason, because he e sougtt a wife on the stego. To appreciate the ” supreme feelings of contempt with whichjsuch a connection was viewed, it should be borne in mind ® that tee rich old father was himself a tailor, sud -1 denly metamorphosed into a millionaire I Ju.-tico J however, though a slow coach, has at last come out -> right. ‘ ! Thewili of tho late John Jacob A dor has fdso ! been ia litigation. A Mr. DeLancey Kane married a a granl daughter of the millionaire, contrary to the wishes and advice of the family. It was' in fact a-‘runaway match.” Mr. Kano" and his wife d have triumphed however, and will cut a nice slice , out of Mr. As'or’s small property. The wills of “ sever.l other millioimries have been iu Court some time rnd it is hoped justice will continue to favor the d sinherited. Further from Havana. From returns published in the Diario do la Ma rina we preceivo that the exports ot sugar from Havana during the year 1853, amounted to 752,571 “ boxes, against 708,520 in 1852. Os coffee, the ex b ports have been 108,077 arrobas, against 142,571 in H 52. Os leaf tobacco. 4,020.720 pounds against 3,204,082 pounds in 1851. The total num ber of vessels which entered the port of Havana in d 1853, was 1856, against 1758 in 1852; sailed 1866 r against 1789 in 1852. r The Diario naturally crows triumphantly over - those and other satisfactory conditions of tho country. It also congratulates its readers on the - tranquility which has prevailed in the island dn- I ring the year and attributes that re.-ult to the salu i tary lesson which it says was given to those £ foreigners who on a former occasion attempted to disturb it. It anticipates that lesson will also serve t to prevent any similar attempts for tiie future, t The total exports of sugar from the whole island in 1852, were according to the Diario 1,40fi,000 t j boxes; while those for 1853, as far :i3 the returns [' j received indicate, will exceed 1,500,000 boxes, and 1 j will rival those of 1851. A similar increase on the l J total exports of tobacco from tho island has taken ' j place. j The Diario, however, admits that in somecoun ; : try districts the cholera has created terrible havoc during the lute fall, decimating their productive re sources. It nevertheless contends that tho actual i ravages of the disease has been exaggerated, and ; that when all the facts come to be taken into eon i S'deration, the island will be found not to have v experienced any serious loss in its labor. The action already taken in tne prosecution of ; Ai atic immigration, and the yet more vigorous ac- on about to b.- taken under the auspices of the l Supreme Government, are also dwelt upon with i satisfaction by the Diario. s The Diario says that Gen. Pezuela, has decline ! i to take the aldition of $6,000 to his salary, as Su • perintendent of the Treasury, to which ho wasen ■ tit ed, considering himself already sufficiently wed remunerated for all the duties with whi.Ji ho is charged. The Captain General has issued a decree for pro hibiting the use of copper vessels in all coufec tiouary and other establishment'. Thcrojal Audencia Pretoria! was opened with true Spanish formality on the 2d inst. Some in teresting returns on the state of crime ami litiga tion are given in the opening address of the Kegent. The value of the exports of produce from the Island in 1552, is given at $26,595,293. A Dl-f.l.—A duel was fought near Memphis, in I iCkens county, Alabama, on Saturday morning ia-t, bj I >r. F. \V. Irby and Dr. Fant, of Noxubee county, in this State, in which the former waakilled at the first fire, the ball entering his breast below the right-nipple, passing through his heart and budy. His remains were interred in the Odd Fel lows buryingground in this city on Monday. The weapons wore duelling pistols, and the dis tance 13 % paee3. Dr. Irby, who was killed, was a most estimable gentleman, a member elect of the present Legislature, and tho difficulty grew out of more misunderstanding in the late canvass between himself and his antagoni-t, who waaa candidate for tho same station. Both gentleman were Demo crats and members of the church. Wo are fold that the affair would havo t ken place long since had it not been lor extreme ill health of Dr? Irby who was conveyed to the ground of comba' in a carriage and was scarcely able to stand up without support at the time of the iatal occurrence, the like of which, wo hope never again to bo under the necossity of chronicling.— Columbus (Miss.) Argus. . Foundling.—Some ladfos of our city, in pass mg through Green Square a few days since, came suddenly upon a ban d-box, whose lid being lifted disclosed within, an infant, snugly ensconced in a little nest of cotton I It seemed, as we learn, scarce ly more than two days old, and was taken home by one ot the lad.es, and kindly cared for. Tho babe was found at an early hour in the morning and tho cold night air to which it had been exposed, had such an effect upon it, wo regret to learn there is littic hope ol its surviving. Our reporter, from whose memoranda wo w rite concludes his notes with the hasty words “brutal’ inhuman mother!”