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CHRONICLE &, SENTINEL TRI WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY BY W. S. JONES. From the Atlanta Confederacy. What Per Cent. the State Road Pay*. This ia the caption of a lengthy article in the home organ ot Joe Brown, the Federal Union of the 30th ult. The article abounds in the most barefaced mis representations and contradictions. The Federal Union says: “Official reports set down the whole sums paid out of the Treasury, for construction of the Road, at $4,495,052 43. This is every dollar the State ever paid out of her Treasury for the construction of the Road. We say nothing of the former profits of the Road, or of their application, as we are now speaking of the original cost” This statement may be true, as far as it goes, but the Federal Union is guilty of a suppressio veri in attempting to make out a fallacious argument. — How ? $ 1,495,652 43 may be exactly the amount paid out of the Treasury at Milledgeville for origi nal construction, but Dr. Lewis says, (we suppose he will be good authority with the Federal L nion) in his last Report that the actual cost of the Road is $6,090,802. This seems to be a difference in the statement of Joe Brown s Superintendent and Joe Brown's Federal Union of $1,601,194 5< It we have made no mistake in the calculation, this is a very considerable difference in statements, amount ing to a discrimination equal to that between Geor gia and Alabama Pig Iron. The Federal Union continues thus: “We have said that the Road will pay to the people of Georgia, who are the stockholders, $400,- 000 in cash this fiscal year. Are we right ? It has f ’ready paid into the Treasury $361,000 in cash this year, and we doubt not will pay $40,000 more tor the month of September. This wi! 1 be $401,000, which will be nearly 4 per cent. For the last two months it has paid $40,000 per month, which is just sixteen per cent, upon the amount which it would have cost a Company to build the Road.’’ If the forevoing statement is correct, what does the Federal Union mean when it says in its issue of the 16th of August— “ That estimating the cost of ‘he Road at $6,000,- 000, the nett earnings during Gov. Johnson’s ad ministration, were more than 7 per cent, upon that capital. “ That the average nett earnings of the Road were $430 712 32 per annum. The money was not paid monthly, but it was legitimately and necessari ly applied to the equipment of the Road and the discharge of its debts. So that, when Gov. Johnson retired trom office, he left the Road in a condition to empty its profits, for the first time, into the Trea sury.’' Here is a positive contradiction on the part of the Federal Union. On the 16th of August it says the construction of the Road cost say $6,000,000, and that under Johnson’s Administration it paid 7 per cent, and in the short time of sixteen days, the same Federal Union says the original cost of the Road was $4,495,652 43, and because Joe Brown is president of the Road, it pays “just sixteen per cent ” The Federal Union, in its issue of the 16th of August, says that the nett earnings under Gov. Johnson s Administration was $130,712 32. In its issue of the 30th ult., says, under Joe Brown’s Administration, the nett earnings of this fiscal year will be $401,000. Subtract this amount from Gov. Johnson’s nett earnings and there is a balance in favor of Johnson’s Administration of $29,712 32. Yet, says the Federal Union, Gov. Johnson has paid 7 per cent, and Gov. Brown 16 per cent. Was there ever such statements present ed to an intelligent people l Does the Federal Union suppose or believe that because the people of Georgia have a Governor that is an ass, that the ass’ organ will be sunered to go unexposed in this commonwealth ? Again the Federal Union says, in its issue of the 30th ult., the fiscal year ot 1858, Gov. Brown’s Administration paid into the Treasury $405,773 47, sod in its issue, as before stated, of the 16th of August, he says his Administration will pay into the 'i’reesury $463,000. Deduct this amount from the fatal amount of 1858, which was $105,773 47, and \te aee there is a falling off in from 1858 of sl,- 973» 47, and that in the face of Mr. P. Thweatt's table published m the Federal Union of the 16th, v thiob states, tor the month of August that 1858, there v.aepaid Into the Treasury $33,000, for September, S*JMM. _ t** Jf just on the eve of an election, in tfc® ttofttfa of Augnat, there is paid into the Trea saiy S4U,UfU, and says the Federal Union for the ntmthOi September there will be $40,000 more. — (*1 course the Federal Union knows, where Joe I town will get the deficit What is there has hap pened ia the Commercial or traveling world that s iCfcid cause tbs State Road to cay into the Trea siiiy in 1858, tor the month of September $25,000, v hen the election is twelve months off and for the ame amoth ia the year of our Lord, 1859, just a tow days before the'election, SIO,OOO I What has ti.keo place neon the green earth, that has made a d'Herenoe of $15,000 in favor of September, 1859 to September, 1858 ! Who will answer. What says ti e inimitable‘V /’ 'Rio Federal Union asserts that the State Road v mid pay this year fourteen per cent. Let us see how this eoupces with the facta. On what basis dues be come to this conclusion. Is it fourteen per cwt. on his s*jsumed cost, or upon his official and authentic cost * Why upon the guess work of the federal Union? Any body can fix up an argu n int to suit themselves upon the same principle! If, however, the road has cost what experienced t ugineer* state, the net earnings of this year—as suming them at $401,000 —would only be 8J per cent. The editor by making one error necessarily, in his comparisons with other roads, falls into numerous and grosser errors. For instance, he states that the Central Road pays its stockholders only ten per cent, from both the bank and the road incomes. Here he suppresses the truth again. The net earnings of the Central road by the last report were $755,615. This amount upon its cost would be a traction over twenty per cent. The Central Road does not pay all of its net earnings to its stockholders. The State Road pays ail its net earnings to the treasury. The Federal Union with an air of wisdom which is positively refreshing, asserts that this Road was built when but little was known of Railroading in Georgia. This is certainly highly complimentary when it is known that some of the first Engineers on the American Continent were employed in its construction, and that, too, after many of the best Roads in the country, such as the Georgia and Central Railroad, not to speak of the many in other State.