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T. THOMPSON, EDITOR
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iug army to fivo thousand men; to which Gen
eral Washington replied, that he should have
no objection to the insertion of such an article,
provided it was so amended as to read that no
enemy should invade the country with more
than three thousand men ! Nothing more was
heard of that “originnl proposition.”
Th« Hemains of Columbus.—It has be
come fashionable, say the papers, to make plea
sure excursions in tho steamers to Havana. If
it is eo now, it will soon be so to a much
greater extent, and as some of our readers may
make the trip one of these fine Spring mornings,
it may be interesting to them to have such
“hallowed ground" as the depository of tho
ashes of the great Discoverer more definately
pointed out. For tho information of such wo
publish the following from a letter which ap
peared in the Newurk Daily Advertiser, sever
al years ago.
Havana, August 1838.
Columbus diod at Valladolid on the 20th
May, 1506,—with his last breath commending
his spirit to God who gave it, and his remains
yvere interred in the Convent of San b rancisco,
whence they were subsequently transported. to
the Carthusian Convent at Sevillo. Having
desired, however, beforo his death, that his bo
dy should be carried to San Domingo—the isl
and in which he had suffered so much, and
then, the principal trophy of his heroic voya
ges,—his remains in 1536 were removed from
Seville, and together with tho body of his son
Diego —were convoyed in a government yossol
and doposited in tho Cathedral of the city of
Sun Domingo. Even there tho ashes of the
great navigator were not allowed to remain in
peace. ’Tis said
« Ten cities fought for Homer being dead,
Through which the living Homer begged his bread.
And so, in some measure, was it with Co
lumbus. Ho who was permitted to close
long and inestimable life of usefulness, in po
verty und unmerited^disgmee, was considered
so worthy of honor when ninety years had rolled
over his senseless ashes, that the government
of Spain would not even consent to leave his
remains in the place ho had himself selected ;
for, on the transfer of Hispaniola to Franco in
1795, they were ordered to be disinterred and
conveyed to Cuba. This was done with great
S and ceremony, for tho particulars of
I must refor you to the second volume of
Irving’s Columbus, where you will fihd a de
scription as interesting as you can desire.
The Cathedral at Havuna is the honored place
of deposit for what now remains of the mortal
part of the great Colon. A rocoptacle in the
wall, on the right of the main Altar, contains
the ashes; and the spot is designated by a
small plain tablet surmounted by a bust, exe
cuted by a foreign artist in 1822, by the order
and under the direction of the then bishop of
Havana;—a venerable man, whose long life
wos'dovbted to acts of benovolonco, humonity.
and liberal feeling. Tho tablet contains this
iuscription;
“ 1 O Restosy Ymsgen del grande Colon I
Mil ilglos durod guard* dos en la Urns
Y en la retnctnbr&naa do nuestru nacion,
2. Fu It Habana MDCCCXXH.
Which may be translated thus :—
“Remains and image of Columbus !—a thou-
sond ages will ye be preserved in this urn and
in the pemembrailcejof ourjnatlon” an example of
the grandiloquence of tho Spaniard, affording
a striking contrast to the simple name of “Kos
ciusko,” on the monumcnterected to the memo
ry of that distinguished Pole at West Point, or
the eloquent inscription of “Mary, the mother
of Washington," on the yet-torbe-ereeted mon
ument of tnat renowned matron.
The Padres of the Cathedral seem to prize
the precious relics now entrusted to them, for
they systematically conduct a stranger to the
spot as one of peculiar interest, and so it must
be to every one who reflects for a moment up
on the groat events that the indomitable perse
verance—the unshaken energy—and the inven
tive genius of Columbus called forth.—“Requi
eicatin pace.