—but we cannot say this K2f££Sta£“ thc “*•"* «f Poor mother! seems to us a bettor comment How appropriate if tho babe should die; and if it survives. Poor mother seems no loss fitting to do scribe h r whom temptation, sorrow, or terrible necessit. may have urged to this act whose com mission die doubtless now repents of, and might Blue Kidoe Railroad.— The Anderson Gazette of Wednesday says: ' The prospect for the speedy completion cf this i ong talked of road is growing brighter with the lapseon-,™. Though the Legislature refused to j th«» COn >pa n y the assistance prayed for, yet , osc < grossing. oS Fri?’ d th ? W f k 18 ra P ,di - v l )r °- Germans, numberinl ,norn,n P ,aS i a 4 eoin pany of reached this place hu “. dred aud n ' ne ' ( they are to bo ,rni te for the tunnel where ( .»• ’ Mr. Holcombe for the aceommo i b ,? en made w,lh 1 died more who are to reach this iV 0 ? °^n W 0 bnn ' \ & ht "•> unU! »»««>ou S . nil ’'S,.,T" X° , —•— i V\ e regret to announce the death, in this sit,- r early yesterday morning of Mr. Loyal Scranton’ who has been in buisnesa here for man, y ears M r ’ S. was bom in New haven, ConnecMcut,' in i7o«* t w | ien > f® h ° removed to Savannah in 1820 since which he has been constantly engaged in busine c up to the time of his death. Hfotllneas wl? cf I FvfPP Th^e^d ° the 1083 thoy have t (%j>nick # Sentinel AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING....JAN’Y 11, 1851. Ink Mails are sadly out of joint. The North ern lias again lailed beyond Charleston, and the Southern, beyond Montgomery, Ala. The Tele graph is also in a very deranged condition, we have no communication with the North or South. LaFsycite Course. \ ESTEitDAT was a lino day tor tho sports of the turf, and as there was a prospect of one, and per haps two exciting races, thero was a good attend ance. In tho first race, four mile heats, thero were three entries: Red Eye, Maid of Edgecomb , and Judge Ridley. Red Eye was the favorite at long odds, two, throe and in somo instances four to one, was offered and taken on him against the field. Ah tho result was considered very certain, however, the amount that changed hands was not ! large. Some lew bets woro mudo even on tho i Maid against Ridley. At tho sound of the horn, they all appeared on the track, looking in fine condition, tho Maid and Ridley, apparently none t he worse for their contest, two rnilo boats, on At ednosdny. At the word they were all off', Red Eye having the inside, the Maid | second and Ridley third. Red Eye immediately I tookthelead, tho others following very close on ! his heels, and kept it beyond the half mllo stand ? J in the third quarter the Maid challenged, locked : and po -se l him, but her triumph was only tem porary, as ho out footed, with great apparent ease, coming to tho stand the first mile ahead. They entered the second mile all woll up together, and a most animated and exciting contest was kept up throughout the mile, sometimes all apparently locked, but they came to tho Judges’ Stand in the same position as at the eloso of the second mile. Tho race, on entering tho third milo, was full of interest, as both ins competitors were all the while close on his heels, and the third milo was run 1 pretty much as the second, though not altogether , so closely contested. The fourth and last milo was i now began, without any change of position—iuthe • first quarter of which, Ridley let down in loth foie legs, and gave up the contest—the Maid fol- I lowing her gallant competitor throughout the mile, l who came in an easy winner in 8:01. It was very appaientthat she was unable to make him run on any part of tho last milo or the heat. , Alter this heat tho Maid was withdrawn and the 3 purse awarded to Red Eye. 1 The following is the placing: s Friday — Four Mtle Heats—Jockey Club Purse SBOO. f Capt. Jno. Belcher’s b. h. Red Eye, by Boston, 3 dam by Priam. Dress Fancy 1 o Cel. Jno. Harrison’s s. m. Maid of Edgecomb, a 5 years old, by Boston, J r., dam by Andrew, i Dress Fancy 2 - Geo.Dillihunt’sc. h. Judge Ridley, 4 years old, o by Waguer, dam by Leviathan. Dress Red. dis. ’ Time, Bm. 01s. o After the main race, there was a colt stake for th ree 3 year olds, mile heats, S2OO ontranco, to which there ' were seven entries ; only two of which started — e Or if Edm nelson, and Col. Carter’s b. f., by Ep o silou—the other fivo pajing forfeit. Or if was tho 3 favorite at long odds, and three and four to one ‘ r were ireely laid that he would win the race. The knowing ones were “ particularly sweet" on him, and so certain did they consider the thing, that they laid every dollar they could, at these odds. ~ The mare