-, on which the Engineers of the State Road had been employed. Who were the Engineers ? Such well-known gentlemen as Col. S. H. Long, Frederick C. Arms. William Spencer Brown, both of the •arnetts, James F. Cooper, and several others eaaaiiy well known. It must be decidedly coot tvi uieee gentlemen to see themselves referred to bv Am kUlroad luminary of the Federal Union as knowing out little of Railroading. The Federal Union asserts with remarkable dig nity, that a Company could have built the State Road for $3,000,000 This is but an e 'sertion, and made by a couple of gentlemen as ignorant of Rail roads as they are of many other things. We will not fall into their error by making a counter esser tion on our own limited information, but we have consulted one of the first Railroad men in Georgia, and it is his opinion that even with all the facilities of modern improvements, he dcubts whether the Road could be built for $1,500,000. In the same way the Georgia Railroad has paid thirteen per cent, and the La Grange Road twenty per cent. The Federal Union shows its utter incapacity and ignorance, to investigate Railroad economy—more by its comparison of the Central Road 190 miles long, and the State 138 miles, that proportionally to their length therefore, the cost of tee one ougu* not to have been more than the other. This state ment will doubtless create a laugh among, not only Railroad men, but men of ordinary intelligence, unacquainted with Railroads. Do the sage editors of the Federal Union know, that there are more than one hundred miles of the Central Road, noth ing scarcely, than surface u-ork, with a variation of not much more than four feet, while the State Road is probauly one of the most costly Roads in con struction in the Southern States, as may be under stood when the number of bridges, culverts, tres sels, high banks and deep cuts, rock excavations and tunneling, is remembered. When the Federal Union states that it has showD by figures, that the State Road pays to stockhold ers, a larger net devidend per mile, than any Com pany Road in the State, it presents a new mode of calculating profits never before known to the Railroad profession, and for which it is entitled to the boners of being the first discoverer. We leave such a point to the tender mercy of Railroad men, and ask them not to judge too harshly. We hope the public will compare the extracts given in this article, taken from the Federal Union of the 30th of August, and of the ICthof August. If the Federal Union is correct in its statements of the 16th of August it cannot be of the 30th, and vice versa. Queer Lake in Java.—There is a queer lake in Java, which a traveler thus describes : It was, perhaps, hardly half a mile in circumference, situa ted in a dense forest, and surrounded by trees of a giant growth, whose shade it was, moßt likely, that imparted to its waters a tint almost deeper than that of the sky, and at the depth of of six or seven fathoms or even more, every object to the smallest S article of weed was seen as distinctly as though eld in the hand. It had, however, another pecu liarity, that probably did not apply to the atmos phere of the crater, that the rays of light struck in it such away as to give a false position to every thing below the eurface, and fishes that you thought quite close and immediately under you, would re main not only unharmed, but even undismayed, by a dart of your lance, and though you might keep on repeating at each attempt, “I’ll have you this time, though," a cool, “don't you wish ?” on the calm countenance of the attacked, after each futile en deavor to carry out your threat, was the invariable response. When a bather was immersed in the lake, you saw nothing of him but his head and feet, reminding you of the figures of Chinese criminals, as displayed on cups and saucers, when you are favored with a front view of the unhappy wretches, I resting on their hams with their chins on their knees. ! Win (.lies' Answer 9 In 1858, daring tbp pendancy of the bill to admit Kansas, with the Lecompton proslavery constitu tion, Mr. Calhoun, who was authorised to issue cer tificates of election to the Kansas Legislature, declared the proalavery candidates, in Leaven worth county, duly elected, but instead of granting them certificates, went to Washington City. The Leavenworth county election was of the utmost importance, inasmuch as it secured to the party abolition or proslavery —that should carry it, the controliug msjority in the Legislature, upon which depended the institution of slavery in Kansas. At length Mr. Calhoun issued the certificates to the abolition candidates, contrary to his own proclama tion upon examination of the returns. T!his was the death blow to slavery in Kansas, and current rumor in Washington, imputed Calhoun’s act to the very urgent advice of certain Southern officials there. To such a dignity did this rumor attain, that Hon. A. Iverson, on the 25th March, 1858, re peated it in the U. S. Senate, without vouching for its truth, however. The effect of Calhoun’s act was to emasculate the Lecompton bill and secure only a barren victory to the friends of the bill. This rumor was repeated by many responsible per sons, and by members of the press of the South. These latter even specified Messrs. Toombs, Ste phens and Cobb, as three, who urged that course upon Calhoun, and demanded a denial of the charge from these gentlemen. As yet we are not aware of «ny denial by them or their friends. The matter has been ignored by their party. Again we de mand an answer. If they are guilty, they deserve worse than the execrations of the South. If guilty, their parlizan colleagues, Messrs. Seward, Craw ford, Wright, Jackson and Gartreilshould denounce their treachery and abandon their association. If not guilty, these gentlemen should defend theii friends, and exonerate them from the odious suspi cion. The respectability of the accuser will not admit of the silent disregard of the accusation. — Speak for your friends, gentlemen, or else show the odium of their crime. [Sumtxr Republican. Tbe Old Line Whigs and the Douglas Demo" cracy. We Address Ourselves to the Old Line Whigs, who went to the support of Buchanan in 1856.