The letter hero examines a rumor put forth
in 1834 in this country, that the remains were
some few years previous removed to the pub
lic burial ground; and refutes it, as we think,
conclusively.' The oldest residents of the city
had no sort of recollection or knowledge of Bitch
a removal, and Mr. N. P. Trist, then U. 8. Oon-
|P B ul there, who enjoyed peculiar facilities for as
certaining the truth on the subject, utterly dis
credited the rumor. We recur again to the
letter:
There i# another inscription in honor of the
bold navigator, on a monument erected near
th» 4 iPlazade Armas”—upon which front the
Intendant’s Palace and Government House. It
is at one corner of the square, protected from
the street by an iron railing, enclosing a court
of some extent, ornamented with flowers and
ornamental trees, and in tho rear is a monu
mental building, erected about 1827, shaped
like a portico, to some Grecian temple, in which
are two pictures, painted, I believe, by Eliab
Metcalf, Esq., an artist of some celebrity from
H&feNnw York, who frequented Cubu every winter
1 Bar 11 ’ his health, for several years: one, represent-
&vMPhig the celebration of the first Mass on the site
of the present city; and the other, the meeting
of tho first “Gabtldo”—(Congress or local coun
cil,)
The writer then describes tho building, and
gives the Inscriptions; the Latin one referring
to Columbus may be) translated thus :
DOM.
“The illustrious, august hero, Christopher
Columbus, renowned for skill in nautical af
fairs. having discovered a newjworld and sub
jected it to the crown of Castile, died at Val
ladolid bn the 29th May, 1506.
His^body, delivered to the car of the Car
thusians of Spain, was tranferred by his own
desire to the Church of the Metropolis o' His
paniola. ’Tbepee, when peace was concluded
with the French Republic, his remains were re
moved to the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of
Conception, the chief religious orders being
present at the solemnities, on the 19th January,
1796. The city of Havana, not unmindful of
so great ft benefactor pt^serves his precipus
iislna
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1850.
83" See miscellany on first page.
Military.—Last evening the steamer Meta-
morn, Cupt. Barden, left our city with a large
number of our citizen-soldiers. Tile Chatham
Light Artillery, Cnpt. Gallie, with 6 pieces of
Artillery, and numbering about fifty men,—and
the Republican Blues, First Lieut. Davis, num
bering about seventy, rank and file, embarked
about eight o'clock, to pay a friendly visit to
the city of Charleston, in compliance with
the invitation extended by the volunteer asso
ciations of that city. By the Charleston papers
wo perceive that extensive preparations have
been mode to give a grand military display, and
several spendid Balls were to be given to our
Volunteer troops.
Wo hear many complaints of our paper
being taken from the doors of our subscribers
in the morning. Two instances have just been
brought to our notice. One in which a white
man was soen to take the News from a porch,
where it had been thrown by tho carrier, and
another in which a lady detected a block boy
in the act of perloining the paper, and recov
ered it. We are gratified at such evidences
of the populority of our paper, nevertheless we
would prefer that the favor in which we are
held, should be demonstrated in a more legiti
mate way. We consider that a paper must be
very valuable when it is worth borrowing, but
wo never hoped to publish a sheet that was worth
stealing.
We
Destructive Fires.—It would seem that ]
tho fire fiend is abroad in the land, and that,
ns in 1845, tho present is destined to bo a yenr
of conflagration. We have within tho past few
days accounts of three fires—-one in Macon
destroying property to the amount of $100,000;
another at New Orleans, by which property to
the amount of half a million of dollars has been
consumed; another at Batavia, New York, des
troying $50,000 worth of property; and another
at Norfolk Vn., which destroyed the Avon
Theatre and considerably damaged the Cum
berland street Baptist Church. The loss of
property by this fire is somewhere in the neigh
borhood of fifteen or twenty thousand dollars,
without insurance. All three of these fires are
said to be the work ofincendiaries.
In addition to these, accounts reach us daily
of destructive fires in all sections of tho Union,
reminding us of the disustrous year of 1845,
when it will be remembered the great fires oc
curred in New York, Quebec, Pittsburg, Wil
mington N. C., destroying several millions
worth of property, besides numerous fires of
less extent in various pRrts of the Union and
British possessions. Wo have never seen an
estimate of tho value of property consumed in
that year, but wo have reason to believe that it
amounted to more than all that had been con
sumed for the two previous years.