was entirely unknown, and Griff had 1 made some fine races, developing a high turn of - speed and bottom. They are both beautiful ani mals, and were apparently in superb condition— tho mare looking as sprightly and active as an i Antelope. At the word they were off'at a dashing 1 rate, Griff on the inside, the mare starting far on r the outside and behind. At tho first turn, how , ever, he reined out from tho pole, and like an arrow > she sped between, and in an instant taking the lead from him, most gracefully led off at a burst of , speed which perfectly astounded every body—in > deed, it seemed to require all the powers of her jockey to hold her back to him. Thus the milo I was run; she leading every foot after she acquired > the position, and showing often throughout the ; | heat, that she could run off' from him at any time, | j and she came home amid shouts of applause an easy winner iu 1 min. slLj seconds. This was evidently what the knowing ones had not bargained for, and their elongated faces show ] ed that they were writing themselves down as J dots. Some of the more enterprising, however, I set about to hedge, and .now offered to bet as long odds on tho mare as they had previously laid on their favorite; but the backers of Griff were uoiong the things remembered, and their success in hedging was very limited. Botn animals cooled off' well, aud at tho word were off at a cracking pace, the mare in the lead, which she kept throughout the mile, Griff never having been able to make her show what shecoald do. She came to the stand an easy winner in 1:51. We present a summary : Colt Stake for 8 year olds, mile heats—s2oo en trance, 7 entries—five paid forfeit. Col. S. J. Carter’s b. f. by Epsilon, out of Beda 11 John Harrison, Sen’s., b. c. Griff Edmondson, by Childe Harold, dan Mary Elizabeth, by Andrew 2 2 Time ltn. 51j^s.—lm. 51s. The Races to-day promise most exciting sport. Highlander and Frank Irvin , both of them horses of high renown, meet at 12 o'clock in a match for $2,000 a side—and then comes the regular race, the best three in five, always full of interest, to which the following entries have been made : Saturday — Mile Heats—best three in Jive—Jockey Club Pusre S2OO. J. Harrison. enters c. f. 3 years old, Lucy Bryant, by Boston, dam by Minerva Anderson. Dress Fancy. T. ITbykak enters b. g. 8 yoars old by Glencoe, dam by Bertrand. Dress Fancy. S. J. Carter enters ch. f. by Ambassador, dam by Priam, 3 years old. Dress Blue. Geo. Djelihuntenters b. f. M edema, 3 yoars old, by Imp. Yorkshire, dam by Imp. Glencoe. Dress Fancy. Wc omitted to mention yesterday, that Captain Belcher’sb. m. Etna, walked over the course on Thursday, and took the Jocky Club purse of SSOO, throe mile heats. Messrs. Davis and Toombs.—The Atlanta Intel ligencer, alluding to the rumor that Secretary Davis had challenged Mr. Toombs, very properly re marks: We have, from tho first, regarded the publication of Col. Davis’s letter as a silly and ridi culous blunder on the part of Mr. Gaakill. It was a private letter addressed to Gaskili, in answer to a letter from him propounding certain political questions—it did not appear before the public un til after the State election, when no political pur pose could have been subserved by its publication, and the only effect of its publicity would be to provoke a personal collision between Secretary Davis and Senator Toombs. There was no neces sity for its publication, and a very limited amount of discretion and proper feeling, would have prompted Gaskili to refrain from parading it be fore the public. M e publish, lor general information, tho follow ing section of an Act, approved by the Governor, on the 10th instant : Sec. 5. And be it further enacted that after the 31st day of December, 1853, the Court of Common 1 leas ol August shall hold its sessions on tho fourth 1 Monday in February, May, Auguatfcnd November, , respectively, in each year, instead of the times now faxed bylaw. J UDOE OF THE CoWETA CIRCUIT. — At the rOCOllt 1 election for Judge of the Coweta Circuit, to fill tho * vacancy occasioned by tho resignation of J udge Hill, i Mr. Warner, of Merriwether county received 1723 ’ votes; Mr. Bull of Troup, 1509; Mr. Stephens of i Troup, 751, and Mr. Tidwell of Fayette, 1055. ! Mr. Warner, (who is a brother of Judge Hiram * Warner, late of tho Supreme Court,) was eonse- £ quently elected. 