—H0w can you support Gov. Brown, and give yonr influence to the Douglas Democracy, without a total abandonment of old and long oher ished principles? Tbe case is very different now, to what it was in 1856.. It was not from any affi liation in principle—but from a noble, generous im pulse of patriotism over party, that lead you to support Mr. Buehanau. You believed it to be, at that time, the only means of defeating Fremont, and protecting tbe rights of the South. The Democracy were rejoiced to have your support, they used many arguments to win you over, and made many appeals to a patriotism, which, unfortu nately they did not themselves possess, to influence your course. You responded nobly. You to ak the course which your best judgment at the time dic tated. But you have seen, that instead of these leaders of tbe Democracy thanking yon for the aid you gave, for the success they attained at your hands, they have presumed upon your confidence, and your supposed dependence, or committal to the party, to thuret upon you boldly, the doctrines you have so long endeavored to shield the South from. The success of Gov. Brown will inevitably insure to the benefit of the Douglas Democracy. It will be taken as a sanction on your part, of the doctrines of squatter sovereignty, Territorial legis lation, and alien suffrage. Neither of which can ever be submitted to oy the South, but with the loss of her independence. If patriotism moved you to support Buchanan in 1856, against a more open enemy ot the South, patriotism and principle alike call upon you now to resist the party whioh has betrayed you. in affiliating with those whom you gallantly defeated in 1856. Col. Akin is an old comrade, long tried—and true as steel. He claims your support on the score of old principles, of fidelity and patriotism. Will you not rally upon him ? Ia it not really and truly in the path of duty to do so 7 and the path of duty is the path safety ; and that points you to the opposition of Brown, Douglas and the Kansas bill. — Macon Citi zen. Gov. Brown and the Banka. No man can deliberately set to work to deceive the people, and build up a false reputation for him self, without meeting, sooner or later, the day of retribution. It is in the order of Providence that the guilty shall not go unwhipped of justice.— Their sins will find them out, and they will be called to face them in the presence of an injured people. The whole course of Gov. Brown In his appa rent war upon the Banks of Georgia, has been characterized by the most unprincipled duplicity and unmitigated fraud. lie has held himself up to the people as their enemy, denounced the honest men who control them as guilty of peijury and fraud, and has boasted ot his achievements in bring ing them to terms aod compelling them to obey the laws. We have known all along how disin genuous and hollow hearted were all such boasts ; and though it has been in our power at any day to expose the iniquity, we have preferred to wait until the accumulated proofs could be made to stand forth as the sun at noon day, and overwhelm the deceiver. That day has arrived, and we begin the disgraceful exposition to-day with an article which the reader will find elsewhere copied from the Atlanta American. The editor speaks with the letter of Brown before bim, and defies contradic tion. Lst the voters of Georgia read it, and blush, that such a man was ever allowed to desecrate tbe Executive Chair of this noble State. We have other evidences of this game of dupli city, which we shall bring forward before thepuolic shall have recovered from the shock of the present exposure. We may add, that we have no knowledge of the letter which has fallen into the hands of the Ameri can editors. If a similar one was ever addressed to the bank officers of this city, we feel sure that the suggestion with regard to the time of making out their returns, only met the soorn it deserved.— Savh. Rep. The Six Pleas for a New Dress —Tittlewinks wants another dress, and her lord protests. Now observe how she manages ; she approaches with— Piea No. 1, namely, the Persuasive Plea.—Ob, how hard he has to fight! She tells him bow she loves him—smooths his hair, calls him a king—asks if he has the heart to deny her. If he says he has, she proceeds to— Plea No. 2, or the Destitute Plea. —She informs him of the fact that she has nothing to wear, and says a man is a brute who would not give his wife something to wear. That she is not fit to be seen. That people will cry shame on him. In vain he says that “beauty unadorned is adorned the most." She asks if he can be so mean as to refuse her. If he says yes she proceeds to— Piea No. 3, or the Pouting Plea.—This consists more of gesture than Bpeech. She sits at the table with her little nose turned up, and her little eyes turned down. She eats little, (till he goes to busi ness,) sighs often, aDd walks about the (house like a bad-tempered ghost. She speaks only to say “she knew it would be bo," and “it served her just right.” Should he dare to say “it did ” she pro ceeds to — Plea No. 4, or The Property Piea.—She politely asks for tbe little money she bad when she was married. Certainly she can do what she wishes with her own. In fact she had no property when they were married. All her wordly goods consisted of a few worsteds and knitting pins ; but these knitting-pias she always pokes in his eyes unless she conquers him before she gets to plea No. 4. Should this fail, she proceeds to— Plea No. 5 or The Comparative Piea.—All her departed lovers are made to pass before the unhap py man, and he is compared with them one by one. If she had married Mr. Snooks— i .e the coachman —she would have hnd a livery. If she had married Mr. Swizzle, she would have lived in style on Broad B‘reet. If sue had married—in fact, anybody but her husband—she would have been treated like a human being, He, perhaps, becomes a little an gry, and suggests if she had married Adam she would have dressed like Eve ! But as she had married him, she must wear what he can give her. Thisrouses her temper, and she comes immediately to— Plea No. 6, or The Plea conclusive.—Which con sists of a threat to go to her mother, and many up braidings that he brought her away from the joys of her own home to abuse and make her miserable. Now, no man was ever able to stand all these pleas. He generally falls at No. 1, and only in ex treme cases reaches No. 6. Toads and Bees. —Toads are very useful animals to the farmer and g&rdener, and it is a pity that they are not equally so to the bee-keeper. The insectivorous propensities that incline them to swallow beetles, moths, and caterpillars, unfortu nately lead them to eat bees; and not the big fat drones alone—those fussy old fellows, that, like some biped animals 6f a higher order, make a great din and do little—but the industrious little workers, that come home laden with honey or polen, are taken in, and no questions asked. His toadehip sits quite still, and whenever a poor little bee comes within reach of his long, flexible tongue, there is a quick snap, and presto, the bee is gone. Not content with catching bees on oloverheads, and among the flowers and grass, toady becomes impatient; he marches up to the beehive, and woe betide the poor, wearied bee that drops short of the alighting board when he iB by. We once had two hives placed close to the ground, and with alighting boards that were easily accessible to the toad, if he chose to jump a little. One morning there were two middle size ones seated on one of tbe alighting boards, like sentries, on each side of the entrance, and they exacted toll from every bee that attempted to enter, and the toll was like that levied by the old robber barons of the Rhine ; it was all they had, and themselves, too. The other hive had a great, fat, over-grown old fellow ; playing the part of King Crane. The way he took down a bee showed that he was an adept at the business. There he sat, squatted on the board, with head close to the entrance, and his big goggle eyes sparkling. Miss Bee alights. The great mouth is opened, the tongue thrust out, and as quickly drawn back, and with it the gatherer of honey, some minuteß were devoted to the study of this trait in the toad’s character, and then they found themselves taking an involuntary flight over a fence. The hives ware raised after that, and toads less encouraged to stay in that vioinity.