The present season is also prolific of fatal
accidentally fire. We have scarcely opened a
paper during tho last week that has not con
tained the account of some distressing death
caused by the clothes of women and children
taking fire. A single New York paper con
tained six notices of accidents of this kind in
that city and vicinity.
POSTSCRIPT.
By Last Night’s Northern Mali
Important from Washington.
Rumored Resignation ofMrClayton.
Tho Washington Correspondent of the Balti
more Sun, writing under duto of 16fh instant,
suys—
Every body is on the qui vive in regard to
the Cabinet; and serious apprehensions exist
that it may undergo some important changes.
Mr. Clayton was to-day reported to have re
signed ; but the President has not accepted liis
.resignation, and now retains hinft against his
will. .
It is now pretty well ascertained, and admit
ted by tlio administration presses themselves
that thero is yet n6 treaty with Nicaragua.
The difficulty is said to have grown out of
the Nicaragua question. Mr. Clayton's nego
tiation with Sir Henry Bulwer, the British
Minister,in relation to that matter,were the sub
ject of deliberation in the 8unday meeting of
the Cabinet, which we have before mentioned.
Mr. Clayton’s course was disapproved by
majority of the Cabinet, at which he is said to be
greatly incensed.
Rumor says the Senate has rejected the
nomination of Mr. Francis Sohroeder (Bon-in-
law of Mr. Seaton of the Intelligencer) as
Charge to Sweden.
Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll, of Philadelphia
is named as the successor of Mr. Hannegan, to
Berlin.
Boston, Feb. 15th.
The jury in the case of Capt. Martin, lor des
troying the ship Abby Hammond,have failed to
agree. They stood 11 for acquittal and 1 for
Too great precaution cannot be taken to conviction
avoid liability to such disasters.
Washington House, Philadelphia
have deferred too long, waiting for a favorable
opportunity, to speak of this cxcollent House,
kept by our friend Glass. In directing the atten
tion of the travelling public to the Washington
House, we feel that we are conferring a greater
favor on them than on tho amiable and gentle
manly proprietor; and should any of our
friends make a trial of the hospitalities of mine
host of tho Washington, and be disappointed
in his most extravagant estimate of what a first
class hotel ought to be, we are perfectly willing
to be held responsible for the representation we
have made.
ISP Fitzgerald, of the City Item, has re-
christened his paper, and got a handsome new
head for it. It is now called “Fitzgerald’s’ City
Item” and is every way worthy the name it
boars. It is emphatically Fitzgerald’s own
paper J in saying which we design to pay
compliment to the man. Fits ia. what the dis.
criminating world calls a clover follow—he
has been “down South,” and knows the dif
ference between things as they exist here and
as they are falsely represented. We believe he
has been affected from early youth with the
enlargement of the heart, and we are quite
sure if his Philadelphia cotemporaries were
all like himself we would hear no more about
dissolving the Union, from that quarter at least
I3P A woollen mill near Philadelphia was
destroyed by fire on 12th instant. The upper
portion of the building was full of operatives
men and women, when the fire was discovered
many of whom threw themselves from the
windows and were seriously injured. No lives
were lost. ^
CY* A correspondent
On Mulberry street^he Law office of
ham & Jones was co»immed, \vith a small lo 8 *
of Books. The thro* last building* owned bv
the estate of Thos. VV- Baxter—loss on bail,
dings about $4,000.
Two buildings owned and occupied by J. \\
Babcock, Carriage maker—stock insured-.,
loss about $3000.
On the opposite side of the Avanue a vacant
store recently occupied by Isaac Win8hlp ) tm l
owned by the estate of Thus. W. Baxter—] ogs
about $2,500.
Morris dc'-Mix,” .Harness makers—insured
$2000—loss of stock about $4000.