1 The number of Colleges in the U. S. according ‘ the lat 0 census, is 234 ; of teachers therein, 1,657 ; oi pupils and ungraduates, 27,159. Number of public schools, 80,991, having 8,354,178 scholars ; t ol academics and seminaries, 6,032. c The Select Council of Philadelphia has appropria ted $3,000,000 to tho Erie aud Sunbury Railroad, j Correspondence of the Chronicle <& Sentinel. Georgia Legislature. Milledgeville, Jan. 11, 1858. in senate. Tho President, who was sick yesterday, appeared this morning in the chamber and called the Senate to order at half-past 9 o’clock. Mr. Dabney, of Gordon, moved to reconsider the bill rejected yesterday evening, to make execu tions of criminals, sentenced to death, private within the walls of the jail. Mossrs. Thomas, of Gwinnett, and Bailey, of Whitfield, expressed themsolves iu opposition to the motion, and it was lost. The following bills were introduced; Mr. Dawson, of Greene—a bill to pardon John D. Hull or Malous, confined in the Penitentiary for life for murder. Mr. Hull, of Clarke—a bill to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company of Athens, and to separate the Life department into a distinct Company. Also, a bill to incorporate tho Athens Steam Company. The report of tho Committee on the Deaf and Dumb Asylum was read, and one hundred and fifty copies ordered to be printed. Mr. Moore, of Jackson, introduced a resolution requiring the legal voters of Georgia at tho next State election to determine whether the organiza tion of the Supreme Court shall not be abolished, ! write on their tickets, “Court” or “no j Court.” Tho bill postponed tv o daysago, to incorporate a I Company to build a railroad from Dalton, in Whit field county, via Gadsden, on tho Coosa River, to | somo point on the Alabama line, and there to con ! ne °f with the Internal Improvements in Alabama, was read, and a lengthy discussion arose upon the policy of passing this charter. Mr. l’epe, of Wilkes, expressed himself as favor able to the building of any road demanded by the j wants and necessities of the people of the section whore it. is to be constructed. He was no advocato of monopolies, and if this road would benefit the | counties through which itistorun, he could see no reason for rejecting it. Mr. Miller, of Richmond, was of the opinion that 1 would have an injurious effect, not only on the \> estern and Atlantic Railroad, but upon other 1 roads in the State. He showed that the proposed ■ railroad from Dalton was intended to complete the ; connection of roads in Tennessee, Virginiaand ! Alabama, making another southern lino for 1 through travel, by which the roads of those throe Stutes would he benefited whilst those of Georgia would be materially injured. Tho discussion was entered into by Messrs. Stephens, Moore, Bailey and others. • The Bill was on the call of the yeas and nays > passed—yens 46, nays 34. g- The Bill to protect persons ougaged in the Tur pentine business, was read a third time. Dr. Holmes of Early, showed that such a measure was absolutely necessary as a protective measure for the people of Southwestern Georgia. It was the a practice down there to burn the woods to the great 3 injury of those employed in obtaining Turpentine, and he thought this should bo stopped. An act to incorporate the Georgia and Florida Steamboat Company, was read and passed. The Bill to admit Sheriffs Deeds as evidence in i n , . Courts of justice, was read a third time and re ferred to the Judiciary Committee. , The Bill to amend the Constitution in regard to the distribution of Intestate Estates, so as to put j widows on an equality with children, was read j, and passed. The Senate then adjourned. house. j In the House of Representatives, this morning, the following bills were introduced : j Mr. Harrison, of Chatham—a bill to incorporate tho Exchange Bank in the city of Savannah; also, j a bill repealing an aot limiting the jurisdiction of 3 the city of Savannah, concerning the regulation of f the Market; also, a bill changing tho name of the Marino and Insurance Bank of the State of Geor r to the Marine Bank of Georgia, and giving the Directors power to increase their capital at ary I time to a sum not exceeding two millions of dol lars; also, a bill incorporating the Young Ameri can Fire Company, of Savannah. ’ Mr. Staten, of Clinch—a bill laying out a new county from Clinch, Ware, Irwin and Telfair. ( Mr. Speaker Ward—a bill fixing the duties of Sheriffs, Clerks of Courts, and Coroners, in regard ! to advertising. i ! Mr. Armstrong, of Greene—a bill for the pardon | of John I). Malone, now confined in the Peniten tiary for life, for the crime of murder. Mr. Phillips, of Habersham—a bill requiring all | suits against tho Western and Atlantic Railroad to be instituted in the counties in which the offices ol said Road aro situated ; also, a bill authorising the Governor to issue State Bonds in lieu of Cen tra! Bank Bonds. Mr. Strother, of Lincoln—a bill prescribing the mode of managing the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and appropriating a certain sum of money thereto. Mr. Mobley, of Harris—a bill amendatory of the act incorporating the Bank of LaGrange. Mr. Young—a bill to incorporate the Hiwassee Railroad Company. The bill appropriating four thousand dollars to the Big and Little Ohoopoe River, was read, and was the subject of some discussion. The bill was finally