— Ohio Farmer. <%mwle # StariintL THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 8, ISS». FOR GOVERNOR, W ARBEN AKIN, OF OASS. FOR CONGRESS—EIGHTH DISTRICT, A. R WRIGHT, OF JEFFERSON. FOR CONGRESS: 2d Dist.—MARCELLUS DOUGLASS, of Randolph. 3d Dist.—THOS. HARDEMAN, Jr., of Bibb. 4th Dist.—WM. F. WRIGHT, of Coweta. 7th Dist.-JOSHUA HILL, of Morgac. Bth Dist.—A. R. WRIGHT, of Jefferson. COL. A. R. WRIGHT’S APPOINTMENTS. At the earnest solicitation of his friends, Col A. R. WRIGHT has been induced to change hi 8 list of appointments, so as to meet his opponent, be ginning at Elberton on the 25th inst., as follows Pope Hill, Friday, 9th Sept : Gibson, Saturday, 10th “ Louisville, Tuesday, 13th Sept.; Bark Camp, Wednesday, 14th Sept.; Millen, Thursday, 15th Sept.; Augusta. Thursday Night, 15th Sept.; Waynesboro’, kriday, 16th Sept. Saw Dust, Saturday, 17th “ Between the 19th and 25th, the 25th and 27th, the 27th and 30th, the 30th and Ist September, the Ist and 3d, the 3d and 6th, I will fill any appoint ment our friends may make forme, that will enable me to meet the next regular succeeding one. If they desire extra appointments, they can make them without consultation with me, and I will fill them when I reach their several counties. A. It. WRIGHT. OPPOSITION MASS MEETING. We are requested to state that a Mass Meeting of the Opposition Party of Richmond county, will be held at Concert Hall, on Saturday, the 10th of September, at 12 o’clock M., for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Legislature. A full attendance from all parts of the county is specially desired. Warren Akin. We propose this morning to say a few words on the life, character, position and prospects of Col. Akin, the Opposition candidate for Governor of Georgia. Against his own wishes, at the solicita tion of his friends, when the prospeets were any thing but favorable, Col. Akin has been induced to acoept the candidacy. He is fairly before the people, on his own character and his own merits. He does not pretend, nor do his friends, that he has any claims upon the people for their support. He does not believe that offices were created for the benefit of office-holders, but for the benefit of the people, and that while no amount of public services entitles any man to office, yet the people have claims upon all citizens for their services in times of great emergency. Such a time is now upon us, and casting their eyes over the State, the people find no man, who, in their opinion, would more pro bably command public confidence, or who, if elect ed, would more faithfully or more honestly discharge the functions of Chief Executive of this great com monweaith. Warren Akin is an Old Line Whig of the strict State Rights School, and he has never belonged to any other party. He has never been an office seeker, but in 18-18 he was elected on the ticket which gave the electoral vote of Georgia for Tai lor and Fillmore. In 1850-'sl he was a union man, and in the State Convention an advocate of the celebrated Ith Resolution of the Georgia Plat form. of which there is no stauncher supporter in the State, to this day. His last speech on the hust ings, previous to this campaign, was in advocacy of the election of that great statesman and pure pa triot, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, to the office of Governor of Georgia. Col. Akin was never a mem ber of the Know-Nothing Party. Higb-minded> liberal and tolerant, his principles have ever been conservative, constitutional and American, in the fullest meaning of the term, although he has been out of active politics for many years. Without a blot upon his fair fame, without a single “bar-sinis ter” on his escutcheon, heihascome from his retire ment, at the bidding of the people of all parties, in order to rid the State, if possible, of the bloated misrule and corrupt quackery under which it has so long suffered. With a unanimity unknown in the history of political conflict, the Democratic Press throughout the State, with one or two immaterial exceptions, has justly accorded to him the highest praise as an able, upright, honorable citizen—a man of clear head and large heart; Himself risen from the ranks, by the force of his indomitable will, his talents, euergy and virtues, he thoroughly under stands the wants of the people of his native State ; and if elected, will make the best Executive we have had since the popular administration of Geo. W. Crawford. In regard to Federal politics, Mr. Akin stands in opposition to the gross extravagance, corruption and mismanagement of James Buchanan, in oppo sition to Douglass and his popular sovereignty he resies, which he so ably warned the people against in 18-18, when Gen. Cass first promulgated the doc trine, in opposition to the Northern construction of the Kansas bill. He]standa upon the law and maintains the legal right of the pe^ 1 * the Territories with their propert kind, and their legal right to protection Tn tlie en joyment of the same, free from all such Territorial eontrol, as might impair the right, or destroy the value of that which is property in any of the States- This is the old Whig doctrine, and the doctrine of the South, until the new lights beamed upon us and it became necessary to pander to free soil to save a party. Upon the question of the rights of naturalized citizens abroad. Mr. Akin holds the doctrine in opposition to Cass's le Clerc letter that protection to the citizen is as muoh due as allegiance is due from him, and, that having fore sworn his foreign allegiance, having gone through all the legal forms, sworn allegiance to the United States and become naturalized, his right is as clear aud unquestionable as any native born citizen can be, to ample, full protection against the claims of foreign government. As regards State politics, Mr. Akin is in favor of a sound paper currency, on a specie basis under proper legal restraints, and he arraigns Gov. Brown, as he has a right to do, for gross stupidity In his proposed Bank policy, as calculated to injure the great mass of the people, much more than it possibly could have injured the Banks, however great that might