T. C. Dempsey, Grocery store—loss of stock
about $5000, mid nearly Covered by insurahee.
Carriage Warehouse, owned and occupied
by Freeman & Roberts—considerable loss of
stock, but insured to nearly the full amount
A building occupied by Engles as a clothing
store, smail loss of stock—amount nofascer-
tained. Also, as a dying establishment by J 0 l m
Curtis—who sustained some loss in clothing etc.
On second street, a building occupied as n >i
Auction store, in which about $2,000 worth of
Jewellery, owned by E.J. Johnstbn was con
sumed.
The large brick store on the corner of Sec
ond and Cherry streets, occupied by Logan
& Atkinson as a Dry Goods store—stock in
sured, and nearly all saved. The second story
occupied by the Sons of Temperancp, and two
Lodges of Odd Fellows; who lost much of their
furniture, &c. The two last buildings were
owned by Mrs. Martin.
The total loss on buildings and property can
not be much short of $100,000, the entire insu
rance upon which was not more than $35,000
of tho Charleston
Mercury writing from Liverpool under date
oi Jan. 26th says: Gnoat hopes and expecta
tions are already cherished in England, that
the present high prices, as they call them, will
stimulate planters to such a degree, that next
year they will have a full supply of cotton and
low rates. To avoid which, two things only are
necessary to be observed on your part: plant loss;
and do not break your necks in getting it to mar
ket. Where you planted one hundred acres last
year, plant only eighty or ninety this, and you
will not only get more money for what you
make than for a full crop, but encounter less
labor, incur less .expense, and at the same time
be able to raije more corn, which makes fat
hogs, horsesand cattle, and plenty of them.
Wiiy work yoursulves and your negroes to
death in order to gratify Manchester, and sup
ply her with Cotton at six centsjpor pound,when
you may live in plenty and at your ease and get
10 to 15 cents)? This 1 is no fiction. All ex
perience proves it? Providence has kindly in
terposed to help you out of one difficulty, aris
ing from over-production; don’t get into
another: or in other words, lend your adversn.
ries a stick to break your own heads.”
Prussia.—The Cause of Apprehended Rev-
olulion.—Tho King of Prussia, afier making
the most abjoct concessions during the days of
the revolution in Berlin, has been found false
to his promises, and a constitution is presented
to the people, from which the Habeas Corpus
act is stricken out, the levying of taxes by the
Chambers is put out of their power. The King
boldly comes out and defies his people, defies
the age in which he lives, and dares to propose
measures which cost Charles the First his head.
On the 7th nf January, the King, instead of
signifying his consent to take the requisite oath
to support the Constitution, sent down a mes
sage, in which he proposes fifteen amendments,
as follows: —
To make tho Ministers responsible to the
King as well as to the people. No. 8. The
Constitution of the House of Peers in such a
manner as to always insure him a mujority. No.
9. The second chamber to bo composed of
350 members, and placing it in his power to
authorize certain districts where thero are 10,-
000 inhabitants to elect members, in otherwords,
coolly, asking to be allowed the privilege of
establishing the “Rot:en Borough” system,
which obtained in England before the Reform
Bill. No. 10. To establish a special Court
for the trial of treasonable offences, &c., which
means no more nor less than to establish a Star
Chamber, which, perhaps, as much us any
single cause, brought about the revolution in
England.
‘ Nearly all of the 15 propositions were rejec
ted by the committee to whom they were refer
red. The discussion on them in the House w
expected to take pluco on the Isi of February
last, and upon the vote of die Chambers depend
matters of the highest importance. If the pro
positions are rejected, it is anticipated that the
present ministry will resign, a new one heap-
pointed, tlio Chambers disolved, and the policy
of Austria and Russia adopted to the letter, and
the government will bocome, as it almost is at
present^perfectly despotic. Every ono sees
that the fate of Germany will soon be decid
ed.