passed. Tho bill appointing new Commissioners for Ogeecbee River, passed. Tho Houso then adjourned till 8 o’clock. In the afternoon, the Speaker rose and delivered a decision upon tho question raised in regard to the bill introduced by Mr. Young, of Union, whether it is permissible to introduce a bi l con taining the same subject matter as was contained in an amendment to a bill previously rejected. Tho Speaker decided that it was admissible, on the ground that an amendment is not a bill or ordi nance, aud that is what is included in the clause of the Constitution, as matter which may not be brought before tho House aftor being once re jected. The House proceeded to read bills a second time till the hour of adjournment. A horrible tragedy took place here this aftor noon about live o’clock, two young men had a slight difficulty in front of McComb’s Hotel, in regard to somo circumstances that had previously taken place when playing Faro. The ono was named Ralston, from Macon, the other Hunt, from Albany. The latter charged the forrnor with doing something to injure him, tho former pro nounced him a liar, when Hunt shot him through the heart in an instant with a “ Colt’s Repeater.” 110 died in about ton minutes—Hunt run for about a milo, was pursued and caught, and is now in tho hands of the Magistrates. This melancholy affair happening here in tho public streets in open day, has produced a great excitement in Millodgeville, and is certainly an illustration of the injurious effect of exercising tho pardoning power, in cases where the crime has boen fully substantiated without justification. Georgia. [We submit to the Legislature, whether it would not be a great saving of time, labor and expense, to pardon Hunt at once. The ridiculous farce of a trial would bo avoided, and the friends of Hunt saved much anxiety of mind. Come gentlemen jail deliverers, get your sympathies stirrod up and try your hands at a pardon. No difference whether he has been convicted or sentenced—it is an extraordinary occasion, and you should call into exercise some extraordinary powers. Besides you affect to be for economy and reform, and this will only be carrying out your preferred principles, you may save the country the expense of a trial, and may reform tho people by teaching them that to protect their own lives and the good order of society, they should assign such Legislators to private station—you are certainly unworthy of any 1 public position, unless it be the notoriety which * should attach to you.— Ed. Chron. & Sent.] ] Thirty six vessels were loading with Guano for the United States at the Chincha Islands on the Ist 1 of November. * c Gen. Wool will leave for California on the 29th inst. i Life in Milledgeville—Another Letter from Quip. “The powers that be” having communed with their much respected constituency, have returned to the scene of their labors, and are once more engaged in tho laudable occr pation of devising means to develop, encourage and foster the ram pant genius of the sovereignty of the Empire State of the South. Allah ! Achabar ! as the Turks say, Georgia is a great State, and the General Assem - bly is ah ’ Mr. Editor, I just leave you to guess. lam serious, sir, 1 assure you—only contemplate the matter before this dignified and' meritorious body, and you can form some idea of thejHcrculean task before them. First, a mighty party is in power and must be retained there if possible, by carefully framing the laws so as to leave no assailable point, to a wily and determined foe, by rewarding zealous and de voted friends with the patronage of government, by crushing enemies, curbing tho refractory, sooth ing the disaffected and reducing to practice the great principles ot unity and harmony. Is this a light task? In tho second place, the mighty Rail Road influ ence, which is causing itself to bo felt in the coun sels of tho State, must receive due attention and consideration, that the onward impulse it may receive, shall have that direction which will render tributary to the interests of Georgia, the whole world and “the rest of mankind.” Conflicting interests ate to be reconciled—tho mountains must tender tho olive branch of peace to the rice fields ot tho seaboard—the cotton plains of Middle and Southwestern Georgia must bear the flag of truce to the pine barrens and obstruction-locked water communications of the East, that the “manifest destiny” of Georgia may bo fulfilled. Is that easily done ? In the third place, that nost delicate of all mat ters, tho momentous subject of taxation —what a world of thought clusters around the word?