have been. Had the Banks, un der Brown’s plan, been compelled to redeem their bills under the circumstances then existing, the State would have been flooded with bills of Banks outside of the State, over which we had no control, and Gov. Brcwn, it will be remembered, vetoed a bill which proposed to put foreign Bank agencies on the same footing, as to liability, as our own Banks. Mr. Akin is opposed, also, to Gov. Brown’b pet sub-Treasury scheme of compelling the people to pay gold and silver for taxes, which gold and silver was to pay officials, while the working man must be paid in bills for his day’s work. While he favors an enlarged system of common sohool eduoation, Mr. Akin is decidely op pesed to Gov. Brown's College plan aB wrong in principle, and likely to prove odious as well as worthless in practice. In regard to State aid to Railroads, while Mr. Akin is opposed to a genera) plan, an omnibus plan, he favors the granting of State aid, upon am ple security, for works of great importance, when necessary to develope undeveloped and valuable sections of the State. In short, upon almost all questions of State poltcy, Col. Akin is with the great masß of our people, if the people were correct ly represented in the last Legislature , and apart from party, he ought to receive three-fourths of the votes of the State. The enthsiasm is growing daily, he is gaining ground everywhere, men see they can safely merge party in duty, and they are flocking to his standard. Incorruptible, honest, patriotic, oapable, can any good reason be given why he I should not be the next Governor of Georgia ? Election of City Treasurer aud Offiicers of Houghton Institute. A Called meeting of the City Council wa3 held at the City Hall yesterday afternoon, at 3J o’clock. Present—His Honor Mayor Blodget ; Messrs. Foster, Clark, Smith, Heard, Ford. May, Miller, Usher. On motion, the reading of the minutes of previous meeting was dispensed with. A motion was made that Council proceed to elect a City Treasurer. Another motion, that the officers of Houghton Institute be first elected—prevailed. Thomas H. Holliman, the present incumbent, was chosen Teacher in the Male Department. Miss Sarah Thompson was elected Teacher in the Female Department. It was moved and carried, that Miss Slack be employed as Assistant, at the same salary as last year. Pending the arrival of an absent Councilman, Mr. Miller moved that the Committee on Monument street be instructed to have the buildings obstiucting said street, sold at public auction, and the street opened as soon as practicable. Carried. Mr. Heard's motion to amend the 111th Section of the General Ordinance, by striking out so much as authorizes the Collector and Treasurer to allow three per cent, discount on all taxes paid within thirty days, laid over from last meeting, was brought up aud passed. The Council then proceeded to ballot for City Treasurer. Edward Bustin, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly eleoted. Mr. Foster moved that a room be added to the house on Houghton Institute Lot, on Green street, at a cost not to exceed $250. Carried. The Council then adjourned. Heavy Work ! The gentleman who does the “heavy work ’ of the Constitutionalist gets off two seventy-fours yesterday morning, on the Signs in the Heavens, and “otherwise.” If that’s you, “Captain Scott,” we’ll come down—you needn’t shoot By the way, is there not more danger at the breech than at the muzzle 7 The First District. We have been informed by a very worthy friend, a reliable and influential gentleman of Thomas . county, that Judge Love is already shaking in hi 8 shoes, although there is no candidate, as yet, op posed to him. Our friend thinks—and his judgment is very seldom at fault—that any decent man could beat Love, if he were brought out even at this late day. What says our friend of the Republican ? Where is the gallant Bartow 7 In a Bad Fix. The editor of the Constitutionalist speakiug of the canvass in the Eighth District, says: “Mr. Wright, the Opposition candidate, has lost ground sensibly in the last week ; for within that time Mr. Jones has 'fixed' him.” If such is the fact, we are truly sorry for the con dition of our highly esteemed friend, Col. Wright. He is in a bad fix indeed, if Mr. Jones “Uxed” him —for that gentleman never “fixed” anything as it ought to be “fixed.” We copy the above from the Macon Citizen of the 6th inst., and would only add that Col. Wright, instead of “fixing,” Mr. Jones has transfixed him —has pierced him through with his lance, and pinned him to the wall —at least what there is left of him Mr. Jones persists in remaining mum, according to agreement. [communicated ] Hard Ui> for a Joke. When the Constitutionalist is compelled to pitch into a Democrat for a subject, we had a right to think our Democratic tenant proof against the squibs of the Constitutionalist, but if his friends insist upon showing up the signs for their amuse ment, we are not the party to complain , we should think, however, that our quizzical cotemporary ought to be satisfied with the substance, while our office front retains the shadotr of that delectable Democratic element, Gas, and that, too, without making light of it. This probably is the exception to Pope’s adage, that “Whatever is, is (W)right.” Over the Left. For the Chronicle 4* Sentinel. To Cousin Jink* Jones. “On the Stump” —Dear Cousin :—For tear you may think we (Polly Ann and I) have forgotten you, I take my pen in hand again. We have heard you “on the Stump" within the last ten days, and my Dear Cousin, we «ame to the conclusion that like Tom Haynes, when he saw the elephant— that we were satisfied. Satisfied —Cousin Jinks — that you could’nt speak —that you “let down” com pletely and that, altho, comparisons are odious, you are no more to be compared with Ranee, as to I ability —and all the other requisites that go up to wards the making of a Kongrissman-—than any other third rate lawyer we could skeer up in the District But Cousin Jinks, I dont want you to think that we are disposed to disparage you. For the honor of the Jones family—No ! But the “truth must be told if the heaven's fail,” Cousin Jinks ! Why, my dear Cousin, es you should by the barest accident get into Stevens Seat,of which, there is now, I think and hope, no sort of chance for you to do, what on yeth would you, or could you by tongue, or sword, to defend our rights ? Why—l'm sure from what we heerd you say on the Stump, that es your party was in danger you could offer no resistance, and would offer none to Black Re publicanism, es your uncle Bobuel and a few others told you not to! That you went for the Party— the whole Party—and nothing but the Party—right or wrong, weak or strong, short or • long—now— I leave it to yourself, was’ut that, and aint it your whole song 1 Ranee, as I told you he would, called your “special and prarful” attention to old Buck—the Echo nig gers—Postal bankruptcy—the extravagance of the Administration and other matters—not forgetting Douglas —and how did you reply ! Did you meet the points with manliness 7 Did you defend your party and prove by the record the errors of your antagonist 7 Did you—panoplied in truth—defy the contest and with lance in rest —meet the foe 7 “Alas ! my countrymen , what a fall was there.”