News or the Lost Steamer Rhode Is
land.—The New York Globe learns that a
fishing smack, while coming to that port on
Thursday night, discovered the ill-fated steam
boat Rhode Island, floating at sea . None of
t he passengers were on board, so that it is
supposed they were taken from the wreck by
some vessel that was passing.
By Last Night’s Western Mall.
From Milledgeville.—We received no
letter from Milledgeville last night. From the
Macon Journal we cut tho following.
W« learn by a gentleman from Milledgeville,
that on Monday the bill extending the charter
of the Central Bank for five years, and abolish
ing the’office of Director, was re-considered in
House, no quorum being
taken until three o'clock,
the Senate.
present, a recessi
P.M.
The MilledgevillMRecorder of Tuesday be
gins a long articlsYm the controversy novy
waging between thelWhigs and Democrat* in
the Legislative Assembly, much tir the injury
of the public business and the disgrace of that
body, with the following paragraph:
The Representative ^Branch of the Legisla
ture, it is known to our readers, is at this mo
ment without a quorum, and a stop necessarily
put to all legislative action in that^iranch.
This ridiculous stataof things is occasioned
by the absence of som®4f the Democrats and
the withdrawal of theP
BP C orn is selling-
in the Macon Mnrkt-Rv
tigs.
lit 85 cents per bushel
A Virginia Connection with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.—T he House of Dele
gates of Virginia on Thursday passed a bill
for the incorporation of a Railroad company to
build a road from Clarksburg in Harrison
county to Three Fork river in Taylor county, to
connect with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at that point, which gave rise to much discus
sion. It was opposed on the ground that it was
the old "right of way” question through Virgi
nia in disguise. The bill passed—ayes Ol,
navs 50.
From the Georgia Journal1$ Messenger, of yesterday.
Destructive ftro in Maoon.
About 1 o’clock yesterday morning, the house
on Cotton Avenue, .owned and occupied by
Wm. Taylor, as a Cabinet Ware-Room, was
discovered to be on fire. The flames spread
rapidly and soon enveloped the building, which
with its entire contents, was consumed. Mr
ono sees j U y] or » B to t a l lossl^oes not fall much short of
$6,000, and we regret to add that he had no
insurance. * ..
From this poiAt the fire extended to the Rbeen by arraying one nationality against ano-
corner store occupied by Capt. Shelton, as a
remain* until the great day.
The ifloaf illustrious Scnor Don Jpn»p -Jo*
eeph Tres-pnlacios being Bishop, ana his Ex
cellency DoO Lewis do los Casas, Governor and
Captain General ” wgg
the United States, a mem
n article limitipg a stand-
0”- The Paris correspondent of the Litora-
ry Gazette states that a professional lithographer
of that city has discovered a method of repro
ducing, by mechanical means, aquarelles or
designs, with the greatest exactitude, and with
the preservation of the color in all the fresh
ness of the original. It is, in fact, stated that
the copies are not easily distinguished from the
originals.
Melancholy Accident.—We learn from
the Northampton (Mass.) Gazette, that Mrs.
Mary Towne, wife nf Joseph E. Towne, of Con
way," was burnt to death on Friday last, under
the following singular circumstances. She had
been baking and doing other houso work in the
afternoon, and her last act was drawing the
bread from a brick oven, after which she laid
down to rest, and, as was her custom when
alone in the house, fastened the door. She
soon discovered that her clothes were on fire,
and threw off the bed-clothes, when the fire
burst into aflame. There was no water in the
house at the time, and being frightened she
could not unlock the door to get out where the
water was, or to call for help. She was dis
covered by some lads passing, pounding on the
window and shrieking for help. Though her
apparel and hair were consumed, and her body
burned to a crisp, still she had her faculties so
U3 to be able to detail the most important cir-
cumstanc and lingered about four hours in
the mot, extreme agonv, retaining her con
sciousness to the la3t. Mrs. Twne’s age was
76.