—is to bo handled in the most prudent manner. Those who have heretofore paid no tax comparatively speaking, are to be persuaded to give it ns a dona i Lor to the rising genius of Georgia; while those who have good-naturedly paid all the taxes, aro to be reasoned out of tho stupid eagerness they have displayed to return to the same old system ot ! things. This, ono would think, was a very easy task. Our legislators will, however, find it one of I the most difficult, they will be culled upon to en i counter. I In the fourth place, tho interests of the State are : to be looked after and considered. Its social, s moral, intellectual, physical and religious condition i is to be carefully inquired into and advanced. You i aro now doubtless ready to exclaim, why this is the 7 solo duty and business of the Legislature, and what is now engaging their attention. You were i never more mistaken iu your life. A lew old Fogies—men of another age perhaps—doubtless - take this view of their constitutional obligations, . but “Young America” and “manifest destiny,” * rule the passing hour. r Aud last of all, but by far the most important 3 to each individual legislator, some local measure t must receive the sanction of legislative authority, , in order that capital may be furnished to trade or in the next legislative campaign. Each legislator i must have a certificate ofserip, which will author ize him to draw upon the legislative funds of the l session of 1853 and 1854, as it stands upon the - Statute book of the State. It is so comfortable to tho feelings, not to say gratifying to the pride, to > bo able to point to the Acts of the General Assem t bly and say, “ I introduced that bill!” What an 1 heir-loom in the family, to have it to say in after times, “ Pa was in the Lewislature, and made the Legislature change Billy Swipes’ name to Billy Labum.” Great nation this, greater people, how , ever, aud wo will only think the rest as com plements might make seme blush. 3 Now, sir, you will be, doubtless, ready to ex , claim, why ! what has all this to do with “ Life in f Millodgeville?” Very much, lassuroyou, so far as f tho sessions of the Legislature are concerned. To I satisfy yourself, turn to the Acts of 1851 and 1852, and select those subjects embraced in tho first, 3 second, third and last propositions of this article, r and see how many will be left to come under the - fourth proposition. The examination will doubt - less startle you, and yet this is life in Milledgevillo. They are schemed, planned and executed here, and • go to make up the bulk of business transacted by tho Legislature. Life here is one of activity and f bustle, one of constant scheming, intriguing, plan i ning, devising, arranging and executing, and like incidental protection in tariff operations, the ad i vancement of tho interests of the State only grow - out of these measures incidentally as it were. A disinterested spectator of the great struggle going 1 on between the contending parties, lam ready to 3 exclaim, vive la bagatelle! s By-the-bye, His Excellency, the Governor, has ( gotten himself ir.to a pretty muss, on account of the - Caudle style of his “recess protest.” He has doubt less, ere this, discovered he has ventured into a > field whero few laurels are to bo gained. Ilia Ex , cellency has not a very winning way about him, nor is he more popular than ten men ought to be. s And whether his recent move upon the recess question will add to this most desirable qualifica. s tionsofa would-be public man, is a mooted ques tion, which Governor Johnson will have the i pleasure of discussing with the Legislature. In [ addition to this, a very recent appointment haß not \ given entire satisfaction to his friends, so the Governor’s bark is likely to be favored with a stormy sea and a tempestuous sky; so rig the pumps and stand by to cut clown tho masts, lest the old ship founder in the gale, and perchance, enough of us passengers may be saved in the long boat to bring the old hulk into port, refit and get another captain. Quip. Death of an Editor.—We regret to learu, says tho Savannah News that S. B. Crafton, Esq., editor of the Central Georgian, died yesterday morning at Sandorsviile, of Typhoid Pnoumonia, after an illnoss ol eight days. The deceased was a young ma lof fine talents, an able editor and accomplish ed gentleman. His untimely losb will be deeply deplored by the large circle of friends and acquain tances, who knew aud appreciated his many virtues. The Supreme Court of the United States has sus tained the validity of La liana and Omoga grants derived from the Spanish government, lying in Lonsiana and on the Sabiue. The Democratic State Convention of Ohio adopt ed, on Saturday, the Baltimore platform of 1852, and nominated S. F. Norris for Judge of the Su preme Court of the State. Thero aro fears entertained in New York, of the loss of the Calcutta ship James A. Shanter. Her cargo is valued at SBOO,OOO. Thero were 100 deaths in Boston last week, beiDg an increase of fifteen on the previous week. Gen. Bailey has accepted the Presidency of the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Company. Advices from Detroit state that the Great West ern Railroad will be completed to day, the 14th instant, and will be open for travel on Monday next. Tho WGather yesterday continued warm, and the atmosphere humid. Wednesday night was one of the most boisterous experienced here for a long tune, abounding as did the previous night, in , . thuiidor, lighting, and in rain ’—the wine? blow- . ing \s ith such violence as to shake our wooden , tenements, in exposed situations, to their founda- 1 tions, and causing many an anxious mother to press her young ones more closely to her side, fearing that the house might come down upon them. It was an off-shore wind, aud it is to be f hoped, therefore, that the vessels upon our coast may have escaped injury.