— No, Sir ree ! with miserable subterfuges aud dodg ings and constant complaints of want of time—the latter occupying the most of your 30 minutes—you doubled and twisted, backed and filled until even those present who were opposed to you were so absorbed in pity as to be relieved when you quit. Ah ! my dear, but misled Cousin —I tell you, it takes a “four miler” to run agin Ranee Wright , and he’s got to be trained up to the highest sort of racing order! Mile horses and quarter tackies had better pay the forfeit and leave the track. A hint to the wise, Sec. In conclusion, Cousin Jinks, I must say, that we think you are out of your element, and as a “mas terly retreat” is as good as a fight with a whippin’ added, we advise you to just keep followin’ Ranee around to his appointments a3 you say he follows you to yours, and about the end of the race bolt and never acknowledge you ever run. There’s so many Joneses nobody will know which one it was. Your old supporter and Cousin, Paul Jones. September 5,1859. How to Preserve Green Corn.—Now that green corn is so plenty in the market, mauy are desirous of a good recipe for preserving it. The following is very highly recommended : Take a barrel or any convenient cask—a com mon salt barrel will do—and spread a layer of dry salt on the bottom to the depth of two inches , strip the ears of their husks and set them upright in the salt, the but end down, until the bottom is covered. Now fill up the space between the ears with salt, until another layer an inch or two in depth is pre pared for another setting. Repeat the process untii the cask is filled, head up aud store in a dry place' “ Who Killed Lecompton.”—Our neighbor, after making a vain assault upon our editorial, bearing the above caption, yields the whole point in controversy, by admitting that the “ vote etc od 72 yeas, to 160 nays, upon the only direct vote upon the admission of Kansas, with the Lecomp ton Constitution!” What sense, theD, is there, in his attack upon us. He goes further and justifies the 58 Northern Democrats, who voted against G* eral Quitman’s amendment (the vote above ) Then, of course, the Southern Democrats, who vo ted/or it, must have voted wrong. Our neighbor proves (if anything) that the Southern Democrats are less reliable than the Northern Democrats. His statement that a “ small minority” of the Demo crats united with the Republicans and a “ large majority” of the Americans, to reject Kansas des pite the Democratic party, is simply ridiculous. Os the Democrats, 66 voted one way and 57 anoth er—no “small minority” certainly. Our friend’s suggestion that he “ does not know but that the Americans weuld unite with Douglas against the Democrats” is wholly gratuitous, as unfounded upon anything he does know, and absurd, as that could not be done, without uniting with the Demo crats too. since Douglas is not only in lull fellowship with them, but at the “ top of the pot.' ’ However as the News makes it a question of personal igno rance or information with himself, we take no fur ther issue with him. For the Chronicle 4* Sentinel. Mr. Editor :—As yours is a paper of large cir culation, I desire to show in a few short articles, the claims of one oi the greatest political quacks of the age, upon the people of Georgia for their suppott. I mean Joseph E. Brown. In doing so, I shall do it calmly and dispassionately ; use facts and figures from the official reports. I have no doubt myself, but that Gov. Brown’s popularity, (if any he does really possess,) is based upon faithful pufiiDg, as is the worthless nostrum of the quack .medicine man. To say that he is a pigmy, a contemptible up start, is useless. There cannot be found two dozen dis interested, really intelligent men—gentlemen ot enlarged views and liberality, but have the most supreme contempt for the whining, slim-necked bull-driver. And a man who is a candidate for Governor ot Georgia, and will stoop so low as to peddle the re port through the State that he was so poor in his youth that he had to plow a bull, and ask the people for their votes upon such grounds, without any reference to his true merit, or ability to discharge the duties of lhe office he aspires tor, is too con temptible to deserve notice. According to that, plowing a bull seems to be the only essential requisite to render one qualified to be Governor of Georgia. Shame upon such demagogueiem ! —such low-lifed pandering! How can a gentleman, a truly high-minded and bonora bie man, respect such a person 7 A man that is capable of such conduct, where is the depth of human depravity to which he would not stoop, to get a vote 7 But I did not commence this article to make charges against this man Brown, but merely as an introduction to what I intend hsreatter to say. I intend to do Mr. Brown justice ; 1 intend to use figures from the Report of Dr. Lewis, and from those of his predecessor Col. Spullock, aud show how this man Brown is trying to humbug the peo ple. And right here I will say that Gov. Brown has in my judgment managed the Riad the best he could. 1 believe he has tried to make it pay. And he has succeeded I think, about as well as any of his predecessors; for the truth is, the K >ad in the condition it was when Brown came into office, could not be prevented from paying. But the pur pose of Gov. Brown and hie newspaper minions has been, to make ifca public believe, that he is the only man wl o bver made the Road nay, and con sequently deserted ail Uia credit.. Ilia great effort has been to bui a Li nssii up et the exp mce and disgrace of Gov Johnson, and Jotiaeon’s friends. Brown Ct uta nm, how »ow be sinks Johnson, so that he (Brown) ri es I have been astonished that Gov. Johnson should lie still and allow this politicol speculator to tra duce and desparage his (Johnson’s) administration aud management of the Road. How can Gov. Johnson or fits friends, maintain their ted-respect, and support Joseph E Brown—the man who has spared no pains to sink them into politicalperdition 7 But the Brown men saa, that the Opposition are tryii g to create feelings of hostility be'ween Brown’s iriends, and those of Johnson Admit that to be tiue, is there no Cause tor hostility 7 Gov. Johnson feels sensibly the blows that brown has given him ! He has experienced the i fleet of Joab s blade, time and again. Aud is that no cause for hostility 7 Gov Johnson feels tne truth of every word 1 have taid. Being, as he is, the