The venerable George W. P. Curtis,
has presented to the Washington Light Infantry
of Washington city an equestrian picture,painted
by himself, of George Washington,surrotinded
by his staff. The picture is valuable both as the
production of a self taught artist of merit, and
because it. is an excellent likeness of “tho belov
ed chief” and is presented by ono of the few
Globe states that at one
Convention that formed 1 surviving officers ol‘ the last army ho com
manded.
Conspiracy to overthrow the Russian
Government.—A conspiracy against the Em
peror and Government has been discovered at
St. Petersburg, in which several persons of tho
Court and the Emperor’s Guard were implica
ted. Twenty ono individuals have been con
demned to death, but their sentences, changed
by the Emperor to banishment to Siberia. The
official Russian journal attributes this to tho
late political movements in Western Europe,
which have not beer, without effect even in that
country.
It is said that the late campaign in Hungary
was not without influence upon the spirit of the
Russian army, and that its so speedy withdraw
al after the struggle, was occasioned by fear of
its further “ demoralization.!’
There have been forty-four fresh sentences
of death by court-martial at Arad in Hungary,
but changed into various periods of imprison
ment—twenty-three of them, to 16 years con
finement in heavy iron*.
Bussian troops are standing in Moldavia and
Wallachia, and a corps of 150,000 is stationed
not far from the frontier of those countries, as if
it were thought there will be sortie popular
movement there again in the Spring.
The Paris Constitutionnel in the course of a
long article concerning Russia and her supposed
progress, confidently predicts that the Czar
will be hereafter a sort of second Mahomet, to
rule the destinies of Western Europe, not only
us the head of a political power, but also of a
religious one.
We think, on the contrary, its whole reason
ing is fallacious. We believe, that as Russia
becomes more open to Western Europe, the
homage of the Czar, instead of being comma
nicated to the latter, will be ,:u
eral ideas from the latter. ,
Recent developements have shown that thero
does not exist even in the army, that fanatical
respect for the Czar so much talked of. How
little there is of it in the Court, shows the fact,
that nearly every Monarch that has filled tho
Russian Throne, has fallen a victim to con
spiracy among the Nobles. The ignorance of
the people, and tho immense police and milita
ry establishmentsof that country are thesupporti
of its Government, rather than any national or
religious feeling. It ia the opinion of persons
who have resided many years in Russia, that it
will pass at once by tevolulion, at no veiy
distant day, from a despotism to a republic.
There will be no intermediate state of Consti-
sutionul Monarchy, because there is no middle
class for its support. As soon as light reaches
the masses, they will rise and overpower all.
There exists already a greater spirit of free
dom among the population of Eastern Europe,
than we are aware of. The post year showed
us much to prove this. Wo all know the spirit
of the Foies. All tho Slavonic people are no
ted for their rude love of liberty. It has only
{3P We understand that the stnre house
and dwelling'ofMr. Augustus S. Jones, at Mill
Huvon, Scriven county, Geo., was a few days
ago, destroyed by fire. Property burnt was
worth about six thousand dollars.
The Cholera at Bahia, Brazil.—Lute ad
vices from Bahia, received via New Orleans,
state, the Cholera was mnking^terrible ravages
among tho inhabitants. It was of a typhoid
character, and attacked all persons, whatever
might be their age and sex, indiscriminately.
The Bishop had ordorod public prayers to he
offered up, to stay the scourge, and the Board
nf Health, on the 12th December, published u
long address, giving sanitary directions to tlio
pcoplo.
Tailor shop, which was also consumed, together
with his entire stock of Goods, Clothing, &,c.
No insurance—loss not ascertained.
The fire immediately extended to the east,
along the north side of the Avenue and com
municated to the following buildings, which
were consumed, viz:
Book Store, owned by T. C. Dempsey, worth
$1,500. Insured, and occupied by J. J. and
S.-P. Richards as a Book Store. Stock worth
about $5,000, nearly all loss—insurance only
$1,000.
Drug Store, owned and occupied by W. G.
Little, Loss $8,000—no insurance.