— Ch. Cour. a ggr* We can, with the utmost confidence,recommend „ PLANETT’S BITTERS, sold by Wm. H. Tutt, as an invalu- i: able remedy for Dyspepsia, and as a Tonic for imparting 0 an appetite and strength to the digestive organs, it has no equal. jel7-dAw v +- i Card, —Mr. T. A. Sofge would respectfully an nounce to the ladies and gentlemen of Augusta and vicini ty, that he has permanently located to give instruction* a on the Piano Porte, Violin and Guitar. t For terms apply at the Music Store ol Geo, A. Oates A t profilers, 016-6 m fly (Jttflprtif €clfjjroj?j). From Aliiiedgeville, Milledoeville, Jan. 14.—A Resolution to bring on the Senatorial election, was brought up *n the House by one majority. No quorum in the Senate. Ship Busan G. Owens Ashore. The Ship Su«an G. Owens from Liverpool is ashore off tho bar. No Mail Boat. The Mail Boats from Wilmington due yesterday and to-day, have not arrived. Charleston Market. Friday, January 3.—Coito.m.—Sales to-day 1800 bales at to 10 cents. Prices unchanged. SPECIAL NOTICES. Notice.—The Rev. Charles B. Kiko is expect ed to preach in the Greea-street Presbyterian Church, TO-MORROW MORNING, at the usual hour, and at half past 3 o’clock in the Afternoon. ja!4 Notice. —There will be a meeting of the Augusta Quoit Club, THIS DAY, at the Club Rooms, at 3 o’clock, I\M., to revise the Constitution. A punctual attendance is requested. j a l 4 83?“ The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Clinch Rifles’ Loan Associatian, take j pi >ce at the Company’s Room, on TUESDAY EVENING, 17th inst., at 7 jal4-dSt J. FELIX McKINNE, Sec’y. {3?" Business Directory.—The undersigned, having been appointed the Agent in Augusta, for Campbell A Sons’ American and Foreign Commercial Advertiser and Business Directory, (to be itsued in June next,) is now pre pared to receive subscriptions for that work, as well as business or professional Cards for insertion in its pages; and will be thankful for ihe aid of the citiz ns, generally, in his efforts to give a faithful exhibit of the Commercial, Financial, Mercantile, Manufacturing and Professional business relations of Augusta, for publication in that work. jal3 WM. H. PRITCHARD. tW .Masonic Notice.—A REGULAR , ■,, MEETING o! Social Lodge, No. 1, will be* held THIS EVENING (Friday, Jan. at 7 o’clock. By order of W. M. • jal3 C. DWELLS, Secretary. . —The highest market price paid for Cotton, Linen and Silk RAGS. Take good care of the pennies, for even Rags contain the elements of wea’th. WM. H. PRITCHARD, jal2 Lower Tenement Bridge Bank Building. Job and Book Printer.—Wasted, at this office, ' a good Job and Book PRINTER, who understands and , can do Press Work. To such an one, a liberal price, and a 1 permanent situation, will be given. jalO-tf 1 iST" Augusta and. Waynesboro’Railroad Notice. —On and after Monday, the 9th inst., the Passenger Train on the Augusta and Waynesboro’ Railroad, will s leave the Augusta Depot at 7 o’clock, A. M., connecting l with the daily Mail Trains for Savannah and Macon. The i staging on this route is now reduced to six milts, over good , road, and provided with ample Teams and Coaches for all ' the travel that may present itself. It connects at Oglethorpe, Ga., with daily Stage Lines ’ to Tallahassee, Fla., and Eufaula, Ala. Through Tickets to Savannah, Macon, MilledgevDle, Oglethorpe and Columbus, can be procured c-f ’ jiß J. N. REEVES, Agent. r -*■ r E3?" Portraits.—Charles Bibcff, Artist from the Academy of Munich, Bavaria—grateful for the encourage ment given him the past season, informs the Ladies and 5 Gentlemen of Augusta and vicinity, that he has removed to 3 the Rooms over office of Dr. Van Voorhis’, on Mclntosh ) street, two doors from Constitutionalist k Republic office, > and is prepared to furnish Portrait* of the finest execution at short notice. The public are respectfully invited to giv# him a call. 1 A few more Pupils in Drawing can be accommodated. r On Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons, he will , be engaged, giving instructions on the Sand Hills. References. Messrs. T, Clanton, Thomas Richards - ; Gardner, jr. Augusta South Western Plank Road. . Installs kit No. B.