victim, nothing that I have said above, can convey an idea of ins sensibility on this subject. JoLmon knows he has been victimiz ed by an upotan — a pigmy —a narrow, contracted, selfish man — that would sell bis b'rth light for a mess of pottage ; aud e3pecial*y if it came in The shape of an office. Can all this produce no feeling of hostility in tha breast of Hersohel V. Johnson 7 Are he, and his friends to close their mouths, and support ti is charlatan ? Who would not scruple to sink to abiivion every man, woman and child, in the Empire State of the South, it by so doing it, would promote his unholy aspirations!! I intend in my next to compare the administrxtions of Johnson and Brown —end phow from i final figures what claims this “prototype” of Gen. Jaekton’s, has upon the people of Georgia, over any body else. — I intend to show that favoriteism is practised upon the Road, of the grossest and meanest kind, i intend to show up his Bank record also. His in ternal improvement record. His educational record And many other things that do not now occur to me. Anti B. Democrat. American Marriages in Paris — ln Paris, on the 9th ult., Miss Mary A Mason, daughter of Hon John Y. Mason, U. S. Minister, was married to Mr. Archer Anderson, son of Mr. Jos. R Anderson, of Richmond. Among those present weie the wives of Gen. Winfield Scott and Commodore Stew vs, Hon. J. Euetis, of Li , and his bride, Lieut Pegra.u, of Van, aud Dr. Spencer, U. S. Consul. A Paris letter adds : The bridesmaid was Mies Sarah Mason, a sister of the bride, the groomsman was Mr Powhatan Clark, of Virginia. The toilettes of ail the ladies who assisted were remarkably tas’elul aud beauti ful; such dresses as are only to be se. n at a wed ding in Paris, the centre of all tha! is resin-d, chaste and elegaut in woman's attire. I regi>t, exceed ingly, that 1 have not the aid of a lady's pen, to describe to your fair readers some of these toilettes. I should, doubtless, make numberless mistakes, were I to attempt so difficult a task, unaided, and consequently content myself with mentioning that the lovely bride herself wore a white muslin dress, with seven flounces edged with Valenciennes lace, each flounce trimmed with an entre-deux aud edge Valenciennes. Her veil was wni'e tu’le, falling to the feet, a material which hes taken the place of lace, on these occasions. Her nead was encircled by a wreath of orange blossoms and she wore, at the ceinture, a boquet of the same flowers, which is the mode at Paris morning weddings, as contra distinguished from flowers worn on the bosom, when the ceremony occurs in the evening. The entire costume was simple, tasteful and elegant.— The Misses Mrwn were also dressed in white, as indeed were nearly all the ladies present. Imme diately alter the ceremony, the newly wedded pair left Paris, on a bridal trip to Switzerland. On the same day, aud within a few minutes of the same hour as the above, another American lady assumed the irrevocable vows at the church of St. Rocb. Miss Annie Hepburne, of South Carolina, was married to Mr Eustacbe Bounin, sou of the Chevalier Bounin, Vice-Consul of Portugal, at Nice, Sardinia. I was not present at this ceremony, bst learn that it was c inducted according to the Roman Catholic form. Two American marriages on the same day, is something, I believe, quite unprece dented in Paris. A special dispatch to the Charleston Courier says that late intelligence from the principal cotton growing counties in Texas represent the crop as having been greatly damaged by drought. Coal Formations of North America. —ln an article on this subject in the last number of Silli man’s Journal L Lesquereaux lays down the theory of tlie formation of coal beds as follows : “The theory of the formation of the coal by the heaping of consecutive layers of plants and trees grown in the place, preserved in water and buried afterwards (or the peatbog theory, as it is called by some,) is then the only one admitted now as satis factorily explaining the process of the coal. The analogy of formation between the peatbogs of our time and the beds of coal of the old measures can not be called a theory; it is a demonstrable fact. We can now see the coal growing up by the heap ing of woody matter in the bog. After a while we see it transformed into a dark combustible com pound, that we name peat or lignite, according to its age. We then see it t ardening either by compression or by the slow burning in water that has been so well explamed by the experiments of Liebig. Most of the peat-bogs of Europe, at least the oldest, have at or near their bottom some plates or tbiu layers of hard, black matter, that occular examination or chemical analysis fail to distinguish from true coal. We also find in Holland, Denmark and Sweden thick deposits of peat separated into distinct beds of strata of mud and sand, giving the best poesible elucidation of the process of stratification of the caal measures. It is not only in their general sea hires that both formations are so much alike, but in the minutest accidents and even local peculiarities their agreement is clear and unquestionable to one who has studied the formations of the peat bogs of aur time.” Remedy for the Bite of Mad Dogs. — A Saxon forester named Gastell, now of the venerable age of 82, unwilling to take to the grave with him a secret of so much importance, had made public in the Leipsic Journal the means which h« has used for 50 years, and wherewith he affirms he has res cued mauy human beings aud cattle from the fear ful death of hydropbooia. Take immediately warm vinegar or tepid water, wa a h the wound clean therewith, and then dry it -, then pour upon the wound a few drops of hydrochloric acid, because mineral acids destroy the poison of the saliva, by which means the latter is neutralized. Death Caused by Vanity.—A French paper relates the case of a young lady in Lyons, who was engaged to be married, and was pre disposed to corpulency. Some of her young friends ridiculed her stout figure, &e , which at the time only excited her laughter. Her health subsequently declined, and she died rather suddenly. As there was no apparent cause for such a quick death, the account states, “with grief, the parents resigned themselves to have a post mortem examination. They then found what they had never before suspected; she was burned up by acid, which she had taken un known to them, to stop the growing fatness, whioh reduoed her to despair. The young girl died the victim of ridiculous vanity.” BY TELLGUAPii. l<arge Fire in Norfolk. Norfolk, (Va ,) Sept. 7.— Me.shauic’a Hall and six adjoining stores were burnt down this morning, tbe loss is estimated at SIO,OOO. The buildings’ were insured, and the stock partially. Arrival of the Overland Mail. St. Louis, Sept. 7.