Clothing Store, occupied by Horace Fitch &
Co.—loss not ascertained.
Store, occupied by W. H. Bray &Co., Hard
ware Merchants, and M. D. Barnes, Jeweller.
Loss about $2,500, partly insured. This build
ing was owned by T. A. Brewer, and insured
for $1,500. Mr Barnes’ loss trifling.
Houso, owned by Oldershnw, and occupied
by Jackson Burnes as Book Store and Bindery
—portion of the stock saved. Loss about $1,-
500 overinsurance.
Store, owned by Olderehaw, and occupied by
Mrs. Sullivan as a Fruitery. Loss total, sny
$600—no insurance.
Vacant Store, owned by Mr. Oldershaw,
who was.partly insured, but estimates his loss
on the threo. buildings at about $3,000 over
his policy.
The Masonic Hall, owned by Macon Lodge
No. 5, and Constantine Chapter No. 4,—the
lower story of which was occupied by J. H. &
VV. S. Ellis, Druggists. The Lodge und Chap
ter saved their Jewels and Records and some of
their furniture. Also, the records and Jewels
of the Grand Lodge. Insurance on the build
ing and furniture $3,000, loss about $1,500.
The Messrs. Ellis wore not insured, and lost
about half their stock, say $1,500.
J. A & 8. S. Virgin, Jewellers, and dealers
in Piuno Fortes, Music, &c. Stock mostly
saved in a damaged condition—loss not ascer
tained.
Tlios. F. Newton, Tailor, loss of stock, &c.,
amount not ascertained.
Dr. C, B. Nottingham occupied a portion of
the samo building, and sustained n slight loss
in Books.
Goo. Jones, Crockery Merchant, corner of
Cotton Avenue and Mulberry street, goods in
sured, and principally saved—loss on them
about $1,500
tlier, that Austria has been able to keep down
those under her pway. Having put down the
Hungarians, we see she has now difficulty with
those Sclavonic people with whose assistance
she did it. The Servians of Southern Hungary,
are at present in a state of great excitement,
because they do not get the liberties provided
them by the ngents of Austria, during thd-Jiun-
garian struggle.
The “Austrian Correspondent” mention*
trouble, refusal to pay taxes, and such like, m
Dalmatia.
Municipal Insurance.—A novel project is
before the authorities of the city of Lafayette.
It is in the form of a memorial and bill asking
the Legislature to authorize a system of ii ,sul '
ance on the buildings in Layfayetie by the^au
thorities of the city, the capital to be provided
by a special tax. It is proposed that, a
of an amount to be regulated by law, sha
be levied on all the buildings in the .ci'I
as an insurance tax, in consideration of wjic
the city ia to pay for all losses by “ re "
The proceeds are to accumulate until 1 9
amount for risks that are saved shall reac
to thirty thousand dollars. If we tinders tan
the bill rightly, the proceeds of the tax ueyor.
this amount are to be expended in the erection
and ntaintenance of free water works, reserving
the $30,000 -fund tor the payment of losse’-
Any excess of loss beyond the $30,000 is 0
be made up by a special additional tax-on pro
perty holders. The investment and.custody 9
the fund is to be confided to commission*-’ 1 ^'
who, as well as the treasurer, and the rae .
of the city council, are made liable for a mis
meanor, and punishable with fine and lmpruo
tnent, for advising or voting for any approp"
tion of the money to any other purpose w
ever than what is named in tho act.
Some eeritlemen of intelligence and mliue ^
have given their approvalto this plan, ® n
the first blush there is something P ,aus,l)1 J
the idea of extending so far the popular ay
of mutual insurance. But mutual insurant:
voluntary principle. Men enter into or a
from such associations at their own pleustire,
the exercise of their right to manage .
property in their own way. Butwedou
much the right or expediency of \
every man to insure at the rotes, a.na up
valuation fixed by law, in the public n>» ' ‘ ^
shop. It is carrying public interference
private affairs much further than ,
consistent with just views of municipal
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