—The Stockholders are hereby notified that the third Installment of $lO per share of the . Augusta South Western Plank Road will be payable at their office on MONDAY, 23d icst. By erder of the Board. J j*G*twtd 8. H, OLIVER, Treas. J'»st received a Lot of SAUSAGE CUTTERS and STUFFERS. For sale by ja4 B. F. CHEW. > I3F“ South Carolina Kail Hoad Change of 3 Schedule.—On and after Monday, 2d January, 1554, the - Passenger Train will leave the South Carolina Raii Road , Depot at 6 o’clock and 8U minutes, A. M. ] JOHN E. MARLEY, Agent. f Augusta, Ga , Dec. SO, 1553. asi 1 Fashionable Kats.—ThTnewest style of Fal . and Winter HATS and CAPS. 2 dIT WM. 0. TRICE & CO. 1 prepared to do all kind* of BRICK 7 WORK at the shortest notice. t oct26 L. G. BASFORD.. FACTS CANNOT BE DOUBTED. Lei the Afflicted Read and Ponder More than 500 persons in the city of Richmond, Va., alone testi -3 fy to the remarkable cures performed by CARTER’S SPAN . 3 ISH MIXTURE. The great Spring Medicine and Purifier . of the Biood is now used by huedre is of grateful patients, 1 wll ° testif y dai, y to the remarkable cures performed by the _ greatest of all medicine, Carter’s Spanish Mixture. Nett r ra, Sia, Rheumatism. Scrofula, Eruptions on the Skin, Liver Disease, Fevers, Ulcers, Old Sores, Affections of the Sid 3 neys > Diseases of the Throat, Female Complaints, Pains and Aching of the Bones and Joints, are speedily put to flight by using this great and inestimable remedy - For all diseases of the Blood, nothing has yet been found 3 to compare with it. It cleanses the system of all impuri -1 teS ' Kent ' y and the Liver and Kidneys, t strengthens the digestion, gives tone to the stomach makes 3 the Skin clear and healthy, and restores the Constitution i #nfcebtod by disease or broken down by the excesses of youth, to its pristine vigor and strength. For the Ladies, it is incomparably better than all tho ' cosmetics ever used. A few doses of Carter’s Spanish 1 Mixture will remove all sallowness of compaction, bring the roses mantling to the cheek, give elasticity to the step and improve the general health in a remarkable degree beyond a'l the medicines ever heard of. A large number of ceriiflcates of remarkable cures per formed on persons residing in the city of Richmond Va by the nse of Carter’s Spanish Mixture, is the best evidence that there is no humbug about it. The press, hotel-keep ers, magistrates, phys : cians, and public men, well known to the community, all add their testimony to the effects of this Great Blood Purifier. Call and see a hundred of the certificate* around the bottle. None genuine unless signed BENNETT & BEERS Drug gists. 1 6 Principal Depots atM. Ward, Close a Co., No. S 3 Maiden Lane,New-York; T. W. Dyott A Sous, and Jenkins A Hartshorne, Philadelphia; Bennett & Beers, No. 125 Main street, Richmond, Va. And for sale by Haviland, Harral A Co., Charleston ; HAVILAND, RISLEY A CO., and WM. H. TUTT, W. H. A J. TURPIN, Angusta.and by all Drug gists and Country Merchants everywhere. Price $1 per Bottle, or Six Bottles for $5. my29-dtwAwly Mrs. E. O. Collins has just received a new supply of flue Embroidered Muslin and Lace COLLARS SLEEVES, CHEMISETTES, VEILS and CAPS, Mourning’ COLLARS, Silk and Cotton Illusion LACE, Silk and Cotton RUCHE, Ladies’ Cashmere and Silk GLOVES. On hand a fine assortment of BONNETS, which will be sold very low for cash. Constitutionalist and Gazette copy. j a 5-d*wlw Winter Ciothing.—The stock of WEARING APPAREL, now offered t 3 the public by WM. O. PRICE & CO , manufactured by them and suited to this market, which they are competent to, and do recommend to be the best and cheapest offered in Augusta. Our stock embrace all the outer and under Garments for Gentlemen’s wear, of the newest style and most fashionable make. WM. O. PRICE A CO., d7 Drapers and Tailors. fW" McKinne & Hall, Booksellers, 244. Broad Street, Augusta, will receive subscriptions for the “ Sklf Instructor,” a Monthly Journal devoted to Southern Edu cation and the diffusion of a knowledge of the resources of the South, as represented by the Negro, the Rail and the Pre3S - R W. HABERSHAM, Editor. Charleston, S. C. 022-ts ** Th ® e ®c a ey of an internal remedy In success fully treating Rheumatic Complaints has been fully proved by the use MORTIMORE’S RHEUMATIC COMPOUND AND BLOOD PURIFIER, which in five years’ use has k “ own *o fail eradicating this dire complaint whether of a chronic or acute character. The testimonial community.*™ fr ° m persons of the highest standing in the For sale by HAVILAND, RISLEY A CO and . .. WM. H. TUTT, Augusta,Ga., r re *w he age , nts in this city, will furnish any inquirer with further and convincing testimony in its favor, jeß IST" Fire and Marine Insurance The subscribe,- as Agent of the Columbia (S. O.) Insurance Company takes FIRE AND MARINE RISKS on Vne most favorable terms - <*• ANDERSON, Agent, Janic-ly Mclntosh stmt.