—The Overland Mail arrived bore to day with San Francisco dates to the 15th ult. ihe town of Vallecito (a mining town of Calnv >- ras County, California, 5 miles North of tb ? Staac inus river) is reported to have been burnt down. Douglas at Columbus. Columbus, (Ohio,) Sept. 7.—Hon. Stephen A Douglas was enthusiastically receivrd here to-day he speaks this afternoon. In Cincinnati, a committee of five hundred have been appointed by the Democratic Executive Committee, to receive Douglas, on his arrival at that place. Extraordinary preparations are being made to receive him. Havre Cotton Market. Havre, Aug. ID.—Sales of the week 4,000 bales, Bas quoted at lUfif. Havre, Aug. 24.—Sales for three days 2,590 bales. The market closed dull. Some few sales of Bas at 100 francs, to be delivered in January. From Jamaica and Trinidad. New Orleans, Sept. 7.—We have dates from the Island of Jamaica to the loth of August Reinforcements have been asked of the home government for the better protection of the North ern part of the Island against negro riots. The sugar crop of Trinidad will be about 40,000 hogsheads. • Markets. New York, Sept. 7.—Sales of Cotton to-day 700 bales. The market closed heavy. Breadstuff* quiet: slow of sale but quotations unaltered. Su gar heavy ; Muscovado at sbc'a>6o. Spirits of Tur pentine active at 450®45£ cents. Rosin dull; holders demand an advance. Will the Intelligencer Answer? —We are credibly informed that Joe Brown has recently received a letter from Mr. Toombs, informing him 'bat he (Brown) could command bis services in tbe present campaign in any portion of the State, and as Senator Toombs has declared in his Lexington speech in favor of Douglas for the Presidency, we want the Intelligencer to inform the public whether or not Joe Brown is lor Douglas. Senator Toombs being tor Douglas and Bro n both, it is presumable that Brown is for Dougias. If Joe Brown is for Douglas the people wish to know it. Will the In telligencer answer ?—Atlanta Confederacy. A base wretch, in the form of a man, was, a few weeks since, introduced to a lovely and confiding girl of sixteen. He pressed her hand, and said, in a thriiliug tone, that thought the “ recent sleigh ing bad rendered the ladies more loveiy thin ever.” She blushed and said “ very.” Her patents con sidered the matter as settled, but be basely desert ed the young lady, after addressing this pointed language to her, and has never caned at her house since. SHIP PIIN G 1N TE LI. IGEiNIL. CHARLESTON, Sept. 6 —Arrived, U S M steamship James Adgev edu s New York; steamship Patspseo, Kam.-,ay, Baltimore; tour Problem, McNamara, Rich mond Clearer, sehr Julia Pox, Ninith. New * ork ■ *KCIAL fVUTHJEfe. BOOK BINDING. * y< -? who wish Periodicals, Books or Music ■ B ; -•ft c- Blank Books made, at SHORT NO TIC 43 *, be accommodated by applying at the Olkce of the Chronicle fk. Sentinel. Aj*Sß4i’tments of tbe stli District. ; *n.J. Joaes will addrrmithe people at | <wt> , “g times and places 1 * Sylvania, August 19th ; Tllberton, August 25:h : f *.«*>- i tf,a - t Ijincolnton, August 27tb ; “ t W ashing ton, August 30th; O*’ 1 4 fe, at Lexington, September Ist, J * _ *>, at Craw tbrdville, Sept. M: I , at Appling, Sept. 6th ; e Warrenton, Sept. Bth; I J'~ ' * t . Gibson, Sept. 10th ; s * 4J “' at Louisville, Sept. 13th j R at Augusta, (at nignt.) loth. CL * & WRIGHT is invited to the aoove ap point sm-nta aul-d tvrtd Dr. C’lmae will be absent from the City until sometime in September. Dr. DAY will remain at the office d- I 'dug lus absence, and will attend to the set ilement of * ’counts, and all o.iier business connected with the oniee. jy23-tf iW~ Geosgin Railroad.—Augusta, July 25th 1859.—0 n and after WEDNESDAY, 27;h instant, the Night Train from Atlanta will arrive at Augusta at 5.4 i A. M. [ jy26] uEO. YoNG 8, Sup’i. NOT HE TOBIIIITKKS. Augusta & Savannah Railroad.—Augus ta, August 22, 1859.—Freight for stations on this Road, intended for Way Freight Trains of Monday ani Thurs day, must be sent to the Depot before 3.30 P. M. on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. au23 ANDREW YONGE, Supt. NOTICE. Or* I have this day associated Mr. GEO. W. SHACKELFORD with me in the MERCHANT TAI LORING and CLOTHING BUSINESS, under the name and style of VAN WINKLE A SHACKELFORD. All persons indebted to me will please make pay ment, and those having claims will please present them. J. A. VAN WINKLE. Augusta, July Ist, 1859. jyl COTTON REDUCTION, BP" South Carolina Railroad Company.— Augusta, Ga., May 21, 1859. On and after Monday, , i 23iinst, Cotton will be transported from Augusta and I Hamburg to Charleston,for SIXTY CENTS per Bale, 1 iarther notice. JOHN E. MARLEY, Agent, my 22 READYrMADIT CLOTHING ! I 3P 5 Wc are now selling; off the remainder of our Spring aud Summer CLOTHING as cheap, IF NOT CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE TRADE. All who are in want of good and well made Clothing, will please give us a call, as we are t ete; mined not to be undersold hy any one, and are desirous of closing out the balance of our stocs. VAN W.NKLE A SHACKELFORD jy3o-2m MARAVILLA C MARA VILLA! MARAVILLA. The most wonderful preparation known FOR DESTROYING DANDRUFF; CURING BALDNESS; RELIEVING SICK HEADACHE; PREVENTING THE HAIR FROM FALLING OUT AND PRODUCING GLOSSY CURLS. Sold by all respectable Druggists aud Fancy Goods Dealers, and by the proprietors. Price 50 cents CHARLES ERSKST k CO, 00 Maiden Lane, l V It will accomplish all that is claimed for it. and no one need fear or moura the loss of hair if they will us your Maravilla.’* j. m. BRADSTREET, i e7 d:im 237 Broadway, N. Y TO TEACHERS. IjH»R SALE, OR LEASE, the BUILDING and LOT ot the* I hom&ston Female Academy, pie&s&otly situated in the town of Thomaston, Upson county, Ga. Jb or particulars apply to the underpinned „ 4 J. M GREENE, s*»p7-w4t Principal and Proprietor. ~ WA-IST TE ID ~ T«f) GOOD Dining Room WAITERS. Apply at jmJ Globe Hotel. serti ts IMPORTATION DIRECT I JUST received, another lot of DR. FRANCK’S Cele b'&ted SPECIFiC, for the cure of Sexual Diseases Call soon. See advertisement. WM H TIJTT, Pelot’s Lectures ON Doul tie Entry Book Keeping. (4 ENTLEJIEN wishing to write with the present X Class, are requested to apply this week All who join now, will be entitled to a second course, tree of char e. Classes meet every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY. Hours of tuition from 10 to 12 A. M.; 4to f : , and Bto 9 o’clock P. M. The Ladies Writing Class will be resumed on MON DAY, 10th OCTOBER. Forturtlier particulars, please apply at my Rooms, next to the Bank of Augusta. se. (i-3t WILLIAM M. PELOT. f I 'Wo MONTHS -fter date, application will be made A to the Court of Ordinary of Jefferson county for leave to sell a Negro Man, and the half interest in a House and Lot in the town of Louisville, belonging to the Estate of Henry Jordan, late of said county, dec’d. August 6,1859. JOHN JORDAN, Adm r.